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aceomplished, A good deal has been done in
one yeat, and I do not think we have means
te do more at present. The first Lund Pur-
chase B.il met with a great deal of opposi-
trom; Dut it is 8 gratifying circamstanoe that
all parties have nuw cowe ty such & good
understanding, respecting the utility of that
measure, and | bare no doubt bat, ia # chort
titae, we will be able tuaccom plieh al! thar was
designed, and all that we desired, by that
til. 4 do gut think the Government should
be driven into ufmecessary purchases which
would be prejudieial to the imcerests of the
country. Fe may be tov lust as weil as too
slow. i e compulsury measure were passed,
or if the proprietors would vow offer to sell
without such a m oasure, the country might
become embarrassed ; but, by taking a little
tune, and by paying the proprietors @ lair

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many
thedee simple uf their furme on equitable Cees,
isa strong idea wih them. It i heurt-rending
to bear 8 wan sway that the aettleaent ot the
Land Questiou on ether estates is ne bepefit to
bun. “ What are you geing te de ter ua,” aa
question often asked, and one which requires
‘nature deliverativn before itis answered. It is

a matter for careful aitting before action 1 taken |

upen It. [ know tbat seme of tue proprietors
are diagucted at the very mention of coercion,
and it sefa thew against accepting any terme,
though T am of opinion that it would be to their
advantage to sell their lands at a moderate rate,
inveat Lheit capital in sgie other way, and derive
their income from some other source It must
be admitted, however, that there is great difficuity
in the settlement of thease amall estates, and in
fixing a uniform rate at which they can be pur-
chased. His bever has wade seme allusion to
my own tenants, but as it is unpleasant tora

of them, and I find that a desire te obtain

—— _ — eee

Bill,” penned, [ suppose
wade ite eppearance, and they, those famous
small propretors, gave their assent toit. And
how we are just cowe into power; placed here
by the Terant League it may be, or by any
other part:;, but placed here to represent the
views ol the people, not to act ax the touls of
the proprietors, and they want us tosay what
weare going todo. tam obliged to his honor
‘who brought torward thie subject, for this
| discussion will show us ip our true colors be-
fore the perple.

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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
Tursvay, April 23.

| Debate on the Draft Address in answer to His

Excellency s Speech (cuntinued.)

| On the 4th paragraph being read, which relates

remuneration, ( have nv fear fur the result.) person to speak of himself, [ will pass that over |t, 4 further extensivn of the Laud Purchase

especially as all parties have
eut the principles uf the * Land Purchase
Biil.*’

Hon. Me. McDowato: As regards the
question of bw honur the Presuient, whe
coostitate the Government, 1 may in!orm your
hopors that it consiere of the Won. Mr. Coles,
the Coloniml! Seeretary ; lion. Mr Llensiey.
the Acturney Gonerai; and Lon. Mesers.
Davies. Laird, tlowlan, Caibeek, Lord, Hay:
thorne and myself. Lins honor also wishes to
know who the leader of the Government was
jo this House, and | reply that ther honors,
éa this end of the buildiog, bave deputed that

Od. an acre, with six years to pay it. Such
lterma are very favorable to the tenants, but it is
labsolutely necessary that) some other parties
‘should interpov and pay, or become surety forthe

purchase money, otherwise the tenants cannes |

avail themselves of such au offer. 1 would like
te see the Government in a posituen te accept
such an offer af it should be wade The ters
of the Land Purchase Bill are vet such as would
induce thos proprietors Co sell, aud yet, if we
raise the price we incur the danger Unat they will
also raise their terms to like propertion, ae thal
We tay inadverteutly locrease The price w hich

about 6,000 acres, and it was purchased at 13s. |

nyreed to earry | The Rev. Mr. Montgemery’s estate coutained | p3)1), &eo:

Hou. ATTORNEY GENERAL said :—I rise to
ove Chat the paragraph just read be adopted. As
it principally refers to extending the operations
tthe Land Parchase Bill, a measure introduced
dont by the late
| Government, L have no doubt it willbe agreed to
| by both sides of the House. No question is raised
jag to tue priaciples of that Bul, under the opera-
tion of Which se many tenants have become tree-

hoiders; the paragraph only contemplates turther
efforta to enable tevanta on the estates of the
reaming Propretors of ‘Towuship Lands te
participate tu its benetilts. Phe concluding part
ot the paragraph relates to providing tuuds. = It

| by the Liberal party, and carrie

. by Judge Poters, estate. The reeeipte this year

a el i sig

from the estales
‘in the hands of the Government

them to pay these instalments, F
| Estate the eum of £11,220
realized; and the receipts frow the other estates |
last year were over 5,000. Notwithstanding |
the remarks made by hon, members of the other
| side of the House, I beliepe the people generally
| duly appreciate the efforts put forth by the late
Government to relieve the tenantry. 1 uw aware
| that some persons in Charlottetowa Were opposed
(te the purchase of the Cunard Estate, and since
| that purchase was effected, have Set theuiselves
tv work to establish a new echvel of economy, by
adsyeating legislation to rehevetbe embarrasinents
of trade. Whether or pot they have brought their
pressure to bear on the Government, Tam unable
to guy; but judging from the tone of the How.
Attorney General, | would suppose they had at-
tempted to make their influence telt. The Gov-
ernment bave nothing tv do witb commercial
movements. Tueir duty is to break down all
luproper barriers te trade, aud allow commerce
to take care of iteelf. If there is a tightuess in
commercial affairs in this coummunity, it bas been
caused by over-trading. Large quantiuies ol
goods have been imported, aid ships have beeu
seut bame, many of which are lying la the decks
there unsold, cousequently depriving the Colony
of thal exchange necessary tu weet The toreigu
bills of the merchants. Those circumstances,
aud vot the purchase olf the Cunard Estate, have,
in my opinion, caused the present depression of
trade. Lo sow that Lam net advancing pecu-
lar views when L state that it is hupeiliic on
the part of a Goverument to alfempl remedy lig

row the Cunard
bus already been |

‘with the wishes of many of the people of th

will also enable Seeond District,) shail, by your permission, |

sir, take the liberty of stating what we require,
expect, and demand,and feel cuntident of getting
too, so soon a8 our liberal-minded Col. Secretary
and those gentlemen associated with bism in the
Government, shall, through this, and | trust,
similar expressions of public opinion, become

| freely aware of the merits of the case.
Instead, then, of running the boat, as per

advertisement, which, to say the very least,

ing.

