r of the Opposition twitted the Gov- ment upon ‘its silence respecting the | to secure the independence of Parlia- ment. Sir, tuat bill has already been twice before this Uouse; and, although nothing has been said about it in the Ciovs ernor’s speech, it is the intention of the Government to introdace it again. | am sure my honorable friend, the Leader of the Opposition, will,—if he is true to his lately uttered professions—this year give the Government more assistance in ] i$s- t that he did last year. ihere was } eed then, a great deal sari yutan honorable member of this louse, who is not now pres »nt—who is in the Senate at Ottawa—and the Leader of the Opposition strongsy op posed the position that hon. gentleman oc ihere may be some objections to fhe only one to my mind, is that of inconvenience. but, there are very serious objections, indeed, to some non. gentiemen who have seats in this House--who are tovday seated around this Honorable Board, — gentlemen who ho a ollices, and draw their salaries cupied, that postition. ; ; ntleme hye Dominion Government, — gentlemen who | do not, at present, occupy independent po- sitions. It is all very well for hon. mem» bers of the Opposition, to insist that we should be free as air; sir, the members on this side of the Llouse are quite as I pendent as those on their side; and, it Is our intention, to introduce a measure which will ensure a little more independence in | the future. has been hard upon our system of educa. tion, are, unfortunately, not in a healt dition; and the School Act, undoubtedly, requires some alteration. The cost of maintaining teachers is a heavy drain upon the Province. The amount expended every vear is, | believe, about $60,000; and yet, many vf the schools are vacant and the re- sult generally unsatisfactory. To relieve the heavy drain upon the tinances of the Province, and to awaken a greater interest | in our public schools, it is necessary that the people should contribute more directly, as in the United States and Canada, to the | support of their schools. Yet, 1 doubt whether we would be justified in adopting that course. Some years ago an alteration was made, What was the effect? Why, sir, the pressure was so great that we had to back out. ihe p:oper course to pur- sue, under, the circumstances, is, [ hesitate | not to say, to leave the question to the people themselves. The most wecan do is to appoint a Commission to enquire into the state of our public scheols, and to} bring the question before the people in a practical shape. It is all very weil for my iearned friend to held up our public schools as acrying shame; but, sir, at the bottom ofall, there is another great question, and that is whether our schools shall be purely secular or not. conscientious men on each side of lution of it until itis submitted to the peo- ple at the polls. im my hon. friend’s speech to which I will briefly allude. It respects the manage~ ment of public lands on this colony. It is not, sir, the policy of the Government, to retain the estates off which they will soon become possessed. I[t will not do for the Government to remain proprietors. The iands will have to be sold; and, there is no doubt about it, the head of the Department for the time being, will—as my hon. friend | rightly remarks—hbave to be a very able man indeed. I trust, sir, that the time is not very far distaut when all the lands of the | Province will pass out of the hands of the Government into those of the occupiers ; and we will have to take care that the money received for them is capitalized. Mr. L. H. Davies—<Are we to understand | that the policy of the Government is to sell the lands se that the estates will be self- sustaining ? Hon. Mr. Baecken—No, no. The policy of the Government is not to remain the proprie- tor of the Jands; and to sell them at prices at which the tenants will be induced to buy. None of the lands have yet been secured with the exception of two-mail estates ; but when they are, there can be no doubt about it, the Land Department—which 1s an ex eeedingly difficult one to manage—will bave to be placed in the ablest hands. My learned friend advocates the abolition of imprisonment for debt; and I cordially agree with all that he said upon that point. It is certainly hard to see what end 1s ob- tained in placing a poor unfortunate man in jail, to do no good whatever—either for his creditor, his family or himself. Not very many years ago, however, imprisonment was abolished for £10 and under. what was the result? Why. sir, petiticns poured into this House asking for repeal. fhe passage of an Act entirely abolishing imprisonment for debt would probably have the effect of ‘shutting down’ upon the credit system altogether. Mr. B. Davins—I did not expect, Mr. Speaker, that an attempt would have been made to pass the Address by a silent vote. We were informed that the House would be opened upon a certain day; and upon that day it is usual for the Government to show what has been done and what is in- tended to be done. On jJooking over the Lieutenant Governor's speech, however, | I find that, taken altogether, it is one of the weakest epeeches ever delivered from the gubernatorial chair. | expected, sir, that his Honor would have told us how his Government had carried out the instruc tions giver: by this House last session. | thought we would hear something about the Lunatic Asylum and other public works ordered last year. But, sir, we heard nothing of the kind. Taking the country asa whole, it does not lavish very high encomiums upon his Honor’s Government: and the speech delivered by His Honor is | made up of a very few words with very little meaning in them. xindly thrown # veil over the misconduct ot hisGovernment. The financial depres- sion existing at present is alluded to. In my opinion that depression has been over- estimated. The country is sound at heart. It is true, sir, we feel the loss of the money expended upon the railway while the job was in progress,but the trade of the country is just as great as before. At the same time the commercial depression abroad has, toa certain extent, re-acted upon us. The prices of our ships have gone down, and other adverse circumstances have combined to bring about a stringency in our money market. Then there is a paragraph about the railway. This is the second time the railway and its advantages have been held up to the admiration of this Legislature in the Governor’s Speech. For my part, sir, [am not so certain about its beneficial results. If the railway were now a burden upon our resources—as at first contemplat- ei by its projectors—it would be a curse to the country. Sir, it is lucky for the country that the Dominion Government has agreed | to run the road and bear the expense of maintaining it. As it is, I believe it will be of no great advantage to the people at large. Of course it will be very convenient for travel. Butit can be of little use to eur farmers; for the rates of freignt on coal and