ml ireland the inconvenience arising from a constant recurrence of discussions on this question the difficulties which it imposed on the government in consequence of the divided state of public opinion and the di vided sentiments of both houses of parlia ment and having also stated the nature of the measure i have nothing further to add than to entreat your lordships to give a subject of such importance the most full most impartial and most serious considera tion cheers thursday april 9 third re ding of the roman catholic relief bill the duke of wellington moved the or der of the day for the third reading of the bill the marquis camden was convinced that the measure of relief would he preg nant with important benefits to the em pire viscount granville heartily rejoiced that the measure had at last been introduced by the government and that it was now ou the eve of being finally set at rest lord eldon reiterated at great length bis objections to the bill he offered up his humble supplication to the divine be ing thai the measure now before their lordships might not end in the ruin of the purest church and the purest system of christianity which the world had ever witnessed hear hear if he voted for this bill he should vote for it against his decided opiuion that he should be doing infinite ruin to the established church of england he was of opinion that the church of ireland would nut long survive if the bill passed and that the church of england would soon after fall he pray ed to god that those evils might be avert ed which he foresaw their lordships beard the words of a man who must soon for it could not be otherwise be called to his great account god almighty forbid that be should give his consent to this bill he could never do bo if he were it were a breach of every maxim which had regulated bis civil conduct and of every notion be had with respect to all the oaths be had taken and the declarations he bad made he had rather not exist than awake to morrow from his sleep with tbe reflection that he had acted as a traitor to bis country cheers the earl of harrowhy replied to the naole earl in a loxuj and argumentative speech tbe dukeofatbol most sincerely ap proved of the measure the earl of abingdon felt himself oblig ed in accordance with bis oath to oppose a measure which allowed a certain degree of spiritual authority to the pope lord middleton supported tbe bill the duke of newcastle solemnly de clared that he cousidered the bill so repug nant to the protestant spirit of the con stitution to be in fact so truly the death- warrant of our protestant establishments that after its passing he was sure be should feel totally reckless as to what came ater it- the earl of rodeo would vote against the bill because he conceived it to be a acrifice of the protestant interest on tbe altar of expediency the bishop of litchfield would give the measure bis best support because he con ceived its tendency to he to promote the interest of te protestant religion and to extend the blessings of religious toleration tbe duke of newcastle begged leave in explanation to say that the strong term which he had applied to the bill were not intended to apply to tbe noble duke at the head of the government the duke of wellington i did not bfir a single word from the noble duke thnr 1 hink requires any explanation t s eirl of falmouth reiterated his ob- jecious to the bill the duke of cumberland was as hostile to the measure as ever hr could not hel conceiving the change which was now xnedit ted wis one wbict be could look on in no other light than such a breach of the prntestaut constiiatioo as he could not possibly sanction with his support a the same time he would confess that aathonh in the outset of this business ne nad acquainted the tjoole duke that be felt it incompatible with his duty to sup port this change in the constitution there were certain occurrences which had since taken place which even rendered him more indisposed to the measure on the whole he felt with regret that in this instance he must withdraw bis support from the go vernment of which the noble duke was at the bead the duke of sussex replied to his illus trious brother and eulogised the duke of wellington for bringing forward the mea sure of relief the bishop of bath and wells contend ed that the tenets of the catholic religion were totally and diametrically opposite to the principles of that free government which has been happily established for ages in this country lord redesdale opposed the bill the marquis of lansdowne repeated bis arguments in support of tbe bill lord holland followed on the same side tbe duke of wellington replied at considerable length to the observations of the earl of eldon i am asked said the noble duke what are my pros p ecu of tbe success of the measure i am sanguine enough to imagine that the greatest pos sible amelioration will be effected in the state of the country in consequence of the fassingofthe catholic relief bill cheers am satisfied that the measure will do much at present and that in the long run it will effect all that the most sanguine a- mnog ns can possibly expect or desire but it has given me great concern that my ad vocacy of the measure has been the cause of separating me from many of my noble friends in this house and i have particu larly to lament that it has occasioned the separation from me of the noble and learned lord eldon i am sorry too to have observed this night that this mea sure has led a noble and illustrious per sonage to withdraw his confidence from roe for the opiuion of that noble and illustrious personage i entertain every res pect but 1 confess that though i knew thozeal anxiety and intensity of the feel ing which