Proclamation

continuing

VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. &c. To our Beloved and Faithful the Legislative of 19th July Councillors of the Province of Canada, and the Parliament to Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses elected to serve in 4th September. the Legislative Assembly of our said Province, summoned and called to a meeting of the Provincial Parliament of our said Province, at our City of Montreal, on Saturday, the twenty-sixth day of July, instant, to have been commenced and held, and to every of you,

A PROCLAMATION.

GREETING:

Alien Bill.

ber, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and the Royal as-
prorogued on the twenty-ninth day of March then sent to the
next ensuing, in the eighth year of our Reign, a
certain Bill, intituled "An Act to make further pro-
"vision regarding Aliens," was passed in the Legis-
lative Council and Assembly, and was, at the proro-
gation of the said Session, on the twenty-ninth day
of March aforesaid, presented to the Right Honourable
Charles Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe, our Governor
General of our said Province, for our assent thereto,
who, in pursuance of the authority vested in him by
a certain Act of the Parliament of Great Britain and
Ireland, passed in the Session held in the third and
fourth years of our Reign, intituled, "An Act to
"Re-unite the Provinces of Upper and Lower
"Canada, and for the Government of Canada," and
according to his discretion then and there declared,

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WHEREAS, on the twelfth day of July, now last that he reserved the aforesaid Bill for the significa-
past, we thought fit to prorogue our Provincial tion of our pleasure thereon: Now Know Ye, that
Parliament to the twenty-sixth day of July instant, the aforesaid Bill, intituled, " An Act to make fur-
at which time in our City of Montreal, you were held"" ther provision regarding Aliens," having been laid
and constrained to appear: Now Know Ye, that for before us in Council, on the thirtieth day of June
divers causes and considerations, and taking into con- now last past, we have been pleased to assent to the
sideration the ease and convenience of our loving same; And we do by these presents, and according
subjects, we have thought fit, by and with the advice to the provisions of the said Act of the Parliament of
of our Executive Council, to relieve you, and each Great Britain and Ireland, passed in the third and
of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid; fourth years of our Reign, assent to the said Bill;
hereby convoking, and by these presents enjoining of all which our loving subjects and all others whom
you, and each of you, that, on Thursday, the fourth these presents may concern, are hereby required to
day of September now next ensuing, you meet us, in take notice, and govern themselves accordingly.
our Provincial Parliament, in our City of Montreal,
there to take into consideration the state and welfare
of our said Province of Canada, and therein to do as
may seem necessary.-Herein fail not.

In testimony whereof, we have caused these
our Letters to be made Patent, and
the Great Seal of our said Province of
Canada to be hereunto affixed: Wit-
ness, our right trusty and well beloved
the Right Honourable Charles Theo-
philus, Baron Metcalfe, of Fernhill, in
the County of Berks, Knight Grand
Cross of the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath, one of our Most Honourable
Privy Council, Governor General of
British North America, and Captain.
General and Governor in Chief, in
and over our Provinces of Canada,
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the
Island of Prince Edward, and Vice
Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.; at
our Government House, in our City
of Montreal, in our said Province, this
nineteenth day of July, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-five, and in the ninth yeari
of our Reign.

In testimony whereof, we have caused these
our Letters to be made Patent, and
the Great Seal of our said Province
of Canada to be hereunto affixed:
Witness, our right trusty and well
beloved the Right Honourable Charles
Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe, of Fern-
hill, in the County of Berks, Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Honourable
Order of the Bath, one of our Most
Honourable Privy Council, Governor
General of British North America, and
Captain General and Governor in
Chief, in and over our Provinces of
Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
and the Island of Prince Edward, and
Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c.
&c.; at our Government House, in
our City of Montreal, this twenty-
fourth day of July, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-five, and in the ninth year of our
Reign.

By Command,

D. DALY,

Secretary.

our Lord, one thousand eight hundred PROVINCE OF
and forty-five, and in the ninth year
of our Reign.

19th Novem- the Legislative Assembly of our said Province, sum-WHEREAS, on the twenty-ninth day of August,

Proclamation

of 24th December con

tinuing Parliament to 7th February.

JOURNALS

OF THE

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

OF

CANADA.

SESSION, 1846.

Veneris, 20° die Martii.

ANNO NONO, VICTORIE REGINE, 1846.

