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he could say or do, reminding me of certain matters that at one time of our lives caused estrangement between us, and using language like drawing swords. What can be the mat- ter? Are you sare he’s quite right in his mind, John ? ‘Weel aweel,’ replied his man, ‘a’ | ken about the matter is. that | took him your pig, as { thocht, just as it cam’ frae the stye; bat when I let it out o' the poke, lo an behold if it did wa’ turn out to be a grue!’ ‘Now, John,’ replied his master, ‘mind you, [’'m not a man to be trifled with; and lang theugh you have been under my roof, and faithfully theagh you have served me, you may take too great a liherty with me, and—,’ ‘Sir, Mr. Watson,’ strack in John al- most greetin,’ ‘as sure as death Unever had ony part in prac- tising sic a delusion ; and as for communins wi’ aught that’s uneano¢g, you ken me ower well to suspec’ me o' that I hope.’ Mr. Watson, seeing John's distress, and beginning ta smell! a rat, softened a wee. and says: ‘Weill, well, John, no more of that, but let me see what is actually in the bag at present.’ *In the poke, sir! deed it can be nacthing but the grue, ye ken ;' and with that he unticd the mouth of the sack and tumbled the pig fu’ length ou the kitchen floor. ‘John. Joba,’ said the minister, ‘what am L to make of all this? This is me greyhound—it is the very pig | selected and saw you this morning carry with you to Dolphinton.’ At this time poor John was standin’ gapin,’ and giewrin’ and rubbin’ hés cen, and glowrin’ again at the grumphy, quite dumfoun- dered o' thegither. At lost Mr, Watson put to him the question, ‘tell me, John, did you meet with no one on the road that has played youa pisky ?’ ‘Na, na, sir, naebody daured to meddle wi’ me, and | keepit the poke on my shoulders 2’ the way. ‘To be sure | gaed in for a giifly to Rich Robb's gangin’ and comin. ‘QO oh? said the minister, ‘you need say vo more, Juha; L see how it has been. That incorrigible villain has been at his tricks once more.’ How he settled it wi’ Rich L dinna ken ; but this | do ken, that it was lang er the ministers o° Biggar and Dolphinton could be got to shuke hands and be friends again. Sae much for practical jokin.’ -—Seoteh I "aper.

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Lrovincial Parliament, HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY,

Tuvnspay, Mareh 31. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIVE BILL. (Continued from our last Examiner )

Hon. Mr. THOR.»TON—I rise, Mr. Speaker, to support the Bill; [ am glad to learn it is a Government measure, as it was not so in 1859. if they learn at Home that we are determined to have an alteration in the constitution of the Legislative Council, U think the Royal allowance will not be withheld fiom the Bill. 1 am pleased with the alteration in the Bill sinee “59, in respect to the number of Councillors for each County. Though Queen's County may now have the preponderance over the two other Counties in wealth and population, such may not be the case in the course of twenty or thirty years. They, is the course of that number of years may rise to an equality, in these respects, with Queen's County. IL would have liked the Councillors to have run for the who'le County. [ am not satisfied with the age a man must have attained—S0 years—before he can offer as a cau- didate. ne of tLe most talented statesmen in England took the helm of State at the age of 21 years. I shall speak to the details of the Bill in Committee.

Mr. COOPER $said—Though in favour of the elective principle, still [ am opposed to the power being vested in the people; for, if it be, L consider that the Legislative Cham- ber will be only a second edition of the House of Assembly. Whatever happens to be the popular opinion of the day, however erroneous it may be, still a Councillor will be elected according!y—be elected probably to represent their prejudices. 1 think the Government, in the first instance, vhould have the nomination of four or five, and that the re- maiuder should be elected by a two-third vote of this House ; and if that would be insufficient, say a three-fourth yore. No person of extreme views would then stand a chance of being elected ; but a man would be likely to be chosen in whom both sides of the House would repose eonfideuce, By having a Council elective in this manner, the members to go out in rotation, L think there would be a balance wheel in the centre of tie Goverument which would keep it working steadily.

