‘ YHE EXAMINER.

Se On motion of Hon. E. Whelan a Committee was appoin

———————— . — . Post Offi be established at or near Bryau’s Cross i ce be esta ) . appear to have been very unwise ecmmomy, very short-sighted because he considered it rey “ 44 ie cota a -% a Ton as below given, to bring in a Bill in accordance therewith Prlicy, on our part; and some of us may live, not only to denomination in preference to ano Salt ceadenet. Your Committee cannot recommend the establishment of a| Committee—Hons. Messrs. Whelan, Haviland Some : tution having a relig Messrs. McGill and Laird. 9 ene rerth,

Post Office in Middleton District, Lot 27.

Your Committee cannot recommend the removal! of the Post Office from McBean’s to the Cross Roads, Lot 47; but recom- mend that a Post Office be established at Red Point Cross

Roads, Lot 46. That a Post Office be established at or near Fifteen Point

Township No. 15.

Your Committee cannot recommend the prayer of the Petitions for an increase of salary to Messrs. Wm. Sterns, St. Peter’s, W. Wilson, Bedeque, John Adams, Vernon River, Donald McLeod, Orwell, and John McDonald, Souris, Postmasters.

Wm. McGill, Chairman, /. Wightman, J. Warburton.

A Bint To Increase THE Rare oF Interest on TREASURY

aving cons t . > to endow any inst Sarr > sering Chamnted te purses oo eusegade a Sine, but) Mr. Laird agreed with what was expressed in the counter

also » reproached for it. J f a es of Aw aaschaael Society ooze this ate soo petition, and would not vote for any — wae that . : : : was inexpedient to grant the prayer 0 the petitic

well qualified to speak, both concerning the intentions of the! fon. Colonial Secretary agreed with all that had been Society and the effects produced by them; and I can safely | said by Hon. Mr. Palmer, that it would be unwise to give aon say, that the most sincere desire to promote the general | for endowments to sectarian ipeeeeninetis: Sars ant agricultural interests of the country, apart from all separate | not already, from year to year, pees ware. ~ considerations of individual advantage, has influenced them a — ore "Saas and to the Bog School es) ee ee ee beneficial results, although | ented by 0 tee Char of England enthusiasts. The hon. avacknowledged by some who should be amongst the foremost | (rember i adverted in terms of high praise to the mode of to reeognize and declare them, are such as they cannot con- |

Nore.—Mr. Cooper voted against the Resol

mittee, as Saggnning of eatnents to some _—_ menis, for a longer period than three months, being vested te the Directors of the Bank ; although willing that power authorize the Bank Directors so to suspend te under peculiar circumstances, should be vutedinaie ment. And he voted for the Resolution in the House, on ‘ pee —. if meee ae proposition would atill be before =

e House, and might, ibly, be modifi toaccord

his view of the en . a with

| education practised at the College, and the efficiency of the template without feelings of the highest satisfaction. The

hile he woald not entertain the mea-ure of good which they hoped to be instrumental in bestowing upon the country, will, however, be much lessened by the breaking up of the Model Farm; yet, if the sale of the stock be properly direeted, with a view to the general good; that is, if it be equally divided, for sale among the three counties, the institution, short as the period of its exis- tence has been, will not have existed in vain. I would say, then, since the breaking up of the institution seems to be inevitable, let the stock be fairly distributed and sold, as proposed by the Hon. the Colonial Secretary and two or three other hon. members; but greatly indeed do I regret the necessity which obliges me to consent to a wholesale dis- posal of it in any way ; for so fine a stock, it can scarcely be expected will ever again, by any outlay of money, be col- lected in the Island.

Mr, Y&O,—The hon, member from Darnley (Mr. Clark) has thought proper to impute my concurrence in the proposition for ihe equal division and distribution, for sale, of the Mode! Farm stock, among the three counties, to selfishness on my part; but I can tell that hon. member, that I believe, with good reason, there are not many men in the Island, who, disinteiestedly, have done more for the promotion of the general agricultural interests of the country than { have done. I was the first to briny out sheep, pigs, and horned cattle, from England, to the Island; and | did so, not with an eye to my own individual benefit ; but sclely with a view tothe general good ; for, besides laying out money of my own to defray expenses incurred on account of such stock, | imported them all fieight-free. [ am indeed surprised that the hon, member is not restrained from throwing out imputations so uncalled for and so unjust, by something like due regard for himself.

