the nth inst

ms cmt. WAR ut CHINA.

Dec. 27-—-‘ines ottrlsst, of the we are in receipt of dstes from sat, and from Wcosuna - _ - ll combined attack upon “'9 9“! 5! tbs lssd and ass forces, which we |||0l|||0I0tl ‘Was expected, wss made on the 7th llslsnl. lhs ltnpsrislists were repulsed with INN l'-‘II. Ind two of their war 5! Ill" rebels, whit showed great coolness and lined itrinaatasiit during ths llaht. Not so the I-'It;MtiIIlIsts. who tlid not, or could not, bring ‘ll-sir whole fl--st into ac ion. B.-ing uosuvcessful Ill thotr sttaolt, they tnost waotouly set lire to sttl destttr oil we suburb: lrtiin the river to the nit. wall. closing

and itruueu-s destruction to property in tire ltrge

ttotive ltottas. clllllflllldlllfl iscontioually goitig .

on, but wttltout any result; tlte rebels seem to ltot-p the waterside open, which enables them to gel supplies.

The news of the northern insurgents is of in- creasing ioterv-st. Perkin Gazettes were received down to the l7th of Novemltt.-r, and the accounts show the wonderfully flpid prttgrell of the instit- iieiits lltruugh the Paiclttlli provinces, as, notwith- stitiiding their reported defeats, they were both norrit stid south of the important city of Tltell-lilll,

_ the port of Pslttn. and about sixty miles from it, situated oti the Peiho, at the junction ofthe grand canal. The Chinese assert that the lltlur,-{ettll had possession of the place, and the some is re- ported at Cuttlon, received by an expires on the Nth instant in thirteen days from Peltin, and sl.~.u that two of the Etnpsror’s uncles were at tlte head cf 40.000 'l‘srtsrs, on their way to meet the rebel army.

At Pekin the strictest measures were bring tstten lll the way of searching for insurgent einisssries, who were numerous in the capital, and no doubt Ilisinsurgreitts uill meet with power- ful iesistitnce before reciting the capital, and the s ivers colil season may retard their ttdvancc,

At Ninigpo there hail been disturbances, and sit extensive conspiracy ofthe Triad Society discover- eti. Several ext-cutions had tslten place which had the etfect ofquellittg the outbreak. Considerable‘ itlurtn was felt, but all was quiet at the last date, thr l3th inst.

‘rum Foochon our dates are tothe 16th instant. Tin-re was continued fighting st Hing-ws foo, and troops hail been sent there from the city. Hcr tn.tjt-,sty's brig Bittern was at anchor oil" Pagoda island. The Foam had sailed for Liverpool on the l3tlt, and the Swedish brig alter on the l.')th. for London. laden with less. The Hastings was ii-srely resdy. Now that some trade ILI8 then going forward at the port, the native mer- chants were attempting to establish a Hung mo tnpoly, which the Plenipoteiitiary will no doubt prev:-tit ; and we hear that the notion Consul has already reported it to the Chinese authorities as hetiic contritry to treaty.

We have advices from Amity to the 23rd instant. bv the Cornwall. from ew Z-.alsnd, calling llt:re Allwus quiet, but numerous executions c'r‘tllmlEtI to take place. 'l‘rade was rather more nciivt-.. uud it ptthlic notificstioii has been issued Ill"I the Custom house was re-established on the

[bin lllllillll.

tlnr loo il papers tzivs full detsifs ofthe success- Iul . Vtlrttlllltm of Her Majesty's steamer Hortnes .'l‘__{'t"t*.I ihi- pirttes, and ot the energetic ctinduct iii tlipt. tin l*'tthbouriie. who II‘I’llI('tI ht Hotttt Kitltfl uotlic :‘..5ilt instant. It is ftwired a sail i::tt.utrttplie has happened in the loss of five of the lleiirtes’ crew by the upsetting ofit boot in attempt- ing to regain the steamer from a prize junk. 'l‘

ponies are in fortnitlahle force all along the coast. {rout Cltustit dowtt to Hong ting.

