PMB : ° ey " eae ‘ = 205 92°. CEO eRiiy sb tae ere bar CN ae —— i asaeicaentemnieniinitanilil ; ' a chat the Austrian Government has dofianively | auomet (ape U the Act of shilishibie-hirtagh = a oe SS . oe ae ee — <<... Le” a 2 ° that the str ; ™ 7 = sa, PK. o, aot 2 — > : = - “<3 Gesoce ss = = -- a —= - -! ‘ *, 7 = * as - : ° . of dn . ie . er sou

eet ke ss ® . . 3 : . > . ¢ , , that ti: ow the riff | hada n rof write to serve, ant : bs 6 tletermined upon a@optin ener zetic military i be. Act to “af re

The guessing was then pat ob the mio Withdraw thejsince the purchage of the Worrell Eataia.down to he Tea Meg? tre aot a autilewk upon i a & a xamer. a ‘. “ } aon ae tes of May ane sianene Victories od tens Stell petitiopy whch wae dy gutived on cle Tl owing division, in relation to a Sad Qitestwn. During Me nn " yet sistance to the S tha man kee ont of the way, oF et 4 ~ oe : ~ ~ hrningefur the.co ice of troops x at © fo make other provisions if Liew theteauf . < ‘ c Vig i——se . : ‘ ) was kept up tga hare hour, enol party - ~~ “y of t ; the wonds, wr ob bis deur and keeps the Shen re Zonk . 1 wn, May 14, 1866.. stated, run daily on the) Seuthern | failWa Aw Act ‘te diesl-a:sr the establishment of ay : b Yeute Honus. Messrs .Coles, Warburton, Kelly, Laird, ) were wctuated by the bess motives in. the adopht ileal jinauts hogse ie his caede, werd be is justified in keeping lite wae Svat | ' e | Orders have beew Issued for the stoppage of te 1” 44, Il Debt Court in Prinee County, e: 7 Messré thowas, Walker, Conroy, Uowian, and Simelair~9. | various echemes wich had been frummtime-to Caae magi | and keeping officers uf the ae rip aE eet 2 dir ordittary. traffic to Italy on this liné.} yy ing te (he offer of Seherter General | Nay@® tons. Messrs. Pope. Loagworth, Solicttor General.) upom. tor the fimab settlement of that question. : tact. Thnow the Sherifs hav lately derved@ great num ate i al a . PE iC omnt Karolyi, : Austeign minister atBe lin, Pye iaet iocsven the clandestine trating of pepe, s Davies, Kaye, leneicy, .¢kughen, syewre Gare: Hearsay ee lee ena odes? sales “aI he ay bieiyhh oe the aut Se unes avery : LATEST K R I EU 0 : tia bo oly, jistructed tarequest € ; een ty the use of arms, aud te the practice ff" é mige sLeenn ! Yeo, Breeken asd Dun-! neuaters of the tn. ty, conten the denehei seare previously, whieh she ere Gould net , : / ech . ; , Scan ms eteian, 2 A ee en hebdccrucd Wyman OF wb tenatlty thie thy al The | ete appentinn thensT- de ant ate to Kot Oe Salty | TEMS. China, from Liverpool: 28th, | satis frdm the Tiwi vane ae eeca PROPPNI ct (s cssendiee det votating to Rloetaan, aie . , : = cilia " weasures introduced during the present administration he | King's and Prince Counties ie under the ipa a ee i re a a & slifas ut} ing certain ged i Z : C An Act to.cgeupt property telouaing to Seg : flouwse in Committee on Panper Seales—aygrac d to se vorat | purchasing of several estates =e Proprivtors, the cancelling | which Is thrown npou thei by the paragraph ia His Exe es | Oueenstown 29th April, arriv ed at Halifa aT sin aud Italy. bide oe J jot ik aden aoe! of this Ielend on ;

Resolutfihs ind reperted preetess : {lod Solrertor Genet.! \atreduced a Bill to prevent the ,

clandedtipe training of persine to the ase of arms,

of Jatge arrears of renté on other estates, the redaction o| rents on certain Townstps, und the excension of the Land “which could not fail to meet tie

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und tu the; : ’ Peretrase Bull, were measer.

speech, but would let it be*kuowd Unatthey are ready te “er : majesty ef the law and the Civil Buthorities without the wi ol 49 | diers. As to calling in &@ military terce, F cannot Judge of the neces: Phe Goverument being responsible; probably

1} o'clock om Monday moruing. Tie news| id both important aud interesting. |

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by this Mail

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The Constituteonnel, of this morning, con-

tains an inspived article, = It re-affirms that

Duties and Assessments, Au Act for the regdiatiou oft ufiteer forces.

