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The hon. and learned member for Char- lottetown had charved the committee, whose duty ithad been to prepare the Report, with having improperly delayed to jay it before the House after it: was completed and signed. As to thatcharge, it was merely necessary to refer the House to tne fact, of which they were all aware, thet the pressure of busiaess in progress through the tlouse was such, that ic was quite tnpossible to find an ‘Opportumty, Hil yesterca., to call the at- tention of the tlouse, in due form, to the cunsideration of the Report; but that ‘their attention had not been called to it anearlier period after itg completion was, however, of very little consequence ; as, after having gone deliberately through it, paragraph by paragraph, and having eorcected any slight or verbal inaccuracies aeould any such be found in it, all that would remain for the House to do, he had before said, would be to agree to an Ad- dress to His Excellency, recommending the immediate adoption by the Govern- ment, of such steps as they might think it the most advisable to pursue, for caus- iay a restitution of the moneys illegally and unjustly taken from individuals and the public, by the late Colonial Secretary; and who would, then, be furnished with # copy of the Report, and be allowed to reply to it inthe vest way he could. ‘T'o furnish Mr. Haviland with a copy of the Report was no part of the duty of the Committee who prepared it; and neither was it reasonable then to endeavour to postpone the final decision of the question vy the House, by endeavouring to carry sucha motionas that which had been made by the hon. and Jearned member -for Charlottetown, and sdpported by his colleague; the object evidently being to frustrate the labors of the Committee and give the enquiry the go-by ; for who was

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go blind 1s not to be able to perceive that |

the effect of allowing the late Colonial Secretary a week to prepare and send in an Answer to the Report, on the very eve of the prorogatiou of the Legislature, would be, if not to set the enquiry alto- geiher aside, to defer its further prosecu- tion fur another twelvemonths; when, if resumed, it would have to be taken up again just as it was atthe beginning of the present Session: and, should the House adopt the Resolution under consideration, the result of such a policy might be that in the end, the inquiry would be abandoned in disgust, and the country be cheated out of that redress anid restitution which they bad a right to expect,in such a case of malversation as that of the late Colonial Secretary’s, from the impartial perseverance and inflexible justice of men, truly and faithfully repre- senting and protecting their interests. It was not, he felt certain, the desire either of the majority in the House or of the Committee to criminate the gentleman whose conduct whilst in office wus the subject of the Report; but they felt that they hada public duty to discharge with respect to that conduct; and, however un- grateful to their feelings the discharge of that duty might be, they were bound, by their obligations as representatives of the peopfe, fully and faithfully to perform it That the Jate Colonial Secretary was cr had been in the practice of exact- ing fees, in the discharge of his official duties, to which he was not entitled, was never dreamt of until after it had been intimated to the Legislature that the Co- lony would be required to assume the respons:bility of its own Civil List, when the necessary enquiries touching the annual amount which would have to be set aside by the Legislature for that purpose, brought to light the unsuspect- ed fact, that the Colonial Secretary, al- though in the receipt of a very liberal! salary, which had been aecorded to him by Statute, in Jieu of all fees and em- ciuments of office whatsoever, which were thenceforth to be paid into the Pablic ‘T'reasery, and accounted for by him, to the Government, was in the habit of exacting, and opplying to his own use, Fees, to the amount of about £90 per annuin. Since the discovery was inade, it had, indeed, been said by zome of the friends of that gentleman. that whep a fixed salary was appointed him da lieu of fees, it was understood

