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Vol. ATV.

Weekly Hournal of Politics,

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Literature, and Alews.

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

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, May 16,

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New Series.---No. 24.

"A FIRST RATE OPENING FOR SPRING. |

To Farmers, Merchants, Shipbu

PAVE UNDERSIGNED has been instructed by the owners to offer FOR SALE, or RENT,

several VALUABLE FREEHOLD and

BELFAST and other parts of the Island, in good heart and ready for cropping this Spring, | for whieh good valid titles and immediate possession can be given.

Aso — Several BULLDING LOTS in that most advantageous mercantile situation,

imei ani

POETRY,

AMONG THE SAND-HILLS.

ilders, Tanners, and Mechanics. |

From the ocean half a rood,

LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES and FARMS in| To the sandhills long and low Ever and anon I go,

Hlide from me the gleaming flood,

Only listen to his flow.

“SUMMER HILL,” adjoming Montague Bridge, 10 miles from Georgetown, where close | on to 150,000 bushels of produce are annually shipped, nearly all paid for in cash. Ame- | riceans and other speculaters purchase here, and ship for Great Britain, the United States, &c. ke. Ke.

A namber of Stores, Wharfs, a Meeting House, Post Office, and a Temperance Society , established for sometiine, with many Grist and Saw Mills, and Cloth Works in the vicinity ; where also any quantity of all kinds of Lamber can be had, in trade, at low rates. | * SUMMER HILL" property is the only Freehold one for sule in the place, which renders it most desirable for the stove class of Artisans, now 80 much wanted rn this little village jn its infancy.

A STORE, and Dwelling in it, capable of holding 15,000 bushels of produce, with a, double Wharf and site for Lime Kilo, will be sold cheap or let, the lst May next.

Buildings will be erccted, if desired, and at moderate rent to good tradesmen, members of any Lemperance Society, who will meet with every encouragement, and trade taken ib pa ment. ,

A Temperance Hall and Farmer's Club will shortly be erected at Summer Hill. Close on to £70, in cash and waterial, has already been raised for this purpose, with a free site for any extent the building may require.

The inducements held out to temperance men to settle down in this locality ought to | ewuse the Lots for seule there to be purchased at an early day. Such a good chance, on | such easy terms, seldom occurs. And, indeed, some of these Lots are already looked for. |

A Temperance Hote! or Boarding House is now much wanted in this locality.

To those billowy curla of sand Little of delight is lent,— As it were a yellow tent

Here and there by some wild hand Pitched, and overgrown with bent ;

Some few buds, like golden beads, Cut in stars on Jenves thut shine Greeuly, and « fragrance fine

Of the ocean's delicate weeds,

Of his foam'’d and silver wine.

But the place is music-haunted, Let there blow what wind soever ;

Now as by a stately river A monvtonous requiem’s chanted,

Now you hear great pine woods shiver.

Frequent when the tides are low, Creep for hours, sweet sleepy hums, But when in the spring-tide comes,

Then the silver tramps blow,

ry” Pians, particulars, and any other information can be obtained by calling at the ofice of Mesers. Baty & Son, Surveyors and Land Commissioners, Churlottetown ; W. Sanperson, F. P. Nonrox, Tos. ANNeAR, Georgetown; Jas. Broyprick, Campbeltown ; F. W. Mucusgs, Eramner Ofice, Ch’town; and to the owner of ++ Summer Hill’’ property.

P. STEPHENS,

} And the waters beat like drums ; And the At'antie’s roll fall often, Matted by the sand-hills round,

Seems a mighty city’s sound,

Orwell Chea April 4, 1864. [a ft on Delegation Meeting.

FEMALE undersigned, »ominated and deputed delegates, on bebulf of the oppressed and suffering tenanrry on lownsh:ps numbers 4%, 49, 50,35 and 36, most respectfully requescall tenant organizations, who have unfurled the tanner of Freedom, and emphatically repu- diate arbitrary, intolerable and tyrannic pro- positions of resident und absentee proprie- wrs, and consequently intend withholding the further liquidation of rent and arrears of Tent, until a compromise be effected, upon compatible, honourable, equitable and satis- factory principles, to appoint and depute three disereet delegates for each Township threaghout thie eolony, to mect at the * North Am: rican Hotel,” in Charlottetown, on Thursday, the 19th day of May instant, at ll o'clock a. m., preci-ely, for the purpose of taking into consideration and deliberating Upon Ominuesly important measures in con- nection with the respective tenant organiza- tons in progress in this slave-bolding Colony Therefore, the object im contemplation being the formation of one concentrated fede- ral tenant organization, the éaszs being un- flinching fidelity, loyalty, union, sympathy and action, which inevitably must uitimately contribute to the tranquility, harmony, con- tentraent and prosperity of this much re glected Island, wee. Leon AR Woo,

hosear STEWAKT. Jovas: Larvittime,

damwes B. Gay,

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Grores F. Avame, kKuwasan Geant, Jeun Grant,

dames Mictcar, Sauces Lane, Joun Mooney, » foun W. Acorn. dames M'Quatp. ALEX'R McNEILL, Seey. Lot 49, April Lith, i864. 3in

a A, MecNEILL, Manager of the Charlottetown Reading Ruom and Merchants’ Exchange,

| kUS respectfully to inform his friends and the publie that he has opened an Office as

