- -examine the snare and report thereon.

- ed itself into it Cotniiiiitt-c of the w role. on the second rea-

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HAszAttti's t:AzE'l"t‘i«;, MARCH

HOUSE OF LSBBIBLY. I-‘iitnav. Feb. 22. Mr. Mtitliinn prssentedfi petition of divers inhabitants of Townsltip 19, praying aid to construct it covered druln, at Bat-,r‘stt‘s. Cross Roads, which was read and laid on the

that the lion. liol. Secretary wits under any oliliuationio fur- titali it; bttt he i_Iu-oulti it'tlis House required the G||Vel|||ne||| In lav I l'0|-y ot the contract hefiire that hotly. thin they would comply with tlte request. _lle lisd merely aaled the qiiestmn ::lIl‘dl;le porposti til dispensing with form, but as his request

‘ ppcttred obp-ciionalile, Its would nialie a monoti on the IIIIDJPCL

llon. Cot... Srccst:-i'iiiiv explained that, ifihe hon, niemtm or any other iiidividtial slioiiltl require to see copies iifcoiitiiicts. considi-rslile expense would be incorrect; but Ilist ll|tH‘0lI||'lsL'll‘ ttiiglrt be seen in his office. He li:id heard no coitipltiinta res- Peﬂintt "-0 ¢I".Vi"tt "film winter mai|s.and believed that the service visa well perforate

The House adjourned till

tid being met.-

Mr. Liiiiin presented to the House the following Petitions. which were read and ltiid on the table. vi::—

A l'etition ofdivers lnlishitsi:tsof'I'ovi nsliip 21 and others, ptayitiir a giant to repair a Ilnad and two ];n.1g.._

A Potitittii ofdivers lnlialiitants of Towiialiip ‘.31, and 67, praying a grant to repair a lioatl and three "l'ltlge|_

A Peiitiott of divers litliztbiianis ofthe settlement East side- of Mill litter. and others. praying ii grant to eitteiid the Road from William M:u~liay's to lliigli Mtic|t'av's.

loo. Ct-i.. Si:citt:-ritttv iittrodut-ed it Bill to protect Justices oftlie Peace in Prince Etlwartl liilztnd, frorii vexittious actions. “"1101! "ml. its II was a Gttveritiiit-tit measure, no notice had been given rt-spot-iittg its introduction.

llon. Mr. l’ai..\itcit did not see what right members of the Guvt-rnnii-itt bail to introtlnee Bills wttlioiit notice. more than Ulilt-I’ tticinlters of the House, iiitr by what pnrtit-oliir tititliotitv the role ol the House was to be dispensed with. '

llon. Cot. Snciiizraitv explained that the rule applied to all "ills; lllll he |II’t‘t!IllIlt'd iiti titre would give rottieeofn [\1t~stta,_tt- fiotii Ilis l".ttt-ellem-y. The (htveriiirieiit ought to he pIl'|I:|n.d to meet ll|t‘lIIIII‘(‘8. and tbt-.relnre they rt-tpiircd to ltiinw the iii- teiitioiis tifotlo-r lItl"lItllt‘ll.

lott. Mr. l.ti.\'GW0lITll thought that it change in the svstorrt of procedure was llt‘l.'(‘B3Il‘V. and that itieinhers of the Gttrt-rri- iiietit inigltt as well pass the Bill in concltivo lI||'|[|§('I\‘|P.' up iiitrotliico it without any tttitice. They say the iriinoritv hits no l'l2lll to iittrodtice ti nit-asure without notice, but liecittise they are the iiiujority tht-_v claitn that nrivilt-ge. Ile cotit-idt-r-. I'll Iltc llritlcittii l'orw:ird of riiciisiires in suclt s ntaiincr was an l‘.‘lN‘lnl? C'XHl'(‘|llP H‘. lN|\\€I'. lloii. Mr. \Viir:i.AN li:itl observed since the change of the svsti-in ofliovorziiitt-nt in this ('o|ony, that in the sister iv... t!lll('('8. p:irtit~o|at|_v in Nova Set-tia. the llleiitht-is of ii... (iii\‘t:'I’tllItt‘ltI iittrotlucctl iiiczistircr pru_fornia,wittiout any notice t|rlllt‘I|' ltilo-ittltiits.

