r nc f nec kege nc foiulo sedutroqoe- vol 12 saturday j a n u a r y 29 1831 no 31 literary it the rfisiouniioa of hume ori for the chronicle points in history the reformt10nconciudcd i also stated that the mixture of political affairs with this religious principle andpar- tieeiarly the circumstances of ecclesiastical patronage would be a sourco of evil con sequences thit remark is too well sub stantiated by the facts of history fact which cannot now bo laid before you the wart in france iu germany io the liw countries find even io our owo islaud all combine to establish the theory the last observation to which i must allude is that as these were the evils which would natu rally attend rio reformation so there would bo benefitsenough to counterbalance them these benefits were such as might have been expected tito bible was open edthe doctrioescf the roroao church which were opposed to the gospel were rrerthrowo tbo chain of authority was broken aa appeal was transferred from tradition to scripture these were the consequences which might have been ex pected and these were obtained but there intra other consequences which lu ther nud tho reformers did not expect gainst nm do the reformers justice their labours and their cause wi ence he dwells chiefly upon ratters or the laity and the clergy became more assimilated to each other ami this to she material improvement of both this then is the slow and final reformation which has takeu place no less rcalbecause ijt is iei asseiiod io the religious articles of christendom tho world of science has ulso been thrown open men were now to he free and at liberty to investigate the laws of nature the same right of cuquiry bm bceu estcided to morals and metaphy sics and cveo to the evidences of chris tianity the multitude who are unable to take pactia these enquiries may rest up- t thenutberity flf the learned their belief in authority is bow reasonablewhcre truth is the only criterioo of authority ac knowledged butfurtherthc reformation jiasheeu productive of the most beocficial mtafcttglhiihjfeit jiasheeu productive of the most beneficial iffects with the right of religious li- oeny the cause of fieligious liberty is in separably connected this was a cause most dear to tbe reformers whea they were the oppressed nod most coogeoial to them when they wero io power it is not on tho whole too much to say that we are indebted to tbe reformation for that liglu of religion of science aud of learning u well as for the blessing of that liberty which we now eajoy the reformation imfaerefure one of the most jtnportaat io- detfd the most important poiot in the his tory of modem europe to this wo were indebted for our religion oar political constitution our learjiiug our scieocejo faort for every thing that distinguishes the mott enlightened from the darkest periods of human society i must now say a few words with regard to the books which must he consulted robertsons charles pi coifs houte of austria roscoss leo x 50th chap of gibbon with moehtim wcareto fix our attention upon the causes which led to the leformatinu the events which attended hs progress aod the cousequcoces which resulted from it- vijjars ivire essay is a valuable work for the characterof wick- jiffs you mutt consult milners church his tory wicklifle was a mau of great wis dom he had anticipated the knowledge of the subsequent age the reformer had nothing to improve upon what he taught aod what is most extraordinary he was allowed to die as peaceably as if ho bad aot been wiser than iho rost of uaakind you must bo ou your juaru u he does he treats lb iodiffer- these facts and events which were least creditable to ihem io the same manner as gibbon in his isih and 16th chapters produces and dwells upon every causo but the right nc to account for tho subject with which he was eugaged io their manner of reason ing andofjudgiog tho good aod thowtsejof all ages may be made to agree with the vulgar improper motives have been at tributed to the reformers but it is not philosophical oor friendly to mankind to rob our nature of the virtues which it has displayed in action such reasoners were rochefoucault and mandevitlc tho licentious moralists as they are termed oo the wboe general airof carelessness pervades humes history on this subject he treats the reformers as mere faoalics and their cause as a matter of indifference humes religion is well known but he should dot have confounded the motives of the reform ers io the general cause with any instances of disagreement amongst themselveswbich they might afterwards display burnevs history of the reformation you will of course study he is ao impartial and libe ral churchman an ornament to bis order and a man who has deserved the name of christian foxs book of martyrs s a ne must be coosicleved as a ihost entertaining and valuable addition to the general stodj of human learning the dean of carlisle seems to me too determined a paoegyn of luther but it becomes mo to spcn with diffidence of a writer so eminently distinguished for abilities and diligence note to the ueadek this essay completes the survey of eng lish history to the period of the reforma tion tho writer has been at some paio to make ihcm generally useful aod gene rally eutertniniog io this attempt it ha becu incumbent upon him to consult in ny writers and to peruse some of them witfo much diligence- this scries was com menced with the view of serving a friend perhaps of exciting io the studeots of lb york college a real taste for tho history tf provincial parliament i10use of assembly fie perhaps of exciting in tbe studeots of the york college a real taste for tho history of their father lnp in bis hope of improving his readers ho may have been disappointed but one persoo