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Ahstka< T OK l*K<K RKDiiv* s ill Montreal, in connection with the interests of 
 the l>iitish I'lotestant T'opnlation in lOasteni Canada, niider the |)ro|MX<(Ml 
 Union of the IJiitisli Aineriran Provinces. 
 
 Ii'isoliilioiix lit' II liiri!'' iiiul liij/iiiittiat I'li'iih Mr, linn, hihl ill lilt /,'iii/,il liisinunn fiiiililiiiij, on T/iiirxi/ni/. lln 
 
 jlli (h/iiliir, ISCifi, al irli'irli ,v, rr iin-inl liniliiii/ 11,, ill, 
 
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 Mniillinl, ,,i,,l (V, l<i!l ,,f ill 
 
 ; i;iriiiiis 
 
 ^l'^HIIIIIII,lllill,in, 
 
 .I(ili\ HkdI'atii. V,»\-, Whs rliiiscii Cliairinuii, mmiI T. ,"M. '^\^l,ll^, Ks(|., Sccrt'tiirw 
 Till' tolldwiiii; Hcsoliitiiiiis wiic iirtcvwiinl.s discucHcd, mid niiiiniiiiouslv iigiccd to : — 
 
 1. It'i.ii.lr,;/. ()i, liKitidll ()(' \Vm. l.r.N.V. Km| , SCCiUldcd liv (iKOU(;i, MnlKMT. I'lsiJ. : 
 
 'I'liiil wliil.sl iJirliTing ii Ijef:isliiti\ I' to ii Fcdcnil riiioii. it is cxiMMliciil. in tlic inlcicsl of tiu' Kiiglisli 
 
 spi'Mkinjr I'rotffitaiit |>iipuliiti<)ii ol' Lower ("aiiiulii. tlinl «top« sliould Kc lakcii. 
 iidiiptcil. to insure to tlu'ln llio proinisi'd control os cr tlii' Ivluciilion of ll 
 liitfU intiodiici'd l)\ .Solicitor (jcncnil i,aiiL'('\ in was intcmlcil to nll'oril. 
 
 casi> the (iiiL'l)ec Hclicuu,' is 
 )wn people, wliicli the hill 
 
 -. /i'fM'/i»'/, On motion ol' 'I'. M. '^\^I.oK, E>*<\., secoiidi'il In (li omik Stkimiia', 1v-i|. ; 
 
 That it is also expedient to ]iro\ ide more ellectnal ^'narantees that the ri'lative Hepresi'ntation now 
 possessed Uy the Knjrlish speakinj: population, as well in the IjiH'al as in the Federal Parlianient, shall not he 
 (liiuiivished. 
 
 /i'(.vf ./'•((/. On motion ot' Hon. ,)ami ^ Kkuiiikh, seconded 1 s i<i'\ . .lollV Hohi.an 
 
 II : 
 
 That we would deprecate I'uhlic A;.'ilation on snhjects <'alciilated to rouse the iialioiial and relif.'iolis 
 sensiliilities of tiie inhaliitants ol' jjowfr Canada, and having coiilideiice in the in.'-tice ami l'oikI faith of our 
 fellow sniijects of anotlu'r origin. w('lielie\e thai a linn and temperate statem-'iit ol' our jiosition will ensure 
 to us those {Tuarantee- wliieli are impoi lant to the eoiilial working; li\ all ciasse- ami creeds of the new 
 Coiistitul ion 
 
 -t. lt,-uli;,L O 
 
 n motion of Kev. Dr. .'f.NKIN.- 
 
 ided liv Itev. I), if. MrV 
 
 le Ul 
 
 That ina.-much as the assurances recently unnounced as has in;: heen jriven, are unknown to this Meet- 
 in.ir. the future course of iiclion will necessarily he inlliieiiced liy the chaniclei' of tlio.se guarantees, and the 
 means projMtsed to ensure their being airried into jiractical ell'ect, it is therefoi'- desirahle that ii siniilt Com- 
 mittee with plenary powers lie ap|H)inted. Tliat such t'otnmittee shall spicialls have authority, if need lie, 
 to prepare u Mt'inorial in the sjiirit of the-e Kesidutions to (he Imperial I'ai linnieiit, or I'lU' such other use 
 a.s they may nee lit, ami to lake »uch steps for the |U'esentatioii of such .Memorial a- they uiay eoUKider ln'st 
 calcuhited to carry out the views of this .Meetlii}.'. .\nd they -hall also have aiithoritv to adopt iin\ other 
 course of action, which, in their judjiinelit, miiy lu'wt comhu'c to secure the foreiioing olijects, and that such 
 • 'oininittee be ; — I'rincipal Dawson, Hon. .lames Kerrier, (Jeoi'jie .Moll'att. .lolin Kedpalh. Wm Lniiii. and 
 
