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* You are a crooked creature,” said the needie. “ And you are so proud that you ean't bend without breaking your back,” said the pin. “Ill pull your head of if you insult me again,” said the needie. * And I’li pull your eye out if you touch my head,’ said the pin. “ Remember that your life hangs on a thread.” “ J would rather be threadless than headless,” said the pin. While they were thus contending, a little \girl entered, and uadertaking to sew, she very soon broke / off the needle at the eve. Thenshe tied the thread around the neck of the pin, sad, in trying to pull the head through the cloth, she soon pulled its head off, aad then threw itinto the dirt by the side ef the broken needle. “ Weil, here we are,” said the needle. “ We have aothing te fight about now,” said the pin’ “Mis- furtune seems to have broucht us to our senses,” said the needle; “how much we resemble human beings whoquarrel about thiedr bleesings til they lose them, and mever find ont that they are brothers, til! tiey lie down in the cust together as. we

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W here one individual! walks voluntsrilv ilo crime, a thousand are deceived by unsuspected villainy, or forced into it by the pressure of irreaistible misfortune. lwet. us be charitable, then, towards even those who sre apparently the greatest esiminals, for we know not but that, after | all, they are the wronged. It is better to err with eharity, than to rug the least risk with its reverse.

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(Fe Why is a schoolmaster like an engine-driver? One trains the mind, the ether minds the train.

LEGISLATIVE SUNMARY.. CONDENSED DEBATE, Toxgeoar, April 15. (Morning Sitting.)

Mr. Waamscrton presented a petition from G. T. Haszurd, praying for the re- mission of duty paid on paper used in pointing Cheap Schoo! Books, there being wo duty if the Books were imported al- ready printed. Ordered to be laid on the ‘Tabie.

Mr. Wuecan presented a Petition from the Church Wardens of the Catholic Vharch of Souris, praying aid towards rebuilding the Chapel and parish House baraed down there about two years since. Aa application for money (observed. the hon. inember) for sach a purpose was a rare, if not unprecedented occurrence in that House; but the calamity-which gave ris@ to the application was, te was liap- py ‘o say, equally as rure;.and taking tais into Convideratiun, und the general absence of sufficient means, on the part ef ihe Petitioners, to coimplete tie work ef themselves he (Mr. W.) trusted the figuse would have liberality enough to }isten to the prayer of their Petition,

A short debate ensued, when a inution wae made that the hom member have leave to withdraw his Peiition, which passed in the affirmative.

Lienr Houses.—Mr. Wurian pre- seated a Petition from the inhabitants of Georgetown, praying aid for the “es gia Lighthouse on Boughton Point. ‘The how. member observed that he did not remember whether or not any action had ween taken by the Legislature ia reference to this subject when it caine befure the House in a previous Session. Jt was eae, however, which werrited the deepest eonsideration ofthe Lluuse ; not because, asia the preseut instance, it caine before bou. meinbers backed by the intelligence, respectability, influence, and wealth ofa community ouly second ia the Colony ta thar of Charlottetown, and destined at ho very re.note period, tv rival the later place; but because it seriously affected what is,and always should be. the great. ain of Legulatve Assembly, namely

the p-eservation of life and property. | Le had bat little kuowledve of the subject, | vad was not prepared te say winch point: ar»oat the harbour of Three Rivers, wes tee best adopted for the erection ow a Lughtuunse.; >ut the tal piace

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guide vessels into the harbor of George- | town, and would give the benefit of the ; Light to vessels passing along the eastern

coast of the Islund; and the opinion of those peuple was entitled to consideration:

The appropriation of a sun of money for

this object (continued the hon, member)

would be only the performance by this

House ofa simple actiof justice to the

people of ‘Three Rivers ; for independent-

ly of their great annual contributions to

the support of the Puble Treasury by

trade and commerce, he (Mr. W.) was

happy to be able to inform the House on

the authority of an intelligent friend, that

the Light duty collected et the Port of Three Rivers alone, within the past

twenty years, aod paid into the public

Chest, amounted’to the handsome sum of £800. ‘T'he only expense, he believed,

the porthas entailed upon the Govern-

ment, was that for the laying down of Buoys and Beacons, which, during ten

years inay have cost about £80, leaving

a dalance, in favour of the Government,

derived trom Light Duty at the port of Three ivera, of £720. Now, about £200, out of this sum (remarked Mr W.)

would build a suitable Lighthouse ; and as £50 is annually received from Light Duty at Three Rivers, this sum, wgether with an additional tax, say of five shillings per annum, upon all American vessels of about 60 tons, seeking the shelter of that place, would create a fund sufficient to maintain the Light: If hon. members viewed the subject on the same ground as he (Mr W.) there would be no objection to grant the prayer of the Petition ; as the undertaking it contemplated would be self-supporting, aad nv addition be made by-it to the’ bur- thens of the country.

