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~eostggested by the i’rinee Co i th \ pi

by her Majesty to Miss Nightingale, consists of a St. George’:

(‘ross in ruby-red « 1 on a white field representing Kug- land. This isencircled by a black band, typifying the offic of Charity, on which is ‘nsoribed a golden legend, ** Blessed are the mereiful.” The Royal donor is 3 pressed by the letters “V. RR.” surmountel by a erown in diamonds, m- Pp! ‘ssed upon the centre of the St. George's Cr 5 Se which ateo rays of gold emanating upon the fleld Wart

enamel are supposed to represent the gory of Ju; lamd.---

| ‘ , , ye ! biieut green enamel,

Wide-spreading branches of palrm, mn Dt om. ame tipped with gold, form a frame-wak for tie satvid, thew stems atthe bottom being banded witha ribbon of b ue enamel (the colour of the ribben for Cie Crimean medal), on which, in golden letters, is inscribed “Crimea.” At the top of the shietd, between the palm brauches, and connecting the whole, three brilliant stars of diamonds ilu-trate the idea of the light of Heaven shed upon the labours of Mercy, Peace, and Charity, in connection with the glory of a nation. On the back of this Royal jewel is an inscription ona

golden tablet, written by her Majesty, recording it to be a}

yift and testimonial in nem ry of sei yiecs rr ndered to her brave army by Miss Nightingale. The jewel is about three inches in depth by two-and-a-halfin width. It is to be worn, not as a brooch or ornament, but rather as the badge of an order.

Tite Husnanv ov Fiereen Wivss.---The Rajah of Tanjore has died without heir, either of hisewn body, collateral, or adopted, and his dominions Inpse therefore to the British {iovernment. The population of the State amounts to abou forty thousand. The late xd ut the age -ot twenty-nine, is said to have had fiftcen wives and threo hundred and three concubines, ten daughters, and to have left property to the value of £30,000 in cash, besides jewellery, horses, elephants, camels, furniture, lands, &-.

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Romasee witnovt Ficrion.—The Chicago Times rela l following tale :—

Ina small town in the interior of Obio lived a beantifal young woman, whose father d willed her the a large fortune, which she was to inherit when twenty-or he should remain single until

injunetion for some years, but her

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young affections became at length—and some three years pre- vi yus to the expirati m of the time named in the will—the prey of an artful man of showy address, who remo; d fron another place, and took up his re idenee in the village wher the young heiress resided, for the purpose of laying siege to her heart. He succeeded too well ; and under pretence that h was wealthy himsclf, and did not require the young woman fortune in order to live in ease and eleganee, induced her to consent to a secret marriage. The wary fortune hunter had been duped by his own urgency, in parsutt of the yory large Troy rty which the young and credulous woman was supnosed to inherit unconditionally on coming to the age prescribed

He made known the marriage, and at ence was undeeeived hy the guardian of the lady, who announced to him that the fortune was lost to him and his wife forever, as by the term ef the will the marriage: of the daughter gave the property to another branch of the family. Maddened by the destruction of his hopes, the raseal den yuneed his wife for doce: tio: ithoug!

she had endeavoured to make him understand the real facts, ]

and as she fell fainting, he left the house and villag Years afterwards the abandoned bride received a letter from her husband. who had learned that she had beeome possessed

of the property designed for her by her father,on the annul- ment of the marriage, and trusting to her retaining affection for him, hoped that he might still gain th had coveted.—He had not misjudged the strength of the » woman’s affection. She responded to the letter, offering to unite her fate with his, and saying that she could now give him the inheritance that had causod them so much trouble. In order that her guardian and family should not know of her vonduct she sent the letter to the office by a servant girl, who | tock with her a little girl, as a companion, and allowed her to

carry the letter. The child, attracted by the bright color of | the stamp, removed it, and the letter deposited in the office

was sent to the dead letter office at Washington. She of course

received no reply. Bata month later her guardian received

a newspaper from Chicago, containing a politieal speech, which

a friend in that city desired him to read. We laid down the

paper, and the lady took it. Her eye glanced t at the

marriages : and there she saw the announcement of the marriage

of her first husband. She fell to the door ina swoon, and} lingered only a few days, when she died—the victita of unscrup- ulous ayarice.

