A Weekly Hournal of

Vol. X. AWiscellancous.

IN THE DAYS WE WORE NO CRINOLINE.

On! the days we wore no crinol ne, A long time ago ;

When we aiong the streets could walk In comfort with each beau.

Ere hoo; s, and springs, and such like things, On ladies’ forms were seen :

Ere fathers raved and husbands stormed About the crinoline. ’

Ere wicked wags, with cruel jokes, Could cause us care and woe,

In the days we wore no crinvline, A long time go.

Our hearts were light, we felt no fright Through crowds to wend our way ;

But now we're jamm'd and knock’d about Whore'er we chance to stray.

With friends we then could sail in boats, On streamlets bright and fair,

Bat now our dresses are so large There is no room to spare.

And then we hear the rascals say, ** It was not always so,

In the days they wore no crivoline, A long time ago.”’

We then could pass each country lass Wi hout a single sneer ;

But now by fashion we're compell’d These horrid hoops to wear. Then lovers came with joyous hearts

Our eavaliers to be ;

| done all the real good that has been done in Portnockie, for

“This is true Liberty, when Erecborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.”---Euripides.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Tuesday, May

some “ sma” remarks ; there was nothing strong with them, but they wanted pith—(a laugh)—and he went away, doubt- less thinking he had done a great work. These people have

, L must say that these “ gangrel bodies” are very insolent. | They are going about visiting congregations ; one of them ac- | cording ta their own belief, ploughs, another sows, and a third ) will, doubtless, reap the harvest; and the stated ministe-, who ‘lalors from day to day, is taken no account of whatever. | He (Mr. Manson) deserved the protection of the Preshytery, for he bad stood up for the settled ordinances of the Church, and he had more confidence in the stated ministrations of the 'pu'pit than in the work of these wandering people. He re- i peated that he knew of no dissatisfaction in Portnockie among ‘the Free Chureh people until the meeting of the Presbytery lat Banff began to be spoken about. There might be dissatis- ‘faction amoug those parties who had written for the Yetho- ‘dist minister of Bauff, and who were only Tudependents ‘because they could not get up a Methodist Society in: Port- 'noeckie, they were laboring to stir up the people to form a | Methodist Society, and if they did that by fair means, they |could not object to it; but really the way they went about it tout him in mind ofan old ballad, which says— ** Whae mak’s ye come sae like a thief?

‘0, come an’ see,’ quo’ Finlay ; Before the morn ye’ll work mischief,

*Indecd will I,’ quo Pinlay-” | (Laughter.) Now (Mr. Manson said) [ leave myself ia the ‘hands of the Presbytery, and the position [ take up is, that 'we are bound to make a diserimination between God's truth }and the Devil's error. Mr. Manson proceeded to accuse Mr

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surveyed him from head to foot, and looked at the door again and again to see the retinue of attendants whom they though: ought to be following him. Finally they got over this, and | the Admiral and Governor, through the Japanese Captain Man- | ge-roo who speaks English, held conversation in relation to the interesting nature of the ocea-ion

One of the first thing: that the Admiral referred to was the condition of his steamer, and supposing that the Gov+rnor had ovly to say the word to throw open every ayenve of industry, desired to have the vessel put into the dry dock at once and repaired—ading that he had plenty of money to pry for it. The Governor informed him that he would have the matt r attended to at once, and would write to the high official at the dry dock, who was of equal rank with him, and who would have the ship properly attended to He also explained. as well as possible in so short a conversation, the nature of our P. deral and State systems, and the political union blended with distinct sovereiguties of the State He also al'uded to the in- teresting fact of the officials of the two extreme coasts of the Pacific thus meeting in fraterna} harmony, and trusted that | in thus welcoming him to these shores, it was but the prelade to a large and extended commerce between the two nations. He also welcomed him as the pioneer Japanese official who had crossed the pacific to Ameri¢a. The Admi-a! responded in kind, after which champagne and other refreshments were brought in.”

