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to withhold the payment of their rents—gave eno ruragement

to the whole body to persist in their ilkadvised determination dances adverted te might have been prevented, and were the Sheritt's Sule, to describe the f of resistance to te demandsot their lond ords, until suea time would have been no pretence tor drawing down disgrace upon and bounds #8 those landlorcs should cons ne co sell them the freehalds af tue Colony by the Governments procuring a detachment os im compliance with In fuet it gave them Troops to be eent hither tu enturce due obedienee to the laws

their farm< on fare and equitable terms reason te believe that they were pursuing. if not » striecly oonstitational, yet certainly a justifichle course. And indeed

: Po : ers an article which appeared in the ds/ander about that time, was'hy the ereetion of barracks tur the aceowmodativa of the leas, and hundreds of our industriogs arn

eleariy, he thoug it, calouluted to encourage that belief Th

Government would, he supposed, adwit that the Js'ander was Ue would, however, merely remark that be thought it would their property, very naturally

their organ.

Hon Levner of the Goverywest (Mr. POPE ) The Govern.) commodatian than to bave erected new barraces tur that pur- considered that 10 wad becosdury We Cie Eraminer rather pose than the Jslander, might seem to ave been the Governinent | and the unwarrantakle mode to whieh an appropriatiun of

ment Would admis nothing of the kind,

organ, at ieast tor the lust forcnig!it

lion. Vr COLES then read as follows from an editorial of|ever, have to deal at another time; and,

the Islander of the Lich December, 18633.

* The wilderness state of the greater part of their lands is St praedel to themselves as it is injurious to the community, and they way eventually find, unless they take some pains to: induce settlers to cultivate their forests, that at no very dis-| iod the Legislatare—whether of the Island, or the | °°

tant United Colonies—may insist upon taxing them, and to an ex- tent that will compel them either to part with, or settle them sither by means of tenantry or freelulders. We are the last

> interiere with the known legal rights of individuals. We

hold Excheat at this time, after ao long an interval of quiet)

jon, to be not only ridiculous, but impossble. The

ight t property. w however, merely conventional. By the baw of nature, no man bas claim to more land than is necessary for his subsistence ; and bis ryt te held more, and transmit it to his descendants, is derived frum the law; and the sam power—the will u! the people-which conterted the right, mmay alsy, abridge, teeirain, or abolish it. And that this has been dune, we have many modern insta ces The emancipation ot the slaves in the West lndus; the selling of the Irish en. cumbered estates; land ‘aken tur ratiroads and other public poses, aygrinst the willof the propristors, are cases in point fthe Government of Great Brita could e-mpel the V ex: Indian planters ty give up their slaves. at a fixed 7 ie no reason why it should not compel the Proj retore ot Prince Edward Isiand to surrender their lands. on being pao & fair compensation—not what they wight consider euch, bur what dism erested, impurtial people might, gources of Infurmation, determine to be, under the circum gtances asthe true value. 4nd we cannot help thinking this wil! be the end of the contention,

comes mote apparent, und Che consequences mere NjuTIous te)

the mass of inhalitanis, the less fepagnance will be maniested to Tesort te extreme measures, Aud every proposal tu modiiy or lessen the evil, that ts tej-cted by the Proprietor, will only serve to reeuncile those who way be at present unwilling to have recourse to acts of s ringeney, to a p hey, of which, bow. éver nuch to be deplored, they cannot but confess the neces. sity. When the siep is im danger of sinking, part of the cargo is thrown over to save tee rest, and the heaviest firsr ; end tie losers mut be content with the average cow pensation Ig wall be for the Proprietors to consider well witht themselves in the contest muw going on, and of whieh there is not likely goun to be an end, if they reject reasonable propositions mad. by the Goveroment of the parent state, whether they will mot be in the sam~ rituation with those whose gouds have been eacrificed to lighten the ship; and whether they will not have tu be contented with a less favorable average than they could now secure tu themselves by treaty?’

The hon. geatleman then proceeded to say; These were the remarks of the Js/ander at the very time when the League

Was.orzanized in King’s County, and immediately ater the |

planting of ® eannon by members of that League on Peters's Kowd, Lot 63, Murray Liarbor District, for the purpose of de- terring the officers of thelaw from the discharge of thetr official duties either in tee service of writs or the execution of war- ranteof distraint Therefore. he maintained that the civil adtherity had mot eco duly tested before the Government bad recourse to the military power, Had the civil power b-en brought to bear, in due time, for the repression or the ;urting down of the Tenant League movement it would have been whecked. [ad the ervil power been properly exerted in due time for its suppression or discouragement, he was firmly por- suaded it never would have been carried to the unwarrantadle,

As the evil of the monopoly b -|

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# prompt and energetic ase of the civil authority, the distur-