Mr. SINCLAIR —I am one of those who would be willing to dispense with an upper Chamber altogether. 1 have been istewing attent vely and have not yet heard any argum-nts advanced in favor ot the second Chamber which would in- duce me te change my views on this subject. As regards Bills passing through this branch of the Legislature in an imperfect state, and needing revision in a second branch, | may say L have seen small Bills passing this Hcuse in an imperfeet state, and the other Chamber aslo, which when they came down to the lower House again were corrected. If there were no such body, the lower Llouse would be more particular and careful in passing measures; for, frequently, Bills are sent up in an imperfect state, to furnish the second Chamber with some work. IL think the hon. member who introduced the Bll has not shown any arguments for the necessity of two Chambers. Another reason why I think there is 00 reason for the upper House is, that we have no Jess than four branches with whom to contend. We saw last year a Bill sent to the Colonial Minister, which was re-

‘turned because he would not submit it for the Royal allow-

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ance ; so [ think it would be a sufficient check to have our laws submitted to the Colonial Minister. Another advantage in having no second Chamber would be in point of expense. In a smal] Colony like this, not many laws now require to be placed on our Statute Book. If, however, we are to have an elective Legislative Council, { would not offer any objec- tion to the present Bill, for [ think it is a great improve- ment on the one submitted before by the hon. gentleman who brought in the pre-ént Bill. ln my opinion, if the clause was carried out which removes from the Governor the power to dissolve that body, great injury would result. I understood from the Act passed in Canada that a cleuse was introduced to provide against this, in the event of the two branches of the Legislature coming to a dead lock. In that event the Governor had power to dissolve the Jower House ; and if, notwithstanding, the same thing occurred again when in Session, he had power to dissoive the upper House. If, however, we are to have a second Chamber, | am in favour of an elective one. I believe the present is the time to make a change, and the change, | think, which would prove most beneficial, would be not to have any upper Chamber at all. ( Laughter.)

Mr. DAVIES—IL certainly think, Mr. Speaker, Char- lottetown should have a representative in the second Cham- ber. I say tl is without dixparagement to either Georgetown or Summorside. { believe the City is uot fairly represented in the House of Assembly; that is, taking wealth and population as the basis of representation. In Committee | shall propose an amendment to the Bill; that will be, to have owe member to represent Charlottetown in the Council, which wil] make 13 Cou eillors in all. hon. member from Princetown are certainly novel, and were bis sugyestions adopted in reference to the upper Chamber, the change would be something new in the British constita- ton. I am in favor of aa elective Legislative Council, and think the elective priueiple would prove much more beuveticial than the present system.

Mr. CONROY expressed himself in favor of the Bill in the few remarks which he made when speaking on the ques- tion before the Huse.

Hon. Mr. WHELAN—L[ cannot see, Mr. Speaker, any reason why L should change my views, heretofore expressed on this subject, as to the propriety or exped.ency of the pro- posed change in the constitution of the upper branch of the [2 islature. 1 see wot a sufficient reason ‘or changing the

constitution of that branch of the Legislature, though the

Uvuneil a8 now constituted represents the views and feelings of thie House—notwithstanding that the representaiive of Her Majesty in this Colony and his advisers have crammed that Council in defiance of the wishes of the people. Five new Couueillors were added last year to earry out their measures, yet when asked to give their authority for so doing, they dvelined. Thou ch the Government have a Couneil there obedient to their will, that is not a sufficieat inducement to cause me to change my views; for 1 shall still oppose a change in the upper branch. The hon. member from the Fast Point, expressed my views in a condensed form a few minutes ago, when be said that an eleetive Legislative Couu- cil would ve but a second edition of the Liouse of Assembly. 1 perfectly coincide with him, for [ be!

ieve it would only be

an echo of the Houce of Assembly. Suppose, fur example, |

the Bil were to come izto operation vext year, and the Cougeiilors eivsted were instructed by their constituents to earry out a policy in reference to the Laud Commission di-

The views of the |

nina indian <rs saree wa reotly opposed to the pelicy advocated by the majority in this Assembly, what position would we be in if the Crown hal not power to dissolve that body? Toey would remain there during the term of years for which they were elected The same class of voters, in both evees, are to elect members for both branehes of the Leyislature, and the natural infer- enee is that the candidates for both will receive the same instructious trom their constituents; and in that event there would be a continual e!ashing of interests and opinicas be- tweee them, and it would be found impossible to reconcile existing diiforences. Lt is admitted on all hands that the elective principle signally failed in Canada. wick the prineiple was advocated om both sides ot the House for two or three sessions, and after al}, set aside as imprac- ticable,

