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, : mew, : thie Estate ; and thers is fully one half of the adu/é signatures Commission, and naming three Commissioners. te that address who repud ag hye ng sentiments of 2 No. 26, June, 1860, sanctioning the Postal Act. . . ihe 2 t } ¢ e ae aa . r printed one; and those who heard the written one read to | No. 34. Avgust 7th. 1860, regarding Volunteer Corps.

them, and sume of those who read it, say that the one pub-| ee ‘ ie oe ; lished in the Islander and the written one are not the hr, No. 38, October 4th, 1860, ou the subject of site for Even the Sehoul master of this settlement, who went with Mr. Hospital. McLean through it, says the same. The signatures to it Cireular, 22ad October, 186 average four ty exch house, for they put down the names in moval of beacons. some cases of babies va the breast. | know one man, together) No, 45, 2nd January, 1861, on the subject of Acts of a with his two sons, who sig ved it; and the eldest of the sons is | joo} nature, submitted for Her Majesty's approval. oaly 6 years ojd; therefuye it is easy tou make up 906 others! : at this rate. They say they were unable to attend the late | “tf “ - ei Lavee of his Sunstiveny threaah the badaces of the roads, &c.,|_ Circular, st 8 eb., L861, on the subject of the great Ex but they should have added g'*o that a great number of them | hibition of 1862, . = il bad not elothes, and also that seme of them would have to be| danuary }1th, 1861, Letter from the Commissioners on e1rried, as they were not able to walk, beinginfants. If they the subject of delaying their Award. ali bad g me to Gover iment House that day, really it would Hor. Mr. Palmer agiso lyid before the House the Public oi even eee 10) Ben a motley group b%ver would) A geounts for the past yoar, as arranged and classified by The day that they say tle Moating was held, 12t'; February, the aameen Sane ee ee So bsent himself for | 1861, was the second Tuesday in the month, beng Court day Hon. Mr. Anderson obtained leave to absen se! wt the Cross Roads, when some of the Comsnissjoners proposed OPE Wees. Resalutions, secunded by the Constabley of the Court—the Commissioners still sitting in their Paces bebind the counter. Tho following Petitioas were presented to the House and | __ The people of thie settlement J» uot like the idea of a-sist-| the game were received and read : ing the Government to cvllect the rents for the landlords, as) ok . i that part of the address sees to imply, which says: ‘* that) By Hon. Mr. MacLaren, a Petition of Elward Wilson, we are ready on any eme” ceney with our voice and our hearts in indigent ¢ircumstances, praying relief. to sustain your Excellucy and Government, snd to resist or By Hon. De. Johnsen, a Petition of Joia Vally, in desti- suppress any count racting agencies employed by self-interest- | tute ciroumstances, praying relief. Oe cee eck, if, roger language than was used in) 35 Ton. Mr. Walker, a Petition of James Dingwel!, Bay she ** bloody esparch.’’ I wouder will any of the tenantry B ; > lief resiot”’ in sach an *‘emergeucy.”” However it seems they | “9F'UN® Praying reich, : ee intend to frighten the poor tenantry, bat I suppose they will | Ail reforred to the Special Committee appointea to re- keep their powder dry ti! out of harm's way, a9 usual. | port on all Petitions relating to Paupers. Your's, &e., Message from the House of A-seamb!y— ROACIIE. A message from the House of Assembly by the Hon. Mr. Longworth, with a Bill relating to Grand and Perit Jurors, to which the House of Assembly desire the coucurr:,nce of ithe Legislative Couneil. The said Bi!l was received and read.

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Cireular, 4th August, 1860, on the subject of the Census. |

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For tue Exainen. EXTRAORDINARY DECISION.

In the Police Court last week a person was obarged be- , : : fore his Worship the Mayor with embezzlement. Tue com-| Oa motion, the House wont into Committee of the whole | plainsnt upon oath stst-d that the accused was bis clerk, upor © Bill intiuled ** An Act to consolidate and amend the which way aduitted, that fact having been previously also Act relating to Grand and Petit Jurors.” Second reading. sworn to hy the accused. The complainant thea produced | Nov. Dr. Johason in the Chair. the cash book, wherein it appeared, in the handwriting of} Oa motion of Hon. Col. Swabey, the third clause was the aceused, that false catries hud been made by him, in the amended by adding * Commiss oner of Public Lands” to the sirort space of three wecks, amounting to upwards of forty | list of persons exempted fiom lability to serve as Jurors. five pounds, The complainant then proposed to proceed with} On the fifth clause being read— — the investigation, and said he had abucdance of proof of other; Hon. Col. SWABKY said—L am of opinion that great acts of embezzlement also, but. was stopped by tbe Recorder, benefit would result from having the country divided into who thought proper to assert that the accused was mot @ sections, and having a certain number of jurors chosen from clerk of the complainant, but @ partner ! and that the case each section. ‘ ruust be dismissed, which t was accordingly. Hon. Mr. PALM ER—A measure of that nature might

