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A Weekly Howrnal of Politics, Literature, and Alews.

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Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, June 10, 1861.

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New Series.---No, 23.

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A Splendid Assortment of

FRENCH FLOWERS AND FEATHERS,

Ribbons, Parasols and Parachuter, | Wt AL RY P28 De Poplin, Rep and Jupe Dresses.

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United States Consulate, At Prince Edward Island. May 18th, 1861. the undersigned, having received official information from @ the Government of the United States of America, that an efficient Blockade of the Ports of the following States, namely :

SourH CAROLINA,......6. GEORGIA, Alb the New Sayles in BEA, cnc nonceensed Fioripa, : : vv % : SSISS "PI, cece seeceess 4 J 8 - N , HATS and BONNE: Bsn ik Cashmere and Tissue Shawls. eee,

B99 doz. Bonnet Wreaths & Borders, | has been established in pursuance of the laws of the United

; ' States, and of the law of nations, in such case provided : I 500 Maslin Dresses, from 3s 9d upwards. deem it my duty to make the fact public, that all partie-

H ABERD ASHERY, and Small Wares in interested will take due notice and govern themselves accord- : Great Variety, at ner ALBERT G. CATLIN, SZ... AS Se... 4B May 20, 1861. U. 8. Consul. - ' - es . a etc EL CTT —— aN Glasgow Mouse, Queen Street. KIN da SQUA R K HOUS kb. Charlottetown, June 3, 1861. REER & os > TOULD respeetfully invite the attention of purchase:s to a LARGE and WELL SELECTED

STOCK OF GOODS,

? NEW GoOODs! \ JUST RECEIVED FROM LIVERPOOL,

Per barque ** Gazelle” and ship * Isabel,”

every thing required for use in private families. Charlottetown, May 20, I861. Om

AT—— “CHEAPSIDt” STORE, \Queen Square, eth 1i8 PACKAG@sS MERCHANDISE ! COMPRISING

A General Assortment

British Manufactured Goods

Of alm st every description,—aow opened and seady for sale. Tne Subserio.r wilt contmue the Terms he introduced on

first opening in his present trade, which are,

AN Goods Sold to be paid for BEFORE delivery. The advat..ages to be derived in dealing at this establish- |

ment are well known to bis customers, and the description of |

govds now received are equal to the best and superior to most

rm the market, and will be sold at a emz!] advance.

Us inviics the iscpection of the public. oe

p* late arrivals, and for Sale by the Subscriber — 250 Barrels extra and superfine FLOUR, 50 Barrels Pastery do 80 Sides New York SOLE LEATHER 60 Half-chests superior TEA 3000 Gusny Bags (cheap bags for gtain) All of wh ch will be sold LOW for Cash. MORIN LOWDEN, Peake’s Brick Building January 7 1861

CLOTHS! CLOTHs! Important to Country Dealers

Bre. DAVIES. Brunswick Manufactories, which for price defy ee May 20, 18C1. Sin. April I, isol. tf J. 5. CARVELL.

THE LATEST! TEX EY Qtrgy THE LATEST! EX ** HELENA’? PROM NEW YORK : Cc CHESTS and balf-chests TEA, warranted, 4, : 4 binds. Museovado SUGAR 10 bbs. Crushed do £25 kegs NAILS 2 bales COTTON WARP 2 bules BUFFALO ROBES 10 boxes Ground COFFEE (very superior) 25 bbls. FLOUR 3 puncheons High WINES. Wholesale and Retail. Dee. 31, 1800. J. & T. MORRIS,

TIMOTHY SEED.

Flour, Molasses, Leather, &c. Hourly expected, per Carrie M. Rich from Boston.

BAKKELS Extra and Superfine FLOUR, 300 lo Puncheons bright heavy MOLASSES, 25 Barrels CORNMEAL, 50 Sives Sole LEATHER, 10 Boxes Cavendish TUBACCO, 10 Chests TEA, 15 Boxes Candles, 6 B-rrels Crushed SUGAR, 25 doz. Buckets, 25 doz. Brooua, 6 Boxes Clothes Pins, 6 Boxes Confectionary, 50 boxes Lozenzes, 4.Casks Burning FLUID, 2 do. Kerosene VIL, 6 boxes Oranges, 2 do. Lemons, 4 kegs Baking Soda, ® Casks Washing Soda, 3 Barrels Sreaele. & Boxes Tobaeco Pipes, 25 Bags T ble Salr, Lb

2 ' lia For Sa'e hy by

PrP. “w. HYNDMAN. Coailottetuan, May 20. 1851. '

JOUN WILLIAMS, ' Queen Square, Charlottetown, Oct. 2, 1560.

