The Statesman. — London, England, 1822-07-19 00:00:00

I ', I F . 1 i;' ~ `~ I L ~: i of that individual down to the Present. But, he main taieed that no pokey . fernded no public movenienc , enuld be tolerate 4 which 'Mould injure private interests. If err, what would have becoraimf the ROOM creditor : The feet was, that this *sties. of his Honourable and Learned Friend was an attempt, • wellmeant attempt nu doubt, on his part, to relieve - the egricalturelists from that portion of distress which 'premed upon them. That was no doubt • Strong lamest; but he was sure it would never be tolerated that one elms should be Made to start the_brudees whiels . pro• petty belonged to another. The agricpltnrists be be lieved, did not back bia Hon. 'Friend—they were toe ; many V and games' to wish others to be reined io order to relieve them. Another evil of this Bill would be, that the number of l o nise Officers most be increased.— With regard to. the morality of the question, let the looms, recollect the different checks of character soil property epos the publican, under the present system and look at the effect of irresponsible individuals of all il•seriptione, having it in their power to Mk* out as Excite license. He must &Rix advert to the period at which the Bill was broughl,le,.and he would use the word. of Lis lion. Fripod - on that sObject. It was only the other day,ehat nimbi', of a Bill brought in he said :.They all.knew what was the niesnieg 'of intro ilea ng a measure 011 the 10th of July. It meant an op- • presaive ltwihliousitens to empty benchea. In short hot weather legislation. and qfiitiont of semon. This, toe. sees the way he (blr., Buxton) designated the act of his Hon. Friend. Tbie:Was 40 oppressive measure—it was for thelaigest cobfiiciiion of propeety ever attempted by suet, rn_yaos. Itaweali, if admitted,• lend to frauds upon thl y lievcotte,_ . ter geolvawriliminsty. nod to hssinerilsig..-4(lie • 4 . .. ~.. ~.,^...i s -,s i . . ~ 51i a lie!. seven or eighe., tt . MO at sodOnit.ll gave ,way to . .. Mr. BROUGHAM:-le rose to correct Illeprellsilike able Friend's misconceptiow of his meanie( - sures brought in at this period of the Session. t he bad said 'applied to.•the intention the? au 3 sures should pass aNG editstio. -He was sorry to even that long betwixt his Hon. Friend, and , the tierce of the bons,. In answer him, for wlltleX he r • - i Dished ample enterials. Mr. HUSICISSON esteemed that he was fully im pressed by the reeight of the argument which the Him. Geatlemen who load juntiat dolts set out With. with re spect to the lateness of the Session. He did dot think the 18th of July the proper day for such a Bill ,as this, aod as one friendly to the principle of the Bill he really .would beg leave to recommend to.the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to withdraw his Bill for the present, least by meeting with a negative it should come prejudiced be diecoission at - a future period. Hut with regard to the arguments of the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, Iti'seemad to argue that it had always' been the policy of the law to countenance a monopoly of the arti cle. He, however, hail 'always considered linage and such like, for issuance the assize of bread, mere institot ed aloes for the benefit, and with LAW to the moseforte of the consniner.—(Hear ) And as to vested rights, and the anale.:v of the Hon. Member with the case of the public credltor,- - it hail nothing to do with the present question. They stood upon different groom& altoge • •oer ; for, according to the Hon. Member's theory of vested rights, it would be an inv.sion of wateruren's rights to build a ktidge over the rifer, or to work a scam vessel.—(llem, hear.) lie really thought the Hon: Gentleman had a little exaggerated . when he talked of 50.001} individuals being ruined. They Vrixe - there to legislate for the public good. which cite mistions of the likos. &timber about vested rights would go entirely: to check. Still less could he countenance the word ..00fiteation applied 'lithe Hon. Member to this Bill. The'restralni with respect to the sale of beer was given' for the purposes of morality ; but it Lad been converted to altogether a different purpose, approaching to some thing like'ssonopolf: Bet that mese could jtiklify if, title being set up to such a monopoly. By the disap pearance of drunkenness; wbiehrmy - one who had lived, as long as be Lad, could not fail to have observed, ro. great prolongation of life had accrued to the bumbler classes of people, witlo a great improvement in their cons forts. It was necessarj, therefore, to look With caution at any change in the system which brought about such advantages. lie again recommended the lion. and Learned Gentleman not to press his Bill in its present (curie state ; to withdraw it and endeavour to ascertain, during the recess, whether or not this Bill would im prove-the revenue, and to what extent. He wished he would also estimate the extent of its operation upon the habits of the people, and also upon the property at prw sent concerned in the trade. Mr. Alderman WOOD apologised to the house for troubling them upon this subject; es out of the 44,000 resent who would he affected by this Bill, 4,000 were his constituents. lie wished his Hon.