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‘ {Continual from fourth pager.) he would ask what had tltey toe from the other side. of the flaunt it were. in ltla up ulmt.

" Bother to bear the ill» we have. Than fly to others we know not of." s

Kr hichonuountho subject of Education. above all; othora. should be approached in a dispussiomtte manner. ‘ no regretted that so much lrrovelnnt matter had liecnl dragged into the discussion. Ila spoke of the system

.adoptcd in Nova Scotla relative to the contraction of tho Board of Education. the appointment of u K0"le Superintendent of Schools. and of Examiners of canal.

, dates. lie said that County Boards of Education should now be formed on the island. as the tlcceaslt y of uttcnd~ bite. at the Normal School was abolished. it would be

to compel the attendance of candidates from the at er Counties rtt Charlottetown for examination. He believed others as Well as Roman ('ltllioilt's \vouitl feel disappointed at the unn-ndmmts to the 5.1100! Act now before the liouse.

Mr Cameron regretted to hear cxprctslnns ruled by he! members on both sides of the House which might as Well have been kept out of the dcbltlc. no they would he Productive of no good. The consolidation or the Ft‘llool A was. in itself. an Improvement. The Normal lit-limit r- em was not generally prnc. ecd in country schools.

ouould not. then-few. ace t e Justice of compelling: candidates to attend that. School. it was. hou‘lsvt‘r. to continue ope-n. and would be available to those who. in thooplnlon of the Board. required to attend thercut.

Mr Bell—The School f‘yatem. as established. was free and comprehensive—all could embrace its yrll llcncs. it was eonibrintz lasting benefits on the youth of the Co- ion . many of «horn (llvtinxulr-hed thetnstlvcs at home

abroad by their educational nequlretncntn. lie allu-

1 Memorial of ills intflsltip tho it. if. Ill-hop. suiting for aid '

I i "l “Mic MW WWW“! Obit“ “MM”- i lulled to. had beenA faced in tho hands of hon members Kc “8 P K M l "a. “gamma “mfg” loamy in question. no! with

ationsl teachian on the ound that the hen system. as . established. embrace d all t rat was requirsd. and rumour}; to b.- p'rovidcd on the part at the aim. ll. olludvd '0 IN towards the sttppmw of moti'uiiotta of learning pvt-aidedt‘rflr 1 by "In Lordship. and aid that as the schools established! hy‘latr. \vt re open undact'easollle iottll. he could not are} the iuaticc nor necessity of extending Legislative aid to any ; denbtntnatimtal iuuilttltons. however superior their charac- : tcr or laudable the exertions of these ttnder whose patton- ago they existed. I l

Hon Lt'ltltr if the Uppnsitlon followed. and rt‘ViUWQd! the different points touched upon by the hon member. Mr: ilaviu. lic rtfvrrerl to the wide field that existed in every country for charitable schools. and their usefulness. Some of the great-mt mm in liutzluud had been educated at ouch institutions. The fuel that the schools referred to in the memorial in question. were full of scholars. was. he satd. thr- hest proof of their being apprcciaicd. lie alludtd to the variety of opinions which were expressed by hon lille bi-rs ofthe maiority. and of the "th'll’lnll'iil on the vital (tilt'ltilm of Education. and said that the tiovernment should ltumv but one opinion on so monteniuoua a subject.

lion Leader of the Government said that it Would appear

ithe Uppovition entn‘rnlut-d different Vith on the subject. ' from the fact that he (lion Leader of the (lpposition) failed

to give erptession to any opinion relative to the question.

Aftcr some further remarks from the lion Mr Henderson. and what hon medium. the bill was. on motion of the lion Attorney Gem ral. cnmn tired to a Committee of the whole House. Mr (lectge Sinclair in the chair.

The clause relating to the oflice of Secretary to the Board of Education. elictttd some remarks from hon members on both thin of the Home. concurring in their expressions of opinion. relative to the arduous and important nature of the

a“! to the human!“ “3””"m‘ PM furl" '7’" “‘3”? KM” i duties ill‘IMIBCd on that officer. the chic and efficient manner

“I Hi" Lordship the present Roman Catholic ltlshop of Charlottetown. not only on in—imif'or education. but also lathe can" of Tuttlpcruncu He knew. from his own personal knowledge. that no man in the (‘oiony flflli done at much to encourage education as that worthy gentleman. vet he could notaupport his memorial relative to a grant.

rota the mixed state of the population. separate schools would be impracticable He would support. a compul- oory clause in he M l. Many parents were careless and iadifierent. a would not. voluntarily send their children to behool.