lloit. Cot. .5't‘ctit-:1‘/ittv iiiovml that the rule ofthii House In- sitspeiidi-il on this oi-t-ttsinti. 'l'ln-iv Zt|>|It'aU'tl to ltiiii IIII chili- culty rt-apt-t-titvg thi- tpirstioii. yet he thong,-ht butt. tin-tubers

Hon. Coi.. Tsnstiaxti presented a petition of divers in- Iiabitants of Sea Cow Pond,Lot 1, praying it grant rennin - plots the bridge over the Marsh above Bain‘s Mill, winch was rsceiv and laid on the table. ‘

Mr. Mui petition of divers inhabitants of Middleton. Lot 27. praying that it Mail bag may be left at or near \\'illiarti \Vright’s, in that settlement, referred to the Post oﬁicc coiiiuiittee.

On motion of the lion. Mr. Mooney. it was resolisd that a Committee be appointed, to whom shall be referred every petition praying or the opening of new lines of Roads, to

‘the afternoon.

The following Committee was a poitited:—lIon. Mr. Mooney, Messrs. Perry. McDonald, uirln-ad and Moln- l

tori i. llon.t\lr.Wtnn1-irA.~t resented a petition ol divorti Inhabi- tants of the Back Sctt eitient. Lot 52. fraying ti g wards opening a Road in front of the said settlement, which was referred to the last iiauted Coinirtitteo. llon. ('ot.. Tlll£ASl‘RER presented to the House a petition of Alex. Munro. of the province of New Brunswiclt. setting forth the pulilieatioii by the petitioner, at Inllcll lttlvour and ex once. ol it work entitled " New Brunswick. with a brief outline of Nova Scotia and Pl‘ill<.‘u l-lditnrd Island." rind praying the House to take copies of the said work, to the value of I-‘ift_v Pounds. or of such other sum as to the House shall occur meet. The petition was read and laid 'on he table. He also presented a copy of tlte work refor- red to in the petition, ivlticli was liii on the table. He likewise pvt-rt-iitcd to the house a petition ofdivcrs inhitbi- tants of the County of Cumberland. l’t-ovince ol'I\'ovn ‘

no 1‘ I

-o tin. praying the House will ado t such measures in con- jutietioii with tho Legisluttircs of the other British Anteri- can Provinces. as will encourage the placing of Fog Bcllrt on Cape 'l'rat-ersc rind Cape Torrnetitiiic. and the erection of It Liglitliooite oti Cu o Tot-tnciitiitc. The petition wits read and referred to the iglitliouse Ctiiiitiiittcc. He further pre- sented it pciitioii of divers inltubitaiitts of Miitiinigitslt. with reference to :| post office, which was referred to the Post Of- lice Coriiiiiittec.

Mr. (‘i..iiiit. from the committee on expiring laws,prcson- ted to the House at liill tocoiitiniio and unit-rid the Act re~ I.-iting to Light and Ant-Iioi-rigc duties, \\'ill(‘ll wits read the ﬁrst tiiiic. uitd ordered to be read it set-orid tiuic to-inorrow.

lion. Cot.. b'r;ciiL'rAit\' prcscritt--l to the “UUFO ti Petition of l). B. Stu,-vctis, Agent for the New York. t\'cwl'otiridliiritl, and London 'l‘clt-graph Coiiipnny. praying for an llllllliztl

lay tlt t B'll her 1, 1

he entelrtiiiiiod aloliiuzllereilouszii'0l¥Iﬁ£.|i;$ll:'i|;'_y as he did When tltéttl ntleuian first and_od on the Island. and that he plmpecttb lit: Excellency as highly its any member of the ed0l|||::‘.' lit when he saw such it dangerous innovation attempt- in his own It ' ' prom“ “Fin” n time and in that of his constituents 'lhat II’ Excellency liad commanded any member of his Governn s it to introduce it inctisuro into the House of Assembly‘ Ilia ‘ (lion. Mr I’.). cotild not possibly believe; and he consider-

cd that His Excellency was too well acqunimed Wm, tho himself sat in Purl

hutl so far orgotteit his duty in that res -t.

