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Terspay, Mareh 25th, 1862
— d to the House

His Honer the President
amatie Asylam for the

the Annual Report of the
prest veur
found te be the
has vet been received from that institution

Ordered, That the said Repert de lie on the table.

On motion of Hon. Dr. Jobyson, the Bill relaéing
to limited partnerships was rm ad the third time and
wine d |

The folllowing petitions were presented to the
ease, and the same were reecived aud read

Ov Hon. Mr. Gardiner-—a petition of A. ©. Bick
ford, antlicensed teacher, Lot M4, praying tor remu
neration for hia services

By Hon. Mr. Haszard—a petition of Tueretia
Pringle, teacher in the female department + f the
Normal School, praying for an increase of satury
The twe proceding petitions were re ferred to the
special Committe on Ednention

’ Ry Hon. Mr. Gardiner—a petition of Newton
Les, of St Eleanor’s, in indigent circumstances,

praying for relief Referred to the special Com
tuittee on panper petitions :
Adjourned till to-morro ry at il o'el

Wepvespay, March 26th

ock

The following petitions were presented to the
House and the aime were received and read, viz:—
By Hon. Mr. Simpson—a petition of Deunis Des

mrout postmaster, Souris, praying for an increase of}

sulary a oil :

By Hon. the President—a petition or memorial of
the Trastees of the Lunatic Asylam, praying for the
goneurrence of tee Legislative Couneil in an addi
tiorsal grant inaid of thas institution.
petition previously named were referred to the spe
cial Commmitice on miscellaneous subjects.

By Hon. Mr. Rarmusay--a petition of certain jnbabi
tants of Georgetown, praying for the caneurrence of
the
in building a sehoo
to the special Committee on Education.

Hon. Mr. Palmer, a member of the Executive
Council, laid before the House the Impost and Ex
cise Accounts for the pusi year.

Hon. Dr. Jobpson presented a Bill, intituled,
*An Act to promote the practice of Vaecination,”’
which was received and read the first time, On rising
te present the Bill, his honor said—I do not know
whether the }¢@ ple consider me an embodiment of
Vaccination, bat Ll am every day, and almost every-
where, earnestly questioned as ta when the Vacei-
nation Bill is to come before the House. Hitherto
1 have been able to give only a vague answer; but
I shall now be enabled to speak more definately, as
trast your honors will receive the Bl which I now
hold in my ham. I qm fully persuaded that your
hvnors are disposed to support a mensure which bas
fur ite object the health and safety of the people,
aml shall not, therefore, ocenpy the time of the
House by special pleading in its behalf, which
would be hasalsing, both to your judgment and to
your good feelings. Sir, the people are looking
anxiqusly te the Lagisitare for protection, and ]

ly rejoice in the prospect of an early provision
for their Wants. And whether I appear as an imper-
sonation of vaccination or not, Iam freeto acknow

lec thar . . . .
a life, that [ have beeu iptimately associat od
with all those British institutions which have bad
for their object the universal diffusion of one of the
blessings that a benelicent Providence has
vouchsafed tq the world. I trust the provisions of
the Bill will be found suitable to the object pre
wed, and will meet with your honors’ approval.

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re be effective for general benefit, they must be!

coercive ; but every thing is rendered wore in the
spirit of privilege than compulsion. The Bill is
piso framed with every regurd to judicious economy.

Adj till to-morrow, at Ll o’cluck.

Tavespay, March 27.
on. the President presented a petition of Alex-
ander Smith, Charlottetown, in indigent cireum-
stances, praying for relief. Referred to the special
Committee on pauper petitions.

The House then resolved itself inte a Committee
of the whole on the Vacgination Bill, Mon. Mr.
Forgan in the ehnir.

' Hon. Dr. JOMNSON—The abject of this Bill is
te prevent Small Pox. Itjs not to secure vaccination
merely as an experiment; buat itis knownand proved
t» be a safe against that leathsome d. “ase.
.We are now in great danger of being visited by it.
Jtisin New York, Boston, Halifax, St. John and
Newfoundland, and indeed in all the places to which
our traders are in the habit of resorting. Thus situ-

ated, we are in constar:t danger of an attack from it, |

and to what extent it might prevail we cannot tell.
Since I last addressed you on this subject there has
been increased force added to my arguments by the
nuwhber of persons who have fallen victims to that
disease. Perhaps we cannot number them by theu-
sands, but there hus been very many enses. People's
minds are so intent upon other subjects that they do
not consider the danger to which they are exposed.
I have a very painful case before my mind now of
av individual who, within the last vear, lost bis life
by thisdisense. He was a medical student and rushed
into the face of danger with his eyes opeu. He has
therefore fallen an early victim. It was an awful
case and surely it is satlicient to show that it is need-
ful for people te be cautious. He not only lost his
own lite, bat he might bave returned home and
brought the disense to the Island. I knew 7 indi-
viduals whe left this town during the last year, 3 of
whom have lost their lives by Small Pox. Those
3 were not vaccinated ; the others were, This proves
that vaceinatien affords protection. Those persous
who were infected might have returned to the Is-
land, and thus be the means of injuring the whole
country. I think this must be a telling argument to
the minds of your Honors, and induce you to support
this measure, though it is coercive. Now, your
Honors should bear in mind that in this small com-
wunity, numbering but littl over 80,000 persons,
there are more than 37,000 who have not been vac-
cinated. In this Tewn, at least one fourth of the
inhabitants have not been vaccinated, and who are
therefore inastate of danger. Unless we make some
vision to prevent it, we will certainly be attacked
fy this disease from some of those quarters to which
our people are trading. I wish now to bring some
statistics before the minds of your Honors, to show
you how effectually
Sunil Pox by vaccination. These returns are from
» Swall Pox Hospital in Britain. The mortality
among these who have not been vaccinated is from
35 to 45.per cent, nearly one half; ane of those who
recovered many were disfigured and had their con-
stitutions iujured. The mortality among children
under 5 years of ave, was 50 percent. Of those who
recovered many were disfigured and constitutionally
injured. Amoug those who were generally vaccin-
ated the mortality was7 per cent, and among those
badly vaccinated it was lo per cent. Amony those
who may be considered properly vaccinated, it was
less than I per cent. . It therefore appears that it re-
qitires especial care so that the operation may be etffec-
tive. In —— the mortality among those not vaccin-
ated was from 35 to 41] per cent; having no marks
26 percent. Out of 18/ who were vaccinated, there
were only 3 deaths, or 1 3-5 per cent; while out of
4, who previously hud the Small Pox, 2 died. So
then there was more fatality after the Small Pox
than after the cow Pox. I bring this forward merely
tw show that vaccination, when properly performed,
is ay effectual protection against Small Pox.
Un the second clause, which provides that poor!
whe are not able to pay for the operation |
shall be vaccitiated at the expense of the general
Government, except those in Charlottetown, who
shail be paid for by the City Corporation, being

Hon. the PRESIDENT suid—I eannot understand
why Charlottetown should be excepted. if the |
poor in the country are to be vaccinated at the |
expense of the general Government, why not those
in the City also! This is taxing the people in the
city twiee. 1 cannot think that your Honors will
be willing to sanction this clanse as it is at present,
aud I therefore move that jt be amended by striking
os the “exeept in the city of Charlotte-

wn.”

Jion. Mr. HUTCHINSON seconded the motion.

Hon. Dr. JOHNSON—I fear that by striking out
those words you will endanger the Bill. The
Government cannot im taxes upon the city.

Hon. the PRESIDENT—It is a very important
Bill, because it affects the health and lives of a
large portion of this community, and I would not
like to a it; but | cannot see why Charlotte-
town should be excepted. Doubtless persons who
have not been vaccinated have no protection against
avall pox. Though it is very mysterious, it has
been found to be a complete preveutative. I would
like to see the Lill as perfect as ble,

Hon. Mr. GARDINER —4 do not know how yout
are yoing to distinguish betweer thoee who are
able to pay and those whoare not. There are very
few pe in this country wh» cannot pay the
very small sam that will be required for yacciua-
tion under the operation of this Act; and jt would
Le imposing upow the country to have those paid for
out of the general revenue who can pay for them-
i

selves.
The Hogse was then resumed aud progress

Adjourned till to-morrow, at 11 o'clock.
Farpar, March 28, 1862.

