IIASZ.»\RD’S GAZETTE,

MARCH 3|.

But, the witticicins of the Leader of the (lo-l veriiment, with his will-o‘-tlie-wisp, and l0-)8"-l lisli, although they are not the inns‘. elegant;

hriiscs, are very sigiiilicant; and if rigiitlyl understood, may throw some light on tlie' uhjc-ct.

What I have Iinderstood by xi. vs-ill-o‘-tlic-, wisp, it is a liglit lloatin;-3 or dancing over hogs? and pits, and bewildered travellers who follow it, in expectation of its being the light of a' lioiise where they niight find a Ci)ulfUl't.llll.3 lodging to rest in, ;:enei'ally Iind tlieznsclvcs in abog, and tho iiidu|;:.,-iico of ltllii, and l\lini.~.- ter‘s llespatclies on the Land Qiiestion, were all will-o‘-the-wisps to liewildcr the people an lead them astray, and not only the labouring people, but their Represent.-itives also.

But when the Iloiiourable Colonial Secretary, speaks with so much contempt of the tivo or three loose-lisli. I can only infer, that he ineans that tho rest are in his not or have sirzil/mm] the bait, and taken the hook. But if it is so, it is a poor prospect for the defrauded 'l‘«,-mintry. to ﬁnd their Representatives upon the hook, or in the net of the (‘olonial Secretary. llut, if it should prove true, that their lli-presentatives have other ends to serve than the interests of their constituents, the people will have to take their case into their own liands, and make a better return next time. It is my desire. as much as ui duty, to support llesponsiblc Governnieiit, ut it is not parties but principles that direct me, for instance, when it is intended to ay the expenses of one Branch of the Legislature without making them elective, they are no longer esponsihlc to the people in any way, and when the Government dispense wit i one part of an Act, and execute another part, that is, to purchase the Land without an in- vestigation of the titles, as not liberal, the Go- vernment as they professed, but the reverse, the are supporting defaulters and deceivcrs an unishiug the deceived and defrauded, and t ioruforo, I cannot support such measures ncitlicr shall bait, hook, or net drag me into supporting tlielike. Thcliiglicst Law authorities « say, that it is a principle of justice, allowed by mankind in general, that whoever reclaims Land from its natural wild state, and brin s it under cultivation at his own cost and la or, has the best right to the Land. But our Colo- nial Goverurnent, having left the forfeited Land in the hands of the defaulters, and the un- granted and reserved Lands, for any imposto: to assume an ownership over it, without cost or labour, and if they can, by any means of deceit, make the labouring man attorn to them as their Landlord, our Governnieiit maintains, that any such attornment, however fraudulent- ly imyuised, gives dcfaulters and inipostors, the bout titlc to the Land, together with the Tcnant‘s improvements. In the Earl of Durliaui's the Governor-Gcneral’s Report, it is declared, that for the Crown to resume the fortiﬁed grants, is not only lawful and justifiable, but the onl way to free the people from the evils suci grants have inflicted. But our liberal Govern- ment maintains, that the only way to settle the

oplc, is for the Government to urchuse tho

nd, not from defaultors amf) impostors, at first hand for three shillings an acre, but at second hand, and at double prices from fore- stallers at 63 an acre, so that they may sell it again to tho defrauded people, at twelve sliill- in sand sixpencc an acre. In the purchase Bill it is enacted, (and that Act has the Royal Assent) that before the Government can pur- chase any Land, the Commissioner shall cause the title of such Land to be investigated, and report the results, of such investigation to the Government, but the Government have thought proper to dispense with that rt of the act, and being a secret tribunal, tlioy investigated the titles to suit purposes, they examined the transfers but all the Government know that the title: was forfeited, but they profcrod mnkinjr the tenants pay 12: (id an acre for their lnn to an investigation of the titles according to Law. If the Government were to purchase the rest of the Land ut the same price it would incur a debt of £300,000, to be paid b labour- ‘ people who wore defrauded to efsultors porters and forestalioru for purposes of cor- otion. But if the ttlcs of the Lands wcro alicull invosti tod it would in all toba- tyyic d from A‘. 00,000 to £IM),000 or the onial Treasury to be employed in ublc improvements, and tho Resolution which um to move is to carry out the invcstigtion of‘ the titles more generally according to o intentions of the not.

