atth toa occs med imp| | of th ful ¢ you | least Peo, news of th an cess ¢ We on. wi and ri the su. sed th a cert rized ee a _the arguments advanced against his hon. colleague, as_ well f Ber ek ‘opine them good terms;}artd who hive interested 3 ofthe House, and causing so great a waste of the public money. ;. 4 See citor General, whose proceedings they were to inquire into, as connected with tenants and squatters. was, whether or ‘Caminittee ? <7 ‘eseheators with being theeause of ithese oppressive terms,| had *had_his doubts} but now he was convinced he ought jhad be depend Fe ee ye did sek ey that ower not to have entertained them ; and be believed the Solicitor | to ca parties be In 5 he- 9 a ed.to prove that-Eleven. Pounds was.the).was reponsd.in aoCOsAmiMiee.50. inflict punishment;-but.we, d received of tle tenantry on the great may represent persons foun sho, employ them. , A Journals of the Honse. of Com ; f} milarly situated have been examined. 1S | ieee eame “out in evidence, ade to evade the point, by not cor condemn it a There is not an iota of evidence against the Soli- Mr. Raz remarked, that the questien he wished answered not this was a constitutionally appointed . d contend that it was; and ‘that they to be acting wrong to those He (Mr. Rae) could, point out, trem the nions, where fifty persons si- We have a right, reie duty. They possessed aright h (7heremainder of this Debate will be - Mr. Rae was-fully persuaded that bad been oxdgiaat, the Commi edas having ¥ ved nothing\a rair ad been inkorgee it son din hat the examination ofhat ou into, but that he knew w eq ion was place, the hon, member for Charlottetown (Mr. P; (Mr. Rae) could be allowed to use an old sa the cudgels and beat us out of the field.” Unde cumstances, he a rather at a loss to know « triumph consisted, now_so.vaun ingly set up.t citor General’s Coriiaci F cid op New York, Apri Mar Court Martial which has been occupied for man trial of Commander Mackenzie, closed on Tf mitted its proceedings aud judgment to Was tience of the-public-will be-intense-untilthat whieh-cannot-be-successtally disputed, ‘to inquire into-mat~ ters between man and man, relative to so weighty.and pub-, bly altered. ‘They were not borne out. by the, evidence in lie a thing asthe Jand of this‘Colony. It was ‘absurd and Resolution, he would, to'the effectthat the Committee bad'| t failed to confirm their statements by sufficient evidence. t he| ridiculous.in the hep, ; a | Palmer) to. insiiuate that. we were anxious to convict the yesterday commenced’ an’ action against Com, in ordersto punish him. Here] false imprisonment, in damages fo; member for Charlottetown, (Mr| 4 Jon. the Solicitor General, he hos, member slightly touched upon the statements made Mr: Déovsr said that althowgh such a Report gave bim no ’ oy the hon. member for King’s County (Mr. Cooper), which, its result must cause a great disappointtyent to tts majority, surprize, be being one in the minority of the Conimittce, yet lis some degree, teniled’'to exonerate the hon. member fruit najo an intention of misrepresentation. He (Mr. Rae) did not think the Solicitor General’s conduct was quite so white as 5 snow, though he would admit nothing very oppressive had heen proved.;, Yet nts it : : are put off, from time to time, and have not received their often promised leases. was expected, after the fepeatza accusations made by the hon. member (Mr, Coopex)jand his friends against the whole body of jreprietors and their Agents, but more especially cities. It was natural for'some’ hon. meinbers to infer that with patience, time would “bring all their imputations to light. It was only to send for a host of witnesses to prove this, and. all would ‘ke settled. | However, ‘the’ majority of such Committee, in this instance, failed, and it has ended, as he had premised, in “smoke.” An, epitome of such evi- dence being introduced, without any coinments on the iadi- viduals alluded to,,in the shape of a Report, shews this to. be a total failure, in agitation; but he would. go farther, and state that such epitome waserparle and incorrect, aud did not con- tain many. of the: very essential parts. of ine evidence: taken. | [Here Mr. Douse took up the evidence, and read several im- portant questions and answers, in proofiof this.] Nothing was reported of Mr. Adaitis’s (the first: witness) being a tan in good cireunistances, or of his having asked £1600 for his property} but his inability to pay £2°15s. 7d. Carféency, per annum, rent, was not