Ilon. (.‘oi.. Sscttixraiiv wished to risk what was the differ. encc between introducing it Bill bv command of His Excel. lcllt‘-3'. 0|’ by permission ol'lIis Excellency. as no Government Bill could be introduced without his authority If he hnd introduced it measure as a private member of the House he would have given notice of its introdtiction but wheii he introduced it (iovcmiiieat measure. he thought’ there was no iiecertsity for adopting that course; it the Governor that such a ineasttro was ' the House threw it m, was titntiiiuoiirit to a vote of want of confidence in the Go? vcrntiient. Ilc ttlso rcinarltcd that the hon. iiicmbcr, Mr.

ttlllN'|‘. was so inclined to complain, that having now din- covcrcd what he coniiidercd sttllicicnt reason. he (lion, Mp, P-). thought that the (iovortitiient had -come tvrttnnivnl. lie (Hon. Col. Secretary). bad boon ti int-inlior (if the (io- vcrniiteiit diiriiig live or six years. and in that capacity but} introdticcd. peiliaps.a hundred llills, btit never ltnd been r--qttctftctl ‘u give notice lit-fore. He asked the hon. member» _'. in past years. he had ntit opposed the system pursued which had been the course of proceeding ever itinou the (:9: t-riinicnt it-its foriticd. lf hon. riicuibcrs considered the Bill him-tionablc, they could oppose it on its second rcndin-v.

The iiiotion for suspending the rule of the House was ‘then agreed to, and the Bill read it tint, thug, um; 0,.de,.ed to be read it second time to-iiiorrow.

Ilon. Coi.. St:ciirr.iitv wished to know if. by the resolution tlicn adopted, notice ‘rcquirt-d to be given of all iiieasurt-s procccdiiig ftoiii llis tvcolleney, and read some of tho rules of procedure on the iuiliject.

llon. Mr. l’.tt.itt~:u observed that it was llis Excellcnctfs privilege to send iiicsttsigcs to the House witliotit ll0ilC(.‘.'l\S the rule was not intended to apply to tlictii; but he con- side.-red that the rule operated. as it was intended, to prevent iuciriht-i-it of the tlllut.‘ l'roiii iiitrotl-it-iiig lll(!:l..§ul’l‘8 in that iiiiiiincr. llo llttlliftl that. iio iiieiitlicr of the House would be- tray i-'ticli_ nit igtiortiiicc of pttrliaiiieiitiiry ti.~':igo its to rise rind

V 0

rtl.(Illl4l trot |Iltt'_\'|)t'(‘i4'|il_V lie f':llll'(l (III In cotisiilt r any siilijvt't. llc lllttllﬂlll iltzit the course whicli he \\ as ptiisniiig, hail ltccii zidoptt-tl by tho old s_vst--iti ol'tt'tivt-rriiiictit.

Mr. ./tiitii tln-tic,-lit ll prudent to tttlticro to the rule contain- ed in the .Si:tttiti.- ioolt. ti.-4 such a l.'trtll'Ht: itfprnt-i-iitliiiu tilltttu-tl lion. llIt‘lIllM'TS time to coitsitli-r the salty vi, and could not injure the Uoveriiiiient in any respect. I

llttii. (‘tii.. Si;(‘itt~;'r.iiti‘ could pcrceivo rt rrrat dill.-rt-nr-e in , the too Illi'llltt(lS iiotit-ed. and tliotigbt that U‘IVt'flIIl|t'Ill ought} not tti he |’t'Fllll‘lt‘ll to an partit-tilat course of proct-dtirc.

Mr. (Toot-i-:u tlioiir_vlit that. since the House had a rule on the stilijo-ct. it on-,zlit to lie |_'lllllt‘ll liy it.

