west of I Plus and fuller information, the Ccrnnritte are unable to Iteport on the merits of the application. _ Id. The Petition of certain Inhabitants of Bedford Parish, Lot I8. and ilie report o In inqiiisiiioii on I line of Road. to connect the old Georgetown ltoud with the Monaghan Road. lafll. A8. The Committee recommend, that .E It) only eliould be authorised to be upended in open: this road to as great I width as tlittt IIIIII wil Icaoiiiplish, I that the completion of the Road hereafter should Jiicted byfitatfi Labor. r such assistance as iiiiiy be I r by ‘the ordlur grants for oads in that District. Id. The Pdition of lhillllllh-IIIIIIU of Lot 56. King's County. . 'l‘his lien is veeeminendtrd te eitind over, until the proposed load has betesplored, and I Plea and estimate of the probable expense of making the seine has linen laid before the l.egis|aitiirI- 4th. The Petition of the lrthrrhitrrrrts of the Head of Moiittigrie liver, for I Line of Road ulon the County Litre. ' The ' eoornmend'thrrt .£I0 should he_ expended In riislti this. for the present, it bridle roful. on C°mlIl|0'|. "W “'9 way '3 lirst secured to the Public, free of any. expertis- . pg“,-M, of p,mick gtgphens and others, prrr trig for it grout pf money towards o ening u new litre of Road from urrity Ilsrbor - Ieirdee Devi ' . _ . Thirty-nine-Pounds. ten shillings II recommended to be paid as ‘on or that right of wuy;tlis Ilouse having already Iiilile I grout in irddrtion to ilie amount of private Subscriptions towards ‘the iiiaki of this cad. V _ dth. Pldatlon of the Inhabitants of Piequid Road. _l-OI 49- Your Coirrtrriitee are n opinion. that the alterations prayed for in the Petition sun be effected under the provisions of the amended Road Act ofihe presetrt Session, pad cannot, therefore, advise any Ipecial grant for the road in question. _ 7th. The Peljliilll of ilre Irrhahitants of Wtlinot Creek. lg”! 35- 'l‘his lload is recoiirmerr ed to be opened under the provisions of the Corrrpernitriion Act : the Commissioner to first ascertain the Iinountof Compensation demanded by the parties. 8th. ’I'he Petition of Angus l\lcPhee, Peter Mt:Phee, Donald McPhoe, and others ofC¢iril'tgII Point : _ The Road prayed for in this application. has been provided for by I grant during the present Session. 0th. The Petition of the lrrh-rbituiits of 61 and 52 : The sum of l'ivo Pounds is recommended to be expoirded on that part of the Road prtiyed_for passing through _Lot 5|, on cort- dition. that the right of ivay is secured to the Public free of expense, and that the said Road be opened front the baton ltoad to the line Lot 52. _ 10th. 'l‘he Petition oftbe Inhabitants of hot 85. south Side of Elliot Iliver : _ _ _ The sum of £8 is racoinrnended to be applied in aid of the Road eyed for, on condition, that I right of way be first Iecilfltl I0 “'0 Fairlie. free of expense _ ltth. 'I‘he Petition of the Inhabitants of Rustrco, New Glasgow. and adjoining Settlements, praying for the opening of is “old 1 Your Committee would recoitrtireiitl, tliat the (ioverrirrreirt IlIOIl'l|tl order this application to becorripltetl with, on condition, that t c parties interested, pa for the right of wiry, but not otherwise. ‘d 12. The Petition o the lnhahrtrtnts of l.ot_s I6 and 37. 300"‘ 3' 9 of Hillsborough River. prayitig for the o entng.of a Road, Ilopg the bouadar-y 3!‘ Lothsi 36&nd :1, tpiine Boa leading from the attu- han oI,to r. orty'_s_ie. _ I Your Committee are of opinion, that the object prayed for. |l'°l:_l‘l he provided for out of the ordinary grant for_ Road! and Br--Isa! ""2 the District next year, as the parties are willing to give I rig t u on . , Iylth. Petition of the lirliubitsnta ef Dog River, to have a Road straightened. _ . l. Your Committee would observe with reference to this l|A||[l lipi- tion, that it l‘l.‘l|ll‘dy will beprovidcd by the umentled_ Road ctdtrill Session; if the Petitioner \v'I!l1 to substitute another line of lj’iii|i’l_ or the one now in use. that will be more irdvantttgetius for the . u to.‘ 1 th. Re it of Coriiinissioncrs on Line of Road front M Lean s to Plurtied's Mills, Lot l-t : _ b You. Committee would recommend this Road to be opened the Government. and aturrrped and levelled only for the p.I‘i‘iI9n.|. a plan which they deem it advisable‘ to be adopted genera ly [in cases, where the sole expense of making the Road devolves on t re IO. . , . lt'ith. Petition of the Inhabitants of Point Prim. for straightening I line of Road : _ ur Cotnmitlco do not deem it expedient to recommend any spe- ci:rl grant for this object at preset- elition ol'Archibald Ellison. of Princetoivu Royalty, pray- ing for the opening ofn Road : _ lti reference to this Petition, it appears to the Committee, that the Goverutireni, trrirn ‘ears since, agreed to accept another and "better litre of Road. through private property In lieu of ll“! F0!"