Proclamation

VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. &c. To our Beloved and Faithful the Legislative of 2d May con- Councillors of the Province of Canada, and the tinuing Parliament to 17th Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses elected to serve in the Legislative Assembly of our said Province, summoned and called to a meeting of the Provincial Parliament of our said Province, at our City of Montreal, on Thursday the Eighth day of May instant; to have been commenced and held, and to every of you,

June.

A PROCLAMATION.

GREETING:

W HEREAS, on the twenty-ninth day of March now last past, we thought fit to prorogue our Provincial Parliament, to the Eighth day of May instant, at which time, in our City of Montreal, you were held and constrained to appear: Now Know Ye, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of our loving subjects, we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Executive Council, to relieve you, and each of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid; hereby convoking, and by these presents enjoining you, and each of you, that, on Tuesday, the seventeenth day of June now next ensuing, you meet us, in our Provincial Parliament in our City of Montreal, there to take into consideration the state and welfare of our said Province of Canada, and therein to do as may seem necessary. Herein fail

not.

In testimony whereof, we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province of Canada to be hereunto affixed: Witness, our right trusty and well beloved the Right Honourable Charles Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe, of Fernhill, in the County of Berks, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, one of our Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.; at our Government House, in our City of Montreal, in our said Province, this second day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and in the eighth year of our Reign.

By Command,

FELIX FORTIER,

C. C. C.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of GOD, of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,
QUEEN, Defender of the Faith, &c. &c. &c.

To our Beloved and Faithful the Legislative Proclamation Councillors of the Province of Canada, and the of 12th June, Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses elected to serve Parliament to continuing in the Legislative Assembly of our said Province, 26th July. summoned and called to a meeting of the Provincial Parliament of our said Province, at our City of Montreal, on Tuesday the seventeenth day of June instant, to have been commenced and held, and to every of you,

A PROCLAMATION.

GREETING:

WHEREAS, on the second day of May, now last Parliament, to the seventeenth day of June instant, past, we thought fit to prorogue our Provincial at which time in our City of Montreal, you were held and constrained to appear: Now Know Ye, that for divers causes and considerations, and taking into consideration the ease and convenience of our loving subjects, we have thought fit, by and with the advice of our Executive Council, to relieve you, and each of you, of your attendance at the time aforesaid; hereby convoking, and by these presents enjoining you, and each of you, that, on Saturday, the twentysixth day of July now next ensuing, you meet us, in our Provincial Parliament, in our City of Montreal, there to take into consideration the state and welfare of our said Province of Canada, and therein to do as may seem necessary.-Herein fail not.

In testimony whereof, we have caused these our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province of Canada to be hereunto affixed: Witness, our right trusty and well beloved the Right Honourable Charles Theophilus, Baron Metcalfe, of Fernhill, in the County of Berks, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, one of our Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor General of British North America, and Captain General and Governor in Chief, in and over our Provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Island of Prince Edward, and Vice Admiral of the same, &c. &c. &c.; at our Government House, in our City of Montreal, in our said Province, this twelfth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and in the eighth year of our Reign.

By Command,

FELIX FORTIER,

C. C. C.