jos of a Question ofthis nature. Tle had voted for the ad- dress and resolutions of last session, hoping that they would have the effect of stopping (he agitation of the land question. Previously to the passage of the address many had abandoned Escheat as hopeless, but had since reverted to their previous opinions, beleving that enless the Proprietor’s titles were bad the Commission would not have been recommended. As to the expression in the speech, while he entertained all due respect fur His Excellency personaliy, he was surprised that the Goverament should re y on the despatch before the Com- mittee as a justification of the paragraph in the speech. When it was said that the Commission would speedily be in opera- tion, he could only infer the contrary from what was before them, and although he had beard it said that the Government were in possession of infirmation to justify the assertion in the speech, the minority of the House were not called upon to give heed to the statement, which was coutradicied by the aaly evidence the Government had seen fitto produce. When the Government assuted the Colenial Minister that the House did not intend to feiter the Commission, he presumed they ex- pressed tLe sentiments of |e Majority. Ile hoped, however, that the Commission would enter en its duties, and that the result of theie labors would be beneficial to the tenantry: but he would not consent to bind the people prematurely to abide by whatever conclusions the Commission might arrive at. lo vuting for the original resolution, in preference to the amendment, he did se on the conviction that whatever infor- mation tbe mweubers of the Government and the majority might have, there was notliing to justify the minority la ea- dorsiog the latter

Mr. MONTGOMERY had heard nothing whatever to dimin sh his confidence in the Government or the Cowmis- sion. If the sentiments of the whole of the population could be ascertained, he had no doubt that a large majority would concede with him. Entertaining these opinions he would, of course, support the amendment.

Hoa. Mr. WIGH TMA N—The only method of settling the Tenantry was by purchase from the Proprietors, on which prinerple the Land Purchose and Loan Biils had been intro- duced, and he believed that something similar would result fem the Commission. He had supported the appointment of the Commission last year, and was sorry that it Was not now in operation, bai the House or the local Government could not force the other parties to it, for himself he would be satisfed to wait 12 or evea 18 months longer, and he was happy to hear th: aneouncement by the Government that it would soon be at work. ‘lhe only way to get rid of the agi- tation would be by the Goverament purchasing the lands at a reasonable price, and he was sorry that the Worre! Estate bad been bougit at too high a figure; that circumstance, however, afforded no argu men! against subsequent purchases, and he had no deabt that the Commission would recommend such action. The statement in the speech thatthe address had been ** graciously received,’’ had excited the minds of the people, who would be, of course, surprised snd disap- pointed at Gading that noting had been done. He should, however, relying on what had tallen from members of the Government, give the people to understand that they had something to expect, and advise them to await the result. lle would be traly glad to have the question settled, and, after the long discussion of last evening, he would say no more than that he was prepared to support the amendment.

Hon. the SPEAKER trusted that members would confine themselves to the subject, which resulved itself inte the ques- tion whether the Government was fairly deserving of censure for not having already matured the Commission. Ali they had to deal with were the reavlations and the amendment. it was impossible that suc a matter as the Commission could be concluded in a few weeks oreven months. The despatch Sore date in October last, and it was now only March, and certain!y no sueh loss of je had vecurred as to entitle the Government to censure. He believed they were using their best exertions to expedite the business, and he had every con- fidence that the Commission would be appointed,

Mr. DAVIES had taken several notes of observations made by bew. members in the debate, but was so tired of the pro- tracted discussion that he would not enter into them. ‘The ‘House musi trust to the good feelings of the Proprietors, and endeavor to get the beat terms forthe Tenantry that they could wbtain. It was the interest of the Proprietors to get rid vf their lands,if they did make liberal concessions, in order to effect that object. It was true that it did not appear by the particular despatch before them that the address had been graciously received, but (he purport of the communication was te recommend an unfettered Commission, and as the main ebject of the adddress was to obtain a tribunal which should settle the question, the Government were quite right in stating that it was oot intended to restrict its action. Ile trusted that the country » ould soon receive the benefits of inv ahora.