be Militia and Vu

; / j . . ~ading, is be : : P o 2% ee i viations. in explaming the object o | , Je | sity of doing eo. s | Mr. Lefevre, M. P., for Reading, is tobe, : med, but that Austria has take: t thing doubts relative $0 titles ae * prac ait of Yayiitary evovutior I : ‘approval of all tmpartial minds, and wiicb afforded ample. | d here Wasa necresity for calliug wade military, Judy; : . Seg i Italy has not armed, but that Austia has te Act Act for erttling doubte p © Milles ae. the ip beofved ttiyt the ublaw/ul niinng- 0 enen-faoy Wan vt the dosire or the Governinent te promote the best io- ieemeae eine st page § corres oyinien, bus i the new Lord of the Admiralty. }mumerans precautions in Venetia. quired under 7 coral at ef this Tétdnd tgp

vat nature tended ty create alarm in the winds | eudanget the pease of the community. 1: ead that am Act of shat nature was not re

practises vl

terests of the people. of any gapd so

[dns. Messrs. Uoles, Whelan, and others, in supporting |

trom the wery fact that the disturbance was confined to thre bend? | and not even general amoug them, | think that there must have been | is County, lo were willing

Fresh cases of the ecifttle plaue, repotted fu:

1 » £09 a vt

the week ending April 2Ust, are 2,o%2 agamst 2)823 the preecdins week. et

It dues not believe in the Prusso-Italias. treaty, but conside;s it a matter of littie impo: tance whether such a treaty exists or not; fo

levying a: Avseretnent- on Lands, Penk An Act for the better eecurity at the Crown ang” Government of the United Kingdom withis nig”

might, perhaps, be ; ithe Kesulation on the contrary, contended that the whoe } a sufficrent number of peapic, even in th ; wk; but when it-would be remembered | ; ‘ db : i he femacy of the law without the employment ofthe |" : \ has sailed) i¢ break im Ge yy Daisy Island. ety qutred 60 our Statute B ; jigy vt-the Government, trom the year 1859, na eet cis fo uvarntain the supremacy of the hi wut U1 ) The Barracouta, 6, paddle slvop, it war were to out m Germany, ) : om ate the Séuri t:6@ bend of a, a who me Siena ona te create false hopes in the winds of th+ people—that |aniitary ; but, as the Goreranent were ayes ua cca We trom Portsmouth for North America, with the | would easily be led to attack Austria. ; wer . a Yeine; US % to boow if they evuld ship, im Bshing schoonwre their failure in the tu-fidment of thert prouimes led vo the for-| be matier, Ido not throw any blame upon thew, eunboats Chermb and MinStreb in company. As war between Austria aod Prussia appears >

firc-argael ut-otder te land them on our shores, he thought tha

vative of Ce Lenant League, which necessitated the bringing

Ilon. the Paesipest: L do get think it throws a sfigtha upen

» ituske why Austria shou «

An Act appropriating certain nvonies fur the y, -

The British iron-clad fri gate Noi thumberland | now to be averted it a 1866: ; oe os ; is afloat at last. After many attempts the! still maintain her military preparations in ¥.¢ Sauneh was accomplished on the afternoon oi | netia. . ; “ oa the L7th April, in al oregence of a numerous! — lialy having displayed remarkable moderation anid Lrilliapt cumnpany : jand prudence, Austela ouzht to re-estabjish he

Her Majesty is about to. place a memoria.) wiitary siatu quo ante, That wouid give cou window to her father, the Duke of Kent, in the | idence in the maintenance of peace. parish church of Sidmouth, the town where his The Debats is apprehensive of war.

Royal Hi chness died. ai COMMERCIAL. A seaman, who just arrived at Bristol from Lexpox, Satcrpay AFTERXOOM.

Prince or King’s County any more than it does on Beitast or the tirst district of Queen's Couuty. If we sigele out the destricts, 1 would be particularizing « course Which We bave never adopted ly answering Hia Excetiouey's speech ; theretore, L am net inclined Te « ppert the amendinent tlie honer from the Aret-distrret of King County (Mr. Dingwell) apoke as if L were opposed to the tenantry meeting and consulting together, bat Tam not. «At the same tie, Lam net prepared to support the people iv meeting and passing sed.- tous resolutions; nv loyal aubject would du ae. :

Hen. ATTORNEY Gentkat: Tt lam to anderstand thie motion a eauply au amend: ent to the paragraph ia the address, Twente |

rie objeettunawoald be offered te the Bal— whieh prow ded tha oli meeting (of <hre pury cee ut traning oF drilling for the ua af arma. ue tyt prectianng wtistary e&ereises or evolutions. without the lawful euthorty of ber Majesty, or the Lieutenan Ciapersotoar day Justices of the Peace of any County, by Cow attests fue eo doing would be considered Legal, and tha parties aflending agains; the provisione of the Biitg would b nished by fine or*itaprisonment

Feed alii umé read, and ordered ta be read » eecond are toxmorrow.

of the troops, end mvyvlved the counry im the large expend- sture alluded ty tn the Despatches before the Committe.

