at this advanced period of the Session so short ‘ a time can be devoted to this object. There is one feature that I cannot use unnoticed in the 1 allusion made to the Civil List Bill, which is, l that their Honors are quite prepared to alter the an ion to the amount of the Save c_ ‘dun feflcerphlgt ‘is i .. 0 Ten! 3 ‘tliatfirbe usd ht?) a reiltieaon . as it must be”. e reco -tion cl‘ yo r llonors of fies, you are right."] an increase of some of the salaries was recommended. l will now take a comparative view of the Salary of the Attorney‘ General and that of the other ollicers of the Government. In the first place, I would allude _ __ _____ _ kiahnt 'a salary of £500 currencyhaiid whiosc ' toha £A00_ , T , consi er- "“fil‘ . 9 J he ,_ v.vmwu7uusvv rmisuvu I0 l\‘l,‘ up, IS rad rflndfib glam — - salary he lit G r. I rior 34) that of mkfihe glfry-of the Colo- fiineluile the Ipeech was W 0 ""3" l lsry su rior to this. I theato the Treasurer. w o-alsoi ;=£40_0 and has also to pay a Deputy.-—next llfltll Honor at the other end of the Board (Mr. bey)--he has ti pa a Deputy out of his £D00s year. In short. w on I eompare the salaries of all these ofleers with that of the Attorney Gene- nil it is quite evident that he has the best cllice under,tlie crown. now that the ollics of the Attorne General is brought under review b th' - ill, must take the opportunity to express my opinion upon a Iubjoctin relation to that ofllcs. bi which my attention been dilhcted elsewhere. I take the matter up ‘on _ic s, and on these alone, and wish -avoi all personality; but wlmt am going guy every_unpre udioed mind. I allude to the moon atibility o the oficcr of Attorne General an the business of a Banker, or. ' N. For instance, what would be the position of the crown - utor in the event of his having to prooe in cases in which hisowa interests were involved against parties with _.whoia be had been engalged in his capacity of Banker or Bill Broker! consider it 'ghly improper—alihe injurious to the public interests as it is derc tory to the dilgoity of the ollice of Attorney eral. It is oreign to the inten- tionsof the Constitution; and if fairly repre- seated would not be allowed. I state this ad- Visedly, and feel that I should be wanting in my public duty and highly culpable were I not to call your Honors attention to such an izfopfiet . I have already shewu that the ry of e Attorney General is suflcient as oouipa.ed with other offices, but it must also be remembered that his Honor is also the Judge of Pr , and derives from that source lar hes in addition to those arising out of his other ofice-—and here I must remark it was always understood that under the system of responsible Government therswas to be an end 8) pluralignof ofices. I merely mention this to show, t the acts of the party at resent in war are not very consistent wi their to ession. With these few observations I beg move that the Bill be read second time. The Hon. Mr. Hsiisnrv. After the observa- tions that have been made by hon. gentlemen who have proceeded me, it will not be necessary for me to say much upoutliis question. The opinion that I fixed salary: and not fees, is the more proper way of paying public cflicersie now almost universally sdiniisd,and I think there can be no manner of doubt that it is. In. the sass of his . ths.Atiorasp Geaeral.- he hss been sseussd qfm ' his fees as large as ibls, and there- fore lconsidsr that the node now proposed for renisnerating him for the services he performs will rslisvs him from all impuiaiioiis of this kind. am free to admit that the salaries are below what they ought to be, butso long as the seals establish- ed under the prssenisystsui exists, [confess I cassoises why the Attorney Generals d be placed in a better itien ib.su.tbe other oficsrs of vsraisssh: llrsud by. it is to hoped that iris. ‘Ilstsra will take another view, and see tisprnprisiyofreisilv those salaries; but, be that us‘ , nothing has pleased