HASZARIYS GAZETTE, MARCH 15.

EABZARIP8 GAZBTTF

"Saturday. Isrch 15, man.

Tn: Governor of a Colony to which Responsi- ble Government has been conceded, is placed in a situation somewhat anomalous, and requiring much tact in the execution ofits duties. Us is on the one hand the servant of the Crown—ol' the Colonial Secretary,if you will—-bouiid by its instructions, and amenable to its authority ; on the other, he is controlled by a council se- lected from and having the confidence of the people, that is, able to command a majority in that branch of the Asseiubly which consists of the Representatives of the people. It is his duty as the llrst—thc servant of the Crown—to take care, that his Government is so administered. that no interference with the general policy of the Empire shall take place, nor any law deroga- tory of" the authority of the parent state he al- lowed. In matters purely’ domestic, he must be governed by the advice of his Executive Council, or in other words, he must suffer the Council to originate and carry out such mea- sures as tlie majority of that Council may deter- mine upon. lle may, it is true. suggest mea- sures to his Councillors, but it depends upon them to carry them into execution, as they. not he, rule the Assembly. Should the measures introduced b his Councilor Ministers be con- trary to his idea of what is just and proper,- what is he to do! He may, it is true, refuse the Royal Assent, but then he laces liimsclfin direct antttgoiiisiu with the inayority of the As- sembly, and his Ministers must resign,--Who is to replace them? Not the minority certain- ly. He may di~.s ilvc the Assemhly,—\Vill he be any better off! 'l‘lic individuals of the party who compos: the majority may be the very same with whoin he has recently disagreed,- they may be more opposed to his views—at all events, they will succeed to the some power that their predecessors possessed, and he has the same game to play, with this difference, that he has to study afresh the policy and dispositions of those with whom he is newly associated. Under these circumstances, it prudent Governor will be cautious ofconilng to an open rupture with his Executive Counci . He has, however. an alternative : He may, if he thinks fit, give a qualified assent to any measure to_ which he he may be personally opposed, or which he may conceive iniiitatcs against the letter or tenor of his instructions. y this course of procedure, he shifts from hiinsolfto the Colonial Minister, the odiuui of a refusal, and at the same time, protects himself from the danger ofan incan- tious assent to measures which may be consi- dered piighly reprelionsihle in Downing-street. This was the policy of the ieut. Governor in the case of the Rent Roll ‘fax and Tenants‘ Com-

nsation Bills. 'l‘he Royal Assent is refused. l,:was quite competent for the Colonial Minis- ter to give a simple refusal without assigning ‘any reasons. lle has. however, ursucd a dif- ferent course, and line, with thel ysl disallow- once, sent the reasons which induced him to advise his Royal Mistress to the mcasure.—lr or is not the Despatcli communicating these reasons a. public document! and has the Admi- nistrator of the Government a right to refuse oven to the minority, an entire copy of such Despatch? In tho llritish Parliament, when the production of documents of any sort is moved for, the right to have them produced is conceded. When an deinur is uinde, some member on the lllinistcrial side requests the Hon. Member not to press his motion. as the publication of the papers called for, would have a tendency to place obstacles in the way of Government can iog out particular measures, or that itwould e highly detrimental to the public service, that the information sought sfiould be made public at that particular mo- ment, or some other good or apparently good reason. '1‘lie matter generally there ends,as the leaders of the opposition are aware rom their own experience, that such is frequently the case, and are mindful, that they themselves have, and may have again to deprecato articu- lar inquiry, at unseasonable periods. at will llr. Coles, or any one also, point out at any

riod of" parliamentary history, a Minister of the Crown statin , that though an Address to the Queen shoul be carried, yet, that never- theless. the Address would be ineﬂeetive, and the prayer of it refused? We think not; on the contrary, we feel convinced. that if it were possible, that such an expression could have con made, the minister using it, would on a division, be found in s minorit composed of liiirisell" alone. his very col esgucs would forsake him. And why !—becsuse Parliament has is right to all the information it is in the wer of the Crown to bestow—because public ocumonts are public property, and more-—be~ cause the voice of Parliament is that of the nation, whose will is supreme. We confess we were astonished to see names of men who ought to have known better. who on ht to have had seine regard for their own d gnlty, and thatof the house ; nay. of the people they re- prs-nt, giving their sanction to a practice so Iliwtrlslnsntsry. so derogatory to their own undoubted principles. so subversive of every and correct legislation—on

principle o ﬁlo is so.