Mr. Cooruu, moved the folllovgpg Resolution

$’.93‘r_3'éE'.§

which was seconded by Mr. ai

" Wlicrcuu Hcr Mujccty has boon gruciouuly plcuscd to give her ucsuutto uu Act for tho pnrchusc of Lundc on bohulf of the Government, und it is providud in

Alter much di.-ciissioii (the Chairintiii having-_r lisieu--«I in 50 spot che:, and been in Ilie Lliaiir 7 hour») .\lr. Whelaii who was nearly lhe last speulicr. moved the follui-ling Resolution in unis ndiiieiit.

“ \\'licre:is by vzirioiis despatclies from suc- (.‘<‘ssivv Secretaries of state for the Colonies, it has l)I:('ll sliowii to be the lixed and uiialterulde llcl-'l'lIIlll:l.fl0n of Her .\Ia_icsty's lioveriiiii--iit to ahstziin from any iii\’estig.itioii into the additions oftlio origiiiul (iraiits of 'l‘o\\'iii-‘liip Lands in this Island, llnr .\l:ijesty's (loverniiient, having; stated that such coinlitions were fulfilled as far as practicable and whereas to agitate the ques- tion of E.-'.(7llt?:|C which is almost universally deemed to he ii. iicccsmry forerunner to the coin- iii<-in-eniciit of tho iiivestigation referred to, would lead to unsettle the minds ol the teiiaiitry of this Colony, witlioutproduciiig the least beiie- licial result, owing to the positive refusal of ller I\lajesty's Govcriiiiient to sanction the extra establisliinerit of any such Court of l'lselicat— and wliereis this Couiiiiittee liavo every reason to believe that the great majority of the popu- lation of this Island are satisﬁed with the Law

asscd in l.‘~‘:';£l for the purpose of purchasing the interest of l"‘opri.2tors iii the Towiislii lainls in this Island. as the easiest and most ell lectual mode of settling the long vexed question hetwreii landlord and tenant, and that no such cxtrciiic measure as an lﬁsclieut is now expected by the majority of the population. Rcsolml, 'l‘Ii.r~rr/iire, that it is inexpcdient and unucccssur to appeal again to tho luiperial authorities for its sanction on belialfofa measure so long ii vi- tated and so firmly rejected by Her Majesty's Government.

The Resolution was carried, on the following division : .

.-\yes—Messrs. Whelzin, Mooney, Colcs, Wur- biirion. Lord, Miiirliead, Perry, Clark, Wight man, Ding well, Munroe, Speaker.

Nays—Cooper, Laird, Mclntosh, Longworili, Montgomery.

Mr. Cole: moved a Resolution. signifying his intention to bring in a Bill to compel proprietors to put their titles on record, carried.

FRIDAY, Murcli 30.

The Bill taxing Rent Rolls was again reconsi- ileied and the tax an absentee proprietors was reduced to 5 per cent.

ll r. Cones moved a resolution to collect the traciionnl parts on Rent Rolls.

(lomniiltee reporied the Bill agreed to with nineudiiieiits.

I from Council relating to Surrogate was read ri second time.

Mr. Coi.i:s said, it had been found that unneces- sary expences had been incurred, in summoning Wuncsscs, by some disappointed persons who wished to cause trouble to l-Ixecuiors. &‘c., and after decision had been given, the Judge of Pro- bale could not order the loosing party in pay costs, he uislied to have the power, to prevent litiga- tion and unnecessary expences.

Mr. HAVILAND ihiught such a Bill was very necessary; a disap ointed lcgntec might haves greater number of ilnesses summoned than was required, and for no other purpose than to cause the Executor: &c., trouble, and after the case had been clearly proved, the executors, &c., were obliged to pay costs. he thought it very hard and wished lo see the Judge have the power as in all other courts. to award coals.

Mr. PAl..\lEIl. thought that the wording of the Bill was not clearly expressed. Without at all altering the intentions of the Bill he moved. ccriain words he added to make it more explicit.

Bill as amended was ordered to he engrossed.

Mr. l’iii.Micu as Chairman of the Committee to whom was referred the I’eIiIion of the Royal Agricultural Society, reported I Bill intituled An Act for protecting sheep from vicious dogs, by imposing an additional Tux. Received and read a first time.

