HASZARD’S GAZETTE. FEBRUARY 23.

LATEST NEWS.

- -Marius iron Ausrnii.ix.—Her”M*aj;yld Government have made arrangements for

the co o ;‘ mm. In Not!‘ Iuo , iglvfh , re,,"by the establish- meat of a _ at to r ‘ once in two months from re, (in ;connection [with the

Intl,Ia‘I§_lIil:.§bf the of the month, via

t to" and o ‘ 9 8th oft month, v§i1u!hf:%ill::1,) altéii-‘nafely with" e line of‘

mail packets, (in tin Cape of Good Hope, sailing from Ilyiroi"- on the 3d of every second month. ,_ _ ...én..i9Ine-i9.a fell °.f_91i1.!' 9¢.°.!.1!"9d s.t!?°ve.-7 on {lip mi ult. cool) to io,ooo tons of ¢ rcci u the worksho s, ‘am dllit: liuildi_iigs'beldlv?,l causing grlalat loss of “property Fortunately the crack in .the cli was seen in season to give warning, to the inhabitants, who tled from the danger. 3 A further tkll was mornently expected. ’ - The weatlier in Great Britain is more‘ settled. The rain does not up ear to have much damaged the pros ‘ cts o agriculture. . Adgreat meeting was old at Exeter Hall, ' Lon on, on . in behalf of the Madiai, and another at Birmingham, and petitions to the Queen were adopted in behalf of. religious liberty in foreign coun- tries.

BuitLnn.—During some days Major Hill, with his detachment, was in considerable d or of being cut oil‘, but was happily re- lcived in time. We presume that the British will advance upon Ava as soon as the con- voys of ele hants arrive. The natives exhi- bit some egree of bravery, and alter all the affair may cost us no little trouble. A body of Thibetiens, under a Tartar general, are making a little war within three marches of Tezpore, in Assam. They demand the enradition of some obnoxious Rajah, and all the British military near, in civil employ, have been ordered out to teach the agree- sors “ a lesson.” '

It ‘is understood that the Treasury has determined to increase the number of em-

és at the Mint, with the view ol'qualify- mg the newly-appointed clerks, &c., for employment in a new Mint establishnient which the government contemplate forming in Australia.

The Empress of the French has written a letter of thanks to the Municipal Council of Ppris, for the kind offer they made of a rich diamond necklace and other costly presents glllfllff), intended for her Majesty. The

mpress, at the same time, preferred that the sum should be applied to some charitable purpose. The Municipal Council have accordingly decided upon the founding of a house of education for poor young girls.

Late California News. The steamship Philadelphia arrived at New Orleans on the 9th instant, having left As- pinwall on the 2d. She brings dates from San Francisco to the I5th of January, two weeks later, and I3) passengers. The P. lell at Aspinwall the steamships Uncle Sam and bio, with 500 passengers and a million and a half in gold. ,

The stearnships Northern Light and Uncle Sam have arrived at New York.

The Sacramento and San Juan valleys were still flooded, and much distress conti- nued among the miners. The roads in many places were impassab e.

Flour was selling at the mines at one dollar per pound.

Sin Fiuncisco Mxnn'rs.—Flour had declined ; American was quoted at $34 and %36 75; Mess Pork $35; Mess Beef$25;

utter advanced to 43¢: ; Lard file.

N aw Oauuis, Feb. 9.-—Sch er Aquille from Vera Cruz brings intelligence to Jan. filth. A proposition is on foot to run a steamer to the head of navigation on the Colorado river, within 400 miles of Salt Lake City,’ and to which point the Mormons will under- take to build a railroad from their capital.

. Eighty men arrived at Shasta, on the 8th of January, from Eureka, ll) of whom were more or less frozen. It is reported that snow is four or five feet deep at Tiinity. The whole of that region of country was sulfering from want. There had been no

door at Eureka for 40 days.

Advices from Trinity are to the 15th Nov.-—'I’he report of the revolt of the natives ainst the French is contradicted.

Dates rom Oregon are to the 3d of Jan- uary. The weather was ver severe, and large quantities of snow had allen. Many overland emigrants were arriving in a very‘ destitute condition.

The health of the Isthmus was good.

