The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-01-23 00:00:00

' CHARITY BALL. THE ANNUAL BALL, for the Beuefit of the FEMALE .1 ORPHAN HOUSE and other Catholic Charities of Li verpool, will be held at the Town-hal!, ou Monday, th 19th of February. VISCOUNTESS MOLYNEUX. 1..% oy PA osEss. 'rickets (10s. each) way be hal.of Messrs. It klitr & Duck worth, Castle-street; Mr. Parsons, Boal-s et; Mr. thine, Church-street ; and at the tither usual places. Mr. Horobiu's Quadrille Band is etramed. Dancing to commence at Nine o'clock. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS THE Connoisseurs and Patrons of the Fine _Arts, are re a spectfoll% invited to view a COLLECTIOX of SPLEN -DID ORIGINAL PAINTINGS, carerulyeeled from the Works of tha most celebrated Artists, both t the Ancient and Modern Schools. The „rent?- part of which have been very recently imparted from vari,;bs pat is of Europe, and are now de posited at JACK'S •COFFEE- HOUSE. Clayton-square, where they may now be seen, from Niue until Four.—Admission Free. 1M PORI ANT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF FURS, CLOAKzi, CLOAKINGS, c. ROGERSON AND MINT ARE NOW OFFERING THEIR WIbiTTER STOCK AT VERY GREATLY REDLCEII PRICES. C IIUIICH-STR E ET, Corner of Williainsou:stfeet. CARVING AND GILDING. / MKS. M'LOUGFILIN, Teacher or the beaxiirul and &e -IVI. gant Art of OIL and BURNISH GILIiNG, in all its Various branches, Plain and Ornamental, res etfully intimates that she has commenced giving LESSONS in the above busi ness at MS, Dale -street, opposite the Mitre Inn, where Speci mens of Gilding may be seen, and other particulars made known. . 4 %,* Ladies attended at their own residences. THE FAMILY LINEN WAREHOUSE, REMOVING TO 97, BOLD-STREET. (THIRD DOOR BELOW THE HALL.) Rawl H. ANDERSON beg leave to inform the/Friends • and the Public, that they have this day ommenced SELLING OFF their present extensive ST , at a GREAT REDUCTIoN, preparatory to their Removing the above com modious Premises. A quantity of Soiled DAMASK 'NEU& LINEN, Covans, &c., 'on Sate at very Low PRICKS. 14, Church-sirett, Dec. 11, 1837. TO LOVERS OF GOOD ALE. GENTLEMEN who are fond of a GLASS OF GOOD ALE are requested to call at the JOHN 13W,L, Lumber street, Tithebarn-street. An ORDIN ARY Every Day at ONE, at tkoderate charge. London, Liverpool, and other Provincial Papers regularly -supplied. THE MERCHANTS' TEA COMPANY, 4.4, GREAT GEORGE'S-STREET, NEAR ST. JAMES'S MARKET LIVERPOOL. ORCHARD AND GILBERT, P ROPRIETORS. AIESSRS. ORCHARD and GILBERT having purchased Ithe above Establishment from the late Proprietors, beg leave respectfully to call the atteu`,ion of Families and the Public generally to the' LIST OF THEIR TEAS,/ And Prices annexed. They at the same time beg to assure those who may favour them with their commands, that, in point of quality and excel lence, in strength and flavour. their TEAS, &c. Will be found, if not superior, at any rate Equal, to the First Houses in the Trade. TEAS, of every description, Sent in their Original Packages. Or in Chests of any size or quantity. BLACK. Good Coogou 4s. Od. Good Strong Ditto Fine Strong Breakfast Ditto 5 0 Finest Pekoe Souchong Ditto GREEN. Fine Hyson Very superfine Ditto 7 0 Finest Cuwslip Ditto THE HONG Al IXTURE. at 6s. per lb., in pound and half-pound packa g es, Prepared solely by the above, of several sorts of Black Tea, is particularly recommended for its strengtb and aromatic flavour. FINEST JAMAICA COFFEE. 44, GREAT GEORGE'S-STREET, Near St. James's Murkel, LIVERP4)OI.. PROFESSOR SWEDOUR'S HYGEIAN PILLS, for the effectual extirpation of every species ant! symptom of the sYPHILLTic DISEASE, and the disorder - 3 arising from improper treatment. - . Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietor, at No. 54. SEEL-STREET, LIVERPOOL. In boxes at 2s. 9d. and 4s. 6d. each. . Warranted not to contain COPAIBA, CUB9§, or any deleterious ingredient. I * * With each Box is given a Treat' e n Venereal and Syphilitic Diseases, With o b servat i ons of eininal weakness, laic. 8,:c., containing hint s wor th k now i ng y th ose w h o are , or ioe i have been sufferers to this dreadful and devastating malady. Dr. DAVI ESON' continues to direct his studies to those dis orders arising from the too free and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, which not only occasion a numerous train of nervous affections, bsit also entails on its votaries all the ener vating imbecilities of old age. In that distressing state of de bility and deficiency, whether the consequence of baneful ha• bits, excessive drinking, or any other cause by which the rowers of the constitution become enfeebled, he offers a firm, safe, and speedy restoration to sound and vigorous health. It is a melancholy tact that thousands fall victims to the ye nereal disease, owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men, who, by the use of that deadly poison, Mercury, ruin the constitution, and when the great Doctor Swedour became Professor at Ley den University, he conferred an invaluable benefit upon man kind by the discovery of his grand Panacea, for the cure of this deplorable complaint. Never did a discovery excite a greater sensation, it was sought after with avidity, and used with the undeviating success in the most minute and intricate cases of the delicate complaint, for the cure of which they have been so long celebrated. The fame of these Pills throughout Germany, eaused their speedy introduction into almost every country. The certainty with which they were continually administered can be attested by many thonsihds. In fact, during the long conti nental war they were the inseparable companion and safeguard of the soldier, in all cases where the slightest suspicion of infec tion was entertained. What medicine can be more appropriate than that which has given such general satisfaction ? The Hvgeian Pills root out every particle of insidious poison, puri fying in their progress the Whole mass r.f fluids. They not only remove the disease, but renovate by their action the' different functions of the body expelling the grosser humours, and in a manner so mild and imperceptible as to convince the most sceptical of their astonishing and unequalled powers. The