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By Mr. Petry.—a petition from divers inhabitants of Townships 15, 16, and 17.

By Mr. Clark. inhabirants of Township 15 and is vicinity ; trom inhabitants of Townships 17 and 15; also from inhabitants of Townships 15 and 17. ‘

The preceding five petitions were all praying aid to improve read communication, and laid ov the the table.

By Me. Clark,—frow ishabitants of Townships 15 and 16.)

praying a grant to improve the bridge over Haldimand River; iaid on the table.

By Hon. Me. Wightman —from inhabitants of Township 63 ; from inhabitants of the Back Settlement, Township 52, both praying aid tommprove road coumnunication ; also from rahabi- tants of Townships 59, 61, 6S and others, praying a grant to burld a Bridge over the streim below “* Aitken’s ”? antidam, and | to make a road from it to the present road; from inhabitants ot Lower Montegue and adjommmy 3 settlements, praying & grant in aid of indwidual subscription tewards erecting a wharf at, Cumeron’s shore ; fram Leverett Bishop, praying Compensation

for loss sustained by a road running through his farm ; also) go there on account of a shifting bar of sand at the harbor.

fran Thowas Hendersen, praying for payment of a balance | due on his contract for building a block and bridge at Mink | River Basin oa Township 68 ; which were all laid onthe table,

By Mr. Muirhead, —from inhabitants of Township 25 ; two from |

inhabitants of Township 19; also one from, tuhabitants of | had not the means of enforcing compliance with the regulations | without knowing better about the case. , & : ry ° * * ‘Townships 25 and 19, and their vicinity all praying aid to) relating to them. The masters of such vessels said they would | petitioner has been wronged some Way; an

from inhabitente of Township 17; from) Princetown than formerly.

‘one port; but m looking ever the account of hight duues, | find the amount collected at Princetown, is £D] 2s. 2d. and that at |

‘/up the deficiency ;.so instead of jessening the duty | think we

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in the centre of tt. But [have heard that Cascumpec ig not now so good a Llarbor as it once was, and that more vessels go into They tave had a light-house established at Cascumpee, and vessels only pay light duty at

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Cascumpec, £67 16s. This shows that as many vessels would | vo to Princetown as to Cascumpee, if there was as good a light- house at Prineetéwn-as at Cascuinpec. 1 believe intention of the Government to ask the House for a sum o

it is ne reason the Commissioner did not pay him.

money to put a better hght at Princetown than is at present, if | missioner or not. ) | mis

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the petition, yet T would not trouble the House with an ea- quiry into the circumstances of the case, as we would have to send for witnesses, &e, I think the remedy is elsewhere, and that the Court ought to grant a hearing of the case. Hon, Mr. MONTGOMERY. — Lt certainly 18 a great hardship ou this poor man, who kas undoubtedly performed the labor he engaged to do; and I do not know for what f There may be some doubt whether he had the power to prosecute the Com- L certainly think it advisable to refer the

they could fix on asuitable site. Last year there was expended | notition to a special committee.

‘for the light-house service £1,240, and the receipts amounted

to about £744, which shows that £495 more were paid. for | keeping up light-houses than afl the hght duties amounted to ; and therefore the agriculturalists wii] be called upon to make |

may have to consider whether it would not be well to increase it. But I think the reason assigned for the Americans not | entering that harbor, is not the true one, and that they do not |

Hon. Me. MONTGOMERY thought a greater emount of! light duty might be collected at Princetown, as he was well aware that many vessels called there from which the duty could not be obtained. They ‘set the collecter at defianée, and he

Hon. Mr. MOONEY.—I would rather go as far as that,” and get an enquiry into the matter, than give a vote In the dark; for a man may make out a fair petition, and we may | vote away money in the dark. The members for the District | are not acquainted with the case ; but it is strange that the | Commissioner did pot pay the man for his labor. If it was stormy, the petitioner could not attend Court.

Mr, YEO.—This case ought to be investigated. The peti- | tioner is @ poor man; perhaps that £10 of expenses charged against him would ruin him, be

Mr. LAIRD.—I do not think we can come to a decision, It appears that the dL think it would |

improve their road communications ; also from inhabitants of pay the light duty, if there was a good and sufficient light ibe better to enquire into the matter, and that an examination |

Wilmot Creek and its vicinity, praying a grant to repasr a) bridge; also from Thomas Hamm and Patrick Greehan, | praying payment for extra work performed on a public road in 3855; which were al! laid on table.

