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work like a horse; and from being a coal-filter’s son in New-| castle he became the friend of King George IIL, and Lord | Chancellor of Eng!and—an office which he ably and honor- | ably filled for twenty-five years. A body with a “ cross” of the lion (as Sam Slick would say), and a mind logiesl and, stern of will, constitute a decided character, whose eouduct

ar ata eee E «A t . w TE tr TR TOR Or PTW nt ner we RET and poverty entail on juvenile immigrants a han boys of Trish and | Catholic parentage in t country, au individual caso like yours might } easily have escaped her notice. Lut you have taken from her the bliss | of ignorance, in the premises. ‘ Kirwan“ tells her that you, Nicholas Murray, now & Presbyterian clorgyman, gave her the cold shoulder, wheu you were quite a boy, thirty yearsago, Nay, more; he says that ' ne of the menns employed by ber for arresting the procress of sin, was my = weenas te an opportar ity of additional sinning ; —** you always found, He Says, “that you eculd play your pranks better after confession

than before.”’. . . This inward reading of yourself, at so early an age, should have convineed you that already, and unknown to yourself, you were a& genuine Protestant book, done up, some bow, by mistake, in Catholic binding.

[ honer the man who, under his responsibility to God, has the moral cuurage to change his religion, when, after mature investigation, he cons entiously believes that he is » issing from error to truth. Itisa great and solemn act. Wien it is attended, as it sometimes is, by the

est sacrifive of worldly interest, and is manifestly done for the and God’s and Treti’s sake, it beeomes, in my estimation, the most heroie and sublime act th ¢ man is capable of performing on the earth. I do not say that it is always insincere. even when the convert promotes bis temporal interests by the change. But,in the latter case, it loses much of the influence which, as an example, it would otherwise exercise on the public mind Neither do I regard it as ia-vroper that he who has experienced such a change, should assign the refsons that brovght itabout. Butin assigning them, all serious men syould expect that they should be good and true reasons.’ Now, I propose, in reply to vour Lett ‘rs, to prove th ut the reasons assigned by you are not go vd reasons in tkemselyes, and that even if they were, in the nature of things, they found no place in the circumstances of your supposed con- version from ‘* Popery”’ to Presbyterianism.

Your Letters, so far as regards the grammatical construction of phrases, and a correct and almost elegant use of Anglo-Saxon words, are not un- worthy of the country which produced a Dean Swift or a Goldsmith, They are also pervaded by a silvery thread of wit, which is unmistake- bly Trish, but which too often, in your Letters, runs into profanity. As a Logician, you are entitled to little praise. As a Theclogian, even on the Protestant system, to less still ; whilst as an upright, candid ad- versary, honestly laboring to overthrow doctrines believed to be erroneous, you can lay claim to none whatever.

Two things, at the outset, tell very badly against you. You represent me as teaching a ductrine which I do dot believe, and yet, in various unexpected forms, you profess to render me the homage of your respect. Now, dear sir, let me say, that if you believe me to be a deceiver of my fehiow-Catholics, you cannot have entertained any respect for my char- “tev, "nlegs your moral perceptions are too dim to discover any difference between vice and virtue. If you profess a respect, which you do not feel, it is equally manifest that your standard of mor:ls 4s artificial, subject t» the control of your will and your pen. In either case you are incon- sistent, and it is, perhaps, well for you that you did not write your Let- ters under the solemnity of an oath, in which case something like perjury would come out on the crosz-examination.

By what right, sir, did you assume that [am not sincere in the pro-

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ion of the Catholic Faith ? And if you did assume it, by what rule ypoerisy and falschoud did you stultifgeyourself by professing respect |

fer gy character ? a ou could tind the preuiises of such ua tal<e and une varitable conelusion cnly in your heart, or wine. To mine you have 1 no access, and you should have been cautious in preelaiming such

nh derived, only oy an logy, trom ye ur own.

coveries as could have be

I believe the truth of the doctrines tar y the Holy Catholic Vhurch 3 firmly as] do my ownexistence. Nay, more. I believe that, as con- tuining the fulness of Divine revelation, it is the only true Church on

»earth—although many true Catholie doctrines are found foatiag about as opinions in the religious atmosphere of Protestantism. This is my professicn of faith, of the sincerity of which the Almighty is my witness ; and I am not aware that [ bave ever given you, or any other

human being, reason to infer, by word or action, that I believed

: Noa hea ‘ i must decline, therefore, the tender of your respect for my character.