-l prayed l'or, which first mentioned l‘0'r'ltT was opened. Mid Ii "0" d9‘ dicuted to the ‘Public; but if or; Peiitipneq COII'l‘l|lEl'I his legal rights infringed on. t a remedy tnust a song i e sew ero- i1. The Petition of the Inhabitants oi‘ We-i S-Moment -mi of pan of Township, No. 46, for opening line of Road : h ‘d Your Compriitee afie unable to rec<i'mn.I0:fdtel.l:|iln:|'3."::l:":,:'P‘;‘:' be taken on t iis app cation, as no p on I, the Petition, nor is such informaiiop Ifl'ortle_il. II WI“ Bfllbl‘ ll"“‘ l° judge of the necessity of the ltocrtl in question. 18. The Petition of the Inhabitants of Lots 9 and I0, for I new ‘< on : Your Committee do not consider the Road prayed for to be of that public utility to warrant the expense that would be incurred in opentngi e snrire. _ , , _ 19th. The Petition of the Inhabitants ofL_ot l7 and vicinity, pray- ing for the opening of it Road from Sedgwick Settlement to Mrs- couch _ As no plan or estimate has been fiirnished, and as the Road pray- ed appears to be more for private. than public accotntiiodationr y'<:_"|' Committee cannot recornnrenilr "NI ""3 (‘mm 'l‘°“ld P.“ '"“d‘’ "f the service, until a right of way be secured to the Public. “*0 0f expense. _ 20.ili. The Petition of the lulraliitants of Township No. 50, pray- ing for the opening of II Run . . _ _ Yo Cotnrnittee would recottrmentl, that this application should stand over until next year; and that, in the rriefrn iirrie. ll"? Col"- missioaer of the District he rerptirtrtl in tracer-trim wlmt uiiiolml Ill cornpcneation, if any. is reqtrirr-tl for the right of way, and the pro- bable ex ease ofmtrking the our ._ _ I ' ‘he Petition of the lrrlrahttztnt.-i of Lot 41, prflylng fol’ I line of Road from the \Vest River, Lot 47, lo Surveyors l’o_tid : The chm-ge amounting to £3l ll Ill. as tic cotripcnatition _rc- quircd for It rig t of way. incliiding tho exports‘-:9 of the Inquiry, pppears to the Coiittirilten to be t'XIl’ll\‘lI‘.Illl; ptirut-.ularly as this llo.rd rayed for iii represented as being of great cotrvt.-tiiterrce it) the pur- ies through whose land it runs, as well as to others: and they. therefore, suggest, that no further action should be taken mi the _Ipplicatiou, until I right of wiry can be obtained on nrore favourable terms. Y Committee would recommend that a copy of this Report be sent to His Excellency, the Lieutenant Governor. with it re lie-'1. tliat he will be pleased to give elliict_to tho reconiinendation therein '0'“. ' Josstrir Porn, Jot-in rlaauinsl. (Signed) Jassste Yxo. T1: LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Tiiuasmv, Moircli B . _ Ilort. Mr. SWABBY having moved that the.BiIl relating to closing up Roads, be read it second time, it was committ to I Coinmlllfl 0 the whole House, with Ilia Honor as ClII|ffM'|- . h_ The House shortly resumed, the Bill was reported Igrefil Wt V" out Iniendmerrt. It-d ordered to be engrossed. _ Hon. Mr. IIIIINIE uiovetl second readin of the Bill relating to " Asceituiiririg and etwrhlisliiug Boundary lllll 0' T°'“fl“P' "'d it of'|‘uwrrrririps" which being performed, it was committed to I ;.,,,,.,,m.. oftlia whole House, with His Ilouor Is Chriiriiian; on ”lIiiti|.| gV'\.li\d|.3l-IY said. WW‘ 5‘ ‘U I eemiaissioner for estu- g igttiaguonduy lines, he had but two jobs, for which he was paid 3,, 5...}, cu“ 3,, an "fly applying; he made this observation to ‘W’ am ,5. pm“ “.91, 11‘ did appear tocoaeider. that no other eerie were lisble is y; I slight discussion ensued when the cues resumed. _the Bi I was reported progressed II: I04 ll!" 05' 3.. out it sit aura. _ ' _ ' Hon. Mr. SWABEY rnov that the Edflclllofl 3'“ 5' °_°““""$' M .. caqmirisq of-Whole House, which was agreed to. with III- lloaerin the Uhalr. Allcr eoinelittle progress had be’ no... "gamed, pr ass was reported, and Comtnittee obtained leave to sit I ain; intsrrlptlirrr occurred to receive report of ‘ri‘~.’r'."'.".‘.".:r'. .. 1‘-‘l.:::."'l‘r'.‘r.':.‘.f“.'r'£':’r‘»':".' 'lr‘:‘r'r'.‘ r'J’r's3.'i :.-~*- ""'°""‘i‘rt.“lr‘2.l?"'rr.£‘ll?.l$2r.L"r1‘}':l'.l2t.i":’;3 ‘ hef tliet hheet he ’ mimrsu e-i«rv'.‘ri' r with Fl."-‘:l"I""""'l‘. o - if ‘ . ~ 7 ' -*-...t '*-"...'.';.‘:.1,“.'.-..'.. - an... F8 r iretl—ltls senevrhsi Ilagula u‘ 3“. ‘Warm Ierareeihrba Genet’ ' sis-etrrstli'yi's‘aio's *0 ‘‘''''''’'J ‘*4 '4 make the least objection. while now with a BilI,for I simllar pIif_P°" ' Report Ind on tho and with the satire proviso. they demar to pass it. the table. Hon. A'P'l‘0RNEY GENERAL then took up the lleport of ll“! conference of yesterday relating to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and lilh amend- ments made by this House to the Small Debt Bill. which the Ail- setrrhly objected to pass; he ohserved—that the Ind amendment related to that clause of the Bill appointing 5 Commissioners to each Court, this House considered 8 were enough and amended the clause riccortliiigly, now the Assembly wanted the original nutri- lwi‘ 0f 5V0 10 P489. and therefore trrovetl. that this House adhere to the amendment now made by the -senili Hon. Mr. Il0I.l. rcitortrietl the objections made by him on It for- mer day, to have live Coinrrriseioncrs. anil Itll nothing had since M'- currod to shake his then expressed opinion; but our the coritrarv, ii ind ratlicr been conlirined, he should therefore vote for the contin- uance of the number three. llon. Mr. Dl.