me so much, for a length of time, as the line of conductihe members of lbs government in the other Hours have pur- s _ d, with respect to the salaries in question. _ bsy have not failed to ivs the lllaltar lhrlr slmsst_unsniiiaous support. ey have discharged ibsirnsi committed intbsiu by the public, with great fidelity; and, st the ssiusiims, msoilesied a disinisrssicdness that rsnscis ori than the high- esrhouor; but. on the other hand, I do feslsur- prlsed thsillie only two members of the govern- ment that are in this House should adopt a dif- ferent ss. and give their opposiiion to the. Bl ioqussiisn. The-Hon..iheAiiorneyGcssral, . one do you sow whether I shsll do so ‘or not”? ] The members of tlisgossrsiaeat is the ogbsr lgoiiss did not hssitsiuo give their you in- fsvour of ii, and are therefore supposed io be suisfisd, Willi their salaries, bui.whils I am on ihis.snbject,l caiinotrefrslu from olnerving that il_iurs.is no ofics u ths government. in my estimation. so underpaid as the Basnaster rsl is,.,ssd whose srduous and important duties ' eonstarit stteadsaos in his olicu, from early hour is the morning uaul 10 at sight muster Gsssrsl hss more reason to com- p ’ ' ustsly psid than any other c car hi the Colesfi; ascend the motion of any friend Hon. Mr. II, that the Bill be read a secc time. A some l _:n.. Run. in. Swasar. i uudsrstand my learned and hon. friend does not intend to ""1 "' . , every member that adjreq, the House on the subject of this Bill. times, be sorry to see a public servant .be- lardftbecvslwu sfthis Island for a number of could be 5,0,, M huh, 1,,“ in M. 1.0,, Grpat .hss btsnnglyni to the members is low what he shro d hag... lat y rare, but that there bud been no person iorss_sivs Tho” ,0" “,3 ,,;,.°,,,,mgm,,°. ,”“,.dgylf 1,, tbs o . and d‘ the for their almost Act, and when‘ ook at it and then at.‘ ‘I; it I wrote to i ' |_sts Mr. on the subject. respect to Mr. tea, I nested him to come u_x:nionssu rt of the now under oon- tlprnsl Gsneral ssooounu, it is svldulit t and _ him Is send home a life csrud- on gym ,,,,,,,p,,,,,,,,,,,,, 3;“ no, 1,“ I '1“, ,1,“ si tion. [ Bon..tlr. Hell referred thq ee cthasbsen from, .,,.,i iitcl ts dId.u:'i whql lspp isd stths' |,°,,_ ‘endow. u, ,,,,_,,“.,,o,, ‘M, “and hop. pntlsuian-.to Journals of the House s say. too tbatltlss gst addeby am’ , p was a.th,s_tV it was: Clsrlcs. .0 an wry 3m_ 1 fl,,,,..f,,,,, hope you '1“ Assslnblrll fl“',“|“| ‘him In lot “In. yn {:6 oe,Ac_t. wssrs tsld ‘Is-tso e p s ‘l I ibssssw lard «turn, and told his: ,0, 4",“, mm , 5,, h,,,,,,,,, 5,” an q_,....- -2:. ........:: :':-.::-.2-..::.~.1.'.'::: .:.*;;......r.*:.°'.:.' ::°i-:-.-.....~=:.- 2.-: av. ix; r‘ ~-- - °'':: ....°''-. v i::.:.':~.s°;;:~.-mi »;,-- or -- ,»:_«;,-»;,--.,, *,:,'*,;; -««,, v . » . " , ' ' 0 one we a s ' i of spades that the‘ Bill met with, from should cidr bydspsh a as the s at but salary. be present Clerk of the h I3“ ‘Mari. inn, fivons '3 several . embers. look at our own resent, an on that groun su port it. .— A O my slufisu the dulyfetmssy years. -pg. mm “L H,,,_,._ “-0,; ;, hm,,,,b,,,¢ 0,, Journals I would like to knowwhat sort of Afte a few, rbus _ smrls. flhellss. the usiosiir.—-I so the Pro- I. ,0 mu ,1“, ,,,,,,_,o,,_ H“, 0. N, 3,0. . « In“ P P 9 anjdsswauld auy_ous gst from s pcrusal_of by hon members, tbsflouss ltsslfhto sfissesry wlllbsmtls|sdwlibss_ ltiou «Mm. ,,|,°1“,, ind, “ mg, nub], to ,,,,,,,d, ";":.:. 2:‘ onto“: '.:.'.::‘ '::i:::i to W“ “" “°""""'“" ‘.3:-.*.*.'*..'::'.°,::.':*.i.-.:*"*'* “".'*°""°.: re P'::;',:,“.,,,"°' i-vwh-b'~;2-~.*~..°,,~,:.'-:4 0 0 ° -' ‘ " ' ' " I vevo r Bill. Itniust o n N50 0‘ 33°35’! G*""l'°5" 5°‘ I ' ‘ CID?‘ 0‘ “'0 CU‘ - '4“ F“ 5' '°°°l'“l answer towhst the hon Mr Swabs has stated oirc mini. hss.oa soatrs A'l'I'°IN|?Y ¢1.N““-9 “I-“Y-~ Ieissthisg nun see‘.-sci tbisyesr .