U. the very serlvus eXpense which

on the part of the peuple. tu the Colony

that awection of the Government bad occasioned , troops, tC Was nor then, perhaps, the proper time bo Spewk ihave ben much better co bave rented build-ngs tor their ac-

With the quesitun relative to the eXpense su incucred, wublic moneys to defray it had been made, they would, how- : therviore, he lwould then sey no more upon the subject. To the answer proposed, by the draft Address, to that paragraph ot tbs bx. | velleney’s Speech which alludes to the iate civil disturbances iin the Colony, be could nut exactly agree. He thought sume- ‘thing hike what he was about to submit would bo more in ac- dance with the senge of the country, and also with that of ‘hon. members on the Government side of the Llouse, if instead ‘of yielding themselves implioitty to the behests of the Govern- }ment, they were Co actin obedeace to the dictates of consei-nee. 'The hon, gentleman then read and submitted the following ‘amendment:

| * The House of Aesembly regret that civil disturbances took | place in tits Colony during the past year; but the Llouse ot | Assembly respectiacdy submit chat the alleged open and syste- j matic defimer of te law unght Gave been averted by « more | prompt and efergene use of the civil authority, when the dis- turbances firet made their appearance, and thus the recourse tu jeXtraordinary measures, as referred to in your Excellency s | Speech, might have been avoided.’

| The organization of the League was illegal so far es res. pected the Resulution to resist the exaction of rent > buty other | wise, it was perteetly legal. [i the aseocrtion bod suvpil | confined themselves to endeavours tu induce proprietors to puri

ride, thers! wich the fee sitypie of their lands, Co their tenants, un reas on.

| wble terms, no fault could, with any propriety, bave been found with them ; and, as wasevidenced by the bargain whic: they bad concluded with Mr. Haythorne., on bebalf of tis

trom reliable | ren inte, they might, had they not most effectually enleebled

power to do good by the resistance pledge, have succeed- in the same way, 10 effecting the emancipation of tenants }on otber estates from the bonds of the teaselold tenure | Hon Mr LONGWORPL lt was a uistake to say that that agreement was eff coed by the Tenant League. They | Wore ho party to itinany way. Le wae directly concluded by jand between Mr. Haythoroe aod Ings teoanty, without the in- (tervention of any other party.

Hon Me COLES The agreement was drawn ap by the leaders of the League; and he would be glad to think the hon jmewber for the Seoond District of Queen's County (tlon. Mr. Longworth) wae likely to make as yood a bargain ter bis eon- jautuenta. tle (fon Mr. Coles) was glad to learn that the | League had recinded the resistance clause from ther Consctu- ) tron ; and he believed that. if made wiser by eXperienes, they jsonfined themselves tu legal and constitutional action, they would vet be a means of ensuring substantiated Benefits to tlie temantry atlurge Batalihough he bad said so much in ther favor, he must quality it by declaring that the League bad nuthing tu expece trom the Liberal parry. Toney had no igi to expect anything from that party; for they bad brought disgrace upon the countsy. Neither his hon imend, the Editor of the Evaminer, nor any other man who was really anxious fur the good name and wellare of the country, could have failed to condewn their proceedings and to desounce their resistance pledge.

The Hoo. member then submitted his amendment. R. B. IRVING, Reporter. ( To Le continued, )

=_—_——oe— SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS IN. THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

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led,

Monpay, April 16. | The Honse this morning waited on Hos Excellency with the

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a second time to-morrow.

Mr. Yeo preseuted a petition from inhab tanta ot Higgius’ Road aud vicinity, prayin for the estabbshment of a Post Office. any and read

Post Offices, fo report thereon,

but it i now said that. these jands should he ok prs

by metes and bounds when advertiard tor ot sit test} he tithes obtained ar the present Ack Ww

Nae ond buch aoe eer. who purchased

their farms and expended their all wr the Huprovement of

considered that their tiles

be «beamed, he theretore

were the best that could poasbl : ; f nact a Liaw confirming all

such ttles so acquired. .

| Hon. Mr. Uensley eaid thas the doubta which fad arisen | were owing to the taet that in the advertisements, touching ithe Sheriffs Sates of the Lands alluded to—the metes and /bounds thereot were not prope iy defined— grievous mjurice | ‘nad therefore arisen fromthe working ol the present Act He observed that great care, bowever, sluuld be taken in iraming juny new Bill un the subject. — :

Ordered that the same: petitions be referred to a Committee to report thereon; and that Mr, McLennan, Hons, Messrs Uen-ley. and Longworth do compose said Committee.

