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GAZETTE. MAY 3.’

up are to your Committee, that the said char was ille- gslfland un ust, estbe candidates themselves p d their own clerks. T e number of clerks char is greater than the number that were actually employ , as will be seen by

reference to the Poll Book. wherein there up tabs only

Twenty-nine candidate's clerks en ; your Commit-, too are of opinion, that he might as well have charged the Government for the Agents and Inspectors of Candidates as for their Cler your Committee are further of opinion that in order to put a stop to such melpractiees, in l'uture._snd tocheck the growing evil of inakinq urges not authorised by Law, as well as to remedy the do in uincy com lsined of. an address be presented to His Excel ency, the Lieut. Governor, requestin him to take the n steps to cause the above sum 0 £21, to bereturned into the Treasury, with as little dela es ‘bio

Your Committee remark. t ett e aunt of money, standing inst the proprietors, for opened through theirl a. under the Road Com usetion Act. end that the greatest part of said amounts, as due for a number of lyesrs, as will be seen b the Journals ‘ of the Assembly,for 849. Appendix (0), and 1852, Appen- dix (Y), and they recommend that no further indulgence . granted; but that immediate steps be taken by tho Govern- ment to enforce the payment thereof. Your Committee ru- mark that there is no attested certificate, according to the provisions of the Act, 14 Victoria, section 15, annexed to the following Road turn, viz :—

King’s County, Districts Nos. 1, 3, and 7 ;

Prince County, do. Nos. 1, and 4 ;

Queen's County, do. Nos. 7, and 12 ; Nor does it appear that any of the Road Returns were laid before the Executive Council, as the Law directs.

It qippears to vour Committee that .€ 655 4s. l0|d. have‘ been rawn by John Williams. late Commissioner of Reads for the Common and Royal of Charlottetown, for the ser- vice of roads in his District; and that in the account render- ed by the said John Williams. to the Government, £447 7s., part of the eforegjn sum—-is charged against the Go- vernment as having ii aid out on the public roads, but no vouchers for the expenditure of the said £446 7s., have accom nnied the said accounts; and it appears that the said John illinms. on being applied to, has refused to furnish to the Special Committee on the Public Accounts, any vou- cher for the said sum. Your Committee consider such con- duct, on the part of a public oficcr. a gross doreliction of duty, and such as to render him unfit to hold any ollioe un-

er the Government. ,

In the account of the Treasurer, for the amount of pay-‘ ments of Land Assessment, the uautity of ad in Town- ship No. 21, is returned at 20, acres, whereas the neu- tity of Land, mentionedin the original Grantof this ’Iown-‘ ship is 21,000 acres. Your Committee recommend that‘ the attention of the Colonial 'I‘reasurer, be called to this apparent discrepancy.

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IEW8 BY THE ENGLISH IAIL. Ten days later News from England.

Tun ENOLIBH Mair. arrived last night at 10 o'clock. The papers are filled with accounts of war move- ments, etc. There has nothing of importance oc- curred since the last Steamer.

The London Daily News has accounts from St. Petersburg, stating that the war is very unpopular among the mercantile classes, and t at inconse- quence of this feeling an order had been issued for- bidding a collection of more than two persons in the st

reet.

It is stated that Omar Pasha had anticipated the Russian advance into Dobrudscha, and that the Ot- toman force there was falling back, according to orders, upon Trojen’s Wall, which is well fortified, and where the Russians will have to encounter 60,000

uaszannis eaznr-rri. Saturday, April 29,1054.

ADDRESE8 OF THE LEGISLATIE COUNCIL

Is our last, we asserted that the late Administra- tion were traitors to the people and to the cause of the people. We reiterate the charge. with this addi- tional one: that the wliels of their pretended sympa- thy for the liberties of the people was but a pretext —-e flimsy veil thrown over their real and stedfast purpose, the appropriating and sharing among them- selves, their retainers and dependents, the efiices and emoluments of oflcss which would be within their g This is the true source of all the greens, lsmentations and tears of Swubsy It Co. over the

bggnoftttlllll of the deer defunct Departmental Govern-

ment;—for the rights and privileges of the people they are not only careless and nuhseding. but are absolutely ignorant of what they really consist.

