~, be belt by the Deed if there was no plan attached to it. ri Rion. Mr. ANDERSON.—I understood that there was a

plan exhibited at the sale, and the oames of those parties who bed psid their tax were marked upon jt.

Hon. Mr. BEER.—] have listened with a good dea) of attention to the remarks made by the learned Counsel for fhe sitting member, and to his honor the Attorney General. #5 well as to the evidence which bas been read. From all | have heard | cannot come to any other conclysion than that there is sufficient prima facie evidence to justify the opposing Caydidate in calling upon the sitting member to prove those votes The Deed shows that the ownership of the land had changed while thoee parties were occupying it a3 squat- ters; and, therefore, it interrupted their possession. The tearned Counsel for the sitting member has gone all through the evidence, and | must say that be bas failed to prove to my miod that thore votes are good.

Hoo. Mr. DINGWELL.—There being no professional] men at this Board except His Honor the Attorney General, i thougtit all along that it would be better for us to be

ided by his opinion im regard to those votes on Lot 60.

Sut I must say that there are still strong doubts on my micd as to the legality of that Deed. 1 think the votes of those Electors on Lot 66 who beld property in other Town- ships should be separately considered. It ie a very serious question, <nd I feel my responsibility; but, in 9 great measure, L throw that responsibility on His Honor the At- torney Geperal, becaygo, mep who are not bropght yp to the law cannot be expected to giye judgment in a case where a legal qyestion is inyolyed. f

Bion. Mr. YEO.—Toe circumstance of so large a quantity of land being sold for such a smal! sum has been urged as a plea against the legality of this Deed, but f have seen land gold fox tax as low as 5s per 100 acres, some in large tracts and some in small. It appears to me that people in King's County do not pay either their tax or their duties.

Hoa. Mr. DINGWELL.—His Honor who spoke last has made some allusions to the people in King’s Gounty, but | ean assyre His Honor that people there do pay their duties and other liabilities, and they haye as few lawsyits there as they have in Prince County.

Hon. Mr. LORD.—I do not see why the subjoct of pay- ing duties should be introdyced gt this Board. As to those votes on Lot 66, I think we should have some more proof o! their yglidity. There are a number of other settlers on Lot 66 which are reserved by the Sheriff's Peed; I would like to know if they are squatter.

Hon. Mr. BEER.—If I anderstood the evidence of Manoah Roe be said that the farms that were sold were not colored on the plan, and the farms of those who had paid their tax were colored green. Those whose yotes were ob; jected to are not colored gn the plap.

Hon. Mr. DING WELL.—From some remarks made by the Counsel for the sitting member, the Hon. Mr. Hensley, I think he must have misunderstood a clayse in the Act. He appears to consider that it was the duty of the opposing candidate to proye the votes bid. If the sitting member, acting on this opinion, hgs not brought forward eyidence which he would otherwise have done, he is not so mush to blame as his Counyel.

Hon. Mr. YEQ.—His Honor appears to know better than the lawyers.

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL.—I did not say that [ kuiew betrer.

Hoo. ATTORNEY GENERAL.—If those parties whose | Yand was sold had paid their Land assessment it would have been easy ior them to have given evidence that they had done so, and that would inyalidgte the Deed. lesides, Manoah Roe, one of the witnesses has indentified those men. If a man has property in several polling divisjous. he must | vote in the one in which he resides.

Counsel JOHNSTON.—The fact of a man’s qualification

os se

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Hon. Mr. WALKER —I do not see how the land could| Fermanagh and Cavan. The Rev. Robort King, another

Protestant clergyman, writing from the West, says that the people in hig district are almost ngked and starving.

The Attorney General for Jreland has sent a cheque for £34 to the Irish Relief Committee. This may be fairly constryed into an official recognition at last by the I[rjsh Government of the faet that there is distress in Ireland.

‘Phe Archbishop of Tuam bas addregsed a letter to Lord Pal- merston, in which he endeavorg to impress on the Minister that it is the duty of the Legislature to adopt at the coming session of Parliament such measures for the relief of destitu- tion in Ireland as it would not fail to adopt jf required for similar destitution in Eggland.

Acroes the ocean from Melbourne, Australia, there came the other day to the Right Rev. Dr. M'Evilly, Bishop of Galway, £200, forwarded by the Victorians for relief o distress in Ireland, through the Most dey. Dr. Goolde, Bishop of Mel- bourne.

