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compensation could not be construed into a recognition of the claims of actual rebels. Mr. Hincks, it was true, bad stated certain cases of compensation to parties who bad been rebels. But these cases did not come under the operation of the Act of the Canadian Legislature. Bills were given to these parties for matters supplied to the troops before these parties had been rebels. But the entire of these cases amounted to five, and upon in quiry, it turned out that two of these were not rebels at all, and of the other three cases, two were tried for high treason, but were acquitted; therefore they were in the position of persons that ought to be recognised in so ciety, and, consequently, they ought to receive any com pensation to which they were entitled; and in the case of Mr. Took, it was true he was found guilty of high treason, and, after the amnesty, he went back to the colony, but as he never made any claim, of course he (Mr. Gladstone) need not dwell upon that case any farther. Now, he did not mean to ask the Noble Lord to disallow the Act under consideration; what he asked for was this, that persons actually proved to have acted as rebels should not receive compensation, and that reasonable evidence shall be given that the parties applying for compensation hed never taken a part in the rebellion. If the Noble Lord could not give them this assurance, then he would ask the Noble Lord to say that the Crown will not ra'ify the Act of the colonial legislature, and that proceedings under it will be suspended until the Canadian Legislature shall have so amended the Act as to exclude all parties from compen sation who have taken a part in the rebellion. It might be asked what course he proposed to pursue in the event of the Canadian Legislature not altering the Act. He would only say in reply, that he would do nothing that would be unconstitutional, as a coercive obedience on the part of the colony towards the mother country ought not to be sought for. In order that the connexion between the colonies and tho mother country should be a happy one, the ties that bound them should be those of partial sym pathy. But be would uphold the honour of the Crown, and is saying this he meant that the Government should draw a distinction between those who opposed the laws and those who upheld them. This being so, he clung to the hope that the Noble Lord would grant him what he asked him to concede. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said he had derived much consolation from the commencement of the speech of the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Gladstone), as he said he would not propose any particular course, because he wished that the voice of Parliament on the present question should be a united voice. He had hoped that the speech of the Right Honourable Gentleman would have been in accordance with that wish, but he was sorry he had been disappointed in that expectation.— (Hear, bear.) If anything could embitter the hostile feelings of parties amongst each other—feelings which be had hoped had been abated, it would be the senti ments which had been expressed that night.—(Hear, hear.) The Right Honourable Gentleman had stated solely the views of a particular party. He had supplied the arguments which were wanting in Canada in the Case which they had made against the Ministry of Canada—(Hear, hear)—and ho had endeavoured to meet ' every argument which had been urged in favour of the course which the Governor had pursued. He entirely concurred with the Right Honourable Gentleman with reference to a dispatch which was written some time ago, that there were cases where the honour of the Crown and the safety of the country required the ut most temper and firmness on the part of those entrusted with the government of the colony, to prevent those differences being pushed to an extent which might be fatal to the connexion with this country.—(Hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman had, however, said that Lord Elgin had received some instructions which had inter fered with his acting in such a manner as the honour of the Crown and the interests of the country demanded. Now he (Lord J. Russell) felt bound to say, in reply, that neither to Lord Elgin nor to any Governor-Gene ral had Government given more than that general dis cretion which it was necessary should be given to every one filling so responsible a position.—(Hear.) Ie Lord Rlgin, in the exercise of that discretion, had acted in such a way as did not comport with the honour of the Crown and the interests of the country, the course for her Majesty's Government to pursue, however unplea sant, would have been clear. It would have been to have disavowed such acts, however painful such dis avowal would have been. But believing, as they did believe, that Lord Elgin had consulted not only the in terests of Canada but the interests of this country— that his conduct had been guided by a knowledee of the feelings of the people of Canada and of this country and of the interests of the Crown—so believing, the Mi• misters would have been the basest of men not to have upheld Lord Elgin, and to have afforded him every Support and encouragement.—(Hear, hear.) It was not, therefore, to be presumed there was any intention to put Lord Elgin in a position in which it was not de sirable to place any Governor, and it was in pursuance of their duty alone they proposed to act in deciding 'upon the conduct of Lord Elgin. Knowing that the finances of Canada were not flourishing that many persons were suffering under commercial dis tress —he could not conceive that a Bill would have been introduced having reference to the rebellion losses, unless under circumstances of great neces sity. It was to be recollected that after the rebellion of 1837, a Bill was introduced in Upper Canada, giving compensation to parties who had suffered by it, and a subsequent Act was passed to carry out that same pur pose, and in these Acts it was provided that the losses to be made good were losses which had been sustained from the rebellion, and by parties who were inhabitants , ' l3 f Upper Canada. When that compensation was passed it was obvious that having paid a considerable sum for rebellion losses in Upper Canada, a question arose whe ther such compensation should not be given to Lower Canada. The only objection he had made after the Acts for Upper Canada had been passed was, that the claim was on the imperial fund, and not on the local fund.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") The Noble Lord here referred to a dispatch of Lord Stanley, dated the Bth of May, 1844, and observed, that so far as re garded the claim for compensation for the Lower Pro vince, the suggestion seemed to have been made by Lord Stanley, and to have been given to Sir Charles Met calfe. After that a Committee was appointed on the subject, and the Right Honourable Gentleman bad quoted some instructions which had been given to the Commission of Inquiry on the 12th of December, 1845, as to the amount of the loss and the character of the party, and in reply to an inquiry of the Commissioners as to the extent of the powers conferred upon them, a dispatch was written in February, 1846, in which they were informed that it was not desirable they should go into any other evidence but the finding of the courts of lie. Now he did not think that the Canadian Govern =ment had departed from the spirit of these instructions. Be did not see why in this case Lord Cathcart should be placed in opposition to Sir Charles Metcalfe, an officer who w as not di spose d to favour rebels, and who was as 'fit as any one to be entrusted with a question in which 'the Crown was concerned.—(Hear, hear.) They could 'depart from the instructions without doing that which 'would in fact have been a new trial, and that was what governed the whole case. The Noble Lord having re ferred to the statement of Mr. Hincks, which had been atentioned by the Right Hon. Gentleman, , Mr. GLADSTONE sa id th a t, according to the evi cence before him, there was no reason to believe that • any person who had been a rebel had received coin ' Peneation. Lord 3. RUSSELL said the question was not whe lher Mr. Hincks was right or wrong. Mr. Hincks had said that persons had received compensation who had been rebels, and he mentioned Mr. Haggerman, who bad b een, he said, Commissary-General. Now, in this Mr. Ifincks was quite mistaken, for Mr. Haggerman was not convicted but was acquitted. But, why could they not *Pply to have some test for those persons who were , c,oming f orwar d f or com p e nsation? If they would not 1!0 that, would they have a trial for high treason in 1849, for that w hi c h t oo k pl ace i n 1837?—(Hear, bear.) Was it to be borne that men who declared that they were loyal, and who from intimidation did not join the Queen's forces, would they have these men go to trial in 1849, to prove that they had not taken part in the rebellion? That was what the Right Hon. Gentleman asked. A party who was put to the bar, and whe was charged 'with high treason, simply said that he was not guilty; and if the Judge, as i n I re l a nd last year, would say to the prisoner, you must bring prima facie evi ' deuce to prove you are not guilty; would not the prisoner, and all who would hear it, be filled 'with indignation that a man should bo called upon to Trove that he was not guilty ?—(Hear, hear.) Only let the House consider that men should now be called upon at the expiration of twelve years, when parties, whose testimony would be essential, might be dead, or removed from Canada —only let the House consider that under atich circumstances men should be called upon to prove that they were not guilty of taking part in the late re bellion.—(Hear, bear.) It was thought, he believed, that 100,000/. would be enough to compensate all the real losses that had been sustained, and he would remark that it seemed to be the intention of the Government of the day to proceed under these circumstances—that no thing more was necessary than that those only should be considered guilty who had been proved to be so in courts of law.