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I'ETITION OF TME RIGHT REVEREND THE LORD BISHOP OF TORONTO, 
 
 Presented to the Legislative Assembly ot tin Province of Canadii, on Moiulay, <ith 
 
 Novomlmr, I81H. 
 
 Ti> t'lf Ilnmrrnbirllir l.mislittn'r jlstemUi/, ut I'loviiiriril Ptirtiamnit nasr.mhlrtl . 
 
 TUF. MJ'.Moinvi, or joii.n, ijy divine itjimission, imsjmji' of touonto, 
 
 Rksi'kc th i.i.Y SiiKWKTii : 
 
 That a Hill lias liern prrsriiird for ilif (■(msidcratiDti of Yonr Ilunoraldi' llrni<ip 
 ciititli'd, " \n \c\ to |iro\idc fur ili<- x-paialt' cxcnist! if ilic ("oIlt-fiMlc niid Uiiiversi.y liiiic- 
 " linns (if ilic ( ulli-Lri" <'>ialtli<li('il m lln'('ilv nf 'l\iii)nio, llpiici ( luiada, fof iiu(ir|itii\iiiiif,'' 
 LXitiiiii (trill r ('iillf'.'t's iiiiii ( tillfjiaif liisiinitif)iis, ol dial duision cif die I'loviiirc, widi ilie 
 
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 IIIVITMU , 
 
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 ic iiiiiri 
 
 •ilh 
 
 c-tnli! -I. mill and salislacloi v t;n\(rnn\iiit of itif 
 
 aiiH'," ill \v liii li Kill • iiai'iiriciils ai<' iliti'iidiii.rd, wiiirli, in (In- ci| 
 
 lllllMll CI 
 
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 t nmna 
 
 lisl, 
 
 arc 5iu!)\i'i'si\f dl' till' sain d i;iriit» nf t rinscuMicc' us wtll as of [ii(i|i(Miy, and alio;;ciliii' rr()u^'- 
 iiaiil iDtiio Biilish CunstiiMiinii, and In civil and rciiL''i(>ii.s lilu>ri\'. And idiii(>iii!:li yiair MrniM- 
 ri.ilisi dit'nis ii iin|''i-isi!il.- (iir Your llniinralilf Hmisr U) rounicnanri" a i;ii'asnri' sn diailly lo 
 llir lir.--l inli'H'sis (if iii;in. yd llie v<"y lad dial ii lias liccn |l^(■^( nlcd, is so ulariniiijjr lis to 
 JMsiil'y a i>il(l rdi'iciKi' toils n'.ji'(;i-., ji.s rliaracici, and its cunstMinrni is. 
 
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 irsl — lis (iii|f( |> 
 
 'I'll. 
 
 UMdilii; 
 
 iji'ct (if die OdI is to 
 
 all fiinnsof frror iiiiiui an 
 
 ei)naliiy wlli iriiili, l)y p rruni '.in'j iijiially wiiiiiii iIil- saiiir liisliniiinij, an iinliiniii d nuinluT 
 of sects whose doijlriiics are alt;>(ilii'cly irifioiicil'ibli; — a prim.iplo, in its natnri' allicislical, and 
 so iiKiiistrons in its (•(iiisp(|Uf nccs, tiiat if sure i s^fiiiiy canii-ii oiil it would iiUi.ily dcslioy ail 
 
 lijal IS pure :;n(| Imly in morals ;ini| icIil;i()II, am. 
 
 •raN 
 
 d would lead to nioalir con iiptiiai 
 
 than 
 
 lliiii:.; adopU'd diainir ii ■ niadncss ol tlic l'')i in h Ui\oliitioii, \vlun dial niilia|'py ( onntry 
 ahjiiii d die ('liii.~iiin laiili and set np, in lis >tiad, the \vor.slii|i ol ila.' (i(iddi>-> ol Ui ason. 
 Siiili a fital di|)aiiiiro from all dial is (.'Ond, is widionl a paralli 1 in die liisioiy of die NV orld, 
 
 nnli.'ss indi I'd Nonic km nil Lane to it can lie found in Pa(.'aii Komc, w 
 
 111 Ii, to please 
 ilolall 
 
 llie 
 
 a- 
 
 willi Ik r own. 
 