Bpon’t orget. a mc aes aia

. Oe waar eae . Nails! Wails!

PRUE Subecriber has on hand a large assortment of Cut

a seneeeeuneme Sn —

a ne ° —— Hrovincial Parliament. HLOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Wepnespay, March 20.

| House again in Committee on the petition praying for a | Bankruptey Law.

| Hon. Mr. HAVILAND said the question under consider- ,ation was one of great moment to the mercantile portion of

\the community. This was not the first time it had been be- | fore the House; a Committee was once appointed to consi-

| Hoaectry. THE BROOK.

BY ALFRED TENNYSON.

I come from haunts of coot and hern, I make a rudden sally ;

Anco sparkle out among the fern, ‘To bieker down the valley.

By thirsty hills T hurry down,

; just received per ships ‘Isabel’ and ‘Gazelle,’ embracing almost |

HE atfcntion of Country Dealers, and the public gene-| rally, is called toa sample stock of CLOTHS from New!

xe8 Coffee, Pepper, Starch, Cecam o larter, &c i ASTI given fur 100 bushels good, clean TIMOTIY SEED,

| { Or slip between the ridges, }

By twenty thorps—a little town—- And half a bandred bridges,

Tiil lost by Phillip’s farm, I flow To join the brimming river ;

For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.

Ia little sharps and trebles; 1 bubble into eddying bays,

|

I clatter over stony ways, i

1 babble on the pebbles.

With many a cufre my banks [ fret, By many a field and fallow;

And many a fairy fereland set, With willow-woods and mallow.

I chatter, chatter, as I flow

To join the brimming river ;

For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.

I wind about, and in and out, With here a blossom sailing ; And here and there a lusty trout,

And here and there a grayling ;

And here and there a foamy flake Upon me as I travel ;

With many a silvery waterbreak Above the golden gravel ;

And draw them all along, and flow To join the brimming river ;

For ten may come and men may go,

But 1 go on forever.

1 steal by lawns and grassy plots, Tsiiue pg hazel covers ; I move the sweet forget ent, That grow for happy lovere.

{ Islip, I slide, I gloom, I glance, Among my skimming swallows ;

I make the netted sunbeams dance Against my sandy shallows.

I murmur under moon and stars, In brambly wildernesses ;

I linger by my shingly bars, I loiter round my cresses.

And out again T curve and flow, To join the brimming river ;

For men may come and men may go, But I go on forever.

Siiscellaucens,

, - ‘ z Se ce ‘ 't 4 .’ ~ ‘ Bm er ae re eI SL is Ay

DR } E06 bes er an 5a C BBG ES, NAILS. which he is prepared ty sell very ne { Anoruen Queer Race ry ArRica.—Chambers’ Journal.

Y OU can be supplied with the BEsT, at must reasunabie _April I, 1561. ; ue se smal J. 8. CARVELL | discussing ar crot book af Missionary travels in Africa, thus

prices, at I UP PER.-<-Too subseribor has on hand a quantity of | alludes to one of the tribes which are fouod in that terra inceg- very svrenion BULLER—for sale low. | niva:

April 1, 1861.

J.S. CARVELL.

THA!

From Londen.

TURNER'S, Great George Sirect,

for ho has now Upen, and sewing Fast, panny!

A PIRST RATE STOCK,

recsived irom™Rnazlaad by Isabel and Gazelle.

BRITISH DRY GSODS STORE,

May 20, 1861.

US? reeeived ex Fanny from London :—

50 Chests superiur Congou Ti A, warranted. J. & T. MORRIS. May 6, 1861. All papers tm. ie 1 Now Landing from Now York, AsGi. 100 Bbls. Extra State FLOUR, 10) Sides best SOLE LEATUER. June 3, 1861. Bi. J.

SPRING.

GLASGOW HOUSE, Queen Street. C.:. 6:1: FAUE., EGS to eall the attention of Purchasers to his Stock of | STAPLE and FANCY v LY.