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Newsparer Prorrrs tn New York.—We learn from good authority, and are glad to itemize the fact, that the net) profits of the Tribune newspaper for the past year amount to |

$95,000, and that the profits of the Herald exceed $75,000. | events of the War is undiminished, and that, although ex- Abstract of the Revenue for the year 1855, compared

—The Courier & Enquirer and the Journal have probably | each a balance of about $50,000 on the right side of the} Ledger, and the Commercial Advertiser $25,000. The| Times, if we may judge from the alacrity with which Mr. | Jones accepted Mr. Harper’s offer to sell thirty shares at)

$50,000, is also doing a good business; and the Express, | sation to Tenants,’

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THE EX

AMINER.

LIT re ee ; — : : ; ae tee — , re lust by large majorities, and Mr. Hughes was finally | pleasures and advantages of science, and recommend} for which he agreed, after a great deal of bantenng and) Vee 1 : | young men especially, to read works on scientific subjor’ Ml

jewing, to pay fifty dollars, ‘The old man was no beauty, but when the picture was done, it was so ugly that he swore | never have it in his house, and the artist might) whistle for his money. He finally offered to give thirty dollars for it, but to this the painter would not consent. | He had read the life of Hogarth, and knew how to fix his Ho painted a pig under the old man’s left arm, | and represented the mises trying to pull a sixpence out of) the pig’s mouth. The pieture was then exhibited in the artist’s window to the amusement of every body, for all re- man and his characteristic vice of avarice | The old fellow heard of it, and now offered to!

iy and pay the price ; but the artist was | , |

he would customer.

cognized the happily hit. tuke the pictare aw up to him, and iusisted on ten dollars more for the pig, which the mises paid,

It is said that Jenny Lind receives five hhndred pounds sterling for each eoncert in which she sings in the series now in progress in London. |

Travelling on the Sabbath, in the Sandwich Islands, except in the direction of a chuneh, is strictly forbidden by law.

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CHARLOTTETOWN, FEBRUARY 18, 1856,

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, , , oven ; (From the Royal Gazette of Thursday last.) |

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.

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Tuts day, Thursday, February 14, being the da; appointed |

gislature, His Ex- |

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by Proclamation for the meeting of the L

eolleney Dowrvick Daty, Lieutenant Governor and Command. |

. ~~ - + , . . . , aa { er-in-Chief in and over Wer Majesty's Island Prince Edward, | ‘ae : : Char Admiral and Ordinary of the same, came }

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down to the Colonial Building ahout two o’e

which he was received hy a Guard of Honor, ¢ maisting of the Virst Volunteer Guards, (which made a highly ereditable ap- | norranece.) under the command of Captain Neil Rankin, and having proce ded to the Council Chamber, took his seat upon the throne.

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i The Gentleman Usher of the BlackRod having |

E : ; ‘ ce en commanded to sumnion the attendanee of the Honorable |

House of Assombly, and that Body having appeared at the |

Rar of the Council Chamber, His Excellency was pleased to |

en the Session with the following Speech, which was listened to by a large and respectable wsemblage of citizens, including

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Ur, President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council :

Mr. Speaker and Ge nilemen of the House of Assembly :

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L have called you together at the period whi h experience ‘account of their proceedings, without waiting for the issue of | has shown to be most convenient for the ordinary course of |

public business. Under the blessing of Divime Providence, the Tate harvest

. } has proved abundant, and will, no doubt, stimulate those |

‘ : } a - : engaged in agricultural pursuits to perseverance in the habits | though it may involve considerable expense to us, we trust to | . , be not only not behind, but sometimes in advance of the party | t© whom the Legislature has entrusted the conduct of this

of industry and order which have marked their course during |

ithe past year, and which canuot fuil to produce the happiest | contracting for printing the debates.

resuits.

i am happy to be eyabled to inform you that the decrease | which I anticipated in the Revenue of the past year is unime | portant, and that in this slight fluctuation, which may be |

easily accounted for, there is nothing to apprehend for the |

stability and soundness of the resources of the Island, the | jey Pint, and before it could be extinguished, the whole of his

Revenue being more than equal to the ordinary expenditure.

Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Ass@nily : |

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& ‘4 j The Pablie Accounts shall be submitted to you as speedily | the fire under that caught the floor, and thus led to the catas-

as practicable, and [ rely upon your readiness to make pro-| cision for tie efficient support of the public service.