Loxoorp.—A letter from Longford, of the 2lst ult., speak ing of the condition of the poopie in that county, states that the present condition of the laboring class is oe of extreme poverty, and their prospect of the future is but a gloomy pic- ture. This privation even extends to many artigans and once comfortable Soussbeopers.

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THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND. AUSTRIAY INTERFERENCE ON BEHALF OF POLAND.

The semi-official General Correspondent says :—‘* Since the Polish insurrection has, by the Convention between Prussia and Russia, become a European question, the other Powers will diplomatically interyene in fgyour of Poland.”

The Grand Duke Constantine has been appointed Com- mander-in Chief of the troops in Poland. Genera] Soumaro- kow will, it is said, be attached to Grand Duke.

Langiewiez, with 6,000 of his followers, arrived at Zomb- kowitz early on Sunday morning. An engagement took place between hia forces and the Russian troops, in whieh the latter were totally defeated. :

‘Travellers report that another victory has been gained by a body of 4,000 Poles near Myskow. The Rassians who were defeated were proceeding fram Czenstockan to Zombkowitz to reinforce the troops attacked at the latter place by the insur- gents. Many of the Russian wounded haye been brought to the railway terminus at Myskowics. :

On Saturday about eighty persons assembled ot Warsaw in the Herrenstrasse, preparatory to joining the insurgents. They were attgcked by the police, and after seyeral shots had been fired from an adjoining house were compelled to take to flight. In the struggle one of the townspeople was killed. No further disturbanee took place.

A PICTURE OF WARSAW SINCE THE INSURRECTION.

A letter from Warsaw gives the following account of the ap- pearance of that city since tne insurrection in Poland broxe out :—** The cavalry occupy the squares, and the artillery is posted at the different outlets. The public gardens are closed and filled with soldiers. At eleyen o'clock drums and trum- pets are heard, and throughout the whole city there is nothing but the tramp of soldiers and the noise of horses—it is the hour for relieving guard. Whep that is over the city again falls back inty ifs ugugl quiet. At three, as if by en- chantment, Warsaw becomes animated for about an hour, and the crowds puss and repass before the batteries and the lines of troops. At four o'clock eyery thing is again quiet, and the

ps in the street gradually disappear. At six some lamps are lighted, and here and there lights may be seen at the win- dows. At nine all are extinguished, and Warsaw is dark and a desert. Atten the drums and trumpets sound the signal for all fires to be put out, and those persony who may happen to be out of doors hasten home, bappy if they can escape the guard. Cavairy and infantry petrol the streets, and woe be to any one they may meet! If a house be on fire or a person dying, no one can dare to go out to seek for assistance. If the sick die without medical help, that is their affair."’

THE SUICIDE OF BARON KCRFF.

Some details have arrived from Cracow relative to the suicide of the Russian superior officer who preferred sacrificing his ljfe to executing the orders given him :—** The son of Gen-| eral Baron Korff, who replaced (ieneral Ramsay in his com-) mand at Wars«w, has just committed suicide. * The orders)

being bad in one polling division does not prove that it is bad in another. When tyo properties are giyen ip both may be good.

Hon. ATPORNEY GENERAL.—If a man gives in two parcels of land to make up his qualificatiun it is very clear that he considers one insufficient ; then he should bring evidence to show that he has a right to vote. We must only presume as he has dyne We caanot render that certain which be considers dogbtful.

lion. Mr. HENDERSON.—Mr. Chairman, it appears to me that the sitting member and his Counsel have got into the wrong track. They would leave to the opposing candidate what they should do themselves. That may do at Ceorge- town, but it will not do here. It was the impression in old times that lawyers framed the Acts to sgit themselyes, but it cannot be said eo of that clanse in the election law to which allusion has frequently beew made, for it is a law for the people. I do not see why there shoyld be any difference of opinjgn about it. There isno bask door to get out at,| Yeu who have read the history of the battle of Waterloo may remember that Napoleon, when told that Blucher was coming would not listen, but insisted that it wae Grouchey, and only discovered his mistake wheo it was too late. Just so will it be with the learned Counsel for the sitting member if he adhears to his assertion. [| am glad that we have Lis Honor the Attorney Genera! at this Board; but | would not put all the weight upon him; for though he may be the judge we are the jury, and | am prepared to take my share of the responsibility. [ wonldbe glad to be put on the right traek, aud [ am prepared as fgr as 1 eqn see to do what is just and right.

