: cepa 1 Blew me eae ee | re 8 ——— —— aie ~ ve bs tio ; wontas, | vat ; ele ’ thi ; I E a 10t to give oLence not be chosen. Le would, however, move tuat the section be five montas, how is the business of this country to be carried and endeavored to act in such o mann r _ me t . oe oe amended by inserting a clanse something to this effect—* Ore on 2 to any denomination of Her Majesty's subjects. nought |

or more of such juryineu toe be selected from each Township sa eaid County.”’

This amendment was agreed to. liew, Mr. COLES vel ved that in the Newa Scotia Act hy wis p ovided that the Sherif shoald give eaeh politiwal party @ a fair representation onthe jary He (Mr. Coles) thought there | could be noo jeetios to im-ert some h ny to that effect in this!

Hil The Hon. men ver for Cieorretown sad last year that he} would not Ike to tras himself altogether to a jury composed of | tre volyical opp mens llun Mr. LKOGNGW ORTH s.-id it woul i be well for the hon. meme to refer te the Nova Sco ia Act and see if it contained

sucha provision. E+ (Mr. Lonzworth) thought if it were ihe | case, Yo wae som trog nevel te legrsiation, for he had never} seen any ing of tae Kendin any Roghsh satute. Leomade litle difference in most cos 8 b orght before a jury what shade of | nel t-san rad vidaal might be j and when political questions Cane up there wae geoerally the protection of a special jury. | How. Me. COLES sud he nad be n examining the C nadian | Ac), aud hough td d net se tial jarymen sho ild be tnkeu | teom a FF vent pot cel prrties, yet at provided thata return should ve made ol! a pers ns qualified t> serve as Jurymen to} t-@ provhooorary, and they coud see in lis office if their Names were onthe list, The lw woe very stringent, for tt also re- qwred that the ballet box should be sioken every Ume a neme wae diawn, In thes Colony more than most any place else | there wae Oppo tuany for partisan Sheriffs ch Oung jJurymen oft Uleve own piety. Li Canada there could be no dissatistac- ‘wan regard ta parties, fir every person qua ified was re-| terened 5 and he (Mr. Coles) hoped the day was not fur distant

wien a emir systein of selecting jerymen would be adopted bere. lo the absence of thishe wou!d move that a clause b meerred inthe Bil requiring the Suerffs to choo+e the jury- men So as to give A [air Tepresentation te both po. ical parties. | tivw. Mr. HAVILAND wis opposed to this prisciple alto- | g thr. There migit be, and he be i-ved there was more than tv. pottical partis inthis Island. Some persons said they | were oppased to the Conservatives and Liberals, as they bo h/ en feaveured to carry matiers with a too high hand, Such a; cinas as that moved by the hon. member wou d necessitate the Sher ilfto take dows each furyman as belonging to either of | tre parties, snd the person might be quite oiler ded, saying that he repudiated both pirries. Besides this, th re Was ali ober d ficulty 5 it was well kvown that the men of yesterday were not ulways the men of to-day. A person might change his principles, and how could the okeriif act m such a case?

The amendment preposed by tloo. Mr. Coles was also op- posed by hon. the Soeaker, Mr. Huwat, Mr. MeAulay and Mr. Sinclar.

H n. Mr. THORNTON would not support the amendm: nt, because he thought ‘hough it were carried, tt would be luope- ratiwe. tie belewe! there had been political Sheritls appolote d, erilas fet as Kirg’s County wes concerned, he had never kuown a case of a picked jury.

When the quest on was put on Mr. Cuoles’s motion it was lost. The other sections occasioned no discussion, and the Kill was reoerted agreed to

fivuse adjourned fur ope hour.

D. Latap, Reporter.

AFTERNOON SITTING.

Hon. Col. GRAY.—I am directed by His Excellency to transmit to this hon. House the following Message and Docu- ments:

The Lieut. Governer transmits for the information of the Hlouse of Assembly copies of the following Despatches. —

June llth —A Circular, transmitting a volume of statis- tial information, aud requesting such official statistics as are pulished, to be forwarded to the Board of Trade.

June 16th.—PFurther communication in reference to the

| officers of the Government. the Royal Gazette newspaper.”

/M:Neiil, Beer, Ramsay, Howat, Hulm, Davies—11.

he Gvwmine ne Ge uaiminer.

