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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

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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,

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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