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tuch steps in the matter as would ponder the people ip future irae fig the grievanvees ot which they now complain.

Mr. Conroy's motion was agived iv.

The Petition for ass.stance lo cut a cana was referred to Speeial Comittee to report ¢ Session.

On motion of Hoe. Me. Wasttanp, the House went into | Committee of Supply. The hon. gentleman said he had omitted in the suiaries of public officers £100 for Assistant | “ollector of Excise. He would ask that it be granted. | Agreed. The pre-ent system of Education, said the hon. | gentleman, must be maintained. He could not name any fixed awount fur that object ; it had cost last year £13,500, and probably would this year exceed that anount— perhaps be £14,000. bat he would say a sum sufficient. Preventive Offivers £500, being £100 more than last year. This was for the establishment of Preventive Stations at Souris and Three Rivers. The impression was that smuggling to a) very large extent prevailed in King’s County, and the Government had resolved to test the belief by the appoint- ment of two additional Prevegtive Officers at the aforesaid

laces. Micmac Indians, £25, £15 less than the grant of Saat year. le felt that the amount granted was only money thrown away, az it was productive of no good results. It only encouraged the habit of being dependent, and retarded the atte:npt of self-support. The Commissioners had in 1857 far exceeded the amount of the grant. They expended £114 £74 more than the House of Assembly had appropriated, and then asked the Houce to endorse this act. It did ao. But the Commissioners must know that they are not in future @ to exceed the amount of the grant. If they do, they shall not be reimbursed by this House. Paupers, £500 ; the grant last year was £600. Like the Indian grant, this was money, in part at least, thrown away. Many persons applied for relief as paupers who had no right to do eo, and thus the people were taxed to support impostors. An instance had come to his own knowledge where a party appeared in Court as a witness, who had received aid as a pauper, although he possessed a farm of land worth more than £50. The Agricul- tural Society, £400, but the Government might not have to pay more than halfthxt amount. It would depend altogether upon the amount subscribed. The Government gave 42 for every £1 paid by subscribers. Printing, £600, being a saving of £300 compared with last year. Roads opened | under Compensation Act, £200. Contingent expenses of Roads, Bridges and Wharfs, divided equally between the three Counties, £500. The other items same as the appro- priations of last year, with the exception of £5 additional tor the protection of fisheries, as it appeared there are 6 guardians instead of 0, each £6, equal to £30.

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DEPARTURE OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUT. GOVERNOR.

Ox Thursday last, about 4 o’clock, His Excellency Sir Dominick Daly embarked in the Steamer Westmorland, en route for England. His Excellency was accompanied on board the Steamer by several members of the late and

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adequately uppreciated. It is with ugfoigned gratitude Wwe thank your Excellency for your distinguished patronage of our Society, and beg to assure you that we shall long cherish the recollection of your association with us, It only remains for us to bid you an affectionate farewell, and to offer up the prayer that wherever Providence may direct your steps, its choicest blessings tay descend upon your Excellency, Lady Daly, and the other members of your highly esteemed family,

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HIS EXCELLENCY'S REPLY.

GENTLEMEN ; { me ; Amidst the various feelings which arise in my mind on quitting a Government where I am conscious that [ have, to the best of my judgment, and with the best intentions, attended f every class of Her it js yet natural that I should view with hose origin ie derived from the same

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Majesty's subjects, peculiar regard those W native source as wy own, and whose benevolence is not by sectarian or party considerations. "

It has been my anxious desire to merit your good will and opinion as fellow countrymen, as well as follow subjects. Pray, therefore, accept my best thanks for your kind address, and believe that wherever Providence may direct my steps, I shall, in common with Lady Daly and my family, rejoice to hed? of your increasing prosperity.

D. Darr, Lieut. Governor. Government House, 25th May, 1859.

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ADDRESS OF THE CENTRAL LIBERAL SOCIETY.

