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

was closed, when the Governor gave hi,
assent TO 50 bills. Amoag which were three
acts HboIshine The penalty Of death ia ca
SEES Of theit 10 inhabited dwellings, on navi.
gable rivers, or in shop, OF store. And fol
The hrsI time the Governor sssenlrd 10 a
h'Il TO establish and provide for elementary
schools ia the Province. The Govern.
or IN his speech alluded to the unwarranf.
able preiensioa of the House Of Assembly
oil having souToul not only over the pub
nc monies leyiee Ia virtue of Provincial
ssls, hut also over that collected in the
Province by Imperial acts; and eensured
The House in very bitter terms for this
pretension and also for their proceedings
during The entire session, whilst he used
the most. honied words in speaking to his
faithful Legislative Council.
This session was the last Of the eleventh
Provincial Parliament, a statistical table
oil wh'sh will be found in the Appendix on
the last page, marked letter K.
proclamation was Issued on the 18th
oil July, for the general election of the
members TO compose the 18th Parliament.
The elections were generally very warmly
contested and many were carried by fraud
and corruption and in some instances by a
resort to open violence. The corruption of
the elections had been such that the House
IN It's first session received a great number
OF complaints against the return of several
members ; and committees were appointed
to investigate the charges made by the
compliments.
Lord Dalhousie had obtained leave of
absences to proceed to England and during
his absence, the Lieutenant Governor Sir
Francis Nathaniel Burton took the reins
OF The Provincial government. He opened |
the Parliament on the 9Th of January
1875. The House proceeded TO the cleo
ton OF Speaker when they again renom-
mated LIS. j. Papnsau, Esq, their former
Speaker who, besides the praiseworthy
and distinguished manner in which he had
already and for nearly ten years, discharg-
ed the duties attached 10 this high station,
had also other claims on the friendship and
confidence of his countrymen, for the sue
cessfuI and honorable manner with which
ne had acquitted himself Of his mission TO
England, where he had ably exposed all
he turpituds and injustice OF the measure
or re-anitng the two Provinces. The
choice of the House was approved by the
Lieutenant Governor who delivered q
speech tending to calm the irritation already
existing in the public mind. This session
vas very important one, as the Legisla-
i've Council adopted the bill of the House
or delraying the civil expenses of the Prov !
nee, which bill received the Royal Sane i.
ion. And although the Legislative Ccun- i
al had solemnly entered upon its journals,
hat il would never consent TO civil list
'ased on these principles which the House
ad advocated still as Sir Francis Burton i"
vas disposed to accept the bill as passed bv !
he House, the Legislative Council, which !.
} composed of the mere servants of the
,rown, willingly acceded thereto. =
The members OF the House gave their
srlous attention to the degraded state to
'hch the Judiciary department had been
rought by the interference of the Judges Q
! political strife. Several resolves were h
assed declaring it Incompatible with their !
ules for the Judges ofthe Court Of Kings II
ench to retain sea, in the Legislative
nd Executive Councils. The House also I,
ecared il necessary to establish a Court g
impeachment for the trial of any judi y
es who might prsvareate, and though, n
stii the Judges were excluded from the
legislative Council, that body would be n
ne proper tribunal. They furthermore e.
bserved that the Judges ought to be ap- y
olnsed during good behavior, and not du- G
ng the Kings pleasure, as they now are h
he House was instructed to take these t
solutions into consideration at the earIi- &c
i period of the next session. Another 9,
'eiul resolution was also adonted IA the nj