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.. . ‘ unAm I A _ , W“-.. o ' " ‘ 2-. . . . _. -. . - . - J ‘1'" _‘ .. ' V- A n t‘ ti confidence of th (livemm um vision loss that it Is based upon an unsoundltha tlnubla power with which tho Government wsalSoutliport Ferry Wharfi .' £600 0 O'prominsat placo than tire tout ofthe toast. His Grape '. $302: 0* It; .1; "I were u "I m:f0"’0wm 0:: "d “fink has". "Md by u“ pmmom of m. u“, "may. u, "cum Lunatic lam having and takes a bright and hopeful view of the future of t a h by fr m PM . ' S 8 Pl “a. 3'. "Hum": “a. hm“, h“ "um. "fleck loan either from parties in tho Colony. or to negotiate onl ag an. 300 ° 0 Dominion. which wd hope will be realised to tho fullest afll‘lph ' l? '0 “Pl 9'“ ' "’ 0‘ “ll” 35

Id M I. for saying that an extra lawn of paper

reat Britain or ehowhen. loans could be procured. was ovldent from tho last that

for the name in (1

That such Harbor .ghts at lattice. Saint

Peter‘s and I‘ve-adi‘o flar-

oxtent. The 1‘.“ of the speakers confined themselves

lash—- “ltls rumored. and we believe the rumor is not

money was the panacea for commercial depression. V". 20 , _ 0 0 0 more do.“ wmekux'...nd“mm”by"... “munch-

. - t . alaml. Australia. and oven the Co rational have such. 9 r ’ . , . . -- . .‘l:'.".:.'::'!.'::.:r. 2:53:22; nun: arm-m. m ow...» mm... a» on» no» » ee- Amie-mm- , 2° 0 time mauv- otemw: new if:iii:it‘lllili‘l'itil'i‘fli.“tif§9i‘§..8{..‘iii’t3ii‘il’f tl-on. And we know ‘that the United States " green- “P'°'- ll “VII nwcmr). alwayl 0'! "mm"! In” cm“ n"“"’°’? l“ 9°"'”‘“"‘”°“" ‘00 0 0 srate atmosphere of l‘ictou County which thoy btentb- “IN!” N the [men uovommem by uw‘ hnpflial “u.

books” cannot bombed at their tare. They are at a (blatant even here. i have «we seen paper money baa-led about Is a cttv'inrity. an invaluable ha-l it be- come. As to paying off treasury wnrrnnva wliii-li lu-ar interest. with notes which bear mum, i think it Would be unjust. His honor "ruin of npyil‘imv-htng the sub» m with grout ditiiilonce. aml win-it inner, i do? lie lia-

eti hrforu the public for a qunrtor of a century. and l I)an I “I Witt-k9. l. lilt‘l't‘lul". spunk with greater (ultimo... I Inked how the notes were on be redeemed. and no answer baa been given. 1 said i was sorry do on ' t was brought up in this war. and not at'to-r ilm' not co. I an o posed to an ir-un of irmleemabh- paper tanner. antrl do not see what provision can bu Inada to redeem it.

"on. Mr. Bun: Perhaps this debate is rather irre~ gIlar. but hla honor wishes to know how the notes arc ha I). redeemed. Just as they are now. They will he circulated in paying for Government contracts. and they will come back to tho treasury in the pavment oftlttties. “'bott the titan is up. say too yearn. lhi-n the Govern moat can do as they do now. issue warrants. and. in the mean time. the interest will be saved. It is rather an extreme view to take to suppose that a person holding “.000 in warrants would be required to receive notes in psyraont for theta. for they would be swallowed up in other ways. Even if £40,000 were iaruetl. and ii the whole were paid into the treasury. there would have to

60.000 more in some other mom-y. as tho revenue

tract for the purchase of largo tracts of land to pro‘ vidc. beforehand. the means by which monies. for the payment of such lands. were to be raised; in order to IVillll that general monetary depression consequent upon the audilcn Wilhtll‘flwll of largo sums in gold and other. Fonda for such purposes could not. to any ex: tent. be raised in the Colony without a heavy pressure no its ordinary resourcra. hence the necessity of procur- ing a loan abroad as provided by the bill.

House in Committee on Roads. "ridges and Wharvus. Aftflr some debate relative to the subdivision of Road :ippropt-iatiouv. the Chairman reported the Road Scalar agreed to.

lion. Attornoy General proscntcd a bill exempting prnpi-rty belonging to Her Mnjoatv and the Government from the pavuicnt of duty. ltucoived and read.