But [ would not bave you on that account to regard me as an enemy. Oa the contrary, I would be your friend ; anu the nighest proof of this which you have left it in my power to offer, is the sineere declaration

it, as a fellow-being, you have my pity—and best wishes withal. J ilyze your reasons next wes k. . , . et re? at 7 ba , t JOUN Lt GHES, bisaop of New York.

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To tue Eprror or Toe Examiner.

Sin, — Cn looking over the Islander a few days ago, I no- ticed a lengthy report of a public meeting, said to have heen held in the school-house at Georgetown, on the 18th ultimo, in which, to my great surprise, 1 am represented as one of the principal speakers on the occasion. I feel that the wor- thy secretary of that so-called public mecting hath done me a great injustice, in thus publishing me as taking part in pro- ceedings from which I entirely dissent. Whether it has been intentional on his part or not, 1 am ata loss to know; buat it is certain his report tends to show that I spoke’as an ad- voeate of those strong-worded resolutions, which are stated to huve ali passed unanimously. The facts are otherwise. In the first place the meeting was not public, but was con- vened by private invitations alone, in which not one solitary

liberal was included. In the next place it may appear strange |

how I should have obtained any knowledge of such a meeting and what induced my attendance. that I am one of the trustees of the school-house, that even as such [ had tot the least knowledge of a meeting being held there. At about eight o’clock in the evening, when part of the debates was over, a friend of mine called on me and wished to know what assembly was then in the school- house. I replied that 1 did not know, but supposed it was the Mechanics’ Lnstitute. I then proposed that we would call in and see. Imagine my position on entering, to find that the meeting was exclusively composed of men who are opposed to the party at present in power. - To depart precipi- tately would argue a want of moral courage, so my friend and wyself concluded to remain, merely to hear what would he said; but on the reading of some of the resolutions I conld not forbear calling on different gentlemen present for an explanation, two of whom had the kindness to reply to my questions. ‘These were all that was uttered by me. I ueither wrote, proposed, nor seconded any resolution put forward at that meeting, neither did I vote for the adoption of any of them ; and I now take advantage cf emphatically denying counezion with any of the measures brought before thé same,

Hoping, Mr. Editor, that you will allow the foregoing a place in your journal, I remain, yours, &c.,

Geo. Town, Mar. 2, '58. JOHN B. HOWLETT.

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YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. To tux Evrror or tue Examiner.

Sir,—Last evening Mr. Fullarton delivered a lecture be- fore the Young Men’s Christian Association, on *‘ Decision of Character.” In examining what are the elements which con- stitute a decided character, the lecturer would not allow that anything depends on corporeal constitution. It is true that very little depends on bulk of body ; but, as has been observed by Foster, in his elegant Essay on “ Decision of Character,” may there not be something in the texture of the body favor- able to this torn of mind? or, to use his own words, “a very decisive man has probably more of the physical qualities of the lion in his composition than other men.” ‘his supposi- tion is favored by the tact, that men of really decided char- acters are never slothful or sluggish, always restless and active, witness the Apostle Paul, Napoleon, Cromwell, Clive, &c. Another element, according to the lecturer, is ‘ know- ledge and experience.” Now, sir, it is hard to understand what knowledge, or experience either, has to do with it; for the most wavering would act unhesitatingly if, by knowledge or experience, he could foresee the result of his action; none but a fool would deviate from a path indicated by knowledge and e jenee. A man of a decided character turna his raf and experience to the best account; but as know- ledge is only accidental and extraneous, it cannot form an element in a constitutional and innate phase of character. Lord Clive's officers, before the battle of Plassy, had as per- fect a knowledge of their dangerous position as he himself had, yet they imously advised a retreat ; he disregarded the admonition—the I Empire was the reward of his decision. Indeed the most distinguishing characteristic of a man of this description is that he acts determinedly and con- filently in the absence of knowledge, and when he has not experience for his guide ; supplying the want of knowledge, occasioned by the eireumstances in which he is placed, by his gelf-reliance and sternness of determination. 1 should think that a logical method of thiuking is necessary to decision of character. Brougham says of the late Lord Eldon, that he never doubted; that while he appeared to waver, he only deliberated. With a decision of character well worthy of imitation, be lived up to his motto: + Live like a hermii, aud |

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and aim will be shaped by the “ ruling passion.” And here one master passion in the breast, Like Aaron’s serpent, swaliows all the rest; Nature its mother, habit is its nurse, Wit, spirit, faculties but make it worse; \eason itself but gives it edge and power.