To His Excellency Sir Dominick Daly, Kt., Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Island Prince Edward and the Territories thereunto belorging, Chancellor, Vice Admiral, and Or- dinary of the same, &c. &c. §c.

May 17 pteask Your #XCELLENCY :

We, the undersigned Office-bearers of the Central Liberal Society, on behalf of the Liberals of Prince } dward Island, regret to learn that your Excellency’s ficial connection with this Colony is about to terminate, and that you will shortly leave here for England. ’

In view of such an occurrence, awe feel it due to your Ex- eellency to bear testimony to the integrity, impartiality and independence with whch your Excellency has administered the Government of this Co ony during a period of five years ; while the geuerous and unostentatious manner in which your Excellency aud family have on ai! occasions responded to the wants and wishes of our fellow Colouists, eatitles you and them to our grateful and enduring recollection. :

We regret that any circumstances sould haye arizen to oiake it incumbent upon your [ixcellency to consent toa change in the constitution of the Government which has hitherto worked so advantageously to the Colony, and which change appears to us to cireumseribe the rights and privileges of Her Majesty’s subjects in this Island.

While regretting your Excellency’s departure, we cannot but hope that it will be attended with the best advantages to yourself and your estimable Lady and family, and that in all the relations of life, and in every sphere of duty, health, happiness and prosperity may be she reward of your distia- guished services. —

We have the honor to remaia,

present Government; and a numerous assemblage of all classes in the community crowded the wharf, to testify their respect for an affable and accomplished gentleman and highly | popwlar Governor.

The Benevolent Irish Society, of which Sir Dominick had been the munificent Patron since his arrival in the‘country, | walked in procession to the wharf, with their Banner aud |

other insignia of office, to bid farewell to one who was so |

Alistinguished an ornament of their Society. The sincere | and heartfelt wishes of the Society for Sir Dominick’s happi- ness and prosperity were briefly conveyed to him by one of its members, standing on the quarter deck of the Steamer, and his Excellency replied in the most fervid and compli- mentary terms, expressing his high satisfaction at the manner | inwhich his countrymen in this Island had always conducted themselves, and giving his ready testimony to the fact that they were second to no class of Her Majesty’s subjects in their respect for the Jaws, and their appreciation of consti- tutional rights and privileges. His LExcellency’s short address was hailed with the wost rapturous applause. Ia a few minutes after, the steamer got under way, and proceeded down the harbour in gallant style, while every manifestation of respect was made towards Sir Dominick.

It is with much pleasure we give insertion to the following | Addresses to His Excellency, agd his replies thereto. The | Irish Society's address was presented oz Wednesday last, and |

Sir Dominick exhibited much feeling in the delivery of his |

reply. The Central Liberal Society presented their address | oa Thursday morning; aud we are happy to notice in the | answer to it that Sir Dominick disapproved of the recent |

change in the Government of this Zsland, and that he has put

the grounds of his disapproval on record. We believe we can obtain a capy of this document, as His Excellency made | its conteits kuown te several of his personal friends, and | shall be glad to give all our readers the benefit of its perusal, | probably in our next No., when we shall take occasion to offer | soms further observations in reference to Sir, Dominick's ad-

ininistration of the Government of this Island.

ADDRESS OF THE [IRISH SOCIETY.

T'o His Excellency Sir Dominick Daly, Kt., Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and oeer Her Ma-' jesty’s Island Prince Edward, and the Territories there-| unto belonging, Chancellor, Vice Admiral, and Ordinary of the same, &c."&c. &c.

May rr Purase Your Excenpency:

The Benevolent Irish Society, having heard that it is your Excellency’s intention to take your departure from our shores during the present week, desire most respectfully to tender to your Excellency an expression of their high regard, and of their very sincere regret for the seyerance of the tics whieh have connected you with this Society during the period of your sojourn in Prince Edward Island.