‘lG\Vl-‘.l.I. said he should vote in the same way, boi- ciiuse it appeared to hitii that there might he more difficulty and less general lnlirifitclioll accrue from having five "‘ ' ' , ii- tliertu three hrid been considered ctttnpeient to settle cliiiins to the Iuiount of £8. and he could not see, if they were qualified to per- fnrm this service. that they were itiicompetorrt to rtrljrtst clniiti! to the Iinonnt of £20 the same justice only would be required to l|"ll9 20, its for II or the I of it; if five Ciirntriissiotrora were appoint- ed it ivould oflcn occur that three would not attend. most of tlrr.-rrr having business at home, and the fees being am~rll, they might pro!- fer attending to their own Illhirs, In trttt-ntliug iii the Court. which might create both irrconvenience and dillitzulty; then there might four Comiitis-iont.-rs iitieiitl. when iftlicse were equally tlivitlt-tl in opposite opinions. it would not he possible to coins to it jihl dP¢iF- ion‘ in cuties now where n Cnmirrissioner iv.-iii likely to he ulrlritl. he generally lrioliutl out for rinotlrrrr to till his plates on the lrttncll. I the business ofthe Court was in consequence not impeded: such might not be the cries. iflive \\ re lIp|IIlllIlr' . After a little further discussion the House divided on the motion as follows: ‘ Contents.-—lloa. Attorney General, Swabey and Rice—3. Non Contents.—llis Honor the President, lloii. Mr. Hall, Hens- ley. Binnie, llaytliorn and Ditigwell---G. '1‘ e 3rd and 4th rrrnentlinents hingirig on the 2nd required no further notice, and tl or fit , llun. A'I"l‘()llNl".Y Gl“.N'l’.R.\[. nrovetl llI.'II this House rirllrnrn to the nrtictidrntertt made by the Asiieirtlily to the l'2lli nmcndtntatrt. w tic wits rrgrreei to. T I ouse then reaolvctl itself into Committee of the whole and took u the F-dllclllliln 'lIlCll vv pm. ill. it its grossed in wiilmnt corrrriieiit of any moment till the clause specify- . . l ing the mode tifiaxtilion was urrued at. w ten lltm. Mr. ll0l.l.oliscrvctl iftho Pill had crime earlier before the House he aliould have felt iuclirit-d to propose an atriendriierrt to tho-. l'lI.l|dB ofrnisirig ti fund for education, which he thought woultl prove to he iriore pnlatnlile to the public at lttr 2: it was well kuowti,tli:tt lloatls and Bridges were irrdispcnsirblo through the lrilaritl and he would have liiid the land taxed to make and then r-op these in rt-pirir, which—tiI every body having to travel liked good ro:rds—woirld be the triosl feasible way of giving them such. nritl for wliicli they would not objnct to pay the tax itnposerl. especially when it \V0llltl be known that this pl:rn would supersede. the necessity ofatriiutc lrr- bar, which to very m:tn_v persons was tremcntloua tux; than to meet the oiitl:t_y required for l"'.duc.-ilion, he would fall back upon llli'l Revenue rrfilic f‘olony. whit-.b, as h» httrl rilruatly said, wottltl he? more generally prrlatirlrle to the public taste: ltuwtivor, as the tirrrtxl oftlte Scasitin had so fir utlvtrucetl, he would not trammel the llill wit an tirnniitlnicnt to this c act. I Hun. Mr. RICH quite itpprovctl of what lirid jusl fallen front his‘ lion. frientl, lIlIi‘l tliough there appeared to lrirri it strong llCf‘.f.‘!si|\'j to have the nmcnrlirri-.nt rcforrorl to. he should he sorry at this late, stage of the Session to have it isrtrirdticcd: be trusted. however, that tho» time was not fair dislrrrrt, when it woii'tl be a aw, he w,'t_a s ttislicd there would Ire less obj:-,ctioii to it than there will be in th.. cl.-ruse now bt-fore tlrn Conirrrittec: ifilic present 5-31,,“ of ,,_.,,u“, labor was tot.-rlly nbnli-tbarl_ the Colony would [,9 ,e1i,,,,cd of“ arm, nuisance; the wisiicd-liir lztbor ivasuot rforrried as it ought to llfl. rind ‘was not pcrforttied at all in llll‘. absence oftlre Oversreur; he (lltlt not mean to s.ry that this was positively the case throughout the‘ Islantl, but he had seen enough to rrrttke liirti believe the practice‘ was too gterrortrl for the public good; lftherr this system wrrs r-xplo- dad. rind the tax rlurived ruin the land t‘V|'tElIdCtl in the mtikirtg and rnzrirrtcntincc of Roads rind llritlgt-s, the money would gaunt-rilly re. turn to the pockets ofthti-o who 'Tl|dd it. :'|li'l would be more ririlli. factory to llIFllI. bcsitlt-s their having it tll.'(‘.lllt!il iriiprovernenl in thin means oftruvellitig; then the tax on the land thus expended it-M1,] be less objiictiirntilile to Proprietors, who, while they have n dlfflrl interest in the improvement ivftlieir property It good roatle through it, have no cliiltlren to ctlricrite and too little interest in, Ilsa educa- lion oftlic children of their tenants to pay l'ttr th.