By Hea, Whelaa.—from inhabitaate of Township 30, praying | a grant to repair a road and build a bridge thereim ; from inhabitants of south side of Grand River, ‘Townships 54, 55, | and others, praping a grant for tie erection of a wharf at the south side of Grand River; also from Honald Merrigon and other inhabitants of Townships 54 and 55, praying remuneration | for labor performed by the said Donald Morrison, in completing | the road, leading to Macleod’s ferry, south side of Grand River ; which were all laid on the lable.

}Jouse adjourned.

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Sarunpay, March 14.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

Mr. Yeo, presented to the House a petition of the officebearers of the Prince County Central Agricultura! Society, setting forth that they have dissolved their connection with the Royal Agricu'tural Society, and have formed themselves into a Central Agricultura) Society, with the view of benefitting the whole County, and praying for a sum of money to promote agriculture | throughout that County; and moved that it be referred to) C ummitice of Supply.

Hon. COL. TREASURER.—Before that petition is sent to S ipply, some enquiries should be made respecting the Agricul- tural Society at St. Eleaners’. 1 believe the Royal Agricul- tural Society are about sending some person to that Society to enquire into its affvirs; for it repudiates their claims. It is stated by (he petitioners that they had received seed of a bad description ; but how they found that out I am at a loss to know. A quantity of turnip seed was sent to them, and of the same quality, as that received at other parts of the Island; and | know that the seed sent to St. Eleanors’ was the same as that | used myself, which grew very well; but | know that turnip seed may grow very well at one time, and not at another. |

provided ; and if that were done, he felt satisfied, they would | pay it cheerfully. The light at Cascumpec was better than it | had been formerly ; while a great many of the vessels called at Georgetown in going up the gulf, and paid their light duty, and so were not required to pay again; and a great number, went into Princetown and pa:d no light duty at all.

Mr. YEO said, respecting what the Hon. Col. Secretary said aboat the harbor of Cascumpec, he would not stand to hear him ridicule it as he had done. The harbor was better now than it had been seven years ago. There were twelve feet of water at it last summer; .but previously only seven feet. If the statement of the hon. member were to go abroad as he made it, captains of vessels might be afraid to go to that harbor.

Petition laid on the table.

Mr. Muirhead presented a petition of divers inhabitants of the Third Electoral District of Prince County, praying that as the Education Law is abvut to expire, the House will direct the Holy Scriptures to be placed on the jist of books now in use in the public schools, and that they be introduced into the Academy and Normal School—to be daily read by the children of those parents who do not object to its use, and being taught thercin by such Teachers as the parents may approve of; also, a petition of Robert S. Patterson and others, praying for a similar object ; laid on the table,

Hon. Mr. Montgomery presented a petition of inhabitants of Princetown Royalty and Township No. 18, praying for a similar object to the two preceding ; laid on the table.

Hon. Col. Treasurer presented a petivon of divers inhabitants of Cascumpec, Kildare, and Tignish, praying that an annual grant may be made to encourage a Packet to run waekly between Cascumpec and Miramichi, New Branswick.

Mr. CLARK.—What are they going to do with a Packe There is little or no trade at that place.

Hon. COL. TREASURKR.—tI was under the impression | that there was not snfficient trade there to require the services | of a Packet, but | have been told that I was mistaken in that opinion. |

Mr. YEO.—I am well aware that they require a market;

is necessary. [t scems that the storm prevented him from | 4 . . ‘ | coming to Charlottetown at the meeting of the Court.

Hon. Mr. MOONEY.—Let the petition lie on the table’

‘for the present, and let him be notified that his presence is |

required before the House, that we may know if his case is a good one. I believe that this petition was drawn up by Mac- leod’s lawyer, Mr. Charles Palmer, and that the Court was, too hasty in the case. The whole particulars of the case ap- pear intricate ; but if the House find that the proceedings have been unlawful, they would remunerate the petitioner.

Mr. LAIRD.—I saw the petitioner, Macleod ; he wanted to take an oath relating to the petition, He said it was impos- sible for him to come to Charlottetown at the time referred to.

