L088 0! THE IAIIY Olllll. Brie!" abstract ofthe Proceedings of the Public Meeting atthe Court House in Charlottetown on Wednesday the 19th igi-t. in pursuance of a requisition numeroualy signed and resented to John sinns. Esq. High siiantr or the Courtof Queen's County. Ttin Sheriff read the Requisition and the notice sign by him in contpliarics therewith. He then laid before the meeting. anil read a copy of a letter which he had felt it his duty to address to His Excellency the Listtt. Governor, on the‘ subject or Ilse‘ Commissioners report on the capability of the Steamer Fairy Queen, and the Goveruor’s answer thereto. which are as follow.-— harlottetown. Oct. l'Ith Sir.—lt is the requestof several of the inhabitants of ili‘ie'I'owii and County who have - ipu-ntioii. to cause a public meeting on the subject ofthe late unfortunate loasef the Fairy seen Steam Packet. I beg leave to request your Excellency will be pleased to furnish are for the information of the meeting. (wlllcll is to be convened on Wednesday next. at 12 o‘clock noon) with a cop of the Report of those (3--ntlemen. who on behalfo iiin Government. inspect- ed and reported upon the efiiciency of that VOIIOL before the contract was entered into between her owner and the Government of this Colony. 7 r Your Excelleucy'e most obedient hutnble servant. Joisri C. Burns. Sheriff. To Hie Bxcelleacgfiir Alex. Bnnnerninu, Ito. dtc. c. Government House. Oct. Ibth. Sir.—-Your letter of the 17th was only delivered to me half an hour . it wi be laid before the Execu- tive Council whic will meet to-niorrow at eleven o'clock. and answer sent to you before the public meeting to which you alliide takes place. I have the o to be our obedient servant. A. Barrie nnsaasi. ' at. Gov. John C. Binns, Esq.. die. die. [Extract frost Miriam of Executive Council.) Council Clumber 19th October. I853. A Letter a to Hie Excellenc front the High Sheriff of Queen's County, was aid before the Board, which is to the following elfect. “ That. at the request of several ofthe Inhabitants of this 'I‘ewu sfl County, who have addressed him a requisition to convene a. Public Meetiu on ' oasof the air no at. that His Excellency will be passed to furnish him for the information of the meeting, with a Copy oi‘ the Report of those Gentlemen, who on behalf of the Government. inspected or repgrted upon the efficiency of that vessel. before t contract wee entered into tween her Owner and the Govern- iuetit of this Colony." His Excellency informed the Board. th_et .\Ir. Binns's letter, dated the I1th inatsnt,heenly -a (D r oeived yesterday afternoon. and immediately: prised n E. n. that Gentleman, that a in ofthe we be held this morni and an ennwc sent to the Sheriff. The Counci observes that themeeting to be held to day is called for the purpose of taking into consideration the circumstances atteuditrg the loss ofthe steamer I-‘airy Queen. and the causes that led totlie catastrophe. and of adopti snob mea- sures therein. as may he eemed ex 'est. A‘ dicial investigation has taken place in tlie Province for the same object which to day'e IIIII in view, and as the result of that investigetb may involve several individuals in panel co - can the Council resolve to acquaint the that the Government moat respectfully decline tak- ing any part in to-day'e pr inge. and that no report such as the Sherri! sl ndes I-‘airy Queen, is in existence, but that Mr. Whitney's contract and all the proceedings of the Government relative to that ill-fated vessel, will in due time he laid before the Public. Ordered accordingly, A true Extract which I certify, Citannas Dnssaisav, Clerk Ex. Council. When thin had been done and a motion made and agreed to that the Sheriff should take the chair of the meeting and John Longworth Esq. had at the general wish of the meeting consented to eel. as Secretary. Theopliilue Stewart Esq. rose and claimed the attention of the meeting for a few moments previous to their entering on the discussion of the topics mentioned in the requisi- a HASZARD'S GAZE'l"l‘E. OCTOBER 22. too should be road, which was accordingly done b the Secretary frciu a copy of the Pit-ton East- eru Chronicle ; after which, James Wnlkinshnw. lIIsq.. observed, that after what they liadJiust heard read, he \!0l|(‘t5l\'t9tI that there woul be as little dilioulty in passing the resolution now olered as there had been ubout those previously. It was impossible, taking the Capmin and Crew's own statement of the matter, to avoid coming to the conclusion that their conduct had been of the most i-ruel, barbarous. and cold blooded description. After some other remarks, which we were unable to gather he handed in the following resolution, which had been seconded by the l on. Donald McDonald, Resolved, t it is the opinion of this nreetiiig. from the published reports of the examination of W. til en, the Master, Patrick Trennot,the .