The lion. Mr. PALMER would willingly vote for the amendment if any good would arise from it; but being contrary to the mili- tary regulations‘, the expeiices inrtstiunlortunately fall on this Colony. In respect to the precedents, as related by the hon. member (Mr D Maclcait).which took place iqother colonies, they, in his (Mr. Palmer‘s) opinion, were altogether (llSSlmll'il'l‘ to ll‘llS; had this been open rebellion, and troops had been required from other parts, then would there have arisen a question of who must bear the expences, and probablyit would have had to been borne by the military chest, as the hon. member imagines this should. Mr. COOPER reminded hurt. me.iihers‘el' what Sir CaFitzroybaxj smith 9. Despaich, that we government were n01 to interfere in the collectiou of the rents of this colony ; yet in the face ot‘this they had sent a military force, and this occurrence must be con- l” sidecedjsa rent. riot ; had ' the Sheriff adhered to the» COHSlllu- t'iona‘l'Laws. he would ’1‘ t ’l' (The reinainderof the sentence yams lost in the ironical cheers of several hon. members; when it . .hadzsubsidedg the hon. member rather warmly accused the hon. memberﬂlr. Rae) of unfairness, in saying be (Mr. Cooper) must. {OJ-ppt‘ove, have every thing hammered out on his own anvil, inas- muchas heliad shewn his resolution to the hon. member pre- viously, who advrsed him tovsubmit it by all means. (Much ‘e‘laitghten'ahdra cry of“ schism in‘ the camp”) "_ M. Bari" in! reply to the latter part of the hon. member’s re- ' ‘, marks, said; the matters upon which ,he was consulted may be compared in a sugar plum in an ocean qﬁsalt ivutcr. though he ( Mr :‘Raej was fain to acknowledge the hon. member does him the ' honour of now and then seeking his advice on trifling matiers’. "*9 {Continued laughter.) . , ": The Si’dAKER moved, as an amendment, that the accounts be . .,,Rported agreed to, &c. v ‘ "“f'l‘hetleburenotv assumed adifferent aspect, and was chieﬂy

ent. . Mr. Thornton pronounced them in be excessive, and said ,‘t'th’at the'Executive had done.all in their power to ieduce them. Messrs. Wightman, Dalz‘icl, M‘Gt‘egor, and several other hon ’Vmembers agreed generally With what had fallen from Mr. ' “Thorntonff ' " * , .‘ Mr. Contas'said, he did not see that the charge was so very extravagant for conveying the troops, when it was (as it should ‘ "bet taken into consideration, the enormous rate the contractors ffv’vere compelled to pay on the roadﬁ t‘cc., for provender for the 5 horses, (cc; neither did he (Mr. Cotes) think it fair tuauack only ' ‘ Inf-part or the charges of particular individuals, while others that ' werecqually liable remained unnoticed. .. V The Hon. the SPEAKER explained, that three of the Council were "appointed to investigate the accounts, and the result was, that it “was agreed to strike oﬂ” forty-ﬁve pounds-; yet this was overruled 5"by the military authorities, and as one of the Councd soappoinp ed, I, satd'the hon. speaker, felt great disgust, and refused again 7 to act. In respect to the supposition oftlte hon. member (Mr. D. :TDIa‘clean), ‘ that the expences should/ be borne by the Govern- )!‘nent‘, that question also hasybcen fully investigated and found ' to be untenable and ﬁnntrary to the military regulations. , TheHou. the Speaker’s amendment was then put, and carried, "twelve voting for it. ‘

MARCH 8. Fianna! RESERVES. t 'House in Committee on that part of His Excellency’s impeach relative to the Fishery Reserves.

