$e « € 7 ee CORRESPONDENCE. edie da aah ae ee Soe tT ere rernene To tae Eviron oF tHe EXAMINER, Sér,—Some parties regard Mr. David Laird as the politico-relizigus Director of our Gov ao eee aT acoession of Mr. Disraeli, as no other man has|of the South. Ji thatstruvgle move bore more Geiss ingid Commense an equal right totake the Tory lead. It thinks! o¢ the he ¢ cieney and practical benefit me ensue hor} at and burden of the day than the, y pian 2 ; that Lord Cheimsford will retire, but that no 7 rate with your liberal provision for that service. other chanye is likely to be made. It sees no : , ™ | | A measure for consolidating the present laws reason in preseut cireumstanees why the On earth are quicker in acquiring a knowledge of \on this subject and for amending thew in certain Ministry should not bea permanent one. .... The particulais, will be submitted for your cousi- | Irishmen in the armies of the North—no people any business in whieh they find aught congenial! ) y 8 & to your system of Education 4 degree of effi a ata an eS -_——e ee ——-2e- ee = SN TO S SL — ee ee S74 , OF EL GS | ' 4 if those appointed should ess, Le SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS OF ‘THE place, awd p 1 pre redress. Let the wrong or HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. incapable, thes, no doubt, would resign and let others take the desk. Wepnespay, March 4, 1868. After debate the amendment was lost on the aud acted apon a misapprehension of facts.) fron, Members of the Assembly having re- following divisien, via: and Parliament wil] not hesitate to reverse or| turned tu their seats, His Exeelleney’s Speech | For it—Hons. Haviland, McAulay, Hender. | was again read frou the Chair, after which the gon, Messrs. Rainsay, Prowse, Yoo, Brecken—7, stitutional mode of the injury be proved—let the Parliament be convinced that it was deceived in the premises, correct its erroneous decision. . . n” 2 ernment, J] purpose ask ag that gentleasan | Morning Standard says :—*' The previous task to their dispasitions, and we will wager a trifle one question, which, | hope, he will be kind enough to auswer ia the The Goy- us to understand that none of their business to meddle in religious matters, or iq sectariauisin of any kind. ‘atriot, ernment wish it is Very . as . ' ; ss | sunhiee f . anift i »e to the good. I myself believe that they have no| count of his own merit than because there is/attachment tu the land of their nativity or| Subject of such manifest lMnportanc commission from any competent authority to dictate to any body of men whut they are to do or not tu do in religious matters; and | be- liewe that my apinion is shared by Me. Lard, | and by nine-tenths, at least, of the population. 1 also think that holding divine service in Churehes and Chapels is a purely religious matter. Now, Task on what aathority dees His Excellency the Lieut. Governor “ by and with the advice of Her Majesty's Nxecutive Council,” assume the prerogative of issuing a Proela- mation enjoining ali Ministers to * hold public service in their respective Churches and Chap- els," on any day or for any purpose, under the strong threat ‘‘as they value the favor of Almighty God.” I write on this subject in no carping mood; it is @ matter that concerns all religious denominations. | believe that it was during the Governorship of Sir Alexander Ban- nerman that the eustom was introduced of ap- pointing a day of + Geueral Thanksyiving” for a ‘plentiful harvest;'' it was continued during the time of Sir D. Daly, and Mr. Dun- das is ouly walking in the footsteps of bis im- mediate predecessors. Of eourse, every one will admit that it is right to thank God for all His favors and benefits, and to be ever grateful to Him, whether the barvest be abundant or not; but that is not the point. If I mistake not, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Methodists, Catholics, Baptists, and the other sects, have their days for special thanksgiving set apart; aud ifso, what business has any Governor or any Government, in this Island, tu dicate to the Rev. Messrs. Fitzgerald, Dunean, Davis, Ritchie, McDonald, and Roman Catholic Bishop, to hold a special service in their Church. even the es on any day or for any purpose? It looked | Very eurious to see Sir D. Daly dictating to the Rev. Mr. Fitzgerald and other clergymen, to hold relizious services on such and such a day, under the pain of losing the Protestant favor of God; and it seems equally strange to witness Mr. Dundas prescribing the same duty to the Bishop of Charlottetown. J am under the impression that directions of this kind de- volve on our spiritual rulers, Perhaps we have vf Disraeli as Chaneetlor of the Exchequer, Was one of yreut aifticulty. He is the best | titted by courage, tact, experience and close relations with Earl Derby, to succeed in this ditieuit task which has aow devalved upon fim.....The Morning Post declares that Dis- ; ' = : }raeli has become Prime Minister less on uc-| 39d of the battle-tield intensijied their strong | that the President of the Peace Congress | was nor ever will be a son of the Green Isle. The civil war taught Lrishmen by thousands | ito be soldiers. The associations of the camp | |no one else fit for the place... -The Dailg| that of their sires, and | News says it is possible that Lord Cranborne | }may succeed Sir Stafford Northcote in the | iad ili d th Sak a i be | Aud yweutle peace resurniug,”’ se ; § ced : . . praca vaeequenetr on potent ord Stanley may P| civil society received in exchange for the raw made a peer and represent the Governinent in| ° 1 chs Mee of Rint: <. "Phe Telegraph has |wotvained youth it had seat forth manhood | ‘When wild war's deadly blast was blown, +: i : | ° o.* j } reason to believe that Sir H. Cairns will re-| educated to arms in the bard but exciting schvol | | place Lord ¢ helmsford as I, wd Chance Nor ; | of actual warfure. and discussing the position of new premier, in- j timates that Mr. Disracli cannot expect indul- | ' oe | jgenece always showed aud due to his veteran | active manifestation of the intluence of the war )and revered colleague. The lawless invasion of Canada was the first |} upon the minds of the Irish population, aud the Loxpox, Feb. 27.