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wanted to add to the evil by an increafed reprefentation^the expence of which now amounted to.£ i ooo per annum, and would by the prcfenc Bill be doubled—he was fure the people would not bear it in his part of the Country, for Cafh was fcarce, «*nd members wages must be paid, or property facrificed—He was oppofed to increafed reprefentation as well as to the Univerfity—He did not care whether the member was the instrument of Government cr not—they could not be relieved by having a member of that fort—their bank¬ ruptcy was owing to fuch members, and it waathey who reduced the Uoufe to the necefiity of acknowledging it. He could not but be fuiptifed bow Gentlemen could reprefent the Bill as fair andjuftto all clafles, when they give to a doien what they withhold from 1499—let the Univer- lity go into operation, and the Houfe will not be illiberal. Mr. Nichol combated the argument of the laft fpealcer, and ridiculed the idea of Freeholder murmuring- at paying 6d. a piece for the Support of one member, or is. for two—The Elediora i:i his country would be willing to pay one pound, inltead <;f one (hilling for proper talents and proper perfonsto reprefent them. Mr. Jones oppofed the motion of Mr- Van Ivou^hi;etr, and fuppor:ec] the claule adopted ydUrday—He was furprifed to hear the Gentleman laft but one fpeak of the poverty and huitliL'ns of the people, when that very Gentleman had wiflieJ two years ago to get twenty ihillings a day from the packets of the people, as their Keprcientative—He (Mr. H.) ought to be the laft Gentleman in that Houfe to complain of the increafed cxpencc by reafon of the increafed reprefentation The Gent!eman on his light (Mr. V.) vehemently oppofed the Bill throughout,, although he had lafl year voted for the Bill without the claufe relating to the Univerfity—He (Mr. J ) maintained, that the prcfent Bill would increafe their talents and numbers—and add weight to nK.v meafure rbejv ,nrrij>oW fj>r *\r*- #s*.-J of the Country —He trulled that the Univerllty would not fink into that flate of fdf degradation which had excited (o much alarm in the minds of the oppbfite Gentlemen, by ftle&ing a reprefentative pofR-iTcd of no other qualification than that of being the tool and creature oi Government—Me differed widely from them, and looked forward to the time when that body would return men honour¬ ed for their learning & fcientific rtfearche?> and revered for their Patriotifm and virtue* Mr. Frafer would have no obje&ion to the claufe, provided the Univerfity were eftabliihed. Mr* Durand faid that the claufe might be introduced when the Univerfity went into operation, but as the Bill then Rood, he fhould refill it—It could not be for the good of the people to introduce into that Honfe, a member who was underftood to be a Government member—but the Bill would not pafs the Upper Houfe unlefs the claufe for a member from the Univer¬ fity were admitted. Was it not of confe- quence that a member fhould come to that Houfe, and turn the fcale, not a member returned by 1500, by 50, but by a few perfons ? He averted that though mem¬ bers might not pt-flefs his ( Mr. N'») abili¬ ties, ihey had lolid and found heads—He would be friendly to the meafure at a prop¬ er feafon. There was nonecelfity for the iioufeto folicit for a member of enlight¬ ened mh.d and education to propofe and forward mcafures—they were, unfortunate¬ ly t5r the country, ifi trie habit ol aaopung fa^l enough the meafures of Government, He approved of the increafed reprtfenta* tion, as it would be more difficult to allure 40 or 50 members by a good dinner than a lefs number. He was willing to do a way with the wages to members altogeth¬ er, as the country had not the money to give. The people were fufFering becaufe they had no way to difpofe of their pro¬ duce. He thought an increafed represen¬ tation for the country was uftful, and would fupport that part of it. A div'fion took place, en the claufe in* troduced upon Mr. V's motion, which was loll. The committee vofe and reported Bill as amended.