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A Weekly Hournal of Politics, Literature, and Sdews,

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Vol. XE.

“This is trne Liberty, when Freeborn Moen, having to advise the Public, may speak free.---Enripides.

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, May 13, 1861.

New Series.---No. 19,

Tee an ed eo | John Leal for Dor f : Lot 16 to Cortain a a ° 4. 3 | John Lyal for Do. from Provincial Lavlianent. [stand 2 teaala es lL 6 = alain [saxe McDougall from Gillis’ Point to Beach oo TQ . ' . 4 mm , Point, a HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. |” Do fot bushing ice from Lot 17, to Gillis os vriations for Roads, Bridges and Point, — Waart. - Repairing ron from Simon Perry's Road to te ' : is Back settlement 1. Resotven, Taat the moneys appropriated for the eer ee : a eo: : f idg d Wharf: xOe vreeably | Repairing E'lis’ River Bridge, Wm. MeLean, 2 ees - Whartfs, be expenled agreeably | Repsising Bridge A. & A. Raisay's Mills, 10 0 0 wrt ts eee > 4 [CK COUNTY Haldiman Bridge, ieo§ @ PRINCE COU: : | Road from Mobary’s to Fishing Cove, 4 0 0 pistarcr No. 1, cowrarsina tors Nos. 1, 2 anv 3. Draining Road from Haldiman Bridge to a r Road, Lots 1. 2 and 3, 6 0 0 | Mobary’s, — ; = eres ad Po id ar. 10 0 O | Road near McNally’s Lot 15, 8 ° 0 ~ _ Road ; 210 0 | From Crossman’s to Linkletter’s, 212 «6 yar from Skinner's Pond to Black Pond, 3 0 O | Me(regor'’s Koad from John MeDougald’s to te >almer’ 8s 0 0 Daly's, Lot 16, ee Pond. 20 0 0 {Road from Simpson’s Mill Dam, towards ak Big Tignish Bridge, 30 00 | M iscouche, ie Iioad from Black Pond to William Callahan's, 4 0 0 | Morrison, Ferryman, a os Do. from Costin’s Mill to line of Lot 4, 8 0 0 | Western Road, Lot 16, et Do. from St. Felix Settlement to Westera Repairing the Road, North End, Ellis River se Road, 10 0 ' oe ae 8 — idg Jose artin’s Lot 2, ._ 2. 2 toad between Lot and 16, 3 ee cone ph Martin's Lo 5 0 O | Road frgm Egmont Bay Road, Lot 16, towards From Kildare Bridge to Capes, 110 0 | Fifteen Point, by way of Barlow's Mills, 5 0 0 RK nd from Timothy Gavin's towards Tignish, 2 0 0 From Kent’s towards Egmont Bay, 8 0 0 B id e near Dain’s Mil! é & « St. Nicholas’ Road, Lot 16, 2 0:*® Tridee near Gesden’s Mills Lot 8, 9 From William McLean’s to Western Road, 4° Od m Donald McIntyre’s, towards the antes a ae re o's ; : £310 0 O Bridge near Gregoire Bernard's, Lot 1, eo DISTRICT NO 6, Little Tignish Bridge, . I 10 0 COMPRISING TowNsMips Nos, 17 and 19. Bridge at Skinner's Pond, near James Doyle's 2 0 0 | Summerside wharf, («pecial grant,) 120 0 6 Bridge at Clark's Mil) Pond, Lot 1, 3 0 0 Bridge, James Ramsay's, 410 0 Harper's Road, 3 0 0: | ©” Charles Green's Mill, 410 0 Jtoad from James Phee's to shore, DBO | 4 Sceemen's ill Daw. ty 1 0 0 ue Alex. Campbell, iring Bridge, J. £134 0 0 aaa ampbell, repairing Dridg ‘ade s DISTRICT NO. 2. Road from W. William's to Summerside, 13 10 0 compristna Lots Nos. 4, 5, and 6. ~ * from Summerside to St. Eleanor's, ; : . ; e is’ Ferry, 0 Mill River, “iif nm to G. Darby's, . ectaon .. aubine Patrick | Western Roac, from line of Lot 19, to 16, 10 0 