limestone—the two great require- | ments of the people—are so high that farm- ers cannot afford to move them into the country by rail. And for my part, sir, { cannot see any great advantage the road has yet been, further than has accrued to the people from the immense amount of money which was expended upon its con- struction. That the awards of the Land Commissioners have been cancelled is a matter of regret—but not of surprise. We might have been sure that any Act which did not receive the sanction of the Supreme Court would be baulked. The office of Public Lands over which the hon. member for Fort Augustus presides is now the most important in the Colony. That office has not been in very good repute. If you will remember, Mr. Speaker, it was stated in this House }ust year, by the late Commis- sioner, that the office was not then in a good position. He said that it was impos- sible to get details respecting the land owned by the Province ; that the lands were not surveyed, and that they were not ac. cessable for want of roads. This was a most extraordinay statement to come from the head of the Department; and I,for my part, should like to hear that the office is in good working order now. | hope, sir, the present incumbent will be able to give this House all the necessary information. I should also like to hear some account of the finances of the Province. | fear, sir, that they are ina very bad state indeed. It is, to say the least, ominous that there is not in the Speech a paragraph assuring the Legis'a dure that the finances are in a healthy con- tition. His Honor says something about settling the claims of the railway contrac- tors. lhe Government, sir, ought to have come to arettlement with the contractors before they accepted the road. The con< duct of the Government in taking the road as they did, was very extraordinary, par- ticulary when it is considered that they had peen warned by a Dominion official that the under the indes | The Leader of the Opposition | At present, our Common ore y con- There are, sir, many good | this | question, and there can be no practical so- | There is another point | But | His Honor has | PCOS EDGAR MEAS RELL LSI SS TET PT IS ; " aibeeahe IIox. Mr. Ketry, Comm ner ol Lands could ure the House th the | Public Lands of the vinea are now al sur eyed and that « ; } ed out upon the } lat tie had . een Commissioner very } | had en- deavored to make the office as efficient as Hon. Leader of the Op- possible. i position had st ated that he (Mr. Kelly) was unfit to perform the duties of the office If the hon. gentleman will only wart tll the accounts ar » | ht down, he whi nd a ’ is | a aties. But la itumn he (the Com n yer) had l rtisement to be inserted in the W papers to the effect | ’ r would be proceed | ecded ti i directs. and since | t licat r< ] » more money | has been paid into the office than for the} tw ive months prev ous. <As reg yn, it seem the hon. gen- that some of tlemen on the other side of the think they have found a mare's nest in the schools of Charlottetown. I see that they have placed a notice on book, asking for the pi ion of papers cerning them, Mr. L. H,. Davixs—Does the hon.mem ber mean to say that we have not the right | to put such & question on the order Look? Hon. Mr. Ketty—Certainly not. 1 was only going to remark that perhaps it would not be so easy to show tha the Board of Education have neglected their duty as | the hon. members th the order duet cons heavy. | Mr. Hortanp—As I have been alluded to by the Hon. the Leader af the Opposi- tion I will take this opportunity of making a few remarks in reply,and upon the speech. | The hon. gentleman attempted to criticise the grammatical construction of one of the paragraphs in the draft address, but it has | been shown by the Hon. Dr. Jenkins that | the sentence is perfectly correct. I will | give acase in which a singular verb is used | Which, if correct in one case must be in the | other. lhe sentence is, ‘ Phe wages of sin } is death.’ Mr. L. H. Davies ber mean to say that th iment is death? Hon. Mr. Hortaxp—No. But I mean to say that the political wages of the Hon. | Leader of the Opposition may lead to his | political death. Much has been said re- specting the Public Works we | Minister of Public Works, in the person of the chairman. to complain of in that respect. Does the hon, mem- » wages of Govern< Sir, In respect | to the charge of copying from last year’s | ' journal, | have only to say that the first | paragraph in every address is the same. The Opposition finds great fault with the mover and seconder of the address for not speaking to it; but I can assure the Oppo- | sition that we followed the custom which has been practiced in this House at least for the last ten years. The hon. senior member for Belfast, in his remarks, asserted | that the paragraph in His Honor’s Speech which alludes to the commercial depression, that it was incorrect ; but I contend thet com. | mercial depression prevails very extensively both in Earope and America; but on this Is~ land, [ am happy tosay.thatit does not pre~ vail to the same extent thatit does in the sis- ter provinces and United States,and that our farmers are prosperous and appear to enjoy almost an immunity from want which is ow- ing to their intelligence and industry ; and | ifthe farmers of P. E. Island continue to | prosper in the future as they have in the past, they will soon be looked upon as being the most independent and prosper- | ous agricultural community this side of the | Atlantic. In regard to the Land Question, I regret, as you do, sir, that the final set- tlement of the question has been obstructs ed. I sincerely trust the obstructions may prove only temporary. I hope that when the estates the Government, that they wil! see their | way sufficiently clear to offer the lands to | the tenants at so lowarate, (say two dol- lars per acre), as to induce them to come} in immediately and purchase the broad 1 acres which they cultivate so industriously. Mr. L.H.Davies—Did the hon. member support the Government in the policy of settiing the Land Question? Mr. Hottaxp—Yes, and when the Ques~ suggesting tothe Government a plan, which if it had been adopted, would have saved the country thousands and thousands of dollars. | was twitted then by his hon.the Leader of the Opposition, with having an eye to my own iateres's, butI think the | hon. member, when he twitted me, had 'an eye to the grist which he was likely to | bring to his own mill. With regard to | Registration ot votes, I am in favour of that | | measure; but I think the question of voting by ballot is one which shouid be received | fer consideration of the people. It is a | system I never approved of. | corruption and bad practices; and there- fore I hope it will never obtain in | this Province. On this Island the Elections | compare more than favourably with those of | the neighboring Provinces, and the United | States, where the ballot has been introduc- fed. Look at the