The Laws for the collection of the Revenue, as well as

its protection from the baneful effects of illicit traffic, appear | turnips and seed barley, were destroyed; and it was with | 5 . e ad * a 2° * . , . *. to me to be liable to serious objections; to remedy which much difficulty that some of the family were saved from the |

their careful revision and consolidation has become necessary ; | , and in directing your attention to this important branch of | the public service, I cannot doubt that it will receive all the | consideration which the extended commercial relations and increasing importance of the trade of this Island demand. Mr. President and Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative | Council : | Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly: |<

I feel assure] that the interest you have manifested in the |

empted from the great sacrifices which it entails, you are not the less solicitous for its early and satisfactory termination.

we are happy to learn, has found the past year one of un-/ firmation.

prededented prosperity, and the same is said to be true of the |

Post and News. The Sunday press has gone ahead in advertising patronaze

and circulation, and the Dispatch, the Times, the Atlas, the |

Courier and the Mercury, are making. we are assured, from $5000, to $10,060 a year.---N. ¥. Mirror.

Tun Batic Ferer ror 1856.---The London Globe gives, a3 nearly as possible, an accurate list of the Baltic fleet for 1256. ‘Ibis to consist of thirty-eight line-of-hattle ships and heavily armed frigates, mounting 2812 guns; eighteen corvettes and staam-frigates, mounting JU2 guns; twenty sinallor steamers, with 105 guns; seventy dispatch gunboats,

with 73 guns; three floating batteries, with 52 guns ; four |

heavy mortar ships, mounting 44 picces ; 137 gun-boats and mortar-boate, carrying two heavy picces of ordnance on an average. There will also bea store of ammunition ship, hospital-ship, and a floating factory. ‘otal, 243 ships-of- war; all, with the exception ofa store-ship and a hospital- ship, propelled by steam. Total ¢

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pene uns, 3007.

The ‘American Almanac” gives the following as the aggre- gate population of the world :— ' Mh ns 6 Bahn wenn cis ~«. - 100,800,000 hs elit nada dhs > bse ohne 57 1 OG 882 pS ES Ae Ee eee ee - 526 000 C00 I ek iis sewckh bak wiki 1,445 000 OUD... ssh ine taeda tes o0 si eek 263,517,521 PIs din dchdne sansa ke ll . 1,500,600

TNs ih sda ieie a noe.oesied ine weeaee

Loxpos me Gixarese Crry.— London is now the greatest

eity in the world, and far surpasses all the great cities of

antiquity. According to Gibbor, the population of ancicnt Rome in the height of its magnificence, was 1,200,000; Ninc- veh is estimated to have had 600,000, and Dr. Medhurst supposes that the population of Pekin is about 2,000,000,

rr . ’ ° . . The population of London, secording to recent statistics, | 2,500,000--414,722 having been added to it|

amounts, to during the last ten years. The census shows that it contains vV7,722 inhabited, and 16,389 uninhabited houses.

The story of Hogarth and his portrait ofthe nobleman which he was going to sell toa showman for a beast, re- minds a friend of the following, for which he youches:

“ A very clever artist in the Western part of the States was called upon by a miserly old man to paint his portrait,

| principally, were presented to the Honse by the Hon. Mr.

icted this day.

‘count of the proceedings of the Legislative Council, hitherto

i Tue Parniawentary Rerorrer, whenever and as often as we

1 can

| trophe. for | Very nearly all the furniture, large quantities of potatoes, | for facilitating the collection, and improving the administration,

MeMillan’s loss, but we believe it was very consideraMe, there

being no insurance whatever on any of the property destroyed. | .

. one ai ny ’ ryposed as Reporter : : elected. —_ Mr. tobe rt Laird was the n pr pos d v Pp ’ that they may hecome useful members of the community »%

: A strong debate followed, during which it was satief

for the appointment of a Committee to receive tenders for print- ers that the inhabitants of this Island aze deriving gr venefit from the facilities afforded by the system of free lant

‘ . tion imparted by a wise government, and fre

‘h was chiefly in reference to the manner in which |) 0044 oo balictheows aaa throughout ever seeneeta

| On to-morrow (Tuesday) evening, there will be a vee

Soiree, with a short lecture on ‘* Music,”’ and some Addreas

—Adveriiser.

and his election wae earried without opposition.—On & motion

ine the Journal and Dehates of the House, a long discussion YP ensued, whi

published last Session—several members con-

the Debatss were tending that the system then pursued, viz., that of publishing the debates in a seperate sheet, did not give satisfaction to the public ; while others demonstrated that greater publicity had been given to the debates last Session than on any previous gecasion, although it was admitted that they were not completed until late in the Fall, which was not the fault of the Several suggestions were thrown out as to a different

ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPR, Arrival of the Steamship Persia. ENCOURAGING PEACE PROSPEOs New York, Jan, 9,

sysiem, ‘ ° 7” The Persia has arrived.

