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‘ 168 ae , ° ‘ : { re : Bia . ie ‘Ty’ * rt be well to 1 | ae 4 | tie “lat t ) | 2 ; ion of To tae Epiror or tus Examiner. | ivi ifi r; that i any Districts! here, when a work of fully as great importance to @ portion 0 . : ice the wilful mi the Bill before you. Ithink would not be well to renew receiving certificate from the latter; tha ph many ves . nile io. Sc completed, there is no money for the pur- My pear Sin,—I did not intend to notice the - a “ees nzuin the Usury laws in this Colony ; for I think they have been | the Grelio speaking people feel the great tisndvantige ¢ gore aa We ask where is it to be got? and echo answers “ where?” | presentations made in the Protector of the 25th ultimo, with evaded: and therefore | see no use in continuing them, chers being unable to give a lesson in Gwlic reading to the | eae 4 sesebiell 5 gest herdehip. sb entest taliba oneihertitetelence: to Wan » hn the Peotater © Sea mo, ith

The first clause was then read, and moved to be agreed to,

Mr CLARK had bstened a long time, and had been forcibly Struck with some of the arguments advanced against the Bill. lt seemed surprising to him that the party who seemed desirous to renew the Usury laws shenld not bring forward a Bill to regulate the price of wheat, ag it tad failed the past year ; for he anght as well tegulate the price of wheat as that of money. Wore thase laws to be enacted, a person might borrow money from another who cou'd not charge more than 6 per cent. by ‘aw, yet he might easily say, give me your bond for a larger Sum than that len.

Hon Mr. MOONEY considered some of the arguments advanced to be very shallow. If a gentleman had money to lewd, he would get parties to borrow it some way; and if laws were enacted limiting the rate of interest, some plan would be devised to evade them. He was reminded of a man in the old cowatry, who, if a person applied to him for £40 or £50, would bury a duck and giving it to him, would charge the whole sum for it. The hon. members who had money to lend were not so simple as to do so without applying to Blackstone ; and it was all mere moonshine to legislate on the subject.

There was a hole in every set on the subject; for the lawyers |

would not make an act perfect, and though they made one good clause, they just left loophole in another. Ile did not wish to Matter those gentlemen in Charlottetown, though he was rather disposed to flatter ; but he was prepared to state, though he was opposed to them ia politics, that he would rather have the notes issued by them than those which came from Nova Scotia; for he did not know anything about the parties there who issued them, and some of them might be no better than spurious paper. fle was prepared to support a measure to leave it opea to all parties to ask as high a rate of interest as they pleased. He hoped there were monied men enough in the Island to support another Bank. Some persons in the country thd said that they had some dollars—rusty dollars, and did not kuow how to address themselves to those gentlemen in Charlotte- town in giving them the dollars, lest they should dirty their fingers. If, however, those gentlemen dealt well with the people, the people would deal well with them; but if they trampled upon the people, they would suffer for it in the loss of business.

Hon. COL. TREASURER was not sorry that the discussion had taken place. It had been stated thatthe Bank was a great benefit to the country at large, but such was not the case ; for they would not discount bills drawn by persons in the country, yet he believed it was a great benefit to the merchants in Charlottetown. He did not argue for imposing any check on the Bank tn Charlottetown; but he wished to restrict those

reans who lent money, and obtained 60 per cent. for it.

Mr. T. HEATH HAVILAND would offer a little explana- tion on what fell from the hon. member (Hon. Col. Secretary) which might otherwise create a prejudice regarding the trans- actions of the Bank. That hon. gentleman stated he had heard that the Bank would only discount paper prone in Char- lgttetown, and in that he was periectly right, for there was no Bank that would discount paper except the acceptor of the Bill or the maker of the Note made it payable in the place where the Bank was doing business. Supposing they dis- counted & note at the Bank, and the maker was resident in Caseum pee, and supposing that note fell due on Monday after- noon, still the Bank would be bound to present it to him the very day it became due, otherwise the indorsers would be dis- charged. That was the reason why money was payable at the place where the Bank was doing business, and the Bank did not adhere to the rule more rigidly than private individu- als.

House resumed, and the Bill reported agreed to without amendment.