Mr. M/tciN'rosii t‘tIll§l(lr'I'Ptl that the rules laid down for the gtiidatico oftlie Ilotiso had been clicerfttlly It'qtllt‘5l'Ctl in liv all parties, and that they nlio ild tint lie chtiii-_:t'd ivithtttit stilli- Clt’|II reason. He folly coiietirred with the opinion, that noth- ing could be appreltt-ruled front the riiinnrity, lint that such vlas not the ease with respect to the mttjoritv; and stated lllttl‘ while he s:iid this, he did sit, riot frotti any desire toinjore the; Gttvorniiieiti.

llon. Mr t\loo.\'i-:v thought that if notice was not givcnl respecting the irttrodtictioii ot' tiicastircs, it might postiilily‘ be the tiicaiiis of iittliicirig cvcry iiicinber to be in his ]‘Il:t('t! lest tiny |llL':l:~lll’t} should he brotight forward ; lic, liowcver, was in ftivor of :ill'.irdiiig cvcry inonibcr iiti opportitiiity of. knowing what was intended to be brought bel'ort.- the llotisc.

llon. Cot. Sl'1t‘RET.\li\'.-—By command ofllis Exccllciicy I lay that llill lit-fore the llousc. ;

llon. Mr. l'.ti.iii;it wislicd to knowiflic rightly understood ‘ the lion. lllI‘II|l)i'.l' when he said lio introduced that Bill by comiriiiiid of His l'ixcollCnc_\'? ;

llon. Cot. Sict'iti.r.irrir.-—I presume all (iovcrnnicnt ltlcal-; sures are iiitrodnced by coiiintand of His l-lxct-lleiicy. v ll". Mr. l’.tt.\ii-zit t-onsidcrt-d it it most uiiprecndcntctl course of it-ocomliiig that on Iiori. inciiibcr sliotild rise iiiitl so that I is ltlxct-llnicy curiirnantls hitii to luv a Bill before‘ this Iloiis.-. and he tl-tnbted it. very nitielt il' llis i‘iXCt.'llOllCy \\'0llltl prr for loiviiig it said that any lion. iitcotlier bad dotio If Hills were to be introduced into the llotisc lty coni- iiitiiid of His E.vccllmic_\'. Iio supposed they would have to he passed by the sonic itttthority; but he tliotiglit that iuiy lion. l|ll‘llll|(.‘l‘ who duly ctinsidcrctl the rights and pvivilt~gt-s of tlio llousa,-, would f.i.i| very inticli in disclinrgiiig hi.-i ditty if he g tvo bis countenance or sanction to a motion of‘ this iiaturc. If one etc of that liiiid were allowed to be taken it would, pcrliups. to one of the most tlttllfjt roii.~ (‘\'-3|‘ . mittc in it gislutive Assembly, liecausc it would pi-c uirc the way for otlior itinovations, and the first intimation w iicli the House would have of the introduction of any such iiiouttnre would he the appearance of a member of the Ho- verriment on the floor of the House with it Bill jtist pulled ottt of his pocltot. 'l.‘|io lion. mciither said he did not rise to offer an objections to tho;-‘principle of the Bill itself, but thought the time had arriv for tithing notice of that mode of introducing nietisurt-t4,_ because the collflkl which the

grant of inoiicy. to aid the trying own n the Sullllltlflltt‘ Cattle. across Nortlittittlﬁzrlrtitd Strait, during the cllit-it-i.t Ivnrltiiigot‘ the said Tolegrapli litic. Ilc retiitirltctl that at any in lizilifax had t-ill-rctl to lay it 'l't-lt-grupli litre. if this louse would grant tlteiit it Cli:ii'tcr: and be wntiiri fttvotir of encouraging that Coiupany, The petition was l..id on the table. On motion of the lion. Col. Secretary, the House resolv-

ding of tho Bill relating to Hjcctinents and Distresses, dzc.

Mr .\It:l)onald in the Chair.

Ilon. Coi.. Sscitt-:'rAiu'. as some of tlic cliiuscs were read. offered some ol-scrvntioiis. reiiiarltiiig that the One Ninth Bill ltad not bceti productive of all the advantages which

, had been expected from it, and that iitany had considered it as ittiiking provit-iori for preventing proprietors front dc- tnaiidiiig itiuro than six years rent, but that by recent legal pr-it-cediiigs this ltad been discovered not to be tlto case. in consequence of the word ‘covenant’ not having been inser- ted in the Act. He considered it advisable to amend that Act, in this particular, so that no more than six years rent could legally be deniande .

