British Whig (Kingston, ON1834), February 12, 1848, p. 2

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the irish trul5 jtjsfac rri the especial commission ha bee n open- ii at i rrl the charge in lwd hit f jtitlict to the craud jny wh b read wittj the sreate interest at it inform ihe i ibsav of the evihcraie ecrveiinn of a ma- arwlrse weoenjos ihr ereaiest advantage fthnirrrt ofbee and hv porinnlir v n i m j l sft rclllin ah thf subject cf which he pnre much ueichl i no ptoum dc tl hi mflriv v i mhly with sve ectild cqoce in the learned judges bope for ihe future a complecly a we ever o hi description of the preni the loed chief justice would have im believe thataatrn and visoron adllinsioi of the criminal law for a sbeit lir will have ihe effect of mtoruaj order in ihe disturbed ttsslricl of ireland il altray ha been nf arjpres therefore ii mhri rr iflllr tle jaw ha lwv keen fenrd ipo mml lor tvlwocr in ibe end thai h inie the chiron however e of how lone a lrirji ii m cjapsr hefore obedience 1o w he the me and the vloutien of it ihe mccptlon there are cahain roniderains iojsjaneatd hy ihe chief justice 0 another ritreo or bv address vslveh would lead to ihr cnneln ihe intcrral irfltvfvvi disorder and price will not be so short u n an lie i- pales ttie framed j je then w iih jmpb- means f iororinalipri hefnff him i if oj inn hat the actusj number of persons irajose tneth t fox the cemmiioi of tniider i hiil mall the ihsnluu wmi may be fese bul terror multiplies their number- aid kivrs tbrm nbquily the population jt subjistlw by ihe tyranny of a few tv no lhowp to have been the ewe in the mo horrible days f ihr fir i french rrrnlnitnn iviuft ihe btoodof the innreenl r1nvet me water on the irslmd ivhale ver liafvpec there may ho heltrcen the two er u in ffot j the f riah imadai the tlarreret im marak of tlmexee are namelrw men the mt1er which ahrouiht ihrli qnliry add pnwei in ihelr feciee they urll end ihru wrtehel and dirked earref no rfonhl by the bandv cf ihe jvohlie eircltimvfj on the kff r hall know hove eile ucic the roffiim of ni a uwe riulian liioed fear uranwhllc r lr loinly for hn and in the fie jd their trflenee is ojmi all mrn no ene dre to hfi hi hand aaintl iheiremii- pr a- hr ft- from ihe execntioii nf llieir aloory wotfc 1he 6t thai did would fall v tielicn ihe secret eenreanee f ihe cflafc termr ihep if n r- r w ihe peefl pftfuulinr of ireland arrniecr in thi iynr tbne j yet anollicr atillmore futeni the mjbntji and mmjtji of tbee who ttlf- repreienl ihe aet or the corernment and of ihr ppl- h imj to ihe elemal diricr f ireland sr it sreken her political aiatpe eveleaiatical anj civil mill prevrre in the inatralion of crime it 11 they orc tha any otherf who are the cause lbj innocent fpen have heen murdered nnawaif unlil thry are fvncrd hv arr weana the iice of intlienanl immanmr eo t there will he en pence lhfoihntit re ior ny eerin of ihne dalaedly oolrae which haee tnde her name a norh lhra el europe aiid ihe lwd chirf loitice if ihere he any nbn inttenmale einr g ho ilo ml kf tn 0hfi i ci ft nvbiton to such atsmpfe tnitti a thai iwwmrtf bit he vrn thryeai nvrvt be olleeitted or rdred hy the violation pf tbr law of the rrn incur in my mod eenoin rei pftnhistr i and in mt oiinion that rtnonrhilily 2nd ihe danet af lhal ad tiee b t ibe le- perncmm when erime u eiteaoaied xnd when ir crimiiial nokn f n ohject afjtfevel nnd injiiren and n d nnlo ihe cotimvrtion nf he nnbie il b hut porlinn of the ler chief jolivei epfeeb which ledv m to biilale before a mjitiae i115 eonetm n ibaf the rfjofmj ad mi m if ml n of ihe criminal law will pedilv reflre cerfer in ireund cnncifialn 1 and tiam are ivn rennial ouei of miv ry tndmoadiheillotbe iriak neatanl- lmil plhtic ojitnion slconr eiiouh an enlihl- vmd enniixh fo rectwce them to their prnjer fttopoetion in the rye of the pcl hil ih vvltn in wranr the law ahall hjef tepfrfil loilh fnrr ike nbottcaminr of petite opimn we lare dllu confidence in any pewnanem retorvlion of ord peace will continue to he what it hu lrr n ftr many a lone day n that eoonlrr an armed truer between ihe attain n the law it tatar feom impmihlr that one f the heet aaethodi to form ihi ptiblio oninion will he ihe opeedy lrinl and peeifier execnlion or all or roii eontemrd in theoutrars the scaf fold will how ibem in their rel eolorn prje will he rrsvor j far a period dijin infcl iharl period mne may be dne- the peoaintrr will not be slow to dvecem that amptoymenl ami wajrea the cfloditiont on uhifb heer fiiare exuteaco mul depend natnrally ronpin the time of civil iran cffiiliie and dwindle down lo aero when the pabfic peaee i ditotheil the iwwin n aow reearded in the light of an enltablr yadce whamciires lothe tenant the poteio fbiaoota1n jctound then ho if it be re- jrarded m ihe mttcrant who by teirifvint ihe tmjjoyer roba ihe ubourerof hi emplor- menr thr slate rtf ifiingw contemplated ny the chief jauiee in hi rur- to ti craivd jury at limcrict will iheo be called into opulence the uw will rol remain a dead letter law aod government will he able to axcbfu amiftaoco to ihe dilreued people be- eauae every man will ajut in the pieserra- tnofih pub1c peace the recital nf the whitcbny t from 17i6downwardrtimd a melancholy reltn- apect of the precantinnt rendered neeeaary by the character of the people whom lliey ere intended to hind- mystification on the nature f frith erime hia eone out with ihe late mr o- council who can rlcliy that lut eeeently eeery effort hai seen made hy oh iafclalqre a well a hy ihe beneficent eaenion of private charity tn do l ulmol lhat en tld be done for ireland 7 crime ho w- erer tlill picvaiu as before- it is aa nccca- aar to haee reconne to the etiraerdinary power ni the whlteov acts at the 1 moment a il ha been at any period jurin thr tail lif ycanr the fair iiifcrcflce from ihui i that iic lrih moiderer at n time ha deaervej the poelieil and patriotic character tibich iheutc mr oconncu altrihnlcj to him ii it not ime not in 77v that wbiuhot or no miner fm the precipe atyle of the jlatin clubt hae aoremhlcc and injured ihe proprty of many of r majey subject have tbey not now a lbncnmjitllrd the ownrrs of pperty in nrtender up and nit iheir habitations i haee thpr not hy threats and eione bounl auch rfsons by illegal oath and sent threaleninc letter and indneed mnyof ller tir v ijl c iom them tle fear and dread of the wwiin v aimkt b been dne in 1847 as in lf7 we fcnow ihe prcii eicumstance5 on wbie av peenent niraces hare len crnmitfel the ehararter of the murdeed men the aaureaadoecae f sue murder atid lhat ihe ruiiy psrtiet are a set ef aa das tanily offiant as erci di graced human io- tare k then ebe concilia 01 hrjww thai ibia code of lama puliar to lrrl1 ha ben oneahrdfor ytht ciiomitaceiof the tnlryr tliere m one alatnle to which tha rnmui justice caljcj the attention of the rtaaiis jury the enforcement nj uhlch hy the mlrite4 if all we haer heard he tree will be attenj- w with the moat mlnury m it is eery rfjawvawf repoeied thai ihe amtajtliwl ii aay aocvar iv nn hy lulrisn aersnae aotrntned oe deitclrl fm afi ar from a ditat fart of the ornlry aaa nejed to arref any upiioa wners to a neihsorlncd who itf a ofit lorkinr