On motion of Llis Honor the Attorney General it was re- solved that it was incumbent upon the sitting member to sulstantiate the yotes of Andrew King, Patrick Lawler, Jonu McLellan, Patrick Keepan, Donald McInnis, Maurice McCarey, Bernard Connelley, Sylvester Kehos, Thomas Tray, Lawrence Murphy, Michae! McConnor, Francis Keen- an, Deonis Lawler, John Smith, Edward Kice, Terence Me. Ianis, and and baving failed to do so this Cummittec presumes that they are not legal.

The President then resumed the chair and the House ad- journed.

__GLEANINGS FROM LATE PAPERS, si ode sal go "IRELAND. re

Devtix~.—The accounts we receive of the state of the coun- try, and the pressure of distress and destitution, are becoming daily more and more alarming. In many localities meetings have been held and relief committees furmed to keep the people from starving. The inclemency of the weather adds to the preyailing distress, by interfering with out.door em- Ploywent. It js surely time that something were done to imect the erisis, and we are glad that the Centra! Relief Com- mittee has this week made 9 good beginning for the new yoar.— Teleyraph.

At the last meeting of the Central Committee for the Relief of Distress in Ireland, his Grace the Right Rev. Dr. Gillooly. Bishop of Eiphin, stated that the result of his inquiries and the experience of the clergymen whom he met in their reepec tive parishes daring the previous ten days, was to lead to the conviction that distress in the diocese of Elphin has increased and is still inereasing, and that a large class of the farmers who were free from distress Jagt year are now in almost ex- treme distress. His Grace stated that the oat crop, which is the only crop the people have, has been suld out to pay the rents, and that gil the people now have for their maintenance is the remnant of the potatoe crop, which is generally very bad. ‘The Workhouse, he sajd. scarcely affurded any relief, for such is the determination of the people not to enter it, that, though suffering from extreme hunger and cold, they would rather die on the floor of their own cabins than go into the Workhouse. As far as he could judge, he considered the dlistrese of this year greater than in the famine years. He suggeeted to the Committee that they should put forward be- fore the public and the legislature what they conceived would be a radical remedy for the deep-seated distress which exists in the country, without whigh famines apd afflictions will be of periodical recurrence in the country.

Gatway.—A man named Feeny, who resided at Salt Hill, and who was in extreme destitutiva, received timely aid lately from America. He had dug up his little potatoe patch a third time in search of some remnant of the crop, and was in the Iset stage of hopcless poverty when he received from his son in Ameriea the sum of £20. The young man had only beer landed in the country twelve weeks when he was enabled to make his remittance. Such ig America—such the country that ogland would taip gee destroged.— American.

The Karl of Arran, through his agent, Wm. Symes, Eeq.. hae reduged the rente of hig tenantyy on part ot his estate five shiflipgs in the pound, and he hag promised a further re- duction of five per gent jn labor jf the parties wil] do so in improvement of theis respectiye holdings. — Connaught

Watchman.

The etocking weavers of Dublig are starying—there is no employment for them ip consequcnee of the depressed state of their . sud though they are angicus to work, ytter des titution staves them ia the \

‘The Central Committee for the relief of distress in [roland have published a report in which they point out the glarm- ingly declining state of the country in eyery respect, and the great distress which ezists amongst the small farmers, traders and igborers jn town and country. At the last mepting of the Committee a letter wag read from Mr John Martijn, of Kil- broney, tostrevor, one of the egiles of ‘48, endorsing his sub- feription of £5. Letters were also read from various parts of the country. revealing a sad state of things amongst t r. An English Baronet, and Protestant clergyman, Sir James King. writes to the Committee froy Hammersmith, near Lon- dion, asking for relief for the tenant farmers, who, he gays,

given we 4 my father,’ he said to the Russian officers whom | he had called together to bid them farewell], ‘ cannot suit the | sonscience of any right thinking man, and I see no other | means of a fro them but by death.’ Saying this he retired into an adjoining room, and discharged a pis'ol at his) head, ond fell dead instantaneously. This tragical event) took place at Ogrodzinice, where he was to join the troops) who had committed such excesses at Miechow. Another) colonel, a Pole by birth, who commanded at Piotrkow, and) whose nephew alter having joined the insurgents had been) retaken and shot, put an end to his existence in the same manner as Colonel Korff.”’

