\HTlI (Ll'·l.-i.~>1 Hb. . .)IJLUI1!1'\,- UX 1111. ~Lr.J!·.LT ul'

THE CLERGY ItESERVES,

_\IIL SI''-',Ihl:lt,

1'1,0 Legislative COlln,;it k(ve l>as,(;U t~,<: ac­companying lo,ollitiollS Oil th.e ~ubject Ulatter of tile bill ell­titled" ;\11 .\ct for IllO dLpos,d \Jl' the Clergy Rewr\c" j"

(1Ii:; Pru\ince IUl'tho FlIrpo,;<:s of GClleral Edncatioll," to \\ \iidl tlleY re(lllc-i' thc COIIClilTCIICe of till! Commolls Ilollse vI' ;\~sellJbl>'.

JOHN n, ROBl.i\"SON.

LEGTSLiI.TIVE, COUNCIL Cll,DIBElt, t Tlt'udy-sixth day uf f,1c!rd, 1833, t

•. RLsu[t'cd-Tbat Bis IHte l\laje~ty King George tll( Tllirlt haville; been graciously plea~eJ by message to bull, HbllslOs of Parlianwnt to expless His Huyal desire to be ell,,­LIed to make ic permanent appropriation uf Jands in this 1'1'0-

\ ince for the slIJtpoi·t and ll1a'intenance of a protestant civi !~V within the san)e, provision was wade for that plirpool':' by Pal:. lialllGllt, ill the statute pa'ssccI in' the thirty-first year uf Ilis 1I1<t]csty's reign, ChJp. 31; by ,lirectlng a reservation of Jauds to Lc made and set apart ill the pl'oportion of all the lalil:, that ::;holllJ t.e granted-by His Majesty in tile said pru\ ince, dlld by declaring that all and every the rents, lwoflts, elIlO­llllllents which wight at any time arise from stlch lands 00 al­tolteJ anc! appl'opriatC1:1 as aforesaid s\JoutJ be appJied solely to the maintenance and sup'port of a pnHestant clerg'y \, it!lill the provin<.e, ana to no otber use or purpuse what~ver.

ResoliJcd~ That ~t~ch allotments and appropriations as the act direds baying beelllit,l'de fl'Om time to til~W, and cOflti,,!!­ill!! to be s(;( ap'lIt under the designation uf Clergy n"scrv,-", ,I d,lilIl \V,lS ddvallced ill tlH': year 1821 on L~'haJf ul" t!l'~ Churlh uf Scutl'lllll, totre a,llowectto ~ltalC ill thos(, rl'~l'f\ <):',

ur ill tlte rents, prulit, orelllo1.ulllenb to be (h.:rived 110m tl,elll, Wlllril claim was made and has been urged, lIpon tl~ JootiHL of a legal clail1l, grolllJded on the con~trLlctilin uf the ,tatull'-" aurl 011 the righb of tlte Church of 1-icotland, as ie dlllrllt CO­

,>.I;I;~II',d ;n one r'llt of tbe Pnitc(l Kifl[rdom. , "

RESOLUTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE

RcSQlvecl ...... T'hat it has been advanced by orherp"Ol'tions of the people-of this province that all protestallt denominations Jl'ave a right, in comrl1on with bhe Church of England', to have their clergy supported' from the reserves jn question, and tbat no exclu'sive- right can be virtdicaterl under the act, in favor of anyone or more protestant churches.

Resolv'cd-That efforts have also been matlo to procuFe 11

total abolition'of lhi,s pl'ovisi'on for t!:re snpport of religion, by obtaining an act of the Provincial Legblature, directing the salr) of the reserves, and the alipropriation of the proceeds to p13rpose" of gf.lnera[ education.

Resolvecl-That by t!'rese' c'onffiCting clai'r'ns and: opposing views, in regard to:a subject of so great interest and ~mport· <1I1-ca, (llO minds of His Majesty's subjects in this province: ha,ve· for a long p'O'rioo Geen rendered anxious lind unsettlel!l, anJ, in the opinion of the Legistative Council, it is for Iriany reason'S much to be desired, tbat a speedy and final settlement sh{tuld take place' of too questions wh~h Imve arisen upon the­e/feet of the enactments wfcrred to, and that it should be plainly, certainly and fimlly established to what specific ob­jects the C!er'" ' Reserves shfl'll be el'lllUnentl a) Ii

Kesob,ecl~r hat the LeglS ative. COllucH, "onfiding in the wisdom and' justice of His- MaJesty a'nd the Imperial Parlia­ment, think it expedient and' proper humbly to address His J.\'laj,esty a~ld both Houses of Parlia.ment t representing that the Legislature ,of this Province has been unable to concur in allY measures respecting the Clergy Reserves; and eilrnestly re· questing tAM Ihe Imperial Parliament will, with as little del;!)' as possible, make such an enactment on the subject as cannot appear' to leave any room for doubt or question in regard to' the ob'ects,to which dre roceeds oLthe Cler!}" Reserves are tJ) e applied; an ,t lat hay ing regard to the pn,se.nt coml'ition lind future we;J.fu1"e of I1liis co,lony', and maturely considering whatever has be£ln urged or may be I1rgf'd' in regard ta IllesPo' l'esen'es, they will, by some measure which shall be final and uneql1ivocal" make such an f1.pp!"opriation,of them as shall llP­pear to b.e most cOlIsistt}llt wiUi a, due regard to reli~ioll, to the. principles of onr constitu{ion, and to the permanent welfare and tranquillity of the proviu.ce •

. RlIEl!OLUTION of the IIuu8c of Assembly g~owj,ngollt of tlie foregoing. , .

Resoiveil,-1'bat this House has re~:~atedly expressed the opinmn that the lands appropriated fof'"flje SUpputl and main.

CLERGY Ih:sEnncs. .5

\",1:111<::1' of a Protestant Clergy within this ProvillcC', ('0111-

11101] I)' called thr· Cler~y Resfin'es, ought, for ,'<11 iOlls re~sotls, io l)1') solo; th;ltit would be unjust to 'apply the monie;, ari"ing (rom tl'8 ,ale of thL' same,to the benefit of one (IT tnOl'e fa­vored religious denomillations,'& that it'l'Ould be imprartica­Lie, and from ltlallY f01]oiderations inexpedicnt, to distribute the .11I0nl·,'5 arising tl:erefrolil an'ong all denominations, ulJ(1 that tbis House has been unremitting ill its endeavors to pro­cure the so.le of tlrQse lands, and tIre application of the rund~ produced by surh s<lle to objects of great inll'ortance and in­terest to th" people of this Proyince'; that with tLis ,iell','t'he H ouseln, heretoforp repeatedly passed bills providill~ for tl,(' sale of the Cll'r?), Hps"rv~s, aild th.e appr.opriatinn -of the Hlonies arising therefrom to tlic support of <('du{'ation, which bills hal'e uecn.rejccll'd wil!lOut amendn)cllt uy the Leeiola-1 i\'e Council; Il,at with the same view this House has reppa· t{JLlly made kno\"n, uy hllluule and dutiful address to Hi, Majesty, their wishes and opinions, and the wishc·s Imd opini­ons of His 'Majesty's faithful suujects in tIris Province Oil th;s 1li[(hly illlportant slILject ; and this House takc this opportunity (jf declaring that these wishes and opiniolls, both on the par·t of this Bouse and of their constituents remain entirdy llll­c-hangcd-thQt durin:.; the f>c{;ondsessioll .of the hst l'arli:I­I1lGnt, Hi" Excellellcy ihe Lieutenant 'Goyprnor, Iry message., informed this HOllse, that Ilc {lad received IIis M,~jesty's in­structions to declare (hat the representations w!Jiclr bad atclif­f"rent times heen made to His Illajesty and His Royal pn'd", C~Esors, of tbe prejudice wstained by His MaJcsty's f<lithJa\ subjects of tlas Province from the appropriation of the Clergy Reserves h~d engaged His Majes(y's most aitellti-\~e -considcra­

·tion, and His i\1 "jest,)' has most graciously been pleased to in­"ite the n ouse of A.sscll1lily to cousider how the powers given ·to the' P royi·ncial Legislature hy the constitutional Act to vary or repeal the provisions whlch i,t contains for t11e a,lIotment and appropriation of the Clergy Reserves could he most ad­vantageously exercised fo-r the spiritual and 1clllporal·intercsts of Lis faithful subjects in this Pj"oyince. That this HOll':'(" ill compliance with "ilis Maje3ty's wishes thus graciously cxprrs­sed, and with thc strong- and well known desires of His M:1.­jesty's faithflil subjects in this Prov,ince, has passc<:l a bill du­ring the present session to pm\'ide for the; sale of the Clergy Reserves, and 10 apply the monies -arising from such sale 1..)

