ish |

one

ma renewal of those

inder the Stars and

ef

jt lature of P; ine

to put from the

s—however just in

.E.C., and M.L.C.,

having been only a simply @ private

on the World's De elop-

ars of light, loco the great results ar- the work of the last fifty veriod have been b vay and the Steamship ;

2 Electric Teleyraph, yn to say that probably in the ‘lothing, and of Food, vilized world were little, han the Babylonians, the Having attained, great result’ “ which I have a- leli—ag great object , of the present genemgion to ac- | them.

Are we to sit down, tikeehe Gre-| me that, in the Hall of our tian Conqueror, simply to enjoy ourselves? should, as on this day, hear a No, Mr. Chairman aud Gentlemen, there ia! made to us, on behalf of the peop e of the

?

eee

an im portant work for the peopie of the Ame.| mean Continent to achieve—that work it Free ] ade aud Reciprocity ; aud [ say, the Statesmen who shall ace ' uadertaking will be

United States, by a delegation composed of some of their most eminent public men, Sir, Uthat for a renewal ef reciprocal relations betweon omplish that great | them and us, 1 should certainly have looked ’ vrent Rn rineers rg Sete oa CN esto poe the individual who told me oo, a6 te why ym the , alli t G. . al ee urnels, laboring under positive hallucinetioa, F wv,

; re gallant Gene ral on iny left has | as it was, however, from being oxnecte| by altuded. Sir, there are difficulties in the way, me, Ll now, with tke Lunt bat was ever any yreat object at-! find it to be a fact: at twoed wehout encountering dificulties ? i ehiet dithculty in this case T take to

greatest satis! Wuva, i id the preal object in The view will, in good time, [ doubt not, be be pre-| fully attained, ‘There is nothing dike per- Judice. Of that there is a vast mountain: ¢ : 2 t re — JS & vast mountain; and! sonal intercourse between parties for facili- : ae of prejudice must be undermined, tatiug any arrangement which they desire it by the tunnel ot : engineer y t hi e tunnel of the engineer, nor by the speedily to bring aboat. In broaching the

thas true;

: oe exped om af the open cutting; it must Reciprocity question to us, the delegates of

ian tet sen “sounn ‘a sada ee =~ ~ the American Congress hay e especially in a. i » [ 7 a ‘ rs Of view the interests of their own country in atinta ; ampie ot) TL would think very little of them if it were

ees co sequences w hich

I resa!t from the existing syst

m, | may remark that I have ard it stated jn conversation, by one

otherwise with them, But they com> to us in a liberal spirit; and they do not pro-

of our Ose to treat with us exe —

: : $ reat rt! : xeopet upon terms veests, that coal } is vieini st] ‘ . ws s

er 7 t ei M ' a "ta. Par 8 which will be mutually beneticial. ‘They

Hiars per on ¢ eroey : r : = ; " i -

ee ee ( y: More than that require from us the concession of certain

r some kinds.)—while it can be purchased in Colonies as lew as three! You

ceive, Gentlemen, how that en

privileges fer the

benefit of their own peo- ple; but, at the

sane tue, they offer us,

of da nae a -jin return, certain advantages of trade and oa al wers into eve , ;

, every detail) commerce, which will be a full equivalent

for what we may concede to them. They

con rw it the look at our position in the Gulf ef St.

my, | cost of hzht, of manufa

INCreAsSECS

ture, and of transport,

snd, I think, warrants my assertio: : : Scuba : “ie 77 he mm that he} Lawrence which places in our hands the “OE Sil 118 i eiprocity li les . ’ , > ’ ; rae a ty W a ve wel | key of its fisheries. ‘They look at the im- fiie (is tinent . I el! fr a } awa e that soak j 7. meuse shoals of mackerel and other fish 4 ‘ oth ven ma aesire nm 3 Pi gnc tela to address | with which it abounds. They see that the you, I will not seeK to Uetaiu vou lon rer } = : : evFs advantages which would result to us, were ; Hon. J. Hensusy : Lhe Next toast upon| we to prosecute these fisheries, are. in a the programi.e is ene of a character gQtiuite) manner, almost wholly overlooked by us

different from that of ang which has proced-| They are eager to be permitted the liberty

ed it, It ia #8 Vhe Armes and Navies of to scize upou that wealth, which, although Great Briain and the United Slat a

