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premature for Her Majesty tp pledge heraelf to sanction the varwos changes which its establishment would in- voise, watil the Legislature, ehould bave considered the case of those public -officérs Whose position would be affected by it, and the provision which ought to be made for existing interests. It appears to me essential that the necessary arrangements for this purpose should

effected beforeignd, and should not be left, after the pledge has been given and cannag. be recalled, to chauce,, and to the opinions. which may.preyail in: a@ Rody so fluctuating as a.populag Legislature. For wth all confidence in the sntantiogs of the present As-

gembly, i is unpossible 40 anticipate, on such subjects,

the views which may influeace a new one.” With that before him, continued the hon. member,

could His Excellency consider noretions: Wares to dly he could

completely tied down, by that very paragraph, to require from the House a compliance with its terms, as a necess- ary prelnnainary to. afature consideration, by the Im- perial Government, respecting the introduction. of Re- epensible Governmentinta the Colony. With regard to himself, continued the bon member, he had in the late House advocated the introduction of that system of Re- eponaible Governmeat which be deemed most suitable to the Colony, but he was freato admit that he found at the Election that the opinions of the people, with respect to that question, had undergone a very materiai change ; and that it became his.duty aga Representative of the People, not to make a factions or a useless opposition to the views of the majority of the House, if found favour- able to the introduction of the Departmenta! system ; and, in order that he might not be fettered by his obli- gations as & member of the Executive Council, he had waited upon the Lieut. Governor at an early day after the meeting of the House, to explain to His Excellency the position in which he then stood, and that he consi- dered himself as bound either to support the Departmen- tal system of Responsible Government or to resign his seat. At this interview, he (Mr. T) was satisfied to learn that he was at perfect liberty to vote independent- ly on the question, only following the course of pro- ceeding inthe late House by seperating the question of the Civil List, and addressing the Imperial Government fer the introduction of the system as looked for by the mafority of the present House, which course he still considered 8 the most prudent one, and by which, he had no doubt, the object would be gained, when the Ywperial Governinent became aware that it was the desire of so very large a majority of the House. He had certainly not been prepared to vote a want of confi- dence in the Executive; because, he being a member ef it, that would have been tantamount to an expression of want of confidence in himself. But, as he had al- ready said on this and on a former occasion, he was prepared to support measures for the introduction of Reaponsible Government whenever the subject should be brewcht before the House upon its own werits with a due regard to parliamentary usages. He was certain- lyshowever, far from being prepared to go along with the majority in the course which they then purposed to pursue. Some hon. members proclsimed their disre- gar for their £30 pay for the Session, as 2 convincing proof of their mdependence and the purity of their motives. But, however praiseworthy a disregard of eelf nnder such circumstances might be, hie could not rhink it either prudent or just, on public considerations, to deprive the country ofa Revenue for twelve months. Ta da sa would be to ruin the Colony. Now 1f after

' three years of almost unprecedented embarrassment and

distress in the Island, occasioned mainly by the fa:lure of three successive crops, and after thousands and #housand of pounds had been sent out of the Island to

ure food for an almost starving population, they wore ty withhold as Revenue, the consequeaces woul

“ be hichly disastrous to the general intereats of the

The absence of a Revenue Law might, it was true, prove, in he first plice, beneficial to the mer- chants; but it eould no fail to prove injurtons to the Colony at large: and how, he would inquire, would they inext year be able to pravide for the payment oi tes sears or double the amount of salaries and other expenditure, out of an empty chest? If the Colony were prosperous, if they were even out of debt, the course proposed would not be #o objectionable as, under existing public ciremmstances, 1 certainly was. But, whon it wae remembered that the Colony was burthened with a debt amounting to upwards of £30,000 in Treacury Warrants slone, and for which the colony was paying at least £1800 Interest annually, hen. members oarht to be conviaced that the difficulites of the coloay required no increase, and forbade the trial of any haz- ardous experiments, With respect to the accusation which had beew brought against the Gorernment, by an han. member (Mr. Coles}, charging thein with a migap- plication of pubdtic funds, al!

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pared to vote for it, whenever the question should be |

properly introduced, whether he might be in or out of the Executive Counci!—and more—he was prepared to do soon conviction that the time for achange was arrived : and not in the hope of opening to himself, by his vote, the path to some nice little officia! emolument,

which was more, he thought, than most of the gentle-j _

men in the majority could say.

