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Vol. ALLL,

1863. NEW YEAR! 1863.

NEW GOODS,

JUST RECEIVED

' AT THE | INFREW HOUSE RENEFRE SE, s's Old Stand, Great George Street.)

( Thoma i ki subscribers have lately received the | ivilowing Goods, in addition to their Fall

Linpes tebhaand as

Hhds. SUGAR, very bright Chests TEA, warranted good Keoxes SOAP

Boxes and Half Bexes RAISINS Currants Spices, i pper Mustard, ludivo, Starch Weaver's Reeds, all Nos.

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} Rubber Goods: |

Ladies’ & Misses’ Rubber SUOES

Deo do do BOOTS

Ladies’ Rubber Buskins

Children's Rubber Shoes

Mens’ do COATS

And a variety of other Gooda.

Also on hand: Boiled and Raw OIL, PAINT Patty, Window Glass, SKATES Plough and Cart Mounting Cut Nails, all sizes, &c. & ce. &e.

te” We beg to call the attention of City and | Country bayers to our Stock, which is now com lete in every department. With regard to pric 3 price,

we are determined that no fault shall be found in | this respect. Our goods are bought in the cheapest markets, and will be sold as low. to say the least.

as any in the cuy. DELANY & WILSON. Febraary 2nd, 1363

LONDON HOUSE. | NEW CHEAP GOODS, JUST RECEIVED, |

Ce" At the Stand formerly Di mpsey’s, opvosite to inform his!

Apothecarics’ Hall, Queen Street. Ff, BASZARD begs

e that he has received by the“ Uranus,"’ from London, the “ Prioress”’ and

friends and the public * Theresa,’ from Liverpool, a large supply of | British Dry Goods, Faney Goods, Hardware and Croce ries Having been purchased on the best | terms aud personaliy selected, they will be sold at the lowest rate for Cush only, comprising : i 7 canes Drese Goods s2 bales Sth ped Shirtings | i case Silks and Ribbons! de Bleached do i do Battens & trimmings|! de Printed Cottons I do Ladies’ Mant 2 do Cloths and Doeskins 3 de Hats and Cu pes great\l do Blankets aad Sheets | variety) I do | 1 do

en,

Wadding Sdo Ready-made Clothing Carpeting & Hearth Ido Ladies’ and Genta Rays

Waterproof Manuties & 7 do Paper hanging (3000

Couts | pieces | I do Gloves and Hosiery 5 casks Hardware I du Haberdashery 4 cuse de | I do Shirts, Collars. Braces 1 do Cutlery &e l crate Coal Seuttles and I do Shawls and Mufflers Zine Buckets

ide Jewellry, Pomatum 60 ehests Tea, cheap and

and Nope } {roux 2 do ludia Rabber Shoes 5 casks Soda + bales LDrowa Cottons |

ayy Crashed and Moist Suvar, Molasses, Coffee, Rice, | Mustard, Starch, Blue, Raisins, Currants, Spices,

Glass, Patty, Nails, Leather, Buckets, Brooms, | Seap, Candles, Manilla Rope Plough Mounting, } Trou, all sizes, Sheet Jron, &e., &c. Charlottetown, Dee. 15, iste. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND |

‘ FASHIONABLE | Tailoring Establishment!

CHARLES BELL, | QUREN SQUARE....... CHARLOTTETOWN, | NNOUNCES the arrival of his FALL} and WINTER GOODS, which are all of the heweat designe at present in the Market. Every Departinent of the Woollen Drapery Trade is am rly i represented in his Ertablishwent. Hie GOODS are decidedly of the Newest and Best Class mana- factured ; hey have been carefully selected from the best Wholesale Houses in Britain for his trade, and have be« pe for CASIL, whichis a very |

importam article in the market at present

CHARLES BELL is, therefore, in a position to give his customers the very beat value, and can, at the same time, eoulidently recommend the article he sella. He enumerates a few leading articles as follows :—

Weat of England and Yorkshire CLOTHS; Heavy feawers, Whitueys and Pilot COATINGS; ~ Doeskins ; Cassineres ; Enelish and Scotch TWEEDS; Velvet, Silk, Valeutia, and Marseilles Vesstixes; Prince Edward Island Homersross; | Twilled and Shirting FLANNELS; Gentleman's Shirts and Collars; Shetland and Lamb's Wool UNDER CLOVPTHING; Searfs, Ties, and Muthers; Far, Cloth, Wool & Kid Gloves; Braces, Socks, Umbrellas, and Trunks; Far, Cloth, Glazed, Reversable, and other WINTER CAPS; Silk Felt, Wool, and Glazed HATS; FURS—Rus- sian Dog, Siberian Law, Nutria, and Muskrat, e¢ie., ete.