* and| naturally curs therewith | beg leave to couple the names of! our own use : Capt. Merrywan, ef the United States Navy. peetiar cireumstanees, as an agricultural and Lieut. Gol. MeGill of oue own native people, the very best use n f Military fores, mot doubting that each of the wealth of our waters, is to exchange it these gentlemen will, on bebalf of the honor- for a good market for the predue » of our ableand galiant service to which he belonge,| soil, and all the other benetits which free have much pleasure in responding to the/ trade intercourse with the Uvited States toast. The present aspect of the times, if we | would confer upon us, Of the truth of this, are to depend upon the public declarations of, we are, L believe, all fully convinced: yet, the great European powers, is decidedly’ at the same time. there are some amoug us pacific; but, even sivuld some of these who say, “ All that is said of the advan- powers, im utter disregard of their own tages which Reciprocal Free Trade with the reiterated protestations in favor of pease, let, United States would confer upon we loose their banded ce sorts agaist each other lieve to be true ; bat we are convinced for the fell work of havoe aad destrueti ym, that all efforta for the renewal of Recipro- that will not, | trust—to whatever lengthe city relations between the United States

, we fail to apprepriate to and they shew that, in our

We can mak >

us,

it may be carricd—bave any tendency to and Prinee Edward Island only, will prove make either tie United tutes or Great perf tly abortive. We are sub) ct to Britain a party in the deadly atrife, or Ope- higher powers, We can enter into no

rate in any way, to disturb the amicable re- lations now so happily subsisting, and daily increasing, between duese two great nations Che peculiar times and circumstances, which once Jed them into unnstural contests, hare

pow happily passed away; the wrathful

, aye ed that it should comprise the whole of the er ‘o which they gave birth, are now [ritish American Provinces, and strongly ead; und G

id forbid that they should ever as it was argued that the isolation of any be revived! Their respective O1gs shall one Province would prove prejudicial te never again, [ trast, be seen to wavewn hog- the interests of those embraced in the tile defiance of each other; but, on the cun- Union--seeing that we were determined trary, whenever they meet, shall stream not to be included in that Union, wisely forth only in mutual triendly recognition, or forbore to urge us to embrace a policy enteld each ether in fraternal embrace. And which we had declared to it would, if Hf, ta their common presenes, the natural foreed upon us, prove detrimental to our defenders of the une should be assaulted by best and most valued interests : and, accord- an enemy, may i¢ ever be found that ingly, we happily find ourselves at chis day the loyal uphotders of the other are ready, in a position quite as independent as that in all the warinth of kindred blood, to hasten the Dominion. Now, I argue that, if

foreign relations, but such as are formed for us by the Imperial Government,” and much more to the same effect, But, I re- ply, that if, as respects Confederation, the British Government—much as they desir-

of

to the aid of the assailed. Thie genereus thus, with regard to the great question of and chivalrous spirit has, once already | (onfeleration, the ( wernment of Great been displayed. The cecasiun whieh! Britain wisely forebore to urge or constrain drew it ferth was this during _ the | us contrary to our inclinations, they will also, last short contest maintained by Great jn case we agree to terms for the re-eatab-

Britain against China, it happened that, in the Chiness waters, the gallant Captain of a neutral United States ship of war, bebuiding, ‘rom her deck, Lritish sailors in perilous confict vader disadvantaseous circu mstanees with a superior Chinese feree, seat the boats tf his ship to the ard of the apparently over-

lishment of Reciprocal Free ‘rade relations between ourselves and the United States, wisely sanction our mdependent action in that respect; especially since such aetion can- net in 4n avy way tend cither to the relaxa- tion of our ties of allegiance to the British Crown, or injuriously atfeet the interests of

watch d britons, exclaiming, *Bood is any other portion of British Ameriea. We thicker than water May this generous 7

are very well aware how we wou the great battle in which we long contended for full political freedom. It was won by our un- faltering perseveraure in a constitutional course for its attainment. What we knew to be our birthright, we had the boldness to demand as such; and, thuagh long with- held, it was fiually eeneeded to u3, To deal with our fisheries in such a way as, whilst it would prove of esscutial benetit to ourselves, would not at all militate te the prejulice of the rest of British North Ameriea, most assure 17, a privilege Caet. Megrrwan returned thanks on be-| which we have & right to claum; and it isa

valf of his e yuntrymen, but the heap rtee fe | privile the free exercise of whieh will. | '

spirit be ewer manifested towards each other by these two great and kindred nations! May they ever be animated by genuine fvel- iaye Of peace and goot will towards each ether! and may their fags, heaceforth be ever seen, wien associated, to wave tugether in the cause of e:nvilizstion and philanthropy ' (Cheers) Gentlemen, — The Armies and Navies of Great Britain and the United States. The tuast having been duly honored, and followed by the air, Red, White, and Bixe. from the Band.— a

re _—s

yrets that, haviag bean unable te hear mo @ | feed pel suaded, be coneeded to as, provided thus a few unc auected words of his (the! we seek it, as I trast we are prepared to gallant Captain's speech), he is unable to do. in: straigitforward and constitutional give even an vailine of it. manner. After a lappy allusion to the