The lecturer said that history in general is objectionable, beeause it “ does not point out the true from false religion !” fias it struck the lecturer that a man may be a very good bis- torian, but a very indifferent theologian; such was David Hume, ‘his may partially account for the alarming defect that Mr. Fullarton has discovered in the works of historians. Again, historians parrate and comment on secular and politi- eal events, and until the Reform Bill and a Lecture on Pre- destivation, or the doctrines of Cobbett’s Political Register and those of the Thirty-nine Articles, are identical, [ cannot clearly see how the lecturer's antipathies are to be overcome, Let us leave this to the Protector.

The lecture before this last one was delivered by Captain Orlebar ; subject, * India.” For the historical part of it he drew pretty liberally (avithout ackuowledgment) from Alison ; and, say you, the lecture was none the worse for that,

On the whole. both lectures were ratber interesting, because the lecturers abstained from sermonizing. Yours, &e.

March 12, 1858. A YOUNG MAN.

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To rmx Eprror or Tue Examtyer.

Dear Sir,—Deeming it to be the duty of every unpreju- diced mind to express approbation or disapprobation of any measure affecting the public welfare, [ solicit a portion o! your valuable space for the purpose of pointing out some of the good results arising from the operation of the Free Kdu- cation Act, and noticing the walicious dtsigns of idle and pragmatical individuals, :

We are af"aware that previous to the enactment of the Free Education Law, the public generally were rather de- clining than inereasing iu intellectual and literary pursuits. And no wonder, when we consider the difficulties and embar- rassments they had to contend with. The amount paid an- nually to the teacher was such that few besides the wealthy could afford to pay for the education of their children, It was then utterly impracticable for a poor man having a fa- wily of five or six children, to pay for their education annu- ally a sum of two pounds to the teacher alone, not to say a word about boarding and lodging him, paying a no inconsider- able amount towards the erection and repairing of the school; house, and the tax contribated towards, the public revenue. We are also aware that the school-houses were something like angelic visits, “few and far between;” and even if a man was able to pay, the distance often prevented him from sending his children. The teashers themselves were then hadly paid, and Jaw business was the result; his station was considered as not worth aspiring to; his services were oftea scorned by the community. The difficulties which impeded the road to edueation were almost insurmountable, and the last mite was paid for what gave little or no return,

Now, owing to the blessing of Responsible Government, we are extricated from those difficulties, We have about | 13,000 of the youth of the Colony enjoying the benefits of a | liberal education. Persons living in the most remote settle- iments are now on a level with those in the eity, as far as sound learningiseconeerne!. Only think ofa standing army of 200 ischoolmasters, all ready aud determined to storm the strong- holds of ignorance, and plant upon its ramparts the banier of ‘knowledge. Instead of paying two or three pounds anifaally per scholar for a miserable education, we now receive a Hberal lone for a few shillings, amd cam send a dozen -children if we Well may we sey that our school system stands un- paralleled, as to eiliviency, in British North America. Who | wou'd not be the supporter of a system productive of such in- ealeulable good? Who would endeavor to disturb the har- | mony which prevails? No person, [ presume, in his senses But there are always fanatical individuals in every commu- nity who are continually disturbing the peace of society, and through whose instrumentality the masses are often deluded and fulsely informed. Last spring the Bible question caused wuch discontent, and those same impostors are again foment- ing distrust between Protestants and Catholies, by the most groundless charges against the latter witb respect to the Bible in our prixed schools. They are now not satisfied with the perusal of the Bible themselves, but they must eram it down’ the throats of the Catholics ; and this is attended with the most scandalous denunciations against the Church of Rome. Why do the hydra-headed editor of the “ public-spirited” Pro- tector ignominiously backbite or slander any christiaa religion? The Bible does not inculcate such a pernicious spirit. Does not the doctrine of consubstantiation seem just as uareason- able to many as that of transubs‘antiation appears to us? Recollect, the Roman Catholics perceive doctrines practised ‘in the different Protestant churches which they believe to be | inconsistent with the laws of God, and not without good foun- dation ; but they do not wish to interfere with our religious beliefs. Let us all then support toleration, and ever live on fciendly terms with our fellow men, Kverlastingly thine,

Lot 50, March, 1838. AGRICOLA.