-it edsca willi- ont objection; then there were trinity persons who hrid been to con. aiderable cost to educate their children and many" others ‘who. had no children to cdattttte, and it coulrl not be expected, that either of hose parties would particularly relish paying it tax to educate the children of their neighbors from which they were not likely in da- rive any pecuniary benefit: there is another view of the arise. if the land was taxed for Roads and Bridges, and the in My reqiiir for the purpose oflilducation was taken from the Revenue of the Colony. it could more directly be styled Free ljrlru,-gua;._ am. it can be under this Act; he would not, however. now iniurfun with the Bill, but he hoped in a year or two at least to see [Itg up on Land expended on the Roads. and Education paid for out of the Revenue oftlre Colony. Hon. Mr. HOLI. now wished to he expressly informed, whether any prrrt of tlic Ilill excluded the Scriptrires from the schools, and being an iirforrnsd, expressed hints-elfsritislictl. 'l‘lie Bill then progressed witlroiit m:ricri:rl comirrcnt, till it came to the last clause wliittli rt.-qriiritrg frirtlrt-r coirsitlcrtrtion the llourte rcsnirtntl, prttgress was re )l‘Ifl'l. llml Ctittitniltee received leave to sit again, when the House rrtljuurne . Tucausv, .\larcli, 30.1852. llnri. Mr. M‘l)0\’-\l.D rriovcd the second reading of the Bill rc- ltiling to stile nfbljririltius Lit tior.-i. Ilon. Mr. S\V;\lll".V sucoirtlcrl the motion and s:iitl ho tlrouglrt their llouora wniiltl frilly agree to nliilte strclr striirgrsrit measures with respect to the sale of Liquorri as they must be aware the case required one which would be ill] irnpnrttiiit lInltl1lVellIt‘lll to the pre. sent system ttiiil also meet I--mo of the views of the frit-oils of Tom- eruiice; but there was one feature oftlio |lill—lli:it of making the Grniitl .liiry the ClIt'IlllIi!l through wlriclt l.ic(,‘I|('(‘< .-lroulrl be recurri- rricritlvil, this lic cnniriilorcd was not the propcr party to ariipltry at till: the Grand Jury was only summoned for thetirrits oftlic Session. and soon its the Court clo.-oil. Grand uryrricn were not in be forirrtl, and if found ,tlierc was no degree nfmsporrsiliiliiy. for irrakiug wrong recoitirrir-iitltitiorrs, in be attached to them; tltorcforo some other party alrould bo appointed, and he considered that ii board of Magis- trntpg, any 5 or 7, to be appointed by tlto Suprcrire Court in each County. who shall l‘t:t?ill\’e applications and grant certificates on which Licenses may be granted to upplicarits. Bill read a second time. lion. Mr. A'I"f‘()R‘.\'l-‘.Y GENERAL moved that the Bill relating to the retailing ufspiritnous Liquors be committed to I (‘omrrriitee irf w role House, which was agreed to, and His Honor called to the Chair. On the clause relating to thc‘Grand Jury “ g‘ . . mend the parties who shopld receive License; Ilon. l\lr. SWABEY moved in amendment " ..:.. board of sev- eri Magistrates to be appointed by the Court, take the place and do the duty which had been assigned to the Grand Jury: Wllicll Will Igre to. After sometime the House resumed. Bill was report- ed progressed in. and leave granted to sit again. _ Hon. Mr. HOLL moved the second reading of Bill to raise ll Re venue, which was agreed to, and the Bill Iuhaequerrily committed to Committee of whole House, with His llonor in the Chair. will was progressed in, without an material discussion or rtrnenrlrrwitt, till arriving at the alteration of the duty on distilled liquors rorn Bd. to 6d. per gallon, when Hon. Mr. Ill-}NS|.l".Y said, he should like to know on what ride the reduction en made. and what public cad could be subserved by its adoptimi; it appeared to liiui.n singular wny_tn raise I Revenue by reducingthe duty, and that without any specific reason, and vviihoat frrir reasons, or some sound information on this head. the House would be legislaiing in the dark. on Mr. ATTORNEY GEN!-IRAI. could not give the informa- tion which his IlonorIb'e friend required , but would make enquiry on the subject. and report accordingly. _ _ Bill was then progressed in, till it reached the clause in relation to reciprocating with other Colonies, when it was observed that Ca- ntida was left out. . _ Ilon. Mr. IIENSLEY should like to know the reason for this . . , °"i't'.ii."."irr. /r1°r'otttvi:v GENERAL said the cal remark he heard was, that we had nothing that Canada seem to want. I0 that the balance of the trade was against us, ‘and be supposed this was considered a reason: l)_IIl_l|9 W0“l'-l_°"‘I"_"_°- Hon. Mr. HENSLEY said it was quite ridiculous one year to o n I trade with I neighbouring Colony. Ind “'9 "9" °''‘ "'7 ‘ll commerce with it, without giving any reason wliutever for the sad- den change: if ‘it was considered necessary for this House to legis- late on public riiattera. ample Information ought it) be furnlllind to II pt...