—In the High Court of Government of the Union did not dare to inter Chancery, Lord Chelmstord announced his ine | deration. Tie Committee which you &ppointed last Session to report the best method of improving | the highways threughout this Island, has cou-} eluded its labors and its Report will be lnid | betore you. I would direct your special attention to a peuple whom you represent. [ venture tu hope that the success which attended the exhibition of articles of local industry during last Autumn, will encourage you to repeat and extend the stimulus which such Exhibitions undoubtedly yive. : ; 1 now leave you to the performance of the | duties of the Session. His Excellency then retired from the Cham- ber, and upoa his debut-(rom the buildiag tv the front, the entire line again saluted. The Governor then addressed Lieut. Colonel Beer, and expressed his high appreciation of the = Fd 4, | pose for the preveution ofa most gross and wan ltention of resigning. It is now certain that) Sir Hush Cairns, one ot the Lord Justices otf The} Appeal, will be his suecessor. A great meet-| Fenian element in Great Britain and Lreland | ling of friends of the U. S. was held at St. James's Hall, John Bright, M. P., presided. j A number of prominent members vt tue Liberal i party were preseuton the platform. In the} an jcourse of the evening Me, Bright made */ to the attainment of the professed object of the | speech ae te eympathy of the sudiente | Fenian organization, has already been pro-| for the American people by eloqueut allusions | : ; : el to their conduct in the war of the rebellion. | ductive of cousequences which, while shewing | ton violation of international obligations. }has, as all men know, received powerful and! | most disastrous impulse from the States—)| ! impulse which, however inadequate | |} Rev. Newman Hall followed with an address!to the unprejudiced observer a mere com-| lin which he presented with ability the Aweri-| bination of wickedness and folly, yet prove can side of the Alabama controversy, an 7 ° ; ’ > en > — r seul > in j pressed his views with an earnestness and | the earnestness of the misguided people it large parade and fine military condition of the Volunteers under his command, and requested him to convey to the officers aud the eutire body present the gratification their fine appear- ance aud discipline afforded him. He then left the ground. The Mounted Ritles now re-form- ed the escort guard of honor— gave their steeds the rowels, and galloping forward, ac- companied the Goveraur to Government | House, and at the same moment the loud Artillery, repeating the salute, roused the slum- House proceeded to business. }eloquence which carried the vast assemblaze jwith him. The meeting was very enthusiastic, land broke up with repeated cheers for the course they have adopted. We said some few lines above that advantage of the Irishinen amor patric bad been trequent- |} America. London papers are largely filled with comments ou the change in the Premier- ship. The Advertiser says the new Premier} Well, after the vote had been given, the voter must make up his mind to do Parljementary | was considered to more than & tol which, battle fur his place, and face the probability of d-feat. He wili receive no quarter from the Whigs or Tories, as both parties hate him as Head of the Cubiuet. Bat he will enjoy fair play at the hands of the people if he stands forth boldly and draws a Jine of policy distinc- tive from the eourse of either. Consuls 93}. ly taken by political tricksters in the States. having done its work, might be safely allowed to rust in unheeded obscurity until its employers might on some future occasion require its services. We know from history that however success- bering welkin with its imitative thunder. The day was uncommonly fine, the North held up his frigid breath, and ayeutle air came softly trom the mild Suuth, and Sul, unelouded, gave ardent Countenance to the inviting scene. ‘The streets were redolent witn life, nooks and cranmes yielded their habitants to swell the human stream, and every oue seemed to have discarded acidity of feeling and chased away the trowning blues by smiles aud sunny faces. The scene was pleasing and afforded au agree- Bullion in Bank of Englaud has decreased | fully talent or cunning may fora time “ wield £157,000. the fierce democracy,” there are limits to the FROM THE SIrATES. Wasninetos, 25th.—The committee ar-!” ; ; ie ake jpointed by the House, furmaliy uotitied the, U7ens of the States were bid for by riva | Senate to-day of the impeachment of President | pu litital parties, the price being a war with jJohuson. The excitement is diminishing. patience of the most patient of gulls,and the fact that in years gone by the votes of the Irish | Britain,aud that payment not having been made, New York, Feb. 26.—Advices from Mexico | » oninc thaé some security will be taken for state that the Mexican Government has or-| ¥° OP ™ : ganized the English and Spanish debts, and |t that a Sinking Fund has been created for the | the high contvacting parties enter into nego- redemption of converted bonds.....Gold| tiations. Besides, the lish yote is now largely jepenenes 1484, lodged in the handy of soldiers, and among ae . ‘ Ss liiaa ; | New York, Feb. 26.—Political excitement oa i them are clever men, fui!y ¢Xpable of command. in regard to Impeachment of the President has he payment of the obligation next time that | j almost eutirely subsided. —Gold 141}. ing battalions in face of an euety, and burning a State Church; if so, I would wish to know what it is. J don’t believe that Parliamentary or Government interference in religious affairs is caleulated to advance religion, or to improve | the morals of our people. Moping that Mr.| “~~ Laird, or some one else of the “fourth estate’| Charlottetown, March 9, 1868. will throw light on the enbject, — I beg to subscribe myself, PROBABLE RUPTURE BETWEEN EN for an opportunity of doingse. Mor the above, f ° among other reasons, we thir k, and sorry Che Graminer. are we at the thought, that a war uwy soon wenn | ensue which shall embrace in its blo. dy arms the European and American continents —and the end of which no man, except perha,’s George Francis Train, can foresee, for that able respite from the usual monotony of every- | day-life in Charlottetown, | Reverting for a moment to the Volunteers, | we have gratification in acknowledging the fine | military success they achieved that day, aud ot ‘which those soldierly fellows had reasun to en- tertain a salutary selt-pride, and while properly | claiming acute aptitude for, and utilization of the military art, their intelligence will own ‘that the zeal and personal attention and in- struction of the one master military mind ‘(the Inspecting Field Officer) has been the major source of imparting to them the science of the suldier, and by first teaching them how to detend themselves, has yiven