At Canton all remains quiet, but the news from the north b.is produced some sensation and no uni-..i.s_v feeling. as it is generally supposed there is :i strong party in the city in favour of 'I'eupiiiu- tvetog. It is feared it Peltin fitlis there will be a serious tiutbtes .

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The news by the Great Britain and other vessels from Australia. is ofu very stttisfuctory not-uro, and the supply of gold continues on an extensive settle.

Tris Owns Btt.t..—-'l‘lte Oitths Bills. hrouulti in by Lord 1. IIIJIIVII, has been p.-ion-d. lt

provid sthzit the following oath shiill lln taken,

ltcreafter lllelerttl of the tuthsof llllFJlIll('l.5. vi» pnain -_(-,y' gm] glajinrtslitin, where these TIN‘ hint‘ IIV Liw f('t]'I|l|’(‘lI Ill lie l.tk- ti Z—"

In Iltr‘ titint-st of tiny power auitiii-= --ll roti lIYM‘.I : ait.I .tti eiitpt wli ttever which shall be tnztilc .‘t;_"'.lll~l Ii r person, crown. or dignity ; and lwtll do in.

utmost endeavour to disclose ttrid llllthe ltnotvii to -' liter Mitjt.-sly. her heirs and sticcessiirs. itll ll’r‘lI8t)l|A ;

and trsitorous conspiracies vvhiclt may be formeti against her, ttr therii ; and I do faithfully promisi- to insiutiiu. sttpport. sttd defend to the utmost of

my power, the succession of the Crown, which i

sut-co-.seion, by lllt set entitled ‘ An Act for thc fur|l|e|' Limitation oftlue Crown, and better secur- ing the Rights and Liberties of the Sirbjt-ct.’ is

and stands litriitetl to the Princess Sophia, l'.lcc- .

(runs of Hanover, and the hell’! of her bodv. lN'.ll‘lfl Prtsleslarils. liershy utterly renoonciitii and tthjur- jug .,n_y oluuflflla or allegiance unto tiny other pi.-riions claiming or pretending a right to the crown of this realm: and lilo declare that no foreign prince, prelats. persons. ststs.ur potent.1t_e, bath or ought to have any temporal or civil juris- d;,,,,,,,,_ pow.”-, sttpcritirity, or pre-eminence. directly or indirectly, within this rsalrn—so help

The sholern has broken out sgslrt in Persls at Tttbris, and in s few weeks has dsily carried 0! numbers.

The following are the latest " American novel ties." he Boston Post sslls November and Decimihertbc ushers of the dying year. And the Americas Courier is guilty of the folluwinir etcrv: “ A bundle ol‘Il¢rper's fllsgsziss being altrioisn from so express-train on the Hudson River

' fluiygsd, was caught in the running gear, sinl

gnawed fur ltslfs niils along the track. until the twltesls of the engine, tender. sud csrrisgcs, were ,utmtiy1a'r¢l with rudws-"

j,,.,|,. d(s.|[oyed his (Mr. Douse's) absence from the Islsn rt-euto u but] feeling between him and the,’

l. A ll. ilt swear; tht: I will he f.tithful ntttl '-c:ir tru- llll("_’l(Ilt('-' to '|r€I' \l:tjt-i-ty QOIFPII \ictorta.antl Wl‘l tI ‘I lt'l h -r ;

‘HASZARDS 'GiAZ'ETTE.‘ MARCH 18.

E0383 0! ABSEIBLY, Nortnar. February 13.

House in Committee on the Address in reply

to His Excollency's Speech M the opening of the Ssssiort—.'ilr. Wtghtuitin in ths Choir.

In the course of this Debuts. Mr. Demise-

cused Mr. D.tv‘iiut of huvittg token ttdvsnts

Tt:rI:|I|Cl on the Estates under his management: =t.id ulsn of liatviitg tlcludi.-d them, by it prontise oi‘ l"rI-.7 Lanilt. lit the R» )1‘! of the Debate f its ptil-lisheil in Hsi.tzard's mus No. lld. it is ‘vt.tti,-tl "Tllilb ‘t'.r-. liiitt. member (

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'.~gtt=i.tr hint by Mr. those, and doclured t etu ' to be tiititll without foundution in foot." .

