Sete ee

1 now release sou from further jhere by prorezuing this Session of the Leys lature.

The number of Bills whieh received the vice royal ussent was twenty-hve. The mug important of them are mentioned in the spege, fromthe Throne. The rest, if we except the Act for the relief of Unfortunate Debtors, ary not of # uature to iuterest the public generally,

SUMMARY OF PROT AMOPSE oF 7A’

( ONT | ; » ae : oth sa ike Geeks is he first inat. He was ut The Hon. Mr. McGee was assassinated like, Napier reported ont _s

COLONIAL. Ae 1X.'s Minister, by severing the carutid Avdicon, thirty miles from Magdala. Kings

en artery, which carries blood from the heart army at Kiver Suma.

‘il ; oi 2 j ; he went

THE LATE HON, f. D. McGEk, )to the brain. fe is of sufficient eapacity ae. i

referred ta im the bell. He then spoke of the Sehool Act. The Schools named in Ive ‘iii | bring to the brain as an uae ROM THE oor. ‘it the Memorial of fis Lordship, the R. C. Lordships Memortal were as desersing of a Quebec and Ontario papers of the Lith inse., | arteries do to other parts o y- Sew Yurk, Aprit 2

; : : : . ; wounds of Uhac organ are) : , aah ss “ Lishop. and said that the Catholic popula-| share of the public money asothere. Catho-! oogtain full particulars of the fuueral of the explains why ell P ® | The elosing arguments of Council in In ashop, sod por f I lmortal.—There are nearly 90 pounds ol , lic members, he said, were taunted for sup- mu d Each veutriele | peachment case will commenee to-murrow, porting a government that refused the request —— v prosecution,

i ae ; : Mr. Boutwell leading off tor the ! of their Bishop, but be would ask what had | gifted Son of Erin will be acceptable, we yive it is thought the arguments will occupy five or

=. a a - ao ~~ . - ee . — tas . ” DINGS GF THE feney’s Speach at the close of last Session, would receive bis attention when in Com- SEMBLY. and at the opemmg of the present, led the | mittes, .

ae publie to look for some more important) Mr Arsengyit said the amendments in the ‘changes than the mere trifling amendments bill were. oa che whole, an improvement to|

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Wiepne-oay, April 8. On motion, Hops, Cailbeck. Lairdaad Mr. Geo. Sincidif Were appointed to bring in 4 Wil to tneorperate the Hapust Chuceh at North River, Howse ‘th’ Committee of Supply.

tion, whose exclusive support was given to the party composing the present Govern- : Mr. ment, expected what His Lordship’s Memo- Reitly in the-Gieie. : rial tarmed—common justice, at the bands ton. Attorpey’ Cetera! eurmitted several yf tie party in power. It appeared, how- Resoluttiws, Atmens whic) were for expendi- ‘ever, from the Minute of Council, in reply a . ture on bridges und wharié in Road Districts ¢, gyid Memorial, that those whoee influeace That fly to others we know not uf Noo. Sand 4g Prince County. including *® pisced the Government im power, were dee! Mr. MeLennan-- The subject of Education, oo. c oF Inet year £223 Ids Od To ceived. Some hon mewbere of the Govern | abuve all others, should be approached. in «| ide block’ apd wheti at Bactery Pyrot. ment doubtices responded to the views ¢S- dispassionate manner. lie regretted that 60, Lata ge way be given for #44) presed by their Bishop, and thought is s| much irrevelant mutter had been dragged into | wh bad TH Commissioneré fir Te crying injustice to be denied the prayer of |thie discussion. te spoke of the system | vieing laws feom 1862 £00 Asum sufficient ti Lordahip’s Memorial, sud yet they Fr- adopred ia Nova Scotia relative to the vou: | for taking “tte Census To Daniel tiritie. | pyined silent on the question, The system struction of the Board ot Education, the ap- Miseouche, for kerping a way office for some of paying the whole of the sulury of! pointmeat of a general Supermtendent ot | ears past, £710 OR [fnwe rent for 760 | pegehers from the treasury was soatrary to Schools, and of Examiners of candidates | emer, of P MW... College, C$... : that which obtsimed im the sister Colowies. He said that County Boards of Education To she tWowiy Dereung, ¢ Sghool Teach-| pie principle of raiwing & portion of the | should now be formed on the Island, as the ers, to be peed oug Sects waal funds) cexchers’ pay ky local ussessweat was, in bie ‘neccesity of attendance at the Normal Sehvol | of the eoleay: lopimon, » eomnd one; if net, ull the Col-| was wbolished, it would be hard to compel |

jlate Mr. McGee. As all particulars of thi¢ | bjg.d in the haman body. a of the heart contains one cune, and, : it) |contracts 70 times per minute, 16 propels 10)” atlas : = i ’ er , ce of time, 250 pounds of blood, vt | % days. . oy sual colon subjects of legies ee | whieh £25 ay or So at, ue tur the | Dickens gave bis eee ee seis | fiom + eee a 74 a ciple,

po last evening, aud made a brief a A. hedinestiie ih © Country, ail

Th oBireuriges e. om. parting speech. ‘ ; rs ‘ 7 There is improved tone in business circles. liberty of its people is guaranteed, and their protection from toreigu enemies secured. We