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(INTERCEPTED EPISTLE.) TO Mra, JOHN PARKER, HEAD OF Sr. PETER’S BAY.

Dear Sir—last night I read your letter

QO’ self-defence against the Doctor,

Whom you offended praising Barker For lively preaching;

He thinks that those you spoke of, Parker, Requires no teaching.

You’ve told ** Old Drug”? in English print

His treacherous tricks without a hint;

He little thought you were the flint To spit such fire.

Through his odd trame, I’m sure, it went Like points o’ brier.

Ob! Parker, had he but the chance, He’d sharpen up his knife and lance; You’d rue the day you spake but once Of the Election; You'd first get chlor’form—thea a trance— Aud then dissection,

As for religion, those who know him Might have a guess which way he’s guing; God knows if e’er he had a tue in : A church at home, For all the prate at you he’s throwing, And those that’s gone.

You know an old woman once was ask’d, By u stranger who travell’d past, What sort of Christians did they grasp For spiritual guardians; ** There are no Christians here,” she said at last, «“ They’re a’ Johnstons an’ Gordons.”’

Now, Parker, as sure as you are there,

This is my constant @aily prayer.

That Doctor Jardine may stand fair And try your logic;

T'll bet a cow you'd strip him bare, A houdy object.

I’m sure, ere this, you are tired reading—

My rustic verse requires some weeding;

‘ Perhaps there’s not three words of logic breed in

‘This whole haranges; *

I valy want to show the way my mind is leading As well as I can.

«¢ Gi’e me a spark 0’ nature’s fire, That’s a’ the learning I desire, _. hen though I drudge through dub and mire, At plough or cart, My Muse, though hasely in attire, May touch the heart.”

Georgetown, January, 1858.

A FRIEND.

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Exnatom.— In the communication signed * A Member of the Church of England,” dated Vebsuary 26, and published in the first page of the Examiner; March 8, rd column, at the end of the 2nd paragraph, for * common sinner,” read

common Saviour. —— a

Che Examiner.

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CUARLOTTETOWN, P.E.1L, MARCIL 15, 1858.

PUBLIC WORKS UNDER THE OLD AND THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

Our attention has been directed, within a few days past. to stray copies of the Islander and Monitor — the latter of a re- cent date in both of which we find an impudent claim set upon behalf of the old Family Compact Government to the construction of all the principal public works in the Colony, oat of the means provided by the general revenue. We shall do the Monitor man the honor of copying the language in which he prefers this claim — not that we think his paper em- titled to more ercedit or more influential than the Islander, and therefore the more dangerous of the two— far from it; but because it is nearest to hand, and is of a later date than the other. After ringing the changes on the usual slang of the Opposition papers, about ‘“ incompetent officials,”’ increase of ‘* public burdens,’’ and ‘‘ bankrupt Treasury ,’’ the long-cared censor of the Monitor, who has very properly selected a stable as the scene of his meditations, brayeth forth in the following style :—

‘¢ This state of things is the more remarkable, since the Tory party, so called, had undertaken and completed nearly all our great public works prior to the advent to power of our present rulers. Our Government House, Colonial Building, Court Houses and Jails, Lunatic Asylum, and nearly all the princi- pal wharfs and bridges throughout the Colony, were erected by them.”’

Although we are told that a certain description of animals should be answered in such a manner as to mark our sense of their mental inferiority, we shall condeseendingly suppose that our friend of the stable has a small share —a yery small share — of common sense, and shall therefore discourse with him as if he were really a rational being.

Anent the Colenial Building first, which we are told was erected by the Tory Government by means of their small re- venue. the Colonial Building was drawn exclusively from the produce of the Land Assessment, which has for the last five years been appropriated to the service of Education. Several years were required to produce a sufficient amount from this tax to put the Colonial Building together; and when it was handed over to the care of the Liberals in 1851, it was a remarkable monu- ment of.the extravagance and jobbery of their predecessors, inasmuch as it required a large sum of money every year since to keep it from tumbling to pieces. Why, the Liberal Go- vernment expended nearly as much money for the education vf the youth of the Colony /ast year as the Colonial Building

Now, it is well known that the money expended on

cost their Tory predecessors, although the money by which it was built had been accumulating for years. Of course the amount of tax, in this case, bore a very small proportion to the grant for education, and from the general revenue the balance had to be paid.

