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MEMORIAL TO IN COUNCIL, Claiming Compenaation for serious personal permanent injuries sustained while in the discharge of his professional public duties ; TOOETHXB WITH CORRESPONDENCE, PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS S^tvtul €nmm%tiH» •r BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, IN SUPPORT OF HIS CLAIM. WITH AN APPENDIX. TRINTED BY HUNTER, ROSE k CO., 26, ST. URSULE STREET. 1866. PETITION. 7o His Excellency the Right Honorable Charles Stanley, Viscount MoNCK, Governor General cf British North America^ etc, etc, Thb Memorial of William Rees, of the City of Toronto, Esquire, latk Physician TO the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, uespectpully sheweth : — That your Memorialist, on the 14th of August, 18G3, presented to your Ex- cellency in Council a Memorial, praying that the justice to which repeated Com- mittees of both Houses of Parliament had reported him entitled, might be granted. That said Memorial was accompanied by a document signed by fifty members of the present Parliament, representing that they respectfully, yet strongly recom- mend Dr. Rees' case to the notice of the Government, believing as they did, that it was one deserving of an earnest and favorable consideration. It was also ac- companied by a note from the Honorable John A. Macdonald, stating that he had long thought your Memorialist should have got additional compensation for his services and sufferings in the public service (a sum equal to a half-year's salary having been provisionally granted till the permanency of the injury had been ascertained). That the whole of said Committees of both Houses, referring to the length of time which had elapsed, and the hardship and embarrassment to which the delay of the Government had subjected your Memorialist, have reiterated in the strongest language their desire that the measure of relief provided by the resolu- tion of the Committee specially appointed by Mr. Hincks, of which Dr. Nelson was chairman, "may be adopted and carried out;" but that, instead of granting this permanent provision and compensation as contemplated by said Resolution and said Committees, a mere pittance only, alter a further detention at the seat of Government of nearly twelve months, was meted to your Memorialist, in amount scarcely equal to his expenses. That whilst your Memorialist feels grateful for the unequivocal acknowledg- ment of his claims by the Government — claims so fully established by the evidence, both lay and medical, of the very highest standing from all parts of the Province, and so powerfully recommended by those who were competent to judge of its equity — he again appeals to their sense of justice to accord to him what has been pronounced his right ly the tribunals above referred to — viz : permanent pecuniary provision, to take effect from the date of the occurrence of the injuries he sus- tained, and an oflSce suitable to his circumstances for the future. Your Memorialist represents that although he has so often suggested, at the request of members of the Government, various offices, he has had the mortifi- cation of finding such offices afterwards given to others, from political claims or interest. Touv Memorialist respectfully urges that it cannot be contended that the re- lief alluded to (amounting to little more than a half-year's salary) is an equiva- lent even for the injuries he sostained, but thaf when they have compelled him to abandon his profession and wholly unfitted him for the performance of its active duties, your Memorialist believes that the on'y view to take of the matter is, fifHt, what are the nature and extent of the injuries ; and, secondly, what should the compensation he. And this test will prove his assertion, that the hitter has not only been wholly disproportionate to the former, but that it docs not even cover the expenses he has unavoidably incurred in prosecuting his claim. Your Memorialist has spent many years of his life in the endeavour to obtain that justice which the merits of his claim deserve, and has also, during a period of nearly half a century, dedicated the whole of his spare time and energies to the exploration of the medical topography, natural resources, and commercial capabil- ities of the country. Which facts he feels impelled on this occasion however reluctantly to establish.* He has also advocated with untiring perseverance, through the public press, for many years an union of the whole of the British North American Provinces ; a more liberal and comprehensive system of settle- ment, and the opening up of our highways from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, with a view to promoting the general interests, and, as it may be said of a new country, fostering by every means its development and its vitality. For these services and others, in which he conceives the adoption of his suggestions has been the means of saving vast sums to the Province, he has received due verbal and written acknowledgments from both public bodies and private individuals interested in the several locanties and parts of the Province respectively, f ^^^ ^^^ experi- * Vide Report of Select Committee, Journals iloose of Assembly, 1832 ; Innngnral Lecture, Me- chanics' Institute, and Fraxtr't Magazine, 1833, on materials for a work on the Climate and TopoKrituhr of British America. i n f j t See the accompanying documents, riz. : — 1. — Communications urging the necessity of a Mariue and General Hospital and Lying-in Institu- tion. — Quebec Mercury and Quebec Star, 1827. 2. — A Medical Dispensary and Vaccine Institution, 1833. 3. — Prospectus of a Toronto School of Medicine, afterwards carried out by Dr. Rolph, 1834. Also, Medico Chirurgical Society and Literary and Philosophical Society, 1833. 4.— Provincial Institute, Lyceum ot Natural History and Zoological Gardens, associated with the late Dr. Dunlop and Chas. Fothergill, Esq. The latter institution suffered from loss by fire of its Taluable museum, manuscripts, Ac. 5.— bnggestions urging expediency of providing for City of Toronto Charities an Industrial Farm, and adopting present site of House of Industry for City Hospital, New Water Works, and Street Rail way. — Toronto Coloniit and Leatier. 6.— f«*e reply to application to the Lords' Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Marine, accompanied by Plans, By-laws, *c., of •• Sailor's Homes" in England, with a view to tLe establish- ment of a Home at Quebec. 7. — A Hnmane Society for rewarding individuals who risk their lives in rescuing others from drowning or violent death ; for the punishment of cruelty to animals, and enforcing the law. 8. — The erection, at his individual expense, of Pablic Baths, a Commercial Dock, and Pier in the City of Toronto, 1837. 9.— Bays Terte and Fundy and Sault Ste. Marie Canals. Having personally explored the peculiar claims of these proposed works over those of Caughnawaga and those on the south side of the St. Mary River, Lake Superior, they were strongly urged upon the attention of the Hon. Mr. Hincks, and through the public press, but no Investigation was made— 1834. 1856. 10.— Communications shewing statistics of prodnce, Ac, as claims for the construction of Grand Provincial and Northern lines of Railroad, also a Great OtUwa and Huron Railroad illbwn, U. C, 1836, also In Canadian Freeman. 1 1.— Intercolonial or BasUm Section of Pacific Railway.— Toron/o Leader, 1861 and 1861. 12. — Reply from Sir J. Colbume, through the Provincial Secretary, to a communication from Dr. Rees, rcaultlog in a survey and the construction of Locks, with view to improving the River Trent navigatloo, 1834. 13 — Hoa. H, Pinhey,— Letter of thanks for nrging a survey of an Ottawa and Huron Military and Ship Oanal, 188T. • » ' ' U.— 'OoiiB^ Conaeil of Torl(, vot* of thanks for faa)*, reipeetinf; Georgian Ba^ Oanal. 1843, iverance. onccd much gratification from the iipprovnl by Your Excellency, and others, of your Memorialist's s«ggr!lic attention to and originating the survey uf the Oeorginn Baj Canrtl.' Chkiii/u TrihuM, 1855. One of the foumlers of the Literary and Historical Society, and of the Society lor the encouragement of Arts ami Sciences at Quebec; from the latter of which he received a Medal for an Essay on Pyroligncous Acid, 1827. Suggestion to the Provincial Government, urging the necesBity of a Provincial Board of Works and Juvenile Reformatory — Toronto Patriot, lh34; both of which were adopted. Procuring the foundation of Provincial Lunatic Asylums. 1840. An Orphans' Home and Female .Aid Society, I860, at Toronto. A Provin'ial Boaid of Prison and Sanitary Inspectors, 1859. SugK'Stidn to the Government, for a Military atid Marine Frontier Force, and ns auxili .ts a Nautical School and Training Ship, as well to afford a nursery for seamen and public defence, as to afford a check to the denioralizUion of the indigent and unemployed youth of the Province, no less than from motives of public economy. Suggestion for a Department, or Minister of Public Health. 16. — PcBLic Sebviceh. — Petitioner was. from 1819 to 1822, Assistant Health OflRcer at the Port of Quebec : in IS'J2, was commissioned to take medical charge of transport to Kngland ; in 1837. was appointed Surgeon to the guiir HOl'SK OK A8SI:MHI,V, OR TIIF. PETITION OF I>H. U K K S, LATI PBTi-ICIAN TO TBM fllOVlIK Ui. bVNATIO AHri.CM, TOHONTO, IMT. Petition from Dr. William llees, of the City of Toronto ; praying for the adoption of an AddresH to His Excellency the Oovornor (irneral, requesting Hii Excellency to take action on the Reports of Comniitffes of tho Lejiislative Assemblv, rocoramcnding that the Petitioner he indemnified for injuries sustained • hilat in the public service. Presented to the Legislative Council l>y the Honorable Mr. Campbell, on the 28th May, 1862. LiiinsLATiVE Council, Friday, 80th May, 1162. On motion of the Honorable Mr. Allan, seconded by the Honorable Mr. Hamilton (Kingston), it wiis Ordered, That the Petition of Dr. Rees be referred to a Select Committee, composed of the Honorable Messrs. Cameron, Hamilton (Kingston), De La Terri^re, Hermanus Smith, and the Mover; — Curried. TiiuRSDAY, 5th June, 1862. The Order of the Day being read for tho eonHidenition of the Report of the Select Committee on the Petition of Dr. Rees, Honorable Mr. Allan said the case of Dr. Rees had been the subject of investigation before several Committees of tho Legislative Assembly, every one of whom had, in their Reports, recommended compensation. No results had follo\Ted from these recommendations, and Dr. Rees had now applied to tliis House, and a similar recommendation was made by this Committee. REPORT. Your Committee find that the case of Dr. Rees has already been the subject of three Reports of Committees of the Legislative Assembly, the last having been made in the SeKision of 1861, each corrulorativc of the fact that serious injuries were sufltainod l»y that gcntloraan wluli' in the performance of his professional pu})lic dutit'?, — additional evidence being adduced on each occasion of those Reports of Select Committees, extracts from vrhioh are herewith subjoined. Under all the circumstances of the case, as set forth in the above Reports, and cspeciallj in the certificates and evidence containcil in the documents submitted, which fully sustain tlie allegations u\' the apjtlicant. Your Committee arc humbly of opinion that the case is in itself one of great hardship, whilst the length of time which has elapsed without any action, being taken on these Reports has materially increased the evils under which he suffers. They would therefore submit, that an humble Address be presented to His Excellency, praying that the previous Reports, above referred to, be taken into consideration, and that the recommendation contained in the Resolution subjoined be adopted and carried out. (Signed) G. W. Allan, Chairman. Committee Room, Legislative Council, Quebec, 4th June, 1862. RESOLUTION. Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General, informing His Excellency that this House has agreed to a Report of a Select Committee in favor of William Rees, Esquire, late Medical Superintendent of the Toronto Lunatic Asylum, recommending such suitable allowance to be made for injuries received by him while in the discharge of his duties, from the period of their occurrence, as His Excellency may deem the case, under the circumstances, to warrant, and to request His Excellency's favorable consideration thereof, and that a copy of the Report be also transmitted to His Excellency. (Signed) Wolf. Nelson, Chairman. EVIDENCE, MEDICAL CERTIFICATES, CORRESPONDENCE, AC, SUBMITTED BEFORE A SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. Evidence of T. Blathbiiwick, M. D. Quebec, 29th April, 1861. " Having, previously to appearing before Your Committee, examined the state of Dr. Rees' health, and the Report of the Committee of the Commissioners of the Toronto Lunatic Asylum, together with the medical certificates from Drs. Badgley, IJerrick, Bovell, Arnoldi, Beaumont, llallowcll and others, I am of opinion that Dr. Rees has suffered permanently from the injuries he received while in charge of the Toronto Lur-tic Asylum, and that he is disqualified from the active pursuit of his profession." Thomas Blatherwick, Staff Surgeon. )rofessional » of those etl. Under cspeciallj liich fully >f opinion which has increased ed to His aken into subjoined man. ncv the eed to a Medical suitably ?e of his tlio case favorable i to His an. PORE A, 1. e state of the ;dg]ey, n that n'ge of suit of Extract from Medical Certificate of Dr. Drlmaoe. "Were au officer of our army to have sufforod injurio>s under siuiilur oircum- stancos, I feel quite confidont a life-pension would itc ;:raiitt'd to liini. " Dr. Rccs, from all I can discover, is a gouth'uum grt-utly ncgleclid l>y those in power, yet one whoso services deserve at their hands more com])us.sionate and substantial treatment." 0. C. J. Delmaqk, StaflF Surgeon. TOUONTO, C. W. Dr. Recs, late Superintendent of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, having applied to me for a certificate as to the amount of pension ho wouM he entitled to if he had been in the public service and invalided, after a period of five veurs as a surgeon, I beg leave to state that, after a careful perusal of his case, UvS v^inbodied in the various Returns and correspondence of the Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on his case, I have come to the conclusion that he might fairly expect to receive, for the remainder of his life, a pension of at least j£200 sterluig. Vebe Webb, Staff Surgeon — Major. We, the undersigned, have been acquainted with Dr. Roes for a long series of years. We are personally cognizant of the fact that he sustained very serious injuries, principally of the head, l)ut also in other parts of the body, while in the discharge of his professional duties at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum. That in consequence of these injuries, he was rendered unable, for a considerablo time, to continue his duties at the Institution. That at the period indicated, and subsequently, in 1851, at the instance of a Parliamentary Committee, he was examined by medical men, and, on the last occa- sion, pronounced unfit to practise; nor has he since practised since the reooipt of the injuries, owing to his continued impaired ill health from the above causes. We therefore consider him fully entitled to the measure of permanent relit f recom- mended in the Report of the Conunissioners of the Asylum to the Govcsrumont on the ocqasion, and of the Committee of Parliament, embodied in a Resolution pre- pared by its chQrirman, Dr. NeLuU. Georoe Herrick, M.D. James Bovell, M.D. Toronto, 16th February, 1861. Dr. Arnoldi, to the Honorable. John Rose, Commisaioner of Public Works. Sir, — The attention of Government having been drawn, during th ? present Session of the Legislature, to the case of Dr. Rees, of Toronto, late Medical Super- intendent of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum ; and having, in common with his numerous medical friends, felt deep interest that he should be adequatoly requited for his past and valuable services, may T beg your serious and immediate attention to his prayer, now fully before the Government ? Dr. Rees has devoted a very large portion of his professional life to the establishment of lunatic inylums in Canada. He visited the continent of Furope to obtain the most recent and appoved 6 modes of conducting such institutions, altogether at his own expense ; and on his return, after many ajiplicatioTis to the Legislature, succeeded in getting the present Toronto Lunatic Asylum founded, and was appointed the first Medical Supcrinten- lin(|uish his charge for a season, — his bodily organs generally having suffered so much fuiictioiKil derangement as to di-^(|ualifv him from service. [laving carefully [•eiused the various certificates furnished by Staff Surgeon Delmage, Drs. Herrick, liadgley, Rovell, and others personally known to me, and comparing the conclusions at which they have arrived with the opinion I hare mv- self formed of Dr. Rees" bodily condition, during frequent intercourse with him for the last 13 or 14 years, 1 corroborate the statements of the above gentlemen in every particular. William Hallowell, M.D. by man Certificate of F. Badolet, M.D. Toronto, 6th March, 1851. Sir, — In accordance with your re it in the ait such a hoover is ^our case NAN. was done mittces of le for him ion from ilRON. 1859. he House . Rees, be nsiderable ce ; it was il he had istitutions !he asylum le greatest 3cs' claim, e. There 1 in their of the ia- ivcd fatal, or. ion of the while in lie utility, icd its being ion, with the 11 and said that the Government wer«' well disposed to cunsidor his claims, which were, undoubtedly, well worthy of every attention, and to do what would be proper in the case." With this pledge to the House the matter dropped, but nothing whatever wai done. The Hon. tht Ftce-Chant'tUor to Sir A. N. MacNab. ToKo.vTO, 12th May, 1862. My Dear Sir Allan, — As I know you have already advocatcil the interests of Dr. Rees, and you are not exactly the sort of man to be wearied Avith well doing, you will excuse me for now calling your attention to his case. For some time I have been seriously alarmed at the manifest perilous state of his health, resulting, according to the best medical evidence, frum organic injuries received when acting as Superintendent of the Asylum ; and, knowing that some measure is pending before the Executive, in pursuance of a twice-repeated Legii-ilativo sanc- tion in his behalf, I am only afraid that relief may come too late, and that, like the famous Butler, who died of starvation and heartbreak, and had immediately a marble monument erected to his memory by his grateful country, " He asked for bread and received a stone." The Commissioners of the Lunatic Asylum, among whom, from its first estab- lishment, I was a member, were so convinced that Rees came within the class for whom some provision is made in respect of injuries sustained in the public service, that, in fact, he stood in the light of an officer maimed in bsttle ; and sooner far, I think, would either you or I risk our lives on the battle-field than among cunning lunatics. The following entry I find among our proceedings when investigating his case: — The Committee appointed by a Resolution of the Commissioners of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum, at a meeting held .the 24th January, 1846, to investigate the cir- cumstances under which certain injuries sustaiiujd by Dr. Rees were inflicted, beg leave to report, that after a minute and careful examination of such of the oflScers and servants of the Institution as were likely to be cognizant of the circumstances under which certain injuries sustained by Dr. Rees, and described in the medical certificates of Professor Beaumont and Dr. Grasett, were inflicted, they are unani- mously of opinion that those injuries were sustained by that gentleman when in the discharge of his official duties as Medical Superintendent of the Provincial Lunatic Asylum. At a subsequent meeting of the Commissioners, convened for the purpose of considering the Report, with a view to founding thereupon an application to the Government, it was resolved, after a full investigation of the facts alleged by Dr. Rees in support of his memorial to His Excellency the Governor General, that with a view of obtaining some permanent relief in consideration of impaired health from injuries received while in the discharge of his duties as Medical Superinten- dent of the Lunatic Asylum, we are unanimously of opinion that the statement submitted to them in his intended Memorial is well founded, and most respectfully recommend the same to the generous consideration of His Excellency. Can you, my dear Sir Allan, upon this sanction, and upon what you know better than I can, the proceedings of the House of Assembly, take any step which may tend to extricate a deserving public servant from a state of suspense and suffering ? Believe me, my dear Sir Allan MacNab, with the greatest respect, Your faithful servant, RoBEBi Jameson. m We. ihc undcrMipnO'l, vcspcctfiilly certify that wo have long known Dr. Wm. Rces, :iri(l willir';.'ly licar tcslinioiiy to tho active zeal iind liiuiiiinity with which he has. for hovcial years, devoted liis aide professional skill to the «erviee of (he Ijiinntie Asylum, and Imnihly recommend him to the favor of His Execdlency the Governor (ictieral. Allan N. MArNAM, A. M'Lean, Judge, Q. JJ., John Touonto, C. A. IIageumax, Q. B., llomiRT S. Jamkson, V. Chr., W. B. Jarvis, Sheriff, 11. D., and one of J. B. Macaulay, Judge, Q. B., tho Commissioners, Lunatic Asylum. 