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THE EXAMINER.

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Correspondence. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

To rue Eprror or THE Examiner.

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Str.—In the Js/ender of last week there is an article pur- | porting tv be the minutes of the annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, which is usyally held on the first Wednesday in March, ir order that the report of the proceed-

ajesty’s tiis Mia- the date

dveed from such parts of Europe a8 are pot within H. dominions, or to be such persons as have resided wilt jesty’s domunons of America (wo years aniecedent hereof. And ifthe aaid grantees shall not settie Ol the said Lot or Township in the proportion aforesaid with four years from the date hereof, then the whole of the gait Lot or ‘Township shail become forfeted to Iba M ajesty, his lietes and ‘successors, and this grant shall be void and of no effect.’ Now, it must appear to any person of common SeRse that the grante were not made to settle British snijects as tenants Who

° . » . . ‘ te ings of the Society for the past year be read, and ofice-bearers | had a right to @ share of the public lands a8 well asthe grantees,

jor the following twelve months appointed. The whole article \« spurious, and inserted without the sanction of any member of Committee, for Messrs. Haszard and Simpson had resigned their appointment on the 9th February.

The only Members of Committee present were the Hon. G. Coles and Mr. Clark, and, after waiting till one o’clock, these gentlemen thought it advisable to postpone the Grain Show, us farmers living at a distance in the country could not get the yrain intended for competition forward in time on account of the state of the roads. For some years past this has been the ease, and a considerable amount of ill-feeling has been engen- dered against the Society by the prizes being awarded when so many persons were precluded frum competing on account of the heavy drift. Another reason for postponing the Show was, that with the exception of Messrs. Robert Mutech and Lauchlan MeNeill, aone of the parties who had brought for- ward grain for exhibition were qualified to compete, as they had not complied with one of the regulations, which states that ‘* competitors mustebe members of the Society ;”’ and you cannot be a member of the Society until you have paid your subscription fur the current year. At ono o'clock there were in the Hall 10 bags of wheat, 4 of barley, and 4 of oats.

The annual meeting, held fur the purposes above stated, was adjoarned on account of there being dnly one gentleman present qualified to act as President, Vice President or Gover- nor, namely, Mr. Coles, and only four qualified to act as nembers of Committee, namely, George Beer, R. A. Fellowes and W. Swabey, jun., Eaqrs., and the Hon. W. Swabey, (Mr. Simpson having resigned, | do not take him into account).

Not having sufficient material to work upon, no other course was left but to adjourn the meeting, which was accordingly done.

The Aet of Incorporation expressly states that ‘an annual subscription of not less than one pound shall constitute the person subscribing the same a Governor.’’ That the ** Com- mittee és to consist of the President and two Vice Presidents, seven Governors and soven Members, together with six Mem- bers of the House of Assembly for the ume being—two from earch County—to be appointed annually by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Sueh President, Vice Presidents and Governors to be elected fiom the elass of Governors only ; and such seven Members to be elected indiscriminately from the Governors and Members of the said Society paying an annual subscription of not less than five shillings each.”’

Being in possession of the above facts, Mr. Editor, you will perceive that the proceedings of the tumul:uous assembly, con- vened after the R. A. Society's meeting was adjourned, were perfectly wrregatar. ‘I'he first resolurton passed was one creating Chae. Haszard, Esqr., President of the Society for the ensuing

vear! This, sir, is really very absurd, for Mr. Haszard is not even a member of the Society, for he has not paid his subscrip- tion this year, nor I question if he has for some years past. The next move was, that Judge Peters be Firet Vice Preaideni. This meeht have done, were it not that his Honor has withdrawn himself from the Society entirely, vide his letter in the Protector

and consequentiy the grants were made expressly fur foreiguers who could not be freeholders in a British Colony, and coud only hold lands as tenants to British subjects ; therefore the ful- lowing questions are for candidates to answer :— :

Was it right for the grantees to lead British subjects into bon- dace as tenants, to defraud them of rent for furfeited Lands ?

Was it right for a Colomal Minister to allow defaulting grantees to hold over furfeited lands on purpose to enable them to defraud and hold British subjects in bondage ?

