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- Pc? P > SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS. Wronespay, April 20, 1859. PETITIONS.

lfon. Mr. Kenny presented a petition from the Indians, for | exemption from Ferriage. {ft was recommended by one of the!

indian Commissioners. Also petitions from the inhabitants of | Vrench village ; Angus McDonald and others.

{lon. Mr. Yeo from Trustees of School kept by James D. | Gordon, for balance of salary. The same hon. gentleman pre- | sented a number of road petitions. Mr. Moxtoomeay a number of road petitions, and one for! moensation to Merryman at New London. i ifon. Mr. Cones presented some road and patiper petitions. ion. Mr. Wienratan for extension of rood at Montegue River; and fer establishment of Small Debt Court at Montague Rridge. Hea moved for a Committee to prepare a Bill to reaulate the importation of fish. He enumerated (he many | trands practised by dishonest traders, and pointed out the re- |

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n.edies to meet the evil.

Hon. Mr. Cotes would make the Inspectors accountable fi r| all Gish whieh they shoul! brand. Inspectors were anxious to | make a little money, as well as other persons, and Ls. or Is. 6d. | ner barrel, as a bride, would easily obtain their brands, Until | they would be made responsible there would be no security for | the public.

{lon. Me. Tueaxton saw no necessity for a Bill, but it in- | troduced, should not oppose it,

Str. Howat believed a Bill necessary. Inspectors should be held responsible. It wag too much the custom for Inspectors to go on board vessels and take the captain's word for the quality of the fish. Ile hoped this would be put an end to.

Messrs. Davies, Knight, and McDonald thought a Bill necessary.

Mr. Conrew suggosted a monthly inspection of fish, for it | was well kuown that fish branded sound and good at one season of the year, would not be so at another.

Hon. Mr. Wrenrstan’s oxotion agreed to.

Mr. Daviss presented a petition from Duncan McPhee and Hector McLean, contractors, for compensation for extra work al Prince Street Wharf.

fon. Mr. Conzs—These parties have been encouraged to make this application from the decision of the Court, in the case 9 Scott, against the late Goverament—he got the arbitrators to agree with him ; and although he did not fulfil bis contract, and nad rendered himself subject to 2 penalty. still the Court did not allow the Government to impose it. The present con- tractors had not to drive a3 many p les as were at first contem plated, and therefore it was thought right to intke the necessary deductions. If the Heuse entertain this application, and a precedent be established sanctioning contraciors to deviate from their agreement, you will have no end to these applications.

Mr. Davies said the petitioners were not his constituents— he had been handed the petition, and requested to present i. Tle would now move the appointment of a special committee to report upon it. Agreed to. Mr. Davies also presented a peti- tion from the Mayor and Corporation of Charlottetown, for compensation for damage done to Pownal Street Wharf, and algo to contribute to its repair. The S:eamer Westmorland, employed ia the service of the Government, occupted tts trontage —the most valuable part—during the time the navigation re- mained open, and the traffic, in consequence, was most detri- mental to the property. tt is but just, therefore, that the Government shou!d entertain the application.

HIon. Mr. Wetan presented road petition from inhabitants of lot 38 and St. Peter’s.

Hon. Mr. Keury presented petition from Lots 35 and 36, for Wharf; and from Lot 37, to repair a Bridge.

Mr. Hous presented a petition from inhabitants of Crapaud, to deepen the Harbour.

Mr. Conor, from inhabitants cf Tignish for a Dridge.

AFTERNOON SITTING.

Ifons. Messrs. Col. Gray, Yeo, and Mr. Holm having pre- sented a variety of petitions,

iion. Mr. Patwer presented the following Despatches, &c :

lat, Relating to the late contemplated Loan Bill. 2nd, Pre- posed Federal Union of the Provinces. 3rd, Fishery Reserves ; and also Impost Accounts for the Port and Harbour of Char- loitetoawn-—laird on the table.

The Sheriff of King’s County. pursuant to order of the cuse, eppeared atthe bar and amended his return for the Third Mieetoral District of King’s County, and then Thomas Owen, Esq., took the oaths and his sent.

Mr. Davies presented a petition from widow Gibson, of Charlottetown, for Naturalization and the privileges of a British subject. Referred to special committee.