\ltrte. antes 'I‘urner. the Clark. and James Etigineer of the late Steamer Fairy Queen. as also of Edward Lydiard, Esq . one of the surviv' pita- sengera, taken before the legal autlioritias in icton, that the lamentable f life which attended the wreck of the said Steamer. was owing to the base and inhuman conduct of the said W. R. llulyes. Patrick Trcunev, James Webster. and others of the Crew who trcacherooal took away the two biiats capable of coutaisiiug n l the Passengers and Crew. when the Steamer was in a sinkiu state. The Hon. E. Palmer then iuforined the tneeting. that there were several persons present who had crossed in Ihe boat lntely, who would be likely to give the meeting acute additional information ; when, after a use, I} L. I.ydisrd, I-‘.sq.. rose. and nttem ted to read the Resolution which was afterwards ad)opted, but the circumstances of the recent severe struggle for life he had undergone, and the harrowing scenes that he lied been cotupelled to witness, came, mt-at bably, to hie recollection, in much of their terrible vi- vidnesa. and ii ec im so much. that he was com- pelled to sit down ; but the Resolution having been read by one of the meeting. he rallied, and spoke somewhat to the following purport :- he evidence given by me before the Magistrates, at Pietou, contains the principal part of what occurred. and is correct, so ar an it goes; there is one part. however. not there. lam rfectly convinced now, in my own mind. that the Capt. was drunk. I would not swear that he was so, but I will state it as my opinion. l'trr he had been drinking, that morning , in Charlottetown ; so that when the catastrophe hap- pcned. I have not the least doubt that he did not know what he was about. a to the vessel, she was totally unfit for the service; her up r works were out o oportiou to the depth of her hold and breadth of earn ; the heavy machinery and enormous paddle boxes above deck, combined with the inimertee height of the veuel, rendered her ungoverntihle in a gale of ind; and, from her make, the sails were of no use. e one counteracted the other,—thia was made evi- dent when the jib was hoisted, after she had broached to are was no order kept up—iio subordination on the part of the crew. The Capt. had no control over the men—not seen the sligbtest—be was treated by them with o no contempt. In the scene of con- fusiorr which followed the breaking of the tiller rope, othing be found. After a great deal of diffi- culty, in gettinga lantern. I had. then. lo loolt fore “die. I, fortunatel , was enabled to get sotne. and for fear of loci t in put them is my pocket—one of them I e3es% to eat, the next morning, for my breakfast, vvh on the hurri- eaire deck as a raft There never was, rpbtibly, a seat to see out of this or any ot er port,so badly furnished or so imperfectly equipped. There was not a spare inch of rope ; there was no axe on toiuregartd to tie‘ rd—-at least none to be found—so that if it were neceesar to cut any thing away. it could not be done. I hen it was proposed to lower the boat and let her ride. at a long painter, nstern. I assented to it. I then gave the men especial directions as respected the placing the oars under the seats. and jamming in in so as to prevent their being washed out, or rolling out. I did not dream but that I had men to deal witlr—l did not contemplate that they would ve eserted us as they did. or I would have pre- vented it. for I would not have hesitated to pitch the Mate overboard. hen the Capt. succeed’ in getting on board the host. I chnlle ed the men in the hours, but received no answer ; t ey seemed to be ashamed to acknowledge that they were there. afterwards went to the painter of the boat, and pulled it, to try if the boat was there, and while I was holding it in m hand. the painter was cast oil’, or c on board the bout. In answer to a question from Mr. Lawson :—The was no spare tiller rope ; the one that broke was of manilla. and had parted about six weeks previously a had been joined; there ought to have been a new one ; or rather. there ought not to have been rope at all, but chain. He was atandin tinii. He observed that when the requisition was 3°" ll" ‘fill!