Mr. OWEN—A e@rea' deai of irrelevant matter had been introduced into the debate, to which he would not allude far- ther tian to say thai he was tired of the long discussion which had occupied nearly seven hours of the previous evening. The principle complaint was that the Executive Council trad exceeded their authority. In his opinion they were fully jus- tified in the course they had pursued, and the fact that His Excellency had stated that the address had been graciously reccived, satisfied him that such had been the case. While he yielded to no one in his angiety to settle the land question, he wae quite willing to wait the result of the Cominission, and if ttiat should disappoint the just expectation of the coun- try, the House would be at liberty to take what action they might thiak proper. He would not in one session vote to aunu! what he had dune in a previous one. Le had two high an opinion of the geatlernen composing the Government to suppese they were deceiving the people. The sooner the

dec debate was brought to a termination,and the House proceeded yuntry, the better.

with the business of thec

Mr. MACNEILL was happy to find Hon. Me. Wightman coinciding with the majority on this question. That hon. member was entitled to credit for a sincere anxiety to benefit the Tenantry by all just and amicable means, and he fully agreed with him in hig willingness to wait, if necessary, 18 months, for a figal adjustment of the whole question, and he trusted that members of the Opposition generally would come tw the same conclaston. The assertion that the Goverament sought ta strengthen the claims of the Proprietors was utterly uowarranted; he believed that they were actuated by a sincere desire to benefit the Tenantry. He trusted that ihe reselu- tuvus of the hon. Mr. Co es would not be appreved of.

(To be continued ) M. W. Howe, Reporter,

aD — ae SUMS VOTED BY TUE LEGISLATURE FOR RELIEF OF PAUPERS. QUEENS COUNTY. Resolved, That the sum of Thirty-three pounds Ten shillings

and Seven peneg be gtanied and placed at the disposal of the Rev. D. PitzGerald for the relief of the following persons, viz:—

THE

Samuel Martia, helpless, "6 6 Mr. Webber, senior, b!iad, 410 0 Mrs. Santh, diseased veg, 210 0 William Kilpatneck, erippl-d danghter, i Wiliam G. Magford, a helpless cripple, ,e¢2 George Lord, old aad helpless, ee ae, Widow Smith, oe ee John Campbell, s 6 @ John MeAribur, 66 0 Widows Frederick, Higgins and Lannigan 20s.each, 3 0 O Dowald Matheson, old aud infirm, , ie. James Cameron, = a. Margaret Ross, a suldier’s widow, a a Join Thompson, sged avd tufirm, 200

This sam to bury Mary Leimuican, a pauper lately deceased, 015 7 £33 10°7

Three poonds Ten shillings & seven penee of the above amount voted by the Members of tue Second Electoral District of Queen’s County to Rev. David FucGerald, ; <

Resolved, Viiat the sum of Thirty pounds be granted and

placed at the disposal of the Benevolent Irieh Society, for the re- hef of the following persons, viz:— é

Margaret Gilligan, £015 -0 Teresa Bernandl, « -010 0 Margaret Clarkin, oe 9 John Valley, a cripple, 1m 6 Moses Coveney, ’ ¢ os Mrs. Hogan, 0 < Margaret Mallins, : 2 6 Margaret Nowlan, 915 0 Widow Cudley, 015 0 Patrick MeCarron, blind, te 215 0 James McCarron, ; 7 © 2 Richard Coughlan, a Mary Steele, 010 O Nancy Mefory, a James Gritfia, crippled, 210 0 Widow MeKeuua, ertppled, sw 9 Naney Cabal, 010 0 Mrs Wogherty, 010 0 Birs. Martin, 010 0 Mrs. Carey, 2 2 Mrs. Finley, 0l0 0 John Smith, cripple, ro 0 Mrs. Colims, do, 010 0 Catherine O'Neill, 010 0 Ann Clark, 010 0 Eiigabath McCaun, 010 0 Catherine Darga, 010 0 Honora Poor, 615 0 Dlichael Callaghan, 010 0 Maty Ann Shea, 010 0 Widow Margaret Neale, es Catherine Coles, 015 0 Ellen Broders, 015 0

£30 0 0

Resolved, That the sam of Twenty-four pounds Fifteen pbillings be granted and placed at the disposal of the Hon.

John Longworth, for the relief of the following persons, viz:—

James Conway, Lot 30, £3 0 0 James MeDonald, do., 2 0 0 Widow Brown, Bannockburn, Lot 31, * 10 0 Donald Martin, Lot 31, 29 0 Mrs Knight, do, . 3 @ Mary MeSwain, do, ..@ 6 James MeLeod, Johnston's Road, 1 :}0 9 Donald McKinnon, Canoe Cove, 39 @ Christy M-Kinnon, Lot 23, 7s 8 9 Catherine Cuddiley, South Shore, 110 O Martha Hutton, North River, 210 9 Wim. G. Magford, Charlottetown, 2

£24 15 0

Resolved, That the sum of Six pounds Ten shillings be granted and placed at the disposal of the Ilon. Alexander Laird, for the relief of the following persons, viz:—

Pierrie Doucette, Lot 24, £3 oO 0 Widow Crew, Lot 23, in Mary McSwain, Lot 23, 1 30 0 Widow Harding, do., : we ¢@