Mr. PALMER presented the Temperance Peti- tions, referred to u Committeu of the whole House on Mcndn next.

Mr. Wiouuuu Chairman of the committee on public accounts presented their Report which was received and read.

‘he House went into Committee on the open- ing of new lines of mud and agree to several resolutions.

House in committee on the Bill for regulating the oﬂicc of Controller of Customs.

The first cluurc vests the up intmcnt of an assistant in the Governor and ouncil.

The Controller for Charlottetown to get £100 in uddition to resent salary of £200. Assist- ant to get £1 per car. The Collector in Charlottetown to ho tho bond of tho do urtmcnt

and other collectors to report to h every quarter, &c. Fees to be taken to go to the Treasury. For

the Fifth Section, that it shall bo the duty of rho Com- miuuioncrs to invcctigutc. or cuuuu to be investigated, ’ tho Titluu of such Lands, und inuks u report of tho 5 results of such oiinminuiicn and invent‘ utiou lo Go-l vornuiont; and w iorciis tho Titles of cuc Lnnds wsru ' to h we been inud o perfect b the pcrformuncc ofcor- tuiri corditions, Ruolord. herefora, that a Court of competent Jurisdiction be uppoint to invuligute uud decide upon the Titles of ull Lunds liable to for- fginiro, und ulco, to try the frnrd in practice, to mulrc British uuhjocts Tcuuuic upon fI.l’f0IIOd Lands. instead of ulicuu us intuudod by the grunt. ;

Certiﬁcate of Registry 5:; for Declaration on outh ls; for Search, ls: for rccordin Bill of Sale, &c., 2c 3d; for Certificate not be ng regis- try, 2s 3d.

Surveyor of shipping to be appointed by Government. For uurvoying up to 100 tons, 10s 6d; upto 200 Mo; up to 300, 17s (id; 300 and r.pwr.rd:i 20:; Milcugo ls, per mile.

Sovnc discussion took place, on tho Salli;-ice. iI:o.,un-1 umcndmcnts were moved, which will be noticed in our next.

I-IASZARD’S GAZETTE.

Saturday, March 3131:, 18Jli.

ljf‘ We are ohl;;":d to defer the Editorial leader toalay. in order to piitonr siili.-i-,ribei's in the country in p....~se.~'sioii of the liliiltl Votes. As they are of no use to our town i-uihscri-rs we will not issue them in towii, but any subscri- her who wishes can procure them.

ll0l'SE oi‘ .\.~',<i:.\iiii.i'.—\\'o li-ave given a Suin- mary of the l.iisiiie.-Ls done in the House, up to their risin;: lust ni-,rht, and also Mr. Cooper's Speech on the l.-and Question. We intend to give the vi-.-ws of otlier .\leuihcrs on this Ques- tion in our next issue.

The llev. J.\.\llf.\‘ .-\i.r.\x, Cove llead, takes this ll|t‘.lll0Ll ofc-iii\'eyin;; his thanks to Mrs. James lohertson, and other ladies resident on St. etc,-r's lload. for the present ofa pulpit gown, lUll(lt‘l't‘tl by the foriiier, as represeiitative,for his ac:-eptaiice. Vuliiahle it is in itselfand he- r-oiiiiiig, or appropriate to the pulpit, but it is prized by him especiull ', as amaiiiifcstatioii of the interest they take in his luliours, of the desire the entertain for s llfltllfll iiiiprovcinent through t.l0ll'lllSll'lll1lOlllll.lllty, and still more as an evidence of their attachment to the Sn- viour. whose servant he is. Ile hopes, it will stimulate him to increased efforts in the dis- cliaigc of duty, as it is his prayer, that the “ ift may abound to their account.” He takes this opporuiiity publicly to express his grati- tude, to the inhabitants of St. Petor’s Road generally, for the many acts ofkindness shown to him, since he came among them, and for the assistance afforded to him in the performance of the work of the ministry.

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Mrcciuivics’ Iivs'ri'rcs.—0n Tuesday evening last, the Hon. Daniel Brenan, Vice Patron, road ii. very interesting Lecture on Ancient Com- merce. He took a very comprehensive and expansive view of his subject, and displayed much research in biblical lore in its details. He exhibited a section of an ancient vessel pro- pelled by tiers of cars, made for the purpose by Mr. 'atson Due-hcmin, and then presented the model to the Institute.