-5084. Willi 000 °l “'0 in the course of being carried round. the rson Pf“ °"- 7?" “W “"0" ,l’°P° l"’°k°- '5'“ 5° to u hour it had been entrusted was asked w ther l'°"" ‘"“ ‘°.l‘“" ' '“"‘ "l"°'.' °l’°“°d ‘l '°"‘ 6" - aches. and said. at the same time. I have heard of it was intended to be a meeting for the discussion of political matters or not, to which the gentle- man had repeatedly and emphatically declared that thi-re was no such intention, now it was evident to him Mr. Stewart that this was not correct, and that several persons had been deluded into putting their names t ante them. name them. in several plaoes.] 0 he would. It was his opinion that it was entirely improper to mix it politics with the melancholy circumstances nn er which the Fairy Queen had met her unfortunate end, and so many valuable lives lost to the community. -_—Mr. I.nwsou—Wlret motion do you intend to make. That would be seert presently. and as the learned gentleman was proceeding to unfold his views a general exclamation arose on all sides that no politicalldiscuasion was intended, and Mr. Stewart was informed through the chair, that he had bettc wait until sorttethirig of that kind was iairod : after some further attempt to make himself heard Mr. Stewart sat down, observing that he would keep a watchful eye over the cecdings and claim the right of interfering if politics were nttem ted to be introduced. The Hon. 1‘. II. vilsud, then rose and said, that he held in his hand a resolution to which it was impossible there could be a dissentient aoica. A post public cslamityhsd occurred, the clrcuinsmncasofwhiekandal _the caisson that had led thereto, the were now met to investi- gate. Nine indi ' unis, some of those well nown and highly respected in this community. had not an early anduntlmely end, there were other-eossef now present. merciful- shoee he were u wo ld, therefore, without further comment, move that it be thinss w’ :z|l?:ra (nine in aIrnb:r‘,) who “‘l'i°l. at... «$3 b:"’J-mu no-an §‘}':"" "".a'..,°‘".i$l.c brieil iisiii tint he hit but that the resolution b‘e was .|¢ngfl ' ‘ lib‘ ‘ tedt tons unenl- Ilt, submitted the resolution, whim v - I vessels working. before now. but Idoubt if the like of t is was ever seen before. As to the character of the host, it may be inferred from her bei disabled in live minutes after the breaking of the iiller rope. and after riding at anchor something like five hours. lite- rally been iug to pieces under our feet. A ilsy or two after the wreck, the shore at Me mislr was strewn with pieces in shore from two inches to 20 or so feet of the main deck, and a foot passenger m‘ almost tread on a piece at every step. e desultory conversation ensued dnrin which Mr. Stewart again rose, when Lt. Co . Gray, with it voice and energy that eleotrified the whole meeting. called for n lrearin and e chairman to the following e Mr. Chairmsrr,—It is charged against this meeting by the learned gentleman who has just spoken, that he has been informed by two or three persons, (whose names he declines giving) that we have assembled bare to day from political motives. But I cannot allow such an accusation against in fellow townsmen stid myself, to ass without istinctly dieclainring it; ask ist ere one among us, calling himself a man, who can contemplate the situation of those hapless fe- males on the deck of that illfsted sinking steamer —the wretched creature who was bound to pro- teot them, reptile-like streaking into his boat and leaving our to their fate—yes. I would ask, is there one of us, who can do otherwise than _atep forward and express the horror and deteatation he feels at this atrocit , and if—-aswe hear every where stated,-—it as made fully aware of the disgraceful and wholly inelloient state ofthat steamer, and yet permitted the lives of our wives, our children, and all dear to us, to be thus wautonly perilled, can we call ourselves men and allow such conduct topsss without giving utterance to our indignation. I have served in country for twenty~lvs years in the four quarters of the globe. and set I now to be told that I are here to-deylfrem political mo- tives! are the lives of this community to be entrust our safety, and are our mouths to be shut. I am of no party, I am. and ever will be of sideoely. which best secures the fare of ray native laad.I will giveat ocrdal support to t Gov inset long as airtaln tlreriglit, but