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LTT SPT OE RNS TE CI ONE en a i a i a ‘ ; = AE SS ae ee a ; ‘ ; it i n excellent prece- | being the cxtra interest at one per cent. on £2000 stg. ‘Phig See Yon fo fav aPhE. DS me Pg a ty being | but that I am sont here to represent the views, feslings, and | 6 bad an gewgiion er eee to ceed | is the grave offenes for which wo are arraigned at the bar of, nlnouts { : ij | ‘ that the prayer of the Petition be rejected, the remedy ber g wishes of the mags of the people; and, to do all Tcan, a9 an =i ant ne if by so doing they provent a ‘Township being | public opinion. The hon. Leader of the Oppesition exproseed t F Gt peta ? ay LaTTeN ’ | elsewhere. i > f the Truatees of Saint | honest man, to further their interests. This 1 did in ees asa oLciie abb fora few pounds. As L stated before, we} ® hope that the majority of the members would pat their veto *e eas engin a mene | By Hon. Mr. Walker, a@ ane non sverding from | to the purchase of the Selkirk Estate. And the peopio in sryed £968 15s. out of tue eum allowed us for the purchase | upon this act of the Government ; but Lhope the majority

will manifest more regard for their own opinions than to carried away by such suggestions. If the minority think the: Government are influenced by corrupt motives, ne have done. thie to aggrandize themselves—to benefit a few at the of the many—they may do 28 was suggosted ; but as no such charge can be urged agaurmst them, where is the enormity of their offence? 1 would not like to have such a power

in my hands, said the hon. Leader of the Op ition; nor would [, Mr. Chairman, were we irresponsible. Such a power. — if not used constitutionally, might be dangerous, a oP assumed not the right as @ right inherent in the Governineng —or would set have come down to this House in the cun-ieg. ent manner we have, and called upon the Legislatare to mum’ tain us. Mr. Cooper lses no opportunity which offers of - attempting to bring odium an the Government. He . to think our desire since the time we took the seals ye has been to frtter away the Constituciou. In maki ted insinuations, [ think he is nt justified, especially ter *

‘locality should consider, that were it not for the conduet of

|} Andrew's College, praying | , Andrew's College, may be trans- Hee eee, of ‘the Opposition, im ringing i Ball

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. |property belonging to Saint ins Dans'an’s Cale ithe hoe. : ‘ferred by law to the new Corporation of Saint Duns'an 8 © 7 ce of the Worrell Estate, they would not be tn . » » | ; : . wh! foc the purchase of the Wo | . Tuvrspay, Mareh 21 at th d Petition do le on the Table. Where B onpinniteos Crdonets tek ieee P bit n of Caroline Campbell the comfortable pogiion to-day which they occupy. intro- . : > > me : F 9 Canis Cen: Oe es Sanath mae 2 i rth os tag te ronkbdiatlon fut three months teaching, would they have been ‘o-day had that e eer a os is Ad AS. OS SPs of nese pe eceean PRD whi h vue withheld on account of not having the average &t- duced? Tiey have reason to re ao nd Purchase Bul? | Uuerlott-town would give ovnsiderable for the privilege of cutt- wentioned,” wae read @ third time aod pas<ed, ed sshatens required by law.—Keferred to the Special | consummation. And — ee division taken on it.| ing the timber which grows on it. I wish we could get Mr. Un motion of tun. Mr. Baguall, the Bill intituled “ an Committee on Kdueation—A Petition of Ewen Morriaon,| Hon. Mr. arerenl ts Si fat se { am concerned, [ say [| Sullivan to part with bis on the same terme, Ie the Govern- Act W& give summary protection to persons employed in the ferryinan, Ellis River, praying for remuneration.— A Petition Boge Aiea Pc wl the insinuations thrown | ment to be arésied with invective becatise the representatives ublication of Parliameatary Papers,” was read a third time | of Alexander MeDonald, Lewis ferry, Lat... ‘The. two lagt | hove done my cuby, Doe’: i their political enemy, and | of the majority, sent here by the perple, chovee to purchase a P : ” ; : ecial O ttee on | Out to induce them to believe | am their px ; Act? His Excel'ene aud passed. | named Petitions were referred to the ae oo i that I have no : aE in common with them and the other Township under the Land Purchyea Act: is Excel'ency . i i sh in| e , Siec House adjourned. | & Hon, Mr, Rameny moved the third reading the of Bill in- | miscellaneous suyjecis. j