forgotten. What became of the second witness, Mr. Hugh Macintosh’s, statement, aud the blunders } he made in giving his evidence? Nothing was stated iis to Mr. Peters having extended. his liberality towards him, by letting him off, for £7 rent in fall, for 14 or 15 years’ occu- pation of 60 acres. of land, at 1s.Stz. per acre. Then, again, gone important parts of Messrs. Henderson’s evidence, re- Their statements, were improved 40 acres of their land, and yet they have no secu-|clear-and: distinet. [tis admitted that these said_ pistols, rity forit. Is this the way to encourage the people?) Mr. | whieh have been‘so much alluded to, as the dreaded instru- | ments, were noteven kept under lock, but that any person Douse had alluded. to preaching: He had perhaps forgetten that he (Mr. Macintosh) had: preached in Belfast, and again he might find him bolding forth in that quarter. Mr. Raz said, he was aware that 70 writs were issued for rent from one agent; and he thought, if he enquired further, he would find more. fle was sorry Mr. Cooper had called for the Conmnittee; but he (Mr. Rae) was dragged into it He would not, however, take the evidence before the Com- mittee asa sufficient illustration ef the state of the Colony. He had beard that sucha thing as a Black. Book. existed | among the agents, which they were glad to get rid of, and _he thought, if their Ledgers were thrown open to the public inspection, a scene of greater chicanery. would be unfolded _ than ever was exhibited in the Lower Previnces. The chairman then reported progress, and asked leave to sit again, t Apri 8. Mr. Coorgr reported, from the Special Committee ap- pointed to inquire into the proceedings of the Solhteitor General, taken against the Tenantry and Squatters, in his capacity as Land Agent; and also into the manner in which the Agents of Mr. David Stewart are settling the Inhabi- tants upon the Lands claimed by him, The Hon Mr. Pater said he would detain the House but. ashort time to cominent on the matter at length submitted to their cous deration. 'Phis Committee was granted fora ~ specific purpose—to examine the Hon. the Solicitor General and Mr. Morpeth touching their conduct as Land Agents. He (Mr. Palmer) was uot in his place when this Commiitee was granted, orhe would have opposed it as strongly as Parliamentary language would have allowed him. He op- posed the measure because the House possessed not the right to pry into the private affairs of individuals} it was in direct epposition to the spirit of the Constitution. -We do not constitute a Star Chamber. And has not this Committee deviated from the intended: purpose? It has, gone, into a ‘great mass of evidence wide of the question. Surveyors have been questioned as to who and for what they had sur- veyed certain estates. A great number of tenants. likewise “had passed the inquisition, and be would now ask them what they intended to do? Were they going to turn one nan out of his farm, and put another in? They had gone into cases of litigation, performance and non-performarce'of agreements; but in no case do they come to the point, They ought not to have been allowed to take cognizance of much that they have gone into. Itis a most iniquitous proceeding, and he could not forbear saying it exhibited great ignorance in the House; and he protested against the idea of their being the proper tribunal to decide on those private matters they had gone into. He again asked them, what-was their intention particularly as to the Hon. the Solicitor General? ‘Shey ought to say whether he is culpable or not—guilty or not guilty of the charges so profusely heaped upon him by cer- tain hon. members, in their places in this House. Mr. Cooper contended that reports had_gone home tend- ing to deceive the Government, and the louse. ought to go into the real state of the Colony, in ozder to contradict then. _ His opinion was, that the Report ghould be transmitted with the Address previously ogreed to; then the Government could form their own idgas as to whether there were, or were not glaring acts of or pression chargeable to the Hon. the So!i- _ citor General, We k:sow the hardships maay suffer. Lt may be lawful, but is it equity or justice? Is the Island settled in accordance with the original grants 2 No, it is not; and they could not sy it was. ‘The Home Governmentshould be put in possession of the fact that. many of those who have im- proved ‘his Colony are liable to be ejected, and consequently to losis the whole! of their many: years’ had labour. Is this a stace ofthings that ought to be tolerated? And yet the hon. Speaker would tell us they were: wrong doers in settling thereon, and another hon. member questions our. right to “enquire into such matters. | We are taunted with not having produced much against. the Solicitor: General: ean: hon. _. members be in earnest, when they themselves have success- fully resisted our going into.a personal examination of that chon. individual ? — bet - The Hoa. the Speaxen said that of all the documents: he had ever seen, this was the most remarkable. Such a jum- dle of trash he had never, upon any previous occasion, peru- sed. If any discovery had been made, why not lay it before the house? Hon. members could not forget the pathetic appeal the hon. member for King’s County (Mr. Cooper) made to this House, on alluding to the treatment, -by the Hon. the Solicitor General, as land agent, of a poor man With a family of ten children. He (the Speaker) need not repeat the cruelty said to have been practised upon that family; but how had it turned out?) Just as many other -eruelties that we have heard'so much of—it amounted to just nothing at all. Nota single fact didithey make’ out, tocall down censure on the head of the Solicitor General, whom he (the Speaker) must now consider as having» been grossly calumniated; and the Committee ought to have known their duty, and have exonerated him from the vaccu- sations by which it was-so unjustly attempted to affix a'stig- ma on his character. He could not express himself other- wise, it ought to go abroad, Yes, it shall go abroad; it entering the barn where the sleigh was might have taken them away. So much for the safe keeping of pistols used in the collection of rents. He would state that were he ‘unac- qtiainted with Mr. Peters, he’should have almost thought | that he must have given the hon. member (Mr. Cooper) a very handsome fee for the very. great pains taken by him to establish his character; or rather, that the understanding was, if the hon. member (Mr. Cooper) would act, vindicator in his behalf in, this House, the Solicitor General would re- turn him the compliment ina Court of Law, sheuld any matter arise. which might compel his attendance there for the very many ¢rimes. of slander be has committed against others. However, viewing the lengtl of time the Committee have been occupied, and the great host of witnesses examin- ed, one might have almost fancied something of the kind had happened but the most serious part yet remains to be told, namely, the large amount of expense incurred in this useless proceedine, The barren Report proves effectually that the hon. members (Mr. Cooper and Mr. Rae) have been using every effort to deceive the House, through the whole of this Session, by endeayouring to create excitement out of it; but the time has come when the Colony will no longer be delud- ed by such extravagant, and, he would add, ridieulous men, and their wild, visionary, and expensive measures. The Hon. the Spraxer said the expenses of this. Useless }examination will notcost the country less than from Two to Three hundred Pounds. — He (the Speaker) did not envy the it must. be admitted that the: tenantry ¥ ft was very,easy, to, produce evi- g denee to.shew. that we were fully warranted in going into Committee. ‘ yiieere aud a) The hon: the: Spsaxer felt bound to acknowledge that considerable eredit was’ dne to the ‘hon. meimber who had just resumed his seat, for the tact he displayed to-elear him=- self; and it Seémed: now pretty evident the hon. member was disgusted with the Committee a very few days after its formation. Tt was appointed to examine into transactions alleged to have been committed by the Solicitor General. Reluctant/as was the hon. member (Mr. Rae) to acknow- ledge his shame in being a part and parcel of this ever-to-he- remembered inquisition. it was a fact that after the lapse of a few days, the hon. member. ceased to be active. The hon, member for. King’s Conaty (Mr. Couper) imagines he can perceive.a loop-hole whereat to creep out, because, forsooth, the hon. individual (the Solicitor General)-was not examin- ed by this itribunal; but it was unfortunate for him that m Comnuittee be did not wish such ‘to take place; though the hon, member for Belfast (Mr. Douse) was desirous that it t member, who, if he were not ashamed of the thing, he (the Speaker) believed € who was not. Be this however as it may, he ought to ac- knowledge his fault, and ifthis course is not taken, We