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JMMERSIDE JOURNAL, THURSDAY, MARCO ee
IRS ve oe er e) eeAe — ge oT op Rs 5 2. QUEBEC. S) Sit. 9 :
some four hundred yet struggle on. At! mons.” During the interval which always] {ull power and authority to adminster the the power or authority of the Governor Quebso shall be divided into sixty-five une! Hournal.
ninety these have been reduced to a hand-| elapses betore the knights and burgesses pre-| sume and to certily its having Been made; General, Electoral Districts, to. be composed of the | ~———---————~ SAOAES)
ful of thirty trembling patriarchs, Year] sent themselves in whnost tumultuous array) and the wilful anaking of any false state: TIE LEGISLATIVE POWER, sixty-five Dlectoral Divisions in which Lower THURSDAY, MARC 1867.
after year they fall in diminishing num-| below the bar, the most inteuse silence pre) ment in any such oath or affirmation shall! 44 yom and after the Union, there] Ganada is now divided, under Chapter two of | 2 -— — :
bers. One perhaps, a lonely Toled Jp she Have ue Ape ae ae be wilful and corrupt perjury, | shall be in and for the Kingdom of Canu-| the Consolidated Statutes of Canada, Chapter p@= No notice can be taken of any nous "y

vas directe © gugust occupi u

nut

1, till the contury is over, We look)
rin, and the work of death is finished,
—Bishop Burgess,

i ich s 20M | 75 ; idated Statutes of Lower
da one Parliament, which shall be com-|75 of the Consolidate 2 r
posed of the Queen, an Upper ILouse to be | Canada, and the Act of the Erovings of Cane
celled the Senate, und a Louse of Com-| da, 23. Victoria Chapter 1, or of any 0! ae
’ Act amending the same in force at the time o
aad SENATE the Union; and each such Electoral Division
5 y en OR touinl co the is hereby constituted an Electoral District for
15,--Kor tle, purpose of fornia wi the purpose of this Act, and shall be entitled
Senate the Kingdom of Canada shall be | +, yeturn one Member to the House of Com-
considered as consisting of three Diyi-| pons,
sious— 8. NOVA SCOTIA.
(1). Ontario Each of the eighteen counties of Nova
2). Quebee. Scotia shall constitute an Electoral District.
2), The Maritime Provinces of Noya| ‘The county of Ialitax shall be entitled to re-
Sant and New Brunswick turn two Members to the House of Coe nant
And each Division shall haye an equal | and each of Je other Seat as on ember,
ion i ) y BRUNSWICK.
representation in the Senate, + NEW RETO
Hy Onin shall be represented in the} |New Brunsw ick sha bp dbelde le Aen
Renate Ny veuby tou RGAE Ree Be Pe entitied to return one
by twenty-four members, aud the Mari-| 9? E Se Re ne
i i ( . | Member), and each of the Tourte
*rovinees by ty i} " a 4) Y ie 10 eee
ine Cae viieee ee ee into which New Brunswich is divided, shall
OL VIE NOT SeOHIbaiA ny Ve | constitute an Klectoral District, and shall be

communications. We must know the nanny.
and addresses of our correspondents as a gua-
ranty of their good faith, We cannot under-
take to return communications thatare not used

RUPEALING CLAUSE,

4,—From and after the Union, all Acts
and parts of Acts passed by theParliament
of Great Britain, the Parlinment of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
lund, the Legislature of Upper Canada, the
Legislature of Lower Canada, the Legisla-
ture of Canada, the Legislature of Nova
Scotia, or the Legislature ot New Brans-
wick, which are repugnant to or inconsist-
ent with the provisions of this Act shall be
and the same are hereby repealed: Proyi-
ded always that the repeal of the said
several Acts of Parliament and parts of
of Parliament shall not be held to re-
2 or give any force or effect to any en-
actment which has, by the said Acts or any
of them, been repealed or determined, nor
shall the repeal of the said Acts and parts
of Acts affeet—

throne and those who stood around it. They
might haye been statues, so totionless were
they all.

The Queen never stirred nor looked to right
or left, Wer dress was a plain black silk,
with the ribbon and star of the Garter. On
her head was a Mary Stuart cap, surmounted
by a demi-crown of brilliants, from the baek
of which depended a long white veil, and she
wore the Koh-i-noor ina necklace.

Prince Arthur wore the very plain uniform
of a cadet of the Royal Military Academy.

The ‘faithful Commons” came to the bar
in # more orderly way than list year,

When complete silence was restored, the
Lord Chancellor, bowing to the Queen, opened
the speech, and inan adinirably clear yoice
read the document.