them the power of scientific skill to defend their homes and country, iti — NOVA SCUTIAN REPEAL OR THE | SECESSION MOVEMENT. Ixy the Eastern Chronicle (New Glasgow, N. INQUIRER, To tae Eprrok oF rux Examiven. Dear Sir,—In glancing over the pages of the Patriot for the last few weeks, I observe that the avowed editor of that paper, Mr. Laird, has allowed his subordinate scribblers, or, as he himself styles them, his “stool editors,” to jadulge in the gost scurrilous verbiage that has for many days disgraced the columus of our Island press. The literary taste of the community must be excessively vitiated, if the low squibs of the Patriot are better appreciated and preferable to able articles in defence of the general interests of the Colony, such especially as those, on the all-important subjects of Education and Agri- culture, which have appeared in your columns during the past few weeks, and to which uo doubt aliusion wiil be made in His Excellency's speech in a few days. Perhaps the Patriot men thiuk their low abuse of those whom they, in the dignity of their own peculiar style, term ‘* ponderous mercenaries,’ will attract the atten- tion and command the admiration of the public in preference to the discussion of subjects insep- erably connected with the dearest rights of the people, Instead of meeting the arguments of their opponents fairly, and dealing with the subject matter of the articles which appear in the columns of their contemporaries, on public grounds, they almost invariably descend to low scurrility, and impute motives to the supposed writers of such articles. The employment ef low epithets only show “the unmistakeable ? impress of the mental ealibre’ principle sets so lightly that they are equally at bome"’ as “stool editors’ of the Patriot or the willing subs of the Merald. Yours, of certain ser:bblers, “upon whom OBSERVER. February 28. ‘LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAVH. FROM EUROPE, Loxpox, 25th, 1868.—Mr. Speke, brother of the well known Atricun explorer, whose mysterious disappearance caused much excite- meat and comment, bes been found, Loxpox, Feb. 25, (eve).—In the House of Lords this afternoon at the begiuuing of the session the Kurt of Malusbury auuouaced that Lord Derby had teudered his resignation to the Queen, on account of continued il! health, aud that Her Majesty had been pleased to eal! upou the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli to form a new Cabinet. Earl Russel and others express ed their sympathy tur Lord Derby and hoped he might recover from his illness and resume his post at the head of the Ministry. In the Huuse of Commons the announcement of the resignation of the Prime Minister was made by Lord Stanley, and was responded to by Mr. Gladstone, who with much delicacy and feeling expressed his sorrow for the cause which com- led the noble Lord to resign his high office. he transaction of a! the business in the Huuse was postponed until Friday next... . Cousvis 935. Breadstuifs and provisions un changed. The sugar market closed firm at 263 6d, for No. 12 Duch standard. Othe: articles unchauyed. Lowpon, 26th.—It is thought that Mr. Disraeli wil resign his position as Chancellor of the Excherjuer, avd that Sir Statford North cote will take his place.....No one is yet wamed as the provtble successor of the latter #s Secretary of State for India.....Uthcial despatches from Genera. Namier say the Envoy sent y bim to Prince Kaseai was well received | at Deebar and found (2,000) warriors with | their ebsefs assembied, by whom he was! heartily reseived.....Ail the prisouers charg- ed by the Cecouer’s Jury with conplicity im the Clerkeuwetl explosion have beeu comurit ted to stand triad fur murder.....The Hous: ot Lords, in Covsssittee of the whole, has agreed to the Bill reaewing the suspension of fee writ of Habeas Cornus in Ireland.....The wew treaty which has beew concluded Ravenel the Cuited States and the North German Con-| fedecetion provides that natives of Germany | maudt stain a license to emigrate, which shall be registered, and that those who have taken | ‘ * 4" owtugalization papers, and have resided of this Morning, Commenting «4 cue cumnge LAND AND THE UNITED STATES. Havin in our last number briefly indicated our belief that a geueral disturbance of the peaceful relations at present subsisting between | the Great Powers may shortly be expected, and having reason to think that our opimon differs from that of the majority of the public, we will | Gow give as concisely a3 possible the reasons for the faith which is in us. the opinions of a large portion of the American In opposition to press, and that portion refleciing the seutiments of the most respectable members of society, of men respectable for intelligence, true patriot- ism, and who are relatively to iheir fellows free trom the blinding passions generated by mere political partzanship, we believe that the year, still young, will nut be added to the ages cf the past without contributing to the wallet of time a record which will entitle it to be ranked with those of its predecessors re- membered for the strife of nations, of which they were the witnesses. refer that there is no cause to fear a rupture that the Alabama claims are merely @ grievance, ant. when these claims were first preferred; and That, we admit, was our own opinion vur Opinion was strengthened when the British Government was officially notified that the peor discussion of the subject would be de- iferred to a We believed it was intended that the matter should be kept in abeyance—be cherished as a stand- more convenient season. ing grievance, with whick the domiuant party in the States could go to the polls, strong in the support of the anti-British element, in all At that time Mr. Adams had not resigned his office as American Minister at the Court of Great Britain. The future candidates for the Presideucy weve but vague its various phases, figures Jooming mistily in the future; the It is said and written by the class to which we | furce was ably commanded by Lieut.