A Weekly Fournal uF of olitices, Literature, and Slews, “This is true Liberty, when Freeborn Men, having to ndvise the Public, may speak tree.”’---Enripides. ee ea nT Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Monday, June 3, i861, ee New Series,---No, 22 Vol. Ad. Sandie . iegxO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Province . + ans { | 26 4 4 ne . The Greatest and Bast Invention of the Age | I Buiiprna, in Charlottetown, on TUESDAY, the 11th day FOR FARMERS. fof June next, at the hour of 12 oak a under a a ’ : fof sale contained in a mortgage made by Thomas Smith an Maan s Paton’ MOWING and Seen tees i wife to James H Peters: All that piece of GROUND, situate ( NE acre of Hay or Grain eat on rougn or smooth lane ‘in Charlottetown, and known as ‘Town Lot No. 92 in the firs in an hour, for less than one ehiliing cust, with the assistance of | ) wndred of ‘Town Lots in Charlottetown, together with all | : j 1 shase of wr ose o labour- . ’ four ot om tere a Sar end ‘mae Sea. “oe | Houses and Buildings thereon. ‘Terms Cash. HV .e on Exhibition and Sale, with W iteomb’s Pvtent Horse Hay Rake, | January, 1X61. - eee seerit | ead Browa’s Patent Horse Piteh Pork, at Orwell Cheap Store—cheaper | Feb. 4 JAMES H. PETERS. thea the cheapest Country Store on the Isand, aut with the greatest | —— aK a Je eos sriety, frum « Needle to an Anchor. ~ and for Sale. 3 Gold 6 Silver Prizo Modals and $100 Cash |’ MIE subscriber offers at Private Sale, the folloaing ’ oo i 1 | - la sete ° 4 AcCra r ( 4 a a % rawe becn awarded valuable property ; 150 acres Wood Land on Lot 4 | At the Crystal Palace to be the best, safest, most durable aud cheapest Machine of the kind |the reserved Jands adjoining Georgetown Town Lot No. 8, ever offered to the public, for saving time, labor and expense to the First Range, Letter 5, in (reorgetown, and Pasture Lot No. | Paruers, by which five weeks amet and cust — be saved over the old 83, in the Rovalty of said Town. Also, 50 acres Land, four | ee eaticteaamaien. at Canaienetak a - of which are cleared on Lot 32, fronting on Anderson's Road, | ati Settlement join together, and for which time will de given for 7 miles from Charlottetown Three Building Lots in Char- payment by the Subscriber, for all those ordered by tho 20th of May, | lottetown. Four further particulars apply to : JOUN McGIut. go as to have them ready in tiwe for harvest, to enable the Farmers to | Charlottetown, Feb’y 25th, 1861. 6m abip their produce in good weather, and a mionth sooner, and not fear | having too much grain rips at ouce, whea one of these money saving | Provincial Haviiawment, ‘could the people here be siid to enjoy the privileges conferred | ASSEMBLY. | Monpay, March 18. The House again resolved into a Committee of Supply ; de- HOUSE OF Dated this 23rd | paste on the grant for the road service resumed, Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH—On Saturday evening at the ‘hour of adjournment I was reviewing the speech of the hon. | here to confer any titles ; it was only afterbe went to Canada ; | | member for St. Peter’s, Mr. Whelan, in reference to the visit | and he (Mr. W helan) believed that some gentlemen from this lof His Royal Highness the Priace o Wales tothe Colimny. [| _was induced to do so, because of the high posit on that hon. | member occupies in the ranks of the Oppositoo. 1 do not wish | and State Fares of America, where Manny's | fronting on the line road betreen L rts 43 and 44, having «|, pat any construction upon his language which it is not cal- ber in the starement which he made on Saturday that some of diachioe has been fully tested with several other Mactines, and proved | front of 144 chains to the 100 acres; 21 acres being part of culated to bear, but I think there can scarcely be any doubt as | the Princes of Wales were the greatest focis and despots who to his meen vg, when, drawing a comparison beiween the | people of this Colony and those of Great Britain, he said that | our position was 60 luw and so degraded, thai Ller Majesty was | not ent tled t» our respect or to our loyalty,—that ia conse- | quence of certain evils with which the Sovereign must be | chargeable, we aie relieved from ths duty of acting as loyal subjects. And what are the evils which he enumerated? The principal complaint appears to be that we are living under the in effect subservient to an absentee proprietary faction. How | by the Bill of Rights, when this House could not pars any Act which would receive the Royal assent unless it met the views of the propretary party. He had said nothing against the p e- sent Prince of Wales ; he believed he was a young gentleman who reflected the glorious qualities of his mother; but he| meintained that the seme loyalty was not due to bim as was due | to the Sovereign, The Prince had no authority when he was Island had gone on there with the expectation of receiving the honor of kmghthood. Hon. Mr. HAVILAND rose to join issne with the hon. mem- ever lived. tle (Mr. Haviland) commenced with the firs Prince of Wales, whe afterwards became Idward IT., and said that he had yet to learn that he was ever considered a fool. Mr. Haviland then referred to the second Prince of Wales, Edward IT!., and to ali the Princes of Wales down to the pre- sent ume, giving the distinetive trait in