€l033s6d; , , ,- - ' - ' ,, , ' "I ‘ _othsr ractics, mi an me The Hon. in. Bausurnoved rsucunssury tdlsutef belie _y_lils Dspuliss. ,",',",,,,L ’,,'§',,{,°,‘:,§','fi'_",fl',',':,"{‘,f,,°',f,,,:,'“,f§,“{,‘,’; thataay permit is Illll Illdhg ‘'50 000' '5“ of the Attorney General shodfl be £UO._@l~, 1‘ '0‘— U " " "J““°.' V’ N‘ con uences if any uuforseen accidental cir- hl 39.50 0! 50h3“i°f' lb‘ W‘ sive ofsllhss ofofisp ‘ l - ' ' -cl. “am ‘I. "70- . ‘WM’ "'5 ‘ cm stances should occur as in the presentin- , 1,108 Jllfiteatlyi for the.fse_tIs. hi ll The Hon. the Pamrsuur. I angled that thing we meet with I5 vlswtsor I01. I Otusoi , . '5“. _w,.‘fl”, gm“ “gum” in . so mutt. IJ-H-{»*"I'“"'°'°“' s-ti-vi-0--I-r‘-0'1-tr-II}!-°|,t’1' We MIN,“ -3" .. "l"'.*°|"9 poniondinmnno tinwhichthsyhad&s:- teltdtofififil - I _I°‘“l°“‘“"‘ sure bI|IiQV‘*O,E-h'&i'lI~<‘iFI'5C'Qq §“"".,. ‘ , W.‘ — sd tbsmtohsve been when theytook r iW!‘IT'rh‘5' "°“°“mvl‘ homgsfi tslsfitIau0Ie&-v'lu m- .i‘FW,f I“ ' ._l “‘h' rturs: Noroeuldwehavsknownthstlr. Wmwh "T .3: '§'}°v,,,'.-°,'l' ' ~ i"' "fi'.Il'::'.‘ iiihg~iiil"i.ii‘ss'i--nary. btI“€lllibs- §‘:"‘.""""" "°‘ ""°"“'”""" ""'""' “laid a 3°“ " mfissoftbls ’ ''''I5 ' ., .-‘W fill‘ I Ben. the Arroaxur Gsusust. When I didnotv lbw."-I-I it-Hi» tudoutlfifi" I - =' ': .l3°W!- an morning the advmihp that in- . Nth!-N ho"-dr-I -v re slasostswli a- '. . Miss * ---4 lsttudedtobstaksnwitbrsprdtotliesbsslioe palsy couldrnet lessen, t “DWI . .,,,.g.‘ -Q.__.:..:; IO aw _ . If yes‘, _rl s our on.“ not up D,-"Sn," .5. hd,F.,,o,,,[ M, incrpapstbe Qlllies tbatare sdto -- Ammuent Act, Iuwflaotshstb fit ‘I.’ I‘fll lb H B “_0°'l,|'|l W ‘ [could not describe, and loose that thsrubs 05$-i:"l'IWlV"J‘.l|'“‘.ld*|“' Ill t. ~ . .-;l I ll -‘I Hill! Ila lfl - A‘ ‘n-£4 , -- scalloftbslzlouss . sshgypt effibsmfls hell-etsvsry « {pm , A flgaad 1,, I If, If you oen- . gum in an", 1 1,", .0", W.,; low, malpdifitlt - - slbuli ‘ ‘ . ,8 h 3, ,1 P'|’\- nations to sssusmgdsts prtlss but never have m'fii:"" l ’ " . """’ “f""" I“ 9 -. ‘ J‘ l‘'''‘‘ eI-siIM¢v-IIo-f¢h--h-~°f-v-- la: .' iinigu 5 "‘ ‘ ' ' ' ecutifiigs('l‘lie lloialr. Swahnyv... llll0 al p’ tar which',is_ £4500 currency, and put em? hiya, to ‘pay a Deputy—I consider the ol ttoiusy General s sa HASZARD'S GAZETTE. MAY 11. sideration of the legislature, that his Honor said he gave it a very reluchiit consent, and ‘Eli the time will come when it will be raised it he do. I ‘H: not imter of tha‘solls it‘ _ paid shuld be scq—the ar is no sLsll. In it thss t iinprqiri o t e athssisy Eplgtiu any bufiqess w ' .ii y bus as. the-pot _ is m to ])l‘UC96(I against parties with whom he had trsiisact_ed"business, _I have only to fly-.¢l)$ this ls quite an imag'iifl' fear and ment that is base|e_sg!-‘_ ,lint.I lltdald OP know is done in the case of la s or Magis- ase ; - course as every body knows thci-s_ on_ sii‘fi.oc- casions olficiate in ' ii! tl!P!——it '- I-ho ‘t' ' Enl d ' tbr rtof .r &“...i'°° 5“ i~§."'}..£‘-'.‘.r‘.'i'.r°'ii3...°.," Jfmrr bei Judge of Probate i... been bsesgbtfor-l war with the view of shswiug iiatss be de- riws certain fees and siaolumsnb in that m: ty that these should be than into eonsi ation in the 0 portion of his hlsry as Attorney General. This a I Ialntah is not a fair argument, imsmueh as, tissue dtuadons hpvj pp relatilprr;bt: eafi other, the a f to tsksn it or geculiagecircumstances an i(i’otma:fllmeoaeoYll- 'th the Attorney s p. - ou must lzdh. at the oficsof Attorney General just as it is in itself, and that is the only fairway viewing it, and all I shll new -uy_ in diet if di)li'lsri=.iiilt.lk from.v.vllIart’I.:m8h’ you J“-‘.2 I"? no nil... MI‘. Hoi.i.. win mount the observations that have fallen. from the genilsiasii who has just sat. down, I fuel! ‘u to be my duiyllo rspl _,ss 1 conceive they-rsqulsu seats explanation. is Honor lius ssId..ttmt:Ihs Mm- duiiss,—rhsi be had no runs to susadiossythln else. How is it then, I would ssklthst his . hssiiins sufioieat at his disposal is csuduet the business of Banking, which must occupy-s very large portion of his attention. In srd