Qv 0 west iif a Plan and fuller information, the Cornniitte are unable to report on the merits oftbe application. , Id. ’l‘ Petition tifceriaiii Inhabitants of Bedford Parish, Lot CB, and the report of un inquisitiuii on a line of Road, to connect the old Georgetown Road with the Monaglian Road. Lot . _ The Cointiiitice recotlyuisiid, that £10 only should be authorised to be as eodediu open‘ this road to us great it width as that sum wil accomplish, a that the csrupletiozi of the Road liereiiflef should be dfccted by Status Labor, end such assiaiiiitcc as iii he sit’-ii-dad by the oralias griiiits for Bosils in that Dwrich 8d. The Petition of the uhnbituuts ef Lot 56. King's County. '1‘ isuppllasiion is recommended te stand over, until the proposed Itosii but true explored, and a Plan iiiiit Bllltlluli of the i"°l>'l"° expense of making the saute has been laid before the l.egiiil:ilII|'I 4th. The Petition of the Iiihitbitiinis of the Head ol Montague River, for a Line Road tilting the County Line. , Ceieiiidiei, reooiiioierid' that .£l0 should be_ 8lP"ld°d ll‘ ,5-,._ (M ,i,,, ,,,,.,,,,._ ., r,,,,l|. fojld, on condition, thiit the way it first secured to the Public. 7'00 l-ll |ll¥_ l”‘l’°""" ‘ Petition of Patrick Stephens and others. PM I"! ll" ll Smll" of money towards opening it new line of Road from urruy Ilarbor lead to Pete ' ii_ia|ii Thirty-itinedbiuiidi, _ten shillings is recommended to be pfid 3| compensation for the r ht of wuy;tlie.Houee having already run e I tit in lI(I't‘.llll0ll It: this amount of private Subscriptions towards ‘Ills inakii it this on . . Gib. Pelfillon of the Inhabitants of Pisquid Road. _l.ot 49. Your Coiriiiiittee tire of opinion, that the alterations prayed for is the Petition can be elfecteil under the pruvisioiis of the amended Bond Act of the present Session, and cannot, therefore, advise any special grant for the rriiid in question. _ ‘lib. 'l‘lie Petition of ilie Iiihabitiints of Wilmiit Creelti lg“! 35- 'I‘his Road is recoiiimsn to be o_pe_ned under the provisions of the Ciiinpeiiiiaiiion Act 2 dths CJi:;iliqpssi'oiier to lirst ascertain the [C - ' t artiirs. ""i§’.i.'."5}-i..°'ii53i'i3§'°.i'i i‘l'.l',"..". ii.is'i...§f 'i’».i.. McPliee. non-II McPhee, and others of Cardigan Poi_iil :_ _ The Road prayed for in that application, has been provided for by a grant during the present Sei-iitoii. 9th. The Petition of the liih-ibitatits of bl and 52 : The sum of Five Pounds is recommended to be expended on dition. that the right of way is secured to the Ilublic free of expense. hot the said Road be opened from the Liiion Road to the line of Let 5:. _ . toiii. ‘Tho Petition oftho tiiaiiiiiiiiiti of hot as. South Side of Elliot Il ver : , , _ The sum d’ £8 is recotnmended to be applied in aid of the Road eyed for, on condition, that a right of way be first secliriiil I0 l 0 obi’ f f tie _ I Illteli. "I°‘l.ieuP:iiiii‘n of the Inhabitants of Rustico, New Glesgollli and adjoining Settlements. praying for the opening of it Road .h M our Coiiiiiiittee would recoiiiiitentl, that the (.lt)VQ'rl‘tlI|ts|IIh'I‘0:Ihe order this spplime:tiori torbe p‘oi.,,,.,lL_:, “‘\'III|r ll‘:lm°":‘l":l::""::r-w‘i.;' rties iiiieres . or I 0 rig! 0 wily. ' . F12. The Petition o the Inhabitiints of Lots 86 and 81id30l;lll 5:2: of Hillsborough River, priiyiiig for the ii eniagof a Ron ,ha o# l “- boundary ‘pf 36&nd h31. tt!:'t::e Roe leading from t s oi hair on to.r. orty‘ii.is. V ‘ Your Coirimittee are or opinion, that the object prayed |l§ii_'.‘IlI:|‘I_‘l’Il_ he provided for out of the ordinary grant for_ Roads and IKE?“ or the District next year, as the parties tire willing to giie a rig way. _ . tsiii. Petition of the inii-iiiiuiiuor Dog River. to have I ll°"l llraigltlened. . . - _ Your Committee would observe with referenced tq lilllld simh “ml ,, ,-,,,,,¢-dy will beprovtded by the union or out Rm.“ for Session; ifthe Petitioner wit-Ii to substitute iiriotliisr rlne p Public the one now in use. that will be more advnntiigeous for t eM‘L“"~" Mt . eport pf (.£piiiip‘issioners on Line of Road rum to PIasled's .\Iil s, tit : _ yum Cgn|yni||ee would recommend this Road it} be h0P0l:0Ee:')l the Government, and stamped and lewllell 0" Y °" ' 9 I’ {ll , I I plan which they deem it lI(I\'|!:Il)lB' to he utlopted glencrn yum crises, where the sole expense of making the Road dove in on ie Public. _ _ _ . . lath. Petition of the Inhabitants of Point Prim, for straightening I line of Road : . _ Your Coinmiitco do not deem it expedient to recommend any spe- cial grant for this object iii prel0U- _ 16th. Petition of Archibald Ellison, of Princetowii Royalty, pray- ing for the opening of ti liond : . _ In reference to this Petition, it appears to the CiimmIll09illll:: the Gtiveriinient, many years since, agreed to accept another and ‘better line of Road. through private property In lieu of‘ the I'?ll| prayed for, which first mentioned road was opefiedi Illa * ll°“' 9‘ ' ed to the Public; but if the Peiiiipneq cmisidcrs his legal rights - - r . '"ir==’.