CHAPTER V. Governor Ready desires to govern constitutionally—Energetic legislation— George Wright , Administrator —Change in the mode of paying Customhouse Officials— Fire in Miramichi—Petitions of Roman Catholics to he relieved from civil disabilities—Proceedings of the Assembly touching the question —Dispute between the Council and Assembly—Catholic Emancipation— The Agricultural Society—Death of George the Fourth—Cohbett on —Colonel Ready succeeded by A. W. Young —The Census —Death of Governor Young —Biographical Sketch of him. Mi / GOVERNOR SMITH delighted in autocratical rule, and had not called an assembly together since 1820 ; but n. Governor Ready , wishing to govern the island in a more constitutional manner, summoned, on his accession to office, a new house, which met in January, 1825, and pro¬ ceeded to business with some degree of spirit and earnest¬ ness. Acts were passed for the encouragement of education, for regulating juries and declaring their qualifications, for regulating the fisheries, for limiting and declaring the juris¬ diction of justices of the peace, for empowering the governor to appoint commissioners to issue treasury notes to the extent of five thousand pounds, and for increasing the revenue by taxation. Another session of the house was held in October of the same year, when the house displayed equal energy and diligence in transacting the public business. John Stewart was speaker, and the members elected for Char- lottetown were Robert Hodgson and Paul Mabey . Mr. Samuel Nelson was an unsuccessful candidate for the town. He had been accused of not signing the address to the King, prayiDg for the recall of Governor Smith . In his reply to that charge, Mr. Nelson stated a fact which shows the