The best assortment of TAILARS' TRIMMINGS ever imported to this Island, in Coat Linings, Sleeve | Linings, Vest Backs and Linings, Coat Canvas, | Padding, Wadding, Coat and Vest Braids and Bind- ; ags, Buttons of all kinks, and other

TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS,

Too numerous to mention.

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“This is true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to adyise the Public, may speak free.”---Euripides.

POETRY,

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SPRING.

Joy, for the hoary Winter-king

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Hath fled with all his stormy band, Scared by the first blythe shout of Spring At parley oe'r the rugged land; Joy, for the gentle Spring appears Her smiling face just dash'd with tears— To rule the broad old earth! From the mild south she breathes, and lo! The hard ice loosens, melts the snow, And flowers her dewy footprints strow— Beauty's perpetual birth !

From day-dawn unto waning night, Heaven breathes its seasonable calms; Morning along the Eastern height, Breaking the mist with rosy palms; Noon, when the white clouds melt as dreams, And the large smile of Godhead beams In sunshine from above; Pale Eve, when dewe in twilight fall; Night, with her argent glories ;—all To spring, and to each other, call In the sweet voice of Love!

Woods, late with barren branches seer, Swinging grey mosses to the wind, Are flush'd with all soft tints of green, Where leaf-buds pierce the gnarled mnd ; Some blossoms on the may have burst ’Mongeat the old berries, ere the first Red lead-tufts greener shew ; The chestnut lifts its waxen cone, The birch-tree’s yellow buds are blown, And the broad elm is overgrown With bunches white as snow.

How rich a green the meadows wear, Kindled with stars of white and gold, Where, to the sun and dewy air, Kingeups and daisy-buds unfold ; The violet scents its sylvan nook, A fragrant thought iu Spring’s rich book! Wild hone ysuckles run In budding trails about the woods, And, ‘mongst the thorn’s emparpled buds, The pilewrot wreathes its gilded studs, That whiten in the sun.

What welcome to the Spring is shown! Rieh-counding pans fill the sky! The cuckoo’s mellow monotone Answers the wryneck’s herald ery ; The storm-thrush sings ‘mid flying showers ; The lark’s voice, huah'd in gloomier hours, Rings down the wind from far : Hark! the swift swallow’s lively cries, Whilst our old guest ‘neath snowy skies— The robin—pipes from morning-rise To evening's latest star.

Then welcome, Spring, who bounteous hours Crown earth with riches night and day ; Parent of April, weeping showers, Impassion'd June, and dove-like May! Bright spirit! shall oar hearts not bear Sweet memories of thine early care, Thro’ Summer's glowing prime, And bless thee for each promise kind, When the brown huarvest-sheaves we bind, And fruits fall down without 2 wind, In merry Autumn time!

———_+ >e—____ A WELCOME. BY THE POET LAUREATE.

Sea-kings’ danghiter from over the ses, Alexandra!

Saxon and Norman and Dane are we,

Bat all of as Danes in our welcome of thee, Alexandra!

Weleome her, thunders of fort and of fleet!

Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street!

Welcome her, all things youthful and sweet,

Seatter the blossoms under her feet!

Break, happy land, into earlier flowers!

Make music, O bird, in the new-budded bowers!

Welcome her, welcome her, all that is ours!

Warble, O bugle, aud trumpet, blare!

Flags, flutter out upon turrets and towers !

Flames, on the windy headland flare!

Utter your jubilee, steeple and spire!

Clash, ye bells, in the merry March air!

Flash, ye cities, in rivers of fire!

Welcome her, welcome the land's desire, Alexandra!