Hton. Mr. Lonawoatu, for aid to complete a Wharf at Eiliot River. Also a petition from Cavendish, &c., to open part of a road between New London and Rustico; also a petition from Mr. W.C. Burke. Perry contractor between Rocky Point and Charlottetown, for aid to lease a house at Rocky Point, as a place of shelter for passengers.

Mr. Howat, from Danie! Scott, North River,for compensation for costs in an action with the late Government.

Hon. Mr. THoRNTON observed, that if perseverance entitles a man to success, this individual should net fail; he had been most persevering, and if this application should go to a com- mittee of supply, he would not oppose it.

Hon. Me. Wartan presented several road petitions, one from inhabitants of St. Peter's and Head of fillsborougi: River, to alter and amend the Law for the protection of the Alewives Fisheries. And another from inhabitants of King’s County generally, to improve the Harbeur of Sr. Peter's. The imper- fect state of the harbour had proved a serious loss to the inhabi- | tants last year, in the detention of produce laden vessels, and | an effort should be made to remedy the evil. Many were of opinion that the harbour cou'd be improved, and the inhabitants were resolved to try the experiment; they had already sub- scribed £160, and would increase the amaunt to £200—they prayed the Government to sid them in an effort which would prove not only beneficial to themselves, but also advantageous to the best interests of the country.

The Seraxenr observed that the petition had not appended to it the Commissioner’s certificate that the subscriptions had been deposiied with him. and therefore was not conformable to the Sianding Order im such cases.

Hor. Mr. Waetax moved the suspension of the Standing Order in this case, which was agreed to, as in the petition pre- sented by Mr. Douse for cutting a Canal at Wood Islands. lon. Mr. Whelan then moved that the petition be referred to special committee —agreed to,

Numerous other petitions having been presented by various | members, the House proceeded with the order of the day— Vomnittee of Privileges on the petition of Roderick McAulay | aud others—Mr.MeNeil! in the chair. Committee having been | sworn, the chairman read minuies of Sheriff’s Court, srbviart | we very voluminous, and occupied the attention of the House | ‘uy tivo hours. Adjourned at 9 o’clock. |

Tuunspay, April2l. |

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tionse eesembied at 10 o'clock. Speaker in the chair. ; Mr. Coopea presented @ Petition for the improvement of Souris flarbour.

Hos. Mr. Pauuen held in his hand one of the printed sheets | of the Journals supplied to Members. These sheets required | constant handling. It was necessary also to make notes upon it, in writing. 4: was uneauifable for these purposes, thought the Clerk should be instrucied to inforin the Contractor that if the Journals are of the same material the House is not bound to continue the Contract.

Ilon. Col. Gray thought Coatractors should send in a speci- | men with thetr tenders. The present specimen reminded him of the paper in the Journals about a century ago. It was not, to be expected that when there was a difference of almost one | hundred per cent in the tenders that the material could be the. same. One of the tenders was, he believed, 37s. 6d, nearly | double that of the pregent contractor.

Hon. Mr. Pors said the Contractor was bound by his tender to furnish the same material as the Joumals of 1856.

Standing order with reference to Petitions suspended, to

enable members (o present those of parties living ata distarce ly i ; ies sce. gulate the trade in fish was read Hon. Mr. WientMan moved the appointment of a Commitee | E read a second time to-morrow ait =i

to repert on a!l applications for new lines of road. ile then moved that Hon. Mr. Commurttee.

Agreed tp.

| Government—his desire therefore ho might be biassec | guard against increased expenditure,

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Thornton be Chairman of said | Renton

Ile had not presented any of this

' Oa be 3 mportant undertakings. : aa ” } the Committee,

however, he had no objection to act on | vd be the Chairman.

flon. Col. Gray felt he could not act as Chairman of the Committee. tle was one of the Executive of Her Majesty + was to use the utmost economy, au 1, through his great anxiety to

nature 5 if the Hon. Col. Gray shot

Hon. Mr. Thoruton was finally appointed Chairman of the Committee. A great pumber of Petitions were presented, 1s one presented by Hon. Mr. Pope, from the wregation of the Church of Be- another by the same eentieman, urchase a

Calvinistic Minister and Cot deqne, for incorporation ; and from inhabitants of Summerside, for assistance to Pp Fire Engine.