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord then referred to the dissolution of the Assembly which Lord Elgin conceived to be necessary, and to the circumstances under which the present Ministers took office. They save it was obvious that the question of compensation was one which would be pressed upon them, and the Secretary of State had suggested t hat there should be compensation for losses in Lower as w ell as in U p per Canad a; and that those only s hould be considered gu ilt y of taking part in the late rebellion who had been con victed in due course of law. The preamble to the Bill stated, that losses not yet proved should form the sub ject of future investigation, provided that none of the parties had been convicted of treason. After noticing some of the objections to that Act which had been made by thelliglit Hon. Gentleman, the Noble Lord referred to the amendinents which had been proposed in Commit tee on the Bill, and said he did not feel bound to say that all those amendments should have been rejected. That was no part of his duty. He had to see that the Act when passed did not interfere with the rights of the Crown, and the just interests of the country. The Mi nistry had declared that the intention of the Bill w deprive•all who w ere gu ilty o f re b e lli on of compensa a t s io t ri o , but it must be seen that, if they were to apply personal tests, to go back for a period of 12 years, and call upon a man to prove that he was not a rebel in 1837, would be, in fact, to establish a Star Chamb er i n Canada.-- (Cheers.) It would destroy the peace of families, set party against party, make out one set of men as having been guilty or suspected of being guilty of rebellion, and another as being solely possessed of the feeling of loyalty.—(Hear, bear.) If they were to have some hundreds of such eases in the colony, he believed they would have the effect of destroying all chance of the people living toge ther in harmony, and that her Majesty would be utterly deprived of loyal subjects.—(Hear, hear.) Then, as t o the general character of the rebellion itself. It was caused by some artful and designing men who bad in- Illuence over a very ignorant part of the people, but the great mass of the people were opposed to it. The under the saftlorith of the Bee= Ctith9lio population, teaching of their spiritual leaders, had an abhorrence of any cause that could lead to civil war.—)Hear, hear.) A considerable part of the country fell into the hands of the rebpls for a few days, and he thought that it was not unnatural the inhabitants should, under the circum stances, have refrained from any active demonstration . of opposition to them, while at the same tim e the y had no sympathy with them. Ile would not, at this distance of time, call them forward to prove not only that they were not in arms, but they were not aiding and abet ting rebellion at that period.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to the amendments, he was obliged to pre sume, from the conduct of Lord Elgin and the declara tion of the Ministry, either that there were valid ob jections to them, or that it appeared there were such ob jections in the minds of the majority. The Right Hon. Gentleman favoured the amendment of Mr. Wilson, which had the highest number in its support, but when the Bill clear) to the third reading, the majority by which it was carried was larger than any previoes vote for it. Persons who had voted for the amendments withdrew their opposition to it in its final stage, and it was pased by a majority of 48 to 11.—(Hear, hear.) In that majority there was a majority included of re presentatives of English descent. When the Bill went to the Legisletive Council, it was introduced by a member of the Ministry, with a distinct and specific statement of its objects, in which the intention to grant compensation to rebels was clearly abjured, while, at the same time, the justice of awarding the same com pensation to Lower Canada that had been previously given to Upper Canada was insisted upon. He had a right to say that the Minister was a man of honour, speaking for the Atiministratien of which he formed a part, and ilea this distinct declaration of the intention of the Administration in proposing it, ought not to be questioned. The Governor. General, in giving his assent to it, among other Bills, said, in reply .to an address which had been presented to him, that he protested against the outrageous assault which had been made on the principle of responsible government. At the same time, in justice to the Parliament, he said he was bound to express his firm belief that in passing it they did not intend to compensate persons who had been guilty of the heinous crime of high treason, but simply to grant compensation for those losses of property inseparable from such occurrences, as had been done in other'cases, and under that belief alone did he give his assent on the part of the Crown to the Bill. In the spirit thus solemnly avowed by the Governor-General, did he (Lord J. Russell) aecept this Bill. The Right Hon. Gentleman h A done full justice to Lord Metcalfe; let them also do justice to the living.—(Hear, hear.) For his own part, he had full confidence in Lord Elgin, and that he would do all in his power to carry the Act out in the manner he had de clared he would. With respect to the particular mode in which this could be done, much must depend upon the instructions given to the Commission appointed to carry the Act into effect. Lord Elgin had stated that it was his wish to send the instructions to this country for consideration, before they were carried into effect. At present her Majesty's Government had not yet received the Bill in such a shape, as to enable them to lay it before the Queen in Council, but he felt it to be his duty to state then, that when it did so come be fore them, her Majesty's Government would feel it to be their duty to leave this Act to be brought into operation in the spirit in which it had been framed—(Cneero— and therefore unless something very extraordinary and unexpected occurred, when these instructions did arrive, he had no doubt but that they would be such as would enable the Government to advise the Queen to give them her approbation—(Hear)—and he had no doubt that all that was necessary for the honour of the Crown and the country, and for the enforcement of strict justice, would be done by Lord Elgin.--(Cheers.) He had no cause to take up the defence of that Noble Lord's character. When he came into office, he found the Noble Lord acting as Governor of Jamaica, having been appointed to that office by Lord Stanley.—(Hear, hear.) His con duct in difficulty impressed the Government with the impression that he was a man of remarkable ability, especially as that was his first public service. In the transaction of business he seized upon the main points which required his attention, and directed the business under his control in a manner calculated to serve the best interests of the colony under his will, and to main tain good feelings between it and the Imperial Govern ment. Being thus struck with these marks of ability, the Government recommended him fur the more impor tant post of Governor-General of Canada, and he must now declare that the conduct of the Noble Lord had, in his opinion, done ample justice to the wisdom of that selection.—(llear, hear.) The Noble Lord had through out the late occurrences in Canada acted in a strictly constitutional manner. The Right Hon. Gentleman had argued that the Assembly did not fairly represent the feelings on the subject, and that he should have formed another Ministry, and dissolved the Asse.nbly. Some thing of the same kind had been argued by a party in this country on the occasion of the repeal of the corn laws.—(Hear, hear.) But Lord Elgin believed that the House of Assembly did represent the country, and that if he had broken up his Ministry, and put the country to the excitement of a contested election, the Howe would have been of the same character, and that he would have had to take the same Ministry back.—(Hear, hear.) And he must say that he saw, even iu Upper Canada, no proof that the representatiVes who had voted for the Bill had done so in opposition to the wishes of their constituents. There might be cases; he was not aware of any; and, at all events, he could say that the great majority of the Members had not been called upon to resign their seats on account of their vote on this mea sure.—(Hear, hear.) On all these points Lord Elgin was the best judge, and he had declared his intention not to dissolve the present Assembly. At the same time, he was prepared to encounter the full effect of this policy, even the disapprobation of her Majesty, 'if the Government should think fit to advise that disapproba tion, and to submit to all the penalties which would follow.—(Loud cheers.) It had been said that the Act might be disallowed, and at the same time continue the Governor General in office. Lord Elgin would not re tain it in that case.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that when the opponents of this Act had time to reflect, they would look upon their opposition, and many of its con sequences, sith regret, and especially of the outrages committed upon the Governor-General ; and he trusted that a body of men, who had hitherto borne the character of loyal subjects, some of whom had been the advisers of former Governors-General, would resume their posi tion and submission to the law, and act in a manner be coming their professions. He did not attach any value whatever to the statement as to the separation of the colony.—(Hear, hear.) He was happy to think that no such occurrence would take place, because the great body of the people were in favour of the law, and the Governor-General was popular in Canada. It would be far better if the dif ferent ,parties in Canada were to lay aside the extreme animosities which they exhibited, and pursue that des tined course of prosperity untrammelled by such con• tests. That was the lesson which his lamented friend, Lord Sydenham, had taught the Canadians. " Whatever your paltry differences may be, by pushing them to an extreme, you are risking the loss of the immense pros perity which lies before you. If you maintain political differences within moderate bounds, there is no country which can achieve more happiness, or a higher degree of prosperity, under the sway of the British sceptre. You may enjoy as much freedom and happiness as can be the lot of any other people in the world.