—

that collection of mul aad dirt which rep- dered it a disgrace to the place as jong asa Mar. bet House was allowed to remain there. he windows of the Building in which they then saat | evuld not, in the heat of aimmer, be opened, that pabire officers might breathe the pure arr vt because of the steach which came from

fr om

heaven,

the public equare, hich should be an ornament, i pil ‘ . , , ,

aud not a disgracé, to the City Hie said the

whe e evuntry shotld have a vote In this matter

The law authorwed its being built on th and waleass contraversed by a reselul House, it would, in all probability, there, He said that it would not d a matter of euth impertance to the Ci ties, who, it seems, did not interest | very much on behalf of their fellow cititens. He | was told that, even on Sunday last, a dead aniwal } was laid on the Square, in consequence of which ladies, on their way to and from Church, were compelied to take a@ circuitous route to avoid passing in that directive.

Mr. Brecken was in favor of the Resolution as audbuitted in the Bstimates, and would oppose

atting any restrictions or conditions on the grant fore the Committee. He would leave it to the goed sense of thoes under whose centrul it would be placed. Kyety hun. member of that House would, he wae swre, admit that the shanty at present on the Square, was a disgrace (9 the City, and the sooner it was removed the better. In an agriceltearal country like ours, a Country Market House should be one ef our principal Show-sheps. He stneerely hoped that hon. mem. bers who wished to secure the erection of a new Market House, would uot place any restrictions vn the reswlution before them. His own indivi- dual opivien was, that Queen Square was oot the prope? place for a Market House. That, however, was a question which might be left to these Whose wore imuediate duty it was to pro tevt and guard the interest and prosperity of the City. The whele country, he said, would be benefited by the erection of a new Market House iu Charlott-teaa. Who, he would ask, that has aeeu men and women, from all parts of the coun- try, ceupelled to stand ankle deep in w id, exposed te the pelting rain and storm, and bal! perished, willing to take almost any price for their hard earnings, that they might escape for sbeiter, could withheld his vote from se luadable an object as that contemplated by that grant?

Hons. Messrs. Davies, Longworth, Hensley, Solicitor General, and several other bon. mem- bers, supported the Resolution a» subinitted, and contended that it was but an act of common jus- tice to the country at large te support the grant, which should net be luoked upon as a local mat- ter exclusively for the benefit of the City. They also were opposed to any restrictions as to where the Building might be erected, and would, there- fore.give their support to the grant unconditionally.

Hen. Col. Gray was at first disposed to support the amendment ot the Hon. Mr. Coles, and spoke at cousiderable length upon the propriety of hav- iug the Market House removed trom QueenS quare, even in a sanitary point of view. But as be un- derstood from the remarks of the hon. members fur the City, and was in fuct assured by them, that it was not probable the new Market House would be erected on Queen Square, he would give bis uncunditional support te the reselution.

The question was then put on the Hon Mr. Coles’ amendment, and negutived on the fulluw- ing division :—

Yeas—Hons. Mesers.Coles, Whelan, Thornton, Kelly, Beaton and Mr. Walker—6.

Nays— Hons. Messrs. Pope, Gray, Longworth, Davies, Col. Secretary, Kaye, Laird, Hensley,

ut Square, } m ot that | & erected

tu teave

| Warburton, Beaton, Whelan,'Kelly, Davies,Laird,

Longworth, Pope, Heusley; Messrs. Conroy, Hewlan, Walker, Sinclair, Howat, Montgomery, Ramsay, Dunean, Haslam, Yeo—2v.

Against it ~~ Hons. Messrs. Thornton, Kaye, Solicitor General and Mr. Green—4.

The ameudment was accordingly carried,

Hon Col Secretary submitted and read a series of

| Resolutions, commendatory of the Report of the

address in defence of the principle expressed inthe said Resolutions, | Hon Leader of the Government followed the

that hon member should bave allowed bim the pri-

| } webec Conference. He then delivered a long |

Colonial Secretary, an@said, that in his opinion, |

Judges after giving their award, and which remarks, [ conceive, Were intended more as an apology to myself than anything else. That this actof ‘‘impropriety’’ of mine was considered to be thoroughly atoned for some twelve months after it took place, I think

The Bill te amend the Law tor constituting | vileye of first addressing the House, from the fact | wiil be satisfactorily proved by the verdict, Boards of Health, was read a second time and | that be had yiven notice of his intention to intro-| on the hustings, of some Six or eight hundred

agreed to.

