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diminished, and in the returns of last year there were
not more than half a dozen that di.paraged the ques-
tion ; and a far greeter proportion than on the former
occasion expressed >i desire to see education extended—
(Hear, hear). If the two Bilk he had formerly brought
in were disconnected he could see no reason why the
Education Charitable Fund Bill should not be brought
in next Session. One object of the Bill would be
to enable trustees to apple charitable bequests to
the most useful purposes. In some cases, in populous
towns, where bequests were made for grammar schools,
it was decided that it should be applieJ to schools for
teaching the learned languages, though reading,writing,
and accounts, would be more useful; some power
should be given to trustees to apply such funds to really
useful purposes, and he did not despair to see such a
Bill favourably received next Session. He was pre-
vented by the state of his health from making this
statement last Session, but he hoped he had now sail,-
fied the House that tie had not been idle on the subject.
The Bill was read a third time and passed.

ECCIASIASTICAL COURTS.
On the third reading of this NU being moved,
Mr. HUME rose to object to it. He really thought it
no more than patching up an acknowledged bad con-
cern. The effect of the Bill would he to fix a number
of fees which were now hardly legally demanclaielt.,
and thus perpetuating a heavy tax upon the suitors of
that Court. He could not but comidain of the haste
with which the Bill had been forwarded through the
Hogsep and he must oppose it unless clauses were intro-
duced into it for redressing those grievances in rheCourts
with which, he conceived. the public had so much res.
son to be dissatisfied. The Hon. Member proceeded
to explain three clauses lot regulating the fees and du-
ties of officers in rite Ecclesiastical Courts, which be had
framed lot the poipose of incorporwing them with the
Bill. He thought that Government would have better
discharged its duty to the country try giving redress to
the public instead of supporting this measure. It ap-
peared to him monstrous to continue certain fees, in-
stead of affording relief from them. He elnsidered it
not unreasonable that there should be a regular scale of
fees framed, and that a law should be passed to prohibit
the Deputy Registrars from acting as Proctor,, and
thus giving assistance to those officers in exacting es
orbitantlees. As an instance of the abuse of ch srges
he would refer to a case in which a bill of 1,8001. had
been reduced by taxation to 6001. Under all the cirp:
cumstances attendant on the Bill, he professed bis'
readiness to agree to it provided the clauses which he had
specified were admitted to form a part of it; otherwise
he would be wider the necessity of moving that the Bill
be read a third rime that day three months. All he
asked was that the suitor should be made acquainted
with the charges te which he was liable. It was too
bad that such a heavy item as a sum of 3931. for ex
atnple,should be levied off suitors, without any explana-
tion of the manlier in which it was incurred being given
either by the Proctor or the Judge. The Hon.lientle•
man concluded by moving his amendments
The SPEAKER baying put the question,
Dr.PHILLIMORE, alter stating that the Bill before
the House had no necessary connexion with the Bill
brought in by him last year, said that he would support
the measure on account of three or four clauses embo-
died in it, which he considered extremely useful.
Mr. J. %V OW) thought that the Bill had not re
crtived-the attention which it merited from Honourable
Members, and declared that would trot have per-
sisted in opposing it had it been fairly discussed during
a meeting of the House commensurate in fulness ti,
its importance. It, however, the clauses 'proposed by
lis HotiourAhle Friend, the Memher for Ab,rcieen,
were defeated lie wool) forbear f om farther opposition.
He objected to the 0111 h _ecaus • it not only orni.ted the
crying evil, which was the monopoly 4,1 ti.e pract•ce of
the Coons by the proctors, a d the demand of ex-
orbitant fees, but actiodly protected He would
support the a,I endnient of Los Hon. Friend.
'the tries of " Question" became general, and, the gArry being
cleated for a diviaion. the House divided, who' dine appeared
Fur the third reading of the ........
For the amendment
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The BM was then read a third time and pleged.
•DJUURNIMXT .7 Via HoUtli
On the motion at the CIIANCIBLLOH of the F.KCIIEQUEIt
it was resolved thst the House at its rising should adjourn omit
Friday neat.
Mr. I,A BOUCH ERE. in alluding to the motion of
whiLn he had given notice upon O.: state of the Canada-
baud that he found it impossible to' enter fully into the
subject at that hour of the night; and he did not wish
to prejudice it by a partial discussion. He had not heart
from the Minisre:ial benches any coins-ad ctioti of the
stairtnents which he had made of the tremendous state
of this colony ; and the accounts %loch had been trans-
mitted from thence to this country shooed that the
ttig'.t Honourable Gcntleinan opposite (34 George
Murray) was pursuing measures widely different hum
those which had brought the coloi,ies into the it present
unhappy consttion. He thought it to be, however,
highly imp at.,nt that the Right Hon.attable Gentleman
should, before the separation of PA! kiment, make some
general declaration of the principles cn which the
administration of these colonies was to Le in future
conduc,e.i. Ile (Mr. Labouchere) was of opinion,
dist it the institutions wh ch had been given by Mr.
Pitt to the Cansdas were to be fairly arid liberally is.l-
- would flourish under the shadow of the,
British Constitution, and enable us to outbid America
in the affections of the people of Canada. He hoped
that in any attempts at legislating for Canada the House
would only decide upon gent.ral principles—would not
,:alter the fundamental institutions of the country, and
especially :could leaveall questions of internal economy
to the local Legislature of the colooy. The Honourable'
Member concluded by moving for Copies or Exiriots
from Communications between the Government of this
ci unity and the Authorities of Upper and Lower Canada,
pursuant to the recommenditions of the Canadn. Corn
wittee.
Sir J. MACINTOSH expressed his confidence in the
line of conduct which his Majesty's Ministers would
:pursue in reference to these Colonies.
Mn. WILMOT-HORTON said, that the undefined
;rights of the people of Canada produced more dissen-
sipn that all other subjects connected with the Colonies.
The subject required that plain and intelligible prifici-
Iples should be laid down for the regulation of the points
1-wbiclr remained undecided at present.
After a few words from Mr. STUART WORTLEY,
Sir G. MURRAY expressed his acknowledgments
for the tone of Moderation which had- been observed
by the Hon. Members who had addressed the House or'
the subject. It had been objected to him that he had
not hitherto made any statement to the House of the
course he meant to pursue, but he had abstained from
doing so out of a conviction that it was the duty of him-
self and all other Members to confine themselves to the,
business immediately in their hands. The charges'
which had been brought against him upon the subject
of the administration of Canada were so extremely
vague and unintelligible. is to redder it almost im-
possible to give any answei to thein. One of the
charges was, that theadminiftration of Canada had
been entrusted to militarY men, whose education and

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