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etanding on deck, and shouted. catched her?

‘ His mother came forward, in bonnet and shawl, ianding at the wharf of the city we Were nearing. glow broke over hee fuce as she laid her tiny han arm, and said—

* My husband must sec you, to introduce you. He will soon be on board. shall | give him r

*T gave her my uame,

‘{sball always remember it,’ ‘ Franky, dear, dont go quite so near ¢ You bave made me tremulous all day, ; comiog soon—Stand hy me, and look out for ae :

‘ Our boat struck the wharf soon, and the bustle and con- fasion of landing and unlading began. Suddenly, a fall gentleman pushed bis way through the army of Tristrien on the pier, and sprang apon deck with one bound.

‘ Frank elapped his hands and soreamed with delight ; the baby crowed as echo of his glee. though he ‘new not why. The young wife was already in the armsof "jer husband.

« Lizzy! be exclaimed, but she did nc’, speak award, She had forgotton me, I saw, aid feeling “ayself quite an intruder, J was turning away when she cauy‘at ny sleeve.

‘Oh! Miss Willist stay. Walter, you must thank this lady, for L cannot! She ha%; saved our boy from drowning !’

* Miss Willis! exelaimo’, the gentleman, quickly, seizing my hand, amd seretini#’ ng my face with a pair of keen dark eyes. <The same, the; very same! My dear lady, what chagce sent you ia this Ovuarter of the globe? Why, do you not recognise your p)ague of school-day, your thorn in the spirit, your culprit

‘Can it he Walter R-——-? I asked, staring at him in a kind &F incredulous surprise.

*™Mobody but himself, dear Miss Willis, and as great a rogue as ever, as Lizzy there can testify. But this is no place for us! Come ! you are not going on to-night ? You shall not! Here, fellow, take off these trunks!’ he called toa portet. «I shall settle the question of your destiny for to night, leave or no leave, Miss Willis,’ he exclaimed archly, as he turned to search for my trunk. ‘* You see Walter R has not for- gotton his disregard of ali powers that be!’

‘I never passed an evening of more unalloyed pleasure than the first evening in the home of my former scholar, now Professor R of University, and his girlish wife. Walter had redeemed the rich promise of genius that his _ had given, in the face of temptations that had beset

1is path in no common degree. I saw ata glance the lawless vehemence of his boyhood had been turned into the broad current of useful energy, and was working mightly for himself and for the world.

* L asked him one day—for I was detained a ‘ close prisoner ’ by his hearth not a few days—when it was that he had ehanged from the idler to the ever-busy—from the wayward to the enthusiastic being that he was.’

‘He paused a moment, and then with a look into which his gou! poured a world of meaning, said—

‘It was, Miss Willis, when I laid » paper upon your desk, pledging my support to law and order. God bless you my teacher, my friend. He grasped my hand warmly, dropped itand went hastily out.

‘IT will not weary you with a much longer story, my patient Mary. It is enough to sey that the happiest days— yes, mouths of my later life, have been passed in the family of Professor R , Since then removed to a corresponding post of usefulness at the East, or in the society of his pre- cious children, who come, like angels, te gladden my hearth and heart.’

Mary looked up with an inquiry on her surprise-parted lips. Aunt Hannah laid her finger on them with a smile of much meaning and much love, while with the other hand she gently drew a locket from its nestling place over the blushing girl’s heart.

‘In short, let me finish my story in proper style, Mary. In short, you have met them here, have loved them here— and’—she struck the spring of the looket, and held up a bright manly face before Mary's sparkling tyes.

‘And My Mary, to-day, is the chosen bride of the roguish Franky, whose steps I have watched on more than the one day's brief voyage of his childish memory. God guide him through Earth’s wilderness to Heaven—child of my adoption —son of my heart! Mary, the teacher’s trial was light; has not her reward been great ?

Mary dropped her tear-sprinkled check on her friend’s shoulder, put her arm around her’s and whispered— Dear aunt, mother of my heart ! your lesson shall not he lost !’

* In due season ye shall reap. if ye fuint not !’ said the old lady, as she laid her hand on the forehead of the young tea- cher, where the last ray of summer sunlight had just gone out in glory.

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News by th: last English sail.

(From the London News of the World, May 27.) THE ARMY BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.