I will as aestitedly express my lionestdisa pvoval when I led it in the wrong. min vlng thipkrpnnrkds tit’:-fell hora . , w we o meinory,we the exact word, or order ly;Ehw b ' of in r "_ tion of these me be wnntouly risked by the guardians to whom we Itrrowedgadagss I aanordowe ' ioitis if the purpose of having her boilers rt-pnirod ntid t-It-tttrotl. that he tooltia look at tho l-ltigillfl. which did not seem to him in the best possible trittt, that on Saturday morning as ho stepped on the deck of the Steamer. is perceived tin- urup lying on the deck, and having oxitntiued into its state of elllcienoy he romerltoil, to it lriend that before that pump could lreiuitde available in case ofexi ncy it ought to undergo a thorough repair. it going into the gen- tleman's cabin about two hours rior to the departure ofthe steamer he foutit binisi-ll‘ to his surprise, ankltrdecp in water: ll roll incu- tiotiitrg this circumstances to ’l‘nrnt-r t It‘ vlcrlt. and agent of the boat. he at once rt.-plieil. it is nothing; the men were our irrg waiter into the boilers and b mistake left some vnlve or sto i-ock open, no t tan fast as the men pumped the water in it went out, and found its way here. but he had given orders to have it pumped out. The Rev. Dr. went on to say that though satisfied at the moment. he was afterwards convinced that the whole titer was a fabrication, as that the true cause of t to water lining our the cabin floor, was from some leak in tho bottom of the boat. which, from the circuiustanoe of the pump being itnsliipped, they had no means of removing, and he wiis the more convinced that this was the cause, for he ttftcrwiirtls learneil that the Fairy Queen, had been on shore tit Shcdinc. a fiw days previous, nnd hit rt-ntly strained herself. 0n the vo go from ictou to Charlottetown, on Mon ay, Sept. 26th, he observed that there was it considerable lifting of the deck forward, when the bout met the wave, he had the curiosity to take art obser- vation, which he did by standing firm with his bend erect and fixed against the bulk head of the state-room, and bringing a stationnr object on the dgck, to range with the wintloiv just abnft the forecastlc deck ; the result of his observation was, that there was it rise and fitl of as iuucb as cleven inches from the level of the centre of the ship. He also observe that where the ends of the deck planks ttbuttcil upon each other, about midshi , at such times the small seam o nod to snot it degree that he could have put in arid vvitbdratvn his lingi-r with impunity. It was blowing very hard, dciid ahead, and he was satisfied as were others also who were with him. that the boatlritd not made more headway than half ii tnilc in four hours. The cngine, had stopped two or three times. Several of tho ssengt-rs wcro anxi- ous that the Captain should put back to Pictou. The Captain was afterwards walking, cou- tinucd the Rev. Doctor, with me on the deck, when he obsvervcd, the passengers did not know what they are talking about,I dare not put back, if I were to attempt to turn this boat about she would go)» pieces “ great sensation." In relating another conversation which he had with Capt. Bulyea, the Rev. gentleman said, he did not think that ho was iilty of any breach of confidence, for altho_ug ho supposed that at the time the Captain mentioned the circum- stances he did not pet-ltttps expect that they would again be-related, 'el lib‘ trlint Capt. Bulyee, then told him he made it great ini- pressiou on his, Dr. Evens’ mind, and served to account for some part of his the Captains uent conduct. and inclined him to think loss linrslily of the unfortunate titan, and as the disclosure could do iiiui no injury, he would ineution it. As Captain of this ves- scl, Sir, said lie to me, I am nobody, there is it n on board whose authority is superior to mine, and as the crow know it, all my exertions are therefore neutralized, and the consequences are t re is no stibordinnlion among the meii—thcy not only, do not res t my authority, but set no at ce. 0 since, something went wrong with the engiue,I remonstruted with the engineer, and his answer to me was “ you be damned, on and Whitney and the steamer may go to cl ." (great sensation.) Icitnuot, con- tinued the Captain even command it fathom of new rope when needed; as to tho crew, I have but two with me, who have been on board above twelve days, there is but one man I can trust with the helm. I have often been obliged to pick up men just