PETITIONS PRESENTED.

By Hon. Mr, Palmer—from D.’B. Parnther and other inha- bitants of this bsland, relating to the introduction of the Bible intu the Schools of the Island, referred to the Committee of the whole House on the Education Bill. Also, from Josiah MeLeod, praying remuneration for his services for a term of six monthe, ag a Teacher of a private School at St. Eleanor’s, during which time the Free School of the District was vacant ; referred to the Committee on Teacher's petitions.

By Mr. faird—from inhabitants of Township 33.

By Hon, Mr. Wightmwan—from inhabitants of Township 66.

Both the last petitions were praying aid to improve roads, and laid on the table.

By Hon. Mr. Whelan— from John McPherson, praying eompensation for loss sustained on his contract for building the wharf at Launching Place. Also. from inhabitants of Yownship 55, praying that the road crossing the swamp be- tween Enman’s and Matheson’s, on that Township, may be continued on the old line, and a grant made sufficient to com- enn the same, instead of the line approved of by the mem-

rs of the Government who inspected the disputed lines; both petitions laid on the table.

By Mr. Clark—a petition of divers inhabitants of Summer- side, St. Eleanor’s, and others, praying the House to amend the Act conceding to the New York, Newfoundland, and Lon- don Telegraph Company, the exclusive right of constructing lines of Telegraph on this Island, or grant a small sum of money to induce the Company to complete the line to Sum- merside, or to adopt such other measures as may be deemed most advisable to confer upon that part of the Island the ad- vantates of Telegraphic communication. The hon. member offered a few remarks relating to the Company in question, the consideration of matters concerning which would no doubt come before the House, as they were deserving of every encou- ragement, proposing, as they did, to lay a cable across the Atiantic, and if the Hquse were liberal to them, they might extend telegraph lines through the Island, It, however, was shsurd for the petitioners to expect the repeal of the Act to which they alluded, and if they wished to have a Telegraphic v‘lice at Sumnierside, they must accomplish it in a proper manner.

Hon. Mr. LORD had been travelling lately, and perhaps knew a little more respecting the proceedings of the Telegraph Company than some hon. members. While in England, late- ly, he had observed one or two tons of telegraph wire about being shipped for Prinee Edward Island, and on oe found that it was the intention of the Company to lay a telegraph sable either from Mabou, Cape Breton, to the East Point, or carry it direct from Cape North to the Island, so as to be en- tirely independent of the Nova Scotia line, and that they in- tended to extend wires through the Island.

Mr. YEO explained that it was the intention of the people st Summerside, if offices were established, to pay the officers themselves.

Petition laid on the table.

House adjourned.

Tavurspay, March 19. The Bill repealing the Jaws relating to Usury was read a third time and passed. PETITIONS PRESENTED.

By Hon. Mr, Montgomery—from Isaac Murray and other inhabitants of the Island, praying for the introduction of the Holy Scriptures into the Public Schools, &e., referred to the Committee of the whole House on the Education Bill.

By Mr. Mooney—from inhabitants of the Second Electoral Pistrict of Queen's County, praying a sum sufficient to repair the bridge yt Mount Stewart, and also to construct it on the principle of a drawbridge, so as to facilitate the ge of ves- sels; referred to a Committee consisting of Hons, Messrs. aan Longworth and Lord.

By Hon. Mr. Lord—from James J. Rice, setting forth that in both the newspapapers published by him, he had caused to

inserted certain documents, ordered last session of the Le- islature, to be inserted in all the newspapers published in harlottetown, and that his bill of charges for the insertion of the same in the Morning Advertiser had been disallowed, and praying the House to consider his case ; Jaid on the table.