A MESSAGE from His Excellency, the Adminis-
trator of the Government, by Frederick Starr
Jarvis, Esquire, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.
MR. SPEAKER:

Province of Canada.

Office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery,
Montreal, 17th September, 1845.
This is to certify that in virtue of a writ of elec- County of Dor-

tion, dated the twenty-first day of August last past, chester.
issued by His Excellency, the Governor in Chief,
and directed to the Returning Officer for the County
of Dorchester (Jean Bte. Bonneville, Esquire) for the
election of one Member to represent the County of
the late Pierre Elzéar Taschereau, Esquire, deceased,
Dorchester in the present Parliament, in the room of
Joseph André Taschereau, Esquire, has been returned
as duly elected accordingly, as appears by the re-
turn to the said writ, dated the fifteenth day of Sep-
tember instant, which is lodged of record in my office.
FELIX FORTIER,

His Excellency, the Administrator of the Govern-
ment, desires the immediate attendance of this Honour-
able House, in the Legislative Council Chamber.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker, with the House, went
to the Council Chamber:-And being returned
Mr. Speaker acquainted the House, that he had
issued his warrants to the Clerk of the Crown in
Chancery, to make out new writs for the election of
Members to serve in the present Provincial Parlia-
ment in the room of Members whose seats had be- To W. B. LINDSAY, Esquire,
come vacant; and that the Clerk of this House
had received from the said Clerk of the Crown in
Chancery, the following Certificates of Returns of Province of Canada.
Members, elected during the recess, upon the said

new writs.

Province of Canada.

Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

Office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery,
Montreal, 11th March, 1846.

County of Hu

This is to certify, that in virtue of a writ of
Office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, election, dated the twenty-sixth day of January ron.
Office of the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, last past, issued by His Excellency, the Adminis-
Montreal, 23d July, 1845. trator of the Province, and directed to the Return-
This is to certify that in virtue of a writ of elec-ing Officer for the County of Huron, (John Mac-
tion, dated the twenty-sixth day of June last past, donald, Esquire,) for the election of one Member, to
issued by His Excellency, the Governor in Chief, and
directed to the Returning Officer for the Town of represent the County of Huron in the present Parlia
ment, in the room of William Dunlop, Esquire, who
Three Rivers, (Louis Euzèbe Desilets, Esquire,) for had resigned his seat, the Honourable William Cay-
the election of one Member to represent the Town of
ley has been returned as duly elected accordingly, as
Three Rivers in the present Parliament, in the room
of the late Edward Greive, Esquire, deceased, the appears by the return to the said writ, dated the
Honourable Denis Benjamin Viger has been returned twenty-eighth day of February now last past, which
is lodged of record in my office,
as duly elected accordingly, as appears by the return
to the said writ, dated the fourteenth day of July
instant, which is lodged of record in my office.

FELIX FORTIER,
Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

To W. B. LINDSAY, Esquire,
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

FELIX FORTIER,

Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.

To W. B. LINDSAY, Esquire,

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

The Honourable Denis Benjamin Viger, Member for Members take the Town of Three Rivers; Joseph André Taschereau, oath and their Esquire, Member for the County of Dorchester; and seats.

Public Officers
Oath Bill.

Mr.

the Honourable William Cayley, Member for the The subject of the Civil List, which was brought Speech.
County of Huron; having previously taken the oath, under your consideration by my predecessor, will
according to law, and subscribed, before the Com-doubtless engage your attention, when I trust to
missioners, the roll containing the same, took their
seats in the House.

Ordered. That the Honourable Mr. Attorney
General Draper have leave to bring in a Bill to
indemnify certain public officers and others, who
may not have taken the oaths of them, by law
required.

He accordingly presented the said Bill to the
House, and the same was received and read for the
first time.

Speaker Mr. Speaker then reported that, when the House reports Speech. did attend His Excellency, the Administrator of the Government, this day in the Legislative Council Chamber; His Excellency was pleased to make a Speech to both Houses of the Provincial Parliament; of which Mr. Speaker said he had, to prevent mistakes, obtained a copy, which he read to the House, and is as followeth :

Speech.

Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and
Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,

The duty of opening this Session of Parliament
has necessarily devolved upon me as Administrator of
the Government, in consequence of the lamented
departure of the late Governor General. But I am
commanded at the same time to make known to you
that the Queen has been graciously pleased perma-
nently to designate me as Her Majesty's future Re-
presentative in this Province.

your wisdom to make such a Provision as will enable
Her Majesty to give effect to your wishes, by recom-
mending to the Imperial Parliament the requisite
changes in the Act of Re-union.
Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,

The Financial Accounts of the Province for the

past year will be immediately laid before you. The estimates for the service of the current year will be likewise submitted for your early consideration.

The necessity of providing for the prosecution and completion of the public improvements undertaken with the sanction of Parliament, will form a subject for your deliberation.

It affords me pleasure to be able to inform you that the Revenue of the past year has not fallen short of the expectations which were entertained of its amount, and I rely on your willingness to make such provision for the public service, as a due regard to the interests of the people may require. Honourable Gentlemen, and

Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,

Since your last meeting, the ancient City of Quebec has been subjected to unexampled calamity in the successive fires which laid waste its buildings. Measures, rendered indispensable by the exigency, were adopted by my Predecessor, which will be sent down for your approval.

tions of the British Empire, were roused into active The sympathy and benevolence of different porexercise by the knowledge of the severe infliction with which it had pleased Divine Providence to perIn announcing to you the fact of my having thus mit the Citizens of Quebec to be visited, and we have become the Successor of Lord Metcalfe, you will, I the strongest reasons for appreciating the noble genefeel assured, concur with me in the expression of sin-rosity which has been exhibited, and which has proved cere regret at the painful cause which has removed how truly the inhabitants of Canada are felt by the this distinguished Nobleman from a Station, the Du- people of Great Britain, to be Brethren and fellow ties of which, he discharged with a zeal and ability, your wisdom to consider what further measures it may subjects of the same mighty Nation. It will be for that on every occasion won for him the highest ap-be proper to adopt, for the restoration of what has probation of his Sovereign, and the respect and gra- been thus destroyed. titude of the People over whom he presided as Her Representative.

The several Addresses to the Queen which were adopted during the last Session of the Legislature, have been laid at the foot of the Throne. It will be my pleasing duty to announce to you Her Majesty's gracious Replies.

The last intelligence from the Mother Country indicates a most important change in the Commercial Policy of the Empire. I had previously taken occasion to press upon Her Majesty's Government a due consideration of the effect, that any contemplated alteration might have on the interests of Canada. But until we have a fuller exposition of the projected Scheme, which a few days will probably bring to us, it would be premature to anticipate that the claims of this Province to a just measure of protection had been overlooked.

In these and the various other subjects affecting the prosperity of Canada, which may occupy you, I offer my hearty co-operation; and I earnestly trust that under the direction of an all-wise Providence, we shall be enabled to pursue a course calculated to promote the best interests, and to foster the rising growth of this rapidly advancing Colony.

I should under any circumstances have directed your early attention to the condition of the Militia Law. But the unsettled state of the Negotiations which have been for some time past carried on between the Imperial Government and that of the United States of America, renders it imperative upon me to press more immediately on your consideration the necessity of a reorganization of this arm of the public defence. I feel the most unbounded confidence that the loyalty and patriotism of every Class of Her Majesty's Subjects in Canada will be conspicuous, as they have been heretofore, should occasion call for their services to aid in the protection of their Country; but a well digested and uniform system is indispensable to give a fitting direction to the most zealous efforts. At the same time I feel warranted in assuring you that, while our Gracious Sovereign will ever rely on the free and loyal attachment of Her Canadian People for the defence of this Province, and the maintenance of British Connexion, Her Majesty will be prepared, as Her Predecessors have always been, to provide with promptitude and energy, corresponding with the power and resources of the Empire, for the security of Her North Ame-ral Draper, seconded by the Honourable Mr. Cayley,

by

On motion of Mr. Smith, of Frontenac, seconded
the Honourable Mr. De Bleury,

Ordered, That the Clerk be directed to charge to Postage,
the contingencies of the House, the postage on
all letters not exceeding one ounce in weight,
and on printed papers, to and from Members of
this House, during the present Session, provided
that when Petitions to this House are enclosed,
the postage thereon shall be charged, without
restriction as to weight.

On motion of the Honourable Mr. Attorney Gene