» - 'I'o'Aleuaudor Laird, Esquire, the sum of Nine Pounds, for the relief of the following per-sons,viu :- Jane &. Maria Lamont, - £2 0 Victoria I‘eters, I I0 Jude Doucctte, I Pierre Doucette, Wiilow Blanchard, Robert Guts, -4 To Jeeurniah Simpson, Require, tho autn of Ten Pounds, for the rsliefofa faniily nained McKay, Mill I l I OOOC OOOOOO River. 'I‘o the Rev. Samuel McLeod, Uigg. the sum of Nine Pounds Ten Shillings, for the relief of the fol- ‘ lowing persona, viz.:— Catherine Curry, Lot 51), £1 0 Marcella Kelly, - I I0 lrauchlan McDonald, - l 0 Doogald MCPHOPIOD, Doiiao’s R... 1 I0 Widow Spencer, formerly Cliris- ty Gordon, - I ‘Margaret Herne, Gallows Point, 1 I0 “ Widotv Willoclt, - I To Edward Thornton, Esquire, the sum of One I’oitnd, for .'lIi:Gregor'a orphan child. l‘ To Simon McKinnou, Newtown, the sum of , Ten Pounds Ten Shillings, for the relief of the fol- , lowing persons. viz.:— ‘ p Jas. Campbell, Portage, Belfast, £l E . . l COO 0000 I0 Widow Mcaulsy, Mal. McAulay, insane, - Patrick Coily, blind, ‘,7 Flora Mt-Leod, ll Donald Matheson, Green Marsh, John McLeod, * John Campbell, To Mr James Munn, the COOCGOOO --b9t-‘IO-"- OOOOOOO sum of-Nine Pounds, for l" the relief of the following persons, viz.:— Widow McRae, Lot 60, £3 0 0 Elfy Mathewson. - - I I0 0 Margaret Finlayson, Belle Creek, I I0 0 T Mal. Nicholson, Rona Settlement, I I0 0 Y Widow Jnbn Munn, - I l 0 , To Donald Benton, Esquire, the sum of Nineteen Pounds Sixteen Shillings and Eight-pence, for the relief of the following persons, via.:-- Margaret Cheverie, 17 Daniel Connors, Robert Main, Thoinss Devereux. Charles Mollin, Mary Morrison, Wialow Morrison, “Widow Ford, William Cummings, Archangel Pqcquet, John Jones, - l 0 To Daniel Flynn, Esquire, the sum of Thirteen Pounds Ten Shillings, for the relief ofthe following persons, viz :-- 030- -ihfl hi OOO€7t‘”UtOOtOO€." OOOWOOCOOO --—'-s-s‘--s—s— \Vidoiv Desgle, - - .'CI 5 0 Widow McI)ottitld, - - I 5 0 Placentia Susong, - I 5 0 Widow Le Blane, - - 2 I0 0 Eneiis Susong, - - I 5 0 Widow Flynn, - - I 5 0 Lauchlan Gillie, - 2 0 0 Richard Coughl-an, - - I I0 0 Widow Simon Burke, I 5 0 To the Hon. John Jsrdine, -the sum of Sixteen Pounds Five Shillings, for the relief of the following persons, viz. :-- Pierce Walsh, - - £3 0 0 (lhristy llIcEachern, - 3 0 0 Vlfidow Partridge, - 2 0 0 Richard \Vhelan. - - I I5 0 Donald McDonald, ablind person, 3 0 0 An us Wilson's blind son, - I 0 0 Harriet Nicholas, - 0 10 0 Nancy McAdam, - - I 0 0 James Dooling, - - I 0 0 To W. Underhay, Esquire, the sum of Sixteen Pounds. for the reliefofthe following persons, viz.:-- Mrs. Brown. 13"! 0 Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Mathewson, ,.I.o_lin De Cost. ‘ Donald McLeod. (wooden-leg), i Mal. McDonald, De Gros Marsh, . Edward Roach, Christy Brown, an insane persons, 'l‘o Hugh McDonald, Esquire, the stint of Ten Pounds, for the reliefoftbe following persons. viz 2-- Thomas Sloan, Cardigan, .'€ 0 0 63 OO O ooccao -"I\9l©s-afar? OOOQQO E Richard Cocliran, 0 0 Chrisiy McNeill, for the expense 5 of her I"atber's funeral, - I 0 0 Catherine Johnston, I 0 0 Donald McLeod, Pi.-quid Road, I 0 0 Catherine M‘Phee, De Gros Marsh, I 0 0 . Widow Rowan, Sparrow’s Road, I 0 0 I Martin Mclnnis, for an idiot child, 2 0 0 To Edward Thornton, Esquire, the sum of'I‘welve founds, for the relief ofthe following persons, viz :— Mrs. «£2 ardener, - - 0 0 y’ Effy Mcsween, - . - I l0 Duncan Cameron and wife, I I0 John St Sarah Johnson, Douss's IL. Aline McQ'||l<l ' -fl 10 OOOOCOO Rachael Bruce,’ Whiin Road, I 0 Mrs. Jatnioson. - - I l0 widow Cooper Steel. - 10 And the sum of Five Pounds in the hands of Wm. Moors. for the re- lief of the Griffin family. To Mr. John Nichol, the sum of Seven Pounds Teri Shillings, for the relief of the following persons. viz.: Richard Frieze, M. Harbour, 4 0 0 Richard Butter, - Samuel Le Cocq, lcgtslattbt flrotrtltnuo. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Wunrrusnav, lamb 84. (Has. .Ur. Hell's Speech continued.) ttorod on this platform to-day, h the chief to this Cosnruotiwoalth, ( Bowl 9 0f NOW -[as-h,) '.' that. without the lists, Isis Iopublio would never have painted," is as just, on it is omphutie: and I solomnl insist upon fibis scenes from that truth. that without the Bible I in Republic nannatesntiane; the prtnciplsesntendsdforbsssniest posulisr application to ourselves. “ltlsnot to bosuppeaod.that auebauuvaut,aotbo saclasisn of he woidef‘ God frotu popular odaentlau. oat-dvoly occur or ooatiaastsr a considerable time without £5“ for 00 I100 kaolftnan .northntsse rein which are. rncreerer.sc eftoa dlsfiared