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In the year 181%, the Lieut. Governor of that day, made pro. lattation. that it was the pleasure of His Royal High- ness the Prince Regent to relesse the Proprietors from the obligation of settling their grants with Foreign Protestants, provided they settled their grants with other persons within ten years from 1810. This proclamation received all rhe submission from the ple in tus Island and their repre- eontatives, as if it had been a Royal Ordinance; when after many years, it was admitted, that it had wo legal foundation, and consequently it was only « tabrication to deceive the people; aud the Governor paid so little regard :o his pro- glamation, that two Townships were then revested in the Crown. The inhabitants were settled in fee simple, on pay- ing for the grant; but the objec: of that Exches appears to bave been to graut land to bis family and friends, to sel

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The applications which have heen made to the Home Go- vernment. since the year 1832, to revest the forfeited land in the Crown, have been re-isted by Ministers. upon the following grounds,viz : that the conditions were impracticable. and in cousequence of which, the Grantees had inJulgences aud the lands have never been forfeited ; that the landlords have a right to recover rent, because the tenantry had cove nauted to pay rent, acd that the tenantry should derive no benefit from the forfeiture, for in consequence cf such cove- bant they would have to pay the same rent to the Crown.

It would have been unnecessary to revert to the former opinions of Ministers at this time ; but the Colonial Govern-

ment have brought such opinions forward, as dec sions of

authority, tv overrule and supersede later instructions, and subvert the privciple of an Act, which lately received the Rogal assent, which required an Officer of Goverament to investigate the titles of land, and there is no appeal from the decision of the Colonial Government, but to your Majesty; it is, therefore, necessary to show that such opinions ol Ministers are not in accordance with Royal authority, and that your Petitioners desire no more than is consistent with reason, and fur the honor of your Majesty to grant.

Grants of land are not made, but on the Petition of some person or party, aud there are many unreasonable Petition- ers, aod on referring to the grants of this Island, where four years only are allowed to iutroduce and settle one-third of each grant with foreigners, and 2a annual Quit Rent of from thie» shilliogs to six shillings per handred acres required to defray the Colonia! Civil List, it leads to a belief that, in- stead of the grants being rewards for seivices, (as has been represented in this Island), it bas more the appearance of a well merited redwke from the Sovereign to unreasonable Petitiovers, who had a desire to be |.ndlords over their tel- low subjects; and many of them must have felt the rebuke. who never took up their greats. But whew they or impos- tors in their stead, after many years, found the land occupied and improved by British subjects, and that they had the in- dulgeoce of Ministers, and the authority of the Colunial Go- Vernment to deprive such persons of their improvements, or compe! them to pay rewt, then the impostors fullowed the example of the couspirators.

Taas the order of tie King in Council, which was intend- ed to save Great Britain from the expense of the Coloni.| Civil List, and to save Brit sh subjects from being imposed upon by the Grantees, was subvericd by ministers to give in- dulgence to conspirators and impostors, to enable them tc claim the land and improvements of Brit-sh subjecta—worth at least a million of poands sterling —whiJe Great Britain has been taxed to defray the Colonial Civil List, about £300,000 sterling.

The conspirators and impostors claimed not only the land granted, but the lands reserved for Fixheries. They had the Coloniw! Ministers, Governors and Officers to beset the land wi b their tolls, so thut to acknow!edge a conspirator or im- postor as landlord, the Tenant could never afterwards dispute bis title, and to commence improvements upon land without such acknowledgment, incurred a1 action of trespass, or a Writ of Biectment. Such ave the toils set against men, the seope of whose learning was to know their catechism, and say their prayers, and their education to be charitable, just ja their deslings, obedient to the laws, snd earn their bread by labour ; cousequefitly sach men could cot plead their own eause to the Sovererga agnitst -uch iufluence opposed to them, or evdid being taken in che snares,

Bat it was not from a want of spirit of manliness that they did vot resist their oppressors, it was from the certainty, that guch actions would be misrepresented to the Sovereign, and that any outburst of indiguation would demoralize the in- habitants.