that noble and illustrious iod- vuliul manifested at an early period of tbe sesbion against this meauie before it had come under the consideration of thy house i flattered myself that when tbe measure had been fully discussed by your lordship it would not induce that noble andlllus trious individual to pronounce the with drawal of bis confidence from me and my right hon colleagues hear hear the duty which i have performed my lords ha- unfortuuately separated me from many of my noble friends but it was aduty which imperiously devolved up on mc and from tbe discharge of which no consideration whatever could induce mc to shrink i am confident that the results of this measure will be such as to convince even those who are now most opposed to it of the wisdom and necessity of such a measure under the existing circumstances of the country if i have then my lords been so unfortunate as to lose tbe confi dence of the noble and illustrious indivi dual to whom i allude all i will say is that i have notsaid a word upon this ques- tiou nor done any thing in regard to this measure which i have not considered it my duty to his majesty and the public ei ther to do or to say cheers i must add that though i have had to regret the separation from some noble friends upon this question i have the consolation to think that many noble lords who have hitherto differed with me on other subjects may have done me tho honour of giving to me their confidence and support on this questiou i have to return my thanks to the noble lords opposite with whom i possess no political connexions and from whom i had no right to expect support for the zealous nnd handsome aid which they have given to me throughout the discus sions of this measure in this house i cannot sitdown my lords without con gratulating the house and thu country that the bill has now arrived almost at its final stage in this house and i confidently trust that ere long we shall behold its beuefi- cial effects displayed in the establishment of the peace the happiness and the pros perity of the country cheers the house then divided when the num bers were content present 149 proxies 64 not content present proxies 213 109 majority for the third reading 104 the ditfraochipnipnt rill was then like wise read a third time and passed after an ineffectual attempt by tbe duke of rich mond while straogers were excluded to introduce an amendment at two oclock tho house adjourned un til monday from the boston patriot very late from europe by the arrival at this port of the packet ship amethyst capt nye in he remark ably short passage of 22 days from liver pool 19 days from land to land ne have london papers to april 20 inclusive the a sailed from liverpool pril 21- tbe shipping and commercial news by this arrival wilt be found under their ap propriate heads we are indebted to mr topliff for a liverpool paper of the 21st ult the catholic relief bill passed tbe house of lords april 10 majority 105 of the bench of bishops ten were iu favor of the bill and twenty against it on april 13 the royal assent was given to this bill and also to the disfranchisement bill both hills went into operation on april 23 when tbe followiug peers who are catholics were to take their seats in parliament viz duke of norfolk earl of shrewsbury lords cliffurd arundel dormer stafford and petre the passage of the catholic relief bill was received with great exultation in ire land tbe following extract isafairsam- ple of public sentiment there catholic relief in ireland we have had a revolution but it has not cost a single life it has dot cost a single tear- thanks to parliament thanks to theminis- tei thanks to the king it is a revolu tion we deny it not it is a glorious re volution it gives liberty to ireland it gjves neligiouft peaae ls onnfinnib amh consolidates the union of tbe british islands it renders the connexion indissoluble it is the irish bill of rights- it is the magna charta of ireland our struggles our auxieties our sacrifices have had there- ward the only reward for which we labor ed the freedom of our country dublin e post the duke of wellington was so unwell on the 4th ult as to be bled it uid not however prevent his going out and he was preparing to leave london for an excursion to the country during tbe easter holidays parliament was to be prorogued late in may or early in june from the latest liverpool papers it ap pears that all branches of trade and espe cially the silk trade are much depressed this depression is attributed principally to overtrading and overproduction a motion in parliament for a select com mittee to enquire into the state of tbe silk trade was negatived by a majority of 118 the wine trade is excessively depressed in france as are also most other branches of trade a report is mentioned in the french papers of the destruction of cadiz by an innundation supposed to be unfounded upon the present aspect of the affairs on the continent the london courier of april 15 says it must he allowed that the duke of wellington fills now a much larger space in the eye of europe large as that space was than he did at the commence ment of the carapaigu in the east last year foreign powers are now to con template him not only as the great general in the field but as the successful minister in the cabinet tbe foreign influence there fore of such a minister supported by tbe throne on one side by so decisive a ma jority of parliament on the other and thus wielding all the energies of so vast an em pire cannot but be great and we trust will be of the utmost advantage to the peace aud repose of europe the appointment ofsoable a man as mr robert gordon to be our minister to the sublime porte affords the means of availiug