 lions ^iif ii.iii ciiiii|iiePeil. ( (•iiilef*'.'«'n(!( (I lo as-ociale their impure ii 
 '.'. In aecoid nice with this (Joi;li-^s piincii'li', llif se ond olii('( t i f die Hill is lo desiioy tlie 
 lioyal clialiei of ilic University of Knee's (!olle','-e and to dipiivi it of it- eiidowiiienl, and lo 
 apply llie l.iiier lo pinposi s wlii li his fiii- M;i|esty, Kiiiii (iimui^ die l'"ounli, never tonleir- 
 piaii'i', iiiiitli ie<s iho-e v.lio jii iiiionid siicce -^fiiliy t ir ilie C lia 
 
 lit, 
 
 ai... t iimow hii n; 
 
 lliinirs were prayed for; lirsi — die means of edncalin^' yoiiiiL' men foi die Miiiisiiy •! tlie 
 Uiiiied (liiirili of l''.n'jlaiid inid Inland, llie ('liiircii t>f llie Knipiie, and of wliiui die 8o\('- 
 ri.'i(,«n is i.lie lemporal liea(l. S' < ondly, dn; ] ower to open die ('olliife or I'liivi rsity for specu- 
 lar learniiiLT te the v» hole popiilaiion llolli were most (;raeioiislv uiaiiled hy die reiirniiig' 
 
 Sovereii;!! 
 
 TIlc I ni.cisily was | I i(( d iiii lei the 
 
 inmeiil ol a f'niincil wluise meinliers 
 
 wen; all oi die I 'oiled (Miiircli of Kinrland and Ireland, thai, iu ilii--, the most iniportuiit 
 point, naiiii'ly Ui Iil"^ oii, llieie niiirlii Iju perfect iiniiy. 
 
 'I'lio Visitor was il,e Bi>liop of Quebec, and die President, the Arcbdeacon of Vcirk ; so 
 lliat die reliifioiis teacbiii? in the L'nivi rsity iiii>j'iit beiliiit wbicb the Koyal foniidei professed, 
 and was .swoiii lo loaintain as die reliL'^io • ol die Miiipiic. Now it is lo be reiiii HiIk red dial 
 
 1! 
 
 IS lal(.' 
 
 .Maiestv, Kail,' (ieuru'e the l'"oiirdi, had an undonbl( d ri/'lit lo t;iaiil the rliailer and 
 
 endoviiiieiil, and liiiii'j' once i.Manicd, after l( 
 the case 1 
 
 ouir and caieliil eiKpiiry. anil ili hheralKHi, as wa* 
 
 iel, 
 
 II this iii'^l.iiiee, I eoiileiid liriiily, luii res[ie('dnlly, ilia; it is not coinpeleiii for any 
 power or aedioriiy to lake them uway, or lo afiply itiem to purposes foreiy'n lo, and inconsis- 
 teiU with, the lioyal inieniion. Tiie Kiiif^. in virtue of llis C.'oioiiaiion Oalli, bad not the po'w- 
 er to paironi/.') or e-;|al)lisb any odier lorni of worship willim die I'liiversiiv of Kiti!,'"'s Collece 
 tlian dial of lli( Naiioiial Faiili, and it is w.|| known dial llis iMajesiy neither did nor could 
 profess any other, and yd die proposed Uill did[is die principal obji.i of die Charier, namely 
 that, so far as reliL'i'iMs instriiciion is coneeined, the C'linsiianily taiiirbt shall he dial of the 
 I 'lilted Cliurcb ol' |-ji(r|and and Ireland and lui other, and opens the door lo every species of 
 error taiiijlit by die numerous sects which have dissenled from llial [iiire branch of the Ca- 
 tholic ( biircli of Cliii-'l. No deeply was the Venerable Sociely, for die l'ro|ia;iatiiui of ihe 
 (lospel in l''oreiL,'ii I'arts, impressed wuii this view of the subject that they preseiiled a selec- 
 tion of the woiks of die best Divines of the Church of Eiiiiland, to the amount of five hun- 
 dred pounds slfcrling, as a cominenceineni of a Library for the Divinity depurlment. 
 