0 Foy’s, and towards completing the roads | Bridge at W. Bearisto's Mill, : ; , thereto 120 0 O (St. Nicholas’ Road, y . Bridge at Long Creck, Mill River, Shs... From Linkletter's to W estern Road, o y 0 Road from John Campbell's towards Long Balance due on Fish Creck wharf, 4 2 : Creek, where most required, 8 6 Balance due oa Bridge at W. Tuplin’s ( ) Bridge near Dogherty’s, Lot 6, 210 0 Bridges, Barbara Weit, ' 10 : Deans Areoesux for work done in 1859, 216 0 Koad from Read s corner to G. Darby's, a : ; Lou's Arstiesux for work done in 1860, 3 0 ridge over Reynor’s Mill Pond, 0 Thoad from Western Road at head of Dock New Road from Blue Shank Road to ig River, past John McD ugald’s and Wil- Mrs. Barrett s, ; ; i liam McKendrick’s, to Western Shore, 3.0 0 nae by Rad from Jepps’ to line o ‘ alloran’s, Wes‘ern Shore, to line st ii, 0 { Tae Halloran’s, Wes‘ern Shore, to lin 6 0 0 | Whero most required on Lot 19, ee Western Road 10 0 © -- i) Carri £247 14 0 Lou's Arsneaux, for ferrying Mail Carriers din i Eb Ge! ob for one month, and for repairs of scow, 1 10 «(0 DISTRICT NO 7. Ferry man at Louis’ l’erry, : 310 0 Soads from Gordon's Mills towards Cascam- Jvuho Caughlan for keeping Darnley Bridge yee, Cross Roads, 7 Goes in repair, , 2 ret vad from Dogherty's Bridge, Lot 6, towards a i dui‘cdeaten on block of pe ea Ce Darnley Bridge, 3.0 0 wd Heme we ay Road towards Halluran’s, _ > ms John Gillies for repairs oa Ladian liiver ‘ O'Leary's Road, 3 Seiden 116 Koad from Alexander McDonald's, Lot 4, Thomas flickey for repairs on Indian River towards Sea Shore. 2'@:° 6 videw: J t 116 0 Ty pay MePhee's Ferry, 2 0 9 | John Gillies for keeping Indian River Bridgo an a. in repair, 12 0 : £1860 0 | John Brenan for repairs on McDougald’s DISTRICT NO. 3. Bridge oe COMPRISING TowNsuIe Nos. 7, 8, AND 9. Elmand Larkin for repairs on Bearisto’s (Leary's Road from Lot § to line of Lot 6, 14.9 O Bridge, ; 10 0 Hlalleran’s Road to West Point, a =e Oo John Brenan for repairing trunk at Owen 3, 18.0 Rood from McDonald's settlement to Lot 7 Koad from Oss'er Cove road to Princetown ; road, se. Toad, 1:10 0 “ from Brae Chapel towards Western Road to Little Marsh, yoedt Xr 0:9 road 7 0 O | New road between Ramsay's and McKenz‘e's “ from Weat shore to Big Pierre Jacques, 6 10 0 for levelling bill on said road, 8 0 0 * from Big Pierre Jacques to Little | County line Road, 110 0 Pierre Jacques, 624. 0:44 Burnt Wood Road, : y : - West Pout to Big Pierre Jac- | Lrishtown Road through Lot 18, rach ; Bd Ot hed 4 0 O (Old Town Road through Lot 18, a ee * from Samuel McPherson's towards West | Fermoy Road, 1 G0 0 Shore 4 0 0 | Road towards Henderson's Mill, 2 0 0 “ from Little Pierre Jacques to the Brae, 40 0 © | Town Road through Lot 18, — 210 0 “ from the Brae Chapel towards Grand Road from Geo. Hilison’s to Big Bank, i 15 0 Digue iucluding two bridges, 12 0 O | Bearisto’s Mill Bridge, for plank, — 2.2.5 “ from Little Pieree Jacques to Indian James Blackman, for levelling pitches on ey Point, Z 01.0--4 post Road, 4. “ from Indian Point to Brae by Donald _ Peivcetowa wharf for new block, 47 15 0 MeNeill’s, 6 -) .Q.2 “ for repairs, ot 0 0 For work done