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olitics, Literature, and Slews,

"This is true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to advi

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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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rincipal to ilet articles, Cocoaine, Kalliston, Tooth W ash and

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rgans of digestion, should have re- lollowar’s Pills, as there is no medicine known that no plaints with such certain success They stre ogthen the tor of the stomach, increase the appe- tite, purify the blood, and correct depraved secretions In bowel cow plaints they Temove their primary cause, and svon restore the patient to sound health. Nervous or sick head- aches, and depression of spirits, way be speedily relieved by a course of these pills Poey are composed of rare baleame, without the admixture of & grain of mereury, or any noxious substance, and are as sale as they ure efficacious. 15

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LS —_— ln, a lt Ol rk Docror’s Bitts.—When Dr. Wistar's Balsam rry will cwre coughe. colds. bleeding at the lungs, he fell destroyer, Consumption, it doe. more than clans ‘can d A single trial will satisfy the

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SE SE | SE ee ee ee ACARD TO THE SUFFERING.

The Rey. W rcrram Coserove, while laboring asa missionary in Japan, was cured ef ct nsumption, wien all other means had failed, by a receipt obtained from a learned physiciwn residing in the great city of Jeddo Thies receipt has cured great numbers who were suffering from Consump tien, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Coughs and Colds, and (he debility anu nervous depresaios caused by these di-orders.

Desirous of benefitting others, I will send this receipt, whicu I have |

Sroug>s home wish me, to a!! who need it free of charge. Ad ress REV. WM. COSGROVE, 429, Fulton Avenue, Brovislyn, N. Y. OO

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Areest or Coortearerrens.—The detective P.lice have arrested and Bufklo, N. Y , ome Andrews and his associates, whom |

impriseced at they cagght tm the ect of making a counterfeit of Arer’s CatTHartt Pus Their detection was accomplished at the instance of Messrs. J.C Aver & Co., of Lowell, Mase., whe bave shown a commendal! energy and promptitude in protecting the public from imposition through #ps bes Imitatious of their wraluable medieines.

Doct. Avex’s Sansa7aRitta, Coeray Pecronat anv Pitts hare come to be staple necessities with the community, and the imposition Sper the sica of spurious, worthless, if not injurious fabrications of then, 8 ia fact the coneumm iti liainy. We bh the seoundrels will get tbeir da, and in the kee; ing they sow are, tacy are pretty sure of it. — Potece Gazette.

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AYERS CATHARTIIC VILL.

& very neat case for the Toilet. or for conventence |

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ARRY'S TRICOPHEROUS is the best and cheap |

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Eskaund, Tuesday,

Order in Council relative to the Grant- ing of Tavern Licenses.

Councit Coamper, June 19, 1860.

FFXUE Board having had under consideration the Law re- gulating the granting of Tavern Licenses, was pleased to

order, That the oloniai Secretary of this Island shall hence- | forth: require from all persons who shall apply for License to |

keep a Tavern or Ion, within any School District now estab- lished, or hereafter to be established within this Island—the City of Chorlottetown excepted—in addition to the Certificate,

according to the form marked (C) in the Schedale to the Act |

of the General Assembly of this Island, passed in the twenty-

thircl year of Her Majesty's reign, and intituled ** An Act to!

alter and amend the Laws re gulating the sale by License of Spiri tuvus Liquors,’ which by such Act is required to be pro- duced to the said Colonial Secretary, an Affidavit to be made by the person or persons who may apply for such License, and to be sworn before any one of her Majesty's Justices of the

Peace. which Affidavit shall be annexed to such Certificate, |

ind sliall set forth and declare that the Magistrates whose namys may be subecribed to such Certifieate, are Magistrates

resrdent in the neighborhood of the Inn, ‘Tavern or House of |

Pabdlie Accommodation, for which such Licenses may be re- *qu ired; and also, that the names of the persons, other than

sucli Mayistrates, which may be attached to such Certificate, |

are the names of a majority of the Householders resident in

and entitied to vote for Trustees of Schools for the School Dis- |

trie. within which the proposed Inn or House of Accommoda- tiov shali be situute, and also that the names of such person. apy of their hand writing. re-pectively, or were subscribed to | Such Certificate in their presence, and by sheir éirection.