“.:"t»:l:*.::':::‘3t."r:z::.t.'::'.:r°.r:':. ts:..i.....i mi or part of Township, No. 46. for opening line of Road : b h M Your Committee ape unable to recti|mn.I0:rdi°l.llll_:lln|nl3'|filcc":':I ‘my be tslten on this appl cation, as no Iiri . tbs Petirtiipg, nor Il.llcI}ll'|t'f0flI|Il't!0l'I sfl':I::iI‘l’;|Il Will Gllllll‘ llmll ll’ ju gso i iiecessiiyo t e its in q - 18. The Petition of the Inhabitants of Lots 9 and I0, for a now Your Committee do not consider the Road prayed blgor’ I-0 5:1 9f lhst public utility to warrant the expense tlliil Wiilllil lllcll" lll th . , , . 'I‘heul'"e't‘ition of the Inhabitants of Lot I7 and vicinity, pray- ing fr; the opening of it Road from Sedgwiclt Sellliimelil 10 Ml!- couc : As no plan or cslimnto li:is been furnished, and as the Road pray- ed appears to be more for priviile. llisiii Illlllc |°°“'""l°‘l"“'°"- Y°"" Committee cannot recniiiiiientl, that tiny Grant should be iiiridti for the service, until it right of way be secured to the Public, free of ex nsc. , ‘2’l'i.tIt. The Petition oftlie Inhabitants of Township No. 50, pray- ing for the opening it it . . _ _ l M ' Coiniiiittee would recommend, that this application a l‘0l1 stand over until next year; and that, in the menu itnie, t Loui- ,,,i“,,,,,., ,,f,l,,, [)i,g,jc; he required to nscertaiii what uiiiourit of coinpensiition, if any, iii required for the right of “’ll.l'i llllll lllll lll‘°‘ ble e trust: of making the lloziil. _ 21st. The Petition of the Irilttibttantit of Lot 47. prpying fill I line of Road from the West River. Lot -I7. I0 Slll‘Vll)'"l ' _" - The charge amounting to £3l ll 3!. ll‘ "9 °°'"l'"““"""‘ ,“" quiri.-d fiirii right of way, including the expenses of the liiqiiiry, pppeurs to the Ciiiiiiiiittcn to be tvxtriivaigaiiit; partit-.t_iliirly us llll! Road rsysd for is represented its lining of great coiiveiiteiice lo the par- fiss through whose hind it runs, as well III to others: mid they. therefore. suggest. that no further action shoitld be ta en on the application, until a right of way can be obtiiiiicd on more f.ivonrtible terms. , Your Committee would recommend that ii copy of this Report be sent to Ilia Excellency. the Lieutenant (sovernor, wttli_ a request, that he will be pleased to give etl‘uct,to the reconiniendaiiiin tliorem penis‘ Joscirit Pore, Joint Janniitisi, At.s:x. Laiitn. Ar.i.atv Faun, (3ilMIl) Jaisss Yuo. —-—-—s—I LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. . Tuussnsv, March 95. _ _ Hon. Mr. SWABEY liiivingrneved tbiit the_BilI relating to closing up Iloiids, be read a second time, it was committed to a Coininlll-O0 0f the whole House, with His Honor as Chairman. _ l The House shortly resumed, the Bill was reported agreed to, wit i- ont snietidinerii, and ordered to be engros . ‘ _ Hon. Mr. Illl{.‘ilE moved second readin of the Hill relating to " Ascsitiiiiiiirg rind t-itrrihlisliing Boundary loss of lown_sliips and it of 'l'iiwniinips" wliic being perforated, it was committed to s [)°.,miu.s ofilie whole House, with His Ilonor as Chairman; on »:‘E:,l_' :',':.'."g‘ig'r?4dégy said, whils be was a commissioner for esta- tl‘ ' bossdary lines, be bad but two jubs,l'or which he was paid in both cases by the party spnplyiiig; be triads this observation to l,,,,,,_ ,3“, ,3“ ",5. WP], ‘ rm sppesr tu'coiisliler..:.hsi pa oI.h;I‘ ,,., 15.51. g. H s slight discussion enss w on t s ouse resumed. tbs Bil was reported proglllid I'D “ld lu" °l"_ mfI.tiiinllIiF §ll'll’.:‘I=I:1T°rr.i‘dv.ednt|l'i'iit the Education Bill be commit- ,“ u, 0‘WIVIdO House, which was agreed to. with His llsssrist the Chair. After sonelittlo progress had MM mIIl9- Ill‘ no... nssmsd pr eas was reported. and Coinmlttee obtained leave to sit sin- irrterruptlovi occurred to receive report of Comfidtui xwmm the Prevlsesdded by this House to the Bill smiaii Patent In Tsoiiiu llot-my is n For 00"» 'l"°" mg ,5, ,,,,,,,,,|x gbjgsssd to ss, ivtu as s reason that there In nseesslt for it In the Bil . Hts H or the President and .-A evslwevehthsfeplaleathstw " stains pr-rtitriia. he assuiriryrrs sol % rubs the least objection. while new with it I!ill,for a similar purpose and with the same proviso. they demur to pass it. Report it on the table. I~Inn. A'I"l'0RNEY GENERAL then took up the Report of the conference of yesterday relating to the 2nd. 3rd, ltlt end I2tli amend- tiients triads by this House to the Small Debt Bill. which the As- seiiihly objected to pass; he oliaerved—iliat t e Ind amendment related to that clause of the Bill appointing 5 Commissioners to each Court. this House cons" er 8 were enough and amended the clause acctirdirigly, now the Aueriilily wanted the original num- ber of ve to pass. and therefore iiioveil. that this House adhere to the amendment now made by the Asrienilily. Hon. Mr. HOLL reitnvntcil the objections made by him on it for- mer driy, to have live Comriiisiitiners, nnil its iiolbiiir: had since oc- curred to shake his then expressed opinion but on the ciintrarv. it Iiiid rather been i-nnlirined, he should therefore vote for the contin- uance of the number