A pctilinn from J. I). llaazurd. Esq. and others.was presented. setting forth that petitioners had formed themselves into a company for the l:ulturo and inanufitr- turn of Flu. and asking for an Act to incorporate and Company. Received and read. and referred to Cetu- unite-c.

Dr. Jcnkins. its Chairman of said Committee. pro- acntcd a bill to incorporate saltl Flax Cont may. lie- crlvcd and read. and referred to i'nvato Bill ‘oattuittca. Mr. Brecken presented a bill to incorporate the Charlottetown llotul t‘otnpany. Received. road and referred to (Iottnuiticc to report thereon.

lion. Mr. liolly.p,Cbairman of the Commtteo ap-

iieutonant Governor to give effect to the recommenda- tiona containtd' in the report of the special cornniittoc enthe astabhshmentof new Post tiilicn. prevented to

to. was ordered to be mgroucd. lenry therewith.

[loose in Committsa on Rea-la. Bridges and Wharves. reported several resolutions relative to lload Service

Queen‘s County. Prince County. King‘s (,‘onnty.

thereof as may be required. who expended by the Gov- ernmont towards discharging amounts due on corn-at

which was not provided for in previous years.

ill Tr'tTiFtiTn ii i: it v r . “i

To run Entrust or run llaaaw.

portaot changes are made in the Excise of Prince Edward island by tho im maiden of slxopance per gal-

od. made their remarks unusually bricf. “Emmi 9" W‘P‘" in “Mr.” W "5' Exc'nfm‘y ’l“ ties and speech-Inaking ceased by His Excellency the Governor announcing that from that moment the rail- road from i‘ictou to Halifax was open for public truillc. the House a draft address Which. having lit-en agreed The guests then. at about half past five o‘cIOck. p. “1.. “firm” "l"! ll“ diaper-ed. those for the interior and forllulifax taking committee who prepared the same. wail 0“ u" l""°"" tho cars, which almost immediately moved off.

contracts for Roads. Bridges. &c.. the full amount for on the American Continent. Nova Scotiu will derive from the construction of this road will also be largely experienced by Prince Ed- wnrd Island. and for this reason We hull with uut‘eigncd plensttrolhu inauguration of the l'ictmt Railway. and regard it as tho harbinger of a new are of prosperity to Dtuu Bottom—We understand that some very lto- those Provinces.

Tho festivi-

0f the road. we do not feel competent to any much.

Although now opened to tho public it is Mill unilniabcd. "’l‘ih "I" 18"“. l°° T. 5' ‘l’lm’l’rl'l’d ” “"0"” and will require some grading, betore being fully cora- £l.l00 0 0 pleta.

950 0 0 road are also in un uniluishad state; but when finally

950 0 o tiniebed we believe. the new road will be found to be “he mum” mm“, ‘ ‘9“ “mm”! Pound" or I" "we" more substantial and solid than that between Truce and Halifax. and will compare favorably with any line up-

Tiio atntion houses. platforms. etc.. along the

The advantages which

'1 ill I’ulriot has given the Government an overhaul-

thoritice. with aduaputch requesting the none to be rcmlttcd to London or to the Military (‘heat at alit‘ux. as might be most convenient. This is'an exceedingly uufuii demand to make on tine small Colony. and ii'itia now preferred. as we expect it is. to promote Confcd~ erctte entla. We think the rosult will not realize the ex- pectations of the prime movers in the matter. Of course. the Government will refuse to pay such an un~ reasonable claim. The American Government might nu justly throw the whole ex enscs ofthe rebellion up- on tbo .‘outheru Status. as e imperial authorities to ark Prince Edward island in pa this account. For Slavery cnd high l’rntoetective Dutlca. out of which the Atncricun troubles originated. the North were as I‘capnusiblo an the booth. The Land Question was a legacy bequeathed to this Colony by the Home Govern- ment. and while in the neighboring Provinces the Mill was public property. and a source of revenue. here the whole soil was owned by private individuals. llavin

to contcnd with all the entailed evils of the Loascheli

ayatcm. it iii too bztd now that. with nil our other dla< aiivitntagi-s. the inland should he expected to defray the exponent of 'l‘roopa rot nit-ed to suppressdisturban- ces arieing mainly out oft it! injndiciettn modciu which our lands were "mnlcd away by the llrltish Ministry. in laying this. however. We do not wish to become the apologist of the 'l‘cuziut lieuguo. At. the outset of their career we cautioned the members of that Antioch Minn ngulnat a course of nation which we belicvod