BULL:

THE OPENING OF ‘THE BRITISH
PARLIAMENT,

co

We publish to-day the Bill to provide
for the Union and Government of British
North America.” This Bill differs con-
siderably from the Quebee Scheme, and
the differences are all in favor of the Ma-
ritime Provinces. It was provided in
that Scheme that the sum of eighty cents
per head of the population granted for
local purposes, should not increase with
the increase of population, but remain
fixed according to the census of 1861,

N

FEDERATIO

(Fron the Times, Feb. 6.)

Yesterday Her Majesty the Queen opened
4he second session of her Seventh Parliament
andthe thirtieth of her now long and pros-
perous reign. ‘The occasion was one calcu-
lated to excite x high degree of interest, for it
not only came afl pisis the most impor-
tint perhaps, which has occurred since Her
Majesty's accession to the throne, as well in
its popular bearings as its political indications,
but also at a period when everything portends | ie yeading of this unusually long address
HUE ENS rN whieh ih Ee pe wits listencd to with the most profound silence,
more eventfuleven than the last. Phoush! vyich deepened almost into intensity when

but few can be actual spectators of the cere- |

monial within the House, all feel an indefina-
ble sense of participation in it if they can but
catch a passing glance of the prin ctors
in the scene. Some such conside
could have induced the vast multitudes who
flocked from all parts of London yesterday to
fice rain and mud in order to see the royal
pageant,

rain came down in torrents.
arlinment street were densely pac’
windows of the houses, even thos

A genial sunshine in the forenoon |
wave hopes that ‘ Queen's weather” would
jend its aid to the attraction of the coming
acle, but shortly before twelve o'clock
nto fill, and at hhalf-past twelve the
Both sides of
red, the
from which

the paragraph relating to reform w read.
_ At the end of the speceh there was a minute’s
fuause, when the Queen bowed graciously

once all rose at the

from the throne, and at
signal,
steps, and turning towards the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh who were
} advancing to mect her, she came forward and
kissed them both. Anything more simple,
natural and affectionate than this grecting
between the mother and her children cannot
well be imagined. The Queen then presented
her hand tothe Duke of Cambridge and to
Prince Teck, each of whom kissed it respect-
fully, and then again turning to the House
she bowed and left with the same State cere-

Iler Majesty then descended the

1.—Any penalty, forfeiture, or liability,
civil or criminal, incurred before the time
of such repeal, or any proceedings for en-
forcing the same, had, done, completed,
or pending at the same time of such re-
peal,

2.—Nor any indictment, information,
conviction, sentence, or prosecution, had,
done, completed, or pending at the time
of such repeal
—Nor any action, snit, jugement, de-
cree, certificate, execution, process, order,
rule, or any proceeding, matter ov thing
whatever respecting the same, had, done,
made, entered, granted, completed, pend-

members, and New Brunswick twelve
members.

17.-—For the purpose of composing the
Senate, it shall be lawful for the Governor
General, before the time be appointed for
the first meeting of Parliament, by an in-
strument or instruments under the Great
Seal of Canada, to summon to the Senate
such persons as the Queen may think fit,
subject to the provisions of this Act, and
every person who shall be so. summoned
shall thereby become a Senator,

18.—The Senators shall each be of the
fullage ot thirty years, shall each be a
natural born subject of the Queen, or her

entitled to return one member to the House
of Commons.
38—There shall be a General Census of
the people tukenin the year one thousand
eight hnadred and seyenty-one, and dece nuvial-
ly afterwards; and immediately after the said
census, and immediately after every decenmiat
census thereafter, the representation fron) |
each Province in the House of Commons
shall be re-adjusted by such authority, and in
such manner, as any Act of Parliament from
time to time directs, according to the tollow-
ing rules:
(1) Quebee shall have the fixed number of
Sixty-five Members .—

By the new Bill this allowance of eighty
cents per head shall be regulated by the
number of inhabitants in each Maritime
Colony, until it reaches to 400,000, In
this way is one of the most formidable
objections to the Union of the Colonies
yery cleverly obviated. But this is not
all, ‘here is to be u further grant to
Noya Scotia of $60,000, and to New
Brunswick of $50,000, for local purposes.
Ontario and Quebee get similar grants,
but not nearly so large in proportion to
their populations. This makes the per

but an indifferent view could be obtained,
were filled, and every site which ws suitable,
ent many which were not, were made more
or less aviilable for the erection of temporary
stands and baleonies. A battalion of the
Grenadier Guards, headed by their band, was
posted near the entrance to the Lords, and
the Coldstrems opposite Palace yard. Iler

There shall be assigned to each of the

other Provinces such a uumber of Men-
bers as shall bear the same Proportion
of the Number of its Population (ascer-
tained at such Census) as the Number
Sixty-five bears to the Number of the
Population of Quebec (so ascertained,

capita grant very considerably over eighty
cents. ‘Lhe General Government also
takes upon itself the regulation, and
consequently the expense of Prisons and.
Penitentiaries.