Tus New Yorkers Seu Trovzteyn wits Disnonest Groa.—The New York Commercial Advertiser says the ex- tensive adulteration of liquors offered in the New Market as pure, and the introduction of poisonous iugredients into those which are pronounced healthful, may well excite alarm, and eall for the attention of onr legislature. Why there should be so much brain fever, delirium tremens, and so much

| Ker of baexbiting and slander, which led to a warm and

lengthened discussion, in the course of which Mr. Ker repu-|

jdiated having said anything beyond this, and that in this particular emergency Mr. Mansou did not see the

To lead us up and down the town, work of

The things and sights to see.

| the Lord. | But now they laugh and ran away ; }

Mr. Manson— Which work of the Lord did [ oppose? | Mr. Ker— The actual work of the Lord.

sudden death among the young amen in New York, who in- dulge at the bar, cannot be explained upon any common prin- iciple. Aa expert chemist bought of an importer a bottle of what was called genuine champagne. Analyzation proved it to contain one quarter of an ounce of sugar of lead! The same gentleman analyzed sixteen samples of wine—

‘understand that, for the punishment of onr prospective offences,

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courts of Jaw, be withheld from the most sbject, be denied to a body of gent'emen holding their commissions from Her Majesty. The only positive legislative off-nce with which we have been charged by the House of Assembly,—indeed th« only one with which it was possible for them to charge us,— was our rejection of the Post Office Bill of last session. That the grounds of our rejection of that Bill were good and valid, has been proved by the modifications which ut underwent | before it was again sent up to us this session, and which have induced us to give our unanimous consent to it at once. Indeed, I think it is very probable that, had his Honor, Mr. Palmer, asa member of the Government, had a seat in this Couneil last session, the explanations which he might have given concerning the intended operation of the measure, and the consequent alterations of it, would have secured its adoption by us last seesion. Well, the tangible offence, on this score, of which we know ourselves to have been accused, is thus | easily explained away. The rest of the offences with which we have reason to believe we have been charged are merely prospective ; but yet it has been given us very significantly to

the rod is already prepared. ‘That this Council has ever, since | have had the honor to be a member of it, offered any factions, or parly opposition to measures calculated to promote the public welfare,or acted in such a way as to defeat the powers of legis- lation, is what I honestly and most positively deny, and defy any one to prove. ‘Tne only instance of their obstructiveness which our aceusers have given is, in fact, as I think [ have fully shewn, none at all. Let the complaints preferred against us be fairly analysed, and it will be found that they have no ex- istence whatever except in apprehension. The apprehensions concerning the prospective effects of our obstructive spirit have ben and are still evidently very strong, although for reasons of which we are left in perfect ignorance ; and we are to take care not to increase their apprehensions. Now, perhaps, it may not be necessary, (although I have said so much as preface to it,) to make my intended motion. My doing so or not will depend upon the answer to the question which [ wish to put to his Hionor Mr. Palmer: Does he think that, by any other means than an address, it is likely that we can procure & copy of the Despatch in question? If there is no probability of our being able to obtain it, except by the means of an address, | We now stand sna

{t was not always so— In the days we wore no crinoline, A long time ago.

If ever common sense shou'd reign O’er fashion’s chang ng scene,

We then may dress as once we did, And imitate a queen.

The men, also, they must adopt A more becoming mien ;

And if they wiil not lead the way, Farewell to crinoline.

Then we no more shall weep and say it was not always so,

In the days we wore no crinoline, A long time ago.

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SCENE IN A PRESBYTERY MEETING.

al ‘ : a: The Banffshire Journal contains a report of proceeding’ |

at the lasc meeting of the Free Charch Presbytery of For- dyce, which have special reference to the ‘* revival” move- ment.

Mr. Manson—I did not. I give that a flat denial. I ,

‘against the true work of God. I give it a flat denial. | Mr. Ker—I simply suid bat, as it unfortunately happened, | you were not able to see the work as the people sce it. {| Mr. Munson—I hope I don’t see it as some people see it. |[ hope I see it as all true Christians see it. I did not see | the propriety of the i “* Hey dibdle dee for the Lowlands low.” 'L hope I do not see the propriety of children leading the |serviecs of the sanctuary.

