hut doclriuet wore the hftuw wrc at lw comity npplienhu 10 the la m h now ttnod hcileniej thai there was nj meinocltit preacher to igoorant m that gentleman ttd deicfibedlhere were none who itere nol qqite capable of udderstnudinp wd ap preciation ihe meaning of the proptned lew the learned solicitor ha taid that he would not tillotv tbj one lo preach who did not prench according to the scriptures but who he would ask was 10 be the judge he mr b suppoied that the lion and learned member would make a law prescribing what doctrine people might reach and proscribing evcrj thing else or his part he mr b- would not legis late upon matter of opinion at all ho would leave that to reasoo argument and fair ducussion he would legislate against the bad consequences of certain doctrines ho would not legislate against the tloct themselves real religioo did not require ihe protection of the law true religion would sfotect itself or would be protected by that iod from whom it emaoatcd the attorney central end mr ftrri followed chiefly on the subject of the pro posed mode of erantins licenses mr john witlson said that in motors or religion it was the right of every indivi dual to do that which seomed right to him self so long 3 it did not interfere with the exercises of a similar right in ohers with regard to what had been said about certain preachers being unlearned l mr w con ceived that it did not necessarily follow that those who were scholasocally learned trere also learned in a religious point of view it often happened otberwro id refereoco to the observations of a former speaker about the nioihodut society owing a foreign allegiance mr- w said that the tato of that society in thia country cer tainly did present a singular anomaly he had heard the rev mr alder an english methodist missionary when exa mined by the committee of the house of commons on the affairs of canada stated thatthe methodisis of canada were takiog steps to come under the british conference in which statement mr w thought mr- alder had been deceived tor during the same year tho american general confe rence held at pittsburgh sent a delegate to tho british conference which delegate on bis return reported in his account of hi preacrhei being uftlearotrufd rtr ftfrmti ceived unit it did not necessarily follow that those who were scholasically learuod were also learned io a religious point of view it often happened otherwise in reference to the obsf ovations of a former speaker about the meihodut society owing a foreign allogiaoce mr w said that the tate of that society in this couotry cer tainly did progenia singular anomaly he had heard tho rev mr alder an english methodist missionary when exa mined by the committee of the house or commons on the affairs of canada stated thatthe methodists of canada were takiog steps to come under the british conference in which statement mr v- thought mr alder had beeo deceived for during the same year tho american general confe rence held at pittsburgh sent a delegate in the british conference which delegate on his return reported io his account of his mission that he had claimed the canadian iklethodistc as an integral part of the me ihodists of the united staes and the afore utid genera conference passed resolu tions allowing the canadian methodists to teparate and requesting to tend to them thoperon whom they might elect as bi- thopof tho canadian methodists for the pusposeof bftiog ordaioed by the american tf itbap and the canadian annual confe rence the same year resolved ihemselve to be a oparato body and yet the hist audqalcaefereoce met aod sat uodcr the jiame of epkropal methodists but without any biihop of ifaeir own and 0 american bishop the rev elijah hcdjjog attended ihecafereiqealjdordaided the preachers jlow all thess thiols appeared to others he mr v could ot tell but ac thought to cast at leatt a stiade oftuspiuou of their beiog uudor foresgo ituluence mr burtoell said the anxiety of hoo members as to who should have the credit of introducing the bill at ibfl preseot ses sion was eutirely uuaeccstary as neither of them could claim exclusive originality in producing the present draft it einhraced two ubjecti tsiuci tic uvifcvw wufl mtuj been embraced to separate lila he had himself brought in a bill to make valid all marriages which had heretofore been so lemnized which had faf3ll lost and his late linu friend col nichoi had he believed introduced a bill which woot to aotlioriso the different religioui secis to solentoize jnatrimony which had received his mr jts support until a clause which he had noved requesting that all persons perform- sogihnt office should previously become ciibjoct of his majesty was inst aud then ho opposud it the present bill went to meet tiie riows he had always taken upon this sutecl and he inteatled giving it his qpnarl it was a measure as he believed that the