Mr. Sherwood gave notice that he will, on Saturday next, move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act for establishing Courts of Probate and Surrogate within this Province.

On motion of Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Crysler, the House adjourned to eleven o'clock to-morrow.

Friday, 18th February, 1814.

Prayers were read. The Minutes of yesterday were read by the Clerk. Mr. Secretary Jarvis attended at the Bar, by order of His Honor, and presented the Public Provincial Accounts, which as per schedule are as follows:

(1) General account of articles on which duties on importation are imposed by the Legislature of Lower Canada, that have passed Coteau du Lac upwards from the 1st January to the 30th June, 1813, agreeable to the written account, thereof received, or as ascertained on examination of carriage according to the Act.

(2) The Inspectors list stating the name of one person who was licensed as an Innkeeper in the Midland District, which expired on the 4th January, 1813. The return thereof was not received in time to be laid before the Legislature in 1813.

(3) The Inspector's Return of Still Licenses issued in the Western and Midland Districts, which expired on the 4th January, 1813. The returns were not received in time to be laid before the Legislature in 1813.

(4) The Inspector's list of names of persons licensed as Shop and Innkeepers in the several Districts of the Province of Upper Canada, from the 5th January, 1813, to the 5th January, 1814.

(5) The Inspector's list of names of such persons as have been licensed to work Stills in the several Districts of the Province of Upper Canada, from the 5th January, 1813, to the 5th January, 1814.

(6) Statement showing the balances remaining due by Collectors of Ports, for duties collected on the issue of Licenses to Hawkers and Pedlars, stated outstanding on the 16th February, 1813.

(7) Statement showing the balances remaining due by the Collector of Newcastle, Johnstown and Niagara Districts, for duties collected on goods imported that were stated outstanding on the 16th February, 1813.

(8) Statement showing the balances remaining due by the Collectors of Niagara and Kingston for Lighthouse tonnage duties collected that were stated outstanding on the 15th February, 1813.

(9) Statement showing the names of persons who claim to belong to the Society of Quakers, against whom warrants were issued by Thomas Ridout, Esq., a Magistrate of the Home District, in consequence of their having refused to pay their exemption money on being excused serving in the Militia for 1812, with the same still remaining in the hands of the said Magistrate.

(10) Statement showing the names of Mennonists and Tunkers who have paid exemption money for being excused serving in the Militia for 1812, also Militia fines, with the sums still remaining in the hands of the Treasurers, so far as returns have been received.

(11) Names of Commissioners in the different Districts of the Province of Upper Canada, appointed for carrying into effect the provisions of the Road Act, passed the 6th March, 1812, who have repaid into the public treasury moneys expended by them pursuant to an Act passed the 5th of August, 1812.

(12) Abstract of warrants issued by their Honors the Presidents administering the Government of Upper Canada, for moneys charged against the funds arising from duties imposed by the Provincial Legislature.

(13) Copy of A. G. Armstrong's (Captain in the United States Infantry) receipt for public money on the 29th April, 1813, and a certificate of the 13th July, declaratory of the necessity of the Receiver General to deliver the same.

(14) Abstract statement, showing the names of Deserters apprehended, the Regiment they belonged to and to whom the reward for apprehending them was paid, pursuant to an Act passed the 6th of March, 1812.

(15) Abstract of certificates paid by the Inspectors of the Home, Niagara and Western Districts for the transport of Militia, ammunition, stores and baggage; pursuant to Acts of the Provincial Parliament passed 5th August, 1812, and 13th March, 1813.

(16) Abstract statement of moneys collected on Shop, Innkeepers and Still Licenses, issued between the 5th January, 1812, and the 4th January, 1813, under authority of Acts of the Provincial Parliament, returns of which were not received in time to be laid before the Legislature on the 16th February, 1813.

(17) Abstract statement of moneys collected within the several Districts of the Province of Upper Canada, on Shop, Innkeepers and Still Licenses, issued between the 5th January, 1813, and the 4th January, 1814, under authority of the Acts of the Provincial Parliament (so far as the returns have been received) after deducting ten per cent. allowed to the Inspectors, agreeably to the Act of the 43rd of George III.

(18) General account of articles on which duties on importation are imposed by the Legislature of Lower Canada, that have passed Coteau du Lac upwards, from the 1st July to the 31st December, 1813, agreeable to the written accounts received, or as ascertained on examination of carriages according to the Act.

(19) General state of receipts and payments by the Receiver General from the 1st January to the 31st December, 1813, inclusive. Inspector General's Office,

York, 15th February, 1814.

(Signed) JOHN MCGILL,
Inspr. General, P. P. Accounts.