The a of the Corporstion. » Phe City Treasurer, wate : ike res erent 2 Lee are eee |e Soni aaa The ene enna, j senior officer on the Laces, will soon be in’ 4 despatch to a Herald dated Ashongs, |" tf va a an The Committe of Mauayéinent. motion. They will be manned by crews) Abyssinia, Mareh 19th, says Gen, Napier had struygins » ° political power, only Wombaned een” Ge cunmany: from H. M.S Constance, aays the Moorreal | dered junmediaie dash on works of Theodorus |one vested interest, which, in any way, inter Legislative Councillors. Telegraph, and will orm # belt of poor at Magdala, when the main body of army feres with the public good. We, ae people from Collingwood to Ambertsburgh on Lake). od within ¢ duvs. trareh’ of King’s | ; tfuron 3 trols Amberteburgh to Fort Ere on | face diet seen Ae arch « 8 are happily exempt trum all those perplexing, Lake Erie; and trom Hamikon to Kingston on | Dv-spatches just received dated Loulla, April | ditticult and embarrassing questions whieh

M -mbers of the Local Government. Lake Ootario. [t iv also thought desirable | 2nd, and telegrams report Gea, Napier started ‘agitate the masses in other countries ead tar

Members of thé House of Commons. Seuatlors. Foreign Conaule. Militia Cotumundaut aud Statf, that a gunboat snould be stationed “f) torward and contemplated assault by British ||) powers of their ablest statesmen. Lat the Prevoott to protect Ortawa and the River) oy oeininy party, his men been equipped in)” *” road ton th enanai St. Lawrenee. The arrangements are all of | but result of movement | Yexstious land questio tled and

they to expeet from the other side of the! the Huuse? It were, in bis opinion,

* Better.to bear the ills we have, = -

PROCKSSIO¥,

The Imperial gunboats, under the com-) mand of Lieut. Sully, R. N., who acts as}

Oltticers of Militia in Uniforia. Otlicers of the Army. Adjutaut-Getteral and staff Major-Geuecal Kussell aud Staff.

we wr

; 7% _ =o | aa ; ' lik arching order.

Re ‘Sguimerside, £15 0 0) onies and the United Scates alsu, were wrong, | the attendance of cundidates from the other 7 ; light marching o ; ad pea : a : Ellen Da) — ae 15 0 O and P. EB Isiand alone right | Counties at Charlottetown for examination, | out ee! the most perfect character, a" when the! thon unknown in consequence of break in | Privec Kdward Island will be the bappies, J aliaddont..8t. Eleanor's xs 0 0 | Hon. Mr. Laird, the only important) Ue believed others us well as Roman Catholics | Mayist rates gunboats are fully urmed we will base an in field telegraph wire near urmy post of Senate. | country under the sun. The path of ite legisle. liondld MekKuy, an oid Teacher, & O O change relating to the Eduestion Act that) would feel disappointed at the umendments) Judges, (if there be uo Chief Justice present.) — cua worth counting upon " ‘lators will then be strewn with roses. Give igs

Jamss Stewed: Belmont, Nast i had been on the plattorm at the lastelection, ++ Set ‘ ,

| Representatives of the Lieut.-Governor ot Ontario

tu the Schoul Act aew before the House. : Kepreseutatives ot the Lt. -Governer of Quebec.

Pa <r “people good roads and bridges, educate their

RS alty 10 0 Oland that had been promised by the Liberal | AMlr. Cumeron regretted to hear expressions eines . ' a! da _ : : vt i cme : il 17th - : . aN 3 oe g preseutatives of the Governor-Genern! Ottawa, April 17th, j |. ‘ Flizabech McKinnon. Charlotte- al ow was Na nent ot merge Suluries used by hon. members on both sides of the! Sir a K. c ., wud Stall. ‘Latest News by Telegraph. | estan investiicite ‘te thé Waceaiiediies children, SUE QUNg?. serene me the fisher. ‘ 0 0 fexclusively from the Treasury, and uot im} “se ; } vrticultural Society. 5 ha casionnige™ 5 oe taxation within reasons: bvunds, aad J nam. ‘ a 0 t. as provided by the un _ yular amend- | eter Stroh aright ag well bave Been Rope ME — | ease to-day, the Crown Council said he was in j= keep : amee Hf Fitagerald Lot 13, 5 @ pert, a8 provided Dy PoP | outot the debate, as they would be productive | THe wopby, “Te PADE : i ated ich there will be nothing further for them to tepy. BhectierBudte. Lone 31 5 @ @) went of the Conservatives Me suid that) |, A ‘ Wiepéeielides fthe Sebeo! | Chie! Neainore FROM EUROPE. | receipt of information from Montreal which | = Arch? MgKesgic Wont K rvalty ° 0 | the reducing the salaries of the teachers, led | in in atk an tepedell The! Supporters of Chief Mourners. Panis, April 15 | rendered it necessary to adjourn till ae ae bie their heads about. As loug as » kind Pro . ‘ a 4 . 4 “i : : . os sapien : p ‘arri , , 1a ‘urther iry will probably be couducted | .; Kulalie Arsnault, Remeont Bay, 5 0 OO! tothe opening of many Private Sehvols. He Normal School System was not generally | aa The Montteur in its issue to-day publishes J res ee I y e | vidence blesses the labours of - farmer and Louigs Arsensult.Loc 15, a 4S yo gp ven frou & —— . ot sructiced in country schools. He could not, hae speech made at Kamberville by M. Ernest | Ottawa, April 17th ‘the fisherman, aud as long as Great Britaig — Frases Bnate, Lot] 0 0 sioners of Palucation ih Scutiand, showing | thereiore, see the justice of compelling caa- Medical Profession Baroche, Minister of Justice, in which be eu-| : : * ou : a : - ’ : ; : — ° ‘ this mornit ngayed in| maintains ber present high tion the Joho H. Arsenaule, Lot 15, 5 O @ that the recommendation of suid Commision) gi gutes to attend that School. Lt was, how- | Students of Law. deavore tw allay the excitement produced by the | tans one this morning, engay — mn p . ‘a yt ones ~—S Geo Uothert: Charlottetown, 10 0) Olers favored one uoifurm, and wore coucen- lever to continue open, and would be available | oe a frequent rumors of unpending war. ‘Sir J n McDonald ik ant we of | nations of t . ear ms in itan thie Alies MecKebna, dv S&S 8 4 trated oxntional system ; similar in tts pro- | tu those who, tn the opinion of the Board, ont ~ asain ie: Lhe Minister says it is weil known that tha Go- ee cadet dullars to cack of-MeGes’s tue | Island may view, with interest truly, but with. Bog udi, Chinrlottetown, 20° 0 0) visions, relative to the nature of matruction, | quired to attend therent. Se. Andrew’ had Codedutlins Beciibie. vernwent is how engaged in actively prosecuting 10% ‘ : f ’ sf $1200 tu the widow am agitation, the dings of the great and busy Sct. Ann's do 24 0 OQ} to the seculur system which had hitherto; Mr. Beli—The School System, as establish-| St. Patriek’s- Society. extensive works, for the hoprovement of the en- chile ren, aud a pension of Biz u aes ". My , , ; J * isi n, Georgetown 30 OU Ul given general Satistaction in our Colony. i. ; { d i : a ; rm ik could | St. Jean Baptiste society. lire system of intercourse aud connecting ronds | Phe examination iu W helan's case “ still i world of which their beautiful little island hom —_ Pe SOO ' oN fon sOhe, ee, eee, ee ee ee Irish Protestant Benevolent Society of France, in which large sums of money are ex-| proceeding. The circumstantial evidence | ¢ malt aart : er -— Mr. MeNeill was of opinion that the daty| cubrace its privileges. It was conterring ™ ; oe 7 hag ’ aun “al jforms so ani'so unimportant & part, * 93 0 0 | aft Chis danke whe ts impart » evund system of } zee. , | Other Nutional Societies. pended. T'hia tact, he argues, utterly incousie | ayaiust him is becoming overwhelming. j ip tl al tetth tat ce a : co y lasting benefits on the youth of the Colony, | Literary Societies. tent with the idea that the Government appre-| Evidence was given to-day of footprints in |*% itical aud territurial ipsiguficance, has ite

