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Ti stters’ business. For his (Mr. Clark's) part be was op- | Balance, a; 4 9 sed to the prayer of the petition in toto, £236 0 0
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ported manufactures was for the domeste manufacturer to} By amount penalty 118 days at 40s, £236 0 0 undersell them. Lot Mr. Llobbs adopt this principle, and he | po geogga had no doubt he would succeed; ‘but as to imposing heavier | Balance due by contractor, £72 4 9
go for such a measyre. | posed to the prayer of the | |
duuies he, for one, was uot willing te lo, fact, Age wag altogether petition. flon. Mr. PALMER (who, on presenting the petition, moved that it be referred to the House on ways aud means), id, that bis reason for making such a motion was simply to wsvertain the opinion of the House on the subject. There were various opinions as to tak'ng imported articles with a | view of protecting the domesiic manulucturer; but if the | titioner had auy claim on tue House, it could be duly con- dered at the proper time. dion. Mr. MONTGOMERY said, if the referring of the petition to supply did not pledge the House to any particular lue of actiod upon it, he was not opposed to its being so re.) ferred; but as to the petition itself, he was not disposed to | vote for a grant, or otherwise to alter the present rates of tre Revenue Bill, as prayed for. Mr. COOPER said, it had been the castom to encourage | Leginners, but they were those who manufactured on a large | scale, and had extensive establishments. ‘The present peti- tions had no such establishment, but unreasonably asked the _ }fouse to start him in business. This would not do. If the) ‘petitioner could not make a living at his trade without the (louse granting him money—a request that many others had ug much right to make as be hud—why did be not take a| farm ? Mr. 4,A1RD said she petition had better be withdrawn, and | he would make a motion to that effect. Hon. Col. SECRBEFARY thought i might be as well to!
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refer the matter to the House in committee of the whole on ways expense to him. As to what was paid to Doirant, ! know noty
ad means, because he felt inchued to encourage anything that would tend to exterd and develop the manufactures of the | Colony. Lf Mr. Hobbs could manufacture hats cieaper {han ie inported article he ought to be eneouraged ; but it was ell known that in a new country the manufacturer has but a wr chance of making a fortune—-and among the regt a hatier had not the best opportunity of support and patronage. Why, | : kaew of an individual now in Charlottetown, who carrred on tt business some years ago, but was nearly starved for want support. The only consideration that might operate favorably t» the petitioner would be to increase the duty on hats imported ; but mt seemed that the ilouse would not be willing to make | euch ine He thought, also, that the principle of, encouraging one tradesman any more than another by aug-| menting the duty on the particu'ar articles imported which were | roanufactured by such Uradesiman, was unsound, and he would | Liul YS Wing to adopt such a precedent. ilon. Mr. LONGWORTH agreed with the last remark of | the Ilon. Col. Secretary, and in this particular case he thought | ere was no trade so well protected by duty as the hatter, for, ive freight and duty on hats amounted to about one third the value of the article. He was therefore ayvaigst the grant. lion. Mr. MOONEY was decidedly against the prayer of the ‘tition 5 for if manufacturers were so protected by the increase duty, aud fu-tered by the Logislature by grants of money to | tihem up ia business, it would throw competition overboard once. fle thought the business of a hatter, if properly prosecuted, would pay as well as any other branch of manu-! t .clures. ' tion. Mr. PALMER again urged that the matter be referred | -upply, where it could be properly discussed. He was not! over sanguine as to the benefits that would arise from it, but i it was only fair to give it a just consideration. He admitted (the same time that, if a graut were given to Mr. Iiobbs, al] or tradesmen had as strong clauns on the consideration of | » [louse as the petitioner. Mr. McINTOSH was opposed to the prayer of the petition, |
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w iich, af it was for the establishiment of anything new and of public benefit would be something ; but a co;mmon hatmaker, he trought heasked too much ef the House when he expected it to 8_t lum up in business.