1 have always heard Dr. llees' services, in the care of lunatics confined in tho Asylum, spoken of as being very zealous and successful. Jno. B. Robinson, Chief Justice. Wc, the undersigned, members of the Corporation of the City of Toronto, having b<'en acfjuainted with Dr. Roes as a professional man for many years, and having witnessed the talent and zeal which he has manifested in the conduct and iiianagemcrit of the temporary Lunatic Asylum in this city, during the many years which ho has been engaged in the medical superintendence of that institu- tion, most respectfully recommend him to the favorable consideration of His Excellency the Governior General. Wm. H. Boulton, Mayor, Henry Sherwood, Alderman, Geo. Gurnett, Alderman, Wm. Wakefield, Alderman, James Bi;aty, Alderman, Angus Bethune, Alderman, J. HiLLYAiiD Cameron, Alderman, Robert Beard, Alderman, Denison, Jr., Alderman, John Craig, C.C, James Trotter, C.C, Geo. Platt, C.C., J. G. Beard, C.C, Saml. Plait, CC, John Ritchie, C.C, Thomas J. Pre.ston, CC, Jonathan Dunn, CC, Samuel Mitchell, CC. Telegram to the Hon. P. M. Vankouohnet, Oommmioner of Crown Lands. Don't forget our old friend Dr. Rees and his services. Isaac Buchanan. Telegram to the Hon. George Sherwood, Receiver General. Hamilton, August 17th, 1859. Don't forget our old friend Dr. Rees and his services, which would, had your brother lived, have been long ago settled. Isaac Buchanan. Tilegrani to the Hon. Sidney Smith, Postmaster General. You will place me under great obligation by assisting in getting justice done to Dr. Rees, before the removal of the Government. Isaac Buchanan. 18 Dr. Wm. which he CO i»f the llen4. Mv Dkaji Mokin, — Till' Itt'iircr, l>r. lU-c-t, ;iii oM aiiiiiit,\sitli ho-|iii.ils, asylum.-, ami ivcry otlur tlcpartment f'lDliruct'd l»y his pj'f)fos,-«i(>ii. Shuuhl the prcsfjii (.Jovfrmuciil he disjiox''! to lake 8oin(! stcpH to phu ur puMic sanat(j y institutions on a hotter foundation (anij (toil knows they rfijuirc much), I kn-nv cf f(>\v nn ii lutli-r (|ualifio(l to make valua- ble suggestions fur the administration nf such maltLTs, for tlie Doctor is eminently practical and much ;^iven to study, and h is had ;.'reat experience. A Sanatory Board is very much rei|uired, ei|u;dly for the henefit of the sick, the stranger, the alienated ;uid the iiihnii. An e.-lahlishment of this nature would be an honor to the country, would save it many ihousai. !;■ of pounds annually, and rcdieve tiie Administration of a vast amount of trouble and vexation I am sure ynv will ])ardon the freedom of my remarks, knowing as I do how devoted you are to the best interests of our common country.! Y^nrs very faithfully, 'WoLFRED Nelson. Dr. IIkhhick fn /ionoral/lc F. IIincks. 'roRO-Mu, August 17, 1852. My Deau H1NCK8, — You might have reeetitly observed tliat the condition and management of tlie Gaols, as regards tin* health of their inmates, has been the subje't of severe animadversion in the public prints, no less than the complaints ag list the Provincial Lunatic Asylum. Now it has occurred to me. that if an Insjx-otor of Gaols and Lunatic Asylums was appointed for the Western, similar to that of the Eastern section of the Pro- vince, lately given to Dr. Nelson, no measure wald afi'ord greater public satisfac- tion. I have been led to make tliosi^ observations, because T have made arrange- ments to proceed to Parliament for tlie purpose of obtaining justice for that much injured and long neglected, yit meritorious public servant, Dr. Kees, — a man more eminently qualified from his experienue and aptitude for such an office as the above cannot lie found, nor would any appointment give greater satisfaction. Th(^ Legislature having two or tliree times recommended provision for him as compensation, and as no man has done more to aid the public,* I do hope that you will at once carry out this suggestion, togetiier with the recommendation of the Conmiittee in their Hesolution of last Session, so that ho may extricate himself from the embarrassment under which he has so lont; suffered. I may venture to add that I feel sure Dr. Rolph will fully agree in .all T have here advanced. I am, dear Sir, yours truly, Georqe IIerrick, M.D. To the Honorable F. Hincks, &c., kc. Fr„in the. Toronto Patriot, May \lth, 1839. * " We this day Lij before tho publi'' a conect I st of i\u Hilb passed during the late Sessian of " the Legislature, amont' which is one for the e=tabli.^linienl ol" a Lunatic ■\9ylum. The public is mainly "iiidehtcd to the indilaligable perse veramc "f I'r. fii-es, wh'\ we sincerely hope, will be rewarded for "his useful acd praiseworthy zeal by a posi of hotujr ami pnioiuinent in the establisliineBt, and not, " like Bentivog-lio, be deaidl admittancH into die lii)^,'.iai which iu* hiingelf ha'l erected." By Dr. Reps also was su^'gested the existing Piovincial Bo»ril >f Works, a meaas of saving Tast ■urns to the public, adding preatly to the efficiency, ami ])ievf iting the abuses at that time bo much complained of in tliat important branch of the pui)lic servic!' The Orphans' Home and Female Aid Society (the modt^l ohariiy of the Prorince, it may be said), and other important Institutions, owe their origin to Dr. Reos. t " The first important step taken in Canada towards reforming our prison system, ^as by the establishment, in 1859, of a Board of Inspectors of Asylums and Prisons."— (?/anc« a« /A« Prtsenf State oftht Common Gaols of Canada^ ic, by E. A. Meredith, LL. D. II Hr>4. 1 frif'nd, It' Doctor |t:irtmcnt I to take lull (UU(J VI.' VillUH- iiiiMcntly tlic sick, ire wouM lally, iind I till how BON. 852. ition and been the )mpltaiDt8 Asylums the Pro- I satisfac- arrange- hut much nan more the above or him as that you ^11 of the J himself UvU. Ml. (;aYI,EY t.t Ihit. V. [IlNi'KS. .My I)KAU Sir, — Will _v<)ii .-illuw im- to introihicf to your notico ithmiirli holi- day timet !i suhjfot ill wliich yri- ^in«'H (tf thin counfrv. Vnii ai'' well aware of thf salisfu-tion '^ein'rajlv folt at tho ap|)oiiitiiiriit of tlu' lI'Mi. W. 15. K'lliiii-iiiii to fhr very iin|viitaitt mid iiitcrrstin^ service! ofstttliii^i tlu wild liitie-* of llie West : thai luiii;.; aceoiii|>li-*lied, a perma- nent arran^enieiit should \>r made to proteet their intere»f"<. Oil the eve uf tlie removal of the (Itveriitiieiil from TdrniilK t.i (.^ludiee, i feel assured that the poor liidiatii will ii<>t he overlook' d. and that prreantioiis will bo taken to promote their spiritiinl as well aM temporal welfare, l»y (he selm'tion of some con»peleiit party to devote his whoh' time and attention to their general wants. 1 have hut to mention the name of l)r. lle(>s to iiiili-^t voiir svmpathirs and interest — a man oriii;^h professional atlaiinii' iits, jjjreat eX[ii'rionee and trust- Worthy habits, with that peculiar iilio^yncrasy which render him eminently «|Uali- fied for this all-important chari^e. A wor>ni<'iit, and the subject is one of such »eriouM importance that it r;\\\\\ ot hut he I e;i;!irded «H posHcsfling the strongest claim for the carlicHt attention of the UoVeiliMieiit. Vi-lumi\'» In fsivor ort HrrtwTi ' n hy Dr. Spr.ir-, in M;irfh, "1^.. wf firvl, ai ••onfirmiitnry of this upinioii of our-*, w iJcwuut of the avriii^ic himiiIht st. TIk- nvoru^o ri'iriihi»T ol' fnf st <«(f(>cto(l iit \V thh'hom ou all ca.s«'.' i.H there statid to ho 0-5 per ci-nt. | in \\o ¥'o»iHtM'tii'iit Anvluni, oT — 40 por cent. ; in Fraiwe, VI — 42 per cent. ; in En. 'hi. I, ctnerally U2 p.r eeiir. Worn stuii'l the iiiortiiliticH ? In (Juimectieuc there are 4 — \ p«T ecnt. ; in I'aris, 7— T per eeiit. ; and at Toronto, 7 — o p.T cent. The Rrport rihini- »lliithil to of T>r. Spears, with uther.>< of J)r-<, Dunlop arid !Jees. re hop-' to he periniM 1 fo piibinh in future numhers, for they eontain ii in.'iss of information, remlereildouhly valuable ut this nioniont, from the fact of all the Institutions at preaeat cxidtinjf in this Province Iioi .g merely of a temporary iles.'nptiou." £x'ru ' from the. First Report of thf. Ai*i/hm, by the lion. R. S. .I.\MEiON, V. C, ^fnd Chairman of the Tioard of Cu/nmitsioncra, 1841.* *' When usavtminji^ tlie reiponsiliility and the or^'anization of the new Asylum, I well knew the liencv.lent ardour with wliioh Dr. Hecs had ioii;.r 'voti d himself to the suhjeet of the treatment of iii.'^arie j)ir-oiH, iiiid tliat it was " fact, owing mainly to his perseverance that the exi^tiii<^ Lcfjishuive provision w -, made. Tho patients were taken from the cells in which they were closely confin-d, and placed • Extract from the roy ubh speech of the Hon, Chu^fJuHtice Robin»on, on He occmionof njinsf the/ourt' dutioii lione of the Xcw Jmjlum, ToimUo, .l«i,'«»/ '.!Gf/', l-!4iJ. " Tho erection oPa new giifil in this city li'f'l tlie old jr n.l ut !h« diipi).-';!! of tli« prop' - authorities, And It wad ikpplieil exclusively to tho piirpoai' ot'iirc"nini'ji|fifini( tlio om:!!)*', ulio boidj^co 'fCted tbnrv, were idnrpd undi-r the euro of a tnediciil K>Milli'niiin. I'r. IiPi-s, vvho'h;id made insanity li. > study, And who disciiargc . the duty tie hud undurtiliun wiih ability ; |I speak more rani idurly of reports which have been jiresented to the LeLaslatuie of th» .^tale of New YorkJ are amon.. the moat deeply interesting docutntntu which I liavi* trer rr id. Ouc tint 1 re''olleel to have seen itated in them, which is indeed encourai;ing It is, iliat in one ol tho in-iiitnuon-! ot' that Stu'e, as wi-ll as in the well-known p'ivate estalilishment in Knirlnnd. condnited bv Dr. Hurrowcs, the avt- age n raber of patients restored to tlu' iisi- of their reitson is about ninety-two in a niin^'red. I!ut tlii"i tlii?