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oor opal: Agricultural Socioty’s

Royal

"4 Y ‘ et ;DUSTRIAL EXHIBITION. MANUFACTURES |

) Prodixctions will be held on Wrongspay, | whea the following Premiums wi

y KX HIBLEION OF DOMESTIC

and Agricultura’ Sub OcToBEr, TS, geiriduted, vec F the best 10 yards sf Cloth, of Island wool, ¥ spun, Wares dyed and dressed on the Isiand, fer the best 10 yards wool grey Honmrespan, “) gpitled and fall dressed, jo varus do... milled, dyed and finished,

“a0 fmnigy thi stare, Gor

14 de. Shepherd y plaid, 10. de. twilled Flannel, 1 doa. women's wear,

nod So, wool and cottun do., . fettorse Rags, milled, not yards square, Hearth Rug, made of woollen yarn, do. made of rags, Woollen fancy plaid Shawl, do. Shepherd's piaid do., do. net Shawl, Best woollen long Shawl or Scarf, j0 yards of Carpeting. 10 yards oi checked Flannel, for shirts, 6 shirts, ready made Pair of thick knit woollen Stockings, for overalls, % pairs woollen Socks, = go. woollen Gloves, 3 do. wovilen Mittens, Linen Table Clota, 6 yards Linen Towelling

less than 2

+ finen Sacks, capable of holding 4 bush. each, 0

Bonnet, made of grass plait, Liat, do. dv., Best wooden hand Rake, Pitch Pork, Dang Fork —4 prongs, ¥ illow, Baskets, Indian Baskets, 4 bushel, Woodea Shovel, Narrow Axe, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

Rest tud of Butter, not less than 30 Ibs. weight, ad dv d» do

Best Cheese, not less than 2:) Ibs. weight,

3i ~ do do du

Best half-dozen Swede Turn »s,

do Carrots ior the table,

de Roo s Blo od Beet,

de Ruots of Mangold Wartzel, do Roos of Parsuips,

do Ears of Indian Corn,

do Onions,

do Apples,’

POULTRY.

Best pair (male and female) Dorking Fowls, not mote than one year old (alive), do Cvchin China, do, do Torkeys. do, do Geese, do, dv DLacka, do,

TT tiches as way be cons! lered worthy by ¢ not enumerated in the list.

Sti articles wust be strictly the remding vi the Island,and all articies for cut ing live Stuck, must be sent 12 o'clock. on Monday the 8th Uctober, de exeladed. ,

tar Tue Exhibition will be open to the public at 12 o'clock.

By Order, J.

Committee Room, Sep. 9, 1861.

GRAIN SHOW.

_—— ANNUAL SHOW

Soctery, will be held in the on Wednesday. 30th OcTonER, the Industrial Exhibition is to take ing Premiums will be awarded :— Beat Wheat, 23 do Hest two rowed Barley, 2d do do Best four-rowed Barley, 21 do de Best black Oats, 2d do Best sample Red Clover Seed, not less than 50 lbs., 1 Best sample W bite Clover Seed, not leas than 50 |bs., 1 Best sample Timothy Seed, 2 bushels, 1

REGULATIONS.

The Grain and Clover Seed to be the growth in the year 1861.

Temperance

£1

et et ee mt et ee

Hach sack of grain must contain not less than 3 bushels. No prize will be awarded without competition of threo :

quality.

samples each, of first and second uf the Society.

Com petitury must be members

Grain intended for competition, and séut by parties residing - will be received and taken

at a distfiuce from Chariwtietown,

(all wool ot half wool), 0 ©

1 be |

Pariiament.

a LI ALLELES LL LLLP LLL LLL LA LA

1LOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

| Provincial

SaTuRDaY, April 0, }

The Hona. Messrs. Pope, iand Mr. Davies, were appointed a Committee to report on

Hensley, Haviland, Thornton |

‘duties, unless we bad a very cficient coast guard, were a logs, | las the temptation to smuggling wasso great. | a . *-.

| posed, then, to inake the duties on the article of spirits less

He was dis-

this year than last, for it would take the whole revenue of the | Colony, owing to our having so much sea coast, to put down | swuggling, if the people were disposed to engage in it,

The hon. member then went into ¢n enumeration of the changes to Le made in the tariff. Last year, the daty. on both

the dark. ‘'bere was nothing upon which there was 50 reat | The first Goverabee . inted to !