‘he question was then put op the Resolution subusitted by he thon. Mr. Coles. and resulted as foliowe :

For the Resolution — Lluns. Messrs Coles, Warburton. Whelan, Hensley, Kelly ; Messrs. Sinclair, lluwlap, Uonroy. Walker—¥

Against it — Hons. Messrs. Pope, Longworth, S Jlicitos General, Davies, McBacoen, Kaye; Messrs) tlowat, Haslam Dunean, MeLenun, Moutgomery. Green, Ramsay—13

te Rt CONFEDERATION IN P. E. ISLAND gt A HEAVY DISCOUNT,.

ee me ee

; Tue question of Confederation wag’ aisety argued in the Huuse of Assembly on Moudee’ and Tuesday last; and indeed the dbase wg’

extended fo the ana’ hours of W

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"Pope # tt ' lh ia amendment to the ; éienpiy suggest that it could be made mere effective, and probably | Roiterdam, via London, has died of Asiatic : : ey ; - 5 . os 68 ES ass ‘ a te Pope ee oe © Progress was thea repurted aud tre House adjourned. se lahkcenwwanile to members of this House, by substituting the} 1 lors ’ ’ There is a fair demand for discount, owing t 4 morning, before the House, wearied and worn, 1 vee! ‘ Vas “ 4s Z . ” i ‘ os . » ie os + > alll i e < iit ifthe Ifon. Mr. Coles, the Bill to place a gat: A. MCNEILL, Reporter. serds * Querti’s County" tor’ Colony.” Bat f apprehend that a The Constifutionnel of the 27th asserts on al paymeuts fading due to-day, but eaily in the | came to a decision. The resolutions Kw More vi Covchead, was toad a third time and passed. We bedi danced woendiwment is brought torward with a sew te supersede the ye authority that Itaiy is not making any warlike | week the rates are expected to be rather easier. by the water bir of 8 —- Pe ah a aaa f the Committee to'whom wa - LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. paragraph [iso Limwet give it nyo p etion. tne perare weparations; and, turther, that the Empero. | Selected bilis ae taken at 5) per eent. " ca a . vation. Saou es » a Offi es thr naghout th = if Sanda, conseys my views on the subj et; end tohing the facia N sade on de : s 13 maintain peace in all usar | The repoit of the Liverpout Cotton Market and the counter resolution submitted py Me, ‘ S . | to us au tre ' " ; ad s i" m6 7 : nad wt o> ah meahenah ‘i , — NAD Mn ‘sli’ } as iT be yue } } e ‘ ; “ : . wi a. refer y petitions fe ating te ) c Sete (Continued from our last No) be case inte consideration; | do uot think we can come to any other ters, and to secure its blessings to Europe. ,1t| shows Sales to the extent of about 6000 or 7000} Whelan,. will be found annexed, The {pupae

oted the Report of said Committee. t “the whol

, Preree that cease be comuitted to a Comumitios of Mouse to-morrow. : ‘Lud Bill to swend the Election law wae committed to a Com wittee of thd whale jivues, and after some time epeas theres as reported. UOC eothon ‘at the hon leader of the Government, the Hous posulyed ite inty a Committee of the whole, to take int emarded dn th® Dedpacehes and Correspondence traasaittec by Meseugé from Lim Exceliencr. ‘ ” Atter some time spent in reading the same, progress war reported, aud the louse adjjurned.

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Tezspay, May 2

' sccurred tu we

Prot go tor thé amendment in its present shape.