‘Tse question was then put on Mr. Laird's amendment to r ject the petition, which was carried.
ilon. Col. Preasurer moved that the House do resolve itself | jute a Cc upmittee of the whole to consider of ways and means, i -morrow, as a great many petitions had been received, which would require atiegtion,
Mr. Laird presen'eJ a petition of inkabitants of New Giasgow and adjacea Settlements, praying the removal of the Com- missioners Court, for the recovery of Smali Debts for the District, to New Glasgow Bridge. After a short discussion the petition was rejected, the remedy beimg elsewhere, Adjourned tur one hour. T. Ktawag, Reporter.
en eet eR ari Wepnespary, March 24th, 185 Pevirton or GanieL Scorr, CONTRACTOR FOR THE BUILDING or Svutruport Wuakr.
Mir. McGil!, from the Committee to whom was referred the petition of Daniel Scoir, to examige tne same and report thereon, | pesented to the House the report of the satd committee, which
sas follows:
‘+ Your Commitiee to whom was referred the Petition of Daniel | Seott, Contractor for the builé,og of Suuthport Whari, have to |
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That on the 19:h February, 1856, the Petitioner entered into
Contract, with t e Government, to build the Southport Wharf, ‘o be completed before the fifteenth July, a penal condition of the Contract being, that in the event of his not having com- oleted the work witiin the time agreed upon, he should be|
table in damages at the rate of 40s. per diem, for every day | ofier the expiration of that ume, uagtil the final conpletion of | the work.
‘Haat by the petition of the contractor it appears that whilst | re was employed in building the wharf a heavy storm broke} ‘he boom by which the timber was secured, In Consequence of | vhich accident a great part of the timber was lost.
That the contractor failed to complete the wharf within the | lime specified for ts completion ; but his nonfuifilment of the | ogtract with respect to ume, he alleges arose from the breaking | if the boom, and (he large amount of extra work performed | which was not specified in the original agreement, amounting | to £264. being 50 per cent. over the first contract.
‘That from information which yeur Committee have received, it seems that the Government on finding that the contractor | had net completed his engagement within We specified time, | eoyaged parues Lo assist In its completion, to whom, for their | assistance therein, was paid the sum of £349 43 Gd, and that | this sun has been charged to the petitioner.
Thet the arbitrators, Mr. Benjan:na Dayies on behalf of the | Government, and Mr. Colin McPhee on the purt of the con-| tractor, Who were appointed to mspect the extra work, to value ie same and report thereon, estimated the value thereofat £264 |
‘That your Committee have examimed the said Me. Beujamin |
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And that, disposed to take the most favorable view of pe facts, the loss of a part of Ine tinber and the performance o extra work necessarily requiring an extension of the time originally allowed for the performance of the contract as herein above set forth, and on which the petitioner bases his prayer for the remission of the penalty incurred by him, your Com-
deration of the House, and that the penalty incurred by him for breach of the agreement be forgiven.”’
Mr. McGill moved that the repart be referred to the House After some discussion, on the
his motion, and ioved that the Report be referred to a committee of tbe whole Hiouse. This motion being agreed vo the House &. Whelan ia the Chatr. Hon. J. WIGHTMAN.—VPhe petitioner had no doubt lost money by the contract ; but the fault had been entirely his own. fie knew what he was to receive for the work, and he knew in what time he was bornd to complete it. Tne truth was not stited iu the petition, Ils timber had not been properly secured Ou ihe morning when it weot adaft, | was at the wharf at six 1¢; the morning was perfectly cahn ; the
timber was all scattered; but there was none of u adrift; none Their ght have been a storm the night before. | saw some men in a boat, and d asked them if they were come to look after the tunber. They said they were. { told them
said they would by and by. Complaints had been made to me about the contractor’s great neglect of the work, and | laid them before the Government. | saw some of his securities, and they wished that the Government would take the work out of nis hands, employ suitable men to finish it, and charge the
whether it was quite reasonabie or not ; but he was accounted the most competent persou Whom the Government could engage to superintend the completion of the work. Mr. McGill has eaid that Scott told him | would be in favor of his petition as [ knew the facts. IT gave Scott no reason to say so; for | believe the loss which he hag sustained has been eatirely owing to his own neglicence. It ceriain!y would be most unfair that the country shou'd, in the first place, be made to suffer great meconveutence
froin his neglect, as they certarnly did for a considerable time 5
and then be made to compensate him for the loss sustained by himself through that neglect.