See this | secular education, leaving in the hande ot | r parents the religious tramiog of their coil. jdren. He spoke of the manner in which he)

The foregoing grants are given year anly, and not to form a precedent fo

futoré years: . “ hi said liberal Protestants bad been maligned | ess Beg: Gentyal nid that the object - by the Conservative party, because they |

poe ae Sicities dimen yateutinn tchasive to} acted im harmony with their Catholic fellow | the eugtinuance of such grants in future, | ee bjects on political grounds; and that i} The sehoole taught by the parties named did | oad a. a es te mpyoevinted yi pot come under the Provision ot the Sehool high y ‘ ~ “6 we eyeture at Act, but ae. sinular sums had hitherto been Edueation, to allow soy vital change to be given, it would not ba just to deprive the ys ut vee Tor. lied } k esid recipients of their usual allowances with- | sr. ee ee eee Comnene aut Glliinetion te het chet. As che| of the bon. inember, (Mr. Brecken) relative | question of special grants, that could not be |‘ the Memorial alluded to by that bon. | entertained without « oumpiete change of VOinoer: te, hon. Mr. Howlan, reviewed | the free school system of the colony. = jthe lsbors ot His Lordship, the Bishop, Hon. Leader of the Opposition said he bad. tuuching the advancement ul the educational heen angivesly waiting for the usual an-| interests of the whole Island, and bis efforts’ nual allowance to the teacher of the George- | ae schuols - or, ? Cee | town. 1 Bawount i Cost the C.Jony tu

town School, and was giad to find that itom | sucate the 640 pupils that aaa dled

among the sums oamed in the Resolution then | ood sofa shee Geamniew. | diferent schools in Ubarlottetuwa, paid for!

Thonzh the school in | f the T aus ietliiadh aimee ; : ° + ur Teucsury, Whi ot One shi ing

uestion was principally supported by the |U'* 9% Ce Af tt : ; = wah af oid amg faurtha af the on. was paid towards the education ut the oUU

pils belonged tu other denominations. As to | culleren provided for, as set forth in said Memorial. In New Bruuswick, Nowa Scvtiu,

he wtbject of aecular schools, he wonld defer | ; any temarks thereon, until the Education Bill | and other places similar grante w that asked

was before the House. | for here had been given, und nu hue and cry

Sev Beccben wee glad to observa that £10| “*4 raised against the principle in those had bees voted for Mr. Ushers, the assiotnat | Provinces. Surely hon. members shouid con- touchef uf the school hel: in the Temperance |sider that something of more lasting impor-| Hail, Chaflottetown Over 100 pupils were | 8ce than a mere knowledge of reading wod | in attendanes ‘at. thes cchacl. Man. Atty ; writing should be imparted in the schvol. |

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that uo taan in the Colony bad done so much | |tu encourage education as that worthy gen-| i tleman, yee he could not support his wemor- |

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many of whom distinguished themselves at Benevolent Societies, not being National Societies. | pouds or ix making preparations tor au approach. | home and abroad by their educational ac.) Femperauce Societies. ing warlike coutlict, aud should be conciurive |

| Working Men's Societies. | quiremen:s.

