the discharged their pasioral duties and many ot ihem ceased 10 exhibit in iheir lire the pu f hat was do rive trv wero filial t at wi thc mi ll0 8 nlicd io hut itlcr way nod coutoodod thai thev were not mut authorised but invited to my ot the doeirmn they preached eincfa and to iipdiv these ke- what mode infidel and led to that dforesrd for tiue teliffion which was so prevalent in toaotriei where there was a dominant church except ib so far ns it was counteract bf ihe labors uf dissenters but the hon and learn ed member thought religion could not be sup ported in this provioce without some assist ance pram the state what church h mr to ohy lord glcnel rrci iu uy w v wouid be most coivjit- i p v and prosperity of the coun- rd mf c- read iroul the dejpitehj aoj ifien mkcd would it promote harmony md ood iwhttg io his country insiveall the kescrvcs to one church it would he said be most runuus and would eudauuer its coo neciiii with great britain and in would heig warn hon aemlemen who 201 credit fur pat riotism to beware how they acted in ibis mat ler assured that by every attempt ioivetlie reserves 10 one two or lour churches thttf would do more to alienate ineus minds front the government than 100011 of those miftchie vous utmnm agaimi whom they had sworn to maintain war to the knife- but as to ap plying inese reserves to four churches os had ben rueiioed could any thins be more in consistent hon members say these reserves cannot be alienated from their original pur- pjse and yet with woeful iicoosisieucy argue mat thev nay be given to a catholic priest hood how d tliey come under the denomina tion of a protestant clergy surtrly applying them to education is oot a greater perversion of the intention of the act than this he had been told irish catholics would support such a proposition because it included their church hut he would not do them the injustice to be lieve it and said if such a degeoerate son of erin were in that house he roust be aucb a one as byron describes without ona single ray of her genius without the fancy the manhood the tiro of her race a being who well might plonga ein in doubt if she ever jive birth to a miscreant io biisc ilo iram member of the presbyterian church nod dared affirm as desirous of its prosperity as auy member of that body hut he desired 00 nuch stoitfhliog block to bo thrown id her way ho believed her doctrine pure and orthodox nod that ho would era now have extended over britain and probably the whole world but fur slate patronage- what else had divided her into so mauy sects and parties he did not ear the consequence to the church of scot- laud front withdrawing state patronage sfie flourished in the day of the immortal richard cameron when the state vaioly attempted to suppress her uheo hi forefather werefurctfd 1 to submit to prelacy at the point of the bayonet yes she prospered in those days and would do so still if not hindered by endowments he would here endeavour to prove that even should hon members extend their liberality frum four to a dozen churches it would but make the matter worse and worse paradox ical as this might appear it as no less cuirect os he would show 1 the church of england uiib4 ibe whole aj bar vested right whea ou propose ro admit rfle ktrt she crte rob- itv and spoliation admit the kirk and she has vested rights then propose 10 admit the i methodist and catholics and ihe united churches cry robbery spoliation and sacrilege suppose the lour admitted ihrir ministers satisfied and i heir flocks dispersed and propose to them jointly the admission of ihe junkers and baptists the four pure and holy estab lished churches unite in the cry of robbery spoliation aud sacrilege thus it is seea that might is right you go on admitting churches till you admit the last and the lowest ofdecep lion tbetooosirous mormons aud you but add another and another 10 the dissatissed uad robbed protestant churohea mr c said he bw ib bfpwd prtrtetide of mtfiejtlifhij than the government had nu right to graui one seventh or onetwentieth of this province to aoy one particular sect or party that all pub lic lands and public monies were in the hands of government the agents of the people to apply them for their common benefit and no support should be given to any sect or party as secmytao alffiough he aaw 00 objection 10 presents of money 10 christians as subjects on their application to the legislature either to build churches or support their ministers such grants be would ever be found willing 10 support but do grants of land 00 creating churches into corporations or miking minis ters landlords or jobbers mr c before con cluding would point out the way in which he thought the subject might bedisposed of to the satisfaction of the people of uppir canada for though they have so lamentably differed about religion that scarcely two can agree on the doctrines they would have taught to iheir i children yet all have agreed upon the neces sity of education and the people of upper canada not only desire a system of education tor those whose parents can send them to school but a liberalefcient system by which the fatherless will be protected educated clothed and fed as they are at this day in prus sia he was happy that the prussian sclools were attracting so much atteution in