fire. Mo, therefare, wonld strongly arg the claims of petitioners to tle exenption prayed for, Ordered that said pet table. lon. Attorney General presented seve- ral petitions on Kt uls, Bridges and) Wharis; all of which were read and. or- dered to be referred to the members of the several Districts. On motion of the hon. Col. Sceretary, | the petitions relating to the opening ot new Romls were severally read, aud or- alered to be laid on the table, The petition of divers inhabitants of Cardigan, concerning the opening ofa new | road through the lands of John Parker, and | others, was ordered to be withlrawn, on the ground that the prayer of the said pe- tition could not be entertained by the louse, the remedy, according to Statute, being in an appeal to the Supreme Court. Hon, Mr. Durtean gave notice that, to morrow, he would ask the Government if they intended to make any alterations re- lative to the manner in which the Hills boro’ Ferry v conducted, and if they contemplated any improvements in the running of the Ferry Boat. A short debate here took place in which | the hon. Mr. Coles, Messrs. Davies and} Dunean took part. Hon. Mr. Davies congratulated the House on the unanimity which had prevailed) up to this period of the Session, noe counter resolutions having been submitted in op- position to any question of importance. Hon, Leader of the Government sup- posed that matters had been so well cou- ducted that no room was left for censure, Hon, Leader of the Opposition would correct the hon, Mr. Davies, and inform that hon. member that two counter reso- lutions had been submitted of considerable importance, the one being to recommit the Reyenne Bill, with the view ot lowering the duties on certain liquors imported to this Colony—the other relative to the grant for Steam communication with Souris, Ge. How such resolutions could have escaped the notice of the hon. Mr Davies, ifhe were in his seat. he was at a loss to know. Ion, Mr. Hensley said that the matter must haye escaped the memory of his hon. colleague in the Goverment, House adjourned. WEDNrspay, May 1. Non Attorney General presented to the House a Bill for the continuance of certain expiring laws, which was received, read, and committed to a committee of the whole, dfon, Mr, Laird in the chair, teported agreed to, On motion ofthe hon, Attorney General, the time limited for the re eption of new matter was extended to Wednesday next, the 8th inst, in so far as relates to matters ofa public nature, Ifon, Colonial Sceretary presented to the Tlouse a memorandum of the Stock now on the Government Stock Farm, Ilon, Attorney General presented a Bill to enable George C. Stiles, of Westmor- Jand County, New Brunswick, to obtain Letters Patent for the invention of a new and useful improvement in the construc: tion of Spinning Wheels, The said Bill was received, vend, and ordered to be referred to The Special Com- mittee to report thereon, The Bill to diminish the delay and ex- pense of proceedings in the Court of Chan- cery was read a third time and passed. fon, Attorney General presented to the aioae the Reports of the Visitors of Schools bern three - . b ees wee ol AEE... the Island for the past y« by the Board of Education, Ifon. Leader of the Government said from the unrelinble manner in which the information given in’ those reports was collected, the House ju previous Sessions did not consider themget suficient import- ance to be published il the Journals. But as the Board of Edueation had transmitted the snid papers to that hon. Ileuse, it would, perhaps, be as well to. publish at Jeast © portion of them in the Journals. peered ct itiens be ladon the a8 transmitted Mr. Reilly—It appeared that but little importance had been attached to the Re- ports of School Visitors by that hon. House. Vhen the large amount of public revenue expended on edueation would be taken into consideration, it appeared strange in- deed that the printing of Reports, which should be of material importance, was considered a waste of public money. He believed, and in fact it could be proved if necessary, that much of the intormation given in those Reports was from the hear- say of others, and not the result of person- al observation on the part ef the Visitors. That, however, could not be wondered at, when the smull pittance allowed for the School inspection of the whole Colony was but £300 a year—a sum smaller than that given to the Superintendent of Public Works last year as travelling fees alone. He said the office of School inspector should be non-political, and merit, rather than political favoritism, should influence the appointinent of officers, whose duties were so essential to the best interests of eduea- tion, When the question came before the Tfouse in amore general form, it could be entered into more fully, and, he hoped, With satisfactory results, Tfon. Attorney General—When the Fa- ueation Act would be