V01.” IV. ....m....-........... . M. H Home [I Pm‘I’ID AID PVILIIIIB IVIII WIDNUDAY nonwtae I! IDWAID BIILLY. some one rsorasuroa. at his Oles. Queen Street. ‘IIIII son sex “Hansen.” .gr, ' in advance. so . I" i,zulholl-yesrlyiaadvanee.0 10 Advertisuaents Inserted at the usual rates. For I 0 ss 0 JOB PRINTING} 0! every description. performed with aestnees and deepth on moderate terns. “a at the Hansen Office. fifi‘eféé”bfi¥rént.' 4' ‘ Cuauwrrerowu. June 26. 1868. rflVllIOII. Beef. (smell) per lb. 8d to Is Do by the quarter. ed to 9d Pork. (carcass) aid to bid Do (small) lid to 8d Mutton. per “1.. lid to 9d Lamb per quarter. as to he Veal. per 1b.. lid to lid llam. Ib.. dd to 7d Better. (fresh) IN to Is Do by the tub. Cheese. per lb.. ad to 5d Tallow. per Ib.. N to 10d Lord. per lb.. Flour. r lb.. aid to bid Oat . per 100 lbs.. 20s to 92s laggs‘ . pesdosen. a in N to 9d II . Barley. per bushel. 5s to tis 6d Oats per do.. 3. Vegetables. Peas. per quart Potatoes. per bushel. 2s lid to lie Turnips per bush . 1.6.1 to is M Poultry. Geese. none Turkeys. each. 4s to 7s 6d Fowls. each. Is to Is 8d Chickens per pair. Decks. rm Is lid to Is dd Coddsh. per qtl... 20s to 30s Herrings. per . 25s to 40s Mackerel. per dossn. L b ‘- OP. 1 Boards [Is-lock) - is 5 Do co) to ‘o be Do ) 7e to De Shingles. per hf Ids t. 18s sundries. flay. per ton. 130s Straw. per owt 8s Timothy . its to 17s gloves Seed. per lb‘i. In ed up... |‘ ysr v to to 6s Calfskin. pep:lh.. ed to 9d Hides. per lb.. 4.1 WWI. Is to Is fid Sher-kin. we to n. Apples. per doa.. Partridges, I GEORGE LEWIS. Market Clerk. 2 A. lbldlbt GUN - SMITH. BILL-HANGER AND TIN-SIRE. EGG to Inform his friends. and the bile generally. that he has in commenced Bus nos on Dorches- ter Street. next car to the Reading Room Building. where he is prepared to execute all orders In his line with aeatuess and despetch. 0! HAND. A n at assortment of 'I'lnware. tchen Utensils. do. to. lneludin the test Box Ton Corral: Per. which re- ceived a Go d Medal Prise. at the Paris Exposition of 1867. Also. BUN TON LANTERNS. which will surpass everything in the Market, and suitable for either Farm use or on board Vessels. A few Wane Coon-as on hand. which to other with alarge variety of other Stock willbe sol cheap for Lash. Hr. HERMANS Is Agni for SAWYER‘S CRYSTAL BLUE. a new. econom l and superior article used in washing. whereby a saving of fifty per cent ls guaran- teed. and for which he begs to sol o t the patronage of IAnndry lords. dc. Ch‘towa. July 24. 107. SHOP TO LET. TO LET. one of the Shops Ill REDDIN‘S NEW BUILDING. immediately udjoiniag the Drug Store of W. 3. Watson. Esq. Lower Queen Street. For a business stood this shop Is not surpassed in the city. Possession can be given about the 1st of A ll next. In Ire of B. D. RE DIN. 'towh. l'eb. to. 1808. MEMO" [me]. Fire Insurance Company. Bound of Directorsfm- the current your: line. Gaoaos Baas. President. \Villlots Brows. Esq" Kerk Butcher. Esq. Hon. George Cotes. Hr. Thomas Eatery. lieu. II. I. Outback. John tirott. It .. Bertram Moore. Beq.. 'I'hos. W. Budd. an.. Wlllism Dodd. Esq. "on. W. W. Lord. Artcmes Lord. leq.. Wm. Ilsard. Esq. Uflles hours from to a. m. to s . III. II. PAL“ It. Secretary. Hutual Fire Insurance Olice. Ke‘ct 8t.. 3 p I Charlottetown. Iat so... less. NOTICE l Pasta 9 Stamps. it and after u datePostsgc coup-win 5. sold ‘ at this Glue only between the hours of 10 a. m. and . III. eraseswishiegtepostlnttsve befereeraftevthese hssn.eala)p‘s:‘eere Sta-psataieAmoresof rd. . . . 3. Reilly, Ilse. Bram-er. "a: 9n..." n...“ mm... . . O s as. DesBrlsay. ll. listened. , G. O 8. Davies. T. O‘Connell. e Watson. 11108. OWEN. l’. ILG. General Post on... Ch‘tewa. Dec. n. 1307. . .- dho would. - fie...” CHARLOTE'ITO .4 THIS HOTEL. formerly known as the “ GLOBE HOTEL.” is the! lathe City and centrally situated: it lenow o for the reception of perma- nent and transient Boarders. The subscriber trusts. b strict attention to the wants and comfort of his hi and the public generally. to merit a share of public pa- , Beer or Lioness always on hand. Good stabling for any number of horses. with a careful hustler iu attendam. JOHN MURPHY. Proprietor. Charlottetown. 