by the House that he should be allowed tw exact and retain certain fees, a®

Private Secretary, over and above the salary allowed him by Statate, The gentleman, however, by whom the Bil} for the commutation of the Secretary’s Fees by a fixed salary, had been introduced into the Assembly, having been lately in town, the Committee engaged upon the Report had taken oceasion to question him with reference to that alleged un- derstanding, and he had told them that there was uo such understanding amongst the members of the Assembly at the time; und that the salary was positively to be in heu of all fees and emoluments of of- fice whatsoever. And that there could havé been no such understanding,either on the part of the House of Assembly or of the Colonial secretary, was besides, made quite evidently the fact that the Colonia! Secretary had most carefully concealed his exaction of any fees, besides those which he paid over into the ‘Treasury not only from the Imperial Government but also from the several Colonial Go- vernors. And not only had such exac- tions been unauthorised by any law ofthe Jand, but the individual exacting them had not even had the sanction or authori- ty of a Commission as Private Secretary to any of the Lieutenant Governors of the Colony, to plead in defence of them. Notwithstanding the abuse of such av- thority as might perhaps, be supposed to be conferred by a Commission inde- pendent of the sanction of the law; and, notwithstanding the direct prohibition of the statate by which the annual salary of the Colonial Secretary was fixed at £400, in hieu of All fees and emoluments of office whatseever, the late Colonial Se- cretary had not only exacted and retain- ed fees for his own private benefit, but he had caused the blank printed documents, which he had used inthe granting of Licenses for such fees, to be charved to the public under the head, Stationery to the Colonial Secretary. Now, with re- spect to this part of the question, it was clear that if the blanks which he had to fillup were properly supplied to him at the public expense, the feces which he re- ceived for filling them up onght to have been paid into the Pablic ‘Treasury ; for ifhe had been entitled to the fees, as private perquisites, it was evident that the blanks efight to have beer provided at his own private expense. As tothe fee of 53. which he had charged on each Marriage Bond, no one knew better than the late Colonial Secretary himself, that no such charge was authorised by law; and his having since the question con- cerning his Fees was first nooted in the Assembly pajd in atthe ‘Treasury, the Fees taken on granting Tavern Licences, and cessed to exact the 5s. which he had formerly charged on each Marriage Bond, were convincing proofs of his own conviction that he had not only no right to retain the first, but that he bad no au- thority either for the exaction or reten- tion for his own use of the second ; and if he had originally no righf to put them into his own pocket, why should he new he allowed to retain them? With re- spect to the fees which he had exacted for the granting of Marriage Licenses, if he had a right to them, why were they not inserted by him inthe Blue Book? His having omitted to include them in the returns of his Fees and Emoluments

contained in the annual Blue Book was, in itself, a sufficient proof that he knew | he was not entitled tothem. The hon. member then concluded by saying that he should like the Report to be gone carefully through,paragrapa by paragraph, to the end that if it should be found to contain even so much as a single unwar- ranted word, it might be expunged there- from; and that, when the House should be satisfied that it contained nothing but a clear plain statement of unperverted facts, it shonld be adopted, and then fo!- lowed up by an Address to his Excel- lency, recommending the inmediaste tak- ing of snch steps, by the Government, vs should lead to the restitution of the amount of fees unjustifiably taken and re- tained by the late Colonial Secretary in his official capacity,

(To be continued in our next.)

proof solely.

LOSES Patent Artificial Slate,

AND Unechangeable Metallic Paints ; PROOF AGAINST FIRE AND WATER.

MANUFACTURED BY THE PATENTEE, IN COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA.

‘(HE ARTIFICIAL SLATE is the product

of amixture of mineral substances, known to be the best non-conductors of heat as well as the most indestructible ; the chemical affinity of which converts the surfuces of materials covered, into a Coating of Actual Slate—Proof against FIRE and WATER. Thus the laws of nature are made to accomplish resul{s as surprising as they are useful, by render- ing wooden fabrics as durable as brick or stone, snd less pervious to moisture, and consequently preventing decay and destruction from corroding influences hi- therto supposed unattainable.

‘The principal ingredients are Alumina, Silica and the Oxides of fron. The ad- hesive quality of the latter not ogly binds and attracts the particles together, but the substance is coverec also. ‘I'he longer exposed to the weatherthe more powertul the attraction, and consequently the hard- er the sale. As various shades of colour are obtained, Black buildings may be made inpervious to morsture, and the fashionable colours of either Free Stone or Granite. ‘The oi] must be evaporated by the action of the weather before it ts Fire proof, which will take from nine to twelve months,

The Meratiic Paints, Purple and Red, are offered as Weather and Wailer ‘Their base being Iron, se- cures them from Galvanic action so fatal to lead and other Paints on Jron work— and their chemical combination makes jt iupossible that any change should take place from atmospheric influence, or the action of salt water and sulphurated hy- drogen, so prevalent in sea ports and tidal! haroours. ‘I‘hey surpass all Paints yet discovered in Cheepness and Durability, which render them pre-eminently adapt-d to the covering of all kinds of lroa work, such as Shipping, Mills, Bridges, Steat Machinery, Ratlway Cars, and Iron Rail- ing. She Mevannre Patnrs have been analysed by Professor Hays of Boston. The following is an extract from his Cer- tificate: —“* As a permanent pigment, this mineral must rank with the most indes- tructible and unch mgeable bases. For co- vering Metallic Ware, its composition shews that it is eminently fitted.

(Signed) Aver. A. Hays, State Assayer.

Directions —Arntirvician Stare, Mix the powder with pare Boiled Linseed Oil and a little Spirits of Turpentine to the consistency of very thick paint, and apply with a common Brush, being careful to keep the mixture well stirred while put- ting iten, One pound will cover ten square of feet with two coats,

It shingles have been on for years, it | wil] be necessary to sweep off the moss | and lint with a stiff broom; two or three coats of this material will make it a per- fect slate roof, proof against Fire and Water.

i(z° The Metauuite Parnrs are mixed and put on lke an ordinary paint.