abmn or traversing ftaeavaaorry wa4oo a malic an aatrslac- aryojcu n ohrjtfeojtrhieapso wwkaacof wbs affsi r fami the cairf j speech made thu particojar t jocejl osopeily will rm doubt graal oai4jus hv ihr way 41 the or- of tlac frudi ovtjaaea few amr- m billed by poroona iciu resi daaaaafaoae near ihv of tu rrime it ptf h rw ta tti t m eflv ftellt maaljalaj 6mm cat th afenelp ysm of wnh am eu aavant iwoft tw otas w saw awytry it it auay p pttij a x wsw wfwru ta rwaajld f- v ill be the duty of ine special eommlxaion and iuronat umenck toeafotev to iheir uhaot bv their dfcilisni a due obedience 10 ihe law emigration to british north america fqm iht j j gme ontiory 1 1 rvnine there have been jnl pretvrted 0 he house of parliament hy command of her majesty certain papers relatiee to emrration in the jlritiih provineer in north america they arc ifl continuation of similar oficial docti- menl hid before the lejilaorc in february am june ifw7 ad extend over a period rm ihe latter month lo december the governor litnrral of canada in a despatch to karl fircy repnrlcd or- the 113lb of october tlul ar etteniw tour through the piorince eaiblril him la beai irstimony ib it ttctdy and satiyficio v nrocrr and sb tantij ioswriiy imt he added hat the diiamrrvm coieiuenoe of the emiialiun of lloi yeai had brifl severely fell and he ure4 m iba bitih coiefmrent ili vraily of making uu farther and greater advances lo aii in meeting the rmerittv to ihiainjteimn the nnhle secretarj for ihe cotafrea iffhcd that ho should reserve for future detiberaljou whai poilion of the expense micnrred oithl lo be borne v the imperial treasury and hit if upno a full consociation of all ihr cireamvlance of ihe cae it sbnum 1nr that ihe ifrant already made for this 1 1 rr k j ii ii uer iaieslys cov ejuicrtbl would hv prepared to ajetly lo id j meni fr farther afistanre tsnr did ihey doubt thai parliament voum he ready tn cole such an addition tn the sum already gtntcd s rorchi ytwt 10 be jhntij due to the province the cral bulk of ihe rmipration jenu letter in the avmlcwta foprcaent the emi- funr es rcijllr froni ireland ai arrivlnf in a sle of unparmllelcl dehlulion statratimt and disease doting ihr qnarfer 1 svlh of june 1817 it appears lhat 31 eeael arrir ed a new in v ok the uumber of ami tfnt mje and female being 93 no lcs ihsn d 37 of whom dice on hoard in n infan tine or at ibe tazaietlo atar landing there was a considerable iwhvtvat ef emirraoi do rfnc ihe rjnarter ending seiemhef 1847 ihe total number being 9v76 ad ihe deaibt amounting to 479 intemcence prom mexico tnsw fac m k jftnal we ae in receipt of italej from qneretvn to the lh december we find a nrocama- ion ty funeral anay ihe peevidiul oaf 1 a feet i of mesico reearilin the reinforce meni of ihe army and thcjr traru it in full a n he present slate of affairs il shows the spirit abroad in metien pedro maria anavi i r fajiera anh presideni ad interim of the hcponic of mrxi- cn in he inhabitant of the said republic irreeiiiijr considering the condition in which thenlion i at the ne lime in conse- rttieace of the war with lit united stajra of america ihe neceify of resorting to ai pairieiie means lo rejut this war and to pro vide foe the eltkacinim defence of thr reuob- ic considering ntorrover he necesitt of rcsistine the fireirn enemy and the nrifent need tlieee is 01 frceinflh frontier slates from ihe femeitics of ihe nvifi indians and ihe t i l n which hey nnw an often mute will impunity and which incur vion have brorhl down o many miseries on ibew stales seeing he arcefally and utility l m an army wjioseorni nation wis provided for by law some lime since j have een f by vidua of the extm- arditiary power in me fcfca to decree ihe miawshc wiics has ivtsj con firmed at a full mr rin of my constitutional ad lam art 1 the state of ihe confederation whoin conserfoenee othr war are in duty tound to furnish iheir imuj of men for ihe or- cjniiationof the army will cicb give the following number vl viasanu hospitpulatioa ia jfloorttv fives 3f micracja 49tj0c ms jalieco tisjn 2103 piteou fiuni i jojo un4tuio siloi n i0 ojaeo 500000 1ju rn loripotoii 3joo0o m jjo zortieenvp in eluding ae riu iitei 3loom j2vi qcrctiro i2000d uz tata numbarofmn i6do0 art -2- the state of vera cruz will fur- oih all ihe men necessary lo complete and all np the i- mttllalion of ihe line which up i 1 the present time hi been the tfml it will also furnish miliha coniviiiios for its seaboard arl 3 the slates of mcsico and 0jea will fill up the companies in active service r the decree of he 11 of he pees- enl mouthy and the battalion of tampico will he refilled up to its former organization ait 4 the xtute of durango will con pletearm and pay rls rural sriuadrorts so that they may w fit lo serve ajraiust the in dians and the same state will also assist the slate of chihuahua in equipping her i room ah 5the state- of chihuahua coshui- la xcnro feon sororo and tmaulipaj srill fill op arm and pay heir rcspeclivc pre- sidial companies who willremain as national guards the stale of inalao will assist those nfjalico and senom if ncrcaiy art 6 the state of chiapa will fnr the present guard the frontier of gubttlh with the troops il cao pay and theie troop not withstanding thee circumstances will be under the order of ihe srcneral commandant the jams it o he unjertoud when ihe na tional ifuops ahall operate against the indians or foreign enemies art 7 the number nf rcinforcemrns mentioned in article 1 are to h delivered hy the states within fortyfive ar from the dote of ibis decree al he place in hoc stales which may be hereafter drsignaltd by ibe general oremment art 10 all men who in accordance with ihrs decree enter the liftr mim be of ihe class most fitted fur war ftre cni icts of all cjjiscv had characters ilinv in ban health those itcloiv five feel iu slllliti- and orer forty year of ae are absidnielj excluded in wlfecbitjccj f ihe present cmitiuceneics- the states are allowed to admit in iheir enliit- meab iboe who have pfeimly dcserled from the army or militia provided ihese men arc ofrouijiint stature and in eod health and have ucrei btrn cotvcled of any other crimes aft 13 all persons who iu riilue of ihi decree enter i ic national arm r will be onli- ed to carry arms ami fallow llieir standard for three years al the end of which period thee will he entitled lo their diwhuce if they vih it and ihe varwn suie ud hen te fecjuicedto fill ihe vacancies lhal will thau occur pedkomari 1 inava q tckurc itilt deeemher ihvtt pcltkbllfai fesrniry 6 1 tl nvetlaqd cspres isf ihsinurnitig hrnc stonewsof itiiiitjuri yoeeday momn il broubt later advice- from ihe villey of the ro grande monterey and sakillo the lauu lepers fioi new t h leant ac of the af- lernocu w ihe 3fuh ot hufat price paymaster of ho united stairs army arrived at mitamoras frnai camaro igth ull reikis ihe troops fu jooti heouh feuaral f04t ordr ued ol ihe city of mexico ltli hart berfl received al maumora- and captain chapman upon tu receipt ji nnci- sem aujl a cireuur rtuiiiuc thai all lulies levied nsasii ajiiinl ciy warefor meiehidljie entering the eily from any 141 f slale or any niher srtte within the repnnlic of mcsico sttoum