—(Cheers.) Un happily differences of race and blood were at the bottom of these disputes. Perhaps in the course of' time this might be remedied, by the adoption of something like the plan of federal union, proposed by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Roebuck); but however that might be, feeling anxious that this Bill should be put in operation in the spirit in which Lord Elgin, his Minis• ters, and the Parliament of Canada declared it was passed, being anxious that Lord Elgin should be allowed the full liberty of acting in accordance with his own views of what was best for the welfare of the country, he felt that he would be impairing the dignity of the Crown, if he were not only, by any show of distrust, but any half expressed confidence, to deprive Lord Elgin of that support to which he was fairly entitled. He must leave the Right Honourable Gentleman to take what farther steps in this question he might think neces sary. He left it to him to consider whether he would raise questions in that House by any farther motion, which might array two parties against each other, but his duty was to declare at once the course the Govern ment meant to pursue, and by which they were resolved to abide.—(Cheers.) Mr. LIEIRIES considered that the elaborate and ad mirable speech of his Right Hon. Friend the Member for the University of Oxford had not received at the hands of the Prime Minister anything like a close or legal answer. The Noble Lord had dealt in generalities and in rather captivating declamation, but he had not brought the question 'to that point at which the public oughtwould the t o be satisfied to let it rest. He very nearly came to mark, give s b a u ti t sf a a s et h i e on h , a t d he n r o e t w r l e s ac n h o ed eo t o h r e se point left that him but to continue the discussion. He (Lord John Russell) had taken so me p a i ns to establish the point that it was the intention of th ose who brought forward the compen sation measure in C ana d a , o f the advisers of the Crown, and of the Government of Canada, not to pay, under the that personstothe havingtrainßillunderof but looking the rebellion, unless those br oug ht w i t hi n t h e excep tiong of the preamble and those woo were convicted as rebels, should be indemnified. The Attorney General no doubt had carefully read the Bill, an d a ll the papers connected with its enactment, and he put it to hill, if that Act should not he strictly put in force without qua lification or interposition, unless it were amended by a new Act of the Canadian Assembly so as to prevent rebels from being compensated with the money assessed off loyal men? The Noble Lord said that he expected further eoneenunications from Lord Elgin on this subject, and some account of the instructions he issued to the commissioners appointed for carrying out the provisions of the Bill; but he (Mr. Ferries) thought that under the Act no instructions preventative of awarding compensa tion to those who took part in the rebellion could be is sued. The Act could not be modified except by subse quent legislation, and in its present form it *mild strike at the foundation of all civil geaernment, as it directly approved of' thu application of a tax which was likely to strike at the foundation of all society. The Noble Lord said the Government did not intend that rebels should he indem n ifi e d f or t h e l osses their stisteinett, bat in the same breath he tielted would it not be monstrous, after t he lapse of twelve years, to test by ettamin ttion who were rebels. Now, unless they entered into an examinatio n and discrimination, how could those htools rebellion be f ound out? Theycou . not asc ertain all who had been rebels; but was he to be told that it was out of the reach of human reason to discover many per sons who had been engaged in that serious rebellion? A man who had suffered imprisonment, but was not convicted for rebellious practices, would, acco rding to his interpretation of the Act, m tio e n t ; and ho h d o id w h , o h t e h a l s a k m e e d, L lv o a rd s be entitled to ' indemnifica tion; t i h n d r e two allbe a E c lg a i s 'a e , of bu t t ha h t the responsibility on the shoulders .of the Government, who, kilning that the Bill was int roduced so far back as March last, ought to have properly advised the Go vernor-General, and pointed out to him their determi nation that rebels should not participate in the indemni fication. The only way now to remedy the evil was b) some legislative amendment in the Canadian Assembly; and if Lord John Russell gave an assurance that her Majesty's Government would take measures to carry out that which they now declared to be their opinion— if he promised that the Act would be carried into effect so that the rebels should not receive indemnity, all fur ther opposition to the measure would cease. If the Noble Lord could satisfy the House that he would by some means so modify this measure as not to give corn pause don to those who had been in actual rebellion, then he woule be satisfied. In doing that there was only one way of acting, and that was by withholding the consent of the Crown from the measure until the Legislature of Canada was able to overcome the difficulty which had arisen. To carry out that object, then, he would pro pose a motion to the effect that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, praying her Majesty to with hold her assent to the Rebellion Losses (Canada) In demnity Bill until such time as satisfactory assurance was given that no person who had been engaged in, or had in any way aided or abetted the rebellion in that country, should receive any portion of such indemnity. Mr. BAILLIE COCHRANE said there was one point which had not been touched upon during the debate, and which he considered important, and that was—who were the men that formed the Government and Council of Lord Elgin in Canada at the present time?—(Hear, hear.) He had no hesitation in saying that some of those men now holding high offices under the Crown in Canada were accused of high treason in 1837, and had to fly from the country in consequence. — (Cheers.) Mr. Baldwin, the present Attorney tieneral, and Lafontaine, the Solicitor-General of Lower Canada, were both charged with high treason in 1837, and fled from that country, in order to save themselves from the consequences of that charge?— ("Hear, hear," from Mr. Roebuck.) It was well for the lion. Member opposite to cry " Hear, hear," but let him recal to the recollection of the House those parties now in office who were charged at that time with the crime of high treason, and it would be seen that he was not making any hasty assertion. There was, as he had already said, the present Attorney and Solicitor-Generals. There was the Chief Justice of Montreal and his brother, the Commissioner of Crown Lands in Canada, and there was Gironard, whom the Hon. Member will perhaps re collect a relative of his got 500/. for giving up to justice. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) That relative of the Hon. Member had now, however, changed his opinion of Gironard, who was now in office, for when Sir Allan M.Nab asked him if it was not a fact that he received 5001. from Government for arresting him, he did not deny it, but he said that he had a different opinion of Gironard now from what he had then.—(Continued laughter.) He paused to ask the Hon. Member whether such was not the fact?—(llear. ) Mr. ROEBUCK—I will answer it.—(Cheers.) Mr. COCHRANE—Yes, the Hon. Member would an swer it in the same manner as he defended the Canadian rebels in 1838.—(Ilear, hear.) These men were now, however, in office, and there was another of those rebels, who was appointed to office, hut who, in making inquiry as to his whereabouts, it was found that he was hung. — (Hear, hear, and laughter.) Such, then, was the way matters had got on in Canada, and he affirmed that since 1838, the history of Canada had shown that they had been too ready to forgive their enemies and forget their friends, and been most anxious to make friend% with all those men who, in 1837, had acted against the consti tuted authorities and the Imperial Government. He was sorry that Lord Elgin, for whom he entertained the highest respect, had acted as he had done. He had been guilty of acts which he considered most objectionable. He had caused a measure to be brought in to bring back to Canada the arch traitor M'Kenzie, who, when he did come back on the faith of that measure, was soon obliged to quit the country, tho popular feeling being so powerfully excited against him.—(Hear, hear.) 'There was then the present measure which had crowned those objectionable acts, and from all he could learn the only wey to gain preferment in Canada was to become e t l h — a t c , ll d e i a d r , t h h e e y . a r g ) o — o a n n d in he that h a s d y s n t e o m t tohfe. policy, in a dou re b b t the course of a very short period they would not leave a loyal man in Canada.—(Hear, heal.) Mr. ROEBUCK said when this question was intro duced he had supposed that they were going to discuss it in that calm, dispassionate, and honourable manner which usually distinguish the debates in that Heine.— (Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Opposition.) He could not for a moment suppose that Hon. Gentlemen opposite declined to classify themselves under that system — (Cheers.) He had supposed that they would have dis cussed the question in that honourable manner which distinguished men who were opposed to each other in political opinions. He had supposed that if any one was to be accused, it would be for their own acts, and that if he was to be accused, it would be for his own acts, and that he would not be held responsible for the acts of those who were upwards of three thousand miles re moved from them.