Mr. Ker—Lf you had taken your right position, you wou'd ‘have had strength to keep down these ex'ravagances. But all I designed to say was, that you had lost that power by not being able to sympathize with them,

Mr. Manson—With what? With the heathen worship of ‘Tammuz and Adonis? I assert that [ have taken my right

place, and, if I did not, why not call me before ihe Pres yte:y? | You may, if you have anything against me, call me before

Nobody can say I ever did | that.

r : 1? . +e ’ ‘ ° " aelshite : 4 The Rev. Mr. Ker, of Deskford, made a statement in| this Presdytery, but don’t goaway aod backbite and slander,

‘opposed the Devil's work, but I have never spoken one word |

| Port, Sherry, and Maderia—in which mot one drop of the juice of the grape was found. The base of the port wine

| was a pale maJt, sulphuric acid from bitter almonds, with a per centage of alecholie spirits from brandy.

| spirits, &e. | ——_—~—0 200. e -___—

he Legislature of Massachusetts at its last session, passed || had the honor to deliver from him.

a law to the effect that “ any person who shall wilfully send

| to the publishers of any newspaper, for the purpose of pub-|

lication, a fraudulen: notice of the birth of a child, or of the marriage of any parties, or of tae death of any person, shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fae not exceeding |one handred dollars.”

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most anomalous posi ion; and alihough the fact may not in any was diluted sulphuric acid colored with elderberry juice, with | *"y concern or prejudice the interes™ of the public, it very jalum, sugar, and neutral spirits, “he basis of the sherry |

The Maderia | wine was a decoction of hops, sulphuric acid, honey, Jamaica | puostion,

will move one, as | originally proposed.

materially affects the estimation in which we may be held in

the public mind ; and, a3 we respect ourselves, we ehall en- deavor to free ourselves from it.

Hon. Mr. Patmen—! can very ensi'y answer his fTonor’s |

[ think it is not the intention of His Excellency to}

communicate any farther information upen the subject than he |

has already imparted through the Message concerning it which |

Vhat Message, being

ithe eame which was seni by His Excellency to the House of

| Assembly, was, as your Honors will remember I exp‘ained,

|sent to the House by mistake,—auder a misapprehension, on \iny part, that it had been asked for by your Honors. I mean | not to say that it would have been withheld, if applied for by this House; but Lam anxious ihat your Honors should fully

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New Series.---No. 19. he be so far gratified, perhane. very much eissppoint hie anticinations of its mature. |[Hon. Col. Swapey—Hlear !f His Honor I think wishes to speculate on what it may pro- bably contain. It is very well known that the address of the House of Assembly to Her Majesty was drawn up and sent home in their own defence, to mect the allegations pre- ferred against them in the address to Her Majesty of the Legislative Council, which bore very strongly upon the majority of their body, charging them with having violated) an essential principle of the constitution of the Colony in the formation of the Government, and in the policy purened by the Government, as sanctioned by that majority, of cx- cluding from seats in the Legislature the holders of salaried offices, The majority of the House of Assembly, aware of the charges thus preferred against them by this Council, felt

‘it to be a duty which they owe to themselves to rebut the

allegation that they had abrogated the constitution, and to defe d the poliey of the Government which had been formed out of that majority : and they did so in what was called the counter address. In that address they set forth what changes and altered policy had evidentiy been required by the altered opinicns of the people. They showed therein. that the people had unmistakeably declared against being- coverned by heads of departments ; and that, in constructing the new administration of the Island, the Lieut. Governor had acted in accordance with the well understood wishes of the people; and that there existed no law or constitutional rule in the Colony which demanded the presence, in either branch of the Legislature, of any of the principal salaried officers of the Government; and that to place any of these officers in the Legisiature would be against the wishes of the people, who had found, from practical experience, that the departmental system was totally inapplicable to a Colony of such limited advantages for carrying on that form of Go- vernment, His Honor (Col. Swabey) says that the message concerning the answer to that address, which His Excellency has sent down to both Houses, may be satisfactory to the House of Assembly; but it is not so to him. Now, I must confess that L should not have been satisfied with that mes- sage had it been satisfactory io his Honor. Indeed, I be- lieve it would be a difficult task to make such a communi- cation on the subject as would be satisfactory to his Honor ; but I think that that which has been made should be satis- factory to the majérity of the House, if they recollected, as. they ought to do, that the address of the House of Assembiy and the answer to that address, to both of which His Excel- leney’s message refers, al] emanated from their own address, ia which they preferred allegations of a very weighty nature against the House of Assembly; and also bear in mind that that address has been answered by a very pointed negative. The House of Assembly, represeating the people—the popu- lar branch of the Logis'ature—are satisfied with the com- munication which has been made to them concerning the

