wae nee

tenaatry have been rendered hehpy through efforts similar to there pur forth by the gallant Colonel oa behalf of the Beifsst People 2? We have been teld with a Auurish of trumpe's that upwards of LU 4 nave been paid in fron the Belfast estate ; but when tue Worrell property was purchased, abow’ as much was received within a suntar period of ime; vet there was po 2 Piticat on on the part of the jare Government - no boasting @ Cheratron that a would never bring ruin uponthe ¢ olony

hud. gentemren expressed their objechiouto the Loan Bill op |

the groued that u would be unjust lo benefit the few at the the eapeuse of the mony; bat in the action of the Government Wa respect to the purcima of the Seikiik estate, we have al feast an evidence of their disposision to benelit the few, and feave uncured tor (re interest: of the many. Sull, whatever credit they may take to he nselves tn this transaction, they have ony been carrying out ‘he provisions of that Hill which they |a ofed to misrepresent fur so many years, ths Excel- lewey efys the parchase of the estate bog been ait-ended wilh the most saistactury resul 8, that the teaantry have come for- ward and paid the Orst depom for their land. Now, Sir, let us tu niera sonent from Uns fair watement to ts counterpart in the recent fam as addreas sigued by some 906 of the setilers of Belfast to the Liew’. Governor, and tis Exceilency’s very re arkable reply. These ars the people of whom it was said by Me. Doase im this House last session, that they had noi paid auy reut for the las: Ls years--a statement fully borne ont by the fact that £14,000 of arrears were given upon on the estate when it fell satu the hands of the Government; and still they co we forward and state in their address, ** We eudeavored to full our honest engagements ia the payment of our rents.” Further on in the address they say to Lis Excellency, ‘* We

are read, on any emergency, With our voice and Our heart, to}

sustain your Excelioacy and Government, and to resis£ or sup- prescouneracting agencies employed by self-interested ugita- tors, for che purpose of averting the public mind from the rignt directr:n.”’ Tres2 remarks show how subservient they are— ta-y «ill never opp se the Government, but eudm't to them in ever\tiung, ‘This is the language of these 906, who regretted that they evald not attend the Governor's levee, to the great dis: ppoiu m nm’, no doub', of His Exceliency ; whet!eran in- sulicwut wordfube, of the waat of a fasiienable ™ ir of vreeches for cach sadividusl, caused this seeming iP siance of neglect, we are merety lefi to conjecture; but it is consoling to reflect that the SOG who could not make their bow to His Excelleacy on the occasion reterred to, had the forethought to depuie some uf the ** respectable’ peus!e in their neizhborheod to perform this act of courtesy —thereby intumating that the whole 906 are wot the most respectable people in the world. Now as to His Excellency’s reply, | must say it is astonishing that he should give expression (o such sentiments as it comains. Had the suswer to thig Address proceeded from the Hon. Col. Gray, liow, Mr. Palmer, or Hoa, Mr, Uaviland, | should not have been suprised ; but that a geatieman who is expected to hold ‘he scales of justice in his hands, who is a representative of that Queen whose d.adem will not pale its ‘ustre befere that of any other jiving Sovereign,~-that he should cescend to mix in the din and turmoil of politics, is truly limeatabie, and alto- gether unworthy of one who holds such a high position. Re- terr ug ty the Land Comuissiou wm the reply, Lis Excellesey 64)5°—

** Await with patience the award of that tribuna! composed |

of men who have no interests to serve but those of justice and of truth. Do net testify impatience. Agitution must react injariously on yourselves. Turn a deaf ear to all those visionary schemes which, pending the investigations of the Coromissioners, are as crude and premature as they are im- practicable. IL care not whether these schemes assume the

shape of a Joan to be guaranteed by the [mperial Government, |

or sume supposed shurter so.ution of the difficulty. I class them al! under one category, and unhesitatingly advise you to reject them.”