iowhst has been said about the siisstios Master of the Rolls, the case has not been so clear sta- ted as it should have boss. he is, the six- ry of the Master of the Bella is small iuooisparlsou with the importance of the situation and its duties be has to discharge ; and you must recollect, too, that lie was restricted by an Act of_thu Iiegislsture from holding any agency or engaging is say kind of business whatsoever. [See Ilsh Vic. chap. I ssc.5. [The Hos. Mr. Swsssr. lluthowsstoldse before he acce ted the situstion.] in the one case as in the other was such a thing does! Why was thsve‘saetv a restriction, but because it was thsught the two ofices would be incompatible wih asch principle! I rose only with the view ofsxplaiaing with regard to w i the hon. gsuilsiass (Mr. S) said on this one point. . had the opportu- nity to refuse, if he did not like the condition that was attached to it. ' The House then divided. Contents, for the second reading-—'l\e IIoabls., the President, Holl, Hensley well, Beets. The Hon. the A1-roarrn Ganaaa. As it wasn'- question in which he was pusoaally iatsssstsd he had come to thsdeterminatioa nutterhkr an part in the discussion, nor to vote upon it, an ess an thing very extraordinary took place The Bi was then a second time. ~ The Hon. Mr. Hon. ‘- '“ " " uhu wholellouse; observing, at the ssmetime, that he felt it to be a matter of extreme delieac , and thatif he had only consulted his own fee ings and wishes he would much rather that an ptlmr. hon. gs e- mau had led in the matter, gutas be Mr. Hfilg the Senior llhnibsr at the and was. already moved the second resdlngof the Bill -he felt that it would avoid planing-any other: in- ber in a position that might appear invidious, and assume a ch ; an , therefore it_ was. that be some forward is it his“ the manner he had done, to discharge public du . .. : The Hon. Mr. Harriiosirs lbs ittobs under- stood thatI voted for the sscon ' of the Bill only on the 'ves by his . Hell thatbs w‘ b another. Bill, if necessary, the same riaci . isable the olfice of ueen’s inilimmnfl Blllibtl ilhthsplsfis fb in c resent '; t,w' . O~ll Hononp to bring in a Bill that I wil ii...-s r en rt the committal of the Bi . - - - t Ron. Ma. Swasur. . hsps ‘hisvflsssri would do wrong in not bringing tsbtbard‘-It e Hon.,Ml-_.H0u.. Islmll suggestion to the other branch ture, in the shape of a Bi . , r-mass. -Its pears from the debates elsewhere. that it has been a.esry dificult matter to dscid ; but -however 'nfully I may have felt in 'viag-he vob I id, personal considerations hops nsvsr The on. Mr. Bull! get what we require, in order to asslvuiat a sun tisfactcr determination in .ths use of the Queen’s nter. ' « I should at all the resent time . or s The Hon. Mr. Ha atlbct in public duty. . . It willbs dllsult to The Hon. the Panin . I ney General was fully occupied in hholslsl F True, biii oes not the same principle apply =' ' ‘ Ill‘ *5! every oflcsr is shamefully underpaid. oihsr, and who can doubt the soundasts of the « ,Birnis, e. Non-coritents—The Hcnbls. Swabsy, Dlng- - ‘n. ,0 make some obsuwstions upon it when it comes under discussion I i.gi.i... lto in mind that may General has various (I - ' V an \ ies to mi, and that ' cu sa to _ Ijltllerk. I do t the Master of the Rolls has plenty of ln s i -3‘. er Attornu leisure tiiiie—he is not rsquir to es an Ii fie Colonies wh"LIoIjal| a Sa - clos. and besides lie is id in )0 to I , a mu ry, andéa my - he cwtainly ought to have 12 ‘n it i- b his‘ present salary. It s by no 's‘$a Itwhea , w::u aGo:’i-nipispt find I I t, an n ,iot3a' ‘H aho‘;Iur‘year we might have another Bill sent a there is no sa ing—how can ma tell. 