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ularly as there does not | of the Act to incorporate the Minister and Trusteesof St. James's

Mr. CQOPER was iu favour of shortening the eredit and ‘tion and maintenance, more partic ich, Charlottetown, Read a first tine, House adjourned.

estublishing Warehouses, ‘The larger importers must be appear to be any surplus fund at present iu thie Ueland | the afternoon sitting, the Bull relating 10 the City of suppose| to have means in proportion to their business | available for the purpose, This contribution would, to some! Cy arlottetown, and the jurisdiction of the Mayon's and Police transactions. extent, be obtained, if the uniform system of coaperation, Courts, was read a third time and presed,

llon. COL. SECRETARY would move that the eredits above alluded to, on the part of all the Colonies and the) fr. McDonald, from the Special Committee, presented the be fur three, six and nine months, without, and three additional | mother country were to be carried out. ‘report of said Committee on Public Accounts, which was read,

| «The Committee have also considered the petition of the and ordered to be taken up to morrow, Sled

. ‘ r= : : et . i , The : , od the further consideration in Com- ponien apr . ; . . a > > whthouse, us Well as that of the Ihe blouse then resume '

fhe Hn. pe ee eee ene fee ae Soper Cl ee ee : rally for mittee of the Bill to alter and Amend the Act imeorporating the

three months was so trifling that it was not worthy the con- Keeper of Panmure Island Lighthouse, prayipg seve Minister and Elders of St. James’s Church, Belrast. The Bill sideration ef the House. He was not opposed to the Ware- an increase of salary; but they cannot, at present, recommend was agreed to in Committee, with some amendments, housing system, but feared its benefits would be experienced \the prayer of these petitions. a scoluesaiialioni only in Charlottetown. | ©The Committee have likewise considéred the report oj PETITLONS AND REMONSTRANCES OF THE fon. Mr. MONTGOMERY thought it unfair to curtail the Superintendant of Public Works, shewing the ee PROPRIETORS. the period at present allowed. There were many parts of for an alteration in the construction of the Lighthouse at) apne order of the day for the House to go into Committee on the country ia which Warehouses could not be established, | Cascampec ; and they recommend such improvement to be} the consideration of the Message of His Excellency the Lieu- and which were deprived of many advaatages possessed by made as will afford that bencfit to the public which was antl ‘tenant Governor, of the 20 h February last, trausmitting extract Charlottetown. ‘gipated ; they further submit that the efficiency of the light} of Despatcis and copies of Letters, Memorials and Remonstrances Mr. H. HAVILAND thought that the argument adduced | on Fish Island, Richmond Bay, be enquired into by the | of certain Proprietors ard Agents of Land snsguepbpang eas: wy the hen. member, Mr. Yeo, was of great force in favez of Government, with a view to its improvement. a Roll and oe ee ee eae , the House extending the credit to the merchant. Our isolated p sition “Your Committee have also considered the petition of | went eer —— my ae ef ig ts. Chale ? Raita during the winter months compelled him to get all Lis goods | Thomas Robson, of New Brunswick, for a grant for his in| ay py or wee hitiond of the Petitions it will not in the sutama, Perhaps he imported tom largely, avd an! vention of a Fog Bell, as also the petition of certain inhabi- | awenp se s 16 yg st sede pidge ‘hin duty of reading rene extended credit was but reasowable ander a state of cireum-| tants of Cumberland, N. 8., praying the ITouse to adopt | at Seti saalees it S eitiad shat the opinions of the petition- stances which had no analegy to those of Nova Scotia and “measures in conjunction with the other British American ors on this House and others should be heard again. It ma

y e Ri . ’ > 7 « New Brunswick. | Provinces, for the purpose of constructing Fog Bells on be as well, perhaps, to read a few extracts ; and firstly, L will

with interest, thus making twe've months in all.

