VOL. XVII. J THE EXAMINER

iS PUBLISHED EVERY MONDA) BY WATTEr CC. GRANT, a rE NEAR j ‘is Ss A st t's si NOTICE! Postage Stamps. preom and aiter this date Postage Stampe will be sold at this ofhive only between the s i a and 41 Persens w g I Letters | ‘ P these hi ; i sre slumps at tu . [>. Laird H. A. Harvie E. Reilly Mes. Brewsne Mrs Slamper ‘. ti Ara J. D. McLeod i Lresirigay Jaa Des au M itd G. & 8S. Dat l Li LHOS. OWLN, P. M.G General I Bee, Cha eteown, 2 Deo. 7, 1867 ; rg ” . r “~rrhy ERSKIN’S BRA} EE SUGAR POW] PD Dit HEE JUAR PUY Ui ’

Al "ahd uf

Rheumatism of all hiads, Neuralgia,

Luimbies6, Sciatica,

As ales for FACE-ACHE, TOOTH-ACY BAK-ACLIE, COUGHS, and al [HF See Lancet, under Menicat Patronace Wil. BR. WATSON. c v T) 2 a V a B diug Q & Ne i is

CORNS anu WARTS ARE permanentiy and effectually Cured

ROBINSON'S Patent Corn Solvent. For sale by =. = Oa

December 2 Is

COPPER PAINT. SUBSCRIBER kee

ply of

City Drag Stere

x 4 iB ps constantly on

id sup

ma. r a an Tar & Wonson’s Copper Pa nt, an articie which has given the greatest satisfac- t nte~a “Whe Nave used if It possesses + perio qua es fur eflectualy preventing Che accuuiuia- tien of ail fowl watter, such as Worms, Bariacles, Giraas, &¢.. oa the bulfoms of Vessels vor Boats, Wier properly applied i. C. HALL. i ariottetown May 20 1e67. 7 we ch * iP inh x et ff, & AT

rm t)? ‘ } ine British Warehouse! Fancy and Piain Coal Scuttles Fan Iron Uedsteads and Stretchers.

L udreiia Stuuds.

ty aod Piain Coal Shovels.

Fire Guards, Nursery Guards. Paucy Fenders for Grates. Mahogany Pores. Riogs and Eads. Brass Poles, Rings and buds,

Dbrass Braekets aod Holders. Brass Stair Rods and ye 8. And aii Faruishing troods.

WW. & A. BROWN. tuwa, Neue. 11, 1367

Crariot

LIVERPOOL HOUSE.

Queen Street.

WILLIAM FULL,

AS received by Fall Ships from BRI-

m HALIFAX ;

ther arrivals, his Full and Wi

LAIN. Steamers f ibOs

ON, and

py eo! British & Foreign Merchandize, Comprising a general assurtisent of Staple and Faucy Dry Goods,

ous departments. which wil

Cash

In all the vas

al lhe very iowest prices lui

ALSO,

Chests & UalfChests Choice TEA: bhds. Bright Sugar & Moiasses; and a choice ussurtwment ol Family

GROCERIES

The Public are respectfalty solicited to examine

buryuius for CASH may be ex-

y. 25, 1267. July 10th, 1367.

Cheap Goods! New Goods!

ee

HEARTZ & SON HyAve just received by Java, direet

sm ENGLAND, a furtier supply of

DRY GOODS,

whiek, owing to the a Cotton, they will be wi to «# io i port wh Cheaver h Sprin

GOUps -—C sis iz of Grev, Wiiite Striped, a: Pa a3 ; (elliy sims, (s Yu W hiite Sheeting, Siuiped bed ig Cotta Union aud Lia Vicking, Towels and Toweliugs, ¢ exe Civt dic, KX ”

DKESS GOODS French Merino, Circassians,

oplius, ¢ purgs Lustres, and Funcies

CLOTHS Fiue Cloths, Tweeds, Does, Silk, Mixed, Kussel Cord, &¢

SUNORIES tbuyle and Straw Trimmings and Ornaments, in Bleck, White & Mixec Velvet Trimmings, &e ; Buttons and Clasp Dewdrops, Feathers and Flowers, Corsete, Prunella and Kid Boote. Gents’ Hata, Collara, Ties, Braces, Hund kerchiefs, & &

P. §.—The above, along with Stock on hand, wilt be suid, wivlesale aud retail, cleap for Cash

HEAKTZ & SON.

