The Opposition party in the Parliament of Lower Canada is
likely to give the Government some trouble. A call of the House was made on the 15th of last month, when seventy resolutions were proposed, strongly condemnatory of the proceedings of Lord AYLMER, the Governor, and of the despatches of Mr. STANLEY. The extracts from those despaoches, which had been laid before the House, are termed "insulting and inconsiderate, to such a degree that no legally-constituted body, although its functions were infinitely subordinate to those of legislation, could or ought to tolerate them." Subsequently, nine articles of impeachment against Lord AYLMER were added to the above seventy ; and a vote to moderate their fervour was negatived, by 52 to 19. When the last accounts left Quebec, twenty-three of the resolutions had been adopted, in a Committee of the whole. Mr. MACKENZIE, who has been twice expelled the Assembly of Upper Canada, attempted nevertheless to take his seat in the House on the 10th of February. He was ordered out in custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms; but again returned, and was again re- moved. He repeated the attempt a third time, and was taken into custody ; but discharged, after an admonition from the Speaker, which he earnestly protested against.
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