ourselves of any op portunity of offering our mediation to res tore peace whilst the talents ofheytesbu- ry will be available for tbe same benefi cial purpose at the court of the emperor of russia aud in this pacific policy we know that we shall be ably and entirely se conded by france and we have no doubt by austria also t it is reported that an extraordinary mis sion is to be sent from england to lisbon settle difficulties between miguel and his brother don pedro the lower chamber of the states gene ral of the netherlands has decided against the introduction of trial by jury there bad been a tremendous earthquake in fhe province of murcia spain which had occasioned the loss of the lives of 6000 persons in consequence of a quarrel between soiae of the populace of teheran and the suiceofm gribojidoff the russian am- baador the latter gentleman was attack ed in his hotel and with his followers ex cept two or three put to death the scbah and his son attempted to check the rioters but too late the new pope cardinal castiglione pits viii was elected after thirty six days sittiog of the conclave he is said to be hostile to tbe jesuits mr w a considerable speculator in com after obtaining a considerable quan tity of goods is said to have absconded to america in the ship columbia the oppenheim library being a col lection of hebrew books of which 1000 are manuscripts has been bought by tbe university of oxford for 11000 hostilities bad recommenced between the russians and turks there had been some partial actions and many wounded russians were carried into bucharest tbe siege of guirgevo bad been commenc ed with great vigor tbe fall of which it was expected would be soon followed by the capture ofrudschuk other accounts say that the russian preparations are so far from being complete that it will be the beginning of may before their armies would be in field in force the principal theatre of the campaign will be on the shores of the black sea the cabinet of berlin has disavowed any intention of taking any part in tbe war be tween russia and turkey faris papers of april 16 contain the la test news from the seal of war io tbe east frontiers of scrvia april 1 the new grand vizier redschid pacha hasnoton- ly succeeded in appeasing the discontent of tbe albanians but has concluded with them a new convention by which 6000 of them are to march to the danube and 6000 more to be placed under the orders of the pacha of janina the scarcity of com begins to be felt in all parts of the ottoman empire the blockade ofthe dardanelles produces the fatal effects wbich tbe enemy expected particularly in mace donia meantime the preparations for the war are carried on with the greatest acti vity there as well as in bosnia egina march 7 on the 4th of fe bruary the greek squadron obtained con siderable advantages over that of the turks in the gulf of arabraca the latter being obliged to quit the gulf having lost twoivessels capture by the greeks on feb 9 the greeks recovered the superiority in rsotia they put to flight mabomedtbe new pacha of livadia and omer pacha who were come from thebes to attack tbem they took from them 200 prison ers and three standards considered sacred by the turks and always defended with great valor ancona march 21 letters from na ples speak with much confidence of a new protocol said to have been signed at lon don by tho ministers plenipotentiary ofthe three mediating powers and extending tbe limits of greece to the gulfs of arta and volo the presence of count matucze- witschat london has powerfully contribu ted to the drawing up of this protocol which could not fait to be assented to by the other courts a report has been quickly spread at na ples that the ambassadorsof france and england were going to proceed immedi ately to constantinople to declare to the porte this extension of tbe frontiers and to make it consent to it on the other hand it was said at naples that mr stratford canning would go alone to constantinople and would hmmjv thw whrnfaw ifw tan acced ed or not to then ew resolution ot the allied powers if these reports should be confirmed it can only be inferred that france aud rus sia act perfectly in concert with respect to greece while england participates in their determinations only on certain con ditions and desires to avoid every kind of hostile dispute with the porte these va rious reports have produced a considerable sensation at naples and have affected the prices of the funds there is a sensible improvement in the sanatory state of the capital the government has opened an hospital on its own account in which the greatest attention is paid to the patients paris april 14 tbe moniteur has not yel published the name of the successor of m de la ferronays and every thing indi cates that the choice will not be made be fore the first council after easter sunday the minister of ecclesiastical affairs is gone to his diocese his colleagues have given notice that they will not give audi ence during passioarweek and there is every appearance that no important mea sure will be discussed in the council be fore wednesday next liverpool aoril 21 state of trade at manchester there have been a large num ber of london and country buyers in the market this week and very considerable business has been done of course trade is by no means in a satisfactory state ma ny people still complain on the other hand others assert that the recent reports ofthe trade are unwarrantably gloomy and tbt for the last six weeks there has been a lafjgo business doing especially for tbe country trade the stocks of goods are faf from being heavy with our great fa cilities for production we do not expect any advance in prices the calico print ers are