Hon. Mr. Palmer presented the Pope the Treasurer's, accounts. To be of Public Accounts.

classified, and Hon. Mr. referred to Committee

Monpar, April 25. Petitions were presented by several members, among which was one by Ilon. Col. Gray, from inhabitants of Lot 62, for relief to assist them in sowing and planting, &ec. And also by Mr. Davies, from J.D. Haszard, Kisq., far amount of his Government for advertising, &c., the money had been withheld for a number of years, notwithstand- ing repeated applications ; and petitioner trused the present Government would have the mstter adjusted.

Hon. Mr. THorston said, no doubt the Petitioner feels | disappointed—‘ie expected something from the change of | The Petition should be |

Government, and his got noching. ferred to a special Committee. 4 Hon. Mr. Cores said the claim of the Petitioner was for primting notices of land Tax, &c. The land was often sold at an upset price for the charges against it, without a sixpence of profit to the Government. if the Sheriff omitted to include a } the charges, he was to blame-—the Government should not be accoun'able. Petition ordered to lie on the table. ALIEN BILL.

Hon. Mr. Havitanp moved the second reading of , the Bill. Its object is to enable Foreigners to hold Real Estate in this Colony. Such a Biil will induce wealthy foreigners to settle among us, to prosecute the trade in fish, which will make money abundant in the Country. It was introduced last year into the Legislative Council, but was anfortunately lost. In adopting the Bull, it ts for the House to consider what quantity of land Foreigners shal! be allowed to hold ; or if they should be allowed as much as they are able to pay for.

Hon. Mr. Cones thought such a Bill necessary. There was no objection to it on his side the House ; they should, however, limit the amount of Land to be held by Foreigners under the Bill. They should be allowed to hold as much land as would serve to carry on their business, in connexion with the fiehery, or to become farmers ; and he should think 500 acres sufficient for these purposes. (Hon. Mr. Haviland intended to name that amount.) He would not allow the laud to be monopolized by Foreigners. The great objection against the present Proprietors is, that they are absentees, and possess a monopoly of the soil. It would be of nv uae to displace one class of monepolists, to make way for another. He should prefer the present system under the Proprieturs, to the monopoly of the land by strangers. He felt convinced that an unlimited purchase of land by Foreigners would never satisfy the Country.

Hon. Mr. Tuoxnton had no objection that the Bill be read a second time, he would reserve bis observations upya i for the Comittee. The Bill was accordingly read a second time.

Qa motion of Hon. Mr. Haviland, the Lionse went into a Cummuittee— Wr. Yeo, Junr. tn the Chair.

Hon. Mr. Haviand thought it might be as well to limit the Americans in the purchase of Jand. The Yankees might, with the migh'y dullar, parchase all the land m the Coleny. He was giad to hear the Hon Mr. Coles say, that the present Proprietors were mot so very black after ali—they might be blacker, and that he preferred them as lanélords to Foreigners.

He coincided in opinion with the hon, gentleman, sad thought the Bil should be limited to 500 acres.

Hon. Mr. Pauaer was of opinion that caution with Foreigners in the purchase of land was necessary. [hey could frame no Law. how carefully soever, that would not be taken advantage of by foreign speculators. They shoaid guard against speculation and lund jobbng, which would raise the price of land. Such comtingencies may appear improbable ; but we all know that capitalisis do, and will spequlate, and therefore it is necessary there should be a limitstio&to guard against the evils of speculation in land Perhaps 500 acres sre too much at present. ‘T'rading does not require that amount ; and there are no large farms here, as in Australia or New Zealand, to pasture three or four thousand sheep— would think two or three hundred scres sufficient.

flon. Mr. Coxes though! the difference immaterial.

Mr. Macpoxatp would not resirict the amount to be pur. chased, and held by foreigners— would allow them to purchase any amount—zven whole Townships.

Tuxspay, April 26.

Hon. Mr. Lonawoarn, chairman of the committee on Expiring Laws, brought up the report and moved the first reading of the following acts :—Appointment of Clerks and Justices of the Peace; Seduction Act; Act to prevent smuggling. On motion of Hon. Mr. Haviland, House re- solved itself into a committee of Ways and Means, Mr. Yeo, jr., in the chair; and after some discussion as to the expediency of continuing the Act of last session, as regards the credit and interest upon bonds, the chairman reported, and the House agreed to the late Act, with this difference, that the 6 months credit shall extend to all bonds from £30 upwards, instead of £50. Oa motion of Hon. Mr. Palmer, the committee of Privileges resumed the investigation of the petition of R. McAulay, Esq. Adjourned at § o’ciock.

