the (colonial ‘weraw.

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2. RESOLVED, That it is the opinion of this Com-

mittee, that the sum of £3,400 having been appropria-

ted for the general service of Roads, Bridges and

‘Wharves, for the present year, and as great advantage

would accrue to the public if the Contracts for the erec- tion and construction of Bridges and Wharves were entered into previous to the breaking up of the winter, as Contractors would be enabled to procure those mate- rials at less exponse then during the summer season, they therefore-recommend an Address to His Excellency the LieutenaatGovernor, on the subject of the Contracts .being entered into as above recommended. ===.'-—T£ - THURSDAY, February 22.

The Bill to authorize and regulate the gathering ofSea-

=weed on the Shores of this Island, was read the third time,

. .paseed, and sent to the Council for concurrence.

, .

Mr. Speaker laid before the House several Returns relat- ing to the Crown Lands iii this‘lsland. And also, the usual Custom House Returns of Imports and Experts, Vessels d unched and registered, 8m. during the past year; Account If the Imperial Duties, 8w. ' .

'Mr. D. Macdonld reported the following Address to His

3 Excellency the Lieut. Governor:—

" To His Estellency Sir Hsnar Vans Hua'rnnv, Knight, Lim-

deerno’r,'8[c. so. 8“. ' May it pleaSe your Excellency ;

the Eastern line of the Common of Georgetown to Lots fronting on Cardigan River, which, if opened, would enable several owners of such Lots to have access to

which they now are, as they are obliged to cross the a

Wining private properties before they can get to their wn.

The gross amount derived from the sales of Crown Landsivt Georgetown and Royalty, to the First ofJanoary last, is £2,297 I55. 3d., and out ofthis large sum there has only been £167 115. 10d. laid out in opening .the Royalty Roads, or for any other Public improvement in the Town or neighbourhood. Your Committee find, bv the Accounts furnished to the House of Assembly, that the balance on hand, on the sales of Crown Lands, is

this sum has been derived from the sale of Lands in Georgetown-‘and Royalty, and they feel called on to state, that ifn proper representation is made by the House ofAssembly to the Imperial Government, they feel assured that a portion ofthe above moneys would be applied (in the openiugofthe Main Royalty Road to the Town,_and other branch Roads throughout the

the Town and Royalty, who, by their exertions and outlay of Capital, have rendered the neighbouring Crown

:The House of Assembly respectfully request, thatvq‘énds more valuable.

4 your Excellency will be pleased to lay before it copies

' of such information as induced the Government of this ' .Colony to. send the Civil and Military force to King’s ’ «County, last Spring.

Ordered, That the Committee who prepared the Address boo-Committee to wait upon His Excellency with III’O'Sllllle. \ Mr. Speaker laid before the House the School Visiter’s Re )Ol‘t for the past year, agreeably to the Act, 4 Vict., cap. 6. -Sse our 4th page. —

The Bill relating to Schools, and for the encouragement of

Education, was, according to order, read ii second time-— Committed, progress reported ; leave granted to sit again. A Petition of divers lnhabitants of'l'ownships Fifty and Filly-seven was presented to the House by Mr: A. Maclean, praying that the House will withhold its sanction from any ,grant of money towards defraying the expenses incurred Ill

. sending the Military and Civil Force to the East Point last

‘ the property of the subject is concerned. ‘ most distin uished professional persons in the Kingdom are

f ;

‘ ‘ and itlso the Petition ofMartin B

vPOIitiou of Neil Morrison, of Grand River,

‘, Winte'r.—Laid on the table.