three. Ilon. Mr. DlNf‘iWF.l.l. said he should vote in the same way, be- cause it appeared to hint that there might be iritire dilliculty and less general satisfaction accrue from having live " ' ' , ' therto three lizid been considered cnriipetent to settle cliiiins to the amount of £8. atid he ciiuld not see. if they were qualified to per- form this service, that they were iiiicoiiipetent to ridjiist clriiriis III the iimount of 20 the same justice only would be required to so-Ills 20, its for .El or the Q of it; if five Cniririiissioriors ii-ere ll[I[l"ll|I- ed it would often occur that three would not attend. most of them having business at Ito e, and the fees being rim-ill. IIIEV might pre- fer attending to their own allltirs, to iitteniliiig iit I e Court. \h ' might create both iiiconveiiieiice and rlilllculty; then there iiii-glil fiiiir Cnmriiissionera attend, whnn iftliese were equally iliviiliid in opposite opinions, it won d not he prissilile to entire to it ju<t (Incis- ion; in crises no Coriiitiiseiiinier wits likely to lie nhsr-nt be generally looked out for lII'I0|lIr!l’II| fill his place on the bunch. and the business of the Court wri-i iii consequence not impeded: such might not be the case, iffive were nppointe . After a little further discussion Ilia llouse divided on the motion Is follows: ‘ Coiitenta.—IIiin. Attorney General, Swabs end Rice—3. Non Contents.-—lIis Honor the President, Iloii. Mr. Holl, Hens- lev, Biriiie, Ilaytliorn and Ditigive-ll—6. The 3rd and 4th iirnentlinenls hitiging on the 2nd required no furllier notice. nriil llmrt! ore, llon. A’l"l‘Ult.\'E\' GliNl’.R.\L niovod that this llourie aillinro tothe ririieitdriieiit made by the Aiiseiiihly to the 12th iiiitcndineiit, which was agreei to. The then resolved itself into Cnmmiugg 0|’ 1|... whole and look up I-‘ducntirin Bill, which was pm- greased in without coiririiciit ofiiny moment till the clause specify. ing the mode riftnxatitm w arrived iii. iv e Ilon. lllr. lI0l.I.olm-.rved if the Pill hrid came earlier before the Iloiiae hn iiliould have felt IIiCllII§‘d to propose an fll’nQnd|nQy|[ to ll... lll.0dQ ofriii.-ting .-i fund for etluniitiiin, whit.-li he thought would prove to be more palntiilile to the public int large; it was well knowii,tliiit Rtlntlg and Bridges were iridispcnsnhlii through the Island rind he woiilil have had the land taxed to make and then keep these in repair. 5' 5 :- llio tiiost ferisilile way of giving llieiii such. and for whir-.li they would not object In pity the tax iriiposeil, especially whsi, .i w,«,,,l,| ivliich—ria every body having to travel liked good rmtds-—wnuld be II Merchants would keep for themselves, because it was ‘better than their own, and would be cheaper, and then send theirs hero; llfi thought the omission a very uiistiiteniiin-like proceeding and could not give it his sanction. _ Ilonse slioitly after reaiiiiied, Bill Will. reported agreed to with In gestions, and leave granted to sit again. _ _ lion. Mr. A'l"I‘0RNl'.Y GENERAI. iiioveil llllll Ill" ""ll'° ll'° sist on the aincndmciit made to the Law Ill l~'3Vl§l9ll°° Bl"; Ill‘ Honor said, he inride this motion on the ground ii_‘liIclI lI0 lulled "ll a former day, viz: that the part of ilie llill he ol-j-acted lo we! bill of recent iiitrodiictitin into Liiglnnd. rtiid lie tlii-ugh! I_l Willlld H01 be rudeiit to have it introduced h¢re,tiIl more nurtured iti tli.it country. Ilon. Mr. IIOLI. seciiiided the riiotiori on the same gfolllldi lll° inotiuii was then agreed to, and the House tiiljuuriiril- l‘I.\'Gl..\Nl). , ‘ Generally speaking. the new Ministry is well received: reports prevailed. litiivever, that the it po.-ilioii wiiuld IIIII W!!! “W “‘_lllll supplies until Lord Derby liiid uiinouiiced the principles on which would not. . l'li'il|ip (irilliii, late Secretary to the British Imgniiuii at Ailiem has been appointed Secretary to the Logatiiiii at Wi_isliiiigtiin. ' Four-and-twenty joiiriieyiiii-ii toli.iccb-iiiakerii iii Vii-nit_:i have been senleiiceil to iziiprisoiiineiit in irons for iiiiririris perimls Ill from fiiurtocii to titeiity-five days, and to {At twice it week, for having struck work. _ _ It is reported that M. Rothscliiltl is the principal proprietor of the Loriduri ’I‘r'mrs. _ ' he total iiiivribcr of persona who rmitzraleil from ll|€'_U"|l9ll Kinsd llll during the five years from I846 to I85” ll|"ll|-‘lV" WM l,‘2l6.557. 'l'he uiiitiber derpr-tchrd by the cult-ni-l liriil aliil I'Ill'!I'.iIltin cniiirriissionrrs iii the p~riud was 53.434. “I'll “'0 esiiiiiiiterl niiiriher who eiiiigrtited at their own cast iu the 84"“? tint" was l,l , 23. Advirea from Ortgo. (IJINI the 13th of October. slate that the settlement is iiialiiiig slow but steady progress. The flocks and ll"l'(l! "are largely iricri-asiiig. aiiil aft:-r another harvest tlirre ivill also be a full so ply of grain of all sorts. Cold iliisl lii<l been found at the ll olyneux, auil also some l';iii- sptciiiieris of opal. NOVA-SCUTI A. IIALII-‘AX, 5I.irv~li 25. 