 .lauR-i L. .Malhewson, Ksi|uires , with power to add to their iium 
 
 /,'(. .("/(■< '/, 'I'hat tliis NleeliiiL' stand adjoiirnecl at the call of tiie Cliairman. 
 
 Ukpokt Ol Tin; Si'kcial Com.mittkk made (o an AtljounuMl MeetiiijLt, hehl 
 at the same phu'e, on Satiutlay, <Sth I)ecenil»er, llSfJtl. 
 
 The Committee appointed at the .MeetiiiLr hehl on the "Jolh October now be;^ to ri'port that they have 
 bad several formal sittings, in addition to inliu'iiuil commuiiicatious, with \aiioiis person- interested in the 
 important subjects referred to tbeiii by the Kesolutions under whieli, they weie named, 
 
 'J'hev had also an interview with the Ibjnorable A. T. Gait, who communicated confidentially the eon- 
 elusi(ms at which the (iovernineiit had arrived on the subject of Kducation. Your ( oinmittee are not at 
 lihertv to state the details of tli; I interview, or of the arranu'ements, but tiiey consider that, if carried out, 
 they will place the I'rotestant Minority in a better position than they at present ari' in ; and limy wonhl 
 recommend that a resoliiiion be coini' to by liiis jMeetiujr for coinmuiiication to His K.xeellenev the Governor 
 
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(;riMT:il, and !ils(i to Mr ('mil. uriLiiit; (liiil iIm' siili.-tain'i' ol llii' 'Jiiai'iiiilfcs wliicli llic ( mi\ .■iriiicnl Uill ol' IiimI 
 Si'^sidii \Vii> iiitfiHlfil lo |ii()\ idc, slioiiltl III' ^'l■l•^ll■l•ll ill till' lmi"'iial Aft; vv, liiil'n- tlml. thai siicli ntlicr 
 ]ii(p\ isiiPiis. i'iili!iiliilcil ti) iittiii.i till' siiiiii' ciul. 11'* ail' iinu'lifalili', hI'duIiI lie itisorttMl. 
 
 Vmir ( Mimiiillir liad alMi Im cni-idii' tli>' I'lUtlir,. and i'M'II niori' iin|nirlaiil iiiicstinii nf ihi' t'lilui'f 
 Ki'lircsi'iitalioii ol' lln' Kii;.'li-li-f|n'iikiiii.' .Miiioiity in I.ciwcr Cii inula, as ucli in the I.m ai iif in 'lie Kcdiiiii 
 Lriiislatmi'. and ullicr kindri'd i|iu. ■'linns atVi'ctin^ tlir intcic^ts df ilnil |MiiMilatii>ii. 'I'licv '"il lliat if aii\ 
 >tc|'~ w CM' 111 In' lakiii 1(1 Iniii',' alum' lunilaiinnlal t lian-cH lis ic^ianls I^ouit ("aiuida. in tin' rliaraclcr nl' 
 tlic in'iiiHisfil riiiiin. a.s>ittl('d lis tlir (iiicl.cc lliMiintiiiiis, nr t'Vcii in it.- nmri' niMtcriul dctaii.-i liv tilort!* I'idiii 
 tliis I'tumlry, fiiich (Inuij.'i's I'onld mily Im- tlVi'itcd liy biinu; piiw I'l-riiily iiiiiud aXU'i ii ilciir t'Xiiri'Hsinii ol' oidnitm 
 li\ a n mil I'l-i Ills lunh of I lie ih'o|ilc licrc ; and it wa- I'vidilll ti ymir ( 'oniiriitti'c tli il -ncli ('\|iirs-'iiiii nj' opinidii 
 ciinlii iidl Ik' olitaiiird v\illiiinl intii'li |ii'('\ iiiii> auitiition. 
 
