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exceedingly ill became the llon. J.C.
e~worse indeed than i: would heeome any
other hon. member of the House,—and one
wight have thought that conseiousness of bis) House should be so unprofitably employed as
own deliiquetey, 48 tespected the discharge | it thea was in the vevival and dixcussiun of a

much to be regretted that the Government! ¢
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hon. member of the House ; but the twitches | m the House and out of it.
of conscience, with hia,
quite tuu teeble either to repress ni spleen
or discomfpt ellrontery.

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the prosecution ot bis orwate basimess, the! terminate it as speedily as possible. The
Jayed # full mouth beyond the asual time | whien have been submitted for their eonsid-
its being aswembled ; and he had not even! eration is siuply this; ** Have they aright}
attended (a his place waul after it had been! co censure the Duke of Newcastle tor having | «
w» fortnight in wession. Lad he (Mon. J. © | oxereised the privilege, with which, as the |

Pope) heen on the Island, it would have been) Minister of State for the Colonies, every hon.

sumweoned in February, and, by this tune.) member, at the time of passing the Orange

wll dispoded ol. On googunt, however, of the | be constitutionally invested — ihe might o:
delay vcvasiuned by that bon. member's)
ahsevee from the [sland at the time when thi
Legislature ought to lave been summoned |
jt was gut likely that the Sevsion woald be)
terminated beiure the beginning of May. | ot Prince Edward [slaud were desiruus 9!
potwithstunding all the haste with which tine | working mischief or of causing bloodshed in
Governident were dispused tu arge forward) (he country; but merely becuuse he believed
and carry their measures —a haste, which, 1! chat the legalizing of their organization. by
gubmitted to by the minority, would deprive | an Act of [ncorporation, whilet it might ren-
them at the power and liberty of speech, anu) der them more offensively confident and
prevent the discharge of their duty to thetr) houstful than they were, cou.d not fail to be
constituents. Wath their numerical strengtl | regarded by those for whose intimidation,
jn the Llouse, the impatisnes with which the | they themselves said, their Lustitution was)
Government listened tu an expression wi ad-| primarily intended, as a gratuitous insult to |
verse opinions vp the part of the Upposition, | them and their religion, on the fart of the
was anything but creditable to them. The! Legislature, and because such a feeling,
Opposition, however, pussessed nut ouly | whether justly or unj intly eoneeived, could
sulbcient knowledge of their constitutional ) qo¢ fail to widen the breach aud increase the |
privileges in the liguse, but suthvient deter bi will which bad already, in so unchristian |
mipative also to assert und maintain them ,) . wanuner, been created between Protestants
go that, however annoying 4 decluration ©) youd their Ruman Catholic lelluw subjeces
sheir sentiments might, in general, be to the | gnd brethren; and for precisely the same
Government and their supporters, their Wisest| reasons which induced him ty oppose the
course would be to wake a virtue of necessity.) Bill last year, would he oppose the Resolu-
and quietly allow them ty be lully sou) tions respecting ite disallowance which wer
husestiy avowed. | thea under the consideration uf the commit
toa. Colonel Gray denied that the sum-| tee. When the Bill was paséed, it was pus
woning of the House bud been delayed on | sed with a suspenling clause, the meanin, |
account of the absence trom the Island of the | of which was that the propriety ol rendering |
Jiow. J. C. Pope. Lhe delay had, on th: ita law should be left to the determination
contrary, been occasioned solely through the | of Her Majesty the Queen and Her Minis
extra duty which hai devu-ved upon the Go-| ters ; and in that furm it was sent home to |
vernment ip consequence of the constitutions! be allowed or to be disallowed, as might be)
privilege which bad been lately accorded | thoughts best by Her Majesty and her consti-
to them of havmg the initiative vt all money | tutional advisers. Aud no v,absurdiy envugh,
wotes. To the duty of fully preparing the | because the power or judguivut, sv residing
estimates, the Exeeutive bad earnestly de-| im Her Majesty and ber Ministers, had “reer
woted ¢ emeclves fur two or three weeks be-| exercised to the disallowing of the Bill, and |
fore the meeting of the Legwslature; and| tothe chagrin of its promoters, the House |
through their baving done se, the business | were called upon to stultify theuselves by |
ot the Seasion woulu, he believed, be got! agreemg to uo Resolution which said that |
through in two or three weeks less time thus because that power or judginent had been |
it had, ia # yeucral way, been got through: manilested in & Wanner aly ree tu the Bill |
when that time, or mure, Was speut in useless | the cunstitational rights of the Legislature |
debuung upon the most trifling estimates o: of the Colony had thereby bea tnvaded |
muney votes which came up tur cousideration | and infringed ! They all kuew what was)
Wien the Government side of the Hous | meant by the submitting of a Bill, with a |
puwbered seventeen vutot a Lloase of thirty, suspeuding clause to the Royal consideration
as they did, the abseuce of one or two could | Lt was srmply that if Her Majesty’s advisers |
be but uf very little consequence to the Gou- thought that such a Bill oughe to receive the |
werument; abd certainiy much as they | Royal allowance, 1¢ was laid before her, and |
valued the services oi the Hon. JC. Pope,| recerved that alluwance accordingly ; but it)
they bad been under a0 necessity of delaying | on the contrary they thought it ought not to}
the summoning of the Legislature on account | receive the Rogal allowance, it was not laid |
et hes absence from the Island. He (the! before her at all, and such a withholding ut |
jlon. Colonel Gray) iad, im fact, never ex-| it was accounted a disallowance of it. The
ted his return uotil he saw him back ;| latter mode of proceeding bad been adopted
t then, assured.y, beth be and his cul-| with respect tu the Orange Bill, and as it|
leagues were bearts'y glad to welcome him | was pertectly constitutional, he could see no}
back ; and well they wight, for bis services| reas on whatever why the House should be |
saved the country the expense of & Minister! called upon to complain of 16. Debates up-|
of Finance, whuse sulary, were such an ay-| on such Bulls and such questions were nut |
gintment to be made, evald nut be fixed at/ calculated to promote peace or harmony, |
than £400 or £500 w year. Le was not either within the walls uf the Legislature, |
then going to propose the appomtment of | or without them; and he deeply regretted |
such wo officer; bul the time was coming | that such a measure had ever been brought |
when, through the increase of she financiai und r the consideration of the House The!
affairs cf the Government, it would not t-| mere discussivn uf the question was in itself |
yaible to speure with the serviees of a| bad enough ; but when advantage was taken |
‘inance Minister. jot the opportunity which tt«Mforded to assail |
Hon. Mr. Coles. ‘The Hon. the Leader ui | '@ the most wanton and unjustifiable manner |
the Government bas suid that the services o' | the character of a clergyman, as had just
the Hon. J. C. Pope are equivalent to a! been done, the evil tendency of such antago-
sahiry of £400 or £5004 year two the Colony, | W'S Measures as Orange Bills and the un
erhieh sum would be (ue sulary of a Miuicter | Christian spirit engendered Ly their advocacy |
of Finance. But had we had « Minister ot | became su apparent, that. in his opinion, |
Finance, and had he properly discharged his! they could nut be sulficreutly reprubated. |
duties, he would have prepared © properly |
classified and correct statement of the Public!
Avaounts; and then, instead of hon. mew-!
bers, who might have wished to examine or)
investigate them, having had to puzzle their