Mr. CLARK thought the clause had better be altered, ‘Cape Traverse and Cape Tormentine, aud a Lighthouse on | take up the extract from Sir George Grey’s despatch, wherein |

° ° ° & ’ . “oo -* wid he would suggest that but two corms of eredit be given. the latter Cape. Although the construction of these works | he says :— The Hon. the SPEAKER nyoved that the present eredit is set forth as being of importance to the welfare o! the [sJand, | “I regret to be obliged to inform you that won Megste"s Sevens be continued. yet your Committee cannot, at present, recommend the prayer find themselves nnable to advise Her Hajesty to give dyer assent bo either

‘ : eos the one or the other of these Acts.’’ Hon. Mr. PALMER wishe ion deferre il the | ef the said petitions,” 7 ' ; oe HER wished the mosen deferred until the | of s Sir George Grey conclades his despatch by remarking :— cyaestion ot Warehouses should be decided. 5 }

Lhe ie varried ¢ ) ; P “Tt ispeedless to enumerate all the objections which apply to this rs ae eee cane one ee a oer measure, and the more so, as they are ably stated in the memorial present- ae ed against it by some of the owners of land, and transmitted with your

, : ae Despatch of the 2nd July last. Bat Tl cannot refrain from remarking “ Whereas the House, in the last Session, adopted the | hut those lands in Prince Edward Island, on which any great improve- following report :—Your Committee who were appointed to ments have been made by tenants, were let in o state of wilderness, at { ninepence or a shilling an acre, on the express

t Mr. Muirhead moved that the House do adopt the following | aa . . ° ‘reso. ution :-—

Mr. I. Haviland presented a Bill for extending the | elective principle to the Legislative Council, which was read | a first t:me. ai , : ; re ; Bil ‘rwise s petition of the inhabitants | the almost nominal rent o os — by Bil 7 oterwi o a mal Court in their vicinity | understanding that they were to be brought into cultivation by the

Hlon. Mr. Mooney, from the Committee to whom oni? Lot 19, praying for a Sina al rt s0Ur = ae ’ »'/ tenant; that to secure to the tenant the enjoyment and profit of his

eile tt Cail ' of the Sel we Trustees of Dunstaff sais have to report, that as the Session is how so far advanced, It | improvements, leases of extraordinary length were given; and thata rorertcd tae os a8 OO rane © rae! is inexpedient to take up the matter this session, as they | tenant who, by misfortune or other cause, is unable to pay that insigni-

district, to examine the same and report thereon, presented . el . j _-* | feant rent, is always at liberty toscll his lease to the best bidder, and 3 ; consider the Small Debt Act requires amendment, your) 4. pestize in the pape die ae é , the report, which was agreed to as fullows :— \ { | thus to realize in the market the value of the improvements he may have a

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is aad an inte cane eal’ Me dette al ‘ommittee recommend that it be taken into consideration at | made.”

, 1; i 7 the a w ena fe eee a a hat | * early day of the next session. Therefore resolved, that | I suppose Sir George Grey was so alarmed at the bundle of von a i oe sole mo , rh Sled ae the said Small Debt Act be amended, so as toenable the) petitions, that without reading them through, he took it for) aving cure y examines afeer 0 > pe as ais ‘ . 12 y —— } : . . aving care‘ully examined the mateer of the petition, 2s a!s0 | (Vo nment to appoint additional Small Debt Courts where | granted that such bulk must, under any circumstances, contain

