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the Island since the

to Town from Three tuoli-neat of the psipla to Her t\laijssty‘s Person and T

is does butter dose etf.ictu.i.|y to _ people iii gensrtl would soon care very little, whether it should be under the Sui Ilrhnin. that

toeay it, but he w.is coiivitie .t :it issziti action with the state of our affairs hid nnvor been greater than it is at present.

tion. and olsinied, in esa series, to be ctieally so piriiiits.l wit the general state of the Co ony. How

e co:il.l justly do so. ti: (\lr. man) was in it out to irri-i ine; or, with respect to his (\lr. lliiiise‘s) District, all llis Excellency ofit was in using thro.ig.i a portion of it, on his return

With resp.i:t to the loyalt and at- liroiie. of

is Excellency spoke, lie (tlr. Douse) w.ts of o inion. thit int uul order were established, tin. sotiietliirig seatire the future pro-iperitv of the Colony. the

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of the United States, or the aueer of Great y should have to rofess ulle iunce. lle was sorry

The fact was, that things instead of progressing in the right direction; were rapidly ietrr-grading. Tliiie would shew it lle Iiiiriself did not wish to have the old order of things estnblislied; but now that Rflpotisiblo Goveriiirient was estalilish . it was the dot of the House to slieiv fairly how it worked, and not to sanction tie send- iog forth of partial stiteinonts. calculated to deceive. It should be shown what promises had been made to the people. by the party new in power; what they had broken; and what cariiiot be per iII'IIl- d The had promised to ameliorate the condition of the ten:iii- tryt but knew not how they intended to fulfil that promise. they riieant to give the people free lands, let them tell tbeiii so plairi- ly avid at once.

Hon. Mr. C0l.li5 explained, that the reason why llis Excellen- cy had not visited the District of the honorable riiember for llolliist. was, that owing to the iriellicient state of the Charlottetown Ferry. he hiid been ob!" ed to drive round in Georgetown; and he might observe. that the.fionoreb|e member having frequent occasion to cross the ferr . must have been very well aware of its inellicient irtate;.riid had he discharged his duty. either as a representative of the people, ; or us it mzigistriitc, he would have taken some steps to have the irielliciency remedied. As to the dissatisfaction spoken of by the honorable member, he (Mr. Colos) was prepared to admit. that there was certainly much discontent and much reason for it among the ple. But that discontent was not occasioned by tbi acts of the present government. but had orixiriiiel i-i p-oprietnry domi- intion. and ihi influinze exercised by the it u'. the Colonial Oilizi-. The people believed (in spite of all the misrepresentations of such crookors us the lionornble rnemher). that the present govt-rairient would exert themselves to the utmost for the amelioration of the grievances of the tenantry; and they would not be deceived. ‘As to free lands. they had never been proriiised in the way in which , the honorable member (Mr. Douse) wished to make it appear they had. All that they had been encouraged to expect was. that by means of an equitable purchase. from the proprietors. by the lo- verrirnont, the it-.n:tntry might eventually be constituted proprietors in fee simple; and this, he doubted not. would be nccoiiipltslretl ere long. 'l‘li.'it the people had been deceived liy promises of free lands. by means of escheat, was false. Aiviire that tlits frilsobood had been eagerly circulated by the enemies of the present govern- ment. he ha to on occasion, when present at a public meeting, on

19. at which liuudreds were assembled. to risk whether either he or his friend (the llon. Mr. \Vnrburton). had ever given them reason to expect free lauds by means of escheat; rind the iiriawor wus—th.-it no such promises had been made to them; that they had been cheated long enough by that promise, and tli:it all they ex- pected from the present party tvas, that the would use their best endeavours fort e gradual amelioration oft eir condition. What- ever promises had been made to the people, by the party iioo_' in power. had been made in good faith. nn with due consideration; iinil the had ood reason to believe they would be able to accent- plish their fulhlment.