He alluded to the laudable ex- | ah alee evidence to all that the very reorganizalion ot the ertions put forth for wany years by Ils) R@avecnment Willen: inilitary forces of the Empire, which bad excite Lordship the present Roman Catholic Bishop | On the day before the funeral vast crowds so wuch weedless penespeenne. ~ a pk — vf Charlottetown, nut only un behalf of edau-| : : ee the waintenance of peace, Which be assured bis) es ; jen of people thrunged St. Catherine’s Street, at-| pearers with joy ne European power now threat: | cativo, but alsuin the cause of Temperance. du ; secs aE ales Jey pean p ’ ‘ ‘ ledwo. | #8 thereto by the announcement Luat the ened to disturb. ; ie knew, from his own peraonal knowledgo, | rewains of our martyred patriot, the Hon. T’. Lonpon, April 16th. | D. McGee, were lying in stute at pis late resi! pp was rumored to-day that advices were re- dence, and that the latrer had been thrown ceived trom Abyssinia to the effect that the Bri- open to visitors. The crush at the entrance | tish captives at Magdala had been released by | tor several hours wm the atternoon was exces-! King Theodorus, and that the object of ihe invad | sive, and it was with the greatest difficulty, ) img torce baving been attained the war was | and only after long delay that individuals could | over. ee effect an entrance. Mr. Mctiee's remains were, Despatches from General Napier were received laid out in an inner room on the first tloor, ap- atthe luda Office late this ulternoon; but . propriately {mted up for the occasion. The| though scones aenres 2 the hopes of ae body lay ona shell, clad in a black suit, decked | ened Te with flowers, and with a gilt cross at the head, |” (Geral Napier reports in his last despatch that | on which had been placed, by an unknown lady, | he has lett latitude 23 and is pushing vn iu a south. | a inyrtle dmmortelle, a touching tribute which, | westerly direction. The advanee eoluinn was | we are assured, has deeply moved the sorrow-| within 60 ales of Magdala aud 20 wiles of that} ing widow. The conduct of the crowd was in| distance had been successiuliy reconnoitered. | every respect must decorous while in the in | Phe trovps of the expediion were in good spirits terior of the buildings Many were moved tu | and eager tora Bght. Accounts trou Magdala | tears, and all showed signs ot the sincerest sym- | bad reached the cump, wich represented thai the pathy with the bereaved family. King Was ubeasy and evidently alarmed at the | ‘ re : jsieady approach ut the British troops. He ap: Montxeat, April bth, 1868. | peared to be hesitating as ly Whal course te pur To-lay the funeral of the late Hon. Thomas | sue, aud vething was kuown us ty what plan of | D'Arcy McGee took place. The day was | #¢tien he would adept. sn cold but sunny, before day-break crowds com-; His Royal Highuess the Prince of Wales, ac- inenced to assemble in the streets along which | Companies by # large aud brilliant party, coneist-|

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tal relative to a grant. From the mixed state of the population, separate schouls would be impracticable. Ile would support * compulsory clause in the bill. Many parents were careless and indifferent, und) would not voluntarily send their children ty | Sehool.

Mr. P. Sinclair said that last Session the, School Act was amended in order to pay | LTenchers their tull salaries from the Treasury a8 prouiised by the liberal party, and though | the bill now befors the House did not contain | any linportunt change, yet ne belived it was an improy ment. tie alluded to the ardudus| duties of the Secretary of the Board of Edu- cation, whose salary, he said, was insuffici- ent, and he hoped the Government would it. He was opposed to Sectarian! grants, on the ground that two systems ot| instruction could not be carried out in the, country. The Free School System, as now established, extended privileges to ull alike, |

| and passed several items.

the snow onthe verandah of the house op- , advantages, as well as its disadvantages. iM :

| posite the scewe of murder, through which it the 90,000 inhabitants of this colony eaanet

is supposed he escaped, exactly titting Whe- | : 1a eis : j

lu’s hoots. Police Magistrate will probably |boast of conmibuting towards the oe of

to day commit him tor trial. (the great and powerful nation, of which it see Ottawa, April 17th, evening. | small and so distaut a dependency, they are

Godin introduced Bill limiting rate of it | «eel to take no part im its aa terest. } truggles Sir John A. McDonald brought down a) bear

Message from Lord Monck transmitting a dis-| The Land Question is the sole grievanee of patch from the Secretary of State relative to!) . (, . ; the law respecting treasonable offences. / this Colony. It ms) said by some tas the

Sir Jobn also reported presentation of ad- people do not consider the Leasebold Syetem dress uf Commons to his Excelleucy relative to be @ grievance; but that politicians, for to provisiow fur the family of the late Mr. Me-| cis own purposes, have raised and perpetua- Gee, ay :

House went into Committee of whole and ‘d the Land nian oo SSE ae passed the resolutions granting an aunuity of who assert this, etber do not believe what $1200 for life to Mrs. McGee, and the interest | they say, or they fall into the strange, bet by of eizht thousand to each of the two daughters; | 0°” ‘ : resolutions were reported and afterward econ- Se ee of mistaking the curred in by the House. | effect for the cause, It is berause the people

House then went into Committee of Supply | hate to pay rent, because they desire above

all things to own the land which they cultivate, ' because they feel the injustice of being foresd to pay @ private individual for the privilege of | reclitiming the wilderness, that politieams advo j . ‘cute their cause on the Lustings, through the press, and in the Leyislature. The pobiteians

wre but the exponents of public opinion on the —

none of its burdens.

Ottawa, April 20.

The Committee on Fisheries and Navi- vation have deeided to recommend the building of two additional Light Houses in the passage between Cape Breton and Newfoundland, and will also recommend the imposition of tonnage tee of $4 per ton on American vessels fishing in Canadisa waters, the proceeds to be paid in

General them submitied Resolutions granting | a thea reviewed the course pursued by the! and was, in his opinion, the best adapted to the procession was tu pass, and by 9 o'clock | "* . = wees ed his ore ore many ot a Bounties Land Question. Indeed, so far from beading £535 for the'reliof of paupers. Lopservative purty towards the Catholics, the waots and acquirements of the people. | fully sixty thousand spectators had assembled. | ae B var gate nu ‘aaa ee conden’ | P. Buckley was arrested again to-day for | public opinion in this matter, they all,. with