The petition was laid on the table.

The following petitions were also presented, viz :—

By Hon. Mr. Wightman, a petition of Jolin Hyde, Road Jommissioner, Murray Harbor, praying rewuneration for extra time expended in superintending the building of a) Bridge and Wharf in his District ; laid on the table.

By Mr. Yeo, from inhabitants of Townships 15 and 14, | place since the prediction was first announced, and intended,

praying a grant to extend the wharf at Brown's Creek, Town-, ship 13; also, from inhabitants of Grand River, Township 14, and others, praying a grant to repair a road; both laid | on the table.

By Hon. Col. Treasurer, from inhabitants of Towaships 10 | and 6, and others, praying a grant to build a bridge at G off’s Ferry, Township 10; from inhabitants of Kildare, Township |

from inhabitants of the rear of Township 7 ; from inhabitants | of Townships 1 and 2, and others; from inhabitants of Hill | River and Mill River Settlements, Townships 4 and 5; and another from inhabitants of the same localities. The last five

Che Examiner.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E.1., MARCH 23, 1857,

THE POLITICO-RELLGIOUS PROTECTOR,

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We have no desire to provoke a controversy with our ‘¢ sanctified’? cotemporary — certainly not upon religious grounds — and we have no objection to let the half dozen zeal- ous diyines who occupy the ebair editorial in succession, fire away theirsquibs at the religion of their Catholic fellow colo- nists, confident that, though there may be some noise, there will be nosabstantial injury effected. But when, in one paper, these pious protectors of the rights of conscience profess to eschew politics, and in another show their readiness to plunge head and heels into the centre of the political cauldron, we think it may not be inappropriate for us, as a political jour- nalist, to notice the slight inconsistency.

In addition to a very generous supply of spiritual instrac- tion, such as the Protector can only afford to give — the last No. of that eminently sanctified periodical contains two articles of unmistakeable political character. The first is & communi- eation from some unknown genius, who facetiously styles himself ‘‘an ardent admirer of Responsible but not Depart- mental Government,’’ in which we have @ very unsavoury rehash of the Islander’s eulogy on the speech recently delivered by the doating old man who presides over the New Brunswick House of Assembly, in which there was a most absurd and illogical attempt made to show that there could be Responsible Government without the Departmental system. The Protec- tor’s correspondent — (still copying from the Islander) — in-

forms us that the “ ery’’ to exclude office-holders from the,

House of Assembly, and thereby carry out the views of Mr. Speaker Simmonds, with regard to this Colony, ‘* will be tri- umphant at the next General Election.” We have heard something of the same sort from the editor of the Islander at least a hundred times within the last five or six years; hut although several elections, both general and partial, haye taken

of course, to affect the very ‘‘ next general election’ from its first announcement — public opinion, somehow or other, had the hardihood to set itself up in opposition to the dictum of the prophet ; and jadging from the prevailing tone of that same public opinion — as unchanged as it was in 1851 when

it overthrew the enemies cf Responsible Government, who

2? | 3, praying a grant to rebuild the bridge at Hardy’s Mill; both would be delighted to keep the publie offices for unpopular laid on the table ;—from inhabitants of Kildare, and others 5 | mon who have no chance of getting into the House of Assem-

bly — we are inclined to think that the ** triumphant cry’’

‘alluded to, will prove to be a rather distant and illusive sound,

something like the musie of the spheres. The second article referred to, is a sort of sympathetic whine

‘Tne Branch Society at St. Eleanors’, suld seeds at the same ’ i ; ae :

price gs they are sold in Chatiottetown thus giving distant) they raise a great deal of produce, and run a great risk in | Were praying aid to improve road communications, and were

parts of the Island the same privileges as are enjoyed here ; | taking % to market in small boats in the summer. ‘They pay |laid on the table.

aa ie eat a Te _—- —~ i | largely to the revenue of the Colony, and beimg far from a | By Hon. Col. Secretary, a petition from inhabitants of | Zar gentleman had been relieved from his official duties a few > a ve Islan ida bed ee i to ‘ Di ee : os ; . nn oe ?

present I believe there are some as good aninals, if not better, ee ee coe aan as Pron] Kast Suffolk Settlement 3 from inhabitants . cP mri 21, months sooner than he wished.

