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April last, authorizing the formation of a Board for the
superintendence of national education.
Mr. G. W. WOOD brought up the Report of
Committee on Public Petitions.
• BANK OF IRELAND.
Sir. Ir. SOMERVILLE wished to know whether it
was the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
to introduce any measure during the present Session,
for the regulation •f the system of Banking in Ireland?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said that it was his intention to bring in a Bill on the
subject adverted to by the Hon. Member, and be
was now only waiting for an opportunity of doing so.
Mr. O'CONNELL wished to know whether the
object of that Bill would be to continue the present
system of Banking till 1842 ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said that that was not the object of the Bill.
JAMAICA BILL.
Sir R. PEEL said it might be convenient to all
parties to state that the sense of the House would be
taken on the third reading of the Jamaica Bill, in 11°
far as the clause relating to permanent legislation went.
Lord J. RUSSELL—The motion would be to
omit the whole of the first clause.
Sir R. PEEL.—Yes.
Mr. BERNAL then Drought up the Report of the
Committee on the Bill, which was ordered to be en'
grossed, and read a third time to-morrow.
Oa the motion of Mr. V. STUART, the IVaterford
Fever Hospital Bill was read a third time and pasted':

CANADA.
On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL the,
Order of the Day was read for resuming the adjourned.
debate on Canada.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL then withdrew the Canada
Resolutions with a view to bring in a Bill.
Lord STANLEY said the objection he had take°
was to the Resolutions having been confined to the
course to be adopted by her Majesty's Government,
being desirous of expressing no opinion as to the 0-
pedicncy and practicability of uniting the two Pre"
vinces until they should see the details of the mss'
sure by which that was proposed to be carried into
effect. The Noble Lord having withdrawn the Rego'
tions, which as he (Lord S.) conceived improperly
pledged the House to the affirmation of the prineil3l..!'
without having any information on the subject, his
(Lord S ) purpose had been answered. He could have
no objection to the Noble Lord bringing forward that
Bill. On the contrary, he was anxious to see ho°'
the Noble Lord proposed to deal with it. 0,,e
was convinced that it would be satisfactory to a"
parties—to themselves and to the Canadians---thst
the intentions and views of her Majesty's Government
should brkeelvte as -early and= as distinctly as possible'
and he regretted extremely that it had been felt iilo4
sible, by her Majesty's Government, to bring forwarn
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and carry through any act of legislation in the course
the present Session, by which that permanent arrange:.
nsent could be effected.—(Cheers.) There were such'
interests involved in the question, that. he was sureeWhiti
ever might be their views, it was infinitely better that
no partial discussion, and, least of all, a dismisslo4l
of an irritating nature, should take place on this'
occasion. He begged to express his satisfaction at, ths
withdrawal of the Resolutions, and cautiously abstaine
from expressing any opinion on the subject
were in a situation to discuss the principle.—( Bear.) in
Lord J. RUSSELL then rose for leave to bring -
two Bids on this subject, but in consequence of the
great noise occasioned by Members leaving the flogie'
we could scarcely hear what the Noble Lord said. rull
understood him to state it had been his wish, in with-
drawing the Resolutions, to avoid unnecessary discossn
and he thought it was not requisite for him °D tae.
occasion to enter into details. He would state gee-
rally that he proposed there should first be a certain it.l"
till ti!ey
terval before the union should take place, and that certain
powers should be entrusted to the Government of this
country and the Government of Canada for the pa"
pose of effecting changes in the legislation. the-
Bill he intended to introduce for the purpose demerit
ing an an Act of the last Session, he proposed in th
first place that there should be a-. alteration in th 4.
clause of the Act of Parliament upon which there Was
so much difference of opinion in the last Session of Par'
liament, and which difference of opinion extended
itself to the Judiciel Bench in Canada It had been
stated here on high authority, but certainly
countenanced by any legal authority, that the P"
passed last Session, did not enable the Governor to
suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, or to take such meat
sures as were necessary for the immediate supProzsilicli
of insurrection. One provision of the Bill be intended
to introduce was to alter that clause generally known
by the name of Sir William Follett's Clause. He ate°
proposed to introduce a clause to provide for
wutehing; and lighting, and' roads: By the Act,
as it now stood, that power would expire in Novem-
ber 1841, and he proposed that it should be con'
tinned till March 1842, and it might be, that
they would have a united Assembly of the two
provinces before that time. Of course, if it should
he found that it was the general wish of the provinces
that a united Assembly Asada be formed before that
period, special powers might be granted by the Goyera-
