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| did on the Bill to confirm the Award, beeause he alse had ob- | jections to that clause, unless some provision was made to | regulate the choice of an umpire in case of a disagreement be-

——= r -_ ns ee F Colonial Larliamcnt, | tween the arbitrators. [fo would vote for the Bill going into

TO 1. ‘ YQ) ? r TLOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. | Committee, but he woald have some suggestions to offer in Debate on the Bill to Incorporate the Roman Catholec Bishop | regard to its deta:is, as he thought it could be improved. With

| tespect to the course which he had pursued in this matter, | though he regretted that it had placed him in opposition to ' hon. members with whom he usually voted, yet he saw no Royal Gazetie newspaper, and laid over till next Session. | reason, so far, w hy he should change his opinion; and wer Ho thought this was the proper course te pursue. Last he called upon to vote again on the Bill to confirm the Award, evening it was said that he was offering a factious opposition | oo rend vote as he did before. thee sia ‘ 19 the Bill; and he was taanied by the hon, member fr 37. COOPRIE didnot think anything of the Bill under eon. e : “ é kt a ati » % ‘ v ot } - “ , Cardigan as being the champion of hie chereh. That hon. | introduced before. The British Goveroment nad all the evi- member also endeavored to throw ridicule ow the petition) gone in respect to the land question before them. as they had before the Committee, because it was not weil written, lie! the report of the Commissioners, and they would feel it to be (Mr. P.) maintained the petitioners had a right to be heard. | their duty to settle matters cn this Island. Le hoped there He considered they were independent men as théy had voted would be sufficient opposition to the Lill to prevent it from against their landlord, and showed that they did not wish to/ Passing. The tenants were to give their consent in regard “4 be interfered with in regard to their church property. The) the Commission and they bad not been congulted. Lo thought hon. member who introduced the Bill, was now anxious to oe Te oe ae ene ue perma al tana withdraw it. He appeared to be ashamed of it, as he was a tek Lacie Del hr eae heater opposed to have it printed. It gave the Roman Catholic Bishop power with respect to lands which was not in the New Brunswick Act. Under this Bill he could sel! the ebapei at the South West. It also gave him power to male bye-laws ; he could even pass a law imposing a charge of £10 measure. It would, however, no doubt be supported by those for burying a person. This was such a power 2s he (Mir. | hon. members om the other side of the Liouse who bad voted P.) would not give to the Bishop of any church ; and he did | {oF the other Bill. If the House had agreed = ie the not think the laity of the Roman Catholic Church desired it, | aie ea Geant, ms shined = + agp tt ae ; ‘ | Bul. The arbitration clause was that part of the Award with from what he could hear outside to-day. He did not say |} which they had principally to do; and this Bill was intended that the present Roman Catholic Bishop would exercise this to facilitate its operation. It was based upon just and sound power improperly, but he considered it was not right to give | principles. He was lignes to hear the views enunciated by any person se much power. lle thought the best course to} the hon. and learned nember for Kast Point. If any party adopt was to have the Bill printed, and then the laity of | had objections to the details of the Bill, when the House went

j | ider wheiber they wore satisfied with into Committee there would be an op ortunity to olfer su ges- the grethies of on vi Lice Bishop ene ‘alally fee ‘the tions, and these, if not contrary to he principle of the Bill, a : s would probably be adopted. ‘This was no party question, and present, no injury would result from its not being passed for! ir tne Bill was susceptible of improvement, by all means let a year. it be improved. It had been argued that tenants should be

Hoo. Mr. HENSLEY said be mast oppose the motion of | allowed to be chosen umpires ; he would have been most happy the hom member far Bedeque. He thought it would be | could this have been thought advisable ; but as the arbitration treating some hon. members very unfairly after the explana- | was to decide on the freehold value of land, he admitted that tious which they bad made, not to go through with the Biil. no person could be a better judge in the case than a freeholder.