somewhat busier than they were muile yarns aredull but water twistcon- tinwesin good demand manchester guardian 1the manchester chronicle contains a i os- favorable account ofthe state of trade amd states that stocks of goods are heavy from the niagara herald 68tb regiment the detachment of this highly distinguished and meritorious corps wliiich has beea stationed at thin poit for the last two years embarked on board the steam boat niagara t morning for prescott on their route tq montreal and we cannot omit this opportunity of express ing our regret at their departure ever since their residence amongst us strict dis cipline and prompt obedience to tbe civil authorities has characterised their conduct and it is with feelings ofthe most lively gratitude that the inhabitants of this town have to acknowledge their frequent and disinterested activity in cases of fire on which occasions capt melville and his corps were invariably among the first on tbe spot to subdue the flames and protect their property from destruction in the departure of doctor williams tbe poor of this vicinity have lost the professi onal services of a gentleman who on all occasions gratuitously attended with the assiduity which others often only bestow from expectations of pecuniary reward in tendering our best wishes for tho prosperity and happiness of the officers and men of this corps we feel assured that we only express the feelings cherished by e- very individual of this community the following address signed by the most respectable portion of the inhabi tants of this town was presented to capt melville in testimony ofthe high respect entertained of him by the people of niaga ra to capt melville of the 6sth light infan try commanding at fort george niaga ra sir we the undersigned inhabitants ofthe town of niagara caonot suffer you to de part from this post without expressing to you the degree of respect and estima tion in your conduct while a resident amongst us for the last two years has com manded it is therefore with peculiarsa- tisfaction we bear testimony that in you we beheld an officer whose orders the men under your command appear to obey more out of respect and esteem for your person and character than from fear of punishment and a gentleman whose de meanor has been marked ot only by ho nour and integrity but als by a kindness which will ever do honor tto your heart nor shall we soon forget the example of so ciability which you and yoir family have et us in offering you this mark of res pect we feel satisfied that to you a sense uf doing right nd diirp xo live in har mony with those ari vou ma be placed will ever be a sufficient reward but we feel in perniiing you to leave low without offering you public mark of our sense of your w8h we would not be exhibiting that regard for what is upright humane and amiable wb every well or dered community obb a t0 be rea dyto testify to alt therefore we may intend thus to exprv our good wishes towards you we barae tm but feel we are in oo de compli menting our own di bat is to be admired in other as we understand that it is your intend ere lod re amongst us we fain hp v leave of you and fanw wlu not be final and that on again b 7 continue to wear cheerfnl extenon which invaribly den8 p wllh attd a happy home niagara may 9 il to which capt am made the following g ssl feel tw highly nattered by your very kind famfr l rely thank you for this mark of y regard for one who hopes at some fd da l0 havelh happiness of settling aod whose greatest wish h for lhe p rity of niagara the whole ofthe infantry and cavalry to retain but one lieut colonel and one major each regiment of infantry to bo re duced to eight companies of eighty men of which the two companies formiug the depot will remain at home under the se nior captain the seven regiments of dragoon guards will be formed into four regiments of cu- raissiers and a portion of the remainder allowed to form the vacant regiment the 5th dragoons it is expected that the 3d battalion of grenadier guards and the 2d battalion of 1st foot will be reduced recruiting will be stopped for the whole army and that of the east india com pany and the vacancies filled up by such as choose to enter from the disbanded re giments the whole will form a reduction of 33 troops of cavalry and 222 compauies of infantry in amount 2000 cavalry and 8000 infantry tbe armagh and ballymena recruiting stations are given up lieutenant plun- kett 25th superintending officer of re cruits is ordered from armagh to newry vice lieutenant hardiug 19th his lordship bishop stewart and dr mountain set out for york u con a vi sit regarding ecclesiastical affairs about the 1st proximo 76 ft we are requested to inform the congregation of st georges church that afternoon service will in future commence at 3 oclock precisely for the kingston chronicle the lower canada watchman 3q x pro patria the t urn kingston uy 1829 the catholic relie wbicn p the house of lords h a jty of 104 received the royal a on the l3th of april this great which has agi tated the councils of telttftdhttxroftort years has at length become a bw and we hope will prove a blessing to ireland and to the empire at large that ca tholic emancipation as it has been term ed will immediately tranquillize ireland its most sanguine advocates have not dared to predict the evils arising from absenteeism a redundant population an uneducated peasantry and many other causes which have produced discontent in ireland cannot indeed be much remedied at once by the provisions of tbe catholic relief bill its beneficial effects however in allaying religious animosities are even already beginning to be felt the catho lic association dissolved itself as soon as his majestys