v i- jmprrtal iflaruammt 80use of commonsawn 26 o sffme petitions were presented in faror or tift education grant and innumerable num bers isfkeinst it lord j- rubmlt then proceeded with his rtifn defending the government pun at eonsidenble length in a speech of which we ip m outline from a ily contemporary he commenced hi statement by commenting jo terms of considerable severity npon the conduct of those who had been guilty of gross exaggerations in the statements which they had pqt forth in reference to the views and in tention of the government and who had at tempted to overawe the house by summoning many of its members tn their meetings and endeavoring to correct their into giving votes in opposition to the government scheme on tain ct losing their seats in parliament at the approaching general election he then pro ceeded to answer the objection which had 1 1en urged against til scheme by some of its 9 opponents based upoh the alleged onronstitn- tioorlity of the grant for education and of the board by whiih it was administered after which he briefly surveyed the progress of state education in this country adverting to the in- crtaee which had from time to time been ef- aftcted in the annual grant for that purpose mtiv last yeffit reached th sum of 100000 ithad long hcen his opinion that they could vlol efficiently promote the interests of educa- tion in this country until they improved the prospects of schoolmasters it was necessary to do this in order to ensure the services of men t of tijent and abiiity in the business of teaching being as he believed no profession of more importance than that of training the minds j of ihe youth of the working classes of the icouuiry in improving the condition and cbatarterof the schoolmaster it was necessary mo4eepin view another proposition with res ect to which no grant was proposed to be made this year but with respect to which ftifte might in future years be some expend- ttft vizjthat of granting pensions to such rearing schoolmasters as were worn out with jiht buvnessof teachiijg among theohjec- jcpos which went to the vhole foundation of grant was this that it was altogether a iwmake for the stale to give any assistance 4br the support of edacation this objection would equally apply to the regium donum in ireland and to the support given to ministers of religion in scotland as well as to evety other grant maffe by ihe state for religious as well as secular instruction he did not wish on that occasion to enter upon the large ques tion which was raised by this objection but would content himself with saying that whilst it was the business of the state to imprison offenders transport and sometimes capitally 4o punish them he could hot assent to the pro position that it had nothing to do with the pre vention of crime or the education and entitht enmentofthe people another objection to ihe scheme washased upon the assumption that 1here was no necessity for the state to inter- fete that voluntary efforts were sufficient to meet the educational exigencies of the coun try and that the peopl of england were already sufficiently supplied with all the ap pliances of education he wished lie could agree with those who urged this objection but it was necessary to refer to statistic to prove its unsoundness and fallacy the noble lotd then referred to mine orison returns to how the untenable nature of such an nhjec- tion and stated that it appeared to him to be a shocking thing tht whilst thry did not give it in many cases tiniil the parties receiv ing it had become implicate in crimp such was the instruction communicated in our pruoni another argument urged by mme of ihe opponent of the scheme was atal ihtre were in every ereat community hmmm bf f iiopnwiion srtepedln vice and crime whom it was impossible to reach or io reform he could not consent tothepropb- sitinn and had every reason to believe that a wellconsidered scheme of education if it vould not reach all would favourably influence some portion of the unfortunate classes alluded 16 the noble lord then after expressing his regret that efforts had not been made at the commencement of the century to reunite in the same schools the various classes or church men and dissentois adverted to the more ijpcific objections to the scheme some of which he admitted to be of a formidable character but the majority of which he pro- ceijded to refute there vas no question now as tn the church undertaking the education of the whole people or of the church arrogating tb itself that thrf people should he educated according to the established religion of the sute alwhatwasnow intended was- that in schools belonging to the church of england the liturgy should be taught but that in choou belonging to dissenters there should vbe no such requirement this was not a sys- tetn of compulsion but of religions liberty and one with which the dissenters should feel atis6ed jf under the proposed scheme a larger snm should go to the church than the tttber school that would make no difference as to principle hut merely as to amount he mij not tee why the dissenters should refuse jto partake of the grant on the ground that a portion of the money was to be given to the church of england schools this was not a ystejn of state education but a system which jneralycame in aid of voluntary efforts in be half ot education it was merely intended to w existing schools without imposing any thtistpofi any schools which were not in per- fetfrflnfontrity with tbe rules and regulations hitfhjhe founders and managers of those rhoolf had already established he could not agree wh those who held that it would have 4een better if the state had confined itself solely to secular education and detailed his reasons for disagreeing with them- nor did the government intend to make tbe school master a state officer whose busings it would m to attend to the secular instruction of his pupils but who should have nn concern what- ver in their religions education he main tained that the stale