Litvrenant Cotonen McGtiu then rose and courtesies extended to Dickens by Ameri- spoke to the following effeet :—Mr. Chair cans, and to Longfellow by the Enytish, as man and Gentlemen: Early in life, inflimed indicative of the kindly feelings subsisting with soraething like military ardor, and con-| between the kindred peoples of the United vinced thut, im erder that bs wight be able | States and Great Britain, the bom and to serve his country, in times of war and. learned gentleman concluded thus: Let us peril, sould they arrive, it was the duty of act as men. Let us not liedown in despair. every citizep uf a State to acquire some know-| Let us assert our privileges, aud, in their ledge of the art military and the use of arma, | assertion, we shall find their full realization! it 18 now thirty years since I procured myself) With the fullest, the most sincere concur- to be appointed an officer in our Militia. In) reuce in the seutiment, allow me now that Capacity, without either pay or reward, | to propose, ** Suecess to the negotiations [ bave, from the time of my first enrolment, for Reciprocal Free Trade” eagerly seized every opportunity to improve During the delivery of this apeech, the inyself and to aid in the military training of bow. and learned gentleman was repeatedly others. We, the Militia and Volunteers of cheered; and the toast was drunk in a P. E. Island, in behalf of whom [ now speak, manuer indicative of fall appreciation aud are, however, quite conscious bow unworthy) hearty approval on the part of the whole we are of being aceounted a part of the Army eompany. Air, by the Band, Cheer boys of Great Britain. Heppily as yet, we have cheer had no experience of actual warfare. Our knowledge of the art does not excced what | ‘ i a ean be acquired by mock encounters and). Hon. E. iu a hig a ae 0 peaceful competitions. We are not eagor {OWS : Gentlemen [eS aS ae tor the fray ; but if provoked by mar } Se rastian CU wot, nearly tour centuries since, suders, few amongst us, | firmly believe, discovered this beautiful Isiand on _the ariui- would feel the least inclination to decline V°'sary of St. John, the beloved — 0 battle, or, when engaged in it, fail tu dis- | °° ferred on it a — ahi play that dauntless spirit of loyalty and love ne — i es e pt of country, which Seotland’s puet, Barns, in ©?" cae a as a oo d ea Rake one of his songs, justly ascribes to Highland- |“ . ee ot oo a aon a : ies ; sakir f une, he, °2!'> rising in ge ntle undwiations, 80 wel nS ommes, When qpenking of vane, | adapted to the use of man. It is the tradition eaye: « Clap in bis cheek a Highland gill; | th use 2 ‘hn retired to som , Isl oe . his

Say sic is Royal Geordie’s will, j old ase, aud lived acentury. This indeed m ‘)

And there’s the foe ;— }aot have been his Patmos; but at all events

He has nae thought but bow to kill iho could not have found one more fertile and

Twa ata blow.” (Cheers) | salubrious. I have come here to represent

With our brethren of the United States, the | the people of Massachusetts, who have long sword, I, however, rejoice to see, is happily felt an interest in this Island. [It was, under being turned into the ploughshase; and the | the French, the gardeu of Louisburg, and my time, I trust, is still far distant, even if dea- | native State, a ceutury since, raised two regi- tined, when our fertile goil shall bear the ments on its owa strength, and took Louisburg imprese of hostile tread. (Cheers. ) | and its dependencies from the veteran hots

