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time to pnt Govecdiind fradtoes state ot repair; and to! when they came into power would not have found it in an al- | mentioned also, the expenditares on the whole making £1500. | which that Bill of Rights ccofers, or ail the privileges of

: 2 : ¥ itish C itution ?—I say we do not. W j . ; ‘ . : ve w harge Farther, the late Government had a Guard stationed at G»- the British Constitution ? y rot. € are little show that the Government, in taking this step, did nothing | most untenantable condition. Ile did not, however, charg: | ’ ; is upusual or Leneosel he (Col Gray) would refer to the ex- the late Government with any desiva in the matter, but fear-| vernment Hlonse at an expense of £120 or £130—four men_ better, 1 say, than the veriest serfs, under the Zreatest des.

To repairing Main Bridge, Burnt Point, i 50 0 0 To cepair Murray Harbor road to County Line, 6 0 0 “ road from McLeod's will to Little

: ’ | dat ancy’ The over . at ever existed. Sands, 10 © © penditure on Government House at Fredericton, New Bruns-|ed that the men employed did not do their duty. J here had} doing mer coal he or ee rae uN r. HAVILAND. -- About equal to the Italiang* To repair South liver Bridge, 18 0 0! wiek, in connection with the Prince's visit to that Colony, | been no special vote for Government Llouse since 1856, and there, and paid him £56. . alians!

. . a an | on. | "IE ' } i | Hoo. Mr. WHELAN.—Far, far worse! { ' To pay balance due to Daniel McLeod for bridge * Repairs and improvements on Government House, £1030; | he thought there waa nothing extravagant in the Government Hon. Mr. WHELAN next addressed the Committee at | Hon. M 4 , (Hear! hear !)

' : ; . . . : ; ‘No m: ’ il of Italy can to Down} ‘ mprove ' = ars ala ns He consider- | considerable length, and spoke as fullows:—On entering the No man who ever saw the soi aly £9 to Dow on Murray Harbor road, 2.19 0 fitting up and furnishing rooms occupied by the Prince and | now asking £600 to put it ia a state of repair. : 5 . oa allies « eer bo ; pa . : ; Ss: nenaie ei - ~~ .: 6 teen ” £2460 be.” ne » Senene fe nt S eeadads to £4500. ed it was a small matter for hen. mewbers on the opposite House, I heard froma stentorian yoice £500 for the Queen's )Street and frustra e the Acts of the Legislature like the ab. Pp ew road sou Marray River, ‘ ) his suite, £2469, &e.”—the items ln g JUY. | About the time of the change of Geverument,|sentee proprietors of this Island. Talk about the

To open and make road from Toronto settlement to Murray River road, provided right of way is given free, 911

: A ne 7 : cs . as : : jations like | Printer.’ glorious | Besides 4 337 were sanded in fitting up a| side of the House to object to necessary appropriatto AF | : i : ; F ; a . Bee: till ro ts ted rvs vt i N a i ~ i : swick Fab | thie Allusion had also been made tothe expenditure in| April 1850, only half of the Finaneial year had expired, | privileges of the British Constitution ! We live under ee ee sonnection with the visitof his Royal Highness the Prince of | Tae present Government may be compelled to retire at the Constitution of Despatches, dictated according to the capri i. * aaa aon Sia are mil te en han "Go. Wal ; i thought if the accounts were exatnined it would | expiration ef one half of the Financial year, and if so, the |of absentee Land proprietors. Who can deny we are govery. ‘pare , yas spe q se here. -| Wales. 0 : Be . : tz : . : . i ini pared with what was spent for a sintlar purpose here. Go Ss oat that the Committee had acted most economically. | Government which succeeds will be obliged to pay the debts ed by Despatches from the Colonial Minister. Ask the

{ : . ° { | x . . ° on QO 0 | vernment House had been considerably fitted up internally | The late “people of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick if they are govern.

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in view of the Prince's visit, but much reqaired to be done | Ax had been remarked by the hon. member, Col. Gray, up- which were contracted by them when in power.

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Unexpended moneys of last year to be expended oo South River Bridge. _ District No..1i, comprising Georgetown, Common and . Royalty, Reserved Lands,and Township No. 58, be- tween the Cardigan and Brudnel) Rivers.