 'I'lic ('(ininiitti'c lii'lirvc tiiat a I'lililic Aplioal ;\l tin' I'l'i'-O'lil iiui!il"iit in tin' intiTcMs uT the lin^li-li 
 Miiiiii ii\ in l.nwcr I'anada. mi j III innvnki' a •■oiiiitcr iitriliitiuii, liy aniiifijiii; the foiir.-t nl llicir Icllo-.v-siiliii'it'^ 
 III' aiuilluT iiiii.in. whicli uimld noi (Mii\ 'jiM- ciuisisti'iicy to :-ii.'-|iivi'iii'' and nintniil di-tni^i, lint iniglil 
 
 l-ndllllL'c'V till' Illra-nir 111' I'lliiin ilscir. 
 
 ■|'ln'\ aic far lioiii luiiiL' iiiM iisililc In lln' iiiipfntaiK'o id' nlitainini: ^ui'li inndin'atioii.s as will sccin'c In 
 till' Kii'_'li:-li-s|u'akiiiii iio[)ulatiiiii a slum ■ in tlic rcpicsciitatinn |ini|iiirtii)nat(' lutln-ir niiiiilirr> and the ina'.'iii- 
 liidi' nl' tin' intV'Vt'-t> tiiry iins.<('.<>, ii.ii |.i tin' di-iraliilily of M-liii^ the iini'slimir* nl' inimiirralinii. tin' 
 Adiniuistratinii of tin' I'luwii F.aiids. and otlni kindred ■iiiliiccis in tin' (ii'ilii'al ( InM'rnint'iit. 
 
 lint. (Ill lull cnii-idi'ration. tlicv iin'liin' to tlic lii'lid'. tliat to liriii;_' iilioiit sncli chaii^'cs, llii'\ imi-t trust 
 rather to the -talesm iiilike \le\\s u liieh tliey iiiifrlil tml uni't'ilwiiialily i-xpcel umild he eiiterlained hy the 
 Kiiiilisli Ministrv and I'arliainent on ihesc line-tioiis, than In reiiri'si.ntatiiiiis of a i'ormal and |iiilil:e ehariu'li'i. 
 ill the special interests of a .Minority in Lower Canada, however intlneiifial and respeitahle ; and tliey I'eel 
 that nnlhiiiJ hut the eertainty ol' siieicss wnnld in-tify their reenniineiidiiijr pnhlie atfitation Iierc. eiitertain- 
 ill-:, as they do. so stniii;.' a eonvietioii that siieh a eoiirse ilii^'ht lead to resiilt.s iiijnrtoiirt to llie irelieral welfare. 
 
 In eoiulnsion. ymir Coniiiiittt e lie!io\e thai iiiean.s should Im- infornially iidopfed, to |ilnce the Meinhers 
 
 of the House nf ('omninii. uhn a.cin a position to .Mileh over their interests, in |)os.s(.'.ssiou of all neeofiil 
 
 iiifonnation : and lliey ask iinthority I'loni this ineelinv to like Hueli steps as they may think neec-.-ary to 
 
 that end. as well a- to en-operate with any jiuhlio li<Hlies. or othiT persons, who nia\ eoiiiemphiti' a similar 
 
 eonr.se of iiMion, my ntlhe -peeial ipiestions alfei'lin- the interests ,,f the Mril isli jiopiilal ion of I,n\\er 
 
 ( 'airtda. 
 
 All of wliidi is respeetfiill\ suhniitted. 
 
 JOlINMtKDl'ATII, r/„/,V,»«;, ; 
 
 .lA.MKS L. MAI'IIHWSUN, .S>e,v/„r.//. 
 
 .MoNTltllM,. Isl I), i.inhel, I'^til'i. 
 
 The IV)llowiiiu' liesninlions iilid Memorial were afteruard- iilianimonsly adopted : — 
 
 Mn\ed hy i;e\. .Mr. I 'olili.S KK, seenlliled h\ T. M. T.WI.ol!, Ks'p : 
 
 1. Thai ihis .Meelin.L'apiiroves ofthe Ileport of thei'i iiittie nou read, and that the same he adopted. 
 
 .Moved l.y K. W. Tolill.WK. Ksip, seconded hy I!ev. .Ions- I?nliI..VN» : 
 
 •J. That the Draft .Memorial to the t^ieeii now su'.mitied he approM-d ol' ; tlmt the Chi.irniaii and 
 Secretary he authorized to siirii the .same on h.dialf of this Mi'din-. hnt that the .si.rmitures of other parties 
 desirons"of cn-opeiitin- with the Memorialists, whether in this city or .dsewhere, he also ohtained ; and that 
 such .Memorial he presented to His Kxcelleney the Cov. rimr Ceneral for traiisini.ssion to Her Majesty. 
 