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 Tlio Tliinl nroinini'iit olijcrt (il'tliisdi'iully nictiHiirr )•« to rosliain tlif Ilojul I'rrrocjilivfc 
 HO tliat no iioviii (.'liiiiit r .xIihII iu l'iiiiir<' l>r ijraiilfd I'di' iln- <-'tiililisliiiH'iil ' '' mdv SniiiniiiA 
 wliiilcx T, Willi |K)«i r to I niiirr dc^'n'cs, cvcci)! llic |iro|Mi-( (I iiistitillii>n, ,1 «liirli ir< to Ik; 
 I'oiislitiiti'd ii roiii|ili;tf iiiuiiii|u)ly i>i .ScKiict' aiul ul what it rails DiMiiit}, and so lo priclude 
 awy clufs of ll<T Mnirs«ty's Hnl>jfcts«, \v|iati'V(r llicir wiflic. ni.iv hi', Cnmi c<<r i|>in^ its 
 l\ran!ii(:d and mloKraiit proM-'ioiH. and |)r(vcnt ih' iii Iroin i'rc(lin;» Sciiiiiiiirn : r tlir 
 acciiiar air! n'lii.'ioiid insiriictioii o' inir own \oiitlis, tlm^ institiiliii;: a rcliiicnuMit ut intole- 
 rance anil ."liniTy nnknuwn ni tin; >.orst ot Inms. 
 
 Tlic l-'oMitli oh)( rl in insidiously and iudiiccily, lull virtn il, and cirrctnally, to |)ro- 
 srrihe in lliis Unlisli Colony, the (Jliiinli oj' I'.iiMJand, llic laiKvark of the l'roli'sta;i l-'alli, 
 the (^liiirch of the Soverfimi and of ilif lMii[iirc ; to di';i;ritdi' llrr Ministry hy i'\(ludi(i;r 
 thfin rriHii all jiroli . ionMJ cditcalion and ar:iil<'iiiu al lionor-^, (■xccpt wiili tin- !<:in illi i- ol' 
 conscifiici; ; iiiid snili i- tin' liillcr liostilitv inanili'Sli'd hy llic IraiiHTs ol tins iiir;isiir<' to tli(> 
 national liiilli that tlicy •■ 'ck to insult tin- Clinrcli oi' I'^tiijlaiid in the i>»'rson ol \niir .Minio- 
 rialist Ity iiuuiiliiii.' lor liini a new liilr instead ol' " |{isliii|i o| rordiito" eonlerred ii|ion liini 
 liy ins Sowr(ii.'ii. with wlioiii the si le power nsts, h\ the liiitisli Coii--liliition, ol' eslahiislnng 
 Uislioiiries and 'I'ltlini,' tii(- titles of liic ineuniljeiits tliereot". 
 
 Seeondly, the character of the proposed I'tincisity. It is dcciilidlv iiroiiuioiis and re- 
 vointioiiarv, sinci' It not only alliinpl^ to holdup i!ie (,'liiistian lvelii.'ion to the cuntenijit of 
 wicki d nil 11. Iiy rstahiishiiiL' in the same Sciiiinaiy various deiioininatioiis. whose piineipli s are 
 iiostile and irri eoneilahle, luit disturhs social order b) niisetlhiii; the property (d' tlu' whole 
 coiintrv. Tin liiiNeisity ol Knife's College holds its I'luiowiiicMits h) the same title hy which 
 tlu' lands ol the Colony are held hv their |)ropnei and the LeL'i-lalnre may with eiinaljiis- 
 