“wm - | He did net think the tenants would object to confining the It was uo wonder thaPthe hop. member Mr. Kelly, thought | choice of umpires to freeholders ; and if tenants were allowed

that the clau-es in the Bill of last Session which were not! ¢5 be chosen, such a provision would probably endanger the objected to by the Duke of Neweastle, might properly be} gil) at home.

datroduced into the present Bill. He (Mr. H.) would like to Hon. Mr. WIGIITMAN said he would not have agreed to dea! justice to all parties,—that was all that he desired in| the Bill to confirm the Award had he not understood that this Abis matter. Bill was to be introdnced. There was one part of the Bill to

Mr. BEER hed conversed with some members of the, Which he objected, namely that a person could not be chosen

of Charloticiown conianued from last week.

Hon. Mr. POPE moved that the Bill be printed in the

had opposed the former Bill to confirm the Award. It could

Pres an |

Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH—The hon. leader of the Opposi- for the Worrel Estate. tion had acted a consistent part in opposing the Bill, as he {money on account of the purchase was coming in fast.

not be expeeted that he should now fall in and support this | the purchase within £60 or £70, and there remained of the

“This is truc Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak froe.”*=--Euripides.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Wenday, June 23, 1862.

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could be expected while the present government was in ower.

Mr. DAVIES—Tho lands had not been valued at 5s. an acre. | That sum was merely an estimate of the chairman ; 4th of the }amount might be deducted, as the cost of opening roads to | give them any value. He thought the amount too high, but

jit was mere matter of opinion. This year was the first in | | which a surplus appeared from the land office ; this arose from | | be Selkirk Estate and Lot 54.

produce half the amount at which their | ted in the report, as their present value |

i by the opening of new Roads. As to the f

Government had done no more than its |

11 might possi value was est would be augment Westmorland, the

;duty. The boa ‘ad been inan almost sinking condition, the | oakum was coming out of | eams. Ie would ask the hon. member, Mr. Wightman, if he would ran a vessel 5 years

| without recaulking ? | Hon. Mr. WIGHTMIAN—No, particularly not a Steamer. |

} rc. Preece rev ° |} Hon. Mr. LONGWORTIi—The hon. member omitted from |

| his comparative statement of the expenditures of 1859 and | | 1861, the amount of £5,600 which, expended in that year, was | | paid by the present Government. As to the Worrell Estato,

jin two years’ time £1800 of debentures would become due In the case of the Selkirk Estate, the And

| ' 9/ . ; of Lot 54 all but 3000 acres, enough had been sold to cover!

| property between 3000 and 4000 acres to pay that balance. The bon. member had merely given them bare figures, without adverting to the causes which accounted for'and justified the increased expenditure. The Government had acted with all possible regard to economy. In the item of public printing, everything was let by tender, with the exception of the work which officially devolved upon the Queén’s Printer. The journals of the last 2 years had been of more than uswal bulk, and last Session they had passed more than 40 new acts. The number of Muils had increased, as had the number of winter trips across the straits. Light Housesand Jails had absorbed something extra for repairs, although their current expenses had not inereased. The Lunatic Asylum, which was now ina more efficient state than at any toy 4 paiang had required an expenditure of £80 or £90 on its roof. The Volunteer movement formed a new item of expenditure. As to the Westmorland, the less the hon. member said the better ; the Government had acted under a due sense of the responsibility which it would have incurred had a fatal accident occurred, when they had reason to believe she was not in a state sufficient to perform her work with safety Had the hon. member acted as prudently in the ease of the Fairy Queen, public opinion would have borne them blameless. The report was agreed to. Tvxspay, April 15.

The Bill authorizing the granting of the Shores of the Island was agreed to, as amended.

" . - 2D: i f the Township in which he resided. ‘oman Catholic Chureh iu reference to this Bill, and they | Nadleundarata ein ait uni’ ead af comand |