- Friend would show what benefit was to be derived from this measure. The evils of it had been sufficiently pointed out, for it certainly would be the cease of ruin to a great number. To illustrate the feeling of the trade et the proposition of his Hon. and Learned:Friend, he only put it to his own feelings how be would feel, were it proposed to ad- 1 mit the inferior practitioners in the law to the practice of the Courts.—(A laugh.) lie was sure the lion. and Learned Gentleman would not like that. He knew that , Senators had been allowed to practice as Cotinsel in , Cornwell, and tloat e.ove great offence to the . Gentlemen of the Long Rube. Rain, be knew, would be brought type many respAtable widows mud others, were this in- if ix into the trade permitted. Ile Loped, therefore, the House would let the present system go on, from which every possible benefit was derived. lie should not 1 1 move that the Bill he read that day . three months, be- 1 cause he believed it was the intention of his !loin. Friend to withdraw the Bill for the present Session'. • • Mr. BROUGHAM said he load felt himself hound, with reference •to some previous measures, to Posh the Bill on to its present stage in ibis Session, or he Cer tainly should mot have selected so late a period, of it. H e was riot, threefure, insensible to the wised. of the arguments for postponing it. The mass of Interest that it bad created hail made Lint desire to hear the rape smote against it, and flow lie was satisfied. Like the Hon. Aloleromo who load just sat down, he found the brewers standing up as comma for the publicans, and co doubt if they had a publican in the house he would stied up for his lords and .masters, the brewers. The disguise. was easily seen through—these gentlemen mount themselves, when they talked of others. is with drawing the Bill, he begged to suggest to the Chancel for of the Exchequer the propriety of considering, dur ing the recess, the placing of a middle dirty betwixt that of 2s. and 10s. One at 4s. or Ss. would enable brewers to furnish an article of small beer considerably better than that which seemed. to meet with general re probation. Indeed. the small beer was diminishing se fast in quality that it was absulutelyin danger of becom ing invisible.—(A laugh.)—The people had the remedy ill their own bands, and if the brewers were determined to give up no part of their monopoly, he doubted Oa they would use it, The Magistrates might diminish the evil by licensing more houses.—(llear, hear!)—From that cheer he suspected that those interested in this question, and who were wise in their generation. wage of opinion that in this way no material chase could be. effected, as if a few more houses were licensed, it wadi , Le an easy matter for them to get the lesses of thee.' ' houses iuto their possession. The evil, however, might be remedied by private brewing, but few were aware how easy, and at how cheap a rate, they might provide themselves with a wholesome beverage. The private brewers saved :Ws. on the malt duty ; the retail profit; the duty on the publican's license, which alone gave an- . - • •y~ *sally is revenue tio less thee ifle,ooo/.; as& he side,' all these advantage*, r more wholesome heverege, would he obtained than could now be pemba , 44l. The fixpense of hrewitic utensil, did not exceed from X. tea If. If a poor man could het purchase them let bilk join with hie neighbours. ' ,They must, linwegar, talet motif the Court of Exchequer as they went id. Tfigy must not sell say portion of the beer they skewed, but' several joining to brew, and brewing in owe or *di houses, each under the present law might telex away Ali share. They might brew is one aaetbee's bows in rotation. They must sot lend their apparatus : but •in the partnership be recommender! where (mob had a shies, in every part of the materials, this use of them, in coo cert, could not be considered a loan. He would strongly recommend it to country gentlemen to give brewing utensils to the poor. They could not give their bounty