July 15, 1867. YHALN fer

Cc tay TEEL for

gon for

MUD DIGGERS.

MUD DIGGERS.

at

W. bE. DAWSON'S.

3, 1862,

To be Let,

W EST END HOUSE, for sme time | the residence of ou.

the late Honble above well-known Kesideuce ached to be Let for term of giveu firat week ig July next.

HAVILAND. The

With Grounds att

* Possession pirti

for liars appiv at the (€bfilice f II b} Sop e saci rs vu! vLbie JUSEP HENSLEY, Chariettetown. Chitown, March 23, 1508, ul lia

A WEE

ter suip- |

be wold }

' and successt

1 EYE and

MUD DIGGERS. |

} | } ‘

HARDWARE GOODS

ING

gy

KY

* Tee ia te

B. WILSON HIGGS,

General Commission Merchant AUCTIONEER, Charlottetown, P.E Island.

\ ; Sii7 ly

A. McNEILL, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, MASON’S THREE-STOREY BUILDING,

Borchester Street. Eg July 23 ti ry a 4 ’ f WeRA CARVELL BROTHERS, AUCTIONEERS, GENERAL AGENTS, Commission TWherchants,

Charlottetown, - - Prince Edward Island

AGENTS FOR . r , , ? ; y 7 aap man -¢ New York Board of Underwriters, Boston Board of Underwriters, Eastern i nress Compa RY, st it set Sh dae Fairba s Patent Standard Scales, , ) i? i; riet 1] Mines. Cow Day, ¢ D. . 1 bishwicks d-xpress. 'S" CASH ADVANCES made upon CONSIGN MENTS received, ¢ Wuen sent tv their Agent

April 30, 1866. THOM S W. MAY,

and Conveyancer, - Southport.

Surveyor Glenstewart - <- REFERENCE:

The Surveyor-General, Charlottetown.

~ |

June 10, 1367 ly

FRANCIS 8S. LONGWORTH, Barristerand Attorney-at-Law, Orrice—~ PAVILLION HOTEL, 2 - PP. E.Island.

j } |

vor to Hen

Charlottctown,

Jan. 14, L867 R, REDDIN, | Attorney and Barrister - at - Law, CONVEYANCER, Xe. | Office: -- Great George Street, Charlottetown.

(Near the Cathuoltc Cathedral.)

| ahd ylve wu

tf {

F.P. NORTON,

Commission Merchant

AND Auctioneer. GEORGETOWN - - - P. E. ISLAND. |

, 1864 ly

BUY YOUR >

October 24

|

AT

| W. FE. DAWSON S, | i Whe has Imported this Fall, and has on hand, the largest stock Litherto offered to bis Cuslouicrs.

Nov: 25,

so€NEW GOODS. |

yak Subscriber has lately received a LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

1367.

Dry Goods and Hardware, |

whieh been bought at Auction, and will be |

suid Very iow.

have

Crapaud, August 22, 1867.

DR. J. HOMER, | Physician and Surgeon, |

AS established a convenieot Office in

I

the building formerly occupied by Dr. Suther- land, on the corner of Kent and Great George Street, Charlottetown, where he way be consulted

vpen all the di ranches of the

profession, FOR A MON Titi OK TWO.

N.B. Special attention g

7

+ +1 ? i ven tothe moat modern

it ome od Ol treallugy Gire

EAK, in

icter

ies of tue COULECLIGN Wilh ail Liose OF 3 ai ial

[ ppliances, with all the morde provements, In great Variety, const auitiy ou bai Rooms at Miss RANKIN'S, corner

IY Mreets, Ubur.otietown

March 2, 1868. WEST INDIA HOUSE, | Upper Groat George Street.

orn |

of Pownal j

“BXNHE Subscriber offers for Sale, at his |

Store, the f

lowing, Viz: |

11 Hhds. Strong Demrara SPIRITS, Hhds. Holland GIN,

Casks Port and Sherry WINE, |

Casks lenuessey's Dark & Pale Brandy, |

Casks Scotch Whiskey (Prime), | Casks Lrish WHISKEY. 59 Doz. Edinburgh ALE, 6 CasesCHAMPAGNE, | 10 ** Bloods xxx PORTER, Cases CLARET,

