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“"Phis is true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to adyise the Public, may speak free.”’---Euripides

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olitics, Literature, and Bews.

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N ew Series.---No, 22,

Colonial Parliament.

ILOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

Tuvespay Arrerxoon, April 3.

sum was voted last year to defray the expenses of boats’ crews to aid in collecting these duties, the beneficial result of which he was prepared to show. Ion. members must be aware that in 1860 there were 3 vessels in the gulf to 1 last year, yet the Light duties collected at Richmond Bay in 1861 were £182 : : 14s 114d, while in 1860 they were only £88 16s 9d; at Cas

Mr. CONROY, from the Committee to whom was referred cumpec in 1861, the amount collected was £52 4s Id, while the petition in reference to erecting a bridge three miles in LS60 it was only £15 Os 3d. The disbursements for the wearer to the mouth of the Kildare river than the present boats’ crews last year were £115 15s 6d, leaving still a ba-

bridge, presented a report, which did not recommend a grant !0ce, in favor of that year, of £125 3s 644. This was the |

clear gain of the new system adopted. During the present year the expense would not be so great, as boats and suitable dress for the men would not require to be provided.

Mr. HOWAT did not understand about the sum set down

for that purpose this session, as the site of the proposed bridge had not been defined, there appeared to be no direct road to it, and the erection of the said bridge would require an outlay of over £1000.

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND moved two resolutions, the first given for the repair of the college was for all purposes. | being the usual vote to pay the salaries and allowances pro- ——e uo people of ¢ harlottetown, as they were deriving vided for by statute, and the other specifying the allowances ied ent 7 pn po i a should put their hands in for certain other branches of the public service. Education, ‘0 Pockets ane pay or this house rent.

¥ : i Hon. Mr. HAVILAND did not generally speak on behalf he said, was set down at a sum sufficient, but he presume of the claims of Charlottetown; but the Prince of Wales Col-

that the amount required would come up to £17,000; and joge was not for the city, it was for the whole Island. He!

if so, this Culony would be appropriating about one-third of believed that the students now in the College were 3 from the its revenue for education. He thought that any Colony country to 1 in town. He believed toothat the most talented which did so eould yyt be that tzsignificant place which this there were from the country. i Island was represented to be in a paper published in New tl Hon. oe + pov said the Government Should have seen Brunswick. Fle was sorry that such disparaging statements | “°*t they had accommodation for the Professor before they —: “ ’ eo )sent for him. Here we had an institution now which was respecting this Colony should be made by the public press as costing the Colony, house rent and ail, nearly £1000; and had lately found their way into the Colonial Empire, a notwithstanding all this expense, it was very little better newspaper published in that Provinec, and one which he be- than the old Academy. This College might turn out good lieved had been started to oppose the Hon. Mr. Tilley and eer but the Asay turned gut as good as were to be bis colleagues in the Government. All he could say was, found almost anywhere. that if this paper represented the views of the opposition party Hon. Mr. HAVILAND remarked that the hon. leader of

. a: the Opposition had said that the Government should have > Ws Mr. Tillie . ' a pp |! there, he was glad that Mr. Ti ey and his friends had been inte Aah Shar tad ebsemmodation for'ths Pecans bites successful at the last election. Certainly, as one of the items