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Hon. Col. GRAY—Respecting the time when the Acts! any person who took up the letter and read it dispassionate- Unless they were printed and in the hands of His Excellency | received from the Governmegt or any superior ew A mi by the first week in June, His Excellency did not consider jhe referred entirely to the local disposition of the people it necessary to forward documents to the Secretary of State | themselves, ’ when he would be on bis way to this couutry before they | HIon. Col. Gray and Mr. Coles received leave of absence would reach England. But L do not think this is the time | for the remainder of the day, to speak on this subject, Adjourned till 3 o'clock.

Hon. Mr. M-AULAY thought it would be sufficient to Arrernoon Sitrtna.

publish the Despatcbes in the Royal Gazette, and that people After a little further discussion upon correspondence in

would not think of looking for them elsewhere. ‘the Volunteer Question, Hon. Mr. Thorton requested

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND—TI am not opposed to having | eave of absence till Wednesday next, which was granted, these documents published, but 1 consider it unnecessary to

ah P autt ae chil te alto ‘and the [louse adjourned till 10 o'clock to-morrow. put the country to the expense of publishing them in a e| Friary, March $, 1861,

papers. If they appear in the official organ, [ consider it 7. Le sufficient. In reference to the Royal instructions about the Mr. HOWAT presented a Road patton Rawr ea sending Home of Acts, L think the hon. Leader of the Op- | M’Court; also Hon, Mr. Oules from J. t Adam, i Main positiuu cannot be so oblivious as not to know that Governor | it was stated a road had been opened by him trom the Main

Daly sent home three Despatches in 1855, in October; in| Post Road to the celebrated spring recently discovered in the

1856, six on the 29th of August; and in 1858 some on the Settlement of Savage Harbor, Lot 38, of which 13 chains |

$Uth August; and in "D8 there could not be much excuse | ran through his land ; that at certain Seasons the road is al- for there were only 16 Acts passed that year. | most impassable on account of swamps, and that for the ae- lon. Mr. COLES explained that the Acts sent Tome in| commodation of invalids who daily visit the spring from all 1855 by the Governor of that day were sent without a cer-| parts of the Island aud the surrounding Colones, it should tficate, and bad to be returned and sent Howe officially |be improved. or this purpose he prayed for a grant. Mr. which accounted for the delay. Coles spoke soue time iu favor of acceding to the prayer of Mr. COOPER was for having the Despatches published | the petition, stating among other things that last summer in all the papers, as the Royal Gazette was only seen by the | When returning from Georgetown with the Commis-ioner for s the tenants, they visited the Spring; and that the Commis- Mr. M‘NELLL moved in amendment to Mr. Coles’ motign | sioner, ve had sore = a ad —_ her . the Y t all after th d “ pri ted,” ¢ d substitute “ in | Water o the Spring to them, an erlv muc eneut from rag Onkp ait glad ae Tle an it, of which he (Mr. Coles.) was glad, as it enabled him to Wor the Amendacat— see more clearly tbe sufferings of the tenantry. Peritions Jaid llons, Gray, Haviland, Laird, M‘Aulay, Yeo; Mesers.|0n the table, ae ta in ce, Veen ‘De ) Hon. Mr. LONGWORTMI moved that the Act to amend Against it— and consolidate the Laws relating to Grand and Petit Jurors ee ies a Kelly ; Messrs. Conroy | in this Island, be read a third time, whieh was done, and the Y : ’ ‘ : .* $ Ps ° “o ; To d Cooper, Doyle, Sutherland, Sinclair--9. Bill passed, a : Liow, Mr. COLES asked the Government to lay any docu- Hon. Mr. LONGW ORTH, who presented a memorial ment before the House whch proprietors had sent Home from John llunter, praying an Act might be passed to autho- against the passing of the Act respecting the award of the| tise him to take an additional name, moved a Comm t ee iets” be appointed to biing in a Bill. Ue remarked it was cus- Lon, Mr. KELLY presented a petition from inhabitants of | tomary for persons to make applications of this kind in Bri- Lot 36, praying that the Legislature would take steps to | ain and other countrics, a prevent the rigorous exactious of arrears of rent by proprie- | parties applied to the Legislature for permission to change tors till such time as the Commissioners give in their award ; | thelr names. He saw nuthing which woubd justify the House especially as they had heard they were to sit again, and it} ‘0 refusing to accede to the request. it the House made an Was uneertain when their decision would be given, which | Cbjection = the ground of it being a private Bill, Mr. was laid on the table; also ove from Lot 36 on the same! Hunter would require to be prepared to pay the necessary | subject. tees. Hon, Mr. Longworth, Mr. M'Neill and Mr. Beer ' iion. Mr. THORNTON presented a petition from inha- on mgr a ieeoene to bring in a Bill in accordance jbitasts of Launeaing Piace, Grand River and Cardigan, | W'th the prayer o — y ‘praying fur a grant tu repair aod extend a wharf at Launcb-| Hon. Mr. LONG WORTH, from the last preceding Com- jig Bay. , 4 ‘ Me. MENEILL presented a petition from James Keefe Committee, to authorise Johw Hunter to take the additional | praying fur compensation for a wagon destroyed at Lu: 47,/ ame of Duvar, whieh was read e first tiwe, then a second ‘while executing his duty as Bailiff. time, and passed, Adjourned till 3 o'clock. | Mr. OWEN presented a petition from James Quinn for Arrersoon Sirtine. compensation fur two roads running through his land. | Mr. ILOWAT presented a petition of Daniel Murphy, |asupyly be granted to Her Majesty, which motion passed,