13.3. I. Nov. 95. HOS. M A. I L s - . Slammer Arrangement. III-1 Mails for the United Kludgdom. the neighboring Provinces. the United States, M. will. until further notice. be closed at the General Post Office. Charlotte~ town. as follows. via :— For Cansds. New Brunswick end the United States. via|8b;diae. every Tuesday and Friday evening. at 7 o c cc . For Nova Scotis. via Pictou. ev hieuday. Wednes‘ day‘end Friday evening. at 7 Weigh. ails for Greet Britain. Newfoundland and the West Indies. every alternate Monday and Wednesday evening, at 7 o‘clock. as follows. via :— Ifondsy. hlay. 18. Monday. September 7. Wednesda .do 20. Wednesday, do . Monday. one 1. Monday. do in. Wednesday. do 3, \Vednesdo . do 28. Monday. do 15. Monday. her. 5, Wednesday. do 17. Wednesday. do 7. onday, do 29, Monday. do l9. Wednesdapduly. l. Wednesda . do 21. Monday. do 13. Monday. ovemher 2. Wednesday. do 15. Wednesday. do . Monday. do 27. Monday, do 16. Wednesday. do 2). Wednesday, do lrl. Monday. Aug. 10. Monday. do 30. Wednesday, 0 l2. \Vcdnesday. Dec. ‘ . Monday, do 24. Monday. do I-l, Wednesda , do 26 Wednesday. do Iii, Mails for ummersido. St. Eleanor‘s and Bedequc, to be forwarded per Steamer. will be closed every Tuesday and Friday evening. at 7 o‘clock. And Mails for Georgetown end Souris. pcr Steamer. every Friday evening. at 7 o'clock. Letters to be registered and news opera must be post~ ed half an hour before the time of c using the Made. ‘ THOMAS OWEN. Postmaster General. General Post Ofios. Ch'town. May 4th. l868. P. E. ISLAND s‘rcau savma'rrou co's. sneaks canvass or WALES AND HEATHER BELLE. ‘I'he Steamer "Princess of Wales " ILL leave CIIARLO’I‘TE'I‘OWN for l’lCTOU every TUESDAY and THURSDAY morning. at 5 a. m.. in time for the morning Tram for Halifax. [waves l’lCTOU for CHARM) P'l‘E'l‘OWN every TUESDAY and FRIDAY evening, after arrival of Train from Halifax. Leaves PICTOU for PORT HOOD every THURS- DAY morning at noon. immediately after arrival of Train from Halifax, returning to Home the following morning. Leaves CIIARLOT'I‘I-Z'I'OWN every TUESDAY and FRIDAY ni ht for SUhlLEItSlDE and SIIEDIAC. at 7‘ p. m. Vill connect with Wednesday and Satur- day morning's Trains. Leaves SHEDIAC for SUBIlIEItsIDI-I and CHAR— LOT'I‘l-J'I‘OWN every WEDNESDAY and SA'I‘UR- DAY afternoons. immediatst after arrival of Train from St. John. The Steamer “Heather Belle” ' Leaves CHARLOT’I‘E'I‘OWN at 3 a. m. eVery SATURDAY morning for PIC‘I‘OU. Leaves PICTOU at 9 a. m.. same tie for MURRAY HARBOR, GEORGETOWN and SUI RIS. remaining at either Bouris or Georgetown over Sunday. Leaves PlC'l‘OUever MONDAY for CHARLOTTE- TOWN. after arrival o Train from Halifax. I-‘ A R E 8 : Charlottetown to Pictou or back. £0 l2 0 Home to Georgetown. '- 0 9 fl “ Port Hood. ” 0 I2 ti Ch'town to Summerside. " 0 9 0 " Shedlec. " 0 It] 0 " St. John. " $4 50 or I 8 Ii “ East ortI " 6 00 1 l7 0 “ Port d, t‘ 8 oo 2 10 0 “ Boston. “ 9 00 2 16 3 " Halifax. " «i 00 l 4 0 ” Port Hood. " I 4 0 “ Georgetown. " 0 9 0 " Bolivia, “ 0 12 0 May 20. l808. P. W. IIALES. Bcc‘y. B. 65 N- A. BAILWAYI 1868. 1868. Summer Arrangement. N and after lONl)AY. Iltb MAY neat. until further notice. reins will run as follows: newts roams-muse sasr: Leave St. John for Shediac end Point du Chenc at 7. a. m.. and 1.46 p. in. Leave St. John for Sussex at 5. p. in. UP ‘ruatxs—umxo wszs'r: Leave Sussex for St. John at 6.15. a. m. “ Shcdiac for St. John at 7 and II. a. m. The 6.15 a. to. Train from Quarter. and the II a. to. Train from Shediac, as well as the L45 and 5, p. m. Trains from St. John will carry Freight. Freight from St. John and Sussex and Stations wssr. will be sent by the 5 p. to. train only. and must be de- Iivered at that Station before 4 o'clock. Freight for Stations user of Sussex crust be delivered at It. obs Station before noon. daily. F ht to be forwarded from Sussex must be do- live at that Station at least one noon. and from other Stations than St. John. at least usu-ax-noua before the advertised re of any Faint Train. Goods for Prince Edward Island meet accom- peeied with Invoice or outward certificate of value. to prevent detection at Point do Chane. Goods Intended for armistice at St John to the