he is cer tain has been improved by tho effort- himself the second series will resume the histo ry of england at the accession of heory viii aod continue it down to the revolu tion of 88- circumstances will proves the writer for a time from completing his task but bis young friends the student may be assured the series will be complet ed and in the meantime the writer begs to cooclude io the words of st paul to hi beloved timothy mcditato upon these things h that thy profiting may appear to all selected from the x f mirror to her who is far oer the se4 to her who is far oer the sea how fondly my memory turns wheo the looely reality yields to thespell of the magical night and i wauderooce morethrothe beltb which i trodwheo my bosom was lighi then i see her in beauty tho same and i feel all tho truth of her sighs butah wheo i call on her name no ausweriug fondness replies i start from that shadowy sleep aod sjleuce and solitude say well well may the wauderer wefrjn wheu ihe loved of imtuul h aivar from the york courier mftkbayi 10th january air solicitor general moved a series of resolutions sod on motiou of mr attorney general a committee was appotuled in draft an addrffss in auswer to the speech founded on a resolution on mottou of mr mcnah that the clerk of this house do ou friday next lay upon the table a statement of the affairs of his office shewing the various items of ex pense and whether any and if so what in crease has taken place iu the expense io tbe several scions during the last two par liaments the number and names of the so- veral clerks by him employed tho dates of their appointment the order io which they now take precedence the time each has been employed during the sessions and who and for what limo each of them has been employed during the recess and the fum paid to each for their respective services duriflg lhe aad recess ordered on motion of the attorney general a bill was hrotlftht up to abolish imprison ment for debt io certaio cases and to amend the law relative to insolvent debt ors road and ordered for a second reading on thursday next mr perry flioved for tho printing of 100 copies of the al i ordered agreeably to order the clerk laid upon the table bis jepon relative to ihe iwiiilio- mrsaitarnty utncrat gave notice or an address to his excellency for information rcspectiue the number of suits commenced at the different law cuurts iu the province during tho year 1630 and the expense at- leading the same c- c- mi sampsoo gave uolice of a bill to amend the wild land awssmeoi act sind to regulate the expenditure of sums arising under tho said act mh solicitor central gave notice of an address of condolence to the king on the demise of his late majesty tuesday 11 afr attorney general reported an address in answer to his excellencys speech which was read twice and committed ameoded aod ordered for a third reading today on motion made and seconded 4i that the speaker be directed to furnish the par- tics concerned in controverted elections duriog the present session with writs of summons under his baud aud seal for the attendance of witness aud also the ptqduc- wvfcp shwwnph lu controverted klucttoos during the present session with writs of summons under his hand aud seal for the attendance of witness aud also the produc tion of papers mr thomson moved in amendment 11 that three commissioners he appointed for the purpose of examining witnesses in the country of prioce edward relative to the last election for that country carried oa motion of mr john wiluon second ed by mr mcnab that a committee clerk be appointed to attend whea the house is in committee of the whole under the direction ofthe chairman aud at other times to write in the office of the clerk un der his directions or attend upon select committees as circumstancos may war rant the house divided tion that the question be aot uow put which was lost original question put and tarried agreeably to order the jdros9 io an swer to his excollcncys speech was read the third lime passed and ined aod a committee appointed to wtilt upoo his excellency to learn when it mould be his excellency pleanuro to recttve tbe house with the said address on motion of mr jarvis seconded by mr robinson a standing craimittee was ballotied for roads and bridges and all matters relating thereto to report to tbe house at as early a period as possible the following members cre chosen a select committee messrs- morris d mcdonald v crooks rurwell thompson ketchum chishulm jossup a mcdonald macon and van- kouchnett mr- jarvis pavo notice for readiog the journals of the last sessioo iclating to the petition of a wood and thomas stoyell for vesting in trustees tbe market square io tho town of york on motion of mr bidwcll seconded by mr perry a bill wa brought io to allow persons tried for felony the benefit of full defence by counsel and to regulate in some other respects the criminal practice in the courts of this province tho bill was read and ordered for a second readiog tomorrow mr bcrczy gave boticeofa bill toes- tablish a registry of baptisn marriages and deaths in the provioce adjourned wkonwdat 13th on motion of mr elliott seconded by mr macon ordered that the house do pro- improving ibe nuvraiiou ot ihe 5l tavf- rence into their early consideration aft lo adopt such measures for removing the qfc cultics of i navigation as in its w may be deemed meet were read on motion of mr alty general fqf re ferriog the petition of jonas jooe a ci thers to messrs macon and w crgofclt mr mackenzie moved io amendi stances wherein poor persona bad been dragged from their homes without hats shoes or stockings at tho most inclement season of the year to givo evidence upou clectioo committees aud that upon their own expense