Adjourned til! 10 o’cluck to-morrow. Frioay, March 22, Tie House resumed the consideration of the Biective Coun- ceil Bill; aod Tlon Mr. Whelan, who had the floor when the

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lu New Bruns- | | Speaker) had no opportunity till now of expressing his opt-

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{not obtained in the neighboring Colonies; but in the New| way in the City, and sends athrill of gloomy despondency | | way ) 7 ' Branswick Liouse of Assembly there was an address passed | through the nerves of the poor old Teries, and an impulse o

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House adjourned. not being ia tis place when the House met, |

nor for some tune afier, bon, members present were allowed, in the meantime, ta express their views on the Bill,

Mr. BERR said he fully esmeied with the principles of the Bill, and thoughtif it became law the country would repose

more confidence in the upper branch of the Legislature than |

they would @3 It was at present with the hon. member for considered Charlottetown was ithe upper Chamber, If the City were attached to either the eastern or western division it would give a great preponderance to that division ; but by giving them one member of thes own, he considered the Bill would be os fairly carried out as it could be. port it.

Hon. Mr. HENSLEY said #¢ he had had the honor of having a seatio the u;, per Chamber, he would ve considered as hav-

conatiuted. in conjunction he Caty, Mr, Davies, he ce rainiy

enitied ta @ representative in!

lie approved of the principles of the Bil! and weuld supe

ing an affectionaie re*srd for that Branch of the Legislature ; |

however, he wer'y vote for the Bill then before the ILouse. It

was IMpe*sjyle fyr finy one in these Colon es net to perceive | J A

the* ape a chanze ecearnng in the Governmen’, there were

d “eulties experienced by having a majority in the Council to the policy of the lower House. It could not fora moment be supposed a course similar tothe one adopted last

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year could be parsued, viz , of ewamping the oppos t on in that |

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body, in order that the Coune:) sight be made to meet the views of the lower House. | approve of the elective principle atthe same time } think there may be as much clashing of opinions as was experienced under the old sys em.

Hon. Mr. WIGHTMAN sooke in favor of the Bil, and said he considered tt was before the Hlouse ina beter form than it ever was before. |i coincided with the views Which he euter- tained on the ques toa, ard he felt in duty bound to support it, whatever the 1e-ult of its Operation might be. country would approve of the proposed change in the cons:itu- uwon of the Legislative Counci!.