By Mr. Muirhead—from inhabitanis of Township 25, pray- jng a grant towards the qpening of a new road; referred to the members for the District. ”

By Mr. Laird—from divers iphabitants of Queen’s County, praying for the introduction of the Bible into the schools of the Island, &c.; also from diyers inhahitanta of Queen’s County, setting forth that the Gaelic speaking portion of the

ypulation of this Island are much more numerous than the Week Acadians.; that it is expressly provided by the Educa- tion Aot that teachers of French a Schools shall be ézamined, not by the Board of Education, but by a Priest,

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language, 4 matter so necessary at the outset, to all who un- derstand nothing else ; and praying that if the above privi- lege is to be granted and continued on behalf of the French

of the Gaelic speaking works, to the Gevlic speaking Clergy. Both petitions were referred to the committee of the whole House on the Education Bill. The House went into the order of the day for faking into consideration the several private petitions before the House. On motion of Hon. Mr. Longworth, it was resolved that all the petitions praying aid for the service of Roads, Bridges and Wharfs, be severally referred to the mem bers for the dif- ferent districts, for consideration in the sub-division of the sums appropriated for that purpose. Adjourned for one kour.

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R. Lairp, Reporter. AFTERNOON SITTING.

PETITIONS PRESENTED,

By Hon. Mr. Longworth—a petition of members of the Free Church in Charlottetown, praying to have the Bible retained in the public schools. Referred to the House in Committee of the whole on the Education Act,

By Mr. Macintosh--a petition of John McDonald, John Ford, and others. It appears the petitioners took @ load of cattle to Newfoundland; but owing to the stress of weather aad scarcity of fodder, were obliged to put into French St. Pierre's ; not being able to procure any fodder in that place, they were obliged to sell their cargo, and to take the principal part of the payment therefor in spirits; and after clearing in a regular manner from the Custom House of St. Pierre’s, they returned to the Island. The liquor, however, having been pleced in casks of less than sixty gallons, was, according to law, seized by the Collector of Customs at Souris, and sold, by which the petitioners sustained a severe loss. ‘I'he petitioners prayed the House to take their case into consideration, and reimburse them to some extent for the loss sustained, as they were not aware that the law forbid importations of liquor in less quantities than sixty gallons. Mr. Macintosh warmly advocated the prayer of the petition, which was Jaid on the table, and the House adjourned.

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Fripay, March 20.

House met, when the Hon. Colonial Secretary presented the returns of the several Road Commissioners of the sales of winter roads in the present season, and the Road Correspondent’s statement of the amounts required for the main post roads during the winter season, as per Commissioners’ returns. Laid on the table.

The Hon. Colonial Secretary presented the detailed public accounts for the past year. Referred to the special committee on public accounts.

The Hon. Colonia! Secretary also presented to the House the following papers, which had been laid before His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, and referred to the House, viz: — Report of Ronald McDonald, Road Commissioner, relative to road from Sheep Pond to Rollo Bay. Report of Commis- sioners appointed to open new line of road between Townships Nos. 18 and 19. Petition of inhabitants of ‘Township No. 50, respecting the wharf at China Pot. Report of Commissioners on an inspection of the road between Nnman’s and Matheson’s, on Township No. 55. Referred to members for districts.

WILMOT CREEK BRIDGE.

Hon. Colonial Secretary presented a report of the Superin- tendaut of Public Works on the state of Wilmot Creek Bridge, together with a plan of the proposed new work.

Hon. Mr. LORD said the design was a good one, but Mr. Barnard did not say what it would cost. The Road Commis sioner asks for £290 for its completion, but he (Mr. Lord) thought when it was properly built it would cost £400. It would cost £200 to purchase materiale alone; and he was assured stones for the abutments could not be procured within a less distance than two miles. He thought, however, it would be better to let the matter Jay over for two or three mouths, to enable the Commissioner to get a new site, which he thought might be obtained a mile further upthe river. (Right). Inthe present situation of the bridge, the abutments had sunk down some ten feet. Mr. Barnard suggested the propriety of widening it; and that may be a very proper suggestion, but he (Mr. Lord) thought nothing could be dune with it this year. How was the bridge to be built, if there was not money to complete it?) Was it to come out of the money apportioned to members for the district ?

Hon. COL. SECRETARY.—How much did the bridge cost ? Hon. Mr. LORD.—£900 originally. It would not, however, have been built but for Mr. Campbel!, whose farin and residence was near it; but the site was wrongly chosen, That was twenty-five years ago, Since then it has cost the couutry nearly £3000.