on road leading from Little Indian River wharf, 20 0 Pierre Jacques to Brac 210 0 Indian River Bridge, ; 10 9 °a 4 : Darnley Bridge for repair, : 610 6 £110 0 OU Darnley Bridge, to be laid out next fall in aj DISTRICT NO. 4. | new work, 7 9 ‘DO comprtsixa Townsute, xos. 10, 11 axp 12. £150 0 0 For work done at McJonaid’s Bridge Lot 11, 5819 O | DISTRICT NO. 8. " do at Bridge near Lot 11 j , : P Mills, 212 0 | COMPRISING TOWNSHIPS NOs. 25 anv 26. * do do at Canadian River, 819 O | Gtora's Point wharf, 15 0 0 “ do ov Bridges from Lot 12 to ‘Dunk River Causeway, 8 0 0 _MePnec's, 410 0 | itridge at Benj. Wright's, 610 0 . do on Bridges on the Western | Bridge on Road to Schurman’s Point, 10 0 0 Road, Lot 10, = 30 0 0 | Line Road Lo's 19, 25, 710 0 +t do do over Jot 10 River, 3 10 0 | Brom Jobu Kern's to County Line, 8 0 O os do do near William Kilis’, 3 16 0 | Bridge on Bowness’ Mili Brook, 1 0 9 Beidge at MeDonald's Lot 11, 8 0 0 | Wilmot Creek Bridge, 1210 0 Ferryman at Lot 11, 2 0 0 | Bridge over Silliker’s Brook, 916 0 ridge at Barclay’s, 4 10 0 | fowards eutting down Roger's Hill, 5 0 0 Canadian river bridgo. G6 0 O | Bridge near J. R. Gardiner's, 5 0 0 Bridge near Lot 11 Mille, 4 0 O | Wharf at Pope's Shore, 20.0 © Western road from Lt 6 to Robinson's Lot | Where most required, a 12 30 0.0 | . Road from line of Lot 13 to MePhee’s ferry, 14 0 0 : £132 6 0 load from MeDouald's Bridge towards West- DISTRICT NO. 9. ao —e 8 COMPRISING TOWNSHIPS Nos. 27 and 28. “ from McKay's Bridge to McDonald's lCounty Lina Rew Ww 0.0 Bridge, : =. ord County 1 ine Road 5 0 0 = ee ee on a ; S Road from Tryon to Mulligan’s, : . ; - Bilis olnut, y C “ from Barlow road to MeArthur’s, © 2 0 0 aan Road, 3D 00 “ - eee road to Knmore River onde ves | Where most required'on Lot'27, 150 0 Tevad 4 . ‘ d i Tbe Bridge near Hibbit’s, 15 0 0 ca il Bridge {com Luke's to Post road, 5 0 0 | Bridge near Micheal Deagan’s, ; 710 0 r , | From Uape Traverse to Carleton Point, 5 0 0 aan Thowas Ramsay's and Hugh 5 0 0 | Where most required on Lot 28, 10 0 O wt from = a oa : d 9 10 9 | Balance due on George MeWilliam’s Wharf, 33 0 9 “ from tine eon: rh ah “ Balance due Daniel Murphy on contract at ‘a Gieige Ene seen oe mgeggeng | ° Wha, 29 0 0 Whart at Bideford yards, 1510 0 | lap ato ods dere most. required a. re most. require, dey Bed DISTRICT NO. 10. £211 0.0 COMPRISING TowNSUIP3 Nos. 13 aynp 14, DISTRICT NO. 5. Road from on) Mahan KEzmout Bay, yg . COMPRISING Lots nos. 18, 14, axv 15. | to Western , | Elis River Bridge, last year, James Me- | Road from Sheep River to Alex. MeArthur‘s, 3 2 Donald, ee | Northern Road, ' , 7 Ha'diman’s Bridge, paid by Hon. James Yeo Road from Allan McLean's towards Westera deg £5, do. Joseph Gallant, £3, 8 6 Oo Koad including Bridge, yoins pigia R iting Road or ridge, old settlement, Road from Allan Mel,ean’s to Canada, 2 Sug fo 16, Alex. Campbell, 1 5 0 | Western Road across Lots 13 and 14, 4 Biol Building a bridge, South West, Lot 16, Alex- Road from Allan, MelLean’s to Plasted’s, ander MeJ.can, 39S 0 0 —_ “ between Lots 13 anf 14, West side, donk tt Daniel Lai, bushing iee to Darby’s, Lot 16, ge, inclading Bridge, _