-.5, to legislate wisely and set have It working in the dark; to say that the balance of trade being hitherto against us, gave no rea- son that it would always be so; he thought that shutting Canada out would have the efl'eet of stocking our market with New Brunswick “jg “I |eer, which were little. if I better than our own. sad * Merchants would keep for themselves, because it was _ better than their owl,Ild would be cheaper, and then send theirs hcfll P9 ug it the emission I votry uiietatenrun-like proceeding and could not ivo it his sanction. , House I ortly after resumed, Bill was reported agreed to with suggestions. and leave rented to sit ngtrin. _ _ llon. Mr. A‘l"PORN Y Gl‘ll\'l".RAI. moved that this House iri- Iist on the niiiendrrierit irrade to the Law trf Evidence llilli ll“ “uIl0|' etritl, he made this motion on the ground which he stated on I former dtry, viz: that the rt of the Bill be objected to was but of recent itrtrodrrction into gland, atrtl he thought it would not be prudent to have it iirtrotluced here,till rrrore matured irt thrt country. llou. lllr. IIULI. seconded the motion on the satire ground; the ttiotioir was then agreed to. and the lltruse adjourned. l'I.\'Gl. A N D. ' Generally speaking. the now Ministry is well received: re rill prevailed, lIi|\Velli‘f, that the 1|pjb0"l|l0II would not vote the uilllill ailpplleri until Lord Derby had announced the priticiplee on which l's ‘ " ' woutitct N . l'liillip Grillirr, lrtic Secretary to the British Lflflllllofl at Aihem has been appointed Secretary to the I.ega_itoti at Wrtsliirrgttrn. - Fun.’-Itrd-tiveiiiy joirrirt-ytrtt-rt li>l.i.it:t:U-Iliilltell in Vienna have been acnleticerl lo htrprisorrtnent in irons for rarioti_s periods of from ftiurtceii to tirelily-five days. “VJ W 55‘ ‘WW9 *5 Week: for having struck Wt)’ . . . _ _ . It is reported that M. Rothschild is lhc principal proprietor of the Lontltm Tirriu ' . 'l he rural rrrrtrrber of persons who emigrated from llie‘Umted Kin~.rtl no during the five years lI‘(I'lI I8-I6 to I85” irr«-lri:~iv.- was |'9|0'557_ The .,,,.,.t,.,.- ,je.p.tchr-d by the rlllirtlltl land and r-rnr<_rr.iiion coiirriiiseioni-rs in mi‘ p'ri<-Il W39 53.43_4- “Ml "'9 eetittratetl ntrrrtlter who emigrated at their own cost III the SAIIIB tint" was l.I01l,l93. Advir-es from Oi-rgo. dated the 13th trf October. slate that the settlement is ll|tIl\'lI|;g slow butsieaily progress. The flocks and herds are largely irtcrvnsitrg, atirl aft‘-r an--ihcr lr‘-rrvrst tlirre will also be a full supply of grain of all sorts. lrrlrl «lust hid eorli found at the lllolynvux, and also some lull :-ptciriterrs of Ulla - NOVA-SCUTIA. "ALI!-‘AX, hlurcli 25, 1852. H or ‘nu: l.iI:tn'. Govtinvoit Sin Joint llaitvcv. ilt-pariure could have been anticipated front this sulrluiiary so-etrc.—— Sir John li.id rtuffercd severely from dorrre-tic irtllrciittrrs, nrrtl the rieverriiice by death frtrtir the partner of his bottom, who bad fol- lowed his fortunes in the four quarters of the globe for lietrrly lrtrlf ti certiury. was ri shtick which he could not possibly illIl'VIVt3. Ilirt Excelleiicy lizitl prtiplieiically stated, that are long. his bones would rest bt-side the rt.-tritrins oftttie whom he h:rtI lovcil wlieii living, iititl whose metrrury was clierislietl with even greater nlliictioti. is "X- ccllerrcy was in the 7~rltli year of lrirr iigc. .\'I‘IiZs'l' raosi THE fiviri-:o S1*A'rr:s.—-'I‘he ll. If. S. Amo- ric.t cattre in yesterday about 2. p. in. 50 hours from Boston, hav- ing bce~i tlelilllltfd by lieiivy head winds during the pa|iu|§_ye_ Pm. cetttlittgs in (Itrttigrcss have boeti of ll stupid cliirrstcttrr. wiilt Iliu ox- ception of ti row got up between two tit.-rce Siiutlreriiers. who. irller givirtg i‘lICli other the lie, proceeded to lirivc n set-to in regular pu- zilislic slyle. .\lorr_- pt-llliotta from South C.rrirlin.'i and Mtrit.-t:tcliu- sells have been sent in to ill» United States‘ Senate praying itrcretiti. ted aid to the Collins‘ litre of tileaiiiers. Another ct-llisioei occurred iiiis day week on the llIltl'll)lI lliver Railroad, by which titre portion wtrit imittinlly killed, and lrtrth engines were greatly d ttrttigo.-d. ll solutions have been irilroduccd into the lower branch of the Legis- lature of Mrtsstrcliusetis dcirtiuticirig the Fugitive Sltivc .uw as un- just, oppressive. and uticoiislituiioirul. The Iopublic, a \Varihitig- rtin pttptrr, cotrirtrdicls the report that a drttll of $400.0.l0. drawn by on ollict.-r in the Pacific sqtitrilrorr. on tho di.-prirttrient, had been prtttr.-stctl, irrrtl asserts, that there is no deficiency iti tlto Treasury. 'l'Iicro l|r‘l\'e Ito.-t.-it great fresltets iii the vicinity of Albrtrry. Q i I.A'l‘F.R l’R(l.\l C.-\LlFDRNlA. The steamers I). ll'ebslcr, trird El Dormlu, have arrived at New York. ltoih bringing iii.-iriy passengers trird much reiglrt. The news from San I"rtirrci-irzo will just fwettly-sis: dtr_r/s,fuur hours, in Ils transit to New York! Several American cli ipt-rs had arrived at San Francisco frorii New York. in no es of twin 93 to ll~I do ‘I. It~Is feared that the Brmflflnef Pfiifdlfi ‘Han Tratrcisco for bur. Juttn del Sud with 84 pmtstarigcrs, hrrs been lost wiili trll on board. The markets were improving, and speculatioii was dying away.