Mr. YEO said he was not inclined to give one penny for more timber, as there was plenty wood in the old bridge to build a new one above. It wi! certainly cost something for the right of way, but that would notcosta greatdeal. The bridge would siand, when built, longer above than it would below. In the former place it would have a firmer foundation, and not. as where it now stands, be imbedded in a soft mud, where the wood is continually eaten away by worms. All the people of that neighbourhood, to whom he had spoken, said the bridge ought to have been removed long ago; avd such remova’ would, he thought, be for the better.

Hon. Mr. LORD.—The right of way would cost £100 or £150, which was no inconsiderable sum. The proposed new site would be near Rogerson’s farm.

Hon. COL. - TREASURER said the hon. members for that district had better keep their share of the money, and not waste it by laying it out in the present structure. It was impossible to get a solid foundation for Wilmot Creek bridge where it now stands, as the mud was forty or fifty feet deep. The bridge is built on a foundation of brush thrown upon the mud and the blocks laid upon the brush, therefore it must be continually sinking, and all the money in the Island would not make it substantial.

Mr. MUIRHEAD—The bridge, however, requires to be widened ; at least the northern portion of it, where the bottom is hard.

Hon. COL. SECRETARY—The hon. member (Mr. Lord) lays great stress upon the fact that the money for that bridge will have to come out of that apportioned to the members for the district. Now in my district we wil! have to make up £400 for Oyster-bed bridge. The only remedy for hon. members, who have such works to comple in their district, is to repair ali roads by statute Jabour. The best plan would be to have a report of the estimated cost of building a bridge on the new site *poken of, where it will be of greater service and less expense to the country, It would be better to go two miles around than to have the bridge where it is. ?

Hon. Mr. MONTGOMERY—The proposed new site for the bridge is only a few yards above where it now stands. It will not cost a great deal to remove and re-build 1; neither would the right of way cost much. But under the circumstances, I would agree to leave it as it is for the present, and in the course of the incoming summer preliminaries can be arranged to have it removed, and a new site marked out for it, and a right of way secured, which would not cost near so much as was stated by the hon. member (Mr. Lord.)

Mr, CLARK—I agree with what the last hon. member says. Let the bridge remain as it is until a better site can be obtained. It would be only throwing away money on it to repair or re- build it where it now stands. It is not in a good situation, being, as it were, laid on a bed of soft mud, and the sea and the high tides causes it to sink, from time to time, deeper and deeper. It would not cost as much to build the bridge higher up the river, where the bottom is hard, as to construct it where it now stands, { hope hon. members will see the necessity of not acting precipitately, but take time to consider what is best to be done.

children, or in some cases to speak to the children in that ,

| speaking people to their priests, it may be extended on behalf} country to support

‘the country to support the other. ° oy Mr MOONEY—Mr. Choirman, the hon. member who

jus $1 unjust to tax one part of the oe ene one eeu, | would tell that hon, nem- ber that I think if he got a special appropriation for Wilmot Creek bridge, he would not say it was taxing one part 7 country to suppert the other; but to build ferry wharfs in Char- lottetown is nothing else, he thinks. This bridge the hon. member bas such a liking for has always been a“ bore ’’ to the country. In 1847, whea Mr. Pope was Speaker, he, come how or other, managed to obtain a sum sufficient for rebuiiding it from this House. | believe some of the hon. members were asleep at the time, This same bridge, sir, has always been : drag upon the country, ever since [ came into this House; an I think it would be better to alter the site of it to any place — even as far up as the sinelts can go—than to have us continually killing ourselves endeavour:ng to keep it from sinking ww the mud. 1 have heard more about that bridge, sir, than ever l heard about my grandfather ; but it must be a curious pie. I

» it would pay a man to go and getasquintatit. Te report cen referred to the members of the district.

petitions, &c.

By Hon. Colonial Secretary.—A petition of inhabitants of Seal River settlement, Township No. 50, praying for the appointment of Commissioners to report on a new line of Road desired on the east side of Seal River. Also, Returns of the state of the Charlottetown Gas Light Company, December, 1856. Laid on the table.

Petitions of inhabitants of Townships Nos. 15 and 17, praying for a new line of road ;—of inhabitants of New Glasgow Road, praying a further grant to open and render passable a junction road between that place and Majpeque Road. Referred to committee on new roads.