Hon. the President preseuted pain of the
i an Act of incorporation.
Pri id on the table .

The House again in committee on the Vaccination
Bill. The secowd clause, which was previously
under cousideration, was again read.

Hon. the PRESIDENT—I am glad to see His
Honor, Mr. Palmer, in his place this morning, as I
a hd that he was concerned in drawing up
this Bill, and he may be able to give some explana-
tion why Charlottetown is excepted while the poor
iu the coantry ace to be paid for out of the general

+reveaue. From this clause I anderstand that the

of Charlottetown will be subjected to a

le taxation. Iu the first place, they have to

bear their ion of the general taxation, and

then they huve their city taxes besides. If it was

60 inte by those who drew upthis Bili, 1 wish

to understand it. I do not see why the poor of

Charlottetown should not come under the general

eperation of this Acc as well as those in Summerside
ar Geergetown.

How. Mr. PALMER—I do not think there will
be muek difficulty in answering His Honor the
President's question. In the first place, the Bill is
#0 framed thut the city will have no reason to com-
plain that we are interfering with the Act of In-
covporativa. It leaves the appointment of the
Medica! Superintendent to the city Government.
Aud with refereuce to the of the elanse which
leaves them te for out of the city
reveune, I do think it will bea very onerotis
| ee may I do net think the city would complain of

aving to pay log Lue vaccination of the pour within
its bounds, Mie rson employed to pectoris tiat

duty would doubtless be some welical practitioner

residing in the city, and having such a large number

me is door, hie wiht do it for g very swaall sum.

would male x bewer imsivess of it than he

would in the covatry at u muei higher rate. If the
were left i ;

as it js, it would not be without a

for I see thas bv the Vaccination Aet of

re ine have tw

poor at their pangs mening and yet

ly
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L think, suid his honor, that this will be
most sutiafactory Report which expense of vaccinating the poor in the city would | port ;

Phis and the |

I reekon jt among the best exercises of |

pie are protected aguinst |

tof no
unjust or unfair burden wpen the city,
just now when it is im such peor circumstances to
bear it. I do not see any great objection to re-
| liewing the city of this expense as i neponte Je
cause some alarm to His Honor the President. The}

especially |

bprobubly amount to 10, or perhaps to 20 op £25, and
} that would be no stall matter w ith the cify govern
bment just now. (Lawehier.) Lwill not objeet to it
; being paid out of the yenoral revenue t

Hou. the PRESIDEN T--I have no objection to|
having the pawer of apport: |

the city Geyerument
: like Lo we e |

ling their own vagcingtor, but Lda ue
the eity doubly taxed Khe general Government
has paid the « Xpenses of the causes of Small Pox
which we bad in this t aud Lido not see why
he vaccination of the shoukld be a Sper jal tax

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nponthe eity.
“She amendment proposed by His Honor the}
President was then agreed to,
Jlouse resumed and progress reported
A message was brought from ot
Assembly by the Hoa. Mr. Haviland, with « Bill
“to ineorp rate the Minister and Trustees of the
Presbyterian Church of Bedeque.” a
Also a Bill “to regulate the prox f of certain;
documents in actions wherein Foreign Corporations |
doing business in Ishind are parties.” |
Also, by Hon. Mr. Longworth, informing this
liouse that the House of Assembly had agreed to |
the amendments made by the Legistative Council |
to the Bill “to regulate the standard weight of!
| Grain and Pulse, and forthe appointment of ofticers |
| for measuring and weighing tite same ;"" and also to
he Bill ‘to incorporate the Minister and ‘Trustees |
f the Presbyterian Church, Brookfield, Lot
Jlouse again in committee on the vaccination Bill
On the 10th clause, relating to seamen not being
} allowed to leave the Island without being vaccinated,
bens rear ed

Hon. Dr.

the Touse

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JOHNSON—Your Honors will be led |

Saaieletive Coyneil ja a grant af £100 to aid | to see the propriety of this clause by what eet P iently strong {
in lhouse ju that town. Referred | (ocurred during this year. Three persons who left | the act now in operat ti
} pears, has been abroad, and{ hope that the Divine

i this Island have died of Small Pox. They might

| have returned and brought the infection with them,
and thus be the means of, | was going to say,

l setting on fire the whole course of nature on this

| Island.

} Hon. Mr. PALMER—That clause may appear

jat firet to impose an inconvenient duty upon }

masters of vessels; but [agree with the learned | maid £10,

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Doctor that such a clause is necessary. It does not
actually impose a fine upon the master of a vessel,
| providing he exercises due caution and adopts
| proper means to ascertain whether the men he em
plors have been vaccinated or not. This will be |
the means of aifording protection to a great extent |
uguinst the introduction of the disease into this!
colony. Indeed without this there would be very
| little use in imposing vaccination within the Island,
) beeuuse the greatest danger is from persons going
away from the Island and returning with the in-
| fection. Vast numbers of lives might be lost by |
}this means, and I think it is better to try and}
} prevent itin this way, It is very easy for masters |
of yessels, when they are shippiug their seamen, to}
enquire whether they have been yaccinated or not. |
| In almost all cases where it has been properly |
ie formed, there is some mark or trace of it visible
upon the arm. If they do not enquire of course they
will be liable to the penaltigs imposed by this Act.
| It does not interfere with vessels not belonging to
' the Island. >
| Hon. the PRESIDENT thought that a clause
ishould be inserted in the Ships Articles, setting
| forth that the seamen had been vaccinated.

liouse resumed and progress reported
Adjourned till Monday next, at LL o'clock.

Mownnar, March 31st, 1862.
| Some desultory remarks were made on the con- |
tinned absence of several members of this House.
The Bill to incorporate the Minister and Trastees |
of the Presbyterian Church, Bedeque, was com- |
jmitted to a Committee of the tat House, and |
| agreed to without any amendment. |
resented a peiition of cer- |

| ae
| Hon. Mr. Hutchinson
fotand, praying for a grant
isc a voke of Oxen for the use of |

(tain inhabitants of this
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aboriginal inhabitants of this Island. Laid on the |

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table.

dfon. Mr. PALMER moved the second reading of |
the Bill * to regulate the proof of certain documents |
in actions wherein fereizn Corporations doing busi- |
ness in this Island are parties,” and in doing se said
—This is a sbort Bill which needs little explanation.
Considerabie difliculty has frequently been experi- |
| enced for the want of proof of Acts of Incorporation |
| of foreign corporatious doing business in this Island: |

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| This Act proposes to make the seal af the corpornte
bodies sufficient for that purpose, I think’ some |
| proof of this kind is necessary, because foreign cor-

| porate bodies doing business in this Island are in-

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| creasiug, aid it is necessary to make some provision |
| to ascertain the proof of those documents without |
| subjecting parties to the expense and inconvenience
| of going abroad for that purpose.

| The House then went .into Committee on the
aforesaid Bill. Hon. Mr. Palmer in the chair.

| After some desultory debate on the signification |
}of the ferm “ Foreign,” as used in this Bill, the
| House was resumed and progress reported.
|_ Hon, the PRESIDENT presented a petition of
| Dr. Mackieson and others, on the subject of license |
for the sale of spirituous liquors, and on doing so
said — I pereeive by the papers that the House of
Assembly has passed several resolutionss to effect al
| change in the jjeense law ; and as they will doubt- |
| less be embodied in the Bill, which will be brought |
| in for that purpose, it is unnecessary for me at the |
| pow time to enter into any particulars, as we wili
} ave an opportunity of expressing our opinions on
the subject, when the Bill comes up.

