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[LIAWJItaetn'u‘seeppeae ' ' from Prince Couty; bathe would say that, in his opinion, know mt'a PM“ her we appear-ll m s 0‘9 Aciyto the;ll no :0] would

re ared, 1" It": . . Cogminee of the whole Hgsse, which Pl”, mix“, .terwards be dealt with accordin to its merits. ' .

The onJ. S. MACDONALD with t” hm" memb“ {mm Km!" County with respect to a Committee of in Whole “0010., The lame of the Home upon the my“, hving b". pronoust ascertained in a Com. mitmor it. whole, ‘ émm Cornice, if appointed, would _then have some certain to 'm If any doubts were entertained as to the truth of mm“ “la, mill! Labour was frequently quite thrown away, be though; a w“ omvnecessnry to go upon the roads to be convin- ced of the rut, An in, .einent of the law res tin Statute Labour was evidenuy , “1nd,,” 'ueation was, what cool be an stituted for the pre- sent [llon 0 euro”; labour u on the roads. As to a money tax, he know that it ten .0 "heme y difiicu t for a labouring man to raise a dollar, that individuk “(mat class generally would sooner work three days than pay two shillings in cash. . ‘

Again‘e at to Mr. Rae’s original motion havtng been submitted, to the cfl'ect that the House should, to-morrow, resolve itself into a Committee

House roeoer‘ ‘°. [W P" so far as to allowpa nr Pint 'f m “m.

of the whole, to consider the expediency of amending the Act relative to ,

the performance of Statute Labour on the Highways, the same was agreed to. ' run! niLL.

The Bill for regulating the qualification of Jurors, and the mode of stri- kin Juries, havi been read it second time, according to order, the said Bil was committgs to a Committee of the whole. House. Mr. 'I‘uorssorz, alterthe loading.r of the first clause, said it was the most important clause of the whole Bill; be particularly required the assistance of the Committee with respect to it. He found that the clause, as it stood, would not meet every case, b it many who were qualified to serve on juries would beexempted. He wis ed honorable members would come forward with whatever objections might occur to them. The English Statute with respect 'to Juries ran as he wished that bill to run. He wished the qualifi- cation of both grand jurors and petitjurors to be the same. Mr. L: Lscnnun observed, that to the clause, as it stood, there were two grand objections. There was no limitation as to the extent of the free- hold properteiIconferriug a unlificatlon; but still that might be very well as it was. ith respect to easeholdcrs, however, the ualification, as it stood, would exclude many who, un iiestiotiably, should and were entitled to serve onjuries. e clause su s, a leaseholder, un- less possessed of aleasehold of the annual rent of ' , shall not be liable to serve as a grand or petit juror. This would very impro tly cut off all leaseholders of 50 acres, paying the usual rent of one shil ing an acre. It would even exclude some leaseholders of 100 acres each; as several ten- ants to the westward ay only sixpeiicc per acre. Persons called squatters, who have improved t on property and the Island—were the to be exclu- ded'l He (Mr. Le Lacheur) thought the qualification shmil be. having a lease of so many acres, or being in the occupation of so many acres. Thou ht it strange that members of Council and of the House of Assembly shoul he declared incapable of serving as jurors. The bill, in his 0 inion, would have to undergo considerable alteration before it could be a loWed to as into a law. I. DALZIEL said, that by the drall of the bill, money or worldly posses- sions were to make the man; he had thought that, in such a case, mental qualifications would have been made the criterion by which to judge of a man. . Mr. Hanson said such a clause would more 'particularly affect the dis- trict to which he belonged than any other part 0 the Island. In their dis- trict few 'd more than six lice an acre. The general rent of 100 acres was £5, ut this should not e the ualification. Mr. Le Lacheur had ob- served that some individuals rente. no more than fifty acres, but be (Mr. Hudson) knew that many leaseholders held no more than twentyvfive acres. Many in the settlement to which he belonged paid only sixpence per acre. The qualification in the bill would exclude such leaseholders as he had in- stanccd from serving asjurymcn, although those individuals were not only among the oldest settlers in the Island, but in much more comfortable cir- cumstaucos than the generality of tenants on the Island. The clause should be most seriously considered before it was allowed to ass into a law. Mr. Tuostsott observed, in answer to some of t e objections, that in Nova Scotia the House of Assembly and Council were excluded. He would not like to see demagogucs, as some were styled, upon juries. Whatever other qualifications might be thought requisite. reading, writing, and‘a knowledge of accounts should, he thought, be. held indispensable. Mr. Lonowon'rit thought the qualification ought to include leaseholders, freeholders and housekeepers. Mr. D. MACDONALD thought it would be right to exclude members of the House of Assembly from serving on juries. Mr. CLARK said a leasehold qualification of £5 would be too high; but 11:; wloluld not object to that, provided a personal qualification shoul make C I I ) 0 ‘he Hon.J. S. MACDONALD saw man dimculties which would attend the Bill. There may be a farmer with ve or 5!: adult sons; the oltl man holding the lease; and, by the bill, the sons would be excluded. The con-