By characterizing all thase sehemes for the relicf of the tenantry which are not entertained by the present Guvern- ment, whether devised by their predecessors, ur advocated by single individuals, ae ** visionary and delusive,’’ His Excei- jeuey has, in my opinion, lowered that high character which it was his duty to maiotain. Kyen the Doan Bill—that Bill which passed both branches of the Legislature by respectable majorities, and which was introduced at the suggestion of the then Colonial Minister, Mr. Labouchere—even tnat Bill His Fcelleney has classed among the visionary schemes which the people are unhesitatingly called upon to reject. What, dves fie Excellency desigaate as delusive, a scheme which was devised to obtain a luan for the purchase of land, while he himself has sanctioned a rise in the rate of interest to pro- eure money for asiwilar purchase? Ile also aliudes to ‘* some supposed shorter solution of the difficulty arising out of the J.and Question,’’ by which he no doubt means tue question ot pscneat. This scheme he likewise stamps as visionary, though it has been advocated on the floor of this louse by individuals who now compose a partof his Goyernment, and by other prominent men in the Conservative ranks. 1 will now tarn my attention to the paragraph in Mis Excellency’s spevch in reference to the Land Comusission. the delay in giving in the award :—

* Lt bos arisen as much fiom the laborious and responsible character of the task, which the Cummiss:oners undertook, as

trom frequent interraptivns—your own Reieree haying, in his |

high official position, other onerous duties ty discharge.’’

is thie a satisfactory reason tu the people of this Island that.

the award of the Commissioners bas been delayed, because

ene of the Referees—tie Referee for the tenantry—owing to, ; jand paid the first of their instalments, is an esraest that the |

his official position, has other onerous duties to perform? This circumstance was well known to the majority of this Hivuso at the time of hisappointment, and they ought to have selected one who is not sv pressed by public engagements. But, Sir, [ am not disappointed. 1 have more than once ex- wessed my belief that the Commission would prove nothing i a scheme to gain tiie. I be ieve, however, that the Com- missioners were actuated by proper motives in endeavouring tu discharge the duties assigned them ; but | cannot believe that the Government, whens they brought forward their reso- lutious on this subject, were sincere in desiring to obtain that Commission whict basas yet produced nothing. The inquiry vf the Commussion, however, was institated so far as to lead he tenantry to believe chat their condition was to be amelio- rated, and it has been so far satisfactory that it has given full vent to the feelings of che people, and been the means of ex- hibiting the evils of the leasehold tenure. With respect to

the ill to give effeet to the award of the Commission, which |

his Grace tue Duke ef Newcastle did not consider advisable | tu submit fur Mer Majesty's assent, | believe it has been re- f rred to by my hon. ieivnd on the left, (Mr. Cules), yet as | have given it some attention, | may be permitted to offer a remark. Iam of opinion that had the Bill been forwarded tu the Colonial Office early in the summer, before the proprie- tors had sufficient time to petition against it, it would have received the Royal assent. But in this neglect of duty, we have another instance of the want of sincerity on the part of the Government. What other fate could it be expected to meet, when one of the members of the Government said here in hus place, that be knew very well the Bill would never pass? Ls this the manor in which the business of the coun- try should be cunlucted ? that Bills are prepared by the Exe- cutive and passed throash both branches of the Legislature,

FER ATI? ’ ——

ed a law to prevent the collectiou ofall debts fora certain time. { make no comments on the propriety ot the course, but as I have frequently been referred to that country for precedents, I simply give if as one.

of placing upon record my views, and those, [ believe. others on this side of the tlouse; and what will also, L feel assured, mees the approval of the people of this Island gene- rally. ;

| ‘The bon. member then proceeded to camment on succeeding | paragraphs, but a questi mof order having arisen, he concluded lby moving the amendment which he bad before read, j House then adjourned til three o'clock.

| AFTERNOON SITTING. DEBATE ON TLE ADDRESS RESUMED.

I am confident that this amendment |

re 88 OW ( ass: but I will have the satisiaction | true v to the Address wiil not pass ; i of | dence, se'd sm effects a cura; sv in

The | than give reason

The Examiner.

‘and because Mr. Hensley was known to be familiar with the case of the tenantry, thagGoverament obtained ee Now, Sir, tlrough | believe that the Attorney General is equa in talent to Mr. Liens'ey, Yet as it ls generally admitted to be in physie that a Doctor, in whow a patient has no confi-

in this matter, unless the confidence in the Counsel they would not be satis ‘They would

people had | ned that justice had been dore to their case. have objected to Mr. Bracken becauze he 1s

proprietors, and connected with tie old family compact.

| the Government ¢ }

| iiiasine Gray, is considered, T believe, the most - ae ventleman in that Colony. It is evident, then, that if the Go-

’ | Mr. BEER—Mr. Cisirman, it appears as if the Government | vernment had desired to favor the proprietors, they would not

