west of I Plus and fuller information, the Ccrnnritte are unable to

Iteport on the merits of the application. _

Id. The Petition of certain Inhabitants of Bedford Parish, Lot I8. and ilie report o In inqiiisiiioii on I line of Road. to connect the old Georgetown ltoud with the Monaghan Road. lafll. A8.

The Committee recommend, that .E It) only eliould be authorised to be upended in open: this road to as great I width as tlittt IIIIII wil Icaoiiiplish, I that the completion of the Road hereafter should Jiicted byfitatfi Labor. r such assistance as iiiiiy

be I r by ‘the ordlur grants for oads in that District.

Id. The Pdition of lhillllllh-IIIIIIU of Lot 56. King's County.

. 'l‘his lien is veeeminendtrd te eitind over, until the proposed load has betesplored, and I Plea and estimate of the probable expense of making the seine has linen laid before the l.egis|aitiirI-

4th. The Petition of the lrthrrhitrrrrts of the Head of Moiittigrie liver, for I Line of Road ulon the County Litre. '

The ' eoornmend'thrrt .£I0 should he_ expended In

riislti this. for the present, it bridle roful. on C°mlIl|0'|. "W “'9

way '3 lirst secured to the Public, free of any. expertis-

. pg“,-M, of p,mick gtgphens and others, prrr trig for it grout

pf money towards o ening u new litre of Road from urrity Ilsrbor

- Ieirdee Devi ' . _ .

Thirty-nine-Pounds. ten shillings II recommended to be paid as

‘on or that right of wuy;tlis Ilouse having already Iiilile

I grout in irddrtion to ilie amount of private Subscriptions towards

‘the iiiaki of this cad. V _

dth. Pldatlon of the Inhabitants of Piequid Road. _l-OI 49-

Your Coirrtrriitee are n opinion. that the alterations prayed for in the Petition sun be effected under the provisions of the amended Road Act ofihe presetrt Session, pad cannot, therefore, advise any Ipecial grant for the road in question. _

7th. The Peljliilll of ilre Irrhahitants of Wtlinot Creek. lg”! 35-

'l‘his lload is recoiirmerr ed to be opened under the provisions of the Corrrpernitriion Act : the Commissioner to first ascertain the Iinountof Compensation demanded by the parties.

8th. ’I'he Petition of Angus l\lcPhee, Peter Mt:Phee, Donald McPhoe, and others ofC¢iril'tgII Point : _

The Road prayed for in this application. has been provided for by I grant during the present Session.

0th. The Petition of the lrrh-rbituiits of 61 and 52 :

The sum of l'ivo Pounds is recommended to be expoirded on that part of the Road prtiyed_for passing through _Lot 5|, on cort- dition. that the right of ivay is secured to the Public free of expense, and that the said Road be opened front the baton ltoad to the line

Lot

52. _

10th. 'l‘he Petition oftbe Inhabitants of hot 85. south Side of Elliot Iliver : _ _ _

The sum of £8 is racoinrnended to be applied in aid of the Road

eyed for, on condition, that I right of way be first Iecilfltl I0 “'0 Fairlie. free of expense _

ltth. 'I‘he Petition of the Inhabitants of Rustrco, New Glasgow. and adjoining Settlements, praying for the opening of is “old 1

Your Committee would recoitrtireiitl, tliat the (ioverrirrreirt IlIOIl'l|tl order this application to becorripltetl with, on condition, that t c parties interested, pa for the right of wiry, but not otherwise. ‘d

12. The Petition o the lnhahrtrtnts of l.ot_s I6 and 37. 300"‘ 3' 9 of Hillsborough River. prayitig for the o entng.of a Road, Ilopg the bouadar-y 3!‘ Lothsi 36&nd :1, tpiine Boa leading from the attu-

han oI,to r. orty'_s_ie. _

I Your Committee are of opinion, that the object prayed for. |l'°l:_l‘l he provided for out of the ordinary grant for_ Road! and Br--Isa! ""2 the District next year, as the parties are willing to give I rig t u

on . , Iylth. Petition of the lirliubitsnta ef Dog River, to have a Road straightened. _ . l. Your Committee would observe with reference to this l|A||[l lipi- tion, that it l‘l.‘l|ll‘dy will beprovidcd by the umentled_ Road ctdtrill Session; if the Petitioner \v'I!l1 to substitute another line of lj’iii|i’l_ or the one now in use. that will be more irdvantttgetius for the . u to.‘ 1 th. Re it of Coriiinissioncrs on Line of Road front M Lean s to Plurtied's Mills, Lot l-t : _ b You. Committee would recommend this Road to be opened the Government. and aturrrped and levelled only for the p.I‘i‘iI9n.|. a plan which they deem it advisable‘ to be adopted genera ly [in cases, where the sole expense of making the Road devolves on t re