A Petition of Hugh Macdonald,of Georgetown, was pre- sented to the House by Mr. Thornton, and the same was re- .ceived and read, setting forth—' ‘hut Petitioner is under the impression that the Cotirt of Chancery, as at pressnt consti- tuted in this Island, is not calculated to answer the purposes for which it was originally intended—that of relieving the when from frauds, breaches oftrnst, and other oppressions, on to mitigate the severities ofthe Law, in all cases in which In England, the

appointed liancellors. ‘Tlie Masters are also men of high

‘3 ; professional attainments, and not allowed to plead at the Bar

.of the said Court, while they act in that capacity. As the Court in Prince Edward Island is not so constituted, Peti- tioner doubts the authority it exercises to fine, imprison, or

-order the sale ofReal or Personal property, or yet to appoint

Mastersu‘ Receivers to execute the orders and decrees of the Court, until such time as a Law is passed in the Colony to establish, regulate, conduct and controul the Court, in every respect suitable for the convenience and interest of the inhabitants. Petitioner claims the particular attention of the House of Assembly to the decisions of the Court here, And to the enormous sums demanded ofappellants to enter into Recognizance, before they can obtain an appeal. In many cases it amounts to a total denial of an appeal to the

C ' High Court of Chancery in England, perhaps the first pro-

fessional Tribunal in the World; and Petitioner therefore prays, that. the House of Assembly will enquire into the con- stitutional power and practice of the Court, as it now stands, and pass such enactments as will be in all respects fit and suitable lor the Colony, and not repugnant to the Laws of England. ~

Referred to Mr. Thornton, Hen. Mr. Palmer and Mr. Hudson, to report thereon.

, ‘ Fnrnsv, February 23. Mr. D. Mncdonald presented the following Report :—

Your Committee, appointed last Session to inquire into the utility of the intended alteration to be made in

{the Road at Little' Harbour, King’s County, beg to re- . . rt, that they have examined the site of the proposed mad, and are ofopinion, that it would be ofmuch be- » mfit, not only to the people of Little Harbour, and adja-

cent Settlements, but also to all who may har'c to travel from Souris to East Point, by avoiding three very steep

hills on the present Road, some of which are impassable

with any thing like a load, and must continue so until some Hundreds of Pounds are expended to raise the Bridges and to cut down the .Hills, and will also mate- rially shorten the Road.

The land through which this intended road will pass

is, for the most part, cultivated, and some covered with wood; and manyvof the inhabitants informed your Com-

mittee that they wouldgive a right of way, and open the

road at their own expense, provided the Legislature would grant a sum sufficient to build the Bridge, which ‘tvill require .to be about 1525 yards long, and will cost,

according to the opinion of these on the spot, about

£130; but should it be deemed advisable to construct a floating Bridge, the expense will be much less.

Your Committee recommend that a portion of the money voted to Roads and Bridges for that District, for the present year, be appropriated towards building this new Bridge, and the remainder to be voted next Session, to enable the Road Commissioner to contract for its

erection this season. All which is respectfully submit-

Referred to the Committee ofthe whole House. on the

consideration of all matters relating to Roads, Bridaes and Wharves. a

Ordered, That the Committee to whom was referred the

_ King’s Count ' be dischargd; end that the said Petition be withdrawn. ’1

Mr. Thornton presented the following Report :—

Your Committee, to whom was referred thePetition of

John Kearney and others, Proprietors of Pasture Lots in the Royalty ofGeorgetown, complaining of the injury they sustain in consequence of the Main Road throuoh the Royalty ofGeorgetown running through thir Lands,

. _ _ yrne and others, owners ofland in the vicinity ofGeorgetown,'cnlled “ Reserved 'Lands,” setting forth the inconvenience and loss they labour under, from the line 'of Road laid off from the Eastern line ofthe Common to the Lots fronting on Car- digan River not being opened, have to report on the first Pentium—that the Main Road to Georgetown runs

through upwards of Twenty Pasture Lots, some of

which are so cut, up by the Road as to be of little value to the owners, besides the great additional expense they must incur for fencing. That when the Royalty was originally surveyed and divided, lines of Roads were laid off, giying fronts to all the Lots, and running in such directions as to afi'ord a direct line for a Main Road to Georgetown _wtthout injury to individuals, but unfortu- nater this line was not followed, and the present Road was opened. .'

That with [papect to the second Petition, above refer.