Mr P. Sinclair said that last Session the S‘chool Act was amended in order to pay Teachers their full histories item the Treasury nit promblcd by the liberal party. and though the bill now before the House did not contain any important change. yet he believed it. was an improve- ment. lie alluded to the arduousdutica of the Secretary

. ” oftbo Board of Education. whose salary. itc said. Was inlufllcicut. and he hoped the Government would increase it. He was opposed to Sectsrian grunts. on the round that two ayotems of instruction could not he can ed out in tboeooutry. The Free School System. as now estab- lished. extended privileges to all alike. and was. in his

futon. the best adapted to the wants and ncqulrcmcnts

o the people. ‘ If Reilly regretted that party spirit should be manifested nthodeboto. He apoheofthc importance orEducution in ill ysicoi. moral. and intellectual relations. The fruits pr need in the L'ntted States. where the secular system originated. could be seen by referring to tile Criminal

Statistics and Courts of Divorce of that country. The

abloot and best minds in Eumpe. argued the question on its own merits in Prussia they had their Catholic and

Proustant Normal and other schools. The adoption of

o aoundoystetn of Education. based upon proper training.

' would tend to elevate man. and thereby lesson crime. and

, III consequent cxpcnaes to the country. The Memorial of his Lordship about which so much had been said. only had aid for those schools named in that Memorial. and

in which the present. iuCuntbcnt had (il‘-Clliilg('(i the onerous duties of his oflicc for many years. and the inadequacy of his salary. which was then. on motion of the lion Attorney Gcnetal. raised from £60. as formerly. to £76 per annum.

Afttr some time spent in Committee. the Chairman rt:- ported progress.

lion Leader of the Government presented corrctpondcttce and papers relating to tilt: Wharf-t West Point. as previous- ly asked for by the hon number. Mr Ramsay.

House adjourned.

' .‘lloxbsv. April l3:lt

On motion olllm lion Mr Callln-ck. the Bill to lu-I corporate the Minister and Trustees of the llnplist Church. was read a second time and agreed to.

Mr 1’. Sinclair. from the Special Committee. ruhmit- ted their Report on the Public Accounts. which was received. read. and fiftiri‘t‘tl to he Committed to a Coin milieu ofihe whole flout-e. on \Vt-tlnwdnv ncxt.

llottre in Committee on the Education liill. and bovine agreed to several clauses uithout any important amendments. reported progress.

lion Mr Colt-s. Leader of the Government. laid that it was With feelings of fil't'll regret he had to nunounue to the House the sad new: reported by Telegram, that the lion. T. D'Arcy McGee was assassinated at (lttn- wa. on the morning of the 7th instant. From the knowledge. as a cit-Delegate. he acquired of Mr. b‘ft'CiGU“ character, during tho late Conference on the subject ofCohfederaliou. he could hear willing testi- mony to the love ofjttatice :tnd fairpluv which actuated the noble heart and able mind of that distinguished etaicstnan and orator. Political independence and love ol'liberfy marked the career oflhc deceased. and it he- hot’ed u 1 who loved liberty of speech to deprecale the atrocious act of the cruel assassin. at whose deadly nlm full one who abl)‘ advocated and boldly upheld the deaf

. as was admitted. the Education imparted lu them was better and cost less than that to be had in oihcf schools in Charlottetown. was it. unreasonable to ask for a grant in aid oftho one “Well as the other. if it it just to impose a tax for Educa‘ too. should not the taxpayer have a voice in the system towards winch he contributed. if not. the right of taxation might be denied.

Hon Atty General then movod that the House go into Committee on the Bill. on raturtlav next. and in doing lo, entered fully into the question ofl'lducatlon. relative to which every man. and all bodies of men. had a right to their opinions. llr- had the honor to represent a consti- tuency. a large majorityor whom were Roman Catholics. and he was never asked by Bishop. Priest. or Layman. to promise any change in tho School system of the Co- lony. lie condemned the allusions made during the dc- bite. to questions. which. he said. had no bearing on the deflect. and calculated only to reproduce ill-feeling. find. hooaid. the opposition tabled any amendment to the Bill. there would be some reason for the course pursued by them. in the debate.

