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members, and jed to the striking out of the return of his) Dr. Boutillier, M. P. P., of St. Hyacinthe, Canada, has own fees and those of the Private Secretary into the) .0) «4 the Office of the Lower Canada Agricultural Treasury. This was nothing less than a direct viola~ | society a sample of dry peat, very similar in consis- tion, both of the privileges of the Legislature and of the | ency oa appearance, to Irish peat or turf, and, we people, and a positive infringement of the freedom OM nave no donbt, would burn well in grates, and make a the House. But his Excellency’s violation and infringe-| jeasant An. : We have not tried it ine stove, but sup- ment of popular rights was net confined to his uncut hee it would answer well. ‘This peat is more like tutional interference with members of the Legislature | iat of Ireland than any we have seen in this country. during a session, and his unjustifiable attempts tOlmie Canadian peat or moss 18 generally very brittle, prevail upon them to adopt a line of action 10 CONnsO-| and when dug out crumbles down by exposure, into nace with his wishes, He had even, in a most arbitrary | 74) particles ; but this sent by Dr. Boutillier is not and tyrranical manner, brought the power with which ‘so, but adheres very closely together, and in fact would he fancied himself to be invested, to bear against the | rake very good turf for fuel. At no distant period, it

freedom of elections ; and in one instance, that of a/;, very probable, that we shall be glad to have turf to gentlemen holding an appointment in the Ordnance

; ‘make use of, and some of our moss could not be applied Department here, he had endeavoured virtually to de- : PP

prive a freeman of his elective franchise, by threatening \° ® better purpose, es the land would be better after him that, should he vote against the Government ean-l ne of it was taken off, provided it could be drained,

idte in woah report hn at Mend. Quarters In Tieng" ra wast afen-away bog ‘This mat ano nstance, to a gentleman wiom his Excellency . $ ai el Set tans in the habit or frequentiy inviting to his hebben onan oat om ONE ae a ae it will not he manifested his displeasure at his having voted for | here, until ee a i ‘ ee fi 7 oe ri Mr. Lord, at the last Election for Charlottetown, by (2nd gar ‘ee = wa cai ee oe ae omitting to include him among the number of invited wen see mone a " “wh ek Sa ae ruests at Government House in future. Such nn. (204 set on the ground 7 neni partly dried, 7 wrasreubable interference with the liberties of the people ee he ihn-qunnye Se tngenne, ae Hae pUnene dry [ feel satisfied not one of his Excellency’s friends wilt = be eavena hemné, pect. tell polled ‘sort of turf is excellent quality for fuel, and very last-

be bold enough to step forward and defend; and Yet, ing. We believe our moss is quite capable of being,

were a General Election to take place to-morrow, 1! think it very probable that his Excellency, in order to; defeat the party at present having the majority in the|

Louse of Assembly, would not hesitate to employ the|

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than those tnade_ use of for coal.—Montreal Agricultu-

the agency of the officials and others, to secure the!

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ane oan sone Se ern eas ner of Robert McElva, of Clarke, occupied the

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you are worthy of the rights now to be conceded to you.”

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‘he above extract from Mr. Hume’s Letter should, not be allowed to pass into oblivion, and | am of opinion. that the Assembly should vote a sum sufficient to defray | the expense of taking his portrait, with the above extract, underneath it, to be placed in the Legislative Library, | not only as a memoria! of the worth of the man, but! also to commemorate the introduction of Self or Re- sponsible Government into the Island; and I have not a doubt if he was solicited in a proper manner, but that he would comply with the request of the House, and allow his portrait tobe taken. I have been informed by a former Speaker many years ago, that the then flouse of Assembly voted a considerable sum to have the por- trait of the Colony Agent in London at that time taken, which was done and was then in the possession of the fon. Mr. Birnie; so you see there is a precedent for it; —further, to aid the prosperity and well-being of the island, and to extricate it from its present difficulties, [ beg to propose that the first Act, of prudence and moder- atiov, to be passed by the Majority of the Assembly and the Governor, should be intitled “ An Act of oblivion | for all past political offences,” and that ail parties who have the good of the Island at heart should unite and| ive their cordial assent and co-operation to the estab-| lishing and working or carrying out of Responsible) Government, so that the inhabitants of the Island in general may have their expectations realized concerning it, by receiving lasting benefits therefrom; for if the system is not to be wrought in good faith, with pru- dence and moderation, there is very little good to be, expected from it. Trusting that it will be wrought in| such a spirit, I must conclude, as we are very busily engaged in sowing and planting.

