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hility I shall not have the pleasure, of .reeeiv- i lag another Address from the lA-gislntive Anemhly of mynative Province. Mr. ' peaker, , I 'ill be candid with you, and say that I had L In ambition and a great desire to till i . THE OFFICE OF L1r.crC.NANT.tl0vr.R.NOR . ett this Province, and I am glad to learn from you, Sir, and from the. representative men oi this Assembly. that, having discharged the duties appertaining to that otiice for six _ _ l have done so. in your opinion, in an 1 impartinlnnd constitutional manner. that l have upheld its dignity and prestige while I have not weakened, l tn at. its ancient rights and privileges. (Ileani cum Sir, lean only now wish you a. kind farewell, expressing the hope that my successor in (Alice may have the some prosperous and happy career in tiovoru. went Horne that it has been my good tormne to enjoy. and I hope that your deliberation.<, {tempted and guided by the same spirit as ' itherto, may have as successful an issue in the , deliberations of previous Parliaments with , . which I have had the honor to not. And , now, Mr. Speaker. I would L. doing 3 myself an injustice, seeing my iriend the ie Attorney-General ut my side. wero i nut to ; express to himself on behalf of Mrs. Robinson it and myself the gratitude which we feel. not only to himself, but every member oi his t Ministry, for the kindness. for the good-will .3 and for the vousideration which they have rx- ' (untied to us during our sojourn here. which l, have tended to make u happy home for us, 'N while 1 hope it has been attended with some i lutie advantage to the puhlic. (Hear. hear.) , The icgislators cisitcd the conservatories. _ and on re-entcriug the drawing-room were ' pr: mted to Mrs. Hohinson. After a short 1 time spent in conversation the representatives _ withdrew. ' AY INTERESTING EVENT. ', Yesterday's proceedings were n reviral,out oi wept-rt for the Licutenantuloveritor, of a _ etice which had not been observed since - l,zi'i',f,','d'/ll,f. In the Parliaments of Upper sud Lower Canada before the Union it was :he practise of the members to attend the Govcr. .r nor-General in a body and present him with , the Address in reply to the Sport-h from the Throne. In the journals of the Asseinhlyf ot' Lower Canada. as far back its December 20, if 1792, is found the following entry ..--'. The i House is unanimous that the Speaker set. out .1 at noon, preceded by the FVa'gcantmt-Arms " 'ta,rittet." mace, that the menihers follow to bt the C Mean St. Louis. "here Mr. Speaker :1 will read the. Address, after which ' 5 member will read the some in '0 English, and that the clerk do follow 10 the House at some distance in case of need i. end that the House do return in the same order." A similar practice was followed by the Parliament of old Canada until Coniedera. tion, when it gave place to the more convenient custom oi having the Address pram-Med by the members of the Council-this practice prevail- ing both in the Federal Parliament and the Local Legislatures. Special addresses were presented to Lord Lisgar, Lord l.)ufl'erin and the Marquis of Lorne on their departure, but these were not in reply to the Speech from the Throne.