by a certain plsiaaess ofu upgwi , . to be unsuitable for promiscuous or oven public rap ing hofoi’: the young. To this the int reply may well be. that tied who created us. and who perfectly knows an, ad otlioywho: and that he made the volume of his word, such as we have it, and has added the moat express and oinpbstie cotnrnand. that it be _ea_rly. constantly, publicly, prontiuottonaly rend. To all tins bo_ has joined the most precise assurances. that exact obedience to this precept. will have no other tendency than to niaks as wise and re here below, and blessed beyond all conception for ever ; -that it I manner ofintarcourae with him. and all coriiinunion with his holy word,_are uiost pure and most otitablo ; and that all contrary nnppt-aiiiuns. are highly offensive to hint, and full of dishonor to his infinite being. As is second repl , it tniiy be stated, with equal truth, that all ex- perience provest objection to be entirely mistaken. I"nr.‘ of nll tnttnltind, the wisest, the purest. the best were selected to write this uttered volunio ; and. in all ages. the objectors themselves shall say. if this has not been erninently the character of those who have the earliest, the most thoroughly. nud the moat aincitrely pondered, mustered, imbibed. and rt-joi in its precious conicnis ! “ A d on tinn. which soeins to be urged not of a spirit of amiable aolicitude for the Ilible itself, would exislude it ft_om_tl_ic course of syateiiiutic educntion, lost is too great faniilnirity with it in early life should disparage religion itself in our subsequent regards. This conceit is founded In total ignorance of the liuinan heart, and they who utter it overlook one of the uncut rind most uniilternble litws of our mortnl bein . The objects wiiicli we cherish niost fondly and most steadfastly are those which. first occupied our early and ardent thoughts. Oh . that we could bind the ‘early and tender affections of the whole people to the name of Christ, to the throne of God ! Uh ! that this fatal familiarity with divine truth were the universal heritage of the chililr of our country ! I " It is to be feared. tltiit in“, who call tlieiiiaelves the friends of education, aru totally opposed to all religious influence, either in the school or the coinmunity ; und there is too ttiuch rcaison to sup- pose, that plans are already extensively mnturcd. whose success will exclude for over all inoral instruction front the course of popular education. This branch of this grant subject needs, ntid must re- ceivo. first or last, it thorough sil'itng. But this is not the occasion. I will, in present, merely airy, thut, manifestly, there can be no union of effort between those friends of educntion who exclude from their system all innrnl trtiining, and those who make conscience of taking‘ the Bible to school with tlinin ; t.|litI the sooner the question is made between llieiii, tit the b.ir of the public, the better for the country; for the question involved is no less than this: whctlier the education of a religious people shall be subjected to an Infidel or a Christian cnntro ."' | hive uiven t‘iese extracts in order to prove, that, as early as I839, the Bible was being: restored to the schools of ilie United State-a, rind, in support of tiiy |m.~‘ili«Iii, I will submit to your honors‘ notice itn extract from ll work of a well known writer of the United States, \‘iz.: “ Culviti Uullou,” entitled “ Public I'2t'.onon.y :— “ But it need not be said. thnt this is not the intended economy. the plnn of American Society. It wits not devised for the few, but for the niuny; not for it select and privileged corps, but for the inil- linns. fienernl, popular educntion, is the great aclienic laid out for this republican empire. If there be tiny feature more distinct. more prominent, nitd tnnre olrservnble. in the aocinl structure uflhia gretit cotnrnonwnnlih. than niiy other.i is that of equal chances in life to all; iliat it child altnll not be in ignorance, for want of oppor- tunities to ucquire kriowledge; than he shall not be doomed to it low condition, because such warn the lot of his parents; and lhiit there shall be no insuperablc itiipcdirtiients ufn socinl nnd tnornl nature to his advancettient in the ancinl state, to any cletntion, not excepting the higheat within the scope of it just untl lnuduble ttinbition. " The syateiii of common schools, early set up in this country, eoeval indeed with Ainericzin civiliz-ition. handed down from geno- rntinn to gciiorzttion, provided for nit the first core of tire atute, nnd vvnlclicd over with paternnl aolicitude, nurtured, endowed, cdiiied, and never suffered to decline, but alwn sput forward with vigor and cfiicieiicy, is the cradle ofthose chnnces we speak of. On this foundation, cuniinort to n'l, has been erect a ayiiteni of select and higher ucliools, up to the college and university. tvliiuli are nlsn within the reiicli of.