Mr. DOUSE. in reply, said that his constituentri had beep iiiucli disappointed in their not having received a visit from llis l'.xcellen- cy. le would not pretend to say, what was the real cause of the neglect. whether that the people of Belfast were support to be too great tories to please llis I-Ixcelleuc on his Government. or whether something else had occasion it; at. he, with lll.-I. con- stituents, was very sorry, that they had been overlooked by llis bx- eellency. Certain he wits. that bad His Excellency visited them, the would have received hirri with much respect.

he first paragraph was then untiniiiiously agreed to. _

The second paragrapli was th-.-:i ri.-atl, and agreed to witliotit ’ comment or opposition. l

e t ird p:ir.igrapli having been read. _

hlr. YE‘) rose and said. he could see no iiectnsity for the passing of the one-ninth Bill. As it only provided that the Rents sliriuld_bc paid at the rate at which they had previously been paid, according to the agreement or understanding subsisting between landlords and tenants, it was clearly quite uncalled for; and lie was very sure the Home government would never sanction such unnecessary it just interference with private contracts. It is eluted in t in Speech, in repented in the Address. that cases have lately arisen

which fully justify the measure. He denied that there were any

one .

Ilr. MOONEY declared that he could. and would. if necessary. produce documentary evidence to prove, tluit many such cases _had arisen since the pa ngof the one-ninth Bill in the lititbsclllon. Parties in opposition. said the Government had done nothing; but. from the alarm which the one-niiith-Bill had occasioned t e par- ties. it was very plain, that if they were in power, they would do uotliiri

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r. '50 said it was very plain. frorri the Governor's answer to Mr. Cooper's Address, that llis l:Ixce|leiicy's instructions were ad- verse to any such interference between the proprietors and their te- . nants. ltgwas plain from that answer. that ull ngiiiiiioti of ilt.it kind was to be put town. The agents and the tetiaiits wcru to be allowed to get along the best way they could. Uflate years. agents had been willing to receive any thing in payment of rent. lle. for one, took cattle. produce, or whatever they had to oIl'er.

Mr. 'l‘l*lOl{N'l‘0N approved of the view which had been taken of the one-ninth llill, both by llis Excellency and tho Coiiiririttcc who had prepared the Address. of which e was it member. since

, and the Governor.

t cveii'u:illy, derive lltllll wealth aiitl power.

. they rt-iiiiiiied,tliu_v would be unable to pa _ ing tvnetit an end. except so f:ir its rcspectctl the vessels now on the “Hill” Stlllillel’ [ll'"P|’l€l0|'3- _ stocks; and tneasures of rcliel to the ieuantry could alone nrrost the for settling this question. fflllfllll with such importance. he retrograde progresi ofthe Colony. 'l'he one-ninth llill had been thought it was more particularly the duty of the Government ||n\V|IBly. unjustly. and Itnconslilttlionttlly 0[tP030d “ml Ilefefiludt but to institute the enquiry. with a view of asceriiiiiiiniz the interest he could tell the House and the people.tlt:it the present (iovernrncrrt 0f the Crown on the ceaeitm or its rights to the Colony on ma would leave no means untried to procure for ll the royal allowunce. ' - I -' '- I It lle would never consent to succumb to the opposition of the prtipric- u,,de,.,r,,,,,j