Hon Leader of the Opposition. in speaking on the mo- tion to go into Committee. also addreavcd the House. and said that much of what had been said from that aide of the House. was called forth by the speech of the hon. member from Tlgnls'h. Mr llowlan. He then entered at length Into the general question of Education. and re- viewed the dim-rent uyulcms that obtained In Europe. United States. Canada and the sister Provinces.

lhwoofollowed by the lion Leader of the Govern- mutt. who reviewed the whole question in ro'ntlon. more especially to the cause 0! Education in the Colony. since the introduction of the free system. The fact that Protestant parents patronized the institutions of learn- ing alluded to in the Memorial of Hit Lordship tho ll. 0. Bishop. by sending their children to be t'tlut'lift‘tl in diam. was the beat proofof the high character or mild schools.

’ Mr. Brecht-n replied to the remarks of the lion. Mr. A Howlers. and denied ever having sanctioned the writings alluded to. by that iron mcnibcr. lie (Mr Brecken) thcu road oxincto from his speeches on the occasion referred to. in proof ofhlo (Mr Brecbcn'a) opposition to the writ-

.” t _ tag! to question.

* moraine remarks from the lion Mr llowlsn. in re a my, shawiag that the hon member (air Brecht-n) was uoo oftbo Committee who introduced, and one of the majority who voted for. and passed the Orange Hill. the debate closed. Theatre-titan was tth not on the motion of the lion

""1 “mm carried. that the bill be commit-

ud ma .oartnlttco. of the whole House on Saturday

, Sarvnmr. Aptil ii. lion ,in Committee on the Report of a Committee ap-

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l’e ‘to "an is bill or otherwise. an a petition from in- muoto of t: . I. and 87. and others. touching the

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. at “underwent the Act relating to Alcwivcv imam-a: “ ‘

eat interests of his country. After some further re- marks touching: the rorrotving widow and bereaved nrpltnna of the deceased. he. hon Mr Colt-a, submitted

ilhc folluaiug Reoolullnn. namely :—

Thc assassination nflho Hon '1‘. D'Arcy McGee. of the Dominion of Canada. having been reported by Telegram :—

Tlim‘fore. Resolved. That this House regards with horror and detestaliun the atrocious and blood-thirsty act; deeply sympathizca with the bereaved widow and orphans; and sincerely regret: that the Dominion Government should have lost such an able and patriot- ic Fffllt‘htillll.

Hon Mr llavilatttl. Leslie of the Opposition, second- ed the Resolution, and said that no. too. had the plea- sure. during the Conference alluded to by the "on Leader of the Government. of the nrquaintanee of him whose inelanelmly death had just been announced. lie (lion Mr ifnviluutl) spoke of the superior attainments. patriotism. and lore of constitutional liberty winch char- nvterized the life of Thomas D'Arcy Mcilec. of about llritislt America might well boast, as one of the great- est and most gifted of her adopted sous. He then glanced at the history of this deceased from early life up to the present time, shutting that. he had always been actuated more by a love for liberty of cnnacience. and an ardent desire for the welfare and prosperity of his country. than by any selfish purposes. or mere empty populttrit : and Concluded his remarks by saying that Thomas l'An-y McGee had added another to the noble band of patriots. ttlto fell in defence of those areal. prin- ciples which should govern every lover of his country and of his race.