.The Hon. Mr. PALMER said, 'one great obstacle' to it set- chment of this question is, the division cftlic Fishery Re- ﬁnance. This must be determined by a Bill, éven if We take -- leach part oftbe Reserves separately. We must encourage kind protect those who may be disposed to take up the Occu-

pation ofﬁehing; at the same time, the interest ofthe set- , filters on the ﬁshery reserves rntist not be lost sight of. 1 hold it to utterly impossible to adhere strictly to the opinions, as'lnid down by the Attorney and Solicitor General of Eng- land. So much property, and so many interests are con- , cernetl, that the parties would not consent till further inves- _‘.tigation, and probably not without going to the extreme li- ,_'mit ofthe Privy Council at home. in accordance with his, . Mr. Palmer’s) views of what he considered best to be done, . ie'had prepared a Rcsolution, which he would now submit .imihe c0nsiderution oftlic Committee: , . V Resolved, That. it is the opinion tiftliis Committee, that any Legislative enactment to be made on the subject oftlic Fishery , Reserves, shall require to be based upon the principles of, . and having mainly in view, encouragemontand protection to inf ,dividualg immediately concerned in promoting the Fisheries— " having. a due regard to the interest of agriculturists. , Mr. COOPER said a great rlenl ofspecnlutive matter, on vari- ypqs, occasions, had [then oﬂeretl by different membch in this .,.£§_quoe upon this important question. An opportunity tit presents itself ofeuacting a law to beneﬁt the agri- uillliurists. Are we then to let the opportunity pass without 'ngetirbracing it? Yet he thought, from what he heard, the ob- age'ct Was to protect those who took up ﬁshing, and sacriﬁce ’ rithosa who have cleared the Reserves. And what is till this “ ﬁshing to effect? It has been tried. He (Mr. Cooper) was "mot very sanguine even ot'the undertaking brought under : pur‘ notice yesterday, its most hon. members appeared to be; granny such schemes have been injurious to the pockets of '_ 1hepublic. - ’ n Ml‘.‘YEO said the intention 0fthe Government ever was, , {humble bind should be applied to the purpose of ﬁshing,r cs; tablishtnents, but that the soil was in the right oftlie pro- ,, rietocs, amino it will be determined, t‘iotwitbstaiidiug any mltttioittn the contrary. He also considered that wher- ; ever establislin'ieuts of this kitid were erected, the proprio- » tors should reco’uipense the tenant for any damage he might sustain. He ‘would like to hear it decision in a cBurt oflatv. Mr. House said, the question had been tried and decided long since. He had hiinselfinstituted it lawsuit with‘a Mr. John McNeil, a tenant on Lot 69., who refused to pay rent can account of the front part of his farm being a ﬁshery re- ‘ serve, though he had always held under-lease nu undisturbed possession oftltc property. The case was ably condttctetl - gby counsel on both sides; it was contended, on the part ofthe ‘plﬂlntlﬁ; that the question of these reserved lands was one . Which lnid between the Crown and the Proprietor, and not the tenant and the Crown. The trial was understood to be a mutual one between parties, to determine the question, and the defendant’s expenses ofsuu were paid by some of Mr. Cooper’s friends, who bud tirade it subscription for that , purpose. So much for the present position oflundloril and tenant, on that score. The grunts oftlie Townships. clearly deﬁned the length and breadth, for ttveuty thousand acres ofland, and its frontage on the sea coasts, which lenntli and breadth, agreeable to description, D the‘ Grantees by different Surveyor-Generals, who were Crown Ofﬁcers. The taxes were paid for all lands by the _ proprietor of the Township, (the Globe and School lands :il- avnys excapted,) until disposed of If it was only intended (by the Gi‘itutor to convey sixteen instead oftwcnty thousand acres, usthe case may now prove to be, after deducting the ﬁshery reserve lands, why had not’ the number ufacres in- tended to be conveyed been laid off, and the proper quantity ’ of land speciﬁed? Why was the proprietor thus put in pus- Jesston of2_0,000 acres, and permitted to hold these lands for nearly eighty years, and then from two to four thousand acres conﬁscated ? It certainly appeared a Case ofextreuie hardship to dispossess even small t‘reebolders, after hOltllll" the quiet and peaceable possession for probably thirty oi _ﬁ5rty yearseaml which might have been purchased “‘01” ' parties who neither reside or hold any property in tlic Colo- . my attbe presth time. Then, again, are the tenant'ry to be . ilecctvcd‘with impressions that their leases are to be broken illicit back rents refunded, and themselves remunerated by , the lessor (hr the improvements made on the frontarre ot.‘ _ their farms? He thought the Crown would never atttbibrize _ such a disturbance of property, after giving possession by its . oﬁicers, unless it cotild be clearly shewntliat they were at:- ‘tually required for the purposes intended, viz: ﬁshing estub« lishments, which would beneﬁt all parties interested. From v the very tew applications which had been hitherto made, by j persons desirous otlcai-rying on any extensive ﬁshing estab- lishments in the Golan , he saw none ofthose beneﬁts likely to result by enhancing the value of property in its vicinity. ' The Resolution now before the Committee states “that no more rent should be paid by the tenant to the proprietor of they Township on which such reserves are ;” which , strengthens an opinion, that hon. members really were about. no make a harvest for gentlemen ol'tlie long robe, at the ex- , pense ot the tenantry'; and he would add, at a time when theycould least afford it. He cautioned the House avatitist .hadmgﬂhe public into error, unit would record his Tltllne .ngainst the Resolution, satisﬁed as be was, that ifit passed 2 here it would never receive the sanction ofthe other branches .ot'thc Legislature. ‘