the slIpport of education-fhat the LegislittiveCouncil 'has not pas:;ed tho said bill-has not amended it-and has Not passed any other hill on that subjccl. Tint under fhcso cil'­CIIIll..;[aIlC(,o;, tllis HOClse call1lot but !C:cpress tbe extrt"me as­toni.,hn1('ut with whirl! it 1m'; rereil"rrl the rrp'rrsC'fltaliolls or

the, Lp['i,lalin? ,Co11l1ril-,thjlt the Lf'gHatllrc of tllP Prn':­,inceha~ b(~p,n 11IJabic to (,O!1cur in 1!1Y n1PCI~lIre n'~p('rting liIp f'ler~'v R"('~r'rv(>" ,lJ1d al,II/): this 1l01lSP !la, little (',':ppctalion tll;!( jil(' Ll'ffislati"p COllll!'-ll, <IS !lOW constitllte(], viII cqmply with the \\'i~hps of tbn 'pl'oplfl of,tlip Pl'ovi'l}cP" yet it fpel· 110nnd,)0 (j,o'rl<ll'!'- thnt this BOllSI' is, and nlways 11Cls hf'(,l1, rpady :'Inc! anxiOllS to cO;1('nr in fin,\' jllS( and I'""sonalile llIeasl1l'f'

wl.)~te':Pr by \dlirh tlip ('lpr~y np~el'H's could he i1pplip(] to ~:tJch llspful p~l1-p,O~"'s 8S \\'mild 1,,· owst alil';jntair\olls to ni~ ;.lajp'.ty',: faithful people in this PI'O':incf', ,lIld m9"t t'on(,)rnHl­hJI' to tilr'ir wP)1 IdlOwn wi,h('s~tliilt tlli" HOlik> C<lnnot bllt "';prp,,, jt~ confld£'nt hopf',th<lt [Ii" Majesty will 11.0t be i'i l rlll<;f'd, Ity '<l,ll}" rpp!"(',rnr:lfi,011, w]H't'ilpl' ~,(>cr('t 01' 'oP('11, to dp­pDrt froll1 tllP gr:lfiollsintellt'iollS,w!Jich liP 1'<I~ bl'~'ll plf';Jopr] 10 intimate, ()f'(rn~I,I.\iJ1g with dlf'f'<lr;wst an(1 l'ppp<1tPd,soli­("it"tjon~ of His ]\bi,'sty\, fdit!Jflil ~llh.ipft~ ,'n t!Jis Pro,'ince 0.1l t!J<lt <'llbje-'ct-tit:lt this i"f'Sollition hp lairl Lef,irf' His EHf'I­Jl'nc)" t;iP J..;PlltC'llatlt (~,?,"f'rl1ol", ,nnd tllnt I1 is E,xcPllency \'f' )"f'qllPstC'ci to ,1'ran,mit tilP f<111W to t11f' fiecTptary for thp Colonies, and c!lllt!le carly a1(pntion of Ilis MajPsty\ go\"· ~rllment 10 the im.pol',tan("p pf the s:lmp,to thp intel'PsI, peacl', '.peitiup, pl'O'IJPrity <l11l1 !Jnppin~r\S of His ,'\1aj(,q~ ',- fititliflll people ,.of tll,i" I' },Ol'incB.

RCrOI'.T rf Srlftl (lomtnittrr nrltIle nrr(lItil'f and Lr!!iefil til'c ('(lllJl'cils?lf illis Prol'inff. .'

To THE nON. 'THE C()~li\TON8 Ilonm DF A'<;:rnTBI,Y.';.n

Thp St,I,>ct Committpp appointed If] pnquire Tf,]atin' to tlld tenl1l:e (Ill ",llieh thp ailvhf'rs of the I~xeCliti\'f' GO\,E'~n':ilell\ Iiold Ih"ir 0111eps, and tlip pxpedipncy of introducing 1IIP sam? rracti-c p ,inth(> a,dministratioll of tllf' Goyei'nmelit of Ihis Pro- ' \'jl!r~ 'lS that artf'd lIpon ill England, and '<11~o relath'p to thp ('ompositiPlll Df ttw J,pgislatil'e Conneil, h<\ve fonsidered, tl>(, o,aln",' andh<lH' a~p·pod to tllf' following r{'port :-

YOllr Committr'p han' exullliiH'O thl' Journ',ds o'f tllp JlO\l,q>

, of Assrmhly for elevpn years,hack, ancl f;nd tha\.; ror ~pvpr~1 "'If'ep,,i\"(' s('~iL'ns, a'bill l'I",pr] throllgh t~H' HOllsp of .-\SSPIll'

hI)', hy o\"erwlwlming majorilif's, repealtng an nft IlfIssf'd ill' lhe.4-!lh )'Par of tl:e reign of lIis hte Majesty King- (;f'or~p the -Third, entitJE'd, "An Act for tlw hettpl" >pc\l~'ing tli:­PrQ\'il~ce ilgninst all !"pditions <l1I~ml'ts en: dpsigns to. di,tnr], th~"tr<lnq \linity thereof," Ly wllich lillY, any o(}Jis l\'liljesly's I1rltld] b 01'11 SUbif'('t~, ",,!Jpt!tpr ,1'OI'll in Ell!!hlJl(l, IIPLllld. (:] ,'3,:01 Ln'] , and not 11<11 i11~ r,,~idrd i,'\ {hI' I',rol'incl' n (,pr:-<Jin

1"Il".i], of limp, 111il'''t be nr,lrl"l'd to Ipan' tllP Proyinep IJI allY ";II,',L, JII,lin' pf tlor PeilcP, withollt trial, Lv .TlIdgp ,;1'

1 nrY--~llrl in 'ca<e SlIC" Briti~h s11'hjpct should Iwtili>ct 0]' re­[,isp to 01 Py his ,,-or~hip's d","pnt ic orapr Was ,uhicct 'nnd lia-hIe [0 be' bnnishf'd for n tl'l'111 of ",['1'(',1 years, for 'no oth€'r of­fenCl' 01" nil"Jlf' chargf'd (11' proH,tl '<lCarnst him than disobey­inc tL(· J',1i'[6't]'atf"~ order.

lTllch'r 1'1;is law nob!'rt (;"':lrlny, Esq. <l Britisl1 Lorn sllh­f,·ct, ,ns hanishI'd frorn This l'rol'ince, on aCCollIlt of whiclo the said 1;111- crraled an c\cilf'lllent ,md hecCime obnoxious to dIe people of thr Province; yet His Majesty's then Attorney (;'':If'ral ha\'ini; a ,cat in tI.e I:ouse of Assem1lv, was fOlllld standing alone'; yoting ngainst tltr r€'peal of the s;id law, from t!tp year ll~";-~ until tire year l~::W, both illclu~iYe, anel cI'en ~ftf"r Sir John ColbornI', in hh sprech at thooj1("lIing of the I:,',t s!'s,ion of the tenth Pnrlianrcnt, recommrmled to I'oth HOllses of the LC'gislattn'c tlrr rr'p£'ol of the sai'd 1<1'\\', the ~ai(l '\ ttorncy GenC'ral votetl "C,'aint file [('1'1';')1 'of tire S;')111f' , a, if in cldianco of t]l(' rc'comr,]clHlati011 of His l\l,ljesty's Re!11T­;-c'nt1l1ivc, and still cOlltinued to hold Iii's office, and enjnypd 'Jli, salarl', until he was 'appointed Chief J llstice ana Spc'ilkcr or tl,£, lion. the Legislati\'e Council, which took place in less tk101 t" eln· months ilftrnvarcis. Then again tIle measure for ,Iisposing of the CI€'rgy Rosen-es f,l' the purP03f'S of educa-t ;"11 hilS, fortlie last 01e\'e11 Yf'8rS, Leen loudly called for I;y 1!t" gr€'at body or the people, frcrm one end of t11e province to the other, and fOT that pnrpose tIre r.?preselltatives of Ite ]H'ople have resorled to Yariolls measures, sometimes the pass­ing of Lilh, alld sometilllos uj" a humble address to rhe Kil~[', anci evell in the In:lt par1iame11t not more than onp in ten of , its members ('ould be fonnd to opp,~se such a disposition, yet, 1l0twitl:stalHling the nllxiolis wishes of the -peopln, and not­withstaniling tile said cTi'po~i{jon is fully allthol'lol'([ by tlte 31~t neo., :1rd., and llotlyiths(,lI;ding llis l\IRjesry was most naciollsly plrasedilY IIis despatch transmitted to the Lipu­tf'nant Gil\""('rllot of this ProVince, ilnd bv him transmitted to litis Honse, on the 2,')th Jan~UI'y, 183'2, inviting the TIome of Assembly to consider how the powers given to the provincial Le>gislaillreby the said 81st of the Kill;':; can be called illto rxercise most advantageously for the spiritual Rna telllporal i'lIl'rpsts of IIi" Maj(",tl"s faill;i"ul 'sH'bjects I'n tlli" Province, 11is Majesty's prcwnt ~;ol. General has uren constantly mo;;t 'yiolently ilppo.ed to the said m"~SIlr(" and, that too, in a yelY small m;llority-as also in tile llke predicament, during tL" present'sP'isinn, on almost ('\'21')' illlpol'tRnt fJues: iail-and \rl,icit measures h€' ha~ l'el'll pleacicd to denoullce as I1jOSt (In­(Ull,;tilutiol,;ti aild <.lcstnlctivc of ollr form af e'nYerr:t;Jcnt

6 EXIWIfJ'I"l~ AND LIW ISLA TIVE COUNCfL9.

thr.reby she~vitlg ·!ti~ l1ttr.r cOlltf'mpt, not ollly . of the wis!lf>s of the peqpie, bllt of His Majesty's express WI:]J and d.-sne.