Mr. COOPER.—In the report, I see nothing to justify the petition. Even although the special committee have drawn all | their information from one side, fiom those who were referred to in support of the petition, they have not been able to set forta anything, whereby it caa be sustaimed. It is time to put a stop to such petitioning. It has been tov long encouraged, Members are, on account of such petitions, beset m the 8 reets, and mobt ed inthe lobby. If matters such as Scott petmoned about, could not be left entirely to the Government; if they were not fir wholly to deal with chem. they ought to be sent about their business,
Hon. D. MONTGOMERY, —The committee had not derived all their information from one side. They had examined Mr. Davies, the Government arbitrator, and Mr. McGee. Mr. Davies gave itas his opiniou that the contractor was entitled, not only to extra pay, but extra tine on account of the exira work not specified in ithe oriyinal agreement. Mr. Doirant was expected in town, and dad he came, be would have been examined also. ‘Tne alliowances—1 2s. 64., per day, for several days, in some instances— nade by the Government to parties employed in compieting the wharf, were certainly very high.
the contractor failed in the perfurmance of hisegreement. The wages paid to the men employed by the Goverament might be thought high; but it was weil known that good workmen could not be got at that time under 83. a day. If the House should avree to take the matter out of the hands of the Government, their doing so would serve as a notice to the Queen’s Street contractors to petition in the same way as Scott, When the arbitrators gave in their estimate, it was thought too high; but, when it was referred to the uinpire, be went still higher ; so the Government bad no other recourse thag to fall back upon the contractor, as they have done. | move that the Speaker now take the chair.
Hon. D. MONTGOMERY.—Ile thought the petitioner was entitled to something more than the Government inclined to allow him. Doirant was certainly very competent as an in- spector of bridges in the course of erection: but the wages allowed him, by the Government, and charged to Scott, whilst he was employed merely as a day labourer, were certainly rather high ; and to other allowances also charged against Scott, the same objection, he thought, might very justly be made. Besides he thought Scott's non fulfilment of his agreement was the first on which t had been thought right to exact the penalty: whilst it was very well known that scarcely one had ever been fulfilled within the time specified for its completion. This consideration should incline them to deal lemently with Ncoit, even although they could not quite exonerate him from blame. Rustico Bridge, for instance, besides other large bridges and wharfs, was not completed within the time specified and agreed upon. He did not blame the Government ; for he thought their determination was one which had long been called for, with respect to such matters. He was convinced that greater strictness than had hitherto been exercised in that way, Would be for the benefit of the public. He thought Scott had been to blame; but, as he had undoubtedly lust consider- ably, the House might very properly exercise some Jenity in their consideration of his case. If could not support the motion of the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, that the committee rise without reportiag.