uence'of such exclusions would be, that Sherifl‘s would not be able to fin jurors. Another objection to the bill was, that it would be necessary to pay the magistrates for the trouble it would impose upon them. He (the Hon. J. S. Macdonald) thought all men of age and of good character who were able to read and write and cast up accounts, and who had been resi- dent in the Colony for a certain period to be named, should be eligible to nerve on juries.

Mr. Fnasnn said the Bill did not go far enough. He moved the follow- ing amendment to the ualification clause: “ or any person who shall be 'in possession or occu ation of acres of land, or who shall he a house- ho der of the value 0 Pounds cr annum, or shall be natives of the Colony of the age of years, sha I be liable to serve as a grand or petit

juror; provided always that the members of the Executive and Legislative Councils," 6w.

Mr. Guinean asked, was it supposed that a man without any stake in ithe country could have no conscience 1 He thought a poor man might make a very goodjuryman. I

Mr. Tnonson said. if the length of time a man had been in the Colony was to be aqualification, he thought it should be considerable. He did not, 'he said. care what qualifications were adopted: it was immaterial to him. The old bill did not work well. There was a suspicion, and more than a suspicion, that juries were packed. Much attention was due to this part of the bill. The working clauses would require little amendment. Any quali- fication, however, would almost satisfy him, provided reading, writing and knowledge of accounts were not to be dispensed with.

Mr. Macnztu. thought the bill was very complicated. He thouth also it was it dangerous experiment to attempt to govern one country by e lai‘vs of another. ’

Mr. SPEAKER would ratherlower the qualification, and bring in a provi- '

so, 'stating who should not be held qualified to art as jurymcn. Common labburers, travellers and drunkards should be excluded.

Mr. Humor! said the bill was certainly a complicated one, but he would be tbe'last in the House to rise to object to the bill'; he could not go along with all the amendments. He objected to the qualification by residence of —years. If adopted, he thought it would lead to great abuse indeed. He rather approved of the qualification of being natives of the Island, and of 21 ears of age.

.r. SPIAKIR observed that unless they expressly said who should and who should not be considered qualified to serve as jurymcn, they would leave it in the power of magTstrates to pack juries.

Lnoisna'riv: COUNCIL CHAMBER, .

~ Wednesday, March 4, 1840. Present: The Hon. Mr. Attorney General, President;

The Hon. Mr. Bracken, The Hon. Mr. Macintosh,

_' Mr. Goodman, Mr. Liven,

Mr. Werrell, Mr. Dalrymplr,

’ Mr. Mncdnnald, _ Mr. Macmm.

The Order of the Day, for the second reading of the Bill intituled -An Actfur the relief of certain of the Ame- rican Loyalist: and Disbanded Provincial Troops, and their Representatives, having been read ;

motion, the following Resolutions were unanimous! agreed to:—-- - - _ 2 -

Resolved, That as a Bill, similar in its provisions to the Bill now before the House, sent up from the House of Assembly this present Session, intitiiled An Act for the "5th certain of the American Loyalist: and Disbanded .fmlncial Troops, and their Representatives, was passed by the Legislature of this Colony in the Session of 1839, and was disallowed by Her Majesty. for the reasons stated in the Deapatch from the Right Honorable Lord John Russell, Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, hearing date the 3Ist day of October last, and transmitted do this House by His Excellency; and this House, as a