a diversity of opinion as on the merits of boeks. By A by | Walter Patterson, Paquin, ven! ean ae taal

the House might have a similar application from the author | 8¢rtous effects the original grants) weuld- have, and in order to

of the Island Minstrel,” and very likely his clais would) get rid of them as soon #8 possible he bad about a dozen of the

be quite as good. | townships sold for non-payment of Quit Rents, but the influence. lion. Mr. HENSLEY said he would ask the hon. member | Se ae partys Office soon effecied hue re;

from Georgetown, if the matter then before the House might | of affeits. who 0 a a Sibel wal dented uy eubitag teen

not stan or ti ay afte . y . 7 d over till the day after to-morrow. Though he was | and Pastnré Lots tégether with Several ‘Townships, and, it is

1 10 0) > it >t , > q » table a » ae % . 3 ; ° . £ ‘the petition of Mr. W. ary, SP laid on the table last on and greund coffee had been zd per |b.; this year it a member of the Board, the work was read at a meeting at) said, prevented the éstablishment of a Court of Becheat, prayed 110 0 Thursday, in reference to vessels passing through the Gut was proposed to make the former 2d and the latter 3d as it | which he was not present, and he bad not read much of it, | for in 18U'2, when the proprietors or! their agents and Govern il 0 of Canso. 5 1t Bl hee : was often a spurions article. The article of chocolate, which and would be ata loss to know how to vote unless he bad an! = officers with their uniied imerest formed a society called 110 0 Hon. Mr. LONG W oRre from the Committee appointed | was last year at 1}d he thought ought be the same as coffee, opportunity of perusing it farther. So far as is hed consult: | e ie Craft, 1 he opprenmes powien of the community got 1 10 © to prepare und bring in Bills pursuant to the resolutions re- | Last year the duty on manufactured tobacco was 5d per Ib., ,ed it, he approved of it, and thought the work would be very | Eta) oe oe ar j " Lays! Electors,” who, oo 0 fw". npated from the Committee of the whole house on the consi | aud the other 24d—it was purposed to reduce the former to ‘useful, | Dest , a eT Ma the Genera! removed. J. F. W. | Pee adap PE nag via et ‘ a eo . : Z rs ? ae ‘ : . : esBarres, Esquire, was the : 0 10 0) deration of che Feet oneNLaMURiESioners appointed under | 4d, aud the latter to 2d, as it was an article on which there | Hon. Mr. Laird said they had not sufficient information | Patterson, THr POOR MAN'S “sient cone ices ahaa 010 Othe Act intituled an Act to provide for the rovieand |was smuggling oe account of the duty. Last year the duty | about the work to enable them to vote for or against grant-| the land tenure, which again caused the displeasure of the home sere ac leeprinting of the Laws, presented a ill to repeal a certain | ony Was Zs Yd per gation, and 2d for every bubble alow ing @ sum for its publication, They knew nothing about it; interests, and this got them one of their own body to adminie- ous Act relating to Statute Labor for Charlottetown, Common O8-of the bydromere eppegs.n0W suggested to take the 9d off. os was more mysterious than the resolution respecting the | we the Government, the Hon, Williach“Pownelvend, President 010 @ and Royalty, &e., which was read, and ordered to be read | and make it 2s. It was iniendeT OE oe “e ween oo = Peter's. He thought it would be Bett ee eb 1813, when a brother of Sir ’ ie 1 . > _ é | ic - e as DC { . > 0 10 0 | a Second time on Monday. and whiskey manufactured on the Island, autivww DS tte wr é, 3 he rm ne and it would then be seen) siiowed to remain a Woe enn, Wee pignheg to be 010 0) {Jouse in Committee again on the on all spirituous liquors mauufactured here from molasses at | W2etr country approved of it or not, and if they did) Escheat, despite the advice of iis Attorney G ; We ent = 010 0 : Pied laid Is 3d per gallon. Braady would be left at 4s Gd as it was ‘he application might co premgre the Louse again at its next | sive land agen’, and Lots 15 and 55 weed ecetieabil ee aon: 010 0) The claus lati eee rs Ba dof E lucation the | lust year. | Session. = : | perfor:nance of the conditions in their respecive grante 5 and ; 7 : a cate ns ae Teo ad aaa o | Lon. Mr. Iaviland then moved a resolution embodying | Hon. Mr. HAVILAND said the Board of Eilvcatton Tere ated ~~ utle of every large proprietor in the -on'roi over dais sc ges, €UC., ak ° | | . 