Hon. Mr. Pope presented the Revenue Bill for the current year, which waa received and read, and ordered to be read a second tinte toemurrow.

Hon. Solicitor General moved that the Hill te

y atthori- | facilitate the mode of conveyance of real property | hemselves | be committed to a Committee of the whole | ap until a late hour, when it was ordered that the

House. Motien earried. Mr.Sinelair in the ehair

The Hon. Solicitor Geteral, who introduced the Bill, fully explained its various clauses, ax read by the Chairman; the object of which was to facilitate and simplify the mode of conveyance, by abolishing the observance of useless forms and obsolete technicalities. It dispensed with the tiecessity of referring to or quoting the Statute 12 Vie., cap 5, in deeds of conveyance; and was also an improvement ou the mode of granting possessions of real property.

Hous. Messrs. Hensivy, Longworth and others, also supported the Dill, and pronounced it a great improvement on the present Statutes of the Island, relating to Deeds of Conveyance, lodentures,&e ; after which the Bill was reported agreed to.

Hon. Mr Longworth asked if it were the in- tention ot the House to charge the usual fees on the Bill relating te the Estate of the late J. H. Winslee, as he wished to move the House in Comuuittee on that subject,

Hon. Mr. Coles said that as a considerable number of tenants were interested im that Bill, whe, no doubt, would have to pay the fees there- oa, it charged, he would, therefore, suggest that the fees iu question Would be, in this case, re- mitted; and as that House professed to sympa- thise with the tenantry generally, he hoped there would be no objection offered to Lis proposal.

Hon. Mr. Longwerth ceneurred with the re- marks of the Hon. Mr. Coles, and submitted a Resolution, to the effect, that as the intention of the Bill was to carry into effect certain unexecut- ed agreewents for the benefit of a large number ot persons in this Island, the fees chargeable for the same be remitted by the House; which was agreed to.

Hon. Leader of the Government gave notice that, to-morrow afternoon, he would move that the House go into Committee on the Des- patebes and Correspondence relating to Colunial Confederation.

Mr. Brecken gave notice that, to-morrow, he would present a petition from bis constituents, asking the House for a portion ef the Govern-

the Citizens of Charluttetuwu. House adjouruved. Fripay, March 24.

Bil. Mr. McLennan in the chair. Chairman. duties of Collectors of Impost was read—

The Hon. Mr Coles remarked that it had been rumored the Collector at that anticipated city, Summerside, was discharged from his office tor having performed his duty in seizing goods that vad been landed unproperly at that place He

ways be very guarded in interfering with any officer when in the discharge of his duty.

Warburton, Selicitor General, Mesers. Haslam, Yeo, Howat, Ramsay, Montgomery, Green, Brecken, Covroy, Sinclair, Howlan, luncan—21.

Hoa. Mr. Warburton then moved that the Re- solution fur the grant of £ 1U0U, towards building a Market House in Charlottetown, be disagreed to, which motion was lust as follows:

Yeas — Hons. Messre. Warburton, Thornton, Beaton, Coles, Whelan, Kelly, Messrs. Couroy, Hewlan, Sinelair, Walker—10.

Nays—Hons. Mesers. Pope, Gray, Kaye, Col. Seeretary, Svlicitur General, Lopgworth, Laird, Davies, Heusley, Messrs. Hasiam, Yeo, Howat, Duncan, Brecker, Montgomery, Rauisay, Green ow 37

The original Resolution waa thea reported agreed te.

AFTERNOON.

The House ia Committee on Despatehes.

The debate on the Correspondenee relative te the 15 years’ Purchase Bill, of last Session, was resumed, and kept up ti a jate bour, during which the hoa. leader of the Geverameat an- neanced that, pursuant te a notice which he had placed on the Order Book, ie would oa Saturday ext move for lease to introduce a Lill, the ob- jeet of which was Ww authorize the weernment te make adeauces, dy way of heen, to teuants throughout the Jalaad, tor the purpose of aasssting dhem to purchase the fee suugle of their farms Tiat weaspre, he hoped, would meet the appro wal and ceucurceynegs of hep. giembers on both idea af the Spec.

alse rumored that goods which were taken from Charlottetown to Summerside, in Steamers, had caused trouble.