presented in a few days to the consideration of the Louse, the views of the Government would be known relative to the appointinent of Visitors, as wellas the general question of Educa- tion. Ton. Leader of the Opposition said he was always of the opinion that the School Visitors were inadequately paid. Clerks in Merchants’ Establishments, in many eases, had better salaries than were allow- ed for the inspeetion of Schools for the whole Colony; and he was of opinion that one Superintendent of Schools for the whole Island, properly paid, and of super- jor attainments, would give more general satistaction than the present mode. Ife said that Dr. Ryerson, Superintendent. of Edueation in Upper-Canada, had held that office for many yeu no matter what party had the Government in that country r "he office should not be viewed pelitically and should be held during good be viour. Mr. P. Sinclair was happy to hear that there appeared a disposition to make the office of School Visitor nou-political, It was high time that a change of some kind was mude, [le was of opinion that a Visitor for each of the three Counties of this Island would give more general satis- faction. He would be willing to have such officers ippointed during goo’ be- haviour, =. “° ow Mr. Howlan Said it was indeed strange that Reports relating; t) the expenditure of some £16,000 of the Reyenue, annually, were so utterly useless, and so unreliable as not to be worth publishing. ‘The super- yision of the educational interests of the whole Colony required a larger sum than had hitherto heat yoted for that service. He hoped that hon, members on both sides ot the house would concur jn the necessity not only inereasing the salary, but also of tem pointnient of gentlemen. of sup- . erior taltats and attainments for the dis- charge of those onerous duties connected Paud Fevidenee of the tal | Belfast was conducted, and suid that high with the offer of School Inspeetor. And) he was happy to say that he believed th were those among the young mon ef this Colony who possessed those required abil: | ities, Mr, Arsenanx sald tat, fram his own | personal knowledge, the School Visitor's | Report of certain Schools in’ parts of the | District which he had the honor to repre- sent, was not relitble, In) proot of his; renurks, he referred to the Report. in} question, aud read its statements touchin Z| Schools at Lot 15, said to be unoccupied, | also attributing apathy, in regard to} education, to the French population of that | part of the count Such statements, he said, were not true, aad only tarnished icious nature of such) reports, Then he explained the diteulty | of procuring licensed ‘Peachers under the | revised School Act, which enjoined the | mpwing instruction in English as well as French. In the abscnee of such teach- ers, young ladies were employed and paid hy voluntary subs ious. There being, according to the Visitor's Report, some six or seven school houses in the vicinity to which he alluded, was proof suflicient to show that the inhabitants were not un- mindtul of the necessity of educating their children, Cameron said that merit, and not A should be considered relative ppointnent of School Visitors. sonal Knowledge, he could vouch for the correctness of tat portion of the Report now betore the house, rehitive to Schools in his District. And then he eom- mended the assiduity of the present Visitor for the Western Section of the Islnd, Mr, Bell concurred with the remav made by the hon. member (Mr, Came rekutive to the diligent and painstaking couduct of the Visitor alluded to; and urged the necessity of placing the educa- tional system of the Colony on the best possible basis. Mr, MeAulay could not understand what the question betore the house was. Sur it was not contemplated to plaice restric- tions on the thoughts and opinions of'men who might hold Government appoint- ments ? Nr, Dayies Were nore ¢ tid that parents general ble of judging the progress made by their children, than were the Visitor, who, from a hasty callata School, could Know but very little of the real state of such Schools. ‘Phe principle amend- nent which requived to be made in the School Act, was the payit gol the whole of the Poachers’ salaries from the ‘Tre so as to enwtble them to make a respe ng, and eause young men of wbil take a greater and more permanent inter- est in their profession, Schoolhouses, in soine localities, we ected too close to each other, Some settlements appeared to be more highly favored in that- respect than others. It was, in his opinion, ab- surd to have eleven or twelve nen called together to examine candidates for the of- fice of School ‘Teacher. One person otf quiuified attainments could duty as efficiently as a whole Board of Kdueation. He alluded to the satistietory manner in which the Gramm; thaol at schools of that nature, if mor established, would be productive good, ‘The ordinary enerauly