-Col. Beer. between Kagland and the United States—j uational air. useful indeed to American politicians as a} lative Council Chamber, which was studded good party cry, but never intended to be made with the beauty aud fashion of the City, and a casus belli between the claimant aud defend. | G-! wizard has, to use poor Hood’s words, “A whirling brain, And thoughts in a train ‘That does not rau upon sleepers.” shindbowasintis ieniiahiliaasppiaisiisimantisics | MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE. | } | Governor and Suite, escorted by a guard of | honor comprising the lst and 2ud Companies |command of Captains Holman and Wood, left |Government House about 3 o'clock for the | Legislative Council Chamber, under salute | of Mounted Volunteer Ritlemen, severally under | the same time also stated that the other dele- S.) of the 15th ult. we have found it stated i that, on tie L4th of the same month, the Hun. | Joseph Ho we took passage in the Luman steamer | City of Cork tor Euglaod, and that he is com. | missioned as a aclegate to the Imperial Govern. | British North Am “rica Act” as refers to | . . . . ‘ ; } | Nova Scotia. As, in th,? 84me paper, it 18 ut | gates would take passage in t.¢ Steamer which Let the people of Nova Scotia, therefore, be withheld by the Imperial Purliameut. To the course which the Repealers are at pre- | sent pursuing it is, however, ubjected, and we| think justly by the editor of the Unionist aud | Halifax Journal, and others, that it is not a They are about to ask the Iuperial Parliament to repeal the Constitution | vt the Domision of Canada, without consulting | either the Canadas or New Brunswick ; and it is denied, aud we think correctly, that the Im perial Parliament has the power of abridging | coustitutional one. the powers of the Dominion Constitution witb- out the concurrence of the Parliameut at Ottawa, | Union would repeal the ‘ British America| Relieving Nova Scotia from the or abridged, without Legislative actiou on the part of the Dominion. Now, should Her Majesty's Ministers, unfor- tunately for Nova Scotia—unfortunately we say, believing her alleged grievances to be real—take this view of the Repeal question, jtheir reply to the Repeal delegation will, no | doubt, be to the effect that they cannon enter tain their propesition, inasmuch as the Dele- gates have not approached Her Majesty's Min- isters through the constitutional channel. In that case, they would be told that, as it was necessary for the formation of the Union, that the consent of the Confederating Provinces, through their representative body in General Parliament assembled, should be first obtained, so in like mauner must the consent of the whole compact be obtained before the British Parliament would attempt to assume the power to destroy the basis of the Union. That this Unionist view of the case will be taken by her Majesty's Ministers, we do not by any meus take upon us to ussert; although, we cuufess, we dy not think it very unlikely that it will. If, however, the grievances ot Nova Scotians, arising from the Uniun, be as great as they are deciared to be by the Repeal- ers, means — couslitutional meaus — will, we duubt uot, be found by the Imperial Govern- ment whereby to afford them redress; but, at the sume time, we think that such daring and , teasonabie declarations as the fuilowing, and many other utterances of a similar objectionable nature, which during the repeal movement have, frum time to time, proceeded from repeal- ers, will be found to have operated in the miuds of Her Majesty's Ministers, very much to the prejudice of the movement :— ‘“‘That Nova Scotia will withdraw from the Uniou we have little doubt. The Imperial Goverument will vot be mad enough noi wicked enough to use fusce to prevent at. Nor can she prevent it if she tried. To strike a blow against Nova Scotia would at once rend this Contederaition in iwain, aud bring about political combinations in which all the Kuglish people of this continent would seck tu wke part.” aR aoe Ge set! Epvcatioy.— We are glad to observe that by Ox Wednesday, the 4th instant, the Lieut.) went to seek a Repeal of so much of the! His Excellency’s Speech the Gcevernment have pledged themselves to deal with the Education question this Session; and we sincerely trust that the result of their labours in that direction wil, at least as respects the Schuol Act, be the F . | would sail on the 20th. ult., we mxy conclade | that all the delegates are nuw in Loudon, and | evolving of something like order out of the heterogeneous mass of confusion of which it at | fired by the Ist Company Volunteer Artillery, | either have already obtained, or are wwutiug to} present cousists.—A further prepared article in command of Captain Morris, and in position ou Rochford Square. arrived in front of the Colonial Building His Excellency having | Volunteer Iufantry and the 2nd Company of | Volunteer Artillery (acting as Infantry,) drawn! :eceived from the Duke of Buckingham, or | up in line, together with the Mounted Ritles| which yet awaits them, we will not venture a who had quickly wheeled from line of escort | and severally took up position on the right and reverse flanks of the line a pied. ‘The entire The Band was on the ground and played the The Lieut. Governor proveeded to the Legis- having caused attendance of boih branches of the Leyislature he opened the Legislative Session with the following well delivered Speech :— Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council : Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of | Assembly : I am glad to meet you at the commencement of another Session, and to have recourse again to your assistance and advice. During last Session you passed an Act to authorise the raising of a Loan. It was deemed advisable that, during the recess, a delegate should proceed to England to carry out your intentions in this matter; and, also, to apply to the various Proprietors of Township lands, esident in Enyland, with the view of ascertain- ing from them the terms upon which they would waters of strife had not yet settled down into the stagnation which the defeated and exhaust- ed South now presents, aud the attention of the adininistration was fully occupied with the management ef the interual affairs of the country. Now the American Eayle, sitting on this addled nest egg of the Alabama, * caws defi. ance to the skies,’’ and to hundreds of thou sands the harsh discord of the notes is welcome music. It seema, beyond question, that the coming man to fill the Presidential chair, is General Grant, a skiltul zeneral and # gallant soldier. He it was who extinguished in blood the re hellion of the South and, as might be pre- sumed, has acquired the ‘sweet voices” of his former companions in arms, and is the choice of the large majority of the electors of the nation, Now, when it is borne in mind that the American constitution gives to its chief ruler the sole right to declfre war—a right which, by himself individually, without even) the form of consultation with the members of| his Cabinet, he can exercise at any moment, and when