A Message from the House of Assembly, by Mr. Thornton : "House of Assembly, Wednesday, February 2, 1848. "Resolved, That a Committee of Six Members be appointed to keep up a good correspondence between the two branches of the Legislature, and to report their proceedings from time to time, with power to send for Persons, Papers and Records. "Ordered, That Mr. Thornton, Mr. Rae, Mr. Jardine, Mr. D. Macdonald, Mr. Le Lacheur and Mr. Clark do compose the said Committee. Ordered, That the said Resolution be communicated by Message to the Legislative Council." Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to join the Committee of the House of Assembly, to keep up a good correspondence between the two branches of the Legislature, and to report their proceedings from time to time, with power to send for persons, papers and records. Ordered, That Mr. Holl, Mr. Irving and Mr. Hensley, do compose the said Committee. Ordered, That the said Resolution be communicated by Message to the House of Assembly. A Message from the House of Assembly, by Mr. J. Longworth, with the following Bills, to which they desire the concurrence of the Legislative Council, viz : A Bill intituled "An Act to prohibit the exportation of Potatoes for a limited period and to revive and continue certain parts of an Act passed in the Tenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, for that purpose. A Bill intituled "An Act to continue the Act to prohibit the running at large of Sheep and Goats within the Town of Charlottetown.' A Bill intituled "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws now in force, authorising the appointment of Coal Meters, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned." A Bill intituled "An Act to continue the Act for establishing the standard weight of Grain and Pulse. Read the said Bills a first time. Mr. Swabey laid before the House, an Account of surcharges made by the Auditors of Public Accounts, against certain officers of the Revenue. Ordered, That the said Account do lie on the Table. Mr. Holl, by leave, presented a Petition of divers Inhabitants of Townships Numbers Read a second time, the Bill intituled "An Act to continue the Act to prohibit the running at large of Sheep and Goats within the Town of Charlottetown." On motion the House was adjourned during pleasure, and put into a Committee on the said Bill.—After some time the House was resumed, and Mr. Swabey reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill and that they had agreed to the same with a certain amendment, and an alteration in the Title. On motion, Ordered, that the Report of the Committee be received. The said amendments were then read, and are as follows; Folio 1, line 10.-Strike out from the word " continued," to the word "Assembly," in the last line, both inclusive, and insert, "made perpetual." In the title.-Strike out from the word "continued," to the word "Town," both inclusive, and insert "to render perpetual an Act passed in the Third year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to prevent the running at large of Sheep and Goats in the Town of Charlottetown.'” The said amendments being read a second time, were agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said amendments be engrossed, and that the Bill with the amendments, be read a third time to-morrow. Read a second time, the Bill intituled "An Act to continue the Act for establishing the standard weight of Grain and Pulse." On motion, the House was adjourned during pleasure, and put into a Committee on the said Bill.-After some time, the House was resumed, and Mr. Swabey reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill, and that they had agreed to the same without any amendment. On motion, Ordered, that the Report of the Committee be agreed to. Read a second time, the Bill intituled “ An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws now in force, authorising the appointment of Coal Meters, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned." On motion, the House was adjourned during pleasure, and put into a Committee on the said Bill.-After some time the House was resumed, and Mr. Holl reported, that the Committee had made some progress therein, and that he was directed to move that they may have leave to sit again. Ón motion, Ordered, that the Report of the Committee be received, and leave granted. Adjourned until to-morrow, at Two o'clock. Mr. President, by leave, presented a Petition of divers Inhabitants of Road District Number Fifteen, setting forth the advantages that would accrue to that section of the Island if the said Road District were divided, and a new District formed, to comprise Georgetown and Royalty, and those portions of Townships Numbers 53, 51, 52 and 56, South of Cardigan River, and also the Georgetown Road to Vernon River, and praying the favorable consideration of this House. The said Petition was read and ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. President, by leave, presented a Petition of divers Inhabitants of Georgetown and Royalty, praying that this House will sanction the grant of a sum of money towards the improvement of the Roads in that Royalty. The said Petition was read and ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. Swabey, by leave, presented a Petition of John Ross, of Georgetown, District Teacher, and Visiter of Schools for King's County, praying that this House will sanction the grant of Seven Pounds Ten Shillings, to remunerate him for one Quarter's services as such Teacher. The said Petition was read and ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. Dalrymple, by leave, presented a Petition of John Le Cost, of Cascumpec, Mariner, praying that this House will sanction the grant of a sum of money to aid him in the erection of a Light House at Cascumpec Harbour. The said Petition was read and ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. Holl laid before the House the Accounts of the Collector of Impost and Excise, for the District of New London for the year ended 31st December, 1847. Also, the Accounts of the Collector of Impost and Excise for Georgetown, for the year ended 31st December, 1847, together with an Account of Light Duty, collected at Georgetown, for the same period. Ordered, That the said Accounts do lie on the Table. Read a third time, the Bill intituled "An Act to continue the Act for establishing the standard weight of Grain and Pulse." Resolved, That the said Bill do pass. Ordered, That a Message be sent down to the House of Assembly acquainting them therewith. Pursuant to order, the Bill intituled "An Act to continue the Act to prohibit the running at large of Sheep and Goats within the Town of Charlottetown," a third time with the Amendments. Resolved, That the said Bill with the amendments do pass. was read Ordered, That the said Bill, with the amendments be sent down to the House of Assembly, for their concurrence. Mr. Young moved for leave to bring in a Bill, declaratory of the Act relating to the Limits and Rules for the several Jails in this Island. Leave being granted, the said Bill was brought in and read a first time. On motion the House was adjourned during pleasure, and put into a Committee on the further consideration of the Bill intituled "An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws now in force, authorising the appointment of Coal Meters, and to repeal a certain Act therein mentioned."—After some time the House was resumed, and Mr. Holl reported that the Committee had gone through the Bill and that they had agreed to the same with several amendments. On motion, Ordered, that the Report of the Committee be received. The said amendments were then read, and are as follow: Folio 2, line 19.-Strike out from the word "Court," to the end of the clause, inclusive, and insert "Commissioner of Small Debts or Justice of the Peace, which fine shall be paid to any person who shall sue for the same." Folio 3, line 21.-Strike out the words "without just excuse." Same Folio, line 24.-Strike out from the word "Court," to the end of the clause, inclusive, and inse "Commissioner of Small Debts or Justice of the Peace, which fine shall be paid. any person who shall sue for the same." Folio 5, line 9.-After the words "Coal Meter," insert the following clause : "And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful to and for the Administrator of the Government for the time being, by and with the advice and consent of Her Majesty s Council, from time to time, to remove and displace any Coal Meter, for any fraud or wilful neglect of duty, and to appoint another Coal Meter in the place of such removed or displaced Coal Meter." The said amendments being read a second time, were agreed to by the House. Ordered, That the said amendments be engrossed, and that the Bill with the amendments, be read a third time on Monday next. On motion that the Bill intituled "An Act to prohibit the exportation of Potatoes from this Island for a limited period, and to revive and continue certain parts of an Act passed in the Tenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, for that purpose," be It was moved in amendment, that the said Bill be read a second time, this day Six Ordered, That Mr. Irving have leave to absent himself for Three days from Mon- |