had spoken most decidedly in favor of having it published, | pont, there appeared for it--llons Messrs. Coles, Kelly, and | and laid over uotil next Session. One of them had expressed | Mr, Cooper—3. Against it—Ions. Messrs. Gray, Yeo, Uavi- | himself strong'y of the opinion that no such Bil] ought to land, Longworth Laird, Thornton, Hensley, ae Me- | ivi : . d be | Aulay ; Messrs. Douse, Montgomery, Beer, McNeill, Suther- pass giving so much power to one man, and be thought that | y ; Mes Jouse, g ; : > the laity ought to have @ share in the matter along with the | land, eee tie ‘ie 0:88 00Oitas clergy. Awotber party bud said to him thut he wished to! The original motion was then put and carried 19 to 3, an nore : ' . the House resolyed itself into Committee accordingly—~Mr. sce the Lil! published, and then they would consider what ies indieiainie they thought of it, Last year, he said, a Bill was passed and | Progress reported. they knew nothing at all about it at the time. He said the nt Bi-hop they could depend on, but they did not know! what kind of a person his successor might be. He (Mr. | The Revenue Bill passed. Beer) agreed with this opinion respecting the present Bishop.; The Committee on the Bill to confirm the Award of the He thought iv justice to the Romaa Catholics of the Colony | and Commissioners was resumed. The discussion elicited the s ee and if we Pc — with it, | — es i on ie souls om to the public seve- thie Llouse cou ave no reason to o!ject to the measure. ral times. ul agreed to with amendments.

Hou. Me. WLIELAN said there could be oo mare _ Mr. Davies reported Address thauking Licut Governor for | Lave the Bill priyted; but it should be first amended, and) the messages sent during the session. | then printed, as at present it did not even meet the views of | the Special Commitee who prepared it. He, himself, would” Bishop of Charlottetown was agreed to. not object to the Lill in the form in which it was introduced.| ‘The House then went into Committee on the Bill to pre- The 17 why bad sig.cd the petition before the Committee yent the exportation of juniper timber, and progress was re | were but a sina] part of the 30,000 Catholics in the [sland ; ported in order to amend it by insertion of a penalty per ton. but be believed even these 17, if correetly informed respect-| The House went into Committee on the reporé of the ing the Bill, would not object to ifs provisions. | Special Committee on Public Accounts. : :

Hon. Mr. LAIRD thought that the hon. member for; The report having been read, Mr. McNELLL moved that it | Bedeque deserved the thanks of the Roman Catholic portion | he a lopted. The amount of the balance against the Colony |

Adjourned.

Monpay Arrernoon, 14th April.

of the community for bringing this matter to light, though £69320 5s. 434., was not to be wondered at. The large | be bad beer sneered at for his pains. Ue (Mr. L) was of | amount paid for Kducation, the cost of taking the Census. | opinion that had that hon. member not brought the objection-| the Land Commission, the repairs of Government House, the | able parts of the Bill before the notice of the Committee, the | Prince of Wales’ College, the outlay for new Roads and the | messure as jt was would have been palmed on the House. | necessary outlay for the Great Exhibition, naturally swelled |

Hoa. Mr. THORNTON hoped the hon. introducer of the the expenditure beyond that of former years, while the! Bill would not object to have the Bill amended according to | disturbed condition of affairs in the States had diminished | the wishes of the Committee, as he bad inserted the clauses the revenue by limiting our trade. The increasing expense | which he did with no wrong intention. |of Education rendered inevitable an addition to the revenue |

After « few other observations from hou. members, the|or an incresse in the tariff. As to the public lands, the Committee rose with the understanding that the Bill should | \Worrel Estate had been a legacy of debt to the Government, be made an exact transefipt of the New Brunswick Act. | apd would continue to beso. The Selkirk Estate and Lot! Progress was according'y reported, aud the House adjourned. | 54 bad been good investments, of the latter 9,000 acres had | been sold at a profit, and but 4,000 remained. 31,000 acres | a , | were still unsold on the Worre! Estate and Lot 1l. While}

The Bill to facilitate the operation of the Award was, *°-) 13.656 acres had been sold of the Selkirk Estate, of the

order ad a seeond time. a a aise ne : : — Col, dene sual thut the said Bill be now committed | W orrell Estate ont Lot 11 only 2,178 acres bad been dis- to a Committee of the whole House. | posed of during the year,

Hoo. Mr. COLES did not intend to support the Bill, as he | considered it contrary to the mind of the Duke of Newcastle, | ; who had declared his objections to the arbitration elause to be insuperable. The ! on. leader of the Government a few days ago brought in a Lill for the suppression of lotteries ; butthe Per ‘ mn ' , Bill now before the Llouse acknowledged the principle of lot-| the committee now taxe creait for them ates, in¢ teries.« By this Bill, in case of a dispute, the umpire was to Government considered it but fair, as they had paid £20,-| be taken from among 12 men — 6 chosen by each arbitrator | (0 for public lands that they should be credited with tue) —ali, nv doubt, great p-rtisans. From the names of these quantity unsold, but the then minority were not willing that |