It was rumored, that a boat containing thirteen passea rs by the Golden Gate, was upset int c Chagi-es River, and all but one drowned. _Among them were three women and two reu.

TlIe.Uuitcd Statehs and glcifio Mail Steam- fii ouipenies ave etemiined to esta- blisllieweekly line from New York to Cali- fornia. The arrangement will take elfect on March fl. , '

Sstxar Sxuitto.--Ship Flying Cloud, Capt. Cressy, made the passage from San lraneicc to Honolulu in eight days, eight and a half hours.

‘ 'nisti-soe-n~osi the Uii;:d States to Aus- tralia is’ begisni to extensive. There are now, 5:: N cw York and Boston, .. g.sny_ships “up” for that country, us list csliforsie. , ,

The New York Herald states indirectly tbfl the owners of the ' nt have

%eson pate rueelvelithree buudrd orders for caloric gm

sagiuss.

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. _Beywiet. iafuvour svesléugn of Jun. 10th. ,..g.g~ -slos' urine- 5"’, M333; '1' bell of s‘¢il.diers and “Wggg ‘ " " tof'the

decree, calling a National Convention at the Capitol on the I5th of June, to reform the Constitution, elect a new President, and exercise Legilative powers.—Two new

have been started to advocate the rctfi-n of Santa Anna.

Biitwxvs IN Nova Sco-riA.-The pro- tratieil debate on the Hon. Mr Hcwe’s ‘Railway B.elol’t|‘tions,,in the Ngvmscotia Legislature, has at length been brought to ll _close, and the House has sustained the principle enunciated by the Government, byl a majority of two, the vote being 21 in re- _vour,~ and 25 ainst. There is no doubt. that the Counc' will concur in this scheme, and that Nova Scotiu will soon take a start in Railway enterprise. Several of the members from the western portion of the Province are opposed to all Railroads, and their vote, combined with that of the oppo-

’ nents of the Goveninent, it was feared at

one time, would jeopardize the measure. In that case, a dissolution of the Assembly would inevitably have taken place. The measure has, however, been carried, and although the majority in its favour has been small, still, considering the ulterior motives of its enemies, and their unscrupulous efforts to defeat it, the result must be hailed with satisfaction by every well-wisher to these growing Colonies.

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“ Be jllni, and fear lict all the ends thou uiiii’st at, be thy country's, Thy God's, and Trutli’s."—ShIilisp¢u.ve.

REFORM IN THE PRACTICE Ol-‘ THE LAW.

Of the practice of the Law, we have never said. and neither do we believe, that it is ii sin which bars thc hope of Heaven ; although one who now stands hig as a member of the legal pro-

ssion, in Prince Edward Island, and who un- doubtedly is more intimately ncquninti d with the iniquitics on endcred by it, than we are, avow- ed such 1]. bclicf to oursi-lf,n few years ago, and at the same time, declarcd to us, that, therefore, he would never again enter a Court of Law, as a Law 47'.

With respect to the practice of the Law, our opinion is precisely the same as that which we hold with respect to the practice. ofan other trade, art, ni stcry. or irofcssion, w ich, in itself, is liiwfu in the sig it of God and man: and it is this : There arc two modes of pursuing it, an honest and n dishonest onc : the one perfect] in accordance with the s irit of Christ and of is holy religion; the ot or altogether opposed to it. They who practice this profes- sion according to the first mode, may be classed w' e few who “ do unto mm, as they would that men should do unto them," and who are stri- ving to walk consistently in “ the narrow way,” and " to enter in at Ihc strait gate which leadclh unm life.” The other coursc—a longitudinal section of “ the broad way"—is pursued, by some who vainly imagine that, notwithstanding the express declaration of Christ to the contrary, (hwy am, at rhe some tilnc, serve Go an rmzmnwn ; pad bylpthers whose hearts, seemingly regard-

