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Ho Assembly. . (Continual f. om Jburlh page I I years by His Lordship the present Roman. Catholic llisliop of ( ‘harlotteiuwn. not only i on iii-hall of education. but. also in the_ validU ol Temperance. lie knew. from : his IHvu pursonal knowledge. that no man; i I the Colony had done as much to cncour- age education asthat worthy gentleman. \‘ul he could not support the memorial re-l iafivc ion. at. From the mixed state; at the popu alion. separate schools would; be impr'tcticablt‘. lie would support a: compuls ' dth in the bill. Many pLI-‘ rents were careless and indifferent. and would not voluntarily send their children i to School. ‘ Mr. P. Sinclair said that last. Session the. School Act was amended in order to pnyl 'i'cauhers tircir full 5: . ‘5' from tho Tl'cti‘ ’ bury as promised by the liberal party.and though the Bill now before the House didz

llu‘. ontain airy important change, yet hel believed it was an improvement.

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lie al-l luded to the arduous duties of the Score- tary of the llo. ‘d of lidncatiori. whose salarv, he said. was insiillicicnl. nnd hel hop: the Government would increase it .‘ Lie was opposed to Sect: iau grants. on; the ground that two systems of llleilliL‘lluili could not be caii' -d out in the country. i The Free-School . ‘le‘lli. asuow establish-j cil. extended ]Il'i\ legcs to all alike.

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was. in his opinion. the best adaptcd to 1'

thcavants and acquirements of the people. I

Mr. ilielly regretted that. pa‘ y Spirill should be manifested in the ifcl re. lie spoke of the importance of Education ill . its physical. moral. and intellectual ' rcla» tious. The fruits produced in the l, ruled: States. where the secular s 'stcm l-ll‘lglll-v :rted. could be seen by rcierring to iliel Criminal Statistics and Courts of Divorce of that country. The ablcst and best minds in Europe. argued the question on its own merits. in Prussia thcv had their Catholic and Protestant Normal and other Mrools. The adoption of a sound system of' Education, based upon proper training. would tend to elevate man. and thereby lessru crime. and its corisequcnt- xpcnses to the country. The Memorial of His Lordship. about which so much ha-l been said. only a d for those schools named in that Memo . and il'. as was admitted.

rinci ties of the st stem of Education in ‘ liowl. ' p l ' The nmeudmcnts' and Messrs. lirell ' to the School Act. contemplated by the hill 1 the Government .

iprinciplcs ofihe Frco School system. the

lyoutlr oi the Colony a sound practical edu-

force in the Colony.

under consideration. \vi-ro nccess: y in‘; order to simplify the complicated nature

of sonic oi its provisions. relative to the. ally expi‘ched their approval of this scutt-

modis oi procedure for assessment in j School Districts. and other matters of tie-I tall. respecting which misconceptions had?

frequently arisen among 'l'rnstccs and? people. He then proceeded to review tliu

introduction of which had been the work of no one sect or party. but on the con- trary the emanation ot' the lending minds of men of all parties in the Colony. 'l'hci sysicul. he stid was Iiuinsectmian in priu-.‘ etplc. its tcachings. therefore. were incl-j iensivc; its object was to irriparl. to the.

cation. free alike to all classes. the poor as wcll as the rlcli. The principles of equality. and the placing of Education within the reach of every child in the Col- ony. were aimed at by the Free School system. lie was opposed to sectarian or charitable schools getting public grants-— they having for their objectdenomination- al teachings. on the ground that the free s stem. as estalislieil. embraced all that was required.and necessary to bcprovidcil on the 't of the state. He alluded to the Memorial oi iiis Lordship the ll. t‘. llishop of Charlottetown. asking for aid towards the supportofinstitutions rii‘lenrn- lug presided over by His Lordship. and id that its the schools established by law were opt-n and accussablu to all. he could not st ‘ thejnsticc lltll'llL't. ssity nfexteud- ing it nislatite aid to any denominational institutions. lion‘evcr superior their char- ‘ict' or [amiable the exertions oi those under whose. patronage they exist (l. lion. Leader of the Opposition f.l50wcd. and vet icwcd the different points touched l

ltlpim by the hon. member. Mr. Davies. iic:

referred to the wide field that. c. . cd in! ciciy country for charitable schools. and ithcir usefulness. Some of the greatest linen in England had been cducatedat sueh iinstitntions. Tho fact that the schools re- lfcrred to in in the memorial in question i were full of scholars. was, he said.the best vpi'tftll- of their being appreciated. lie al- ludcd to the variety of opinions which 'wcre expressed by iron. members of the ‘majoriiy. and ol‘tho tiovcrnrnnnf on the \ ital question of Education. and said that