i attempt at po tlezl

We can easily understand the. danger of al- low_ing correspondence between officials and their subordinates to become public. a Go- vernmentlike that of Great Britain, having so many‘varied foreign relations. We can readily conceive the importance of kee ing profoundly secret the intelligence received y Ministers of the Crown-But what foreign relations have the Colonies? Of what nature are the Despatches from the Colonial Olliee to the Colonial Gover- riors l—mere answers to previous questions, or instructions for future guidance. What in good sooth is Canada, or any other Colony, but a_ huge municipal cor ration, of which the Governor is Mayor. the Legislative Council the Court of Aldermen, and the Assembly the Com- mon_Council? What is the extentof their ju risdicticn!—thst of taking care of their own local and domestic concerns, under the super- vision of the Colonial Ollice, which has a nega- tive on all its acts. It is impossibie therefore, that a Despatch can be transmitted, that there will be the slightest danger of making public. We have before alluded to the double functions of the Gov_ernor,—his despatclies are of two kinds,-private and public—witli the first, the Assembly has nothing to do, but with the latter it has. _ft was one of the promised beneﬁts of Responsible Government, that everything was to be fair and above board—there were to be no conccalmcnts. It was the reproach of the old system, that the people were kept in the dark-—-that the correspondence between the Governor and Colonial Oflico was either with- held, or garbled extracts onl given. And after all, what is in this contende -for-Despatch that may not meet the public eye 3 We have never seen it, and yet, we have no doubt, that is to use a familiar but expressive phrase—“ a rap over the knuckles ’_‘ ol' the Government for daring to send home Bills, the passing ofwhicli was a disgrace to itself and an insult to the

Sovereign, as implying a possibility, that the

Royal Assent could be given to them.

To run Eniroit 01-‘ lIssz.iirn’s Gazxﬂr. Sir: The Treasurer some time ago published an “ abstract of the Revenue for the year 1855.

‘compared with the llcvenuc for the year 1854,”

in which abstract there is in the column of “ increase" on item for ‘- Public Lands £2l20 lls. 2d." but whether this sum is the nett amount after deducting expenses of manage

uicnt, or the gross amount, the Treasurer does not say, for if the Commission of Public Lands and his Rangers, the Surveyor General and his Chainiiicn, and the Queen's Printer are to be paid out of the above sum, it will take very near the third of the sum to pay thcin,— The abstract leaves the public completely in the dark in regard to the real state of their affairs. The '1'rcasurcr,to make his accounts satisfactory, should have also published an " abstract of the expenditure for the year 1855, coin and with the expenditure for the year l85£"—-which would have satisﬁed the public, and until it is done, the people will not be sa- tisﬁed, for they fully believe that the state of the balance sheet will appear very much against the Government, when the expenditure for the Worrell Estate and Lot 11, are charged as a sott of} ii ainst the “ Ilcvenuc from Public Lands.” The ’ublic should receive from the Treasurer the remainder of the information to which they are entitled from him as their servant, for if it is refused or withheld from them, they will judge of it, as they now do in regard to the part of the Despatcli they have withheld from them, relating to the Rent Roll 'l‘iix, and Com- pensation Acts ; they now say, that the part of the Despatcli that is refused. must contain a ver severe reprimand to the Government for their ignorance or disregard of the Royal ln- structions, and for their refusing part of t Despateh. the people new call the Liberals, Tyrannicnls.

March, 8th 1856.

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Yours Jte. &e. R.

(For llsszaral’s Gazette.)