elections in Ontario. | How many elections have recently been | contested and declared void there, on ac- j}count of corruption? At one election, | there was, actually, two hundred more bal- | lots thrown than there were names of voters upon the register. I, sir, am in favor of the system of open and free voting. That can- not be a corrupt system: and I hope it will continue to obtain in this Island. With res | spect to the railroad, we have reason, sir, to congratulate ourselyes upon the possession of that great work. That it has not given | entire satiefaction rests with the Dominion Government. What have they done to ple of this Isiand? Why, sir, when I look at the management, | am forced to the | conclusion that they are doing all they can | to bring the railroad into disrepute. Mr. | Davies tells us that the rates of freight are too high on coal, limestone, and other ar. | | ticles. Yes, sir, they are out of all pro- | portion to the cost of the railroad, If | we have a cheap railroad we should have | cheap accommodation, Allusions has been |}made tothe subject of winter communi- cation with the Mainland. That service is certainly « difficult one; but the Dominion Government have not put forth such exer- tions to perform it, as by the terms of Con- federation, we havearight toexpect. They have saved at least, $60,000 by the non- performance of the controct; and, in my opinion, we should make a strong eilort to of applying it to !ocal works, t'ouse took recess for one hour. Monpay, March 20, 1875, | Houee met after recess. | Mr, Spreasen in the chair. Debate on motion to go into Committee on Draft Address, resumed. Mr. Stewart said that as the matter cons | tained in the Speech with which the sess sion had been opened, did not invite much discussion, his remarks would be brief, | He regretted exceedingly that the second- er of the Address, had not delivered him- | sclf of a speech with reference to some of | the subjects alluded to in it, as his bay~ | done so would have greatly facilitated the | the business of the House. That hon. mem.- | ber for Bedeque—had given the House to | understand that when money was required | to carry out any public work, no matter | whether a suflicient sum had Leen granted | by Parliament or not, the Board of Works | should proceed with the work, and the Government should supply the funds. There was no difficulty in the hon. mems | ber’s mind about the matter; in order to | gratify his ambition, the money would be _ forthcoming. With reference to the Rail- | way, be (Mr. Stewart) thought the Domin- | ion Parliament had treated us very liberals | ly, as it had, atits iast Session, granted $200 000 for the working expenses and ; its better equipment; but so badly built was the road, and so deficient in rolling | stock was it, that the whole ef that amount |had been expended upon it, and not a | dollar was leit fcr the purchase of new locomotives. Yetthese facts were as no- thing to the hon. member for Bedeque, as he insisted that all the blame in connection with the unsatisfactory working of the | road was chargeable to the Dominion Goy- (ernment. ‘The first matter mentivned in | in the Speech was the commercial depres- , sion which existed throughout this Pro- | vince at the present time. He(Mr. 8.) ; believed that similar expressions had | lately been used in every Parliament and Representative body on this side of the | waiter. Le was strongly of the opinion that ub economy was practiced by the Govern- ment aud people of this Province, agri- cultural pursuits were of so recuperative a House | level t | sure to meet with their own cure. necessity of a Minister of| have already a} Therefore we have nothing | come into possession of | tion firstcame up, I took the liberty of | It admits of | make it useful and acceptable to the peo- | obtain part of that money for the purpose | ’ : n its tlourishing co! : ‘ va count ‘ iy regait i ’ } . sch, OF the cK mmercial depres- yi nti existing amengst us, over which we as a commune ut the proper tite, ty might have, i Our farmers, instead of exere control, , advising themselves of the prices of the principal articles of export in the countries which are our best markets, and endeavor- ing to regulate their own demands accord. ingly, had not taken advantage of our hone | mark ts when good prices were offered for their farm produce, The fact was that lately been a disposition on the of this Island to ask ex» here had part of the farmers orbitant prices for the produce of their | } farms, and they now suffered from the cons | ‘uences of their own actions, He be- | lieved that. last year no less than $300,000 } | | was thus lost to the capital of this province, Farmers should acquaint themselves with ‘oreizn markets and regulate their own foreizn m rket $ Trade will always find its own generally exorbitant demands and In the the present instance, he regretted that the commercial depression consequent upon } sucha course had come upon us 80 sudden- \ly and heavily, and that we had felt it so severely. Under such circumstances we | should endeavor to shape our course under |awise economy. fe thought that instead ‘of promising a meagre measure for the registration of persons entit'ed to vote at elections, the Government come down with a proposal to place the whole matter upon a new footing. Hon. members on the Opposition side of the House had made every effort in their power | to make that best of all measures, the Land Parchase Act, a success; and ha hoped that ‘the lecal question arising out of the pro. ceedings of the Commissioners would soon be decided.’ Any measure ten ng to bring the settlement of the Land Question to a speedy termination would receive his warmest support. Much blame was sought to be fastened upon the Dominion Gov-~ ernment for the ineflicient working of the railway, which should have been laid upon other parties, viz., those who constructed it. Ifthe people of this Island had not received all the advantages from it which | they should have had, the blame is chargeable at the doors of the hon. mem- ber tor Bedeque and his party. The mo- ney granted by the Dominion Parliament, | last session, was not suflicient to stock the | road properly, and when the superintend- | ed, Mr. McKechnie, asked for new locomo< | tives, the government of Canada were per: fectly astounded, But the state of the road and its equipments were such that an in a workable condition. Other subjects should have been alluded to in the Speech, and the necessary measures proposed. Ample time bad been given to the Govern- ment to prepare the necessary measures, and they would have placed themselves in a better position before the country, when seeking re-election, if they had taken hold of those subjects. The more difficult the subject taken up aad dealt with and wisely handled, the greater will be the credit that will redound to their honor. The Educa. tion Question is one that demands a speedy remedy; and if it is a difficult one, the greater