The Canadians do not seem to like:

monial as she had entered, followed by her (2)
sons. In a few minutes the whole of the
brilliant assemblage had broken up, and thus
commenced the second session of the seventh

Parliament of Queen Victoria,

ing, existing, or in force at the time of
such repeal,

4.—Nor any act, deed, right, title, in-
, grant, assurance, descent, will,
ry, contract, lien, charge, matter or
thing, had, done, made acquired, estab-
lished or existing at the time of such re-

subject natury d by Act. of hlinment
of the United Kingdom of Grent Britain
and Treland, or by an Act of any or either
or one of the L atures of the Provinces
of Canada, Upper Canada, Lower Canad
Noya Scotia, or New Brunswick, or by

ry
Act of the Parliament of Canada hereby

The Bill to provide for the

i f i s : g ¢ computation of the Number of se nltcrati i i tial p! i
Majesty occupied what is termed a ‘dress per . “4 created, and shall each be legally or FU ls ®) Nea aan Province, a fractional these piora ons ne the ae ah ae
fe,” with eight cream colored horses. U L} & ¢ ernment 5.—Nor any office, appointment, com-| ably sealed or entitled as of freehold tor ret tees than oneiale ce hie: whole the Scheme of Union. ne ‘Toronto
Chough the downpour of rain necessitated the nlon over Like. mission, salary, allowance, security, duty, | his own use and benefit of lands or tene- My iielte ays “enuinis the Province to Globe states that by the present arrange-
closing of the Sanding of Ae ae re so that on or any matter or thing appertaining there-| ments held in free and common soeage, or a aarilice shall be disregarded; but a} ment Upper Canada will receive from the
yO eaAte f| _ e nee C , a Suc wel TUPAC SSUSS - i "i 30 a + Hy e Y
yA ) st4 7 Je—-NOL 1 Aly » certificate hy ane “nent OF ands and tenements held in ! umbef shall be equivalent to the} °. 0). ns ae
aa her Majesty passed along, and loud: and British America! registry thereol,lawlully had, made, grant-| franc-alleu ov roture, in the Province for wee BRE a sixty cents per head of its a ne
enthusiastic cheers rose from the voices of eae cd, or existing belore or at the time of which he shall be appointed, of the value 4) On any such Io-ndjustment the Num- Lower Canada seventy cents ; while Nova
tens of thousands, WHEREAS the Provinces of CANaDa, | such repeal, of four thousand dollars over and above| Me ve Scotia and New Brunswick get respecti-

her of Members fora Province shall
not be reduced unless the Proportion
which the number of the population of
the Province hore to the Number of the
aggregate Populatien of Canada at the

ortaA and New Brunswick h
expressed their desire to form a Fede
Union under the British Crown, for the
purposes of Government and Legislation,
based upon the principles of the British

‘The doors of the House of Lords were not| Nova
opened till twelve o'clock, but long before
that time a considerable number of ladies had
collected, andthe dim magnificence of the long

corridors and chambers were cnlivened by the

7.—Nor shall such repeal defeat, disturb,
invalidate, or prejudicially affect any other
matter or thing whatsoever, had, done,
completed, existing or pending at the tine
of such repeal.

all debts, chirges, dues, and ineumberan-
ces thereon, and shall each be and contin-
ue to be worth the sum last aforesaid over
and aboye his debts and liabilities; and

yely eighty-eight cents, and one hundred
and ten cents each,

‘The Senate of the New Dominion is to
consist of seventy-two members, but in

tsi j i { shall each als Se 3 i teSi- ‘ seeding Re-adjustment of the

seoide ab oxnulelte catlets in AIL ENG HGGaE | Cece s shall each also possess a continuous resi last preceding Re | F : z ; :
elise oe tie litese AIGH In i few SOnsH MUON: 8—But every dence in the Province for which he is ap- Number of Members tor the Province | certain contingencies six more can be
minutes after the hour had struck a consider-| BE 1 THE TED BY THE] Such penalty, forfeiture, and liability, | pointed, oxeept during the time that he is ascertained at the then latest census} added to the number. ‘This is a vast

\

QUE! MOST N Masusty, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Lords, Spiritual and ‘Pemporal, and Com-
mons in this present Parliament assembled,
and by the authority of the same, as fol-
lows :—

to be diminished by One Twentieth
part or upwards.

(5). Such re-adjustment shall not take ef-
fect until after the termination of the
then existing Parliament.

and every such
Lludictinent,

sentence,

such
Action, suit, judgement, decree, certili-

shall hold an office under the Government,
the duties of which will require his con-
tinuous attendance at the seat of Goyern-
ment of Cana

19.—In the ease of Quebee, each of the

able space of the government benches was
occupied, and from that time till after one
o'clock, the arrivals were incessant. ‘The
opposition benches filled more slowly, for on
these occasions this part of the chamber are
reserved for peeresses only, and the majority

improvement on the Quebee Scheme, for
in that Scheme no provision whatever
was made for increasing the number of
the Senators, let the exigencies of the

information, conviction,
and prosecution, and every

of these did not arrive till shortly before the

great ceremony of the day began.

