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‘allow the Board of Works to be set at defiance

Orpos.tion that hegdid actapprove of the Board of Wy. rks hanes power to appoint the an Oomrissiors:s, should any such case as had been alluded to arise, no Government would

Aste Statute Labor, he would like to see i. abolis ved and commutation money paid instead. In respect to letting pieces 6f rovds an th peine Me referred t» by his hon. co league, Mr. Kickham, weve was nothing in tue ori buq prevent the Board of Works from letting Roads

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Hon, Mz, Haviland,— Political Sheriffs were, in his eye, dp abomination. For some tine’ the appoigtwent was a political one in this | colony, but after seeing the working of that | plan tor ‘some years, it was considered ex-| pedient to go back to the old British principle. | An efficient Sheriff should be retained in his oltice year after year if possib!e, and should be). tree from all politica’ prejudices and bias. It was ‘ar better to allow the law to remain un- altered in regard to the mode of appointing

in that way, if practicable.

Mr. McNeill said Loud work should be per- forme! early ia the season

Mr. Brecken was of ‘epinion the work should he Ff prin.

Mr. Kickham was of a different opinion. Farmers were busy putting their crops in the ‘ground at that season of the year.

Mr Cameron concurred in the desirability of pe: orming road work as early iu the season us por ible,

AFTERROON.

elon, Mr. Haviland girected attention to an error on the 8th page of the Purliamenary Riporter, where he “was made to say the very reverse of whet he did say relative to the Georgetown Commgn. What he said was that Charlottetown once had a Common, but that it was lost. The people of Georgetown had a Comm on and they knew how to keep it — He, (Hon Mr. Haviland) also alluded to the im- propriety of any Reporter italicising the words of any hon. member.

Hon. Attorney General said that the con- structiod put on the meaning of the hon. mem- ber, Mr. -Kaviland, touching the Georgetown Comm Attor; Souris Eoped

ilon House Gover:

*y Gener, had been male ¢» siy‘that had no Harbor nor Breakwater. H he error would be corrected,

Attorney General presented to ¢ he stimates of the expeuditure of the nent for the current year.

fos. Attorney General submitted a Bill to provide forthe carryig gout of Capital Panish- ment within Prisons.

Recerved and read a first tims.

tie (dom Attorney General) explained the

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object of the bill as pointed out by the Des |

patch before the Louse on that gubjeet, re- commending the adoptiog im this Colony of the prictice in Eqgland of having ex-cutions condacted inside the Jail. When the des- patel: alluded to was recsived from the Col nial Ofiee last autumn, he rejoiced that at that time this community was happily free from those enormous crimes which lead tv capital punisiment. Since then, however, go unfortunate occurrence of that kind took

place. He referred to the Dowey caso, and said that gbhe bill gid not apply to that con. ha epee

Mr. Brecken said, that he hoped the bill would Se made to applyY to the painiul case )8 Question. He spoke of the degrading tend- eacy of public exeeutions. He was of opmnion

hat justice would be vindicated by extending the prervgative uf the Crowa in the case of the uoturtunate Dowey. But if the sentence mast bo put in furce, let it, in the name of humanity, bs dvae us pointed out by the bill just tatroduced

Hon. Me. MeAalay spoke of the demoraliz ing ——s of capital puowhment, which he ‘ eG Gig wot lead to the prevention of erime, but had a withering infuence on the best fe:linzs of humanity. ~ Le wrigessed the exeoutioa of the noturious Burke. in his bacive country in early life, and could testify that tie teadency of publiz executions was not the lessening of crime, bat, on the cun- trary, the demoralization of the people,

lion. Mr. Haviland ezpressed the hope that the bill would long continue a dead letter on the Gpatute Book of thé Guieny” ‘He eon gratalsied his native country on the fact that Sieh ps: ffal cas_s as the one now pendins were of rare occurrence. He hoped the bill would be so anended as to include the case in question. He concurred with the senti-

ments expressed by his hon. coileague, Mr. |

MeAula;, touching the pernicious effeets of public executions. He suw no magn why the Rou! Prerozative should not h- exsreisgil im the ucfortunate Dowey cage. Great douht existed ia his mind ‘on the point, as ¢