}understand that it was sent to this House by mistske,as I have |oxplained, and not ob'rasively, a3 supposing your Honors had |no wish to have it presented to you. And now! wish to assure |your Honors that His Excellency does not feel himself a1 jliberty to make any further communication to this House on ithe subject than what he has already made.

Hon. Col. Swastr—We are aware that the delive:y of that | Message to this House was accidental; but we aré, at the

| despatch in answer to their address; and I think it would | be very unwise in this Council, now that all matters are | going on harmoniously between the two Houses, to take any | step at all likely to awaken jealousy, or to cause fresh discord {between them. At all events, new that this Council has no

| present cause of complaint, either against the other House

same time, fully sensible of the courtesy manifested to the | Or against the Government, it would be prudent in them to

: : . aS du Dandean.__t move formelic : a reference to some misunderstanding alleged to have arisen) Mr. MacKay, Pordyee—{ move formally that the Pres- |

between Mr. Manson, the probationer officiating at the Port- knockie Free Church station, and his people, relative to the revival movement—some of the latter saying that Mr. Manson .nformal. had no sympathy with the work. At the request of the |

Presbytery, Mr. Ker and two other members went down to | were to give on the report. nip : endeavour to put matters to rights, but Mr. Manson not | Mr. Smellie—Seeinyg that it was an informal deputation

people. 1 move this formally, ay the Jast appoiutment was |

bytery appoint a committee to go to Portnockie to meet the!

' : : Mr. Shanks said the first thing was, what deliverance they |

Frupay, March 30, 1869.

ABDRESS TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIRUTENANT GOVERNOR, REQUESTING THAT HIS EXCELLENCY WILL CAUSR A CERTAIN D&SPTACH TO BE LAID BEFORE THE HOUSE

| Hon. Col. Swanevy—VYonr Honors will please to recollect

that, on an early day of the session, I gave notice that | would

| House by his Henor in delivering it. As, however, it would | have appeared in the Journals of the House of Assembly, and EE PLEASED TO | 45 we are supplied with copies of them, we should, had it not

, been delivered to us, have been in precisely the same position, with respect to it, in which we now stand; and cqualiy at ‘liberty as now to agree to an address to His Exceliency for jthe Despatel to which it refers. Ag his Honor Mr. Palmer

being at home. they had no opportunity of conversing with it is an informal report, and there is no:hing before us either move an Address to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, |} says His Excellency is not at hberty to make ary further com-

They found matters in a very unfavorable state—a on the one side or on the other. (A laugh.)

want of sympathy between Mr. Manson and the people, and After some further discussion, ;

the certainty that unless something was done, the Free) Mr. Spencer moved that nothing further be done in the

Church there would be permanent! injured. matter; and Mr. MacKay withdraw ng his motion in favor Mr.

him.

said, on the Sth of Febraar:. 2 great many people were the Presbytery adjoursed.

struck, aa] some children begin singing revival hymne, fr which they were rebuked by Mr. James Mair. and he (Mr. | Manson) also said that such a proceeling was not becoming | on the part of the children, adding also that be preferred the |

psalms. He heard Mr. Turner preach upen the 9th, and, on the 10th, heard the chi'drea siaging in the school of Port- | ed the interest pertaining to al! the other princesses who, pre- kuockie, and certainly it wasnet edifying. Most people have viously to ber reign, presided over the court of Dunfernline, beard a song cung in the streets, begioning : Sterling, and Holyrood, albeit several of those ladies played | distinguished parts in their day, whether as Queen-consorts, | Queen-mothers, or Queen-reyvents ; but Mary Stuart is exclu- |sively the Queen of Scots—Queén not only of the realm bat }of the people; and with all her faults, real or imputed, she | remains to this day the peculiar cbject of national enthusiasm jin Scotland. Her memory haunts — ne oe

