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‘in England, which only could have beea properly answered by referring to them: but now it Is said, oh, we are too poor to undertake it! He would ask them, if that was a good answer to give toa gentleman de- sirous of emigrating ? Whether would such an answer have a tendency to induce or to deter men of wealth to settle among you 2? Then would any man of mtelligence hesitate for a single moment, oF consent to retard the prosperity of his country, for so piritul a suur? Away with so pitiful an idea. He sincerery hoped their thon- ours would see the neeessity for passing & Bill, the advantages arising from which would infinitely out. weigh the trifling expense attending It. Say

The Hon. Mr. Axparsen agreed with the hon, Seh-, citor General, and in addition to the advantage he had inentioned to be derived from a Census, tt would show what lands were settled, and what were unsettled—and it would be useful for many other purposes.

The Hon. Mr. Hexstey understood that his hon. friend (Mr. Swabvey) objected principally on its being taken at this unseasonable time, and he must say that he himself would have liked it better, HX had been delayed until the distress that at present wafortunately existed had passed away. He was ef opinion, that 10, would absorb between JOO and 400/ ef the public money —and that two or three years after this, K Would be time enough te take it—he said so, not because he intended | to vote against, or throw out the Bill, but ten years was) the uswal interval that was allowed to elapse, before, such things were taker again—and they should, above) all things, studiously avoid falling into expenses, be. ; cause he entertained no doubt whatever, there would be | a great decrease this year in the revenue. nog

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vcity as that with which our population are now contend-

THE EXAMIWER.

now under consideration result in any serious losses to shall find that it is generally met by grants of money those merchants who have purchased agricultural pro- and very rarely by an embargo. No, Sir, they know too duce for exportation. But I do not think there is much Well the injurious effects to trade and commerce, which reason to apprehend that loss will fall upon the mer- generally arise from so extreme a measure, to have re- chants. In the neighbouring Provinces Grain com- course to it without the most evident and urgent neces- mands at present comparatively low prices, and from sity. I once, Sir, fearlessly took upon myself the the responsibility of defeating such a proposition by my casting vote; and I believe I conferred a great benefit on the community by so doing. The reasons which { then assigned for my vote, were precisely such as those by which I am»new influenced; and I venture to pre- dict that it will be found that the judgment which I have-

formed upon the question, is a sound one. (To be continued.)

PEN WA ATIAPNER.

MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1848.

the demand which the present scarcity creates for it in this Island, holders of Produce may safely calculate up- on obtaining remunerating prices in this Colony. It is true, some inconvenience may be entailed upon persons who may be under an obligation to supply their agents or correspondents with agricultural produce, if an Em- bargo Bill receive the sanction of the Legislature and the Governer; but the apprehension of any such incon- venience to private individuals ought not to deter the: House of Assembly from the discharge of their duty. Persons in affluent or comfortable circumstances should not hesitate to make some sacrifices for the general) =——————— = good. In preparing the Bill, should the Committee Late and Important News from Europe. igree to the principle, it will, no doubt, be necessary to insert a clause, to prohibit the use and manufacture of grain in the Distilleries of the Island. In advocating a measure of this kind, it will be seen that I am prepared to make some sacrifices myself; for, though at all times deeply impressed with a sense of the necessity of giving every encouragement and assistance to agriculturists, | believe there was scarcely ever such a season of scar-

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Tre first English Mail for the present month was re- ceived from Pictou at an-early hour this morning. The excitement and disturbances in Europe have rather ia- creased than abated. ‘The waves of the French Revo- lution, in their onward sweep, have not left a firmly- fixed throne on the Continent,--some have been tum- bled with as much ease and rapidity as if they had been a set of ninepens, while others are shaking and ready to fall with the first vigorous blast. War has been de-

—they had already had a great struggle, and he though | '") and [believe that the House are now imperatively thay had accomplished a great thing in checking the / called upon to adopt a measure—extreme as it may be lavish expenditure of past times. It was general) } —that will not only serve to alleviate partially the pre-

thought, there would bea falling off in our revenue) this year, and therefore it was necessary to bear this in, mind, In England, 10 years was the usual term to take) a Census of the population, and make up their statistics | He confessed he could not see the urgent necessity fo: | taking a Census atthe present time—it was better to) err on the safe side, than to encourage a lavish ex-)

nditure.

The Hon. Mr. Youne was then allowed te withdraw | his motion. |

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Hlonse of Assembly, |

Waepxespar, Apau 12. THE EMBARGO QUESTION,

The Hon. Mr. Coxes, in calling the attention of the House to the reports of distress which reached them from ali parts of the Country, vbserved—the old saying, extreme cases require eXxireme remedies, was Bot 1n3p- plicable wo the present state ef the country, An Em- dango, Sir, is an extreme remedy for the distress which now prevails; bet itis one that is absolutely necessary. It is well known, Sir, that | have been always opposed to measures that placed restrictions upen trade. In principle € am still oppesed to any such measures. From motives of expediency and necessity | now advocate at Embargo. | am convinced there is not Grain enough in the hands of the farmers to supply them with seed, end | am strengthened in this conviction by the faet, that farmers have been frequently seen in town duripg the present Spring purchasing Grain instead of selling it. Of all others, the potatoe crep appears te have be- come the most uncertain, and from this circumstance I have been often inclined to think that it would be more advantageous for poor settlers to discontinue planting euch a crop, and turn thes attention to the growth of other and more certain produce—or at least te refrain from planting to such an extent as they have heretofore done. Oats have generally turned out a safe and cer- tain crop, and, wher manufactured, becomes ar article of food of the most wholesome description, and greatly superior to Potatoes; besides, from the Oats we have manere t@ enrich the land— from the potatoes, none. Ik ie painfal te hsten, from day to dar, te the representa- tions of dietress which prevails in the severa] Districts of the Island; nor is the scarcity confined to the poorer class of farmers; many who have been shippers of pro- Goce in former years, are suffermg now as wel! as thon poorer neighboars. Without the isterposition of the Legislature to prevent exportalion, thousands must be reduced to great hardships—and these hardshins mast be felt with more than doadie severity next year, if bat ‘wery email crops be put into the ground during the pre- @ent one. I entertain, Sir, a dee sense of the responsi-