Sea-kings’ daughter, as happy as fair, ©

Bliesful bride of « blisful heir,

Bride of the heir of the kings of the sea—

Q joy to the people and joy to the throne,

Come to us, love us, and make us your own:

For Saxen or Dane or Norman we,

Teuton or Celt, or whatever we be,

We are each all Dane in our welcome ef thee, Alexandra!

Ready - Made Clothing. |

Owiny to the depression of the times per-

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This Branch of his Trade is unusnally large at; THE WI

present sous requiring Suits will yet them at very DUCED PRICES

MOURNING,

and al! other orders for Clothing promptly attended to, and good fitting Fashionable Articles guaranteed. |

[7° Geutlemen who have been in the habit

gett their Clothing made up, throngh Tailors | break of dawn,

A LEGEND OF ANCIENT LONDON.

(Conclusion. )

FE OF SEVEN HUSBANDS. matter of public talk. He sat, therefore, |

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, April 13, 1863.

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thou shouldst be such, L should even so hate | ef OL ON 1A L L FE G is L A T URE.

anrwre~ thee, much, very much as I do now love’

thee.’ She uttered these words in a tone of |deep tenderness, and fell weeping on his | neck.

He strove, both by caresses and assurances |to soothe her; but it was sometime before /he could do so, The conversation was not ‘resumed, and they retired to bed. But Martyn’s mind continued very restles, he lay awake long after his wife had gone to sleep ; he could not dismiss her words from his brain, nor efface the impression they had made thereon ; and, after turning the matter over a great many times, he came to the resolution that he would see a little more into the matter. it was only to wake soon from a wild dream. He thought him ard his wife sitting on the low settle, as they had been that evening; and that their faces were lit up, as they then had been, by the fitful glimmering of the dying embers—that her’s wore the same livid hue, and her eyes

that had then so frightened him ; and that

they were fixed, as then, upon bis, and, though her look was most shocking, that he

kept growing paler and paler, and her eyes)

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grew brighter and brighter, and more and | more terrible; and he grew sick and sicker | at heart, and felt a reeling in his brain, and | a choking in his throat; and still he could | not turn his eyes from her. her long black curls, that hung about her | neck and shoulders, seemed of a sudden, and | yet slowly, to become instinct with life; and, | one by one, they uncurled themselves—some | moving their ends to and fro, and up and! down, as he had seen lecehes do in a vase | when they sought to fix their heads some- | where—others, again, twined themselves | round the carved rail-work of the settle—| while others, arching and stretching them- | selves out, twisted rouud his neck so tightly that they nearly throttled him. He woke | up in alarm and agony, and found his wife's | long hair, indeed, around his neck—and her j orem too ; and her head was lying on his | chest, and she was sobbing violently, He 'asked her what ailed her; and she said she | /had a dreadful dream, all of which that she | could recolleet, was, that she had seea him | murdered. | Martyo slept no more that night; and, | the next morning, he rose betimes, and, pre- tending business, he went out at an early ‘hour. Business, however, he had noue. tle walked forth at the Cripplegate, and | strolled through the Finsburie ficlds, and so jawmag into the country, without any fixed | determination or even knowledge of where | fo was going. It was a driaz'y day, too;, |

but he seemed unconscious of it, thouzh he’ | was goon drenched to the skin. But he kept) | walking about, thinking over the scene of | | the last evening, and all the stofies he re- membered to bave heard of his wile from the day he first saw ber, and all other sto- ries he could remember ever to have heard | respecting witches and their cunning, till he | began to hold his wife for one in real car: | nest ; or, if she was not a witch, she cer- | tainly was something else of an unusual na-

ture, but what he could not just then bring himself to decide. Still he felt that he was not, somehow or other, safe with her, in| spite of all her fondness for him ; and re-| flecting upon her expressions of deep hate | for her former husbands, and the cause whereto she had ascribed that hate, he con- ceived a design to try her love which he de- termined to carry into immediate execution. Lt was long after sunset when he retarved home, and he went straight to bed, pleading cold and weariness. The next day he sat all the forenoon with his wife ; but, in spite of her kindness and attention, he could not overcome the disagreeable feeling that was upon him. He remained reserved, and al- most sullen; and, at last, Mrs. Alice seemed infected with the same manver. At noon he left his house, and went straightways to Master Andrews, who lived not far off, with the purpose of iaducing from bim a recital of some of those marvellous tales wherewith \he bad, on a former occasion, regaled him. His purpose was, however, so far forestalled ; for when he came there, he found be had ‘some friends with him, and, of course, he ' was not anxious to make his wife’s conduct |

ithe whole evening nearly in s.leuce; for | ‘which, however, they made full amends by their boisterous and drunken noise. He sat | ‘as late as any, and left them with the full |

