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s!deration.

Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. HUSIE then presented a petition from
tants of the province pf Upper Canada, which I
lowing prayer : " slay it please your honours,
to take the subject of promoting religion and ei
Upper Canada into your most serious considerati
such steps as may be within the consti:utio t.tt
your hon. house—to leave the ministers of all
tions of Christians to be supported by the pee,
whom they labour, and by the voluntary cant
benevolent societies in Canada and Great Brit
away with all political distinctions on account t
faith—to remove all ministers of religion front
places of political power in the provincial govern.
grant to the Clergy of all denominations of (;*tri
enjoyment of equal rights and privileges in every
appertains to them as subjects of his Majesty'
ment, and as ministers of the Gospel, prrticulati;
of solemnizing matrimony, of which many of
long been deprived contrary to the repeated and
votes of the House of Assembly—to aridity the
King's College established at York, i.. Upper
as to exclude all sectarian tests and preferences
propriate the proceeds of the sale of lands, helm
apart for the support of a Protestant Clergy, to the
of general education and various internal impt(
This petition was signed by 10,000 and upwards it,
of the province. The Honourable Member mon;
ported its prayer.—He strongly impressed on the
cello, of the Exchequer the necessity of considerl
payee of this petition, for the time was not fe-
when he would be obliged to resort to every
raise the wind.—(Hear.) The prayer respecting
ll*. equality sought, deserved the most seriote
i as did that touching the clergy reserves.
•'a pf Mew millions of acres. They might
oeght to be, 4;died to the promotions of educative.
1 best possible results must ensue from such a just ,
of this nropertY•
Mr. WILES said, as the friend of religious
, cause in which he had been so zealously engaged
I 1 years, be wits great pleasure seconded the prayer
tltion. Tue clergy reserves amounted to 3,500,
and the income was, or might be, 359,0001. a
what vast resources were there,if they were only de
(Hear.) He hoped the state of Canada would bat
tendon of Government; and that it would not alio,
reserves to lie unoccupied, or not to permit them t
controuled by the clergy-.
Sir G. HURRAY defended the late Adminis;
having done all It could to promote relieious li
equality in Canada : and declared that it was inj
the cause of religion to be mixed with the titan
hem his having desired to support a dominant (
Canada, the very contrary had been the pririciple
with him while he held the seals of the Colonial
(Hear, bear.)
Mr. ROBINSON urged the necessity uf inunedi
don to the prayer of th!s petition. Tne tide of c
made the subject store important, because it made
sauce between the dominant church party and the
teats daily greater and greater; and this distinction
more important and strikiog, as these colonies
OM immediate vicinity of states where religious
Vale not observed.
Petition ordered to be printed.
A message from the lords announced that thei
had agreed to the Poor Relief Bill, &c.
The Lords' Amendments to the Embankments
Bill were read and agreed to.
BANK OP SCOTLAND.
Mr. HER RIES said, that he should not now .
copy of the Charter of the Bank of Scotland--at
time, he hoped that no similar charter would he
without the strictest inquiry being instituted by t
surys (Hear, hear.)
Lord ALTHORP said, that after the (01)%erv:
had been made,he could give the assurance that i
charter would be renewed without the most rigid in,
fore the Lords of the Treasury.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Lord ALTHORP moved that tile debate on
ruptcy Court Bill he resumed.
Mr. FRFSHPIELD wished that the bill
come Coto operation till June next, if it wore to
this Session.