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ORANGEISM AND ORANGEMEN,

What he then mtended to say, was that the whether the sammoning of the Legislature | and the Catholic religion co-exist in Frange;
anupadverting upon any hen. member's ee) had or had not been delayed on aegount of | ¢herefore the Cathole religion eauses intideli-
vaaional absence tram bis plave in the House, the absenee from the Island of the hon, mem- | ty.
Pope | ber from Bedeque; but certainly it was very bigoted ;

should think i proper that the time of the} moa in lreland: therefore the Catholic re-

of bis public duties, would haye been quite | question which had already been productive | fore the Catholic religion favors absolutism.
sufficient tu seal up lus mouth eoneerning any of nothing but unscomly excitement acri | They are happily unconscious of the contra-
faults of umiwsion on the part of any other mony, sbuse, and uncliaritableness, both| dictions and absurdities to which they com-

| However, since) mit themselves by such a mode of reasoning,
ic scemed, were | they were again engaged in the Grecidethtival though, when itis brought to bear against
: jot it, he thought +t would be thew wisest! themselves, as it sometimes is, with consid-
: ; _ Througt bite | cvurse bo keop out of the debate all matters! erabie effeet, the uproar they make is ex-
(thea, J. Pope 8) a >wence In England, to! whieh were tureign to it, and endeavor to | ceedingly emusing, A
sume philosophy, and a considerable increase
summonimgy af the Legisiature had been de- | pomt beture the House, in the Resolutions! of ebharity, would make them mure exact
reasoners and better Christians.

their aduirers do, a great amount of trrele
vant matter, Which has as much connection
with the polities of this Islund as it has with
the pullte bustoess woulda haye been nearly | Bill with a suspending clause, knew him to/ those of Dahomey. This covstitutes their
swoek
submitting it tu the Royal consideration, or} completely bankrupt.
Ile (thon Mr. tleusley)| whum they meet in the street, and bargain | i ;
| voted ugaiush the Lill, ia all its stages: not. | with in the market, they have verg little to | of perplexed persuns in this and othes parts
indeed, bevause he thought the Orangemen | say beyond iwputing to them designs and|of the eountry.
mutives,
suught fur in the actions and the pulicy ol
Catholics of other ages and of other countries.

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afternoon, as some other hom. members were. nothing, as in this. Tt mattered not now} make one the cause of the other. Infidelity | Island. According to some, tt

Phe people of Cotholic Spain are very
therefore the Catholic religion
auses bigotry. Agrarian outrages are com-

igi-m is the promoter of anarchy. An ab-
vlate Government obtains in Austria: there-

little knowledge,

But ty retura to Mr Breeken s speech 3 it
contained, as all effustous of Orangemen and

mn trade. Deprived of it, they are

Of the Catholics.

the evidence of which must be

Che Catholics of Prince Edward Island are
veld respousible fur the acts of the Catholics
of all times and of all ages. Lt should b> re-

means @ grant
to St. Dunstan’s College ; to others, it means
Mr. Whelan ag Queen's Printer; and vd
sume good pegple m the country, Od yore
the appointigent of some half-dozen comgent
Magistrates and Road Commissioners. v
the great bulk of those who fear it, 10 18 Some
shadowy monster which It 1s im possible to
define ; but that it is something exceedingly
horrible, it is rank heresy to deny. If those
who blod forth on this subject were a little
more definite in their statements und logical
in their conclusions, plgin matter of fact
people would know what to be afraid of, and
world be in a position tw guard ayainst its
attacks. What is it that the Catholic priests
are incessantly intriguing for? Is it some-
thing obtainable er unvbtainable ? W here
is the proof that they are intriguing atall?
Are they using constitutional or unconstita-
ai means to attacn their ends? = If the editor
of the Protestant, with Mr. Breeken’s aid,
will bave the guodness to lay belore the pub-
lic & plain statement of what the ** Romish
Pricsts ’ would be at—if they would give
us sume tolerably reliable information of the
uowense ** Popish Plot” that 1s being ma
tured in the secret places of the Island,
they would confer a favor on quite a number

All that we require to ac-
company the statement or information is
sucn an amount of evidence as would satisfy
a Bench of Magistrates in a case of assault
vr battery, or substantiate a clain for the
recovery of a strayed horse. Unul we are
in possessten of such information, confirmed

membered by Protestants that of all ways of
judging our neighbor this is the most unjust
aod the most unebristian Let the Cathulies
of Prince Edward Island answer for the stus
of the Catholies of Prince Edward [sland.—
If they have committed crimes, and perpe-
trated blunders, they must suffer the conse-
quence ; butif they conduct themselves us
Honest men and Cbristions, let us aet to-
wards them, and speak of them, as we du to
aad vt all vther honest men and Christians

Let us act upon the manilestly just aod
Coristian principle of considering men inuo-
cent until they are proved to be guilty. Let
us wait until the Catholics among us have
courmitted some overt act against our liber

ties befure we enter into combinations aga ust
them. Let us nut impute to them evil de-
signs and mutives, without the clea.est evi-
dence—the most indubitable proof. But,
says Mr. Breekeu, the Belfast riot of 1347
proves that the Catholies would deprive us
four rights if they could. What are the
tacts of this case? An election rivt sume
seventeep years ago tuok place in Bel’ast. A
number of ignurant hut-beaded Lrishmen
there lought a number of equally Ignerant
and bot-headed Highlanders. Some lives
were lost, and sume bones broken in the fray.
Does this circumstance prove that the whole
Cathol ¢ people and priesthood had entered

intu a conspiracy tu deprive us of our rights? |

As a lawyer, Me Breeken should possess
some knowledge of tie law of evidence —as
a4 man ul average powers of maind, be should
possess a little common seuse—and as a
Christian, it is bis duty tu judge as ¢harita-

/bly of the actions of others as the cireum-

stances will permit. [ put it to him, asa
lawyer, is the mere circumstance of a uum-
ber Of men combining to commit an illegal
act any evidence that all other men of the
community ty: which they happen to belong
are them accowplices? Li some Catholics —~ad-
wmitting, for the sake of argument, that they
deserve the whole blame of that disgraceful
transvction --were guilty of commuting a
crime seventeen years ago—uare all the
Catholies new living on the Island to be eon-
sidered guilty?) Tue idea is absurd. Yet.
to such a conclusivg Mr Breeken would Jead
us, tf bis admirer, Mr. Laird, bas due jus-
tice tu lus arguments,
man of common sense, Who is in a condition
ty use that invaluable gilt—is it at ull pro-
bauble that a handlul of Cathwolies, in this in-
significant part of Ller Majesty's dominions.
would conspire to deprive their Protestant
fellow subjects of their rights, when they
must know that such an attempt could not
by any possibility succeed, add would not
fail to draw down upon their heads the ven-
yeanee of the whole nation to which both we
and they fave the happines to belung? Tis
would be to suppose that the wholé Catholic
population bad taken leave of their senses,
and were fic subjects for the Lunatic Asylum
lhis, at least, as far as the Clergy are con-
verned, is what Mr, Beeeken and bis party
are far from admitting, for they give the
** Romish Priesthood ’’ the credit of possess.

| ing great sugucity in discerning the ** sigas

[ appeal t» every |

brains over such w most incurrect and unin-|
gelligible jumble of them ay hay this Scssion |
been submitted fur the batlling of their skili|
gs ueeouatants, and the trial, if not the com-|

Mr. Epiror ;—

It ean easily be seen from the late debate,
jon the Orange Question that the Government

of the times,’” and insist that they not only
choose the fittest time to strike a blow, but
adopt the subtiest and surest mweaus vl rend-
ering it effectual.

by such evidence, he or they must not think
lit is unreasuvnable, or irreligious if we ** think
no evil’ of our Catholic ltellow Colouists,
and if we do not suspect them of harbouring
‘more designs against us than we harbour
| against them,

| Apologising for the length of this letter

L am, Sir, yours, Xe.
A PROTESTANT.
Prince County, May dit, 1804.
fENANT DELEGATION MEETING.
To THE Botren Gr THE EXAMINER.

