Vor. AV. . a Sy ie ie Weekly Hournal of Lolitics, ae ‘ Miterature, and Alews. **This is true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to advise the Public, may speak free.’’---Euripides. YEW GOODS. The subscribers would r IN AN 'N - Ones <| Townships Nos. 38, 8 2, 53 TOWN AND COUNTRY CUSTOMERS 7shies Nos. 38, 39, 4142, 53, VEW GOODS, espectfully inform their that they have opened their SPRING 0 London. Manchester received per ship L. C. OWEN, from LIVERPOOL, which will be| STOCK F and Glasgow Goons, sold at their usual Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, June 5, 1865. GOLOWIAL LES! LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. PUBLIC LANDS SALE. | ~| gates when they were in Canada. ‘but L think they took some of us in. Moxpar, April 3. APPROPRIATION BILL. ( Continued. ) Hon. Me Dixewerit: I will not oppose ithe grant, if itis properly expended it wii be a benefit to the country. Importing . 1. — > ae j » p roy | stock costs a great deal, a d very otten they ‘say that L will support the resolution before do not give satisfaction, [ suppose it will be the Commitee / cuuntry, 54, 60 and 62. Improved Farms for Salo. (EXUK Commissioner of Public Lands will j anbmit to Public Competition, at Mr. JOHN PHELAN’S. Morell, Lot 39, on THURSDAY, the |). ; : : | Ist day of June next, at 12 o'clock, noon— jlike other money watters 5 Queeu’s County | 50 ACRES OF LAND, situate on Jay’s will receive the greatest share of the bencfir; Road, Lot 38, adjoining land now held by John | but perhaps the Society will give us a fair. S ¢ . | Geddie Donglas, now or late in the occupation of | share of the stock. Paes to debate the question further. Hagh McKinnon. Se Male Heirs PS ome were any maine of my io ‘ > , 7 ¢ 2 ... * ‘ | ts s . | § ACRES OF LAND, situate on Sinnot's win to let that item pass without making this Louse respecting it, the cise wou | Road, Lot 39, near Patrick Redimond’'s, now or late | different. lin the occupation of R. McDonald. 12 ACRES OF LAND, adjoining the I will support the resojution, port the resolution, and [ think it is un- ‘an observation. I am willing to support that grant for a model farm, and L am hap-| f d hi bi h ; ;py to see such a provision made, 1 must |? '°% Wores upon this. su eee wie coon 5 acres of land above described, now or late in the : . . - |not ti 0. - say, however, that Ll regret to wear the seuti- wee tow 'te Gy Ho. 5" ey My, Bow ‘confident that the views taken by his honor | the Attorney General and the Leader of the parts of those Opposition will meet the approbation of the which this Isiand could enjoy a very small ready said upon this subject, L will only just INTER S LATE RE, were very liberal! in entertaining the dele- : Federal Government from this Island and ex- They | pended among the people of Canada and tie to the said Island on the express understand- | eame here to see if we would take them in , ther Provinces, in constructing railways, | ing that the expenses thereof should be paid I feel | canals, and other great public works,thereby creating a trade which would build up cities and enhance ihe value of property in various | participation--and to our complete isolation the mainland, and during whicit period this |Island could derive no possible benefit from | the railroads and other public works which they would, equally with the people of those IIon. Mr. McDonatp: I will also sup- | Provinces, be tuxed toconstruct. These,and | many other circumstances, placing Prince Edward Island in an exceptional position in regard to the other Provinces, but which ‘seem to have been entirely ignored, ought, in our opinion, to have produced an offer of a financial arrangement for this Island very lon. Mr. Ramsay: Udid intend to say | different in its terms from that contained in | | the Report of the said Conference. Fourth, That while we fully recognize it Provinces — advantages in| machete na tes New Series.---ho, 27. TR | That a separate Governmen: was granted ‘out of the Quit Rents to which the Lands were subject; and the Governor of the said Island, on the vecasion of his appointment, was instructed by His Majesty, that in cass the annual amount of said Quit Rents should | prove inadeyuate to the payment of the sala- Hlon. the Presipenr: as the time is so | dering five monthe of the year, when ice in- ries of the Officers of Government, as fixed on short, and as there has been so much agj-, te?repts our trade and communication with their appointment, either by failure of the | Proprietors to pay their Quit Rents, or by -any accident or caualty whatever, the sala- ‘ries and allowances to the several officers should be diminished in proportion. That the failure of the Proprietors to pray | the Quit Rents, to a great extent, left the officers of Government without the means of | Subsistence : and in she Session of 1777, Ls | Majesty's Ministers applied to Parliament for a grant to defray the expense ef the Civil | Establishment of the Colony. That in 1818, the Quit Rents upon all the | Lands of the Colony were, by Roval autho- rity, reduced to an uniform rate of two ever, that I agree with nearly all that bas | to be the duty of this Colony to use every | shillings per one hundred acres. 