40 Boxes RAISINS, 3 Bbls. CURRANTS,

2s ido KAIsiNS, Bays RICE, 60 Boxes FIGS, Bays PEPPER, | Chests Snperior TEA, | Bble Crushed SUGAR, Cazka Washing Sopa, Hhds and Bblis. P. R Hihds and Bbls. P R MOLASSES, SUGAK 6 Boils. Kerosene OIL, 6 Bbls. Red ONIONS,

2 Doz. Am. BROOMS, 20 Doz. Am. BUCKETS,

—Also— A large stock of Spices. Pickles, Fruit, &c., &e., re it oie I mrt e eeasonu The above articles are of the very best desc rip-

tion, and will be sold chea

LEMUEL McKAY.

17, 1866.

p for Cash

Charlottetown, Dec

Greater Reduction.

Carriage Axletrees,

Waggon Axletrees,

On band, One Hundred Sets fiaif Patent Carriage Axictrees, At Tweaty-one Shilliuge and six pence per Set. Superior in Material and Work- IWanship to any yet imported, ARCH’D WHITE,

King Square, Feb'y 24. T8658 Som f WOOL! WOOL!

ASH PAID for WOOL on delivery at the Store of H. Jd. CALLBECK.

Ch'town, Jan’y Léih, 1868. u

JOUR

| Groceries, Dyestuffs,

GEORGE HOWATT. | we

| Monuments,

NAL

ie¢

Q |

Wine

Liberty,

CHARLOTTETOWN, PRI

CMR HAAS MRM G0.

SALE

GLASGOW

| ON

Grey Cottons, White Shirtings,

Printed Cottons, Hollands, Furniture Cottens, Grass Cloth, Jean Shirtings, Osnaburgs weed Shirtings, Powelings, Fiannel Shirtings, Linens,

W hite Flannels, Scarlet Fiannels, C Hivep Scirts, Black Hoisery & Gloves. Black Lu Ril b ose and Silks, Faney Uress Stuffs, Fancy ‘weeds, Blaek Cloths,

ei’

d Col urgs, ored Lustres, % ’ revs Coburgs,

strer,

sCes X Kdgings,

Frillings,

ivet Ribbons, Cotored Cloths, Phreads & Reels, Mantle Cl ythS, Flowering Cottons, Shirts & Collars,

Stamped Edgings, llandkerchiels & Ties.

| Rubber Boots & Shoes,

| Children’s Boots & Shoes,

| LADIES’ KID BOOTS,

Hats “ Cups,

| Hemp, Drugget & Felt Carpets, TABLE O1L CLOTHS,

TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS,

Ladies’ Clot!

AA ow’ o ara€le &

Jac cets, &e. &e. &e. All at the lowest market prices,

FREDERICK LEPAGE,

February 24, } LIGHT! LIGHT !! il,

SHS is] pat

ixverosene at

WM. E. DAWSON’SS.

Mareh 23.

I8cS

GOOD FIRES. _

Wow selling at the Gas Works a + quantity ef very superior COKE at FIVE !

. PENCE per Bushel. N_.B! Coke will last lonyer vreater heat then Sy

January VU, 1503 “WOTICE.

Subseribers hereby Caution all

dney Coal isi

(pus

persous indebted to e Estate of the lite JAMES ROBEKTSON, Esq., of Lot 34 pay the sever niats to enuiselves aione, as their receipls Olly Will be Valld discharyes for tlhe sume

ALEXANDER ROBERTSON,

ag sl JOHN STEWART, Jun. ¢ Executors

St. Pe 3 Road, March 13, [868 t

A CARD. PERS. ComBS

a ea

desires to intimate to

tl that she Nas

au Cinss LO tent Wax Work in Flowers, aud buskets. Gi ips of Fk Wers uiade Lo order. E. COMBS. Residence opposite the Catholic Cathedral. Also. part of a house te rent. ELEANOR COOMBS,

neti 0060 TAILORING ESTABLISHMEXT.

NOTICE?