Peace prospects are on theincrease. The Ozarhas , ; ! {ed bis army in tho Crimea to cease hostilities, without loss discussion, the motion for a Committee was carried ; and | ing for a formal armistice. It is reported that an armistice fog the debates will, therefore, be published this Session in & man- ‘three months has been agreed upon. ner similar to that of the last.—The rest of the time of the} It is rumoured that _Plenipotentiaries from the SeVery] House, up to the hour of adjournment, was oecuyicd with the | Powers, will meet either in Londou or Paris early in Februgey, when negotiations will commence. | The London Daily News on undoubted authority that preliminaries to a treaty will be signed forthwith, There is no special news aside from the peace speculations Consols 908. . Breadstuffs dull. Canada flour, 40s; Ohio, 42s; slightly improved; Corn, sixpence ; provisions quiet, change. "

mods of giving publicity to the proceedings of the House, but

none of them were agreed to ; and after about an hour’s fruit-

usaal routine of appointing Committees.

The House did not again meet until the afternoon of the fol- lowing day, (Friday), when the report of the Committee on Printing was received and agreed to,—Mr. Ings’s tender for printing the Debates and Journal, being the lowest, was ac- copted.—Several official documents, being Treasurer’s Accounts

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COLONIAL NEWS. :

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Warburton. We believe little or no other business was trans-

Merrrina or rae Nova-Scorta Leotstature.—-On Thup |the 31st ult., both branches of the Legislature were op {with the usual formalitics. Stewart Campbell was elected speaker of the House without opposition, and Alex. James, into consideration in Committee of the whole House to-day, | Ksq., Clerk by a majority of eight over H. C. D. Twink (Monday), when, we suppose, the first debate of the Session | Fisq., ihe late incumbent. James G. Tobin, Esq., was e will take place.—Mr. Clark also presented the Report of the | Clerk- Assistant by the same majority ; Geo. R. Grrassie wag Committee on expiring laws, which was under consideration | Cleeted Sergeant-at-arms without opposition; Mr. E. Joieg was elected Ass‘siant Sergeant-at-Arms; Dr. Twining wag elected Chaplain, and John Fitzgerald re-elected m ee The Lieutenant Goveraor, in his speech, congratulated the REPORTING. | Legislature on the exemption of the Province from war and not expect to get the debates of the House of| pestilence, and on the sucecss which, in the last season, had after they had been furnished to Mr. Ings, attended the principal industrial pursuits of the Province, him, agreeably to his contract, which would | The revenue is stated to be somewhat diminished in produc. he entirely too late to be made use of by us, to the satisfaction | svenens, when compared With the preceding year, owing to reduction of duties ; but is, nevertheless, amply sufficient to ; meet all demands upon it, and affords satisfactory evidence of gentleman to report for our own paper exclusively ; and in| the increased energies and growing prosperity of the addition to the Debates of the House we shall give a full ac-| [is Excellency then directed the attention of the Legislature to the leading business which would be brought before it, during the ensaing session, as follows :

«“ A measure, having for its object the improvement of the gencral educational condition of the Country, will be sub. /mitted for your consideration.

«Our Railway system is progressing favorably, and I trast that, when the Accounts of the expenditure, and liabilities connected with it, are laid before you, the utanost prudence and economy will be found to have been observed by those

On Saturday, Mr. Whelan, from the Committee appoint- ed to prepare the draft of an Address in answer to the

(iovernor’s Speech, submitted the draft, which is to be taken

of the House in Committee on Saturday afternoon.

|

As we could Assembly until and printed by

of our readers, we have engaged the services of a competent

not reported at all, or very sparingly. And in order that the

two Ilouses of Legislature may be in possession of a printed 1 weekly Newspaper, we shall issue a small sheet, to be styled

procure matter sufficient to fill it. By this arrangement,

important branch of the public service. “ The Reports and Accounts respecting St. Peter's Canal 7 and the Lunatic Asylum, when submitted to you, will show Frre ar ,Brackiey Porwr. — We regret to learn that on the | ¢hat those public works have advanced satisfactorily during