Mr. MONTGOMERY and Ion. briefly ia favor of the Bill

Mr. McAULAY epoke

Hou. Mr. LONGWORDPTI said he did not intend to extend |

his remarks to any great length, but as hon. members had ex- pressed their views on the Bl, asa member of the Government i} would not becone him to remain silent when a Bill so im- periant as the one they were considering—which proposed a change so impertant in the consituion cf the Legi-lative Counci!—was betore the House. ‘The nominative system had not worked well, and was adopted in this Colony in conformity | with a usage previously established, In the history of the) Norih American Co'otes, it was found impracticable to elect a Legislative Council, en account of their being but sparsely settled; therefore the Imperial Government was obliged to eTint them a constituvon which they were cipable of work nz, and which was adapted to the wealth, population and circum- | stances of the Colonies in other respects. ‘Mhe Imperial Go- | vernment, therefore, saw the nece-sty of granting them a nominative Coune:]. Since that time, however, we were fur- nshed with instances of the «lective system being adopted tn | some British Colomies, and giving wore satisfaction the. the} noninative did. Under the pominative eystem tre difficulties | attendant upon it have been frequently experienced in all the | Colonies in which tt was adopted, on the occurrence of a change | of Government. When ihe Government came down with a| measure of this description, and the majority m the upper | dranch of the Legislature voluntarily give up their right to re- tain their pos:tious in that Chamber, and submit the question for the decision of thes House, he hoped the Govern went receive credit for acting uprightly in this mavter. ‘'wo or three onjections were ra sed to the Bul, vue by the hon. meaber from the East Point. But if the plan he proposed were adop ed, of | vesting ths power of election in tie 'over House by giving | ‘them a two-thied or three fourth vote, they wou'd be reduced |to the same difficulty as was occasionally experienced in the United States in the election of a President. They might be in Session for seven weeks before they woud get a twe-third vote in favor of a man to bea member in Council. In potar of practice he thought the plan, if adopted, would be a nullity. | He could not see that the suggestion of the hon. member from Princetown, who thought one Chamber was saffici:n’, would ever answer, If he cou!d prove his position to be correct, they |} weull adopt his principle, for it weuld obviate the difficulties experienced upon a change «f Government. If the pruning koife could be applied in that manner to that branch of the Legislature, a great point would certainly be gsined. He (Mr. Longworth) thought thatthe principle of the hor. member, however fair in appearance, was neveriheless unsound; for, | taking it upon no Inzher groind, it was admitted on all hands that that branch of the Legislature served as a salutary protec- tion. Such a Chamber was necessary to secure good Govern- ment, and the harmonious working of the Legislature. Hien. Mr. WHELAN resumed. He commenced by replying | to some reinarks made by the hon. member who had last spoken, during whch time there was considerable interruption. Mr Whelan then argned thatthe Governm n° were p'edged to carry out the measure then before the House ; that the liberal charac- ter of the Bill was to be ascribed to the fact that the Govern: | ment knew mt would not r-ceie the Royal allowance ; and that they considered un'er the

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circumstances t' at it would be as) well to bring a good measure before the coun ry es an inferior one, ‘These th ngs were denied by the advocates of the Bill. Mr. Whe an then said there was a greatclamor raised the first vear the present Government were in power, against the ma- jor ty in the Counc:), because they were the naninees of the late Government, and becaus2 it was supposed they w uld not Carty ou: ihe measures of the Government, whereas they had only rejecied ove Bill which origipated with the Government. Fiom that instance they argued al! their measuies wou'd be thwarted. The general fecling and intenion of the upper Chamber of tle day was, he said, to give a fair constitutional support to the mers ites introduced and passed in the lower House. As it was, be wou'd place more confide:.ce in a con- stifutional support being given to a measure orizinating im the lower flouse, than fe would in an Elective Chamber. he qu etioned tue rigit of the Hous: to make a change so im- prtent in the cons itution of the upper Chamber ag was con- templated by the Bull. [fthe Councillors accepted it, and sealed their own annihilation, he would consider thera the most subse vient tools under the heavens. He opposed the Bi'l, as he considered it but a sham, and concluded his remarks by moving that it be read a second time that day three mouths, Hon. Mr. HAVILAND said he would like 10 reply to a few | observations made during the debate, but would not spenk at | ;any length. in reply to the arguments advanced by the hon. | member frou Princetown, who said he advarced no arguments |

‘and population should rot be represented, Ile (Mr. M:Aulay) |

did not like to show partiality, but he thought it would dis- ‘play partiality ou the part of this House did chey not give a voice to Charlottetown in the Council, He would give his | | support to the resolution before the Committee. | in every respect my superior, is the earnest des.re of | Lon. Mr. YEO thought that the members for Queen's | eliged and ever weil-wisher, ‘County should not object to giving Charlottetown a voice | New Perth, June 10. 1861.

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in tavor of a doub.e Chamber, he thought he had mentioned must have its share of everything.

tle thought the |

jand being

| . -@ . : ‘ motion was tbat if the City was counected with a County

‘out a separate representation. | fact that seven or eight of the members of this House were

| weight in that body.

,seveu at another

“acasting vote.