Waether Dowey @ommitied murder wilfully. Ile referred tu the fact as proven im Cour: that “DB wey ‘told the gir, McQuarrie, te vtand back that Cullen might pasa by with- out observing them. That tact weighed heavily with hina, and lead him to believe that uv preconcieved malics vor animus ex. isted in the breast of Dowey azainst the un- furtu cate Cullen. verdict on @ similar ease in Englaod would be mens‘tugiter, and not wilal murder

fie (Uva Mr Haviland) thon cited a case in plat, of receat occurrence, in the mother country, io proof of hWargunient. The exs- cation, be said, of the unfortunate stranger, Dowey, oo the ground of mukiog him « sgape geet, or warn ng for fyr'yre criminals, would be highly reprehensible, and nut pro

ductive 0! good to society.

Hoase in Comuntttes on the Bill to extend the limits of St. Eleanor’s Jail :

After some rewarks from Lion. Mr. Laird, Mr. Howatt, and Mr Davies. in favor of ex tending the privileges of the bill to low water wark, om the ground thet parties qn the limits might at ties procure employ- went abi the wharvés and shores ol said lhmits, Ihe bill was amended to meet the views of bom. members, after which the bill was reporied agreed to.

lion. Attorney Genesal gave notice that to-morrow the House would go intu Com- aaittee on the question of Supply.

Hoa. Mr. MeAulay.—Then addressed the Ilouse touching the question of initiating Supply, and contended that the course pur sucd by the Hoa. Leader of the Government, did not carry out the principles of the Im- perial Government. -

The Kepolawon of the Hon Atty, General was, howe ver, put by His tigaor the Speaker.

_ House adjourned” ©

: Tuvurspay, March 18.

Hon. Attorney General presented the Bepor ot the Medical Superintendent of the Lunatic “—— which was laid on the table. *

on. At:orney General also submitted the Public Accounts for the past year, which were jaid on the table.

Hous? i: Committee on the Bill relating to the office of Sheritf. Pros Yi

Mr-"Cadierdfi ii*the chair,

Hon. ee eral “explained that the object of the bill was to plice the power of

poi the Sheriff in “th hands of the Master of the Rolis, in case of the absence of po oo Ad the Chief Justice, “oF fii the

of hie being, at the time for appoin ing S2eriffs, Acminisirator of the Goverument.

Mr. MeNeiil was of opinion that as the Government were responsible for the peace of the country, they should have the power to ap- ‘point the Sheriffs. It was owing, in a great méasare, to the right man not ‘being in the richt place, that caused the disturbauces in the country pot long since.

Lim. Attorney General said the object of the bill was sot any radica! change in refere eee to the office of Shefiff, but merely to supp’y @ desciency not provided’for in the Act a3 It now stood. se

Mr. P. Sivclair thought it was fylly se well to give the Justices the power of“appuintiag the Sheriffs «s to place it ih the hands Gf the Govérament. oe —

Hon. Mr. McAulay coincided with the ree marks of the hon, member, Mr. Sincldi: The circum: tances of the country were such as to require th + amendment pro by the bill,

without which the Sheriffs for the current year)

ctytd not b- legally appointed. “Hon. Mr, Qavies.—As the Government were responsible {5 the coulitry fur the conduct of Sheriffs, it wos bat right that their appointment should rest vith’the Governmeat:” Tue prin’ ciple of plac af the sole power it the hauds of phe Jadzes was not sdugd; * =~ Mi, Bell.~The office of the Sherif? was a very deficat» one, and should “be yetained dur og good behaviour, Serious mistakes have Sica rasde by appoiating incompetent aid tex pétience | ng to important office. alo cousiile: ¢ the Government should have

she Obit ia their own as they ‘a0 bound’ :o eed thet no teiuinite should be © .@ to thé country by thage officers.

lt. Breek Shei 7¥ was an officer of

moe the judicial court of tie cblony, and should

ther he i day dy 3 litical appoin'ment: to that | a way Eee ine Bes |B to be awayed by potitied Be e should be retamed during

1 7 ‘duties con with sa i ori@aze mature, aud required much

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| Hon. Mr, Henderson remarked upop the | | very important nature of the office of High |, |Sheriff, He instanced cases which had ac-

courts Were not ulways free from party bias | any more than Governments. The further |