1861. & T. MORRIS.

Great George Street.

(Opposite the Roman Catholic Cathedral ) [5s STREET, having again taken possession of the above G 0 O D S ’ Establishment, has re-opened it as a FIRST CLASS Received ex Steamship * Ked:r,” ‘Gazelle’ and ‘Isabel,’ | HOTEL, having furnished it in the best style ; and she is now Ry | prepared to accommodate her friends and the public generally ot FROM ENGLAND, in a superior manuer. The Building being a spacious one, which is now complete in every department well adapted and arranged for an Hote!, and being situated

gs Customers, both W holesale and Retail, will be supplied in the centre of the City, near to the principal public build- |

&¢t tue lowest rates, fur Cash or approved credit. ings, she trusts it will be found to be a desirable and pleasant

_May 20,186). Hj location for a temporary or permanent residence. EVERY BODY KNOWS. 02 OUGHT TO KNOW, | Charlottetown, May 13,1561. 3m. peat L NO MISTAKE DOUGLAS Bo the Cheapest and best LINWAR®, STOVE-PIPING Has tho best assortment of and GAS-FITTING can be had at LOCKERBY'S &|

IkRMANS’ Establishment. —-ALSO- —— hat any Gai smithing, Lock-fitting and Beli-hanging done in the neat- est possible styie and with despatch. Drawing Room éets in shally and reps, Pe wa > — ry’ —oOur __ Sofas and Lounges in hair cloth, February 1s, 186 0 tsa! 5 | Chamber sets, very handsome ; Bedsteadsin iron & wood, NO'LTICE. Hat and Umbrella Stands—iron, Assigament of Debts. eam ao. pd marble tops, i LL Persons indebted to WiILuiaM Line, of Township No. Ceatre. Card and Work Tables; Extension & leaf Tables, 24, Trader, are a oe make ee Whatnots and Bookcases: Wardrobes and Sheffioneers, | ™ent to the undersigned, Trustees and Ass:gnees, under Dee —s dated 12th February, 1861. JOUN LONGWORTH, JOSEPH HENSLEY,

Looking Glaswes and Plates, Picture Frames and Gilt Moulding,

JAMES ANDERSON, GEV. 3. BAGNALL.

FURNITURE,

ND latest styles in the City, and sells so cheap t one ean afford to purchase :-—

Window Cornices and Bands; Tassels, Cords and Loops, |

Orayon Side Lights; Curtain Rollers, Cane and Wood Chairs in variety, Office Chairs and Cushings; Desk Stoole, cane and weed, Child and Misses Chairs, cane and wood, Mattrasses—excelsvir and hair,

With an assortment too large te enumerate, all of

be ae! it the times. seld to suit the times GEORGE DOUGLAS.

| Charlottetown, March 8, 18C1 NOTICE. : on | LL pevsons having any claim against the late Prrer whieh will | A O’Nst, of Nail Pond, Lot 1, deceased, will please send in the same, duly attested, within three months from this . ‘ | date to the undersigned ; and all persons indebted to the said Charlottetown, Kent-street, 2 1861 6i late Peven O'Netuc, are hereby required to make immediate ___ (Next door to Ion. G. Coles). May 13, 1861. i. | payment to the undersigned.

Seeds! Seed3! Seeds! FIDELL BERNARD, Administrator

Nail Pond, Lot 1, Nov. 12, 1360. Just opening at the Establishment of . ae

J.W. BRADLEY & CO.

‘fo Breeders of Stock. Dawson's Block, Corner of Kentand

4 i newly imported STUD HORSE ‘* CANA- Great George Streets.

ARIOLS FIELD, GARDEN aad FLOWER SEEDS, |

warranted of superiur quality.

7 ALSO—— |

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, of all descriptions. .

In addition to the above, the Proprietors beg to acquaint

the Public that they will receive. on the opening of the Navi- ct

&tion, large Consignments, consisting of Hardware, Hollow- | t the corner

wares, Groceries, Ale, Purier, Wines aod Liquors, and | lately occupied by Miss STREEY.

reapectful'y solicit the patronage of purchasers. April 8, 1x61. Isl & RW

| onmmpedinns

Mae Do Din 3 aK E ISSUED, ——— : le IN THE PRE3S, AND SHORTLY TO B f Important Discovery.

