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_ Charlottetown, January 29, 1866. | ————

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Ox the trial of Dickieson, Doucette and Gal. | laot, for assault avd’rescue, Cafarizs Palmer, | Esgr., who was of Counsel fgr the Prisoners, | wade a very able defence for them. The fol- | lowing is a brief outline of his speech, furnished | by Mr. A. McNeill, the Reporter :—

CHARLES PALMER, ap said that be

was reads to it thet any o uiticers of justice was-subyect to The circumstances connected with the case were very unfortunate for his clients. We may yet, however, he said, see the Deputy Sheriff ex- c places with my clients, for several Bills of Indictment have been found at him by the Grand Jury this term. It will then be seen , that these unfortunate men now on their trial were not the only offenders. That a desperate personal enmity existed between Curtis and the parties with whom he came in collision, is very evident; and the belief that the Deputy Sheriff went beyond his duty is very prevalent in the community. That officer a Collings,

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howeve:, eo aot allow him to submit; you the dey unpopular, aft the ine that it shall not be/enforceds In the broad day, in the most public manner, with sounds of trumpets, you summon your confederates — you prociaim your intentions ; for many miles you follow the officers ; and at last with a number of othersyou get before ose officers — you barricade the highway— your party arm themselves with sticks ; and | when a passage is demanded, you refuse to let them pass; they turn back; , they give you

do. Again they demand a passage, and again it is refused, and then, as it was lan fal for them tofdo, they attempt to force their way. You aud your Companions resist ; a desperate stug-

le ensues, and the affray ends in the Deputy Sheriff finding himself with an arm fractured, severe wounds on his head, from the sticks aud stones used by your party, and the property which he had in his custody gone.

No reflecting man, no ove who loves his country or values peace and order, could at- tempt to justify or palliate conduct such as that ; and I feel sure that when the hour of calm re-

leave him to he waved with en ae

ment themselves and lead their dupes to com- mit bréaches of the peace. » His Honor, evi- dently much affected by the unfortunate posi- tion the prisoner at the bar, said that his hea’ tothink ie must still add another term to the sentence alréady pronounced against him. God knows, said the learned Judge, that I would be glad if I could grant you your liberty, but I must» act under the sanctity of a solemn oath, and discharge, however reluctantly, the painful duty which now devolves upon me. rd- ship then commented at considerable length upon the erroneous doctrines which wily and designing men had disseminated through the country, and expressed a hope that the trials just ended would teach those thus unfortunately misled that the laws must be. upheld and obeyed. Yousay, said his Lordship (addressi the prisoner), that you were ignorant of the nature of the offences, but I cannot forget that you expected assistance by the blowing of trum- pets, and otherwise preparing for the resistance, which you so dangerously and foolishly offered

tot te ho always took careito evade punisb- t

flection comes, your own reason will condemn

to the High Sheriff of the County and his offi-

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and was sorry to find that men allowed them- selves tbe ped by Gesigningyand seifitious|did deser

your conduct, for it will show you that your|cers. Those officers only discharged their duty acts amounted to an open and undisguised | in forcing an entrance into your house, and declaration of contempt tor the authority and | arresting you as their prisoner; and I may re-

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the boy—elthongh he could understand, and i ve @ severe rimand. — we tence was one week’s confinement. e hear. tily endorse the Judge’s remarks on the i propriety of confining such @ child with

or hardened criminals.

[The following communication was prepared for our last No.; but was, with reluctance, de- ferred to make room for matter connected with the late Trials.in the Supreme Court. , We give ita prominent place in our columns to-day, as we always do With the contributions of its author. We abstain for the present from pro- nouneing a very decided opiuion on the ques- tion so ingeuiously argued by our correspon- dent as to the impracticability of building

8 | railways and canals in this Colony. We fear

the prospect is extremely dim and distant of getting such public works in baud; but there can be no harm in discussing the matter from every point of view during this dullseason. If we had a free soil from one end of the Island to the other, we don’t know how far the in-

power of the law—a direct challenge to it, to try whether it could enforce its decrees or not ——a challenge which left’ it no alternative but

