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THE EXAMINER. A i aoe wee ee 26 TTT OS OT EE IT PY = nme eS obs ve eqn Se a oes —— —— es. fT ne. oaitiiia cessive Secretaries of State and Lieut. Governors of Prince REPLY: : ES eace may be, and are, and most regular way of settling escheat agitation ; and the Steae) Leiend, especially sinee the year 1832, will render you sufficiently GENTLEMEN ;

. | 1 . sathe he - ° . . sn With so much cloth or leather, #3 ' : only way té&drive them to it is pressure from without——and

. 1 - > frre ’ ‘ required to return a cet Ain purl r : _ 2 : ee aod sal therefore the nece-sity for the people to sign the petitions. Iut the materials have already passer ~— i pe “a koapil Bet f Tem risks i hay opinion, T ath ease’ such ® niggard the officials, who inake their prot ow ba bse grt “sstest |as 18 Gaky the Government their share of the pressure, but i for tucir iia i zs hae of articles. | to allow the Tenant Compensation and Rent Roll Tax their net eS iped te duction ofthis] share of to weght © Your ow = . ai ranacity out of his own pocket, besides the loss of “wena 17. 1855 a . 5 ae ‘he is compelled te perform. Defore I left the | Sailor's Hope, August 17, Lovo.

wn where I was last May, | could not get a pair of boots} iA . ’ - ole ta i a | :

, nidé, ee all the bootma’ : THE E jetri their own interests and that COOPER.

” “, ’ ‘ wnt at ment woOrs, tO Luc uelri hicks ol

of their enstomers. For this work they get a mer — Sin—You affect to believe that I have the ' wrong side” rer part of which goes ipto the pockets of the | 3 sent regarding the Escheat question, and that in

price, the . greptet pers Of Walch Gime ee . of the argument regarding the Kscheat question, f

= wen who robbed them of their cloth; but they can OD- 11, remarks which I lately offered in referenee to it, I did

tuic no redress for this, and took upon it as a necessary evil. | not keep to the truth.” It will not be difficult, however, The merehants are not sabjected to such beavy tosses @5/ 45 turn the tables upon you—to show that you, Sir, are in micht be supposed, consideriag the perfect annihilation of all the interesting position you have assigned to me—and that external couineree. It is true they are obliged to subserve! 53, have not only the “ wrong side” of the argument, but largely to the voluntary contrilutions for (be expouses ©" that you wilfully and obstinately persist in misstating and the war; butas nearly all busivess is cartica on with reads -coneeuling the truth. money, they merely withdraw their capita, and Wait patiently | Your theory, you say, is to show that ‘there is sufficient rea’ cause for an investigation of the conditions of the grants,

the « { events, It is among this class that = g . Oe. womert « £7 ¢ , ‘rstanad | . . . : . est oummber of patriots is to be found; for, as they understan’’ 54 sat the filth section of the Land Parchase Act requires.

no other Janguage bat their own, and are stroug-y Attache the titles to be investigated.” Sir, there is a palpable per- t) their countre ot knowaing any other, thes get ail their "i varcion of the truth in the whole, but particularly in the {formation of what passes. from the highly-colourod muisrepre= | jast part of this sextence. ‘hethor there is “ sufficient | gentations that are published for them by the Russian govert- -66 fy an investigat’o. of the conditions of the grants,” meut. ‘Zaey vere eucaauied with the patriotic verses, that lis not the question, but whether such a@ investization is| were te be found in all the Kiuss.aa papers, desoribing the | possible or practicable—-that is the question. You know. it prowess and victories (future ?) of the holy Muscovite armies. 5. po practicable. You know that you have agitated the

> ‘4 " ’ Lord Palmersten is represcate? to, thom as a monster, ana ai the author of the war. In one of these poetical effusions li

lon that question for very many years—that you have

lordship is caricatured as a great warrior, who fights his bat- | support that question—that you advised them to refase | les on a map with his foreli ger. Since the battles of Alina yayine their rent, in order to test it, while you paid your and Inkermann, these pro one have eae less frequent. ‘own; and that the consequences were—distress, ruin and There is one that appeared in the spring of L854, that I must | herwary to: inmny: hobest and! industrious fimities. You mention, It ig an allegory, composed by an actor, t believe ‘+ know that a Liouse of Assembly was elected io affirm the and relates that a Russian molodtz (young man) was going practicability of Wschoat—that vey passed a Bill euthorising

