Document Information Date: 1840-06-18 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Government of Canada“, vol 54 (1840), cols 1263-1268. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Lord J. Russell , in rising to move the third reading of the Canada Government Bill, said that he had promised the last time that the bill was before the House, when the order for the third reading was agreed to by a great majority, to take into consideration certain amendments which had been proposed… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Government of Canada”, vol 54, cols 1263-1268 (18 June 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-06-12 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Government of Canada“, vol 54 (1840), cols 1115-1154. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). GOVERNMENT OF CANADA The order of the day for the third reading of the Canada Government Bill having been moved and read from the chair, Mr. Hume said, he thought it important that the present system of arbitrary government should be put an end to. He therefore withdrew his opposition to the bill, though he protested strongly against the… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Government of Canada”, vol 54, cols 1115-1154 (12 June 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-05-29 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Government of Canada“, vol 54 (1840), cols 710-761. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). GOVERNMENT OF CANADA Lord J. Russell moved the order of the day for going into Committee on the Canada Government Bill. On the question that the Speaker do leave the chair, Mr. Pakington rose, under feelings of greater anxiety and embarrassment than he had ever before experienced, to oppose the bill. Deeply sensible of the great difficulty and importance… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Government of Canada”, vol 54, cols 710-761 (29 May 1840) →
Document Information Date: 1840-04-13 By: UK (House of Commons) Citation: UK, HC, “Canada Government Bill“, vol 53 (1840), cols 1053-1068. Other formats: Click here to view the original document (Hansard UK — External Site). CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL Lord J. Russell moved the order of the day for (col.1054) the second reading of the Canada Government Bill, Mr. Pakington said, he rose to appeal once more to the noble Lord, and to request him not to push on this important stage of this most important measure at the present moment, when the House was… Read more UK, House of Commons, “Canada Government Bill”, vol 53, cols 1053-1068 (13 April 1840) →
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) →