' red'to, it appodits a line ofRoad has been laid off from

Report agreed to, and adopted by the House. Mr. Wightniaii presented the lollowing Address to House :—- '

tenant Governor, Eye. &'c. a-c.

May it please your Excellency;

The Legislative Council and Assembly beg leave to call your Excellency’s attention to the answer received in reply to your Excellency's Despatch accompanying the .Joint Address of the Legislative Council and As- sembly, passed last Session, with reference to the pro- tection of the Fisheries oftliis Island.

The Legislative Council and Assembly perceiving by the tenor of the said reply ofthe Right Hon. Lord Stanley, that the prayer of the said Address, with res- pect to an ariued Steamcr being stationed here, cannot be acceded to, the Legislative Council and Assembly therefore humbly request, that your Excellency will be pleased to communicate with the Admiral on the North American Station, and make application, in the terms prescribed by the Despaich of the Right “on. Lord Stanley, for such) assistance as the Admiral may have at his disposal.

Mr. Yeo, fi'oin the Joint Committee of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, appointed for the purpose ol'tiiking charge of the Govei-iiiiieut House and Public Fur- niture, reported as followeth :—

The Committee of the House of Assembly, appointed in conjunction with the Committee'ofthe Legislative Council, to take charge ofthe Government House and - Furniture, respectfully submit to your Honorable House the copy of a communication received frorri His Excel- lency the Lieutenant Governor. relative to‘the necessity of provision being riiade for an adequate supply offuel

being at present subject to the injurious cli'ccts‘of damp- ness, and other causes dependent upon thejclimatc— which communication the Committee recommends to the consideration ofthe Home.

Secretary’s Ofiice, December 7th, 1843. Gentlemen ; ‘v'

, Iam desired by the Lieutenant Governor to apprise

Fuel for the Government House, it is not HisExcelJ lency's intention now, or at any future period, to bear the expense ofpurchasing more than is necessary for the use of such part of the Building as he intends to occupy during the Winter—an expense which His Excellency considers unjustly thrown upon him, and, as he believes, not in accordance wi'h the practice of.other Colonies similarly situated. There being many rooms which, consequently, will be unoccupied and without fires, His

causes dependent upon the climate, these rooms will fall into a very dilapidated state—a consideration be sub- mits to the judgnicnt of the Joint Committee ofthe two Houses. 1 have the honor to be. Gentlemen, Your obedient humble servant,

T. 11. HAVILAND, Secretary. The Joint Committee of the

Legislative Council and House ‘

ofAssembly, having charge of

Government House and Furni-

ture.

Resolved, That this House do now resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House, on the further consideration ofiill matters relating to Roads, Bridges and Wharves.

The House accordingly resolved itselfinto the said Com- mittee—Mr. Longworth in the Chair.

After some time spent therein, Mr. Longworth reported that the Committee had come totwo Resolutions, which will be found in our first and second pages.

And the said Report being again read;

The Hon. J. S. Macdonald moverl to amend the Report by adding the following Resolution thereto :— ’

3. RESOLVED, That it be recommended to the House when in Committee of Supply, that the sum of de hundred and fifty Pounds be granted, and paid the pre- sent year, in addition to the amount subscribed by pri- vate individuals, towards the erection of a Flying Bridge across the Elliot River, at Mr. M‘Etven's, to ply be- tween solid abutments, to be built on each side, and that the House do, at its next Session,grant a ike sum each grant to be paid respectively as each half ofthe ariiount subscribed shall be paid in to the person appointed to receive the same.

The House divided on the motion ofamendment :—

Yeas: lion. .1. S. Macdonuld, Hon. Mr. Palmer Messrs A. Mnclean, Mncgregor, AitkemYeo—G. ' .