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glistened in the same snake-like manner, |

was fascinated by it, and could uot move | away his glance from her’s ; and her face |

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COUNCIL CHAMBER,

Sarurpay, March 21st. PETITIONS.

| Presented by the Hon. Mr. Dingwell.—A petition of John Kenedy, mail carrier, stating that on account of the Post Office having been removed, he bad to carry the Mails further than he had contracted for, and praying remuneration.

By Hon. Mr. Anderson.—A petition of divers inhabitants of Prince County, praying for a grant for a Grammar School. | By Hon. Mr. Walker.—A petition of John Johnston, Rolla Bay, praying renumeration for a horse lost while in the service | of the Government.

By Hon. Mr. Ramsay.—A

petition of A. E. Holland, post-

At last he fell asleep, but | master, St- Elenor’s, praying increase of salary.

A number of petitions were also received praying aid for

were -eeill roads, bridges and wharts. The Committee of privileges and elections was then resumed. |

Evidence relating to the vote of Samuel Nicholson read. Voted for Mr. McGowan; voted on 50 acres, Lot 59.

Mr. McGOWAN remarked that it was a valuable fifty acres. ‘That it possessed a valuable mill stream, Philip Beers, one of the witnesses, had a mil! on the same stream, and had driven a profitable business for 30 years; but said that a mill could not be built on Nichulson’s farm. He did ‘not know why Mr. Beers should say so, unless he was in- ‘fluenced by private motives. Probably he did not wish to see a mill there which would draw custom from his own.

Hon. Mr. McDONALD was surprised that any gentle-

/man would attempt to throw doubt on the oath of Philip

Beers. It could not be said that he was influenced by party motives, as he had voted for Messrs. McLaren and McGowan.

|The petitioning candidate bad said that it had a valuable

mill stream, but he (Mr. MeD.) considered it an injury to the farm. One witness had said it was not worth more than £50; another said £50 or £60. Surely that was prima facie evidence enough to throw doubt on the vote.

Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL—The mill stream may be valuable at some fature time, ard no doubt the man took it into accouut when he voted; but we must consider the present value. cannot say that the property is worth £100.

Hon. Mr. BEER—The evidence shows that there are 15 or 20 acres clear. Twenty acres at £3 an acre would be £60; then there is a dwelling house worth £15, a stable £6 or £8, which would make upwards of £80. Then there is a mill stream, sufficient to drive any machinery. I think the whole property is worth £100.

fon. the PRESIDENT.—We must decide in accordance | with the evidence, and that shows very clearly that the | land is not worth £100.

Hon. Mr. Y EO—The witnesses are interested parties. know the land on Lot 59 is generally good. When the|

‘improved laud, the buildings and the mill stream are all _ taken into account, we must.cousider the property worth £100.

Hon. Mr. LORD.—1 have known Mr. Beers for a long

time, and I place a great deal of dependence on his testimony.

{ do not think the statement of the petitioning candidate, that Mr. Beers has been driving a thriving business there for thirty years, is cdrrect. 1 do not think he has made any- thing. I am certain that the mill stream is an injury to the farm.

Hon. Mr. ANDERSON. —T certainly think the mill One-of the witnesses says a mill might be built there.

Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL.—Adding the value of all the improvements together, 1 make the whole amount £99. Then there are £18 of the purchase money not paid, which

‘must be deducted. From the evidence, it appears that the

miil stream does not evhance the value of the property.

Hon. Mr. WALKER.—Three of the witnesses value the property at £50 or £60. It cannot be said that they are strong partizans, as in some other cases.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY.—I have no personal knowledge of the property. 1 am quite a stranger in King’s County, and can only decide by the evidence before us. I think the evi- dence shows very clearly that the property is not worth £100.

Hon. ATTORNEY GENEBAL submitted a resolution, to the effect that there was not suflicient evidence before the Committee to establish the validity of the vote of Samuel Nicholson.