Untied Steins. most. In itiea to the invoice. when the value exceeds 050.00. be accompanied by a U. 5. Con- (CoMinnrd.) Tnuasnav. April 23rd. EDUCATION BILL. Committee moaned. Hon. Mr. Pause: I merely wish to say. that in giving my assent to this hill. I do not wish to do so silently. least it would be considered I gave my appro- bation to all contained in it. There are some provisions in it I do not approve of. more especially that of the increase to the Board of Education. There are also some other provisions in it with which] do not coincide. but I willnot dwell upon them now. as they have been already dis- cussed. and I do not wish to prolong the debate. My object is simply to say, that if I thought I could. by any exertions of mine. succeed in getting the bill altered in these respects. I would point them out more fully. There are no great al- terations in the bill; indeed. the system is not altered at all. except so far as the examination of the teachers is concern- ed. and that I approve of. for they should be examined by competent persons. The House was then resumed. and the Chairman reported the bill agreed to. and theu.on motion of the "on. Mr. Mc- Donald. it was read a third time and e PURCHASE OF LANDS. “on. Mr. McDonaw. on rising to move for the second reading of a bill to empower the Government to expend £ I 0.- 000 in the purchase of lands. said: This bill was introduced by the Government to enable them to ctpend that sum to the purchase oi lands. if they think proper to do so. Your honors are aware that the Land Purchase Bill confines the Govern- ment to a particular price. live shillings sterling an acre. The Government have been in negociations with some propri- etors whose estates. it is thought. would not be purchased at that price. as the land is valuable. It has already been mentioned that the Government have been negociatiug with Lord Helville. and these uegccietions have not been closed. partly on account of the illness of that gentleman's agent. They have also been negociatiug with other proprietors. but perhaps it is not advisable to say who they are. or what state the negociniions are in. till the result is known. It has been thought advisable that the Goveru~ uncut should be in a position to conclude a purchase if they considered an estate to be worth more than the price they are authorized to give under the Land Pur- chase Bill. The amount. £10,000. is not very large. but as ngeneral rule it is not thought advisable to extend the price the Government are allowed to give. though some small estates are worth more. line. Mr. Panama: I am perfectly sensible. your honors. that the observa- tions I intend to make will not obstruct the progress ofthc bill ; but so long as I have a seat here. I cannot allow such an important measure to pass without ex- pressing my opinion upon it. I always understood that the great complaint the present government had before they came into power. was that the govern- ment which preceded them did not adopt such measures as would compel the pro. prison of lands to sell them at some certeiu price. to be fixed by the Legislao ture oflhe colony—that they. the Legis- lature of the colony. were the only pro- per authority to fix the price. The cry was that the Land Question would never be settled till the proprietors were compel- led to sell at such a reasonable rate as the Legislature should decide upon ; but it appears to me that a change has taken place in the policy of those who now hold the reins of government upon the Land question. In the first place it is rather strange that the party should allow two sessions to pass without carrying out the great principle they advocated so warml outside. to compel the proprietors to sell their estates. and they are now going in the very opposite direction. by passing a bill to allow the Government to purchase these estates at any price. I do not pro- tend to any the bill is unconstitutional. for if the Legislature choose to place such confidence in the Government. as to entrust them with such an amount of money. it then becomes constitutional. and if it is injurious to the public inter- ests the Government are answerable to their constituencies. But