the character of each, and endeavoring to prove the incorrectness of Mr. Whelan’s assertion. He udimitved that the intellect of George IL. broke machines can be bad un such favourabic terms and essy payment, at Orwell Cheap Store. fais is 20 opportunity that evnnot be got every day, to clear and make lergs farms, and have a month's work done by lads [6 or 18 years old, im one week. This iscomicg up to Telegraph operation, and will wake the | Parwers independent, and look out for better times and more produce. Theee wonderful Machiaes are invaiuable to Ship-builders and Sea- Ceptains, Mechanics, Teachers, Widows, and ail those whose time is wore valusbic at other callings, and will be set up by the maker. A trial given of them, and warraated fully perfect, or taken back. — Aadexed are a (ew testimonials trom sowe of our mest extensive Island Farmers, that can be depeaded on, and who are willing to give satisfac: 1 41) 75 of which are under cultivation, the rest well st.cked | tion of her subjects. wery reference, if cailed on. Further particulars knowa from PATRICK STEPHENS, Agent, Orwell Cheap Store. W. W. IRVING, Agrisuitaral Warehouse, Charlottetown, or to THOMAS ANNEAR, Wood Contractor, April 29, 1861. Montague Kiver. N. B.—Al! partios wishing to use any of these Machines, would do woil te roll the land im time for them —this is important. P.8 Certificates. MONEY! MONEY!! A Rare Chance to make Money. 7ALUABLE MILLS asd PROPERTY for Sale at Miti Vase, New London. | consisting of a gang of up and down Saws, a Shingle and Lath Machine, new and in complete working order. A GRIST MILL, two DWELLING HOUSES, a large BARN, a Stable and Blacksmith’s Forge, al] on the premises ; and the LEASEHOLD Interest in about 230 acres of good | with good Hardwood, Ilemlock and Spruce. The Mill Stream | is one of the finest in the [sland—ample power for any thing that may be required. This property offers a rare chance for | amy enterprising man, and will be sold at a great bargain. Parties wishing to purchase will please make early appli- cation to P. W. UYNDMAN.,. Charlottetown, April 15, 1861. ‘Valaable Property for Sale! A large and well-built SAW MILL, | |ssay of the Colonial Office. 1 will not advert to our circum- stances as a Colony, becanse they are similar to those of all | other Colonies, but [ will allude to what the hon. member states is peculiar to us,and which he denominates the improper influence used at that Office to the prejudice of this Colony. | He argues tat beceuse the proprietors of this Colony have | «exerted an influence there, we are degraded and down-trodden. | Admittng that such influence has been used, is that an argu- /ment to be employed by a representative of the people when a question of loyalty is raised between the Sovereign and a por- We know that monopol.es have been | granted to individusls in the mother country, and that the game | laws ore still in existence there, though the people have ex- preesed themselves loudly on the subject; but have we ever heard that they rose in rebellion, because the Crown refused to put down these evils? How are we to dispose of the principle of the Briush Constivution that the Crown can do no wrong, if weare to withdraw our allegiance from Queen Victoria on account of a certain influrnce being brought to bear against the in’erests of the Colony? If wrong has been done to us by We eertify that each of us have purohased one of Minny's Patent Two | FENLIE Subscriber offers at PRIVATE SALE the following | the exercise of influence at the Colonial Office, | do not stand valuable PROPERTY :-—200 acres LEASEHOLD LAND. | here for & moment to jus:ify the proprietors im such a course of Horse Mowing and Reaping Machines, the operation of which we are bighly pleated with, and it has proved much more satisfactory thau we expected, baring perturmed all oar work much bewer, and at less cost than hand lew, and baving our hay and grain secured nearly five weeks suoner then our neighbours, with the old fashion scythe and book. We consider Munny'e Mechine the wost valuable invention ever dis- severed, or seen on this Island, for the benefit ofthe Farmers, and strongly advise every oue requring euch to secure them in time, if they can arrange in apy way to have one in each settlement, when the benefit will be found to save money and time—so valuable to farm workers. (Signed) WILLIAM ACORN, Miller & Farmer, Lot 49, ROBERT MUTCH, Farmer & Steck Master, April 22, 1861. Gallows Point. N. B.—Any one wishing to see our Machine, can call at any time, or to the agent, a3 Orwell Uheap Store, where oue is on exhibition and sale I certify that I had one of Minny's Patent Two Horse Mower and Reap- ing Machaes at work on my Farm iast season, avd found it proved admi- ravly weil, sod far superior to any one of the kiad I ever saw in Eagland, er on this Isiand ; and had I not succeeded in getting the use of it, I should have iost a great quantity of my grain, it having got over ripe, | and I cuuld aot get men to bire at any wages at the time, [ found it much lees expense, and the work betterdone than by hand. My opinion is, that when these Machines are a little better known, no Farwer that waats to eave money, or time, will be w theut one. April 22, 1361. JOUN DOUSE, Port Selkirk. Several other Testimonials can be seen