15 ACRES OF LAND. situate on Mill ments of his honor from Prince County, I | means, to the extent of its limited resvurees, That at this reduced rate the Qait Rents Low Prices for Cash. DAVIES & WEEKS, May 15, 1865. tf SPRING, (N65, . . ’ 5 7 . >) Ex Ships «1. C. Owen’ & ‘Undine.’ q>* SALE at Subseriber’s ROOM— Casks RUM, Raw and Boiled OIL Keyes No. 1 WHITE LEAD, 2 Tons PUTTY, £0 Coils Small MANILLA ROPE, hd Boxes No. 1} CROWN SOAP, he de TD PIPES, 15 Boxes Storch, 2“) Kegs Baking Seda, 10 Bags RICE, 2) Bois Washing Seda, Bols Crushed Sugar. _ MAING, 163, OUR SPRING ° Importations | Per L. C. OWEN and UNDINE, ARE NOW READY FOR INSPECTION & SALE, BEER & SONS. Ch'town, 15th May, 1865 in Store, 20 Cases Cognac BRANDY, 1 doz. each. f Brown SHERRY, 1 doz. each, 2 dw - ae ical lc ttsatiliisebitaeidal | i iM wm de CHAMPAGNE, s . 40 de Old uhi ind oo . } Spring Importations, & de tAS "BERRY Be aerhs = ss0ah bee es i, de GINGERETTE, UsT RECEIVED by Ships « L. C. iv do JAMAICA RUM. Owes” and * Unpntne,” and on sule at Dodd’s Brick Store. Pownal Street. 10 Bois. Crashed SUGAR, 4) Koxes SOAP, 6 Casks Paint Oil, 50 Keys Whrite Lead, ALSO, By Brig Urania from London— : 60 Chesta of CONGO TEA, All at the k.west prices for Cash or ipproved WILLIAM DODD, paper. Queen Square. Mav 15, 1865.—4w Isl - Spring 1SG5° LOUDON BOVSR. | WW SPRING GOODS, CHEtP FOR CASH! ty FP ASZARD wonld respeetfal!y | yform his friends and t pirblic the HAS JUsT RECEIVED a large relectes STO - i. F generslly thea “SPRING London, Manchester, G'asgow, Bradford aod Birmingham GOODS, | ' | “— : : . | wail the articles reqnired fora general | } ' compriall STOCK, in Dry Goods. Hardware, Groceries, &c.| In the latest styles and newest fabrics of Dress Materials, Mantles. Si awls, | Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Ready- | made Clothing, Cleths, § te All of | Lowest Prices for Cash. Charlottetewn, May 15, 1865. LONDON GOODS. — Expected daily per ‘Urania. which Ww li be sol l ay the | | 50 CHEST3 TEA. (finest Kaisow.) » 400 Boxes LONDON SOAP, 0 Casks WASITING SODA, 5 Tene fA KU M. 1) Cases ASSORTED CANDY. (in bettles ) 10 Cases ASSORTED PICKLES, 2 Cases Composition CANDLES, 30 Kega LONDON MUSTARD, 12 Boxes FINE STARCH. Wrappivg Paper, Corks, Sardines, Lue ea, Olive and Caster Oils, Fry's Cocoa, Sauces, lacking, tlacklead, Stationery, and sundry other smsail |, wee DOUGLAS M. HARINGTON. Water Street May 8, 1865. jal rw Qin WLDwowB, In Store. 30 BBLS. “EXTRA STATE” FLOUR, Just Arrived, Per Schr. Cecilia from BOSTON, 150 Bbis. ‘ Government Mills.” Daily Expected, Per Sekr. * Kit Carsos,” from BOSTON, 500 Bbla. EXTRA STATE,” (Choice brands.) For sale by J. ROBERTS ECKART, Peake's Brick Building, Water-st Ch'tewn, April 24, 1865, Charlottetown and Southport Ferry. DURSONS desirous of ero-sing the Ferry | from either side, after the hours for stopping the Steamer, will please make application on the Charlottetown side on board the Steamer, or on the | Seutuport side ut the Ferry house. H. P. WELSII, Contractor. | | | May i5, 1865. isl rw 3w Fresh Garden & Field "ceds AT APOTHECARIES’ HALL. UST ARRIVED per Barque “Undine” from LIVERPOOL, and steamer “Coimmerce” | from BOSTON, a choice lot of | Really Fresh GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS, a : +7 Seen Taae | May 8, 1865. | ; i Fishing Tackle. ¥ Birque Undene | have RECEIVED) FISHING RODs, CASTING LINES, FLIES, | REELS, Landing Nets, Limerick Hooks, & ¢., &e., | olfered very low. T. DESBKISAY. | Muay 8, 1360. 40 See. Sane... NOTICE. R. E. C. NEWBERY is hereby antherized to collect amounts due me for | Professionai attendance, &c, and vive receipts in my wame. All accounts rendered by him must, to! save further trouble, be settled immediate v. EZR. GAUVKEAU. Ch'town, 27th February, 1865. isl P. 8. KE. C. Newarnr cay be seen at Dr.| Gavvagay’s Ditice. } FOR SALE, BBL3. EXTRA FLOUR, 2000 Ibs. Superior OAKUM. I. C. HALL. try uw sample. } 7OULD CALL ATTENTLUON to bis | Jo Cwt. PUTTY, 40 Boxes Glass, 120 Bags Nails 2) Bays Spikes, 20 Setrs Plongh Mountings, (Wilke's & Gray's.) issorted.) assorted.) DODD & ROGERS. May 22. 1865. Gin UST REUELVED, a SUPPLY UF SUPERIOR cor Warranted of the best quality. Please G. D. WRIGOT. Mav 15, 1865. Im OPENING OF THE NAVIGATION. | occupation of Janes McVarish. been said in opposition to Conlederation. do not see anything to induce us to go into such a union. Lf we could trade with Canada as we ean with the Lower Provin- ces, or with Britain, or the United States, or the West ludies, we might view the pro- | Town Baad. Marie, Lot 40, adjoining lands held ‘cinanaameeanieie aha wetzseclled Ts i pect,and who is a practical farmer himself, I | Andon FRIDAY. the 2nd day of JUNE, ¥ish we had more such practical farmers. | NEXT. at 12 o clock. noon, at JOHN SUTHER- | But | cannot auree with him, for if'a mode] | LAND’S, Esquire, St. Peter's Bay— farm nm Snes penned will result in 3 JRES OF LAND, situate on the great benefit to the agricultural population)... : , . ee Head of St. Peter's Bay, Lot 41, ad-/ of this Colony. The cane elena more ject ina more favorable light; but at pre- | selatens Mand bobliter