what I com- plain of is the great inconsistency of the party. which they proclaim to the world by their present act. I feel this more particularly asI took an active part in passing the “ Fifteen Years Purchase Bill." which the present party endeavored to cry down. They said it was ruinous to the interests of the colony—that it would forever settle the price of the lands. and prevent the possibility of any other party getting them at a cheaper rate. The teaautry were continued. pub- licall and privately, to have nothing to do w pm that bill. but strange to say. and more inconsistent still. not only is that bill allowed to remain on the statute book. but they go still further and say " give an unlimited power to be loud at “1. “mm’ LEW" CARVELL whatever price we please." ere will 0...“. "uni". be nothing to prevent the Government Railway 060v. St. John, N. B. from giving twenty shillings sterling on May 6. 1866. i acrei they choose to do so. Now let .V advantage to the tenants. scam “mom HOTEL. DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS them do it. and if they pan get loud at [mung-pug“, - . . cuAnmmwu moxSLAgyvgmcowcm. thirty peace an acre. I will be as glad as they will. and as much pleased to see an and put to this question. But however unwilling Imight be to raise a discussion upon this subject at the present time. I yet feel that I would be shirklug from my duty if I let such a bill as this use without these observations. I mght weary your honors and take up the time of the House by going into the various phases of this question. but as the session is expected to close in a few hours. I willrelraia from saying anymore at present. Hon. Mr. Loan : I do not know that I would have risen to take up the time of the House if it were not for one or two observations of his honor who has just sat down. He said he could not allow such a bill to pass, without making some observations upon it. and he went on to show that we were not only sauc- tiouing the Fifteen Years’ Purchase Bill by allowing it to remain on the Statute Book. but we were authorizing the Government to pay twenty shillings sterling an acre for land. if they should choose to do so. Now. I am sure we could not bring in a bill which would please his honor more than that. That has been the tenor of his speeches for the last tenor fifteen years. and I say so without fear of contradiction. And now, becauu a paltry sum of 210.000 is to be placed in the hands of the Gov- ernment to make the tenants free. we are to be charged with meousistsncy,and an insinuatiou thrown out that the Gov- ernment is not trustworthy. I believe the money is just as safe in the hands of the Government as it would be in the hands of the Prime Minister of England. I do not like to hear such a re-cark. for it is just as much as to say. the Govern- ment are taking £10,000 to squander among their friends. No, we want to use it for the benefit of the poor people. of this Colony. who have been crushed almost to death by the grasping laud- lords~meu suchas those who grasp a few hundred acres of land on Lot 1, or at the East Point. without paying a shilling for it. I know something about these transactions. and. I coonm help warming up. when I not brought out in this way. I am surprised to hear such observations from his honor. WN, PRINCE EDWA Emu, JULY 1, "i398. " Hon. Mr. Dntowxu. : I give hishoaor who spokslnat full credit for sincerity. but the great evilis that no two Govern- ments agree upon a plan of settling this question. All parties profess to be star core. and I believe they are. but while they are dideriug. the people are suffer- iug. Unless the different parties can come to some better understanding. the question will still be unsettled. and the people will not derive as much benefit from our legislation as they are entitled to. I am willing to give my support to this bill. Of course, it is an important trust placed in the hands of the Govern- ment. but they are accountable to their constituencies. I am of opinion that there should be some discretionary power placed in the hands of the Government. under the Land Purchase Bill. There may be cases in which the Government would be justified