To amount due Joung and Landrigan, “ * Thomas Garland,

; : ; a vit Pees ; } hich I was a member, came into power in ed by a junto around the Colonial Office, who j } ae ae — ards of £1000 had been spent at Fredericton alone for the Government, of w jeq ‘ oe ne, wie ee a ona e Ge. andi. eae tabdieameba Raaiee hor) P April 1851, At that period, J. D. Haszard was (Queen's ‘mind of the Colonial Minister, who writes Des fp ice vada i gd ale et od ean et 4 ‘Wal Hon. Mr. WARLAN.—What was their revenue ? Printer, and held his office till August following, during | the government of this Colony. Ask the people of Canada | toate ’ me “ear meant [GW ORTIL—The revenue bad nothing to | which time he received £539 as Queen’s Printer, and that | who enjoy the privilezes of the Bill of R ghrs, iF , {appropriation for Government House, the extra asked wae! Tow. Mr. LONGWOK , ‘ . hich | subarit to be governed by a few paltry individuals j ‘only £600, If he (Cols Gray) had his desire, he would not | do with the matter. He believed that the Home Government | amount was charged against.the Liberal Government whigh | subant to be governed by a few ry Individuals in such ¢ wn , pen Spray tte , agen ate it informed that the| then came into power; so the one case was a ‘fair set off a- manner as this Island is governed by a few such pe bo 0 vote # penny for the present Government House, but go for) would searecly credit the statement if telormed tha ieNos au) tyes P Allusi Ye'to the Bilt which’ E}never sul it; dud cate not!if they’ hever edb tt ‘es! 0 granting a sum to build a respectable brick house for the | whole sui expended ou the Prince s reception here, amount- gainst the other. usion was mide to e i ; ’ y ,» 80

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; : 4 uf wht |i . G rj ill,’ bj-ct of they secure the money claimed for their ren : " “ John MeDonald, 10 0 Governor's residence, He did not think that the hon. mem-}|ed to only £2000. He would repeat agait that he thought introduced, — 2 ridey eed me . a h Liu ; ple 5A llese Color ro it the a sce jaa « * William Gordon, 9 © ber for Tignish was justified in caliing the expenditure inj it unfair for hon. members of the Oppos tion to Ubject to the | which was to am py nes yrag Toad ens. sengerenyetivesteancye 4 home ; ed : ns ¥ would submit te . “ Robert Head, 10 0) connection with the reception of the Prince of Wales a lavish |amount set down in the estimates for Government House. | Assembly from 24 to 30, and in introducing the measure, 1 the tyranny practised on us, when, at the same time, we are ;

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: an sb : : , gs : i ‘ol of any one, buts‘ oke | told we live under the shadow of the glorious Bil) of Ri “ “ . ' “2000. if all | To keep it ina state of repair was a duty which they owed | may’say that 1 was not under the contro 7 } eT na ne : 0 0 one. The actual experse wou'd only be about £2009, if a}! | To niet Raaillente. and ; duty which they owed to their ‘in its favor in opposition to the views of my hon. friend, Mr. aud privileges of the British Constitution. It isa J 4 Sag Coles. He frequently expressed himself to the ¢ffect that )—a snare ard a delusion to which [ shall. never submit,

“the time had uot atrived” for making the change which the | (Hear, bear.)

Donald Stewart, The abcce amounts tobe paid to the order of the the furniture, &e., on hand was disposed of. This sam was} to : . Jy F yr

Read. Geniiodener P (net much to expend to give a reception to the son of their | country. The late Government spent £4000 upon the place 0 | Sovereign. The Colony was bound to receive him in a pro-| while they were in powor, and they bad very litle to show

