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than seven members, of which the chief justice 

 of the province is president, and wherein the 

 bishop of Quebec has a seat: the members 

 are appointed by mandamus from the king, 

 and hold their seats, under certain restrictions, 

 for Hfe, The executive council is composed of 

 six members; the chief-justice is president, and 

 the bishop of Quebec likewise has a seat in it# 

 The house of assembly is composed of twenty- 

 five members, who are returned by the twenty- 

 three counties ; they meet once a year, and the 

 session is opened and prorogued by the lieute- 

 nant-governor ; the duration of this assembly 

 is limited by law to four years, at which pe- 

 riod new elections take place ; but the gover- 

 nor may, upon occasions that seem fit to him^ 

 dissolve it at any time, by the authority vested 

 in him. The functions of this house are ex- 

 actly similar to those of the parliament of the 

 lower province; it votes the annual supplies 

 for the militia, and all monies raised for the 

 service and improvement of the colony. The 

 civil and criminal law is administered by a 

 chief-justice and two puisne judges. There 

 is a court of king's bench, common pleas, and 

 a court of appeal : the laws of England, with 

 the rights and liberties granted by its constitu-- 

 tion, are in force in Upper Canada in their 

 fullest extent, and without the slightest varia* 

 tion* There are also an attorney and solicitor 



