12 GEORGE V, A. 1922 subjects, respecting the laws and happy Constitution of Government, civil and religious established in this kingdom; and endeavouring to villify and bring into contempt the wise and wholesome provisions made at the time of the glorious Revolution, and since strengthened and confirmed by subsequent laws for the preservation and security of the rights and liberties of our faithful and loving subjects: And whereas divers writings have also been printed, published, and industriously dispersed, recommending the said wicked and seditious publications to the attention of all our faithful and loving subjects: And whereas we have also reason to believe that correspondences have been entered into with sundry persons in foreign parts, with a view to forward the criminal and wicked purposes above-mentioned: And whereas the wealth, happiness, and prosperity of this kingdom do, under Divine Providence, chiefly depend upon a due submission to the laws, a just confidence in the integrity and wisdom of Parliament, and a continuance of that zealous attachment to the Government and Constitution of the kingdom, which has ever prevailed in the minds of the people thereof: And whereas there is nothing which we so earnestly desire as to secure the public peace and prosperity; and to preserve to all our loving subjects the full enjoyment of their rights and liberties, both religious and civil: We, therefore, being resolved, as far as in us lies, to repress the wicked and seditious practises aforesaid, and to deter all persons from following so pernicious an example, have thought fit, by the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this our Royal Proclamation, solemnly warning all our loving subjects, as they tender their own happiness, and that of their posterity, to guard against all such attempts, which aim at the subversion of all regular government within this kingdom, and which are inconsistent with the peace and order of Society; and earnestly exhorting them at all times, and to the utmost of their power, to avoid and discourage all proceedings, tending to produce riots and tumults, and we do strictly charge and command all our Magistrates in and throughout our Kingdom of Great Britain, that they do make diligent enquiry in order to discover the authors and printers of such wicked and seditious writings as aforesaid, and all others who shall disperse the same: And we do further charge and command all our Sheriffs, Justices of the Peace, chief Magistrates in our cities, boroughs and corporations, and all other our officers and Magistrates throughout our kingdom of Great Britain, that they do, in their several and respective stations, take the most immediate and effectual care to suppress and prevent all riots, tumults, and other disorders which may be attempted to be raised or made by any person or persons, which, on whatever pretext they may be grounded, are not only contrary to law, but dangerous to the most important interests of this kingdom: And we do further require and command all and every our Magistrates aforesaid, that they do from time to time, transmit to one of our principal Secretaries of State, due and full information of such persons as shall be found offending as aforesaid, or in any degree aiding or abetting therein; it being our determination, for the preservation of the peace and happiness of our faithful and loving subjects, to carry the laws vigourously into execution against such offenders as aforesaid. Given at our Court at the Queen's House, the twenty-first day of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, in the thirty-second year of our reign.

Quebec Gazette, August 9, 1792.

GOD save the KING.

Anno Tricesimo Secundo Georgii Tertii Regis.

AN ORDINANCE for suspending the Sessions of the Court of King's Bench at Montreal, and to facilitate the Proceedings in Appeal Causes.

Whereas a Session of the Court of King's Bench at Montreal on the First Monday of September next, immediately after a Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Goal

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delivery, which is to commence there on the last Monday of the preceding Month of August, will be useless to the Public, expensive to the Crown and burdensome upon the District; and more especially, as that Session according to an Ordinance passed before the late Division and Partition of the Province of Quebec, on account of the vast extent of the District of Montreal, was prolonged to a period since the said Division, not necessary for the dispatch of the Business of the District, as the same now stands reduced.

Be it therefore enacted, declared and ordained, by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor and the Executive Council of the Province of Lower Canada, and it is accordingly enacted, declared and ordained by the Authority of the same, That so much of two certain Ordinances of the seventeenth and twenty-seventh Years of His Majesty's Reign, as injoins the sittings of the King's Bench at Montreal, and each sitting for ten Days inclusively, shall be and is hereby repealed. But for maintaining the due and regular administration of the Criminal Jurisdiction of the said Court of King's Bench.

Be it also enacted, declared and ordained by the same Authority, That the want of such Session in the said District of Montreal, shall in no case work a Discontinuance, or be in any manner detrimental to the Causes, Business and Proceedings of the said Court of King's Bench, but that Provision shall be made by Rules and Orders thereof for such District sitting or sittings, as the due and legal Process and Trial of the Issues formed in the said Court may require.

And be it further enacted by the same Authority, That it shall be no valid objection in the Law, to the Return of a Writ of Appeal, or to the Security required on Appeals, that such Writ was returned by, or such Security taken before only one of the Judges of the Common Pleas, any thing enacted or ordained by any former Act or Ordinance to the Contrary notwithstanding.

Provided always, and be it further enacted, declared and ordained, that nothing herein contained, shall be construed in any manner, to abridge His Majesty's Prerogative for constituting his Courts, in such manner as His Royal Wisdom may think proper, for administering the Criminal Jurisdiction of the said Province.