dility I incar, in thus interfering with the commercia! [ should require mach better proof of its necessity than

sent distress, but prevent much greater suffering from carcity during the next winter and spring. [The hon. gentieman concluded by moving a resolution in favour of an Embargo.]

Mr. Parmer thought there was no necessity for de- bating this question. He did not suppose there would be any opposition to an Embargo, for al] parties appear- ed to be convinced of its necessity ; and the sooner the Bill received the concurrence of the Legislature the better.

The hon. Spraxer said—The hon. member for char-

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jottetown is much mistaken if he thinks there wil] be

no Opposition to the measure contemplated in the reso- jution just submitted. I, for one, am net convinced of its necessity. The hon. member for Queen’s County (Mr. Coles) has told us that the merchant can sustain no lass by being compelled to sell his Grain in this Island, but rather a gain. 1] cannot, Siz, woderstand this mode of arguing the question. His statement seems to imply, that owe merchants would rather trade out of the Colony at a disadvantage, than init ata profit. This is so con- trary to the principles. upon which business men con- duct their affairs in. this Island, that I think they will not be likely to agree with the hon. member. The rea- soning of the hon. member is, in fact, opposed to the measure. With respect to the quantity of seed grain in the Island, I believe I have as great facilities of know- mg its probable emount as any other member of this hon. House ; and I am of opinion that there is sufficient graim in the country at present in the hands of thase who generally hold it, to enable the farmers to put the usual quantity into the ground for this year's crop. Let the grain go, however high the price may be, no apprehen-

sions need be-feli as to the result We have taken of

the unpost duves on four and other bread stuffs; Jet us then allow exportation of grain, and let it be to what- ever extent it may, the price will enable the people to porchase those things which they stand the most in need,

that is Piowr, Indian Meal, and other such articles of ls

food ; and this wil! benefit the last year's immigrants in particular, So many things, Sir, crowd apon my mind beariag against the question, that it is almost impossible fer me to enumerate them. There is one thing, however, which strikes me very forcibly, and that is the injastice which this measure, if carried, would inflict upon those mercanule establishments in the neighbouring provin- ces, whose agents here, it is well known, greaily to the benefit of this Colony, buy up mach of our produce. dering the winter months, for shipment in the spring. Were there no oiber objections bearing upon my mind against the questhon, this consideration alone would be almost sofficient to indece me to oppose it; at any

rate that a civil wer was the object of

clared against Austria. by Charles Albert, King of Sar- inia, who has taken up the cause of the Lombards and Venetians, in their struggle with the Austrians. This intervention of Sardinia in the effairs of Lombardy and Venice has excited very deep interest throughout Eu- rope, as being the first interference of one Power in the internal concerns of another, during the prevailing con- tinental commotions.—France is comparatively quiet. The attention of the nation was fixed upon the approsch- ing election of a National Assembly, for which the most extensive preparations were made.—In England the Chartist agitation has recommenced with increased vigour. An immense meeting end procession was ad- vertised to take place, preparatory to the presentation of a Petition to. Pazliament, signed by about five millions of people; but Government issued a proclamation for- bidding the assemblage.—In Ireland public excitement was intense, and warlike preparations were the order of the day: Government pouring military into every section of the country, and the extreme section of the Repeal party organizing their followers, and providing them witharms No actual disturbance had occurred up to the time of the Steamer's departure from Liver- pool; but judging from the ferment in which the coun- try is deseribed to be, a fearful collision is almost ine- vitable, and not distant. Many persons of note and rank —hitherto averse to, or lukewarm in, the cause of Repeal—heve given in their adhesion to the Confeder- ation or War Party.

STATE OF IRELAND.

On the order ofthe day. in the House of Commons, April 3—Lord Jocelyn, having expressed his indignation and disgust at the language used by certain traitors in freland, avowediy with the object of overturning exist- ing institutions, and of levying war ageinst ber Mejesty, and having denounced those individuals who, dead to their own and the natione] honour, had gone over to a foreign country to solicit arms to carry out their traito- rous designs, asked the Government whether they had Suiicient powers in their hands to crush these traitors, and if not, whether they were prepared to ask Parlia- ment for the required measures.

Lord John Russell replied that it was quite true that ngvage exciting to rebellion against the Crown and exciting the people to acts of violence against property, with the view of making Ireland a se- arate and independent nation, had been used in Ireland. Such language might sometimes be passed over as the ravings of distempered fancies; but, unfortanetely, the present was not a time when it could be allowed to go unnoticed. Partly on account of the excitable nature of thase te whom this language wes addressed, partly on account of the great distress which the people hed endured for the last three years, and which naturally induced them to listen to anything suggested im the wey of 2 remedy, and partiy on account of the events ness- ingim France and other countries, this language had been followed by the manufectare of pikes and of rife cuns;and it was avowed openly by the public press ) these preparations. The Lord Lieutenant of Irelend hed a dificult and de- licate duty to

transactions of the country, and I shall deeply regret if any that has been eddaced. Let the House look to the