Applications to Colonial Ministers, for a settlement of the Land Question, have been resisted, uml the year 1851. when Earl Gray instructed Sir Alexander Baunerman to use his influence’to have the question settled in an equitable mauner, by Legislative enactment ; and an Act was passed for the Co’onia! Governmeat to buy up the land from the landlords, and sell it again to (he tenants, But as such an Act could not becoine law, without the Roral Assent, nor be presented for your Majesty's confirmation, to allow of » purchase of forfeited lands tor such a purpose. But to ob- tain your Majesty's coufirmation, t e following words were jneerted in the Act without the intention of acting upon tiem. viz: “ The Commissioner of Public Lands shal] in- vestigate, cr c.use to be investigated the titles of such lunda ; and he shail make a report of the result of such examina: jon and investigation to the Governme: t.”

And for the first purchase of land under th’s Act, the re-

rt of the Attorney General's investigation of the Titles is in the following words, viz: “ The conditions of s-ttlement in all the Grants are the usual conditions, and being known to the Government, I have deemed it unnecessary to advert fo them in the foregoing abstract ; and the usual conditions for settlement in the Grants referred to, are in the following words, viz: “and the said Grantees farther bind and obl:ge themselves, their Leirs and assigns. ‘o settle the said Lot or Township hereby granted within ten years from the date hereof, with Protestant settlers, in the proportions of one person td every two hundred acres—said Protestant settlers to be introduced from such parta of Europe as are not with- in His Diajes:y’s dominions, or to be such pertons as have resided within ilis Majesty’s dominions of America two years antecedent to the date hereof ; and if the said Grantecs shal! not settle one-third of the said Lot or Township, in the proportion aforesaid, within four yéars from the date hereof. then the whole of the ‘sid Lot or Township shal! become forfeited +0 his Majesty, his heirs and successors ; and this Grant shall be void aad of nor~ ffect.”

It was publicly reported, und bas not been denied, that the late Licat. Governor, who was auth: rized to euncede Respon- sible Government to this Culony in the year 1851, pledged his Council, before they were allowed to take office, that they would maintain the forfeited Grants, and not seek or allow the tirles to be investigated; and yet the sume Gover- nor gave bis assent to the Land Purcoase Act, which required the titles to Le investigated. fe

A motion was made in the House of Assembly, that « Court of competent Jurisliction be appointed to investigate the titles of ‘land, cmring te the Act for authorizing the Government to purchase land; but’ the motion was lost Yarough the satme influence as above. Sach are the conse- quences of grunting iidalgence to one party to deprive others of their praparty ; and it is lamentable, that a power should exist in Great Britain over this Colony, to set Koyal Ordi- vances aside and subvert its ss ha men against men

corrdpting dhe class to debase tho . ad as Poctioders Ihecdiare prays that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to give instrie'ions to the Guvernor to govern this Culony for the honour of your Majesty and the well-boing of your subjects—to carry out the Royal inten- vions according to law and the British constiiation—and purify seach institutions in the Culony as may be found cor- rupted through a long course of misgoveroment.

And Petitioners further pray your Majesty that it may be waderstood by their Petition, that Petitioners respect the rights of property, which is lawfully and honestly acquire. and in seeking an investigation of the conditions of the Grants end Escheat of lands wh ch are forfeited, it is to deprive de- fguliers ond impostors of unjust cleims, and to re ieve the tevantry from a bondage imposed hy conspirators in disobe- du nve of the or ler of the K nz in Council of the 26:h August, 3707, and the tenantry decisre their willingiess to pay a price to the Government for the fee simple interest of their farms, to make up any deficiency which might sccrue to the yevenue throuzh the loss of the tax upon Wilderness land. And it is desirable, os far a8 practicable, to restore improved jands to the parties who have the best claim to the improve- mens, aod to provide for widows and orphans, whose main- tenunce arose from the rents, the tenante are willing to pay rash a price for thei? farms as will enable the Government

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That your Majosty may enjoy a long reign. beluved in your family relations, honored by your subject’, respected b) the rulers of all nations, a succour 10 the oppressed and & terror to the oppreasors, is vow and sha'l be the earnest | prayer of Petitioners. Joun B. Cox, Chairman.