» $ , 4 ° . >» . ; y 7 ° : For Main Post road, 40 0 — mr ” . for the money. The present Government had so far only ex-| Bill contemplated. I must coincide with bon. members Ion. Mr. HAY ILAN D.—Did the Duke of York do any er manner, and could not plead that it was too poor to} y I 3 For swamp on Burnt Point road, 3 0 OQ! : : pee ois : <i £ £90) tier fal | who have ken on tnis side of the House, respecting the, injury to Nova Scotia ? For read from Burnt Point road to north Royal- |make ay demonstration on the occasion. But the time this| pended the usual appropriation of £200, as it was uniatr to | who have spoken anil ae a Sor ti Hon. Mr. WHELAN.—If he did, that i ty road, at Smith's gate 7 9 © ©, matter should be brought under consideration was not when jincluce in their amount the the sum required to fit up the | inadequacy of the amount vote for the rou ng or the : a _ 4 gery - . te did, that Is DO reason why F , iri ro d a MecKi ‘a Lot » 190 ai the Comnuiittee were discussing the vote for roads avd bridges. | house at the time of the Prince's vis't. There would have|current year. In the years °56, ‘07, and ‘08, when the =e Duke of 2} eweastie should inflict an injary uon uw, Ses OS PE Oe or weeded os T , a] cae! hie Bg ta for the | been no oceasion to refer to these sujects at present, had it | Revenue was not so large as at present, and wheu the resour- Phe only instance of tyranny being practised against that Pro. Yor extending the stoning of M*Aulay’s road, north 6 0 (| The reason that so small a sum had been set down for the | £ , ‘ally developed, we find from | vince was i lizing its mi d minera! Por extending the road past L. C. Owen's 7 t Road Service, however, was chiefly on account of their hay- | not been to reply to statements made by hon. neubers on ces of the country were not so fully developed, we find from vince was in monopolizing its mines and minerals, , bo Nall Mes sie as oo to nerd $ 0 © ing expended so much on the Prince's reception. ithe other side ot the House. the Journals that much larger a ey voted for this par- a Mr. H AV [LAND.-~But you said such instances F oa . 7 y fi P Fe ao {oe Mr. CJ LES—The Government had done so. | Mr. DAVIES said that in the debate last evening he had | ticular service. Within the last four or five years, too, the did vot oecur in that Province. : ‘ .- S road trom 2°, Ferguson's to Dr, : c 5 seeeliee < a at 1 ho tont ‘expressed his opinion that £6000 would be safficient fur the | number of important public works has been augmented, which — T!on, Mr, W HELAN.—Net sivee the introduction of Reg. at Dr. Kare’ : 0 0| Hon. val. GRAY Pee 70 ee ie fake ee = 4 Road Service, and notwithstandtng all that bad been said he | require a larger, and increasing, anvual expenditure, Our | pousible Government ;—it is well known that injustice was + peeio ss care . “ am © > : " . > Me . Pe oie ° - . . Ha egy one # . he — oe. . 10 0 ae. ryt be iy sy dane .09 ’ Z fa! pa at ‘thought so still. The debate had taken a wide range, and | population, t0o, is inereasiug, and the extension of commerce vever done to other Provinces as was done to this Colony pl ee t ogenty s0sd: trom Eleed’s, ii eo oe am ny pe “ty pier A @ yen, ‘reference had been made to Government fouse; and as he | demands a larger outiay to afford greater facilities for travel!l- when the public lands were gran‘ed away in one dey, yet we Crqse Roads cass, _. 2 @ GO| pied.- The sum expended POE AEP LIME SIMO FO ee ee a ocd ae the fitting up|ing. Tne sum which was suflicient ten years ago is not now are bound to submit becanse our influence is.emafl. Look at For er road from Brudnell wharf to Cardi- Ay Oey lneetonn = Es we ide ane ne —s ore thet va lof the building in 1859, he might be permitted to offer a re- | adequate for this partiealar service, It will not do to offer the condition of thetenantry ef this Colony !—Who will say a 1 ave > . , 2 , - SORA SARS - ® > xi ie ’ 2. > : ° cm . “oe . gs a : and Ginishi af Cardi 9 e vleal L-- hove rapt tec tiatel fee powelry_be. eon 8 |mark on this point. Hehad sad then that he thought it| the excuse tat there are no means, and that it is impossible | they enjoy the privileges which belong to British subjects? e openee : i nishing road from rdigan @ie.8 = * " , mh.0y om ie re iy res would be better to hurn the house, and build ano‘her in which | to give more. It was the duty of the government '0 have pro- True, it may be said they have the right to petition—but F eo itp 1 a é i P f thi Cc e > thse : ; { - ve | let Majesty's Representative might live with some e.mfort. | vided meins to meet the public inquiremepts. Ifthe public what does that mean? Jf the petitions affect the rights of Zs it oe — a 6 0 0 . St i Ts he oo a pee ae — : R Se He thought it would be a saving to the Colony instead of debt is not too larg», the majority, not the minority, are res- | proprietors, they go for so much was‘'e paper. The leases > ° 8, country, they ought not to complain o > amount expended | : a F ° eyias | : os él , i i ia aaat eine tus » : ‘ . FE ne overs rea ‘aoa, 2 re Crors a acon ge His Royal nee - nei of Wales Voting so mach every year to keep up the present building. | pons ble for its increase. 4 hey may tell us they have practi-ed of the tenantry range from 20 to 999 yeurs; bu’, if they ~ ae .. th sone 7 - fm ” F he ates SM is nak her that a ssexced the alorious privileges t® @ppropriate at once as mu-h as would be required to ereet | economy but the records furnish a eouvincing refu'a'ion to that happen to fall into arrears of ren‘, and are unable to pay, oa Saar “oh ae Se So 0 él ae British a ae ay Bill of Ri a oe en |a new one. Some £700 or £500 had been expended upon statement. Some observations fell from my friend from 1 ig- they must leave the results of their years of Jabor for the For — Seautiien Se oe Bate ok | an an Whiesiidaeed a nd “a aaa ce eee |it in procuring furniture, &c., in view of the Prince’s visit. | nish in re‘erence to this subject, and some remarks came from | benefi: of the'r task-masters. It may be said they have the ne ra A ell 3 es 7” ke 4 di ° da 4 'G ne Melcel waE™ He believed that the different articles purebased at that time the other side of the House about his being out of order, iv right of trial by jary, but the opinion is prevalent that a - es cAulay’s road, and to make fandiog 3 0 ey ae THORNTON wished to call attention to the| We" procured as cheaply as possible; several of them he bringing in met ers considered irrelevant. Ifthe sinned in do- tenant at Court, in Opposition to a proprietor, bas a small Fo - rip gusme nee Dadte’s Tote 2 0 0 Pw ater of the oa siete whe bed ae sat down, that| *®e were imported by Mr. Brenan and himself, and no com- | ing so, his sin was pot half s» great as that of some hen. mem- chance of receiving justice. And what other privileges have "be faid : oe a aan # a ll S| Bl lawes edtae to the la Sa aan ae Me Thornton) noaal mission was charged upon them. About £800 more it was bers who have fc liowed since. I not only coincide with his ob- we but to be the victims of the land proprietors, to submit ° aid out w most required, Bm Sere = fs ane Sere on) on |thought would eat the building in a complete state of repair, | servations in reference to the branch of the subject which he pe what they please to suggest to the Colunial Minister, and £150 0° O| casioa of the Prinoe's visit, that a larger sam could not be’ and as this sum was al] that was asked for by the Govern-| characterizd as lavish in the extreme, but I will go further, to the laws made by this Legislature, and these, too often