‘mark that they discharged that duty mer | cifully, considering the circumstances in which you, by your own act, had placed them.

his assovinte, |to arise and vindicate its insulted authority, or) You were not taken by surprise. “You were are well known for their turbulent! else to abdicate its functions, and leave its| repeatedly warned to surrender yourself into

temper; they like the business of hunting and | halls of justice to be occupied by judges whose the custody of the Sheri, but you refused. houndiyy unfortunate men, whenever the op-| decisions should be regulated by the caprice of Another circumstance in your case goes very

portunity offers. The Tenant League idea was not to offer any violent resistance to the Sheriff or his officers, but to refuse to pay rent, until that unhappy Land question that so long disturbed the peace of the country should be settled. They hoped that ont of the general com- tion and agitation et might tran- “Whic"would relieve them from the pay- ment of rent, and enabie-them to secure b equitable means the fee simple of their lands. Dickieson’s idea was that the Sheriff had no * fight to take the property, but should take bail. He, Mr. Palmer, did not say that his élient ‘was right on that point, but ‘he was confident that was Dickieson's firm belief. Tt was quite legal for the Defendants to persist in Offeting bajl, although the Sheriff might not be botind fo take it; and if the Jury believed that = ant of the Defendants was merely to get the property released by givin bail, it was a law/ul dedih, and iheocesstwet

with the anlawfi! motive of rescuing the 5 Therefore, if the Jury believed that

@ of the Defendants was merely to obtuit “the release of the property by giving ‘bail, his clients should be acquitted Of the charge of rescue and assault. And it did" not appear on evidence that Dickie- son knew an arrangement had been made for the taking of bai! “Phat Curtis acted rashly, Could wot be denied. The extraordiuary pre- eision with which he and his confreres acted in the withess box, would induce one to suppose that on'the’ occasion of the Curtisdale melee, they were like Atyus, all eyes. That the De- poty Sberiif had been onder the influence of [i- quor, and in the most extraordinary state of ex- citement, he thoug/it, would be apparent to all. Ta fact, sid he, from Dr. Johnson's evidence, it is clear to my mind, and [think it must be so to the Jury, that Curtis was not in a very fit state to discharge his duty as an officer of the law. His clients, struggling with the forest, and’endeavouring ‘o support their weak fami- lies by the sweat of their brows, were led to think they were but defending their own rights,

when they refused to comply with the Sheriff's orders. - They should not, therefore, be viewed as common culprits. Dickiesou was not drag- ged by main force to Charlottetown, but wiiling- tv surreudered himself into the hands of the

Sheriff; and, conscious of his innocence, said

that he was williny to suffer for his country.

Vhe learned Counsel then directed the atten- tion of the Jary to the quiet and peaceable cha-

racter of his clients, who, up to the time of that

unfortunate trouble, had always conducted them-

selves peucefully.

The Hon, ATTORNEY GENERAL then

addressed the Court on behalf of the Crowa,

and reviewed the arguments advanced by the | Wearned Couns! in defence of the prisoners. In

gard to charyinw the Deputy Sheriff with

popular opinion, or the still more capricious waywardness of the popular excitement of the hour, rather than by those unbending rules of law which the wisdom of ages, and the statutes of the land have made for regulating the com duct and preserving the rights ofall, and which (no matter who the parties may be, poor or rich), stand ever ready to pronqunce the same judyment upon the same facts whenever they arise.

If the laws are wrong, there is, by the con- stitution, under wkich, thank God, we live, a legal aud constitutional manner of endeavoring to change them. You may mevt, you may petition, you may resolve, and that as strongly and vehementiy us you please, you may use ail those means which men in every free country have @ riglit to use, to endeavour to bring the opinions of their fellow citizens to an azree- ment with their own; and so long as your pro- ceedings are regulated by law and restrained by reason—so ae as you only mean to do what is right in a peaceable and order!y manner, no matter whether your views are correct or not, you are safe; but the moment you go be- yond that line, the moment you say, we will have it so, whether the law will permit or not, that moment you enier the reyiou of crime— there snares and pitfulls surround the path, and those who dare to enter, and tread the dangerous way, with all their fancied care and circum- spection, too often find themselves the victims of ther own temerity—too often find themselves in your unfortunate position, and learn tvo late, that declaration, that they did not intend to violate the law, forms no excuse when contrast- ed with acts which clearly evince a contrary in- tention, in the eye of that law, which, seeking to discover intentions from acts, never permits itself to be deceived by declarations when used as a cover for criminal designs.