gracious intentions towards ireland became public the cork bruns wick club voted its own dissolution when the majority in the lords made it apparent that further opposition would be unavail ing thus catholic emancipation is al ready breaking down those party and reli gious distinctions which have had such a withering influence on tbe prosperity of ireland and will in time- we trust render that country united aud happy we understand that f a harper esq who has for some time acted as agent at kingston for the montreal bank is about to proceed to york io a similar capacity and hilary dupuis esquire is to nil the vacancy occasioned by mr harpers ap- poimuion mont off gazette we copy the following from the dublin evening mail of the 15th april without however putting any implicit reliance in the correctness of the report quebec mercury reductions in the army there is a report in the military circles that the following reductions will take place in the course ofthe year the three regiments of horse guards- the 1st dragoon guards nod the four re giments of light cavalry in india to be re duced to six troops each of sixty men the late session ofthe provincial parlia ment continued ii but granting for the sake of argu ment that the house of assembly bad been fully competent m expel mi christie by a mere vote and resolution of their own we maintain that tbere is no good or solid cause for doing so the delinquency that exposes a man to tbe contempt and ridicule of the world must be great indeed that which servos to banish him from a society supposta to le the farsi iu lift couutiy w preeminence talent and respectability ought to be of such a nature as not only to be clearly and satisfactorily proved in the minds of impartial judges but to be almost next to unpardonable but what are the facts of the case before us we have al ready seen towards the conclusion of the late administration how necessary it be came to purify the commission ofthe peace by leaving out tbe names of those who had characterized themselves as the enemies of the peace and welfare of the province in stead of what the taws intended they should be its best patrons and protectors on that occasion the chairmen ofthe quarter sessions in the three districts tbe judges and we believe other respectable indivi duals connected with the government were directed to give io lists of such individuals as they conceived sufficiently qualified by rank and conduct to execute the duties of justices ofthe peace on the 2d of june 1827 mr christie as chairman of the quarter sessions of the district of que bec received xmitten instrwtions through the civil secretary of tbe governor to pre pare his list on the 8th of the same month the list was accordingly prepared and given in on the 5th of july follow ing the legislature was dissolved by pro clamation on the 14th of august mr christie formerly lawclerk to the assem bly was returned as representative for tbe county of gaspe and on tbe 20th of no vember appeared in tbe house and voted on the 15th of february 1828 the com mission ofthe peace was issued and tbe names of certaiu members of the assembly formerly justices wero not found record ed therein on tbe 21st of november 1b29 the legislature met again and the committee of the house of assembly ap- jjuinioii tiuiimuim iiitiu ilnirumhfinniwu of justice of tbe peace were instructed to dive deep into the late dismissals not only because three of their own members who always voted against government were amongst them bnt because mr christie had become extremely obnoxious to the house in coosequense of having in the previous session of two days voted with tbe minority against the legality of ma pa- pineaus election as speaker this com mittee more fond of tattles which admiu- istercd to their malice and revenge than real information discovered through some weak witnesses who had no more idea of the dignity of conductor the propriety of manners due to the situation in which they stood than a suckingpig in a canvess sack that mr christie had a hand in the dismis sals io question and that he even boasted of having been tho means of excluding un sound and seditious members from the commission of the peace this was enough for the committee tbey held him by tbe hip they thought and now let slip the bloody dogs of war upon their devoted vic tim the tattles and the badinage which were given in evidence before the com mittee were carried triumphantly to the house in a report the joy was now uni versal mr christie presented a petition setting forth the injustice that had been done to him as a member ofthe house by the ex parte nature of the proceedings adopted against bim offering to prove the falsity of the evidence adduced to his pre judice- and craving a fair trial before tbe bouse butfongue had been given blood had already been tasted and nothing could stop orqucllthc eagerness of tie sportsmen in pursuit of their game the petition was declared false contumelious and vex atious and an attack against the honour and privileges of the house a string of seventeen resolutions were then introduced by saint yallieres giving a full and true account of tbe shocking crimes delinquen cies and misdemeanours ofthe said robert christie the cream of which is as fol lows 2 that robert christie esqr a mem ber of this house being chairman of the quarter sessions for the district of que- bec was commanded by his excellency we are indebted for these facts to the quebec mercury of thejjlat march 1829 the earl of dalhousie govornor in rt of this province in the course ofthe j 1827 to prepare and lay before bim j of those persons whom it should to himl pear advisable to appoint to the offiol justice ofthe peace by the new geoj