iiomediaiely cease d that all uch dunet paid since the 11 of ianuty ahnuld ire refunded upon nretnu lion of the cvrlificata af payment at ibe col iretrra ohve onrraj wool inned an order froan monte ley ost ihe fbj rerjuiriuf all prisoui arrivinje llirelri yarl ihfrnsvlves lolhriovornorarul jir ivie nnr u reahativn also ir- uiriox nertbaadf lw eililii iheir juvoicca and a failure to conly with ike reulatini will jvji tlerr 1 toaeiurr and confis ealw 6h tit benenl of lira urvited matw lioifmad franklin of ll tiioaphica1 kosj mere mui jefl mvlerey on ihe jih ull iyu her y 4 to j n an rapreea was received from saltillo slatin that a report had reached there fnun colonel jmlrmack lo ihe eftect lhat 10000 mtvifbv 4 eneral llilamenle vttn majhrn upon santiuo very little credit was hcil to he report one force were irsspo coiidi lion and wiltinc lo he eltacbcd whenever ihe ennny thuuht proper to make the experi ment openlnti or thk nova scotia ikijislatlflk from ine imifiu trmcs jmss the first session of the new asjcmbly ww ojfened on saturday last with rather more than usual eclat at i wo i ii h kwe lency the lienleeant governor attended hy numerous iile formed a proceiinn and pro- ccd on hnrteharlr oom gufermaenl lloue tn the province uuihhuc when his lvcl- leucv was received by a esjafdof hoiusmf ihe 23rd licgimeni and a salute of trlilbfv wa fired from citadel ih1l wilhii tin 1 1 a i 1 ibslu ibe approach to ihe counril cuanbrr neither cuard of rpav tfc45th luid- wa lulioned amare concourse ft nrcii vd ro the kcm of attrsclion prohawy hy the finenesj nl the day were assembled uti the crulside nf ihe ruildiuf his kcvl1rncy beini seated on the throne commanded the attendance of ne lower rt aitcs whir hcoiriii him blrcotei 0 rvtun and make choice of a snescr alter dljy ihe arsamwv aain aeaed alii before ii pieelleic7 with wir ywrii et at iheir beah wbo aa 1 n lla el- cejlency by mr uuntiuloi auj the clhsicc confirned by ili kiceliency h imme dialely proceeded 0 read the following spfxcif afr prcjvtninjcl jfonombie 7cnfvcn orae 1r nfk onj ctntkmtn ff thj fhuscof aufmbty 1 1 have pfeasire in meeting ui titjure of his anient and loyal colony at lb firsl sessiol nf its fimevnth general asjcrnc it will be my dnty at au early periot to lay beeymt a lrnub from her mjvsys principal sereiaiy for ihe cotouies cipaua tnv of ii lorrhtups views of ihe rrnciptes aic4tre iho adminitualiun of colonial io vermtimt as apfscauc to thii iovince in lome imuorlabl patlicolsrst thee jitii elples cannot fiil to exercise a powerful infiuvnce orer the fulure pmtperity of nova sctii and tarn hapv lnencourae the belie ihsl you will putly appreciate the enlightened and lilntrai aentirnenli o the iin perial government whch pervade this dcj patch and hat hn lorthtu epcctalkori of he spirit in which these eniimtnts will be pcm4 in this country will not tu disap pointed nesl in interest and importanre o the fact which i am enabled to announce o you that a ennd and practical line for the projreted rail roalbhwceu thtv purl and quebec has been ascertained hy the officer lo whom lhal exploration vraa cnifidd i am pepared to opcnr wilh yoi in urakin the neeeary pro vuions lor the luyment hy this priuce of the proportion or ihe eapeuses wlnclhave at tended that exploration j and i shall be grati fied to afwd my aid in forwardin uchmea- im as may be proper comislenlly with the varied inierot and wants of this province for pornoiing so great a national underlak inr i invite your early attention to a oiojtion which i regard 4s one cf very cjrex imoil- ance to ha failure interests of ihis province namely lhal of ihe surrender of the cttwq estates in nov scotia to the conlrol and man agement of ihe local legijalure in exchange for a civil list tit is question wu presented fwctwhfera- linn in a despatch of the stcrctary f state dsted l7ih nuvemtr j8i6 abwkll ihe last sviftii was communicated id the jocs- tuture aud in which the vfews of ik r maj- lys cuvcrnment are fully etdatnd it wiji be ihe occasion of murli gratification tome if ynur detibrallonahallrad to a final and satisfactory adjust mrnt of lhi jtn pend ing negotiation i nut hefore thr rime of ibis 5etnn to he prepared to ly hrfnrr sou for conijerliu a proposal for the fulurv management of ihe pist office department throughout ibe north amercan provinces and ihe reulalonof ihe ppfugf payable on the transmiuon of fetlers a pinr0s4l which i cnndently epecl will he found conducive to tha coiivenicuro ard lb social and intellectual advancement of the people and the general interest of the province we have aain to deploro a deficiency to the cfopel hm i have reaon to believe thai the fishtries have in general during the bit t 1 rraehed their ordinary productiveness and it 1 eralifviu to know thai the revenue paid and secured durnc i7- u amount lhat of ihe preceding jear sfr sfxtikcr and certumtn the 7oisae of awtutf the accounts of the pusfic rcclts and cvpendilure during the last year will be laid before you at the earliest piaclicabc period and although tome considerable expenses hate been unavoidably incurred in consequence of an unepeded iiiflus of pauper eirahon attended with much sickness yet i lo not on lhat account abstain from tendeiinft to you my cout aliilalion uou ihe comparative ex emplion which lias becu ckperieiwcd by nova scuuj during the pal yer from thai sad et- leul of cilmily by which the neebhorin province nf canada and new bnntwie have ker and still continue to be afflicted but although our visitation rn this respect ha ben comparatively alight yet i regret lo say that disiroa to 0 very considerable extent tx- iit imnx our own settlers and fridians jo sseral pjrls of tie province csprcally in cape breton iu coarqucnce nf the failure of cf0k cneraty ij1 particularly of lhat of pot a tee iu these cac relief has bfen altorded under such precautions lor ihe ultimate pro tection of hie revenue as were in my power to a moderate and it is believed a sufficient rxlcnl to iuhil amst absolute drslilution rle prsrvenf nni aooowwc ffenflcflicri cf the mi- sooaeronj cmiwn cf tht thus 0 before i leave you toynnrdcliseralinnsi re new to you the assurance of sny readiness at all times freely t communicate tn cordially lo cooperitc with you for the advancement of any object which may appear to m calculated to promote the true hfrsslkavj prosperity onl happiness of her matcsly loyal itihjjctt of nova scotia ilia lvcelleuey then relumed to uovcrn- mrnl house altcodcd hy his suite the house met yesterday al i nvtneb and took up the addess iu answer to the openinc sjvech mr iniacke itwl in amendoeut a mnliun nf want of confidence iu the freerft administration which he rt- muducaj by a inn speech the uumrl nf vblefl was ibal lh couniry was calleil upon in i in- s iew of the important meanrrs recom- neudrd in his iwcellencyn jeech and upon a review of he lit proceedings nf the aduiiuis tration to change the persons jn oice and apimiut a new and strong aikumtraiiou poseln pubir c uifilence which should isf able to advance ihos eyetl schemes fvdmi ration and llailwav coditnuniealion which ihe cnvcrnmenl had in contcapialioa with re ference- to ihe colony atkmikt while we are fully sensible ssf llie