Hou. COLONIAL SECRETARY.—Doirant was not em- ployed as a common workman, or day labourer ; but as a fore- man i8 emploped in a shipyard, and he was paid accordingly. Mr. McGill ts wrong in supposing that Shepherd was paid for inspecting : he was nut paid as an inspector ; ouly as a Common workman; but every thing in the account is charged at an extra price. Owing to Scou’s neglect, the public could not get with carriages of any description to the wharf. Had the work beea delayed only a mouth, at that time of the year—the fall—it would have occasioned very serious inconvenience to
the public. Neyleci to that extent, however, might, perhaps, have been overlooked in some measure; but it became evident that Scott did not intend to complete the work that fall; and had not the Government interfered a3 they did, by employing proper Workinen to fiaish Ht, it woyld not have beeu finished that year. ‘The Government advanced the mouey required for the prosecuting of the work, for Scott could not; and the securities had previously suffered. ‘The Government and the country both have certainly hid enough of Scoit as a con‘ractor for public works ; and | hope he will never get another contract of that kind, (tloa. D. Montgomery.-—Pay him off and be done with fim) Had the Government acted otherwise than as they have done by Scott, it wou!d not hive been fair to other contractors ; and full soon would they have been told that, as he belowgs vo the Snatcher party. he had been allowed to escape. If all defaulting or dilatory contractors were served in the Bime way, they wou'd soon Jesrn to execute their contracts within the tue speeitied an! allowed for completion of them.
Hop, &. PALMER said. the Govern nent must be acqnitred of all desire to be hard with Scott. He believed that, touching the matter in question, they had done their duty to the country Scott kad agreed to stipulated damages. ft was uot usual to do sv; but when done the damages could not exactly be accounted a penalty, as it was known by the pariy seeking the contract what they would ve before he signed bis agreement.
Hlon. COLONIAL, SUCREVARY.—'lad thie special com- mittee epplied to the Goverament for imformation concerning ihe matter, as they ought to have done, they wou!ld have received it, and been couvinced that they had no grogods | whereon to recommend the prayer of the petintion to the favorable | consideration of the House, Why did they net send for the | inspector of Public Works?) The block was net touched unt! after the time fixed by the contract for the cotnpletion of the whole was expired. 8y Lis contract, Scott was bound to do any extra work within Ube tine specified therein, ad he completed his work, even withia a month after the exotration of the time, the Government would have pissed by that dreact of the contract, and would not have insisted upon any penalty on account of it. Tt was at the request of Seou’s secaciiies that Doirant and others were employed to assist in Completing the wharf. Doirant was a suitable man—he had a head. The hon. member for Princetown (:ton D Moatgomery) says he is the only man in the Island fit to baild a bridge ; he has told him so to his face ; and no doubt Doiran’, when so high'y piaised, ingst think himself entitled to good pay. ‘The work done by the parties employed by the Goyernment, was Cone late in the fall ; it was anonter block ; and the men, working in the water, underwenta good deal of hardship, and were entitled to good pay.
Hon. the SPEAKER said the report of the select committee was a very doubtful one, They say, in it, that they are dis- posed to take a favourable view of the facts; but it is evideut enough that they themselves think they have none to set forth very favourable to the prayer of the petition. He thought, with Mr. Cooper, the Government were the best judges of the matter, and the House were not called upon to interfere. He knew something about the business, and was convinced that whatever loss the contractor had systained had been caused by neglect and imprudence on his own part, which it would ill become the House to countenance. If the House allowed such cases as Scott’s to be bolstered up, they would have plenty of them. It was not the first time that that individual had been accommodated with 9 special committee when he was not entitled to it.
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failed to fulal it, he ought to take the consequences, all he had heard about it, it seemed that Scott had been guilty of great neglect; and his own securities having gone to the Government and requested them to take the work out of his hands, was a sufficient proof of it, ‘The arbitrators had cer- | tainly estimated the extra work at a yery extravagant rate ; | but there had been also great extravagance on the other side, in the allowances made to Duiraat aud others employed by the Goyernment.
Mr. MACGILL said the statement made by the special committee was uot ec parte. They had consulted the original contract, in the office of the Hon. the Colonial Secretary ;
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And as for Mr. Davies, whom they had examined, he was inly not a party cenceraed, and they had the estimate of ie extra work in his own hand writing.