Aftcrn few remarks by Mr. Haviland, lion. Mr.Mooncy, Mr. Meliitotili. and lion. Col. Secretary. the Spcalicr melt the Chair, and the Cliairman reported that tho Uotuniittcc had gone through the Bill without tiny utncndiiient. It was their ordered to be cngrossc .

lion. .\lr. \VlG|l1'tlAN presented to the House it statement of the tniiitiigenicnt of the Worrcl Esitate, embracing the

rocet-ds tltot-oof, and expenses of management and sale. tip to February 1st. 1856. which was referred to tho couimit- he on public accounts. be following is an extract of the above sttitcmcnt:-— Quantity of loud sold. 3‘.l.()llt) acres; amount of deposit

' . £2,077 I21 10]: balance due, £6,161 05 lld; quitti- sity of lands itnsold, including 12,000 acres of swamp. 137. 164 acres: supposed value after deducting Swamp Lnn-ls, 88.910 acrcii vrildertiessut ‘is; 21.254 acrcs occupied, at 10s £22.-I95 ltls U.l.

lloii. Con. St:cirirr.iiw presented to the House. Extracts from minutes of tho la'.vt-eutivo Council witlt reference to

4lis llocuinciits presented to the House on Wctlriesdiiy last, which was their read and ordered to be referred to tho Corri- nitsoe of the whole Ilouso to whom the aforesaid Documents‘ acre rtiterrod. and it was also ordered to be printed with

can

unictits.

{The Bill relating to the Mackerel Fishery was read it third Iitlie stid passed.

Hon. Con. Ssciisuriv then communicated information to the House with reference to the Normal Scliool. Illlillil lllll Hr. Stow, nflilasgtiw ltad experienced sortie dilliculty in oli- ﬂising s compete-tit Teacher, on account of the demand for Teachers in Australia, btit that be had now succeeded in o lining one. wlioexpects to arrive in the Island towards the

next. Hon. Mr. Pauixri rose in his place and desired information I minority. on man rcvtous oct:asion.s. had s own to the from the Uoveriitttetit respecting the winter mails. sslttnn that i Col. Se -ctury, had I it affect of inducing hiui now tti claim

a copy of the contract with the Mail Carriers might be laid on I the privilege as his right. If notice was to be dispensed Ibo table llfliile House. or, if tlist ciliuld iiot'lis done, that _Mcm-I with on mp: side or th'c téllilef, it llil0||ld‘l'l‘Q on tllio side oflthe bars filie I was mic,-lit have the then u examining it as iitiitoriry. rtcuiso as in teen 0 iscrvot y an ion. inctit ier. h wiished to still the attention of the Govertinieiit to siinie there was _tiltviiys'ti. niujority present to protect the public particulars respecting that contract. yfroin niiy improper iiit-nsoro; but the iiiiiiority iiins_t see it

ll .Coi..bi:cita'rAiiv stated that any lion. member ttbn liill lti-otight iii iintl rt-rid which might lIt‘I'lMIlIl.. involve iitfortnaiioii on that subject, would be itllow cd to EXI';U1lI|Ie' iitiportaiit. principle, without iiriy iioticc of its intro-

s.i_v he wtslictl notice to be given liofore it iiicsszigo would he I'l.‘l.'t'l\‘t‘1l l'rotti lis l'iXt't*llcltt'_)'. The rule, lie thou-vlit, upplicd well, and was it good one. B

lion. Cot.. Sl~LCiH.‘l'AllY I‘0III:|I‘l(L‘tl that His Exccllcncv and his (t'ovt-riiinciit were ins rpttralily connected with ' citcli titlivr. tttul ctiiitciitlctl that it was not in accordance \\ itli tho

iriitciplt-it of liﬂlfltllltlillllf ti-ivcrtiiiit-tit to give notice of the

iiitrodttt-tion ol' (.lovcriiiitciit tucatttirt-s; but aduiitwd that with rcfereiico to Bills iiitroduct,-d by iiieiitlicrsof tlto (io- vcrniiicnt, as private in.-itibcrs of the House, the principle did not apply.