1852. DEATH or -nu: I.iI:ur. Govcaiiosi Stir. JOHN llauvsv. —lt liectiincs our pitiiiful dot to iiniiouiicu the tleiiiiitn iifnrir vene- rable iirid wortliy Liuuteiirint Govieriior, Sir Joliit lliirvisy, K. C. '. L II., which event took place on Moridny, 22d insl., at II ll. in. His lixcellciicy lizid been uiliiig for some time previous; but iiotliiiig had occurred for it week or two to suppose, thiit his sudden departure could have been iinticipiiled from tltis auliluiiiiry scene.--— Sir Jtiliii li.id iiitfferretl severely fruiii doiire~lic iillliclitins, arid the aeveriiiice by death from the piirliicr of his Iiostiiii, who had fol- lowed his fortunes in the four quarters of the globe for nearly linlf century, wits it shtick which he could not ptisiiilily tiurvivu. His Excellency had proplietically iitnted, llllll ere liiiig, Itiii bones would rest beside the reiiiiiiris ofiiiie whom he Ii:til lovoil when living. mid E to known Illill. this plan would supersede. the necessity ofstnlutc lri- btir, which to very iiirinv peril-ins was a treiiientloiis tux; than [0 meet the outlay required for I-hluciiliiin, he would fall hack upm, rl,,.l Revenue ofilir: Colony. wliicli. no ho. had rilrrintly said, wimp] l,e,l more geiternlly prilatrililii to the public Ii'l!Ir‘1 liriivriv as the IIWIF) oftlie Session Iirid an fir rtrlvnriccd, he would not trtiinmsl the llilli wit an iimeritlnient to this e er-t. ' Hon. Mr. RICH quite iipprovetl of Wll.'II lirirl jusl fallen (‘mm has him. friend, and though IIIPHI rippenred to Iiirri it strong necessity to have the anienrlinunl riifcrreil to. he riliould lie rmrry at this |,-.19, at.-tge nftlic Seesiun to lizivii it isitrodiiceil; be trusted. however, that the time was not far disilniit, \\'ll(’lI it it-tiii'il be it sitislied there would be less nlijorctiriii In it than there will ha, (0 ,5“. clause now before the Coinriiilteri: ifthe present! system or st,-uuiti. lnlinr was totally nltnlislI:3d_ the Colony would [,9 ,,,|,,,,.,,d 0,-,, ‘ml, nuisance; the \|’I.\II'..'ll-I-(If labor wrisiint per armed as it ought to llP,_ find was not perforriied at all in tho. zilisierirss oftlie Overseer; he did Ml tnorin to say that this was positively the case tliioughtiut the Isltiiizl, but he had seen enough to riiriko liiiii licliore the practice was too giiiieral for the public good; Iftlii.-ii this svstem was explo- ded. and the Irtx tlwrived ruin the l:iiitl eipciidtrtl in the riiiiltiiig and rnniiitenririce of Roads rind llriilgvsi. tlir-. lII0l‘I"_\' would geriisriilly rig- turn to the pockets of those who p.-iid it. r'lll'l would be more sritiu- factory to Ilir-iii. liesidos their lI2I\‘lllg rt (IL‘f‘.lllI‘II iriiproveiiient in this means oflravellitiz: then the tax on the land thus expended ,,-m,|,] he less obji-.ctionalils to Proprireliirs. who, while they have it dirt-,rt interest in the itiiproveninnt oftlieir property liy grind roads through it, have no children to etliicntc arid too little interest in l edsc tioii nftlie children of their tenants to pqy for that edur-at i with. = i O I sidernlile cost to educate their children and many others who' had no children to educate, and it could not be expected. that either of these parties would particularly relish paying a tax to sdsssts 1 children of their neighbors from which they were not likely to de. rive any pecuniary benefit: there is another view of the ease, ifthe I s, and the money required for the purpose of Education was taken from the Revenue of the .olony. it could riiure directly be styled Free Erluculiaa. than it it be under t is ct; he would not, however, now intiirrsrs with the Hill, but he hoped in ii year or I\\‘(l at least to see the lax o Land expended on the Roads, and Education paid for out of the Revenue of the Colon . Hon. Mr. IIOLI. now wished to be expressly informed, whether nny p'trt of the Bill excluded the Scriptures from the school,’ and being so iiifiirinr-.d. expressed hiniselfsniiiiliritl The Bill then progressed ivitliout riizttcrizil comiiinnt. till it crime to the last clause which rt.-qiiiriiig ftirtlii-r colluitlryfuljun ",3 n,,,,,.,, rosuineil, pi-rigrr-..«is wzi-i ft’ irln-l. :imI Ciiiiiiniltee received leave to sit iigxiiti, when the House adjourned. :' O Tucsuav. March, 30, I852. llon. .\lr. .\I'D0.\l-\l.[) rnoved the second reading of the Bill re- lilting to sale of .‘lpiritnus I.ii iiorii. Ilon. ‘.\lr. S\V.-\Ill".Y snctiiitleil the motion and snirlhe thought their Iloiinrs wnultl frillv agree to m ‘ with respect to the sale of Liquors as they irittiii be riivitre the case required one which would be an irripnrtaiil irnpriiveriietit to the pre- sent systerti rind also meet I"lIl8 of the views of the frir-iiils of'I‘om- pt‘r‘lIllI‘9; but there was one feature nftlio llill-—tli:tt of iririkirig llio Grririd Jiirv the clianritil through wliicli I.ii-.i3ii(-i--' slioiiltl be recurri- lIll!lIIll'|l , this he cnnsirlorril Will not the [irripvr prirty to r-nlploy nr till: the Grant‘! Jury was only summoned for thetimic riftlie Siissinn, and soon its the Court closcil. Grand Jurymori were not to he found, rind if found ,ihere was no degree 0rl’C![)tllIRlIllllI_V, for rn;,|,i,.