of much hools could be conducted by Teachers of a lower class, and Females might, asin the United States, In be more high, or Mathen those raphy, other generally employed: x Gc tion, and | Chronicle, in the course of a longthy article Pertorm that |#ttendants that the change to her native ‘SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURS Colonial and other Aes, Mont Srranens Wantren. ~The Quebec on the transportation’ of four from Canada to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, says: "The ansicty to get the supply of four by the Gulf route is now thoroughly awakened at St. John, we believe. The tlestthing required is additional accomodation for discharging | and loading at the railway wharf, With this} furnished, a steamer of not more than the re- | quisiw: draught might be employed to make the trip once in three weeks; and the mer- chants of St. John, ax being most interested, | are the people who ought to charter such a) steamer. Our friends below scem to labour under a delusion about the superabundant enterprise and capital that is to rush to their istance from the St. Lawrence, and more ally from Montreal. This is a matter in which they ought to do something to help themselves. ‘They ought to know more about Shediac than we do up here, and they can seareely expeet people at a distance to avert capital and incur riskin an undertaking which may prove impracticable from want of accom- modation at their end of the line.” A recent letter to a gentleman in this city, from a reliable source in California, mentions the fuct ef a tree lately being cut down on Grand Island, Sacramento River, from which 509 cords of wood were made, which sold at $5 per cord. To add to the value of the tree, there were foundin its hollow trunk namerous swirms of bees, whose store of sweets was suillcient in quantity to sell for $500, making the total value of the trée and contents $750. The writer adds that there are many trees in the vicinity which are large enough to make 25 to 380 cords of wood each. They may or may Not contain honey. In some parts of the 5 is conducted on an extens: le, individual farmers sometimes so fig from one thousand to fifteen hundred acres of wheat and barley alone. One instance is mentioned by the writer of the communication referred to in which a farmer in Almeda County had some four thousand agres in one vast field, sown with wheatand barley. Crops were looking excellently at the time this was written, wnich was in February list. We observe that the Western papers give hopeful accounts of the appearance of the wheat croy It is said that very litte has been winter-killed, and that the appearance of the crops is now very much better than it was last Spring. The Can n in noticing this fact expresses a hope that the good accounts will have an ameliorating effect on the high price of flour, At the Paris Exhibition it is said jthat a novelty will be on exhibition, in the sliape of an urtificial horse. ‘Phe ingeniously construct- ed animal when ready forthe road, will travel twenty-five miles without stopping, and after- wards may be wound up ina few moments so as to goas much further,and so on indefinitely. A li like this must be a valuable acquisi- tion, provided it can be bought as cheaply as the noble animal of which it is a copy. The London Court Journal says that it is the intention of the Princess of Wales to re- turn to Copenhagen with the Queen of Den- mark, it being the opinion of her medical tir beneficial effeet, and tend to vy of their royal patient. Ata public necting in ‘Tipperary, Ireland, one speaker illustrated the growing importance of the town by stating that in the purchase of butter alonejupwards of £1,000,000a year was expended, A swarm of locusts has again settled on the island of Sardinia, so that this year’s crop will probably be destroyed, as were those of last will have a me a speedier recoy The Russians have made a discovery on the essen to the ordiniry pursu should be imparted; and tho. who desired to give their children the higher attainments of a classical edu tion should not procure the means of a quiring such attainments from the public revenue, Mr. Henderson said that, in justice to the gentleman who held the ofiiee of School Visitor for the Eastern Section of the Is- land, he felt bound to state that some of the allusions made to that geptlemian were unjust anduntiir, It was well known to hon, gentlemen on both sides of the house that the ofllcer to whom allusion was made had, formany years, been a teacher ot youth in the Colony, and also master at one tine in the princi institution of arning on the Island, in both of which capacities he had done some service to the country. When the small sulary allowed him, as Visitor of the whole of the Eastern section of the Island, was considered, and also his advanced years, he thought some allowance should be made for any imper- lections that