Gleanings from late Papers.

Honorary Deorre.—-The Senatus Academicus of King’s College and University, Aberdeen, at its meet- ing on the 14th instant, resolved to confer the konarary degree of L. L. D. upon BE. R, Humphreys, Esq., M. A., of Merchiston Castle Academy, author of various e?) cational works, and formerly Secretary, of the Care, n- ment Board of Education. of Prince Edwerr .siand. We are authorized in stating that the present degree has been conferred not alone to mark the University’s sense of Mr. Humphreys’ attainments, as a scholar, but more particularly to eyince its appreciation of his judi- cious and successful labours in the canse of popular education, while he had the superintendence of the Dis- trict Schools in a British Colony. Mr. Humphreys has certainly exhibited great industry and ability, both as a teacher and a writer; and the fact of his receiving two honorary degrees, from different Universities, within one month of each other, shows that euch Jabors are not unappreciated.

Arrivat or Loro Govern.--On Sunday last the Peninsular and Steam Navigation Company’s Ship Jn- dus arrived at Southampton. Amongst other passengers were Lord Gough, G, C. B., Lady Gough, Colonel Gough, Captain Gough, Major Edwards, the Hon. Mrs. Grant, General and Mrs. Campbell, and General Lovell. The Southampton Docks were densely thronged by a great crowd of the inhabitants of Southampton, who had asscinbled when the Indus entered the tidal basin.— Lord Gongh was received in the most enthuastic man- ner, and returned thanks from the paddle-box of the steamer. Major Edwards was likewise called for, and was greeted with tremendous cheering. A complete ovation in fact was prepared, and the two gallant off- cers disembarked amidst thunders of applause both f-om ships in the deck and from the shore, the band of the Indus playing appropriate music.

Tur Sate or THx Queen Dowacer’s Errecrs.—

The sale of the effects of the late Queen Dowager has been at length brought to a close, and notwithstanding the enormous quantity of property for disposal when Marlborough House was first opened three weeks since, we believe it may be correctly stated that scarcely anything remains unsold. A very large amount was realised by the sale on Saturday, parties who had held back thus Jong coming forward at length in order to secure articles for which they had previously made of- fers under the fixed tariff of prices, which, truth to say, was in sone instances extravagantly high, ‘The Mar- quis of Ormonde was one of the most extensive pur- chasers last week, his lordship having bought a large quantity of the er:mson and gold furniture. A few lots were sold .o Lord Salisbury, but his lordship was out- bidden in some important purchases. <A few articles, such as the furniture of the late Queen Dowager’s bed- room, have been reserved, and in every case where it has been possible to ascertain the fact, presents to the jate Queen have been withdrawn and returned to heir respective donors. ‘The amount realised by the sale just concluded is said to be something under £20,- 000, a sum infinitely greater, no doubt, than would have been secured under the hammer,

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WHO IS IN THE RIGHT? THE GOVERNOR OR THE ASSEMBLY?

Tux facis—stripped of ¢ircamlocation. and void of rar pish—relating to the conference with the Lievtenan: Governor, were detailed by us on Wednesday. Wha: conclusions do they warrant?

His Excellency has seserted in hw Speech thet he has no authority to put in practice the principies of Re. sponsible Government. We are ata loss to eay what can be regarded as authority on that head, if the (we Dezpatches laid before the Legislature were not even. But if His Excellency believed what he esid im bis Speech, why did he ask the House not to be precipitam in the suspension of business, but to wait rotil he com. municated that Despatch which signified the ssseat ef Her Majesty’e Govetnment to the introduction of the new System-—certain permanent provisions having pre- cedency,—why did he send for Mr. Coles, and ge through all the solemn fanfaronade of negociation ? His Excellency could not, surely, suppose that the ma- jority of the Assembly was composed. of men se fickle minded that they would change their resoluties, and do business with a Government which they bed condemned. Why cid His Excellency offer three seate in the Council to the Responsible Governmen: party ? Was not that offer an admission that he was in posees- sion of the authority which he asserts he had pet ? Would not Earl Grey have as readily sanctioned an entire change of the Council as a change of a par: ? Authority or no authority, it was the duty of the Governor to appoint a new Council, when the resigms. tions of the Board had been tendered. Mr. Coles and his colleagues did not ask His Excellency to displace any one public officer—they could not ask for the re- moval of the Executive Council, as there was no Exeeu- tive Council at the time; they merely asked the Ge- vernor to put into the seatsof those who had resigned such Advisers as would command the confidence of the House of Assembly, go that the House, adhering to i principles, might proceed with the pubiic business. We have been told, indeed,—(by none, it is true, but pasa- sites of the Governor,}—that His Excellency had not the power to accept the resignations of the Counci), the members of that Board having received their appoint. ments from his Royal Mistress. Perfect fudge! ela? rap! This isa dodge which nobody wi)! use bet one who has been duped or who wishes to dupe others. Why. pray, did he accept Mr. Coles’a resignation at the time ef Mr. Paliner’s election, when he sought to apply to the ped. lic conduct of the former gentleman those principles ¢! Government which sixteen months later he says he has uoauthority to putin practice? His Excellency hae the