with tie Agont at Orwell. “EVERY BODY ENJWS. OR OUGHT TO KNOW, TUAT DOUGLAS Has the best assortment of FURNITURE, —- L.tes¢ sty'es in the City and sells ev cheap that any one can affurd to purcuase -— Drawing Roow sets in shally and reps, Sefas and Lounges in bair eluth, 'situate on Lot 19, fronting on Richmond Bay. 160 acres are jin a high state of cultivat on, including 20 acres of MARSH, | producing annually between 25 and 30 tons of Hay; the re- mainder is covered with Hard and Soft Wood. On the Farm is a goud and substantial DWELLING HOUSE, 25 » 30, with an excellent Well of Water at the door; a BARN, 30% 40, and a Llouse Frame, 2424. There is an abundance of Sea Manure to be had on the Premises. This eligible Property is ‘within four miles of the flourishing village of Summerside. For further particulars apply to i RODERICK McNEILL. | Lot 19, May 13, I861. 2m A iper ee ee : ~~ FOR SALE OR TO BE LET, And Immediate Possession given. TE WELL KNOWN PROPERTY formerly in the pos- session of the late JAM#S N. HARRIS, Commission Merchant, of this City, consisting of a Two story BULLDING fronting on Richmond Street, fitted up as a Dwelling House, | proceeding. ladmit thet such conduct on their part is im- | proper, as it tends to thwart our legislation; but if they are | permitted to exercise an influence to the prejudice of the Co!o- | ay, charge nother Majesty in the matter ; the Colonial Minister jis t'e only responsid}e party. | Hon. Mr. COLES—In Mr. Whelan’s ebsence I rise to order. | He did not say anything agaiust the Crown. | Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH—Ilis sentiments could not be | mistaken, He said he was not going to bow himseif through | loyalty to the son of the Queen, as he was not the Sovereign, | and therefore the hon. member mast have alluded to Her Ma- down in bis jater years, but said he was no fool in his early days. George IV. he remarked night be a profligate, but he was not a fool, nor wes he a tyrant to the people of Eagland. Mr Haviland next alluded to the remark made by Mr. Whelan | that the people of this Island were in a worse position than those in Italy, and said thet ifthe hon, member were to give public expression in tna; country to sentiments similar to those he had given here on “cturday afternvon, he would soon find gen- darmes at his side. Ile (Mr. Haviland) said that though bills | passed by the Le_islature here were sometimes r jected at the | Colonial Office, that was no reason why he people of this Island should be styled serfs. He showed that all the bills passed in the other Colonies did not receive the Royal assent, and stated that even in Canads, though it had a population grenter than the United States at the time of the declaration of independence, a bill was passed a few years ago to regulate the currency of that Colony, which did not receive Her Ma- Jesty’s approvai ; but still they had not heard of the people there rising up and saying they were serfs. [t had been re- marked that the proprietors had accese to the Colonial Office , if they had, it was owing to that very B:ll of Rights respecting which 80 much had been said. (He concluded by refe-ring to tie Rent Roll Bill, and one or two others passed by the oppo- oe nr when in power, to which the Royal aesent was re- use S Progress was reported, and the House adjourned until three o’clock. D. Lairp, Reporter. AFTERNOON SITTING. Mr. Owen presented a petvion of Patrick Bradley, Cardigan Road, praying relief, on account of his bara having been con- sumed by fire. tion. oi. GRAY presented a petition from Lot 49, praying for a grant of £30, fur buiidimg two additional blocks to Pownal jeaty. He said also that the idea of our jiving under the shadow Bay wharf. io the Bill of Rights was a dclusior, a mockery and a snare. I would ask that hon. member what he means by such expres- |sions? in what respect are we different from the people of | Great Britain? What liberties do the people of the mother | chase some standard works, (country enjoy which are not secured tous? Is our criminal cule more severe? Are we eubjected to heavier taxes? No; | then in what respect are we more like serfs? I say that he bas | not proved his assertion: and I defy bim to substantiate his Shop and Sale Room, with a Room in the rear 40 teet lung, statement that our laws are not as just, and that the people of fitted for eutting and packing Pork, &e. Atso—A BULLDING ia the rear of the Lot, two stories jhigh, 44 by 40 feet, used as a@ Warehouse, Xe., and under Which is a iarge Prost Proof Ceilar. | This Property being very co wenient to the Market, ia one I : Se of the best business stands in the City. For further partieu-| jlars apply to W. W. LORD, Exceuter. ' Charijottotown, May 90, 1861. FREEHOLD PROPERTY FOR SALE. FREEHOLD FARM, consisting of 120 Acres, on the fA Tryon Road, Lot 27, 40 ot which are nm a high state of cultivation, the remainder covered with Hard and Suft Wooed. | thia Island are not entitled to the sime immunities and privi- | leges ag are enjoyed in Great Britain. And notwithstanding Horn. Mr. KELLY presented a petision from Lots 36 end 37, fura grantto budd a bridge and open a road; also, one | from the Fort Angustus Literary Instiiute, for a grant to pur- Hon, Mr. M’AULAY presented a petition of School trustees, Georgetown, praying