neither contain mercury nor any other mineral, and may be taken without the slightest s•ispii2ion of discovery—they require no restraint of diet, loss of time, or hindrance of business. but effect a complete cure, without the least exposure to the patient. At any period when the slightest suspicion may exist, it will be well to:have recourse to the llygeian Pills, for when taken be fore the disease has made its appearance it acts as a certain preventive, by moving the complaint effectually and secretly. Me deplorable state in which many persons have been when visiting the proprietor, horn the use of mercury, renders it im peratively necessary to caution the public against that dangerous mineral when injudiciously administered. These Pills should form a portion of all Medicine Chests, by sea and land, and "ought never to be omitted by any person going a long voyage or journey. their properties are such that neither heat nor cold will injure their quality, or prevent the due effects on the constitution. Dr. Davieson will attend daily at his residence, from Eiyht in the morning until Ten at ttight, (on Sundays from Nine till T wo, ) where he gives advice to all applicants taking any of his preparations, WITHOUT A FUR. Letters (post-paid) enclosing a remittance, answered by re urn, and Medicines punctually transmitted to any address either by initiate or name. No. 54. LIVERPOOL, LIVERPOOL TOWN MISSION During the past month the- agents of this society have made 2257 visits to the families of the poor, and 492 visits to the sick . They have also circulated 2056 tracts, and held 143 meetings, attended by 2524 persons. 'the following are statistical details from the journals of two of its agents, in the north part of the town; which must be lead with painful feelings by every Chris- 4th January.-1 have now visited every house, cellar, garret, court, and alley in C. street. The scenes I have ttitnessed are most distressing. The wretchedness, ignorance, and depravity are beyond description. We pity (he says) the stale of the poor heathen in distant lands, but in this very street there are hundreds as ignorant of God, the value of their souls, and the way of lialwation. as the most rude barbarian, Hindoo; or 130t 7 tentot: The ouniber of families is 175 ; of immortal souls 1291; only 51 profess regularly to attend any place of worship; 62 occasionally attend. There ate 560 children; of these 126 only go to school, and many even of these seldom appear there; there are only 50 families out of the 175 who have any part of the sacred scriptures in their possession. 12th January.—The other agent says, " I have now visited the whole of C. street, and I believe I have not omitted one house, cellar, or garret. The number of families is 200; of persons 964; of this number 98 profess to go to some place of %torsi:6N There are 411 children; 108 of them go to school; 91 of these families have the sacred scriptures, leaving 109 families without a single page of it." Can Chi istians read such statements as these, time after time, respecting entire streets of the town in which they reside, withourbeing suitably affected, and endea vouring, for the future, by every means in their power, to do away with the criminality attached to such indifference ? If they can, the writer most affectionately calls upon them to examine themselves by the Word of God, whether they act consistently with that character. Copies of the second edition of the last annual report of the Town Mission may be obtained at the Charitable Institution House, Slater -street. MR. PEMBERTON'S CONCERT. —On Friday evening last. Mr Pemberton held his annual .concert at the Templar's Hall, Great George-street. Notwithstanding the severe night he had au excellent attendance, the concert room being nearly full. A number of beautiful duets and songs were sung Miring the evening, varied by the instiumental performances of Mr. G. Holden and Mr. G. Eyton on the pianoforte, and Mr. Brown on the ante. The opening overture, •• Semiramide," by Messrs. Holden and• Eyton on the piano -forte, was very brilliantly played. The duetto " I know a bank," by our old favourite Miss Leach, and Miss Whitman, the music . by Horn, was beau tifully sung. Like most of Horn's music, this duetto is a sweet thing. The song of " The peace of the valley," by Mr. Pein fisis-Nyssr, ,berton, the m us i c by Bane, followed, and was given in tine --4 The duetto " Flow gentle Deva," by Miss Leach awl s.r • t, 0/4.-.Nintherton, is al so d ese rving of notice. It met with loud • , vne. "The E c h o Song," by Miss Leach, with a flute by Mr. B rown was very sweetly and beautifully, sung-. . : ch s voice i s gieat ly improved It is both mellower, has a greater command over it. Thi beautiful song he test both those qualities. Mr. 4 own's " bolero (.7t:'l ' n the second part, in which he introc.•ced the air of ' , y Tyrel," was:twist brilliantly and sweetly executed. A (11/' a , numbepot othei n iieical trieceS'were sung and played, 'and the 4- 1 1 „Yl k i a . "V • concert passetircinieeedivy irlnVeltat vattictiittitt. (Continued from the Standard of la,t Friday.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—WEDNESDAY. Mr. E. CA YLEY did not believe that the people of Cinada, as a body, were favourable to the views of Papineau. 'rhe objects of the Legislative Assembly were, not to procure a redress of grievances, but a separation trout the mother country. Mr. GI LLUN said, that in cousequence of the couciliatury ad dress of the noble lord the Hume Secretary this evening, lie was disposed to follow the advice of the bon. member fur Bridpurt, and nut to oppose the first reading of the bill. Mr. BOR THWICK said, this was not a tone to talk of concilia tion, when the subjects of her majesty were in a state of reoel hon. Toe lion. gentleman then allmied to the speeches which had been made at the late meeting at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where, he alleged, trout the reference made to the death of Charles 1., a threat was held out against her majesty's life. Mr. D. Bitowsii. condemned the conduct of the government towards Canada as unwise, unconstitutional, and timid withal. It was at variance with constitutional principles, and just and sound colonial policy. Mr. BitorisEaroN wished justice to be done, but not by re sorting to severities anti warfare. It was much easier to get in to war than to get out of it. He felt considerable embarrass meut in being called upon to suspend the constitution in Cana da. He knew what he felt regarding the Irish Insurrection Act; and he never could contemplate with any satisfaction any suspension of the constitution. Mr. CLAY said, his principles were pretty well known; he Was not likely to be considered unfriendly to the cause of fire dour any where; but he hesitated not to declare. that the revolt was wholly inexcusable sod unjust, and without any circum stances of palliatiou.