- I-‘lriur could he had for $9. and beef commanded 820 to 525. Gold digging continued to be successful; water was rriuch wanted in the mining districts. The snow is reported 40 feet deep at sortie points delweim lllrrrysville and .lniriison‘s creek. A getrtlerrr.-in wrrllting in the vicinity of Sonora, observed is stnall piece of quartz sticking out from the ground; Ito ul'cd it out Itrd found it contained gold to the vtilue of $1000. Tiidiziti depredzitions were still frequent. ‘a any was about to be formed in the State of Sonora. The Shcrilfof Calever.-rs recently shot it couple of Frencliiricn who had refused to obey an order of court", a large body of them subsequent- y got Iogoilrer. grow riotous. itnd before order was restored, one of the number was shot dead, tiriil another severely wuuriilcd. The lower llotitie of the State Legislature. by a vote of 42 to II, have p;t.~ised, what may subtttairlially be called a Fugitive Slave l.nw ofiheir own. The questiotr of the division of the State. wiili ti vittw to the titlriria.-iiuri of sltrvcry into the Southern littlf, is becom- ing a sulvject of serious agitation tliroriglitiut the Ctiiittrrnriivettlili. It is thought, that rioorrcr or later. the State must be divided. '1‘ . corrllict ill local interests bi-tween the irortlii.-in and southern districts will not adrrrit of one uriitt-d grin.-riiiiicirt. ANO’l‘l(i2II Marv Stio'r iv CALIFORNIA.-—;\ llI:ill nuirretl lltrkcr, a lllt.'I’t.'lIlIIIl tttilor in Sitcrarrrtrnto, was shot liy rt irt.rii natried Grc.--it ycatr-itlay tnortiing. Green and lluki-r have been part- ners lreretofurc in l)llSl'H3‘.‘, and rlriltcr. who is tirtin irrietl. .~tlt‘.Cel'(lcIl itr eatrtinyrirrg Grt-en's wife. Green recently left Sacrarneuto for San l-' ancisco on business. and (llIl'llI'.{ his alisencn, llako-r put in circulation scvt-ral storir'a in the elf-‘cl that Green hail left the rourriry in a clandestine inrnner. his return to .\‘acr:rmen'o,Grecn was made acqtiaititt-d with thc<o in itlcrs, and prttct-ctlt-d to llaitei’s store, and filIlllll'.' him bcliinrl the counter. tliscliargrd a pistol It lritri, the ball from which pzflseil through llulit-r’a right lung. Green then rtssatilicrl the wounded mail with abowic knifi-.cutling ltiin itiscvr-rnl plact-ii. but not tlarrgerously. At the last act-oritritr. Baker was still alive, but it was di-rmed impossible for h'tta to aurvivc much longer.— [Alia California. ttttttrttttisri>ts;<1e;r_i ta: TUESDAY. APRIL 6. 1852. Ma. WHELAN'S QUALII’lCA'l‘l0N. lit the consideration of tliia question. such I mass ofirrezu- laritirs, inconsistencies and discrepancies |)|’e\'t'llI theinselvcs, that it is somewhat ditliciilt to aelt-ct I point of commencement. The whole transaction is anomalous. Can airy one say what law, usage, or custom sanctiorrerl. or coultl be so used In §.II|Cll0li, the act of I deliberative and |r-pi.«la'ive hotly investing itself with the functions of I judicial tribunal? Is it ever before heard, that I House of Piirliarnent resolved itself into a court for the trial of one of its members. for I crime cognisable only before the estahlicherl criminal Courts of the Country! Well might Mr. Whelan say that, “ As to his piigitimt before that Committee, it was one of the most novel and iiiiprecerlerrtt-tl in which any meinhcr of a legislative burly hail evrr been placed.” He had, however. in I great measure, himself to thank for it. When Mr. Palmer, in I liaaly moment, Intl un- der circumstances of great provocation, matte the vague asser- tion, that there were members in that Iltru<e who tleretvorl to have their ears cropped, for swearing to their qlIll|fi"|ll01| as memlwflr WIN" "1"! ‘WI “One: why shrrultl Mr. Whelau have assllllietl, that it was meant for him? \Vliy did he not, as he rs {rind of quitting Shaltspeare, get up and say- " Let the gal/ed judo wince, our withers Ire unwruag.” On the contrary, he must have felt hie ill tingle, and his l‘rientls—.'ii' they were his t'riends—iu .hsve thought, that there was some fourrrlaiion for supposing.‘ he was the per- son allurlt-rl to. and they Iccordinxl fu I point to thr- otherwiae headlt-as shall, that had been‘ t by Palmer. by assuming. as I fact. that Mr. Palmer haitehsrireil .\‘|r. Who- tan with Perjury, by implication, srtd hy requiring hint to retract or prove the assertion. “ that r. Wlrelan had taken his seat in tlrsi Honee without I qriri|ifioIrion." This then was the issue which the House in Comruiitre were to try. The onus prebmidi‘, as the Lawyers say. ought to have rested on Whrlen. as Palmer could not well be called on to prove the negative; this was only one einesg many other irregularities, but wee, vqy lalerlor to that of Canada. which Itter the Brunswick WIDWIVOI, iii sesre degree, Iel sirsiglrt by ‘Mr. Pope's netted, that Mr. \vllOlt\fl lay his qualification on the table. N.” hefore we enter upon the evidence atttlrtceil to support or irrm-' date that qtia|ilic.tlion, lrt us consider whiit is tire duty of '- Cilittlitloilt‘ who aspires to the situation of a Representative of . particular place or lllxlllvl. The position til Member or A: srtirlily is not one of those which are forced upon men as rim; of Sherifl, &c., hat is eagerly and anxiously flnuahg gr." . "M as it hr-curries necessary, not only to have it certain portion 1! lenrlr-rl estate, hot to tslte I-solemn oath, that it is the curd.’ date’: own, and not only so, but that it is well an estate 3. pointed out and described in the Italulc, It-(l as it mttsi bar. been in the party's postctrsiorr for I iwt-lvemoirih previ.,.,,,,°, his Offering liirirsclf in the atilfttiges of the people-, one wouid lturilly ilritik Ill-l. ii tltrubt or quit-riiritr t'tiiilil wr-ll mine. bu, ili it. if any. even the e’ir_vlrte~t titiriht j)l(:~c|tlel jr...