Stip and Nerchuudize Broker,

wthe Reavixe Room Bear otsas, ap-etuirs, corner | of Queen and Water street« opposite the Dank. i

ie" For Sale om omrriy ud «al Spring Vessels — Plowe, Tea, Sugar, Molasse will be kept at the (Oilice f iuspec tio

Parties wishing to charter vessels, also owners aad captains wanting frig it, will please eull and register particnlurs in the Looks of the ollice kept for Cat parpewe i

Entries and (learanees, Charter Partics, Hille of Ladin, Manifests, Agreewents, Indentures, &c, Biled np and furnished ut shortest notice.

Uharlottetuwn, P E Island, %&h May, 1864.

&¢; suuples of which

Charlottetown and Souris

PACE ET.

VENUE well-known fast sailing sehr. CHRISTIANA, Dominick | Deagle Master, will run between | Charlottetown and Souris this Sum mer, culliog at intermediate Ports Four Freight or Paseuye | leuse a ply w W.W Lord & Co, Charlottetown; John McLean, Souris; | Kouald Walker, Grand River; Thos. Cameron, | Georgetown; 1) K Stewart, Murray Harbor; J ¢ Me Millan, Wood Islands : May 9, 164 tf i

| place, expecially a fishing situation

International Steamship Company.

Tweo Trips a Week.

HE Splendid sea-going STEAMERS “NEW ENGLAND.” Esos Firtp, Maste: and “NEW BEL NSWICK kB. Wiseuwrsren, Master, wili leave Reed's Poot Wharf on Movocy

aed Tuvuspay mor uings, af So clock, until furtie: ivlice

FARES From St. John to Eastport,..........$1 50 - oe Portla di sncninitilin: « Aca im }

, " Boato enn o> By Steamer and Railwa) to Boston,..6 00 FF All fares and freights ayable in New Bruns Wiek currency J S. CARVELL April 16, 1864 tf

Flower Seeds! Flower Seeds!

M VW *KINNER has received — © WD per Steawer “ HEATHER BELLE.” {HIS MORNING. in addition toa large ee of FRESH GARIDEN SEEDS, a large uriety of

CHOICE FLOW ER SEEDS. vr An early eall will secure a choice. For sule at the CASH DK IG STORE of

M. W. SKINNER.

Avent.

Charlottetown PrP. om

Muy 7th, 864 rw pro Zin

- CHARLES BELL, |

Merchant "Pailor, QUEEN STKEE?, Charlottetown, - ~ P. E. Island,

Has on hand a general assortinent of CLOTHS,

DOESKINS, TWEEDS,

CASSIMERES, and VESTINGS,

suituble for the

PRESENT ANI) COMING SEASON,

tied he is prepared to make up to order at the SHORTEST NOTICE. Maren 28, Luis Sin ROYALTY LOTS. pe LET, for such term ot years as May agreed on, and either in whole or in part,

St BEAU PEP ULL.) sift ATED FARM, be- 26 tthe Subscriber, fronting on the Mount word Koad, and lying about a mile frou Char- Vie b Ut euxtaii® about 70 acres, 40 of 7 aproved and m 2 high state of culti- ¥ OW the prewises are two large barns. “terms, &., apply to i

JOHN LONGWORTH. § | Chatletistown. Oct. 26, 1NGR. °

) Sortty rte

; V hic sssietee timeisiilinn . p Shab .ctieill'A Meiked de a Ancnce. Which the nig 7 time serves to soften, sy the waker’s pillow drown'd ;

Seems a salvo—stute, or battle’s—

RARE OPPORTUNITY! Valuable Real Estate.