Now, with respect to Government House, the Central Aca- demy, and the Jails and Court Houses in Prince and King’s Counties, the Tory Government did not expend much of the general revenue on these works, but obtained an issue of Treasury Notes for the purpose to the amount of £16,590, | £11,500 of which they have left, amongst their other precious | legacies, as a charge against the present Government. In support of this statement, we recommend to the especial notice of our readers the following extract from the report of the Committee of the House of Assembly on Public Accounts, pre- sented to the House on February 25, 1834, which will be found in the Journal of that year, page 28 :—

‘¢The expenditure for the past year appears considerably to exceed that of any former year, the total amount being £13,759 6s. 54d. This great increase was contemplated by the House of Assembly at its last Session; and an issue of Treasury Notes was made to meet the expenditure which was occasioned by the appropriationg for the erection of the new Government House, Academy, and other public bualdings.’’

With respect to the Lunatic Asylam, another of the public buildings for which credit is given to the late Government— we can only say that the editors of the Orposition Press de- serve to be placed under the roof of that establishment, if they think they can convince the intelligent public that their mas- ters and patrons applied any portion of the general reyenue towards its erection. We all know that the Crown Land Fund was used for this purpose, by consent of the Imperial Govern- ment, at whose disposal the Fund was exclusively placed; and the local Government had no more right to it than to any por- tion of the revenues collected in Great Britain.

Then with regard to other public works, let us see how the account stands,

The Tories, including all the branches and ramifications of the old Family Compact, divided the Government of this Co- lony between them from 1773 down to 1851. During this long period of seventy-eight years, we grant that they opened a few roads, with the pecuniary aid of the landed proprietors, and constructed a few bridges and wharfs. But before the Island became a British Dependency it had some excellent public thoroughfares, the traces of which are visible to this day ; and while it was annexed to the Government of Nova Scotia, its local improvements kept pace with those in other sections of the united provinees. Here, then, we have histori- cal facts to show that the old Government did not open up ail the roads or build a// the bridges and wharfs in the country.

The Liberals have been about six and a half years in office. Let us see what they have done towards repairing old works,

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The Jails and Court Houses at St. Eleaner’s and Georges eit wers disgraceful wrecks at the time the Liberals took

and unsuited for the purposes for which they were ip ; A large expenditure was, therefore, necessary ty put P, a

their present condition,

The Colonial Building has been already noticed A large sum of money has been laid out by the Clbent te ment to remedy the defects of its construction. Covey,

Central Academy. When the Liberals came into found one part of this building used as « conga other part devoted to worse purposes. in sammor a class teacher converted some of the upper rooms insio g of shelter, while in winter he was nearly frozen to Fin is now one of ghe best and most comfortable public by i in the Colony ; but we have to thank the present Covina? for liberal appropriations of the public money applied towanig repairing it.

The Old Court House was suffered to go to decay, afteg’ new Colonial Building afforded places for the Courts os and the Legislative Assemblies. At this time the gig g ment was payiug a heavy rent to one of their own relations a room for the Post Office in an out-of-the-way Place ix Wate, street. The new Government eet themselves to work to and improve the old building, which they converted partly ini, a Post Office, and partly into a Town Hall and Corn Karke. and we are certain that no alteration of a pubtic building ever afforded more general satisfaction.

So much for repairs to Old Works; now for the New,

We have had four new Light Hous:s erected sings the sent Government came into office, viz: 1, Panmure es q 2. Richmond Bay; 3. Cascumpec; 4. Block House. ° &@

Normal School, : .

Ferry Wharf at Prince-sireet, .

Fyffe’s Ferry Bridge,

Souris Bridge.

Oyster-bed Bridge, Rustico.

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Large additions to many old wharfs, such as those at Sam. merside, Georgetown, Crand River, Launching’ i besides the erection of many other shite in cole. i ot

But let us contrast the expenditure of the eld Gopdahatas with the new, in the matter of roads, bridges and wharj generally, and enducation — monies for and from whieh de people derive the most material relief and advantage. The Tories never spent, in any one year, more than about £6,060 on these branches of the public service ; while their sucgesun appropriated (last yeur for instance) £24,000 for the sam objects, shewing a balance of £18,000 in favour of the Libeg Government.