Teaahl OF Glenlen, new or tate . jsent, [do uot not see what we would gaiv by going into the proposed Confederation. Tne House was then resumed, and the Chairman reported the resulution unaai- mously agreed to. Hon. Attorney General. from the joint Committee of boih Houses appointed to pre- pare an Address to Her Majesty the Queen {upon the subject of the proposed Federal Union of the Colonies, presented the follow- ing draft thereof, which was read and adopt- ed by the [louse :— (Mr. Ramsay) whose opinion L highly res- | particularly to agriculturalists ; still, 1 kuow, 68-ACRES OF LAND. situate at Cable | °* ‘Very legislator should who has been a fow | Head, Lot 41, adjoining land held by Emanuel Me- | years io ihe Colony, that agriculture Is the | Fwen, now or late in the occupation of Andrew ) Main thing that we bave to depend upon, | Webster. | L hope the experience of the past wil be | 50 ACRES OF LAND. situste on the | a sufficient guide aud warning to the Govern- | Capes Road, Lot 42, adjoining land held by James | went in the juture in the management of a ; . . McKinnon, now or late in the occupation of Denald | . f | McKinnon, Charles’ son. ; model farm; and I feel assured that the | 50 ACRES OF LAND, situate on the farmers of this Colony. when keeping stock | Canes Road, Lot 42, adjoining land held by John | through our long wiuters 1s such a great de ae Kaq 4 or late in the occupation of Don- disadvantage, wil derive a vast benefi q ector Me ; . . 7. ° ne ae he | fom having that stock of a superior breed 50 ACRES OF LAND, situate at the of yuimals for which they wouid, perhaps,|TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT rear of lund held by James McIsauc, Goose River, | a bs ; MAJESTY | Lot 42. ’ get a hundred per cent. more than they Mz : | 50 ACRES OF LAND. situate at the| would for inferior auimals, It is weil | Most Groctovs Soversign— rear of land held by Michael MeDonald, Geose known that a colt of a poor breed will eat River, Lot 42 ‘as much and cost as much to keep him as 50 ACRES OF LAND. situate at Big Cape, Lot 42, adjoining land held by Allan Me Kinnon, now or late in the occupation of Donald McKinnon, Alexander's son. 10 ACRES OF LAND being a portion of the Five Honses Farm, Bay Fortune Road, Lot #2. at the rear of land lately owned by Owen Sullivan, now or late in the occupation of Samuel Burge. And on SATURDAY, the 3rd day of in the ocenpation of Donald McKinnon. We, your Majesty’s Joyal and faithful ser- had under our consideration the Resolutions | or Report of the Conference of Delegates from the Provinees of Canada, Nova Scotia, | and New Brunswick, and the Colonies of | Newfoundland and Prioce Edward Island, fore I think it will be a great advantage to huve a model farm, if a good practical farmer can be got to take charge of it; and I hope that every possible care will be taken to wake it a success, The more enterprising beld at the City of Quebee on the 10th Oc- farmers are now looking forward to the im- | tober, 1864, upon the subject of a proposed portation of stock every year, which is a| Confederation of these Provinces and Colo- great risk and very expensive; aud the ne-|Htes, and the Despatch of the Right Honour- }to aid in defending its inbabitants from | would not exceed one thousand three hundred | fureign invasion, we cannot recognize the | pounds per annum, necessity of uniting in a Confederation with | That from 1777 until 1850, the Imperial Canada for the purpose of defence upon terme | Parliament voted annually the sum requisite whieh, in other respects, are so untuir to the | 00 defray the expense of the Civil Establish- people of Prince Edward Island, and thereby sacrificing our commercial interests for the suke of securing the co-operation of Canada in a military point of view; it being our | ment of the Colony. That as a condition precedent to the in- troduction of Responsible Governmert and the surrender of the Crown Revenues prayed vants, the Legislative Council and House of | Hdward fsland, in Colonial Parliament now one of the best breed and first vaiue. There-| Assembly of Prince Edward Island, having | assembled, do disagree to the recommenda- abiding hope and conviction, that so long | for in 1549—1850, Your Majesty’s principal as we remain @ loyal and attached Colony of | Seeretary of State for the Colomes required Great Britain, ander whose protecting sway | that this Colony should provide permanently and benign influence we have so lung had the | for the payment of certain officers, and also happiness to live, and endeavor to aid, by a | for the payment of certain pensions, | reasonable contribution towards the defence| That the conditions on which Your Ma- of our Colony, by placing ovr Militia service | jesty’s Ministers expressed their willingness upon a sounder and safer footing than it has | te sanction the introduction of Responsible hitherto attained, the poweriul aid of our, Government into this Island, and to sur- Mother Country will continue, as heretofore, | tender the Crown Revenues, are set forth in to be extended to us in common with the | Despatches No. 95, dated Downing Street, other North American dependencies of