Pur UNDERSIGNED takes this op- pertunity of returning thanks to the lurpe humver Of LIS Customera W » Have so prom rt V «i hed wi luis ve 8 und paid tor their work on livery A hie are, however, a ¢ > i number Who have 1 paid thus prom; i he respec liv reg aii s 1 to call and pay their respective counts without delay tie would furthe re Them that thelr respective | a ts, aitbouy trifle to euch, would In the pyate materially assist in making up some of eficit which their indebtediess has occasioned

Feb. 17, 1865. JOUN BELL.

"'hlombs! MOHUMENTS ! Headstones!

Marble Works )

Kent Street, - --Charlottetown.

FYXUE Subscriber bas constantly on hand

a LARGE STOCK OF MARBLE AND FREESTONE, and is prepared ut any time to execute orders of eve ry cde seripuoe Sgich a8

Tombs, Headstunes and Tablets.

In point of workmua! ship, design and lettering, he feels confident that the werk exeeuted at iiis esta lishment heretofore will compare favor ibly with that from any other similar establishment in the Island.

The snbscriber has for sale a large quantity of

| Shelling Stones ter Mills, all sizes

JOUN CAIRNS.

ean

March 30, 1868

EXECUTORS’ NCTICE.

e hate } ‘ Poetr, | squire, of wre re to furnish the me her of the unde :

ested

@ wmoutirs Trou dite, and those in said Wastute are hereby required to snake tumediz to R. hunt r. Esq., ul

DANIEL GORDON,

JAMES N. COGSWELL,! RODERICK MUNRO, | ¢ Bxecutors. JOHN T. POOLE, )

Jan. 16, 1358 om

pa) hell

meh 2

Georgetown

HEB. DAWSOA'S ESTHTE

‘Look here! Look here!

| "EXHE SUBSCRIBERS HAVE NOW ON HAND, atthe CLVY TANNERY,

Alarge Stock of Superior and well FINISHED LUATHER,

eonsisting of SOLE, UPPER, HARNESS LEA- THER and CALFSKINS, to which they would purchasers, as it mast be dis | posed of speedily, and will be sold for Casa or Ap } proved Notes, on EXTKEMELY KEASONABLE PERMS.

They have also on hand a large quantity of BARK, which they will dispose of in lots to customers.

THOMAS DAWSON, RICHARD HEARTZ THOMAS ALLEY,

April 20, L867

call the attention ef

SUL

> Trustees.

Pasture, Pasture, Pasture. y ELL WATERED PASTURE, on

the Lower Royalty Road. Apply to GEORGE COLES. | Charlo ‘etown, April 22. 1808.

having claims against the |

=e

POLITICS,

NCE EDWARD ISLAND

¥OLD \L PARLIAMENT.

| HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,

Tuvurspay Merch, 12th. Asternoon Session, continued,

{ Hon. Leaprer of tar Government.—Lam aware that

a great many persons in the ¢ would ' her the amendment tot lueced | on. member, 1! the amendment itrouuced vy

appreciate the advantayes of education; but I

' ' esK (he

the Conservatives effeered any improvement in that res- ; aks of an alteration in the system of Education, but what alteration dors be want ?

member sp

pect. The hon. Does he wanta secular sysiem of education, or does he | wish to have the present free system abo! shed 2? Lf we only sianplify the Act, it wlll be making a great and bencfieial alteration, for as it is now Trustees of Schools fiud great difkculty in understanding it. It is impossible to tiske a perfect Act, but [ eontead that the main prin- ciple in the Nree Education Act was perfect. | has been made to Canada, but the system there is just like the one we formerly had on this Island; and [ be- lieve that all the peighbouring provinces look with envy on our present system. | once suid that if the country | was plunged a iuodred thousand pouuds in debt for the parpose ot educating the children of the Colony, it would be money well expended ; but the Pree Education Act has been carried out without saddling the country with debt. reference to the time of attendance at the Normal School. to five; | and I think it is a hardship to compe! any young man,

| three months, but the Conservatives raised it

no matter how well educated be muy be, to spend five

months in thatinstitution before he can become a teacher. Whepb the Normal School was established, it was the | intention that Siowe’s System of Education should be | carried out, and a sum of money was placed at the dis- posa! of the Government for the purpose of purchasing that the same kind shou'd be used in all the 5 ‘he yls ot the [sland. The Lrish National School books were used; but the Conservatives introduced a book I ¢ wpiled by a gentleman who was a great friend of their party. It has been said that when the Liberals were in power they were 80 anxious to get the Ieducation '