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| The fellowing Letter, on the same subject, is also repub- lished at the request of the writer :— {NFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE LAND QUESTION.

| To tar Korror—Sir—lt appears from the Examiner ot the 17th inst., that the Islander recommends the tenantry ‘ro appoint advocates to plead their cause before the Laud | Commission? Anorber writer, some time ago. said, there | ought to he a Court of Lnquiry to investigate the titles before lit went to the Commission? There are many ways tried to | deceive the tenuntry, and these are some of them.

Lo the year 1835, when the House of Assembly was com- posed of eighteen members, a Committee of seven were ap- pointed to laquire into the titles, aud they reported that the conditions had not been performed, consequently the grant: are forfeited. The forteiture is not demed ; but the House of Assembly are nota Court to decide on such matters, and they recommended the titles to be tried ma Court of Kscheat ; for when a Jury, eoustitured to inquire into titles, find a for- feiture, the Crow: bevomes the proprietor, to protect every occupant in possession of his land, until arrangements for » just and equitable settlement take place. But the Crown vould not au:horise a Cowrt of Enquiry to find a forfeiture. which would extinguish titles, and throw property iuto cou- fusion without the right to protect the inhabirants; but it answers the purpose of the landholders to put the people on the wrong track to ask for what the Crown cannot gran’. A refusal to appoint a Court of Enquiry, is not a refusal to appoiut a Court of E-cheat, when it is intenled to make a destinetion, The greatest objections which Miuisters could have to an Excheat is this: they could not trust to any party here who might have the Government, to protect and settle the inhabitants in a manner which would be likely to give general satisfaction, because the leading men are interested or influenced on ono side or the other; and, theref' re, a satisfactory settlement can be expected on/y from a Comms sion of disinterested men.

It may suit the landholders for the Islander to try and make the tenants believe that the Commission has no power to interfere with titles or the Fishery Reseives; but the people should be better informed. The exse which was sent ho ne to the (‘olonial Minister, to be referred to arbitration. was accompanied with nstractions, The czse was fu-ly ad- mitted, but the instructions were condemned ; and that evse which was to be referred to the Commission is in these words: ** Wheress certain question’, arising out of the original grants of the lands of this Island, severally called the Escheat Question, the Fishery Reserve Question, avd Quit Rent Question. bad for many years unsettied the minds of the inha‘vtants,” and to settle these three certain ques- tions, the Commissiouers require no advocate from the tenants—the whole evidence is contained in the original grants. to which the Commissioners bave to refer, ‘The

‘o onial Minister had no objections 10 submit these question» to the Commission, but he oljected to the instructions which :P posed an arrangement to be made between proprietors abl tenants, and declared that be could not recommend it to Her Majesty, to refer the case to arbitration, ualess the * Commission are at liberty to propose any measures which they themselves may judge desirable.”

Each party bave their representative in the Commission. The Crown, the proprietors and the tenants, and therefore require no advocate. But i! the Commission require infor- mation, they will have authority to ask for it in a prope manner. Yet, as it is rumoured that some of the tenant- have had to give notes of hand for arrcars of rent, or securi ties fir the price of land, is would be right the Commission should be inform-d of it.

Now, allow me to repat again, to warn the tenantry thar the preseat Colouial Mivister is the most powerful advocate the tenants ever had; for he would not agree to the C m- mi-gion unless the arbitrators were lefi to their cwu discie- ton; and there’ore the Governor in Council had to with draw their proposal for making an arrangement between landlords and tenants ; and the adsice of the Islander to: the tenants to appoint advocates is not supporied by the Minister's instructions, nor by any other authority, and could only serve to entangle the tenantry. If it were a> true, as I believe it is false, that the Commission is sem here to bind the tenants to the landholders, ihe award could be set aside as unjust; but if the tenants were to send advocates to make propo-als to the Commission, whatever wrong such advocates might advise would be imputed to the tenants as of their own seeking.

The arbitrators wi!! have their authority from the Queen in Council, and their award will have to be returned to that tribunal for the Koya! assent; and I believe it wil be just and equitable if the arbitrators are left to themselves.

Wa. COOPER.

Sailor's Hope, July 24, 1860. —_—_—_—_—_———e To tue Epiror of Tuk Examiner.