Bagster’s History of Prince EdwardIsland,, pat mont disagreeable disease ESIGNED to give a trathful and unbiassed avcount of the SPE USP Ge mi Island progress and pruspects,—is a hand-Look for both | AY be cured in half an hour, and by a single application intending and actual settlers, and making the Island, as it) |W of PHILLIPS CELEBRATED GOLDEN WASH, deserves to be, better known at home and abroad The price , which is acknowledged to be the only preparation extant for an Wil be as low as possible, and a reduction made where nuu- | that disease in so short » time and in so effective a manner. In nocase

*S are taken for the purposes of circulation. A portion of | bas it been known to 8. Dern is perfectly safe, and may the Edition will be embellished with Photograp'ic Ilustra- | be used upon the most de eens cach bottle. —Price, 2s. per bottle,

Globe Tiotel Stables. Sravice.—2Us, Cash. J. W. BRADLEY & CO. Charlottetown, May 20, 1861.

TO BE LET, And immediate possession given, IAT two story well finished and commodious Dwelling

House, situate at the corner of Prince and King Street, It is well adapted either

'as to to terms, &c., apply at the Payition Horst. | June 3, 1861. l

Full directions for use accom

tions of the Public Buildings, etc. A few pages following the | 9. i mcient for one person. Appendix will be reserved fur select Advertisements, at Sus. a | ne: or 10s. for a quarter page, for the whole Edition.

rders and Advertisements received at the Istanor« Office, May 15, “G1.

Prepared by James Patcuirs, Chemist, &., Church Shetton, Salop,

btained wholesale and retail, from Bnglaud, and may be obiatue’ wh. W. SKINNER, Druggist, £e.

Queen Street, Charlottetown, May !1, 1861,

Charlattetown,

Fanny!)

| ** Bat the strangest of all are the s*oriea told of the Dokos,

| whe live amon z the moist warm bamboo woods, to the south of (K ffi and Susa. Only tour teet tigh, of a dark olive colour, savage and naked, they have neither house nor temp'es, nenher fire ner hemar food. They live only on ants, mice, and ser- j nents, diversified by a few roots and frais; they let their nails grow long, like talons, the better to dig for ants, and the more lessily to tear to pieces their ‘avoriie snakes, They do not j marry but live mdiscruninate lives of animals, muluplying very jrapidly, and with very litte maternal instinct. The mother j only nurses her child for a short time, accusteming it to eat

ants and serpents a8 soon as possible; when it can help itself, | it Wanders away where it will, and the mother thinks no more

der the subject, and their report was brought in during the | (Session of 1852, but it produced no result. Nothing more | |was heard of a Bankruptey Bill uatil last Session, and this | | year again the question had come up. He was in favor of | such a measure if it were properly guarded. It would be | _well if some means could be adopte] so that unfortun:t: deb- | |tors might come out as new men, and be able to re-enter! | business. He who had failed in business, and could not ob-

| tain the benefit of a Bankruptey Law, was in effect a mere ithe P | Serf, for he had no hope of improving his circumstances, But | would be better to print them in a small yolame ton ame |

| this Hfouse must take into consideration that a Bankruptey | Law passed in this Colony would not have the effect of a Law passed in Britain. In ‘ooking over the signatures to the pe-'

tition, ke thought that some of those whose names were there .

‘entertained the Opinion that it would ; butas a lawyer he must {inform them that such a law passed here would only benefit those who became indebted in the Island, and therefore would only be an advantage to the small dealer, while the large trader who became involved in Britain or the neighboring | Colories, would be in no better position than at present. ‘To | prove this he would quote from perhaps the ablest writer on commercial matters that ever expounded law in the old world or in the new, namely Judge Story of the United Stetes. [The hon. member here read several extracts from “Story on the Conflict of Laws.”] [le (Mr. Haviland) did not see that there shou'd be any distinction between a hankrupt and (an insolvent debtor, for why shou’d not a farmer or a me- ichanie be relieved from debt as well asa merchant? By | Sir Richard Bethel's new bill it was intended to do away | with the distinction between commercial and other debtors, _and it was believed that this proposal would meet with the | views of a large majority in the House of Commons. Bank- /ruptey Laws had heretofore proved a faiiure, as they had igiven room for fraud. A law of this kind ought to afford as great protection to a creditor as toadebtor. The first Bank- ruptey Act was passed in Britain more than 200 years ago, land still the law there was very imperfect ; therefure be con- yidered that this House should not rush into the matter. [He