1 oti. .\lr. Moo.\'iiv was very desirous to arrive at it proper conclusioii on the imlijt-ct. llc rt-iiicitilicretl that some oar! ago lion. iitcziibers could not present it petition to t.'ic 1 ouso without pet-atissioit front llis Excel ciic_v. llc desired the House to pass a i'esoluti.in on the stiliieet, that it might be distinctly iitideriitootl whether the Leader of the Govcriiincnt should li.i iillowctl to pursue tho course which he had adopt-' cd, or wlictlicr he should be required to comply with the rules of irocednro, as other meiuhcrs oft ic ousc.

lloii. lllr. l.o.\'oii'.iurii stated that the rtilc requiring per- riiission from the Governor, before it petition could be pre- fi‘-.‘.lli(‘tl to the lloiisc, had been tiliolislicd long before the ititroductiori of lit-tip tnsililc (iovcriiiiiciit, and that Sir Henry lliintly had said it was only it pro _/It-nm mode of presenting petitions. The lion. iiicntlicr could not understand on what ground the ‘privilevvo of coming before the House from time to time. not llll.l'ut ucirtg it Bill as It Govcriiiiicnt measure, was granted to the L'.'l\tlt'l‘ of the Govcruiiicnt more than to airy other iuciiibcr of the llouse. He could see no advantage in such it C0lll‘rl0 of proceeding, bccutisc measures for the benefit of the poo ile should be hronglit. forward by members of the llousc. no not by ciiiiriiand of His Excellency. Un- lens the rttle of thc llotisu wcro abolisliod entirely, he was of opinion that the Leader of tho (iovcrnmciit ought to give notice of the lllll't)il|lCl.lIlll ofiticastircs, as required by it.

lloii. Coi.. Sicmtrir.-iitv olvecrvc-l that the lion. member was quite iiiist:il<cti rcspcctiii-,: the pr.-scittiiig ofpctitioiis, as Sir llctiry llutitly had only graittcil lI|UIIllK'l'8 of tho Mona: the privilege of presenting them witliolit his permission. as far as ho liiin~:cll' wits concerned ; and lie (lion. Col. Secretary), stated that the rule b.-fore noticed r..-spectiiig petitions was still upplieztblc.

lloit. .\lr. l’.\i.iii:ti stated that Sir Henry lluntly having considered that rule qtiito it useless one, had cntircly dis-

i: used with it ; li.i.t. his successors had done the saute, and so bad the present (t‘ovcriior.

it. Got. Sr:cut-:'r.tiii' be gcd leave to inform tltc hon. inciiilicr that the rule was not dis soil with, but that His Excellciicy Placed that conﬁdence in ltis Government which he ought to possess. and trusted that they would proceed in u roper manner.

r. MClN'l'0sIl would not odor opposition to any measure that was milculatcd to benefit the country in general, but thought that. as the [loose had it rule on the subject. it would not be acting prudently by departing from that rule. llon. tncnibcrti ougltt. at least. to have notice of what measures ivcre inteitdcd to lie iittroduoiid, without reference to tlto party fr-tin wlioiti they originated. otherwise advan- tage might be taken of tits absence of iiioinbcrs.

'l'bc'i ilio discussion closed.

Mr. t‘il!i)().\'ALD asked and obtained leave of absence till Tuesday next.

llon. Mr. Winn-ritni also nsltcd and obtained lc.ivo of ab- sence till the aims time.

.,m. “N, ,.,,M,,,ﬂ by putting at his ttﬂioe. . tlttt-tioii. llo (lloii. Mr. Puliiicr). would not have risen mi. Mr. Pagan Imsiv very well that he might [rapt rli again to iiiltli-t-ts the lloutto on the snltjcet. had not the Col. gypsy tor a sop; at that contrast, though its was not itititrs but-rctitr,) suited that tiis Excellent-y bad commanded him to

The House did not ti.co! on Stittzrlny.

at present