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appeared in the Royal Gazette, that is not the question. ly, would see Captain Hunter referred not to any eel

For family and other reasons, |

mittee, presented to the House the Bill, as prepared by the

| praying for payment of £29—the balance of a contract for building a wharf at Tryon River.

commission on the land Question. | At the requ st of Mr. Thornton, leave of absence was ex- June 25th.—Sanetioning the Postal Act. | tended to Mr. Wightman till Wednesday next. Aug. 7th.—Concerning Volunteer Corps. Hon, Mr. LONGWORTH moved the order of the day— Ost. 4th.— About site for Hospita’. that the Bill for the better preservation of the Herring and Oct. 22d.—Cireular cn removal of B:acons. | Alewives’ Fisheries be read. a second time. Fen. 31, TOSI. On the vaijonn of ewe Aste of the local | tion: Mr: LONG WORTH to explaining the chject of the Legislature, sub.nitted a me approval of Bor Majpeay- | Bill said—In accordance with the suggestion of the Commis- Aug, }4ch.1960.—Circular in Consus. | siouers appointed tu revise the Statutes the obje-ts of the Bill

i aos al i ; s4° i : , . : . a a. mb sa | oan Seno on the| 2 t@ consolidate the Laws respecting the Alewives Fish- aan. 1, c mm Stic { ue ‘ is: .

enclosed by the Speaker of the Newfoundland Leyislature Fisheries, be taken up.

cuss the matter then, and moved it be the order of the day for Tuesday next, which was agreed to.

Hun, Col. GRAY stated be bad received a letter signed i John Koss, which he requested permission to read to the | House, which was grauted. Mr. Ross wished to know

ahi f delay in thei d leries; and to cvatirm in their stations those who were ap- dines ia alies i oe —— | pointed protectors of those Visheries. At present the num- Hon M HAV If AND resented a classifi d Report of | ver for the whole Island is six. I think it will be found on. Mr. HAVILA) esente lassifie i ; : aoa - the Aulitors of Poblic + Al sae for the financial year end- | UCC°*OrY enn theie aumber ; if net now, at lesst a fow os oI 1851 Ite +. d is Bestest id’ ie Suecial (Ie? hence, as those Fisheries are becoming more extensive. c an 2 a ry, bli puch . ie oa | Tue uature of the Bill is well understood by hon. members. 2 ede haere te Be geal | The House now resolved itself iuto a Committee of the ' a - ae es co ram eaten of Romig. whole to consider the Bill—Mr. Sinclair in the Chair. ‘The t ma az ad . etsina a sonia oft seat When the first clause was read and discussed it was moved wi ia nu aah Sanne Me, M N - in ab Ohair /in amendment by Hon. Mr. Perry ani secouded by Hon. Mr. 3018 c she 2 Iii“, - E°ate °

guar eTtS wished to know if it differed Sen Bill would only affect the Alewives’ Fisheries. ‘ 8 bill. |

fion, Mr. HAVILLAND said it was a transcript of it, but) thouzht several im rovaments might be made in re-pect to statistical! information o>tained under it. Our Bil! he thought,

in sor , eferab! Jensu: tof Nova a ; . , hee dah rh ahd vimanas peggy | Mr. M‘NELLA referred to the practice of setiing nets ou Scotia, ani by com\ining the two, he considered the scheme |

After a short discussion the motion of amendment was put and carried without a division ; and the necessary wording of the clause changed to suit the alteration, The three next clauses were

uw) mp! The vari ‘ > Bill were then | : ; e rae ae a a a leer aed 'Monday morning, and thought it would be well to insert a an Pe Cre: ee ere Sere ee ~~. | clause to prevent such practices.

went. After seme conversation on the others, and a few wi-| aa -

nor amendments were made, they were passed. The returns Hoa. Bir. F EBUY thought the present Law fur the ob- wt tatiana, tor tee Dk h 5 thonepat ad present year fr | Servance ot the Sabbath was sufficient to meet these cases,

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having been moved that the Report be agreed to, the Speak- as they were acts of descoration.

er took the Chair aud the Chairman reported according!y.