IO. . , . lt'ith. Petition of the Inhabitants of Point Prim. for straightening I line of Road : _ ur Cotnmitlco do not deem it expedient to recommend any spe- ci:rl grant for this object at preset- elition ol'Archibald Ellison. of Princetoivu Royalty, pray- ing for the opening ofn Road : _ lti reference to this Petition, it appears to the Committee, that the Goverutireni, trrirn ‘ears since, agreed to accept another and "better litre of Road. through private property In lieu of ll“! F0!"-l prayed l'or, which first mentioned l‘0'r'ltT was opened. Mid Ii "0" d9‘ dicuted to the ‘Public; but if or; Peiitipneq COII'l‘l|lEl'I his legal rights infringed on. t a remedy tnust a song i e sew ero- i1. The Petition of the Inhabitants oi‘ We-i S-Moment -mi of pan of Township, No. 46, for opening line of Road : h ‘d Your Compriitee afie unable to rec<i'mn.I0:fdtel.l:|iln:|'3."::l:":,:'P‘;‘:' be taken on t iis app cation, as no p on I, the Petition, nor is such informaiiop Ifl'ortle_il. II WI“ Bfllbl‘ ll"“‘ l° judge of the necessity of the ltocrtl in question. 18. The Petition of the Inhabitants of Lots 9 and I0, for I new

‘<

on :

Your Committee do not consider the Road prayed for to be of that public utility to warrant the expense that would be incurred in opentngi e snrire. _ , , _

19th. The Petition of the Inhabitants ofL_ot l7 and vicinity, pray- ing for the opening of it Road from Sedgwick Settlement to Mrs- couch _

As no plan or estimate has been fiirnished, and as the Road pray- ed appears to be more for private. than public accotntiiodationr y'<:_"|' Committee cannot recornnrenilr "NI ""3 (‘mm 'l‘°“ld P.“ '"“d‘’ "f the service, until a right of way be secured to the Public. “*0 0f expense. _

20.ili. The Petition of the lulraliitants of Township No. 50, pray- ing for the opening of II Run . . _ _

Yo Cotnrnittee would recottrmentl, that this application should stand over until next year; and that, in the rriefrn iirrie. ll"? Col"- missioaer of the District he rerptirtrtl in tracer-trim wlmt uiiiolml Ill cornpcneation, if any. is reqtrirr-tl for the right of way, and the pro- bable ex ease ofmtrking the our ._ _

I ' ‘he Petition of the lrrlrahttztnt.-i of Lot 41, prflylng fol’ I line of Road from the \Vest River, Lot 47, lo Surveyors l’o_tid :

The chm-ge amounting to £3l ll Ill. as tic cotripcnatition _rc- quircd for It rig t of way. incliiding tho exports‘-:9 of the Inquiry, pppears to the Coiittirilten to be t'XIl’ll\‘lI‘.Illl; ptirut-.ularly as this llo.rd

rayed for iii represented as being of great cotrvt.-tiiterrce it) the pur-

ies through whose land it runs, as well as to others: and they. therefore, suggest, that no further action should be taken mi the _Ipplicatiou, until I right of wiry can be obtained on nrore favourable terms.

Y Committee would recommend that a copy of this Report be sent to His Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor. with it re lie-'1. tliat he will be pleased to give elliict_to tho reconiinendation therein '0'“. ' Josstrir Porn, Jot-in rlaauinsl.

(Signed)

Jassste Yxo.