oe

1 bo ks,

Act perfected that they lett nothing to done after-

| wards either by themseives or the other party ; and this |

would appear to be trae, for, although the Conservatives were In power eiaht years, I do not think they can point } to a Bingle measure they introduced in reference to this matter except thé establishment of the Prince of Wales | College ; and this, L think, dees not give more general | satisfaction than the oli Academy. There is some inter. | mediate school required to supple ment the College, for boys from the common s¢e)oois are not sufficiently ad- vanced to enter upon a College course. Mr. Brecken.-—ibe hop. Leader of the Government | seems to think that the Conservatives have done nothing to advance the interests of education. We will admit for the sake of argument that such is the case, and at present confine ourselves to a point. The hon. Leader of the Government admits that the benetits derived from the present system ot education are not commensurate

with the cost; but does he imagine that consolidating |

and amending the Act io certain particulars will make them so. ‘To secure the education of the rising genera- tion is a duty which no Government can cousistently shirk ; and the system which will ensure the atcainment | of this object at the sma'lest cost is the one that should be adopted. | best system of education in the world, and there they impose a direct tax on the parents for the education of | their ebildren. of Wales College, that it hos sent forth young men who | are a credit to the Colony, but if an intermediate school is re quired to make it more efficient, let us have it. Hon. Mr. Latzo.—The paragraph under consideration | states that the suiject is of puramouut importance, an

| opinion with which I heartily coincide. It also states

|

| that the Education Act wil! be amended, and I do not |

| think it would be hard to point out portions of it which require amendment,

building of new Schoo!-bouses is differently understood | —-in some districts each of the householders is assessed | an equal amount ; in others the amount is varied accord-

ing to the wealth of the person, bis distance from the |

schoul-house aud other cireum-tances. I think the law should be made explicit on this point, so that there should be no misunderstanding on the subject. The hon. member for Charlottetown stated that be did not | know any country except tais where the whole amount of the teachers salaries was paid out of the treasury ; | but L thiok if other couatries were to try this method,

| | } |

| they would find it to be the best. at the age of tweuty-one, be is not the property of bis | parents but of the Colony, and a Colony has a right to see that all its people are educated, for an uneducated population isa drag on any country. I, some time | since, had an interview with the Trustees of the College, and as they bad petitioned to buve an as-istant teacher | in the College, [ asked what oveessity there was for it,

| and they said that youths coming from the commun |

| schools were not sufficiently advanced to enter upon a | Collcye course. | educated persons are most apt to neglect education. I | have always thought that educated men were the best

quaitfied to represent the people in the Levislature, but

laf | fisd such men do not use their influence to forward |

} . . ° ‘| | the cause of education, L shall probably change my mind.

The wish of the country people generally is to have re- |

duced taxation and reduced expenditure, but they would { submit to increased taxation to forward the cause of | education, | to pay a part of the teacher’s take a greater interest in th. Cause of education. |

1 do not think that compelling the people

| is a disposition on the part of the Government to advance |

| the interests of education. ‘There is one poiot, how- ; ever, which | should like to bring to their notice, ¢. e.,

| that some schools are overcrowded while others bave not | | a sufficient number of scholars, and L think something | The how. wember for |

| should be dowe to remedy this. Charlottetown argued that when parents were obliged to pay a part of the teachers salary, they loos a greaier

the edueation of their children.

| | oa ‘ interest In t

method, if they think it preferable to the present system.

Aithboug! sole trifling alterations are required in tlie !

} present Kduestion Act, yet L think its general principles | are good. In reference to what my hon, colleague has | said respecting increased taxation, L think the present

revenue is sullicient to meet the requiremeuts of the | case.

Hon. Mr. Lainp.—i did not say that taxation was | going to be increased, bat that the people would ratber | gubmit to addisional taxation than allow the interests of | education to suffer. | Mr. G. Srxctairm.—Mr. Chairman, the hon, member for Charlottetown (Mr. Breekeu) seems to be dissatisfied with the present system of education.