it is remembered that General Grant has opeuly advocated the immediate pressing of those claims—that the States have declined all admissible reference to arbitratio: —that the late American Minister resizned, as is reported and believed, because he could not, with due self-respect, act up to the spirit or letter of his instructions. We think there are to be tound in this state of affairs the materials of what | Sir Lucius O' Trigger calls a very pretty quar- rel, But another and more dangerous element! awaits but the prompter's call to appear upon | the stage. The hatred of the Catholic Tvish | it has otter been pandered to ut elections ia j ; ithe States, until the ballot-box proved to the | political wire-pullers that their manipulations | bad not Leen in vain, this deep-rooted senti-| ment appears under gapects very different from | those which characterjzed its former maaifes- jm the Ca inet gave, Lord Derby's resigautiog titions. The eegt wil! be the first Presidential was » fo egoue éyuclusivu. Su also was the election siuce the ferminagyoy gf the struggle consideration a measure calculated to iwpart been inflicted by Parliament, there is no gore be willing to dispose of their Estates. ] regret that the negociations with these Proprietors have not, thus far, been productive of any results: nevertheless, the eiforts of the Government continue tu be directed ty a full ind final settlement of all questions connected with the land tenures. As one of your principal objects in passing the Loan Act was to euable the Government to wake extensive purchases of land, it has not as yet beea deemed advisable tu proceed with that Loan. Papers on these subjects will be laid before you. I have recently received a petition trom cer. tain persons who have purchased their holdings on the Selkirk Estate. The petitioners allege that the amount paid by them, as instalments, has already been more than sufticient to pay for this Estate, and that it was not the intention of the Legislature, in passing the Act under which this property was purchased, that larger sum should be exacted from the Tenants than would render the purchase self-sustaining. I deemed it necessary to refer this petition for the consideration of the Law ofticers, and I have directed that their opinion should be laid betore you, in full confidence that you will mature such measures as inay be deemed equitable and convenient on this subject. A Bill will be submitted to you for relaxing the provisions enacted be the Land Purchase Act for the sale of Wilderness Lands on Public Estates, with the view of encouraging their speedy settlement and disposition, Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly : : 1 8 te-| subject of their mission. ceived @ general salute from four Companies of | | belief that, when its character shall have been obtain, their first interview with the Co/on‘al Minister, the Duke of Buckingham, ou aad As to the precise nature of the reception which the Repeal delegates may have already conjecture beyond a simple expression of our made public, we shall find that, although, uccording to etiquette, ceremoniously polite und respectful, it was not characterized by any To this opinion we incliue because the Resolutions on manifestations of gevuine cordiality. which the delegation rests for its authority are | a direct upbraiding of the Imperial authorities with having exceeded their constitutional powers, and with having passe¢ a law which they had no constitutional right to pass; and the Imperial Government cannot, therefore, we think, any other light than that of an impeachment of their policy with respect to British North America, louk upon the mission in In making this observation we, however, wish it to be distinctly understood that we by no Means presume to question the right of the people of Nova Scotia to agitate for a Repex! of the Union so far as it respects theinselyes. | On the contrary, we fully admit their right to do so; and, more, we are of opinion that the Government of Nova Scotia would have acted much more wisely than they did, if, instead of submitting the question of Union to a Parlia- ment which had not been elected to decide concerning it, they had, by calling a new elee- tion, allowed the people to decide it for them- selves at the polis. This is the opinion which we more thau once enunciated in the Examiner, in view of the contemplated Confederation as respected the several peoples of these Provin- ces, at the very time the Caufereuce were dis- We, on those vecasions, muintained—without however in cussing the question in Quebec. any way calling in question the constitutional power of the Provincial Parliaments, as they at that time existed, to pronounce severally tor or against it—that any attempt to carry it inde pendently of adirect appeal to the people would be «most arbitrary act ; and in doing so we had the satisfaction to know that we spoke the sentiments of our own Island delegates to the} | Conterence, The case of the Nova Scotia repealers ap- pears to us not to be based upon Je-ral and con. stitutional, but upon political and practical con- siderstions; and when they argue for it from the wrong of carrying Nova Scot,a into the Union against the wishes of Nova Scotians, they assame a strong and correct position. But, on the contrary, we think they are in error when they represent their grievaiice as a constitutional one, and deny the right of Par- The Public Accounts for the past year will) be luid before you. I am glad to observe that notwithstanding | the commercial depression of the past year, the Revenue was larger than could have been anti- | cipated, and, including that derived from the| Expenditure. sale of Public Lands, was in excess of ie I have directed that estimates forthe cerrent | : igh year be jaid before vou, and [ ask with confi- towards Pingland is no new feelin’, and although Ente such supplies as may be required for the | Public Service. Mr. President aud Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council : Mr. Speaker apd Geatlemen of the House of ssembly : When I released vou from the Legislative duties of last Session, 1 expressed the hope that you would, at your next meeting, take into | the Imperial Parliament, it has been observed liament to speak for the people. As respects “that in Great Britain there is no written con- stitution above the Parliament. The Pavlia- ment of the United Kingdom, consisting of Queen, Lords and Commons, is suprenie suthority —not merely in Great Britain and Ire- |day, at 7 o clock, until April Ist, aud then vuce on the question, # press