—( Hear, hear.) Many of the grievances had been redressed, and all were in the process of being redress. ed. It was clear that the Canadians would ultimately have ob tained al! their demands by constitutional means. lie saw no justification fur the recourse to arms. Sir HUSSEY VI Viet N supported ministers. He defended the conduct of the military in Canada, and complained that asser tions bad been made at the Crown and Anchor about burnings, &e., of which there was nothing said in any report that had been received.—( Hear, hear.) The hon. member for Kilkenny said, he had foretold scli,at had taken place. There was no mall who hatl.4 greater right to bowel it.—(Mr. Hume said, " Why?") The hon. gentleman's letter showed it. It reminded hint of the man who foretold, that York Niinster would be burnt, and then set fire to it. lie meant to say, that he believed the tm. mem ber had in a very great degree contributed to what had taken • place., Mr:-Hunts was happy to hear from the gallant officer a repe tition of what the right hon. gentleman, not now in his place, (Sir It. Peel,) had gone out of his way the night before, to no tice. He was glad the gallant officer gave him the opportunity of alluding to it. It was a personal calumny to which the gallant gentleman was lending himself, as well as others. He said, there were documents that were garbled and not correct. The gallant officer said he (Mr. Hume) ought to know what had taken place, and that he bad foretold it four years ago. Why, he had foretold it ten years ago. He then proposed, and the present Lord Ashburton concurred in it, that the colonies should be separated amicably front this country. He had cot resporded with Mr. Mackenzie, of Upper Canada. The right hon. baronet (Sir R. Peel) had shown a worse and more illiberal spirit to wards that gentleman than he would have expected from particularly considering the situation in Which that gentleman was placed. Who was Mr. iltl•Kenzie, it was asked? He had been a member of the House of Assembly of Upper Canada. He was also the editor and proprietor of the itittocate, a liberal paper. But fur a speech which he had made noon the hustings, the House of Assembly had expelled him. He was re-elected; they expelled him again. Four successive times he was re-elected. The last time that he was expelled it was only by a majority of one. He was re-elected a fifth time. This was the gentleman who was " a Mr. M`Kenzie." There was " Sir Robert Peel" also. (A laugh.) It was not the way to speak of Mr. blacken ' zie, or of any man who was not present. Mr. Mackenzie was now a rebel—a convicted rebel. If he bad been successful, he would be called a patriot. He opposed the principle of the bill, therefore Should satisfy himself in taking the sense of the house upon his amendment on the introduction of the bill, leaving hon. gentlemen who were adverse to the proceeding to oppose it on the serond reading. Sir G. GREY congratulated the house on the unanimity which had been shown on this important qiiestion, but felt pleasure in perceiving an alteration in the tone assumed when it was intro duced previous to the recess. Ile certainly did not regret that the hon. member for Kilkenny stood alone in that house the advocate of rebellion. The facts respecting the misconduct of Mr. Mackenzie had been clearly stated, yet the hon. member for Kilkenny had charged the right hon. baronet with a want of re spect in speaking of him (Mr. Mackenzie) as a traitor. The hon. member for Kilkenny had compared the proceedings which led to the American war with the present posture of affairs in Canada; but there was no more ground for comparison than there was between the speeches of Lord Chatham and the speeches they had heard that night. Sir R. PELL.—AS the lion. member meant to take the sense of the house ou the principle of the bill, it was necessary every hon. member should make up his mind. He should vote against the proposition of the hon. gentleman, and for bringing in the bill. He believed it might be right to give authority fur a tem porary suspension of the constitution of Lower Canada, and make provision for the temporary administration of govern ment; but he hoped members would seriously consider the pro visions in the bill, and especially those which related to the estate!' convention, iu Upper Canada. His opinion was, that it would be better to confine themselves to the necessity of the case—tu the suspension of the constitution. If local measures were necessary, thew might be made the subject of future con sideration. It would be almost impossible to enable the estates' convention to speak the sentiments of the people, whilst the constitution was suspended, and the provinces under martial law. All these things should be defined, and when they were defined, it would only be, at best, a mockery of representation. They had much better assume the real shape of the measure, rather than to seem to act antler the colour of liberality, when the object was meant to be decisive from the necessity of the ease. Lord Jonsa,RessEtt_ said, the formation of the bill was en , tirely vested in the prerogative of the crown ; and the conduct of the governor must depend on the. instructions given to him by this prerogative. It had never been intended that he should at once assemble this convention of the states, as he had desig nated it. He was to have the authority so to do, but in assem bling this committee of advice be was to use his own judgment as to what time he thought fit to call them together. If it was likely to