the | 2°th December, 1848, addressed by Earl British Crown. For the foregoing reasons,| Urey to Lieutenant Governor Sir Donald and many others which we vould urge, we | Campbell, and No. 2, dated Downing Street, beg most ham ly and respectfully to state to | 3ls¢ January, 1551, addressed by Earl Grey your Majesty that we, the Representatives of | to Lieatenant Goveravr Sir Alexander Ban- | your faithful subjects, the people of Prince | nerman. That the Representatives of the people of this Island passed the Law, the Aet I4th tions contained in the said Report of the | Vie, Chapter 3, by which the Colony is Quebec Conterence, and on the part of Prince | rendered liable to pay the salaries and pen- Edward Island, do empbatically decliue a| sions therein mentioned, and which daly re- Union, which, after the most serious and | ceived Your Majesty's Royal Allowance. | careful consideration, we believe would prove pelitically, commercially, and financially disastrous to the riguts uod best interests of its people. We do, therefore, most humbly pray that. That in passing this Law the Leg stature relied upon Parliament to provide fur the salary of the Lieutenant Governor, a pro- vision which Karl Grey, Your Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, TUNE, at Mr. WILLIAM HART'S, Cardigan | : F , ; Road, at 10 o’eloek, a. m.:— jcessity for it might be obviated by the es- 50 ACRES OF LAND, sitaate cn the tablisiimeut of a good stock tarm in the Co- Road leading from Cardiganto St Peter's Buv, Lot! louy. 53. adioining lan ale > Widow Stewart ; : . mS. adjoining lands held by Wi lo \ _St wart and Hon. Mr. ANDERSON : I feel gatisfi-d Geoffrey Pendergrast now or late in the occupation . of William Stewart or Michael Sanphy. with the grant, though the old model farm 20 ACRES OF LAND. sitnate on the| did not suceeed very well. Tannehing Read, Lot 54. adjoining land held by} pertence on that farm will be an adVaulage, James Campbell, now or late inthe or cupation of and will ennble the Gi veroment to establish Donald MePherson. of Georvetown. ‘ wu of TT. y » 4001Der on Veller prinetyles. And on TUESDAY, the 6:h dav of I d 7. IUNE, at 19 o'clock, noon, at Mr. JOHN KEN.} 2fem wgrced to NEDY'’S, Wood Islands, Lot 62— Tie Hou. Mr. Boer snggested that a con- 1354 ACRES OF LAND. situate on) feresce should be asked tor with the Licuse the M itland Road, Lot 60. opposite land held by | of Assembly, with a vic wo the intio juction Roderick McKenzie, now or late in the occupation of John McKenzie 855. ACRE4 OF LAND. ciente.on the | SO power to enpred SE R00, mies bed ? JAG) P sche . ate e 2 he * rinted i w(ie > 2e0OVery Maitland Read, Lot 69, opposite land held by been appropriated ln I 63 for the discovery 1863! 183! B. C. 8. JOHN RNeEerehant LEailor, | BELL, | SPOCK OF CLOTHS. DOESKINS, TWEEDS, CASSIMERES, SILK, VELVET, MARSELLES, and other VESTINGS, TAILORS’ TRIMMINGS, which he is prepared to make up to order. at the shortest notice. AND J.T: trusts that by strict attention to business | combined with a therough know ledyve of the trade and a long aeqvairtance with the requirements of these who so liberally patronized his predecessor, will ensure for hima good share of their commands. Ready - Made Clothin g DEPARTUENT [Is well supplied with new and fashionable gar ments, of his own manufacture, which for qualivy, Ltyle and price, shall not fail to vive every bayer the greatest sutisfuction, as the motto will not be “CHEAP” ONLY, BUT “CUEAP AND GOOD,” ALSO, HATS AND CAPS, SHIRTS. COLLARS, SCARFS, | Colin and Angus MePherson, or Angus McTutosh Murdock McKenzie. now or late in the ocenpation | of cual in this Island. Urs honor remarkeu of Alexander MePherson that the money was available it any person 125 ACRES OF LAND, sitnate on the! should discover eva!, but no person would tor McKensie. hav or late in the ncenparion of | undertake 10 bore for it at his own risk ; | and, therefore, he wished to give the govern- went power to expend the mobey as they thought proper. The propriety of ibe sug. vestiogd Was coucurred in by the committee | ‘The House was then resumed and pio a biol gress reporte be 70 ACRES OF LAND. sitoste at Wood Islands. Lot 62. xdjoining land held by John MeDonald, now or late in the oceupation of Angus Panting. S8 ACRES OF LAND. sitnate at Wood Islands, Lot 62, adjoining lind held by Jobn | 1 think the ex: | of a clause in the Bll giving the Govern. | Gillis. now or late in the ecceupation of Archibald | MeMillan. The ahove properties are snbmitted for sale in On motiou of the Hon, Mr. Henderson. au Act in further amendment of the Act to incorporate the ioyal Agricu tural Society accordance with the 38th section, 16 Vie. cap 18, JOHN ALDOUS, Commissioner, Land Office, May 1, 1865. fin Chile PUBLIC LANDS SALE. WASTE LANDS, | was read the third time and pa-sad, | | 2 (Committee resumed.) DESPATCH ES —CUNFEDERATION, | \ Ton Mr. Dixcwent,: Our tine is very short, but [ would just rise for the purpose (of supporting the resolution of his honor the | Attorney General; and [ do so with confi dence that Lam represeiting the opwion ot : plat ig ar a Jarge majority of my constituents. [am Townships Nus. 3'. 