several persons respecting the same, they have come to the | 7 i 7 . * opin " prertees 18. pare pe epee ee ere ee oe ee ‘at least some good reasons against the Bills. As to the Ten- conciuston, that the said Trustees were guided by their counsel | ‘ants’ Compensation Bill, I cannot agree with him. A measure aT the matter, ana that they acted solely for the interest of ntnalenhiias the House divided : of that nature has heen sought tor years, not only by the ° . . . | s ; s aU ls . re . ’ z “ > the schoo! district, without any pecuniary advantage to them- For the niall M Muirhead, Lord, McIntosh inhabitants of this Colony, but by the tenant population of selves, and also suffered much inconvenience and loss of tiwe, | 7 Whelan a — — - gt tag ie \{reland. {t has been received with considerable - our in the besides being made liable for a large amount of costs in law. . 7 i t 7 5 Mos McGill, Yeo, Perry, McDonald | Imperial Pore of Commons ; er eee , a “iat, . } sgains —— Messrs. MC : C TU, |g ont ass a measure Involy » same principle. Your Committee would therefore recommend their case to! qo @ ys) pe, CSUs, FED, FEMy, MCLAMNEt | GUMAMORR. Foe BOUD pee 8 eeeeere ee ae er aa j ; moh a : Clark, Colonial Treasurer, Wightman, Montgomery, Laird, | The proprietors state that there is no necessity for the Bill, as the favourable consideration of the House, when in Committee : . Sie Oe , ts ; . 1. a ‘ € Supply.” | Munro, Dingwell, H. Haviland, Col. Secretary, Mooney, , there have been but six cases of ejectinent in the Supreme Court 7 aes: Loneworth—15 ‘in four years; therefore, Sir, if that is the case, why not pass ‘1, : “me $9 >{a measure which would so little interfere with the proprietors. . : | The Hon. Col. Treasurer read in his place a petition of I The ies Minieioes eamenhed ce = ineek te ’ a naak Tu answer to Mr. McGILl, whether he intended to take Thomas Robson, Sackville N B praying that if it shall be! 1¢ first Gocument emiunates trom a mos np ant personay t s ‘ e aye -e oo! 4 *

. . : ’ ty. Sir, it would be hardly worth noticing anything that sny, and what action, on the subject of the Ferry ‘ sieaaieal “ , Ris ae OES eee oP oe ee we. 5 an? i" re subject of the Ferry Wharf, | deemed advisable to place Fog Bells at Cape Traverse and gentleman may write, if it did not come before us in the present

4 , , ote > 9 > mae « neath , . - = a * ° ‘ . Hon. Mr. | A LM ER state q that there Was a petition on the Cape lormentine, such may be erected ou the plan invented | shape. He powins, Sir, by stating that he is the proprietor of

required,” On the question of concurrence being put on the foregoing

| can only say that it is the first time I have heard of it

‘are next treated to what purports to be extracts dient | delivered by me when the subject of escheat was under sion. Well, Sir, the writer might have remembered thas pt then opposing escheat, and if all the Township lands hela the large proprietors were sold under the Land Purchase ai at the price specified in that Bill, I believe the holders | get more than they were ever entitled to receive jn j would equity ; and, Sir, I find the name of one gentleman attached to the petitions who has purchased a large portion of an for*less than the Government were authorised to give by Land Purchase Bill; yet he is not afraid to invest hig thy in a country from which he deliberately says that oem lature is driving away monied men. I next come to concluding paragraph of Mr. Stewart’s memorial, and A must say is at least deserving of commendation for the j I tiality of its allusion to the two parties in this House, if jt no other merit :—

“Tam no party man. The two opposing parties who divide OU litt, state, abusing each other under the names of Tory and Liberal. o . ' Colonial phrase, ** Snarler and Snatcher,” difer solely upon the diviga

of the spvil, and are, as it were, constantly bidding againet each i.

for popularity, by promising their constituents, and so far ag

able, performing their promise, to keep up an incessant and gyg, _ is to Be

‘attack upon all the rights of property and laws of justice, It | Majesty’s Home Government alone that I can look for either or redress against whatsoever party may, by such promises cal ae | ances as I have mentioned, happen to be in possession, for the Liste being of the reins of local rule in this Colony. If an impartial view wen ‘taken of almost every Act sent home from this Colony, d | past Sessions of our Legislature, they would appear like guns inal | line of battery, converging upon one devoted point of attack, the Py. | prietary interest. I beg to assure your Lordship that I can Confidens j and safely challenge the most searching enquiry into the lenity of ;own conduct towards my tenantry; and further, that during the ac, | years that Ihave been in this Colony there has not beeu a single i on the part of any Proprietor, of that oppression and tyranny with whjg, we are charged by the demagogues who gain ther bread by Aswerting falsehoode.”