The gallery on the right of the throne de-
various
diplomatic bodies was soon filled, and also
up-

voted to ladies connected with the

that on the left of the chamber, At the
per end of this, near the throne, eat a grout

of Indian Princes, the extraordinary magnifi-
e3 and jewels made them
tures of nt-
Early after the
ing, Prince ‘Teck, wearing the handsome
uniform of blue and silver of the Austrian
Hussars, entered the House, and was conduct-
vd Cust, Chief Master of the
Ceremonies, to a seat just outside the body of
the House, in which, as not being a peer, he
Lord Hough-
ton was the first lay peer to present himself,
and he was quickly followed by the Marquis
ot Winchester, the Earl of Westmorland, and
Bishops of Oxford, London and Ely, and the
None

cence of whose fs
for a long time the prominent fi
traction to the Indies present.
oy

el by Sir Edw

of course could have no place,

Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
of their lordships, however, had yet assumed

their robes of state, but in plain morning

costume moved about the Iouse, conve

ing with the peeresses and ladies of their
Towards one o'clock the body

acquaintance,
of the House wis almost filled with ladies,

At about one o'clock the Bishops, in their

robes of state (similar to those of Her Majes-
ty’s Judges, but without the wig) began to
tuke their places on the Episcopal bench.
There was, however, not roomgfor them all,
and several hai to sit with the Judges in front
of the woolsack. Atthe same time also many
peers in their robes took their seats.
Austices Bramwell, Lush, Shee, Chief Baron
Kelly, Mr. Baron Channetl, and Mr. Justice
Byles came in almost together, and after them
the Lord Chancellor and Lord Cranworth.
‘The part allotted to the diplomatie body had
meinwhile been gradually filling, and the
crowd of splendid uniforms covered with
orders and decorations, which {fs also to be

seen there on these occasions, made it ons of

the most brilliant parts of the whole chamb:
The ambassadors of Turkey, France, Aus
Prussia and Ru oceupicd the front seat,
and behind the the ministers of Bel-
gium, Italy, Sptin, Portugal and Bavaria,
while the background was filled up with
ministers from minor States anda crowd of
secretaries and atiaches.

The first peers to represent the opposition
were Lords Granville, Clirendon and Sydney.
After them came Lord Roden, Lord Dufferin,

Lord Darnley, Lord Alberniarle, the Dude of
Sutherland, Lord Churchston, the Duke of

Buckingham, Lord Lytton, Lords Shrewsbury
and ‘Talbot, and the Marquis of Westmeath.

‘The Merquis of Winchester, the Duke of

Beaufort, Lord Colville and many peers who
are seldom seen in the Ilouse save on these
occasions, were also present, and by half-past
ane o'clock the House was nearly full.

At this time Lord Derby entered. There
was a momentary hush asa brilliant group
appeared at the door, and their Royal High-
nesses, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of
Edindurgh and the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by thefr equerries, entered. Both the
Princes wore ordinary robes as dukes over
their uniforms, and the Prince took his own
seat, the first on the opposition benches on

the left, next the throne, with the Duke of

Hdinburgh below and the Duke of Cambridge
nextto himagain, After these came Lord
Chief Justice Bovill, with Messrs. Justice
Smith and Keating,

Atten minutes past two the doors on the
right of the throne, by which the Queen
enters, were thrown open, and the whole of
the illustrious assemblage in the Chamber
rose with a great rustle, which was instantly
succeeded by an intense silence as every eye
was fixed upon the door. Formerly, whon
the Queen used to open Parliament with the
Prince Consort, her arrival was always pro-
claimed beforeland by brilliant flourishes of
trumpets. Yesterday, however, as last year,
the splendid procession entered amid a solemn
silence that was almost funeral. First came
the heralds, dowing stiffly in their tabards, as
they passed the throne, then the chief officors
of the household, followed by Lord Derhy,
carrying the sword of State, und accompanied
by Lord Malmesbury. After these noblenien
came Her Majesty, accompanied by the Pin-
cesses Helena and Louise and Vrince Arthur,
and followed by the Duchess of Wellington,
who stood behind the throne, The Queen, as
she saton the throne, had the Princesses,
with Lord Derby and Lord Malmesbury, on
her left. On her right were the Lord Chane
cellor, with the spécch; the Duke of Buck-
ingham, the Marquis of Winchester, with the
Cap of Maintenance, and the Duke of Rich-
mond, bearing the Imperial crown, while the
officers of the houschold, the Chamberlain’s
Department and the House of Lords closed in
the background.