Lue grant of £7 10st) Donald Gillie, Mis-| relative to the Orange Hill, and the writings) Mr, Reilly regretted that party spirit) The sidewalks and streets were crowded to sut-| where * etna Oe Adore Seateg | supposed complicity in the MeGee murder. Ih | the exception of perhaps ove or twa, lag vesy eouehs, fur. way olfics called for some re- and speeches of one who had been Colonial should be wanitested in the debate. LHe! focation, and the house-tops, windows and bal-| luo, ios diinitiel Ohne Curragh races now im pro- is also announced that Devlin was arrested in | *B€ CXCep per haps ’

otatiineds 2 j | Secretary of that purty at the time that bill! Ve’ Owdn dill hae thé-wey offces in ques. | had been introduced, and which, he was tion had not been established over “& year ur! proad me say, Her Majesty was pleased to dan Ndwepspers ‘wis! Fiiee teen toh an) disallow ; and usked, if 1¢ was reasonable to Gillie’e hones tos tha boliinalheid: &e eas suppose, that the Catholics should receive even-handed justive at the bands of a party

the esse in.many instances throughout the i Mi i ewntey, bat that did not constitute a way)” 2 D¥¢ Sanctioned such proceedings as thuse to which he hud alluded

office. . : : | t dior

Hon. Atty. Generil suid that it appeared. ee oe the debate was then adj purned | @ bag hadmilways been leit at Gillis’s for the dl ea j accommodation of the public for many years) — post? Prewhte: he never received. any remu- | Beration Hon. Mr. Davies presented u petition from |

Atreraarefirether remarks from hon. mem-! inhabitants of Lot 62, and its Vicinity, pray- bert on Loot i sides, the Res oiutions, as subinitted, ing for the establishment of a Small Debt wren aqare: Ye . Court in that localir r

vir. Hrecken ached the (Government what ; anes. saad that enid oils. Mei idl be: tal lellde te a oe | ee be referred tu the Committee ap-

. os J . vet nee cry ree { t Ge | . ins snarial from the City Couned on the subject of 4 pointed on similar petitions presented during er b hinesaee the Session.

Hhen. Leader of the Goterament replied, and Hon. Mr. Cailbeck from a Committee ap- | acid that the qurstions wre under the eousider- pointed tor that purpose, presented «& bill to Btieg ot the Governinent Incorporate the Buptist Church at North

fon, Atty. General presented a bill for the! River. Reeerved and read.

ste e778 :

Teavaspa¥, April 9th.

spoke of the importance of Education in tts physical, moral and intellectual relations

Che iruits producted in the United States, where the secular system originated, could | be seen by referring to the Criminal Ststis-, tice and Courts of Divorce of that country. The wbiest and best winds in Hurope, argued the question on ite own merita. In Prussia they bave their Catholic and Protestant Nor- | mal and other se! vols. ‘The adoption of a sound system of Education, based upon pro-| per training, would tead to elevate wan, and jessen crime, and its consequent expense to the country. The Memoriai of his Lordship, about which so much had beea said, only asked uid for those schovls named in that)

conies were black with gazers.

In the streets through which the procession | marched, the houses were decorated with fes- tuons of crape, and funeral arches were erect- €a; mottoes and inscriptions were displayed ; the day proclaimed a public holiday, and ail

gress at Puuchertowu. At the race course the | Prince was received with great cheering by the crowd assembled there. After visting the pluces | of ilerest in the city of Kildare His Koyal High- | }uees and party returned to thts eily, reaching the castle ata late hour this evesing. MIDNIGHT. —A great political trasa meeting jut the Liberal party was beld at St. James's Hall to-night. Every available portion of the hall was of the [rsh brigade, Mrs. McGee and her two! crowded to repleuen. The platturm was vecu- littie yirls, and James Sadlier, of New York, | Bd ay 6 tae neers Ot Cee Lemerus emerged See aid Deke eb | Parliament, aud by vfber promineut yeotlenien of and & Vast crowd of citizens followed in thei the party. Karl Russell was chairman of the) rear as tar as ihe éye could reach, meeting. Addresses were wade by Henry Faw-| he procession, six deep, occupied two hours | cet, M. P., Sir Jubn Gray, M. P., Mr. Midel and aud Offy minutes ia’passinzg., At tne lowest | others. Resulutious were proposed, deciariug that estimate, twenty thousand marched in its ranks. | tue disendowiment of all the religious sects iu lie meinorial, and if, as was admitted, the educa | Tbe procession left the house at half-past nine, | hud is right, and is imperatively demauded, and | tion imparted in them was better and cost; Among the distinguished strangers present | at the Puries in keepug office after the recent less than that to ba had in other schools in| Were General Averill, the American Consul; | Ste ef te Howse of Couiuous agaist then, | Chariuttetown, was it unreasonable to ask all the Cabinet Ministers except Sir John A. visiate the coustitutioual usaxzes ‘end that they | tor w grant in aid of the une as well asthe) McDonald and Hon, J. Rose; Mayors of| ee ene a ore other. Lf it is just to impose a tax for Edu-, Uttawa and Quebec, and a large number of | ait a ie eee oo suns

: : |; Were adopted by acclamauen amidst great en- cation, should not the tax-payer have # yuice | military officers. | thusiasi ’ "

places of business aud public offices closed. Flags everywhere were at half mast. The chiet mourners were Col. McGee late

j several branches in difereut parts of Canada

{of the House, Sir John McDonald stated that

‘vin a Commander of the Bath.