As to Mr. Stewart's lenity, on which he vaunts himself), manifests but little of a lenient spirit when he endeayouys, save a few shillings of compensation to a tenant, by falsehoods, and when he makes such statements they be contradicted. I next come, Mr. Chairman, to ad bearing the joint signatures of Mr. Bruce Stewart and Charles Wright, two very fine gentlemen and well adapted ty unite in such an effusion. My opinion of the great Mp Stewart has just been expressed ; and as to Mr. Wright, then is no doubt that he is a very important gentleman, a yery rid man, lives in great style; [ presume he is above allowing on of the poor Snatehers to enter the doors of his house. Hy hostility to the Liberal party has been of some service to them, I fear, however, that it will be long before he or his friend, Mr. Stewart, represents a constituency in this Island—heng their opposition, particularly to the Legislative Couneil, ty which, if sent there, Mr. Wright no doubi thinks he wouldly an ornament, and if he could get a seat there he probably would be content to adopt a different course. As to th remarks in this and other of the documents, on the composition of the Legislative Council, I think it not out of place to notig them here, although the body reflected on are well ablety defend themselves. Sir, the practice formerly was to appoi to that body none but those who were interested on behalf gf the proprictors” claims. None other had seats in the Couneil, for many years, than they who were bound to op measure affecting the proprietors. I am happy to say thet the faction is now nearly extinct. At the Council Boar there is but one adyocate for the proprietors, and he, m

table in reference to the matter numnerously and respectably }y him. On a motion being made to receive the petition it | signed. {fis own opinion was unchanged. Perhaps the best | was resolved, that as the report of the Committee on Light-| way would be to test the sense of the House in Committee, | houses has been adopted by the House, it is unnecessary to | aud he would move that it be made the order of the day for entertain the prayer of the said petition. to-morrow. ake ited «soaked >. a . " gE Oe ot eT Rd notes Aa sr ylang, or irra in gpm fe , a selves electors of P. E. Island, praying that an Act may be | limits of the City of Charlottetown, and the jurisdiction of the | passed this session to make the Legislative Council clective. | Mayor's and Police Courts, and transferring to the City Petition laid on the table. " fathers the exclusive jurisdiction of the Small Debt Court) The Legislative Council sent down a Bill passed by them | over matters arising within the limits of the City. Bill read jptituled “an Act for transferring to one of Her Majesty's | a first time, ite z . : | Principal Sceretaries of State the powers and estates vested | tion. Mr. WHELAN gave notice of his intention to move | jn the principal officers of the Ordnance,” which was read a |

the House into Committee on the following day, on the sub-) grct time

a? Ff amom 2at? ¢ d inerese ne — ne “ jeet of umeuding the election law, and increas'ng the number; 4 conference was then held with the Council on the Act

oe 3 relating to licenses for the sale of spirituous liquors. er eter The Act relating to the Iudiaus of this Island was then read a second time and committed to a Committee of the whole WEDNESDAY, Mareh 26. House, when Theophilus Stewart, Esquire, one of the Indian r ‘ : , issioner: heard at the Bar of the House, in sap- n. Mr.cWichtman a { Commissioners, was hear ‘ Pp Bien, ‘Sir. “Wigan, Siem te Caasattion appsinte tO) port of the claims of the Indians. A speech on the same

report generally on Lizht Houses, presented to the House the |‘, . ; ; : vient & he ack Ddarniihe De caetetecel Seen subject delivered at the Bar of the Council Chamber, by the t ; Y oe S , i

House in Committee, and agreed to therein, and is as follows: | same geatleman, has been piready pven te the pablic—-that « Your Committee appointed to report on the subject of before the House was — to ~ same effect; and it is Licht Houses, and to whom were referred various papers wars see ” - — - ee ‘» inhabj und petitions. with reference to Lights and Light Houses a, Far. TOMEE Prevents | POLED Hom CoTtale SENwOy- é : : ; .’ tants of Charlottetown, praying the House, for reasons presented to the House in the present session- - having giveo s naiesh lite. 46: alleen ep thel : lan the subject and the various matters connected therewith their a “y fo : as "0 " a Pete en a 3 best attention—have to report—that they have had under a ee ee ee ee Creeet 5 consideration two despatches, dated 6th September, 1855 ‘also a petition from certain other inhabitants of the City, and aod 15th January, 1856, addressed by Her Majesty's pite- | one PS = “7 ae — = petitions laid on ciple Seerctary of State for the Colonies to the Lieut. Governor = ee eer of this Island, inviting the co-operation and assistance of the local authorities, in common with those of other Colonies, in order to bring about a more efficient and economical system of management, in the erection and maintenance of Colonial