Hon. Mr. MOONEY.—The winding up of the concerns of the Mode! Farm, is said.to be inevitable. Well, let it be so; and, as we have arrived at that conclusion, I hope wé shal! soon wind up the present discussion ; of which, to tell the truth, | em rather weary. The benefits conferred upon the country by

pupils therein taught Ww

principie of endowing the College, he thought @ small sum

might be given for the purpose of enabling them to procure apparatus, and he therefore moved the following resolution :— Resolved, ‘That it be recommended to the House, when in Supply, to vote a sum for the purpose of purchasing Lnstruments, Maps, and Apparatus for the St. Dunstan’s College. The Hon Col. Secretary suid that, if any other institution, supported by denominational subscription, were to ask for a grant for a like purpose, he would be willing to give it to them. He thought the minority, who induced Rev. Mr. McDonald to etition, ought to at least go for a grant. : Mr. Douse said he ane no promise, but when Mr. Mec- Donald called upon him he promised to give the subject his best consideration ; but, however willing he might be, personally, to go fur a grant, acting under instructions frou his consti- tuents, he would be obliged to vote against it. Honorable Mr. Palmer gave an une quivecal denia! to the insinuation that he promised to support the petition, and stated circumstances connected with its being entrusted to him, corroboratory of what he said. ps Hon, Mr. Montgomery, as one of the minority, sail he never ave any pledge to support the petition. , Henkaiie Mr. W chines, while he firmly opposed any endowment to sectarian Colleges, &c , would be willing to give a small grant towards obtaining apparatus for St. Dunstan’s College. He would support the resolution of the Hon. Col. Secretary ; but at the same me would submit the following, by way of preamble :— Resolved, That it is inexpedient to grant the prayer of thar part of the Petition of the Rector of St. Dunstan’s College,

asking for an annual sum or endowment for the support of that institution.

Mr. McDonald, while opposed to any endowment, to the St. Dunstan’s or any other College, would go fore small sum for Mathematical Instruments, Maps, &c.

Mr. Pope did not promise to support the petition, but said he would not give it his decided opposition ; but he considered that as Catholics were so large a portion of the inhabitants of