Wepnespay, April 27.

House met at 11 o'clock. The Bill for raising a Revenue was read a first time. House in committee on the Bill, Mr. Yeo, jr., in the chair. On motion of Hon. Mr. Palmer, the committee of Privileges, on the petition of R. McAulay, Esqr., was resamed—Mr. MeNeill in the chair.

CLOSE OF THE ENQUIRY.

Committee of Privileges reported the result of investi- gation, that 14 votes fer McDonald, and 6 votes for Me- Aulay were bad, giving McAulay a majority of three votes.

Hon. Mr. Patmen moved two resolutions,—one embodying the reasous for the result of the scrutiny—the other, that Mr. McAuley do take the usual oaths and his seat as member for Georgetown.

Hon. Mr. Waetan moved an amendment which was lost in committee, and which the Speaker refused to receive, in- asmuch as it appeared to reflect upon the integrity of the majority,

Hon. Mr. Havitanp then moved and Hon. Col.

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mittee be inserted as an appendix to the Journals. Tuurspay, April 28.

House met at 12 o’clock. Hon. Mr. McAuley took the

oaths and his seat. Hon. Mr. Longworth moved the order

of the day, “ Bill to continue certain Acts therein mentioned.”

five years; Appointment of Coal Meters Act, 10 years. Reported and agreed to. Act to prevent Smuggling to con- tinue 10 years. Bill for raising a Revenue read a third time and passed. Adjourned. esumed at half-past 3 o'clock. House in committee—Mr, Conroy in the chair—on report of cummittee on applications for new lines of road. Report agreed to, without any amendment. Adjourned at 7 o'clock.

Frrpay, April 29. : House met at 10 o’clock. The Acts for the prevention of muggling and Appointment of Coal Meters were read a third time and passed. Hon. Mr. Wightman’s Bill to re-

and ordered to

Mr. MeNetuu presented the following petition from John

, John Haggart, and others :—* That whereas it is

Hoa. Mr. Tronnton objected. He thought Hon. Col. Gra ‘impossible in some cases to obtain di j r . Col. Gray | Pes | a verdict of guilty by the should be the Chairman of the Committee. That hon. genile-_ English law of trial by jury, evea when the a of the

man had presented three Petitious, all new applications for ,accused is palpable to every one,

May it therefore plense

Bill agreed to without amendment. |

and therefore could not be inserted in the Journals.

to substitute the Seotch law of trial rdict may be obtained and your peti-

onourable Llouse nto this Island, so that a verd instead of a unanimous jury ; uty bound, will ever pray.” Ordered 7 lie

A message from the Legislative Council, in- at the Council had passed the Bill for

‘raising a Revenue. Hon. Mr. Haviland mov House go into a committee of Supply to-morrow. | Sarorpay, April 30.

‘ommittee of the whole on

your HL by jury i by a majority, tioners, as in d on the table.

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Adjourned.

| | House met at 12 o’elock. ‘Merchants’ Seamens’ Bill—Hon. Mr. Pope in the chair— Bill reported agreed to without any amendment, to continue ‘five years; Bill to incorporate the Minister and Congregation of the Calvinistic Baptist Church of Bedeque, read first time, committed, and agreed to. - Hon. Mr. Elavitanp presented a petition from the Pres- byterian Congregation of St. David's Church, Geagtogp, for power to protect the burial ground from trespass. e- forred to committee to report thereon. Hon. Mr. Wightman’s Bill regulating the trade in Pickled Fish, was read a second time, and committed—Mr. Sinclair in the chair,

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declaratory statutes exist, the doctrine of Blackstone and that laid down in Calvin’s Case, must prevail, and therefore Louig Nicholas possesses the first requisite of a voter, viz.: being» | British subject. | Second!y—Has he resided at Georgetown 12 months before the teste of the wrtt? It is admitted that he has. Thirdly—tIs he liable to perform Statute Labour? As this is a duty created by statute, we must refer to the words of the statute alone for the description of persons liable. By the | Act at present in force, ‘+ every male person between the of 16 and 60 years’’ is liable te perform Statute Labour ; or ‘that as to this part of the qualification no question can arise, butas to the age and sex, It is admitted that the voter in question is between 16 and 60 years of age, and of the male sex, and therefore his liability to perform Statute Labour is unquestionable. It is true he may not have performed Statute Labour, nor yet have been required to doso ; but it is sufficient it he be Hable; and if the Road Commissioner for the good borough of Georgetown chooses to be culpa le of a lenient breach of duty in not requiring this man to perform Statute Labour, is that to deprive him of the right of voting? that is, can the negligence of a Commissioner or any number of Commissioners deprive another of his privileges as a Bri- tish subject? he thing is absurd on the face of it.