quietly on his way, when he found his’ passage stopped by | ihe establishment of a Court—that you made two journeys

sila: tibdlid Silt Diath @ heeded Mienakinee sit ; agg ’

three meti—a turbaued Tark, a bearded Frencaman, and *}to Hogland in the capacity of a Delegate to advocate the rae g ’

oe Pee 2 os ‘en y. xi +} P. oS : his! “ re . ' red-headed English merchait. With a few swWings of his practicability of the measure under the very nose of the|

powerful arm he made the Turk and Frenchman bite the dust, !,)5,.3.1 Minister. Bat what were you told thea ?—-what while the Eng’isiman was glad to escape the same fate by) ’

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4 1e9e May.ferve as specimens of Waat Is alowed to pose? | ment would positively not listen to any application for the tae minds of inose who can reid 5 wae taose woo cannot establishment of 2 Court of Escheat,—that such a thine was " 1 .7 , 7 rroec Set? < rh 9 A- ; } @ MM 4 ; ’ . . . © . Y are excitel by yet On et The attack on the mo impractica!) c—impossible— totally out of the questjon. are ays? fy tae ata x ot wa hite Sea last year, was spread Phere is no necessity for going over the old story about the rth crac own iels \ . At twee many comments. | » . . See ca

with great rapiaity throug the country, with _ commen’. non-fuldiment of the conditions ia the original grants,—we improvements, and additiotis by eee { heard one a}! know, and all admit, that they were not complied with ; account of it from a peasant, who said that all ace | —neither is there any use to remind us of the * Indulgence”

: al A A = of Ya vl tar orharian vf ‘ oO | > 12 . had been impaled by the English barbarians, who ted ne of 1816—nor of the lapse of time, alleged as a bar to the P 1 Ye niana ar hale , awe t.« ‘ . . ™ . respect either for the holy place or the holy mea who inhabit: | ;..0:tjeation so strenuously sought fur. All that is necessary 14 RE ie sae Ae rere | rede : “. ; . elit. [ have froquentty ueard ut ere ee there were! ror us to think about now is—that the Imperial Government ? : , ‘. ian wi hk? Y ° . » ° no soldicrs in the place; and if T remember rigs » the report have, over and over again, declared their determination to vw ha hana, sha moans ary ‘ tha crvng g thye nifoet | . ‘ . é*:¢ és by the head of the monastery to the synod was to that ¢liect, | waive their right to the fulfilment of the conditions. And

surieulexing the contents of his pockets to this fine fesow.’ Why. that the King’s Government, nnd the Queen’s Govern-

s.atiag that there were only a few invalids, who wer ’- surely if that Government had a right to impose conditions

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ed as servants about the place. It is for these who made jj, any case, they had an equal right to withdraw them—no ‘ ; ,

tn Diss fe » eet anminint) ateant> ~y niasat rolimpne ° +, this brutal (Rassian account) attack upon a qu Sie ae oUS' matter whether the instrument of withdrawal were a — a + AT that maa 78a lana althone rh "> > ‘ 2 5 * ' » retreat, to prove that it was a fortified place. althouga no; pyinog Regent or a Secretary of State. ‘The despatches of

nhs ‘ a Gee ve i: Micere Rrioht & CO o i iiussian will ever be convinced of it. Messrs. Drignt & ~ |e Secretary of State—much as you may affect to despise are wonderfully popular with this party, for ail taueir speeenes | trom pind the Goverament, of which that Sceretary is a

