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Legislative Council Chamber, 
 
 THURSDAY, 15TH NOVEMBER, 1832. 
 
 This day, at Two o'clock. His Excellenc} the Governor in Chief came 
 down in State to the Legislative Council Chamber, and being seated on the 
 Throne, the Gentlemen Usher of the Black Rod was sent down to the House of 
 Assembly to command their attendance before His Excellency, and the House 
 being come up. His Excellency was pleased to open the Third Session of the 
 Fourteenth Provincial Parliament with the following Speech : — 
 
 Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, 
 
 Gentlemen of the Home of Assembly. 
 
 I have called you together at the period precisely corresponding with that 
 of your last year's meeting, being still under the impression that it is the best suited 
 to the convenience of the majority of the Members of the two Houses of the 
 Provincial Parliament. 
 
 It is, besides, peculiarly desirable that the present Session should commence 
 at an early period, in order to afford sufficient time for bringing to maturity, 
 such measures as were in progress at the close of the last Session, and for taking 
 up the consideration of such measures as the growing wealth and prosperity of the 
 Province may suggest. 
 
 The period having arrived for the effecting a new adjustment of the propor- 
 tion to be paid to Upper Canada, of certain duties levied in this Province, the 
 Commissioners nominated on the part of the two Provinces respectively, under 
 the provisions of the Act of S, Geo. IV. cap. 119, have recently met, and entered 
 largely into the consideration of the subject, and although the discussion which 
 ensued thereupon was conducted with no less cordiality, and good feeling, than 
 with ability, and diligence on both sides, I am concerned at having to announce 
 to you that the Commissioners have separated without coming to anv decision 
 upon the important question entrusted to their ma-jagement ; and having, more- 
 over, differed in regard to the appointment, conjointly, of a third Commissioner 
 or Arbitrator, it becomes necessary according to the provisions of the above 
 mentioned Act, (section 17th) to refer the matter to His Majesty's Government, 
 for the purpose of obtaining the appcintmeut of an Arbitrator under the Royal 
 sign manual. 
 
 The subject of the Currency has been bi ought under your notice upon more 
 than one occasion during the last few years ; but no pra'ctical measure having 
 resulted from the consideration of it, I think it necessary to advert to it again • 
 not so much with a view to the adoption of any general and comprehensive sys- 
 tem, as to suggest the expediency of providing for the wants of the Public 
 by the creation of a metallic currency of inferior value, to replace the small silver 
 coin and copper now in circulation, the intrinsic value of which, (especially of 
 the latter) is notoriously much below its current value. 
 
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 CHAMBRE DU CONSEIL LEGISLATIF, 
 
 JEUDI, 15 NOVEMBRE, 1832. 
 
 AUJOURD'hui, i\ deux heures, Son Excellence le Gouverneur-en-Chef 
 s'est rendu au Conseil Legislatif avec les Ceremonies ordinaires, et s'<^tant assis 
 8ur ie Tr6ne, le Gentilhomme Huissier de la Verge Noire a ^te envoye requerir ■ 
 la presence de la Chnmbre d'Assemblee aupres de son Excellence, et oette 
 Chambre 6tant montee, il a plu a Son Excellence d'ouvrir laTroisieme Session du 
 Quatorzieme Parlement Provincial avec la Harangue suivante .- 
 
 Messieurs du Conseil Legislatff, 
 Messieurs de la Chambre d'Assemblee. 
 
 Je vous ai lassembl^s h lepoque qui correspond precis6ment a celle de 
 votre reunion de I'ann^e derni^re, pensant encore que c'est celle qui convient le 
 mieux pour la commodity dela majeure partie des Membres des deux Chambres 
 du Parlement Provincial. 
 
 II est de plus particulierement i\ d<5sirer que la pr^sente Session commence 
 de bonne heure, afin qu'il y ait assez de terns pour amener i\ maturity les raesures 
 qui ^talent en progr^s k la cl6ture de la dernii^re Session, et pour prendre en 
 consid^ation telles autres mesures que peuvent suggerer la richesse st )a prospe- 
 rite croissantes de la Province. 
 
 Le tems etantarriv6 d'efFectuer un nouvel ajustemenf, de la proportion a etre 
 payee au Haut-Canada, de certains droits per9us dans cette Province, les Com- 
 missaires nommes de la part des deux Provinces respectivement, d'apres les 
 dispositions de I'Acte 3, Geo. IV, Chap. 119, se sont dernierement reunis, et sont 
 eutres amplement dans la consid^'ration de ce sujCt, et quoique la discussion en 
 ait ett^ conduite avec autant de cordialite et de bienveillance, que d'habilit6 et 
 de diligence de part et d'autre, je suis fi\ch6 de yous annoncer que les Commis- 
 saires se sont separ^s sans en venir k aucune decision sur la question importante 
 confide a leur n^gociation ; comme ils nc se sont pas accordes non plus quant a la 
 nomination conjoiiUement par eux d'un troisi^me Commissaire ou Arbitre, il 
 devient necessaire, suivant les dispositions de I'Acte ci-dessus mentionne, (Section 
 17,) de referer la chose au Gouvernementdu Roi, afin d'obtenir la nomination dun 
 Arbitre sous le Seing Manuel de Sa Majest6. 
 
