Show from ron the london times august 7 I 1 the liberties and rights of canada their recognition by great britain brit aln we may congratulate the people of canada on the final al ee recognition cognition of their liberties and rights hy by the second reading in the house of commons common without dividian ill divi iian of the belll arbi bling the pa parliament fliam ent t to 0 change the constitution of the upper chamber we rejoice at this event I 1 for two reasons first because it is the ge se con co conaTy n my S Ned lIde we vit to a greaf practical improvement i the canada clergy reserves bill ins fished at least for foi canada the principle pi gnei P 10 that in local matters the local bocal legislature is to besu be au and that no difference of pinion opinion beti between veen the imperial parliament and that body would lie be sufficient to warrant an infraction of their right jo to govern themselves them selve we say say as reia fbi canada because the abortive colonial church bills ot I 1 the last and present session session were dear infractions of thievery this thi very svery principle the present bill bh is a further step 1 in n advance 4 and rid declared dint a local matters is toile toc considered c 1 cheety the very ety constitution which links the 9 olony to t the pr parent nt country abdill and chit it it A is for that colony a and i nd not for us to decide as to the mature ottha t constitution wt we can have no interest in enforcing dai on the coloff colon tea ift which appear to them mischievous upon them must fall the burden if they are mistaken ir in ratter r and if they do not ot already alrea dX possess w adom they are sure to le learn arn i it f from I 1 expert 1 ence I 1 which wean only get at at secondhand second hand abad A bad con is the greatest st bofill of tall local abases base J once establish them the principle thit that local a busei abuses ought to be remedied by local authorities ard and ica inevitably that in according to the elonies ed onies the management of their local affairs belgave wt them ethem virtually the management of their DPI constitution I 1 but not only has parliament established a it has also givon given n an opportunity for the remedy of a great practical evil of all tile the irister instruments of government that ever ie none per hapa stands convicted of such ri variable and igloi ignominious failure as the avite devite of nominated legislative councils for our colonies tile the very idea orf on which it was founded absurdity and involved a total miscon biscon depton of the real province I 1 of government |