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Civic Elections.—By the Mayor. he pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of this Isiand, made and passed in the eighteenth year of the reign cot Her present Majesty, intitaled ** An Act to Incorporate the | Lown of Charlottetown,” I du hereby give public Notice, that } an Election of MAYOR AND FIVE COUNCILLORS FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTELOWN, vvill be held on TUESDAY, 7th Augus: nest, at the several

‘places following, that is to say:

fd In ward No. l.—at the Store of A. H. Yates, Eeq., corner

of Queen and Water Streets. In Ward No. 2 Great George Street. in Ward No 3,—at the City Hall.

In Ward No. 4,—at tie Fire Engine House, fronting on }

K ng’s Square. : In Ward No. 5,—at the house ironting on Great George Street.

of Mr. Edward Needham,

The scieaces of Chemistry and Medicine have been taxed their ut + _ And at the said Elections the Poll will be opened at 9 o'clock most to prodave ths best, most periect purzative which is known to in the fi renovn, and shall centioue open till 5 o'clock in the man. Innumerebdle proofs are shown that these Pitts have virtues whic.) | alternoon of the same day. eecgase in exceMence the ordiaary medicines, aod that they win unpre - 4

cedented!y ape the esteem of aH men. They are safe and plessant ts take, but powerful to cure. Their penetrating properties stimulate the Vital activities of the body, remove the ebstructions of Ms organs, purty the bleed, and expe! disease Soreed aed grow disteroper, s\ mulate slaggisb or digerdered organs int» sheir nateral action,amd impart a healthy tone with strength to the whe! sytem. Not only du they cure the every-day counpilainta of every bady, bat also formidable and dangerous diseases that have baf€ed the bex of human skill. wroduce powerfel effects, they are at the

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DESCRIPTION OF WARDS Number One chaii comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies south of Dorchester Street. Number ‘Iwo shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown which lies south of L:ieimond Street and north of Dorchester Street. Number i hree shall ¢ yuprise all that part of Charlottetown which ties south of Grafton Street and north of Richmond Street.

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Number Four shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown |

which lies south of Fitzroy Street and north of Grafton Street.

sume time, im imini«hed dives, the safest and best physic thet can be } employed for children. Being sezar-cuated, they are pleasant to take; } Number Five shall comprise all that part of Charlottetown end beimg purely eegetable, are free from any risk of harm. Cures

bare been made which eucpass belicf were they not substantiated by snea of cach exalted poaton and character as to forbid the suspicion ef uotruih Many eminent clergymen and physicians bave lent thei names to certify to the public the reliability of my remedies, while other s beve sent me the assurance of their conviction that x y preparations tribute immensely te the rehief of wy afflicted, suffering tellow-men The Ayeot ix picased & irnieh gratis my American Alma ac, © B twining directi-gs tee their use and certsivetes of (heir cures, of the f. liowing complaints -— Cortiveness, L.llious Com Leadache aris ng from a fuul s acti the Bowels aad P Appetite, af] Uleerous and Cutancuus Dieeases which 5 ant medicine, Scrufaia or Kipgs Evil Sioed and stimulating the #ys\em, cure many compiaiuts which

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laints, Rheumatism, Dropsy, Heartburn,

nach, Nausea, Iudizee Morbid In- ns arising therefrom, Flatuleacy, Less quire ag evacu

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pet be suppoueed they could reach, such as Deafoess, Partial Blindocss, Jhursday of each succeeding month. the Liver aud ty attend, as above, pisiuts arising trou & low State a | che purpose of performing prepuratury exercises.

Meeraigia avd Nervous Irritability, Derangemeat of Kiiréveys, Gout, aod other kindred o tne body or ubstruction of its woctions

Do pot be pat off by eeme wo; rincipled deaters with come other pill they make more proGt on Ask fur Aven’s Picts, ing

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which lies nerth of Fitzroy street, including the Common of the said T "*"— See 18 Vic., cap. 34, intituled ** An Act to Ince rporaie the Town of Charlotielown.”” JUHN. C. BINNS, Presiding Councillor. Mayor's Office, July 11, 1860. EDUCATION.