Would it be right that such landholders and their adherents should have the Government of this Colony, 80 as to command the revenue as wel! as the reutol ?

. If you say such actions are wrong, if you are returned wou!d you endeavour to remedy such wrongs ? ; WM. COOPER.

Sailor’s [lope, 26th February, 1859.

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(¥OR THE EXAMINER.)

Sin—In the Islander of the 22d February appeared (wo letters respecting the proceedings of the County Meeting held at S:. Peters Biv on the 26ch January ult, wich contaia a greater quantity of felsehoed misrepresentation and barefaced imperti- neace than any two documents that have ever tailen under my notice. Were I acquainted with the charac ere writing such epistles, | ehoald know how to treat thein in this letter ; but as { am entirely ignorant of these, I will confine myself withio the bounds of good manners, rather than give the public occasion to censure liberties in me which | believe no man of sense wil approve in them. It is impess:h'e for any person who attended the meeting, and read these letiers, not to pronounce the words written above, aud as | happened to be a spectator of the whole proceed ng, | consider ita duty to expose the design and igno rance of parties connected with these ** Sepoy’’ opinions.

The fret letter, which contains nothing but scanda’ and defa- mation thrown out with considerable assurance aod as Littl dread of reproof as if uo Liberal existed in our County ~ shewing the writer's ignuranee—I ehall dismiss by merely stating that I saw all the Resolucione written at St. Perer’s Bay — that is, bh these tha! were carried at the meeting. Let me ask you thea sir, whoever you are, whether so ungenth-maniike a charge as that

has not an air of disingenousness, which does not consist with e lover of truth and a friend to the public interest?) Whether it has not something init that interferes with thé duty you owe

of ill-narure and il!-breedingin it?) For my cart | am surprised that any person having pretensions to claim a place in a padlic journal would not understand that such reflections deserve cor-

men of honour never make use of such reflections, and that they are in every respect as indecent and offensive to civilized society as they are dishonourable and dangerona to that poliical party whieh either personally tolerates or unjustly encourages thei. With regard to the second letter signed by ‘* William Sterns,”

of the 5th February, in which he states that, “T hereby resign | 1 have only to state that he entertains peculiar ideas of Parhia-

my office as President of the Society, and also request that my name be etruck of from the list of subscribers,’ (which was very readily complied with.) The next resolution is moved by Mr. McNeill, seconded by Mr. Allan McKinlay, (who is not e meuiber of the Society), that J. C. Binns, Exqr., be 2nd Vice President. Mr. Binns 1s not eligible, fur the same reason that he is not a member of the Society. ‘They then go on to elect the following gentlemen Governors and members of Commitee, v.z:—lenry Longworth, Daniel Hodgson, Ralph Brecken, jr., and B®. BE. Wright. None of these “ Governors” are quslified. The first and last are not members of the Society; the second 33 a subscriber to the amount of 53 ; and the third comes down with the munificent sum of 33. per annum, the smallest payment

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f. ators you vee Bed when | state tii, not one of the gentlemei appointed to serve on the Committee are members of the Society !! Here they are, viz:—Messrs. Stephen Bovyer, James Rubertson, {shoe-maker), Robt. Mc- Millan, and Thos. Dodd, Esqr.

As te my own part in the effair, the “ head and front of my offending ’’ seema to be that wou'ld not—on the mandate of the Chairman of a self constituted meet'ng—attend and take notes of their proceedings. J am the servant of the Committee of the Royal Agricultural Society, and having obeyed the instructions given to me by the only two qualified persons at the meeting, my dutics were over, end { did not feel inclined to take service under the New Agricultural Soeiety, with euch a sinart President at the head of it. | have no doubt when the ‘* necessary steps’ are taken tu induce His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor to supersede me, these sapient men wil! give good and sufficient reasons to induce His Excellency at once to comply with their modest request.

You cannot wonder, sir, atthe statein which the sffairs of the Society have been left, when such unequalied stupidity and iznorauce of the rules by wich it 1 constituted are evinced by persons who have been so long iegally and ulegally connected with it. [am Sir,

Your obedient servant, WM. W. IRVING, Secretary and Treasurer R. A. Society. Charlottetown, March 7, 1859. .