‘member who made the statement show reason why wealth |

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‘could not be well carried en, with the Council constituted 88 | 10 the Government

sent. He thought if they were chos.n by a two-third vote of the House it wou!d make sufficient difference from the pre- | sent system, and would give the minority a voice in their | election. The election of the Councillors by the same body of electors as returned members to this House would work mischief, and he did not think the British Government | would ever assent to it, | Hon. SPEAKER was of opinion that the method propos-| ed by the hon. membor, Mr. Cooper, wou'd not work well, because if a two-third vote weré required, the minority of the} House could obstruct the business of the majority. Le (the |

nion on the priveiple of the Bill, and would state that it met | He thought the business of the eountry

at present. It had been said that the elective system was |

praying the Home Government fur the Elective Legislative | Counci!, and it was agreed to be granted ; however, when | the bill authorizing the change came to be passed it was_ thrown out in the Council itself. He observed that a similar | bill was brought into the Legislature there this year, and had | | passed a first and second reading without adivision. It had | been said that the Government were not sincere in introdue- | ing this Bill,—that they expeeted it to be bauiked either in| the Council or at Home ; but he thought it would pass both | and become the law of the land, The clause was agreed to, The pext read was that in re-| ‘ation to the number of Councillors. Mr DAVLES said he agreed with the Bill so far as that) there siould be fuar Councillors for each County ; but he thought Charlottetown was entitled to one besides. He) hoped that bon. members would not look upon the subject as |

they did on those relating to mere money matters, for 1t was | one affecting the const ituticn of the Colony. Charlottetown had now a population but hte short of TO0OU, and it con- tained acreat many intelligent people, and a good deal of | wealth; therefore he thought it would be unfair not to give | it one vn ember in the Council. It was trae that Charlotte | town had no greater advantage in this House than George- | town aul Princetown ; but whea that regulat.on was first made the tl r e towns were pretty much on a par. Nnow, how- ever, Charlottetown had much overgrown even Georgetown. also the eapital of the Colony, it was certainly in

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fairness eutitled to some veice in the Council. move that Charlottetown be represented by one member in the Council, and if the motion was agreed to, the rest of the Bill could be altered to suit. One ai gumeut in favor of the

d'striet, it would probably possess suffic’ent influence to re- turn both of the members for the-district.

Hou. Mr. HENSLEY said the hon. member for Charlot- tetown need not be alarmed about it being able to return two | members, The Bill was very well as it stood.

Mr. BEER believed it would be ascertained on a refer- ence to the Census returns, that the population of Charlotte- town numbered I-13th of that of the whole Island. This| being the case, to give one member to Charlottetown would | be nothing more thana fair representation. Lt was certainly | entitled to be represented separately ; he would therefore sap- port the motion of his hon colleague.

Mr. SLNCLALR knew that town would du their duty to their constituents; buat he| theught it would have suflicient influence in the Councii with- | This was evide.t from the

the members for Chariette- |

residents in Charlottetown.

Hlon. Mr. LONGWORTH said that though this B.ll was.

‘introduced by his hon. friend, Mr. Haviland, and was a Go-|

vernment measure, still they were not pledged to its details. | ile did not sce why Charlottetown, considering its population, | should not have a representative in the Council. The mere} fact of its having a population of 7000 gave it ne additional | Some hon. members objected that if! a Counvilior were given to Charlottetown there would be a) difficulty in working the Bill, as it provided that half the | mewbers should go out at oue time. This, however, could be easily remelicd by al owing six to go out at ous time, and | Hon. Mr. COLES ssid the hon. member who had just sat | down might kave no objections to Coarlottetown having one | represen'ative in the Council, nor would ke, if the Council | was a body that repre-ented sectioual interests; but us the Council ors were supposed to e onsider every measure apart fom such iufluence, he sav no necessity for giving the City | a separate representation. One objection which he had to. the moticn was, that“ would raise the number of Coune'l-| lors to 13, and thus, in that body there might be an eqnal divi-ion, placing the President nnder the necessity of giving If this motion was carried, probably the | hon. member for Georgetown, Mr. M:Aulay, would next’ e| moving for one to that important borough ; and if a certain | hor. member were here, he would no duubt be propo-ing that

one be given to Summerside.

Ifon. Mr. M‘AULAY said he had no intention of propos-

ing such a motion as that to which the hon. member alluded. | In the Legislative body, every interest should be represented, and as Charlottetown was the great emporium of trade iu the |g, | Colony, he thought it should at least have one member in the | w

Council. It had been remarked that Charicttetown owing | to its wealth and population, possessed sufficient influence

without being represented in the Council ; but could the hon. | |

|The contest so far bas been character:zed

| rural districts.