conﬁned to a condemnation of the heavy charges on the govern-'

The Hon. the SPEAKER thought the ﬁsherman’s' interest would have been paramount to every other Concidemitton with hon. members; but since anopinion has been obtained as to the extent ofthe Fishery Reserves, :1 fresh light he’s broken in upon those but]. members, and the ﬁslierrnans rights, it: would now appear, are to be a minor consideration. \Ve cannot take away the ﬁslierinau’s right, and transfer it to the occupying tenant: yettlie ﬁsheririnti should be restrict- ed in some degree, and the present occupiers of the Re- served Lantl should be compensated for any loss or damage sustained in the carrying on ofthc ﬁshery, according to the. award ofsworn“ COmmissioncrs. Let the ﬁsherman choose his own spot, and the most advantageous situation; let l’IIm at the same time be restricted ti-om committing.r any ittipip- pet' nuisance or waste. “ 1 am (said the hon. Speaker) lot‘ conﬁrming any individual settled on the Reserves m._l"5 possession, according to the nature of the titles by thCli they hold ; but as ‘tlie Proprietors littdono right to lease or sell the Crown Reserves, 1 would compel them to pay into the public Treasury the full amount of rent that may in ill- ttlt‘e arise from any and all Elia Reserves, which they. have leased, and, if practicable, 1 would also have no objection to their refiintlingany ptii'cl‘iuse money which they may have re- ceivcd for Reserves. sold by them; thus a fund would be created for the purpq’se of meeting,r any corripensatton that might be awarded to‘uriy occtipiei'hvho may sustain (laii'inge by a ﬁsherman usiiii,r a part of his cleared land. lhe ten- aiits would, in this Case, continue to attoru to the Landlords, as heretofore, wlii'cli would be much better than to make [both tenants of the Crown, and would save their! from ‘the' great expense to which persons are now liable, l‘ll casesol non-payment oflniid tax.” lie (the Speaker) could not legis- late 0n the opinion given by the Crown Oﬁicet's astothc ex- tent oftlie Reserves, bocnuse they tell its, in the {wit place, 'tlint they cannot give any legal deﬁnition ofthc woril “coast” or “sea coast.” If these gentlemen, however eminent In their profession, cununt give its anylegttl opinion (in the subject, he feared but; little mine would be placed on their nautical opinions, when they tell us that the "~ coast” extends as far tip the Rivers, ltilets, Creeks iitiil Rtvttlets its the tide ebbs and flows. Had the question been asked oftlic Lords of'tbe Ailiiiit'tilty, the Trinity Board, the titustcr (if-.1 Culllel‘a nrtlic skipper ofu Saiiil Barge, he would venture to suy,'tlittt they would not have told us tlint the coast ot'Euglnuil was un- derstucd to extend tip the 'l‘liunics, us far as Ricbiriond. The case was one ofsucli iiiipoi'tuuce, that it would, doubtless,

,Igiven- tip to emigrants.

have been surveyed for~

I to the proprietors; and now that it

be decided only by an appeal to the Privy Count; .

Mr. COOPER suitl lion. members would do wcl look at the original grunts, their would it be seen what every one was to occupy. The Fishery Reserves ought to have been

which have so long,r existed, people Coming hereto settle had no alternative buLtltat ofnpplying to Land Agents,aiiil therefore have been compelled to pay a two-fold value for what in reality was by right their own, but_whicli had been usurped by others who had no right to it whatever.