River Bridze,) Cardigan Bridze,

town, touching at each port going and returning.
It is unnecessary to say anything about lower
Grand River or Geor
right in the track, and
matter of course.
that this up river work will involve too much,

object, | would suggest a very cheap one, viz.,

touching at the intermediate port of Spry Point
Bou zhton Island, Cape Bear and Pictou Island ;

route would at first sight appear the cheapest,
but when it is borne in mind that the Govern

commercial pitics, 1 wil read av eXtract trou

would be of very doubtful advantage to the
centre and consequently to the most unportant
part of the county, I would propose the follow-
Between Souris, Bridzetown, (i. e. G rand
: Montague
Bride, Murray Harbour, Pictou and Charlotte-

getown, as they will be
will be touched at as a
But, perhaps, I shall be told
expense ; if so, and to save expense is the grand
from Colvilie Point to Governor's Island,
and to be as economical as possible, an Lndiau

with his eanve can be kept at each place for the
accommodation of freight and passengers. This

ment subsidy would be about alithat the parties

the tenants will have te pay. Therefore, D tik

nor t » With resp et ta the resolution,
honor to m pS these saat] estates, all Cie circumstances consid-

L think it is, uoder the circumstances vf the |
ques aod at tis particular gunctar , the must get them settled on The dies! favorable Terms Wwe
extraordinary dycument Ll heve ever seen ean obtain, LT svanpathise with his heoner whe in-
tabled. It ie well known that, in 1504, Wheo! troduced this subject, wud Tough te has not,
bie honors party were in power, and bad 4) yerhaps, taken the wisest course, yee L think the
jerge majorsty in both Branches of the Lagte | discussion will have its use. It shewa at ieast the
lature, ug Act was introduced, with the | desire of all your boners woe have eprhen to
eupport of his honor, known as the ** Pifteen| bave those esiates purchased by the Govern
Years Parchase Bill”’ That, it was cone | ment. a
sidered, would be a panacea fur ail the ills wo! Ilun. Mr. Patwer: TU waa net aware that

», such a resolution was te be offered Chis evening,
. t ve "a é | ‘
whieh the tenunts were subject, 4 d wua dior that this subject was to be brenght up ter

getile ail the differences between them and | dicquesinn, and aun certainly net prepared tw eaves
their landlords ; but 1¢ 1s very evident Chali icy y question of such Waportauce, yetuevertbe:
has fwiled, and L must ay 1 aw ave euprised lest, it is a babit of mine net to allow such lan
or disappointed at the result, for | aever tad | pertaut questions te pass with w silent vere. |
any great faith init. | did nut expect 1% was | awn sorry that IT cannot give my concurrence to
to be that great boon to the tenantry which j the resolution, but that dees bel prevent me from
ite advocates attewpted to show Chatit would | eSpressing my opiniwu as te the obligation that
be. Bat this resvlutivn is going to compel | lies upou the members of the Government to

the leaseholders to become treehuiders, whether | “NUNCiate Their views When such a resulution Is
they desire to do av oF not | brought before your hovers aud publicly discussed
a Me Bese: No! i ) Phe Lend Question is still an unsettled question;

ered, will bave le be dealt by degrees, so as te)

does vot, however, seek to pledge Chis lou. Com
mittee to any particular methed of raising these
| tunds ; iC simply states that Che theaus of providing

them shall receive our earelal and serious cen |

| Sideratsen, I am vet aware that the Opposition
intend to prepose any amendment to the clause
junder consideration, therefore it is annecessary,
| wt the present stage of the debate, to enter vers
| tuily Inte the subjects to whieh ureters. “Though
1h aw pleased that the Cunard Estate has been
purchased, yet 1 belive that had the lean breugnt
forward some years age by the Liberal party beer
secured, that purchase could have been effected
at much tess inconvenience to the Colony, than by
the arrangemen oof the late Government Witt
the Linperial guarantee, moury can be obtatied
at a much lower rate, than under the ordinary
securiiy of the local Government, benee the
advantage of the measure Which we then litre.
duced. Of course, those who oppsed the Loan
Bill did it from patriotic motives. though Lam ot
opinion they were mistaken, One of tie Mout-
gemery estates was alse purchased lust year, aud
the wanner in which the tenaotry on that and
other estates fave coms forward to secure Cie

(he Jeadiag article 1 the Leuden Tunes ot Febd-| en cared in the enterprise would receive fur then

ag A

; ie } dnd When the late Goverment came lute power,
Hon Mr. MeDuwato: Now Suppose BM tis means they adepted us a remedy, and one
Act were passed to evw pel the proprietors to | whieh they supposed was tar aud constitutional,
aeli their lands, what would be the result Pl sud would b= effective in putiing av end to this f ori a \ reeaagety = Seep
They would come forward wud say, “Why dd | long vexed question, is faunharly Kuowu as the | a we 4 Af a aS hee ir bee na te pf ‘ it ‘el
_ oy , ’ ae wy . i i ¥ reward, ’ edy al .
not the Guverament piace themvelves in u |“ Fifteen Years’ Purebave Bill” Phe first clauee, | “wer “ . — ; see u . a ty ht oe
. | Is Coma tines * pari n Ss fret.
position to make us an offer age — lays duwu the priuciple of the Act is as) eisadinen paragrayp
passed an Act to compel us 10 sell oy V bat | follows; Hon. LEADER OF THE OPPOsI rion.—
ww the prasent state ol the cuse 2 An Act * Every tenvat now holding ander lease or de- | Mr. Coatruan, tt te not my intention to off-r any
wae passed last session tu enable the Govern. | mise frou auy of the proprietors in the said Sebe- | ut te the .
h I " d Estate and dule uamed, or their ancestors, ur any other person |
ment t purchase ba sm Cunar meen or persons from or through whom they derive |
what ie the eff-ct of it? It hus drained the title, their, or auy of their heirs, or assigus, having |
Colony ot neurly ali the specie that wasimit,! at the time of tis desiriug to exercise the right |
eo that if wnuther estate were now vifered, | of purchase bereiualier ree. on unex}
’ ‘" of not less than forty years, uuder written demise,
Rapes Sante tw the Gateny ” pocenere iu any of the foctetile Lauds of such Proprietors,
it. Now, betore kis honer introduved such @) 1) sein mentioned, siiail have a right or open ¢o

i fee simple of their farms, shows that the people
jyenerally are anxious to be relieved frou tie

| ‘ ‘
leasehold system = A scheme for raising funds to

paragraph, the adeplion «of
which bar just been moved by the Hon. Atlornes
General, but some of nis remarks eall tora reply
He appears to think that ail the patriotisa of tus

Htheir sole birth right,—in feet, that i is nothing

ired term | bon. House sen the side of the present majority , |
and that the settlement ot the Land Question ts |

resolution, he should have taken steps to

sce the Colony in a position to purchase the

nde of the remaining proprietors if they
should offer to sell. Lt would be an extra-
ordinary proceeding to passa uieasure to
compel the proprietors tovell when (we Colony
je notin es position to purchase their lunds
from them.

Hon Mr. Bawa: [lie honor is misinteryret-
ing the resolution. It cues rot contemplate |
— any measure at present, but merely | purchase money shall be computed by
6o ask Her Majesty to concur in a measure to | [he meximaa, oF sacar pe te. re
he passed at w future seasion to cowpel those perenne of ones bares. OF Oe
proprietors to sell the:r lands tu the Guvern-
ment, as to give their tenants the privelege
to purchase the fee simple of their lurms on
fair and equitable terms.