if there be one of these more dear to the people-— nsy. mere absolutely necessary to the preservation of their liburty—then another, it is the right of hearing,

While writing, we have been informed that the Legislative Council have thrown out the Bill sent to them from the Assembly, which was intended to carry out the views of the present Administration as to the true method of sustaining the principles of Responsible Government. We are not surprised at this; though we did thinkthst they would have tulten a few hours to consider, before committing an act which we cannot but think will result in depriving

to see the turn things do sometimes take, in politics< as well as every thing else. Here we have the gresp-- ing Family Compact throwing away the right to retain allies and etnolumcut for themselves and their retain- ers; and the disinterested friends of the people sacri- ficing the rights and liberties of that very people, with the avowed purpose of seizing upon these otiiccs. for sake of plundering the public with impunity. Tun- poru niutantur.

Iutusl Improvement Association. Rev. J. R. Nausawavs Lsc'ruas.—The oung men coin sing this Association are wel de- servin 9 the thanks of the Community for the

judging, and finally determining upon all ., that may arise respecting the due election of their rspresentstives;—it is one of those privileges that they claim exclusively to themselves, and repudiate all foruign interference. come from whence it will. More especially have they resented all attempts at interference on the part of the Peers; and as to any intermeddling with these rights and privileges by the ~ Crown. it could not by any possibility hsppcn.—for no Minister of the Crown would dare to etteinpt it. And yet these advocates of the people,—these uncom- promising sticltlers for the people's rights.—would substitute the Crown. or rather the nominee of the Crown, as the arbiter in the case of a C0l’Iil’0VOI'lO(l\ election, as to the right of representation, in the place of the people themselves. Mr. Boer was unduly returned. says Mr. Joseph Hensley. and the Hon. George Coles unjustly deprived of his seat. \Vell, suppose the Shsrifi"s Return was bad l—we will, for the moment, admit that it was so;—whnt then .’ where is the constitutional tribunal before which the validity or legality of that return can be tried 2 is the Lieut. Governor the proper judge? No. 'I‘he Legislative. Council ? No. The House of Assembly 2 Yes. Why was not, then, the letter-—the only competent, the only constitutional court-properly applied to .’ But it was applied to.—'I‘he Hon. Mr. Wurburton moved that the writ and return thereto be laid on the table. 'l‘rus; and in so doing, Mr. Werburton show- ed ignorance the most profound and conternptible, and clearly proved that he was among those totally unlit to be trusted with the advocacy of the rights of either candidate or constituency. Why did not Mr. Coles apply in the regular manner, by petition, give the requisite security, and have his case argued by himself or his counsel at the bar of the House? We will not trouble Mr. Hensley for the enswcr,— though we doubt not he had it from Mr. Wm. Young, at the same time he got his opinion as to the legality of the return. We will ourselves tell the public why. Mr. George Coles was told that it would be of no service, for that the whole circumstances of the case being before the House, attached to the return. the utter would have been sustained; for though Mr. Coles might have lied the right, in strict law, to have been proclaimed and returned the member for the ill

ur s.

Advices of the 25th at Odessa, say the entire Rus- siun lleet had left Sebastopol, with it is said, the in- tention of attacking Verne.

A council of Austrian generals was summoned to meet at Vienna—among them the Ben Jcllachich.

The troops now leaving England, go direct for Constantinople, without stopping at Malta.

en urkish steamers are at Alexandria, embark- in Egy tian troops.

he ronch Admiral De Fenan sailed from Con- stantinople in a steam frigate witn an energetic note to King Otho, demanding suppression of the hostile movements weich have originated in his territories.

Two war frigates buildin for the Russian government, at North lleet, by Mr. Pitcher. had been seized by direc- tions from the Treasury “ as the property of an enemy.”

Two ir of steam on ‘ties were also seized on the pre- mises ofahlr Napier, G asgow, on the 11th of April, for

e same cause.

Lord John Russell had abandoned the Reform Bill until more sus icious times, to the great delight of members of both si es of the House of Commons. _

The news from Burmah was very unsatisfactory, con- tinual skirmishes taking lace between the British troops and prowling hands of re ls.