Hy what authority did the Recorder raise the objection be af some benefit, but in selecting jurors very much depends to a charge which had not become a question? The clerk. om the discernment and impartiality of the sheriff. ehip was admitted, and had been sworn to by both parties ; After some further discussion the clause was agreed to. the accused did uot set up a claim of partnership iu his de- | é fence ; that luminous idea and dogmatical conclusion was the from serving as jurors, being read — offspring of the Recorder’s own fertile brain, apparently for; loa. Mr. PALMER said —This clause exempts a very no other purpose thau that of obscuring, or blinking, or | /arge, respectable and intelligeateelass o! citizens from serving | gesting rid of the charye, altogether reckless of any ulterior | aé jurors. — { would, therefore, euggest that it should be left | consequcnces ; because, if the Recorder's assertion of partner- | optional with them whether they would eerve or not. } ship were established, sad decisive, and without appeal, any, Hon. the PRYSLTDENT—Thoss men are liable to be | person or tradesman upon application for a warrant of arrest Called upon at all hours, by night and by day, to serve in at the Police Court, sgainst « dishonest clerk, might be iu-| the capacity of firemen ; und, therefore, L am of opinion that | volved i uiter and irretriewable ruin. If the Chief Magia- | they should not be chosen as jurors. Besides, { consider. trate of the City of Charlottetown caunot act without a legal thas it would be derogatory to the dignity of the Court to, opinion, it is surely a duty incumbent upon the citigeng to leave is to their own inclination whether they would serve or | eppoint a Recorder who is pot absolutely superacnyated, in aot. order to prevent any Midss-like mockery, evasion and trick, | ga the administration of public justice.

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\the least derogatory to ths Court to leave it optional; and jwe know that many of our best and most iutelligent men are | chosen for fire companies.

| Hon. the PRESLDENT—There is another thing which

|) your Honors should consider. 1 have beard persons com-

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TO LINCONNU. L'Inconnu ! my funny friend, On your nargow bones, come bend, Pardon asking for the thrust You aim’d to lay me in the dust ;_ One you wrong’d first in thy thought Changing next with malice fraught, Tilted witb a pen of steel, Thus [ shatter, ae you kneel. L’inconns ! up! live and learn What bas moved vour anger stern Were not meant for public gaze, Nor to set its cheeks ablaze, Clearest jottings by the way, Not insended as a lay. But in memorandum sty!e, Put in peaeil for a while. Hastily wy thougsts were penn'd, But were copied by a friend. ‘Thus unfinished, L’Inconnu, My poor lines have met your view, As not dreaming but in jest, For permission, [ was press‘d ; Laughingly, l gave the leave Ings the jumble should ree-ive. Yet in truth | was surprised, When I got it unrevised Coming trom the printer's hand, Soon as | had left the land.

jtown, ond if you enlarge your field from which to select | jurors the objection will be increased. | Hon, Mr. PALMER—His Honor should bear in mind | that it is not an increase of numbers, but an increnge of in- | telligence that is required. There is no davger of one | additional man being taken from Charlottetowa, but there is (a probability of increased inteljigence. | Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—In my opinion the Petit Jury is |the most important ; and it ought to consist of meu of edu- {eatién and intelligence. I would not pat any man on a | Petit Jury who had not some knowledge of accounts. _ Hon. the PRESIDENT—I thought that all the farmers 'had a kaowledge of accouuts. Hon. Mr. 8iMPSON—Not one in twenty of the common | farmers have any knowledge of accounts. | Hon. Col. SWABEY—Graud Juries, in this country, are {not chosen as they should be. io Kugland Grand Juries are selected from among the Magistrates, The benefit resulting from this course is, that they are a better informed class of meu ; and if we want to have an intelligent jury we should jtake the Magistrates, Hon. Mr. BAGNALL—I am of opinion that if it is left | optional with firemen to claim exewption, the time of makin | Such claim should be specified, otherwise 20 men might claim