, . ; that party feeling or Government iufluences |

| could be removed from the office of Sheriff|aspece. No lawyer could make a fortune at gaol, as was publi

the better fur the peace and happiness of any people. Believing that the appoimtments in | question were safer in the hands of the Jud ses iihan if left to the Government, he would sup- port the B:il as introduced. | Mr, Reilly.—[t mattered very little whether or the Goverameut, had their party bias; it was, therefure, as well | ito leave the Lillia is pregent form. in favour of coatinuing Sheriffs ia office durimg | | g20d behavivar. | Mr. George Sinclair. —The office of Sheriff} | appeared tu be an enviable one ia this [slaud, | jif judged by the number of applicants that an }uually aspired for that position. As the law | now stood the Court and Goverament conjoint ly to Some extent appoiated the Sheriifs. | would, therefore, support the Bill in its present | | form |jection urged against his sugzesiions was to “the effect, that the appointment of Sherilfs by jthe Goverument would lead to political bias. | He evncurred ju the opinion that Sheriffs above | ail men should be non political,but in small com- | munities it was difficult to yet any man devoid jof political bias. Aud men of strong political | | feelings were as apt to be appoiuted by the |Judzes as by the Goverment. :

Atter some further remarks from several {hon. members, the clause under cousideration was agreed to.

The paragraph that imposed a fine of twenty pounds un all persons refusing to act as Sherifi, calied forth a few remarks,

Ron. Mr. Davies said that a tew years since he was appointed Sherif, when it was well known that if he had accepted the office he could not have beeu a candidate forthe district which he afterwards represented He, there- fore, paid the fine of £20, but it was after. wads reimbursed by the Leyislature. § Ke could not see the justite of giving the Supreme Covrt power to punish any mau because he Would uot accept that office.

Hos Me. Hoslend —All laws were liable to be abused, byt he did not think it advigable to annul the penalty im question, Many per- sons in that class of soejéty from which Shernifs should be selected, would refuse to accept that vilice unless a fiae were imposed in case of refusal.

Hon. Attoraey General said that in Knzland if a man refused to accept the office of Sheriff he had to pay a fine of £500 sterling. The office was suftrounded by so many troubles and difficulties that a penalty was necessary to compel peop!e to accept it.

The Bit’ in question was then reported agreed to.

The Hon. Attornsy General submitted the Royal Lustructions, as asked for by the Hon. Mr. Haviland. Which, together with the Commission of Sir John Young, as Governor General of Canada and this I[s'and, were ordered to be published in the Journals.

H >use in Committee on the Militia Bill.

Hoa. Mr. Haviland said that as long as we were an intezral part of the British Empire aud protected by the flag of Olid Eugland, it was our duty to keep up a military force, how- | ever small, The cost of that department to} ithe people of Great Britain was about £1 stz. per head ; here if was 4 pence currency. The

jealous eye with which Great Britain watched Vihe juterest and prytected the ri,bts of her | subjects might be shewn by the recent Abys- isiuian war. When the Mother Country pour-

1 ° . ‘ed forth her treasures and shed her blood in

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| defence of the tiberty of her subjects, it was i surely the duty of her Colonies tu keep us their | quota of military organizations. It would be |necessary, he obseryed, 10 haye some of the Volunteer Companies retained, under the Bill, | jat short pange trom Georgetown, Souris and Summerside, to serve as checks to the improper conduct of fereign sailors landing at those places.

Mr. Kickham alluded to depredatiens com- mitted by fishermen when ashore at Souris last lyear, and said it wag highly necesggry to have 'a well orzanized force stationed at that place. | Hon. Attorney General said it was left with | the Commander in-Chief and military authori- | ties to distribute the Volunteer force to the | best advantage.

Mr. Prowse said on the subject of pay‘ng Captains, that it would be weil to provide azainst their receiving pay in cases where or- ganized companics weie broken up.

It was then agreed upon tha: no Captain shogid draw hjs pay unlegs he had a Company in goog standing.

Mr. Breckeu spoke of the possibility of a Captain having a good deal of trouble, though he may have failed in his effurtsto keepa Compauy organized.