-considerably in the rear of it. It is. wall kcown to every one who has mixed intimately the Fenian muster-roll, showing the member- with the feraias sestien of Oe community, ship of that organization in Montreal, and | ~ 4 :

that the moderation of the views of even very ‘advanced liberals, with regard to the pelicy (to be pursued towards proprietors, is looked /upon with distrust by a very large portion of their constituencies, and is openly and bitterly ‘denouneed. by no inconsiderable number, as ‘time-serving aud even treacherous. It is but | justice to leading liberals, to say that they baxe- ‘much more frequently to course! moderation. and to exhort tu patience, than to urge to ex- treme views, Or-4o insist upon prompt and up-- compromising action, The discontent with. regard to the land policy pursued by the- imperial Government towards this Island, is. and deeply sented, ard tke local.

Montreal to-day on the same charge. It is stated that the authorities are in possession of

Handreds of suspicious characters are leaving fer the United States, chiefly from Montreal.

A meeting to organize the Opposition in Commons will take place at an early day.

Montreal, April 20th.

Rumors prevailed in town yesterday that the Government was in possession of infor- mation respecting a Fenian conspiracy to ass- assinate McGee, and that conspirators, forty in number, drew lots and that the execution of the deed fell to Whelan.

Ottawa, April 21st.

& 8

In reply to Holton as to further correspond. ence as to the dignities conferred on members |

Her Majesty had been pleased to create Cartier | a Baronet of the United Kingdom, and Lange- | general authorities need never expect to s © it wholly

’

betier areurity of tle Crows and Government ef/ Mr. Yeo asked the Government what !@ the system towards which he contributed, The body was placed ina metallic coffin, | Tho Bullion in the Bank ui England has de} ) ' . the United Kingdom, within the Island, whieh action they intended to take relative to if not the right of taxation might be denied. the outer case being of Rosewood, studded | creased £114,000. |} Sr. Jomx, April 25.~—Cartier created aj uprooted as long as one single estate remains. i! wer ’ ” ic , - . , ‘ i silve ils { , a” ! : a 7 | r roe ° = - . j bill. Ae geido was based upon a Despatch trom West Point whurf, aceording to # petition on Hon. Atty. General then moved that the’ with silver uails, bad wreaths of luurels sur- | London, April 17. \ Baronet. ‘in the bands of a proprietor. Knowing this,.

the S4retaby of State. fur the Celonies, to his 4 eet viet Cieverner, « B | .

ae ieee Pi a “— aoa Hon. Leader of the Government replied to Gutusdeaet. the effect that no further action was taken

Pfon Atty General moved that the Edueatiun 08 the subject

bill Be read w a@cend time, and in deing we ob- lon. Mr. Davies said the Situation gelect- served that ad he had explained the principal! ed for that wharf was of such an eX pused a .wPnidiieats eGutempinted by the bill, when firat) nature. that no work would stand there. wiraducing it, and alse when the reaviutions Me. Yeo referred to the favorable report tovebing thyse aimendwen'a were befure the given by competent Engineers, touching the House Bt Canimitter; he considered it uuneées- | Dracticability of the work; and said, that

en te-rewark again albany length on the sub- fod, dbthad degra the proeredings. (it Was impossible to suppose a work left in an

Men. Leader of the Opprsition then addressed | upfinished and insecure state as that wharf the Hous, snd reviewed the leading amend. had been, could stand. The building of the meats ol the Seliwol Act. ag aubmnitred in the bill | Weet Point wharf was a work of the preat- under euneideration The alteration relative to | e@#t importance to a large portion of the,

that subject, already before the House.

of whom were Roman Catholics, und he was never asked by Bishop, Priest or Layman, to promise any change in the school syste: | of the colony made during the debate, to questions which | he said had no bearing on the subject, and calculated

rounded ut. : : The British Post Office Department is about |

: ] he tuneral car, tweivye feet long and sixteen | to send ont tu the Umied States Mr. A. Trotiope

| feet high, was mounted by a gold crucilix, and| to arrange the first details of the Postal couven- which every man. and alj bodies of men, had | covered with biack velvet and ily eo Th | Wen with that conutry. a right to their opinions. He had the honor mottos on it were Miserere Domine, and Con.-| The hostility which has for a long time existed | to represent 4 constituency, a large majority summatus in brevis explerit tempera multa ;| between Baron Von Budborg the Russian Awvas. | Y the family coat-of-arms and their motto also | der at Paris, ard Barou Megendrot whe torwer- |

on it—fue et spera. It was drawn by six grey ly beld the sue position, Culaiualed in w duel | horses draped with black velvet, aud led ie yesterday alleruvvn, at a secluded spot eur | | men with silver wands. ’| Munich. At the first fire Bareu Vou Budberg | He condemned the allusions! The s : ‘ lell severely wounded but wot latally. He auime- | © streets were lined by soldiers, who after- diately returned to Paris. It is announced to-day |

wards marched in the procession, The resU-! that be will resign his office as Russian oer

House go mto Committee on the Bill, on Saturday next, and in doing so, entered fully into the question of education, relative to

: lars out, were the 16th, 100th, 60th, 75th Hish- | ti 2D -fe ’ Top vom, ' ¥ lurthwith. only .ta.aaprodues ili-fesling landers, Royal Artillery, Victoria, Hochelago,| Consula 924 a9. Brendstuffe active; Previ-|

Whe'an is committed for trial. Documents | discovered establishing existence of Feuian | ; ; 7 ‘ organization in this Dohiinion. | session which has just passed, to direct a very

large share of their attention towards effeeting ia settlement of this troublesome Land Ques-

j tion,

By the “Act to amend and explain the « | Land Purchase Bill,’ the tenants on any par-— ticular estate purchased by the Government, _ ‘are secured from being obliged to pay a higher Tus Session of the Prince Edward Island | price for their land than will be dulficient te

the Government have done weil during the

Che Gxraminer. Charlottetown, April 27, 1868.