Six —Two numbers of the Islander and ove of the Gazette,

have appeared eince the Royal Visit, ard can you explain way the names of the officers and gentiemen presented at the Prince’s eve, have not yet appeared in print? ‘lo be sure we are favoured with those of the company envited to dine at Govern- ment House, aud to meet tis Koya! thighness on the two even ngs he spent there; but we are not told who were reall: the guests at the Koyal Party, which would be more in acenrd. ance with the rules of courtly journale. Beaidee, none of the resident Clergy are mentioned—no, not even the venerable Archdeacon Reid, who came all the way from St. Eleanor’s te own. on purpose to be. present at ‘the receprion,”? To exclude the Clergy seems ungodly, indeed, bat [| doub: the accuracy of the Is’ander —the wore especially os | have good reason to believe that severa! worthy ladies named as ** guests ”’ were in fact at home, quietly attending to their deomesiuc cou- cerns, and little troubled about the etiquette of ** homage ”’ 10 royalty. ‘Tne Islander is correct in stating that ‘gentlemen were seen wendny their way to Government House, to be presented ‘9 theie Pence; and as that journal never fale to furnieh o list of presentations at the Lieut. Govern t's Levees, how comes the omission on the present more important occasion ?

The chances of doing homage to Royshy are of rare occur- rence to most of u=; aud no wonder if just now we feel our loyalty a htthe siurted ; for st is not fer to be excloded from the courtly list, whether Volunteer, Officer, or Private ; or whetver one bears the cognomen of * Noaker, or Stoukes, or Styles, or Brown, or Thowpson,’’ or even that of

Your most humble servant, JONES.

Head Quarters, Aug. 2@ih, 1860.

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The ome en Bit ers are designed to meet another want of the public, who prefer to save their doctors’ bills, and to he speedily relieved from in ite various forms. Theos Bitters, as woe know aa ceed use, have no equal ad a tonic medicine. ‘They contain no aloohal, and are eg; eci- ally adapted to tne delicate ¢ nstitutions of females ; particu- larly in the affliction of sick headache, they are almost instan- taneous in effecting a cure. Suda, magnesia, and all the alkalies, are but temporary in affording rétief, while the Oxygenated Bitters, combined with hygienic substances, relieve and permanently cure dyspepsia and all stomach diffi- cultios. ‘They have lung been prescribed by our physicians with entire success, ag a specific tor acidity, flatalency, water brash, liver complaint and bilious affeetions. Indeed, bo'h te Balsam and the Bitters are very generally endorsed b the medica! facul

to sliow compensation to the one party and a provision for the | our Union,” . Ty i086. Hogland,—fram ‘' The Flag of e.ber. ; 7 . remedies are sul every where

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To THR Ege oF tue Exaurer. ; Sin,—Will you’ please insert ia the Examiner the following copy of Vertes, which were presented to the Prince of Wales when in the Island, together with H. R. Highness’ acknowledgment of the same, through Major General Bruce, aud oblige,

x very obediently, aeee vey ee JOUN LEPAGE.

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Paixce Kpwanp Istanp, llih Avoust, 1860. Sir,—I am commanded by the Prince of Wules to thank you fur a copy of Verses which you have been good enough to write ou the occasion of H. R. Highness’ visit to the Voiony, which he has perused with much plessure, and to siate ulso that Le bus much pleasure im giv.ng fis sanction ‘o your including the lives in question iu your forthcoming volume, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, R. BRUUK, Major General. Juhn LePage, Evq. &e., &v., &e.

WELCOME TO Tiik PRINCE OF WALES.

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Let acclamatioas luud and long King o'er var hills and dales ! God suve the Quee1, vur loyal song. And bless the Prince of Weles. Where thousands press to see fis face, ‘The foremost place we claim, This be .uteous Isle, our dweliing place, Records Lis Grandsire’s name. Then let us first our homage pay, As rightiully we clais,— We hail the brightest star to-day In Edward s arch of fame!

God save the Prince of Wales! encore ! In patriotic style,—

We love the ** Heir Apparent’’ more, Because we love our Isle :

Our lovely Isle, so fair to seo, So near the fount of fame !