H In Ally General. lion Messrs iluwlan. Davies, Kelly. Laird. Callback. and Meters lit-lily, MeNcill. and Bell. from the Government side of the House, and Hon Messrs MeAulsy. Hendereon. and Mr Brecken. front the Oppmltion, M't'urallv expressed their approval of the sentiments conveyed in the Resolution before the House. Tin-y all expressed their utter ahltoronce and detonation of the horribly atrocious crime committed by the blood thirsty assassin, They also expreued their feelings of deep regret that a man in the prime oflife, boldly and fearlessly acting up to his honest con- victions. employing all the energies of his large heart and cultivated intellect. in the service ofltia country. should be cut down by the cowardly hand of an auras. sin. That the masterly pen and touching eloquence of the deceased were ever ready to aid in the promotion of every noble and patriotic work. and. that in him. his country. and fellow-country men too. had one of tho ablest advocates and boldest defenders oftheir host ri hts.donrt-st privileges. and true interests that ever a arm-ti the page! of Colonial history. could be best even and appreciated by tracing the productions of his gifted mind. and perusing the utterance- of his getter. nus heart. were the sentiments uttered with

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the corttlirian of the ople more immediately interested in the matter. llo ill not believe that the Government hurl rt‘t‘onm to such unfair means. but titer» were those alto, ihrttnflh sol motives. had been unfairly med- dling with the on .1. There were a few individuals at .‘lurtlagtle llritlfe eagerly pressing for a long central line of mud u hll'h emiid notbo completed without very extraoran-nty grants for twenty years to come; where- its the road so Htrneailt’ prayed for by tho petition in mention was already open from the Stuueon to St. ilary‘a Road. and the remaining portion ofit could be opened at a very reasonahloeoot. and when open, would in- easily kept in repair.

On motion of Mr i'oo. it was Resolved that the pe- titions and papers relating to the West Point W but be referred to a Special "ontlnittec. to report thereon

Ordered. That Messrs You. l’rowse, and Bell do compose the said Committee. I

The Revenue llill was submitted to a (.‘ornmittce of the Wlmlm and progress thereon reported.

The itillrelatlng to Alewlvco‘ Fisheries was read a second time. and reported agreed to,

House adjourned.

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\\'xnsuso.tr. April lath.

lion Uatltr of the Opposition regretted to say that he felt it his duty again to call the attention of the Home lo the in- accuracies which appeared in the extended debates cf that House. (is officially published in the Examiner newspaper. as well as in the Parliamentary Reporter. The Examiner. he said. was a paper that circulated across the Atlantic, in the United States. and was placed on tho Hoodlum Ronni tables of the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa. where the leading men of all the Colonies aawrnbled. and lithe speeches attributed in iron members in the column of that paper. tvtre to be taken as a Criterion of their educational u' aire- mertts. public mcn abroad would form a vuv indt i-rent opinionyol legislative talents in the colony. ie said he would no! act-use the official lit-porters of rattiulity. for he observed that hon members on both sides 0 the House were incorrectly reported in the extended drblte rm the an”??? '0 iii. Excellency‘s Address. as published in the paper named.

lion .\lr Henderson and Mr Prowsc nvcrallr complained that some of their remarks. during the debate alllldt‘d in- WHO incarrcctly reported. and read extracts in proof of th.lr assertions.

Mr Iircckcn and the “on Mr Moi-inlay protested against these extended debates of the. Home b.;ttg hereafter quoted as true records of its proceedings.

Mr McLean-n said the whole system of reporting. as hitherto adopted by the House. tutu Wrong. To have the debates which took place early itt March. appear in the newspapers in September following. Wile extremely ridiculous and a waste of public money.

“on Leader of the Government hoped that in future the oilictal Reporters would he more careful; it was due to tum. however. to remark. tla‘ they t‘omlitilied of the printer hating published their manuscript before handing

M ~— l'ows by Telegraph. Ocean's. A ll l0.--\\'helsn, the man suspected of twin the mun over of Mr. McGee. arsminod eater-day. Trial stony “trust him so strong. remauds to await

l'ol’tltdt examination until 10th inst.

hldfl‘rnmn, April lO.-—At a meeting oftho City Court. off this afternoon. it was nusnlmousl resolved thsttho funeral expenses of Mr. McGee be oruo by the city Also reoolvetl that the Mayor be authorised to offer a remit} of 85.000 far the arrest of the murderer --The wife» \Vhelan was arrested last night. her residence was in Alexander atroot.-Tlte foreman of a in a loan. ofacturing establishment hero dioappearodoa star-day night Inst ; ha was well known to be of Fonion proclivi- ties. and is suspected of being his tlicsted in the assassin- ution.—At a meetin of the St. strick's Society. Ur. Devlin denounced t o assassination in sirort terms. Resolutions passed “pressing sorrow and in gnatlon at the crime. and heartfelt sympathy with tho endow.— Mr. hlefiee‘a funeral will tails place at 9 a. In. on Mon- day. and will he the moat imposing demonstration ever \t‘llllf'dll'li in Montreal.