i ‘ol. Gray should bring! the Licut. Governor is allowed from time to time to buy a Town- a | people of this Island. If the Hon. ol. y et ere ' : daecsayeg tituled "aa Act to eoable Juba Hunter te take the additional Weonsear, March 27th. furward & measure tending to confer still groater advantages | ship, or two or three of them, according as the funds come} name of Duvar.” sented to the House and | upon them than the pure

l tas hase of their ee a that - ‘ omens ad acted anqording oe vps ag he Os ai The following Petitions were pre . : } tions of the Islan state | |eader of the Opposition said, they could have purchased 10° ‘ i the motion, ob-! ime ow on. Col. Swat is not detrimental to other portio : Hon. Mr. Anderton, fw rising to soccnd \the same were received and read: By Hon. Col. Swabey, a i akly it shail have my most cordial suppor

j : We are told 54 at 5 per cent., payable in Debentures ; but the gentleman served, that it war vot au uncommon course, as he had just) persion of Hillsborough District School, praying thet the said | cy 1d wait—-thatall echomes ** pending tho investigations

of the Selkirk Ketate. Are the people of this Island so rch that they consider it a bad precedent to set, to sive this amount, and give it towards purchasing # Townsh.p to give to hard- working honest men? Five thousand acros of this Lot are very cheap at 10s. an acre. A gentleman of integrity now In

who sold it to us, who would have required £2000, or £3000

observed in the Hosterna Chronicle, that a similar course was) .¢hoo! may not be clo-ed.— By Hon. Mr. Aucersen, @ Petit on |

pursted ix Halifax by changiog the name of Jobo Hymen to that of Joseph Pearson. The aforesaid Bill was then read a | third time aud passed. Faiwar, March 23nd. How. Mr. Patwer,.a member of Her Majesty’s Executive Cuudsil, bid og the Table a message from Hie Exceliency | the Lieuteaant Governor, of which the following is a copy :—| « The Lieutenent Governor transmits for the information of tiel egialative Voere!! copies of the following Despatches : No. 53, February J, 1861, transmitting an order in Council | speciaily confr iog an Act of the Locai Legislature ; No. 54, | B-treare Q3ed 196), transmitting an order in Council, leaving | 4S Acts of the Legisiatare to their operacion ; Ne. 55, Fed. | Weds Weameaiitting an order in Counct!, disallowing an Act of | the Legisiarare for the bet ef apprehension of certain offenders : | Chetlar Sh Ped., selosing a copy of a letter from Lord Eleho on fhe sabject of Na ional Ride Association ; Circular 31st | S.nuaty, Ragonncing Peace with China. Tue owing Veiitions were presented te the Honse by Hon. Me. Palmér: a Petition of divers misad:tants of Lots 4) and 5. praying for the erection of Light Houses on the North | sud Bast Capee of thiedstand.« ds Honor, in presenting this Petution, spoke as follows—Reference is made in this Petition | t former ones on the seme subject ; and l regret that there ts | net a better prospect of the prayer of the petition being grant- ed. The Lieutenant Governor has been in communication with the Government of Conada on the subject; but no definite | anewer has yet been received. New Brunswick have as much at stake as we have; and if the} wbject praged for 1 the Petuion was accomplished, those Pru-

Vineas would derive greater advantages frown it than this Colony. | the mode ot granting licence on an equa! footing. This man, | The Americans would also derive great advantage from it ;| i appears, has been refused by the two nea ext magistrates, |

sad I believe they would cheerfully bear a portion of the ex- | pensea ; bat [ am certainly indisposed to see our sinall revenue | bea? the whole expenee, when other Colonies would derive | wqual sdeantages,—he Petition was referred to tue Special

Coumnttee on mitcellaneous subjects.—A Petition of divers

yuhatitante of Chariotteiowan, praying that Kea Street School wy de ned. In presenting this Petition his Honor ob- | worved that, by the last Eduestion Act two schools in Chariotie- | town were closed.” But it appeared that notwithstanding the | nesommodation provided in the College, there was stil! room |

ur that end of the Town for another Teacher. Referred to the | nearest magistrates; and it would be coutrary to the spint oF | Sp-cia! Committee on Education.—A Petition of divers if-) ihe Act fur magistrates from & dstant part of the country to |

habitants of Charlottetown, (merchants and others) praving for « Baokrept Law. Ordered, that the Petition do lie on the’ ‘sable.

