' Laws for regulating the trntllr: in Ardent Spirits, with a view to. smash’ CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, TIJESDA Y, JUNE 22, 1852. vor. 22. -j:_. lrgtstattur tavorrcutngs. HOUSE or ASSEMBLY. Ssrvuiuv. March 80. I862. IO (Concluded) I-Ion. COLONIAL SECRETARY moved an amendment to the Resolution submitted by Mr. Palmer ; which_ amendment was seconded by the Hon. Mr. Will-ZIAN. and was. in ell'ecl.—" ll_IM prohibiting the importation of Ardent Spirits would not ‘prevent ro- tstnperuiice. but encourage smuggling; and that a revtrrturt_of t e HOUSE IN COMMlI‘fl-It-‘. ON TEMPEIIANCE \ I’l£'I‘I'l‘ NS. placing the granting of Licenses unrlor regulations. dilferetit from those at present existi , would atford the only check to interiiper- aucs at present .-cries le." Hon. Mr W ELAN, in seconding the rirtittndtnerit propos.ed"l‘-{ the Hon. the Colonial Secretary, said. there litd not. no ‘liiillilv O . that evening hiien uttered a single st-ntitnerit in t‘.I|lItli:I||tI tit-ut'of iti- tsnipcrance. front which one iridivid in the llouse would tltssmil. The evils, misfortunes, itnd crimes, sequent upoti inienipt-.r.tttce, eurrte, be believed. in sotne measure. witbiti the experience ofevsry lnetiiber ofthe llouse ; and till. he tlttlllllfid "Mt W"!‘ld ""‘“l'l)' ‘ml cheerfully acquiesce in any really prudent and practicable measure for their tlllllllllllltlll or suppression. . sidc-r the question. with it view to prohibition, it was the duty of the House ttt look lit the interests which prohibition would ulfnct, and to the obstacles which would ltnve to be uuercorne..' In the first place. it was to be renternbered, llllblllfl duty on Spirits wits about one-fourth of our whole rtiveriue ; and riest, it ought to be ‘borne _rri mind. that the extinction of the tnanufucture and trritlic it_i spirits would throw man m'en out of etuploynicnt, and de_ rive their trinit- liss of support. I on. rttertrbers. who wished to annihilate the trade. had not shown eitht-r ltow the loss to the revenue was to be remo- died. or how those whose interests. either as cnpitnlists or l.-tltorers, would be dariirtged. were to be coritperiszitod. It might b._t szttd. llllll they whose interests would be injured by the suppression of the trstfic. bad no right to lttok for contpcrtsrttinn for sucltoiijury ; bot llo thought otherwise : for, by an arbitrary liw. tti deprive any innit of the benefits vvltich had been accruing to him by tlte t-rtiscciilrori ofa lawful trade. would be an act of tmivive wrong mid IIIJIHU90 3 and could tiitly be justified by reziaonztb e cotiipcrtsatton. The object 0f"tlio sons of l‘uiiip-irtirice" was uriques ionrtbly good: berievolerice’ to their fellow rnen wits, he believed. their ruling principle ; ltut he did not think, that the designs of all who pretcttdietl to so port their views, were irt harmony with the dictates of benevolence. Many, who seemingly gave their support to the lfilllpvfflltlcfl rnriveinent. ltnd in view the iiccontplisltrrterrt of designs widely dilfcrerit from the an ll‘i'l1ltin of this it-ntiic in grdgnl spirits, with a view only to the good of their fallow-tiieti. lle llitil looked nt the 'l'exttperunr:e Pett- tiotts which ltad been sent in, arid hurl observed. that not one-h:i|l' who. so for front being “ Sorts of 'I'eotpertince." their grog very freely. Besides the valid olsjeclioris to be t-their to the extreme views of those favorable to the object of “ the Sons of 'I‘srnperririce." founded on the diminution of the revenue. the injury to the interests of those directly engaged in the spirit trade, and to the grriwers of barley, it iingltt tilso to be iibsorvetl. [hill the views of the Puritionr-rs and their supporters were very far from betttg sus- tained. to their full extent. by public opinion. he signatures to the Petition did not, he believed, reprc.tent five hundred ridulis, mid yet its object was intended generally to ttl‘.'oct 63,000 persotts. lle was strongly of opittioti. that any sudden change. siichns that proposed by the entire prohiliiiinn of the triide in nrdeitt spirits. would only tend to the ettcourrgetrtent and extension of smuggling. llut he would be willitig, that the House should be pledged If |’BVlI|9 lllfl License Law next Session, rtltltough he thought that, its it at present at . it was quite stritigunt ettough. provi ed it were strictly and duly enforced. One improvement. however, might, be tltnuglit,_bu made in it, and tlint\rvtts, to make it necessary for u person wislitiig to obutin a 'l‘averu License, to procure the concurrerice of the ma- jority ofthe people resitletrt within eight or ten miles _nftl.ie plzicct in which he wished to open his ‘l‘nvern. This would, in his opinion, be better than tti ullow 'I‘iiverti Licenses to he obtained either in the wiry in which they are now trocured. or to place them wholly iii the power and at the disposal o Grand Juries. lle believed that more could be done by ntorrrl luasion. out of dtiors. for the II rend of terttporritice principles and practice, tltnn could be riccontplished by the Legislature. _But. tit the saute time, he believe it wits iii the power of the Legislature. b an ellicient Linetisn L.