As a native of the Emerald Isle, and animated by the noblest and most generous impulses, it is natyral that your Excellency should warmly sympathise with our less fortunate enre= ip ae Se in a land so far removed

rom the place of their nativity, and the obj

Society being to afford aid and sympathy shoe ae = most required, your Excellency’s countenance and support could not fail to be of the highest importance in stimu- lating our efforts, and in giving a right direction to the auneee spree of the Benevolent Irish Soci That

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Your Excellency’s

Very obedient servants, Wiitram MecGuitt, J. P. Donatp MclIsaac, J. P. James McCrairu, J. P. H. J. Carttnecs, J. P. Frasers Keury, M. P. P. Wixuiam W. Lorn, J. P. Bensamin Davies, 2. P.

Grorae Corrs, M.P.P. Wituam Swasey, MLC. Rost. Uutecntsoy, M.L.C. Josrrpn Batt, J. P. Jonn Trenaman, J. P. Epowaxp Wuetay, M.P.P. Srerurn Swasey, Anprew Mircn ett, Charlottetown, P. E. Island, May 26, 1859.

HIS EXCELLENCY’S REPLY. GENTLEMEN ; With a perfect recollection of the kind terms in which, five years since, you bailed my assumption of the Government

of this Island, when L asked you to judge me by my acts their

rather than by my professions, it affords me great satisfaction to receive this cordial expression of your approval of my course up to the period when my connection with the Colony is about to cease.

I concur with you in regretting that circumstances have rendered it incumbent on me to consent to a certain change in the constitution of the Government of this Island, to which you allude. ¢ pill

I have been solely actuated by a desire to maintain the harmonious action between the Executive and Legislative authorities, which is so essential to the general welfare, by permitting the trial of an experiment (for such [ must con- sider it); and trusting to the effect of experience, and the ipereasing intelligence of the constituencies, to discover at no distant period that the change is not an improvement in any

render a well known aud tried system applicable to the peculiar circumstances of the Colony, than in seeking for im- provement from the introduction of changes unsupported by the test of experience, and being, as I believe, without any precedent for their adoption.

I have been at no pains to conceul my scntiments on this subject ; but on the contrary, | have placed them on record, in order to guard against future misapprehension.

I am deeply sensible of the very kind eentiments to which you have given expression, in reference to myself and my | family ; and in bidding you farewell, I beg you te be assured | that I shall not cease to feel a livel} interest in al! that affects your welfare and bappiness.

D. Daty, Lieut. Governor.

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to which he can bring so much grace, dignity, and capacity,

We are not mach surprised at the statement of the Monitor It obtains its knowledge of public affuirs pretty much in the game way as a Scullion ina gentleman's establishment gets hig information respecting the sayings and doiugs in the parlour from the butler or the serving maid, and is generally as acen. rate in its conclusions as the respectable fenctionary roferred to. But it is a different affair with the chiof music grinder to the Government. It is admitted, we believe, that that paper is under the control of an Executive Councillor and of an em- bryo Colonial Secretary, who might be excused on physiologieal grounds for perpetrating the nonsense which garnishes the columns of the Islander, since no heirship to Maclean’s niantle has yet been established; but their presumed knowledge of Government affairs, and their deliberate inspection of publig documents, ought to enable them to give more reliable infor- mation to their readers, unless we conclude that truth is a thing for which neither themselves not their roaders have much regard.

Now, we know the ecntents of the despateh referred to by the Islander apd Monitor, quite as well, if not a grent deal better than the editors of those papers; and we state authori- tatively thati: is not such as they have described it. It ts merely a civil letter from Sir Edward B. Lytton, acktow- ledging the receipt of His Excellency's Speech at the opening of the late session—a speech, by the bye, which isa verbatim copy of the one His Excellency intended to deliver under the auspices of the Liberal Government in February last— and approving of Sir Dominick's genes] conduct during the time he has administered the Government of this Island, which the’ gentlemen who were lately in office might take as a compli partly due to themselves. If we misrepresent the contents of the despatch, let the Government presses print it, if they dare, or if they can. If their masters won't let them do so, they must bear the odium of haying attempted to falsify a Minis- ter’s despatch.

