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tberington, complaining that a person named Powell had
been committed to prison in North Wales for en assault,
and for using seditious language, which was a bailable
offence; that he had offered unexceptionable bail, but the
Magistrates had thrown such obstacles in the way of it,
that the man was still in prison ; so that be was suffming
the wily punishment attc.chable to the offence, without
trial ; also a petition from 13ridgewater, in favour of the
Ballot.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD presented a petition in
favour of the Copyrigilt Bill.
Sir R. FERGUSON presented petitions from Derry
and Drogheda, praying that Presbyterian soldiers might be
allowed to attend their own places of worship.
Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented petitions from North
and South Shields, Sunderland, Newcastle, and other
places in favour of a Harbour of Refuge at Redcar.
Mr. MACKINNON presented a petition from an en-
gineer named Black, suggesting certain improvements in
the establishment of Harbours of Refuge.
Mr. E. ROCHE presented petitions from Cork in fa-
vour of equal justice to Ireland.
Lord STANLEY presented a petition against the Not-
tingham Small Debts Bill.

Sir R. PEEL presented a petition from an individual,
praying compensation for the loss of his office under the
Manor Courts Bill.

Mr. HODGSON HINDE gave notice that to-
morrow, when Mr. O'Connell's motion, with respect:to
communication between London and Dublin, was brought
forward, he should move to add the words " and between
London and the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow."
Mr. W. MILES gave notice that to-morrow be should
move to postpone his motion relative to Small Debts Bills
till Friday fortnight.
Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice that he should on the
9th inst. move for leave to bring in a Bill to exempt from
the window tax all houses occupied by literary or scientific
institutions, and also to exempt from borough rates all
houses similarly occupied.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
Mr. FOX MAULE gave notice that on the bringing
up of the Report on the Metropolitan Police Bill be
should move certain clauses by way of amendment.
On the motion of Mr. FOX MAULE, the Turnpike
Acts Continuance Bill was read a third time and passed.
PRISONS (SCOTLAND) BILL.

Mr. FOX M AUL E brought up the report on the
Prisons (Scotland) Bill, which was ordered to be engrossed,
and the Bill to be read a third time to-morrow.

METROPOLITAN POLICE COURTS.

Mr. F. MAULE brought up the Report on this Bill.
The House went into Committee, and agreed to a re-
solution for granting 50,0001. out of the Consolidated
Fund towards defraying the expense of Metropolitan Courts.
Mr. F. MAULE brought up the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Brick Duties Bill.
The Report of the Committee on the Election Petition
Trials Bill was brought up and agreed to, after the trans-
position of certain clauses. The Bill W 23 ordered to be
read a third time on Monday nett.
CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL.

On the Order of the Day for the second reading of the
Canada Government Bill being moved by Lord JOHN
RUSSELL,

Sir G. SINCLAIR said—On the 6th of February last
her Majesty expressed a wish that the affairs of Canada
should be the subject of the prompt and early considera-
tion of Parliament, but the great question had crossed and
re-crossed the ocean several times before the second read-

ing of a measure connected with that important subject.
He could not help taking that opportunity to ask Ministers
whether they were really thought that they could or
that they were entitled to govern this great country.
He asked this question not only from his own distrust
in their wisdom, firmness, and discretion, but because he
thought that they themselves must be aware that no
measure emanating from them could be received in Great
Britain or her dependencies with deference, cordiality, or
respect.—(' Hear, hear," from Mr. Leader.) Supported
as they were in this House, by a small and fluctuating
majority, at six and seven among themselves, and only sup-
ported in another place, where resistance on the part of
Conservatives was equivalent to defeat, by persons who
had been ennobled or promoted by themselves, they aban-
doned their measures with a sort of infanticidal recklessness
which proved that the organ of philo-progenitiveness was
very small in them—( Laughter)—which, as regarded places
the tenacity of their adhesiveness was as surprisingly pre-
ternatural—( Laughter)—and the concurrent testimony
not only of their opponents but of their supporters, proved
that their measures were inconsistent, unwise, ambiguous,
and unsatisfactory.—( Hear, hear.) Nobody could tell to-
day what they would to-morrow propose or abandon.—
( Hear, hear.) What had altered their position in the
country since the Noble Lord (John Russell), and
Viscount Melbourne, had declared that they no longer
possessed the confidence of that House ? He there-

fore protested against the system which they were
pursuing, and considered that by their neglecting to pre-
pare any measures for the settlement of the affairs of
Canada, they were only establishing an additional claim to
the forfeiture of the confidence of the country.