1 sie ;every peasant is eager to recount traditionary lore connecte (Laughter.) i heard a young man singing to the same tane ! with her persona! eee. Nota cutedinnal cami of the a bymn ending : | Sixteenth centary but boasts some quaint looking room which “We have laid Jown the cross, | is emphatically pointed out as Queen Mary’s chamber. Every

An we've taken up the crown,

Hallelujah, ete.”

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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS. The name of Mary Stuart has thrown that of every Queon

of Scotland into the shade. She appears to represent in her single person the female royalty of that realm, having absorb-

* There wag once a ship, Avd a very gailant ship, Hey diddle dee frum the Lowlaads low : Ard she bas met in With a roving French gallee, And sbe sailed for the Lowlands low.”

Manson. in the course of a long statement in reply, of Mr. Svencer’s, the latter was uaanimously agreed to, and |

(old family possesses a painting, for which the distinction ofan, upon | Original portrait of Queen Mary is claimed. Tresses of every | rather upon their submission to them.

|r-epeetfully reques ing ihat he will cause the Despatch in

| answer to the Address of the House of Assembly, bearing date | the Address which | have prepared. | 16h May, 1859. to be laid before this House ; and I mean now then read the Address,

| munication to us upon the subject, 1 is now my duty to eubmit His Honor, tn his place, and afier having done so, moved its

|to nrove the adoption, by your Honors, of such an Address |} adoption by the House.

accordingly. Now, before | open up the question, which I |

I entered very fully into the subject, and gave ny reasons why | |} thonght that the Despatch in question should be laid befure | (ua, I will make only a few additional remarks, called for, as it} | seems to me, by a consideration of present circumstances your | Honors will observe that what was laid before us, by iris Hon. | Mr. Palmer, in consequence of a wish expressed by me, and in which your Honors generally concurred, thet that Despatch | should be laid upon our table, was not the Despatch, but a} copy of the Message sent by His Exceliency to the touse of | Assembly ; because it in no way sets aside their just demands, | | or militates against their independence. As respecta the Des-| | patch, the case is very different as sespec:s this louse. It is | gone forth, and upon relisble, if not unquestionable author ty, that by that Despatch extraordinary

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lion. Mr. Melyryre seconded the Hon. Cul. Swabey’s

wiil do very briefly, seeing that, at the beginning of the session, | motion, that the House do adopt the Address.

Hon. Mr. Patmer—Afier the answer which has been given by me to the question put to me by his Honor, Col. Swabey, it will naturally be expecied that I will oppose the proposition which lhe has made. In doing 6a! am not, however, lese in- fluenced by respect for this honorable body, and consideration for their independence and dignity, than bis Lionor professes tobe. [ have accepted a seat in this honorable House, and I hope and trust that, so long as | shall remain a member of it, I shall, at all times, when its constitutional privileges and power shall in any way be called in question, be fouad most anxicus and Zealous 10 sustain its dignity and right to indepen- dent action ; and to claim for it, from the other branches of the lecisiature, that respectful consideration to which it ie indubit-

powers are conveyed to/ably entit'ed ; and from that course I do not think IT am now |

His Excellency with respect to this Council; and that these | deviating in opposing his Honor Col. Swabey’s present proposi-

| powers will be allowed to lie dormant only so long as we work es

|in harmony with the House of Assembly ; but will rigoronsiy

| be brought to bear upon us the moment we oppose any measure | tution ?

passed by and sent up to us by the other House; and that the | construction of this Council, remaining as it is, depends entirely | their concurrence in the views of the other Branch, or A}l the world sees that,