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j}ereased very much in this "itand during the last
| four or five years. I ain sorry to have to say so,
| but nevertheless it is a fact. “Whether or not it is
| owing to the facilities which are are afforded for its |
}mauufacture and sale, I cannot say; but I think
it has a great deal to do with it. Iam, and always
| have been, in favour of Temperance; but I fear we
| will not be able to bring about those great changes |
which prohibit the use of intoxicating liquors alto-
| gether throughout the Island; it may be useful how-
ever to keep it under proper instructions. There |
are many men who can keep within the bounds of |
moderation—men who are exposed to all sorts of
weather — and they may find it useful. Perhaps, |
therefore, it would not be expedient to attempt to!
| abolish it altogether; but I think something should
be done to keep it under proper restrictions. I.there- |
fore, hope and trust that such a measure will come |
up from the other House as will secure the desired
| object. I repeat, and we exnnot shut our eyes to |
the fact, that the sale of intoxicating liquors, and |
the injury done by its immoderate use, ure on the |
increase. I believe it is owing in a great measnre |
to the illicit importation of liquor into this Island.
, I am of opinion that one half of the liquor imported
lie smuggled; and I believe that smuggling the ar-
ticle has a tendency to create a desire for its use;
because it is necessary to have it brought m secret- |
ly, and there are, unfortunately, too many persons
who are ready to screen the illegal act,— persons
who, owing to their fondness for the article, would
leud a hand in concealing a cask, for the sake of
getting 2 or 3 glasses out of it. Perhaps, if the re-
venue laws were better attended to in that respect,
it would check the evil very much; but whatever
Bill comes up from the other House to prevent in-
temperance shall receive my support.

Hon. the PRESIDENT—I believe the whole li-
cense law is bad, and you cannot amend it. It is
rotten from the very foundation. The only way to
prevent intemperance, is to prohibit the sale of in-
=e liquor altogether. Petition laid on the
table.

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visible to every person that intemron

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Tvuerspay, April Ist.

The Bill to incorporate the Minister and Trustees
of the Presbyterian Church, Bedeque, was read the
third time and passed.

The vaccination Rill was again committed, and
agreed to with certain amendments.

Hon, Mr. Walker presented a petition of certain
inhabitants of Kildare and Cascampec, praying con-
currence in a grant to remunerate David Petre for
keeping a light on the North Cape of this Island.
Referred to the Special Committee on miscellaneous
subjects. House adjourned.

Tuvrspay, April 3d.

The Bill “to regulate the proof of certain Docu-
ments in Actions wherein Foreigi#t Corporations do-
ing business in this Island are parties,’ was again
committed ; and on motion of his Houvor the Presi-
dent, seconded by his Honor Dr. Johnson, was
cmeuded by striking out the word “ Foreign,” and
substituting the word “ certain.”

The following petitions were presented, received
and read by the Oierk. viz :—

By Hon. Mr. Anderson—From School Trustees,
Old Town Road.

by Hon. Mr. Maclaren—From School Trustees,
Mivor School, Lot 66.—Both referred to Committee
on Edueation.

By Hon. Mr. Simpson—From certain inhabitants

of Lots 1 and 2, praying for the repeal of the pre-
sent Small Debt Act, as far as it abolishes imprison-
meut for debt for sams under £10,
_ Hon. Mr. Gardiner presented four petitions, pray-
ing for the same object,—one from certain Inhabit-
ants of Bedeque and vicinity ; one from inhabitants
of Port Hill; one from inhabjtants of St. Eleanor’s
and vicinity ; and one from inhabitants of New
London.—All laid on the table.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—Though it may be some-
what out of order, Mr. President, yet I cannot allow
this opportunity to pass without inaking a few ob-
servations on this important subject. I was one of
those who voted for the alteration in the Small Debt
Act which abolishes imprisonment for debt for all
sums under £10, and I eannot say that I was very
sanguine at the time that it would meet with the
general approbation of the country. But as a very
strong feeling was manifested at that time inst
imprisonment for debt, we thought it advisable to
pass that Aet. It has now been in operation for a
short time, and though I am of opinion that if the
rm had exercised a little more patience, and al-
owed the Act to work for a few years, it would be
found to work well, yet at present it has been found
spemsenive and inconvenient, especially to the hum-
blest classes of society. The reason assigned by the
petitioners for the pegret of the clause in question is
certainly a very good one, that, for want of a free
circulation of money in the country, they have been
obliged to adopt a mode of taking credit or going
in debt, tor their necessary supplies, in fact of ex-
pending their crops while they are growing. This
Act, to some extent, prevents them from getting that
credit which, as one of the petitions says, is neces-
sary to their very existence. It is at least necessary
for many of the poor to obtain sapplies in the spring ;
and many of those who cannot obtain those supplies
on éredit, cannot get them at all. From what I
have seen of the working of this Act, and from whut
I have heard outeide, I believe it works injuriously
and am therefore willing to have it repealed, I re
Te very much that we have to retrace our steps.
have never been for imprisoning a man mere!
cause he has been unfortuaate and got into debt;
and the ouly reason why IT would consent to reper!
that clause is, that we require some means of pre-
venting the injury which would be done to our trade
amd commerce by the frand that wonld be practised
pon it. It becomes the Leyiclature then, to endea-

und “owas are subject tv the general

your to pass guch liws as will abolish imprisonment

i detained by a ecapias.

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| the present Small Debt Act has worked.

| foree payment.

high ways.”

| would be kept in a better state of repair than they

England has been legislating on it for
centuries, and some of their first statesmen think
they ure as far from it now as ever, But should
there be a Jaw framed to abolish imprisonment for
debt, except in eases of fraud, } will give it my sup-
and | hope the day is uot far distant when we
will be able to frame kuch a law, The laws of
Great Britain pre now underyeing a revision in this
respect, and we may probably gam something from

arrived at.

bem.

ot, Mr. HUTCHINSON—I understand that a
Bill has been passed by the other branch of the
Legislature, and whieh will meet my views with
regard to imprisonment for debt. 1 believe it goes
so far as to say that all persons may have the bene
fit of the Insolvent Debtors’ Act, aud of course that
will do away with imprisonment for debt to a great
extent. Lavas always opposed to imprisonment for
dett What L complained most of was that our
prisons were tilled Ww ith people who could not pay
their debts. There is one ¢ lause, however, in the
Bill passed by the other House which does not meet
{tis that which relates to a man being
I have known cases where
judyiment was given against parties who had money
in their pockets to pay their debts, and yet walked
awav bidding deatince to theirereditors. Whenthe
Lill comes before us Lwill offer an amendment to that

my views

“Thtise.

. en, Dr. JOHNSON—! am thankful for the ex-
ion given by his honor, Mr, Palmer, and also
for the practical remarks of his honor Mr. Lhutehin
son, Tam of opinion that the Act to uLoljsh impri
sonment for debt for sums ender £10 was av pro
gressive Act, and I am sorry the state of society is
cueh as to render it necessary to make this retrograde
movement—I am sorry thut a class of persons is to
be found in this commanity, who, when they have
vot into debt, wilt tapn reuned and bid their creditors
defiance ; but it appears that such a class does exist
—a class in which the moral pr inciples are not safli
g to admit of the successful working of
on, The schoomaster, It ap-

posit

Preacher will also go forth and instil into the minds
of such people the principles of moral honesty.
Hon. Mr. GARDINER—There are many cases
which might be adduced to show how injuriously
1 Lamaware
of one case where a man owed £19. Tle came and
und was afterwards sned for the balance.
2 more and then bid deliance to his credi-
adduced where

le paid £

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tor. Many such cases might ¢ he
parties got eredit and then actually walked off bid-

ding deliance to their eféditers, L myself let a man

l have credit to the amount of a few pounds; when

asked him for it he said he had nothing to pay me ;
but Lafterwards found that he had made over his
property 80 as to secure it. J think the present
Small Debt Act has been the means of inducing
many to become rogues.

Hon. Mr. MACLAREN—T am sorry that the pre-
sent Small Debt Act would not be left to its opera-
tion, for LU believe that it would be the menus of
doing away with the eredit system ina great mea-
sure. Few have’ lost so much as I have on account
of the operation of this Act, but IL wonld still be
willing to try it a little longer. If the people could
not get credit, I believe it would ultimately be an
advantage to them. But as there are so many peti-
tions before the House, and so numerously signed, I
do not see how we can well avoid granting the
object prayed for. :

Hon. Mr. SJMPSON—It certaicty was not the in-
tention of the Actto have the capias clause working
the way itis. It was intended to enable parties to
recover sinall sums from persons about to ee the
Island; but when those persons refuse to pay or to
give security, the Magistrates have no power to en-
I am sorry that we have to make
this retrograde movement. I do not think the Act
has yet hada fairtrial. But as the poorer classes
have petitioned to be allowed to go to jail, I see_no
other course for us but to grant them their desire.
I certainly think that no man should be jmprisoned
merely becanse he has been ynfortunate and got

linto debt; but Lam sanguine that the amendment

rosed by the other Branch of the Legislature

pr : aa
, ina great measure, obviate the difficulty.

wi

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Fripay, April 4,

Hon. Mr. Palmer presented a petition of Miss |

Annie Seantlebury, Teacher, free school, Charlotte-
town, praying for a grant for her salary. Referred
to the committee on Education.