£610 0

Resolved, That the sum of Thirteen pounds Eight shil- lings and ove penny half penny be granted and paid to the Rey. Alexander Munroe, Lot 57, for the relief of the fol- luwing persons, viz:— ; Flora MeLeod, Douse’s Road, Christy McLeod, do., Catherine, MePhee, do.,

Ann MeLeod, Murray Harbour Road,

Margaret McLeod, do., Mary McLeod, do., Effy McPhee, do., Anne McKenzie, do., Anne Lamont, do., Widow McPherson, do., Mary McLeod, do

Widow James McLennan, Margaret Nicholson, Catherine MeRae,

Anne McRae,

Mary McPherson, Catherine Matheson, Widow Stewart, Green Marsh.

R- solved, That the sum of Seven pounds Eight shillings and Eleven pence half-penny be granted and paid to the Rev. J. Brady, Vernon River, for the relief of the follow- ing persons, viz:—

Gallian MeNeill,

Widow Story,

Widow Buchanan,

Widow Pureell,

Widow Fitzpatrick,

Widow Flynn,

Catherine Curry,

Sally Field's Idiot boy,

Widow Catherine McGillivray, Mary Laurence.

Resolved, That the sum of Seven pounds Eight shillings and Eleven pence half penny be granted and paid to the Rev. Donald MeNeiil, Woodville, for the relict of the fol- luwing persons, viz:—

Neil Blue,

Margaret McLeod,

Sarah MeLeod,

Widow Morrison,

Donald Munn,

Widow McDougall, Malcolm Nicholson, Sarazh Munn,

Alexander Gillis,

Widow Roderick McLeod.

Resolved, That the sum of Thirteen pounds Fight shillings and one penny half-penny ba gravted and paid to the Kev. Alexander McLean, of Belfast, for the relief uf the fullow- ing persons, viz:—

William Roach,

Roderick Mvrrison and wife, Widow Beaton and two orphans, Christy Nicholson,

Widow MeDonald,

Widow Laraby,

John Hlumpbrey,

Mary McPhee,

Widow McLean,

Widow Mclhae,

Widow Stewart,

Roderick Matheson,

Widow Ross,

Widow McDonald,

Widow MeDonald, Orwell.

Fifty-two pounds were given to Fifty-two persons from the Fourth Electoral District of Queen's County in the year 1859; and yet for Fifty-six persons in 1360, the grant is reduced to Forty one pounds, although the sum voted from the general Revenue was exactly the sawe as last year.

Resolved, That the sym of Eighteen pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of Alexander Martin, Esq., for the relief of the following persons, Vizi~er

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Widow Nicholson, Widow A. McKenzie, Flora Nicholson, Ann MceLecd, Widow Margaret McKenzie, Alexander McLeod, Widow MeSwain,

Sarah MeGrigor,

Janet McDonald,

Mary McLeod,

Widow Jane McKay, Widow McLeod,

Widow McKenzie, James McLeod, Alexander McLeod, Alexander McKenzie, Widow James Cumwmings, Neil Sweeney,

Donald Matheson, Euphemia McKenzie, Widow Eliza Brown,

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Widow Mary McPherson, 0 15 Margaret McKenzie, 0 id Mary McLeod, 0 10

Donald McDonald, Gideon Piper,

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£18 13 0

Reso'ved, That the sum of Nine pounds Twelve shillings and Six pence be granted and placed at the disposal of Colin Uvim, Esq., fur the relief of the following persons, viz:—

Widow Morrison, £2 0 0 Mrs. Fall, ; 2.8 Widow Murphey, . 2s Bridget Hannaway, oe Tbomas Besi and wife, 2¢@ 8 Allan Cameron, s 2.8 Sarah Morrison, | 2s

£9 12 6

Resolved, That the sum of Thirteen pounde and Ten shil- lings be granted and placed at the disposal of George Mc- Kay, Esquire, New London, for the reijef of the following persons, viz:—

John MeConner, Lot 22, £015 0 William Ross, 015 O Elizabeth Gunn, 015 O Widow Gradey, 015 0 John McDougall and wife, 1H 9 James Bernard, 010 0 McKay's family, 200 Anno MeLellan, 010 0 Jane aod Mary Lamont, ee Barbara McKay, 015 O Widow Catherine Ross, 035 0 Mary Campbell, 010 0 Widow Elexy McKay, 015 0 Widow Mary McNeill, 015 90 Widow MeLennan, ¥1i5 O Margaret McKay, 015 OU