in that part of the County, than im other parts of it The hon. | yinces, ‘and others; from inhabitants of Tracadie Koad Settlement |

over the fallen fortunes of Mr. Stark, beeause that very popu-

In the Protector of the week previous we had another poli-

member might let tha gavin he on the table for the present, ‘and its vicinity; from inhabitants of Friston Road Settle-

until enquiries are made, Mr. ¥YSO.—I will allow it to lie on the tabse at the present

time ; but respecting the turnip seed, | believe it was a bad | Sackyile, New Brunswiek, praying encouragement towards on the table.

sample. | had some frem England which grew very well ; but that seed wasa heavy loss tothe public; there was a great outery about it. At the same time, the Society could not help | it; but I think the Society there should be supported as well as | other Societies.

Mr. CLARK —{ would just make a remark about that) scheme as an impracticable one, especially as there was but | Township 60 ; — je ctor ee ——s very hed grace from } jittle fog va the Island ; while others were im favor of re- j others; also from inhabitants of Village Green am haperees takin polishes ees a hp the Regeln the petition, knowing that the invention was an | Settlements, and others,~—all praying aid to improve road

g 4! ingenious one, aud being of opinion that the plan could be ‘ communication, and faid on the table.

Agricultural Society, why did they continue to take them and now repudiate the claims of that Society, as Lam told they do ? | Through their mismanagement of the affiirs of the Society, | many left it, being disgusted at their proceedings, as I was) before I left the place.

Hon. COL. SECRETARY.—I think since we have taken)

this matter up, we may as well a ee tat aihonh Some | suitable house wherein to hold their Court, and praying relief.| 55, and others, praying a grant to extend the wharf at the | resign office betore they are turned out ; and the Officebearers | te gid nut know what to say about the petition. He believed | oouth side of Cardigan River; laid on the table. - ia St © C

of the Society were well aware that if they did not resign, they | would be dismissed ; for they were £201 33. 141. in arrears. It) js proposed to establish a depot there, winien | dare say wil! give more general satisfaction than the Society has done, 1 | happen to have a statement of the affairs of he Society, by which | 1 see that on Nov. 6, 1655, they received goods to tue value of | £304 4s. Od. Perhaps they may have put the turnip seed | referred to into a cellar, and have not taken proper care of i", and so jt might be injured. Notwithstanding their complaints, } seo they have received £40, us their share of the Legislative | grant. They have returned turnip seed said to be bad, to the value of £42. Now, regarding this seed, it was the same as | that which the farmers in thie county sowed ; | sowed some of it, and it came up very thick. But as wae said by Mr. Yeo, | turnip seed of the same kind, sowed in the morning, and in the | evening, insy grow in a very different manner, One cask, however, of the seed returned to the Roval Agricultural Society, had not been opened, and some of i was put in earth at the | depot of that Society, and [ believe half of the seed grew, | which shows that all the seed was not bad, But the seed proving bad, is no reasan why the Society should be broken up, ‘The proper way for them to have acted, was to come to the parent Society, and show that the seed was bad; and then prrangements might have been made respecting it ; but instead of that, they returned a quantity of the seed, and having a balance against them of £201 3s. I4d. they drop cannection with the Royal Agricultura! Society, and say they have a Bociety of their own. | believe they had a meeting at St. Kleanor’s, to pass a vote of want of confidence in the Royal Agricultural Society; but that is no reason why we should break upa good institution., There isa Branch Society a: Cascumpec, and one at Tryon, which do very well. After having received goods of so much value from the Royal

Agricultural Society, the sum of £201 3s. 141. is too large an |

agiount for them to try to chest that Society out of. As to their share of the Government grant, they received two Pounds for every ope they subscribed, as is done with all the Societies connected with the Royal Agricultural Society. They are credited with that amopnt, and I think that is as fair as the parent Society can do with thia Saciety. If stock is sent there, and loss sustained on it, it is at the loss of the Central Society. J am very gled however, that the Society is broken up, as [ think a depot jney answer much better.

Mr. YEQ.—} know nothipg abont the Sociesy; but the peiition was banded to me by the mail-driver that came in yesterday. Anything for which the Nociety applies to ime, j give them at pryne cost, for the ence urayement of the Society. j think they should haye the same privilege that the Society here as.

