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PROVINCE OF 
 LOWER CANADA. 
 
 J. COI.BORNE. 
 
 By His Excellency Lieutenant General Sir JOHN COLBORNE, Knight Grand 
 Cross of tlie Most Honoural)ie Military Order of the Bath, and of the 
 Royal Hanoverian Giielpliic Order, Commander of Her Majesty's Forces 
 in the Provinces of Lower Canada and Upper Canada, and Administra- 
 tor of the Govcriuneiit of tiie said Province of Lower Canada, &c. &c. 
 &c. &c. 
 
 A PROCLAMATION. 
 
 "HEP. KAS l>y certiiin Li-tleis Palcnl, liearing date at Westminster, the thir- 
 
 tietli t\»\ of Marrli, in the lirst year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady the 
 
 Queen, (iiir said Suvercigii l^a(!\ Vietoria did constitute and appoint the Right Hon. 
 Joiin Gcdrge Eail (if Uuiliani, i> he Caplain (ieneral and Governor-in-Chief, in and 
 over our said Province ol Flower Canada. 
 
 ,\nd whereas in and hy (he said Letters Patent, it is provided, that in case of tiie 
 death, or of the aliseiice of tlie said John George, Earl of Durham, out of the Province 
 of LosviM- Canada, in intiier ol >uch cases, all and singular, (he powers and authorities 
 granted to the said John (ieorgc, Earl ol Dinliain, should he given and granted to 
 the Lieutenant (ioxcnior, lor thi^ time heing, of such Province, or in the absence of any 
 sudi [acnienant (ioveiiior, to such Person or Persons as might, hy Warrant under the 
 Sign .Manual be anihuri/.ed and a|i|i(iiiited to he the Administrator of the Go- 
 vcrniii.ul ol the said I'lovincc, or ciilier of them, such powers and authorities, 
 to he li\ liini or them exeruted and enjoyed during the Royal pleasure; hut if, 
 uiKMi the death iir alisence of the said John George, Earl of Durham, out of the 
 said l'ro\iin e ol Lowei Can.iiia, no persun shall be upon the place commissioned and 
 aiiiMiiiiled III .\(!iiiini:ti I ilie (Inveinmeiil (d'Ihe said Province, until the return of the 
 said .Icihu (ieoi-c, Earl ul' l)(nliaMi, linii) any such absence, or until the Royal pleasure 
 could li! I'uilher made known, lli<> .Se:il(ir .Military (Xlicer, for the time being, in com- 
 m.;n I ol ilie forces, within the said I'riivince of liower Canada, should take upon him 
 till, Adiiiiiii -Ir.iliiiii irlihi' (iiAeniiiiinl iliiMt III, and slioidd e.\e( ule in I he said Province 
 til said Ci iiiii.,>siiiii and llii' lii-li ui limis therein nientinned, and the se\eial powers 
 
nnd authorities therein coiilninod, in the same matiiier, and li> all intonl.-i and purpijses 
 ns other th(t Capl tin (u'ncr.il an I (>o\ern(M'-iii Cliiel' should or uw^Ui to do. 
 
 And whereas, liy rea ,011 . I' ihc alisence ot Ills llxccllency the ii!;hl llonornblc 
 .lolin ri('or;je, Kail nl' Diirh.uu, Irnni and out of Ihi! said Province of l.ovver Canada, 
 nnd (Lidcr and hy virlne of the aliov' iircni^ion, in the >ai I Letlcrs I'.ik'nl loolained, 
 the Adniinislralion nl' ih' <'ivii (ioxcinnimt (d' Her Mai'estj's Pro\ ince of l>o\ver Ca. 
 nada hath devolved Ujion ,Me, the saiil laeulenant (ieneral Sir John t/Ndhnrne, being 
 the Senior Ollie<!r co ;:nian tin.; Her Majesly's Torres within the said Ptoviiice of Low- 
 er Canada, wilh all and (>very the pmvers and anllKirilies hy tiie saiil belters Patent 
 vested in the said Ri^;hl Honourable J ihn (lenrse, Karl of Durham ; I have, Ihirefore, 
 with the advice of Her Maie>l\'s ['xecnlive C Min( il id' lliis Pro\ince, thou'^ht lit to 
 issue (Ills Proclamation, t • luako know n the same, and I do herchy require iiud com- 
 mand that ail and sini;nlar. Her .Majesty's Ollicers and Ministers in the said Province, 
 do continue in the due execution of their several and respective OflTices, Places, and 
 Employments ; and that Her .Majesty's lovini? suhjects, and others whom it may con- 
 cern, do tako notice, and govern fliemselves accordingly. 
 
 Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms, at the Castle of St. Lewis, in the 
 
 City of Quebec, in th(! sai I Province of Low er Canada, the first day of 
 
 November, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Einbt Hundred and 
 
 Thirty-Eight, and in the Second Year of Her Majesty's Reign. 
 
 By His E.\ccllency's Command, 
 
 1). DALY, 
 Secretarij of tlu; Province, 
 
 .MONTREAL; Printed by A.ndrkw II. Ar.moik ami Hkw U.\ms.vv, Printer lo the Queen's Met 
 Excellent Majesty, for the District of Montreil. 183S.