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merits conv 'ed in the Resolution before the House. May ,aliexpressed their utter ubhorence and tliztestzitiun of thc horribly atrocious crime committed by the HON" thirsty assassin. They also expressed their feelings of deep rcr'ret that a mail in tire prime or life. boldly ind Icarlessly act- ing up to his honest convictions. employing all the energies of his large heart and cul- tivated intellect. in the service of his court- trv, should be cut down by the cowardly hand of an assassin. Thnt the masterly pen and touching eloquence of the ([06035- cd gentleman \verc ever ready to illtl in the promotion of every noble and patriot- ic work. and that in him his coiriitvy. and fellow countrymen too. had one of the ablest advocates and boldest defenders of their rights. dearest; priviligus. irnd true interests that ever adorned the pages of Colonial history. could be best seen and appreciated by tracing the productions of his gifted niind. amt perusin:,r the utteran- ces ut'bis generous heart. were the senti- ments uttered by hon. members on both sides of tire House in paying their tribnto of respect to the memory of the deservedly popular and mi lamented Thomas D" Arey Notice. The mourning and sor- rowful widot '.and bereaved orphansaverc commended to tire care of the Dominion. of which the departed husband and father was one of the principle founders; and the assurance was also expressed that should 1‘. ii. Island be called upon.her sons would readily contribute their mite. if required. towards the support of the helpless ones.

liis honor the Speaker then put: tho question on the Resolution, which was carried unanimously.

And it was. on motion of tho handmad- cr oi the Government. seconded by the | hon. Leader of the Opposition]. ordered that a Copy of said Resolution be commu- nicated to the House of tgomnions at ()ttn- wn. and also to the widow oi'tbc deceased.

liouse adjourned.

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OURN A L. THURSD AY. APRlL ” A A *d m—fl ‘ ‘flfi-Tenum—plor will be revealed. _ the sun} ha: been increased to thirty men. Last night \Vliclnn broke A heavy piece of iron of the water pipe in his cell. Iuppolcd be

the Education impurti ii in them was lit-tier ' “mcmmpm should pun“, pm one opinion and cost less than that to be bad in other ; m. S” mouwnwus u “ppm-L

seliooisiuC -|otirtown.\vasitunreason- . . I I .

able to ask for a v --mt ir d of the one as l.|1{';;"\‘.{;:ii:‘llgl) ‘((';’:‘?:ll:lm"t' we” M u“! "we! 1‘ it jufl ‘0 imlmsu l t-iined dill'vr all lviews «iii lllll’fifllil-Lttlcliufi'nlu ntax for Education. should not the timid": flmmfu‘hu (“on lc‘ld‘e‘l; grin”; 01). PM?" luv" '1 "(."w’ i" the 55‘5"”‘1 T‘mmsl position) failed to Hive expression to any win b be contributed. if not the right. of] " ‘ ‘“

taxation might. be denied.

lion. Atty. General then moved that the House go into Committee on the llill. on Saturday next. and in doing so. tutel- el fully into the question ot Educ: iona lativn to whit: 'cry tuna. and all bodies of men everywhere. had a right to their opinions. He had the honor to represent a constituency a large majority of whom were lioman t fholics and he was never asked. by Bishop. Priest. or Layman, to promise airy change in the school system of the Colony iio coir- dcmned the allusions made during the dc- bate to questions which he said lnnl no bearing ontho subject. and calculated only to reproduce ill-fueling. Had. he said,thc Opposition tabled any amendment. to the Bill. there would be some reason for the counts pursued by them, in the debate.

lion. Leader of the Opposition, in speak ing oflbe motion to go into Utilililliilul‘. also addressed the liorrse. and said that

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their entered at lengli lawn... a 11.. question oi Education. and re\ 2w d the different systems th. t obtained iii luitrope. United States. Canndannd sister i‘rovin- ees.