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It might be that Seott had a claim upon the Goversment ; and he (tlon. BE. Palmer) would not presume to say arbitrarily that he had nut. He coulg not see his way clearly to say that ought to be allowed bun. if he (Neott) really thought he had a claim, the best way would be to allow him to have hig cuse laid betore a Jury in the Supreme Court, and there determined on ita real merits. Ue imagined the Govern- nent would throw no obstrections in the way to prevent his domg so. Ifthe House should take this view of the matter, and decline Coming to any decision concerning the prayer of his petition, it would afford a precedent whi respeci to stenilar petitions i :ature, and the House might say to any such petition- er, As we treated Scott, so we treat you. In Great Britain, the performance of Goverameut coutracts was exacted to the very leiter of the Agreements ; and it would be at once for the credi of our local Government and the benefit of the country, if the case were so here. He was perfectly disinierested in the matter; but, as it was before the House, it was his duty to consider it, and give his opision concerning tt. He thought if the Government wou'd waive any technicalities which might siand inthe way of Scott’s having his case Ja:d before and and determined by a Jary, ke meght have recourse to that mode of adjudication between himself and the Government ; snd he (Hon. E. Palmer) wes of opimion that that mode would be the fairest and the best way of determining the qnestion.
Hon. the COLONIAL SECRETARY.—9Of course Government Would not object to his taking such a course.
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Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, that the Speaker take the chair ; |
and the committee divided :-—
Ayes—Hon. the Colonial Treasurer, Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Hon J. Wightman, Hon. R. Mooney, Hon. the Speaker, Hon. T. H. Haviland, Mr. Yeo, Mr. Macintosh, Mr Munro, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Laird, Mr. Muirhead, Mr. Ciark, Mr Pope, Mr. Dingwell and Mr. H. Haviland —16.
Nays—Mr. McGill, Hon. D. Montgomery and Hon. FP. Longworth—3.
And the Hon. the Speaker resumed the chair accordingly.
R. B. Irvine, Reporter.
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.1L, JUNE 9, 1858.
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[The ** defamatory’? and atrocious production to which re- ference is made in the following extract from a late paper, graced the columns of last week’s Protector.. We are not surprised at its finding a place in that pious sheet,—it would be a wonder, indeed, if literary offal of this description did not find its way to such a quarter ; for the more base the pro- duction, the more unfounded and malicious the slander, so long as Roman Catholics and the pastors of their Church are
the subjects, the more readily will the Sanctified Press give its
aid tv disseminate the poison.]|—Epr. Examiner.
LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP HUGHES.
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| true, would render me urfit to live in a civilized « munUnity—but wpe so far as I am concerned, or any oue else wita my ksoaiil Mhich, | consent, is as false as if it came immediately from the father aad I am, with respeet, your obedient servant, of lies,
t Joun Uvaues, Archbishop of New York, May 21st, 1858.
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To Tux Evecrors or ter Sxcoxp Execroran D2 Prince Coenry. GeNTLEMEN,—Agreeably to the request of several of
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0 haye consented to present myself as a candidate for the Re. of your district at the approaching election. [t is, the refure, but ting
that I should briefly aud publicly advert to some thing ;
humble opinion, should capes the attention and alist the ay may
public men on this Island, at the presenttime. What you have to a
in, MY cuntrymen, at the forthcoming election, is matter of “ngage
fact, and not of speculative theory. You will have to return toa
er interests in the new House of Assembly: ode
enquiry should be, ** Whom shall we send? Shall we send men wh a
link themselves to a band of nodders’? or shall we send men wh i
our wants, feel our wants, and whom we know will honestly, to the
of their abilities, endeavcur to prowote our general and cic in
> ——- to legislate iv a Way whieh may tend to ease our burie evelope our resources, and thereby eudecavour to ine
eomforts?* ‘ ae