As Mr. ot.iss's charges were specific, it is held to bcdue to.Mr. Diviss that his rep the charges so preferred sgitirist him, s d have been given ut len th. ' ' DAVIES, his reply. there ore. which was nearly its follows. is now iven.

The other newspaper publishers. in whose pupers Mr. D.tvies‘s dgfedioe t-cpl has up n_r- ed, as originally reported, will, it is hoped, in justice to that gentleman, supply the defect.

“ I know that sirnpl_, becuusel represented to the Assemblv tho impositions played off upon It considerable portion of my constituents, who had the misfortune to be decayed to the Esttttu over which my colleague presides its munttgcr, he has vented sguinst tne the it Icon and vin- dictivcness with which he is usuit ly surchnrged. I hope tho hon. moinbor feels re ieved by his delivery: and I trust the time Ihave allowed to trnnspire without replying since he s has been sulliciently long to allow him to regain the equilibrium of his nutirtblc temper. As there ore mitny hon. members present in this House who have never before set here, I sliull take the trouble to inform the Assembly of the cause of the hon. titemher's unnoyttnce. some time during the Session of 1852, it deputation waited upon my collougue and myself. present- ing it Petition from tho Tenttntry on Towitsltips No. 57 and 59. uddrcssed to the Proprietor of tltese Townships, l'it_Vln he would take into consideration the liurdshtps under which they lubourcd. e grievances complained of were short looses. it.higlt ritte oft-ent. with the usual privntions comtnon to ettrly settlers in a forest country : praying also tliut longer lenses might be grunted, und that they might be relieved from the nrrenrs of rent. .\lr. Douse. its the Agent of tho Earl of Selkirk, took possession of the Petition, ttnd assured the dclugittcs he would, with pleasure. forward the some to His Lordshi , ttnd. at the some time. recommend a compliance with the prayer thereof; but. I regret to say, no reply has been made thereto ;

ed. Twelve months els sod, it pitrt of which my colleague spent in Ianglttrttl. Another Sce- sion come on: uud, with it, brou rht is dupli- cute of the Petition of which I have just spoken, ttccoittpunictl by one of the notorious lenses enclosed to me. roqttosting I would be pleased to ltty the Petition before the Assembly, tirttl nsking their intercession between them and their landlord. ‘or my having presented tliitt document to the Assembly, the hon. gentleman allows his impotent wrzttli to rovcrn his l"‘i|li0ll, uud nets in it manner quite inconsistent with the duties of it reprcsentittivo to his constitu- Whut. Mr. Citniriutin, won the course i

ents. which I took on the occ.-ision to which I nlludc Did I flinch front the disclinrge of the duty which I owed to this people’ No : that is tvhitt unnoyii my hon. collcitguc. I exposed the ' ' ' which. in this instuncie, und in truth other eimilttr crises. hits been practised tipori the pen it: of this Islitnd, by mattty griispitt and un celing Iiindlordii. through their it vents, most. if not all of whom, tire Stixon urls. The House were of opinion that they could not interfere in the matter. Much sympathy tvtts expressed ; but they could not meddle with the sucrcd rights of n landlord or tenitnt. In this extremity of the cits-c I ttsked for t.-llomttttttee in order to show tlittt reusons could rind would be given tvlty p:trli:ttncnt could itnd ought to interfere. The Cittniitittoc being granted. they

rcpurtvttl ; but. its the Report wits not agreed to 9 by .-i nt:ij.irit_t', it was not received. The reasons i sit f.irtYt t'it-r.-in ore. Il()Wt,'\'|.'|‘. to the point tin

iit.-....‘:- ~- _'.':t'ilL-. 1‘ l‘.o.«i.- 'l‘owns?:ips tire but Tenants to

it-.-~ipiiti-i'ii« ‘iivurntttcnt into this Coloity, the proprietors bcc.iint- ‘I'i.-itititts to the Government: ail" tin; I-l.tritl ; lllltl ull debts and ducs owing to the Crown. in this pluce. tire likewise ceded to the Colony, us lion. tnctnhcrs will find by ireferring to the Civil List Bill. ’l‘he Report I’ roved too that not one furtliing of the Quit ,Iieut had been paid ;—tlint there is no docu- 'ment on record stating that the Crown had ever coded or given up this debt to tho propri- etors . itrid tlint the uiitourit of principu . with

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I this interest thereon. on ench se ritte own- i ttliip, bud swelled to it considcrab e snrn. Plr. ‘Docss. How much?) About £14,000 Storing.