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To tne Eniror or THe ExamiMer.

Sir—In your last ivsue there appears a letter signed ‘* James tobertson.’’ L am pleased to sve that the sleeping dog has

awoke to asense of his own untrathfulness, and that he ‘*swallows the leck’’ so kindly, by acknowledging that he really has been guilty of a falsehood—or to speak more mildly, gross deceit

Mr. Robertson was fully aware of the terms on which I stood with the Committee before making me the promise he did, for I had fully explained the charges brought against me, ut a meeting of the Board on the 5th June last, at which he was present. This pattern of picty was also present ata meeting of Committee on the 15th January, along with most of the parties who signed the fimous manifesto of the 9th February ; Mr. Haszard w:sin she Chair: and before the balloting took place, it was stated “that the debts charged against Mr. Irving were chicfly debts due by other parties to the Society, which they held Mr. Irving responsibie for. This was distinctly stated by the Chairman and the then Secretary, and that Mr. Irying had called to say he would pay the amount due by him; no objections were made to Mr. [rving’s name being put on the list by any of the Committee,’ &:., &. Vide letter in the Examiner 15th Febreary, signed, George Coles and James Warburton.

it is® evident from the above that nothing transpired at the anceting, alluded to by Mr. Robertson, to cause him so suddenly to Jehange his mind so that what he has stated in his letter is another evidence of his reckless disregard for trath This very honorable man, who appears to have sach a horror of being made a ‘tool of, to prop fraud Jand dishonesty,’’ should re- collect the old adage *‘ that they who live in glass houses should not throw stones.”’ If our suuier friend will put his hand to his heart, and say he was never guilty of such crimes, | will then acknowledge that the public have furmed a wrong estimate of his character.

The above, Mr. Editor, is another instance of tory partizan- ship and Bell Wether influence. W'th many apologies for troubling you again on this thread-bare question, of which | the public must be heartily sick,

’ 1 am, Sir, your odedient servant, W. W. IRVING, Sec’y Kh. A. Society.

Charlottetown, March 7, 1859. -

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(FOR THE EXAMINER.)

“The.electors ought to have such ioformsion as would help thein 10 put quesiions to candidetes soliciting their vores. J therefore give below the conditions of all the Grants to show the forfeiture, as follows, viz: “* Aad the grantees further bind | and oblige theuse ves, their heirs and assigns, to settle ihe sa: Lot or Township hereby granted, within ten years from the date

3 . : . en sta S 1 ao vert -} tw every 89 hundred acres—estd Protestant settlers to be intien|

mentary proceedings, differing entirely froin every intelligent mea in his own or any othercommunity. It istrue he did reada Resolution request ng the members to stop proceedings that had been inctituted ageiast a certain widow, but it ss equally as true that his Resolution and hiunself were hooted by the whole meeting. The affair of the widow was a private one in Wich members could no more interfere than Sterns himself, unless he had accepted the offer of several persons there, viz: to raisea private subscription to aid her. It is impossible for members or { individuals to prevent the operation of the lawz of our Island, and it is weil that sch is the case.

Believing that Liberalism is fast gaining the escendancy in this County, and that the Land Question will never be settled by the offshoots of Toryism or Family Compactism,

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FOR THE EXAMINER, TO QUIT RENT BEN, ESQ.

Sm,—I perceive by the last issue of the J—slander that you have offered your services to the Electors of Princetown Royalty and Lot 18. Now, sir, it appears to me that you have been somewhat in a hurry in doing so, as the electors of this district, when they wish the services of a gentleman, generally say co in plain English; and [ think you have shown very bad taste, if not bad policy, ia publishing your address in the I—s/ander, for | would have you know that that paper is held in very low eztimation in this community ; in fact it is generally considered to act on the principle of never telling the truth when a lie will answer.