We know now that Sir Dominick disapproved most strongly of the change in the constitution of thie Island, and he has placed on the Minutes of the Executive Council the strongest arguments that could be adduced against the change. The Colonial Minister would have yolanteered no opinion 2s to the propriety and desirableness of the alteration, unless that

that you and they may enjoy every blessing.

On behalf of the Institute, ; Cuantes Youna, President. Jamxs M. Borcner, See’y.

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And to which His Excellency, in the most feeling m delivered the subjoined REPLY: GENTLEMEN ; Accept my best thanks for th cordia! terms in which your kind

self and family are conveyed to me. ; mie has ever bet a pleasure to me to promote the objects

ituti bh that must of an Institution so well calculated to supply muc always be valuable to every community. | Knowledge » power ; and its attainment may, in such institutions, be ma : a means of agreeable relaxation rather than the result 0

labor.

With very si aaaat lottetown Mechanics’ Institute, é piness of its Office-bearers and Members, and again heartily thanking you on bebalf of my family, L bid you Adieu !

(Signed) D. Daxx, Lieut. Governor.

Government House, May 24, 1859.

is Address, and for the very wishes for the welfare of

neere wishes for the prosperity of the Char- and for the welfare and hap-

, abil istiimng iene Lapy Davy ANp Dauenrens.—Yesterday (Tucsday) and her two daughters embarked in the Steamer Westmorland for Shediac, N. B., en route for Quebec, where, we anton. stand, they intend passipg a short time in visiting their ae = friends, before rejoining His Excellency, who, on Thursday —_ paw for England, via Pictou and Halifax Although at an early aes - om morning, a largo number of the ladies and gentlemen of the y > sembled to witness ber Ladyship’s departure. She was eS “ the wharf by His Excelieucy and their son, M. Daly, ae ae Secretary, and several servants. Lady Daly and conga ned ee ing a kind and final farewell to their many friends, noe — ground them on the wharf, were banded on board = a = after affectionately taking leave of His Excellency and > Pree = Westruorland immediately got under weigh in her usual ga y

arbor. ition has, perbaps, ever depurted from ns Piffe ions of ber frienda in

her manners and babits, friendship and respect of For the health and pros- mily she carries our best

DEPARTURE OF morning Lady Daly

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No lady in the same e 2 our shores who has dwelt more deeply in the a the Colony than Lady Daly. Unostentatious in ber many estimable qualities still secured the all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. perity of herself and her truly amiable fa

wishes,— Mon. ili

THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR.

Tur Honourable Charles Young, L.L.D., President of the Legislative Council, was, in virtue of Her Majesty’s Royal Commission, sworn in Administrator of the Government of this Colony on Thursday last, immediately after the departure of Sir Dorainick Daly. A considerable number of our fellow citizens witnessed the inauguration of His Honor’s Admi- nistration, many of whom tendered their congratulations to him at his own residence in the afternoon. Myr. Young's courteous, affable and dignified manners—his elevated position, and his ample private fortune, edmbined with his well knows abilities, his inflaence and his large experience in the Colony, so eminently qualify him for the distinguished post tor which

Sir Dominick : and it is not likely that the Lieut. Governor would have disapproved in Council of the course pursued by his advisers, and adyoeated what he disapproved of, ina des-

patch to the Colonial Offiee. : For our own part, we don’t care a straw whether the Coloniat Minister has or has not approved of the ehanze iz His opinion would have no more woight

our constitution.