a bet ter d i rec ti o n. Them we re di melees-publish ed for brew ing, which would enable all classes to brew for themselves.. These were to be had in a threepenny or sixpeney pam phlet, in Mr. Cobbett's Sermon on the snhject o f brew ing, er against droakenpess, where d; directions Area were so plain that he who runs may read.. Thrsegli bi consented to withdraw this Bill for the pement; he wee confident that ultimately it would pus, and iimiderithe was that it would prose a most iarporteet boon easeri. • bating alike to the-wealth, health, sad weeds .com people. • • After a few words from Mr. Moxce and 111 r.. .Iseca- HART, The I CITANCECLOR • et the ISXCREQUBIL lid dressed a few obeeddioes to the house, in •explaeldeld of the coarse whrelalfieveteineae had takes with/eke, ears to die -subleet4ll debate. An Jequiry Veiog on for seems eider. the, aeitherile,A Treasury,is orderterditioeieewhellier means °mild set ; be foaled Roc supptyleg the llamado/ pub& leillskeir of superior qualitY,sabject to a duty, regelbled ing to its comparative strength. Withestltadeg what hail been the remit of the enquiry, he should say thud there was every mama to believe so mock of the plo would be carried into elect as would enable tie T& boater to get superiorbeer, subject to an internsedflta duty : With respect to the merits of the present li ce:smog system, to dadvsd at this time to give no api idea. So he as velnemil to the sale of beer to publtc houses, be thenght the pretest law fit to he Maimed: but with respect le the sale of hear in other houses he thought this might be allowed, without sealerikily af fecting the great prepare , ' vested In public-hisses. A heavy duty fell en the public brewer. which es the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had said, did not attach to the private brewer. He, however, thought the want of skill on the part of the 1. ter, aid the absence of. those ad vantages growing Oct othe employment of a largq,ca pital gave him we great simeriorsty over the pdhlic brewer. But be that as it might, the advantage's which bad bees mentioned were secured by law to them hhe brewed for themselves, aad with that law he bad media poeition to interfere.. • • Ale. Alderman BRIDGES spoke against the plait for legalizing the sale of Was from private bosses. The Bill was then withdraws. SALT-PAT OFFlCitill. Mr. F. BUXTON wished to ask of an floe. Met whom be saw la his place, what arrangement hart been made with respect to Half-pay Officers who were inhume, as to their pay and allowances ? Sir: O. COCKBURN said, in consequence of the %ob ject being brought under the consideration of the Chan cellor of the Exchequer is the early part of the present Session, the Government had directed their *treaties to and had come to a decision that any Officer sulfide, Oder that affliction from service, should be placid on the same footing as one who had lostlt limb.Veras•to .he understood that if such indisposidettaeltmdel be is tonsequence of a athirst defect, or of impended! am duct, the sameiiidlnce was not to he . If the individual wen ke pt by the pay Would be s to pped; but if be wins by his friends they would receive the wholeof , lltheillyay. • Mt:BUXTON inquired if it would• net be that all claims of this description should h made, in order that they might be speedily deekilel apes Sir G. COCKBUKN said, it would certaisly be pee per that this should be done. He begged to add, the Readouts greeted in the case supposed were only toms , mine while the individual remained ill. In the meted perfect recovery it would cease. • • CANADA TRADE AND GOVERNMENT. Mr. WILMOT haviog moved the Order of dm Day for taking into farther consideration the Report on the Canada Trade and Government, begged to state to the house the provisions of the Bill which be 1111011b1 now have the honour to introduce. The Bill might Ise de scribed under three beads. In the first place, it went to make an alteration in the Act of the 31st George the Third for the Government of Canada. It then was in tended to act as as auxiliary to the measures introduced in the p t Session by his Right Hon. Friead the Preiident of the Board of Trade. And thirdly. it went to make an arrangement with respect to the appropria tion of the duties levied in Canada • and in 'inherence of this object it proposed to consol idate the Legislators. of Upper and Lower Canada. On the last of these Ire proposed to speak first, as the differences which bad arisen between the two Colonies on the subject of the deties to be divided between them, had placed chum in a very anomalous situation, which badly called for some remedial measure. He proceeded to