would move €a.3 resolution —

| Resolved, That a Bpecrzr. Committee be appointed to draw up a Bankruptey Bil! during thef@Coss of this House, and the same be reported at the next Session (hereof

| His object was that the [louse should not only Rive the benefit of examining the bills recently introduced into the | Nova Scotia and New Erunswiek Legislatures, but alse the | bill brought in this year into the British Parliament, as well 'a8 of learning the views, elicited in debate, of the ablest law- | yers and statesmen in England, Ye hoped, if a Committee were appointed, they would give the subject their careful jc nsideration, so that a Lill might be framed which wou!d be a credit to the Colony,

Mr. SINCLALL said as this was a very important subject be agreed with the hon. member who had just sat down, that ‘it would be better to let it lie over until next Session. He

had acquired considerable information from the discussion, and would like to ask two or three questions, one of which | was whether a Bunkruptey Court would be self-sustainiug or not ?

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND ia reply, said that it would alto-

jsuch a court would be self-suz'aining or not; it would have to specify whether the Judge, &e., would be paid by the Co- _lony, or altogether by fees. There was ove remark made yesterday which he wished to correct, namely, that a debtor's jeflects, under a bankruptey law, would be equally divided amongst his creditors. sis was not the case, for a mortga- 'gez creditor would come in for the first share. For example, fa mortgagee creditor bad a claim of £2000 against an estate, and it were only worth that much, he would be enti- ,tled to all.

The motion was agreed to, and the House resolved itself into Committee on the said report, Mr. Sinclair in the (:ir, Some desultory debate then took place on the toanver id which the Commissioners had advertised for tenders for the reprinting of the laws, Hons. Messrs. Coles, Hensley, aed Whelan advocating that new teaders should be called for, if an alteration was made in the Act to the effect that |should be printed in the style of the New Brouswick, Nova | Scotian or Canadian laws. ' Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH said it was stated in the ad- vertisement that specifications would be seen at the office of Mr. Elward Palmer, aod those who applied were showo » copy of the printed volume of the laws of this Islaud, and of

|the Revived Statutes of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia;

and tenders had been received for the printing ac:ording to the style of the latter, but the Com: issioners had no power

|to accept any but such as were according to the specification (of the Island laws, therefore they had referred the whole

matter te the House,

Hon. Mr, COLES thought there was no occasion to pri rivate Acts with the general Statutes of the Toland it

selves, as he believed was commouly done in the neighbour- ing Provinces, This method would be a considerable savi of expense, as a few copies of the private Acts would be sufficient.

Hon. *. LONGWORTHE renarked that the Commis- sicners had thought of what had been suggested by tbe hon, Leader of the Opposition, but they had uo power te carry it

,out. However, if the Charlottetown Locorporation Act, the

| Bank Act, aad the Church Incorporation Acts had to be printed with the general laws, the other Acts of this natare would scarcely make a volume worth printing by itself,

Hon. Mr. HENSLEY said that in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick the local Acts were printed along with the private Acts in a separate volume. If the course were adopted of printing all Acis of this nature in a volume by themselves, it would effect a considerable saving, as he did not see that it was necessary to furnish these laws tothe Magistrates in the country.

Mr. DAVIES entertained the same opinion. THe hoped the expense of reprinting the laws would be reduced as much as possible. Two or three hundred cop‘es of the private Acts | would be sufficient. | Hon. Mr. COLES said another consideration was that ‘these private Acts did pot require to be renewed so often as ‘the general Statutes, and migibt remain, if in a» volume, though the other laws had to be republished. | ficn. Mr. LONG WORTH moved two or three resolutions,

one of which was as follows :—~

“ Resolved, That the Act of the £3 Vie. cap. 19, imtitaled * An Act te \provide fur the revising and reprinting of the Laws of this Yeland,” be ; amended so as to authorize the Commissioners appointed thereunder,