excite the people it would be for the governor to ex ercise his own judgment as to the course he ought to pursue. Sir R. PEEL said that he could not think there were ten men in the house who did not infer from the speech of the noble lord on opening this debate, that this bill would contain provisions enabling the governor to call together a committee of individu als from each province, and that such committee should have a representative character. The construction bad been put upon the speech of the noble lord by the honourable member for St. Albans, who had complimented the noble lord upon thisadvance in legislation in the representativ e system : and when the hon. member put that construction upon the speech of the noble lord, not one member of the government got up to contradict it. (Hear.) The noble lord now said that the governor would be instructed to exercise this prerogative of the crown, as nu doubt ,prerogative it was, to invite certain gentlemen to meet and give him th e ir opinion, amid it that Was all the noble lord wanted, be he (Sir R. Peel) should not attempt to throw any impediment in the way of the exercise of that prerogative. But what he should object to was, the giving by the sanction of parliament an operative representative character to such a committee. (Hear, hear.) For the first reading Against it Majority -191 Mr. GROTE presented a petition from Mr. Roebuck, praying that the petitioner should be heard against the bill previously to the second reading. Lord Joel N RUSSN.LL c6ncurred in the suggestion. Sir RosEuT PicEl. said that the parties implicated being about to suffer so great a penalty, it was highly proper that they should be heard by counqel at the bar. The house then adjourned at a quarter past one. HOUSE OF LORDS.-THURSDAY. The Lord Chance!kr took his seat on the woolsack at ten mi nutes past five o'clock. Lord GLEN ELG laid on the table papers relating to Canada. The Duchess of Kent's annuity bill, on the motion of LORD MELBOURNE, was read a second time, on the understanding that the discuss►on was to take place on going into committee next day. Lord 13}touGH Am said he had no objection to this arrange ment ; but to-morrow he should state his views on the subject. Lord ELLEN Bottouuu complained that the returns and copies of c o rrespondence relating to affails in Canada had only a few minutes before been laid on the table. He certainly expected, from► what passed on Tuesday evening, that they would have been sent round to members yesterday. It was clear no noble lord ,could now avail himself of the information they might contain. Lord Gt.F.NRE G said the papers had been prepared with as touch expedition as possible. CANADA. Lord GLENELG said be rose, pursuant to notice, to move that a Lumble address be presented to her majesty on the affairs of Canada. The address was couched in general language, re gretting the rebellion which had broken out in Lower Cauada, aud_aasnring. I,gr majesty of tie firm determination.. of that house to support her majesty's authority in the.government of the colonies. He had no doubt this address would he agreed to almost, if not quite, unanimously, but at the same time he felt bound to call their attention to the importance of the subject under consideration. Wheu the present gcsveroment came into office, the greatest difficuitv which they had to encounter was the disaffection and agitaied state of the Canadas. The noble lord then went into a detail of the history of the Canadas during the last few years. It was said there ought to have been a greater military force in Lower Canada during the past year, as the resolutions passed by the British parliament last session would possibly cause discontent, and, perhaps, lead to outrage. Now no time was lost in giving all necessary orders to Sir John Colborne and others in authority. And he denied that the force in Lower Canada was not sufficient. It was proved the force in Lower Canada had been sufficient to make a stand against the insurrection, and he (Lind Glenelg) sent out a de spatch in August last, informing Lord Gosford that two other regiments of the line would be sent out, but this idea was aban doned, and Lord Gosford was authorised to send, if necessary, for additional forces from Nova Scotia. This authority was not acted upon for some time, it being considered that addi tional forces were Unnecessary - , and up to the month of No vember no increase of troops were considered necessary, and therefore he denied that the goverument could be greatly blamed for keeping np an inadequate force in the Canadas. H e continned—Aly lords, l cannot puss from this parlor the subject without express►ng my utmost satisfaction at the manner in which Lord Gosford and Sir John Colborne have conducted themselves throughout the painfnl times and circumstances in which they have been placed. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Such, therefore, being the state of affairs in the colony, and the district of Montreal, by the late accounts, being in a state of open insurrection, it becomes us to consider what is to be done in this crisis. With respect to the iminediate suppression of the insurrection, it is to be hoped that there are means in the power of govertimerit to carry the question to a satisfactory issue. But the question then arises, what course ought to be pursued with respect to the general government ma* he said to lie in a state of abeyance. For some years past the Legislative Council has been superseded by the conduct of the House of Assembly. It would be idle to think of again calling together the present House of Assembly, and it would be - as idle to hope for airy good result from a new election. It is impossible, how ever, to leave the government in its present position. It is ne cessary we shouliChave some sort of government in its place— some legislative bmiy. It will be necessary fur us to provide s.mnie form of government, suited to the exigency of the crisis. It is therefore proposed to do by law what practically has been done by the assembly ilself-lit is proposed to suspend for a given period of nine so much of the constitut ional act of 1791 as telites to the functions of the legislative authority. It is pro posed