as I was leaving the wharf, an then to take whom I could find. The truth is, the owner will not give suficicnt wages, and I am therefore in want of it com- petent crew. Dr. Evans went on to say that on looking at the pipe connecting the boiler and the steamohcet, he noticed that it worked in the joints as much as two and a half or three inches, and apprehending least it might be parted, he call the attention of the engineer to the circumstance, who told him that the length of the insertion was about five inches. He also suited that the steamer stopped four times on the vo age, and on making enquiry as to thb cause, a found that the vessel leaked so bsdl , that the water washed up a inst the bars the test each roll of t c vessel and so darn the fires, that they could not raise suflcient steam to keep her ngoing. On his arrival in Charlottetown he made men- tters in quarters in which be it hoped some attention would have been paid to his statement, but he regretted to say that his views of the matter were of little weight with those to whom the were communicated. He supposed they eonsi cred him somewhat of an alarmist, blinded perhaps by his own fears. He did not hesitate to an , that the boat was in his ppiuion totally on t for the u for which e had is employed,and at she was deficient in her cqui meats, and t though the engineers were a le, he believed the crew were decidedly not. Added to which the were in a state of general insubordinstion.— e are well aware. and dncerly regret that we have not been able to do that justice to the Rev. tluInn’s race that it so richly merited, c more especiall as in conjunction with that of Mr. ydiard w ich had proceeded it, it af- brded fu I conviolon to the minds of every one that, to use the . Doctor's words, " a fear- ful ntaonnt of responsibility rested somewhere wiim, it was the duty of this meeting to find out and to lace where it on ht to rest." on. W. . I4ssd.—Ir. 8 rifl crave to be heard for a few minntea, I do not come here. Sir. as a member of veenrirent for the purpose of de- f tbelr inreapsctof their having am- the for they do not In my I defend my character from the snmaritsd raproschaa that Ilnbeel heaped upon . anrent as muc this ream er in this Island the melan- vses led of the beat, and the aireaatstaees or the water beta cabin leer. with regard to the firlt I differ with . . for I then eesidared and I think so ‘ill. that do was a saawortlty ashraerespeeisibew work which I care- ink I am as com- ,sndofwblohItli ms the vi~-vi-l. it “as vury cxtrriordttiiiry that no lirt'iiial wintry l-IIIII lintl lri-I II III tile In gt-vmtitri--til, iitiil it want only after nit rirciiluiii Iltfll occurred Ihnt might have ltnpiri-no-tl ttr ittit nliaaitriur. lllill mm tsliiui no gt-4 curt he toll}-cli-,d lry it tltoru zelltlllltl be II rry tiguuist I use who were itntrttiiieiilnl in putting the limit on lller line. Ile lriumalf hutl seen llr (Jnnrtry lately innlting a pleasure trip in the -urine vessel, this Velllsl that it was certain ili-structinn to ruloni-‘s. foul on board. tiny. it was lru! ll little ivliilottfti-r the lit.-V. Dr. Evans had riiztile the tmtttplniiti. that Intel with him tit tirirons‘ Sh--is preparing to go over with his horse and gig in the entire dangerous I“itiry Queen. Art to the charge Illill had been made lry the tiinltr 'I'rn_\ner iiftlio nnrir liming lrceti litltcit itwny by his, (Mr. Lords.) tnon he had no hesitation in saying that it was untrue. d oars luirist-ll" and there wits lllWlt_\i plenty in the yard. the truth was, his had heard and ht:lioevsd.tlist 'l‘rnynt:r lirl‘ the purpose ofgoing to tree his wi , had tnki-it the oars and put tlretii In one of his. (Mr. |.ort.ls') hontii and had never replaced them trit board the ||It‘lIllldl'. He who us be had said, the agent of the vessel, and she had tttwer ivantisd for au_itlting that it uzisin his power In supply, iftlierv was iiiiytliing to lilniiis in that I't.lrlpI:('| it lay upon other sltoulilerii, not his, he was always ready to futiiislt irliutover might have been ri-qiiirsil. Ilev It. livonrt explnitietl. It Wllrl true llfillllltl its i\lr. Lord lied stated. tlttit. he went over to Sliediaic in tlis'l"niry (Queen but the lrulll also was that he had left Charlottetownwil 's horse and gig with the full intention of going over in the sailing l’ncltnt, ut on ltis urrival at Green Shore lio fiitind that one ofthe Pockets was nrtlitire in Slieiliaic, arid the other not returned from there, ntid tbttt be ltnd but the clinics iifroturning lIl|l‘,i\ to C iorlotttitowti or going over in the I"nir_v Quinn: and the weaillwr hiring mild nnd the ilisttiiicc not gri-zit. he rosolvi.