Mr. Baecxen.—l did not find fault with the system, | but with the Government for uot showing what they were going to do.

Mr. G. Sixcrare.—lI think the hon. member did fiud fault with the system, for be spoke in favour of payiug only & part of the teachers salary out of the Treasury. I think the Free Systew is the one that can be carried out at the least expense. Under it every one is paying for the education of the children of the Colony, aud a young man who is now bearing part of the expense, will be looking forward to time when he will bave children of his own and then the burden will not fall so heavily on him.

to the building of new schoul houses.

MONDAY, MAY B88,

uutry do wot sufficiently

Reference |

Tuere may be scme alteration required with |

Under the Liberal Government, the time was |

in Massachusetts they have one ot the |

1 may say iu reference to the Priuce |

That part which relates to the |

After a youth arrives |

| find as a geveral rule that the best |

saluries Would make them |

Mr. Howarr —L am glad, Mr. Chairman, that there |

I have no | | Objection to let the people of Charlottetown try this |

There are many parts of the Education Act which are very ambiguous, especially that in reference \t is not surpris- ing that Trustees of Schools do uot understand this part for L find that members of the Legisiature entertain very | different opiminus Upon it—sowe think that trustees

LITERATURE A

Breeborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak frec.**---Euripider.

IS6S,

should have a discretionary power in assessing the house-

holders iu a district, others, that all should be assessed , equally.

Hou. Mr. Heyprerson.—Mr Chairman, [ cannot agree with the remarks of the last speaker, in reference to the ambiguity of the Education Act. I never found any part of it that I could not understand; and I do

not think trustees in general, experience much difficulty | I believe there was some difficulty | respecting a school that was not exactly of the district |

io interpreting it.

jectly intelligible. been said respecting the equity of assessing all parties equally for the support of Education; for every one participates in its benefits. If all the schools of the Colony were abolished for eight or ten years, the in. creased expenses for jails, &e, would be more than what we now pay for Education. The hon. Leader of the Government stated that tbe object of the Free Educa. tion Act was that the man who sent a large number of esildren to school should only incur the same expense us he who only sent one. correct. It is correet as far as the payment of the | te achers’ salary is concerned; bat not in reference tg school books, and other incidental expenses. The hon. member from Tryon (Mr. Laird) said he found that well educated persons were the least favourably dispos- ed to the progress of Kducation. L trust that the | number of educated meo of that description are few; and L would elass them with certain parties we read of, | whos¢ maxim was that ignorance was the mother of | devotion. We might look at the practical benefits ' derived from Education. A hundred years ago it was

thought s wonderful advancement to travel from | Edinburgh to London in ten days, now the same dis- tance is travelled by the iron horse ia ten hours, We wight also refer to the steamship, that walks the ocean like a thing of life. The best efforts of the people and the Government will be required to perfect the system. | Eveu in a Governmental point of view, education is one

of the most pleasing weapons which avy Government | can use to preserve the peace of the community. The | bon. Attorney General is smijing—he, no doubt, is | thinking of the red-coats; but necessity has no laws. | To prevent the recurrence of such events let us educate the people. It has been said that the Normal School | has been a failure ; but failures should be made a step- | ping stone to success. ‘There should be some inter- | mediate schoel between the College and the common | schools, 1 believe there should also be grades of | schools, especially in the towns. Kducation should not | be made a party question, (The hon. member here , referred to a number of individuals of the the humbler | classes who had distinguished themselves in literature, | and said that Education was as free now as ever it was, | to all who ehose to avail themselves of its advantages.

Batverston, Reporter.

Dr. Jenxixs.— Mr. Chairman, I was glad to hear that the hon. Attorney General looked upon this subject as one of vital importance to this Colony, and that it will not be treated as a mere party question; but in the latter part of his speeeh I did not hear anything of con-

| sequence. I had hoped that he would give us a bird's eye view of the intentions of the Goveroment on this