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issue from but the Attorney General's office, who, as he is an! | officer of the Government, ought not to have acted contrary

hair, and the Chair-| to the recommendation of the Royal Commissioners. ugh the Bill,) Hon, Mr. JIAVILAND.—SIe issued no writs agains tenauts on any estat the proprietor of which had agreed to

ommittee on a Bill, in-! the Commission.

susus of Prince Edward) Hoa Mr. COLE3.—The hon. member is mistaken. ‘The proprietor himself for whom the writs were issued admitted ivg that he had agreed to the Commission. If this is all the Commission is to do—be the means of causing writs to be flon. the PRESIDENT said—He could not understand issued and distraints made, what will wee the oe — why a tine of ten pounds should be recovered in the Supreme | | would ask the hon, member et oro now ‘ep tp a a Court, when Justices of the Peace have jurisdiction to the | have been issued from the office in which a. Se 4 extent of twenty pouuds. ‘since the closing of the Commiestoners Court ? as 7 ia, On motion of Hon. Mr. Siorpson, the clause was amended heard also that another legal gentleman, a member ¢ : by etriking oat the words, * Her Majesty's Supreme Court, Government, h as been engaged in a pressoutios ome? and inserting the words ‘any two Justices of the Peace, Or evant, I have in my possession a lorter which — 7 Commissioners ef Small Debts.” 'a tenant was put in for aS or £4 expenses ia a case abou | The claus:, as amended, was then agreed to, |land, and had never received any notice that he was al Several unimportant amendments were made to the sche- ed to pay. A poor widow who was prosecuted for rent, au | d to in this Act, which we dv not cvusider it’ came to make her case known to the Commissioners, at a time | tice here; after which— __ | when she wasable to receive only a very short hearing, has) the Pyesident took the Chair, and tho Chair-| since been further opposed. Tu avother case the bailiff en-| that the Cowmittee had gone turough the Bill | tered the house of a person who was dying—and did die be- | ja’ ‘fore he left the place—and seized the litde property which

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The succeeding clauses, without any amendment. ae

On motion, the President took the C man reported that the Committee had gone thro and made certain amendmezts.

On motion, the House went into 0 tituled “An Act for taking the Censu Island.”—Hon. Dr. Jobnson in the Chair.

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On motion, than report: a

Monpbay, Feb. 3.

Debate on the Address resumed.

Hon. Col. GRAY.—I believe the hon. leader of the Oppo~ sition bad puesession of the floor when the Commitee rose og Saturday evening Does he purpos? to contenue his sprech this morning 2? If not, | ehall claun the actention of the Com; mittee fOr a short tim-.

Hon. Mr. COLES. —The hon. me.nber insy proceed.

Hon. Col. GRAY.—Mr. Chairman, the animus displayed on the part of the hon. leader of the Opposition i ae apyerent, the aspersions cast upon the Goveramen: so atlerly untonnded, that I cannot help feeling tor bisa postion. ‘The Commission is ine deed » sharp thorn in the hon. member’s side. T repeat it, the Commission is indeed « sharp thora in the hon. ssember’s aide, Sir, L will have to trespass on the pauience of the Commitee while | follow seriatim the argunen’s im his speech on the pare- graph under Cunsideration. So extraordinary t# the posinou which ihe hon. member has assumed, that J am a-tonished at his hardihood. Does he for one moment imagine that any sane

/wan in the [sland will believe that the Government whieh las

bored and strove tu gs. the Commission appointed, would so soon as their wishes ace acceded to by the Secretary of State fur the Colonies, tara round and tear out their own vials. JT speak not tor my Colleagues individually; they are well able te speak for themselves, Bu: I would ask any individual whe | knows me, if Lain amanto break my eolemn compact, aod etu- tify myself in the face of sll men? Dol desire anything from |

jto which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative such proce received a letter from one of the

and made certain ameudwents. wes A message from tke House of Assem!y, by Hon. Mr.’ the poor man pos

aviland, with @ Bill, iutituled “ An Act to exempt certain | the neigh bourhoo: Notes, Contracts and Agree- Now, Sir, though

i Bills of Exchange, Promissory ments, from the operation of edings Council. f ;

The following Petitions were presented to the House, and! it will be late ia the same were received and read :—

By Hon. Peter Maclatyre, praying for an Act of Incorporation. ly

the Laws relatiug to usury,” yet I think it proper thatan Acts

given, and as an act will probably required to be passed next | Mr. Simpson, a Petition of the Right Rev. Session to give it ef : : | roman Catholic Bishop of Charluitetown, assent, and the award become binding upon tne parties, neal- | you, cap you believe this? Js itcredible? ‘he hon. membe

two years will elapse.