-iw. greatly tti citcurriscribe the dotnininn o irttemperrtrtce. Tlrrouglt the nperrition of such It l.:tw.—tlic power to gr mt, witliltold, or cancel ‘l‘rivern Licenses being, thereby. cott- ferred either up-in llencltes of Mrtgistriittes. or Gr.-irtl Juries. and not. as rtt present. left to two riiagistrtties.—rrt:tny of the schools of I vice. itt which so trratty of our nuth ure corrupted. nmny “I ll“! ltovelii rind dons of itifatiiy now open in the ls'tiiid, would lit! t5lli'c- tually closed. and the atmosphere nround tlierit urilieed from the . ntoral pestilence with which it is now laden, to the do-atructton o 'liii purity, health. happiness, rind prospects of all who litibitunlly I bretitlie it. But still. he believed. there was only one grand remedy } for the evils of irtieiiiperaitce : and tltnt was to cut oil‘ the spring ‘ whence supplies for excess were derived. There is no safety but in total nbatttierice. I e who drinks in moderation to-dii_v, rtiay drink tti excess to-rriorrow. 'l‘lie litirt. rttettibt-.r for Kin.;‘s County (Mr. \Vlie|aii) seemed to be tiiucli afraid that the teittpnrunre move- ment would be tirade a political engine; iintl, if be (Mr. _Clark) un- , durstbod hitn uright, was decidedly n posed to the cnnaiderartiort of r the tenipersnee ueslirin, as one of egislative policy. or popular agitation. on. tnernber (Mr. Wttolnnt could not. however, be ignorrint, that under representative consitturions—ir Gr:-at llinrttn sspeciall —ull great political and social reforms ltrttl lust-n llOt2l|lI1- lislisd y iristtus of popular agitation, as itlfecting elections. nrtJ gully dotdmlriiiig the sgittttsd question by the voice of the people's ' '“ I' II ‘II n _ an ill birlll sstirblislied utilely itt cortsequertcu of ils having been stihniilted, to the several constituencies of the Islnttd. as it qtti-titinn, on wlrroli they wore, tliciii-elvi-s, prrtcticnlly to decide at it geiterril election. That the tuttrperitnce uestion should. in a sitnilnr way. be subtnitite to the deturiiiitnttion n the people, or should. at all. be tnrrdtr it sub- ject of populitr rigittitioii, previous to it eriernl election. would. in the npiiiioii of the hon. n.errtbt-r for King's County, (Mr. ‘VlIUltltI,r) ‘ hly improper. He, (Mr. Clnrlt.) however. tltouglit very di - fereittly Nothing, it was admitted. titi all hands, cool he a sitter scourge to u people tlitirt iritein ierance. 'I'liertt could not then. surely, be any soeitl evil, for our iilivernrtce from which. all ought to be more dsatzply eotiesrrisd. And, ss Legislatures were, otinfsssedly. cnitstitut the guardians, not only of men's t‘.It il rights, but of ublic rnorrtls. could any question be more worthy of legisla- tive ds lbttrrtiioti rind rtctiott. than that iimtlvin u popla sstibjeciion to. or dullvsrsncs from, the awful scourge of ititeiitpersnou! lle was to reply. there could not. and elsewhere, the cause of tern raiice. in the hands of truly booed. aud’Jutlicious rtdvoctttes, would yst prtivs one of the most wsrlbl a buiislloitil elitiiients of popular agitation, that hnd st sr lsto action for the prmttotioii of a people's well-lieitig ufl liapptiisss. Ha esriaialy did not expect. that ilta present As- ssuitilyviould put us sud to out intitie in ‘tutu-xisaiirig liquors ; list, 00 u very sanguine hope, that the tmtu was not cl li it was not impossible that yet. osuvlusd of the propriety of their principles. become f ‘ ltll : export tlicrri to England, than to sell them here for the tiittrtufaicluring determination. and blic spirit, tn.eerry out, and give their full House will than be near its death through age; and the question force and sl_l'ect, to t c lsws, of which they were especially appotnt- will be put of a while longer. Let it be the test at the busiings. the administrators ; but any ihi but it confirmation of this sup- itiou was to be found in the many wretchedly ill-udri ted houses which they had constituted 'l‘uvernu. and that too, very o err. where. from their immediate ooiiti utty,—uot being more than half it riiile sprtrt,—it was quite obvious they could not he required The License Law, or the mode of carrying it into effect. required revi- sion and amendment ; rind he thought