| For work performed on road, Lot 13, 1 12.0 | Cooper's Wharf, ma 6 G | Road from Cross River to Wester: Road, ._- 2 “ from do, to Ellis River Bridge, s.0 8 “from Ellis River Ferry to Cross Rivers, 210 0

| Wharf at Ellis River ferry ll Oo 0 Kerryman at Ellis River, i Read from Connor’s to Ellis River ferry, ae Road between Lots 14 and 16, sO U8 * from Allan’s Road to Connor’s, oe ae

“ from live Lot 13 to Ellis River ferry, 20 0 £119 0° 8

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tuurspbay, April 11, MESSAGR YROM THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

Hon. Mr. Palmer, a member of Her Majesty’s Council, | by command of His Excellency laid on the table a Message,

‘death of Hev Royal Highness the Duchess of Keut.

| Oo motion of Hon. Mr. Anderson it was resolved, that | Theophiius Stewart, Ksq., Commissioner for Indian affairs, |be heard at the Bar of this House, in support of certain

accompanied with a despatch, transmitting intelligence of the |

30 years of age, who are settled and have property, of the privilege of voting. I think they have just as good a right to exercise the elective franchise as 1 have; therefore I ean- not support the ameadment.

His Honor the President having withdrawn his motion, the question of concurrence was put on Dr. Johnson’s amend- ment, and the House divided :

Contents—Hops, Messrs. Johnson, Palmer, Anderson, Gardiner.—4,

Non-contents—Hon. the President,Hons, Messrs, Swabey, Dingwell, Hutehinsoa, Simpson, Ramsay, McLaren, Has- | zard—8,

So it passed in the negative.

Hons. Messrs. Mclaren and Dingwell obtained leave of absence for one week.

House adjoursed.

Turspay, April 16.

Message from the House of Assembly by the Hon. Mr, Hensley, with a Bill to amend the Acts relating to Judg- ments entered on Record in the Supreme Court of Judicature. By Hon. Mr. Haviland, with a Bill to alter and amend an | Act to incorporate sundry persons by the name of the Vas- ‘eumpec Marine Railway Company, | By Hon. Mr. McAulay, with a Bill to authorise the | Trustees of Georgetown School to sell the School site therein,

| petitions praying for aid to euable the Indiaus to cultivate and to appropriate a portion of the Publie Square as a Schoo!

| the soil.

Mr. Stewart was then admitted and heard at considerable | length. | Hon, Mr. Haszard presented a petition of certain inhabi- | tants of Lot 48 and others having an interest in Fullerton’s

| Marsh, praying for an Act to permit them to erect a dyke,

|to prevent the water from overflowing the said marsh. | Ordered that the said petition do lie oa the table, | Ilouse adjourned for one hour,

AFTERNOON.

Hon. Dr. JOHNSON in moving that the Bill to render. the Legislative Council elective, be recommitted to a Com-|

| mittee of the whole House, said— Being in the Chair when

|the House was formerly in Committee on this Bill, 1 had not |

|an opportunity of expressing my opinion or proposieg an Le cuieeate ; ; a ne eS os | this Council, it is our duty to lay the best foundation we cau | for the superstructure. You have limited men eligible to | seats at this Board to those over 30 years of age, and [ am of opinion that electors should be similarly limited. I do | not say that age is always a criterion of wisdom; but it is | to be expected that the judgment of men over 3U years is |more mature. Wersons betweea 20 and 30 years of age are | generally a sort of moving population. | the age ef 30, [ think they are better qualified to exercise | the elective franchise. If we are going to take the power | out of Her Majesty’s hands, we should place it in the hands | of a body of men in whom she can have confidence.

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL—Young men under 30 years of jage have bad greater opportunities, and [ consider them | more intelligent than those who are above that age. I did , not think that any member of this Buard would endeavour / to exclude them from the privilege of exercising the elective

franchise. I could not sit at this Board and allow such a

| it

| Free Education Act.

| Hon, Mr. PALMER—We are going to make an extensive | alteration in the Vonstitution of tuis Council. One part of {the Bill provides that no person shall be eligible to a seat ' who has not attained the age of 30 years. { would have , been better pleased if the Bill had provided that the electors | should have a property qualification as well as the elected ; but 1 had to yield to the judgment of the greatest number,

| However, I think the present proposal will compensate in |

some degree for that defect. I wish to see men of sound | judgment and experience at this Board, and I think it is

| more likely that they would be elected by persons of corres- |

| ponding minds. His Honor Mr. Dingwell appears to think ‘hat the greatest amount of intelligence is to be found be- | tween that age; but [ do not see that this amendment wou!d act injuriou-ly in any way; one could not complain more j than another. I think this clause commends itself to the favorable consideration of this Board. I would not like to _see the Bill trammelled by any thing which would render it

obnoxious either to the Crown or the people; but [ do not |

See why this amendment should do so. If the ciause does ‘not work well, it can be easily removed. | Strong opposition to it in the other branch of the Legislature | L will not insist on it passing.