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t've of the people for encouraging them in such a delusion. | office of any kind on account of his religion, if he Were of

| Hon. inembers opposite know as well as I do that such a mea)

sure even if passed by this House, must have a suspending clause, and that ther Majesty herself has not tie power of grant- ing what is desired—t would be a violation of her coronation | oath, and” breach of the constitution. | confess, Mr, Chair- | man, L was pained to hear the remarks of the hon. member for | Cardigan (Mr. Thoroton) last evening.

leader of the Oppositim. that the 0 ject of the Commission should be defeated. For 35 years successive Housos of As- sembly edvavored to se:tie the land question, and for 8 years

wise qualified Such remarkable practice remained for Excellency’s Goverument to inangurate. And what

this course the more extraoidinary is, that few if any of Executive advisers or their supporters in the Asscmbly showed such a disposition before they were sworn into your

[ would now ask that| Excellency's service. The Leader—as I believe he is4 related to the | hon. gentleman, who | believe ia ticapal le of au untrath, does | —of the Government in the Assemb! y (Mr. Haviland) has Su | he think such a measure as staying payment of rents would re-| been elected not without the aid of Catholics. and ne onsidered it betier ty emp'oy o'lrer Counsel |ceive the Royal us-ent? Setung aside the uncenstiunonal | higself nor bis futher before him ever acted on the ental

for objections of this kind. Mr. Hensley’s | nature of the question, | doubt not teat the hen ee is land exclusive prinmple before ; neither did Mr. Jobat

‘ coadjuior was a gentleman of great talent, and arising member | most sincera iw his desire, tosevher with bis friend the hon.) — oo a. nis tather before bim.

‘of the Now Bruoswick Bar, und who, next to the hon, Com- |

Mr Yeo, it is well k ‘has been elected by Catholics, Mr. Palmer always had the support of Catholies at e'ections, and until the lust

since 1851, the present Opposition held the wens of Govern- | in the electoral districts, Mr. Laird was always elected

mpentt ; but their acts were such that not only the great proprie- Catholics,

Now, it is a very strange thing that all thes

were put upon is tral, on the paragraph under consideratiod | jaye procured the services of such competent men bur of some As an independent member of this tlouse, Sir, | can express third or fourth rite lawyer to advocate the cause of the tenant- ny Opin or freely on this question. | have no personal tater) ry Great objections have been taken against the Attorney est at stake in connection with the Government, ami therefore | General and myself for issuing writs for the evllection of ar have nothing to gain or lose whether i$ stand or tall. But it! rears of reat on the Traeadie estate. Sur, b have yet to learn may be different with some members of ths House ; to them it! iat though a p ofessienal man enters into the pot teal arena maw be of cmesiel cunt quenee that it be defeated at the! pe ig to neylect the interests of his cliewt ; and this principle : { stand i the same position with respect lu the | ji, relation to jurisprudence 1s oue of the surest guaranices of

presem tune. : Proprietors o8 to the Govermment ; | have nothing to gain from | the liberty of tae people, Y their favor, nor fear from their opposition. My sympathies are! goes not rest with the lawyer, bu with the chent who brings nearly altogether with the Tenantry, the must of my dealings | fy;ward the case. My partner and I have been almost branded being with them. ‘The hon, leader of “.e opposition endeavour- | ag traitors for complying with the instructions of our clients ; ed to make out a case avarnst the Goverament for the course} pug | learn on searching the public records that that friend of which tuey pursued while tts Commission was proceeding ! the tenant-—ibat champion of the per ple, the Attorney Genera! With is mvestigations, "[his kind of opposition, however, | of the late Government—the Hon. Joseph Hensley—also issued ;Hothing new. Some hon. members on the other side of the | writs acaiust the bleeding tenan'ry of the famous Tlracadie ‘House at first eharscter z2d the Commission as a wiil-o’he-| osiate. And this sime gendeman, while im office unier the | wisp, and © iid it would never sit; and when they ascertained | jare Government, was the paid attorney of Robert Brace that 16 Would git, they then affirmed that it would accomplish | Sewart, than whom there is not a proprietor more vbnoxious 89 ood 5 and ween it did sit, and seemed most willing to ID-) tg the tenantry of this Ishin. ‘ves’. gate every mater connects d with the question, they then | otid the eward would never be given. ‘They have thus em-! gent Governmont is that they issued Treasury warrants at six ployed every means to throw obloquy on the Comm ssion 5 anid per eont. instead of Debentures at five, as specific? in the nfier it ha! closed its sitiays here, t!ey claimed the credit of) purchase Bill, to obtain money for the parchase of the Selkirk