T1: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tiiuasmv, Moircli B . _ Ilort. Mr. SWABBY having moved that the.BiIl relating to closing up Roads, be read it second time, it was committ to I Coinmlllfl 0 the whole House, with Ilia Honor as ClII|ffM'|- . h_ The House shortly resumed, the Bill was reported Igrefil Wt V" out Iniendmerrt. It-d ordered to be engrossed. _ Hon. Mr. IIIIINIE uiovetl second readin of the Bill relating to " Asceituiiririg and etwrhlisliiug Boundary lllll 0' T°'“fl“P' "'d it of'|‘uwrrrririps" which being performed, it was committed to I ;.,,,,.,,m.. oftlia whole House, with His Ilouor Is Chriiriiian; on ”lIiiti|.| gV'\.li\d|.3l-IY said. WW‘ 5‘ ‘U I eemiaissioner for estu- g igttiaguonduy lines, he had but two jobs, for which he was paid 3,, 5...}, cu“ 3,, an "fly applying; he made this observation to ‘W’ am ,5. pm“ “.91, 11‘ did appear tocoaeider. that no other eerie were lisble is y; I slight discussion ensued when the cues resumed. _the Bi I was reported progressed II: I04 ll!" 05'

3.. out it sit aura. _ ' _ '

Hon. Mr. SWABEY rnov that the Edflclllofl 3'“ 5' °_°““""$' M .. caqmirisq of-Whole House, which was agreed to. with III- lloaerin the Uhalr. Allcr eoinelittle progress had be’ no... "gamed, pr ass was reported, and Comtnittee obtained leave to sit I ain; intsrrlptlirrr occurred to receive report of

‘ri‘~.’r'."'.".‘.".:r'. .. 1‘-‘l.:::."'l‘r'.‘r.':.‘.f“.'r'£':’r‘»':".' 'lr‘:‘r'r'.‘ r'J’r's3.'i :.-~*- ""'°""‘i‘rt.“lr‘2.l?"'rr.£‘ll?.l$2r.L"r1‘}':l'.l2t.i":’;3

‘ hef tliet hheet he ’ mimrsu e-i«rv'.‘ri' r with Fl."-‘:l"I""""'l‘. o - if ‘ . ~ 7 ' -*-...t '*-"...'.';.‘:.1,“.'.-..'.. - an...

F8 r

iretl—ltls senevrhsi Ilagula u‘ 3“. ‘Warm Ierareeihrba Genet’ ' sis-etrrstli'yi's‘aio's *0 ‘‘''''''’'J ‘*4 '4

make the least objection. while now with a BilI,for I simllar pIif_P°" '

Report Ind on tho

and with the satire proviso. they demar to pass it. the table.

Hon. A'P'l‘0RNEY GENERAL then took up the lleport of ll“! conference of yesterday relating to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and lilh amend- ments made by this House to the Small Debt Bill. which the Ail- setrrhly objected to pass; he ohserved—that the Ind amendment related to that clause of the Bill appointing 5 Commissioners to each Court, this House considered 8 were enough and amended the clause riccortliiigly, now the Assembly wanted the original nutri- lwi‘ 0f 5V0 10 P489. and therefore trrovetl. that this House adhere to the amendment now made by the -senili

Hon. Mr. Il0I.l. rcitortrietl the objections made by him on It for- mer day, to have live Coinrrriseioncrs. anil Itll nothing had since M'- currod to shake his then expressed opinion; but our the coritrarv, ii

ind ratlicr been conlirined, he should therefore vote for the contin- uance of the number three.

llon. Mr. Dl.‘lG\Vl-‘.l.I. said he should vote in the same way, boi- ciiuse it appeared to hitii that there might he more difficulty and less general lnlirifitclioll accrue from having five "‘ ' ' , ii- tliertu three hrid been considered ctttnpeient to settle cliiiins to the Iuiount of £8. and he could not see, if they were qualified to per- fnrm this service. that they were itiicompetorrt to rtrljrtst clniiti! to the Iinonnt of £20 the same justice only would be required to l|"ll9

20, its for II or the I of it; if five Ciirntriissiotrora were appoint- ed it ivould oflcn occur that three would not attend. most of tlrr.-rrr having business at home, and the fees being am~rll, they might pro!- fer attending to their own Illhirs, In trttt-ntliug iii the Court. which might create both irrconvenience and dillitzulty; then there might four Comiitis-iont.-rs iitieiitl. when iftlicse were equally tlivitlt-tl in opposite opinions. it would not he possible to coins to it jihl dP¢iF- ion‘ in cuties now where n Cnmirrissioner iv.-iii likely to he ulrlritl. he generally lrioliutl out for rinotlrrrr to till his plates on the lrttncll. I the business ofthe Court was in consequence not impeded: such might not be the cries. iflive \\ re lIp|IIlllIlr' .