49, 41, 42, 53, 54 jhappy to think that his honor’s resolution “ENE Commissioner ef Publie Lands will | 8i!l be so unanimously supported in tnis enbmit to PUBLIC or PRIVATE SALE, at | House. It is no more, L think, than bis Mr. JOHN PHELAN’S, Morrell, Lot 39, on| honcr deserves, Jor he has taken an active THURSDAY, the ist day of JUNE next: | aud | WASTE LANDS, situate on the Marsh, | ne ; I : : “iy 3 MeDonald reads, Townships Nos. 39 and 40. | Opposition in the Tlouse of Assembly, Mi part, as weli as his honor the leader of the On FRIDAY. the 2nd dav of JUNE, at JOHN bringing this question to ihe devision which SUTHERLAND'S. Esquire, St. Peter's Bay— | L believe, will be pronounced npou it by the WASTE LANDS, sitnate at the rear of farms| Legislature. [ thank their honors, as weil fronting on Bay Fortune. Portage and Capes Road H Townships Nos. 41 and 42. : ; On SATURDAY. the 3d dav of JUNE. at 10 have handled the subject ; and l would not o'clock, am, at Mr. WILLIAM HARTS, Cardigan | forget another geutiewan (Mr. Becr) who a ' . ; fies owl veils aa a | has taken a yreat deal of trouble in maxing WASTE LANDS. sitnate on Mill. Town. Cardi-| op tog, ee 1, : gan and Launching Roads, Townships Nos. 53 | calcu alione, and instructing the peope oper and 54. | the real position of the Gnancial part of the { cannot see that we would de- TIES, POCKET HANDKERCHIEF S And GLOVES UNDER-CLOTHING, 2500 pairs Island Manutactured SOCKS. ISLAND HOMESPUN in variety. Working Men, (und who does not work), are invited to call aud iavestigate the above at BELL’S CLOTHING STORE, QUEEN STREET, Charlottetown, P. E I... April 10, 1865. Leos oc eS £2 @ 3 5 > cS « 82 Big ZF 2 om = [2 eae tb => £m = OQ St = am =m Zs To Shy , vi oe ee oo - = * 2 = a es ™m ¢ C =5 = e ve = = 2 er 4f8¢e¢ 2 «= @: 8.8037 3% SF 38 t& F522 .- 2 es. oy 8' Oo —se 7. 2 > mas = 6 ‘<n 1 eee 2 mee. &, 4.2.8 | = ee Ss. 8 ot Ete? awts.hUS ~ hs ne ee f2 2 oS wy tei? oe ss TR Eee- by So cs o Fm FI TF38 © 288 5 fF S £47 8e = : = 4 ~ i, $ “f:i2, 2 Pee. O57 S Eli's -~Z ->@ &€0 © Fitn OS me & -"2 - ti Seen! a oO Us -” oy ae oy "43 >| om Sr. .)h US es = . =&° = 9° et as eae » -; = Zz: or NOTICE TO THE TRADE. ur SUBSCKIBER UAS RECELV- EDTHE USUAL Spring & Summer Reports of Fashions for 1865, With rurn Sizep Cut Patrenxs or GarMeNts from the representations on the F. shion Plate. Orders punctually attended to. ; JOHN BELL, Queen Street, Charlottetown. April 19th, 1865. WAGON FOR SALE. : double-seated WAGON, nearly new, ~~ for which a credit of twelve mouths will be given, on approved joint note of hand. W. McGILL. May 15, 1865. 4i preres METALS. BLISTEB STEEL at W.kE DAWSON’'S. Marel: 20, 1805 Plans of the Lands exhibited, and conditions qaestion. } made known at the time of sale. rive any benefit from a Union with Canada. |Our trade would vot be inereased, and we JOUN ALDOUS, Commissione-. | Land Office, May 1, 1865. oin : ~ : would be subjected to a great increase of ; ~~] > _ taxation, Lt there are any chances of bav- : Oke - ) ug a pre fitanle trade with that country, [ TES s (du wot see that we are debarred from baving TO THE ;unow. We can have all the advantages TicWANTRY of trade without sulj ciing ourselves to be ‘taxed ut theirdiseretiun, ‘They would have oF eas . ‘ , jab overwhelming w ‘jority in the legislature, jas the press of the Island, for the way they | | able Ndward Cardwell, your Majesty's Principal Seeretary of State for the Colonial | Departnent, to Lord Viscount Monek, Go- }vernor General of Canada, dated the 3rd of | December, 1864, relative thereto, hambly beg leave to approach your Majesty's Throne, for the purpose of conveying to your august | | Majesty the expression of our desire and de- | termination, as the Constitutional Represen- | tatives of the people of Prince Edward Is- j land, in regard to the great question involved lin the said Report; and having, after most | mature deliberation, arrived at the corclusion | that the propesed Confederation, in so far as |it is contemplated to embrace Prince Edward | Island, would prove disastruus to the beat | interests and future prosperity of this Colony, |we would hambly crave leave to state the | grounds upon woich Chat conclusion is based First, Prince Edward Island being entirely depender ton its Agricalture and Fisheries, has no staple commodity te export for which )}Canada can furnish a market — (Canada | being also essentially an agricultural eoun- /ury, aud possessing valcable and extensive [fisheries in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.) That while such is, and evet must be, the relative commercial positior of this Island and Ca- }nada, the products of our soil and fisheries |tind in the extensive markets of our Parent |Country, the United States, and the West Indies, ready and profitable customers, That the propos-d Union, while admitting the ‘produce and manufactures of Canada into ‘this Island free, would, by uass:milation of | tuxes, enormously increase the duty to which i thuse of Great Britain and the United States are at present subject in this Island, thereby compelling this Colony to take a large por- tien of ats imports from Canada, making payment therefor in money, ins'ead