ces, are apparently set upon nothln but tlis ac- quisition 0 this world’s goods, an are, wholly and without reserve, devoted to the service of mamman. Can the warmest Lliristian charity class such men, whilst the continue in such a course, with an but “I many” who have entered in at“the wide gate", and who are walkii in “ the broad way which leadeth to destruction?" Certainly not. l-‘ii ' re we from believing that all lawyers are worth of condemnation. On the contrary, we wel know and freely admit, that some of the wisest and best men who have ever lived, in Britain or in America, have been lawyers, and have done more for the es- tablishment of national freedom and the difi'u- sion of knowledge, than almost any other class of men who have ever figured on the stage of fe. We also well know that the great Law Reformers, Iord Brou ham, Lord Campbell, Mr. Whiteside, and ot ers, are lawyers. emi- nent lawyers, and wise an men. But we also know that, whilst all the truly great Brit- ish lawyers, the lights and ornaments of the Bar, men of the most impartial and dignified minds have cheerfully aided in the exposure and in the extinction of some of the most glaring evils and abuses of the practice; they have been virulently stigmatised and sytematically op s- ed b the inferior and unworthy members olptllie pro essicn—pem_'f'u ging attorneys, and practi- tioners of that e, men in general as destitute of ability as of onesty. far, indeed, are we from thinking that an honest, an honorable, n high-minded, ge- nerous, and charitable man, in one word (1

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confess that, dues is time when we wrote under an assurance of in proplety, some, whose withers we then tboughticere , have given us abundant reason to bel t. in our private estimation, they ought, in strict justice to been classed amongst the tainted and unsound portion of the fraternity. ‘

We are not, however, ignorant of the nature of the annoyances and injuries_to which every man exposes himself who, with a bold, uncom-

rouiising, and conscientious spirit, resent

iiiusolf, to public notice,as a reformer o abuses —particularly when his endeavours are direc apinst the event, which, unfortunately, like those of the Law, have come. a manner sanctioned and ccullrmed by time. No tru_e refornier, we believe, would eecs . if left to the tender mercies of those against whose corrupt practices lie directs his denunciations. “ ‘can: sail sinners” of all meta would, in such cases, we fear, be found equally cruel and sun uinary; if they had the power. Stones will, no do bt cast at us. It will, however, be a consolation for us to know that they are not cast b the guiltless, but by the guilty only.

Suc lawyers as he towhcse truly honourable career and position we have exulcintly alluded, will never, we are certiiin, assume towards us, on the ground of the reformation which we at

resent propose, an attitude of hostility. When the question of Low Reform shall be broadly brought before such men amongst our lawyers, their decision will be something like this : ‘Yes, yes, these charges are, alas! but too true. Too many damnin evidences of their truth have been witnessedg, and may, still, be seen, around us, to leave us any room to dispute them. is time, full time, to put an and to them. Our own individual practice me be co ratively

ure and honourable; but t at is not enough.

he legal atmosphere which we breathe is tainted h corruption; and, if we are influenced only by ue regard for ourselves, we will endea- vour to urify it. Reform will certainly never be soughlt or desired by those who love corrup- tion for the nourishment which it adbrds them. If, tlfcrefore, Law Reform is to be accomplished from within, and not delayed until it be forced u in us rom without. we ourselves must set ii ut it at once and in earnest. Let us, therefore, speedily and energetically bestir our- selves, for our own or it and our own ' and shew, to the convincing of the most incre- diilous of those around us, that, by some w- you at least, “the art of living well" is much more hi hlv esteemed than the art qfswellingoul aBi'llig§ stolhciamastertentorhihest amount possible; and a good name much more desired, than the greatest gains of the most suc- cessful of .v practitioners.’

We are wel sustained by the honesty and integrity of our intentions: and we are, besides, fully persuaded that our views on this subject are such as will be cordially concurred in by the wise and good of ever stnte and degree in thc community. How fiir some men of an opposite character may seek, on this ground, to withstand and persecute us, we will not sto to enquire 2 for we have indeed no eat drain. of what such men can do against us, even althou h they may do their utmost. In our next we she , therefore, proceed to shew and suf- ficient cause—-aiusewhieh all the were of forensic eloquence will never be able gainsa or not aside—why a complete radical E2:-in

be made in the existing predict of the HOUSE OF ASSIHBLY.

Wunnusnax. Feb. 16.

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cording to order, being made, that Committee of the whole H

Mr. Lonowoaru wished to be informed by the members of the Government. before proceeding fur- ther, whether this was to be considered a Govern- ment meusure. or not?