‘ Wm”! recniiiiiieniliitioiis, to be attached to l rim: tlirsreforo some other party should be appointed. and lie considered that a board of Magia. lrrtli-s, say 5 or 7. to lie llpplllnlflfl liy tho Siiprr-rim Court in such County, who shall rt.-ccivc npplications and grant ccrtilic.-it on which Licensee may be granted to npplicaiits. Bill read a second ti e. lllon. Mr. A'I"I‘OR‘.\iEY GENERAL moved that the Bill relating to the retailing ofSpiritunus Liquors be committed to it f‘riiitiriiitee it whole House, which was agreed to, and His Honor c.il|r.-d to the -"W. he was iiiisd ction; than there were rtiiiiiy pursuits who had been to con- _ whose tiieriiiiry was cliiirislied iviili ¢Vr!lI greater ullirciiori. llis Lt- ci.-lleriny was in the ‘Nth year of his ti o. L.\'l‘bZrlT FROM THE UNIIED S'l‘A‘I‘l:l.—-Tlld R. ll. 8. Amri- rica Cillllfl in-yesterday iibtiul 2, p. in. .50 hours li‘otn Boston, hav- ing bee-i detaiiiii.-d by heavy lioiid winds during the passage. Pro. ceetliiigs in Congress lirive been of it stupid cltriructrrr, with tho 4);- cepiiiiii of it rinv got up between twti lit.-rco Siiuilirrrrit-rs, who, tiller giving l‘liIclI other the lie, prtictredird to h:ivo It at-.i-to in regular pu- illllllllc lll,l'l9- -‘low [retiiititis from South C.triiliii:i rind Miiii.-i:tclin- sells have been sent in to Illa United States‘ Sirniite praying incre:is- red aid to the Collins‘ line of eieriiiters. Aiiiither ciillisiozi occurred week on the Hudson River llnilrtiud, by which one portion was iiiiititntly killed, and both engines were greatly d iniiiged. Ile- siilulions have been introduced into the lower lirtincli of the Legis- lature of .‘I:IIiiICllIIIl8Ili deiiiiuriciiig the Fugitive Slave I.nw iiii un- just, oppressive, and uiicoiistitiitioritil. The Republic, a \Vtisliiiig- ton paper, C0lllI':uIIClI the report that ii draill of $Hll0,llJ0. drrtwii liy un tillicer iii the Piicilic srpiiidriiii, on tho di-pairtiriciil, li:itI been prtitt-steil, iiiid r.issei'ts, lli-.tt there is no deficiuiicy in the Treasury. 'l'licie llil\'0 been great fresliels in (he vicinity of Albany. L.-\'I‘l’.R I"R().\I C.~\I.ll"0RNlA. The steamers D. H’ebsler, riiid El Dorarlo, have itrrived at New York, Iiotlt biiiigiitg iiiatiy passengers rind iiiucli reight. The news rtiiii.‘.'un Frziiici-iiio was just lwerrly-six rlitys,fuur hours. in its triiiisit to New York! Several American cliipers hnd arrived at Francisco from New York in suit es 0llIl‘0IlI 93 to IM da 's. It-ls feared that the Schooner‘ iiii Fruiicisco for . tin d with 84 passengers, litis linen lost with all on board. l‘he ntarkets were improving, and speculation was dyiii uway.—- I-‘liiur could be had l'iir $9, and beef conimrinded 820 to 525. Gold digging continued to be successful; water was much wanted in the mining districts. The snow is reported 40 feet deep tit sortie points detween .\Inrysi'ille und Jtiiiiison‘s creek. gent siiian walking in the vicinity of Sonora, ohserved a siiizill piece of quartz. sticking out frorii the ground; he ul'cd it out and fiiund it cunt.-titted old to the value of (H000. Indian depredzilioiis were still frequent. o iiiiy was about to be formed in the State of Sotio . The 3* n Sberiffof Calevern: recently aliot a couple of Frencliiiieit who had refused to obe an order of court; it liirgti bod til‘ llreiii sulisequeiit- I got together, grew riotous, rind before order was restored, one of hot dead. riritl iiiiotlior severely wriurit c . Tlie lower House of the State Legislitturc. liy it vote iif 42 to II, have passed, what may sulisttiiitinlly he called it Fugitive Slave Law iiftlieir own. The question iifthie divisiiiii of the State. with it view In the riiluiis.-iioii of slavery iritu the Soutlierii half, is becoiri- irig u suhji.-cl nfseriiiiis iigitrititin tliroiiglitiul the Ciiiiiriioiiwealili. It is thought, ll|l|l soonr.-r or later, the State must he ilii.-ii cd. '1' corilliet of local interests between the lltlflllttlll niid soullit.-rii districts will not adtiiit of one united griveriiiiiniit. ANOTH i-zit ll an Suor CAl.lFORNlA.—-.‘\ ni:in n:iriieil linker, a iiiercliaiit liiilor iii Siicrniiioiito, was shot by it tii.tii nriiiied Grerii yestr-iilay morning. Green and lIIl(t'I' have been part- ners liereiofrire in lJll3l'le‘§, and ri.(cr, who is lllllll‘Ifl'letl, .~ticcet-tlerl in rrstrringzirig Uri-rn'e wife. Green recently left Sflcfdlnelllli for San Fiiriciscti on business. and diirinir his absence. II-.ikrr ptil in circulation several stories to the clfvr.-I that Green llilll left the country in it clanrlr.-sline manner. his return to .\‘scramen'o,Grecn was made acqiiainlr-d with these initlcra, and proceeded to Il:iItei’s store, and firtiliii-.r him behind the counter, tliscliargrd a pistol at liiru, the ball from which poised through llaki-r‘s right lung. Green then rissiiiiltoil the wounded man wiili abowie knife, cutting him in scvivral places, but not dangerously. At the last sci-mints. Baker was still alive, but it writ deemed impossible for him to survive much lnnger.