; .. they sent for him. He would remind him of the case of Mr. with which hat paper taunted us was our public debt, it Stark, who was sent for by the late Government; and they came with very bad grace from the people of a Colony that) paid his passage, and voted £100 to pay for a horse and car- bad added $140,000 to its debt in one year. He could tel! oa feniaeee me as eens Senay had informed > i | him that he wou e supplied wita these. i ee emai elute Te elbhahele Pt | Hon. Mr. LONG WORTH also spoke in behalf of the claims : . oh a ae -, |Of the Prince of Wales College. He generally acquiesced in the lead of them ia regard to an Clentive Legislative Council, |the remarks of the hon. proposer of the resolution, and said but also with respect to quadrenuial parliaments. latter particular they bad been obliged to follow our example, |staff of Professors was too weak, but trusted that it would and probably they would yet find it neeessary to have an. soon be increased eleetive Council. We had aiso been in advance of them with | Mr. CONROY thought that this College was costing the respect to free trade with the Daited States. And ia regard © vuntry too much. The House should not be always voting to the principle of allowing a person io be an evidence in his | ™¢y for institutions in the city. ee law oeeeee, we. Tere advance of all the other | Prince of Wales College, but to one that was costing the coun- Colonies, eveo of Canada herself. When New Brunswick | try nothing. expended one-third of her revenue or education, then she When the question was put on the item of £35 for the Pro- might endeavour to make invidious comparisons. | fessor’s house rent, there appeared for it—Hons. Messrs. Ha- Hon. Mr. COLES said there was one poiat to which he | viland, Gray, Longworth, Laird, Pope, Yeo, Speaker Wight- desired to call a:teution whea the subject of Education was 2"; Messrs Beer, J. Yeo, Holm, Davies, Ramsay, Douse, under consideration,—that was in regard to the expenses of Montgomery—15. Against it—Lions. Messrs. Coles, Thorn- the Prince of Wales College. We bad been told at first that it would cost very little to the Government, as the fees would | be paid ivto the Treasury; but he saw no return of fees in agreed to. the pablic accounts, Ou the other hand, he observed a Hun. Mr. Perry from the Committee on the petitions rela charge of house rent for the l’rofessor. Le could not say | ting to schools and education, presented their report. exacily what the Lostitution cost annually, but he thought; Adjourned. that with house rent and all, it must be near £600. This! was besides what had been expended io repairing the build- ing. Now, the old Academy cost annually only somewhere aut £500, and he had yet to learu that it did not suit the}

therland—8.

Fatpay Arrernoon, April 4.

The House in Committee of supply.

After some emall grants were discussed, Hon. Mr. avi land proposed the sum of £400 for the volunteer service. We have a volunteer force which would do credit to any

requirements of the country as well us the preseut Lasti UtlON. | Colony. The namber of companies in King’s County was 6, With respect to the statements which appeared in the New) jp Prince, 7, in Queen’s 15 —comprising 1643 men in all arms, Lrunswick paper, allu led to by the hou. member for (eorge-| averaging 59 to each company. The evidence of their effi- tuwn, be que agrcou wen wae won, gentleman that it ill | ciency was afforded last year in New Brunswick. ‘he hon. |

became the press of that Province to speak sliyhtingly of this leader of the Opposition and Hon. Mr. Pope could testify to Island, a3 we had beeu in advance of them in many things; ' ‘

* ° ot oes Susse Tale r 7 t the ex > i | aud he beiieved that even in respect to an elective Legisla- | S,t Sassex Vale. [t was not supposed that the competition

? ee i sneereéd—' ay { le Fe .¢ tive Councti—that at which they sneered—ihey would yet But if the wie!

Lad os tal ‘ . tll tle be glad to follow our example. In reference to Reciprocity ner of the prize had been unsuccessful, there were others of |

with the United States, we had been far in advance of them. | the Island who would have carried off the trophy. A con-|

fon. Mr. HAVILAND remarked that the hon. leader of | stituent of the hon member, Mr. Laird, was next on the list, |

which this little Island could offer against Nova Scotia and | New Brunswick would eventuate in success.

If he was sending bis| ) children te college, he would certainly not send them to the,

4 te ‘ sself avin« 8 ve > t ™ ot ° . . that better than myself, having been prevented from attend | their own officers by ballot. fhe British Government has

'sent us 1000 stand of arms, and recently the Secretary for the idid not affect this subject, nor the question of quit rents, | Government to buy up the proprietors’ claims, and said thas

regard to the Light duties, it would be remembered that a) Hon. Col. GRAY—Any use of the arms except for purposes

of drill or parade was improper. When they were first re- ceived some companies had been organized and got arms be- fore the law was passed. It was but the other day that the | Act came out for amendment, and until it shall become law the Commander-in-Chief cannot issue orders. His Excellency informed me a few days since that orders would be promul- gated shortly. In fact they may now be in the kool of the | printer.