A Solution of “ the puzzle for pastime” in Hassard‘s Gazette of the 27th ult.. will be found in the following acrostic.

Sobastopol : how many thoughts

Evolve, on mention of thy name:

Barbaric beast. and legions vast.

Are coupled with tli fame.

Sebastopol : how fal en low ;

To atoms crushed, by the Western foo :

Our heroes brave, there found a grave,

Pursuing lor ‘s luring wave. "

Ottoman. ‘rig ish, Russ and French,

Lie side by side, in yawning trench.

' 'I‘o Ileclton. Newton, Belfast, March 3rd. 1856.

The Rev, Dr. Tyng, in a rec _ in New York. is reported to have said, that the Queen, when she signed the New. Brunswick Proliibitory Law expressed her

~~ domiuions .-—' Clturc sums.

PIIINCETOWN BIBLE AND Misslorunv BOCIITIEI.

’l‘he annual meeting of‘ the Prince Town Bible and Missionary Society was held in the Church on Tuesday the 5th of March. A sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr. Keir, the President of the Society, froui Isaiah Chn . 10.5. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together ; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. After reading the lleport, and extracts from llible and Missionary publi- cations, the sum collected during the st year was found to be £52 ls. ‘Jd. which was appropriated as follows :

the state of the roads the Grand Jury were not able to meet on the first day ofthe term-hence the clay.

.vit:ciiAnics' i:~:sri'ru'ri-:.

On Tuesday evening last the Rev. R. S. Pat- terson. A. M., delivered a very useful lecture on " The acquisition of knowledge.” cs- canled on the advantages and importance of useful knowledge and enforced the utility of acquiring it—-he pointed otit many instances of the eminent attainments of men of ordinary talent, who by close application and persever- ance in their several pursuits, excelled other.» who though possessing greater natural abilities, neglect the improvement of their minds; he thcn alluded to the various niezuis ofat-qnirin_«_r knowledge in the present d:ty,and caiitioiu-d his audience against the liahit of striving to gain a superficial knowledge ofiiiainy In-:iiu:la-s. with the view of being considered le;irue«|, without gaining a correct knowledge ol any; and concluded his valuable and instruc ive luc- ture by commenting upon the importance ufa knowledge of christian principles, and their paramount claims over a l other attainments, at the close ol' which a debate followed on the difference between natural and acquired abili- ' . It was suggested at the close ofthe meet- ing that this lecture should be published for general information.

llis honor the President being absent, His Worship the Mayor of this City,was unimi- mously called to the Chair and presided over the meeting.

On Tuesday evening next. llon. D. Brcnan. will lecture on Remarks on Education, with some suggestions for the improvement oftlie present system in P. E. lslaii .

-o - G C

_ POLICE COURT.

March 6. J. R. Bourke, Esq., for using im-

rnper and threatening language toward Arclid. Kl*Nr.-ill, Deputy Registrar, ordered to find security to keep the once, and he of good behavour for 12 months, security given in the sum of £100. 14th,Albcrt Kelly, of Lot 48, disorderly driving, not provcn to the satisfacton of t ie court. Robert Hutchinson. Esq. for his man having omitted to havenbell on the liarnrss of his wood sled, submitted, fined 5s., paid in court.

-- ——-o«o«>- - T0 CORBESPONDENTS.

Pasroa in answer to Enquirer has been on hand for some tim». We have talren the liberty granted us, of postponing insertion toa later

date.

Several (‘oininunieations on the school ques- tion are on nd, ut at present we must decline inserting those of any length.

Passengers, In the Ice Beat. on March lath, frcni Cape Tor- rnontine to Cape Traverse. II. E. Stsrhird,—-Boston. George Butcher.—l‘.nglsnd.

Married,

At Chnrlnttelovvn. on Thursday, the lath iri-t., by the Rev. William Snndimiss. Mr. Neil Mscltinnon, Lot 30. to Miss Sarah 1.‘.-iriipliell. Dc Snlile. ,

At .\luir:iy Iliirlior, on tho 2lsl ult.. by the Ra-v.

regret, that it did not extend to all her 3 It W'

Neil Mack-ay, Mr. Huuh “lll'tlrillltlIl. to Mrir_v,d:iugh-

em ‘peach ‘tor of the hits llerijiiniin Clovv, I-lsq., Murray um-.