: ’ te , im th > agin Tn | * are diligently translate] and commented upon in the Russian ‘member, to: any aad every decision, to any and every ex- nor. Thee ora mon alle “OT eaconto;, ” > ) ly ue } " . . . : . oe * nae ? if papers. Janey are generaily represantes a the eC, tr Ae pression of opinion, contained in them, You ought, and do = ea af tha faslinera o +i writ Py ¢ BOTY eC is om ry - : expositors of the foclings of tae majority or tue people Of coow enough of the art of Government, to be convinced England ; so that the Russians are itmly convinced that the | inot this is no new or errcncous doctrine. ' oe Ui Os “a tine 3 “abe reel lis- | ; 4 populace is tipe for a rising; and myve no doubt <_ ‘lie ; Lhave said that the second part of the senténce above nehanaee which tr: ef enataly - na YT 1a rétr ¢ a 2. , ef di . , * - . tursances, Waica » art vnately took piace mm the a os r quoted from your letter, in reference to the filth section of . nierenres< r .’ eon ¢ < Hie seaint: “ Ser, g ne } . . . cs o. 4 : ree : : oa res io : ed ry a ea he edpaidirel as. i the Land Purchase Act, is, most especially, a palpable per- urdens entatied on the peopie ry ne xp set ilo ¥ cle ae Bhan! Beet akintd atore enread ab similar 3 : : Last March there was an absurd story apres a oe Land Purchase Act became law in 1853. Im 1854 you occurrence, without any foundstion whaicver. Russia, like |) hjishod two or three letters in the Examiner, in which you raven ine ’ in th > ctrawc? | ° a drowning man, catches at straws: | praised that measure, as the best that could be adopted for (To ie concluded in our next.) ithe relief of the teuantry. You remember those letters. | You admitted to Mr. Coles—(see your own pamphlet) that

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EE — scan cere ipiile li jae oe PYRE rere gn ae MIN SAUD? | you prai ed the Land Bill, but you did praise it, you say, to ies ew EB. <x’. ASEPIN GUE. | uphold the popularity of the Liberal party. You may

ere ~e — wenn | ihink that a convenient way of getting cut of a dilemma,

CHARLOTTETOWN, P, E.1., AUGUST 27, 1855. | Mr. Cooper; but itis avery awkward one. I ask you— nieemmiathiin <= === | Did you ever once, in the newspapers or out of them, fron : 11858 to the Session of 1855, utter a word in refer os rar . 1So: ne Sess ldo ord in reierence to EAT QUESTION.

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lof a Court of Escheat, or Inquiry, or Investigation, cali it

Mr. COOPER TO THT EDITOR OF THE EX- | what you will? If you thought that the fifth. section AMINER. authorised such a Court, why did you not mention it in your

Srp ;—Some allowance may be made for those who have} published letters? Why did you permit two years to clapse the wrong side of an argument, for any nonsense, or turning with ut calling upon the Government to put such a Court in things into ridicale, wil! please some people better than sound | operation 2 Why did you suffer ‘months to pass away, after argument; but when you give names you ought to keep to the purchase of the Worrel estate, without calling the Go- ibe truth. vernment to account for the non-establisiment of the Court, In your “Rapid progress of Escheat” you put the case | When you knew, as every body knew, that the purchase was backside foremost, and then call it my theory. My theory eficeted without reference to euch a Court? You say the is to show that there is sufiicient cause for an investigation | filth section of the Land Purchase Act authorises an in- cf the conditions of the grants; and that the fi‘th section of | vestigation of the titles—meaning thereby the origitial grants. the Land Purchase Act requires the titles to be investigated. This, L repeat, Sir, is a gross perversion of the trath. Allow But there are several objections advanced against my theory, jm to quote for your better information that part of the sec- viz :—that the length of time has confirmed the grants; that | tion which refers to an investigation :— the indulgence of 1816 has confirmed them; that the mizis-| «+7, 1¢ shall be the duty of such “The Commissioner of Publis ters’ despatches of twelve or fifteen years old has done away Je nds,” from tims to time, when pny such tender tor the sale of lands with an Act of two years old for the investigation of titles. chen na. coneme Ey roe Saiee tian eens arene to Ms Now as every man, who has formed an opinion, may adhere | investigate, or cause to be inure: tiwated, the thle Fig ale doula aan “1 to his opinion until there is.a legal decision, it makes my case | sha!! make a reportof the result of such examination and investigation much stronger, and shows the necessity of a legal investiga- | © ‘e Government.” tion. Therefore my theory is, that a court be constituted,! Joy, Sir, tel! me what th with a jury of twelve men, on their oath, to try the titles and iustif to give a verdict according to evidence; and let the whole matter in d'spute go before chem. Tt they confirm the Grants, | ditions imposed on the original grantees? Is ihe remotest it will set the question at rest; but if they declare them for-| a}jusion made to a Court of Escheat? Not a svilable, Sir, feited, it will Le a proof that they ought to have been tried | jastifios your erroneous interpretation. Lf the section cow'd long ago. : tbear the construction you seek to fasten upon it, the Bill have not called a meeting here or any where else, nor) wou'd never have become law, The Governor could sanction