would be negligent of the greater half of its duty if it entirely disre garded the religious instruction of the youth of ihe country many would construe the entire disregard of religion in schools into the pre sence of irreligioo and object to them on that account if what the government proposed aas founded upon what was already estab lished if it was impossible lo propose any other scheme which would enable them to carry info practical effect anjflfcreat system of education and if as it was urged by dr vaughen and others it was useless to propose such a scheme because it was sure to fail the question which he had to ask the house was whether it was now prepared to go with the tsoverament and to grant the sum of money demanded lo be disposed of according to the minutes of council whether it was disposed 4o refuse that crantand even to go the length of sustaining mr uuncombe and passing a ot of censure upon the government for even proposing such a grant whatever application the government might hereafter deem it their ijnlj to make for a grant in favor of roman catholic schools it was not intended to extend mr part of tbe 100000 to these schools if d should hereafter b given to roman catho lic schools the greatest caution should be ex- rciied in extending them such aid it would not do for the government lo step forward to ihe iupport of mooaslicscboolsor sneb as are connected with monasteries in the country of the halfmillion which had been expended within the last few years for the purpose of education not one shilling he believed bad been given to purely roman catholic schools and with regard lo the 100000 which was ww demanded whatever mijcht b hereafter iom in favor of the roman catholics t did iwf appear dtiiraue to throw an additional itomblnigblock in tbe way of lb propped government scheme by departing with res pect to that grant from theexisting minutes of council to regard the proposed scheme as one tending to the increase of government pitionage waa as much to give way to idle apprehension as it was erroneous to brand it as an unconstitutional interference with the legitimate functions of parliament thcgo- vernment did not seek to promote or encou rage any rule whereby the children of dis senting parents were not to be allowed to go to the church schools unless they submitted to learn the catechism an attend the church nn sunday he did not believe the church itself gained any advantage from such a rule the rule of the wesley boly in this respect was a much wiser and more charitable one and did not tend to the diminution of their numbers or influence imperfect as the scheme was he now begged to submit it to the favorable consideration of the house and whatever might be the result of his doing so it would be a consolation to him to reflect that he had made an attempt to diminish the empire of ignorance and lo rata the people of this country to a prominent place in the scale of virtue and intelligence among the nations of the earth the noble lord then re sumed his seat amid loud and prolonged cheers mr oohoanai then moved his promised amendment he enlarged on ihe public fed- ins against the measure which he described as a piece of quackery and he asserted that if carried out it would cost the country two millions a year lord duncan seconded the amendment sir r h ixolis having expressed his ap probation of the ministerial plan as the best that was likely to be obtained mr macauiay made one of his brilliant orations in its support defending the propriety of government interference with education and replying to some of the popular objections against the plan mr ro4cock was in favor of state educa- tityl but wished it to be entirely secular at the conclusion of his remarks the debate was adjourned second dat mr evvart opened the adjourned debate he approved of much in the government plan and could not support mr duncombes mo tion but he objected to making the school master a religious teacher and to some of the practical provisions for improving the condition of the school master sir c navrca announced his intention of voting against the government the ear of arondcl and surrey regretted the exclusion of the catholics but would not withstanding support the measure because he would not deny to others what he regarded as a benefit because others denied it to the body to which he belonged mr scrwkr mr aclionbv viwnnnt san- dok mr grsbohnv mr borthwick having spoken lord morctph defended the measure in an eloquent speech mr bkight warmly opposed it sir g ghet elaborately defended it and mr htndter whilst admit ting the propriety of state aid objected to the proposed plan the house then ad journed third dat some petitions were presented in favor of the education grant and a great number against it the adjourned debate wa resumed by sir w ciay who supported the amendment his objection to the government scheme was founded on its promoting 05 he supposed the influence of the church he also referred lo the exclusion of the catholics sir i pakkniiam supported the government as a churchman and a member of ihe national school society mi hume would vote with mr dnncombe utbocht vth xhimi inalr quale and wished for a more comprehensive system sir waltkr james would vote with the government but wished the scheme had been more comprehensive and especially objected 0 the exclusion of the catholics sir john eastkope expressed himself warm ly on the subject of tli exclusion of the ca tholics and the compromise with the metho dists and pointed out some of the evils that might be expected to arise from tbe measure in particular districts mr sharman crawford would vote for the amendment satisfied that the benefits to be derived from the scheme would he more than counterbalanced by the evils which would arise from the invasion nf civil rights which char acterised its principle sir w moieswortii joined in denouncing the exclusion of the catholic he was in favor of a system of secular education only he defended the propriety of the state