The Bill “to regulate the proof of certain
Decaments in Actious wherein va fle Corpora-
tions doing business in this Islund are parties,’’
and the “ Bill to promote Vaccination,’’ were read
the third time and passed.

Hon. ‘Mr. Palmer, a member of the Executive
Cennecil, laid on the table a copy of the Estimates
for the present year. louse adjourned.

Sarurpay, April 5.

A message was bronght from the

Assembly by Hon. Mr. Longworth with “a Bill to

consolidate and amend the laws relating to Statute |

Labour, and the expenditure of public monéy on the
Also, *‘a Bill to incorporate t'-e
Minister and ‘Trustees of the Presbyterian Charch,
E}liot River, Lot 65." ;

By Hon. Mr. Haviland, with ‘a Bill to incorpo-
rate Victoria Lodze, No. 333, R.S. of Free and
Accepted Masons of Prince Edward Island. Louse
adjourned.

;

20°
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Aprit 7, 1562.
Hon. Mr. PALMER, on rising to move that the
fouse do go into committee on the “ Bill to con
solidate and amen! the laws relating to Statute
Labour, and for the expenditure of Public Monics
on the Highways,” anid The only point on which
this Bill diifers materially from the Act at present

| Hon. Mr. PALMER—I certainly think there is| im operation is, that it repeals that part of the former | 4
| some necessity for an amendment to the present Li- | Act Which authorizes t j

t must be | the matin post roads at public competition.
ince hus in- | been thonght advisable to repent! thatclanse, thou sh |
I still think that it would be a judicious provision |

he letting of the repuirs of

Tt bas

if our population were deuse enowzh to afford 2
large competition. That measure,
worked well ; but [believe that the failure is owing,
in a great devree, to the neglect of the Road Co:m-
missioners in furnishing proper estimates, and
details, of the work to be performed ; and it cannot
be expected that the commissioners who receive
such very small salaries, ean give up so much of
their time and take so much, trouble as would be
required in erder to furnish those estimates. I

te

8 ‘

would require men of skill and perhaps of science |

to say where a road is to be Macadamized, and cou-
tracts could not be safely entered into unless those
estimates were accurately made. If the commission
ers were so paid as to enable theia to give up their
time to the performance of this duty, it would give
confidence ; but we cannot expect to find men whe
will do so for the small sum which they at present
receive. For this reason the Act has not met the
expectation of the Leislature. But I hope the
day is not far distant when we will be able to pay
sufficient salaries to enable us to obtain men of
skill and science for Road Commissioners, and then
such an Act as the one now in existence may be
required to carry out the objece effectually. lfow-
ever, sce Ho Way at present but to repeal that
clause, thongh I am still of opinion that if the
roads were let in the manner prescribed by it they

are at present.

The House then went into committee on the
aforesaid Bill. Hon. Dr. Johnson in the chair.

On the second clause being read, some remarks
were made respecting the salaries of the Road
Commissioners.

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL thought their salaries
were so small that po reasonable man could expect
them to perform the duty required of them, and
that, if their salaries were increased they would
look after the roads better.

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON was of opinion that the
districts were too small, that in many cases, a com-
missioner could superintend twe districts with very
little more travelling than one, and if he had the
pay of two he could attend to the duty better.

Cx the clause relating to the expenditure of com-
mutation money being read—

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON said, that as some precincts
required more inbour than others, it should be left
to the commissioners to say in which precinct the
money should be expended.

On the 13th clause, which exempts clergymen,
school masters and postmasters from liability to
perform Statute Labour, being read—

Hou, Mr. HUTCHINSON said—This is an old
law which was adopted when Statute Labour was
not commuted, and at the present day I think no
class of persons should be exempt. School masters
should pay as well as others. If they are to be
exempt there are many other classes, such us
whartingers and jailors, which should also be ex-
empt. I think there should be no exemptions at
all; because it makes others: dissatistied. 1 there-
fore move that the clause be amended by striking
out all that relates to those exemptions.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—I certainly think that
clergymen should be exempted, whether Sckool-
masters are or not.

Hion. Mr. PALMER—If this were the first time
that those exemptions were proposed I might be
induéed to concur in the suggestions of His Honor,
Mr. Hutchinson ; but those classes of persons have
now been exempt for many years. And first, as
regards Schoolmusters, it is generally admitted that
they are as inadequately paidas any Class of persons
in the colony. Probably the time is not far distant
whea there will be some important alteration made
in the mode of paying Schoolmasters, and likely
there will be some change made in the amount of
their salariss, that will be the time to say whether
they shail, or shall not be exempt from liability to
perform Statute Labour. In regard to Postinusters,
they are not compelled to labour, it is true ; they
may put their hands in their pockets and pay com-
mutation money instead; but their salaries, in most
cases, are very little more than nominal, and there-
fore I think we should not deprive them of this
aha or But, of all classes in the Island, I
velieve there is none worse paid than clergymen, I
think all denominations are in fauit in this respect.
Even the amount of their salaries which is nomi-
nally fixed is not paid npas it should be. Therefore
I will not be induced for the present to withdraw
this privilege from them. Lam disposed to let them
all go for the present; but I do not pledge myself
to go for exempting them in the future if this Bill
should again come before us.

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL—It was right to exempt
the Postmasters when they had no salaries, but now
when they have salaries; and when they have ac-
cepted those offices with their eyes open, I do not
see any reason why they, or schoolmasters either,
should be exempted. They should at least be
liable for theiy horses. As‘to clergymen, I think
they are badly paid, and I would ‘be willing to
exempt them. It isa great tax, and it is really
degrading, to compel men to work 3 or 4 days upon
the roads in summer, and also to compel them to
turn out to break roads in the winter. If the
public money were properly expended I think it
would be sufficient to keep the roads in repair.

Hon. the PRESIDEN T—L cannot agree with the
amendment proposed, because 1 think the School
Teachers are very inadequately paid for their
services. It is true, the sum appropriated for
education is large; but when it is subdivided it is
very small; and if you expect to have well quali-

ed men you mnst give them better salaries, and
give them privileges too. If they received salaries
sufficient to enable them to majntain their families,
the case would be different. I would therefore give

House of

is true, has not ;

rgymen, ‘Those of some
\ 1, but the elergy-
long are well

been made respecting cle
denominations may be badly pais
men of the denomination to whieh f be
raid.

: Hon. Mr. SIMI

often amended, and proba

SON—The Statute Labour Act is
bly it will soon be before
the Legislature again; indeed I think it wou d be
better to abolish it altogether. It is not often that
the 3s. are paid instead of the 4 day's work, there-
fore pa we that the werk is not worth three

shillings, I would rather see a small tax imposed
So bal m

upon property for that purpose.

Wrbe ae ws then pni on the amendment aud

The question wi
it passed in the negative. : ae
On the 26th clause, re lating to Overseers furnish-
ing certiligates to persons who have performed, or
commuted, their Statute Labour being read—

Hor, Mr. [LUPCHINSON suid—f do not knew
whether there isa clause in this Bill tocompel Over
seers to furnish certificates or not, but lL have heard
about persons being refused them. rhe
Act says that the Overseers shall be furnished with
printed forms of certiticates; but I have heard that
Overseers have applied . the Road Correspondent
ror them aud been refused.
Orson ye" NDERSON—The Overseer should do
hisduty. Jt is partol his daty to furnish certificates,
and if he refuses to do 80 he will be liuble toa fine.

Hon. Mr. HUTCHLNSON- -By the election law
a person is not entitled to vote unless he produces a
certificate ; not even it he should make an affidavit
that he had performed statute labor. ars

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—'The only question is whe-
ther, by the wording of this clause, the Overseer
is compelled to give hg apr cs 1 would like to

c it clearly expressed.