Mr. RAE did not understand the hon. member’s views. Diil he mean to say that what was ptiblic property should be made private, because the purchasers might not have happened to know it was reserved for the ﬁsheries? lVell thenlsaitl the hon. iitetnber), that must be settled by the Crown, and that alone. 7

Mr. Cones thought the time of the House should not be consumed in debating on matter that had been settled by the law oﬂicers ofthe Crown; but the preferable mode of legislating was upon what can now be effected coriforrriably with that decision. lftlie lion. the Speaker could carry out his views to create a fund to compensate the occupiers for any loss or damage they may hereafter stiffer by't‘lie occu- piers ofthe Fishery Reserves, for the purpose of ﬁslit’ug, it would be as advantageous as a rent roll tnx upon the Pro- pt'icmt's which be (Mr. Colcs) lnid uttsucccssftilly attempted to carry into effect. But how is this to be carried out? In what way are the Proprietors to be, compelled to pay for property that they have nothing to do Willi? Although be (Mr. Coles) was favourable to the Fishery Reserves being made a source ofreventie, he thought they bad now nothing to do with the Proprietors, as they have nothing to do with the Fishery Reserves. A preferable and. more practicable plan presented itsclli, which was, to rnisc n' fund for this con— tctnplitteil purpose by calling upon’ltliose who are settled on the land in question to pay, say three pence per acre, which be thought: the parties concerned should not complain 0t: inasmuch as it would tend to their own interest, and indem- niﬁcation for any loss or damage CttllSEtl Kby ﬁslieririen in or upon their occupations ; and this small stint w'oulrl be suffi- cient to conﬁrm tben‘i iii their titles. The lion..iiieiribcr (Mr. Cooper) is very apt to talk about giving power to one and the other, to which lie invariably cvitices the most determined dislike; but the hon. iucuibcr appeared to forch himself, than whom be (Mr. Colcs) did not know tiny one more a‘iixi- nits than was that [101]. triciiibcr to obtain the possession of tliut which he cries down iii others. Let “S. itiiposc this Slllilll-Slllil oftlii‘ec pence, and pass an cuuctinent ‘to create at power to compel the pet‘loriiiauce, or to eject them from the Reserves; and being liu do to the latter, be (Mr. Coles) would not go for a higher stiin,.btit approved oftlic settlers remaining undisturbed till the ﬁshermen may apply for the purpose cfcarrying on the business.

Mr. COOPER said, the lion. iiieiubcr liitd neglected to say whether the Proprietors, who had wrongfully exacted large sutns for the Fishery Reserves, should refund to the injured parties, or whether they, in his opinion, should go Scot free. ' Mr. You thought it was not iii the power of the House to determine the question of the lion. incii‘iber, bttt hurl no doubt it would be tricrl in the Law Courts, and carried from one to the other; in consideration of which, be (Mr. You) would be very sorry to be a party concerned. ' j .

The hen. the SPEAKER said, it would appear, front what had fallen li‘om lioii. members, each of whom had his own unconnected plan, that we should not legislate tit all; that there are iriuiiy who are settled on the Fishery Reserves who. would be well pleased if we did not, lie (the Speaker) did. not doubt iii the least. » But let us look at the extent of the Reserves, embracing not much less than 1000 miles of coast, as deﬁned, and equal to 00,000 acres; trike likewise the quality and value ot the land, in comparison with other parts ol the Island, and then it must be Obvious to all, how indis- pensable it is for us to see that so valuable a part of the 1s- land is not li'ittet‘il utvay. Are we [lion to throw this open to the present occupiers, free of rent, at the expense of the ﬁshermen? He (the Speaker) would wish to. have it made clettl‘, in What way tliey(tlie tenants) will be itijtii'ctl,,if they remain the same as heretofore. It would be nothing short of the greatest folly were we to say they should now be (le- clurcil l'reeltolders ol' so much of the Crown Reserves. This should not for it momentocciipy ctirilelilicrntioti. Let those who have coveuantctl for quiet possession ﬁght their own battles iii the law courts with the Proprietors, and let the lattcrubide the consequence, iftlicy have not 'leased the land subject to the reservations. But he (the Speaker) bud yet to learn what the former have to complain of; so long :is they remain undisturbed; btit ifauy hou. member fancies an exclusive right exists iii them, let a resolution to that effect he put at mice, and the sense oftlie [louse taken upon it; it is useless to contend against it majority nt'tlio House. The lion. ineuiber front King’s County (Mr. Coop‘er)lias certainly advanced a novel opinion, as to tlieobjects oftlie goVern— mom in ﬁrst mukinbr the Reserves, viz: that us the intention was to have settled the .I'sland with Geriiiau Protes- tants, the government thought it udvinable to secure tlieiral- legiancc by surrounding,r them with it cordon of British sub- jects. [‘liis certainly was very rich! ‘

