North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-07-25
sWANTON, VT. JULY Is. 1910.

dreaded, and been deferred, Cor many years
past, from bringing suits into the Courts
of Common Pleas in this province nor
have done so unless unavoidable"
The following extract from The evidence
Of Mr.. A Cameron. merchant Of Quebec,
exposes deal Of bare-faced tyranny and
injustice suffered by him at the hands of
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas:
certainly have considered myself in.
lUred by the unceflainlg Of the laws and
rregulariIy Of proceedings. Nv suits of
law have been in the Court of Common
Pleas, for the district If Quebec. In 1856
had suit TO defend with Mr.. George
Irvine in the said Conri, and desired leave
Of the Court 10 offer proof. and have evil
dence sworn To support my defence; but
Mr.. Judge Madame not only refused TO
hear my evidence, but 10 hear any argu-
men,S from my attorney, Mr.. Robert Rus
sci, 10 support my cause. Al n future day
judgement was given against me BY the
said Court, without hearing my said attor-
ney. or admitting my evidence. after
wards appealed The cause but upon con-
suliing my counsel, was obliged to drop nv
appeal for want Of that evidence being adj
mlted in the said Court OF Common Pleas.
Mr.. Alexander Auidjo, a merchant Of
Montreal, said in his evidence
" Delays and irregularities, as well as
the uncertainty Of The laws and decisions
Of the Courts, have often heard COM
planned Of hv all the English advocates at
the Bar, and bv nv fellow citizens. In
the cause of j. La Cfox against w.
White, myself experienced il, having
never been able TO get copy Of The judq-
ment, nor do believe there is any such
on the registers"
Mr.. Thomas Forsyth, also, merchant
OF the same city, says
+" have heard several attorneys declare,
that such was the uncertainty of the laws,
they could hardly form any opinion on any
case; that chance directed in great
measure The proceedings of the Courts"
The following is the evidence Of Mr..
Joseph Howard, also merchant Of Qne-
bee
"Mcssrs. Powell and Walker have re-
peatedly complained To me Of the uncer-
tainiy Of the laws, (pariicuIarly Mr.. Pow
ell, when applied to him for ADVICE and
Of the administration Of Justice in the
Court Of Common Pleas Of this place The
Judges, they said, determined sometimes
by French, sometimes by English law,
an sometimes by a mixture of holh."
The Sheriff of the District of Montreal,
VIM. Gray ESQ.,. exposes the most fla
grant violation Of every principle Of law,
justice and equity. After listening 10 bis
testimony, the reader will be able to form
pretty correct IDEA Of the materials that
composed the bench Of justice in that dis
tracied colony. AS servant Of the Crown,
no doubt Mr.. Gray would have been will
ling 10 shield his confrcres in miSdeeds,
had circumstances permitted. But the evil
was so palpable, that it could not be kept
secret any longer. ga cause" says he,
where George Lyons was Plaintiff, and
White defendant, in which this deponent
with Mr.. Richard Dobie, as trustees to the
estate of M'Kenny and CALDWELL bank
rupts, were admitted intervening parties,
to oppose the delivery and payment OF
certain sum OF money seized and attached
in the hands of The said bankrupts by The
said George Lyons, judgement was given
against said deponent and the said Richard
Dobie, in their said quality, contrary 10
every principle of law, as this deponent
conceives and believes.
" John Frazer of London, ESQ.,, asked
my opinion, whether Mr.. Powell would
not be The most proper person 10 be en-
ployed as an attorney or advocate, in his
affairs in the Court Of Common Pleas,
observing that he had heard he was favo-
raby attended To by Mr.. Judge Frazer
and he accordingly employed him."
We have dwet long enough on this topic
TO convince our readers that no other coun-
try in the world has suffered more than
Canada from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Justice,
and shall now speak OF the divers petitions
which the inhabitants Of the province,
addressed 10 the throne Of England, TO
have constitutional and representative
government. The reader will find in the
North American, No. IS, first volume, an
extract from the Royal proclamation, bear
inc date the 18th October 1863. in vyhieh