The Hon. Mr. (‘onus aid the Bill of last year fell through because it was not considered by scrne par. ties a Government measure; but he had no heeitutio in decleri. . that the present was a Government tnsasure.n'lt had sometimes been asserted, that it

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a second time; and a motion

the said Bill be new committed to a case-

om ofa Bill, to be passed by the m ' lGcvevuineut without the consent of the people c this Isleud,wbieh would have excluded near y all the tcnantry in t Island from voting, as. under its provisions, none who d not ' ion twenty years, and who had not made improvements to the amount of £800. were to be allowed that privilege. And this Bill, extraordinary as its provisions were, had been ap- prcved of by the Editor of the Islander. for that n- emsn had, a few weeks since, dcclured, llialfid that Bill been pessed,a more intelligent ll.-nu would now be in existence. He (Mr. Cnlcs) wns. him-ev--r, of a different o inion. He thought there was X‘ Iwrse number of into I t y men. the sons of ro-.p.,c,. able farmers and others, t cughcut the lslii--d, who are at present disqualified ll'cIn voting. but who are quite as competent to exercise a just discretion in such matters as the majority of those who exercise that ivilege under the existing laws. ’I'he present Bill goes a little further than the one of last year. The resent Lew 'vss the privilege of voting to 40s. persons in the

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but he did not concur with that lieu. geutlens necessity for delay on the nude stated. The D- lsiiirs or this little his bad frequently takes the lead of the other Colonies, in matters of great import- anus; and he thought they were quite cape maturing this licence without an aesistadcofioul Nova Seeds. With reference to h hiivingufifi hb Isllid, he (ll. Cola) said he & incliid. year, to extend tho franchise jority of the House were thee sullficquent peritd of himself opposed to tho thought that process would this young country, where ever man was perfectly iv known to the lletiirniug 0 Many of tbs voters would not take the trouble to get themselves registered, and would consequently be dlsfvs uudiueteadcf ' re " a:ypcttieno[tbq°,’¥- lea; he was strongly in favor an extension t e e ive inci Is.

The Iliin. tllie Tuuasuaua disapproved of delay, on the grounds stated b the op men. He bud no expectation that their vlbws wcu be mcdidedbyuny Inch delay. But if they did wait for a precedent. he thought the House had better postpone the considera- tion of the Bill until after t e arrival of the next English Mail. when it was probable that the plan proposed by the present Ministry, for the extension of the franchise in England, would be received. HI (the Treasurer) agreed with the hon. member (Mr. Palmer) that the question of Registry of Voters was one that the House ought to grapple with, although he was not then speaking the sentiments of the Govern- ment. That uestion, and the extension of the fran- chise. upon w ich the members of the Government were agreed, were, he observed, two diflerent thin ; although he felt sure the Government would glu ly accede to that, were it not on account e t alilditicual expense that would necessarily be incurred I

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Atteyr some further cbservaticngfrom the Hon. the Treasurer. Mr. M'Aulsy. Mr. Mocue . Mr. Warbur- tou, Mr. Idon Mr. Lo on and Mr. Pal- mer. the neutron was put and carried; and the House according y resolved itself into the said Oomniittee— Mr. W’ btmsn in the chair.

The t clause of the Bill was then read and agreed to without opposition. The S sker resumed the chair. Progress was reported, an leave obtained to sit again.

Hon. Mr. Conus introduced a Bill to amend the Law now in force relutin to Wills, Legacies and Exseutors; and also, a Bi I to secure compensation to Tenants, and thereby promote the improvement of the soil; and the said Bills were severally read the tint time.—Adjoumcd.

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The Wills and scies (amendment) Bill was read a second time. ' ‘he Bill was then committed to a Committee of the whole llcuse—-Mr. Clerk in the chain Alter a short time, the Committee rcse—-pro- greas was reported. and leave obtained to alt again.

The Hon. Conowixi. Sucarrauvibi °°““m"<l. laid before the House eo y of a Despatch from Sir John Paklagton to Sir A. Bunnerrnan, dated Nov. N, I861, acknowledging receipt of the Small Debt and Free Education Acts, together with the memorial of cenain landed Proprietors in Prince Edward lelnud.

raying that Her lllajeety might be advised to disul- llew the said Acts; iuetruc ' ' acquaint memcrialists that the against the provisions of these ' _ _ _ . sutlicient to justify the Colonial Minister in advising Her Majesty to withhold Her Majesty's Royal As- sent from the said Acts. _

A copy of the said Memorial accompanied the Despetch. These documents having been read by the Clerk.