ye K subseriber is authorized by the | Misses Stewirr te offer FOR SALE those mest VALUABLE BUILDING LOTs, situate on the West side of Queen Sqnare directly opposite | the City Hall, having a frontage on Queen Sireet of about £19 feet, and on Grafton Street of abont 80 | feet, together with the DWELLING HOUSE and | premises thereou, now eceupied by Mrs. Cairns as | an Hotel. This property is so well known that | further deseription is unnecessary ; sutlice it to say, | that those Lots far exceed in value qny building Lots to be had in this City, situate as they ure in the very ceutce of trade, within a few steps of all the public buildings, the Post Office, City aud Legisla tive Halls, and commanding aview of the Harbour, Rivers and surrounding country, which for beanty and extent is nnusurpassed ; and as a situation for! an Hotel, whieh the intended speedy completion of the Kailrowd frou Pictou to Tréro will render an enterprize not more of necessity than of sure and yreat remuneration, is not to be equalled in the Is- aud This property will be soldi. one entire Lot, or will be divided to suit purchasers. T For farther particulars enquire of Ww STUN, Esq » Queen Square May 2, iso} ov

V 4 Freehold Far

f reenoi arn

‘sy > ’ 4,

FOR SALE. } ( YONSISTING of 175 acres of FRONT 4A LAND, in a high state of cultivation, good DWELLING HOUSE. BAKN, HOUSE, THRESHING MACHINE nnd all other rey tisites suituble foru Farw Also, One hundred aeres of W(@il) LAND), in the rear, situate on the | oF Biliot iver, uleat seven tattex frou | Charclattetown, and quite uear two Public Wharves, for shipping Produce, &e The above property is well worth the notice of any person Wishing to purchase a youl Freehold Property, bein the is- j tate of the Inte J.C. WRIGHT. Esq. Tine will yiven for two-thirds of the Purchase Money Enquire at the Office of Hexny Patmen, Eesq., ot at the residence of the Snbecriber in Prince Street CATHENINE WRIGHT, Execatrix.

Ch'town. April 24, [804 im

Through the purp'e mountain gaps, Heard by peasants ; or, perhaps, Seems a wheel that rolls or rattles;

Seems an eagle wing that flaps ;

Seems a clap of thunder, caught By the mountain pines, and tuned To a marvellous ventle sound, Wailings, where despair is not,

Quieting the heart's deep wound

Still, what wieds there blow soever, Wet or shine, by sul or Btur, When white horses plunge afar,

When the pallid froth lines shiver, When the weters quiet re

On the sand-hills when waves boom, Or with ripples scarce at all

‘Tamble, nor so much as crawl,

. , : Terma cusy Ever do we know of whom

A. Joun Cometh up the rise and fall.

s Need is none to see the ships, None to mark the midd-sea jet, Softening into violet,

While those old pre Adamite lips To the heaps bevoud are set.

7 ith = Ali! we see not the great foam

COACH | “i :

That beyoud us strangely rolls, Whose white-winged ships are souls,

Sailing from the port called Houre, When the sigual bell, Death. tolls. h! we see no silver shimmer,

And we cuteh no hue divine,

mn Of the purpliug hyaline,

From the heaving and the glimuer,

Life's sands bound us with their line.

Sut by sounds unearthly driven

'7E°O be sod by PRIVATE SALE, that

lwether or in Acre lots to suit intending purchasers | Should the above not be sold by Privare Sale before

lof THIRTY ACRES, (more or less.) and in poxses- |

| The property is so well known that searcely any

Pasture Lot for Sule. Through life's swnd-bills, we may be Sure that a diviner sea

beautifully situated PASTURE LOT, No. 42, Floweth to our hearts from heaven, in the Royalty of Charlottetown baving a front of Six chains ou the Western side of the Mount Ed ward Koad, and extending back by parallel lines Fwenty chains t» the property of G. W. Deblois, Eaquive, ond directly fronting the residence of the Honourable Colonial Secretury. It will be sold to

Ebbeth to eternity.

COLONIAL LEGISLATURE.

aad

LEGISLATIVE COUNCiL.

Tursvay, April 5. USURY BiLlL.

(Continued )

the 2d day of MAY NEXT, it will then be otiered by Public Auction on the premises “A Plan of the Property can be seen at the Office of the Hou. Dr. Youns, or at the Office of WILLLAM FORGAN May 7, 1864 rw mon « pro he > > _“ a Ireehold Property for Sale. TEXHE tront of the Farm owwed by the introduced the Bill. nor do I eare. late JAMES ANDEKSON, Esqr., consisting

I will support a measure that L think fair between siou of the undersigned, is now offered for Sale.) an and wad, no matter who introduced it.

deseription is needed, It has a frout of St. Peter's | Bay of T'weuty-live chains, and not more than a} i x mile from the entrance of the Harbor,

quarter of be the wse of ve

the bank, through which a horse can bring any and Bille of Exchange payable within (bree

at The roud ouce rn as the “Old Ferry load. The row) ouce known a8 r Money-ienders i tl charge a

Road" leads from the roud whieh runs to the Har- | Years.