Hon. Yr. Henderson spoke of the ngcegzity and propriety of complying, as far as possib:e, with the views of the Mother Country, relative to military defence,

After some further remarks, the till was reported agreed to, with amendments.

House adjourned.

Fripay, March 19.

Hon, Attorney General, by message from His Honor the Administrator, transmitted « despatch Trem Earl Granville, in reply to the joint. Addregs of the Legislature of this Culony, jo Ber Maj:sty the Queen, praying that the salary of the Lieut Governor of the Culony ‘might continue to be ped from the Imperial ‘T easury. Said Despatch sets forth that Her Majesty's 24ers could see no rcasun for ex- emptimg Island from the genera ang rexsanable rule that every Colony should pay <the salary of its Governor. That Her Majese Va Menmmentat izpested provision would be made by the Local Legislature for the pay ‘ment of suid Salary as soon as His Excellency Mr. Dundas would relinquish his office, and that the Secretary of Siate desired to be ‘in- formed, without delay, whether the Gove-n- ment of thig Islarig were prepared at onee to take the 1 cessary steps fur réleaving Her Majesty's Government of the charge in ques- tion. Ordered that said despatch be laid on oy en A

ouse in Committee on the Bill relating to Capital Punishment. 198K; .

Hon. Attorney General said that the alter- ation sought to be made in the bill, with the view of including under its proyjgions the un- fortunate case now before ihe pub!jg mind of the Colouy, was submitted by him‘to the Judzes of the Supreme Court, and aftéy mature consideration they were of opiniay jliat the change alluded to could not be entertained.

Hon. Mr. Haviland regretted that so repul- sive au exhibition as a public execution should ever take place in this Colony. +e

Hon. Mr. Keliy presented a petition from givers Inhabitants of Lots 57 and 58, praying for a bill to regulate the Fees of the Suprem Courts,

Hon. Mr. Kelly addressed the House on the subject o ee Fees and charyes ot officers of the Sapreine; Court. He reverted to the statement made by the petitioners to the eifect that the fees chatyed in many cases were un- reasonable and ‘tulbovs, and that the fear of losing their properties, under the liability of such costs, often deter ies from ventur-

ing their cause into the Cou ts of Justice. y ever, did not

e, (Hon. Mr. ely wish t& be consideted ndorsing, to the fullest extent, the séutiments of the petitioners. Ue did hot believe that lawyers generally ex- acted ‘higher rates of fees \lin wére allowed by law} yet he saw no reason” Why similar enactments tQ ‘of the’ sis iness ‘hot be &easé Oh record

regulating the fees in” ghestion coul adopted here. There wis A case vi : where a verdict of one shilling yar t i by a bill of costs amounting ta £17, In't other Colonies a regular seale of fees were ided by law, and ¥ pointed out for

the of all, He contended that the

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town, praying for the repeyl of the Act of He}

| The Bill required amendments in several par

Island should be in no other hands than our,

-Hon. Attorney (Jeneral was glad that Kelly disclaimed to some extent agy dpprobious termeyased in the Petition. When Bills of Costs were divided among alt, the yarties concerned including survey ors4oo, the awyets share was but small after all.

Mr Brecken said that Lawyers, often worked for lower wages than Surveygys would take: There was no plare in America where lawyers were so poorly paid as hege, The next generation of lawyers would reap a rich harvest from the illegal and imperfect deeds of | sume professional would-be lawyers of the present day.

Hon. Mr McAuliy would ask if going,to

me the

eaigh whea the soil was moist in , curred in the Mother Country to show that the | (aw was a bad business, why ask for ne

facilities to prosecute such a course? Hon. Mr, Haviland.—In no part of the British Dominion were lawyers gp poorly pail

ery best | He said |

his peqfession in this countrys—the v they could do was to earn # living.

that a gentleman told him the other day he | had oceasion to procure the advice of an} attorney at St.John, N. B, on a matter of business, and when he asked him his charge

| the appointment was in the hands of the court | the attorney's reply was $50, whereas $5 would | 1y accomplish this saving by reducing the forces | Sheriffs, like other men, he the sum charged in a similar case on the | yy ¢he Colonies except at ay itary stations,