 Votre attention a et6 appel^e plus d'un fois, pendant ces dernieres anndes suv 
 
 le sujet des Monnaies ayant cours dans la Province j mais aucune mesure 
 
 pratique n'etant rdsultee de sa consideration, je crois necessaire d'en parler de 
 
 nouveau ; non pas tant dans la vue qu'il soil adopte qiielque syst^me large et 
 
 general, que pour sugg6rer la convenance de pourvoir aux besoins du Public, par 
 
 la creation de monnaies mctalliques d'une valeur infeneure, pour remplacer les 
 
 petites monnaies d'argent, et de cuivre, maintenant en circulation, dont la valeur 
 
 intrinsi;que, (particulidrement celle des dernieres) est noloirement bien au-dcssous 
 
 de leur valeur courante. 
 
 Parmi 
 
Of the temporary Aces of the Legislature which are about tft "xpire, I de- 
 sire to call your particular attention to the following, viz : 
 
 Ist.— An Act relating to the Fisheries in the County of .s^ ., repealed m 
 part by the 1st of Will. IV. cap 22, which expires on the 1st May, IS.'J. 
 
 2nd.— An Act to establish Registry Offices in the (bounties of Druirmond, 
 Sherbrcoke, Stanstead. Sheftbrd and Rlissiskoui, amended and extended by the 
 1st Will. IV. cap. 3; second section further extended by 2nd Will. IV. cap. ?• 
 duration till Ist February, 1833. ,...-«• t 
 
 And 3rdly.— An Act to establish Boards of Health within this Provmce, and 
 to enforce an efiectual system of Quarantine, which expires on the 1st May 1833. 
 
 I think it necessary here to refer to that part of my Speech to you at the 
 opening of the last Session, which relates to the Townships: the encreasmg im- 
 portance of that interesting portion of the Province— the habits of its population 
 —and their wishes connected with the advancement of their own peculiar inte- 
 rests, are subjects which well deserve the attention of the Legislature 
 
 By the enactment of Laws calculated to meet the diversified wants of a 
 mixed population, like that of Lower Canada, the general prosperity of the Coun- 
 try will be advanced, and the peace and contentment of all classes of His Ma- 
 iesty"s Subjects in the Province established upon a solid and lasting basis, llie 
 foregoing remark embraces a truth so obvious, that it may perhaps be thought 
 superfluous to introduce it on the present occasion. But my mind is so deeply im- 
 pressed with a sense of the importance (I might, perhaps, add the necessity) of 
 effecting a strict and cordial uniou of interests and public feeling throughout 
 the Province, that I cannot abstain from seizing upon every opportunity which 
 presents itseif for promoting the success of an object of such paramount interest, 
 an object which (as it appears to me.) it is no less the duty, than it is manifestly 
 the true interest of every inhabitant of Lower Canada, to assist in promoting to 
 the utmost of hi* ability, and in preference to every other consideration. 
 
 Gentlemen of the Home of Assembb/, 
 
 The Supply Bill voted last Session, which, in consequence of particular cir- 
 curastances with which vou are already acquainted, and in conformity with the 
 instructions received by me from His Majesty's Government, was reserved for 
 the signification ofHis Majesty's pleasure, has subsequently received the Royal 
 Sanction.— Upon this subject it will be my duty to make an early communication 
 
 *° %?e^app?opriaSS^last Session forgiving effect to the Provisions of the Act 
 toest»blish Uoardsof Health within this Province, and to enforce an effectual 
 system of Quarantine, although liberal in its amount, has neverless proved 
 inadequate to the demands made upon it—But the excess has not been so const- 
 derable as there was reason to apprehend from the prevalence of Asiatic Cholera 
 TMorbus in most parts of the Province, which rendered necessary the creation ot 
 not less than ten Boards of Health with their corresponding establishments, in 
 addition to the expensive establishment at Grosse He I trust that the excess 
 above alluded to, will be provided for with the same liberality which prompted 
 
 ^^^ °I?vaU myself of this opportunity to suggest the expediency of making pro- 
 vision for the possible necessity for incurring further^expence on the same account 
 
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