The recent receipt of despatches from the Kast enables us to place before our readers a better and more authentic state- went of the actual state and prospect of affairs in the allied camp before Sebastopol than it has been possible to collect from the broken, imperfect, and most unsatisfactory messages of the electric telegraph. Our direct intelligence from the | camp comes down to the 12th instant, at which date the dis- | content and disgust of the army at the sudden and inexplica- ble recall of the expedition to Kerteh remained almost without abatement. The men who are de-cribed as “literally burn- ing to engage the Russians again,” feel that they were fooled upon that occasion; and it seems to have required all the influence of the officers to prevent some of the regiments from breaking out into open mutiny. Several sharp engagements in the trenches, in which the enemy was very severely handled, have, however, served to restore the good humour of a portion of the army, and the prospect of au early move- ment in the field inspires the remainder with hope, if not with absolute content.

The strength of the allied army in front of Sebastopol is now so great as to render a continued inactivity dangerous to its discipline, as well as infinitely injurious to its morale. The men burn for action, and when they look around them and view their daily increasing numbers, they become every hour more disgusted with the idleness to which they are doomed.

Great preparations continue to be in progress for a third bombardment. “ Fresh guns,” says our correspondent. “ are still coming up daily, with immense supplies of powder, shot and shell. Our advanced works are also being slowly eom- pleted ; but,” our correspondent adds, “there is not a single officer or a private out here ¥ho is deceived by these prepara- tions. Every man in the whole allied army knows full well that no mere bombardment will ever drive the Russians from the south side, or advanee the capture of Sebastopol b single day.” Nevertheless, the comman lars pivaprere. ie their pre rations with apparently unshaten faith. Sixty OW Ee vs weve been planted in the advanced works of the Britisiy line OF assault, and an immense nomber of 13 and 10-inch mor iars have also been mounted. The French, at ihe same time, have nearly complete {a most powerful bat- tery of heavy and mortars within 60 feet of the Flag- siaif battery; whilst, from the lodymeng which they still maintain in fropt of that work, they ars enevied to annoy the ‘enemy with incessant musketry. “ Every one,” says our

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It will not stand four hours a‘ter the I’rench re-

open fire. The Russians are in the meantime endeavouring

for|to ward off the effect of this misfortune by constructing other work, still stronger, close in the rear of the Flagstaff,

but more towards the sea. It is not, however, expected that this will be able to offer any long resistance, with the Flag: staff in possession of the French.”

All this is’ well as far as it goes. It is right that the scieatific labours of the siege should proceed, and be urged, however slowly, to completion ; but we concur in that strong instinct of the army, which tells it that Sebastopol will never fall by any force of mere bombardment, Qur readers will do us the justive to bear in mind that we have, from the first, maintained that the capture af Sebastopol could never be efiected until the covering army of the Russians at Bakshi- Sorai and Simpheropol had been encountered and defeated in the open field, ‘That opinion now universally prevails throughout the army, and has at last extended to the com- manders. Little doubt exists that a movement upon a grand scale will shortly be mado in the field,

Omar Pasha came down from Kupatoria to the British head-quarters at Bala Clava, on the 11th inst.,and remained in couneil with Lord Raglan and the French commander-in- ohief for several days. There can be no question that the object of his visit was to concert means for the commence- ment of a campaign in the interior of the Crimea, Of the nature,of those measures we are, of course, ignorant ; but as Omar Pasha commands an army ef 50,000 picked Turkish troops at Hupatoria, and as the allied commanders, in con- sequence of the large reinforcements whieh have latterly reached them, are in a condition to detach at least an equal number of French and English troops for other service than that of the mere bombardment of Sebastopol, it may be rea- sonably conjectured that a combined movement in the field between these two considerable forces has been determined upon, and that the country to the north-eastward of Sebasto- pol wil! most probably become the scene of operations.