We are glad to learn that the new description of Gas,! Power of making appointments provisionally—is it pes- produced from Jisphaltum, is winning its way into tavor/sible that he hes not the power of receiving resignations

with our citizens.— fhe material is to be found in abun- dance ai} over America, and it is said 1mmense quanti- ties can be procured in this Province. Dr. Gesner is kept busily employed explaining the nature of his dis-

covery, and exhibiting the ight to the curious in such}

matters. Fora trifling sum, say twenty five or thirty

dollars, the whole apparatus, ine)uding retort, gasoineter, | &c., may be set up in a building, and the cost of light-!

ing the whole would not exceed a few pence per night To nse the Doctor’s words—there is wo science about it; the hall steve wil! manufacture the was, and the girl that sweeps the house may keep it in order. The exhi- bitious, thus far, have been in the highest degree satis- factory; the light being remarkably brilliant, even without the usual purifying process of the Gas-house. Che light of one burner, of the ordinary size, has been ascertained to be, by actual experiment, equal to six tallow candles.

arity in the new gas, it veing of a yvreen color which is

he could say was, that he; well known to be grateful to the eye. This property

had been Only twelve months a member.ot Goverament.| *as not obseryed by Dr. Gesner until pointed out by the bat that oo misapplication of the public ‘wads had been, New York Professors. Jt is graufying to learn that this made br them during that period. The hon. member) gas is likely to get into ex'ensive use at New York and

canelide position at te Fxecutwwe Board.

BoA rest Hpon a bed of roses there while

d by saying, that ba was not asbimed of hisjotuer American Cities. Dr. Gesner’s son 18 now fitting, {ft was true he didjup the Astor House in the former City, to burn the arti- |e™MMent party, respecting the other three officers fer a minder of cle, and the Corporation are making preparations to use

the House; but he had not eought there either for ap-|the 7sphaltum also. We also learn that it is in contem-

pointiments fur himself or tis friends: he had made go retensioas oa bis own bebalf; and neither had he

piation to light the Hlalifex Hotel by the game means. And if it be true that the article can be produced at the

cia'med auy thing for his friends. With respect to the) ate of three shillinge per M. feet, it cannot fail to swtsadection of Rogpomsidie Government, be was pre- weeks consumers ef gas generally. It is even aaserted atetes im hia Speech, had beep left by for Ma penty's

There 1s also another striking peculi-|

provisionally? 1t would be wise in His Excelleney te caution his friends against using thie excuse, as jt cas serve only 1o make him and them appear ridiculous But the House of Assembly, it has been asgerted by ‘the enemies of Responsible Government, did not make

‘those permanent provisions which, Lord Grey informs us, “must precede” the establishment of the new ‘System of Administration. Let ue see how far this» ‘true ?

As soon as the extract from the confidential Despateh was Jaid before the House, a Civil List Bil] was eubd- mitted, which pledged the country to the payment ef the salaries of certain public-officera, in perpetaity, lincluding a munificent allowance for the Chief Judge. whose claims were the more particularly urged by the Secretary for the Colonies: that wag a good earnest of the intentions of the majority. In the negociation, the Lieut. Governor expressed himself eatisfied with the ‘terms proposed by the leaders of the Responsible Ge

whom he deemed it necessary to make perma nen! provision; and eren although those functioneries inay not have been quite satisfied with the arrenge ment touching their claims, yet as His Fxcellescy was go, and the adjnstment of these details, a6 be

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