° Pe +. tity a oye Fe : 2 have I been on Township 53, a3 yousay; but I have attend-| no such Di.l,—if he did, the Government at home would not

ere is in the above quotation to the opinion you have formed, or pretend to have

. . . . ‘ A . > . et “fe an investigation of the titles of the grantees. At two of the representative. Andeven if it were possible to deceive the Go- tine "a woe sn Seyarth ® diss tj cr | ° } } } : meetings there was some opposition to a dissolution of the | vernor here, aud deceive the Government in England, by hav- House of Assembly, as they had been led to believe that it | ing simuggled into the Land Purchase Bi!l a clause eutuorising > +t n Ss » 2 ~ ot . ~y - ° bun a x Ge ; was a plan of the Chaslottetown Tories to get into the offices }/ an investigation into the conditions of the original grants, : me Ri ow ye b as ae - ut when they were informed that Messrs. Palmer and Havi- | why, Sir, the Bill would be a dead letter —a piece of gross “ote itn ti RR, Pee motion for 24 invese | stat. ‘Js r . ee z land voted with the Liberals agawst my touon 1Or 2a Inves- | trickery gud delusion. VW here is there a pro rictor who

tigation of titles, it allered the case. As to sections of the wonld offer to sell to Government, if he were told by Go.

ed three meetings by request, aud they were unanimous for | gply disallow the Bill, but would probably recall the Queen’s

: + sttleme sin aor th iInvectiontion. it 19 | ’ I reneh settlemeuts being opposed to such Investigation, it s vernment, as he must be, that before a purchase eould he |

a proof that they are misiuformed and in error. There is effected an inquiry must be made to sce if’ the conditions of pone who has suffered more by the proprietors than the the original grant of tho estate were complied with? The P renen, and mst likely they are in dread of the proprietors; | fact is, the Land Purchase Bill, with such a clause as you but that is no reason why their neighbours should not inform think it contains, would not be a. Bill for the purchase of thom better, and teach them to look for their rights as well Jands, but a Bill to authorise the escheat of the lands of pro- as other people. | prietors,

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Iu nderstool that re the re ors . the meeting of lt is extremely childish In you or any one else to suppose, Queen's and King’s Counties were published for general M-|or pretend to suppose, that the fifth section of the Laud formation, it mae . % fair representation of public opis, | Purchase Act ean legitimately bear your interpretation. That (until you got up another meeting in opposition,) anc! that) Act was passed during the administration of Sir Alexander the inhabitants would subscribe the petitions, at their leisure.! Bonnerman.

f the * nle ’ . T ‘re 4 ve, ’ g 2 n | » ar e . - . if 7: peop! in Speatieciaiogs ge laying wagers Same the \ander earried to this colony a letter of instructions from the a ht s or ey hat - and in the proceedings, if they | then Colonia! Secretary, (Lord Grey) in reference to the ques- dG, ney ye eg i ae ager. 10? F Coes i ral ; * tad, they wise ore me bee Piva + ss lp | tion of escheat. The following very significant passage will be

+ Ou appear lo Rave Mave a Mis'ace Of the Names Of SOME | found in that letter or despatch — (See your own pamphlet ©. deputation who waited upon the Colonial Minister, and | po og 5 Spoue * vis , key a mistake in the object of the deputation. Their !* <7, bie ‘

‘ “4 : | Without going into deteil, it is sufficient for me i mau.0er wer® Lord Melviile, Sir IL. Seymour, Mr. Cunard, ‘that repeated .applications heve been ihsde, oh dlBaneh giana teen vite, tiaviiand ond Mr. Hull. And if L wero to hazard an | Majesty’s Government, to consent to deprive the Proprietors, under the Opimon as to their business it would be —to effect a com- | 0rsi0a) grants, of their Estates, on the ground of their having escheated

: : . ‘ i to th x ae : @#rontse, and “resign their grants. This would be the best cations ove Bleu rested os ghoouare lich the: eteampeateens

| yernment feel themselves bound to adbere to the decisions so repeatedly

ars wére working upon this govern-} THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER TO Mr. — jcause, says Lord Grey, Her Majesty’s Government, * regard

_{: js rather discouraging for me to have to deal all the heavy) We are glad to observe the unity and friendship prevailing

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had the teuantry, from one end to the other of it, pledged to,

were you told before then? what have you been to!d since?)

version of the truth. L will prove what I have said. The | |

lie fifth section of the Land Bill, as requiring the formation |

formed, of the section. Is there a word there about the con. |

-\'in which it is located.