_ matter, for we require some reliable information on the

| working of the ‘* Pree Kiucation Act’ before we legis-

late upon the subject. very oae admits that the free | system of education shcu'd be earried out in this Colony, | but we bear from all parts of the country that the Act | as it now stands, does not work satisfactorily. There | must be a great deal in the details which is faulty, and | | have been endeavoring to find out where the fault lies. | This question came up last year with the Visitor’s | Reports, and I then took occasion to make # few remarks ou the working of our educational system, and especially | on the working of some of the schools. 1 said that the | Visitor for the Kastern Section was utterly incapable of | performing his duty, owing to bis inability and lack of energy. 1 ask whether any person can get a knowledge | of the working of the sebovls in that section of the country | from his Report. When I read the paragraph in the | address in answer to His Excellency’s Speech last Ses- _ sion, Lf expected that the Government would then bave | made some very necessary amendments to the Aet, and | that they would have dismissed this incompetent Sehool | Visitor, Who was appointed by the late Government | solely on account of bis being an extreme partizan, The | very fact that the Leader of the late Government de- clined at one time to bave one of these Reports pub- | lished, was a proof of this Visitor’s inability aod in-

' competency. Why did not the Government discharge

| him last year and appoint a geatleman eapable of dis-

| charging the onerous and responsible duties of that | office? The political sentiments of the present incum- | Lent were strong, and he never gave the present Gov- | ernment any support, therelore, cousidering this, and his

neglect of duty, Lam surprised that they have retained | him in office. If there was an active and efficient man | in that position, L should be far from wishing to displace | him on account of bis political opinions; but the present officer has nothing to recommend him. Something has | been said by the Attorney General about the Normal | Sehool. Complaints have been made from time to time on account of the law compelling students to attend that institution five months before they ean receive a Jicense

{rom the Buard of Education to teach a District School,

and therefore | think some information concerning the

working of that School should be laid before us to en- able us to find out whether it is properly conducted or otherwise, The examination of candidates by the Board of Mducation is a mere pominal affair, for we know that

| the course whieh a student has passed through is a better

office of Teacher. The mere examiuation is looke1 upon |

matter, and [ believe that the examination as it is generally conducted by the Board, is litule better than a tarce. am one of the Trustees, and I do not covet the office | The institution does vot work well, and therefore I should like to see a Commissioa appoiated by the Government to investigaie the working of the establishment. Oue of the Professors says that he bas vot time to teach | studeuts all the branches required in his department;

but when 1 went to school the teacher divided his time as

best be could, and bis pupils were obliged to learn

under bis iules and method of teaching. We should | kuow'the reason why the College gives such general dis- ' satisfaction to all parties.

of great attainments, and therefore there must be some- | is a school in this | and 1 | such | Are the Government prepared

thing radically wrong. There town attended by Catholic children should [ike to kuow whether schoois iu the Colony. to place such schools under the supervision of Catholic ‘clergymen, or not? ‘This is a question with which we wust grapple, aud the svoner the better. L[ know some'hing about St. Dunstau’s College, and | must say thatit is a credit to the Colony, aud more particu. larly so, to those who sustain it.

aloue,

there are maby

| sound and complete education. seif as an Independent Member, 1 have had a slap at the Governmeut, asd vow [ will have auother at my bon, colleague, the hon. member for Charlottetown. The

late Government completely negatived the ‘* Free Edu- |

eation Act’’ whea they taxed the people with a part of the Teachers’ salary. But we are uot called upoa tv go into the details at preseut.

Mr. Brecken.—Me. Coairman, [ would like to ask

ple, withouc the aid.ot Governmeot? bvery indiwidual Iu the Cyloay is taxed, aud specially taxed, for the sup- (Continued on fourth page.)

school stamp; but I think, in general, the Act is per- | l agree, however, with what has |

This statement is not strictly ;

criterion by which to judge of his qualification for the |

in Collegiate iustituuons as comparatively a trifling |

With segard to the College, 1 may state that [ |

Very few young men are | turved out frow that institution who yive much promise |

Tae studenis there, | | are thoroughly taught al! the branches necessary in a | As L look upon my- |

my hon. col.eague whether the Education system is real | ly free, because it is mot sustained directly by the peo- |

ND NEWS.