Hou. Epwanp Fatwas, M.LC., having E : rege Ss nga ete aoe eer been called upon by the Hon, Chairman to than three days, through the Straits of Canso, propose the next toast in the eee ~ i their ancient route to the Isle of St John, and vs Success to the a ‘after landing and partaking of your hospitality, cal Free Trade, Mr P ae _— 1 Bas | and riding through the midst of your luxurious following effeet :— i i R ~~ an = fields of grain, turnips, and potatoes, and ad= lemen ; he | the = mag d this miring your improved stock, I am convinced . os ie eT : 7 oo gps bis _ a : . | that they made ® great mistake. They should Island, which, on the present occasion, 10 |, 2 annexed both to Massachusetts. We meemnentnen — a Burger cag 3 ie should then have had all the mines and mar- honor oO our distinguishes Visitors,

our province to discuss, is, J am sure we

must all feel, the most important one, as | respects our Island interests, that, for

many years, we have been ealled upon to | entertain ; and the immediate circumstances | in which it now engages our attention, are,

eertainly, to us of the Island, of a most

gratifying character. For myself, I am

free to admit that it never entered into wy

mind to anticipate the honor which has

been conferred upon us in our being privi- | 1 o¢h to us aud to our countrymen, who have, leged to receive and entertain, in this ‘for more than a century, come down to our humble Hall, of our unpretending Legisla- |, 04+ schools of seamen in the Gulf of St. ture, a Committee appointed by the Con- | Pawrence. You cultivate education, You gress of the great American Republic—a | cond your sons to our free schools and medical Committee composed, too, of some of its | (oi, ges. We seud our mest adventurous most influential men—to confer with us |. 5441s tothe Colleze of St. Lawrence. upon a great question of international policy, |‘ t49 respect that thirst of independence you upon @ footing of perfect equality ; and have of late evinced. It is akin to our own; atfording us, as much as if we were an in | and we are happy to find that we may be able dependent State, a full and fair opportan- (¢ yegotiate with you. Under Reciprocity ity of weighing, face to face with its accre- | the commerce between your Island and our dited representatives, the advantages or | upublic increased ten fold. It had nearly disadvantages to ourselyea, which would, iu | reached two millions of dollars a year, and all probability, be attendant upon our ac- | was fast augmenting, but there were raids on quiescence in the terms of agreement for Keciprocal Free Trade between their own people and ours, which they are here to submit to oyr consideration, ‘The honor which, in this way, is this day conferred upon us, is One which, I trust, will long be held in proud remembranee by our people; and the great amount of substantial benefit, which, I feel satisfied will result to them from it, will I hope, be perpetuated to If, two weeks ago, any one had told Assembly, [ roposal

After another toast was proposed—

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of manufactures; tor, I believe, your green Isle, if anchored beside the Old Bay State, though but one-third of its size, would yield more grain and vegetables than Massachusetts. You have been not only the market garden for French troops and their fisheries, but, under Reciprocity, you were fast becoming the market garden of Boston. And now, gentle- men, we are not only pleased with your Island, but we have to thank you for your hospitality,

as well as of the English, Press was unfriendly. | Duties on our manufactures were advanced lan Cagada, and tended to the injury of New York aud Boston, the Treaty ended. i with you the question of recipwocity. | here because we like your spirit; and

| pathy which were presented to us by

| Edward Island alone, independeutly of any

Atlantic, on our great civil war; and we tend

“Ss

a

- ra Soar dae

| public speaking on any such questions or

ket wardens we require for our great centre |

We)

‘the Canada frontier. The tone of the Canadian, |

We required a remedy, and

We come here to discuss We are,

we tender

i ; Josolutions of svm-

to you our thanks for your Resolutions of sy

t Pi ince

| similar expression from the other side of the

f ; » hho Bac er you our propositioy sap seciprocal drude —, wen who canny) be surpassy

ag et waeresien wat howe a E

not the mere exchan ce of natural productions, 'the forensic roll ef any other country for jof which New Knzland, your great customer, honor and integrity. My response to the has less than you have, but an interchange of |toast—fecble as it is—is given on behalf

the products of le sul and the pro jef the Bar ef Prince Edward Island, of ducts of arts. With few exceptions, that of the United States, and of Groat wed ste to receive all your products, aud) Britain: an 1, in yeveral, of that of every wish you to (ake all ours either oe or unde: jcountry in which the priveipies — of regulations similar t) those by which free | trie liberty prevail aad ww which the trade ipiercou se is adjust-d between Fiance ! just ri chts of man are conustitw‘ionally nad E stand, and to vbolish pilotage, Licht acknowledged. ‘Tho honorable an? dearned