. . . { Two years previous to its passage Sir Alex-

sili i i e now to state that fler Majesty's Go- : ‘ : . familiar. It is only my purpose no J The gratification which I have exnerienced in becoming an

adopted by my pees in 7. matter, and vanes ae eyewitness to the advancing state of your oocupations hen

grounds of justice to the landed Proprietors, and of the oe oe eat, and I cannot but be surprised that so in. . . ; ; y g a such a een very £i ea , :

terests of the community of Prince Edward Islaud, they regar teresting . portion of Prince Edward Island should have

measure as impracticable.” _ - saat etd @ i j , ; reaece §. her Here we are plainly told that Her Majesty’s Government feel | been so setdom visited’ by ny va z themselves bound to adhere to the decisions so repeatedly} | Whateves local information 4 may oor ee E adopted by previous Secretaries of State—that is, the a er vil = Sak be wchel rought 1 ion, by sancti ablishment of a Court of Escheat—be- | the interest excited Guring 1 . not. 10 nite Sn a SS There could be no doubt of your constant loyalty toHer

Majesty’s Throne and Government, but your expressica of it, : accompanied as it is with your honourable wishes for success — to Her Majesty’s Arms, is highly commendable. ay

I thank you for your kind expressions respecting myself and family. We will not cease to feel a kindly terest in all that concerns your welfare and happiness.

D. Dary, Liett. Governor.

such a measure as impracticable.” : And yet you presume to tell us that that very despatch is favourable to the establishment of an Escheat Court — that the Land Purchase Act legalises it — and that the local go- vernment did wrong in not investigating the conditions con- tained in the original grant of the Worrel Estate, before pur- chasing it! You have a most extraordinary, but certainly not an enviable tact, for distorting and arn oe "a thing which happens to bear against the view you take 0 — re : that ‘which you tall the “ Land question.” To - Excellency Dominick Daly, Esquire, Lieutenant There is much more “nonsense” in your letter to me, overnor, §&c. &c. &e. which it would not be difficult to expose, but I find that 1| May ur pease Your Excrtisncy,— have takem up too much space to pursue the discussion at} We Her Majesty’s dutiful subjects, the inhabitants of present any further. You have called me out, and I am not Boifast and vicinity, beg to approach your Excellency with soing to shrink from you. I like this paper warfare. Itis | (he expression of a devoted attachmerit to our Sovereign, ‘ory pleasant pastiine ; but there would be much more excite-| Qjcen Victoria, and of our high respect for your Excellency ment im it, if your position was not so confoundedly weak.| 4; Fler Representative. .

jlows—and what is worse, against an octogenarian adversary. | among Her Majesty’s subjects in this Island during your I can't hel» smiling——as every body will—at your simplicity | Excellency’s administration of the Government.

in believing the meeting at the head of the East River tobe“a We cousider ourselves highly houored by your Excellency’s . “fair representation of public opivion’! on that question. The} present visit, and sincerely wish you, Mrs. Daly and family, encouragement which your principles have every where re- health, prosperity and happiness, and that wisdom and im- ‘eeived, since that meeting, shews pretty clearly on what side ‘partiality may guide you in directing your Government, to “public opinion” is enlisted, A general election, (for which | promote the welfare of those over whom you exercise autho- you pretend to be so anxious), were it to occur to morrow, | rity, |would not, I am convinced, give half a dozen supporters to} Belfast, 2ist August, 1855. | sour cause on the floor of the Assembly.

* The “opinion” which you hazard regarding the object of | REPLY: | Messrs. Haviland, Holl and company’s deputation to the Co- | a

‘lonial office—is exceedingly amusing. You thiuk, the object GENTLEMEN ; ond ney : ‘of the absentee land proprietors is, ‘‘lo effect @ compromise | It is highly gratifying to me to reecive this expression of ‘and resign their grants.” Why, that would be no “ com-! your attachment to Lier Mujesty’s Throne and Government,

' promise” at all—it would be an uncontitional surrender. If; It-bas been, and will continue to be, my eadeavour to pro- '{ thought you put any faith in the opiuion you express, I | mote unity amongst all classes whose affairs ure confided te | would regard you as a gentleman of most unbounded credu- | my administration, not from inclination only, but from the |lity. I know that in this Island. we are,. most of us, the conviction that it is unity alone which is wanting to the hap. Lord help us, very soft and gullible, but that dose of hum-| piness and progress of the people of this Colony,