Report and estimate of repairs required at the Prince County Jail. Report and estimate of required at the Queen’s County Jail. Referred to the committee of supply.

The report of the commissioner appointed by the Government to distribute money, clothing, &c., to such_Indians as were in want, was also presented by the Hon, Col. Secretary when it appeared that £50 had been expended over and above the amount allowed by the House at the last session, The com- missioners accounted for this by stating that the poor Indians. were now, ina great measure, deprived of the sources from which a livelihood had been obtained in years past. ‘That the sale for the articles they manufacture, owing to various causes, was gradually becoming narrower and narrower ; and that, especially during the last year, owing tothe failure of the crops and the consequent scarcity and high price of provisions, may of the poor creatures were unable to obtain the commonest necessaries of |ife; more particularly, as in instances referred to by the commissioner, many of the heads of famrlies had been prostrated by sickness. Considerable discussion ensued, during which some hon. members expressed their opposition to the principle of any commissioner taking upon himself to epend more of the public money than was given him by appropriation, but there was no dissenting voice to the course Mr. Stewart had pursued on any other grounds; indeed there seemed to be a general willingness manifested on the part of all hon. members. to allow that the Indian should be cared for, if unfortunate. The report was then referred to the House in committee of supply. '

The Hiouse then proceeded further to consider private petitions,

The petition of Hugh Logan, Jailor, of Georgetown Jail, was taken up, and, after a short debate, during which the prayer of the petitioner was warmly seconded by Hon, Mr. Wightman, Messrs. Haviland and Macdonald, referred to the House in committee of supply.

The petition of Dominick Knockwood and other indigent Micmac Indians, was taken up and referred to the House in committee of supply.

The petitions of Bridget Hogan ; of Mary Lawrence ; and of officers of Royal Agricultural Society, were severally take up, and referred to the House in committee of the whole on supply.

The petitions of inhabitants of St. Kleanors and Tignish praying for an enactment tothe running at large of Swine, were again read, and Hon, Ool. Treasurer moved for a committee to draft a bill to carry out the objects of the prayer of the petition, when a very lively and general discussion ensued, in the course of which quite a sharp fire of wit was kept up between Hons. Messrs. Mooney, Palmer, and Whelan. Hon. Mr. Mooney moved as an amendment that the petitioners have leave to withdraw. ‘The House divided or the amendment, when tt was manifest that only the Hon. Mr. Mooney voted for his motion; all the other hon. members voting in the negative. The original motion was then put and carried, and Hon. Col. Treasurer, Mr. Muirhead, and Hon. Mr. Palmer were appointed a committee to draft a bill in accordance with the prayer of the

tition.

Phe petition of inhabitants of Township 33 and others praying for an addition to the salary of James Douglas, Teacher, or some allowence to encourage him in his prosecution of the study of Agricultural Chemistry, was again reed, and referred to the House in committee of the whole on the Education sct.

Hon. COL. SECRETARY—Before adjournment, I would call the attention of the House to a resolution came to by this House in 1854,—as several hon. members have inquired of me if any, and what action had been taken with reference to it. I will quote from the Journals : “ Tuesday, October 3, 1854.

“ Mr. Speaker called the attention of the House to the state of the Manuscript Journals, which had been brought by the Messenger, since the opening of the session, from the residence of the late clerk assistant, J. B. Cooper, Esq., whereby.it was discovered that he had negelcted the duty of transcribing or engrossing the same, since the 10th day of April, 1851, and for which he had been paid ; it was thereupon

“ Ordered, That the Clerk do perform or employ a competent person to perform the work, and to be paid by the House ; and

| that the Government be requested to proceed against James B.

Cooper, Esquire for the expense incurred.”