The Report recommended the Government to uddress the proprietor, ollering to release liitu from this cnoruious debt, providctl he wou‘d likewise discharge the under-tenants from his bonds. and grant. long loasemutmoderutie rntcs : end, if such reoomuiendution should not be complied with, that the Govertiim.-tit should

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immediately proceed sguinst the sttid Eslutel for the amount of principal due therefrotn.'

These. Mr. Chairman, ore the steps whioli I took sud sndeuvored to curry out during the absence of ray oollea uc, snd of which he complains so much ; sn , I regret to add, he lies not lent his aid, except to obtain nionoy grunts towards the support of opera on the Estate which lit.

represents. ith re itrd to snothsr nbsrge,

preferred it inst me y that individual, to the , elect thst Iuobtsined a sent in this honorable l body by promising free lands to the_poople, _l ideny it-.-tt is untrue: but I have said in this

l House. sud still believe, that several Townshi Cl

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l 3"‘ hdd bl "dV°°“.“°" I'.‘.”l ”° "IBM °" ‘ll ° sfter pit ntsnt ofsll expenses of urehsss snd impor- ‘cltgsto, inasmuch as it is w be it that as Isllolt of the said sis ltcvsss, s It bspsls lots the nssyu Opr 9T9ivnpltlps,wlildh H . Trssssry of this lslssd. I

of the Government, ,0 sums tusnncr is whic other Crown land, are

Mr. I)uvies)i grog; ,|j.m,.., [nugh to... ..r |,r..'_ [ tltt-rt proceeded to notice the clurges prefeplrcd

In Jlllllcti to Mr..

and, in my opinion, it lltls never been fortvnrd-

3' bottring Provinces.

The Report proved tlitit thcl

i n ,‘ lteld hv such clsiinsttts; and, I l§t?g|re':d,ts .:y,— the (kvsrsntent lisvc slzewn u disposition to claim tlasisstrie. lstitte _ my opinion. thin. tlu titles of _-ugh cl-uinnts ought to be tried , but Islsc dis_ttnct| ‘at the sans tints, that, if their titles s sld bs lfouttd had, end the Toflnlhir should no 2. the wool be sold lh the

disposed of . and tlist the proceeds arising from the sales thereof would be applied to the furthcrttnce of education, or to some other berielicittl public purpose."

Ttttrsstnr. .\Isrcb 16. The Hon. I-‘utters Loxuwosrit. Colonial Se-

lney General, re-else Members fur the Town Ro slty of Charlottetown, hsvtng s. poured Cur, uud having been into t 0 body of the House. and introduced to the lion. the S ttlter. the former by Mr. WIGHTIAN and Mr. i Aviuxn; and the bitter, by the llon. Mr. :.\l.tc.tt't..tv and Mr. Douss, too the Oaths and :their seats. i The Hon. T. II. IIAVILAND. elected it Member Ifor the 'l‘own and Royalty of Princetown, in the

lace of June Micitsir. Esquire, deceased, ‘lining it peurcd at the liar. and having been .led into the body of the House, sod introduced ,to the Mott. the .5'pcitker,liy the lion. Mr. Monr- cn.ui:itv ttnd the lion. Mr. Coxsov, took the Oittlts and his seat. 1 The Hon. the COL0.\'lAL Sscss-risv, by com- ;tnttttd of llis Excellency, the Lieutenant Gover- jnor. delivered the following Messages :-

0l\'E-Nlt\'1‘H Iitr.i.—:x'rItrstoiv or ‘rut: ‘ l>:LE('l.l\'l. rniacutss ACT.