The question being put thereon, it passed in the affirmative.

The evidence relating to the votes of Angus McIntosh, Donald Nicholson, Joho Parrish, and Laughlaan McKinnon, wus read.

The evidence was found insufficient to establish the validity of the above named yotes, and the Committee resolved ac- cordingly.

Sarurpay AFTERNOON.

Hon. Mr. Dingwell presented a petition of the Minister and Congregation of the Presbyterian Church, Bay Fortune, praying for an Act of Incorporation. Laid on the table.

The Committee of privileges was then resumed.

The evidences relating to the vote of Donald Ross was read.

Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL.—This is another of those cases on which the evidence is very contradictory. One witness says he would not give £25 for the improve- ments. Another says £30 is the extreme value. A doubt is raised by those witnesses. Another witness says he would give £100 down for the farm. Another says if it were wive I would not take Jess than £100 for it. I am not sa- tisfied that it is a leasehold farm. Why was not the lease produced? £2 an acre would he a high price for freehold land. Where the evidence is so very contradictory we must exercise our own judgment. It is probable that the wit:

Martyn dreamed ali night of the lovely determination of putting his plan into effect | nesses on both sides are strong partizans and have gone to

a Widow, and rose next morning at the first | that very night. and betimes to visit the casually upon a piece of apple rind lying in | coming to the conclusion that the land is worth £2 an acre.

On his way home he trod |

choosing their Cloth and Trimmings for them, from | widow. Ip due time they were married and | the path, and, slipping, fell into the mire,

the different Stores, would find it totheir advantage to examine the Stock of Cloths and Trimmings, and enquire the prices for making ap at this Establish ment, before they perchase elsewhere, as they can } save time and money, by yetting all the articles | re juired

lived very happily. e It chanced, however, that, as they were sitting together silently one evening upon a

stool or settle (ia shape something like @/14;. very mischance might be made service: |

At the lowest rate in One Place. modern settee, only with quaintly carved

The principle recognized and

ractically carried frame ard elbows,) gazing upon the dying

ut at this Katablish ment is Spec s Sales and Light embers of a wood-fire, that had been piled

Protita, for CASH The LATEST FASHIONS are always secured Charlottetown, Oct. 27, [862

FALL CONSIGNMENT. Ex “GAZELLE.”

‘Why dost sigh, sweetheart ? said her)... tate in the night, had sent the husband ; ‘art not happy ?” : ‘I knew not that I sighed, dear Martyn,”| 1.ek of attention that some very loving | frame house.

for it had been raining all that day too.

At first he was not a little put out ; but, after a little reflection, remembering that | | able to his scheme, with disordered dress, _ bending knees, drooping mouth, and hulf-| closed eyes (assuming, as much as he could, |

up between the brazen dogs oa the brick | 14, bearing of adrunken man), he presented | j hearth, that Mrs. Alice fetched a sigh.

His wife, although it | servants | ‘to bed, and had herself sat up for him-—a |

himself at his door.

HE Subscriber respectfully intimates! she said, * Certes it was not for lack of hap-| 504, do, at times, pay to their husbands, ,

to Wholesale Parchas: per above Ship, a Consignment of the ander-men- | tioned GROCERIES, all which were for Cash, he i# therefore confident no one City can vive better value 8 Casks small «till Whiskey, Glenlivet, 6 Hhde. DeKuyper Geneva, 100 Cases deo do é Qhuarter casks old Port Wine, 5) Cheats Congo TEA, | warranted), 30 Boxes 3 Crown Seap N. RANKIN, Q ieen Street November 17, 1862.

A Schooner of 50 Tons. HAVE the Spars, Standing and Run-|

ning Rigi M4 and An hors, Boat and other small hand, which I will sell low, and take Freight in | éxehange They can be seen bere

mee eo oe 109 Pine Ash-boand FISH BARRELS : GEO. W. HOWLAN. Cascumpec, Feb. 9. 1863. Hardware. r HE Undersigned 1s landing, MARIA, from Bostow and from ExcLanp,— EAGLE PLOUGHIS EAGLE ©. PLOUGH MOUNTINGS, | HORSE NALLS, } POWDER AND SHOT ALFRED PHILLIPS. Charlettetown, Oct. 13, 1*02.