\Vecilllnot Lut tlo:1ice abo 1he very .extraonllllary ma\l1.ler .the said Solicitor GenerOiI s·poke ·of. and treated by IJisyote, the d.espa.tc.h of Lord Godc~rich, His Majesty's Princi,pal.S(~­.cretary of State for the Cololl'ies, of the 8th NOYE~mber, 1832., l'ecommendinO' to the Government of this Province, various measure$ of l~form which Jlad been long "Sought for by His l\'lajesty's faithful,people in the P,rovince .:-Your Committee would Hot be lInJers~o!Jd nswis.hing by anv moans to deny the ;right .of the .. dvisers of tho P~'ovincial ·(;.oven1>l'nent., or any ,)ther persons ~Yho may havo seats ·in the HOl1se.~f Assen1Lly. to e~pre-;;~ their ,oriniolls fully and indc,pcnucmtly, or to vote on allY qu.estion as they may think proper and expedi­ent; but Your Committee submit that in tbeir,orin.ion it is altogether in.compatib.le with the spirit of our ,constitution that sllch auvisers·of .government should contimlC to hold their oill­-r:cs and cnjoy .their salaries any longer thanllwir yiewsshouW 'be found to oorrellpond with a m~.ioj'ity of the rcpresent.atives of ,the p':1o.l'le, in great k,>diug and ·cunstitutional questions, .or that they sho.ul!4 put -thetnsekes iu a factious oprwsit{'()11 to lhe just wishes (:)f Lhe people. <!flU ·the ad·vice of His Majesty's ,Government.

Your ·Committeeha,'e also exantinect the J our.nals -of tllj.s House <lswdtas fhose of the Honorable the Legislfltiv-e Coullcil, for tloe 'Purpo!':e of cOOl:paring tile proceedings wit.1t tIre proccedings of th~) Lcgisbii\'e Counci.J ;'dative to variolls im,porta11t m~asurcs loudly callet! for by the pecl'lp, and cal­·culated .to adV1;lllCe th"j'r wD'lfare ·and hap.piness. Your Com-11littve would obSOH'e tbat Illis H-ollse who have .latiol'ed inn;s­santly dL1rin~ the present sessioll for the a,ccomplishmellt of v;lrious 'important meaSllDcs, many of which ha\'€ long been sought fer'iJy a'la1:ge Illlljori-ty t)f tbe ·people; some -of wLieh lIave received His .Maj:esty's graclous cOllsiderationalld san.c­tion, ilav'e passed uncI sent to the Hun. t,he J;.egisiative ,Council., among 'others" -the [ollowing bi'Us :-To pr{)tect the agJ'icultu­:r~lintel'ests 'of ~hi·s l'nwinc·e fi:<J1ll a ruifl0-11S for!11gn competi­tIOI1-to provide lOl" the jl'lst Hnd eqHal ,dis1rfLutio~1 of {lte property. of pe·rStlllS .dying ,intestate-to s~.(;ure .an illl partia.l trial, by Jury, and to .tall.e from .the Sheriff's, who 110ld their offices tilHing ·ple1l.s:1I'f', tho ·power w.Ilic.h the:}' f}(}W po~sess of packing J urias-to relieve an -excellent and mer.itoriollsCla!>s c./f His Majesty's sllhjects fram bllrihens an .. l penalties which are imppsed ~y the Ml1ilia Laws oftheProvincQ, and Wllich are o'pprossive 00 them~ ·a·nd which, ill lime (Jf peace, are a1to­Felher unnecessary-to improve the "ystprn of ou!' Common '-llld .Dis.trict Scbools,.[lild to·iuc.rCl~·A' the I;uiJllc funds fox their

support-to ai!~"']ll :he Charter of King's CU]!C'2 P , ill confor­mity with H:, ;\bj'>5fy's ~'T:l~iotls \'ecollltnc1nd:lljC;'Il', flnd with tile \·.ishes which hint: :1t din'el'cnt times bel"l1 strOllec]y e~q;I'I'''­ed by tfw people of 1:,i5 Pre"'!ilc,', so as tn put tllat instilution into oppration onjllst ill,d r:)cral l':'ill;'ip!'cs-tu pro\'i(le for the sale of the eiel'''Y L,"';""':", a!ld tLe upplicatioll of the monies <lrising therefrom t,) ol'iec," oj' COrlltnl}l1 I'Jenefit allfl great lItility to Hi·, i';L.i,·',ty', ""\"'cts in this ProvillfP, ill ac~ conhncc with !iis ~l~j(' 'Iy\ .:::';1<:i'·III3 fi1\'itilii~Jl1o, <Jlld WiJ, t:,e well kUrlWll u:ld often expi'Cc""c..1 wish·,. (of !lis [1'J"jesty's s"l,­jects-tu promote the PC:lCC', freedo"', vnd independ"llce of elections of memuers of Parli 'men!; by adopting til" moJf' of YOlin;; by [';jllot-granting £100 per annUl1l to the Gnnl[,am and Bath AcaclcUli('s; institution i of crll1<:ation citaL!ished uy thc voluntary contribution of the P<:oFlc, and on liLerol prtllciple::,-wlIich LiBs have not bt'en passed, and Im'i8 not bCDI! amendcrl Ly the HOIl. tile Legishtiyc Council, and, thereby tbe wi,IJC3 and npectations of tl~e great body of Dis Majesty's faithfnl people havc IJCen di:'al'pointf-d alltI tlteir conh(lence wCflkc)Jled in th," jl1,;;':c 01' wisI.L,m uf Hi;; l\iajes­ty's Government, or of the proper composition of thilt bod,\' 'whose interests and feelings do not corre~polld and accord with tlw interests and feelings of the great nlcl.rority of IJ is Majesty's sl1'bjects, and, therefore, stand in rlie way of the wishes of the people.

Your Committee beg to remark that it is impos,ible to Soup­pose that snch n state of tllings cnn milch longer exist;' that various- importan.t measnres; long sought f(,r by a vast majori­*y of His Majesty's faithful people of thi" Pruvince, and we'll' calculated to advance their peace, welfare and prosperity and some 01'" which huve obtained the sanction and recom­mendation 01 His :iJajesty's Government, and tlEit baye jJ':Cll

passed year after, by the representatives of the reoplC', at a vast expc:nse, shall ue ohstl"llcted by the Legislative Council, wh~ch, although some of its members POSS('S~ the cOHfidence of the countr.1' and are entitled (0 the i., be:-·t .thanks, /')r the Illost part is comp0s(ld of iJi',b'lpc, priests and other ccclc3ja~­tics-the Chief Jilsticc, and Yariolls other pcr~olls W11O, li'oll t

the office th!'y hold, arc sup: !".,c[i to be altogether under the co·ntrol and influence of the :'~xC'(llti\'e (;f)vt';-nlllcnt, and a few advisers of the Executive Government, wlJO hnve long 10,,(

the confidence of, and be'come most obnoxious,to the peoph on account of their politica I opinions and sentilllcnL.;, being opposed to thO' gTe'll uody of Hi& I11ilje~ty's ~IJhjectg, ilnd who do not follow thl' practice of Englund ull(ler the CirClll1lst,111ce', oy resigning their situ<1LitlU8 as su!;h a<lyi,cro,

<0 o

lour COilllHillce bE~ !C"VC 10, rqwrt a,1I aLl,ll(;'s tn l1i~ i\1a, i,esly 011 titc,e illlpOddlll lIlatter, \\ iJidl .they Iccollllllelld 10 1!J-e ,favorable l'.,u,ideralioll of Yuur llollul'ahle lIuu$~.