We'll sing its praise with greater glee For bearing Edward's name!

And let us first, &c.

But still a finer chord we wake, To sound the praise we mean, We love him for his Mother's suke, Because we love our Queen— Our gractous Queen, may she receive The best that heaven bestows ; Ard long in heatth and splendor live, The envy of her foes! Aud let us first, &c.

Where despots rule with iron rod, Revardless of tie right, Their vaswu's must obey their nod, And tremble at their might ; Bat where Vicroxia’s flug is seen, There Liberty wust grow, And loyal hearts that love their Queen, Spontaneous homage show. And let us first, &e. God save our Royal Queen! once more! And Albert at her side! And choicest blessings freely pour On all her empire wide Still may her arws victurious be Uno every battle-plain, And, as of yore, triumphantly ijer navy sweep the main ! And !et us first, &.

No fear that Britons will be slaves, — That England's sun will set ; Britannia loag has ruled the waves, And long shall rule them yet. On every deck a gallant crew Stand, prompt, for prace or war, Another ** Spithead Grand Review,” Ur second T'ra’a/gar ! And let us first, &c,

Tail! Exctanp’s Queen! in matron state, Fit subject of our sungs; W hose power our rights can vindicate, Or suon avenge our wrongs. And h-il! the Paincs or Wauzs! her son, Pride of the parent etem : The He-r to England's lotty throne, To Britain's diadem ! And let us first, &.

Then let us sing, till echoes ring — This Prince of high degree, When Heaven sees fit tu order it, Our future King may be ! And may the power above confer Selectest gifis Divine Upon the House of Hanover, And Brunswick's Royal line. And let us first our homage pay, Ae rightfully we claim, — We hail the brightest Srar to-day In Britain's arch of fume ! —_—_—_—_—_—

The Examiner, Charlottetown, P. E. I., August 21, 1860,

ORAM GEISM.

In commenting on the Orange procession at Lot 49, on the 12th July last, we characterised as disgraceful the conduct of those who encouraged that display: and ihe Rev. George Sutherland, having been the orator and preacher on the occa- sion, we considered him entitled t» the lion's share of the censure. That gentleman, as our readers will remember, answered our remarks with more anger than judgment; and very triumphantly put to us several questions as to what is or what is not ‘disgraceful conduct.” He asked if it was * dis- graceful to go to the house of God on a week day in company with his fellow Protestants? Was it disgraceful to preach on that day on doctrines and privileges, the gifts of heaven?” which he says, he esteems more precious than life. ‘ Was it disgraceful,’ be asks, ‘* to take sume refr2shments in the open field, in the midst of a quiet, sober and peaceful company ? Or was it disgraceful to relate the particulars of a great and glorious victory which sealed the civil and religious liberties of Great Britain?’’ We most cheerfully answer the first three questions in the negative. We are not quite sure that the fourth should be answered in the same manner, for we are inclined to think that ‘* the civil and religious liberties of Great Britain’’ would be quite as secure as they are at present if the battle of the Boyne had never been fought. But this we do know right well, that for one hundred and forty years after the ‘* giorious yictory’’ eulogised by- Mr. Sutherland, the Roman Catholics, as a portion of the people of Great Britain had not the smallest vestige of either ** civil or reli- gious liberty ;*’ and that the little which they acquired in 1829 was reluciantly wrung from the Crown; and the first object of Orange assoc.ations since has been to deprive them of that small instalment of justice. This fact requires no proof. !t is written with indelible characters in the blood of ihe Catholie people of Great Britain and Ireland.

What appears to us as ‘* disgraceful conduct’’ is not the mere fact of Orangemen assembling on the 12th July, or any other day, to preach, pray, ext, drink and be merry ; but it is cisgraceful to indulge in irritating reflections, as they almost invariably do in their annual celebrations, on the religion and sacred observances of their Catholic fellow subjects. This is not the way to promote peace and harmony in mixed com- munities like ours; but tends to provoke hatred and il -will, ending often in viulent disturbances of the peace, bloodshed and loss of life; and any man who will lend himself to er.- courage associations calculated to produce such results—no matter whether he is of the clergy or luity—is guilty of very {* disgraceful conduct” indeed. ;