— Report received. Mr. Burwell moved that the Reprefcn* tation Hill be engrofled, and read a third time to-morrow. The Houfe went into a committee on the Penfion Bill—reported progrefs, and aiked leave to fit again to-morrow. The Houfe went into a committee of the whole upon the Bill for the relief of Adam Baker. It was read the firfl and feennd time, went through a comryittce, ano "xaB ordered to be engrolTed and read a third time to-morrow.—Adjourned. Wednesday, 1st March, The Bill for the better divifion ofthe County of Prince Edward into townfhips, was read a third time, and a committee ap¬ pointed to carry it up to the Honorable the Legiflative Council. The Reprefentation Bill was read a third time, and a committee appointed to carry it to the Upper Houfe. Mr. VanKoughnett faid he was averfe to the representation of the Univerfity, and wifhed to have his diflenc recorded upon the Journals. He hoped the Honorable Gentlemen would recoiled that they were fettering the rights of the people, and that ihi* was the lait time they would have it in their power to do their duty on this fub- jed to the country. It was coutraiy to every piinc*|;U of common feme t'» flip- pofc thai the Houfe war* doing its duty by allowing two or three pctfona to fenc' a member amon .(1 t! cm. The Honorable memb'r, Mr. Nid.ul, iiflud if men-bera bet*. He (Nfr. N.) wa3 a Government member fome years ago, and the evil ten¬ dency of the Bills of *8i6, which he fup¬ ported, are well known. What fecurity had the Houfe, that he would not turn from oppofition to Government, and unite his talents, with all the talent ifTuingfrom that body, againft the intereft of the pub¬ lic. Mr. Nichol rofc, and was called to or¬ der. He faid the acrimony exhibited a- gainft him by the Honorable Gentleman was unmerited—and he trufted that the Houfe would indulge him, as his charac¬ ter had been attacked and reileded upon, when they knew that the words were tak¬ en down, and would be giver; to the world —He was not afhamed of the votes he had given in 1816- He did not h'ke to have it faid that he was attacked and was not a- ble to defend himfclf. MefTrs. Jones and Durand fpokc to or¬ der. Mr. Nichol faid he was prepared to an- fwer the attack made upon his character, and would have done it, if he had been in¬ dulged by the Honfe. Mr. Jones was furprifed that the Hon¬ orable Gentleman (Mr. V.) who was op¬ pofed to the Bill, fhould fcleft a particu¬ lar claufe to be expunged, and not openly and manfully come forward and oppole the whole. Mr. Van Koughnett faid he did things openly and manfully—he was not in the House wen?1 into a commiaee of the whole. v Mr. Nichol gave his decided and cor¬ dial support to the Dil|? which ought to have been passed year* ag0# j[e should exhibit to the House a secret document, a copy of an official oi,e, containing an account of the detailed expenditure of the Province. The Document was near¬ ly worn out, as his Curiosity ofteu led him (o peruse it. Statement of the Gross Annual Revenue of the Crowns and other tiranc/tes of Revenue at the disposal of the frozen. By the gram ofi.'25U(J Currency iu aid of the Civil Li\e, J&t ;0 0 0 Animal Items now pay- ableon reserved lands Amount of duties. %\i. under the 14th oi Uie Kin same a* in lb 15, Amount of Gd. per acre for grantsof land, Amount of the Seal, Amount of lines, forfeit* ures, &c. taken. Rent of mills, farina, li¬ cences, &£• «0G 13 I ,-rt estimating nre I $39 2 £ 4)0 10 0 W9 16 S J10 o 0 J00 0 0 Excels of the percentage to the Re¬ ceiver General, * habit of going behind the bull) like, (cry of order, order, from all iides.) He moved that lo much of the Hill as related to the reprefentation of the Univerfity be expunged. Mr. Durand fupported the motion, as he was averfe to the appointment of a Go¬ vernment member. They had too much influence already, without having an ad¬ ditional advocate in that Houfe. He was a9 ready a3 any man to forward liberal es¬ tablishments in the country for the ad¬ vancement of education among the riling generation, but did not fee the nectffity of The Draft of an addrefs to His Excel¬ lency on the refolutioas for falaries, fets of officers and clerks employed in the Provin¬ cial Government, was read the firll and fe cond time, and the fifth rule of the Houfe was difpenfed withfo far as related to the fame.