Island, He bkoped the hon member who}

Hie was, Wished to protect the public against lawver’s | a suiseription to raise fuods for the benefit of the

fees, would submit a clause in his bill pro- | nouncing it illegal for surveyors, schoo! teachers and ether non-professional parties to draw up legal documents,

Hon. Mr. Haviland presented a petition from divers merchants and others, of Charlotte

last Session relating to Uniortunate Dedtors He, Hon. Mr Haviland, said that the petition ers, smong whom were some of the leading mereha:ts of the City, believed that the Act) alluded to, would prove injurious to the best interests of trade; that it enabied dishonest men to get rid of their honest debts too readily; that under its Operations there was not sufli- cient means provided for punishing those who might be disposed to secrete, or part in an im proper manner with any property 5 and that it was calculated to injure the Acuest trader who endeavored to obtain an honest living by ob- taining goods, fiom England, the States, or Colonies, by making his regular semi-yearly payments for goods so received, but who, ow- ing to the existence of the Uafortunate Debtors’ Act, of 1863, would now find it im possible to obtain supplies in the way set forth le therefure moved that said petition be sub mitted to # Committee of the whole House on Tuesday next.

Hon. Attorney General supported the motion, not with the view of repealing the Agt, but in order to mtroduce any amendments dhat mjyht be deemed expedient.

Hon. Mr. Howlan observed that the principal complaint appeared to be that the amount of liabilities, uamely £100, was too small to receive the protection the Act afforded. There was uo cry made by the petitioners agajnst parties crossing the Atlantic and getting white- washed in Laveryeol, but the unfortunate’ debtor who eould got take advantage of Courts abroad, must be deprived of similar privileges at home, where the whole of his busivess transactions could be closely examined. Uader the provisions of the Act of last Sessi_n creditors would get share aid shace alike, and thereby preferential assizaments woald receive a cheek which doubtless, was not very palat able to those who aimed at securing all, to the exclusion of others. After all that had been said by certa'n perijes acvcainst the Bill of last Ww 5 Ds: ee on ise” Session “becalise of itd rditious teud*icy, there were but some 30 cases reported on tlie fist, and the large majortty of those were reduced to the very lowest state of insolvency.

Mr. Breckeu believed the Act in question would not give that satisfaction which was desirable. But as to the wisdom of repealing it, he thought, that required consideration, The amount of indebtedness was to smail, and there were other clauses in the Bill, which might be amend:d. He would, therefore, gupport the motion to gu into Committee.

Hon. Mr. Davies hoped hon, members was not going to be dvuiven from their position by the cry raised by a few persors against the Unfortunate Dedtors Act of last S-ssi-n. The principle of the Biil was sound, and would yet prove beneficial to the general trade of the country, though at first, j& wight be consider- ed too radical a chagze from the oid system of One or two grasping all, at the expense of of other creditors.

Hon Mr Haviland—It was a farce to give a discharge for so sma!l an amount as £100.

ticulars, if not a total repeal of the whole Act. The mezstre was matured last session, too hastily, He was in faver of a Bankruptey Law in principle, but the Act in question, was one sided, and did uot protect suffi -iently the ereditur, liz confessed the subject was one of great difficulty, and required much carefu: study

Mr. Reilly—It was rather extraordisary that the repeal of any Law sould be gsked for before its principles were, in any aue case, tested. Time should he given tu show the practical working of the measure. The sum of £100 was too low a figure tor the protection of the Court,

Mr. P. Sinclair—It would be better te leave the Bill in operation until the next sez- sion of the Legislature, when its principles would be more fylly developed, and the re sults produced under its provisions more easily debated.

Ifouse adjourned.

Saturpay, March 20.

Mr. McNeill asked the Government if they had purchased Mr. Modggon’s Estate on Lot 23, and at what price ?

fion. Attorney General, in reply, said thar the estate in question was purehased at the rate af 133, Island currency, per acre,and that the necessary documents were being drawn out,

‘of one wil on dollars in the total amount as com-

We must also indicate some policy with re , ference to Canada ; for Canada was also a nest, of conspirators and of base operativns against us under the almost oper protection of the English element there.’ Who will give us # geod war speech jn Congress upon the ques- tion of our relatio with«England ? We want a speech with a solid ring to it -that will make them up a little on the other side of the water,

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pared with last year. He said the Goveroment propesed to practical-

~~ Phe amnesty committee of Dublin has started

Fenian couvicts, who are discharged irom im prisoument by the Government Loudon, March 12th.