| money, cowsulay charses, aud anchorage dus jomall bu.theas of commerce. It is irue that } we should place a small charge on your an- limals, fut this is much below ‘the preseut | duties and desisned to reinstate our ayricu! jtdral interest. We propose a trifling tax, not | more than seven per ceut., on salmon, codfish laud herring, but this is uecessary Lu Cuuciliate the votes ef the fishermen, an@ to carry throursh the measure. [tis necessary, tuo, to | maintain our College of Seamen in the Gulf jot St. Lawrence. We trust, gentlemen, that can agree on terms, for we both favor | Reciprocity; and,if we agree, we believe that | Crreat Britain will, in no way, interpose any obstacles to its consummation. R ‘Cipracity with you will pave the way to Reciprocity with Nova Scotia and with Canada. For more than a century, long before your Island (was divided by Eazland amovg non-residents,

gentleman then concluded by an earnest (expression of hope that the proceedings of the day, with reference to the object of the imissien from the Congress of the | Unite.l States. woull materially tend to its ultimate and speedy accomplishment. | A. MeNerusa, Ksq , having been ealled }upon said: ‘Phat the uaportant negociations ito secure free trade relations between this | Colony and the United States, would require the powerful ageney of the press to stimu- |late and encourage the leading minds of ‘both countries. Ile woald therefore, pro- | pose a toast, The Press of Great Rritain jand America. When I say America, J inean Beitish America as well as the Great Republic. ‘This demonstration of friendly jfecling towards the people of the United | States will have, net ouly 2 valuable effect jen our trade relations, but alsotend to unite | more closely public sentiment in both eoun- jtries. it has just been observed by Hon. i Judge Poland, who has for a quarter of a century ovcapied a prominent position in ithe States, that this island was compara- j tively unknown to him. He confesses that ;our institutions, resourees, &e., are far in jadvance of what he expected to see on his jarrival here, ‘The same ignoranee of oar position exists among the leading minde of Kagland, and until recently we were also bet li.tle known to the great body of the new | Dominion. We have, Mr. President, of our own accord refused to beconte a part of ithe Dominion of Canada, and thereby to }some extent weakened the ties which bind | us to the mother country; and now as we are labout to form closer trade relations with the |people of the United States, and as the ileading men of that Great Republic are be- | coming better asquainted with us as a people jthan they have hitherto been, it may very {naturally be assumed that the ties which thus bind us will be steengthened by the |reflection that as respeets blood aud descent | we are the same people, Our fathers immi- |grated to these Colonies and maintained l their allegiance to the Crown of England, | Their fathers linigrated to the thirteen Colonies of the United States, and because of unjust taxation, they were driven to re- bellion against their father land. To the glorious results of which to the noble fathers ot Iudependence and their descendants I need not here allude. ‘True, Mr. President, the officials of Downing Street may inter- jfere with the negociations between our ling as this announcement was, after giving pe da a - - “aoe , sare an the subject alittle more thought and cousid- See PeemaTS Saete ONE Demy saree Oe Be-

‘we

jour fathers fished in the great Bay, or as you term it, the Gulf of St. Lawrence. At the Preaty of Paris, at the Treaty of Ghent, our rizhts were preserved, but in 1818, M-sgrs. Rusk and Gallatin, who had never been in- troduced to the mackerel, and did not appre- ciate the h spitality of your Island or the at tractions of its shores, resigned our rights within the three mile line. They were uot | aware that the mackerel appreciated the favor | af your coasts as we @o, aud came here an- nually to luxuriate. fhe privile se we ask of you is to allow eur fishermen te partake of your priviliges when you eutertain the fish. {f we agree, I feel sure that Eastland cannot well go avainst R ‘ciprocity, if she sees that you desire it and feel it to be essential to your interosts. Isaac C. Hau, Esq., also having been called upon by tho Mon. Chairman, to ireply to the samo toast —* Success to the negotiations for Reciprocal Free Trade’,’ rose, aud spoke as follows:— Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: After listen- ing to so many good speeches as you have heard to-night, you ought not to have called me out, for you must all be well |aware that Lam not good at speech-mak- ing; aud, aside from that, I feel a little embarrassed to-night. I hal always, | hitherto, supposed the fishing business (in | which I am deeply engaged.) was a respect- able business, aud one which no honest man had need to be ashamed of. But, to-night, as I passed through the Library, ‘Theard my friend General Butler stating | to those around him, that the fishing! business was a species of gambliug. Start-

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. . cure or h 8 rcOpie ) his i B 3 eration, [have come to the conclusion, that lc \ i om a m = — or ee ’ . . . . i HO ¢ , res de ( ‘ 1 the General was viewing the business iv om ns I ne rhe — on : th I ae . . : ome » suppose : connection with our payment of the duty of | /O7 2 moment be supposed that the Jmperia ¢ . Government would throw any obstruction in