that. under it better licensing systutn, the evils arising from iittempernnoo might be greatly s bated. Hon. Mr. POPE. by the friends of temperance, except as regarded the views enter- triiried by them with respect to the policy of proltibition. he lived long enough in the world and s--en enough of the evils of in- temperurice, to be sincerely desirous to retrieve them. aware of the grant goo_d which had been aecoirtplislted sacs Societies ; and he was most friendl to the objects which they llitd in view To their honor, he would state that. through their utitiring exertions. tltere was now in the district 0 Bedeque, which was formerly hntorious for scenes of tIlrtsip.itiI)n, one Tavern ortly, slid. to the credit of the people, they ticcnunicd it ll nuisance. The good which hnd ulrendy arisen from the dilfusion and practice of turn ierance principles was very great ; rind, he had no doubt. still greater would be secoruplished by them; but, to bitit. it was evident. frotn crtlculations insde. rind based on the present financial state of the Colony, that it would be impossible. at present, to ttdopt the extreme views entertained b man friends of the ternpernnce cause: for the abolition sou ht for y them would deprive us of one-fourth of our revenue. rid. besides. irt considering that ro- posril, it was to be remembered tltitt this Island is not iridepenilient of Great Britain. end that. consequently, we could not, by low, prohibit the tt':tlIit: in ardent spirits w.tliout the sanction oftlie llorrie Goverririinnt. which was. certainly, ttot to be expected. he tliougltt, so long us Great Ilrrtaiti wris sit deeply interested, as tit present, to ntrtintain the irittvests ofher West In tin Colonies. And, decidedly favorable us he was to the cause of terrtpernnce, he was bound to say. that he could not acquiesce in Wllfll be deemed the extrav.-ig.rnt views which were entertained by sortie of its friends, with respect to the use of ririlent spirits its is beverage. lle could not see that the terriperate use of therii was it sin ngoinst God, or ttltln ; nor could he bird that such use of therit Wtttl fnrlridderi by God. could tint. tht-refore, perceive by what rule of justice, such friends of tetnperrrttce tneartt to proceed, when they proposed tn.prohil)it. liy low, the use of all intoxicating liquors. ' it so would be to punish those who never used I erir, otherwise than in strict itii 1wfu| tiiodierrttion, for the am oftltose who carried their indulgence ‘ in the use of tltern to Ilelbitttltlg and vicious excess. lle was desirous that the House should itnrrrcdi-rtely give evidence of the sincerity with which they desired to dirtii iith the evils of internpcrrince ; rind thttt. he thought. they could best do by it revision iitid rtniendriient (I the Lit-ertse .iw it would propose. that no houses should be i licensed as 'l‘.ivertts, etcept they were clearly required for the itc- corrtr.'tod:ition of travellers, rind he would prohibit the selling of_ liquonr. in such houses, to any but travellers rttid lodgers Ilrunknrds were made in tippling homes. Few rriett been-tie so by indulgence , in their own liotrieri: there the wlinlesorrie re~;tr.iints imposed u tliertt by wives, cliiltlreti, and servants. were safeguards against i mean. Prevent tipplirig in taverns. and tlrntri-dririkingrrtcourtters. ] and habits of irttertipernnce will not long continue. lle would 0 ‘ nway with all Store I.icortscs. and he would, in no case. nllow the retailing of intoxicating liquors. except under the strictest reg-tlntions. tluch regulations would, he thought. ell'er-.tually strike at the root of the evil. Beyond tbrtt, he would leave the remedy to moral ituzsitinn; y vs ich means. 0 was persuaded. tiiore converts to tcmperrtrrco would be made. than by measures of coercion. And he tciy rriuch questioned whether the friends of prohibition and coercion would we unquestionable proo of their sincerity and benevolence, b suliriiittiiig to tax themselves to make good the deficiency in’our revenue, which woul be occasioned by such a proliibitory enact- ment, as that for which they pruyed. Mr. Y rt supporting the views of the Petitioners, mentioned his having, when lost in London, been taken by Sir George Seymour to a meeting of about fifty naval cotiiirtttuders. some of whom were udrrtirrils, itrid others citptiiins,—ths object of the meeting being to consider u it the propriety of introducing the observance of letti- perntice principles iii the navy, sortie being favorable to their intro- duction. and otlterit nppou tti it,—lltat lie (.\Ir. Yen) ttriglit state to them what benefits had been experienrzed by tittiself, us it eliip- owiicr, front having iritrnducud tetttperrtnce regulations uiriniigst the crews on board his vessels. ' ‘h on. inetriber I’I.