inter fering to promote education viscount mahon would support the govern ment scheme though not approving all its details sir j graham strongly censured tb con duct of government in respect to the catho lics but would not support the amendment which asked for an enquiry which he believed to be quite superfluous lord john russet replied vindicating himself and colleagues from the charge of having deceived the wesleyans into a belief that no aid would he afforded to the catholics he answered sir james graham by referring to his own conduct when in office he main tained that if the government had attempted now to provide for the case of the catholics they only would have added to the difficulties affecting the question in proof of which he referred to mr watsons hill he spoke of the whole measure as a temporary one and insisted that purely secular education was opposed tn the feelings of the people sir r peel gave his reasons for supporting the government he spoke of the voluntary system as having failed and said that if they only knew ihe amount of crime engendered by ignorance tbey would shudder at their own neglect he regretted ihe opposition of non conformists and did not believe the plan of the government would increase the power of the church he spoke cf the importance of an early settlement of the ease of the catholics and warned the government not to seek the aid of any party by the exclusion of this body mr plumtr cautioned the leaden on both sides of the house lest professing to be liberal they should he branded as infidels for the course they were pursuing might be iiberalily but wa not christianity mr ouncombe obtained leave to withdraw his amendment and moved it again in a form which he thought less objectionable the house then divided aod the numbers were forthe amendment 47 against it 372 majority for ministers 325 tbe house then adjourned ireland pooroconnell is sinking daily the ac counts which come to hand through the me dium of the french paper show that his earthly career is drawing lo a close like warwick who created and deposed kings the man that made and unmade cabinets is physically poweness as a babe such is life such ambition 1 the path of glory leads but to the grave differences of opinion do and will exist respecting the nature of his influence on society but all who can con template menial powers through eyas less jaundiced than those of political partisanship will place him in the category of nohility- one of those ironnervd souls fit to com mand a wurld and rule it when lis wildest y the grave svflen asperities we war not with tbe dying or tbe dead even abrav far that has fallen command th respect anj sympathy of brave men we stated some months ago throiigh an exclusive soatfce that the hand of death was upon oconnell he is now poor fellow in its embraces devout catholic as be is 0connell is anxious to rtacb the eternal ity to be dismissed to his great reckoning hy the head of hischurch whether his aspirations will be realised is another matter he has been obliged lo tarry at lyons from sheer inability to bear tbe fatigues of travelling and he has been mpelled to decline the complimentary ad dresses and visits of the admirii frenchmen who thronged his hotel his sand is nin out but he has seen the number of days allotted to humanity a recent communication from dundrum bay gives a favorable account of the condi tion in which the hull of the great britain ia found after enduring tbe merciless buffet- ings of the late severe winter the plan which mr brunei adopted for saving tbe vessel from the full force of the sea hy form ing a breakwater of hurdles has proved very successful and the under portions of the vessel are discovered to be much les damaged from fridion than might have been feared especially considering the ragged nature of the beach in dundrum bay workmen are employed under proper direction lightening the bulkhead and making things in readiness for the measures which may soon be set on foot for floating thn vessel the intention of the directors u to bring the vessel to liverpool where a good portion of her machinery has been received and stored and we hope in a month to see this fine specifnen of naval architecture rescued from her perilous position and undergoing the needful repairs to fit her once more to take her place amongst that yreat fleet which carries to all lands the trophies of england unbloody conquests tins pestilence all over ireland typhus fever spreads its ravages sparing no rank or condition of life the evening packet sum ming up a list of returns of deaths say here we have i57 deaths in twelve parochial districts within the period of six months for the reports extend merely from otober to april this gives an average of more tnan a hundred for each district now let te calculation be applied to all ireland and what must be the result we shall icav our readers to form their own estimae of lh awful amount the mortality amongst the poor is very great hut the rich do not escape and many r have fallen victims to their benevolence ami zeal on behalf of their destitute neighbors several of the genliy have died in thr county of galway mr mtrtiu one of the mem bers for the county mr j- nolan of ballin- derry a grand juror and large landowner mr j kellv newtown j pi mr kelly of kinclare mr ohara subsheriff mr bale clerk of the crown and several others swell the catalogue a belfast paper slates that lord lurgan lay dangerously ill with typhus fever contracted in the course of his exertions for the relief of this distress as an instance of the rate of mortality amongst the poor it is stated that in the week from the 18th to the 25th ult 226 person were in terred in father mathews cemelry alone in cork and these deaths were exclusive of the deaths in the workhouse the morning chronku discloses a curious piece of ministerial mismanagement in elec tion affairs the liberal electors of london city had arranged a list of four names for their candidates at the general election they were