The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1703, 18 June 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1874.

The Provincial Council was prorogued ye*terday_by,His Honorth^_Sujj£rititeni dent,in the orthodox fashion; with a prepared speech. From-the; tone of Hi* Honor* remttr'ks in reference "to Education it would appear that he is by no, means pleased with the amended legisla-; tion in this direction. His Honor's disap-i prbval of the Council's proceedings amounts to a; condemnation of the Exe-' cutive. They—his chosen advisers— brougkt down to thi Council certain proposals regarding education, presumably embodying their own land the Superintendent's views on the question. These proposals were almost unanimously* rejected by the Council; the Executive conceded point after point; and ultimately, had to submit to the dictation of the Council as to amendments on the Education . question. Their action on the. Education agitation was no less unpopular outside. Indignation meetings were held to protest against the proposed additional taxation; and the pressure brought to bear on the Council compelled the- Executive to abandon the cumbrous piece of legislation/which they had prepaid, and accept certain amendments in the .existing Act at the suggestion of the Council. In. ;thus-trying to mould themselves ;and their principles to suit everybody, they, have pleased nobody. They have rendered responsible Government a burlesque by sticking to"office when beaten^ by^overwhelming majorities ; in debate' *hey have fairly thrown up the sponge before the first blow has been struck; and the prorogation speech shows most clearly that the Executive have been' as little in unison with His Honor the 'Superintendent as they have been with the Council. The session has terminated satisfactorily; to no one; and we can imagine that the Superintendent is as little pleased as anybody that the Executive did not stand upon their dignity on some point, and get turned out, as they would surely hare done. "What thej would have been without the Provincial Secretary cannot be even guessed.. He has been the Alpha and Omega of the Executive, and if any other member essayed to. perform the simplest- duty appertaining to his office, he was sure to put his foot in it. In fact, with sacrificing his own principles and stifling his , "instinctsi'jMr. Sheehan has succeeded in! dragging his colleagues safely through a session; if, they do not further disagree with "the Superintendent during the recessj:;the Secretary may possibly, before another meeting of Council, succeed in imparting to his colleagues a little

,of his own * ..nouse ; " a large development of which he evidently possesses, however insincere may be his professions.