Sin:—Allow me, through the medium of your
uselul weekly joQirual, to make a few remarks on
the Tenant Delegation Meeting, and on the hostile
comments of the Editor ot the lslander.

As 1, in common with the HONEST and intelli-
gent portion of the public, look upon the Tenant
Leagues as by far the most sensible and effectual
organization that could take place on this Island
to redress the evils of landlordisin; and, in eom-
jinen with the general population of the Island.
jentirely coincide with the able and judicious re-
marks of Mr. Adains, lately publisied in Ross's
Weekly— wish to say a tew words in reply te the
editorial ot the islander of the 29th Aprillast. The
editor of the Islander sees Lo imagine that he has
succeeded in making all the old women of both

}to ery out “ Liberal” or ** Catholic” to make
| them all hide in a corner fer tear of immediate
| destruction. Surely the MEN of P. bE. Island are
not se sunk in the lowest mire of iguerance, oF

seeking office holder or hunter could trighten them
by calling them Liberals, just like a nurse telling
aun auruly child to take care ot the bear. With

‘ander misrepresents the volice of the Delegation
Meeting, aud takes advantage of his own tisre-
preseuiaon of that notice te sing the praises o!
the landlords.
“ Lbe proprietors ut tais Island, as a body, nave
wot been * haran jer oppressive,’ and in justice to
them, he must admit tint they are nut charge
able with ‘arbitrary, intolerable and tyrannic
couduet. By these remarks, the editor of the
Islander wishes his readers lo betteve that the
Delegation notice falsely charges the landlords
with arbitrary, Malolerable uid ty ranuie couduct,
What are the words of the Delegation Nutice ¢
Phey are these : that they repudiate tue arbitrary,
intolerable and tyrannmie propositions of resideut
jand absentee proprietors; aud evidentiy allude
to the Landlords’ Bill, and to the Dill latel,
passed by the Legislature of this Island, and
which we may party cail the Landlord Flankey’.
Bill. Lhe editer counties to say that the laud-
lords lave never, ly lis Knowledge, exacted trom
Their leaauls tite Luan those lenauis agreed to

sexes on the Island believe that all hie las to do is

such silly babies, that any sell-icterested aud sell-

is usual wautef fair play, the editor of the Js-

The editor of the Islander says :—

was, that no charge of mal-administration of the |
public money could be sustained against the othi-
cer named. Tt was now brought betore this Hon,
House with a view of passing a yole of censure
agaist the Government.”

"How; Sir, you will, perhaps, think, after all
these statements, that the people of the East
River are rebellious subjects, or are at least op-
posed to the present Government; and, therelore,
we are bound tu shew that we were net at that
time, nor are even now, epposed to the Govern-
ment; but if they persist io this and some other
of their acts of folly, the time may shortly come
when the whule people will impelled to iove in

or

Witen, ae, in regard to the first of these state-
ments, that the Executive paticutly investigated
the Whole matter, we merely Wish to kuow what
claim they bave to the name of such a fair pre-
ceedure, When that affair had wuly a one sided
view of the case, as nove of the complainants nor
their witnesses were suffered to” be present.
Now, it may be said, that the Executive are not
anopen tribunal, Then why uot take the proper
corse, and investigate by the Superintendent of
Pubhe Works or otherwise; for surely there is a
proper course to bring a public officer to justice,
who may have stepped out of the path ot duty ;
for any person Whe tnty have been acquainted
with the proceedings of the Executive in tuis case,
way conclude that the course taken was a Course
of humbug. d
Again, the Hon. Col. Gray said that the °* Px.
ecutive patiently investigaied the whole matter.
Well, then, let ime ask how they could patiently
investigate the whole matter trom a secret, one
sided view of ths case? ner would they show us
the Commissioner's “explanation of the circutie
stances counected therewiin,” although they pro- |
mised to do sv at one time, yet they receded trom
that promise in time, leading us to believe that
there Was something which they kuew ty be very
unfair in that istroment.

Another fact is, that an eminent member of the
Exeeutive said that probably he would yet be
able to read that explanation to me, but with the
understanding that L would wot make auy public
use of it, which oifer strengthened our suspicions;
and that although one member ot the Executive
was more honest than his fellows, yet there ts
a taint there that will corrupt the whole In tue.
And in regard tu the secoud stalemeut, that “it
was how brought before this Hon. House with a
view of passing a vote of censure against the Go-
vernment.” Now, Sir, this statement is equally
absurd, Whatever tendency it might effect, such
was not our object, and when we say that we
had wot the sligvtest intention te convey a Cel
sure, we say What we beileve to be the honest t-
tention of every signer of that document; and we
may state that our object Was no more than iu
pure desire to have our rights protected, and our
sinall share of the appropriated monies tairly aud
directly applied; aud @inking, as in ues past.
that the House of Assembly was a thore proper
tribunal, aud that we would receive trom them
the justice due to British subjects, therefore, we
petitioned that body, but the statements of the

ing, but, I

ther sucicty, for he believed drinking whiskey
was preferable to both. But the one that
took imy attention most was a small black
bearded body, who was shocking brsy, and
whom they all called the “ Litth Deacon.”
He was ere und be was there, he would praise
and he would abuse —he would fight and he
would'nt fight; and [ understand the “ deacon "
ig an Orangeman. The gallant Sens maintained |
their position till about nudnight, and could have
dove the same till day break, did they think proper
so tody. All hover be to the Sens of Temperance
of Granville Division, and special honer to that
brave and noble man they ealled the Worthy
Patriarch. When the Tempiars were about re-
tiring to a private house to erect their Temple,
they were told that should they humble them-
selves, and then ask leave of the Trustees for the
use of the Institute, they should bave it. This
having been done, it was granted, when the Sons
marched off ip order, unity and quietness. Hoping
that much good may be effected by both Sons and
Templars,

I remain yours, &c.

INDEPENDENCE.

New London, April 20th, 1564.

The Craminer,

Charlottetown, May 16, 1864.

GOVERNMENT 15 YEARS
PURCHASE BILL.

TUL

Tus Bill having appeared in the Royal Gazette
a few days ago, we vow transfer it tv our co-
lninns, Our readers. whe know any thing of the
Land Question of this unfortunate Colony, will
be more amused than enlightened by its perusal.
It is. we think, without exception, the most re-
markable piece of mock legislation we have ever
seen, The very title is most absurd aud ludi-
crous, It is called “an Act for settling differ-
ences between landierd and tenant,” &e. It
should be styled ‘an Act for perpetuating differ-
enees between landlord and tenant, for encourag-
ing agitation, and confirming proprietary claims.”
The proposed right to purchase at 15 years’ reut
is a cruel mockery of the unfortunate tenantry
who are required to pay from Is. 3d, to 2s. an
acre for the iease of their farms, and who are
heavily in arrears, not only before 18528, but since
that time. The maximum rate of rent reserved
in the lease is that at which the fee simple value
of a farm shall be estimated ; and this being the

Hou. Leader of the Government have had thei
desired effect, tree open investigation has been
ugain put down. Such precedents may serve
their present end, but they will wave a bad Leu-
dency throughout the country of deterring others,
in similar circumstances, from making Lheir cases
known; thereby leaving the way open to any
grasping speculator who may be inclined, it te
Were in & position, to take advantage of the
chance thus stforded.