—Mr. Nichol fuppofed fomc perfon would Withhold the papers called for— there were pernicious advifers lurking in the administration, who oppofed every thing beneficial to tire country. It was the effence of the Houfe of Aifembly, and their undoubted right to know to whom they gave their money, and how it was ap¬ plied* It was the adminiftration, not the conftitution, they fhould blame, and if they found out no means of proceeding againlt the maladminiflration, they were not wor¬ thy of being there. He (Mr. N.) would look narrowly into all corrupt praftices, and nothing fhould deter him from coming forward, averting his rights, and bringing jullice upon the evil and corrupt adminis¬ tration of the country. Every man had a right to fupport his own opinions, and fhould not fubmit to fcornful treatment from a few individuals who had made them hewers of wood and drawers of water. Mr. Jones supported the address, but could not approve of the language used by the Honorable Gentleman, as he knew of no corruption in the adminillration. He did not imagine that resolution would meet with oppofition in any quarter, and bellived the adminill.ation wax a.> ready to give, as the House was to aik. He was as ready as any Honorable member tnsup¬ port the measure under dlSCUlfTon—rt was their undeniable right to aik. and he was sure their demand would not be refused- He could not fupport the motion without again expreffing his difapprobation of the fentiments uttered by thelionourable Gen¬ tleman. Mr. Durand fupported the motion, and dated that unlefs the papers called for were produced, he would not vote for fup- plics or any thing. His confh'tucnts de¬ manded it, and he would endeavour to have their demands fatitficd. The Houfe went into a committee of the whole to take into confederation the addrefs to P^is Excellency. Rlr« Nichol said that the resolution proposed by him \\ as to enable the House to obtain official information of facts, w hich he had become possessed of in a private way. The document was in con* sequence of no authority, though it came into his hands in an honourable manner. He had nothing against the Person at tire head of a flairs in this Province—he w:is satisfied \\\tu his public acts and inten¬ tions individually, and was sorry that he was obliged to submit to the Execu¬ tive Council. He should read that doc¬ ument, and point out the improper ad¬ ditions to the salaries of individuals in this country—He could, as a member of that House, call ministers weak, wicked and profligate* Mr. Fox told Lord North in the English House of Commons, (hat he would tttke him to the Block— The information he (Mr. N.) wanted might BOt bring a minister to the block, but it would bring things forward that were necessary to stop the waste of pub¬ lic mouey, and prevent it from being thrown away upon sycophants. The address was engrossed, read a third time, and passed, and a committee was appointed to carry it up to the Le¬ gislative Council. Adam Baker's relief Bill was rend a (hiid lime, passed, and sent to tire Up¬ per fiOUM'. ilmn D'ujiii'j'c relief Bill was rend a lloi'l fne, passed, atul seal to the Up- pi r I'm. 1 . i'u«- 1I« 1«i\: 1 (.'•'iwrn!'- Poundage n - EXPENDITURE. Vo Li. Gav'ra. Office, iT7G 0 0 To the Executive Coao- cil Office, 309 k". 0 To the Secretary ofihs Province, 3>6 0 0 To 1 he KegUter of do. 153 lo 0 To (lie Receiver General, ^91 0 0 To tire Surveyor <2ftnrriil.6rfij \o ti 1 u the Inspector Oe.icjuJ, 4&4 0 0 To theClk. of (he Crown To the Ariomey General To 1 he Gov't. I'rinler, To the Adu)!Ui--tia!ioii of Justice, To.I additional Clergy, To I do. To half fees for D E Lov- ali»i:-, Military claim¬ ants, ^ sot»> «!v daugh-' ten of L1 1^ Lo\ali;ts, 5150 H 4 1251 0 0 10107 II 4 36 0 0 3280 15 6 90 0 0 GO 0 0 1500 0 0 -lu 0 O >0 0 0 :oo 0 0 i 0 <> MO a ; 93 b 7 CG6G 0 0 To Jhuor Simons, To John MtH'Doneii. To J no. M -f)o«gaU Jas. M'Gregur. and Philip Empev.4i1 