A BA.\’.\‘lltlA.\', Lieutenant Governor.

he Lieutenant Governor sends, for the pe- ‘rusttl of the House of Assembly, a Despntch from the Duke of Newcastle, uccotii nnicd b u Treasury Minute on the subject of t to amen ed Clll'l‘clI(‘ Act (or us it vvns termed the One- ninlh Bill.) The Licutonitnt Governor is happy to think, thttt, since 1551, ttmple time has been iillored to those who t-oniplitined of that men- surc, to suite their objections to Her Mu’ sty's Goverittuent; ttnd tho Lcgisltiturc wit now perceive, by the Documents alluded to, that they cttn without (us he thinks) doing injustice to uny onc, cttsily remedy a defect uud omis- sion in the existing Currency Act, which will set nt rest it question that has created so much discussion.

The Lientensnt Governor also transmits, to the Ilouse of Assembly, Copies of Orders of Her Majesty in Council, confirming 18 Acts of the Legislature; amongst which hi, the Ext-sxstoiv of the Etxcrivs FIANCIIIBI An.

WITHDIIAWAL 01-‘ THE TROOPS--POLICE

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The Lieutenant Governor sends, herewith, for tlto the consideration of the House of As- sctnbly, n Despntclt troin the Duke of New-

ttstlc, on the subject of the vritlidrutrul of the ‘mops from this Colony. The correspondence wliich hits token plttco, on various occasions. l‘t‘.lt|l.l\‘(! to this iniportunt question, is already well known to the Legislature nnd the Public. The Lieutenant Governor finds tbnt, in the your 184'). his predecessor tit-qtiuintcd the Secretary of suite that it Bill for providing it Police Force for t‘ltttrlottctotvii hitd been postponed to is fu- ture Session. but there is no record ofttny fur- ther [‘Il‘tJt‘t.‘t‘tIIl1g8 on this subject. The Lieut- eitnnt Governor ltitsittlwuys been. and continues to I)\" of opinion that it smttll dctuclittictit of Militztry should be qitttrtcrerl in this Island, it being entirely cut ofl, during winter, front on cotntttunicittion with the Gut-risons ofthe neigh- But. its the Duke of New- Cnstlo stittt-s. “ The estatblistuent of it Police

3 Force to |)1‘Tll)l|l the servit-es properly belonging

ti such it Body, itnd tlio l't-tinting und execution of really clli.-etitc measures to check dcsertion, nrs prolitninut-ies- indispt-nartblo towitrds tiny roconsidertttion of the decision thus ttrrivcd at by Her. Mujest_v's Governtnent,” tho Licutenitnt Governor trusts the Legislature will enable

'm to communicate to His (irtice, thnt. the suggestions of Her Majesty's Government have

béen readily new A I-‘artur, March 17.

d ROYAL AGRICULTURAL §OClE'l‘\'—-IMPORTATION

or-‘ srun Hottstts. Hon. Mr. l\lo.\"rooi_rsitv pro-sentcd ti memorial

., U..,“.,, ; .,, J ;:,_,,‘ .,n (in, int,-m|..cii.,n of frotn tl-c Itoyttl Agrtculturulsocicty. prttyingn

grunt of .L'll_l0il, or such sutti us may appear tit-cessitry to enable them to im rt Six Stud llorscs : and the some liuving cen received nod read. the llouiic, on motion by the Ilon. ;t\lr. Montgiitncry, wits resolved into it Commit- tee of the whole, on the sitid Mi.-morittl; Ilon. ‘Mr. Mttcuuluy in the Cliuir. t The propriety of ucquicscirig in the prttycr of gthe Memorial having undergone due discussion, 'tll0 subjoinetl Rcsiltition, submitted by the Hon. the Colonial Secretory, was finally agreed to. n abstract of the ebuto, now ready, but too lute for to-diiy‘s issue, will be given in the ' next No. of Ha.rzorrl's Gazelle. lfualrcil, 'l'lt.-it it he recoioitiendcd to the House, when in (fttititttitlee of Supply . to provide the sum of One thousand I'ouitds, to be applied towttrds the pur- cliitse sud ititportittioit of Siit stud Ilurses, under the imiiotgeiiitent of the Royal Agricultural Society, and that the said llori-es, to imported, shall be divided between the three Counties—two to each County;J itnd tlte Royol Agriculturttl Society shitll it point three persons, one for each County, to drttw or the choice «if Mild Horses. and, when so dritwn, the llorses for each (‘ounty Iittll be sold ut the following plitccs, viz: Chnrlottstovvn, El. l'llssncr‘s. and George- l town: the purchsiicrs to in a Bond to tlts Coittritl Society, not to charge for the services of each horse more thttn Fifteen Shillings. and to ltecp ths hornet! so d|'ll_Wl| for, in such of the Counties where sold, for the space of two years. with liberty to ss- chitngs nfter tltut period with other two of the said ‘stud horses, but not. at nny time, to export the stains frotn ths lslund-—tbs smoniit of such security, and such other rules ttnd re ulittlons ss they tnsy thinlt expedient. to be deteriti «ted by the Central Uonlsty; rind. sfti-r sitls of the hot-ses, ths bitlsncs remaining