im- pojlanee of the various vuhject utmillcd hi yaur kteclleney foe our convidrration we feel thai m the eoyjc il may be adiisabletn puue with reference to aieaure to inti- niately con net led with the inleret of ihe prople it is esseulial lo ihe satisfactory result of ojr jplibcilious on thre anf other matters cf public cvncvru that ller mnjf ily execu tive cnunril ahoutd enjoy the cofimcncjfj jb iv cnnlry and we cunaider h our humble duty resprelfully to slat e ttiat the present ksidilive cnuneildon nol owa ihatcnn- fidvnee o esscsitial lo ihe promoting ol ihe public wrlfare and to nrceaaary to enavr your liseellenry ibe haroaonituj cosrauol of ihe aninbly mr henry seconded the amendment and m the eossrseuf hie ubre rr atiana eaptoaeod a belief that iba present adininislramon were novel fm jn thvir advocary of flm niinrl pits of rttftibla i ovifmnenl ll tmilw tbey should have rekirfnrd when tfnnevea unable to fill up ihe the council he had always bee- with reard to them ami had 1 now nny more lliau bvfore in iheir the htm attorney fractal rverhei thai had fallen from llw- meitiuers had rood reason to fe could conralolale himself and his in the course they had iorucu nunitleririthe ijovcnmenl he peeled thai some objections wnun swasew af aiitt the poticy nf the he ealkd ujwn the new memsers i hy facia and not to sultvr iheir jt ihey fouiw kcanc cs in 1 auspicious confnfence 1 infer linns after tie honorahle el that he eolfeaeuea whie ad- t leal wc- luve been 1 measure anwt thefe ton ttier omonrrii a desire to h- eu betnidrt krrtipnn to bo was nothin- in i amf bsvhjm wbrch should lead any u rejudiced mind to adopt it he courted u trietrst scrutiny into the actions of bin jj and his frietish during the pad four ym m4 chafed that while tu v lioaled jed hy kiiirlt hnractice tin ir 4clmrm were a decided mstou of il th hm mlleamtd reutleinan lt touched paa the varions tupies eefrircd to ih ibe speech of the mover ot the am ndmerrl a coudiluliu a reism for a cliai- ft owtn- tnnl anid hfy espoed thiir ophslry lie the re iew ed the various chine iice lord ftlenelejs despatch in 1p17 whieh recom merdd that ill the interests of ise prorince should be rcprentei in the cunpi and the gradual ptoses s of ihe coiilry it nautical tavmy ivalsy cjna that the principles of government a prumuudcd by lud sydcn ham and upn wnlch some of his opponents had atso liken ollie bad never hern dei rated from or ahauonrd ttieir opponents had nol even charcil this upon ihem he adverted to he colonization and kin ration scheme of tiie iuvernmeot in comitrction wilh the rai- rnad ll lirl brii a 0 noli on updh which a distsonae opinlftia muil be passcdand contrasted ihe measures of tha cove rum rut wiih regard to ibe railway with those pur- luvd hy mr uuiacke and mr voting the bwenccof the fonnrr havins led to a firm ipe that the undertaking would be com menced while had th schemes of tte latter likm cttecl the gaverniienl would hare taken no infer in the undrtakin and il never would have been prosecuted he con cluded an argumentative and excellent speech by the avierlion that if he adiainislraitun were displaced it would be wholly en parly cfoundr an i lhat they would hare the con sciousness that they would leave he affairs of the colony in a much more prospeous state than they were when ibey took ibe adminis tration to lll by a later date we learn that tbr amend ment wit pted hy vntcof i2l sir john harvey and the liberals of e lexis- lat ire are enacd in a c ones pond 01 ce on the rrw council to be farmed the session of parliamout nonsniscrloersln yis ifn may have lhal newspaper rvtal irlj mailed to heir address during the uhote of ibe ensaioesiot rf i proviocial parha- iriem commenciiie iiil ihe humw wlueh riinlans the speech ftm ihe ttr l eaulirrj- svilh the prorogation spec al n- losser for the um of one dollar rcuisd l the rdilor post4ce piid kitou feb 1 isi8 british whig oplrer pr orsa dior saturday fehruaity w hli chlojtoform inquebtc- f rom tht quebec ofercuro we yesterday attended an opert i at the i huspital upon a mm placed under the influence of this newly discovered and iu- vatoahlc ubslilulc for ether in proiuciu in sensibility id pair v shall endeavour lo explain ito operali on and cueclsuf the lelheon in as ijurllicjbl terms as possible the individual u be ope rated ppon was a sailor from havm wc ve- licve and has had bath feel frozen he had had fci er during the summer h vax judged necessary to remove bofn a below the knees and hicac was looked uronasone which fiom feeling of humanity nj sympa thy with his surlerine urgently junicd the employment of so valuable and wlain au ant tempornrily annihilativc of ojcwscious- ncsj and consequently of pain when ready far the services of the sur- trenns the chloroform was applied in the foljowin manner a smail jori of linl wa placed in a funnel of lea leadmd about a drachm or tcasitoonfut of chloroform drop ped upon it the funnel was instuitly ap plied to his face and inhalation at took place the mklanchoiy occuhhentriv yesterday mornin the hon j jlamillou received a telegraphic despatch frm mon treal stafinjethal the eastern marl which left kington for montreal an wednesday evcnini had unfortunately men lost in ihe ice bchvecu the cascajcs and point chirr sieb fosir horaes driver one passenger and the mail bags this sad accident occurred some lime our in the night of thuiday whal makes this bus of life more diilressin- is that jamea lsu5h es formerly of kincton belt late of hamilton is supposed o be the unfortnnal- passenger irul he left kineslon wilh the eastern mai on wednesday and was honked through one passenger a mr qjg4rh vaid to bare been ihe only life saved nnd it is on his informa tion the facb are founded thenarlicuins of ibis melancholy altair are nrohaldy rol whol ly correct but we have no reason to hope lhat the chief incidents are misstated mr rosjci was a gentleman universally known iu canada and as universally respected few seconds wh influence was pefccplpb spasmodic aciim of the arms was evinced ihe pupil of the eve efidiiitiy dilaied andlhntorcan msumej a slasy apfeaanci their waa alujh jelorous htcaltila hul ths alter r v uv isc llie puve did not diminish in quie but rather increased iu fulness the ettcl being perceptibly produced the opera tin pm men ced and lue two lec were simultaaiuly t moved by iaclori james douglas or scwell which including the tyinfc of the rir and the embarrassment arising from rrouble operation occupied about four rfrtuws during that inlctval the poor rtpv was happily unconscious of pain a c0no ap plication of the chloroform fabod half a drachm w is made but kept to his routh and not but a few moment he reccred his cons r ions n ess just as the lat ne for the ligature o one of the stomps was he- j if jniert ed and remarked the needles aminful ffrj oiutucjsondurcs whetfasfo by u- if he had felt any pain he replied wi no llnok al all nor did i see any one j head was in a whirl like a winch ham oul i now feel liht andfree from suffering i have no sensaliin of nausea nor have i y bead ache ijm eye al the time was bii the esrrcssiori of his counlcnaucs which prior to the operation had bcen anxious was lhat of extreme chervtnes