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


certain religious eoagsgat.oas and to the
Jewish eAufch certain civil and paii,ieal
fights, were rsarfvsd Ter The aieaiEcatisR
n Ms Aslrsiy's pleasure.
This sssEian Asd bses very ab1rieus
and active sns. No lcss than SIS Bills had
originated In the lower House, Of which
ass were lost belsrs they sosd be carried
TO the UppsT branch seventy i've wefs
srnt TO the Legislative Council aEd ten
we're yet IA pragress, IL the Assembly
when ths session vac arorogued. Out o.
The seventy two bills seat TO the Canadian
House Of Lords, TWO were so amended
that the House would not esneur in the
Alterations msie 70 them sixteen, a..
though amended, were agreed TO BY the
House, and foriy aRe were passed BIZ the
Legislative Coureil withost smenamqnt
and to this number may be added twelve
important bills which iound their grave in
the CsuBcil. Amehg these latter must be
reckoncd the bill 10 exclude the Judges
from sitting in The Executive and Lpgis-
lstiye CouHcs and to rcndsr them hide
pendant. For all this labor Of the Demo
sralic branch Of the Coonial Legislature
their Canadian Lordships offered The mis-,
cradle piIlsnce Of four bills which they
had oriqinsad in thrir ewn enlightened
and aris,ocratic body.
/ The city and district Of Quebec which
/ had been SO Iong deprived Of the beseft 81
having newspaper expressing their true
political feeling, this wear (ls9l), made q
new effort and for the second time resusel-
iated lie Caaadien which till this day en-
ISIS. After having been sp ulirN radca
paper, il SINK in,o pusilamisity uader Lord
4 Gosford, and is now no very great orna'
meat 10 tsc radical party il Lower Can
ada.
-Y".-,, tIiiis Trasi l.~ys,r r,t -' -i -. A. -
bv I,ord Hnwigk in the House 81 Com
mons to pat the proceeds Of the i4th
Geo. H., under the controu Of the Col
'onia House Of Assembly, and also 10 au
therize His Majesty to give his sanction Il
any bill passed by the Lower CanadlaI
( Legisa,w to settle the free and CONNER
s0ccare tenure in that Province but ow
ing to the dissolution ofthe Imperial Par
lament which took place SOON after th'
introduction Of these bills, they were no
passed.
The different bills which had been re
served nv LORD Aylner at the closing o
J The last session or the Provincial Assembly
which extended civil rights TO different re
t Iieioss congregations which were not legal
: lIv recognized in the Province, received tn
; royal sanction and became law.
1t was the lot Of poor sniIerag Canad
to lose this year several Of It's most nas
enuial spd popular supporters, The IN
expected death Of William Parker, Esq
who far many years past resided in Londo
: in England, but who had spent his younee
! DAYS among the Canadians in csmnerela
: business, was q just ease Of deep mourn
: inc and regret 10 community which ha
. been 80 signally benefited b. his services
: Indeed il was through his influence j
1872, that Lever Canada was saved frer
I the arbitrary and reckless measure Of ual'
t ipg both provinces inie enc. After hav
ing demonstrated with the English Minis
: lsrs on the injustice AID iniquiiy Of ihi
despstic measure and fnding them entire
: " deaf 10 his Just remsustrances, he tarn
cd his attention to the members Of III
, House Of Commons and through IN
sounsness Of his argumsats ssd The lucid
tv Of his rrssoHing powers he convincs
msav Influential members and more par
: ,isuIarly Sir James Macintosh that il we
, their duty to oppose this dissoleal sehsE
! Sir james raised his voice and the plo
"a epsl.vs snd witty the Lower Canadian
= failed aad was exposed il all its hsrfor
5 To the late Mr.. Parker ia the cesRtry 81
i So indebted for his very able ard eandi
,,,iimouv which he gave before the cora
m;t,.s Of tbs Hss.e 81 Ce9nens ihstits