(For Public Accounts see appendix.)

On motion of Mr.

On motion of Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie the House adjourned till one o'clock. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Sherwood, seconded by Mr. Yonge, the House adjourned.

Saturday, 19th February, 1814.

Prayers were read. The minutes of yesterday were read.

Agreeably to notice Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Pattinson, moved that this House do resolve itself into a Committee of the whole, on the state of the Province, which was carried in the affirmative.

Mr. Speaker left the Chair. Mr. Beikie was called to the chair of the Committee

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. Mr. Beikie reported progress, and asked for leave to sit again on Monday. Leave was granted.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sherwood moved, seconded by Mr. Burwell, that the Members of the House be now called, which was carried in the affirmative.

The Members were then severally called, and stand as follows:

Present: The Hon. Mr. Speaker, Alexr. McMartin, John Beikie, Gideon Adams, John Stinson, Benj. Fairfield, James Young, Thomas Dickson, Mahlon Burwell, Richard Pattinson, Thos. Mears, John Chrysler, Levius P. Sherwood, D. McG. Rogers, Timothy Thompson, Thomas Ridout, Isaac Swayze, Robert Nichol.

Absent: Alexr. McDonell, prisoner with the enemy; John Wilson, sick; Abraham Marcle, deserted to the enemy; Joseph Willcocks, deserted to the enemy; Ralfe Clench, prisoner with the enemy; John McGregor, prisoner with the enemy; William McCormick, prisoner with the enemy.

On motion of Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Mears, resolved, sufficient evidence having been offered to this House of the traitors and disloyal desertion of Joseph Willcocks, one of its members, to the enemy, and of his having actually borne arms against His Majesty's Government, that this House, entertaining the utmost abhorrence of his infamous conduct, which has rendered him incapable of sitting or voting in this House, do declare his seat vacant, and that he shall no longer be considered a Member thereof.

On motion of Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Burwell, resolved, sufficient evidence having been offered to this House of Abraham Marcle, one of its Members, having traitorously deserted to the enemy, and of his having actually borne arms against His Majesty's Government, that this House, entertaining the utmost abhorrence of such disloyal and infamous conduct, which has rendered him incapable and unworthy to sit and vote in this House, do declare his seat vacant, and that he shall no longer be considered a Member thereof.

Mr. Rogers, seconded by Mr. Young, moved that the Speaker give information to His Honor the President of the resolutions of this House against Joseph Willcocks and Abraham Marcle, and request His Honor to direct Writs to be issued for the election of Members in the room of the said Joseph Willcocks and Abraham Marcle, which was carried in the affirmative.

Agreeably to the order of the day Mr. Ridout, seconded by Mr. Dickson, moved that the Petition of John Cameron, Printer, be now read for the first time, which was ordered accordingly, and the petition was read, and is as follows:

To the Hon. the House of Assembly of Upper Canada, in Provincial Parliament assembled.

The Memorial of John Cameron, Printer, Humbly Sheweth:

That by the usages of Your Honorable House receipts are required for work done in pursuance of orders from Your Honorable House previous to payment.

That Your Memorialist has uniformly given such receipts, notwithstanding which the late Donald McLean, Clerk to Your Honorable House, did not pay Your Memorialist Thirteen Pounds, Provincial Curry, it being a balance due Your Memorialist for printing done by order of Your Honorable House.

Your Memorialist therefore relies with confidence that Your Honorable House will not (through the delinquency of any servant of Your Honorable House) suffer Your Memorialist to become a pecuniary sufferer in the premises. Your Memorialist ever prays. (Signed) JNo. CAMERON.

York, 16th February, 1814.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Sherwood, moved, that he have leave to bring in a Bill to continue and amend an Act for prohibiting the distillation and exportation of grain, and that it be now read a first time. Carried in the affirmative, and the Bill was read a first time accordingly.

Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie, moved that the fifth rule of the House, which requires one day's previous notice, as far as respects the Bill for prohibiting the distillation and exportation of grain, be dispensed with, and that the Bill be now read a second time, which was carried in the affirmative, and the Bill was read a second time.

Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie, moved that the House do now resolve itself into a Committee, to take into consideration the Bill for prohibiting the distillation and exportation of grain, which was carried in the affirmative.

The House resolved itself into a Committee accordingly. Mr. Speaker left the Chair. Mr. Crysler was called to the chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair. Mr. Crysler reported that the Committee had gone through the consideration of the said Bill, without any amendment. Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie, moved that the Bill for prohibiting the exportation and distillation from grain be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday next, which was ordered accordingly.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie, moved that he have leave to bring in a Bill, on Monday next, for continuing and amending an Act to License Hawkers, Pedlars and Petty Chapmen within this Province. Leave was granted.