country geoerdly desired should be provided for by law aod ho could see no jeason whyitahouul be withheld from tliem- iflhe present bill was out sufficiently fiir in mjiitif mi the manner in which i a perfect regiatrariou of all marriages that might take jfltofl should be kept be hoped the hou member who were competing for the credit of h voukl providecinuses suffi cient to effect ithat otjevi io some certain vay as he thought it turn t important that records of all marriages should bo kept- mr b io conclusion mid that he should be gratified to hear tho sentiments of his hoo andlearned friendfrom jhssox on tho sub ject mr fo said that he fiad been cal led upon by his huo- friend fronj middlesex to express his sentiments rilatro to the proposed measure he should say at oiko that he was opposed to iubecause he tivot rthaiioit preseot shape it would not re ccjye tho sanction of the other branches of tho legislature aod because bf did oot hunselappfove of several ofits provisioos he would support a bill for confirming marriages already solemnized and he would also advocato an improvemeol of tbe exisiiog uv but he would not givo his support to the bill beforo tbe house as it now stood mr- bearddteyreetuni that to much ir- rtleraucejhad boon introduced into the pre seot diseomioq what he would osk bad the methodise of tho united states the memoir of thomas jeqcrson or tho doc trines of fanny wright to do with tho question thea before the house ho depre- cied too tho fiquem allusions io the other branch of the lcgisialurethat house met there to legieluio for itself and to do thacwhich it coucciil o be right without reference to what might or what might not be thftopiuico of any other branch of tho legislature with respect to tho bills which wero boforo the route rhcy were neither of idem so liberal a ho could de sire but he thought the bill of the attorney general the most liberal ofthu twoho would couuud far tho most extensive dif fusion of the right in question and he tiould do as he did upon all- other occasi- oos he would have all or nothing he ob jected to defining tho hours cr performing maniage and to the system tif iireucmg i as to thought that cvory facility should be woodtn country where population was iu oecessary mr jrm crooks objected to tho c1ftiu which limited the time for marrying mti pic w particular hours of the day w hii tmi unnecossary ami uncalled for mr duncombc said that there were many places in which hero was no roular plat of worship and no regular hour for per forming divine service in such place boil under such circumstance it would he im possible for some preachers ra avail them selves of the privileges of the proposed hill on this ground hesould object to that pro vision which tunned the hours aod dcfiasd tbe places ofcjebrating rnnrrimony the question wi then taken and tho preamble of mr perrys bill was carried by a considerable majority the house resumed tbochairmarr reported progress aod ob tained leicto sit ftnin tomorrow mr beardsley gvc notice of a motion or a select committee to inquire into the preseot state of tbo district school of the niagara district mr bcanuley gavo notice of a bill to amend the present registry laws on motion mdo and seconded ordered ibat messrs thomson morris chisholm and jones he a committee to consider tho laws now in force regulating the court of requests with power to so ml for persons aud papers and to report by rill or otherwise mr morris gavo notice of a bill to amend the laws now in force regulating the prac tice of physic aod surgery mr mccatl gave notico of a bill for tho relief of abraham a rapeljee sheriff of tho london district mr jarvis from the committee to whom was refered the petition of joho joesscnao reported the york farmors store house company incorporation rill the bill was read and ordered for a se cond reading tomorrow upper canada civil list the following is the answer of the lieu tenant governor to the important address of the house of assembly requesting in formation concerning the amount and par ticulars of the expenditure upon the olivers of this government answer to address gentlemen mr morris gave notice ofn bill to amend the laws now in force regulating the prac tice of physic and surgery mr mccall gavo notico of a bill for the relief of abraham a rapeljee sheriff of tho london district mr jarvis from the committee to whom was refered the petition of joho joesstnan reported the york farmers store house company incorporation bill tho bill was read and ordered for a se cond reading tomorrow upper canada civil list the following is the answer of the lieu tenant governor to the important address of the house of assembly requesting in formation concerning the amount and par ticulars of the expenditure upon thcohkcrs of this government answer to address m gentlemen such part of the information requested in this