'l‘hc act is, all the in at r III a rate. rs hat we have now to ccusldes,-however, is the -relative amount or value of the sala lol~I_}_o!l _sqist_enoer .. ‘1II'Ibi’.N'r. Swasrr. “nth nk if t.hli‘qldli)s“cus- Ii, ' to t rs. t t s ' no ‘h¢3,'%:iBli.:v&y'llttls (I ma ce&f‘pp‘i:; on sv , Jody fimgtm w - 2°'iiBIIc3fl'i:’e!i-rslrcceive far too little salary. His nor ,HI'?IhlDlfi ver properly suggested thatthsre should be no , s, receivable y the Attoriis General under the IAu¢l'l‘ax Bill ; and I shoal ’haVe no lpflnctions, if his Honor Major sin y. in his motion, that all , fees should bnetdons away with. §".'.?il"‘ii'l.'“°" ‘i."‘2"i"?i"-"" "" "‘ i'2“.l.."“'.‘i. ‘ an, n 0 not in t s l would bs V to in the House of Assam yli The’ ‘ ex lhincd, that the Bill. as it stood allowed that e fees under the Iand 'lax Bill, should it to the Attorney General. Tb . e Palsllpltlr did not wish that the f:is:h Admiralty ‘Court should be meddled s Hon in me‘ at all. ‘his Hon. Mr. Biaxrx. I undersmnd that tbs snmofitdoowss wbatwass tointlis House of Assembly at one time, t then it was altered when it was determined upon that the Attorney General should have the land Tax to “'flie'lIdn. Mr. Hxnsnrr. Let us by all means confine ourtelves to an object that is attainable. Iwoild recommend that, instead of £150, we should say £2)0, in lieu 'of all fses,except those undsrthe Land Assessment Act. Eon. tbs A-i-rossrr Gsrisaaa. I do not mun, in the sl’ htsst degree, tointerfere in the discussion ; but not allow me to explain to you, that if you Include the land bx fees, of course the Attorney General will have to hand these over to the Government; but the people pro- grce,relleved. 0 Hon. Mr. Diirowru. thought that the pro- ppsed sug nations would be agreed to by the case I‘ bl o sssiii The Hho. Mr. rusi.rr.—l shall only say, that I '1‘ he Ciuisius again explained, that what the Committee had to consider, was the relative value iol‘ the salaries of public omcsrs. The Hon. llr. Swnrv.—I consider that it would he s good thing, to got rid of fees slings- ther; sud Iihsrsforc second the motion of my Boots. on. the Arroslrv Gsiirsia,-—sgsin “sxprsssiri his determination to abstain from min- -gling in s discussion. observed, that various fees ‘might afterwards arise, but that their Honors should plropsrly dsllns whst ihsy lnesut. ' The en. the Psusiosii-r.—-I would include all fuss, except the Admiral e ori. Mr. Hriisuv.-—-When oibsr fess prise, it will then be time enough to pass an Ant respecting ilisin. l -- 1 soucrroa oiutriaarfs ‘sairaar. The Hon. the Ar-rcairsr Gsirssii..—Be!ore on ;the clause relating to.the Solicitor Gene- III. II w ms to say, that. I meet cheerfully sup- port it... I have long thought that some such pro- vision should have been made. The very idea of giviu .the paltry llllbof about £M a year to such a oh, isrsibsr ridiculous. If overn- uisst with to but s.8din'inr Gsasrsl. ss s issuer f course, they oughtto give his a suficient remu- ratiori. I think it was only last year that, in s nvsrsaties with sinsrtsin gentleman, I ex- p my opinion that /tbs Solicitor General should receive a hundred: pounds s year: but I reserve my vets. I thlsk it just; and such an arrangement will be found highly hsnsllcisl ;-—but the more dignified course for me is, I think, to ilant. As rsgasdatbs history ofibis Bill, I both know the motive stir, and I fullysppreciste those who have supported r ' r clause . 82" 2' it; butasto this pa tion- I support 'it;«-and as regards the clause respecting the Clarke! 0rcwn,I shall The clause was thss agreed to. _ cnrat or ‘rm: csowx. nislica ls.Dniswn.i.. Idonotsee the justice of reducing the Salary of the Prothonitary Idefi because been right to re- gice that of A‘. d(:p.ersll,”spd ‘there- ssi ucreassd riisifal r . ' V . ‘Tls Hnsizr. I uieantto liavepro- pssd £170 -iiadreason is - this that having iuibrstondtflt wssthsaiaount st onetime eatsrhinsdiaifis Ithlnk our wisest plus is to make our of such s charac- ss that tbsy -wlt y be agreeable to that one; and , aselvs him. Mr. Dlngwell bsmprspsssil ii, I bug lssvs tussesrid it. The-Hos. Ir. ltsuis.