of matter has aguin obliged us to defer. ——— eet ee We observe by the /’ regress that an Agricultural Society hae been ovgaiiized at Summerside. The following gentlemen nave Seen elected officers of the Society :— President—James G. Wigg! 0, Esqr. hice President—Corvelius Hy wat, Esgqr. i Commettee—ton. Alex Laird, 31-2. Y, (Chair- wan), Dauel Green, Esqr, M. P. P, Stephen McNeill, George Compton, Thos, H Schurwan, Exgre, and Messrs George M. Price, Wm. Lay!or, A. Craswell, wad Kubert Glover. The Comuitiee have out yet appointed a Sac- retary and Treasurer, It was decided that meetings be held in Sum- werside on the evening of every alternate Tues. a month during the summer. ws a Tue Annaal Meeting of the Bank of Prince Edward Islaud was held vn Tuesday last, the Sra inst. The following gentlemen were re-elected Directors for the current year:—Hons. Daniel Brevan, President; Joseph Heusley, Daniel Daviee, Jolin Longworth, Geo. K. Guudman, W. W. Lord, and Richard Heartz, Esgqr. Atthe Anuuuul Meeting of the Stockholders of the Union Bank, which took place on Wednesday Iast the Sth inst, the following gentlemen were re-elect ed Directors for the ensuing year :— Thomas Dodd, George Davies, Charles Palmer W. Kb. Dawsou, Owen Counvily, Join lugs, anc James Desibrisay, beqrs. — > <a oe IN our leading article of last week two typo- graphical errors occured. Tn the sixteenth liu trom the beginning of the second paragraph tui the words *‘with Italy grasping for ome ”’ read “with Italy gasping,’ de. And in the eleventh line trom the end of the tifth parayrapl, for the words “relieved by pitifud gleams o1 success," read * relieved by fitful gieams vi success,’” &c. —_———__-_——~> <<» o—_. A despatch from Hon. Mr. Archibald, Home Secretary of the Dominion, was read in the Legislauve Council ot New Brunswick ov Friday last, and is to the effect thut as the authority to appoint members to the Locai Legislative Councils appears to be in doubt, it is expedient that the Local Lsyislature should pass a law vesting the power in the Lieutenant Governor. Oo Before adjournment, the Legislature of Nova Scotia passed a resolution providing that, in case the Province be permitied to withdraw from the Confederacy, she would bear a just and fair proportion of the cost of the Interculouia! Railway. —————— @& oe ———— A magniticeut new Roman Catholic Charel is projected at Windsor, to be constructed of white brick, with frontaze of tifty-five aud depth of one hundred and twenty-five feet, at a cost ot $20,000. Mr. Turner, of Brauttord, is the architect. +e Prince Napoleon is going to make a long) journey sumewhere, Such he ever does when his advice is not taken at tue Tuileries. Ln a recent interview with his cousin a very anui- mated discussion tuvk place, in which the Emperor reproached the Prince's father-in-law with ingratitude, and hinted at chastisemenits. Che Prince is not a popular man with the Parisians, bat every one admits that he is an able man. His politics are Republicanism pure and simple. — > o -—_---— Dr. Manning in a long pastoral, calls upox Hon. Mr. Coles, Col. Secretary, laid on the King’s County, in the place of Edward Rielly, Ksy., who had accepted the office of Queen's Priuvter, and the Sheriff's Return thereon, which was read by the Clerk. E. Reilly, Esq., Queen's Printer, re-elected la Member for the Second District of King’s} from Messrs. F. W. | County, appeared at the Bar, and having been jand from Mr. David Laird, upon the cousidera. introduced, took the usual oaths and his seat. The following Committees were then ap- pointed, viz: Committee to prepare and report the Draft Address in answer to His Excellency’s Speech — Messrs. Messrs. McCormack, Dr. Jenkins, Beli aud Kickham. Against it—Hous. is. Davies, Howian, Call. | beck, Laird, Atty. General, Col. Secretar make good their case, and seek redress of their |table the Writ of E.ection issued for the elec. | Kelly, Messrs. Bell, Arsneault, Reilly, McNeill, grievance in a censtitutional way, and it will not tion of a Member for the Second District of | p, Sinclai, Kickham, MoOormuck, Dr. Jen. hins—15. Hon. Atty. General, from Committee a ointed tu receive tenders for printing ekoies ot the House, presented their report, had received tenders ughes and W. Malone to the effect that the tion of which the said Committee recommended the tender of Messrs. Hughes & Malone be accepted. Report adopted. | Hon. Atty. General also presented the report reilly, McNeill, Hon. Mr. Kelly, | of the Committee appointed to receive tenders ‘for primting the Journals, which was to the effect that said Committee had received tenders Committee to receive Tenders for Printing from Thewas Rielly, Hughes & Malone and P, the Debates of the House—Houu. Messrs. Heus- ley, Howlan, Haviland. Committee to receive Tenders for Printing Mr. McNeill, Hon. Mir. Henderson. Comumnittee on Public Accouwuts—Mesers. P. McCormack, Owen, Yeo. Committee to provide Stationery —Messrs. Bell, G, Sinelair and Hon. Mr. Laird. The usual standing Committees were then Mr. Jobn Grittith be Doorkeeper to the House, Furlong that office. Un motion of the Hon. Col. Secretary, Mr. |to prepare and report the draft A janswer to His Excedleney’s Speech, presented appointed ; and, On motion, it was ordered that | Laird, and that having compard the specimens of paper salvuitted, the Committee recommend. jed the accepiauce of Messrs. Hughes & Malone's Act,” and that Act cannot be altered, amended, | the Journals of the House—Hon. Mr. Heusiey, tender. | adopted, Sinclair, Bell, Hon, Mr. Kelly, Messrs. McNeill, | Report of eid Committee was then also Mr. Rielly, from the Committee ~epees ress in said draft Address, which is as follows -— To His Excellency George Dundas, Esq , Lieutenant Goverxor, &¢. dc. in the place of Mr. Z, who, owing to! Mag it please your Ex-elleacy, illness, was unable tu attend to the duties of | : We, Her Majesty’s dutiful and Joyal sab- jecte, the House of Assembly ef Prince Archibald MeNeill was appuinted Summary ; Edward Isiand, beg to recipreese with your Reporter to the House, his duty being to furnish | Excellency the pleasure which weexperience each Member of the House, daily, with ® print- ed Summary of the previous day s proceedinys. House adjourued till ten o'clock to-morrow. ‘Tucrspay, March 5. Hon. B. Davies submitted a Resolution, seconded by the Hon. Mr. Howlan, to the effect that Robert Gordon, Benjamin Buiderston aud Isaac Oxenham be appointed Reporters to the House during the present Session. ‘Yo which the Hon. Mr. Haviland moved an amendment, seconded by the