{MPORTANT NEWS FROM MEXICU AND THE WEST)

INDIES.

New York, 16th.—Schooner War Eagle, from Miniatilan, | confirms the capture of that place, without opposition, on | Feb. 9th, by French gunboats.

Steamer Melita, from Havanna 9th inst., brings late Mexi- ean news received per English steamer Clyde.

The French army commenced its] mareh for Puebla, Feb. | 19th. Gen. Forey started on the 23rd and Saliquy and Almonte followed on the 28th. It was presumed the attack | on Puebla weald commence about the Ist March.

Gen. Orteza has 24,000 men for its defence, and Comonfort has 8,000 to 10,000 for its outer defence.

The guerillas grow bolder, and daily carry off mules from the yery gates of Vera Cruz.

400 Egyptians had arrived at Vera Cruz, but the voyage | disagreed with them and over 100 are in hospital.

Gen. Forey gaye a farewell address to the people of Orizaba, | Feb. 16th.

There are alarming reports from St. Domingo. The people | of the districts of Guayation and Montechristi have risen. under General Lucas. ‘Troops have been sent from Puerto Rico and Santiago de Cuba, and two batallions were about leaving Hayana. Seyeral yessels of war have been ordered there.

There bids fair to be considerable trouble to the Spanish | protectors of St. Domingo.

AFPAIRS IN TUE WESTERN STATES.

Cairo, Mareh 13th.—This city was much excited yesterday over reports of the capture of Pur‘s Henry and Donelson.

Crvewsatt, Mareh 13th.—A special from Memphis to the Gazette gives a report of a fight on the Yazoo giver, in which | 7,000 rebel prisoners were captured and cight transports. No particulars.

A letter from Florence, Alahama, ta the Mobile Register,

says that Wayne county is full of renegades, styling them-|

the total qu tity of amalg, mated gold from this district is ell sail 0 pair pees of three and four ounces to the ton have been obtained from loty of stone out of different reefs in the Castlemaine district, but the Jarge crushings of jate

t remarkable. A nugget, which weighed | 6] 02

Py aye: from the earth and stone, was found at Tarnagaile, and another jnan old gally at Bendigo, which oz L3dwt

weighed 243 oz in the h, and from whieh a 16 of oe gold was obtained alter it had been broken yp and melted, another of 33 og }1 dwt was found last week in the same district, and a few days before that again a pocket con- taining seyeral pieces weighing 2 oz to 14 oz each. The Dunolly district roduced jts usual pugyber of medium size nuggets, the two aegert for this month weighing 39 02; bat Ballarat sti}! keeps the lead in this respect, one piece of nearly pure gold found last week on the Ol Eureka weighing 229 oz, and Rees found in the Great Extended Company's claim a few weeks before weighing 280 oz ; of the last, one weighed - - a ®

Tue Russtans in Potanp—Horriste Arrocities.—The Czas daily contains fresh reports respecting the horrible events in Tomazow. This Journal says ;—** A Russian inyalided captain, who was there entrusted with the charge of troops on the march, was ill-used by the soldiers in the town, though wear- ing the Russign pniform, apd was beaten with sticks, and then sent in ehgins, with other prisonsrs to the Zamose fortress. The secretary M. Piatasinski, and other prisoners were hourd to horses and dragged through the town.—A carpenter named Czamecki was shot, and thrown into a well. Many families have sought safety across the Galician frontier, towards Belz.”’ The writer in the Czas guarantees the authenticity of the

describes the condition of Po-

above. The Berlin National Zelung

land in yet darker colours. This journal contains the follow- ing in a letter from Warsaw :—** [he Russians act as in an enemy's country. Towns and villages are generally laid in ashes without any strategical object ; and innocent persons, and thoge who have kept themselves aloof {rom the ingurgeots, are ill-tregted without mercy. Instances of the most unheard of cruelties on the part of the Russian troops are narrated. The Cossacks plunder the wounded and d&ad, and openly sell the plunder in the towns. [Here in Warsaw the authorities become more suspicious and more anxivus. A few nights since, a domiciliary visit was paid to the house of one of the first bankers, M. Raweiz, in order to search tor arms.—The administrator of the important concerns of this house, a Ger- man,and a person in the neighbouring property of Altdorf,also a German, who had sent provisions to the insurgents, have heen brought to the citadel. A few days since, # house in Senator Street, in Warsaw, was surrounded by military, and the whole of its inhabitants were arrested."”