——L great many years ;o,'I‘ncidsutdlly discovered, while residing in H lugllllt than had been s tum of £90 stg. ““" ‘:5: ssuusl Estimates of Britain for the 1 ll 'ClerIO,lI the 0l¢I‘Uoul¥~ I think it very pro- ceeded t, cs t the b be‘ th I“ flflaglns nno , rs y, in s M by the other House than that proposed by the Him the Attorney General. The Him. the .-\'i*'rniiNs;v Gunman. l have seen the Prullimmiiiry williiii the lssi fr-vv iuiiiiiies and he says that lie will not he suiislieil with lhu £_I70 hut tlist he would with the £190 ; and as possibly some miquiidrmisuiliiig might arise. in prgvent any thing of this kind, I move that the word *' fifty” be struck out, and that of “ Ninety” iiisnrli-rl in its plug. is Hon. the Parsinrlr. I second it, but let lijs ilisiincily uudsrsiood ll ilis same time that ifii ('lllIIl0I be got, I will nni peril ilie Billon ill‘-tl ICCUIIIII. The Amendment of £l90 was lost on a divi- sion-s-the Honbls. the President, Attorney Gene- ral siid Beets voting for it. , Tbs Hon. r. Swasau. lisust suplsis my- self. _l do not at all wish to cut down the fees of rbpnfipiliunotsry. but I think we had better fix a su II sly to be carried in the other branch. The closes as ed by the original motion, via. £170 was then agreed in. On lheinolioii that the Bill be agreed In with lbs suggestions made in Committee and that a Conference bessked with ihe House of Assembly, It was carried, the Hon. M r. Swsbey, diseensieni. Anni. 12 The Hon. Mr. Hoi.i., from the conference on the Salaries Bill, reported, that the House of Assembly had disagreed to the suggestions of the Council. ’l‘he Council then proceeded with the discus- sion of the Salaries Bill, and Tenant compen- sation Bill, with closed doors. Ann. 13. After ceruin Bills, &c., had been dis sed of The Hon. Mr. Hon. rose to enquire in what state the Salaries Bill and the Tenant Compen- sation Bills were. The Hon. the Paminrxr then asked the Clerk of the Council in what positions the Bills were— Mr. Desbrissy then stated that on each mo- tion the division was equ . The Hon. Mr. Swssxv then moved that the Council adhere to its so tion To which the Hon r. Hon. roposed an amendment, that they be not adhered to, which being put- For not ndlm-ing——The Honbls. The President, Mr. Holl, Mr. Hensley, Mr. Birnie, Mr. llay- thorns, ‘ For ndlteri'ag——The Honbls. the Attorney Ge- neral, Mr. Swabey, Mr. Beets, Mr. Dingwell, r. ton. On the ori 'nal motion— or—Tbe onbls.—'I‘he Attorne General, Mr. Swabey, Mr. Beets. Mr. Dingwe I, Mr. Bea- ton. A nr'a.sl—-'l‘he Honbls.—'l‘he Preiiident Mr. Hol . Hensls , Mr. Birnie, Mr. Ha theme, The Hon. Ho 'l‘hen these ills are still in exishnce The Hon. the A'r-mnxrv Gizximah. I think his Honor will remember that there was a case somewhat similar. I allude to the Fishery Re- serve Bill, in which there was also an ual division. This was upon the second reading, and the Bill was lost. I recollect distinctly, the occurrence, for I took an interest in that Bill, for his Honor the President, and I came to a misunderstanding, which led to our being put in cus J- The Hon. r. Huxsimr. The question before us is simply can these Bills be taken up again in the course of the Session. [The Hon. the Attorney Gsneral—-I‘ no, they cannot.”] There appeared to be an unusual canvassing for sick s absent members, and I therefore see no im- prizpriety in proceeding with the Bill, For if su a course be admissable, it is certainly so on the resent occasion. The . the A1-roiiivrr Gxxnan. With re- gard to sick members I never asked the attend- ance of one, nor knew that the one referred to would be present, until I saw him within those walls ; nor do I think that any other members t ied to influence him. There was acall of this ouse, and when I saw him, I thought he came to vote upon the Tenant compensation Bill. be Hon. . Hons. In consequence of the business of esterihy bavin been conducted with closed oors there is not ing on our Jour- nhls to shew what action has been taken on the Hills in question nor is any thing known as to too place in debate. I can only say that, I‘ felt much pained at circumstances attendin the discussion, and fe perfectly justified and iaipfiratively called upon to take up the Bill. 1 s Hon. Mr. Swans! su sted that the President should inform the ouse as to the pro r course of pr ure. ' e Hon. Mn. Hou.. If there be a doubt in the minds of your Honors it would be better to ad’ urn for half an hour and search for pre- ents. ‘_ Upon the House resuming the Hon. the Pnnrnnir reported that he had seen the late President who declined being the arbiti-stor in CHI! DONGI. 