lie was followed by the lion. Leader of the Government. who reviewed the. whole question. in relation more especially to the carise ul l-iducafiou in the t.‘o|ony.since the introduction ol the free system. The fact that Protestant parents patronich the institutions of learning alluded to in the Memorial of His Lordship the ll..(' ilisliop. by sending their children to be educated in them. was the host prooi oi the high clraraetcroi said schools

Mr. Brecken replied to the remarks oi the lion. Mr. iiowinu. and denied over having sanctioned the writings alluded to by tlmt hon. member. lie (Mr. llrcclren) lllf‘ll read c. frorii his speeches on tln-‘oec siun ll. d to. in proof of his (Mr. ilrcekcn‘s) opposition to the mi in question.

After some remarks from the "on. Mr. Howlnn, in reply. showing that the lion. member (Mr. lit-nelson) was one of the connnittee who introduced. and one oftho majority who voted for and passed the Orange bill, the debate closed.

The question was then put on the mo- tion ofthc lion. Atty. licltet‘altllld carried. flint the hill bu committed to a Committee of the wiqu liousc on Saturday next.

House adjourned.

Sarcruiav. April It.

House in Committee on the Report ot'a Committee appointed to report. by bill or otherwise. on a petition from inhabitants of Lots 3" 'Sb' and 37 and others. touching the revival atid continuance oi the Act ru- toting to Alowives Fisheries.

Mr. ileli. Clinirnnui ot' the House in said Committee.reported the said report. agreed to. - A Committee was then appoint: d to bring in II bill in accordance with said lio-

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lion. Mr. Kelly. Chairman of said Com. mittce. introduced a bill an prepared by said Committee. to rerivo and continue certain sections of the. Act for the preser- .vation of the Aleivives iislieri s, and to repeal it certain Act therein mentioned. .lfill r'ci-eivr-d. read and ordered to be read a not-.ond time on 'i‘ttcsdny next.

"on. Attorney (lent-rat. on movingtbat the bill for the liciiersccttrity of theermvn and Government of the United Kingdom

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withinrlhis island. llt‘ submitted to n Coin-t

mitten of the whole linusc. look occasion to remark on the horrible and alarming nowsjust reeeivel by Telegraph. of' the assassination oi‘tlio lion. Thomas D‘Arcy Malice. of Canada. in alluding totlm high Mtdnments of the deceased. he said thati the melancholy new: of his do lh would l bobcat-d with deep regret, by the bond members oftlnit House.

“on. Loader at the 0p imitioufollowcd i and said that the pziinfu intelligence of the assassination of that distinguished, statesman and scholar. would be rueclvedt with deep emotions of sorrow throughout the. whole of ilritish America. Lin ,thenl briefly touched upon the history of the. T'Pcf‘lttfl'd. nndeuncluded b saying illtli‘ what the lam lion. E. Who an was tu.P.li Island. the lion. '1'. D'Arcy Moer was to Canada.

On motion of firm. Atty. General. the Home twat into ('onlmilteo on the Edit— ratiou Hill. I

lion. Mr. Darin mid he wished to make

‘fli'cit' remark» rrlatlve to the general

pd forth by the lion i

opinion relative to the question. After sortie further remarks front the lion. Mr. liendersoir and other bonaneui-

ibel‘s. thc llill w s. on motion of the hon.‘ ‘lAttorney tiencral. committei in it (Join-

mtftco oi the whole liouse. Ml’f‘tieorgc Sinclair in the Chair.

The olansu relating,r tn tlieotl‘ice of Sucre- jtat'y to the Board oi Education. elicited some remarks i'rorn hon. incinb ‘sou both :sides of the iiouso. concur ' L; in their ex- gprcssions ofopinion r alive to the ardu- ions and important na:ureof the duties ini- iposed on that. (illiei r. the able and cili- eiruit manner in which the present inclini- .bcnt hail discharged the onerous duties of ibis oliice for many y. '. and the inadequa- iey of his salary. which was then. on :motion of the lion. Attorney General. ‘raiscd from 15.30. as lormerly. to £75 per auuurn.

After some time spent in ('oilllllill00,llle Chairi r ported progress.

lion, l. [or of the tiovr-rniiiciat pre- sented inii'iespondcn e and papers relating to tho \\'|i:rrt'at. West Point. as previously asked for by the hon. member. Mr linin-

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toes of the llaptist Church. read a second time aml agreed to.

orifice. submitted their report on the Pub- lie Accounts. which i . .9 received. read. anti ordered to he committed to a Coin- mittce of the whole House, on Wednesday next.