Oiw Sraines, C. W., March 16.—A serious riot ocourred here on Sunday night between the whites and negroes. The whites organiged a foree, marched to the negro quarters. ordered the blacks away, destroyed their property, and burned their houses. The negrus fled ta the woods, ‘Three of the rioters have been captured. Several were wounded.

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Seizure or A Privateer at San Francisco.—The fast

| sailing schooner Chapman wher leaving SanFrancisco for Mexico

on Sunday was buarded by government officials, and seized as a privateer. About twenty secessionists were captured or board, well armed, and six brass Dahlgren guns, with ca:- riages suitable for use on ships. Correspoadence on the persons of the prisoners identified them with the party re- cently negotiating for the steamer Victoria for a privateer. The prisovers were confined at Fort Alcatras. Many more arrests are likely tu follow. ——ee ee <0 ® 0"

Romance in Reat Live.—Agostus C. Brodhead died at Chicago about a week age. A few years ago, Brodhead, then in the prime of vigorous manhood, and wearing upon the ar- tillery uniform of the British service several royal medals, which he had earned by bravery and success, formed the ac- quaintance of and married a wealthy baroness of the Paget tamily, one of the most aristocratic housés in England. The happy couple spent their honeymoon on the continent, and two years ago went ty Illinios, and purchased a farm, near Clifton,in Iroquois county. His failure in an agricultural line confirmed him as a drunkard, and h.stened the denouement. An ardent lover of field sports, his dog and gun were in constant requisition, and his heavy libations on such occasions more than once laid bim outfor a night’s lodging on the prairies. His wife, once a pet of British aristocratic circles,and at one time maid of honour to the Queen, though a highly accomplished lady, an excellent musician, and speaking with fluency seven different languages, soon became even more besotted than himself. She died drunk, a year ago, and Brodhead was ip such a state of intoxication as to be unable to comprehend the fact. Since that time he has been rapidly ** going under.”’ His property, dwindled away for years, soon vanished, and at the time of his death he had been driven to’ the extremity of pawning his gold medals.

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A Lucky Srecvtation —‘* Nor’ Wester,’ the New York correspondent of the Boston Post, relates the following in- cident of one of the fortunate apeculations of the day :—*‘ In the summer of 1861 a young manwho happened to have $10,. 000 burning in his pocket. bat whose fears counselled him to keep out of the usual channcls of trade, called on one of our heavy shipping merchants, who is also the president of a city bank, and asked his advice as to how to use his money. The merchant su his investings1¢ in of tar, the article at that time selling at onfy one dollar a,barrel, with every prospect of soon being on the advance. The, young man took the advice, boaght ten thousand barrels of tar, and stored it fora rise After keeping it antil last fall, he con- eluded te realize on his investmebdt, and sold it all at $40 a barrel, or furty times its original cost, receiving his original capital of $10,000 and the slight accumulation of $390,000 as a dividend thereon.”’

ss GORRESPONDENCE,

ARAPAAING NRO ANOTUER SCREW LOOSE IN EAST POINT. To tag Epiror or tue Exawtnen.

Sir,—A great and mighty Trojan of the East, after many days of hard labor and perseverance, bas brought forth an article which he introduces to the public through the columns of this week's Is/ander. To shew to the world and the /iterats of P. E. Island his masterly knowledge of the French language, ‘*the writer’? has thought proper to name this bis first issue “Par la vous.’’ Avery intelligent name indeed! and how very ees ! But we remember the words of Juliet to Romeo and say likewise —‘* What's in a name —a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’’ This very rare piece of human composition (we can searcely apply the word hu- man, as it bears such striking characteristics of the produc- tion of the long eared kind) from the pen of ** Par la vous,”

selves Union men. They have been joined by many deserters) is headed by an uneurpassedly sublime quotat-on, not exactly

from the Southern army, and have become more formidable | than ever.

The Commercial bas a rumour via Cairo that the rebels have repossessed Forts Donelson and Henry, though it is not credited. ‘Troops were ordered there for any emergency.

