North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-02

politics & the sciences sHd his arguments
were those Of brain well organised:
although not powerful speaker, vet Of
teniimss hrs voice was heard in the sane
tasfy OF the peoples Chambers, bold
lly and ssrenunusly urging the most bcne-
fcia measures for his suffering country.
lie was the first member of the House
who in 1914, introduced the Elementary
School bill TO educate the children OF the
Province, but such had been the selfish
ness Of the Legislative Council and the
hatred OF the Cow. that it was not till the
latter days of his valuable life that he saw
his favor!,e bill carried fully into effect.
DR.. Blanchet was also the originator Of
the bill TO appoint Provincial Ageats in
England, but he closed his career before
he could see this measure carried into ex-
ecution. No name better deserves to be
honorably mentioned in the history Of
Canada than that Of Dr. Blanchet II is held
in grateful remembrance by hundreds of
our countrymcn who have been benefited
by his philanshropic exertions TO enlighten
the people, while thousands curse the gov
ernment that has destroyed his work and
shut up their schools.
George the Fourth, whose health had
been declining for some time, closed his
mortal career on the 26th June, 1880.
We shall rot undertake TO eulogise the de-
parted monarch Our pen is not devoted
to un,ruih nor to fattery. Plain trurh il
our sole guide and under its influence we
are moved 10 write facts, and facts only.
We cannot reckon George w, among
those Princes whose reign was cons,an,
blessing 10 the people, over whom fate and
the force of combined circumstances had
placed him TO reign, nor shall we speak o
his immoral qualities, being as they wer,
the legitimate olIsprings OF the monarchica
system, but shall merely say that after hav
ing been appointed Prince Regent durin,
the time that his father, George the thir,
was deprived of that reason of which h
had made such bad use in expressing hi
American subjects, he was at the death O
his father, declared his lawful heir an
successor, mounted the threne of Eng
band on the esd January, 1920, and wa
crowned on the 2ls. Of July, Of the mex
= year. His conduct as a husband and as
: father, is q subject which will be ever dil
: graceful TO the royal House which no.
' governs the British Empire. George III
fourth having no Lawful! heirs of his ssu,
, was succeeded by his brother the Duke
, Clarence, who was horn in August
1765, and who on ascending the thror
, took the name Of William the Fourth.
In consequence of the death Of the Kin,
the Provincial Parliament was dissolve,
An Act had been passed in the las, Sc
sion providing against the dissolution
the Provincial Parliament on the death
the King, but the bill after having bee
agreed TO by the Legislative Council, WI
reserved for the Kings sanction not b
ing heard from again, the old practice
Eng land prevailed in Lower Canada, al
new Parliament was called togethe
Our readers will find in the Appendix c
the last page statistical table Of the hi
!, teenth Provincial Parliament, marked @
:, The general elections for :he fourteen,
. Provincial Parliament went on general
without opposition, and if we mistake NJ
the greater number of members were r
turned by acclamstion. We have alread
said that the bill for the better represent
ton of the Province, had been sanctions
by the King, and therefore the gener
. elections which took place in The SUNNI
Of 1880, were in accordance with the ne
division, which was as fellows:
CouxrtEs. No. OF MEl
y BonaventuFe,
% Gaspe,
J. Rimouski,
Ie Kamourasks,
d Islet,
p.If,.h,zse