the complete and perfect uct of the new leihron in this operation the performed in canada and suricods furnlih hut few cates of ihalextrew ceacrp lion fully establisbcs its efficacy- rt paapedarily over ether the effer l ore immediato less exciting audits more prompt and unattended or ffjoweo hy any after unpleasantness dr james doiijelas was ihe firsi ij t in quebec ad made three successf applica tions of il in ihe foljowin opsrrat diawinc of a tooth and trie remrtel of tbo toes nf two sailor tn ibe brat rfj ine ahstracliou was unknown to ihe hlilyfttf his recovery from ihe influence of 0 chloro form and n one of the iwo jailer 1 na yealerday informed its lhat he waol aware of his mutilation unlil afler he had l to ins bed from the operation nsj cltect upon these thee individuals was m jj a rjuiet and tranquil slozc lhespatirjcl upon ihe havre nun are atlrihv a peculiar temperament and the nvvw vwivc- irent preinduced by the dread of im cy tremily in which he was aboul to w f- we have been thrts explicit karf fully impreascd with ibe impotla discovery which in judiciou ai stern np bands is dcjlined lo alleviale mn num suftvriii and perhaps couii ibue n ihe prewtvalion of many valu amnne the timid and nervous but lljwrtclly materially aid the advancement of cence y lo lives the charity ball tn parson who preached down the cbar- tily ua11 hd a glorious jumjh ovcj dfcone and propriely on thursday night the ball was a fvlure by this we do not mean lo assert that it was unattended but compared with other public balls given ihe same splendid chamber that tt wai not patronised as it oujcht lo have been and as many persons expected it would have been tlic low price of ihe tickets putting it within every persons means lo eo who pleased it was fondly hoped would have filled the room but proffered services are rarely received with tindness and ol the class of people lo whom the price of ihe tickets was a consideration scarcely one teas to be teen the persons who did attend with some few exceptions almost entirely consisted of what il ij loo touch tic fashion to call ibe aristocracy of ihe place bul who on the proent occasion showed that tbey were almost the only gentry ir it who know what was due to ihemcclves and to llie occasion which btosichl lhcm together tha lady patronesaes named in ihe card and the managers and steward cf course were present and received the company the military from the major general docftwris made a point of attendance as did also some leadine odcial gentlemen but of the merchants of the eily hardly one ww 0 be seen nf forwarders nol one and of the professional men a very slirht iprinkline when ihe room was at risfullet rainermore than a hundred peraons raht be visible but the number of ibose who came to dncc and remaned lo dance was less thin scts and vwv sesto 41 quart iiic e ue ophvs tial could be formed at one time as we hefore observed the parsons- gained a complete vic tory they had so successfully represented the heinous wickedness of dancing even when the proceeds of ihe ball were to save from famine and wretchedness the poor and houseleis that few ladies had the hardihood lo brave the ecclesiastical censure of ihose mt tl wy ccitain- drtrsstvu cjncmstajccr me cscitument has been tvcainud during the mil ten days hy the death of nur child ren of a man named sprarnvin v were a crral number of pxinlul rumors afcart occasion of their death lo wtirh v ive currency the following par lave rcc from eenutiiai the cannot ulars we o if well acipiiinted with thr ficu oil suft jay evening 33rj ja- ruma acedseventand jame ad fnuevhimrenof isirnnn snearnin were suddenly sv willi ran iliac forivnmon else ll in kuthalf n hour qud jamo dkfl rui the mbwiflsf day on tueiihiyn january need ubnul five nod maty ne fifieen were siinilarlv atladted t yr cirj is lill alive bul very ill mx anno died on saturday 9lli januarv fn wed- rrlafay sklh january jsueph wa allackcd iri the fcarne was and thrd mi ju iiisl itiiiuetshavr inren held ou vchof ii- rsshiwst the jirfsw am the three klaina jmes nml m aftttet have not returned verrficn preferring to ontpini until ibe rvsull of a cheimcal atuly of the stimarfm and eonieuk now mklm y fesanr frofl of tnroulo should he known thr jury on ihe fmirlh ruse jnspu l re- lured sliti fnllotvinit verdict i lml iherfr- eeaiodeame in his death from lh terls rr hjoit bill rvnw or by whom adroltcerd is o this jlry unknown t the learned seldri speak m o- mar- ri nice and ils esnensrs mill jt is mm thai a man who setfl have wifr slwvild al the charge of her trlnbnlv ami all iu morea aha ael on liim he that aowkepa ajtostbaf it ii at bo shnnld pay fur nsa jlaaari it break whom if ihey did notmost i ly mosl dreaded it is much pleasanter to praise than to cen sure and we are hspny to have it in our power o say much in favor of those w ho had the management of this illalerdel wall in the first place the arrangement wcrc ad mirable and had the room been fuller noth ing could have gone off better ths was owini- to the unlirinc industry of mr edward bower the m c of ihe evenin who had arranged every thine beforehand treat credit is also due to the lady patronesses who divided ihe tak amone ihemselves and at their own homes and at thei nn ent provided the cakes and other refreshments ol a quality rarely teen at public assemblies not merely for ibe small number who partook of ihtm hut for all who were expected and that in the almost profusion and then the music that was really magnificent oiher regimental bauds have been lauded hy us before and we mav have exhausted our stock ofeiplctirct in speaking of their per formances bul none of their bands ver ap proached within a hundred decrees the ecel lence of lhat of ihe 20th reemenl- it i very much the best that has ever bee heard in upper canada and its ball room roic is worth a lour journey alone lo lijlcn to the orchestu ia partly string and parlly wind led by mr oliver the band mister on ihe french flarolcf and colinets lal- famej quadrille band could hardly be su perior in tliertecl the rrfreshmcal and the music were decidedly the best pans of the satl while speaking of the band we majlrl not forget lo make mention lhat wilh a generosity worthy of having been imitated more al large the members one and all refns td to accept the customary donation of avjot bul insisted that the money be added i the chatiiablc proceeds to rmfce an end of a tedious acnt af his pay and festive cencoh ad misnomer we iball merely add that the company be- gan to assemble about nmc oclock al half past ten ibe rooso waa at its futlcji al eleven it began fearfully to tbinj and at one oclock four genilemen alono remained tn top oft the delights of the evening with a scotch heel trie rita minims v sr vic ci of the kinpton branch of the weslcyan methn dist miaaionary society will beheld as fol lows slmay faaaxaav 2nthe rev m tlichcy uji will preach in the chumhon wellinjjtonstreel al iq oclock am and in the church on ray street alt oclock p m the itov t berilt will preach in the church on wcjiijjftoit jstrcel tl 0 oclock j m and the flev w siuirei will preach in lhcrhnrehnnjaytfrreelal liincleckam tiik a s mcavtart will be held in the fiiy 1111 the keening