ce ; ment, he thought the House shou'd not object to it. It ap-|and say it was excessively so, aud leaves not the slightest inspired by proprietary influence. Concerning the sentiment, os bog oO wanes piten. ont had b peared that this Colony was the only bers which the sa- ground for justification. LImay be visited by a supposed already discanted upon, | wish to make one or two remarks, ee ee Pe ee ee eee lary of the Governor was paid by the [wperial Government. | castigation similar to that which was inflicted by the hon. 1 do not disparage, nor do L derogate from the respect which The people here, then, ought not te be backward in keeping member from Georgetown on my friend from Tignish, when is due to the Prince of Wales, but I must distinguish between

Unexpended portion of last year’s grant and com- mutation money to be laid out where most re- : wired, | saulted by a severe bombardment; it commenced last even-

‘4 /ing, byt it appeared as if the smoke would blow away and |

RusorveD, That the special grant for the service of Roads, leave uo damag» behind. ‘The hon. member for Murray Government House in repair, lest they should be required “he indulged in a species of frenzied declamation—whichsome- the Queen herself and her son, 1 think hon. gentlemen ou

Bridges and Wharfe in King’s County be divided as ful- Harbor, Mr. Wightman, suggested that the taxation should |

5 lows— ‘be juereased to meet the necessary expenditure. With |

to pay the Governor's salary. ' times comes upon him like a fit—during which time he en- both sides will concur with me, and join with me in giving Mr. SINCLALK was in favor of keeping the expenditure | deavored to overwhelm him ; but [ am used to his thunder, expression to the hope thai many years may elapse befure tne within the revenue. He would be so disposed were he one and shall not be under any asprehension on that ground. Prince of Wales ascends ihe British throue, for we are pot

iat Electoral District, £100 0 0 ae ee we ciees be Riles) bere | ae ee | of the members of the majority, and he considered it bis duty Let me ask that hon. member a question —supposing his con- yet weary of bis illustrious mother. Lf forty years hence he 2nd do. do., 100 0 0 het Oh theutd be | sed. What did not the land suppcrt 2; 2¢t in the same manner in the position which he oveupied. | stituents came with an application addressed to tie House should be crowned King of Great Britain, it is not likely he 3rd do. do., 250 0 0 ital tke ome ie inna saan aaa * | Rather than that the country should be hronght to a state of for the construction of a new bridge, would that hon, mem- | will retain very vivid recollections of his hasty visit to, this 4th do. do, 150 0 0 rr PP M COl ES And Ss ; sere d hd "| bankruptey, he would vote fur the sum which bad come down ber or his colleagues venture to rise aud say—‘We cannot Colony ; and if he should, of what avail would they be to Georgetown and Royalty, 90 0 0| L aan ee eT or lin the-estimates. Bat though the Government were eecno- give you the money for that object, for we had to spend the inhabitants of this Province, or how could they conduce