this coun try he felt that canadians desired to have such a system as would enable them 10 boat that in this particular they are out excelled by any desireibis and these lands ami in some safe and profitable stock and 10 be laid out under the provisions of a wise and jtrudent act let your ministers be among its uardiansand trustees the bible in the hands of every child your system of education re ligious liberal and well ordered and you will by this means do more for future generations and for the interests of true religion than nil your forefathers let us adopt this bill and permanently establish and maiotatn a system of education and though we may be condemned bv sectarians or lose our seats by the influence of ihe clergy other days and other men will build a more imperishable monument to our memories than ever was erected by the me chanism of men or the pen of history n would j most in 1 thein the gospel how ibeilj were right the following acts have been passed by the house of assembly during the present ses sion 1 51 j act granting a sum of money fori l support of common school o act to authorise the erection of flie county of hastings into a separate dis trict- 3rd an act to establish a bank at brock- ilt in the district of johnstown 4th an act to incnrporaie a joint stock company under the style and title of the pre sident directors and company of the graf- on harbour 5ih an act granting to his majesty a certain um of money to defray the expences of the civil government for the year 1336 and for other purposes therein mcntiooed gih an act to provide more effectually for the punishment of certain offences and to help to propagate error the governor lieutenant governor sk him in reply had flourished province who had been the pioneers who followed the tide u population into ilie remo est settlements carrying with were they the clergy of the church of england no they were the persecuted and despised methodists who re ceived no support from the public funds- then be would ask the hon and learned tleinan were they to were ihey to dis- id who wrong certainly not tinguish who were right a who should be assised and who not and if ihey smiled out ihreor four favored church es on which 10 bestow their bounty would it not open the door to corruption and be an in- duceraent if not an invitation to ministers to barter away their consciences for a bit oft bread aod what would begined by such an unholy alliance why make strife among the different denominations who vert now i person administering the government of this province to commute the sentence of death in certain cases for other punishment iu ibis act mentioned 7ih an act to amend the law respecting bills of exchange and promissory notes 8tb ao act to appoint trustees to carry into effect the provisions of the will of john white esquire deceased 9th an act respecting the transportation of coovicist mr elmslty said thai not being blessed with a good memory he v unnbleto answer all the remarks of the hou an speak er but as ihe constiiuiil p w given him of tfmbodyine his obj j shape of a protest he should ug allow the opportu nity to pass without doing so an j menn- llme would move that n conference be asked with the assembly upon j bill the question was put w it appeared that the honorable senil alone voted in the affirmative all the otfc members against his motion- chronicle gazette saturday dece 21 1s3g baring with others what is legally and unqucstin bbly hr own objected to hie imnilta of men wh0 vfi not ioe received meaioat misfortune 1 that thy ha the btotinet of that intructi which she has so largely and liberally bestowed on the best legulalora in thworldp living in peace and stir up jealousies which i loih an act to appoint the lime and place might involve the destruction of ihousacds of for holdiog the couft of general quarter ses- lives and perhaps of souls he ihought sions of the peace m each of the several i j that house should pause before they therefore established a system which might lead 10 such consequences it did oot follow as a matter of course that if religion was not supported by the state in this province it must fall as some hon gentlemen would endeavor 10 per suade the house to believe no it stood upon a more sure foundation if they looked ro the days of ihe apostles they would sec that in stead of being supported by the state ihey were persecuted from city to city villified and slan dered every kind of opposition throwo iniheir way yet the religion they preached and which like its divine author remained always the same flourished and prospered spreading it self over the countries in which it was declar ed and yet they were told now in the nine teenth century that ihis same religion could not be maintained without the aid of the state as he said before he was conscientiously of opinion that by dividing the reserves among the different denominations ihey would do more harm than good but by appropriating them to the support of education ihe whole province would be greatlv benefitted he would therefore move for toe adoption of the preamble of the bill jtr jllcrks remarked that al the arguments of the hon member who bad just addressed the commute applied 10 the united states but were dot applicable to the rponarcial form of goternmeot of