>. . arr ae iM

$2 per barrel. now imposed on our mack- | 7" ; ; ra ed

‘rel by the American Government, and that | C4" path in thas seeking for trade relations : Surely not. Mr,

ne has come down here to assist in taking | os ar. poner ; i off the tax of $2 per harrel, thereby to make dalL, an . sneha ? 86 ate ernment the business respoetable. ‘Phore is another - " aot —— ly our ow n,and —— feature in the business which must not be - ae a a owns oe is the overlooked. ‘Those most conversant with |~°~ Dominion. “ — both or eur fisheries will inform you, that never will, 1 trust, Jend their eae —'? before have the mackerel around our shores | *¢¢°™plishing of that reciprocal free trade kept so eoupletely within the mystic three which will form — of the most re mile line. Now, % is @ well known fact, | °VeDt4 ™ the history of all America, ni that the mackerel we are now taking now, Gen. Butler, and gentlemen of the around eur shores are highly respectable Congressional Committee of the United fish. In size, weight, and quality, they | 5ate® who have honored ns with your visit have never been excelled. But the com- allow me ou behalf of every man, woman plaint is that they dont eat well. The | 2 child in this my native Colouy, to wel- fact is that they have no appetite for biting me a Y. — festive ae i dvl

with a tax of $2 per barre! staring them in |_ . " i aa we 7 oe —— ae wy the face; and, as for taking the hook an epted, oes seve re ‘ aneseee geutiemen, outside of the three mile hne, they wont runected with the Press, who were suppose do it. They have moved in: they believe ed to be present, had been called upon, in fair play. They know that these Yan- | without effect, fore respons i

kees have no Licenses, and noe right to/ Davin Lair, Esq., rose and briefly spoke fellow them iuside the three mile iine. | to 1 as follows :—As it appears that the The eourse taken ky these mackerel shows | Press of the United States is not repre- not ouly their love of justice, but also that sented in the assembly, @ simply rise to they are full believers in Reciproeity, | return thanks for the toast which has jast Gentlemen, we have commenced a move- | been = cordiaily received. ‘The lawyers went of the greatést ifportanes to this have been taking a great deal of credit to Island. ‘The Aiecrieans want your fishing themselves for establishing the freedom of grounds, and we waat their markets for the people both in Britain and America. the productions of the soil and our fiskeries. Jn fact they seem to claim that the Bar is

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Shall net this reciproeal interchange be the father of our libersies; but admitting perfeeted ? For oue, I trast and believe the claim, I think I may safely say that the it will. | Press is their mother, and we all know that

‘The next toast given by the Hon. Chair- | the mother bas by far the most to do with

man, was ** Gur Guests,” coupled with the moulding the character of the family. In- name of the Hon. Mr. Latlin. ‘The toast deed, were it not for the Press our repre-

sentative institutions could searcely be up- held, and without it, liberty both in Britain and Ameri¢a—would soon dwindle away, | Reference has been made to the Stars and Stripes ; but lam of opinion that the peo- ple of this Island are not prepared te go under them, ‘They have, however, no ob- jection that our * respectable mackerel, ”"— of which we have heard from Mr, Hall, and which seem lately to have got scheoted to kug oarshores,—should beeome republicans, and go in free of duty to the United States, ‘aud be caught on our coasts free of treaty restrictions. I trust that the negotiations ste ia > an} "Oe ¢ Peae "I've > »s The next tonst—the Inst upon the pro- |i Teccossful the Press at least will do ita gramme—was, ** The Bar of all Nations ; | part to accomplish so desirable a result, and the Hon. Chairman, in proposing it, |/y ieee aun hak + bik alien Sen observed, that it was rather a singular cir- | sien ae dak ania anti he Derby /Cumstanee that the three Hon. gentlemen |has shewn have auch to do with arriving |who coustituted the Congressieval Com- |

mittee, and he himself, the proposer of the |“ PTePeT con¢lusions in matters of trade—