bor, and pusses by the rear of the above land, lead- | than six per cent., the rate proposed by the |

ing to the Bay, and thus fitting tt ee eee | amendment, for money secured upon real es-

the above ix ina high state of cultivation, and can | tate, aud what then will be the use of the

be kept so by the abundance of manure U.rown up | Bill 2

on its front by the sea . The above Property will be sold by PUBLIC | chants, as it will enable them to charge

AUCTION ou the Twenty first day of JULY uext,’ more than six per cent. on Promissory notes | at the heur of One o'clock, by the undersigned, ou | the premises.

and Bills of Exchange which are not payable

Hon. Mr. Dixawewt: [ do not know who |

Hon. the Presibenr: Ut we pass the Bill, | with the amendment, L do not see what will | Har Merchants can already | jand abundance of sea manure heaps up on its front | charge what rate of intevet they like,’ ae far

leverv season. which ean be brought en the farm | : ~ ; verv conveniently by means of an excellent alip in | as the law is coneerned, on | romissory vores

CHARLES ANDERSON. St. Peter's, April 18, L864.

The Great Land Commission a failure! Procure free land while you can. 4 Subscriber bas THREE FARMS

on Lot 14, which he offers to seil ou reason able terms«. There is a portion of each of those Farms elev red and under cultivation ; they front ox the shore. Where abundance of sea mauure cun be had <A BRailding Lot or two in Charlottetown or

‘Summerside would be taken ax a payment. For ‘further particulars apply to the Hon. W.W. Lown,

Charlottetown; Mr. VP. Brows, Summerside, o1

0 N. J. BROWN.

Brown's Mart, Egmont Bay, ? Feby. 20th, Ls64.

SALE OF

Valuable Freehold Property,

EXO be Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION,

at the Colonial Building, in Charlottetown, on the Fourth day of MARCH uwext (1864), at the

ihour of Twelve o'clock, noon, by virtze of a

Power of Sale contained in a certain Indenture of

amd made between the Honorable William Forgan, of the Rovalty of Charlottetown, and Susan K mys, his wife, of the one part, and Daniel Hodgson, of Charlottetown, aforesaid, of the other part, and by said Daniel Hodgson assigned to me—All those Tracts, Pieces or Parcels of Laud, being Pastare Lots Numbers Ninteen (19), Twenty-six (26), Thirty- four (34), and Forty-two (42), in the Royalty of Churlottetown, aforesaid, us the sume are delineated and laid down on # certain Map or Plan of the said Royalty made and now kept in the Office of the Registrar of Deeds and Keeper of Plans for the said Island, reference beimy thereunto bad will nore fully and at large appear,

For further particulars and terms of Sale, &c., apply to the Subseriber or his Solicitor

Dated at Charlotietown this 3st Angnet, A. D. 1868 WILLIAM H

Joseru Hexseery, Solicitor

HOBKIRK.

PEXiIE above Sale is POSTONPED until

WEDNESDAY, the lath day of June next,

A.D).)864, at the same place, and at twelve o'clock, Dated the 20th February, A.D). 1864.

WILLIAM H. HOBKIRK.

Josern HENSLey, Solicitor.

novi.

, . a a” r , * A POWDER MAGAZINE! : a {is requested, in consequeuce of the intended sale of the lands heretofore known an the Barrack Ground, that all depositors et Gan powder in the Muguaine wil] remove their property ithin one wonth fram this. bi ae epee THOMAS ALLEY, Superintendent vi Public Works.

May 4, 1564 tin

‘within three years. That is all the bLenelic that can possibly arise from it.

lon. Mr. Lonp: Does his honor the Pre- | sident then intend to support the Bill wub- out the amendment ?

| Hon. the Paxsipenr: [ have said that [) do not sve any use in evacting a law which |

is already in force in this Coluny. [think it will appear most ridiculous iv pass the Bill with the umendinent.

The question having been put on the amendment, and Jost, it was then put on Mr. Dinewell’s motion, and passed iu the affir-

mative.

The House was then resumed, and the chairman reported the Bill agreed to with ap amendment,

The President being about to put the mo- tion, “ tbat the report of the Committee be now received.”

Lloun. Mr. McDonatp rose and said—

| Mortgage, dated the Teuth day of December, ES), | More is a manifest contradiction to the title, |

preawble, and clauses of the Bill, ‘The title of the Bill is * Au Act to repeal the Usury

Laws.” ‘The preamble says that woney

should be leut without any restriction as to)

the rate of interest ; aud one of the clauses of the Bill provides that parties, in lending woney, sbail be restricted to six per cent. The Bull, as far as 1 can understand it, will just leave the law as it was be‘ore, aud as I aia vot iv favor of leaving the Bl as it is, L therefore move, that the report of the Com- mittee be received this day three mouths, Hon, Arcornry Gexenat: [ shall oppose ‘the motion, because | think the Bill will be sume beuetit even iv its preseut shape. After sme further desultory debate, the Attorney Geucral nioved an awendweut that the Bill be referred back to the Committee,

tor further cousideration, aud the question |

naving Leen put thereon, it pussed in the al- firmative. The Bill was then referred back to the Uommittee, and a slight alteration was made in ihe preamble,

| Adjourved till to-morrow at o'clock.