will be the credit to the party that masters the difficulty. He did not think this question a difficulty that could not be | surmonnted; and he had no doubt what- | ever, that when the reins of power would | be handed over to Her Majesty’s Opposition | they would handle itatonce It _betoken- | ed cowardice on the part of the (iovern- | ment to shirk the amendment of the Edus cation Act. The expenditure for the sup- | port of our Education system was second only to that of Public Works, The amend- ment of our Education Laws, involves the great question, whether our young men aad women should be educated citizens, or otherwise. Ifthe rumor was true, that the House had no reports on the state of our Public Schools, either from the School Visitors or from the Secretary of the Board 'of Education, matters must be in a very | It is of the first importance | loose state. | for hon. members of the House to know the | | many schools are vacant for want of texch- er:, and whether it is true that some of the | school-houses are sources of immorality. | Many persons in Charlottetown, are taxed | from ten to fifteen dollars per year for the support of Education. and yet he who wish- jes to give his children a good educa- tion sends them to a private school. | A poor mechanic has, under such circums | stances. tostretch his means to the utmost | in order to give his children an education. here is, therefore, a pressing necessity for an amendment in our education laws. The | Government have been repeatedly assured | by the members of the opposition that no obstruction would be thrown in the way of a thorough amendment of our Educa. tion Act, yet they refuse to take hold of the matter and make the necessary changes. | He did not wish to appeal to the prejudices of any hon. member around the Board, but he felt bound to say that our Educa- tional affairs should be placed upon an entirely different footing. Education which costs the country from j under thorough and efficient management. When his mind was fuliy made up that the upon our public schools was necessary, he would feel bound to support it, He would go for grappling with our Educational dif. ficulties stoutly and strongly, and would favor no way of escape from dealing with them. Another department that urgently Works. This demand would be set to music before the House rose, It was to be hoped that the Boara had not expended more money than was piaced at its dis. posal by the House iast Session, notwitb. standing the urgent demands of the hon. member for Bedeque. It appeared that a public meeting was lately held in the dis- trict represented by that hon. member for the purpose of taking measures to ex- tend its wharf accommodation. When aps plied to, the hon. member informed his constituents that this was a matter which devoived upon the general Government. at Ottawa, and advised an application to it for assistance. This was the way in which that hon.member shirked the performance of his duty with reference to such matters. The hon. senior member for Belfast had, very properly, alluded to the Lunatic Asy- lum. Although it was not mentioned in the Speech, he [Mr. S.] hoped that the Gov. ernment were prepared with necessary plans etc., for commencing operations for the erection of a new building. Mr. Conroy said that the subject of education was not alluded to in the Draft Address, but it still seemed to be the fore. most question now before the public of this country. His hon. friend, the mem- ber for Strathalbyn, had just informed the | House that our public schools were now | the sources of immorality and ignorance ! | Is this the condition into which our public | schools have fallen? Although this was a most important matter, and one for which avery large amount of money was annually expended, not a single report was before the House to show the state of the schools and the progress, if any, made during the past year. of Education had not submitted a report of any kind! ‘To whom, he would ask, was that officer responsible? The Secretary was, he believed,a clergyman. Did the Clergy of which that gentleman was a mem- ber, countenance such a state of affairs in our public schools as that stated by the hon. member for Strathalbyn? Surely not! That hon, member hid described the public schools as ‘dens of immorality and ignorance.’ No language of his (Mr. ©.) could depict the condition of our public schools in more shocking words than those of that hon. member. Surely such a state of matters would not be allowed to last long! ‘ He regretted very much the depressed state of trade in this province. district had suffered, and was still suffering from the general depression; but he hoped that in a short time trade world revive,and that the strinuency of the money market would be relieved. If the hon. gentlemen composing the Government had not that firm trust in Providence which they should have, he had; and he believed that the country would soon be as flourishing as it was a few years ago. As for the railway, he | thought it had not, under the system by which it had hitherto been managed, proved so beneticial to the poor of this pros vince as it should, except that many hai received employment in clearing the snow from the track during the winter season. But as the iatter was not the object for which the road was cons structed, its real object had not been attained. The fact that the transporta. tion of oats from Tignish to Charlottetown cost six cents per bushel, was sufficient to will be | should have | immense outlay was necessary to place them | state of education in the country—whether $60,000 to $70,000 per year, should be put appointment of a Commission to. report required remodeling was the Board of Even the Secretary of the Board | His own | ~— RENE LET NE SOL | cumstances, that the poor. farmer could | not reap much benefit from its operation at such rates. The passage money is,also, entirely too high, The fare from Tignish to the city is $3.35, or 3.50 per head —a sum entirely above a poor man’s means. Again, the poor Indian and the rich mer. | chant had, under the present management, to travel in the same car. In order to| make the road a benefit to the poor, there | should be second class cars p!xce dt upon it, and the rates should be materially reduced, | if this were done, there would in his opin- ion, be a mnch larger troflic upon the line, | ile would hke to see the round managed go | as to benefit the community generally. As at present operated it was merely a luxury instead of a general benefit. He was glad | to see that a measure would be introduced | by the Government for the registration of | voters, as he believed 4t to be really neces- | | |sary in order to ‘prevent the practice of | day evening next,—Subject : “Six Weeks on rices so as to allow exporters to trade with | swearing political opponents at elections | wheels.” is edus | xuvantage to themselves and to the country | with reference to their votes. ‘The frivols rds e¢ | SHURE 