describe the situa tion of these provinces from the conquest of Canada. They were governed by a Governor and Executive Council. The Criminal Law of England bad beea in troduced in the first hotlines ' but the old Civil Lai-of the Colony bad been retained. Some Ordinances, how ever, were enacted. which were at variance with that system, and the anomalous character of the laws thus combined, made it necessary, in the year 1774, to restore the Civil Code, such as it bad originally been, and to abrogate the Ordinances, bat at the same time the lotto duction of a represetemtive_body at a future period wo contemplated. (Jude, this system the Governineut Vas carried on to 1791, when the Act of the 31st of Gioia* King respecting Canada was passed. It was at th a t z rind, that the province which , had till then been e Oinada was divided into two parts, in consequence of refugees and American loyalists coming thither at that time in great nomben, to that part of the provitee, which was now called Upper Canada. This division was objected to by Mr. Fox, who was then in the Oppo sition; and the grounds on which the Government of that day defended the Act fur giving the Canada* their present Constitution were these, that there were many persons residing in Upper Canada who were Kngliskand It was extremely I l no r st that the population of that part of the Colony who ha d Eeglisli feelings, should be under a code of laws that was foreign to their feelings and habits. From 1781, the two Provinces had their respective judi cial and legislative establishments. The only access to the Sea enjoyed by the inhabitants of Upper Canada, was through tl e Port of Quebec. The consequence wag, they were considered entitled to a share of the impost deems, and one-eightb was assessed as their share, that being supposed to be the proportion which the inhabit- ants of the Upper Province bore to those of the Lower. This continued till 1797, when a system of examination and appropriation by Custoin-bouse Of fi cers was adopted. From 1 797 one-fifth of the duties had been allotted as the share to which the people of Upper Canada were en titled. This arrangement continued till 1517; when a new inquiry took place. It was then found impossible to make a satisfactory appropriation of the duties, and in consequence Upper Canada had been kept out °fits fair share of them eversince. The Commission appoint , ed to inquire into the subject had declared iu their Re- • -; . sTATEMAN. a' ~~ fruit that the arsesenriouteillentand6ferstslitatairoditabgebedetwueeeettirthaselitrro. provinces. This state of things naturally led the Go vernment to consider whether a closer union betwie; them could sot be brought about. It would he for the House to consider whether this might not cause those differences which were now referred to the anther coo, " ley for decision to terminate altogether. With a view. le s this they would see if It 'might out be advisedie to Vats the two taxis% tures, and if other inestimable sir mottages should seem likely thence to arise, and if or general principles, independest of local circumstances this should seem desirable, there was no Gentleman who would not allow that this subject was well worthy the consideration of Parliament. He skewed from the de bates, which took place at the time, and from the lan range of Mr. Pitt, that the Act of the 31st of Use late King was not considered one that was never to be alters' ad, On the contrary, it was distinctly stated that it would always be open to revisit:m.4,d it had never boos stated by Mr. Pitt that it would be accessary es ebb& the consent of the legislature d the two Provinotslo. any change that nti . ght be cootemplated. The Paellas went of Great Brita in. it was maintained, would Moray, have the power of making each changes as might seem necessary. By the alteration now proposed the Owls, lege. at preemie enjoyed by Elattons•woold be Is ote spect lot/tiered with. A qualification wood* 111111111 for those elected, which had been omitted before. hot such a qualification would he fixed upon as would sot have the effect of interfering with that competition which ought to be excited. lie described other enactments which the Bill was to contain, and stated a drawbadt was Weeded to be alloired on the re-exportation of tom, the produce of our West lodia Colonies. To tots tie the portion of the dudes which each protilni &OM receive arbitration was to be resorted to, d wbidt as many -samples watt afforded In this country. no Bill prescribed that persona should be selected wale would be acted upon by no local motive, and who would have so object in view but to decide with justice and