the Agricultura] Society, is a favorite topic with the hon. member tor Belfast, (Mr. Douse,) aod, indeed, | think it is the only | one on which he loves to expatiate. [ beliewe that m twelve different sessions, | have listened to twelve different speeches of that hon. member, in which he expatiatiated with eviden' , delight upon our fine mutton, our fine beef, and fine pork ; for | nll of which, according to his shewing, we are directly indebted to the Agricultural Seciety. The hon. member, upon this secasion, although still true to his old text ,~-the great advantages conferred upon the country, by the Agricultural Society,—has very kindly, in consideration, no doubt, of the very slow progress which we are mak'ng in the winding up either of the debate or of the affairs of the Model Farm, foreborne hie usual! dissertation upon the rich supply of our butcher market : and | for one, thank him for his considerate forbearance. Joking apart, however, [ willingly admit the truth and justice of his views and opinion with respect to the liabilities of the Agricul- tural Society. Let :t, I would say, be made known to the Society, that this House deem it inexpedient to make any further grant to them, on account of the Model Farm. On such intiumtion’s being made to them, they will, no doubt, see the propriety of selling off their stock at once; and, when they shall have done so, they may make known to us how much the amount realized by the sale, falis short of their liabilities ; and it wil! then, in my opinion, be the duty of this House to make good such deficiency. If have, in no way, changed my views. with respect to what | consider the improvidenee, with which large grants of money have, from time to time, been made, by this House, to the Agricultural Society ; but when | consider how the Society have, in a manner been lured into their present difficulty, by this House, [ think it would be highly dishonorable in us were we now to leave them in the lurch. tion the COLONIAL SECRETARY.—The Society do not, at present, require a grant to enable them to replace the stock lost at sea. A/l! that is positively needed by them, at this time, ia a sum sufficient 'o enable them to pay the debts due by the Farm, £900, and £100 for the rent of it for the next yes"; in all no more than £1000, and this seem, they have, I thir, almost available stock sufficient in their own hands, to make up. By the sile of young stock they might certainly realize £500. These young animals are of very considerable value ; £1000 would not import an equal number of such like animals from the old country. They have also horses which, withou! inconvenience they might sell; and if, by such means, they shou'd make up £500, I think it would be well, on the part of this louse, to vore thein £500, in addition thereto, and let them try the concern for another year. If we should do go, it might be kept up, without direct further legislative aid, until it should becoine even more than eelf-sustaiming. If we do not, it must go down; and then before three or four years shall have passed away, we shall, I doubt not, regret our not having redeemed and sustained it, when it was in our power ito do so. Were the House to act upon the suggestion which I now presume to make, the Society might curtail theirexpenses by working only a part of the farm, and also even by sub-letting a part of it. But |} am afraid it is of no use to attempt to turn the stream which has set against the instivution, Iam not attempting to defend everything which has been done, in connection with the Model Farin ; but f say, if the young stock were tu be disposed of, as I bave suggested, and this House were to grant the Society £500, this session, they might be freed from their present pecuniary embarrassmen's, arising out of the Mode) Farm, and be enabled to carry it on prosperously, upon a more limited ecale than that on which it has, hitherto, been conducted, ( l'o be continued.) R. B. Invina, Reporter.

iinnatum.—lIao the debate on the appropriation of money for the service of roads, bridges and wharfs, on Wednesday forenoon, Feb. 24, the latter part of Mr. Muirhead’s reply to the Hion. Col. Secretary was, owing to some inadvertancy, wrongly given. After the words “uncalled for,” in the fifth line of the reply alluded to, Mr.Muirbead's words should be quoted, as follows ;—

‘The contractors are not the only persons benefitted by the amount of money expended on the roads. The amount of money appropriated for the Road Service and Education together, does not amount to half the revenue. Indeed, the Road and Educaticn money is al! that the people throughout the country receive a decided benefit from: the rest of the revenue is spent nearly all in and about Charlottetown.”

<ntajetdainaiiomnbplinntione SUMMARY. Monvar, March 22, 1858, Sr. Du@sran’s Cotiece.

The petition of the Rev. A. McDonald, Rector of St. Dunstan’s College, praying for a grant or endowment in aid of that institution, was teken up and read. -

Also, a petition of inhabitants of Lot 67, praying the House

not lo grant the prayer of the above petition, was taken up and |

reac Hion, Mr. Palmer said the petition was placed in his bonds to present to the House, and he promised to do so; but

the island, they were entitled to something in the shape of a grant, but not an endowment which he thought would create

ll-feeling

WARRANT®?.

Hon. Col. Secretary introduced « Bill to increase the rate of Interest on Treasury Warrants, which was read first time, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow.

The Bill, which is a very short one, provides that, from and after the passing thereof, the Interest of 8 x Pounds, per centum, per annum, shall be paid on all Treasury Warrants hereafter to be issued, instead of the rate of Five Pounds per centum, men- tioned in the Kighth Section of the Act, 14 Vict. Cap. 20.

Mr. Perry moved, That no new matter, on which a Bill can be founded, shall be introduced to the House after Wednesday the 24th instant.

The motion having been seconded, and the question put there- on, it was agreed to nem. con.

Wepnespay, March 24th, 1858.

Bill to provide for the hearing and determination of causes in he Supreme Court in certain cases ;—introduced by the Hon, the Treasurer. Read a second time and ordered to be engrossed.

The object of this Bill is thus set forth in the preamble : —

‘* Whereas it is necessary to provide, as hereinafter mentioned, for the trial of causes in-the Supreme Court of Judicature of this Island, the determination of which is, or may be delayed by reason of the Chief Justice and Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court refusing or declining to hear such causes, on the ground of his being or having been interested in the same.”