address as may not be cootaiuc in the annual public accounts laid before the le gislature shall be transmitted to the house of assembly when it can he procured tfoitrnmenf house 2ota january i north american and west in dia colonial trade the following in a copy of a document sent down yesterday to the house of assem bly by tho lieut governor downing street london lothnovmbtrim j sir i have the honor herewith to trans mit to you aii order made by his majesty in council itstlud the olh instant revoking the order in council of tbe 21st july is23 and the 27th july 1s2u and so tmirh of the order in council of the 10th july 1827 us relates to the united states of america w to the vessels of those states and author ising the admission into all his majestys possessions abroad of american ships ar riving from the united states with goods the growth produce or manufacture of that enc rolvea the country in a very heavy extent vgting by ballot would cticctually pf jnti- diupuien of hi kind the system ui ri nidation would be in a great measured of dercil powerless whatever might be lh- independence of individuals it wiled well known fact that many were com t to vote contrary lo their own wishes sntne desire of acquiring ylice or acceding their place in the gill of candidates ot verve iviemu often induced persons to pu from their duty which they owed to tlniiti be lie the vote of voting by ballo wu in a bar to thu as no person culj kih cor- ivhat way the individual intended tu l o niptcd s his vot tbrfe were ni tlier advantages which niiht be ex the i to folhnv the adoption of the bill bef would coinmillce which were obvious he idera- therefore cemmit the bill to the con i tion of the house ie aid mr perry approved of the bill u c that undue influence was exercised ahal in- tions and the only way to destroy itu vole lluencc was by allowtnr the electors actions by ballot in places of holding the el hav t one particular rhing he wniilaiown- thein held in six of be most popuiuk ships in each county atpresent m lency names the pikex for holdtnp iutions lion he knows nothing of the situ person and ho may be influenced by some ptltit- who wishes to secure the elections fembci ular candidates he thought no would object to voting bv ballot as lifted by tice had been approved of and ado mun- the house in commitlees wbeu tb ballot bers exceeded 5 they had recourse to j were mkentie said the pees of scoiui be elected by ballot and he hoped it wtpeople adopted here as it would make the enable more independent at elections and t the them to vote for whom they pleased f the clerk of tbo peace was a candidate would county of york and no collector his col- ote against him he mk and j noth- cague catne to a resolution to spemt open ing but the clerk of the peace ktfioied to houses and told the electors as they thereby go and take liquor at his expense ling the corrupting the electors and destroygqyan- freedom uf election that gentlemarself and dered his money in order to put hiinf tie had his colleague out of this house and itpeople ot in he would represent not the him a but the government who had gave him situation one man had voted agai family who told him that if he had not hif ice hiid bttcit s t1m ui ant r uj the house in committees whe the num bers exceeded 5 they had recourse lo bamot mkenzie said the pees of scotland were elected by ballot and he hoped it would be adopted here as it would make the people more independent at elections and enable them to vote for whom they pleased the clerk of tb peace was a candidate for the county of york and no collector would vote against him he mk and his col- agtte came to a resolution to spend noth ing but the clerk of the peace kept open houses and told theelectorsas they voted to go and take liquor at his expense thereby corrupting tbe electors and destroying the freedom of election that gentleman squan dered his money in order to put himself and his colleague out of this house and if he had sot in he would represent not the people but the government who had gave him a situation one man had voted agaih him who told hitn that if he had not his family wouldbe mined thatman was his friend and although he did not vote he canvassed fcr him the only way to shew independ ence was to vote by ballot- no man could be punished tor his vote bul now a man that voted independently was marked by the go vernment mr bcardlcy considered the measure as one of he ltmost importance because it ef fected ihe interests of the whole country more than amy mcamirc that could come be fore the luusc hi knew that a great deal of corruption had hcn practised atelcctioiu and he knew too that hicutberi were return ed to tins house that never could hvc been returned if mich an act as this bill contem plated we- in operation he aw such iftanaisvinetit and such conduct at elections tllil cmrvliitpd him of the necessity nfihfr w tment smric candidate had wealth mhers very ihtle the wealthy en- egcd in tornmerchl httles they gve large and cxu tridit and fcttmernu persons wre indebted to them mi lhu must have an influence upon the conduct of such petntta- and he knew that iniluence was mr brown waa opposed to the bill that man who wan afraid to go forward to tnfl hustings and give his vote was unworthy the exercise of the elective franchise mr jarvis thought those who were afraid tocotne forward openlyand manfully tovote at elections ought to keep away h would not believe any man that would vrte one way and say he wihed to vote another if he would tell him so he would believe he ww averting a lie mkenzie spoke of the corruption in england and the revolution in france which was brought on by the corruption of the french ministers and concluded by sy- mg that the majority on the bank resolu tion did not represent half the people in the 3 ovine mr beardsley in answer to the member for york said the man that told him he was compelled to vote against him was a man of veracity- all men had not the same strength of mind or nerve in this house he believ ed hon members voted one way because they had net resolution to vote ihe other he knew the measure before the house would do much good it would cure the evil complained of awj he would support it mr john wiiuon did not anticipate so much from oie measure as some hon mem bers but at he thought it would produce somo good he would vote fo it the speaker was for adjourning the de bate as the house was thin the attorney general wa opposed to voting by ballot but not to the preamble mken2ie said the speaker alty and solicitor generals and all the excise nd customhouse officers and postmasters were opposed to it except one stray sheep all c jik holders and persons who would nt be allowed to vote at elections in england were opposed to it except the member for wentwortb the question for the committee to rise and report was put and carried upon the speakers taking the chair tbe house divided ayes 11 nys 12 chairman resumed and the first enacting clause was adopted committee rose and the house adjourned to the honorable the h0u8c or assembly the select committee appointed to try the matters contained in the petition of ar thur youmans and others freeholders of the county of prince edward complaining of the undue election and return of asa mkenzie said the speake 7 solicitor generals and all 0u ancl customhouse officers and poitjgj g sertxjl w would concerns of this province doet not m yet permit of my directing your ntrentiou to any particular object cotum ted with its internal improvement hut i can assure you that i am now ami have been ever since my arrival amongst yon diligently employed iu acquiriog such information on those points as may i trust crmhleme hereafter to offer some useful sugetioos for your consideration there is however one subject to which i wih briefly to advert i mean the cur rency aod i do jo merely for the pur- nose of iofurming you that 1 am m pos session of somo further information on that uuhject which shall ho placed at your dis posal in the event of your taking up the considernlino of it agaiu i had entertained a hope that i should have been enabled to lay before you some communication from his majesty go vernment upon the questiou of finance which has occupied much of the attention of ihe legislature of this province but not haviog it yet in my power to do so i think it necessary to apprise you that i have reason to know thatthe unavoidable pres sure of public business incidental to the death of his late majesty aod the change of administration which has recently tak en place in england bate interrupted the progresi of measures contemplated by mis majestys government na that subject these measures i have every reasoo io be lieve willsuoo be brought to maturity- io i the mean while it may ho satisfactory to you to learo that his majestys govern ment is deeply impressed with the necessity nfao immediate and satisfactory adjust ment of the question to which 1 have allud ed aod i am sanguine enough to hope that the instructions which i am led to expect will be calculated to prevent tbe chance of future collision on thi subject under these circumstances you wilh i trust see the necessity of making some provisional arranpemcot for meeting the expeodjture of the government upon the assurance that his majesty enteriaios an earnest desire to see the ftnaocial concerns of the province placed without loss of time upon n footing which may be at once compatible with the oxigeucies of the public iervice and with the wishes aod feelings of his majestys faithful subjects in lowercaoada his majesty has no de- lire to call upon them foinny supplies be yond such as may upon full consideration you to learo that his majestys govern ment is deeply impressed with the necessity mmediato and satisfactory ndjust- ihmeots american wheat m admitted say for instance into the canada free of duty nod can he scut to tho west indies as the produce of the colony fi the sche dule american flour brought into the hri- tislt possessions estritl to be subject to a duty of 5- excepting when bonded ur exportation but this is a nnttakc insttqd ofl 5s- wc are informed it should be only chronicle the duty ott flour imported into hi xit- thera british colonies from the untied states is not dtthe kiugstoo editor re marks 1 5s but 5s herftug only but if the flour is imported from the united state thither for the fmfpak of being stnt to the british fffst indie it gots duty free aod in addition to the articles enumerated by us the other day as hein duly free if received from canada arid liohvily taxed when from the u state we may add the following hoops of wood from the l states 7s 10j other lumber the ihjq feet of 1 inch thick 1 lis nth- lumber the 1000 feet of 1 ioch tilick tl us id from the sf john n b private letters from kngl by tho november mail state ties intended by the ministry to the colonial trade with the vvest city gazette nd received that the du- protect indies will he coutested item by item and will pro bably bo altogether lust and thii the abolition of the protecting duties oo trt baltic timber will be brought forward as a ministerial measure we are unwilling to believe that both or even either of these measures w ill into immediate effect hut should it be th case it will nearly amount to a virtual abandonment of tho colonies to their fate without o m protection in the yet faot state of the nonh american colonic it will bo impossible for them to compete with the baltic io the timber trade or with the americuos in supplying the west iodic consequently both these branches of our foreign trade will have to be abao- doned or nearly so aod the progvoss of the colonies towards improvement will ho retarded for a long time to come while koglaod remains in a state of peace this may appoar to be a matter of inioor impor tance but the time may come as it has al ready been that the importance nf the cfl- louial trade to great britain dffim holders and persons wlw be allowed i vote at lechs ftj were opposed to it except tbe iv wentwortb the question for the com to r8e and report wat put and carried upon the speaker taking l tbe house divided aye 11 nays chairman reumed and the kjs clauw wa adopted commitf f08e the house adjourned to the honorable the h0ubk assembly the select committee mlu the matters contained in the khr thur youmans and others f choldcrs of tnur loumans aim ocners flvu the county of prince edward hr5ts of the undue election and b2sl wonlen esquire sitting men ber for said county hive come to the fuip fnal determination viz r 1st resolvedthat in fcasm thia committee that bv the pi ei fu uu nr u il 4 ul elections davs and on the poll expiration icer io irregular lion lor the ears to this ted as well fthectndi- of the 4th geo4h cfiap4 must be closed at the enn of sij that no scrutiny of voles entcn book can take place after th w of that period before a return j 5 2nd resolved that from manner in which the late elc county of prince edwaid p committee to have been condu as the uncertainty as to which dates had a majority of legal vi opinim of this committee th lection he declared void so fa the return of asa worden es les viv jnuiw onti hrt fei illtwn iii oarticutondwmj the election before in a compendious form in order lo avoid the bit barrels whnauy obscurity which seemed inseparable from a get piwvm slxz recital at length of the various acts of par- minns ard they did w j liaiueut and orders in council tn which it men of wek mirnls am i he forii ludc- refersit will therefore to convenient to i he knef ft kvlitsa z7 state lor your information that the authori- against biwelf who told him that he wished htm mr b- to gain the election amltfaid ty under which this order is issued is deriv ed from the statutes 4 geo 4 chap 77 sec ith 5 geo 4- chap k sec g 6 geo 4 chap 118 sec 4 ami 1 and 8 geo 4 chap 56 sees 41 42 43 but especially from the first of these enactments as ihe ports of his majestys north a- morican provinces have never been closed n hie vessels of the united state the en closed order in council will not bo produc- uveof any change in that particular course of trade but the tonnage duty of four shillins and three pence per ton and ihe duty of 10 per cent advalorem on the car- toes of american ships imposed by the or ders in council of the 21st july 1623 and the 27lh july 1826 will henceforth cease throughout the british possessions on the continent of north america it has seemed right that tho decision of he had made and would continue to make all the exertion and interest in his power 10 get biui in- the elector was wealthy but be wished perhaps to get his vm a