Mr. H UME would not enter further into the discussion
of this question, than to express his deep regret that the
Government had not expressed any intention of re-estab-
lishing the Local Government of Canada. It would be
satisfactory to find that the Goverment had determined to
follow up the recommendations of Lord Durham's Report.
He knew from persons residing in Upper Canada, that such a
course would be satisfactory, but at present persons in that
province were at a loss what to do. He would urge the
Ministers to follow up the recommendations of Lord
Durham. Opinions there were strongly in favour of a
speedy settlement. Emigration from the province was
going on to a considerable extent, and it would continue
until the establishment of a settled Government. He
would not now state his opinion as to the causes of the evils
under which the Province was suffering, although he attri-
buted it to the Acts of the Legislature some Sessions ago.
lie hoped measures would be speedily taken to re-establish
the Local Government.

Mr. O'CONNELL differed from the Hon. Member
for Kilkenny. He thought the Government were right
to pause and to deliberate before they adopted any final
proceeding.—( Hear, bear.) He rejoiced to find that
they did not intend to pledge the House to an union be-
tween the Upper and Lower Provinces. The materials
for such an union were most discordant, and such an union
must press unjustly on some considerable portion of the
people. Upper Canada would not consent to such an
union except on terms favourable to the interests of that
Province, and which must be most disadvantageous to the
inhabitants of the Lower Province. He had seen with
deep regret this recommendation of an union in the other-
wise admirable report of Lord Durham. It would anni-
hiliate the power of the French Canadians. The French
Canadians had been described in that report as kind, be-
nevolent, charitable, excellent persons ; exemplary in the
performance of all their duties ; free from vice, which was
almost unknown amongst them—and what was the result
of this eulogium ? Why, that it was proposed to annihi-
late them as a people. No reason was given for this.
L anything were done to deprive them of their fair share
in the franchise—( Cheers)—they would only increase the
existing discontent ; in fact, they would be giving them a
legitimate ground for discontent, and instead of end-
ing the controversies at present existing in the colony,
it would only tend to render them perpetual.—( Hear.)
It was a fact that in the Executive Council of Canada there
was not a single born native of the Colony. Every one of
them had been born in some part of Great Britain. Of
the Legislative Council, four out of five were British sub-
jects. How was it possible, then, to conciliate the natives
if they were thus excluded from all power and authority ?
It must be productive of jobbing, and dissatisfaction in the
minds of the Canadians. At present the British born
residents had a complete monopoly of power; they
feared that unless they adopted the principle con-
tained in Lord Durham's Report of making the local
Government dependent upon the confidence of the people,
they would never conciliate the Canadians. It appeared
to him extremely doubtful whether it was possible to con-
ciliate that colony, but they could never do so so long as
they proceeded upon the principle of annihilating the
French Canadians, and giving political superiority to a
race that had no pretensions to it. He would conclude
by expressing his gratification that the Government had
not pledged the House to any Bill of the kind for the
present Session.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. CHARLES I3UL LE R thought the course that
had been adopted in this instance was extremely inconve-
nient. If he had not sat by the Honourable Member
for Caithness last night he would not have known
that the question of Canada was brought on at all.
He thought it was the duty of the Government
to take care that no news should leave this country
without its being known what the intentions of the Go-
vernment were with respect to these Colonies. The House
and the Government should without delay tell the people of
Canada what it was they were to expect. otherwise they
would be left in suspense and anxiety as to the course
they were bound to adopt. He had read, three weeks ago,
a paper from Toronto, in which it was said that they
looked forward with great interest to the Government
plan for the future Government of the Colony, which
they had expected for the last three months. What, he
would ask, would the feelings of the people of that
country be when they saw that there was nothing but
postponement after postponement, that no opinion of Par-
liament had been declared, and nothing definite had been
adopted.—( Hear, hear.) In his opinion it was the most
grievous thing that could be conceived, to leave a country
in perpetual doubt as to what was to be done for them.
There was a general belief growing up in Canada
that the interests of that colony were utterly
neglected, and they had a right to think so
when month after month, and Session after Session, passed
away without anything being done. It was, in his opinion,
the duty of the Government not to propose lightly
such measures as joining the two Colonies.—(Hear.)be
Noble
Lord, did not disapprove of the course pursued by the le
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prepared to adopt in the next Session. From his know-
ledge of the Colonies he could
that the success of the measure rested with themselves ;
if the people found that they were prepared to carry out
the Union with bona .fides, all parties in the Colonies
would rally round them, for they wanted a good and a
strong Government.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The trou-
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nor could it be done.