‘solemn contract with the Seeretary of Staie for the Cotontes, | missed ; Tae responsibility in isaing writs |

Mr. OWEN—One of the charges brought against the pre- |

tors, but also the Home Government viewed them with 8uspix | Kh xeeutive Councillors should at once prove recresnt to the civn and distrust, And what isthe position of the Colony now ? | principles and conduct of their past lives, and sow the Not only his the British Government granted a court of inquiry, of religious discord amongst their brether colonists since ¢ but almost all the great proprietors hive agreed to be bound by lb aia f “G t.. If th a its decision. ‘Fhis Court is now del.berating on the question, poems Se oo ee eee they 80 couaps and in the face of this, and after having bound ourse'ves by a} to render your Government aoortive, they ought to be dig and if through your Excellency’s preconceived the Opposition now tara round add ask as to pass a measure | notions of hostility towards Catholics you forgot your pos. whch would put end to the Commission, s'ul'ify ou s+ives be- tion, or acted coutrary to Her Majesty's example and instrag. fore the public, bring vpon as the contempt of the Home Go- tions to deal equal justice to all, it was the bounden duty of ee ers oa ect ae oak ateaiee your Councillors to advise your Excellency against sack, ors , CAs ouse tn 2 powe as : ; ; sarap pon a would not have soquieed the Cameallansdd a1 bigotted cour-e, which they well knew would, ere long. ail. Oaly thiak of the hearil-ssvess of this atrempt to deceive | disgrace on your administration, and porsibly rain on your. the tenaniry! Even supposing it were possible for Ler Majesty | self ; because, if not vbvious to your Excelleucy, it must have to sunction such a measure, 4 could not be sent home and re-| been evident to your Council that you cou'd not long hold | turned before tue award of ihe Commissioners be made, hence | sway over a people while more than fro thirds of them arg 'it would be totaly useless in every respect. I am pained > opposed to your Government, which Fact l think [ plai | hear hon. members so Cuelly trifle with the feelings of the peo-| poimted owt in ney last—No. 2,—that is, if what your Colo.

‘ fin, Mr. TUORNTON —I rise to answer a question put to |nial Seeretary says be true, tha: “ail the Catholics are op.

. ‘ > ” > o line by the hon. lecderof the Government in this end of the! posed to your Government,” in consequence of you and your | building, as to whether | believe that such a measure es that

| Government being opposed to them.

1 don’t profess to know

. i - . . . . » i - > . , ' . communicating to the Court all the tuformation whioh it Te- | estate and Lot 54. I consider this one of the most judicious | proposed in the amendment wou d receive the Royal assent. J the sentiments of the Catholies, er at jeast o! many of them,

ceived. [am of opinion tuat the Government, when they bad | actions of the Government, for it would have been better to

| procured the Commission, and hud obiamed the consent of sueh | pay ten per cent, interest than to a low the estates t pass |

a talented ventieman as Mr. Howe to set as referre for tee) into other hands. It has been as-erted by an hon. member

Tenautry—ihe most comperent tor the appointmen', perhaps, chat the land on Lot 54 1s so poor tha: it is only a fit place | jast Session, to give effect to he award. bas not yet been sanc- |

‘that could be fvund in the lower Provinces, and had retained | fur frogs. such able counsel, though they had stood aloof altogether from