I would wish to ask his Honor if he has any fault to find with the Legis'ative Council on account of its present consti- [ts present consiruction may not altogether accord with his ideas of what itoughttobe. He may desire a change, and think that, by perseverance, he may obtain it. [ cannot- however, enter into the secret recesses of his mind, or intu; itwely divine his thoughts. Ee has not been sparing of words,

It had the some clink, and it was not very agreeable to me. | shide of golden, auburn, or chestnut are preserved, and fond Y | whilst snch a threat is held out against us, and we tamely and | but | know, whether his words are intended to reveal his real submissively cower beneath it—ne:ther seeking the withdrawal | intentions, 0: whether they are not used by him ag a means to

‘lhen, a man of the name of Findlay bad writtea to Banff to exhibited as* well-attested portions of her hair.’ Persons who

one of the Independents there to come, and ou the 25th there denounce the relic veneration of the Catholic Charch as idola-| o- disavowal of it,

| trous, enshrine a glove, a fan, @ supernatural watch, or any | other trinket supposed to have belonged to Queen Mary among | cl : their choicest treasures, to be handed down as heirlooms in | tipo'es, or something or another. | their families. The variety of articles thus preserved and hal-| Mr. MacKsy, Callen: Were they clergymen? | lowed for her sake is almost incredible. Mr. Manson ~-I don't know what they were, but [ don’t; More books have been written about Mary Stuart than a’) think they were ministers, One of them that preached said the Queens of the world put together ; but sv greatly do they | » rcessar’’—Inaghter,)—aad few ministers would use that | 567 M0 ee i redible how any person could be eo differently | sats , . . een 2 ‘ ? ; Ae pe He said “ necessar ’ aon or eight times. | a scribed. The outline is indeed the same, but having been | (more laughter.) They went into the church, and one of | os) oured from opposite points of view, the features become | them went up to thepulpit. When I went in they were sing ‘angelic or demoniacal according to the disposition of the lights | ing paraphrase:—as far as [ know they sang no psalms. The and shades. The triumph of a creed and a party has on either | man who went into the pulpit began the regular Methodist side been more considered tian the developement of facts, or | sermon from the 55th of [sa.ah.

came a curious crew from Banff. (Lauglter.) I don't know what to call them ; they were said to be Methodists or Ran-

nor even demanding to know its precise | nature,—we can make no pretensions whatever to be sccounted

an independent House, 4 body of free and untrammelied legis- | Now, his Honor must reco!lect that the correspondence asked |

lators, seperate from the House of Assembly, as in viriue of | our Constitution we ought to be.

As-em!'y. His Iluror then read as follows :

** The Lieutenant Governor has received from His Grace the | Duke of Neweastle an acknowledgment of the Address from the House of Assembly to tler Majesty, praying for a recon-| struction of the Legislatryve Council. which was transmitted by | Sir Dominick Daly to Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, late Princ: | pa! Secretary of State for the Colonies.

conceal his thoughts,—the purpose for which a czlebrated, but not very ingenuous, politician has said they were given to man.

for by him erose from an address which went Home from this

In that address it 13 insisied that when Her Majesty gave her Roya! assent to the Civil List Bill of 1851, she conceded to this Island a system of Responsible Goverament, the principal characteristic of which consisied in members of a Government being respectively members of one or other branch of a Legislature ; and the com- plaint made is, that the successors of the late Government have insisted on appointing to all the departmenta! and most impor-