he demanded payment of the rent due by him (Mr. Ger- dnri). in sterling me or at the rate of £7 l0s. curren- ncy for £5 sterling. The facts of the case were on record. for Gordon appealed to the Ilonse of Auseriilrly for redress. This statetrieiit was quite sullicieiit to show why the proprietors rind their agents were opposed to the one-iiiiitli Ill l. _AtrioiigiIt the crises wliicliliiid recently iirisen to shew the necessity for such is iiienirure. lie lItl'lIl itirticuliirixo those of several of the teiiiinls ofthe llnii. lllr. A iicr oriulil of Tracrrdie. who had been sued for mils by him in the Srrriill llebta Court. and ngiiiiist tvliorri judg- ments were given. in iir.-cordaiice \\ iih the ctiveittiiits of tiieir ‘leases, by vihicli they are bound to pay in British Sterling; '0 "ll". lmlflltl of paying at the rule of 5 ll ll Curreiicy. |l|"y l""’¢ P99“ 00'“- pclled to pay til the rate of 1."! ll) cum.-ricy for £5 fiterling. (llrin. .\lr. l‘opr-) would rii:iitit::iii. that no man who had ririy senile of justice could act in that wiry‘ lle who did so writ». In litcl. II robber. 'l'he lititiornlile geritletiiuii. then. in very strong Iangtitige. alluded to the niiitri-prt-seiitiitirine which had been made to the Co- lonial Oflice liy Sir lloiiiiltl Ciiiiipl-ell. iii ciiiiuequerice til .llII nits- ituderslniiiliiig with the ls'riritl Legislature. by wliieli the tiilluenco of the proprietors with the lloiiie Governttii.-ril, which. luckily for this Colony. had for some time before been on the ilecretiw. Wt" rigriii greatly angrrieiitr-d. lly tliiit iollttcllcfl. "'9 ""9-""'ll|

hail. for the present. been set iiriile. lle, lioyvctlet‘. rm‘ ""9: W“ ¢.,..,,.m;,,,,,j ,,.,.,,., m ....¢...m.ge. Ii eubiirissinii. the power_ lltus. usurped I-_\' “ ti fourth estate " iii the realm. If the prtltrflttltlftli tit home were to be allowed. through their iiifluenceiit the Colonial‘ Ullicr. to defeat all legislation for the ainelioriition of the rondrtioni of the Ientiiitry or the people at large in the Ctilotiy. 0|" l-"5l!_l*|'. ture was till it ithtini. n burlesque. rt mockery. For the lloriie tro- vernmenl to tillritv the private represeiitiitioiis of lll-S proprietors. (of whicli the people here and their rcpreseiitatives ltntiw niitlniig nriil coultl ltnotv iiotliiiigl. toilefeat all wise and rieedfril It-gisliittoril iii the Colony. was to insult rind tlegrtidc the people. the legislttlllfet lle was prepared to go any liriigt s to do niv.i'y with that pernicious iriiiuetice. It tiiiglit be very pleasing to ilr \'eoiin.l .\lr. lloiise to flittcr llinrriselvcs that the riiire-iiiritli llill would iiovr-r be iillowed. but if they knew rind consulted their own interests and those oftlio proprietors for \\'lllNII they ttclfitl. they \\'0“l'-l Cllillffrully support the riiciistire. 'l‘liov said. ll“! C"l"}‘)' W?“ "-‘""' grading. llrt tigtei.-tl \'l'lllI them that it was rm. Atitl ll’. Wile" ["0- prielors tititl tlivir agents were ridding 40 :.v 50 pi-.r Crtlll. to the rents. the Govcriiineitt slioulil tltt nothing t'or the l't9llt‘f of the |tetV[tlt’. ll would soon retrograde iiiiioh rrioiu rapidly. lluiirlri-tls were prepar- ing to leave the l.'o|iiiiy. and if no prospects of l’t:l|t.'l" were iillprdetl. hundreds more would do so: they would be fouls il they did not. One shilling tin iicre iiiight tiocrn it very iiisignilictirrt rent in the eritiiiiiitioii of riiatiy; but, if they r-.oti.-idered that it rt-presents Uiio l'ountl as tho viiliio ofriii aura-, tlllil ltiiew niiy thing rilioiit tlit-, r|‘ill‘_ llllllt‘ of the ltiiiils in this lfoloiiy, tli-ty ivoiiltl st.-4-. that it rreprt-seiits lIllli‘.l| more than the intrinsic value ufnii acre. lit the Ulllletl‘-‘lltllefl, I efiriverniiicttt were guided by it sound pivlivty izi tértli-Ililllng lltit vnluii of their lands. 'l'hey griiiiled ilierii, tit 4s. or 5*. MI IICTI9. to it class of eriiigraiils who were riot, in Ilicziiselves, itii itiiriietliatii or desirable acquisition; but they wisely looked fortvartl to the fu- ture; and from such settleinoiit-t. they expected the State wiiulti, In New Brurisuick .-iiidiii Nova Scotia, tlie luiitls liiid been vailuetl and iinlrl, at the sziiiie rato, niitl llll! lands of this Island are worth no riitire And. yet proprietors were nrit satisfied with it rout of out: shilling an acre: but. in too many iiistiirrccs. seemed disposed to grind down their teiiriiits to the dust. It was very true, that o the proprie- tors who li:id visited the lslatnd. and judged for theiiislves. the majority were kind and liberal in their teiiiiiits ; but. when agents misled proprietors, with respect to the real state of tho teiiaritry, an ill-ft.-oliiig, lllllltlsl iiiiioiintirig to positive ha- tred. grow up between thi-.rii. ’l'liu price of produce linre ‘lo- thing like it fair porporiioa to the labour ufctiltituiting the soil rind raii.-iiii it. \Vliat was Is. sterling for it bushel of oats. our staple ngriciilturnl protliici.-! Eight sliillirigs it rpiiirter for cats!