We don’t condemn Orange processions siaply because we wre not an Orangeman, but because such processions have never been conducted without insnle ang contumely to our

re a tempt were made to form Ribbon us to them, calculated to annoy gst the first to raise Our voice d rej ice to see them put

We want to live in peace family—to let ording

falidw Cutholler. Tf an’a Societics, or anything analogo Protestants. we should be amon ‘in condemnation of them, and woul down by the strong arm of the law.

and good will with every member pf the heme . man, woman and child worship their creator a to the dictates of their consciences ; und whether their oe ence leads them right or wrong, is no businesa of ours. : have no right to assomo that we ure the only _— : 7 ‘ and acting upon such assumption, conclude that - ave a rsecute and insult our neighbours

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commission ‘rom heaven to pe rotestant will never be converted to

= pe @ An honest conscientious I : rate the im-

the Catholic faith by rudely attempting tu oblite —by telling him to discard at once

| aysions of his early life A ag viel : or under the

te lessons inculeated in the domestic circle, monistry of bis spiritual adviser—and by threatening bim with te torments of hell if he does not at once adv; t the Catholic doctrine. ‘Neither will men of the George Sutherland type el Coristians ever succeed in bringing to their communion the hamble and pious children of the Catholic Chureh by heading bands of fanatics—vociferating wild anathemas against those whom they may be pleased to stigmatise as idclators or ful- lowers of Anti-Christ, and erying out in the exuberance of their zeal—‘* To hell with the Pope!’ The spread of knowledge. the influence of reason, the example of good and virtuour livee, mild persaasion, charity and christian forboarance. strengthened by the operations of divine grace—are, we have been taught tu believe, the principal means by which a person can be induced to change one form of religion for another, We balieve that Mr. Sutherland might be fit for the Christian ministry if he was not ignorant of the efficacy of these means.

Mr. Sutherland disowns the charge of bigotry. We have never known a Bigot to do otherwise. But as bigotry and iatolerance are closely allied, and as Orange Lodges are es- ssatially and avowedly intolerent, Mr. Sutherland's partiality fo-, and approval of, these Societies furnishes his best claim t» the character of a Bigot. Le is exceedingly anxious that ‘* priest or bishop’’ should come furward and engage in a dis- We have no doubt he

This morbid craving for noto-

ce .ssion with him on religious topics. is quite sincere in his desire. riety is natural to men who have nothing to lose by being worsted in a controversy, and who, having no tak nts to force themselyes into public notice, would rather be pilloried fur iznorance and want of common sense than left to pine in pre- ordained insignificance and obscurity.

‘The gross vulgarity of spouting platitudes I pass over ; it is in keezing with the character of the paper.’’ and leaves us in doubt as to whether the reverend gentleman

Our reverend friend has said : This sentence is somewhat o! scure,

meant to say that we were vulgar in attributing to him the

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practice of ‘* spouting platitudes,’ or whether it is the an- nouncement of his determination to refurm his style, and spout ** platitades’’ no more. We sincerely hope be will adopt this course. We have never had the honour of listening tw his extemporancous addresses; but if they partake of the character of his written essays, we must congratulate his friends, who have so often suffered under the infliction of his speeches, on the prospect of being rel.eved from his ‘+ spouting platitudes’’ for the time tocome. What it is that is “in keeping with the character of this paper,’’ we are rather at a

loss to understand. We do, however, believe that it is not in

keeping with the character of any respectable paper to publish such letters as the one we gave last week from the pen of Mr Sutherland, and we assure our readers that we shall not offend their taste in future, by pu! lishing any more of this gentle- man’s nonsense, however anxious Le may be to get into our print.