51-: ‘ annuals to about 230.000. lion. Mr. liclly. Chairman of the Committee to whom Inn on Elm Wmu “nil WM °Y""° mill“ “p' l.“ “"‘P‘"" "‘3 '0' cum""§‘m°° in “Mind to “‘5 numb" or Public would l‘mu‘ “" will” i” "‘3 T“"""“’.Y- and ‘ "mm" “m” “M °" "" "1"" ii” lam” "i'i'i‘ii's """i'"? “it'd” °p"ii"‘ ‘15 i" r" 'iii‘iiiiii‘i‘;‘iii’. .iiimi'r‘i'iiciii'ii'? 3175:3332 “mm”. mm! mere-nine the comian expense- ot oru'vuble and-xiwnw to tho con-"rrcmwrll|!~"

.3 . _ I oats. trust-n ct owner 0 ant omtmt ac. r er- It! It I r f" ' . t g I v - . ‘ . ' ~ - ' '

i, Adloum'd “n tmnom' “ "fl." og‘lmk' ml that laid lti-port bnplrcseutcd to a Committee ol’thc tb’dir eight years of holding the reins of Government “w lfcgl'lmum' _w° “f” "°‘_“w.“"° u'“ “'T'w‘" “ lh”°“-‘ “"3 “Mb ill “'0 “WW” mlormnuonv "9 ‘ ‘ " "‘ " ""“ '" ' , ' witnlu llouw tomorrow. The Itcvv system will be far more cumin-nus and costly '3'! "Ww‘W- 0" “"1”? my “elm” "l 5 4 “l l W “- tt-nst the Government Will rcmouatraie against and ro- -( H O U S 0 F A S S E )1 B I. X , House adjourned. than that which it is to displace. but it is believed by peuditure connected with the public eilicoa has taken I"... .0 my mi. “up.” “mm”. The wimp...) m -~ ~~~~~ ~~ Futon. May to. the Oovcmmcnt that it will go for to ipcrcasiug the place. Atall events the Patriot hnllalledto poititito-it. um Tmop. Wm “Wm...” b0 ".0 conqun“. we”. SUMMAuY 0F PROCEEDINGS- House in Committee on petitions praying for tho es- “"9an m "1° 'xp‘mw of m.” “mytwmch “ u" Rm" We are not the apologists of extravagance. nor will the wrrmwh m reqmring “m pram...” of a mmmry % tablishtuent of Small llcbt Courts in different laces 0' “‘1 “bd’ml‘m' “‘5 M” ‘3“""' ‘h' m"°‘"" “ml "" \ ‘ “m l f d it whenever p pm 1... clemq . - - ,.

‘_ , , A“ d l | . h . .p '. Liquors. We are nlmoat tempted to ask what this is w“ my ° w e" , ' , ‘ y i'UlM’ {of “l. “l’hl‘ll‘ll'ig f” "9" MW“) .3 “ll‘l'emf‘ll' “ "’3‘an "'1 s‘cmfllmued-l . i" "a" c "b". "lug" :10") ‘: "zl’mlmmy of 'i“ for P is not the Revenue oftha island large enough to 8110W"- Bl" W0 “'0 will" “ll’l‘l'lmd um“ “‘0 I "mu" will be removed With their departure. nor do we think i it was n ad by the Hon. Mr. llaviland. lion. Attor— Kuhn: ' flat“; ir.nr,' .‘M , in“ m"? "(tum m "100‘ “"3 “lmn‘llmm 0“ ")3 COIN)" "m l“ "‘J'mk “‘ ‘Vhllih 00““ 91°99 "ml 0"“ 05" 0P9" Wild“ ""“3"""“ that the morality of the Community will sufl'er much "i "if n . ~ . “‘- Y it‘ll“ ‘ l" "“M "'2" ‘” “3"” "1""; " W“. thc actual results that will follow in Prince Edward 1- . .1. mm, Min 5 m", u m“ "30]", and min... v ,. . i . .