-ill, by reason of it system of public economy, which it is our special purpose in this cliiiptcr to notice; riot in- deed, so much within the rcncli of all us the common schools, but yet not excluding tiny, nor presenting insupernble obstacles to nny. The poorest nnd inennest born of tho lurid, prompted li innute rtmbiiion, nnd developing hopeful talent. can and do o en p.i through till the atngeeofcduciition. from the common school, till they ave graduated with IIOIItlI' nt the highest setninnriea, nit entered upon the grnver responsibilities of life, to contend, in open and fair field. with the best born, for the highest prizes of the social state. whether of wealth or of influence, and it is an attribute of American soctat and institutions to favor rind help forward the man th:it emerges from obscurity nnd strives to rise. 'I‘he common school is the basis ofall; the genius of the government is the parent of all; and the joint operation oftlie two, crowns it . ' ' "Turn now to the condition of the American cople, who. as the people, are also the laborers of the country. n the first place their physical condition is one of comfort, of independence, and of thrift, because they work for themselves, and huvo the reward of their own labour. In the next place, being in such a condition, they have time to think; and their fathers having been in it like con dition, they were sent to school, and qunlified to think. Seeing the worth of knowled e, and enjoyin its antisfuctions, they, in turn, send their children to school, because they love t out. All, one generation after another, nro educated. 'I‘licy are brought up in comfort, tnstc and renlizo the blessings of iiitellectual nnd tnorul culture which they huve enjoy ed, nnd are not only constnnlly im-l roving in knowledge by books, that captivating eniplnytnent oft li:iaurc and itidependenco, nnd by the periodical cinnnutions o the ‘ press. but they are able to educate and prepare their children furl any position in life, which they choose to assign to tlicin, as none] are biirred to any c sins. By industry rind economy, they can not only live in this way, rind in this wny bring up their families, but they cnn ncquire wealth, ciilnrgc their estates, ittid extend their in- fluence by it career of excinplnry tiior:ils and conduct. Every slngc oflife is one of increasing interest to them. presenting more power- ful inccntivcs to virtue, to moral niitl suciail eiiiineuce, and to leave behind them an independence for their children, ntitl ii nod name fortliumsralvr-s. ll nlong. in the progress of tltcir lives, they find theniselves free and independent members of a political coiinnnn- woultli, in the governriiciit of \\'lIi(:lI they alt.-irc, and which secures in them all these blessings. - \Vitli:tl, not the leziat. but the greatest, they are not only educntod for time, but for eternity.‘ llnving furnished sufficient evidence in proof of the admission of the Scriptures into the common schools of the United States, I had intended to present you with it fcvv passages from a work by Sir E. L. Bulwer—" England and the Eaglish;" in favor of Education founded on religion, but as I have already occupied your attention read a few notes to the n end-..t: ‘- I am linppy in this opinion to fortify myself by the expression of a single sentiment in h . Cousin. in which it is difficult to any, whether we should admire most the eloquence, or the sagiicity, or the common scnce. I aubjoin some extracts: “The pttpttlttl’ schools ofn nntion," he says. in recommending the outline of a general educntion f'or France to Mr. Moataliret, ." ought to be penetrated with the religious spit it ofthnt nation. Is Cliristiitnity, or is it not, the religion of France.’ We must allow that it is. Then, I ask, shall we respect the religion of the people, or shall we destroy it? If we undertake the destruction of Christian- ity, then, I own, we tnust take care not to teach it. But if w not o to ourselves that end, we must teach our children the faith which has civilized their parents, and the liberal spirit ofwhlcli has prepared and austnins our rent modern institutions. Religion, in my eyes, is the best base o popular instruction. I know u littio of Euro ; no w ere have I seen good schools for the people where the Christian charity was riot. In linman societies there are some things for the accomplishment of which irtuo is necessary; or. when speaking of the great masses, Religion! Were you to Irivish the treasures of the slots, to tax parish and district still you could not dispense with Christian charity; or with that spirit of humble- ness and self-restraint, courageous resignation and modest dignity, which t-hristianiiy, well understood, and well taught can alone give to the instruction of the poor. It would be accessory to call religion to not aid, were it only a matter of finance." " Schools for girls in tho poorer classes are unlly important as those for boys. Note. in II‘Ka ‘a account of anehester. the sin- venly improvitlence of fame a manufacturing town; note, in “ L‘ on tile poor-lawqthu idleness. the open ivant ofchitati- t . the v cious i noranco of I vast class of females cverywhereo. oiliers have o tea a greater moral effect upon children than the fathers; f the child is to be moral, provide for tho uiorals of the mother I ‘I qprst howevorh..adtlrono extract from pages bl.B4'arid I90. l_u wic hestai I I“ the ,reigiottmust awaa evi- ded.ibey waarita eonsnlrtion ; la’; solace tliemselvcswith its aim. Revolution is their inillortnium—tbeir great orvian':'i€tion.—'I’hus in, C Q. 0 metres, know is the most difiused, and ion is the mos fondly and enthusiastically beloved-tharo you may often complain ofits axosso. but rarely of its abasueo.—'l‘o America, I add the instances of Holland. offiortviaay. and offioctlaud; and in the note at foot-even Ilobss re In his rérhablo d res on tho resto- rat' of public w ip, is eomfi to acknowledge the existence ofa apromo Ioiag, who pratafiflupear, and rowardst just, as oouaatstleu without whid the people would d " not said late d:y pa.r'tisuIar proof by the voluminous cxtincta which 3 deeriied requisite, I will merely h for granted. In my mind. the aoaaniiy for instruction was settled apboristn centuries ago:' " vice we can learn ofoursolveo, but virtue and wisdom require a tutor." If this principle be disputed. the question yet rests on another: " we are not debating now, inho- ther or not the people shall be instructed-that has been determin- ed long sgo—-batwbathor they shall be iocll or ill taught." Here you perceive, he is ofopiiiion, that for the purposes of good govern- ment the people ought to be instructed on the basis of religion; thus conforming my conclusion on the systain,which prevails in the states ofAmcricu." With a quotation from a speech of the Rev. Thea Jackson (Pro- aide nt, last ear, of the Wesleyan Conference.) I will bring my re- mitrkalo a e one, he an_va—-" It seems now to be generally tidtnitted Out the cltildrt-it of the laboring clnsses in tltia cuuiilr (Eiiglitnd) will be educated, and hence schools are rising up in ii I directions, and the public mind is being directed with grcnt intensity of feeling to the object offinding out the beat and most effective system of ‘ l\o rnan rejoices more aiiicorely than I do in this inova- meut; and yet I feel,tluit all education must be essentially defective unless Bible truth be a leading and essential element of it.—By all iiieans.let our children be cductited,let IIWIII be arquninted wiili,let- tors, but leave them not ignnriint of the Bible, the oldest and the bee lta—wo have no right to withhold front Iheni that Book; it belongs to them; the ion of it was conceded to iheiii by Ilirti wtiu made them: and woe be unto those, who keep from the bonds of the rising generation the words of inspirel trul . ’ In eoncluding,I inust apologise for the great length ut which I have trented this question, but I feel so deeply convinced tliitl educntion, to he a real blessing to the cointtitiriity must be based on religion, that I have endeavored to prove the justnera of tiny views by the co ions extrnct I huvo submitted to your notice I‘he retiiarks I make still go abroad to the world. (I regret that the lion. Mr. M'Donald is not in his place. yet feel assured that he would not take offence at anything which hits fallen front tiiy lips.) and I therefore wish it to be perfectly understood. that it not de- sire to enact, tlint the tenets ofitny one or other particular church must be adhered to—that this or that particulnr ciitecbism shall be learnod—nor do I want to proselyte the people, but I select the Bible as the fouiidntion of our proposed system of educntion. thut by the right study of thut book. so genernl a knowledge of the God who bestow it may he arrived at, as will result in his being an ful- y recognised, as the supreme governor of his creatures, as to hnve him properly nnd universally revered. If we honor God, prosper. it will be the result to families and nations: and it is my humble opinion. if the pi ople of France and of Ireland had been eiirly taught to reverence and had continued to honour the Supreme Be- ing, they would not be in the present unplt.