A History of the Late Province of Lower Canada, Parliamentary and Political, from the Commencement to the Close of Its Existence as a Separate Province, Volume 5T. Cary, 1854 - Québec (Province) |
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Page 143 - I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, your Excellency's most obedient, humble servant, Louis MALLET (For SIR EDWARD GREY) His Excellency the Honorable WHITELAW REID, etc., etc., etc.
Page 344 - Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects the Commons of Upper Canada, in Provincial Parliament assembled, beg permission to approach your Majesty with renewed expression of our unwavering attachment to your Majesty's royal person and government.
Page 388 - His Britannic Majesty, on his side, agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic religion to the inhabitants of Canada ; he will, consequently, give the most precise and most effectual orders that his new Roman Catholic subjects may profess the worship of their religion, according to the rites of the Romish Church, as far as the laws of Great Britain permit.
Page 185 - LIMITS OF ACT. IV. This Act shall extend to all places within the limits of the metropolis as defined by an Act passed in the present Session of Parliament, intituled An Act for the...
Page 361 - Every political constitution in which different bodies share the supreme power, is only enabled to exist by the forbearance of those among whom this power is distributed.
Page 353 - Provinces in accordance with the well understood wishes and interests of the people, and to pay to their feelings, as expressed through their representatives, the deference that is justly due to...
Page 78 - Report of a Select Committee of the House of Assembly, on the Political State of the Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada.
Page 301 - Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c., &c., &c.
Page 358 - December, in this present year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, of which all our loving subjects, and all others concerned, are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. In testimony whereof we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of said Province of Quebec to be hereunto affixed.
Page 279 - An Act for the better securing the Liberty of the Subject, and for Prevention of Imprisonments beyond the Seas.