. nay Gan . and r. Brecht-n. that tho ltt‘lollllliln In pl..an . mm”, a." a}... growmu "3.1.. Md mm..." o, . . 0 P0 l" R l 1 thereby. lltc foul llbLl that Illth a force is absolutely g" augiloln eenpainod ai principle which. if embodied in we}, ghee. n-qtiirod the establishment of such Courts :gfill'ffifiafimfi::mfioigg$‘%?ugz' voua missions to London. Quebec. llrnzil. &c.. and qurod here for um purpose up for“. Ought hm“ g i . won at peril to receiving the Royal assent. lt ' ' - I - ‘ ' -

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fetusbadowod a species of class legislation that would anvaradntit of its becoming law. The same principle must apply to land as to other goods. The principles of tbs Resolution would operate just as fatal to the mass of tho tenant. in many cases. as to that of tho land owner. and In fact was arise between tenants as well In between other members of tho community. b which. If Plaintiff‘s were excluded from a second trla . would result in ruinous consequences to the r as to the fish. It would be a hardship of tho most fatal charac- I- to pnvont a meritorious case that might. for want of

. have at first failed. from boing over after trial. and thus do rive the poor unfortunate Plaiutifl‘ of bis pro rty. ll artloa. irrespective of their po- sition or c ass. should 0 tisalt with on the same princi- ples digestive and equity. “'han actions were pont- ponod. laintlll'a generally had to pay the cost of one sit bolero instituting a second. and tn fact without 'ast ground was precluded from a hosting after the rat

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lion. llr. Henderson said. to come to the point. he would ask. was the hon. member. .‘llr. Davies. sincere? If so. why did he disregard tho opinion of his honor the Attorney General. who disapproved of his Resolution. If be “aired to bring in any measure embracing bis vlswa as contained in that Roselution. tho proper

resolutions were adopted to the all'cct that Small Debt Courts be eutnlilis or at the following places. namely: arts at Montague llridgc. and also one at Sommsrlet. liflt 21.

llon. Mr. ilowatt auhmitlcd a resolution to the effect that it. is expedient to amend the Act relating to the re- covery of Small Debts. so as to increase the number of Courts. and to authoriza the Government to appoint Commissioners to the Courts cttabliahsd undor the said ct. ..

Mr. Prowu opposed the resolution. the object cf winch. he said. was to appoint partisan Commissioners. The administration of justice at Small llebh Courts should be as free from political bias as in the Supreme Court of the Colony. The principle in both cases was the same.

llon. Mr. llowlnn re-arked on the one in change made by the late Government relative to t e dismissal of their political opponents. and the ap ointment of their friends anti supporters to office in al the depart- mania of tho public service. and especially in relation to Commissioners of Stnall Debts. It was. in fact. ex- poctad under the principle of Responsible Government that changes of administration would be followed by the appointment to office of an porters of the Govern— ment. That practlco was fu v carried out by the late

pie maxtm in pa ltical economy that b lowering duties on articch of renerul consumption. t 0 Revenue doos not suffer. the cell to the consumer is reduced so does the amount consumed increase. Let tbs duties on all Liquors be concentrated. and many other articles . of importation might be cheaper if the Government

cials in .tha: Government and of lowering the tariff on

Prince Edward island. It is a law that will cnclit the island; it will enable hottest trailers to settle with their creditors. and give a fair balance in case of foreign banks and commission merchants scores of them' have done. and in all probabilit it would have been the means of preventing many it“- urea in this island. For example. take all our traders

upon covtiy bouquets to a lot of Canadian gentlemen who were willing to deprive no of our constitutional liberty. should attempt to bring odiuui upon the Go— vernment for adopting the only practical method with- in their roach of obtaining amuch-nccdeil loan. viz: would recognize the propriety of having less pal-l ofll- by “ndlng homo 3" “Som- 1" "‘0 [WWW 0' "l" "'"l- Joscph llenvley. to negotiate it. impomo “'0 "10‘". l“ h.“ 0‘ " “mu” “WK” b" to a fair and manly criticism upon the conduct of the "l" “‘0 “Hum”. ” "’K‘m' m fink“ “5 a“ I" Government. whose every action we are by no moans bound to uphold; but an insidious opposition. such as that offered to the Loan Bill. is mean and frictions. closing. as only thing really to be apprehended nimut the matter is that the Loon may not ho obtained. owing to the underhanded influence of a few designing Confeder-

um [nu-g 3h. mun,me oi [c.7ing the Nam] m, 3... rates. and under such circumstances it becomes the