Query, for what reason, when we used the
words in our petition, the “ fraudulent wasting ot
the public momes,” why net hear us or bring us
tu al accomnl for saying 86, as We very Well mer-
it, if the Mxecuuve patiently investigated the
whole matter, and found ao tault.

ALEXANDER MILLER,
JOUN STEWAKT, Appletree Farm.

>

——s

To Tue Eprrork or THE EXAMINER.

Sin: —The great Proprietary drama wonld
appear to be about played eat. The Popes and
Palmers and other “land sharks” have now got
the poor tenantry degally caugut in tie fatal suare.
They have got the trou power to eject from thei
lauds all those poor fellows who cabot pay rent,
Phey have all but got this by having all but get
their own shabby “tithes? all bat confirmed.
Tuis tine bext year will fiod those titles confirmed
by the sanction of the Crown. The Bill whieh
has so lately passed our beautiful Legislature will
eff-et all this. Thanks to the Tories! Let the

Orangemen now lay dowa their aris! Let the
religious bug-bear sink te its future bed ot

“peaceful rest’! Let the poor country put thei

jpay. How very Kiud! By what law could they
jxet mere 1) What would be the Judye’s opinion
cota criminal whe told him vet to pass seutence
ou lim jor murder, thal as svou as le was quite
sure his vieiias Was dead he never struck hin an-
other blow. “ The enormous amount of arrears
now due are proof that landlords have net been
tyrauniecal,” says eur landlord frieud of the Islan-
der. Wis a far greater prool of the poverty ot
ihe Lenauts aud of the cruelty of exacting reut tor
woods, stumps aud barreus. The editor vext
condescends to grunt his high permission to hold
Lenaut meetings, and says he is friendly tu such
tuvelings; but, frew friends like bins good Lord
deliver us. Lue yeditor of the Islaader, like u
lady in her letter, Keeps the cream of lis argu-
ment tor the last, aud then he comes out full ery
agaist any prestinptieus wortal that dares Op-
| pose hits all powerlal lord atid aiasier—the oui
| potent landlord. "Though we are told this by one

hands in their pockets and * plank duwu the
ijink.” or else let them heist their “stick and
bundle” on their shoulders, and begin their exodus
trom Egypt! Verily they have * suld themselves
tur nought.” “* Tenant Leagues” are all loo
late. Law” must be “law” in Prince Edward
Island as well as in Treland. Thanks to the
Tories! L write trom New Londou—the blessed
home of many of the most glorious dupes that
ever the woonday san shone upon. Here reside
po ungoodly nutuber of those lummaculate patriofs
who have lent their aid so long and so persisteytly
to transmograity this Island ime what it vow is
—New treland. Here reside so wiiuy of Close
wen Whe have laboured so successtully to make
themselves what they now are—permancat slaces.
They certainly deserve well of their countrymen !
Duvean Melean fisst taught them those party
principles which have led tv this result. Duncan
himself did not “ believe what he preached.”
But like all other place-seekers, he found pletity

_— ne tenant, no matter bow favorable the
| terme of his lease may be, can hope to bay his
tarm under twenty shillings ar acre, while a large
number of them would have to pay thirty and
forty shillings an acre; and the whole amount of
purchase mouey would have te be paid down, as
well as the rents which have accrued since 1858
We do not believe there are twenty tenants in
the Island who would or could accept these
terns.

As regards the remission of old arrears, pro-
vided for in the third clause. that part of the Bili
seems plausible enough until we come down to
the provisues, and they most effectually put a
damper upon this boasted concession to the ten-

ieve, no blows struck. In the of rent, whieh

midst of the fray, a good sen of Baechus got on in respect of any of the waid lands
top of a bench, and seid he would belony to nei-| the first day of May, one thousand ¢
and fifty-eight,
re oo give certain rates at
should have a right to purchase the

their farms; and Soden the said Communi af
ers did also, by their report, direct ory
that in certain cases the value of the ha
be ascertained by arbitrators or valuat
chosen by the landlords and their te
tively.

direction or provision of the said Comming
hath been questioned, and it hath been made
appear that such direetion or provision « %
the authority of the Commissioners, ang rend

the said Award ineffective ; and amen “Fe
nevertheless expedient, that the , 7
cerning the land tenures of this

should be set at rest by such legal provi oo

rr

accrued due to the said Propricton,
Previons ty
elaht

should ve remitted to the .
Which they

and :
a te

ore, to

Dante cmp

And whereas the validity of sueh last ment)

Island, a —
have been publicly agitated for so pa which

antry. No tenant can have his old arrears re-
witted, if such arrears have been secured by
judgment, and judgment entered up previous to
last October; and it any tenant has been flush
enough of inoney to pay since 1558 any rents due
previonsly to that time, he will net get eredit for
such payments on account of bis rents subsequent
te 1858, or en account of bis purchase. ‘That
money must be regarded as having been thrown
away. Every one kuows right well that where
'alandlerd could by any means reeover old or-
rears, be would net neglect an opportunity of
doing so. It he had a judgment against a de-

faulting tenant, nothing could save the poor tenant
from having the judgwent entered up against
him bat the most abject and hopeless poverty.
And is it not the most palpeble humbeg to claim
credit for philanthropy and benevolence Ta for
giving an old debt against a poor tellow, steeped
to the chin in poverty, which the erediter bas

anc conditions as Her Majesty may deem just
mated to Her Majesty's Gevernment
their n..
ter meptioned ; and also that the tena
lee simple of their farms at the rate
Governor, Council and Assenibly : mt
from any of the proprietors in the said
tle, their, or any ef their beirs, or asmgne,
of purchase hereinafter given, an Wuexpited term
prictors, therein mentioned, shall have
held by him, under lease o1 demise, at the
shall come into force, every such teuamt had
rg
reserved, and made payable by and
years of the term, shall be Jess than
such term,
puted by muluplying the maximum or rent
wei ee
may, wuder the provision aforesaid, be eutidled ty
or award of the said Comnmiesi
be, and the same is hereby declared to be. bind
are set forth in the Schedule hereunto annexed. y
ant of such Townsinp Lands, previons and wp tw
the first day of May, on shone eight bude
Passing of
hovit, prom issery pote, or other Bpecion at sone
der the provisions of this Act or otherwise, save
be had or taken for any such arrears-ot rent:—
recovered, and entered up in the Supreme Court
who have reiused or neglected to pay them year
suc judgwents having been entered up, upon, o
stand good, and may be enforced as well for suck
aud filty-cight, it any such shall be included ip
construed to entitle any tenaut, «be, sul
than was sufficient to cover or lignidate the rent
the tine of the passing ef this Act, to bave the
of May, ome t! ousand eight husdred and fihy-
any rent, acerumg after the date of the passi

tailed to recover by aby means, or by any process
of law?
The tenantry of this Island, oppressed and im-

shrewd and intelligent to be deceived by thes
Bill. ‘They cannot derive the least benefit from
it. Its only objects seem to be—te contirm pro-
prietary titles, to set aside the undoubted claims

will enable the tenantry te convert their
tenures into fee simple estates, pon such terwe
and reasonable.