A gentleman who left Savannah on the 20th ult, arrived at Cincinnati yesterday. He is a planter and a wember of the South Carolina Legislatare Le reports that immense armies are massed in Tennessee, one to hold Rosecrang in check, while the other flanks him, enters Kentucky, and moves direct on Louisville and Cincinnati, They are only wuiting for the rivers to full and the roads to dry.

lle says it is the general talk in ‘* Dixie’’ that a fleet of ten iron-clads will be ready in foreign ports this month, with which the Confederates propose to clear the Mississippi and co-operate with the movement in Kentucky.

Granger's force, sent in pursuit of Van Dorn, returned to Franklin on Wednesday. The rebels fled beyond Duck River. There were several cavalry skirmishes, and some 300 ragged fellows were picked up in the it.

Rebel advices show that the Northern Alabama loyalists are giving the rebels a deal of trouble.—Surprises, skirmishes, and all the horrors incidental to a neighborhoud war aze witnessed there.

Wrir sgrvep on Baicuam Youne unper tag Potycawy Acr.—The following despatch comes to us (New York World) without a signature, buc seems to bear evidence of reliability ?

Saut Laxe City, March 10th.

Judge Kinney this day issued a writ against Brigham Young, under the polygamy act of Congress. It was placed in the hands of U.S. Marshal Gibbs, who served it, not only without the aid of a posse, but alone awaited upon President Young. The writ was immediately responded to, and the defendant personally appeared in Court, and upon investiga- tion the judge held him to bail in the sum of $2,000, which was promptly given. The civil authority can be maintained in Utah without the aid of troups.

Tuk Govp Fierps oF Austaatia.—The Melbourne Argus of the 25th of jast December, in its summary of news, has the following in relation to the gold fields :—

It has been evident for some time past that the export of gold this year could not equal last, though the deficiency is no greater in proportion tg the number of miners away im New Zealand and Now South Wales. Thus there has been no fall- ing off in the average per man, even with a scarcity of water experienced so much earlier thay usual, added tu the fact that a part of the gold of this year wij] go towards swelling the export returns for next year, for the redaction of the duty at the end of the current month has caused much of the gold raised to be retained in the hands of the mineys, gr to be held from shipment on account of the bankg 9nd merchants. Re- turns from the quartz-milis have not been particularly good during the last few weeks, and some of them haye beep stopped. or are working short time already, owing fo the searcity of water. None of the yields obtained are very Jargo, but not a few were, at least. respectable. One of the best of the small lots wag from @ reef at M'lvor, 7 tons prodycing 140 oz, and 16 tons from a reef at Teiglitz produced 133 0g. A lot of 30 tons from one of the Inglewood reefs also yjelded }6+4 oz, and a dishfyl of stuff from a rich veiu just struck ip @ claim on another reef at that place as much as 70 ounceg. The reefs jn phe Ovens district haye improved considerably of late, and yields of two and three ounces to the ton are becoming quite common in that district, where two more diamonds haye been found, one of which is said to be of some value.—The best yield in the Bendigo district were 131 ounces from 35 tons gut

ere pow ** struggling for Jife’’ gn bis estgtes jn the counties of

gf one reef, and 84 og 8 dwt from 14 tons out of apother ; aud

from the writings of Shakespeare—the sweet bard of Avon— | but from some other poet more pleasing, we presume, to the | tastes of the author of the article in question. *** Let the tail 'go with the hide’ is a maxim that holds good in all parts of \the world save and excepting the dingy village of Souris,”’ says the wonderful creature. How strange that an elegant maxim, ‘* that holds good in ali parts of the world’’—extend- ing unto the uttermost parts of the earth —even unto East Point, never once reached the ** good folke of Souris.”’ Hence we poor unsophisticated villagers stand accused of letting the tal go without the hide. With uplifted arms and upturned eyes we have to exclaim—*' O wondrous mother age! What shall we hear of next? The wise man has said, ‘ There is nothing new under the sun,’ and still we hear of new things ever and anon. When cow’s tails and green hides are made into maxims, that suggest ‘thoughts’ on being pre- sent with a petition praying for a grant for a breakwater, we vill not be at all surprised on hearing of the men and women of the ‘cold chaste moon’ having sent their best wishes to our learned ‘ Par la vous,’ requesting him, at the same time, to send his ‘ maxim’ a little higher up.”’