Then there is the grant for the encouragement of agrieultur industry and the improvement ef steck—in which all {armen are deeply interested,—it has increased from a paltry pittance to at least one thousand a year under the benign influence of — a reform Government. -_

The grant to the Lunatic Asylum has likewise been largely ” P inereased, and the usefulness of that institutiog has bea thereby proportionately advanced. : 4

In the face of this enormous addition to th® “witlay for public works and publie institutions, let us see‘ ‘be the debi re of

of the Colony now stands. When the Liberals too the sinking ship of state, her liabilities were £28

out any assets. We are now informed by the Ag. The the whole debt of the Colony amounts to ong Get]? after charging the Government with the purchasgedy. ‘ acres of Lead, ata cost of more than £20,000, i» ‘See® gout giving credit for £10,000 on portions of this land sold, and for 50,000 acres yet to sell. If credit were given for thes assets, anda fair balance struck, it would be seen that the debt of the Colony has dwindled to a few hundred pounds, not- withstanding the liberal expenditure of the past six years for all its public works and institutions. _

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SUPREME COURY AT GECRGETOWN. Tue March Term of the Supreme Court for King’s County wes concluded on Thursday iast. Wo are informed that there were very few cases for triai. . The criainal business could no‘ be gone into, in consequence of the Grand Jury panel com- prisinc; two minors. This defect vit'ated the procecdings of thar ody in the cases of Alexander and James Parke, against whe ; a true bill had been found for murder ; and in the cas of three parties charged with wilfully and maliciously killing a horse. A good deal of fecling was, we understand, mani- fested by the public at the diseuvery of the defect in the Jury list; but as the list was made out »nd haaded to the Court last July, long before the commission of either of ihe offenecs alluded to, it is quite clear that no corrupt complicity with the parties charged can be impvted to the Under Sheriff, whoee duty it was to prepare such list and furnish it to the Court.

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Tur March No. of the Christian Chronicle, under the editor ship of Mr. Cephas Barker, made its appearance at the usual and proper time ; and ita contents are of a generally interesting character. Mr. Barker is becoming better acquainted with the nature of his new employment, and docs his ‘work very ably. His liberal and enlightened yiews on the question, 20 so much agitated, of sectarianising edueation, are very creditable to him, and cannot fail to have a salutary influenw with the intelligent and respectable body of Christians of

| whom he is the advocate and organ in this Colony, We malt . the following extracts from his last No. with reference to wt —

so-called ‘* Protestant Combination,’’ and the late Meeting’ which was intended to be a great one, convened under its au pices :—

‘+ Prorgstant Comntnation.”’—We are not in the secrets of this combination ; neither were we honored with an inyitatio® to attend the public meeting ; nor are we aware that any the Bible Christian ministers received ary such invita | Nevertheless, we attended, and were strock with the fact. that while seven Presbyterian ministers addressed the meeting (and

four of them made two speeches each), the Ripise spalians sid

and making new ones.

Ferry Wharf at Minchin’s Point. This wharf had to be | entirely rebuilt by the present Government, it was so inefli-_ ciently constructed by their predecessors that it soon yielded to the action of the weather.

Popicr Island Bridge had also to be rebuilt, owing to its iu- efficient construction ; and we believe the Liberal Government have spent more money upon it than was at first required to erect it. i

Government House. Very nearly the same remark as the preceding one will apply to this work.

Pownal-street Wharf. The same remark will also apply in this case,

Point Prim Light House required to be newly covered. It was the only Light on the coast of the Island when the Liberals | came into office ; they have ereeted four others since.

Wesleyans were each represented by one minister only ,—the former by Mr. Fitzgerald, who acted as yan gaard ; the lett by Mr. Sutcliffe, who acted as rear guard, under the

of Lieut.-Col. Grey (the chairman). ‘Lhe Baptist and ’

Christian denominations, next to none in their love * Bible, and in their adherence to the distinctive prine Protestaniism—were unrepresented. Why was this?

Tux Mrsrixc.—We listened with great attention to speechts, but listened in vain for any argument, er even the 3 shadow of it, by which the position we had taken could be proved erroneous. On the contrary, the most enthusiastic :

| Speaker indirectly advocated the opinious we had yee

ut to r. We congratulate the gentlemen whe the cating upon the greatly improved tone of their speeches. We strongly sympathize with many of tie views enunciated ; upon the occasion referred to, respectfully invite the attention to the following: 1. Do we act wisely to encourage the people to ¢ o- upon grants from the public treasury for the payment «

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