this country mr bocjftls thought they had full authority to dispose of the clergy reserves and ihey had been inviied hy ihe home government 10 do so but he could not vote for the bill be fore the committee nor cvrn fur the preamble if therefore that was lost he would move in amendment a bill which passed that house east session the bill he referred to came down from the legislative council aod was adopt ed by the house of assembly with the altera tion of a few words for the purposes of 11 education instead of religion he ap proved of that bill but he was not willing to subscribe to all that was contained in the pre- mb wbrh w the uhjpct of this discussion in 1827 it was ihought expedi ent for them to legislate on the clergy reser ves aud they were now loudly called 00 by the people ro do so they could not be doing wrong in appropriating those reserves to pur poses of education nor need any hon mem ber be at a loss to koow how to give his vote as was wished he should do by bis constitu ents jtfr gibson was not in the practice of mak ing long speeches but wished to state his rea sons for the vote he would give on this ques tion it must be perfectly evident from lord goderichs despatch lhat they had the power to legislate on the clergy reserves as they ihousht would be best fir ilie benefit of ihe tricis of this province and to repeal the seve ral laws now in force for lhat purpose llth an act to abolish the distinction be tween grand and petit larceny and io enable the courts of general quarter sessions of the peace to try all caes of simple larceny un der certain restrictions and to amend the laws respecting the punishment of larceny 12th- ao act 10 make the remedy in cases of seduction more effectual and 10 render the fathers of illegkimate cnildren liable for their support lake that course couttr in the w ves he country fc j ft d lh lhe lei us perfect it by he sale s beoefi be investment of the proceeds thursday dec 15 clergy mrervs dkb1tc coktinoed the committee of tbe whole house on the clergy reserves sale bill resumed air jybrttm said he would reply to some remarks made yesterday by hon members 00 the other side of the house the hon menv ber here read some extracts against church ex tawishraents the church or england had for many years assumed the control over the m clergy reserves which she had no riht 10 dn as was seen by the decisioo of the crown offi cm in england and therefore there could be no injustice in taking from her what she never had a just right to and giving them io others btit he wai not io favor of giving them to oth ers for he ihought they would do more good i to the provmco by supporting a system of libe- i ml and general educatioo the hon people and ihey ough which would be most for their interest that course in bis opioioo was to appropriate them to purposes of education if they attempted to divide them among the churches of england and scotland they would do an act of injus tice to others and commit what might be call ed political rubbery and it they gave them to the church of england alone it would be an act of injustice to the great body of the communi ty insetting up any church over another they would be acting io direct opposition to ihe well known wishes of the great body of the people in this province if ihey were di vided the catholics had as cood right to a share of them as any other denomination as he considered that ihey were inteoded for the peop a great many sects would not take any of them but would say to the legislature 11 you are endeavoring to lead us away from the pure principles of christianity the command given to the apostles when ihey were sent fonh to preieh the gospel was not 11 get oneseventh of the land of the country where you preach but he would be told that they were not to muzzle the 01 that treads out the corn he would oot do so he would allow them to eat where they worked get their provender where they thrashed but he would not allow them to come into his barn unmuz zled while they were thrashing for his neigh bor hear bear and laughter if that sys tem of religion which some hon gentlemen seemed so anxious to support was the true re ligion it would succeed and prosper without any of thai kind of assistance which they wish ed to afford to ir they all aw what the methodists had done io the country without aoy support from tbe state if the people were left io ignorance and the priests support ed with ihe means which should be given to educate the people what would become of them and what would they not be led to by the educated aod independent priests they would be made be slaves of all the measures of the executive government he never yet saw any good come from a state paid clergy how was it wtih ihem at the late elections aod what was their conduct on that occasion some of them published ioflamatory addresses to the people and others wis seen mixing in the crowd around the hustings and urging forward their followers to voie as the re form candidates in a way not very honorable to them or the religion ihey professed cries articular- from the toronto courier attempt to top the supply bill in the legit latite council by member of the xecutive council the hon mr elmsley in presenting the report uf the select committee to whom was referred the supply bill