* alculft- tion i* confined to cases wh»re theu I us been no doliiy in iiPiiiyinR lli" prnp.T trfatnient. VVh- n three months hare been sutl'-r^d to elapse, tbe resnli \n more doui'tfnl ; if a much longer lime is ioat, the case see^s to be in gctierii. almost lii'pcle.ss It appeira a-< if the conliuutd derun^jemeut of i lie cen- tal powers occa force or by terr red, or vie*? o ! Among four kind, lie of thpir nil! ju- which can arrest (if anything lan) the arm of the suicide and fix the wavering rca-oii in the balance, wiien de- pressed by the calamities or agitated by the perplexities of life. This only can enable us to say, wi'h the calm assurance which human pride knows not : ' We are troubled on every sile but nut dis ressed ; we are ' perplexed but not in despair; persecuted but not forsaken ; cas' down but nut destroyed.' "Interesting as this subject is, 1 feel that an apology is due from me for h.iving presumed to detain you so long. The honor done to this occasion by the aiten lame of so large an asseiublage. it a fitting mark of respect to the public authorities of the country under whose ausjiices this great Pro- vincial work of charity is proceeding. It must be gratifying also lo the (lovornment wlio liave eon- seated to undertake the office of Commissioners under the Statute, and will animate iheni ii the discharge of their responsible duties. The erection of this Asylum will form hereafter an event of bo ■light interest in the Jiistory of Canada. It will mark the time from which one distres.sing want has been effectually supplied; and it will show how earnestly this people, at an early period, desired to emulate the example of their mother country, whose numberless and muniUcent public charities claim for her a diitinctton oven more glorious than her ackiowledged supremacy in arts and arms." 20 is to say, upon credit obtained in tho expectation that money would be advanced by Govcrniuotii to liquid, i!e tlio (b'bts cmitracted ; or upon the pergonal credit of the Medical Suporintemlunt and Ciiuuui.ssioners. Georgk Gornett, Foreman. Copy of a Letter from Du. DuxLoi>, M.P.P., to the Hon. S. B. Harrison. Toronto, 22nd November, 1841. My Dear Harrison, — Dr. Roes, conceiving that you would 1)C more apt to attend to the repre'^cntations of :i representative than his own, has requested me to write to you on the state of the Asylum under his charge. He is quite out of funds, — the creditors are clamorous, and tho sorvants arc in a state of mutiny : so that, if not speedily relieved, he will have no alternative but to dismiss the lunatics and lock uj) the doors. This would ho ; sad pity, for they are doing well in all oases, and in many tho cures have hi'im miraculous. Indi'cd, I never saw an estab- lishment of the kind so well conduehd. Now, if these poor people are sent home to their friends before ihey are completely cured, a relapse will be the certain consequence. Do try to get something done. Yours truly, William Dunlop. To Hon. S. B. Harrison, Provincial Secretary. Copy of Letter from Dr. Kees to Hon. S. B. Harrison, Provincial Secretary. Toronto, November 21, 1842. Sin, — Impelled by the most urgent pecuniary difficulties, legal proceedings and legal expenses, I ties ire again lo call your attention to my recent communica- tions on the subject of remuneration for my professional services to tho Provincial Lunatic Asylum, to wliich I ha\c not received even an acknowledgment. That I should be exj)o.ied to i^uch painful cinharrassmcnt Vt'ithout any attention to my claims, during a ])eriod oi nearly two years — the smallest sum excepted, on account, but not equivalent to rent and fuel, which I was to receive — is really too bad, when considering that I have devoted my undivided attention to the responsible and very onerous duties of the oiiice I hold. I ix) trust, that what the Statute provides as the salary of the Medical Superintendent will be meted to me, it being the distinct understanding with myself and the (Jonnui.>s;ioners, on my entering on the duty, that I was to receive tho same. Your earliest attention to the subject will oblige Your obedient, humble servant, Wm. Rees. To the Hon. S. B. Harrison, Provincial Secretary. From W. B. Jahvis, Commissioner, Lunatic Asylum, to the Hon. R. S. Jameson, t'huirniun of tominissioncrd, Jr'rovinaial Lunatic Asylum. Toronto, 20th May, 1844. My Dear Sik, — 1 really think that we should, as Commissioners, take some steps for tho relief of Dr. Rees, with respect to his salary. His affairs are in a ' !?■ i i' :: n idvjinced credit of •eman. ISON. Hi. apt to ;stcd rae ;e out of tiny : so lunatics (11 in all in estab- nit home ! certaia [,0P. jretari/. 842. )ceedings iimunica- 'rovineial That I on to my account, i-dd, when and very ovides as e distinct the duty, ill oblige Hues. Jameson, 844. ake some are iu a most embarrassed state; and the aunoyauco which I, :n Shuiiff, am cooipolled to give him, is quite sufficient to rcndor him incapahh" (if atlonilini^ to hia duties. Can we fall upon any plan to obtain fi>r liim instant aiid, and I was appointed the first Medio:il Superintendent, though on a very iniidenuate salary. In orgaiii/in^ and cond\ictiii;:; the infant establishment, I had to encounter great difficultic-!, pecuniary and otht-rwi-e, which, however, by zenl and untiring energy, 1 surmounted, and 1 succeeded in managing the institution in bui-h a man- ner as to elicit, and I trust deserve, very distinguished expressions of aj>proli;ition.* In support of the foregoing statements, I beg reference to the first pnijiLTaph of the Report of the Committee of the House of Asscnd)ly, of 11th July, 1'^.51, herewith enclosed, marked A; the Report of Dr. Spears (enclosed) marked B; extract of Report of Dr. Dunlop (enclosed), marked C ; letter of W. 13. Jarvis (enclosed), marked D ; and letters of Dr. Dunlop, marked II. Enclosed will also be found the Report of a ('ommittec of the Commis^jicners of the Asylum, of 1846, on my ease, and :i Resolution of the Commissioners fountled thereon, marked F, and an extract from the Report of the Committee of Assembly of 1840. marked G ; and I also beg to draw attention to the letters (jf the late Dr. Grasett, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals, at Quebec, marketl J ; and of the Rev. H. J. Grasett, murked K, us to my professional standing, &c., previous to accepting the management of the institution. While engaged in that management. I received injuries from two lunatics, which left serious effects, from which I have never ceased to suffer, and do not expect I ever shall.' I made application almost immediately for compensation, supported by the evidence and tho above recommendation of the Asylum Com- missioners (F). See tho Report of the Committee of the House of Assembly on that occasion (1846). In 18/) 1, the matter was again reported on by a Committee of the House of Assembly, and it then appeared that ray health was still seriously impaired, not- withstanding eff"orts to establisli it, by travel and otherwise, and the Committee recommended me as a fit subject for a provision. I refer to the Report (A) and to the Appendix thereto, and particularly the letters of Staff'-Surgeon Delmagc (L) and Dr. Badgley (M). A Resolution, founded on that Report, was prepared ; but in consequence of the absence (the result of sudden illness) of Sir Allan MacNab, who had the case in hand, it was not proposed, and the Session unfortunately closed without any action being had upon it. Since then, I have never ceased to apply for some relief, having been, how- ever, quite willing to take it in the shape of an officef — the duties of which would be such as 1 could perform with efficiency — which species of relief T would hitherto have preferred to a mtire petision, which, however, in consequence of increasing years and decreasing heaUli, I would now rather prefer. * A sooihiaff noQ-restraint and entirely new system was adopted, restoiii))^ ih" unfortnnat* inmates, tl.f most npfilecleil, contiriiipd au'! violent cases of insanity thf.t will e\tv be .prars by the Reports of Drs. Spears and Diinlop ( \i and Cj. The inadequacy «;f uiy salary abundantly appetirs through- f)Ut the actjonipanyiiig documents ■ -ee B, M and ()). 1 may adil, also, another ground for cfinsiderdtion : it Avas on tny remonstraiKc thai a most objectionable site, in the immediate nt.'ighbourhood of a marshy swamp, which had been selected for the ereelion of tlie permanent })uilding here, was abandoned. If erected there, the b'iilding would have hceri found uninhabitable for the unfortunate class of patients for whom it was intended, which woidd have rendered its abandonment — after costing X150,0U0 — necessary, thus entailing a heavy loss on the Province. r was also, subsiMjuently, maiioy instrumental in preventing an ecjually objectionable .'^ite being fixed upon at Kingston. These are notorious facts, capable of proof on reference to the proper <|uarter. On all these grounds, therefore, I beg respectfully to ask the Government to make rnc coinj)ensation for the past out of the Lunatic Asylum funds in hand,* and also to aivard a permanent provision for the future for ray declining years. In addition to the foregoing papers teferred to, I would beg reference to the following : — Letter of the late Vice-Chancellor Jameson to Sir Allan MacNab, 12th May, 1852, marked Q. Letter of Sir Allan MacNab to Hon. F. Ilincks, 7th July, 1852, marked R. Letter of Vicc-Chancellor Jameson to Hon. H. Sherwood, September, 1852, marked S. Letter of Hon. H. Sherwood to Dr. Rees, Cth October, 1852, marked T. Letter of Dr. Herrick to Hon. F. Hincks, 17th August, 1857, marked V. Letter of Hon. \V. Cavlev to Hon. V. Ilincks, no date, marked V. Letter of Dr. Nelson to Hon. Mr. Morin, 23rd November, 1854, marked W. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Wm. Rees. The Honorable The Provincial Secretary. To the Honorable Charles Alletn, I rovincial Secretary, Quebec. Toronto, March 6, 1861. Sir, — My claims, the subject on which I had the honor to address you in April, 1H58, still remaining unadjusted. 1 beg leave to transmit the within medical certificates atul evidence of the continued ill eflects and consequences of the injuries received by me in the jiublic service, which, together with the other papers already before Government, cannot fail. I humbly conceive, fully to establish what I have, from the commencemiin of my a]i| lication, constantly urged as a just claim. ! il, * I beg to call attention to the fact, thnt when 1 first applied for compensation, and for maoj jears afterw;irds there wur a larpe fund applicable to ,-iich a purpose in the Lunatic Auylum Tax — wnl''h, in IS.'iS, was so prodlii.tive as to yield over$30,0"0, loft balance when it ceaBed. Whatamouit remained when Iho lav ceased to be collected I do not recollect, but it wai a very considerabl* Bum.— W. It. 25 !►- On the sugj^estion of tho Honorable F. IIinok««, the Into llonoraMo Ilonrj Sherwood, many yours xince, proposed to me that, by way of compensation, I. should accept some ea.oy office, the duties ot which I could perform, notwithstanding my impaired health ; but no such situation oftere(l itself for a b)ng time, or until an Act was passed for appointing a Board of Prison Inspectors (a suggestion for which the public arc indebted to mymelf ). A place in that Board, with a salary, I felt disposed to accept, knowing the duties were such as I could fulfil satisfactorily to the public, if they were not too onerous for my state of health, which I then thought would not be. Under these circumstances, and being willing to work for the public as long as 1 could, I became an applicant for one ot these Inspector- ships, which, however, was not conferred on me. I thercf-^rc urge ray application for the permanent provision contemplated by the Report of the Committee above referred to ; and it seems scarcely necessary to draw attention to the fact, that my application for office under such circumstances and from such motives, cannot possibly militate against my claim, so fully established by the evidence and medical certificates now sent and already before the (Jovcrnment, — which leave no doubt of my permanent ill health, arising from injuries received in the public service, and consequent inability to follow my profession — facts which are quite consistent with a desire and ability, some time since expresseu, to fulfil the duties of an office of a particular description. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your very obedient, humble servant, Wm. Rbbs. (,'orrespondence subsequent to the Report of the Committee of the Legislative AsHcmhly — Session of 1861. Secretary's Offick, Quebec, 26th August, 1861. Sir, — I hare the honor to inform you that His Excellency the Governor General has had under his consideration, in Council, your. Petition, with its enclo- sures, pvaying that the recommendation submitted in a Report of a Committee of Parliament during its last Session, in favor of some provision or allowance being made to you for injuries received whilo in discharge of your duties as Medical Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum at Toronto, in the year 1845, be taken into consideration, and that any such allowance take effect from the period when the injuries were inflicted, as recommended by the said Report. His Excellency directs me to inform you that the Legislature has not placed at his disposal any funds out of which any provision or allowaoce can be made to you. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, G. Powell, W. Rees, Esq., M.D. Acting Assistant Secretary. Toronto, 11th October, 1861. Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the f 6th August, informing me that His Excellency the Governor General^ in Council had had under consideration my Petition and its enclosures, and intimating that the Lagislature had not placed at his disposal any funds out of which any provision or allowance could be made to me. 20 I Hlioiild havo replied >>cf(>re tlii^, liad I not l»een suffcripg from serious indis- position, aii.sin;» fron) my ^eneiiil ill liealtli, ii;;gravated l)y travel and ray long detention at <^>uel)er, expeeiing my case to be taken up, and the mental Huflering ariaing f'roni hope (IcfVn-ed. I now refill' to ilie tiul»jeet, JM-cauHe, altlionj^li I gratefully acknowledge the recognition by the Government of my claim, and their virtual acijuiescence in the strong recomiiit'Tiilaiioii of the rarlijimentary (.'ommittoe of last Sension, I cannot beliijve that, on recoiiHidtratiou, IJis Excellency in (Council will be of opinion that the answer f luive received meets the case. Since the introduction of Kesponsible (irovernment, it has been a well-cstab- lislied practice that nil monrj/ t/rovts must be initiaU'd by the Government, and whenever an attempt has lieen made by an independent member of the House to infringe this rule, it has been met liy a prompt rebuke. The most the Committee could have done, under tliese circumstances, was to investigate the case, and recoinmcnd f/eueral/i/ ; this they did in very strong terras, after a careful and close examination of facts, and it was absolutely out of their power to place funds at His L'xcellniei/n diKpoml ; but in their very favorable recommendation they afforded the Oovenmicnt the strongest assurance that whatever provisions the Government, in tlic exercise of the duty constitutionally devolving on them, should submit to the House, would laeet their cordial appsoval. On foimer occasiojis I was informed that the Government only desired a Report from the Legislature as a ground for action, and to justify a provision such as my case deserved ; this ground was furnished last Session. I submit, therefore, that I have done all that can be expected of me, and that the House have done all that can bo expected from them, u:itil a provision is sub- mitted to them by the Ministry, adequate to my claims, as admitted, in which, doubtless, they Avil) readily concur; and that it would be cruel towards me, at my advanced age, and in my very critical state of healthy to require me to go to the labor and expense of another visit to Quebec, to make another appeal to the Legislature ; and that the latter, after the thorough investigation of last Session and the Committee's very favorable Report might, however much they sympathized with me, not unreasonably decline to enter again on the subject. I have therefore respectfully to request, that His Excellency in Council will cause to be included in the Estimates for next Session such adequate provision for me as will carry out the strong recommendation of the Committee, and tha^ I may receive such an assurance of his intention as will relieve my mind from the suspense under which I am and have long been laboring. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your very obedient servant, Wm. Rees. The Hon. the Provincial Secretary, Quebec. Toronto, 16th January, 1862. Sir., — From the period which has elapsed since my last communication, and under the most anxious desire to simplify'-, facilitate aad make every sacrifice cal- culated to aftbid a prompt settlement of my claims, which have been already urged in three lleports of the Legislature, and have met with recognition from the Government, as well as the virtual acquiescence of the Parliamentary Committees, I beg leave to sug^jest for your consideration and that of the Government, the following moderate and very reasonable proposition, viz. : That the provision in my favor, contemplated by the Legislature in its Reports and Resolutions, be 2T rious indis- fl ray long ,1 HuflViriiig wlodgc the enco in the I, I cannot pinion that well-cstah mnt-nt, and I House to Committee case, and 1 and close e funds at ation they krisions the em, should desired a vision such c, and that uon is sub- , in which, me, at my go to the loal to the st Session mpathized ouncil will :; provision and tha^ I from the .vKES* 1862. ation, and crifice cal- ady urged from the jmmittees, iment, the 'ovision in utions, be • awarded me to the present period only, Ij'avinji the future out of roti-iideration, and that it he computed, with intero-tt, at tlie ssunc low rate as that ;.MVi'ti !>> cfrtain other civil officers recently placed on the retired list. — JC'-iOO per anrniin. I am aware that this sum. pro|)(iSfd as (•Drnpfhsatioii, is considt'ni'''-' less than the pension to which I aui jii-tly entitlfil, froiu the position wliic. jonuerly occupied as Superintendent of tlu' Lunitio Asylum; yet I am will iii^' to wtiivc any scruples on that point, so as to arrive at some deiinitr adjustitu'iit of myVlairns. 1 abstain from making any allusion to the ruinous lossi-s 1 liavi' su-itainiMl, or the serious expenses which I have incurn"l. personally arid tiirou;^'li a^^'eiits, hy Journeys to, and detentions at, the seat of (jrovernment, during the past fifteen years, iit the just prosecution of my stiit. One half of the amount which 1 suggest as a settlement shall be paid to the Government for old Crown Lanf the (lovcrninont, holiefing, •B wt> do, tliat if is oik^ floHcrviiig an earnosi and favorahir* conxidcration. John A. Mncdonahl, A. M. iSniiih, J. a. Smith, Isaac Buchanan, James Cfiwan, Joseph Ifymal, W. l»ark(-r, William Notman, T. C. Wallhridge, W. Mc'ilic il history, ttie havoc made " in a Siiilo hy pestih nee and neglect ot the public he ilth, the ilepopulution and Ion's, not by thoii.-tanda but by iiiillions — even dfthroriement and In-is tpfciniiro liaving occurred in TiiriouH partu of the world from this cau8u| — tliey would perhaps ailmit that the care ot tiiu public health was as much entitled to be constituted a dopnrtniont of government ax public defence, particularly since it is utiiver^ally acknowledged that national strength is more dependent upon men and mental, tluiu material capital, or, in other words, on the sanitary condii'ion of the people, i^uaraniiiio, sanitary and other laws are enacted; viust sums are annually lavished on institutions tor the indigent and aftllcted, but where are tho results ti' be seen '.' in whose control do they Hu ? iu whoso ilepartment do they centre? nnd what responsibility, through Parliament, t-j the public, is there that funds so appro- priated are properly applied oi th" statutes obeyed .' In what direction is tho public to look on tho occurrence of an outbreak, or the invasion of an epidetnic. or for relief friru thi; itiou-iand-and-ono ills ari.sing from over-crowded institutions, defective ventilation and sewajte, by which they are surrounded, but to which they are for tho most part, in tho absence of such protection, insensible? On such occasions, it not unfretiuontly liapi)cns that both Government and society become panic- stricken, and are thrown on the voluntary aid and direction of a profession wliich, except on such occasions, is by the Government almost ignored, yet in whoso ranks are to be found men as brave, patriotic and self-sacrificing as any class a Government or country over possess. Law, land, agriculture, and public worKs, nro represented, but a D(purtmfiit,cr lUinmler of Public Health, the most vital to a country, has no existence in tho (loveri.metit, although the i)ublio expenditure on charitable, sanitary and penal institutioiiH frei|ucutly amounts to fully half a million of dollars annually, a large amount of which might be saved by the exercise of greater circumspection in the selection of sites for buildings, in their location, skill in their structure, and in their general economy, tho continued defects of which, added to their in.sufficienty of accommodation, having been the ever- lasting theme of grand jury and other |)resentiment3 throughout the Province. It is, thereforo, dne to society and to the medical profession that this grave subject receive the consideration it merits, par- ticularly on the present very auspicious occasion, when the Provinces are about to inaugurate a new Government and a new constitution, but, above all other considerations, from the fact that similar views are admitted and appear recently to obtain in England, resulting in the pissing of an Act by the Imperial Legislature as follows :— "An Act for vesting in the I'rivy Council certain powers for the protection of the Public Health." — 3rd August, 1851. To the profession, whose rights have never been thus asserted, and i. > Legislature, in who8« hands rest the interests of society generally, this suggestion, worthy perhap. the emulation of older Governments, is committed, of providing for a Minister of Public Health; or, should this title imply the necessity of going out with every change of Ministry, or removal jieriodically, let the Department be designated that of tho Inspector (Jencral of Iltalth, which, if faithfully organized cannot but redound to the great honor and welfare of the country and the greater economy and eflBciency of the Government. E.xperionce also teaches that all corporate towns and