to place the legislative authority in a governor and coun cil during a given period of time in three years, and during that period to direct that the laws %%Lich way be passed by that au titurey'sna.ti not he of a permaueut caaracter, but -hail partake of the cloture of the authority(heir h It is at the saute time provided, that it shall he eteupeteL, le , her ma jesty, at any tone prier to the expiration of that pie i et, to re store the tree constitution. Such, Inv lords, is the temporary constitution, substituted for that which has been for some time suspended. It is undoubtedly, my birds, a measure of severity, it is an arbitrary measure—(hear, from Lord Brougham)—but I submit, it is a measure which has become requisite, under the existing r Canada, c an ircutn s ta rt . e h e s. settlement W respect I) te e to t s ' ; v e st t i l now' ° Lo agitate that province, Upper Cauasia, must, of course. be taken into consideration, as its interests are intimately interwoven with those of Lower Canada. The questions which connect them are of so touch importance as to require great cousidera tion. For instance• the navigation of the St. Lawrence, the duties by which their commerce is to be regulated, their rail roads, bridges, and interim' communication, their monetary system, and other subjects common to the two provinces. It is at the same time expedient that the disputes in Canada should be adjusted. Various plans have been suggested fur the attain ment of these objects. Anotn.2 tellers it hiss been proposed that the lower province shall be dismembered—that the city and dis trict of Montreal should be annexed to Upper Canada. This, of course, my lords, is not a Alin which we call entertain, and do not know that it would tend to reconcile the feeling of both parties, but that it would have the effect of transferiing the feuds of Lower Canada to Upper Canada. Another plan which has been much insisted upon, is a legislative union between the two provinces. To that there are very sttong objectious. The great extent of the two provinces--the difference of habits be tweeu the inhabitants, and other objections of a formidable na ture; and as the close of the whole, it is not likely, toy lords that the upper province would assent to such connexion. A better prospect might be obtained by a federal uoion ; this would have a very considerable eff•ct in adjusting the he provinces. disputes between t It would give the upper province a just influence over those great questions to which 1 have alluded and would also satisfy the demands of the lower province. It would, at the sante time, by bringing together the na tives of the two provinces to discuss subjects of genetat interest, raise them above narrow and local questions. — But in this also I ant nut aware that the upper province esces, and it is. therefore, my lords, proposed that something analogous should be attempted by the governor who is selected by her majesty for the government of Lower Canada. It is proposed that the governor be authorised to invite front the two provinces persons who may be justly supposed to represent the feelings and wishes of the people of the two provinces, and con sult them as to the measures it may be advisable to adopt, both for the adjustment o f the constitution of the Canadas and the formation of an arrangement for the common interest of both couutlies. If it be asked what advantage. is to be gained from this proposal, I shall answer, that in some respectS I have touched on them in adverting to the federal union, and I think similar advantages may be obtained. At all events, the governor will be able to ascertain what are the opinions of the two pro vinces respecting the constitution under which we live, and re specting these amendments (some amendments being admitted to be requisite) it may be advisable to adopt. It is at the same (line most probable that he may be able to submit to parlia ment measures relating to the adjustment of these differences. Lord lit eoN inquired as to the probable time. Lord GLENEI.G.—Of course it must rest with the governor to choose the time. The proposal is, that he should - invite the assembly to ruminate a certain number of persons. • Lord Eht.esteottocuis.—Suppnsing the present House of Assembly to be suspended, how will it be then ? Lord GLEN EI.G.—If the legislature of Lower Canada be sus pended it is proposed that he should endeavour to obtain some persons who would fitly represent the province of Lower Ca nada. It is suggested he should call on the electors of Lower Canada. There are now five districts in Lower Canada from which we propose to have these representatives (Arisen under the present franchise. Lord Bnoticti A Nl.—By the present electors? Lord Gies; Lord st.—Oh, that's absurd.—(Laughter.) Lord GLENELG.—At the same time a power to select the best time in which to call for an assembly of those electors. Such, my Lords, are the outlines of the plan which the government proposes to carry into effect ; the latter part, my lords, is, o f course, not an enactment in this bill, but it is considered to be an essential part of this plan ; but of course, it will be provided for by the prerogative. My Lords, having stated generally the manner in which the government mean to meet the present emergency, I shall now merely refer to the motion I intend to propose to your lordships. I do not consider it necessary for me to say one word on the subject, as I do not believe that one of your lordships can orpose it. The address having been read from the woolsack, Lord Mitsui; st said—My lords, the part which I had the houor to take last summer in this house, when these ill-fitted res o lutions were transmitted from the other house of parliament. to which, and to our concurrence in them, I trace the whole of the present evils, has impelled me to present myself thus early in this important discussion upon the attention of your lord ships. And my bolds, I wish I could follow my noble friend over the ground which he has gone, and confining myself to that ground, not trespass upon other more painful topics. But it never seems to have struck my noble friend that when a minister of the crown comes to parliament with a proposition, not only such as is contained