Ion. Mr. Gore: this honor the President says | wae chair van of the Committee to prepare the Graft address, ard the L have now placed myecit in & singular positign. The ex- planation is tuat the idea suggested by the # wendment never lt wae proposed some time ago td compel these ietricts in which the disturbances touk’ phede to beur tiie ex-j pens: “of suppressibg thea, bat ws we dit not deem It proper te gu that tar lt ink it would be only un aet-ot jastice to let che stigma rest upon them as a punishipent And though | was a mewber gt the Committee which prepared the addresses, <ul! L will admit that it t¢ susceptibie of tinprovement. At the same time E hope your honors will understand that [ do

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weessiry to say a few words upon the vecessity for importing a anlitary force, to which reference bas been made by several of your oonora, veret te enforce thy laws of the country “ bad effvet, in the estimation @l oar nei iboats, upairethe reputation | phis season. of the Cutony.

snd if wee look at their acte und deelatabious, I de net think we can | Yee , . ee limit their intention to carrying out Meir views by Constitutional | dajesty will remain until, after the wed ) ‘Lhey bad: resisted the lawful authorities of the Island whet} the. Princess Helena, in July. . At present it is;

onctusion than that coufainted in the address. IT would deem i

Lregret that Che necessity should have arisen for a military It will ewrtainly have

But it is inipossible ter act that a league existed for purposeszes dently Hlegal aid that they ouly wished to euforee theim pecaliar views by moral neans, and thus to obtain, what they conceived tesbe, the righte oi he tenantey. But we can ouly judge ot their mo.ives by their acts;

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ja residence in Scotiand of three weeks, the

Hon Mr. Uexpgeson : We shou'd always understand what + resvlution Incas belore we would supportist. | bava been silewt. not because I leit pu interest in the matter, but be-

On mation of the Hun. Leader of the Government, the Bal to extend the Lutid Purchase Act was committed: to a Com wittee of the whale Huvee and reported agreed to.

these authoriticn went forth, sworn to garry the lawe jute effect. Xod, indeed, bioad was shed in oye qustanee, and nearly shed in othe: instances; some received very aerious bodily harm. Therefore, as those persons aseembled in larg® hunibeta) with termidable threat, and menaces, the country Was alarmed gnd agitated, and the civil

Oo mottdh of Mr. Brecken, the House resolved itself inte # Comarttes of the whule on the Bill to amend the law relating to Real Property. s

Mr. Breekeo explained that the object of the Bull waa to

cause |b thuughe it was proper tor me, being the juowr among your Honora in polities, tu listen and receive infurmation, ra- | ther than ty appear familiar wich proof. T would consider | ! that there should be no whjection tu truth inany shape, And

withorities were found insefficient to carry the laws inte effeet regret that the people of this Colony shoukl hare taker sheh an im-

jadicions, and unwise and unconstitutional means of what they eon: ! sidered their rights.

I de net find fauit with men tor combining te

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give & retrospective effect to the Act of last ecasiun touching | + that res lution was strictly confined to tacte it would re- the tithe deeds sod the leases of many people af the Island. | erve more support; bac l believe situs oot, trom whet Is pro. whieh, having been drawn up by non-professional men, were | verbually known respreung the elders guing to King » defective. 'The vbject of the Bull wus ta secure the ewarra of } County. Now. as to the next point, whether that disturbance such “Rshdd if their possessiona, tn uceurdance with the origina: | was an organiz od rematance to the Jaw | ud hot prepared te iotedt of the grantors u! euch lands. vty; botifis wae mere ebullitivon of popular feeling [ ean

Yon. Mr Hensley supported tre Bill, which, he said, Wun faunly ay that if took a Very sharp edge when it ghot the a just and equitable measure, and ap ke of Bhedefrctive man- svere ff s horse or when tt shaved tie tall Toe reeolucion, op

curry thei views iu @ politival er ceustizutional manver, “1 would be worry to ace any community deprived of, that privilege. But if. in any British Colony, there was a necessity ter auch means ws, the people resorted to, there was certainly woue ie tus Island, tor the people themselves are (he aeat of power—the power. eomnates, frou themselves. “There ia ne part of the British dominiona where the people have eo nich power m their owe tude as they have in thie Colony, for we have universal eutfimige ; se that the power whieh

é ; 1s believed, however, that Italy will addiess a

formal remoustrance-#zaiust the armaments of Austria.

The Queen does not intend to visit Germany After the return of the Court to} Windsor, on the 4th of May, Her Majesty will; reside at the Castie until the Lxth or loth of | that month, and then leave for Scotland. After |

Queen will return to Windsor, where Her ding of}

not decided whetler the Princess will go te Os-| bourne or on the continent after her marriaze.

THE REFORM BILL.

The division on the Government Reform Bill tuok place at an early hour on the morning of! Saturday, the 28th ult. 313 members voted for Lord Grosvenor’s amendment, and 318 acaingt | it, and forthe Bilt, It was 34 a.m. whea M. (riadstone set down, having Spoken just over two hours, and the division was then taken ina scene of unparalleled excitement. The House was densely crowded. Nu spot from which the Speaker could be heard putting the ques- tioh was unocenpied, and whea the voices weve called, the responses, ayes and noes, mizht

bales.

