North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-11-18

cr'aFhrY tn ~ istd NJ lhr iRft ui the throne.
The Legislative Council pas.,,l counter
fesoln'nps sud hrPsn io turk as mans
bills as they thought wnaid inlure natrti.
ais ihr welfare ol tie Province. What
the legislative Council dared nnt attempt
in their msiic,nus designs. the Gorrrnof
chrvflally lrnt hts assistance ~ accomplish.
Thus We see him feserving fnr hts Msie.
ty's sauction the biI passed by the Hoosp
OF A assembly Ia grant tn the Wesley sn
Methadls;s al the Province the same nri.
,iirges enjoyed hy those ehufchcs which
were recnguisec BY law. Nevertheless
this hong sessiou which lasted two months
aud rlg hi days, was not without benefit
for the county. For part from those con-
siituiIoaa and correct principles which the
Hous. had advanced IA The financial dis
bursements nt the Province. several i'm.
por,ant aud beneficial bills had escaped
/ the slaughter OF the Legislative Council
aud ot lis master the Governor General
Among which we remark win plrasutr
] The bill granting money To aid aud encuur-
age education ia the City OF Montreal,
another of the same description for ,hr
/ District Of Quebec, also one for aiding the
society Of he Blush and Canadian school
IN Quehrc aud Tor the support ot the Ma
tlonal school o( that city and for promni
ing elementary education throughout The
J Province. Another bin was aiso sanction
ed during this session for the holding Of
bridge between ST. Johns and 81. Athan.
asr on the Richeiien, which is al PRESENT
one of the greatest Improvements in tina,
locality.
This session was proroeued on he 90 h
of Mach, when the RoyH assent was
given to IS bills; one beng dsaiiowed
and six reserved Tor the Specification Of
HIS MsIes'y's pleasure.
The third session ol the twelfth Pro-
vincial Parliament was opened on the 23d
OF January, 1877. His ExcelIency's
speech as a very ordinary one, renewing
his request for money Ia support the Iocn
administration and for the establishment oI
Police in the different Counrirs 81. the Pro.
vince. As soon 8s the members of the
House were returned ~ their seats, Mr.
Nelson introduced bill to divide the Pro
vince into new Counties and TO give the
people more fair and equal representa-
tion.
The same gentleman introduced also the
bill which in the last session the House
had passed 10 render vacant the seats 81
those members who accept places al
profit under The Executive government oil
the Province The first bill was re-
: jected by the Legislative Council and the
second one, after having been passed by
, that body, was reserved by the Governor
Tor The Specification Of His Maj siy's plea
sure aud remained unnotIced on the shelves
OF the Colonial office in England. The
Legislative Council faithful In it's mission,
DESTROYED the bills for creating commits
sionefs' Courts TO decide the small causes
10 the County parishes, for improving the
present system OF the administration 81
Justice The House voted monies to sup.
port several public schoos 10 both the
Districts of Montreal and Quebec, but the
, Legislative Council did not take The trou-
, BILE OF paying the slightest attention ia
! these useful votes and leit those worthy
! institutions Ia struggle on in poverty, with
oul any public pecuniary aid whatever 10
enligh,en, improve and instruct the poorer
classes of society. A bin was passed hi,
session authorising the investment Of 500
600 of the Provincial revenue il the stocks
nf the Welland Canal Of Upper Cana
da. The people afterwards discovered
through a committee appointed IN 1886,
: that this money had been emllnyed in the
same ex,ravagant and fraudulent manner
rs generally attend all such applications oil
E the pubic property.
The Governor forwarded q message io
The House: giving them copies o despatch