fire. He, iIII‘I'l‘Iilt‘l'. would -1i-inx_‘rl} Iii ; the claims ul petitioner! to in“ *“H‘l'll‘m prayed tor.

Urdvi‘ed that said [Hi Ialili'.

lloit. Attorney General presented svic- r:\l petitions on ll ids liridg: s and, \\'lim‘l1~: allot which no - read and or- tiered to be l'l‘lt‘l'l‘UII to the incntbcrs ol the Several Distiirls.

On motion ot‘tlio lion. ('ol. Secretary, the. petitions relating to the opening: o! new Morals were severally read, and or- ||t‘I‘I.'Il to be laid on the table.

The petition of Ili\t't'~. iiili titlinlllis of C:ii‘di«'aii, entice plug the “inning ofa new. road through Illt ndsot John Parker. and. otlicis. was ordercd in be withdrawn. on the ground that the prayer o." the said pe- titiou could not be entertained by the House. the rcincdy :ici'ordiii;,r t~i Statute. being iii an uppe: to the Supreme t'ourt.

lion. Mr. lhutvan "are notice that. toq iiioi‘row. he ivoiild a.“ the Government it' they intended to make any alterations rc- lative to the manner in which tiie ilills boro' l-‘crry \ conducted. and if they contcmplitcd any improvements in the running oftlie Ferry lloat.

A short debate here took place in which'} the lion. Mr. Culcs, Messrs. Davies audl Duncan took part.

lion.)Ir. Davies congratulated the House ou the unanimity which had prevailed tip to this period of the hi ‘oii, no counter resolutions having been ibuiitted in up- position to any question of importance.

lion. Leader oi the Government slip- posed that matters had been so well cou- duetcd that no room was left for censure.

lion. Leader of the Opposition would correct the hon. Mr. Davies, and inform that lion. member that two counter r so- lutions had been submitted ol'considcrahle importance. the one beiiq,r to rceommit the Revenue llill. with the view oi lowei'i a the duties on certain liquors imported to this Colony—the otlici‘relative to the grant for Steam c<numuuic‘itiou with Souris. &t:. lluw :sucli resolutions could have escaped the notice ot‘tlie lion. Mr Davies, it he were in his seat. he wa' at a loss to know.

“on. Mr. lleiisley said that. the iiialter must have escaped the iiieniovy ol’liis liou. colleague in tlic Uovcrliiiiciit.

llouse adjourned.

Wizn - nn'. May 1.

Hon Attorney General presented to tile Ilouse a llill for the CtlllllllllilllL‘t it'ccrtain expiring laws. which was received, l't ad, :iiid committed to a connuiltce ot'tlu- whole. lion. Mr. Laird in the chair.

tepovtcil agreed to.

On iiiotioit ot'tlie lion \ltoriicy (icneral, the time limited for the ic option of new matter was extended to \\'cduesday next. the 8th iiist., in so far as relates to matters of a public nature.

lioti. Colonial Secretary presented to thc Iiousc a memorandum ot the Stock now on the Government Stock Farm.

lion. Attorii ” (in-ucral presented a liill to enable than” C lies. of Wesluior- land County, New inuuswick, to obtain Letters Patent for the invention oi a new :iiid usvtul improvement in the constrin tiou nfSpinniug' Wheels.

The said llill \i s received. re- d, ainl ordered to be rclcrrcd to'ihe Spec it (Join. Inittec to report thereon.

The Bill to diminiin the delay and cv~ pcnsc of proceedings in lheCoui'tot‘(‘lian« cery was read a third time :imt passed.

lion. Attorney icneral presented to the

Ilnitiu the ltcpoi sot the Visitors 0‘ ‘hools In“ 0 .- s.

. who.-.“ J “1.. the island for the. past yr by the Board of Education.

lion. Leader of the Government said from the unreliable manner in which the information given iii those reports was collected. the House 'n previous Sessions did not consider Him «I sutiieicnt import- ance to be published i the Joiiruals. lltit as the lie: 'd oi Eduea ion liadtvaiisniitted the d papers to t it lion. ilouse. it would, perhaps, he as well to publish at least a portion of them in the Journals.