If, by the use of such legal means, you can effect the desired alteration, or defeat what you may believe, or fancy to be objectionable claims, well ; but if not, however objectionable

far to prove that you were not altogether igno- rant of the crime you committed, and that is the fact, that you placed a very incredible witness in that stand, whose evidence was flatly contradicted by Mr. Dodd, the Hizh Sheriff, and several others. That witness was damay- ing to your cause. I hope, in future, that you and all others similarly influenced, will recol- lect that when preachers of sedition approach you with false constructions of law, and attempt to advise you to resist the constituted autho. rities of the country, you will shun them as you would the Evil One himself.

| soner to one years’ imprisonment, to commence | at the expiration of the sentence already passed |npon him, making in all two years, and £20 ‘penalty. ;

His Lordship, in pronouncing sentence on the boy Charlton for theft, said it was cruel ‘to sentence a child of his tender years to jail among old reprobates, where he would be ac- customed to hear the vilest and most depraved language. The necessity for the establishment of a Reformatory, he said, was ap; arent to all, and he hoped some provision for such an In- stitution would, at en early day, be made by the Legislature. The Judse complimented bis Lordship Bishop McIntyre for his laudable efforts in establishing schools for the poor and destitute. He then sentenced the boy Edward Charlton to oné week's imprisonment.

[From the Islander.}

On Wednesday last. about noon, the persons convicted of crime received their respective sentences. Judze Peters occupied the bench. The great hody of the rioters, azainst whom the Grand Jury had brought in a true bill, were exempted from trial until the next term, in consequence of certain persons interested in the prosecution being found on the jury. Three, however, of the most prominent in the

the law which protects them may be deemed, | 488ault on the Deputy Sheriff and his assistants,

it must be obeyed. What a farce it would be to tell men that the law secures their rights and their property, and yet that it is not able to pro- tect the one or enforce the other! Courts would be a delusion and a sham if they would | permit a man to prefer his claim—if they com- pel the Juror to euter the box and take an oath

at Curtisdale, in July last, viz: Messrs. Dickie- son, Doucette and Gallant, were tried, con- vieted and sentenced.

Dickieson is a young man, apparently not much above thirty, of medium heizht, with no particular muscular developement, with a coun- tenance expressive of determination rather than

The learned Judge then sentenced the pri-

creased prosperity springing from such a con- dition would warrant us in hoping for a small railway line; but while at least half our popv- lation are under the landlord serfdom, and no hope of speedy emancipation, —when we know that through the influence of the proprietors the British Government refused a not very large loan, to be secured by a mortgage onthe revenues of the country, for the purpose of puar- chasing out proprictary claims—we confess we are at aloss to perceive where the capital is likely to be found that would enable us to build railways or can::ls. However, let the Dreamers and Prosers give'us all the enlightenment they can. We are sure of good temper and good sense from one of the latter ; and of the former, we may say, their fanciful pictures may at least

entertain if they do not convinee and instruct. Epitor Examiver.])

RAILWAYS AND CANALS IN P. BE. ISLAND.

A FEW WORDS FOR THE DREAMERS.

“ This is the rarest dream that e’er dull sleep Did moek sad fools withal.”