LABRADOR HERRINGS. FEE UNDERSIGNED has im Store a quantity of choice Labrador Herrings for sale

J.8. CAKVELL

March 2, 1863

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sweetest. happy ere now ?”

*i say, till [ knew thee, never—never !’ Blocks, Patent Windlass, Chains | Asshe said this with great stress gear, second: | word, never,

re that he has reeeived | piness, for I am right happy.’ a, ‘Lam glad to bear thee say so, and) in the think thou sayest sooth — if 1 may at all judge from mine own heart—for 1 am happier than | ever yet have been.’ ‘And eo, in truth, am I, Martyn — for eyes widened to a great size, as she said in |

E pM. Aye ‘ ie. sey I never |a tone half of anger, balf of dread, ‘ Why, |

‘Nay, now thou art surely cajoling me,

‘Love them!

Meanest thou, thou were never

on the bit Martyn, whose arm was gird- ling ber, felt her shudder stron shook too.

After a short pause, he resumed, ‘ Didst down by his side without speaking a word \land was pretty well established yesterday. ‘thou, then, not love thy other husbands, | to him. ~———r—— | Llice ?”

gly, and he)

often more to their annoyance than comfort. | In the preseat instance, however, nothing | could have happened more to Lessomour’s | wish. ‘The moment his wife saw him, her | | face flushed even to darkness, and her black

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Martyn, what is this ? what bas befallen thee ?”

| *]’ve been with some friends, my love,’ | | he replied, speaking thinly. | «Martyn! Martyn!’ she answered, and

\to thy bed; I will follow quickly.’ | time before she did follow him, and she lay

He pretended to be asleep, though he did not really sleep all that night; nor

. No, Martyn —no; 1) more, he thought, did she—for she tossed per EDA hated them—hated them with a deadly hate.’ ‘about, and seemed very restless, now and And at these words her face grew lividly ; thea muttering to herself; as soon as moru- pale, and her eyes fixed on her busband’s | ing broke, she rose, and dressed herself, and with a strange and snake-like glistening, ' teft the room. ‘that his marrow thrilled again, and his heart staid at home, feigning to have a bad head- beat thick. He spoke to her, however,in a ache. She was very a'tentive to him, ——- | meek voice, and said— , ° “W hy didst thou hate them 60, Alice | going evening.

‘ Because that they were drunkards and! repeated the experiment, and with ucarly | faithless, Martyn ; and, therefore, 1 hated | ‘them so; and, therefore, were it possible ( Continued on the last page )

The whole of that day he but /in no way hinted at his conduct the fore- In two or three days he

the same success, saving that Mrs. Alice

her lip, and shook her head, * a-get thee | that the witnesses valued it so high,

jany in that settlement. He went accordingly ; but it was some |

extremes. I do not think the evidence will warrant us in

Hon. Mr. ANDERSON—The evidence is very contra- dictory. The first witness values the improvements at £25, but he only passed along the road. What could he know about it? Another passed along one side of it; he believes it is a leasehold. Another witness gays it is well situated, aod he consiJers it worth £100. Another says he would not take £100. I consider the last two the best witnesses, as they appear to bave been acquainted with the land.

Hou. Mr. HENDERSON—L was struck with the stress |

laid by the witnesses upon the cireamstance of the land being well situated. 1 would like to know if firewood is very va- luable in that locality. 1 observe, too, that the house is a I have built two dwelling houses and two barns, and I know something about the expense of’ building them. I consider that a barn built in the common way, and of the ordinary size, will cost £1 for each foot of the length. I think we may assume that he bas a lease, or that would have been one of the poiuts assailed.

Hon. Mr. MCDONALD—So it is.

Hon. Mr. He NDEKSON—I do not remember hearigg anything about a lease in the evidence.

Hon. Mr. McLAREN—1 cannot say whether this man!

has a lease or not; bat L know they are all leaseholders in that settlement, and if be is an exception he is the only one. There is good wood on this farm, but ov many of the farms in that locality there is none. I think it was on that account

Tne land is as good as

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL — I did not think there would 1 thought the price of We condemned ‘a vote on 50 acres of Freehold land, aud surely we cannot ‘say that leasehold is worth more.