impartiality. He bad thus stated the general outline of the weathers, the details of which would be better ex plained in the Committee. He recapitulated the cir cumstances under which be bad recommended this Bill', to the House. It might be expected that the measure ' would meet with tome objection from the inhabitants of Upper Canada, on account of their rep tatives, having to travel to Lower Canada. But this which was mealy a personal inosovesiesce when balanced against obit advantages to be derived from a law framed foe time benefit of those appendages to the British Enip:re, tM two Casadas, aod consegneetly for that of England. would he was confident be over-ruled. This Bill frond affect no privileges hitherto enjoyed, and the union of the two legislatstresassust lead to more extended diess dons than would otherwise have takes place, and thus contribute to the progressive improvement of a colosy which had deserved so well at our bands by the loyalty evinced during the late contest. The measure he be tiered to be founded on the soundest principles of ries dom. Every information on the subject bad keen sought from those whose experience best qualified them to afford it; and convinced of the utility of the bill be wished to introduce, he should sow move for leave to bring it in, earnestly hoping that no opposition would be offered to its general principle. Sir J. MACKINTOSH thoeght the time at which his subject was brought before the house, the 15th of July, would fortify his objection to one part of the Bill, and give irresistible force to the claim which lie should advance for delay. He wished that part of time measure delayed for six months, which went to consolidate the two Legislatures of Upper and Lower Canada ; he had so objection to any other parts of the Bill. It was, therefore, his intention to move "that it be as instruc tion to the Committee to separate those clauses which went to Incorporate the two legislator's in one (rest the other clauses of the bill." This be should do in order, that that which was urgent, as also that which might be useful should proceed, and piss is the present Session. as pose it they might without opposition from him. Ile would ask if it would be decent to press a measure sot brought in before the Itith of July, a measure affecti,' several hundreds of thousands of fellow-subjects; which went to alter the Constitution of two large Provinces by consolidating their Legislatures, and taking away their separate existence. Such a course would be incousistent ' with the wise government of our colonies now spreading over every reran. He dwelt on the important duty which devolved on this country, as mistress of eta many colonies, to exercise the power she possessed with care ful discretion. This improper use of it had caused the loss of those Colonies which now formed a great ladio . pendent State, not perhaps ultimately to the disadyse tage of England, but certainly to the dishonour of bar Colonies. 'fo pass this Bill without notice to the peb- 1 pie and legislature of Canada, was not coestatent with the principles upon which wise states governed their colonial depesdeacirs. He would say from what hid been seen io the instance of the North American Colo nies, that such possessions could only be retaiord imy go verning them with *loose rein. He had no objection to the union of the two legislatures of the Canadas, but he objected to its taking place nqtr. The present instance . was the first in which Parliament had consolidated two Legislatures, or taken a Legislative body away front any colony, with one eeceptien—tbat of the State of aleasachusets, which led to the general revolt in Anse. rica. Nothing of tae kind had been done in the small est West India Island. But in the single instance is which he had mentioned, nothing of time kind had oc curred daring the two hundred years, at the commence ment of which our colonies iu America were founded by British wisdom down to the period at which they were lost la- British fully. lie wished to know on what in forms-ion they were to Rio ? What evidence bad the house before it of the necessity and expediency of mak ing such a change? He would ask, if it were consistent with the dignity of the house to proceed at once to pass such a Bid without i vastiag six months so obtain that information which such a delay cold'', not fail to anpply, and without which lie must say they would legislate in the dark ? Whatever the advantages of the measure might be, were the feelings anti opinions of the inhabit ants of these coloniesto pass for nothing.? The llon.tient. had said opposition might be expected from the Upper Catualas, as the