You know that, since our earliest recollection, the la this Island has been the burden, the weighty burden, whieh tena a withering shade over our fair country. Every House of Amembly San the days of Governor Smith up to the present time, has been ex 7 deal vigorously with the land question; and whatever blame ae lay to the present Government for the manner in which they have a with this vexed question, it must be admitted that, under the dealt Administration, more men haye beep settled upon their own estates thay was ever the case before. The question is, duubtless, one that should be dealt with firmly. Property justly acquired should be justly and for such protection, the faithful discharge of its duties eid ket vigorously exacted. Large estates held without proper authority shonla revert to the Government. Estates, comparatively unproductive te the State, should be aroused from their slumber, and put in working order If their owners sleep, the people’s representatives should not but be ever awake and active. Means should be resorted to for in home more agreeable to our daughters—more attractive to our sons. necessity of this, I think, is apparent to all who have given any attention to the subject. In all the older settlements, muthers sigh for : sons; the sister inquires, *‘ When will my brothers come home?” a betrothed, in many instances, sighs for an absent and a much loved who will not again return to the arms that are ready to einbrace hime and the heart that beats for his return. And all those disqaietudes of mind, those sighs and tears, are the result of proprictary influence,
Discontent prevails, like an epidemic, over the length and breadth of our land, it commences at an early period, and is yearly receivin its reward in the number of strong arms and generous bearts whieh it is pushing off from our shores, Had content prevailed to a greater extent tuan it has on this Island, our population would now greatly exceed that of a fourth class city of Europe. How are we to rectify this evil? [| reply, by rendering our [slayd more attractive to our children. And how is this to be dune? There are varicus ways; but, ina general way they may be said to all centre in one, and that one is the opening up of a good home market—a market which every farmer’s ebild cau reach with his eggs, butter, cheese, poultry, &c. ‘This is what gives zest to industry, and lays the foundation of content, love of country, and ind’. viduat enterprise in the youthful mind. But h.w can this be done? Many of you know my views on this matter already, but suffice me again briefly to reyert to them. I refer to the formation of duiy incorporated | fishing companies, on an enlarged national basis. Bat where ate the
unds? First, C reply, in the avion of the strong and active arms of om
sons, which is a weulti more valuable than gold, inasmuch as it ip@ wealth which gold cannot purchase; but still it is a wealth lost ine great measure, for want of uuiog. We have too much native mdi duaity, aud teo little natiye heartfelt and spirited anity for laudaule enterprises; and therefore it is that hundreds, aye thousands, of ou young men are not any more in pucket at the age of 30 years than they were at the age of tweuty-one.
This Island, when cowpared with others, cannot be called a new Colony, yet in enterprise it is in a purely infantile state; and therefor requires a government that wiiltreat with it encouragingly. Tlie reason of this is, that up to the time of Sir A. Bannerman, the stroke of the proprietor’s jash was never, even in an effectual degree, removed from off the down-irodden energies of this Island; and even now it is but partially removed. Yet, were it wholly aud for ever removed, it would by no means remove the discontent it has engendered among the sous of P. E Island; and this is a fact that public men should weli consider. From which jt fullows that any Legi-lature, who wish to legislate for the enduring good of this Colony, inust, in curtailing the pewer of the pro- prictors, direct a proportionate attention towards the encouragement of such national enterprises as may be calculated to add to the wealth and developement of our resourees.
But at the present time an unjust cry is raised against the Government for issuing Treasury Warrants, which hulders have to pay a dis¢ount on to get cashed. But the fact is ove looked that there are, as the public accounts shew, Bouds iu the Treasury amounting tv £25,156, and inthe hands of the Attorney General Bouds amounting to £3067,—a clear ev.dence of the indulzence of the Legislature, on the one band; aadof the money pressure upet our mearcantile men, on the other. Nowiis no warvel that such is the case. The reason of which is, that we bave no monied men—no merchant princes. The balance of trade is 1 the Colony; hence mercantile inen, asa whole, must be involved. Bug who in Eugland would censure a Government for issuing Ex r Bills? or who in Eagiand, boldiog such Bills, would have any t ia getting them cashed? Maay iu Britain are at a loss to tind a safe place of investineut for their money, where a paying interest will be returnable, and are pleased whea such Bills come along, as they know. that the ip- 'yestment is gafe, and oue yielding a fair interest. But with wits
diferent, —our exports do not cover eur impurts; and, therefore, monied
}inen, as a class, we have not got.