Consols 93; U 8S. Bonds 83.

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In the recent explosion of the Austrian war steamer, Radetsky, ouly 24 lives were saved out the crew vo) 400.

London, March 12, evering.

In the House Commons this evening, Hon Robt Lowe, Chanecllor of the Exchquer, stated that if the mail contracts with the Tcman Steam- ship Company were sanctionsd, the steamers of that ne would sail from Queenstown every 2 ri- day tor New York, instead of Thursday as bere- tolore, Mr. Seely woved for a committee on the mail contracts to the United States. Marquis HMartingt n,Postwnaster Geverg|, said the contract was completed by the late Government, and to break it would be a breach Of faith He added that the presevt servige was sa‘icfactory. Mr, Lowe deprecated and Mr hunt eupyorted the contract, Tbe Jlouse divided and the motion was adepted Dy the followivg vote for a Com- mittee, 115 against 86, J

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Consola 97§. The general warket fluctuatiuns fer the week have been very shgbt.

Madrid, March 13.

The Sp*nish Minister of Finance bas asked for one million reals Co meet eatraorgiugry ez penses of the Government,

The Zustriagu budget shows a deficiency of 300.000 4. riug in the anticipated revenue of gov- ernment.

Madrid, March 14.

Iu the Constituent Cortes at Madrid, the Min- ister of War asked for power to raise twenty five thonsand recruits, which be said were necessary to complete the army. AftePmaclong debate a majority of the Cortes yoted in favor of granting the pewer to the Ministry, but resolutions were passed declaring that in future wilitary censerwp- tion should be disceutinued

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iY No appointment has yet been made‘to the Treasury Portislio Joho C Breckenridge, after! av exile of nearly eight years, reached his home ut Lexington, Ky., yesterday. Hye will unmedjatedy

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Habfax. March 11.

Mr. Croke, member of Pagliawoyt of Rich- mond, died to-day.

Hhree Coustituencies naw apea—Yarmouth, Hants and Richmond.

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Haljfax men lose fifty thousand pourds by dnterneional Insurance Company.

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Montreal, March 11.

Whittaker died last night at hall-past uine./, He passed away wilhout any syurptoms of con- cionsness or suffering. From the uoment in- flammation set in it became painfully apparent to his tciends that death must swoon fulaw. The coroners viewed the ogy thie afternoon. The In quest opens so morrow. Whittaker’s father, who, was telegraphed for, ix said to be on his way out.)

Wo mails have yet reached, nor are any expect ed before tomorrow or Saturday, No wuils can be despatched, Trvins are all sturm beund with ina few wiles of Montreal,

Sergeant Davis of the Ottawa Police, and Ser geaut Nild, of the Military Police, have petitioned the Corporation of Mont: eal for a share of the re- ward offered for the appreheusion of the assassin of the Hon T D McGee.

Quebec, March 11.

During*the terrific snow sterm yesterday, a wooden house at Point Levi was bloWa do pieces, | and the people within, three in number, were buried ju tie snow. The bodies bave not gut

| deen recovered.

Montreal, March 12th.

Seven persons were killed by an avalanche at Point Levi yesterday.

The Coroner's Jury on the case of Whittaker met this morning, and the evidence of witnesses present at the fatal occurrence was faken. Hearn, Advocate, appeared for Challoner. There are indications of conflicting opinion between the Coroner avd Jury as to the legal powers of a Corouer’s Jury, the Coroner holding that a dury man’s duty goes no further than enquiry into the fact of a crime having been committed, whereas others insist upos hearing evidence in justifi- cation.

Ly the Quebee Assewbly a number of French Canadian wempers have tormed themselves into & ring to obtain Sessional indemnity. they ask | the same as that paid to gseusbers of the Federal

Parliament. Mentreal, Maree 1313.