: ~ | either proprietor or tenant? Ilsve | aught to Lope frou thete sessed, and so disgusted were the people in love, or fear from their hate? Sir, the people of this Leland | J that they would not purchase at the sale. | will not be so easily hoodwinked by the hon. wember as he it may be considered a atretch of legislation, would faia desire. They are well capubie of discerning between hould be passed to prevent | their real and apparent isicnds. However fertile a brain heanay pending the award of the Commission. [| possess, his inventive geuius is at fuult here. Pie how. mets ™ Jommissioners, stating that | ber first stated that when the Commissioners arrived, the Goa : ee d ieion ean be | Vermment immediately began ty thea t their proceedings. the Summer befvre their decision ca | “Hon. Mr. COLES.—I never eaid any euch words, : : Hon. Col. GRAY.—These are the words, then, 3 nearly a» Tect, before that can receive the Royal) | can remember. Now, Mr. Chairman and hon members, | sal

Somethisg then should be done! next stated that the Government produced no decameuts by which the Commissioners could be guided. So far from thia

Referred to a Special Commitice to report thereon by by the Legislature in the mean time to prevent distrajnts | Bill or otherwise. for arrears of reats. ‘Tais would only be giving effect to | Committee, Hons. Messrs. Simpson, Walker and Palmer.) what the Commissioners recommended when they closed their | By Hon. Mr. Patmer, a Petition of Wiliam CU. Bourke,’ Gourt in Ciarlottetown. It has been said that he who fails |

being the case, immediately on their arrival, the Coloma! See-~ retary, by order of His Excellency, fernished the Commission~ ers with every ducument connected with the Land Question among the public records. Vhe bon. member then commented

Ou the nineteenth clause, relating to firemen being exempt |

Hon. Mr. PALMER—I eannot sce that it would be in|

| plaining that the majority of jurors are taken from Charlotte. |

praying for remuneration for ruuning a Sieam Buat ou the) Hillsborough Hiver. Referred to the Spesial Committee appointed to report on all Potitions relating to miscellaneous subjects. Lis Honor, in presenting this Petitiou, 1emarsed that it was an under- taking which the couutry ought to support; aud he would heartily coneur im aay mea-u-e which tio dlouse of Assom ily wight desire to encourage the enterpriso. A By flon, Mr. Palwer, a Peiition of Vialay Campbell, Teacher, praying for remuneration for six month Referred to the Special Committee appointed to report on all Petitions relating to Kjucation. =~ By fon. Dr. Johnson, a Petiti in destitute ecireuinstances, praying relief; a'so—

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To be continued.

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HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. (Continued from our last )

Hon. Mr. COLES —The application then was made to ove of the officers of the Government. Besides this case, ove of tbe counsel fer the tenantry stated publicly here that the offi- ces were closed against them, while the Counsel for the pro- prieters had statistics and everything at their disposal. Not one figure was placed in Mr. Thompson's hands by the Go- vernment. He eame te me on the evening after Mr. Hal- liburton’s address was delivered, and asked if 1 could do anything to assist him, saying that unless statistics were fur- nished him, be would be unable to meet all the arguments of his opponent. And not only were documents withheld, but during the cgmrse of the enquiry members of the Govern- mest and their officials made statements adverse to the in- terests of the people. Nearly the enly insiance of sympathy shown for the tenantry on the part of those connected with

the present administration, was the remark of a certain mew- |

ber of the Goverament, to the effvct that if the peop'e were to be privileged tv pay nothin for the land, they wou'd profer to pay it by instahnents. I will wow advert to the next para- ‘graph of the Speech, which oug!tt to be considered in eounec- tion with the sixth, It states that the Colonial Minister did not anticipate that the House of Axsemb!y would proceed (o pass an Act to give effect to the awaid of the Commis- gioners antecedent to the making of that awsrd, that sach legisiation appears to him to be premature, aud therefore be ‘does not consider sit advisable at present to sulwit this Act for Her Majesty's assent. Now, if His Eacelency has ‘taken a true extract from the despatch it appears Very ex- traordinary that the Duke dd not entertain this opinion when he penned the despateh of the 16th of June, commuu'

cating the information that the Commissoa was appointed ; |

for that he was aware of tho passiug of the Act is evilent from this passage in the despatch, which says ;—