Hoa. Co, SWABEY--The same objection to a Bankrupt | Law which existed last year exists now. Cahtec in the House | ef Commons the Attorrey Generel introduced a Bankrupt) Law ; bat it was put off for the session. first subject iutroluced this year; and eny person wishing to) éraw up a Bankrup: Law here could not de better than to copy | that Act. ‘Though | have long been desirous that it should be |

of the Trustees of Lot 10 school. Both Petitions were referred to the Specisl Committee on E-lucation. ; :

By Hon. Mr. Anderson, a Petit-on of Patrick Stone, praying relief. Referred to the Special Committee on Pauperse —

By Hon. Mr. Hutchinson, a Petition of certain inbabitants of the North River, head of the West River, and New Bodeque road, showing that a ‘T'svern Licence had been withheld frou James Traynor on account of the two nearest magistrates hay- ing refused ty sign hie certificate ; and praying the Legisla- ture ro interfere in his behalf.—His Honor in presenting this Petition observed, that as the two nearest magistrates had re fused to sign his certificate, there was no uther course for him, but to apply te the Legis» ture.

Hon. Col. SWABEY —I am aware thet a different course has been pursued. i kuew a case where a man wishing to obtain licence passed the two nearest magistrates, and went ta others at & greater distance who sigued his certifica @, an/ he got his Licence.

tlon. Mc. HUT UUINSON-—-My opinion is that if the two uarest megistrates, on being applied to, refuse to go and ex- amine a man’s prewis 8; or, after examining, and finding thew sufficient, siwll refuse to sign his certificate, that the man should then be at liberty to go to the next nearest.

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—The law bas virtually placee the power of granting Tavern Licence in the hands of the imhabi- ants of each School District. It also provides that the two Nearest magistrates shall sigy a certificate before any man can obtain T'avern Licence, which, im this case, it appears they re

The people of Canada and | fuse tw do; therefore | consider that he has no right to get |

Licence. Hon. Col. SWABEY—Tihat shows the necessity of placing

who have the best opportunity of knowing whether such a house is required ; and whether he ts a proper person tu keep it. I suppose they have dove their duty.

lion. Mc. SIMPSON—He had no mght to apply for licence till be obtaimed the signatures of the two nearest magistrates.

Hoa. Mr. ANDERSON—In the case referred to by hi« Honor Col. Swabey, the Colomal Secretary might not know that it was vot the (wo nearest inagistrates who had signed his cer- tificate ; but in this case it might be known.

Hon. Mr. BAGNALL—I think it the duty of the two

grant such a certificate.

Hon. Mr. JOHNSON —I consider the system of granting Tavern Licences des.ruct:ve to the morals of the country ; aud 1 wou.d like to see it abolished altogether.

Lion. Mr. RAMSAY—IL bé@iieve 1t 8 the intention of the Act that the two nearest magi-trates siall sign the certificate,

However, it was the and when they refuse to do su | think it ts sufficient grouads |

for withdholding the Licence. Ordered, that the sa.d Petinon do he on the lable. On motion, the Liouse resolved itself into a committee of the

of the Commiesioners are visionary ;’? but the gallaut Col. knows well that af it is improper to interfere with the pro- ‘ceedings of the Land Commission, he cannot forget that he land his colleagues were guilty of flagrant inconsistency In | parehaettig Lot 54. I trusted the Government would do the for other parts of the Island as they had done for Bel- \fast. But any man possessing even a spark of intelligence, |may see we need not expect anything from the Land Com- ‘mission. Iam not likely to be mistaken in my views of that linstitution. ‘I'welve months ago, I said if ever there was a ‘sham, ®& delusion, and a cheat attempted to be perpetrated | upon a free people, it is the institution of that Land « ommis- gion. It bas no basis at pres-nt; aud before it takes effect, |it is said we must have an Act to give validity to its proceed ings, Gentlemen of the eo know that that Act is now ‘virtually disallowed ; and its disallowance, no doubt, has been procured through the uncenstitutional interfence of pro- |prigtors here and in the old Country. If the Commissioners were to sit again next summer, for several months, you will ‘be compelled to go through the same form aguin—for it is ‘nothing more than a form —of passing an Act to give effect to jany decision at which they may urmve. And if the Award be not favorable to the proprietors, who have showed what | powor they exercise at the Colunial Office, to bias the mind of ‘the Secretary of Stat: for the Colonies, and to come between us and the H me Government like a baleful shadow, you | know their power right well. Can there be a doubt as to my ‘conviction about the course pursued, that the whole scheme was a shsm and & delusion. I am still further convineed of | this inasmuch as when the Comm ssioners were sitting, 1t was announced in the Government organ'that the only proprietors who would be bound by their decision would be those who subscribed to the Commission. ‘These amounted to six, and jone of them has since relinquished his claim. leaving five to ibe affected. What then, 1 ask, is to become of the people | under the other thirty or forty proprivtors of this Island, who lelaim to be exempt from the award the Commissioners m+y give? Yet, you say, ‘‘wait!’’ Is that the duty of this | House? Should we fold our arms and see the bone and si-