Assented to the 15th August, 1792.

ordered to be enrolled.

Attest. P.A. DEBONNE, A.S.

Quebec Gazette, August 16, 1792.

ALURED CLARKE.

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

GEORGE R.

BY THE KING.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas Hostilities have broken out between the Most Christian King, and the King of Hungary; His Majesty, for the Preservation and continuance of Friendship and Amity between him and their said Majesties, doth by this His Royal Proclamation (with the Advice of His Privy Council) strictly prohibit and forbid all His Subjects whatsoever to take any Commission at Sea from any Foreign Prince or State, against any other Foreign Prince or State now in Amity with His Majesty, or Their Subjects, or by virtue or under Colour of any such Commission already taken, or hereafter to be taken, to set out or employ any Vessel or Ship of War, or to serve as Mariners in any Ship or Vessel which shall be employed against any Prince or State now in Amity with His Majesty, or Their Subjects, during the present War, And all His Majesty's Subjects are required to take Notice of this His Royal Command, and to conform themselves to the same, upon Pain of incurring His Majesty's high Displeasure, and

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of being punished with the utmost Severity of Law and Justice. And Whereas the Most Christian King hath caused Application to be made to His Majesty, That His Majesty would, conformably to the Third Article of the Treaty of Navigation and Commerce concluded at Versailles, the Twenty-sixth September, One thousand seven hundred and eighty-six, renew and publish in all His Dominions and Countries the strict and express Prohibitions contained in the said Article; His Majesty doth hereby strictly forbid all His Subjects to receive any Commission for arming and acting at Sea as Privateers, or Letters of Reprisals, from any Enemy of the Most Christian King, or by virtue or under Colour of such Commissions or Reprisals, to disturb, infest, or any-ways damage His Subjects; or to arm Ships as Privateers, or go out to Sea therewith, under the severest Punishments that can be inflicted on the Transgressors, besides being liable to make full Restitution and Satisfaction to those to whom they have done any Damage.

Given at Our Court at St. James's, the Twenty-fifth Day of May One thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, the Thirty-second Year of Our Reign.

GOD save the KING

Quebec Gazette, August 23, 1792.

ALURED CLARKE.

GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth. To Our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of Our Province of Lower Canada, and to Our faithful and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of Our said Province, to an Assembly at Our City of Quebec on the Tenth Day of July last, to have been commenced and held, called and elected, and to every of you, Greeting. WHEREAS We for divers arduous and urgent Affairs Us the State and Defence of Our said Province concerning, Our Assembly at the Day and place aforesaid to be held, did ordain, and you by Our Writ at the City and Day aforesaid to be present, We did command, to treat, consent and conclude upon those Things which in Our Assembly should then and there be proposed and deliberated upon, and the said Assembly for certain causes and considerations, Us to this specially moving, We did prorogue to the first day of October next, and Our said Assembly We have thought fit further to prorogue, so that you, nor any of you on the said first day of October next, at Our said City to appear are to be held or constrained, for We do will therefore, that you and each of you, be as to Us in that Matter entirely exonerated, commanding and by the Tenor of these Presents firmly enjoining you and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested, that on monday the twelfth day of November next at our said City of Quebec, personally you be and appear and every of you be and appear to treat, do, act and conclude upon those Things which in Our said Assembly by the Common-Council of Our said Province by the Favor of God may be ordained. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, these Our Letters We have caused to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province to be thereunto affixed. WITNESS Our Trusty and Well-beloved Alured Clarke, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province of Lower Canada, and Major General commanding Our Forces in North America, at the Castle of Saint Lewis in Our City of Quebec in Our said Province of Lower Canada, the fifteenth day of September, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and of Our Reign the Thirty-second.

H. Finlay, C.C. in Ch.

Quebec Gazette, September 20, 1792.

A. C.

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ALURED CLARKE.

George the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To Our Judges of Our respective Courts of Common Pleas for the Districts of Quebec, Three Rivers and Montreal, in Our Province of Lower Canada, for the Time being, and to all others whom these Presents may concern, Greeting: WHEREAS the Terms for the Common Pleas of the said Districts stand regulated by an Ordinance intitled, "An Act or Ordinance to form a New District "between the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, and for regulating the same District;" subject nevertheless to such Alteration as to the Days and Times thereof as Our Governor, for the Time being, with the advice of Our Council might fix and limit, ordain and declare, by Proclamation under the Great Seal of Our late Province of Quebec, as by the said Act or Ordinance of Our said Province passed in the Thirtieth Year of Our Reign, reference being thereunto had, may more fully appear. AND WHEREAS it hath been represented to be expedient for the Advancement of Justice, that the next Court of Common Pleas for the District of Montreal be commenced on Thursday the First Day of November next, and continued for that whole Month, Sundays and Holidays excepted; and Our Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of Lower Canada, by and with the Advice of Our Executive Council thereof, hath thought fit to fix and limit the next Court of Common Pleas for the said District of Montreal accordingly. KNOW YE therefore, that We have ordained, and do hereby ordain and declare that the next ensuing Session of Our Court of Common Pleas for the said District of Montreal, may and shall open and commence on the said First Day of November next, and continue during the whole of the said Month of November, Sundays and Holidays excepted, of which all concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made patent, and the Great Seal of Our Province of Lower Canada to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS Our trusty and well beloved Alured Clarke, Esquire, Our Lieutenant Governor of Our said Province of Lower Canada, and Major General commanding our Forces in North America, at the Castle of Saint Lewis, in our City of Quebec and Province aforesaid, the Eleventh Day of October in the Thirty-second Year of Our Reign. GEO: POWNALL, Secy.