74 ; ous swearing, at such times, now so coms mon, should be abolished. ‘To demand } | the administration of an oath to old men in such cases, was extremely offensive. | Oaths were often demanded in the case of | young men, in order to intimidate them, | and to prevent their voting. It is high | time that the old system was superseded | by a betterene. Another measure alluded toin the Address was the Land Purchase | Act. He thought that the awards of the Land Commissioners were in some cases far too high. In some instances £5.00 per jacre, and in others $5.25 per acre was | awarded, The lands should be sold to the | tenants at such prices as to enable them to | become freeholders on fair terms. If the | prices were fixed at too high a figure, the poorer class of tenants would be forced to remain tenants, and the lands would re- | main In the possession of the Government. This would be contrary to the spirit and intention of the Land Purchase Act. The 3oard of Works,as an institution, had never, in his opinion, given satisfaction to the people of this Island. As this would be the last session of the present Llouse, he thought the Government should make amends for the past, and do justice to his district. Some attention should be paid by them to the applications made by his constituents with reference to their roads and bridges Mr. CaLLBECK was much disappointed with the Speech with which His Honor had opens ed the session, as he bad expected that a speech emanating from a Government, by many persons considered not only able, as politicians, but as statesmen, would have contained something worthy of note. In his Opinion, it was the duty of the Govern. ment to propound measures and that of the House to ratify or reject those measures, as it might see fit. The measure promised, in reference to the registration of votes was not important, unless something more in | connection with it was also to be brought down. But the most important measure al. luded to in the address, was the Land Pure chase Act. He had often been asked by the tenants how the proprietors’ estates were to be managed when they became the property of the Government, and he had , always answered that he expected the Gov~ / ernment would, when the House met,bring in a Bill, making provision for disposing of | the lands which came into their possession. | He fully expected that the Address would | have contained some allusion to such a |}mecsure; but he had been grievously dis. appointed. There were many other impor- tant questions which should have been taken into hand this session: the chief of which was that in reference to the Board of Works. During the last session of the House, the Opposition were almost unani- mous for the abolition of that institution, and placing the department under the control of a central head, who would be responsible to the House for all ex. penditure of monies for public works. The Government themselves, admit that such a change was necessary. Why had they not. therefore, alluded to this matter in the Speech with which the Session was opened? He would, probably be told that he was at one time a member of a Govern- | ment which introduced the Bill to establish that institution. This was true; but if the principles acted upon at that time were as strictly carried out to day, he did not think there would be any just reason for coms | plaint. Under the practice now followed, | the House was annually voting money in | the dark, to be expended by the board. At last session no less than $17,000 or $18,000 | were asked for unfinished contracts alone, | concerning which, the House knew nothing, | Where could the Government find a pre | cedent for such a course? None was to be | found in the acts of either the Canadian or | the Imperial Parliaments. Our Board of | Works, as at present constituted, was an | irresponsible body, because, although some | of its members occupy seats in the House |others did not. It was the undisputed | privilege of the House to vote the public | monies for particular purposes, knowing how they were to oe expended. If there was | anything for which hon. members of the House Were responsil.le, it was the expends iture of the publicfunds. But how could A system of | they be responsible under the system now carried out by the Government? If the whole department were placed under the control of a central head, it would become the duty of the Government to bring down an estimate of the expenditure necessary for the most important public works, and to explain where the money was to be ex, pended, The House would then be in a position to say ‘ yea’ or ‘nay,’ as its mem- bers thought proper. But according to present appearances, the same old course as that pursued last session, would still be followed. Reference was made in the Ad- | dress to the new law court’s building: but not a word was said about the new asylum, | for which provision was made last session. Was it the intention of the government to erect a new building or not? Hon, mem, bers all felt the necessity for increased accommodation for the inmates of the present institution. The oid asylum was now crowed, and the poor-house contained many who were {fit inmates for an asylum, Instead of being a poor-house as intended, the latter building was now really an in, firmary. Increased and improved accoms modation for the old and infirm of that class of persons was absolutely necessary: Ihe subject of education had been spoken to by the hon. member for Strathalbyn. Allus sion had been made by the hon. member for Tignish (Mr, C.) toa remark which fell from Mr. Stewart with reference to the state of our public schools. He (Mr. Call. beck) understood the latter to say that many of the school-houses were unoccu- pied—not that immorality prevailed in the schools, The hon. member for Bedeque had stated that the Leader of the Govern< ment was the head of the Board of Works, Superintendent. if so, his honor had never brought in a report showing what public works had been undertaken; what portion of them had been completed, and what portion remained unfinished, as he should have done. Whether his honor would do so during the present session or not, he (Mr. C.) did not know; but he should do so. [f the head and the tail were taken from the Speech, the middle portion weuld be found to be worthless, as it contained almost nothing worthy of no- tice. On the whole, there were few meas sures involving much responsibility alluded toin the Speech. The promi-ed amends ment to the Land Purchase Act of last ses- sion, was the chief measure referred to. Another measure for the Registration of the votes of persons qualified to vote at elections, was aiso promised. Looking at hon, members of the Government as _ they sat around the board, one would suppose some of them equal in ability to a Burke, a Chatham or even a Palmerston. Some of them in wealth and, as financiers, might be likened to the Rothchilds. He would not say that there were not able men among them; but