T the M onthly Meeting of the Bourd of Edueation, held

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be inserted in all the newsy apers :— All Teachers whose terms have expired, or who have entered

. T May enter lito new engagemen‘s subsequent to the passing They «ls, by purifying the uf the amended Education Act (2nd May, 1860,) will be ad-

mitted to an at the Board Room, on the /ast Candidates are required

on the day previous, at ten o'clock, for

examination

JOHN McNEILL, Secretary of Board of Education. Charlottetown, June 28, 1860.

eise No other they can g ve you compares with this la its intriugic ™ ee les ihe ie eae value or curative powers. The sick want the best aid there is for them, | ~~ a ~ Ep _ —— end thes ebould bave it oe Private Training Academy. P r SI ractical anc tica] Ct ist, | ; ae er ; é , . y Prepared by Dr. J. C. AYER, Practical and Analytical Chemist,’ peytie CLASSES in this Institution will be resumed on ne see £5 Crs ive Boxes ror $1. MONDAY, the 23d instant, at 9 a. m.

J. §. CARVELL, GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT,

(Tremain’s Buildings.)

HEAD OF GUEEN’S WHARF, CHARLOTTETOWN, - - - P. E. ISLAND. Highest CASH price paid for WOOL, GRAIN, &e.

June 5 1860. 3w.

ALEXANDER McKINNAON, ~ AUCTIONEER

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GEBERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, ‘=~

WATER STREET,

W. MONK. July 17, 1860. Qw.

EXCURSION TRIP.

FENHE Steamer -* LORD SEAFORTIL”’ will make an Ex- eursion Trip from Charlottetown and Summerside to LIGNISH, tor the occasion of the opening of the new Charch lately erected there. F

Tue ceremony of opening will take place on Sunday morn- ing, 19th August next.

Tie above Steamer will leave Charlottetown, P. E. Island, on FRIDAY, the 17th AUGUST next, at 12 o clock at night, calling at Suwmerside for Passengers, and leave Summerside tor Tignish on Saturday morning tollowing, at 6 o'clock.

Fares, exclusive of any meals on board the Buat, to be one fare of Three Dollars each, or Eighteen Shillings ot Island moves. to be paid in advance, by purchasing Tickets trom the

starting.

,—at the Fire Engine House, fronting on |

this day, it was ordered that the following notification |

5. t ts as named below, at lest one week before the time ce! |

Provincial Pariia

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

| } | Wepyespar, April 18.

AN ACT FOR PREVENTING FRAUD BY SFCRET BILLS OF PERSONAL CHATTELS.

| House in Committee on said Bill,—Hon, Col. Swabey in the | Coair.

Hon. Mr. Patmer—The principle and details of this Bil! j have, if T mistake not, been more than once previously discus- sed in this H use: indeed I think that the Bill has been twice vgreed to by this House, but was, on each occasion, lost in the House of Assembly. J, however, was in favor of ut, and I think ita very needful measure. When it was debated in the other | tlouse, it was looked upon as a measure of a novel character ; and some feared that, should it pass, it wonld often occamon jneedless inconvenience to individuals. Jt has now, however, found acceptance in Great Batain 5 and, in its operation, it is found satistaciory, as affording certain security to individuals lending money on personal property, and eonsequenily render- ing it more easy for individuals to obtain pecuniary loans on such security. Several years ago, in the practice of my pro- fession, | siw the necessity fur such a measure ; and the firat Bill which t introduced in the Assem)!ly wae one of the same character as the present; but it Was dealt with ina very sum