Mr. Sutherland assurea us that the existence of Orange Lodges ** proclaims Peace'’—that they are ‘ior mutual pro- tection, not for assault. They insult no one,” he says, ** they attack no one ;’’ and **no Government can or ought to put them down.’’ Fortunately we have some higher authority on this subject than the chamyion of the Lot 49 Orangemen. Urange Lodges in England and Ireland proclaim the very |

reverse of peace. The Parliament and Government of Great

Britain have repeatedly exercised their authority against them —wagistrates have been dismissed the Coxmission of the Pace for attending Or countenancing them ; in sho:t, Orange- men are regarded by the Imperial Parliament as the greatest disturbers of the peace, and the most disloyal of the Queen's subjecte. In proof of this, we quote from a late English paper the tullowing report of a dehate in Parliament on the fearful riot which oceurred at Lurgan, in the north of Ireland. on t! e 12th of July, when the Orangemen shot down in cold blood many inoffensive Catholics, while Mr. Sutherland was descant- ing on the ** pious and immortal memory,”’ a: d eulogising the peaceful character of Orangeiain, for the edification oi pious ladies and gentlemen at Lot 49 :-—

IMPELIAL PARLIAMENT—HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Firpay, July 20.

PARTY PROCESSIONS IN IRELAND. Mr. Cogan rose to ask the Chief Sceretary for Ireland

whether the government had received inturmation that trou the tat to the 12th of July Orange flags had been flying from | the towers and steeples of a great number of churches in the north of T eland. and, if 80, whether government intended to | ropose any legislative enactment to further restrain the public exhibition of party banners and flags in Ireland. He said 30 years after Catholic Emancipation atrocities springing from religious fanaticism occurred in the North of Ireland which could not be equalled in any country in Europe, and were only paralleled by those dreadful events now taking place in Syria. The hon. member for Armagi, the deputy grand master of the Orange Society in Ireland, was last night under- stood to give his assent to the introduction of sume measure to put an end to the public exhibition of party emblems in Irel:nl; and, animated by the mst humane feelings, had thus iatimated that the exhibition of party banners in ireland could not but be attended with danger to the public peace. At the same time, he believed that a deep responsibility rested on the bon. member and others of station and proper y in the North of Ireland for assisting to prolong the existence of th: Orange Society by giving the authority of their names and influence to it. So far hack as 1813 that society was con- demned ty Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Canning, and in 18:2 Lord Stanley felt it his duty to mtrsduce a Party Procession: Act into this liouse. It was strongly wpposed by Mr. O Con- nell and others on the ground that the Roman Catholic Eman- cipation Bill would put an end to these animosities. But it continued until 1845, when parliament said, ** We will rewov- these unconstitutisnal restrictions on your meetings and } ro- cessions.’’ But other outrages ensued, and in 1850 it was unanimously re-enacted. The conduct of the Orange Soci -ty had led to addresses from Parliament to the Throne for its suppression. At one time there was a belief that it would be dissolved, hot he regretted to say that gentlemen of high station and influence, carried away by religious prejudice, again sought to revive it. In May, 1339, the society was formed anew, and in the following July the lamentable mas- sacre of Dolly's Brae took place. Unhappily it seemed from @ recent outrage that all the bad feeling which before existed bad sprung again into existence. He was glad that a measure was to be proposed which would tend to check such distur- bances ; but st:ll the oryanisation of which this outhreak was the outward sign would remain (hear, hear). Until that urganisation was destroyed, there could be no hope of the per- manent reestablishment of peace in Ireland (hesr, heur) Now, it was in the power of parliament to destroy that organisation. If the law were vigorously put in force, and no magistrate and no Lord or Deputy Lieutenant were allowed to belong to these exclusive and secret s>cieties, the gow ri ment would at once go to the rout of the evi (hear). Lr’, however, they were not prepared to take such a step he would ay pul to the good feeling of the gentlemen in the North of Ireiand whether there was any practical use in this organsa- tion, and whether it did not create more mischief than good (hear). Other measures might be taken by the government. At present, as Judge Fletcher stated, Catholies in the North of Ireland had no assurance that justics would be done to them when they or when Orangemen wero brought for trial befure an Orange Jury. On one occasion Chief Justice Bushe said, after the acquittal of an Orangeman in the county of Down, *« That is your verdict, gentlemen ; think God it isnot m.ne!”’ Moreover, there could be no proper administration of justice when members of the Orange Society were on the bench. No

man should be retained in the cominission of the peace, or

should be allowed to sit on a jury, who belonged to this or to

put down party banners la particu.

any other secret society, for he would

whether they were orange or green (hear, hear).