House in (Ionnnitt c on the Education bill. and having agreed to sr-vcral clauses without arty important. amendments, rc- iported progress.

linri. Mr. (.‘olcs. Leadcr of the (invernv merit. said that it was with lcclingsoi'decp regret he had to announce to the House the sad new reported by Telegram. that Itlie Hon. '1‘. l ‘cy McGee was assassina- tednt Utfnwa. on tho morningr oi the 71h instant. From the knowledge. as a eu- Delegatc. he acquired of Air. Mcfieo‘s i‘lllll'ilt ' durii r the late Conference on the su _ . ii'edcration. Ire could bear willingr testimony to the Ion. nl justi - E and fair play which actuated the noble heart and chic. Inian ol'tbat distinguished states- man and orator. Political independence and love oi' liberty marked the career (if tbedc scd. and it liehovcd all \vholovcd liberty or spot- to depr to the brutal act of the atrocious as. ssin. at whose detltll" aim tell one who so nlily advocated and boldly upirchl the dearest. interests of his country. Alict' Soull‘ further remarks touching the sorrowlnvr widow and lie- rcavctl orphans oi the deceased. lic. hon. Mr. (Joles. submitted the following Reso- lutious. Iranier—

'i‘iio its-Li ‘iualion (ifthe ldon.’i‘.D‘Arr-y McGee. oftheDiiminiurioi ‘ uadu.baving been reported by Telegram—-

T/iri-q/bre. Resolved, That this House re- gard with horror and deli-station tho atrocious and blond-thirsty act; ilecplv sympathize with the boron 'd widow auil orphans; and sincerely regrets that the Dotniniou (internment should have lost such an able nml patriotic statesman.

lion. Mr. liaviland. Lender of the 0p- pnsition seconded the itusolutionanid snnl [that he. too. had the pleasure. during the .‘(Yonirirenco alluded to by the lion. Leader got the tiuvcrnmrent. of the acquaintance of . him wlmsn Iiielaiicholy death lian 'rtst been innuounced. lie (lion. Mr. I aviland) spoke of the superior attainments. patriot- ism. uml love of constitutiomtl liberty which characterized the lilo of Thorium D‘Arcy Mcfiut‘. of whom llritlsh America Illl"lli. well boast as one of the greatest and most. gifted of her adopted sons. “u then glanced at the history of the deceased from curly life up to the present time. allowing that ho had always been actuated more by a love for liberty of conscience. nndnu nrilentdesiro for the welfare and prosperity of his country. than by any sel- fish purposes. or more empty popularity; and concluded his remarks by saying that Thomas D'Arcy Mctz’co had added another to the noble. band of patriots who fell in defence of thnse great principles which should govern every lover of his country and utihil rat-u. iiow forcible. said he. was the language of the Poet. who said-— The liven of great men I“ remind I."

We can make our live! sublime. And departing leave lit-hind in Footprint: Mi the and of time.

"on. Attorney General. lion. Messrs.

On motion of the lion. Mr (.‘alllieek.the bill to incorporate the Minister and Trus-

Mr. I'. Sinclair. from the Special Corti-

(stnrtling character. ‘of‘ “'nlcs are in Ireland on a visit. They arrived there on the i5th April, and were re- ceived by the Lord Lieutenant of lrcland and i Marchioness Abercrombie. and were con- duetcil to Dublin . Great crowds assembled to do honor to their future king.

III the House of Commons on the 26th, Mr. ! Faweett have lioiicc that on an early day lat‘rer 1" tier he should more the following rcsolutior . 'l‘hnt.inthc opinionofthisliouse. the Renault Catholic. Presbyterian. and other inhabitants of Ireland. ought to be placed lip- on an equality Willi those of tho Established Church. uml that all religious disabilities with respect to the fellowships. professorships. and scholarships of Trinity Collette. Dublin, should be removed. lie inc-nded also to . move for a select committee. with lllt‘ view of ludministcriug and arranging the revenues of lthat college. so that it should more properly :fulill the functions ofn national university.