At the Stock Exchange the terms are about 5 per cent. for short loans.

The funds are héavy, and ‘there is not much husiness. The expected resignation of -the Ministry and the foreign. news have exercised some influence. Consols for Accounts are 364 to 7:

No movement of moment in Foreign Stoeks

or Railway Shares. Quotations a shade flatter |

than last wight.

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PROROGATION O Tae fourth and the last Sea:ion of the Parlia ment of this Island was prorogued on Friday afternoon last. His Excellency the Lieut. Go- vernor, on coming ‘to the Colonial Building, was received by a Guaid ef Honor of the 4th Reyt. ‘The attendance of visitors in the Coan- ‘el Chamber was unusually small. The fo!- ‘lowing is the Speech with which His Excel- | lency bade adieu to the gentlemen who have | been engazed in the arduous task of le zislation from the 9th of April until the 11th of May :—

F THE LEGISLATURE. |

are unique specimens of Leyisiative viedomy they denqunee Confederation in. the most Upmee, sured terms, and they propose thgt this. should hage nothing ty do with the

ter how well caleulated it mirkt be ta, Prenat the strength, prosperity and -se

of the United Continental Prerinene tie whose condition, for weal or woe, thie Coley | caunot but be involved.) Mr. Whelan’l reacles tion merely affirms that a Uvion of this Ieleed | with the other Provinces, gn she basis of Cos: | federation—{which would still preserve to@s tour local Legis!ature)—would not be undesir- |able, if favourable terms” could be secured tot {the Coleny; bet the resolution most emphati- cally declares that no plan.of Union showlddhe asrecd to by the Lezislature until the countty should fist have an opporturfity of pronouncigg ‘an opinion on the question at a general eleq tion. Itis needless to say that this- moderate and modest resclution was rejected On divisléa —21 agninst it and 7 in fayer of #.

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tr Le 4 ee . 9 tar, though [ ecannet see any objection to} places as here—the power which eleets the Holise of Assenibly—the | ice been heard far bevo dthe preci ftl =

ver if Whitt many of the deeds held by the uple ot the Is | ay opinion, goes too tar, z ¥y oh) i} . : ; : = : . aye n hea ar beyond th recinects of the ded ‘ ar wert drawn up. fer wunt of cag Ds yaaa the aol d stingarshing Qaeen’s Cumnty irom the others in wineh there | power Which appoints every efficial in the Colony. and Lt would al- House. The division lasted eneniey minutes, | Me President d It ble Gentlemen of An address to the Queen was fou ‘on the = Brite bo eeetareen were ne disturnances. And fF buld that the members from oa a soe Lisnranst Geert et cao ao aud when Mr. Brand, the Government tetle:, | the Lee séslaties’ wa ae | resolutions proposed by the Leader of the Ge- & , gal pros | those © have a Fighs & - bus th peveple¢ Gar-ne: Congr tee. IO, Bes: He. enh: SOR ae she Bickel! | Ln ee shiek comtuiied . ti haat oes. aed sade ae : c anthing of the addrpse—ap-

; apy cp ard ask bon. members of me ley al pre = ree te Ma - “6 eS oneaaee ry - “ oon Py hui people constitutionally eLpressed J here is ne auch power, #0 tov - aT th abies contained = — Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen ef the House of verument; and the author of the idrose— : lessiotr th, to.thert Knowledge, any cases ui dispute were pead | sisv we right to see that a B Winclr 16 Dub tack should Yet widely extended, in any British Columy,)negcecen in Great Brigan | i% bis haud, the Mimisteriaiixts loudly cheev Assembly ; ss parently thinking that the redolutions-were sat

rag Gmtamight be effected by the Bui?

Lion, Selieitur G neral said he was mot aware of any case ol | or that any process Was issued nywinst:

that mature pending, way parties why would be effected by the Bill.

ton Mr. Longworth spoke of the justice and necessity of |

the Bal, aod remarked that a large mramber of the deeds on record mm the Registry Ofive had beea drawn up by non-pre- fessional men and cons quentigedefective. because the neces- sary feferences and recitale, provided by Statute, had not been mneerted in such deeds of conveyance.

fon. Solieitor General. thouzh not aware of the existence of any casé that would be disturbed by the Bull, yet deemed 1

Dg Srerebbed salons that tre Bili be amended to the eff ct, thar nuthing therein contain’ d should interiere with any case or process how pending in the Sept me Court Tie object o gue Bill wae wo confirm the original intent of the grin ors sf deeds, igwever imperfectly executed, and ther-by eet at res: any duwhis that may hove exinted on that eubject.