cities shoul 1 possess a pormane.it Council of Health, with a medical man as its chairman, and a certain policf: force, if any exists, under its direction. Such Council should have jurisdiction over all matters i)ertaining to the public health. To the legal profession.judgeships, silk gowns, and nearly all crown appointments, liberal fee", and liberal retiring allowances, are ever open ; but to the defenders of the public l-.ealth, who are, night at;d day, in the field, for the most part without emolument or honor, the portals ot government are ever closed. Representation nnd responsibility in the Government, or in a recognised depart- ment, and a liberal pecuniary annual grant in aid of medical science (the science of public health), are due alike to society and the profession ; and it must appear matter of astonishment that in the present boasted age of enlightenment, the protection of life and alleviation of human misery, which ou<;ht to have been the first, is made the last duty of national Governments ; and I may here further observe that each Province ought to nave its College of Physicians and Surgeons, t Tlie anil il^ of cpirti'mic cholera shew that from the year 1817 to 1S32 no lean t'lau lOO.DOD.nOfl mjuls perislieil; tUat nt a 5 orlod further remote 2.1 840 OUO shared tuK same fat« from p «buo, when th« cout««i m lanteJ flvu je»rs.cnrryiut{ off two ueens, two Mayor,*, six .tldcrmen, and fo'ty-flvn medical men. Ilutasthe history iifnp''dimicB an't th» doctrine of contit- gion would occupy many volnmes, and as we have had sulB' i»iit experience on onr own 'liores to enlixhlen us on its fatalitr, and to warn us to keep our own house In order, -utllce it simply to remark, tha' to medical science as the handmaid of ciTlli- zation and of security to society the public muxt look, aud tliat it wil be iaciimbeot on the UnTernment to fntiter, by annuaJ grants, buwever limited (ray £1000), the eatablishmeDt of a UoUeice of Phy«i'r- r-i* tuAy \>v rfprf-fiitml hihI ihi ir I'trrdiciillvf finnTtfil imil ufilii|i|, for iIip cotiinion wi-al, nnd umlrr wlioNr I'lititrol all >•'<■'< MCI riiin(( from tin* \*-w nf UiploniiiM or lh«iii«-H (of which thfr<' iboiiUI hf Imt iiD« for the iinitnl i'riiv itl(■l'^) iind (("Vi'mi'MMilii! Kfuultf, tnny he plikml fur th<- |iiir])Osc!i of a mcUiinl llhriir.v Htnl tiiiinAiiiii, fur i'||Hhfiitr a fnrpl fi>t \>r\r.i' c»»ny* on Tni'ill*nl iioi«iii'i>, And 'r lilx-ntilj I fwiiT'iinu', itiiniiitli>, ihi- ('iilli'^'c (JuiiinmI ot Kxiiinint'r.i Ky i«u< h nii'itn* onlv i an the n>'bl(t icirnce «pf mh'iIm ill"' rriili/r ilN jii-it NHiiration't. or thi- imlilii- iti jint clMi»nii npoii ii, li III II 4 1 hi'iti|iniiii'i| til. it all I'lillKhti'iit'il f i >vnriiin*'nt4 .-hoiiM hhn nic tlii< ri>«|M)ni)ibiliiy of tlii> piililic hcHllli,tuiil hoiiM III' II -t |riU i>t' n I I'c u riii-r, '- tin' f 4i' ul iiatluiK in, ut tliiir-. tar niorv dcptMnlaiit on ilio Liw- of pliv-lcil lil'i iliiii "II '111' "ill of I otrntati"* oi thfl i ipIIpcIIvc pfTocts of hiiraau nctinn, and that tlit'Hi' provo iitti'rl\ liiipoti'iit wliiii 'ippiHt d to llii- |)"WiTrt ol natiirt','' (Niiild «■•■ I'lii dfiliici' fiiiiii till' trravc. iiictH of iiicdiral lii«tory horinj? nn thi* fatal ca'aniltfrii wliicli liiivi- iilllictiil till' liiiinaii iiui' in all iii.'<'«, or fli.d liini;iiftK« to potirlray Ihosr of tho pnm nt »hi('h tniiy li« provcntnl oi ii^'iimKrd hiit foi rriniinal apulhy, it rmiy Im* jii'tly pr»'KiitTipd that tho prvHcnt iippiMl to clcd hiininnity and raeoicnl i<'!cnc« would not havo boon di'ctni'd iii'ccHHary. While ri!i'rriii|; to tin- Aiiliji'ct ol'<'onta(;ion ai.d cpldiMnini, it may be mentioned that daring u four inontliH' tour up IIh' Mcilii('rraiii"iii. and rrHili-nco in ionio of the principal ciliei on its .shoren, I was Hiibjoctcil Kt In- ordi'al ol (|iiarHiiiiii»! no Ic k than live limes, iiy whicli I ha1c;;radation, admitting, ut the same time, that there is jier'- haps no class, even in the present advaiued age of reason, iillogethur exempt from the baneful influ- ence of famiticisin. I's cure may, however, lie in part found by the offer of liberal prizes for essays annually, calculated to enliylitcn and excite emulation, and by the t'lirmation of one National Union Society. liETTKB ADMIESSEU TO HON 11. II mCKY, ONE OF THE PROVINCIAL DELEOATES ON THE SIIIUEOT (IK THE I'.AV OK KUNDY AND BAY VERTE CAN.\L. St. Loiia Hotki,, Quebec, 1 Uh October, IHfil. SiK, — Allow me to tiiaw your atloiilioii, mid that of your honorable collea;,'ue8 now assembled in conference, to a s'lbjoct alike iniiiortaiil to the whole of tho proposed Confederated Provinces, and which • lu tliK prcKi'ht 111 ill till' i-nrlii'st niim. tli« iliii'f iiinphylftClicM on wtilch tin* natlvm of ttione conntr|i>« nioatly rely , ui'Xt t niMiiriiiK coiitiileiicc, ('iin»iHt in cnfuriiDK li^id iKolmion, tlie xiilijt'ctiDK of all nrticles wlilcli hnT<' bern m cout«ct with tlie afil cteii to Hiil|iliiiri>ii» liiiiiitiutioii, hdu tin- iirac't'i'e nl liiniiiK InrKe nniokinK fircn Id anir iien lo ii- ii|i|ih'Iii'UiI d iri'ni th i iikc ol Mil)ilinrrUH hIkI uiercnriiil baths skillully devineri agatuBt juJar^ to thfl liinRa. cou|il«il. if iudii'iiti'il, by a jiKlicioiii- 'iitiiii I use of the funu. The pathology ot contiKiooH dl>eaM'ii. pnblic by- Kli'iie. mental tbirnpeutic-, medical bUtory, i idu cdical and vital iitatiiitic*, art lubiectR worti,y profcBsl iial •ompctition and the very hlKlieut rewBrdn. 8bould iliaiip ci ktiil obiervatiouv u«rit a|>K«»v*li oil tbtnlil nnite iii a course thai oalculat •d to rail* to* woutad^biliests aod dignity ol ili inocMlon (Heal inter* itml iiii
  • r Olllli \h> llllt f tk nicf till' |iiiMic I* t't'otii « III; I tllO I.IM'H of I til At tll('ltl> .1 CIllHtlllticR the iirr«i nt ip(J Ihiit the Id mil have arioK >« fxor lioreii, I was npli' pxpori- .incil during iiH, will lllti- it IK) instni- hjpct merits le incoption, the country, , and en tor- lion eif tlio entcrtiiincd, r circulated, lalf of these tti American 1 as political that on my ly 3,000,000. low numbers nee, and the forward ; its ss has been ad Inst hope State on this of peace and there is per- &ncful inftu- )s for essays tioiial Union iOATES ON 180 J. assembled in 98, and which !»• mostly rely , [>«<-n in coutact tlieir (IwullinsR. [Klnst iitjari to HIM'*, public by- Dsl wimpetition le thaicalculat u ■My ri')t bv de«iii«int( tflnncfi at on the prtHH>nt iiii>m«>n'i>uii •MTiMion, vii., th« coiiHtructi'ni i)fthi' llav Veit*' (or wlinl I baVi lerinrd, mnini' m..ratiw ly, th« fiiuni) <':iii«l, pro je«-tf»wi<2'>. a meuMH by whit'li till' Hi, l.a««r> tu-c iittvi^ntioii to tli<< !«)'Hl>oHr•' rt)'iii'i| it diitUi»<' • I fr>>ni fiOO to 700 niiles, unit by win. h pro|>«>tlcn« from (^ui-Ih-c may rra»h thf lliiy ol' Kundy in I"* hour*, t and tin* tntin»iit<'d rout tor winch, *'ythf inont ci'inpi-fiil eimiiii'i'i*, waaihi-n Imt i,'70,0(Mt tor vrH«M'|« druwiii.' ('JKht I'l'i-t o)'N*,tlt r, but which it in ii'>w •'• TRAl.NINO HHIl'.S. — WAYS ANI> MKANS FOR TIIKlll SLI'I'OIIT. (AUdremed to Mininter of Mililin \Xih t'ehniitry, l,StV<, uml AiujuhI, ISrtl.) Sir,— I sincerely trust that my 8ug;.'cstion.s lor th(! formation of a Provincial Military Force, and A Provincial Marine, mav meet your aiijirobatioii and that of the Ooveriiment. It is proposed to form the nucleus of a pirmanent I'rovincial military and marino force, beginning witn one rcgimeut for each Province, and to apply to the IJritish .Admiralty for two vessels, of which they have many lying perfectly u.sules.s — one to be used tor tin ;,'ulfatidcoii8t service, .the other as a hulk to bo fitted up for tne purposes id' a nautical sclioid and trainiiii.' ship, n;oorcd in the harbor of Quebec. Instead of our Proviiiciul vessel beiii;; allowed to be frozen up with her crew all winter, the Commander shall, at the close of the season, relit ami take on board from the nautical school as many youths thus trained to iiavij^ation and seauiaiisliiii as ho n;ay accomnioial c( ndiict after entering the service. Hence the consideration aa to whether it would not lio bettor to send youthful deliii(|iieut3, after a sound admonition and tho holding out of encouraijement and reward, to the proposed Provincial ship at tiucbec, than to convict, and forever to degrade them, by cofsigniiig them to the convict cells of what is termed a Reformatory Prison, where, howover,it must be ac^ nitted, they are treated with humanity by its guardians and theGov- ernment. It has to be borne in mind, also, that there are individuals having a natural disposition for a seafaring and military life, which neither circumstances nor educatiim can control ; whose incli- nations can only be gratified and object effected, in a colony like this, by means of a plan similar to that proposed above. That by energy and effective discipline, both the proposed services may be elevated to the rank of any existing in any part of the world, there is no reason whatever to doubt. Colonies, unlike European States, have not hitherto afforded tho same opportunity to youth of t JadffiiiB from the period occupli'dim «r*>centvoyiiKr,tlietrlpir m QtiptuT to llallfnx dirpct may lie p rformi'd In nvarly the namniipaco of time It ii, therefore aiirprialiiK toftt A more oxtennive direct trsdo In nirnna of prop«illt> ■, bctwei n the whol of thf upper iivhc nml th»t rial k citv, with all Us hiItii' 'B).'e« iin-i proximity t ■ tho Went lii' leu ha« not long since ban II OH I hljphid. which can only be attributed to the fart thiit hitiicitn sai'ln^ rather than «teim vnHel- have been employed whiltit the preva linK winds are from the we«t frcTiU'ntly nin- te ten months in the y ar. Th« subject appears however, never to have obtaiusd sufficient attention. Favour d l>y lioth wind »nd tid - draoeudinK the ft. Lawrence, and by passinK the. oal real ns, stcnm ne' d n ly be used ori the r>'tiirn owifti'. I'he nty of Ottswa and Lake Huron itailway, for which a charter and certain lands wer'- prantod, viewed In connection H'lth the improvement of 'h ' navivation from th>* St. Lawrence to that city, if cirried out, rould not Ihil to attiact the great bulk of the trade from the upper lakes by the St. Lawrence, lis mitural channel, to the Atlantic and by which from 600 to TOO miles m«y be saved, with ui.at the same time, intiTfering with 'he plan for » Hrron and Ottawa ('anal, but which. In coiiiequence of the snrccssfkil use nf elevatoni and barKe.< instead of ships, may bo r.dnced to one-half its orlfiinal eatimate, Lastly, the advaolaKe of findina for all vessels r tnrn rarKoea of coal, nalt, (yptum, and other mlnersls, abonndiDK In the maritime ports, and where c «! fields aloun. i^ curriotl) stated in " Xay tor's C al Vlelds of the World," a-e estimated at 20,u00 square miles, all of which improvements te-d to an opening np of the great Pacific roate, 10 any class of erilintin;,' in the public Horviro, and hfnce thoir being pxpoaod to hahite which tond to offi'nfps and critni;. • I liiivo Htatcd tliat it would bo rhoa|)er. therefore, ♦o provide for this class in tlioir coniparafivt infancy, when tlx'v may bccdnio thf jiridi and security ot their eoinitry instead ot' a burthen to it. The subject is one de.