1 The Hon. Mr. Swassr. I did not expect nor ‘ Ilire him to be an arbitrator. . be Hon. Mr. I-loi.i.. As Iain given to under- shad. that the course we re to pursue is shoe with the practice of the House of Assembl , I therefore move that the next stage of the B ll be roceedsd with. * he Hon. Ma. Swanrr. I must ea , Sir, that it has always been the custom and it is one of t propriety that there should be no advan- E; taken of absent members. And I know of none that ever has been attempted to be taken until the present moment. This very Bill came before us with a full House the correct one, and as it is besides, in accord- _' The Hon. Mr. Hon. If you put it upon that gl'_0t|tllll(I, I at once move that the Bill be recom- llll 3 The Hon. the A-rrornrv Gimriun. As the question has now assumed a scmewlut novel a and some tuiper has been sxlilbitsd,is would he better to postpone the fiirflier co sidfiratictilii of it to-morrovg. u b Ore I0 win to s close,fl bavin thrsotuteii of the members b'a suddenly absented them- selves and tliuleftthe thouta quorum (To be continued) THE EARTHQUAKE IN THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. The Sings are Free Press of the 17th of Feb- ruary contaliis the followlirg ing particulars :—“ In mnngnon with s earthquake which took place In Jays on tbs morning of the 21st December last, we have been furnished with the followin extract ft-om the log of the ship A. J. Kerr, tain Gard- nsr, then on her way from Lcmbo to Singa- pore, from which it will be seen thata severe slicck was experienced on board that vessel. The position of the ship at the time is flven as being in list. 9 48 South, and long. 03 15 Fast: ‘ December 21, l852.—At l a. in. was awakened by a tremulous motion of the ship, my lrst ini- pression being that she had struck on a reef. All hands were roused b it and much alarmed, the vessel trembling violently for about three minutes, when it subsided. Attributed it to the shock of an earthquake.‘ The following ad- ditional particulars re rding the fearful con- vulsions of nature whgh occurred at Bands, &ii., in November and December last, are taken from the report of Captain Van Romer, of H. N. M.‘s brig do Haai :—-“ At 7 o'clock in the morning of the 27 th of November, had a shower of rain from the S. W.; at hslf- st 7 weather was fair, with light clouds an a fair breess from the W.; tlis ship la in six fathosis of wa- ter, with thirty-five fat ms of the larboard clisin out, with the head to the E. S. 32.; felt a vertical seaquake, with an undulatin running from the S. E. to e . .; t s sensa- tion was, as if the ship had been lifted up, the deck surged under our feet, and everything loose on board shook ; this trembling lasted for two minutes (on shore live minutes). in e deck directin our eyes to the islands surround- in us (Ban a, Nsira, and Louthoir), we saw co uinns of dust rising u everywhere, arising from the destruction of uildings. At the mo- meat of the earthquake, the barometer stood at 27.62,und the thermometer at85 dsg.,thas deno- ting somsthin unusual ; Gunong A i gave out very little sino e. At ei ht I sent a t to the slum-witliMidshi man or Berger, with a cosi- mission to the Resident toascermin the result of the earthquake, and if I could be of in assist- unce. At ten minutes plant eight noticeu s water rise at once, but shor y thereafter, with a wave from the N. W.,lt ran out with an indescribable