North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-01-26

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was high breach of the confidence ftpos.
ed in iis officers by the House, Mr.. Grren'.
uesIu'cRt, although severe. was bot justly
deserved
Tie civil list 10 deffsv the expenses Of
the local government and Of the admins.
ttsiion ot Justice, ives vnird this session
by The House "a usual and was accepted
BY The Legislative couneil, but Lord Ayl-
mer disappointed at 30, having succeeded
10 his favorie scheme Of permanent APP
preparation, reserved IT for the royal sane
ton.
This second section Of the fourteenth
Provincial Parliament was brought To a
close on The 25th February, when the
Governor approved Of sixty three bills and
kept nine for the further Specification Of
His Majesty's pleasure. Among the first
will he found some inpor,snt aud in
retestinC hills which proved very useful
10 the Province as long rs they were a.
lowed 10 he 10 existence, such as the bill
for the better qualification and selection
lett bu, little room To the Sheriff for pack
ing luties as they had heretofore done far
political purposes; The bill 10 help insal-
vent debtors and 10 give item their llber-
Is within certain prescribed limits instead
Of forcing them 10 fret and pine away IN
jaiis; the hill To establish a tail
road between ST. Johns and Laprairie and
to CONTINUE The improvements of HE bar
Dor Of Montreal; and lastly the bills to en-
education in the Province. In
deed those Canadians who were reprcsrn
ted az ignorant aud hStiug education,
were making rapid progress in their piiarS
10 improve the minds of their children. In
1929 the first year, we may call il 80, thai
elementary schools were properly organiz
I'd and helped with public funds, no less
Than 19, 900 children were admitted 10 the
public school. The next year the num-
Der was computed at 10000, and in 1881
according to the official returns made to
the House lS6 schools for BOYS and 1853
or girls were opened in the Province.
Our readers will fnd in The last page in
he Appendix, a return Of the census Of the
population Of Lower Canada, which then
1881 amounted 10 5il ,9l9 souls, a mere
rife over hall million. But what
was astonishing in this return was the
aumber OF deaf and dumb; which was
ound to be in the proportion Of TO every |
1904 souls. This painful affection seem
ID TO be more prominent in Lower Cana
la than in any other country except Swift !
.erand.
The attention of our readers is now in
,ited to one of those disg raceful and bold
attempts against the liberty OF the press.
There is no country in North America ex-
ept perhaps Upper Canada, which has
such understandable attacks up
m this sacred palladium OF the peoples
iehts. When the discussion was progress
ng in the House about the vicious com
,osilion and constitution OF the LegisIa-
i've Council, an anonymous writer publish
d a communication in the .Minerre "a
rench paper at Mon,reaD. In this COM
nuniea,ien the Legislative Council was
handled rather roughly and was called
,ubfic nuisance. The Vindieator Ian
ngish paper also published at Monueai)
eprtnted this communication OF the Min
rue aud added some remarks. As soon as
he members of the body which had been
o Justly decried. became acquainted with
he articles published on the composition
nd constitution o. the Legislative branch
0 which they belonged, they became a
armed at the liberty and boldness Of the
ond uctors of those presses, who had dared
. attack the sacred characters OF their
.ordshirs and some public sRd severe
h ss,isemrnIs were Immediately thought
(. 10 punish those daring inGividus who
Jared not to Isuck the secret thing. The
wo articles OF the .Ninerre and Yindiee-
-. -. for,hwyifh hTanwht hefors the I