I am, Sir, yours, &c., AMICUS INSULAE.

St. Peters, May 21, 1850.

Colonial and American Intelligence.

NOVA SCOTIA.

The Halifax and Windsor Railway is an enterprise of great interest and importance, and is now fairly start- ed. A Company has been fortmed under very favour- able auspices. It is supposed that shares to the amount - more than £50,000 will be taken in the city of Hali-

ax.

Desrructive Conriacration.—We regret to learn that the extensive Warehouse and Steam Mill on the) Dartmouth side of the harbour, owned and occupied by Messrs. H. Y. Mott & Son as'a Broma and Chocolate} manufactory, &., were totally destroyed by fire about 10 o’clock on Thursday evening. A fire engine, suit-! ably manned, proceeded by the Steam Ferryboat from.

this city to the scene of destruction, but arrived too late,

guilty, withont a recommendation to mercy. ‘There is “Lhope, theretore, soon to learn that you have adopted the | |

therefore no doubt that the unfortunate man will be hanged. Yesterday McLean was sentenced to death:

The execution is to take place on the 29th of this present month of May. We infer from the sentence that there is not the utmost possibility of a reprieve and commutation of the sentence. We must not omit to mention that the Judge and Queen’s Counsel, (both ap- pointed for their able advocacy of radical principles,) spoke in the very highest terms of the Orangemen of Clarke who brought the criminal to justice, who is not only a member of their bedy, but an officer of their lodge.—Coburg Star.

Mr. Rochon the lucky French Canadian, whose re- cent return from California with great riches we have already noticed, says that he would advise persons who can get a comfortable living in Canada to remain here. The chances are ten to one against their getting a for- tune in California. Here and there an individual suc- ceeds—he mentions Mr. Victor Beaudry and Mr. Oli- ver as the only successful Canadians he has heard of— while the majority endure a tuilsome life, and are not so well off as they would have been in their own coun- iry.

Dr. Kelly having retired from his office of Surgeon to the Naval Surveying Department, in the Gulf and River St. Lawrence, is succeeded by Dr. Stratton, favourably known as a writer on the meteorology, cli- mate and diseases of Canada.

UNITED STATES.

The Canadian Reciprocity Bill has again been debat- ed in the House of Representatives, and referrod to the committee of the whole. ‘The official correspondence between the State department and the British Minister was also presented. A motion was also debated in ‘re- ference to throwing open the coasting trade to the commerce of Great Britain, and subsequently laid on the table.

Great Froop ix tue Misstsstppt.—This river has overflowed its banks for hundreds of miles, inundating the country round, and causing much destruction of property.

A horrible fire occurred at the Isle de Carman, the most important commercial place in Yucatan, on the 18th March. Handbills had been placarded for some raat previous, announcing that the town would be fired.

In the principal street, 120 houses and the parcchial church were destroyed. The loss is estimated at three hundred thousand dollars. A large number of families immediately left for Campeachy. This is the second fire which has recently desolated Yucatan.

There has been a gold mine discovered in Brown county, Indiana. Mr. Walker, of Cincinnati, has arriv- ed at the diggings with a fot of his gold washers. They are going at the work in earnest. We learn that

to render any effectual assistance. ‘The property was/about a hundred bands are at work, and succeeding well.

partially insured.—Halifax Guardian.

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An [xsuRRECTION.—.Vew Orleans, 16th.—The New Orleans Delta has news of a violent insurrection among the negroes of the adjoining Islands of Guadaloupe. They burned the Government House and attempted to break open the prison and cet the convicts free. The Governor with a body of troops left to put down the in- surgents.