4 a ce : 5 0 “ Hon “Me COLES. snctea Ve ant said it oedd revent | the amendments proposed. passed a resolution recommending the work for the public sana ‘0 — Pee Gait B ee i Gas ab ahi . > tte e ace et rena seed of. Hon. Mr. THORNTON believed that there never was so Schools, aod that they should pay some deference to their | {088 the, PRED? roars a s eopi ring 3 icher independe a ) : ; ~ . ° . is | interes ‘o 05 0 siecation The Board could sus a = tear, ond: pee- much smuggling between Rast Point and Point Prim as there judgment. as regarded what books were necessary for the. emerrre SS “he Soe tee pe but short [—s a 0 5 0 Cie? bites from lenghiii’ tet ti . m Tent teats Ui alee was last year, which no doubt was the effect of high duties, | public Schools of this Island. | thous ihe cater Phir “ Bt at and rir wane, Seb B hil iedi : very pace Thay te mae hed agent fa majority | Fe was very glad to hear, then, that a redaction was to be | Hon. Mr. TNORNTON said birds of a feathe a1 0 nena eel B gee ented geve His Cossell ® 0 5 0° the people were willing to bire a teacher whose license 3 y 68 ; 7 . 7 r ather Hocked | Government olice rs too much of their own way, of which they 5 10 | was adil 4 °bo th@ealt they roald have thar privilege,in- made iv the duty en several articles this year, He would together : it was well enough for the Board to do so, but it | did not neglect taking advantage by selling nod exchanging oe Sl adeldiin ae hae at mae eaten ra read a tabular statement, prepared by him, shewing the com- | Was a novel thing to ask the House to do. The Board might | stuations, one trading and smuggling when the publie purse Ww 0 hie not'té' give 8 Sandbar » Wades oe Rigel nie’ pecition, if parative amount of articles imported in 1509 and 1860. on |not be competent judges of the merits of the work. Some | ¥#8 in his charge, and nothing but tyranny and exclusivesess 0 10 © be was 80 uafortuiate as to have his license cancelled. **" | which daties bad been paid :— [yners. ago. om.the suggestion of the Head Master in the: ies oe le Ge the éay, (corn. heh ee to.the incedentionas 0 5 Ol” thon. M - ane ae S eteaaetadeitelll | 1839. 1860. | Academy, the Jiegislature granted money fo? the publication tesponsible Government, which we were induced, to believe 5s 6-5 on. Mr. HAVILAND said that unless the Beard hac T ial <0 77@ bof'some works, one adie eal shee tp Mnolich ‘led | would have enabled us to remove every ohstacle to the progress 6. 4:8 power to cloose schools, the suspension of a teacher's license ea, Ibs. 279.744 Tea, Ibs. 272,070 “yt rn an Snglish, compled’ | of our Island. Yet we still hear of intruders at the Colonial ex would be a tere farce. Coffee, ibe. 12 911.) flee, Ibs. 14.017 | by himself, and the books were nicely bound, but now were | Office, and | must say the fault ts our Own in not having ad- 3 - Tn the doeree orth ‘igoussion several instances were men- Molasses, galls. 9) 299 Molasses, galls. 139,589 | lying about in all directions, being quite useless. These too | hered to the first principles laid down by the ministry underthe @ 2 6 tioned of the immoral conduct of some teachers of Common ‘Tobaceo |Tohaccow— |were works for the Schools. Ho would sty with the Hon. | ever to be remembered honest and talented Sic Alexander 0 3 © Schools in this Istund. some of whom had even been guilty” Imported 83,251 | Imported 65,365 member from the Second district, that they should see the Bannerman, O.herwise our position would have» been very 0 5 Olof seducing some of their own pupils ; and it was argued, Mauaf. 