And whereas the said proprietors fiaye inti.
lingness to remit to their tenaute, on ei il
spective estates, certain arrears of rent

t ite
said estates shall have the right to > “4
eXpressed, ;

l. Be it therefore enacted by the
every tenant now holding under lease, OF dewige,
named, or their ancestors, or any other y
or persona frem or throngh whom
at the time of his desiving to exereme the
of bot less than forty years, under ‘ritten
mise, in any of the Towuship Lands of each gor

ge

option lo purchase the tee simple of the lands
hereinafter mentioned, that iw te say: duchinten
period of ten years, trom the day when this Aes
have a right or option to purchase such fee
ple, at fifteen years’ purchase, of the yearly rent

. under such
demise : Provided alwaya, that m any Case Where
the said yearly rent, during the first or
rent reserved, during the vesidue of o
the siseunt of the purchase money shall be ‘com.
reserved, during the residne of such
umber of years purchase dt whieh seek tenant
purchase,

Al. ‘Luat the hereinbefore reeited deetaratinn
the urrears of Quit Rents, and alee sounnng
the lands known as the “ Fishery Meseryen™
ing in law and equity, in respect of the eatates
the proprietors of Towsship Linda itienenit

IIL. All arrears of reat, which have accrued
due ¢> any ot the said proprietors, from any ten-
and filty-eight, and unpaid at the
Act, whecher secured by bond, om
rity, are hereby remitted, released aad giver up,
Whether such tenant shall purelase bis farm an
as herematter excepted: and no action, execu-
lon, or other proceeding iu law or equity, ehall
Provided always, that where any euch arreareof
rent shall have been secured by judgwent at law
of Judicature, wm this Island, against any tenam-
or tenants of the said proprietors respectively,
ly accruing rents, in accordance with the reewm
ties dation of the aforenaid Royal Commissioner, .
at any tine previonsly to the first day of Oetober,
oue thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, shall
arreals as tor rent, which may have acerwed since
the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred
such judgments; and provided, jurther, and its |
hereby declared, that wothing i this Act sal be
to the first day of May, one thousand eight hum
dred and fitty-eight, shall have paid a sum
acerning duc, between the said first day of May,

ove thousand eight hundred wud fitty-vight, and
eight, and the time of the passing of this Aet, ap”
plied in or towards the bgnidation or pay mew of
ot this Act; but such overplus shall be taken ;
beld te have beeu appropriated by the iandlond, ——

iu payment of arrears :7 acerued due, previous
to the said first day of May, one thousand &
poverished as they may be, are nevertheless too ete and fifty-eight. ight .

IV. In any action, hereafter to be bronght by

any of the said proprietors, their heirs, or as-
signs, against any such tenant for the

of rent, which may have acerued due, previout
to the first day of May, one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty-eight, under any such demise as

plete exhaustion, of their patience, there)! joy. gut yet abanduned the vicious policy of | L ask any wan not blinded by bigotry, and) wie considers himselt more than a prophet, who did. Sie thinks [ now ero hie grim phust |e the Coley fe the Fishery Reserves and the

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would bave been laid before the LL use suc |

@ plain, systematic, and correct arrangement
aod statement of them, as would have atturd-
ed, even to the less skilfui io the art ul ae-
gvuunting, a clear and full understanding ol
the whole. Again, the Hon. the Leader vi
the Government bas told the House that,
fur two or three weeks, before the meeting
of the Legislature, the Government had
earnestly devoted thems-lves to the prepar-
ation of the Estimates, aud that their having

dune so wouid have the effect of shurten-|

ing the ueaal duration of the Session by as
jong @ peri.d as they had been sv engaged
lt the imates bad been su prepared, why
were they nut luid upon tue table at the
commencement of the Session, that every
bon. mewber cf the vase migit have hada
full and fuir opportunity of examining and
scrutinizing thew at lisieisure? The Louse
had been three weeks in Session, and the
Estimates had not yet been brought duwn to
the [fouse. No! and the reasun was that

the Government were not, as they ought to

have been, tully prepared to take up n them-
aelver the full responsibility of the Estimates
Tiey had not dared to do that withuut bhay-
ing first, in caucus meetings, cunsulted their
supporters, und pledged them, im secret, to
support whatever vo.cs they might have de
termined tu submit to the dunsideration oi
the House. Notwithstanding their boasted
majority, they did not dure to assome the
constitutional respousbility which ateached
to their position, withuut having, in the first
place, gathered courage (rom the seeret pro-
Wises o! Support given tu thew by their sup-
ters. ‘Lhey did not dare ty bring auy
thing forward for discussion without having
first drilled their party inte promises of su,-
rt and subserviency to their views,
Hon. Mr. Davies. Who told hita so?

Hon, Me. Coles Their acta told hin a0.
But after all their cabinet deliberations, and
alter ali their drilling of their supporters, it
did nut appear that tley were always able
to introduce their weasures i a maauner in

periees accordance with parliamentary rules |

and usages, B.ils bad been brought down
by thew, whieh his Honor tae Speaker had
hud to tell them Were unconstitutional, a!-
though they had spent weeks in concucting
them, The means which were had recourse
to by the Government to secure the passage
of their measures terough tue Muuse, con.
contrasted, most unfavourably for tiem.
selves, with that pursued by the Liberal Go-
yernment. By the present Government, ho

wegsure of theirs Was submitted to the or. | the Catholiomthe Christan and the Ma-,

deal of discussion in the House until aller
their majority bad been orivately drilled into
eu acceptance of 1. 1m & caucus meeting ;
whereas thes predevoseurs ip tue administra.
tion, without wpy preparatery tramung vt
their supporters tu ensure the success uf their
measures, fairly and | oncatly submitted them,
wpon their own merits, to the unbsassed
tion of the whula Honse.
Hon. Mr. Longworth said, it was not in
uence Ol the alwenee frum the Island of
the Hon. James C. Pupe, that the Govern-
ment had delayed the summoning of tue Le-
oo beyond the asual time of duing so,
t beowuse it wae thought unnecessary to
call them tagethor to do nothing bus pick
their finger-narle for two or three woeks,
blon. Alr. Heusley. However bad the pre
feof Wasting time im useless Gebutes,
and ut doing little ui more uengs than

kes a finger nails, whigh may have

cA previously

in no Session, since

sonpumed either iv unwise and y
Gweussions, or else spent in liters

durmg any Session, either of the

Reus oratany tormer i 1 :
wy ingrid a oP toy ne be ty recsuners impute every mistake

»%® #till worse precedent than
given, tor

be had t .
seat in the Louse, hy ene tong cn find, two things existing in a given counsry

iPeabie | wentation, with
Y doing as little a; pusaib!

mixing up what sume people call religion
jwith politics. By this mode of proceedure
\the men who govern us conless that they do
| not consider themselves suffiviently strong--.
| have not confidence enough in themselves and
| in their polsey to base their claims for sup-
| porton political grounds, «nd on those alone
Lins calling in to their aid the quasi-religious
element is a piece of political quackery, and