Hon, Mr. Pope said that he supposed that hon

tunity fur baving a blow at the Government. 11 that hon. member could poiut out any defect in the law on the point in question, why did he not ithe could, propose an awendment? The hon wember (Mr. Pepe) then proceeded to explain the proceedings which had been taken by the Government, relative tv the couduct of the officer alluded to, who, he said, was not discharged for doing his duty, but because he refused to comply with the law, and had expressed his determin- ation to sell the goods seized by him, despite the admonitions of bis best triends. The owner of the goods tendered the necessary securities, but he refused to acceptot any bundsmen. The head of the Castoms department was sent to Summer- side to investigate the case, and he declared the Collector bad ve right to seize the goods.

Hon. Mr. Coles—If the owner of the goods offered boudsmen, and the officer refused to ac- cept of them, he deserved to be discharged.

Hoo. Mr. Hensley approved of the action taken by the Government. They pursued a just and

proper course in the matter, and the conduct of the officer in question wag extremely repreben-

sible Mr. Green remarked that though he was not

| disposed to find fault with the Government, vet ( i. jhe must say that, to his own personal knowledge, | you (with ‘*ma/ice afore thought,’’ and to gra-

Townrds the close ofthe debate an altoreation| “™* of the gouds seized by tue officer fad been

having taken place between the Lon aud the How Cal. gveretany, the Hog. Solicitu <ieneral moved that the Speaker tak« the chair, aad the Committee rage withupt rege ting.

PTnueapsr, Maceh 23.

) the covsent of the Preventive Officer.

H sdjuurned. | duct of that oficer had Seem at all justifiable he

Mr. Coles | remmved.

Hon. Mr. Pape—Any portion of the goods which migut have beeu removed, were taken by

would sot have beea discharged; but, uafurtun-

| ately, he was actuated by private feelings, which esty.”

Mr. Howlan eatied the ptiextion ef the House! he allowed to govern hie actions in that case.

to an error ia the Parliameptary Reporter of last Hon.

Session, relative te a Resolusion subuitted by bin: ou the subject of the l'nien of the Culonies, iu which reselution the word “ expedient; was,

Mr.Coles said he did not wish it ta be under- Stood that be would countenance any such arbitrary and extraordinary conduct as that of which the Cui- lector at Summerside appeared w be guilty. He

ment farm te be used as a place of recreation tor

On motion of the Hon. Mr. Pope, the House weut into Committee of the whole on the Revenue

The Bill was read clause by clause by the When the clause relative tu the

was of opinion that the Government should al-

It was |

member (Mr. Cuies) thought that a good uppor-

If the eon- |

| duce the subject, in accordance with the wsual mode | }of proteeding. He would now, however. move | | that all after the word * Reaolved ’ be struck out! jefthe resolutions of the Colonial Secretary, and | submitted a series of Kesolutions disapproving ot the Confederation scheme.

A spirited debate then followed, and was kept

| Kesolutions submitted on both sides of the subject should be printed. morrow aflernoon.

Hon Col Secretary presented a petition from divers inhabitants of the Town of Summerside, praying for an Act of Incorporation.

Hon Mr Pope said that the subject of the petition just read was of the y:eutest impor- tance to Ue people of that thriving Town, he there fore thought that it would be well as the present Ses- sion Wastar ad vanced to defer its further coundilation autil the next Session of that House. He would therefore move that the petition be referred to a Coumittee to report next Session by bill or other- wise.

air McLennan said that ever sirce he had the honor of holding a seat in that House, all matters relating to bis coustituenta always received his careful attention ; that, be said, was the first time during which any other than their Representatives had been asked to present any matter, relative to their special interest, to that House. He would, bowever, inform the House that he had just re- ceived jetters by the Mail, informing him that a counter pe'ition was about to be forwarded on that subject. Lt was his opinion that every property holder in the place should have the privilege, ata | public meeting of the indabitauts, of expressing bis | views on a subject of such yitul importance, pre | viously to anyaction been taken. He would, there fore, support the motion of the hon Mr Pope, re ferring the petition to a Committee to report thereon heXt Session.

‘The tollowing hou members were then appointed a Committee to whom were referred the said petition to report thereou accordingly, viz: Hou Mr Pope, Messrs Green and Yeo.

After the transaction of some further routine business, the Louse adjourned,

A. McNeitu, Reporter.

The debate to be resumed to-

To Hox. W. H. Pore, Cotontst Secretary, Epitor or Istanver, &e. ke. Sir :—

1 have read your communication, publish- ed in last week's Eraminer. I deny having dealt in ‘‘scurrility’’ in wy strictures on the editorial of the Jslander,wherein you thought proper to hold me up to ridicule, when you could not otherwise anawer my exposure of the fallacy of your Confederation arguments. You may call it **scurrility’’ if you please, but allow the disinterested public who read it to be the best judges. Your opinion of my honesty or dishonesty, dves not trouble me much: I value the decision of my fellow- colonists much more.