in giving something more than the price allowed by the bill. and I would be willing to give the pre- sent, or any other government. power to do so. Every estate that is purchased is so much towards breaking that com- pact which has been opposed to the in- terests of the colony. and I hope the people will yet derive great benefit from our legislation. Our case. after all. is not so hopeless. for I see by the dsapatch of the Secretary of State in reply to the feats of Council. respecting a compul- sory measure. His Grace asks for more information. That. I think. is a hope- ful sign. and I trust good will yet result from the information which will be given him. Hon. Mr. Harrison“: I did not hear the first part of the speech of his honor from the city (Mr. Palmer.) but when I come in he was speaking of the incon- sistency of the present Government. I think he said we spoke warmly in favor of a compulsory measure before we came into miles. and that we have done nothing since; but I think we have gone fully in— to that view of the case. and I conceive that the policy of the Government has been laid down in the minute of Council. which was transmitted to the Colonial Office. It would, perhaps. be unwise to go into a general discussion on the land question at present. for we should cou- fiue ourselves to the subject matter of the bill before us, that is piacluge discretion- ary power in the hands of the Govern- lIoe. Mr. Bsnosmow: The great "W" ‘0 “Wad “0:000 in a“ 9"th matter at issue is that the Government 0‘ “m”, which “I. In". "lu‘m‘ “I” are making an application for discretion- “'9'? “N Null! “I”ct '0 Pufchm " fl" ery power to expend £l0.000 in the pur- 'h'“_“‘8' “"1198 “I “3"- N°Wi .m chm of “n.1,. No doub. “my and". willipg to admit that I have no desire to stand the views of their supporters. and dfipn" fin! 9’99"“0' 0f “3 P-‘PIN'U [or my p.“ 1 1,“, fun confidence in without giving him full compensation for them that they will expend it economi- "i hi“ I would “0‘ Penn“ ".7 Pml’l‘mwr cally. They land in the Island too well to give twenty shillings an acre for it, for that is more than the land and improvements together are worth. This land question is the crying evil of the colony. It has been agitated ever since Ican remember. and. it appears to me that the Imperial Government take pleasure in keeping us in bondage. Many of the proprietors will not part with their lands at any price. and II mere is any way to compel them to sell, we should have recourse to it. At the same time. we should use every means to bring the difficulty to as small a point as possible. Hon. Mr. Benn: I do not rise to op- pose the Bill. but his honor from Bay Fortuneer. Dingwell). or: a former occasion. rather taunted me with having supported the Fifteen Years’ Purchase Bill. I did a) bonently. and with the colony in similar circumstances. I would support it again. I believe it wasa step in the right direction. and it enabled a large number of the tenants to get their land at fifteen years’ purchase instead of twenty. and it also remitted £40,000 or £50,000 of back real. That was a burden upon the tenants. and if a man was selling his lsesehold, the back rent would be deducted from the amount he would receive. Notwithstanding all that was said against that Bill. it was an I claim to be as much in earnest as any member of the Legislature in getting this question settled. and any step towards getting the lead out of the hands of the proprietors will have my support. I believe this is astep in the right direction also. for a considerable portion of the land is worth more than five shillings sterling an acre. and it cannot be purchased at that price. I have confidence in the Government that they will lay out the money judiciously. and not pay an extra- vagant price for the land. but still it gives them power to pay a higher price for the land than fifteen years’ purchase. No doubt this bill will be the means of giving many tenants an opportunity to become freeholdcrs. and on that consider ation I will support it. "on. Mr. Leno: I want to ask a question. “'0 hear of the tsnantry being relieved of 130.000 or £50,000 of back rent. but will the Fifteen Years' Purchase Bill relieve a man who does not purchase his farm? I believe not. line. Mr. Butt: I thought his honor would be well informed. for I believe he is sincere and feels warmly upon this subject. but I am astonished that he would ask such a question. “is memory mnstheat fault. All tenants on the estates of proprietors who were con- aeutiug parties to that bill. were relieved of their arrears of rent up to 1858. under...