To counteract this, [ think the time has arrived for holding ou} in- ducements for the formation of du y incorporated fishing companies;
[ am decided in believing that they would render much aid to thia Colony. Tney would draw a bond of uaity among our sous, and afford a legitimately national scope for mercantile, pavtical and mechanical evterprises. At present the commerce of P E Island is a hoax. Men who bave credit abroad import geods, build ships, &c.; apd in doing sv, denude our country of the stretizth of her suns, our forests of its best timber, aud retard the spirit of legitimate trade, by absorbing up the floating medium and sending it off the Islaud by a process of mercantile capillary attraction. But if such compatiies were onee in active operation, | am eoufident the business would yield a fair per cent- age on the capital so employed; and doubtiess if the matter wasentercd into properly, Great Britain would aid the enterprise with a loan, upon reasonable terms. Fish will always be a paying article in the forerga market; and with such an export, we might import from the producing market, and not upon the principle new adopted, which brings wany of cur articles uf import to us like a snow-ball roiling dowa a bill, whieh increases in size a8*it moves along, so that when it comes to us, we fairly Stagger as we place it upon our already burdened shoulders As out trade is carried on at present, we pay the foreign manufacturer and mechanic—we feed the lume manufacturers of other countries, at our own cost and charges.
Such matters, as also the Alier Dill—ably alluded to by the Exvanmune and also by Major Beete—and similar measures, [ bold as worthy the attention of publig men. If properly carried cut, doubtless they would , ultimately erect a pleasing mercantile banner over P EK. Island, the pleasant shades of which might be seen and felt from the East Pomt the North Cape, trom New London to the brightly rising and ‘“ bonny banks” of Lots 7 and 8; and also up the pleasant rivers of Lots 12 and 13, where the Prince of Port Hili aloue, in folio armour clad, allowed gallant ship to sail.
Mueb is said about public economy, and this is right enough; andi the people will return men who really love their country, they may safely leave this matter in their hands; but if not, [ am quite sure that no obligation which may be imposed will be a guarantee agai extravagance.
May 19, ist
To rae Eprrorn or rae Examtnen.
Sir,—As you are always willing to give your assent toaiy measure that would promote the well-being of our Colony,
as ready to employ all the influenee you can command eradicate that which would be the means of re-instating #™ its former deplorable condition, 1 respect{ully request ™
I have the honor to be, Gentlemen, Yeur obedient servant, ROBERT GORDON,
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specified in tie original agreement, fur ize completion of the wharf, That the seccount of the contractor with the Government, independently of the penalty, stands thus :— De
Cash paid by the Government to parties employed by
them to assist in completing Lae wharf, £349 4 9 | inspecting or superiniending the work, : Do. Cush to Contractor, 219 0 O| Mr. McGILL —Shepherd had beemallowed £43 for inspecting. | Balance due Contractor, 163 15 0! Mr. CLARK stated that much of the work, either done dy, ——— ‘or immediately under the direction of tha contractor was so £762 0 © imperfect and unstable that it was found necessary to pull it CR. | down and rebuild at. Buithe chief consideration was the ty amount of Contract, £498 | Allowed by Arbitrators, 264 0 © been completed until long afier the expiration of the time within sitiateeads | hia Scott had contracted to complete it. H £762 0 O Jacob Dockendorf, Scot:’s own brother-in-law, represeated his -—— ‘neglect to the Government, and requested them ‘o employ Balance due Contractor, £163 15 3 suitable men to complete the work. [t would be, not only an That your Committee fiud that the sumber of days on which | agt of great impalicy, but one of positive injustice to the public, | the Government ciaim the penalty of 403. per diem, for non- /on the part of ihe House, were they to grant the prayer of the th peclormance of the contract is 118, asking the whole penalty | petition. ; 4, snount to £236, which, if tasisied upon by the Government, Hon. the COLONIAL TREASURER.—The petition did
will make their accuuut with the contractor stand thus :— Dr. Vo Balance ea account of contract, extra work