£650 0 0 ( tise. — M‘AULAY—Yes, the parson was supported by| mical in regard to the Road Service, they were not so with £1000 on Government [louse last year, and we want £80 to the interests of our children? Lke the predevessors of

> | it, and the schoolmaster was supporied by it. Now, when, aoe - 7 — offices. He ry eg eer HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY /so much was sustained by the land, was the tiller of the soil a ae ’ aa ge a 4 ha ta ‘ ' | : | to be erushed by increased tazation? [le would never con- | ™ C4, Wien only seveu times that sum couid be spent for

Sarerpay, March 16. | gent to this crushing policy. ‘The population of this Island roads and bridzes. If more furviture bad been precured for Mr. BEER moved the House again into Committee of was mixed, being composed of merchants, mechanies, &-., Severna’ Teen at ~ time . we - 3 ply. Debate on the road appropriation resumed. , and it was unfair that all the direct taxation sh uld be put “big seat heaaon, = it 4 sold, a the pr st or Mr. CONROY wished to reply to a personal attack made| upon the farmers, He thought the hon. member was schem- |‘? **P&™ eee 3 ry a ee Ss a P upon him by the hon, member for Georgetown last evening. | ing; he saw that the majority of the people in the country a 4 ee 1 ee eee : pat for complaining that the sum proposed for the road service were satisfied with the party in power, and wished to deceive °°" ° ae ae ee eee ae . grun was too small, and characterizing the amount speut in mak-_ the Government inte imposing a tax on land, that they migh: Up Mes ihe joni fae Daajority - ae ~ ato - ‘ing preparations for the reception of the Prince of Wales as become unpopular. The hon. member for Cardigan, Mr o . : oe em me enpeetets of the joe eeyn — a lavish expenditure. That hon. member bad remarked that | Thoruton, also wished to vote a larger sum for the rvad ser- oa ee Aint ow — = Sreoent's oe on ee if the large sums continued to be voted which were of late vice, au when otaer items came up he would vote for thew °° '"® late Government — _— i o we years, there would require to be an inerease of taxation, and too, that the expenditure might be increased, and the Govern-| could - sce that their conduct was any tin ” er the sooner that was kuowa the better, He (Mr. Conroy) re-| ment rendered unpopular. ‘I'ne hon, member opposite, tie | extravagant expenditure on the part of the present Govern- marked that he thought the daties and land tax were equal | uew member for King’s County, had a'so spoken oa this) Mut to the exigencies of the Colony, that if it were not for such question, and expressed his opinion that more shou!d be done sume as so much for repairiag Government House, so much for | lor the roads and oridyes. With respect to that hon. gentle- | the Volunteers, and so much for the reception of the Prince! man, he might say that there was evidently a gale of hope of Wales, the revenue would be found sufficient. Because he among the ranks of the Opposition whea he arrived in this had spoken of the expenditure on the Prince's reception as louse. Le (Mz. M:Aulay) had met him before in politica! being - lavish’ he was charged with disloyalty for his seuti- life, and judging from the courtesy which had hitherto passed

Adjourned till 3 o'clock. D. Latnp, Reporter. AFTERNOON SITTING,

Ton. Col. GRAY, by command of [lis Excellency. pre- sented to the Uouse the copy ofa despateh of Governor Pun- das to the Duke of N-weastle, with enclosures, containing statements of the Attorney Geueral in relation to the objects

more this year to make further repairs for the convenienve h’s illustrious mother, he will be underthe-control of a Mie of Her Majesty’s representative #}—Dare they make an ex- nistry altogether auknown 16 us. The fact that he is the cuse of that kiud? I fancy a sm le of scorn would appear Prinee of Wales is not a sufficient resson why the interests on the lip of any inte'ligent constituent, if asked to listen to of the people in doing him bonor should have been sacrificed, any such excuse. Neither wharfs nor bridges can be built We know -+ome of the Sovereigns of Britain were the greatest because we sent so mach on the oceasien of the visit of the fools and despots who ever disgraced a throng ; and the Pfinee Prince of Wales. Qur resources were se diminished in re- of Wales has no patent right—no clam superier to any o- het gehing a few kaadred individuals, chiefly from (Queen's Coun- | British subject, aud he-is as likely 10 become as great a fo} ty, Who happened to flock to this smali city ou the occasion or despot as eny of his pred-eessors, the Princes of Wales, of the visit of His Royal Higuness, that not one poun! more that ever exis'ed. I do uot now spesk thus of the young eau be voted for the service of roals and bridges, Allow | gent'e nan who visited us last summer; but because he bap. ie te say first that L fu'’y endorse the remarks wade bythe | pens to be the Prince of Wales, that is ud reason why we hon, member from Tgnish, aud repeat his words aud say the should be taunted wih a want of loyalty. beeausa we did nos expenditure was most lavish concur with what my don, friend frouy Ti suiss eltarseteraed

