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Les diagrammes sulvants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 32X 1 2 3 4 8 6 ih fROVINGE OF LOWER CANADA, MoNTBEAli, ISth November, 1822. V wfW • M4tttmg qf Hte Oenerat Caiiuittmt t^p6litedfer ihti DMtiei tf M»kirnd,fn' iKSffii^ _, ^frVptring PeMi^tu tn Hie Uitfeitjf and both Botuit tf Ptirtifttketii, etgMfUt fHi Bitt introduced im ike loet Seeeiom qf ParHa$nent, for t^ffeeting aUeraiHm^ iff the estiititii CbtUiiHimVKifthii Province » \ PEESBNT. ii*WWWWWi#W»W«iP*#Wl |f»>»l*»»»^»«i*WX^»W» »»»P»»»PW»«<#^*^ r»iww»*»'»ww»»o Th? IfoNOUEABLI L. J. PAPINEAU, CefAIRMAK. .. " ^ CHARLES Dk Sr. OUES, M. L. C. L. R. C. De LERY, M. L. C. P. D. DEBARTZCH, M. L. C. . ., CHARLES De SALX^ElRftY, C. B. and M. L. C. Messieurs LOUIS GUY. FRANCOIS DESRIVIEBJ^S. D. B. VIGER, M. P. P. J. BOUTHILLIER. J BEDARD. .«*. J. R. ROLLAND- A. CUVILLIER, M. P. P. H. HENEY, M. P. P. ,;, . F. A. QUESNEL, M. P. P. ... - " .«■:;.,. ,.i tOtriS BOUKDAGES, IVI. P. F. > ^.^........^ F. A. LARO(iUE. qfithe^imeM'tbii^ qf a large minority qf tkH^ Inhabitanta qfthia Province to prepare and lay before Bia Majeaty and both Bouaeaqf Parliament, with alipoaaHle diligence^- Petitiona agatnat th*t propoaed changea in the Conatitution and form ttf the Government qfthto Province aa by the qforeaaid atatute happily eatabtiahed ; and that Bia Mqjeaty^a Miniatera 6« AiMiAly requeated to poatpone the conaideration qfthe matter until anch time aa the aaid Pvth, tiona may be received. ,■■■?■ .i ■"#,?«" •'A. .« :: % ■■ ■ ^i ft Resolved: — 3%a/ ffi» Extlleney the Earl (/DaIiHOUSIB be humbly requested to tranamit e&pie* tffihe foregoing Reaolution to Hit Mt^eaiy'a Minietera in England, with hia recommendation qfth9 delay frayed for by the foregoing Reaolution. Rbsoived; — Thai the Preaident of thia Committee do communicate the foregoing Reaolutiona to Hia Ea. eelleney the Governor in Chief through hia Secretary. (Signed) L. J. PAPINEAU, Choirmam, " A TBVE EXTRACT. (Signed) J. VI6ER, Secretory. CASTLE OF St. LEWIS, Quebec, 26th November^ 18213. SlE, I HAVE had the honour of receiving yonr letter of the lOtb instant, incloiing the Reiolntiona of the Montreal General Committee appointed to prepare Petitions to Hi> Majesty and ibe other branches of tha Imperial Parliament, against the proposed Re>nnion of the Canadas, in which they request His Ezcelleney to transmit to His Majesty^s Government, and to recommend, the prayer of their address for a postponement of the consideration of that measure in the Imperial Parliament, until the Petitions of the inhabitants of this ooantry against, can be prepared and forwarded. His Excellency's indisposition baa prevented me fornli conveying to yon an earlier answer on the subject; but I have now to acquaint yon, for the information of the Committee, that His Excellency will take an early oppor\*.unity of transmitting their Resolution to His Mi^eity*a Goverq* nent, and will not fail to recommend the" delay therein prayed for. I have the Lonour to be, Sir, Your obedient lervant, (Signed) ANPREW Wn. COCHRAN, .ffecrefory, n* BoMWabte L. J. PAPINEAU, Eequire^ MONTREAL, ;,w- i ■■^. ■>■- ■ ' it'iri «-(;*■ ->. v* . f ■ ■■ . „ V