0\11 wl1Jch, i:; rc"pCldiLtlly submitted. PETEll PERRY,

(! lL\I lL'Lt.:\ ,

COl1u:/ilin Room, ( C O,leinO/I,' lll1lw: (~r ';,issfmbly, \.

lot /, -,lpnl, It<jJ. )

... /~BLnL:'~ to ilis Jlajcsty'on (itc -subject nf the Lcgislatia

(}(JUtll it.

To fhe IGng's Jlu:!1 E'[('(Ucllt Jft)jcol~l, , . ~;

IVl:o~T" Grc'''ULJL'S SUVEREIGN: , 'V'e, Y ulil l\1aJc,ly1s llll},t d\ltiful 'Iud loy;;l o\IUjl.'Li"

the COI1HIJOl1S • of LT PI'Ei CillldlLI, tn P ro\:.in6al PtlriiallJellL ,1.o,"!)ILiecl. ltutlUbly j"present tllel'[ we hal'L applied ollr,clvc, with tlte gr~,ali ,llllIJgcnce, duriug tll€, I'rLscllt. t:iEls:;ioll of tLc PIOVIIlCI,d l.'.lIli,lIl1,Cllt 10 y,lI:ious ~lll).i"cts of great ilJlerc"t to ,)ur constituellts; Rilll altbo: OUl: prun"etling,., J.Jave Q€t'Il,Ulla-

1,'uidably iutelruptc.l, to adq2lc'c aloglCtllt'l lluJ,jcceJen(cd" by tlJe trial of ~"";lt)\I~rtEd, d"ttioll', alld itltllOugh llJallY of tilt; members of thi" 1101130 11,lve labored uuclel (lte dj~ad\'alll'I!'(; of hdvi!l~ LIc'Cn with'JUI Parlidlllenl;;try' l'l-l'(!licllfC ; yt'l l~': IICCCSS<!!'1' nliCZblllt2" un Ih(C ~'ll"'ivcts to wllich \\e have alluded have be~ll blUlI;:lrt t,} a 5'aliif,(c\oJ), (~OllrlelSiun and cOl1~rletcd as fnr [IS eJc.j'elIdcd vB rhiii HOL\SC, ami have bccll,;en( to the l,egislative ClIlUlCiL ltn \"iill IW urcliilcuy IIlOrlifiGalioll and l'e"rL'l, 11(')\\'e\(J, lll"t .. l:e tint! Ollr cxtrtwns elt~J i.ng a most la. horrou, SC351011 rendered llnavail'lng in Ie.peet to 1l10~t of these mCdcUIC" by the l(;JLCliull uf tlie[101 uy the Leg.isl<iti'H: Council. Anion;: such il.; h,[vc sku'ell this f,lic alC, bills'"t;,) prot'eet tile <I&',I icultural inlul'sts of this Prev~nce from a ruill­oU3 foreign' COlllpetitioll : -10 pn)vid~l ,for tlte Just a,nel equal di3tributioll' of the property of per,olB '(lying 'intesiat", :-,1(')

"I"cul'e an irnp.!ltial'trial by jury, amI to tdke 1'1'0111 tlw'sJJeJ'ifis who hold' tlteir OffICC'3 dlii1n~ rleasure"the power which they now po-.;,ec"of 'pilcLmg jllri,'s :-to relieve an excellent "nd m.el'itorious (I:\s, of yOlll 'lIhl'''~ts fi-om Lurlbens and pcnaltit<' ,';llich are imro'lid b'\'t118 lllilitia'laws or lid,; PlOvince, dud ".hich arc 'l'pr'bsi\'c on IIJE'l!l, and wlJich,,intiHlo of ped(~ "2re arto,;2:!.t'1: tlllnEce:;3u.l~· .-to i:!~VIO\'C 'lh;) ~Y5icnl elf ('lIr

c 'JeJ 11.1 on (~:ld cl1:tl'iCI ::ch·::-ni:;.- 2Iil ,-1l(l inc i"f. ~:L)'(' t1:('· rublic fLiljd~~

for their support :-to alllP1llj the CheLl'tet' of King's Colic';c, in ~onrornlity with Y,)ur iVJaj(!sty'~ gr"ciou5 rc:cvlllrnendatiollS and witl·) tbe wishes which have at din:"rellt limes been .',trOll'" ly ,-,xpre,3ed to Y·our l'Il<1je,ty by Your fdilbful subjecls ill Ibie:; Provillce, so as to put that iUolillltioll into operalion all just auJ liberal principles :-to provide for tli,. sule of the CI2f.L:Y ResC'l'v('s, and tim application of tllC monies arisj'Jg the refrom to objects of COIllmOIl benefit ana gr:·at utility to Your Ma. jesty's subject3 in this Pro'/ince, ill acconlanco' with YOllcMa­jv:>ry's graciolls invitations and with the well known and oftell expressed wishes of Your l\i"jesty's ~',:l,jcc(s :-to III omote rh(t peace, freedolll and independence of elt,ctiolls of mpl1l­

Ll'l's of Parliament, by adopting thtl mode of voting by uallot; to gran, Olle hundred pounds pur aunuill fur five yua,s to til(;

,GnlOtbam and Batil. Academies; institutions of "dllcati(;u established by the ,'olulltar), cUlitl'ibutiuu of tbe :Jeoplc u!ill on liberal principL'3.

All tnes,:} measure" and others wllicil we will llot trou])le YOllr 1',Ia,jC'sty witb enl;mel'aling, have beeu rejected by the Lec,;,;h:I',8 Council without alIlellGlllelit, ilnd die lahours uf this~House, dur;nl' a Sessiull wbich "U think we may JUctiJ ,declare has been distiil2';lislj(~u for unprcceuPtJ!cd diligetlce aULI application t(} publ:c busines" alma;! elltirely LaHkd aul rca­unreel Ilseless by the course pur~ued I;y the Le:.;isLlivc COlll,~ cil. If there were any re"soa to hope: b,l.! tilc:,e diftlcuitil':; coulel be obviated or l!l<lterialh dillJ,ilJisiIcd ill futUre lYe olwulcl liD! trouble 'iour l"lajeoty ; bu't the uXjJ',riclJclJ of y,'ars COll­

vinces us,. that on many subjects of !ULat and ge,lcral illtercst, there is- wcb II dJsagrcemellt of OpilliOll Letw'eCll tlw Lc:gi:,h­tive Council, as llO',V CJl]stitu[,,(l, aHel the rel'n:sclllativ('s ul the pcople as tob1'ing u.3 t/) dw conclusjnn, \',]Jici, iudecll tbIJ LHgisl'a:tive Council itself has ;,:\pr,"""'[ in rdalioD to) Olle' o( the most deeply iilcerestilJ;{ of \h;s(~ subje·;r>, nanwiy :-[l.._' the LlJO'isfature of tbis P rovincl' l:alltJot concu]' in all \' mC<I-

b. . "1,"- ~. _ 1 • ~. sql'e that WIll be satJ3fnctory to I our ~,r.!JCSI)' ~ st:]'jeds 111 lb" Province. Wo are aware that Y0lJf :C-Ihjcst)' has been e!lit:,,:­ly informed, by His Exce!lunf',r ~jr j,,>lm Col'Jornr:,.I!Ia: • •• composed as the Legisl:!iive (:OllllCl is, o1t preoellt, thl:) rro­" vince ha~ J:- right to COl'UplUl11 ot' the great lu.tluej)";c of til:_~ _. ExecllttVe Government ill it-Tintl it cO~1:;ht3 of seventeen "members t,xclu·,i·;e of tlw 13j,;[lOp v,f ~>2tlebBc; tlwt of thcse, l+ from accidental cuu:;e",.llot more t:l,W flfteell eyer attl'il,J "I'D their Legislative dillies; tl!'!! tlms Jul vi tho membC'f.' H .D'oneralhr prt:sent, sr;, arc oj' ~he Execlltive COlllll'il al:d fonr " hold om~es under tb; g~,,':rnllwnl; "ltd tlJclt 11;, E~n Ilene)" "Irati therefore iutimat,,[]. hi, ilitclltion of [rJ'~lllI'nlcnr]il!2: tI) ,. YOI]r Maim;!y If) inuf',l"o thr' L"~"btjve Cou·ltci!." j\lld it 'I'.'l3 no do~bt with J. J'c31re lCl rCll1sdy iLis evil, 811,:,111;. fdt Ly

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10 ADDru;ss ToRI,,> l\hJl;;STY

tile people and IIi~ Excel1enc-y, that Y'J'If j\hjesty has s',' re adJell to thpi"r JlllmhB'" But if'1S C,llf nut\' to aS~lIrc YOIll' fila­jesty' 'tktt thi;; clralige h;;s not abated the ("~"il 'or which we haw)' weh' seriou's C:lllSeS tocomphin, 'Iv!'ile it has on the cDhtnll'y, prodL1cc~d that further (lids/oil of respollslbi1ily amo",cr tits tnemlltrs which lessens theconO,ri()11StH:~~, of indi­vidllal' accoll;Jtabil'tv w"ithout establisililJ!! all\' community of fee!in~ or se'ntll\1011 I'" of respect between dJemvalld tk; peo't,;l:>.