must, do it fer him. +f : pp ee : F The Hon. Mr. Parmer said, if the Committee wished to | find out the enermous.and numerous grievances we hear so much about, they should have shaped their. resolution, ac- } cordingly, . When the hon. member for Prince County (Mr. Rag) goes into the evidence submitted to the House of Com- mons, ‘relative.to. the Duke of Argyle, it’ will be found to turn ont, as:this has, very. different to whatsome wished, and had stated—he would not say expected. Now, said the Hon. Mr. Palmer, let us (see whetherthe hon. member (Mr. Rae) or myself have been guilty of sophistry. {Here the hon. member read from the Journals the purpose for which the Committee was granted.] From this it appeared that} the Comimittee was appointed for a specific purpese, and not for that general. enquiry they had gone into; and whe- ther or not they now. say the charges. against the Solicitor General are disproved, he (Mr. Palmer) was. conyinced he stood completely acquitted. Mr. Raz said the hon. member for Charlottetown (Mr. Palmer) had before told us.the Committee was not in ac- eordance with the spirit of the Constitution. Now he says it was for the purpose of proving charges made against the Solicitor General, but he had failed te convince him (Mr. Rae) that the right was not possessed by the Committee to enquire into the matters by them investigated. We were not bound to report, but the evidence obtained ought to be transmitted to the Home Government; then would they be enabled to judge of the real, state of the Colony. He (Mr. Rae) supposed his sight was not so, vivid as some hon. mem- hon. member ‘for King’s County (Mr. Cooper) his present feelings; the mortification to him must be most acute ; so larie is'the Report, that it will teach the House to heed not his statements in future. This, however, would be the effect with him (Mr. Speaker)—he never would again notice them. tempted the pathetic, the beautiful, and the sublime, in allu- sion to Haney and his family; but it was, now by evidence found to. be totally unfounded in fact. ‘Pe whole Keport tends to the ridiculous; not a single case is produced. to confirm any one of the numerous statements so repeatedly brought uncerour notice, In short, it was so dissusting a document, that he wonld not be sorry to see it treated in a similar manner.as a certain Petition the other day.’ Mr. Cooper disputed that he was altogether wrong in, his description of the treatment Haney had experienced, through the instrumentality: of the Solicitor General. He had not vouched for the truth of what he said en this matter ona previnus occasion ; he had merely repeated, in bis place, the information received from, another party. Is it notin evi- gence that Haney and his family were peaceably leaving the premises when a gninion of the law. appeared, “and de- sired them to be clear by the morrow; but he artfully con- cealed the fact from them that there was another approach- ing with a writ? [s- such treatment. as this to be held up also as commendable and:praiseworthy ? s Mr. THornron thought the hon. member, the Chairman of the Covimittee (Mr. Cooper), ‘atall events, must now be satisfied that the principal part of what he stated to us on this matter was not founded on fact. The Special Commit- tee was granted by the House to inquire into the alleged malpractices of certain parties. When its long sitting had terminated, he (Mr. Thornton) enquired of the Chairman (Mr. Cooper) what his intentions were, or what he could do with the evidence—whether lie would “make avy charge, &c. He (Mr. Cooper) merely replied, that a Committee of the whole House might determine to. whom he should leave its consideration, It was proved by the surveyor (Mr. Ball), that he was not employed by the Solicitor General_when he gave offence to the parties at the East Point in placing the stakes. Thus the latter was in fo wise instrumental inthe oceurrences that-had happened in that neighbourhood. We ought'to determine what course should be pursued respect- ing the Hon. the Solicitor: General. We are bound to de: clare him guilty or not; it is: due froin us to him. He (Mri Thornton) must declare that there weré several facts in the evidence, tending to exculpate that individual, not copied into this Report—whether designedly kept out or not, he would not say; but he considered they ought to have been embodied in the Report. The hon. member stated the rea- sons why he disliked the Report generally, and declared its intrinsic value to be of