The Bill was then reported agreed to.

The House then went into Committee on the Bill to amend |

the Act rehating to the Uyster Fisheries len Mr. Coles said that the r gts of private inlividuala |

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to protect the ri, hts of parties in such cases, and would!

allowed tu superseede the paragraph in the address iu answer tc this Exeelleney’s Speech © Pie amendment ie not drawn in ambiguous porasevlogy bat in clear English, and us it ba- been fully shown thet it 1s Got feet, and even were I not imemb root the Governm-nt bE would not support it, mot be- couse | would tyrow w stygins woieh belongs to Queen's, upon eitver King’s or Prinee County.

Hon. Mr Warker: A good d-al hae been said about send ing the soldiers tu King’s County ; but when they dd go they met with Ro resistance, and came back much pleased with their excursion. <A tew special constables took the wen alterwards

lion. the Parsipent: Neither did the troops sent out to | Queen's County Jast year meet with any resistance ; but that does not prove that there was no disturbance or ubstruction to the execution of the law; and. it we can believe the public fermta, we must conclude that there were disturbances in

itself. Ln this Colony there id nothting to privent any measure which ie constitutional from being’ carcléd / WU to attenspt to carry « meagaure by unconstitutional ness, in to deteat their own object Lherefore, the teuant lengue took a Very"uiwise course, because, by the power Which they might have availed Thenseclved of, if properly used, they could doubtless hate obtamed whatever any reasonable man could expect—men whe were at all willing te yield ta the con- snitutional principles by which the Cotuny i -geverued. Aud theugh that body may have embraced a large ‘nymber of respectable per- sone, yet Lam certain that they were vere oaiuch misledund deceived by these who undertook to conduct the business dor them. It is evident that their leaders, instead of baving any Well devised or di- gested scheme, were without anything of the kind. “Ticir only plan was to withhold the payment of rent, and consequently, when the day of trial came, they failed. New, they tlds gave cause to the Go vermment te introduce the troops, which, hae called forth the obser vations of some of your honors. ~The consequence is, that they have

done avery material injury to the Colony by casting a stain upon the

Prinee County ; for we are told that there wers meetings held ) character of ts inhabttantein the estimation of eur neighbors, aud

* Lot 7 and other places. at which resolutions were passed to! which was much worse than We reaily destrved. © Aud even in Great reniat the culleeton of rent; and at the sherff had been eent| Britain, this Islaud was considered as the Ireland ot the North Ame- there at that time, he would probably have met with somere | tican Colowies. To do uot regret the introduction of the troops, astance. They certainly bad an organization there. and it) theugh L regret that they were introduced for such a purpose ; aud

, Tat ret that the tenants have defeated their own ends, for the “ hhiahe ‘ l ay, | Bite Pegre a ie have de nds, fs as published in their organ, Ross s Weekly, though they | proprietors now rejowe at their overt acta! tor [knew that some ot

him, but their chéers weve speediiy drowned by the loud and repeated applause of the Oppusi- tion. When the noes were known the cheers were re-echoed by the members seated in the galleries, and the strangers rese iu a body, despite a:l rule and order.

“idlmer & Smith of the 28th says:—Every- , thing must come to an end, and the protracted | debate on the Refurm Bill terminated this morn-

| five iu tavour of the Government. The Refoim | Debate last night was opened by Lord Cian- bourne, one of the most vituperative speakers on the Conservative side in the House of com- jmons, who made a furious onslausht on Mr. | (tladstone for his Liverpool speeches, accusing chargesi but stranze to say, was very eompli- meitary to Mr. Bright. Lord Cranbourne ia the reputed author of the article in the Quarterly Review, Mr. Giadatone’s criticism on which was #0 facetious on the first night of the dehate after the recess.—-The s:irit in which the Tory

ing, at haif-past three o'clock, by a majority of |

, him of ‘seating dit,’ and other equally puiite!

In retieving you from further attendance on your Legislative duties, I am happy to be able to en you upon the large amount of public business which has been transacted dur- ing the Session. ' ‘

I husten to acknowled ze the loyalty and the zeal which have induced you, without a dissen. tient voice, to place the whole Revenue of the Colony at the disposal of the Executive for the | defence of this Is-and.