Lights than that which exists at present; and also a letter isiand, preying for an Act to render the Legislative Council inated 15th Aucast. 1855. fr dic ihe ® € Privy C “1 elective, Laid on the table. agzted iota August, 1000, trom the olice Of I rivy Vouncl The engrossed Bill from the Council relating to the transfer

for Trade, addressed to the Colonia] Office, on the same sub- | of estates vested in the principal officers of Ordnance, was read ject, together with the Imperial Statute, 18th and 19th! a second time—commitied to a committee of the whole House, Vie., cap. 91, passed to facilitate the ercction and maintenance ‘and agreed to therein without amendment. The Bill was read of Colonial Light Houses. a third time and passed.

“The system contemplated by the despatch, letter and lhe a en to i gage hg city of Charlotte- statute in question, appears to be, to raise funds payable into ei one me eee wee am i. - i on oe wes the [wperia! Treasury, by meansof tolls levied on ships which te SEE (EOCENE, 2E8 PORE AO NEM NE 5 i, a of : mendments. ‘The House then adjourned. derive benefits from lights, whether they go to ports in the Colony in which the light is situate or not. These tolls arc FERRY WHARF. intended to be imposed by Her Majesty in Council, and made| In the afternoon sitting a long discussion again arose out of payable to the Collettors of Light Daties throughout the | motion made by the Hon. Mr. Wightman to rescind the British Posseesions, who are to pay over the amounts received ‘resolution adopted by the House on a previous day, relative to

+ * : P ee > ops by them to Her Majesty’s Paymaster General, to be appro- | the parm * a — — = of ed —— = priated to the building and maintenance of the several light | recommending the House to go into Committee again on the

ome : 5" * consideration of certain petitions against the contemplated Ferry houses; provision is made for procuring advances for building

ow , : > , wharf. But as the principal arguments used both for and against us well as maintaining lights. Your Committee beg leave to! he wharf at the place indicated, have been already fu'ly given

refer to the above documents fur a more detailed explanation | 10 the public, it is unnecessary to occupy space with a repetition of the proposed systen. of them here. “Your Comunittee consider the matter as one of great; When the discussion was brought toa close the House importance, and one on which no hasty decision should be divided. For Hon. Mr. Wightman’s motion:—Hons. Messrs. taken, and that it is desirable to ascertain what action the W ightman, Mooney, Montgomery, Lord, Messrs McDonald, ean od ee a : ee | Yeo, Laird, Douse, McGill—9, ages Soe taking or propose taking in the Against it—Hons. Col. Secretary, Col. Treasurer, Mesers. matter, they therefore recommend that the Government open | Whelan, Longworth, Palmer, Dingwell, Munro, Perry, Muir- a correspondence with the Governments of Canada, New! head, Mclutosh, Cooper, Clark, H. Haviland— 13, Brenswick and Nova Scotia, with a view of ascertaining the! ‘I'he motion was therefore lost, and the House shortly after sentiments of those Governments with respect to the above | adjourned. proposed system. In the meantime they reeommend that legislative action on the subject be suspended or deferred. Fray, March 28. + Your Committee have further to state that they have ; — made a careful examination of the expenses arising from the| The House resumed the further consideration of the Revenue maintenanee of light houses, buoys and beacons for the past | Bill. Afler a short time the Committee rose and progress was three yelita, thé-ecst of which is dhewa tobe £1550. %. 0d:| "Re. : 2 urce Years, tcc While Is § ewn to dod 9. YA5| "The Legislative Council sent down a message informing the the expense of sites, building of light houses and Keepers’ | fyoyse that they had agreed to the Bill regulating the sale by houses amounts to £542 7s. 6d.; the further cost of lamps | license of spirituous liquors, and algo the Bill relating to sum- avd lanterns for the same space of time is £691 7s. 6d.— | mary convictions and orders before Justices of the Peace, with making a total of £2,792 19s. 9d.; aud the receipts arising | some amendments, which were agreed to by the House, The from light and anchorage dues for the same period of time Council algo passed the Bill to incerporate the Trustees of St.