£13 10° 0

Resolved, That the sum of Fourteen pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of the Hon. George Cules, for the relief the following persuns, viz:—

James Byrne, Lot 48, © °° i Elizabeth Suith,: 20 0 Patrick Wood, , 6 8 Daniel Curren, fora lunatic girl named UelenShea, 1 0 0 James O’Brien, «0+: + + bab 20 0 James Dvolan, oS Widow Leach, 110 0 Jobn Brent, 110 0

£14 0 0

_ Resolved, That the sum of Sixteen pounds Fourteen shil- lings and Nine pence be granted and placed ut the disposal of the Hon. Francis Kelly for the relief of the following persons, viz:— en

Elizabeth Campbell, £3 0 0 Jawes Finegan, 3 8 5 Sara: Murray, 200

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The ECraminer.

“Widow McKinnon, + o 4 | nefit—they bene Mrs. Campbell, ™ 1 Bh dee icke ee of Cars was no City benetir, — _— wae of city funds, which it ts hoped £1614 9

Resolved, That the sum of Eleven pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of Francis McQuade, Esq., for the relief of the following persons, viz:—

John Morrison, £2 0 0 Agnes McEwen, I 10 0 Patrick McAlear, 3 @ 8 Mrs. Partridge, l 0 0 Mrs. Sarah Doyle, . 2 2

£10 10 O

PRINCE COUNTY. Resolved, That the sum of Twenty-three pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of the Rev, Peter Mclatyre, for the relief of the following persons, viz :—

James Doyle, Lot 1, £3.39 0 Peter Ahearn, a blind man, ae Mary Cobiill and son, Kildare, 20 0 Julian Deroche and wife, 2 0 0 Hy polite Deroche, 110 0 Amable Colo Arsneaax, for idiot brother, : @ ¢ Parbara Gallantand daughter, 20 0 ‘Thomas Brenan, l1lo Oo William Wecdge’s daughter, Caseampec, 2 0 86 Jolin Samuel Gallant’s son, do., _ 7. © Widow Mary Perry and daughter, Cascumpec, 20 0 Patrick Hickey, 110 0

110 0

McDougall, a blind person,

£36 6 8

Resolved, That the sum of Five pounds be granted and placed at tha disposal of James Forsyth, Esq., of Cascumpec, tor the relief of the following persons, viz:—

John Graham, £3 0 0 Janet Miller, a. 2 ¢ Maria Wells, oe

£5 0 68

Resolved, Thatthe sum of Twelve pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of David Ramsay, Esq., for the relief of the fol- lowing persons, viz:—

Sally Francis, £110 0 Widow Lebo, 1 0 0 Walter Lambert, [i Rachel Morrill, :3 ¢ Widow McPherson, S 9-8 Joho Dorgan, es John Locke, oe 2

zu ¢ 3

Resolved, That the sum of Sixteen pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of Join Yeo, Esq., for the relief of the fol- lowing persons, viz:

Michae} McDonald, £3 0 0 Silas Ford and wife, ‘2 8 Widow Ramsay, 20 0 Hugh McDonald, 210 0 Widow Rayner and children, ste 6 Alfred Hora, a @

£u.8§ 6

Resolved, That the sum of Six pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of the Hon, James Yeo, for the relief of the ful- lowing persons, viz:—

John Morrisen for a crippled son,

£8 @ 6 John Arseneaux (Joachim) Lot 15, for a crippled son, 3 0 0

a6 8:6

Resolved, Tinat the sum of Twenty-two pounds be granted and

placed at the disposal of the Rev. S. E, Perry, for the relief of the following persons, viz:—

Widow Andrew Gallant, Zi 4.8

Celeste Cassy, oe Frederick Sylvester's sisters, a 7. | Peter Richard, a cripple, Fifteen Point, = 8.6 } Judith trallant, fer her three idiot children, oo ee | Widow Marceline Gaudet, 2.0 0 | Widow Casiniur Perry, - 6 6 | Old Lamar Richard and wife, ses | Widow Antoine Perry, : te 6 { Edward O’Urien,.Lot 17, Lie 8 } — — £22 0 0 j

Resolved, That the sum of Twenty-six pounds be granted and placed at the disposal of the Hon. James Pope, for the relief of the fullowing persons, vizi—

Widow George Waite, oe = Christy MeNeul, t Se Jane Jackman, 7 6 Avery Baker, ee ae Angus Morrison, : oa © Mary Murphy, widow, Lot 26, s ¢ 6 Bridget MeCarvill, widow, Lot 27, ee: = Mary Marphy, widow of the late Michael Murphy,