(lrnws. April lulu—About fifton protons were privately cxmincd yesterday by O'Rcilly. Crown prosecutor in tho McGee case. No authentic statement roads public since the examination before l’olico Magistrate. but. rumor. I tltinlt. correctly says that evidence will be produced. showing that Whelan concealed himself in the porch on main entrance of Parliament buildings as members were going home on 'i‘uesdav morning.-—A lady in the gallery of the Commons. when Mr. McGee was s coking on Monday night. noticed \i’helm otandtng near is en members a plauded. and says the expressions of his face were drabolica .-—1‘bo impression to gaining ground that some messengers of Parliament. were cognizant of intention to murder hicGeo.——Threc more prisoners brought in lo-day. Finance Minister busily en- gaged on httdgct. Will have tar-ll before Parliament early next week.

OTTAWA. April ll.--'l'he murder of Mr. "can continues to cause intense excitement throughout the country. The authorities are daily receiving additional endorses sealant James \i‘ltelan. To-dsy footprints were discount! in the snow in the vacant lot in Sparks street. opposite the spot where the murder was committed. which correspond with the boots worn by Who'an. The authorities are convinced that a gang of men were connected with the murder. and are gathering evidence which will enable them to discover the whole plot. They are confident that \Vbclon is the man who fired the fatal shot.

tlruwa. April l3 —~Buslnt‘aa is suspended here to-day. as smart: of respect to Mr. McGee. Nearly five hundred persona left here on Saturday night and b special train vesicular. to attend funeral at Montreo .—-It is con- fidentially believed that the authorities have evidence anili- rient to convict \Vltelan. There is no doubt of the murder having been a Fenian plot. and hopes are entertained that

The country is mountainous and very dileult for the u. uliery and trains. K ‘l‘heodoruo is near it sud intends to taste a start Letters from the captives as, they are well. The health of the troops is " n. affective force under Gert. Napier, now advanc ng no lag. dala. numbers three thousand. ,

Pal". April 12. (Suadsy).-—Tho 'Moniteur' of to-day publishes on old-l report made to the Emperor by Mini-u, Piaord. in which on account is given of the military also. made since the bill for the reorganisation of the arm :2 gone into 0 allon. and of the elect they have had on th. country. c Mi iator states that all the reforms introduced into the Guard Ma "le. in accordance with the revisions or the Bill. are now complete. and he asserts that than

have beetLroeeivod with popular applause almost . when in t Empire. lie contradicts tho report of dis. . faction. and says that tho amtv law will be sustained and defended by the patriotism of the Prowl people. who in... give new proofs of their confidence in the Emperor. Gold opened at 188‘.

New iron. April 9.-—Charlca Dickens gave his rm. well reading in Boston last night to an immense audience, There is little reduction in the price of gold. which do. sod to-da at 138.

New ions. Arril loan—Good Friday. no gold board to-tlsy.-A rpec al dos atclt from Ottawa asyna lot has been discovered to view op the Houses \of For la~ ment by means of Nitro-giyeertne. It has produced most lntenao excitement in every circle. Eatremo vig- ilance is maintained by mtlitary and civil authorities to prevent any outbreak—Government and Enelish Cabl- net are constantly exchanging lon Cable tehoo concerning events post. out] pavoib of fatnrm-Jodgo Curtis. one of the President's Council. opened defence vealerday. in strong legal argument. which will continua today—Steamer Sea Bird burned yesterday on like Michigan. and out of mo persona on board only I as. ca d death.

'nvr You. April it —A Montreal special dated yester- do says that. at. t Eustace. s roan sat-ed Lamond and his W19. who were in tho habit of robbing and murdering way- fams and travellers who stopped at their house. attached a traveller: the man with an axe. and the woman with o razor. The traveller knocked down his assailants. and the wife. mistaking her husband for him. cut his throat. She has been arrested. and confessed all of her past horrible trsnnaetlona. Three skeletons found in the house.