I am ylad that a‘like spirit of unanimity ‘has also characterized your Discussions on the Mili- tia and Voluntéer Laws, te which I directed your special sttention at the opening of the | present Session. : | Ihave ziven my assent, with mach pleasure, | to the Act which you have passed for the regu- i intion of these Forces, and no exertion shal! be | Wanting Ob my part to carry out the Determi-

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strong enough~~put some high sounding phrases in his, production, condemnatory of Comieder. ation, which will be very apt to. provoke the merriment of our fellow subjects im the sister Colonies. Her Majesty the Quees will not, we hope, be disturbed by the rebuff which the Legislature of this Island has givem te ber Colbnial policy; and we ate’ pretty confident that the progress of Confederation ’e rv re will net be delayed through the, migdppre- hension o: the question em the part af the:peo. ple of Prince Edward Island, or through the perverseness of those whe are mislead them.

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The resolutions moved. by the Laader Governitinent are as follows: -

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did not go to such an extent as they did in Queen's County. ; : , ‘ oe “he . ‘| seaw Hi ne "? 0° Bas whoepad leused Uyster Fishing grounds. siwuld be protected | ul e Bene 2 + as a ¢ oe wre Mi i m bf = Paneer vats dias a the ee he 6. a ste assailinz the distinguished lead Assembly ; oe pen tid a pag tee : ‘ a iat ' , . J, mm. BSC. memear: ! te obi 1m e uprietors | [sland, are now ready to approve and pa winen the back. And?) ors of the ouse, is very similar to the way i m 7 » ve OF .COmB: rm 4 . vatcl io thelr Tights ; it would be untarr to blew their beds, ur ays: | collected more rent durmg the past year than they did tor! thongh the expense of bringing the ineepa here and providing for ’ Nematate LiMo ne et | . I thank you, in Her Majesty's name, for the Right Hon.’ Edward Cardwell, Mer Majesty's

ter bruvds. to be in any Way molested without ample compen- | satron. Such | esees should nut be deprived of their rights by | apy act of tie Legislature. lipn.. Mr. Pope said ic would be a difficult matter to aacer- tain’ pliat loser could pusebiv be sustained under the provi- siongot tbe Bil. Farinets, however, were threatened with | promeegtions for tak-ng such wud trom the grounds leased tor) the protection of oysters, if they. in any way. seoulld disturb | wainglewrster when digging musts) mud. bt was therefore | high tome that all doubts on that point be set at rest; the} evident mtention.al the Legisiature was to allow tararers talk liberty to take mud, or sbelis mixed with mud, for manurmg | Without Testrictwo ; ther rights, therefore, must be protected as well ga that of the lessee ul euch oyster fisting nds. a1 lion Mr. Hensley said it was to be regretted that any en actment of h6 Legrslat ore should huiwe restricted the farmers of the country im their right to procure mussel mad for man wring purpose, yet it must be rememb red that the oyster grounds b bieég Jaid off and surveyed, und possession o euch grounds, im some instances. given tu the lessees thereo! whose rights should not now be dreturbed without ample com pensation ile was, however. prepared to throw off any ree- trictiona that mizht exist to impede the rizghis of larmers tu such grounds, fur the purposes uloresud. by supporting any mmeseure giving compensation tu parties Who might be pre- jodiced by theMBal: . MeLettisn ssid it was unnecessary for him to go inio; details gouching tre point upon which differences uf opinion | had uriseo awong partice im fas vicinity.

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la running the | linea, when laying off the oyster grounds m the Larbor ot | Bedequeyas aurstuke was committed Le was, however, of the | opimon; that feravers could nut be prosecuted, ewen under the | rovisions of the Bill of last session. Hon. members of the | egal peplession. on both sides uf the House, gave their eon: | eursepes to sat Dbl, and he dul mot thmk they would have | ———- any measure that woald restrict the rights of the; fu of the Colony. The awendment introduced by the | bio *Terder of the Government would remove all doubts ov. the qahjecs. by. giveng farmers the tree asd unrescricied use pt} tauasel bede; he would theretore give it his lrearty support. Mr. glowgaper lf the Giovernment tad mads wrong surveys. | it woyld be mighly improper to infiet pudis iment ona Lessee whomay. bave.ex pended bundreds of pounds in planting and improving hie Oyster grounds, because of the errors that ti Govelmment, br their uficers, might have committed, by hav- ing Wid Tabdre disturbed and his plane fyr the prosecution ov: the Oygter Fishery frase cuted Hots- Mr. D wwres recommended that Ogater beds, or grounds @y lvased, bé protected ana guarded hy thre insertion of a claus in the Bill to that effeve: but all tutare Jewees, for suet grounds, to be subject t> the amendmente contemplated.