the Court, would have been quite justified in 80 doing. Tan the adjoin ng Lots, and that the land is of as good a quality jastoutsied to hear that some hon. members consider that We|.s any on the Worrell estate. with the exception perhaps of purch.se of the Worrell Mstate wos as goed a bargain as that| Loe 33. of the Selkirk Btate. Takiig into consideration the quantity | but in my opinion a great deal Las been gained by its appoint- of land, the amount paid, and the receipts in the same space of ment. Lt is the first public acknowledgment on the prt of time, the Selkirk Estate bas been a very much better bargain | the Brit sh Government that there are grievances or questions tuan the Worrell property. [tis well kuown that Lord Selkirk | iq dispute im ths Colony with respect to the land tenures, would not treat with the lite Governmen: for his Estates—that } which require to be settled. ‘The Commission has given great '@ would have nothing to do with them atal. 1 believe it bas | satisfaction in King’s County, for the people there considered been mainly through the exertions of the present Lieu-/ it a privilege to be permitted to go into Court ond stite their | tenant Governor, seconded, of course, by the Gove ronment, | grievan ‘es, ‘Lhe tenantsy in the district whieh 4 represent that the purchase has been effected. ‘The present Govero- | are sati-fied to wait until the result of the Commission be ment, in my opinion, will du more while ia power for the good | known, as it would be inconsistent one session to ask for a of the country than has been done since this {sland Was 8) OC mmission and the next to sek that it be set aside, when it Colony. The words put in the mouths of some of the Tenants) had not suilicient time to complete its labors. ‘This proposal who came before the Commission, by evrtain individuals, | be-| which is now made to pass a law to prevent the collection of lieve were injurious to the cause of the Te nintry. 1 will cheer-| arrears of rent is only a piece of deception and intended to

Nowy Sir, Lam very well acquainted with that

fownship, end { can say that it will compare favorably with |

Mueh has been said against the Land Coumission ; |

fully support the peragraph in the Address, fur | feel assured that the Conmission will turn out well. t

Those who are advocating sueh a

| go forth to the evuntry. I would like to

jimeasure know it would never become law.

Le says in reference to |

loa. Mr. HAVILAND—Mr. Chairman, the ex-Queen’s | ask the hon. leader of the Opposition if he believes that a Bill Printer, who favored us in the preceding part of the day with |to suspend proceedings for the co lection of arrears of rent, ,a Jengthy speech, hea come out in a bew character—that of | would receive the Royal assent? But even admitting that it the Lendley Murcay of the opposition, ‘The hon. member bas} should pass at home, what benefit would result from such a expressed his asto uishmwent that Ller Majesty's Represen'aive/ Bull, for before it could have time to become law the award | should open the Lezisiature with a speech couched in such in-| of the Commissioners would be made known. ;elegantianguage. $f he is so very loyal as to be shocked be-| Hon. Mr. THORNTON—I do not purpose to occupy much cause the Queen's Representative so lowered the digni y of! time, but to speak briefly to tie question. ‘The Comm’ssion- | his royal mistiess, as to read a speech in which, as he thinks, ,ers recomme.ded that one year’s rent be paid, and that no lthero are so many imaccuracies, what will he guy when | point / arrears be exacted. This recommendation bus b en a t-nded } out eM expression in Lier Majesty's speech, a: the opening of | to by the tenantry, fur I can assure you that the landlords ; Parliament in (8S), similar to one which lie terms inelegant in) syldom received mere rent than they have done this year. that of [lis Exceitency? Wath respect to the sentence referr- | be proprietors, however, at least many of them, have not jing to the renewirs wt the Census, [ can show the hon. mem-/ been satisfied with one year’s rent, but have proceeded t) | ber similar methods of «xyression ip the writings of the his-| compel the payment of arrears. Now, Sir, I will support the jtorians Mec aulay and Allison, who, | presume, were greater) reso ution, because such a measure as it proposes would only }grammarians than even the Liou. Edward Whelan. But, Sir, be giving effect to the recommendation of the Commissioners, ,t cannot give hun cr dit for originality in criticising guverna-| and because 1 believe that unless something of the kind is jtorial speeches, for the great Cobbett was in the adit, for} done there will be more agitation in the country this year j Some years, of criticising Suost every royal speech with which }than there ever was with the question of Escheat. I have |Parlisment was opened. The hon. member alluded to the} otten been asked by tenants since the sitting of the Commis- | Beifast people not being able to pay their rents, and therefore, |sion if they ought to day rent, and [ have always advised | 1 suppose w.s.ed to draw the inference that they would be un-| them to pay, as recommended by the Court. ‘The people are jable to pay the instalmen's of the purchase money of ther! expec ing more from the Commission than they ever did from ifarm:. tie seewed also to say that the settlers on the Worrell! any other scheme for tho settlement of the laod question ; Estate were better able to pty than those on the Sekirk oro- | and they a e anxiously waiting to hear its result.

verty. But we have no evid-nce of tis, for how often under | to the property with which [ have to do. L have attended to ithe Inte Government, and under the present, have we seen |

iu regard |

the recommendation of the Commissioners, and will nut com- |

notices to the purchasers ov ihis propery to come and pay up) There was no gusrantee given by the late Go-| vernment, when tie Worrell Estate was purchased, that it) It is well known, tiowever, from the |

their arrears.