—(Hear, hear.) What had he to do with what his friends and relations in Canada did? So far as he himself was concerned, he defied any man in that House or out of it to say that he had been guilty of a dishonourable act.—(llear, hear.) The Hon. Gen tleman had said that he had defended rebels. That was not true.—(Cheers.) He came before the House under a commission, as the authorised agent of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, to argue as their agent against a measure affecting them, which was at the time on the table of that House—a Bill which was to destroy the constitution of Lower Canada, of which that As sembly formed a part. He represented that Assembly at the bar of that House. But it was not true that they were at all, or at any time rebels. Suppose that there were some rebels among them.—(Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) Suppose ho said there had been rebels among them, had they not in that House, the other night, been called on to issue a writ in the place of one who had been convicted as a rebel, and was turned out of that House?—(Hear.) But did that affect the cha racter of that House—(Hear)—or would any one be warranted in saying that, because Mr. Smith O'Brien was a convicted reb.l, any one who might be appointed to advocate the cause of that House was advocating the cause of rebels.—(Cheers.) He, therefore, appeared at the bar of that House, at the time referred to, as the re presentative of that Assembly of Lower Canada, and he felt proud to say, that all their acts were not only legal and constitutional, but that there was not one demand which he on their behalf made upon the Legislature, but had been since conceded by the House of Commons. What right, then, had the lion. Member to say that he was the advocate of rebels ? In the strongest lan guage which the rules of that House warranted him in using, and with a still stronger feeling than the words could convey, he denied the truth of the assertion — (hear) —and had it been made by any man who was not shielded by the forms of that House, he would have re , pelled it in stronger terms.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Opposition.) Yes, they might endeavour to interrupt him, but the interruption only showed that while they could make a charge against his character, they had not the manliness to listen to its refutation. The Hon Mem ber had made a statement without looking into the evidence, and, like every one who did so, he had made an unjust charge.—(Hear, hear.) As to the question before the House, he did not think that, in some points, the Bill of Indemnity went far enough. It said that indemnity was to be given for all property wantonly or unjustly destroyed; but, suppose an honest loyal man to have his house destroyed by its being made a necessary fortification; under the wording of the Act that man could get no compensation for such loss. Then, suppose another man, who they might call a rebel ; he came, and he said, " My house has been wantonly and unjustly destroyed. When I was absent an enemy of mine came and put a torch to my house and my barn, and they were burned to the ground." That was a wanton and unjust destruction, and that man could claim compensa tion for such loss under the Bill, and it would be no use to say that ho was not entitled to such compensation because ho was a rebel.—(Hear.) Would they say that parties who had been never tried or found guilty were guilty of the crime of high treason? The Right Hon. Gentleman said they were found with arms in their hands. Why every man in that country carried arms from ne cessity. When he was a boy ho never went out without either a rifle or a fowling-piece. The principle which was contended for in Canada was, that the majority should govern. What was the case? A Bill which passed the Legislature, and virtually reooivod the eanotion of the Crown was resisted. The danger now contemplated was, that a man who had been disloyal in 1837, and whose property was wantonly destroyed by the people of Canada, might be compensated for the lois. The Right Honourable Gentleman required that this should not take effect unless there was a guarantee that no such person would receive this compensation. It was im possible to draw such a line. They could draw no other line than that which the Canadian Parliament had drawn. The Right Hon. Gentleman said it was a question of races; it was no such thing. He would tell them what it really was. It was that in thi s colon y , as in others, a minority was enabled, with the assistance of the Colonial office, to govern the majority. If this gave the Ministry that power, there was no doubt this would endanger British supremacy. The people of Canada inherited from this country the principle that they were to be governed by law and the sense of the majority, which was illustrated in the separation of the colonies from this country. They should take care not to alienate the feelings of the people of Canada from the regard which he was bold to say they felt towards British dominion. He would leave the question in the hands of the House, and he hoped there would be no more imputations upon members of the Canadian Legislature, which had been cast upon them in the course of the debate. Mr. B. COCHRANE explained that he certainly had stated that certain members of the Government of Canada were engaged in the rebellion, whom he had named, but he had made no indeterminate imputation upon the legality of the Legislature. Mr. C. BRUCE said he deprecated that the press, which was supposed to be the organ of the opinions of the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Oxford, had held up the Government of Canada to opprobrium, he thought that the adoption of the principles of free trade bad stimulated the proceedings which had taken place in Canada, arising from the discontent which those prin ciples had excited. He thought that the discountenance of this Bill would be attended with most injurious effects to that colony. One would think that this indemnity for losses in Canada had now been heard of for the first time, while it was put forward a reward for rebel lion. He thought if they examined the question, they would find it to be no such thing, and that great misre presentation had been used to cause this delusion. The principle of this Bill was sanctioned by successive go vernors of Canada. Lord Elgia was not the first governor who sanctioned the introduction of such a Bill. The Bill now under discussion was similar to other Bills sanctioned by previous governors and previous administrations, and was, in fact, more pre cise in its provisions. The opposition to this Bill was as disgraceful as ever characterised the conduct of 1 . 1 party seekin to recover power. Lord Cathcart had sanctioned a Sill fog compensation, and 119 objection was made at that THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EIVENING, JUNE 15, THE CALEDONIAN BALL. We owe our readers an apology for having so long delayed the publication of any notice of the above bril liant festival. We are happy now to have it in our power to record a result far more successful to the good cause in which its promoters are engaged than has fallen to cur lot fur some years past. The receipts for tickets exceeded by nearly 2501. the amount realised at the last anniversary, and, par consequence, the excellent charities in behalf of which the reunion is got up are propor tionately benefited. The ladies patronesses worked most strenuously and successfully, and, aided by the inde fatigable treasurer, Captain Forbes, there was nothing left undone in the entire arrangements which could by pos sibility add to the enjoyment of all those who patronised the ball. The far-famed Willis's Rooms were never seen to greater advantage. All the appliances that good taste and profuse expenditure could bestow were lavished with an unsparing hand, and the ball-room, when illu minated and graced with the presence of the ladies pa tronesses, presented a scene of the moat gorgeous mag nificence. The ladies patronesses, true to their advertised pro gramme, assembled at ten o'clock. Among those present we observed— The Duchess of Norfork, the Duchess of Richmond, the Duchess of Buccleuch, the Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess of Roxburghe, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marchioness of Breadal bane, the Lady Elizabeth Drummond, the Countess of Morton, the Countess of Eglinton, the Countess of Kin noull, the Countess of &afield, the Countess of Rose bery. the Countess of Minto, the Countess of Vernlam, the Countess of Camnerdown, the Lady Blanch Balfour, the Lady Agres Duff, the Lady Mary Christopher, the Lady Elcho, the Lady Dahneny, the Lady Anne Mac kenzie, the Lady Anne Charteris, the Lady A. G. Hally burton, the Lady Willoughby de Eresby, the Lady Ruthven, the Countess de Flahault, the Lady Carington, the Baroness Stratheden, the Hon. Lady Duff, the Hon. Mrs. Ferguson of Pittour, Mrs. Macleod of Macleod, &c. The boys and girls educated in the Caledonian Asylum arrived at the rooms at nine o'clock, and took 'up their station in the lower room, through which the company passed. Their appearance, as usual, excited great inte rest, and we are bound to add that a more healthy set of " lads and lassies" we never looked upon. The stair case, as usual, was lined with stalwart Highlanders, each bearing claymores and battle-axes of most colossal di mensions. The pipers of the late Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Sutherland, the Duke of Argyll, and Captain Forbes were also in attendance. At half-past ten o'clock the ladies patronesses en tered the ball-room and took their seats on a dais at the upper end of the apartment. Their entry was greeted by the band, under the direction of Herr Strauss, playing a popular air. Immediately afterwards, THE DUCHESS OF ROXBURCHE'S QUADRILLE was formed by the following ladies and gentlemen:— Lady C. Gordon Lennox Marquis of Abercorn Lady A. Gordon Lennox Sir