Agreeable to notice, Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie, moved that he have leave to bring in on Monday next a Bill to increase the duty on Shop and Tavern Licenses. Leave was granted.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Sherwood, seconded by Mr. McMartin, moved for leave to bring in a Bill on Tuesday next, to amend the Act establishing Probate and Surrogate Courts within the Province. Leave was granted.

Mr. Nichol gave notice, that he will, on Monday next, move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Militia Laws of this Province.

Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Burritt, moved for leave to bring in a Bill, on Monday next, for granting a sum of money to make good certain sums of money issued and advanced by His Majesty through His Honor, the President, in pursuance of an address of the House of Assembly. Leave was granted. On motion of Mr. Burritt, seconded by Mr. McMartin, the House adjourned.

Monday, 21st February, 1814.

Prayers were read. The minutes of Saturday were read.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Thompson, moved that he have leave to bring in a Bill to continue for a time to be limited the Provisional Agreement with Lower Canada. Leave was granted, and the Bill was read the first time. Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Thompson, moved that the Provisional Agreement Bill be read a second time on Wednesday next, which was ordered accordingly.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Ridout, moved that he have leave to bring in a Bill to continue an act to make provision for certain Sheriffs in this Province. Leave was granted, and Mr. Nichol read the said Bill the first time. And then he moved, seconded by Mr. Ridout, that the Bill continuing the Sheriffs' salary Bill be read a second time to-morrow, to which the House agreed, and it was ordered accordingly.

Agreeably to the Order of the Day, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the state of the Province, Mr. Beikie in the Chair of the Committee.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Beikie reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again on to-morrow.

Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Dickson, moved that the order of the day for the third reading of the Bill for the prohibiting the distillation and exportation of grain be discharged, and that the Bill be recommitted; which was agreed to. The House accordingly resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to take the said Bill into consideration, Mr. Crysler in the Chair.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. Crysler reported a progress, and obtained leave to sit again to-morrow.

Agreeably to the order of the day, Mr. Thompson introduced a Bill for granting a sum of money to make good certain sums of money issued and advanced by His Majesty through His Honor, the President, in pursuance of an Address of the House of Assembly. The said Bill was read the first time.

Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Nichol, moved that the Bill for granting a sum to His Honor, the President, to make good certain sums issued pursuant to an Address of this House be read a second time to-morrow, which was agreed to, and ordered accordingly.

Agreeably to notice, Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Beikie, moved that he have leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the several Militia Laws now in force in this Province. Leave was granted, and the said Bill was read a first time.

Mr. Rogers, seconded by Mr. Dickson, moved that Messrs. Sherwood, Nichols, Thompson, Young and Ridout be a Special Committee to take into their consideration the Militia Laws of this Province, and to report what amendments are necessary, and that the said Committee have leave to report by Bill should they think proper, which was carried in the affirmative.

Mr. Sherwood, seconded by Mr. Mears, moved that Messrs. Rogers, McMartin, Adams, Pattinson and Dickson be a Committee to examine the Public Accounts, with power to send for persons and papers. Carried in the affirmative.

Mr. Nichol gives notice that he will, on to-morrow, move for leave to bring in a Bill to suspend in certain cases the Habeas Corpus Act within this Province. On motion of Mr. Nichol, seconded by Mr. Sherwood, the House adjourned.

Tuesday, 22nd February, 1814.

Prayers were read. The minutes of yesterday were read.

Agreeably to the order of the day Mr. Thompson's Bill for granting a certain sum of money to make good certain sums of money advanced by his Majesty, through His Honor, the President, was read a second time. Mr. Rogers, seconded by Mr. Mears, moved that the House do now resolve itself into a Committee, to take into their consideration the Bill for granting to His Majesty a sum of money to make good certain moneys advanced by the late President, which was carried, and the House resolved itself into a Committee accordingly, Mr. McMartin in the Chair.

Mr. Speaker resumed the Chair, and Mr. McMartin reported the Bill without amendment. Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Rogers, moved that the Bill for granting certain sums of money therein mentioned be engrossed, and read a third time to-morrow, which was agreed to and ordered accordingly.

Agreeably to the order of the day, Mr. Nichol brought in a Bill, relative to Hawkers and Pedlars, which was read a first time. Mr. Nichols moved, seconded by Mr. Ridout, that the Bill to continue and amend the Hawkers and Pedlars Act be read a second time to-morrow, which was agreed to, and ordered accordingly.