OF SALE

mary manoer, and thrown out as ay sitempted invasion of |

private rights. The number of frauds, however, which, by jmeans of sham Bills of Sale, have been commuted in thie

the propriety of psasing such ® preiective measure ; and the jane now before as is that whieh they have sent up to us for our concurrence. By means of these sham Bills of Sale, honest vereduors have again and again been defrauded. They have lent money oo goods and chatiela; but, when the time comes ,for them to demand psyameat of the money eo lent, they find jihat come frend or refation of the debtor steps in between them jand hin, and, by means of a pocket Bill of Sale, eucceeda in lestablishing a prior claim to the goode and chatiele on which ithey have lent their m mevy. Nor, in case the honest creditor

prefers hie just claim ina Court of Law, it is found difficult to | find witnesses, ax | Ca assert On my Own experience, who dis- | regarding the solemn obligation of an oath, give such evidence jas is often found to sustain the claim of the bulder of the frau- ‘dulent Kill of Sale.

His Honor the Paesipant spoke at some length in favor of Lam very glad, ssid Hie Honor, that the House of

the Bill. Assembly have sent wp euch @ Bill. One of precisely the |same nature was introduced in three several sessions, in this House, by the Hon. Josepn Hensley, and, after due discussion, agreed to. Ilouse, it wae rejected by them [| have seen persons holding jsham or pocket Bille of Sale who were ready to swear, through thick aod thin, that the Bills represented bona fide traneactions. It a duty of the Lezislature to pase the Bui; and to try, of, in epite of themselves, certain mdividuala in the community could not be made honest by law, or rather ke within the hounds of honesty by the legal Bicriers to Cishonesty placed in their way. Their Honore ali agreeing a@ to the neceasity and propriety of the measure, it passed through the Committee without much | debate: and when the tiouse wae resumed, the Hon. Colone!

Swahey reported that the Committee had gone through the Bi'l, | The said |

and had agreed to the same with two amendinents. awendments, which merely required that certain certificates, tu be granted by the Clerk of the Supreme Court, in order to be lmnade fu ly authentic, shall Dear the imoress of the Sea! of the Supreme Court. It wae then red, That the eaid amend- ments be engrossed, end that te® Sill as amended, be read s third time to-morrow,

Tuoxspar, Apri! 19.

RESIGNATION OF BIS #24T IN THE ROUSE BY THE HON. MR. CKAS WELL.

His Honor the President informed the House that the Hon.

Mr. (\raswel! had resigned his seat as a Member of this House, which resignation had been accepted by His Exceliency the Lieutenant Governor.

The Bul intituled ** An Act for preventing Fraud by secre:

Billa of Sale of personal Chattels’’ was read the third time, |

land paesed. Farivar, Apri! 20.

The Bill intituled * An Act relating to the recovery of Smal! Debs, and to repes! certain Ac'a@ there:n mentioned.” This Bill was read the firat time on Thuraday the 19th and a second tine on Friday the 20: inst.; and the House eat in Committee thereon, on the 20:0 and 2ist instant.—Hvn. Colone] Swabey in the chair.

His Honor the Passipzxt—I am at a loss to know why the

whole Act has been re-enacted, since only a few slight altera- |

tions have been made in the Law. The courts were originally six : by the Bill there is to be one more. ‘The altérations as to lithe jarisdiction of the courté, ia made in @ very short e!ause ;

jand a short one also would have been suffic‘ent for the intro-| To or |

duction of the principle of an ineolvent debrora’ Act. |three printed pages would be sufficient to embrace the whole jof the amendments. The re-enacting of the whole Act neces siiated much prolonged deliberation on the part of the Legis- lature ; and the printing of it wou'd cause a considerable outlay lof money ,

been taken. good one.

Hon. Mr. Gorr—A new Act is required. many parts of the country, are much dissatisfied with the Sma‘! Debris Courts; and a new Act is necessary to enable the ‘Government to appornt new Commissioners. present Commissioners are men unnt for their judicial appoint- | ments,—quite incompetent, in fact, to the proper discharge of their duties on the bench ; and, as due regard for the ends of justice requires that such men shal! be removed from the jadi- cral bench, the paseing of a new Act is necessary, to enable the Government to make the changes sv urgen ly requ:red.

Hon. Mr. Hurcainson—That is at the least an honest ex- plenation.