Now, sir, the work is not yet accomplished, nor has the former assistant clerk been called to account for not completing his work. One reason is, I believe, that Mr. Cooper, had left the Island, and therefore the Government could not take action in the matter. The Journals show that the salary of the assistant clerk was £80—one half to be paid at the rising of the House, and the other half when his work was completed. After the lapse of nearly three years, when the clerk was asked where the Journals of 1851 were, and if they were finished, he replied he did not know, but on sending the messenger to the residence of Mr. Cooper and obtaining the Journals, it was found that only a small portion of them had been engrossed ; and thus they were returned to the House in an unfinished state,

viz: “ During the discussion Hon. Mr. Warburton pro

that the Koran and the Book of Mormon be added to the ver- sions ; but the motion was so Sea we not say, impious—that he did not even find a seconder.’’ As the Pro- tector has continued his misrepresentatons in his last issue, for the evident purpose of destroying Mr. Barker's influence for good, I think it necessary to state what I actually said, and 1 will leave the public to judge whether I was desirous of having sich books read in the schools.

You are aware an amendment was proposed to Hon. Mr. Haviland’s resolution to have the Douay version of the Bible, as well as the Protestant one, admitted by law into the mixed schools of this Island. I then stated that there were other books called bibles, such as the Koran and Mormon Bible, which had better be stuck in with the others. This was done to show the absurdity of having two versions of the Bible read in the schools. ‘The editors of the Protector tortured this into a declaration that [ had moved those books be added to the versions; and they did this knowing I yoted against the amendment to the original motion.

I do not, when such statements are published in the Pro- tector, expect either truth or fair play from it; nor doT believe a political paper got up under the mask of religion will obtain the confidence of Protestants generally throughout the Island.

When the programme of a “ Protestant paper’’ was pub- lished from the pulpit of St. Paul’s Church, the Rey. Mr. Fite- — rare ry | told his hearers, that politics should be care- ully excluded from its pages; that it did not matter whether Mr. This or Mr. That was in office, or whether the Hon. Mr. This or the Hon. Mr. That was in the Government. How truth- fully these principles have been carried out, can be seen any person who will read a letter signed ‘‘An ardent admirer of Responsible, but not Departmental, Government,” in the Protector of the 18th ult., besides other letters and editorials.

If the public are anxious to know my sentiments i the Scriptures, I beg to assure them I think there can be no Christian religion without the Biblg; that the language in which it is written is superior, in point of style and high moral excellence, to — book ever published ; that it is, as a history, a faithful record of the principal events which occurred when learning was almost unknown ; and,I believe, that it has been preserved to us by the special intervention of Him whose word itis. Having thus far stated facts and my own opinions, I shall leave the editors of the Protector to make what they can of them. I remain, my dear Sir, yours truly,

Ch. Town, April 17, 1857. JAMES WARBURTON.

Che Examiner.

CHARLOTTETOWN, P. E. LL, APRIL 20, 1857.

Tur ex-Visitor of Schools, in the last edition of the Sanctified Press, occupies some two columns and a half-in running a muck at the Government, Mr. Monk and ourselves. Feeling confident that his attacks upon his late masters and patrons can be shaken off as readily and completely as ‘* dew-drops from a lion’s mane,’’ and knowing full well that we laugh at the exhibition of his baffled rage, he seeks to blight the character and prospects of the gentleman at the head of the Normal School. No charges are adduced against him, and if any grounds of complaint existed, Mr. Stark (we had almost written Stirk) should have brought them to the notice of the Government, in his official capacity as Superintendant of the Schools.

The editors of the Protector, having prudently prefaced his letter by disclaiming all responsibility for his opinions, allow him to exhibit himself in the avowed character of a writer to ‘* blindfolded partizans,’’ (vidilicet, the supporters of the Pro-

tector), and as being so doughty a man of his inches, that the

Colonial Secretary dared not say ** boo to a goose !”” Congratulating Mr. Coles on his prudent fear of this hero, we proceed to notice the naive admission that his knowledge of one part of his duties—that of lecturing upon Agricultural Chemistry—required so much preparation, that he could not find time to qualify himself for a service his presumed ac- quaintance with the subject of which had drawn a hundred pounds a-year from the Treasury to his pocket. Had he not represented himself conversant with the Science of Agricul- tural Chemistry, he should haye said so, and not taken the money for which he could give no value.

After stating that further remarks were unnecessary, the worthy inflicts some two columns of impertinence, having for its object the vilifying of the men who gave him his bread—of the men whose friends and supporters weleomed him to their houses and boards, and by their voluntary hospitality saved to him many a pound, the outlay of which his salary was in- tended to cover, and who now have an opporéunity of judging of the gratitude of the man. In the next edition of Asop’s Fables, the ungrateful object of the peasant’s kindness should, we think, be removed from its bad eminence, and a biped euc- ceed to the vacated pedestal of the viper.