Tuurspay, March 25.

Bank or Prince Epwarp IsLanp.

Hon. E. Whelan presented the subjoined Memorial] of cer- tain Merchants, Agriculturists and others, which— having been received by the House, and read by the Clerk—he earnest- ly recommended to the favorable consideration of the House, in a long, eloquent and argumentative speech; to which it would be impossible to do anything like justice in a mere sum- mary report; but which will be fully reported in due course.

To the Honorable the House of Assembly of P. E. Island, in Parliament assembled—

and others,

Mr. Cooper had no particular objections to a smal! grant for purposes named in the resolution ; but if it were endowed, | others would be looking for the like, and this would, in a short) time, be one of the most priest-ridden countries on the earth. | The Resolution of Hon Col. Secretary was then tacked on to the preamble by Hon. Mr. Wightman, which, as amended, 18 as follows :—-

Resolved. That it is inexpedient to grant the prayer of that part of the Petition of the Rector of St. Dunstan’s College, asking for an annual sum or endowment for the support of that institution ; but that it be recommended to the House when in Supply, to vote a sum for the purpose of obtaining Instruments, Maps, and Apparatus, for the Institution.

The question was put on the resolution, as amended, and carried on the following divizion—

Ayes— Messrs. Laird, Muirhead and Dingwell. Nays—Houbles. Col. Secretary, Col. Treasurer, Whelan, Speaker, Mooney, Wightman, Palwer, Messrs. McGill, Cooper, Munro, Perry, McDonald, Douse, Montgomery, Pope—l95. The House resumed. ‘I'he chairman reported the resolution agreed to.

Mr. Laird then moved, that all after the word ‘ institution ”’ be struck out.

Mr. Clark was opposed to grants or endowments to any schoo! or College under the contro! of any religious denomination. The question on Mr. Laird’s ainendwent was lost on the following vote :— Aves—Mr. Laird, Hon Mr. Montgomery, Messrs. Dingwelli, Muirhead, Pope and Douse—6

Nays— Honbles. Col. Secretary, Col. Treasurer, E. Whelan, R. Mooney, J. Wightman and &. Palmer; Messre. McGill,

Cooper, Clark, Munro, Perry and McDonald—12. T. Kirway, Reporter.

Tuespay, March 23, 1858.

Hon. Col. Secretary moved the third reading of the Fishery Reserves Bill.

Mr. H. Haviland moved, in amendment, that the Bill be read this day three mgnths.

Hon. the Speaker put the question on the amendment, and the House divided thereon:

Ares.—Mr. H. Haviland, Mr. Pope, Mr. Yeo and Hon. E. Palmer—4.

Nays—Honbles. Col. Secretary, Col. Treasurer, E. Whelan, R. Mooney and J. Wightman; Messrs. Laird, Mcintosh, Clark, Cooper, Muirhead, Munro, Dingwell and Perry—14.

So the Bill was passed.

Teacners 8 Petitions.

The House went into Committee of the whole upon Teachers’ Petitions—Hon. J. Wightman in the Chair.

After having sat therein for sometime, the House was resumed, and the following Report was reported agreed to in Committee ; and the same was received and adopted by the House.

Your Committce to whom were referred the several Petitions, praying aid to leachers who have not complied with all the provisions of the Education Law, having examined the said Petitions, recommend that the several undermeutioned persons be allowed as follows, viz :—

John McDougald, for six months, £10 0 0 Robina Richardson, for six months, 7. 9 Matthew Reville, for one year, 20 0 0 John Stewart, for four and a half months, 18 #15 O Laughlin McPhee, for one vear, 20 0 0

Leland H. Stumbles, for G months teaching at Neil Pond and 54 months at Middieton, Lot 27, 20 0 O Henry Leckey, tor one year, 20 0 0 Archd, C. Beckford, for 1 year, ended Ist Dec., 1857, 20 0 0 Jane Green, for one year, I 0 C6 Abercrombie Willock, 10 6 O 161 5 0

Your Committee further recommend the sum of £10 to be paid to the Rev. Mr. Fraser, in consideration of the services of the late James Gillanders, l'eacher at West Cape, towards defraying the funeral expenses of the deceased, and his lawful debts.