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Mr. DOUSE said he had never exsetod say tlilag lrsyosd one-niiiih. or known it to be exacted. He would be quite ea- tisfled, lfhs could only always get thst. The addition of one- nintli was quite enough. e had given his evidence to that t-tlect. But it on-slit to be rcmeiiiberetl that the one-ninth Bill “tlllltl operate very unjustly iii the injury of prop_rictors,_ in cases or agreements to pu.-cliiiso. iii whatever rate in sterlin-.: mirnev. coritsineil iii leases. lle lied granted msiiy leases for 90 years. wiili liberty to purchase st .€l dterliiig per acre. lri insiiy leases too. the rents were reserved in llultlsx curren-

wliicb exceeded those which were reserved Ill Sterling. These ditliculiies ought to be well considered by the Govern- rncni. belore they proceeded to force legislation in any way feclittu tlierri. ‘ t bis eoristitiierits tit litime were rlecitleilly opposed to the one ninth llill was a fact, and he would not at- tempt to conceal it. lle. however, t‘lIIlltl itot lllflil up and arlviicito s ilernand for more than one-iiinlli. He wislied he could irlwriys get that; but he did not; and when he did, he ltiiow it was paid with tliflirlllty.

lllr. \VlGHTl\lAN said it was indeed trite. that great dis- siitisfaction at present prevailed among the people on the sub- jet-tof rents; and he was persuaded that nothing less than i-oino fmsl legislative measure, removing tlirir hpprchensions on that score, and equalizing their burtheiis. would allay their tliscoiiteiit. wis to see ul the tenants paying at the lame rate. So long as one psiil 20s. and another lletl to pay 30s.. they would never be satisfied. They looked where they had a right to liiolr, to their representatives in the legisla- turc, for relief; llill he hoped it would not long be withheld frotii them.

Mr. DAVIES was izlad to hear his lI‘lI. crilleagiie admit that it was the duty of the Government to institute rnquiries cnnrcrning the relations in which the tr-riaiitry stood to the pro rietors. Every aiirlloril, as well as every tt.-nziiit. knew that £5 sterling per aiinnin. per I00 acres. was much more than could he paid; but the proprietors kept up their demand for that rerit,iliereliy to keep uptlie iiomiiiiil \’lIlllr' of their lands. ' ‘tic 3ln"l'ltl|l‘l8lll lnlltlc to the one-ninth bill by the Le- uislative Council. which allows it; sortie ltiiiillorrls a risitt of Is. 6|. per acre, and to others only ls‘. llil.. was what had lllI1l'll- ed the measure. The eiitiiliriu the o-xtortiuiistc laritllurrl in Is. 6rl.. where the moderate snrl inereiftil one was :lllll.\'l'(l iiiily ls. l§d.. was. he thought, one reason why the llill was lost.