might appear in his Report. Ile was astonished at the remarks of the hon. member for Belfi (Mv. Davies) comparing the knowle ol parents with that of School Visitors, relative to the im- provement made at Schools. Tt was well known that there were those who ¢ but little about the Education of thei dren, It was, therefore, necessary that the Government of the country should pro- tect the childven of such parents, even against the neglect of their own parents, especially as such neglect would inevitably lead to dangerous consequences to Socic TIon, Leader of the’Government reviey ed the different experiments that had been resorted to, velati to the Free Sehool System, with the view of improving it. The Visitors’ department had also heen changed from one for the whole Island as at first, to the dividing of the work into tivo sections, and appointing a Visitor for each. ‘The latter mode, it’ ppeared, had not given that gencral satistaction which was expected. ‘The whole question would, however, shortly be submitted to the house, when ths subject generally might be more fully debated. He hoped, how- ever, that no party fecling would be mani- tested on that question, Mr. MeNeill—It was impossible to know from the Reports transmitted, what the state of Education was in the country. Much of the success of teaching was_ the result of tact on the part of the teacher Local Boards should be appointed in d ferent localities, the members of which should be competent to examine schools, and they should attend at the visits of the inspector Ordered that said Reports be Jaid on the table, Ifon. Mr. Dunean then asked what alter- ations of arrangements, if any, the Goy- ernment contemplated relative to the Hillsboro’ Ferry—and at the same time would correct a remark made by hin yes- lerday, relative to the Ferry Steamer stopping at four o’elock in the Fall of the ir. He was sineo informed that they ways ran till five o'clock. parents Tfon. Leader of the Government said, in reply, that there was no time since notice was yiven, for the Government to investi- gate the matter, Ifany material change was required, it was better for the house to consider it in Committee, and come to some resolution on the subject. The Goy- ernment was prepared to give every pos- sible facility to the public, relative to thi Ferry, and he would be willing to hes the subject freely debated by the house in Committee of the whole, Nouse adjourned. Sn Danb wi hieley heohaeaaisy able Htters who had observed that the bricks with which the Kirghise supplied Fort No. 1 were ex- tremely well baked, evidently very old, and partly covered with mortar, ascertained that they had been found amongst some ruins ata distance of about fifteen miles from the fort, vhich was formerly on the banks of} the sea of Aral, Some oflicers were sent to examine the place and discovered a town.about three miles in diameter, completely buried in sand and overgrown with bushes. None of them could form any conjecture as towhat the town may have been, but a description has heen sent to the central administration, and the enquiry will be taken up by scientifie men. The City Council of Halifax have passed an ordinance for preventing minors smoking in the streets. It enacts that for the first offense the offender shall be arrested and con- veyed to the Police Office, and kept there for — hours, unless released by the Mayor ar presiding Alderman; and if the offence be re peated, a fine of not less than $2 or five days imprisonment in the county Jail. In illustration of the present condition to whieh the working of the Atlantic eable has heen brought, it is mentioned that recently,in the business of three entire days, during which messages were transmitted containing 24,440 letters (or 48,880 letters when doubted for repetition), the repetitions showed a mistake of only one letter, consisting in the substitu- tion of Pattieson for Patterson, An astronomical phenomenon of which two observations are only on record, will occur during the present year. On August Jupiter will appear to lose its moons for near- ly two hours—three of them disappearing by ing across its face, and the fourth being masked by its shade During the past year 2,000 unfortunate women attended the midnight mectings in London held for the good of this class. 411 were rescued. A large proportion of those who come under the notice of the Reformity Institute ave found to be orphans either entire or partial. ‘This society received 559 during the year, 6D of these it restored to their friends and found situations for 232. ‘The whole number of prostitutes in London is 40,000. About 1,000 are rescued annually. A horrible ease of burying alive occurred in Jacksonville, Illinois. A beautiful young lady of seventeen, engaged to be marricd,was fonnd in her bed one morning to all appear- ance dead. Physicians examined the body and pronouncedherso, She had taken chjoroform for her teeth, and there seemed no possible doubt that the dose had been a fat#® one. She was buried. A few days since, her rela- tives, being abont to remove to another state, desired to take the remains with them. ‘They opened the eoflin and were horror struck to find the corpse turned over, both hands, full | of hair and the clothing torn to shreds.