James Mackenzie Lady Rachel Russell ... Marquis of Douglas Lady Alice Douglas Lady Frances Hay Lady Elizabeth Melville Cluny Macpherson Lady Louisa Primrose Mr. Campbell, jun. (of Islay) Lady Louisa Murray Lady Charlotte Elliot Mr. Pringle Lady Elizabeth Duncan Hon. Miss De Flahault Hon. Miss Campbell Hon. Miss Charteris Sir Robert Menzies Miss Kennedy Erskine . _ Miss Kennedy Erskine ... Hon. F. Charteris Miss Whyte Melville Lord James Murray Miss Fletcher Miss Elphinstone Mr. Menzies Miss Drummond Mr. Riddell Mis 3 Riddell... The ladies in this quadrille were principally attired in white, and each wore a plaid scarf over the shoulder. Among the costumes we observed nono more elegant than that of Lady Francis Hay, who wore a wreath of heather blossoms, and looked a peifect Highland beauty. The gentlemen wore either the kilt or full military uni form; the leans perhaps predominating. The Marquis of Abercorn, the Marquis of Douglas, Lord James Mur ray, and Mr. Campbell (of Islay) were each magnifi cently attired in their respective plaids. After this quadrille bad been danced the children edu cated in the Caledonian Asylum entered the room, headed by the Duke of Roxburghe, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Douglas, the Marquis of Aber corn, and Captain Forbes. The dense crowi which at this time thronged every portion of the ball-room ren dered it a matter of some difficulty for the little urchins to make the circuit of the apartment. This, however, having been at length accomplished, The Ladies Patronesses' Quadrille (under the direc tion of the Lady Marian Alford) was. formed by the following ladies and gentlemen:— Hon. Miss Macdonald ...... Mr. Valentine Browne Lady Lucy Herbert Lady Harriet Anson ...... Mr. Macdonald Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard Earl of Powis Miss Sutton.. Miss Fox. Miss Haslear Lady Margaret Compton Prince Richard Metternich Princess Metternich Miss Ellis. Miss Wallis Lord Bateman Lady Dorothy Viscount Eastnor Lady Albreda Fitzwilliam Mr. Liddell The ladies in this quadrille wore pink dresses trimmed with white roses, a costume which had a remarkably chaste and pretty effect. LADY ANNE MACKENZIE'S REELS were danced as follows: Reel, No. 1. Lady Rachel Russell.. Lady Alice Douglas Reel, No. 2. Lady Charlotte Elliott - Mr. Campbell, jun.(of Islav Lady Elizabeth Duncan Lord James Murray ° Reel, No _3. Lady Harriet Elliot Hon. Miss Charteris Sir Robert Menzies Reel, No. 4. Hon. Miss Louisa Charteris Mr. Fletcher. Miss Elphinstone Reel, No. 5. Miss Ferguson (of Pitfour) Miss Fletcher Reel, No. 6. _ _ _ Miss E. Ferguson (of Pitfou'r) Hon. Lewis Grant Miss Galloway ........ Mr. C. R. Mackenzie Reel, No. 7. Miss Riddell Miss Grant (of Glenmoriston) Mr. J. S. Forbes. The costumes of the ladies who took part in these reels were not particularised by any especial feature, many of the ladies having danced in the previous qua drille. All, however, wore the distinguishing plaid of their respective clans. The bagpipes were led by John Macbeth, piper to the Duke of Sutherland. The excellent regulation of the Ladies Patronesses, to admit no gentleman unless attired in fancy costume, was rigidly enforced; but it is right to state that the " Penny Post," or Windsor uniform—in other words, a piece of red cloth sewn over the collar of the coat— was very generally adopted by the majority of th© rougher sex. Atter the above set dances had been gone through, the ball was commenced by the general company, and the festivities were kept up with so much spirit that it was nearly five o'clock before the orchestra was allowed to depart. The company included a very large number of the leading members of the aristocracy; and altogether we do not remember a more successful reunion for some time past. METROPOLIS IMPROVEMENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,--So many thousands of our countrymen are out of employment, especially in the building trade, in this overgrown city, and there is such a general stagnation in the commerce and trade of the interior of our country, that almost any scheme for the revival of active employ ment for the labouring classes should be patronized by the wealthy and respectable portion of the public. I would beg permission, through the medium of your journal, to advocate the resumption of a few useful and admirable undertakings in the way of improvement and embellishment of this metropolis, which were suspended so impoliticly ill COMeattonro of tho thou g htless, foolish, and unnecessary panic that pervaded all classes three years back, when the best and most legitimate specula tions were stopped in the vortex of the most ruthless and shamefully fraudulent schemes ; when ruin fell upon thousands, and a certain few made princely fortunes. Of ornamental and highly useful projects, I would strongly advocate the revival of the Holborn-bridge Company, the Bank of England Approaches Company, and the Regent's Canal Railway Company. With respect to the first of these projects, a spacious viaduct from the summit of Skinner-street, to cross the valley to Holborn-hill, on a level with New-gate street, might be a very great ornament to the City, an immense saving of thousands of valuable horses, and so great a convenience to the public as to be almost in appreciable. Ask the tired male and female pedes trians when they aro dragging their weary limbs on a hot sunny day up these hills what they think of the scheme ? Ask the heavy-laden porter whether ho would prefer the half measure of Mr. Jeffrey's plan for raising the ground sixteen feet, or the level viaduct of twenty five feet ? Who can doubt hi s answer. It would be, " Give me the viaduct." With respect to the Bank Approaches Company, if it were now revived and a compromise come to between the City and their opponents on this subject, the enter prise could not fail of meeting with public favour and support, and turning out a very successful improvement. The plan was to form a couple of spacious arcades be tween Lothbury and London Wall, having a glazed roof, shops on the ground floor, and c ounting-houses and sleeping apartments above ; it would be a general and cheerful rendezvous and attraction to thousands obliged to visit the City for business in wet weather, or for pleasure when dry. gr uous to a foreigner, or to Nothing appears more incon a visitor from the provinces, than those narrow,. crooked, dark, inconvenient, ill-ventilated, aid ,G lanes (Little Bell-alley, Szc.),in cl a ose k p o r f ox F ire n, it l y d o the handsome national buildings the n England and Royal Exchang e ; while the proposed passages would form a splendid communication with Finsbury square and Circus. With respect to the Regent's Canal Railway, the Bill was opposed in Parliamen t throu g h the dislike to the line entering the private grounds and gardens in the Regent's Park. Now it would answer every purpose if the „a wa y «- eat no further than to the vicinity of eumberland•market. A railway along the Regent's Canal is much wa nted for the thousans of daily pas sengers who would go to the Park, the Polytechnic, and other attractions thereabouts, which would pay well for its construction, but who never will be tempted to go so far out of their way as to travel by the Birming ham and East India Dock Junction Railway. COSMOS, '1849. THE ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY.-FORTHCOMING FANCY FAIR. Yesterday evening, by the politeness of Mr. Stephen J. Aldrich, the indefatigable secretary of this excellent so • ciety, andof Mr. D. Brewster, one of its friends, we had an opportunity afforded us of inspecting the extensive and imposing preparations which are being made for the ap proaching fancy sale, which is to be holden on Tuesday, - Wednesday, and Thursdayl next, in aid of the funds of the charity, in the new room, 58, Baker-street, Port man-square. _ _ _ The principal room, which is by far the largest we have seen in this metropolis, has been fitted up for the occasion with singularly good taste, under the direction of Mr. Brewster, the gentleman to whom v;e have al luded. There are twenty-eight stalls in the whole, eleven of which are placed along each side of the room, and six thus occupy the centre. The walls are lined with a beautiful drapery of red and white, and from the lofty arched ceiling float some fifty choice naval banners from the Tower of London, forming altogether a spectacle unusually imposing. An adjacent apartment, with a specious gallery, is assigned to the exhibition of paintings, some of them, we under stand, of rare merit, which have been presented to the society by artists. 'foe lady stall-keepers and donors on the occasion will be the Duchess of Leeds, the Duchess of liarlb rough, the Lady Charlotte Denison, the Countess Talbot, the Countes; Manvers, the Countess of Harrowby, the Countess of Verulam, the Countess of Stratibroke, the Countess of Annesley, the Viscountess Sydney, the Viscountess Combermere, the Visc , untess Dungannon, the Lady Fanny Howard, the Lady Caroline Lane Fox, the Hon. Miss Lane Fox, the Lag) , Charlotte Bathurst, the Lady &hey, the Hon. Miss Vernon, the Lady Mac naghten, the Lady Rodd, the Lady Blake, and the Hon. Mrs. Milner Gibson. The sale will consist of useful and ornamental work, paintings, drawings, music, prints, books, autographs, minerals, shells, flowers, fruit, bota nical specimens, and a great variety of light articles of manufactured goods. Such is an outline of the preparations which are being made for the approaching fancy sale on behalf of this society, which is one of the most admirable and benevo lent in this metropolis. The Royal General Annuity Society was founded in 1827, and has for its patron her Majesty the Queen. It has for its great object the granting annuities to decayed merchants, bankers, pro fessional men, master manufacturers, tradesmen, their widows and clerks, and to single females, their daughters, from all parts of the United Kingdom. There are at present thirty pensioners on the charity chosen from the classes just named, and five others will be elected in July next. To the male pensioners an annuity of 271. each is granted, and to the females an annuity of 13/. each; and it is one of the features of this admirable charity that the recipients of its bounty are not pre- cluded from accepting relief from any other quarter. The class of persons whom the society seeks toaid have an especial claim on the humane regards of their fellow men, for they, perhaps, of all the children of penury and misfortune, feel the most acutely the depressing circum stances and associations of adverse and altered fortune. Poverty ceases to wound the sensibilities of those whose lives have been begun and inured to nothing else. Not so with those whom this society seeks to aid. When poverty overtakes the individual nursed in the lap of ease and affluence, he may say, in the eloquent language of Jafiier,— " There's not a wretch that lives on common bounty But is happier far than I; For I have known the luscious sweets of plenty." Some idea may be formed of the strange vicissitudes of fortune, if that were wanting, from the statement we heard from the lips of the secretary of this society yes terday evening, namely, that there are eighty-four can didates for the five annuities which are to be granted in July next, and that among them are four daugh ters of clergymen, the daughter of a baronet, se veral merchants, and two widows of bankers. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HAMPTON RACES.—THURSDAY. Our anticipations with regard to the attendance yes. terday were more than realised; it was great beyond al precedent. The railway, of course, absorbed the lion's share of the traffic; " monster" trains were started from the Waterloo-bridge station, from nine o'clock in the morning until between two and three, with as much ra pidity as the safety of the public rendered expedient, and so well were they arranged that beyond a squeeze at the station, no inconvenience was sustained, and the majority reached the course in time for the first race; some hundreds, however, aho had not read the an nouncement that the first race would come off at half past one, did not get to the ground till after it was run. The road was not deserted; on the contrary, we ques tion if on any previous occasion it has been so thronged. The steam-boats were also well patronized to some ex tent, and to those with whom time was no object, and dust not a desideratum, they proved far more agreeable than either rail or road. The assemblage, we repeat, was enormous, insomuch that, although the managers of the races had so far acted upon our suggestion as to in crease the number of the police, it was obvious that fifty or a hundred more ought to have been employed; the impediments in the running ground at the back of the course in the early part of the afternoon were com plained of, and with great reason, by the jockies—that they escaped without accident is miraculous. From the experience of what the railway has done for these races, the lessees will, we presume, take care in future to pre vent any cause of complaint on this head. The racing was remarkably good from first to last, and, notwith standing the difficulty ofclesring the course, was brought to a close without an accident by half-past six o'clock. Taking the meeting altogether, we may compliment Mr. Hibburd and his aid. de-camp Mr. Walton, on the successful commencement of (their administration; that they have pleased the public does not admit of a doubt, and that the " influentials" of the turf are satisfied, is proved by the acceptance of the Stewardship for 1850 by the Marquis of Exeter and Sir Joseph Hawley. The Claremont Stakes of 10 sovs, 5 ft. with 25 added; for two year old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, 85t 41b. Half a mile. Major Martyn's Blondette Mr. Steven's Knight of Gwynne (Crickmere) 2 Mr. J. S. Douglas's The Ballet Girl ... (W. Abdale) 3 Lord Strathmore's Secondhand . (Wakefield) 4 Batting-5 to 4 agst Knight of Gwynne, and 6to 4 agst Blondette. No others backed. Blondette made all the running, and, after a very severe race up the distance with the favourite, won by a neck. The Ballet Girl a bad third. A Plate of 40 soya., added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs. each; three-year olds, 7st 21b; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 21b; mares and geldings, allowed 31b; winners, extra. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs., if demanded, &c. Heats, once round. Mr. Greville's Puffy, 3 yrs ... (Dockeray) 0 0 1 1 Mr. Drinkald's The Dark Lady, 3 yrs Mr. Kirkby's Chorister, 3 yrs. (J. Balshin) 1 0 0 3 Count Batthyany's Lepidus, 3 yrs (Weaver) 0 2 2 Mr. Southby's Conveyancer, 4 yrs Mr. Webb's Cybele, 4 yrs ... (Crickmere) 0 0 0 Mr. Smith's Lovelace, 4 yrs (J. Sharpe) 0 0 0 Betting—First Heat-6 to 4 agst Puffy, and 3 to 1 sgst Dark Lady. Won by a head, Puffy and Lovelace, making a dead heat for second. Durdans was weighed for and mounted, but was drawn lame. Second Heat-2 to 1 agst Chorister, 3to 1 agst Dark Lady, and 4to 1 agst Puffy. Won by half a neck. Third Heat-6 to 4on Dark Lady, and 4to 1 agst Puffy. Won in a canter. Fourth Heat-4 to lon Puffy, who won by about twenty lengths. The Scurry Stakes of 10 soya each, la ft Gentlemen riders; professionals allowed to ride by carrying 5 lb extra. One mile. Mr. John's New Forest Deer, aged, 12st 71b 1 Lord Strathmore's Spectator, aged, 12st. Sir J. Malcolm's Miss Burn's aged, 12st 71b 3 Mr. Bolt's Cosachia, 5 yrs, 12st 101 b Mr. Davison's St. Oswald, 5 yrs, 12st 21b Mr. Rowley's Bellenden, 4 yrs, 1 Ist 81b Mr. Hobson's Passion Flower, 4 yrs, 11st llb Mr. Hussey's Merry Andrew, 5 yrs, lOst 81b 0 Mr. Hussey's The Ploughman, aged, lost 81b Betting-6 to 4 agst New Forest Deer-4 to 1 agst Cosachia, 6 to 1 agst Ploughman, 4 to 1 agat Passion Flower, and sto 1 agst any other. Passion Flower, with Merry Andrew, Cesachia, and St. Oswald in waiting, cut out the work to the half-mile post, w h ere it was taken up by Miss Burns, who went on with it to the distance; there Spectator and New Forest Deer joined Miss Burns, and a close race ensued, New Forest Deer winning by a neck; the same between second and third, Passion Flower Fourth. Queen's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st 51b; four, 9st llb; five, 9st 11113.; six and ag e d, lO s t 21b ; the winner to be sold for 500 sovs. if demanded, &c. Heats, two miles. Sir m r. J E . .11 n a . w e l e b y r ' H's e M s a G r 1 b i s r e o i e k , '63yYrrss(Horn(Ssb. j a u n n n . ) ) 2 1 2 1 Mr. Nevin's Fiddlestring, 6 yrs Lord Exeter's G ar d en i a, 4 yrs ...(Barth ( o H lo . mew) 3 0 4 3 Mr. Bolt's Cosachia, 5 yrs (Pettit) odr Mr. Death's Antagonist, 5 yrs (Wakefield) odr First Heat-7 to 4 agst Antagonist, 3to 1 agst Marl brook, and 4 to 1 each agst Gardenia and Giselle. A good race between Marlbrook and Giselle. Won by half a length, Gardenia a bad third. Second Heat.-2 to lon Marlbrook. Won by a short head. Fiddlestring a bad third. Sweepstakesof up 3 w s a o r v ds. s.eacThh,rlee.ft,qwuaitrhte2rss a o d f d a ed m , i f le o . r 3-yr olds and Sir G. hline,satNhceowteF'sorVesatlDeneteinr,a,ag4edy,r, ,sstBs(tW4albkefield..). Mr. 7st .1.1.(1ba. .Ball) 3 Mr. Dlia°wbss°olln''ss P S t. assionFlow s e y r ;s 4 , 9 Y s r t s' Mr. Mr. DDr'EewrnsstT'saNnlVaoroinddcr,a4ft3,.r4s, y 7 r s s t , 1 8 2 s i t b 4lbs . ( . S .( . B M co a k n i t l i i ) ) 0 0 Dir. Mr. Hussey's The Ploughman, aged, 7st 410 ... 0 Mr. Price's Lysimachus, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Weaver) 0 Mr. Tilbury's The Briar, 3 yrs, 6st ...(E. Sharp) 0 Mr. Darcy's Busy Foot, est (Wakefield, jun.) 0 Betting.-6 to 4 agst New Forest Deer, 4to 1 agat Lysimachus, and 5 to 1 each agat Woodcraft, B us y F oot, Seraph, and Valentina. Won by half a length. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GOODWOOD STARES. 6to 1 egst Ld. Exeter's lot 25 to 1 agst Clermont 20 to 1 agst Chanticleer 25 to 1 agst Executor 25 to 1 agst Remembrancer The other favourites as on Wednesday. GOODWOoD CUP. 4 to 1 taken about Tadmor. NEWTON RACES.—Tnurtsnar. The Curedon Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 25 added. One mile and a half. Gentlemen riders. (4 Subs.) Mr. Barton's Smuggler Bill, raged, llst 71b. Capt. White Mr. Walter's Cavendish, aged, I Ist 101 b Won easy. The Drawing-Room Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, and 15 added ; for two-year olds. Straight half mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Standish's Dttxbury, Sat 71b (Holmes) ... 2 Mr. Stewart's Wilmont, Bst 21b . . 2 Won by a head. The St. Leger Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, and 100 added. One mile and half. (25 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Strongbow (W. Oates) 1 Mr. J. Bateman's Strychnine ... 2 The following alio ran:—Mr. Jones's Magician, Lord Caledon's Harry the Eighth, Mr. B. Green's Garrick, Mr. Fowler's Cingari, Mr. Standish's Gaudy, M r . C. Hall's Ada Mary, Sir R. Bulkeley's Melody, Mr. Critch ley's Sir Henry Hardinge, Mr. Buckley's Lady Mar garet, Mr. Thompson's Fencer, and • Mr. Lawson's Caurire. Won by a head. The Borough Cup, of 200 sovs., added to a handicap of 20 sovs. each, 10 it., and 5 only if declared. Two miles and a half. (34 Subs., 17 of whom declared.) Mr. B. Green's Westow, 3 yrs, sst 111 b ...(Sharp) 1 Mr. Barton's Smuggler Bill, 6 yrs, 7st ... 2 Mr. Clatke's Maid of Lyme, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b... 3 Mr. Stebbinga's Malton, 4 yrs. 7st 6lb (Wintriogham) 0 Mr. Sharratt's Egret, 4 yrs, 7st ... ...(Ryder) 0 Wen by a head. Maid of Lymo was a gcod third, and Malton beaten off. _ _ _ time from the Colonial-office.