Supposing a step of this kind to have been resolved upon, it may be surmised that the first movement of the allied army would be straight upon the Tehernaya, with the view of foreing the Russian position at the bridge of Tchourgoum. That point carried, the army would most probably advance into the plain beyond Tchourgoum, and jeaving the mountain road by Mackenzie’s farm on their left, would force the pas- sage of the road through Baidar, From thence it would be necessary to storm the heights between Mackenzie’s farm and Bakshi-Serai, when they would at once be in possession of the main road, which, runving from Simpheropol through Bakshi-Serai, enters Sebastopol between the heights of In- kermann, By this road the formidable position now held by the Russians, above the caves of Inkermann, would be turned from the rear, and the complete investiture of Sebastopol from the north side would follow as a matter of course, An allied force would, of course, hold Tchourgoum to secure the com- munication, and to cover the rear of the advancing army; whilst our own and the French troops on the southern heights of Inkermann would prevent any attempt of the enemy to place an army between the position of the allies and the force advancing by the north road. If, whilst this were done on the part of the French and English, an onward movement were at the same time made by Omar Pasha from Kupatoria, it is very possible that his advance might be un- opposed, or if opposed, not with a force sufficient to check his march. It is certain, however, that before all this could be accowplished, a bloody battle must take place somewhere. The passage of the Tchernaya, and occupation of Tchourgoum, would undoubtedly be fiercely contested, and 80 also with respect to Baidar; but the great and final struggle would most probably be for the heights between Mackenaie’s farm and Bakshi-Serai. Every one of the innumerable stoep hills, and the mountain paths they command, would: have-to be carried at the point of the bayonet; while on the heights themselves—among the thick, dense brushwood —skirmishes, surprises, and cutting off detached parties, would be incessant, Al! this undoubtedly looks formidable; but unless the fine and impetuous army of the Allies is to remain forever in a state of comparative inactivity in front of Sebastopol, some movement of the nature we have indicated must speedily be made. ‘The necessity for fighting at every step necd be no hindrance to it, since vil that the army now desires is—to fight.

A TIGER-LIKE RUSSIAN SORTIE IN A STORM.

May 10.—We have had our dulness enlivened by a brisk sortie which was made against the left attack last night. As usual, the enemy met with a severe repulse. The trench- guard was mouuted at the usual hour yesterday evening. Near the lefi attack a working party accompanied, part for the purpose of repairing the zig-zags, and part for the new advanced work, which is now nearly completed. Beyond an oceasional shot or shell, Sebastopol was remarkably quiet, and tie officers in command congratulated themselves on the prospect of advancing the work without molestation. After dark, however, appearances altered much. The weather, which had been fine during the day, became quite tem- pestuous, the wind blew half a gale; it was pitchy dark, with blinding showers of rain; in fact, a sortie-night beyond all doubt. To guard against surprise, our sentries were advanced beyond their customary posts, the supporting parties cautioned to be on the alert, and every necessary disposition made to meet and repulse an attack. Eleven and twelve o’clock came and passed in perfect quiet—in fact the quietness about Sebastopol was the most suspicious symptom, and but for that, the witching hour, when the enemy generally make their attacks, would have been thought past. At one o’clock the weather seemed doing its worst. Nothing could be seen for the rain and darkness, and nothing could be heard for the howling of the wind. Suddenly, both wind and rain ceased ; but the darkness was still intense. One of. the out-centries thought he heard something unusual in the direction of the Relan, and, instead of rushing in, with or withont firing his musket, as our sentries too frequently do, he, with the utmost coo'ness and judgment, tried to discover the cause before giving an alarm. He communicated his suspicions to two other sentries, and after a short deliberation they all advanced in the direction of the noise, creeping cautiously along the ground. As they approached the Russian works the noise, as of many men moving about, though not advancing, was distinctly heard. The steps appeared to be about 100 yards off, but it was impossible to distinguish anything. Suddenly the sound ceased. The three sentries were in doubt what to do, but eventually one of them returaed to the advanced work to report what they had heard, and alarm the covering party. [[t is a pity this man’s name is not given. He deserves praise.] The instant the sentry had made his state- ment the treach guard was aroused—the men formed up in strict silence—the weapons looked to, and each detachment, under the command of its officers, proceede! to its appointed post. Orders were issued that none were to fire until the general command was given. Col. L. Yea, of the 7th, was field officer in command of the whole party. <A brigadeer general was iu command in chief of the troops in the trenches, but he was stationed with the reserve. In the meantime the two centries, who had remained in advance, waited quietly for some other indication of the enemy’s presence. Afier about a quarter of an hour’s anxious expectation, the head of a body of men, advancing quickly and captiously, was dis- tinctly heard. One of the sentries instantly returned to report it, the other remained at his post until the enemy were

within 40 yards of where he lay. He then began retreating, |.