You tell us, sir, that you were rejected by the people of Belfast. Not being personally acquainted with thei, I do not know whether they deserve all the hard names you apply to them, but really if the report be true that two or three hundred of shem turned out ai the bidding of the cracked Colonel to attend the celebrated Indignation Mceting. got up by the Tories in Charlottetown, and proved such ¢ complete failure, for the purpose of fighting with their neighbours and countrymen, or do any other dirty work the Colonel might have for them to do, methinks they almost merit them, Certain am I that a save man would find it very difficult to raise a mob in this district for any such purpose; nay, could not do it at all. You also tell us about the great love Coles hes for you, and how he turned out old Mr. Owen, after reve iteen years services, to make room for you. That is all in wy eye. Betty Martin.» Mr. Coles is not one of those who eutertain so much of the softer feeling tor the sterner sex; but [ think it is more probable that the old gentlemen being so long in tke office, began to think it belonged to him of right, and vainly supposing that no one else could do the work, grew somewhat rusty on his hands; and Mr. Coles finding at length that he could not continue him longer in the office with credit to the Government, decided en dismissing him, and believing that you were fully equal to the discharge of the duties of that office, appointed you thereto, and not because he had such a mass of love you or consideration for your wants. You also remind us that you are related to some of us, but you nee! aot count any thing on that score, as the eleetors of this district have minds of their own, and will act on them without fear, favour, or affection. Again, sir, you tell us that you are a Protestant. Now, L would have you anderstand that the people of this district do not allow their religious feelings to interfere with their political principles any more than they allow the Proprictors’ Rent Roll or the Merchants’ Ledger to hamper their actions, but go forward as freemen should do, and pol! their votes in favour of the men whom they deem most worthy of their support, regard- less of every undue influence that may be attempted to be brought to bear against them.

But, sir, it is peed|l.ss for you to be offering your services to the electors of this district, seeing that we have already chosen our men; aye, more, we are able and will return them. They are George Sinclair, Esqr., our late representative, and Beajamin Davies, Esqr., Postmaster General. Bat you need not tell the Tories anything about it, as the poor devils will know it soon enough.

' Lam, Sir, yours, &c., ; ONE OF THE BOYs.

Princetown Royalty, March Ist, 1859.

PUBLIC MEETING AT ROLLO BAY.

Pursuant to a notice, a meeting of the inhabitants of the western section of the lst Electoral District of King’s Count took place at the Rollo Bay Cross Roads, on Saturday tle

- hivd of | stated the object of the meeting ; and very perun

question. Tt is no satisfaction to the tenantry (o know that |

th inst., for the purpose of choosing two | as offer for the District at the approaching election. Mr

| Alex. MceDonaid having been called tot

‘that though the country must regret general Election, yet the peculiarity ‘Governor no other alternative but to ¢ | Jolin Knight and William Cooper, Esqrs., sroposed and seconded ; and upon the

lissolve the Assembly

the unanimous choice of the meeting, Bot one

Mr. Cooper bein returning Liberal members, i j satisfactory settlement of the Land Question.

Cooper and Edward Kickham, Hsqrs., and Mr. L. McPhee,

refusing, the meeting unanimously agreed to call en Mr.

seduce the people. Rollo Bay, 28th February, 1859.

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ia the Cheir. achieved by the schoolmaster, and the rapid strides of eda-

then dwelt at considerable length on the advantages bestow- ed by the Free Mdueation Act upon the people of this Co- lony, declaring that it would be an era in the history of the (sland, and be reckoned from as the real starting point whence to trace and estimate the progress and exteut of prosperity and happiness to which knowledge, duly appreciated woul! have advanced the people of this Colony. He was glad, he

» hick p fo ; » «° ‘ . her: . ss ik which you have preferred against the Clergymaa and others, said, to be able to state for general information that the dit

ficulty concerning the public in the Normal School bad at length beea very happily got over. A resolution, sent

your God and your Country ?- Whether it has not the indicat ons down by the Executive Council to the Board of Elucation,

and unanimously acquiesced in by the latter, had, he trusted, set it at rest for ever. The resolution, he stated, was to the effect. that the first lesson in the morning every day in the

rection, and would not pass with impunity, that gentlemen and | Normal School shall be the reading of a chapter from the