Hon. Mr. RAMSAY —I do not know much about the price of land in King’s County ; but I know a tract of 1000 acres ia Prince Couuty, which has been in the market for 10 years at £40 per 100 acres, and none of it is sold. It is as good land as there is in the Colony. ;

/ Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL submitted a resolution to the effect, that by the evidence before the Committee it ‘did not appear that the property of Donald Ross was suffi ‘cient to qualify him to vote. : : The question being put thereon, it passed in the affirmative. The evidenca relating to the vote of William Blacket, polled for Mr. McDonald, was then read.

be much discussion on this vote.

Taking all the evidence into consideration, | |

| ber for exportation is taken off, 1 living on the land, He must have some kind of a house to

| Hon. Mr. McDOMALD-—lI think it is very evident that 'a very idle man. I believe it is ‘there is no evidence to damage this vote. There is only one He says, I will not swear positively that the He says it was offered for should be considered good, when he has sworn to it, till it is

| witness on it. |property is not worth £100. £75, and in his cross-examination he says £70; so his tes- _timony is not very reliable, I think this farm would have sold for £100 15 or 20 years ago, and surely it bas in- creased some in value since then. _ Hon. Mr. BEER—There appears to be only one evidence on this vote, Mr. Robertson. He says the farm was offered for £70. That is throwing a doubt upon it.

Hon. Mr. YEO —I do not think land is increasing in | Value, I have known land gel! for £1 sterling an acre years ago which would not bring more than 15s or 16s now.

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| Hon, ATTORNEY GENERAL—I am willing to uphold the rule that when a doubt is thrown upon a vote the oppos- |ing Candidate has to prove it to be good. But when we examine this evidence we can hardly say it raises a doubt.

. The witness says that a farm alongside of it was sold for

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£75. That is no evidence; he will not say positively that the property is uot worth £100. If he thought it wae-not | worth that amount, why not say 60.

| Hon. Mr. BEER — I cannot think that wilderness land,

‘denuded of its timber, is worth £1 an acre. The witness

| | says he thinks it is worth about £70.

Hon. Mr. DINGWELL — We have been scrutinizing votes on 50 acres of land and trying to make good votes out of them. This farm contains 100 acres; it is within a few — one of the best harbours on the south side of the Island.

Hon. Mr. LORD —TI had doubts about it being worth £100, because I thought it was far away from a shipping place; but when I hear that it is within a few miles of a shipping place, my doubts are removed. Firewood will be valuabie there for shipping.

Hou. Mr. YEOQ—His Honor who spoke last eays wood is valuable there, but the evidence says the timber is all taken

all the wood of any value is taken off, is worth £1 an acre.

Hon. ATTORNEY GENERAL — We are not valuing the land. The question is, has there been sufficient doubt thrown upon the vote to call upon the other party to prove it good. A man is brought to raise a doubt on the vote, and he says he will not swear that the property is not worth £100.

Hon. Mr. BEER. —In my opinion, sufficient doubt is raised by the witness when he says it is 100 acres of un- improved land, without any timber.

flon. the PRESILDENT.—The witness says the timber is taken off, but he says it is covered with all kinds of wood. He meaus, I suppose, that all that is fit to make square tim- He says there is a person

live in.

Hon. Mr. ANDERSON.—I understood the evidence to say that the adjoining land is of a similar description, and that it is not worth more than £70 or £75.

Hon. Mr. WALKER.—I bought land near the same place myself. Wood is very valuable there. I know the property is well worth £100.

Hon. Mr. HENDERSON. —I think a doubt has been raised by the witness, and there is no evidence on the other side to show that the vote is good,

A resolution was submitted to the effect that it did not appear, by the evidence before the Committee, that the vote of William Blacket was sufficieat in law.

The Committee divided :

Conrents—Llon. Messrs. Yeo, Anderson, Beer, McLaren and Henderson—5.

Non-Conrents—Hon. Messrs. Palmer, Walker, Dingwell, President, Ramsay and Lord—6.

The President then resumed the Chair, and the House adjourned.

Monpay, March 23,

Committee of Privileges and Elections resumed.

Evidenee relating to the vote of Donald McDonald read.