such a nature, that it might as well be committed. to the flames. ; Mr. Coorer contended that the Committee had not ex- ceeded the bounds of their duty, or gone further than they were authorized: to do when the Committee was granted The bon. member here read, from the Journal of the House, for what purpose it was appointed. Mr. Rae wished to hear the law Inid' down by the hon member for Charlottetown (the Hon. Mr, Palmer), as to whom a Committee could or could not examine. Then he (Mr. Rae) might possibly havea little more to say The Hon. Mr, Patuer denied that they hada phe to in- quire into the private matters of any individual : they could | not justify themselves in exceeding the bounds of their duty “Search,” said the hon. member, “the Parliamentary re. ports, and see, if there, can. be found any thing eihatlaa to" this; it isa mass of dry, insignificant trash.” | it appeared When the hon. member applied for this. Committee, he at-' ito him (Mr. Palmer) that they knew not what to do with it,| taters,” bers’ seemed to be ; for he must confess, in his bumble opi- nion the Solicitor General was not so completely, cleared ofall blame... Were not the distraints at New. London, some stain that at least had not been washed out?) Some hon. members did not hesitate to declare that distress existed enly in the imagination; but he (Mr. Rae) knew ‘how. different this was to the-truth, for many tenants would not, of them- selves, be enabled to seed their Jand ie season. The Hon. Mr. Pauuer said, in comsion fairness, the Com- mittee ought to have set forth the nt&nber of tenants there are in the Island; but this they have kept out of sight, The small number. of distraints would bear no comparison: with the great number of tenants; it would have ‘appeared, truly insignificant. . Let it fora moment, for the sake of ar- gument, be supposed that 50 djstraints had taken place— would it be ithe means of caus that great amount. of dis- tress said'to ‘prevail, so magnified was it that one might al- most suppose thonsands to have heer so dealt with, and tha they were now quite destitute? [Here the hou tnember read from a Newspaper the speech delivered on a former debate, wherein the, bon. member (Mr, Cooper) deplored ‘the state of misery said to be experienced by the man Haney, his wife and 10 children, and also attributed to the cruelty of the So- licitor General.] | This, too, turned out to be a highly painted picture, for the fact. was, he had been allowed to remain on the premises two years after his. lawful time had expired. He had likewise refused a lease.(“Here itis,” said the hen, member, who-then read it.) Does this make ont the hard- ship talked about? Is it not on liberal terms? If the en- quiry was to exhibit a distressed state of the Colony, it was a complete failure.” They try to escape fron: that position by saying, it was only to inquire into-the proceedings of the Solicitor General ; and there again, to use a homely. phrase they have not a leg to’ stand upon—only one trifling cxse discovered, and that unsubstantiated. ~ He (Mr. Palmer) could not speak with too great contempt of the Report, if it could be so designated, saying nothing of the. worse than useless sacrifice of time and the maney of the public. Mr. D. Macrean said his opinion was, as yet, ubshaken and that was, that the Solicitor General’s severe measures were the ground-work upon which was built the whole of the commotions of the Colony.that had been of recent occur- rence. He endeavours to exact from poor tenants. to the Pres farthing, by threats anda display. of. fite arms. — ~~ Committee! bad been closed, he (Mr. D. Maclean) een told the writs issued, instead of being a few only a are now told, amounted, in reality, to near one hun- Pras Sain if Se Rey on ‘the State of the fica’ he ah = hon, oe er ( r. Rae) states) was constitu- al, he should have remarked, that it was also a very ex- pensive proceeding. But. was it constitutional to submit a partial selection of evidence to the Committee. He thought hot 5 but be this as it may, it was dear-bought experience wanhome effecting any good results, save establishing the Abe AP Set pores oy i andl § e least flaw been obserya- peak ws n, ~examination of such a host paged efore the Committee, he felt confident there eTare ane oy areport brought in of that extreme-length complication would almost have been un- |The Court, we believe, cannot dissolve j seen at St. 