12 persons, the landlord or his agent and the tenant were each credit should be given either for the land or the balances | Nenth of ee ee due on account of sales. They now, however, alopted a)

Zach of the remaining four names was to be placed ona rs ld ad wl ao eg it eis parate slip of paper. fulded ap, and placed in a ballot box, |“ ereut course and claim credit from both sources. en |

Monpar, April 14.

Hon. Mr. COLES—When a few years ago, the late| yovernment were called upon to give a financial! statement, they shewed among their assets £4,000 aeres of land at 4s. | They were condemned for having done so, but

. | The late

acre.

On motion of Hon. Mr. Hensley, the House went into Com- mittee on the Vaccination Bill. When the Bill in amendment of all but the title, prepared by the Special Committee, was moved and progress reported—no discussion. Hon. Mr. Longworth reported joint address on the subject of the adims- sion of Island vessels to French Registry. Report adopted.

Tvespay Afternoon, April 15.

A motion being made that the Bill to facilitate the opera- tion, in certain particulars, of the Award of the Land Com missioners, be now read the third time—

Hon. Mr. Coles moved in amendment that it be read this day three months.

For the amendment—Ifons. Messrs. Coles, Kelly, and | Mr. Cooper—3. Against it—ITons. Messrs. Gray, Long- |

ifolm, Sinclair, Montgomery—10. The original motion was then agreed to, and the Bill passed. | The House then went again into Committee on the Vaccina- tion Bill. It was reported agreed to with a few amendments A Committee of three members was appointed to report on

lon. Mr. COLES asked the hon. leader of the Government island and the neighbourisg Culonies.

Mr. DAVIES said there was a suggestion made in the report of the Committee on Public Accounts, to the effect that |

| unnecessary expense was incurred in pubishing the cxpendi-

ture of the Colony in detail 2s an Appendix to the Journals. | He thought the House should take some action upon it. Hon. Mr. COLES—These were the only things which kon. |

expenditure. He observed that in Nova Scotia the anes were published as they were here.

might be that the report was as unobjectionable as any that | Hon. Mr. aren Taree to know the seinien of he int, because if it was not irregular he woui

| Speaker on the | move that the House go into Committee on the Juniper Bil!

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j mentary practice.

| Hon. Mr. COLES agreed with the hon. member for George- bl

| town, and thought it would be recognizing a admit that any hon. member might move a Bill into Commit-

m™ . . | tee ary to the desire of its introducer The Worrel Estate and Lot | tee contrary to the desire of its introducer.

Hon. Col. GRAY said if there was no raje in the ease there was a weil understood courtesy of one hon. member towards another, which should be adhered to. Inthe British Parlia- ment many of the supporters ef the Government were not in the House for weeks together: and there were persons called whippers-in, who were sent for them when any ministerial measure was to be brought forward. So that there it could not be admitted that g member could bring forward a Bill for the purpose of burking it, or the Government might be de- feated almost any day.

Hon. Mr. HENSLEY would not press his motion; he agreed with what had been said, and hoped that the principle of a member opposed toa Bill moving to bring it forward, would not be acted on in future.

Adjourned.

Wepyespay, April 16.

The Bill to incorporate the Roman Catholic Bishop in Char- lottetown was read a third time and passed.

Hon. Coil. GRAY, in answer to a question put by the hon. leader of the Opposition yesterday, in regard to steam com- munication between this Island and the adjoining provinces, said that the Government had advertised for tenders fora steamer to run this season, but most of those received were at an exorbitant rate. They unders:ood that the Westmorland had been refitted, and they had entered into a new contract with her owner for two years, all former claims being set aside. The terms were more favorable than before, as she was how required to eall twice a week at Summerside.

Hon. Mr. COLES gave notice that he would move for a special Committee to inquire into the whole macter in regard to the Westmorland, as he contended that the Government, by the course which they pursued last season with respect to her, had injured the trade of the Colony.