“ the "he of to value his land and say the Govern- ment should pay that price for it. And while Iadmit that I would not fake a proprietor's property without adequate compensation for it. it is a sufficient answer to those who talk of confiscation. (and that is an ugly word.) to say that when private rights have to give way for the public good. it is for the public to give full value for them. To take a pro- prietor's property and give him full value for it is not confiscation. it is merely a transfer of property. I have heard something about the indistinct policy of the Government—that we had no policy —but for my part I have only recently entered into politics. and I do not feel myself bound to defend the policy of my predecessors. As to the Fifteen Years Purchase Bill. I admit that there is good about it. and I would be sorry to see it repealed. The wiping off ar- rears of root was a benefit. but it was a matter of regret that. instead of wiping them off up to 1858.they were not wiped ed up to the time the bill was passed. It is said that £50,000 of arrears were re- mitted by that bill. and if so. surely it must have been a great benefit to the tenants. It was also a benefit to many who. perhaps. never had a clear settle- meut with their landlord. I have seen a great file of receipts for rent. uni yet not one of them a receipt in full. Such contingencies the Fifteen Years Purchase Bill. to some extent, obviated. It also gave some of the tenants a better oppor- tunity to become fresholders. for I have known a sovereign an acre to be olered for land. on some of the estates to which that bill extended. and declined. These were good features in that bill. but after all it was only eamall return for the large promises made by the late Gov- ernment during the sitting of the Land Commission. by which the people were led to believe that a final settlement of the question would be made. Bull am not one of those nan-cw minded men who cannot set any benefit in that bill. I believe good will yet result from it; but still I would regret to see it very largely adopted. because it would place in the hands of the proprietors a much larger sum than this poor colony can afford to pay. It has been said that the provisions of that bill can be extended so as to enable the Government to ad- vance two-thirds of the purchase money to the tenants. but I consider that comes objectionable. because it would be trans- ferring a large portion of the capital of the colony to Great Britain to pay for land. That would be an evil. for your honors not remember that it would not drawn away. but gold and bills of ex- change, which would not be easily re- lacsd. The general tendency of his onor's remarks was that we were act- be merely bank notes that would be P NO. 37. ,...._. lug ioeonstistsntly in bringing for- ward this bill. but the policy of the Government should be to settle the land question the best way we can. If we unset settle it upon certain terms which we would desire. we must endeavor to settle It upon the next best terms. and I fully admit that there are several estates thickly settled. where the tenants are wealthy. which we oasnot expect to purchase at five shillings sterling an acre. By the minute of Council. you will see that the Government were in freely with Lord Melville. and I must say that none of the proprietors acted in each a straight- forward msnner. He was edered £4000 for his estate, and that sum as five per cent. would yield as much as he received from his tenants. This. we considered, was dealing with the land question on a fair principle, but surely his honor does not think we would do anything so extravagant as to o‘er him a sovereign an acre. It would not. per- haps. be adviaable to say much at pre- sent respeetiug other estates. for