Pericles, Act 5, Sc. 1. | Ma. Epiror;—

Every community, however small, contains a number of people who are full of projects for the public good. If they only possessed the means of realizing their splendid visions, the country would be soon enriched and the people

happy. Schemes to improve our social state,

SENTENCES IN THE SUPREME COURT. |to extend our commerce, and to provide us| the fallacies of the Islander's article. In order

| with more efficient méans of internal transport |—are conceived by tifeir fertile minds in num- bers, and of a maguitude truly wonderful to contemplate. But itis melancholy to relate that these brilliant conceptions are much more frequently the dreams of @ lively imagination than the deductions of profound reason. When these fine projects are. brought to the test of plain practical common sense, the loose and flimsy nature of their construction is quickly made to appear. In nine cases out of ten they, as if by the wand of the enchanter, are completely divested of their brilliant hues,

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Not be, Having bis horses in harness, it|for it ; but we believe the E deal of difference whe-|n

makes not 8 ther he takes load three miles or ten.

Others find a ready market at harbors not far-

t from their doors than the railway station

would -be.™.New London, on the north, and

Créipaud’on the sonth side of the Island, form

ready outlets for the produce of farmers living

near the centre of the proposed route. Then,

again, much of the lading of the steamer is destined not for Summerside but for New Brunswick. It is not likely that merchants would, for the fun of sending their goods by rail, have them put on board the cars in Chaz- lottetown, and then go to the trouble of shipp- ing them in Summerside, when they can send them to Shediac direct, quite as speedily aud much more cheaply. I don’t think it can be shown that a railroad between Summerside and Charlottetown would have more to do in the summer than is now done by the Princess of Wales ; and in winter I am very sure that the traffic on the line would not pay for the coals consumed by the engine.

Now, we will see what this pretty little rail- road whistle is likely to cost us. The editor of the Islander sets the cost of construction down at £6,900 per mile. If he had jotted down £9,000 he would be much nearer the mark. He has made the distance forty miles; but he is not an engineer, and railroads don’t generally run as the crow flies. Let us add to these forty miles of his say eight more for windings, detours and so forth — which is, I fancy, within the mark,—we will then have 48 miles of road at £9,000 per mile. This makes the pretty little sum of £432,000 currency. The interest of this sum at 74 per cent. is £32,900. This estimate, considering the rail- road is to be a Government job, is a very mo- derate one, as the good people of this Island would find to their cost, if ever the work be undertaken by the most economical of Govern- ments. This Island would burden itself with a debt of £432,000 and an annual charge of £32,900, all to save itself from the reproach of being ‘‘ehind the age.” To argue thate steamer or two, built and maintained by private enterprise, at no cost whatever to the revenue, could serve the purpose of the sleepy Islanders equally well, is all bosh. Railways are one of the signs of progress in the nineteenth century, and if people want to keep pace with the age, they must not stick at trifles.

Although my letter is already sufficiently long, I cannot help noticing here another of | to convince his readers that a railroad on the proposed route would pay, the editor says that our population is greater to the square mile than that of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire or Lower Canada. But, I ask, is the aggregate population of the

> steadfast for prin¢iples to elect

: tinciplesmerely 0 a ground Sea. |

Tuk following Address, accompanied by a beautiful Sleigh and set of Pubs, wad recently presented to the Rey. D. F. McDougld, P. P. of Souris. One of the most interesting fea- tures connected with the addres: is that it em- braces the names of all the ‘eading Protestant gentlemen of Souris :— Rev. D. F. McDonaLp ;— “Rev. and Dear Sir,— We, a few of your pariab- overs, aud uther triends about Souris and its immediate vicinity, feeling thankful for your religious instructions toward your pariahiouers, and fur your gentlemanly and kind deportment tuward others, beg leave must respectfully ~to resent you with a Sleigh and Furs 292% car's Gilt, trusting you will aceept of € a8 & suall token of our goud will aad respect towards you; and wishing you many bappy returos of the scasou, We are, Kev. sod dear Sir, Yours wost respectfully,

A. CAMPION,

M. McCormack,

A. Lesute, J. P.

J Ksicur, J P.

E. B. Muttarr, M. D.

W.S McGoway, J. P.

Joun McGowan, J. P.

B. McEacuen, A. PaQuvuetT, And otbers. January, 1866. (gepcy.) GENTLEMEN,

I have to aay that I find myself inadequate to give expression to what [ really feel on receipt of your kind addrese and valuable gift. The addiess, which ie, I think, too flattering and your generoux gift, w sleigh and furs, | aceept with heartfelt thanks, as it shows that my bumble efforts as a Missionary Priest have been appreciated by you.