for the grant of a school site, and for a grant towards building @ schoolhouse large enough to contain the grammar ond female schools. The preceding pe'itions were Jaid on the table. Hon. Col. GRAY presented a petition from Cherry Valley, | &c., which was referred to the special Committee appointed to | the insinuat on which he threw out that the fountains of justice |r port on new Post Offices. sre polluted inthis [sland—that when a peer man comes into | the courts of law he seldom obtains his rights— Ilon. Mr. COLES» evil theprevarling opinion was so. Hon. Mr. LONGWORTH—If he said only that it was the | fion. Mr. WHELAN presented a petition of Michael Scully, | which was referred to the special Committee on schovls and | education, ‘Tne House again resolved dtself into a Committee of the |) ofevaling opinion and net his own, he had no right to give ex-) whole on supply. |p ession to it. Buthe stated tha: tis] by jury in this Island was jahumbug. T have yet to learn that the people of this Island [hase sacrificed their rights, for the assertion is against the | people themselves, »@ jures are drawn from the people. If | the-e juries have allowed the righ's of the people to be frit ered Chamber sets, tery handeome : Bedsteadsin iron & wood, There are a good Dwelling Uo ise and Bara on the premises, away, they themselves are to blame, and not the Queen and Hat and Umbreila Stands—irvn, Side Boarde with marbie tops Bureaus and W aahstaods with marble tops, Ceatre, Card and Work fables; Extension & leaf Tables, Whatnote and Bookcases; Wardrobes and Shefliuncers, Looking Glawes and Plates, Picture Frames and Gilt Moulding. Window Cornices and Bands; ivssels, Cords and Loops, Crayon Side Lights; Curtain Rollers, Cane and Wood Chairs ia varicty, Office Chairs and Cushings; Desk Stools, cane and wead, Child and Misses Chairs, cane and wood, Mattrasses—excelsoir and hair, with an assortment too lurge to enumerate, all of which will be suid to suit the times. GEORGE DOUGLAS. Charlettetown, Kent-stree:, (Next door to Hon. (i. Coles), May 13, 1861. 6i. TIMOTRY SEED. cen GCG given for 100 bushels good, clean TIMOTHY SEED, by JOHN WILLIAMS. Queen Squars, Charlottetown, Oct. 2, 1860. Nails! Nails! HE Subscriber has on hand a large assortment of Cut NAILS, which he is prepared to sell yexr Low. April 1, 1861. tf J. 8S. CARVELL. WPQUTTER.-<The subscriber has on hand a quantity of vear screxton BUTLER—for sule low. April 1, 1861. J.S. CARVELL. PAVILION HOTEL, — Great George Streot. (Opposite the Roman Catholic Cathedral | ISS STREET, having again taken possession of the above | Establishment, has re-opened it as a FIRSE CLASS HUTEL, having furnished it in the best style ; and she is now | prepared to accommodate her friends and the public generally im & superior manner. The Building being a spacious one, well adapted and arrauged for an ilotel, and being situated in the centre of the City, near to the principal public build- ings, she trusts it will be found to be a desirable and pleasant lceation for a temporary or permanent residence. _ Charlottetown, May 13, 1361. 3m. “ United States Consulate, At Prince Edward Island. May 18th, 1861. J the undersigned, having received official infurmation from 9 the Government cf the United States of America, that an eficient Blockade of the Ports of the following States, namely : Sourm Camouina,........ Gieorata, RUMOR s bce dcctiebvdts FPLowipa, MiIssisgIPrt, ...0.0++++¢+LOUISIAMA, TPASas,. cicicccvcvccctes Monta Capea, Vineinia, has been established in pursuance of the laws of the United States, and of the law of nations, in such case provided: 1 deem it my duty to make the fact public, that all partie< interested will take due notice and govern themselves accord- | ingly. ALBERT G. CATLIN, U. S. Consul. NOTICE. Assigumenut of Debis. ALL Persons indebted to Wittram Laxc, of Township No. 4B 24, Lrader, are hereby required to maks immediate pay- ment te the undersizued, Trastees and Ags.guees, under Deed dated 12th February, 1861. JOHN LONGWORTE, JOSEPH HENSLEY, JAMES ANDERSON, GEV. 8. BAGNALL. _ Charlottetown, March 8, 1861 NWO'TICE. LL having any claim against the late Perse U' Nei, of Nail Pond, Lot 1, deceased, will please send in tho Same, duly attested, within three months from this date to the undersigaed ; and all persons indebted to the said Peten O'Nett, aro hereby required to make immediate P©yment to the undersigned. . FIDELL BERNARD, Adasinistrator. Nail Pond, Let 1, Nov, }2, 1360. af, aud also a good well of water within a short distance from the dwelling. For further particulars apply tu the subscriber on the premises, WILLIAM McKAY. Tryoa Road, Lot 27, Nov 19, 1860. tf AUCTION. AUCTION. ON MONDAY.10th JUNG. pas MILLS and PROPERTY at Mini Vane, advertised in snothér column of this paper, wil! be sold at PUBLIC AUCTION, on the Premises, on MONDAY, 10th Jung. Sale at Lo’clock. Terms made known at sale P. W. HYNDMAN. | } { | Charlottetown, May 20, 1861. Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! Just opening at the Establishment of J. W. BRADLEY & CO. | Dawson’s Block, Corner of Kent and Great George Streets. ARIOUS FIELD, GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS, warranted of superior quality. ALSO-——— AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, of all descriptions. | In addition to the above, the Proprietors beg to acq -int ithe Public that they will receive. on the opening of the Navi- | gation, large Consignments, consisting of Hardware, Hollow- wares, Groceries, Ale, Porter, Wines and Liquors, and | respectfully solicit the patronage of purchasers. | April 8, 1861. Isl ©RW | NO MISTAKE BY. the Cheapest and best TLINWARE, STOVE-PIPING and GAS-FITTING ean be had at LOCKEKBY'S & HeRMANS’ Establishment. ALSO- — Gun smithing, Lock-fitting and Bel.-hanging done in the neat- est possible style aud with despatch. « PUNCTUALITY’ —Our moiio. | Febraary 18, 1861. tf | IN THE PRESS, AND SHORTLY TO BE IssUZD, Bagster’s History of Prince Edward Island, | By ESIGNED to give a truthful and unbiassed account of the Island progress and prospects,—is a hand-book for both intending and actual settlers, and making the Island, as it | deserves to be, better known at home and abroad = 'T'he price will be as low as possible, and a reduction made where num- bers are taken for the purposes of circulation. A portion of | the Edition will be embellished with Photographic Illustra- | tions of the Publie Buildings, ete. A few pages following the Appendix will be reserved for select Advertisements, at 30s. a | page, or 10s. for a quarter page, fur the whole Edition. Orders and Advertisements received at the IstanpEk Office, Chari ottetown. May 13, ’61. Yo Breeders of Stock. FEXLE newly imported STUD HORSE ** CANA- eR DIAN,” from Lower Canada, will stand fur the season at the Globe FTiotel Stables. J. W. BRADLEY & CO. ' Service.—20s. Cash. Charlottetown, May 20, 1861. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. ‘Yo all whom it may concern. I the undersigned intend leaving talifax for England by the ** Arabia,”’ on the 16th May, fur the express purpose of remitting—immediately on my arrival there—a sum of money to Swanzey & Roserts, of Charlottetown, sufficient to liqu:date, in full, all my debts owing in tbe said Island. Sizned, A. H. A. HENNIKE Malifax, May 15. 1861. 3i R. & Woat found. SMALL BOAT has been picked up in the Hillsborough River, near Charlottetown. ‘The owner can have the said Boat by giving its dimensions and paying expenses. For in- formation inquire at Joun Grirvin’s, Hillsborough Square, Charlottetown. May 20, 186]. 3w—pd 4s6¢ iter Government. The hon. member said that the Prince of | Wales was not entitled to the loyalty dae to the Sovereign, but admitting thet to be the case, did he come here simp!y as a private individna!, or did he come vested wih Royal avtho- iruy so fires it could be given hits? He came here with the power ta create Peers of the realm, and with the power to con- ler the honor of Knighthood. I sav, then, that the language for King’s County was unbecoming in him as a member of this | House. He asked why should we be required to show respect }to the Prince of Wales, for some of the greatest foo's and | despots who ever lived possessed this title? There wae no | oecasicn fo- Janguage hike this when referring to the present Prince of Wales, for the prudence, the judyment, and the fore- sight which he displayed whenever he was called upon to meet the public, has been the subject of remark by men of all shades of opinion in the neighbouring Colonies, and in the United States. If the Prince of Weles were a person of the description referred to by the hon. member, Mr. Whelan, would we have heard of the remarks made respecting His Roya! Highness in the British Parliament, by no less a peraonage than Lord Derby, to the effect that looking at the conduct of the Prince in his course through the Colonies, he (Lord Derby) considered that they would be wanting in duty if they did not recognise it in their anawer to the Queen's speech; and tliere was scarcely one in ten thousand who would have displaved under the ecir- cumstances such prudence and strength of mind as His Royal Highness? ‘This coming from the Leader of the Opposition in the British Parliament is, I think, at least as high a testimony as that which comes from the Hon. Edward Whelan. Hon. Mr. COLES replied at considerable length, and said that thouh his hon. friend had aliuded to the conduct of former Princes of Wales, that was not charging anything against the present Prince of Wales. He (Mr. Coles) believed that His Royal Highness was everything that could be desired, and that there was not a person in the Colonies or in the United States | that would not say so. fle maintained thet the people here did | not enjoy the same privileges as those in Great Britsingsand he supposed his loyalty would be cal'ed in question. A‘Bil! passes the Parliament there, and it receives tae Royal assent; but here Bills were passed time and again that were cast out dy the Colonial Minister of the day, who might be actuated perh«ps by no better principle than that of the one who caused the Ameriean Revolution, His hon. friend, Mr. Whelan, did not say that we should throw off our allegiance, becaus® our meas- ures were sometime: not allowed to pass into law. The peop'e what the Government refused. lle (Mr. Coies) was there at a time when Bristol was set on fire by the populace, sad when the Duke of Wellington’s house in London wae barricaded to prevent them from breaking the windows, on account of the refusal to pase the Reform Bill, yet the people