_ .....:_ r N.

iiii-ii-i be laid on the

.r

as transmitted

Mr. icilly—«lt appeared that but little iiiipni too had been attached to the lie- mi'ts c School Visitors by that hon. lIousc. Vhen the large amount oi public revenue expended on education would be taken into consideration. it appeared straugt ins deed that. the printingr ul iii-ports, whi it should be of material importance, was considered a waste of public alone, He believed. and in fact. it could be proved it been try, that. much of tho inlormatiou given in those licports was front the hear- say oi otheis, and not the result. ot person- al observation on the part. of the \' ors. That, however, could not be wondered :it, when the small pittance allowed for the School inspection of the. whole. Colony was but £30!) a year—1'. stint smaller than that given to thc Supm'intendeut oi i‘uhlic Vl'oi'ks last year as travolling fees alone. He said the otlicc ot School inspector should be non-politi ii. and merit, ratl than political favoritism, should iullueuco the appointment.ut'oflleers, who‘ tillllt in. e so essential to the best iutci .s oi educa- tion. When the question came before. tin- House in a more general form, it. could be entered into uiore fully, and, he hoped, u itli satislactory results.

lion. Attorney General s—thu the lid- ticatiou Act would he presented in a low days to the consideration of tho llousr', the views oi the Government would be known relative to the appointment of Visitors, as well as the general quc. ion of Educa- tion.

lion. Leader of the Opposition said he was always oi the opinion that the School Visitors were inadequately paid. ('lci'ks in Merchants‘ l ibllslnneuts, in iiiaity 'ttsus, had better salaricsthan were allow- cd [or the inspection ol Schools tor the whole Colony; and he was ni opinion that one Superintendent of Schools for the whole island, piopcrly paid, and 0! Super- inr attainments. ivonld giic more general sntistactiou than the pr iii. niodc. lie said that llr. it) 'on. Superintendent oi Education in [Spy Canada, had held that ollleo for many \‘t't‘l no matter what party had the (iniornnient, in tliatcountry I

‘hc otllec should not be viewed politically and should be held during good be viour.

Mr. P. Sinclair was happy to hear that there appeared a disposition to make tin- olllcn ot School Visitor tum-political. it was hiin time that a change ol some kind was made. lie was of opinion that. a Visitor for each of the three Counties of this Island would give more. general stills- taction. He would be willing to hurt! each otllecrc twointcd during gm, ‘ rbe- liaviour. I ‘ ' -

Mr. Iiowlnn fluid it. 'as indeed strange that lit-ports relating; l I the expenditure at some, £16,000 ot‘tlic itcvcnuc. annually. were no utterly Ilsclellfl. and so unreliable as not to be worth publishing. The super— vl-inn ot‘tho educational internists oi" the whole (Jolon ' required a linger sum than

had hitherto been voted for that servit -.. Ho be ad that lion. members on both aides at tho tonne would concur in the necessity "1 at only increasing the salary, but also mama pointnfcnt oligantiemcn. of cup- - (‘l‘lm‘ in Hts nml nttain‘mt-nts for the dis- elinrgc of thine onerous duties connected

‘aud

L"\ltI|‘|I\'t‘ ot the MI

.llclt'ast. was conducted. and said rim high

with the Millie Ni N hva lii~pi or Andi ho n l~ ii tppi to - ii‘ that but». ll-‘\.'ii I'i iii rr iii-nu .tllli‘||_‘ lllt y-om; in. ii I‘I this (kilo-ii \\ iio puss. sscd lthe rcq‘tit‘ed ninth itics.

Air. .‘I‘-t‘l|‘|ll\ mid t' at. from his own pq-launal knon ledge. the School Visitor‘s Itcpoii ot (‘i‘llJllt Schools in parts oi the l|i~trici which he ll id the honor to repre- ‘t'III. wa~ not i'cli.ih|c. In proot of his. remark-4. he rctt-rred to tho lit-port in question. and i'- id its stateiiu-nts touc iiii Schools at Lot i." said to be. tiiiocctipic.