to deposit the laws thereia referred to, being the laws printed by the Government Printer in the year 1852, and the Acts passed by the Legis- lature since that period down to the present Session, inclusive, in certeia | public Uuices A eag,tsand, within a certain limited time after the close bey Se Nasal pygble the said Comm’ss'onets to enter I ey present Session; alsa te 4 » ; : | into a contract for the printing of the laZ? of this Island, sarordiag to | the style uf the Revised Statutes of New Brunswick o. Nova Septia, “ | Of the Statutes at large, of Canada, instead of that of the printed vo. _lumes of the laws of this Island; the said Commissioners empow- aa to omit from the volumes of the General Statutes, and local aad private Acts, (including Acts of incorporation) and to ceuse two buo- dred copies of such private and local Acts to be printed ately; and also to enable the said Commissioners to contract for the Wading of the new volumes in a more suitable style than that specified in the Act as it now stands: und also, that the said Commissioners be suthorized and — to cail for new tenders fur the pultening 654 bindiag of ssid | laws.*?

The resolutions were agreed to, after which the Committee rose and the Chairman report.d progress. House adjourned for one heur. D. Latsp, Reporter.

! AFTERNOON SITTING.

gether depend upon the nature of the Act passed whathor| Hon. Mr. HAVILAND, by command of His Excelleney,

presented to the House the following message :—-

The Lieut. Governor transmits for the information of the flouse of Assemb.y, copies of the following Despatches :—

Jan. 23, 1861.--On subject of an Act for better appre- bension of certain offenders.

Feb. 23.—Transmitting an oréer in Council, specially confirming an Act of the local Legislature.

Keb, 23.—Transmitting an order in Council, leaving 35 Acts of the Legislature to their operation.

Feb. 23.—Transmitting an order in Council disa!lowing

PAVILION HOTEL, —

DLAN,”’’ from Lower Canada, will stand for the | season at the

‘for a private Residence or a Boarding Houso. For particulars |

jaboutit. The Dokes are invaluable aa siayes, and are taken

in large numbers. ‘The siave-iun‘ers hold up bright coloured | Bankruptcy Law passed here would hold good in any part of | cloths as soon as they come to the moist, warm bamboo woods | Her Mapesty’s dominions, bat’ the legal gentlemen of the

where these human monkeys live,and the poor Dokos cannot - . : . aoe the attraction offered by widiin superior people. ‘They House appeared to think differently; however, though it

|crowd around them, and are taken in thousands. In slavery, S#ould not, he thought the British or Colonial merchant

| they are docile, attached, obedient, with few wan's and exce}- | Would be glad to come in and take his shave of the debtor's

itent health. They have only one fauli—a love for ants, mice, | effects under the local Act. With respect to the expenses

| and serpents, and a habit of speaking to Yer with ther heads | of a bankruptey court, he had always understood that the

(on he ground and their heels inthe air. Yer is their idea of | bankrupt’s property had to pay all

}& superior power, to whom they talk in this comical manner | After a few remarks from one > tah other hon. members ‘ 8,

when they are e:spirited or angry, or tired of anis and snakes, | . : y J *? the question was put on the resolution moved by Hon. Mr.

and longing for unknown food. ‘he Dokis seem to come | \. ; : : . | nearest of all people yet discovered to that terrible cousin to. (iaviland, which was carried unanimously. The resolution | humanity —the ape.” was then reported to the House and agreed to; whereupon it

——_o——— | was ordered that Ions. Messrs. Haviland, Longworth, Hen-

| WwW ¢ A Zovave?—Does say is * ob - ; , ; MaTiAa Z UavR: | oesticks says he is a fellow with 'sley, W ightman, and Mr. Davies, Jo compose said Committee. /a red bag having sleeves to it for a coat; with two red bags| * without sleeves to them for trousers ; with an embroidered and |. L . ; braided bag fur a vest; witha cap like a red wovilen sauce- | journed at 1 o’elock uatil 10 o'clock to-morrow. pan; with yellow boots like a fourth robber in a stage play ;! with a moustache jike two half-pound brushes, and with a sort | yord-gu “sw r . st : : . ie ; of sword-gun or gun-sword for a weapon that looks like the re- day to take up the consideration of the petitions praying for sultof alove affair between an amorous broad-sword and | 4 F i } k . ' a |a measure to prevent the collection of arrears of rent until lonely musket, indiscreet and tender—that is a Zouave. A | ' =. . : | the award of the Land Commis:-ioners should be given in, and