he certainly did expect from them, a great number of useful and ab.e mexsures, especially when the latter were so much required. As the Government had a large majority at their back, they could not plead a lack of force to carry out their schemes. [Ilis honor the Attorney General, during the course of his remarks, declared that the supporters of the Government were at least as independent as the hon. members of the Opposition. Le (Mr. C.) differed in opinion from his henor in this matter, as he could count a majority of Opposition members who wero perfectly free from the trammels of oflice, while on the Govern- ment side he could only count two. This was certainly a very small number of in- dependent members in so large a num- ber of supporters. The Grand Duke of Mecklenburg, father- in-law of the Grand Duke Wladmir, and Prince Alexander of Ilesse, brother of the Czarina, are visiting their relations in St. Petersburg. Alexis has returned to his nature, ade would soon revive, and the convince any person familiar with our cirs frigate the Swetlana in the Mediteranean, ject “ Africa.” LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS. PERSONAI m n. J. ; ‘eislat a + « ‘ on Vriday evening last, C, Pope reached home —— Rev. D. FrrzGuenacp lectures in St. Paul's Schoolroom, on Tuesday evening next,—Sub- +2 see Rev. D. D. Cunnie’s lecture on “ Eloquence and Orators’”’ interested a Jarge audience for two hours anda half. | Aw Keutpse.—A partial eclipse of the sun | was visiblein Charlottetown, between five and six o’clock on Saturday evening. a eo Leorunk.—J. H. Fletcher, Esq., will lec- ture inthe Y. M.C Association, on Wednes. +e Werictts AnD Measures.—A Bill extending the law of the Dominion respecting Weights and Measures to this Island, has passed in LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH, PARP ADOL LLL LL LL LOL LAL To Reading Room and Examiner. Loxpon, March 25.- The Roya) Titles Bill making Queen Victoria Empress of India, was passed to a third reading iu the House of Commons last night, by a vote of 207 to 134. It is expected that the Spanish Governs ment will send an energetic reply to the Pope's protest against the Religious Toler. ation clause In the Commons, Disraeli stated that Cave’s Report on Egyptian Finances—at the request of tie Khedive—would not be pub- lished, There has been a panic and a de- cline of 9 to 7 1-2 per centon Egyptian se- curities, in consequence of Disraeli’s state- ment, New York, March 24.— The Book-keeper of the Marine Bank, of New York City, is a defaulter to the extent of $40,000. He has the Commons. ~ ee oe - Presentep at Court.—The London Times of the Ist inst., states that Mr. Robert R. Ilodgson was presented to the Queen at the Levee held at St, James Palace, on Feb. 29th, by the Earl of Carnarvon; and that Lieut. Rh. W. Davies, R. N., was, on the same oc- casion, presented by the First Lerd of the Admiralty. — Kinc’s Cotiece.—Professors How, Oram and Steifelhagen have been elected Fellows of King’s College. The President, Rev. J. Dart, has been appointed Proffessor of Eng- lish Literature, Moral Philosophy, and Divin- ity. The Proffessorship of Clasics, vacated by the President, has been conferred upon Rev. W. E. Wilson, who having received a sound classicial education in England, has been engaged in teaching both in Bermuda and here; and has given proof to the Gover- ners of the Colleges of his proficiency in the subjects which he is appointed to teach, and of his qualifications as an_ instructor.— Church Chronicle. -<- A Paper ror Kinxc’s Country.—By adver- tizement in another codlumn, it will be seen, that Messrs. McCourt & McMahon intend starting a paper in Georgetown. Kirg’s Connty should have a local paper; and we wish the young men—who are both practical printers — success. We cannot, neverthes less, conceal the fact, that the newspaper business is already much overdone in this Island, and the new beginners will have great difliculties to struggle against, A good daily and weekly in Charlottetown; anda good weekly in each of the three Counties would be ample in the newspaper line, for this Province. MISCELLANEOUS. America produces 1,000,000 paper collars in a day. A despatch from death of Prince Doria. It is thought that the Spanish army will be reduced 100,000 men, The Oxford and Cambridge crews have be- gun practising on the Thames, Negotiations with France for the cession of Gambia to England are at an end. A despatch from Cape Palmas says the war in Liberia is nearly at an end. A new Government is expected to be form- ed in France, with Gambetta as_ principal member. The expidetion of the Governor-General of the Phillipine Islands against the Soloo pirates has been suceessful. The French Chamber ot Deputies hes asked for 1,750,000 francs for the relief of the sufferers Dy the recent floods. The average salaries of male teachers in the larger towns of Massachusetts, exclud- ing Boston, are $156 per month; of female teachers, $46. The French budget of 1877 estimates the Revenue at £634,490,000, and expenditure at £533,400,090 ; no increase of taxalion being contemplated. A deceased New York scissors grinder got ‘ich enough to bequeath $8 000 to relatives in England, but his wile contests the will. She is bound to run her scissors through that document The General Congress of the Women of Germany held at Gotha, adopted a resolu- ticn condemning the present style of woman’s dress. Addresses were delivered calling on German women to struggle for their rights and especially the right to practice medicine, A petrified human skull of peculiar shape, filled with crystais of a beautiful green eclor, was picked upin a gully, at Orena, Nev., a few days ago, and it is to be sent to the Smithsonian Institution for examina- tion. The local savyanms consides it pres adamite, and a proofof the antiquity of man peyoud the usually accredited records, The people of Great Britain consume on an average five and a half bushels of wheat an- nually per individual. The number to be fed is about 33,000,000, The crop the past year is estimated at 72,000,000 bushels. This opens a demand for about 100,000,000 bush- els from other countries, The Prince of Wales and the Royal party have had must exciting sport in Nepaul. At the end of a long day’s chase a wild rogue clephant was captured. Four more tigers and one panther have been shot, the majority falling under the Prince’s rifle. llis Royal Highness and all the party are well. The recent storm on the Pacific coast is said to have been very disastrous in Califor- nia and Nevada. In the former State a great extent of young grain has been destroyed by floods, and in the latter, the heavy snowfall caused the death of thousands of cattle, the generally open winters leading stockmen to neglect to provide shelter for them. Printer’s ink is now considered one of the best substances for trapping the wingless fe- male moths, which are the parents of the cankerworms, as they try to ascend the trees in spring 10 