Out of the rubbish of this latter day apostle-o'-the-tail-and- hide’s epistle, to the Editor of the /s/ander, we gather enough to enable us to learn what he calls his ** object in writing,”’ ‘‘which is to endeavour to ascertain how the money already granted from the public funds, for the building of the Souris Breakwater, has expended—whether in paying for ad- ditional labor and materials or enriching the person oi those who p-rformed the first part of the work.’’ Tis allusions to the superintending of the Breakwater at the Head of St. Peter's Bay, we leave with parties interested in the matter to confute, feeiing assured that they are prepared to render a good and faithful account of their stewardship.

In regard to the work which has been already performed in the construction of a breakwater at Souris, we have to say (what ‘* Par ja vous’? knows right well, but has not the honesty to confess) that the work has been well and faithfully done, as the improved state of our harbour plainly shows; and the money granted from the public funds for that purpose Las been carefully and judiciously expended, as all honest men acquainted with the expenditure can truiy testify. ‘The year before last a grant of £25 was given from the public chest. The members of the Catholic Churches of Rolla Bay and Souris offered to add 60 yards to the work already done, in consideration of said amount, the muney to be equally di- vided between the two parishes and rere to chureh pur- poses, which offer was accepted by the Building Committee. Instead of doing but GO yards as agreed upon, they, together with many of their Protestant neighbors — particularly the young Messrs. Leslies, — extended it 30 yards further than the agreement specified. Last year £52 was granted and expended in a similar way.

he building of @ Protestant Church in this place is now under consideration ; a considerable amount has been already subscribed towards it, and the money which we expect to re- ceive from the public funds this year will, we have reason to believe, be earned and — in a similar way by the Pro- testants (and we ma Catholics, for we don't intend to fall oyt gbaut our religious belief in this end of .the Island at least) of this community in the erection of the aforesaid Church.

We need hardly state that ‘* Par la vous’ *’ remarks con- cerning the ‘‘spell’’ gt work and the ‘‘spree’’ that followed it, ave utterly false. he ‘: gentleman’? who gave him his information might hayg been, perbape, Any Bushy of the Beach, as be hulds rather a prominent position in and about the village. We me * Par Ja yque’’ was in high hops, whep he passed that way, thgt s glass of spirits might be in store for him, ang was only annoyed and disappointed on findipg on his return that the workmen had all dispersed,

en

) chers, would amount in the aggregate from £70 to

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In conclusion, we beg to ay building committee of the Souris 3 are men whore knowledge of puainenen both theoretical and practical, is quite gu cient to make them fully competent to super intend successfully this or any job of a like kind op the [sland or off of it. 1 remain, Mr. Editor, Your obedient servant, SCREW-DRIVER.

Souris, 22nd March, 1863. saicteidiiiineemnon To Tue Eprpor of THE EXaMINeR.

Sin: — Ax steps have heey already taken to raise an endewment in this Island towards the maintainance of a Bishop of the Established Church, it is but reasonable to enquire how such endowment is to be made. :

It is reported that an effort will be made, during the present Seamon, to get a Bill passed for again alienating the Glebe fund and devoting the a ceeds to the above purpose. ‘This fund, it will be remembered, was taken by the Legislature about the year 1836, and diverted from its original in- tention, which was for the support of the clergy and the purpose of general education. In this they were thwarted by the Imperial Government, who directed that the fund should be expended upon schools in connection with the Church of Eng- land, in which condition it remains to the present time. If any change is to be made in this matter, it should certainly be in favour of the original project, the supportof what is termed the “inferior clergy,” a8 the stipends hitherto derived from the munificence of the Society for propagating the Gospel are about to be withdrawn. Pris

This is not exactly the objeet FE had in view in commencing this letter, but rather to notice a strange occurrence which took place in the Church on Sunday, the 8th inst, It appears that an order was made that those persons who usually occupy, for the want of other accommodation, the Council and the Assembly pews, should vacate their seats during the Session, and this without any previous notice, a slip of paper to that effect being merely placed on the pew doors, ‘The pews are generally well fitted, and no doubt many were debarred from hearing the Word ot God on this occasion. Two gentleien were accordingly desired by one of the servants of the Chureh te quit their seats in the Assembly pew in an unceremonious manner. Now, it must be borne in mind that nearly all those Members of the Legislature who are members of this Church have private accommodation of their own; and that, in point of fact, there is not more than three country members of the House of As- sembly who, as members of the Church of England, could avail themselves of it. ‘Thus a pew capable of accommodating fourteen persons during three services, and for which an insignificant sun is charged annually te the public, is to be all but closed to all comers during the Session. With regard te the Council pew, which also is capable of containing fourteen people, I understand that ouly two country Members belong to the Church of England, and this would be equally shut up for the same yeriod.