-aannt circuinstitnces, I shall defer my remarks on the financial question involved in the Bible, until it is in Cuttttnittee, and take such further action in the tnatter, us may it penr ndvisiiblc. llun. lllr. Silly.-\III:‘.Y, Sir, I feel myself called upon to make some remiirka, on what has just fallen from his I onor, which shall endeavor to do with the greatest per-tpicuily. \\'ith till the rnalter he hits brought before us, he hits not shown the principle on which he wialtes the Bible to be introduced into our schools, which is what I have been pnrticuhirly watching for, as I fully expectctl it would be tlte gist of his cliibornte nddrese and extracts, but it line not come forth an we tire as much in the dark on this score us ever, nor line be shown on country, where that priiiciplo has been so carried out, as to f'orni nta for us to work rom. Ilon. lllr. lI0l.l.. Oh, yes, tho state of Maryland! Ilun. Mr. SIVAIIEY that in not the country, it is only one units of it, and what uutliority have we thut the rest of the stntca or any other oftlictit lina ndopted the plnn of Maryland, or that the princi- plo, which his Ilonor contends fur, hits been fairly carried out even in the Inner? I confess,tliere is none to satisfy me. His Ilunor has referred us to England, lint I think this reference not very happy for his ciiuse. for although he may boost of her Into pence Inning been founded on religious iiistructiun, yet the wisest of her legislat- tora are free to admit. tlint they nvo been exceedingly puzzled to legislate sutisfnctorily for the iiitrodnction of the ible into their Schools and liiivc tlierr-fore dropped the subject. Ilia Iloiior has nlsn ititroduced Rnlieapiero to our notice. I consider this n tnost singular reference indeed. Ilon. Mr. HOLL. IIe wits not so bad it man as you may have imagine . Ilon. Mr. S\VABE\'—You are certainly the first person I have ever heard speak in his praise, however, if Rnbespiere hinniclf were here, with till his learning utid sngncity,I would defy him to legislate so wisely for the Ilibln ns to meet the ideas or tvislies of nll parties. Iloii. r\'I"I'0Il.l\'|'.IY GENERAL. Ilon. Mr. Ilensley hus anid, Sir, that the I.icut. Governor in his speech had promised this Bill would be here sliorlly, tiow on reference to the speech I find it says -3' a u & S n possessing Ifty acres, at an annual rent of My shillings, twenty years’ occupation. and iinprovernents thereon, amounting to £800 currency —to miss the qualification of tho Menibora of the Aasorn. bly, and to reduce their nuinber to nineteen. Such was the sub.‘ stance of the Dospntch; and the Lieutenant Governor is of opinion,- that laying it before the Aueintily with tho so necessary to have effected such a change in the Constitution, would to and the .—\r-sombly in the revision ofibo I",lectioa law, as °l|'"V¢|r is now under their consideration. Govizariststrtr I-louse. March 4. I859. ‘I‘he Message havin been read by the Clerk.- Ilori. Mr. POPE. u this Message of His eolloncy, we have it c--nciao rovelrninn ofibo attempt of the late Governor and his Council to destroy ilie liberties ofibo people of tlib Colony; and, concise III thut revelation is, it exhibits the scope and snails of the plot, to nu extent. sufficient to prove, that it was one o the most diabolical acheines ever devised by a Government against a people over whom they were placed in auihorit . and for whose benefit they were supposed or intended to rule. hon at St. Elea- nor's, nt the election of the Hon. Culnniiil Saerotary. I accused I lnte Governiiient with having been priv or parties to such a do- aign on the part oftlie Into Sir Donald Cauipboll—for. ultbo h the details oftlio infunious project were. at that time, huown u the Isliind, in rinne but its arbitrary dcvisers and the few to whom, in anticipntioii of success, they ltitd itnpiirted their secret, yet it was generally knoun. particularly in Clinrlottetnwn, that Sir Alexander Ilnnncrniun had been expected to bring out a new Constitution for the Colony, which would effectually restrain the cfl'urtu of tho Poo- p’e and their ltepresi-ntniives for tho oeialilishtsiont of eulf-govcrtt- inent—when. Isny. I clinrged the lute fiovcrnnrent with aguilty knowledge of, if tint actual purliclpulittn in, so traitoroua a do-s' it,- two gentlemen there present. who had been inetnbors