A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Mr. Brcnan for his lecture.

Mr. James R. Watt will Lecture next Tues- day evening on “ Pneumatics.”

HIGHLAND éociirrv ——At the Annual General Meeting of the Iligliland Society, held on the 26th inst., at the Globe Hotel, the following

entlemen were elected Ollico-bearers and Direc- tors for the ensuing year :- Dr. Stratton, R. N., President, Mr. Neil Rankin, lst Vice President- “ John W. Morrison, 2d Vice President. Donald Mclsaac, Esq., Treasurer. Mr. James Romans, Cor. Secrotnr . " John A. McDonald, Rec. Secretary.

Dircctor.r.—-Mr. James Purdie. W. R. Wat- son, Esq. John McGill, Esq., Mr. J. C. McDon- ald, Mr. H. W. Lohban, Mr. James Carmicheul. Donald McFadyen, Messenger and Piper.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor i_iiCcuncl_, has been pleased to make the following appcintmcntsi viz :-

Mr. Daniel Joseph Gillic, of Miscouclic, n Justice cfllic Peace for Prince County. .

William Jninieson and Nicholas J. Brown Es uiros, to he Visiting lllngistrnies to the all of rince Count , in the plnccs of Archibald Campbell and Evan ‘l‘hoin:ni, I-Inquires.

Mr. William Wilson to bo Poslinuster nt Bcdcque, in lace oft‘olin McI.snnnn, I'IlqIll|'0. |’¢llfﬂ°d-

r. John Walsh to be a Branch Piot for the Port of Charl--lletown.

His Excellency the Lieutenant Govemor has been pleased to appoint the Honorable: George Coleu, James Warhuricn and Edward Whelnn, and William Ewen Clurk, Esquire, Governors and Trustees of tho Charlottetown Ccntrul Academy, in terms of tho scvcrul Acts relating thereto.

PATRIOTIC FUND.

John Clark',6s; James Orr. 7s 6d; Elias Roberts, 7s 6d ; William Craswcll, 7s 6d; Wil- liam Craswcll, J unr. 3|; Christopher Bulmun, 6d ; Robert Bunting. 7s 6d ; Samuel Duncan, - James Houston, 5 ; Robert Stephenson, 5s ; Donald M‘Cormuok, 5:; Thoiiiss WIIIIII00“. 5s; James Duncsn,3c; Phili Guudct, 5:; John Fairclough 5|; Edward ombc, 5: mac ulmuu, 3|; David Clark, 3s; Joseph Tombs, 3| : Hour Cruswcll, 3s,- Charles Crus- wcll, 2:; in uncan,9d; Elisabeth Pack, lstid; Robert Buntin , 23; George Gallant, ls 6d. Total, £5 I0: d.

Received from Mr. Bliss Robcris, Teacher of An lo Rustico, Township Twenty-four, Dis- trict .hool, Treasurer of Local Cominittee. fl"! sum oi'Fivo Pounds ten shillings and three

noo, being the above subscriptions, in aid 0

utriosic Fund. Tnuorninvs DusBiusn, Trcusurcr Patriotic Fund. Churlcttctown March 28th, 1865.

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(l"or Ilas‘/.ard‘s (iaz.-tic.) Dear Mr. Iliiszard ;

As you iiiserted on \\'cil:ir-sd:i_vlii.=t, an article on Teetotaili-in piirpoi'Liii_-; to be from the pen of .-zoine ilziglisli .\i'i-lidi-amii (iiaiiie iinknowii). —Will you be kind eiiough to ln:t'l‘li the ac- conipaiiying n’Xil'.ti:i~3 from llr. (,‘uininiug's Lectures on the Illiraelcs as a reply, and you will ol.-lige your faithfiil servant,

L. DI}. ('I'.".l.\lI.\'(.i ON Tl'Il'I'I‘0'I‘ALIS.\l.

A Cliristiaii man will not liccoiiio intoxicated ifhe drinks from a cask, a drunkard will be- come intoxieai ted if he drink l'roni a bottle, it is not in the quantity before you that the element of'l‘empci'aiiee is, but in the grace of God that has been implanted in your hearts. wou not say one word against the Teetotal Society because they have done good. and I pray that they may do more. llut while they claim the liberty of holding their .~entiinents,l must not shrink from the duly of cxpouniling what is plainly God's word. If I could, I would make every man i-ober. but uy pi-cscriptioii if you will allow it. is not a in ,-cliaiiical eliange but a moral revolniion in the unregeneratc and un- sanctiticd heart. But there is danger, you say, in wine. So there is, and there is danger in other things. there is danger in tampering with c wnr of God. there is danger in readin the Bible in the light of Teetotalism, instead 0 reading Tectotalisrn in the light of the Bible.