Mr. Duncan presented a petition from the Minister and Trustees of the Presbyterian Church at Brown's Creek, pray. ing for an amendmen: to the Act of Incorporation of said Church. :

Rece:ved, read, and ordered to be referred to the following Committee to report therevt, WIZ; Mr. Dunean, Uons J Longworth, and Gol Gray , ‘

Lon. Mr. Longworts .presented a petition from divers in- habitants of Rusties and otter Northern setth ments of th sland, setting forth the necessity of prevepting the use o: frawis or Sethines ia fisting Codtiss un the North Store Received and read

Hon. Mr. Longworth then explained that the object of th

state of the public « ffices Building Offices were, be said, were especially aecure, lu case of fire

there waa net the slightest seeurity; and tr suve them frou its ravages.

Colony, which, ehauld they, by any acciden

permanent security of the public offices, sea of which were also too amall The Controle of Customs and his assistauts were, during tl Session of the Leyislature, driven from ot stall office lo another, and, at the presen were cowpelled to travsact their business

oue of the principal «Wices of the Color should be thus disiurbed was highly tmprope

fis. alluded ro ip the petiion,—a system which, it appeared, was calculated, in the course of time, ty end in the total ex- tinction of that braneh of our industry Such was the resul from similar causes on some of the best fishing grounds in North America. In Canada aad other places, the practice al- iuded tu tor catching Fish was prohibited. :

Said petition was tren referred to the following Committee to report therevu, vig : tivn Ale. Longworth, Messrs. Howlan and Green

lon Mr. Uensley presented a petition from inhabitants of Bast Pont and viewmsty, asking lor the establishment of a Post Office at that place Received and read.

Hon. Mr. Hensley explained the objet of the petition, stat ing Che necessity of securing tor the people of that place Che advantages prayed for in that pe igen.

House 1a Committee on the report of the Committee on cx pring Laws—Mr. McLennan in the Crair,

Ddeveral resolutions were submitted by the Hon. Mr. Long. worth, Chatripan of sard Coa,aittee. on expiring Liws, tav- tog for their object the eonsimaaation and amendment of the several laws reported a8 about to exore,

When the resulution touching the Aet relating to the Pub- lic Whart at Georgetown, and other wharves throughout Che Island, was read, several fon. nembers addressed the Com- mittee, urging the necessity of ner aging the rate of wharlage charged under the provisions of the present Act; and also o! mposing Like charges on vessels loading at public Bridges throaghout the Island By the Imposition of such charges or rates, w Considercble sum might be realized towards keep ing such public works in repair, and thereby afford a very considerable reliet to the general revenue of the Colony.

Lien Leader of the Governanent lard before the House the Returns of the Commisstoner of Pablie Lands tor the past

ear. "

tlon. Mr. Davies submitted thn punlic estimates for the eur- | rent year, auong which dean appropriation of £11 000 tor Roads and Bridges, abd £750 towards the erection vl a Logie House a. Kast point. is) 5 ate!

A Bal to toeorporate the Sustis Bank was received and read; ordered to be read a. seeind time to-morrow.

Hon Sol General then gave notive t at to-merrow he would move the jollowing resulution ;—That in consequence of the threatened invesion of cha Beitish North Awortcan Co

ness connected with the puble service. part of the building new eecapied ns a Cou House sheuld be nade into a Land Office ar Custom House departinent, and a new Cou House sivuld be erected. are improvements which would at preset

the subject would receive the best cousides tion of the Legislature

The bill te incorporate the Mechanies’ Fis ig Coe pany of Charlottetown was read second tive.

After some time spent in Committee on sa

cotupanies any inde pesiion. whieh mig

progress was reported.

Chureh at Cascumpee was reewived and rea

Mr. Yeo presented a petition trom inhab auts of Lets 7 and 8, praying for the esta lishinent of a Siwali Debt

aud read) Referred to Committee. Mr. towlan presented two petitvons:

removal of the present Post Office to a me eeotral site, ond for the estabiishureni of an ther Post Office at William Dillon's, Litt Piguish, Lot 2 Rochards aud others, praviug tor the establis vent of a Post Office at or near the Cre Roads at Nav Pond Settlement. Said pe (lous Were received and read

ie report on all petroens of a similar sature Mr. Howlan offered te present a peti

veiig ofa pew read, bat it was not reeeive

he nalore of it being relative to the initiatic af money vates.

weiaal Govervor lo the Seeretary of Siste, re

These, howeve

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rdered to be referred to the Committee on |

port thereon. j

How. Col Gray anbmitted a petivion from th Mivister and Kideraef St Jobn’s Church, Beitas:, axking for ap akeration in their act of Licotpora- tiow, of the time for hylding their Aguuai Merting

baud. Prisce Edward bland, ond iw

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a —_—_—.; 4. Te _ April 19. | the past year, the number of valuable animals) DQ) RemPowr, Domwen : . i : d at the time of | Tourspay. Apri pa ' ws . ; ‘ mens, PhS heen obtained Seana rae ee “ye sold by ouseed! Hon. Mr. Pope presented a bill to compel 8 destroyed Gad > oe ae out » - Maren 28th, Ig,

\ w, been considered hutdeters of Pemela to exlubit a Light while iu (Pteners ore bo Pastinn th g_ ahin Aldous, Esq.