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TESTIM IONIAL ‘BO ade V.D. F. Me “Taaitine Soearik: OF SOURIS. !

at hand when the wen from ruvineea would greet their friends ou the sumrwite of Columbia. Some port says :— ‘No peut-ap Ctiea contracts oar powers.’

and at vodisiant day tu ece, from the banks of New od to the of the Paci- fic, a busy, p t Britieh oa tion. (Cheers) The magnificent North-West,

with resources to innke a Croesus euvious,

iLe country which some of our statesmen on newspapers were decrying? With regard te the rospects of Confederation, be believed them ’ New Brunswick, Nova Scotia ann

were citber favourable to the scheme, or becoming so. «Awe for little Prince

land, ber action reminded him of the prayer persen who lived on an island of about a square, near the coast of Great Britain, whe titioned earnestly for blessings on all-in ant territory, and then added, as if ‘aleo bless the adjacent islands of Great

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nd Ireland.’ (Laughter.) He( Mr. McKeuzie) didu’t attach wuch lun to the ait) of Prince Edward Islaud. In the lest

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Dickinson, member for Huron and Bruce, ; ened that if ehe remained obstinate much longer he would send down a couple of our large

and tow ber into the middie of one of our lakes, (Laughter.) Prince Edward Island wilj willingly enough alter her big sisters unite,

thing was to be gained by co-rcion—as no of polities could prosper that was net equity. The unien of Scotland with. was brougl forward, and the adva

we pointed out, though patrivtic Scote were wanting gt the trme te prophesy utter rum the alliance. Wath this Confederation, on the eternal laws of justice, every

Province would reap equal benefits. The ohn, was willing to make any exertion or poadl sory evtablish a great, consulidated Britieh power of this continent. He would work and cvecrfully with the States in all matters of trades regulations; bot we must expect thatthe will ‘look out for their own interest in preference to ours, and net te expect them to have all the eym- pathy for us that is felt by Great Britain. i

I do not consider that I, who bave been but one short year amongst you, merit such a testunomal of your gratitude and kindness. Whatever | have done, (avd I ouly wish I were capabié of doing more) is mainly owing to your generous dis- position and sense of duty. My grateful beart, gentlemen, shall be as a tablet upon which your kind wishes and handsome gift shall be inacribed, and by which pleasing recollection of this day's transaction shall be cailed forth ti!] my last hour.

It will be always a pleasing duty to me to per- form the offices of religion for my parishioners, whilst endeavouring to show kindness and sym- pathy to all, as long as it will please a kind Pro- vidence to jeave me in this part of Hie vineyard,

I will now, with your badbledkon, thank you for your handsome present, and wish you in return the compliments of the season.

1 am, Gentlemen, Your obliged humble servant, D. F. McDONALD, P. P.

To Messrs. A. Campion, M. McCormack,

A.Leslie, J. Knigat, E. B Muttart, w |

8. McGowan, J. McGowan, B.McEach- ern, A. Pacquet, and others. J

We perceive that the Legislature of Nova Scotia is called to meet for the despatch of bu- siness on the 22d of February next. Why should not ours meet about the same time ?

Island at all to be compared to that of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Canada or the United | States? Are the places proposed to be con- nected by railroad here anything like equal in | population, extent and resources to those con- nected by railroad in the countries mentioned ‘above? Besides, the Nova Scotian and New

Our interests in matters of inter-Colonial and foreign trade are identical, and it is in view of these that the Islander informed us, some time ago, of the necessity of a late session; but in the meantime we think there is a large amount of purely local business that requires an early settlement.

British America and the States understand each other. Let then: krow that we intend to fiveside’ by side under diflerent politieal forms of Govern. ment, and that we desire friendly relations and commercial intereourse. But te command respect and be treated as equals, we must unite. He-was aware that the respected member for the Ridj

Mr. Seatcherd, was rather ‘ ration, and was sorry he was not present, that the people night hear the pros and cons. In con-

clusion be thanked the audience for ther patient hearing, regretting that circumstances

him to be brief and cursory; painted a

pieture of the future of united Britieh Ag " ard resumed bis seat amid loud and con ‘ap-

plause.”

