The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS, Jev. 22,

TLIO LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wo3lsack a
Five o'clock.
lIER MAJESTY'S ADDRESS.

The Duke of ARGYLE said, that in obedience to her Ma-
jesty's conanands, he had the honour to lay before their Lord.
ships her Mejesty's answer to their Lordships' Address in refer-
ence to the affairs of Canada :—" My Lords, I thank you for
the assurance of 3 our determination to support my efforts for
the suppression of the revolt, and the restoration of tranquillity
in Lower Canada. I deeply regret the unhappy events
that have taken place in that part of my dominions ; and
it shall be my earnest endeavour, with your co-operation, to
make effectual provision for the restoration of order in that
Province, and for the permanent welfare and stability of all
classes of its inhabitants. I have observed with the utmost
satisfaction the spirit of the loyal and faithful subjects
of my North Americen Provinces, and their zealous
exertions in support of my authority entitle them to my
warmest acknowledgments."
Mr. Turner, from the Bank of England, attended at the
bar and presented papers.

- CANADA.
Lord ELLENBORO UGH gave notice that he should
to-morrow move for a return of certain accounts with
respect to North America, and especially Lower Canada.
Amongst others, those returns would embrace charges
incurred by the United Kingdom on account of the
North American Provinces; the official return of the real
value of all articles imported to and exported from those Co-
lonies and the British dominions ; an account of the
trade of the Colonies with all the rest of the world;
an account of the tonnage and number of ships a.-.„1
men employ:d in those ships trading to those cr:,,hies
an account of the duties upon articles imported
this country ; ditto from foreign countries an ..;) them from
account of the
revenues arising from taxes in the '.:.otonies, specifying. the
amount derived from such tax,
a.:..;t whether the tax has been inn-
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P. or Imperial Parliament; also the
Lower Canada, from all the different
sources ; rte application of the revenues in the hands of
the Crown, and a very distinct specification of the mode
in which the Assembly bad disposed of the funds in their
hands ; the expenses of the Civil Government ; a copy of the
Bill for enabling towns arid parishes to elect local officers sent
up to the Parliament of Lower Canada, in 1835 or 1836, but
which had not passed into a law ; &c.
Lord GLENE LG could not conceive that there could be
any objection to the production of any of the papers.
NATIONAL EDUCATION.
_ _ _

Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Mayor,
Aldermen, and Burgesses of the City of Carlisle, in Council
assembled, in favour. of National Education. The Noble and
Learned Lord said that the prayer of the petition had his most
hearty support; and he would take this opportunity of correct-
ing a mistake which had gone forth on this subject. By the third
clause of the Bill which was now on their Lordships' table wait-
ing for a third reading, it had been most unaccountably supposed
that that clause gave to the Educational Board to be appointed
by the Act, some.powers of establishing schools without the con-
sent of the local authorities, whereas the fact was that that
clause not only gave no such power, but actually restrained
such a power ; and in order that there might be no further
pretence for mistake on the subject, it was his intention to
alter the words of the clause.
CANADA.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH said that it was his intention
to-morrow also to move for a return on this subject in refer-
ence to Lower Canada. It appeared that the Assembly had
voted large sams for education in Canada, but of what had
been done in that respect we were ignorant.
Lord BROUGHA NI presented a petition from the
citizens of Edinburgh agreed to at a public meeting, held on
the Bth of January last, calling their Lordships' attention
to the situation of their fellow-subjects in Canada, who com-
plained of grievances sustained by them. The petitioners,
amongst other things, adverted to the resolutions which had
passed the British House of Parliament, and expressed an
unfavourable opinion of them, more especially of the Bth
resolution, which was agreed to for the seizure of the public
money. Although the retition was agreed to at a
a very numerous and highly respectable meeting, yet
as it was only signed by the Chairman it could
only be received as his petition. The same Learned
and Noble Lord presented a petition from Montrose signed by
1,100 or 1,200 persons, in favour of their Lordships taking into
consideration the grievances of the inhabitants of Lower
Canada.