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Ist, 2nd, and 38rd, enacting the thickness of stave, size ad Then, Sir, I conclude, Ist, that Louis Nicholas is a British barrel, and weight of fish were agreed to. The 4th clause, ' subject of between 16 and 60 years of age ; 2d, that he has

which enacts the appointment of inspectors, prescribes their duties and imposes penalties, caused considerable discussion

Hon. Mr. Wieurman thought fish exported should be branded as well as imported fish. Hon. Jol. Gray, Mr. Davies, Mr. Perry and Hon. Mr. Laird, would leave it optional with merchants to brand exported fish. They ‘thought the character of merchants engaged in the export ‘trade would prove a better guarantee for the quality in a foreign market than the Inspector’s brand.

Hon. Mr. Lonawortu contended that all exported fish should be branded. The omission to do so was stamping

Prince Edward Island with infamy. Their ambition should

| ise the character of the colony as an exporting Radi Fish Inspector—bound to

‘country. The appointment of ! r duties under stringent penalties—would soon fish, and give Prince

| perform thei : ‘raise the character of our exports 10 as an export country, in the colo-

Edward Island a position, e ‘les and the United States, which she has not hitherto

attained. ee Hon. Mr. Paumer doubted the utility of brands for ex-

portation. If he were living in any of the colonies, he might as a native of P. EH. Island, from his knowledge cf the char- acter of merchants, justly estimate the real quality of the fish ; but it is quite different with the people in the surrouud- ing colonies and the United States. They, no doubt, look upon the brands of fish as he would upon the brand o! a flour barrel. The best guarantee for the quality of fish is the character of the exporter. He would confine the branding to importation, which would guard the people from ism position, as the Inspectors must do their duties under penalties.

Hon. Mr. Pope. Mr. MeNeill, Mr. Howatt, Hon. Mr. Me-

was not required for exported fish, as all fish imported into Nova Scotia a d the United States were re-imspected. The inspection was required to protect the people of P. K. Island from the frauds of dishonest traders, who brought fish into the market which were rejected elsewhere, and took ia ex- change for an unsound article the produce of the farmers. Committee undecided as to the clause,—chairman reported progress. House, by order of His Excellency, attended at the bar of the Legislative Council—and shortly afterwards returned—lUlis Excellency having assented to the Bill for raisiog a Revenue. Adjourned at 2 o'clock ; met again at 4.

Hon. Mr. Havitanp wished to ask the gentlemen on the other side if they intended to take any steps this evening with the petition against the return of the Hon. the Speaker, as member for Princetown some of the members would be goiag home this evening, and that was the reason he put the question.

Hon, Mr. Wuetan said, that in the absence of his friend, the Hon. Mr. Coles, he could not say, as he had not seen that gentleman to-day. There was no wish, however, on his side of the House to prevent gentlemen going home.

Hon. Mr. Pops presented a petition to extend Telegraphic Communication. He could not agree with all that is asked for in the petition; referred to committee to report thereon.

Mr. McNerst presented a petition to prevent the great immorality resulting from Smuggling, and illicit trade in spirits on the shores of King’s County. Adjourned at 7 o’clock.

Antuoxy Brace ey, Reporter.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Lor 11, April 19.

Dear Sir,—I enclose you a copy of anote addressed by Mr. Yeo to one of the electors ef this district. It is quite useless for me to comment on it, as it speaks for itself.

Yours very truly, . WaRBURTON. Hon. E. Whelan.

Port Hrox, 8th June, 1858. Mr. John McLean ;

Smr—I am creditably infermed your are supporting of W. Grigg in the Election, and he maketh promise to be adverse to the proprietors. I will advise all Tenants of Let 9 to be carefull what the are doing, as if any tennents vote for Mr. Grigg they had better be pr»pared to pay their rent; if not, then the must expect Trouble Imeaditly. I might say you saw plenty of this kind of work in the year’s of 1845, 1846 and 1847, but some are generaly bent for mischef to injure themselves as well as their neighbours.

