A Political and Historical Account of Lower Canada: With Remarks on the Present Situation of the People, as Regards Their Manners, Character, Religion, &c. &cW. Marsh & A. Miller, 1830 - 275 pages |
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... further Provision for the Government of the Province , passed in the Thirty - first Year of the Reign of Geo . III . 231 VIII . An Address to the Electors of Lower Canada ... 247 IX . Extract from a Bill for uniting the Legisla ...
... further Provision for the Government of the Province , passed in the Thirty - first Year of the Reign of Geo . III . 231 VIII . An Address to the Electors of Lower Canada ... 247 IX . Extract from a Bill for uniting the Legisla ...
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... further unsuccessful attacks , raised the siege on the 6th of May , and retreated towards their own country . Their army , at that time consisting of about three thousand men , attacked on all sides , was quickly dispersed , and by far ...
... further unsuccessful attacks , raised the siege on the 6th of May , and retreated towards their own country . Their army , at that time consisting of about three thousand men , attacked on all sides , was quickly dispersed , and by far ...
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... further , and point out the cause which throws uncontrollable power into the hands of the Executive Council . The Governors , when appointed , know , or quickly learn , that they are about to stand between two powerful and opposite ...
... further , and point out the cause which throws uncontrollable power into the hands of the Executive Council . The Governors , when appointed , know , or quickly learn , that they are about to stand between two powerful and opposite ...
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... further sum of £ .2,500 per annum . On the 1st day of August , 1812 , this Bill received the royal sanction ; and the Governor prorogued the Parliament , with acknowledgments for the liberal aid they had granted him to meet the ...
... further sum of £ .2,500 per annum . On the 1st day of August , 1812 , this Bill received the royal sanction ; and the Governor prorogued the Parliament , with acknowledgments for the liberal aid they had granted him to meet the ...
Page 59
... further ; that any further proceedings would cause a dissolution ; and that , in the critical situation in which the House stood , with respect to the Legislative Council , it would be wise to remit the question to another session ...
... further ; that any further proceedings would cause a dissolution ; and that , in the critical situation in which the House stood , with respect to the Legislative Council , it would be wise to remit the question to another session ...
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