_ Mr. CONROY was opposed to the grant of last year and was equally so to the present.

of the neighboring confederacy, one part of which is arrayed jagainst the other, and deeds of cruelty are being mutually | perpetrated. Is it to be supposed that they would manifest

' Colonies. 1 am not aware that any class is excluded from the

| protection of the homes of all. ‘The mother country pro- tected us in our infancy, now it is whispered that we should begin to defend ourselyes, and surely we will not hesitate to advance a small amount when England sends 30,000 men and _a magnificent fleet to protect those Colonies. ‘The very fact of our being a small Colony should ir duee us to make greater exertions. ‘Tbe man who would not aid in preserving the in- _violability of his home and the sanctity of his altars was a | traitor. _ Hon. Mr. THORNTON—The hon member may appropri- ate the appellation to himself. | Mr. COOUPER--I was always in favor of encouraging this movement on the part of our young men, especially when it is considered that they are put to the expense of providing | themseives with uniforms. IL think,however,that the amount asked is excessive. It is folly to talk of the volunteers sue- cessfully defending the Island, for if an enemy’s ship should ‘elude the vigilauce of a British cruiser what could we do? | Hon. Mr. HAVILAND—I cannot see how a smaller am- jount can be considered a3 suffcient. The volunteers do not receive & sixpence ; but they give their time and find their own uniforms. The least tha: the country can do is to pro- | vide the necessary instruction to render them efficient in the | performance of their duties. The argument of the hon. mem- ber, Mr. Cooper, if applied to every Colony, would render | their submission to an invader « matter of necessity. New

In this the Institution was working very well. He admitted that the | Branswick and Canada had extensive boundaries on the fron-|

tiers of the States, and the spirit involved in his views is hu- |miliating. The manifestation of a dispositien to defend a country has the effect of rendering an invading foree cautious in their attempts upon it. Muny points may be liable to the incursions of a hostile force, but the object of the volunteer organization is to preyent the permanent or protracted occu- | pation by an enemy. We have 1643 of the bone and sinew | of the country ready and willing to defend the honor of our wives and daughters, and that number is but the nucleus of a | self-reliant delensive ferce. A. retired volunteer wiil consti- tute an efficient militia man. Wherever the British flag | waves, the fostering care of the Government is extended to the volunteer movement, and aro we to form the only ex-

|feather. It might be excusable in 1860 to take no action in

slaves of anarchy if we did not prepare to defend ourselves.

and be purchased from them ?

| were some proprietors in the Island who had fulfilled the con

dit ons of their grants.

Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH said that the very passing of the | Land Purchase Bill was a recognition of the validity of the | proprietors’ titles, for if they had no rights, why should the | house.

| Hon. Mr. COLES explained that this was because there |and Infant School Room; and

Mr. BEER said it was a part of the law of the land that a rtion of Queen Square should be appropriated for a market use. There was sufficient room on the Square for such a building. Its east end was —— by the Episcopal Chureh y taking a similar piece off

-| the west end of the Sqonve for the market house, — which should be erected on a line with Queen Street—sufficient room

| Hfon. Mr. LONGWORTH — This was absurd, because the | would then be given behind the market house for a wide

| very estate which was purchased was not one of these. He | street, and still the Square be left of proportional d

did not blame the hon. leader of the Opposition for the course | with the Colonial Building in the centre. The Square | he took in regard to escheat; but he did not act a consistent | then be railed and planted with trees. night

_ Hon. Mr. McAULAY—We have witnessed the disraption part, as he was against escheat in 1855, and in favor of it

Hion. Mr. COLES — Where were the horses and carte to

,afterwards. The hon. member complained of the preamble | stand ?

‘to the Bill, but he could tell him that he (Mr. C.) had yoted for what it contained when he voted for the address to Her | was erected, there would not be so for the Professor’s house rent. He was of Opinion the grant, more mercy to us? In supporting this organization we are Majesty praying for the Commission. The great objection | and carts to stand on the He but following the example of England and the neighbouring

which the hon. leader of the Opposition had to the Bill was| good wide street behind the market house, i I that it made no reference to the loan, and it did not provide | the Square. He would read extracts from the minu Tanks of the volunteers, The object of the movement is the | that the proprietors who had not agreed to the Commission | Executive Council, publis