Tue Bill in iteelf ie, however, | must admit, s

iteken by the Government ; but not a sufficient one. | Hon. Mr. Gorr—t em not in the confidence of the Govern-

Island, have, at length, convinced the House of Assembly of |

But, each time, on ite being sent down to the other |

Were the hon. the Leader of the Government (Mr. | | Palmer) in his place, I would ask him why this course has |

The people, in|

Many of the’

July ‘BIL, 1860.

New Series.---No. 29.

Bagnall on that head are hardly applicable. However all in- convemence on that score is about to be removed ; for it has been agreed, this Session, that the whole of the laws shal! be revised and consolidated,—consolidation, therefore, so far as consolidation with respect to any of them is required, will be made.

Hon. Mr. Simpson—His Honor Mr. Goff bas reason on his side for what ne hasaaid. The law tas been re-enacted before to enable the Government to remove Commissioners who were obnoxious to them

Hon. Mr. Baenate—If it were so, two wrongs do not make one right.

Hon. Mr. Simepson—f do not say that it was wrong.

Hon. Mr. Jounson—The re-enaciment of the Iaw will nor neceseytate the removal of the Commissioners who have been appointed under it as it now stands,

His Honor the Paesipgenr—If the Act under which the present Commissioners have been appointed to be repealed, all sech Commissioners as the Government may wish to retain in office must be ze-appoited. Such as may not be re-appointed

will, in reality, be dismissed.

Hon. Colonel Swasey—The remove] of judicial officers from

‘their appointments, unless in cases of serious complaint, and when, alter due investigation, the complaints have been proved

‘to be well founded, is contrary to the principles and apirit of

|the constuution. Otherwise, the Government should have no

| power to dismiss such officers ; and, indeed, they have pot.

| His Honor the PresipentT—A new prineiple—a principle in

| accordance with the enlightened spirit of the ege—has been

| introduced into the Bull: [ mean the abolishment of imprison- /ment for debt for all sums not exceeding £10 for more than 12 ‘months. This is uodoudtedly a step in the right direction ; but ir is ouly ashort one: it certainly does not go far enough. Twelve mouths imprisonment for ether £10 or £20 through ‘inability to psy the a nount,—inability occasioned, perhaps by | wanvo dable misfortune,—keeping a man separated from his family, and idle by compulsion, was certainly a very serious jmatter. No man—whetever his trade, calling, or profeesion— jcould suffer such imprisonment without deterioration both of

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bodily and menial powers ; and, on hia release from incarcera- } tion, how strong svever might be hia desire to resuine and pur-

“wue hie previous worked employment, he wou!d find himself, to

|@ serious extent, shorn of the strength to do 60: and, in some instances, which would be harder etill, actually demied employ- ment becaure through unavoidable mistoriane, he had got into debt which he had been unable to pay, and had consequently |been iwprisoned. IL would prefer that the Jaw should be lef: as it until afier the Ist Janusry, 1861; and that, after that | period, imprisonment for debt should be abohshed, except in /cases in which it should be proved that the contracting of the | debt or debis amounted to positive swindling, or, in other words, |to premeditated, although indirect and covert, robbery. In j}sorme places, it 6 said, ihe consequences of imprisonment for i debt are, to the parties so imprisoned, generally demoralizing :

| but, pervaps, it i+ not so here, a though it may not be without ;much danger to morality ; for we all know the truth of the old ‘adage, “evil comnaunications corrupt good manners.” I should ‘lke none in this Island tv be imprisoned for debt; and I hope the dawaing of that day is not distant which shall see the law which author.zes euch incarceration among us erased for ever | from our starute book. I hsve prepared a Resvlution, without | having consulted any one concerning 1, :o the effect that there ishall be no imprisonment for debt, under this Act, from and ‘after the Firat day of January, 1861. I throw this out ase hint to your Honors. You may, if you please, say 1862 instead of 1861 lion. Mr. Hutchinson—t will second the Resolution. Hon, Mr. Axpsxson—Such an shteration in the law, with respect to debtor and creditor, would be ayainet the poor man.