continued to agitate until they gained their point; and he hac sever heard that for so doing they were called in question for disloyal'y He was surpri-ed to hear the hon. member for Tryon accusing the tninority of running the country into debt. Tina could not he the case, as he and his friencs had a large mejority in the House. But he supposed that hon. member had fergotten that he (Mr. Coles) had assisted him in saving the expenditure on one point not long ago. Mr. MONTGOMERY—said that had it not been for an occasional remark made by hon. members now and again, he would have forgotten the subject under consideration. He re- greited thet the sum named in the estimates for the road service was so small, but he thought, in the present circumstances cf the Colony, it was as much aé the Iiouse was warranted in vorng. en Mr. WHELAN addressed the Committee for some time in reply to the hon. meuber Mr. Longworth. He regretted that he was under the necessity of having recourse to the notes of his friend en the left (Hon. Mr. Coles,) and said that if he had occasivn to answer the remarks.o* an opponent, he would rather have foregone the paltry gratification of doing so, than to have replied during his absence. Objection had been taken Colony were reduced to the condiea of serfs, but he would reiterate it and say that they were serfs in the full sense of the term. influence at home, could not get their Bills. carried through at the Colonial Office. Even the Act to give effect to the award of the Land Commissioners had been disallowed. Hon. Col. GRAY rose to correct; it was not disallowed. Hon. Mr. WHELAN—Did the Duke of Newcastle not say that he could not submit it for Her Majesty's assent? Hon. Col. GRAY—For the present. Hon. Mr. WHELAN —“ For the present?”’ Did the Duke’s despatch not state that other bills would require to be passed to give effect tothe award? He (Mr. Whelan) would again advert to the people of ths Colony being serfs, and would say} Mr. COOPER said that during the debate much had been sad about the reception of the Prince of Wales. Though the Prince acted well fur a young man in his tour, sill he never did anything which would entvle him te such a reception as he met in these Colonies. It was in consequence of the exemplary conduct of bis mother Queen Victoria. No page of the future history of British Sovere:gis would be fairer than hers. The reception given to the [leir apparent of Her throne was to show our satisfaction with British inst tutions, so he thought the country wou d not complain of the exp nse incurred. Taus the people of these Colonies proved to the Republicans of Ame- rica. aud to the despo's of Europe, our satisfaction with British inst Suttons. In America we read of the dissatisfaction under jemployed respectiog Hig Kogal Highness by the hon. member |a sysiem of Government which was held up to the world as the | most liberal, aud which seemed to be breaking up like unpopu- | of Great Britain, however, had not always submitted quietly to) lar forms of Government in Murope. The manner in which the | Prince was received would be an inducement to him, when he ascended the throne, to carry cut the Government of his illus- trious mother, which was so highly approved. (Hear ) Hon. Mr. COLES address d the Committee and referred to remarks made by the hon. member from Georgetown, in the morning, who, he said had travelled out of the record in diseuss- ing the merits of the Princes of Wales, the Fishery Reserves, and the Rent Rol! Bill. Mr. Coles thea remarked that he had been in the Crown Land Office that day and saw on the plan of Lot 54 the name of an important Government officer down for 1200 acres,and the ranvs of other individuals removed. | He thought no maa should put his name down till he had pud his depcait. As the principal part of the remarks of the hon. member from Georgetown were intended for his hon. friend on his rght, Mr. Whelan, the hon. member he said would be pre- pared he had no donbt to answer for himee'f. _Hon. Col. GRAY said there was such a diversity of subjects discussed it would require a sheet of foolseap io note them down, to know whic one was properly before the Commitee. He could not understand why the hon member who had just spoken should bring forward en the present eecasion what he vad seen in the Crown Land Office. It would be a foolish thing for any oneto put down his name for 1200 acres, knowing he could ouly purchase 300. If the Commissioner had put down any individual's name for that pumber of acres, he had exceeded his duty. But he(Hon. Col. Gray) believed the hon. Leader of the Opposition, when he was Leader of tie late Goverament, —. boug nantity of Jand anJ a mill. . Mr. CC suid he bought it at public auction, and did not go to the Crown Lend Office to strike out the nawe of another person, and put his ownin., He did not s+y that the gentleman himself put bis own name down on the plan, but, thet his name was there, whoever wrote it. Hon. Mr. WUELAN addressed the Committee at consider able length in reply to the hon, member from Georgetown, Mr. Havilund,in reference to his remarks concerning the Prmces £ Wales, commencing as far back #8 the reigns of Edward II, and Edward III. Mr, Whelan then endeavoured to prove by histuriang and poets that there were fools and despote who had rejoiced