- [Alia Califoriiia.l _ , ., - .,,,__,-_.. lHIA.SZA1RlllD’S (G'rAZIE‘i'r.l”1l°lEi e " ‘ ' ' * - V — v - : — .—._I.— —— -—_—-—r— = 5 E 5 ‘I s : I 'i"UEebAir.”Ai’tttL 6.1852. Chair. On the clause relating to the Grand Jury l- ' mend the parties who ahopld receive License; Ilon. .‘\lr. SWABEY moved in aiitendmt.-nt—lhata borird of sev- en Mngistrtitea to be appointed by the Court, lake the place and do the duty which had been assigned to the Grand Jurr; tvliicli wii agreed to. After some time the House resuriind. Bill was report- ed progressed in, rind leave granted to sit ngnin. Hon. Mr. I-IOLL moved the second reading of Bill to raise it Re venue, which was agreed to. and the Ilill subsequently committed to Committee of whole House, with His Honor iii the Chair, and was progressed in, without any material discussion or amcnilinoiit. till arriving at the alteration of the duty on distilled liquors from 8d. to 8d. per gallon, when Hon. Mr. IIENSl.I".Y said, he should like to know on what grounds the reduction had been made. and what pulilic end could be subserved by its adoption; it appeared to hint n siiigulnr way to raise a Revenue by reducingtlts duty, and that without any specific reason, and without fair reasons, or some sound inforinatiou on this head, the House would be legirilating in the dark. RNEY GENERAL could not give the informa- tion which his llonorable friend required, but would malts enquiry on the subject, and report according y. _ _ Bill was then progressed in, till it reached the clause in relation to recipror-iitiiig with other Colonies, when it was observed that Ca- nada was left out. _ Ilon. Mr. IIENSLEY should like to know the reason for this orrtiseiori? Hon. Mr. ATFORNEY GENERAL said the onl remark he heard. was, that we had nothing that Canada seem to want. so that the brilance of the tmdo was against us, _nnd be supposed this was considered a reason; but he would _eriqII_irp. Hon. Mr. HENSLEY said it was quite ridiculous one year to o it a trade with a neigltbonring Colony, and the nest cut of all oommorco with it. without iving any reason whatever for the sad- den change: if it was considered necessary for this House to lsglso lsrs on public matters, stop it emotion ought to be furnislied to it hereby to l to wisely and not have It working in the darlt; to say that the balance of trade being hitherto against us. gave so rea- son that it would always be so_; be thought that shot _ would have the eI'est ef our market with New atlllflltzk. Ma. WlIELAN'S QUALIFICATION. lit the consideration of this question, such a mass ofirregu- larilies, inconsistencies and discrepancies present themselves, ' that it is somewhat difficult to select a point of commencement. The whole transaction is anoma oiis. an Ill_V one say what law, usage. or custom srinctiorierl, or could be supposed to -‘r'II¢ll0'l. the act of a di-liheiaiive and legislative body investing itself with the functions of a judicial tribunal! Was it ever before heard, that a House of Parliament resolved itself into a court for the trial of one of its members, for a crime cogniubls only befiirs lhe estahlicheil criminal Courts of the (.'ounlry',l Well miplit Mr. Whelun say that, “ As to his position before that Committee, it was one of the most novel and nnpreeeileiiti-il in which any member of a legislative body had ever been placed." He lizirl, however. in a great measure, himsi-lf to tliaiilt for it. When Mr. Palmer, in a hasty moment, and un- der circumstances of great provocation, made the vague asser- tion, that there were members in that House who deserved to have their ears cropped, for awesrinir to their qll8llIl"Ill0ll as members, whrn they had none; why shiiiiltl Mr. Whelsn have assume-rl, that it was meant for him? Why did he not, as he is fond of quoiiiig Shalispesre. get up and say-— " Let the gallsil jiide wince, our wiiheq sve unirvrung.” On the contrary. he must have felt his ‘ tingle, and his frir-nds—if they were his friends- n allotted to. and they accordingly fti , otherwise Iiesdli-as shalt, that had hes t by Palmer, 5, assuming. as a fact, that Mr. Palmer hstcliarped .\Ir. Who. Isri with Perjiiiy, by implication. soil by reqiiiririir him to retract or prove Ills assertion. “ that Mr. Wlielan had taken his lost is tliai House without a qualification." This then was the issue which the Hiiuse iii Coiiiruittn were to try. The onus prebttridi, as the Lawyers say. oiiirht to have rested on Whelsn, as Palmer could not well be called on to prove the negative; tliie was only one sriioug many other iris elerltlsl, but was, m-........--‘ “'.:-.'.:.':*:.is::.:.";‘:':-..:;'i.:.:."'.‘:-i..:.'f.'::.':.u ihswever, In rests degree, set strslslit by‘ r. Pope's nstlss, jrr.-cliold estate. .___..