Hon. Dr. JOUNSON—I did not think that there would be any serious objection to this clause, as the other House is , eleeted on the universal suffrage prineiple. 1 think it would

bave the effect of placing men at this Board of sound and | agreed to.

| Substantial judgment. Persons above the age of 80 are more likely to be settled, aud have an ioterest in the country. If | we were going to tuke away a privilege, it would be diderent ; | but we do not want to disfranchise any. | Hon. Mr. GARDINER—I agree with his Hoaor Dr. Johason. [ would like to see a distinction made between | the mode of electing members to this and the other House. At present young wen who have uo property go up to the hustings, and have more to say than those who have.

The House then went into Committee. Hon. Mr. Forgan in the Chair.

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| Qn the clause relating to the election of members being

| read— | Hon. Dr. Johnson proposed an amendment to the effect ‘that no person under 30 years should be allowed to vote.

Hon, the PRESLDENT—L do not like the idea of limit- | ing electors to 30 years; [ would rather see them have a property qualification. What is the use to have two chambers chosen by the same electors? We might as well abolish the Council altogether. 1 think a man is just as intelligent at (20 asat 30. My hon. friend the Leader of the Government says he would rather see a property qualification ; well, if he will introduce a clause to that effect £ will support him to the utmost of my power.

Hon. Dr. JOHNSON—30 years is a property qualifica- tion in the best sense ef the term.

Hon. the PRESLDENT—I am not aware that a man cannot get into his property till he is 80.

Hon. De. JONNSUN—I would like to see a property qualification ; but if I could not get it I would take what I have proposed,

ment ag prvhibiting young men under 30 years of age who /are settled and bold property in the couutry from voting ¢ | Hon. the PRESLDENT—Yes.

His Honor the President then proposed an amendment to tu the amount of £5 per annum.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—TI believe it is the desire of the country, as expressed through their representatives in the principle. It is, therefore, useless for us to propose a quali- I do not wish to raise a difficulty on this important subject.

Honor the President. posed by Dr. Johnson, because I believe that there are very ‘rambling about seeking their fortunes.

they have.

privilege, or depreciate them in the least degree.

As we are about altering the Constitution of |

Alter they attain |

Hoo. Mr. HUTCHLINSON—Ié says very little for the |

If there is a very |

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—dAre we to understand the amend- |

| the effect that electors should have a property qualification | : other House, to have the elective system on the broadest

For this reason I will oppose the amendment offered by bis | { will support the amendment pro- fic purpose,

few young men settled under that age—they are generally

i site in lieu thereof,

| Hon. Mr. SLMPSON moved that the House recolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into consideration a | Bill to provide for the organization of the Voluntcer Corps, and in doing 80 briefly stated that, as the Militia Laws do /not apply to the Volunteers, it was necessary to pass a law

of this nature for the regulation of the Volunteer Corps, and |

_to grant a small sum of mouey for one year for the purpose of providing ammunition, paying reut for storerocm, paying ‘drill sergeants, &e.

Hou. Col. SWABEY—L think the Bill is well calculated for the purpose for whch it is intended, and [ shall not offer /any Opposition to it; but L am of opinion that £400 is too smal! a sum to pay the rent of a store room, to provide am- /munition and accoutrements, to pay drill sergeants, &c., for 27 companies, And to suppose that the Adjutant General _can perform the amount of work imposed on him for £25, is perfectly absurd. I was once in the office myself, and I am aware that it takes a man’s whole time to attend properly to the duty, and not only that, but he has to travel through the country at some expense.

| Hon, Mr, SIMPSON—L think it is contemplated to raise his salary.

Hon, Col. SWABEY—Vhere is not a word sbout it in the Bill, and it is monstrous to suppose that any man would per- form such an amount of labor tor £25. Formerly he had £75; he had to travel through the Island then it is trae ; but he will also have to travel now, and i think he ought to have the same salary which he bac before. | Tve House then went into Committee on the said Bill. Hon.

Mr. Simpson in the Chair, The first nine clauses were agreed to without any discussion. On the tenth being reed—

| Hon. Mr. PALMER observed that it appeared from this cwuse that an officer of the Volunteers did not rank with an officer of the Line—that an officer of the Volunteer Corps | would be eonsisered junior, and expressed his opinion that an

COMPRISING Towyem1e No. 18, AND PRINCETOWN ROYALTY. | measure to be introduced without raising my voice agaiust |‘ flicer of the Volunteer Corps should rask with an officer of

ithe Regular Service. ‘ Hon. the PRES! DENT—I would rather strike out the word | Regalar’’ altogether, and Jet this Bill be confined to the Volunteer Cerps. {do not see what it has to do with the Re- { gular Service. Hon. Mr. PALMER —TI do not feel disposed to go that far.