The Coraner’s inquiry into the death of Whit taker terminated near noon to-day. The evi- dexce elicited was only in relation to the actual firing of the fatal shot. The Corener would not allow Chalivner to enter on his deience. "

The Coroner addressed the jury as follows : You have in evidence in this cave direct evi- dence establisbing the lying in wait and killing, and in my epipion a mowent of serious reflection will convinee you all, that by the oath poy have taken and the strong evidence Jyid you, | only one course js Ieft open, and that is to find thet ihe prewyaee deloviously, wilfully, and of bis matige aforethought, took the life of Whittaker.

At two o'clock the jury returued with the ful- luwing verdict: -

“ Phat Frederick Charles Whittaker came to his death on the 10°h of March instant, from a pistol shot weand in the left temple, from the hande- et Jets Henry Challoner.”

The jary was then dischaiged, and Chailoner committed to stand his tral at the Queen's Beach in October,

Flour dull prices unchanged.

Whittaker was buried with military honors

this afteruvon. Montreal, Mareh 15th. Canfield Dorwin) American Conan! General gander President Buchanan, and for many years a Banker in Montreal, left on Saturday evening under suspicious circumstances. taking with bim alarge sum ef mouey. The affair causes some

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renew the practice of tbe lgw, bul catefully es- chew politica. — !

The election in] New Hamp-hire yesterday resulted in the choice of Ouslow Stearne Repub lican, for Gosernor, by 4000 majority and- the tuil ticket fur Republican Congressmen.

New York, March IL,

General Daiee to suspend the executicn of Ue in- surgen 8 condemned to death in Cuba.

Cuban advices report the disappearance of Cholera at Sanutiage, de Cuba. Continued ex- cesses by the insurrectionists im the Eastern De- partment, and heavy shipments of sugar and mu- lasses to the United States.

' New York, Mareh I! th.

The Everett Houge was destroy ed by fire to- day to the amount of S350.000 ,

Longstreet, the distinguished rebel General. has been nomimated by President Grayt for Sur- veyor of the Port of New Orleans.

The Steamer Golden City sailed from San Fran. cisen for Panama on Wedne day, with 31,109.- QUU in treasure, of whieh $329 000 1s tor New York, $531,000 for England, aud $179,000 for France,

' New York, Math 1th.

Judge Hear, of Massachusets, buy gcerpted the position of Attorney General in Preadept Grant’s Cabinet = It is expected that Me Wash- burne, the vew Secretary ol State, wall shortly exchange that position tor Musister to France. Phe Cabinet vacancy of the Treasury bas not 5 et been filled,

The severest snow storm of the season prevail- ed yesterday throughout’ Lower Canada, aod Railway communication is agin interrupted. Drilts thirty feet deep are already forged.”

Washington, March 1!

The Senate to-day, coufirmed the following members of the Cabinet.—Hamiiton Fisk. of New York, Secretary of State; George 8. Bout- well, of Massachureiis,Secretary of the Treasury ; Gen Rawlins, Secretary of War; E. B Wash burne leaves the State Department as Minister to Franee.

New York, March 12th,

Montreal despatches of yesterday report the heaty snow storms and raging winds as unprece- dented All the railroads ate blecked. Eight teet of level snow lay eon fhe track for twenty wiles in the vicinity ef Three Risers. At Quebee the storm was terrific, Three men had perished in the enow drifts ucar the eity and at Point Levi an avalanche of evuow fell from the cliffs on a bonse containing fifteen persons, four of

and in a few days the whole matter would 6: terminated.

There was no further business of impor tance transacted.

His “V.00r the Speaker expressed his desire ihat the House should adjourn at an early hour, as he was anxious to tke a trip home until Monday.

House adjvurged yutjil Monday next, at 2 o*clock.

A. McNett, Reyorter.

ENGLAND AND Tip UNITED STATES.

The New York Herald gets of the following on the relations between the two countries :—

The moment is appropriate for us to consider how we stand with our commercial rivals ‘aci‘oss the water. That we are upon thé eve of an éxciting diplomatic, if not warlike, cou- test with Great Britain we have little doubt.

