without any notice being taken of if while the tttumey general was prosecuting o- tliirs fr lithils on the government we shouid now how the government that we are jvpdv 10 express our free seutiments am faithfully discharge our duty to the comitrr mr betiiune was of opinion that the roaulitions iniroduced by the hon and lejiiied gentleman contained the most scandalous libels and particularly on the administration of justice in this province the hon and learned gentleman had not thought proper to refer to any acts of mal administration but had contented himself i- inching general charges which be would defy iiim to subtantiate if those expres sions were meant to allude to a late deci sion respecting which a petitiou was now before the house he thought the honorable and learned gentleman would fail in mak ing good his charges if he adduced that de cision as an instance against the adminis trate of justice in this province he had read that petitiou and was satisfied that it would fall far short of casting any imputa tion on the administration of justice in his opinion the hue administration had pur sued a conscientious course and he could not consider it as proper that the house should address his excellency tho present lieut governor in language such as was contained in these resolutions and hoped there would be suriicieot firmness in the house to reject them mr rolph expected in moving these resolutions that lie should excite the jea lousy of certain hon members he would however take the opportunity of inform ing them and the house that it was not well grounded because he had almost made up bis miud not to accept of office under the present administration he thought it proper to say thus much in reply to the remarks which bad been made ou the sub ject of the treasury bench the honora ble member who spoke last seemed to think that no acts of impropriety had taken place and appeared lobe forgetful of the thousand acts he might say which have been stamped by the country with its dis approbation the resolutions he had pro posed were charged by that honorable gentleman as being libellous he would re fer him to the official gazette where the most infamous libels had been published against this bouse with the kings anns blaxoneil at their heads he would ask if tho people were satisfied when an adminis tration burled from the bench one of its brightest ornaments- or could it be said that suspicion was not excited when a judge at the mere dictum of the executive was discharged from hi office in eng land judges were appointed during good behaviour and could not be tampered with in tue execution of their important duties in sich a tnanucr but here a judge lias scarcely taken his seat when he is un robed by a provincial administration snch acts of intimidation must have their effect and created a suspicion against the administration of justice and which under such circumstances ought not to be above suspicion ltwasnow time to take a man ly s md and remedy these evils which were nobetterthau downright acts of ty ranny the system of intimidation bad been carried also into the legislature of this branch be should not say any thing but who could look at the evidence of the lion thomas clark and mr dickson two of the most illustrious noblemen in pper canada and say that the lords were in- depeudcutly constituted intimidation was used against them and they were compelled either to change their minds on certain questions or lose their offices are we to be blind to theso things or are they poposcly to be forgotten it was to be hoped that the present administration would act differently by consulting the in terests and feelings of the people with respect to the alien question he would ask whether a measure so despotic was ever e reposed by any government or adopted y any legislature however corrupt the college too with all its appoint ments aud salaries bursars and olficers liad been established without consulting the wishes of the people aud was an in stitution which did not accord with their feelings be was happy however to ob serve that an enlightened committee of the british house of commons had recom mended that its charter should be altered the evertobedetested 44th of the king had heeu repealed year after year by this house who had gone up with it en masse to the council and no sooner were their backs turned than it was thrown under the table and could it theu he said that the feelings of tho people were consulted now the repeal of that law came recom mended from the throne by his excel lency and it would be seen whether it would be attended to elsewhere with respect to the advisers of the late adminis tration he observed that one of them who bad a seat in this house was not now in his place in his absence he would be so far the advocate of sir 1 maitland as to 6ay that he confided too much on those a- rourd him on them the blame ought prin cipally to fall and on them a vote of this house he was confident would now place it it was very proper that these advi sers should he alluded to iu tho address as it might prevent the present administra tion suffering such persons to insinuate themselves as counsellors of the govern ment tho result of the late elections had shown what the wishes of the people were and e might say in language which had been termed libellous that this house had beau swept with the besom of their destruction common rumour bad reported that sir john cjibornc was not unlike sir james icsnpt who in lower canada had re ceived the address of the assembly most cordially and as the reign of terror was mow over in this province ho had no doubt the address of this house would be receiv ed witi tho same marks of approbation ma ha li win hoped that the house would respond the voice of the country as dec li red at the late