eleven

Weonesosy, April 6, | Oa motion of the tlou, Mr. Walker, a

Bill “ to incorporate St. George’s Lodge,

‘We, the undersigned inhabitants of! on. Mr Lorn: I am of the same opinion ‘eum than £2 No. 866, of Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Edward Island, beg leave respectfully with regard to this Bill aa [ was before.

is a legal tender. In the

1 neighboring Colonies £3 or £4 is the most

‘Georgetown, Prinve Edward Island,” was ' call the attention of your Honorable House ; speak on public grounds, and as @ person | that a person can be compelled to take, bat

}read a second time. The House then weut into Comamitiee thereon, and after some time lspeut therein, Mr, Walker, the chairman,

of the existing Licenes Law.

to the necessity of some further amendmeut | having an interest in both Banks, and [ say | here we make it £6.

Suppose we had £10,000 |

| openness the Bull agreed to without any liquors, or the renewal of hcences already | in specie in the vew Bank, and had only |

amendment.

|granted, the parties applying for the same | £2000 or £3000 uf that amount in gold; and nies or the United States.

I do not, then, see

; | it is a pity this Bill shou'd have been brought |) any great objection to the Bill, though | __ * Your petitioners are of opinion, that be- in as a Government measure, particularly at | have not heard that any great necessity has fore granting Licences to sel! intoxicating | the present time.

arisen for it yet; but suppose a man wante to take a tour through the neighboring colo- As our Bank

On motion of Hon. Mr. McLaren, the | should, in all eases, be required to obtain the | suppose parties came with the bank notes aud | notes are not a circulating medium there, he

| Bill * to incorporate the Minister and Trus- ‘tees of the Presbyterian Church, Valleyfield, | Lot 57.’’ was read a second time, and the ‘House then went into Committee thereon. Hono. Mr. Dinoweit observed that three | out of nine was a very small number of the tf us'e:s to constitute a quorum, and moved j that the word ** three” be struck out and '** five inserted. | Atter some desultory debate, the motion was agreed to. The Bill was reported trom committee agreed to with an amendment. Hon. Mr. Beer presented a petition of certain merchants aod others of Charlotte- ‘town, praying for a reduction of the duty on -erushed sugar. Also a petition of Alexan- der McKenzie, coulectioner, praying for the same ubject.

Adjourned till 4 o'clock, p. m.

|

AFTERNOON SITTING. On motion of the Hon. Mr. McDonald.

‘the Union Bank of Prince Kdward Island” | was read a second time. It was then com- {mitted to a committee of the whole House, land reported agreed to without any amend- ment,

Hon. Arrorxry GexenaL, on rising to move the secoud reading of the Jill to con-

‘tinue and amend the Act to Incorporate the |

| Bank of Prince Kdward Island, said :— 'Tuis Bill, your bonors, or one similar to it lin its provisions, was brought before the Le- ‘vislatare last session. It was passed by the | House of Assembly. but did not meet with ‘the concurrence of this House, inasmuch as it contemplated not only an extension of the charter of the Bank in regard to time, but also gave power to increase its capita! stock. Some of your honors thought it was ‘designed to prevent the Union Bank, then in contemplation, from going into operation ; but ax the latter has now gone into opera- tion, or is about doing so, it will have a fair chance amongst capitalists, and [, therefore, think there cannot be any reasonable objce- tion to passsing this Bull now, particularly as it provides that it shal! not go into opera- tion ll the tirst of January, 1865 The Bill was then read a second time, and committed to a committee of the whole ' House.

Hon. Mr. Been: When a Bill for the}

same object was before the House, lust ses- ision, it Was not favoursbly entertained, be- |cause it was conzidered that the effect of it | would be, that it would prevent the new Bauk from going into operation. If the ‘old Bink had obtained power at that time to increase its espital stock, ,would be that many persons, instead of run- ning the risk of becoming shareholders in

consent of @ majority of the inhabitants of | demanded the last named amount in specie: | would have to go to the Bank to get specie, the Sebool District in which such liquors are | [f they would not take silver, what would the | and if he were forced to take a lot of depre- intended to be sold, at public meetings con-| Bank do? Why, they would be compelled | ciated silver, would it not be a ver7 great vened fur that purpose ; and that no store to close their doors, or take the benefit of the hardship? A Scoteh miser, it is true, would | licences should be granted authorizing the | clause in the Act which allows them to sus-|rather have silver than Bank notes; but sale of spirituous or malt liquors, wine, or | ,e@od specie payment for three months. Pub-| there is nothing to hinder any person from _ cider, in less quantities than one quart. lic confidence in the Bank would be lost, and | taking it in preference to notes if he choose | ‘And, as in duty bound, your petitioners it would be destroyed. I am surprised io to doso. I think [ am justified, therefore, | will ever pray.”’ | find that s0 many gentlemen from tie coun- in supporting the Bull, independent of its (Signed) |try in the other end of shis Building, and | being a Government measure.

