North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-10
HISTORY OF CANADA.
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s, nli3ns and SO i'll adapied TO the circum-
stances Of the country, that even a great
number Of the English inhabitants joined
the French population in demonstrating
against IT,
After the establishment Of a Civil gov
eminent in the Province in 1854, several
pers0ns were commissioned as Justices Of
the Peace in the city of Montreal, and by
an Ordinance Of the Legislative Council,
hearing date I7th September same year,
they were invested with powers which
were never delegated to justices Of the
Peace in England. Among those Magis-
trates were, Messrs. Du CaIvet, Walker,
Dumas, ST. Martin, Livingston. Knpe and
I.ambe. This magistracy was !avorabIy
regarded by the people at large. The new
magistrates among other things were very
mach opposed to the numerous & insnfer-
ahe expressions by the officers Of the Army
who were cantoning their soldiers in the
officers had often made use Of this privilege,
10 crafty their malice and their hatred, or
u extort money from the people. They
sent drunken and quarreIsome soldiers to
lodge in the houses Of honest families who
could not get rid of them hui by the most
humble supplicationS or by giving six or
eight dollars month to pay the lodging Of
the soldiers at another place to which con-
d,ions the canadian families were very
glad 10 conform themselves rather than
see their furniture, provisions and even
the inmates Of their houses exposed to
the rapacity and nsoence of such hosts.
These were the abuses the Magistrates
opposed. Mr.. Walker formed a plan oil
csntDning soldiers by which there could
be NJ more than one or two soldiers al a
time in the same house, instead Of five OF
six as formerly.
In November 1894, the Magistrates
were called to decide upon one of the many
cases Of military violence. Capt. Fraser
had been cautioned hv Colonel Christie ir
the house Of Mr.. Reaume Of Montreal
Some other arrangements having taker
place in the fall, Mr.. Reaume thought tina
his turn had passed and invited Mr.. knip,
one OF the Justices of Peace, to occupy
as lessee the rooms where Captain Fra
yer had been lodging. But Capt Payne
took possession OF these rooms in the name
Of Capt. f., the latter saying that he had 1
right TO occupy those lodgings again, if h,
pleased, in person or by proxy. He theI
refused TO give up the rooms to Mr.. knipe
who believing that Capt. Frazer had n,
right 70 put another one in his place t.
occupy the rooms, wrote to Capt. Payn
who answered his letter in an insolen
manner Mr.. Knipe then addressed him
self 10 his colleagues the Justices of III
Peace and Messrs. Livingston, Duma
and Walker held an assembly in MI
Reaume'S house and it being clearly Pre-
we'd that long before Capt. Payne had ia
ken possession ofthe rooms, Mr.. Reaum
has leased them 10 Mr. Knipe and tina
Capt. Frazer had no right to them, it W a
decided that Capt. Payne should leave III
premises. Another Justice OF the Peac,
with Mr.. Lambe. signed an order To III;
effect. The next day Balif showed tn
order to Capt. Payne, he neither mad
him prisoner nor did he tell him an
thing to that purport. Capt. Payne wit
the intention Of irritating the military an
pushing them 10 acts Of violence again
Mr. Walker, insisted on going to Jail ar
forced the Bailiff TO take him thereto. TT
jailer would not receive him, Capt. Payr
however insisted and he was incarceratet
The Justices of the Peace, as soon
they heard this news, sent back the Bail
to tell Capt. Payne that he was not a pr
soner, and that such had never been the