The Hon. Mr. Conn rose and said, he hoped that these documents would satisfactorily prove that the present Government had not so themeelvps to the

oprieters. Some writers in the public prints bed

waver recently had the audacity to assert Gcveruinsut here had iudaeed ' Government, beau

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Bilfebould be assented to by Her Msjcst . _ The Hon. Mr. Loan thought it was but just to the people. as well as to the Government, that thp Memo- rial just read should be published as exteusivel as ible The Government had been a_ccused of v- iug cons ired with the roprietoru against the inter- ests of t e people of t is lslsnd,iind therefore. ul- th h the Memorial was a lengthy document. 50 shcu d move that it be published in all the Newepa. pars printed in the Colony. This course he consider- sd but a bare act ofjustice to all parties, and more particularly to the resent majcrit cfthe House of Assembly. He ( r. Lord) said e felt. oxtrgmcly sorry for the very equivocal in vvh this do- cument wculd place the hon. member (Mr. Yeot) I-ls (Mr. Y.) had come to this couiitry and like himself (Mr. L.) lisd succeeded in acquiring a little pro‘p_ei-ty in it; and be thought it was u try that his him. mad iinself in so swkurd u

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He felt sincsrel so that the hon. gen- lllenman (Mr. Y.) should huyve prlbyced his name among those cfs number of gentlemen who have uot.|ike the hon. member ( Mr. Y.), to go back in a little while to the constituencies of this Island, and give an account of their stewardship. He could only account for this extraordinary conduct, by olllppollll‘ Sir George Seymour. on his recent visit to this Island. lied got the better of that hon. member's sounder judgment-— that he had, in short, signed the memorial merely_tc please Sir George Seymour, and not from any conyioo lion in his own mind of the truthfulness and propriety of the Ilemcrisl itself.

Mr. Yao dOIIlOd.ll|Ill10 had signed the Memorial to please Slr Geo Seymour, or any body also, and asserted his willingness to do so again to-marrow. He said there was a universal outcry throughout the country against the Education Bill—end that it would

, cannot practice as a lawyer; that, leave lders; butt rears many Cc- prove of incalculuble injury tctheteusatry. pro- in this community, we can indicate such a mun; Icny who, although of considerable pro- iptoru woe in_cst certainly now make them pay one who, for more than thir ears, was a party, are by that Law this the same prl_vi- their route in uteri money. In 0'40? '0 0l_|l>_lI 3503!! memj," of the B" of pfince F “rd hland, egs. _‘l‘be ‘ Bill would extend the . vs t:ry the additions tssunpoesdb tbyst B_ill,“uludu: and who now conuimwg the gflce’ the om” franchise to ll: pummel II the .uee.‘cnd occupation of to favor the ppople gist lnl F". ment, and the dignity of the Bench. Only l"'°l”“7 ‘"3 u ‘ P".-’r" =M‘h'!Il'lnu"' M°"°'.l'l "' ,:l:°'l"°“' 1 ‘ins; ,0 mg an m_ confide’ his °"°°r‘ ‘mdy hi! life and comemb Ta.x',sh'::ld also pom“ tIO.'l::.:..vetc. F 0“ nh°.'mili Iilsrlh" '-lsblemuione must come out of the tion, and regard his rivnte, unostentatious, 1'' Lo did . "lgfllfiot-:h.".'“u. 11",’. ‘Numb, no m-‘.3. sober. and mmrlfir “'0' H9 i‘ *“""°“"‘l°*l ... :i§.cii:.l';liil:haii 'iiim'l' “rill” ‘T’ "sari . ism that. He hid s’igncd the Memorial fairly and by 110 °Vld°“°°' °f l‘ 5 538°" 9"’ “Vin y sweeping . It vs ihsF::dot'ccui- openly with no attempt at concealment. He hilnlslf contaminated by base brlboo—-of his ever aving I, taking the prior... of ii. stars." to run ins to ' y no In than am. in the shape cram,