The Vaccination Bill was read a third time and passed.

Hon. Col. GRAY said that the School Visitor's Report had been handed in, he might say, on the last day of the session. He moved that it be received and read.

The Committee appointed to draw up reasons to be offered to the Legislative Council, at a conference, for disagreeing to certain of its amendments to the Eleetive Council Bill, re- ported to the House the following reasons : —

‘** First — Because it would be impolitie to authorise the Lieutenant Governor to suspend putting tie Act in force for any period of time after it receives the Royal allowance.

** Secondly—Because it would be unconstitutional after the liberties of the people are established by the Elective Council Bill being assented to by Her Majesty, to allow the Council, as at present constituted, to meet or exercise any further le- gislative functions.

‘*Thirdly—Because constituting the Judges of the Supreme Court Judges in eases of controverted Elections, would tend to lower the respeet due to their office, in public estimation, by mixing them up in political struggles.

‘* Fourthly-— Because it would be interfering with the pri- vileges of Parliament to permit the decisions of the Judges of the Supreme Court, in cases of controverted elections, to be final and conclusive.’’

Ilon. Col. GRAY, in reply te a question put by Hon. Mr.

j worth, Haviland, Yeo, Hensley, Laird; Messrs. Davyies.| Hensley, whether the Government intended to appoint Com-

missioners to the International Exhibition, as had been done by the Government of Nova Scotia, said that the Government had decided to make no such appointments. The circum- stances of the Colony would not admit of it, beeause if Com- missioners were appointed we could not well give them less

The amended Bill to incorporate the Roman Catholic | the Contingsnt expenses of the House fur the present Session. | than £1000 to pay their expenses. It might be very weil for

Canada with its eight millions of debt, and also for Nova

'a question in regard to steam communication between this| Scotia and New Brunswick, to send home four or five repre-

sentatives, but thic small Colomy could not afford it. Hiouse adjourned. Wepwespay Afternoon, 16th April. IJon. Mr. Haviland reported that the Legislative Council

| did not adhere to their amendments to the Elective Council

Bill. Tire Council’s amendments to the Shore Bill were agreed

'membets could refer to when desirous to learn the items of | (0—R0 debate.

lion. Mr. Longworth reported joint address to Lieut. Governor, requesting him to forward the address on the

After a few remarks from one or two other hon. members a | adwissivn of Island yessels to French Registry. Adopted.

Committee of three was appointed to examine and report as to what portions of the papers and accounts usually printed as an Appendix to the Journals of the [louse, may be omitted, | without detriment to the public service, Read a third time the Bill to authorize grants of the shores | of this Island. Me. Montgomery moved to amend the Bill by striking out |

the clause which confers on the Government the right to |

dispose of shore fronts where a road runs along the shore, |

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without the consent of the occupant. For the moticn, Messrs.

Against it—14.

‘rhe Bill was then passed.

Montgomery and Ramsay—2. |

relating to Steam Navigation,’ was read a first time.

Hon. the SPEAKER thought it could not be entertained, as it contained provisions that interfered with the privileges of | the House.

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND said, though it might-be irregular | for the Council to send down the Bill, yet it contains provi- | sione which were highly necessary. He understood it was a transcript of the New Brunswick Act. Steamers were run- ning in our harbors, sometimes with 100 or 200 souls on board, and yet they were under no government restrictions, | and had no such necessary appliances as life boats or buoys. | He thonght it was high time that there was such a law passed | in this Island. Sometimes these steamers had not even a com- mon boat.

Hon. Col. GRAY said there might be one boat belonging to | each steamer; but that would only hold about 2¢ persons, |

and the first name drawn therefrom should be the umpire. read the following comparative statement of the expenditure | and in cases where 200 or 300 were on board, if a disaster

Another objection was, that these 12 persons were to be Iree

holders. This was not fair for the tenantry, as the freehold- | notwithstanding that the present Government succeeded to get in the boat that all would be Jost. : arene to see steamboats out on excursion trips on the river, | ti. House had time to consider it. The Executive had no bright hazel eyes made the stranger (Ilugh Dalrymple, aa he bands of music and large numbers of persons on board, _ knowledge of the cause of the delay. The law prescribed that | at length acknowledged his name to be) her slave, was just

ers sided with the proprietors. Lt the tenants had the privi-| power on the express pledze of reducing the expenditure, Jege of chuosing from their own class there might be £022 | they had inereased it. shauce for them. He objected to the Bill on this ground,and |