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cretary. and the Hon. Enwasn P/imrsit, Attor-.

COD AND IACISBEL FISHERIES.

On motion by Mr. lhviuxn. the House went into Committee on Expiring Laws: Mr. Go!‘ in

the Choir. The Hon. the Coroirritt. Sscssritsv proposed the renewal of the Act for the Ilucours ent of the Cod and Mscksrel Fisheries; an . alter t‘ts proposition hsd been duly discussed, the non. gentleman. in order fully to test the sense c f the House thereon, submittsd a Resolution to :the sflect, tbst the Act he intended by the sub- stitution of it sliding scale of Bounties, instead of the fixed Bounties allowed by the expiring Act, and be continued r three yesrs on y . 15s. per Ton for the 1st year; 10s. for the 2d your, and 5s. for the The question hsvin been put on this Resolu- tion, the Contmittee tvided For the Resolution-Hon. the Colonisl8ecrets- py, llon. Mr. Msccsulsy, IIon. Mr. Mscsochen, o in

it. Mr. Lortl,Mr. Hsvilsud, and Ir. Wight-

sn—6. Agootu it--Hon the S ker, Hon Mr Havi- lsud, Hon Mr Pttlmer, II°o.n Mr Mont inery, llon Mr Cottro , r , Mr Douse, DI: Mitc- wsn, Mr Mo ill, Mr l)svies,Hon Mr Wlielan, Ir Mooney, Mr Clark, Mr McLeod, Mr Beer,

and Mr. Friiser—l R. B. lsvnio, Reporter.

BASZARITS GAZETTE. Sstiirdsy. Isrch 10. 1854.

SUPREMI COURT-—KI,VG’l COUNTY. ‘ prosperity oftlte country is tbsttbssncs or infrcqueney of crime. The Chief Justice, who presided at the Georgetown Sessions, in his charge to the Grand Jury, observed that it wits usual, as population in- creased, to End crime increitss is it corresponding rntio. lie was hsppy. however. to ssy, thin in King's County the case was reversed. and that there was not it single criminal charge, ofsny kind, to he laid before them; and, as the Grand Jury presented nothing of their own knowledge, the Sessions proved a maiden i one. This is l contingency that has so often occurred 3 in Prince Edward Island. that Sheriffs do not thinlt it I necessttry to commciriorste the event by placing a l pair of white gloves (its is the custom in England) upon the desk ofthe presiding Judge. This is highly l gratifying. The civil side of the Court was nearly ss barren of business as the criminal. We tire not I quite so certsin that this is as unequivocal a mark : til prosperity as the absence of crime. There were . but three sppsitls on the dccltst, and neither of these i were defended. The Court rose the same day. i

The Sixteenth Anniversary Meeting of the‘ Prince Edwsrd Island Auxiliary Bible Society was held in the Temperance Ilull, Charlotte- town, on the evening of Friday. 10th March. The lsrge Room was well filled sud the itddress- . its good. Honourable Chief Justice Hodg- sort. President of the Society. took the Chair at » 7 o'clock. After the sin ing of s Hymn—l the opening prnyer wits o sred up by the Rev. ] D. Fitsgcrnld. The Chairman then d0Il\'4‘t'0(l it i very nppr-opriate address und culled for the Report. which, together with an Abstract of this Treasurer's Account,was read by Mr. Cundnll. Scc'y.; the following Resolutions were then unanimously agreed to by the meeting: