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the order of the day, and tea and tobacco are not forgotten. About this time some small change " came o’er the spirit of his dream,” and notes ofthe value often shillings were issued. After regulating appren- tiees and establishing an assize of bread, he counted 2 the population ofthe .Island, gave some legal direc- ‘ tions about driving carts on the highways, and au- thorised the formation of a fire engine company. Cases ofreplevin, and the support oflight-houses, and once more the spring water Act is brought upon the carpet,in company with her brother, the rum Act, while the tobacco and tea Act smoke and steam he-

side them. '

We are now in the year 1828, and several expiring laws have to be set on their feet. Grain and pulse ask for proper ofiicers. Education claims encou- ragement. Ferries want licensing. The Court of Judicature wants to issue commissions for examining witnesses out of this Island. Boar pigs and swine Without rings, have not attended to former sugges- tions, and continue grunting against interference. Statute labor is :necessary on the highways; and once more rum, tobacco, and tea pass under review in high spirits in the absence of their sister, the pump Act, whom they don’t like to be mixed up with. An impost duty on ALL goods, wares, and merchan- dize was attempted, which, one would think, would have enabled Governor Ready to relieve the House from further attendance and take upon his own shoulders the public Treasury; but his Royal master withholding his Royal consent, the matter dropped. Coincidently with the appointment ofjail limits, the streets of Charlottetown are cleansed, and obstruc- tions removed, so that, no doubt, those debtors who were allowed to take the air, got along with more comfort. Tenants in tail were permitted to make leases for any term of years, and to be good at law, but at the same time, they are restricted to 999 years, with liberty of repossession after that. His Majesty, who would have liked such a long life, gave his Royal