When the Queen had taken her place on
the throne, the Lord Chancellor hy her com-
mand, requestet their lordships to be seated,
and the Deputy Usher of the Black Kod was
despatched to summon the * faithfal Com-

PRELIMINARY,

1. This Act may be cited
ish North American Act, 1867.”

INTERPRETATION.

2. In the construction of this Act the
»| following rales shall be observed with res-
peet to the tollowing terms, unless other-
ise expressly provided for, or such con-
struction would be inconsistent with the
manifest intention of the Act, or repugnant
to the context—that is to say :—

The words * The Queen,” shall mean
Her Majesty, her Ileirs, and Successors,
Sovereigns of the United Kingdom ot
Great Britain and Ireland,

The words from and after the Union,”
shall mean from and atter the day on which

the Provinces, shall take effect.

The word ** Parliament” shall mean the
Legislature ov Parliament of the Kingdom
of Canada,

The word * Legislature” shall mean the
Local Legislature of any of the Provinces
of the Union.

‘Lhe word * Union” shall mean the Uni-
on of the Provinees, of Canada, Nova
Seotin, and New Brunswick.

The words, ** Governor-General,” shall
mean the Chief Executive Oflicer or Ad-
ministrator for the time being of the Goy-
ernment appointed by the Queen, by
whatever name designated,

‘The words ** Governor-General in Coun-
cil,” shall mean the Chief Executive Oni-
eer or Administrator, Governor or person
administering for the time being the Goy-
ernment of Canada, acting by and with the
advice of the Privy Council thereof,

The words ** Lieutenant Governor,” shall
mean the Chief Executive Oflicer or Ad-
minstrator for the time being of the Goy-
ernment of any Province, in the Union,

The words * Licutenant-Governor in
Council,” shall mean the Lieutenant Goy-
emor or Adininistytoy for the tine being
of the Government of either of the Provin-
tees of Ontario, Quebee, Nova Scotia, or
New Brunswick, acting by and with the
advice of the Executive Couneil thereof,
The word * Kingdom? shall mean and
comprehend the United Provinees of On-
tario, Quebec, Noya Scotia and New
Brunswick,

The words ‘* Privy Council” shall mean
such persons as may from time to time be
appointed iy the Governor-General, and
sworn to aid and adyise in the Government
of the Kingdom,

The word Canada” (when not applied
to the Provinee of Canada) shall mean the
Kingdom of Canicht hereby constituted.

‘The words * Upper Canada” shall mean
all that part of the Province of Canada
which formerly constituted the Province of
Upper Canada,

‘The words ‘ Lower Canada” shall mean
all that part of the Province of Canada
which formerly constitated the Province of
Lower Canada,

‘The word ‘Ontario’ shall mean the Pro-
vince of Ontario hereby constituted, and
the said Provinces shall be held to have the
same boundaries as that part of the late
Province of Canada known as Upper Can-
ada prior to and at the time of the passing
j of this Act,

The word * Quebec’ shall mean the Pro-
vince of Quebee hereby constituted, and
the said Province shall be held to have the
same boundaries as that part of the Jate
Province of Canada known as Lower
Canada priov to and at the time of the pas-
sing of this Act.

The words ** Nova Scotia” shall mean
the Province of Nova Scotia, and the said
Province shall be held to have the same
boundaries as ¢
time of the passing of this Act.

The words ** New Brunswick,” shall
mean the Province of New Brunswick,
and the said Province shall be held tohave
the same boundaries as existing prior to
and at the time of the passing of this Act.
‘The word * mouth” shall mean a calen-
dar month.

Words importing the singular number
or the masculine gender only, shall include
more persons, parties, or things of the
sine kind than one, nnd females as well
as males, and the converse,

The word * onth” shall be construed as
meaning a solemn affirmation whenever
ihe context applies to any person and case
by whom and in which a solemn aftirma-
tion may be made instead of an oath; and
in every case where an oath or affirmation
is directed to be made before any person
or officer, such person or officer shall have

s ‘The Brit-

the proclamation, declaring the Union of

ting prior to and at the}

cate, execution, process, order, rule, pro-
ceeding, mutter, or thing, and every such

Act, deed, right, title, interest, grant,
assurance, descent, will, registry, con-
tract, lien, charge, matter or thing, and
every such

Office, appointment, commiseion, sary,
allowance, security, and duty, and every
such

Minriage certifieate and registry, and
every such nutter and thing, and the force
and effect thereof respectively, may and
shall, both at law and in equity, remain
and continue asif no such repeal had taken
place, and, so faras necessary, may and
shall be continued, prosecuted, enforced,
and proceeded with under the said Laws,
so far as applicable thereto,

UNION. i;

4.—It shall be lawful for the Queen to
declare by Proclamation that the said Pro-
vinces of Canada, Nova Seotia, and New
Brunswick upon, from, and after a certain
day in such prochunation to be appointed,
which day shall be within six mouths next
after the passing of this Act, shall form
and be one united dominion, under the
nime of the Kingdom of Canada, and

thenceforth the said Provinces shall consti-
tute and be One Kingdom under the same

j aforesaid, upon, from, and after the day so
appointed as aforesaid.

5.—The seat of Government of Canada
shall be the city of Ottawa, subject to the
Royal Prerogative.

6.—From ind after the Union, Upper
Canadiand Lower Canada shall be severed
and each shall forma separate Province.
7.—From and after the Union, Upper
Canada shall be named and known as the
Provinee of Ontario, and Lower Canada
shall be named and known as the Province
of Quebee.

$.—Subject to any future action of the
Governments ol the Provinces respectively,
the seats of Government shall be as fol-
lows:

In Ontario, the City of Toronto ; in Que-
bee, the City of Quebec: in Nova Scotia,
the City of Halitax; and in New Bruns-
wick, the City of Fredericton,

THE EXECUTIVE POWER,
9.—The Executive Government and
authority is and shall be vested in the
Queen.
10.—The Queen has and shall haye the
Commuand-in-Chief of the Land and Naval
Militia, and of all Naval and Military For-
ces Whatsoeyer,
11.—The Governor General may, by in-
strument under the Great Seal of Canada,
constitute a Privy Couneil, and he may
from time to time appoint and remoye
Members thereof.
12.—All powers, authorities and fune-
tions which by any Act of the Parliament
of Great Britain, or of the Parliament of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, or by any Act of the Legislature
of Upper Canada, Lower Canad: ova
Scotia, or New Brunswick respectively,
wre vested in, or are authorized or requir
ed to be exercised by the respective Gov-
ernors or Licutenant Governors of the said
Provinces, with the adviec, or with the
advice and consent, of the Exeentive
Council of such Provinees respectively, or
in conjunction with such Executive Coun-
cil, or with any number of the Members
thereof, or by the said Governors or Lien-
tenant Governors individually and alone,
shall, in so furas the same are not repug-
nant to or inconsistent with the provisions
of this Act, be vested in and niay be exer-
cised by the Governor General of the
Kingdom of Canada, with the advice, or
with the advice and consent of, or in con-

stion, as the case may require, with the
ivy Council, or any members thereof, as
ve uppointed by the Queen for the
s of the Kingdom of Canada, or by
the Governor General of the Kingdom of
Canada individually and alone, where the
advice, consent, or concurrence of the
Privy Couneil is not required,
12.—The Governor General may assign
depute, substitute, and Appoint any person
or persons jointly or severally, to be his
deputy or deputies within any part or
parts of Canada, and ja that capacity to
exercise, perform and execute during the
pleAsure of the said Governor General,
such of the powers, funetions and authori-
ties as may under this Act be vested in or
exercised by the Governor General as the
Governor General shall deem to be neces-
siry or expedient, but the appointment ot
a Deputy or Deputies as aforesaid shall
not abridge, alter, or in any way affect

twenty-four Senators representing such
Province shall be appointed to represent
one of the twenty-four Electoral Divisions
of Lower Canada mentioned in Schedule
A of Chapter Virst of the Consolidated
Statutes of Canada,and sueh Senator shall
reside or possess his qualification in’ the
Electoral Division he is appointed to rep
resent,

20,.—On the application of the Goyern-
ment of Canada, Her Majesty iv Council
may from time to time sanetion an up-

pointinent of additional Senators, soy
¢

that the whole number shall in no
excecd seventy-eight,the proportions alot-
ted to each of the three divisions being
preserved, In case of yacancies alter any
such increase above seventy-two; no ap-
pointment shall be made without the sane-
tion of the British *Goverument till the
whole number is reduced below seventy-
two. :
21,—Wheneyer after the first appoiut-
ment a yacauey inthe Senate shall take
place, it shall be lawiul for the Governor
General, in the Queen’s name, by an in-
strument under the Great Seal of Canada,
to summon to the said Senate a person
duly qualified according to the provisions
of this Act to fill such vacancy,
22,—Every Senator shill hold his seat
in the Senate tor the term of his life, sub-
ject to the provisions of this .Sct.
—Ifany Senator shall, for two successive
sions of Parliament, fail to give his attend-
ance in the Senate, or if he shall take any
oath or make any declaration or acknowledge-
mnent of allegiance, obedience, or otherwise,
to any foreign Prince or Power, or shall do,
concurr in, or adopt any act whereby he may
become a subject ora citizen of any foreign
State or power, or shall cease to have any of
the qualifications required by this Act, or
shall become bankrupt or take the benedt of
any Act relating to insolyent debtors, or be-
come a defaulter, or be attained of treason, or
be convicted of felony or of any infamous
crime, h in the Senate shall thereby
become yaeunt.
24—Every Senator shall, pefore taking his
seat, make and subscribe before the Governor-
General or some person or persons authorised
by him to administer the same, the Oath of
Aijegiance to the Queen and the declaration
respectiy ly set forth in Schedule A.
25.—Any person who at the time of the
Union is a Member of the Legislative Council
of Nova Scotia or of New Brunswick, and
who may accept the ofice of Senator, shall,
hy his acceptance, be hel to have vacated
his seat in such Legislative Council; and any
person who at the time of the Union is a
Member of the Legislative Council of Canada,
Nova Scotia, or New Brunswick, an.l to whom
the office of Senator is offered, who sizall not
within thirty days thereafter signify hig ae-

have declined such office.