Bible without note or comment, save verdu or literary ex- planations when they may be required or thought necessary. He cone!uded his admirable: lecture by adding, that he con- evived it to be his duty to endeavour to disseminate, on every proper occasion, in the eourse of his official tours throughout the country, such useful or beneficial information as his knowledge and experience shall have qualified bim to communicate concerning the general interest or prospective well-being of the Colony, provided he on all occasions wus most careful to eschew the advocacy and enforcement of mere party policy or ereel; for he said that he positively held that were any man—whatever might be the charactes, color, or tone of his political tenets—to procure or to allow

> Libera} candidates hey must pay rent. The present stato of the law, asagay

be nL, cnoled room for doubt on that subject.

ret the necessity of wher of the ease leit the

re then severally co questions being put| of the proprietors—seemg desirous of giving the squatter pre, — row the chair, it was found that those two gentlemen were | prietors a lift, by informing ua that thuse who have not the é ; ; : lb oe —— Nec shadow of a written title to their lands have the best title of ena fend, Sie TS acegrannen a all. We quote below the exact words of our contemporary, f

; t, and strange to say, even these went for the ' ora i aneoad aedidatans and ‘aa is. still more extraordinary, | to shew the extreme lengths he is disposed to go in setting§

one of them made a speech in favour of Mr. Cooper.) ..uchtall his former pledges about Escheat and ** Enguiry:" present, forcibly urged the necessity of DB 2

in order to bave a definite and a

It being! are on record, but which were no doubt issued, we

rumoured that Mr. Knight was not disposed to allow himself their titles are now about the best of any.

to be put in nemination, a deputation, consisting of William

was appointed to wait on Mr. Knight as soon as possible, and learn from himself whether or not he would accede to the wishes of the Liberals of the District, and allow himself to be

ut in nomination as a candidate ; and in the event of his

Hensley to come forth as a candidate. Mr. Knight informed the Deputation that he would be a candidate. Rumour says that the Tories cannot, as brother a 25 —_ ae vp

: idate silly enough to contest the Klection. Foor : Danaea he a egth Sedidning to see the futility of such|and distinguished the sittings of the unorganized House, | an attempt. This District is Liberal to the core, and no; having withdrawn from the Hall with the Liberals, bluster, 4

artifice which Tory imagination can conceive will be able | threat, maligaity and fume remained with the Obstructive, ©

-| nistered in the Supreme Court, unfortunately leaves them ng

But the editor ef the Js/ander - ev idently thinking that hy — had not gone far enough to discourage the hopes of they — "| cheaters, and to secure for himself and his paper the patronage ‘

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THE EXTEMPORIZED MEETING OF THE DEFEA

OBSTRUCTIVES ON THE FLOOR OF TUE HALL @ E ASSEMBLY.

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And to rebellious speech rallied their powers, Insensate, hope conceiving from despair.””—MiLton.

The good sense, moleration, loyalty and patriotism, which had oceasionally, daring “the three days,” claimed attention, 2

in tumultuary possession of a scene, which, although intended = to be a stage for the perfurmaace of the most noble and the # most eanobling drama that can be enacted upon earth—the

Eovcatiox.—On Thursday, the 10th inst., R. B. Irving, | complete extinction of oppression and thraldom, and the full Esq., School Visiter, delivered a very instructive lecture on | establishment of that fres lom which is the birth-right of & Education at the school-room in this place—M. Forbes, Esq., | every subject of the British Crown—these plagues of man.

kind had lately in the service of a most rabid and inSensate

The learned lecturer proceeded to glanee at the wonders | faction converted into an arena for exhibitions more disgrace.