: | inserted. Adjourned till 10 o clock to-morrow.

| Mr. OWEN considered the clause was necessary. Taurspay, March 7,1861. | Mr. Davies ani Hon. Mr. Laird thought the general law Hon. Me. HAVILAND presented to the House a copy for the o!servance of the Sabbath was sufficient, but said the of the Warrant Bock, commencing Feb. 13th, 1860, and clause proposed would bring the subjeot more immediately ending Jan. 17th, 1861. Referred (o the Special Committee under the notice of tishermeu. After a few other bon. mem- appointed to examine and report on the Publie Accounts. | bers had spok n Mr. M'Neiil read the following amendment : ‘Hon. Mr. COLES moved that the copy of a Despatch) “ Any person or persons setting a ve or nets, ortaking transmitted to the House yesterday, on the subject of the | them up ou the Sabbath, shall be liable to the penalty impcs- « Act to authorize yrante of the shores of this Lsland,” and / ed by the laws of tvis Lsiand for violatiog the Sabbath day.” tie “ Act to give effect to the report of the Commissioners! ‘Tue amendment was then put aud carried withvut a divi- to be appointed on the Land Question ;” and a copy of the | sion. , letter from the Land Commissioners to His Ex-elleney on the The next clause having been read, Hon. Mr. Longworth subject of the de'ay in their award, be printed in all the; movel that the nuuber of protectors of the Alewives fisheries newspapers publisied in Charlottetowu.—remarking at the | for the whole Island be increased to ten, which m tion passed. same time, that the more information the people got on these) The remaiuing clauses were uext read and passed; after subjects the better. D ferent constructions were put on the which the Speaker took the chair aud the chairman reported Despatches ; but if published they would speak for themselves. | the Bill amended agreed to. Mr. Oocl s said the Despatch gave a pieee of information of | Hon Col. GRAY, as a member of the House as well us a which he was not before aware. According to the Royal | member of the Executive, begged leave to submit to the instructions all Dills were to be sent Home within three) Llouse a letter from Captain Hunter in reply to one address- months after they were pass-d; but it appeared by one of|ed to him by the Adjutant General, inquiring whether in these that five mouths had expired before it was sent Home.| any correspondence of bis relative to a vulumteer company Ile also thought t'¢ Duke of Neweastle did not understand | it was stated or iaplied there was any intention ou the part the Bill about the regulation of the shore fr nts, as his Grace | of the Government to exclude Roman Catholics from Volun- s ems to think it referred to the Fishery Reserves, with | teer Companies. Captain Hunter stated in reply that no- whieh it had nething todo. Mr, Coles also said that a report thing of the kind was ever ia any correspondence of his ; showing the necessity of the Bull should have accompanied | that bo orders were giveu him by superior cfficers, nor by the Bll when sent ilome. | the Government, publicly or privately, to exclude any man Hua. Col. GRAY—The Despateh to which the hon. the| from theae ranks on account of bis religious opinions ; but, L.-ader of the Opposition has referred is quite at variance with 'on the contrary, as Captain of the 4th Prince County Regi- the charges he broight against the Goverament—that the! ment, he eudeavored to attract to it some of the Acadian Commission on the Land Question has“ended without aecom- French Rowan Catholics ; that the ouly letter he wrote on the plishing anything. Lt certainly disproves these extraor- subjcet was one addressed to the Rev. now Bshop M Lutyre, dinary assertions most completely. As regards the Shore of which he presented a copy, aod iu which he stated there Hill, I may state, the Atvorney General gave his opinion as appeared some slight disposition if encouraged to ¢xclude the upon ether Acts coacerning its merits. Respecting the delay, | French aud others of your (the Bishop's) people, on grounds the Queen's Printer complained he bad only one set of type, | which had uothing to do with the bearing of arms; that he and unless he bought more he could not have printed the did not share in these class prejudices, but liked his French Acts sooner. They were forwarded as soon as we received | neighbors, and did »il in Lis power to enable them to kold them from the Printer. The Attorney General performed | up their heads and assert the.nselves; that as Cap‘ain of iis pact of the service as soon as be possibly could ; and if| Militia of the District, he dare not recognise any distinction uny one isto be censured, it is the privter. If the public | of men, in a compulsory calling out of the foree, and certain- department be not supplied more abundantly with michinery,|ly would not in a voluntary one ; and that knowing the great the neecssary work cannot be executed more satisfactorily, | value ef the Bishop's influence he wished him to express him- As regards “the time of sendiwg Home the Despatenes to self favorably towards the movement; that the letter was which the bon. member referred, 1 may state that uuless | endorsed “ private,” anda memorandum on the back said— they were sent [ome by the first mail which went in June,| to this letter no reply,’ Captain Hunter's letter to Mr. there would have Leen no use in sending them immediately} M’[otyve was dated June 5, 1560. The letters were laid on aiierwards; for the Duke of Newcastle left England for|the table. i 5 Aweriea in July. Aw tor the publication of the Despatches! Mr. CHUNROY—There is one broad untruth in the let- iu all the mewspapers, L do not see why we should go to that) ter just read when he states it was addressed * private,” and expense. If published in the Gazette, they might be copied there appears to be some alteration from the original. ly the other papers if they are of so mach consequence as} When be states it was marked “ private,” [ am ut liberty to i» supposed by the hon. member. However, | aw anxious say the whole is untrue. Dr, Couroy then repeated what he tae country suculd receive the fullest information possible ou | had already stated in refereuce to this matter, and said great tucne subjects. |difficulty might arise in procuriag the origival letter on ac- tion. Mr. COLES—I think the Despatch goes further in count of a certain establishweut baving beea broken up in coudemming the Commission thau | did, for 1 coutradicts| bis neighborhood. : ‘ st the tomer Despatch. At first we were iufoemed the Com-| Hon. Mr. PERRY said the wording of Captain Hunter's tuinsioners wer wot to be tied dowa by any Despatebes, that | letter might not be uaderstood ; that it did not go to show Lil quessdous were open for them: now it appears they are be was prevented trom eulisting the French, but that the peo- not Ww sefey to Escheai, not to interfere with proprietors who | ple themselves were under that impression, Ln fact, be (Mr. wou did a06 subseribe to the Commission. If this be mot die-| Verry,) said he was iuformed that such was the case; and tuitag to tue Comuissioners | kuow uot what would be. As that be, im reply, told the people he presumed they were wel- ty the printing cf the Acie, 1 find they were nearly all pub-| come to enroll. lewed in the Royal Gazette by the first of August; sc they) Hoo. Mr. LONGWORTH said he considered Captain iuight have beew iransuiiited at an ear.@r date. The whole Muuter was free from the charge of bringing any censure on biizhs bave Lees priated by the 1.t of May, aud sent home| the Goverument ou these grounds; that the Government tick, if tas Gover omeut so required. Lf a printer with Me. from the origin of the movement determined not to allow any-