News from China mentions the probable success of the Russian mission to span. _

General Oaronbert with 1100 French troops had arrived at Constantinople. _

Before the Cycle left the fleet, Admiral Dundas is re- ported to have me e a signal " to take, burn, or destroy everything Russian."

Ex-rnacr or A Lurrss ruoir AN Orncn IN ran BLACK Sea Fl.ll'l'.—“ Bricos Bey. March 24-We are of for Verna . Our Smemers have looked at Sabastopol. and find the Russian fleet still there. There is nothing for us to do but to look after Sebastopol. Lieut. A_gnew has left the Leander. to join Sir C: Ne ier, as iiag-lieute- neat. Admiral Dundas has a porn Dr. Rees, of the Britannia, to be acting deputy inspector to the fleet; Ind Payrnester Mowbry, of tne Sanspariel, as agent and storekseper at Constantinople.”

Coruirnsont, Aruir. 12.—'I‘he Dauntless had returned from e"ci-uise u the Gulf of Finland. She saw eighteen Russian ships o the line in Svesborg bebour.

The imperieuse chased e Rumien Corvett back to

bo . The ‘English fleet has suddenly left Kioge Bey,end eastwards

rs. Press ofViehna states that on the son. ult., the Turks, to the number of 10,000 inlbntr and 2,000 csvelryp made a sortie from Kalsfet, and sttsc a large body o

u Skripcts. After a battle of four hours. the Russians retreated on Gowsi, leaying 600 killed on the told of battle. The Turks are said to have lost 200. The same ' nrnal states theta battle, which was commenced at radseh and Oltenitse on the 28th ult., was con-

tli laetaooonn is but-tbstth Russians i.‘f£'.i"§';..“:.I."‘3tl“.e..i at s;.....n.‘1, iiiid bad sufi.r-ed aloss o , .

rive nave sans: A1‘ -rnr.'rsc_irs. V Ants 8—Aocosnh from Bucharest of the lat llIIb.n::p‘t).fh that tb Rumiene were making great alerts to push masses of troops across the Danube seer Silstrla. It was ex ctsd that, b the 4th. they would have concen- tramd men and 80 guns in the camp at Kslarads euhrw states, under date of Ducbsrest, tbsp

District of Queen’s County, yet that Mr. Coles's sub- sequent conduct, in not appearing at the Sheritl"s Court, was an admission that the votes polled for him and marked by Mr. Beer were bad; and in like man- ner, his not appearing and giving the requisite secu- rity in order to have those of Mr. Beer which had been objected to by himself scrutinized, was an ad- mission that they were good; and that there was suf- ficient on the record to warrant the House in pro- nouncing Mr. Beer duly elected, though it might have been doubtful whether. by a strict construction of the statute, Mr. Coles ought to have been returned. And Mr. Hensley knew, or ought to have known, that if Mr. Coles had taken his seat, he could not have held it above a day or two. at furthest; for on Mr. Beer's petition being presented. and the return read. the House would have had to pronounce his claim to the seat fully made out by the Shcriff’s Reiurn alone. without further evidence. This is, however, par par¢ntIicse—us the French say. But before taking our farewell for the present of the Hon. Mr. Joseph Hensley, we will just beg leave to quote the peren- tion of his speech on the subject of the last eddress:-

“ My opinion is, that corruption is more likely to “ be kept down by adhering to the Departmental sys- " tam. under which, when an ofilce is conferred on e " Member of the Legislature, he goes back to his con- " stituents. who pronounce their opinion on the ep- " pointment and the conduct of the Governrrienl. in " making it,—thus triultiplying one of those great‘ " securities for society, in the opinion of Judge Story, " responsibility to the people through elections. But " now holding these opinions, and seeing that the Go- " vernmont have vsntursd.withoutsuthority,to change " the systeui,l think we should be altogether wanting " in spirit if we did not protest against it. I shall, " tltsrefore,support his Honor Mr. Swsbey’s motion.” With sentiments like these, .how could Mr. Hensley himself accept the ofics of Attorney General P How could he see Mr. Rice in the Treasury, or Mr. Biruie in the office of Registrar of Deeds and Keeper of Plans.’ —what constituents had either of these to go to "echo could pronounce their opinion on (Its ap- " pointsmit and the conduct of the Government in " sinking it 1" In his own case, the opinion was pronounced; and we have all witnessed the contempt with which that opinion was treated by the pseudo Ruponsible Government that made the appointment. Every word that Mr. Hsnsloy uttered, and every quo- tation that he read, was a kesnsr sutlrs upon his own - conduct and that of his quchdsm associates. than any ‘ thing the bittsrsst of their adversaries could pen.