Hon. Mr. HAVILAND.—I have no douSt yoa wit] usz/#> 4 levish expenditu.e. My ides 0} loyal-y do-s, not depend aati ees : ona d splay of flags, fi eworks, or any faufaropa te of ths

Hon. Mr. WOHELAN.—Yes ; and if the hon. member | 4e*eript oa, Pucse may do in times of peace; bat if an

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‘from Georgetown will supp'y me with stionger words 1 wil: | “9 from France or the Uuited States eppeared to take por-

~ession of this Island, we would pots every likely s» muca d.splay or enthusiasm, ‘Te loyalty of many geotiemen who esuibted themselves to the g:z+ of the adwiring multitede on that occasion, Was, ! duabt not mach hike ths Champagas

which made a very fine appearance ou the supper table, fize

use tLem, Hor, Mr. NAVILAND.—They are sufficiently strong Hon. Mr. WURLAN.—The details will prove tive justice of his observation. Much of the £3000 expende bon the oc

o » he ‘ ' i e ie » tof dill rig? An Ac Q orize ryu 3 ; e sk a8 asi 4 4 ris! > rl 33 ae CSE r,t { si > : o ere. : ments. . ‘ : between then, he had no doubt they would still be on oot a Bil %, vig : An An ” unibar tee uF ante of Pe ee ae the et tre i jam ao a ae o a zing and bubbling, like the en:husiasmm of the mount, but, Hon. Mr. HAVILAND said he did not use the term terms. ‘This gentleman travelling in the eastern part of the | of this sland ;—aad an Act to give effect to the Re port « siall prove satisfactorily. “The hen. mem er from George: ster standing awhile, it becomes flat and worth’esd. “** disloyalty.” country came to a bridge whieh he could not pass, but he | the Commiss'oners to be appointed on the Land Question. town referred to Prince Qounty us being tle only one to Hon. Mr. HAVILAND. =L'ke. logalig 0

Mr. CONROY maintained that he was charged with dis- | (Mr. M‘Aulay) had passed over it on the day fuilowing >| IL. Mr. COLES moved that these papers be cominitt ed loyalty. He considered he had a legitimate right to speak however, he supposed his life was not so precious as that of to a Committee of the whole House ou Thursday next, which of this expenditure, and call it lavish if he chose, fur if the|a lawyer. ‘The hon, member for Kast Point further stated | was agreed to. amatter was not to be discussed why were the accounts placed that almost everywhere he travelled in that part,he found) Hon. Me. HAVILAND moved the third reading of the ‘on the table? He asked what he bad done that he should the bridges unfit to pass. Why. it was a woud-r tat a) Bill togive summary protection to persons engaged in the thus be pointed at with the finger of scorn as beiag disloyal ; special vote of some £500 or £600 had not been asked for publication of Parliamentary papers. The Bill was then, he did not know what aetion of his ife could justify such an | to enable the people of King’s County to receive him with | read and passed. allusion. He would have received the Prince of Wales with becoming honor, when he visited that part of the country, as| The House again resolved itself into a Committee of the all the enthesiasm of a loyal su'ject, though he might be of in the case of the Prince of Wales coming to the Island! If whole on supply. opinion that this smal! Colony could not afford to expend so| the hon. gentleman wished to immortalize himself by his) [lon. Mr. HAVILAND said som> hon. members had | auach.on his reception. When the Government of Great maiden speech in this [ou-e, he would advise him to have it harped much concerning the amount in which the Govern- Britain was charged by the membere ef Parliament with printed, and published as an appendix to the ext edition of mevt bad run the country in debt; but he would take the dJavish expenditure in the case of the Russian war, were they | Gul iver’s Travels. (Laughter.) /estimates and read the items seriatim, and tell them that had | charged with disloyalty? No; but it served the purpose of {fon. Mr. COLES remarked that he supposed the hon. they becn in their vlaces instead of being in the gloomy the hon. member for Georgetown to charge Nicholas Conroy | member for Georgetown wished to indulge ina little hu- shades of the Opposition, that the public debt would have with disloyalty. mor at the expense of a new member, but he (Mr. Coles) bad | been as Jarge if not Jarger. ‘The Kdue: tional expenditure