| new of this Colony destroyed, their homes levelled, their

| hearth stones made desolate, tenants crammed into jails by ‘land claimants, whose names ‘ stink in the nostrils’’ of the | whole community? Does this become our character as honest men, and trustworthy Representatives? Were we actuated by @ sincere des re to promote the interests of the tenantry, |we would act independently of any Award. Such a couse jmight be more satisfactory in its results than our mos | sanguine expectations can form of any Award which may be igiven. As regards the financial state of the Co ony, I shall not sty much. When the Liberals came into power in 1851, | the Public Debt was exceedingly large.

Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH—But you had two ye«rs revenue ; to xpend.

| Lion. Mr. WHELAN.—We had to m:ke up for that in ether respect-. Bit ailow meto ask if Treas ry Warrants

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the subject of legislatiun here ; yet { think it would be prudent! whole to take ito cmnderation a Bill intituled “an Act | ¥*Fe & no di-coant frm 1846 to 1851, when the Gowernnent

to submit to the inconvenience fur anvtier session.

A Petitiea of Catherine Mopnagh, preying relief. Referred | to the 3 -eciel Commitice on Paupers.

©n mdtion, the House resuived iiself into a Committee of the | whole to take into further consideration a Bui mttuled, an Act t consolidate and emend the Act relating to Grand and Petit! évrors.’’ Hon. Dr. Johnson in the Chair.

On the clause, previourly amended, relaiing te the exemption | of Engine and Firemen being reat’,

Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON retaarked that he was the fire: |

lonnr, many by exemp Ing the Nagine and Firemen, we greatly seduce tie | number of in-elligeat wen who are liable to -erve. ion. the PRESIDENT—WMy principal objections to the emendment are, that although Engine and Firemen have beer |

exempted from serving s¢ jurors for a considerable me, yet | habitants of te Cuy, and of the Island generally, to sine, |

they have never asked, by Petition, to be alluwed to serve ; and | 1 thiok that if they desired that privilege they would have ask-|

;to consolidate and amend an Act relating to the conveyance |

of Real Estare by married women during their coverture.’’ Hon, Mr. tiutehinson m the Chair.

Un motion of his Honer the Presideat, the schedule referred to in this Act was amended by inserting ‘* A. B., J. P., or otherwise,” at the end thereof. The House was then resumed, aud his Honor Mr. Hu:chinson reported that the Committee had gone turengh the Brill, and agreed to the same with a cer- tain amendment.

| was in the hands of a f-w particu ar friends—in the hands of | men whose credit in this Colony and in Kagland was so great, | we were told, they coud accom, lisa anything they desired ? | But ** the m n of yesterday are: ot the men of to-day.” It 18 notorious Worrents were then at a great decount. It 1s

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Lave revel crisis, they sold ata d-count; bat now small cums can-ot be raised ex ep’ i viel-tion of the | ws of the land.

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| They we Lknow they have incr @30-1 ihe duties on many sr icles |

jon the Debentures; by paving in Warrants we saved £300, jless £45. Thatis the bad precedent. As regards the Land Commission, my views wore, that it wou'd do us much good, ‘as will appoar, no doubt, when the Despatch of the Duke of Neweastle is received. I regret so much opposition has been offered to our endeavors to carry out this scheme. We have ut no money in our pockets by it; and so long as Ihave the Siaee of retaining a seat in this Legislature, no ope shail put |a pound there. Is itnotour glory te save? A respeetable man | tuld me a few deys ago he was ob] ved to pay 103. an acre for lJand on the Worrell E-tite, when others on the Selkirk Estate were getting theirs for 64. an acre. I cannot help it, | repl ed, litcost more. Land bought for 33. an acre cannot be suld for |] ss than 54; and even at that rate | solemnly declire we will es more than o'ear ourselyee. | ssked Mr. Perry when he

was befure the Commission rs at St. Eleanor’s if land boaght by the Government at 34. an acre could be sold for less than ;5a.anacre 1 blame not the late Government for purchasing at the rare t oy did, ag 1 beleve they cou'd not helpit. Tie | hon. Leader of the Oppesition eaid, in case of war a Gevern- } ment may adopt sucha course ; but is i nos beter and more | glorious to tnke it for the promotion of peace ? Who brings 'war upon a land? If for phantom glory men bring dist:e+s to | thousands of widows and orphans, it shall be my buast to say | { desire to do good for the sake of peace. What more glorious than to bring happiness and con entuent to our Island hemes at the lowest possible rate! What, then, that has the heart lef a man beating im him, say we have set a bad precedent?