¢ thought it was premature at present to legislate | 1859. |} 1961. | Increase.

oe may ao . all. es comodo Am that the llouse | First Class Teachers, £9750 17 2 £10071 1 11.920 4 9 ‘bould not interfere with the law of the land in regard toar-| Second do. do. 470 10 0, 1093 14 3623 4 3 bitration ; because of this interference he thought, if passed,/Vemale do, do. 751 5 0 1434 5 1683 01 the 2: would not receive the Royal assent. He would move! Normal School, 200 0 0, 32717 012717 0 jo amegdment that the Bill be read that day three months. | Prince of W _ er

Hon. Mr. McAULAY—The hon. member appeared deter- oe eee, 250 0 0 1122 1 8882 1 8 mined to oppose this Bill. It was easy to oppose 2 measure, |» 0s": te oss 7.9 961°3 9 38:16 7 Dut not so easy to provide aremedy. The Duke of Newcastle | po ond Stal) OS | had difficulties in regard to the arbitration clause, but if by | po | 964 9 7 1246 3 62811311) this Bill we could remove some of these difficulties we would |) 1.03 Mail Service| 875 18 6 97210 3 96 11 9 | haye dune « good part. There was one statement made by | yi Porion, | 344 0 0 418 13 0 7413 0 the hoa. mewber which he could not allow to pass, namely, | fea Maile mol saan ae. a 2037 14.0 67 4 0 that the sympathies of the freeholders were with the propric- | ae. aol Light-| Cae tora ‘This, he felt assured, was not the case. inten tl ome8 a1 6 (1085 0 1246 8

Hon. Col. GRAY said the hon. leader of the Opposition had re ee Sas a 21; 11 6 75 8 4 taken a course which he did not expect. [He (Col. G.) would | Pub * es Office, 664 1 2) 19 10 4503 9 2\ pot like to stand in the position which the hun. member oe- |Govt.House andGatel 356 1 0+ 1159 9 4792 12 cupied. There was certainly something behind the ecenes,/) oti. Asylum, | 955 2 3 1064 7 8109 5 ‘when he refused to support measures which were for the ge-_ Queen's County Jail 415 3 ° 594 14 8179 11 | neral good This was not a party question ; too many of the King’s i” oe 117 1 9 390 4 4273 2 7

i re on the other side of che House had sup- ; ! mien aianiee of the Award, for the hon. ake ' Increase of interest on £20,000 additional debt, £1800 0 Yo be able to prove this. He had paid no compliment to the Land sold on Worrell Estate and Lot 11~ reebolders of this Island by saying that they were partisan Weheteabl £28629 6 3

n, and sympathizers with the proprietors. Ile (Col. G.) cael ndiekd 83:000-0ek> ’

ad, ip sll his intercourse with freebolders in this Colony, “) 5. oo oe a found them upright and honest, and he would have no objec- | comiah at enaibiaheek tion to place his property at th» disposal of a jury of such | i : yen. The tenant would be likely to choose men who would Cost : deal even-handed justice ; he could not expect to have all | , Sit that he desired. It would be no advantage to choose extreme | Cum dnder tint £12879 6 3 partisans on either side. It would be seer by the Bill that! , we

the greatest care had been taken to prevent partisanship in | The debt of the Colony had increased £30,000 since the re she case, as large proprietors and tenants were not allowed to, sent Government came into power, being now, £69,320.