Hon. Mr. W (GHTMAN said the hon. momber fer George- | yet to learn that the speech referred to was the maiden | was increasing, for in 1859 the increase over the previous town had also made remarks in allusion to him, and he had speech of the hon, member for Kast Point. The tax on land | year was £578 11s 81; and ia 1860 the increase over 1858 | given him no occasion whatever. When £801) were to be aliuded to by the hon. member who had jnst sat down was | was nearly £2000, and he was willing to go to any reason-| taken to repair Government House—nearly one-seventh of for the purpose ot Education, and should not be complai:e! able constituency and justify their conduct in placing that the money proposed in the resolution for roads and bridges, of. Tue hon. leader of the Government appeared to convey sam against the Colony. Further, the present Government it was high tine to speak of the lavi h expenditure of the | the impression that the whole increased expenditure for the | were ciarged with £47 for desks for the additional number Government. | past year was on account of the Prince's visit; but this was, of members made by the late Government, also balance of |

Hon. Mr. HAViLAND supposed that this double attack not the case, for independently of that altogether the expen- interest on the Worrell Hstate £333 ; on Lot 11, £55; a'so| was made for the purpose of frightening him, but he could diture for the year exceeded the revenue, and this too even’ with the balance of £500 on an old aecount of the late Queen’s | assure the two hon. wemers who had just spoken that he alter the sum paid for laud was deducted. He (Mr. Coles) Printer; expenditare on account of the unfortunate Llughes | was not so easily scared. If they pursued an inconsistent believed when the vote for the Prisce’s reeeption was made, | case, £240 ; —it could be shown that they had not wilfully | course, they might expect to be shown up; and if they could that it would probably cost between £2000 and £3000. | spent the public money, but only expended such sums as were not stand this, the sooaer they retired from public life the But though the whole affiir cost this much, some hon: mem- | nece-sary to maintain the eredit of the Colony. When the better, | bers mizht be of opinion that several of the items in the ex- iate Government was in power, you would think, to hear |

Hon. Col. GRAY said he had given a hint that the pro-| penditare were extravayeot. He thought as good an euter- | some hon, members now, that they had not spent any money. pet course to pursue would be to discuss each item of the | tainment could have been got up for less; however, there! on Government House at all; but in 1851 they expended | estiazates on its own merits; but the bon. member for Car-, was a considerab!e sum expended in improvements on Govyern- jon it £348; in 52, £361; for ’53, there are no Jourwals. | digan, andthe hon. member for Murray Harbor, appeared to, ment House, which were much required. He woud not com- | so the amount is not known 3. in D4, £567; in 55, £1500 think is would be proper to take a portion of the sum named plain of the expenditure in connection with the reception, as| odd, and one would have thought after making these large for Government House, and appropriate it to the road ser-| ne believed the preparations gave general satisfaction. But | ovtiays, nothing would be now needed for that object. In} vice. This, however, could only be a matter of opinion. If) the Government were not going to be allowed to make out

4icay) fund by the Royal instractions that it was required | penses of the year, leaving the reception out of cons deration. | spent such a large expead ture would not have been required | there should be several roows ia Government [Lome for The hon. leader of the Government referred to the amount | to make extensive repairs last summer, pablic receptions, to be furnishe] ut the public expense. If | voted for Government House and grounds in 1856, and seem- | what was to be seen for the £1500 expended in 1855. the Calony was required to farnish rooas for this purpose, ed to say that the late Goverament had not expeuded the| lou. Mr. COLES—Look at the Gas fittings, £300 ; and at was evident that it mast first provide a house in which the money judiciously. £300of the sun were spent in the pur-| the Coach House, £500. rooms should be. The Governor of this [sland was the only chase of a piece of land, close to the Government House) flon. Mr. HAVLLAND—The Coach House is a mere | Governor in these Colonies whose salary was paid by the | grounds, which was about to be taea for a purpose for shell; any pablic eoutractor would put up one as good for Imperial Government ; if then, His Excellency were to com- | which the Government thought it should not be allowed to £200; and adwmitting these sums to be correct, they come far | plain to the authorities at Home that the people here would be used. Tue rest of the money was expended in shingling short of £1500, wot kees Government House in repair, a liw wight be passed the buildings, taking gas to it, and building a coach bhouse.| Hon. Mr. COLES said the present Government should | there to compe! this Colony to pay the Governor's salary— , The instruction re-pecting Government House reterred to by | bave given them credit for one half year’s revenue. The. about £2000 aunually. Lest the people here should be com- the hon. member, were not always carried out; Governor! lite Government retired in April, and they gave up all the | led to pay (his amount, he (Col. Gray) thought it would | Savth lived for sowe time mt! e burracks. He (Mr. Uo'es),| revenue to'the present Government, to January follow:ng ; be better to vote £800 at present to keep Goveraiment fouse | however agreed with the hon. member for Beltast, that aige that he believed £5000 were paid into the Treasury since in repair thao give that sun additiynal to the amount pro-| sams bad been expended oa the present Government House, the financial year closed. He understood they had received for r2aisand bridges. The house at first had been} and thought with him that perhaps a brick one should be nearly £40UU trom the Worrell Mstate since they came into