lus. each 202 10 0 To the Lieup, Governor in lira of Vc- |000 0 0 1388 4 ^ Observations. On the Revenue of the Crown it is ne~ cessarv to remark that the sum of X'«50 granted i-t aid of the Civil List, nTust be deducted is it is to be specially, and has already particular charges against it. Tire remaining items are fluctuating and cannot be taken at :i.o;o than £2477 11 4. This leaves a balance B£niri*t the Crown R. venue, so long as it is charged with the payment of the public officers, ot uearl) 6\e thousand pounds. But it appears most reasonable that all the Public Ollicers (the Heads of De¬ partments excepted) should be paid by the Province, as it is entirely about Pro¬ vincial business that (hey are employed. To be more particular, 1>r. Deduce the sua) granted in aid? £ $. d. of the Civil Mst, J 2250 0 0 2J. The shui saved by the per c<*o-* ta{r,e formerij alliowed the iir ceiverGeneral, wbichma^ be a. sumed by ihe Houat*, GJ. The bob nee Of Gi.per acrt-, and 123! 0 0 fedoi II- seal are liutlnatinp ( ,c and CaiilMl ^afel_v be raLen nir ' mure lira* hull, deduct tberefutei------- The pleaeju >tcm* can lordly b'; *.u- ken at llrt«f presf-nt axtfouat Clrois itevcue oi iLe CrOfVD, ^C407 0 O 0 0 u 0 Leaves at ihe t-i-no-a! of'he Crown. 2-177 t! 4 x j J j o Reduced to Curreurv., X273S 17 Amount ol'expei.ces of the Public? -n- - Officer, J /Jij 0 s Deficiency to be supplied, JtilSS 5 8 As tire expenccs of these officers va- iy? and other contingencies may occur, an appropriation of not less than £600u per annum becomes ucce^ary, which may be accounted for like other monies granted by the Legislature. The salary to the Receiver General at first was j£?'20C\ and the fees, which were small, occasioned an application from Mr. Russell to (he Lords of the Treasury, who granted him £oQQn. year salary, without any fees. Mr. McGill thought it proper, and he (Mr. N.) thought it teise iu him to re¬ ceive the salary and all the fees. The percentage was small in Mr. Russell's time. It now- amounted to X^O, and 111 the year 1814, to £l4G0 Sterling. The pernicious advice of some one iu the administration prevented Govern¬ ment from sending money to any but to heads of Departments. It was his wish that Clerks should be retained without a reduction of salary on account of their being poor—but he did not like to see money squeezed out of the Treasury of Upper Canada, or prevented from going into it, in consequence of a monopoly of fees by persons amply rewarded for their services, as Heads of Pepartments. Mr. McGill looked upon the fees as his pe¬ culiar right, although the country was at the expense of paying all the Clerks and pressed for £20,000* They ought to resume it. The administration, by their budget, expected it. It would relieve some of (he claims upon the public chest. Tfae Committee rose and reported the Hill as amended. The Rill was receiv¬ ed, engrossed, and ordered to be read a 1 bird time Jo-morrow. r •* were afraid cf.r.ivt:n£ a Co-v;:i':/.:;;rutins ! ? ft! '......,,ri 1 . u i:J ti::: Th • VI! I*. ItnCEiyfiR CENElt *t-'s SALARY BILL. Mr. Xich.d moved that the Rill be ;v;.u a third time (his day three months, lie M'n! over the M»rne ground as be¬ fore, iuul Maied (hat R was impossible, HtftwttHng to (he ii:.Si nation bv received froui Mr. Jarvis, that the Receiver Gen- eral could receive the salary they might "ire without the approbation of Minis¬ ters at home. The best mode of proceed¬ ing would be to let the Government make a communication to them upon it before they passed the Rill. Mr. Jones pointed out the injustice of taking the fees from the Receiver Ge¬ neral without augmenting his salary, as he would in such a case have only £200* the Sum allowed Mr. Russell, instead of £500, Mr. Durand drought it improper to vote a .salary to the Heceim General without eke Sanction of the Governmenl at home, lie w»v sure the document read that day by Colonel Nichol would induce the country to think there was mismanagement arid mat-administration, The sum received for percentage by the Receiver General should be resumed by this House. lie was willing to allow every