Money is not so plentiful as to enable peop'e to do without |

credit; and if hie Honors’ Reso'ution were to be agreed to, and | become taw, ite effect would be the virtual abulwshment of credit, at least so fer as respects the poor. A pvor man may } wish to buy a cow of ine. ‘The man may be honest, but I may | not have sufficient knowledge of lim to believe that he is so ;

‘and, therefore, | may think it better to keep my cow in my own | |

stable than to part with her to hia on credit.

His Honor the Presipest then read and proposed his Reso- ron. ‘The Hon. Mr. Hutchinson seconded it.

Hon. Mr. Jounson —I agree with liis Hemor as to the princi- ple of his propused Resolution: but it 13 a principle which, in my opinion, caunot, as yet, with propriety be adopted.

His flenor the Praesivent replied: His Hon. Mr. Johnson says the time is not yet come when the principle of my Resvlu- |!ion cap with propriety be carried into practice. It ss now, however, pretty generally in practice in the Unued States ; and

it has found practical acceptance in New Brunewick and in

Nova Scotia. I propose that the Resolution shali be prospec- ) tive; and—shonld your honors so wish it—that it shal) not take ‘effect unti! 1863. I: would not then sff-ct any existing obliga- ‘cons; and | cannot see that its operation would then subject jany portion of the community t> inconvenience. But, says his Honor Mr. Anderson, if the Resolution be agreed to, and become law, tt will be hard upon the poor man, for it will pre- ;vent his obtaining credit. With respect to the credit system, my opinion, however—nay, my firm convic‘ion—is that it is verv hurtful; and that the general prosperity of this colony wot'4 have been much, very much greater than it is, had 1 never obtained 80 extensively in it as it has done. Nay, al! over the commercial world the credit principle, has, by calling linto action the wildest spirit of speculation, occasioned the most dogaetrous resulia. The great failurea of [537 and 1858, which, to en almost unprecedented ex.ent, most injuriously af- fected the commercial world, were all owing to ine facilities afforded, by the extensive credit system, for dangerous and unlimited epeculation. Look back, your Honors, and you wil! find that almost every ten years there has been a general failure, both in Great Britain and America; and that it has resulied ifeom nothing but daring, reckless, or unlimued epeeulation, fustered and encouraged by the credit system. If that eystem were abolished, both as respecte wholesale and retail business, it would, ina short tune, | am convinced, be found highly favourable to the pecuniary interests not ouly of merchants and ' traders, but also to those of every class of consumers. I have liong advocated the abolition of imprisonment for debt; end | “hope | shall live to see it effecred. I would ask what satisfac- |tion can it afford a man to throw another into jail for a debt of (a few peace or of a few pounds? 1 have been several years in | business, and, in the course of it, I have lost thousands and

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His Honor the Prrstornt—It is ® reason for the course | jnougande; and yet [have never caused any man to be hauled |

‘to prison because he was in my debt; and I trust | never shal!

There will be Boats from the shore to land the Passengers

MHARLOITELOWN, P. E. ISLAND. ind pnt them on board again. ' - 7 iad ae fn Refreshments will be on the Church grounds to accommodate Gey Orrice in the sam Building as the Telegra; fice. the public.

orn AM E 5 _ ene B 0 U R K E W. B. Dean, Esq.

i Hon. D. BRENAN, AUCTIONEER Hon. P. Wa KER, AND

James Reppin, Eso. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT.

Mr. Wy. McEwen, Mr. Royatp McDosa pn,

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| do so. | ment. | hyve merely etated what I think is, very probably, the} ton. Mr. Gorr—Under the operation of the Small Debt | reason why the Government think it proper that the whole Act | Act, no poor man having no property should be imprisoned for | should be re-enacted. ha debt of £10. | His Honor the Presipgenr—If that is the reason, it would be |prisonmemt for £10, in any such case, were it, at the same |

| sufficient to repeal the clause, in the existing Act, for the @p- | :;me, provided that, in the event of the debtor's acquiring pro-