THE SESSION,

Had, he said, the Opposition tabled any

Prince of Wales, Rogals,. Garrison Artillery, |

amendment to the Bill, there woul 8 ‘ P ; ott Ss ome) Field Battery. Chasseurs, Cuvairy, Guides, and

sious Uuchunged. | Legislature, for 186*, was clused on Fiiday | make the purchase self sustaining. It appears London, April 1s. | last, with the usual ceremonies. -Caunon thun- } that there was some ambiguity in the Land

the Normal. Xchoud,. three Visitors, instead ot, people in that part of the country, and he} two, tee Board ot Education to be compesed ot hoped the Government would consider the, eleven -mémbera instead of nine as formerly,| necessity of causing its completion,

granting £3 exira to teachers of the French! language, were, he said, the principal awend-! ments conteinplated by the bill, and were not, | in hie ppigtyn, calculated te prove any material | oprovetmeut ta the general educational interests!) OY the people, making im all 650. of the Geleng. The question as to the best ayatem | the amount of the euntract was £900. and he.

reason fur the Course pureued by ther, in the debate. |

Hon. Leader of the Opposition, in speaking | Mr. Ramsay said, that in addition to the | 0" te motion to go into Committee, alsy ad: | grants of the Legislature, amounting to. dressed tha House, and said that mogt ot | £500, the eum of £150 bad been subscribed | WO** bad been said on the other side of the | ‘Lhe House, was called forth by tke speech of the; hon member from Tizgrish, Mr. Howlan |

the Lith Haussars.. Phese presented arms is the body passed, the bands playing funeral airs. The procession marched to the St. Patrick's Church, where asolemn mass was celebrated by Father O"Dowd. “he Church was hung witn black and richly, decorated. e

A sermon was mache ty e aa ‘preached by the Rev. Mr. | jiberal jeaders lw Parhament.

advertised to oceur bierealter.

aud surticularly the disendewment of ali religious secis in Trelaud, are the object of these meetings ‘The speakers embrace wost uf the well Known

‘lhe grievauces of the lrish people in general,

lacted, aud with the following Speech prorogu-

Enthusiastic meetings of the Liberal party are) gered on the square ; Wolunteers turned out in | Purchase Law, as at first framed, or that the being eld all over Kigiand, and wany more are |

late Govervment, whether advisedly or unad- visedly, acted in # muuner contrary to the in- ‘tention of that Law when they charged so high for the lands on the Selkirk Estate, which were

honor of the occasion; and much of the beauty and fashion of the Capital graced the Council Chamber, while His Excellency the Lieutenant

Governor save his assent to the laws lately en- purchased at su low a price. By this piece of