Mr. BEER imagined that when a commodious market house ¢ much oecasion for horses Square ; besides there would be a ently of x tes of the hod in the Royal Gazette, showing

should be bound to abide by the Award. The Loan was a| an order of the Government in reference to a bye-law of the

matter that could be taken up at any time, and the hun.mem-| City Council :—

ber well knew that if all the proprietors were to be bound by

‘** Read the bye- passe : . the Bill, it would not stand an hour's consideration at the | of one tnt ee tr ° ’ ny the City Council on the 21st

| Colonial Office.

| Hon. Mr. WIGHTMAN believed that all which could now _ be said would not ulter the opinions of those who had formerly _voted on the question. Ie had made up bis mind to support

the Bill, though there were parts of the Award of which he

Re not approve. With respect to the question of escheat

aw for th i the sale of meat and other articles in the weblie ie ? ** Read also three petitions, signed by divers inhabitants of Queen‘s County, praying that His Excellency will be pleased tu withhold his assent to said law until more ex*ensive market accommodations are provided for country dealers.

»| ** Wherefore His E i i he considered that had been set aside, not by the Commis. We dinallan eney with the advice of the Board

| sioners, bat by the Legislature of this Island itself. In proo of this he would read the preamble to the Land Assessmen | Act, passed in 1837, as follows:

| _** Whereas by a despatch from the Right Honorable Lord | Glenelg, fis Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, bearing date the tenth day of August, One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, His most gracious Majesty was

| leased to dissallow the establishment of a Court of Escheat |in this Island, and to saggest the imposition of a tax on all | granted lands in this Colony, as a remedy for the serious evils | arising from the non-settlement of large tracts of land, held | by the grantees from the Crown, and it being just and rea- sonable that the said lands should contribute towards the ge- 'neral Revenue of the Colony, the burthen of which has bith- ,erto been chiefly borne by the resident Colonists only; and as such a tax would have the desired effect of compelling the grantees either to settle or dispose of their land without de- lay ; be it therefore enacted,’’ &c.

Now, as escheat was set aside by this Act, what reason had hon. members to complain that the Commissioners had deela- red it to be impracticable? But it appeared to suit certain perce to keep agitating this question, for the purpose of

wing their statements go forth to the country. He could not understand why his hon. friend, the leader of the Oppo- sition opposed the preamble to the Bill when he supported the address to the Queen praying for the Commission, in which escheat was classed among the visionary schemes for the set- tlement of the Land question. The hon. member, Mr. Coop-

tun, Kelly; Messrs. Cooper, Sinclair, Conroy, Mowat, Su- ception? No! the present is not the time to show the white | &T, Was the only one who voted against that address, II» had

| acted a consistent part, bat he (Mr. W.) could not approve

The other resolutions after some little conversation were | th’s direction, but now, after the outrage committed upon the | of the conduct of those who were one time im favor of escheat steamer * Trent,’ we should be showing ou.selves the willing |

and another time against it. Hon. Mr. HENSLEY thought this subject was a good deal

| God forbid that we should prove ourselves recreant to the disencumbered of some of its difficalties. It might appear to principles of our fathers. Let us rather show, by our appre-| S°tue that those who supported this measure would be held as ciation of those principles, that we are not degenerate sons of | Yeting to confirm the proprietors’ titles ; bat he considered es-

| such sires, aid,we should not cavil at the paltry sum of £400 for such an | jobject. I thank the hon. leader of the oprosition fur the |

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When Britain sent forth ber best blood to our| cheat had been sect at rest forever by the Statute jast referred

to by the hon member fur Murray Harbor, and to which he (Mr. IL.) had directed attention the other day. He did not

’ was pleased to disallow said law.”