}furmer political friends should they still retain the © helin of

| Anglin are the successful exandidates for the County, Watters,

| when performing that expensive farce and serious mockery by | which the Island was to be emancipated from the trammels of

| Mr. Thomson presented himself as a * moderate Conservative,’’ | Wearers 24 hours’ imprisonment.

‘others of equai disadvantage gave victory---noble and eminent |

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|ARRIVAL OF THE FRENC!! SHIPS AT BEYR

Correspondence. | The French ships charged to bring back the treope nel ‘arrived before Beyrout. ‘The Beyrout Commissioners geet ‘suing their labours at Constantinople. The quession “oe chief is determined in the affirmative. It remaing tte ‘One whether he wil! bea native or a foreigner. France isin am”

| of the choice of a native chief, Favour

Her Majesty's writs for the election af forty-two ‘* able and | RUSSIA, FRANCE AND SYRIA,

discreet mea” to'serve im the General Assembiy of this Province, |

are being executed with the usual formalities, end atrended by The Journal de St. Petersbourg publishes a letter

the usual circumstances of excitenent, dixcusmons, harangues by Prince Gortschakoff to Count Kisseleff, the Russ

and public meetings. Tne mone of election is by ballot, but) i) dor in Paris, in which the Prince snye s+ Ww a

not simultaneous throughout the country. Brfore the first of | attention of the representatives of the foreign Cabi © CA the

July the position of each contending party will be sscertained 'danger incurred by the departure of the French pe.

eee See geen | For our own part, we decline to share the resp the

y | Syria. courtesy and most honorable rivalry between the opposing can- | 77). ; a ; paadd See the reault frem the counties which have already eS eee ee eae " Cone exercised the elective franchise is ina bigh degree favourable | 4 The death of Prince Orloff, Pusan at ‘a Couneil til “The ‘Tories defeated— L berals triuamph- | aisters; ts announced. @ VENRTIA. - The Vienna Presse states that the replies of nineteen whe the Council of Government had nominated mem

ant!’ echoes and re-echoes from every street, corner and alley Reichsrath in its sit:ing of May 1. and to whom certificate their nomination lad been sent, had arrived, The

nineteen refused tc sit; and it is now certain that ¥ will be unrepresented in the Counes} of the Empire,

The election of Deputies from the district of Piame'tency Croatian Diet took place on Tuesday. Only j,47% person | took part in the proceedings. p

The collection of the arrears of taxes by mili execution is to be suspended, the Hungarian Diet Sone intention of provisionally covering the amount due wath question of the taxes has been settled.

DEATH OF SALD BEY, TUE DRUSE CATER News has reached Beyrout that Said-Bey pj

celebrated Druse chief, whose tria! and condemnatiyn = been so much animadverted upon, died im prison. © of participation in the massacre of the Christians, his was demanded by France, but was suspended at the England. The Porte, in order to get out of the deciding in favour of one of the two Western P accused of having put the prisoner to death in the old Oty fashion. But as acts of this kind have passed away Turkey, it seems more fair to suppose that he died of anxiety caused by his captivity.

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From our own Correspontent. ELECTIONS IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

i corresponding exultation indicates that kind of sympathy enter-

tained by the Liberal electors for t.e downfall of their antago-

nists.

For some months past an opinion prophetic of :he overthrow | of the adwinistration hag been circulated with a good deal of | industry, and ob'ained cons derable prevalence througa the | The Sher:f,’ returns, however, up to the pre- sent time, have condemned the truth of that theory,

York County, with Fredericton—heretefore of incorrigible Conservative propensities, and overgrown with Jittle classes of | tte aristocracy —has sent three talented Liberals and one un- coub'ed Tory. At the head of the forwer and at the head of the poll stands Charles Fisher, late Attorney Generel, concern- i g whose future Legislative career there is much =peculation. His abrupt dismissal by his colleagues from the Council board last winter on account of hs alleged complicity in fraudulent disposals of public land, gives a hope to the opposition that the services and votes of Mr. Fisher will be recorded against his

state.’’ Bunt the declarations of the Ex-Attorney General when

nominated the other dey, ard the many yerrs he has devoted to the advocacy of Responsibe Government and progressive measures, leave him no alternative. if be has any reward for public consistency and integrity, but an adherence to the party of which he was 80 jong the acknowledged ond able leader. Though Y«rk has done we}! for the Liber.s! cause, St. Jubn County and City have done better. Three Libera's and one Conservative have been elected for the County, and the City has hurled the Tory candidates from the contes’ by a majority of more than four hundred vores. Cadhbp, Jordon, Skinner and