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he is indebted to Her Majesty's fayour, that we do not know _— Aird ae ee es ¥ atige we i " ade. Li AONE nes ate ee eee sae

where a better selection could be made. Like all sound-hear to ascribe views to Sir Edward Bulwer Lyitoa whieh we haw

and independent politicians, Dr. Young has his enemies and revilers, but among al! classes, and with men of every shade of politics, he is admired for his many noble traits of character, and estsemed asa very useful citizen. We should be glad, without wishing any prejudice to Mr. Dundas’s interests, if circumstances gave a longer tenure of office to the new Admi- nistrator than he is likely to enjoy, for we are confident that under his direction the Government would be admiuistered quite as well, if not a great deal better than could be done by one who is unacquainted with the Colony. We hope the day is not fae distant when the British Crown — should it continue to exercise dominion over its present North American provinces —will recognise the right of the provincials to select not only their own lawmakers, Executive Councillors, and subordinate

no reason to believe he entertuin« PURITY OF GOVEKNV ERT AND EFNDEPENDENCE OF THE LEGISLATURE AGAIN ILLUSTRATED!

Tue beauties of the new system of Governinent are de. elopiag themselves in rapid succession. We have heard the membere of the m»jority boasting of their independenco, of theix freedom from Government influence, and declasing how well the people's intercsts would be protected when office holders were not allowed tosit in the Assombly. The first step taken towards establishing the new order of things which had beep so extravagantly eulogised was for the majurity to put seven of themselves — being the whole Council —in the Executive; officials, but to choose, by election or otherwise, the gentlemen | and the next, was to put their relatives and connexions in the who may be best qualitied to fill the gubernatorial chair. The | principal salaried offices, although, with one or tws exeeptions, Colonies, according to their extent and population, can produce fthe persons thus selected were never held in much favour by men not only quite as competent as any that can be sent out; the public. And itis now very well known that nearly all by Great Britain for this purpose, but far better qualified by | the individuals who hold the most lucrative employments ir local knowledge and experience of the people over whom | under the Government are related one to another, and are likewise connected by family ties with the leading membere of the Executive Council. But it appeared to one member of the Government that the chain was not long enough, ani « new link has just been added.

In the general clearing-out of small office holders throughoue the country, it was not to be expected that the Collector of Customs and Excise at Bedeque should be overlooked. The applicants for the office residing about Summerside and St. Eleanor’s were, from all we can learn, more numerous than eould be desired,—two of those gentlemen whose names hare

they might be appointed to rule. The reason frequently assigned for leaving the choice of Governors with the Imperial Government is, that strangers to the Colony will administer its affairs with more impartiality than a Colonist could. This is sheer delusion. Human nature has not arrived at that state of perfection which would warrant us in believing that any person, no matter who he is—even an angel out of heaven —could occupy the position of Governor for many months without incurring the suspicion of favouritism towards the party in power, and conseqently the dislike of those in opposi-

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Government House, 26th May, 1859.

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‘ADDRESS FROM THE MECHANI 8’ INSTITUTE.

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s On Tuesday las: a Deputation waited upon His Excellency Six Domintoxk Day. Kuig.’, wheu his Honor the President of the Insii:ute read ihe joilowing Address :

To His Excellency Sir Dominick Daly, Knight, Lieut. Governsr, &c. &c. $c.

May IT PLease your Ex. ELLENcY;

We, the Office-bearers and Members of the Charleitetovn Mechanics’ Institute, caanot permit your Excellency to leave this Island without acknowledging the various ubliga- tions that we are under to your Excellency, aor without giving some expression of our feelings. During the period of nearly five years that you have done the Institute the’ honor of acting as its Patron, you have givey many proofs of the interest you have felt in ita success and progress; and for the donations you have made, for the countenance you | have given, and for the other acts of kindness you have done, we gratefully tender to your Exeellency our best thanks.

As your Excellency is about to retire from the exalted position that you bave so honorably occupied in this Island, permit us to express our sineere desire that you may receive | from our beloved Sovereign a very high mark of Her Ma- Jesty’s approval of your long and valuabic services.