; Would be self-sustaining. exceedingly low price paul forthe Selai:k Mstate by the present Government, tha: it woul! not prove a burden upon t ie Colony ; and the noble manner in which tue Tenants have come forward

|whole will be received. ‘The Tenan:ry on this Estat-, Sir,

appear to be as superior in a pecuniary point of wew to many | We have the | a8 18 contemplated by the resolution, because it would thwart evidence of this fact befure us every year in the returns from} the good intentions of this House when they a-ked for the The opposition take great credit to themseives | Commission.

}on the Worrell property as byht is to di kness, | | tius property.

pel payment of arrears until their decision be known.

This docament has upon the face of it must danger- It m effect says that the Commission shouid be

ment. ] ous words, ; nullified.

we should never think of passing a resolution which wou!d go to set the whole affair aside. ‘not bad its origin in honesty of purpose. 1 wouid consider myself a traior to my country did I supporé such a measure

No good purpose will be served by fullowing

| because Lot 11 was purciiased on so reasonable terms—that | hon. inembers on the opposite side of the Hause into details ;

estate of w few thousand acres. |

They boast of this property it is sufficient to say that I believe they are not sincere in

| being self-sustaining, but never utter a syllable abeut the sixty | their opposition to the paragraph under considerotion, as they i thou-and acres ou the Worreli Estate tiat were not self sustain-| must know that a Bill to stay legal proceedings for the col-

| ing.

/numinate the subserviency displayed by the peuple of Belfast |

iim some of the expres-i0us in their address to the Lieutenant | Governor in reference tothe purehase of the S-ikirk Estate, ‘and hinted that it was effected to further the political interests

lof a certa n member of the Government.

knows weil for what purpose the Worrell Estate was purchased | He koows that a large draft was made upon the funds of the | dress under consideration express-s regret that the Commis-

Colony to preserve hom a place in tuis House. 1 admit that

The hon. member referred to what he was pieased to de- | lection of rent would never receive the Royal aitowance.

Progress was reporied, aud the Mouse adjourned. | Tvespay, Feb. 28. | House again in Com nittee on the Address in answer to His

Bat be himself, Sir, | Exceileney’s Speech.

Mr. CONROY—Mr. Coairman; the paragraph of the Ad-

3100 has not made its report. ‘This reyret is fully concurred

fiuon. Mr. MACAULAY—{Reads Mr. Whelan’s amend- |

The expectations of the terastry have been raised | 'by the Comumission, and before it has completed is labours, |

1 fear, Sir, this amendment has |

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many measures which have been passed by the Legislature | have not received this assent, and even the Bill carried through

jtioned at home. ‘The measure proposed in ithe amendment is | not to say that arrears of rent shall never be collected, butonly /to carry oul the recommendation of the Commissioners, that | none be distrained for until their award be made. peared in the newspapers stating that ifthey had power to pre- vent the collection of rent, they might alsu prevent the collec- tion of ony debt, and containing other such remarks, thus throw- ing ridicule upon the whole thiag. The proposed measure is on y to give effect to the award of the Commissioners, and pre- veal such proceedings. To be continued. D. Lamp, Reporter.

a SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS.

Tuurspay, Mareh 14. Mr. J. Yeo presented a petition frem Robert McDonald, and others,

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' praying a grant of £1000 for the erection of @ wharf at the south side | Mr. Howat presented a petition from Crapaud, praying |

of West Point.

aad the Commissioners jeft the Island than advertisements ap- |

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‘may state that { have my doubts upon this print, because so} but [ think they ought to bave more spirit than the spaniel,

which is said to lick the scourge that lashes it. They see some of themselves discharged from office and neglected, dexpised and scouted ; and I think they would be degraded, indeed, after all that, and what the Colonial Seeretary has written agninst them, if they would complacently look on,

No sooner | while they are refused the use of arms for the protection of

themselves or their property in the Ceiony, seeing such are freely bestowed upon oihers. If, 1 say, your Councillors bave not bad Aonesty or firmness enough to prevent your Excellency’s adoptiuu of such disgraceful action, you cught at once to dismiss them, because it is better they should be dismissed in time than to wait anti} perhaps your Excellency ‘may be involved in their fare. kn my No, 2 | cautioned your Exeelleney against the shamefo) methods practised by little ** Somsin” Sandy, your new Corener, in getting

addresses to your Hxveileney; and if ovly belf of otal have since heard ou taat head be true, you will have every reason to regret having ever rece ved such addresses or replied

| the House to aNow the grant of £250 made last year for the purpose of |

building a dredging machine, to be given tv the **Crapaud Dredging Machine Company’’ to hire a machine, on condition that petitioners sub- seribe £350 fur said perpose, or grant the Company the privilege of