* In the second Despatch you inform me that a short Act has since passed through beth Houses, giving effect to the foregoing resolution. L cannot do otherwise than express my sense of the promptitude and completeness with which

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to do his duty is equally guilty with the person who violates on the short notice given ef the si ting of the Commiesioners, law. Ifthe present * God- fearing Goverument” bave failed | and dwelt much upon the non-appearauce of the Royal Gazette. to send home the Act referred to in time, they are much to| He is not bappy inthis allusivn, as the Comanssioners them

blame. Tee Louse rose oa the Sth of May ; there was tben | selves were We parties in fault, and | publicly commented upon but they neglected to do 80, and are}

therefore chargeable with the consequences to the tenantry) 0” ne hon. member asked what did the Government do?

on my right (Mr. Whelan) has, L believe, a resolution to! House. Yes, Mr. Chairman, and much more. I myself gave

| position next alluded to a declaration of Mr. Hensley, stating

walt ai sme ave it Gopi nd forwarded by the 14th | #t to them at the time. Respecting the Gazelfe, the issue of sufficient time to ay it copied a d y \ that paper was delayed at my request, tv euadbie the Comm s- of the seme mentn | sionerss to insert a police of Uheir me of suiting in the three Coun~ may eusue. I might have referred to some other /and observed that they merely put into the hands of the Con-

points, but as the House is restricted to time, and my friend | pigsioners the Act of the Legislature and the resolutions of the propose, l will conelude for the present, | Mr. Thompson written notes, and bith he and Mr.Uensley were

: are in so “ \told they bad an uniimiced trief. ‘The hon. leader of the O

llon. Mr. LONGWORTH.—Mr. Chairman, I did not y Pp intend to take part in this discussion to-day for private rea that the Guvernment bad no objecuun to the tenantry bringing sons, bat I cannot suffer this tirade to pass without a remark | orward what evidence they pleased ; and thea the hon. wen

| A Petition of Margaret Morrison, Lot 30, praying relief. ‘or two. ‘Ihe hon. leader of the Opposition bas accused per- | ver asked “ Whathad the Governmem to dv with un??? Wee

| sons of the legal Profession connected with the Government

| pot thisrich ? when immediately alter, he turned round and

But when you rebuke aga a

exemption in Cuazlottetown, aad it would affect the whole |

a 3 : : . : Sat ; od the Government of nut doing anything. He next re~ ot engaging in prosecutions for rent since the rising of the | secuse Commission, who recommended that no distraints be made | hoe ace Seeadiaamaen ee ; Poe te : . . | tot ancunee peuding the giving in of their award. Dots be the Colonial Secretary was jusitied im pointing out where Mr. jthink that a professional man, whatever position | he may Cooper was inerror. But ithe hoo. member dweit upon the | occupy, can act contrary to the instructions of his client? It tact of the Coloniel Secretary heving.a volume of the Journals | wouid be most extraordinary if be was to raise his voice to at his house. | wes present, and tthe circumsiances were these: his client and say, I will not follow your directions, though | The aa omc as tenn pipe vue ~ a > ath to conduct your business to the | 't could be proven by ournais of the liouse. ne of |

| solemnly bound by an o . i < | Commissioners asked, *‘ are these Journals here?” ‘The Cole

‘best of my ability. . It shows weakness on the part of the! 7 ae hon. iain to tag a’charge against a member of a Govera- er co oni fcr piles gee ne one ment for issuing a writ 1a compliance with the directions of | j\4)¢ delay in so doing.” Now, Bic. Chairmen, there washes ‘his client, I received instructions to proceed im a certai0 | hop. member who might not in like menner have bad this book | ase against a person in arrears of rent, before the sitting of | at his house. The Colonial Secretory 1s one of 8 Commuter the Commissioners’ Court, afterwards having received a let-! of three for revising end reprinting the Lawe, and requires con ter from the indevidua) saying that the proprietor had not a} siamt reference to the Libiary, and is ot rerfect liberty to take good title, and statiag other objections to paying the amount, oa oe - — bis all ere ali times, pris. L was bound by my instructions to issue a writ. 1 do not | toe Srevetons ehacgee 5 face: over: Aanwe, Ses eee ; : ii would be ashemed to @iteck any man with res; ect to such