appears to be £2,107 15s. 64d.—shewing a balance against David's C surch in Georgetown, without any ainendinent. the Colony of £685 4s, 33d. Hon. Mr, W ightman, from the committee appointed to pre- s Vouw Coundibttiak Knee chk Gil Whlad siiidttiliiiin tut sent an address to this Excellency, respecting the report of the

7 c ’ om ‘louse on the Post Office department, reported the delivery of peticrous from the inhabitonts of Tignish and North Cape, the address, and stated that his Sendicaas oaall comply Lith

praying for the erection of a Lighthouse on the North Cape, | the desire of the House.

and also on the Kast Point of this Is'and. That the erec-| Mr. H. Haviland, from the Commitiee to whom was referred tien of Lighthouses on these Capes would be essential to the| the petition of the Medical Association praying the House to general interests of the mercantile community, and would be | pass an Act to regulate the practice of Physic and Surgery of equal if not of greater benefit to the shipping of the i” ee Tee tet & is inexpedient to legislate on neighvouring Colonies, Great Britain and the United States, | the subject matter of thia petition. The commitice was com-

thau to that of this Island; aud that, therefore, those coun- posed of nine imembers—five signed the report, which was to

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spacial Tuurspay, March 27.

Mr. Perry presented a petition from certain electors of P. E. |

80,000 acres of land, but yet, poor man, he is unable to get bis | questions of unother nature, is generally found to record his living. This may be true, but [ have heard queer stories of vote in favour of Liberal measures. This fact may be made that gentleman, of his going ahout the country to collect his | use of as an argument by the opponcats of the Government, as rents, provided with a few cold potrtocs, and going to a tenant's proving the partial character of the ¢ ouncil ; but is it to be house, warming and eating some, and replacing the remainder | supposed that any Government would appoint its opponents? in his wallet to sustain him during his further progress. IL) In supplying the vacancies which have occurred by the resig- have been told of another instance of his penuriousness, which | nation of members, the Government have adupted the principle is certainly amusing. On one of his collection tours, he was | of selecting members from different: sections of the eountry; invited to dinner by one of the most resp ctable freeholders in| and notwithstanding the assertions of the petitioners, 1 contend the Island. During the repast, his host apologised for the | that gentlemen of property, who have families growing up ia absence of anything but water to drink. The guest said it! the Colony, have a greater stake in the prosperity of the was of no consequence, and yery coolly produved a flask from | country than any man whose sole claim to a seat is the his coat pocket, from which he helped himself, then quietly | possession of a few thousand acres of land; and I say tha replaced the cork, restored the flask to its pocket, and went on | Her Majesty’s Commissions to the receft]y appointed meu with his dinner, without asking the man whose hospitality he | bers are in themselves sufficient answer to the objections ee yp ha * ks t ans is gewtlsman | urged by the petitioners, and are instruetions to the Lic with reference to the Rent Ro ates that— oe ; :

‘«‘ The late Col. Lane, when acting as administrator of the tenant Governor. On looking over the bames subscribed Government, after the death of Sir Donald Campbell, assuxed | to those documents, I find seme that require A pass ng me that be had instructions forbidding any such employment | notice, I see among tbe list the name of My. Peter of the military furce,’”’ (that is, aiding the civil power in the} MeGowan. Now there is no doubt, I presume, that Mr. collection of rents. ) __ | McGowan is a very wealthy geutleman — owns extensive _ Why, Sir, the Government has been frequently taunted with ‘tracts of land, and would, as a natural consequence, be wel intending to provide it Military force, to facilitate the coilec- | ualified for 2 seat in the Legislative Council. The hon. tion of the proprietors’ rents; yet we are told in another place 4 Mr. Do “ed fio i a f that in Sir Donald Campbell's time the troops were not allowed nee fr, SOD, UPON BANS Sr ee ST to be applied to such purposes, as appears from the extract | places, was, { believe, behind the door when the seuatits have just read. So, Sir, under these conflicting statements, we | Compensz tion Biil passed. That Bill passed without division, are not to be blamed if the rents of the proprietors are not and the Journals shew that there were but two members very regularly collected. Mr. Stewart goes on to state in| opposed to the passing of the Rent Rol] Bill, namely, Mr. opposition to the Tenants’ Compensation Bill :— Haviland and Mr. Palmer. ‘here is, Mr. Chairman,