keeping close to the ground, neither going on too fast or suf:

correspondent, “ looks upon the Flagstaff as entire! 5 hors de,

fering the enemy to overtake him. When within a stone’s

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iety entered our works and pointed out their precise sition, All our troops preserved a striot nilence, and so quiet were the enemy that it was almost impossible to say that they had not altered their plan, and proceeded in another direction. A few mioutes passed in this manner, and then in an instant 40 shots were fired into our lines at a distance of six feet. It seems that when the Russians halted they lay down on their bellies, and crawled forward unobserved until within a musket’s length of our trenches, when a number of them fired and sprang upon the'r feet. Our men were in no way taken by surprise. Their positions were already assigned, and they lay so close under cover that only two men were struck by the enemy’s volley—one man killed on the spot, another dangerously wounded. The Russians, who had first risen, made an attempt to rush into the work under cover of their fire, which they believed had taken us entirely by, sur. prise ; but nearly all who tried were shot or bayoneted. The rest of the party, which now seemed about 1,000 strong, commenced a heavy fire, but it was totally inefficient against our troops, who were sheltered by the breastwork. Qur fire, on the contrary, was cocl and well sustained, and at a short distance told with murderous effect on the crowds of Russians. They fell on all sides, while we scarcely lost a man. After a few minutes the enemy became confused, and fell back in disorder. It appears, however, to have been only a moment- ary panic, as, after retreating a short distance, during the whole time of which they were skirmishing, they returned at the charge, and, with the utmost coolness and daring, moving more to the left, tried to storm the breastwork at another point. [n this they were as unsuccessful as in their first attempt. The troops reserved their fire until the Russians closed, and giving one tremendous volley prepared to receive those who might strive to cross the breastwork with the bayonet, Bat so severe was the effect of their volley that the enemy seemed paralysed. ‘Their officers tried to lead them up, but the men, though they fired fast, seemed disin- clined to follow. They were wavering fast, when a second force of Russians, about 500 strong, came upon the field. The reinforeements made no fresh effort to force our trenches, contenting themselves with skirmishing to cover the retreat of the attacking party. The English never quitted their

remove their killed and wounded. While cffecting this they suffered a severe loss from our fire, which, from our very sheltered position, they were quite unable to return, at least with any effect. After about a quarter of an hour's skir- mishing in this manner, the enemy fell back and got under cover of the Redan. Ay usual, the instant the aitack was repulsed and the Russians clear of, their batteries opened fire upon the portion of our lines ou which the sortie had been | made. They poured in regular volley8 of round shot, grape and shell. ‘The heavy dark sky which lowered over every- thing seemed a perfect Aurora Borealis with the incessant flashes of the guns. This retaliation wae fully expected, and all our troops lay down until the iron hail had passed. Only one man was killed by a round shot. None others were even wounded, In about half an hour the cannonide ceased, and except an occasional gun from the enemy, or a iarge mortar from ourselves and the French, all Sebastopo! and the allied

breastwork, but fired into the enemy, who were trying to|

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d tried to annoy the troops engiged in com i Sbransed trench. Aner about halfsan-hour’s ¢on coutest ee rose b setry—the Russians retrea r an opened with shell and round shot, and maintained such a heavy fire that our working parties were compelled ty desist from their Jabour, and retire under the cover of og, works. For the rest of the night they were unuble to eon, tinue the trench, We lost 12 men killed and wotnded four killed and-cight wounded. "ive of tho satter wor wounded severely, oither by round shot or sp!ters of shelj, No officer was hurt. The Russians are strengthening theip batteries; we are getting up guns and ammunition to dg stroy. :

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MORE GUNS WANTED,

It is said that we require no less than 60 new guns in thé advanced works for the next bombardment. An immenss number of 12 and 10-inch mortars have also to be mounted, The French have almost completed a most powerful battery of heavy guns and mortars, within 50 feet of the Flagstaff Battery. From the lodgment which they still maintain ip frout of it they ar@enablod to.amnoy the enemy with inces. sant masketry. Kvery one looks upon the Vlagstaff as en. tirely hors de combat. It will not stand four hours after the French re-open fire. The Russians are in. the meantime endeavouring to ward off the effect of this misfortune by eon. structing another work still stronger, close ip the regr of the Plagstaff, but more to the sea.

LATEST TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCHES.