Lot 27, S. 8.4 Nancy Murphy, 110 0 Widow Ryan, 110 0 Peter McMillan, 210 0 Sarah Greenan, Lot 26, 4s Widow Greehan, Lot 26, 216 8

£26 0 @

Resolved, That the sum of Fifteen poands be granted and placed at the disposal of Cornelius Howat, Esq., for the relief of the following persons, vizi—

Jolin Dogherty and wife, ze.66 8 Elizibeth Snow, se 8 8 James Snow, 3 e@ 0 Hannah Mullins, , a a Lauchlan Mclunis, for two erippled daughters, ree Widow Maegirl, 2. 2

4a 0 8

Resolved, That the sam of Fifteen pounds he granted and placed at the disposal of James Bearisw, Esq, for the celief of the following persons, vizi—

Thomas Larkins, £4. 8. 8 Mrs. Liowell, 2 0 @ Mrs. Dooling, 300 Joha Whelan, 8 0 0 Edward O'Brien, 8-36

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Correspondence,

CITY AFFAIRS.

Mra. WHetan—

Sin--Time on the wing is bringing us to another Civic elec- tion, and as it is generally by look ug at the past we gain wis- dom for the fucare, it may not be amiss to take a glance at our Cuy affairs, in the hope that we may be enabled to make some improvement—adiniited on all hands to be necessary—in the working of our municipal government,

In the infaney of the Corporation it could not be expected to move with that scient.fic and profitable motion which is so evi- dent in older cities, where there are many persons of wealth and scientific tastes, with knowledge to use both to advantage ; yet in the first two years of our Cuy, when it may be said to huve been almost without tunds, considerable improvement was made in several of the streets, and some of the roads in the Common, and some exlensive repans on Pownal street wharf were commenced. ‘This was all out-door work, and from the newS8papers we glean that the Council in-doors work- ed too, and tramed a code of City laws, which have been pro- nounced by some of the Judges of our Supreme Court to be ex- cellent.

‘Buta “ change came o'er the spirit’? of our Corporation with the commencement of its third year, which has in these last days made it

‘* A monster of such hideous mien, That to be hated needs but to be seen.”

For, with the exception of finishing the Pownal Street wharf— rebuilding Back Sam’s bridge, and cobbling up Queen Street wharf, what has been done i the shape of out-door Li prove- ment? Yet, a large amount in taxes, licences, &c., has been expended, and the City has been plunged in debt with nothing to show for it. [cis believed that the cash accoun's of some members of the Ogy Council will show much larger profits than either the sireets of the City or that part of the Common jead- ing to the Malpeqne road ; and why is this? Sunply because, in the first place, we have unscientific men in the Council, and In the next, a majority of them prefer their own selfish interests to thatef public uuliy. They found fault with the first Coun- cillors as 4 set of men who knew nothing and did nothing but run the Clty in debt; while they so exiolled their own great wisdom, economy, and hatred ot debt and taxation, that very many persons were led to Bay of them with Job, + No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you!” What have they done to benefit the Cuy during the last two vears in particular? Keho answers, What® My litle boy, however who often sits beside me wiiel write, says, * Papa, you fur get that the City Council made a Watering Machine to keep down the dyst,—then they put all those nice lamps about the Square to light people at might to Chureh.—then they got trroin;~ral arches, an illumination and fire works when the He- ro of Cars caie,—then they have kept several labourers on the Streets, patching them up in summer, aod opening gutters in winter,—then they have madea law about the trees and frames.¥ *¢ Yes, yes, my boy, you need not go any further. No doubt the City Fathers will lay claim to many wonderful things, but I contend tui none of these benefit the City one bit more than the Pateut Watering Machine, which, since the day of its construction, has not been allowed to have the dust

fit the funds of the Gea Company, most, if notall, the City Fathers belong ; the show about the) while it was an extravagan! the citizens will look | wel! to have returned to the Cty ‘Treasury by those who ex : pended the money without lawful authority. Vhe old Betnes about the streets are quite a nuisance, and should ployed opening gutters in the Spring at the public expense, when the laws expressly say it shall be done by private funds, With respect to the new City laws which have been made, there is not one L have seen is worth the paper it ts printed on; and Lshonld hke to know why 1 is we have to pay a May | £100, a Recorder £70, a City Clerk £100, anda Printer £30, | perannum, to manufacture, print and post laws in public which | will apply as well to any city under heaven a8 to the city of| Charlottetown; and yet no conviction can be legally obtained | under them! ‘This is payiog © too dear for the whistle,” and | vo mistake.

