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I must likewise recommead to your consideration the framing some 

 amendment to the second and third clauses to the act Concerning Marriages 

 and Divorce, the Inconveniency of them as they now stand are too obvious 

 to need being pointed out and I am of opinion likewise that upon perusal 

 of the first clause of the Act for establishing Religious Publick worship you 

 will perceive its insufliciency for effectually answering the end of such an act. 



These, Gentlemen, are the matters that have occurred to me as necessary 

 to be laid before you ; any Bills you shall prepare you may depend upon it 

 •Will have their due weight with me, for I can have no other standard for the 

 regu.ation of my conduct tiisai the Duty I owe to my Sovereign in my ambi- 

 tion to see you a very happy people a very flourishing and a very con- 

 siderable people." 



The House then went down to the Assembly Room. 



The oaths of Allegiance were taken by the House and the members present 

 subscribed the Declaration. 



Resolved that the office of CQerk to the Assembly be executed by a member 

 or members of the House. 



Voted, that Mr. Hinshelwood and Mr. Deschamps be joint clerks to the 

 House. 



Voted that John Callbeck be Messenger and Doorkeeper to the House. 



Rsolved that a Committee, vizt., William Nesbitt, Esq., Mr. Hinshelwood 

 and Henry Newton, Esq., Malachy Salter, Esq., and Mr. Franklin, do prepare 

 an address in answer to His Excellency's speech by to-morrow morning. 



Then adjourned till to-morrow morning Ten o'clock. 



Wednesday the 5th of December, 1759. 



The Committee appointed to prepare an address in answer to His Exce'l- 

 lency'a Speedh reported to the House that they had prepared the same wthioh 

 being read was approved of. 



A message was sent by a Committee to acquaint His Excellency that the 

 House is ready to attend him with their address ; to which His Excellency 

 answered that he was ready to receive them which being reported the House 

 accordingly waited on His Excellency with an address wliich was read by 

 Mr. Speaker as follows : — 



TO HIS EXCELLENCY 



Charles Lawrence, Esq., Captain General and Governor in and over His 

 Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia or Ajcadie, Vice Admiral of the same, 

 etc., etc. 



May it please your Excellency, — 



We His Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the representart^ives of 

 this Province, return your Excellency our sincere and Hearty thanks for your 

 speech* delivered from the Chair. It Is with inexpressible joy that we reflect 

 on the glorious and successful events that have attended His Majesty's arms 

 under God, and the vigilance and good conduct of our Admirals and Generals 

 in all parts of the world, but more especially in North America and it is 

 with infinite pleasure we foresee the great honor, dignity and advantage that 

 will accrue therefrom to His Majesty's sacred person, his Crown and his 

 Dominions. And we have the most sanguine hopes from the experienced great 

 abilities of our worthy Commander in Cïîief, General Amherst, and from the 

 known valor and Intrepidity of the troops, as well regular as provincials under 

 his command, that he will be able soon to finish the glorious work he has 

 begun by entirely subduing the pride and insolance of France in the compleat 