III’. I At Vlrmsy Iliirhor. on the 28th ult.. by the Rev. Ni-il Slur-liny, Mr. William Ball to Ilsrgnrct Bell. "both of \Vhito Sends. On the Illli in.-t., hy this Rs-v. Isaac Murriiv. Mr.

lltlvsr, New London.

Died,

At Th-imo-ford, Csnnli West. on the 2'ith Jiiri . Rey. N. Bethune, furnierly of Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island.

flu tlieﬂtli in st., after -'I short but severe illness, '._““¥ H:-I g-net: to the divine Will, tlnizsnsru -uuru, the beloved wife of Mr. L. ll aler- l""|I||9. In the 434] your ol'liev age, leaving a husband III_Id two children, with is large circle of relatives and ““"Nl*. I0 deplore ticir loss.-St. Julm, JV‘. B., Cuurs'cr. Jllmclt I0

[ l'lie deceased l.ndy was ii l-‘i-ler to Mrs. F‘. Long- wurth and Mrs. Ynta iv, nftliis Cily.]—I".ii Gltz.

On the 2'ith l"eb.. at lluvcr. Diana l"eliciu.-, eldest daughter ol' General Sir J. ll. Littler. G‘ C. II‘, of

£. s. d. 4,, ,, .,, Foreign Mission 29 0 ll m°ul In "H [L llrlllsllnnd Foreign Bible Society 10 ll 0 "' "' “ "‘ ' ‘““" ‘ * ' ‘ ' "‘ For lttpnioting Christianity among 5 0 0 Charlottetown Markets, March 12. ews Tm“ Swim 2 0 0 :l)eefl,’(small)|b. dd ll 'fd 'l"urkcys escli,8s 6.1 ‘Is Gd Domestic Mission. adding to it wliii.t- I °,,' 7 q'""""' 4:‘! "El": ‘|',°°'° " " W" "lb-criptione my yet be paid- 6 1 9 llo. (’.....in 63.. ‘ll! rfiii’ 1' 3“ "aiiii — llutton, ’ dd ll 7d Partridge-s ‘id it 911 £32 1 9 l-nlnb. none. lgvs d Meir, lld a Is “ll”?-l’ (r|‘9"l'lo I60-ll! ll'5d Uula-, liunh 2~ a 21 dd House or Assnsnw.-—In consequence of the do. by tub Is can Is «I Barley, 4. ed a 5. ed necessary attendance of several members of 'l‘nllow. Ilnlrt 2d l'ul;i|ue 2. .2, (:4 both llouses at the Supreme Court in Gcorgc- lgml. lld ii In 'l'uruipir. In in In 3d town, there has been no business of consequence lluur. sis ll 4-! Iloinei-pun yd., 8- tidu 6s transacted. l'enrl llorley. 3- llny, ion. 65- a 65s The Court was sitting yesterday occupied in ‘)“‘"'°*'l- 2*] I 25-1 5lH|W- CW!-u lln lslid the trial of M'Donald for murder. It was sup- _ _ -_~____ __ sed that he would be convicted. Owing to NOTICE.

LI. persons indehicd to the Suliscribor, up to the first day of .laiiu:iry lllll, are roqui-riled to settle their nccounls on or before the l.'itli clay cl April next, utlieru-iso legal ineiisurrs slinll he adopted. . . l(lilltl5UN. No. 3, Queen Street, March 12, I856.

TO THE YOUNG. .lUV|"NII.E Missionary iiiec-ting will beheld (I). V.) in the Infant School ltoum_ on 'l'iIunsnAv. the 20th inst , at seven o‘clnc!,-, when an inldress will lie given by Con. t);u,;'A,,_ .\ c.ilh.-ciioii will be t.iT».¢.-ii up.