The French divisions from the camp. at Maslak, under the command of Generals @Aureiies and Herjillon, embarked

from Constantinople for the Cyimea on tac. 12th and 13th, 7 The division of cavalry usder General d’Allonville was te embark on the 15th; aud the [mperial Guard and General ~ ‘Phe destination of this force remained a secret. Phe omlerswere to be opened 4

Zegnault St. Jean @ Angely on the Muh.

at sca. Fresh troops, just disembarked, occupied the camp as the reserv? divisions left it. ‘Bhe Sultau passed the troops in review before their departure, and expressed bis admit. tion of their magnificent appearauce, requesting: General Regnault to repeat his commendations ‘in a general order. The Sultan was escorted by the Fancers.appomied to serve as a guard of honor to the Emperor Napoleon, at the Baliae Liman palace. . ape:

The baggage of the Emperor hud azrivediad tha pxtace, the preparation of which was actively supcrintonded by the Minister Fsuad Effendi. ‘

General Mouravioff, commanding-in-chief the Tusstam army im Asia, had conusntrated his troops at Rutsta. Two

thousand vehicles had been put in requisition. The tenerai had at hie disposal about furty-fivs baiiations, but uot of full strength. a

It is stated from the Crimea that (i:reral Pelissier, on taking the command-in-chief of the Pcnch n7Wy, aNDOUNced

a spoedy assault. The declaration was reesiveu by the army if

with the liveliest enihusiasm,

SOMETHING 13 GOING TO BE DONR:—Telegraphio intel: youcd has reached. Paris from the Crivves. he Allied Generals

trenches were wrapt in perfect silence. Our whole loss froni the sortie was three men killed and 13 men wounded, two of the latter very dangerously. Capt. Lawrence, of the 34th | Regiment, was also wounded, but not severely. ‘The 7th and | 34th Regiments bore the brunt of the contest, and both be- haved with distinguished gallantry. The prudence and courage of the out-sentries are highly lauded. But for their precautions the Russians would never have met with such a severe defeat, and our lcss would, most probably, have been much heavier, The enemy appears to have suffered severely. In spite of their determined efforts to carry off their killed and wounded, one non-commissioned officer and 16 dead men were left behind, with two wounded skirmishers, The latter most probably fell while covering the retreat, and their loss was not noticed. One was very severely wounded, the other in all probability mortally.

INCREASING DISCONTENT OF THE ARMY IN THE CAMP.

English Camp, Heights of Sebastopol, May 9.—The feeling of general disgust at our inactivity seems rather to increase than otherwise. I am informed that some of the regiments, on being disembarked from the Kertch expedition, actually hissed and groaned, and that one, a French regiment, was almost ina state of mutiny. Admiral Lyons and Sir George Brown did their utmost to induce the French Admiral Bruat to disregard the order, and proceed, but he declined, though quite as much chagrived and disappointed as the rest, the re- sponsibility of such a step. We are ina state of the most p2rfect idleness at present. Except during the night, when the working parties go down to the trenches, there is not even the semblance of active hostilities going forward!!! From sunrise to sunset our attacks never fire a shot, and the French are as quiet as ourselves. Only our large mortars fire one every hour, in reply to about a dozen gans from the enemy. We are in short doing absolutely nothing, and, as far as we are able to judge, we are not likely to do much more for some time to come. I do not suppose another expedition to Kertch will be attempted, yet no other place is open to us. At Theodosia a blow might be struck, but to be effectual it should be done at once, for as soon as Kertch is secured, the Russians are sure to throw up strong works round Theodosia. The gencral opinion seems to be that 35,000 or 40,000 of the French will take the field, accompanied by the Turkish and Kaglish cavalry ; but noone can fora m ment conjecture in what direction they would or could move. It is impossible to go two miles in auy direction from our lines without com- ing upon the entrenched camps of the enemy. In the mean- time, however, the cavalry are being drilled aud inspected as if something was really on the tapis.