of that Govern- tnent—Mr. Hnvilniid, the late Colonial Secretary, and III‘. litter, the late Solicitor Generul—boih strenuously denied. that t hndi nny knowledge of any such design ever huving been entertained by Sir Donald or the Executive Council. The diabolical design, by tvliirtli nenrly till the loin-eliuldcra of Prince Edwiird Island were vii‘- tunlly to be di-ifrtiricliised,--for such would have been the positive’ t:ffeet of restricting the exercise of the elective fruttcliiao to lesso- liolders ofttventy years‘ occupation, iuid whose inipruvetiiento should be worth £800-is, however, brought to light; and, although it liiis, fortuniilely for the people, completely miscarried, no denial or subterfuge, us to their previous knowledge it, will now. I think, nviiil to suvc those who, as members of the lute Government, were assuredly either its actuul concoctnrs, or at least privy to its for- iriuiiun, front the execriitions of the people whom they had, with with cool niiilignity, plotted to bctruy iiitd rob ofthe rights of free- inen. Mr. CLARK. Iwna at St. F.leiinor’s on the occasion alluded. to by the lion. the 'l'rensurt-r; und very well retnetnber, that when be taxed the late Governinertt and the Gentlenit-n then pro- scnt who had been rninnbers of it, with having, in their capacity of Executive Councillors, been privy to a design ofthe late Sir Do- nnlil Caiinpbell‘ri, having for its object it restriction of the political liberties ofthe people, or an nbstructiuii to the full establishment’ of Ileepnnsible Governnit-tit , those gentlemen positively denied Iggy. ing lind uny liiind in, or knowledge of, such a eaign. Ilon. .\lr. l’UI‘l'l. I do not now liesitnte to an , that although at‘ that time I only suspected it on good grounds, am now positive, that one ofthmio gcritluinen had it erl'ect knowledge ofibo den’ n; for the co by ofihe Deep.-itch is in liis hnnd writing, with whit: I airi so we I ncquninted, that I cult linve no doubt about it. Iloti. .\Ir. CUI I This itnpression upon my ttiiiid, with refol- encit to wlint has been stnted, its having passed at St. I£lennor'u, It the election of the lion. Colonial Secretiiry, In-tween the Hon. tho Treiisurer, on the one liniid, ntid the late Colonial Secretory. and the honorable and learned nicmber for Clinrloiietown on the other-, is that, tvltcn tuxetl. by the lion. the 'l'reuaurcr, with huving had it litintl in the preptirnlion ofu new Constitution for the Colony,witIs n view to the rrircuriiscribiiig of the political liberties of the pie, Iltoau gr-,nilc-men did not directly dcny their having had any ame in the frnttiing uflhc new Constitution, lint ttierely defied the Hon. the 'I‘rc.isurnr to prove, that they hnd hnd tiny thing to do with such it Constitution, or lnid any knowledge of it. But lltat they could be ignorant of it is what no one who had rend the organ of the late overnuient. the lslrmrler. could believe; for, in t t paper, it hnd been triumphantly assert , t -it Sir Alexander Bannormait would bring out it new Ciiiistituiion for the Colony; rind the arrival of this Constitution was fondly looked for by all tlta friends of that Government in Clnirluitetown, who would not have been so much delighted with the expectation of it, had they not been prett well acquainted with its nnture. I believe the hon. member for lfnat (Mr. Donne) will not stand up in his place. and deny, that he did not expect Sir Alexander Iliinnermnn would bring out such a Con- —n measure will soon be introduced to you. c., an on referrin to the Bill, I perceive it passed the Assembly on tho I8th and came it here on the 19th, consequently, it hits been 5 days before the I ouse, therefore I do not see any reason hit the charge of discour- tcuy toward this House. I perfectly ngree with my Ilon. friend. Mr. Iloll, as respects his motive in devising in religious foundation to our education, but there tire so greist u number ofdilliculties to grup- In with, that I consider it would not be at all prudent to move in it, especially without preccdent,as liis Ilonor has not furnished us with Illr. IIENSLEY. Mr. President—I do not know,tliat 1 should have troubled your honors with any remarks, if it had not been for the emphatic manner in which my honorable frii-nil concluded his speech. He said, "the remarks I mike] wish to go forth to the world ;" and also, “ that he would never be ruled by expediency.” lam sure his honor would not wish, that his words should hear an ol'fensivt- interpretation. Expe- diency, as it is sometimes used, implies a desertion of principle for some base and unworthy ‘ I am sure that he did um