Mr. Coormt said, the satirical jokes of the hon. Speaker may_pass for what they are Worth; he would refrain from making any further comments upon them. It would seem from other remarks that had transpired, that the lion. Spea- ker was in favour of a judgment for the proprietors; but when the evtdence of those who had been deceived was adduced, lle'(l“l'- Cooper) thought ifit was decided accord- ing to that, ll‘. would be in opposition to the opinion oftlie hon. Speaker, and any other result would not be founded on justice, _wliiclt long ago would have been inquired into and determined, had there been an established Court of Esclieat. Butjusticc has been ill administered by tlic Courts, mtsnamed Courts ofJustice; the law is made subservient

is determined by the law

But it] consequence of the abuses 7

- ple till that be accomplished.

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, the Crown that the proprietors have nothing

dado withythe Fishery Reserves, we are met With statetmﬁi’téndiugi, o..._make an impression that we have notliin‘g'to do wiﬁt those settlers whom they have imposed upon, butm’ ye it to be arranged by the former and the Crown, to ‘ the interest of the latter. But be (Mr. Cooper) w‘ ‘ ,tnaintnin that the Crown is the people, and the peoplé’sj’rvigbtsure in that, and we have a right to pro- tect them by our legislation.

Mr. D. MACLIAN liadrepetiteilly heard statements, tending to show that! the 'pXepétitChiefJus'tice invariably charged the jury in favour ot'3‘tlie [ﬁdprietora . Any one has a right to dispose of his own propei‘ty, but the proprietors had sold that of others 'aa‘wlricir‘rown; ' Snob conduct iii others would be called swindling ; and no mililer term ought to be applied to this. As there seemed to be great difference ot'opiuion iii the House, he would beg leave to introduce a resolution:

“ Resolved, That certain lands iii this Colony, originally re- served for the use of the ﬁsheries in this Island, having been (leclareil by ' the Attorney and Solicitor—General of England to be the property oftlre Crown, having been claimed, and iii ttmnycases leased and sold, by the proprietors of the Townships on which such are situated, it is right and pro- per that the Settlers or] said lands should .be protected-by Legislative enactment in the quiet possessmu thereof (Willi- otit any further rent being exacted by the Proprietors of the Townships on which such reserves are; but at the .same time not interfering with any right the Crown tnay .ellJO to exact rent for such reserves) until the lantl be required, or the use oftlic Fisheries.

Mr. D. MACDONALD would cheerfully second the motion,- for, in his opinion, it being it reservation of the .Crown, the tenant should also be reserved from paying rent.

Mr. Cones remarked, the hon. Speaker says, let the Tenant remain till he becomes interrupted by the ﬁsherman, and than sock redress from the Proprietor by instituting law pro- ceedings. lie (Mr. Colcs) could not go with that idea, as he thought it was imperative, on this House to consider the ruinous effect ol'such a course, and thoughtit belitwcd tlieiii to pass all cttuctiiieiit to prevent the necessity of rendering it_ necessary for the ’l‘cnantry to be left to the tender mercies of the gentlemen oft'ne Bar. In. respect to the observation that fell from the-.lion. member (Mr. Palmer) as to what should be the division oftlie Fishery Reserves for the pur- pose ot ﬁshing, be (Mr. Coles) thought there could be no better stop short than where the tide strips, and was further of opinion that the ﬁsherman should ﬁnd no obstruction whatever, but that he should have li‘ee ingress and egress to and from the spot whereon he may choose to locate.