 lals as that of th' I'nner-itv. It i^ even 
 
 tice .seize ii|>oii aiideonliscate the propertv of mil 
 
 w orse ihae 'uvolutionarv 
 
 ,f(jrtl 
 
 \r eiKlowmei 
 
 itofK 
 
 in_ 
 
 Colli 
 
 Ner ^ (irk, was left untouched 
 
 hy the |{e <ihitioii, ami reinains at ihi- day in the sole possession oi'that itistnuiion The only 
 rininiie wa- the name, winch, after tiic |)eiice of 17K1, wa" altired from " Kind's Collejc " ti> 
 " Colnmhia Colli ^'e" — so ihr were our neitilibor.s from l>reakm<i down. oreMii inoii -'. ii» litera- 
 ry and rt In.'ions Insititnlions tliat they inno at ail times heen zeaioii-'v disposed to sii()port 
 and to Imild tlii;in np, imicii less iiave they attempted tile monstrous novi'lly of cotiihimn^ 
 
 ail 
 
 sons o 
 
 fivl 
 
 i;.'inus Sects III one j:reat Institntion 
 
 On the eoiitrarv thev liave been liheral 
 
 in beslowiHL' jj;ranis on the Collei;es of dilirreiit persuasions, each separate from the other, 
 und lliey haw bi en nest scrnpuloiH, in all they did, to ;.'iiard and protect the ri;^lils of cim- 
 .«icience ; iliey fell tint lo establish and linild up, rei|Mire.i wisKJom ;iiiil aliiliiy. hut to break 
 down wliat is useful, veiirraiiie and iioly, re(|niri's, instead of ainlity and talent, tin- mere ex- 
 erlion if nrintrary and reckle.-.s powi'r. The most prominent result of such tin e.\periment 
 .IS tliai of iimtiii^' all dciiommatiuns ol' Christians, as well as |)ersuns of no reliirion, in ;lie 
 iiiniiaL:iinent of the siniie institution, must of necessity he anarchy. Il is certainly the first 
 exiierimeiit of the kiiiil ever e<'iiteiii|)lated ill any country, and lo hope iliiit a Umxersily so 
 
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 larmoiiy and with (;thcienc_\ 's 
 
 to set at nought all former e.v 
 
 pe- 
 
 iiianaged can proceei 
 
 ri(!nce. It is true tiic elnrter has in .'ii already aitercil iiy llie Lei;islaliire, but siicli altera- 
 tion liad lie( 11 previously assented to by the Crown, and it left the Mial portiuiis nmiijnred. 
 Tiie eiidowineni remained nntoiiehed, and tiio I.'ivinitv dipartment was maintained on its 
 iirij^inal tootmi;; and wiiile notiiinir can be more open or less exchisue in its eli;!raeter than 
 tlie eiiarter of Iviiiii's Colleiit; now is, yet il is ;„eciired from anarchy and conlusion, and its 
 elVicienty made certain, iiy vesliii;^ ilie power of earryinir its provLsioiis into effect, so far as 
 appointmenl.s are roncerned, in the Crown, wlieie il ought to lie, and winch I tirmiy I'ejieve 
 to be satisfactory to tlie greai majority of the po|>niation. 
 
 Thirdly, its consequences, — It excludes, fiom all pnrlicipation of tlie advaniages granted 
 l)y tlie Royal Charter and l'',ndo\\ lueni, the Cliurcli for wiiose iienetit ibey were iiKne espe- 
 cially desiL'-neil, I xcept on coiirliiiuiis tn wliieli that Chun h e.ni never consi lit. Lamenli'My 
 
 would the united Ciinreii of I'^niriand and I 
 
 lelaliii deseeiu 
 
 fioin her hi^di and holy pesii 
 
 ion, 
 
 well -he to place tiin puiily of her dociriiit, and tlie (eadieis thereof in llie i^real seliooi of 
 Iter 1 >:tli — the imrseiy of her IJisliops, Presbyters and Deacons — either directly or indirectly, 
 under the con. roi of bodies of wliicli some iiave no ackiiuyylediretl reiii.'ioiis character, aiid 
 illiers are llie avowed foes of licr Articles, Creeds and Discipl 
 
 me, 
 
 When 1 coiisiiler thi 
 
 sacred re-ponsibilities entailed upon tliose whom (iod lias called lo preside over the sludii s 
 of the yoiiiii desiiriied for the iMim<iiy of our Holy Church, I feel that it is impossible tliey 
 can be sidli'i(;d to lake jiarl in sinli an Institution as that (;onteiiiplalwl. If it be said lliai 
 neidier the piO|)osed Caput nor lUiard of Control an lo be iieiiiiiltcd lo meddle witii tlie 
 Divinity Siiidenis, then why should diey he uiiached to an Institulionso nnnatnraily combined 
 as that wbicli the Hill .seeks to establisli. But tins cannot be. Tlie proposed University, 
 
