Star.
London, England, 1819-07-31 00:00:00

P.4RLIAIfENT OF UPPER CANADA.

• FROM TUE QUeligt: GAZP: in: or sum! 24, 1819.
This day (June 7), :It two o'clock, his Excellency
the Lieutenant-Geocral proceeded in S::tte to the Le-
gislative Council Charnbe,r where being seated on
the Throne, the Honourable the Speaker of the house
of Assembly being present, his Excellency opened
the Session with the following speech

" Hunourable Gentlemen f !he fividnda:
and Gentlemen of the Manse lf,fisembly,
" Many considerations having determined me to call you toge-
ther before the close of the year; I decided on the present sea-
con, as probably more convenient to you than a later period.
Since you were last assenthled in this place, little alteration ap-
pears to have taken place in Cie state of his Msarcry's
In that interval his august consort, the (VIM of the
United Kingdom, has closed a long life, illustrious for the ex-
emplary discharge of every private and public duty. lfis Royal
Highness the PRINCZ RFOENT, on beh ilf of his Masevrv, bas
authorised the Governors of both ('anadas to bestow lands on
certain of the Provincial Navy and Militia, which served during
the late war. Recent purchases from the natives, have been so
far effected, as will enable me to set apart adequate tracks in
the several districts, to accommodate such of their respective
inhabitants as are within the limits of the Royal iostruetio:!. 11
do not consider myself justified in extending this mark of appro-
bation to any of the individuals who composed the late Con-
vention of Delegates ; the proceedings of which were wapiti!
the subject of your serious animadversions.
" The Royal Assent has been given to the Bill for the esta-
blishment of a Provincial Bank, but from some delay, it MS'
not arrive In time for promulgation, within the period limitAxl
by law; the form of a re-enactment will therefore be necessary
to render it available.
" At the termination of the last Session, it was recommended
you to bestow your attention on an amendment of the Road
Laws. At present, from a nearer acquaintance with the state
of the country, I am more deeply impressed with the import-
ance of that subject.

" It is painful to observe, how serious an evil the neglected
grants of an early date are pr.:senting to the actual inhabitant*
of the Province. The exemption of any land belonging to in-
dividuals from the operation the Assessment Law, is found
to be detrimental. A new Bill, so modified as to protect the
land from sale by distress, until due notice can be given to the
Proprietor*, will receive his Majesty's assent.
" Gentlemen of the House of diss..mbly,
" I shall direct the proper Officer to lay before you the Public
Accounts of Receipts and Expenditures, with Estimates for the
service of the ensuing year.
" Honourable Gentternen owl Gentlemen,

" The growth of the Province in population and wealth jus-
tifies a reasonable expectation that the measure% adopted to en•
courage it will receive your fullest support ; and I must suggest
for your consideration, the expediency of offer-in the new Set-
tlers unavoidably situated more remote from the great lakes ar.tl
rivers, an easy approach to market. Your attention will doubt-
less be given to such laws about to expire, as may require to be
continued.

" Some parts of the Province, not accessible by land, it is
my purpose to visit, during the present season for navigation,
Oat I may become personally acquainted with every part of the
population committed to my care."

LAIV INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 30.

RO.WE V. WOOD.

The Court was occupied to-day-till half-past two
o'clock in hearing Counsel on a motion in this cause.
The subject of dispute between the panics is the lease
ofa mine in Cornwall ; and the object of the present
motion was to discharge an attachment which the
plaintiff had issued against Alderman Wood, the de-
fendant. The circumstances of the case, as detailed
by the Learned Counsel, are briefly as follows :
The plaintiff filed his bill several years ago, and an
action at law being soon after • brought againsthim,
in which the defendant had a common interest with
the plaintiff, it was agreed that the former should not
file his answers in Court, but should lodge them in
the Master's Office. The object of the parties in this
proceeding was to prevent their common opponent
from having access to Mr. Wood's answers, which
contained some statements that might have been
prejudicial to the right of Mr. Rowe. In the year
1818 an agreement was drawn up between the plain-
, tiff and defendant, in which they bound themselves
to drop all proceedings both at law and equity; and
;t was not till the 9th of the present month that the
defendant received notice to put in his answers im-
mediately. Relying, howeyer, on what he conceived
to be a valid agreement, ho did not comply ; and on
the 14th instant the plaintiff issued an attachment
against him, which was executed last night.
Mr. HEALD and Mr. SIDEBOTTW:, for the Dden-
dant, contended that the attachment should be taken
off, on the ground that it was unjust and irregular :
unjust, because in violation of a contract ; and irre-
gular, because the time between the notice and the
issuing of the attachment had been unconscionably
short.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, for the Plaintiff, argued
at great length against the motion, and was followed
by Messrs. MONTAGUE and SIIADWV.L.

The LORD CHANCELLOR remarked on the case in
general, that it involved several very important points,
and perhaps the circumstance that he considered
them important might induce the parties to pause
before they referred them to his decision. The only
questions, however, for the consideration of the Court
at present, were,-whether or not this attachment was
unjust ? and, supposing it not to be unjust, whether
it had been regularly or irregularly executed? On
these two points he should give judgment to-mor-
row morning, after having carefully looked over
the papers. v.! .