Ian, Jawes Yxro.

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CAN AN INDIAN VOTE?

Mr. Epiror,—I shall, with your permission, Sir, offer a few observations on the late decision on this question in the House of Assembly, more for the pur of examining the matter on its merits than of casting reflections on the proceedings of the House. By 19 Vie., cap. 2., sec. 19 (Election Law of 1856 , every male person of the age of twenty-one years who shall (1st) be a British subject—who shall (2d) be by law liable to perform Statute Labour—and who shall (3d) have

(FRAY been resident in the Town, &e., in which he i ; , , oe shall be liable to. seconded the motion, that the entire evidence before the com- perform Statute Labour ‘for the space of twelve calendar |

|months previous to the teste of the writ for holding the Election, is entitled to vote.

|__ The evidence in the case of Lonis Nicholas, who voted for Mr. Andrew A. McDonald, goes to show that he has resided | for the last two years in Georgetown, and was born (as were his parents before him) in the British Colonies, but is a Mic

and he Hon. Mr. McAuley in the chair—Seduction Act to continue Mac Indian. The question then is, under these circumstances,

‘+ Is hoentitled to a vote in Georgetown ?’’ The first requisi

is, that he be a British subjeet, ted upon this point his right to vote entirely hinges. Who isa British subject? ‘* Nata- ral-born subjects are such as are born within the dominions of the Crown of England, that is, within the allegiance of the King’’—2 Black Com. p. 366. Even the children of

Aliens, born within the allegiance of the Queen, are in gene- |

ral natural-born subjects, and (of such—id. 373. of the King can, at common law, hold lands in fee, none but a British subject can do. This was decided famous Calvin’s Case, reported by Sir Edward Coke.

the accession of James I. to the throne of England, the subjects of the King of Scotland were considered by the law of England aliens as comvletely as Russians or Turks; but a

are entitled to all the privileges Any man thus born within the allegiance which in the

man born in Scotland atter the aceession of James I. to the.

English throne, wasentitled to hold lands in Engla

like Louis Nicholas, he was born within aie of the King of England. In several of the United States, where it was deemed expedient not to allow the Indians to exercise the right of voting, &c., it was judged nocessary to declare by

Auley, and Mr Cooper, were of opinion that the branding

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resided in Verran s® 12 months before the teste of the writ ‘of Election and 3rd, that he is able by the plain words,of the Statute to perform Statute Labour; and is, therefore, under ‘the 19th section of our Election Law, entitled to vote in Georgetown. r

__ Whether it be expedient to compel Indians to perforin Sta- ‘tute Labour, or to allow them to yote, is what I do not atall enter into; but I contend, Sir, that as the law now stands they are liable to the performance of Statute Labour, and ate ‘as much entitled to vote as our French, Africans, and

| British subjects; and if we wish to deprive them of the pri- _yilege, we ean only do it by passing a law, like some of the States, declaring that they are not “‘ citizens.”’ Laying aside | prejudices, and taking the laws of the country as our guide, | I defy any man to support the late decision of the House on

legal principles. A BRITISH SUBJECT. RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE !—A NEW BAROX MUX- CHAUSEN!

The following is the extract from the Colonial Presbyterian referred to in our last. The public here are well aware that there is scarcely the shadow of truth in any of the statements therein contained ; but the so-called religious papers and their correspondents haye a taste for dressing up faulous stories, an accomplishment in which the lay journals have shown no

comparative pretensions. Charlottetown, 20ih April, 59. Ma. WHeLan—

The foliowing letter has been forwarded by a respectable merchant of this City to and published in the Colonial Presby- terian, printed in New Brunswick, and is at your service.

Yours, :

“ P, BE. Island, March 24, 1859.