intend to infer. that those who IIIIIPTCII from him were ruled by such an expediency. I believe, Sir. that there is an fX]|£tIlt!II- cy founded in the highest wisdom ; and I am support:-d In thut opinion by finding examples in that very book which his honor so revcri-n|i;tlly referred to. I may, perhaps, be pt'llnIl_letl to note one, (although I am always unwilliii-.: to ioncli such mat- ters in deb.ite,) which was exhibited by the wisest le:is|at...» the world has ever seen. and mic which our Saviour hirnself referred to in these wonls——“ Moses, b--cause of the linrdneu of your hearts, sujcred you to put away your wives: in. from the beginning, it was not so." loses was aware. that what he permitted was an evil; but, having to deal with n Intllllllltle not so far a-lvanced in the truth as himself, he ah- stainetl from insisting where his authoritative intoifereuce would have only resulted in a greater evil. I am sure that wr- all join with full warmth of feeling in the desire expressed by his honor, to have our system of education founder! rm the Bible. His honnr has read many excellent extracts front the writings and speeches of celebrated men upon this matter; but 0 must be well aware, that it was more easy to write well and fluently upon such a subject, than to carry it itito practice, auuinst the feelings and prejudices of nnin-tons opponents. e might caclt sit down and write an eloquent essay in its f=W0|’: but, after this was done. could we L'0 out and compel even one iridivirl-ial to carry out our object? I think, in such cases, we can only act similarly to some of our tuririiliural implement! : they do not accomplish the whole object we have in view at the first operation; they do not at time level every mound and rradle hill: yet, by dint of repeated actinii, they ultimately reduce the rousheat surface to a level. In this view, the Parliament of Great Britain has permitted the Educatiorial Schools in Ireland to use only extracts from Srripturi-, hoping, no doubt. that such a taste will be generated. by reading the exlracls. as will tend to the study of the whole llible. and some others of the same kind is resorted to by most of the Eiitopean States. We have heard to-day, thatthe llible is silently win- ning its way into the schools, then let it so progress. W'e heartily wish it God spertll This great difficulty is not con- liiied to us alone. It is a question which has occitpicd the wit of the most profound statesmen, and such insurmountable ilif. Iicttllirl have arisen. in the attempt to legislate for the Bible, thut it has gent.-rallv been concluded to leave the whole matter to that Power which ran soften the ohilnracy of insn’a spirit, and direct all things to a wholesome conclusion. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. 3. Dusrarcir or 1-it: LAT! Ltctr-r. Grivuatvoa, Sta Dorrann Caatt-ua'.i.t., Baa-r., on use Ib'IlIC'l' or run I"nars- citisu aistr Cortsrirurtorr or "I'IIII Isnarsn. Tnmisnsv. March 4. The following Moses from His Excellency the. Lieutenant Go vornor. was laid before the House by the Hon. Colonial Secretary. MI-ZSSAGE Frost His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor, in reference to a tag as alteration tn the constitution if the Colony. A. Bannunssasr. Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor line to acquaint the Assombl , that the Dsspatcli, alluded to, was forwarded to the Secretary of State his immediate Prod ief w wise to concede a measure, to limit . trhfroin the late Sir Donald csinpbcll, racosiinsad- ' emotion in his pocltet._aud that he was ttiuch disappointed when he found that Ilis Excellency brought with him no imperial authority for the depriving nearly the whole ofibo constituency of their elec- tive frniichiiie. 'I'lio nefarious iitid lrensonuble project, so carefully devised in secret, is now brought to light, and with it, we have 0 pretty full revolution of tho chnrzicter of those tender mercies which the lute Government and its supporters would have rejoiced to see denlt out to the people. Had the wicked oject taken efoct. thin House would have been composed of nothing but the Agents of Pro- prietors iind their lawyers; for all leaseholders, except t w improvements are worth £20 it your, would have been disfranehia- ed. \Ve have now the Election Law before us; and seeing what treason w.