‘bug which you have swallowed, is entirely too strong for cur) In accordance with this persuasion it will be my constant stomachs. | desire to conduct the affairs of the Government with that strict | Why do you evince such a desire, as is manifest in your impartiality, which is necessary towards ensuring respect for letter, to exonerate Mr. Holl from intermeddling at the Colo-| the laws established for the protection of the rights of indi- ‘nial Office in the affairs of this Island? You say the person | viduals and of society,

‘alluded to was not Holl but Hill, Some of the English| For your wishes for the happiness of my family, I return ‘papers did, indeed, print the name as Hill, in noticing! you my baw thanks, and assure you that your contentment ‘the first deputation; but reliable information from London and prosperity will at all times be heard of by them with ‘assures us that no other than the leader of the late Tory) lively interest.

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‘Government is the person alluded to. The extract from the D. Darr, Lieut. Governor..

| London Times, however, which was reprinted in the Examiner i ee I re | of last week, in regard to the second deputation, put the matter ‘beyond doubt as to the fact of Mr. Holl being one of the in-| ‘termeddlers. Since the Tory party on this [sland have be-} ; ‘come violent escheators—from pure lové of escheat, of course! | May tr please Your Exceturycy,— |—you are, no doubt, influenced by the amiable desire to}, We, the members of “ Blooming Rose” Division, Sons of ‘say as many civil ihings as you can in reference to the absent | Temperance, inhabitants of Belfast, hail with pleasure your leaders and masters of your present accomplices. | Excelleney’s appearance amongst us, and avail ourselves of With some intention of again paying my respects to you, this opportunity of expressing our love and attachmeyt to our

To His Excellency Dominick Daly, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor, §&c. &c. &e.

iat a future day, I remain, Sir, ' most gracious Sovereign, and great regard for your Excgliency THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER, We feel ourselves highly honored by this your first visit

Charlottetown, Auzust 24, 1855. to Belfast, which we hope will prove pleasing and agreeable | P. S.—I observe that you have sent a copy of your letter to your Exe lleney, and while it will afford you an opportu- ‘to the Advertiser, and that you expect all the other papers | nity of becoming better acquainted with the requirements of ‘to reprint it, You are a fortunate man to have the whole this district, it will also animate frieudly feelings between (press of the Colony open to you. We shall see whether that | your Excellency and its inhabitants.

| 7 ae : z é ° e Toa ha — 7 7 al — éhea a — » Fane ‘press is sufiiciently impartial to give both sides of the ques-| _ We beg to assure your Uxcollency that the grand object | tion -uader discussion. E. KE. {of our organization is the social and moral improvement of | nineties our fellow colonists, and feeling convineed that the effects of

TOUR OF THE LIEUT. GOVERNOR TO BELFAST, the liquor traffic are ruinous to any country where it is sano WOOD ISLANDS AND GEORGETOWN. tioned by law, and injurious to the best interests of its inhe-

bitamts, we shall exert every lawful means to procure its eu- | 3 ixcelle } ie< . ak ene . a | H1s Excelleney the Lieut. Governor, accompanied by the Hon. | ;:.., prohibition.

We hope that your Excellency, lady and family, may be long spared to enjoy the richesé blessings of a boantiful Pro- vidence ; and that God may direct you to govern this Colony

i James Warburton, William Douse, Semuel Nelson and Char- |les Haszard Esquires, left Charlottetown on Monday morning | last, on a visit to the south eastern section of this Island, | His Excellency and party made a short stay at tue residence | ¥ith honor to yourself and satisfaction to the peonie,

of J. R. Bourke, Esqr., Lot 49, where that gentleman pro- b ae atgtcl peg : ; vided a handsome luncheon. The next stopping place was In behalf of the “ Blooming Rose” Division, wo remaia, Nicholson’s Hotel, Cress Roads, Belfast, where two addresses Your Excellency’s humble and obedient servants,

were presented to His Excellency. His Excellency and his Wittram MeLeay, Chairman.