nf monday the 1 1 jnstantgwhen lb auive named m l v jjid atlssf renlecan will deliipt addresse vn luf enlijaet of clirrslian misiins bait to tkj al iu if 11 sir a coifectinn will be token up at ihe close nfejch service to aid the fund of the soeicly a tta mcltis u cwyneclinn with ihe aove will bv held i ihe city on ihe rvenioj of tusdy jjid int to commeike at ii trviflcfe vrheu srverjl seeches will bsf dehverej acid lomo selecl pieces of amimc stinj bp the choir tickets maybe hid from messrs james fraier c w jenkins s w brady and s a irons r pirrs diarcrlt is douldlevs the duly nf all prudent newspaper proprietors to puff their cftad customets il is a custom we ometimrs follow and n do mosl oiluisin ihe iraslo put this kliid ctfthlaij oiu he dosc fiirly and imparlially or nol done at all for instance the ainiton hrll very re cently pulled mcsms mckay st wale of ihe canton t warehouse because ihe qiiartcv- master of the xx jlvimenl bouii bis groceries al their shop tin was tery rhl lid proper and all lhat ihe hiagttirt lipoid said about ihe cuter prise and iudutry of thai respect ible firm we should he very lappv 10 endoschothey doni patronise ui in the least but ihe frvrnjd knew thai ihe quarter ma ter of tiic same regiment bought his mrutns of mesrs oliphant wait who are alo eulerpiisine and iuduilrions and moreove vvceedinc oo customers of our conlempo rary and yel they have not been puffed it all this was unkind indeed and what fa more to iho purpose messrs ojiphal it wall feci ihe neglect sorely no no mi lie he just as- nil as generous or you may chance to ovcruo lh mark puff fair or laslc not the pierian spun a little puffing is a dangerous thine cf the weather is most delightful clear cold bracine and unshinv wilh excellent ice and tolerable sleighing for tht dritlth whig at a public meeting of the inhabitants of frederic kxhurgh and adolphustown held at ihclnnof mr robeit catch oft saturday ihe jnd january 191s for the purjme of taking into cmafj deration the propriety of the present pou route through ibe aforesaid townships kksin mallory eq was called to the chair and dorland l cjapp requested lo act ai secretory it was moved hy richard ljam rq seconded by john h- clapp and resolved lhal this meeline views wilh deep regret ihe situation of the townships of fredetickshurgh and adotphuslown in res pect to the postal arraiiamenls thai there is no poit oflei in frcdeiirksburjfh no r but one in adofphnstown and that one situated in ihe mnsl southern pari of the sad town- sliipcarried- moved by mr dorand l clapp seconded hy wm diamond kj and resolved thai in conrqucncc of the present post office arranemeiil a lare ma jority of the inhabitants of fredcrickshirgh and adolplulown ac deprived of the privi lege of holding correspondence and rcccivinc ihe news of the lv w is a serious drawback upon the intellectual improvement of the said towrwliiw carried moved by bellyatt outwater esr second ed hy samuel casey efl and resulved that iu order to obviate the au cimovhi aakirot a tfcc reetocif coburjc lejs to acknowlcde the receipt of five pounds from an unknown hand stated lo he a donation fron ihe cbavivari club for the benefit of the poir of this town which is irvine distribut ed acciudiu to request t6ur vtor fthe total ihjliiisof all th hmtses lhat have recently fsited in kusland ac said in lie one hundred and seventeen millions and a half of djtr- s ctyir of vet v hi le reenti- ttons that steps he taken to have ric post route o allrred tbal il will belter accorrmo- dite ihe inhabitants of said townshipscar ried moved hy wm diamand esq seconded by mr john clapp senr and resolved that a committee be appointed consist mq of the following cenilemen via samuel casey wua diamnnd kiwin mal- hiev lsquircs wm v4ii0w and djrland l clapp to drafl a pelilion to ihe deputy post master general founded upon the foretime rcsotulions anil thai ihe imr be cinrlatvi lor signatures inmedialely throughout the aforesaid townships carried several addresses were delivered no the occasion which were listened lo with treat attention showing a uvridcd intctesl in intel lectual improvement the chairman bavin left the chair an wm dmoodje having been called there to il was moved by mr holland h- clapp seconded by bellyatt dulmttv bnjv thai the thanks of ihe mcctin be diven to cdwin mallory cvi for his able conduct in the chair carried doiuaxd l cfapp tfecrctory eil15m maitvfa i10st0n the dtfiicnlly arranged between nsisd and th- united states 0h mnnlresl tejc- fracdrc rvpfft of last nihl cfqlaim ihe olhw impnrlaut annoiincemenl we lcwn that hu kceltency the serer- rvocceitctal ha received a desaieb from the home ftiiverrment annonnciue thai a new and satisfactory pshlal arrangement has been rflvcled will use united stole ol america in rmne inhi nprr linn in a tied the colonial deiches forwjrded in his katcel- lency by thejat mail were permitted tofutss unobslisictcd through the cnitsd stales yice with mkxico our new vorlt telegraphic reporl of last nicltsiaics il is repirtcd iiow and apparently from the most reliable sources lhal a peace with mcco is at hand this is predicted with eotsiciice by those whnc opportunities ol fcflowinc are judged to he mn favorable al washinclon and elsewhere ib accinkxr oa suftday morrsinz last about 3ncbrtkthe driver of the mail stte tmrti toronto to hamilton when abol tf miles from ihiscty alihtoil frio ihe vehicle for ihe purpose h warming himselt hy walking the hones immediately tool fright ran olt and the wheels r the coach paad over one nf the youns mann ice fracltirinj it dread folly jtlie horses stopped at kennedyv tavern whore they were muatly watered and afler remaining there fnr a ibnrt lime ihey look the road lo hamilton wbefc ley anived in due lime xfc nnd sound llirrr were no passe n act in the ato3rennscquently the absence of the driver vras tyl discovered unlil ihe horse arrived at ihe ft a 5c nlhcc a search was immediately instituted bul nothing emild b discnvercj lespectif the iriver untd ahoul nvtock the ior tvllow haj lain on ihe mad with bis j hnhen fnr five hours and whn found by mu davis rw urajl almot dead fmm raid and ehanslion fmirirdiatefy afler his arrival in the eily medical aid was procure i nnd erery alien linn thai humanity could tiu wn iiatd in him ot the house nf hi employer lie ia a yonu mut of steady habih and sous eharor ter and bus no relatives we believe in the hnviiiecawinfi desciibins wilh ho reiuuikabls a nalwe of itown casl chararte sialic esueiulion itaillia sr ctuiitfia a ieoibvlr of n fuid lhat osi- ofler planlina cucumwr aeed the dill beii to fly ausl hm vrnea rouse up like a slrealand although he itorliu ml ihe top nf hit speed ihe vines nvnlimk him and mi lakltisr mil h kuifi to nil iho datneil lliinje helnurirl laijje cucumh k ed in timiittcit tin canadian society rststdkjrrn ix tiic cirv or klcsrun rsiira tstji ntcimoxu 18l to futnifth all canadians ihe occasion and op- iioflumfy of pumicly ivsllfyiiis their uride iu and attachment in canadd and to foslei and cc rii a canadian fjim to peieul a every wiy in tle pour nf the meuilrers oftlu srtciviv the rrlinn and pmt m1 aniiratiticfr of ihe m- coun tries ins the llntac of niliortal dilireliti