lord john kusel mr rothschild mr pat- tison and sir george larpent and the cast of parts was deemed so strong as to insure success at present the oath lo be taken on entering parliament excludes jews and il was understood that lonl john russell would try lo rnmov that impediment lord john is iint ready fur such an extension of civj and religious liberty the u fullest extent of which he promised to the electors when he last met them perhaps his idea of fullest extent does not go so far as catho lics and jews at all events he has an nouueed that ministers have no intention of introducing a measure lo admit jews into parliament mr rothschild name there fore must be withdrawn and the noble member for the city has succeeded in creating a strong sense of disappointment among his mercantile constituents later from mexico the new orleans papers of ihe 1 1th are filled wilh letters and rumors from genscotts army hut we see very little of interest that has not been anticipated by our overland express tbe toss of the mexicans at the battle of cerro gordo is staled by one of their officers at 930 those wounded in the battle are said to be doing well gen landro who was imprisoned atperole for surrendering vera cruz has expressed himself favorable to peace santa anna it is understood desires to re turn to havana provided he can obtain a pass the swedish consul visited bim as orizabo and he says that he had but a thou sand men with him badly equipped and he looking haggard and very much dejected after the battle of cerro gordo santa anna is said to have visited the wealthy don garcia with whom he deposited about 100000 don garcia is one of santa annas oldest and firmest friends and be is reported to have ad vised him to leave the country remarking that it was impossible to resist the americans considerable sickness is said to prevail in the gaulle of san juan d ullna one fourth of the soldiers are said to be prostrated don pedro anaya has been declared dicta tor and caaalizo is spoken of as commander- inchief of the army the news of our success in california had reached jalapa and been officially communi cated to the army gen scolt had issued a proclamation to ihe mexican people calling upou them to deliver up all public arms and munitions of war under a heavy peualty and lo avoid a rigorous search among private dwellings within six weeks after effecting a landing at vera cruz be has taken two cities two famous casiles eight thousand prisoners among whom were ten generals 500 pieces of ordnance and ten thousand stand of arms very likely he is now in possssion of poebla and the capital col haskell in setting fire toa train recent ly was much injured hy a sudden explosion major gen pillow is ou a flying visit to his family he is expected to return with bis command which is now being raised the gulf bad been visited by quite a severe norther though very utile damage was done by it- tbe government t junta are said to he at celaya or guanajuato and madame santa anna is ou her way to ihe pacific a letter from jalapa says our trains are be ginning already to be annoyed in the short space between this and vera cruz and to keep the road open all the way lo mexico would require more men than would be necessary to take thai city from the city of mexico wc yesterday had the pleasure of a con versation with mr black late american consul at ihe cily of mexico who left there on the 3d of april and arrived yesterday from tampico mr black on the 31st of march after the arrival of anta anna from buena visla re ceived an ordr through the governor to quit the capital immediately mr black succeeded in getting ready to leave in a day or two and in having the ar chives of helegation packed which he brot with him and demanded uu escort which was at first refused a variety of petty afic wert re to to entrap him ntopj x wou afford a pretext for his at imprisonment but finding them njuft- he was granted an escort and left thety on hievetaiagoftbe 3d of apol t ffom mr 8u0jc we i learned jiucfr that is interesting important i relation to the state of affair ft th capital the sincere federalists both moderate and ultra are the mostiirgent for the prosecution of ihe war not buse of a feeling of hos tllity to the united states for they desire if there is no other ijfcans of establishing their system of government a union wilh the unu ted states but beftuse tbey wish the whole race of military tywtls exterminated and to destroy thoroughly the basis of their power they look to the coitinuance of the war an the annihilation of the army many men ofptperly not belonging to ih is party and a dumber of the priesthood feeling tbe utter hopelessness of success in contending wilh 01 r armies are also looking to the subjugation of the country as the only means of restoring tranquility and securing them in their possesions mr black confirm the report that many of the mexicans susject santa anna of treach ery aud the cicrv and the people rich- and poor are murmuring against exactions to sup port a war which fas resulted in nothing but disasters to the cmntry theccuntry iswilhout arms there being scarcely aoybinglbft to them since their re cent defeau but dti and almost useless small arms and ery few cannon mr black for this reason holds tbe idea of resistance of consequence lo gen scolts march upon the capital as prepostetms santa anna is already nearly reduced to the position the federalists vmn htm in being left but a guerilla party to operate with and whether he inw sought peace or not he cannot now he rxieeud to make an attempt at bringing it aboil while a hope remains to bim of being able to recover tbe ground be has iosu when mr bla1fl affairs were in nchi state of confusion that ho idea could be formed of what might tataplace in twentyfour hours but the governrntfit bad determined upon re moving to lagoabout oue hundred leagues from the capital whenever our army reached its vicinity theie is but htte means of resistance at the capital wlot mr black left there was not