regretted that a duty which he felt he owed to the country caused him to bring under the notice of the house the circumstances of the bill of supply now be fore them being for a much larger sum than was asked for or required and that large and extravagant salaries were voted to th clerks in the public office even raism those sala ries beyond what ihy bad ever been and also that large sums wipte voted as contingencies for public offices afldl he had no doubt but that a great waste and expeoditure of stationery was the consequent the clerks were not half worked and their salaries should have been re duced in place of increased as one branch of the legislature he ihought it right that the legislative council should prevent the house of assembly from graniiog ao unnecessary supply aod thereby prevent a wasteful ex penditure of public money the chairman the hon mr markland would inform the hon member that the fact was noi as he stated that the supply bill now before tbem exceed tbe estimate but thai it was a grant of money for the support of the government io exact accordance with the es timate sent to the other branch of the legisla lure by the lieutenant governor lhat the ex- i eitfoi ovpf lht of formal yre owing to the house of assembly granting a sum to certain persons holding the situations of senior clerks in some of the public offices to put them on a footing with other gentlemen of the same standing whose salaries had been increased previous to the present year with respect lo the charge of a wasteful expenditure by the public officers in the shape of contin gencies was altogether erroneous inasmuch as although a particular sum be estimated for yet no portion of that sum but the amouot ac tually disbursed was cvr paid aod that too after an inspection and approval of the amount by ih inspector general and the board of au dit composed of ihe members of the executive council of which body tbe hon gentleman was a member mr elmsley replied that he felt much obli ged to the hon chairman of ihe committee foj the explanations he had given but he still wan of opinion that tbe bill should not pass and although tbe explanation was in some mea sure satisfactory yet there were sufficient obr jections to induce him to prevent the passage of the bill in the present shape he meant th sum granted for printing ihe statutes and thtfe increase to the clerks who were totally un- worthy of such increase and were with on exception not employed one half of the time he did feel it right lo say that the person t whom he had reference was worth 3ii tin other senior clerks put together and had ioi fact been the principal of the office for som years he should rflove that the bill be amende ed by striking out the sum granted and insert- ing a smaller sum the hon speaker begged to remark iba he thought that if the journals of the houe of lords or of any colonial legislature wer searched no precedent could be louod he al luded to ihe circumstance of a member closely connected wiih ihe government attempting by his situation in one branch of the legislature to prevent iho granting by the house of as sembly to that government ihe sum asked far its support it did appear to him an anomaly yet such was the case the house of assembly newly elected find iog the difficulties uoder which the govern- ment had been laboring from the stoppage thf the supplies at a very early period of tbe scsn sion do all in their power to remedy the evtft by granting a sum of money for tbe support of the government and lhat sum only whichi executive have asked for a member ol house ok ass r mbly the petition of james j 1 aod others of the town and towoslhpof kingston pray- iog for an act authorising ihe raising and ex pending a sura of money i improve the road from liingston to napflnee similar to the york roads was on fnotion of mr cart- wright refered to a committee consisting of messrs hagerraan and manahao mr gowon moved the house to take into consideration the propriety of loaning money to the gananoque ami ivutsie javigotion company mrgowan moved that an humble address beprefeotcd tn his majesty praying that he may be graciously pleased to direct that the imports at present required to be paid for the transmission of newspapers through the post office of this colony maybe rescinded mr cameron moved that an address be pre seoted to his excellency respecting the col lecting of duties on timber cut from the crown lands 8tc mr ruttan moved that an address be pre sented to his excellency requesting hirt in secure an experiment to be made in each dis irict for the growth of hemp mr cartwright brought up the petition of john machar minister and two hundred and thirteen others elders and members of the congregation of st andrews church kings ton in conoexion with the church ol scot- land r crtwiijtottorwtp the petition or robert d cartwright p trusteesi shareholders and others jnlere5lcd idlhe mid land district school soc on motion of mr car j wasot that the petition of jok p bower and others tanners be refl q lhe committee on trade the freeholders ba jjulthis bill was on the 14th iost or f a secood reading and 300 copies f0 be pr for tbe chronicle a gette- thursday d 22 1836 ma eoitoh 1 am sure it will be a source of high justification to a large number of your