T.e petition was laid on table.

Mr. Yeo presented a petition of divers Twhabitants of Cascum- pee, Kildare, ‘Pigmsh, and adj cent seitiements, praying for a sepeal of the Law for the collection of Anchorage duty, in so far ag it affecta Vessels engaged in the fisheries, He said the

Petition referred to a Committee of the whole House when | on the Packet Bill. Hon. Col. Treasurer presentod a petition of Thomas Robson,

the erection of a Fog Bell imvented by him, at certain places therein mentioned.

Some hon. members were opposed to receiving the petition, | as a similar one had been before the House last Session from | the same individual, and because they regarded the proposed |

carried into effect,

Petition laid on the table,

Lion, Col, Secretary presented a petition of William Cousins, Duncan Macintyre and Rohert Sunpser, the recovery of Sinat! Debts at New London, setting forth the | serious inconvenience under which they labor for want of a |

several other Courts felt a great inconvenience from the want | of such buildings; but he also believed that the House Was | not prepared to vote a sum of money for their erection, Per- haps if the Bill to establish Municipalities throughout the | Island, met with the favorable consideration of the House, such buildings might be erected in different parts of the Island ; but as the Education Bill was before the House, provision might possibly be made in it that Schoo!-houses should be emr ployed for the holding of Small, Debt Courts, in gases where no other buildings could be obtained for that purpose,

Petition referred to a Special Committee consisting of Hons. Col. Secretary, Wightman, and Mr. Muirhead.

Hon. Col. Secretary presented a petition of John McLeod, New London, setting forth that in a suit brought by him against Thomas Pickering for the recovery of a debt due for work performed on the Public roads, he had obtained a judgement in the Small Debt Court, against which decision, the suid Thomas Pickering had entered an appeal in the Supreme Court; that in consequence of a violent snow storm which entirely impeded the travelling, and prevented | the Petitioner’s timely appearance at Court, he found on his arrival that the Supreme Court had previously dismissed.the said appeal cause along with others, for want of prosecution, whereby the Petitioner has lost a just debt, and is called up- on to pay an amount of costs which be had no means of de- fraying, and praying relief. He really did not kuow whut to say in reference to advising the House what to do with the Petition. It was one of those unfortunate cases that some people occasionally became involved in, He believed the principal complaint was the short practice of the Court, that if no cases were present they tried the appeal cases, which usually were left to near the close of the Court. | Under these circumstances many people having appeal cases i did not attend at first, and should their case come on in \their absence, the Court dismissed it; but in the present case the person wae not able to attend Court at the time, | ‘and he (Hon. Col. Secretary) should think it would be better

tical article, purporting to have been written by some ‘* Farmer

: ida +r | Townships Commissioners for | Ships

!to the new road committee.

ment; also, from James Ferguson, Township 34,—all pray- ing aid to improve their rozd communications, and were laid | Juhn,’’ but the paternity of which might be fairly aseribed Ito ‘* Printer George,’’ or any other nobody, showing the

By Hon. Mr. Wightmon, a petition of inhabitants of North | awful enormity of the Government in not throwing the Queen's side of Narrow’s Creek, Townships o4 und 59, praying aid to Printership open to public competition. Of course it waa o improve their road communication ; laid on the table.

By Mr. Douse, from residents on and near Halkett’s Road, | ; ‘a nth nek eel ».: 46 Papiots?? from Patrick Doyle, Malcéids Diwhia ‘sed to confer that office on a Liberal, and still worse, ‘* a apist.

1 Monaghan There was no Injustice dane, and pe alarm sounded, while the | office was held by a good vld Tory like Mr. Haszard, and, at

heinous sin, and a-great invasion of the rights of conscience,

| a late period, by such an excellent orthodox Conservatite as Mr. “ ° . : a . oh x ae | . . .

By Mr. Perry, from inhubitants .. Fownships . and pet Ings; but to zive it to a presumptuous adventurer like the from inhabitants of Egmont Bay; also, from tn abitants 0 [present incumbent, who had the unblushing effrontery to 18, 14 and 15,—all praying aid to improve road | : on : a ps 295 —? —_ ‘secure the confidenee of a majority of the people’s representa- edmmunication, and laid on the table. eles ei iit eh hn ten a ts Se a Seco ratified be-bi

By Mr. Macdonald, from inladiahth ol Towseliee 53 yun 14re, and to have his acceptance of the aise ratified by his own constituents,—such conduct was totally at variance with ithe ancient rights and liberties of the Few to trample on the

By Mr. Yeo, from Thomas Boyle, Township 11, praying | pretensions and assumptions of the Many.