who have an interest in the Bank, should al- | Hon. Mr. WALKER: His honor speaks of low this measure to pass without giving it| the value of silver, bat the Bill before us

their opposition; but it is a Government | has nothing to do with that. It only refers The Banks woald be

measure, and I know what it is to be sup-| to the quantity of it.

Oe of the eee ‘. cave eng ‘careful not to take depreciated silver.

vd Goverment measures contrary to My O%B) How. Mr. McLauen : I believe thie Bill i Te 2 a “ti ’ > i . - 4 4 N. i“

conscientious onan renee we are bound 00! based upon sound principles ; and why should

support a party ; but we have no right to in-| 46 Banks be regulated by law as well es

G. W. Mitiser,

} Caries Younc,

J. W. Morrison, And nearly two thousand others.

| Hon. Mr. Beer, on rising to move that

‘the petition be laid on the table, said: It

| is necessar’, at present, in applying for a

| renewal of a tavern license, to obtain the

| consent of a majority of the inhabitants of i the schoo] district; but it is not required | that a public meeting should be calied for i that purpose. [lence the practice prevails of taking round a document trom house to

troduce measures not asked tor by the peo-| ple, particularly ove so preposterous as this, | for even some ol the merchants in town do not see a pound of silver ina week. Bat 1 will sit down, for know that what I say.

other institutions. They will not be obliged to take depreciated silver, and why should any person be obliged take it from them? As to bemg bound to support Government measures, the members - the Opposition

ithe Bill “ to um+nd the Act to incorporate |

will have very little effect. ; are, to all appearance, as much bound to

Hon. Arrorney Genesat: I did not €X- | oppose every Governawent measure that is pect, your honors, that we should enter into | brought forward as we are to support it. a discussion of the principle of this Bill} fon. Mr. Loxp: I think we are quite jus-

again, as it was discussed on a former oc-' tified in giving our opposition to such mea-

house, and it is thought that signatures are sometimes obtained by improper means. ‘The petitioners are of opinion that if a | public meeting were called for that purpose,

|

_and people were allowed an opportunity of

the result |

iscussing the matter and freely expressing their sentiments, it would be better known | whether a tavern was required in the settle- {ment or not. I think the practice of tak- /ing round a paper from house to house is (highly objectionable. Many persons in a ‘district may vot desire to have the licence i renewed, and if they were allowed an oppor- tunity of stating their views at a pubic | meeting, others might see the matter in a | truer light, aud be induced to withhold their consent, lion. Mr. Disewet: It is very probable that some alteration will be made in the licence law ; but I do not approve of calling la public meeting to obtzin the consent of a majority of the inhabitants of the district i before ua licence could be renewed. Lt is ‘not a matter of great importance, and | ‘think people would be better employed at ‘home than attending pnblic meetings for | that purpese. It is, no doubt, necessary to | keep the traffic in intoxicating liquors under ‘proper restrictions, but { do not think peo- | ple would attend meetings for that purpose. | Hon. Mr, Henperson: When petitions | were presented on the same subject formerly, /L abstained from making any remarks. ithiuking it wag mot the proper time to do ;so. lL thonght there would be an oppor- | tunity given at a future day; but as some |remarks have been made on the opposite ‘asda, I will claim the privilege of making a ‘few observations also. Hon, Mr. DixeweL.: what his honor means by the ‘opposite side ? | Does his honor consider that | am opppsed

‘the uew Bink, would take siock in the |! temperance because L expressed errr old Bank, which was in successful operation; | with regard to calling public meetings ¢

| but as a great portion—wore than half—ot jthe stock of the new Bauk is wow subscrib- ied, the objection is, in a great measure, re- }moved, aud I wiil therefore support the | Bill.

House resumed,— Bill reported from com- ‘mittee agreed to, Hon. Arronney Genenat, by command ‘of His Excelleney the Lieut. Governor, laid | before the House the Report of the School Visitor for the Western section of the Island / Also, by bke command, the Iimpost Ace counts for the port of Charlottetown, and the several outports of this Island, for the 'year 18635. Also, the Schoo! Visitor's Re- port for the Kustern seetion of the Island, for the year ending Silst March, 1864.