+> ose >

morning of Thursday last, about half past three o’clock, a fire | the past season. ‘broke out on the premises of Ewen McMillan, Esq., at Brack-| _‘‘ On the subject of the Mines and Minerals in connection

‘with the claims of the General Mining Association, an opin- ion of the Imperial! Law Officers of the Crown; and a Corres-

one Sa ks nts. was cons . Tiann wos c . . “ ‘ é Dwelling House, with its contents, was ¢ nsumed. There was | pondence with the Colonial Secretary, will be laid before you;

i farmer’s bottler in an onterkitchen, and it is supposed that | which will doubtless engage your most earnest attention. }

« A measure will be submitted to you, founded on the ex- In addition to the loss of the dwelling house, and | ample of the Mother Country, and on our local experience,

| of the Revenue. “The substitution of a simpler and more economical pro ,cess for revesting forfeited lands in the Crown, in place of the existing system, will be proposed to you by my Govern- ment.

“The selection of Stock which I have made, in accord- ance with the desire, expressed in the closing Session of the

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(oF The Celonial and United States mails arrived here twice join sh te a luring the past week, but the papers received furnish yo news ‘ I venture to indulge a confident expectation that the further promotion of Agriculture, in its various relations, terre will, in the present Session, command the interest of the Re- presentatives of a people thoroughly capable of appreciating the importance of that great object.

“Some modification of the existing Laws for protection of

levastating element. We have not heard the amount of Mr.

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f any importance.

Decrease.

with the Revenue for the year 1854.

1854. Increase.

The Act of the last Session ‘to impose a rate or duty on | 1855. the River Fisheries appears to*me imperatively called for, the Rent Rolls of the Proprietors of certain rented Township | ft - and I trust that your local experience will suggest such im- Lands in this Island,” and also the “ Act to secure compen- | ee aie 19 : iam 10 Gi Te sits 10 é | provement of them as will ensure the attainment of the pur-

’ have not received Her Majesty’s con-! Light& Anchorage, a ct | pose for which they were enacted.”

- : cu ae | Head “Money 7: a. : = 2 = | ove 28.1 6) ‘The address in answer to the specch was moved in the

The grounds upon which the decision of Her Majrsty’s| pict opice, 10001071 ose 4 10711] House by Mr. A. C. M:Donald, of Pictou. |Government regarding those measures is founded, shall be | Land Assessment,! 4,686 19 64] 5,016 10 0 | , 329 10 54 ie Ok saaaete, communicated to you. Licenses, | 70210 0! 751 40 4814 0| | - wast

I am happy to inform you that the transactions respeet ing | sano — os ; a "_ ; tei in | Finantcat conpitron or Nova Scorta.--The Attorney the sale of Publie Lands, which will, in due course, be sub-| oveanthieadas eth e x “eo General, of the Sister Province, on presenting to the Assembly ‘mitted to you, have, in their progress, fully justified the ex-| _ Fees, _ 111 0 the Public Accounts on the 2nd instant, made the following | pectations formed/of the effects to be derived from the Land oo ae 7 : ie & 0 8 8 0 2 | satisfactory statement of its financial affairs :---Hoh, Attorney Purchase Bill, in the desired conversion of Leaseholders into | Pubtic Lands, 2171 97 50 18 3 kK 2 9 ee | General said---Mr. Speaker, by command of the Lieut. Gover-

’ | ’ ; > }2120 11 independent Freebolders, advantages which are only. limited | Redeemed Lands, 36 10 03] herp I lay on the table of the House the most material portion by the small amount placed by that measure at the disposal | aoe fcidge ay tel tee ¢€ wa x (of the public accounts---to a few of the leading items of which of the Government. cue aie as oa) on tthe 19 34) | beg leave to turn the attention of hon. gentlemen. Tho

The great advantages, moral and social, which are derived | Fines & Penalties, 18718 6 | 207 2 9 19 4 3 first is the cash account of the Receiver General with the from the constant extension of i‘rce Education, are ap- | Seimures, Ae tp Het 6 5 2 provinee---showing a balance in the treasury on the Ist of preciated to a very gratifying extent, as the rapidly inereasing testa: a = 209 11 34' January, 1856, ef £23,730. The colonial and light duties number of schools, already amounting to 268, and attended | ed, ; 10 14 4 collected during the year amounted to £118,000----£90,000 by above 11,000 pupils, fully testifies, Rent of Warren tat eer of which was collected iv Halifax, and £28,000 in the outports