—(Hear, hear.) He con sidered the picture with which the House had lieien fa voured that night by his Right lion. Friend was not only highly coloured, but was drawn and shad , awed out with a very microscopic power. His Right Hoi t. Friend deemed to think that he had got hold of some anighty monster. He (Mr. Cumming Bruce) repuel':atfid the distinction which had been endeavoured to be drawn, by Hon. Gentlemen in opposition on this su'oject, be tween the acts of the;Governor- General and the Govern. , ment of Canada. What the Government had done the Governor General adopted. He believed that the Cana dian subjects were as loyal now as they were in 1775, and as they were in 1812, when they turned oat to a man to vindicate the honour of the colony and she cegrity of the empire. He could not agree in tile state ment that the people of Upper Canada were op posed to , he address which had been presented to the G. iv ernor- General, and, in his person, to her Majesty; hint he be lieved that the Governor-General had taken theft course which ho believed to be most just, and which, he lug most just, would be attended with the most popularitt P.—(The lion. Member was hero freepiently interrupted by cries of " Time, time," amidst which he resumed his meat.) Arr. GLADSTONE rose, and said that this debate was of so important a character that he thong? It it ad visable that the House should not be precipitate in deal ing with the question. He should then propose• either that the debate be adjourned to that day se'nni,gbt, or that his Right Hon. Friend should withdraw his zootion. Mr. HERMES said he made his motion on I h e con dition that it the Noble Lord would give his at surance that the Government would adopt some mode of inquiry by which a distinction was to be drawn between .ttie par ties claiming compensation, he would not press it., Mr. BROTHERTON was here understood to move the adjournment of the debate. Lord J. RUSSELL could not accede to the proposi tion of the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Herri. that he should provide some mode by which the pert ions who aided in the rebellion might be distinguished, and if there should be any mode by which the Canada Bill A vas to be altered the Right Hon. Gentleman should him self find out that mode. With respect to the motion of V. le Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Oxford, he certainly was taken by surprise by it. But if the Rig let Hon. Member would withdraw his motion, and bring :forward another—(Conservative cries of "No, no")—( tr if, on the other hand, the Right Hon. Gentleman would go on, he (Lord John Russell) thought it right that the House should at once come to a decision upon the quet. lion. If the House thought proper to divide he had no o bjection, but if not let the debate be adjourned till to-morrow, (this day). Mr. DISRAELI said that proceedings of a very ex traordinary character had occurred in a very in iTortant colony, and it was not to be surprised at that tb a House of Commons should take those extraordinary pro wedings into consideration. A Right Hon. Gentleman, litho had been Secretary for the Colonies, had brought fiaxward a motion on this subject, and were they now, after! having heard the statement of the Right Hon. Gentler lan, and the reply to it of the First Minister of the Crown, to abandon their motion? The y wo uld do nothii ig. of the kind, and he assured the Noble Lord that they would neither withdraw their motion nor shrink from a division. Mr. V. SMITH thought that the most straight ;forward course for the Right lion. Gentleman the Menaher for Harwich to pursue would be to have given a forxnal no tice of his motion. Mr. BANKES understood Mr. Brotherton to reaten the adjournment of this debate, but he told tkat Hon. Gentleman, who was now, it appeared, about to appear in a servile character in support of the Governm• trait, that they would not be defeated by any such &tempt, and that if they were to divide on any quee*ion he hoped it would be on the question submitted by his Right Hon. Friend, from which, he assured the House, they would not shrink. Mr. BROTHERTON assured the Hon. Geatleman that he did not appear in any servile character on. this or any other question; but when he was charged with giv ing his support to any party in that House, he thought he was right in giving it to his own friends.—(Heel., and much laughter.) Mr. F. MACKENZIE inquired when the budget would be brought on, supposing the debate was ad journed ? Lord J. RUSSELL. —On Friday (this day.) week. —(Cries of " Divide, divide," and much confueion.) Lord MAHON, considered that the Hon. Member for Salford would do well, looking at the temp er of the House, to renew his motion.—(Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") The gallery was then cleared for a division. On our admission we found, Mr. DISRAELI addressing the House, arid stating that it was evidently the intention of the majority of the House to come to a division, and he trusted sue h division would take place.—(Cries of " Oh, oh I" and confusion.") The Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Stamford spoke on it; the Hon. Member for Sheffield, who had a locus standi in such a debate, also spoke; and, consider ing that the packet was about to sail on the following day, the question ought to be decided. Mr. GLADSTONE so lemnly and earnestly adjured the House not to come to a decision on so vital a withoutques tionu%-su b jsa consultings, who wereth e far feelings fr u t o b f sm. u o d f their fellow-subjects, sub" mitted his motion because the honour of the Crown de manded it; but every other step taken ought not to be taken without great deliberation, and a division come to persons who did not hear the debate. — (Hear, hear.) The Honourable Member for Buck inghamshire alluded to him and to his state ment; but two-thirds of those now present did not hear what he said, or what fell from the Noble Lord; and if the Hon. Member were really anxious for the pro gress of public business, he ought to take care to do nothing which would hereafter embarrass the business of the country. Mr. ROEBUCK believed that a great deal of the re sponsibility rested with the Right Hon. Gentlem'tn him self, for he must have foreseen that the necessary conse quence of his motion was a division. It was not the first time that the Right Hon. Gentleman brought forward motions of a similar kind and then withdrew them. For his own part he believed many Hon. Members went away under the impression that no division would take place. The House then divided on the question of adjourn ment, when there appeared— For the adjournment of the debate 172 Against it lO7 Majority —6s The debate was then adjourned until to-morrow. The Sunday Trading (Metropolis) Bill was read a second time. The Ecclesiastical Commission Bill went through Committee and the report was ordered to be received on Monday, the 18th init. The Turnpike Roads (Ireland) Bill was read a se cond time and ordered to committed. The Assaults (Ireland) Bill, the General and Quar ter Sessions Bill, the Sewers Acts Amendment (No. 2) Bill, the Small Debt Courts (Scotland) Bill, and the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Bill were severally read a second time. On the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the Qua lification and Registration of Voters (Ireland) Bill, and the Elections and Polling Places (Ireland) Bill, were ordered to be read a second time that day three months. The amendments to the County Cess (Ireland) Bill were considered and agreed to, The Loan Societies Bill went through Committee. The Tenants at Rack Rent Relief Bill, and the At torneys and Solicitors (Ireland) Bill, were read a third time and passed. Mr. J. O'Connell was called upon by the SPEAKER, to propose the motion of which he had given notice, re lative to the publicity of the proceedings of the House, but the Hon. Member did not answer. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then moved for the appoint ment of a Select Committee to consider the present prac tice of the House in respect to the exclusion of strangers. Agreed to. Mr. HAYTER obtained leave to bring in a Bill to contiuue certain of the allowances of the duty of Excise on soap used in manufactures. Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law of process in the superior courts of com mon law in Ireland. The House adjourned at Twenty Minutes to Two o'clock. ST. DOMINGO.—TIIII HAGUE, JUNE 12.—Yester day a vessel arrived here from St. Domingo, bringing the intelligence of the complete defeat of the Haytian military power on the frontiers of St. Domingo, The letters bringing this intelligence were dated April 30, and state that General Santana, with an army of 800, attacked the Haytian army on the 22d of April, at Sa vanna Numero, where, after a fearful slaughter, they were completely routed. The Domingians gave no quarter, consequently they took no prisoners of war; but the number of the enemy's dead who remained on the field were not less than 600. Three generals and se veral superior Haytian officers were killed. The Do mingians fought most valiantly; finding their muskets quite useless, they threw them down, and made an attack sword in hand. This unexpected attack threw the Hay tians into confusion. After the engagement the Hay tians fell back to Azera, and after reducing the city to ashes, they recrossed the Haytian boundary. REPORTED APPEARANCE OF CHOLERA IN DIAN CHEETER.—A case of cholera was reported bY the polide 1 to have occurred in Manchester on Sunday, which proved fatal. The deceased was a man of colour, of pugilistic fame, and was known by the name of Jemmy Rubinson, or " Norley's Pet," and he was under training at the s e l v es in n o fhof such' r attacks manner greatirregularity living. Tine n ade d time at a beerhous e in Redfern-street. A case is also reported to have o ccurred in Eccles, five, miles from M a nchester, last week; b ut in bo t h these instances cis they were real cases of Asiatic chole ra) the par.ies ap pear ne HONG-KONG and is predisposed s a p a o i se d FEVER.