. : ‘ J i lal : snhahit: - ad "

for the opening of a road to his land : also, from Pda But the reverend editors may assure us that they do not on 72 Ry its Vici , aying a grant In au . ea os a4

of Townships 14, 16. and its vicinity, praying # gre -) | subscribe to all the opinions of their correspondents. We do

of individual subscription towards the erection of a bridge |

over Trout River, and the opening of a road to it,—referred |

to the committee on new roads, alll . |we have noticed, would not be likely to contribute to the

By Mr. Yooper, from inhabitants of Mill River Settlement, columns of the ‘‘ sanctified press,’’ unless they were sure of a

7 : Ds in, £7 : ss . ‘Township 46; also, from inhabitants of Township = both | favorable reception. Let us, however, offer a few words in praying for the ene of new roads,—referred to the com-! poforence to Mr. Stark’s retire ment, the responsibility attaching mittee on new roads. 3 : 'to the editorial article hich es ee

By Hon. Col. Secretary, from inhabitants of Township 23) ol e recs article on which cannot be shirked by the and others, praying for the opening of a new road ; referred | C@0TM! Civincs. to the new road committee. ; ;

By Mr. Macintosh, from Angus MaclIsaao and inhabitants! as * a loyal and liberal Protestant of the Scottish Presbyterian of Chepstow and its vicinity, praying for the opening of a ' stamp,” was ‘‘disinissed’’ from his office by a * Liberal Go- new road; referred to the committee on new roads.

By Hon. Mr. Wightman, from inhabitants of Townships pi tl, wai Ree eae! , . 59 and 61, praying for the opening of a new road ; referred | »”” and ‘his unwillingness to become s partner in

‘succumbing to Romish intrigue. The Protestants of this

By Mr. Yeo, from Susanna Maclean, widow of the late | Island,’’ continues the Reverend apologist, ‘* have a right te

Neil Maclean, teacher, praying for an allowance for oe un-' demand why Mr. Stark was dismissed. Was he unfaithful in or wie , : ‘ as : ad . = expired period of her husband’s engagement as a teacher at the discharge of his duties ?’’ We shall endeavour to answer

Township 16 at the time of his decease ; referred to the com- | . : L c the question. In the first place, : bse hat Mr. mittee on teachers’ petitions. feed place, allow us to observe, A

By Mr. Cooper, from inhabitants of Little Harbor, Souris | Stark was not “ dismissed’’ — that ‘* his firm Protestantism” Kast, Township 46, praying a grant for the services of Mat- | had nothing to do with his release from the duties of his office

notexpeetthey can. But the correspondents whose “ fayvours’’

We are told that Mr. Stark, now for the first time eulogised

| vernment’’—that this dismissal was owing to ‘ his firm Pro-

‘thew Reville, a teacher in that District; referred to the same —that he was not regarded as ‘a partner in succumbing to

coinmittee. 'Romish intrigue,’’ because there being no such intrigue, or

By Hon. Mr. Whelan, from John Campbell, praying an! ,, intrigue” of any kind, there could be no partnership of the allowance for his services as a teacher at Bay Fortune; re-| a an S Fortelt ¥0) thas salili” cbulinitthe. character alluded to. Weare willing to give Mr. Stark full By Mr. Macintosh, from inhabitants of Bull Creek back credit for * his firm Protestantism,’’ on the word of his apolo-

settlement, otherwise Glenanadale, praying a grant for the | gist; but we cannot help saying, that while Sir Alexr. Banner- services of Lauchlan Macphee as a teacher in that locality for’ yan was here, who was known to be in communion with the

a period of nine months; referred to the same committee. |p aign O ; ; : By Hon. Mr. Whelan, a petition of Peter McCallum, pray- English Church, and whose personal friendship and esteem

/to send the petition to Court, and have a hearing of the case. The only thing that the House coald do in the matter, was to /ondeavor to prevent similar occurrences in future, by provid-| _ing that the Court should hear appeal cases on particular days. | | Some such plan had been suggested by some of the lawyers. | Perhaps some honorable members bei ter acquainted with such cases than he was, would give their opinion on the subject. Hon. Mr. MONTGOMERY.—I[ am not mueh acquainted with the cause ; but it seems strange, he being the defendant, how the expenses came on him, Now the case has been dis- missed, neither of the parties having appeared, and it seems remarkable how this person has to pay the expenses.