JOHN ROSS, Patentee.

CERTIFICATES. SAINT JOHN, June 24, 1859 J. W. Irnisn, AGENT.

Dear Sir—We have much pleasure in saying, agreeably to your request, and we hope it will assist yon in bringing the * Patent Metallic tron Paint” favonrably under the notice of ship owners generally, that we have had several new vessels printed with the purple, and found it all that it is represented by the Patentee’s orinted circular. One of our vessels was painted with it in October last, she went from here to Liverpool, from Liverpool te Mobile, and in April jast saw her in the latter part looking more like having come out ofthe Painter’s hands than having performed the voyages just mentioned. —

Yours, &c. Ws. & R. Wrist,

Ship Builders and Owners. !

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SAINT JOHN, N.B. June 26, 1850.

Joun Ross, Esq. Patentee of the Purple Me- tallic lron Paint:

Sir—I have just painted a new ship

with your Metallic Iron Paint, and T have

much pleasure in stating that T never painted a ship with so small a quantity of Paint and On), and Jook sowell, From its adhesive qualities and the manner it ee- vers the wood, [ have no doubt but it will be more durable and much cheaper than any other paint used for such purposes, and would recommend it to the puble generally. Yours, &e. Roserr G. Moran SAINT JOHN, N.B. July 20, 1850. Jonn Ross, ksq — Sir—I! have lately painted a new Brig with your Purple Metallic lron Paint, and have pleasure yn stating that I never paint. ed a vesse! to look so well ai so emalla cost, ard ain fully persuaded it is the best article in use for ship or Iron Work, and would recommend it to the public gene rally. It only wants to be tried to prove its cheapness and durability. Yours, &e. Joun Krrx. SAINT JOHN, N. B. July 23,1850. Joun Ross. Esq —

Sir—l have vsed your Patent Metallic”

Paint, and find it has given perfeer satisfaction. I think it ie a superior arti. cle for any work exposed to the action of Salt Water, as it stands well in any eli. mate. I dohighly recommend it for ship Work, Iron covered building, &c. ’

The Artificial Slate Paint, if it wae more generally used we would have Jess fires in our City than we have had, italse preserves the shingles from Rot ; the cheapness of your Paints is highly in their favour, if nothing else.

G. Tl. Tnompson, Painter. Joun Ross, ksq.—

Sir,—We have great pleasure in bear- ing testimony to the superior qualities of your Metallic Paint. We tried it on the steame~ “ Maid of Erin,” in March, and

since on our new ship the * Lady Bla- —

ney.” Weconsider it cheaper and more

durable than any other Paint we have

ever need. Wa. Parws & Son. Thomas Parks.

Owners * Maid of Erin.” |

FREDERICTON, N. B. Nov. 13, 1850, Mr. J. W. irisn, .

Dear Sira,—Pilease send us two more barrels of your Artificial Slate. We have seen some of the good effects of it at the last fire. Some of the. Roofs. covered with it did not catch at all, and when walls were burnt some ofthe roofs came down in one piece, and others were the means of saving the building,especial- ly one roof alongside of the Bank B. N. A., which also was one means of saving the Bank,

Please see that it ison board of the first boat, as it might be neglected and stored, Your obedient Servants,

Stewart & New GAS WORKS. HALIFAX, N.S. Nov.12, 1830 Joun Ross, Esq —

Dear Sir—It affords me much pleasure to bear testimony to the great superiority which [ consider your Patent Metallic Paint possesses over lead. I have paint- ed our Gasholders with Red Lead Paint regularly every Spring for the last three years, aad no sooner were theygimmersed in the water contained tn the Tanks that [ observed the effects of the Ammonia, marking the depth to which it had beet in the water: this continved until Spring again, by which time it had almost be come white. I painted them this ast spring with your Metailic Paint, and can- not yet observe any difference of colour The part which goes among the water remains the same colour as that which does not. From its adhesive quality 48 well as cheapness, [ consider it superior

to any thing [ have ever seen for Trop.

Work. { havg also used the Artificial Slate Paint, and have no hesitation

saying that (if used aa directed bY your .

Cireular.) it is destined to be The Part, for Wooden Buiidings. Geoxer Burst, Manager. NOVELTY WORKS, N. YORK, December 6, 18#. Mr. Jonx Ross— Sir—L take pleasure in certifying that { have used your Patent Purple Metallic Paints, fur upwards of eighteen moots, chiefly npon our boilers for steamsn)ps and find that it will dry quicker, -ai

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