subscri bers to learn through your excellent paper a lew particulars of a scene which i had the high gratifica tion nf wilnesing yesterdsy the scene to which i allude was the opening and dedicating of a rcmoikably neat stone church at the villogcofkepanee m ihe service or almiphty god 1 tins building has been erected with sn little pomp and ostentation a scarcely to have been known out of the immediate neighborhood in which it stands and by those immediately concerned the services commenced at 12 oclock tht hector the rev s giving read piayers and the rev a f atkinson rector of blh ihe lessons and communion service each of whom gave fine effect 10 that ponion rf ibose beautiful and edifying services which he read there were alto present l he rev mr deacon of adolphustown and the rev mr greer of the carrying place the dedication sermon was preached by thernv r d curtwright assistant minister of kingatnn from genesis xxviii 16 17 surely tho lord in in this plac and i knew it not and he wa afraid and said how dreadful is this place i this is none other but the house of god and w j he gale of heaven i shall not speak of the performance as 1 feel inclined lest i give offence to that truly good mnn his character both a a christian and a gound divine ore loo well known to require any en comium from me it is enough to say that his ser mon was very appropriate and that it contained noi a single observation to offend the real christian ot any denomination while there ivs much to awaken the careless and unbelievingand 10 edify the tailhful alter sermon the sactament of the lords supper was administered lo a respectable number of the congregation these interesting services ended mr given for himself a his congregation of whnm upwards of one hundred were still present read and presented an is a decided evidence that his labor has not been in vain it is humiliating to reflect that mania much more shortlived than his work i b human probability this chorch will retaajn while oot only we who for tbe first iiaie bave asembled within its walls but our mmttj sons sons shall be mouldering in the dou for all flesh is as grass and the glory ofj as the flower of grass c 5ut the word the lord abideth for ever and this it tbe word which i trust will ever be preached in this sanctuary in the name of my brother and a myself 1 cor dially ihank you for your kind wishes towird us and our families and now brethren i commend yoa to god and to the word of his grace which is able to build you up and ro give you ah inher itance among all ihem that are sanctified affiefii geological survey ly are happy to per ceive that this measu is nol has been rumoured altogether abandoned captain dunlop on the 14th ii moved an humble address be prest 0 his majesty praying that his majes wil be graciously pleased to place at the d 0 his excel lency the lieutenant go sucb p of the wild lands of th crown as will en able his excellency to fcy before thc lpgs inture a correct geologic surrey oflhis pro vince ahdrcss to the rev mr cartwright to whose libc- j r 1 v together with that of his brother john s i cartwright esq mp p the congregation is indebt ed for the church as well as the ground on which it itaatfi and i hall not oon forget the thrillinc effect which the delivery ot mr carlwriahia extem poraneous reply produced upon the congregation his allosion lo mr langhnrne tftl most llhcilnu 1 regret exceedingly mr canwright hod not written it i f hall accompnoy thia wiih a copy of the ad dress and such a copy of the reply as memory fur nishes this of course inuai be very imperfect what siskin said of oneof hi happiest effirts may justly be applied here it is like lhe fragrance of the ise no sooner shed than lost itittftbdt rttiit inimammrtim ihetttiudhiia flm nished with a very fine tonad bll by whose cheer ing sounds the congregation were called todhrr this 1 ondervtand is at the congregation expense the day and the roada were very anfavoratje yei there could nol have been fewer than two hundred and tmv persona preaent i know not mr editor when i witnessed a more gratify infeene thon tht above but puch a mcnt tobcpfffperly estimated inut he witnewd if i a spectator wne so much eraulid what must have ben the happens of llioe more immediately con cerned of their htnfac mr- cariwrigh and of mr givtoa and hist congrcgmoo willi their jny i intermeddle not i joy in it 1 cannot fchwc lo hasty sketch without alluding m he bnppy change which i can observe around the bay of qtiinte as regards the supply of the spiritual wants ot its in habitant by the church of england since i first pabcd up us waters in 1822 at lhat lime around the whole extent of the bay ihere were only two clergymen who had each one church ot wi mo ment there arc seven churches th seven clergy men and two catcchista lqcis dcq i remain mr editor very truly youp we have much pleasure in presenting oir readers with the following interesting letttr hy dr thomas rolph of ancaster affclsk dec 19 1836 mv dear mltfaftak it is a source of unbounded graiificationta me to observe how well and faithfully the house of assembly are performing their obli gation to the country that through their ia- suumeoialiiy ihe waters of the beautiful aod meandering trent will be made 10 bear on their bosom the produce of the