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COERCION.

There is no hope, we believe, of the Reci- procity Treaty being continued, alt

Colonial Ambassadors may dance attendance on Congressmen for a month or two, in the vain endeavour to obtain even a year's respite. The American politicians have fixed their

heart on the Annexation of the Colonies, aud will throw all the obstacles they ibly can in the way of trade between the Colonies

States, hopiug that the consequent irritation and losses to Colonists will induce them to seek a. rather than remain severed commercially. Hopinz to promote this object, the American Consul General-for Canada, Mr. Potter, attended the Detroit Convention, and left no stone unturned to influence the Ameri-

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ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT YANKEE

which obliges him to find a verdict to sustain | Stolid indifference. His appearance would

while sometimes they dissolve and disappear | Brunswick railroads are intended to form part |

that oath—if on that verdict it compels the | indicate a nature not hardened by crime, butt “like the baseless fabric of a vision, and leave of the system of railroads which extends through

Judge to pronounce judzment—if it compels | capable of rash and revengeful acts under the officers of the Court to issue process, com- exasperation.

manding the Sheriff to levy and make out of | Doucette is a Frenchman, tall and muscular, the debtors’ goods the means «f liquidating it; | of middle age, and bearinz on his countenance and then, after all those forms and ceremonies | traces of an excitable and turbulent nature. have been gone through, and the suitor com-| Gallant is also a Frenchman with physical plains that his demand is still unpaid, the Judze | PTOpOrtions slightly inferior to those of Dou-

should reply, “It is true your demand is legal, | cette, and with passions less strongly marked,

ay ‘ititoxicated, he would remark that no! man, With hiv intéllcct clouded hy liquor, could | have’ performed his duty “with that evolness | Getermination which marked the conduct |

of that officer. The defendants might have | itabibed ‘pecoliar ideas us to what the law really | whs, touching the rescue of property from the | custody of the Sheriff; but if they have been | misled by that mischievous organization known ae the Tenant Leavve, it is their misfortune, | and not the fault cf those called upon to exc. | cute the duties of their offices. If men will |

allow themsel¥es to be misled by such foolish | thy which we all feel for a respectable man,

movements, they must not expect to hinder |

and therefore the Jury and the Court, in obe- | man to follow others raiher than to lead dience to the laws and their oaths, haye pro- |" any violent affray.

nounced in your favor, but the popular feeling; A ¥¢ entered the Court, these three men of the day is contrary to such claims as yours, | ¥ere Standing at the bar, listening to the ad- and, therefore, it cannot be enforced.” ~

engased.

but unconvicted man at the bar; ‘.

But yesterday you stood an uccused | The sentiments of the Judge were admirable, |

; Me but a Jury | and the language well chosen. Dickieson was | | entered the box—they took an oath to find you clearly marked out as the first in guilt of the|selves. The dreamer of the Islander has had part of the continent. innocent or guilty, according to the evidence. | three; the consequences of such conduct were | 9 splendid vision.

not a wreck behind.” It sometimes unfortu- | the length and breadth of the great American aately happens that practical men attempt to | Continent. Neither the Nova Scotian nor the carry out the dream of those plausible theorists, | New Brunswick railroads pay. Cut Nova | and loss and disappointment are pretty sure to | Scotia off from the continent, and of what use ihe the result. Ido not wish to be understood | Would its railways be? Lennox Island probably+ | to assert that all theories ave impracticable, or | has a greater population to the square mile than | that all splendid speculations prove to be empty | any of the places mentioned by the Islander's ‘dreams; bat Ido affirm that for one practicable | editor, but who would advocate running a rail- | theory advanced there-are a thousand imprac |T0ad through that portion of Her Majesty’s

. . tor 2) . | ae » ? dress of the Judge previous to pronouncing | ticable ones, and that you will tind ten thousand , dominions Look at the proceedings in which we are now | their sentence. Each was addressed separately. } barren dreamers for one rational projector.