O'Farvell,of Ottawa. He warmly eulovised Mr.) : : : | te then entered at length into the general. ; petri spugtee yews nly eulogised Mt.) Phe Fenian trals commence at Old Bailey in rea a . of Bdecation to be imparted by the Stute, was) hoped the securities would not be relieved | f Edve: & a McGee, defending him trom the charge of being| Court of Queen's Bence betore Ciuet J yen (ed the Legislature : jiegisiation the Goverwment have surrendered ; heaaid, agitating the public mind. Sewe held | from the said contrast. There was no diffi- | G2estvn vf Education, and reviewed the dit- | | political récreaut. At the conclusion of a| Cockbu Tr a ee " to th Z a 7 : i , hi a ec ; me ¢ ai Coe " { ” : i j ’ > theopinian that a mere secular education was culty about making the work permanent, if lerent systems that obtained an Rurope, period whure he slansontie denonsed Faniasa | Cock urn ee aie ee Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the | to the tenants un that estate, between £19,000 futile, and, w tact, injurious, ove 2 was not properly built | United States, Cunada and sister Provinces ite wee cain by on oheeas a fae zonden, Apri 18th, Rvening. Leyisiative Council ; | and £12,006, which they veght lesally claims. based of arreligious and eound mora training. | tte i Y j oo ; oe , ve It is reported Gen. Garibaldi has lett Ca-) . ! ' lon . ; use in Committee of th | He was followed by the hon. Leade | oon wemsiodes salad seu 66 MS is rep C8. Wari mas leit Ua Speak hh ones . He.onpecied that on that vital aud ail e@purtant | eneral mutters relatiog to R i on re Government, who aes the oo za . -~ aes wg Ye e7 repressed, re : Phis | prera aid has goue tu Napies. The rumour Causes Hr. f - Ol aun semanas o ihe House cs i eredterapae think: ones an the a Prat doure exprresion of wprniou would be given | 8 rh & ee ie vie ques-| is the House of Ciod. Pheuce the body pro- | some UNeasiness as tu the object uf the General's sna: jon the Selkirk Estate obtained their farms on 7 : jaod Wharts, | tion in relation, more especially to the cause| ceeded to the Parish Church, wl Saal iain Tee te a e e ol : ' ' by-bea. members of the Government. s oT : ; | : : | ceede 1¢ Parish Church, where a tibrea aa Iu relieving you from further attendance | “h erase. both es . d ti od : : i , | Mr. Geo. Sinclair, after some time apent | of Education in the Colony, since the intro-| was chante: » ondehial wise a ; ’ such easy terms, Dota $s to price and tune, an then. Attys General replied, he alluded to the) : ee Pp Jo me was chanted, the Archbishop of Moutreal offi-| Satstaiiesiees af Medes of: Cele 5 tin here, 1 am giad tu express te you my thauks | momentous iyterests invelved in, the question, and | '% Committee, the Chairman reported the duction of the free system. The fact that! ciating. The church was hung in black and| , pare o a al - : — = oo tur your asswtance amd advice. (as they had such a lurge amount of buck-rent ca religipus education was of the firat) Road Appropriation Scales fur the cu Protestant arentg patronized institations: erowded te nileunisated ears of Order of St. Patrick took piace to-day at ¢ | nani . fs ' : suid thata f the first) pprop current I I crowded to its utmost capacity. Thence the bli T sa ; : By tl Kat wittel ary ds | forgiven thei, they could very well affurd to impertaace, emnoared with which mere secular | yeur. of learoing alluded toin the Memorial ot body wet’ belts iniiiets ‘the city des ie Cote | Dublin. : he procession, which moved from ay the 4 ct ° hich you save passe é to | ° in agi knowledge war but of secondry consideration | AFTERNOON SESSION, His Lordship the R. C. Bishop, by sending des Neizes Cemetry, where it was devosited in| Dublin Castle, the vice-resal residence, to St.) amend and explaim tie Land Purchase Bill,’ | to contribute more Jargely than their fellow . ; - j ~ ar ore ‘ wou sie oe Pie - \ i ait . ‘ . . . > But the gode “yl imparting fo the youthful mind | House resumed the debate on the Bas their children to be educated in them, was! the vault. “~ ‘ Seer Cathedrai, where the corciu uy Was per | you lave empowered ine—su svon us the pur- | colonists towards auy loases Which the public religions truths, w a tien) .. : " . » in . nie | a ‘ 1 ‘ , formed, passe Ye route twu wiles lens shase of an bie estate shall have pr . Ran » tee ts Sudite united am a yt as | tion Bill. j me — prout of the high charecter of said Crow ds assembled at every point, and in the | et a a yc a two esdu fensth, oe ms rd F oe Sin mr ae revenue might sustain in the purchase of other ' | Seven ta rity ie q schools. Cemetry sltoyveth or ver ¢ h ndr d th | : { ' 'y * t rm ps. } 2 Meib-SuUSls ae , sae , au i ’ 7. ! ‘ " : diff red. * He thet compared the several enact Mr _ Prowse said the bill to amend the, \{- Brecken replied to the remarks of the! witnessad tho abecks . Ye oT oats sien se Phe weather was tine and the populace of| ment tenants on that estate who have paid | Stes, But the Crown lawyers say that this ‘ ‘ > od ? s Ness sp cle nich & > yrundest/ : 7 . . 7 . wan of - rn, Se those - Sony Sohent Act "ana —— the House, contained | Hon. Mr. Howlan, and denied ever having ever seen in Cink F BMHUCESt! Da blin and vicinity turned out m vast numbers, their tull proportion of the purchase money of | would not be good law, and the tenants and ' iferal . telating ta Edncation; aud said | t very trifling chanves co ' t ; ; ae 7 Fey eee <a ial al iat sii Th ; } . that te few fad in any way changed their saan Z SRR et aaa all that) sanctioned the writings alluded to by that! No accidents occurred, althouzh a few per- 1 nae —— vn Pree enon Th mC i ae vere bled many others, the Government among the rest, : ' er Maye » CeZIVeEN! hen member He (Mr. Brecken) then read : ‘ nat ib tow & ; ed. athedrai was crowded with people. he uder this Act, I shall be enabled to com-'! : ° . “5 views, ged were prepared ty effect any vital spittin 4 : 1 ecken) an read) sous got a Crusaingy and a few were run over. | — ee ae : ciel e*: . declure it would not be fair play or sound ~ change of tite prveect eyatenn, let tinct table their | os th i cane ae Lis Exvelleney lex racis from his speeches on the occasion re- | No other aecidents or incidents occurred, | Sonne ot the investure ut the Prince with the ply wee. Sie en . - ee whieh, si. . . 7 r Resolutions totbat efeet, und the Government |? sian ss ied a oa “ oe {Wo ferred to, in proot of bis (Mr. Brecken’s) Op-| dignity wud insiguia of the urder was grand | lie Commencement of the session, I informed | Justice. would be prepared to meet tae question. peony ae oe Te cee ‘oan ae position tu the writings in question. Justice To THE Deap.—Our realers wil} #94 ee : you that I had rece:ved from certaia persons The Act for the settlement of Wilderness e } , 1d he a Selected fror } yd me “en this ¢ ing j ' purehase : ny he Sel- | . , . . De. Jenkine said that he felt very much | ' 7 i ; ora the After some rewarks from the Hon. Mr. | Observe, with pleasure, the unanimity which |} A dn ver to he given this evening in honor wie nat purchased their hoid ngs on the Sel Lands, cannot fail of giving satisfactiva to ver Aisappoint-d that something of more im- | OUMVETS BirewGy composing the Board of "a, | the different societies uf the city loin | of occasion, only nobility will be preseut. kirk Hotate. po | Education. The change which the dill d ilowlan, in reply, showing that the hon, | (et dilerent societies of the city joi in the . . ae : . = ak) r: s rural population. By its means & young man rtance than 4 few triding alterations was! ™ ' S ae member (Mr Brecken) was une of the Cum- | 88d chorus of coudemnation of the assassin Cousvls unchanged; Isveadstuits quiet. Phe settiement aud cultivation of Wilderness rf ¥ s . . - 4 2 2 eoke ry une ¢ , - | 3 t ‘ 7 I {8A S8IN- ; : ‘ nile ee eee, Fhe inswapemney| ip eka de ge a ane “a mittee who introduced, and one of the ce j ation of Mr. Mc(ree, and, at the same time, of Dalliny April L7th. | Lands caumot fail to be encouraged by the who bas no other capital than willing hauds, : s . ' : - said, calculated to destroy the future useful- eosin ° et : . aaa ie , . iii 4b bibera 2asui rhicl ‘ < A : $e ; 4 of che District Teachers genasely. as ocless, | s of that Lnstitution "ihe wuenotin tavor i jurity who voted tor and passed, the orange | eulozy of his virtues and rare abilities, and ot} Prince and Princess of Wales eulertained at! ere reneeee eee yt Rave authoriped and a sound constitution, Cen take a farm iu