“ But the evil of such an Act as this would be less extreme in Great | another name attached to tke petitions whieh FE cannot poss

Britain than in this Colony, wherein ninety-nine persons out of every . : , 5 . hundred have a direct fellow feeling and personal interest on behalf of the | over without remark, tbat of Mr. W. Ii. 1 ope. He certaialy

tenant, and quite the reverse towards a landlord. I do not hesitate to |1s @ most influential personage, and would no doubt, in bis say that justice is quite out of the question, and could not be hoped for, | own estimation, make an excellent Legislative Couneillor. under such arbitration. The Act would have, and is intended to have, He h k r d wa € 2c a saa his wicked for in connexion with other Acts, the effect of depriving the landlord of e has ta cou a very £00 way 03 realizing bis Wi

every remedy, other than the expensive one of an action at law in the land agencies, by abusing the other branch of the Legislature, Supreme Court of Judicature,—the ome being no more than one shilling | and I would advise the hon. member fer Belfast to look well per acre per annum, the defendant being generally destitute alike of . a ge rm

property and of principle, the jury being unavoidably composed of after his Lordship s shoes. In the petition to the Queto tenants, or persons interested for tenants, or hoping themselves to become freeholders, without purchasing their land, and the sanctity of ie : ase : q an oath being but little regarded when a proprietor is to be injured by its| _‘* That it is a specimen of class legislation of the most odiows hind, nd infraction, Under all these adverse influences or circumstances, the |@® Serve no other end than to reduce the value of real estate,

signed by Mr. Pope, I see the following paragraph :-—

landlord has but little chance of sueceeding, and still less chance of bene- at a very low rate, as may be seen by the price paid by the Governmelt

fitting by his suecess, if he should gain his suit. Direct intimidation and | for the estate of Charles Worrell, Esquire. ‘ threats then are brought to bear against any person daring to take, or | _ That the Bill is impolitic, having a tendency to drive all monied me to treat with the landlord for taking the vacant farm--intimidation and | from the island, as no one will be inclined, or can be expected to invest threats of injury both to property and person.”’ capital in the purchase of Jand, which he is deprived of the power

a See : . turning toa beneficial use, and may be prevented from reaping Now, Mr. Chairman, I consider that it behoves this House | jyc¢ profits of, under the sanction of law.”’

to deny the foul libel I have read; it is a gross slander on the | . wi > ‘ seul, poynlation of the Island, and shoal not be allowed to | Now, ae that is rather queer doctrine to be promulgated go abroad uncontradicted. We should not, as representatives by Mr. Pope, who has fleeced the country by getting frow of the people, pass over in silence the gross and wilful aspersion the public double the amount he and bis associates pai on their character. As to the charge of want of principle|the Worre!l Estate. As to driving monied men out of iif on the part of the tenantry, I feel sure that they will bear | ]sJand, there would be no great loss to the country i it comparison in that respect with their maligner; and as to rid of some of the petitioners. The parties eed ee are

the hardship to result from the Bill, I can see no injustice to : the pes from his haying to pay for improvements which next document, as it recmmends the prayer of the

would become his property. I find another curious charge responsible for all the charges preferred against the an against the Legislature preferred by Mr. Stewart :— ment and Legislature, and I am surprised that they