Hon. Arty. General also presented a pe- itition of T. Desbrisay, W. BR. Watson, and M. W. Skinner, praying for a reduction of the duty on patent medicines,

Ilis honor, on risimg to present this peti- ‘tiou said, L dare say the reduction of the duty on patent medicines will be worthy of cousideration. ‘duty is imposed upon them is, that the greatest portion of them are of foreiga im- | portation; avd as we are not permitted to

|make differential duties, the Legislature has | lt may be some litile use to mer- |

been induced to tax them pretty high on ‘that account: 1 dare say some of those pa-

jtent medicines are very valuable, as the) petitioners say, aud [ wishthey had drawa |

'a distinction, and into:med the public which jwere good and which were bad. Perhaps it will be advisable to redueo the duty on those medicines, aud L will concur in doing | so, except On Holloway’s pills aud ointment.

L would impose the highest duty on them

for notices of them are stuck into every uewspaper you take up. They ave thrast before your eyes and disguised in such a manuer, that you cannot tell what they are | vill you read them. [| bad an idea of issu- ing @ prospectus of a new paper tiow which jall notices of patent medicives, particularly | Holloway’s pills and ointment, should be ex- ‘eluded, aud [ am persuaded that it would | obtain ao immense circulation,

Oo motion of the Hon. Attorney General,

ja Bill “ toamend the Act to change the ‘constitution of the Legislative Council by jrendering the same elective,” ‘third time and passed. Adjourned till to-morrow at o'clock.

Tuunspay, April 7.

On motion of Hon. Mr. MeDonald, the | Bill ** to amend the Act to incorporate the

Bank of Prince Edward Island’? was read ‘a third time and passed. ' Qn motion of the Mon. Mr. Beer, the Bill *‘ to amend the act to incorporate the Bank of Prinee Klward Island” was read la third time and passed,

On motion of the Hoa. Mr. MeDonald, the Lill “to incorporate St. George's Lodge, No. 866, of Free and Accepted Masons, Georgetowso,” was read a third time and passed,

Uo motion of the Hon. Mr. Dingwell, ‘the Bill “ to incorporate the Minster and ‘l'rustees of the Presbyterian Chureh, Val- leyfield, Lot 57,” was, as amended, read a third time and passed.

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PEIITION FOR ALYERATION IN LICRNCE LAW. Liou. Mr. Beer presented the following petition, ** To the Honorable the Legislative Council

\of Prince Edward Island, in Culunial Patlia- went convened :

Hon. Mr. Henperson: ‘The term is a

I wish to know!

ivery good grace /rom him. | thatin a party Government a man is bound

casion ; but | think listle need be said except | sures as this, for it is nut required by the

to recall to your hyuors’ minds the principle | which governs tbe circulation of muney, to! show us that a measure of this kind is neces- | sary in all places where there are persons. engaged in business transactiong. His hunor | who has spoken last attributes sinister mo- tives to the hon. member who introduced the Bill; bat I wish bis honor vas, for | doubt very much if he is, as free from interested motives as that hon. gentleman. I believe his honor ig a shareholder in the Banks, and I dv not thmk such imputations come with a His honor says

to support his party, and he makes a very humble confession when he says he hus dune so ** contrary to his own conscientivus con vietions.’’ ‘These are novelties to me. | have supported a party Government for wany years, and I know that a man can re- tire from a Government which he thinks is acting improperly, or passing any unconsti- tutional measure. If he does not doso, he be- comes a guilty party to the act. I would not have made such a self-abasing acknow- ledyment as that, neither would I have made these aliusious if lis honor had not been so extremely personal in his remarks, Now, it issurely the duty of the Government to) see that the Jaws which reguiate the spece

currency of the colony are established on a sound basis. In almost all the other British | colonies there are laws of this kind. Some) of your honors appear to think that this Bull | will be the means of withholding siiver from | men who want it, but the measure is of the | very o7 posite nature. It provides that no maa | shall be forced to take more than a certain | umount against bis will; and not only so, | but it will protect people from Juss, for they | are more liable to lose by dealing in silver than in gold. Silver of depreciated value might be imported by the Banks, and people compelled to take it if they were not res- strained by law. [ remember that some

country.

ion. Mr. McLaren: If we refuse to pss this Bill, we must protess co be wiser than all the other colonies around us.