Hon. Mc ‘Tuoxsron gave his hearty support tothe prayer of the Petition. He said a Lighthouse,.as prayed for, would netonly be of service to the owners: of vessels ia Georgetown ; but-to all who had vessels in the open sea; fur ithe harboar of Georgetown was a place of general re- fugeto all vessels; and hundreds: at a time frequently found shelter in st dur- ing storm. Ashad been observed by the hon.member (Mr Whelan). who had pre- sented the Peuition,an Lighthouse duty of 5s. on every American vessel, seeking shelter in Georgetowa harbor, might very well be imposed, in support of the Light- house ; aad the owners or-captains of such vessels, although anxious enough to evade the payment of duties upon their: mer- chandise would, he doubted not be found willing-enough to pay the light duty.

How. Sou, Generarereferred to a cer- tain Report of the Chamber of Commerce in Canada, recommending, the erection of Light: Houses, for the advantage and pro- tection of the general shipping interests of Great Britain and her American Colonies, in many different situations, and amongst’ uthers, at the Hast Point and North Cape of this Island. Light Huuees at those,and perhaps other places-would, he said, be of far more service than one at Georgetown : —He would, .therefure; recommend the House, tu appoint a Committee to report generaily, and not in a cireumseribed and partial manner with respect to the necessi- ty of erecting a lizht house on the coasts of the Island, rather than to appoint a Com- mittee as moved fur by the hon. member for King’s County (Mr Whelan,) The hon. and Jearned member concluded his observations by moving theappointment of such a Committee as he had recommended.

Mr Warpurron agreed with the Hon. Sol. Genera! in his views of the guestion, and would like to see a Committee ap- pointed io enquire and report renerally cun- cerning the nevessity for the erection of Light-Houses apun the cuusts of the Is— land.

Mr Pops, in opposing the Petition, said the time was not arrived when aLighthouse could be supported at Georgetown. Be- sides there was searcely any necessity. for a iight-house there: the harbor was: ac excellent one, and easy of access. Indeed, he thoughithere was more necessity for a Lighthouse-at the Biockhouse, the en- trince to Charlottetown harbor, than at Georgetown. Vhe want of a Lighthouse

Island, ascompared witb that of the neizh- boring Provinces and of Great Britain, was very trifling indeed ; and, in the event of any communications being opened up, with reference to the erection of Light- houses, in the coasts of the Island, a due consideration ought to be given tw the amount of the Island ‘Tonnage as corm par- ed with the greatly preponderating amount of the tonnage of other countries having an interest In the erection ofsuch Lighthouses; aad the expense of erecting them vaght to be appor iomed accordingly,

Mr Loncwourru would oppose the eree- tion of a Lighthouse at Georgetown, bat he would vote for the appointinent of a Committee, with enlarged powers and du- tigs, to report generally as to the necessity for the erection of Lighthouses on the coasts of the Island. |

Mr Davise-said « Lighthouse at George- town would be oi no more use than one at the market house. The entrance to the harbor was so easy and the harbor itself so safe, that persons desirous of losing their vessels there could-not accomplish their object ; even, as had been seen, when they did their utmost, and tried first one side of the harbor-and them the other.

Tn accordance with the motion of the Hon: Sol. General, — Messrs. W helan, Yeo, Beaton, Longworth, Thornton, Pope, and Haviland,were appointed a Committee to enquire and report generally concerning the necessity of erecting Lighthouses upon the coasts of tnis Island.

AFTERNOON SITTING,

Mr Secretary Havilend delivered a Mes- sage from His Exeellency.in answer to the Assembiy’s Address of yesterday, inform- ing his Mixcelleney that they had resolved to pass a Civil List Bill, embodying the Allowance demanded by Lord Grey.

The Message having been read,

Mr

Celes observed that he was happy to find’

that Lord John Russell’s Despatch of the 14th October, 1829, was to be the futere basis of the Government of thia Island, although the House had repeatedly been’ told by certain honorable members on the opposition side, that Lord John had repud- iated that Despatch.

On motion of Mr CORES, the House then went into Committee ou the Civil Liat Bill —Mr Warburton inthe Chair.

The Bill sets forth in the preamble, as’

fullows :

Whervas, on the 3lst day of March, in the year of our Lord 1849)that part of the Civil List of Prince Edward Island whieh had previously been borne and paid by the liuperial Government, ceased to be paid, and the House of Assembly of the said Is- land by an Act passed on the 26ih day of Mareh, 1850, agreed to make a provision for the payment thereof, Provided the Quit Rents, Crown Lands, and Permanent lievenues belong to the Crown ja’ Prince Edward Island aforesaid, were surrendered aud placed at the disposal of the Legia~ lature thereof, and all the moneys arising therefrom paidinto the ‘Treasury of thia Island, andahat a systern® of Responsible Goyernment similar to that now in force in the Provinces of Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Stotia, should be granted to, and established jn this Island. And whereas by a Despatch fro Parl Grey, Her Ma- jesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies, to His: Excelieney Sir Alex: Bannerman, Lieut. Governor of this: ls land, bearing date the 3ist day of Janvary, 1851, the Inttoddenun of Respunsivie CGov- ernment, and the surrender of the Crown Lands: and Permanant Revenues belong- lug tothe Crown in this Island is sanction ed, provided the Legislature thereof apzee tu, aud>pas3 a Civil List Bill, emboding atuong other things, a fair provision for the present Atiorney Genera! and Colonia} Secretary, On their retirement from office.

