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Wednesday, March 1, 1865.
OPENING OF TIIE LEGISLATURE. TUESDAY, Feb. 28.
At 3 o’clock. this day, His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor was pleased to open the third Session of the twen- ty-second General Assembly of this Island.
On his arrival at the Colonial Building, His Excellency was received by a salute lrom the guns of the artillery and a guard ot'honor composed of several volunteer companies, under the command of Major Pollard. An unusually large
number of ladies and gentlemen was present in the Council Chamber.
His Honor the Speaker and Members of the House of Assembly having been summoned to the Bar of the Council Chamber, Ilis Excellency was pleased to open the Session with the following
SPEECII : Mr. President, and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council .'
Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly;
I rejoice that I am enabled, at the Commencement of an- other Session of this Legislature, to congratulate you on the general Prosperity of this Island.
You will, I am confident, join with me in an Expression of Gratitude to Almighty God for the abundant Harvest, and the many Blessings which have been bestowed on the People of this Province during the past Year.
In compliance with the Resolution, which you passed last Session, I appointed Delegates to confer with Delegates ap- pointed by the Governments of Nova Scotia and NewBruns- wick, for the purpose of discussing the Expediency of a Legislative Union of the Maritime Provinces.
Correspondence on this Subject, together with the Report of the Conference of the Delegates will be laid before you.
From these Papers you will learn the origin of a second Conference, to consider the wider Question of a General Union of the British North American Provinces.
On the invitation of the Governor General I nominated Delegates to proceed to Quebec to attend this second Con- ferencc.
In appointing Delegates, I deemed it expedient, on both occasions, to select them from each of the political Parties in the Legislature.
Copies of the Resolutions adopted at the Quebec Confer- ence will be submitted to you.
Despatches from Iler Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, on this important Subject will also be laid before you.
From this Correspondence you will perceive that Her Majesty’s Government have given to these Resolutions their most deliberate Consideration, and have expressed their general Approval of the proceedings of the Conference.
For this, the most momentous Question ever submitted to you, I ask your earnest Consideration.
I have received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies a Communication respecting the Militia Law.
The Colonial Minister has observed with Satisfaction that a Volunteer movement has arisen in this Colony, which reflects much Credit on the Loyalty and Spirit of its Inhabitants ; on the other hand, he has remark ed that a Law exists among the Statutes of the Island which declares that the Militia shall not be called out, except in case of \Var, Civil Commotion, or other sufficient Emergency.
You will, I confidently hope, give your careful Attention to a Measure which will be proposed to you, and which is framed with the view of remedying a state of afl'airs characterized by Mr. Cardwcll as having no parallel in British North America.
GAZETTE.
.llr. Spur/or. nml (frat/«mm of Mr House of .-lssmzlll_z/; The Public Accounts of the past year will be laid before you. It all'ords me much satisfaction to observe that the Revenue exceeds that of any previous year, and is consider- ably in excess of the l‘ixpenditure. The. Estimates tor the Current Year will also be laid before you. They have been framed with due regard to Economy.
Mr. President, and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council;
1112‘. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly;
The People whom you represent are so thoroughly capable of appreciating the importance of .~\grieulture, that I would suggest for your consideration the Exlf:edien.cy of giving some further encouragement to the promotion of the scientific culture of the Soil and to the improvement of Stock.
In full reliance on your Zeal for the \Velfare of the Colony, I now commit its Interests to your Care.
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Treasurer’s Office, lst March, 1865. ‘\ ARRANTS from No. 1649, of the date of the 3d October! / 1862, to No. 2130, of the date of the 6th January, 1863 (both inclusive), will be paid at the Treasury on demand, together with the interest due thereon.
G E0 RG E W RIG IIT, Treasurer .
Colonial Secretary’s Oflice, 20th February, 1865.
' ER MAJESTY has been pleased to approve the retention by CULONEL GRAY of the rank and title which he held as a Member of the Executive Council. 13y command, W. 11. POPE, Col. Sec‘y.
LICENSED PEDLARS. Colonial Secretary’s Olfice, March 1, 1865.
N conformity with the Act 12 Victoria. cap. 20, intituled “An Act to prevent Pedlars travelling and selling within this Is-
land without License,” the tollowing persons llI‘VU reCeived Licen- ses to practice as Hawkers and l’cdlars. within this Island, for one year from the date of their respective Licence, viz : 1864, May 26—Edward Lane, No. (l. with horse.
“ " Iliram b‘r. Hughes, No. 7, on foot.
“ June ISO—Isaac J. Malden, No. 8, on foot.
“ July 1——Patrick Flood, No. 10, with horse. 6 James Timoncy, No. 9, do.
“ 7 Matthew Knell, No. 11, do.
“ 8 James Flood. No. 12, do.
“ Patrick McManus, No. 13, do.
“ Thomas Knell, No. 14, do.
“ George W. Rogers, 21, do. .
Aug. 18, William Knoll, No. 22, with horse. Oct. 1, John Gillis, No. 23, on foot. 17, James Higgins, No. 24, with horse. 10, John Pratt, No 25, do. 25, Washington Col-Tin, No. 26, on foot. 27, Asa Clay. No. 27, with horse.
w. II. POPE, Sec’y. Col.
H DISTILLERS’ LICENSES. IST OF PERSONS who have paid License Duty for distilling Spirituous Liquors, from lst May, 1864, to the 28th February, 1865.
1864 QUEEN’S COUNTY. May 3 George ColCS, Charlottetown
9 John Connolly, Charlottetown Common. July 4 Alex. Farquharson, Crapaud.
8 John McLean, Kintyre, Lot 33.
Sept. 23 John Mattheson, Winsloe Road. KING’S COUNTY: Dec. 15. Pierce Gaul, Montague Bridge. PRINCE COUNTY: Nov. 19. Thomas II. Sims, Kcnsington, Lot 19. 26. llarold Craswcll, Summerside. Dec. 27. Daniel Noonan, Bedeque.
GEORGE WRIGHT, Treasurer. Treasurer’s Office, 28th February, 1865.