Anoruer Awrut TRaAGepy.—An extra from the Bangor Whig Office states that in Atkinson, Piscata- quis county, on Monday last, Mrs. Hutchinson, former- ly of Glenburn, in a fit of derangement cut the throats of three of her children and also her own. T'wo of the children are dead, and it is thought that Mrs. Hutchin-

son will not recover. The youngest child will probably

survive. Mr. Hutchinson, on his return from labour to his house, found his family in this deplorable condition. Mrs. Hutchinson has always borne a good character, but has been subject to occasiona! fits of derangement.

The Evansville ({Ind.) Journal says, that there is a young man named Masterson, awaiting his trial at Rockport, in that State, who possesses the remarkable faculty of being able to throw a stone with almost the precision a man can send a bullet faom a good rifle.— He can go into the woods and kill as many squirrels with “ dorricks,” as an experienced hunter can with his gun. A drunken man was pursuing a brother of his with a knife in his hand, when Masterson threw and struck the fellow on the back of his head, killing him instantly. He says he intended to strike the arm of the drunken man, to knock the knife from his hand, but his own arm was caught and the object frustrated.

Mr. W. Bradley of Springfield, in this county, in- forms us that saleratus bound upon corns for a few weeks, with occasioned changes, wil] effectually cure them. He has given ita fair trial, and would recom- mend it as an infallible remedy to those afflicted.— Madison Argus.

The well known William Lyon McKenzie has re- turned to Canada, and is about to become the editor of a newspaper in Toronto.

The steam ship City of Glasgow arrived at New York on the 3rd instant, having made the passage from the Clyde in 16 days.

Durirs paIp BY THRE CUNARD STEAMERS SINCE rHE Navieation Act.—The amount of the duties paid by the three British (Cunard) steamers that arrived at this port during the quarter just closed, was $610,- 069 25, averaging £203,656 42 each. The Navigation Laws came into operation on the Ist of January, 1856, since which time these steamers have brought over large quantities of French and other continental goods. It is safe to say that each of these cargoes was in the neighbourhood of a million of dollars.

The Boston Post says that a great calamity has be- fallen his country. No women are now to be found in it,—they are all gone—become extinct, and are super- ceded by things called Ladies !

The Indians of New Mexico, and some American buffalo-hunters, have lately had several bloody rencon- tres, in which the Indians have been generally victori- ous.

Later From Carirornia.—There were no fewer than three arrivals from Chagres, bringing passengers from California, at New York on Tuesday. They brought $2,800,000 in gold dust. The following are items of news from the gold region :— “

“The day previous to the sviling of the California

‘tne Collector of Customs in San Francisco was notified

that the monies collected for duties must be paid over to the State Government in accordance with a resolu- tion passed by the Legislature, and steps were being taken to forman independent government. Com. Jones, it is said, is about to take active measures to prevent it. A law has passed the Legislature imposing a tax of $25,00 onevery foreigner who works in the mines. The rains had ceased—every thing betokened a revival of the accustomed activity in business circles. The emigration from the States is begining to pour in on our shores in one unbroken column, and our steamers are crowded to their utmost conveyance of passengers and freights to the various cities and towns in the great interior valleys and to the different mines. Our ac- counts from the mines are reliable, and all concur in stating the inexhaustible quantities of the precious metal. In fact, it is the opinion of the oldest miners, those who have spent the Jast winter in the mountains, that the same ground worked over last year will be far more productive this, while at the same time additional and extensive directions are being opened, which will give employment to hundreds of thousands for genera- tions to come.

Tue Fever at Rio Janemo.—Reliable accounts from Rio Janeiro to March 24, represent the mortality by the African or yellow fever as very great, the deaths having for some time averaged 150 per day. Since the disease made its appearance the number of deaths had been fully 8,000 in that city, which is estimated to con- tain between 250,000 and 300,000 inhabitants.

A date of the 23d, from another source says:—The fever which had been prevailing for the past five or six weeks on shipboard, to a fatal extent, 1s now rather on the decline, but on shore it is rather on the increase,