over half a don pieces of artillery there ind knowing of up source whence sufficient ordnance can beoblained he is of opinion that a defence will not be attempted we regm to iwrn that majors gaines and beriand and capuctay and the other prison ers taken at erftamacion notwithstanding santa annas engagement to release them when prisoners wtfe exchanged after the bat- lie of buena visub we closely confined and their wants neglected even la vegfc who was treated with so much respect and consideration in this city turned a deaf ea to their complaints when military commaftat of the city of mexico vkiu cuz may 5 it is said that tn puebla a committee has been appointed tft receive gen scott in case he shall desire to take possession of that city bv this means tbey will avoid the injuries inflicted hy the atuuery upon the buildings of vera cruz the rumor is also current that a deputation has hcn formed in mexico for the same object but i think that it is only an in vention of ihe american in jalapa what i can assure you i that the clergy of mexico hnve opposed the prosecution of the fortifica tions around ihe ity for the reason that the hcsl building in il are ecclesiatical property and finally have succeeded in hindering ihe cimplction of ihe wqrjf tftijuh hd been ber gun this occasion notion hat til affiftf j- cans will caily be a gain possession of the city and that tyey w be received aa at purbla hy adepuu it is also reported wday that gen alvarez is marching from the north of mexico wth 30000 men whom he will scatter in guerilu parties covering the plains of puebla and the country as far as jalapa to operate against ihe americans upon a plan of war detailed a year ago in the journal called the expectadotj then published at the capital the prisoners of cerro gordo with the ex- exception of four who sailed on board the steamer new orleans are still at san juan de ullua and it is not knowing when ihey will depart this morning a peat train is to set out for jalapa and there ksome fear that santa anna will shorten its maflrh 1 learn that the inhabitants of the villages generally are armtrg and going forth as-gue- rilleros this rlaof the people ire known to be most adapted to that kind of warfare j from them we may expect deeds of heroism and valor the session dp pamiament 0mb of the new of the british ifaig will pay for that tfewfe- fl appointed receiver general of the 8 ttaaer doting the whole of the ifcpwaclftg i pwince in room of mr wm morris who ept s paper during session of parliament in the course of a very short tioje the british whig wjfllie greatly enlarged size april 30 1847 v in the tosvnfhip r chingoatobflj to brf axe- cutrdon ihctfundoftjime v 7 v 4 thifl prisoner havainu drtviclion msdfcv british whig 41 opifer pf orbem dleor kingston tuesday m aw84t b home district assize on saturday afternoon hisloraship the cmef pronounce ntbnce on tbf daring ocean stem navigation the splendid ftamthip wathinzlon is com pleted in ill her parand will mil from this port nn ihe first proximo ilh ft jfyndlv number of p sengets among whim will be ihe hon richard ruth our newly appidled minister to france several other distinguished gentlemen and m mocli freight a flib can carry wo have on a former occasion gta fall dcacriptirm of this vessel and wc hpe 0 ibe court of this week to giva an acountofhw sailing qualities nf ihe will makes trial trilomorrow or next day the washington s the pioneer of the firat american line whidhwiu cuniii of fuur vessel in all eath equal in overj respect to the wth- ington thebmldirtfeof the second uprn wilh dus pced before the year 1848 tit of them will have iwoi compiled and running be tween this port and tfoulhamrm and bremen the first day of jlpc we have said ia the day fixed for the wahftgton lo sail co thoeainc dav oneof ihe new ificncb line of steamers will icevc havre for netf york this fatter line will also he composed otw vessels so ihatlhesetwo lines will compsc rfpt vessels plying directly to this port cotninenom on ll fitstefneit month after these lines wihlnve been in operation we ahall have the new cunard the new american line of fthich e k- collins esq is the principal cacntf bich wifl be composed nf four vessels likewise ia the year 1348 kcamjitio ocean steam nel co french line collins line new conrd line tiicsc wiu commence carlv 4 4 4 s tola number careers thus sixteen steavp fl twoenrhc porlornr york and ihe old world bf which e wilt hif wrtk1 wmmtiqwuion with england fran ounuis mdo- pendent of the ifen hne of four steamer what would our h ted lh been told that the ow j wh l year 1647 could be br v t olhtr ibis and that the tim uld come when we nuu reckon to an hour iffl lh wi of a vessel ma king a voyage of lh five hundred mks over an ocean yf i wh u areioopcralionyecw a recent ride through counties in penn ed tnc crop several wheat r sylvania ha miislh that ila of our state is pvi 2 sentynr cruly ibe helds which we saw will not prodit ro than a ha f the usual crop on a d the winter hwbt- fyre upon autumn sown grain and f j who have been through the counties that the indicalions lb f n in thaiimlhnsethwbishwtaaiytejll a fiiend from the ert matm the prospect of a abort crop irf but not to thc e apprehended in rnsylvatia the appointment of the hon john a- mac- donald appears sn the gazette of saturday both to the office of receiver general and to the executive council the writ for kings ton has also arrived and heelection will take place on tuesday the gazztte so contains the appointment of mr- joseph to lbs clerkship of the execu tive council in the plateof mr- parent who with mr meredith is made an assistant pro vincial secretary in room of messrs- hopkirk and dunkin we look upon this appointment of mr joseph as an act of longretarded jus- lice this ill used gentleman was formerly a clerk in the colonial office it downing street which place he vacated to be private secre tary to sir francis bonf head when that wronheaded gentleman left canada mr joseph was made clerk to the legislative