-.erving the earliest and most scrioiis attention of the (ioverninent. I atn, Sir, The Hon. Sir E. P. Tac iik, Minister of Militia, Ac, Ac, &c. Your most obedient servant. [Signed,] WM. RKES HON. .SIR K. I'. TAVUt TO DR. RKES. Office ok Minister ok Miutia, Quebec, 9th July, 1864. SiK, — I am directed by Sir l^ticnnc Tnclie to acknowledge his receipt of your letter of June 21), in which you oHer your views on the utility nt establishing Provincial Corps and Traiiimg Ships for tlie employment of our vagrant youth, iis a remedy for crime, in the )ilace of Juvenile Reibrmatories and Penal Institution.s — together with twd tabular sketches of the cost of Regiments. * * As regards the first, Sir l-ltienne desires me to express h s acknowledgments for the trouble you have taken, though ho says your projiosal involves such vast and important changes in the internal policy of the Province that much time will be needed for ita consideration. • • • • 1 have the honor to be, Sir, Wm. Rees, Esq., M.D., Your obedient servant, Quebec. [Signed,] J. G. VANSITTART. LETTER TO HON. SIR E. P. TACHfi. St. Louis Hotei,, 27th July, 864. Sir, — Referring to your reply of the 9th instant, wliich I had the honor to receire from Mr. Vansittart, I feel desirous of correcting the im))re.ssi()n that the proposed Provincial Corps and Train- ing Ships are to be regarded as Penal Institutions exclusively lor the vagrant youth of tne Province, which is, 1 fear, calculated to prejudice both the plan and the service it is intended to promote. I therefore deem it proper to explain that the oliject contemplated is the very reverse, the preve;::ion of vagrancy and crime, by afforing to the indigent youth of the Province respectable omyloyment and support, and to other classes lueferment, in the Military and Naval service of their own to that of a foreign country the opjiortunity of acquiring proficiency in Naval discipline more especially. That the plan suggested would supply important desiderata long since demanded, as well for the defences of the country and its commercial marine as for ita social condition ; and that its adoption would redound to the honor and elevation of the country few will deny. It only remains to remark that should the plan be at any time carried out, that a situation in every way suited to the purposes of a Naval Arsenal exists at the north entrance of the River St. Charles, being a portion of the Jesuits' estate, on a part of which it was proposed to erect the Sailora' Home referred to in the within communication. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant. To Sir E. Tacde, [Signed,] WM. REES. &c., &c., Ac, Quebec. * As the subject of defence has at length been urged upon the attention of the Qovernment, and as it must appear «vident that by moans of the Kideau and proposed Ottawa Canal, if oonstructod, the great lakes would be accessible from the ocean, all doubt as to the safety of Upper Canada and of her supremacy on those inland aeas should be for ever set at rest ; as, in addition to this security, her own inexhaustible resources in war material and facilities of construction lio not equalled, perhaps, in any part of the world, Commercially son- sidered, being 1000 miles shorter route to Europe than by the present navigation via, the lakes and Now York. The surprise must be that a work so vitally important to the security, settlement and commerce of the country at large, should not long ore this have been commenced. Viewe'l in connection with defence, no lortification that can be devised has stronger claims to attention ; hence the importance of a joint provision, based on the security of land, by both tho Imperial and Provincial Governments, for its immediate construc- tion. The Manitowaniug Island, opposite Frem-h River — its proposed Western terminus — abounding in tho finest quality of stone, convict labor here might be advantageously employed. Lastly, this route being inland throughout its entire length, defying foreign blockade, and settled by a people proud of British oonnectioD, iti claims eannot be too highly estimated. ' . hich tend to comparative urthen to it. REES uly, 1864. of June 21), ng Ships ibr el'ormaioncs « • I trouble you tlie internal ITTART. i.lr, 864, (•(' from Mr. ^s and Train- 18 Province, promote. I e i)reve;::ion loyment and to that of a illy. i well for the its adoption situation in le River St. ; the Sailoi-s' REES. md as it must t lakes would those inland urces in war lercially «on- d New York, if the country ) lortification rision, based ite constrnc- nding in the route being id of British 11 [" Wo believe the proposition to be a very admirable one, whit h dt-serves the attention of Her Majesty's Ciovernment. ana we hope to see the suj^irestion nctoil on. There is a very <'i>inid<'rable class of lads hangin;,' about the cities and larger towns of the F'rovino''. wh" cotill not ln' -^'i wfll pro vided for in any other way." — Editor Montreal (Jttzetle.] N. B. — The plan ha.s been since suggested to .some philanthrojiic gentlemeii of llalifa\, V. !<., and encouragement is held out to its adoption by Vice- Admiral Sir J. IIoiio, K.C.H.. at present on that station. The ways and means for tno support ot a regiment of ;"iOO .strong in each I'rovincf, if is suggested, may be derived, to a considerable extent, from the reduced cost of maintaining our penal institutions and the present temporary volunteer service. LETTER TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR JAS. HOPE, ON NAUTICAL SCIIOdLS. QrEBEf, lOth Oitohir, 1S64. SiK, — You did me the honor recently; at Halifa.x, to .say that if I would lay befon- you. in wi iting, my private views respecting aproposed application to the Lords of the Admiralty for " hulks'' to be usdl as nautical schools and training ships, you would in.struct uk; in the mode and form nei(;s.s iry to be observed in making such application. I beg, therefore, to submit that the object in c ntempla- tion is for the two-fold purpose of affording permanent protection and means of employnu iit to the indigent youth of the Provinces; and, secondly, to form the nucleus of a mercantile maiinc ; nd naval force which the increase in shipbuilding, the extension of our va.st fisheries aud nurseries for seamen, added to the general advancement of the British North American Provinces, have rendered expedi- ent and highly desirable. The circumstance of from 1000 to l.OOO seamen being required annually to man the ships built in this Province alone, and there not being a native seaman in the Port of Quebec for want of such means and encouragement, whilst it is notorious that hundreds of boys could be rescued from extreme indigence who are at present exposed to the worst temptations and vice, and who are subject to no control, at once makes it apparent that the above plan possesses greater advantages in jioint of economy, discipline and control, than any other ; and I am persuaded, pfirticularly as, since my late interview with you, I have learned that there are several similar <' hulks ' in England, that the plan suggested would be appreciated by the Imperial Government, shoulil it receive your recommendation. It would doubtless be of importance to solicit our Provincial Government to make the ajjplica- tion, and, as a matter of course, to either send for the vessels or defray tl'c experse of their being sent out, and to return the whole of the .sails, &c., not required. The necessity and merits of the plan are equally applicable to Halifax and «^'iebec, the two chief maritime porta of British Nortb America. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, Vice-Admiral Sir Jameo Hope, K. C. B. Wm. REES. EXTRACT FROM A LETTER OF SECRETARY OF THE ADMIALITY IN REPLY TO VICE-ADMIRAL SIR JAS. HOPE, K.C.B., CF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY. s. No. 632. Admir.\lty, 2nd December, 1864. "Sir, — I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of the Admirality, to acquaint you in reference to a letter from Dr. Rees, dated the 10th October, that they are prepared to grant the loan of the Chichester 50 gun Frigate, to be used as a Training Ship at Quebec ; but, at the same time, they would call the attention of the Society to the large sum it would take to render her fit to cross the Atlantic." (Signed,) W. G. ROMAINE To Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, K.C.B. LETTER TO SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALITY. QcBBEC, 24th February, 1 86.5. Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, dated '2nd December, 1H65, addressed to Vice- Admiral Sir J. Hope, and forwarded to me by that officer, stating that ihe Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have been pleased to oft'er the loan of a .'iO-gun frigate for the pur- pose of a Training Ship at Quebec; which document has been laid by His Excellency Lcid Monek uefore a Committee of our Provincial Parliament, whose action on this subject will be duly com- manicated to their Lordships. Whilst acknowledging the very gracious offer of their Loi dsbips, it if) proper to rfltnark that the raggeation wu mada bj the writer to the Provincial Government, and not on behalf of uny society, 1 have the honor to he, Sir, Yonr obedient servant, WM. REES. To W. H. RoMAiNE, Blsq., Secretory of the Navy. LETTER OP COMMITTEE OF PBIVT COUNCIL FOR TRADE. Office of Committee of Pbity CorNcii. for Tbape, Marine Department, Whitehall, 10th Decom'-/er, 1862. Sir, — 1 am directed by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Ist ultimo, on the subject of Sailors' Homes and in compliance with yonr request I am to enclose copies of the Rules, et cetera, in use at the Sailors' Homes at Well Street, and at Poplar in London, and at Liverpool. I am. Sir, Your obedient servant, T. H. FARRER. Dr. Wiluah Rees, Quebec. LETTER TO HIS EXOELLENOT LORD MOnrCK^ GOYENROR OBNERAL, AC, AC. My Lord, — I have the honor to enclose herewith certain documents, on the subject of n Nautical School and Training Ship, including a Sailors' Home — a scheme which has for many years occupied my attention, and which I last summer brought under your Excellency's notice. Admiral Hope, Commander on the West India Stotion, to whom I submitted my ideas when in Halifax last summer, has very kindly interested himself in the matter with the Lords of the Admirulty. I s'lall ferl obliged to your Excellency if yon can favor me with an interview, when I can more fully explain my views on this important subject. I have the honor to remain, Yonr obedient servant, WM. REES. REPLY. GoTKRiroR Genbral's Office, Quebec, 10th February, 