ihonsandsol enterprizing farmers who occupy ihe rich xnl fertile townships bordering on its banks tli windsor harbor io whitby bty beauiifoily formed by naiurtf for a safe and capacious har bor will be rendered a place of refuse fottcf scls on the lake and a port fur the commerce uf ihe hne bark townships communicating with the lake sind river scugog thai the wclland canal will afford a pcrnnneot inter course between our in ljestic inland sasacoo- necting water medium between the east ao4 weal that the reai western kail road will afford an expeditious innd communication be tween ihe extensive territories in the western region with lake ontario and its numerous outlets and lhat li and not the least im portant measure will be the splenjid outlay i voted for the micadamirttiun of ih principal roads in the p- ment of the 1 7 hich be speaks decidedly against church tabhahnients and expresses his opinion ihat had he connexion wtih ih of heir churches by iheir conduct hia conclu sion from what he had advanced was thai if e connexion vublm aiate had injured the was morally wrong for ihe church of england hurch of bnglaod and i aaya he dd noi wish io have thwe reserves and if so here was no horch in the united i injustice in taking them from her lhe case was similar to lhat of the slave holders in the west lodies when ihe british government pissed a law 10 take the slaves from them be cause it was morallv unjust thai lovsee siaiefceive any thing from the state but what he beneced would never be denied her protection equal and imparial protection b mr norton incught that was fully an apswc io those who i ad quoted authorities from the united states io favor ofa siate sup port to religion io repty to the hon and learned member tor toronto he would sav that the lofldeltty of which be spoke was occa- soocd by toe connenooof ministers of religion wihihesuieby which they 4pr iss i j pendent of the people q eetff kofi supoori the bill qoenxtllieytrradorilyhiothei mu i to bo contin- morally unjust that tbey should continue to hold them should they call upon unbeliever in christianity to pay for it he thought not- as it appeared 10 him io every poiot of view that it was improper to give these andi to the support of any clergy and us tbey would be of immense valu toth peo- o cjucaiao he the the government throws obstacles in the way of passing the bill refrrs it to a slect commiu lee thereby losing several clays and at length attempts to destroy it altogether by an amend rnent which will operate as a negative as in the case of a bill of that nature the house of assembly will not consent to any amendment being made he did expect that in place of retarding iis progress the hon member would have gone hand in hand with tbe house of assembly in removing the difficulties under which the government labored mr elmsley said it was disgraceful in any executive 10 send down an estimate to the house of assembly containing items which had already been refused 8nd he had hoped that under a governor sent out as sir francis head had beeo the house of assemblys tirat act would be not io granting large salariea but in redressing grievances and he sboukl therefore not give his consent to the bill but should cnier his formal protest upon the jour oals the speaker in few words explained he fallacy ot the position of ihe hon member and remarked lhat if it showed any thing it went to prove that as no supplies were granted last year it followed that none were now 10 be asked for by the executive upon the present occasion wiih respect 10 the salaries grans ed and the distinction drawn by thehonmeoh ber he ihought hehad ao equal opportunity of forming a correct judgment and he did no hesitate to say that in most if not all of tb public offices the gentlemen filling the situal linns of senror clerks were quite as efficient m their respective departments aa alludrd 10 and quite q5 d crease of salary graoud the currency wca indebted to a friend for a copy of the following despatch from lord glenelg it was sent d lo lhe house of assembly on the 19th stanr but in what spirit tne document was received by he house we hare not yet learn d lt 3p l0 us that this despatch diaph a singularly abrupt and uncalled or mterfert on lbe part 0 lhe colonial minister with t currency and com mercial affairs of vhc fronce and we fear it will have a tendency lo paralyze that spirit of enterpize which is so conspicuously maoifect- ed at present in upper canada it will un doubtedly have the effect of putting a sto at least for some time to tine chartering of the proposed new banking institutions- we shall wait with some curiosity ro see how the house will dispose of so uolooked for a document- coft downing street slst 8ugu3t 1836 cibccljlr stvrbl particular a mention of his ma jestys government has been called to mea sures udopted by various colonial legisla tures for revising sod altering the rates at which different coins should pass current and be a legal tender wiih reference to local monies of account tnese regulations have obviously considera ble influence upon the transactions of those departments which are concerned in the col lection of duties imposed by acts of parlia ment more especially upon transaction of the military chest and as material inconvenience has already