purpose at present to reply to the assertions of the bon. eM! ifes. The hon. member said tha) be was to'd some de.egation ber, but there is another poiut to which L may advert, He nag applied to the Governinent for infurmation, and were retuecd, wade a statement to the effect that not a single member ofthe! Hou. Mr. COLES. —1 sand it wos nut given. Goveroment cate forward to advocate the cause of the tepap-, bon, Col. GRAY.—Tpat was the refuses! Why does the iry. Now ifan individual was desirous to have bis case ably | hon. member Genhamny i aesertion f why d:@e he cot g Pesene advocated, wou'd he not be likely to retain the person best ac | (bhng Sengavle: Wren cailed —* Vine * Benue ? Py er quainted with its peculiar nature? As Me. Leusley iv a! oe ee tee ine " % ioe geutieman well acquainted w.ih the case of the tenantry, and ta ae cr wn :

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y country. Let its measures even flow

the House of Assem!iy has thus given its support to the) |

Ere your hints at others throw. March 4, 1861.

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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

Toespay, March 5th.

ised, i : hope of putting an end to the differeuces | Lion, Mr. P — ‘i one | Plan devised, in the hope of p ng ] be adopted : Palmer moved that the following amendment which have prevailed in Prince Kiward Island.’ | 0 ipa deca oll ah | Charl meee lle here acknowledges the promptitude and completeness | Com at shalt avn : <a F a arcettetows Fire eee with which the House of Assembly acted, and now we are lp oP Sis aso De exempt from serving as a Grand OF | 1414 shat such Jegislation is premature. In a formor des- | etit a provided such member shail, om being duly ‘patoh he stated that as fur as possible it was necessary that a ’ en twenty-four hours afterwards, siguily \the Legislature should concur in any measures which might to the olficer by whom ke shall be summoned his desire to |), required to give validity to the decision of the Commis- elaim such exemption,” :

Th ‘i ile h h | sioners; and [ presume that on aécount of this statement, | Hou seer. of concurrence having been put thereon, tho) 1, Act was passed which he does not consider advisable to s iued ;

wi One would have thoug’t Contents—Lon. Mr. Palmer, Won. Mr. Simpson, Hon. ye Paen Sane. ene |

‘submit for the Royal allowance.

: Hing made to the Commissioners by 0 enters of the Gover: ment because he is as abie as any lawyer 19 the Culoay, not COM-) yg cheir officials ; but m thie case alaw be doali ju general ase nected with the Government, he was appointed as one of the! sertions witneut proof. Ax ther charge made by hun wan that Counsel on their bevaf. Mr. Tho npson, thoagh a young! not one igure woe put ino Mr. Thoison’s hands by the Gu man, was known to be perhaps as able an advocats es is to) rermneD 1 know nee 7 ee ae al knowiedge thai baw