 .Moved hy W. II. A. I».\\ ll.s. Ks(|.. seconded !.\ In v. Dr. Jl.NiaN.s : 
 
 That the ('ominitlee alr-adv named have full power, and that this Meetin:^ request them to transmit to 
 Kii}rland copies of tiie said .Memorial and of their own Report, to the end that, if need he. the view.s therein 
 e.\press,.,l he advocated in ihe Imperial rarlianieiit, and (dVeet given to the rei^resentations made in such 
 Memorial. 
 
TO tin: (,)n:i:Ns most i:\(t:lli:nt ma.iksi v. 
 
 Mav it I't, i:\sr. \iiyi] Ma.ikstv; 
 
 Til.' I PMl,T,-.r.i:iir,l. |..yil MIhI .llllll'dl sul>i(rts <,r yn v MaJ.-lv. |r>i,liii- in Lou.T <'iUii|.hi, (|,...|,is 
 
 itiiiHOMMl with 111.' iMi|<MihiM(v "I'll ciiiliul .■(iiiciirr.iK r vuiir MnicMv'- siil.jcct^ nfMll ,•l,|^sl■.M in ('miMJii jii 
 
 the I'liinii dlili.' Mriti-li Ainfiiciui I'n.s Iikv.-. if ri-(.lvcil on. mul wiiilr'limnl.l'v (•\lllv^'sil|u. ilic ||,,|„. tlmi .-ncli 
 Inioii iiKiy III' iii;uli' IS riiil Mini n)i,i|,i(.t,. us |Hi.-sil,l,-. (Ifsirc . .■siicctrnlU hi r. 'i.icsriit iIimV riirllicr iiii.i l.cticr 
 liinvix.iis with n^jurl to tlir riitmc KriMCMiitution of ilu lMi;irlisli ii'iiiioiitv in I,ow<.|- ('iiniiilii. on-lil. in 
 jiiMici'. lo lie nniilc in ilic Art (.!' tlic Inqiciial I'iiiliiiiMcnl ; mid iil^^o iIkiI i-'-\{A\n -inininlcv- wiih id. icni'c 
 to Kiliii'iitioii ill llic inli'iHsl of llic fniiii' iiiiiioritv slioiilil he allorilcil. 
 
 ■lliat. witliont ilonlilin;/ llii' {r..i,.l liiilli. (if '|iU'^tioiiiiijr tlii> Jii-t inl.'iilipii> of oi.r lr||,)w-Mil,j..r|s ,,r 
 
 I'iiihIi ori.iiiii mill Ciilliolir liiitli. wliifli .111 tlic i tiiin tlicy liiivi' olt.n hail hms-hi h. acNiiowlidM,., \,,u\- 
 
 IVtitioiiiT- .■iiii>i(hT that it woilhl \m-\\\ liial liai 111. nir'aiid ("ii-oii,. ration whirh iiic >o lunch ihiihii" lor the 
 Miircs-rnl uoiUinii- <•!' the I'nioii, if anv hu-.' niinoiity ol' Her .Majrsty's miIiJ.tIs wcic iiiado ilciicndiiit on 
 the I'orhi'iiialici- o'. thi' liiajority. instead of liaviiiL!- ihrir l»'i>:hts scciiiid \>\ Lcl;i.shiti\ c cniirtiiii'iit. 
 