of pro- ment sv sconsistent with tue fundamental] principles of commerce that it would not only greatly curtail our commercial intercourse with Great Britain and the United States, | hut materially diminish our exporis tu those } councries, and prove nmivst injurious to the jagricultural and commercial interests of this | ishaud. | Second, That if the relative cireumstances tof Canada and this Island rendered a anion practicable, the evident injustice of the terme ‘agreed tu by the Quebec Conference would prevent their being ratified by this Island. | Without entering into full detail on this pees of the subject, or adverting to the fact, that by the proposed terms of the Con- federation we are called upon to transfer to | the Confederate Exchequer a steadily in- lerapsing Revenue, and tuat too, under our collaroinels low tardf. for a fixed and set- caring them from countries which would re- | . ‘eave our produce in exchange, an arrange. | ty 8 Royal i your Majesty will bo graciously pleased not | aoonred them in the said Despatch, of the to give your Royal assent or sanctiun to any /2rch December, 1849, he had no sesen to Act or Measure founded upon the Resolutions | SYP PS? Parliament was likely to withdraw. or Report of the said Conference, or other-|, Lat your petitioners would humbly beg wise, that would have the effect of unitiug | @4¥e to represent to Your Majesty, thut the Prince Edward Island in a Federal Union | 2/#emation of the Lands of this Island in with Canada, or any other of your Majesty’s | ™4nner hereinbefore set forth, deprived the Provinces in America. Colony of that important souree of Revenue The H Mr. McDonald. f the joi which in the other British North Amerean 16 Mon. Bir. jc¢Vouald, Irom the joint | Colonies is specially available for the pay- Commit:ce appvinted to preparean Adress t mrnt of the expenses of their Civil Establish- to Her Majesty the Queen, on the subject 'ment; and that ae the grants were made to of the paywent of the salary of the L.eu-| persons having claims upon the Nation for . ’ : , : : : tenant Governor of this Colony, presented | Naval, Military and Civil Services, in con- the following draft thereof which was read sideration of such claims, it is reasonable to ond treed A by Yoo Hdaes := expect from Parliament this small eompen- sation fer the great wrong to this Colony TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT | oceasivned by the improvident alienation of MAJweSTrY. its Lands. May ir presse Your Masestr: The anrual value of the Quit Reats and mere ‘tak ‘a Crown Linds which passed to this Island ? We, Your Majesty 8 dutiful and loyal sub- | ander the Act Lith a Cap. 3, taken to- jects, the Legislative Council and Hous» of gether, would not be adequate to defray the Assembly of Prince Edward, in Colonial Par- salary of the Lieutenant Governor alone. lament assembled, beg leave te approach | Your petitioners therefore humbly pray Your Majesty, and to submis for Your Royal that Your Majesty, taking into consideration cipaideration the following Statement and) phe wrongs wiiel have been inflicted on this Peution : anfortunate Colony by the alienation of the Your. Petitioners have had under their | Lands, and the consequent introduction of a consideration a Despatch, dated Downing | system of Leasehold Penures under absentee Street, 1sth February, 1865, and addressed | Landlords, which has produced wide spread by the Right Honorable Edward Cardweil, | agitation, and also the circumstances under Your Majesty's Principal Secretary of State | winieh this Colony enacted the Law passed fur the Colonial Deparunent, to His Excel- in the Fourteenth Year of the Reign ot Your leney the Lieutenant Governor of this lsiand, | present Majesty, will be pleased to regom- in which Despatch it js intimated to bis Ex-| mend to Parliament the continuance of the cellency that it will be necessary, within a|angnaal provision for the salary of the Lieu- very sort time, to provide for the Salary of | tenant Governor of Prince Edward Usiand, the Lieutenant Governor of this Island out| and your petitioneas, as in duty bound, will of the funds vf the Colony. lever pray. Your Petitioners humbly aubmit to Your | | Qn motion of the Mon, Attorney Gene- Majesty, that in the year 1704, Your Majes- i ral, a Bi | to authorize the appointmens predecessor, King George the} of Qlorka to Justices of the Peace, and to | third, cansed Prinee Edward Island, then | til an adie. Men hi ’ called the Island of Saint John, to be surveyed | ee er ee oe oS ay NS and jaid off into ‘Townships of twenty thou- |! the third time nar. panel. sand acres each. The Llon. Mr. Beer, from the conference That on the ninth day of May, A.D. 1764, | the appropriation Dill, reported thas [lis said Majesty in Council was gracivusly | the Mouse of Assembly declined adopting pleased tu approve a plan for the granting | the suggestion of the Council to insert a and the settlement of tiie said Island. | clause in the Bill to allow the sum of money That at a meeting of His Majesty's Com- | appropriated for the discovery of eoal, to be missioners fur Trade and Plantations, held expended by the Government, owing to