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recated the practice adopted by sowe clergymen of Orange flags in their eurches. Upon a church he court where the investigation was going on there were to be seen long after the 12th of July four Urange flaga flaunting iu the breeze (hear, hear). Wee nut that a desecru« tion of the house of God ? (hear, hear, hear). Few gentlemen in that house were eware of the length tw which these things were carried in the North otf Ireland. There at ail limes Catholics were exposed to annoyance and insult. * To Mell with the Pope’ being a cmon street ery. whieh shouted in the streets at all times, Very recently a Catholic gentleman was chosen sh riff of the county of Fermanagn. Ile was a rsal y respected and est) emed, but he 9 tin from dining with the grand jury because the atanding tongg was an insult to his religion, it berng the * Gloriwus, pious, and immortal memory.”” He (Mr. Cogan) Would tot object in England to drimk the health of Wiliam IIL, whom he con. aidcred to have introduced many relorme, but in Trelund that toast vas intended ax an ineult to Catholics, and 48 such wag jstusteful to them (lear bear). Sir K. Peel lung apo eon. demned the practice of observing anniversaries. which were made the occasions of disorder, and why did the Prot stant ventlemen of Ireland to this day encour*ge and permit such haretul errors to continue? (hear). Le would only remind the house that in 1857 Bellast was tor days the ecene of aluvosg civil war, one class of citizens being arrayed in arme Haines a other class. Commissioners were appointed to inquire inte the causes of the outbreak. and they re, orted that the obser. vation of the duly ann’v reury was the mein cause of all the diserders. lle would enter into the details of the reeent out- raze. A riot was provoked by the insulting and irritats o iduct of the Orange party. it Was uncertain who actually ¢ snmenced the riot, but it was certain that the Orange party alone indulged in firing. Sixteen pereons were wounded, two of them dangerously, and the persons who were responmble ‘or that were tho-e who encouraged or took purt in such irri titing proceedings (hear. hear). One part of the ev.t was to he dealt with, but he wished tu sve the Orange Society entnely .bolisted (Lear. hear). Ue wished hm. gentlemen would oxert themselyes to that end, and if the right bon. genteman the member fur bucks would persaade his followers to ahans don and discourage the society he would ae ol taisa large number 0 suj porters turin Treiand the ciel groug! of o jection ty a Conservative government was, that its entering ute office was regarded as the signe] for a renewal of insults to the Catholics and the assertion of Pretestant arcendancy (near, hear). They had been offended and outraged by the men who now sat on the Treasury bench, bet thev still sup. ported them, because they disliked more the advent of a -overnment whies would lead to Orange ascendancy (hear, hear). They bad not forgiven the Durham letter, and never could forgive it; and there were many other things which the Whigs had done not to be forgotten, and if the right hon. zentlemen opposite were wise they would take advantage of this, and bid fur power in Ireland (hear, hear). He hoped the right hon, gentleman the present Secretary for Ireland would take warning by this. If he could be instrumental in rutting duwn the-e party organisations, which had been pro- dictive of so much mischief, and evuld bring al. the people of Ireland, of whatever creed or party, to live together as fellow- citizens of one country, he would deserve the gratitude of Ireland (hear, hear).

Mr. Dawson dep:ecated quite as strongly as the hon. mem- ber who had just rat duwn the insulting and useless displays which invariably aceompanied these July anniversarics. (Ilear, hear.) Le had seen many of these manifestations. but they had always grated on hi- fvelings, because he was aware that they recalled party triumphs which ought to be forgotten, and prefigured the establishment of ascendancy which he never desired to see exer-ixed by any party (bear, hear). He had that morning received a letter from io Lurgan, whieh stated that t e magistrates were unanimously determined to sift this deplorable case to the bottom, and that they would spare no pains fur the purpose (hear, hear). It was almost unnecessry to aay that be had never been a member of an Orange body (hear). Nobody regretted their existence more than he did, and he had always been of opinion that sceret societies, of wh: tever party, had been the corse of [reland (hear. hear). If the eff-rts of the local magistrates were «econded by the government. there was every reagun tu believe hit tranguility and a spirit of confidence would soon be restored (hear. hear).