toasts, should all be members of the pro- |? be given to the world, that the politicians | fession which it was intended to honor. | of both countries ny be oe ed to legis~ Hon, Joun Loneworrit, having been ‘late intelligently on this question. iealled upon to respond te this toast, rose : GENERAL BuTier then rose, and,—having land brietiy spoke to the following effeet :— intimated to the Hou. Chairman aud |Mr. President and Gentlemen: J am ecer- | the company, that the time was arrived tainly proud to be a member of that noble when it was necessary that he and his party professien in honor of which the toast | should make preparations for their depar- which we have just drunk has been given; | ture from our shores —begged leave to but J am very sorry, that it has not fallen | bid his hosts a cordial farewell, and to assure to the lot of some one mure able to reply them, that the delegation, on arriving home, to it than I feel myself tobe. My old woull immediately report, in the proper friend, the late Hon. Charles Worrell, who | quarter, their high appreciation of the had himself, in his youthful days, been a hospitality and kindness, with which, daring law student, used, at times, in half playfal, | thelr mission here, they had, on every hand, half serious humour, to speak of Lawyers as | been honored ; and concluded by expressing a necessary evil. Law—as well as lawvers, | @ hope that the result of their Visit would whose especial province it is to carry it into beac mplete fultilment of ws object : and | effect—may indeed, very naturally, perhaps, that the renewal of reciprocal free trade | be regarded as an evil by the perpetrators relations between Prince Kdward Island fof wrong and injustice; who, under its and the United States would not new be | wholesome operation, are made to pay the long delayed. }penalty of their crimes. And sometimes! Hon. Mr, Beck then rose, and added, too, perhaps, both Lawand Lawyers may be |that he had been instrneted, by a young regarded almost as an evil by those who, to /and enthasiastic member of their party, to ‘the infraction of tkeir peace and disturb- | say, in the style of a gratefal impromptu }ance of their mental composure, find them- | of the warm-hearted Barns :— | selves obliged to have recourse to them for the enforeement of their just claims, or the ‘compelling of restitution of property or lrights of which they have been unjustly deprived. ‘The Law, however, is not ‘the evil, but the great remedy; and | jurisprudence has, very justly, been de- clared the principal and most perfect ‘branch of ethics. ‘The most eminent of its professors, in every civilized country, but especially in Great Britain and the | United States, have ever been foremost in 'the ranks of those who contended for the 'extension of freedom and the establish- ment, upon a juat and sure basis, of the | irights of man. It is a seieuce which distinguishes the criterions of right and | wrong ; which teaches to establish the one, and to prevent, punish, or redress the lother. There may, at times,—even amongst | Mary Anue Stewart, Highbank, Lot No. 64 its professors eminent in station,—have been | ‘men of sordid minds, debased intellects, and ron, Mr. John Stewart, of Lot 67, to Miss Ellen ‘cruel natures. But still it has ever been | Penelope Dunbar, of Campbelton. |found—as exemplitied im the lives of all Ga the 19th inst., by the Rev. P. Doyle, P. P., |those great lawyers whose hames are honorably recorded in the histories of their several countries —-to have ir {duced affectionate loyalty to the lawful ‘head of the State anda zeal for liberty ‘and constitutional rights, coupled with a | due sense of the ebligations of religion and \the teachings of morality. And proud am I, as au humble member of the profession, to observe here, in the number of oar, guests, men, also belonging to the pro- fession, distinguished at oace for vigor of

was duly accepted, but it being found that the won. gentleman, whose name wag cou- pled with it, had left the Hall, the Hon. Chairman called upon GENERAL ScaMMon, the American Consul, but he begged to be excased, saying that as Americau Consuls were, by rules of their oftice, forbidden to become newspaper correspondents, with reference to any political questions or topics of the day, he appreheuded that, by the | ;same rules, they were also prohibited from

topics; he, therefore, respectfully begged |leave to decline the eall.

Whatever stream we ferry o'er, Whatever change shall coma,

Where'er we wend, we'll ask ne more, Than jist an Island welcome !

Auld Lang Syne having been sung, the gentlemen of the inission, and their party, retired. ‘The meeting—which had, through- out, been one of perfect harmony and unani- mity of sentiment—was thus brought toa close; every one, to all appearance,convineed that its procecdings could not fail in good time to eventuate in results the most bene- ficial to the general interests of our Island.

R. B. irvine, Reporter.

arried. At Uigg, on the 29th ult, by the Rev. S. Mo-

Kelly, of H pe River, North Road.

At the residence of the bride's father, on the 8th inst., by the Rev. Alex. Falconer, Mr. James W

of Mr. George Whitford, all of Charlottetown.

At the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. D. Crawford, on the 2nd inst, Mr. Reaben Bulmuan, to Sophia Anua, third daughter ef William Bayuall, Eseq., New Glasgow.

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Died.