| then read and agreed to, ‘Tue next clause having been read |

Saturday night and lifting them on Sabbath morning, or on |

The bon, the SPEAKER was in favor of the clause being |

principal papers io the Island. Its circulation, he (Mr. Koss) stated, exceeded that of any other paper in the Island

other Journals. Hon. Col. GRAY.—I entertain the same opivion now

| bewspapers with a large subscription list ought to be conten: to receive from the Keporters the authorized reports of the | Legistature, aud publisu them at tacir owu expense.

Laird, that the word “ Herring” be struck out; thus the! ‘or their oWa interest to furnish their subscribers with a sufli-

/cient amount of news. We have now five appl cations, aud may soup have six orseven. When | spoke of the principa’ | papers, 1 did not wish to disparage the one alluded to jus now, for [ was not then aware of 1s circulation.

Weekly” was eutitied to be considered one of tre pring pul papers ; but ay regurded the am unt of matter whic: it con- tained, he was not prepared to say. Le cunsidered the [cu e should nut vote anythng to the newspapers for publishing their debates ; but siuce they had promised to do so this year, be thought it would scarcely be fair to exclude Mr. Ross. Mr. s5KEER considered the amvunt to be voted by the

| ing to the proportion of matter each published ; but thougit it Was questiouable whether any should receive anything,

Hon. Mr. M’AULAY said if be were called upon to give adirect auswer to the question submitted to them; viz., whether ** Ross's Weekly” was one of the four principal p.- pers or not, he would be ata loss to kaow how to answer. Ln other communities publishers were glad to send reporters at their own cost and charges. When their constituents had to bear their own expenses, and pay reporters, and then pay for the papers in ‘which their prucecdings were pubdli-h.d, it was like paying twice for the same articie.

Hon. Mr. PRY spoke to the same effe t and was op- po-ed to the priuivie of paying the papers for publishing iheir debates, for publishers made no reduction in the price of their Journals to their subscribers, on account of the sum voted for this purpose.