25,955 | Mawuf. 44.754 ere before being cailed upon to vote a sum of money for it. | er ig oP ~ nee see S will $i th ‘a long gull, a sirong 2 . — ‘x 5 ’ ong. ’ i g onli ; aie, Pull, an ull all together’’ to oot i |ithat the Board should be invested with power to carry out). Ibs! 09 206 : ——-.bs 100,000 He did poneneryne that begging system, let a man take Mes, Ae one | awoke with 0 Obinin 9k ein ie 010 0 tthe Act in its letter and spirit. [n arguments employed on Sole Leather, Ibs. 43,U46 Sole Leather, |bs. 99,770 = news out b dnc 90 passes and - come begging to the | my mind : erent ‘ . 8 . e agppe j } 2590 egisluture to be paid for his time an trouble. - » & Olt ide lin ‘uaid OY “ember there was 3 Upper do. lbs. 352 Upper do. lbs. 844 | 2 ae pe ' c ow irae spelled poll Pe enagels tare eh earriea, | Wine, galls 9.444 Wine, gails oias | Mr. DAVLES said ne thought it was the duty of the Bowse| > « gUAtneeRenth che reaeeee, woe show u ‘ . L S . ‘ Ss * 7 oT i. . ° be . o - ’ O-5 Olde’ tie following Jiccion +—-¥eas: Hons: Messrs. M:Au'sy, Brandy, galls. 1688 Brandy, gails. 1254 | to encourage this work, for it was well known there was great | Unless we mark what brought their ruin on, Q0 3 0) Heusley, 8 cake Pope “Gray Loagworth Haviland, Per- Gin, galls. 9902 Gin, galls. 10,113 | ¢xpense attending the pudlication of books which authors) And by avoiding tbat, preveniaut. own.” ©. an (ty ‘Thoruton ; madi. Owen, Ramsa Montgomery ‘Beer, Rum, galls. 24,729 Rum— were not always able to mect. THe, however, thought there. Therefore let us.look back on ou: past neglect with sorrow, 03 O/T Gi, Davies, Holta—16." Nays J Hons. Desera. Coles, | From Molas. 552 “hould certainty be a copy of the work laid on the table. | ne 0m Mie wisely in future, and not again be ied away by a . aveclil, “s, im e + . . 3 ° ’ j 7 y ° ‘ « 0 ; 0 | Caird, Kelly: Messrs. Doyle Mewat-at | Imported 18,450 Hon. Mr. M*‘AULAY said only a small portion of a com-| mecrelen sana oe rally round the Leader of the Oppo- : ; “ A djoarnd fee tel Hem ; ; ———gulls 19,002 | munity were able to value the labor of scholers, or to appre- Hepat she prosest, gereveien. mae g tee Hos. 0 vs | as 6 Whiskey— Whiskeys— ciate the toil to which they were subjected in composing | present day, (for I once resided in Caahddendety ok bale 0 3 0! APTERNOCON SESSION. | Foreige 473 | From Molass3599 literary works. There was one department in what might! knew or heard of a stain in his character,.nd I am prowd to fee House in Committee again on the Education Bill. | Molasses 2244 Grain 7654 properly be called literature, which if once lost could never | he appears destined to be our deliverer should he get that sup- | Some of the remaining clauses were assed, after being | rain 578 oreiga 783 he redeemed, that was the historical department. Of this | port he so justly merite. Although once when i!! in bed [ rose : £ ' Pp , g | i oreig i at é pa tise : ‘ 0 5 0) fully discussed, when the House adjourned. walls. 7294 —— galls12,819 | Island there was Do history, for the few facts respecting it |*8 the mek ny life to vote for the Tories, | now) with 0 5 6 es oupies iat €2: Advalcrem £6000, Advalorem £12 000 | contained in McGregor’s work could not be called a history, en te #4 minehn and will determined @: $48 T; oe Yai gin mticit ‘ ¢ Tue quantity of Four, Meal and Bread imp Hed 14 the 3 od for its Carly history we were dependent very much upon) yy, net LS ih b Ren yy 8 ty orvived b h 5 ve order limiting the time for the receplion of private i : : » Hhe ‘ mpo¢ 3 the) aditi Ra ets tod an is te Si PG ; thie | ; i" ' N ri ere, who e : v 4 P I i \tradition. Faets connected with the early history of this | pas visited a great pari of the four quarters of the este, 3