[ would allow tue Volunteers to be equal in rank to officers of ihe Regular Service ; an oldand respectable captain of Volun- teers would feel himsei/ slighted if he was placed in a position subordinate to & captain of the Regular Service, who might be scarcely 21 years of age. Honors ure cheap, and IL think we } should hold out some encouragement to the Volunteers.

Hon. Col. SWABEY—W hatever course this Bul enacts it cannot place the highest Volunteer officer otherwise than junior ‘to officers of Her Majesty's Reguiar forces.

thon. the PRESIDENT—i am most anxious that the Volun- {teers should be fully honored; but i think this clause places , them in an inferior position. They spend a great deal of time ,in drilling and practising, and if 1 had my way I would make them superior.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—His Honor the President and myself /appear to have the same object in view; but we take different ways of obtsining it. He proposes to strike out the word * Kegular,’’ but | propose to sliow it to remain.

Hon. the PRESIDEN T'—By leaving the clause as it is you /make the Volunteers inferior.

Hon. Mr. PALMER—No! They would not be more in- | ferior than one captain of the Line is to another. His Honor | proposes to allow the Volunteers to rank higher than the | Militia ; bat | would allow them to remain the same, because a man who serves in the Militia cannot retire when he pleases, | vut Volunteers can.

| After somo further conversational debate the clause was

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| Onthe 12ch clause being read— ,

| Hon, Mr, PALMER remarked that he was of opinion that

no Volunteer shou'd be ellowed to retire without giving notice

j of his intention to do so; because an order might be given to

/* turn out” on duty, and any number of the men miglit cu Iden- ly retire, and thereby evade the order.

Hen. Co’. SWABEY—I am glad that his Honor the Leader of the Government takes the same view of this clause as I do. I think they should be compelled to give at least 14 days nouce | | befure they could retire. |} Hon. Mr. PALMER—I wonld not make it less then a) | month ; it would be very discouraging to a gentleman who had | gone toa great deal of trouble, and some expense too, in getting up a Company, to see a number of them retire without | giving any novice.

_ Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON —I objecttothe proposed amend- | ment, because the officers might suinmon the men before Ma- igistrates. | belonged toa Company of Militia,and we had | soine refractory individuals who would not submit to the rules, and they were put t» jail, but it had not a good effect. If the ‘clause is allowed to rennin as it is, | think some gentle means | will be found to accomplish the desi ed end. | Hon. Mr. PALMER ~Some provision of this kind is neces- s@ry, because a distinguished individual might be expected to ,arrive, end an order might be given io a captain to turn out | with his mon to receive hin, and, perhaps, an hour before the ‘time arrived, the captain might get notice that a number of his ‘men had retired from the Company. : | Hon. the PRESIDENT—I do not think thet there is #| Volunteer in Charlottetown who would act in the manner in) | which his Honor has described.

fion. Mr. PALMER —I do not thik there ie, but his Honor |

knows that it is our duty to anticipate anything of the kind

— ——— £400 from the public funds to defray the expences of the Volunteers was then read. _ Hon. Col. SW ABEY—I do not sae how the Adjutant Genera} is to be satisfactorily paid. I think this bas been overlooked. He will have to inepect the different Compauies, inspect the Arms, and perform various other duties, | am, therefore, of opnicn that £25 would not pay his expences. He should Certainly receive some remuneration; and { da not think it should be taken out of the £400; but if I bad the assurance that he would be paid out of the £400, 1 would not obj+ct te it. tlon. Mr. PALMER—The £400 ie intended to cover the the whole expense of the Volunteer forces—allowance to the Adjutant General included. { take it for granted that «he qvestion bas been discussed in the otter House, aud it will be little use*for us to contend for mor, alihough we can ex press our opinions respecting the ealary of any public officer. The Acjutant General had an sllowance of £30 last year for his services as Inspector General of the forces; and I take it for granted that he will recvive the same this year. | understand that the £25 are not included in the £400 ; bat the £30 ere.

Hon. Col. SWABEY—I suppose the Government is to decide (on the manner in which it is to be expended, and | hope they

will take his case intu consideration.