officer employed in (he Provincial Departments a liberal and handsome sa¬ lary. It was degrading to the House to lean (o the passing of orre bill from an ap¬ prehension lest another should not pass elsewhere. It displayed corruption in some branch, and in none mors than themselves, for the measures of that House ought to stand or fall by them¬ selves. The motion of Mr. Nichol was carried. post office Address. Mr. Nichol stated that the subject was of a serious nature. Gross overcharges had been made, which ought to be re¬ dressed. He might obtain redress at his private expence by prosecution, but he was not patriotic enough to serve the public in that manner. When he meu- lioned (he matter at a former Sessu :i, he and the House were treated with r.dicule —he was told it was ridiculoi: to inter¬ fere with the Post Office, that a Depart¬ ment, created by an F.'i'lish act of Par¬ liament, might go on as it pleased, with¬ out any right on their part to interfere lviili ir. IJtu Ue (Mi. N.) claimed the r?ffkf, the undoubted ri^ht, whenever he : . s;reat public grievance, to bring it fo: ard. and they were bound to have it redressed. lie had certainly suffered by the regulations of the Department, yet it was not on Ms own account, but on ac¬ count of the public that he brought it forward. The Emigrants in his neigh¬ bourhood were great sufferers--they were principally Highlanders, and he hoped en that account to have the suppojt of the Member from Glengary. Letters coming from England^ by being put in'.o a bag at Halifax, directed to his neigh¬ bourhood, would cost 9/B, but by being transmitted from one post to another, the charge amounted to 4f&* He shewed that a letter from York to Dundas was charged 3d, which OOght by act of Par¬ liament to be oil. to Grimsby lOd. which ought only to be Cd. and that similar o- vercharges were made from other Post Offices. He therefore proposed an ad- I dress to His Excellency foe Lieutenant Governor, praying His Excellency to lay before the Prince Regent the grievances complained of, and to hare the same re¬ dressed by His Majesty's Ministers. The Committee rose and reported the Resolution, A Committee was appoin¬ ted to draft an address upon the same. The Flout inspection Rill was read a second time, and went through a Com¬ mittee, which obtained leave to sit again to-morrow. Mr. Van Koughnett obtained leave to bring in a bill to repeal part of, amend, year of His Majesty's reign, granting to His Majesty a **um of money to be appli¬ ed to Ihe use of Common Schools thro'- outthe Province, and to provide for the regulation of said Common Schools. Mr. Van Koughnett obtained leave to bring in a bill to provide for the regula¬ tion of Winter Carriages throughout this Province. The House adjourned. Thursday, 2d March. The draft of au address to His Excel¬ lency the Lieutenant Governor, on the Post Office, \.as received and read. Mr. Cameron attended at the Bar of the House, and presented accounts, by direction of His Excellency. On the motion of Mr. Nichol, the Pub¬ lic accounts were referred to a Commit¬ tee of finance, to consist of five members. Mr. Jones proposed that Mr. NichoPs name should be placed at the head of the Committee, and his name (Mr. Jones) struck out. Mr. Nichol said he declined being a Member of the Committee, on account of the treatment he had met with on a former occasion, when engaged in that business. He had been told by Mem¬ bers in that House, who had treated him with sneers, that they had better infor¬ mation than he possessed on the subject. They uceived their information from Mr. John MacGill. He read resolutions adopted by a former Committee, and in¬ sisted that all the evils that had arisen were pointed out by him at that time.— Upon the report of the Committee de¬ pended the prosperity of the country ; and having beeu employed for years, and done his duty as a faithful Member to his constituents, he could not but decline being a member of Che present Commit¬ tee. He did not like his feelings to be irritated ; though he had patience, he was not a Job. Mr. Jones' motion was carried, and Mr. NichoPs name was placed at the head of the Committee iu the room of that of Mr. Jones. Mr. Nichol moved that the Committee of finance have power to send for papers and persons.