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j may have got Up sume agitation, but we cannot condewa them

)(OUF years previous (Atty. Gen —tleur). anddo goa suppose | their accommodation appears large, becaqse it is extraordinary, yet

[feel assured that the money expended by them in his Colony will

that there was none collected in Prince County? Can your : : a be ample remuneration for theexpegditum. New, Bchink that less

honors suppose that the Agents have not been looking ater! a ther rente? Bat we have not beard of any resisance Loe) could ne; well bs ead than what igexpreseed in be paragraph bevwr -

wopl+ in that Count ow. teave..beld: come seneen 4) yur hovers; and TP mut ouly express my regret that the couduet ot peo} a y may tmve he MMS MIGETINZS, WAG) 4 Lae men has been such as to call for the assistance of the troups to

lentorce the laws. for L look upon the mjity dene To the character of lor ding av the people as a tnuch mere serious affuyr than the addition to public

tion Mr. Dincwett: His honor the President has alluded expenditure whieh bas been called for by their introduction. LT hope to meetings in Prince and King’s Counties, but the people inet | and trust, and L think there are indications that these people have for the perpose of coming to an understanding among them- i amended their ways, and [ also Lope that they will find out they are nelves—not to remst the law. fF attended a meeting mys-If,| the seat of constitutional power, and that there are means within at whieh sentiments were uttered, and expressions made use| their reach by which they may advance their interests without of, wireh L considered too strong. I showed them thatit was

viviating the laws of the Colony. a. their duty and would be for their interest to abide by the law janything like an wncomtertable discussion ou this, or any other para- Phat was the ldst meeting | heard of in King’s County. ther members of the Legislature hud done so [ du not think there wouid have been any necessity for sending tor tropa

l appears to xome of your honors to inetde the whole Isiand in the disturbances alluded to, but-it ww morally: ccorreet: asx it is, though : perhaps it might hare been a little: more detinite ax to the localities Phat was the time to have shown the people thatut was Wrong) where these diaurbances urese — Uad the guotion -been confined to to remiet the law. Therefore. 1 think it is unfair that people! that, I de net think I ehould have rigen te trouble your heavre with whe tovk advice ehyuld be stigumatiacd as having eaused dis.) these remarks. whee eS turbaners. yi : House resumed and progress reported. _ Hon Mr. McLaren: With regard to those disturbances. 1} Adjourned tall four o'clock pm. heleve thers was no resistance in King’s County te jastity the G verawent in sending tor troops; butts well known that there was an aitempt made to srt up that organ'zation. the fenant league, among the people. It i well kuown that | Addressa in answer to His Excellency’s Sperch. ; vartics Were’Rent thrgagh the country by the Central Com | Hon. Mr. Dincweit: We complain that the terme of the para- mittee te-bold meetings, and on diff rent places they appeared } graph are too yeneral—that the whole Island it inydlyed in a smunj) cartving flags.” We have only to refer to their organ, Ruse 3 ‘far. That amendment confiness it to. particular parts of the Week/y fur a confirmation of these atatements. Some thought ae _ eee r wn rein the . warety ten th wee peaely " suronnire hog, s “s ae Saree "4 ting the amendmetit, to throw it wheresit should be! There 4 no OU Y § OUt F Bin Bad CO say Chet alter thuse parties. whe! dacsiin npan the Gevernusutdu the wuiredurnt. were tryitig to inflime thé pédple’s minds. had left, they re- turned tO their peacetul avocations. - Bat 1 do not go for making a distinetia. The island should be taken asa wieule. Lt we make a distinction between Counties, we should -maxe # bttle distinetion between Districte, utherwise we would be doing as much fnjustice to Some districts of Queen's County us we would be durmg' to King’s or Prince Councy by leaying the paragraph in the adddres# we it is at present. LT do not, therefore, see the propriety of making a distinction. ~ Hie honor the Chairman tives in King’s County, and .it ie nataral for tim’to end+avorty maintain the character of that County, but his bonor ahould pemesuber that he is a representative vi Quaven'e Courty. lon Me Gurr: I rise to explain. [ said in sapporting the wewsees forthinths amendment, that the charge of disaff-etion should be confined to the County in which 1° was openly shown LE dit a9 from a renee of justice. EP represent tre County which iw Blamed for being riotous, though | live in, King's County...

AFTERNOON SESSION. The Honse, in Committee, again resumed the consideration of the

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The question was then put on the amendin divided i 2 :

CONTENTS — Hon. Measra. McD. nald Ding yell, and Walker—3.

Nonx-ConTentTs— Hon. Mexara. Atty. Gc » President, Henderson. Beer, MeLaren, Ramsay, and Anderson—7. ‘