|f’ U“. jun vtho was about to take the oath would lake care, that every 5'10“ |l”l|l'l W-ii clearly resiilrcd. hctirre be invoked the Iiri Hf hie Maker to the trnilr Ul wlrirt he wrts stating. A man rm iincnrrscioiialy swear to ihtt which is untrue, and yet may "6", lie perjiirt-rl ; but if at main swear to I prilllltlllaf fact the truth of which may be doubtl'ul, wiiliortt fir-"t irsceiiaitritrjj whether- lte is cnrrrct lll so doing. he is muruI.’y at all times, peculiar circiirnllatiue-5, ltgally guilty oi’ perjury. if what ht» his awirrn turns out in he iitrtiti--. II tiis cute‘ M,-_ \\'j,elan “I the 29th day of January, I850. swore th.; he M“ h ljml enlillt-tl to n avat iir that House. acct-rilin-: in the Scllt-iflllg it-em. pro-r~i-nieil. .-\ntl on the 5th {ll iI'i:li, I850, he rim]; “,8 {.,jj.,w',., "‘"‘-—"lr Etlwartl \\'lic‘:-rt. «lo awizir. Ilrnl I truly and (um: file have sirc!irr1.‘,ut-lrtrlrl l~).i;ite rm rt.” |,,i;.,,.j_ H, W ,-M m IIWII the anal lit-vrefri, (rivet IIt'tl above what will t‘ var ‘all int-rm’. lrrriircvs that l.llli'('l the etriiri-.) its tllrlll qtrttltfy me in 3,” I .I Metrrhor for the Second l‘ilt:L'lur-,g| |)..r"',,t 'j., ".0 ¢- " 1'‘ ii mir's. accnrdirr to the l('llI|f an r ‘ ’ . Ezplpiorpe (‘}n.t.u It remains trow ip be seen wlieflier the quail? . .. pt seeased, at t rt-ac l't'§pt.’cl|\'ep¢j-10.]. I.’ M, “rm! is in accordance with that oath, Ac,-.,,d.,,,, ’,o the Jviden wt’. Mr. John Dawson, it consists oftlic I\§9l.'llllIel|l of I Shoo;-2 ccrl for 78 acres of L.-ii.tl on Lot 37, g.r,z...j and ‘old, fn ' rears of r\SSr‘,S.~‘llN‘lll. and costs. Accorrliitq in ma gy'l or "- the lion. Getrrtge Crrlcs, the tra “Mica of April, I85‘). and Mrs. l).twaoii’s tlowt-r r time. and, from the |‘Vl~lLIllt’B of built ' .\'treiitl's ll-"‘-l In Ill‘ l“'”""'3 .. tiriaadidhiililsiiflirtimsfiirrigJliiril: pl't‘VliilJ!.‘ wpolaii bail not paid Ilrivsrrn for it in I816 trot- lrttl be given him any I ‘(‘ilI'ily for P,-,y,,,e,,,. "M "M we . 'l_ merit S#t'.IlI’i' him in airy irlrnpt-. I) -w.~'tm'a reason for rm; 5,’ 8,6: iii: the l)t-r-il was. that he had not been [raid {M i. "all her ptid £50 by itiatalttrcrrttt. the last in Febrtiary, 135,2 em p:iyiti_v the l.tml tax for it alittiil two years since paid it ltelirr-9 bttt i-hargotl Wlit-lair villll it. r\|;_ (,‘,,,,.i,,"-. gjldeuce wem I’ irhow,Iliat be h id sold the lflntl to Drwgan f.,|. go ‘In, ha I as irrrt levied tipnri the exivt 73 a(‘.l’t'3,l)Ill, by tl;Q,.”j.u,,“' of lllvr. Hall, gave it tlesrripitutr anal plan. There Wl'I’i‘ varjuu. tiltli'l' \\'Illll'3SC.i, as in whether Illih jmd was worth £50 or not l’‘“ ‘‘‘e °""“~“" I" l‘“l "'0 Value Out ofilie qirt-siirm for t/'Wlre: lair paid .f.'5ll for it, lie had it right to swear. that it was worth it. ll amt--airs from this o-vit!enr-e, ih~-rernre, that there was an agrectriorrt to sell upon the p rri tit‘ )_-.w,_.,,t.. and a cum !lm"d_ Iflil Iirrecmcni on llIr' port of Wltelair to piircliasu mi. 73 -4”... "l l‘"d9 ll" Ill? |H’ii‘c of .C.’i(l. in ltllll, but as no put of ihe ptlf-'ll:lsE tti~trr--y lizis paitl not any llalI~'lt'l' I||alle' E.|w,,,d wl|'l-'1" V-‘I8 II"! in iidsst-ssion of either a frr-r-litild or «iii mire.- "".'.'il t-slate, in the lair-l iti qllcsljttn, It is r,.,,._ .i,',,, M,‘ di: ll'el»tii[\)Vtli iii ztv--ry gtirrrl urrirtlrtirrp, having me ,,,.i‘i,,aj ml‘, ‘er of awsrrn Ill his own potisession. to compel Ha“-sun to LVIVG lrrtn a frt.-elrolrl title. llc irrigtrt irate ca,,,e.1_, deed pm. that purpose to b- preprrcrl_ and, up gemie,,,,., ,0 ML Dawsc“ the £50 with the inietesi. ifarrv wvrc tlrte, andilrc taxes which il sertirit l).ri\-son lr.rtl paid, aittltl. trtarrtlitrg that he should eye. cute aticli tlt’.t'll,0ll his rt-frtsal, llll;(lil. have filed 3 hi" fay. ‘l‘e°lflc pelltrrirrattce of the agreerrrerrt, brri this is all be roultl have tlrrnt-, aiitl tlrt-i-t- is no question, ltut llt.rt Daiistm tr-(mid have cotnplitetl ttitlr his rcqrrr-st, |‘.,,- |.e sum,’ pm, hi‘. "My ""3"" ll" "‘" 3"-"4"! "'9 Irzmsfrr was. i‘r.rt lu- Irtitl not ban paid. \Vlt:tt tllll ;\lr. llttwson irrenn by rm.-,1 \vi,,.. er” c,,,,|, he nicziti lint. lltrt Ito tltrf rm! rlttmsc Io purl uvtl/i Hie Ir-grit‘ [rile In Mr’. ll’/trlrrn, lllillf the consirlcralrttn mom-y was lurid Mr- \Vlre|In triiirirplrurrily trlrserves—“'l‘li:tt lltr title to the pro: ptrrlyi must cilrlvtliili‘ have been in entire one at the lime, and "''‘l " W“ "M l" Ml” Di“V5"fl lit’ lllld ltitnat-lfr-leuly etntril." llrtt llawsoii had as cltriilly stated, that Ire refused to slam the trari<fr-r; now to which is the moat crerlit lo be give;—tg Dawson's brirc rivortl, that the ml, in the "in. V," M" in him ' . v I pit: Ito lrra Ktflbelille ircl. ace-impamed by . ,.,,,,,,n_ ,,,,_.