rapiditfi. to the . The shi was then laid with her head W., an as the water ran out more and niorc,I let out chain to 19 fathoms, and when the water stopped lhlling, we found only water on soundin ; the reef was entirely uncovered at about a rig’s distance from us. The water now rose with still tsr rapidity than that with which it had on, it was astonishiu to see how it surmounted everythin on the s ore and threw back on the beac the probes which been set adrih and thrown together by its falling. Between the commencement of the recess of the water and the moment when it reached the highest int, when we sounded in seven and a uartsr thcms, ere was an interval of twenty mllnutss, and the water immediatel ran out again with astonishing rapidity in a rightliil wave, which carried away with it and destroyed everything. The vessel swung frightfully and rapidly; twenty minutes mores speed, until the water reached its highest point, when we sounded in eight fsthoiiis. The water having now risen higher, the wave was so much stron r and more terrible ; it reached to the roof 0 the co- vered quay, under which a number of as belonging to the prahus had shelts thesi- selves, but who were swept away by the wave and met their deaths; a number of prahus large and small, were tossed over the qua.y.:ud destroyed; the nay and that of the res’ cy house were wadlied away. The lhll of the wa- ter was now reckoned at 26 feet. Four times the water full and rose in this frightful manner, ways in the same direction and in the same interval of time. At balf-past ten it bags to abate, and for an hour more it took place at longer and longer intervals.‘ " O2 g.-.a Lin: (1) IN Ausriisi.is.—Tlis gold diggings in Australia must br a very pleasant lscs for the resi- dence of a quiet family, if the allowing extract from an Australian letter published in the English papers be true :— " Murders in ihe bush are said who on lbs in- crease ;bui I think this is only because more bodies have been discove Thurs always have been and there nominees to be, many murders at the dilliirsni diggings and in their vlciiiity which are never known. A murder is sss anywhere, is where in the worl ;the dlllculiy spose o the body. At the diggiugs espo- cislly smcng the isolated tents, and in tho solitude of the bush, there is no further dileolty than that ofdigging sn ‘ unprofitable ' hole. The ‘ prolt’ being found out in the peaks: of the deceased. "A gentleman is seldom murdered ; first, because he slniosi always nislrcs a desperate rssistsnes iothe last drop ; secondly, because he is sure to be in- quired for and his iuurdsrers pursued, thin-‘l , be- cause he is sober and not to be esirsp inio drinking, more wsry, sciivs, srmsd, and better practised in the use of arms. They know that it is likely to be a very serious business to murder a gentleman. Bur, wiih the ordiuarydsps of the working men diggers, especially If s ugls man, with no wife to cause any vigorous search or in- quiry sllsr him, what mslu easy the to links him drunk or catch him vuady drunk at their hands, and then, if he hss [dd “Pm hilly 50 li sure to boast of it, and his murder oftsn follows as a matter of course. and nobody ever lissrs say- thing of the matter." : ' Disnscs ro ru Suii.—Dicken's House- hold Words gives the reader a graphic idea of the distance of the sun the earth, when it says :—" Imagine a railway tlicia here to the sun. _ liow many miles is the sun from us ? Why If we were to put a baby in an express train, going rncsssantl .a bun- dred miles an hour. without filly‘ sioppsges, the baby would growtc . Ad boy —-the ho would row to he a II man would ‘ dl ; wit 1 the ssh; for it is dittsnt niiirs thiii years flromiis. ‘But what is this ssaipsrsd to Nep- tune's distance ? Had Adam and Eve dart- ed by our railway to go ll-om Neptune to- the sun at the rate of lltly miles aqgour they w ld_ t li tthera I 0|!’- on no are go pa , ‘ tune is more than is the centre of the sydsni."