7,750 0 60—£36.379 6 3 23,500 0 0

shesee ; : ; a ; i i i to evening, when the hon. member for Bedequs moved the House and no doubt believed, that it was the Westworland. The the phase of chilhood passed over, and feelings : ms ee ee oer ee eee ted! 7 nen enmnranen et A ne atennens Setegoceseeed $0) into Committee on the Bill to incorporate the Roman Catho, yessel he referred to had to be laid upon the Marine Railway | breast of infancy ere and hedge in ite hours witha

cere in their declarations, that the measure would not meet | the Westmoriand off Pictou, the contractor immediately with favor either frow the tenants or proprictors, he would supplied her place by another steamboat, instead of running be satisfied. This would be the best evidence of its justice. | | sailing vessel, as, by the terms of his contract he might

_' i that : frechoiders Bight ty ee oer. ag panda oan under the circumstances, have done, the Government cancel-

strike off 8, and then ballot from the other 4, was, he (Mr. | ‘ed his contract, although the Westmorland bad been repair- Y.) thought, a fair way to get a moderate person for an um- : 3 eee pire. He had many tenants who were largely in arrears, weather for the remainder of the season. atill he would be willing to adopt this course. ile would also e poll bis land fox 15 or 16 years’ purchase. laccommodation, while the public complained that the Mails

Hon. Mr. HENSLEY—Phe Duke of Neweastle had declared were being conveyed by a sailing vessel. Lf the contractor

that he had insuperable objections to the arbitration clause ; ' : de oe and had it not bea that he hon. leader of the Government | 5®4 laid up the Westmorland, as he might have doue, after

announced his intention to introduce such a Bill as was now | the contract bad been cancelled, the travelling public

helgge the House, be (Mr. U.) would sot haye yoted ashe would baye been subjected to serious inconvenicnce. It

G| The report was agreed to.

4 | po the exportation of Juniper. T

‘in the years 1559 and 1861, in support of his opinion that! should happen, there would be such an effort of a number to |

He had been quite

wit and no appliances at hand in case of accident.

Mr. Davies from the Committe appointed to examine what portions of the papers and accounts might be omitted in the printed Journals, without detriment to the public service, | presented a report stating that, in the opinion of the Commit- | tee, it was quite unnecessary to publish the fullowing, viz ;—}

1. Copies of Jurors’ receipts.

2. Crown Witnesses’ bills, ard all accounts paid through the Prothonotary’s Office.

| only*the Sheriffs’ aceuunts contuining summary ef the eame. | 4. Post Office accounts against the Government. 5. Contractors’ accounts for carrying mails. 6. Copies of orders given by Light house Keepers. 7. Land Commissioner’s detailed aceount with each indivi- |

| dual, for days work on roads, and surveys.

| Some diseassion then took place in regard to the Bill to | or three hon. mem-|

rs desired that the Mouse should again go into Committee |

he did not think it safe to proceed with it.

eould leave the Bill in committee, as this was sometimes done

; : ¥ } ’ have been laid before them earl |

/on the Bill. } Mr. DAYIES said he was not prepared to proceed with the | ject. sucl ‘| Bill at present. ‘wo thirds of the members of the House | much money, that a strict investigation of the cause of delay 0 | were in fayor of the measure, but owing to the number absent | should be had.

Tuvaspay, 17th April. ion. Mr. COLES called the attention of the House to the Report of the Visitor of Schools, which was only Jaid before the House yesterday. It was absurd that it should have been kept back to so late a period of the Session. He reported on

some 300 schools, and it was well known that he had not |

visited that number. In fact he had been acting bookseller for the Rev. George Sutherland. That gentleman had re- ceived from the £500 granted for the purpose of purchasing school books under direction of the Board of Education, £70

| for a supply of his history of the Island. But it appeared | i: | that he had stolen a march on the Board, for he had actually | 4, An engrossed B:ll from the Council, intituled ‘* An Act | forced schoolmasters to take certain numbers of his book and |¢/ | sell to their pupils, he receiving the price by deduction from

their warrants. So that the Board were left with the books for which they had given £70, on hand. The report should in the Session. This delay was unjust to the Government, and the Board of Education

jshould see that the Visitor did hisduty. That body, it ap- | peared, received the report only on the 9th inst., and it had

been Jaid before the House on the day before that appointed for closing the Session. Instead of doing his duty in visiting the schools, Mr. Arbuckle had gone about the country selling the books referred to. The hon. member, Mr. Laird, could inform the Lfonse of the manner in which he had visited the

i schoul at New Glasgow.

Hon. Mr. LAIRD had been informed by a yodng man who had been present, that the Visitor merely looked in at the echool, and left the books with the master and went away, saying be was in a hurry to reach town.