Di-cretionary Premiums will be awarded for sach ar- by the Committee, although

manufacture of pers ns w petition, except st in to the Secretary on or betore otherwise they will

Pp. HASZARD, See’y.

OF GRAIN, UNDFR THE direction of the Committee of the Roysu AGRICULTURAL Hall, Charlottetown, Ls61, (the same day on which | piace,) when the fullow-

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eare of by the Secretary at any time prior to the Show. By order, a JAMES D. HASZARD,

See'y & Treas. Kh. A. Society.

Committee Room, Sept. 9, 1861.

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City of Charlottetown. RILON EY WANTEED.

ON CITY DEBENTURES.

“ras CITY COUNCIL baving. pursuant to t

corporation, passed a resolution fur effecting a LUAN

“IVE HUNDRED POUNDS, for the ,urpose of better en-|

. ding the Fire Department to provide a suitable Fire Engine | fJowat, Sutherland, Doyle,

or Fire Engines, a sapply of Lose and other necessary articles, \Jeccrs. Longworth, Pope

fue the more effectually preserving the City from the ravages Secnies an r : ,

of Fire—

he Act of In

been suspeuded — a pecition of Jchn Forbes and the House

0 petitions having

Hon. Mr. COLES presented other intabitants of Fullarton’s Marsh, pray og to suspend action for the present on the petitivn from Lot authorizing the ercetion Marsh.

48 praying for the pessing ot au Act a Dyke to prevent the tide overflowing Fullarton'’s Relerrred to Special Committee.

The Huse then egreed to go into Committee on Ways and Means to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. VOWAT, the Tlouse resolved that the amou't voted to Paupers—£500—be divided in the same | proportion as the sum was divided last year between the dif- fereut Countics.

The Bill respecting Statute Labor for Charlottetown was then committed to a Comintice of the whole House, Mr. Sinclair iu the chair. it passed through Committee without being amended.

The amendments made by the Council to the Bill in refer- ence to Judgments entered of record in the Supreme Court, were committed to a Committee of the whole tiouse—Mr.

Beer iu the chair—and agreed to.

On motion of Hon. Mr. THORNTON, Hon. Mr. Wight- man received leave of absence for the remainder of the Session.

Mr. DAVIES asked leave to introduce a Bill for the pro- tection of the

means werd employed the Salmon Fishery might be turne

to profitable account in this Island; he had beard that as) many as 20 barrels of salmon were caught in Dunk River, , Bedeque, in one season, fier th d ._ Ae

eg a after they had spawue Also, at ‘the people of Crapaud ha

| St. Peter’s these fish were caught.

Mr. HOWAT said, so far as he was concerned, he woul

i '

Mr. Beer and other hon. members spoke jof the Bill,

,action on the matter for the present Session. | Louse again in Commitiee on the EDUCATION BILL.

The remaining clauses were then taken up, | paveed, after which wan reported that ‘and made some amendments.

ieee which

Hon. Mr. COLES striking out of the 23d ¢e:ause the Board full power /ysed at any time,

the Committee had gone through the Bill

proviso which gave

Hons. Messrs. Coles, Sinclair—6.

For the motion:

Messrs. Owen, Courey, Montgomery,

TENDERS will be received by the City Clerk, at his office, | Beer—11.

from’ persons willing to part thereof, nut less taao

‘The Lemders to express the amount of the sum propose be lent, with the lowest rate of Interest the person tendering then a second time,

is willing to receive for the same.

The Laterest payable half yearly from the general funds of | payment of the principal ia Five) res (transfer- | ity, pursuant)

the Corporaten, and the

Years, will be secured to the lender by Debentu rable by eridorsement), under the seal of the C B

order of Council, PELER MACGUWAN, Council Office, August 25, 1861.

——~"NO MISTAKE,

and best TINW ARE,

ty the Statute.

_—-

B’ T the Chea and GAS-FITTING can be had LIERMANS’ Establishment.

—<ALSO -——

Gun smithing Lock-fitting aud Bel:-hanging done in the neat |

est possible sty € and with despatch.

at LUCK

lend tue said eum of £500, oF any | £50, bo the City of Charlotte

City ett a ‘Smuggling. and the Bill to repeal a [Sept. =. Sistute Labor for Charlottetown,

—_—-

STOVE-PIPING | ERBY’S & Assessment Bill.

« PUNCTUALITY —Our - phe t

February 18, 1561.

el

A CARD.

ne RANKIN begs leave to inform the ME and TRADING CVU MMUNITY of Prince Edward Island, ,

and the Neighbouring Provinces, that he ha« made arrange: |

taitj ¥ dbiaetsih

mente for the immediate prosecution of business as an

Auctioneer, General Agent,

in each of which lines all Commissions with which he may be | shall receive his prompt.

favoured (at nome or from abruad) and best attentun. Charlottetown, July #, 1361.

aT WWOTICE.

LL persons the HORSE requested to pay the same ‘o Mr

and expense. St. Peter's, Soptember 2, 1861.

Commission Merchant

___———— | through the inefliviency

indebted to the Subscriber for the service of fot that less revenue Was col ‘MURGAN TELEGRAPH,’ last year, are t pious. year Dayio Srewast, are

; SUTHERLAND.

RCANTILE |

Charlotte- |

d to al assessment on land, Xe., which was read a first time, and committed Sinclair in the chair.