Chat practice had, until 0% ed by the Courts; ‘barbour in the might! time. {Valuable aniwal (row ihe racages thus com rs 2.

ae anyon en ‘ en d lined | Received and read and ordered to be read) Ordlered to be referred tom Cominitter loi Dear Sit: Your letter dated Mareh J0th is te juve be ie | 3

Lt affords me much pleasure to think thay Fei be ol any eervice be you, or, through seu, ty

dl wew proceed ty your qurations, at lewst, ax tar aa [

jus aud shali be happy to give you all the

for the elec Iu of Prastees. Recvived, read; and | matios TP possess, Which may be usedul in eon

| referred to Committee,

Hon Mr. Hensley solicited the attention wt jthe Government, relative te the very wuaafe | ' ‘ in tne Colona | appointment ot a Couniimsr The Registry and Protho voter, ine The so-cxtled sate, i the Registry Office, waa useless; and to the Prothenotary’s Office, where many of the uioat valuable records of the Colony were kept,

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papers were so exposed that, should a fire uoiertanately oceur, it would be impossible to Lt was highly ne- cessary, theretore, that steps should be taken to protect the most valuable records of the

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be destroyed, it would be impossible to replace. Hon Leader of the Government admittea the necessity of adopting means for the more

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t iw ro as in

one of the garret rocina of the Building. Tha

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be used for fhe transaction of some of the busi Tha:

r hid it , ut.

owing to eur peculidr position, be inadvisabie : bat he hoped the day was not far distaat when

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bill, dung Which a discussion ares -. touching ihe necessity of guarding against giving Buel

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prove injurious to the jaterests of the public,

A bill te incorporate the Presbyterian:

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Commissioners’ Court, at or near Cape Wolf, was received |

One trem inhabitants of Piguieh, praying tor the

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And another jrom Josep

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tP ) Ordered to b {

reerred to the Special Conminitree appointed

uf

vom Isnabitants ef Let 3, praypmig tor the

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lten tue Leader ofthe Government sulanitted the Despatch trom Hos exeelleuey toe Lieu}

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Hou. Mr. MeKachev presented a petition frou | | divers inhabitants of Boy Perfune, praying tor tue m® for the punpdse oi askesming damages, that might be susiained by parties, through whose faruws a read would be opened, leading to the shore of Howe Bay jane; ais a subscription lint accompany lg waid peli- | tion, towards the erection of a whartat the leru hus of said reed.

Ordered tu be laid on the table.

Hou. Col. Gray submitted a bili te amend the Incorporation Act et Saint John’s Church, ehang- ing the time of holding Annual Meetings of that body from the first Puesday in January to ther! tiret Mouday in August. Bill received and read.’

Mr. Brecken presented a petition from divers Merchants and others of Charlottetown, praying tor an Act to Incorporate a Woollen Factory Received and read, Referred to Committee.

Hon. Col. Gray prese: ted a petition, very uumerously signed, from the northern portion of tis Gonsiitnents, and others, relating to the Hille- borough Ferry. © Petitioners consplain of tres- management, aud Che siolation ef the rules and conditions of the contract of that Ferry, on Uh part of the Contr ctor, They pray fora redress of the erievaners complained of, and also for an increase of accomodation tor the publie on said Kerry by placing an additional Steambent there-

quarter of an heur between Charloitetuwn and Southport, especially on market days.

The said petition was received aud read.

Hon Col Gray observed that there were tp: waids of five hundred vames attached to tu petition, that such # large portion ef the com: inunity must, doubtless, have strong grounds for tieir allegations, which he boped weuld be duly euquired inte and investigated. He, therefore, subuuited their petiiien to the favurable considera: | tion of that hon. House,

Atier some cemarks trom Hons. Messra. [ens Ly, Pope and Davies, the petition was relerced to) a Special Committee, as toilows, viz: Hons. Col | G ay and Hensley, and Mr Beeeken,

Ow motion of the Hon Mr Davies, the Revenue | Bil was read a third time aud pussed.