The Bill, es agreed to in Comniuee, pro- vides the several Salaries and Allowances, following. :

Present Chief Justice £700 per annum Compensation tu the present Chief Justice, lor the reduction in the amoutt of his Sa- lary irom what was formerly paid io him by the Imperial Government, {to be paid io him immediately after this Act shallfgo

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atthe North Cape had alwave been teit, | nto operation) £560 but the necessity more concerned the ine) Successor of the-present Chief

tereaté of the Urine’: Shippise and of te : bemive LEOG Bg Baar Provin we that: ihe Shipping Presens hhasior of the Ralls L SU0 | hiteremte of iis Tstasd. ‘Phe want of 2 , Succeseer of rhe pretest Master aigbtiewse ai tie Neth * ape, om was. wiih. Holle £485

Aliowances, now or at the time of the passing of this Act, allowed by Law to the said Officer.

Colonial Secretary and Roed Cor-

respondent L406 Registrar of Deeds and Keeper

of Plaus £200 Clerk of the Executive and Le- gislative Councils £120

The Bil also provides, that as soon as the Act shall come into operation, there shall be annually paid to the Hon. Kobest Hodgson, the present Aiturney Genera! ,.a ease of his retiremént from such office, daring his natural life, the sum of £200, as and for a retiring allowance.

And also, in hke manner, w the Poe T. H. Uaviland, the present Colonial Secretary, in case of his retiresnent trem such office, the sam of £200 annually dur- ing.the teri of his natural life. ay and ter aretiring ellowsnce

Provided always nevertheless, and the retiring allowanees herein beture cracted to-be paid to the Hon. R. Hodgson and Tt. H. Haviland, are granted under the fo!- lowing conditions and restriction, that is to say, That if either of them the said Ke- bert Hodgson or Thomas Heath hlavilane, shall at any ume hereafter acceptany oface of Emulument under the Government of this Island, then during such time as he shall continue in such last mentioned office, the amount of annual retiring allowanee hereinbefore by this Act enacted tu be paid tohim, shall be reduced by an anunal amount equal to the amount of the annunt Salary which he may,for the time being, receive ou account of suchOfice of Emolu- inent,

The House being resumed, Mr War. BURTON, the Chairman of the Commities, reported the Bill agreed to with amead- ments.

‘The hon. Speaker was then about to pot the question, that the report be agreed te when the hon, Sol, Genera! rose and pr— posed the following amendment :

‘And be u enacted, ‘fhat from and after the passing of this Act, it shall not be competent for any Member of the House of Assembly to take or hold any office of profit ur emulument under the Goveroment of tis Colony, connecied with the cellee- tion,receipt, or experditere of the Pubbe Revenues; eacepi the offices of Colonias Seeretary, Attoiney General, and Soliciter General.”’

‘Lhe question being put on the hon. Sel. General's amendment, the House divided.

Ayes—Messrs. Longe wer.h,Yeo, Douge, Montgomery, Haviland, and Hons. Se}, General, and Thornton—7

Nays—Messrs. Beaton, Clark, Mooney, Pope, braser, M*Neill, Warburton, Lord, Coles, Whelan, Davies, Flynn, Laid, Jardine—14:

The question being then put that the report be agreed io, the House again divie- ed as above :

Ayes—14. Nays—7.

So the itl was adepied-as reported.

Mr Fraser presented a Petition from the Inbabirants of Eymont Bay Setudemeni, praying aprant tor the jaying down or Buoys in Ngmont Bay. keferred w the following committee to report thereor— Mesers Fraser, Lord and Yeo.

Wepnespax, April 16.

Ordered, That the time limited fur te receiving of Petitions be extended te ‘Tuesday next.

Civil List Bul read a third time.

A motion by Mr. Longworth, that the Bill do pass thes day‘three mouths, was Jost on the following division :

Yeas--Honorable Soheiior General, Messrs. Longworth, Douse, Mouigowery, und Leo—5,

Nays—Messre. Coles, Warburton, Whelan, Mooney, Clark, Lord, Fiyun, Fraser, M-Neill, Laird, Beatus, Davies, Pope—J2.

‘bhe Guest.on being put that the Bill de: pass, the House divided

Yeas—lMessre, Beaton, Clark Mooney, M> Neil, Warburton,Pope, Whelan, Lord, Coles, Laird, Fiyon, Davies, Fraser—33:

Nays—Hoos. Sul. Generz}, Messrs, . Moatgomery, Longworth, Yeo, Douse—s,-

Vhe Dil wae then passed and sent op to the Legislative Counes) by Mr Coles.

The Balto alter the Appropriation ef LCG per annum, gratied inthe Lene Arvesswent Sei, to tie Leutenant Cove. Bef, Wer leperien tiem Covsunitiqe af ths

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