‘CiIpllllli|It.'ll the ndvnnlttges, which he had stated to that meeting of lIitt‘iIl ollicers. he had expcriciiced, in it period of four years, tti uriso frtiiii the eriforceriiont of tctttperaiice principles on board his sliips—sucli as greater security to life Xlll property. more speedy voyages. and to rill on bori grenter order, liarrtiotiy, rind comfort. ttrtd to the inert increased wages. in the shape of an allowance of four shillings ll irttinth. ittstcutl of ro . The meeting, he said, kept liitri undo-r etarritrirrtiort for more tlinn an hour, and he had tltu Itlllrtlilcllott to litid lli it. from tlte irrforttitition which Ito ltnd rttfordt-d them. coupled with their tiivrt pa iiil experience of teiitperirnce regulations in the l|ltV_\'. they were iipittioii, 'llrtl ifgrog a lowrinccs were nlttigt-tlret withheld, rind coll'uo given instead. its in trierchantrrten. with Icin- pcrate crews. more would he iitucli rttnre poaioe, order, coittfort, sal'et_v on ho:ird rihi is of war. The liort. tneitiber tlteii citri- cluiled b ttbsenirtg. lllltl the proliihitiort of tlistillntiori would occa- sion ito o.-is to I re nrnrers. for it won it Illl.Il'.ll better and more pr-rlilrtltln for tlierti to convert their oats rtrid bitrlt-y itttn pork. or to it wliiskt.-y. lloit. CIILONIAI. SECIKETARY. lle hnd no objection to unieird his riiotion, tigret.-ably to the suggestions of the II it the 'l‘ro:i-tzrcr. lle would approve of it Law, the operation of which would lesson the rruinlrer of Licensed 'l‘uverits. It was. he thought. tidniittetl. on till hrtnds. tlriit t'iere were too mun d it was rio- torious. that few of thorn hnd the rtcconrniodntions required by tlte Law, gross deception having been practise upon the tn.-tgistruies at the time of procuring certi cnles. 'l'liese ieriiitrks spplted not only to 'l‘rivsrns in the country, but to 'l'averns in Charlottetown as well. lle wouhl not allow tiny to obtain Licenses for 'l‘uverns, but such lll could rttl'ortl proper rtccnrnttiotliitiotts to tr.-tvi.-llers ; and he would cause till'l'nvertis to be aliut tip in |0o‘c|oek tit night. Such nti nrrnrrgitirient would do away with rttucli drinking. If a person wtillted iitlo ti 'l‘itvei‘n ut eleven or twelve o'clock at night, he would. generally, tirid more pursuits drinking in it, th:tn st uny time tlironghnut the day, pnrticulrtrly ori rt rrirtrket-dtiy. 'l'o rtiltiliit the iiiiportntinn and dislilltitiiin of spi. its wtiulil only increase sriiugglirtg; for it would be ititpossilrle to provide a sutllcient preventive force to guard itgoinst it. "o iitiptisii heavy duties, would operate in like trtnnner : it would ulford eiicoiirrigetrient to the smuggler, and injure ‘ er I Mr. MOONEY. I am sorry that "the Sons" hove petitioned the Iltitise at all. There are well-intentioned men amongst thent ; and, when they took their stand, I lauded them in my own triiri . and I would join tbettt. were it not that they ueelt to achieve too much. and divest themselves of that Christian charity. of which the great governin rule is. " Do unto all men as you would they should do urtto you.‘ On this ground lditfsr with them; for, wltilel abutaiti ni self, I allow utiother lise-will to partake. But “the Sons" wil lose their lustre by sull'eri tbsmselvu to be mails it cat's-paw of. Under the girth ‘religion, the wily politiciurts, who have united with them, will carry out their subtle designs, eclipse "the Sons," and leave them in utter darkness. or wltat other rirpose did men, who are aeturtlly grog-sellers. at tlifi very moment, themselves, sigtt titionsl 0. Sir. let "tbe Sons” coins & H. fun, ¢.m.;.;.-,-ad 3.. .|| um; hnd bggn aid will not prevent the Deputy Sheritf ftorn calling them to the Grand lle was well I Pl-lllllc l b 'l‘ertiper. ' Boy that the forernaiii w.is e Tavern .1 ;' oil to it great extent in every quarter of the Island. even in irr- ‘rtrrt sit or seven shillings a day, would not than be fouitd wtrstirrg y it they may get some out ofpower. who. at present. uniioy them very touch; and, if they accomplish that. “the Sons" may set never to rise ii in. This is in version of this famous dodge. The lion. member for Charlottetown thinks the war of granting Licenses should be left to the Grand Jury. Oh, it: at a Grand Jury they are at times. . Are t y more grand than eighteen other men? Nut tlisy. It is composed, in many instances. of arliat they call, in my '°'"|l|']. “ boys." Yes. Sir. young men in Charlottetown, if they are well barbered and dressed. tltough they wear a moustache, it Even if they wye never out of the Royalty. they are ac- counted quite good enough to serve as Grrind Jurors. These are the men who know who tire entitled to Licenses ! What u ruse on the Sir, the injustice of the measure demands more from me. _ Keeper, would he be willing to tillow his next-door neighbor to sell grog.’ No. Sir, he would not. Regard for self being the predorriinrirtt passion of man, it cool not be expected of liiiri. What did it man. who called himself “u Son," tell me, two days ugo.’ 'I‘liis, “ l‘ltat he did not expect rttuclt from the present llouse; but he thought we would do uwtiv with many of the 'I'riverns. and that would be a blessing, even if no more were done. In his opinion.tliere were uite too rnsn . David tewnrt’s, he thought, would be quite enough frorri the Colonial Building to Mr. P‘etltr‘ck's.” If that recornriiertduiion woul not pay vi or ll“ fililnfllflfe. what wou ere was sortie brotherly love in it, '" "'1' °P"|l“"- Bill. Sil’. the more I gaze at it. the more visible is the deception ; rind l'will not suffer “ the Sons" to be betrrt ed in this rrianncr. I hold itt my ltnnd a Resolution which will test the srnct:rity_of the advocates of the measure. ' ‘hey have pictured the Iirrportattnn and Disttllntitiri of Liquors in all their deformities. des- troying liealtli rind morals, bringing disease and death in their train; and all these evils tire bruuglit on men through intoxicating drinks. It lvst for the Contritittec to say, wltetlter we can rerriedv the evil by legr.-tlarive interference or not. If we can, why put it olI' l'or another ‘ear.’ _ et us II to the rescue of the people at once. 'I‘lti Reso- .IIllrit| will let “ the Sons" know how rnuny “ Fathers" they have nt this House. It is this :— _ ."R¢!0lI7¢l. That a Committee be appointed to bring in a Bill, Ill“ SWBIWI. for the purpose of preventing the Importation and Dis- tillziliori ofrill Liquors." 'l'hi: Itesnlutinn having been read. rind the cation put thereon, the Conrrnytttce divided, only two—.lIessrs. D ooney and Clark- votrng for Mr. l‘.‘1l.\IEIl, in reply to the objections which had been made to lint lltesolutioti, said, “The principal arguments, or rather opi- l||‘“|=l. ridvtiriceil by the hon. iriciribers who have opposed triy rriorion. artinrrrtt to nothing but this, "I'l:at should the Legislature prohibit the rriiportrrtiort of Irttoxicating Liquors, it tvould tiller it direct pre- tttturri for Siiiuggliii .’ V ere, however.I should like to know. would be this benefit to the sirirtggler, when, by the prtiliibition of the stile of iritoxicntirtg liqpors. his occupation would be titre? But, as it Is at present. we (ll er the srtiugglerri direct preiitiutit in the srnount of the spirit duties; and we know that smuggling is carried lottt.-towrt. But. if we nltogetlier prriltiltit the tratlic. where will he the profit? As it is. the smuggler contrivcs to get in his contraband spirits; he evades the duty.nnd trucks it frotn one end ofthe -tiltir_td to the other. But altould the trrillic be prohibited, where would be his customers? If there were no grog shops. where would lie find u rririrket? he fact is. the atrtuggler's occu ntioti. above all others. would then be nt an end. It is next objected, that the pro- litliittng_ o the trttportatinn of spirits. won cnsion so great a drriittintron of the rt.-venue, as seriously to entbsrrnss the country: and that we would not be able to make up the deficiency. It is. I .M2tt~z. N0. 1163. tbcsswbicbliussbuuf Iurlstutbutwhlchlsuswbsfsrstb Coturiiiitss As to the bets; siauaesrus of iusii ‘ rifiisiiig itilouicatirig liquors, of IHDOI, I loves of children. to it, siirli ii imrtsi-Isrtition eiitiiiot fairly Halli“ sgulut It: &. OI lb eonlrwry. ought to tire it iiton weight, us -boislug iltst its object lsuttt so int-ii~uri-, but «its ulticli is prayed for lay Ildivlkb. both old '-"4 ¥"""l . t-ti-Ii and poor, isrvtpuruts utit int uie—cIluliku drud- givs us sitswsr to t wecartengsgeio doso iistii Ssssios; and I doust iblubu leash- tion pledging the Hotsss to do l0,t‘.II jristlylts tlsuuiurl uelns. I doubt extract. and neither do tits Pr-titimttn-s t.