J. D. Goxpvon, Reporter.

| whole Hlouuse— Mr.

Adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION.

House in Committee on the Road Scales. Agreed to.

| The Bill to repeal acertain Act

' passed.

Agreed to, with several amendments. | House again in Committee of Supply. ‘reported agreed to. :

Adjourned. Torspay, April 23.

| Tlouse for the remainder of the Session.

in the chair. Hon. Mr. HAVILAND said, a8 a great nuinber of

& istions in Supply had been passed,

Salmon Fishery, and remarked that if proper q, by some

be happy to lend his assistance in carrying out the object |' "a, Mr. W (the Ie desired, but he would first like to consult those whom he had | PAS of the Island | in6 honor to represevt on the matter.

vee I discussed and! the work has been made a durable tue Speaker took the chair, and the echait- has procured

The report was again read, | on for the payment of the sai

Hon. Mr. LONGWORTII then introduced a Bill to raise

town. | funds for the purposes of KJucation. by imposing an addition- | and)

to a Committee of the. Progress reported. |

for the prevention of certain Act relating (0 was surpassed by the neighbouring Colonies. were read a third time and Je.sure of perusing the The House again went into Committee on the Education jy_y who composed it,

Several resolutions parts ;

it was how necessary to civil history of

following years, Was—

1859. 1869 Flour20,492bbis£25 506 G +.12.765 bbls £15014 7. 0 Meal S6L +4 OU2 16 t GS7 bbs 438 10 0 Bread, Lot Spkges 1030 G 1 tO) piges 530,19 9

Sterling £27,199 9 G Sterling £16.087 16 0 Value Currency £40,798 4 3:Value Cpry 24,181 14 0 Mr. Lavi-

Afier some little further conversational debate land's motion was agreed to. 3

Zigit resolutions repo: te | from Supply were agrged to by the House. ‘The principal of these were that, £80 bve paid to Messrs. D. Laird, and J. D. Gordon for reporting the pro- ecedings before the Land Commission, whea the said report was complete; £800 for repairs, &e., in ;ment House ; school room to the Normal School building.

The House again spenta short time ia Committee of supply.

Adjourned. D. Lainp, Reporter.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Tlouse in Committee again ou aupply—Mr. [lowat in the

Chair.

had entertained the application of the

‘sented to the House the following resolution :—

¢ lye: r ce a¢ ¢ | , Resolved, That the sum of £250 be granted and placed at | \ressrs, Beer, Montgomery, J. Yeo, Howat, Doyle,

shortly in favor | . ‘ , but the House thought it better to defer taking the disposal of the Lieut. Governor ~ the Committee appointed by the

| Bay to superiotend the erection of a breakwater at the en ‘trance of St. Peter’s harbor so soon as the Government shal have learned by proper enquiry, and to their satisfaction tha

» water on the bar ;

and about Govern- | ihe subject. and a sum suthcient for erecting aD additional |

After the grant for the school at Georgetown was discus- sed, Hon. Mr. Whelan, teking the benefit of a promise made | members of the Government, when the Hous> was | in Committee of supply previously, and granted £250 to the | Dredging Machine Company, to the effect that if the people | of St. Pecer's would perform the same amount of work as | ‘ ; . q, and would give similar pledge | of 450 for the Georgetowo School, was as fol ows :— jq | that they wou'd entertain their application as favorably as | s

people from Cra- | bead) © ‘Neill, € helan taking the beuefit of that promise pre- amie Lier seeineren demerit

in Council, to be paid to} __4] inhabitants of St. Peter's '

i tantiz : :

‘ and substantial one, and | tq be traced to the printer.

at average tides a depth of at least ten feet of : . le ; : nation, which called forth considerable