council and at the onion of the provinces was left wholly unprovided for having wasted hisyoulbful manhood 3ntbe service of his country and having committett no act dis qualifying bim from further doty it was cruel to leave him to slaive in a province for which he had left his home and a permanent situa tion and as we said before it gives us sin cere pleasure to see that lord elgin has taken that view of bis case which the present ap pointment shows it is certain that mr caron has been ousted from the speakership of the legislative council but itisnot fnite certain thatmr de blaquiere succeeds him it is more than probable that mr morris will unite in his own person the speakership of the legislative couocil and the presidency of the executive council thereby saving tbe province one thousand pounds per annum- it is also un certain whether mr draper vacates the attorney generalship or not it is supposed by some thaj lie will remain attached to the administration until after the termination of tbe coming session of parliament and then ascend the bench although we never could and never can reconcile to our minds the idea lhat a man of mr drapers talents and ambi tion would consent to shelve himself for life in a pusine judgeship with so very distant prospect of ihe chief justiceship this is all the political news we know what we assert as fact is fact aad what is conjectured must be so considered the par liament will meet next week when all un certainty must end- city council monday may 24 present his worship the major messrs ford hall baker meagher breden coun ter flanagan robison allen cbannonhouse wiley crawford harvey linton suyth patterson minutes of previous meeting read jlttitions of widow swanson praying for removal of nuisance of john mckinlay and others for repairing board walk f reports of finance committee stiting that they had paid some accounts and recommending ihe payment of several others with reference to this report a great many remarks were made relative to a plough and scraper which had been at work in several of tbe streets in pronteoac ward a number of the council were in favor of this way of forming the streets mr counter was oppo sed to it and recommended the spade- alderman meagher then moved that the plough and scraper be continued which on a division was carried of committee appointed to enquire into dr robisons claim recommending an amicable settlement by an exchange of lots the board of health reported that they bad rented a place in farleys field east end of th city for 2 a year to deposit filth c of fire and water committee relative to victoria fire cqropany of g clark lighthouse keeper stating that the lighthouse is in a very inefficient state on account of rain comiug through roof referred to mr coverdale mr breden gave notice that he would bring in a bill to amend the xct relating to cord wood the tenders for leasing tbe market tolls were opened 8 tenders were received and mr chas gays 627 accepted- the council adjourned- proclamation to witt thomas weeks robisov esq returning officer in and for the city of kings to the elec tors of th said city of king ston and to alt others whomit may concern whereas hy her majestys writ of election to me directed bearing date ibe 21st day of may 1847 i am commanded that having given eight days notice of the day and place of ihe election i do on such day and place proceed to ihe election of one per son the most it and discreel to be freely and indifferently chosen to represent ihe said city of kingston in legislative assembly by those who shall be present 01 the day of election at tbe place so appointed a j aforesaid now know ye that in pursuance of the said writ i do hereby give nolic and pro claim lhat 1 shall attend at the city hotton tuesday 1st june nezt at tbe hour of twelve oclock noon to proceed to the said election of one person to represent the sid cily of kingston in the legislative assembly of this province of which all electors candidates and other persons concerned are required to lake outice and give their attendance ac cordingly thomas w robison returning officer dated at kingston the 24th day of may 1847 they commenced the system of appointing pervnns to llic liiphpm offices of state whm no one had ever before heard of with mr- jas smith of cunstiio- linoal lawtomriety then followed mr cayleys appointment to thc inspector generalship u e lleman only previously known the mans get of a petiv iron foundry to him succeeded mr- john hillyard cnmenmat solicitor general youthful protegee of the family compact then came ns aitornev general east mr undeley onknowoto bankruptcy commiktier aod uff wo have mr john a macdoinld a third clna lawyer appointed to tbe control of ihe ftac affairs of the country a business he probably knows aemuchfcoout as hiacoilc8ik or late colleague whfcan tell whim mr fpineu doenbont the crown linda department he hue been two sessions in parliament but he scarcely opened his mouth during the whotetime and in notonequra- tjon lint lie taken n lead r to prove ibat it u tbe necessity pf finding bim some office 0 other and not bis ability s a finan cier which has won this appointment for mr macdnnald wc need only repent that ho has been spoken of and with confidence by the troy press as bcine onthe point of receiving iho commis- sionership of crown lands the solicitorget pi lhip the attorney generalship and ihe presidency of ihe cottnciloll in their tmns the facl is he is just the man for the present system of things ho is a harmus man lillle known for good or evil and a malleable piece of raw mairfl m a sip waa issued from thc colcnist office last flight announcing lhat mr draper was wised to tbe bench and that mr henry sherwood ws appointed attorney general we do not believe that these appointments have actually been made yet but have little doubt that such will be thc arrangement- how mr sherwood cn lake office with mr morris and qaylcywho kicked him out of the kitchen so unceremoniously is a question often anlrtd