Mr. HOWAT coiucided with the views of the last speaker, and remarked that people in the country would not give 64 for the debates which were published towards the middie of the Summer,

Hon. Mr. HLAVILAD was of opinion it was quite enough for the House to pay fur reporters, and that if publishers did not choose to furuish their readers with their debates it would be theirown loss. He considered that the subscription ist of those who would net publish the proceedings of the Legis- lature would soon show them their error. He considered it was uvreasonable to ask the Legislature whether ** Ross's Weekly” was one of the four priueipa: papers published in Charlottetown, One publisher might set up his claim to have his paper included among the priucipal ones on account of the extent of bis subscription list; another would plead the low rate at which he published his journal ; and another would argue that the literary talent and taste displayed should be the test. He (Mr. Haviland) did not wish to de- preciate the talent exhibited in leading artiéles in ** Ross's Weekly,” but cousidered it would be better for the proprietor of that paper to publish the r debates than tho * Bachelors Wooing.” In reference to this matter, he was opposed to the principle of subsidizing the newspapers ; but as something had been promised to the newspaper pu lishers at the com- mencement of the Sersion, he would not break faith with them.

Alter a few other hon. members had expressed their opi- nions on this subject, the House cane to tie understandiog that the sum to be grauted for publishing the debates of the Legislature should be divided among the papers according to the amount of matter which each published, ** Ross's Weekly ” to come in fur a share as well as the others.

Hon. Mr. LONG WORTH, as a member of the Govern- ment, begged leave to present to the House a report of the VCommissiouers who were appointed last Session to examine and report on the Laws preparatory to their being revised and reprinted, and stated that a full copy of the Statutes passed from 1851 down to the Session of 1861, inclusive, were to be deposited in certain specified Offices. Mr. Longworth next explained that it was impossible to comply with all the terms of the Act, for, Strange to say, the Com- missioners were called upon to deposit laws which had never been passed ; therefore they thought it better to defer deposit- ing any till the time should be extended. These and other matters were fuily set forth in the report, which was then read and ordered to be committed to a Committee of the whole tlouse to-morrow.

Mr. Doyle received leave of absence for one week. Adjourued. J. D. Gonvox, Reporter.

SUMMARY OF LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.

Sarurpay, April 6. The House spent considerable time in discussing the pe.itions on the table in retereuce tu the construction of Lighthouses on the North Ca pe

1 gs erisvitwweut canuot puviiou these Acts in less than thing like religious matters to mingle with the organization ;

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aud East Point. The fulluwing resvlution was come to—“ That thi

Hon. Mr. COLES thought it would be premature to dis-

whetber * Koss’s Weekly” was considered one of the four

Mr. DAV LES said that in point of circulation, “ Rors’- |

House should be divided among each of the papers accord: |

House suspend taking any further action relative to erecting Lighthouses at the North Cape and Usst Point until the next session of the Legis- lature.” A number of other petitions were disposed of, among which was one praying 4 grant of £1000 towards erecting a wharf at the south side of the West Point, it being referred to a special Committee to re- port thereon next session, ; Monpay, Ans 8.

A petition was presented to the Honse by the Hon. Mr. Perry, trom

Peter Francis, on behalf of himself and others, complaining of their being

| deprived of Iodian [sland at the entrance of Murray Marbeur, which haa

beon sold about 1837, for the non-payment of some trifling land assess- | ment, and praying the Ifouse to give them re-occupation —referred to a | special Committee. A number of petitions were thea considered amd dis- posed of, The petition for a grant to contractor of Ifillsborough Ferry to encourage him to place an additional steamboat on said ferry, so that there might be no interruption of communication on account of cleaning boilers, was referred to supply. The petition from North side of King . County for a grant to extend a breakwater at the harbor of St. Peter's,

bers of the Royal Agricultural Society, praying ite reorganization om such a basis ag wiil eusure more general support.

Tvesoay, April 9.

The Touse went into Committee on the Reports of John D. Woodman, Harbor Master, Cascumpec, and John Craig, Lighthouse Keeper at Rich- | mond Bay, and after some discussion, came to the following resobution— | That a sum sufficient be voted in supply and placed at the disposal of the Government to carry into eect the Act relating to light and an- chorage dues.”’ ilon. Mr. Hensley introduced a Bill in amendment of and addition to the Acts relating to Judgement in the Supreme Court.

tition of James Keefe, baililf, Souris, praying to be reimbursed fer the destruction of his waggon by parties unknown, presented the.r report, which stated that the occurrence took place while he was in the execu- | tion of his duty, and recowmended that the petition be referred to sup- | ply—the report was agreed to. : Wepwnespay, April 10.