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 ivt..-'ri.J*'' r »v ■•>•»**«.'* . 1' 
 
 w.r'^'i'r - -- 
 
tlnouffli its Caput, HomJ «f Coiiirol nml ('iinvf)rnfion, IrpislulCH for, exrrulcs (lif Iiiwh, niirf 
 <;oiiirii|s till- sL'vcTul Collryi's, in it inuy tiiink Hi; iiml uikIit mkIi a sysd'in iifjilicr liiu 
 Stiiili'iiis o(" tlir Cliuruii of lOii^-Jiuiil iiiir llii'ir liisin{(;tors cn\) l»«i prrscivt d IViiin '(liiiii^rrfius 
 i\««t(icMli(iiH, arid Cr ■ ii (lit> (;(iiniiinl ()it'^<'iicc ol fi'i'or arid soliism, iii,Miiist wliicli we iiic lidiind 
 iii|)iiiy. Till' riir; <• uii'it'l^'i's ill! |iii>|iiiiy. '»y dciiiivMiL' llii' riiivci>iiy <>( KIiil''*! (.'oll<',t,'t' 
 
 Ot ail iMld'/Wlllilit wllicll is llii; '^'It ('I'dir C^ruWIi, ilhi' dill* it II iidlli r; ,i |llcri'dL'llt iliv most 
 dc (niclivc lit lllf Very cxislcnrc u\ Sixicly. Iflln' p itflils liir liindai'' tu In; loililii d. ,JiTi: 
 
 u an I'll i (ii (XTiii lai h'.y of iiiiy lii~iiiitliiiti, and |Mi'>lii: ind priv.'i*" piupi ay i- aliki jilin i.-d at 
 tlie iiiL'i'cy ul' II ri'ckli'M-* and fhiiiirni'/ inajui'l'v. Tlii' Inivcrsiiv id Kiii;,'''* INilli'i,'!.' Imld^ iis 
 projif riy |iy diioi't ^'riirii (Vijiu ill" down, an i iN iiili- ti> ilif» simv is iinially il' mil innri! 
 clear ill. Ill ill, it liy wiijrli ila; KiI'l'Oiis and ('iilli';;i.ili. lii^iiliiliniis ol' I,i>\vri Canada, ill 
 V, iioral, lioiij liii'ii's, ilHii!'.di vi'iv iiiti'iidi- Ml valiit and cxti'iil ; hiitiriti^ lo In: i Miijiscatij 
 wlliiiiiil rr.i.-nii, and ap] lu'dai lin; will ul' dii' l.'".:,--l.iliii'r, i is oiil\ tiit.' CDmiiiiii'i'inciit ul' an 
 (Vvil dial all '/Di)! men iiiM-it diplnri'. 'I'lifri' iii'iy lie ainajoi'r/ f'oiiinl (ilunr.rli I duncii In jii \<? 
 il) willini,' ti) L'()ii(ist.'ile (lie nidnwiiicnl of die Univrrsity ul' Kaiy-'s (Jullri;!'; Iiin, in ii very 
 slmrl time, slioiild so wickrd alliiii,' l>p coii-»ii; iinaird, a lollu-r majoiity will bo linind, loruficd 
 liy so iinprin 'ijil'.'d a pi'.'ci'd'iii, to i unli-'i' • iIh' likf oiidowiiH'iil> in Lowit Canada ; Cor it 
 
 is not 10 he sii|ipiis"(l iliai wlicncinllsi iii in lm oiiiiiipihi s, it will 'n' piiiniil ■>!! lo slop, niort' 
 