ful than those of a bear garden ; an.l the frenzie! leaders of

cational aequirements in every department of learning. He | this wretched faction, as a climax to their fury al their

folly, extemporized a meeting —s laree—ia the Bondastes- Furioso style, 03 a fitiug iesminative to the extracag qazas of the three days. wetn waich they aad msuléel and outragel, | not only ail sen-e of constitutional propriety, bat even alaiow © every right and hovo-sh!e feeling of haman wature. e The first act of this farce w.s the assumption of the chair —ihe Speaker’s Chair —by the Roa. Doaald Montgomery, in the trac usurper’s mode, withont having bees leg:lly or cousti‘utionally called theret». The hon. gentleman having thus unceremoniously placed himself in * the chair of state,” immed ately set him-elf to work, in spite of the da ani babble of some scores of tongues, to deliver an insti gatory- harangue; but this feat, either from lack of wind, or the & lack of some other sub:le supply quite as necessary as wind, in &@ man who would be an orator, he soon found ie was very far from being as weil qualified to accomplish as, from b's ¥ « large composition,” he was to fill the cinair. After a litte F stout but vain persistence, the hon. usarper of the Speaker's. Chair was, therefore, compiled to yield to his imability, and z to leave the real* corps dramatique’ who were fully primod ij and loaded for farcical explosion to perform their severali® parts. ~ = The first of these who claimed attention was the Ton. § Colone! Gray, in whose bosom grief and joy were so balanced) and so strove for the mastery, that, in reality, he seemed not ¥ to know whether to play in the [/-Penseroso or the L’ Allegro, vein. However, like a just man, he, to the best of his ability, zave to each vein its duce. In most ominous and doloroms

himself to be appointed to the important office which he oe-| ‘ones, “ I mourn,” said the beart-wounded and gallant Cole.#

cupied, on condition that he should travel the country as a political agent or partizan, under the cover of merely dis- charging his official duties, he would be a man wholly unworthy of either public respect or private esteem, and in

nel, “ I mourn for the Governor! I mourn for the Governor?

but,” added he, in joyous and mellifiluous notes, “ I rejoieas

for my country !” : . The other performers, if wee: the Hon. Roderi

fact uesycrving of nothing, ke*resrotch and ovuienhey his partizanship so practiced would be almost as disgracefu! to him as to a man calling himself a Minister of the Gospe! would be his converting of his pulpit into a political rostram, and his using of his professed zeal for religion as

“ An office key—a picklock to 4 place.”

At the close of this lecture, which was jistened to with marked attention by a large audience, the thanks of the meeting were unanimously given to Mr. Irving. Several others present addressed the meeting, expressive of their

appreciation of all that had fallen from the Jecturer.—Com. Vernon River, Feb. 12.

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CHARLOTTETOWR, P, E.L, MARCH 7, 1859.

For two or three years past the Obstructives, in and out of the House of Assembly, have pretended to be very much in favor of a Court of Escheat, or ** Enquiry ’’—as they mildly phrase it,—and have labored hard to create a feeling against the Liberals, because the latter were disposed to try the effect of the very moderate measure of a purchase of the township lands before resorting to the extreme one of Escheat. The Liberals were charged with having betrayed their principles— sold themselves to the proprietors—and were denounced as the worst enemies of the tenantry ; while the Tories were praised to the ekies for their disinterested advocacy of the interests of the tenantry. The Jslander, as the organ of the Obstructives, was loud in its denunciations of the Liberals because they would not keep up an agitation for Escheat; and when the Political Alliance was established, two or three years azo, one of the principles on which the members of that secret body— being the most ultra Tories in the Colony—based their com- bination, was, that they should advocate the establishment of a Court of Escheat. But the tune is now totally changed. The tenaniry were not humbugged and deluded, as it was ex- pected they would be; and the Liberals are true to the pro- mise given the people, namely, that if the Proprietors would not avail themselves of the very generous terms proposed by the Liberal Government with respect to the purchase of their lands, they would fall back upon the original question of Escheat. Now the Tories assure us that Escheat is all a de- lusion, and the Is/ander comes out with the astounding decla- ration, that really and truly the only use of advocating Escheat was to convince the tenantry that they are bound by law to pay their rents. We republish from the Js/ander of Friday last an extract from its leading article in which this comforting assurance is given, and the public will at once see who are the parties that are determined to prop up the inter- ests of the proprietors through every contingency :—

‘* We would caution,”’ says the Is/ander, «* the public, how- ever, against the result of the enquiry ending in a general Escheat, or of any confiscation of Proprietary land that wii! materially benefit the Tenantry. The use of a Court of En- quiry, it appears to us, would mainly consist in satisfying the Tenantry of the legal right of the Proprietors to demand rent.