the purchase of which the Government have been negociatiug with the reprietors. but it has been thought ad ble to be in a ltion to close with favorable offers. if they should be made. It is for this purpose that we ask to have 110,000 placsdatourdis . Itistrueflhe price is not Iim ted. but the tenants themselves would be the lrstto complain. for they would know that it would come out of their ’pockets. Then his bones from Bay ortone. (Kr. Dingwell). spoke of the difi‘srsacss which existed between parties on the lead question. and that the people sufisr on account of them. Well. I can only regret that such differences do exist. but I think I have shown a disposition to giv the late government credit for what good features the Fifteen Years Purchase Bill possess, and I would be glad to give my support to any party that would bring in a bill to settle this question upon better terms. I would be a most humble and devoted follower of his honor for that purpose. if he were at the head of the Government. The bill wm than read a second time, referred to a committee of the whole House. reported agreed to. read a third time and passed. UNFOBTUNATE DEBTOBS BILL. Hoe. Ir. Wanna moved that a bill for the relief of unfortunate debtors be now read a third time. Hon. Mr. Bean: Last evenia when the House was in committee on t is bill. an amendment was proposed to extend the time when it would go into operation. but by last mail, information has been received that a bankruptcy bill is before the British Parliament. undone of the members. Lord Cairns. who ll one of the principal law officers. is warning the peo- ple against the eercts of it. I‘sm afraid that some injurious consequences may result from putting this bill too suddenly into operation. and I am inclined to let it be published in the Royal Gazette, and not pass it till next session. Hon. Mr. Harmonxs : I am not very well acquainted with commercial afi'airs. but it is the duty of all to prevent any. thing like hasty legislation. I think an error has been committed in bringing in such a bill as this. when your honors are occupied with other long and important measures. I do not withdraw any re- marks I made yesterday, for a bankrupt law is necessary. It is barbarous to keep a man in bondage after giving u all his effects. Still, if ill effects aboard result from this measure. which might be pre- vented by further consideration, it would be placing this House in nu invidioua position. For my part. I must confess that from having my attention directed to other important matters. I did not give that consideration to this bill which it which a man's attention cannot be given. mail, before the I cues of Lords. and we also Times. and we also see that the rin- are not in favor of it. or the principles upon which it is founded. But knowing the expectations of some parties outside. who are living out a miserable existence. it would be a matter of regret if the hill were frustrated. If a middle course could be adopted I would be glad. but whether such a course could be devised I am not prepared to say. The onset- ment of an appeal clause. to enable any party who felt himself aggrieved to appeal to the Judges of the Supreme Court. would perhaps, in some measure. obviate the objections. That these objections are not frivolous. Is shown by the speech of Lord Cairns. which bears upon the principle upon which this bill is founded. as well as by a leading article in the Times. It is clearly shown that parties old debts. would make them rich men again. I would be sorry to set up my opinion against such high and at the some time would regret to see the bill frustrated. I believe I hm correct in stating that the hi! r latee that proceedings are to he lslt * by the bankrupt himself. and flat GINDMIMIDOIH induce file set caution. True. it does not go Into A Coeffth on fourth page.) who expect to berelieved by a bill of this « kind may have property carefully bestow- e l. which, when they are relieved of their J deserves, for there are bounds beyond ;'7 have seen comments upon it in the Low- “ cipal legal authorities in Great Britain legal authority. l. i“; There is a bankruptcy bill. we find by last .' . m . é