[ shall not attempt to follow the example that you haye set, by throwing dirt in re- turn, and that net for lack of material, but for lack of an inclination to make use of it.

I have resided in Charlottetown thirty- | three years, during which time my business transactions with tle inhabitants of the Co- lony bave been abuut as numerous as that of any man in Queen’s County, and | have had ~—I believe | may truly say—as little litiga- tionas any mercantile man in the Island.

On the [4th day of April, 1852, the ful- lowing gentlemen—

His Honor Judge Peters, President. | Charles Haszard, Esq, Hon. J M. Holl, Vice-

lion. George Coles, President. Hon. Wm. Swabey,

| Hon. 8S. Rice, | D. Hodgson, Esq, T. H. Haviland, Esq, Jobu Lyal, Ksq,

| Jeremiah Simpson, Esq, Thos Pethick, Esq,

| Mr. Johbu Thorn, | Charles Stewart, Exq., |—these gentlemen being members of the | Committee of the Ayricultaral Society— being met in their Committee Room, did ex- /amine into a complaint that was laid before ‘them. They had evidence written—evidence | Spoken — and a personal knowledge of the circumstances connected therewith, and after | mature deliberation they came to a resulu- | tion, that the ‘*alteration ’ or act complained of, was ‘‘an impropriety,’’ aod, in their de- _ Cision or verdiet, no vther name or designa- | tion was given tu the act complained of. ¥ou, Sir, thirteen yeers later, undertake to | republish—-over your own signature—a part of | the circumstance above alluded to, wherein | ify a revenge/ul disposition) wnore or keep out jot sizht the verdict or decision of the Com- | mittee, aud did—as it were — most wickedly | **alter’’ the same by substituting a verdict or decision of your own, and yet you, with un- blushing impudence, talk about ‘dishon- Sir, it is not my iptentivn at present ;to enter any prosceutiun against you for | this most dediberate libe/, but to leave you in | the hands of a discriminating public.

The particulars of the case thus dragged

of my fellow-colonists. You cannot have forgotten, Sir, that just twelve months from the date of these occurrences (in 1853) a ge- neral election was about to take place. The Hon. Mr. Coles was then the leader of the Government, much to the annoyance of the Conservatives of P. E. Island. The question of the day was, who among the 70,000 in- habitants uf the Colony can be got of suffi- cient influence and standing to contest en election with Mr. Coles with any chance of success, and that will allow himself to be put in nomination? Strange as it may appear to some people, George Beer—the now (by you) much abused George Beer — wus the man selected as the one who would have the greatest chance of success. Kequisitions came in to me respectably and numerously signed by many of the most influential set- tlers in Queen's County, with promises of support. One of these requisitions [| happen to have by me, and I perceive it is in the hand writing of a gentleman who has for many yeurs held an honorable and respon- sible position in tae Colony. I yielded to the request of the requisitionists. Nomina- tion day came on, and with it an immense concourse of people ; I should say some two thousand stood before the hustings to hear what the candidates had to say for them- selves, and concerning each other. Mr. Coles, my opponent—one of the Committee of the Agricultural Society that brought in the verdict of ‘*tmpropriety”’ against me—as & matter of course, made the best use he could of this occurrence in order to depre- ciate my influence, and lessen my chance of success. The subject was weil ventilated, and those who did not know the particulars, had then the opportunity of hearing the whole story. The result is matter of history —I was returned. Possibly, Sir, you may have a faint recollection that you your own self rede about twenty milesand back to vote forme. I presume you then thought that the act of *-impropriety’’ was almost justified by the circumstances.

Some seven yeare later (in 1860), on the Hon. Mr. Palmer taking a seat in the Legis- lative Council, | had the additional honor of being elected, without Opposition, to repre- sent Charlottetown in the House of Assem- bly. At the last general election a full meeting of the conservatives of Charlottetown assembled in the Temperance Hall, when a large majority of them balloted in favor of my continuing to represent them, but [ feel proud to think that I gave way to so talented and popular a representative as we have in F. Brecken, Esqr. On that occasion, the editor of the Islander —I assume the Hon W. H. Pope— writes of me as follows: (See Islander, Dec. 19th, 1862 )

“MR. BEER DECLINES TiiE ELECTION FoR CHARLOTTETOWN.