election members had been challanged for facts as if he felt disposed to do no he could enumerate ma ny instances against the administration hut in saying ttiii he begged to be under stood as separating hc administration from in advucis as they here the persons uiii to blame the cxi riujg administra tion bid nver mitcrgofib iiy change but jad pursued tho sains injurious course n from the first settlement of the province this moment and the best proof of tl was to he found in tho degrading distant at which we are placed behind ourneig bours iu the united states there th had an administration which studied u interests of the people here we had nvt as to the evil advisers could that odio measure the union of the provinces he fv- gotten which originated with the preset advisers the detestable hill proposed i that occasion would have robbed us of or dearest aud best rights the dreadful ne glect in tho settlement of the province k the charge of exorbitant fees bad direcud emigration to the united states atd could it be expected that prosperity won i follow if the same advisers were retaiuti had degraded every thing in the province the judges had been degraded by an improper construction of lawgourlay was banished from the country and the faction bad attempted to degrade the king by making his deeds void teachers of youth were degraded as they could only teach on such terms as no honest man would consent to and some were dismiss ed for actiug uprightly it was time for the administration to be upset and be hop ed it would be his support should be gi- veu to the resolutions mr mckenzie before proceeding to the discussion of the question was desirous of being informed what was meant hi the administration and whether it was to he understood bat there was an adminis- this house should be considered thegreu tration distinct from the governor whos council of the country and he hoped thtt under the present administration its advit would have its proper weight and be a- tended to true a change had taken plat in the head of the administration but tie maxims and opinions of those about t were the same and an university was es tablished where the youth were to be trained up for the purpose of perpetuating those maxims the great majority ol tie country were iu favor of a chauge of advi sers and it would afford him real pleasua to see his hon and learned friend from mid dlesex at the lop of the treasury bench as it hail been calledthere he should b and there he hoped to god to see him for then wise measures would be followed is he would not be actuated by a desire pur emolument but for thegood of the country he would ask what confidence could be placed by the country in the advisers who bad recommended that a seventh of the whole province should bo devoted to one denomination of the christians and who would disturb the peace of the country by setting up one church against another he belouged to that church himself but would be sorry to sec it usurping the tights of others iu the ease of judge willis the interference of the advisers of the crown had been inexcusable aud wicked no sooner was it thought that the learned judge had rendered himself popular by his upright conduct than he was instantly de graded while those who had lost the con fidence of the countrv were introduced in to the council of ibe province from the detestable alien bill the people had saved themselves by sending on agent home and their representations had met with a favourable reception on tho part of the home government it had been said that the measure was first introduced in this house it was true that a question had a- risen here eight years ago but the inter ference of the executive was to be attri buted to the advisers of the government at a time when they guided this house but which he hoped they would never be able to guide again it was under tho tenor of that qticstiou that many valuable men left the provfuce after selling all they possess ed for almost nothing to the same cause was to be attributed the fact that large bo dies of german settlers from the united states who were on their way to this pro vince with their families bringing with them their stock and money and loaded wagons were deterred from coming a- mong us and carried their wealth and in dustry to enrich the state of onto a- hundanee of facts might and would be produced duriug tho present session to shew that an injurious system had been pursued he would give his hearty sup- poit to the resolutions mr bethlne said that the hon member had made allusions to the state of improvement between this province and the neighboring states he would wish that hon member to ask himsolf or to ask his friends whose was the fault that more improvement was not effected referring to late measures he would instance the public roads and let that hon gentle man learn from bis friends wbo was to blame if they wero found from year to year iu the same almost impassable state an important measure had been introduced during the last session on thissubject which would have accomplished a great good for the country and yet through the means of the learned member from middlesex it had been lost was the failure of that and d- ther measures intended for the real inter ests of the country to be attributed to the executive or its advisers or was it not rather to be attributed to those who had made it a point to meet every measure which originated from the executive with an unqualified opposition with respect to the allusion which had been mado as to the maxims which the learned gentleman so much feared were to inculcated on the minds of the youth of the province he would like the learned gentleman to in form him where his own son had been e- ducated and whether he had imbibed any principles or maxims which he reprobat ed it had been