allow the remembrance of all past misunderstandings bet ween | them and the House of Assembly, or between them and the | Administration, to sleep, unless some untoward event should |Oceur to arouse it. His Honor (Col. Swabey) says that, | owing to what has already transpired concerning the nature (of the despatch ia question, and the threat which it is under- | Stood to contain, this Council stand degraded in public esti- | mation ; for it is generally believed out of doors that, un- |less they comport themselves with bumility and meekness towards the Covernment and the majority of the House of | Assembly, and submissively manifest their dependence upon them, they will not he suffered to exist as they are at present |constituted. He indeed says that, as for hi:nself, he could aot exist under such restraint; and I give his Honor fall | credit for the truth of his assertion; for it would be a very | Strong restraint indeed which could keep him uoder. How- ever, there is no restraint at all imposed upon this Couucil. His Excellency by his message can only mean that, unless (the Legislative Coune'l should be found to be so constituted as not to be able to proceed harmoniously with the other Heuse in the despatch of publie business, an alteration will ibe made in its present construction, Hon. Col. Swanty—No! No! Hon. Mr. Patmern—Well, then, take the words of the | message itse'f. They are these: “ The Lieutenant Gevernor | trusts that the House of Assembly will be sarisfied with tae | assurance that their address tias received the anxious con- | sideration of Her Majesty's Secretary of State, who, white |Telying on the spirit of mutual forbearance to promote con- cord between the Upper and the Lower Houses, has yet | placed in the hands of the Lieutensot Governor the power of making such an alteration in the Legislative Council as will insure the harsonious working together of the two | branches of the Legislature.” | Now, what is to be inferred ‘from this, but that so tong as the two Houses shall steadily proceed with the public business, and shall work harmonious! y

Now, just plesse to listen branch of the Legislature last May. ‘That address is no doubt together for the good of the country, there needs uot be any 'woilst { read [fis Exceliency'’s Message relative tothe Des (fresh in the recollection of your flonors, ard may, with the | 2Pprehension on the part of hon. members that they are in prich in question; it 1s the same to us as to the House of prayer of it, be summed ug in a few words.

;daager of being singled out and cegraded as evil doers? | The necessity of harmory between the two Houses must be jevident to all. It nowexists; aud why does his Honor wish (to disturb it? The information which he wishes to elicit from the correspondence which he desires to have produced, Would, if granted, he believes, be the means of exciting ani- mosity or creating misunderstandings between this Council

‘While acquainting the House that the address was duly |tant offices in the Colony persons who bad not seats in the 224 the Executive, or between this Council and the House

—(laughter,)--and then « every one” “that thirsteth” wae Pen of the historian ; and after all the literary gladiatorship | no: fee! himself at liberty, at present, to make public the cor- and the statute whereby all persons accepting office under the

left out as being rather bothers: me—(more laughter,)—and | that has been exercised on this subject for nearly three centa- respondence which bas since ensued upon the subject; and he | Crown are, when members of the Assemb!y. compelled to presen: | His Honor has certain! e ghter,

turies, the point of Mary’s guilt or innocence remains un- \decided, and as much open to discussivn as ever.-- Miss | Strickiand.

he went on at a five rate preachioz Low Arminianism. Be said “ this is God's ereed, compare that with your narrow men,” and he used the word “ Methodism” and “Christianity” es synonymous terms. Another night, when there was a

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therefore trust, that the House of Assembly wil! be satisfied | with the assurance, that their Address bas received the anxious | consideration of Her Majesty's Secretary of State, who, while | relying on the spirit of mutual forbearance to promote concord | between the upper and the lower Ilouses, has yet placed in the |

themse'ves to their constituents for re-election is thus evaded, and no parliamentary responsiility exists, iasisted that the present majority in the House of Assembly had abrogated the consti ution of the Colony; and the address concluded by praying that [ler Majesty would be pleased to

kind of strikir g down taking place, instead o' crying * Sweet! ye riaco is a matter of arrangement, or bargain, or natu- | hands of the Leutenant Governor the power of making such an | give Ler Royal (nstractions, that an administration aight be } . u a - ’ >

Jesus,” some of the -women began erying “ Sweet Mr. So-. and-so,” which was very ike Socinianism. The Sociniaps. record that Jesus appears to young women in the shape of a beautiful man, and teaches a doctrine similar to what we are

ral exchange—or it is sonetimes effected vi ct armis, a quarrel | being picked with a husband, and the wife becoming the pr - perty of the victor. In fact, women have no voice ia the mat. | ter, being disposed of by their brothers or fathers, and girls of told in Kz-kie! of the worship of Tammuz or Alonis. [have | /teen even disposed of to men of sixty in the following man-| scen a collection of hymns, where, if for the name of *Jeaus" | ner :—The girl is brought forth by the father, who has a spear

oa z_ 9 ee ‘in one hand and a tomahawk in the other ; holding down her you were io vat * Jamie,” they would make capital love head, jabbering and crying, is furced to her intended husband.