in this address, but which gives us also notice of measures about to be proposed following the ad dress of a high prerogative and unconstitutional kind, it never seems to have struck my noble friend that the minister who comes to parliament, resorting to it for such extraordinary re medies, has another thing to do besides. Are these every day's occurrences my lords ? Are these matters to be passed by as a shadow, and not to be regarded? Showing that these remedies are necessary—that he has to explain the conduct out of which that necessity has arisen—that he has to defend himself and those with whom he acts, and the ministry of whom he forms a part, for having brought our colonial affairs to such a state, that we are assembled at such an unwonted period of the winter for the purpose of remedying nit less than rebellion in our prin cipal province, and adopting prospective measures to prevent a recurrence of it by suspending the constitution of that province. ( Hear, hear.) Are these circumstances in which a minister of the crown has a right to collie down to parliament and ask for the most extraordinary powers they can bestow, and to pass by the antecedent part of the case, and never to answer the need. ful previous question as to who caused this state of things—to whom was to be attributed the breaking out of this rebeliion— why it had not been provided against by timely precautions— and whether the policy which caused it was justifiable or not. Yet looking from beginning to end of my noble friend's state ment—clear and lucid as he was—to this hour I cannot perceive one explanation given—one defence attempted, or one protec tion of himself resorted to against those charges which have been ringing in the mouths of her majesty's subjects against the g o vernment, front one end of the kingdom to the other. (Bear, hear.) [The noble and !corned lord then entered at great length into the cpiestion of the Canadian grievances, and revolt; and after animadverting in very strong terms on the conduct of the government, he concluded by observing in re ference to Lord - Durham's tnission],—sheutd not my noble friend receive other powers besides those given to hint by this bill, a bill as odious as the notorious Massach u s etts Bill, I know that the mission on which he is sent will reflect neither honor nor credit on him, let him discharge his duties in any way he may. I odce more then beseech your lordships to make up your minds to do justice to the colony, and to reform, unhesi tatingly, whatever the people of Canada have a right to call on yon to grant. I have co other desire than that right and justice should be done to Canada, and that the character of England should be maintained; but I am sure by grunting those prayers which are addressed to this country front Canada, the character of the Sovereign, the honor of the nation, and the happiness of the people will be best secured. Lord MELBOURNE maintained that there 'was no ground for the charge of neglect or inattention to the affairs of Canada brought by Lord Brougham against Lord Glenelg. With res pect to the want of troops in Canada, he confessed that appeared to him the most pressing point in the whole case. The Duke of WELLINGToN reminded the house, that he had "protested" against the ill-adyised measure of Lord Ripon, passed in 1831, for giving up the crowu revenues to the Rouse of Assembly, without securing a permanent civil list. it was a doctrine foreign to the British constitution that the people had a tight to refuse supplies for carrying on the govern ment. Loud ltieoN admitted that he had erred in believing that the Assembly of Lower Canada would have voted a civil list in re torts for the relinquished crown revenues There was no actual compact, but a foil understanding on his part that the civil list would have been voted. The Marquis of LarssnowNE entered into a general defence of the government respecting Canada; and arrainged the con duct of the Lower Canadian Assembly. The Earl of Due H Nt felt that the peculiar situation in which he stood required that he shoold take sonic part in the debate. He wished, therefore, to address a very few sentences to their lordships —a few words explanatory of the general principles which would influence his conduct in the discharge of the grave duties imposed upon him, and of the reasons which have induced him to accept the trust. "It is impossible for words to express the reluctance with which I have consented to undertake this arduous task—to incur the awful responsibility which I know must attach to me in endeavouring, to accomplish the objects of my mission; and I can assure your lordships, that nothing but the mostdevotedatiachmenr, nothing but the most determined devotion to her majesty's service and the service of my country, could have induced me to place myself in the situation, in which I very much fear, I shall-not answer the expectations either of my noblefriends whoplace me there, or of the country generally. evening,The noble that dukebe h has ad t o h ft h e discussionearisa id a of this t one of the objects of the intended measures with respect toCan rla was m w e i r tl e s i t Y li t a h t e vre p w p t o h r a t t ol l ' h P y a r:n ti v cu m ta e r aVs l h Y a i ll u ri nle P rrak v e l rhe mission. I believe that my duty, in the first place, will be to assert the supremacy of her Majesty's Government, to assert the dignity and h ono u r o f th e B r i t i s h crown, an d to see that the law is carried into execution—that it is not set aside i'i the re molest cabin or in the most distant settl e m e nt. I shall n o ceive that I have done my duty as l ong a s th ere i s the tcon slightest .. th that supremacy i)f the l d aw em c s o e n u t t i i n d u l es pr t e o li b m e i v n i d o r l y ate o d b j . ert, I shall avine e ff ected pretence for considering that the di g nity o f th e crown or (h necessaryan con sider, without reference to party, casting aside all reflections that may concern either the British party or the French par ty . in that country,—inde e d 1 kn ow no 1 7 1.ench party—l can rega rd all only as her Majesty's subjects,—having effected the necessary and essential preliminary objects to which I have adverted, 1 