commis sion in the militia or to get the situation of magistral f himwlf aud he knrw that if ins had voted for him he would lose his in terest at head quarter if a ballot act had been in force he would have voted for him he thought it desirable to have the poll la- ken in several partsof the country it would do away with the necessity of cutting up the counties into ridings agreeably l the argu ments and doctrine used by the advocates of that measure the h dicitor general said hon members were paying poor comuliment to the elec tor when they dated that they were base and worthies as to vote for a man they did his majestys government respecting the i not like he had no objection to have commercial relations between th british j the elections held at different placet in each colonics and the united states of america j county and he hoped the committee would should be communicated to the parties im- j rise in order that the question might be dis mediately concerned with the least possible i cussed when the house was full delay i therefore avail mselfof the present mr jarvi j preamble it is ihe i the said c- as respects the sitting membeyii the election and return of ano lo serve in the present pttvjg ment in place of the said asa 3rd resolvcdthat nochan corr tion or of wilful misconduct is pfed against fftratafas se tffbsjsss lhe of a in vmnc iil nth ipiainine or the undue election and return ol v worden esquire does not appear l committee to have been frivolous or tions 5th resolved thatthe defence n asa worden esquire does not appear i committe to have been frivolous or lious- signed hugh c thomsc chaifman commiltee room ii of a 28th january 1831 of an meot of tho question to which i hnvo allud ed aod i am sanguine eoough to hope that the instructions which i am led to expect will be calculated to prevent tbo chaoce of future collision on this subject voder these circumstances you will i trust tee the oecessity of mnkiog some provisional arranpemeot or meeting the expenditure of the government upon the atiuraoce that his majesty entertains ao earnest desire to see the financial concerns of the province placed without loss of time upon n footing which may be at once compatible with the exigeucies of the public service and with the wishes aod feelings of his majestys faithful subjects in lowercaoada his majesty has no de sire to call upon them for any suppliet be yond such as may upon full consideration hefouod essential his majesty bnring no object more at heart than the comfort the prosperity and the happiness of a people who are endeared to him by muny tier aod whose growing importance io all the relations of the british empire his ma jesty fully appreciates gentlemen of the house of assembly the erconais of tho past year nroina forward state of preparation and 1 have every reason to believe that they will be ready to bo laid before you previous to t he expiration of the pcfiod fixed by legnla- tivo regulation fur the production of the public accounts ao estimate of the expeosos for the en- suiog year is also io preparation and will shortly he ready to bo submitted to you gentlemen of the legislative council gentlemen of the house nf assembly the accession of his majesty king wil liam the fourth and his cousort queen adelaide aoeveot which has filled with joy the heart of every british subject af fords an opportunity of expressing those sentiments of loyalty and attachment to l the rcieoing roval family by which hii mtajwtj if i i jecu have ever been dihtinguisbed were i to coobuic my own inclination on the present occasion 1 should avoid saying any thinp regarding myself personally but appearing before you os i now do for the first time i thiuk it necessary to deiain yon h lew moments longer white i exprrs the will appear i q t very different light these measures a ministerial measure we are unwilling to believe that both or even either of these measures will go into immediate effect hut should it be lhe case it will nearly amount to a virtual abaodonmeut of the colonies to their fate without protection in the yet in fant state of the north american colonies it will be impossible for them to compete with the baltic io the timber trade or with the americans in supplying the west lodies consequently both these brnchetf uf our foreign trade will have to be aban doned or nearly to- and the progress of the colonies towards improvement will ho retarded for a long time to come while eoglaod remains io a state of peace this may appoar to be a matter of inioor impor tance but tbe titne may come as it ha al ready been that the importaoce of the co lonial trade to great britain will appear io a very different light these measures will not only produco most acrious injury to the colonies but they i ill martfrimly affect the shipping interest of great britain the larseprepnrtion of british vessel em ployed