very loosely built, and had not even a proper cellar. Ln built. Ln regred to the resolution befure the Committee, | power, and £656 from Lot 11. Again, there were many 1856, the sun of £1816 was veted for Government House | perhaps £1000 additional as proposed by the hon. member, | hundreds of pounds paid on jails by the late Government iaes, all of which,exeept £300 appropriated to the pur-| Mr. Wightwan, would be too wuch ; however, be (Mr. Coles) | fur wach they should have received credit. Lt was very chase of a pigos of Jand, was ex vended upou the building aud | would sapport the amendment, and if it was lost, and £6000 | fine to saddle them with the additional pay to members. outhouses. Whether the hon. member fur Tigaish would | was all that could be obained tor the road service, hon. mem-|'Taat was what was called his hou. friend’s *Gool ('riday ea)) this a * javish’’ expenditure or not, he (Col. Gray) cou!d | bers would have to use a little more eeunomy than usual in| Bull,’ to which he (Mr. Cole-) was somewhat oppesed at the not say; but it was eertain!y strange that so s20n after an- | distributing it, ity time it was introduced. The Jate Government spent from other geant should be required. [Tue hon. member hereread, Hon, Mr. LONG WORTH did not see that it was neces-, £8000 to £9000 a year 04 roads aud bridges, when in power. from Governor Daly to the Legislature a short | sary to advert to Government Ilouse, when discussing the re- | ‘The present Government said they had been saddled with solution for the read appropriation. A grand mistake was | £5000 more for Kdueation, but that was not the fault of the

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state of Government Huuse.j Soon after this meseage was) made when that house was built at first; it had been a diffi-| late Administration, but was owing to their own management. He} The hoa. member from Georgetown eould uot see what they

@rittea Mr. Daly left the Uolony, wt the present Lieut. culty to every Government that came into power. Governor arrived, The building at that time (summer oi) thought the question was very fairly put by his bon. col-| did with the £1500, spent on Government House in 1855 1859) was slightly repaired with the sual) sum voted jor | league, Col. Gray, in 1859, when he sugg sted whether it| out he mentioned Ar eibediters for Gas fittings and a © shes purpose, and in it in this condition his Exceileay would uot be better to apply & torch to the building. Hie | Coach House, which amounted to £800, the sum in the Ks- the w ater, the spring ot (Mr, Longworth) was of opinion that his colleague was correct | \imates of the preseut year. In addition, there were carpets

- atnaggied thy oagh the suseeed git | _ J Sti0, it beige kuowa that His Roya! Jlizhness the Prince i ‘saying t a: the money vote! in 1856 wag not jadiciovs'y ex-| purchased ; and the drawing room was ornamented with pier- glasses. These items amouut to £1000. Ocher things were

of \vales purposod to yisit the Colony, it was thought high | pended, for had this beea the case, the present Government

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spirit of more genuine loya'ty animates the breasts of her subjects. We have many proofs of this in the spirit of con- tentment manifested by the people in times past, and exhibit- ed through Ler Majesty’s Representative in this Colouy, in the ready obedience always given to the dictates of the So-

\ ‘56, £506 were expeaded on Government House, and so on and our fellow colonists, too, went tothe bleak shores of the All this, this Colony were independent of the Mother Country, the that this expenditure was the only reayon for the inc ease of to the end of the ehaper. He (Mr. Haviland) fully agreed | Crimea in defence of universal hberty, of which Eugland is 1 House might decide this case ae they pleased; but he (Col. the public debt, as the revenue would not have met the ex- | with some hon. members,that if these sums had been faithfully | supposed to be the guiding spirit. We remember that momen-_

He covld not see the British name, when many of our feilow countrymen died for the