North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-01-09

I've years had already tuken pase; snd
ihai, Ioasmueb IS the armand 81 a perza.
neal clFli ltst ss now asked fer, was far
from being IN accordance with the abavs
fepoFI, II vas Ihs duty Of TIE House not
10 vote the civil lisa az sskea bv Lord
Aymer. Both Mir Nelson's propositions
and The Recommendation Of the COMMITTEES
81 public accounts were agreed 10 BY the
House
A majority OF thu members were for vo-
ling annual supplies Ser The seaport of he
administrations Of justice and Of the gov
eminent, whilst some more bold fearless
and penetrating minds were opposed 10
voting a single lar,hing ef the public mon
les, before all the grievances Of the Pro-
Yass should be reSfesssd by the Colonial
authorities. This wise measure which
was proposed by the ate Louis Bonrdages,
Esq, who might justly be called the vig-
lant and careful sentinel Of The peoples
rights, was lest by IL 10 H. Yes, II only
esud bs found TO support this sanitary
measure, which probably would then have
been more eRectusl than il was afterwards,
when the membels were at last sompsIisd
to adept il.
The Legislative Council composed o.
sycophanis, and p.aecmeu, the greater
part Of whom were plus,Ists,' and of but
very lcw independent characters,
Apparent rari nantes in gurs'e yasto."
could not see the proceedings going on in
the Lower branch, without trying to
make use al some eaecmal counlefpoise
Consequently the Honorable john Rich
ardson the mouth-piece Of that body
brought ia ssveral resolves, which, alter
good deal oil discussion brought forth bY
the sane number oil counleT-resoations
proposed by the Honorable ID. B. Vger, t
we've 6uuiiy sIopeea, aithsagn much ate
ed.
The civil list as voted by the House,
was nevertheless accepted by the Legisla-
tive Council where it passed by bare
majority OF Votes. The bill To appoint
Provincial Agents having been detained a
long time in ths Legislative Council,
where il was amended, the House, which
had to substantiate in England the charges
made against the Attorney General, who
in consequence had been suspended b.
! Lord Avlmer, fearful that this bill would
again be lost, as it had many times before
passed resolve by which they appointed
The Honorable ID. B. Figer, their agent C
ENGLAND. We shall have escasion tc
speak al the successful mission OF tina
gentleman who perfectly succeeded in &C
comprising the perfect downfall Of th'
4 greatest tvrant that ever OBLIGATED IN ih'
Province in the capacity Of an Attorney
Genera. The inqsest against the illegs
and arbitrary conduct OF Judge Kerr wa
ordered TO be continued to the next ses
sion OF the Legislature and the House ter
minated It's fruitful labor by demanding o
the Imperial Parliament ihe repeal OF tn
Canada tenure act (of which we have al
ready spoken and which was calculated Il
render the tenure Of private property IN
ceriaia and perplFxing.
i On the SIst of March, 1881, the hrs
session Of the I4ih Provincial PaTiismsn
was prorosued. The Governor gave th'
roval assent to City bills among which ~
remark one for taking the census oil To-
province another TO incorporate com
,snv for the steam navigation sstweei
: Quebec snd Halifax ia Nova Scotia ais
another to allow the members OF Ia
House Of Assembly TO resign their seats u
certain eases one to repair The Casile 81
f Lewis at Qasbec and the government
Houss at Montreal, ssd lastly bill t.
purchase the property Of the Esi'coPa
Palace 70 bald new Parliament House
The bill for the encouragement Of eecsa
ton asa fot dslraying the civil expenses
Of the Province were Aiss ssEetieHec
i -. - ,,.r ko4sfKr several elhce