in the title ** Prince of Wales.” A few more remarks having been,made the Speaker took the chair and the chairman reported progrese, and asked leave to sit agacn. J. D. Gorvon, Reporter. TukspaY, March 19. House again in Committee of Supply. After some turther desultory debate on the resolution granting £6000 for the road service, it was agree! to and reported accordingly. Mr. HOWAT from the Private Bill Commitiee to whom was referred t!2 Bil] te naturalize John Geerge Eckstadt, presented their report thereon, which recummended the House to pass gaid Biil on payment of fres. tion, Mr. HAVILAND said it had not been the uniform practice of the flouse to charge fees for Bills of naturalization, He cued the ceses of Searle Manr, Rachel Gibson, and others, , and remarked as fees had not b-en charged in those instances, (be, as & member of the Committee, had declined to sign the report not be charge!. Mr. Hunter had been required to pay fees fora Billto avthorize him to change his name, but this was very diferent from a case of naturalization. Even the present Government, with all their boasted | | the Colony. Mr. HOWAT said that most of those who bad been nata- | /ralized had remained ealy a short tine on the Island afterwards. , to his (Hon. Mr. Whelan’s) statenent that the people of this, He was opposed tu filling up the starue book in this manner | with Jaws »bout individuals who genern|ly very eoon after leave | ) The House might nateralize this person wthout charging him fees, and before the end of the year he might be | ‘in Jericho. {fe (Mr. Howat) moved that the fees payable on | | ithe said thi! be £5 | Mon. Mr. LEAVILAND moved in amendmen’ that the fees | be we shilling, which motion was lost, and .the main motion | WOuld not be so general in.its operations as the law in | agreed to. j j | | Hon. Mr, HAVILAND presented to the House account of | | though more in sorrow than in anger, that this Legisiature was | petition, preseated on Wednesday last, praying fur the pass- sales of sundry erucles disposed of at public auction, by direc- ; tion of the Committee fur the reception of the Prince of Wales. 1 —referred to the Commitiee on Public Accounts. PRTITION FOR A BANKRUPTCY LAW. The order of the day for the House in Committee on the ing of a Bankruptey Law, being read, the House accordingly 1€ o'ved itself into the said Committee, Mr.J.Xeo in the chair. Mr. DAVIES said that the necessity of a Bankruptey Liw was admitted in all mercantile communities. It wag 0 jected to by some. who said that it opened the door to fiaud. Perhaps a tew might take advantage of it, bat he thought it was high tite something was done in thig country for unfortunate merchants. A number of those who did business between 1857 and 1859 were in this position, aad when they commenced merchandizing again, their creditors came along and swept the goods off their shelves, so that they were unable to support their families. He had been informed that an extension of the Insolvent Debtors’ Act would meet the case of such individua's,—that a clause eculd be introduced into it affording security that creditors should not pounce upon those who came under the operation of the Act. Whether that Act could be so amended as to suit the case Was a question for the legal gentlemen in the House to decide ; but if it could not, he should go for int , Bankruptcy Law. go for introducing a Hon. Mr. COLES did not intend to say much at present, , a8 he had expressed his sentiments on this subject on a former vecasion, The House should be very carefal in regard to passing a Bankruptey Law; a debtor’s going into a Banks tuptcy Court should be left pretty much at his own option, and not in the power of the creditor, for a person in good cir- cumstances might find it difficult at some time to meet a bill of perhaps £100. He (Mr. Coles) was not in favor of pass- ing a Bankruptcy Law. He thought an extension of the In- solvent Debtors’ Act would answer all the purposes required, but he would be inclined to bow to the opinion of legal gen- tlemen on both sides of the House, as this was an open ques- tion. Mr. COOPER thought that a Bankrupte w opened the door for culating. There wero wap oe aie 80 hard-hearted as to treat debtor harshly. He did not see that there was any necessity for euch a law. Hon. Mr. M‘AULAY said that there was no sub which had come before the House that deserved more <7 deration. There were too objects to be gained by » Bank- ruptey lav, first the protection of trade, and secondly the protection of the honest but unfortunate debtor. fis convie- tion was that the House should direct their attention to the matter, with the view of passing such a measure as might work for the benefit of the country. Mr, BEER had some misgivings about the passing of such a law. He thought it might affect the credit of the Colony ; merchants in the old country were probably more ready to give credit here, knowing that there was no Baukruptey law in the Colony, than they wou d if one were passed. He would like to see some method by which unfortunate individuals could be protected, but there was a difficulty in regard to the matter, It was known that some parties in this com- munity bad gone to England to get—as it was called— “whitewashed,” and had come out here again with plen’y of cash, besides