% 1 ‘ge “PR LSLDENT—Supposing an Overseer
should refuse a certificate, he will certainly be liable
ton fine: but I do not think the wording of this
clause is sulliciently explicit, and [ therefore move
that it be amended by inserting the words, “ The
suid Overseer is hereby required to give a certificate
"ee, a DINGWELL—I: is a very important
clause. Anelection, if it were olosely run, might
be influenced by the Overseer withholding a few
re “utes.

e cag PRESIDENT—Your honors are aware
that two years ago, this House was placed in such
a critical position by this very Lill as to involve the
necessity of “Sa new creation.’’ Some time ago |
happened to mention this Act to a gentleman in
Nova Scotia, and he said that they had a similar
Act in operation there, but found it work so badly
that they had to repeal it. Now, Lask your honors
if it would not be advisable to reconsider that clause
and have it struck out altogether! It is 1e0 much
power to give any one individual. If it go into
operation, IT am coufident that after two or three
years you will be glad to repeal it.

“ Hon. Mr. SLUMPSON—The reason why this
clause is inserted is to prevent the practice of
fraud by persons who have no fixed place of resi-
dence, and who sometimes vote in more than one
polling place. The Overseer is obliged to furnish
certificates when they are applied for, and I can-
not see that the Act will work injuriously. I
will therefore support If. i

Hon. Mr. ANDERSON—There is another ad-
vantage in this Act which his honor has forgotten
to mention; 1¢ will be the means of getting more

un ood deal

movement for erecting a national monument te the
Prince to leave the nature of that monument to
her decision, It is a subject on which there must
necessarily be much difference of opinion. Many,
influenced doubtless by the belief that there was
nothing which the Prince himself had so deeply
and constantly at heart as the formation of whatever
inight tend to the advantageef the community at
large, or of any portion of it, have thought that the
most appropriate monument to his memory would
be to connect his name with some great werk that
should have that end in view, and the Queen eannot
but be gratified by this proof of ajust appreciation
of his character. But it world probably be diffieult
to procure anything like agreement as to the nature
of the iastitution which should thus bsar his hon-
oured name; and it would be inexpressibly painful
to the Queen were any controversy to afise Gi
such a subject. It would also be more in accor-
danee with her own feelings, and, as she believes,
with those of the country generally, that the pro-
posed monument should be more directly personal
to its objeet—should be, in fact, more what is
commouly understood by the word, After giving
the subject her best consideration, her Magesty
has come to the conclusion that nothing would be
more appropriate, provided it is on a scale of sut-
ficient grandeur, thay an obelisk to be erected in
Hyde Park, on the site of the Exhibition of 1591,
or gi some spot immediately contiguous to It;
nor would any proppsal that can be made be more
gratitying to the Queen personally, for she can
never forget that the Prince himself had highly
approved of the idea of a memorial of this cha-
racter being raised on the same spot in re-
membrance of that exhibition. ‘There would also
be this advantage ina monument of this nature,
that several of the first artists of the day might
take partin its execution, for there Would be room
at the base of the obelisk for various fine groups of
statuary, each of which might be entrusted to a
different artist. In the selection of the artists to
be employed in the choice of a design, and in the
consideration of the details of execation, the Queen
would wish to obtain the best advice, and she
would therefore desire to call to her assistance a
small committee, consisting of persons in whom
she could feel satistied that the country would re-
pose entire confidence. I have written, by her
Majesty’s command, to those whose assistance she
thus desires to obtain, and J will lose no time, as
soen as I shall have received their answers, in
communicating their cames to your Lordship.—l
have the honour to be, your Lordship’s yery taith-
ful aud obedient servant, C. Grey,”

The Lord Mayor said, in the same envelope
there was another letter whieh he (the Lord May-
or) conceived to haye been made separate and
supplementary, in order that the committee might
exercise their judgment and discretion as to whe-
ther or not it might be made public. He would
read the letter to the committee, but for the pre-
sent he would respectfully request the representa-
tives of the press to forbear giving it pudlicity.—
(‘The conmunication, so prefaced, was then read

work done upon the roads.

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—I did hope that it would |
have that effect, but I believe that there was no |
more work done upon roads last year than usual. |

Iion. the PRESIDENT—Your honors are ull)
aware that statute labor is a perfect humbug. In}
many places it is so badly pertormed thatthe roads |
are rendered almost impassable by it.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—i am aware that it is
often evaded; but [ am apprehensive that if it
were not fer the statute labour, bad as it 1s, our
roads would be in a much worse state than they
are, If we had an abundant circulation of moary
so that the poor in the country could pay a tax
instead ot performing stavute labour, L would not
be against abolishing the Act; but I am apprehen-
sive that at present it would come hard with many
oor people in the country to pay even the simall
sun of three shillings.

llon. Mr. ANDEERSON—No doubt the statute
labor is passed over very lightly in many places;

but where | reside you would not get halt as much
| work performed for the commutation money.

ip

by his lordship. It breathed threughout senti-
ments the most touching and noble perhaps of any
to which utterance has been given en this great
national calamity. Its simple pathos appeared to
thrill the hearts of all present. . The deep emotion

| it produced was visibie in the countenance of every

one, and at its conclusion the whole assembly was
so unmanned that the proceedings were for a few
moments interrupted. ]—Sir Francis Moon, break-
ing the silence, said he could not help thinking the
second loiter was equally deserving ef publicity
with the first. Mr.Samuel Morley, speaking with

that second letter weuld be prodigious (hear, hear.)
Its effeet on the whole country would be electric

that were possible, the national grief, and the all-
pervading feeling of devoted loyalty to the Throne
(hear, hear). After same more conversation en
this point, the Lord Mayor said he presumed it
was to be understood that he was invested with
the discretion of publishing the supplementary let-

Hon. Mr. PALMER—Ever since I have been,
in the Legislature it has been contended whether
it would be better to abolish statute labour or not.
L have frequentiy been tokl that it is a had prinei-

j

in repeie. These two opimions have always exist
ed,

or
’

land it has been strong!
scarcity of money in the country. We all know
thut it is difficult for soine poor people, especially
ithase in new settlements to pey their land tax.
|
}

} work upon the reads, I think then that it is be
ter to allow the Act to go into operation as it is
at present. People cau perform the labour or
commute it as they please ; and when performing
the labour beeames the exception, bot the i
will be time enough to abolish the Act. The ob-
jectious to the certificate are such as ft have heard
before, and they have not induced me to change
my opinion. His. honor the Presi lent says it is
putting too much power in the hands of the Over-
seer; | de net waderstand what his honor means
by that objection.
er pliced ia the hands of the Over seer.
nau perforis his work he can demand a cert
leate. He might as well say that the Custom
llonse Cfieer could refuse to clear out a vessel,
or that the Colonial Secretary could refuse a mar-

‘

When a

;

ringe license, ts t
certificate. He is bound by law to give a certifi-
cate when it is appligd for if the labour has been
periurmed. It will be the means of doing away
with those eases of perjury at clections w hich are
most shocking to behold.
rascals not ever 15, 16 or 17 years of age coming
up to the hustings aud swearing that they were
of age, When it was well knewn and has been
| proved in our courts of law, that they were not.
| This Act will prevent such practices
see that auy dificulty or inconvenience will arise
frei it.

|
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}

House resumed and progress reported.
A message was brought from the House
sembly by Hon. Mr. Haviland with “a Bill to

| by rendering the same elective.”

“MISGELLANEOUS,

YEARNINGS FOR SPRING.