Hou. Mr Longworth presented a petition frou | Willtaa MePiail, and other Sehool Teachers, ; praying tor Amendment of Sehoul Act—whiecn, | waving for one of its objects the imposition of ay | additienal tax tor the purpese of nereasing the | salary of Teachers, could vot be entertained ne having been subuitted through the Exeeuty | Goverment in accordance with the ruie of the | Heuse touching the inthation of Money votes It wae, therefore, ordered to be withdrawn

Mr. Brecken presented a petition trom Belmont | School District, which was rejecied on sicitiaas | grounds as above

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Me. Beeckeu presented a petition to Incerpera’e St Andrew's Church, Bracks Point Road — | Reeerived, read and reterred to Comniitee :

Mr. MeLenuan presented a priition te Lueor ; porate the Suaanerside Fishing Coupans —Re- | erred to Canuuittee, Hon Mr EvEacteén presented a petition frou | | Abererowbie Wolock, sefitag forth that be, the jaaid petitivcer, had discovered veins of Conk oir} parts of Let SU, ou this Leland, speeiinene eb whirk | Lue deposiied with the Cleth of The Veounei toi | | the Inspection of that body. Petitioner aise alleges | tual be bas discovered, on evid Township, Me-ralin | substances, and aise a periect metal which be be | luirves to be copper. He therefore prays that a} s¢ieuttic survey and exploration of the lands © Pownalop be made, and that the appropriation |

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you te inaugurate so important go indus jy sour Island as that of flax cultivation. | will give you wy id¢gas firet as te the best mode commencement, 1 would say that looking tu the seareny of labor and the cost ut appliances im your Island, 1 would advise you te begin your opera. Haws in the west siuple taaner possible, wud [ can give you no better advice thaw (at first) adopt the same wethod as we adopt in Do ire, Devonshire, and Somersetstire. Afi vor tae these comulies is dew-retted, of i re as fullowa: Tin seed is sowed in The motith April (of course stash a rod fh het : cording te your climate aud seasuns), as it is y esscntial that the flax should grow very qu after the eed is Bown. We sow one andy half

or two bushels of seed per acte (statute), and gag

s small machine tor sowing, Which eusts abung five pounds, and whieh 1 would advive you py procure here. 1 believe 1 could procure for oy one, 1We, or three steady men, and ‘en ried and with favtlies, whe have deen

to the growth avd mawagement of flax, and whe would be competent fe sow the land, poll the Gay at the proper stage of mypeness from the

stack it, judge how beng at showld remain iy

take Ut thevee, pound st, in order to separate ang preserve the seed tor anther sewing (for Which im our conntry the same seed would or for certainty three years) restork the tus, end hen

petii mers Was Co protect the Cudfiyiery grounds on the Norit: |... tsnd Office was-en small, shat His Es re : : : * - ears 7 ro at to ply ever . / Shore irom the injurins « ffeets of Chat syaiem of catching th cellency’s Office in tie adjoining room had te | 8. or by causing the present beat to ply ) | the proper time ariived (which would be deter.

ined by the nature of your seasons) take it ooo trom the stack, wud spreading it ats ee turn it constantly, and attend toi antinthe spas: phere had compleiely retied oF ripened ity ko woud then pot itin etack again aed at ie coun. Feoience seutch HW. This wan would bring wnt with Lin the timplenents weerstary tor aceteblag the flux, and 1 wed then be reads jor salen T only thing you would have to pretide would coutortable dwellings for the men aud thear families, if any, and a reugh shed in which the man Weuld have Co fix or heat he flax previous y co seutching tt. From what 1 have suid )ou wil see Lhal the processes are particularly sitople and inexpensive, and if your sod and climate are ta- yorable, there is bo reason why you ssould not produce ax good flax as we do here. 1 atriigly ad ise you in the firsi instance to be satiefied whh thre wede ef preparing your flax. it iw notese elaborate or pertect ae that followed in Leeland or in Belgium, but the Bax prepared ca 0 team inend, Fs worth within about a penny per bb. ee muck as the Trish flax,—say low Bor i werk seven pence per lo. avd Mex as prepared abows ie worth «x pence por lb.—ibese are preseut prices, but higher (han the average by say ove penny per lb., and ax your laber is seureé, and as it wold be d: ficult and expeneve at first te prepare pit. for sieepimng and mills for ecutehing. 1 advise you To test satiefied wiih the erie processes ne we employ in eur counties. Tere we consider that it is a tuir erep to get five ewt. of fax Glee

(OR tor aanwlacture) for each acre; and in the

fest instance, DT would recommend yon ony eow- We AY HDNY ACI as the Me SoU gel oul Mold tell seu thes could prepare and couplet: thea selves. You aight smebecquentiy extend your eul- ‘ivation M som found It to anewer Phe

ceed, b wemid procure ter you irom a Riga howe in London, and rhip.it for you; and m order to iest the produce of your sowing. T weuld take the produce, if sept, trright and menranee paid

| to London or Briste?t, and atier spirwimng i, give

yeouthe turvalae writ. Tha weuid enable you to text the experiment, and me to eee *hether

bnew change in the preparatory steps shoud be

advise? dn this manner, by simply pupieg for

‘ . on : sut wt ‘ ; . ait é , dangerous, end injirivas lengths to which it, in the end. at! Address, to whieh the following is His Exeelleney’s reply :—