—The im pr udence h hß e emy E fever ß T t h e r e ed scourge t hHo e Mng faelivke the fever, which lass s this proved roved dreadfulm f o e r r e e fatal t nera lly commences with slight headache, Hong - Bong oeg c h o l e ra morbus. The t em p era t e andilt which gradually become y increasing until the whole bead is so tender that no part can bear its own weight or pressure on the pillow without agony. During the recovery from fever, the great danger to be apprehended arises from the extreme debility, and dysentery which invariably follow in the few cases which have not terminated fatally; and the inroads and ravages upon the c onstitution,which are made by this fever, are terrible, the general system is shattered, and febrile attacks frequently recur, the limbs and joints feel debi litated and unable support the weight of the body; in fact, we conscientiouOY affirm, and believe, speaking from experience, that the constitution never regains its pristine vigour after an attack of Hong-Kong fever. — China and the Chinese. We regret to announce the severe indisposition of Lord Godulphin, who, we are given to understand,ls suffering severely from rupture of a 4190d-Vessel. The Fate of 501. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Grimes's Anthony, 3 yrs, sst 11lb (Sharpe) 1 1 Mr. J. O=borne's Pity the Blind, 3 yrs, 6st ... 0 2 Mr. Shelmerdine's Lanerc:mta, 3 yrs, 5.. t 111 b ... 2 3 Mr. Thompson's bf by Gladiator, 3 yrs, sst 11Ib 0 or Mr. J. Clarke's The Stunner, 3 yrs, 6,t 0 dr COURT CIRCULAR. , 14 1 o .a e s tf d a an s e ta ed te at b7 l3 ll e , o a ,c t ic ß ck uc ) k . Sc A otc t h th r e ee? e in st g e b r a d m ay Pl morning, ace, a in which the 31.2.rquii of Breacialbsne, the Marquis of Douglas, Cluny Macpherson, Sir Michael ShawSt,wart, Mr. Dundas, Miss Baillie, Hon. Lucy Kerr, Lady H. Rus. sall, Lady C. Elliot, and other Ladies and Gentlemen, joined. Mr. Mackay, her Majesty's piper, attended. The Queen took a drive in an open carriage and four yesterday, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Hon. Lucy Kerr. Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in Waiting, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Col. Bouverie, visited the Society of Arts in John-street, Adelphi, yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, the Princess Helena, and the Princess Louisa, took their usual exercise ;yesterday. The Queen had a dinner party yesterday. The com pany included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Excellencies the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, Lady Augusta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, Mr. G. E. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, Lord George Len nox, the Hon. Mrs. C. Phipps, General the Hon. Arthur Upton, and Sir George Couper. In the evening a concert was performed in Bucking ham Palace before her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Royal circle, by the following eminent performers— Madlle. Charton, Miss Kate Loder, Mrs. Anderson Madile. Neruda, Herr Pischek, Signor Bottesini, and M. Demeur. Her Majesty's private band was also in at tendance. The following was the programme of the concert: PA RT Overture, "Figaro" ... ... Mozart. Ballade, " Die susse Bell," Herr Pisehek Krebs. Andante and allegro vivace (from Con- Mendelssohn certo in G minor), pianoforte, Miss Bar tholdy. Kate Loder Air, "Ah quel nuit," Madlle. Charton (Le Domino Noir) ... Au.ber. Concerto, Violin, Willhelmine Neruda... De Beriot. Arie, " Du, die mit holder Grazie," Herr Pischek (Zampa) Herold. PART 11. Le Carnival de Venise, contra basso, Signor Bottesini Paganini. Melodie, " Le Lae," Madlle. Charton Niedermever. Lieder ohne Wort°, Pianaforte, Miss K. I Mendelssohn Loder Bartholdy. Ballade, " Die drey Liebehen," Herr Pischek Speyer. Air, " Entendez vous sons ce feuillage" (Le Rosignol), Madlle. Charton; flute oblige, M, Demeur National Bohemian Airs Herr Pischek. Mrs. Anderson presided at the pianoforte. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, attended by Lady Augusta Ca dogan and Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the Earl and Countess of Wilton with their company at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor.. square. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. The Earl of Minto gave a dinner to the Cabinet Mi nisters on Wednesday evening, at his residencein Eaton square. Viscount de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, transacted business yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Bailies Melville and Stott, of Edinburgh, accompa nied by Mr. Sinclair, City Clerk, had an interview yes terday with the Ch ancellor of the Exchequer on the subject of the stamp duty on receipts for merchants' and tradesmen's accounts. They were accompanied by Mr. Cowan, M.P. Mr. Pilkington ' M,P., and Mr. James Heywood had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial office. Mr. Beckett Denison had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Sir John Edwards, Bart., and Mr. Hodges, had also interviews yesterday with the Right Hon. Baronet, at the Home-office. Captain R. Rich, Mr. Tyas, and Mr. Townsend, had an interview with the Earl of Carlisle, yesterday, at the Office of her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods and Forest?. it William Somerville, Bart., Chief Secretary for Ireland, entertained the f ollowing party at dinner, on Wednesday evening, at his residence in Lowndes szpare:—The Earl of Howth, the Earl of Mounteharles, Count Strelitz, the Attorney• General, the Solicitor- General for Ireland, Mr. Cornwall Lewis, Mr. Brim, Captain Dawson, Captain Barclay, Captain Henry Pon sonby, A.D.C., Mr. Brand, Mr. Clements, and Mr Mer Edyth. Lebrun. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. CAPTAIN URQUHART, OF THE ROYAL MARINES.— We are now enabled to announce that the Admiralty, with the concurrence of the Duke of Wellington, has recommended to her Majesty the restoration of Captain Urquhart to his former rank in the Royal Marine Corps, and to be placed on the reserved half-pay list during pleasure. DEVONPORT, WEDNESDAY.—The news from the American Eagle and the two hulks to-day is more favour able—no death, and the sick getting better. To THE MEMORY OF THE LATE VICE-ADMIRAL Ross.—About a week since a tablet to the memory of the late Vice-Admiral Warren was fixed in the Dock yard Chapel, Devonport. On Tuesday an answer was received from the Admiralty that their Lordships had readily granted the request of the friends of Admiral Ross, and that a tablet to his memory might also be placed in the chapel. _ _ Paymaster and Purser James Moore Hobbs (1839), who was superseded a few days since, in the Cleopatra, 26, in consequence of severe illness, died at the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, on the 9th inst., at the early age of 41 years. The Castor, 36, Commodore Wyvill, was towed from Chatham to Sheerness on Wednesday afternoon, by the Pigmy and Advice steamers. It is expected she will proceed to Plymouth this day, accompanied by the Sampson steam-frigate, where he will be paid her ad vance, preparatory to proceeding to the Cape of Good Hope. The Seaflower, 6, Lieutenant-Commander Warren, will be ready for sea, at Portsmouth, to-morrow. The Cyclops, 6, steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. 0. G. F. Hastings, arrived at Ascension, April 20, from the aght of Benin. The following officers came home passengers in the Grappler:—The Rev. William Bell, 8.A., late chaplain of the Tortoise, to join the Superb, 80; Mr. Wickham, paymaster and purser, late of the Tortoise, term of ap pointment expired; Mr. Morgan, assistant surgeon, in valided; Mr. Legh, Mate of the Pluto; Mr. Norman, First Lieutenant of the Alert; Lieutenant Morris, of the Tortoise, to join the Favourite (paid off); and Mr. Ray mond, Second Master, late in command of the Snap tender. The Shearwater, 3, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander Turnour, having lauded the crew that navigated the Sylvia from Portsmouth to Cork, left Portsmouth yes terday for Devonport, where she will embark supernu meraries and stores, and will return to Cork. The Hermes steam-vessel at Woolwich, is again its hand. The authorities are surveying her, and aro or dered to finish by the 30th June. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Commander Thos. Miller s ( e l r ti v 4 i 7 o e ) t o s n a f h p e m o . n o taesdt otßoearf t A h rAi i od i a a n i g r e ca r i 0 , ms l O ir or , a a Tn t dh D eor e s v . I s o ci n io p l cl o eh r r t, rawn f a o es r , F l ag- Li eu t e nant to e and experimental subsequently s q u fi a r d s r t o n o ; f a t the e o C ffi a c l e e r d own who a o , h el , 9. , l3o, : w v i a hn il e e Cn d hiinnath, himself of every opportunity of acquiring practical knowledge in his profession by voluntarily cruising in experimental vessels, &c. His last trip for study was in the Reynard screw-sloop, vvhich he left at Gibraltar, being charged with dispatches from Sir Chas. Napier to the Admiralty. Mr. John Bythesea (seniority, Jan. 6, 1648), now in the Pilot, 12, in China; and Mr. Frederick Jones Pro theroe (seniority Jan. 12, 1848), now in the Racer, 12, in the Mediterranean, mates, have been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Mr. William Graham, mate, late of the Bellerophon, has been appointed Acting Lieutenant pro. tern. The vessel detained by the Customs authorities on sus. picion of being connected with the run of spirits at Forton on Saturday midnight, was not the R.Y.S. schooner yacht the property of Mr. Almon Hill, but a small craft of about 30 tons, bearing the same name, and belonging to another Mr. llill. Wind—S. by E., moderate breezes and fine weather. Wise, PL Her shortly Majesty'sftr ship arrival h J a u r N l, E ,s Hibernia, N_eBter. day, discharged her powder, unbent sails, and sent' her Captainlo4, Y3l tr l b topgallant masts down in the Sound. She was then taken in tow by two steamers, and while going up Hamoaze sent d own topmasts. The Hibernia was in spected by Port Admiral Sir William Hall Gage in person. Her Majesty's frigate Spartan, 22, Captain Thomas M. C. Symonds, arrived this morning from Gibraltar; left the 31st of May. She was inspe c t ed b y Captain Sir Thomas I .‘laitland, who put the crew through the broad sword and great gun exercise, manned the boats, and examined the seamen in target practice. The Spartan's powder was discharged, and she was towed from the Sound into harbour this afternoon. Her Majesty's frigate Cleopatra, 26, s ail e d thi s morn ing for Rio Janeiro. The French man•of-war schooner Phceaix, Captain Bonin:, from Havre, came in this morning, bound to the West Indies,