fellow that can‘ pull uo’ a hundred and ten tb. dum-bell; who | . : : : can climb up an eighty-foot rope, hand=: ver-hand, with a barre} | &24 woved for a call of the House; but as it was impossible of flour hanging to his heels; who can do the * giant swing’ |owing to the state of the roads that hon. members could be ona horizontal bar with fifty-six Ibs. tied to each ancie ; who! present, he would move that the consideration of the petitions can walk up feur long flights of stairs, holding a heavy man in| be deferred until W ednesday next, and that the order for the each hand, at arm's iength ; ond who can climba greased pole call be discharged .

Fann dey aie! of pork ia his teeth—that is @/” Hon. Mc. HAVILAND thought it was unusual to do

Zouave. A tellow who can jump seventeen feet four inches : : ; high without espring-board; who can tie lis lege in double | *¥#F with a call of the House, but it was quite competent to

bow-knot round his neck without previeusly sofiening his shin wallow the business for which the eall was made to lie over. boues in a steam bath; who can walk Blondin’s tight rope with Lt would be better, he thought, to go through the form ofa his stomach outside of nine brandy cocktails, a euit of chain ¢a!l, as not to do so might be establishing a bad precedent. armor outside his stomach, and a stiff nortt.-east gale outside of There would be a sufficient excuse for the members who were that; who can take a five-shooting revolver in each hand and absent. Se ememea aeons ete aan Geiineahan | "The call was then made, when the following members were | Zouave.”’ 6 ec AR ae ha severally reported absent without leave, viz:—Hons. Messrs. | —__—_1+e——— Thornton, Gray, Hensley, Whelan, Perry, Kelly ; Messrs. | How Rats May pr Expencep.--A gentlemin whose house | Doyle, Ramsay, and Sutherland. The fon. Mr. Pope and was literally overrun with verinin, adopted a novel but strictly Mr. Doase were both reported absent from the Island. philosophical method to dislodge them. Opening the floor at |

| several places in the upper stories of his house he placed there } ; taaies : as made the order of the day for Tuesday next. | several vessels conigining a mx'ure of sulphuric seid, black | ties ster a ge J y

| oxyde of manganese and common salt, and closed down the | Several of the hon, members absent at the call of the boards, The result was a slow decomposition and recombining House, appeared at the bar and made their excuses, which | of elemenis, in the progress of whicn the heavy, stifling one, | were received, chlorine, was disengaged. This made its wey alony the open | Hon. Mr. COLES said as the order of the day had been rpaces, and down to the cellar, A few breathe of ihe poison- | deferred until Tuesday next, and as there was some informa- ous atmosphere s-rved to convince the rats that danger wes at tion which the House might desire to possess, namely, the Ree eee eee esp they could, | number of writs issued for the recovery of the arrears of P » Sacezing and weeping | rent, since the first of May last, he would move that a Com-

as they went, from having inhaled the noxious chlorine. Manvi. : ne : , months passed before any of the vumber ventured to return. | &'t!e be appointed to procure this information, with power.

An army of ants, moths, bugs, roaches, and other pestilent in- | ‘0 Se8d for persons, papers and records. c ‘ sects perished frow the fuines.— N.Y. Evening Post. | The motion was agreed to, and the following Committee Oe Se | appointed, viz., Messrs. Coles, Thornton, aud Sivelair.

A New Yanwer Notion —The American ladies thisseason| fon. Mr. LONGWORTIIL said the report of the Com- have # new notion in the way of bonnets. The material used | missioners for revising and reprintiog the laws was oa the consists of—first, the usual frame work ; secondly, of » paper table, and he rose to move that it be referred toa Comm tie. covering of any desired color ; and thirdiy, of such mbbons and | ofghe whole House. It was necessary to refer it to a Com-) et, FE £2 nein ‘eeecaian... Net saly io the-boseet co} mittee for aes reasons The Act under which the Cou

made up light and cheap, but it may be chanyed as ofien as". : the wearer desires. The frame costs eighteen pence,the paper Peeees were appointed would require to be amended to