‘friends passed the first night under the hospitable roof of Anovs MacRar, )

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| Roderick McKenzie, Esqr., Flat River, and visited the Wood Danret Fraser, ‘ & Islands settlement next morning. Here they rested to take J. McDonap, Committee. — lunch at the house of Peter Emery, Esqr., whence they Cuantes Mognrsox e proceeded on towards Murray Harbour, stopping to dine with : : | the Rey, Alex. Munro, Douse’s road. His Excellency pro- cesded on towards Georgetown, calling at the residence of REPLY. William Watson, Esqr., Montague, where the party were GENTLEMEN ; :

hospitably entertained—and arrived at Aitkens’s hotel at 9 The sentiments of your address, expressive of loyalty sod eS o'clock, On the following morning the Lieut. Governor | attachment to Her Majesty, are highly gratifying te me and _ crossed the Ferry to St. Andrew's Point, in company with creditable to yourselves. the (fon. J. Warburton and Hugh McDonald, Esqr., where} I am happy to have had an opportunity of witnessing the

they roceived entertainment at the hands of the fon, Mr. | improving state of the part of the Island in which you reside _

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‘Wichtman. They returned to Georgetown, and paid a visit The interest of the inhabitants will at all times receive 9 | to Mr. McDonald, at whose house an elegant dejeune was | anxious attention.

prepared for them, and returned to town the same evening,| Ia fespect to your wishes for the moral improvement of the stopping at the Rev. Mr. Brady's, Vernon River. The laticr population, regarding the use of-intoxicating liquors, shey centleman made His Excellency welcome, and showed him are such as I concur with every well thinking person in ~ ‘through his very handsome chapel, which is still undergoing approving; but the efficacy of legal enactment to carry ot” very considerable improvement. Owing to the zeal and sucha desire appears to me to be more than doubtful. F exertions of the Rov. Mr. Brady, this church has been very| Your good wishes for the prosperity of myself and family much ealarged, and adds greatly to the beauty of tho district demand my best acknow!cdgments, which I beg you to accept

D. Daty, Lieut. Governor.

he Addresses to His Excellency, and the Replies thereto, | . OPP een

presented in the course of the tour, will be found below.

To His Excellency Dominick Daly, Esquire, Liewtenant

To His Excellency Dominick Dely, Esquire, Lieutenant | Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and crer Ha Governor in and over Her Majesty's Island of Prince Majesty's Island Prince Edward and its Denendencith—

Edward, &c., §¢., §¢. + | Chancellor, Vice Admiral and Ordinary of the samhy | May rr punase Your Excettancy : &e. &e. Fe. - We, the inhabitants of Flat River, Township No. 60, Max if PLEASE Your Excruency : *

avail ourselves of this our earliest opportunity on Your Ex-| We, the inhabitants of Wood Islands Settlement amt cellency’s visit to this part of Prince Edward Island, to/ vicinity, approach your Excellency with feelings of since — \express to Your Excellency our affectionate regard for the respect, to welcome you amongst us on this your first vish — welfare and solicitude of our most gracious Queen, and that We beg leave to state that we are firmly attached 1008 although far distant from the throne, we are not the least| beloved Queen and Government, and are grateful to Ht unmindful of our duties as loyal subjects of Her Crown. We! Majesty for appointing a gentleman of your Coloai view with much pleasure, that after a period of many | experience to rule over us. years Your Excellency has been the only Representative who! Regarding your Excellency in your capacity of Govern | has visited us, since tlie period of twenty years, which con-|and as a Citizen, we feel confident you will direct yo | vinees us that Your Excelleucy’s care and attention to our energies and your private sympathies to promote the hap : locality are of importance to our own individual concerns, | of the loyal iahabitants of this fair and fertile Island. ; and have a beneficial tendency hereafter, in being acquainted! We know it must prove gratifying to your Excellent)! wita our locality. We deeply deplore the war in which feclings, in your tour through the various sections ” ~ our most gracious Queen is so deeply engaged, but we pray | Island, to find tae labour and industry of the farmer bls . it may end honourably to our country, In conclusion, we With a bountiiu! harvest; and it must certainly be equal, can ouly express our heartfelt gratitude to Your Excellency pleasing to your :xecliency to find the rights and priviit ‘for your visit among us, and hope that much comfort may conferred by her gragious Majesty on her beloved sut attend you, Mrs. Daly and her beloved family. repaid with a still more abundant harvest of love and ie On behalf of the inhabitants, ment to her person and throne. In conclusion, peru! @ Ropusick Morrtsox, oder our sincere wishes for the continued health and happ ‘of your Mxeellency and family; and we hope that you

' Flat River, 2lst August, 1859.