Suddenly on Friday morning last, Sept. 4, from

lof country. We of the Bar of Edward Island, can, I fear, but feebly compare with some of the great luminaries of the profession, either in the United “States, or in Great Britain; but 1 may At his residence, Rosevale, Lot 34, on the TIth ‘safely affirm that we namber amongst us inst., much aud deservedly revretted, Donald SMe- d by any upon , Beth, Esq , iv the Yist year of bie age.

eat dren, te lament their loss.

Buck, ‘in the 23rd year of his age.

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ENTERED.

“Sept 7.—Masansoit, Parsons, Gulf. 224 bble mack. | ~

erel to owner; Spray, Veno, Bictibacis, bourds, Se; Anuaadale Lennigwu, >yduev, cout; Al hawbra Jolinsen, Gat. wackcorel, Lizzie Thompson, Wodf, Galt, siackeeci. W. A Pew, Heitz, tishime voyave.l 20 Ublsmackercl. 8th — Rattler, Bearse do 20) d », George C8 ark, jum Wiart, do ze0 do lieron, McK iy, do 300 do 9: )-~-Charles Metiail Grange, G2 wi

linestone, to Beer & Sous, J i1u Somer, Harty

fishing voyage, 160 Lots mackerel, Geo P Rus

Cauningham, do 160 do, Frank Treat, Abbort, de 209 do Olivia, Buckler, Port Hood, 6? tons | limestone to Cacr & Grown, Getiysbarg,-tewart, | fishing, 17*} bbls mackere!, Col Cook, Boars, do | 155 do Gaimeeock Cheverie, do 100 de Margaret McDonald, Autiyonieh, 54 tons paving stones to Joby Willisms, YOth—Varia Victoria, Gron, | net, Tracadie, N. B. 376m shingles, str. Com

merce, Doane, Boston, Riverdale, Scott, fishing

161 bbis mackerel, Wild Kover, Satkin, dishing, | 104} do. Daniel, Walsh, Picton, 45 tous cou! to | Lawson & Walsh, Ambrose, McDounki, Pictou,

45 do to Steam N, Company. Phail, Picton, 2l.do to D.) Farquaharsou, CB, Jones, Smith, Fshing, Woodbine, Robertson Pictou SL tons ceal, to Peake Bros’, Helen M | Woodworth, Smith, fishing, 1562 bbls mackerel,

Reth Groves, Gould, do (38 do do John P. Ober, | Pinna, de 145, do do, E. Y O McFadyen, Pictou, |

50 tone-coul, to Stanley. CLEARED,

?th—Wm. Henry, MeDonald, Antigonish, bal Massassit, Parsous, fishing voyage Alliambra dehuson, Liewe Chompson. Rost, Mary, | Vernbull, Pictoa, bal, Maria, Olivia, McEvoy, | Syduey, bal. Sih—Priucess of Wales, Evana, | Shediac, 12 bbts eggs, by W.B. Dean, 3 do by | Higgins, 31 bush bard y, by Owen Connolly, 4] horses hy G Foster, jr. aud7 @> by A.MeDona! be %th—John Somes, Heartz. fishing, Geo. P. Rust, | Cunningham, Fishing, Frank Trent a!

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Frankport, Gettsbarga, diewart, fishing, Col Cook, Beurs, do, Fising Mist, McCormick

Bshiug veyage, Mavie ver, Gerrior, Pictou, ba!. } A!pha, MeDenald. fishing voyaze, Wild Rover

Sufkin, do, str. Commerce. Doane, Boston, 1400 | bbls. mackerel, by Am. wclioouers. Sea Breeze, | Hobbs, Victon, bal, Indian Queen, Walsh, | Sydney,C. B- do Enterprise, Peacock Shem une, | do, Helen M. Woodworth,Smith, fishing voyage, John P Ober, Bunn, do. Ruth Groves, Goult

ds thth—Anuandale, Leunivan, Svdnev, ist | buh oais, Charles, McPhail, Pieiou, b.) P ince 8! of Wales, Evans, Shediac Aw. schooners, 554 do erys hy Ww bh. De wn, 5 do by H. Combs, 10 horses by iH Hunting, —bosh

McKeuzie, Pictou,7 bbls oysiers, by B. Petti grew.

BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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| TE MONTHLY MEETING of the BOARD OF EDUCATION, will be held at the Coro- NIAL Beitpine, on THURSDAY, the 24th SEP- TEMBER, inst, at 2 o'clock, pm. for the tians- juction of General Business.