, . r . ‘ atei rect. . > anne re . ve found in the Lower Provinces; he was there/ore retained eg emevt 18 wer ec Gi, wer iran, I world a sun Uo M lensiey’s coadj The Government. having! these remarks of the bon. member that he expected the Goverme to be Mr. | eemey eer we : ©\ pent to become par'igzaus of ove aide of de o@her. Poe Govene thus procured able counsel, thought it better to jeave the cnt | ont alfcided otusy fatiiny Gun iting ov dene: mene iu their hands. The bow, member referred to woime ot those public charge employed two Counsel of character and respecte belonging to the Government, giving evidence beture the Cou | gyiny for the tenants; and if any bave the shacow of ragt te iirsion, against the tenautry, or in favour of the propiictors. | complain, it is tis proprietors. Bac as th Government ene if they ded so in a case where their private interests were | dered the proprietors Were able to pay for Connect chemaclven, | converned, how can their couduct be censurable? Bat one | We leaned tne side of faverio the poor, ‘The hon. meanber 7 “= P : ‘ . - 7 the : bed top def ; > . Sigtincuished member of the Government offered oecasivnai twitted us wiih being a trul-fearing Government Sr, ie ' ss different times before the Court, and watched the | duly of every gov Tonent is to adimnster Justice ts ren and | Suse = pe ee oe eh a * Thee hough {PO Without parualiy, favor or stfeciiom; and woete the | prooge in’s from the aret — to the on my ree ee rulers of a people who allow themselves ty be biassed by any an obgcure member of the Guvernment, also came beiore tac improper mouves! Lle neat commented upon the creme mance Commisa.2u 338. of several distraimis having been made for arrears of Feat. But Hon. Mr. COLES.—You did more harm than any person || have made every inquiry, ond esnnot hear of one case Gpon who appeared be‘ore them. | the estate of wny proprietor who bad signed bis »greement t ° : o . . ws etre sia oe . the Coumission, where the tevantry who had psid tie years ; :¥ tTH.— rave | ‘ ‘ : Hoa. Mr. LONG WORTH. This is the first time Uhave ‘rent as required by the Commissioners, bad been Qistraimnedup heard so; the truth, however, respecting my Statements will on. Let ie hon, member gives us name and proof. | heave ‘be known when they appear in print. 1 did not go the heard of distraints upon the ‘Procadie estate ; but, Mr. Chait- . = . por . ength of some individuals va the questions of Escheat and | man, tins properiy is owned by evvera} periive. The Rev. ‘Quit Reats, bat I based my urgamests on the resolutions Join M*Donsld, who is a clergymen of the Roman Catholic ‘passed by this House. Several oa, members who are sap-} wre oe : a nen-sigaer; the trustees of the cuildrem i , the date Gaplann m. | porte he Government al peared before the Commis- ° P 5 saa = ae Groverument # re or Sunie of the tenemtre. | brothers of the preseut resident proprietor, whu bas signed for ee eee seneeR re er | one-fiftu—his snare ; and | cannot believe that this gentleman The hon, leader of the Upposition also stated that delegates | would distrain, as itis reporied he has done. But b would hike applied to the Government for informatics, and never re- | to ask the bon. member humse!f, if ne ever distramned the goods ceive nswer. anjamin Davies caine to me, desir-; ofa poor man. Much as the Government may tee) for the sul- ved an a e ct, } po y i ber of paupers | ferers, they cannot be held responsible for the ects of indie

M‘Donsld are non-signers; so are the a

The following Special Committees were appointed :—

Committee on Education—Hons. Messrs. Swabey, Joho-| Nou-Uontents—Hon. the President, Hon. Col. Swabey, son acd Simpson. |Hon, Mr. Bagaall—3. Oa Agriculture—Hons. Messrs. Ramsay, Bagnall and) Qu wotioa, the House was then resumed, and the Chair-

Goff. + ‘man reported that the Committee had gone through the bill On Paupers—!lon. Messrs. Hutchinson, MacLaren and | and made certain ameadmen's.

Anderson. Adjourned uutil Mouday next at 11 o'clock.

Mr. McLaren, Hon. Mr. Hutchinson—4.

‘that the lawyere on the other side of the House would have ig to be furnished with a statement of the num

(becs competent to put a proper construction upon a despatch, ‘9 the Coloay, au

d the amount of oatmeal distributed one or duals. ie hus slao made an atiack wpon Lawyers generally, but

but here the Duke trips them up a bit, and tells them that their legislation was permature. Lt appears, hawever, that | His Grave was pleased with the passing of the Act, when he’ wrote the despateh of the 1th of June, and how are we to.

accouut for the change in his views? ‘The only inference |

l this J Jeave these gentlemen to answer. Mr Chairman, | have ‘answered from my notes uf Satarday’s debate the groandiess

two years by the Government, I weut immediately to the Uierk of the Council and directed him to supply pe ater ‘attack made by (he hon. member upon the Government, mation; and [ have good authority for stating that iS €20 | oin now tare te the femane Bal cater daadeins strivesiojnake one. Referenee was made to Statistics being withheld from politieal capital > and T trust that during my pehirent cereer ft Mr. Thompson, while Mr, Haliburton had everything put 0 | avy never be reduced to #0 miserabe an expedient for asa —

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Oa Miscellaneous Suhjects—~Hons. Messrs. Swabey, Hu'chinson and Acderson.

The following Petitions were presented to the House, and the same were received and read :

By Hon. Mr. Aaderson, a Petition of divers inhabitants of Prince County, praying for a grant to enable them to purchase a team, ©». for the use of the indians.

By Hon. De. Johnson, a Petition of Widow Berrigan, in destitute circumstances, praying relief.

By Hon. De. Johnson, a Petition of Thomas Daly, ia in- digent circumstances, praying relief.

Tae foregoing Petitions were referred to the Special Committees upprinted to report ou all Petitions relating to Paupers.

By Hon. Ool. Swabey, a postition of inhabitants of Gran- wille Settlement, Lot 21, praying for the estab!ishment of a Post Office.