) Mr. COOPER—The hon. Leader of the Government seems /to think the minority. should haye contidence in the present | Administration, because they struck a good bargain without | our consent, expecting toget it afterwards. In the first place | we saw adeviation frum the principles ut Responsible Govern- | ment ; and, step by step, we see a deviation from law. I they go on thus there will soun be very little use in our coming here at all. Lf the consent of this Legislature was necessary in this case, they should have got it beforehand. | After consent was given to purchase the Selkirk Estate, it was understood all the rest would be left in the hands of the Land Commissioners.

Hon. Mr. COLES—I have yet to learn the land on the Worrell Estate sells at 10s. an acre. If it does, the present Government have raised its price ; for 6s. 8d. was the highest price paid for wilderness land on that Estate. The present Government may have raised it to make the late Government unpopular ; so, the man referred to, need not have been told 't..e Estate cost more money. £18,000 were paid down for it, leaving a balance of £6000 to be paid, and there was a reduc- tion to be made for Fishery Keserves, ponds, &, which lessened its price considerab'y : so, taking the whole Estate, it would not amount to more than 5s. an acre. I understand the Selkirk Estate cost more than £9000 : but the littles taken off one and put on another make a great differenee. It was stated there were 80,000 acres in the Worrell Estate when we

urehased it. Since that period, however,new surveyors have i= put on it, and now it appears there are only 60,000 acres In this way itis easy to make out the Selkirk was P robased on more favorable terms than the Worrell Estate. | It is well known, too, there was more oppression practised on the Worrell than on the Selkirk Estate; but anything will serve as an excuse for violating the law of the iand. I have /not yet heard one good reason assigned for purchasing Lot | 54. A large part of it is a wilderness. Interest must be paid ‘on the purchase money ; and the Land Tax on it is lost. Now, Look at St. Peter's

{look at the whole of the Worrell Estate.

a On motion, the House resolvod itself into a Committee of | for Wluch the h-rdy Yeomanry of this Island, whe se Imiers o | Buy, with the beautiful farms on its margin. Where we got run who drew ettention to this claase. Tiere are, said his! the whoie ts twke into consideration a Bill, intituied * an Act | they pretend t have so much a heart, must pay.

rsons exempted from serving as Jurore; acd | to prevent Congregations from being disturbed, or disquieted,

during the perfo:mance of public worship.’’ Hon. Dr. Jobn- sen in the Chair. tlis Honor the PRESIDENT observed that such an Act

was necessary in évery Community ; but it was due to the in-

that they have such respect for the House of God thar this Act has not been ealied tur by any special occurrence ; but yet

Hou, Mr. LONGWORTtHH.— On Spr sand Wines. | toa. Mr. WHELAN. Yes; snd on Tea. |moral:zed this country by reising the dutie-on Spiris; for it [hos inttOduced® on ere mous eimount of smuggling. In one ' place alone, Liquors, the duties on which smuunted to £1200, jaave been smuggled during last year, This isan insiance of |veur fine financial policy. You have increas d the Pull c | Debt thiee times, though you got the Go-ernment with £5,000

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(125. Gd an acre fora great pat of this property, will the Government, [ ask, get 12s. 6d. an acre for any of Lot 54? 1 ‘The excuse about middlemen will not do. If these stepped in pending the investigations of the Commissi-ners, the Com- | mission might beve taken that into consideretion also, and , learned them 4 ealatary lesson. The Gevernment, too, should {have assisted in punishing men who would dare to interfere

I give my support to the amendwent, not

jin such a manner. | out of opposition, but from principle. At rome futare period

professes to have the welfare of the people of Prince Edward / {sland at heart. Instesd of making this groundioss charge he ought to be prepared to yicld any meoed of praise to the sent Administration to which it is entitled. Had hiedagling . measure—a Court of Escheat—bern established, would the — Selkirk Estate have been thrown into the hands of the Crow

at & lower price than that for which it h»s been purchaath'a No, Mr. Chairman, if a Court of Escheat were in operation — at the present moment, and supposing for the sake of argu. © ment the Selkirk Estate wer assai‘able in such a Court, iges would cost more than the price paid fur it to re-invest it in _ the Crown ; or, ce language of the hon. member bimeelf, to redeem the inhabitants un that property from * proprictary thraldom.’’ Yet the hon. member aan tous about ineonsistency—though it ill becomes him. At his time — of life he should be able to draw a clear dis:inct.on between ~ right and wrong. If we have done right, we should receive his approbation; if wrong, then we should be condemned, if what we have done is beneficial to the people, and caleula ted to advance their best interests, then I cali upon the mem- bere of this Legislature to sustain us. $

Mr. OW EN—The hon, the Leader of the Opposition tated, there were ne wore than 10 settlers on Lot 54. 7

lion. Mr COLES—According to the Censae.