“In to-day’s paper may be read the address of this gentleman to his late constituents explana- tury ef his reasons for retiring.

“ That Mr. Beer, after obtaining at a large and highly respectable meeting a majority of votes in his favour, should, in order to prevent divisions ameng the members of the Conservative party, retire as he has done, affords the most conclusive evidence that he is willing te sacrafice ail personal considerations to secure the publie good.

“ There is no man ion Prince Edward Island who has served the Conservative interests with more zeal or assiduity than has Mr. Beer for several years past. "dis defeat of Mr. Coles some years ago was the means of driving the ex leader from x Protestant District to take refuge among those over whom his friends the Priests could exert unlimited controul.

“ Elected to represent Charlottetown in 1860, he for three Sessions was always in his place; and although far from being an accomplished speaker or debater, his speeches evidence the possession of that most valued gift, good common seuse, while his votes were ever just.

* As a eitizen Mr Beer claims our highest re- spect. His career throughout has been charae- terised by industry and perseverence, and has been successtul. As an agriculturalist, he did wuch to improve the system of farming and feeding stock, matters of pecuniary importance to our people.

“ Mr Beer having, with so much honor tu him- self, withdrawn from Charlottetown, we trust he will offer himself as a cundidate for a seat in the Legislative Council. His return we should con- sider a matter of certainty.”

penned the above highly comylimentary nutice of myself, he either wrote in good faith, meaning what he said, or otherwise it was no better than the ‘howl’ of a ‘wolf’ in sheep's c.uthing.

In a@ more recent number of the Islander

by mistake, used for “ wexpedient,” which very | them alipded to the propriety of ailow ug Steamers | before the public, [ feel it my duty —although

materially altered the weaning intended ty be | land goods gichuat being delayed; they were most reluctantly—to publish. | kKnowp fu rewain but @ short time in port, and often | fullows :—

Aouveyed by the said Resolution.

The Bill to cularge the Jurisdiction of the} Mayor's Court ian Charlottetown, was read a tuird time and passed.

The Bill to amend che law relating to the sale by lieeuse of spirituous liquors, was read a sccond time and agreed tu.

Sloe. Me. Longworth, from Comuyttee on Pri- | Vate Bills, submitted a repert, recomucudimg that | the Lull relating to the Estate of the late Jobin | Hodges Winslue receive the favorable eunsidera- tion of the louse. The hon. member then pro-' coeded to explain the objeet of the Gill, which, he aaid, was introduced iu eumplanes with the

prayer of a petition of the parties interested. The Bill, he said, was designed te geclact the titles of a very considerable auinber of persons, Without compelling them toa resort to expensive proceedings tu the Courts af the Coloay. There was, therefore, uethiag objeetionatle in its prin- ciples. Alter whieh it was ordered that said re- port be agreed ta.

The House in Committee an a Bill to alter the times for beldig,z the teruss of the Supreme Court in the different Counties of this Island.

Hon. Mr. Hensley explained that the alter- ativne contemplated by this Bill was, that the commencement of the Hilary Term tor Queen's County te be on the second Tuesday instead of the first Tuesday in January, as heretofore; and the commencement of the Winter Term, in King's County, to be on the last Tuesday in Feb- ruary, instead of the secoud Tuesday in March ‘Those alterations, he said, were made with the view, if possible, of securing a better state of the traveiling for Jurore and Suitors attending the Courts in question. The Act also fixes the com- mencement of the June Term, at St. Eleanor’s, tw be on the second, instead of the first Tuesday in June, in each year, the latter days being incon- venient to the farmers having te attend at the Court before seed time expired ; after which the ill was reported agreed to.

A message was reevived from His Excellency. transmitting a Despateh from the Seeretary of State, iutimating that the Colony must be pre- kared, within @ reasuvable period, to assume the payment of the salary of the Lieutenant Giover- nor of this Island, beretoture defrayed from the Amperial Treasury.

Hon. Leader of the Government gave notice that he would, to-morrow, move fur a Committee of the whole House on the subject of the said Aespateh ; and, on Saturday, that the House go into Committee on the Road "

it waa then moved that the Resolution for a #rant of £1,000 to buiid a Market House in Ubarlettetuwn be agreed to.

To which the Hon. Mr. Coles proposed an ein. that the words “ provided said Mar-

House be not built on Queen Square.”