t| These extracts showed that the people in the country were

convinced that a larger market house was required, and that they would not object to contribute as soon as they could get the necessary accommodation. He hoped, therefore, that country members would not oppose the Bill. The House was not asked to vote the money out of the public funds, but

only to guarantee the City Debentures; and it could take se- curity on the city revenue for the payment of the interest on these debentares, should the City fail to meet its ments. He did not believe the House would ran the least risk, as ample security could and would be given. It was thought by some that the City Council was much in debt. He ieved that the published accounts exhibited a balance of £1300 against the City: but there was something to be said on the other side. He had been credibly informed that the balance was struck on the Ist of Jan. 1862, sincy which some of the officers, who had been rather too lenient in the collection of city revenues, had paid over to the City Treasurer consider- able amounts that should have been e »llected previous te the Ist Jan. For example, the wharfinger had paid in £119 ; the collector of assessment had paid in £114, &e., &c., so that he (Mr. B.) on the waole had reason to believe that the city re- venue for the last year was sume £60 over the expenditure. Daring the last three years the City Council had ex £1174 15s 10d in repairing the City wharves; about £200 more would complete their repair, and then instead of Spend- ing some £400 a year on the wharves, the Council would be in the receipt of some £300 a year of wharfage. lo view of all this, he maintained that the House would be perfectly safe in guaranteeing the city debentures for an amount suflici to build a good and substantial Market House, the erection of which, supposing it to cost £5,000, would be of considerable advantage to both town and country, a part of which would be that mechanics would thereby get employment, which would enable them to expend more with the vena in the purchase of all kinds of country produce. tle hoped han fore that hon members would not oppose this Biil without they could show good grounds for such Opposition.

Mr. HOWAT expressed his opposition to the Bill at some

‘manly and truly British spirit he has manifested on this o¢ | tend tu say anything against his hon. colleague, as he had | length. Le considered it was very bad policy for a Govern-

leasion. It was not to be expected that he would agree with | “2intained a consistent course, and had voted sometimes even | ment to lend money to its subjects. The fact that the Ci

the Government in eyery particular. It was natural that a slight mfusion of the political element should be introduced |

ment do not interfere. It rests with the volunteers to elect |

alone on this question. But excepting his colleague, ae)

did not ap; ear to be one member of the House who considered

not to be wondered at that the Commissioners came to the de-

Council could not borrow money on its own credit, showed that its finances were in a doubtful state. Probably they

| by him into this discussion, bat | assure him that the organi- | that escheat was now practicable. In view of what was de-| thought if they could obtain eee. from the Government zation is open to all classes of the community. The Govern- | Clired in the preamble of the first Land Assesment Act, it was} they would not require to pay it back.

Mr. DAVIES said it was known that the venerable member

cision which they did regarding escheat. So as their decision | for East Point proposed to borrow £100,000 from the Britieh

Colonies has sent us as free gifts 50 infantry swords and 4/| nearly the only matter left was that between landlord and} it would not have to be paid back. He (Mr. D.) thought it pieces of artillery and ammunition for them. It will be im- tent. In this particular be mast say the Award was not| must have been this that was floating in the mind of the hon, ev favorable to the tenantry as it might have been; yet he | member for Tryon when he stated that the City Couneil

. ° . . | possible to provide from the amount proposed a prize for com- |

petition.

t will be required to defray the expense of drilj sought some benefit would result from it. Hesawno reason | bably thought that they would not require to pay back what

: , ; ‘ : 7 , ‘sergeants to be procured from Halifax, and ammunition for | “!y he should change his vote in regard to this B.ll, though the Government guaranteed to them for the erection of a mar- the Opposition was mistaken in regard to the fees of Prince | Mr. Blateh, and there was still another, so that there were | he nithes of at aaiiianeets Nova Scotia has appropriated he was sorry to appear against some with whom he was ae-| ket house. It was no evidence that the credit of the City was

of Wales College ; they were not tu be paid into the Treasury, | three Islanders who had asserted their superiority to Nova! but one third of them was to go to each of the Professors, and | Scotia and New Brunswick marksmen. It should be borne in | the other one third to keep the building in repair. With!| mind, to the eredit of the Island competitors, that they had | respect to the Professor’s louse rent, he admitted that it re- | not had the benefit enjoyed by their rivals, of the presence of | quired sume explanation. The Professor before he had ac- large bodies of troops among them. If they go to Wimble- | cepted the appointment, lad been informed that he would | don they can compete for the Queen’s prize and that given by have no house rent to pay, as he would have the privilege of | the Prince of Wales. I hope that the time is not far distant living in the College building; but when the Government) when this organization will receive the support of the people | commenced to repair the building, they foand the repairs re-| without distinction of party. If the hon. leader of the Op- quired suv extensive that they thought it would be more | position were to express his 1eal sentiments, I believe that no | advantageous to the Colony to pay house rent than to fit/ one at Sussex Vale rejoiced at the success of the Island yolun- | up apartments in the establishment for the Professor's family | teers more than himself. to occupy. Hon. Mr. TUORNTON—T last year voted for £300 as an | The two resolutions proposed by Mr. Haviland were then | experiment, and after a lapse of twelve months I cannot dis- agreed to. | cover the benefit. It appears that at Sussex Vale a few of | Hon. Mr. HAVILAND moved the second reading of the | the Island volunteers exceeded their competitors, but what |