been experienced in these respects it is desirable to adopt suich measures as may prevent the recurrence olfsuch inconvenience and thereby avoid the ruecessiiy of revoking such enactments as may be deemed objection able after ihey shall hawc been promulgated and carried into effect with this view i have to desire that you will not permit aoy act or ordinance or pro clamation or regulation to come into opera- itoo in the colony unditr your government relating 10 the local currency and circulating medium or to the rates i which coins should pass current or be a leal tender or to the circulation of promusrary notes or other papers cither by ihe local government or by any corporate bodies or individuals without having first received hi majestys sanction conveyed to you by ihe secretary of state have to james mocfsrlanc esq amicus address reverend sir we cannot allow the pre sent interesting occasion to pass without ex pressing the grateful sense we entertain of your aod your brothers christian liberality so beneficently displayed in the erection ot the handsomo edifice which you have this day dedicated to the worship of almighty god when we contemplate the spot on whicli this sacred temple now stands and refiect that only a few years have elapsej since all around was the almost tractless wild we cannot but hail this event with feelings of the devoutcst gratiiude and view it as the dawn of a bright er day for the church of christ in this region we see indeed in many places that through the blessing of our god lhe desert is becom ing a garden and ihe wilderness blossoming as ihe rose every fresh instance manifest ing the more pleasing evidences of the lender care of the heavenly husbandman we trust ttattfrtt w waij tfitaraa toft sent occasion to recognize his gracious hand in raising up you sir and your brother as honored instruments in the promotion of this glorious work which has for its object the ex tension of christs kingdom and the salvation ol immortal souls and although you seek not your reward in this life yet when you he- hold the house ol god which has been reared by your liberality filled as it has been this day wnh immortal beings and iheir voices heard responsively in prayer and praise to our common creator redeemer and sanciitier you must feel that verily there is a reward for tbe righteous and ihat god has put hia honor upon you before alt the people ihat the great head of ihe church may long spare your useful lives grant health and peace to your families aod finally by his mer cy bring you all to inhabit the house not made with hands eternal in the heavens is our fervent prayer saltern givins rector of napaner on behalf of himself and congregation napanee 2lst dec ls6 is t tti m of ti rovtnee securing hy toll ihepy- joieret and principal borrowed fnr the purpusi all the sreii roads brides and canals in jcnglatvj have been made and paid for hv means of tolls they have mg iniliiinhonsiis wwaj djwc- 9 ivfe faih of the toll ihty were allowed to like the shareholders have been grrtll ainer merce has had an increased frcitlty and a great saving of time the public i rei con venience and the whole country hirleulable wealth when good roads arc aire establish ed he benefits arising from them snon u- come immense scarce have ihey become smooth and eontnindious before cans and wig- guns ehana- thoir furms and take others more airy and elegant lighter and more handsome horses are used because ihe roads do not fa tigue them so much more cotnnnklious inns are sei up and furnished hotter liven use inter course is more frequent well sir thesejreat undertakings cannot h cffvtmfd without mco you will hive em ploy ol enl fur 1 00000 labour ers in the province nxi year and surely the house will take sumo measure 10 obtain them oilier wise her legislation will he useless the povertv amongsi the labouring classes in the mother country can be turned to admirable- account in augmenting the wealth and great ness cf this province it was poverty the pa rent uf labour the duris urgens in rebus eges- ins which first tamed the habitable earthy and still though more slowly encroaches on ihe swamp and tiiickrf to augment the suste nance of mankind the ample remunemioa of labour tvbta fairly set fonh to the people of great tintat amongst us i rviuce litem to come e it our duty to prevent others countrymen from following in i c nan signed glenelg a true copy j- jostrh lt governor sir f b head k c h refly my reverend brother and you my christ friends it is with no ordinary gratification that i nave participated in the interesting services of this day doeply as i rejoice in the prosperity l t ik p io me f m earliest childhood rejoice much more deeply in wit nessing such an evidence of the increase and prosperity of the church of england not i trust from any unworthy and sectarian feel ing but from the conscientious cooviction that the protestant episcopal church of england thos ph kjsrfs amhanesimp p we will ilii full remuneration of labour is ihe vcrv come stoue uf nur prosperity nsa colonv instantly measure should he taken to influence the british people to come icr ca nada instead of wending their way 10 the misliborins republic already are there hun- t dreds of settlers in fthchigai disgusted with j lhat country and would cheerfully