'We d6 not wish toatlvert to this llnpleasalit antlm(}l'ti(yhlg CO'naition of 0111' public aff,lirs in language tL~ shall be'dts-, rC~;'2ct[lIi Ol'atrcl~"ivc to t"u Legi,]ative Coullcil; nor do w~ presumc to prescribe to Your MaJe'sty what "cxpedicllt 'should be adopted to affot"d relief i!J the prelIJlsE's' to' Yom lIlnjest)'s dutiful andloyal'sllbjpcts in t\lis Provinu', ,who we are' oIl/i­dent desire that lour :'Ilajest),'s attentilllJ 'sh<;luld IJC cHll{cd to it, and that ",c':';k,lild hurn!'J), leave it to Your M·,j'Cstj'i; 1\'j,:,­

tlom io apply a suitable l'l:]llIctly. III y,)";'h::ioll with thi" snbjcCf ~"C [",d bound to I'pp;e~e!J_t

to Your 1l,hj8sfy tbat iii's the earno', ,1rsire of Your .l\1aje,­t.v':> fa;:,hful """::-0,;15 tll"t Yopt l\-i<ljesty's Covol'l'ment in fhi, .P l'ovince should be conducted hi; the advice of those v'ho should be actually ar:~l "1~;-:\(.'t:C'l]:·Y responsib,lefor 11,,";,- 1'l'e­c<:'c'uillg>, and who would, ,'s 11 cnn'<''1I!pnce, be ·li].;ely te rl'­

cc;.,mcnd and I~\\'nr sill:;] pLi;'!-ic tllcaSl1res as m;IY be' most de­~irecl Gy "four i\Lrje.<' \!"; stlbi l 'ct", 'and in 11..-,:, npi\j:,jJl 010.'t cO!H]uci-,"" 10 d'ci)' 'intc:;"('s's, ",Ve h('iJ01d Your l\1njcoty in the ildminisL'iltion of the ::;t),~irs or the great Empire which' p;;)­viJei1ce has co!n;nittcr'l to '''~;:.!~' ~';Rje~ty~s hands, graci011~1y consLiltil'g ,b(' wishe,s of Your f'l.ilhfill pAople, n~ "extJresserl l;~v the,ir l'cprcseuiativp·s j in t}-;c cIJuice of reSr():~·.jJdc· nd1',,-!sprs '!:d inanage, under"ll our .l\Iajc'Sty~ t1,~~ a'fi;lir~ of the (j-oyernn1Pl1f, nnd we'ha~.)c~bc8n acc 1.:'-;ton1l!d to' rC';tafd'i~ (lS aLi (·~;:..cntial nnt! jnvaln:.;!~!:; ;-",;\irC of the glorious c~;"lit!.:tion of our ;,Iu[bel' COllntry. T!,G S;1n:~ I'ri~lciple"ie wish to ~,ee arr1i(,d in tlw practicr, of om Col:r,nial C'l":c'rnmcnt; llTitiltliat j, dohe \.I"e can.pDt e~;pect that the athnini.-.,tJ-::tI·on \\'iJI 'gh·c sCltisTIlctiOri tv YOL)!' r\ld~""ly's :-'l:h,jcfcts, or th~!t tlJCrc' wile Dei an? l'('C!l'~lI1d permanent ;l,~.":-nl)ny 1¥,t',Yeen the Goverrl'ment 8nd the Repre­~e'ltati\'es of the 'peol'!'''' l,is trlle IL~t wc Jni,~',t ,\>t1.hllOlrl thc unnual r,:rant for the support of tbe Goverqmentas afnark of our dis"tisf:-;clion,' ;,1, ('lis statc cf tiling", an.d <1" ;\ mhn,-; of procu'I'in,; redrcss, bnt being "a!"EioLis t;) eviqcc' ourforbe:.I;'­anc~, and desirc to aVGj,l"as !o.ng as' possible, fontf'ntiolJ :lJld difficulty, as Ivell Cl3 to shew our confidence in" YO!!)' MiljCS.ty'$ paternal re::;3.rd for YOllr faitbful people' ill this Pru','inn' aila i!r::.t.d{)~lS e.!tG~;1jn~; to their CO;]:·.titi..1tiollal rj~rhL~ r arid LeitH'" 'rc'·· !~~(~~t:l:' tq r:so:-t to a HltH::iUrC' which \ve ar~ (J.,va-ic n~u::;t ('r~('~d .. _

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lo,' embarras;; the CTOYffllment, IInlil all 0(1)('1" ron.stiruii,)l1"l \~lcnn.s of S\'\'l:i!',~ :·cd!·c~:~ ~d.lV(-' ll,:,p~~ triedancl proyed lilldY(:;il­

illQ', we have prei("rTcd thus to ~11'11e~;1 to 'Yc>ur Majesty for Your JI\'1ajesty's gracious emu dlectuCI! interference in our bi3-;,,,11': and have, llotwilhslandiiliY our jllst dis';Cltio;;::::!iqn w:th ,;ll existing state of thin2:s, and nOlwith",tandinp- the pf'r.unia­ry c1i:;tress ~ wl:ich prevail; lU the Province, gl~nt('d, for tLe present year, the necessary supplies for the support of the Government, i.1 l!ie cunfidcnt hope thai c1Tectual ~leps will im­mediately lJe taken for the remo\'al o'F these obstades to the ,I ,ace. wclClre an.] good government cf 11.8 I'royince. 'Ii hen it is ccnsidered that tbe ~.Iinisters, who, sometime3 in rapi.l succession, fill the "~olonia! Department under Your rrlajn!.\' are strangers to onr Provincr', ,11:d ("il ,htaJ.l;y sitnated to ac­quire, through channels, oftel1 contradictory and iulerested, a trno and correct knowie.d~e of the' waMs, wi~l]ps and genii).'>

.,flf Your Maje,ty's Canad[aR ,people, the practical NeNf.of lo­cal responsibility becomes more <l PI'arent flll.i IIllJleriollq.

MARSHALL S. BIDWELL,

C01~mOIlS JI(jusr1(jf.Asscm~l!J,}, l;:)th day of -"po'lr, 183,). .

On passing' ',he abo-l'e addres~ the Y cas u.1H.l ~~ay5 wt;lre a3 lulluws;

Alway, .BI'lIC~, 'Chisholm,

.T£I.S.

;Duncombe of O;..f'.ll't1, Duncombe of :';orfolk, Durand, ,Gibson, Gilchrist, I,ount, McIntosh, ).j ackenzie, 1\1 (' Mickin!!, Moore, ~

Morrison, Park, ,Pe!ry, Roblin, RVl1l;Jl, SI;:J.vcl', :3hi:Jlc,y, S:l1ith, Thorb'JI'lJ, 'Vaters, Wells, \ViisOll, Yager,-26.

Brown, l\forris, Caldwell, Richard'lon, ~.IcCnw, Robinson, McDonell of Gleng:ll'lT, Rykert, McDonell of.!'\ol'rhnmbcrland, Solicitor Gelloral, McLean, \Val&li,

·]\'T.llc.1ab, Wilkinson,-15. 1J ("'l'ri: ~,

1:2 R EPC> RT ON rnOGlRESS OF c£,RT AlN Bn.LS

R.epORT' 0/ .he Select Cam;;iittce appointed (0 iearclt the ]illurnaL, uf the Honorable the Legislatin! Council un till },,'u.!!Jc'ss made on sundry bills transmiilt:rlby the -,is­s::!li,';/y./iJl" the conCllrrence of that ,fI()nor:able Elo,1J-s£.

To THE nON, TITE Cel1\,IMONi'I I-lorf.& ,or ASSEMBLY,.

The ~r;li'ct CommitteE', appointed hy your lronorahle hOlls~ to se.arrh the Jo'urnals orthe llOllOl'ablpihe L{'gislali\'e Conn­cil, and report what proceedings kl\-e _been had by tltat body {)ll certain biHs sent up from this house, heg leave lD repurt a, follows :_ -r

" An Act to amend the JUI"Y laws of ,this Provine!"." [Pas,~cl 28th February, 1835.J,

Moullay, 211 March, read first time, Ol-d€red ,to he [('ad a serolld time on Thursday, and .to I:.e printed.