The unfortunate acerediting of Reve John- son to the Court of St James‘ujipaary’enly to

have opened the Alabama woungs fresh, and has | ons poopie be ‘again Feflect upon the wrongs and oltrages commitied against us when we were struggling for national exist- ance. ‘Ig say that the privateers which were jaunched azajust us Curiug cur war escaped from the interdict of English law is only to argue that the boasted laws of England are a’ farce; and so they were, in all that tended to houorable action towards us during our rebel

lion. The English people were almost a unit, | from bootblack to lord, for the destruciion of the republicism of North America and this whole Vonfinent. How, then, could the iawe be enforced, when all England forbade their execution? England, therefore, cannot ‘ex

pect us to judze of our relations with her threagh certain written bit dorjaaut codes, but,

rather, through the national impulse, which,

fur the time heiug, sets all codes agide. We have simply io base our whole future action

upon the Alabama claime upon this idea, and settie the wholé matter as if England had boldly declared war against’ us, instead of striking, Spauiardlie and’ snakelike without

previous notiee.

another item to which we wish tu draw the at- tention of our goverument. “Phig refers to the Island of Nassau. It is a girategi int in the hands of England whigh, in pi oy whe any in- ternal or foreign trouble we may have, may do us immense . We well remember what a thern it was in cur side during our Jate war; how it swarmed with blackade rynners; ‘how it was virtually a point of active operations azaiost us and bow the South received fram

immense war supplies to assist them in the at- tempted overthrow of our government. This

ot. We ire it as a picket for the y i wae Atlantic oe The Alabama not be setiled without including

While settling the Alabama claimg there is!

whom were crushed to death, Washiuwgton, March 12

The Diplomatic Corps called ucen the Presi- deut on Thureday afternoon, and were receised in the Blue Room. The ceremonies were eutire- ly private

Secretary Washburne presented the visitors to the President, and Barou Gerolt, the Prussian Ambassador, addreased bim us follows, “ Mr President.—The representatijes of the forgiga nations accredited to the Government of the United States, have the honor on this oecasion to renew their assurances of their sincere wishes for the welfare of Your Exeellency and of the vation which has entrusted to you the Executive Power of the United States. In the name of my colleagues L express the most sincere hopes that the friendly relations new existing between the United Siates and other uations will be main tained under your administration, Such, Mr. President. will he our myet earnest and constant endeavors "

‘The President in responee aaid, * Baron Gerolt, and geotiemen of the Diplomatic Corps, I heartily thank you for this kind expression of yous good wishes for my writvre and that pt the vation whieh bas chosen meas ite Chisf Magis- trate. You may be assured it shall be my constant endeavor to tnaiutain those relations of peace and friendship which now exist. between the United States aed the countries Which you reapectively represent, & purpose which Lam happy te learn from you will be fu ly gegiptocated.” “The Dip lomatic Corps then adit drew. ae ; New ¥ork, 13.

Despatches reeeived at the Navy Department from Adwiral Heff, commanding the United States West India Squadron, represent affairs in the Island of Cuba as anything but satisfactory tu the Spanish authorities. FBiy Revolutionary party are gaining strength in the central and western portions of the Island, The rights of Americap citig ue and their property have not been interfered with Arrésts are constantly being made of persong suspected of aiding the revulutiouists.

; New York, March 13.

The emigrant commissivners are investigating charges of cruelty agamst the captain and mate of the ehip * Jones Foster,” recentiy arrived in

54 days from Liverpool. ern persons died ob the passn its ae’ aud 69 arrive d sick. The ernelty alleged aguifet the ottivers is vl's thst ytrgcious character, at it Be

With the com and confirmation of the new Cabinet at Washington, political excitement has sul -° Phere’ is, Lsweyer, 2 grea} rush of office seekers.

The Gold warket remains quiet gng mguey easy.

Gold ranges from 131 to 1314. New York, March 15.

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The Spanish Government bas telegraphed ta |

Dr. G. W. Darden, ites i nies Editor athe ier wae cee ‘ jail at Warrenton

| eXcifement.

Some ruffians broke into a house tast night and ravished a widew ayd ber child 12 yeara of age. ‘Two of tien were arrested avd have been com. untted for tyjal at next Court of Queen's Bench, The cagy js tie myst disgusting grer brought be- fore the Court.

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