which he contended was a very great hardship aod injustice mrbidicett reiterated his previously cx- ssed oniuioos against the propriety of ire that the name of macon be struck out ao that of mr morris be inserted which was carried the original question was put anf car ried mr sampson obtained leave to brfrto io a bill to regulate trn holding the office of districts of this province appoiotmeot iff sheriltiu the e for a sc- yeas messrs attorney general berczy brant cbisholm w crooks elliott a friser r fraserjogersol d mcdonald mackenzie mcmartin mcnab macoa mount raudal roblio sampson shaver solicitor general thomson wordeo white aod john willsoo 24 nays messrs beardsley bidwell bu- el burwell cook duoeorobe howard jarvis ketchum lewis mccall a mc- dooald perry robinson vaoknushuett and v willsoo 16 question curried majority 8 on motion of mr john willsnn second cd by mr mcnah that john a came ron eq of hamilton in the county of wemworth in the ciore district be the clerk of committee u this house during it pleasure ogrccablo to tho resolution just adopted mr perry seconded by mr jarvis mov ed io anieoiloiijt that a select com mittee heappoiiiied to examine and report to this nuu who in their opinion is a fit aud proper pursoo to fill ihe ofllve of under clerk in tins uuiiftoj mid thntftlessm jar- vis bidwell wiluou nud beardsley do compost said roinmiltco illr bidcll ruovti the previous ones- the bill was read aud orderod cond reading tomorrow on motion of mr mcnabb that it u rc solved that this house will not punisfj an witness for his nonattendaoce to the s ers subpeena unless it be made appear t0 thishftwo uimb rpurttfibi bjibjkjw mmtndlm tbhbvill not punish aov witness forhisnonattendaace to the speak er subpoena unless it be made appear t this house that a reasonable sum has beea tendered to said witness to defray his ex peuses mrbidicell objected to the motion v thehon geutlemau from wentwortb the ground that the matter upoo whick they were summoned to give evidence wat of a public nature aod not of a privateaad therefore witnesses ought to be required tu atteud gratuitously as they were iu courts ofjuslice io cases of criminal prosecution he contended that tho proposed measure would be injurious to the freedom of clect tion and was calculated to encourage re turning officers to aet partially inasmuch as it would put it out or the power of aa aggrieved party to seek a remedy agaiosi such partial cooduct if he were called up on to pay the expeoses of bringing up wii- nesses to prove the fact for there weru very few who could affotd to incur so hea vy an expense for this reason be thou the measure to be ono of the roost holi tothenghtsaudlibortiesofthopeoplewhich was ever brought forward in that house l he should resist it accordingly tilt solicitor general said that by a pro vincial statute wituesse might in such ca ses he examined by a special commission at their own homes if therefore caudi dates would nevertheless compel wituessc com m if givecvidonce thc paying witnesses who he said should be compelled to attend at their own oxpense the house rescrviog to itself the right of exonerating witnesses from puuishmcotfor donattondance should it appear that they were uoablo to defray the expenses of the journey ar motfreftsie also objected to the pay ment of witnesses the trifcl of contested elections was a public matter and not a private one and therefore witnesses ought in be compelled to attend without being paid iu case of war the poor farmers were obliged to turn out at their owo ex- pence to defend the country aod as this was a question which involved tho rights of the people to an equal extent they should be required to attend as witnesses in this case also at their own expence mr john fvitlson considered that the proposition of his boo colleague went to deprive the house of that discretionary pow er which of right belonged to it oaracly that of compelling the attendance of wit nesses and of punishing such refractory persons as disobeyed its summons unless those persooscould shew that they were un able to incur the expense he thought therefore by passing the resolution io question the house would be giving up its own bauds if aa the learned solicitor general had aul witnesses could recover tlbn 6ftfa injustice of compelliowitbesses to atteud in any case to give evidence at their owo expensc that he bad it in con templation to bring in a bill authorising the payment of witnesses who attended the couris of justice io criminal cases with regard to bribery aod corruptions io the e- leclinns of this province which a prccediog speaker had talked about he would assert that no such corruptions existed ho did not believe that it would be possible for a- uy human beingto bribe tho peopleofany town or couoty iu upper cqgadato vote for him or to iuflueoce them m the exer cise of their elective franchise he knew thru thai would be impossible there wfef no couotry in the world in which the clec tioo were 60 pure aod so free from all cur- ruption nod bribery as they were io upper canada they were much more pure than they were io the united states where there were causes aod other means of influencing elections- the house divided yeas messrs atty general burwell j acvisy j jclflifo tneywore in the united states where there were causes aod other meaosof iofluencio elections- thehouse divided yeas messrs atty general burwell jarvis jones mcnab vaokoughnct 6 ways messrs boardsley berczey bid- well buell chisholra cook w crooki duncomb elliott a fraser howard in- gersol jossup ketchum lewis mcoalha mcdonald d mcdonald mackenzie ma con mount perry raodalrobiosonrob- lin sampson shaver thompson white j willsoo 30 question lost majoriiy24 mr buruetl moved seconded by mr