'Fhomas,on the. 2d of the past brilliant as to cause considerable alarm to-| A shock ofan earthquake was also-felt at St. 5th ult, about half past nine’ o’cldck: at night. damage done. eG ae shock ofvafi earthquake’ was experienced Island at the time states that it shook h severity, that it was with difficulty th feet. A dense cloud efsmoke as Basseterre, aud serious fe of that. place. It was quite peas i | mach excitement in the City, as this faman should: so that this seems to be an after-thouglit of the hon. } ef Ap QUS he was the only’ one on the Committee | shall briefly notice jreach either this port or Georgeto ands adjourned until Saturday ‘Text# ae We are informed that McKinley; one of the m ie Somers mutiny, and who was brought to $10,000. FArruquare,—The official report, up| ber of dead bodies. ou re completely embargoed. Several ame predicament. Tur Comet in tue West, Inpizs.— ee f t ; > ; 4. % > Seconp Earntaquaxe in rue West | he 8rd ult. A captain of a'vessel oft sickly at NEW. BRUNS' : Tue eneepn lice aan 1843. v and. the. strongest expressions of yexation on all sides, at its iucongruities and absurditi : Koeide Under the bead of fresh pork,” we fi meats,” for the rate of duty ; but th tables as.‘ fiesh meats,” consequen mutton, and fresh veal, being non-enu der the general clause, pay a duty from Nova Scotia, and 10. per cent. if fruit, whether British or foreign, (exce 4 percent. Therefore poars, plums and ch tia, as also cheese, cider and eggs, and man) from that quarter, as non-eniimerated artic This will doubtless give facilities to the ri and Nova Scotia the present season, and rovenue—to shy nothing of thee look after the coasters and prevent fra New Brunswicker. Ba he ; ee ? NOVA SCOTL Haurrax, Ni S., April 15.—Mr, | er" at Bermuda, in a letter dated the 2d ins’ wat seugers of the W. 1. Mail Steamer Medwe two very severe shocks of an earthqu ten minutes, at half past three o’clock, they were near Cuba, on the passa ‘Thomas, when the shocks occurred. same writer, that Jami w the 12th, as well as on the 7th Kingston on the 15th, that the G disappeared! We doubt the for there is not.a single word 12th, ar the Grand Caymanas, 1 Recorder. ; 3) Eee Tur Late Hon. Micuagn Tosr of this gentleman last Tuesday. His to the grave on ‘Thursday following, by 8 la “persons, and by the Charitable Irish Society,® a zealous member. Mr. Tobin was of Roman Catholic, and his success 1 life ple of industry, anda refutation, if any W charge of intolerance that may have be the community in which be | od, durin From an humble mechanical ocen by his good natural abilities and. the good fortune of many | station, and along with his bin, carried on an extensive amassed a handsome fortune. F Member of Her Majesty’s Council. of singular gaod: humour, of a gener position, and thoagh uncompromising litieal and religious, always acted with dependence of character in others! mily (sous and daughters) amply in the first circles of Nova Se April 18."" aS The Royal Mail Steamsh morning, in 13 days from Liverpoe sengers, 20 ef whom are for Halifa: and Mr, Featherstonhaugh, | Boundary Line in accorda ton, came passengers in th to Beston. 5 at Kingston on the 29th of Che Colonial SATURDAY, A The Royal Mail Steamsaip DB on Monday morning. last, after a. bringing London dates to the 3d, af inst. Among the’ passeng Duncan and W. W. Lord, tlemen arrived here ata early: having been landed with the English | by a boat belonging , to the Steamer large quantity of ice in the Gulph, that wo, in landing her pagsengers and the returned to Pictou. ee A decided improvement, itis said, itself in the trade of the Mother Coun rally is not-of much importance. esting items of intelligence will bet ¥ SAE OFS Dr. Southey, Poet Laureate, ant and varied productions in prose at March 21, at his residence at soreuiea He had no desire to’ make that: Committee pear more despicable than they had made themselves, nor ia cts et the dignity of the House, by having such ass of trumpery printed j rs 5 it Histo tice: pery } lin the Newspapers; but at ofthe Totahe oe reprriad that'some of the constituencies Be donribed ee vo Hat ven 80 deluded by agitation, should Ti el its perusal—they might well ejaculate, “ Keep j tands out of our pockets, ye hungry and rapacious agi- years he had been in a state of by excess of mental labour, those who had been his companlors soak The ‘Thames Tunnel was opened ‘ult. Jt has eost nearly three ; The trial of M-Nauabreny ‘for the mond, bias terminated in the acquittal ¢ ' ground of insanity. He will be con | during the remainder of his life.