—f,,,..,,,’. w'a\v an to cutiirrron eenai-l llut we agree so far with M,_ relan, that tlrt» title was in the one or the other, and that it we to an’ an lrilaltsrr-“ll mm "fly nirerrme M law bmlk" M "cam" °' lll¢tIf‘lll)(‘l' l t -"3 ‘IN N W i. I‘ "r3 ml? '0 '.‘'eel'''ld "'." ' - 9‘ 95 Mt III llriascasiiiit. is the power of disposing tifit .iy_tlt.'cd. l\tt\v lr-l IN irrrauire Mr. \Vlit-tlait applying in the othce of lllr. lltrbt-rt llodi_vs_titi, or Mr. llenslcv, or any other gvllllelnflll. who trdvettizes in the public plllrpyg to lemj ,,,.,,,ey rrii inmtgigc. llI.l)(llf0W J.5ll on a _/Itflltlfrf til’ 73 at-",5 .,j‘ |a,,d, situate on Lot .lr :‘ :ritt_l us suppose he tr.-rulers Mr. l)uwenii's i"l!':"_¢?||‘l*'v'llr lhv blrisrill a tluetl. ttrthntit any lrgugfg-f U" the ..H.l\,.tllItl infrtritis ltiitt, inure-ovt-r, that he hail been in phases. stun since lHl6, worrlrl t‘Illil!f of tlresc |£PIlllt.'IllPlI, or wtiultl any III-‘Ill in his tune“: letttl ti Slrilltiigl Might not the rt-ply he-— “ l“|‘°€'l|0l«l. my tlciir Sui. you have no fret-ltoltl in this prirpr-ily, the t'.~l£llr"I§ still in Mr. l).rtr-sort, you must go back in him, Sir, urrtl gel lrtrtt to give you a title, and then. p rtraps, if the I,-rm] is trnrilt ll, I truly lt‘llil you the money; as the thing stands at |H'c~eII!. n cittrvcyartco from yoti would not be worth the ptrpr-r or parclimetrt it might be written rrprrti.” d would my rm. l|ll\'\\'EI' be t‘.0ll't‘Cll Supposing \\'lrelaii hail sold it, and the per<tin wislririt: to he saiisli d of the title before he pays the InIHiI')’, -‘ks l\lr. \\'hel:in to allow him lo lay the iitle.deetls liefrrro a l.rii-yer. and, as it mar. ol l-r.-, .~' he .10., ,0; WI,“ woulrl be the l’('p'y of the lawyer? ti .rlr. \V‘|,c|..,. .-,a.,,,.,. nuke it itIlo_ totlris lrtrrtl, for he has none in himself at prt-scat, the title is In Mr. l.)r|\VS0lt, and he alone ran give a s.iti.<f.tctory coiri'_cyriitco." llutihlr. \Vlt'elrtn contends, that ha jg in ,1. IPBSIIIIIIZ that may lie; but it is antler Mr. Dawson. irnrt the pniiacsaiuti of Whcliti is the possession of Dawson. and ihtie the leual title ‘rlllil tliolvgal possr-ssion are both in I).ttv.<on, until “'9 ‘_24”- Apr“. 1850. whvn he for lllrfirsl time divest! himself of either. The Act and the Oath both state, thil. it mugt he I [I'M/told estate. Now wlrrit Pvltlrutcr is therr of the nature of the cstritr. The I-_:rt-errrrni of IMO. the solitary munimgnl, of of WhelIn’e title. upon which all depends, is not fortlicoming. In cases of tlrta nature, the law and commoti sense treat that which is not forthcoming as not existintr. How then does Wlir-lan'a title staitd: I simple promise of Dawson-—voi¢l by the Stitutc of l"ratttle—to sell him _a piece of land when he pays lrirn £50, anil, as I security that ha, Dawson, will knp his word, he places the deed in \VhelIn’.s possession, it was so loll, we may enquire hereafter. But. iii the mean time, Mr. Whclan awrara. ‘- that he has trtrly and boots file I free- li estate. What meaning did Mr». wimi... .55. to yer. ‘"""l' "lull ‘ml 5°" Me? It riiu.-I surely have been I (lif- ferent rrieanirrg from that which is given to three words in the cominuri intercourse of Ill‘-In with man. The word "truly" carries its own meaning; litit ilit- words "Iona jldc" have, apart from their literal iricaning_“ in good i'sitlt”—I conven- tional meaning, trqiiivsleiit to " rtrtqtiestinnsble,” “good as the l“"l‘-" ” "0 '"i8lIll“." or any other expression by which we endeavor to add assurance to stir rrssevrrsthm. lbren here, at this stars of the enqrnry, we cannot witliholtl ortr conviction, that when Mr. Wirclsn. on the 5th March, I850. took the oath, that he had a freehold estate sufllcienl to qualify him to be elected as I Member of Assembly he swore III that which was unlrue; whether, in so doing. he porjriretl himself, is Inothgr question, which we will subsequently examine into. 'i'pr following Atlrlrees was plrracnteil to the Ray. Mg, Mgo. NAIR from ll dt- ptation of the ictoritr Divllion ofthg Sag; qf “’"I’9"'""-'€- M Rel tlonllcmxiu took his departure front tho lslrrnd in the lee boat ycsedsy morning. To (Ire Reversed Robert Mscnoir, chaplain of Victoria Sons if Teiriprrunte. Reveal‘?! Bans-iiaa. I the undersigned h l ber ' ted h the Violflll Dl'l|i0'|» Sons of TOm.p'G:.lN'.O, It-I . you in ed- tlflfl 9" l'"|"l Prtnc» Erlwatil Island, lirrr ioespu-es in the 0"“ ‘'7 ll" D"l'l0II. our gratitude to you, for yI‘If coneietesl !'|"‘|‘°|'l. and warm edvecai-y of Temperance princi III, at dl It convenient eeuoas. aad feel deeply eeasale the M-m your irre ebable life and earnest have ass. elml lirrssensieii in; our eeseeletlon, not to It eesgregstloa 3-,. -.v-utrs-snag-n-_-,--'5':-:a¢_¢:-_' --.=io='o