songs, aud where it is said. in respect to the great God and | ty whom she is given. Sle shows reluctance, a blow from the | Saviour, that they will take him in their arms. I know a father is given; the girl screams; the mother’s yell is next) hymna in which that oceurs that is pecul a:!y well known, and. commonly sung here just now. If [ have iost the confidence

| ous working together of the two branches of the Legislature.”

alteration in the Legislative Council ag will tasure the harmoni- formed to preade over the affairs of Her Majesty's loyal sub- that this Couneil is not placed jects in this Island, in consonance with Her Majesty’s gracious

?

Now, from this Messaze, is it not evident that, in order to preserve this harmonins working together of the two branches, | it is required of this Coune:l, (so long as i's present construc- tion shall continue, or rather so long a8 it shall be allowed to, continue ) that they shall so conduct themselves as te give. on uo account whatever, any cause of offence to the other House, | that, with reference thereto, and every thing whrch mey proceed from it, they are to be distinguished by a spirit of |

lastructions atthe time when Her Roysl asseut was given to tae Civil List Bill; that ie, that a new administration should be formed on what is cailed the departmental system. ‘The Despatch received in answer to this address was made public long ago, and has, this ses-ion, been duly laid before your Honors. Init the Lieuterant Governor is requested to tite

}to the Counci]—in answer to the dissatisfaction exoressed by

them in their address at the exclusion of the members of the

heard ; a second blow is given, and the girl is dragged by the| eekness, acquiescence, and dependent sudinission; that in | Council from the present Execuiive Government of the Isiand,

husband to his miam ; she resists, the husband gives a biow, | [¢t, with respect to all legislative maters or questions which! and at the policy which t pursued by that Goverament of ex-

Ac this stage of the ceremony a cabal is in the encampment, | '*y either originate with themeelves, or be sent up to them by | cluding from seats in the Legislature the holders of salaried re .

To this way it was

of people who hold these views, all I say is, Lam very bap. py | have lost their confidence, and if this presbytery have

confidence in people who bold these views, I must be allowed to say that I do not agree with you. If these people ger full seope you will soon have a flourishing Methodist society in Portuockie. ty, where [ met with a man, who put to me—although | tred to avoid it—the question, what I thought of women

rayipg in publie? Weil! it being put to me in this manuer,

could not help saying that | disapproved of women praying ia publie; and other people gathering arognd of the saine kid- tey, | did not know but all Findochty would be down up n we. They asked, * If I was converted?” “ If I had the wituess?” gad * Did I believe?” One said, * He does pot believe in the work of the Spirit ;” ** He questions what we have geep ourselves of the Spirit's work ;" and another, ** [t ig @ sin ageinst the Holy Ghost.” And the way it was pro- yed was this: Lf it was not the Devil that made women pray, it was the Holy Ghost, and the Devil would not make peo- ple pray—altbough I am not sure about that—and therefore it Was the Ho! y Ghost, and disapproving of it, 1 was commit- ting @ tin against the Holy Ghost. If L have lost the con- fidence of people of that kind, 1 don’t regret it. There are

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all sorts of Pe going about, and the other day I heard a tider from Newhaven, near Edinburgh, make

wonguims flying about from’some young men, who had been the other branch, by that branch they are to be directed, }offices—hat their address has been laid before the Queen, » 5 c

On the 9th March I went down to Findoch-

in treaty for her, or bad been promised her. The husband rushes from his miam, to see who are his rivals; a genera! fight ensues, and very often the bhushand gets a epear wound.

The old men who alone can queil a disturbance takes the com-|

mand. — During this cabal the young girl may be seen going back to her mother, but is soon dragged by her arms, or the hair of her head, by her father to the busband’s mmiam again ; }and after a few more blows, or if she is determined, the father will spear her in the leg to prevent her goingaway. Thus the | poor creature is at last subdued, and oftea after all makes a |very domestic wife or slave.

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THE JAPANESE AT SAN FRANCISCO. An interview between the Governor of California and the