Hon. Mr. BAGNALL—I do not consider the eum voted toe | large ; but when we look at the state of our finances—when we j look at a debt of £62,000 on the Colony, which is annurlly in- creasing, and when there is no additional tex proposed to raise | the sum to be expended in Support of the Volunteere, 1 think |there are some grounds to object to this clause. It is wise to consider how money is to be raised before it isexpenced. The | Volurteers wil probably be doubled in numbers next yeor, |(ILoa. the Presideut—Hear,) and I think it would be wise for this House to suggest some way of raising the sum required. | Hoo. the PRESIDENT —If my hon. Send was a men.ber of the House of Assembly he might propose a tax for raising funds; but here we must content ourselves with considering the clause as it is. If it were £500, [ do not think it would be too much. ‘he service is recognised in Britain and in all the neig ibouring Colonies ; and, considering the way in which we are situated, I think we should have some force to resist a foe which might assail us. It is true we bave lived in peace hitherto ; but { can see clouds rising in the distance. We de hot know how soon the Emperor of France may declare war against Britain; neither do we know the result of the troub'e ia the United States; and it would be very unpleasant to have Privateers comirg into our harbour without any force to resist them. I believe our Volunteers would do their duty on the field of battle; and [ am sorry that the grant was not £500. Clause agreed to. House resumed.

Hon. Cols SWABEY moved that the House resolve itself into a Comm ttee of the whole on a B.!i to amend the Acts re- ‘ating to Judgments entered on Record in the Supreme Cou.t of Judicature.

Hon. Mr. PALMER in rising to sezond the the motion, said ~—I have heard since che Biil came up that it is merely intend- ed to provide a remedy for a want which has long been felt here, that is, where Judgment has been transferred, for instance, if a person has confessed judgment for a debewhich affcts his real estate, the judgment would attach to the estate during the lifetime of the man who gave it; but if he sold the land end then should happen to die before the judgment was pad off, the case would be very different; because the execu- tors could only sell such property as came into their hands or power, and the Plaintiff could not take out an execution against the property, in consequence of the transfer made in the man’s lifetime. The only remedy would be a suit in the Court of Chancery, which is a slow and expensive process. The object of this Bill is to remedy this evil.

Hon. the PRESIDENT —The pringipal object of this Bill is to enable a party to reeeive judgment agsinat property which a man may have conveyed away, placing him on the same footing as if the man still held the property in his own hands. A lawyer ouce introduced a BI! in the House of Commons to save expense, and it was looked upon with suspicion; but I believe that jawyers in this Colony endeavour to save their cliente as much expense as possible.

Hon. Ur. JOHNSON—Can a man whose property is under jJudgmont convey that property ?

lion. the PRESIDENT —Yes, subject to the judgement.

Tne House then went into Commities on the said Bil). Hen. Col. Swabey in the Chair.

First eight causes agreed to without any discussion. On the 9th being read—

Hlon. Mr. PALMER—At present your Honors are aware that, although judgment is obtained against freehold estate, it cannot be sold under two years, nor leasehold under one year ; that 1s quite right, and this Bill does not propose to alter it; but there ure many cases where parties wish to borrow money, and would give a jndgment on rea) estate in gecurity ; but it will not be received on account of the length of time that must ex- pire before it can be sold. i move that the following be added as an additional clause : —

‘* Any party executing a Warrant of Attorney, on which judgment is proposed to be or can be entered, may, if he thinks fii, in the deteasance to the Warrant of Attorney, dispenee with the two years notice or advertisement of sale in the case of freeho!d estates, or the ene year’s notice or advert sement of sale in case of leasehold estates, as is now by law prescribed, and limit the time notified or advertised in either case to any lesser period, not less however than six months ; and any lande, or tenements whether leasehold or freehold, taken in execution under any such judgment entered on any such Warrant of Attorney, 68 in tis section mentioned, shail and may be sold after notice or advertisement of sale shall buve been given for the length of time specified in such Warrant of Aitorney.”’

Hon. Mr. HUTCHINSON—That may do very well if a person knows what he is about; but I fear that some persons will be taken in by it.

Hon. the PRUSIDENT—Ino any other country leasehold is considered personal property, and may be sold in five days. As it is now, parties are not willing to lend money. I think that if a man Jends money, and it is not paid at the specified time, payment should be enforced, because a man may have made important engagements which be cannot fulfil, because the man whom he has sent his money has not fulfilled his, Ae it is now he may be kept out of his money for two yea 6.

Hon, Dr. JOHNSON—I am obliged to their Hor ors the lawyers for staling the case before us. The clause appears to be necessary, and | think it will be beneficial to both parties.

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—This clause, I understand, is only to affect parties who ener into judgment voluntarily, and as i think it will be an advantage | will support it.

The question of coacurrence was then put thereon and the House divided :—

Conrenrs.—Hon. the President, Eons. Messra. Palmer, Johnson, Anderson, a Simpson and Bagnali—7.