The agricultural portion of the community continue to} cy. Town Market,| 43 68 49 24 6 516 3 ---to which is to be added £7,000 realised from the distillery derive substantial benefits from the operations of the Royal | Unclaimed Goods, $38 718 3 415 9 licenses, making in all £125,000.---The only reduction to Avricultural Society, whose judicious importations supply cigh’g Mechive, 2 040 | which this sum is subject is £4,000 paid out for drawbacks--- those necessary articles, which could not be rendered ayail- cohen fees, 42 93] + yw a leaving £121,000, being the actual cash receipts for 1855. ‘able by unassisted private enterprise. Vice Admiralty This sum is between £8,000and £9,000 less than was collected

Closely bound up with the suecess of Agriculture and}, od . * 7 94 |in 1854---the decrease being attributable to the withdrawal of frade, is the state of the Island communication with the | Goroner of” King’s dle: _duties consequent upon the passage of the reciprocity bill. ‘neighbouring Colonies ; and no more judicious application of | Coanty, bev 1) Wes The casual revenue yielded about £18,000, which, added to the publie resources can be devised than such as may be | Sale of Stove, 050 the £121,000, mukes a grand total of £139,000. On the ‘required to rendcr this communication more secure, as well 42,081 22. 46,033 11 64 | credit side of this account is also a sum of £21,500 received

‘as frequent and expeditious. Any expenditure with this very important object, cannot fail to be repaid by the in- ‘ereased benefits which it will confer on every class of the community.

These, and all other objects affecting the public interests, will, [ doubt not, receive your fostering care and atteution ; | and you may always rely upon my cordial eo-operation, in every well directed effort, to promote the welfare of the | ‘people and the prosperity of Prince Edward Island,

6 ~—wem e-

PROCEEDINGS ASSEMBLY. We have very little information to give our readers with re- gard to the proceedings of the House of Assembly since its 're-assembling dn ‘Thursday last.—The first business transacted | was the appointment of an Assistant Clerk, in the place of the | late Mr. John Ross. Mr. F. W. Hughes was proposed» by Hon. | Mr. Warburton, and seconded by Mr. Clark. jother gentlemen were

SUMMARY OF IN THE HOUSE OF

The names of severally proposed in amendment, but

from the Savings’ Bank. There was an issue of provincial JAMES WARBURTON, Treasurer. | mates during the year which amounted to £534,000, making Treasurer's Office, February 5, 1856. with other small sums the whole amount received into the oa treasury in 1855, independent of Railway funds, £208,000.

Mscuantes’ Ixstirure.—On Tuesday evening last, Archi- | ---There was & balance on hand on the Ist of January, 1855, bald MeNeill, Esq., delivered a lecture upon + Scientific | of £11,000, making in all £219,000. Turning now to the Knowledge.” The lecturer enlarged upon the importance of payments it will be found that they amounted to £196,000 scientific pursuits to practical men, and»gave numerous in- jn all. Taking the most material of these, I may observe eee S on ypaigr emery Frankia seam that the accounts connected with the Board of Works show the speakers in debate invariably says - shoes of “othe,” the expenditure in that department, including the Lunatic Asylum, Light House, Provincial building, Government

+ Def >--—-~—

He then urged upon our mechanies the necessity of their de-

voting a portion of their leisure time to the acquisition of knowledge, the more especially if they ever wished to elevate themselves in the standard of society, and pointed out to them how much more favourable their circumstances were in this Island than in the crowded and over-taxed cities of Europe. He thén cited instauces of the perseverance exhibited by indi- viduals in the pursuit of scienee, until they had attained the summit of improvement, invention and skill; and he showed how much depended upon man himself, in improving his mind, and in being successful through life. He then concluded his

House, and the Penitentiary, to amount to £23,250 ; of our various Educational institutions £17,700; Legislative expenses £7,000 ; Postal communication £5,600 ; the collection of the “revenue £8,400 ; Official salaries, including the Lieut. Gover ‘nor, all the Judges, Officers of Government, pensions, &¢., (£15,655 ; for interest £3,400; Saint Peter’s Canal £3,150; Road service £45,000 ;---making the entire payments for the ‘year ending 31st Dee., 1855, as already stated, £196,000. { do not know that there is any other material item i

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, Very Interesting and erudite lecture by descanting upon the | paper to which I need refoy