but those vho know th gentleman will wonder at nothing ha may do in ten days parliament assembles and the cabinet will stand thus president of the council mr morris just applied receiver general mr macdonald just ap pointed inspector general mr cayley one session in parliament scretory mr dly perpetual commissioner of orovn lands vacant wo prcaumc- attorney general wail mr sherwood just appointed t attorney general east mr bidgley never ia parliament just appointed solicitor generot batt vacant solicitor general west cameron never in parliament recently appointed assistant secretary wt vacant assistant secretary east vacant of the eleven political offices of the government one ii filled by an old stogcr the lily of the valley onr by mr morris of three year eapcncncc one by mn cay ley of one years inrjdih twn by men who havo been in parliament but arc only now appointed twu who iihvc never heon in parliament and are only now appointed to office and four are vacant and theao arc hie men who aro to conduct the public business of the couotry through pcthaps the most important sotsion of parliament whicl as ever been called in canada ko whig nrit il is very caw for the otaba call names in terming mr macdonald a third class lawyer he uaca a cmnl pliraso for thr tekoof the cant tod oxposes his ignorance of the man an much as bo dcaof hc duties t the oltioo bo is culled npn to fill as to mr maxdonalds ont openine bis mouib in parliament this if u jkxl live misrepresent m inn few young mtnhtrs havo spoken more frequently than mr macdnoald inure jwiiieh1 j mw ft toil wha d pn fact ihft rtporlchof hie erofee bhbws a well as any man living tho only ihinj thai can be al leged against the new receiver jeacraj j his jooth and if mr pi it at ihe ae of tweniythrce was a minister or the crown at home surely it is no tery great indecorum for mr macdonald ten yers older tube called to 611 a similar situation ia the cwlunica statement and cnnfcainn or his guilt ha says it was not premeditated but that he formed tte leao lutinn on seeing ibe axrin the houe thomas leighton for setting ie to a btmrr- thrrc yeara hard ubor in th pfnitenliarj thirty jone married wbman for kttinfiic to an uninhabited dwelling bouse three yaifa hard labor in the penitent iiiry alexander mebttttan ftr mbbmjf his baster mr perry four roonths impriaorinitelt common gaol 1- uu james grahfim for atmlirrg n pocket boot vii ita contents fuur monlba impriioament jntb commyn geol y a jl ellen bryan for stealing one dried fish oor months confinement in common gaol- u patrick kelly for stealing gnods vttfaafimott king street- three inontha bard labor samuel gray for healing from bia atnpoyar mr billon n scarf and uther articles twu clco- dar months in gaol t john cooper for larceny 6m mmlkbaiit labor i tv hannah murray fur stealing a quantity ojpkt frnm thc person of qun theeyeanbard labor in the pcniientiafy 1 patrick carroll larceny one colendainiqiilr at hard labor f daniel bhxsom keeping disorderly dio fined ten pounds jrtli we arc pleas n find that another new sleamer k shorlly to l placed apbn th kingston line m ihe proprietors of pn cvi da and highlander she is to be calnm the passpwt and wll exhibit another that canadalike all therwtof the worl4lsapjtlg ahead we need say pulhing of the beauti ful and extuiingnhlure or tile trip frorn mod- treat 10 kingston ant hack to thr canyi- the descent of the rapids at the cotsauisof itself wejl worth illuie lortey pid for hnttv fares eur those who have not yet 45 these suglime works of nosore it driiflfba impossible lo conceive the magnificence of the career upon which thfvescl enters when sbe reaches these everrnshinr wafntono minute these vessels are gliding through waters smooth as glass the uefcqoauijung the point of an island the river apianjgi- laled beyond conception boiliug and roaring as if lashed by the power of a mighty tem pest yet 09 a brart of vair is fij h the stately vessel is literally sucked into the tor- moil and borne downwards with i taptdlty which would defy the strength of steam to stem htr onward progress were certain a- strtiction before her the descepttofgftpiil such as that at si timothy must be experi enced to be understood and jaflyttzirho have the means an opporwntr y wmhrdo well to try it during ibe epnihl finl weather frotn experience we can recom mend the line we have mentioned to all who design to travel by this route thvcagtaini are experienced anrfthe stewanfi arirf tooks understand their part of the business to per fection3xonreffi herald 1 1 pumflant to tho shcriftircquitiiion a meeting on emigration waa convened at the court house on saturday the 8th inat tlic hon thn mckay wi unanimously call ed tolhechairand rapt bnkerlhc corresponding secretary of the old society kindly performing tbe dotioa of secretary pro tern ii wan ihen moved by capt baker seconded by n g rnhirwvn eq that the emigration jsocictyothliahed in this place in 1841 be reorganized and that ih cnnfti nation then adopted be put into practical operation a anon as pnmftle ibe following gsnllomen were then elected of- see bearcraof the society for tlio current year mi preaderitthe hon thna mck ay viccprcbidcnla hamnetl pinieyof march esq john egan of aylmcr esq and daniel o- connor eq treaaiirer edwd smith esq cork secretary capt baker rec- secretary wm harrisesq it vas then nord by win harris esq lecmnd- cd by john egan esq reaolvcdtbat hi mcttioj in ibe main highly flpprore of tho aystem of emigration and coloni xalion set forth in a memorial addressed to thc right hon lord john rnascl signed by the arch hiahopof dublin the marquis of orrmmd thr marquisof ely the etrl of devon tbe earl of desart the eahof farnham lord jocelynsir aj foter bart col wyftdbarn m p ueof vol taylor m p alex mccarthy eqm pm sir cha9 cole bart m p r- b osborne esq m p hon jama maxwell m p mj layard m- p hhnfniltone rice mp mj ocunnell esq m p wm h gregory esq m p aod jolin robert godly eq believing thr plans therein net forth lo in duce emigration