Mr. THORNTON said, the Rasolutioii oftlic lion. member, (Mr. D. Muclunn) was not try objectionable, and with some addi- tioiis and slight alterations, he might then give it his support. The non. member (Mr. .1). Maclcan) ultimately agreed to the pro— position of the lion. member (Mr. Thornten), embracing the hon‘. member‘s views. , _ '

Mr. DALZIEL would not mask lllS'OpinlOtlS, but at once de- clut'e, that thc.proprietors are in duty bound to refund the buck rcnts to the tenants. At one time, they may have been ignorant oftlie bind lr’uving been reserved, but ofluier d ttc he Dul- ziel) had seen leases with a clause inserted, “any thing in the letters patent of this Island to the contrnry notwithstanding.” He woqu supporthny Resolution recommending the enactment of'a law to regulate the Fisher Reserves. '

Mr. COOPER said, the conditions of the grants had not been complied with by the Proprietors; the lands must be escbcated, and it is useless ln think or talk ofjustice being done to the peo- Lord Stanley advised that justice should be done between both parties, and in his (Mr. Cooper‘s) opinion, it was the greatest injustice :to compel a tenant to pay rent, so long as the conditions remain unfulfilled by the Pro- prietors. / '

The Hon. the SPEAKER, in allusion to what had been trum- peted forth by the lion. member (Mr. Cooper), relative to the tiilmii'iistrtition of the law licthen Landlord and Tenant in this Colony, reminded the hon. member, that in England the tenant cunuot, by any law, challenge the title of lllS Landlord, so long as he remains undisturbed; nor can the Tenant ltcrc reasonably complaiii,.so long as be rcmuins in the possession and peaceful enjoyment nfliis fzirin. ' -

The Hon. Mr. PALMER said, he did not fiir a moment think otlicrwiso oftlic lion. member (Mr. Cooper),tlian that he would, ifhe coultl,bring any Court of Justice intocontempt. \tht- ever he tliinlts right, let it be ever so foolish, must be so ; but then it cannot, be expected that we shall take it for granted, sim< ply on that account. The Iron. member seems now to have got it into his head that the Tenants on the Fishery Reserves are not occupyith Wllill. is invested illlhe Crown; that the whole is for- feited; and thus would cousirlet‘tlie prerogative oftlte Crown as mere nothingriess. But this is the course pursued by all‘level- liars; and out. oftlie whole oftlie silly and simple cases the lion. member lititl ever taken up, there was none in which he had be— trayed greater ignorance. All titles are good till a jury oftwelvc men decide to the contrary; and this old question ofProprietor- sltip of lands tn'tliis Colony has undergone ll‘itll, and been deci- ded by tliosri the lion. member ought. to believe would not act otherwise than according to law. Brit. that would not answer the purpose oftlic hon. member, whose object was that ofbring- ing the Courts oftliis Island into contempt. But, be (Mr Pal-r rncr) did not. hesitate to declare, thatjnstice was as impartially administered in our Courts as in any other that could be poinch cut, notwithstanding what the lion._tnembcr would have belie- ved outside this House, to the contrary. But to come more im- mediately to the subject now before the House, he would ask the lion. member what all the noise and clainonr about the Fishery Reserves, ofpnst-years, is now to cull in? Another interest, it appears, is to become paramount. Let then this wheel-about conductgcibt‘th to the public ; let it attract the notice of the Home Government, and let them form their own opinions of such tnrmtbout aiirl- despicable tergiversntion. It would now seem that the Resolution is to be nwiided ; but we shall see pre- sently which interest is to be taken up; tliatis the point be (Mr. Palmer) wanted to sue come to. He was not for conﬁrming the Proprietors in their titles, but decidedly to encourage itnd protect the Fisheries. _