tained. Lad the Government put forth the strength of the! , a. : ‘ e:vil authority at the time of the resvistanee demonstration in| Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly ;

thisfeounty, the League would never uve made th: organized | ** Lebank goa lor your Address, and [trast that your endea-

ionies by bands of Fenian maraaders this House pledges stactt | to place the whole of tee reveoues of this Ishend at the dia. | posal ef the Government tor the purpose of organizing the Militia and Volunteers, and tor sach other Military purposes

parade of their power and cumbers, to which they had ra- course on St. Patrick's Day twelve montis ago. The fool- hardy attempt to take a man from the very ranks of ihe League procession on t at day was werely a proof of the ut-

ter unfitness of the man, by whom the attempt was made to!

fill the very responsible office in whieh be was placed—that of Deputy Sherif: and instead of being caleulated to intimidate or cheek the Laage-, its dircet tendency was to produce a riot, and to bind the m+ mbers of the organization more firmly to.

wether in the epirit of resistance to what they believed to be!

en unjust and tyrannical exercise of the power of the law

With the exception of! that very reprehensible act on the part of the Deputy Sheriff, nothing was done, under the authority ut by the direction of the Guvernment for the suppression or intimidation of the League. until recourse was most ebeurdly bed to the Posse Comitatus for the purpose of arresting one man, but who—as the whole of the Posse must buve wel Rnowo he would, after having three or tour days’ notice ot she slarming intention of the Sherif®— bad wery prodently left his home and betuken himeelf to parts unknown; and the re. euls of the famous expedition wae the capturing of a man of etraw. Hali a dosen constables, however, sent to due time would have done more than the whole Posse. Ang he might, ae 2 proof of the cflicieney of the civil power, when duly and properly exercised, allude to the fact that fifty of the loyal inhwbrtants of Charluttetown, sworn in ae special constables, were found fully sufBcient to withstand the deterain- €@ purpose of three or four hundred of the Leayue to rescue an wbtortunate member of their aseociation from the grasp of the

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aid of the Troops, bad the Government made a proper aud timely exercise of tlhe civil authority ; and neither would Her Majesty ‘s troops eve been disgraced by having to carry off a0! pitiful & booty asa poor unfortunate tenant's rg, bens, and | Scanty farm stuck, in satistaction of a landiord’s claim. ~~ How the Leader of the Government (Mr. Pope) denied that the troops were eent tor the Purpose of levy mg distraints They were employed, he said, to enable the constables, by their presence, to « tfeet the service of Writs el Hens Mr. COLES = The service upon which they wereem. | ployed went lar heyond that. It extend d—to tie disgrace of | ther honerable pro/ession--to therr being placed as u guard | upon @ cow-house, to prevent the onlortunure tenant from having access to it, even tor the purpose of tmiiking the cow taken in dietramt, without the express sanction of permission of the Sheriff. Ue was very tar imdeed from defending or- geviaed, or indeed any resiscance, to the offeere of the law in she discharge of there official duty ; but he marmtained, as he had already seserted, that if jodicius endeavours had been made in time to carry the law into effect by civil means only. there would have been no ovevsion either for the presence or #wployment of the Troops. Le bud it from the Sheriff. Mr. Dodd, bimeelf, that if the Government had placed twenty or Abirty special constables at his command, he could, eff. ctually, and without any danger of « breach of the peace, have served) every Writ, and curried into effect every warrant’! disiress which had been put into his hands tur such purposes. Hon. the Leader of the Government (Mr. Pope) Ile did not believe that Mr. Dodd ever made use of any such words Hom Mr, COLES positively reaeserted that the Sheriff. Mr. Dodd, had distinctly told him that, if the Government bad! given bim the ussiscance of 20 or 30 espacial constables, he could have effeetually discharged will bis duties, as against tenants, withyat the aid of the troops The employment, however, of such & manasthe Deputy Sheriff, who, as was well Jkovuwn, was by no miecans of too civil and conciliatory a dispo- | sition, had, must certainly, not tended tu the securing of the | discharge of the Sheriff s duties in a quiet and peaceable man- per ; but, on the contrary, his harsh and arbitrary mode ot ing, had caused the people to entertain sv confirmed a Gishike to himself persvnally, that his simple appearance, at the bead of a body o even the most re: pectable, constables had ‘been felt. to be of itself a provocative to insubordination and fumule. The arbitrory and o’ensive naure of the man bed chees sufficiently proved by the fuct that, without any war- fapt.evmplaint, or say authority save shit of iis own tyran- Bical will, he bad taken into custudy two peaceable and unof- fending men, wpon the high-road, asthey were quit! y wending decir way howe jrow Charlottetown, and bad vandeuff-d and kept them prisoners io bis own bouse fur one whole night Sees tyrannical ang unlawful conduct, on the part of the Mepaty Sacritf, ought ta have crused his immediate disiniesal from oles, tie was, however, allowed tu retain his apport saent, and such aliowance be yUon. Mr. Coley) thougit was oe immediate cause of the dui fbance whith, soon after took piace. Lie was not going ta Aispute that, bus for the Fostraining presence of the military, £29 resistance and com wotion whieh arose at Bagnali's would, +9 ai! itkelihood have heen attended by savst disustroves and Jamentable conse- quences. His Exceilency sad, ‘the general 4 rosperity of the past year has been marred by the aivil disturd- ances which took piace in some parts of this .Colung.! Vaut was’ no dowbs true to the letter; but be would observa that althouch those distarbances bad marred the general ty or the Colony, the ewis which tiey bad euased were felt by none #0 severely as by the poor untortu- wate men, who, through the effects of delusion and deception ised apow them, had been led to set Ghemeeives ip oppo- ion to the dae execution of the law. The tilegality of the Tenant League did not lie in the tenaniry beving (ormed themesives into a Union for the purpose ot endeavouring to induce their landloris to sell to tucin the ireelolds of theor ferme vpon.what they, the Union, sliould evnceige to be fair be ee, but in their having bound themselves to pach pther to gesiac et demands fur rent, or attespts to en peg