Quebec Gazette, October 15, 1792

ALURED CLARKE.

A. C.

GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To Our Judges of Our respective Courts of Common Pleas for the Districts of Quebec, Three Rivers and Montreal, in Our Province of Lower Canada, for the Time being, and to all others whom these Presents may concern, Greeting: WHEREAS the Terms for the Common Pleas of the said Districts stand regulated by an Ordinance intitled, "An Act or Ordinance to form a New District "between the Districts of Quebec and Montreal, and for regulating the same Districts;" subject nevertheless to such Alteration as to the Days and Times thereof as Our Governor, for the Time being, with the Advice of Our Council might fix and limit, ordain and declare, by Proclamation under the Great Seal of Our late Province of Quebec, as by the said Act or Ordinance of Our said Province passed in the Thirtieth Year of Our Reign, reference being thereunto had, may more fully appear. AND WHEREAS it hath been represented to be expedient for the Advancement of Justice, that the next Court of Common Pleas for the District of Montreal be commenced on Thursday the First Day of November next, and continued for that whole Month, Sundays and Holidays excepted; and Our Lieutenant Governor of

12 GEORGE V, A. 1922 Our Province of Lower Canada, by and with the Advice of Our Executive Council thereof, hath thought fit to fix and limit the next Court of Common Pleas for the said District of Montreal accordingly. KNOW YE therefore, that We have ordained, and do hereby ordain and declare that the next ensuing Session of Our Court of Common Pleas for the said District of Montreal, may and shall open and commence on the said First Day of November next, and continue during the whole of the said Month of November, Sundays and Holidays excepted, of which all concerned are to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made patent, and the Great Seal of Our Province of Lower Canada to be hereunto affixed WITNESS Our trusty and well beloved Alured Clarke, Esquire, Our Lieutenant Governor of Our said Province of Lower Canada, and Major General commanding Our Forces in North America, at the Castle of Saint Lewis, in Our City of Quebec and Province aforesaid, the Eleventh Day of October in the Thirty-second Year of Our Reign.

GEO: POWNALL, Secy.

Quebec Gazette, October 18, 1792.

ALURED CLARKE,

A.C.

GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth. To Our much beloved and faithful Legislative Councillors of Our Province of Lower Canada, and to Our faithful and well-beloved the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of Our said Province, to an Assembly at Our City of Quebec on the Tenth Day of July last, to have been commenced and held, called and elected, and to every of you, Greeting: WHEREAS We for divers arduous and urgent Affairs Us the State and Defence of Our said Province concerning, Our Assembly at the Day and place aforesaid to be held, did ordain, and you by Our Writ at the City and Day aforesaid to be present, We did command, to treat, consent and conclude upon those Things which in Our Assembly should then and there be proposed and deliberated upon, and the said Assembly for certain causes and considerations, Us to this specially moving, We did prorogue to the twelfth day of November next, and our said Assembly we have thought fit further to prorogue, so that you, nor any of you on the said twelfth day of November next, at Our said City to appear are to be held or constrained, for We do will therefore, that you and each of you, be as to Us in that Matter entirely exonerated, And being willing that you should actually meet and proceed to the dispatch of business, We command and by the Tenor of these Presents firmly enjoin you and every of you, and all others in this behalf interested that on monday the seventeenth day of December next at our said city of Quebec, personally you be and appear and every of you be and appear to treat, do, act and conclude upon those Things which in Our said Assembly by the Common-Council of Our said Province by the Favor of God may be ordained. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, these Our Letters We have caused to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of Our said Province to be thereunto affixed. WITNESS Our Trusty and Well beloved Alured Clarke, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief of Our said Province of Lower Canada, and Major General commanding Our Forces in North America, at the Castle of Saint Lewis in Our City of Quebec in Our said Province of Lower Canada, the thirty-first day of October, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand seven hundred and ninety-two, and of Our Reign the Thirty-third.

Finlay, C.C. in Ch.

Quebec Gazette, November 8, 1792.

A.C.