‘* The election is over and the cause of Protestantism has triumphed! Of the 380 members who constitute our present House, 16 at Jeast have been returned on the Conservative side. Two others who have lost their seats on very slender majorities may probably recover them on the scrutiny that has been de- manded. At all events, the government has been overthrown, and the sceptre has dropped from the hands of ihe priests. I need not inform you that our Liberals are in firm alliance with the latter. I'he struggle assumed a tolerably rel:gvous aspect. It was desperate, and the relative political strength of Protestantism and Popery fully tested. The false Protestants on the govern- ment side tried to inflame the Romanists by retailing large ex- tracts from the late Protector, with their own comments. On the other hard, the opposition felt teat the decision was mo- mentous, a8 influencing for several years the state of the Island, and their appeal to the christianity, intelligence and patriotism of the country has received a noble response. The late House was dissolved on the [Sth Febsuary, because ihe government could not choose a Speaker without reducing the two parties to an equality. Saturday, the 12th instant, was the nomination cay, and on Saturday the 19th, the elect oa took place. Atthe close of the former day there was a severe fight on the streets of Charlottetown between a fow Protestanis and « crowd of Roman Catholics. The stimulating cause of the onset was the knocking down of a Scotchman by an Irishmen with 8 club, The former was insiantly seized and carried off by his friends,

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who feared for his life; but this brought on a general row. The Romish party armed themselves with sleigh stakes, &c.

The Protestante, after some delay, procured similar weapons, and one of them, standing over the wounded men outside of Mr. Vavis’s fence, in Queen Square, kept his assailants at bay with a loaded revolver. Now, the combatants met—a handful of Protestants from the Scotch Settlement and West River, with a few frends belonging to the town and its vicinity, against a host of Irishmen, chiefly belonging to the city. On every hand the blows feli heavy and tierce ;—it was a death struggle. [rishmen and Scetchmen were stretched on the ground, and speedily carried away by their friends. The fight moved down the streetin which ut began and spread along Pownai Street. At least one hundred men seemed mvolved in the con- test; the vast majority of these Irishmen. The town Protest- ants were slow to enter the struggle, and their brethren from the country were few innumber. Sut their spirit rose, how- ever unused to deeds of blood, when they saw harmless Pro- testants from the country lie prostrate and stained with their own blood. Que after another, according to his natura! courage, joined the fight, and the tide was turned upon the Irish, who now fell on every hand. By this time the Sheriff, the C.ty Marshal, Policemen, and the Priest, were in the midst of the fight, endeavouring to serze the stakes and clubs. It was intime. A few minutes more, and pistols and revolvers would most hkely have ended the affray with serious joss of life. It is scarcely possible to tell how many are wounded. Scarcely one on either side escaped without a blow. Many Irishmen were fractured in such a way as to leave little hope of the re- covery of some of them. Some of them suffered severely—one man at times sustaining the attack of several foes. In one family (McKenzie’s), three brothers were badly wounded—one of them prostrated by a blow from behind, and then nced upon by four papists. One old man, a McLeod, said to be a precenter in the Free Church, Scoteh Settiement, was severely cut and wounded in the back of the head by some murderous blow. But these details are iarrowing. I shall not enter further upon them. If their wounded friends were counted, it | would be seen that they paid dearly for their unprovoked, cruel, and treacherous onset One Protestant was seento knock down | four papists in succession, and ‘hen pushed the Priest away that ‘attempted to take the stick out of his hand, telling him that he would give it to him when he was dene with it. One noted Irish bravo was seen to receive a crack upen his bead from a short weapon, that left his place vacant for th« rest of the fight | These are specimens. Ilis account 1s from the lipe of one who was in the fight from first to last—who Nelped to carry off the Belfast Protestant that was first knocked down, and had his own share throughout the struggle.

“On the day of election a row was also attempted, but the Protestants were fully armed and prepared, and the rioters were compelled to keep perfectly quiet. These who did not do so wore taken up and heavily fined. Their appearance on leavi Court was impressive,—one of them in rage declared that they were now in the power of ‘ bloodhounds.’

‘* The City government is in safe Protestant hands, else the | Worst consequences might ensue. Your New irunewick Orangemen would have been delighted to see the vast precession that marched through and through the City on Wedarsday last. “{t was gall and wormwood to the rioters, yho had no wish to hear the shrill noies of the prbroch sounding far and wide ‘ the. Campbells are coming.’

1 ot We pause for results. Although politics is the all-absorb- Ing topic, the leciares at the Young Men’s Christian Association attract some attention. Mr. Fitzgerald delivered two imteresting lectures on the canses which led to the Reformation ia England

Rev. Geo. Sutherland has_ lectured on Burns, and the Rev. Thomas Duncan lectares this evening on,** Studies suitable to Young Men.” Mr. Suterland paid a fitting tribute to the genius of Burns, but reviewed his congatt and character in Scripture. The Lecture was listened to for two hours with

unflagcing attention.”