Nays: Messrs. Lnngworth. Coles, D. Maclenn, Wight- inan, Macintosh, Cooper, Dingvvell, Beairsto, ’I'hornton Dalziel, Montgomery, Rue, Fraser—l3. ’

:10 itFpassed in the neggtive.

r. raser tien move to amend the s ' deducting the sum of'l‘hree Pounds from tlieilr‘iiolt‘iieifiiiiianld): ed to be appropriated to the Road leading from the Shore to the Back Settlement of Lot 15, and adding the said sum to the amount intended to be applied to the Road leading frofiStilJoscpg’s tdo zliggins’s Ferry. e ouse ivi e on the motion of . Yeas, 7. Nays, 12. ‘mendmem '* as; it passed in the negative. e question of concurrence bein th ' Resolutions, they were agreed to by tire lfdiugtiit on the Bald

Regathgmitgomery presented to the House the following Your Committee to whom was referred th ' ' o a a, t of William Macneill, late Commissioner of RifaEse lila‘i: to report—That Mr. Macneill was Commission," of Reads for the 4th District in 1825, at which period the Road from the settlement of Cavendish to the harbour:

£2,151 45., and they, beg to remark, that two—thirds of'

Royalty, a measure in justice due to the inhabitants of

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To His Excellency Sir HENRY VERE Hnn'ruzv, Knight, [deu-

for the use ofGorernment House—certain parts thereof

you, that, as the Legislature makes no allowance for:

Excellency is of opinion, the}, from dampness and other .

of New London and Rustico, was a dangerous winding path along the verge of high cliffs, and on the shore of the Gulf below highwater mark. That on examining

ofthe above settlement applied to the Commissioner for an alteration in the line of Road; and Mr. Macneill, conceiving himself warranted, on such an application, to alter the line, acceded to the wish ofthe inhabitants, and opened a new and more eligible line of Road, at the same time closing the old one, with the consent of all parties interested in it; but unfortunately neglected. to take such consent in writing. That no complaint against the Commissioner for doing so appears ever to have been made; but in 1842, a Crown prosecution was instituted against Mr. Macneill, (at the instance of one of the applicants to him in 1825,) for closing Ithe old path alluded to, and it appears that the Commissioner, though acquitted of the alleged nuisance by the verdict of adury, yet was subjected to the payment of Costs, amounting to £43 16s. 8d. Sterling. ,

Your Committee have to observe,'that previous to the Act of3 Will. 4, cap. 23, there was 'no Law to guide the Road Commissioners or others interested in the .closing of such Roads as are no longer required.

Your Committee have to remark, that the conduct of Mr. Macneill in closing the old Road, appears to be warranted by similar conduct or practice on the part of several other Commissioners of Roads, who, on a gene- ral application from portions of their Districts, consi- dered themselves as fully authorized to close old lines of Road on the opening of new and more eligible ones; and your Committee, considering that Mr. Macneill's conduct in this instance having been for the decided be- uefit ofthe public, they consider it a very great hardship that, as a public officer, acting for the advantage of the public generally, he should be liable to pay the costs arising from the prosecution above stated, and therefore recommend his case to the favourable consideration of the Ilouse, when in Committee of Supply, that he may be relieved of apart, iftiot the whole, costs on the action against him. ‘

them without being liable to prosecutions for irespgji evidence, it is proved, that the whole ofthe inhabitants

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SATURDAY. MARCH 2, 1844.

The R. M. Steamship Hiasanis arrived at Halifax on Su- turday, the 17th ult., after a passage of 12! days from Liver- pool. The Mail arrived on Saturday evening last. Our latest English dates are, from London to the 3d, and Liver- pool to the 4th inst. The leading items at intelligence will be found below :— -

GENERAL SUMMARY. (From Willmcr’s .N'cws Letter.)

The absorbing topic for the last three’weeks has been the trial of Mr. O'Connell and others, which commenced in Dublin on Monday the 15th ultimo. As yet it is difficult to form any positive idea of.what the result will be, but the ge- neralfeeliug is, that the government have rnnde out butu poor case—and that the prosecution will tend rather to ad- vance than cruin the cause of Repeal. The speech of the Attorney-General, in opening the proceedings, was charac- terized for nothing particular except the most consummdte PIL’OtI‘y and hatred of Repeal and Repealers. The evidence in support of the Crown disclosed nothing that was not pro- VIously known to the whole world, whilst the speeches of the Counsellors for the various trnVersers have been marked

their efi'ect upon the jury. One circumstance preceded the commencement of the trial, which has caused no small de- gree ofexcitement in Ireland—from one end of the country to the other—and which is regarded by some as tantamount to a repeal ofthe Catholic emancipation act. It was the successful efi'ort of the crown law oflicers to exclude from the jury every Roman Catholic. This proved the signal for renewed agitation—and the insult, as it is termed, will not easily be forgotten, and may perhaps cause some discussion in Parliament during the present session.