—Carried. /.!"■;(•.:.,.. ON THE i'OVT OFFICE RATER. Mr. Niciiol :»rauJtbar the add re.-* was of the utaftt importance.and a? the Session Was Aon and Mas to terminate 0:1 Tuesday,aa l»c fta, in' formed, beriwil I move thru <he 5th rule of fa |Jou>ebe dispen^d \s\\U. The addrc^naired a »eeoad time, and t'i** motion carcicd, Mr. Nieliol iiinscJ thai ihe minutes of erL dence mken 1 .-..une Co ihe iVt Office be sent up to [lid Excellency for his information, it wa*necessar\ Eoen&fefc lib LxceHeiicviojuderof the fuiruewr »•** il.r proceeding tbaitht Docanrnu should !)•- submitted lo him. Justice, tfaoogk >|ovv. cm ie- .n l.»s:. Thw mutter had lien btanHu 0.1 Jour >cui.» .1.0, wiih ;.. „,r^ of a like nature^ nad it not heeniorttt* m-tilii;i£meaner-iiifthfca an end itad then hceu P"i :j their functions, ibe eouuirv would a.n rV.w '.. *n in iu present siatr TJry had been loJd :..--. tad *io right In inieN fere in this bunine^, oi rite claims of the Militia foi Land. lie uoi fcappy that a new era |»aj arrived—t[ie errors uf the Executive Counrii ive Council were discovered.a jrcat change had takenplaci and instead of Le.n^ fitf'o" tieatrd with disrc-peit they would bv loohed Upon as men vtorthv uf their trust, by hamhfiflg aud setting-Iimiu toi^c arrogance oi iho^e characters, who traduced the* in their pnivc dcIiLfiauoi -; by addressing an4 tl ran king Oevernor Oor^i^r ilu- indignity oU'ered them. Mr. Jones supported ihe morion. Ilenasont of the member, \\Uu fa\ot..'ed ilieraoiioo for en¬ quiry fbuf vears a»;of »:no he would duso a,rair, it \va3 t.'.e duty of thai Wou.-ero interfere ou ;iU ocasioiti) when the ioicreat of the country re¬ quired it| Sild l'< v-.ii 01 opinioii the pie&eut measure w*w urvj -...'>. A11 evij did exist—jc was noticed and Ml In all parts of rbecormtrj*. and the preSfii! ; ru<*ccdin^ mustredrosit Mr. Piiran! w;u- i,1iauk.lil ro Hie ilonourable Geutleniaii (Mi. .\" ) ior It is exertions oo tten sent occa-101 ii? cyuld nut ht*w-vera»reeiii4 the Ilwiiiiuruhie (Uiitieoiau 10 sa>iug that rbe K-ra for enquiry iutuu.*>uye5had oul> aowarriird. U nasal nay a Ihe era for such purpme?, and would continue so, as long as they eujojedihc blesbi!>«;.■• ot the British Constitution. 'J'he Committee reported the addressasameoA- cd. It was read ai-erondtime, andorderedtobe engrossed, and read a third time. The Receiver Geucrals pouudage Bill wa read a third time. The flour inspection Bill was read a sccooi . time, and having gone through a Committee *» ordered fo he engrossed and read a third tine to-morrow. The forfeiture amendment Bill wtB read a<e- cond time,and went rhrough a Comuiittecof the whole. Faroav. 3d Match. Major Hill ier delivered a Message frooiS Excellency, with the account of the ealiuiMfj' supplv for 1821. The Upper House required a conference on ihr Bill ftaf tur.tiwjk^ ih? RjrpTCsC^tatVdft ^f \fej House of Assembly at one o'clock, and a Com- mittec was appointed to meet them at that hour The Flour inspection Bill was paaied audi Committee appointed to carr> it up. The Estimates brought down from the Lieu¬ tenant Governor were referred to a Committee of li nance. The Forfeited Estates Bill was read the third time, passed, and sent to the Upper House. Mr. Cameron presented papers relating b forfeited estates. The House concurred with the Commineem the subject of the Representation Bill, and a Committee was appointed tr> acquaint the Upper House that they adopted the Report on ffaesubv ject of the Representation Bill clause. Mr Durand brought in a Bill to confirmCM- la'm marriages solemnized in this Province— Read the llrst time. COMMON SCHOOL BILL. Mr. Jonci proposed a clause to compel the Treasurers of the District Schools lo return the sums remaining in their hands into the Trcaiury of the Province. Mr. Durand opposed ij, and said it would be an act of the grealestinjustice were they to allow a veil of darkness lobe thrown o\er the minted the rising generation, on