BANK MEETING. A Meeting of tho-c per.-one rrlllﬂlllllle to her for. iriulioii nf ll Ilarik, iiill lulu: pl.ir'e nu .\loml:iv, Ilia l7tlI of Main-li next, zit the linur of [2 Il.(tliu:l,‘."mi". at the Court llutlstf, in tho (‘ity of Clizirloueiowu. Marcli 7. - JUST I’UBI.lSlIb‘D, PRINCI". EDWARD ISLAND

uxnicu RESPONSIBLE (i0VEllNMENT- Being rlrirlurrr on the policy If the Provincial Legislature, since the your l85l .

as w. H. i-ort:, Esq , l!Altﬂll'l‘I‘.ll AT LAW. 7 INS I’.-unplilet cnnlniiis

the arguments fur- . iiished by the lion. Join-pli lleiiifey, ller .\lnj-'sIy‘s Attorney General to Sir Alexander Ilsa- tlt'I’lmll|, in fnvorof the I-'.lvclive Fraiicliisc llill—- rr most exfraorrlinary ]H‘0lIll(.‘H(tn, and one well cal- culated to lllll<ll'ala the poai.il-in of olliciale generally, rind of the Attorney Geiiural in purticuhrv—undcr llesponsilile Governiiieiit p p. 36. Price 9.]. (.‘irAni.o1‘1'i:'i*owiv.—llAszAnn 6:. Uivics, Queen Square.

tlitonoizr-o\viv.—l.iraius:i. C. Owrzis.

S1‘. l‘Ii.s:Ai~toit‘s.—JAi\u:s .l. l~‘nAzs:rt.

FARM FOR SALE.

7 ‘O Ill‘) St)l.l) hy l'Ulll.lC AUG I‘lUN, on _ 'l‘iiunsnav. Ilie 27th MARCH insi:iur,nt 12 o'clock, noon, on the Union Itoiid, Lot 33,.Ieven miles from fflirirlolteuiiur. Ll vrilualile l".irrir, Dwel- ling Ill ii.-ii and Uut-llous--is and all other conveni- unci-s therein belonging, under Lease for Nine hon. ilrcd and iiiiivly voters. at it limit of Um-. Shilling (Juireucy per acre, containing 78 ncresnf rod I.:ind, with an excellent Stream of Water running through said l".irui.

’l‘r.iurs or SA r.:.—One-linlfthe purchase money to be paid on the transfer of the Loose; the remain- der riiuy rs-innin on interest for live ‘ears

1331;‘ S./ILE POSITIVE. V JAS. CU lt'l‘lS, Auctioneer.

March H, I856.

IMPORTANT SALE 0]? Household Furniture. Stock, Crop, Farming Implements. Gtc. 'l'0 BE SOLD BY AUCTION st “lluiviut-i--rats“, the re-xiduioe of Captain lllr-Intosh, about two mile. I from Iho ' ' Itnad, on 'l'llUllSl)AY, whole ofhis valuable Household Furniture, Stock Crop. Farming Utensils, &c.,

For'|‘i-runs of Sale, &.c.. civic Catalogues, to be had on application to the Auctioneer.

ALDO. T0 l.l-TI‘ OR FOR SALE "DUl\'llA'l"l‘AN."

it_\', on tic rincclo n the 21th MARCH, the

«his Clay, of Bedoqse, to Miss Jsno Cousins, I-‘reach

the Freehold l‘ropo-rty of Captain M'lntosli. 'I‘lis Form cnusi-is of 36 acres of cleared Land, in a good state of cultivation. well enclosed, "M1 ,.,,|,, divided with poets and rails. 'l‘he House is nearly view. wall fiui-In-d, and r-ointiioilious, and will he Let with IS acres, Ill acres or the whole of the land, so may he is air . , , _ C’ ‘or fuvtlirr parlicullli. I y to Captain M‘lnInsh, on the premises. Or to the subscriber, .-\M|-‘.8 Il0|tIlI8~,'AIctiotio¢r. Charlottetown, Feb. ‘I.