-spar-.t,tttat the House sbuslduow proceed in ones to Is isbtte upon the oestloii; but I visit the Iltiuu to eat to them. that the prayer of their Psiitltis sbii|l.at the earliest period osttililu. receive their iiiost iiiittiivu ootisi . Such II will, I tbrrilt. be suticieut for the ptussri Mr. WIGHTMAN. He would su port the [evolution moved 8 nrtotietotrit. It was too late in the Session for the House to take up the whole quustisu,vrith I ' ' ' ' ' thsreou. He was liitnsslf, however. of o iriioti, that the remedy for iritutiiperancs was set to befoundiiitellouse. touto ' so ucoulduotlisnuds viritiotis by the more power of a law. oral suasiota was tlio means by which vice was to be eradicated and virtue iudscsd. An he no iiiitcerely, that the day was not distant when. by gentle. but sure ellicucy of moral suasion, the degrading and ruinous vice of ioternp'erttnce would be driven from amongst us. At at. however. it was I! fact. that Tuvsrns were on the increase lt- out the Island; rind. therefore, he would have no objection to cater so far into the question, thit Session. as to provide for the diiuiitstion of their number. Mr. DAVIES. lle was rather dlsap iutsd by the titauuar its which the lion. and learned member for liurlottetowtt proposed to deal with reference to the object of the Temperance l’etitions- It arriounttid, in fact. to nothing but giving them the go-by- thing-was to be done for the suppression of iritemperance. the present was tlte time. It was not yet so late as when the Legislature .vras convened Inst yerir; and there was quite tinte enough to tulre up the question. and prrtctically to deal with it by enactment, at least for the atrrendrnent of the License Law. 'l‘o seek. however. to prohibit the importation and ditrlilltition of spirits. b law, was u had sud fanuticrtl scheme ; end. were such a law in tires. it would uII'ord I direct premium on smuggling. The hon. and leamsd member for Charlottetown had said. that. were the importation and distillation of spirits prohibited. there would be no 'l‘svenis. arid, conssqIu:stly, no pfetllllltll on smuggling ; but he won beg leave to tell I hon and |ear_ned trterriher. that the Low could not eradicate tastes: the taste l'or liquor would remain ; and that tests would afford suficiciit ertcituragerriisnt to srrtuggli . He was, however, willing to vote for the Itr-solution of the hon. and learned member. for taking into cipnsidertttiorr, rtext Session, the expediency of prohibiting, by la_vv, c in ardent spirits; but he would also vote for_tbe iiiottou - rl s- -I B The Hon. the SPEAKER, tiller favorably contrnstin the dinner and ttller4.Iltll|et temperate habits of respectable intliv' rials of the resent day} with the dinner-table intcmperale practices of what was called good society, in the days when he was it boy,-—when young men were either obliged to submit to be early ittititsd its devotion to the bottle. or to be driven. by see and jeers, as girlish milk—anps, from the table, as soon its the cloth was druwri,—sxpres- sed his perfect willingness to ‘go any practicable ten the for the e a ltllflll. Ve_fy_lr_tie that the prohibition would. at the outset. very tini- tertitlly diminish the revenue; but, to inset tlis dirriinution. the LegttIllltlI'u.c0lIltI tnipose it higher duty on sortie harmless rind ne- _ ' The ad-calcvtrs duty on ten, ‘one. &c., might be increased. Nor would there be that III _the way o , or objection to, such itrt nlteration in the sea e o duties us might at first be nppreltentlud. Individuals. who had been in the h:rbrt of wasting much of their time rind money in grog shops. would then not only he more industrious, but would ex- _'."l ll“~'" m‘"|8.Y Wtlll greater‘ regard to the cotrrfort and rt-.tqiecui- ility iif therirr-elves and families. The useful ineclizinic, who can half his time and h:tlf his earnings. its. perhaps. some do now, in taverns. for the benefit of the trallickters iii spirits. legal or illegal. llrs €iII’tIlIIgs..0ll the. contrary. would he npplicd to their legitiriiato pllrpuse, mid to prnvitling for the incietttied cornfnrt rind resptevtrilti- l"! "I llllnielrIllltlplltmllyt he would expend u it rtt-ct-.sstiry articles. or harmless ittid stlltlrpltl. luxuries, the money of which lie Ptrrttierly rol lu'd ltiritselfnnd urrtrly to incrensethe gains oftlie inartu rtcturers rind rietnrilers of itttnxicalirig liquors. And thus, rtttt ortiy would the llltmlllly. comfort. no-I respectability of individuals be greatly im- proved; but, ultirrtritely. the revenue itselfivould be grrntly ittctcased The t:lt.riige would not. tltiitk. i-ccnsittn tiny great falling nil’ in the "eV°fl|l9 lllt‘ lihtl yertr: liul. even if it occasioned a ditiiiriutiort to the amount of £2000 or 53000 a year at first. what would that loss be lit compartsort with the irriritense bnritefits which would result to the people nt large. in being freed from the greatest sctitirgie that has Over fallen upon irianlsind —tlie scourge of ittterriperarice? It has also been tt:tItl, tlr:tt other Illlillvfll, besides those tlllgltutlint i. desire to promote the cause of teriiperarice, have ltnd their shore in producing the l'etiti-in now introduced to the Legisltilrire, and that politics li.-ive lt«ItI rt considerable share therein. 