The installation of the Prince of Wales as it Knightof the Order of St. Patrick took place at Dublin. The procession. which moved from Dublin Castle. the Vice-regal residence. to fit. Patrick's Cathedral, where the ceremony was performed. extended over a route of two miles in length. completely I'med with troops. The weather was fine. and "'0 lniiulacc of Dublin and vicinity turned 0‘“ l“ '1‘“ n'r‘t‘n'ibcrs, filling the streets through dral was crondwt'tr'itii‘ufll‘cllvtb Tllt’ Ctllllu- the investilure of the Prince wr'r'lilc scene at

The guard on

wul pluining cscnpn. Gailor instituted a search this morning and found it. Some of the prisoners brought from Montreal ndniit having been at the Fenian lrcad quarters. New York. Friday before the murder. (hit: of them. who was Secretary to Devlin'u elec- tion committee, Iltlllllil being a Fenian. Starr with Whom erclan boarded. rind l-Eag- leson with whom he worked are arrested.— Stnrr ll known to have tampered with Mme of the witnesses, and Fault-son is supposed to be the Head Centre of‘n Fenian circle.

The Police Court sat at Ottawa April 18. with closed doors investigating the rrssassinn- tion case. -—\\'helan was committed for trial at the next assizcs. lie mu very violent when committed. and threatened that Mr. 05 llit-lly the Queen's Counrel, who acted Its prosecuting oflicer at the investigation, would be the next to suffer. ——'i‘lre authori- ties have discovered a Fenian lodge in Man- treal. and the whole of the assassination plot ha. been revealed. Tire particulars have not been made public.

All the correspondence that has passed be- tween the Fenian lodges in New York and Montreal has been seized by the Government. rind it grand exodus of prmnint-nt ll'lrillllt'li from Canada to the United States commenced this evening in connequence.—There are over 400 persons implicated in the correspon- deuce between O'Neill and U'Mahoucy. and the entire affair is to be brought before the Court in Ottawa. It is reported that an inter— national case will lie madcofit. irsiluculncuts have been discovered which show that the murder of Mr Mi-tico was plotted in N. York and approved of before u connuittve to Mon- treal. .

Sir John A. McDonald moved a resolution nppropriating: 81200 nnrmaily as a life pension to Mrs. McGee. and the. snnioffititltlu for the use ufcrtcll oflier daughters in such manner as the tiovcrnor (ieneral may decide. The resolution was heartily endorsed by both sides ofthc Home. some members regretting that the trrrrouut was not larger.

FUNERAL 0F THEflTE T.D.MAGGEE.

it woull be diflleult—ntly impossible—fur us to exaggerate the intense ulni profound feeling of mingled sorrow and indignation that pervaded the entire community in Mon- trenl ever since thcsad tidings of .\ir..\lr(1'cc's death became known. ()ur readers may judge ot'tln- extent of that feeling when we state that during the time which elapsed from the arrival of his remains until Saturday night. from forty to fifty thousand persons of every class visilcd the house of death to take it t sorrowful look lit the great departed. 'i be deceased lay in Hill“ in the spacious drawing room. on the first floor of his late mansion, ltli-f Catherine Street. 'i‘bcapurl- rnvnt was draped in heavy folds ofuronruing. bcspnugled with white. Nothing that piety criuldsuggest or infection prompt was left undone toxurroimd tint character of death with the halo of religion. and impress the beholder with the great soiicitude ill which the ('alliolic children holds her dcparlcd children. A Invtullic ('il‘|‘ contained the It‘- mull”. .\l the he id stood a i: -uInl richly eiitcrutifix about i-lx fcit bi_ ttvcr llll‘ dri suit in which the rlcccascd was elotln d. was i re habit with which those who wt r the scapuia in: invested after death. .\ large q .untily of natural flowers were spread over the remains. The finitures. whilst in" tlic impress ofprolractcd sit kllt'FN were very little changed. even up to the morning of in tertncnt. They wore a placid and natural expression, and no one could det ‘ the sligbicst trace of suffering. or any irnli ilion whatever of‘ death by \iult‘lll't!~lltli cvrn an abrasion of" the skin. \\'c we e particularly struck by the i-kill ubielr religion only could have inspiredalniteoiiwitcd one of the splen- did marble mnuicls into in beautiful temporary alt upon which burnt those typical lights aln surrounilingtlie t‘ntliulic dead. At no early hour on Monday morning the special