Mr. RAE considered, in a question of this importance, that it was not so very iiinrvclluus that differences of opinion shotild exist. For his part, lie could not view the. subject in the same light as the lion. member tbrCharlottctnwn (.Vlr. Palmer). In his (Mr. Rae‘s) opinion, the ﬁrst step to be taken was that ofde- cidcdly negativing any motion or resolution imposing 0n the tenant the least fraction ot'rent whatever. The House ought to divest itself of all consideration for the proprietors. It is non. sense to listen to those ltuu. members who say the proprietors will not now possess so much us they ought, or that it is not a great boon. As it is, liuvc they not committed unwarrantable usurpation? And have they not, subjected the tenants to pay- riicnts and luboutsamounting to ten times the value of the fee simple oftlie lurid? \Vo must leave out their interest altogether, and take tip [but ()fotliers, combining those who have bought, and those who li:ivc puiil twenty or thirty yettrs’ rent; and not exclusively confine ourselves to the interest of the ﬁshermen. Tot it must not be said, that we are going:r to be so unreasonably liberal as to make presents nf tlic,property ofthe Crown. \tVe must not adopt the system of the public officers of past times; but a strong case must be made out, to lay before the Crown. to prevent, ifpossible, a repetition of former errors. This is the only feasible plan we can adopt, it being utterly out ofour power to dictate, as we cannot say what they shall or shall not do. The lion." member then submitted a Resolution, which subse- quently he withdrew, the suihe views being embodied in that of the lion. member (Mr. D. Mziclean.)

The Hon. Mr. PALMER. said the Resolution submitted by the lion. member (Mr. Macloun) was unnecessary, it his were cur. rieil. He Would wish it to be perfectly understood, that no fur; ther rent should he paid for the Fishery Reserves. At the same time, let it not be thought that we have the pOWet to say the tenants shrill henceforth enjoy it as freeholds, but that any fuiu‘ titer constrloratiop for suclr occupation must go to the Crown. Hts (Ml'..Ptllnlt—ll‘.s) Resolution merely goes to say, that the ﬁsh. erman 5 interest is not tantamount, but exceeds thatofttny ‘other and must be the ﬁrst consideration ; then the others will follow: Erie: matter of course. We must”commence upon abstract princi-

Mr. VVKGHTMAN did not object to the Resolution of the hon member (Mr. Miiclcan). The Proprietors have no rioht to do: marid rent. [“ All are agreed upon that point,” said C{he lion. the Speaker.] Mr. Wightman was very sanguine that the Crown would never demand rent. Those who have been at great ex- pense in clearing the reserves, and others who have expended large sums in the erection of buildings, &c., demand (and not unreasonably) tlm protection ofennctiiicnts, to secure them from lossnii's in many instances total ruin may follow without such provtston. ‘

(Remainder of the debate in our next.)

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of Temperance to learn that the'ef’forts of the at” for the furtherance of the good cause, have much more successful, and have excited it great“; , interest, than they did for litany months pm _ meetings—at all of which the greth order have prevailed-:hnve been regularly held and mum reSpectably'nttended, and on no occasion has t,

titan ten or a dozen signatures obtained to the P Monday’eveuing last, a public meeting wnhbli'

a vulned testimonial ot‘your own‘upproba (ti tions for “the promotion oftlie Tetriperau and other benevolent and‘rphiluut'hropic ol _ sided among you; and affording int-31a very it, deuce nftlie liivotirable rerrietiibrnnce oftqu j Island Auxiliary Temperance Society—wime

of which I was so longassocintetl. ‘ '

was not my incentive to the exertions which culogise; still, l mu far from undervalung th‘l', ofgenerous and virtuous minds. ‘lt cutisolestit it cheers amid discouragemeuts; and I thank, , for the expression of it with which you buy

Society, 1 have spent many interesting hour! it is pleasing to know you have not tbrgottenm inﬂuence of which, tvc have reason to hope, ~ days yet to come. ‘ C

the cause as you would have we suppose. There you persons whose zealous exertions cannot fail. the happiest effects, and I sincerely pray, that the fruit of your laboursnnd be satisﬁed.

welfare of myself and myjfamily, and cordially , prayers for your individual and social happincst;

inserted in the Minutes of the Society, and pu Colonial Herald. "

and twelve new members added to the Society” increase of upwards of Sixty since the comment: D 1 . presentyear. The followmg Resolutions were ‘ the meeting and unanimously agreed to :— 1. RESOLVED, That the melancholy instances, ofnl " occurrence, afforded of the pernicious effects 0 liquors, cull loudly on every individual to assist, both I and example, in discoun’tcnancing the causes an i intemperuncc.