As it always affords us pleasure to admit the truth of any assertions of our opponents, a pleasure we regret their conduct seldom enables us to experience, we express our cordial agree- ment with Mr. Stark’s statement, that neither ourselves nor our friends were ever associates of his. We take particular pleasure in endorsing this admission, as we deem it a conclusive proof that they and we are particular as to the company we keep.

We feel that we owe an apology to our readers for even this brief notice of this editor of ‘* Old Noll,’’ as the original Pro- tector was familiarly designated.

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Tnx Islander of last Friday contains some very palpable and flagrant misstatements in reference to the report of the Special Committee of the House of Assembly on the Public Accounts,

notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Cooper had been paid for doing the work. As I stated before, it was out of the power of | the Government to proceed against Mr. Cooper, on account of his absence from the Island; but | expect, now that he is returned, he will refund the money drawn, or pay the cost of finishing the work.

Hon. Mr. Paimer presented a petition from the inhabitants of Charlottetown and Royelty and other districts similar to those presented by hon members, in respect to having the Bible in the Public Schools. Referred to the House in committee of the whole on the Education Act. Adjourned for one hour.

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— Correspondence.

T. Kirwan, Rep.

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Want of space only precludes us, this week, from taking notice of these in detail; but we shall take an opportunity to expose them thoroughly in our next issue.

An American and Colonial Mail arrived in Town this morn- ing. The news furnished by the papers is quite unimportant. —

NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL. THE CHINESE WAR.

We have advices from Hong Hong fifteen days later than by last mail. ‘Trade was at a stand still, the attention of the uropean inhabitants of Hong Kong being chiefly directed to means for their protection against the Chinese. Public ex-

To tuz Epriror or THe ExaMIner. Sir,—It appears that about three weeks ago there was a

Hon. Mr. LORD—Afier weighing the matter weM in my , mind, and considering all the advantages to be derived from a. new site for Wilmot Creek bridge, | have, as 1 before siated, |

pan, embodied in the report now before the House, we should make a good bridge of it; undertaking to come from ? last year of £2000 to build ferry wharfs in Charlot.etown ; but

Coroner’s Inquest held somewhere at the west end of Char- lottetown, and that the gentlemen on that Inquest have, by some malicious design cr great mistake, [ cannot say which, put in circulation that 1 was in that part of the Town on the

thought it best to postpone any immediate action upon it. If. night of the occurrence. I therefore wish to state, for the in- | January, the people want to have the sue aliered, we have received no | formation of those gentlemen and others, that I never was in| Sam petition praying for such an alteration ; but we should not mind | that part of the Town at night, either on that or any other of 150 Mandarin juaks and destrc yed several of them. These the people, if by altering the site of the bridge we could benefit | occasion ; nor was I in Town for ten days before and near a ‘junks had threatened an attack on Hong Kong. With the ex- them. Sull, | have no doubt, if we carried out Mr. Barnard’s ‘fortnight after the occurrence alluded to, which I can get

plenty of people to prove. lam sorry to encroach on your

but where is the money for such an ,Valuable space, but the insertion of the above will greatl There was a special grant made oblige your humble servant,

WILLIAM HOOPER,

Morell, April 11, 1857. Eastern Postman.

pectation was directed to the arrival of anticipated naval and military reinforcements, and the re-commencement of offensive operations. Her Majesty’s steamer Sampson, arrived at Hon ong, having on board H. E. Admiral Sir M. Seymour, a 'H. E. is reported to have forwarded to India urgent despatches ‘fora military foree. A letter from Canton, dated the d of states that the city is nearly all destroyed. The n, on her way down to Hong Kong, fell in with a fleet

ception of retaining Tee-to-tum Fort, it a that Admiral Seymour has abandoned Canton, as all the available force 1s required to keep open the passage of the river, in consequence of the wilful sinking of junks to prevent any vessel of war or ‘steamers passing up with troops. Whampoa has beep com-

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