or, we may dcpen upon it, whenever a man begins to adopt another mode of life than that which the Saviour gave, he soon begins to adopt another rule of Faith than that which the Bible affords. Our Lord came not to destroy society, but to descend into its depths, an sweeten, and cement, and sanctifyit: he did not come to build, in the wilderness, a huge convent for all Christians to withdraw from the world and dwell in, but he did better, he came to uphol it, to sanctify, and sweeten human life. Christianity does not call upon you to detach yourselves from society in order to avoid its evils, but to go into the midst of society, and meet its hostility, master its evils and make it reflect the glory, the bencficcnco, and the goodness of God—liencc the first act: of the Ministry of Jesus was not isolation from society but going right into the heart of society. beginning at its root and centre, in order to bless, to beautify, and make it good.

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Charlottetown Gas Light Company's Otllcc. Murch 19, 1856, MY nuaa sin ;

I HAVI’. to apologize for not having replied

yours of rho lath instant sooner, but the delay was unavoidable, in consequence of two of the Directors being nbscntnt Georgetown. I linve this day laid before the Directors the Resolution contuined in your letter, as follows, viz :—

“Rcsolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting that the Gas Company, in engaging in supply Gas at 20:. per I000 fact, thereby inducing Consumers to provide themselves wit expensive linings, and during the first yeur advancing the price to 25!. without niiy reason for so doing, have, in the opinion of this meeting, been guilty of a breach of faith ; and that s Conunitiec of Consumers be appointed to wait on the Directors, to rcmonciriite against the In‘ advance, and report the result to an adjourned meeting, to take place in this Ilull, on Wednesday, the 21st instant, at 8 p.in.

" Which passed unanimously."

And have received insiructions from them to inform you, that it is their opinion, that you, and the Committee on whose behalf you act, arrived at the conclusion contained in the above Resolution from fnlss premises. In the first place, the Directors are not aware of any engagement whereby they bound themselves to supply Gan at 203. per 1000 feet, for any particular perind. In the priiucd Regulations to he observed by Gris Consumers, it is suited that “the Company will supply Gas by the Meter only at 20s. currency per I000 cubic feet, psynble quiirtcrly," which regulations were not iisued, until uftcr the Gas commenced to be used about the In June, 1854, previous to which many, if not most of the largest Consumers of Gas, had their ﬁttings purchased and put up ready for use, while rnnn others had scat in their orders for the same, wliic could not have been executed up to that period.

At the time the Gus wuc first supplied to Con- sumers, the Directors did hope to be able to supply it at the rate already stated, which hope was founded on the calculations made on lhc cost of the stock of Ccul from Picton then on hand, us wnll us on tho corres ndencc, and, indeed, ugrscmuntu mule with the ow Brunswick Albert Coal Company the previous year. But the utocli on hand at the com- niunccuicut did not lost in the supply of Gas more than 8 months, when the Directors found they could not replace it with l'ictou Ccul, including udvuncc ' firvtcost, freight, irucliugc and labour ut leu thus nbont 80 per cent. advance on the price which their first stock cost, while the Albert Coal from New Brunswick, owing to some dirnriungcmcnt in tho works and high rule of freight, cost more than dcuhlc the price, utwhici it had been promised the previous year and ii on wli‘n-.h the Directors had founded their culimute o the price of Gas to begin with. Although all ilieiic uvlvnn-:es took place within the first quarter uflsr the c-inuuniplion of Gas commenced. yet tlic price of Gas was not rniaed until ufier six P-Onllls had expired. while in I‘ictou tlir. price was raicud from 16:. to ‘con. pcr. I000 feet, l\’ovu Scotiu curren.~.y— oquul to Ms. of our rurrency-uflcr the tint qurior, ulthou h in Piston, they liars lsid c3 about L900 foot e muiu pipe, w'ailc here it uses 7,0420 foot of