 Vmiv I'l'titioncrs woiihl iT|irisi.nt that thr Kiii;lish-s|icakin- iiiiiiorily in l.ou it ( anaih i"l»r ii,.,u|\ 
 
 ( iiu'-Koniih 111' ihi' |iiipiil:il4oii III' that part ol'thi' I'rovlnrr. •• 
 
 'I'hat the total nunihcr of llrim'sontiili vos in th.' Local I'ailiaiii.iil ol' ihal I'mviii.'c is |,in|io-,d to l„- 
 si\t_v-li\«'. of which voni- lVtitioiici>' Mhonld he entitled to rdiini. as tli.'\ now do, ncailv oiK-ronrtJi. 
 Th"y thcrcfoiy jn ay tlial. a,- fciiinls the iiilei-fiMvncc in future l.y I lie r,o, ;i| |je;il>|aiiiiv in ' ||ii. electoral' 
 liinils now existinji', Of as re'iaids uny I'uluie increase in tin inimliir of Ileur, .,cntati\ cs, Mich luovision he 
 made in the Act of riiion as ^hall -cciire to the Uiiiish minoiiiy the same iclalive i-e|Uesentalioii ihev now 
 jiosMss, a.s Well ill the Federal a.s in the Local LeeishUiiie. 
 
 On the siiliject of Kdiieiition your l'ctilioiier.-4 would re|.rcseiii ilmi. h\ ihe liesolutioii.s as lejived lo ut 
 the Coilfeience at (^letiec. it i,« provided that tile Local Le;.islalni-e shall have power lo make la ws respect i 111; 
 the followin- siiliject>. > i/., ainoiiL' others, Kdncalioii : -•' S;iviii.^- the liuhis and pii\ile-e> which the 
 " I'rotest.int or Caliiolic minority in holh (.'aiiadas iiia\ possess us to iheir d, iioimnal loual scleiols. at the 
 •' time when the I liion goes, into operation. ' 
 
 Your relitioners would respeetfnlly rep;e.-.eiil. that pie\ h.us (o tlie auoptiou of i\u -e lie-^lu ions lie ihi' 
 Lejri.-latnrc of Ciinada, it was dislinetl\ understood, iind a pledge wi's ei\en, that liel'ore the Ipio' .- '' ' 
 tloviiu''.''' should have iictTmlly tal-eii jilivoi-. iju Avt wtnvUl l>e ^w.««ci\ .M-e.iviiij to tlie I'mtesiai. 
 
 Lower Canmlii the control of the education of the ciiildreii of theii-own n and leli-ion : ,,i.,i 1 , 
 
 olijeel n Hill wiif iutvoduceil hv the .Ministry of liie day in the last .-essioii of the Canailian fie'^ishiture. 
 
 That eircutiistaiices to which it in unnecessary hero .specially lo refer, led to ihe witiidraw al of the 
 ^aid Itiil, and your I'etitioner-t are thenliy deprised of the iriiiirantees which i|. pas-aue would have 
 iillorded. 
 
 'I'iial these guarantees may hrii'lly lie staled to lie: 
 
 First, — That all direct ta\et< for the support of si hoofs, paid hy l'rote,-taiit.-. iinlos ,,' lieru ise desiiinaled 
 h_v theinsehew. should he apjilieil to I'rotestant. or iioii-denoniinational. edueatinu ; and thai al! pulilie nione\ 
 frivfli fiir the same juirpose should he divided lietweeu I'role-iaiils and lioiiiaii t 'atiedi.s. in proportion to 
 popidalii>"- 
 
 Second. — That suilahie and ade'|iiate provision should he leade for Ihe protection of tiie edncal ioii;i| 
 
 ititere-ts of rrolesliinls. in the inana^jemelit of educational funds, the eslaldisli nt and proju'r cla.ssilicaiion 
 
 and maintenani f seiiooN and institutions of fiiperior educition, and i;enerallv in the adniinistralion of 
 
 educational alVairs. 
 
 Your Petitioners desire riirther to rcpr.seiit lliat they con.-ider it lo lie of the uliuo>i moiueiit. that tlie 
 important i|iiestions of iiuiui,v'ration and the udministration o|' the Crown Lands should he vested exclnsivelv 
 in the (leneral (ioveriunent, instead of Iieniu; left witiiin the control of the Loial Lefiislatiire. 
 
 They, tlierofori!, iiumhly pray, that in ;iny measure to he sulimitted to th ■ lin|i'rial I'aili luienl. sii,|i 
 piovisioii may tie iriiide in reference to the forefroin^r ,sii1ijeci.i as shall irive elfect !o t!\e jiraveis of vmr 
 I'etilionevs. 
 
 ,\nil as in duty hound your I'etllioners will ever prav. 
 
 MoNTUKAI.. 1-t Deccmliu-, |Sr,i',.