98 ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 
Minutes, 16th July.—Writs of summons to the Legislative Council issued 
to the following: William Osgoode, Chief Justice; James Baby, Richard 
Duncan, William Robertson, Robert Hamilton, Richard Cartwright, Jr., John 
Munro, Alexander Grant, Peter Russell. 
Edward Burns took the oath as Clerk of the Crown, and Richard Pollard 
and Alexander McDonell took the oaths as Sheriffs. 
Minutes, 21st July.—Additional proclamation issued respecting the con- 
tinuation of civil officers in judicial and ministerial employments. 
This proclamation was issued before a printing press was established 
in Upper Canada. I understand that it was sent to Montreal to be 
printed, and a copy of it is to be found in the department of the 
Secretary of State at Ottawa. Two points in connection with it may 
be mentioned. In the Quebec Gazette of the 9th August, 1792, appears 
the following news item: 
‘ Letters Patent dated the 9th of July have been issued by His Excellency 
Lieutenant-Governor Simcoe, dividing the Province of Upper Canada into 
counties, etc., and apportioning the representation thereof. The following are 
the names of the Counties, with the number of representatives they send to 
the House of Assembly, viz.: Glengarry, 2; Stormont, 1; Dundas, 1; Gren- 
ville, 1; Leeds and Frontenac, 1; Ontario and Addington, 1; Prince Edward, 1; 
Lenox, Hastings and Northumberland, 1; Durham and York, 1; Lincoln, 1; 
Norfolk, 1; Suffolk and Essex, 1; Kent, 2; making in the whole 19 counties 
and 15 representatives.” 
The question at once arises as to how the official organ at Quebec 
made the mistake in reporting the decision of the Lt.-Governor and 
Council. It appeared one month after the decision of the Executive. 
Does it represent the views of Simcoe before he left Quebec, which views 
were changed after discussing the situation with the Upper Canada 
Councillors? Was it the Council’s first draft, or was it merely a 
news item sent down by some correspondent who was not exact in 
his statements? 
The second point is that the proclamation must have been scarce 
and not readily available. The first time it appears in the Journal of 
the Legislature is on the 31st December, 1821, where it was placed on 
record by resolution of the House. It does not appear in the earliest 
printed collection of Statutes, but it is to be found for the first time, 
and, I am of opinion, for the only time in available form, in the volume 
of Statutes issued at Kingston in 1831, by Thompson and MacFarlane. 
Now let us give a list of the counties beginning at the extreme 
west :— 
Kent, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincoln, York, Durham, North- 
umberland, Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox, Addington, Ontario, 
Frontenac, Leeds, Grenville, Dundas, Stormont, Glengarry. 