 ('S| rciiiilv siiici' du' ti'Mipt iiioii Will In- iiiiii:!i lT'^'iI' i'. Tlii' l')ndownii ill rf tliu Univcisiiy 
 1)1' Iviii. ; C(»ll('u''' iiiiioiiiiis only to iwo li'iii'lii d and tvvoiity li^t ihon^mid airi -. wIuti as die 
 ptopciiy hcloiiuin^ to die Colli "iati' laid Uc'ln:ioiis I siitmioiis of Luwu ('..I'ailn rxfocds 
 iwo inillioiis ofacii's. as app< ais fioin ili;' liHowii.^,- laid'.' : 
 
 Till' I'lsiilinc Co, Milt oft; lolji ■'. Hi I, r> 111 
 
 Tli'C) iilincs iil'Tlircc Ki\ir-i .'is unit 
 
 II oilrclf 11 If) 
 
 B!slio|i aiiil Suiiiinarit's of Qiiplx'i- (l!i.'l..'t'»'l 
 
 Ji'siiils SIH.KJS 
 
 Si. Sillpi an--. Mniitr.'al •J.'iO.I'.U 
 
 tK'iural Ilo-pil.il, IJiiclioi; anjin 
 
 l>o.. Mt.ntna' tm 
 
 llolel l)i(iii, Q'kIh'c . ll.llv; 
 
 Sa.'iirs Crisi;-; -I'.'.;).'!'! 
 
 Voiir ^Memorialist deprocaf s loiuliiiiir our' sing-Ie 
 niP all lit licaled to Sacrrd pur; -sf-, anil sli-nid he I • 
 
 thai fill' 
 
 K'hd,. 
 
 Wll^.'ll 
 
 t of 'I)" r-iivei-.-iiv oCKinir's C^olL 
 
 taken away (wliirli (imi lurli ) die time will come, vouiii 
 
 2d'-'r>.n!i Acres 
 
 acre of iliese Kntlowiiients. Tliey 
 ' Satri'd. What he i.oii!iiid.s for is, 
 erpiaMy Sacred ; and that if ii be 
 
 or laiei, ss i 
 
 I" 
 
 .It V. I 
 
 II 
 
 pfila.'d lo tiieir ('"iilisi'atioii. 
 
 Al 
 
 our iMeniori: 
 
 lisL, theref'i-e, pravs dial die 
 
 Eiuiowinenl ol the Uhivorsiiv of Kill"''* Cullecrc niav remain as it is, uhit 
 
 liirbe' 
 
 he. 
 
 feels assured that no one wiio honestly wishes lo presci'Se the endowiin iii- in Lowi i Canada, 
 can. wiih any eonsi^ienev, vote for il-- confisi alioii. ,\ third c iiiserjiience \\\\] (low from diis 
 
 can, Willi any fonsi^ieney 
 
 miMsuie, 
 
 Br 
 
 d it iiiifoiiiinateiv pass, lii'^hly detrimental lo the character mid workiii',' of the 
 
 l.'oiisiiiiition. 'I'iie Cro'Aii will he dei^'-r.i .<'{ in iIkmm'cs oft' 
 
 ii'^Ople, and heiiei 
 
 forth 
 
 its Liifis will he d( sjiised as so nvicli waste paper, and tiie balutary iiilliiences ef the Sovereijirn, 
 and Kepie.seiitatives, ije' oine uiifelt and uiiknowii. 
 
 A fourtli conseqiieiiec will be, the certuin lisirracc that so wicked a men-ure, should it 
 
 become h.w, will re!i;'ct upon the Province. iSo attempt hasev(T been made in any eoiinlr 
 Chr;siiaiiiiy, to place all the eirms of weak and wieked men on an e(|iiality wit 
 
 jf. 
 
 slllL 
 
 I 
 
 jOspel tiiilli. An all''m]it v.a.s in Ii/eil iii;ii!e iii l-'riissia, soiiu 
 
 rannical power, scarcely coinjialiliie even v 
 
 >V|||| d 
 
 IS a'^Mi, by a siieirh id ly- 
 
 espot.siii, to ania 
 
 liran 
 
 \v:U', as II wei'i 
 
 iheraii and Calvanisiic denominations, hut n has sit-'iially failed. Men are not tnichi 
 their minds malleable likt; iron — what a nielanclioly specimen of the tnarcli of iiii> .' ^ t, 
 nineteeiith ceiitiirv, does thi> dishonest and inlolerant measure e.vhibit. 
 