1866. Dear Sir, — I am desired by His Excellency the Governor General to acknowledge your letter of yesterday's date, and to inform you that he will be glad to see you here to-morrow (Saturday), at two o'clock, p. m. Yours traly, (Signed,) J. G. IRVINE. Dr. Rin, Ac, te., Ac. LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT COMMITTI^ TO WHOM WAS REFERRED TH« SUBJECT OF PROVIDING A NAUTICAL SCHOOL AND TRAINING SBIP. Sir, — His Excellency the Governor General having been pleased to transmit to the Committee, of which you are Chairman, certain documents recently received from the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, tendering for the acceptance of the Province a 50-gun ship for the above highly im- portant objects at Quebec, and observing in said document that the suL'gestion has been regarded by their Lordships as emanating from, or on behalf of, a Society instead of the Province, I beg to observe that there is no doubt that had it oeen considered as having national objects in view, and had the fact been known to their Lordships, that Halifax, on behalf of the Maritime Provinces, contemplated following a similar example, the vessel would have been at once sent out, on the conditions simply that the sails and materials nat required ahonld be returned. The great objects in view being, firstly, to afford proteotion ana infltmctioii to the yooth of tho yarions Provmoes, and to others mment, and BEES. IE, , 1862. cknowledge pliaiice with lies at Well RREH. , *c. f n Nautical are occupied leas when in ) Admiralty. I can more REES. ry, 1865. our letter of aturday), ai VINE. URBD THV Committee, issioners of highly im- •egarded by f to observe nd had the ntemplated ona simply lew being, 1 to oihen 13 already engaged in a seafaring life, who nw lesire to perfect their knowletlge and qtmlif/ for the naval service, the best opportunity of doing so; — secondly, the formation of a regularly organized Naval Reserve throughout the Provinces. The details of the plan contemplated consist of a le^-ally constituted Board of Kxaminors for Candidates for the Naval or Commercial Service, a system of Registiation fur Seamen, and a Sailors' Home. The circumstance of upwards of 1660 British and Foreign vessels and 40,000 Hcamen having entered the Port of Quelle dnring one season, and there being 3000 or 4000 seamen employed on our inland waters, sufficiently indicate the value and importance of the improvements proposed. It only remains to remark, that should the ship — which is teak-built, and computed to have cost £50,000, and to lust 30 to 40 years — be accepted in preference to madne drill sheds, an excellent, well- sheltered and convenient berth may be found for her, with from six to seven fathoms of waiter during the winter months, on the inside of the noble breakwater, 800 to 900 feet in length, at present under construction by the Quebec Harbor Commissioners. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WM. REES. Quebec, 23rd February, 1865. LETTKR TO VIOE-ADMiaAL STR JAS. HOPE, K.C.B. Six, — In accordance with my promise to acquaint you what aci >n had been taken by the Com- mittee of oar Provincial Parliament on the subject of the Training Ship, I be;- to inform you that, owing to an adjournment of the House for a few months, sufficient time had uot been afforded for the adoption of a Report, but I have every reason to believe that it is the intention of the Govern- ment to embody the subject in a general measure of defence, for the whole of the Britich North American Provinces, with a view to their proposed Union, when I hope Halifax, the chief Port of the Maritime Dependencies of the same, will enjoy a similar privilege to that now sought for Quebec. You have doubtless observed through the medium of the public prints that Her Majesty's Colonial Secretary has since introduced a bill of a still more comprehensive character, which cannot but be duly appreciated by the whole of the British Golenial Empire. I have the honor to be. Sir, Your obedient servant, To Vice-Admiral Sir Jas. Hopb, K.C.B. Wm. REBS. Quebec, March, 1866. ON COLONIAL NAVIES, TRAINING SHIPS, NAVAL RESERVE, ETC., REFERRED TO AS A GENERAL MEASURE, IN TUB IMPERIAL HOUSE OF COMMONS ; BY THE RIOHT HON. EDWARD CARDWELL, HER MAJESTY'S SECRETARY FOR THE COLONIES. SUCH SHIPS TO ENJOY THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF SHIPS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. {From the Quebec Chronicle, March, 1865.) "It is, we believe, not generally known thai a sug^jstion was made, some short time since, through Admiral Hope, that the Imperial authorities should place at the disposal of the Cana- dian Qovernment a ship of war to be stationed at Quebec for the teaching and training of boys for a nautical life — a school for sailors, where the youth of the country, who desired to follow a sea-faring life, could learn thoroughly the duties and practice of seamanship. The Home Qovernment, it is un- derstood, was pleased with the idea, and promised that a ship should be pla-ed at the service of the Province whenever we were prepared to carry the project into practical operation. The last mail brings us the intelligence that on the second instant Mr. Cardwell moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill to enable the Colonies to make better provision for their own maritime de- fence. The main object of the bill he explained to be to extend the principle on which the Royal naval reserve w as organized to all the maritime colonies of the empire; and to enable these colonies to train, under the sam^ conditions as the Royal naval reserve, all their sea-faring population. There is another purpese of this Act. The colony of Victoria desired to have, and in fact had at present, a sbip of war. At present, however, that vessel was not entitled to the privileges of a ship of war, as it was not under the control of the Imperial Government. This bill would enable a colony in time of peace or war to place a ship or ships under the control of the Lords of the Admiralty, and thereby to acquire for such ship or ships the rights and privileges sf a public ship. The bill would also enable the maritime in- habitants of several colonies, or even of the whole of the English colonies and dependencies, to be united into one body for the defence of the British empire, or of any of the colonies. He also said that the bill contemplated nothing being done except at the expense of the colonies. Lhe bill was then brought in and read a first time. This would certainly be a great step in the right direction ; and we ■incerely hope thmX thii matter may likewiie be one of these items of amuigement which the conference on the dcfcnec of tno Provinces will include. There are huadredi, if not thousands, of our young men who would join the serrice ifopportua'.;./ of this kind were offered." LBTTEB PROM CAPTAIN LYTTLETON. Mv Dkah *iK, — I received jrour letter of the 8th instant, and have since then had an interview with Admiral Hop(!. He mentioned havin;( seen you, and said he had written to the Admiralty ul)()ut II Hulk for Quebec, hut hud not yet received an answer: when he does he will communicate the reHult to you. I have ai.'so talked the matter over with the Mayor, who seeiT.s to be much pleased with the idea of havinj;; a Trainii\g Ship here for Boys, and will do ail in his power to assist in carrying out the Hcheme. The streets, wharves and lanes of our city swarm with a vagrant juvenile population of both sexe:), who are becoming adepts in crime, and will ultimately find their way into our jails imd penitentiaries. We, who are alive to this growing evil, cannot repudiate our responsi- bilities, und must make an effort lo reclaim this hitherto sadly neglected clnss. The Admiral is of opinion, if a Hulk should be given to Quebec, there will be no difliculty in obtaining a similar grant to this place. For a long time ray sympathies have been enlisted in behalf oi our poor destitute boys, and I shall feel greatly oblijed for atiy information or assistance you can give me in devising a plan for the amelioration of their condition. In the moantime I shall write to England and the States for particulars as to expense — system of management, Ac, -of their Training Ships. IJelieve me, My dear Sir, Very truly yours, [Signed,] WESTCOTE LYTTLETON. Halifax, N. H., Nov. 26th, 1804. Dr. Rkks, &c., &c., Quebec. LKTTER FROM HON. W. CAYLEY. Toronto, 15th July, 1864. My dear Dr. Reks, — I return the enclosed as requested. Your suggestions on " Provincial corps and training ships for the employment and discipline of ' vagrant youth,' " involve, as Sir Etienne Tachfe truly observes, vast and important changes in the internal policy of the Province. At same time I may remark, that no subject of graver importance, or more deeply affecting the social and moral condition of a country, ever cliiimed the attention of a Government. It is no matter of surprise to me to see that your active mind is still busy on subjects so congenial to your tastes, and for which your long experience in your profession, and the peculiar turn of your mind, so eminently qualify you. I have no lost sight of the fact that the first Orphan Home established in this city owes its existence to your untiring exertions ; that the grant of land for its site from the late Mr. Robert Baldwin was due to your advocacy ; and you must be glad and proud to know that many useful and creditable young people, now following their various vocations in the Province, owe all their education, their early shelter, food and clothing, to that Institution. Going back to an earlier period, when I first had the pleasure of making your acquaintance, vou were the first, if I am not mistaken, to advocate in this city, and, when put in charge, to adopt the " humane system" of treat- ment of lunatics to which so many owe their restoration to reason and the social relations of life. I sincerely hope, my dear Doctor, that your services and usefulness may again be put in requisition, whether in connection with any scheme -vhich may be adopted or founded on your " training sys- tem," or more dirctly in the line of your profession as Staff Surgeon to the Militia, your long and active services in which must give you strong claims, and to which you have the assurance of Sir Utienne 'J'achfe that his attention will be given. Believe me, My dear Dr. Rees, / ci; Yours very sincerely, ' ■ . ■ ■ .■•' ';''-''■■'. ^ W. Cayley. ■ ' young men ,n interview I Admiralty Dmmunicnte iuch pleased to asHist in uit juvenile sir way into ur responsi- Imiral is ot" milar grant )oy8, and I a plan for ! States for LETON. , 1864. incial corps Sir Etienne 3. At same Bocial and r of surprise ites, and for ) eminently in this city le late Mr. T that many ice, owe all o an earlier if I am not n" of treat- ons of life. requisition, raining sys- ir long and ance of Sir .ET.