Hon.Col. GRAY—There was doubtless something wanting. It was unfortunate that the report had not been sent in while

the report should be before the Legislature within two weeks after the commencement of the Session. ‘Lhe Board,although appointed by Government, is independent of them. The mat- ter required investigation. Had it been brought in on the 9th of April even, there would have been time to have dealt with it. But it was unfair to both sides of the Louse that it should only have come before them yesterday. Now, if

there waa time to take it up, nearly half the members were |

of Education, was not present at the mecting of the Jth April.

ort. They should report their opinion as to the cause of the

delay to the Government. It was impossible for the louse to discuss the matter now.

Mr. BEER was aware that a great portion of the Visitor's

and in examining into claims for se}olarships.

Hon. Mr. LAIRD—Lis duty was to examine the schools As te scholarships, they were bestowed by the Board.

Mr. COOPER—Some notice should be taken of this sub-

Hon. the SPEAKER said he saw no rule against such a motion being made, but it appeared to be contrary to parlia-| attend ;

bad principle to! a

Education was a matter of such importance,and cost so lengther®d absence. That very day, too, Dalrymple

N ew Scries.---No, 24.

The copy of the contract having been rece:ved, was laid on the table. . Tuurspay Arrernoon, April 17. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor commanded the ance of the House at the Bar of the Council Chamber | and after assenting to 25 Bills, prorogned the General Assom- y until Tuesday the 27th day of May next.

| MERTON MANOR; | we ELLEN O’*MALLEY —_ WOOED, LOST, AND WON,

| A lovelier spot than the village of Merton it would be diffi- | eult to find, nor a more cheerful or pleasant residence than that known as Merton Manor. Everything there spoke of comfort and hospitality, for Frank O'Malley was as fine a specimen of an old Irish gentleman as could ‘be found in the Kingdom. When he eame home to settle down on his property in the county D —,after years of residence abroad, he did what inost men under similar circumstance will do. In other words, he took homea wife. In the discharge of all his duties public and private, he contrived to journey along the road of life as evenly a8 most men, meeting, however, with an irre- parable shock in the death of bis wife, who left him one child —a daughter, Just then, as if in part to fill the vacant spot in his heart's affection, and to give a companion of her own years to little Killen, it happened that his brother Myles O"Malley died, leaving his only child, Philip, now tless to the love and care of Frank. Time thus on ; the cousins grew up to be man and woman, or nearl £0, hut Philip at the time our story opens, had not visited the Manor for nearly two years, having been pursuing his studies in old Trinity. In the meantime, however, it was tacitly under- stood that when he had completed his studies and been fairl started in a legal career, he would find a reward in the aaah of his pretty cousin.

Seldom was the tranquility of the beautiful little village of Merton so put to the rout as it was one fine May evéning, in in the year 18—, when a neat and dashing curricle with two horses, followed by two mounted grooms, in a rich, though net gaudy livery, whirled up to the door of the * Merton Arms.’ There is something wonderful in the celerity with which the tidings of an arrival are spread through tbe popu- lation of your small quiet villages, where such an event is of unfrequept oceurrence ; the knowledge becomes universal in spaces of time 80 exceedingly brief, thatit seems to be the re- sult rather of intuition than of any ascertained mode of communication. Such was the case in the present instance. It was not every day that a curricle with outriders was to be seen in the village of Merton, so the excitement of the Merton- ites was intense, and the occupant of the vehicle was received with a degree of curiosity and attention adequate to his dis- tinguished appearance, He took the two best rooms at the ‘Merton Arms,’ and was understood to intend making a stay in the village. He was rich and paid for everything with an unquestionable and most able liberality ; you handsome, and accomplished. n short, never were pa people in and about Merton so delighted with man, as with the dashing proprietor of the curricle. He had a icalar faculty of making himself acquainted with everybody, and by the end of the first week of his stay, was on Visiting terme not only with every family of the fenat note in the village, but with all the neighbouring try within a circle of twenty miles. But there was one thing that slightly—but slightly--diminished the universal satisfaction felt and ex ed at the presence and manners of the new-comer ; this was the mystery in which, fur some reasun or other, he thought proper to enyelspe his parentage, connexions and pursvits. °