— Chloroform had placed her in a deep trance from which she awoke to find herself in her coffin and her grave, A New Tuixa 1n Parer.—It seems we have t reached the full measure of the capa- 8 of paper for articles of toilet. A Phil- adelphia paper contains an advertisement gg ‘water proof shirt front,” which is deser, as a snow white shield, light and pleasan wear, which looks better than linen, never rumples, and when soiled may be wiped off with a wet towel orsponge. One will last for months. With one of these overyour colored shirt you may go to Loudon and Bible without a change of linen, If you wish to attund a wedding, you have but afew minutes work. This wonderful article costs but twenty-five cents, Thanks to Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup we have been relieved from sleepless night® of painful watching with poor, suffering tecth- ing children. *Tt gives not only rest, but vig- our and health—-the little fellow will wake up | bright, cheerful and refreshed—softens the gnims, cures wind colic and regulates the bow- | els.— [Christian Cabinet. ] D “Latest by Telegraph ! Loxpox. May 1, It is understood that Lord Stanley, the See- (retary of State for foreign affairs, who repre- sents Great Britain at the Peace Conference, will preside over its deliberations. Loxpos, May 1, (evening. ) The Peace Congress will mect on the 12th, instead of the loth May.—King George, of Greece, has arrived in London.-—No stock or markets to report, to-day being a holiday. Livenroor, May 1, noon. Cottons open casicr,and prices have declined. Middling uplands 1154, sales to-day probably reached 8000 bales. Peas have declined 44s. Gd. Pork 76, 3d, Refined Petroleum Isd4d. May 1.—Reports froMBritish Honduras of a later date received in Jamaica speak of fresh disturbance having occurred there. The Governor of Jamaica had, in consequence, ziven orders ‘a Col. Hunt, of the Militia, to aid Mr. Archer, the Deputy Comimandent, Lieut. Hopkins, and Ensign Nevookender, to proceed immediately to Ruatan, but it is not stated whether additional troops were to be sent. Denix, May 2. The Fenian prisoners Burke and Doane have been convicted of high treason and sen- tenced to be hanged on the 26th of the present month, The trial of McCafferty is now in progress before the Commission, Loxpox, May 2.—Evening. Considerable uneasiness is felt in financial circles both here and on the Continent, as to the result of the forthcoming Peace Conter- ence, Karl Derby says officially that no plan has been certainly fixed uponsis a basis of settle- | ment of the Luxemburg question, though he confidently hopes a permanent peace will be the result of deliberations of the Congres spatches have been ate a rising of the Re- 3, evening.—De rece which publicans in Cataloni main, has oceurr: Nothing has transpired us to the proportions of the insurrection, Wasuincron, May 1. Senor Romero, the Mexiean Minister, re- ceived to-day the following telegram from the Mexican Consul at New Orleans: ‘New Orleans, April 80.--'lo M. Romero, Mexican Minister, Washington+ Miramon is dead; Imperial Force disbanded; Marguese completely defeated; Querrata taken; May mmilian hidden .” Montrearn, C. 8. The Parliament has been further prorogued until the 16thinst. The Steamship St. George from Glasgow, passed Father Point this morn- ing. The Ste: tip Moravian left the river at 6 pan, to-day, for Portland, Me. Tonosto, C. W., May The St.Lawrence Canal was opened to-c Great activity is looked for during the coming | week. Breadstulls are firm at higt prices. There is a great quantity of grains in’ ware- houses awaiting shipment. Summerside Journal, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1867, 1a No. not ee can ‘be taken ot anonymous communications. We must know the names and addresses of our corresponden ranty of their good faith. We cannot unc take to return communications thatare not used AMERICAN AFIAIRS, Tire late ciyil war has made a_ ve great change in American pontics, rr finns ta tho erat ctrngglea hotwoon tho North and the South, the standing army of the United States appeared to Euro- pean eyes ridiculously small. used against the lawless and treacherous Indian tribes of the far West, but no one jthonght of turning the military power of the Republic against the free born citi- zens ofthe United States. It was the proud boast of those citizens that the civil power of the Republic was amply suffi- cient to preserve the peace of the country and to protect the property of its inhabi- tants from Maine to Florida, from New York to Iowa.