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lltin. Mr. POPE said his hon. friend was mistaken iii sup- I l

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posing that the amendment of the Lcgislzitivo Cotiticil had naiisi-rl the iiiiscarritige of the llill. The llill hail been lost ow- lll‘,' to rcpreseiitationa made totlie llrim-2 Govt-rrinierit. of ti-pielt rioiltiiig was precisely known here. llut the lsliiiirl Govern- triciit were so iiiteiit iiptiiicarryiiin tlio mt-.asii:e. that there was not one member of it who would not resign, should the House refuse to sustain it.

'l'hI- para-.'raph was then agreed to. ’

llouso azljourne . 1

AF'l‘Elll\'0O.\' SITTING.

House in Committee on the Address in answer to His Ex- cel|ency‘s Spcerli.

l\lr. DAVIES said. although llis l‘Ixcc'Iciicv’s speech agreed with his senti-rierits so far as it went, yet it diil not con- ' vey to the House any rerominciitlatinn on several matters ofl imprirtance, which he expected llis Evculleiicy would have brought before the notice of the Legislature at this partirular time. Corning as it ilid. on the era of the full or-,riiiit-z..itioii of ' rt system of -elfgoverriment long arid iirtletitly looked for by l the people, be fully expected llis Exvellciicy would llCl\'t'.,i

'\Yji.-it \\‘ullltl the :’y:tlll.'Cllttlll!l$. iii the llrilisli |'urliartit-nt stiy to ill: h,.,,,,,,|,‘ hefum me“. "once ‘he [and q,,c__,,,,,,,_ “I ,, w“ “.,,u I llicy tvtiiiltl deem it £I.llil|'\'llll0l| price indeed. llu hail hi.-aird .\lr'{ k,,,,“.,, "N, ,,,,,_.,.c" fumed M, ‘his wpic had kg,“ ",9 “,u,,,,.y | in '

Yon s:i_v,tli:it the proprietary agents were scarcely itlrlc to collect its much from the temiiitii its would pay the landlords. If that were the case, ought it not to coitviiice liirii of the great necessity for some measures to all‘-.»itl the tr-nantry relief. and how irripoliiic it was in liimst:ll'to oppose the out:-niiitli llill? l'liu plain truth was llt:it, unless the present policy ofthe proprietors were put an end to, they would

l soon receive nothing at all; the tenants wtiultl leave the lsl.-inil,iir if "“.l“2 ll'9,P“l’“° "'l"‘l ‘ll '93‘: '5 ll l5 l“’ll9'°'lv ill“ 3’ "“‘"Y I

tors at Ironic; and neither, he believed. would those with wliririi he was iiiisocinted in the Government. Should they be willing to do so. he would leiive them to carry it on without him. either for the salts of sa|iiry.liunorii. or tiny thing else. would lie submit to the ob- struction thrown in the tvny of our legislation b the Proprietors. l If zllr. Yon, upon the Hastings. were to tell the Electors that he wrist 0 sed to the one-nintli Bill, all his lioaiiteil iiill-.it-rice would riviiill hiiii notliiii I: nay, he (llr.

served to be discarded.

lllr. Yl{0.replic:l that there could lie riritlreprtiiilr-rice pliI(‘l'<l upoii rigrceiiii-rits. if tint.-li legislation ivere to lit! ltcrlllllltfil. It cirnlrlvrr-rve tio other eiil lll iii to put people up to rn-_;iir,-ry. If. sttitl the lltlll. llIr5lllllt‘I', we iiiaiko itii ll‘.{ft:l.‘lllt.'lIl to-tltiy. we llI.I\’. ill this rule. legis- late to breath it to-rriorrotv. lle ivo tint iijirn tlii: lt'lI‘Illll‘y. ll wits tis wish to serve them. It lizitl iilwiiys been so; and tlir-y know it. \Vith respect to Mr. Gordon. he had iitlvisi-d .\lr. l't-tors in his fri- vor. Arid iiotwitlisinntliiig what the lion. rm.-iiilier. Mr l'opr-.. had just nilvniicr-d so positively about his being ri-jr-ctr-,tl, because he up-

the prorogatiun. cases had come within his knowledge. which were fully sufiiciciit to justify such legislative action as the one-niiitli .