----'-;-__--__-—---—-__._____——------—----__________._7 ' As... that Mr. Wlielari lay his qualification on the table. N,, before we enter upon the evidence iitlilticeil to riuppnn 0,. in"? date that qti:i|ilic.itioii. lrl us ciiiisider what is the duly 0"- cuiiiliilate who aspires to the siiiiatiuii of n Repregeiirsrjve of ' psrlicitlal‘ place or (ll\llIt'I. The position of Member or A I Mrlllllly is not one of those which are forced upon me" " ms; of Slicrifl, &c., lint iii eagerly and anxiously stitiphg sf." . gm‘, as it hi-cuiiies necessary, not only to have I certain portion f landed estate, but to tslte a solemn oath, that it is the und.‘ ilatc's own, and tint only so, but that it is such an estate ss pointt-ii otit and dusriiheil in the statute. and as it must Illv. been in the party’: posleesitirt for a twi-lvemoiitli ||lOVll)llSI. Iii! olferiiig liiiiiself to the stilfiages of the people om. “.0 I: hardly tliii-It lllil a doubt or qllfhlltlll rtiulil wt-ll arise. : Ill ‘I. ll‘flII,\'. even the s‘i,_Ilile~t tluu‘rt pie-culel itself the ‘ M vtho was about to take the oath would lake cars ’lI"litI(l.‘Jf'"y !IIcli il-iubt was clearly rcsolvetl, hr.-fore be invoked the side’ his Maker to the truth or Wllnl lie w.s stating. A man i or iiriconrrcioiisly swear to ih«t which is Ulllfllc, and “-1 H" be perpiit-«I ; lint if at man swear to a prrIli(‘lllat fa;-t of which may be-Joulilfiil, witliotit firug ,.,¢.e,,,,,,,,,' whflh "9 l‘ °""l""~‘l lll 5" Il0l"L’- ll“ l9 ’""""1-’.'l rrt rill limes "lilltl in l" pectlllll’ circurnsisrici-s, ltgiillg guilty iii‘ perjury, if nil.“ in. '1‘? ewiirii turns out to he IIlIlllIr‘- In tiis cine M, wp 1 I ' the 29th day of Jaiiiiary, I850. swtire tl,,,;'|,e I“. Eunmn entitl--il to it evil in llial House, flcctlfg ”' iri-i-r-riteil. And on the 52!: {ll irr-Ii, l8;,u_ he hulk ‘he M,‘ . 0.'IllI.|‘_t-'1\[“a'l'lWlIl‘(‘l .\\’l|t:i:lll‘, do own air. that I truly ,,,,,f ji c i.ive miter l| l-ii.-l..,|.l p,.,,,,,_. ,,,, ,,,,_, MMHL M W “W my ,-tl above what will 1- re...» all ,,,c,,,,,, II! iliilli qIlIIIII_\' ri.e [rt 39.", L. n I t it} (l..iir.-r.iI Assembly in Illlrlll .(';.i1.."::,,':ea_d'::3n M lit’; Ac‘ "I. help me Got." It remains now iii l,s .99., w,,e,l;,m,." rd‘ s.° ficxition possessed. at t W39 ri-speciire perioila l: bit |l’l,llq“h- is in accordance with that 0-'Illl. Ac.-_,,,d;,,,, ’,n’,h. e'vid°'°l""'. i\lr. John Diiivsoii, it consists of Ilie I‘§3I.flll|Ie|l[ 0|‘ ‘ 5h,?°-:1: Deed for 73 ricrcs til" Laiitl on Lot 37. sisizvd and sold fn . tears‘ of I\ESP.\‘.‘llI|‘llVl and casts. At.-curiliiitz to ll", gym," up the lli'I|.Gt-iirgo Ciilu, the tr-an,f,.r was made on “'|e'"::;:’h April, 185'), and Mix. I).iwsiiii’s ilovri-r rel used '1 me :," ,. iirnu. rind, fruit. the (‘VI-i|}l|l'e of birth, \Vl,e|,,, hm h ll”: .\‘iieiitf's l).t.«..l in his pii.e.~'e.t.i.,,,_,,,,,,ui’,,,ed___fin sm"°"'im: previous. wpelsii bail out prii-l I).,,..,,'” for‘, in I816 not lI1d he uiveii liirii any l"(‘llI'lIl‘ for paylngnh ' riiriit S"|‘.lll‘I' him in any shape. I) iwsri ' in: the Uecil was. iliit be hard not been [raid f,,, 5, paid £53 by; iiisltziliiirpits. the last in Felrrllary [350 :i in: I to am lax i ‘ bu . , - ' “' . . girl charger! Wht-lair lvllltliflil. u"\ll‘f,."C‘il(i’lllrl'rIfi{:c:flll:9ll](:H\:'el”r:. show, llllll lie hid sold the lflllfl lti DlwI'lg| f,,,. £0 mg, ,2": 2 '"‘I '°"ll’d "1"" llle exrirt 73 at‘-rI'Siliiil liv tlt! iissistaie mf MIN Hull» Kittie it ilesrriptrun an-l plin. ‘There '°.° ° lllllvf ii'iiiii-sscs, as to whether the lmd was wortli £50 or not l)lll. We choose Iti pit! [he value any up ‘he qu.,s'i‘m fin d.w'le: lan paid .£'5ll for ll, lie lititl at right to swear. that it wss ‘Wm, “- ll l'l‘l“‘ill" ll'°"l lllll "Vl'l€l|I'¢. lli-‘refi-re, that there was ari agrceinraiil to sell upon the p in of l)iI\\'Stl‘l_ and it ('.(ll‘I'i spand- iiiv agreement on lllir part of W lielm 3., ,,.,,.cy,.,_.,, mi. 73 M,“ "l l""li ll" ""3 l”ll‘° ill £50, in I810. but as no put of the pIl|’- liaise III'lll"y was paid nor any ,.,,,.—f,.,- ,,,,,,,e Edwnd \Vli -Ian was not in p.i.~;su.ssi'rin of either a frt-t-liiild oi '4IlI\ other l."-;'al estate, in the lllllll iii qiicaijiin, [1 is um.‘ ,i,',, M, di:pl:'el.t'pIi)val iit :t_vi-ry good criiiilitriip, having me ,,,.,,,,,,.,] mp, . . (i_ aiistin In his own tirissessiriti, lti compel l)3“-50" to uive him a freehold uile. llc rnigbt have caused .i used [0, that purpose to l)".pl'8lllI'Ol.l. riiril, rm temle,,,,,5 .0 ML Da,,.sC,, the 1.50 with the IIIIEIGSI, if ariv were due, and the taxes which it 5°""" D"“'5'"' ll-‘ll llilllli ll|Il"ln‘lll£lIllllllf.Z tlial he should rte- cute siicli ileoil, on life lrfueit . irii.w,lit have tiled 3 bill fut. ~pecific peilurinrince of the agreeriir.-tit, but this is all be could have done, and lllr‘I'I‘ is no question, lint lli.il Dait son I\,"u,d have ('.4Ilnpllt'(l iiitli lii.-i H.‘f]|lt_'§I, for he states, that his only I‘e:t$rtII fa» pot at-_Ir-trig the lngnsfpp was‘ rm, hp had “N by?“ What (lltl Mr, Dawson room, by u,,.~r ‘VIM, else c,,,,l,] lie mean but. Iliit he rfrr! rm! r/more to pin‘! wt!/i the legal lrllc lo rllr. ll"/rrlnrt. until I/re t.'ontr'rIcra(rrm ynnngy way "my M, \Vlielun tri-iriipliariily irlis-erves—“ That lhi- Iillr llu Ill-8 pro: party‘ must Ot‘fl-Illll\' have been in srirnc one at the lime and that it was not in Mr. Dawsrirr he l,_-N] l,,,,,,,.t,~,.;.,,.,y g,.,',,d 7| lliit llawsori lis-l iis .