Hon. Mr. MeDonato: Lam willing to
admit the explanation of bis bonor, tur it
very oeurly bears out what [ fuve stated.
Then the rewiution speake of requesting
Hier Majesty aot to withdraw tre Troops

pareli
him, :
after mentioned, that is to say:
of ten yews,
come into force, every sic
right or optic
fitteeu year's put
aud made payal
Provided always, ©
yearly rent, daring
term, shall be less t

chase of the yearly reut reserved

an the yearly rent reserved

vision wforesaid, be entitled to purchase.”

| A
| most interested tn ifs provissous,

great body of the public characters outside, did
all they could to reude
possible, and [ contess they succeeded prety Well
lin their object. The bili was pronounced ur lust,

jone because it fixed the purchase money al lov ugh
= Ope; ON cuvh qencave ohall: hove a rate. While amidst this agitation there were

. ltablished theuselyes as what is Known as the
dition on which they would be allowed tole pennant League,’ whe weut many degrees
remain would be, that we would bear the) further and said the price should be very wuch
whole expense of maintaiming them bere, | swaller,and that the landlords should be compeil-
imeluding their daily pay. Tuat would en-|ed to accede to that swaller price. Whether any
tail an amount ct expense upon tie Culony | definite price was fixed upon by the objecting
much beyond any berefit that would result) parties 1 do not know, but they were all ot
from their being setasmed herve. The churges opinion that the purcuase money should be vary
for accommodation and other incidental ex- | #trs!ly reduced. ‘They ese wenl so far as Lo
y ena en eg seey cenetetatis wee Ot resisted and rent withheld from them, and they
present, and is very heavily teltby the Colony; | put their threats inte execution toa certain ex-
how then eould we beur the Whole expense | pont However, as their proceedings weut ou, they
of their maintenanes? Therelore, | think saw their telly and altered their opinions of right
at would be rather en injury tothe Colony | and wrong, and ultimately they came to a Wiser
than otherwise, to have the Troops stationed | eowclusion, by revising the.r constitution, whicl Is
bere upon these terms. Lis honor stated published to he world, that the landionds should
thut he wished to give the Government all | Hot be resisted by physical torce, but compeljed
the support ip his power, as he velieved they |by Jegislative coumpulsery enactinent to accept a
mere sincere in their desire tu do what was | "tein small and fixed sua tor their lands. That
beat fur the interests of the country in thie body of people is represeuted largely in the Legis’

‘ llature aud in the Goverument, sod L waut to
matter. and | am pleased to hear that suct | “ae : "Pap th dBiaSPe* |
h Settien. uw: the Goveres hb | Know now, when this question Is brought up,
9 wes : = , the Government have) wonid not have brought it up, but looking ul the
nad this subject under consideration, and & yjcasures | have advocated ever since I lave been
bill w introduced io the Youre ot \ssem Diy in the Legislature, whicu lave been uoitorm, and
to enuble them to obtain a Loan, with #) many ot tne liberals bave come rouud fo ty views,
siew to purchasing out the rightsol the pro- 1I say [ want to kuew now what tury intend to
prietore who yet remain, as ae ua to Laslide [It becomes the Government of the day to
inatealments which wil) soon become due on | state fairly and openly te the country at large
purchases alreudy made, and when that bill | whether they intend te make an amendujyent lo
comes betore thie House, I trust it will bave | *#* “Land Purehase Bill,’ and reduce the price
his honor's support. Alter that bill will at which the proprietors will be meray lw oem
live: bento’ law. then it th Fr earetr jf such a rate as will make it aeceptable to the

, eS propere ve people. ‘They bave a large majority in the Legie
refuse ty uccede to the propositions of the) jature, and “the tine bas arrived” When they
Gogeroment, or ty uceept a fair aed equit~| should come out howestly and declare whether
adie price for their iands. it would be suffi) they are going to tase up that © Land Purchase
cient time ty introduce such a resulution ae! Bill,” which ie a compulsory bill vow, though I ts
the. Bat | must gay, that [ think we | only bruding pon acertaia class of the proprietors,

ase the fee simple of the iauds, so beid by
nivder lease or demise, at the rates herein.
during the period |
from the day when this Act shall
th tenant shall huve a
‘u to purchase such fee simple, at)

le by and ueder such deuise:

during the residue of such term, tre awount of the
multiplying
Guriag the | ber of their own party—the Hon, Me. Mooney.
iuber of years.pur-

chase at which such tenant ruay, under the pro-

Now, when that bill was puased if was pronounc-
ed to be unacceptable to the people who were | good a right to carr
Many of those | eral Geverument.
whe sat in the Legislature at that ture, and the} the course of thi

stould use every means in our power to_
induce those Proprietors to take w lair price, |
beture we would ask Uer Majesty to give her |
sanction to such a measure. The resulutive |
has not been seconded so far, and [imagine
that there will be good sense enough amung
your honors to decline passing it, when the |

Government are using every exertion to pur.)
|
Chase out the rights of the proprieturs on jin a very crude way.

fair and equitable terms.

Hon. Mr. HayrHowne: I must say I think his
Sonor bas taken op this measure under a wmisap-
prehension, snd trom what 1 know of bi« public
apirit, be will be inclined to sapport every good
meseure that is brought forward, :o thot, rt we are
fortunate enough te introduce a good ee, we may
esi bie hever's support. Thereiore, Lihiwk |
may take upon myselt te ask his henoe te with
tiraw hie resolution, and I do se with confidesce
atter what hes been stated by his foner trow
Georgetown (Mr. MeDonald), and a
aware that twe of the remaining
are inclined to eell their ‘ands on terms whick
Are net very unreasonable. PE think 1 would net

be tery politic to pass any measure at the pre} some of the remarks of his
| just sat down, particularly those im reterence
I think 16 is very une

gent tune whieh would virtually say Chat all the
proptictors were obstructives to the
vt the Land Question.

& passage Ga d epaies of Mr. Cardwell, dated
Downing Street, 24h April, lss5:—

“The daty of enforcing the law in the Island,
against those who ciety it, rests with the Local
Government, and for that reason, if tor ne other,
it is jmpossible to suppose that the Duke of New
custle could have iuteuded to imply by the passage
to whieh yeu rafer thatthe Proprietors w bo refuse
& comprounse their righle Would be jell withoul
the protection of the law.”

At that ume there was a question whether the

Commissioners bad power to deal with those Pro- |
wietore whe had not expressed their adberence |

o the award. It was also supposed by Che gentle
wren who joined the Teaant League, that they
would bave the suppert ot Her Majesty's Gov-
ernment m ceereing the Proprietert, bul that
; i Was seBat rest by auelher despateh, i
reply a despaten ot the Lieutenant Goveroor,
eaying that the duty of eutorcing the law iu the
istand rested with the Local Govemuent. That
despateh, in yyy opinion, shows conciusively that
the Proprietors whe had wet mynitied their ad-
herenee to the award would vot be correed esther
by the Lmperial or Local *Gereroment. We
should provide the means te purchase those es-
fetes, and that would pe goad ground te go upon
dy the first instance ; then, if they retuse bo sell at
&@ leir price, it will ge Wine euougl Wo bring tor-
Ward eveh a measure gs this resolution couteu-
And if the propretors were compelled to

selic er the Government were enabled te purchase
with weney obtaied from Cenada under the
despatch, what objection sould there

te 8 measure to enable us to pyrehase with
ineney obtained eleewnere |) Before we move in
‘the matter, I would like to be sutiefied that we
‘bud the ugecessory funds§ Then we wight wake
avertures Jo the Proprietors, and it they retuse

rut sepsouable ierme, We miglt huve te-
eure Ys wweasnres, for We cannol sup
that Gosernwent would allow