-d to go, trusting in Providence. There having been ii rumor set on foot by the su porters of the l"o.ii‘y Qttooti, tliiit (‘tipt. llit_\f- lied hurt inspei-.t4‘d and gimti his approval to that vessel und liert~tt«_viiiss, (‘itpt. Urli-,li.~tr was reqtiostotl to stain \\'llt‘.Illt'I' that were current. ‘oititnntidi-.r 0I'l(‘.lI.|I‘. ll. \'. .'ll:lIl'tl that ho was prt-st.-tit wlton t‘:tpt:tiai llnyli--lil, was --itlletl upon _ .\Ir. llun,-, for his opinion, until that Capt. liziyliolil tit.-aitppt'tr\'otl til" I.llt‘ i-oiistrtictioii of tho cttgitit-rt. whit-li wcrc tiputi the .\iiii-riciitt princi lo, and t-xpwsst-tl his ilocitlcil opinion that tio limit wits unfit for this tctnpcsttiuits wctttlior that was coninioirly provtilcttt in the GulfofSt. |.:iivri-nco, inltlne .\titutnu of tho _\-nor, that the Fairy Queen was ft river boat and not at all littctl for the service contotiiplntotl. Mr. Walkingslittw stated that the late Sailing Master ofthe tiulnarc had told liitn that the Fair Queen would, in ull prob:iliilit_v l>.- -. -.vri-t-k fore the and of the season, and mat sonic per- sons thcir lives. Scvorttl gentlcmt-n stntod their own opinion, and the opinions of people in ‘Novat Scotiu tind New llruuswiclr. The Hon. Mr. Palmer observed that there witsttgi-ntleitiiiit rt-stint with ivlioiu lii- lxtttl not the pleasure Opllvlllgllctlllllllltctl, but whose professional skill and scientific ltnowlcdgie as I an engineer. wits hi hly a prcciittod ttinong; men of judgment, is fliers ore he would tnlru ~ the liberty oft-nlli but Mr. M‘ .\uslir.rrd, who , on this tsittnc liirwi and s:titl:—lt mu _l>c considered i-osuinption on my part entire u BII’tIIll'l‘I‘ as am. in this cominunity. to ollcr an opinion on the Stoainer Fairy Qtiooii. ‘HI! sir. 1 having bi-en t.'XliIllIl’It‘(I lrelirro it select t-om» -‘''cc 1 of the Legislature of Ncwfoiititllnnd in 1s4.'»_ in i reference to one of r. Whitney's steatni-ru,l the North America, and as it was one of said ‘ engines that drove the Fttiry Quvefli Worst‘ ol'| course by eight years tear and wear, when the | latc calamity occurred. I feel it my duty having been called onto offer it few remarks on the resent occasion. I may hero observe that the . orth .-inicricu. then condemned. was lr' one hundred per cent it. bottor bout tlnin the Fairy neon; it has also been hinted that this tiieeting has been got up for political purposes, be this as it may, in ing.n stranger places trio in it better position to give tbnto iniou,as it cannot be for one moment suppo , that I am biiisoil in favour of or against any part whatever. The government has also been cal ed in ques- tiou, on I think very justly, in placing it steamer on so iniporlritit ll station, where Illllllllll life and the mails wcrc daily intrusted, without tlnitininnte and careful exnminntimi so neces- sary ; yet the host of governments may and do at times err, for example, the Admiral, Chief Engineer and bond cur rcntcr of tho Adniiral’s ship, then laying in lttlifux, pronounced the old North America it lit and safe vessel to carry the English Mails and nssengers from that port and St Johns, New oundlitntl about as dangerous it stntiott in the spring and full as tiny part of the Gulf of St Iawrcnce, yet the press and public opinion of St Johns, had the tctuerity to reverse the high authoritiy of those Gentlemen in Ilulifiix, and to in orni Mr. Whimsy, that unless he cstnlilislied a safe boat in the room of that old rattle trap. the vote of £1000 Sterling from the Local liovcrninent. would be at once withdrawn. and the respons- ibility thrown on the shoulders of her .\Injesty‘s Conimissioners who plan such a vessel on the station, ftnll what was the result, the old boat was replaced b it first rate British Stsamcr. I mention these acts and show that the contract- ing parties here, may httvc been tlrawn into itti ngrccnicnt wit (9 owner, without. liavin mttilc minute inquiry into the capabilities of said boat, but at the time it was the boundt-.n duty of the commissioners to have had-‘her carefully inspected, bya first rate riictised ship builder and competent on inner; if the later could not be t in this slnnd. such a rson could have on found in Pictou, a lantlcman whose practical knowledge of the Steam engine education and position in life. would havo at last boon