To return, there is another eoousutius against indi- vidual members. Messrs. Macgswsn, Meceuohsnl and Gail‘ hsvs,it would uppesr—tsking their ecnusers“ view of their conduct to be oorrsct—che ed o inions respecting Departmental Government being quite so essentially necessary as they once thought. And this is rnstter also for the adjudication of the Lieut. Governor. Not only are petitions to be got up by dlmppeiuted candidates and discarded edlce-hold- ‘ore, and names lbrgsd or tuseetsetured by the then- --‘- but the Legislative Council, forsssth, are to

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myidgnss adduced before thorn. make it the subject of debate and remark. That it was unconstitutional, “jaunt, uncalled for. sutl—werse than all--s dell- berete invasion of the rights and privileges of the stag ||asss,—-u wuutoe attempt to saorilcs the best interests oftlis public, and a renunciation of the true ,',;..i’t...f|.|f, or Itsspouslble Goveinmsnt,no men‘

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_, itersry treats they have so generously afibrded the ublio. The popularity of their last Friday's ecturer,and the interest of the sub‘ ct however. should have led them,we think, to are sought greater accommodation for their friends. Although the evening was so disagree- able, the building was not only crowded in every corner but vast numbers could not obtain admithnce.

C. Palmer, Esq. the President, briefly intro- duced the Lecturer who at once proceeded to announce his Subject—“The War in the East, the Belligerents, and the robable consequen- ces” and to transport his carers by the force of his vivid descriptions to the lands of the Moslem and the Muscovitc. IIe traced the pro- gress of the Turks from their origin, described many of their victories, throu ll the famous Jauisaries, and brought down t eir History to the present time. when they have become shorn of many of their former Conquests. The Lecturer gave an equally graphic His- tory of the Russians from their rise in the 9th century, uop to the present time,when they occupy a 1 tli of the habitable globe. These remarks were followed by a descrip- tion of these Countries and of the people who inhabit them, and also their relative ositions under the Sultan and the Czar. He t us pre- pared his audicnco for a recital oftlie events, which have been the cause of the War, but he more especially dwelt on “ What led Russia to take her present position?” We really cannot do justice to this and the subsequent parts of the Rev.Gentieman's Lecture, which as a whole was in the highest degree instructive, enliven- ing and inspirititig. Aftcr pointing out the iniquity of the Czar’s deiiinnds, and his ulterior intentions, as shadowed forth in his secret Dus- patches with the British Government, as an ‘nglishman, he endeavoured to point out to his fellow colonists what would be the position of Great Britain, the parent state, in case Russia were suffered to 0 on unimpeded in her iniqui- tous progress and allowed to enforce lmr unjust demands. He pointed out the true position of Austria, and enabled his audience to form an opinion of the consequences, that would ensue, if this state allied herself to Russia, bccuiiic neutral, or joined the other Western Powers.

We understand that the learned gentleman, has been requsted to re-deliver the lecture in the Temperance Hall, but having prcviousl been prevailed upon to publish it, the public will have the advantage ofrcuping the informa- tion it contains from a perusal of it at their own firesides and at their leisure.

Mr. G. T. HASZARD.

Dear Sir.—in your last issue, I observed a letter from S. Swiibey Esq. denouncing the dis- cussion in the Tciiipernncc Hall, on good Fri- day IS53, as “ idiotic nonsvn.tc”—In the absence of my esteemed friend—tlie Rev. Mr. R:ind—as I occupy the responsible position of Agent to an Or nization formed to look after and ro- mote t a general interest of the cause of 'lem- perance in this country, Iliave felt it my duty to collect testimony from English authorities, in vindication of the sentiments which raised Mr. Swabe ‘s indignation.