Majesty's
4 iy wt the country to be retaraed, or
W such 2 ste of things to exist, if we were
the {uli value of those estates
*«
- bat dT will not mention gamer,
: ed is Gives to do ev. 1 buve covvoreed muy

es

settlement | co the Pengnt League,
Hishower must bave) yandgome ia vis honor tu use those person.
Goundedhie resolwion npou a misapprehension Ol) vieeg,

with the tenants an some of

and aimeud it 80 as ty Coimpel Chose proprietors in |
take & sinaller sum than the * Pitteen Years’ |
Purehase.” Lf they think they cannot do se, 1,
think it behoges them to set tbe matter at rest, |

| by saying “it cannot ve doue, 1 would be unjust | the Fishery Reserves to the proprietor, But, Sir,
jand inexpedient, without the consent of the purces | gdinitting this to be the case, i 18 mere advanta-

interesied ” J say if they have come to that cou |
clusion, they should proneuvee it openly and set)
the question at resi, Lhave offered these remarks |
Phey have just sprung up|
my mind at the mement; but Lo think that a)
ever the question is lo be setiled, the party i
new in power upon Whew rests the responsibility
ot doing it.

veginuing te look green,
town of blooming spring, Wwheo the birds are sing-
ing werrily, aud the trees are budding, but | would

luke to have a declaration from the Government) direetly opposite apinion to the ben. member,

} est what tory intend to do tek session, so us To
| watinty par

so, us J ain |
proprietors |

ties outside, and put an end to this
ayitation, and, pertaps, it would alse have sete
effect jo deciding the qiieslion relative to the
troops.

oo. Mr Lorp: { am bound to reply to

honor Woo has

L have. sat with those Lenant Lea-
| guiere, and have subseribed to their sands, and
}tuust express my disapprobation of such, |
was going to way unzenuiemanly conduct, but,
| perhaps, that woud be going # itttle tov tar.
| We have valy one vr twu Lenant Leaguers in
this Liouae, and it is not fair lo make such al-
jiusions. My hon. triend woo itruduced this
resolution did se, L suppose, to draw out a
debate ; not to have i put tu the Llouse, and
learried or lost. | say those sesall proprietors
have been # curse tu this island.
jand not far trom Lot 23, conssiing of 7000
| acter,
jaaid, No!
| squatters upon it.and I knew that | would
buve to use Coercive measures Co get Chew oul,
ic was purchased by anuther, who dragged
those poor men befure the Court from time tu
time, Gill wt last be wortied Chem vut and gut
judgment egainst them by detauic. Tuen ve
compelled (new to subugit be his tera. Lhese
are the men we lave to contend with, and
they bave been a curse to the Isiaad irom the
very first. Now, my bon. friend on my righy
(Me. Paimer) wants us tu say what we are
guing to do. Le kaows very well that the
Goyernmentis but guing to take wp Chat ques-
tion this session. We bave a gucstivu bo
grapple with, which bas been envied upon
us by the lace Government, aod which wall
give uv a great deal vf troubie beure we yet
it settied. Then why ask the Government to
ge into this question pow?) Tuey have not
passed w measure worth wu cent to the lenauiry
during their eight years term of ulfive, ur,
todeed, to any other class in the Uviony.
Taik about the **Fiiteen Years’ Purchase
Biil’’ Who sent that bili here? Why,
was Sir Sawuel Cunsrd! Lis hoger knows
thas very well. He (Mr. Palmer) was sont
ne ee yt atiage ey intereste ul ~~
Mensuiry, b suppose, and what was dune
After thet the ~* P.lteo Yours’ Purvhags

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1 de vot wish lo take up much Cine |
at this late hour of Ube session, when the grass is) been purchased on terms more advantageous Co

and there is every symp-| the Colony, had the eelebrated Loan Bull of the

A (fact 0! | igistration, it enly allowed the purchase ot
lands te the amount of £30,000. The Conserya-
was once offered to we lor £100, but 1) tive party firat extended its powers to £40,0U0,
There was a jarge number of | and then again last year to £110,000 additional,
limaking in all £150,000. The Liberal Govern-

| short of plunder tor this side of the House Co ineddie
jwith that question. Sir, in my optuten, the
Couservative party have effeeced quite as much as
ever the Liberals did, to eatranchise the lenantry
It bas been stated that the Conservatives simpiy
carried ou tbe operation of the Land Purchase
Bil, alter it bad been passed by their political
opponents. | new state that the Land Purchase

hat ry my or Weare Che wuss Act Was hever made a party question 1 Chis |
the first portion or years of the | -

House. It was intredueed in Tso% by the hen
| Leader of the Government, and the ouly oppesi-

j teu offered te it was brought forward by a mem

|The amendment proposed by that gentlemen is
the sole oppostiian to the Purchase Bill, whien
has a place ou the records of this Lleuse. ‘This
being the case, the Conservative party bad as
y Outs principles as the Lib-
Lt bas also been stated, during
s debate, that the Land Com-

lmission scheme, introduced by the Hou. Col

r that bill as unpoptilar as) Gray, did more to injure than benefit the cause of

jthe tenantry. Lecanuet agree with that opinion,
| bul contend, on the coutrary, that the Commission
was productive of a great amount of good. It se
happened that the Commissioners’ Award was
not approved of by the Lmperial Government;
Us failure, hewever, cannot be charged against
the Conservative party, woo did their ufmost
te have it carried into effect. The first opposi-

Colony; and, so suceeastul were the efforts of
their organ, the Ecaminer, to excite a prejudice
against it, that Hou. Mr. Howe, of Nova Scotia,
the Commissioner on behalt of the tenantry, was
burned in + t¥igy in one or more parts of the Island.

| time to examine into the Award, they becawe cou-
| vineed that, if oly confirmed, its operation would
| be more bevefical to their interests, than had

Liberal press.

| been set forth by the

lcovery Was too late. Phe Award was objected
| te by the proprietors --enceuraged, it may hare
| been, by the opposition fe itin this Colony=-and that
| ubjection was held as valid by the lmperial authe-
| rities,
| was rejected, out of it arose the Fitteen Years’
| Purchase Bill. That weasure, lam aware. has
| deen strongly denounced as worse thau useless ;
‘but maintain that it has been attended with
| benetic to vot a few of the teaantry. One object,
‘at least, it accomplished ; it was the means of re-
joytiing a large amount of arreacs ofrent. Some,
EL know, affirws that those arreare could never have
ldven collected. As the agent for the Montgom-
ery estates, [Lamina positon to alate, from per-
| soual kuewiedge, that a large propertion ot the
jarrears due on them, which that Bull remitted,
) could have been recovered. 1 contend, alse, that
ithe privilege of obtaining the tee simpie of their
‘fara, at 15 years’ purchase, was a boon fe the
| tenant ry ou pany of the estates. On Cunard 3
lestates, the lowest price at which the Teuant
j could purchase was 20s an acre; and the Messrs.
Montgeowery would wot sell their lauds in detached
furtus at any price. The operation of the Fi-
i teen Years’ Purchase Dill, as it would eventually |
break up the estates inte fragments, was the
means, P beheve, of bringing both the Cunard and
Montgomery properties into the market, Another
objection urged against that Billis.that it contivmed

geous to the tenant te pay bs. au acre rent lo the
proprietor fer the reserves, than that be sheuld
pay such a rent for then as might be exacted at
the discretion at the government of the day, with
out the privilege, too. of securing the fee siunple
thereof, as provided by the Fifteen Years’ Pur-
chase Act. The Hou. Attorney General stated,
as js opinion, that the Cunard estate ¢ uld have

Liberal party been in operation. This is a prob-
leu very difficult te solve, 1, for one, held a
| it ix contrary to the rules of Politieal Economy,
for a government to go juty a terelgn market for
lmoney when itean be procured at home. Sup
posing the Lunperial guaras.tee had been seewred,
at what rate could the money fave beeu obtamed |
Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Four and

, a quarter per cent.