Ordered, that the ssid Paotition be refarred to the Special Committes appoi ted so report oa all Petitions relating to

which can be drawn in the case is, that he has been influenced Monpay, March Il. | in withholding the assent by the petitions forwarded by cer-

A message from the House of Assembly by the Hon. Mr. ‘tain proprietors to the Colonial Office, Had the Act been | Haviland, with the following Bulls, to which they desire ihe seut home at the proper time, [ believe it would have receiv- ‘concurrence of the Legislative Council, viz: ~ ed the Royal allowance. [t was possible to have had it pre-_ | A Bil! intituled * An Act for taking the Census,” | pared and forwarded ia the month of May, but [ uaderstand | A Bill intituled “ An Act for the protection of the Ale- | it was not sent to Kagland uatil the month of Augast, and,

| wives fisheries.” | consequently could not be received by the Duke of Neweastle | | ‘The said Bills were read a first time. aandt after his return from his visit with the Prince of Wales The following Petitions were presented to the House by | to these Colovies. fad the Government been anxious that on. Mr. Hutchinson— the Bill should have obiained the Royal assent, they would A Petition of Ninian Patterson, praying relief on account | doubtiess have forwarded it in good time; but everything of having been shipwrecked, and losing all his effects. hie- has been done to favor the proprietors. ‘They gained time | iferred to the Special Committee appointed to report on % petition after the sitting of the Commission, and now the |‘ misee!laneoue subjects. jassent ia withheld, If the decision of the Commissioners is A Petition of James McCarron, of Charlottetown, g man ‘unfavorable to the proprietors the assent will never be re-

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Selves, nod praying relief. Referred to the Special Com- the ruin of the tenantry. When a Bill is laid past ia this

_manoer in the Colonial Office, it is generally considered to

his hand, Mr. Haliburton made up his statistics chiefly from ing a Governmest. in a Despatch dated March Jest, Hw the census returns of the Island, which were also in the hands Grace the Duke of Neweastle says — . ; of Mr. Thompson; but as he had to meet Mr. Haliburton’s | ** Sut st will a is going ‘arther ime the sa statements in reply, and had not then time to prepare them, | (ef to be assured thas the Tensmzy will serept, as bonding, to complain that be had not the moans was the only way he

the decisiod of the Commesioners, or the majonty of thems : and as far as possible that tye | egisiscure of the Colon could easily get over the matter, ‘The hon member, bee: I e ,

; ; ver, DECAUS® Concur in any menses Which mizgh’ be required to give valle he fouad in a clause of the Act referring to the giving of the dity to that decisiou.”

award of the Commission the words,“ oue part thereof,”| [The hou. member then read an extract from Eis Excellency’@ argued that if they couid not have given in the whole award | Despatch in reply, which enclosed » copy of the Resoluon# they should have given a partial report. ‘I'bese words are | passed by the House last sevtion.} | myself considered - merely a technical expression, and are not inteuded to convey | re # va stones ENS Se. sca P. one any such meanivg ashe put upon them. I| thought he was) Ns eS oe - y ean

_o. P / c ed to me that he was afraid the Deke might not consder We jesting until ho began to back up his position by arguments. | resolution sufficient, and be according! y recommended whe ®

1 dia not intend to say so much at this time; L only roseto short Act should be passed to make assoravee doubly sute- show that a person bound by a solema oath could not neglect Kver anxious that his Grace should have noihing to the instructions of his client, though conuected with the Uio- of, 1 cheerfully submitted the Act,gentiemen, foryour 6 vernment. | And on the passing of this Act itis Excelle i Hon. Mr, YEO.—I wonder if the hon. member, Mr. Coles, 8¢9¢ @ Despatch to the Duke or Newcastle thinks he is doing any good to the country by the course the fact. [The hea. member here seed om

mittee appointed to report on all petitions relating to paupers, Adjourned until to-morrow at 11 o’ciock.

Toxspay, March 12. On motion of the Hos. Mr..Simpson. the House went into

Zisce!laneous sub ects.

flon. Mr, Rasasay obtained leave to absent hismself for one week.

Wepwaspar, Marck 6th.

Hons. ‘Messrs. Swabey, Simpson and Johnson were ep-

sated a Oommittes to ‘join a Committee eppointed by the aw Assem>ly to keep ap a gool correspondence bo- tweeu the two Hiasches of the Legislature. ~ Hon. Me. Simpwe, by eommaud, hid on the Table the Colonial Treasurer's Aeecunts for the past year.