il .

llon. Mt‘. \VAlUlUR'l.‘0N said, that Iltltougli his lititiiiritblu col- _' league (Mr. Yea). had just declared that he believed irn t:.isi:tt lizitl : arisen to justify such interference. he had told him that lie liriim.-lfli:itl I derori ster ' ig money in payment of rent from one ofthe teuairis , on the Estiito for which he is agent. i

Mr. YEO denied that he had done so. :

Hon. lllr. W.-\RllUR'l‘0N reiterated his rissertioii. and obscrvetl 3 that he would leave it to others to say whether his word, or that of ,

lr. Yea, was most worthy o or it.

Mr. YEO than charged Mr. \Vnrburton with liaving told the elm-- 3 ton of his District. that, Responsible Government being establisliod, the representatives ofthe people could pass tiny measure tlii-.y pleas- stl, and carry it into effect, without the ro nl consent.

Hen. Mr. WARBUR’FON replied, be ad long been aware that, both by the preu and verbally throughout the country. circulntiuii had been given to that unfounded accusation; but lieiii wall mvnro of the contomptiblc source vvlion t had originally proceeiletl. lle _ lied not deemed either it or its author worthy of notice, tlirougli the ' press. y iisserted us it was now, however, in the House. and l to his face, he felt bound to notice it. He vs the assertion the ' most uriqnalilied contradiction. and he would just further add tli.it.rit I pulille meeting, in his district, seeing u gsntleiiian of acknowledg- ed respectability. who had been present at the time when he (Mr.

) was represented as having made the preposterous assertion with

which he stood chs by Mr. You. be asked him whether he lind. , on the ossasioii all ed to. in the warmth of the moment. said any thing which could ibly bear the interpretstioii put upon it by .\lr. You In reply to is inierr lion, this gsatleuisii assured lllilI,ll|itl

it was iiriposeible for any rational mind to put any such coristruciinri

upon snythiii he had addressed to the electrirsor others. llis own

declarations the testimony of that entlenian were sullii.-ierii. he iuod. to disncuvo the assertion of hlr. Yeo.

Hon. Mr. P0 ' Mr. You, would not diire. upon the linstings. so tell the tensntry they were not sntitied to the justice which the one-niuh Bill was intended to afiiril thorn. If the proprietors and

' ' or which ey derived the losses, liierrilly iriterl pvnsdtfiut were willing to forego the advantage iiew,snrI in a liiins is some, a noise ' routs see itg arrangement and adjustment made by the ouo-nistli llill; why did the iotnrs at home sud t ‘r agents oppose it truth was t isy were not friendly to aeysueli Irisl srrsugsnieiii; but wished to ve it in their power to course their torrents and to prevent their free exercise

their sorisiitsiiorist privileges. At ones. on the highest legalisti- thority la the Coloiiy—the authority of the Bencli—to prove both the propriety of the sdjustivisvit made by the one-ninth Bill. It'll Illa noeessit ho resaeuro. it vviis only necessary for hint to refer to the Journal of the House for the session of I040. sad to read there- from the ' of Mr. Peters. ttisu agent for the property of Mr. Cunard. and new Assistant Judge, and to contrast that eviilence with Mr. Poters's trsstrnsst of one eftlis tenants on tliiit property has. -oniber their road from the examination of James I.

nil as on the Land Question. (I840)

prised llm mic-tiiiitli Llill, he tlurst venture to erigaur to lltIV() his head ctit oll'. if, or iinotlier election. live men out of the four tutviisliips