having owned property while they were passing through the process, Hon. Col. GRAY would refer to one remark made by the hon. member who had just down, which he thought was against his (Mr. Beer's) own argument. It was that at present an individual could go home, get ** whitewashed,” and come out, still having money all the time. Such a course would be prevented by the passing of a Bankruptcy law here; for if saeh a law bad been in force in the Culony, no person could have escaped in the manner described. He thought there onght to be a Bankruptey law in every country, There might be some inconvenience attending it, but the greater a- mount of good should be looked to, He was of opinion that the Judges of the Supreme Court might be empowered to grant a discharge from all debts, It was a hardship that » merchant who had failed to meet his engagements could not recommence business without the risk of being pounced upon by his creditors, Supposing a person had a vessel uninsured, and it were lost, was that man to be rained? He considered there was no dishonesty in not insuring. Hon. Mr. THORNTON said that the only argument ad- vaneed against a Bankruptcy Jaw had been that it would effect tke credit of the colony abroad. He thought that such a law would have an opposite effect. Why should the people here be without a law of this kind. when there was such in the neighboring Colonies, and in Great Britain? He had objections to the Insolvest Debtors’ Court; he was a mem- ber of one for some time, and wonid hope that those who composed such courts were generally more competeut to de- cide On cases than be was. He considered it worthy of note that the petition before the Committee was signed by nearly all the merchants in Charlottetown. Mr. OWEN did not see with the hon. member for Char- lottetown, Mr. Beer, that a law of this kiad would injure our credit abroad. Ifa Bankruptcy court were established hore, creditors abroad would feel that they would obtaia their pro- per share of a Bunkrupt’s effects. If such a measure as was prayed for in the petition were passed, it would be an en- couragement to trade, as those who bad been unfortunate would not be under the necessity ef doing business in other persons’ names. Lion. Mr. LONG VORTH sga7d that in almost every coun- try a Bankruptey law was considered necessary. The princi- ple had been reeog: i e] for a long ti e in Britain, sm? a'so in the United States, The great object of such laws was to vb- tain for the creditors a just share of the effets of the debtor. lt was not the policy of a Bankruptcy law to relieve a per- son from bis debts; this was only oue of its accidents, A law of this kind had been ia ezis'ence ‘a DP itsin for cen‘u- ries, but up to the present moment it was very defect: v2. Notwithstanding there was so many eminent legal gentlemen in the British Parliament, the Jaw in foree there was found to be very inefficient. During the present session a Bill had been introduced which, if passed, would materially affect the whole law, by doing away with the system of three classes of certificates, which bad been first proposed by Lord Broug- ham. It was thought that second or third class certificates would have conveyed the idea that those who obtained them were suspected of fraud ; it was fond, however, in practice that they bad not this effect, for a person received credit who procured a certificate, no matter whether it was first, second, or third class. Some who obtained such certificates had gone into business and committed greater frauds than before. ‘The Attorney General of England, Sir Richard Bethel, had this segsion of Parliament brougt in a bill to do away with this system, and limit the power of the Bankruptey court to graut ove certificate, and one only ; and if it were ascertained that an individual having obtained this certificate had not neted honestly, ao shou'd be handed over to be tried a8 a criminal, So the House must see that in Eogland with all the ability which bad been brought to bear upon the subject of a bank. ruptey law it was found difficult to apply the proper remedy in the case which such a Jaw was intended to meet. This Hon, Mr. COLES was of opinion tiat fees in this case shou'd | showed that it was an important matter they were consider- ing, and one which required deliberation. He did not thiuk it would be possible to extend the Insolvent Debtors’ Act so that the Judges of the Supreme Court should have power to grant a person a discharge of alldebts, ‘This method would be wanting in all the grest advantages of a bankruptcy law. The Judges wou'd have to appoint some person to exatm ne the accountst fur otherwise they wou! i Lave no guid: to de- termine whether the debior had acted fair! y in his dealiazs or not, which would be an indirect way of arriving at a con- clusion in the matter. In a Coloay like Prince Eéwaid Island, they should be careful in regard to passing a Bank- rupicy law, aud should consider what would be its effect. alt land, but would only affect debts contracted in this Island. So far as debtors who were owing in Grest Britain were con cerned, it would be a dead letter ; and he thought that those who had signed the petition before che Committee bad not johen this into cons:deration, Hou. 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