The predicted tunnel would, no doubt, obviate The visionaries are at work amongst our-! all difficulties by making the Island virtually But as the cost of such | Pictures of railroads, canals, | 2 undertaking would amount to more than the |

On that Jury, I doubt not, were some whosym- | ‘istinetly stated; the necessity for the sen-) 11) tunnels have passed before his mind’s eye, | value of all the property ou the Island, and

pathised with you. Ido not mean that sympa-

;tence; and a solemn warning for the future. | : m His sentence wes eighteen months imprison-| 9d have elevated his spirit to a state both

placed in that unfortunate situation you now | Ment and a fine of £50, no discharge from Jail | poetic and prophetic. The Herald, too, has

the cotirse of justice. not compelled to take buil; and if he does take security, it is a mere matter of favor on his| : ; ed as part! “His Honor theu proceeded to review the | acquittal ;—yet, under the oblizations of their | evidence on behalf of the Defendants, and con- : a . | } tended that nothing had been adduced to show | - eee a of the ant am that the charges against the Defendants, etl fcehen 4 hate: ae ae aoa ame arrest and assault, were not correct. on - Section amuaetas teks te

His Lordship JUDGE PETERS th j | sentence which consigns you to imprisonment “ eu acd-

d | has fallen from mg lips, a band of men, sym- ressed the Jury a: considerable leazth, and pathising with the opinions which influenced

eh opt sion cones - preven She /you,and believing you to be a victim in support of the take 7 ae trian lained a oth sides | of the popular cause, unawed by the pre- extent of the Sheri?’s Lilies as ro _ sh ould * ~ nee 4. waien. 9 Of aaene 7 power, and | should rush forward, and rescue you from the

the danzerous ica te of resistance to| Dar, or from the custody of the Sheriff as he the laws. - He cone'u ed hy warning the Jury} vonveys you to prison: you might, in the ezainst allowing any outside influences to bias | moment of deliverance, exult in the act; but | their judsment on 4 matter fraught with the| reflection would convince you that it was a| rae e importance tv the peace aud prosperity | dangerous precedent — that the same lawless | oy eouasy. | violence which protected you to-day might he" “meat jused azainst you to-morrow -~ that the sae SENTENCES ON THE TENANT LEAGUF Might come when you might he interested in| PRISONERS ve some right to which the interests and feelings |

ad ator |of your neighbors were violently opposed; or) | when, in the performance of duties which the | |law sometimes compels citizens to undertake, | oO i . , .|you might be injured in enforcing some anpo- | = Sead ga ah at tee on Wednesday last | pular demand, and that the same lawless violence

on Charles Dickieson, Doucette and Gallant, | might leave you unredressed. The cases sup- ‘his Lordship Mr. Justice Peters delivered the | posed are but ordinary results eas following admirable address, which was reported | by which you have been actuated. ve put

; them, that all who hear me may see the folly hy Mr. A. MeNeill. The ve:dict for common | and madness of the delusion, which bas so dis- assault given in Dickieson’s case did not evi-

turbed the general peace and tranquility of the dent!y influence the mind of the learned Judge Island. What I have said may fall lightly on so much as other circumstances put in evidence,

many, but it may make an impression on some; ; . and then it will not be uttered in vain. Jn hat not accepted by the J ury as foundation for | measuring your punisnment, I am bound to lock verdict. The circumstances referred to | at the mischievous consequences of your offence,

wete the prisoner's connection with the illegal Society known by the name of the Tenant

and in proportion as it was sudden or pre- meditated must its severity diminish or increase.

Leazue, and the réscue of property in the hands

of the Deputy Sheriff. ‘The sentence upon

Here there was predetermincd combination to resist the law, and a most violent and unpro- voked assault Son who v7 carrying it : ‘ : . into execution. There are’no palliating cireum- Dickieson is terribly severe—and, indeed, in the stances, and stern duty comets me . pass a other Cases the judsment is likewise severe; but | very severe sentence on you. “of this we felt assured from the outset, that if the parties were convicted at all, they would be devetely punished. Such is the fearful result of the mad teachings of the Tenant League.

| oaths, they were compelled to convict you. !