(component part of the Legislature of this Colony, by-

passing the said Act in the Session of 1839, having Minced their anxious desire to sfi'ord relief to the‘Amcri- can Loyalists,and their Descendants, which desire still eaiste—vyet, as the Bill nowbefore this House‘lms been framed WNW“ regard to one of the most material objections of H“ m'lefly'a Government,expressed in the said Despa'tch, to the efi‘ect. " that the Legislature had assumed} right to. dispose of the Waste Lands of the Crown, which the Crowniliad borer surrendered to their controul," and which right is yet assumed in the Bill now before this, House, without any surrender by the Crown, this House

'm' 450“ dhgw‘m‘o, deduth hoot the‘country gfmfil'm '

Statute Labour, to " “mined in.“ by ‘ -

be made liable, ’

feels compelled to reject .it,.as only teadiugte excite hopes that oannot_be realized by;Legialatige interl‘ei‘eh‘ce',‘_ wt ‘- out the concurrence of ‘Her Majesty’s Government, first obtained. " " ' r ‘ "

Resolved, That the Order of‘the Day, for thet'aecond I

reading of the Bill, intituled An Act fer the relicfof

certain of the American Loyalists and Disbanded Pro- .

vinct'al Troops, and their Representatives, for this day, do now stand discharged, and that the said Bill be read a second time this day Six Months.

oouonnafi'smnmaun.

MTURDA Y, MARCH 14, 1840.

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By last week’s mail—which arrived on Saturday even- ing last, after we had gone to press —English dates were received a few drtys later than those previously in our possession. A few ex- tracts will be found in our last page. ,

This wepk‘s mail has not yet arrived.

nxruts'ion or MR. ARBUCKLI. »

The House of Assembly was ‘engtiged on Thursday, with closed doors, on this painful subject. The following extracts from the Journals will shew what was the result of their deliberations :—

Mr. CLARK rose in his place,and called the attention oftlie House to the general conduct of John Arbtickle, Esq., a' Member ofthis House, who had so fur lost sight oftlie decency and becoming de- mannour ofn gentleman, and reputable member ofsociety, as to be seen, on more than one occasion, in a suite ofineliriety in the streets and public market place, and even on the. floor ofthis House, to the great scandal and disgrace of hitnsolfiind this House, of which he was a member.

Wliereupon Mr. Clark moved, that the said Mr. Arbuclile be sent for, in order to answer to the charges brought against him.

The Messenger who was sent for Mr. Arbuckle, returned for answer, that he was then in bed and in a state not fit to be seen. I

The Hon. J. S. Mncdonuld moved, that the consideration of the said motion be made the order ofihe do for Tuesday next.

This motion was negatived. ou' the ulluwln' division: Yeas— Messrs. J. S. Macdnniild, Beck, Mncneill, udsou, Longwortli, M ncfiirliiric. Nays, ll.

Mr. Longwnrtli then moved, that Mr. Arbuckle be heard, in his place, on the said charge.

Negatived, on the following division: Yen's—Messrs. Longworth, W. Dingwcll, Beck, Mucfui‘itine,‘ J. S. Mncdonald, Hudson, Muc- ncill—7. Nays, 10. ' '

Mr. Clark’s motion was then put, and carried on the following division: Yeas, 10. Nays, 7. '

Mr. I). Macdoniild then moved, that Mr. John Arbuckle be ex- pelled from this House.

The House divided on the question:

Year—Messrs. D. Mncdoniild, Rite. Le anlieur, Mackintosh, Mucfnrlune, W. Dingwell, Clark, J. Dingwell, Gnrman, Dalziel,

, Fraser, Forbes—12.

JVrt s—Measrs. Beck, Ld‘ngvvorth, Macneill, Hudson, Hon. .1. 3.

Mac (timid—5.