ANNEXATION OF ST. DOMINGO TO SPAIN, The Queen has signed the deeree for the annexation of San

Doming» to Spain aia military ag

Genesal Santana will remain in command of the The Madrid Gazet/e contains & Royal Deeree which sete

| San Domingo. the Solicitor General, and Tiley, ‘he Provincial Secretary,

represent the City, tae former leading the pol! by fifty-three | What dignitaries of State shall attend at the Palace om

over his colleague. occasion of her Majesty's confinement, which is now shortly The only defeated candidates that meet with any degree of expected. It also announces that the little Infanta Donn sympatiy are the Hon Joho I. Gray and 8S. R. Thomson, Esq, | Conce; cion, who had been exceedingly ill, is out of danger,

two gentiewen so well known to the tenantry of Po. Island MORE ARRESTS IN POLAND

A letter from Warsaw in the Dresden Journal says —""The land lordism. fine weather on Ascension Day induced many of the j

Mr. Gray’s popularity as s public man and an eloquert | tants to appear in the streets, which presented a little anime. — speaker would, under cireumsiances different from those by tion for the first time since the events of the Sth ult. The which he was surrounded, have secured hina seat in that Legis- soldiers, however, who are encamped in the principal the lature which he so long and so frequently delighted with his roughfares and in the public squares, would not remain polished rhe‘oric and profourd parhamentary knowledge; but spectators, but took advantage of the opportunity eal it is bis misfortune to be allied with a party for whose political several young men of the highest classes, because th creed he has but an insipid taste: and, possessing too much frock coats with braiding, such as are very sonore anil consistency aud henonr to play the renegade, he stood by the | German Universities, and which have always been ueed tottering canse tothe last, and preferred the seclusion of private Those who wore Hessian boots were also arrested ;aoda

Ife to which his late constituency consigned him, rather than cloth eap with a black band, a sbirt-pin with a white engle,

tities and honors purchased with the betrayel of his principles. or a black eravat with white ends, were sure to Many noble

and sppeared on an independent ticket. Another gentleman | lately arrived in this eity to take up their residence, professing similar views with Mr. Thomson songht Legislative | they would be more seeure than on their estates, but the ma-

give the

honors for this County, but both were, bv an overwhelming | jority of them prefer emigrating to foreign countries, The _minorey, returned—home. Had S. R. Thomsem seeured a | theatres are to be opened shortly by way of experiment, place im the Legislature he would unquestionably have proved , but it is very certain that they will rema

| " vain empiy, for the an able and erudite debater ; but the bunghng manner in whieh | People even refrain from attending their anal places of the Conservative eunvass was gone throngh—the want of , amusement, the publie gardens, &e.’* os unavimity—the fect of seven candidates being where only four | 7m shonld have been, bot above all the bad cause espoused by the} PRUSSIA. 4 opponents of the Government—a}l} these cireumstances and | PIABOLICAL ATROCITY — A SIX-FOLD MERDER Av CEURSDORD, | A horrible crime has been perpetrated at Chursdurf, near victory to the Liberals, and sent the Tories, “ unwept, nnhen- Lippehne, where a few nights since a baker and inier named ored and mnsung’’ to the untitled offtzes from whence they Baumgart, with his wife, three ch:idren, and a servant wee came. | murdered by sume desperate ruffins,who broke into the house Mr. Watters, one of the representatives for the City of St.) murdered the family as they slept. and t en ransacked the

John, aud Mr. Angin, the only Conservative memb 9 for the place. ‘The instrument used was a net iron tou!. with wi ich County, are both members of the Catholic Cherch ; but though | the skulls of the poor creatures were battered in, and in addi- professing the same theological tenets, they are in politics the | tion to thie the throat of the miller was cut in a fearful mee iost strenuous opponenis. (ner, and he was stabbed six times in the breast. The whee