Your Committee recommend that the sum of £10 be paid to Mr. Abercrombie Willock, for three months’ less eleven days, services, as ‘Teacher, at Black River School, in the year 1856.

Your Committee cannot recommend the prayer of the Trustees of the South Shore School, as such school is provided for by Statute.

Your Committee cannot reccommend the prayer of the Peti- tion of Daniel McKinlay, as be receives the amount provided by Statute.

Your Committee would recommend, that, in future, no Peti- tion, praying for an. ajiowance to unlicensed Teachers, be

| ceased, or are about to cease, discounting, to the great incon-

ResrecTruLLy SHEewrTu— That your Memorialists have heard, with much regret, that the Directors of the Bank of Prince Edward Island Lave

venience and detriment of the public at large, but more cepeaeene to the Merchants, Agriculturists and Traders of the sland.

That while your Memorialists do not question the soundness of the principle adopted by the Bank, so far as the individual interests of the Shareholders are concerned, they feel that not only the stoppage of discounts, but the withdrawal of the notes now in circulation, by the collection of all debts due to that Institution, will cause such a great want of circulating medium throughout the Island, as must inevitably tend to great embarrassments to the agricultural and commercial in- terests of the whole Island.

That your Memorialists, during the late suspension of specie payments by the Bank, felt little or no inconvenierce arising therefrom, 80 long as they could obtain discounts. having the fullest confidence in the solvency of the Bank, which caused the notes to circulate as freely amongst us as they did before the suspension, or since the resumption of specie payments on demand, c

That during the present great scarcity of money, caused by the prostration of trade and the consequent depreciation in the prices of agricultural products, as well as real estate, and almost every description of property, the stoppage of discounts by the Bank, and the consequent withdrawal of the notes by the collection of its debts—while private money-lenders charge at the rate of 20 per cent. for the use of money on short loans —must cause distress in the community to an alarming extent.

That your Memorialists see ne other means of obviating those inconveniences, under the adverse circumstances in which they are placed—owing to the recent great commercial and money panic all over the world—than by your Honorable House so altering the Bank Charter, as to enable the Directors, in case of necessity, to suspend specie payments for a longer period than three months within the year.

Your Memorialists would most respectfully suggest to your Honorable House the advantage which would accrue to the public at large, by allowing the Bank to hold Treasury War- rants or other Government securities, in lieu of gold and silver, to a moderate extent, which would prevent such War- rants or securities being reduced to a discount, while they would be always a better guarantee to the holders of notes, for their final redemptian, than the precious metals, which might quickly disappear.

Your Memorialists, therefere, most humbly trust to the wisdom and sound discretion of your Honorable House to take the premises into your serious consideration, and adopt such measures as will relieve the present embarrassed circumstances of the community—and your Memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

John Rigg, Thomas B. Tremain, Charles MacNutt, James

Morris, William W. Lord, and 47 others.

Fripay, March 26.

Memorial praying for an alteration in the Charter of the Bank of Prince Edward Island.

On motion of the Hon. E. Whelan, the House went into Committee on the Memorial praying for an alteration in the Bank Charter, Mr. McGill in the Chair; and, after having

Che Examiner. CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E.1I,, APRIL 5, 1858,

THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION,

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Tue Session of the Legislature which was brought to a close on Thursday last, is, perhaps, the shortest upon record jp this Colony, if we except the two very short Sessions of 1850, when little or no business was done, owing to the arbitrary and tyrannical temper of the late Sir Donald Campbell,—and not. withstanding the shortness of the Session just closed, a large amount of most important business challenged the de}. berations of the House of Assembly. We sincerely wish we could say that all the business which had been taken in hand was settled before the prorogation ; but, as generally is the case towards the end of a Session, the return of soft and genial weather made members impatient of inn-door life, and

the consequence was, that several measures of great importaneg were either postponed until another Session, or summarily thrown aside}; while the Legislative Council, with nothing to do in the beginning of the Session, and overwhelmed with work at its conclusion, were forced to set aside some of the Bills sent to them, from not being able to give them due consideration, Among other Bills lost through these circumstances, and pre- viously noticed in this paper, was the Bill to extend the fren- chise in Charlottetown for municipal elections—the Bil! to

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sat for a considerable length of time in earnest debate, the subjoined Resolution, submitted by the Hon. E. Whelan, was | carried therein, on the division below given.