so on 8th July, 1767, that Board recommended | many ot the members ef that House being the Lords of the Committee of Coane) to ad- | - vise His Majesty to cause the several Lets or | fownships, into which the [sland has been | ‘ divided, to be granted, under the Seal of th mired aud reported agreed to. Province of Nova Scotia, to certain indivi-| Adjourved ull bait-past three duals according tuo the d:stribution, and sub-| P. M. ject to the conditions set forth in the Minutes AFTERNOON. of the proceedings of the said Commissioners, 1, * os > . : “(7 anpropriat iil we { m the 8ch July. 1767 The appropriation Li'l was read the third absent. Tne appropriation Bill was then re.com- o'clock, tied annual subsidy of a greatly diminished | amount, we would bredy notice some of tie | objectionabie features of the said ieport. And, first, in reference to the fundamental | [principle upon which the Contederation is | | proposed to rest, namely, representation ac. | }eording to population, Without adunitring | | this princi) Je under all circumstances to be | |sound or just, we consider it to be particu. | ‘Jarly objectionable as applied to this Island sy . } in convection with Canada, from the faer' That on the 23rd day of July, 1767, tne} time and passed, distribution of the Lots or Townsiups ot At four o'e'ock, Dis Excellency. George Prince Edward Island, according as they | Pyodas. Kequire, Lieutevant Governor, were mentioned " - wrieree! s9p | same down ta the Council Chamber, and, survey of the said island, was decide: upon 3 , ee ii i | kaving taken his seat in the Chair of State, in presence of their Lordships His Majesty's | tie Her Maj ‘ ss ro 223 ” ro a8ty ‘ ee: Cowmissivners for Trade and Plantations, | S8eet"!. la Her Majesty 8 name, to yg ’ ae hy ballot, im the form and manner set down veight Bills passed during the seas on, in the Menutes of the proceedings of the said | Bill to enable the tenan's on the estate of Commissioners, on the 8th July, 1767. ‘the-late Joha Llolyes Winsloe, iequire, to ‘x 2. y ’ » sal : j , ' nt eee 2 jand they owid tux uses they thought that the number of our inhabitants is and 7 IE Legislature. during the tute Sess‘on | proper, which would be interfering with our | must continue comparetively small, in con- ithe purchase of the Fee-simple of their Paris, | by advancing to the Tenant ONE TALE of the} : lamonut agreed tpen by the Proprietor and Tenant, | cousideration, that we ure far betier as we jas the Purchase Money of bis Farni— jare, even though we have a litle trouble, for Canada has not been so well able to ‘wianage the business of their country as we | peet to become, to any great extent. a manu- facturing people, by reason of our Navigation being closed tor nearly half the year, and all trade, and even Commun-cation with other Commissioner of Publie Lands hereb;;gives notice to.all tenants | desirons of availing themselves of the privilege of | , a : ote Aas : : : | she above ferited Act. that he js now aamend to | Have been tO Manage ours; avd Why should eyuntries (except by telegraph and the me- | ASSIST SUCH TENANTS in the purchase of their | we trust the management of our affairs tu | dium of a fragile ive-boat) stopped. And | Farms. as in neamer and extent provided under | people who have uever been able to manage | when we consider the provision of the said ¢such Act 1%) ‘% liked ale ne > hich is intended 1 rul: ; ; 4 : “ur own with satisfaction. Therefore [| Report which is intend o regulate the | FORM OF APPLICATION and fall partiontars | MC OW Batisfacito re i think it is better to retrain from running mav be obtained at the office of Crown Lands, Colonial Building, Charlottetown. ourselves iuto trouble. Some say that Ca- ‘dada is a@ great and growing country, and | The | nial census, and reflect apon the rapid rate JOUN ALDOUS, Commissioner. Pablie Lands Office, May 8, 1865, SPECIAL NOTICE!! PENILE undersigned have ap- pointed Mr. H. J. RICHARDSON, of Summer- side, their AGENT, where — |but tL believe that such arguments are ail! heretofore, and the certainty of a sull * bosh.” /be no benelit to us; produce, aud we would probably be taxed }douvie what we are at present. It is said that Cavada is a rich country ; if so, and il (that the namber of our Kepresentatives in they tax us equally “ith themselves, it) tye Federal Pariiament would, in the course /wuuld be unjust and burihensome to us, for jo a comparatively short number of years, TAPACL ra a we could not bear the same taxation. A! be diminished tu a still smalier pbumber than | TOBACCO Onn be had at the vreat deal has been said about the “glory” | that proposed to be allotted to us at the ‘ x ah ee ee |= . ; , : 4 : . in SAME RATK as in Char- part of the subjeet. A few might glory iv |courmencement of the Union. : if a Federation of the Provinees were consum- lottetown. going to Cavada, but it would soon wear the terms of the said Report, as applicable LOWDEN & RICHARDSON. — | aWay, and our sons would bave very lute |. us, we would advert tu the old tmperial May 1, 1865, tf glory to their account. Perhaps they would policy, 8 pregnant with ill consequences to i SI ae eteteteahic eae _ve-called to the “trout” to defend their coun us, by which all the jands in this Colony RARE CHANCE. try. [ think we sbould carefully guard were granted in large tracts to absentees, OR Sale, a very fast BLACK PONEY, against going into such a union. ena i 2 33 yece old, perfectly sound. Ate 1 ~ wish to speak disrespectfuily of any Govern- | oe —— Shieaann — these Poney Harness complete, 1 Riding Saddle and) . ois 4 SoU — ition and nume- Bridie. 