:lso attriliiitin .ip ithy. iii regard to.

education. to the It ich population ol'lliati part ot the count Such stat-aiii-nts. he said. \H‘l'c not true. and only Inrnislicd icious niture ot hilt'll; reports. Then he c\plaiui-il the dilliculty, oi procuring licensed 'l'eaciicrs under llirl “vised School Art. whi | enjoined theK uipart‘ P{instruction iii I'lllnllsll as well is l-‘rcuch. iii the absence of such trach- _vonii;_r ladies were cmpluved and paid iluutary . tiliill‘ l‘ltere being. ordiugio the \isiior Report, some . . or scicii school but sin the v iin to which lie alluded. \\ s proof sutliciout to shun that the inhabi iuts were not till' miudlul ol the necessity ol educating their children. Cameron said that merit, and not i . Illtlltl be considered relative ppoiututeut of School Visitors. suttal knowledge, he could vouch for the correctness ol'lliat purlioii ot the ltcport now betore the house. relative to Schools in his District. And then li- 'nii- mended the assiduin ot'the present \ ' for the. \\'estern Section ot the island.

.‘ilr. llcll coiicurrcil with the rum: -' made by the lion. member (Mr. (‘anic relative to the di gent and painstaking conduct of the Visitor alluded to; and urged the necessity ol placiu‘,’r the educa- tional system ol the (‘olony on the best possible basis.

Mr. .\icAula_v could llltilllltll ' and wltat the question helore the housei . h‘ui it was not contemplated to place I' stric- tions on the thou; is and opinions ol men who might hold Government, appoint- inciitsl'

Mr. Davies

i

ii

aid that parents general were iiiorec ll)lt.’ttl'jllll‘o iglhe progt . . m- do by (“Mr children, than “‘c - the \' or. who. from. h styeallata cliool, could know but \‘t iy ittlc ot'llic real state of such Schools. The principle amend- meat which required to be made in the School Act. w the payii got the whole oftlic ’i'caciici s .';il:lt'ics from the Tri- so as to enable them to titakca i'cspL it". and cause young iiieti ol'abil take a great id more pi-iiiiaiteiit ilitcr~

est in tin ‘ profession. schoolhouse in some, loc; litic ', \ve cclcd too elo - to each other. Soul: settlements :ippi red

to be more highly favored in that inspect than othe‘ it u" in his opinion, ab- surd to have. eleven or twelve tiicn called together to examine candidates for the ol- llce of Selioiil 'l'enclii'i'. One person oi qualilicd attainments could duty as cliicicutly as :i wholi- lloard ol' l'ltllli'illliill. N.- alluilcd to the. tistlu'toi'y manner in which the tirauiin: ~linol at

schools ot'ihat nature, it‘ into established. would be p 'JtlllClHt.‘ good. The ordinary

eiier Iy ot much litnils could be

conducted by 'l'caelitos of a lower cl' ss, and Females might, as: in the United States, in

he more high, or Altiillcll

those rapliy, other

Ircur-rally employed: ' (it

iti in. and

iii/omiqu I't ibu eont‘n- ot‘ a lengthy aril ‘Ic

.....i..... “Mum, lhfltltliitlltldl‘il. thit Inn. thangi. to liti‘ ti.itiii.

AStitttttcltflnltatit‘ltN.\t.. 'riiiriis

it

(llalaiiial and other

Mont. Fii’vui-its Winn». The Quebec

on the ll'.tli\|i.itlftllfln-Uf thonr from t'atiada t i

the litllr of St. Lawrence. say s:

" 'i‘ht- atuicty in get the supply of llniir by the Hull routi- is non thoroughly awakened at St. .Iulill. we lu-licw. 'l‘lu-ticsitliinercquircd is- adliiinnal ma-niuodaiinn for dist-haveili:l and loadiint at the r- iliray wharf. \\'ith llilII furnished. a Henlncr oi not more than the TI") qnisifie draw. it might be citipluycil to make the nip out-c in three \Vt'vlh: and the mer- chants of St. .lnhtt. as being most lilii'l‘i'-li‘Il.: are the people who might to charter such a; steamer. tlur friends IrlIlHV sci-in to labour under i delusion about the supcrabuinlant cnterpiisc and capital that is to rush to their ' iicc from the St. Lawn-tie and more ally front Montreal. This is a matter in which they ought to do something: to help tlii'liisclvcs. Tlicy ought to know more about Sh to than we do up here, and they can a rt ly expect people at a distance to avert capital and incur 'sk in an undertaking which may prove iiiipi ct ile from want ot'nccom- uiodatinii iit their cut ofthc line."

A recent letter to a gentleman in this city. from a reliable source in California. ltleltliolls the fact of a tree lately brim,r cut. down on Grand Island, Sacramento llivcr, tram which .100 cords of wood were made. which sold at $7- pcr coril . To add to the value of the tree, there were foundin its hollow trunk iittiiitt-ous swarms of lices. whose store of sweets was sutileicnt in quantity to sell for $500, mitl‘illt: the total value ot‘tlie tre‘e and contents .10. The w Icr adds that thcrc are iiiniiy trees in the vicinity which are large enough to Inttk: '_'.‘i to no cords of wood each. They may or may not contain honey. in some parts of the ‘ is ~ondui-ted on an cxtci ‘ lc, individual farmers sometimes so ,. from one thousand to fifteen hundred acres of wheat and ii-lc ' alone. ()iic instance is mentioned liy the u iterot‘thc communication referred to in which a farmer in Alincda County had some four thousand acres in otic vast tleid, sown witii wheat and barley. Crops w - looking cveclleully at the time this was written, wnich was in February last.

We observe that the Western papers give hopeful : mitts of the appearance ot the wheat cm; it is said that very little has been \viiit killed. and that the nppc- iten iii the crops is now very much better than it. was last. Sprin r The (.‘an n in noticing this fact expn ‘s a hope that the good accounts will h.iv n ameliorating etl'ect on the hiin price ot'llour.

At. the i‘aris l-leiihitioii it is suiil,th:it a uovr-l - will he on exhibition. in the shape of AI itrtihcial horse. The ingenious ' construct- ed animal when ready fortlie rn. . will travel twc uy-ilve miles without stopping, and after- wards may be wound up in n tew moments so as to go lllllt'll t‘itrtlicraiin‘l so on indefinitely. .\ in l this must be a valuable ilClluill- tioze, provided it can be bought as cheaply as the noble animal of which it is a copy.

The London Court Journal iii. that it is the intention of the Princess of Wales to re- turn to Copenhagen irilli the Queen of Den- mark, it being the opinion of her medical or beneficial effect. and tend to ry of their royal patient.

' Ireland.

will hive a mi a speedier rccni

At a public meeting in 'l‘ippt-r onespeakcriliust ot'tlie town by stating: that in the pun butler uloncgupwarda of £l,tjtlt).t)t)ttay expended.

A swarm of locusts has again settled on the island ofSnrdiuia, so that this year‘s crop \\ ill probably be destroyed, us were those of last

.itcd the :ruwiii'gi iipoi't'iiicc

‘ ' of

' Wils

The Russians have made a discovery on the

. . .. p. c._ :1 essential to the. ot'tlt l'y piii'st

should he imparted; aitd tho patents

who d. iron! to give their child :u the higlit-t . .iiiiuiciits ot cdu

tiou should not procure the means of a quirinh such attainments from the public via cutie.