some guarantee to the public that the boat was trust worthy. ‘I made one passage in the Fair Queen frotn Pictou to Charlottetown and was stained eight hours af- ter the np inted time ofsisiling in consequence of her deFe.ctlve state. Her lroili-rs are con- struoted on the American principle, the small high pressure engine is tieed for driving a pair of fnnners, to create , here we have the princi I engine relying on an auxiliary engine with annt-rs, belt, and other ring, iablc at any moment to get out of or or, when as it matter of course down goes the Stcein. and stop the other engine must whether. at the wharf.as in one case or on n loo shore. Ilcr steam pi was cast metal, th a common spi t an faucet joint a description of pipe no; use in marine engines, it is not considered safe, as the best of steam vessels will work in heavy weather. In short, however well she may have been suited for river navigation, where ahecould besunaekcre in nfew minutes. she was about the very worse structcd vessel for rough weather that could have lieu on so critical a statlon- In fact, she had neither the qualities of a ssllllqg vessel nor steamer, and it has been my Iron a often exp opinion, that she wonfl in sotue ofour early fall lee be ecolin br Ionic who mi ht have the m sfortnpearbecossiag in her.ntt at season of e ..~ . Mr. Lord here again go up , H itwae evident from what Mr. ‘ ehd just mentioned. tfi there were .to «any qtiastloe. and the ones at‘ the ‘Anselm! the Admiral and t‘|ii.4-1'.-..gi,,e,,,. ‘t H.135‘ h“ :.,litilll'glll'lAlf‘ vesst-I .:IlItI matzliittery d, gun," III 1 ll cropit trylnllltrll, so it was with the hi, Quwu. lag . .b r_.l amt. was iio admiral but 1... '\:"l‘|[S"Il‘"l:‘;l ui dcr rind slitp owner, and up tlw sariisobinion with him. Ileo to lro triod_fnr their opinions, on if the Govern. ineiitol" moo Etlwiird Island had been mistaken in tliciropintmis oftlio Furry Queen, they ougm to be held nxoitscd as_ivi-re the admiral and . Ilipso _grcut pcrsonitges in the case of the North a Ill‘I'|t'lI. 1 Mr. Wnlkingshitw asked Mr. In d 'fh : In-on one of the Cumtiiissioners, or ;)e:§on°| ! luitl .('.\lIlIIlIIOd and passed the vessel, Mr. lord 't:ltltii;ttiid taut he hittl passed the woodwork of . to air uccu. 1 .\Ir. Miirk Butt-lior had seen the wreck of the ; so-niiier. he _hatl examined aortic of_the planks, l t\i\'llIt'll llethfililtl ooufitl be pullsil to_piq'ccs b‘ his i tigers. is un it were 0 me as t it-k ii_lti.-iinliod over width Illllcll liofiardsdwhich he be: ii-w were soon . is con rine the a- t given by Dr. Evans. won" Reitrlt~vd. That while this Meeting views with in. utmost indignation the uiimunly rind crimnal conduct of \V R llulyt-n, lliir .\ItIIll9f, and others of m. Crow ofthc Fist": ttcen. itr abandoning the Pi... l6II'I!l‘I and toriitiinder of the Crew to await the nit-nl catastrophe of ‘being ongulphed with the sinking lessel—.it_fee|s tiripernttvely called upon to expresaitacouvictiou, tlinl, iron) the construction and impaired condition of the Steamer _I'et‘r Queen, she was yvholily unfit for the service in w rich she was strip oye . John lsrtwnflll. Fsq. then addressed the chair. SHIIIIILI that he held Ill his hand it lesulutiun to winch he thought no one could refuse their assent when they heard it. In other countries. said to sti-.:iitr boats were matters of great cot-veoient: and utility. but as regards passengers, they had it 2Il\\'1|yBlli their power when going frtrm lace i place. to travel by lzttiil. nt the expense it tiiigltt b: tllll liizltli time lllld nroncv. hugato Prince Edward :6 an steam routs, were coming matter of absolute incco-sstty, If we were in kogp P": with iillmr countries. He discarded all idea of this being a political meeting: the mu] bunt liatl lletfll lost and with her I nullibor of valuable lives, and the ipiiistiott now, was, to what cntist-s was this loss owing. if it turned out tligt the ztrvsrunit-nt were in fault they ought to bear IIIH blame. Mr. \Vlii-lair had said that be llltl expect that juslicc.wottld be done to ring (mi-eriittieni by this meeting be Mr. Lawson had seen many crttiitials put itito ilte dock near which Mr. Whclttn was standing anti he had never heard one acknowledge that justice had been done hitii, guilty persona nsvcr dial. The -§:l|('flfl. had, very _propsrl_v, requested of the >ttV|7iII0l', is copy ol the lit.-port til’ the Commie. stonerstipoti wlmse judgment the ‘airy Queen had been i-tiuzigsil. What was the answer? 