-Ii.-urly stated, lliut he refused to si n the trnrtift-r; now to which is the must c,.e,l;¢ ,0 be ive§_,° D-iWI0n'a bare rnnrd. that the title to the estate was riot in him ' ' . , . r 3: l:’wl"' g‘l’b""_"l’ “lit ‘°°"ll:P3|||€d by a reason, satisfactory ‘VI . Ml to uriitiitiiii acnsi-. Ilut We agree to hr with M,_ ielari, that the title was in the one or the other, and ills; it to any so lIlS:lII'Il riiitrii “"y N erjme '0 law hm." or "MM" we llllllltpll will be i rimliflili ( or W" fim Md hm '"“"‘ iiiciinibcrctl estate in ‘rim 9‘ ‘Y ' “fa “"9 in I.hEe|.mM T." “Fed ll l’ 3_3°°5l‘"l. ls llir power of disposing tifil . t ue irrinuiie Mr. ll plielaiil applying at the f. Efld ll ‘ I gi-iitleinaii. who ailveriizes iii the public ;.;i|ielr£’t:|le‘:.l3j},,::j,lt; "fl llllllldiszc, t0_borrow 1.50 or: it _/rte/iulrl of 73 tiries irf land silii:ile llll Lot 3.; and let us suppose [,8 ,,,,,,le,s Mr. Dnumlig ii’§£;:eii:::;l.i"l‘li:; blilirrrll s ll-'(!(l. iiirli-mt any i,.,,,r,.,. ,,,, mg ‘m ” ‘Si '8 ‘ "'5 ‘lllli lritirt-ovi-r, Iltvll he had been in pnssg-s. - ‘ , "Cl? l6. Wiililil ritlier tiftliesc l.£Pllllt.’llI€lI, or \\‘ulrlfl any man in his suusvs lend ,, _\'|,jIlllt’.'l Might not the Ir I be— it lvfcelitiltl, my llt_‘:ll‘ Sit. yiill liavr: no fl'Ct'll0ltl in lliii |lir?|,,.,“.' the‘ ('.\l£llr"lS Sllll Ill .\lr. lliiivsriri, you must go ll‘4|[‘k in him, Sir. am ‘act’ li_irii to give you a title, and then, p rlinps, if the land is \\‘trl‘I.l II, I llmy lend ion the mmsy; 3, “,0 ,|,,,.£ "and. M l||'0«*8Iil. ii crriivuyniico from you wotild not be worth the paper nr piirclimcrii it might lie written npmi.” And would "0, gm. ll*\A'Ef be correct? . uppiisirig Wlielaiii hail sold it, and the per~irn WlSlIl"‘.! to he saiisfi d of Ilia title before he pays the '"""'')'i ilrlis Mr. \\'lie|:iii to allow him to lay the Illle-deed. before a Iriwyenand, as a mar. of lllllizil" he do... g,,- M,“ would be the reply of the lawyer? “ .lIr. \Vlicl.iii t-aunol malte ti title to this land, for he has none in himself at present the title is iii Mr. Daivsoii, and he alone can ’ l=°'|"'_°Y4l"¢0-" Ilutilllr. Wli_elu_n contends, that be is in pm. l(‘BSllIl|.2 that may be; but it is under Mr. I):iwson. anil the possession of Whelsn is the possession of l)riwi_...n, sml ,l,,,. ,5. legal title and the IFKII pogst-sgjun mm buy“ in DAwson' mnil the glib Aplrtl, ltsso, when be for the-firs! time divests himself of ellll‘.'l'. llie Act and the Oath beiii mite. tliii it must be it Now what (’Vl(lt‘llCr' is (lien: of the ,,,,,,,,,, M We l"'l“l'~ Tl" lxlrflririit til I8-I6. the solitary muniment of of Whelan’s title, upon which all di.-peiids, is not forthcoming In cases of this nature, the law and common sense treat that which is not foitlicoriiing as not existinrr. ow then does \Vhrlan‘s title stand: a simple promise of Dawson--voirl h the Sltlllll‘. of I‘I'IlltlI--I0 sell him it piece or land whsn hs P5." lllm -950, and, as a securitv Ilirit hr, Dawson, will keep his word, he places the deed in \\"lislsn’.- possession. Why it was so left, we may enquire hereafter. But, in the mean time, Mr. Whelan swears, ‘-that he has truly and bone [ids s f.-ss. old estate.” What iiioiirririg did Mr. Whelert sflg to words truly and bone jidc? It must singly ti“. 5..., . ,li{. ferent iricsniriir from that which is given to these words in the ciiminort intercourse of lllilfl with man. The word "truly" carries its own meaning; bit! the words "bone "_l'|ll l'0III their literal meaning-" in good faith”-—a conven- """'l‘:"°"lllllllirquivslertt to ‘‘ unqiiestitinabls,” it good as the bank. “ no mistslte," or any other expression by which we endeavor to add assurance to our sssevrriitieri. flven here, at this stare of the enquiry, we cannot withhold our conviction, that when Mr. Wrielarnus the silt Marsh, I850. took the oath, Ilitil be bid a freehold estate sufllcieiit to qualify him to be elected as a Meriilisr ofAseeriibly he Iwnre tn iliiit which was urilrrir; whether, in so doing. he porjiirerl himself, ls snort," question, which we will subsequently cumin. jn[r)_ Q‘ 5’ Th! following Address was resenterl to the Ru. Ms. Mic. iqtiit from a do trillion of the lcluflll Dirisinii ofthg ms; qf rmp¢r_‘nric¢. he Rev. llfllllcmnii tool: his departure from the Island in the Ice boat ycssday uiorriiiig. TolksResenrirlRobrtMsc ' cli ‘ V ' 8". cf rmpmrmm riutr, spleen of terms Division Iluvssssn Iisnriteri. . re. the uri-lersiprird lisvliig bses ‘std by the Violorls Division, Saris of Teriiper-"rice, to p.r:!P:r‘Il .you an ad- CN" on ls~rins_ Prince Edward Island, has teeaprreslri the pxiiptniif DIVIIl0lI,‘Illlf [II:’l‘Ill't;‘O to yoit, for your OIIIOIOIQJ: » , - Inter I roost-y on i» see not lss, at Imus and oonveoreiitsessoas. and fbPel'despIyP:II&s.ol the l"'°°"°° 70¢? irI_'0_ elshle lltb sad esteset have essa- elssd ls_rewianiea in; ear usesletioii, set to t ateeugrsgstloa ___... -s-o-i4-inn-an-——s---,3‘:-_-vr¢,¢i:.— -.=n="o