2. RESOLVED, That the success wttliwliicb Divine? has been pleased to crown the efforts oftlie advocates ruuce generally—and this Society in particular—While A our gratitude, should not as a powerful stimulus to 093“, increased exertion in disseminating those principles, “(ll of which has, iti so many instances, been attended '

happy results. » “

particularly those at Little York and Vernon River, I which have received considerable accessions to their it t r r duringthe present year. i '

yesterday, for the purpose oforgatiising a Branch S » ~ that Settlement. Several animated addresses were do ” and at the close oftbe meeting Nine-and-twenty person! ‘forward and subscribed the Pledge of'the Auxiliary , The ofﬁce~beztrers will be chosen at the next meeting. ..

the Rev. Mr. Kier, of Princetown, delivered a very ing and instructive lecture on The poweer God,“ in the worksqf Creation. tending to throw still further light on the subject! W treated by the Rev. lecturer, and at a late hour them separated, apparently highly entertainment; - The President (the Hon. C. Young) Sctdpture, on Wednesday evening next.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1844. ,

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, G. Moo an, Recordin

' W. Tnpwuv, T L

' , JOHN WILLIAMS,

Jonn Bovrcn, , JOHN Rinert, V Jot-m Prnwzu,

/ Jonx BEER, ,

7 VVrLLuM Tammy,

Charlottetown, 315i Jan. 1844. ‘

GENTLEMEN; . . l have duly received your kind Address, c

You will believe me when i say, that ‘_‘ the:

lri the chair and on the ﬂoor of your (may 1 i

My removal will not, I hope, he felt to be:

Most gratefiilly acknowledging your kind '

1 am, Gentlemen, Most respectfully, Yours,

. JAMES W Truro, N. 8., March 8, 1844.

The Address, and Reply thereto, were the“ i A

0 . Several animated addresses Wcre subsequently"

Several of the Branch Societies are in a ﬂourish

A deputation proceeded to New Wiltshire (Bedeque

Mncunmcs’ lNSTITUTE.—-0n Wednesda ere‘n . Y . An animated discuatiio

gratiﬁed with their in

will read a lac!

of the Wesleyan Chapel, atwhich,’ notwithm th state ot-the roads, there was an unusually int-E, ‘ as The meeting havng been opened, as usual, with L m prayer, the President stated, that, in ncc' a! Resolution passed at the) lust Anniversary me 1: lowing Address had been prepared and focw” 1! Rev. JAMES WADDELL, late Pi't-mitlentofthe~ i 2 To the Rev. JAMES WADDELL, late onetqfi'lie , P Central Heademy, President of the? I , ance Society, 8ft. Sic. «- {if A’ I Rev. AND DEAR SIR; ‘, c In compliance with a Resolution, unanim' ,5 the Anniversary Meeting ofthe P. E. “Island A, pet'unce Soclcty, held iii the Vestry oi the W' n in this Town, on the evening at Monday, r c undersigned beg leave to tender you, in th behalf ofthe Society with which they stand, expression of their unqualiﬁed npprolmtiqg :‘ iii which you formerly discharged the, ("Wyoff and Corresponding Secretory (it'tlieir I sense they entertain of the loss the canoe or femmm this lSlillIfl has sustained by yotii'n'eit‘tnvulﬁom “mam Having,r ourselves repeatedly \Vttiiessedybm "mm ‘ » 1 and :tssiiluity for the proiiiotio’n and extensional? a pcraiicc ,Relbruintiou, and other benevolc {gm} V pic objects, we have great pleasure [It‘l‘ 19 55m > the wishes of our constituents. Regi'ctttn" tftjﬁw j } stance should luch arisen to render youi’r‘q‘ ‘ , 1 island unavoidable, and trusting that Diving Pm: 3 ever continue to smile upon you and, your in). and that, wherever your lot may be oust, new ‘ bless you, btit make you a blessing, . I We beg leave, to subscribe ourselves, , 2 With grout respect and esteem, Raw. and Dear Sir,- Your most. obtlt. Se -. e ‘ J. B. Coot-nit, Pram . " ‘ J. B. STRONG, Vi ‘ i i G. Been.jr., d 1 W. CUNDALL, Car 1