Thursday 5th 1,larch, second J~eading-commjtted ~n ,tlt1~ fo!JGwin o' Mondav. Mond~y 91h l\-Iarch went into Committee of the wh,,!". the

Hous:; rC~L1med witl~oL1t fpportiii;£. -----

" An Act fur the disposal of the Clergy Reserves ill this Pro­vince, for thepllrposes of g-p,neral edllc[],tion."

[P<J~sl'd 4th March, ]83.3.J ;,toll'.lay 9th l\Tarch, read a tirst time, sflcond reaciing 'o.n tht"

folhwing l\1011Jay--a call of the Douse and ordered to be printed.

:,londav, 16th March, reacl a secund time, refl'rred to a Se­lect Com;nittep, compo~pd of 'the [-Jonorablp l\lessrs. Clark, Arcbdeacon of York, Markland, Elrnslpy, and Crooks, with power to send for r~rsons and papers.

Friday 20th 1\1a,',h, the Select Committee made 11 Erst Re­port, and the bill together wid] the Rpport referred to a Com­mittee of the whole Oil the following Thursday.

Thur,day 20th ,March-The hOil;;" went into COlllmittee nf tHe whole ~Il the bill and Report-and rpported certain reso. Jutioll;, which ',-:1'1',' adoptod, six of wllich resolutions were sent to the CCI!~'1!')1r;,ns I-IOU38 of A~·:,~(d;Jlr.

April 4th-The Select \;ommittde to ,;{hom the bill lVag re­ferrell, pf,'scntecl a fllrtl~( repo!·t, which W:\:; received and rcan, the report was referreo to a ('oP'!r;,tltee of the whole un \Vednc:;Jay ne yr , -and the re~lOrt ordered to be :"',lled.

\Verl;12day 8th April, dischllrst:d f~r to-morrow. r,:"harsd:lY 9th Apri!-Thr> House weLt inlo Committee on

the Report, (11.11 !"ccom~d,~nd~...1 the ado'pting: it; ,,,hi("h \YflS or­tlpl'cd-it "\\"f1S r;'rer(f'd l~~..l(k to the ~~t'le('t-Conlmit(ee \yit-h in­~li'lictioL1S tv frame ,111 ""'(:,lrcs~ 10 tbe K:';g upon fhe subject.

SJ:~iT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. 1~)

Satlll'dfiY 11th April-Committe(' report a dnlft of an All. OJ'.',,,, which W;lS reau, the house \\;1, ordered to he put into a Committee of the whole upon it, it was adopted 8n'd orderrd tv ~[. i"ngrossed allu rpad a third time' on ~Tot1day f"llowin!!".

Monday 13th April, read '. third time and p;15sed, the HO~lse wai!Prt on the Lientenant C;overnor with tbe came Oil the 14th to T];;ch His L,.;c:ellency replied.

An Act for the more equcll tii,triblltion of the property of persolls dyin b intestate."

[Passed 5th IIIarch, 1835.J

Monday 9th !I.Tareh-, read a first tinw, and ordered to La printed.

Thur,dav 12th 1\1:1rch, read a second time-the Honse \\'(ont into Comn;itlee 011 the 18th und rose without r£·porting.

," ,\ n _".. ct to repeal the several laws now in force imposing fines on QUClkers, 1\lcllonists arid Tunkers, j(,r non-perfor­mance of !l1ilitla duty in time of j1f'[!ce."

[Passed 18th March, 183.5.J

\Vednrsday 10t:, March. read a first time, 19th Il ousr' went iDIO Committet', 20th reported progress, and aske-d leave to sit again in three mO:1til".

,H A n Act grantin~ to Adam Dixon of l\1oulinette, in the TO\Yll­

ship of Cornwall, certain pri\"eleges containpd tlwrcin." [P assed 20th March, 183.5. J

Tuesday 31st March, read a first time and seeonu tinlP, committed to the whole, then referred to a St'jpct Committee -Select COlll111ittee reported-the House went into Com­mittee QIl the rep01"t, and ros(' without reporting.

" An Act to promote Education." \ tPassed 31~t March, 1835.J

Tlll'Srlily, 31st l\Jarcl.!, re<ld first Rnd second time-l ~t April ordered to ue printed; on thp Grh the HOllSe went into Committee, reported <lnd reff'l":'l'd tbe iJill to Select Comm;t­tN', who reportcd on the 0(11 April-the Lill anD rqJOrt rei'('r­l"f'd to a Committce of thc wllOle 011 the 1] Ih A pril, r~;p(\rtcd progress and asLed leave to sit ;':gain on tlte 13th and rose with reporting.

~, An Act to unwnd the Conrt of TIf'(]lles!s Law." [Passed ~nst March, 1835.J

April ;:):"d, rf'nd fir~t time, ordered to be printed, and rnld c5erond time, on tilt) Stll, committed on \Le 9th and rose witb­Qut rcport;ll~,

·' An Act to promOle tIle freed.om, peace and quiet of Elpc­,,, liOllS oh'Mpmbers to TcprpSt'l1t tIll several COllntip>, Jtid­

ll1Q's, Citie;; ',llld Town'S ill this PI'oyince, 'ill ·the House of A~,sembly, aud fmtLer and IllO're effectually to seCUI'(' tIl(' j'ldepelldence of tlmt 'House I: adopting tllti mode oC"ot­ing l.Jy ballot_"

{Passed 2nd April, ']14'15,]

April ,~rd, read Iirst dnw, second reilding ·on .the 4lh, or-dered to be cOlllJ'lilted in t iIrec tilonth~. . ,:-i~ p,

.. !,11 Ac: 10. promote the fre('delll of Election in the Couuty of Lcc(ls." ' '

IPassr,d llthApril, 1835.] , April 11th, read prs! tjl~e, ordered 1~ Lc rCOId n second

i ime this (by three mouths.

" An AC! to :ll:H'l1d Ihe,Police Laws of t118 Town of Pn:,s­coIl. ,.

Ir8~sed 8th April, 1835.J April Sth, rc,ld firsl lime, :;('(ond reading.on lhe !,Ith,Ull

the 10th .~:'Ullllllitl('e rosc ·wi.!h:ou,t l'eportj,lg.

";\n Act tu imposo a rluty Oll Y«l'iOllS artldes imported [rc\r~ dill Ul~iled Stillcs cf .lmcrica, irto"tliis PrO\il.ICf\,"

, {Pa>se<,[ 1st .\pril, 1835.]

A!)J'il 3rd, r('ad fi,st time, ordered to be printed-to be n'ad a second time on the Gth-,committed ,on the 7th and j'q}(),lcd-Lill referred ~o a sulect committee-Olllll€ 9th tho J10use nent into commille.e on the hill <ll]d rCJlo.rt, 'alld on tlie lOt!; committee rose wilhont reporting.

" An Act to amend the Charter crf King's Collf.'gt',." .~ . [t" 1 C' ,1 \ 'j 1C\J.~ asscc. ....;..1] U .: _ prl, c\~;_'.

April 2d, rcad first time, ~:6co:1d rcadil~g on the 6th, cbm~ mitted on tlie 7th. C0111niittc'e rase without repJfting.

"An Act granting to His Majesty a Sllm of llWllPY for tile im­priwemellt of tlJ(~ Hoads and Bridges in tbe several District5 in this P I'oyince." ' .

[Passed i(h April, 1835.] April ith, read [Irst ti1l1l', second leading on tlte 8tb, com.

'mitted. Oil the !Jth, reported pr-<,!gress 'nod ~sked leaye to ~it f1c:nin; comlllitt~d agaia on the 10th." reparteo pro~r("'s and ,,-,ked leave to sit again-;--hill in J1\'ogrl'C's.

•• A'I' _\0[:( for till' '·(,nJ:JIJ.'I-"tiJl1 of T1(,<-11l f-;. Hln':lrd~ (llf '-'\Il'~_ ~\:~rr'k pf.-->r1ornH:.'{~ by ~·in\ in tltt: C:\f:n cu!iU!1 1:1;' tIlt' rrrl'll't BrIll:;,-·.·'· 2J

[Pi,s,.",} ~,'h .\ jll-il, 1 ':·~3.] \pril Sth, li:'st n'adin~, ",conti I'(,,,,jill" on Ik· 'II]', ('(Jllln1;'.

t".] oil ti,e 10th, ~nil n'f.:I'I··~d t,~ a :-:,';]"'-1 Cllrnrll!lte~' un Ij,~ I i~:l-urdGred 10 be ~GII1111itt?d.