Wonld that the balmy days of Spring would come!
My heart’s sick pulse bests wearily to and fro,
While Earth is lying cold and deathly-dumb,
Wrapt in white ccrements of the winter's snow.
O sweetest of all sweet-recurring times—
Thou bright and earnest childhood of the year,
How childlike-earnest I with passionate rhymes
Would smite and pierce old Winter's frozen ear ;
And eall from deepest chaos drear
Of night-like day and white bewildering night |
Thy warm and mellow eyes, aud morus of lavish
light.
Sweep o'er yon }
bleak :
With soft magnetic touches thrill and throng
Each slnggard seuse, and tlush the pallid cheek.
Break up the barren silence ; chill and mute
Even the stormeock shuns the rushing rain ;
Alone the robin pipes his piteous flute,
Chermed by the far-off giimmering casement pane,
Nor pines to my lone ear in vain;
And dasky hordes of wild-fowl, hungry and spare
From frozen mountain meres, driven seaward, clang
the air.

wring, with fervent song

Arise, O spirit of 8
one white wold and woodland

When I look forth, thoughtful, to see where lie
The old familiar places of my love—
Wide wastes, slow drifting, circle my sad eye
With swirling storms of snow and sleet above—
A dreamy reahn where no soft shadows fall,
No sounds arise, save whispers trom afar
Heard epirii-deep, as Time should wearily call
To silence wearier—t We only are!”
Nor sun, nor moon, nor louely star
Comfort the desolate Land; and his white head
Weird Winter lays along the grave of all things dead.

O for a potent spell to shape awhile
A gorgeous pageant of enchanted days
When Hope, the ariel of Life’s lonely isle,
Charmed with sweet airs all childhood’s flowery
ways!
O that on plumes of swift and silent thonght
In wide and widening rings my soul would rise
Over these late-dark days till memory caught
Far off, the marvellous gleams of sunset skies:
Thence fondly feasting ber lone eyes
With all the spirit splendours of the past
That on the years unborn their rosy retlex cast!
srs wile apenas
THE QUEEN'S DECISION ON THE AL-
BERT MEMORIAL—A GRAND OBELISK
FOR HYDE PARK.
On Friday, a special general meeting of the com-
mittes to raise a national memorial ot the Prince
Consort was held at the Mansion House, to hear
a statement of her Majesty’s wishes on the subject.
The amount of contributions reported was £32,-
779.—The Lord Mayor read the following com-
munication from the Queen :—
“ OSBORNE, Feb. 19, 1862.

“My Lord,—I have had the honour of receiving
and of submitting to the Queen your Lordship’s
letter of the Isth inst., communicating the pro-
ceedings which have taken place with a view to
the erection of a national monument to the much-
lamented Prince Consort. The Queen feels grate-
ful from the bottom of her heart for the universal
F bos. go | that has been expressed for her in ber

affliction ; but it is still more soothing to her
feelings to know that the noble character, the truly
princely nature of him whose loss has bowed her
to the earth with a.sense of desolation and misery
that every day, alas! serves only to increase, is
appreciated by the country—that the benefits he
has been instrumental in conferring upon the na-
tion, the good he has wrought since he first

them every privilege possible. As regards Post.

i change the constitution of the Legislative Council |

It has been proposed by some im the other}
' pranch of the Legishiture to abolish it altegether; |
argued by others that it|
would be very incenyveuient todo sv, owing to the!

And we find too that persons in geod circumstances |

‘There is no discretionary pow- |

at the Overseer could refuse a,

I havescen impertinent |

, and I cannot | ; " : a
'take part with them in doing honour to her be- |

The question was then put on his honor the |
President’s motion, and it passed in the affirmative. |

of As-| Lordship’s most obedient aud faithful servant,

came amongst us, and to elect which he may truly

Loft

hear). It was then resolved that a sub-committee
should be appointed to co-operate with the com-

mittee to be

| « | » alien
ple to have it “unposed—that a small sum, 3s., or) her Majesty’s wishes.
even Is. Gd., would go further in keeping the ronds |

THE :

QUI

LETTER,

SHEL

follo

The

lhouse, oo Friday.
jesty’s perniission :—
' “ Osnonnp, Feb. 19, 1852.
“My Lorp,—Th es me te add a
few words to the answer to your letter, which you
} will receive with this, expressive in a more special
'

aa

*Queea wi

ssty's pers wal wishes.
at she could net, withany pro-
asa wife, toa monument to

manner of

“She is aware
priety, comtribut
ner hosband; but
great E.opire, an l as such, she cannot hut think
she nay be allowed to join with the na
expression of a nation’s gratitude to oue to whem
it owes so much,

And if it has pleased God to make her reign, 80
tar, happy and prosperous, to whom under Divine
Providence, is this so much owing, as to her be-
loved hasband—iu all matters of downé or difficulty
her wise counsel, her unfailing guide and suppert !
“No one can know, as the Qucen Knows, how
| his every thought was devoted to the country—
how his only aim was to improve the condition of
the people, and to promote their best interests.
Indeed, his untiring exertions im furtherance of
these objects tended, in all probability, to shorten
his preerous life.
“Surely, then, it wil not be out of place, that,
following the invvement of her people, the Queen
should be allowed to consider how she may best

loved Prince, so that the proposed monument may
be recorded to future ages as reared by the Queen
id people of a grateful country to the memory
its benetastor.—I have the honour to be your

“C. GREY.

“The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, &c.”

rn 2

THE ROMANCE OF CRIME.
EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL IN FRANCE—A MAN
CONVICTED OF MURDERING FIFTEEN SER-
VANT GIRLS—HIS WIFE AN ACCOMPLICE—A

HORRIBLE AND EXTRAORDINARY STORY.

The London journals by the Kangaroo bring
us full particulars of the trial of the monster
Dumollard, whose trial and conviction took place
at Bourg. We quote from the London Times :—

The most intense excitement bas been created |
throughout France by the trial of a man named |
Martin Damollard, a labourer, who for the last eight
years has been in the practice of murdering and
robbing servant girls under the pretence of con-
dueting them to good situations. Fifteen cases of
murder or attempted murder are alleged against
him, and it is suspected that he must be guilty of
may more crimes of a similar nature. His wife
was indicted as ar®accomplice. The trial, which
took place at Bourg, in the department of Am,
commenced on Wednesday last, and was brought
toa close on Saturday. Dumollard, whose hair
and beard were rugged and unkempt, is 52 years
of age. He regarded the audience ia court with
adull and stupid gaze, and his countenance denoted
only the lowest passions. His wifé has nothing
striking inherappearance. The followiig accouut
of the extraordinary and unparalleled charges
against the prisoner is obtained from the official
acte d’'accusation. On the 15th May, 1361, about
11 o'clock at night, a woman knocked at the door
of M. Jolly, an inhabitant of the village of Batlan,
and asked for shelter aud protection from an
assassin, out of whose hands she stated she had
just escaped in a miraculongmanner. The terror
depicted in her countenance, her disordered
garments, and the bruises on various parts of her
body, bore witness to the reality of the danger
which she had encountered. The name of tiis
womai, Who was a stranger to that part of the
country, was Marie.Pichon. She was at once ta-
ken before the police authorities at Montleul, to
whom she made the following astounding state-
ment: She had (she said) come from Lyons,
where she had been living as a domestic servant.
That same morning, as she was crossing the
Bridge de la Guillotiere, she was accosted by a
countryman, clad in a blue blouse, with a hump on
his back, and having a scar oa his upper lp.
Tais person inquired of her the address of a
certain registry cffice, and took the opportunity of
entering into conversation with her. He teld her
that he was employed as a gardener at a chateau
near Montleul, and thathe had been seat to Lyons
by his master for che purpose of engaging a
domestic servant. The place was a most ad-
vantageous one, the wages being 250f. a year,
besides perquisites; the work was easy, and con-
sisted mainly in attending to three cows. Thrown
off her guard by these unexpected proposals and
the apparent simplicity of the stranger, Marie
Pichon accepted the tempting offer. She at once
got ready her box of clothes, and an hour or two
afterwards, accompanied by her guide, took the
train to Montleul, where they arrived soon after
nightfall. The man, putting the box on his shoul
der, told Marie to follow him, saying he intended
to take a short cut to their destination. Suddenly,
after having proceeded tor a long time through
lonely and untrequevted ways, and after haying
passed across several plowed fields, the stranger
puppet in the middle of a meadow and laid down
the box, saying that he was too tired to carry it
any further, but that he would go for it next
morning and take it to the chateau. They then
resumed their journey, but™this incident caused
Marie to feel somewhat uneasy. Soon atierwards
they came to a hill and begau to ascend it. Marie