The Orange Elixir
iis the nostram whieh is tu cure all the puli-
| tical diseases of vur people. One dose is
| warranted to cure the most desperate cases
of Snateherisim, and two or three doses, pro-
| perly administered, will completely cure the
tuil-wora tenant, though far gone in the
worst stage of the anti-proprietary fever.
[ vis famous elixir is warranted to divide the
most united people, and to render sour eus-
picions and irritable men of the sweetest,
| must confiding and myst placid disposrtion.
| And what is best of all is, that the suffering
patient may have the full benefit of all the
virtue it is capable of bestowing without the
inevitable ** 25 cents ”’

‘Lhe speeches of the Colonial Seeretary and
of Mr. Brecken are expressiuns of the views
j and feelings of two classes of our Protestant
| population. The Colonial Secretary, in
strain of low invective and indecent vituper-

atiun, expressed the opinions and manilested
jthe spirit of the most ignorant and imost)
rabid class of anti-popyiah bigots. These men. |
| having no religion of any kind, foolishly im
)agine that the absence of every Christian)
| Virtue is auply compensated for in the esti-|
| wation of their fellow Protestants hy an out. |
rageons aval against the Roman Catholic
Cuurch. Such persons you may see in the!
grog shops, halt intoxreated, ready on the |
| least shaduw of a provocation, tu throw or |
| their buata and fight for «+ Protestant As-|
_cendancy,”’ and the Urange Lustituuon, and |
who, in the foulest and must blaspheuous |
| terms, bellow turth their hatred of the Ca-|
|tholic religion and every .thing and every
— eunnected with it. The Hon. W. I
| Pope i8 their representative man.’’ Differ |
| (Og in & few externals, they are the same in|
/spirit—equally foul-mouthed and equally in|
tolerant. There may be this farther di fer- |
ence between Mr. W. H. Pope and those!
whom he represents : while they ure sincere |
in their unreasoning hate, and really lear the |
phantoms of their own imagination, the lat-
tudinarian Mr Pope looks upon all religions |
with equal indifference—the Protestant and |

ty or their imbecility.

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| hometan— und laughs at the terrors of his
ignorant and ttatuated dupes, Mr. Pope
places more reliance on the hatred that his
toiowers besr to Catholiws than on ther
love for truth, and has more confidence in
their fears of Catholiciew than in their geal
for Protestantism.

Mr. Brecken represents the anti-papish
mania iv a milder torm. He does not appeal
ro muck to Protestant fears and antipatiues
as to Protestant & li-righteousness and spir-
ital pride. tie presents to us the pharisa-
iegl aspect of the quesuon. He as smouther
) iM bis speeoh than Mr. Pope, aod pretends
| to use Che language of reason ins of that
| of passion. He would proseribe Catholics im

| good set termé—demeliay them with « syllo-|

gisu—silenee them by an histurical allusion
—and aunihilate them by a rheturial flour-
ah His reasoning, though nut at all ort-
j ginal. peculiar ty the party whose cause
he has so warmly espoused. This vlase o!

tholie rehygion. ‘They find, or imagine they
| #0 Che Baume tine ; wud by & process of argu-
Whigh reason and logie have
© ty de, they forthwith

is an open confession either vf their dishones- |

of Catholic, and . in Spit y Orange :
| butions, and every fault and crime of 08 quict, ia spite of Orangewen,. and the

tholie individuals to the intluence of the Ca-

unehristianized by intoleranee, if it ts not
much more reasonable, as well more Ciris-
tian-like to vonelude—wha' | verily believe to
be the true state of the cas+—that the Catho-
lie clergy were deeply grieved at the conduct
of the Catholics who tovk part in the Beliast
| riot of 1847; and that it is mainly owing to
their influence that we have vet had a re

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| currence of such scenes—that it 18 owing to! small Colony, as faras population was coucerued, days, yet,
their exertions in keeping the peace, and in| but that strong Coivny as far as mural courage, |
restraining the passions of their people that, absence of fuukies, wolves in sheep-clothing, and

| notwithstanding the insults which have been |
| heaped upon Cathulics and every thing they |
hold sacred during the past five years, there |
has been uo violation of the peace, and that |
| with searcely am excepiiun they bave borne)

the only kind of persecution that our age |

jand laws permit with a patience and forti-|
| tude truly exemplary. ( very much fear!
were the circusustances reversed, that Pro-|
testants would not have shown so much |
| Cortstian torbearance. That this view of |
l the euse i8 the correct one. is, £ think, |
| proved by the conduct of the Catholic Clergy
| when & riot Was imwinent in Charlottetown
Then, the devoted Minister of Religion, re-
| gurdiess of danger, exposed himself to the
| Violence of an enraged mob, that he might
| execute the most holy duty of his sacred yo-
) cation, that of peace-maker, Would that
| some of our Protestant Clergy were actuated
by the same spirit, and that they exercis:d)
their talents, not in fomenting sectartan bit-
terness bat in allaying strife.

To say that the quiet of lite years is ow-
ing to the dread inspired by the Institution |
of Orange Societies, is purely a gratuitous)
assumption, unsupported by # parcuele ot
proof. ‘The Catholic Lighlander and the)
Irishman are as ready to face danger us
their Protestant fellow subj ets and we know
when men are urged to deeds of violence by
what they consider religious motives, they
do not stop to calculate consequences, —
Orangemen are not likely to be very furbear-
ing wien suspicion of the designs of Catholics
is forever sounded in their ears. They are
uot likely to bear towards Cathvlies the most
kindly feelings when every ¢ircumstance of
past ages and every fault of every Catholic
country is continaallly harped upon; and
by a logic perfectly satisiactory to the ig.
nerant and the unthinking, mace te embitter |
the minds of Protestants against their Ca. |
tl olic fellow subjects Nor can the feelings
of Catholics towards Pr -testants be wiat)

|

|they ought, when they finl themselves the.

objeets of suspicion and dislike--when the

—and when they fiud themselves biamed for |
| the mistakes and the crimes of the Catholies |
}of all ages and of all countries. The spirit |
of distrast and coutempt on the one side, and
| the sense of injury and injustice un the other,
| will be sure to engender feelings that vnly
wait for a favorable opportunity to burst
forth in scenes of open violence. To say that
Orangeism, or the spirit that has given rise
to Orangeisim, has dune no barm in this
vountry, is a8 if a man asserted that because
he had kept a barrel of gunpowder open in
his cellar for three months, every one else
might do the same ; and that. therefore, gun.
powder, notwithstanding ull the fuss old |
ladies make abvut it, is a very harmless com-
pound. That the late elections and other
public gatherings have not been disgraced by
seenes of bloodshed, I believe not to be owing
to the existence of Orangemen in the country
but to guod sense uf the Catholic population,
and to the exertions of the Catholie clergy
in maintaining peace. We have had peace

abetturs of Orangemen, and nut by their aid
But, says Mr. Breckrn, Orangeisia is neces-
sary to prevent Catholic Asvendancy, to
counteract the machinations of prists for
the attuinment of that ubject. T bave never
yet been able to ascertain what is weant by
* Catholic Aseendancy ’’ in Prinee Edward

| namely, the editor yf the Islander, who says that
lit every one on the Island, teuants, magistrates,
| government, ail combined aguiust the landlords,
jit would be all ia vain. Why! The editor ef

tue Islander tells us su, and “ who ever dares his
| coat displace, must meet Botbastes face te face.”
} In 1848-9, the Luperial Government of Great
| Britain and Lrelaud resuived tu uke the Cape ot
Good Hope a Penal Colony. Tiiat weak and

above all, traitor editors were concerued — re-
sulyed that the Cape vf Good Hope suouid nut be
a pénal Colony; aud though the Imperial Go-
vernment sent out a man-of-war with couvicts to
the Cape, alter that man-of-war remaining there
ivr over three tenths, she had te go away with-

perched on the top of some ove of the many ol

peuple.
laughing spirit of the veritable Duncan—* your

For although I indeed preached
hte you something like Tory privciples in my later
| day beheve me, bad it come to the pineh,
when T was yet with you in my Own person, I
never would have seid you thus !” But Dunean
or no Dunean, the tenantry are now sold, and the
Proprietors have come ol .° Bus Aguiti We say,
thanks to the Tors!

