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At length in 1791 the Constitutional Act or Canada Act was 

 passed which for the first time gave Canada a bicameral legislature, 

 and therefore a real Second House. (17). 



The upper part of the Province was filling up, especially after 

 the recognition in 1783 of the independence of the United States; this 

 was of great influence in dividing the Province into two and of intro- 

 ducing an elective House of Assembly. 



NOTES TO CHAPTER III. 



(1) The Drafts are set out in Shortt and Doughty pp. 376-385. 



(2) Shortt and Doughty pp. 401 sqq. 



(3) Shortt and Doughty pp. 419, 420. The Council- 

 lors were: — 



1. Hector Theophilus Cramahé or the Lieutenant-Governor for the time 

 being. 



2. The Chief Justice of Quebec for the time being. (This was at the 

 time William Hey). 



3. Hugh Finlay. 



4. Thomas Dunn. 



5. James Cuthbert. 



6. Colin Drummond. 



7. Francis LesVesques. 



8. Edward Harrison. 



9. John Collins. 



10. Adam Mabean. 



11. DeLery. 



12. St. Ours. 



13. Picodyde Contrecoeur. 



14. The Secretary of the Province for the time being. (This was at the 

 time George Pownall). 



15. George Alsopp. 



16. De La Naudière. 



17. La Corne St. Luc. 



18. Alexander Johnstone. 



19. Conrad Gugy. 



20. Bellestres. 



21. Rigauville. 



22. John Fraser. 



So the names appear in the Instructions: of these. Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 

 (Francis Levesque), 8, 9, 10 (Adam Mabane) had been Members of the 

 previous Council — the others were new appointments — their names were — 



11. Joseph Gaspard Chaussegour DeLery. 



12. Roch de St. Ours. 



13. Pecaudy de Contrecoeur. 



14. George Pownall. 



15. George Allsopp. 



16. Charles François De La Naudière. 



17. LaCorne St. Luc. 



18. Alexander Johnston. 