visible emotian, said he believed the moral effect of

(hear, hear), calculated as it was to deepen, if

ter or not as it might appear advisable (hear, |

named by the Queen, la carrying out

EN’S SUPPLEMENTARY

) WITH HER MAJESTY’S PERMISCON.
wing is the second letter alluded te by
the Lord Mayer at the moeting at the Mansieu-/ ynong the most remarkable of which is that of
tis published with her Ma-! \tarie Baday, a young servant of Lyons, and the

she is also the Sovereign of this |

tion it the |

remarked that he had armed himself with a heavy
stick, and now she noticed that he stooped down
several times to pick up stones. When they had
paces further on she saw hin
thrust bis band under his blouse, as though he
were about to draw forth a weapon. Terrified
beyond measure, she stopped and said, “T see you
have deceived ine, I will go no further.” «We
have arrived at our destination,” re lied the
stranger, at the same time stretching on his arms
in the direction of his vietam, who saw that a cord
with a slip-not was above her head. Sho in-
stinetively drepped a band-box and an umbrella
which she was carrying, and, raising both her
hands above her head, arrested the fall of the
diabolical instrument of murder. As it was, how-
ever, lier bonnet was dragged off her head. Marie
Pichon then tuok to flight. She fell several times
and bruised herself severely, but on hearing the
footsteps of her pursuer, she summoned up all her
ciiergies and resumed her headlong flight through
the darkness. At last, to her relief, she beheld a
light in a cottage window, and in a minute more
she was safe under the roof of M. Jolly, in the
village of Ballau, which soon beeame the seenc of
the most intense excitement. The search made
for the box and the other articles was altogether
fruitless, The disappearance of these so soon
after the commission of the crime seemed to in-
dicate that the culprit was not far distant, and
this supposition was strengthened by the evident
fact that he was perfectly acquainted with the
neighborhood, Above all, the attack upon Marie
Pichon called to the minds of all a great number
of cases of the same kind which had been made
on previous occasions in the same locality, The
circunstauces of all the victima being domestic
servants, the similitude of the manq@uvres by
which they were iured on, and the singular fact
that the assailant had been always deseribed in the
same manner —all these tended: irresistibly to
the conclusion that the attack from which Marie
Pichon had providentially escaped was the most
recent series of crimes which their authors had
systematically pursued. The attertion of the of
ficers of justice was soon directed to the eecu-
piers of a house situate at Mollard, a bamlet in
the commune of Dagnoux, and in the vicinity of
the place to which the woman Pichon had beer
led on the night of the 25th of May. The neigh-
bors looked with suspicion and distrust upon this
house in cousequence of the mystery and silence
maintained by its inmates.
the man who resided there, coupled with the
gravy and dissimulated behavior of his wite, the
strange nocturnal excursions of the hasband, and,
lastly, the striking resemblance he bore to the
description of the malefactor who was “ wanted,”
induced the juge de paix to proceed to the house
of this man—Martin Dumollard, who had been
twice convicted of rebbery—and to demand of
him an account of how he had employed his time
on the day and night of the 25th May. The em-
barrassed manner of Dumollard and his wife,
their evasive and contradictory replies, and the
presence in their abode of a quantity of articles,
seemed to coutirm the suspicions that were enter
tained. Dumollard wasarrested and forthwith eon-
veyed to Trevoux, where he was contronted on
the evening of the same day with Marie Pichon
who immediately recognized him as the man who
had made the attempt upon her life. The evidence
of identity was cerroborated by the testimony of
several persons who had seen the man in Lyons
in the er of his intended victim on the day
in question, The obstinate denial opposed to this
conclusive evidence by Dumollard is the less te be
wondered at when it is considered that his mind
was occupied as much with this isolated erime as
with the frightful acts which he had previously
counnitted. The woman, who had compremised
(herself by her false and coutradictory statements,
jand alse by the anxiety she evinced te canceal
certain suspicions articles, was likewise taken in-
to custody. Several searches were made in the
house, and resulted in the discovery of a large
quantity of clothes, men, trunks, boxes, fragments
of lace, and other articles, all likely to Lave
belonged to domestic servants. Among these
spoils, of which many bare traces of blood,
particular attention was directed te some gar-
\ters ef different form and color, which appear-
‘ed to have belonged to different persons. The
‘police also found some pieces of stuff which
had been taken from the box of Marie Pichon,

proceeded a few

aud also articles of clothing belonging to women |

' who had been assassinated. The crimes whieh
| were subsequently brozght te light extended over
ithe period between Febrwary, 1855, and May,
|1I8G1. The acte d’eccusation recountsa large pum-
ber of these murders and attempted nuurders,

luttenspt upon the lite of Olympe Albert, anether
jsxervant. ‘Phe latter girl, being deceived by the
| promise of 2Uf. wages, unhesitatingly departed with
lher pretended guide, and after a long joarmey

they arrived at nichtfallin the ewvirens of the
|'Tramoyes. They were approaching the forest of |
| Montaverel, where some days pce viowsly the blor

d
ing body of Marie Badey bad beew discovered,
when alfrighted by the soliiudeefthe place, Olympe
| Albert declared that she would precerd ne further,
and suddenly quitting her companion, she Bed into
aneighbouring farim-honse. ‘Tne acte & accusation |
then enters inte particulars of two suceessive at

|
t

“Who has a dearer interest than the Queen-in | tempts made in the months of October aud Novem-| of pattle
ithe well-being and the happiness of the people? | ber, 1855, the objects being two servant girls, inassex of smoke foating kivilx above them,

Josephine Charlety and Jeanne Marie Bourgeois.
| Both of them escaped by flight the consequences
| of their imprudent contitences, and both lost their
jugaage and their money. The acte d’ accusation |
‘goes on to say that from November, 1855, to the |
i close of the year 1852, ne cre coinmitied by the |
accused has been publicly charged against him.
‘In December, 135%, however, he resumed his
| diabolical avocation, for, engaging a young servant-
/maid at Lyons, he condacted her to the wood of
'Montbain, and there, in the middle of the night,
he first violated, and then, having wounded her,
| he buried her while she was stillalive. Attertra
‘cing a number of robberies committed by thesame
| means—the victims always servants decoyed from
zyons—who ouly escaped death by flight, and
ieaving their property im the hands of the accused,
the acted’ accusation relates the particulars of the
last murder committed by him on the night of the
26th of February, 1361, and concludes by stating
that during the eight years in which the prisoner
had pursued his career of crime six of his victims
had been murdered after being violated, and nine
other girls providentially escaped from their as-
sailant, though four of the latter number were
compelled to leave in his hands the property which
had excited his cupidity. The above charges were
substantiated by above 70 witnesses, the principal
facts beg extracted fromthe wife of Dumollard,
who was subjected to a lengthy examination.

As previousiy stated, the trial was brought to a
close on the Ist. Dumollard was coudemned to
death, and his wifeto 20 years’ imprisonment with
hard labour.

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Dreaprut Loss or THE SPARTAN—GOVERN-
MENT TRANSPORT STEAMER.— We regret to an-
nounce the loss of a very fine steamer, which
had been taken up by the Admiralty for the
conveyance of stures to North America, and
was attended with a melancholy sacrifice
of life. The ill-fated ship was the Spartan,
an iron screw steamer of 1,070 tons, recently
built, under special survey, by Messrs. Pyle
& Co., of Hartlepool, fitted with four water-
tight bulkheads, and was classed A 1 for
thirteen years. Ilaving been brought up to
the Thames, she proceeded to the Deptlord
dockyard, and shipped a large quantity of
stores, and eventually left Pelncoth on the
2nd February, on her first voyage, for Hialifax
and St. John, N. B. She had an board four

ngers—Capt. Hands of the 63rd Regt.,

was heard of her until yesterday, when
Messrs. Fleming, of Austiniriare, agents for
the owners, received a telegraphic message
from Captain Wiggins, the master of the
Spartan, to the effect that she bad been lost
in the Atlantic. As far as could be learned,
itappeared that the unfortunate ship en-
countered the full fury of the terrific gales
which have occasioned so much havoc
amongst the vessels traversing the Atlantic,
and alter the most fearful rolling and heaving
she sprang a leak, and at length the crew
were compelled to abandon her. This took
place on the 16th Febraary, but for several

a heavy sea, which crushed in the saloon
where Capt. Hand, his wife, child, and ser-
vent were, and all perished by drowning, it
is supposed, with the exception of the ser-
vant. About the same period the chief officer
and two seamen were washed overboard and
drowned. As before stated, the remainder
of the crew took to the boats, and must have
suffered mach from exposure. Tbe poor ser-
vant girl who escaped death when tlie cabin
was crushed in, is reported to have died on
the 21st ult. How long they were out in the
boats has not yet transpired, but they were
picked up by the ship William Fotheringham,
and a telegram from Havre yesterday after-
noon announced their safe arrival at that
port. The Spartan foundered shortly after
she was abandoned. The ship and freight
were insured to the extent of £30,000, the
bulk of which was effected at Lloyd’s. The
cargo of stores was valued at £30,000.