'I‘o this reply. we at I know that. ltesidcs the daily and hourly evils which nrise from the use'of ttittixicattrtg liquors. they have, by certain parties, been freely dtspcnstsd nt electiorts, tirid iitriirtly l't!llt:tI upoti, by such, its the best of clecttonecring engines; but, if this practice. shameful ttiid dtsgrncteful to all cuncernetl. is henceforth to be withstood. and if now the erulirauirig of terripterrtrice principles should be made it sort of test of the worili of intlivi tlillll, riolicitous for popular fnvor and support,—that so srtliltary n principle is to he recognized in a poli- tical rriotive, is, it n y opinion, something to be most lierirtily re. joiced at. That the freely dispensing of spiritunut liquors has been ofteti used as an electionccrirtg engine in llll-I lsinnd. cannot be etitcd ; ntid that the will be sti used again, so long its the rii:iitu- ftit.-turirig of them and triillickirtg in tlietri sh:tll be legal. is. I think, nally undeniable. lll any one, then. be bold enough to siiy. that. if the use of iritoxicntirig liquors is tin way to be allowed to till'er:t electinris. it is not tnucli lietter. lb-rt tie ctinr-iderotion of the evils arising front the trriflii: tri tho-tti sh-ritld he III-till to hear its is poli- titsal engine or the i-radii-ntion of vic--, than tliui they r-lioiiltl he r-ttiploy- ed as the titt-nits III luilrt-r'_t.c -ri'trpttnri,itntl the ll(!lII.‘t'lIIl‘.lil of liiirn.ittitv. The “ suits of l’t-tnpetatic- li-r have tittitt-tl wiih tltetri iti utolotti-l_i end itvtt tg it rest-.tit-. the land from the ucottt-gs of ititeiiipsrtitiei-. have, I am happy to stty, stettrlily pursitcd their philan- thropic cnttrse, unrirlltti-tit-erl I pull or pol‘ irs- itml,ti.i.ilIst:tetl and isttswrtieal by party strife or party tritiriq , r is they will persevere until camp to slinll Ittitlly i-roti-it their efllorts. On the stiliyuct at its being tabtiracteriaril us a political movement, in nbls writer of the present day. whose liingtiiige I shall quote, status as followu- “ ' But this is carrying tsiuperanes into politics,’ sltriels aiisie tlioitsi g ilillclutl. ‘ " Aut‘ plot. l'rtrt ‘ leaders turii piile,arid stutid spfiechless with con stertiriiinri. Wits-pullers swoon with excessive horror. tfurry iriiit in-. mics intti po itii-sl Verily,tsitipe- uses coiild not be carried where t is more iieeilcil. Arid wliy sliotiltl we Is our tiiscisticeu ut house. lien we go to the pollsl Matters of infinitely lsus rriorueiit have litrnialit-d the waicliwortl and bottle cry of whole p-tttticiil ctiiiipitigns. Wsrs us not once snirciiteil to let our vote. no governed by our prsferant-i-s for it ltlgll or a low tori 1 Thu Illliiltll sriistoil lty ulcoli -I won I sulllce to pur- chase all our present i rtations tititl tlistrihitte ilierri uniting the pe- these out, in all their glory, from behind the dark cloud ofdsespiion which is gutlieriiig around tbern for their utter rain I Let them stand a ftotit politics. Let them show. by their elsrtiplar they are worthy of iniitrition. Passive resistance is t s most power- ’ Bulfsr lniportatiuii sud distillation of P be u out ti. could be be ntflsd sf the possibility ofseeitrlng it siitll. slant IOVIIIO. sud tht 3 would not be increased, by pro- bIbliug_sll trsls lit uilaiit he would acquiesce in the fllllllhllfli i I". utbsvwhs. UN fluid would arise fro isu. With respect is ibsnsls is which the Limits W V" ""5 0". 50 will . My srrpsrisaos. that it in l I‘ II ""000 . its rssutrsnsuts ivsts, stittosi tsvsdsu. Itwustsbs tbstuua indie OI‘ sou uusirsu vb ‘ , ‘Mp eupitsl; and et the trade in iiitnaicsiing liqnms. stvrrllows itp.eiery eoItIuci,tlrut 3 '“ " l weapon man can wield. “. wm llllfllfiu ;l'|.ll.0'_ M‘ '_'.‘_|"|. Ir _‘°"‘P'll"l kll°d°°°"""'0 ’ svoii , twice over, tlts tsrrisory origiiiully is dispute." . _urua t esrsi. y tsttttuu, wsstiu_ uwu_v wit . |’..~”'lh"... I _' liquors is tote I ' tiers ttieii _wiitild be their niern sr rswu :,.=_|.u _g_ m '. 'l“""l"l"q'-“"'°‘ 5“""l ll” " I“ """l"l In” "‘”' ""'° " habit of tshliig their gbiss. New I iliiitb thrri sever tiss ttssii ti prnofaga lfillfilllill shit I have a sat reward; and as one star p,,,,,,. m ,,.,.,,,,,,.,., g“ ’ m'_ "mu; "4 I I“, up sacosds another brtlllasey, so vtil the must win, altlioagti sur- .,t,,,,,,.g ,,. ,, 5, ma, “, pg"... mg g-.,., g... ,. rounded by vies. usvur slbitds. be rewarded for his virtue. But. no Itsoiubly. Asrl I Instr ebsiusr.ii‘ttts atgsaiiasssti itsittsu llr,tbspstitisttsrsttlllbuhapthbiipssustilusutyssr.uudsbsutabisuiisrussuilulsbssrstluauiilsunsubss sasiuiasti. ssxiysarsosiss.iIsrstritlbsssIssisir-sttctrssuhtsp. ‘I‘iis,IIItltssisIslissi.Ists|.lssiaaishssIisHsIsIIih as 'I'he United Ullttll llartk wits mics iiisile an item oi political ntiths, I u tvliols value of t s ‘iiton-to-t.' wit its lofty tuttrlsls pulses, and all Its vaults of bitllioii 1' unless war was tuarle a test question at its ulectiou. list uletibol ilntrttys ruots lives ttiiiu itiu Maui- |l:.stls. soil the Ilealeus elituats e--nlritisd; while one irsi-lt‘s waste lttpprailltufl’ of tnteutperani-.e. proved of iiiaiiy 0 tbs unus- tinns w it: rt it made for the ieiprovsivisrit of the ' ' system. because he thought their adoption would not only produce an improverrtent, generally much needed, as respected tuvertt accent- tttod.