on the most extensive cle frorn ireland to thitf colony to bo good and the best practical one wo hnve vet wren devised to effect on a grand ooale the permanent selllameni o large bodies of emigratits on the wild uncultivhtcd and now unproductive territories of the brhiah north america moved by joseph hinlonor richmond esq andaecondedhy mr tiioa corcoran thot tbe proceeding of thc ntecling be pobliah ed signed by the president and secretary oftlto society thos mckay prudent wm harris secrauiy tho thanfcfl ot the meeting wcro ihcn on mo tion of dr barry seconded by mr thoa hnly unanimously tendered to the hon thoa mckay for hie very upright and impartial conquer in the chair several genilamcn addreswd the mcefing apoongat the otlitra- lha horr t mcky h pin- hey esq j egan esq cjpt baker judd arrmstnmg dr barry c all agreeing as to the main point that at present tbe aettloment of the uncultivated vrildcrnew of ihesa eoioniea was of the first importance to them and thit thocnoital nf tho nobility arid gentry of ireland could not be better employed than in pcjondingthoettortsof indumrious emigraola fron ireland whose in dustry ia of little comparative value in ireland to colonize a country a ycl almost n derl wmharitis secretary bytown8th may 1847 vt a tavern keeper in si jowa niagara diauicl waafcwmly complained of lo john davis esq juelico of iho peace fur llmi district for selling liquor and permitting drunkenness in his house on the lorde day in opposition to ihe stat ute and il being fully cilabliahrd by eight wit ncsae ho wita fined tho aum gf 4 5a currency with 2 12s 3d costa making in all tho sum of 1 17a 3d upper canada mining tdisksf there is a new company commtfncmg ope- jralions on the canada side of the ltkes this jppring tinder most favorable moanices th locations upon lakes huron anyi afeperior ant known lobo very rich in miueraf vrcjti n4 strong hopes ere enlertnined r ht urftnee of coal on lake huron exptfriripaviiea have already gone forward tha liuks hnron parly under ihe diif clion of t w bristol esq well known here as one of our beat ex ploring officers auklcd hy several exptnfnam m m ww fcn mi ajrmftfc lity for prosecuting their work witb wmr the lake superior party directed by carfo cobb esq of buffalo wfio has had great experience in exploring numbering tvrelre persons selected ifli jgnat care comprisirry cdpt p van schueidan a german gentleman of distinguished ability hare gone prwatd and tvrll be ready fnr the field as eartyai ht ice above the saull st marie will pvrmil this company we understand have secured the services of col o b dibble of thla city as chief supernjtendant a sufficient guarantee for success if that result is to he ohtajrieil bj the most persevering exertions and urdiitrr industry we have not a donfit itallhis company will very soon rank among ttobst imortant of the mining companies f tbu country detroit paper the legislature of new york hai enacted a law relating o jmrnitarvt wjn- gers which provides thai jinrjer a avtablo penally the master of every foreign ship shall report to the mayor of new yd tfiewue and condition of his passeireer ami mora fully as to those who are likely to wcomr chargeable to the community that he shall pay one dollar of tax on each pawerg- shall examine or cause propermom tr examine the condition of tfie passengers oik board of everysuch shipi ap if yjunirtip idiots deaf and dumb blind or utfirrnmroqa shall he found on board not membfrftwimt migrating families the master shall give hit bondwith security in 300 each person lhat ihey will not become burdensome to any place in the state during the next lieyears the proceeds nf the above tax or commuta tion money of si each are to bo expend in aid of tliuse witl emigrants who may chance to require it the commissioners may erect anybnildins essential for immigrants extend the marine hospital and apply a portion of the mariners fund to the humane objecen- trustedtothem montreal markem from the spirit of the lffnau montreal 19th may wo were taken quite by furpriflhetnwainjf by thc arrival of the english mrtilper britannia bringing nur iifmal londun liverpool and glagiv tcttera exiroctfl from which wc hhttfft iutk to give our mends cuaumcra and readme our fnoat sanguine anticipatiuns have boerr realized by ihe london acpnnli whichqooia wbea pi the rxlranrdinhry price uf 98 o 100s pr qr ci barrel fkur44e 45 it is no uceruinad that llieqimnlity of cereal products from ffmsuolb shore of the baltic sao will be highl ud allhnuvii it is reported lhat there is a tatfr atfibr hi peicnbnrf on the whole the iraportauiin frevn the baltic will be much lesa than wm expected s all at once ilia dikcovcrtd that the dfaitod statm hnswhipped o much to enmpa duqu the winter that the stock at ihe ports on 1h searoan ana found ui be a million of barrels of fvmr lm iha lrtt year w do not act that the uleh state will be able l sport any considerate qrnlity foav ihe other side of the atlantic kulwiihsuivd- in thc opening of ibe canals yrites m waw yrk continue to advance and ny be quoted a dollftr per barrel above lhfo ouopr qisrkel wc shall continue to sell as produce cornea or wsrj but we recommend our cnaftras fcohoj ha anxious to prj it down lieiqbejpro v get more shipa sinoe the arrival of tbe mail we hm juv4 bales at 35s 61 for fine end 36a bdfor sttee finc i ca fire broke out wifc pw fcfeck yesterday morning in a ilweljigg jft a the mountainstreet near the fof t of tw fttonnoi rasfdence br jmstcryartrti onging to a mf- rotffer citfmiitcr esq cir hei latest on dits mr parent ansisunt secretary and mr joacnh clerk of the executive council mr mcdonald lo be attorney general wosl and mr tur- cotte solicitor general east montreal pdou in st josephstreet the hones on the op tposite side of thp 4tr0ftwejeit 6he time la to be some danger but the ymd wmfortyjulj the other direction fluh v to have originated through thetwll of the inmates of the bouil in ffmobubran out and thst and tho adjoining h0mj j hnracdto tltq ground monu soafiiyw