Central Agricultural Society Grain Sham—On Tues- day last the Society's annual com etitory exhibition of grain took place in the Market-house of Chiir ottetmvn. The day was favour- able nnd the roads good : in consequence, there was a pretty nume- rous attendance ofiigriculturists. The difl'orcnt rpecimens ol'grain, the produce of last year, were examined with much interest and attention. They were all of (good quality, particularly those for which the prizes were uwnrde . The exhibition was altogether ol'ii very satisfactory character: and the grains produced, and the spirited rivalry of the'difl'erent growers, were convincing proofs how much agricultural societies have tended to awaken and eiicouo rage a spirit ofiniprovement among our Island farmers. The judges were Messrs. Tlimnns Pothick, James Miller, and John Hyde; and the prizes were awarded as follows :—

Por the best Wliont, 205., John M‘Kenzie, Cavendish, weight, 62 lb. 10 oz. per bus. Second best, 10s., Francis Kilt, New Willshire, 61Ib. 8 02. Third do., 5a., James Clark, New London, 61 lb. 10 oz. For the best two-rowed Barley, 20s. 1. Rayner, Bed ue, 54lb. 202. Second beet, 10s., William Rayner, (loft 5711i? ” .‘ For the best four-rowed do , 20s., J. Tnylor,jr., St. Peter's Island, 52lb. 6 oz. Second best, 10s., Jas. Taylor, eon., do., 52 lb. 2 oz. Third do., 5a.. Alex. M‘Donnld, Lot 49, 51 lb. 802. For the best white Outs, 209. \V. Biinn, Lot 65, 47 lb. 2 oz. Second do., 103., John Crolter. Charlottetown Rn ally. 46 lb. For the best black do.,20s., W. Rayner, Bedeqne, 0 lb. 12 oz. Second do., 10a. Donald M‘Enchen, Lot 65, 39H). 14 oz. For the best Red Clover, 205., George Clow, Sufi'olk. Second best, 10!. Thomas Arnctt. Crapuiid. Third do., 5a., Samuel Roper, Brackley Point.

SOURIS FARMING CLUB.

At a meeting of Furmers,lield at the house tier. John Coiighlnn, Souris, on Wednesday the 19th February, .1840, Alexander Leslie, Esq. in the chair, for the purpose of forming an Agricultural Asso- ciulion, it was unanimously resolved, that a Society be formed in this section oftlie Country, to be called the Smm'e Farming Club, to be guided by the following Rules and Regulations, viz:

1st. That the object of the Club be the improvement of Hus- bandry and Agriculture, and by experiments and discussions to find,

out the kind ofseeds best adapted to the soil of this Island, and to >

arrive at the best mode of cultivatin the lame. 2d. That the affairs oftlie Club a tell he managed by a President,

Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and five members of a-

Committee, three to be a norum, who shall nll be under the con- troul of the General Meetings, at which meetings the ofiicedtearers are to be annually elected, and that only three of the members of Committee go out ofoflice annually. '

3d. That the Secretary, or any other two members of the Corn- .

mitten, may call a special meeting when they deem it necessary.

4th. That the Secretary shall always have a vote in Committee, biit to be. under the controul of the majority ; the casting vote ofthe President or Chairman to decide in case 0 an equality.

5th. That the Secretary keep it regular Cash-book ofall mone a received and paid by the Club, and also a Minute-book, in which 9 shall note all their transactions; such books to be patent to all members ofthe Committee. .

6th. That the Committee make a minute and full report of the V

year's proceedings, and lay the same before the general meeting annually.

7th. That the general meeting be held on the last Wednesday -

in December, early, when the Secretary and Treasurer's Accounts be audited, an the Report ofthe Committee received. _

8th. That the Secretary correspond with the Secretaries of other Clubs ofa like nature, requesting them to get local shows of'ntock held in their res ective districts. with l view to ascertain the really beet stock; an . established throughout the country, the Control Society be reque_sted to offer higher premiums for such stock only as have obtained prizes at the country local shows. - - _ I . I . I

9th. That each member pay Five Shillings on his admission, and continue to pay the same sum nnnonll—ysuch payments to be made on or before the day ofgenernl meeting. .

10th. That at all meetings, political discussions are robe stu- dioust avoided.

lltli. That the general meetings have power to add to or amend these rules. its circumstances may require.

