The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-26
KINGDOM OF CANADA.

The Coafederatian Pregramme-The United
Provinces TO be Called ths Kingdom Of Ca
nada-Local Legislatures, &c.
ToRosro, Feb IS, 1867
An advance copy Of the Confederation bill TO be intro
duced into the Imperial Parliament has been received
The name OF the united provinces to be The King.
dom Of Canada" The federal Legislature win be styled
"The Parliament OF Canada The upper house will DO
styled "The Senate" the lower house The House OF
Commons
The local Legislatures TO be known Tho Pro-
vincia Legislature Of Ontario Quebec. Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick, respectively. Ontario formerly Upper
Canada is 70 have but chamber to be known the
" Legislative Assembly OF Ontario" The other pro-
vinces each have Legislative Council and House OF
Assembly The Speaker OF the Senate TO be appointed
by the crown and Is 70 have power 70 create addi-
onai Senators beyond the stipulated seventy two the
event OF necessity The House Of Commons Ia TO
sist Of one hundred and eighty-onc members-eghty-
two from Ontario, sixty five from Quebec nineteen from
Nova Scotia and fifteen from New Brunswick.
The Queens representative presiding the
kingdom, is TO retain the old title OF Governor General
with salary OF $4,000. Each province is to have a
Lieutenant Governor appointed by The Governor General
in council The seat OF government is to be Ottawa SUBJ
ect TO royal provocative Toronto Quebec Halifax and
Fredericton to be the seats Of the local legislatures
railroad from st. Lawrence 70 Halifax Nova Scotia rs
to be commenced In SIX months after the union and
completed within three years Provision s made for the
admission hereafter into tho infon Of Newfoundland
Prince Edward Island Rupert's and, the Northwest
Territory and British Columbia on such terms as the
Parliament Of Canada shall equitable and as han
receive the assent given.
Details OF thc Confederation scheme.
The following details Of the progress made in England
in the Of British North American confederation
are interesting in view Of the importance which the
Canadian question is likely 10 assume
from the Toronto Leader, FEB. 20
We recei, ed last evening from Mr. j. Gordon Brown
who eseut England. synopsis Of the changes
mad In the conedera, on scheme by the DELEGATES
Canada, Nova scotia and New Brunswick. Mr. Brown
had not seen Lori ;arnarvons bin wnen his despnch
mad up, but We have - doubt that the assure
will be found 10 be in harmony with his information
The name OF the new confederation rs to DO Canada
Upper Canada is 10 b. styled tho Province Of 0ataro
Lower Canada is to be called Q,ebe,, and the other
PROVINCES To their present designations We
fancy this Is good selection could have been
made.
Tic general features OF the scheme o. the Quebec
conference maintained, but deeply regret To learn
that there have been several important modilca-
lions made III matters OF detail.
Aud. GrSt, serious change has been made in tho
annual grants from the federal chest for the support
the local governments Under the On be scheme IL
pro, ided that each province embraced in the unon
snond from the federal treasury annual grant
equal to eighty ceuis per head Of its popalaion,
abli~hei by the Of lS6l-such aid be in full
ernne,t for local purposes The annual burden thus
i'm on he fedr oh e WA asf fol