inhabitants would object to the distance which their Representatives must navel to pass into Lower Canada. This objection the lion. Gentleman (Mr. Wilmot) thoeght would not weigh iuncli. Ile (Sir J. Mackintosh) did not say this objection might not be etinoterbalarced lay other considerations. Ina it was fit ism that thud" who were so much interested in the change should be heard, that the House might hive an opportunity of paring the objections to the Bill on ,the one side, with the arguments in its favour on the 'other. If a change so important were made in the Con stitution of Canamla without the slightest notice of sorb intention being given, what alarm might it not spread in all our colonies? What security would any of them have for the continuance of those constitutions under which they lived ? Such policy would be most injurious in every respect, and to take such a course would, in his opinion, Le to make a very iil return to Canada for the loyal attachment to this country which she had mani fested daring time late war. He was one of those who thought that we hail no right to abandon any one of our colonies, which were all bound to us by the at ronoest of all treaties of alliance. Ile begged pardon of the house for making these general observations, bat he thought them called for by the nature of the question. lie moved, as an amendment to the motion, " that the Speaker do leave the Chair,"—" that it be an inatritc 800 to the Committee to divide the Bill into two Bills." N I : "~ 1 '°!` ) : , ' t # ... ' •! ELLICE perfe. - tiv coincided with rs principles laid down by iris Hon. ['firma. hue ed the present Cage to be an exception 'a those p• 11. If he did not think mr, cad antis ha.] been a for taking away the legislature of an independent co lony, be would not have supported it. The divisioa hs. term the two houses of legislature required the WM- . ference of Parliament. Mi. Fox, in the debate upon the Quebec Bill, bad pointed out the very results wilith had ensued. The alteration in the comparative pnpala tldn.of the two provinces lied rendered the legislati ve ras it existed, inapplicable to the circumstance' of elutotry. The measure bad received the unction of the best tiuthorities connected with Canada, and he thought it would give g 1 satisfaction to the inlia. Wants of that couarry. There was ease thing whi. was anxious to press upon the atter:ion of Got ernment, be meant the necessity 'sighing to this colony at: the advantages of trmle. which they would bestow upon one of oar own counties- He regretted that the Corn It it passed this Session had shut oat their chief prrakt, e from our ports. This prevented theta applying for manufamores, and was a entlkil advantage .11 a I -ry serious nature. lie trusted the house would carry /Ls measure without delay, setwitlistouding the formidable opposition of his Hon. Fliend. Mr. CA [.CRAFT considered this 'ma'am to he one of so rash and bold a character, that be could net give a silent vote upon the question. The measere might be 'necessary and right; but it was ant of too impormat • nature to he carried at this period of the Session, and without notice being give, to the parties interested. He entreated Isis Majesty's Ministers to accede to the proposal foe teaviag this part of the Bill to another Ses sion. fie appealed to them, whether, with a house containing about forty persons, they wo•ild proceed to legislate so important a measure. He trusted they resold not, and that the commercial regulations contained ia the Bill would not he coupled with so important and se objectionable a proposition. Mr. BRifiHT opposed the Bill. He looked upon the Act which bad been referred to, as the charter of Casada ; and that, he cootemied, was proposed as a permamet • Act by those Mho legislated it. The Bill was an Grp., Canada Bill, and they ought to have the bower Cana dians, before it was agreed to. Bottle protested against the right of the mother coaster to loiterers with the constitutions igeolonies; and dee& a right were exer cised with respect to Canaria, and what was to prevent its being extended to Jamaica end all the othoreelooks. He thought it would become Members to give the most effectual opposition to the measure is all its stages. Mr. GOULBURN said, that the many occasiess ea which he had evinced his anathema' to the rights of our colonies. in defending them against the atm• ks of Hon. Gentlemen opposite, would gain for him the cretin of sincerity is the opiaion which be entertaieed upon this question. That opinion wan, that the measure pro posed was owe of the strictest justice, sod demanded by urgent expediency. He did not wonder that some alarm bad been felt wham it was stated that this proposition went to take away the constitution of the Canadas.