renee j their steps i of our felloiv their wake nature herself by their laborious exertions will be subdued distant seas will be made to mingle their water rail road and canals will almost annihilate space aod time health activity and vigor will be in all ihe vins of our fine province our advance w1y1 w giaivtyive an vnajestie bk xjtfpt canada will assume that attitude which her geographical position and internal advani3ges entitle her to expect our countrymen should be apprized that we receive them with open amis what the neighboring stales do may be judged irom the following exirac of a speech from a very eminent senator when mirhin prayed to be admitted into ihp union m danger from uneducated mind is augmenting daily by the mpid influx of foreign emigrants the greater part unacquainted with our insti tution unaccustomed to self government in accessible 10 education and easily accessibe 10 prepossession and inveterate iocrtduliiy and intrigue and wirldfd by sinister design la the beginning this eruption was not anitcipat- ed and we opened our doors wide 10 ihe in flux and naturalization of foreigners hut it is becoming a terrific inundation it has in creased upon our native population from 5 to 37 per cent and h every year advancing since ihe erupiion of the northern barbarians the world has never witnrssed such a rush of dark minded population front one country to another as is dow leaving europe and dash- inir upon our shores it is dot the northern hive but the whole hive which is swarming out upon our cities and unoccupied territory as the effect of overstocked population of civ il oppression q crime and poverty and politi cal and ecclesiastical desigu i would cive other particulars of a far severer and coarser nature but i reserve them for the cais of brit ish audiences if i should have tc happiness of addressing them on the subjc in the mesn time believe ma faithfully yours thos wo refrret to observe that during a recent debate in the houc of assembly a mr gibson made some disrespectful allusions to 1i10 venerable bishop mac doncll nf kingston the standard gives ihe fol lowing account of the matter gibson huilcd a miftsite ot the head the vencratd head nf bishop mncrionetl but this is often seen this creature no more to be rnmpured to he venera ble and virtuous prelate whom hv calumniated than hyperion to a satyr compelled bishop moatorell to come forth from ihe retirement which his zealous services and great agr rendrd indispensuhle 10 his hnppiress to vindicate himdf from the foul epfr- sione 0u1 upon his character hyihc list hdlme of assembly and then msdo tfc bishops compulsory vindication ofhimselfa fresh sailer of nctutaiivn mr manaltan prompt catatton will not readily be forgotten either hy the slaiodcrer on whom it was rwninwed cron the house who haard it bui to ems aa tbe gentleman sober mdneaa mraay i hernia 1 church eserving the small in- 2 ffl pioli- by ihe bill s3 iteftftp ih i vtona aodtluyalue of her services ready un6 doiroua pf must however bear id mind lhat the church of god is oot a building of stone or bnck bui a congregation of faithful worship pers in which the pure word of god is preach md the sacraments are duly administered q all things the same according to christs ordinance that of necessity are requisite to let us not then assume any thing o ourselves but ascribe ihe honor and glory to him 10 whom il is due to him who only can build us up on the irue foundation as lively stones to be a spiritual house an holy hnesihood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to himself through jesus christ but while the power and efficacy are of god and not of men men are nevertheless the hon ored instruments in tbe work and i cannot iiow the present opportunity to pass by with- pvffpps a just iribute to the memory of a faithful laborer long since departed to his rest i mean the rev john langhoroe this zealous man for many years the sole missionary of ihe church of england in the whole extern of country between kingston and toronto labored with most praiseworthy ts- auhnty to instil toio ihe minds of the people the principles held by tbe church of england and the congregation assembled here today we are indebted 10 john s cartwright esq for ihe folio ing bill to rgults tjik fxfenditujte of dis trlct jttfds dtc whereas it fefjtptfdifql to provide for amor just and equitable mode of expending tbe district funds and paying the various ac counts due by the several districts in this pro- vince be tt e that all accounts or d- mands preferred hy any person against tit district shall be delivered to the clerk of tba peace on or before the first day of ihe sessioa in each term to be laid before the bench 2 and beit fee that no account shall u passed or audited at any court of quarter ses sions in any district within this province unless at least seven magistrates be prtsfflt whose names are to be entered 00 the record aod that the said accounts shall be taken into consideration on the second day of each ses sion aod disponed of as soon as practical and that all orders or checks signed by tfci chairman of quarter sessions shall exprtf the act of parliament under which aucb u pcoditure ia authorised except for naymadtof constables or services rendered during lh4 siw tiog of the coufi