which the sun of infor¬ mation was beginning to shed its rays. Theybai vo:ed a small piuauce for a noble purpose, and would they now mrest from ihehaudsof theTrea- surers this *i»nj, which had been intended 10e§- lighicn the minds of our youth ? No—Jmlice claimed it for the valuable purpose for wlrrcbit had been deigned. He trusted that the whole of the money in the hands oi the Treasurers would be appropriated to the use of Schools, w there were oj other funds applicable to Joch uses. Could-i bird ily without wings? How in¬ consistent woulo i»e the conduct of ihe House to pass an act for ihe purpose of cducatiou, and have no funds for c*frying it on ! " Mr. Jorei t.^itl lire liononrable Gentleman (Mr. D.) was unfortunate in his arguments—*ie had promised to support a Bill to bmldaGaM and Court House with th* money—if he waselo- quent.he should be c^asistent.^-lf ihe District of (Sore h.id 3 board of I£duea*utti ih^t *xo\\\A not ***J *»'...... - «... ». ( » .....j -'lapuioprj. ated, in coutequenc^of their v. uncling, he (Mr D.) should bring a charge o^.wnst them before the Executive, which if not answered there sfco^jj be brought before the 'louse. Mr. Nichol coincided with Mr. Durand. fc< remote Districts had a right to participate ac¬ cording to the population. The Executive p surped a power of not allowing any person lobe a Schoolmaster hut a British Subject—and iu consequence of this regulation rhe Londou Dis¬ trict was deprived of the advantages of the act. Would the House allow the District to be thus deprived hy the wickedness, the corruption, the injustice of the Rulers? (Order.) Mr. Jones spoke to order—and said that the question before rhe House was the subject of Common Schools, not the mal-adrninistration, or corruption of the Executive, whose conduct did not merit such opprobious language, Mr. Durand insisted that Mr. Nichol was per¬ fectly in order, and lhai the Gentlemen out of order, were those who were in the habit of in¬ terrupting the debates by the cry of order. Mr. Nichol had no intention of charging ihe head of the Government with mal-practices, it was his advisers who were rhe responsible cha¬ racters, lie never «*OUld I Identify the Gover¬ nor with the Executive—he had uo intention to charge His MnjcMA, or the 1'iince RegeAt, with any such conduct: every pei.-nn under them n& responsible. " The Klog could do lo wrong," but wicked ministers lost their headf, and wick¬ ed and corrupt Governors were brought ro trial. He had not thepli^hi.'-i intention to ca-r any re¬ jection upon the present Governor, whose con¬ duct merited approbation—;t was the hase ajid wicked Executive, and the late Governor Gore. —He would nut bv bioa-beaten bv auy persoa*. —The llous? had passed an act 10 benefit llu- Districts—the Executive, by rhe;r wicked onto, had prevented its operation—Schoolmasters could not he obtained until the late emigration— and now they warned to ia>.e U •• money a«3.v, when it was on the eve of booming useful* They had made a law, and suspended a British act of Parliament. Some Districts framed the advan¬ tages of the School Hill—others were prevent^ b> the act of the K?.eruti>e. Thev had passed* law for the p&ymeui of Pensioners,bui they W not been paid for the last three years, and the School masters under the present :ic: mustih^"- the same fate. Mr. Durand sa-.d the Honourable Gcnflewtf (Mr. Jones) had alluded to his consistency, rle was iu the habit of coding to that bouse, and vo¬ ting on that 0uor for sucti measures ;a tended 10 ihe public welfare. He would not support roe clause of the Honourable Gentleciar., a? it na' unfair to take from the Dinners the sums appro prialed for EducaMen. If fair at first, it «*» fair to continue (hem for the nabie object of en¬ lightening the minds of the nt»iiij^cncr3tiou. He thought the mooej shoulj be ictained by the treasurers for ihe |>urposes of education. The Speaker Hiid he would not follow Gjt- tlemen in the wide Eeltl ihey had taken. llc differed entirely with tl.cm a»(o theinju-t»'eo taking the money from those who did not JNPjy? it to ihe purpose* Intended by the **** oi Pa"1*' -