'l‘lrst lc had no right, 'llI0 fl'llVr:|'llIIlt'-Ill iloi.-lined taking any part in the tiierlitiu. 'l'ItrIt, they were not asked to flu; but they were asked for the Report, and it turned irut that no such document was itr existence. It was to the disgrace of the government that there was ‘no such tluciitneut, anti as they had taken the responsibility tipon themselves. they were answer- able for all the consequences which followed. 'l‘licre ought to have been I\ lf.oport, ntid it ought to have been signed by the first characters in the country; Capt. llaylielil anil Capt. Orlcbar ought to have been consulted. It appears they were, and gave as their opinion that the vessel ups null for the purpose of navigating ' I ijpf St. Lawrence. If such was then I , M ii If the most competent persons in the C _ :, was there. he would ask, a doubt of the sort that opinion now. Capt. Baylield, Capt. Orlebar, Mr. M' A uclaiid, Mr. Lydtnrd. Rev. Dr. Evans. and a host of others had given testimony to this fact; and he should, as he ha-I is right. consider it as fully proved that the Fairy Queen was in an un- seawortliy state. 'I‘he next point was the instilli- ciency of her equi merits. It was admitted, on all hands. that the breaking of the tlfler rope wan tlis immetliate cause ofthe loss of the vessel. He would ask the men of nautical skill, whom he saw sroiind hint, whether, nftcr,a manilla rope had been strained to breaking, whether such a rope ought not to have been cast aside, and a new rope rtrve.’ Capt. Orlebar ascents. He would ask another question--Would not a veuel, properly equipped, have sspnre tiller rope, ready to replace, in case of accident? Capt. Orlebsr again assenta. rid it was, in Mr. L's opinion—-though he was no risutical man—aelf evident. It had been said there was no life buoy, no life preserver, on board. This. it must he admitted. was a great overnight, but what was it when compared to the want of properly fttrnished boats? It was boasted that the Fairy Queen could accommodate upwards of I00 cabin passengers ; how came it then, that there was but two boats, and but four oars between the two, when. for a vessel like that, there ought at the least, to have been four boats, with to six oars in each. He would salt, was the Fairy Queen sufficiently furnished in the all-itnpor- taut article of hosts! Capt. Orletrar shakes his ad, in token of dissent, and so most every otie else; it did not need much nautical skill or now- ctlge to come to that conclusion. They had heard Mr. Lydiard and Dr. Evans. who both agreed that she had nothing to spnre—her very pump out oforder; not an are or a snwtnbe fountl in case of need. Was there is the whole meeting a man who would aflrm that she was well and sufficiently found. He was sure there was not one. ' be last point waa— Were a Master and Crew competent? With respect to the first, the degrading confession made by the aster, of his want at control over his crew. was suliicicnt evidence on that head, and as to the men, it was admitted that Travnor was the only seamen, the rest were taken up at random. He would not take up the time of the meeting any longer, but would submit the following Resolu- tion. which being seconded by John ll. Bourke. Esq., passed unanimously. Mr. J. J. Pi py observed, that when he went over. he remar ed upon the want of life buoys and life preservers. drid suggested shat Mr. Whit- noy's name ought to be inserted in the Resolution. To a question from the Rev. Mr. Snodgrass : —l| was about the end of June last. Rmlmr. That it is the opinion of this ioasti . that the ‘ of arisen- 7 Q merit and the I y of II‘ A Resolution was by Mr. John T50- uras, to the afoot that it be recont ed 0 Government to withhold the payment of the el- lowaucc to Mr. Whitney. Th e was by the Rev. Dr. levees, w c said that what had been read from the Royal Gasette, emblnson- ed with Her Majesty's Arms, tho avowed produc- tion of Mr. Whclan, one of Her i\lajeety's minis- ters for this Colon . wherein it had been sta that the vessel had been accepted after having undergone the inspection of the brat and most cons tent En lneors: had been tested by a trial trip the A ministration, and had PW n to pass such nllesolutlou would be in efict to ask them to eat their own words: to filstfy tbcir own assertions, and to break Nth aspntleaien with Mr. Whimsy: this III Owl‘ irotbrlnglltls I ‘um 1" -_ . . I. Illicit. I t Iiei-oI"1{.i-)1 ' governmentuseapla -H ourIleao|etic:js°.“’. Rlr. Ilnvios experienced men, were of