Hon. Mr. MCDONALD.—~I do not think the Committee can place much confidence in the first witness. He holds some office from Government. He went to McDonald’s on ‘purpose to see his farm. He values the house at 5s. It 'must be a very poor house indeed. The other witness says there is a good house on the place.

Mr. McGOWAN,—L believe the character of the first. witness cannot be assailed. I was not aware that the cir- custance of a man holding a Government office would make him swear to what was not correct. I think those who hold Government offiees are among the most respectable of the inhabitants. If the witness did go to see the farm, I do not know that it was a crime.

After some desultory debate, the Ion, Attorney General submitted a resolution to the effect that the vote of Douéld McDonald was net sufficient m law.

The question being put thereon, it passed in the affirmative.

Tne evidence relating to the vote of James Campbell was then read.

Hon, Mr. GOFF.—This was considered as good land as any on Lot 54. ‘The Government price is £60. There are about 15 ucres clear; the bouse has been well described by the witnesses. There is a new barn on the place. Camp- bell voted under a lease; I believe he is about purchasing from the Government.

Hon. Mr. LORD—I suppose it is like the case of a party who went to the Land Office, two or three days before the election, to get his deed, to enable him to vote; but when the deed was taken to His Excellency, he refused to sign it. I do not state this as a fact, but [ heard that it was the case, and [ believe it is true. IL believe that a namber of deeds were placed in the hands of parties two or three days before the election. I suppose Campbeil’s was one of those that lay in the office without His Excellency’s siguature ; and therefore he voted under a lease. The lease was better than the deed, for the deed would give no right to vote till the man had it in possession for 12 months.

Hon. Mr. BEER.—There-are from 10 to 12 acres clear, and there is a barn recently put up, but tho house is not 'worth anything. When I add the value of the whole toge- ther, I cannot make it more than £60.

Hon. Mr. YEO did not think the land was worth £100.

Hoo. Mr. LORD — What does bis Honor know about ‘land down in King’s County? I am surprised that any

gentleman should attempt to value land that he knows nothing ‘about. IL hope I shall not hear such an assertion again.

| Hon. Mr. YEO.—My hon. colleague appears to think ‘that no person knows anything but himself. What are we to judge by if not by the evidence before us?

| Hon. Mr. DING\WELL—LI hope your honors will recol- ‘lect that we are not sittiog here as portizans. We should give the matter calm cousideration. 1 think his honor from

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proved to be bad. I would take some man as evidence who

| was acquainted with the property. What could a man tell by walking along the road when the farm was covered with snow ¢

Hon. Mr. BEER.—I think the calculation of bis honor the Attorney General is very fair. This is a part of the land which, when it was bought by the Government, was held to ridicule by an hon, member in the other end of this build- ing asa frog swamp. However, I believe it isa good farm ; but it is a leaschold, and I think it has been clearly shown that the improvements are not worth £100.

Hon. Mr. McDONALD.—It was decided on @ former occasion that when a doubt was cast on « vote by one witness, there should be more than one to remove the doubt, and to establish the validity of the vote. In this case there are two witnesses who say that the property is worth £100. A, C. Stewart merely goes along the road for the purpose of valui the farm. He says the house is a quarter of a mile from the road, and he values it at 5s. What reliance can your honors place wpon such testimony? It has been shown by the evidence that there are 15 acres clear, which, at £3 an acre, would be £45. Then there is a new barn, say £25 The house is surely worth 5/. The farm is 14 ‘mile long. There is a great deal of valuable janiper timber on it, aol suppose Campbell takes it to market, for he is known by the name of Juniper Jim, (laughter). Oue witness says he would give 10ud for the farm, and another says that Camp- bell was offered 1407 for it. So I think there can be no doubt about the validity of this vote. ,

Hon. Mr. HENDERSON.-—Where there is j timber there is generally a tendency te —_— 9) er like to koow whether the 25 acres ready'to stump is the result of chopping down heavy wood.

Hoe. Mr GOFF—I think the timber was destro . Hon. Mr. HENDERSON.—That is just the — ~ struck me. Land is generally injured vety much by burning

Hon. Mr. WALKER. — One of the Witnesses is nearty related to me, and I do not think “he woald state anything that was not correct. I go by the evidence, and I think it has been very clearly shown that this farm is worth 100J.

. A yreras fae ee to the effect that the vote of