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ep a important a part, and with which the maintenance of her own independence and of her commanding position in the world {s s0 essentially connected.

The main security against aggression which Canada enjoys as à portion of the Bri- Empire is the fact known to all the world, that war with Canada means war with England; not in Canada only, but upon every sea and upon the shores, wherever situated, of the aggressive power itself. It does not therefore follow that this country can consent or afford to maintain an unlimited number of troops in Canada at her own cost, even in time of war, much less in time of peace, and it remains true that the defenee of Canadian territory must depend mainly upon the Canadian people itself,

I have, etc., (Signed,) NEWCASTLE.

Loi de la Milice, 1863 (1) (Extraits)

An Act respecting the Militia.

[Assented to, 15th October, 1863.]

2.-—The Militia shall consist of all the male inhabitants of the Province of the { | “4e of elghteen ycars or upwards and under sixty, not exempted or disqualified by # 4 law. 3 C4

3.—The Militia shall be divided into three classes, to be called respectively first M ;4l class Service Men, second class Service Men and Reserve Men : the first class Service La # Men shall be those of eighteen years of age and upwards, but under fortyfive years, À f who are unmarried Men or widowers without children, and the second class Service lé à Men shall be those between the ages last aforesaid who are married Men or widowers jà | with children, — 41 the Reserve Men shall be those of forty-five years of age and RAS: upwards, but uni tv years. | :

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A ; 17—The Commande in Chief may call out the MHitia or any part thereof for j actual service, whenever it !s in his opinon advisable so to do by reason of war, inva- ; sion or insurrection, or danger of any of them. |

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33—"he Militia, so called out, may be fnarched to any part of the Province, 0T te sny placo without the Province but conterminous therewith, where the enemy is, and from which an attack on this Province is apprehended,

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