Hon. Mr. Me- Aulay, namely, that the names of Robert Gor- ia meeting you again at the commeneement of another Session, and to assure your Kx- cellency that our assistance and advice will be cheerfully given whenever you shail bave- occasion to require them. With your Excellency we regret shat the negotiations entered into during the recess. of the Legislature, with non-resident Pro— prietors ot Township Lands in this letand,. have not, up to the present time, proved. succes=lul, Although your Excellency has not, as yet,. dou, Benjamiu Balderston and Isaac Oxenham be struck out, and the names of David Laird and Peter Stainforth McGowan be inserted in lieu thereof. Hon. Mr. Haviland, in submitting the said amendment, asked why were tbe claims of the two able Reporters of last Session ignored? The capabilities of two wt least of the three named in the R-sulation of the bon. mem- ber for Beifast (Mr. Davies) were unknown to the House ; true, the nawe of Benjauun Balderstun was betore the House jast Session, relative to bis appointment us Registrar of Deeds and 1¢ was ex!raordinary that the Gov- ernment, why thought him nut fit for that of- deemed it advisable to proceed with the: | Loan, yet the provisions of the Act author- izing it still remain available in case any Proprietor sball hereafter, as we trust they |will do, see the advantage and propriety of meeting the views of the Government by | accepting @ feir price for their property. Any papers upon the subject which your Exceliency may lay before us shall receive our due consideration, When the opinion of the Law Officers of the Crown on the eubject of the Setkirk Ke- jtate shall be laid betore vs, your Exeeliency hee should appoint him Reportrr vo tie Huuse,| may rely upon our giving the several ques- his abilities to discharge the respoosible duties | tions involved in it our serious aid careful of that office never haveng been tested. | etrention, avd maturing such measures ou Messrs. Laird aud McGowan’s abilities, as ‘the subject as may appear just and equitable Reporters, had wot been questioved, and they | ; had given every satisfaction last Session. It “PO? ® full consideration of the whole ques- appeared to him exceedingly strange that Mr. | "OG. t . : McGowan’s claims, in particuiar, should be Lt will afford us much satisfaction to give overlooked; he voted at the last election for every encouragement to the settling of wil- Dr. Jenkins and Mr. P. W. Hyndman. He derness lauds, by passing a bill tor relaxing disparagingly of Mr. Gordun, whose services were retained by the Resolution in questivu ; he believed that yentleman to be a goud mem- ber of society aud was possessed of many ex- cellent qualities; but in regard to duties of a Reporter, it Was very evident that he was the most inetlicient of the three Reporters of last Session, and yet his services were to be con- tinued, and those of the better qualified dis- peused with. Hon, Attorney General replied, and said it was not to be presumed that the gift or talent of Reporting was contined to any one particu- lar class. Change bad been frequentiy made in that, as in other departments, und he had no desire to recognize the principle of continuing one class oi officers always in office. He bad reason to believe that the gentlemen named im the Resolution before the House would found competent to discharge the duties of their office, He was satistied with the manner in which the Reporters of last Session discharg- ed their duties, but he had yet to learu that Mr. Laird was now an applicant for the office. Hon. Mr. McAulay said it was unfair and un- just to discharge the Reporters of last Session. They had performed their work faithfully and well, and why discharge them ? Hon. Mr. Davies said the same line of argume: t as that used by the Hon. Mr. McAu- the ddvuse, or any other office. The debates of last Session were not conducted with that im- partiality which should be observed on the part be; and he was informed that Mr. Laid re- fused to publish his speech, as forwarded to him by the Reporter who was ut the desk on the accasion. If those young men named in the Resolution had cestificates of competency, House, Mr. Brecken said if the charges made by the Hon. Mr. Davies were correct some grounds might exist for substituting the name vf another ip his place, but be was of opinion that the charge was not correct. Mr, Laird’s character was too well known in this com- munity for any one to believe that be would be guilty of what the hon. member (Mr. Davies) had charged him. There were two ways of misrepresenting & speaker, let, by putting duwn what he did not say; 2nd, by omitting What he did say. It was to be re- gretted that the Government could not pro- vide some other office tor Mr. Balderston; but he supposed a@ ecetion of the Government wanted sume public recognition of the services of at least one prominent member of the Ten- ant League. It was an admitted fact that the two most effivient Reporters were dis charged without a fault, and the most inet- ficient one retained. Hon. Mr. Henderson said it was a delicate matter to speak of the conduct of those who could not repiy. He was surprised that the tion. Mr. Davies had not publicly charged Mr. Laird with that now alleged, when writ- ing on the subject in the publie press. He would always defend those whose conduct merited defence, but to discharge the abler officers of any department was contrary to all he ever knew, civil or military. Hon. Mr. Howlan said it was unfair to Mr. Gordon to say that he was inefficient. Parliamentary Reporter of last Session would show that Mr. Gordon had performed hi® full share of the work. Jt was well to have a change occasionally, without which no induce- ment was held out to those disposed to exce! in any department. He (Hon. Mr. Howlan) would ask if the hon. member for Georgetown (Mr. McAulay) thouzht it unfair or unjust on * Certain occasion to accept the oflice of Speaker of that House, the duties of which had been efficiently discharged by his predecessor. Hon. Mr, Haviland reiterated that Mr. Gor- don was not an efficient Reporter, he might be master of the Euglish laiguage, and yet not be a youd Kepurter. He (Hon. Mr. Haviland) said that the hon. member for Belfast (Mr. Davies) should have stated, openly and fairly, when he submitted his resolution, that Mr. Laird was guilty of favoritism and not charge hii with it afterwards. lay mi .lt be applied to the otlice of Speaker of | of the Renorters. His opinions on the Loan | Bill had not been put forward as they should | Jast session to consider this