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taxing exports from that harbour until a suflicieat sum be raised to pay | of mine to the iil-used and abus.d and

the hire of a machine. Several other petitions were presented. On motion of Hun. Mr. Coles, a call of the House was ordered for Thursday next, to take inte consideration the several petitions on the table pray-

until the award of the Commissioners be made known. Haviland laid ow the table the Sheriffs return to the writ for the elec- tion of a mewber for the first District of King’s County, in room of John Knight, Eeq., resigned. Joseph Hensiey had been elected for said District, and he having ap- peared at the bar of the House, and been introduced to the Speaker by the Hon. Mr. Wightman and the Hun. Mr. Thornton, took the oaths

was passed through Committee and reported agreed to with amendments.

sous eumployed in the publication of Parliamentary papers.

Faipay, March 15,

A motion being made that the Deciusal Currency Bill be commzitred

the course of which tion. Mr. Coles meved in amendment that it be read

this day three months; and the question having beer pat on the motion |

ot umeudument, it was carried 12 to Mi. The Fartiamentary paper pro- tection Lill was read a second time, committed, ani agreed to. Hon. Mr. Haviland presented to the House the Estimates for the enrrent yeur, wherenpos the House resulwed Uselt iniy a Commites of Suypiy —M-r. MeNeil in the chair. A nwtion- having beem made-by Hon. Mr Haviland that the sam of £5000 be granted tor the wad Service, in- cluding all special grants; and un amendment baving beem moved by Hon. Mr. Wightwon that the sum be £7000, a debutea ensued whiel | ovcupied the remainder ef the day.

Satenpss March 14,

Ilouse spent nearly the whole day in Comm.ttee of Supply, diseus- Sing the graut for the Nuad Service.

Moxpas, Mareh 78,

A nuuber of petitions were presented, afters which the remainder of the day was cecupied in Committee of Supply ia debate on the Koad Servies appropriation., When the question was put, beta the adjouru- ment, on the wotion vf amendment tuat the rum lef the Survice be 17000, there appeared tor it—Hons. Mesars. Wightuian, Coles, Vheruion, Kelly, | Whelan, and Mr, Couroy—6

| Aulay, Hensley; Messrs. Montgowery, J. Yeo, Uwen, Davies, Liolm, jiowat, beer, Cooper, Sinciair—1s

| The questiun Was then put on the main notion, that the sum be £6000,

| Which was carricd on tue same division, reversing the order.

Tuxspay, March 19, On motion of hon, Mr. Haviland, it was resolved that unless the Jour- nals of this House, for the session of 1859, be furn shed within one week from this date, legal steps wili be taken to eufurce the penalty in the Vontractor’s bond. House again in Committee of Supply, and agreed to the division of the Road money for the Counties. The Mouse then resulved itself into Com-

a Bankruptcy Law. A discussion ensued, in the course of which a re- sulution was moved that it be referred to a special committee to pre- | pare a Lill in accordance therewith.

Wepnespay, March 20.

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to them, when you have the ‘uil particulars published, whieh I intend doing a3 soov as my * Own Correspondent,” why is now engaged draw ng up a -tatem: nt of facts in the Bel- fast and Murray Larbour distsicis, shall * report progress.” And be it knoww io year Kxcelleney that one proclamation gross!y deceived Tenantry, and all those opposed te the deceptions practised on them by your Government in the Land Commission busie

against your Government as will make them tremb!e for the shamefully barefaced shuffl: which they have played against

