Document Information Date: 1840-04-06 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Canada“, vol 53 (1840), cols 589-590. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). CANADA Lord J. Russell took that opportunity to answer a question which had been put to him the other night with regard to the state of the seminary at St. Sulpice, Montreal. When the inquiry was made, he had not been aware of all the facts of the case; but having since received a despatch on the subject from… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Canada”, vol 53, cols 589-590 (6 April 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-04-02 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Canada“, vol 53 (1840), cols 428-430. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). CANADA Lord J. Russell in rising to move that the second reading of the Canada Bill be fixed for Monday se’nnight, wished to take that opportunity of explaining an opinion which had been expressed by him upon a former occasion, and which had been represented in a sense very different from that which he intended to convey, and might, so represented,… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Canada”, vol 53, cols 428-430 (2 April 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-03-23 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Canada“, vol 52 (1840), cols 1323-1354. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). CANADA Lord J. Russell said—Sir, I have been anxious to take the earliest possible opportunity, after the arrival of the proposals of the Governor-general of Canada, to bring under the consideration of the House the important subjects to which those proposals relate, and I cannot but feel that the importance of the subject will of itself induce the House… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Canada”, vol 52, cols 1323-1354 (23 March 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-01-16 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Principles of the Ministry“, vol 51 (1840), cols 42-44. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). PRINCIPLES OF THE MINISTRY Mr. D’Israeli said, that before the question was put, he wished to address to the Government a question which he had asked on the eve of the last prorogation, when he had inquired upon what principles the new Cabinet was to be constructed. That inquiry he now repeated. Having been informed that… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Principles of the Ministry”, vol 51, cols 42-44 (16 January 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-01-16 By: UK (House of Lords) Citation: UK, HL, “Opening of Parliament“, vol 51 (1840), cols 1-4. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). OPENING OF PARLIAMENT Her Majesty, in person, opened the Parliament, the usual ceremonies having been gone through, by the following Speech:— “MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, “Since you were last assembled, I have declared my intention of allying myself in marriage with the Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. I humbly implore that the Divine blessing… Read more UK, House of Lords, “Opening of Parliament”, vol 51, cols 1-4 (16 January 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-01-16 By: UK (House of Lords) Citation: UK, HL, “The Address“, vol 51 (1840), cols 5-42. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). THE ADDRESS The Lord Chancellor having read her Majesty’s Speech, and it having been also read, as usual, by the clerk at the Table, The Duke of Somerset rose to move a humble Address, in reply to the Speech. I adverting to the first paragraph of her Majesty’s Speech, the noble Duke was understood to say, that it was… Read more UK, House of Lords, “The Address”, vol 51, cols 5-42 (16 January 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1839-08-20 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Canada—Case of Mr. Viger“, vol 50 (1839), col 452. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). CANADA—CASE OF MR. VIGER Mr. Hume wished again to draw the attention of the Under Secretary for the Colonies to the case of Mr. Viger, who had been confined in the gaol of Montreal, Lowe Canada, for two years, without having been brought to trial. It would be in the recollection of the House, that some… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Canada—Case of Mr. Viger”, vol 50, col 452 (20 August 1839) →
Document Information Date: 1839-08-07 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Government of Canada“, vol 50 (1839), cols 1-2. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Lord J. Russell moved the Lords’ amendments to the Lower Canada Government Bill be agreed to, Sir C. Grey begged to know in what they consisted? Mr. Labouchere said, that the most important one was this. The bill, as sent to the Lords, gave a general power to the (col.2) Legislative Council to alter the tenure of land;… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Government of Canada”, vol 50, cols 1-2 (7 August 1839) →