important sub- The | (Hon. Mr. H.) did not wish to say une word | the provisions of the Land Purebase Act, or devising suvh other measures us may best /pomote that desirable object, | We thank your Excelleny for the assur- ance that the Public accounts for the past | year wi!) be laid before us. , At is gratitying to learu from your Kxcel- _leney that the Kevevue for the past year bas beep in excess of the expenditure, note Withstanding the commercial depression to which your Excelie icy has alluded, and also (the unusual demands upon the public Trea. /sury to repau the damages caused by the ‘gales of las: autumn, | We shall be prepared to give to any mea- crure which may be submitted to us, having lor its objet the improvement of our pre- sent system of kducaiiou, and the amend ‘ment and con-olidgtion of the laws by which the same is regulated, our careful cuvsideration, believing a3 we do thut the subject 18 ope of paraucunt importance to the people of this Colony. The system of Koad making hitherto vdopted in this Island bas been almost wni- versally coudemued by ite imbabitants, We hail with pleasure the prospect that some feasible scheme will be devised by i which our highways will be improved with- jest trenching too much upou the public revenue, Toe Report of the Committee appointed ject will receive our special atteution when \jaid before us, As Agriculture must ever form the prin- cipal busivess of # large proportion o! the which he believed they had, they, he had no/| people of this Votony, m witt ve eur dusy doubt, would give geuersl satisfaction to the | to stimulate, by every meaus within our power, av Occupation upon the succeastul prosccutiow of which depends, to a coueider- able extent, the material well being of the Colony. Tae Local Industrial Exhibition of Jast autumn baving proved a succe-s, we can assure your kxeellency that it wiil vee pleasuse for us to extend to every section of ihe Island the benefits which such exbibr- tions are calculated to confer. On motion of Mr. Rielly, it was resolved that on Saturday next the House resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to take into consideration the said draft address. House adjourned till 10 o'clock to morrow. A. McNgii, Reporter. Tue Moxie ace on W ALRUSSIA.—Daring the Crimean war a Massachusetts firm made rifles and bought gunpowder for the Russians, but the war being ended before the goods were supplied the Russran Government would not pay. Br. Seward, however, seems te have undertaken beée- sides the part of landed estate agent, that of collector of small claims, and he wrote to the Russian Governmeut strongly supporting the claims of the purveyors of guns and gunpowder. The little bill not having been settled, the crediters are now seeking to enforce it by a kind of attach- weit of the moneys now in the hands of the American Government, but payable on account ot Alaska, or Walrusem, as it is enlled by the profane. Whether the Russian Government will submit to this sort of execution before judgiwent rewainue to be seen: but it is said that the Ame- rican claim troubles Mr. Seward very greatly, ard considering bow largely he has lately eluci- dated the duties of neutral governments, it niay seem ratber out of his assumed character tu be tound enforcing debts arising out of contracts made by American citizens to furnish war wateriale to a belligerent. Of course there is a technical distinction in international law between equipping armed ships and selling rifles or gun- powder, Legally, the firet proceeding is repro- bated, ard the second is allowed; but where 1 the moral dietinction ? —_—__ -<o— An effort is being made in England, with the sanction of Archbishop Manning, to exclude females from choirs in Catholic Churches. In a letter to the Key. Csovn Hon. Col. Secretary said that, individually, he had nothing to say against the Reporters of last Session. He had ample confidence in Roman Catholic parents not to send their sons to the national universities, on account of the danger which their faith incurs; and after re- ferring to the progress made by Catholicity of lund, but over all the Colonies. In that Par. late years iu Great Britain hints at the proba bility of the establishment of a great Roman liament is vested the right to legislate upon all subjeeta affecting any part of the Empire. It may pass unwise, unjust, and wicked laws ; but there is uo supreme 2uurt to set its enactments aside.”’ All this, we admit, is true; but al- though there is vo court of sppeal from Par- liament, yet it would he a very great mistuke to suppose that, when a wrong or au injury bas Catholic university.— English paper. coh ipestbenatinar Tae Layp or Gotv.—The trowel prepared for presentation to his Royal Highness the Mr. Laird’s integrity, but it appeared that |that gentleman was very indifferent about | taking the office again, thougn he belived he | would aceapt of it if it was the desire of the VUakley, the Archbishop says :— * A little time and care will rear in every (echoo! a sufficient number of boys, and I trust that we shall before long be able to form * proper and ‘ficient choir in every ehurch- When once tried by experience, the grave, | House. The Free Education Act had done imoch for the young men of the Colous, and these of them who directed their attention to the study of the art of Reporting should be | encouraged. | hon, ‘sweet, majestic, inteliectul music of the /Chereh will win all who are now in fervor! ‘a less ecclesiastical style. 1 hope you wil continue your efforts, and render all belp you It was indeed important that what cam to the clergy sn training men and boy? members on both sides said should be with & true knowledge of church music, Dake of Edinburgh op ogcasion of anew Town fairly reported. A knowledge of the political t»at before long we shall have u collectio8 Mall at Melbourne is wade entirely of gold, both blade gud bardle. here the two join, the trowel is ornamented with pearls and tor- quoises ; at the other “= the haugle bas on it a duke’s corwuet, set o emeralds. | views © ‘order to curry out hia remarks correctly. might appear unfair in the eyes of the Opposition, ana prehaps the public, that Mr. the speaker was yery necessary in magses which, while they admit the ! It compase and perfection of modero m science, exclude all modes which are = or theatrical, by retaining the gravity with diamonds and MeGowan was discharghed, but it was one of wajesty of our ecclesiastical sod those changes which would oceaisionally take tradition.” SRE A oan tes RR * LOC EINER RRAR RRs eer gagrata age