Resolved, That it is expedient and necessary to alter and, amend the Act 18 Vic., cap. 10, incorporating the Bank of Prince Edward Island, so as to authorigg the Directors of said Bank, in times of general prostration of business, and when there is a scarcity of money, to suspend specie payments for a longer period than three months, in any one year, and not ex- ceeding six months, should such protracted suspension be deemed absolutely necessary by the Directors; and also to empower and authorize the said Directors to receive, at their Banking House, Treasury Warrants and other Government securities, for the amounts stated on the face of them severally to the extent of at least thousand pounds, and the amount so received, and deposited in their vaults, to represent an equal amount of the precious metals.

For the Resolution—Hons. Messrs. Whelan, Palmer, Lon worth, Montgomery, Messrs. Haviland, Douse, Yeo, Caled Clark, McIntosh and Munro—11.

Against it—Hlons. the Speaker, Col. Secretary, J. Wight man, Col. Treasurer, R. Mooney, Messrs. Perry, Cooper, Ding: well and Muirhead—9.

HOUSE RESUMED.

' entertained by the House, unless it shal! clearly appear that the ‘Inhabitants petitioning could not obtain a Teacher, qual:fed according to law ; and every such Teacher shall, within twenty days, notify his engagement. and furnish a copy of his agreement with the jnhabitants, to the Board of Education.

Your Committee submit, that, when the Llouse is in Supply,

Hon. the Speaker having resumed the Chair of the House, ‘and the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. McGill, having re- ported the Resolution, agreed to in Committee, as above given, Hon. Col. Secretary moved that the Report of the Committee be received this day three months.

| Hon. the Speaker having put the question on this motion,

afford relief to insolvent debtors suffering imprisonment under

| . The Memorial of the undersigned Merchants, Agriculturists | P"°°°* of the Small Debt Courte—the Bill to lessen the ee.

pense to suitors in the Probate Court ; besides others that would be attended with great benefit, which we have not now room to notice. The Bill to amend the Bankraptey Laws, although discussed at mach iengih, was not bring before the House until within two or three days of the prorogation, and

ready .

it was therefore deemed most advisable not to bring it forward at all, asa measure of so much importance could not be passed ina hurry.

We cannot, and do not wish to justify the highly reprehen- sible haste with which business is driven through the House towards the close of a session. If the public business cannot be brought forward sooner than it is, members should wait patiently until it be finished, no matter what length of time should be required. But however inclined to censure on this ground, we cannot but admit that a good deal of very useful legislation characterised the Session just closed; and the dis- cussions which have taken place regarding those measures that have not, but ought to have found their way to the Sta- tute Book, will prepare the public mind for their adoption on a future occasion.

The Land question was again discussed at considerable length on Tuesday evening, and ended without the House coming to an expression of opinion on the subject. The crowded state of our columns to-day precludes our giving any lengthened notice of this debate, as well as of other questions which came before the House; but we shall take an early opportunity to review the whole proceedings of the Session of 1858.

PROROGATION OF THE LEGISLATURE.

Councit CuamBer, Prince Epwarp Isianp Apri. 1, 1858.

Tuts day, at 4 o’clock, His Excellency Sir Dominick Daly, Kt., Lieut. Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Island of Prince Edward, Chancellor, Vice Admiral and Ordinary of the same, &c. &c., baying come down to the Council Chamber, attended by his aids-de-camp, where he was received by the Civil and Military authorities and others, gave his assent in Her Majesty's name to the following Bills passed during the Session :—

1. An Act to continue the Act regulating the publishing of Notices and Advertisements relating to the Public Service.

2. An Act for the safe custody of Insane Persons eharged with offences, and otherwise to amend the Law with respect to offenders convicted of crimes punishable with death.