$20,000 for her volunteers, and it seems more than would be required ; bat the spirit of self-defence is abroad wherever |

eustumed to vote.

low, because they could not get money to borrow.

Mr. COOPER had often said that he thoaght the only could not give sufficient security to satefy monied men in sel!-government is in operation. It bas been argued that it equitable mode of settling the land question was by escheat. Britain, as they had no property to mortgage — nothing but is unfair to call upon Colonists to defend themselves when the fue Com nissioners had admitted that the original grants the land on the Square granted to them y the Legislature. right of making war rests with the mother country. But Were improvident ; and now as the whole subject was referred | Some people comp ained of the city taxes being heavy, but he suppose the case of the United States invading Canada,or take | 0 the British Goverament, he was of opinion that they would | considered they were trifling compared to what they were in

|the case of New Zealand, when war broke out between the | tke up this question, He thought the matter should be left | seme other citics. But here the difficulty was to get money

Maoris and the Colonists,John Bull there interfered to uphold | With them, and that no action should be taken upon the| to pay taxes, as thore were no manufacturies in which the

the honor of the old flag which

“ Hath braved a thousand years The battle and the breeze.”

Let us do what in us lies for the protection of all that is dear |

to us, and show ourselyes worthy to possess the liberties of which that flog is at once the symbol and the guardian. Let | us thankfully concrast our privileges with those of the people |

gard to the Award, and in particular with respect to that

Award until they had reported. The Bill, he maintained, would have the effect to confirm the titles ; but hon.members might vote for it if they chose.

people could obtain employment. He thought the House was perfectly safe in consenting

to the guarantee. Mr. DOUSE also supported the Biil, and maintained that

lion. Mr. COLES thought that the proper course for this | the market house was more for the benefit of the country House to pursue was to send home an address to Her Majesty | than the town.

to ascertain the intention of the [mperial Government in re-

Cooper spoke in opposition to the Bill.

lions. Messrs. Pope, Longworth, Perry and Laird and Mr.

Bill to change the constitution of the Legislative Council, by | benefit has accrued to the Colony generally from that cireum- | in the States, where the press is shackled, editors imprisoned,

rendering tle same elective ; and in dvuing so said its prin ci- ple had Leen 80 often discussed in this House, and its prine’- | pal provisions at so great a length ina former part of the session, that he considered it unnecessary to enter into any explanations at present.

The motion having been agreed to, Hon. Mr. Haviland moved that the suid Bill be now committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Mr. WHELAN said he had upon all occasions oppos- ed this measure, and if he took no action when a motion of this kind was made, lie might be considered as acquiescing in the principle of the Bill. He did not deem it necessary to make a speech, but would simply move, in amendment to the motion, to leave out the word ‘‘now,’’ and at the end of the question insert “this day three months.’’

Un the question being put on the amendment, there appear- ed for it—{flons. Messrs. Whelan, Kelly and Mr. Cooper—s.

Against it — Mons. Messrs. Haviland, Longworth, Pope, Yeo, Laird, MeAulay, Coies, Hensley, Wightman, Thornton, | Perry ; Messrs. McNeill, J. Yeo, Montgomery, Douse, Howat, Davies, Beer, Liolm, Sutherland, Sinclair, Conroy, Owen—23.