 the Mi- 
 
 , iva are 
 
 ihu 
 
 Another cousei|iieiice of the moasiire i>, that ii. de'^irov -i tlii' value of yScadimical de- 
 grees; for tho-e il coiil'eis will, at best, Le iicknowlet!j,'-ed only wilhiii ihi' I'lovince, 
 whereas, deyrees conferred under die Royal Cliailei are iecoi;iiizeil thriicahfiiit die Uiitish 
 Empire because they emanate from the Crown — thus the desirueiii n of the Charter ot the 
 l.'iiiversity if Kintr's Collei^i-e takes away all that is hotu '.dile m tin degrees, and leaves them 
 worthl(;ss. .\i;ain, the provisions of the Bill preclude the sii;.dilest lio|ie that my one will 
 ever, by gift or 1" quest, endow a literary or relig-unis Seminary in this uiiliap[iy Provinci : 
 
no penion ronid be f(»nn(1 «o f(x>li!«h as to do fo under rrslriction* no nbsiird, rp»(ri<;lion)i which 
 hintlor llm donor t'roiii ^jivintr t'"' p<'W<'r of inini.iffctiicdt of ilie iTulownit.ii in whom he 
 rhooscs and in iht; way he do-^irf-o, or in nc(|inif' from lli»' Crtiwn tlif iinnuiniiit ^ iim\ (irivi- 
 Icjfes tsjiciiiiiil to n I'niverHiiy, imd which < onfcrniion ii (lii:ni<y iind imimiiiinci . A fmiher 
 pcrniiioiis foiispriuciico which most flow fioio ihic mt-asiiri' i.s the pri'ifdcnl whicli i( nllbnlji 
 of nu'dilliML' (Miiiliniiiilly, nnd Sf^sion iifior Srssiiiij, wi(h Scmiiiaiitj i»f lodiimiL', mid whiih 
 ooplil O'Vi I to \tr toochf'd «>\ri;|)t in case-* of ixlrcme Imcefsiiy. 'I'lic srii«il<>i>< and un- 
 just clamours laiNi'd a'/aiiml llir Univcrhily of Kind's Coll<'fr»', (i|M'ralnj sd f -r, n I. w yars uiro, 
 upon a (ji')vcriiiiii'ni, nmio disposid al ilir imic In yu'lil lo cNiniiii lu y ihaii a(lhtr«i 
 firmly to sound luifu iplf, a" in induce it to ( iiiiiiiriiani')' ( rilain uiiDndiniiiis of litf Charier 
 
 th< 
 
 y wni' (a 
 
 il.'d). 
 
 and III *'.im.li, for ili'' >.ikc (if pcai v, llif ( 'oll('i.'(' Ooiiticil icha iniiily ar- 
 quirked, aiiil riTliimly iit ihc iiopc that thf Institiilion would iiovr af^aiii In- inolc.itcd. Hut 
 nliliiiiifrh ii.'H ciioinii's wto fur a nine Naii>ti(Ml, \cl liio desiro of novclly wlm h L'»i;irally 
 marks ilic alisciicc iif( oirt'ii |iiiiii iplos, lias (■allfd up a new ( t)ns[iira<-v airuii-t Kiiiu' l.<'l- 
 |)'!,'-e, aii'l ilif icsidl if ilif 'niasoic now lit-loro yuin IhiiKir.iMi- IIi'Iim', in wim h iis i-ntinu'!! 
 Hri'iii roidiall) lo a'.'.ir)' (if in iiotliinu i\^<'t) in >hi ir iio|ila( ulilr cniuily lo ilic Ihunli nl I'.n- 
 trland, and arc williiii,' lo siurriidtr oi luodily linii' ilisiuuiivr \ u ws iiiicj doc'.niM >, providf-d 
 ihoy Lan a<'compli-li llio di'«lrnction I'f ihooniy liilfiaiy and Ktli^inus Iiisiituiiuri of any cha- 
 racter wiiliiii ihc I'roviiicc of llpj.er ('anada. Picccdenls are llins atfordod of rontiaiialiv tli«- 
 