in the colonial trade is a public nursery for the british navy and whate rer has a tendency to lessen the cumber of morclijintsvessols has an equal tnudenry to jojure the navy the right arm of orea britains strength iw lf the kingston chrom ei provincial parliament or opportunity of transmitting tile recent or der in council to you together with a letter from the ortls of the committee of privy council for trade stating the reasons which have inducej his majestys government to who objec tionahlt- ami he wpulil ojip c it hr wai nut alraid f hi electors rmllot nr im ual lot coming forward ami voting fox him mr saii huwell in a muidn speech hv the lesturc and government of the i i they dd not wuh to vtc frhey by the legislature united states wis majestvs government havr not a- douted the present measure without the mvst anxious ami ileijherato attention to the iotevest ot tho british north american provinces they have jiccn deeply im pressed vrfth the magnitude and importance of thoso iitercsts ami of the claims which did to from dread fear r hope of rewarn he knew men after they had uiven their votes m the independent candidate to be surrounded by the people- and whipped aid driven off ront the ground some candi dates procured deeds for elector and fhey had to vole as they weie directed others were moiptlled by lawyer io vmtfcoiitrary his maicsus north american suhecis thor ncl inatiom to pre ml mniim v- to every degree of protection which from being ian on ther fwperty all can be affomed 3 then consistently with he evls could be removed by the wj- elswslfiuofthiieuipiwatfargc jnlmcmdtj there werea number oflf ih it will be my duty fully to explain totou emigrant and an irshman of lhe name of in ml next deiche what is the precise uwc0 came forward as a candidate and he ttim ha d beirwe told if the did not letter i have sec signed the houso election bill g murray went into committee on the otefor tjowt they would be punished and they were obliged to vote for gowen mr bcel siidmanj freeholders who came forward at the lute election were compelled to vote contrary t their wies at his first election all the magistrates aial militia ofli- mr buell said that the elective franchise cers voted against him and for the executive was one which of all others it was the duty candidate except one he had but one ma if r of the houso to preserve from contamination he hsul therefore brought in this bill to protect as far an possible that motciliumble protege he haj been olicitel to do so antl he believed there wai a general feeling in favor of it alaone the ailvntsges lhat mifiht be expected to flow from the adaption of the lytiem of voting by bxllbt then- waft rn which the bubine before lhe house had a tendency io kiitrate in hi5fvor he ww ifraiil he would sultcrfor the part he hnil laktm one btftcuftnuc alvochtid hit case ahd voted iiainst tiini but w knew thai thi ould not injure hi ml as hu election was then ecmc all buve a disposition to proumi iheir own inleveu uien wcmld be swavim hv evecu- rtvu influence- they nrenfraidoflha exec htt nvc nvid they think if they do such acts make parttcuurly munifost they will gel i eouiinhiou in the tilitia or k-m- ljtti 1 lt v k lower canada wedoeftdny jaatwrj 2 the members met according to adjourn ment of yciiterdaj john sewell kquire acling0cntle usher of the black rnd vii admitte rt the bar with tho folio niog mesago f hu excellency geotlcmen his excellency lord y iner desires this hon house to attend lmn immediately io tho legislative cou which it convened and now silting in hc chsiio of st lewis in consequence of tbe severe indisposition of his excellency the mouse weot where being the hon speaker of tho legislative council said that it r0 hit excellencys ploaire that they do choose a speaker aod fe sent him to his excellency tomorrov at one oclock for his appprohaiiuo the members bavins returned on mo tion of mr louis bourdagcs seconded by mr cuvillier louis joseph papioeau pq was elected nem eon adjourned till tomorrow at noon thursday january 2 this day the lcgislativo council nd the house of assembly attended his ex cellency in tho castle of st lewis vrbjil tho hon the speaker of tho legislative couucil in hii excellencys nate ap proved nf mr papiupnu speaker with the usual formalities the speaker of tho vinced equn legislative council then read in tbo fol lowing words his excellencys speech gentlemen of ihe legislative council aod gentlemen of the hous of assembly the convening ofn jew pioviucial par liament which has bevn rendered necesary hy the death of hifl lato majesty and tny wn recent appniotmeut tn this govern- roeot are eircuwstaoces which would have made it desirable to call you together at au earlier period hut 1 have beenioductrd to defer doing so until the corresponding lea- son of lost years meeting under the im pression that i waft thereby more effectu