After a little further discussion the House divided on the motion as follows: ‘

Contents.-—lloa. Attorney General, Swabey and Rice—3.

Non Contents.—llis Honor the President, lloii. Mr. Hall, Hens- ley. Binnie, llaytliorn and Ditigwell---G.

'1‘ e 3rd and 4th rrrnentlinents hingirig on the 2nd required no further notice, and tl or fit ,

llun. A'I"l‘()llNl".Y Gl“.N'l’.R.\[. nrovetl llI.'II this House rirllrnrn to the nrtictidrntertt made by the Asiieirtlily to the l'2lli nmcndtntatrt. w tic wits rrgrreei to.

T I ouse then reaolvctl itself into Committee of the

whole and took u the F-dllclllliln 'lIlCll vv pm.

ill. it its grossed in wiilmnt corrrriieiit of any moment till the clause specify- . . l

ing the mode tifiaxtilion was urrued at. w ten

lltm. Mr. ll0l.l.oliscrvctl iftho Pill had crime earlier before the House he aliould have felt iuclirit-d to propose an atriendriierrt to tho-. l'lI.l|dB ofrnisirig ti fund for education, which he thought woultl prove to he iriore pnlatnlile to the public at lttr 2: it was well kuowti,tli:tt lloatls and Bridges were irrdispcnsirblo through the lrilaritl and he would have liiid the land taxed to make and then r-op these in rt-pirir, which—tiI every body having to travel liked good ro:rds—woirld be the triosl feasible way of giving them such. nritl for wliicli they would not objnct to pay the tax itnposerl. especially when it \V0llltl be known that this pl:rn would supersede. the necessity ofatriiutc lrr- bar, which to very m:tn_v persons was tremcntloua tux; than to meet the oiitl:t_y required for l"'.duc.-ilion, he would fall back upon llli'l Revenue rrfilic f‘olony. whit-.b, as h» httrl rilruatly said, wottltl he? more generally prrlatirlrle to the public taste: ltuwtivor, as the tirrrtxl oftlte Scasitin had so fir utlvtrucetl, he would not trammel the llill wit an tirnniitlnicnt to this c act. I

Hun. Mr. RICH quite itpprovctl of what lirid jusl fallen front his‘ lion. frientl, lIlIi‘l tliough there appeared to lrirri it strong llCf‘.f.‘!si|\'j to have the nmcnrlirri-.nt rcforrorl to. he should he sorry at this late, stage of the Session to have it isrtrirdticcd: be trusted. however, that tho» time was not fair dislrrrrt, when it woii'tl be a aw, he w,'t_a s ttislicd there would Ire less obj:-,ctioii to it than there will be in th.. cl.-ruse now bt-fore tlrn Conirrrittec: ifilic present 5-31,,“ of ,,_.,,u“, labor was tot.-rlly nbnli-tbarl_ the Colony would [,9 ,e1i,,,,cd of“ arm, nuisance; the wisiicd-liir lztbor ivasuot rforrried as it ought to llfl. rind ‘was not pcrforttied at all in llll‘. absence oftlre Oversreur; he (lltlt not mean to s.ry that this was positively the case throughout the‘ Islantl, but he had seen enough to rrrttke liirti believe the practice‘ was too gterrortrl for the public good; lftherr this system wrrs r-xplo- dad. rind the tax rlurived ruin the land t‘V|'tElIdCtl in the mtikirtg and rnzrirrtcntincc of Roads rind llritlgt-s, the money would gaunt-rilly re. turn to the pockets ofthti-o who 'Tl|dd it. :'|li'l would be more ririlli. factory to llIFllI. bcsitlt-s their having it tll.'(‘.lllt!il iriiprovernenl in thin means oftruvellitig; then the tax on the land thus expended it-M1,] be less objiictiirntilile to Proprietors, who, while they have n dlfflrl interest in the improvement ivftlieir property It good roatle through it, have no cliiltlren to ctlricrite and too little interest in, Ilsa educa- lion oftlic children of their tenants to pay l'ttr th.-it edsca willi- ont objection; then there were trinity persons who hrid been to con. aiderable cost to educate their children and many" others ‘who. had no children to cdattttte, and it coulrl not be expected, that either of hose parties would particularly relish paying it tax to educate the children of their neighbors from which they were not likely in da- rive any pecuniary benefit: there is another view of the arise. if the land was taxed for Roads and Bridges, and the in My reqiiir for the purpose oflilducation was taken from the Revenue of the Colony. it could more directly be styled Free ljrlru,-gua;._ am. it can be under this Act; he would not, however. now iniurfun with the Bill, but he hoped in a year or two at least to see [Itg up on Land expended on the Roads. and Education paid for out of the Revenue oftlre Colony.