3. An Act to confirm the appointment of Constables and Fence Viewers for King’s County made at the last Term there of the Supreme Court.

4, An Act to make Bonds and other Securities to the Crown binding on the Real Estate of the Debtors.

5. An Act relating to the mode of summoning Gran? 2>¢ Petit Jurors to serve under special Commission of Over aud Terminer and General Jail Delivery, also to make provisions

| to prevtnt the failure of justice on account of errors nade ip

the return of Jury Panels, and for other purposes therein mentioned.

6. An Act subjecting the Militia to the Mutiny Act and Articles of War.

7. An Act relating to the Fishery Reserves in this Island.

8. An Act to provide for the hearing and determination © causes in the Supreme Court in certain cases where the Judges are interested or otherwise,

9. An Act to prevent the running at large of Swine ia

|Summmerside and vicinit:.

The Honorable the Speaker of the House of Assembly then presented for His Excellency’s assent the following Bills of Aid and Supply, which were assented to accordingly :

10.-An Act to continue a certain Act therein mentioned relating to the Central Academy.

11. An Act to provide for the collection in this Island of the Cape Race Light House Toll.

12. An Act to increase the rate of Interest on Treasury Warrants, ‘

13. An Act relative to Accidents by Fire in Summerside, and for the removal of Nuisances from the Streets thereof.

14. An Act to continue for certain purposes the SeductioB Act, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof, as reg future actions.

15. An Act for raising a Revenue.

anxious to return to their homes and active occupations; ang \

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he did not pledge him<elf as to any course of action thereon, | end wou'd now vote against the prayer of the petition, on the | ground that, although however deserving of patronage, it would | still be considered a sectarian institution, and would, besides |

_ 16. An Act for appropriating certain Moneys therein mene tioned for the service of the year of our Lord one eight hundred and fifty-eight. .

After which His Excellency was pleased to close the Sessioa of the General Assembly with the following SPEECH.

Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislativ® -

Council : Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly

In relieving you from further attendance in your Legis \tive capacity, I have much satisfaction in being again enab

a sum sufficient be appropriated and paid for the services herein the House divided thereon :—

set forth, agreeable to the furegoing recommendations. Ayes—Hons. Col. Secretary Col. Treasurer, J. Wightman

| tere Stanislaus F. Perry, Chairman, James Muirhead, James C. R Noone , Messrs. Perry, Dingwell and Muirhead—7. ;

wiving cause for jealoysy and ill-feeling, establish a dangerous | Pope, Johe Mcintosh, Wm. Douse, Joseph Dingwell. ape--tann: Messrs. Whelan, Palmer, Longworth, Mont

precedent, ‘asi, Appitionat Post Orrices. | gomery, Messrs. Douse, Haviland, Yeo, Laird, Clark, Mac Mr, Cooper seid if public money were granted for) Mr, McGill, as Chairman of the Committee appointed to report Saad Cooper, Munro and MeGill—13.

educational institutions, it should be only to such institutions as |on certain Petitions, praying for the establishment of sm Hon. the Speaker haying then put the question, on the Re-

were under the control of the Government, and not to such aa | Offices, presented the subj ined Report which was received, solution reported from the Committee, the House divided :—

were under the management of a religious sect. Mr. Palmer | read and ordered to be engrossed. | For the Resolution—13. (Names, as in the Nays, above

expreased himself highly pleased with tie system of education) Your Committee to whom were referred several Petitions of given).

pursued in the St. Dunstan's College, ‘inhabitants of different sections of the Island, praying forthe) Against it—7. (Names, as in the Ayes, above given).

"be petition was then referred to Committee of the whole establishment of Post Offices, have to report—That having So the Resolution was agreed to,

H wuse, Me Clark in the chair. igs examined the various Petitions and applications referred to them, On motion of Hon. E. Whelan it was agreed that the blank eon. the Speaker would oppose the prayer of the petition, they submit the following recommendations :—~ ‘jn the Resolution be filled up with five,