Mr. OWEN—There are 40, aud these have short leaees of 21 years—many of which ore about to expire. (Hear.) I stated yesterdyy the Lot was as goed a8 Township 33 or 55, which are fully set-led, or any Lots on the Worrel Estate, with the exceprion of 38. The only conditions on whieh the agent would allow persons to settle on i: were ei:her to purchase er take a lens: for 21 yeers. (Hear.) Now as long as peoplecan got land on more favorable t rns, they will not eettie an farme with leases for that short period. | may state too, the land, with the exception of a block of Loyalist iand, is nearly > opened up.

Hon. Mr. WHELAN—TI intond to take a few minutes more, to assign reasons for supporting the amendment moved in my absence. You are aware it was my intention frem the first to move that amendinent ; but thinking u was only £2000, which had been issued in Warrants in place of Debeutures, I wee willing to withdraw my opposition tu the paragraph. 1 thiuk, now, it wou d be flagrant injustice to cull upon ue to defend the Lieut. Governor and his edvisers, in issuing Debentures for Lot 54 without the sanction of the Leyi-lature. Much has been -aid about their zeal for the interests of the people, in prevent- ing the intervention of unddie men. Accordeng to the Ceneus, there are only 10 tenants on the Lot, in al! 40 settlers ; and the. law must be violaied 10 8.ve 40 people from we grasp of middle men. A far different object, | believe, was in view. all heard, Sir, of the Kwigration ~cheiwe of the friends of the ernment A colony of a cerain desirable class wus to be brought out, to settle, | think on that very Township. [a thw (transaction they have been guil:y of a grave political offenees, und the means by which they sought to be absolved wae by viving an expinnation, which was done in the Speech of His ixcellency. Who ever heard of anything 80 mons rous?—a Govermnent commiting this offence, pursumg a dangeroun course, then seeking to be absolved for confessing their ertine ?

[tis a good Catholic doctrine; but TL rather think we are not here in the character of Priest#, to grant absolution because jthere bas been a confession of en. | fur one de bot aspire to ithat high office. I do net abso:ve them. Ave hon. member jsaid the amendment was contrary to the ‘aws of language. Wril [che hon. ember point out the seutence in which this de perwre i fron there laws oecu:s?

| Mon. Mr. MSAULAY—Ia these worde—“' Tha Hous» of } Assembly ce nnot help remaking that such a cours a6 thee, 00 jcontery ty law, &c Inthe first p'a-e, itis Rot true; it 8 [net contrary to any how to when yeu cau refi r; mud 89, tat | be contrary to the law of Language.

| Hon Mir, WHELAN —The hon. member does net new ccompiain of the coms ruction of tue sentence, bur of a tact ime jvolved. ‘That the course of the Government wae contrary ww llaw, we have the t-stunony of the bou member from Queen's

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ed for it. ‘Luose men are hable to be called upon at any hour, | it was weil to have the Act, in case anything should arise in | SPSTe cash in the Treasnry. | we may bave a Government not astrustworthy as the present ; | C9U"'Y-

7 . Pe t ay Ching site “ek or mo: a may ue » Gove ent not as trustworthy as 1@ pres ; n. Ur. LONGWOR TH —We ieee lew ain Goth day or vigh!, lo serve og Firemen ; aud if we wontia hare 7} future tu render it necessary.—On motion, the Presidentt took | Hon. Mr. GRAY -—M ‘ Chair are 7 have heard en on jad, if this principle can be carried out, it may be turned to se aw pa et tee Kell ea: sil! ecsinthanllll « Tievent as such, we should oe ate from we we, ces snap j the Chair, and the Chairman reported the Bill agreed to with- | pomber Sho hee on or at full lengtn b- fore. on thia sub-! , very bad account in this Colony. Another Government may oe ae ‘is — emeenesele ~- £10,000 bvastne libero we at Another objection , that cowpieints have veen imade that tou out any amendinent. ject, and it is not my inten ion to dwell upon the question un- give LUs. an acre ton friend, instead of 74. 6d., as mentioned 5 per ened oe

suany jarymen jate chosen from Charlottetown, and if Firemen! House in Committee on a Bill, intituled “an Act for the | der discussion now, os my sentiments upon it were fullyeume-| 7) ene Act,