Hon. LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION. —
Still, supposing it gould have been obtained at 44
| per cent, would bot au ageney have been required
fto manage the loan, which would have cost an
ladditional sum?) Bat even with an Imperial
lyuarantee money cannot be very easily raised.
Inu the case of the Loter-colonial Railway, where
the revenues of the several Provinces are pledged
backed by the [imperial guarantee, the money
cannot be obtained at less than 4 per cent; and
| without that guarantee it could scarcely be raised
até percent. When this Colony, therefore, ean
berrew money from iis own people at 5 or 6 per
cent, it is telly for us te go inte a foreign market
With respect to the operation of the Land Pur-
chase Act, when introduced by the Liberal Ad

ment only bought some 85.000 acres under the
provisions of the Act, while the Conservatives
purchased about 311,000 acres, of mote than ene.
fonrth of the number in the whole Island. Nut-
withetanding all the land which passed into the
hands of the late Government, the money was
secured without any discount, their Warrguts
being cashed at face, The Cunard estate, pyr-
chased last summer, coat £53,000, sterling, vr
£79,400, currency. Of this sum £5,000, sterling,
or £7,500, currency, was paid down; £21,500,
sterling, in debentures bearing 6 per ceut. inter-
eet, payable in three equal instalinents of a’out
£16.7oU, currency, each at aix, twelve, and eight-
een mouths; and the batance, or one half of the
whole, in debentures at 5 per cent. mterest, pay-
able in ten years, bearing date from July lat, stg
And [ am of opinion that the resources of the
Colony are quite sufficient lo ineet these payments,
without the Goverument’s applying to a foreign
warket for funds. I find that the late Govern
ment, alter paying the first two instaluents gu
the purchase of the Cunard Estate, has left to
their successors a credit, gt the Bank of P, E.
Island, of £7,556 4s; at the Unien Bank, 8,229:
‘eash in the Treasury, £1,010 JGs Gd ; over dur
| Bonds, £1,790; and commg que Bonds to the
amngynt of £15,615 Ge. 6d.; in gil £37,197 10s.
Way such a credit se this, 1 thjuk the present

|
i
|

tion shown te it waa by the Liberal preas of thes

But the dis-| .

Still, though the Avard, in its entirety, |

tng beld a Biraingtain s—

gion but their dirst aad cardiial mistake appears lo be
Lat they lovk apou a time of panic us aime Whe
some mysterious commodity, called “* Currency,
is tu demand, and tiatit is tue peculiar fuuction of
the Goverument to keep a supply ol tiis Commodi
tyalways ou Wand Pue fact is taal a panic isa
demand for money, and with the supply vf money
the Government tas no conceru Whatever Money
and yves just as cottun, or copper or plik
comes and gues, Merchants uport 1b and eaport
it, and the Goverument siuipl: slaps its quality
when itis taken to the Miut or lolne issue trepait-
went for (hal purpose. ‘Phere is sommeliuliig talliile-
ly childish iu tits clamor to the Goveriuinent bo
help ciubarrassed speculators. W hich vugutof tisell
to lead the Uirmingiau: Comimitice to suspect tie
truth of their couciasions ‘Lie molelary enyure-
ments of merchauts are free, aud Wie respousibilily
of providlus for them resis pom bie Ai tie
Goverument aodertuvk w heip them, it wouid
overstep Its functions; if it interfered with theli
free action, it wouid be despotic Ju truth, tue
Gevernmenut leaves men to Lielr Own resources
Che Bank Charter Act gives vo fachities, luipoces
vo impediment iu tie Way of commerce. MuMmbiug
block as it is, iis machinery are perleciiy eluiyte,
nud Its stile object, Whicw perfectly pecuifres, is
lo provide tiat tue five pound balk-nuie slinll wi-
Ways be exchangeabie for tive suvereigus ”

colues

Pbis, Sir, is the duty of all goveraiments If tues
allow paper to be putin circulation, they shoud
see that t is always redeemable tin goid. 1b hive
heard some parties state (ial af present Luete is
bol tere tremey in circulation Le Lites Colony than
about B35 per bead of tie population. Lt tuis ve
the case, il only proves (ial ivade is wel lina
flourishing state. Some four or ve years age
when our ships were selinmig, god eur tarin pre
duce tealized good prices, the Bank of P. KE.
Isiand had £90.00 in circulation. Aud When
we cousider that the Union Banik cau aise issue
£90,000, the Summerside Bark £40,000, and
the Rustico Bank, wader the late auecndient to
ita charter, L believe an onlminted amount, b
think it must be admitted, that there is ue defi-
elency of circulating wedium, providing the bal
jauce of trade be in faver of the Colony, and the
| Banks, cousequeatly, to @ positiow Lo issue their
paper. Tt they are unable lo secure eXchange,
j they cannot aliow lhe notes te go tile cireutia-
|fiow. Suppose the theeatened war between
France and Prussia should actually break out,
and the carrytig Grade were lo pass ln & real
Ineasure jute the hands of the Beilish, eur sutps
would sell, and business in itis Coleny look up
No more complaints would then be beard about
the purchase of the Cunard Estaie Tue para-
graph under consideration dees bel tention
where or how the funds are te be ebiaimed tor
the further working ot the Land Purchase Act;
but if the Government intend to raise mioeney li
the Britich market, L consider they would be
pursuing a short-sighted and uuwise policy.

CORRESPONDENCE.
CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THH QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY

g a

AT GEORGETOWN.
Friday, the 24th inst., being the anniversary
of the birth day of our beloved Sovereign, was

celebrated by the good people of Georgetown

‘eome toa resolution that the Jandjords should be | Atter reflection, however, when the people had! in u manner which reflects much credit upon

‘them for their loyalty, and the military pro-

ficiency of those who were engazed in conduct-
| ing the demonstration; the readiness and pre-
icisiow with which the Artillery Company,
‘recently formed, and Militia Ritlemen, went
| throuzh the various evolutions, was a matter of
| gratification to the large concourse of people
| assembled on the occasion.
| La the early part of the day the members of
the various corps, commanded by their much
Easign
rarched from their rendezvous, at Georgetown,
to the grounds of the Honorable De. Kaye.