Hon. Mr. Yeo from the Post Office Committe presented their report, which was committed to a Committee of the whole House, and reported agreed to with amendments. It recommended that the Post Office at Skinner’s Pond be discontinued; that a Post Office be established rear Hastam’s, Lot 67; that another be established at Thomas Lane’s, Lot 64; that another be established at Siiminagash, Lot 3; that a Post Office be established on the Monaghan Koad, near the boundary line of Lot 3» and 48; and that the petitions of Angus MeLellan, Cherry Valley, Dennis Dimond, Souris, and John Uepgood, Pert Hill, be referred to supply. The report also expressed spprovul of the suggestions of the Postmaster General, and recommended the same to be adopted. The tlouse then went into Committee of Supply, when several resolutions were agreed to. Hon. Col. Gray, by command, presented a message from the Lieut. Governor, informing the House of the death of Her Koy- ul Highness the Duchess of Kent, communicated to him by Despatch from the Duke of Newcastle. A Committee was appointed to join a Com- mittee of the Legislative Council to prepare an Address of comdotenee with Her Majesty the Queen on the melancholy event. The Bill to pro- vide for the organizatien of a Vulunteer force was read a second time aad committed to Committee—after some debate, progress was reported. Mr. Howat from the Committee appointed to prepare an address te Ilis ixcelleney to use bis infuence with proprietors not to distrain for rent, presented a draft, which was agreed to, and a Committee appointed to wait op Mis Excellency with the same.

Tuurspay, April 11. The House again went into Committce on the Volunteer Bill, and the debate thereon occupied the cime of the Mouse up to the hour uf adjourn- ment. Fripay, April 12. The debate ow the Vulunteer Dill was resumed, aud continued up till the hour of adjournment. Saturpay, April 13. The Howse again went into Committee on the Voluateer Dill, and af ter some further debate un the money clause, in the course of which Hon. Mr. Haviland moved that the sum to be appropriated this year be £4 0, and Hon. Mr. Hensley moved in amendment that the swum be £300—Mr. Haviland’s motion was carried 33 to 11, and the Bill report- ,ed agreed to. When the quesiion was about to be put, shail the report | of the Committee be received, Hon. Mr. Whelan moved that it be re |. @ ved this day three months, which was loss—5to 19. Hon. Mr. Havi- | Jand introduced a Bill to amend the Act to incorporate the Cascumpee | Marine Railway Company. Mr. Beer presented a petition from Citizens

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND agreeably to notice, moved that uf Charlottetown, praying to bave the Liquor License Act entirely re- |

modelled 8» that the sale of intoxicating liquors may be very wuch cur-

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND proposed that the Resolutions tailed; also a petition of friewds of Temperance throughout the Island,

praying the House to puss an enactment to prevent Magistrates (row en- &#giog in the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liqaurs—betb peti-

to the Speaker of the Fhouse in P. KE. Island, relative to the | tious laid on the table. Mr. Beer introdeced a 1:0} to amend the Li-

cense Law as prayed for in said petitions—read a first time. Mr. Uolm from the Committee to whom was referred the petition praying that the market days might be changed to Tuesdays and Fridays, presented their report, which stated that the petitioners should have applied to the City Council, as it is empowered by the Act of incorporation to regulate the market days. Mon. Mr. Longworth introduced a Bill to amend the Election Law. This Bill contains the same provisions as the Election Bill rejected by the Legislative Couucil jast session.

Monpay, April 15.

A Committee was appointed to prepare an address to His Excellency, praying him to give etlect to the recommendation in the report of the Post Vilice Committee. Tue said address having been presented to the | Livuse was agreed to, as was an address in refercuce to new roads. The

| Supreme Court. A motion having been made ihat the Volunteer Bill j be read a third time, Hon Mr Coles woved in amendment that it be | read this day three mouths, which amendment was lost on the flowing

| which I did two years ago ; viz., that gentlemen conducting | diviskas Yeas: Messrs. Coles, Kelly. Conroy, Doyle, Sutherland—5.