I perceive by-a notice for ** City Assessment,” that we are. taxed one halfpenny per pound this year more than last, and | also that it takes the City Marshal, and a Deputy City Marsha! | to take these notices round. ‘There was a time when the pub-| lished City accounts showed an item of £5 to one of the Police | for additional public duty, for which it was afierwards under- stood he bad been privaely paid. Perhaps our City Fathers: prefer not making asimilar charge on Mr. tHeard'’s ** clean) sheet,’ and therefore the halfpenny is designed, perhaps, to) pay the Police for additional labour, which they have no occea- | sion to perform, while there is considerable actual duty they | entirely omit; for instance—allowing country people to put} -heir horses and vehicles on the side-walks ond tie them there-| to-—allowiog persons to keep hand-carts and wheel-barrows on | the side-waiks from morning ull after migh'—allowing drank | ards to curse, swear and fight in the taverns and on the streets | every market day—and never looking round the taverns on Sun- days, to take notice of the numerous visitors they heve on that day, many of whom remain in their haunts until they are po! fit to leave them. | may refer to our City affairs again.

Yours, _ INQUISITOR. |

Charlottetown, May 18, 1860.

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To ruc Epiror or Tue EXAMINER.

Mr. Eprror,—Last winter there appeared in the Islander | the proceedings of a meeting of the Teachers of Belfast, pur-| porting to have been convened ** for the purpose of taking inte consideration the Schoo! Act, and suggesting a summary of such amendments thereto as might appear to be requisie.”” | One of the amendments suggested at this meeting was as | follows :—

** All Teachers should be prohibited from receiving any sum from Districts, for boarding, in addition to the Government allowance, in as much as if free education exists it ought to | be free, indeed: Provided the Government grant a sufficient sum in leu of the people’s voluntary contributions,”

This is well known to be a prevalent opinion among those |

persons who are located in S:hool Districts and their vicinines, |who are heard frequently railing out against the Government, |and bewailing their ‘hard luck,” in having to pay a few shil- | Ings each towa:ds the boardng of teachers. Al! they have to} | pay, you may say, for the education of their children are these | | tew shillings ; still they think this is too much, and that it is 4 | fraud practised on thew by the Government, bringing in as 4} proof the often repeated phrase, ** that if free education exists | ‘it ought to be free indeed.”? Tins being the case, | beg to| | subunit a few re.narks to such persons, and to the public at large, | through the medium of your widely circulated paper, by way | lof removing such a vague‘opimion by pointing out the iunpro ipricty of such a measure as that proposed by the Belfast | ‘Teachers, and the disadvantage such a remodelling of the clause, which allows volantary subscriptions to be made by districts to teachers, would be to a large portion of the community. It is a weil known fact, that the land tax is insufficient to meet the demands made on it at present by education ; and it Is evident before a sum conld be added to teachers’ salaries, by the Government, sufficient to pay for their board, there must neces- lsariiv be an additional tax imposed on land throughout the \{stand. The result of this would be that those in the immedi- | ate vecinity of School Districts would enjoy the advantages, because they would be releved of the present existing griev- ance of paying the Misver’s board. While those individuals who are debarred from enjoying the benefit of a Schoo!, in con- sequence of their living In a backwoods or such backward | places, when a district cannot be formed, would be subjected to pay the additional impost, as well as those who would reevive the benefit, they should sacrifice their hard earned peny to! educate the children of others, Such a system would be rob- loing Peter to pay Pau'—taking from one part of the community | ito bestow upon another. For instance, the people who occupy | lthe tract of land from Skinner's Pond to Miminigash, along the | north side of the Lsland, the people who live on Palmer's Road, | jand the people of various other places, that I migit mention, have no schools amongst them. The sane may be said of

to which Tory, and

| also that the * J. not be em- | a8 the ** Ann.” }are the judges.

is also a brother-in-law of the £50 a year Preven- tive Officer.

Now, Sir, I considet that the officers should have boarded the ** Ann’ on ber arrival here, instead of showing their thirst for gain in the manner in which they did, and I consider

W.”’ should have been just as well watched However, I leave this to the public. They Let them decide.

lam, Sir,

Yours, &c., A LOVER OF JUSTICE. Georgetown, May 25, 1860

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To ruz Epitor or THE Examiner.