Phe main motion was then put and carried, and the House | accordingly resulved itself into said Committee, Mr. J. Yeo jn the chair.

be Speaker having reeumed the chair, the Bill was report- | ed agreed to with several amendments.

dlov. Mr. Coles moved that the Bill be referred back to the Committee of the whole Youse, for the purpose of amending the same by reducing the value of the property qualification | of every elector from £100 to £50.

Lhe Lloase divided on the question :

Yzss—lLlons. Messrs. Coles, Whelan, Hensley, Kelly ,Thora- ton, Perry, Wightman; Messrs. Cooper, Sinclair and Suther- jand—10.

Nars— Hons. Messrs. Haviland, Yeo, Pope, Longworth, | Laird, McAulay ; Messrs. Beer, J. Yeo, Montgomery, Ram- | say, Howat, Llolm, Davies, McNeill—14.

jon. Mr. Coles then moved that the Bill be referred back | to Committee, for the purpose of amending the same by re- | ducieg the term of residence in Prince Edward Island, for persons eligible as Legislative Councillors, irom 5 years to 3,

ears. . The Hoase divided on the question : Yeas — Hons. Messrs. Coles, Whelan, Thornton, Perry,

‘garrison and the protection of a large naval squadron, yet her

stance? I will ask the hon. member from Georgetown what would be the result to us if the Merrimac or Monitor should pay usa visit? The success in New Brunswick was a casual thing, and the champion may lose his laurels at another trial. I have no objection to vote any sum necessary for the protection of the Colony, but I oppose this grant as not for the general benefit. I may mention that I have recently been called upon, as a Captain in the Militia, to make returns of the statistics of my company. I know not what the object is. It appears to me somewhat strange, as a similar applica- tion has not been made to me for 5 years.

Hon. Col. GRAY—The hon. member surprises me when he says that he can see no benefit to be derived from the presence of a military foree, He voted, I infer, last year in favour of the grant for the protection, it might be, of the lives and liberties of the inhabitants. As they have not yet been in- vaded, a similar obligation exists. The battle of Waterloo gave peace to Europe for many years after 1815, but will he deny that the naval and wilitary establishments of Great Britain were not efficient instruments in continuing the bless- ing of peace? In Nova Scotia, with a deficiency of $35,000 in the last year’s revenue, they had appropriated no less a sum than $20,000 to the volunteer organization. That pro- vince has, it is true, an extent of seabord which would be liable to the incursions of an enemy, but the shores of this Island were far more defenceless. Nova Scotia has forts and

people are sensible that the stalwart arms of her volunteers may be necessary to repel insult from their shores, and they provide for the ible necessity. We have neither soldier nor gunboat, and the time may be when it will be necessary for every one capable of doing so, to shoulder a musket in defence of our a I am not aware that the Commander-in- Chief contemplates ealling out the Militia, but be may have received instructions to get returns of the nature required b

the hon. member who has just sat down. It may be that it is his intention to reorganize the volunteers on a more exten- sive footing. Such a measure may be found necessary, for at present the Island is at the mercy of any marauding vessc] which may come into our ports. I have seen a Colony in a blaze for miles. I do not deny that in a neighboaring coun- try many good men are to be found, but it is equally true that there are in its population many ruffians. I, for one, would be willing to carry a musket, irrespectively of the

| party politics of those associated with me, in the common | cause of the defence of our hearths. [I have, in my time,faced | gone dangers and undergone some hardships, and if the neces-

Wightman, Kelly ; Messrs. Davies, Cooper, Sinclair, Suther- Jand—10. Navs—Hons Messrs. Haviland, Yeo, Pope, Long-

| clause to which the Duke of Newcastle had declared that he

: beedths had insuperable objections. The hon. member for Murray Habeas Cerpes enconssinsteanhy snepentnt. ged Jnget ov- llarbor expressed his astonishment that some hon. members