asked why the alien bill was introduced it would have been more proper however to have asked by whom it wasagaiu restored to the order of the day after it bad heeu lost he would answer the qucstiou for the learned gen tleman and tell him that the passing of that bill by restoring it to the order of the day was to be attributed to the learned member for middlesex the consistency of whose conduct in acting one way aud speaking another must be left to himsolf to account for theremoval of mr justice willis was the act of the executive and not connect ed with tho administration of justice and it was not fair to say that it was subject to suspicion because that removal had taken place some further proof should bo ad duced beforo the house could feel itself justified iu concurring with the sentiments expressed in the resolutions which were to form the ground of an address in reply to the speech the subject of removal if brought before the house at all should be made the subject of a separate discussion but it was improper in bis opinion to in troduce it iuto the address ma k etc hum was not desirous to know whether the address would be well received or uttt lie would give the truth and good advice if acted upon it would be wise ifnot let the responsibility rest on tho guilty he had heard of a faction and was awaro that there was a faction in the province but with the help of the mother country it would bo put downnow was the time to rise aud assert our rightslbe fiction thought to alienate tiio affections of the people from the mother country and acts he hadberctoforcconsi ercd ashisown- mr baldwin rose to explain the governor was answerable to any individu al who might feel himself aggrieved for the acts he performed but redress must be sought iu england and the expense of following him there independent of the representations which a governor had it to power to make to the home govern ment when charges were broughr ngaint him were such serious obstacles that the remedy was perfectly ludicrous for how was it possible to meet tho expense of im peaching a governor at home when it was recollected that millions of money and much time were spent in the case of warren hastings a remedy we certain ly have but iu seeking it we must expect to be beggarred in fact there was no use ful or safe mode by which a governor could be brought to account in this province he believed it was the practice to refer matters to the executive council that council was within our reach they were responsible to us and we might in his opmion be their constitutional accu sers as an abstract question this house should be placed on the same footing with the house of commons in england other wise those who sat iu it could not properly ho called the representatives of the peo ple the right of impeachment of public officers should belong to it mr perry jn the administration would include governor and advisers ll together they were all equally to hi me rid he would nwl mreeu tw advisers the administration was unpopular and not without cause sycophancy had been the true road to preferment anil he was credi bly informed that it was even the prac tice to keep a regular black list and any person whose name fount its way there was cut oft from all expectation the country had been disappointed and the injury was felt to this day as to the ad ministration of justice it was notorious that it was suspected and late appointments to the bench were sufficient to make it so as persons were selected who from family connections aud from being entangled in polities could not be considered indepen dent and who from these causes were led to give such charges to juries as were highly impropcrhe would instance the case of colinsin his opiuinu the admi nistration of justice was suspected and he thought it proper to say so in the ad dress mr- mckenzie would with permis sion of the house read an extract from burnetts history of his own times no mean authority after reading the character of charles 1st as given by that historian aud makiug some comments on the passa ges it had read gave his support to his re- resolillions mr- willson wentworth was of opinic that whatever blame might be at tache to the late administration it was not tr be attributed altogether to the go vernor or council this house must bear is share of that blame as members of fner parliaments had agitated ques tions the discussion of which had created much evii mr radenhurst would firmly support the resolution rehting to the ad ministration of justice thievm that it spoke the voice of the county and particu larly of his constituents wlmje loyalty had never been doubted amine the acts of the late administration whnh could not be supported was the removd of a learned judge as he considered unconstitutional ly and oppressively for the expression of an opinion which he had a rht to offer iu 1 the discharge of his duty the judges iu this country ho hoped wmld be put on the same independent footing as in en gland and until this was doie it could not he said that the admiuiiration of jus tice was efficient- at the ebse of the late admitiistratinu addresses were presented to the governor on his departure audit was noiv for this house t say whether those addressesspokc the voe of the peo ple they did not do so in the district of bathurst or at least iu the county he had the honor to represent when mauy others besides himself had refused to sign them he was not prepared eertiinly to go all the lengths proposed in the cvoral resolu tions but would give bis asseut to that which declared that the dminisiration of justice is suspected in oue of the districts of the province a person had been appointed judge of the district court and at the same lime was a practi sing attorney in the same district he had no doubt but that this