I marked, for the convenience of your com- pqsitor the passages in Dr. Grindrod‘s Prize

' say, which I respectfully request you to pub- wlish ; but it will be inexpedicnt at present, (as you intend to reserve some space for the news by the mail, which is expected on Monday) to do any this more than to invite the attention of your rea ers to this topic—and their investiga- ‘tipn of a custom that forces a poison upon social i e. Health-drinking, may be considered a very trivial and venial circumstance—un innocent ceremonial of courtcsy—but u it proper ex- amination, it will be found that there is much ground for supposing, that the whole friinic- work of British drinkin usages, was originally derived from this bar rous and uniucuing cor men . I believe it may be safely stated, that the artificial conjunction of liquor with etiquette and courtesy has been, in the general case, nearly abolished among the continental nations of Europe: but although oII,Eut-ope were in- volved in a similar mesh of customs, still if the principle of more imitation ought to he discard- ed as the rule of manners, our argument, that drinking usages should be abolished here, would hold good on its own separate and irre- fragebie merits. In the mean time, I am Dear Sir, Your obedient servant, Join: Artst:cxt..s

Assn-ssous or Pours arm Wi-:i.i.s FOR 8' .- Mcssrs. Wm. Kay. Dennis Reddin, Esq., Thos. Broyderick, lion. W. W. Lord, James Pollard, Robert Percival, John Holman, George Beer, li‘4q., Rioberd Hearts, ire-elected). ' he sum of £135 was ordered to be assessed on the Town, for Pumps and Wells. and a further sum of £30 for the Board of Fire Wardens. The Treasurer of Pump and Well Assessors Report, showed a Balance in hand of £28 0 6d. And a Balance in the hands of Fire Wardens of £81. Ordered to remain on Interest until

required.

Nan-led, At Halifax, on the 17th A ril. by the Rev. Dr. Twining, Garrison Chaplain, rencis Crosby Co|qn- a, ‘ ., missuriat Stall‘, to Harriet Elizabeth Sarah. sl est daughter of the Hon. George R. Good- man, Her Majesty s Customs, Prince Edward Island.

On the 20th April. the lady of'i‘homss B. Harvey, of a Soc.

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AUCTIONS.

Important sale by Auction, On Thursday, Mr Hill instant. ' .u' UPTOJV, av 11. w. LOBBAN.

N THURSDAY, the llth Msy inst., commenc- ing at it o'clock, punctunlly, at the residence PT IN RICE, situate in Chur- loitetown Royalty. and contiguous to Popular island Bridge. the whole of that GcnIlonuen’s Stock of IIOKSES. COWS. SHEEP, PIGS, Farming Imple- ments. &o., coiriprising— 4 HORSES, fit for heavy work: I Filly, 0 Cows in calf, 4 do. vrith calves, I Ayrshire Bull—thorough bred, I two-your old Heifer, 3 lleifer Calves, 6 Year- lings, 25 Sheep—Leicei-ter breed; l Berkshire Sow, with a litter of pigs; l Berkshire Bear; 9 Figs, small; 5 Plou hr, of various descriptions; I Yorkshire Rake, ‘lusts iurrows (large), I set do. (small), 8 Carts, 6 sets Curt Harness. I set double Harness, Sls' h and Wagon I-Iarncss. 2 Wagons, I pair Carriage Lamps. 1 double Sleigh and Furs, Water Cert, do. for liquid manure, 3'l‘nrnip Drills, Patent Churns, lot l‘.arpen.cr‘s 'l‘ools of all descriptions. Gents’ Sud- dlcs and Bridles, Ladies’ do., with various other arti- ‘cles not here cnnmernl . erms.-—Snms to £5, cash; from £5 to £10. two ‘months; from £10 to 1520, three months; from £20 and upwards. five rnmiths. Where credit is given, Joint Notes of Hand will he required to secure the