the ‘sovernment not to be liable to be called

d amount within a lesser period |

| Is'and were about to slip out of grasp of mewory, and if they | afier all his peregrinations gives the preference to this Island ‘one2 escaped could never be rcealled, In relation to the} which he pronounces the most beautiful place he ever beheld “Geographical history of this Islond it was different. As re-! for health and comfort, aud if it were not for the unsettled state | garded Geology he would be delighted to see any work touch. | of our political effurs,which renders society so very uoplzasant, ‘ing on the subject. ie salued the man of literature, and | which he seots will send bim eway, and if so, prevent many from what fel! from his hon. colleague, and the bon. member | Sethe £0 Rha MIDS Assent. cennewes for @ from Kast Point, he was sure the work for which ahey were} trast between the Civil tt a feta lami ae jealled upon to, vote a sum of mouey was one of merit. He’ founded, and the report from the Land Commissioners’ Award | wou'd like to have the honor of perusing it, but were hon. | The former giving up the Quit Kents and Fishery Reserves to |metmbers for the sake of the paltry sum of £60 or £70) the Colony onthe payment of its own Civil List, while the latter | ging to throw it aside. Kather than lose the work, he was| wishes to deprive us of them, and one of the honourable Com- | willing to vote a few pounds to have it published. | missioners a\iempts to show that their mode of arrangement of | Some hon. member, it was then stated, had sent for the! a Fe ae pee pene energie 5 acre preen : : : me le ie Ee “ 2. Bte nent of ous MS and in the meantime there was bo farther discussion ou chan the original plan, that gives a right to ae ‘Benish pnd | ject wishing to €8 ublish a fishery of five hur dred feet above ‘high water mark all along the coast of the Island, say sixty | The report of the pauper Committee was taken up in Com-| 8¢res to every mile. Strange logie indeed! And as to the mittee of the whole Louse and agreed to. ae Se pe acs t = n? on better _ The Revenue Bill was according to order read a second) cede ta, indeed yo only a ree eoeneneny time, committed, and agreed to with several amendments. | affair is that of the loan, originated by the, iste Govermment. 1 | lon. Mr. COLES wished to know if the Blue Book for must say 1 never read a more unsatisfactory result, but it carries \ the past year could be laid before the House belore the! cenviction in the face of it, and we must fall back apon the ‘session closed. ‘They were not yet forward, though they | Civil List Bill and try our atmost to remove every obstruction

‘ought to have been sent ome ta the Colonial Office last | to our rise and progress in the scale of Governments, and prove October. Adjourned. ‘yurselves loyal to our Queen end country, free from unchari-

j and do upto others as we would AFTERNOON SESSION.

Wenpespay, April 24.

jtable and sectarian prejudices, | wish they would do unto us,

1 am, Sir, ever youra, ONE OF THE PEOPLE,

House in Committee of Supply.

The vote taken on the resolution in reference toa graat|

. _ | Mr. Epitoa—As I have given the Georgetonians ti Yeas—Hons. Messrs. M‘Aulay, Thornton, Hensley, Havi- answer my former letter if it Raineibed afivining sot fi aaiuha- Davies, Sather-| ance with truth, and es they have not done so, | presume that ‘they are fully convinced of the vereeity of the statements made. Laird, Coles;| Now, if they are confident that @ steamboat would conduce Sinclair | t9 the prosperity of Georgetown, why, [ would ask them, do | they mm set shan sennining one Barner Ricerche al- ; . bready become quite a large and thriving village ThE In answer toa question of the hon. Leader of the Oppost- | ijead of Cardigan as soon as its bite is ir Byvnd 1 tion about the Blue Books— P ‘bye we will hear of Sturgeon, then fareweil to the comanoiite of | Hon. Col. GRAY said that the cause of the delay in the Georgetown, Those villages are 88 AS many drains, draining appearance of the books for 1859 and 1860, was, as usual, | the nutriment from out of it, and nothing can retain its vitality He then gave a lengthy exp!a- | except @ steamboat. Place a steamboat on our rivers, and our discussion, and which | community’s increase will riva! Summerside’s—leave it as it is we think unnecessary to transcribe. now, and Georgetown will become a target for every non-resi Hon. Mr. LONG WORTH moved that the standing order | dent to Gre at.“ Georgetonians, do you nen GREP UNE LEN v0- = ‘main inactive! When a gentleman ast summer offered to

Nays—Hons. Messrs. “ongworth, Pope,

jthan two years after the work is completed in conformity |; f i : a eae cae hn. t in reference to the time limiting the presentation of bills be | ghtyin and run a steamboat as required, by giving hima lease

moved that the report be amended, by with the terms of this resolution. tie

Division on Mr. Whelan’s resolution— Yeas: Hons. Messrs. Uensley, Haviland,

fons. Messrs. thornton, Pope, Gray ; Howat, J. Yeo—7.

| The House then went into the consideration of voting sum for the publication of

Nays:

REV. GEO. SUTHERLAND'S GEOGRAPHY, ETC.

a sum of be voted for the publication of the

Board of Education.