«In an Act relative to Highways there is the followingclause: When have seen fit to name individuals in the manner they have land held by a tenant or lessee, under lease, or agreement, or a part done, charging them with legislating with a view to sav®

thereof, shall be laid off or taken fora line of highway or road, the } ; N ss so. iY ottetown tenant or lessee shall be discharged from any further or future payment a ro pe : — Slr, prope rty = Charl and to the Jessor or landlord, in respect of the said land, or of a part or | 'S 2/ready Reavily taxed under the Education Act ;

proportion thereof, according to the extent or area of the land taken for Act of {ucorporation. There is a great outery made

the highway or line of road. the meas haat é . jent in I believe this enactment to be an unprecedented novelty in legislation, the Isl: deh oo a I ” ae ae —* f movey and quite unjust in principle. The Land Assessment is levied upon the e Istand should anuually draw from it large sums 0

entire area of each Township, road and all. ‘The Act of which the above | Without contributing anything to the revenue? ‘Their po™

extract forms a part, or some other Act, was passed by the House of : i 7

Assembly with a provision, that in case a seals an sie be stopped a oy nd vo a — = Baye man

up, as not being required, the fee simple of the urea which had been shall read to the Committee is as follows :—

oecupied by the said road-way should goto the tenant and not to the «Your petitioners are of course unacquainted with what argument!

landlord. This enactment was not passed by the Legislative Council.” | the Lieut. Governor may make use of in support of a measure to which Now, Sir, I do not consider this a case of very grevious | ¢ bas already assented in his place in the Legislature, or how Wag

hardship. By the original grants the proprietors are bound | 7," iofenane 2 Caaae Senne ts ihe Bel Say ot covers

=. ae 2 , we But you titi b 1 , that the Lieut. to give up land required for highways. Why, Sir, should the eonnten ide aes ackis Pnaguerh by that Governmentet hie

tenant pay rent for land so taken? As to the Act being unjust | he is the head, and carried through both Houses of the Le reerwartl in principle, I can only say that it received the sanction of the | must be assumed with bis full knowledge and concurrence, is jis Imperial Government, and it contained no provision of the | *sented toand recommended by him, in the ordinary course of the nature alluded to. The next extract contains the writer's Such cases. And any other course would appear inconsistent with opinion respecting the Bill passed last year in this House to good understanding usually supposed to exist between the prog compel proprietors to put their titles ad: Colony and his sworn confidential advisers, and might also E

I on record :—~ prejudicially towards His Excellency, by a vote of ** want of cv in the

‘*T may also state that an Act was passed by the House of Assembly | being passed on him, by a resolute and unscrupulous majority pins recent Session, requiring proprietors to put their titles on Assembly.” sents 10 recor ‘ore recovering rents from their tenants under lease, agreement $j ; or otherwise, «I need searcely point out to your Lordship hae directly Well, oar, te Ceepiaet, bs maaer * Te ys from such an enactment would strike at the root of a great principle hitherto measures introduced by the Government. If he x ao ne > ae ae property, tha i tenant cannot question | his Executive Council, as regards any measures of Gov : andlord’s title. The Legislative Council have not passed this Act , i i xe, it is thei es but it was brought forward as a Government measure. = such it was they mss en 0 senna. +nties ae 1 oon ae passed by the House of Assembly, and it has been published as having seats and offices. That is the only pec Are censure 08 — eh the eras a so as to lead the country con- it is not very likely they would pass a vote -- h stituency to believe it to e law of the land, and thus tobe strengthened | [{jz Excel] 1 am surprised at three of the in their obstinate resistance to the landlord. Prange mg sas P i udlord. | These facts are proofs of | ++ ched to the petitions, ‘The parties I refer to h

the animus entertained towards the proprietors.” ‘ bol Sir, 1t is false that the Bill alluded to was brought in as a offices, and I consider that they should have rest done.

| | ‘ " the foregoing effect, and four declined to sign it. Sries should be called upon to contribute towards their eree-' lon. Mr. Longworth introduced a Bill ia farther amendment

Government measure, or that the people have been led to situations before they expressed themselves as they sity 2 believe that it ia the Jaw of the land. it such was the case, I’ They are in the receipt of large sums from the peop-€