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C AX A D -1. A supplement to the London Cnxelte of Friday, pub- lished at ten o'clock on Saturday night, gives despatches from Sir John Colborne, to the Colonial OfTue, of the date of the 2'2ud, with the reports of Colonels Mairland and Wetherall. These dispatches relate to the military operations terminating the iniurrfction-tlie event of which has been some days before the public, Thr following are the OfTk-ial Returns of Killed and W oundi-d of the Troops under the Command of his Excellency Licntenant General Sir John Colborne, K.C.B. and (;,C, B., in the operation against St. Eustache, on the 14th of December, 15;,<7. Montreal, Dcc. 2). Royal Artillery.—1 corporal, 2 privates, wounded. 2d Battalion 1st or Royal -1 private killed, 4 privates wounded. 32d Regiment. —1 private wounded. Total.—1 private killed 1 corporal, 7 privates, wounded. N-.B. Major B. C. A. Gugv, Provincial Assistant Quartermaster General, was also severely wounded. JOliN EDEN, Deputy Adjutant General. GOVERNMENT OF LOWER CANADA. A Bill fas amended by the Committee and on report) to make temporary Provision fur the Government of Lower Canada. (N.B. The clauses marked A to E were added by the Committee.) Whereas in the present state of tht province of Lower Canada, the House of Assembly of the said province, constituted under the Act passed in the 31st year of his Majesty King George the Third, intituled, "An Act to repeal certain parts of an Act passed in the 14th year of his Majesty's reign, intituled An Act for making more effectual provision for the government of the provice of Quebec, in North America, and to make further pro- vision for the government of the said province, can- not be called together without serious detriment to the interest of the said province, by reason whereof the government of the said province cannot be duly admi- nistered, according to the provision of the said Act. And whereas it is expedi. nt to make temporary provi- I sion for the government of Lower Canada, in order that Parliament may be enabled, after mature deliberation, to make permanent arrangements for the Constitution and Government of the said province, upon such a basis as may best secure the rights and liberties, and promote the interests of all classes of her Majesty's subjects in the said province; be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the ad- vice and c.n;ent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that from the pro- clamation of this Act in the said province, as herein- after provided, until the 1st day of November, in the vear 1840, so much of the said Act of the 31st year of k.ing George the Third, and of any other Act or Acts of Parliament, as constitutes or provides for the constitu- tion or calling of a Legislative Council or Legislative Assembly for the province of Lower Canada, or as confers any powers or functions upon the said Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly, or either of those bodies shall cease and be of no force. And be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for her ra- jesty, by any commission or commissions to be from time to time issued under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, or by any instructions under her Majesty's 8ignet and sign manual, and with the advice of her Privy Council, to constitute a special council for the affairs of Lower Canada, and for that purpose to ap- point or authorise the Governor of the Province of Lower Canada to appoint such and so many special councillors as to her Majesty shall seem meet, and to make such provision as to her Majesty shall seem meet for the removal, suspension, or resignation of all or any such councillors. CLAUSE (A.) And be it enacted, that from and after such procla- mation as aforesaid, and until the said 1st day of Xo- vcmber, in the year 1840, it shall be lawful for the Governor of the 'Province of Lower Canada, with the advice and consent of the rii-ijority of the said council- lor. present at a meeting or meetings to be for that pur- pose from time to time convened by the Governor of the said province, to make such laws or ordinances for the peace, welfare and good government of the said province of Lower Canada, as the Legislature of Lower Canada, as now constituted, is empowered to make; and that all laws or ordinances so made, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained for disallowance thereof by her Majesty, and for reserving certain laws or ordi- nances for the signification of her Majesty's pleasure thereon, shall have the like force and effect as laws passed before the passing of this Act by the Legislative Council and Assembly of the said province of Lower Canada, and assented to by her Majesty, or in her Ma- jesty's name by the Governor of the said province. Pro- vided always, that no such law or ordinance shall be made unless the same shall have been first proposed by the said Governor for adoption by the Council, nor unless the said Governor and five at least of the said Councillors, shall be actually present when such law or ordinance shall be made. Provided also, that no law or ordinance so pment authority, provided also, that it shall not be lawful bv any such law or ordnance to impose any tax, duty, rite/or impost, save amy jn so far as any tax, duty rate) or impost, which at the passing of this Act is payable within the said province may be thereby con- tinued Provided also, that it shall not ba lawful by any such law or ordinance to alter in any respect the law now existing in the said province respecting the constitution or composition of the Legislative Assembly thereof, or respecting the right of any person to vote at the election of any lember of the said Assembly, or respecting the qualifications of such voters, or respect- ing the "division of the said province into counties, cities, and towns, for the purpose of such elections nor shall it be lawful by any such law. to repeal, suspend, or alter any provision of any Act of the Imperial Par- liament of Great Britain, or of any Act of the Legis- lature of Lower Canada, as now constituted, repealing or altering any such Act of the Imperial Parliament. CLAUSE (B.) Provided always, and be it enacted, that it shall not be lawful by any'such law or ordinance to appropriate any moneys which now are or which shall hereafter be in the hands of the Receiver-General of the said pro- vince of Lower Canada towards the repaymrnt of any Bum or sums of money which shall have been issued out ftliasxiin of £ 142,460 14s. 6d. granted to her Majesty by an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, for advances on account of charges for the administration of justice and of the civil gevernment of the province of Lower Canada, unless upon a certificate from three or more of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, setting forth the several sums which shall have been so edvanced for any of the purposes aforesaiii provided also that, exclusive of any such repayment as aforesaid, no appropriation *o be made by any such law or ordi- nance of the moneys af, resaid, in respect of the public service for any one year, shall exceed the total amount of the sums appropriated by law'within the said province for the public service thereof for the year, 1832. CLAUSE (C.) And be it enacted, that the Governor of the said pro- vince is hereby required by the first convenient oppor- tunity to transmit to one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State an authentic copy of every law or ordinance made under the authority of this Act and that it shall be lawful, at any time within two years after such law or ordinance shall have been so received by such Secretary of State, for her Majesty, her heirs or suacessors, by her or their order in council, to declare her or their disallowance of such .law or ordinance; and that such disallowance, together with a certificate under the hand and seal of such Secretary of State, testifying the day on which such law or ordinance was received as aforesaid, being signified by such (;overnor by proclamation within the said province, shall make void,and annul the same from and after the date of such signification. CLAUSE (D.) And be it enacted, that nothing herein contained shall be taken to affect or invalidate any law, statute, or ordinance now in force within the said province of Lower Canada, or in any part thereof, except in so far as the same is repugnant to this Act. CLAPSE (E.) And be it enacted, thit thii Act shall be proclaimed by the Governor of the said province of Lower Canada within the said province, and shall commence and take effect within the said province from the proclamation thereof. And be it enacted, that for the purposes of this Act, any person authorised to execute the commission of Governor of the province of Lower Canada shall be taken to be the Governor thereof.

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