s xpence, and the trimmings any price suiting the purchaser. extend the time for them to deposit the laws already printed It 1s d-ficult to distinguish the paper bonnets from those of the it certain public offices. The Committee considered it ad- usual materials. i visable also that the Act should be amended to authorize " ‘them to enter into a contract for the printing of the laws Sta@xaTion oF Business —Some idea of the stagnation of according to the style of the Revised Statutes of New,

business in New York may be formed from the fact that he | tale p ‘ ‘, i r

week ending the 18:h the smount of dry goods aati scam | Branswick, or of the Statutes of Canada, instead of that of | w : inat $898 9% the printed law: of this Island as provided in the Act. The)

sumption was only $133,140 against $828 251 for the eame | P ‘ a ; |

time of 1860, and $1,051,750 for 1850. Since January the | port also meiitioned several Acts which required consoti-

talling off as compared with 1860 is $15,600,000 and with 1859 dation, such as the Education, which was divided into four |

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The House in Committee on the petitions above referred |

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$16 780 000. Lor five different Statutes. }

Mr. DAVIES remarked that it was his opinion that a |

A few petitions were then presented, and the House et

Tuvaspay, March 21, | Jon. Mr. COLES said he bad given notice of a motion to |

an Act of the Legislature for the better apprehension of vere itain offenders.

Circular—Feb. 5.—Enelosing a copy of a letter from Lord Elcho on subject of National R fle Association,

Circular—Jan. 31.—Announcing pesce with China.

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND begged icave to present a letter of the Post Master General, with enclosures, having refer- ence to the Post Odice department, which were received and read.

The Post Master General stated that daring the last year six new Offices were established, and one closed, making at | present, in all, 82 Post Offices in the Island, | The receipts for the year for some of these were small. | The Office at Skinner's Pond, Lot 1, is maintained at an exe jpense to the Culony of £10 10}d., less amount of collected £1 43, 1ld, Tue Postmasters at Cascampec and Port Hill were entitled to a small grant in addition to their | salaries. Rg Postmaster General of Nova Scotia recosa- mended that the compulsory prepayment of postege b stamp be adopted in Canada, Nova Seotie, Mapcbomadien and

P. E, Island. The Postmaster General here recommended * | the system ia so far as it related to the other Provinces, but

thought its adoption on correspondence posted in, and addresr« ed to places within this Island, would at “present cause much inconvenience and dissatisfaction. He recommerded that s system be set in operation for the transmission of small par- cele by mail, as in the British and Colonia! Post Offices, by whicha parcel closed at the ends and sides may be posted at any Office for any other Office within tho Island, and prepaid by stamp, at the following rates : — For anything less than one pound More than one pound and less than two Two, and not excecding three pounds The weight of a parcel not to exceed 3 pounds, nor the eze one foot in length or six inches in thickness, nor to cén- tain any letters or explosive or brittle substance. As the contract for conveying the Mails in summer between Char- lottetown and the neighboring Provinces would expire im 1862, or 64, he would recommend that the Government ade vertize for tenders, that parties, if their tenders were accept.

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ved, might have time to purchase or build a suitable steamer

to place on the route, at the expiration of the present cone tract. Tie Postmaster General thought great advantage would be derived by having one steamer to ply betweea Shee diac and Charlottetown twice a week, calling at Sammerside on her way up and down the Straits ; and another small smart steamer to ply between Charlottetown aud Pietou three times in each week,

The letter and enclosures were referred to the Special Committee appointed to report on matter connected with Poss Offices.

Hon. Mr. HENSLEY presented a Bill to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the conveyance of real Esiate by

‘married women, during their coverture, which was read &

first time and ordered to be read a second time to-morrem,

ELECTIVE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIiu BILL.

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND moved tae 4th order of the day that the Bul to render the Legislative Couneil elective, be read a second time. In doing so, he seid—This question, Mr, Speaker, has been before this House on former oceasiona, [ introduced the measare when a member in the Opposition, whea the late Goverament was in power ; also when the sent Governmeut came inte power the Bill was introdaced and went through Committee, and was priated for information. 1n 1859 it would have been useless to hava endeavored to carry it beyond the jurisdiction of the lower branch of the Legislature ; aod the year following the Legi latve Council wag in a state of turmoil and confusion till in the Session, when the celebrated coup d'etat occurred,

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