-ttiona for travellers, but would also tend to diminish habits of lle was prepared to go with the Resolution moved by the lion. rind learned member for Charlottetown ; but, be con- fesseil. he hnd little hope, llttit the Government of Great Britain woultl, at present, sanction rt low for prohibiting the int tuliott itrid distillation of spirituous liquors in ii of her Colonial; as it would be it counteritctiitg of those interests which her datesmeii conceive themselves boitrrd to su port. lle would. however, rentorlr, that, whilst be entertained every respect for the Tctnporuucs Peti- tions. he was persuaded every tnornl reforrnrititin was best tidected by mornl agencies; and it was his opinion. that t test rsncu cause would be much ndt-anced, were the rt.inisters of ref ion and the church officers of the dilfererit denoniiniilioigs of Christians, be. sides using every power of entreaty. exhortiition, sud uilitionition, to exercise the power wltich they possess. of excluding iritctnpernte rttetribers from church privileges, unti they should re rtn. That won it be rrturirl ltllltlltin : it would be a moral and religious. and not a ptlltllcnl ttioverrient. le rtpproved of all the Resolutions, but he would vote for that which went the farthest. HOUSE IKESUMED. Mr. FLYNN reported the iliree Resolutions agreed to in Conuittes, as given in tlte prt-viuris purtinti of tltia'Rr-port. And the tint oftlte said Retmlnii-tits being again mid,xind the question ptit tliereort, it was ttnsninioitsly agreed to liy the House. 'l‘hr so-4-nnrl of the said Ilt-snlniinris being then again raid Mr. CLAIIK tiiovt-il tri amend the satire, by leaving out the word " intrrnpei-nre," in the first line tlieren . ’ he tl-un- ilivi-led on the motion ol atitendnisnt: iu— r. Nata —Mt-ssrs. Palmer. Donne. Lnlrd, Fraser. Flynn, Muensill, MIitt|IF\‘, \Viultttnzirt, Yen, Davies. Mcicniilriy. Morilgotnt-ry. Tliorttttrii, llrtvilantl; llmturnltlt-ri Col. 'l‘i'easiirer, Mr. Jartliue, . Secretary, r ‘ \ ' 'liIIl. * So it passed iii the nr-gtttive. The ttettion being then put on the said Resolution, it was agreed to by the llouse. ' The third of the said Resnlttiiotts being than again t-sud- 'l'lie llnn. lllr. WIIELAN ttioved.us an umi-ntlriiertt to the salts, that uflr-r itts w Ifd " ltt:so|i~sd." ud be left out, and tits following issurtsd in "That l.I-gislative interference. it‘ immediately extended to prohibit are itttportntton of rirtlent spirits. would not vein the sin of iittt-liper. ant-e : tltitt the Ilotise be recoritint-ntled to is e into its cnvisidututinri tho eitpetliertcy of revising t for regulating the tritflc is ardent I or the ptinisltment of Druult ui , ith g of |.icet-st-tr l'lPI'¢IIIllI' to be issued for iler other and rli t regulations from . and of otherwise checking the evil of liiteitipertitict-. 'l‘lis llirlfle divided on ilie tnoiinri of srrisailsit-sit Yi:ss—lIott--raltli-a Mr. Wbelan. Col. Secretary, Mr. Colrs. Col. Trettsuier. Mr. Javrliiis i-aura. ooos_v. Isciieill, I-‘raser, Laird. Nus—llt-tars l‘ahticr, Flynn. Wi lit-us, Tlioruioa, Iscsuluy. fltmrgmiirry, Davies, Clark, Havilasd. sis. So it in tho tit-g-itivu. ‘ . The nsstion lasing then put us the said Itssuliiiisu. it was agreed to by the ll-ruse. esoleed, Bill pttmtatti to the thin! sftbe uliovii t-sported ltssolitttoas Ordirai. 't‘Ii:ii Mr. Palmer, Mr. Ctatlt, and llr. Itui-aotay do compose the said Cuiuuiiitee. Tliut u Couiultiss be appointed to prepare sud bring in u Qlgrititlturr. puzmu sailor as direction of tbs Central loan! of lyrical- titrs is When ilcotia. ON Till-I Al_)V.\N'I‘Ai;I‘. 0|‘ GREEN CROPS. To suurittvruts all the benefits to be derived from Ores Crops, will be found a tvtslt not uuuily seenritplisbsdfio-istiiucb as it is hard- ly possibly to ovsrrats their importance. of lo ml! 501' lit! they have hurt. sail assuredly prove is be. the utsatis of lbrfllity. Ind sortssqaat tly vrsatrtt; act would it ping as sslostrastlvu ssqulry _io sssrnius this subject etossly as far as it relates is an Prsvheial ‘Agriculture. Gross Crops arsthsaitly sf“ Purtflugtsd a stituus of llfl Il eatibu attained by . Q soy country is. .,.t.... -r c “mum «sell I yflfihimg .1