Sm-—It appears that the Boy’s School, formerly ealled the King’s jeum Distsict School, is now defunct, by order of the Government, the consequence of which is that some 50 boys are thrust out of school, and an efficient teacher deprived of a sitaation without an hour's warning—the parents being in- formed that the school was closed, and merged into the Nor- mal School. ‘They applied for admission fur their children in that Institution, the master of which refused to admit them, and states that his school is already crowded. They then apply to the other schools in the City, and ate met bya

silar reply. : : rT aan ask, Mr. Editor if the inhabitants of King’s Square District School, who (in common with their fellow-citizens), are heavily taxed for education, are to be thus deprived of the privileges of a school, supported by a a local. as well as a public tax? The gross injustice thus in- flicted upon this portion of the citizens of Charlottetowa will not easily be forgotten, and the Government will find, at the proper time and place, that such arbitrary and unjustifiable attempts at the rights of the subject will be followed by a withdrawal of a share of that support which has been hither-

bestowed. : ian think, Mr. Editor, some 50 or 60 boys, running h the streets of Charlottetown, deprived of a school,

throug ‘ d 0 and yet their parents heavily ¢ared for education How can the Government or their press justify their conduct? Why

close a school supported by the people, and which give gene- ral satisfaction? Would it be closed if the former teacher (now the Sehool Visitor) had not been otherwise provided for ? These are queries for the Government to answer. I am, Sir, your obed’t scrvant, Ch.Town, May 28, 1860. A PARENT.

For tue Examiner.

Mr. Evrror—Permit me to enquire, for general informa- tion, but more particularly for the anxious inhabitants of the first and second Districts of King’s, and the first Dis- trict of Prince Counties, when or at what time the Lieut,

| Governor dozs really intend honoring those fair and fertile

parts of his gubervatorial charge respectively with ao official visit ?

There is an idea universally prevailing io those Districts of slight towards the inhabitants, inasmuch as the Lieutenant Governor has visited all other parts of the Colony, but as yet has not been officially in amy of those portions of the country.

Governor Dundas’s praiseworthy practice of straight-for- wardness and fair play to all classes, irrespectively of poli- tical party, and independently of religious creed, as

‘exhibited in his non-partizan administration of the Govern-

ment—is a sufficient and palpable guarantee against favoritism, and is pre-eminently exculpatory of intentional slight or disrespect on his part towards any of the people

| whom he governs.

His Excellency’s administration has throughout been so legibly marked by independent action, statesmanly astuteness, non-proseriptive policy, and superior business capacity— guarded by unflinching fairness, and fortified by undeviating

‘impartiality, that the most profoand respect and entire con-

filenee are entertained aud cherished throughout those fine countics for his Government. Cultivating those feclings, and pursing these sentiments, the inhabitants of those Dis- iriets rezret the still delayed visit of our talented Governor, but are anxiously expectant of the hour being proximate, when, in the vicinity of their own homes, within those flourishing and populous Distriets, they may be favored with His Excellency’s presence.

The people of whom we write are fully alive to the benfits experienced under Governor Dandas’s impartial rule, and

are ready to embrace the first public opportunity which he

‘may afford them to express personally, ia becoming candor

and truthfuluess, their estimation aud opinica of his guber- natorial rule.

|many sections of the Island, The cause of this is, that the)

| people are too scattered im such places; and, therefore, Can) | eommeneed this letter by asking informatien, which you, lneither form a district, nor support a school to instruct their|

perso" rill thee have to ey texes ant | Mr. tditor, may not be able to give me; but in that event, ; t e roun@g: sti 1 av i i axee® equivaie ol ° . : - ieee ee ae 3 | perhaps, the Mr. Elitor of the Islander, Mr. Colonial Secre- lihose who live in the most populous districts of the Island. 1 " : " ; le fernish Pei

| would ask any sensible considerate person, would i: be just to| tty, Mr. W. H. Pope, &e. &e, may publicly furnish Primes | put nore taxes on those who are not enjoying the privilege of and King’s Counties with the information, | Schools, merely because others want their masters bearded by | Yours truly,

‘the Government, to make the Free Education Act deserving of | ROGA, lthe name ? No; it ig evident the way that partof the Act now! 99 . | . , 7 a . y ] 6 Re me

jstands is the most equitable—ihat those persons si uated in| [We suspect that our correspondent Bogs (would it | districis, and consequently reaping the benefits of a School, | not have been better for him to have signed himself Rogue at as os So the —— ” — -" es his ser-| once?) has written the above letter in a quizzical vein, for he ; vices, —t i@ last elternative they will vot Choose if they have any Ei : ° a :

| regard for the welfare of their children. Let them repudiate | is so lavish of his er of the Lieut. Governor as to ane us jthe idea as unbecoming men, of placing the burden they shoule doubt that the article is genuine ; besides, we don’t believe

|carry themselves upon the shoulders of others, that the districts referred to are in such feverish anxiety about . rere a? | his Excellency visiting them. Should Mr. Dundas do them A NORWEGIAN. | the honour, we have no doubt they will receive him very