commission ofthe peace for the said m trict 4 that the said robert christie jj tionally left out of thesaid list by him nj the names of francoid quirouet t neilson francois filanchet add jeaojl langer esquires who had been for j years and then were justicesof the 3 for tho district of quebec and membetm thishouse forthe purpose ofcausingfcj to be deprived of the office ofjuslilj the peace on account of their opij and the votes they had given iu this hj 10 thai in consequence ofthe lutji pared by the said robert christie tbej francois quirouet john neilson m francois blanchet members of this m were dismissed from the office of juslis the peace by the last commission ofl peace now in force in and for the trict of quebec without any other cs than their opiuions and votes in the hal and thai such is the public rumour and ill toriety founded chiefly on the decimal and language of the said robert cbnsfl as well before as after the said dismissal 11 that the said robert christie ill time he prepared the said listand ld the governor in chief to the said ducal sals was one ofthe members of this hool after having been before and up to til time one ofthe confidential officers of til house t b 15 that the said robert chrirtiel guilty of high crimes and misdeoieannj and is unworthy the confidence of his ml jestys government i 16 that the said robert christie 1 guilty of a high contempt of this bww aud is unworthy to serve or to have atfl as a member thereof p 17 that the said robert christie h expelled this house i now all this may sound very well w may seem very fine to tho assembly had evidently do other object than offl fy their revenge by the expulsion 0fls christie but men especially indiflsij composing a branch of the lcgislb ought to he consistent in their coodw well ay impartial in their judgements reference to the second resolution it ww fe surely therefore discretionary with hti j nameanvone who might appear to fanux visable for filling the office of justice ofra peace and will any being of sensij generosity say that a member ofthe hej of assembly ought to be expelled atwij constituents disfranchised during a wbifal session of the provincial legislature jwfli mere exercise of an opinion not only m christie hut every loyal subject ii j country is ready to declare that the a3 viduals dismissed to say the least of ifcj were very unfit persons to he eotrtfj with the kings peace seeing that thj took every opportunity to disturb and ql croacb npoo it iu furtherance of their perl ty and political views butwhat iarcatl ty has mr christie or the assembly dl with these dismissals even if ik c bad aud we have no doubt he has paitl lively and pointedly recommended ttej dismissals the uct was not his it flome from a higher source and if illegal wbicl we deny that source alooe is responsible for the consequences but absolutely thia is neither crime nor misdemeanour and ul merely an exercise of the judgement n recommendation at most over whichw most immaculate tribunal can hold nojari diction in the house of commons ow thing can incapacitate a member bat im complaint of a crime and proof there walpole sir richard steel and wilts were all accused and proven to have bcsl gnilty ofcrimks both at common law aril customs of parliament but by whatlnl either of the province or the legislature the charge against mr christie construril or magnified into a crime tbe justice i of the peace in england are appointed ml the recommendatiou of the lords lieutenant of counties the lord chancellors mm other great officers of the state it reml often happens that in new commission aj i justices of tbe peace are left out and otb put in has the bouse of commons or expelled a member for any opinion as tl who or who should not be included inuwl commission of the peace the king can b trust his peace to whomsoever he please- am w e maintain that when the coram pretend to a voice in the nomination cf officers of justice as has been done in tb present case the rights and prerogative ofthe crown will have been annihilated and the constitution destroyed but sup posing the conduct ofmr christie to faavs been criminal we maintain witb equal pertinacity that the present assembly haw no jurisdiction io the case and that tbey are incompetent to take cognizance of de linquencies committed by any members tf the last assembly here having been a dis solution and a new election the case s mr christie is still more clear hecaim when the offence was committed he tsa not amembtrof anf assembly it will ei observed that it is statedin the llth reso lution that the said robert christie a tbe time be prefareo tbe said list was one ofthe members of this house no this is a gross and palpable falsehood fa we have seen that the list was prepared a given in on the 8th of june 1827 whe as the election of mr christie did not ta place till the 14fa of august followin the assembly have therefore stretched extended their authority beyond its na ral bounds even if legitimate and no oas can be ata loss to couceive the amount flf the injustice which has been done to mr christie aod his constituents in order to gratify tbat spirit of revenge and vindie tiveness which has for sometime charac terized the proceedings of the assembly we warn the province to he on its gush against the assumption of powers and pri vileges which would prostrate tbe righo and liberties of the subject at the feet of arrogant and overbearing assembly tb fact is that the assembly have no privileg es or jurisdiction whatever and can never have until they are given by tbe suprems tribunal of the state or enjoyed in virtt of an act ofthe three branches of the pi vincuil legislature let us not therefore robbed and chained by mere resolution