ment for that purpose. The resolution which he pro:.
posed, and which was now embodied in a Bill for the
union of the two provinces, provided that there should
he a central district at Montreal, in which the
Government would be carried on, at d where
t?...1,1 meet, met 11146 Lucre should
be two districts in Upper Canada, and two other '
districts'—in Lower Canada. It was 'proposed
that these districts should have Municipal Coutias
within them, which should have the power of imposing
rates for local purposes. He should not now entereto
the reasons which had justified him in departing froe
his original proposititon. It was originally intender'
that there should be Local Commissioners connected
with the legislature of Canada, in order to ascertain
and fix the districts for members of the Assembly, huct
in consequence of the change in his intention, it had.
been deemed advisable that the enactment should he
carried into effect by the Imperial Parliament, e;e
receiving all the local information that could be on'
tained with respect to the boundaries. (The noise here
became so great, that there were loud cries of " Bar"
bar," and the Speaker interfered, to compel Members
to take their seats.) The boundaries of the district
would not be defined in the Bill, but they
would be introduced in the schedules. It
proposed that the central and the four °"hey
districts should be divided into nine separate electoral,
divisions, so that there would be on the whole, soPro,
ing each subdivision returned two Members, the
a
would be 90 Members from the entire five divisions.
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electoral districts, and it was proposed in addition tn,f_,
the four largest towns should return two MemberseoZ
making 98 in the whole. He had already stated, the
principle on which the Legislative Council shoald;„
formed, and it would not be necessary to go ove
now. It would be much better that the House show
see the Bill in the first instance. He should, there`
fore, content himself with moving for leave to bring in
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Bill to carry these objects into effect.
Sir R. PEEL said he quite agreed in the necessiti
of postponing the discussion upon so important ame
sure till it was seen in what way the Noble
posed to execute it.—(Hear, hear.) He now'
to know from the Noble Lord what his views teer
with respect to the constitution of the Legislative
Council, which was a very essential point, and whetherto
the elective franchise for the districts which were
constitute the Municipal Authorities, was to. be we°
tical with the elective franchise for the Deputies. ,
Lord J. RUSSELL said it was not propose('
depart from the principle that the Legislative Cutler,.
Lord pZ
should be named by the Crown, but that some sector
egir
ties should be taken for the selection of persons „id
joying the confidence of the people, as that they shf°`;
have passed some public offices, or been Members e 131
Assembly. As to the second question of the
Hon. Baronet, he intended to propose that the D_l.tin
cipal and the political franchises should correspond
ta, _
Sir R. PEEL inquired if the Crown were to re in
its power of re-appointment ? the
Lord J. RUSSELL answered (we believe) in
affirmative. better to
Mr. C. BULLER agreed that it would be
discuss this great subject all at once, and when l bit by
properly before the - House, instead of taking what
bit, so that the Noble Lord forgot at one.
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he remembered at another, and explained with
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cision to-day what he had stated more clearly
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(Hear, and a laugh.) It was very difficult to t ,
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ord
present whether the measure which the of
proposed would not be worse than the abandonment
of the project of union altogether.—(Laughter.)
Leave was then given to bring in the Bill.
to bring in a
On the motion that leave be given.t camette
Bill
to amend the Act for the Temporary Provision for the
Government of Lower Canada,
Mr. C. BULLER said the powers of the Council
should be more extensive than they were at present, or
there could be no efficient government. There yeas
not even the power of imposing taxes.
Sir C. GREY said the Council had the existing
revenue, which he believed quite sufficient for the cur-
rent--the ordinary expenditure. He was convinced
that things were now in a better position for the sate
tlement of Canadian affairs than they were before.
Leave was given to bring in the Bill.
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Clause 30, after a few wo' BILL. -
The House then went into Committee on the
rds from
Mr. F. NI AULE, was agreed to with a few verbal
amendments.

On Clause 31, proposing the raising a fund for Super'
beingannu ations from stoppages and the application of fine°'
put,
Captain BOLDERO said he should oppose the
clause, it was a most objectionable plan of providing 11
fund for superannuation. It was the duty of the 90-
vernment to provide the police with superannuating,
without subjecting them to pa y these deductions.
Mr. FOX M A ULE said the clause had undergonl
great consideration, and that the deduction propoea

would be very trifling.
Sir ROBERT PEEL could not conceive the puhlio

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