For the amendment — Hons. Messrs. Coles, Warbarton, Whelan and Mr. Walker—4.

Against it—~Hons. Messrs. Davies, Kaye, Hen- sley, Solicitor General, Lougworth, l’ope, Laird, Beaton, Gray, Colonial Sceretary, Messrs. Con- roy, Howlan, Sinclair, Green, Duncas, Howat, Brecken, Ramsay, Haslam, Montgowery, Yeo, McLenuan—vz2.

len. Mr. Warburton then moved that the re- aclution be disallowed.

Sor the motion — Hons, Messrs. Warburton, Coles, Whelan, Beaton, Messrs. Siveluir, Walker, howlan, Conroy—8.

Against it—lons. Messrs. Davies. Longworth, Heasley, Solicitor Geueral, Pope, Kaye, Laird, Gray, Cul. Seeretary, Messrs. Green, Dunean, Brecken, Rameay, Howat, Yeo, MeLennau, Montgomery, Haslam—12.

The Resolution was then reported agreed ta.

Men. Solicitor General preseated a petition frow certain inhabitants of Georgetown, against letting the Common of Georgetown, aa asked for by @ petition of other sundry inhabitants of the same place. Petition received and read.

The hon. member said he would discharge bis duty to his constituents, by ing both sides of this question fairly befure the House. The Bill subuutted in accordance with the prayer of the fret petition, was then ordered w be read a second time.

After some discussion, during whieh hon. mem- _ aoe were of the opinion that it would be le to refrain from any action on the subject, Hon. Mr. Coles moved an swendment that it be read this day three months.

For the amendweut — Hoos. Mesars. Coles,

arrived at midnight.

Hon. Col. Secretary suggested the negessity of enacting a clause io the Bill, makipg provision for landing goods frum Syamers.

Hon. Svlicitur General ap,roved of adding to the Bill by which Preventive Ofiicers would be empower- ed to take charge of goods landing from Steamers at all bopra. Se yas aware of the iaconvenience end delay caused, especially to the Boston Steamers landing at Charlottetawe, fur wapt of spcb a pro- Visiun jogbe Act,

Hon. Col. Secretary taen swhmitted a clause, to the effect that ail goods or merchandize, imporied in Steam vessels, mizht be landed by the master or officers thereof, without previous entry of guch wes- sels,and without obtaining @ permit to land the same, provided all seek goods should, on being landed, be placed iu ihe bands of a Preventive or ather Reove- nue Offeer; aud such cfiver regeiviag the same

should retain possegion thereef, ow behalf of the |

Culleetor of Impost for the Port in which sych goods should be landed, wnté! the duties due thereou should have been paid or secured.

Said clause was then added to the Bill, which was reported agreed to.

Hon. Solicitor General moved that the Bill -elat- ing to the law of libel be read a third time.

Hon. Mr. Whelan said it aflurded Lim much plea- @are te second that motion. It was not usual, he said, to enter into the details of a Bill in that stage of the proceedings, but as be happened not to be in his place when the merits of this measure was de- bated, he would now state that it bad his most un- qualified approval. He complimented the Govern- went from whom emanated this Bill, and the hon wember who introduced it, for having eraced one very di ful blemish from our Statutes.

Hon. Mr. Heusley said that when that Bil! was in Comumiitee, some hon. members expressed their fears that a dangerous course was about to be adopted. To alleviate sach doubts, be would allude to the re- markabie fact that a Bill of similar import had very recently been iutrodueed iato the Lasperial Parliament; in proof of which he read from the London Times newspaper, of the 25th of February last, an extract relating to that subject. After wh ch the Bill was read a third time and passed.

The following Bills were also read a third time and passed, viz :

The Bill to constitute Boards of Heulth.

The Bill to alter the times for holding the Su preme Courts of this Islaud.

The Bill to regulate the sale by license of Spiri- tuous Liquors.

Mr. Brecken presented « petition from divers in habitants of Cuarlottetown, praying that a portion of the domain attached to Government Farm be set apart as a place of recreation.

urdered to be submitted tu a committee of the whole House to-morrow.

Oo motiva of Hon Mr. Longworth, the Bill relative to the Winslow Estate was submitted to a Committee of the whole House. Mr. Howian in the Chair.

Hon. Mr. Longworth explaived the object of the Bill, whieh wae to carry inte effect certain leases and agreewents held by tenants ou the Hstate of the ~~ 4 H. Winslew, for the completing and per- fecting of which it was necessary tu introduee the Bill, which was read and agreed to.