Yours truly,

A TRAVELLER.

——_-+—»0e--—

| cessors of mie.

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vut landing a single cous ict, aud the wile power
of the British Government was baflled and de-
teated by the moral courage and determination
ot the men of one of England’s weakest Colonies
iu point of material strength. All history could
be brought turward to show that moral courage,
deteraiuation aud persevering energy, and noi
mere brute numbers have ever led to success.
Phe landlords are determined, say their flunkies ;
all history proves that obstinate resistance is ever
overcome by still more obstinate aitacks. Lhe
tenants are frightened by the /slander with judg-
ments from the Sapreme Court. Iu that Court
there must be Juries called to judge of the facts,
and a Judge eau ouly pass judgment of the facts
iwuud by the Jury, aud if there are teuaut leaguers
ov the Jury, they eau find for the tenant, and
costs must go against the landlord, Of course, if
the LTeuaut organization become general, the
Juries will beloug to it. With ali Eurepe con-
vulsed, the veighboring States all arouwud and
threatening these Provinces, does any fool believe
the idle threat that Great Britain will send sel-
diers tomurder its people to please landlords or
their fluvkies, or af they did, and the news
reached Europe, what Lunatic Asylum would
supply landlords with teuauts in place of the
ejected ones; and if no tenants could be found,
the mercantile profit of squirrels in their place to
the landlords would not be overwheluingly great.
Hoping you will excuse this trouble,
I remain yours, ete.,
A VOICE FROM CASCUMPEC.
——__--—-w > oo
To Tit Eprror or Tut Examixer.

Sik :—L am compelled to seek your aid under
very peculiar circumstances. It any person had
said te me at auy Line previous that 1 would yet
be torced to dose, | would have sliuply treated

To THe Eptror or THE EXAMINER,

Dear Sm ;—You are aware that New London
has lately become notorious by the public teet-
ings held by its inhabitants. There have been
meetings held tor many aud strange purposes,
such as getting up an Address to our Governor—
instituting Orange Lodges—Divisious of Sons ot
‘Temperanece—tor preventing persons trom selling

the great humbug—the wonderiul Land Question,
to the proceedings of which you have given pub-
hieity in your columns, and which are well known
to be the sentiments of a large majority of New
Londoners. Our Representatives, anneyed at the
resulutions passed unanimously at a large mect-
ing, and unwilling to comply with the wishes of
their constituents, which they therein “ urged,”
called another meeting (with a few hours’ notice,
and only a few persons getting that,) when they
all three were ou the plattorm, very tree and very
kind, very humble and very familiar, with the tew
present, who were nearly all their true friends
You may be sure there was much spouting, long
and very loud speeches in praise of the acts of our
present Government, approving highly of the De-
legation scheme. and ne doubt 15 or 16 years’
purchase would be a great boon to the poor ten-
ants of P. EE. Island. One ot them, a very decent,
straight, slick looking man, a stranger to me,
Whow a person present called the “ Sargin,” told
na he was trem the upper House—that he was
here to defend the acts of the Government, aud
to “rebut all that might be brought up by the
Opposition.” No doubt they displayed all the
wit, Wisdou aud eloquence with which Providence
has gitied them, forthe occasion really required it.
When the few present were about leaving,
vexed and dissatistied, a motion was offered by
the poor Road Comnussioner of the District,

buuw with the contempt that he did not merit,

| because he judged more correctly of the despotisin |
lot our government.

Phe tact is, that the Hon. Leader of the Go- |
vernment stated what was i our opinion not
true, aud alsu misrepresented vur inte.tiotis, and

that such statements might effect: theretore, 1
went to the dslander office tor that purpose; but
Mr. Juhu Ings said that he was a Government
officer, aud would uot publish the facts. 1 then
went to the Protestaat office, ahen the editor ot |
that paper said that he was reporter to the House
of Assembly, but that he would publish it it 1
would uilow tin to modify the facts, but they
did not appear in any form; aud latterly le said
that the tacts needed some preparation, and that
they would stultify the writer; and as Mr. J. B.
Ceover has # small profit alse in the custody ot
the Government, i did net trouble hin.

Now, Sir, although I am ouly a farmer, and
more apt to make things ready for the plough
than tor the press, yet, 1 am bound to show how
we are put down if we complain about the wilful
waste af the public menuey, wud how we are uis-
represented wheu we attempt to do soe.

ALEXANDER MILLER.

To rue Eprror or Truk ISLANDER.

Sik :—lu looking over the doings and sayings
of the House of Assembly, Lwas surprised to see |
What appeared te we a very erroneuus statement. |
The words I allude te proceeded from the Hou.
Leader of the Government in regard to a com-
pluint of some of the people of the East River,
agaiust their Road Commissioner, John Ss.
McLeod, tor dereliction of duty in different forme. |
“Hou. Col, Gray replied that 4 petition on the |
same subject had been preseuted to the Execu-|
tive Council, that a most patient investigation of |
tue While matter had besu made, aud the result

t

“that our representatives give their support to
the Bill befure the House tor the settlement ol
the Land Question,” when 3 respectable gentle.
man offered in amendment, “ That they should not
give their support to thy Bill.” The vote being
taken, the motion was carrtd by asmall majority ;

mos! nefarious designs are laid to their charge | W¢ merely Wished to counteract the impression | our “ big men” then walked off, much better

pleased than their pooor constituents.

But the last public meeting convened in our
Mechauies’ Lustitute cups the climax of all meet-
ings held yet. Lt was called by a few persons
who wished to build a Temple in opposition to
the Granville Division of the S. of T., which has
done a great amount of good in New London. To
shuw that it was tor opposition the thing was
first got up, by a certain person who had been
expelled from said division for being drunk and
disorderly, and exposing secrets of the order.
‘To begin, che Trustees withheld the key. The
Templars raised the windew and broke open the
door. ‘Trustees and Sous, who have the best

right to the building, were displeased at this act |

of snjustice. The propriety aud impropriety of
starting a temple there was well discussed, the
champions of the Sous were two undaunted
McK’s, P. W. P’s and tarwers, who maintained
their position till the last, like men. Ou the side
of the Templars ¢uld be heard but scarcely seen,
some very wee schoolmasters among other gen-
tiemen, After singing a bey verse about 10
o'clock, P. M., it was reselved that all net in fa-
vor of instituting & Temple do withdraw, while
all others remain and raise the building.
Sons then took their seats—the
the chair,
viz., the removal of the Sous, which has not yet
been attempted, although they were outnumbered
by Templars, the members of twe ‘Tempies being
present. Of all seolding, ubusing, rowing and
snarling I ever Witnessed this beat, for two full
Luurs. There was seme clinching, a little chok-