It appeared from said return that the Hun. | the interest of the tenantry, whose * friend” you would fain

them to believe you are. Bat jet me examine a hittle inte that professed friendship. I the first place you cannot deny

aud his seat. The Bill for the prevention of trespasses on orchards, &c.,| that Sur D. Daly was recalled, as your Colonial Secretary

i has so often boasted of, becanse he gave the weight of his i- Mon. Mr. Haviland introduced a Bill to give s , of hrrersg : : e . a nt oe ee i fluence to aid his Government im their endeavors to amelio-

jrate the condition of the tevantry, and free Siem frow the merciless and dishonest usurpation of the land claimzbts and

to a Committee of the whole House, esnsiderable discussion ensued, im)

their greedy agents ; and that your Excellency was specially appointed ut the instance and throngh the inflaenee of the suid Jand claimants to proteet what they called their pro- perty, whieh yom could net do without will injustice to laborious and jude-trious tenants,who exhausted Sherr means and the best part of their lives im reudering the forest a thting babiation for man. But let acts speak for themselves. Let the tree be judged by bs fret. With a desire to ren ler your tw vernment ponwlarcertain se-olutions were introduced

‘into the Honse of Assembly by yeur Government, with an

apparent inteut iow to setile the * Land Question,” but really aud positive’ —as your subsequent vets prove—with the fact hope and ex, ectation that the Commission prayed for would just merely report in Sever of tbe land cluiuguuts, or in other words, “tv coufirm the tithes of those ealling themselves proprietors ;" and in the fend anticipation uf such cor. firma- tiou, your Government passed on Act to render valid or

; ‘binding tn law such re; : i<si iat ak Per erg ig a oy ae eee hiog to law such report as the Cowmi-sioners might make,

Weil, when the Commissioners did come, your Govern nt weuld pot give them any information or imstruc‘ion—your

Colonial Seeretary carried away or screened the public re- | cords irom them, so that instead of your Attorney General,

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wiio is paid Ly the public, giving aid or advise to the Com- missioners, they were left in the dark, until Mr. Coles, Mr. Whelan, Colonel Swabey, Mr. Hensley, and Aberdumbee, With some other true friends of the people, actuated by those feelings of humanity which always distinguished their actions

mittee on the petition presented on Wednesday last, for tie passing of | in favor of the tenants’ cuuse, voluntarily stepped forward,

and throngh the refulgence of their information, the Com- missioners were enlightened on the enormity of the frauds which had b en practised on the poor tenantry ; and oc-

| Mr. Whelan possess-s talent and displays eloquence, and it in by me, and [ believe by the people of the Island generally. janything were to befal him, Heaven nelp the itberal party ! | The Comm:ssion has raised great expectations among tho ten- \{f he were to Fail, they would soon becume broken up and) antry ; it was almost the only subject of conversation in the scattered. Ne wonder theo that on account of his abilities,| country for three or four aonths. The delay in making the lan effurt was mide to secure his place in the Legislature. | award, we are informed, hes been causedb y the other business

Much bas been said tn regard tu the presence of lawyers in| engage. ents of the Referees, and we are recommended by the }tiis House; but, Sir, it would be a great deal more to their | mem>-ers of the Government to exercise patience. Tis may |pecuntary advantage to attend to the business of their protes- | be all very well, but what is the use of preaching patience toa | sion than te engage in polities. | myself would have had man who is destra ned upon, and ali his effects taken away by | much more to suypo tiny family to-day, if Thad not descended | the bailiff The tenants in the dis rect which I represent, I linte tae politcal arena; yet | had a duty to perform. 1 had | believe are as punctual io paying their rents ss any in the Is- (to come focwaerd and stani fort e rights of my country, and | land, and have complied wits the recommendation of the Com- ‘never shall ! relax my efforts umil every neeessary obj-ct 13; mSsioners to pay one year’s rent, a3 well as could be expec'- lgained. And no party, | believe, was ever so able to etiect/ed. But those most in arrears are taose who are least able to

The following resolution was reported trow the Committee of Supply

of Roads, Bridges and Wharts, for the preseut year, including all special

| lug manner, viz:—Queen’s County, including Charlottetown and Koy- jalty, £1,300; Prince County, £1,100; King’s County, £1,100; special

and agreed to, viz:—Jiiat the sum of £6000 be granted for the service |

| grants, and that the same be appropriated to each County in the tollow- |

casionally made such remarks and enquiries as made the tyrannous land usurpers tremble Jest justice would at last overtake them; and that the award ot the Commiss‘oners might free the tenants from their relentless grasp. Hence the terrible fuss and alarm of your Excelleney’s Government

| grauts for Queen’s County, £800; special grants fur Prince County,| and their land usurping friends to get up memorial otl- | £050; special grants for King’s County, £650; Roads opened under tions and hid a ee Duke of Tatcathe tae >