performed, £163 15 3
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penalty ineurred by the petitioner be remitted. Mr. LAIRD.—Ue believed that Scott’s loss had been
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‘occasioned by his owa neg: ; | allowed by the Government to Doirant and others were eX- travagantly high, It seemed that £90 had been allowed for
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not state facts. Scott’s own securities agreed that Doirant should be appointed inspectqr or superintendant of the work ;
land at the time the contract was signed, Scott and his securities | malicious. ‘The vbject of the writer and publisher is evi if the minds of a portion of our people by a statewent which, if it prove
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‘voi were told that the penalty would positively be enforc
ect; but he thought the wages | us, for such is the meat it
forth the following letter from the Most Key. Archbishop. That the was immediately transferred to the pages of the Express did not astonish
“=: on, bat we are really surprised that a respectable journal like the Fiioune shouid disgrace its columns by in- | serting scch patent slander.
The Archbishop’s letter is addressed to the Editor of the Courier and Engairer, and dated 21st instant:
1 take the liberty of forwarding to you a journal published in Albany, | whieh reached me this morning, through the medium of the Post Office. | It contains, as you will perceive, an article of three columns scurrilous , in its dangyage towards myself, and malicious in its intended purposes affecting the public mind.
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: great I do net notice it with a view of repelling its defamatory imputations. the lecturer to take his place, Ephraim was led by 0 6} inconvenience’sufiered by the pubitc from the work’s not having | Many such articies have come under wy notice, and beer allowed to pass ;
'unheeded by me. I had begun to suppose that my age, if not my office
e believed Mr. |in the Church, would shield me from personal insult at the hands of all honorable men having control over the public press, and of course having Vernmeut.
| the powor to influence public opinion fur good or evil. It is not my in-
e liberty of calling your attentign. But I owe it to the ca which I have experienced, the press, to state at «
fay as [ am conscious of ¢ is not a syliabie in the arti¢
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roferred to that is not ¢
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tention, heretofore, with the antecedents of my life, more or less kaowa to my fellow-citizens, to interpose any shield of defence against the im- c peachments and slanders contained jn the article to which I have taken such it may be calied),
honorable impartiality and kindness ie the worst of times, at the hands of ; iq the most emphatic manner, that so having af fay own thoughts and activns,there accustomed to submit to such tutoring, ually false and ently to inflame
you will afford me a place in the columns of your widely cit eulatec journal, According to appointment, the mercenary of the * Unholies,” Ephraim Reid, attempted to deliver 08? of his illogical lectures on “ Political Science,” as be
| defamatory production of the Albany journal’s veracious correspondent to style it, on Thursday, the 13th ult., at Barrett’s (ross.
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Owing to the inclemeucy of the weather, a large num of the inhabitants (Liberals) did not attend; but event as an 0
| | the elements poured oat its contents copiously, to impede the progress of the mercenary and his partiaans!? | prosecuting their designs, the Tories gathered 1 “renowned clocutionist, as did the Americans Daniel Webste® at his memorable speech at the dedication of the Bunker monument. The specified hour having gt leugth arr!
his col- leagues to a neighbouring barn to give expression over-stocked predictions of the downfall of the present The learned lecturer not having a sufficient share, to teach him how to conduct himself we out of the tannery, abruptly took his stand on the forum and commenced bis striking illustre ‘tions, until one of his antagonists insisted that the m A should be duly organised, and a chairman appointed. as been done, aad as Kphraim, I think, had not i he thought be ¥
d his me by yocifer-
_of common sense
despite those to whom he should have returne humble gratitude for that yery important Ics,