This delightful spot with regard to natural

respected drill instructor, Buxton,

beauty and variety of landscape is surpassed by
All the
surroundings of this beautiful retreat reflects
the refined taste of the Honorable Proprietor,
in its admirable arrangement. Jt was, indeed,

none in this sectivn of the Colony,

w locality worthy of ihe object.
_ The demonstration of the day's proceedings
vommenced by firing a Royal Salute, the reports |
uf which echoed from the surrounding dells, |
and as they fell upon the ears of the inhabitants
of the adjacent settlement, no doubt, filled their
hearts with enthusiastic attachment to the
Royal Lady who mildly sways the sceptre and
the hearts of all true Britous. After this part
of the day's proceediags was ended, the Hon.
Dr. Kaye conducted ail present to his hand-
sume villa, where they were entertained in a
manner worthy of the hospitality and the public
When

the whole company enjoyed themselves to their

spirit of that Honuerable yeutieman.

heart’s couteut, they were ordered by the
commander to tall ia avd form in front, when
three cheers for the Qazen, three cheers for
His Excellency the Lieuteuant Governor, and
three for the Houorabie Dr. Kaye were given,
After which they marched to the Drill Shed,
when they weve joived by the litle Corps, and
alter sume marching aud counter-marchiug a
Sewdejoie was tived, which closed the military
pait uf the demonstration of the day. When
the shades of evening feil there was a brilliant
dispiay of fire-works, prepared by Mr. Henry
Vinicomb for the day. Lhe proceedmzs were
clused by the ascent of a Bive Balloon,” which
gave great amusement to the boys, and surprised
vider beads, fur it was a periect success. ‘Loo
much praise cannot be given tu Kasigu Buxton
aud Me. Heury Venicou for their uvble exer-
tiovis m mukiag the 24tu a day long tu be re-
meinbered in tue Captital of King’s County.

Georgetown, May 25, 1867.

* We are iufurmed this splendid Balloon was
vot up by Mr. A. C. Stewart, Whose ingenuity aud
activity ou many remarkable occusious have Cou-

tributed su largely te their happy terminations.
>

Mr. Eortog—
Dear Sir;

I observe, with some satisfaction, that the
new liberal Goverument are scarcely in working
trim, or in their seats, Defure the destitute cuu-
ditiva of King’s Couuty with regard to w market
fur our surpius produce, bas been considered,
aud resuited in an advertisement tor tenders tur
a steamer or Market Boat to Aik between
Souris, Georgetown, Murray Harbour and
Pictou. But while I feel pleased with this step
iu the right direction, which, it properly curried
out, bids fair to be the greatest buou ur priviiese
ever obtained for or enjoyed by us duwu
(trodden) Easters—still, at the same time, 1
tuink the advertisement bears evidence that the
Goverumeut lacks information, that it 1s not
well posted up with reference tu the wants and
wishes of the Second and Third Eiectoral
Districts of this County, in fact, bears evidence
so far as these two districts are concerned that
we are without an advocate jn Court. ‘

Taking the above view of the case, I (who,

should nut evcountey wueh dificult,
wevting the reweioing instylpeats

.

vu th

ruary 1, 1867, commenting upou tie Reseitious) trouble, [ think it will be evideut that my pro-
passed against the Bank Cauarler Act at a aivet- | posed route would unquestionably form the
| most desirable aud cheapest, ax the larger the
“Tie errors of the Birmingham Committee are le-| freizht the smaller the subsidy nece.sary to in-

| duce parties to start aud continue the euterpr ise.

Now, every candid mind must admit that at
present this is not a fishing, but a farming
The time may come, and [ thust is
not far distant, when it will be both; but at
hot
ve siect that which is now our only, and what
will ever be our chief source of wealth, viz.,
It becomes us, sir, I presume, to

country.

present we must be careful that we do

A sriculture.
deal with things as they are, and not as they
probably will be. Takiaz, then, this view t
be the correct cne, it becomes our duty to asce:

on} and when we have done this, I think you
sity With every truiy enlightened Liberal, wi

al

tain where or from which ports or places the
greatest amount of our export trade is carried

join with me in saying that these are the places
ove all others that the proposed Boat shuuld

‘dainties, which one would suppose had been the
‘dainty tare of the fishermen @) of the “Sum-
‘merside.”’ That crew enjoyed themselves, if
‘any crew did; what, with pium duff, and currant
va and rice pudding, and pienic parties imto
Malpeque harbor, they must bave passed the
time like summer yachtsmen on # ure
‘cruise. That the Captain was unfit—that the
supplies of dainties were worse than useless to
men unaccustomed to them—that the bait was
bad, and that boys were sent off for pleasaut
summer trips where experienced men, earnest
for the success of the enterprise, should have
gone—wie matiers, we presume, which the
shareholders, no duubt, are now sadly satisfied
upon. Were there not so many serious interests
involved, we should be inclined to be jocular,
and as it is we cannot altogether repress our
risible faculties. One of the most remarkable
things in connection with the people who had
charge of the “Summerside” is, their bad
memory. We understand that the present
owners are greatly indebted to the wharfinger
for his indefatigable efforts to hunt up the
things belonging to the schooner. The chair-
man, who was supposed to, and who the share-
holders innocently imagined did, have charge
of her, knew nothing of the whereabouts of
the “things.” ‘Sumebody” said that the
compasses were lent to one of Mr. Pope's em-
ployees, to navigate the dangerous route to
Huid’s Point whart. The afuresaid employee,
upon being questioned, indignantly denied that
he had ever used a compass to go that long
voyage of three miles across the harbor. At
any rate, the compasses are not forthcoming,
and “nobody’’ is responsible apparently fur
their loss. During the excitement of the poli-
tical contest last winter, somebudy (a patriot,
nv doubt,) borrowed the ensign belonging to
the “Summerside,” and forgot (2), of evurse,
to return it, probably being so much interested
in the welfare of his couutry, he considered,
like the Fishing Company peuple, that the flag
was a trivial affair. The kedze auchor was
accidentally discovered amonzst some rubbish
in the back shop of one of, the shareholders.
+ Nobody” kuows how the kedze came to take
up its winter quarters there. What, with a
mast hoop here, a pot there and a kettle some-
where else, our friend the wharfinger, who is
temporarily in charze, aud the two owners,
have had a lively time last week, and mizlit
have been seen, almost at auy hour through the
day, enquiring among the shops all along
Water street, as to whether any of the fixings
had been “ burrowed” or were “left there.”
The Chairman and Directors of the Fishing

,

’
i

make it her especial busiuess to call at. I pre-
sume then it will be admitted that there is more
produce exported trom Grand River, Cardigan
and Monta cue Bridzes, than there is from ali the
other ports in the County put together, each o1
which is compietely overluoked in the apparent
earerness to favour places of less importance.
Just examine the yeosraphical pusition of the
thbove named places; the first aud second oi
which occupy the most centra: points in the
County, and are the two great natural outiets
for the second and third districts. This is so
decided!y the case since St. Pete’s has proved
so troublesome and unsate, that I believe most
of the produce from that quarter finds its way
now to Grand River or Cardigan—the former
only eight, and the latter only tweive miles dis-
tant; and as to Montague I need say nothing
about it, Tory though 1 be, and cousequeatiy
deserves nothing at the hands of the Liberais.
Sull the truth aud the few good Liberals there
demand our recommendation, even at the risk
of the poor bigutied Tories receiving in common
with their more enlightened Liberal neighbours
a share of the blessed shower that should in
justice only descend on the good. But in these
things we must strive and pattern after our
divine Examplar, who in merey sends rain
upon the unjust as well as upon the just

I have reason to believe that there are in-
dividuals in some of the Out Ports, for instance
Georgetown, (1 trust and believe that there are
honourabie exceptions), who wouid iike to lord
it over us fellows back in the woods, by exerting
themselves in order to prevent any good from
coming up Cardizan and Grand River. I would
just say to those gents., if there are such, just
stop your impotent strugzie—we do not wish
to curtail your privileges, and are determined
that you shall not interfere with ours, aud
would beg to rethind you that the people live
back in the woods now a days.