|

‘said that at present there was no history of this

lished, either natural or 4

He had th

his judgment went and would be of great benefit to tne C

lony. It would contain over 160 pages, and consisted of

‘author having visited the several parts of

‘tained a varration

| other.

reso- | Colony would go to giean the same facts in relation to t this Colony as were contained in the work. |

take into consideration how the means were to be provided. | [t also contained a great deal of statistical information

Some bon members whe voting in Supply, were the most backward to aid in

ing the means. Last year

of officers,

| say.

| giers, he was not prepared to

there must baye becn 4 considerable increase

jhe thought we must come to the conclusion that

-

were most forward to spend when great va secure |

the tariff on liquors was raised, | courage applications of that kind,

but be was free to admit that it had proved a failare, whether | on the order book that it would be mude, and he bad hoped Colony,

or the ingenuity of swug- ‘that the hon. member would have had sufficient influence with , policy © It was evident from the | the author to have procured a copy of the work, as he under- a8 prove? A observed on soliciting the to £ £100,000, | lected last yeur than in the pre- stood cuch was his intention, to’bave laid on the table of the | Lord Stanjey justly observed on 60 Thy nian 000, / an attack was made by a bandvof Indians, re bers stiould have ano ila wall uit ‘that he was not asking it aga matter of favour Dut as a night the immediate death of M C The members 8 pportunity of consult-) 6) ine injury the a ath of Mr. for, Cplony by granting

swugg! ng, as he did not believe that the Temperance asso- ing its page He | each to a favored few,

town, on or be be : ,) ; , ae oer ets nent te Tee jciatious iad been more active than ip former years; therefore ‘as regarded

very high | was not prepared

lue. Hon. Mr.

of | House. s in order to ascertain its peculiar character ;

statistics, etc., it might be highly colored. to vote @ sum for the odject proposed

The last part of this resolution origivated in an amendment sn sag

+: - i Pos o > 2 : a > ol ar a ip

to prevent any pudlic school house being! of hon. Mr. Longworth. relation to the mode of granting licenses for the sale of spiri-| pclizers of Georgetowa object to during regutar school hours each day, for | any other purpose, OF by any other person than a licensed | OF | teacher, for teaching a public school therein under this Act. | Jan, Coles, Longworth. Laird; Messre. Sutherland, MeNeil Laird ; Messrs. Puvies, Beer, Montgomery, Sinelair, Conroy, Doyle—15. Against it: Hons. Haviland, M‘Aulay, Hensley, Owen, Holm, Holm, |

MecAulay, Whe- | {; was argued then that the principle of the bill was the ~

Mossts- | juestion whether the order should be suspended, was put and | the Georgetown people

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND made a motion to the effect that | period of two years from the passing thereof, and from thence| the steamboat and the schoolhouse (ah! 4 Rev. Mr. ito the end of the then next session of the General Assembly | jouse), Sutherland's book, agreeably to the recommendation of the; .44 no longer.”

He said, the Board had reviewed the | work, and had spokea of it very highly, and thought it would ‘be a valuable addition to the school books of this Island. He Island pub- civil, and in this respect this Island

work in manuseript, and as far as | he thought It was a credit to the gentle- | portion of them. feel grateful for your indefatigable warchful-|

Ist, a Geography of this Island drawn with sere; the the Colony—and ‘every natural feature of importance was brought to notice ; 2nd, the natural history of the Colony, its climate, Geology, | Mr. Cooper obtained leave to absent himself from the fete., and 3rd_ the civil history of the Province, which co

of important facts from the period of its | jatjon that is The order of the day was gone into for the [louse in Com- discovery to the present time.

mittee on the consideration of Ways and Means—Mr. J.Yeo tially, He did not know where the rising generation of this gentleman was at my house, wa

W HELAN said he was always willing to en-! to be deawa over the face of soine now high in authority here. | He observed by a notice | When shail we

why did ihe would be mono- it? O! a would interfere tuous liquors in the City, by giving the power to the Mayor , with their private interests ; then why should they? The hon- and City Council. ‘ourables for the town presumed it was too much trouble to

idle with the schoolhouse affeir, and even stated that the

. a | suspended, in order to enable him to present a small bill in of it for» ceriein number of years,

3 same as the one which hed been disposed of in Gomanities, | Preasury Was inadequate to supply the trifling sum requested. ‘and could not be entertained. After some discussion, the | An excuse'vo palpably absurd 16 oe te ren Artabvatea yy ‘ } : : 2 discussion, the | Mey do not reside here, what then do they care? O! tie on ' for having such men to represent them.