Lord ALTHORP replied that he could not en,
the suggestion. He was anxious that if the b,
all, the public should have the benefit of its opt
year ; all admitted, with one exception, the fit-cc,.
'elation. That being the cape. he could not comp.
therequest. He did not whoi us hiteirept diseus,h,”
the necessity of change lying he would may adi -
settled, he thought he was justified in pr.ssing it ft
Sir C. Wit THERELL observed, that as it wa• s
and avowedly an experimental bill, where would
mischief of waiting a month or two before this bill
be presented for the royal assent ? It gave extraohli
tronage to the Lord Chancellor, and when the be
committed to-night, he should reiterate his comp'.
They ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that
conamittee, every reasonable man would be convinced
would be a great saving to the public. He hoped ."
house, having admitted the principle of tic bill,
sanction the operations of that ducat which had so
kept, to use every means to cause its delay.
Mr. HUME said, when a ratan' was proposed
law vourts, he did expect that regular superannuations
would be abolished. He thought that the salaries were tote'
madam to make provisions, unless in cases of individus
ottacked by some malady or bodily infirmity, as
lona a ease it could be brought on its own merits before
II ssent for consideration. He contended that that
&mild be excluded front the bill, which held out
psetations of superannuations.
Lord ALTHORP said, that he could coincide .
principle of the hon. member for bliddksex, as beim
' moral grievance, but he did not think it should beep
judicial appointments, as it migl,t dtprivc them of
vices of men of talent.

Mr. HUNT approved of the suggestion of the .
foe Middlesex, and he objected to the bill, because
overwhelming patronage it would throw into the It
the Lord Chancellor ; this had been stated by
and learned gentleman, but it had not been answered.
thought it strange that so important a measure should he ha,
tied through the house, and so close on a prorogation.
He did not know whether or not the Government
to act upon the suggestion of the Metropolitan '
tors, to extend the prorogation for seven days—( Ili
from Sir Charles Wetherell)—but he thought ti
should be allowed the House for consideration.
thought that the Bill had been framed with a vi
raise a mass of patronage for the Lord Chancellor
would place him much in the situation of Cardinal "
who kept all the patronage in his own hands. '
member admitted that the Lord Chancellor had
acdit of not availing himself of his power of
manage, but he concluded with some temarks upbraiding
a Noble Earl (Grey) with extending patronage
latives.

Lord ALTHORP said that patronage, so fn fn
of service to the Government at the present time,
an ineumbranee.

Mr. D. W. HARVEY said, that the most
jection might be completely replied to, and yet t
jection might be repeated again and again, where
jot was to be attained. %Vile respect to patronage,
must rest somewhere. He should like to know if
honourable member for Preston would have ani
assume the right of the patronage, or if he would
so the Hsuse of Commons ? The patronage of this,
den could nowhere rest so properly as in the hands
Noble Personage, whoever he might be, who -
hued of the law. The hon. member for Preston t
}sesac4 his surprise at the bill being hurried through
Mute, at if it had been only newly introduced to their w
Übe had taken the trouble to have looked over the reports
that lay on the table of the house, lie would have found the
Numerous petitions that had been presented against the
poem Court ; and he would have seen that a Committee
bad been appointed in 1112$, consistirg of the ablest lawyers
it the day ; and the bill now introduced was teamed exit ly
Ma the suggestions of that Committee.
11r. POLLOCK said that the present system' emold oat
be too soon abolished. He considered that the hilt now us
be introduced would be calculated to attain two yea
points—expedition and economy. The hon. and leanest
gebtlemon supported the bill in all its details ; fruin tiftern •
years' experience in the presot court, he said, hi was van-
vineed it was the worst system possible, and by the pro% i-
sions cf the new bill, he themes Inc expensewf the Cueue
would be defrayed out of the unclaimed dividupds.
Mr. J. WOUD thought the new bill would be a bleutis...!
to the country. He eenortad the many *thus that bad
been used by the honourable and learned gemilenhin beim
him, who had exhausted his vocabulary upt,:t ,Ii twig,.

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as dieelledly
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bill should
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nerd that It
rd that the
, would not
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meal in the
rannuations •
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individuals
its, and iu
I before par.
that clause •
tut any ex-
with that
being a ge-
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of the set-
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by an hon.
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worogation.
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in Legisle-
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that time
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this &scrip-
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was at the
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their notice.
the reports
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againq the
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