Hon. Mr. HOLI. now wished to he expressly informed, whether any prrrt of tlic Ilill excluded the Scriptrires from the schools, and being an iirforrnsd, expressed hints-elfsritislictl.

'l‘lie Bill then progressed witlroiit m:ricri:rl comirrcnt, till it came to the last clause wliittli rt.-qriiritrg frirtlrt-r coirsitlcrtrtion the llourte rcsnirtntl, prttgress was re )l‘Ifl'l. llml Ctittitniltee received leave to sit again, when the House rrtljuurne .

Tucausv, .\larcli, 30.1852.

llnri. Mr. M‘l)0\’-\l.D rriovcd the second reading of the Bill rc- ltiling to stile nfbljririltius Lit tior.-i.

Ilon. Mr. S\V;\lll".V sucoirtlcrl the motion and s:iitl ho tlrouglrt their llouora wniiltl frilly agree to nliilte strclr striirgrsrit measures with respect to the sale of Liquorri as they must be aware the case required one which would be ill] irnpnrttiiit lInltl1lVellIt‘lll to the pre. sent system ttiiil also meet I--mo of the views of the frit-oils of Tom-

eruiice; but there was one feature oftlio |lill—lli:it of making the Grniitl .liiry the ClIt'IlllIi!l through wlriclt l.ic(,‘I|('(‘< .-lroulrl be recurri- rricritlvil, this lic cnniriilorcd was not the propcr party to ariipltry at till: the Grand Jury was only summoned for thetirrits oftlic Session. and soon its the Court clo.-oil. Grand uryrricn were not in be forirrtl, and if found ,tlierc was no degree nfmsporrsiliiliiy. for irrakiug wrong recoitirrir-iitltitiorrs, in be attached to them; tltorcforo some other party alrould bo appointed, and he considered that ii board of Magis- trntpg, any 5 or 7, to be appointed by tlto Suprcrire Court in each County. who shall l‘t:t?ill\’e applications and grant certificates on which Licenses may be granted to upplicarits. Bill read a second

time.

lion. Mr. A'I"f‘()R‘.\'l-‘.Y GENERAL moved that the Bill relating to the retailing ufspiritnous Liquors be committed to I (‘omrrriitee irf w role House, which was agreed to, and His Honor called to the Chair. On the clause relating to thc‘Grand Jury “ g‘ . . mend the parties who shopld receive License;

Ilon. l\lr. SWABEY moved in amendment " ..:.. board of sev- eri Magistrates to be appointed by the Court, take the place and do the duty which had been assigned to the Grand Jury: Wllicll Will Igre to. After sometime the House resumed. Bill was report- ed progressed in. and leave granted to sit again. _

Hon. Mr. HOLL moved the second reading of Bill to raise ll Re venue, which was agreed to, and the Bill Iuhaequerrily committed to Committee of whole House, with His llonor in the Chair. will was progressed in, without an material discussion or rtrnenrlrrwitt, till arriving at the alteration of the duty on distilled liquors

rorn Bd. to 6d. per gallon, when

Hon. Mr. Ill-}NS|.l".Y said, he should like to know on what

ride the reduction en made. and what public cad could be subserved by its adoptimi; it appeared to liiui.n singular wny_tn raise I Revenue by reducingthe duty, and that without any specific reason, and vviihoat frrir reasons, or some sound information on this head. the House would be legislaiing in the dark.