fiorn hpini unnecessarily introilaced and prejiidicialiy continued in caisiila toeucmime nd ceniil by fnmihii the occasion of wen i inurcourie hat friend y nniors which anm to eii in j grilih cntony mtjt british suljct of crry origin to fio by rrons of annual subscriplinns a fnd to be emtdftved in encourj m mtive latent in ewaidiii humane eltrs and in succoring canadians ami members of ihe siscihy when laboring under povcily or disetf tlir name of ihe society shall be i caaiadum ocft1f an shall have fnr it emblem a maple sapling which shall he worn by each mcftibnr on ihe anniversary of ihe society the aastoaiil rrsftrscs of ihe snrietv sbatlibe a whle shield with a map ifiii tbeitna surrounded by the re thistle and shamrocksurmoouted hy a maple sapling supporters the mooae motto ducit amor palrire the fj so of the society shall be ol bright cnmson silk with the arms of the society iu the fir the canadian society shall conisf of- i canadians by bifih or other resident rrituh cotonish of ihe ae of sialeen year and upwards c british subjects of any origin who shall have trscw in canada three years or who shall have resided therein one vear ld ac quired ital estate therein 3 lrniiens of canada who shall havr been so for seven year and shall hare be come drlih vjbjccl 4 ah persons residinz in the city of ifineston its suburbs or vicinity who come within lbs above description to be eligible for meanhtrx 5 alt afemhcrt nf this society thatl he chosen nt a rcepilar aleotln eomiiesd of al least sixteen members ihe rotea sf three- fourths of whom shall be ncecsnarv to a choice and no person shall be clecteo unlcs rrcoiiuncndvd by the committee of manage ment 8 the society shall assemble evrry three months vi nil the frcchid tuey in march june scplemhcr and dcccooc n each yr 7thc awisl fttrai shall oe held nnoer the direction vf the committed of manacirrnl on ihe anniversary f sl john lb- baptial 8 tne cics of ihe society sliall he a president iwo vrcepreiidents a secretary a treasurer a surgeon two auditors of ac counts ano ton members of committee form ing with the ofticers named a comcnilteo of munaxcmtnl who shall be elected al the realtor meeting of the society on the second toedv in decvmher in each year 9 bfff mrmhrr on admission ehall pay to ihe treasorer a fe of five shillinjcs and afterward a quarterly subscription of one shillin and three poiicecnrroncv lowfhe president or in hit abnce a vice preside ut shall have power to call spe cial mccliniof rhesnciciyon the futivtlary eivim nni fes than three nor rsn lhan sven davs tmldc intin to the member statrn i- ifir ijie vfe ajidj place at which ihe same is intended lobe held 1 1 honnrarv members and life mensbers may he elected ny a majority of twothird of any reesilar qnartely meet in wilbonl refereiee to their idiee of residence honor ary member shall upon election pay to ihe treasurer a fee of twentyfive shilling life memhrrs one hundred hillin ii should any sic members of this so ciety desiv to hate a branch society estab lished in ihe ward or snburh in which ihey rrsjdp present a memorial to that elteet in any cneral meetinif of the society il shall h thed nly of the president or oerfj of ihe vice- preside nts lprm the tote of a majo rity pveeitt at such levtvlai autavrly meet ings to is to such sif members a warrant fnr the rreclion nf a rranrh society w ac cordance with their memorial is any such branch siall be prasided over hv n ofheer who shall be called ihe prcsitent elected by tlic t members of tsieh b auch a an anriuarmeei thercofi to be itrld on ihe firt rueday iu mecembr 1 trj year provided that the elections in branch sncietic for the year crhwt hun dred and fnrtelhi may lake place l wf lime oftilojtcers then elected shh hold offic until ihe first tuesday in december eihtoen hundred and foitrei fm h adilillnn to bein ihe chief niver of his sec- tioushll rro7tio be a vice president of rhe general sixicty and entllled to sil and vole assucb thai iu nldilion to lb tice- preidsnl earh seciional cranrh shall annu allv on the hcfiuemcntroied elect a secretory and tnre cciniittee me rin shall gnvvvn siieh tlraich the vicepresi dent nf each branch or in his ahyece the ssxtelatt hall have iower to convene the branch society for iranractiosi ofiteaitaimf ho election ol membsis or ninn the wnllen summons of ihe president or viceprcidnt and two members ol the cnmmlltve of ml naement pf ihe genera society the leneral society in addiiinn are to lospecl live accnunu of the francf- ivciety every three months and tronsfer the funds lo ihe ticasuier of ihe fieneral society the ac ciiink of each branch and of ihe eneral society shjll be tubiuiltest lo ihe auditor in time to he laid before the annual meeting 00 the second tuesday in ikiemher l th branch wifiej to choose their own dava for their qoaitorly oieeling bul no two branch societies to meet on rhe same day nr the ame fay rf the quarterly merlin of the parent society the asuanal meshilu day of all the branch societies to be the first tuesday in december thai the adnvmtn and other fee and dues of qwruhrr nf sectional batches of the snciely vhsll be paid to ihe secretory of such branch and dull every quarter pav the ame to the i rca surerof ihe tiereeval snciolv by whom tht same ahall bt trvtod to such uianch ocivty that tlvtcinlincnl exjiensesof each sectional branch liall be paid ipoat lta warrant nf jt vicepridrnt counlcrsined hy one of ihe auditor nl the general society and smfm to such branch upon pajntht a mnber dnlv elected al any meetui of ihe branch society t shall thereby become a meiuhee of ihe jvncralsotielyand enltlcil d yole v such no member shall be entitled te peak or vole wlrosa dues ate in arrear biaach societies shall collect ihe dues from each member of snch branch poyinc inltj iw banis of iho treamer of iho general so ciety nuailejy llw ainmiul 10 tecelvc li any ofleratisws to le made n an coiisiitnlion shall be proved al a previous nuarlerly mrrliiiaa no number of member lrslhantwentvfr iirludiaj iho tiesidviit nroneofibe vicepteideut shall form a neclui fur ihtf ouiposs f ajierfo the fon- ritnlion or byelaw noi shall any ak h imide unless threcfvuilh of ihe iiteiiibfra present ocree iu it t ia r snhcummlllee routivimf nf llilir nipinbera hall be appointed fiiii to time asoecuiinn may lerjuire to tvioil to ihe foniniillee of mnnhrrcrrwlil proper ob iyls for ihe elioniy nf tw veifly i ihey shall bo called the rhariulto rnnmmte and ullquesilons un lhat suhjecl shajl eemt uii fnsin them by r 17 that a iiunhr f unmiltihv wfjjllrsj of ihreetnemlisis and emu as the vire- deulshnll bo muuslly rhoen hyrthe tn taiwisf unaitemeul aiul skill eorstllut itilbi tailed ilia rmihilief on luwak 1 la iii ii siaiiaamitiiamaiibi whom will be referred all aft when lha action of ibe society m deemed advisabfe to encourage talent or reward humane euorts and au shall reiiort to tha cornmilles of management npon all such cases as may cnme under their notice ojsvi rs 0 ac ronyidrin fieri t ofiooinfesl of a veii ic 7fa m7 ifan jrhf h macsyisv cesrovnf jibftss r foaytriiisq j jmm cormxa krsjj r pfa ut t j mcoi stcrttary nlavwrji svasm trchurcr geo a crvsftrvc j j a wsitcia i pr a c roatkwv ureol