26.—Any Senator may, by writing undor
his hand, addressed to the Governor-General,
resign his seatin the Senate, and thereupon
such seat shall become vacant.

27,—If any question respecting the qualifi-
cation of a senator or respecting a vacaucy in
the Senate shall arise, the same shall be heard
and determined by the Senate.

28.—'The Governor-General shall have
power, by an instrument under the Great
Seal of Canada, to appoint one Member of the
Senate to be Speaker thereof, and to remove
him and appoint another in his stead.
20.—Subject to alteration by Varliament,
the presence of at least fifteen Members of
the Senate, including the Speaker. shall be
necessary to constitute a Meeting for the
exercise of its powers,

80.--The Speaker shall vote as other Mem-
bers, and in case of an equality of votes, it
shall be held that the decision is in the nega-
tive.

NOUSR OF COMMONS.

81.—The House of Commons shall consist
of one hundred and eighty-one members, of
whom ecighty-two shall be elected for Ontario,
sixty-five for Quebec, nineteen for Nova
Scotia, and fifteen for New Brunswick,

52.—Until otherwise provided by DParlia-
ment, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick, shall for the purpose of the
election of Members in the House of Com-
mons, be and the same are hereby respetively
divided into Electoral Districts as follows ;—

1, onrario,

For the purpose of representation in Pare
liament Ontario shall be territorially divided
into the Counties, Ridings of Counties, Cities
and Towns, herginafter mentioned, which
shall forin Electorat Districts, and each such
Electoral District, as hereinafter numbered
shall be represented by one Member in the
Hlouse of Commons,
{Here follow the names of the Coun-
ties, &e.. which it isnot necessary for us
to give.) :

ceptanco thereof, the same shall be held to |

84. The number of Members may be from
time to time increased by Parliament. pro-
vided the proportionate Representation of the
several Provinces prescribed by this Act is
not therehy disturbed.

35. Every House of Commons shall con-
tinue for fire years from the day of the Return
of the Writs for choosing the same and no
longer (subject to be sooner prorogued or
dissolved by the Governor-General.

36. Until other provisions are made by
Parliament, all the laws which at the time of
the Union are in toree inthe Provinces re-
$ tively ating to the qualification and
qualification of persons to be elected, or to
tor vole as Members of the House of As-
sembly or Legislativ bly in the re-
spective Provinces, relating to the qualifiea-
tion or disqualification of voters, or to. the
oaths to be taken by voters, or to: Returning
Officers, and their powers and duties, or re-
lating to the proceedings at elections, or to
the period during which such elections may
be continued, or relating to the trial of con-
troverted clections, and the proceedings inci-
dent thereto, or relating to the vacating of
ts of Members, or to the execution of new
i of any seat being vacated other-
y adissolution, shall respectively
apply to Mlections of Members to serve in the
ILouse of Commons.

37. Every Member of the Tlouse of Com-
mons shall, before taking his seat make and
subscribe before the Governor General or
some person authorised by him to administer
the sume, the oath of allegiance to the Queen,
set forth in Schedule A.

88. The Governor General shall, within
six months from and after the Union, cause
writs to be issued in such form and by such
person, and to such Returning Officers as he
may prescribe for the first clection of Mem-
bers to serve in the House of Commons, and
such persons shall have ail such and the same
powers as are possessed by the Oflicers, at

he time of the passing of this ®Act. charged
hthe issue of writs for the elec
Members to serve in the House of Assembly,
or Legislative Assembly of each of the Pro-
vinces of Canada, Noya Scotia or New Bruns-
wick, or of Returning Officers (as the case
mnay be), and in case any vacancy in the re-
presentation of an Electoral District shall
occur in the Ilouse of Commons before the
meeting of Parliament, or after the meeting
of liament, and before provision is made
by Parliament in such respect, a writ in re-
spect of such yacant Electoral District’ may
be issued in like manner, and the Governor
shall, within six months after the Union, and
thereafter from time to time, as occasion
shall require, in the Queen's name, and by
an instrument or instruments under the Great
Seal, summon and call together a House of
Commons,

89, The Mouse of Commons shall, upon its
first assembling, after every general election,
proceed forthwith to elect one of its number
to be Speaker, and in case of his death, resig-
mation or removal by a vote, the said House
of Vocumons shall forthwith proceed to. elect
another Of their Members to be Speaker; and
the Speaxer so elected shall preside at all
Meetings of the Commons. And until other-
wise provided by sAct of Parliament, in case
of the absence from the Chair of the House
from any cause of the Speaker of the House
of Commons for a period of forty-eight con-
secutive hours, the House of Commons may
elect one of its number to act ‘as Speaker,
and such one so appointed shall, during the
continued absence of the Speaker, preside at
all Meetings of the Commons, and ter the
time being execute all the powers and priyi-
leges of the Speaker.