A few worthless Townships would probably be eschea: ©. @9+ @ pene any iaaamenian J scheated, but

This is a most miserable excuse for the abandonment of a political principie. If the establishment of ‘a Court of En- quiry’’ would have no other result than that mentioned by the Islander , it ¢ 2 : ;

nder, it were far better that its party never agitated the

STEMS LIN, Were Tes emphatic and diamatic. "eg Haviland’s immediately previous exertions had sewtfigly © unnerved him for further violence; and the spirit which could no longer animate his relaxe] frame, dividing itself, § did duty throagh the persons of Mr. John Longworth and § Mr. Thomas Owen, each of whom dealt in most awful dee & naueintions and most furious threats against certain leaders of the Liberal party.

Afier these two performers had, each iu his turn, fretted and famed through hts part, Mr. James C. Pope was the next 7 to rise upon the stage. This bold aspirant for senatorial fame, having, from his youth upwards, been well trained and schooled in the art of course vituperation, is doubtless aa adept in the honorable profession. Ele eammenced by saying) - he was well aware that he was generally accounted a vee impudent fellow ; and that, therefore, it would be folly in him i to attempt to figure in any other character. After hit acknowledgment, he proceeded, in the style of a thorough” blasterer, to pour forth such a torrest of most fou! and unwated ranted abuse upon His Exeeileacy, the Government, and that Liberals in general, as would clearly have entitle] him to a) first class diploma at the hands of the mst learned and accom = plished professors of any Billingsgate Colleze in the world.”

Upon Mr. Laird devolved the duty of sustaining the charag- ter of the Ciowa; but wanting both the readiness of speed an the wit, and perhaps also the laug'iter-provoking kaavery, of Tonchsione his attewpt was a complete failure. Great, inde-d sarely must hive been the powers of persuasion which iaduced Mr, Laird to undertake a task so immeasurably, above his powers; for never since the days when Caligulay

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made his horse a Consul, was the honor of sustaining + position more egrevious!y misplaced. ‘ In “sound and fary signifying nothing,” the Hon. BR McAulay, however, far outdid ali who had preceded him oa] the stage. “ [ have,” said the hon. and learned gentleman, — tu the most solemn and souifereus voice, and with all the pomposity of pedantry, “I have in the course of my per ambulations of the last three days about thes: premises and within these walls, cast from time to time my enquiring eyes,upon the men who lately occupied these now forsaken chairs, the men misnomered a Government; and in the transaction of what momentous affairs have [ invariably found them engaged? Why, in the Herculean tas‘: of doing nothing. And now, how have they terminated their mighty task, their mighty nothing? Why, with the flourish of # mighty blunder: they have dissolved a flouse when theft was 10 House to dissolve!” And, alluding, in anticipatory language both to the realization of bisown hopes an i of thos of bis hon. friend, Mr. D. Montgomery, the boaetful owner & Stentoriau lungs concluded thus: “ Lam glad, sir, to bave) an opportunity to address you in that chair; and trust, sit” that ere long I shall have an opportauity-to address in it again.” [Bowing most profoundly, and smiling blandly, the magniloquent orator sat down; and the mul gratified chairman acknowledged the prophetic complimed with a most ludicrously prolonged and self-satisfied simpet _At this period of the performance, much to the imme” diate annoyance, and in the end to the total rout and void auce from the stage of all the priavipal players. Mr, Abert erombie Willock stepped forward, and claimed a right t take part im the extravaganza. Mr, Willock struck in wi the most perfect assurance ; and claiming “ consanguineows © connexion with the heroic Belfasters, was at first cheer by the Hon. Rodirik MeAulay, as likely to prove a rathe Use ul ally ; but wh n at length with all the volubility which he is so rmarxable he began to denounce proprietatf raude aod usarpations, and wth right good will to ist effective blows ujon the heads of the lawyer agente sD thers of that genus, the oppress.ve middlemen of th Velony, it was truly laughable to see how quickly certs

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