inssitrrv or havazcl9xxf ales cinibij j b hall w ii rimrnbers p henderson k ileacon f muttlehtiry c w jenkins f lksuee fi m ivilkitism dr tw bohisone canadian sixriktv-iytboductb- kv notice tlie cntrtiion of ihe canadian society- here rirceiilei1 to its friends sets forth ia ke- tinet irvstm hk ovycts for which il has been called into exuteuce namely the culli raisin vf patriotic sentiments and ihe pro motion of coscord and mutnal md will amon- all classes and deoemirutinns of pode su h ovjecl may a sial 10 pead for them si ire and are calculated sprmtanconsly to coueilito lasor with regard to other soclie of a kindrcj character already ovixtin in this cilv ihe founders of th canadian sociey avaihhrm- stlvc of this occavinn to express the mot eordiil repct for ihm all tliey think that ii is welj ro crwuh a fnnd recollection nf iho hind or oir fathers eulcfa a fcelin will naturally cosv in all manly hearti but while this i folfy ac k now led ted we should not nierlnnk the claims of ihr land we liro in and canada this fair country of our residence which if not ihe native land af all is at least the land in which we hspe to live and die which is to be ihe inheritance of on ehlldren and to enntsin al no remote period a ireai comnnuii as enlixhtened perhaps and prnprous as any ef which th round world my boast thir fair country be it remembered claims the first conside ration and chief care 0 its inhabitants- to lbs advancervent of its happiness and wel- fjre their hel efforts aredui- but how can success crown their labors in an enterprise directed to such ends ihiless they act toyelber anj cullrvale a spirit of unity and concord f tner is wanlin a common irrooocl non which the people of various oricins composine our mtted population mac meet and frater wise tbat common trround most be cans dian hence then aries the propriely un dor present circumstance of creatine an in stitution into which persons of all tarietiet of race ln4 country may be gathered upon simple yet rnjual principles an institution which by meadjly endeatorint to fuse into a hoinorneous mass the discordant prejudices antipathies and jealousies now actively con- tlrefinc upoit our soil mav hare an imjnrlant etftct fif ernerily sustainad iu produciria an elevated lone of canadian feclto and rendering us in reality ai well as in name oxt rnvli a people reniially btitnk their jntiturionsand atlaehmenl to the parent stale but otherwise canadian on the soil of canada such are the views and hopes with which the constitution of ihe canadian society baa been framed toer may he thou t h i by some unlikely lo be realised and ihe scheme loo wide to secure it permanency and its bar 1 i 1 i and efficient action bill even so and under the most diicouraadna circaaa- slances it should he remembered tbat lha saciely could not shrink into less dimensions than those in which clher societies ol iba respective national de nominal ions preserva their vitality the canadian society would in such a 1 v merely eer tbc nar row rround of a aolfue association ita founders rtowevcr seek a wider aeld for the operation nf ils present eplprged and henr- vtflliliivits4lila mkfh ikf- tfesire the lull realizaiion of such hopes must ever bear 11 mind 1 bat the agitation of re ligion and poliiical questions is rigidly pio- hihited al all iheir meeting the society will confine its dirstassiops to questions reutine to ihe nrjni of native talent the reward of humane evcrtieni and the everciseof charity fl will that oc cupy a field sufficiently ample atu1 will tolerate np proceeding which roar tend lo lower its aim or mar ils generoix purposes is il ihen wron to invito and anticipate fnr the canadian society ihe concurrent aup- poil of the mass of the popnlation resident wilhin its sphere of action t will nol iba canadian people that is the inhabitants teiiefalfy yoin as a invine uollierhood in furthering the common canadian cause 1 is it net every mn duly as well as intereff 10 adopt this ettts can it bt doubted that if as member nf the canadian society w casl aivay all ituliarilies of national origin and wilhout reference to party distinct irns act heartily accodinj lo ihe principles of one constitution we shall do much lowanji iba promotion of public happiness and the eaaiut lion of our ucial stale kineton fsbruary jfi4s sroaa isatcs it is clear thai toma ralref foe the west indies if in contemplation the ttivev the eieat orean of frci trade haa written iseo or three articles to prove tbat the british west fndia sugar islands should he excepted fion the rslceory of tt trade ft is a pity i he rreat leadinr iurnal nid not find ibis out before so much ruin ro tvroucvst upon ihe devote colonies we suppoie that the trmrj a well as sir robert peel and ihe man of unatwned eloqoence will byrandbyc discover that free trade ia rain will be as disailrous to british inteerstf in canada a that of sgjtar in the west indiee the sippession of the slave lrole by btorka- din the african ports is now admit ted lobe a hopvleia itsk and that the treasure and lives expanded in the attempt is an aeenr4 waste of nahonal wealth and of human life in ihe course of thr present session then era may look for a measure brought forward by the cabiual having for it objrcl the rrlisi nf the wet indies eilher by emptoyins tha african squadron in l ran port ins free faborera or wilhdiwine tht squadron aarl cxlendisss il present cost on protective duties sosae thrift will certainly be done foe all fttrtassl now see ihe necessity of it and the neopla have ot lat their eves open to ihe lollies ro lone pursued hy kins stephen nf tha colonial office fnwell buxton and tha kteler llall fanatics there ia a sccrthirif i- ii r pen try in ihe number of tha quatterly review just iasued v y albion adviconf any k ml say the toronto hee- atd is seldom or ever valued bat now wjisss iho limes ate hard to offer advice in rt sard to monev matters would seem to be e prcially out of season but the follasvinaj ea tract winch e happened uj0ti the nlher das is rcalls so well worth pirservina tbat sets eannotnelplranstcrringit to our ecditmni max us- om i- the arl nf in ins easily to nsoney is ha pitch yourself one tlefctve hnw your meana comfort and enjnymenl atj mnro drpendsn upon uneasiucr in the detail nf exrvsndlturss llian uiuuaay one depend dwrsncs in lha senk cuard arairs false asvoeintions of ileaiues with es pendilretle nrdism lht breaiwa pleasure can he puiehased wilh money thert i ir miiy c i mot be spent wilhosil nny inent wlial a hiijt cntv a man i no just measure at what it l vvesth to him 1 and y how ollen is his opcciolion ssverued by no olher slandntd a tl theie wen pusur la esiendiiureftr let yourself fel a want hefrue roa hr vliln apaiuat il n lie tnuv aasueeifthsi ills teal want and il is venrlh w mu to flwl h a utlh innfder to feel the wlivl fhm hi whan ytw sve undecided as to w hwh ef iwncutmas vu ttiuihl ilka best ebsas isvt eheasst vi ihlf nlll not thsit 4vt hinnej bul uo a fp dl ef intltosj ksh eulnn too snueh leianio uajs to etiwnit 1 m- eans when man i l wont swshwhis euestohlsn thai iln atotosuibajtbtrsssssmi and ha invent vsvudiui to seat f ihv time

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