moved for presuming to act in accordance with law. No sys- | eakt tin thd: queda sl cidiak ak On on ee a = apres See cneenaes an ie Tuntied Senereny mT = and their ialliees, The hon. member bimself ate Britain, and truly thankful should we be that we live under it. | a aie changed his opinions, as he formerly supported the Mr. SINCLAIR—I supported the grant of last year and_ 5 can; Bil, and wow he hed sedetled his sete amninet it. would be willing to vote fur this, but I wish to eee the money | "iyo. afr, WIGHTMAN said he did not vote against it. fairly distributed. | The accounts show that nearly all of last) tion, Mr. COLES—His conduct showed to the world that i) oe — =~ ne ep Os ane eee he was against it. The hon. member for East Point, too, ap- parts of Queen . County. Unly about £7 had been epent in peared to have changed his opinions, for the other day he suid oe eines, «Sreeepeaetennn ay © nunc 9. 6 vente | that he differed altogether from the Commissioners with res- company in Prince Covaty that an application he had made

| ne e quit rents. fur a small sum for an armory had been refused, although he | pect to the q :

hey generally main- tained that it would be bad policy to engaenaen the deben- tures, as the City Council was a changeable body, end though those now in office might desire to deal justly in the matter, their successors might be opposed to the scheme, and the money not be paid back at the appointed time, in which case the Government would be liable for the whole.

The Committee rose without reporting, and the House ad- journed.

Moypay, April'7.

Hon. Mr. Hensley introduced a Bill for the prevention and punishment of vice and immorality, which was read a first time.

Mr. DAVIES mentioned that his name had been entered

had expended £9 on account of that object. I am not pre- | Hon. Mr. LLENSLEY said the hon. member inust have mis-

: 2 : 1, anderstood him. What he (Mr. H ) stated was that he cun- pees ie See a een nae Te cotees HP. Roney | sidered Spearman's letter contained a wrong view of the sub- | airly appo ed.

} even though wrong, it became binding, and the Commission- |

: sik ‘ | that the money should be fairly divided, and the accounts | ers could do nothing in the matter.

satisfy my mind that such has been the case with the grant | of last session. His Excellency had given £60 sterling for the | ase of band instruments for the volunteers. Piberet an amount had been given in aid of the movement, it) what he stated would be seen when the debates appeared, ight that the House should contribute something in : | Sa The matter bas been so fully entered into by the fea. |sooner they could have peace and quietness the better. If ft fo to say upon the subject. There is no difference of | their children and children’s children would bless them for it. ae nt (nd inseenisy of 5 Ta ; the only question| Hon. Mr. LAIRD was happy to hear tuat the hon. member ig as to the necessity of 2 grant. Independently of the bene-! for Belfast desired peace and quietness, and hoped he would fits accruing to ourselves from the movement, it is our duty | carry his desire into effect by agreeing to submit to the Award. to acknowledge the noble efforts of the Imperial Government | Lf he and all the other proprietors, who had not agreed tu the tor the protection of our wives and families. A sense of our | Commission, would but de this, he (Mr. L ) believed there own honor should induce us to let the parent state see that| would soon be peace and quietnass throughout the Colony. we appreciate her exertions, and are willing to aid them to (Laughter.) the extent of our ability. The amount asked is small. 1) ffon. Mr, THORNTON rose merely to state that he would wish we could afford more ; but we must take into consider-| gy port the preamble of the Bill. ation the limited amount at our disposal, and contrasting our) ‘Je motion that the preamble be agreed to was then put resources with those of Nova Scotia, tae comparisor will not | and carried without a division. be unfavorable to us. That province has no volunteers more = Tie other clauses excited no discussion, and the Bill was efficient than our own. reported agreed tu. After some observations from Hon. Col, Grayand Hon.) fion. Mr. Coles then moved that it be referred back to Com- Mr. Coles on the subject of relative military rank, = mitte for the purpose of being amended by a clause being Hon. Mr. WHELAN—I wil! support the resolution if the | added to guarantee the interest on the loan of £100,000, as sum be leit in blank, but £400 was too large in the present’ recommended by the Royal Commissioners in their report. state of the finances of the Colony. He weuld have no ob- | For the motion — ffons. Messrs. Coles, Whelan, Kelly ; jection to a small sum te enable the enthusiastic advocates of | Messrs. Cooper, Conroy—5. Against it—Lons. Messrs. Gray, the movement to find themselves in pipeclay and enjoy them- | Pope, Longworth, Haviland, Laird, McAulay, Thornton, selves on gala days among the ladies. | Hensley, Wightman ; Messrs. Douse, Montgomery, Ramsay,