lloucsatileeritg"htasil—autdhapt privileges v o i l u e g g h e t s t o o r e t zi ) e s a e v ,A o , u h t a o r e p r t t h ) t e e c p t os a s s e n s (u)crsh andthe shall consid e r that I o u g ht t o exten d protect i on t o a ll, to g i ve o aihi proprietors :na,,sduaebi reedreaff‘t, ctteile,gti,eoit out ulso t (is h rdl e d ,:i s :t o tah, i sti l );ati. t her i t s eeht t a_che i ta t en e ll:i ii:s g ed,h, r ara e tsh a lhul t eirese t ux • l o iefr, t o,i n i.itrui m irst ten e ah r nets e :: : salt eloquent sie, i ,p e trgies t ti i e nae r is:n i ri • ko s thl t nese s pottsnef• task agree with him. Ido notithdionknt(h)tata Canadian constitution. a in cts dn it y f p s a u r c l n ia l t i n g e h n t. t which are constitution I g h r i e si e . w ith measure, him. nr a n l y d o o t. two suspended, not by act of the British Pa P rl a ie ' lt but ü b t e b regarded . s i t n itu ei ti nrer h p as alre a dy been de facto hellion of the Canadians themselves. I conside'r therefore that I go there,. not for the purpose of suspending the constitution, for the extraordinary stat e of c 9rmg In provide as well as I can Part n n t. cu h uistances which has been pro duced by the rebellious but for the purpose of endeavo • te tCanadianhe constitution community, tncn nt i a n n u d which has rendered it impossible for e in operation. These are the views with which I shall cor.sent these aretoutidetaakthen views w it htlailiitiit c,to.hhliteea fr;hatltand awful responsibility : know, than a i I enter up on th e exerc i se are e usually intrusted to the r d iscretion Pu ne rs gorfeaatenr, Great and dictatorial as these' powers are, I shall be anxious to Itv ;11 possible time. Believe me, my i.atda eni down at the earlieit execute as speedy as possible this highly shall endeavour to difficult and dangerous mission. As rhonourable but most pal province, it would be my w. far as coticerns the privet wish—and I my friends to give me the means of accomplishing implore noble it—to effect such .t kind of settlement as should p roduc e molly amongst all classes, and enable c i o n n e tentment and liar temporarily, but lastingly, the supremacy of the establish not laws. After some remarks (corn the Earl l 7 of Lord WHAIINCLIFF, &C., and Lord Gs. ELG brie fl y i n re pl y, address was agreed t o , an d t h e i r li.N the lordships adjourned, HOUSE OF LORDS.—Fu IDA v. The Duke of RictimoND presented a petition from forty-three acting magistrates of the coLuty of Sussex, pra . log for an rr I E 1,1 It;ui gil , STA N DARD. ainendineot or the law s o as to secure a more sunimail trial of petty and juvenile offender:. It ihe euald not brimz forward any ineasilie on !lie sulject, "i.ll the v i e w to reine , ly very great evils, the noble duke said he simuld deem it his duty to 'wive for an inquiry, with the view of originating some amendment. Lord ABINGER obs . erved that, as the law stood at present, the ina4istrates themselves had the discretion of trying the class a offences alluded to summarilv, or of sending them to the assizes. He should be alwa‘s glad to find that all serious cases mete sent before the judges. The Loan CHANCELLOR admitted the importance of the subject, hut said that changes required very deliberate con sideration. Lind 13itot G RAM, on presenting a petition praying that measures might be adopted to avert the calamity of civil war in Canada, apol og i se d f or h av i ng l e f t th e h ouse on Toursday, pre viously to Lord Glenelg's reply, stating that indisposition had been Ur cause of it. The Duchess of Kent's annuity bill went through committee, after which their lordships adjourned. • ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVE 00L. Second night of a new Drama, called WARS IN PAIN, which, by permission of the Commandant, will be • ded by the Re gular Military, a detachment of the 88th r 'iment, now sta thmed here. ruHls present TUESDAY and Four f owing Evenings, will be perfernied a grand Military ratna, founded on Anecdotes during the present struggle, called WARS IN SPAIN ; OR, CARLISTS AND cunisTisos! Aided the appearance and varied evolutions of the Regular In the course of the Piece, a characteristic Military Ballet, & the Cachoucha Dance. by Madame Pauline Wood, Miss E. Gates, and numerous Corps de Ballet. The last scene will represent the Terrific Melee , at the Storming of San Sebastian. Scenes in the Circle—Arab and Bedouin Exercises. After v 4 filch au Equestrian Nursery Tale, called Jack the - Giant Killer. The whole to conclude with the Laughable Burletta, called A FLIGHT TO AMERICA. Prices of admission—Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Lower Gallery, Is.; Upper Gallery, 641. Children, half price, from the conuneficetnent, to the Boxes and Pit only. Second Price at Hal f.past Eight o'clock: Boxes, Is. 6d.; Pit, Is.; Galleries, 6d.—Box Office open every day from Eleven till Three o'clock, when Mr. HALE will be in attendance. Doors open at Six o'clock, and the Performance begins at half•past. Private Boxes may be had nightly for Parties, at 21s. and 4125. Instructions in the Art of Ridinu Given. Rideny Master, Mr. Ginnett. Thrms may be known on application at the Amphitheatre. Proprietor, Mr. BATES. Stage Manager, Mr. NEVILLE. GRAND CONCERT. MR. LASSELL'S SALOON, ST. ANNE'S. EYTON respectfully informs his niends and the in_ Public, that his Twelfth Annual Concert will take place at the above elegant Saloon, GU WEDNESDAY EVENING next, the 24th instant. PRINCIPAL VOCAL PERFORMERS Miss Whitnall, Miss Hammond, Mrs. Hiles, Miss Peuketh, (Pupil of Mr. Evton, her first appearance in Liverpool,) Mrs. Brand, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Pemberton, and Mr. Davies. THE LIVERPOOL CHORAL SOCIETY Will Perform a Selection of -• DRAMATIC CHORUSES, MADRIGALS, PRINCIPAL INSTRUMENTAL PERFOIIIIIERS.