on Mr. ATTORNEY GEN!-IRAI. could not give the informa- tion which his IlonorIb'e friend required , but would make enquiry on the subject. and report accordingly. _ _

Bill was then progressed in, till it reached the clause in relation to reciprocating with other Colonies, when it was observed that Ca- ntida was left out. . _

Ilon. Mr. IIENSLEY should like to know the reason for this

. . , °"i't'.ii."."irr. /r1°r'otttvi:v GENERAL said the cal remark he heard was, that we had nothing that Canada seem to want. I0 that the balance of the trade was against us, ‘and be supposed this was considered a reason: l)_IIl_l|9 W0“l'-l_°"‘I"_"_°-

Hon. Mr. HENSLEY said it was quite ridiculous one year to o n I trade with I neighbouring Colony. Ind “'9 "9" °''‘ "'7 ‘ll commerce with it, without giving any reason wliutever for the sad- den change: if ‘it was considered necessary for this House to legis- late on public riiattera. ample Information ought it) be furnlllind to II pt...-.5, to legislate wisely and set have It working in the dark; to say that the balance of trade being hitherto against us, gave no rea- son that it would always be so; he thought that shutting Canada out would have the efl'eet of stocking our market with New Brunswick “jg “I |eer, which were little. if I better than our own. sad

*

Merchants would keep for themselves, because it was _ better than their owl,Ild would be cheaper, and then send theirs hcfll P9 ug it the emission I votry uiietatenrun-like proceeding and could not ivo it his sanction. ,

House I ortly after resumed, Bill was reported agreed to with suggestions. and leave rented to sit ngtrin. _ _

llon. Mr. A‘l"PORN Y Gl‘ll\'l".RAI. moved that this House iri- Iist on the niiiendrrierit irrade to the Law trf Evidence llilli ll“ “uIl0|' etritl, he made this motion on the ground which he stated on I former dtry, viz: that the rt of the Bill be objected to was but of recent itrtrodrrction into gland, atrtl he thought it would not be prudent to have it iirtrotluced here,till rrrore matured irt thrt country.

llou. lllr. IIULI. seconded the motion on the satire ground; the ttiotioir was then agreed to. and the lltruse adjourned.

l'I.\'Gl. A N D.

' Generally speaking. the now Ministry is well received: re rill prevailed, lIi|\Velli‘f, that the 1|pjb0"l|l0II would not vote the uilllill ailpplleri until Lord Derby had announced the priticiplee on which l's ‘ " ' woutitct N .

l'liillip Grillirr, lrtic Secretary to the British Lflflllllofl at Aihem has been appointed Secretary to the I.ega_itoti at Wrtsliirrgttrn. -

Fun.’-Itrd-tiveiiiy joirrirt-ytrtt-rt li>l.i.it:t:U-Iliilltell in Vienna have been acnleticerl lo htrprisorrtnent in irons for rarioti_s periods of from ftiurtceii to tirelily-five days. “VJ W 55‘ ‘WW9 *5 Week: for having struck Wt)’ . . . _ _ .

It is reported that M. Rothschild is lhc principal proprietor of the Lontltm Tirriu ' .

'l he rural rrrrtrrber of persons who emigrated from llie‘Umted Kin~.rtl no during the five years lI‘(I'lI I8-I6 to I85” irr«-lri:~iv.- was |'9|0'557_ The .,,,.,.t,.,.- ,je.p.tchr-d by the rlllirtlltl land and r-rnr<_rr.iiion coiirriiiseioni-rs in mi‘ p'ri<-Il W39 53.43_4- “Ml "'9 eetittratetl ntrrrtlter who emigrated at their own cost III the SAIIIB tint" was l.I01l,l93.

Advir-es from Oi-rgo. dated the 13th trf October. slate that the settlement is ll|tIl\'lI|;g slow butsieaily progress. The flocks and herds are largely irtcrvnsitrg, atirl aft‘-r an--ihcr lr‘-rrvrst tlirre will also be a full supply of grain of all sorts. lrrlrl «lust hid eorli found at the lllolynvux, and also some lull :-ptciriterrs of Ulla -