‘of Hon. Mr. Whelan, Messrs. Macdonald and Macintosh, to) Why Mr. Stark was dismissed. ‘examine it and report thereon.

ing for a return of duties paid on goods imported by him, and Mr. Stark largely shared—the ‘‘ Scottish Preshyterian stamp” afterwards sold as damaged goods. | was not very much obtruded on the public notice, there being

Some objections were made to receiving this petition, on a suspicion in the minds of the knowing ones, that the Stark the ground that one relating to the same subject had been family affected an ardentattachment to the Episcopal Church.

received from the same individual last session, and then dis-' ¢) J woh for the “firm Protestantism” of our late distinguished posed of ; but it having been stated that additional informa-'y. tor of Schools ) tion could now be communicated on the matter, the petition | o ,

was received, and referred toa specia] committee, consisting | ‘The Protestants of this Island have a right to demand Was he unfaithful in the dis-

ind charge of his duties?’’ We repeat the indignant demand, and By Mr. Laird, a petition of inhabitants of New London | the querulous interrogatory, in order that we may answer them

petition was very well signed, and it was ins opinion if only| Hon, Mr. LONGWORTH.—This is a very hard case ; it

ferry at the South West River, at the place known as Coles’s

pve half of the duty were iunposed, there would be more) a .

collected than the whole sum at present amounted to. Some) may-be well to-enquire into i, veesels tok ip their supplies 19 the United States, and Capiain | Ryder, informed him they were so iach opposed to the high “and most unaccountable how the expenses erept upon it with- diities, that they would got come into the Harbor. It would be Out its being tried. The petjtioner was the defendant in this for the House to consider, ne thought, that if only half of the case, and the Commissioner obtained judgment in his own

resent duty was demanded, there be a greater encouragement favor, I belicve if eyer there was a petition before the House

jo trade jn “the barbor, and it would.be a | . . ; id in tells © @ benefit both to the that ought to be referred toa special committee, this is one. | has been put to death on suspicion of complicity in the recent eciye two hundred pounds per annum.

Hon. COL. SECRET ARY,—L suppose this person had a ‘slave insurrections. A communication in the New York | ral Society, being desirous of conferring on the rural popula- ‘lawyer engaged in the case, and if he was not satisfied with T'rijdzne asserts that in addition to twenty negroes barbarously

djovernment here and to the petimoners in general.

Hon, COL. SECRETARY,—It is very wel! for the hon. member Jo advoeate the clauns of a petition praying for fLucouragement to vessels gomg tato that harbor,

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| Mr. MACINTOSH.—Iet is certainly a very hard case, | Ferry, New London ; referred to the special committee ap-— ‘| pointed last session to report on a petition praying aid to

R. Lain, Rep.

erect a bridge over said river.

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Honntere Dearu.—lIt has been stated that no white man

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Tue case ig the Course pursued relating to it, it would not have been tuken, killed by the frightened resideuts in the vicinity of the Dover

veey wueh te d0at of a man who lives im the outskirts of a! The only question for the House to consider is, that the peti- Iron Works iu Tennessee, a white man, charged with being .

down, complaining tat be does not get so wyci Irade as those tioner wants to have the expenses paid. Though [ presented

privy to the plot, had been squcezed to death in a cotton press.

and adjacent Settlements, praying for the establishment of a | in their proper connection. We have already said that Mr.

“Stark was not dismissed, but we unhesitatingly answer the ‘assertion, that he was unfaithful in the discharge of his duties.

When Mr. Stark undertook the duties of Visitor of Sebools, it was with the express understanding that he should make two visitations in the year, and for this service he was to re-

The Royal Agriculta-

tion the benefits of modern discovery in Agricultural Seienee, declared their readiness to set apart one hundred pounds of their legislative grant for lectures on Agricultural Chemistry.

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