ally cooiultiog your porsoual cootoni- ence tho inss which hii majesty anj the fioyal family and the whole of ii u jestys subjects have sustained hy thi de mise of 1 1 is lato majesty will 1 douhi nut huvebecn tho cause of grief to his mj tys faithful cauadian subjects dcepscose 1 entertain nf the importance of tho arduous duties which the king has been graciously pleased tocaofide to me and although pcrsooally a stranger to this part of his mnjestys dominions i mn ne vertheless fully aware of the oaturo and extent of the difficulties hy which ihot du ties are surrounded how to surmount the difficulties tn which now allude shall be the object of my constant mudy antl conscintjg of my own deficiencies i shall endeavour to supply my want of abil ity for the tusk by a strict and steady ad herence to those principles of justice and impartiality which i am quite sure willue- ver mislead me it mar be that my efforts are notdes- tioed in he crowned with success i willi at least endeavour to deserve it in conclusion it is worthy of observa tinn that your present meeting is marked hy peculiar circumstaoces you aro now for the first lime callod together under tho au thority of his present majesty king willi am the fourth and tho popular branch of the logulatuvij which has been considera bly oxtendr j hy a legislative enact ment asjotubtas now alsu for the first time with if augmented n umber these cir cumstances geotlemen constitute the cottimeucerneot of a new era in your par- kbfbeniwy history an era which i do must earnestly hope may be distinguished jy that harmony aod good understanding between the several branches of the legis lature which is so eseotialty necessary to give full effect to the advantages of the constitution you have the happiness to possess and for the preservation of which ns by law established it is i am well con- y the interest of every cana diao subject of his majesty to pray fer ventlyto almighty cod will contest duke of wellington new administration if so and experience will be nn from the commercial adtrettier tiie west india trade the recent arrangement wilh groat bri tain j- considered so decidedly unfavnrable to those who have been supplicating fur it as to afford a high decree of satisfaction in caoada witness tho following paragraph kiogsioo chronicle of the 15th the from iust the west india trade it affords u much pleasure to observe that the north m i w irueiicuci colonies are wll protected under lhe now arruigmeat as will bo seeo uy the following schedule it appear that ame rican flour in sulijcct f i a duty of6s sterling per barrel on entering our west india inirls whereas the same article from lhe north american colonies newfoundland excepted is allowed o euicr dutyfree regard o iea aett a vwwtottij our st m- av not been n into from europe since our las t is h matter much to be regreiied fr0 the ate of lhe public feeling i e every ey was fixed wi yupon the mensues of the new d- mnstranon wc are far from bm unlikely to be disturbed by the h volu- tionary conduct of some of lier powers and although we must rc to see england employed as an arbitrator wn can scarcely discover the mode of escape by wliiclt she can avoid 1 share in the it is said ibat his gruce tho viippui t the his firmness inconsidera ble siinmlas lo their cxrriions and botli will be retpjisite to regulate the hetero geneous mass of wliiclt it appears to bo composed another mail will relieve us from many embanassing reflections that a slate of suspense like the present must occasion the proceedings of lhe provincial par- liament of lpper canada have been pe culiarly distinguished so far by the lau dable anxiety of his majestys attorney general to introduce a bill upon the subject of marriage in tins piovinre which hitherto has acquired a most in definite footing it embraces a bio id principle of religious equality and we fervently hope from its prospective as well as retrospective influence will give general satisfaction to all denominations of chrisiians it was read a second time on wednesday and we hope spee dily to hear of its triumphant passage through both houses of the legislature mr- boulton could not have afforded the public a more favourable specimen of his forensic as well as legislative ac quirements than this popular subject il lustrates mr bidwells bill to allow persons tried for felony the benefit of full defence by counsel and to regulate in some other respects lhe practice in cri minal cases has passed tins gen tlemans philanthropic and human in troduction of this important measure re flects the highest credit upon his heart and head a petition on the subject of the game laws was read a commit tee was appointed lo enquire into the stalo of the representation of the people of this province with a view of patlia- mcoiary reform and the solicitor ge- itcrivs bill for th supprewfctfof oraea