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PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES. 
Election « His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor does not see fit to 
gE, declare the causes of his summoning the present Provincial 
Legislature until a Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall 
have been chosen according to law, but that to-morrow at the 
hour of three o'clock His Honour will declare the causes of 
his calling the present Legislature.” 
The members of the Assembly returned to their own 
Chamber and a member addressing the Clerk proposed a 
member as Speaker. The question was pub by the Clerk, and 
after the Speaker was elected and had been congratulated 
the mace was placed on the table and the House adjourned. 
On the following day the members again assembled, and 
on receipt of a message from the Lieutenant-Governor they, 
preceded by the Speaker, proceeded to the Council Chamber. 
Te Rt iy The Speaker then spoke as follows: 
i Lugs “May it please Your Honour, 
Council. «The Legislative Assembly have elected me as their 
Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfil the important 
Juties thus assigned to me. 
«If in the performance of these duties I should at any 
sime fall into error I pray that the fault may be imputed to 
me and nob to the Assembly whose servant I am and who 
through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty 
to their Queen and Country, humbly claim all their undoubted 
rights and privileges, especially that they may have freedom 
of speech in their debates, access to Your Honour’s person at 
a1] seasonable times and that their proceedings may receive 
2om Your Honour the most favourable interpretation.” 
Then the Honourable the Speaker of the Legislative 
Council said : 
“Mr Speaker, 
«I am commanded by His Honour the Lieutenant-Go- 
sernor to declare to you that he freely confides in the duty 
and attachment of the Assembly to Her Majesty's person and 
government, not doubting that their proceedings will be con-