person would act impartially but the people would have a suspicion gainst him aud in such cases the feelings of the people dinuld be con sulted the committee rost and reported tho resolutions on tho motou for receiv ing the report tiik attorney general ob served that having come into tho house only a few minutes before te had merely beard the end of tho debate which he un derstood bad taken place iu elation to one of the resolutions reported from the com mittee he meant that resolution which conveyed a censure upon the government as conducted by the laic lieu governor aud he felt that be should not be acting with a proper regard to the proceedings of tho house if ho should detain them now by replying particularly to fragments of a debate which he bad not heard and which he bad gathered merely from conversation siucc ho had come to the house this much however he would say with mfereueo io the measures of the goverunteut within the period alluded to ami to the eeusures which had heeu east upon them ho but held an office under the government which it was certain mado it his duty to take a prominent part in many of the meanrcs of it is satisfactory to ns to learn from your i plate administration for so it was the excellency that an equitable arrangement fashion to speak of those by whom the dif- has been made by the arbitrators on tho ferent departments of the government part of upper and lower canada respect- were conducted he had held lispreeeut jug the proportion of duties to be paid to office which was not an unimportant one ibis province- for some years before that period and he we will direct our anxious attention to felt it only necessary to say that he should the stair of the public hcbools and consi- look on himself as an unworthy servant of her what improvements on the present lm- i lis majesty and as an unfit member of a perfect and unsatisfactory system are best popular assembly if he did uot feel ready i aculfctcd to open to the youth of this pro- at all times to account for every part of his nice the means of receiving a liberal and public conduct he was prepared to do so tensivo course of instruction aud we arc and opportunities enough uo doubt would ully sensible of the vast importance of un- presenl themselves in the course of tho fcs- ion whatever were the motive which actuated these attacks upon the govern ment hens a member of it was willing to take all the responsibility that belonged to bis situation as a servant of the king and he required no indulgence from the house or from any of his fellow subjects for receiving the report yeas 37 nays 4 on motion of mr rolpb messrs mccall and matthews were appointed a committee to draft the address to his excellency pursuant to the resolutions ma- mccall reported that the address pursuant to the resolutions was prepared when it was received by the ilouseread a first and second time and ordered to he engrossed and read a third time tomor row the speaker communicated to the house a letter he had received from the cashier of the bank of upper canada with a statement of the affairs of the bank on 3istdec as follows funds and property capital slock paid in debts due to the bank debts due by the bank bank notes iu circulation specie in tho vault adjourned house of assembly january 13 address to his excellency in reply to his excellen cys speech mr rolph moved the third reading of the address which having been read by the speaker the question was put from tho chair for its final passage on which the house divided as follows yts messrs frawbamvintak- casing 55007 17 g 72410 00 0 169083 12 11 47792 14 4 121023 10 0 tt4h h 4 exertions to attract able masters to liis country where the population and wealth bear do proportion to the number f officers and employments which ought 11 be held by men of education and ae- imreuients disposed to support the laws ml ti hat ive are highly tffhtified to find so livourltl itipdttodgtj by yourkxceheney lie free idstitutions of our country while wo ttus welcome the respect of foul excellency lor the just liberties of lie ivople your excellency may rely up- tl ftlir dutiful regard for the constitution h exorcise of ii is majestys royal prero- kuive the expenses alreadv incurred in carry- u on the works in the iore and niagara districts has been considerable but wc shall us happy to find in their further progress ue most favourable expectations realised lein aware that such enterprises can at fist he seldom duly appreciated- vve he however the force and truth of your excellencys declaration that the value of tit productions of the soil can ueverhe blown until chere are such improvements m the internal communications as to facili tate our commercial intercourse with tho vst empire of bich we form a part we will bestow particular attention up- oi he changes it may be expedient to make it the present mode of maintaining the public roads in a proper state and while we inquire into the condition and revenue of the post office department wc will not lail lo promote as fur as practicable the forwarding of the mails with safety and ex- pcdiiion the promotion of internal improvements and the essential aid of well organized in stitutions for the reception of every des- cnptiou ol settler woohl promote the as r t tale cflrojitolib kingston january z 1329 lock broiise biiell cawthra ua riculturul interest of the colony nnd the nd- dicksuii rwinj frier hamilton lnj vnocement of its commerce and we shall dersun hopkins irnir ketch hip i be happy tofind from the extent of the re born leflcrty ionjby inckivood lions i s0ur placed at the disposal of the legis- vciall mcdonald mackenzie ftlwlcfdm hiture aud from the more economical ap- m at thews morns den hurst raudal terry thomson wilkinson james 1 son nd woodruff 37 na i mr samson i the nddrss was passed