1 Halter, &., &c.; 1 Box Sleigh, 1 Dog | EB, bat I ae cee the pad . -rous harbors, furnishing cheap and conven- aDadian politiciads jaye water communication, which renders Cart, will be sold —a bargain. Apply to the Snb- io the world. | seriber at the ‘ Examiner Otter, votre }* such men as they are represented io be, expensive public works here unnecessary—to | May 15, 1865, they wust be very corrupt. I[ believe they the revenue to be drawn ivy the proposed ——— : by on ‘of increase in the population of Upper and) therefore a Union would be bevelicial to us, | Lower Canada — particularly in the former | Their canals aud railroads would | greater increase therein in the future, over | they do vot want our that of the population of this Island, it fol.) lows, as a certain and inevitable consequence, Third, In further noticing the injustice of | { do pow “od which deprives this Island of the revenue | Majes:y was pleased, with the adviee of Lis | Privy Council, to confirm the said proceed- | Plantations and to order the same to be ear- ried into execution, That on the said August, 17067, the | Fee Simple of the whole of the Lands of the said Island, (except about six thousand acres | which were subsequently granted) was vested in one hundred and three persons. That the Lands so granted were charged with a Quit Rent, varying irom two stullings to six sutllings per ove Lundred acres, pay- Onl ei mode of re-adjusting the relative representa- | able to His Majesty, his heirs and successors jtion of the yarivus Provinces at each degen- | Tout the aunual amount of said Quit Rents was estunated at abuvut three thousand pounds sterling. That the said Islan], on being ceded to the Crown of Great Beitain by the Treaty of Paris, was attached tu the Government of Nova Scotia. That in the year 1769 the principal pro- _pretors of Land in the said I-land petitioned mated upon tie basis of the said Report, | this Majesty George the Third, praying that tue said Island might be detached from Nova Seotia, and constituted a separate indepen- dent Government, and that the Quit Renm ayable in respect of the Lands of tie said Fes migit be appropriated to the pay- went of the expenses of such Government. That his said Majesty was graciously | pleased to grant the prayer of the petition of ‘such Proprietors, and to order that the said | Island should be detached from the Province ‘of Nova Scotia, and be constituted a separate Government. That by Letters Patent, dated at Weat- minster, on the 4th day of August, 1769, | Walter Patterson, Esquire, was duly evis- missioned Governor of and Captain General in and over the said Island, aad authorized to call a General Assembly thereiv, and to organiz: a Government. having passed “ An Act te assixt Tenants iv | egustitutional rights from first to last. There- j sequence of this Isiand possessing no Crown (ingsof the Lords Comm»ssioners for Trade and | M yey? peru thereunto, fore L am tully of opin on, after mature) Lands, wines or minerals, or other extra. | neous resuourees, and that we never can ex- | my ' or. “9 . ° . ” Chat on the 26ch August, 1767, Lis said | seeure titles to theiz farms, was res -rved by tlis Kxcelency for the sgnification of Her ilis Excel- lency was then pleased to close the Session with the usual Speech. James Racasay. Reporter. . “»- poeatiann Tay os r HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Fatpay, March 24. UNION OF THE COLONIES. On wotion of the Lon. Col. Secretary, the liouse went into the order of the dav, viz: the consideration of the Keport of the Qaebee Conterence, and the Despatches and papers relating thereto. The question, it was agreed, should be discussed with the Speaker |in the chair; and the rale was suspended whieh prevents a Member from addressing the House more than once un the same Reso- lution. Hon. Corontat Secreraré —Mr. Speaker: with your permission L shall initiate the dis- cussion of the ioportant subject Which is this evening to engage the attention of this louse, by sul) aitting tue fyllowimg Resolutions :-— (For Resolutions see Ezamiaer of the 3rd April. lon. J. C. Pors.—Mr, Speaker, I wish tu State that the Col. Sec. is somewhat out of order, as L gave notice yesterday that 1 would propose a resvlution on the sabject. Parsu- ing the course tiat he has dune, ie out as least to bave intimated that this Was an open question, and that 4 free expression of opin- ion was expected upon it from hon. members on both gides of tee House. I do not desire to vbstruct the Columal Secretary in hie epeech now since he tas commenced, merely to inform che Llouse that the reaula- tions which be bas subusatted dy not exjrese the views of the Gorernmens. gaa renneepemnerren f i ccner eee peed Se BES sir emcee Rete, FRE ae