mount for leave to briog in a bill to repeal l s eslablis he district school at the town of viltoria aod to provide that the said school in future shall be opened and kept at the town of london in the lou don district in support of this molion mr b slated that vittoria had loog ceased to betbe dis trict town most of tho other public estab lishments had heeo removed to tho towu of london and th same reasons which ren dered itjusrffod expedient to jail and court house ah the removal of the vi tho village ouht ses to pay tbo expenses of those witoc and it would ho a monstrous injustice to compel them to come hero wirhoutdoin sn if witnesses expenses were provided house inlsht reasonably pyilicj h them fur disobeying its summons which cufllcl not rairiy do at present afr mcaww in reference to what ha l inehuoiind learucd goutlema ox uud addiuptou said iliit fnitn ictii would be it ihtt a fiirgrenter violmiunuf theriui and liheriiesol lite people to compel th aiumulauco of witnesses nt their own ex peiise which was uftou a great cruelty t individuals who had sometimes to come great dtanee he had bimsolfknowoitj remove the also required public school of vitioria is a small place containing only 4 or 5 houses while the i owo of london contained between co and 70 with 470 iuhabitaots aud was situated m the neighbourhood of a dcose population where the school coild be much better sup plied with pupils tlwu it was ot vittoria mr mccall objected to tho removal said that the school hud flourished where it was and requested delay in order to afford time for tho arrival of a petition which was proposed against the removal mr mount supported ihe motion of col burwell conceiving the town of london to ho a much more convenient and suitable sue inrtiio district school thao the villogo of iuoria od more desirable to tho peo- po of ilia district generally the uiotiuu was objected to by mr perry oo account of the required le- id tho it and others il notico not having been given c gazette ac in amendment mr mccall seconded by mr while moved thai tbe bill be bfonght up this duy it months tho huuse w as divided oo the amend ment yeasmessrs beardsley w crooks a prater r fraser ketchum mccall mackenzie perry randall roblio sha ver white aud w willsnn 13 nays messrs berczy brant buellbur- well cook duncombe elliott howard ingersol a mcdonald macon mountso- ticitor geueral thompson vaokoughnett 15 question lost majority 2 the origiual question was then put aod lost mr- boardsley seconded by mr mccall moved two resolulions 1st that an humblo address bo present ed to his excellency the lieut governor requesting that his excelleocy will bo pleased to direct the treasurer of tho dis trict of niagara to make out with as lit tie delay as practicable astatementin de tail of tho amount of money paid bim as treasurer of the said district or paid into tho treasury thereof oo account of taies collected from the inhabitants thereof op for oo account of 6nesor forfeitures or for or on any other account whatsoever aud also bow the same has beeo appropriated aod that his excellency will be pleased to direct tbe said statement to be laid before this house which was carried the 2d resolution was then put as fol lows aod also that his excelleocy will be pleased to direct the clerk of the peace of the district of niagara to make such a statement with as liute delay spractica- add uuiiidtioo ofmf bcardsleyseiftmd ed by mr w willsoo a committee was appointed to draft ao address accordingly mr secretary mudge brought down se veral messages aod documents transmitted by his excellency tbe lieutenant gover nor the messages were read as follows j colborno f the lieutonaot governor transmits for iho information of the houne of assem bly a copy of a report received from the commissioners of the burlington bay ca nal under the provisions of on act passed in the lastsession of tbe legislature government house january 13th 1831 j john colborno tho lieutenant governor traosmtta for the information of tbe house of assem bly a statement of the receiver general shewing tbe debentures issued ooder the authority of various provincial statutes which are now outstanding aod those also rchuihhnve been riectwe fostmis forme iiyfomiation of the house of assem bly a statement of the receiver general shewing the debentures issued ander tho authority of various provincial statutes which arc now outstanding and those also which havo been redeemed government house january 13th1831 john colhoroe the lieutenant governor transmit for the information of the house ef assem bly copies of such returns of ratable pro perty as have been received for the year 1830 j government house january 13th 1831 john colboroe the lieutenant governor transmits forthe information of the house ef assem bly copies of the returns received from tho clerk of the peace ef tbe population of the several districts of tbe provioce for tbe year 1830 goverument house january 13th 1831 john colboroe the lieutenant governor transmits to the house of assembly the accompany ing documents forwarded to him by tbe receiver general respecting a negociatioo with certain bankers with a view of ob- taioing the loao authorized by an act passed iu the last sessioo government house january 13th 183l j his excellency also transmits the peti tion aod report on the subject of tbe navi gation of tho st lawrence answer from two mercantile houses in loudoo in auswer to circulars from the receiver geoeral requesting offers for the loau to pay oftthe provincial debt ia pur- cuauceuftde act of last session circular copy goutrals office receiver york u c march 31st 1830 gentlemen i have tho honor to enclose you an act of the legislature of this provioce passed iu iho last session authorizing mo