[I'a'o'f'd Jf)lh \ i':'if. 1:-:'->-',J .\ iJl'il 18th, fl':lII !irs! tbw, committed on lilU 11th, Rnd po"",

,,<thout reporting .. ~-------.-

(:rl.lv::n. "

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.. An :\ct to'cO;1Ii:ne "_n,.! ;)I1l'~n,j '1" Ad, jll'·)\-;,It.," C\ bn',:,r\' for tlr'~ d,:.,t.·il(_,tir/~l \~f \V')lv!-~::-; ;rr th0 S~\VL~I'Clr Di,~tr-;Ci~ uC tid:;. Pruvi:lcC',"

Pa<;~ed with amCnclrnGllt~ .

.. An A·~t to c;rant ti]f~ sllll1of£-lO,) (of'lite f'CJ!"truCti011 o,f a 'Bfi.i,;,'~ at Parratt's Bay."

rpJ.sscd fflh ~,I,Hch, ];'1').1 ~1-t~'ch ~)~b, rC'l,1 ll!":;t tiin8, 3(~(,O!l:t !'f~(l,_;in~ un til,' l(ltll­

(,!)fll):~:1tp'i on th~ 11ti)-rc';-~'>rt·_'d 'l:l t a'5k,~d leave tf) 'sit rl2',-jj;t

OT'Jh" lSth-:'os8 \vithnllt rep()rtin~. ~'\Il whir!, is r( -,)C;clflllly sut;f{lilt£'Li.

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AUDRESS .'1'0 HIS MA'JEs1'Y

5emhled. hllmbly Peg ll?avo torppresPllt, t~a~ 011 the fourtla day of i'lhrch, 183+, an -AJdress Pil8-S0c! this douse to You: M~­jesty oni~beh'!lf of a vC'ry IlWri.t0riolls class of Yotl~ ~Ja.Je,S}r.s suujects(in tltis Province, ,deslgnfl!cd U: E. LO? rc~IS r~, their sons and diwghters, tWill thell' haVIng unde1!;on~ on ae­£OUl1t of their,attachment to th~ British Crown the most un­par.delled sutrcrings ill .their person, an~' property" I~at, w:e know of in the annals of any peJ'lple, find taken up dlelr le.sj­dence' on the invitation of their ::iovereign ill tbis Colony, a~d d,lllOminated by way of distinction U. E'. Loyalists:-tbe faIth of the Government heing pledged to I,hem and .,tbelr descend­ants, und thllSO volU~lteers who cOl1lpnsed the F lanl, Compa­!lies of the' J\lilhiu in this Province in the year 18}2, who vel­l1ntarily took up arms in defellce. of .tbe COI1~try wIlen illv,i1c:ed hy an enemy, anc10f that PnwlIlcml Uegll?:~ent who dl~tll~­gnishecl themselves cou.ragcously and shed their ?lood ~or theIr Country and .their ,Kil)g' at the 'Battles of DetrOit, Chippewa,. nnd Lllndv's.Lanc" aud to t./tem the f.,p-l.h of the Governor of Upper' Cannda was, pledged', whieh was aftenv'trds c'onfirmed lJy His Majesty's GovernIll611t. That in reply to, an Address of this House to His Excellency the Ljcl;ltenant-GoveI,nor. wo Me informed that no <l:nswer bas been received, to our ~ai(l Adurcss.-The same I'csuictions alld conditiolJs so unjust to­warth so deserving 11 ·class of Yon'r Majesty's Stlbjects, aad'so ' injuriOus to the best interests of the Col-ony. still. exist.

Tbat in a letter addressed to His ExcelleazJ Sir John Col­oMne, by the HOll. George H. l\hrkland, inspector General of this Province, d,lted Toronto, l\iay 15th, 1834, pliblishecL throughout the Proviil{;e', and during the present Session trans­mitted to thi,; Hou"o by tha. Lieutenant Governor,.it is stated " that ihe order of May, 1832, existed without being COm­plained of until November last, it tben becaplc notorious, tbat the cbimsof the U. E. LOYillists were all article of .traffic in tLe puhlic minkef." . J t docs not OCCllr tp us how it can be otherwise than lanos should become "an article of traffic in tbe public llmrket," when they are stlbject toslleh restriction,> as necessarily compel those to \vhom they nre granted, to dis­pose of tbern;,. conditions imposed on thom being so ruinous as to make them- uttcrly-valuele~s to any but dr-alers in land. The reco.ds of the COllneil and the records ,{)f the Surveyor General's office shew'thot free grants of land lJot located bav~ been, since the, first seit'l'ement of the Province, an article of tr:tIDc in the puhlic market, and (hat the Executin' Coullcil of this Province tlUve not oory recolYnizl'd the 'sale trom the original nominees, but have actually ~rdered tile dc:etls to is­,sue ip the name,of assignees -or purchaser$, and amoilg the very rna'lY instances in whicl! this has b.ecll dO;'je, some to the

extent of telJ thOllSitr.J acres to (IilC iaJividllal, and at Olle tim~.

,-\..IlJ yO'II" LithfLlI Commons d"r!,ly rr2YI'I, thai il" 111~pI)C­(oJ, C81l,:r,1l ,)1' ;ili, Pr,)Vincr. should not 11<1\,,; fldly int;'rIucd ilimsdr "f tk~ I:"CI, bcf,>rc' giyill[; publi,'i!} 10 his said letl"r. Br an ,-\et ra5~('d ill lil,' l'JIldh ,VI al" of the reign of your late Rnp! F,\t:l~r of g\oriou3 iih'mor)", entitl"d " An Act to aOol"d relief to persons claiming lands ill this Province under assign­nwnts from heirs, <l .. \'isees or assignc('.; of the ori~inQI nominees oj' the Crown, ill cases where no patent had iS3urcl, and for other purposes thr.rein mentioned." The Commissioners bc­ill._~ the Chief .rl1sticC', the J l1sticcs of the Court of King's Bench, and the Members of the Executive Conncil, have not only confirmed the 'sales, but the dee,js fi-om (he Crown have in consefJuence j,slwd to the purchaser or assignee.

The Councilln'.'C! uniformly rec02,nized the assignments of grant, of land ahcl the deeds have i:;stled in the name of as­signees, it never h:tving been considered illlpropcr to buy lands unloc<lted <lily more than those locatc'd, until the Executive Council of this Colony first m<lde the discovery-notwith­standin~ some of their predecessors in office ha\'e made large pnrch<lses in th·~ same way, all of which were confirmed.

That although il18rc ,nay be instances whcre the original nominees have sold their grants at reduced prices to dealers in bnd-it has been Gtltogether owing to the restrictions at­tached to the bounty of YOllr Royal FathCl~, of Glorious 1.\1e­\11,)ry, by the Execlltive Council of Upper Canada-restric­;io'lS that it \\',t'3 impossible for tLem to comply with, conse­fJuently they wcr., reduced to the nece~sity of sollil:; while valuilble lamb 1':,.;1';; yet to be had, or, keeping their rights, to so distat,a pl-ri,,,[ when the lands then to 1..:e had were of little or no ¥altF',

That it is the flp:/lion of your faithful Commons the rigk.-; or dealers iii Ianel' ('till very lately recognized by the Execu-1i"e Government, and the law of the land,) are and ought to be held as sacred as lilJse of any other class of your Majos­

-ty's suhjects. Your faithflll Commons therefore humuly p~ay that your

Majesty .wllllle pleased to direct ihat an an;wer will be given to their said addres.;, ;]nd that your Majesty will furlhcr di­rect, that copies of all communications from and with the Executive Government of the Colony, together with the opi­noin of tho Cl'oWil O'flicers on the subj c;ct of !the aforesaid rights be laid before l:lis HOllse at its next session.

MARSHALL S. BIDWELL, Sjl~akCl".

Commons House oT Assembly, l 16th day of April, 183.5. f

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18 DIVISION ON ADDRESS ON U. E. L. CLAIMS.

On the question for concurring in this address the yeas and nay!. were as follows:

YEAS,

Messrs. Alway, Bruce,

, Chish'olm, Cook, , Duncombe of Oxford, Duncombe of Norfolk, Durand, Gibson, Lount, McIntosh, Mackenzie, McMicking, Morrison,

Messrs. Perry, Roblin, Rykert, Rymal, Shaver, Shibley, Smith, Thorburn, Waters, Wells, Wilson, 'V 01 verton, Yager-26.

NAYS,

Messrs. Brown, McCrea, M'DonellOfGlengarry, M'Donell of Northum-

berland, McLean,

Messrs. Merritt, Morris, Richardson,

r Robinson, . Solicitor General, Walsh-'-!l.

- S First Session, Twclftlt Parliament, (183\.)