deposit their eggs among the branches. It must-be pul.on very early in the spring, and must be renewed as often as it dries enough for the insects to pass over. A cow belonging to W. D. Bronson, of Verinont, was turned loose the night of the 15th, and on the morning of the 16th was found to have a calfwith two fully deve- oped, equal sized heads, perfect in every re- spect, equal length necks, four legs, all per- fect, two tails, two back bones the entire length, with ribs cn each side of each back all covered by one hide. ce eee Renton Roatan MARRIED. At Cambridge, Mass., March 7, at the resi- dence, of Mrs. Foster, on Mount Auburn Street, by Rev. Mr. Stone, Mr. John A. John- son, of Halifax, N. 8S., to Catherine N. Mc- Pherson, of P. KE. island. At the residence of the bride’s mother, on the [1th inst., by the Rev. Thos. B. McLean, Mr. Hubert C, Mills, to Miss Mary J. Tanton, both of St. Eleanor’s. At the residence of the bride’s father, on the 14th inst., by the Rev. C, W. Hamilton, Mr. Joseph Rogers, of Kedeque to Miss Sarah tall, of Summerside. At the residence of the bride's mother, on the 22nd inst., by Rev. John M. McLeod, Miss dessie Isabelia, daughter of the late Jobn Stewart, of French Fort, to George, son of the iate Hon. M. Forbes, Vernon River. tome announces the DIED. At ‘Head of St. Peter’s Bay, on 2ist Jan. last, Mr. Allan McLean, aged 72 years At Beach, oaear Murray Harbor, Feb. 17th ult., of cunsumption, Miss Annie McLeod, daughter, of Mr. John McLeod, in the 17th year of her age. On Tuesday, l4th inst., at Elliot River, Lot 56, afler a long illness, Mr. Wiiliam Webster, in the 78th year of his age. At Glenfield, Pownal, Lot 36, on Thursday, the 16th inst., Mr. James Cummiskey, aged 65 years. May he rest in peace. At New Giasgow Road, on Monday the Gia inst., of brain fever, Sarah Jane, eldest daughter of William and Ann Seaman, aged 21 years. Of scarlet fever, at the residence of Robert Campbell, Montague River, Lot 59, on the 25th of Feb., Margaret Campbell, aged 18 years; on the 27th, Matilda, aged 7 years; on the 29th, Grace, aged 20 years; and on the 5th day of March, Edward, aged 10 years, al! children of Robert and Mary Campbell, ——— —— \UBSCRIBE for THE EXAMINER One Dollar and Forty Cents a year. escaped West. The Haytien insurgents are in full posses- sion of Jacmel, and General Cavol is believed to be leading the revolvtionists. Several en- gagements have taken place near Port au Prince. Goxp, 114} to L144. CORRESPONDENCE. Sh SAA OO Ow ————— To the Editor of the Examiner. Sin :—On Wednesday morning last I sent the following letter for publication in the Presbylerian, whose proprietor seems more ready to indulge in false accusations than to afford me an opportunity for correction. May | ask the favor of the insertion of my letter in your paper. - Yours, &c., D. Curnir. March 24, 1876. To the Editor of the Presbyterian. Sin :—In your issue of the 2d inst., there appeared an editorial, in which though not named, I was charged with being a “ self- interested office-holder,” and a “ fiery,” “unscrupulous,” and “ unprincipled agita— tor.” I acquit you of having penned the religious article in which these choice epi- thets occur, but you are responsible for its publication. When you were starting your paper, whieh wasto be non-political, you in company with the Rev. Mr. McLeod, cailed upon me one evening to ask my advice about youradvertising. sou got my opinion thin and I now have my reward. Are you, as a business man, in the habit of consulting ad- visers whom you believe to be “ unscrupul- ous” and devoid of principle? Iam unable to speak of the clerical aid formerly given to the Patriot and its pre- decessor. For the 12 years I wrote for those papers I neither had nor sought any such assistance. When I joined the Patrioi staff it had 1100 subscribers ; [ left it with a weekly issue of 3600 copies, and with such a record, I feel as indifferent to your “ trap’s ” kind remberances as I am to his base slanders. i ave a pretty good idea who my cowardly defamer is, and if he comes out over his own name, [ am prepar.d to discuss the subject ‘principle ” and “ self interest " with him. When you in Thursday’s paper say that I am ‘ co-editor’ of the Patriot, you assert what is utterly untrue. My connection with that paper ceased in December, 1873, and since then I have had no more to do with its editorship than you have. You speak of my opinions on the Schoo! Question. I have never concealed them, and in a free country I do not see why I should fear to state them before a man who selected and abandoned the profession of a Gospel! minister. If I am wrong, 1! err in company with the Board of Education, who, you know patronize and pay for Catholic and separate teaching in Charlottetown, I remain yours, &c., D. Currir, March 25, 1876. To the Editor of the Examiner. Dear Stn,—Would you kindly find space for the following ?:— During the Electoral contest here, last week, between Captain Richards and Mr. Hacket, Mr. J. F. White, sub-Collector of Customs for the port of Cascumpse, took a very prominent part in the proceedings. I wish to know if the Dominion Goveru- ment allow their revenue officials to take an active part in politics ? Is there any law, Dominion or Provincial, on the subject? Law or not, such con- duct does not, to say the least,seem quite the thing. However, it might possibly have been ignorance on the part of the sub-Col- lector. But, Sir, ignorance will hardly serve him as an excuse for the insult offered to the British Flag and Government, by having a Green Flag hoisted overa Union Jack on the same psle,the said pole being on a bond- ed warehouse. The people of Alberton hope that the attention of the authorities will be drawn to this matter, as they feel that any- one who wil! thus openly shew defiance and contempt for the flag of the Government under which he holds office, is certainly not the person to re entrusted with the execu- tion of those laws the insigna cf which he in- sults or allows to be insulted. I beg, sir, to protest against the indignity offered the flig of our country, as well as the reflection cast on the people of Alberton and | vicinity. Iam, &c., NemBer One. March 27, 1876. P. S.—I may add that it is not the color of the flag [ object to; but thatit or any other flag should float over the Union Jack on British ground, is a little too much for Newser One. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. CE! NOTI Whoa, Horse, Ho. THE undersigned begs most gratefully to return many thanks to his numerous customers, friends, and a generous public for their liberal patronage during fourteen years’ experience in the BLACKSMITH BUSINESS, and most re- spectfully asks for a continuance of the same. Having secured the services of a First-class assistant, we warrant satisfac- tion in fieneral Blacksmith Work ! And as our shop is in close proximity to the store of Messrs. J. Knight, Son & Co., who retail from a large stock of iron, steel, NEW ADVERTISRIENTS, SO ROS RR OO Or rr rae, SOR ere, wee EXECUTOR'S SULp PRY GOoDs, Hardware, Groceries, LIQUORS, WINES, &c. i AM instructed to sell at AUCTION at the Store, corner Queen ’ and Streets, Sydney On Wednesday, 5th April, At 11 O'CLOCK, ALL THE EXTENSIVE STOCK IN TRAD OF THE LATE HON. D. BRENAN, IN PART, AS VPOLLOWs: Dress Goods, Cloths, Grey Cottons Ship ings, Flannels. Tickings, anon Coat Canvass, Casbans, eans, Hosic : Shawis, Fringes, Braids, Trimmi = Gloves & Braces, Thread, Reels, Mastins Laces, Ribbons, Silks, Buttons, White g Colored Warps, Stationary, Ink, Pencils Sealing Wax, Blank Books, Mariners Compasses, Scented Soaps,Sperm Candles Awls, Needles, Fish Hooks, Combs Pin Fire Cartriges, (filled and unfilled), Re. cappers, Gun Wads. Wire Cartridges Flasks Powder, Cans and Kegs Powder, Knives and Forks, Table & Tea Spoons, Webbing, Slates, Sash Lines, Sail Twine Pollock Lines, (hemp), Tea Kettles.Nance Pans, Augurs Hames, (Brass, Japan & Silver Mounted), Bitts, Harness Mount. ing, Bridles, Planes, Files & Rasps, Hling- es, Taps & Bolts, Traces, Draft Chains Buckles. Beams, Saws, Screws, Tacks’ Locks, Curry Combs, Squares, Frying Paus, Coal Hods, Zine Pails, Anvils Vices, Nails & Spikes, Iron & Stee!,Paints, Paint, Seal Oil, Putry, Varnish, Shoe Brushes, Paint & Whitewash Brushes Whiting, Blacking, Black Lead, Indigo’ Nutmegs, Senna, Spices,G roceries, Glass. ware, Sole Leather, Buckets, Broom Whips, Wire, Breach Loading Guns (in cases with all appurts nances), two an, oar Tobacco Presses, Mills, Tables Le ; Also in Warehouse :— Puns. Aljeohol, Puns. Irish Whiske Gin, Qr. Casks Brandy, Hhas. & Den Port Wine, Hhds. & Qr. Casks Sher Wine, Qr, Casks Rum, Gals. Spirits & Whiskey, Cases Champagne, Cases Gin- gerette. Bbis. Guinesses’ Porter, Bbjs Bass’ Ale, Chests & Half-Chests Tea, Casks Vinegar, Kegs Domestic Tobacco (prime quality.) { As I have positive instructions to close out the above Extensive Stock rca bargains may be expected P TrrmMs—All sums under $50, : to $150, 8 months: $150 to toon, eae In all cases good Joint Notes will be re quired By order of the Executor, WILLIAM DODD, Auctioneer. March 27, 1876. en Sugar, Herring, Raisins, BY AUCTION, On Wednesday, the 5th April, at HALF-PAST TEN o'clock, sharp: Hihds. : ent ; BARBADOES SUGAR, 5 Hhds. ENGLISH REFINED do., 50 Barrels HERRING, 45 Boxes Layer RAISINS, 95 Drums FIGS, 10 Cases MATCHES, 23 Caddies SMOKING TOBACCO. 50 Sides SOLE LEATHER, 3§ Boxes BROWN SOAP, 50 PORK BARRELS, FENTON T. NEWBERY & CO. March 27, 1876.—pat her 2in PROSPECTUS _ WEEKLY NEWSPAPER TO BE PUBLISHED IN KING'S COUNTY, Pus undersigned, having entered into eo- partnership, hereby aunounce that have purchased the material with wi The Eastern Advocale was printed, and ite tend, on arrival of the necessary supplies of Paper, Ink, etc., to publish a WeERKLY Newsrapitr in GEORGETOWN, containing 28 columus, named ‘The King’s Couuiy Advertiser,” TERMs OF SuBSCRIPTION: $1.00 payable in advapce; $1.25 if not paid in advance, 6e~ JOB PRINTING will be executed with neatness aad on reasonable terins. PETER McCOURT, JAMES C. McMAIHION, March 27, 1876.—2in VALUABLE LEASEHOLD FARM, STOCK, &. O BE SOLD by Pablic Auction, on the premises, at Mount Albion, [old George- town Road,]} Lot 48, on Thursday, the 13th day of April next, 1876, at Two o'clock in | the afternoon, ail that Valuable Leasehold Farm,with the Buildiugs and appurtenances, belonging to the Estate of Henry Weather- be, now deceased, and lately in his occu- pation, having a breadth of 13 chains and 16 links or thereabouts, and containing One Hundred Acres. a little more or less. This farm is held under lease for the term of 999 years, from the Ist March, 1839; subject to the annual rent of One Shilling sterling, or ls. 14d., late currency, per acre, and is now in a highly improved state of cultivation, ALSO, at the same time and place, the following Stock and effects, viz :-—2 Mares, 5 Cows, 2 Calves, 20 Sheep, 100 bus, Pota- toes, 300 bush. good Seed Oats, 25 bus. Wheat, 2 Carts, 1 Truck, 1 Waggon, 1 G 1 Mowing Machine in good order, 1 rica with swings and traces, 2 sets Cart Harness, 1 set Waggon Harness, 1 new Horse Rake, 1 Scuffler, 1 Wood Sled, Forks, Hoes, Shovels, a quantity of manure, &c., togeth- er with a complete set of Blacksm1th's Tools [including Anvil and Bellows,}] aad nu- merous other articlecs. Terms liberal, and made known at sale. RICHARD SMITH, IIENRY DRAKE, bolts, dc, we can do work CHEAPER THAN EVER. K@™ Those owing the undersigned, will please pay up at once. PATRICK MaclINNIS, North Lake, Mar. 27, 1876.—3i Blacksmith. DECLARATION. I the undersigned, do hereby solemly de- 9 clare that the suspicious article, pub- lished against me in a Canadian and St. Joho paper, is an accumulation of the great- est calumny, falsehood and malice. In jus- lice to myself and others, I shall take legal means to justify myself, and refute those Executors of Will of said Henry Weather- be, deceased. Pownal, Lot 49, 27th March, 1876.—3in FINAL ROTICE. VIE Subscribers intending shortly to make an alteration in their business in Charlottetown, bereby notify all persons indebted to them, either by Book Account, Note of Hand. Judgements, or otherwise, that the same must be settled on or before the Fifteenth day of April next. All amounts unsettled at that date, will be placed in the hands of our Solicitor for collection. MACDONALD & OWEN. slanders which have made me a victim of such a foul misrepresentation. j Hi. F. STEINLEIN. Ch'town, March 27, 1876.—lin PRUIT. 50 Boxes 25 Hif. do. } Layer Raisins. 50 boxes Turke Figs, | J5drums Malaga do. For sale by FENTON T. NEWBERY & Co, March 13, 1875.—p a 2i Executor’s Notice. At persons haviug any claims against the Estate of the late HoNoRABLE DANIEL BRENAN, of Chariottetown, Prince Edward Island, deceased, are re- quired to furnish their accounts, daly at- tested, to Mr. JOHN GAHAN, of Char- lotletown ; and all persons indebted to the said Estate are required to make immediate payment to him, he having been authorized and appojuted by ine to receive the same, Dated at Charlottetown, this 6th day of March, 1876. PETER McINTYRE, BishopfofgCharlottctown, Mareh 13, 1876)—3m Executor bs March 27, 1875.—tili 15th April. CARD. RS. JENKINS & McLEOD, having en- tered into partnership in the practice of Medicine, Surgery, &c., can be consul atall hours. Office at the residence of Dr. Jenkins, Queen Street. March 27, 1876. “Clinton” Fire lusurance Co., of St. Catherine’s, Gatario. ARTIES ir this Island holding policies from he above named Company, bY merely sending a postal card, with full ad- dress, and memo. of total amount insured, to P. O. Box 243, Charlottetown, P. E. lL, will hear of something to their advantage. March 27, 1876.—ar pres her Yin nl — ninearmeemesis ait, iy CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, Orrawa, Sept. 10th, 1875. UTHORIZED discount on American Invoices till further notice, 14 per cent. 8. BOUCHETTE. R. M.S Commiasionete Aug. 23, 1875. ' Nee