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were e igible to serve, | au apprebeusive that the objection | wou'd be increase!. Besides, | consider that 1t would be de-|

rogetory tw the dguity of the Court to leave it optioaal with was resuned, and the Chairman reported the Bill agreed to | dte-8-

the men whether they would eerve of not. And suppvee a fire | should break out iv Towa when the Court is io the midst of a) very interesting trial, and a number of the most efficient Fire-| zacn were on the jury, what Would be the consequence ?

tion. Mr. PALMER—His Honor the President appears de- |

sireus o. throwing cold water vn the amendment wouch I pro- | Quuneil, by command of His Excellency the Lieutenant Gover- | Hut [ cansot see any valid reason way Engine and | nor, laid before the tiouse the Accounts of tne Commissioners |

posed. #remen should be excupted, if voluatarily inelined to serve. |

Vhough a fire wou'd break out when a trial is yuing on, there | sre siways substitutes or second officers at hand. And when | we come te Coasider the advantages which would result from | allowing them to serve, | think the objections are great y over- |

balanced. His Honvr the President also alludos to the pro-| during the perfurmauce of public worship,’ was read the third |

babiluy of a larger auinber of jurors bemg taken froin Chariot- | telown staan from the country; Out ag far as my experience}

goes, would prefer men from bie country to serve &s Jurers0N | to consilidate and amend an Act relating io the conveyance of | asrieuliaral questions , they ar@ away itum their hoes, and! Real Estate by married women during their coverture,’’ was |

when in town they are wore punctual in their atiendance. 1 | have beon conduciimg cases when 1 ,would prefer farmers for jerymen. Bowever, cowmnecied wih the Fire Companies who would be willing to| ~ergy as jaryaveu; and | canuot see why their services should | be loat.

Hoan. Mr. BAGNALL—I expressed my opinion on a former} occasion when thes Bill wes under discussion, and I am still of |

opinion that some diliculiy will arise from leaving 1 optional | referred to the Special Committee on miscellaneous subjects, |

vith aay cises of inen lo Serve as jurors. | ihiwk that whatever, wen ete summoned should be compelled to serve ; and there-_ fore Twill not support the amendment. The questivn of cuncurcenee wae then put on the amend-| ment, aud the House divided : Contente—tlons. Messrs. Palinor, Anderson, Gardiner, Goff, Kaweay, Simpsun, Hurchinson—7 Non-toments —tivn tae President, Hons. Messrs. Swab-y, | Bagnall, Forgan, Wa'ker—5 So it passed in tie atfirinative. ! Usa motion, the Houss was resumed, and his Honer Dr. Jouasun reported that the Committwe had gone throegh the | Bill, aod egread to the s@no with certain amendmouts. } Hou. M:. Goff ebtaitiod leave of absence for one week. ttonso adgousnec Uli Monday.

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Menpar, March 25 h. On motion of lion. Mr. Hutchinson, the Bill intituled, * an | Act two consolidate and amend the Act relating to Grand and. Petit Jurors,” wag read the third time and passed.

According to previeos arrangement, the House went this dny an sebody at } 14 0’clock jo viri: the Normal School; and

tothe Council Chamber at one o’cleck, the tlouse was resumed.

A message from the House of Assembiy, by Hon. Mr. Havi- Jand, weth-e Bill, \at.tubed,**an Act to aller the Constitution of the Legisiauve Conncil, by sendering the same Elective,” to which they desire the concurrence of the Legisiative Ununci).

The following Petitions were presented to the livuse, aud the wame were received and rend. .

By'tfen. Mr. Anderson, a Petition of diverge inhabitants of Muuinegash snd Vicinity, praying for the estiblishinont of a Post Office‘at the residence of Kichard Costa. Referred to the Special iittee on miscellancous subjects.

By Hon. Mr. Walker, a Petition of the Right Reverend Pever Macintyr@, tha Very Rev. Jameé MaeDonald, and the they. Angus Mac idonald, praying for an Act of Incorporation for Saint lbunman’e College. . Ordered, that the said Petiuon do lie on the Tabi. :

Tonssar, Mareh 26:h.