The people of Illinois have taken a queer way of
showing their zeal for freedom. By a vote of near-
ly four to one, the members of the Constitutional
Convention have adopted an article preventing ne-
yroes and mnulattoes from emigrating into that State,
prohibiting them from exercising the rights of suft-

Pichon observed that her compavieon secmed

anxious that she should go first. She had before’

rage, aud requiring the General Assembly to pass
laws to carry out the provisions of the article.

The bad character of

attackupentheemwnuw. At tec
| Llarawny shoved off trom the Dock Vardand shot

away, there it was and the
in again, driving along hke the + Flying Dyteb-
man.”

congratulated

sota and Ericsson were now directed. The
flew like hail, the shells flew like rain
slowly, steadily, = returned the fire.
the Minnesota with two tugs alongside.
there, and everywhere

as before.
smoke shot up above

his wife, child, and servant. From the time pes p choy oe ag a ot exploded by ®
of the steamer leaving the channel nothing | the great white cloud canopy

rated—more
out of the vapour unsealed

long, painfi:l hours, measuring

days the ship had been in the most critical | pressive of praise and thankfuliness—of } ‘ed
position, and on the 11th she was struck by | nm and delight. Her company was a

THE GREAT CIVIL Wap

The chief military event of the
sive vic dined h is g
ourhood of Winchestes Gat leila the welt

nore i nehester, Vj
Shields, U.8., over General J
latter, with a force estimated here st
12,000, was the attacking party, the
numbering but 7 or 8 thousand.” The
decisive, pursuit being made for ¢.
The battle was hard fought and blordy
sults, the killed and wounded
pectively at 150 and 300 on the Nag,
and 1000 on the Southern side,
—who, singularly enough,
action at some great fight in the
Palmetto Regiment of South Carolina,
there greatly feted im consequence —
shattered in this engagement.

it was confidently announced wy EL
side had captured Beaufort, ich :

sition, nor, up to this
report contradicted, though pho =
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be wanting. ‘ ont No. 10
seems 8o far to have proved the
South, and the U. 8. gu»-boat
not yet proved entirely efficacions
from Pensacola, is to be in
tion, which blocks the river seid to
Orleans, whether or not there be below it
Yet s9

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Wane,
ba abe
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cession of similar impediments
are qur newspapers here of

heedless of reverses and delays,
for a moment led to believe, some
New Orleans had been taken
sea-ward from the Gulf, whereas the
now only re the vast invading
ting over the bar of the 8. W, Pass.
aud extent of the operations on foot
that it is piteous to see this

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. ee exaggerate, and 4
rtment manages to back a

of Uheruation that wed of

not control the lively

where the railroad from ©
unites with one from Mobile.
presume, to transport himself
his presence may most be needed.
Such movements as may may have
in Eastern Tennessee, ov the coasts of Gen
and South Carolina, and on the part of the is
army in Northern Virginia Mh

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rveyors are 80 easily
gent contrabands™ = es ivduals of
ying race on the face of the globe are |
-sgnated, when the ti
forge suit the market at ae a
A most mortifying specimen of this gall
carelessness has occurred in ¢ u
famous C. S. steamer Nashrille that
the blockade off Beaufort, N. C.,
a safe harbour. We had it
huge type, that the redoubtable ship was
anticipation of General Burnside’s
ort ; then, better still, thai
ut taken, which must
bit of news. At last
thie, ie ee ea
again away
ning the eeteieut hleckade.
cille went inte Beaufort

ever, is beginning to —we
duce—uneasiness in Wail Street.
talists and financiers ever ev muck

vould be ne j . All
corresponding

there is na

some “nigger question.”
Wendell Phillips, leeturiag on Abolition, ba
pelted off the stage at Cincinnati; as hasa

cal lecturer at imgtoun, N. £.— New
Albion, March 29, 1862.
 ~ eee
THE SEA FIGHT -
THE SOUTHERN ACCOUNT—DESCRIPTION OB TES

MERRIMAC’S PROWESS—TPHRILLING DESORP.
TION OF TIE SCENES ON THE CUMSERLAMD.

! Ob, Seu Tay monde faint eamona Ting was hpard
i below. Wher the thick we that overhuy

Hamptou Rends Wted, Lieutenant Commanding
C. Ap R Jones ‘got wider -wtigh, and began lis
the steansr

down the harbor. Alte rtheeading oir way

the hevyiers, and pussing ther tarts, dark,
previous day, with maseos of soldiers of allan,
We saw a straage picture—n pictawe at

and beautiful. “fhe ganbosts were beyiig io
wplex Suwedl’s Point, with the thids

now and ther a shot; winke the Virginia, look
grip avd wysteriens, steauaed in pursuit of a wu-
dertit ooking tim, that yeas jastly compared tea
prodigivus “ choese bos ov a pla.” At firstwe
could see the great pus of white smoke jetti
out, now from the Virginia, now trom the

suta, and at loag intervals from the black * checa
box.” But these white wreaths ef anokeblewof
to seaward without a sound reaching us, for the
wind had now risen, and the wann calmed early
morning Was succeeded by a :

[in ate preva
Away we went across Crancy pereng!
we coujl hear the guns, loader — Bat

the strange looking battery, with its thick reval-
ing eupolo, fled before the Virginia. It

souscbody said, like fighting a
ran down tewards Old

port

away to load, out evidently
of being pat ‘in chancery,

by her riul pursuer. The
great piece 4 erdnance, a ten
came dancing across the water witha
short, sharp pops, whieh romde a music el
citing than melodious. Now she overshot the Vir-
ginia, and the spray flew more than thirty-fot
high. Now she shot to this sale now to that.
Now she steamed close up and. leit her fairly, In
one of these encounters we her irou eastle
had been shot away, but whew the smoke eleard
Kx Vidse Tall

Meanwhile the Vi

aground? One thought yes. An
make out that she was moving. A third
that it was our forging ahead which
her the apparent motion we had a mot

minutes

tteriee of

against which the combined batteries

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box.”—There lay the Virginia evidently

but still firing with the - deliberate
Presently a white

higher, fuller and fuller in i

libe terrible t
fable. And now the Virginia movesa
can be no error this time, for
moving through the water,

foam at her prow. And, strange

usympathetic

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are condensed by the u

watches into fifteen minutes | At twelve oleldt
noon she was i dawn for Sewall's, wie
the strange looking battery bore away fur

frigate ashore. We steamed down to meet ber,

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mustered all hands, and running
gave her three cheers—three cheers
trom the bottom of our hearts — which

oh eer

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the grating and returned eur cheers.
closer, and there was her
Ap K. Jones, looking as eaho and

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gentleman within the juri of

The Commodere hailed the ship, heard
complimented the quiet, a —<
who had managed and fought to thst

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Flag Offiver Buehannan was w
moment, and then, with cordial
gallayt men on board, we shot
Here let us pause one moment.

been to speak ot events rather than
tors, but we should do violence te our
and to the public sentiment did we
to the i services of the
succeeded Flag Officer Buchannan,
on the grating of the ship on Saturday
He was known to all members of his

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ordnance officer he was of approved

the 8th and 9th of March, this sebe

gentleman steps upon the historie canvas .

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great revolution as one of its true ap
leave him and his gallant shipmates &
preciation of their countrymen, and asking ord
of his sensitive modesty for what we have Cwm
pass on with our narrative, The same poof
enacted and recaacted as she passed each

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squadron steamed cautiously along
barricades. As the shi rouped sens

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hazy sky, tollowed the Virginia,

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