 tiirhin'/ ihi- I'liiveisiiy of Kinu's {.'n 
 
 and di ^Irovai!,' 
 
 lh.it I 
 
 ian(|Millily ai.d it [ o-ij 
 
 \\ hi( h 
 
 are issenlial lo llu' pios|ifiiiy and will Ikiiil' of seals ul Icariiii 
 
 Fourthly. Havin'j' thus touched upon the (dijeils. eliararler, and consKintnris of the 
 
 [iioposi'M mt as 
 
 nil- for (lestrov'iii','' ihi' ['nivrrsiis dt K 
 
 inu 
 
 uid sci/Mij- n|ii>n lis ch- 
 
 dowini iits, 11 does not appear iiecessaiy l'"r your .Memuri.iii^t lo dwell ujion llie d< lails idliir 
 Hill, for if it he, as your .Memoriaiisi is coiivineed, liused on piiii<:ipl<s nt oiiee ineonsis|( nl 
 with the risjiiiMi of cuuscienn- and of tivil ami reliuious jiheriy, it is of jiitle importance to en- 
 ter upon the minor olijec linns, stir-|i as ihe (!e|ili)iali!< uiKu i|iiaiiii uii i- wiih i.inrnry insiiiu- 
 
 tioiiH everv where dis|>layi d, ll 
 
 le cimili 
 
 tore ol llu 
 
 hodii 
 
 .•hi. 
 
 lulls and iiiipracijc ,dile inaehin: rv, the discordant ii.i 
 
 h ihe various jiowtis are luil^-cd, &.( . See. 
 
 ll may he suflicient In n maik thai tiie ailojiiinn of the Rill will he to deslroy ;: nohle In- 
 ^liiuiioij, wl'ieli, if left unmolesied, would, in a short time, shed ii liisiro over the wIk.Ic I'ro- 
 viiiee ; anil iliis wiihout the sliirlilosl necessity, Hiiiee il is cuiiie oompetent for the Le^isia- 
 turi- lo u'raiit separate Mndowmenls to siuli (Miiislian denoniinaiinns as ii m.iv d* 1 ;rhi to iio- 
 nour, witlioul In nchiiiiroii the rights of liio Church of linirland. or ilic intcrriiy of tho I'niver- 
 »ity of Kiii:l,'V (.;()llej;e. 
 
 In concluainn, your IMrmorialist respectfully, t>ut of riehl, rliirt.s the <"^r;'r-,i.-: , C .',ic 
 »Tr>ii' ;>'•' I'-i'i'-' J '■• Uim !• .iiiii miioiiniiies lor ilie L'liiversiiy of Kind's CollcLif wiiieli ate 
 pos.se.ssed, without hindrance or iiiolesiaiion, hy ihe Unman Catholic S(imiia:ies and Instiln- 
 lions of Lower Canada, and lo wliich it isecpially entitled hy {-very principlu of justice and 
 honour. 
 
 Should your Memorialist unhaf>|iily fail in arrestinj.' the further proirrcss of this filal Rill 
 in the Provincial I.eirislaluie, hi has slill ilie consi.laiion to know that it is one of ihnsc mea- 
 sures whi<'h cannot he faially disposed of liy the Cnlnnial Auilmiilies, as it deals wiiii irul 
 ri)m|)romis'-'s the 'Kost iriijiorliint prinijplei of Rcjvealod Uelu'-inn, and must ho refer- 
 red to the Imperial I'arliament ; and he feels sali.-fied that it will he viowi-d hy that Auiifust 
 Bud) in ilie same li^^ht, as a measure obnoxious lo nvery riu^ht piincipU-, human and Divine, 
 o'lensive lo conscience and social order, and such as cannot he enlerlained, fm a moment, hr 
 a Christian Nation. 
 
 JOHN TORONTO, L. S.