Nays: Messis Haviland, Longworth, Thorsten, MeAutay, Laird, Pope,

| Yeu, Hensley, Giay, Wightman, Sinclair, C-oper, Holm, Howat, Raw-,

|} 84\, Montgomery, Beer, MeNeill—18 Mou. Mr. Coles thea moved

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was referred tu supply. Hon. Mr. Laird presented a petition from mem-

Mr. McNeill from the special Committee to whom was referred the pe- |

YO taeme are already firmly conv meed that the black Catulozue of theig deceptious machinations eaunot be + ffaced, if every drop of water in the great Ri ver Saint Lawrence were to Jaye every day during the next centary. Why then forge tour

xcellency into this abominable “ /ying” concern ? They

jheard Mr. Coles say what he did say, on the 26th and 27th February last, after which their man who provides wicked. ness for the Islander * kicked up a dust,” at wuich sort of labour be has hitherto shown great aptitude—the object of

‘which was obviously to try to create ill-feeling Letween Jour

| Excellency and Mr. Coles. But after some five or sg weekig having elapsed, and after Mr. Coles’s speeches about the

“lying” concern appeared in print, which Satirfics every right, thinking mind in ‘he Colony that whatever offensive "i sions that gentieman made use of were not intended t

personally to your Excellency : your advisers got into a pi

| fit of horror at what Mr, Coles said about that “lying” von.

cern, And now let us examine what mighty spirit moved them a‘tcr this quictude of five or six weeks, found

| by sad and woful experience that Mr. Coles—the indomitable | friend and advocate of the texautry—let no Opportunity without exnosing, in his luce in the Assembly, their basy

‘and deceitful conduct, in their false pretensions to the

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| Act “to give cffect to the report of the Coonnissi ‘here, from 30:h April to Ist October, whieh uni Pro- claimed their abominable treachery. They also found that | your Exeelleney’s good sense and Ubristian disposition so fap prevailed as to overlouk any expressions of Mr. ules, afer ,that gentleman made the “a@mende hsmorable,” and in that imagnanimity of mind whieh shuld always actuate the Queen's Representative, invited Mr. Coles, his ‘ady aud the javenile members of his family to participate in the talities of Government House. This would a r to —“ only cause for the new conspiracy of sour Hscellepey'yte. visers against the euormity of that “lying” coneern, whiek they had suffered to lie dormant for the previous five or si weeks, because in their own high estimate of thomaslves gaa their praying the little ones of Mr. Coles should not bead. mitted to wingle in the sovial circle with those of the

the Simpsons, the Grays, the Havilands, the Lon

the Palmers, the Popes and the Yeos; an@ in order to pre- vent such social contact, they ground down your Excelleney's finer and better feelings to their own standard of ol tdsenest ‘and foreed you to write that most strange and wonderful production before mentioned, addressed to Mr. Palmer.as the ‘leader of your Government, in which you are made the sole ‘manipulater of that */yizg” concern. In that extra

‘antry about the Lind Commiss’on, and the retention of the! 5

production you are made to confess that you did write the

\ “die,” but that it was a barmless one, and that your Counel did not participate in your guilt! Now, what did your Ex. ,celiency’s advisers charge Mr. Coles with saying ¢ charge him with having said + that your Bcdioncy Aad | written a lie, but that he blamed your advisers more than he did yourself;” aud lest any person should doubt Mr. Qules’s statement, they erwelZy exact the coufirmation of it from your _ Excellency by the atte-tation of your own signature: s0 that the only thing which they appear to accomplish by it is the truth of M1. Coles's assertion about the lic, and that you did commit the blunder of your own free will and accord, without any criminal participation of your Commeil!! Now, honest well-meaning man in the Island must keow sine & matters not whe her your Exceliency wrete tha: the Act bad passed on the 30th April, or that #¢ wuld be passed the /wext day, so far as the gener.| interests of the Colony are concerned; and hence the wonder, whether :¢ did or not, | that your advisers should thin< it requisite to get themselves ** white-washed ” from the blawe, in order to criminate your | Excellency! It is, indeed, genera ly believed and,

got without good reason, that your advi-ers finding th -mse!ves so low im ; ublic estimation, thut they weve desirous of com- mitting your Excellency to their ewo destiny, which they know they cannot postpone longer than the next gen ral election; and as they equally well know that afier said elec _tion Mr. Coles will be the leader of » Government infini ely

and he considered he was entitled to a sum for publishing the | Bill relating to Georgetown School was read a second time and passed | enperier o the co. they are selfish and malicious enough, debates of the Legislature, as well as the publishers ot the through Committee; and also the Dill in refereuce to Judgments im the , at the sacrafice of your Exce‘lency s fur

(to create ill-will in the meantime berween Mr. Coles aud | yourscl!, lest the great truths which I weekly have the bonur to bring to your notices should evuse you to dissolve the rpresent House, because with the dissolution they shail also

| be dissolved as a Ministry for ever. Lo my namber 3 [