The congregation ought te bear in mind that the site on which the Church is erected was tor- merly public property, and was granted, I appre- hend, with the view of benefitting all classes of the community who might be desirous of joiniff™ the Established Church. The mere circumstance of subscriving tuwards the building of a Parish Chuch does not constitute the right of claiming pews, to the detriment of the clergy and well-being of alleoncerned. Many, no doubt, gave a helping hand towards its erection for the honor and glory of God, without receiving or expecting any gra- tuitous accommodation: thinking, no doubt, they would be allowed the common privilege of renting a seat by the year, without reterence to their do- nation, in which they were disappointed. I was informed that none could bold a pew unless from £14 to £20 was fortheoming, but in seme cases was made up to that sum from the donations of others. In those days it was considered a good aud safe investment, with perhaps a nominal, if any, assessment, with a paid salary to the clergy from the vererable Society for the propagation of the Gospel. It was a monstrous and glaring in- justice to expend the poor man’s pence of that Society towards preaching the Gospel exclusively to those wlo were quite able to bear the expense, thus subverting the holy text, “to the poor the gospel is preached.”

The Society gave also £100 stg. towards the building, and for all their labor of love, the only accommodation allotted for the poor was six benches in the gallery near the window. The late Governor Young gave £150 currency, which had, I understand, been presented to him by the House when in Session. In neither case does it warrant any legal claim by the Council, the Assembly or the public to three double pews, one military, and about 60 sittings for soldiers; nor does the grant of £16 approach to a fourth part of the value ot the accommodation thus afforded, to the exclusion of many Church going people. The Government or Pew-iiolders have fo egal right to sell, nor are they able to give any titletoany pew inthe Church, Which is vested solely in the Corporation of the eaid Church, to sell or let, &e.; and although they gon Seve this power, yet it may be at variance

‘the ecclesiastical law; aad if [ am rightly informed, an opinion has been given some few years ago by one of the episeupal beneh relating | to the proprictorship of pews, that uo persen has | any right to claim any pew in a parish church, | unless he obtains a license from the faculty. The | Island law must be, I apprehend, subservient to. the ecclesiastical law. With respect to the value of the Council and Assembly pews, they would realize, when divided, 30s, a sitting, and the mili- tary pew, being more distaut, a little less, and the value of the seats formerly occupied by the sol-

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£20, leaving the grant of £16 for the Governor's pew, which the Caurch ougit, and is well able to reserve: for that purpose, without receiving any remineration.

‘The Bible Christians, much to their eredit, de- cline receiving any aid from the Legislature for the aecommodation of any members ot the Cound or Assembly, who may belong to their communion, and have set a bright example in preaching the Gospel to sinners without money aud without price whilst seven places of worship divide the aun spoil of £72 to enable about thirty-three cour Members to attend their respective places of wor- ship during the Session of two months. I appre- hend that no one will assert that these Members are too needy to pay for the benefit they may derive from hearing the Gospel; be this asx it may, a sinall grant of 10s. each would be ample, being at the rate of three pounds per annum. This would rednee the grants from £72 te £17 10, and thus avoid further grants for new fittings, &c., for the pews, and also preventing any future de- mands trom some chapel iu embryo.

At the present time are not pews claimed by individuals belonging to other denominations let or in the market, by which twelve per cent. is realized, after paying the very low assessment. In many instances, it is said that the assessments are considerably in arrears, and cousequently a heavy debt of upwards of £100 is due to the Church, the greater portion of which may never be col- lected. The mismanagement of our Church affairs must in a great measure account for the inability ot the wardens te collect sufficient funds towards remunerating regularly the Ministers for their aervices rendered to the Church, without having recourse to legal proceedings. And thus, on the plea of poverty, the congregation have reduced the salaries of their Ministers for the remaining term of their engagement. Now, this should not be, and to remedy this very great evil, it will be necessary sooner or later, however unpalatable, to remodel this injurious system.