Non-Contrent.—Hon. Mr. Hutchinson.

Ilion. Mr. PALMER—I intend to propose another clause. Your Honors are aware that by the rules of law judgment

/entered up is not binding upon Seasehold estates as it js on

freehold ; aman may have leasehold estate to the va'ue of £200, and freehold only to the value of £50, and judgment would be binding on the freehold, but not on the jeeseholZ. In this country the greatest number of the leases are for 999 years— they are almost as valuable as freehold, and I think judgment should be binding upon them as well as upon freehold, where the debtor chooses to consent. I move that the following be

that might possibly occur, and to provide for it while we are ,added to the Bull ss a separate c!ause :—

| framing the law. | inaking it compulsory on Volunteers to give 28 days notice, in | writing, before they can retire. The question of concurrence | having been put thereon the Committee divided:

| Conten's--Hon. the President, Hons. Messrs. Swabey, Bag |

inal, Welker, Johnson, Anderson, Gardiner, Haszard, Rameay

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Non-content—Hon. Mr. Hutchinson—|!.

| The House was then resumed. :

| o Wepyespat, April 17. House again in Committee on the Bill for the organization

\of the Volunteer Corps, Hon. Mr. Simpson in the Chair.

| Hon. Col. SWABEY suggested the propriety of inserting ®

fication, not that we should not have our own opinions; but! cause to prevent the rifles from bemg used in an improper

a Wed the PRESIDENT —The rifles are intended for # speci- and they should not be used for any other purpose ; “if they are ased with common shot, it will soon destroy the f the rifle.

wap Sab ir, HUTCHINSON—They shou!d not be unneces- “sarily used; but I think they might be used occasionally, if

4 Hon. Mr. DINGWELL—It has been said that men under | properly taken care of, 30 years have no voice at this Council Board, bat 1 think | sider — They have a ¥oice in choosing members for the | necessary ; we know that the rifle is a very ee — other House, and this [Mouse is chosen by the Government. | constructed weapon; it ts manufactured er aman :

Hon. Dr. JOANSON—I would not deprive them of any |* !étle improper use would soon render it unit for the purpose ;

Hon. Mr. PALMER —I consider a clause of that nature very

for which it was intended. j . On motion ef Hon. Col. Swabey, a clanse was inserted im-

Hon. Mr. SIMPSON—Neither of the amendments we posing a fine of rot Jess than tive shillings for using a rifle in free from objections, » Tam disposed to take the Bill as it 18. any way not authorised by the commanding Officer and the Hon. Mr. RAMSAY—I would support Dr. Johnson's! regulations of the Company.

amendment if it did not deprive young men between 21 and! ‘The clause authorising the Lieutenant Governor to draw

‘« Leasehold estates and interests in lands shel! also be bound

Hon, Col. SWABEY moved that the clause be amended by hy judgments entered of Record in Her Majesty's Supreme

Court of Judicature, in the same way and manner, and to tie same extent as freehold and other estates ard intereats therein are bound or affected thereby, under the provisions of the Act pissed in the twelfth year of the reign of Her present Majesty, cap. 2, or other Acts relating to judgments in the Supreme Court, in all cases where the deleasance to the Warrant of Attorney on which any such judgment shall be entered, it shaij be declared by the party dependent who executes the same, that it is his mtention and desire that his leasehold p-oper'y shall be bound by the judgment, and such leasehold esiates and interests shall, when af.erwards taken in execution, be levied upon, advertised and sold, as now by law required and pointed ‘out respecting leasehold estates. ‘The party Plaiatiff or his Attorney shall, where the jadgment is intended to bind lease- hold estates under the provisions of the last preceding section, ideliver to the Prothonotary with the Warrant of Atlorney s ,note in writing, notifying him thereof; and the Prothonotary shall, on entering up the judgment, and noting up the same in /the Index Books, make a minute or note opposite the same, ‘showing that it 1s intended to bind Jeasehold estates thereby on i °°

agreement. : s Hon. the PRESIDENT, in rising to second the motion, ob-

d, that it was a similar provis:on to that which may be pal ae Ina wortenge & person vol 3ntarily binds

made in & mortgage, ; himself, and his estate may be sul

‘estate cannot be sold under a mortgage ?

Hon. the PRESIDENT—Tnhis is a judgment which does nog

bind leasehold estates ; 8 mortgage does This amendment was a d to. | the preceding clause, The Louse was then resumed,

Hon. Dr. JOHNSON—Do I understand that a leasehold

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