{ NO, 28 7” ah ate SE SP Great Spsech of Mr. Bright on the Irish

Church,

| A meeting, whieh Mr, Beight who presided, denominat- ed the grandest public demonstration he had ever attend-

ed, was held in Mr. Spurgeon’s Taberaacle, on the 22ad of April.

| The Chairman, who, on rising to address the meeting, was entiusiastically cheered, said: It is kaown to the | majority of this audience that [ have not beer unaccas- tomed to be present at, and take part in, the deliberations and great assemblies of my countrymen, but I may say that on no previous occasion has my eye rested upon so grand u gathering as that which [ am now ees to look upon. [Cheers.] The magnificient spectacle before me suggests and even compels the inguiry, ** What can be the question which has sv stirred the hearts of the people as that it should be possible to hold a great meet- ing on @ public and political question in this locality and in this building?” — L believe that the more we consider what is the nature of the question now pending ia the | House of Commons, and which is occupying the minds of | vast multitudes of the people of the United Kingdom, the

more we shall be drawn to the conclusion that it é eve | which is worthy of all the deliberation we can give it, | and that probably at no past time have the people of

England had betore them a question more worthy of their considerati a, one more calling upon shem for a patriotic and wise judgment; and it isa question which, if we take the part that becomes us, we shall, I believe, bring betore Jong to @ final and settled determination. [Loud cheers.] I have been now for nearly 25 years a member of the Imperial Parliament, but I witness now for the first time what appears to me an honest and a thorough attempt to do that which ought to have been done long ago—to offer a measure of justice on one great question to the people of Ireland, and to make an effort which [ believe will be to a large extent successful to pacify that country, and to unite it really, not merely by a parch- ment union, but by a union of interest, and feeling, and heart, to England and Seotland. [Applause.] 7 said in the House of Commons that this proposition which we are now discussing :s a very small one indeed if we regard only those who are immediately concerned, as connected with the Irish Church, but that it is one of the greatest magnitude if we regard it as affecting the senti- ment of the people of Ireland, and the future union be- tween the three portions of the United Kingdom. We propose to remove a political institution which has exist- ed in Ireland for 300 years, but fer whieh, during those 3UU years, no fair argument has ever been offered, for which at this moment during the discussion which is

going on throughout the three kingdoms, I venture to say no sound and solid argument will now be offered. [A

ery of ** No Popery,"’ from a person in the body of the building} 1 think he would be aa ingenious and a bold

man who would undertake to show that the lrish Church

Establishment has been of any service—L speak now of religious servicee—to the members of that Church. There

can be no deniai of this—that the existenee of that

establishment has been for three centuries, and is at this momenta standing and gigantic insult to the majority of the people of Ireland. [Loudcheers ] I sup that,

without any exception whatavever, the Irish nation of the Roman Catholie Church nust be admitted to le against the Protestant Establisiument, and of those whu

are not of the Catholic Church, [ believe a very large

portion of the people of Ireland, against that Church

Establishment. You know that in the House of Com.

mons it is assamed that all who are not Catholics ure

what is called Protestant, and that all who are Protest-

ants are in favor of the Church. The actual number of

the adberents of the Church is returaed by the censug as somewhat under 700,000 persons, but if you make the deductions which ought to be made from any census re-

turn of the adherents of any established Church, you will

bring that number down, in all probability, to about

half a million persons. Well, there are probably half a

million of persons in Ireland belonging to the Presbyter-

ian Church. 1 received a letter this morning, er yester- day, from a gentleman of the highest vereeity and great intelligence in the town of Belfast, in which this passage occurs: I have been surprised at the calmness with which in the North of Lreland, the vote of the House of Com- mons was received. 1am sure you will be glad to know that in the North the Presbyterians are, almost without exception, keeping aloof from the Protestant Defence Assuciations. It comes literaily to this; that there are very few persons, even in Ireland, who are enthusiastic wud furious in defence of the Protestant Establishment. That Establishment has been bad enough, bat it has never been so bad, and I have never charged it with being so bad, that it has deadened the feelings of justice and of right so entirely among its own adherents as to make them alla unanimous body in determining to maiotain it.’ (Applause.) Well, then, this Church party ia Ireland is brought down after all toa mere bandial of the population. If they were all brought together into one city they wouldnot make a city greater than Liverpool or

Giasgow, and when you bring the matter into this shape you will see what a very small matter it ie as affecting

them, although it may be one of the greatest umpartance as regards the sentiment of the Irish people, and the

general question of a true union between the three king-