40. Except for the purposes of the previous
section, the presence of at least twenty Mem-
bers of the House of Commons, including the
Speaker, shill be necessary to constitute a
Meeting ofthe House of Commons for the
exercise of its powers, and all questions which
shall arise in the Commons shall be decided
by the majority of voices of such Members
as shall be present, other than the Speaker;
and when the voices shall be equal the
Speaker shall have the casting vote.
41. No Senator shall be capable of being
elected, or of sitting or voting as a Member
of the House of Commons.

MONEY.
42. Bills for appropriating any part of the
Public Revenue of Canada or for imposing
any Tax or Impost shall originate in the
House of Commons.
48. It shall not be lawfal for the House of
( ommons to originate or pase any vote, reso-
lution, address or bill for the appropriation of
any part of the Pablic Revenue, or of any
Pax or Impost, to any purpose that has not
been first recommended to that House by
message of te Governor-General in the Ses-

sion in which sich vote, resolution, address
or bill is proposed,

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State be what they might.

We do not sce what occasion there was
for inserting the clause relative to Hduca-
tion in the Act of Union, We always
understood that the education of its
people was one of those things which was
to be left to the sole management of the
Government ofeach Province. It is, in
our opinion, of the greatest importance
to the stability and harmony of the Union
that the powers and functions of the gene-
ral and local governments be strictly defi-
ned. Lt would be much better if the general
Government took upon itself the sole
control of education in all the Provinces,
than to give it the power of interfering
in any arrangement which might be
made by the local Legislatures. It is
admitted by most writers, that the word-
ing of the clauses is somewhat vague, but
this we believe will make them the more
mischievous,

Provision is made in the Bill for the
introduction of this Island and of New-
foundland, into the Confederation, when
when the proper time arrives. It is
very hard to predict what is to be our
fate. If we are to be made a mere
appendage to the Confederation, without
being represented in its councils, as is
hinted in certain quarters, our condition
will be truly deplorable; but if we are
permitted, while still enjoying our pre-
sent advantages, to look quictly on and
watch the progress of the Great Hxperi-
ment, with the privilege of taking advan-
tage of its success at any time that pleases
us, we think we may remain ‘ out in the
cold” a little while without suffering a
very great deal.

A rrienp of ours in St. Elcanor’s re-
evived a letter a few days ago from New
Orleans, dated 15th Feby., 1867. ‘The
writer is a native of New Brunswick,
who left home quite a young man, and
has, by industry and perseverance, ac-
quired a handsome competence in the
sunny South, He is very naturally at-
tached to his adopted country, and gives
a glowing picture of its natural capabili-
tics. ‘The following extract fairly makes
one’s mouth water after being five drcary
months without seeing a green leaf or a
blossoming plant:— I consider the
Southern States as among the most beau-
tiful countries and climates in the world,
You can imagine the beauties of this
country, when I tell you that while you
are ice-bound for months from shore to
shore, we are enjoying weather such as
your last of May and first of June. We
have all kinds of vegetables fresh from
the ground every day—no cellars here—
we haye oranges on the trees in abun-
dence the whole winter through—we
haye our Mespelus or Japan plum tree
now in full bearing loaded with ripe fruit,
which blooms and forms and ripens in
the dead of winter. We have had ripe
strawberries for a month, the products of
our girdens—they do not grow wild with
usas with you. We have flowers of all
shades and descriptions the whole yeur
round, and fresh fish in any quantity
every day.”
Our friend’s friend believes that a
brilliant future is in store for the South.
He considers that its agricultural resour-
ces are boundless, and that it has un-
equalled manufacturing and commercial
facilities. It is, we fancy, not very difi-
cult to see that the Southerners still en-
tertain hopes of forming themselves into
anew Nationality, second to none on
this Continent. But we will. Ict him
speak for himself, He says
‘In regard to the manufacture of cot-
ton, we have in this country the finest
facilities in the world. Our water power
cannot be excelled—no ice to stay our
wheels, and the raw material at our very
doors. Still it is hard to get up a manu-
facturing enterprise here. ‘The people,
it is true, have learned a lesson y the
war, and by the war have become poor,

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