“'8 have no Olijl‘Clllllll

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count of not. having the bcncfit of an insolvent act. duty of every true Patriot. who regards the iutoresta of

merchants do suffer materially from not having an insolvency act bars. as it does to other parts of the

astonished public. W. E. C. So it is. repliod his com-

wsrld. Ever possible ell'ort ought to be brou ht to mam- bear to putt 0 Bankruptcy Act in this Colony-— ly the spent. for liquors during the past session. we know no. “I. Wk“ lbw" u" "m" °nh° E‘Cl’fi-D'Paflm‘m” thing about them; and where the Patriot obtained hit: in tho name of the prophet who is that.——-inquirod the informmon we no M a lo“ w km,"

there can be little doubt but that these creditors or his Comm—y ” “lurk”. to tho“ “1' “a”... to "1mm... by every meant in his power the policy of the Govern-

As to the 3560 which are said to have been

if any at the

aim-«- to have been blotted out. am] now that the chance of doing so is presented. we hope it will be promptly sutbruccd.

Tm: (‘ntbolica of New Brunswick are naturally in- cenwd at the low bigotry of the Government of that Province in prescribing every member of that person- siotr trout among the aunatora rcrantly appointed to Ottawa. We wonder what Bishop Rogers thinks of this conduct. So glaring aml outrageous was the act of the Government. that even its own supporters cried alimnc. At the last hour. it was detcrtninod to cukre one oi the appointcd senators out. of his seat. to make room for the lion. Mr. Walters. a catholic gentleman. who always worked for 'l'tlloy and his party. and. consequent- ly. had some claim upon them. The appointment is too late to save the character of the Government. and it Mr. Written has any proper spirit.hc will contemptuoust refuse the offered iii-at in the Dominion scouts.

llaxronn‘u (St. John) Prices Current for May has been received. The following are a few of tho

“mg: g£lrn m u"; if "°" 'h’ "‘"d u“ m'in‘“ Governmsnt. which no! they would. be supposed. sen~ miss. We understand that his admirers are about P‘lb‘ic WWW" "it" :0 lll'm- “"d'f "'0 it'll” 0‘ Ply- qnotniiunv :— ' . . . 30ml“! 0‘5"” - im rti aKillaru daunting (‘ar calculated to hold ing for stationary. ll We can My ii. that we are as ' .;_ I I 0 : : I _ "on. Hr- Duncan and. it h- lion. coils-snow un- .m a... mt. . .3... tum-ton . of Conglemtion aml btgh duties. l: I ""d “’°' ’3 ‘° “mm” 9" b‘""°"

csvo. he should have introduced a bill in tho usual and proper manner. and toss the House on the principles which be sootnad to entertain on tho subject of the last! question gonorall . and not attempt any sxcuao hereafter ea tap-Irena that his elorta to bound: tbs wit-assay tau! “Ilflflfl.

Mr. Prowso said the business of Law Courts should. if tbla. b0 simplified. Small salts f neatly coat don their anon-t tn getting collected. oner- abla numbers of tho legal profession on both sides of tho Housa_sbonid units ly introduce some measure by which intricacy of law p ings might its simplified. In rotors-es to tho viows advanced by the Hon. Mr. Davios. he would ask why had not that ken. raomber submitted a bill in a proper manner. and not attempt to hoodwink the people by impracticable measures.

Hen. Ilr. Colos said that hon. numbers did not a pear to comprehend tba eh'oct of the Resolution in

nation. [In felt confidant bis bots. colleague in

Government. Mr. Davies. had no desiro to deceive the people. nor dutain the House nonccoaaarilv; his solo

P- before a Committee of tho whole House. would be at.

Mr. Gran-Two wro Courts of Law should not made political.

lion. Leader of the Government alluded to tho a~ oral change that was ntado sight years since by the ato Govorttnsent. The appoint bouts made by them were oi

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oil such a change should not condemn the same conrr

were found to neglect making their Returns. as directed by the law. Changes were in some cuss necessary.— Parties long in oflico frequently felt so secure in their tenure that they became indlll'srent and negligent in the dischargs of their duties.

lion. Mr. licAulay said as the Government bad nu- merical strength to any fish measures. a bill would. be presumed. be presented in conformity with the Ru- solution undor consideration. When that. bill would bo