We trust your Excellency, Lady Daly and Family may | bave a safe and prosperous voyage ; and be pleased to accept ;

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tion; and it isa well known fact that, in many cases, the eat been kept secret in connection with this eubject by many

persons appuinted by the Crown are not such models of be their friends, namely, Mr. James Walsh and Mr. James

nature ; but are chosen, sometimes because the Minister of | palislegs claims on the party in pe a infinitely euperi Na

the day wantsto get rid of some inconvenient member of | ut ba P . t . . . . i

eee eres nee a Pods coe _ cechangt | who had borne the heat and burthen of the day in putting the

private obligation, or do a civil and [rien y turn to a relative | present party in power. He has s family that must be or dependent who can get no employment at home. It is not |

(tohim. It was not enough to ha broth inted Read

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gratulate the Hon. Dr. Young on his elevation to a position ‘Commissioner, and a son-in-law in Charlottet Queen's

; ' or some place in that neighbourhood, should also be allowed

interests of the community of which he has been eo long one ¢ jive at the public expense ; and he therefore pressed apon

aad | His colleagues in the Executive looked very sulky, and tried

|to remonstrate. ‘‘ My dear Sir,’’ said one of the courtiers,

received by thgJast English Mail from the Secretary of State | matter,as there is no1mmediate necessity for the appointment.”

for the Colonies, in which the Right Honorable Baronet ex- | ‘* There is no doubt,’’ said another prominent member of the

excellence as to be superior to many of the frailties of human | ae es ete aa

‘others who were candidates for it. ,does not put any faith in the doctrine of rewarding those ' | provided for, and probably some of them were burthensome

our purpose, however, to discuss this subject now, but to con-

| Printer ; but another son-in-law at Bedeque, or St. Eleanor’s, of its most useful members. , the Council the appointment of his son-in-law, e Mr. Green. Tus Government presses inform us that a despatch was With the blandest of smiles, ‘* do take time to reconsider this presses his approval of the overthrow of the constitutional | secret conclave, ‘* that Mr. Green 18 a very competent persol

‘Tights and privileges of the people of this Colony. The for the office, and his claims are entitled to the fullest consi-

Monitor, which acts as a sort of bellows-blower to the organ, deration ; but our friend Mr. Yeo ought to remomber that was the first to make the announcement in the following words: ‘this is not the time to press them, when other appointments “The Colonial Minister has signified to Sir D. Daly Her Ma-|in which he was interested have been so reeently made.” jesty’s approval of the new and improved mode of working out |“ 1 am sure,”’ said another of the patriotic Seven who has no Kesporeible Government in this Colony, by the exclusion of less than three links of his own in the family chain, * that all salaried officials from the Legislature.’’ Having delivered there is no member of this Board more disposed to mec! *"* itself of this piece of news, the Monitor calls upon the other | Wishes of our friend than I'am myself, and [ am (u''y sess American provinees to manifest their joy at the good fortune Of the great influence which he so deser, nips eee

of ‘little Prince Edward Island,”’ and to do as she has done, | which entitles his recommendativun to bo most ‘wyoure)

lest their several peoples should rise and give fits to their Considered. But it must be remembered that it was a very ‘‘ politicians.” The organ itself grinds out a column of dis- 8¢Ti9us, aad not an unjust ground of cowpiaint against the cord to the same tune—intimates, by its hobbling rhapsody, (old Conservative Government, that they were pearly all cot

that the Colonial Minister is delighted with the recent change pected by iamily ties, ead we all know how frequently ouF —

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in this Island—that this ehange is nothing more nor less than own party complained of the late Government because two —

«a constitutional exercise of the powers of self-government Officers in it were conaected by marriage with the Colonis! coneeded to this Island in 1851,’ and that such a thing as Secretary. I am far from wishing to offend Mr. Yeo, bat | Responsible Government was never established here, but was am afraid that a similar complaint will be made against thi* ‘‘ resisted by Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for the Colonies (iovernment, if his present application be entertained.”

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