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vt rents, uoul such time as their landlords willing t) treat with them for the sale and pur- their fyews op their own terms. That. they had ves to resist all demands for the payment of th the" ner” tr which it was generally anderstood by bevitg eae ar the League, that was by pliy-| ores, wastiow: ver den @ of its lenderg. Phay | Gnat Peclines Se heuak ty readin

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}vors to promote the welfare aus prosperity of tuts island wili | be biess d with success.’”’

The Anaual Reports of the School Visitors, for the yast year, i were submitted recerved and read.

as muy be d-ewed expedient fur the protection aad defeace o! the Colony. Lguse adjoursed,

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Wepwespay, April 12. | ton. Mr Coles remarked that the latter Report, namely.| lon. Leader of the Opposition asked for the Despatch which ac- i that of the Visteor tor the western seetion of the Island, up-! companied the Address of bet Brauches of the Leyisiature, on the |peared to be meumplete. It was very desirabie at the pre-| par seme = the Proviness, jsent late seswion of the House that all the papers and statwties| espatch relating to Che address of the Legislature, touching the } Pgh ' ‘ ireatary of His Exeetleney the Lieuteuant Governor. Alea desvatel connected with that branch of the public service, be piaced on adi . ; . Pdi

: j clanging The power of sppomnting Jastiees of the Peace, from the the table with ag little delay as possible. Gait, . : “Witkiesde ; :

j » I ; : : ‘ } Lievlenant Governor te the Governor ta Coane. Hon. } Ir. amgworth, in reply, stated that the Statute al | pon. Leader of the Governuient replied that the twe first named | lowed un Schou! Visitors fourteen days after the meeting o! | Despatelies would be submitted, but that no such despatch as the ithe Legislature to complete their work. He had nu douhbe! latter had been received. : ' > . j that the papers alluded to wouid be compl ‘ted within the limit-}| ilon Mr. Warburton, pursnant to notiee, asked for the Returns led time ile also expressed a bope that the Board of Eduaa-| of the Prince of Wales College, and Grawuiar Schools of the three non would fornis their retoarka on both Visitors’ Reporte, for) Contes. [the information of the hon. House. } i Hon. lasers of the ve ad ce ot ee of the {| Mon. Me. Hensley aaid that the Board of Elacation would | Sumber of Pupiis attending the eid Cutlege, and the Grammar | g “i 2° ke we Sciivel in connection therewith, a® follows? jsee that the Jawon that point would be complied with. Efe} Attending Colle 50 (said he would take the Itberty tu state that the Board act Grammar School : a7. i , : . - ait ‘ ‘ jfownd the V sertor from the Western Section ot the I-tand Hor. Leader of the Governimest alao presented the Report of the (Mr. Buckerfield) attentive and fuithiul in the discharge of | Commissioner ot Public Lauds for the past year—all of which were | his duties. | laid ov the table. i” ae : : - “sa oo] re ’ The Board, he said, did nat deem it advisabl: to enbmit) Hon. Leader of the Oppesition asked for the Warrant Book and | any wee extract from a pare" of fina Boner Visitors, a-| detailed Aconuute of the pactiyeur, ro ide i ‘ ore Batisiucl ‘ " 3 } ~— . é . j they considered that it wou more satistactory te the hon A petition from James MeCallum-ond others, inhabitants of Brackley Point and vicinity, was presented by the Hon Mr. Coles,