The Parliament was opened on Thursday, Feb. 1, by the Queen in person. '

The proceedings in both houses so far have, of course,

been only ofu preliminary character. The Anti-Corn Law League continue their agitation with unabated Zeal—indeed we may say with increased vigour: Since we issued our last paper, they have held meetings which have been very nunicroosly attended in most of the leading towns, not only of England, but they have extaided the field of their speculations to Scotland. The subscrip- tions towards the £100,000 now exceeds £80,000.

The Conservatives in the agricultural districts fearing, we suppose, that the efi‘orts of the League will ultimately be crowned with success, are now bestirring themselves in right good earnest, and are using every possible effort to counteract their Anti-Corn Law movements, by the organi- sation ofan anti—league. They have held meetings in most of the agricultural districts of England, and have set a sub- scription on foot, and succeeded in raising nearly ten thou- sand pounds. This movement might have done something to lengthen'tlie life of the existing Corn Law, had it been commenced some months ago. but now it is too late.

Trade is brisk, and the general tone of commercial afiiiirs is cheering. Money is abundant and discounts low. The cotton market is in a feverish state of excitement, and the sales at Liverpool, for the week ending yesterday, amount to the unparalleled number of 109,560 bales.

Acqurr'ru. or Mas. Glaucoma—The trial of Mrs. Chris- tina Cochran or Gilniour, for the murder of her husband—ii case which has excited great interest, both from its circum- stances, aiid the panel’s apprehension in New York, umler the Ashburton treaty. occupied the High Court ofJustieiary on Fridayand Saturday week. Evidence was laid, on Fri- day, lor the prosecution, at great length ; and, on Saturday, the jury were addressed by the Lord Advocate and Mr. Maitlanrl, for the prisoner. After a summing up from Lord Justice Clerk, the jury retired to consider their verdict, and in about an hour afterwards they returned into the court and by their chancellor returned the following verdict :—,- “Thejtiry, after careful and mature deliberation ofthe evi- dence before them in this case, are unanimously of opinion that John Gilmour died from the effects ofarsenic; but the find that the charge is not proven against the panel at the bar as libelled. ,

It is again hinted that the family circle and domestic ties ofluie fineen arsiéi a failr way of being multiplied.

r. organ ’ onnel is about to tnarr est - oer. Shiel, with £20,000. y 8" daughter

The Duke oanccleuch has declared himselfin favour of a repeal of the corn laws.

The appointment of Mr. Montgomery Martin to the post of Treasurer of Hongkong was officially gazetted on Tues- day night. The appointment has given much satisfaction to the mercantile interest.

Incsnniaar Frans—England continues to he infested by villains who destroy by burning at night. Since our l”; publication large amounts of property have been destroyed by_ fires in the following places: Eastr , Great Barford Bed- pnnstcsri Stflvss,n11)ave3try, ottingham, Dunstable, Telmers- ram, ea or , anu en arlow Crow] - wich, Poisted, Battisford: ’ “d’ w°ld°"’ “’5

Sir Francis Burdett died, at his to 23d nlt. The deceased commenced his political career as a reformer of the boldest and most uncompromising principles, and was for many years distinguished as “Westminster-’3 Glory and England’s Pride,” an appellation which (Jobber: .diminished to plain “Old Glory.” In 1812, Sir Francis was committed to the Tower for uttering unpalatable truths as to the cpustitution of Parliament; and, in 1819, was prosecuted for his manly denunciation of the Manchester massacre, eon-