House adjourned.

AFTERNOOS.

Mr Breeken submitted a Lilt to alter aud amend the Corporation Law forthe City of Charlottetown, which was received and read.

Hon Mr. Davies presented a Bill for the purpose of amending the Union Bank Act, so 4s te change

the time ap, for the anuual mewtings of that Institution . 7

Ordered that it be referred to the Committee on Private Bilis te rt thercon.

The House, in Committee of Sapply, reported several resolutions agreed to.

The Resolution granting £1,000 for Volunteer and Milija purposes, elici a debate. :

Hon Mr Cotes contendedgthat the whole policy which the Government intended to pursue oy the subject of defences, pon he pees to the House, previously to the voting of the mouey.

Hous Solicitor. General, Loogworth and Mr Breekeu supported the grapt,and said that it was necessary that the House should ahow a disposition to do all in their power to encourage that Military spirit whieh prevailed throughout all the Colonies.

A short also took ou the Resolution nting £100 as an addition tothe salary of the Solicitor The prineiple feature of whieh

was that it would be preferable, and more satisfacto-

ry, to make the salary of that officer permanent b.

Stutute, and not leave it dependeut upon an annua

vote of that House; after which the Resolution

was agreed to.

The House then went into Committee on the vatches and papers relating tothe

of the Colomes.

They are as

Some thirteen years sinee, under consider- ,able provocation in varivus ways — not even | alluded to in the hastily written note bear- ing my signature, which you pabliah—I very junguardedly drew my pencil across two | words ina peblie document which [ ought | not to have done. [t was the unpremeditated work ef a second; I never denied it. I | could scarcely justify it, although no one | was, or could have been, injured thereby, }and J was ao gainer. The document, after the erasure, read correct ; but otherwise, in its original state, it imjlied what was incor- reet. The original document reads as fullows :

“We, the Judges appointed to detarmine the prizes for Fat Cattle, do award the first prize to a white Ox, awned by Mr. John Thorn, and the second prize lo a sed Ox, owned by James Peake, Esqr.

“The Judges have noticed a beautiful animal, exhibited by Nr. George Beer, Junr, whieh far Surpasses 4@ size auy auiwal exlibited, but being a Stag, caunet, iu the opinion of the Judges, be allowed to compete, dhe prize being offered for the best fat Oy.

“The Judges, m@ awarding the Grat prize to Mr. Thorn’s Og, have been guided by the consi- deration, not suly ef his condition, but by the very early age at which he bas been made ready jor the butcher.

“ (Signed)

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Ropert FeLLows, WwW. W. Irvine, SANLEL CULLINGS. “ April 6th, 1852.” —From Royal Gazette, April 12, 1852. , The Ox alluded to was a remarkable ani- mal ; was purchased from Capt. Cumberland; stall-fed two winters; was very fat, aud sup- posed tu weigh 1600 lbs., dead weight; was exported, and sold at auction in Newfoand- land for £50 12s 6d., P. KE. lsland currency

It will be observed that the two words ‘‘iz size,’’ in the middle paragraph of the Judges’ report, are italicised; these are the words) that | hastily drew my pencil across — an unpardonable ein in the eyes of the wnmacu- late Colonial Secretary — and for which, | suppose, no atunement has or can be made, but L am to be persecuted even tu the greve.

The alteration complained of was brought under the notice of the Committee of the Agricultural Society by Messrs. Irving and llowte. Thirteen gentlemen, members o! Committee, whose names | have given, were assembled in the Committee Room, Judge Peters at their head. The subject, with the circumstances connected therewith, was can- vassed, and a resolution was come to, wherein the Commitiee (in allusion to myself) + ex- press their regret at his having allowed himself to be betrayed into the commission of so great anu impropriety.”

Some two or three hours before the exhi- bition of the fat eattle, I had a slight alter- cation with the Committee. I claimed the right or privilege of being present in the Committee Room—by virtue of a bye-law— to hear a debate ow un another subject alto- gether. The Presideat, Judge Peters, ruled that it should be debated with **closed dvors.”’ The impression on my mind was, and is, that ia this altercation originated the subsequent faet of my Ux being shut out from competi- tion, for the President himself aecompanied the Judges in their inspection of the cattle then on exhibition, and aleo returned with them to the Committee Room, where their re was drawo up. { may or may not be right on this, but this little ‘+ closed door’’ debate wus the ground-work of some subsequent report about being ‘‘expelled’’ in en exuctly similar muaner as are a large num- ber of our fellow-citizens **expelled’’ almost every year from the House of Assembly.

the editur, in reviewing one of my communi- cations on Confederation, speaks of your humble servant in the following terms :—

* There are few men iu the community for whom we have a greater respect than for the Hon George Beer—a se!f-made man, who has risen by his own exertions to tie honcrab'e status he holds among us; but he has been misled in his conclusions by adouptirg premises wich have ne foundation,” &e.