Worthy Patriarch

Haslams and Littie Donalds are ne true suc-

Ruo on the sly—and tor taking inte consideration |

The |

il arrears of Quit Rents, and to raise the standard

ratupikes which adorn this region, While he most price of Township land three or four times higher
cowplacently amuses hinuselt grinning at these
“Men of New Lendon,” soliloquises the

than it was made by the sales effected under the
Land Purchase Bill. It is only designed to con-
ter the most material advantages or the Proprie-

| tors, aud to keep the Tenanutry in bondage under
the leasehold system. However, the latter seem
now to be aroused to a proper sense of their
If they will spread their Tenant
Leagues far and wide, and keep them in good
working order for two or three years, they will
do more towards abolishing the leasehold tenure
than all the Royal Comuissions, Resolutions,
Delegations, or Acts of Parliament that were
ever dreamt of, or devised. Let not the Tenantry
be cowed or frightened in the least degree by the
silly tureat of a mulitary force being sent into the
Colony. When the brave soldiers come here—
ifever they do eome—to collect reuts tor the
proprietors at the point of the bayonet—the peo-

wrotgs.

| ple will respect their mission, sanguinary as the
| intent of itmay be, and they will be glad te see |
British treops here, spending British gold amongst

us; but as the Tenantry have committed ne vie-

lence—as they contemplate no violence, so far as

we know, it is very cowardly and contemptible

to threaten them with legalized bloodshed and

wurder. They have an undoubted constitutional |
right to agitate for the redress of their grievances : |
they deserve to be slaves—they and their children |
and their children’s children atter them—if they

do not continne the agitation. Let them keep

their shoulders to the wheel, and in time they |
will crumble the proprietary system into dust.—

Tenant Leagues are quite legitimate and nena
tutional, so far as they do net propose to out i
aside any law of the land, or any lawful obliga-
tion. They may be organized with great proprie-
ty and effect by large bodies of tenants tor mutu-

al protection, and for counsel and deliberation in
difficult emergencies. As there is nothing te
prevent such organizations, we shall be glad to
see them spread from one end of the Island to the
other; and while we shail treat with just con-
tempt the threats of the proprietary party, we
shall always advise the tenantry to keep within
legal aud constitutional bousds,

AN ACT FOR SETTLING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
LANDLORD AND TENANT, AND TO ENABLE
TENANTS ON CERTALIN TOWNSHIPS To PUR-
CHASE THE FEE SIMPLE OF THEIR FARMS.
—FASSED MAY 2, Is64.

Whereas by a certain Address of the House of
Assembly, pursuant to certain Resolutions passed
by the said House, it was prayed that Her Ma-
jesty’s Government would be pleased te direct a
Commission to enquire inte the existing relations
between Landlord and Tenant, and to begociate
with the Proprietors for abatement of arrears of
rent, and also for terms to enable the Tenauts te
| purchase the fee simple of their Faris,
|. And whereas Sir Samuel Cunard, Baronet,
Edward Canard, Sir Graham Montgowery. Baro
net, James Moutyomery, The Right Honorable

afuresaid, this Act (as to se much of the demand
as relates to rest accrued due, previous to such
last mentioned date), shall be a good detenee,
under the general issue, without the same being
specially pleaded in bar thereto,

V. That no tenant shall be entitled te dake
the right or option to purchase under this Act,
unless all arrears of rent, and which might have
been recovered before the passing of this Act,
and are vot released or barred by the provisions
hereof, shall be fully paid and satwelbed:

VI. That nothing in this Act shall extend to
any lease made after the passing of this Aet.

VIL. That no landlord shall be compelied
sell under the provisions of this Act, unless the
whole of the purchase money be cendered of
offered to be paid,

VILL. That in case the tenant shall desire te
purchase between the periods or days on which
the rent falls due, the same shall be apportioned,
and the portion there found to be due added te
the purchase money, payable by euch tevant un-
der the provisions of this Act.

LX. In all eases where leases have been granted
subsequent to the period when the Act passed iu
the seventeenth year of the reign of Her present
Majesty, chapter six, mntituled “ An Act relating
to certain leases and mouetary obligations, enter-
ed into before the passing of the Currency Act,”
came inte force and operation, such leases having
the reut therein reserved in sterling ; and the
tenant shall bave been accustomed to pay bis
rent reserved, by such, his lease, with the addi-
tion of ove-ninth part thereof, every such tenant
shall be entitled to have the purchase money
computed, iu the sume manner as the rent hae
been accustomed to be compared when paid.

X. Nothing in this Act shall have any foree or
effect until Her Majesty's pleasure therein shall
be known,

SCHEDULE (A.)j
Sir 8. Cunard, Proprietor of Townships Nos.

2, 14, 21, 32, 44, 63, G4, and of halves ot Town

ships Nos 20, 45, 46, 49, and parts of Townships
3, 45, 54, aud 65; aisu, one-third part of Town
ship 27.

Mr. Edward Cunard, Proprietor of Townships
Nos. 4, 5, 6, aud ball of Township No. 1.

Kigit Hoo. Lawrence Sullivan, Proprietor of
Towuships Nos. 9, 16, 22, and 61.

Sir Grauau: Montgomery, of one-third part of
Township 34.

: ton. T. H. Haviland, Proprietor of ‘Township
ar 56, aud parts of Townships Nos. 43, 4,
and x.

Henry and Edward Palmer, Proprietors of
one -halt of Township 1.

Mr. Daniel Hodgson, Proprietor of part
Township 23.

Mr. William Cundall, Proprietor of part of
Township 20. -
Mr. John A. Maedonald, Proprietor of parts

Township 35 and 36. a

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Tue Steamer Commerce, for some time adver
tised in our paper as a packet between Charlotte
town and Boston cia Holifax, arrived here o#
Friday last, with a cargo of merchandize. 8a
was built in England, we understand, only
years ago, and was designed for the Southert
Awerican trade as a blockade runner; but oe
Was seized by the Federal authorities, sold a6
prize, and purchased by Franklin Suew, Exgr.,of
Boston. Great alterations and improv
have been made in her by the present owner,

Lawrence Sullivan, Daniel Hodgson, William
Cundall, Johu Roach Bourke, the Honorable
| Thomas Heath Haviland, John A. Maedonald,
and the Houverable Edward Palmer, and Henry
Palmer, Proprictors. of the several Township
| Lands, mentioned in the Schedule to this Act,
; marked (A), did agree tu the issuing of such
| Cammission ; and wiereas a Royal Comission
| Was thereupon issued, and whereas the Cumuis-
/Souers thereby uppointed, by their Report, did
‘find and declare that no arrears of Quit Rents,

aud a dittculty then presented itselt,| by the original grauts reserved, are wow due, or |
recoverable trom the proprietors, tenants or oe- |

cupiers of such lands; and also that the propri-
: ores their tenaute or occtipiers, should be qiuet-
In their possession of certain parts of the said
lands, called or kuowu as an ce
‘aud did alsv declare and award that all arrears

the “Fishery Reserves;” |

she is now fitted up in the best style of America
| steamboats. She has excellent

tor passengers and freight, and is well know? ”
be a faust sailor. She can make the trip hetweet
Charlottetown and Boston, calling at Cane
Halifax, in less than four days, and the fare i a
cabin passage is only eight dollars. She wel
great accession to the trade of the country

no doubt she will, as we hope she may, be lib
patrouived, The enterprising ownet, wer
is now here, and has, by his courteout, ;
and bon homme manners, made himell wet a6
ably acquainted with
' Charlottetown.

many of the