Hon. Me. MclDonaty : Some of your ho-

(hors appear to be afraid that if this Bill ia

not passed, we will be inundated with silver from the neighboring colonies; but [ have never heard of an instance of anything of the kind yet. His honor the Attorney General says this Bill is for the parpose of preventing silver from being torced upon people—that it is to keep them from being burdened with it; but | have yet to learn that any of our farmers or tradesmen have, or ever had more of at than they could find use for. Uf any of them are in that unfortunate condition, they will probably have some trouble in getting clear of it after this Bill passes.” I have done a small business myself for some time, but I never had to make remittances in si!- ver, neither had I more at any time than [ could make use of in my own business. On the other hand, | have trequently experienced some difficulty in getting silver to make change. I do not think the Bill is required, and | siall therefore oppose it.

jion, she Presipent: | have no particular desire to pass this Bill; but L see it was passed by the Ilouse of Assembly anani- mously, or at least it passed wiqgout any di- vision, either on the first, second, or third reading. One of your honors referred to the hon. gentleman who iwtrodueed the Bul, and it was said that he was foreed to weke a large amount of silver at the Bank; that, it wae seid, was the reason why this moasure was introduced ; but | have ascertained that such was not the case. le was net paid one shilling in silver on the oceasion referred to ; therefore Lis honor whe made those allusions was laboving under a mistake, and the Bill could not have been introduced for any rea- sons of that kind.

Hon. Mr. Lorp: Even if it did pass the

| years ago a sum of money, amounting to) other House unanimously, that is no reason

The reason why so bigh a}

) commun phrase, aud [used it because bis | 4590 oF £600, passed through my bands as ‘honor did not appear to think the prayer of! 4 solicitor, ali in silver. It took me nearly | the petition was deservi vg of notice; but! a day and a half to count it, and I never | his honor knows that when a man sees the | was av tired of anything iv my lile. [ would uname of a respectable neighbor to a petition, rather give a guinea than undertake such a

aud not knowing the arguments which may ee in a ee have induced that neighbor to give his sig | purties may be subjected if there is ao Bill ‘nature, he would be more likely to append | jf this kind yassed. The Banks, by theit his name than he would be at a public) gots of incorporation, are obliged to have @ | with it here? Lt might be a legal tender in | meeting where all parties could be heard,! certain amount ot goid ai their vanics. | Newfoundland, and if it would not be taken aud the statements of each other understood. (ilun. Mr. Luord—* No; it is specie,—and | here to a higher amount than £6, would it | And if the inhabitants do not feel such an/silver is specie.’’) Very well ; if they are | not cause & great deal of ineunvenience ? lipterest in the matter as to induce them to/ allowed to imoort any kind of silver, they | This might happeo when this law cold not be santa iit it on. dn nil es evidenn | 8: and very likely would, import silver of} repealed. I think we should, therefore, iprenpapr tied: ieee dork. capep nebini |a depreciated value. There is a new coin in| pause before we interfere with the specie | that they do - desire # tavern, oo F tng Canada of an inferior value, and there are eurreney of the country. If a man in the | do, it is their own fault if they do not get tt | various coins which are not of the same value | coutry should contract 4 debs to the amount | Hon. Mr. Dinewen.: There is pot wuch) jn ali the Colonies. They might import | of £20 and have silver to pay it, he would difference of opinion between his honor and | those coms here ; people would be compelled | think he was quite safe ; but if he had to myself, except this, that I think a man cau | to take wee and ae pe: A eeee to = and chen? . for notes, -_- | . : , , +¢ > men want silver, and if it 18 mo | perha iave sume dilicuity in getting 1 be consulted at his own house ” weil, 7 | country people than gold or Bank notes ,they ened tov, would it not oe A ae not better, than at a public meeting, where, | have only to ask for it and they can get it; ship? It there hed beena petition presented perhaps, flowery speeches si ote——pet~t but this Bill isto prevent st from being foreed | to the Legislature asking for sach a law, t haps a glass of grog given—and meus! upon them. If people prefer dealing in sil- | would not oppose it; but I will not allow minds excited. No, a man’s own bouse 1s) yer, they can still do so. There is nothing anything thatl think will be an injury to the | the best place to form a deliberate opinion. | ingthis = ae Oe nae | country to pass, eo matter who or what par- ihe S rument in Opposi | any more than there is to preve « y brings it forward, without raising my voice ion io Gace " ae on = yd. | dealing in gold or diamonds. It a | against it. i 3 pes : at , Ler of the Banks trom importing depreciated silver. fion. Mr. Hexperson: I would heartily vooms for PR GRTENNS. 28 Shy. QeNer Or: Without a law of this kind, a gentleman | concur in the patriotic sentiments expressed | this House, and | would support any mesure | might come from England with a letter of | by his honor who has just sat down ; and L that L thought would promvute so desirable | ..dit to the Bank of Prince Edward Island. | confess that | would have been better satis- ap object. or any other Bank in the colony, and miglt fied af this Bill bad been the resule of a pot. Aajourned till four o'clock, p. m. be compelled to take £100 or £200 10 smooth | tion to the Legislature, showimg that there \six-penees, whieh would not be taken in) was an absolute necessity for it, but the