And now, in conclusion, I hope and trust,
Sir, that you will exert yourself in this matter
in behalf of your friends in the Second District
(for notwithstanding our defeat we still have
many such who deserve our sympathy and
warmest regards,) and the County in general. |
The only excuse I can offer, Mr. Editor, for) 9... Pan? . eit ie
thus pressing the matter upon your notice, is, | vention is so deepiy routed in the politics of the
its importance, for I feel convinced that you can-
not serve your friends more etfectually than by
advovating their rights as above recommended.
I have just noticed that the subject has received
the consideration of the House, and that £600
| has been set apart to encourage the enterprise
}—a sum, in my Opinion, altogether too smail.
| The Tory amendment, i. e. “* a swan sufficient,”’
was just the right thing. What a pity it is
that those men could net vote liberally when
they held the purse strings.

Company ouzht certainly to be heid responsible
for the wear and tear upon shoe leather, which
their irre ulavities in looking after the “things”
have caused. We suzyest the idea to the pre-
sent owners of sending out the town erier to
request that all a:ticies, borrowed from the
schooner ‘Summerside,’ be now returned ;
and, then, probabiy they may get the furniture

are now assured is about woith 40s.
holders, we hope you are satisiied now,

Company in Summerside. yg

~The Graminer.

-~

Charlotteto

wn, June 3, 1867.

—= = t= =o

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Tue past week has left us without any news
of a local or a general character, such as to
The
European news by the Atlantic Cable is quite

require editorial comment at our hands.

tame, but is interesting from the fact that there
is every prospect of a continuance of peace.
The war in Crete is not over; there has been
more fighting between the Turks and Cretans,
but the intelligence is so vague it is impossible
to say which party bas sueceeded in the strugyie.
That the brave Cretans will be able to cope to
the end with their enemies, can hardly be ex-
pected, unless some of the great Powers
should come forward to stay the hand of the

murderow® Turk; but the policy of non-inter-

Western Powers, there is much reason for ap-
prehension that the gallant Candians will, after
a little longer strugzle for their liberty, be

hopelessly crushed to the earth, as the Poles
were by their great enemy.

Looking to the American Continent, we see
the people of the United States still involved
in difficulties and contentious respecting the
The
nezro question appears to give as much trouble
as it did before the war ; and we fear the day is
far distant when the irrepressible 3on of Africa

reconstruction of the late revolted States.
**When the Devil got sick
The Devil a saint would be,
When the Devil pet well
The Devil a saint was he.”
I presume, if those gents. were in power again |
to-morrow that their liberality would only, age ae
manifest itself azain in grants for military pur-! The state of society in the South is represented
poses for the protection of, not the poor man, | as deplorable ; rots are of frequent occurrence ;
but landlords’ grants, and the like.

Hoping that our people themselves will speak !
and act out in this matter, aud unitedly demand
equal privilezes with the Tories of Georzetown
and Murray Harbour, and then ] believe
the Government will not be slow in granting a
thing so reasonable, for which, whether it is
granted or not, we shall be calied upon to pay

will cease to be a trouble to his white brethren.

and the destitution amongst all classes, owing
to the ravages of war, the emancipation of the
slaves, and the general uprooting of all the ties
which bind society, as one of the consequences
of war -are matters that are daily pressed upon
the thouchtful attention of public men in the

of the valuable (£9) cooking stove, which we}
Share-

Far-
mers, return to the ploush; mechanies, 20
seek your work-benches; merchants, retire to
your shops; and, O ye piscatorial disciples of| the Maritime Provinces.
Galen, continue as of yore amid your pills aud

plasters; but never, no, never, any of you,
attempt to found an harmonious Jot Stock
*

an equal share with those living in the most
favoured spots, And that you, Sir, will pardon
this intrusion ppon your valuable time and
space. I remain,
Yours traly,
CHARLES CLAY,

On be‘ialf of the people of the Second and
Third Districts of King’s Coyuty.

Dundas, May 2nd, 1867.

EN «EE

GREAT EXPECTATIONS AND HOW THEY
» WERE REALIZED.
(FOR THE EXAMINER.)

The hopefal anticipations which followed the
inceptive of the “Sammerside Fishing Com-
pany’? are, no doubt, vivid-y remembered by
many of our enterprising ¢iuzens. From time
immemorial there had been no lack of theorists,
utophian and otherwise, who had predicted that
some day or other the fisheries of this, our native
Isle, would prove ‘fa mine of inexhaustiess
wea th ;’’ but the year of grace, 1366, will lous
be famous for the practical carrying out of the
fishing scheme by the Summerside capitalists,
large and small. The Summerside Company
which comprised a sprinkling of all classes of
our community, including merchants, mechan-
ics, farmers, clerks ayd ductors, started under
the fairest of auspices, and all connected with
it evinced a Jaudable desire to advance its in-
terests and shew their fellow-citizens that it
only required judicious co-operation to acquire
the substautial results already enjoyed by the
fishermen of New Eagland. That a Company
so started and animated by such a spirit, should
have fuiled so i gnominiously, isa matter of pro-
found surprise, if uot of sincere rerret, to the
community at large, and demands the most
thorouzh sifting as to the causes that led tu
such lameutable results ; but this is a matter
between the victimised shareholders and the
parties appointed by them to manage their
affairs, aud does not properly come within the
province of a public journalist, fraught as itis
with so many disagreeable details of neglect
of duty. We are led to these remarks from
the tact that the “do nothing Company "’ have
disposed of their schooner “ Summerside ”’ to
two of our enterprising business men, who, we
understand, purchased her, lock, stock and
barrel, 408. the little fixings, not come-at-
able, on Tuesday, May 14th. We understa d
that the present owners have had a ‘gay and
festive time” all last week in hunting up the
various tackle and year belonging to the iilused
‘*Summerside.”’
any piece of public property in which careless-
negs and incompetency were more admirably
displayed than in the management of the
“Sumunerside.”” From the beginning to the
end the same hopéless imbecility was always
apparent; and, indeed, nothing shewed ji
more plainly than in the ehoice of the Captain,

person neyer trod the decks of a fisherman.
Well ma

mmgena socee

We nerer knew or heard of

for a more thoroughly incompetent and unfit

evil icte

United States, and from which they apprehend
disastrous evils in the future. One little inci-
dent in the dark drama of American politics
is the release of Mr. Jefferson Davies. The
chief of the defunct Confederacy has had a long
imprisonment; and now that he is allowed to
go about the world withouta trial, the opinion is
gaining ground in all quarters that the im-
prisonment waa causeless and cruel.

The neizhbourin s Provinces of Canada, New
Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, are full of nvise
respecting their approaching elections for the
Dominion Parliament and the local Legislatures,
The awion of the three Provinces mentioned
will take effect on the first of July, as announced
in the Queey’s proclamation.

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DEMAND FOR PAYMENT OF THE
TROOPS.