{ would gladiy go fur the abolition of nn-|°

'o give a decided opinion concerning it. The House of As- sembly have, I beheve, fully canvassed the matter; and they have not heen able to agree to more than that sfier the first of April, 1861, in all enses where execution shal] issue, and where the levy marked on the execution shall exceed £10, then in such case only the body of the debtor may be arrested, and piaced in jail, there to remain, if the amount of levy shall not exceed £12, for the space of eight months; and if above £12 for the space of nine monthe; and if above £16 and not ex- ceeding £16 for the space of ten months; and’ if above £16 and not exceeding £18, for the space of eleven months ; and if above £18, for the space of twelve months ; and, after | during any of the said terms of imprisonment, the of the debtor shall be freed and discharged from prison, and also from £10 of the debt and costs for which imprisonment ehall have taken place; but, nevertheless, the goods and chattels of such debtor, whether acquired before or after his a, r from unprisonment, shall be liable to be taken in execution the same. And, further, it reperls 0 much of the Act 14th Vic., for the Rehef of Lusolvent Debtors, ae prohibits persons imprigoned under any Small Debt Act from teking the benefit thereof. This is one step towards the abolition of i ment for debt. By and by we shell, most likely, make a fur- ther advance towards it. The best way isto proceed by de- grees. ‘The observation made by his Honor Mr. Anderson, that cash is by no means abundant in the colony, is too true ; and his conclusion that, therefore, the time is not yet srrived for our abolishing imprisonment for debt, because, were that step taken, it would involve a virtual ebolition of credit also, is quite correct. It is said, and truly, that credit is the life and soul of trade. If, therefore, we would not destroy ovr trade, we must do nothing tha’, in ite nees, would snnihilate credit. [| move that his Honor the President have leave to withdraw hie proposed Resolution. ;

lion. Mr. Joansox—lI second the motion.

Hon. Mr. Dinawatt—I cannot see that we should make difference between a debt of £10 and one of £20. ‘If as re- spects £10, the amelioration of the lew is a step in the direction, I cannot see that it would be wrong to extend it 10 £20. In fact, | think that imprisonment under the Small Debt Act sbould be wholly abolished.

Hon. Mr. Anpexson—Ae it is not intended that his Motor the President’s proposition should take effect until afier the expiration of three years, | think it would be best to allow it to he over so long.

Hoo. Mr. Jounson—The amelioration of the law, proposed by the Bill, as respects a debt of £10, ia a step in the right direction, and quite as far a8 we can now go. Let ue, there- fore, be satisfied with it ; and—since we cannot foresee coming erenis Or changes —not uowisely pledge ourselves for the future.

His Hooor the Parsipent—lIf the principle of amelioration is sound as respecte £10, why, I should ike to know, is it not sound a8 respects £30. I hope, as { have said before, to live uv see imprigoniment for dedt altoceter abolished. But now, whilst this measure, which may with much be called (he poor man’s Act, is before us, let us endeavour to render it as mild and as little oppressive as possible in is future apera- uon. For my own part, | will never give my consent to the uoprisonment of # poor and unfortunate man fot twelve months for a debt of any amount. Imprisonment for debt 18 demoraliz- ing in ite effects, and it unfite a man for the prosecution of his business atter he liberation, whatever that business may Ge. There ss neither mercy nor justice inthe law which providee that ® poor and valor-unate man ehall be imprisoned fur twelve months fora debt over £10 or any amount whatever which he s unable to pay, and that at the expiration of that period of imprisonment he ehall be discharged, but, that his ond chatiels, whether ecquired before or after hie discharge from imprisonment, shall sull remain lable to be taken in execution on account of the origtnel debt and costs, such i a beimg barharone aod inhumsa, ought at least completely to free the uufortunate ‘cutor trom alt claims whatsoever op account of the debt for wich he had been unprisoned. ,

tion. Mr. Ramear—If hie Honor the President’s proposed Resolution were agreed to, to take effect, either at the expira- on ol ove year, of two yeare, or of three yeare from the coim- | mencement of tue present year, it would, during the intermediaie 'time, fil our courts with law and our prisons with debtors ; for all who bad debte outstanding wou'd sue forthem. If the poor ;man hed a longer ne allowed him, be might work himeelf free.