signed by the speaker and is as follows to fits excellency 6iv john lolbome 8fc kc mai it phase your ercrllency wr his majestys dutiful and lyal subjects the commons of upper canada in provincial parliament assembled hnm- hly thank your excellency for your xrjl cious speech from the throne at tho 0 pcuing of the present session we offer to your excellency our hum ble congratulations upon your accession to the government of this country and we sincerely participate the anxiousfeeltngs and expectations of the people upou that happy and auspicious event we highly value the assurance of your excellency that upon assuming this go vernment your excellency was desirous of meeting us iu provincial parliament ai cu earlier period than the present and we are satisfied that in adopting this delay your perry peterson r j plication of them that we can realize the ol n kolpb shaver he just and extended views of your excel lency upon those important subjects agriculture air dalton hiongbt forward his resolu tions on agvicnltiiie nd couuneice which be prefaced by a speech evincing greit ta lent and deep research rule alteitej the rule cnibiii- any one member to shut the doors of the home at his pleasure was altered so as o give that power to a majority of the house on motion without debate the petitions on the york controverted elections were ordered 10 be entered on the journals contingencies mr horntrs utiun resulted in an ad dress to his excellncy requesting hire to place xsoo at the dfepiil f the house ii the speakers haids towards paying the con tingencies of the present session otter creek mr john rolph gve notice of a motion for the improvement of the nvigation of otter creek education ru-mi- ii mat in aooilllif uiis icihv your ttr r r i l e excellency was influenced by a de fru fj as jet it a promote the interests of the country- 2fst select conmutee on education and to report what cbangesare wo will direct an ury immediate and ar- i expedient in the present svsttm of district tc e3 c u v ability of putting into earlv opmdm a -ol- the colony and we rrtut rnajtftrfrr bt i i r gracious coopcratiou of your kxcellcncy the meons of receiving a liberal and exten- our exertions will soon he rewarded hy sivc course of instruction the future prosperity happiness and con tentment of his majestys faithful canadian people in every part f the pro- public roam mr john rolph gave notice of a motion for the appointment of a select committee vince- to consider and report upon that part of the for the insurance of those most impor- lieutenant governors speech respecting tne tant objects we his majestys most faithful public roads commons confiding in the candour of your post office department excellency and iu your readiness to re- messrs mackenzie matthews cawthra coguisc us as constitutional advisers of elacklock and teiry were appointed a se- the crown do humbly pray your excel- lect committee of enquiry- lency against the injurious policy hitherto petitions pursued by the provincial administration petitions were presented from certain ma- and although we at preseut see your ex- gistrates merchants and freeholders of the celiency unhappily surrounded hx tresame townships of etebicoke toronto and chin- advisers as have so deeply wounded the j guacousy requiring did f t the repair of a feelings and injured the best interests of j rodby mr mackenzie from john decou the country yet in the interval ol b0j nc- 1 nd others for an act to incorprale a glass cessary change we entertain an anxious j factory by prleserty from john cam- belief that uuderthe auspices of your ex- n esq and pthera by mr j- celtencv the administration of justice i from mr forsyth of niagara falls by mr- will rise above suspiciou the wishes and interests of the people be properly respect ed the conslituiional rights and indepen dence of the legislature be held inviola ble the prerogative and patrou of his most gracious majesty he exercised for the happiness of his people and the ho nour of his crown ami the revenues of the colony he hereafter sacredly devoted to the many nod urgent objects phllc improvement after making provision for the public service upon the basis of that e- conomy which is suited to the exigencies of the country and the condition of its in habitants wo will direct our particular v laut attention to the public estimate of the present year and the public accounts whenever your excellency shfh cause them to he laid before us we will receive with all respect ine pl sure of his majesty upon our se at dresses of last parliament wbenp your excellency shall be pleased t ommuni- cate it we will direct our attention to the laws about to expire and it affords lfl highest gratification to receive such a nwf vour excellencys regard for the constitutional wishes and feelings of the people as io aa vise the repeal of an act entitled ac for better securing this province ng seditious attempts or designs to di lnu tranquility thereof and we l oavc humbly tu ssure your excellence n thing in our opinion will mon happily tend to spread contentment am uu impure to public spirit and enienp the continued manifestation by our i randal and from the town of niagara on the behalf of mr collins by mr dickson yesterday about noon the house went up with the speaker at its head to the go vernment house and delivered tho address in reply to the lieutenant governorsspeech general colbornes answer was as follows gentlemen i thank you for the congratulations and assurances expressed in your address but i must remark that it is less difficult to disco ver the traces of political dissentions and lo cal jealousies in this colony than to efface them with the conviction therefore that in ma ny instances the most upright intentions have been discoloured by the medium through which they have been