Taz people of this Colony will be surprised,
and not pleased, to leary, that a formal demand
has been made upon our Government by the
Imperial authorities for the payment of a sum
amounting to nearly five thousand pounds ster.
ling, alle zed to be duc to the Twperial Exchequer
for the forage und maintenance of the Troops
now stationed here, up to the 3lst December
last. When the late Government caused the
Troops to be brouzht here, in 1865, aa.a Police
Force, they were distinctly informed that they
would not only have to pay the Commissariat
charges, but the regimental pay of the soldiers
as well. They entered into a correspondence
with the Home Government on the subject of
this demand, and earnestly remonstrated ugainst
being required to meet it. The frequent
changes in the Colonial Office, during the last
year or two, no doubt, conduced to silence on
the subject of the charge referred to. We are
not aware of the action which the Island Go-
vernment are prepared to take on this affair, but
we think that the people of the Island, of all
shades of politics, would not justify them ip com-
plying with the extraordinary demand. The
Imperial Governu.ent maintains military estab-
lishments inall the Provinces, at the cost of the
Imperial Exchequer. It seems very hard that
we-—the poorest and the weakest of all the
Provinges—should be required to pay for the
support of a military foree, whose presenes was
deemed necessary to subdue the discontent grow-
ing out of the leasehold system—a stupendous
upon this Colony by a British

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pretty moch at sestenit is oc likely to arisg' city

again in the formidable front whieh it presented
in 1865; but it would be better, we think, to
run the risk of seeing a little popalar excite-

a Military Police at all seasons and all times,
If we cannot enjoy the privilege of seeing in
our midst a portion of Her Majesty's Forees,
without having to pay for them, as no other
Colony is required to do, why it would be well
to be relieved from all responsibility im the
matter by the speedy withdrawal of the Force.

i
NEW MAGISTRATES.

Sixce the present Government have taken
office, now nearly three months, they have re-
commended as Justices of the Peace only the
very small number of twenty-one gentlemen.
This is an instance of moderation in the exer.
cise of patronage which no other Government.
perhaps, would exhibit. Still it is not satis.
factory to the papers in the interest of the Op.
position. They think the Government have been
very lavish in dispensing magisterial bonours..
Now, we advise them to examine the present
list of Magistrates, and compare it with the list
which existed in 1859, when the Liberals weng
out of office, and they will find that the Tory
Government added about three hundred names
to that list, in the short period of eight years,
selecting as the recipients of that favour the
most violent partizans they could find in the
Island. It will be Jong before the new Govern-
ment can counteract the mischief which their-
predecessors inflicted upon the country by in..

this, of course, can only be dune by the appoiut-
meut of more efficient and popular men.
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Mr. Pope Hennessy has been appointed
Governor of Lahaun and Consul-General of”
Borneo.

Mr. Hennessy was a candidate at the last
general election in Leland, and was defeated
im the run for Wexford by the defoimed man,
A:thur Kavanagh—so that the Government of
Great Bitain do not consider a man as ineligible
for viticinl employ ment simply because he does

not succeed always iw securing his election,

=

Telegrams from Ottawa states that the
‘changes m the Departments there about the
30th June will invelve the removal of some
Their places,
however, will be more than filled by the arrival
vf about one hundred families of ofliciale from

seventy families from that city.

a

The Fredericton Reporter says that it is pro-
posed to crect for a market house, in Frederic-
ton, # brick luilding larger than the last, having
a basement storey for a country biarket 12 feet.
high, 8 feet above ground, a second storey to be _
employed as city couvel room, and containing
Your public offiees as well; and a third to con-
stitute a Cuy Hall, larger than the former Tem-
perance Hall, awd accessible from the maifi
entrance by handsome and commodious stair-

ways.

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THE HIGH PRICE OF FLOUR.

The hizh price of Flour in Canada, is con-
sidered by Montreal papers as unwarranted.
Speculators are alone responsible. The Quebec
Daily News says :—

‘ The Halifax papers aceuse the speculators
in Canada of combinmy with their brethren in
the United States to keep up the present high
liates. There is, doubtiess, some tiuth in the
charge. The Montreal flour interest has rami-
fications both in Westera Canada and the ,
Unned States, and can ruse up the rates when-
ever it pieases. There can be no doubt that
the present stock of fiour iu Canada is sutlicient,
;even allowing for the d:ain of exportation, ty

supply the Wants of the Province till next bar-

vest, at a figure much lower than the present
/one; but it pleases the speculators to hoard, and
hence the general outery.

**Quebee suilers from this state of things
perhaps more than any other city in Camda,
the greater distance from the Western markets
adding to the charge for freight. But at pre-
sent we see no immediate remedy for the evil.
The prospect ef an abundant barveat can only
bring relief ; and until then we will have to sub-
mit to whatever deyree of thumbserewing the
speculators shall choose te apply.”

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The New York Times says :—The abrogation
f the Reciprocity Treaty has increased trade
tween Nova Scotia and Canada, and there
are now twu lines of steamers established be-
tween Quebec and Halifax, and a line is to be
put on between Quebec and Pictou. Formerly
N. Scotia received about 300,000 bbls. of flour
per annum from the United States, and 6,000
to 7,00€ from Canada. Now the receipts are
reversed, and about 7,000 barrels are inken
from the United States and 200,000 from
Canada.

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The news of the capture of Queretaro and
Maximilian,and several of nis officers, by Juarez
creates considerable excitement in Washington,
particularly the report that Juarez has ordered
the captives to be shot. Although Juarez did
not give positive assurance to the United States

Minister that Maximilian and his officers s
not be shot, it is believed in official cireles that
he will regard the wishes of the United States
authorities in this matter, and spare the livesef
his prisoners. :
—_ =_
Sir Archibald Alsen, Bart, whore death is an-
nounced by telegram, was the sen of a clergyman.
He was educated in the Schools and Universities

of Edinbergh, and in 1814 was called to the.
Sevtiish bur ar an advocate. His literary pre-.

dileetions urged him tu become a contributor to
periodical literature. He, however, obtained but
little celebrily until the appearance ut his * His-
tory of Europe from the commencemeut of the
French Revolution, in 1789. te the restoration of
the Bourbons, in 1815" The work is perhaps
the most veluminons production of modern limes,
and upon it rests the fame of Sir Archibald. In
hie politica, strongly conservative, he hae exhibit-
ed iv that work a strong party bias to conserva-
tive principles. Still its comprehensive grasp, ite
sound reflections, the fervour and general fairness
of the writer have wade it a standard work, and
its author one of the must popular of Englisd
Historians. It bas, we think, been trenslated
into almost every European language, and iale
some Eastern tongues. Mr. Alison was created

u baronet on the formation of the Derby Miniatry
in J852, having previously beld the office of She
riff of Lanark since 1825. :

The Marquis of Bute has become a convert
to the Roman Catholic religion. He is twenty
years of ag», and when he takes possession of
his estate, will be one of the wealthiest men i
Europe.

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‘* Boston has now & population of forty thet
sand,” said Gearge Blake, Esq., in the eonsti-
tutional convestion of 1820; “ in twenty years
we may hope to have sixty thousand.”’

years passed, says the Worcester and |
ton had a P ion of upwaids of
thousand. Twentyseven

ott ta ean es pekeaae
two hundred thousand, with cthte ian
proportien; and atill

not become larger and ri

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sent exists among the usmerous poor

ee et

ment—(not that we desire it—far from that)— . tog!
than incur the very heavy cost of maintaining "sl

judicious appointments to the Magistracy, and *