‘courteously, as they would receive any other gentleman. But

‘should the Lieut. Governor, attended by members of his

To toe Eprror or trax Examiner. | Executive Council, visit the localities referred to, we cana

Sirn,—Will the correspondent of the Islander, ** A Lever of hardly suppose that much fuss would be made in giving them Trath,’’ write another letter in that paper, and inform the |g pyblic evation of a gratifying nature. —Epr. Exr public how many Schools in Prince County Mr. Arbuckle did P ™ ye : ] not yet examine? And how many he did not spend more | ° than half an hour in examining? Uf he ~— ne impar- | For tue Examrner. tially, [ am sure it will give more general satisfaction than/ | __ 2 em " his ado about ‘* Pro Bono Publico,’’? and his Meeting; and RULE AND MISRULE OF THE PRESENT MINISTRY. also of his telling the people that Mr. Arbuckle is a first-rate | School Inspector—that he spent two days in examining their. a ; ; or his Schvol, and that he was presented with numerous ad- a —— “ preteats of 8 oe joleure momenta, Sineway deisel, thtliannaigls. Ge. G6. attached to the present administration, I shall, notwithstand- Presuming that ** A Lover of Truth’? is very little aequaint- | Th re ” ve te oer an —~ ee committed. ed with the labors of Mr. Arbuckle beyond the vicinity of! becom = Seeded aoe ea eee . > “saa rational St. Eleanor’s, I will tell him for his edification, that there are . i ne ical vy - Benoh the great, glorious, and two Schools on this part of Lot 16, six on Lot 15, and one on | constitutional privileges of a British freeman, to explore and

Lot 17, that have not been examined since Mr, MecNeill’s| to lay bare to the eyes of a discerning public the misdeeds

oF is ae : and short-comings of the Government under which he li visit in July, 1858 ; and I don’t doubt bat some ether parts of aioe eee sset — ay ot Prince County have equally been disregarded by our excellent| aadent adusifer of the glosinns fabric of the Expl Coostinh School ,Visitor. Now tell us, Mr. Truth Lover, whether that. tion. I claim it S ho glories i S agich eonstinal is giving general satisfaction? It would appear as if there | the onl cae Sitchin at ck af ; aa ¥ were no potatoe planting or potatoe digging about St. lectual _— ne l an » Eotignens, Sau Eleanor’s, as Mr. Arbuckle, who is very averse to such occu-| In ee a aon ak t Go ‘ pations, is known to have been there at three different times: not be meee 3 x ee d at pevmennah; SS aie since the month of March last ; and though he sent word twice | and dist ee - e : a . math longi on tho al to the Teachers in this neighbourhood to keep in readiness, as | m beeorgae sae ee ~ of in securing themselves he was going round the next day to visit their School, yet) aoe an h a the - i - Pa on those who — nothing «f him has been seen, and the last thing heard of him | diets ok eo . a - = di on S old gees om thelr is, that he was gone back home again. Perhaps, on a fine | aia ee 2 rye of mi | — urchins,’ and by vane day ~_ potatoe planting, the Teachers may chance to get a ke ? ead ** gank Pogey.” There 5 le teeay roam oe , r

waar. popular —. to gain = ¥ en of the old women. Were

TELLE i this not the ease, we should not have a Aypocondriac gentle- Qeiiguiies; Lok 16, May 17 ‘as TELLER OF TRUTH. | man at the head of ou. Government. On this account I shall , ; ’ : only go back to the period when my old friend, Laird, was * called to the chair, for the purpose of giving our present rulers another opportunity of renewing their pledges to render the Legislative Council elective. Next to the Bible Questicn this.was the great string on w ich they harped, and on which they proved successful. It was also maintained by some of them, that for all that was to bedone in the Legislative Council, instead of having twelve members, one could do the work. Well, what have they done towards rendering it elective? Instead of making it elective, or diminishing the number from twelve to one, they have added five, which now amounts to seventeen. If this is what they call an Elective Legislative Council, the Lord help us when they shall be placed there by the House of Assembly! Thirty members in the Lower House and seventeen in the Upper! “Contrast this with the House of Commons and House of Peers of Great Britain! What acontrast! ‘The fun of it is, our Lieutenant Governor has never been kind enough to produce the Despatch which has empowered him to doso. Let me here remark, there was a great hue and ery against the late Government, because they merely detained one a few days to keep the O position in misery. The present Government will now do what they, in the plenitade of their wisdom, ‘deem meet,” and decline producing their instructions for thus acting at all.