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pecting the proposed QCobtederation of the | 0b tbe Legisiaiure ter ihe Giscovery of Coal be} the coming ont of siotne eeeiul men, ave ey the Britisa North American Coloiies; aud ohal uot revobed to bis prejudice. — : OUliay ob yredmbiy 20 tor a sewing uachinn, ed ie Despatch touching diis Exeelleucy’s salary, Ordered that the said petitivoa do lie on thy {£3 ior ache ime, sou would ber in a poties fe *"} tabie _ {tora a fair eetrmate of the apecess of the experi Ordered that said Despatehes du lie ou the | Mr. Haslam presented dl penren from errtaic | ment f would torte the mon ae itinerant insite. ti bie. inkebtaviaet Crapaud.couy! ming ot the decision | tors, but as laborers éu sufficreemt laid Meoudbe Hon Mr. Colee remarked that it would be | of the Supreme Court in JSanusty bast, relatiog ue | the exyrrieenis eufiene nt iy haa gre. ) ecrt dasivabia te Curdiell Geile Sauk: cae rod over the lands of Williau: Dawson. I have giver you my ideas pe ipily ue Bear ie hat House with « printed copy of the Drei. Grdered to be withdrawn, on the ground that jae present stage of thie matter, bat shall be wasnt patehes just atsbeabittend <div subjects to whieh |! would be dangerwus to establish a preeeden! | 4) ippy fo anawer any berther if quirtes Yow wey they alluded were of vast nnportances it was aytoniering with the decisious of tbe Jury © ft have to make, or in feet to wsste ponte any way there fare proper te give hen aemberaan up } Court. he pee . ity tue pane CRapeoye °F peor bemerl oh enlerpriae. portunity of thus acquainting themselves more tiew. Soletor General _ omitted a petities i You should have your flax hieetaer ang w 12 Ib. fail: wath their eunteate: | trvouns the inembers et the Provincial and Subor-| bundles (he men sent aut te sen wil de this for Alter ‘seine turtlier tematie frat’ ‘veveral| este Lodges of the Biitieh Order of Good Teo | yon, an they know how itis duce bere: hind dicka revs, eiebbere; the Muu Mr. Chdwarubiditied a plars. in Line Island, pray ing for uh Aet of Lucor- | mays could be procured tor 2te. per week, only resolution te the efivet, that said Despateies | poration —Reterred iv Conmilttee, | finding hie @ hense, he weld keep biweelf, but be printed tor convenience of kon. tueinbers, | : Hon. Sol General alau premented a pelitien from | you must engage fora certo pend, aad pre as Was the practices in other Colonies. | Frauer Hyde, of West River, setting forth cer) bably be whle te fied caployment, if needed, ter es Hiix Hotior the Speaker declined putting the | #4 alieded grievanees (herein named, Pejatte Swite and children) and packed in babs of about question, eu the ground that it was contrary | ie the tide of conduct g the Perry between [2 owt. eeeh, and securely covered snd! rapett iv ihe staudmg rule of the Lluuse on thet. MeKacheu sand Me Mwen’s whart ow waid ric10s p Vow shovld ehip 1 dieret, either te Lendan) or alot. | wot which the petiiioner ia Che Jesaer. ) Bristol, consigned, if to the first port, to Mitase, Hon. Solicitor General then said that the| Ordered that satd petition be ithdrawn, ont Halwoed & Ce,ef & Pineh Lane, er of to the documents in question weuld be duly submit-| the ground that the petition comtemplated an in| latter, then te MrT. Fo Renneit. DP give you all ted by the Goverment in printed form ‘aa’ wk! tertereuge With the existing contract Loucning suid | theese details and mame these ports beeanse, ii vou juded to, wiraeut aoy Resolviton of the House j ferry, st : _ determine ou ertiag the fax tous, they are the The Ill te ineorporuic the Western Bauk | Mr. Brecken presented a petition from inhabit jHerrest to onr place, aud the inland earriage for war received and tend. bante of Charlottetown Royalty, tenehing the Rincal] epuantitien would be less. It ie rather etirions Mr. Sineiair presented a petition from in- | durthen impesed upen them by having teture anti that yen shenld Koow thia neighborhood: it atl habitants of Let Js, compiaining that, by a| and remove the pitches: avid heavy sinewedrrtts | romaine anteh as yous deft it, probabty it bas rather late sucvey of the County line read thes have | during the winter rronttis. in the Royalty atere-| advaneed in industrial pursuits, Or Flex Mille lost nearly ene chain off the rear of the.r farms, | d—the reads therem, owing to the great the | have probably quadrupled in extent Bridport js and prarivg for redress. }foughiare approachiug the City, borrtnngg were | atill the centre of the iedast ry af Fishing Twine, Ordered, that the suid petition be referred | subject te such piiches and cradie-biile, atter! Line, and Netaonking, which is pow pearly nil