Mr. Henderson said that, in jii ice. to ilicceutlcinau wholicld tlieotlim ot'Sehool Visitor tor lhc l'lastci'ii Section of the is- hiud. he fell. bound to state that some of illl‘ allusions made to that gi-iitlctiian wci‘c unjust andiiuthlr. it was ivell known to ion. e‘eiitlciiu-ii on both sides oi the house that. the. otlleer to whniii allusion was made had, loi'iiiaiiy year been a. trucher oi youth in the Colon ‘ iid so master at one tiiiie iii the priiici institution of ' ‘llll 'r on the island, in both of which eapat 'ties he had iloiic some serv c lotlic country. When the small sahn llowod him, as Visitor of the whole ol'the stern section oi the island, was considered, :iinl also his advanced years, he thought some allowance ioiild be made [or any imper- tcetionst it might appear in his lit-port. lie was astonished at the remarks oi the hou. iiiembei for llclt' (Mr. Davies) eompa ing the kiiowlc ol parents with that ot'b‘chool \'isilr ‘ . ie dive to the. im- pt'OVt‘lllCill made at hools. it was well known that there \vcrc those who 1 but little about the l-lducation of thc' dreu, It was, tlioretorc, necessary that the Government ofthe countryshould pro- lent the cliil".en of such parents, even it ttlic neglect oi tli ir own parents. 1 ch . ly: .itcliucglt. wouldiuci talin lead to dangerous consequences to Soeii

“on. I. ler oi tlic'(hivcruiiicnt.i‘cviei ed the ditl'Lieut “peritnctits that had ltt't'll resorted to, i'clali to the Free Schtiol System, with the view oi improving it. The Visitors' department had also been changed from one, tor the whole island as at tii' , to the dividing ol' the work into two sections, and appointing a Visitor for each. The latter mode, it‘ ppeared, had not i vcn that general satislactioii which wasovpcctcd. 'i'he wholch istionwouirl. however, shortly be slibiiiittcd to the nous-c. when th': subject generally might. be more fully debated. ile hoped, how- ever. that; no party fooling wouldbo mani- fested on that question.

Mr. .‘iieNi-ill—it wx ' impossible tokiinw iruiii tho tcpoi-ts tr. isniitlcd. what the stoic ot I‘ltllll'nlloll was in the country. Ailll'll of the success of teaching was [ill result oftacl. on the part of the tciiche' Local lloards should be appoiltlt‘tl in d lcicnt localities the members of which should be competent. to cxainino schools, and they" should attend at the vis ..-i ot the inspci n

(lrdcred that said lit-ports be laid Oil the table.

lion. Mr. Duncan then asked whataltcr- alions oi arrattgcini-nta. if any. the. (luv- cruincnt contemplated relative to the llillsboro’lr‘crry—aud at. the same time would correct it remark made. by ltim yog. lcrdny. relative to thc Fcrrv Steamer stopping: at four o‘clock in the Fall oi the ir. lie was since informed that they ways ran till ilvo o‘clock.

lion. Leader of the Government said, in reply. that tlicrrI was no time since notice was given. for tho Government to investi- gate the. matter. il'any malt-rial change. was required. it. was better tor the house to consider it in ('"tllllllllttl. and come to some i .. ilution on lhosulijcct. The (low crumt‘nt was prepared to give t ‘ ry pos- sible. facility to the public, relative to tli Ferry. and he would be willing to hex the subject li'ccly debated by the house in Committee of the. whole.

Nousc adjourned.

HILL, Reporter.

SJ:":.l’;a.ii..til.'i""iii " translations?*tliltsallr'“ who Iitiil niisci ed that the bricks with which [lie Kirghise supplied Ii'm‘t No. l were ex- tremely well linked. evidently very old. and partly covered with mortar, nsccrl iiicd that they lniil been found amongst sonic ruins iii a

lt‘ttlii. l

1) “me... by‘ tempt:

I.o\no\'. May i. It in unit-Miami that lmnlh‘tnnlry. the See-

.rctnry of Male for foreiitn nfl‘aiil. “ho repre-

M‘llln Hrctil IIrilnin at the Peace t'oiilcrcucc. will presidi- tHI'I‘ its deliberations. I.o\lu>\'. .‘lay l. (evening. ) The l‘cacc t‘oiieresn will meet on the l‘Jth.

instead of the lulll .\lay.——|iiu;.r ticorge. ut'