Hon. Mr. Simpson, a member of Her Majesty's Executive Gouncit of dite island, by eommand of His Exceliency the Laratenaat Governor, inid on the Table a copy of the Estimates

Toe ' g # “‘Yollowing mossages were received fram the Honse of - Avnembly—By SA. ‘Beer, with a Bill intituled “an Act to “prevent gr Gons from bemg disturbed or dieqnieted dur-| “Wig the performace Of public worship.""—By Hon. Mr. Hens “Tey, witha Bill intitiled “an Act to consolidate and anend “the Lows relating to the conveyance of Real Eerate by married women during thie “verurs.”—By Hon. Mr. Haviland,

«, Dill, intituled, ‘an Act for the protection of Co fal Fh aie Bilis were rend the first time, ~~ + ‘ne following #e' ‘presented to the House and

oil wore ueceived and read; vai we) 2 “By flow. Mr. Uogaol!, » Puli ton of O, 8. Bentley, Licenced Toachar, yi Temitaerition fur sv ces rendered to Joba Atta, 14%. School Visitors Alter + One conaider- ole Berd:e, OR ania ot Mow. Sl. Palwer, A eas reeoly

provection of Copy Right.”” Hon. Mr. Auderson in the Chair. The Committee having gone through the Bill, the House

Without any amendment.

Hou. Mr. Simpson obtained leave of absence til! ‘Tuesday next; and Hons. Messrs. Gardiner and Bagnall till Wednde-- day, 3rd Apri’.

Hon. Mr. Simpson, a member of Her Majesty’s Exeeutive

of Public Lands ; and aleo the Lipost aud Light Daty accounts fur the past yeur. Tuurspar, Murch 28th. On motion of Hon. Dr. Johnson, the Bill, mmtituled ** an Aet to prevent Congregations from being disturbed or dinquieted

time and pasied.

On motion of Hon Col. Swabey, the Bill, int tuled ‘an Act |

read the third tame and pa-sed On motion of Hon. Mr Sunpson, the Bill, intituled ** an Act

there are many intelligent men) for the ptotection of Cupy Right,’ was read the third tune |

and passed. Hon. Mr Ramsay presented a Petition of divers inhebitants

|of Lot One, praying for the erection of ight houses on the)

North and Hast Capes of this Island. Hon. Mr. SIMPSON on rising to move that the Petition be

observed, that last year he had the houor of presenting a Peu- tion praying fur the same object ; and while he admitted that it Was very desirable, yet he was indispesed to alluw our smal! Revenue to bear the whole expence, when the neighb uring Colonies would derive equal advantages. I am aware, said hs Honor, that Ils Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has

been im communication with the Governments of the neighbor- |

ing Colonies ou the subject, bnt no defimte answer has yot been received. House adjourned till Monday next.

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

Continued froin our last No.

Mr. DAVIES-~-There was every disposition on the part of |

the Committee on Public Accounts to act fairly ; and no in- clination to reflect upon any one without sufficient cause. Any person who looks at the Books of the Road Correspondent may see a number of Warrants are noted aa being sold ; but neither the name of the indiy:dual, nor the amount of the Warrant is meutioned—bo-h of which, I think, I would have dune. We did mot bring any charge against the Secretary for defrauding the public. I am of opinion, however, he should have noted down the No. of the Warrant, and the name of the individual who received 1t. It can be shown from the Pubiie Accounts the a —" Government has not run the Colony in debt.

Hon, Mr. COLES—My statement about the Road Corres- pondent bas not been cuntradicted. The only excuse is, he did not keep his Books as another man would have done.

Hon Mr. WHEIAN, after referring to the factof Warrants having been issued without the couseut of the Legislature, said—-! au not sorry this d-ecussion has taken place ; because, { trust it will prove a check on thie or any ather Government which may suceeed it, and serve 18 a warning to them of the ~unpropuety of paymg away any portion of the public money contrary to law. If a Government can in this manner issue £2000, the pricciple is recognized, and £10,000, £20,000, or £30,000 may be issued in the sa.ne way. I said | was willing to forgive this error ia the conduct of the Adininistration, inas much ae it was done for the purpose of carrying out an object to winch [lent my assistance. {| said last Session, and even a few days ago—my hon. fiend on the left (Mr..Coies) being strongly Opposed to me,—that my policy was to give a frank and generous support to it. Last Session, when it was an- nounced that the mention was to purchase the Selkirk Estate, my hon. friend said we should vote against it. No, said I ; my intention is to vote for its purchase, for | am determine, to carry out the policy we ourselves pursued in reference to the Worrell Estate ang Lot 11. I said, if we had a right to pur- chase these properties, i could not be wrong to purchase the Selkitk Estae, Lot 54, or any other property. 1 was not actuated by party wotves. I am aware prejudices have been aitempted to be excited in Belfast, because | come imes indu!ged in a hutle pleasantry at the expese of sowe persons in that locality, but did not do so out of a spirit of malice or vindic- liveness. | contend this principle should he recoguized by myself, and every men holding positions.eunilar to those which we occiipy —thet the moment I take iy place here, lam not