-is mediirttr-d against the people, it is now. I thiiilt, our uty, us their faithful representatives, to shew our detestation of the nbotninnhle rind ty rnnnous design, and instead of confirming the present restraints upon the elective franchise, to do away thont oiitircly and intake our electors us free no the winds. It will, no doubt, be ntteni ted, by some nfthoae who were among the ad- viaers of the lntc I.icuteti:int Governor, to throw the whole odittrli of the intended disfriinchiaement of the tcnantry upon him, by assert- ing, that lie wna the solo deviser atid perfocter of tho achettie. But such an nssertion will gain credit with but very few, if tiny; for the Ilespnicli rt-corinncntling the disfriinchisement of the tonantry, was accompanied by it Ilill. duly framed in all its parts, a run y to be pus.-ted through the Inipcriiil Parliainent for the effecting of that lIlifi'ltlICIIi:it'lIt¢III; and no one. I think, will believe, that the late Sir llnnnld Cnniphi-ll‘s knowledge ofthe aettleinonts and localities of the lsliind could be such. as to enable him, tvithout tlto assis- lnttce of sonn-. one more intimntoly acquainted with them, to pre- scribe the liinita of the sevcriil electoral districts, and determine the lnccs nu-st suiinblo for the holding of the polls. In the details of the Bill, it is quite cvidnnt, that he must lnive been assisted by some such individual; IIII(I who was more likely to have offered him the ncccssnry iiid, tliim the Crown Lnw Officers and the Colonial Socrr tnry of the day? That the Bill wiis copied by one of them, there is undeniable proof; nnd we may fairly infer, that if the measure had not hnd his npprobntion rind concurrence, he won . on min acquainted with its clisrncler and objec at once have tender- ed his resignation ofliis seat in the Council. If thnt Bill had passed —snd that it did not is, I believe, owing to the honest and upright decision of Burl Grey—I{esporisible Government, (the introduction n which was to follow its adoption), would have been absolute mockery of the great body oftlie people; for as none but proprio- tors and frcehohlcrs could have voted nt the elections, none but the repreeentntives of proprietors and freeholdets could have It in the Assembly; rind, if such an Assembly hnd manifested an especial regard for the i: zeresis nftbe tenrintry, they would have a very large share of the milk of human kindness In their bosoiris. Hon. Mr. WA|{llUlt'|‘0.Vl. The extract given in Ilia Escal- lencv‘a Message is autiicient to shew the character and corn on of the infernal scheme. According to it, no leaseholdor wee been allowed to vote at an election, unless ho had been twenty years in the occupation of his leasehold, and his improvements thereon were worth £300. It would, in fuct. huvo deprived ovary tenant in Ilia Island of the elective franchise. I cannot find words to express my abhorrenco of the design, or my detestation of the principles of governtnent and legislation, in which the villanoul pro: ject must have bad its origin. I‘he document itself is, In the with cdness of its purpose, the tnoat extraordinary, that I lave over laud the misfortune to limit upon. The Bill was sent home for the sauo-_ tion of the Iniperiiil Government, and to be passed through the Imperial l‘nrli:irnent. for the nefurionsly arbitrary pa de-_ priving the Poople of this Colony of the advantages ofa frro copio- sentrttive Constitution; but all the cnloinny, misrepresentation. Ill! arguments. with which. no doubt, its contrivors sought to doludo .iirl Grey into an admission of its pro ioty or ItoeoaIsty,_ asoin to have it urged in vain; and the document now, lip‘? serves no other purpose. than to shew what detestable tyranny I lioness of the iiioasnre would have oxoreiood over the tonnntry of thh Co- lnny, lisd their influence with the Imperial Government boon QI- cient to procure its being passed into a Law. It is hardly possible to conceive any thing iif a more dishonest or tyrannical character. than the design entertained by the late Lieutenant Governor ' design so utterly at variance with ever ' ' freedom, that I cannot persuade niysol , this House, or II single individuiil deserving any society, would have consented to sup rt a _ could devise such treachery, or be fou willing to carry It t. On motion of the Ilott. Mr. COl.E‘!—tho Hnuao went into Cel- rnittoo on the Hon. Mr. Whelan‘a Bill for the Eatottoioaof tho Bloa- iivs Il'runch‘tea; and the above usage was submitted to 5-“!- WIGI-l'l'|lAN iotho Chair. 'I been read by the cbalrntan. ‘ION rooaandobsarved. that hedidulbo- 0-! ‘I liavoouoparagra of‘ tshalledadtohtbo ii"“'°°°i."i' h tbselssil r....:.""' , it, so or . ,£.r'inc.i"".$;us.stisn isaiuutsnsusssott-i at‘tb_sdyptagast' general education: that! take thtsdvsntags. . v , thostborflertb Anarlaaa li,w s ltb to a by tbscoanty Coasti- tsssclsatsttasbsldsfsstlssstlisatsrty ;