INSPECTION QF CAVALRY BY RAGLAN’A CANROBERT.,

The whole of the French cavalry were inspected by Can- robert and Raglan near the Hnglish head quarters. They turned out between 4000 and 5000 effective horsemen, all, both men and animals, in good hard-working condition. The Turkish cavalry were also reviewed, and in point of discipline and efficiency made the best appearance of any. There were only about 800 of them, but the men were stout active fellows, clean, and well equipped: the horses small, but high spirited and in fine condition. There was one regiment of Turkish Dragoons, and one of Lancers. Both went through their evolutions slowly, but with a precision and good order which I have seldom seen surpassed ; and the well-ordered, compact, and rapid charge they made at the close of the day’s manceuvres was most brilliant. The Eng- lish cavalry was inspected on the heights above Kadikoi. The light and heavy brigade, united with the 10th Hussars, who have just arrived, and muster 650 sabres, made a total force of about 1,400 mea. To this force the llth Hussars could only contribute one serjeant and two privates; but, as the weather is now appareutly settled fine, the sick horses are fast recovering, and each day will add to our cavalry streneth, The 12th Lancers, part of whom have already landed {rom the Himalaya, muster 850 sabres. So that we shall be able to show at least 2000 effective horsemen ; and taese united with the French and Turks would make a very respectable figure in a pitched battle. 7

A NIGHT SKIRMISH WITH SHARPSHOOTERS.

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May 11.—Again last night we had another sortie upon | our working parties in the left attack,

affair — in fact, more a'skirmish with sharpshooters than a

throw of our treuches the Russians stopped; our sentry |

sortie, About 69 of the enemy's siflemen issued from the’

|have decided on insportant operations whick will be put ia

execution immediately. ‘Fhe greater paxt of the camp of reserve were leaving Constantinople for the Crimea. The plan adopted by General Pelissier is said to be the driving the Russians from the heights of Bala C ava.

Hiantaxn Revxxcs.—A quiet country Jad in Argyleshire, who held three silver medals from the Highland Society for

ploughing, having heard that his brother was killed at Tnker- 5 mann, threw up his situation at Mid Term, joined the 7 Argyleshire Militia, got trained for six weeks, and then _

volunteered into the line, and is now on his way to the Crimea, to bo revenged on the Russians for the death of bia brother. ‘

The St. Petersburg journals pubjish lotters from the ine ~

terior of S-bastopol, ststing that ths publis edifices of tho town are uninjure!. No houses are destroyed, except those nearest the bastions. The town has been so chenged by the engineers that the streets have been turned into so many, citadels, which the allies must take in succession.

Advices from Russia are very gloomy as regards moner matters. Tue goverumeut is forcing iarge suwms out of alk classes of people.

The English cruisers are said to have already visiste! the: Aland isles several times, and have sold w tho inhabitante salt at a much reduced price.

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‘THE EXAMINER.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. L., JUNE 11, 1855.

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OPENING OF TILE REFORM LEGISLATURE OF NEWFOUNDLAND,

We alluded last week to the speech delivered by the new Governor of Newfoundland, at the opening of the Legislature of that Colony on the 22d May. possess sufficient interest to warrant its re-publication here :— Mr, President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Council r Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly?

It greatly enhances the satisfaction with which [ meet you in General Assembly convened, thus early after my assum tion of the Governineat of this ancient and loyal Colony,

that I am in a position to announce to you niy intention to —

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take immediate measures for establishing its civil Adminie tration upon that system which now for some time past is —

in successful operation in Her, Majesty’s other North Ame- rican Possessions, is well known and understood under the designation of Responsible or Parliamentary Government. ‘he conditions which were cousidered by Her Majesty's Government as an indisy asable preliminary to the inirodue-

tion of that system, having been satisfactorily fulfilled on the

part of the Colony by the enactment of Laws providing for

the enlarged representation of the people, and granting re~ —

tiring allowances to the present holders of Executive offices, who have seats in the Council, it remains ouly that the ne cessary measures should be taken under Her Majesty's authority for enlarging the Council in its Legislative capa- city, and for constituting an Kxeeutive Council distinct and separate from it.

Delay in the completion of the instrument whereby the

Royal Authority for this purpese would be properiy com

veyed toi, has been occasioned by the necessity which has vcen felt. in England for referring to this Colony for infor- Mation upon certain poiats of legal vechuicality arising out of the original constitution of the Council,

“I have reason to expect that I may be put in possession of the requisite documents with my public communications by the next mail; and | havo in the meantime addressed to the Secretary of State such a representation upon the subjects’ will, I am satistied, have the effect of securing its immediate transmission, should my expectation that it has been alxeady furwarded to me be disappointed,

After full consideration, however, of the circumstances, I

j have come advisediy to the conclusion that my preseot in-

ability to increase the Council beyond the existing maximum

It was but a slizht of ten, or formally to constitute a separate Council of Ad r

vice, presents no prastical impediment to the immedia™ —

inauguration of the pew system.

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