St. Join, N. B, Jone 8, i864. } of the bodies were found in the bed» they oceupied, with te odes 6 exeeption of a daughter oi 12 years of age, whi-wnd found ADDRESS TO Mr. JOUN MeNFILiL. lirng on the floor. Two of the children bised wntid the morn- : i a a : tag, but they died soow afterwards; and there is thus no ewe Sirn— We, the Tras'ees of the Hast Pornst Distriet School, | jving being of the family left to tell the tale of murder anf cannot allow you to depart without ¢xoressing ovr approbation obt yee" : . ; \ robbery of which their dwelling was the scene. — From trace

of your conduct while you continued with us, and onr satisfar ¢ ‘ = : ‘

sion coathe thes shai ie anes a “a ; of footinarks left by the perpetrators, it wonld appear that

ton ve Progress mad’ OY Ons chlidren witle ouder Your | wo were eoncerned in the deed ; and it would alee aceite care, and mnhing but a true desire to promote your buterest | 0. etimsbed the fence and then broke into the house, and

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ere ‘us peg A = Wishing you heakb and happi made their way to the sleeping apartments of the lenibes All ness where ~S Ape remain, la tele | the boxes and dr:wers were broker, hut notl ing but colrwae

ear Sir, your obed eds = esis | tuken. and of this but an insignificant amount was disecvered aie cen I ‘ | by the murderers, as they had overloeked a room im whith caer es : | were between 400 and 500 thalers. Ina dirtant part of the a M D a ig ’ house a baker slept, but he heard nothing of the decd of vie an “a ne » 3 lenee during the night, and it was only when in the morni aaa i sw nna ihe found none of the family to be stirring that the horn

To Angus Fisher, Feq., Angus ivaton, Rag., Meners. Donald | me @e* dimcovered. A son, who slept in an atjacent v ind-

, mill, and an elder daughter who remained that night at Lip- McDonald, Net! McDonald, and Ronald McDonald. i :

s peline,thus escaped the horrid fate of their parents and brothen . Genxriemen—TI thank you most sincerely for this kind ad-|and sisters. The house was somewhat isolated, and was ess, in which | know you have expressed your kind feelings | guarded by three fierce dogs, but they were not heard to give ithout flattery. In return | assure you that noihing buta any alarm during the night; nor has any trace of the mur natural desire to live with my family could induce me to leave derers been as yet discovered. ‘The Government has offereds a district in which [met with much kindness and intelligence reward of 300 thalers for their detection, and a forest near the

—one which | recommend to any teacher who is able and | piace has been scoured by a battalion of troops without willing todo his duty. In ithe will meet with obedient pupils, satisfactory result. y » but

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in the Council, if the members from the other Counties did, ——=— not oppose it. ‘Though he was from Prince County, he) thought it nothing but fair that Charlottetown should have | a representative in that body. ¢ | Llon, Mr. THORNTON was satisfied with the Bill as it | Ci was iutruduced by the Government. Why sbould the House. give five representatives in the Council to Queen’s County

when the Government only asked for four. The upper NEWS BY THE ENGLISH MAIL. | Branch of the Legislature should be calm deliberative body, 7

and therefore the:e was no necessity that sectional interests| Tne English Mail, which reached Halifax on Tuesday last, ‘should be represented. He was surprised to hear the hon. ! was not received here until Friday. Latest dates are to the

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ledge will compare favorab’y with eny that | know on the | " STakee ca j Island, and wih kind peope who will assist aud pot aunoy | UNITED STATES. / him in the distharge of his onerous duties, That you, gentiemen, may obtain the services of a teacher. THE REBELLION,

|. The Charleston Mercury is becoming alarmed in view of (the great and energetic preparations of the Administration for crushing the rebellion, and in its issue of the 3ist xl. | gives expression to this feeling thus ;:

| * Night and day, foi the last two months, bas the North (ern Government been making hercu'ean «fforts in its

(ment of war. Preparations on the mo-t gigantic scale bete _ gone on steadily and unflagging wider the intelligent and able superintendence and direction of General Scott. AD ,immense body of volunteers have been thrown into camp, and are drilling eight hours a day under competcnt officers of | West Point training. The arms at hand have been distri« buted, and all who are to engage soon in battle bave been