— Bet if Gentlemen would take the pains to look at the Bill, they would fiod that it west to no infringement of the rights of the people, and to effect no alteration is the manner of choosing their representatives. it only united the legislature of the two provinces into one body, se as to bring their interests into Haien, and to remove the disseetines which existed. He un , lerstood that the Hoe. Memberfor Kearesborough acknowledged the right of that hoes, to make any alterations in the coustitntions of our colonies with a view to improve the general interests and condition of the state. How, time, could it be objected that a measure intended to calm animosities which might lead to hostility, was it couspetible with right and ' satire? He denied th at in. terfereace in this case, would form any precedent apes ,which the boom might pesueed to legislate alterative in the constitution of Jamaica and other Clllidgelea, be cause the peculiarity of the Consiirmies of the Caoadas placed it apart from all others. He costended that the house had $ precedent fur the principle of interferetca with the legislature of oar Colonies in the case of New foundland. That was undoubtedly an excercise of the right over a minor q - santity of population, but it was nevertheless an acknowledgment of the principle. The Hon. Gentleman who opened the debate, confined his opposition to the ground that the measure was not a pedient at the present time. He 100 l beard it urged on many &abject', that the time was nut the proper time fot the incaeure. The argument was a general argument . He was satisfied the coosolidatiou of the interests of both the Colonies was a most desirable object ; exposed as they were to the attack of as enemy, the cocsulida tioo or their power would afford mutest support. tie considered the Bill most essential to the interest of the Colonies. Mr. BRIGHT explained. Mr. DENMAN objected to passing the 13111 at the per- cent stage of the Session. They bad received no rege lar statement from the Government of an intentiue unite two distinct Governmeats in Canada. The hill was described to be a measure to regulate the two Co lonies. If many Members were out of town, and this measure was to be beongbt about without due consider ation, they could not expect the parties for whom they legisl sted to be satisfied. Thererwas no proof of neces sity for the reeamse. No flacon:met to Hove the rape , direcy. It was but fair to suspend the passing of the , Bill for the purpose of giving the lob ,hitants of the two Colonies an opportunity to he heard against the Bill 'if so disposed. it was desirable they should sot pro duce a great change without consuhing the wishes of the colonists. It would be abandoning a sacred trust if they consented to pass this measure at so late a period of the Sesssion. The Marquess of LONDONDERRY suppo►ted the Bill, oft the ground that it was ealcolated to promote the interests of the inhabitants of the Canada.. Ida multsted against the docteine fiat Parliasamst was NI wait for the opinions of Colonial Legislatures, previous to passing any measures for the benefit of the colonel. The Interests of the two provinces could not he sari• heed by having their advantages consolidate.f. To pr:• mote their interest and happiness be believed there coui.i met be a ►etter measure thaa that before the house. 1. Gentlemen were disposed to represout it to be a measure of injury rather than benefit, it would alter the sharer. ter of it. At the same time Gentlemen could not sop• pose it was introduced with unworthy motives. 10 Hon. and Learned Gentleman bad stated no ground of objection. The only wish u-as, that it !night he cu.- pewits] in the expectation that the people of Canada would object to it. The Noble Marquess rcpresxfqi a hope that the Bill might be allowed to go the Case mitten. CALCRAFT esplained. After a few words from Mr. iIEaN L and Mr. T. tl'u.• lON, Who opposed the rue &sure, Mr. W I LSI OT replied. The house then divided upon the question. when the number■ were— For ening into a contmitte upon the bill, 4S—Agaisst it, ll—Majority for the committi e. :11. The bill was then evs.ied throniti the committee, oil the report was ordered to he received on Tie'diy n.•>: The Irish Constabl..' Bill was read a third time, ;,;,.1 passed. ttOVAI. 'COW! Delttlfre .—..... ....... The With ADI'OI:ATE moved the th:rd rcalag oi he hill; 31r. hymn opposed the The Kallery was cleared fora division. when it sp. .eAr.4l that only 24 Alendsers were present ; the VIP' "onseritently adjourned at two o'clut I A