The following persons were ap intcd allies-bearers for the current year :—A|exandcr Leslie, sq. President; Mr. Pptricls St-ully, Vice 'I'felltlel‘ll; John Macgowan. _Esq. Secretary & Frea- surer. Committee—Messrs. Thomas Perkins, Felix Flinn, James Mullally, Ronald M‘Cormack, Luke Dongle. .

Ordered, That the above be printed once in each of the the-two Island Newspapers, and a cop of the Constitution be transmitted

Soc’ t ' Ch ottetown. ‘ “in. can] la y m ” Auxanusa LIILII, President.

/ . TO THE EDITOR OF THE COLONIAL HERALD. Sir; The incalculabla amount of good that has _been.efl'octed throuin the means of the flour recently established in this place, must be acknowled ed by all, for thereby the hungry have truly been fed, and the nil ed have been clothed. A question has lately arisen, as to the propriety of publishing in world the _namea of those individuals who are in the habit ofrecemng relief, inasmuch as it prevents many deserving persons from up lying to_this charit- able fund for assistance; indeed, I know severe families in this coin- inunity that are truly in need, who would alnitist prefer‘tlie miseries

that when these local shows shall have been-

ofstarvation, to allowing their names thus to handed down to fu ture Q'QII'IIIODI. . This, Sit“,h is a spirit peculiar to our nature and

what or right or wrong, ‘1 [Save it to your readers to‘ judge.-' ‘ e are

- enjoined in Scri ture not to. let the left hand know what. the'right. ‘ ‘ that I thinkjt would ,be well ‘

were this injunction invariably attended to as much as possible, in ‘ '

hand'doetb, an I must-confess, Sir, deuling out bread to the hungry. You”, my > . » , ALIQUIS.

‘ Etch ‘ ‘ i . i ' MOn Salt-prday, the_29th ultl, Mrs. living, wife oer. Darid Irving urra arbour. - '_ . AtC'hntham (Mirnmiclii), on Friday the 21st ultimo, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Edward Lobban, in the 25th year of her age.

[13' The Rev. Robert Douglas, of St. Peter's, will lecture on Wednesday evening, the 18th last. on Tax Anniinoas or Know- uuos.

SALE AT. AUCTION.

Surveyor General‘s Ofiice,‘1$th.Pebruafys 1340-, HE Surveyor General will submit for sale, at Public *Auction,on-Satnrday, the 28m March next, at the Court House, in Charlottetown, at 12 o’clock, noon, the followmg P.“- TURE LOTS, in the Royall ofsaid Town, viz: N... 353, 429, 431, 462, 465, 563, 459, 550, 477, 504 and 510. GEORGE WRIGHT, Surveyor General.

DISSOLUTION 0F CO-PARTNERSHIP. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Co-partnership

hitherto existing between the undersigned, was, on the first day of March, instant, dissolved by mutual consent—their term having on that day expired. All persons having demands against the said firm, are requested to render their accounts for adjustment, and all those indebted are requested to make immediate payment to

John Hobs. JOHN HOBS, DONALD NICOLSON. Charlottetown, 6th March, 1840. ‘

OHN HOBS, Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, be . leave to acquaint the Inhabitants of Charlottetown, and t e public generallt, that lie is now carrying on the above business, in his Shop in cm Street, opposite the residence of '1‘. B. Tremain, Enq., where llll orders in his line will be thankfully received,and executed with neatncss, punctuality,and on moderate terms. March 6,1840.

HE Subscriber returns his grateful thanks to the In- habitants of this Island in general, and his customers in Charlottetown in particular, for the liberal patronage with which he has been favoured during the 18 ears helnis been engaged in business here, and begs to inform t loin, that, as he keeps unex- ceptionnble Workinen, and superintendn the whole of the usineae himself, all orders for Country, Ship, and Saw or Grist Mill Work will be executed with a neatnesa and dispatch hitherto unequalled. Latest and most approved Sliips‘ Trusses made, inferior to none ever imported. Also, Trusses for cases ofRupture, said to be superior to any other

kind in use. C. C. DAVISON. N. B.—Two A rentlces wanted. None need apply without testimonials of null emislied character. 61h Murch,1840.