ADDRESS OF JUDGE PETERS.

His Lordship then pronounced the following sentences: —- Charles Dickieson to 18 months imprisonment and a fine of £50, — Joseph Doucette, 12 months imprisonment end a fine of £20 Cae ae lant, 12 months im-

ng addressed Charles | PTisonment £20 fine.

_ Dn: romed or ne Aen | palive Wa Lendilp susieadid'ee prehibiises Rickicson 2 ge a second sentence on Joseph Doucette for re- Charles Dickieson—You were indicted for a| sistance and assault, the prisoner Doucette, in rescue of goods from the Deputy riff, and the most affecting manner, pealed to his an assault on him and his assistants. The Saenele for the mercy of the Court, and said Jury have found you guilty of the assault ; why, | he was ly sorry for what he had done, and

‘% f the evidence, y declined finding you | asked the pardon of all the parties against gt y of the rescue also, it is not within my|¥hom he may have offended. He said that provinee to enquire ; but in awarding punish-| any wrong he had committed was because of ment against offenders, I am bound to consider | his ignorance of the law, more than from any ali the circumstances detailed in evidence, and | desire to injure the Sheriff or any of bjs officers, ad the attempt to rescue, which led to this as-| He had reen instructed and led to heélicve that saubt; was fully proved, the limited nature of | he was perfectly justified in defending himself the finding can make no material difference in| in any way he pleased, in his own house; and

was under the impression tbat no officer of the

fi law could break into his house. That being

nd, | his conviction, and finding that his door had

been burst open, he thought it was justifiable,

in self-defence, to resist the Sheriff and refuse

to give himself up. He appealed in the most

solemn manner to the clemency of the Court,

stating that as he had to stand before a higher

tribunal than that before which he was then

his heart, declare that it was not his intention to injure any of the parties concerned in his resene. He said bis aged parents, his wife and nag age resllannw gfe pee Py ey him for their support, and, with tears in his eyes, said he would be willing to part with all

for one year, and a tine of £20; and for his assault, in his own house, on the Deputy She- riff and others, a further imprisonment of one year. Before the passing of this second sen- tence, he made a strong appeal to the clemency of the Court, stating that he was ignorant, that he was misled, that he had aze support, and a large family, two of his children being cvipples, an

tears as

ponded, and severely condemned the wicked-

The Deputt Sheriff was | CCC°PY: hat I mean men who sympathised with being granted till the fine was paid. Doucette |its dreamer. aa “#3 the opinions and objects which led to this of.| 48 Simuar severe: 37°

fence: and who would’ har ioieed at vour | Sentence for a double gs Te : : oe , Je 1p oma a8 the affray at Curtisdale, to which he had been | splendid railroad froma Charlottetown to Sum- ‘led by others, his sentence was, imprisonment

ly addressed. He received a doubie | ' For his part in!

parents to

all destitute, bursting into e spoke. The Judge feelingly res- ness of the men who framed and maintained an organization which led poor iznorant men into crime and ruin, while they themselves managed to keep out of the grasp of the law. But the law must take its cuurse, and after exposing | the folly and guilt of the whole transaction, | sentence was pronounced. Gallant had noth- ing to say. His sentence was one year’s im- prisonment and a fine of £20. As these un- fortuuate men were handcuffed and led away to; prison, the intellizent spectator might well re- mark, there go the direct aud natural fruits of the pledge of the Tenant League.

Then followed Francis McKenna. His crime was an assau't on a constable. His advocate pleaded a mitigation. The Judge declared those crimes were becoming too common; the officers of the law must be protected. His sen- tence was three months imprisonment.

John Ford was convicted of deception and roguery, by claiming payment for two loads of oats from I. C. Hall, Esq., in the fall of 1864, when he knew that but one load had been brought to the purchaser. The plea urged in his behalf did not mend his case, but showed that he had done deliberately the crime for which he stood convicted. The Judge dwelt upon the disgrace and injury which such crimes brought upon the country. His sentence was severe—three months imprisonment, and a fine of £10. Honesty is surely the best policy.