seen 1 anticipate that the principles of the constitution being kept ste dily in view and the good seme uf the people will neutralize the efforts of any in terested faction by recent arrivals at new york loudon dates to the 2d of december have been re- ceived there appearshovvever to bo no intelligence of importance furnished by these arrivals wc this week devote our columns prin cipally to the proceedings of our provinci al legislature and we take this opportu nity of assuring our readers that we shall spare no pains in laying theso debates be fore them as early and as fully as possible on thursday evening commodore barrie gave a most spleudid and nume rously attended ball to the inhabitants of kingston and the military naval branch es of the service a large party were with the commodores usual hospitality entertained at dinner and at 8 dancing commenced the ball was opened by a country dance the commodore leading off with mrs charles jones immediately afterquadrilie ensued and at 12 upwards of 100 sat down to a magnificent supper champagne flew in torrenisand the festive scene was prolonged until far beyond the peep of day when many were seeo gliding over the glassy surface of our lake with a caution which clearly developed that the influence of that enchautiug li quor had uot been exhausted by the repe tition of the amusement of the evening af ter supper- distjessing accident on sunday even ing last a boy about 6 years old son of henry honicar residing in brewery street iu this town was burnt to death under tho following circumstances mrs honicarit appears having put the children to bed j v ii ii went to visit a neighbourandinher absence the deceased got up aud in attempting to light a candle his clothes caught the fatal element which soon terminated the exist ence of the unfortunate child the weather during the last week has been peculiarly soft and mild the thermo meter averaging 34 and the days dark and uncertain indicating a change tiat only last evening was produced by a fall of liht snow accompanied by a wind which caus ed it to drift in several places and has not tended much to the improvement of our sleighing the thermometer yesterday morning stood at 31 and atsix this morn ing it had fallen to ten the ice continues iirm and good and from the clear and bright appearance of this day a continua tion of such weather may bo as naturally expected as it is ardently desired house of assembly the proceedings uf yesterday consisted of the introduction of dr baldwins perish end town officer bill and jury rill several addresses to the lieutenant governor for en quiry on various subjects with sundry peti tion v the house on motio of r ackenzie agreed to take into consideration the attorney generals election and the charge f partiality against the sheriff on thursday the 29th inst at noon contingencies dr letferty nd r valcolm took up the address for 800 on account of the contin- geocien of firlitrtvm n his excellency aatardayafteri oi- before five t the celiency of the same liberal and icnlightcn- wvrraut for the cash was in the speakers ed policy hands military jovtwnt we regret to learn savsthe quebec official gazette that tho 66th recimeut commanded by colonel nieol will have this garrison in the spring for upper canada the 68th regiment will return to this garrison to relieve the gbib preparatory to their returning home oil the arrival of another regiment for england since the above was put in type we aro confidently informed that the 79th high landers at present in montreal will relieve the latter regiment will replace the gs th light infantry at york and the upper posts the york mail having just arrived we are enabled to lay heforo our readers tho address of the legislative council to his excellencys speech at the opening of tho session to his excellency sir john colborne sfc fyc fe may it plkask your excellency we his majestys most dutiful and loy al subjects the legislative council of up per canada in provincial parliament as sembled return our most respectful thanks for your excellencys speech from the throne we beg leave to express our acknow ledgements for the kind consideration of your excellency in forbearing to sum mon the provincial parliament at an ear lier period than the present in order to consult the interests of the country by con vening us at a season when lii tie embar rassment or inconvenience cau he experien ced in any district from our beiug called to our legislative duties we fully concur with your excellency while recommending our immediate and earnest attention to affairs which are close ly connected with the welfare of the colony that uo surer proofs of our vigilance can be adduced than the prosperity happi ness and contentment of his majestys canadian subjects and we trust that while diligently aud exclusively consider ing the public good in the exercise of our important functions those ends will be as sured and the beneficial effects of our pro ceedings will soon be apparent in every part of the province we shall not fail to give our early con sideration to tho laws which are about to expire and also to the suggestion of your excellency relative to the act for the bet ter securing the province passed in the- 44th year of his late majesty 8 feign it is satisfactory to us to he informed by your excellency that an ccpi table ar rangement has taken place with respect to the proportion of duties to be paid to this province by lower canada notwithstanding that your excellency considers the organization of tho public schools susceptible of improvement and hopes that measures will he adopted to re form the royal grammar school and to incorporate it with tho university recently endowed hy his majesty and to introduce a ystein in that seminary that will open to the youth of the province the moans of