North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-08-26

ciouSly pleased, when that order becomes
extinct, BY death or otherwise, to take
such measures as justice and your roy al
wisdom may dictate, to secure and amply
the said estates Ia The education Of the
youth of This Province, by the re-establish-
ment Of a college therein, which act would
appear congenisl with the original inten-
ton Of the donors, which were most bene.
fetal and necessary TO the cultivation Of
sciences and useful knowledge.
The faithful and loyal subjects Of your
Majesty, BY their olten-repeated experience
of your vigiIsnt cares for our welfare, fiat
ter themselves that their PRAYER will be
successful as IL is evidently wished for by
all classes Of the people in this Province.
And as much through inclination as through
doty, the faithful subjects OF your Majesty,
will never cease 10 pray Tor the honor,
the preservstinn and the prosperity OF
your Royal person, Of your family and Of
your Government"
This address was presented TO the Lieut..
Governor on the 25th OF the same month,
who promised faithfully 10 transmit il TO
the throne. On that same day the House
OF Assembly was informed through mes
sage from the Governor that war had been
declared between France and England.
The Governor in the interim asked the
House 10 revise the ordinances regulating
the organization of the Provincial Militia.
Two days after the House answered this
message in favorable manner.
On The 9th OF May following the proro-
CATION Of this first session Of the first Pro-
vincial Parliament took place, after the
passage of few bills of no very great inn
portance. The whole Of the time of this
session was occupied in laying down rules
for the future management of business in
the House, always based on precedents
taken from the English House Of Com
mons.
In the month OF September following
| Lord Dorchester the Governor General
of Lower Canada returned 10 Quebec from
his tour to England, aud of course as
sumed the rens Of the Provincial Govern
ment. The Provincial Legislature was
called together on the lllh November fol-
lowing, when il was opened by the Gov
ernor General himself in person, who urged
upon the members the necessity Of revis-
ing the divers acts in relation to the ad-
ministration Of justice in the Province and
also to militia. He also informed them
that he would order an account of the
Provincial revenue, 10 be submitted TO
them, but at The same time he assured
them that he would not 81 upon them for
the defraymrnt of the civil expenses Of the
local government, leaving this matter TO
the mother country or in other words he
meant 10 say that he did not wish the
Colonial Legislature to have the controul
over the monies of the government, there
by putting the executive of the Colony
entirely independent oil the Representa-
lives Of the people 10 whom it was the in
terest Of the officeholders in the Province
not TO be responsible in any way or manner.
The House named a committee of five
members TO prepare ar answer 10 His Ex-
ceIIency's speech. On The following day
| Mr.. De Bonnie the member for York who
had been chosen the President OF that COM
mittee, reported a draft of this answer
which like the one Of the preceding session
was nothing bat an echo Of the Governor,
speech and on the 18th il was presented TO
| the Governor.
His Royal Highness, Prince Edward,
since created Duke Of Kent and Stra,hern,
and who was the fourth son of the late
King George the 3rd, and the father OF
the present Queen Of England, arrived in
Canada that yeaf as Commander of the
Garrison Of Quebec. He was Colonel Of
the 9TH regiment OF foot, the Royal Fusil-
leers. On the ] 18th Of November Mr.. De
Bonnie the member for York reported an
address to be presented by The House Of
Assembly TO His Royal Hghness, which
address was adopted by that body. The
usual train Of ceremony in such cases
was gone through. Some members
waited upon His ROYAL Highness TO know