Hon. Mr. Gorr—i ehall oppose the Reselution. [ am willing to agree to the amelioration of the law, eo far a8 is pro- ; posed by the Bill; but { am not willing to go beyond that. _4 man who obtains a credit to the amount of £20, must have | property ; and hie property ought to be liable for the debt. As | understand the Bill, it provides that a man possessed of no property, after having been kept in jail for a debt of £10 for |twelve months, shall, in consequence of having suffered euch imprisonment, be freed frown al! furure personal liability for the | debt and costs, but, if for £20, that such imprisonment shall | free him from personal liability for no more than £10 of the , deb’, leaving his propesty, if he have any, or shall afterwards | acquire any, liable for the balance and cosis. | Hon. Mr. Anpgrson—TIhe danger, in that case, would be ; that the debior might make a fraudulent conveyance of the } property. | Hon. Mr. Patwer—The diecretion of his Honor the Presi- dent is, as 1t appears to me, ovarwhelmed by his philanthropy. | L can see no necessity for moviag such a Resolution as he hes /submitted. Let ustake what is now offered by the House of

| Assembly ; ard, perhaps, we mry get more another time. Hye | Honor may give notice, either 11 the Order Book or throug: | the newspapers, that he will move h:s Resolution next Seseiun ; | but to pers-et in making it at the present tia iz to depart from | the usual course, There is no precedent for the legislature's | pledging themselves that, at the expiration of three years, they will incorporate @ Certain new provision or principle im any law. We know not what may be the state of affairs at the end of | three years. If, however, in the meanwhile it be thought ae- cessiry to arouse the energies of the public mind in favour of the priaciple of the proposed Resolution, there are amp‘e ways and means of doing a0. If the proposition be approved of by the public generally, they will petition for ; and, three years | hence, the Legislature may be enabled to decide the iin accordance with public opinion respecting it. If hie Honor /wiehes to have the honor of being ‘he father of the liberal | measure of the abolition of imprisonment for debt in this | Colony, the course is open to him; and, if he proceed wun _due deliberation, he may, perhaps, happily attain hia object. It will not do, however, to attempt the iacorporation of the | principle with this Act, for doing so would occesion the akera- tion of a great number of clauses in the Bill ; nay, in fact, n would require an siieration or modification of almost the whole Fit

- ve His Honor the Paesieext—Not at all: it might be effzcted by the introduction of a single new clause. ap or

| porntment of Commissioners ; and to introduce a new one to the }sume effect ina short Bil! comprising the real change in the | law which it is in centemplation to make.

Hon. Mr. Ramsay—What his Honor Mr. Goff has argued (asa reason for the Government's seeking to have the whole | Act re-enacred, is merely & supp»sition on his part.

| Hon. Mr. Patmara—lf nie Honor means to move

| periy afterwards, he or his property ehou!d be held hable for | abolition of imprisoument for debt from and afier the first dey ithe debt. Jails should be only for criminals: still, however, |

»i I think he had better take it up upon a sepa- ‘she country is not yet prepared for anything like the general Of Jenner. Ween - ° P

labolition of imprisonn.ent fur debt. His Honor the Paessnzxtr—I will, for the present, withdraw

Hon. Mr. Baegnact—The credit system may, at times, have | my motion, giving 24 hours’ notice that | will to-morrow eab-

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| been productive of mach Joes and mischief. Iam not propared | jto deny that it bas; but it has aleo frequently done much) it to be, that many of the Small Deois Commissioners are in-! good ; and in the hour of need it has certainly very often been | competent to the proper discharge of their duties on the judicis! | or the greatest service tothe poor min I am inclived to move

| bench, they ought to be removed from it as speedily as possible. | 14) if a man lies 12 months in jail for dedi—if his creditor be |

| Hlon. Me. Dinogweri—lIf the fact ia, as Mr. Goff hae stated

it it again, either in the same or some other form.

The Resolution was then withdrawn accordingly. Tae question being about to be put on the Clause of the Bill under vonsideration,—

Hon. the Presipent said, | should like to put the question

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