Now, Sir, I assume tisat the grand cause of offence on my part is, that [ have rather too successtully exposed the fallacy of your Con- federation arguments, and in souwe humble measure assisted to put the people or P. E. Island on their guard.

Should you feel anxious that the public should mitigate the verdict they will probably pronounce against you, we may expect to hear from you again, otherwise we are about ** quits.”’

tr you suppose this will help you at the next election, those who live Jong enough will see; and after which you will probably ** guess the reason why.’’

GEORGE BEER. Charlottetewa, 25th Mareh, 1865.

P.S. I shall take no further notice of any thing you may write on the enbject.

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LATEST NEWS FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP AFRICA.

The R. M.8. Africa, trom Liverpoe! 4th, and Queenstown 5th, arrived at Halifax on the 16th instant. The news is uot important. Subjeined is a digest of the most important aud interesting.

It is now anuounced, in a way which leaves no doubt of the correctness of the statement, that Lord Lyens wil! vet return te Washington. His successor ia Sir Frederick Bruce, the brother of the late Lord Elgia,who has kad cousiderabie ex- perience in diplomatic life, and is telerably well acquainted with the course of American politice. Sur Frederick was attached te the Embassy of the late Lord Ashburton, when that nobleman weut on a special mission, in 1842, te the Ameri- can Government, to wegutiate the treaty which bears bis Lordship’s name.

Prinee Arthur left Loudon on the 28th for a tour ia Egypt and the Holy Land. The tour will probably eeeapy two menths, and will be over almost the same route as was followed by the Prinee of Wales,

The Court Journal says that the Queen mirac- uluusly escaped from being crushed to death by the falling of a huge tree at Windsor, on the 18th. Her Majesty was riding op a pony in the Home Park, when the groom saw the tree topple in the direction of his royal mistress. He ealled out loudly, and the Queena thus mude aware of the danger, narrowly escaped a violent death.

Lord Powerscourt is introducing, at bis own expense, the spawn of white fish and other fresh water fish, from the Awerican lake and Nova Scotia. Lochs Lomand, Tay, Awe, aud our other lakes and rivers should be stocked with these fine fish. The white fish are a valuable article of commerce, £90,009 worth beiug bar- relled in the States, ard £40,000 aacually in Canda Wes’, for exportation.

A public meeting was held at Galway on the 3rd instant; to devise means for giving employ- ment to the unemployed laboring pupulation. The High Sheriff was in the Chair, assisted by Sir Thomas Burke, M. P. P. The meeting was ealied on a requisition in Consequence of the pre- vailing distreas. After several had been made, the meeting was adjourned to the 13th, whea the Assizes would meet, which would bring together a Jarge number of gentlemen from the cuuatry.

It is officially announced that a telegrapbic

The alteration complained of, it will be observed, was not in the award

message was received in Lovaon on Thursday worning frow India, which had been trausmitted

part of the «& England in the almost incredibly short time of

| report, but iv the remarks made by the eight hours sod a balf! Thie message, which was

Now, Sir, when the editor of the slander |

forwarded by the Indo-European Telegraph Com- pany, was sent from Kurrachee, by way of the

don in the time abore mentioned. is between 5,000 and 6,000 wiles.

sel to the Imperial Government for the resump-| tion of joint op rations against Japan, and French naval co-operation in that quarter is to be forth- comingion certain stipulated arrangements. It is cousdered that the opening of that important territory tu free trade is but half accomplished, and that neither peace prospects nor rigid eco- nomy can be promoted by leaving the work im- perfect, which must be the case while the refrac- tory Duimios are able to thwart the Sovereign.

It is rumoured in Paris thet the addresses to be submitted to the French Senate and the Chamber of Deputies,in reply to the Speech from the throue, will each advocate the maintenance vf the teim- poral sovereignity of the Pope, and it further stated that the Emperor of the French has ex- pressed his approval of the course thus proposed to be taken.