Titles of Bills originated in the House of Assembly and rejected by the Legij3lative Council, or declined to be acted, upon by that House.

An Act to authorise the Trustees of the Granth9'm Academy to dispose of real Estate, and for other purposes therein rtlentioned.

An Act to autl'lorise His Majesty's J usticeli of the Court: of King's Bench to hold n Court of Oyer'and Terminer, Assize"clfNisiPrius and of General Gaol Delivery in and for the Distric,t of Ottawa.

An Act to amend the Jury Laws of this Province.

An Act to define the limits of the Town of Brantford in the District of Gore, and tol establish, It Policli: and Public Market therein, "'," ' ,

BILLS AllRES'l'ED. 19

An Act fOI the disposal of the Clergy Reserves in this Provinc€', for the purposes of General Education.

An Act for the more equal distribution of the property of personal dying Intnstate .

• \n Act to grant the sum of Four Hundred Pounds for the con. struction of a Bridge at Parrott's Bay •

• \n Act to provide for a Survey in ~he Township of Loughbo. rough.

An Act to erect the County of Hastings into a Separate District.

An Act to divide the township of I-Iawke~bury in the Ottawa District into two separate townships of East and West Hawkes. bury.

An Act to repeal the several laws now in force imposing fines 011 Quakers, iHenollists, and 'runkers, lor non· performance of JUl' IJtia Duty in time of peace •

. \n Act to incorporate sundry persons under the otyle and tltlC of the" President, Directors and t:ompany of the Bank of the N iaga. ra District."

,\n Act granting to Adam Dixson, of l\Ioulinotto, in [he luwnBllijJ of Cornwall, certain privileges contained therein.

}\.n Act to promote Education.

An Act to amend the Court of Requests Law.

An Act to repeal the Law authorising the appointmellt of a Com. mission to take the EVidence relative to the tnal of conte3tcd ElectIOns .

. \n Act to impose a duty on variolls articles Imported from the Untted States of America into tillS Province.

;\n Act to amend the charter of King's Cullege.

1\1) Act to promote the freedom, peace and '1llid of Elections of -'Jembers to represent the several counties, riding'S, cities Illid tOIVn3 in this Province, in the House of Assellibly, and further alld more dlectually to secure the independence of that HOUGe by adoptllll.; the mode of voting by Ballot.

An ;\ct grantillg to Ilia l\laJCGty a ..;UU1 01 I'lllJIICy for tilt; illiplore­mEut ultile Ruad~ and BrIdge;; III the ~e\'(;r'll Dliilrids 111 thi~ fru· VlllC€.

An Act to lilrm the County of Norfol\[.intu lLJ,ugs, UII(l. nl,o to erecL the S31YJe iuto"u [;eparutc DiGtncl, u,nd fur utbu l'lltPL1~Lli therein mentioned.

I 'Iii J~ An Act to amend the Pulice Laws of the Town of Prescott.

An Act ~o authorise the erection of a Mill Dam upon tbe Ril'er Thames III the London Distnct.

i\n Act relating to the granting of the \Vaste . Lallds.of the Crown.

An Act to authorise the isslling uf Licenses for the oale of I

Wine.

An Act to malIC a,grant to the Grantham and Dnth.Acadclllics.

AI1 Act to promote the freedom of Election III Lbe County (;1' Leeds.' .

An Act to remunerate Franci6 IhlJ. Esq., Civil Engineer [or SCI vices at the Bllrlington Buy Canal.

An Act granting further aid to the Burlington B;]), Canal.

An Act to provide [or hol(ling Elections in tlJC County of Leeds ..

Ao Actgrantiog a Sllm of money for the improvement of the ihrlJOnr at Kettle Creck, ;:mu [or other purposes.

An Ad [or the relief of John Pearse and others, and. to eOlll­

]Jlete tlle Lock and Canal between Pigeon aIlll Sturgeon Lake~' 10 the Newcastle District and for other purposes.

An Aet granting to His Majesty a certain sum of money, to "Hable His Majesty to pay to Joseph Turton the balance of his 'ICCOlll1t for work and Jabour performed by him as Contractor for part of the Luildings occupied Ly the Legislature.

"\n Act to eosure the more regular and economical priJl till g of the Statntes of this Province, alld of thos!" Statutes of the fll~­Jlerial Parliallient which may particularly cOl1cernthis Plovincc, to provide that the saill Statutc] be printed by coptract, and abo for their di~tlibutiol1.

TiTLES OF bILLS Oliglll;ltul in the House of .4ssemhly, hut af­tCl"alLis rejccteu :)y that House, by reason of ;lill~ndmcDt~ made [I) them by th.e L~iSl"ldti\·c Coul1l:il.

~'" ,Ltto c[)ntin\l~ ;In,] :lmclllI <Ill :.cl I'rovidil1,,~ <l !,,,llilly fur 11I'~ d~slLUctiulllJl' \Vu]\'('sinIL~ ~L\l'lal D"lriclsoJ til" Province,

<_111U'nd(~f{ by the l..('~i'Jl1.tipe CuunciL, fI'lui (!,I1l(,Nlln:c.rIls njld(,l i'J /.he Asscmb(lJ, il iJlill!; considered it .U,)/I(!J Bill.)

TITLE SOl' BILLS nll:~lI"lted and passed in tIle Le,c;i,laliI'C L'ollu~ ('il. ,md lcjected by Ibe lloli,c uf A~selLlb!y.

An Act to allolV t;~l' people called :-:kp:1t':1tists to make a SOIClllll llftinuation -and deelaratiun instead of t.l11 uall!.

An Act to amend the law respcctiHg Bills of EXLll,lllC',C all,l ProHllssory ~\utes.

~'ln ~\ct to appoint the time alld I'Lte~ fur lJoltli1Jg the COllll or C;cncral Quarter Sessions of the IPe;.lc(") iH each of Ihc ~e\'eldl DIslricts of tlJi~ PICVjUC~\ dnJ to n!liL,:.! the SI~\clt11 L1WS l1PW In i'o!ec for that pUrpG3C_

An Act fl'r the furt!Jc[ amcnt!lliclll of the Law .. lH.l the beLler :lclvancement uf J ustJcc,

.\n .'Lct [0 m~,ke tite remedy 111 C",ic'S of :~;Cdllct:lIll IHOle drec­I Ilal, aut! to (endcr tile t~lthcrs vI' rllc~llilJl,lte chtlt!rC!l 1 L1l.d c' ru~

"ilell slll'lJort.

A.1I i"\.ct to allow pcrso.}-' 1(1 Ii" ;j.\hlli~t:·\J ~\ttorncy U:)il!l ;1 ~,cr·

·,,'H~C of lIn' years uudcr J.tLhJe~ III the 0111<.:1.) of th~' ClcJi ... ur dli'

Crown ami 'Pleas.

,\1) ... let to aIJoil;~lt lItc di~~t]llctlon lH.:L\'.Cl'll (;l{1wl <llJll Petit Lareeny, a\Ji~ to enrllJle Courts ui" U;.:1H.:ral Quarter bcs~lt)ll~ of (lie .PCtlCC, and any C"urt 11;JVUJq; tlie like powur::;, to try all cases of silllple Larceny ulHler cert,lill rcdrictiolls, amI to aillcllu the Lt'I'I3 rcspcc{inf', the punishment or LarcclJY.

An Act to cOIJstitute :1 ncw COUI t of Appeal for fcr;;iin;; the lclclglllents 01 the COUlt of Ei,,::,'s Hench.

TITLES OF BILLS jI:I:,:;cd by tllc Legislativc Council and I!nu:;c of AssemlJJy, <Jllll rc:;crvcd CUi the siglJification of His M~lics, ty,s pleasure,

An Act to eonfil1l1 fililish suLjccls in Iheir title,: to real estate ·ic:lil',:d throu::;h ,11"~1I8.

An Act to iilcorporalc El1wlr'l PC13:lll'o I"lder Iii:' ~:I\'k allf! titk 'If tllr I'J(':,:<IClII :mel lIlIC( '''1:' 'Ji 'he {'n,er C,t]!;tlL,' Li(~ lnsu-11~·C and 'l"iU:;t l'Oll!l'JllY

22 BILLS ARRESTED.

An Act to incorporate sundry persons under the style and title of the Pre&ident, Directors and Company of the Gore Bank.

An Act altering and amending the charter of the President, Directors and Company of the Commercial Bank of the :Midland District, and for increasing the number of shares to be held in the capital $toek of the Company.

An Act for the relief' of tbe heirs of the latc Peter Desjardins.

Clerk of Assembly's Office, ~ Toronto, April 17, 1835. ~

JAMES FITZGIBBON,

Clerk of Assembly.