‘ Harp, Miss Hammond; Violin, Mr. J. 4 .4lerrtnan • Viola, Mr. C. Hermann, Mr. Wilt on ; Fl ute , Mr„'Brown; darionel, Mr. ;,eonard; Violoncello, Mr. H. Davies! Double Bass, Mr. Tayleure. The Orchestra will be numerous and complete in every Department. Leader, ..Mr. EYTON Conductor, ..Mr. MAYBRICK. By desire, the popular Glee,_ Hail Smiling Morn." will be PERFORMED by FOUR Tli 0111 riON ES. The Total will comprise upwards of 100 Performers. Tickets for the body of the Room, 45.; Reserved Seats, ss. ; Gallery, 25.; to be had at the Music Shops, and at Mr. EYTON'S Residence, Bootle-road, Kirkdale. Doors tpeneii at Seven, and the Concert to commence at Half-past Seven precisely. Under the Patronage of the Worshipful the Mayor, and the Li verpool Festival Committee. GRAND MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT, AT THE • • THEATRE-ROYAL, LI 'URPOOL, O.V TUESDAY EVENING, F !WARY 13, 1838. R. G. HOLDEN respectfully attttttounces his intention of 1-VJL giving a MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT, on an ex tensive scale, comprising Selections from the following Coal posers :—Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Spohr, Rossini, Merca ditutt, Bishop, &e. &C. PRINCIPAL VOCAL PERFORMERS: MRS. ALFRED SHAW, MISS BRUCE, MR. WALTON, and MR. MACHIN. Leader, MR. ALDRIDGE. .. The Band, consisting of the first talent of the town, will be full and efficient, and a select number of the Members of the LIVERPOOL CHORAL SOCIETY, who have kindly offered their services upon this occamn, will form a full and efficient Chorus. Conductor, MR. G. HOLDEN. Full particulars, with the Schemes of the Performance, will be published immediately. Places for the Boxes may be taken at Mr. WEISS'S Music Saloon, Church -street, on Friday, the 9th, and Saturday, the 10th of February ; and, on the Monday and Tuesday following, at the Boxi'ffice of the Theatre-Royal, from Ten till Three o'clock. No places can be secured unless 'rickets are taken. Boxes, 55.; Upper Boxes, 48.; Pit, 2s. 6d.; Gallery, ls. Doors to be opened at Seven, and the Performance to com mence at tialf-past Seven o'clock pieeisely. SPECTACLES FOR PRESERVING TUE EYES. NI E Iy B x Ii NS D TI A T I :I I I S ON and n SON consequence. °P I c. of A?4 s h jr u ii ( u ) e T r H ou E s F- s 0 ° 11.7t 711 lions of the professional gentlemen and of "r patrons residing in Liverpo o l, M essrs. D . have been induce to bring from Lon don a l arge assortment of their SPE ACLES and EYE GLASSES, for Insp ect i on at 51, DUKE - i- REST, manufactured upon principles recommended by the most eminent OCULISTS, mounted in a variety of ft - allies, in the most approved style, with strict attention to utility. Messrs. D. and SONS' extensive practice in the above department of OPTICS, enable: , them to lecommeud the best adapted to suit the defects of VISION. Mr. D. will wait on .any Lady or Gentleman, by sending their commands, as above. Charges strictly moderate. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We must decline the insertion of the letter signed " Investi gator," for reasons stated in another part of our paper. Sour Stiors.—We have received the following donations in aid of the soup establishments. Mr. Charles Chaloner, £5. Mr. John Orrell, £5. Several valuable communications are unavoidably postponed until our next. Dr. Kane's fifth and sixth lectures on chemistry shall appear in our next. A correspondent has forwarded the following paragraph for insertion. We publish it without alteration:— A KuisTA SCRUB.—A fellow in the garb of a gentleman, (well known to the small-beet frequenters of the "Derby Arms" tap-room, by the, sobriquet of Honest logo ;' moreover a dealer in mops and scandal, in some Cross-street, near the Canning Dock, and now or lately in the employm en t o f t h e Kirkdale Reform Association ;) 'has, we understand, had the projectile force of a respectable Tory Brazier's foot applied to his porteriors, for an impudent and unmanly assault upon the wife of our "tin-pot" friend.—We are in possession of the particulars of the fracas, which a delicate feeling for the con nections of the party will prevent us front now relating, and we can only suggest to this offensive person,—that if he can not control his evil passions whilst labouring under the potent influence of "whiskey cold,"—he had better avoid altogether the use of that very exciting commodity. We assure, him a repetition of the nuisance, will, some fine day, place his red nose in a noose from whence it will be extremely difficult to extricate it. at Eiberpool ,S.Ltanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1838. { The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morn ing at 5 o'clock. NEWS FROM CANADA.—By the packet-ship Virginian, which sailed on the 26th ult., and which arrived here yesterday, after a passage of twenty-seven days, we have received New York papers to the 25th ult. We are informed thafthe Virginian had only one copy of a New York paper of the 26th on board. We proceed to lay before our readers the most important extracts relative to the Canadas ( From the New York Courier and Enquirer of Dec. 21.) We have Montreal dates to the 14th instant. In the Herald of that day we are presented with extracts front the private cor respondence found among the papers of Dr. Wolfred Nelson, at St. Denis. One of the letters is from Papineau, under date of the 7th ult., and of this we translate an extract which may throw some light on the views and expectations ofthe insurgents : "'The agitation commences in Upper Canada. The discon tent (bete is deeply seated. The reformers are persuaded that' alt hough they are in a great numerical majority, the unequal distribution of a representation. in which the small towns elect more repr eser.tatit es than the large counties, and which thus enables the executive to purchase an apparent majority in the legi statute against the actual majority in the country, irritates them so deeply that I should not be surritied if they should rush into an earlier resistance than is generally anticipated. 1 see that with them, as with us, without conceit, and without a comparison of views, their young men are procuring arms, and accustoming themselves to their use. The excitement is in tense. They wish to send a deputation of seven members to a convention, or, as they call it, a congress, of the two provinces, in which they should prepare a project of a purely democratic constitution, and tell England this is what we must have under her administration, if we have justice—and independently of her if she will not concede to it. As for myself, lam of opinion that our plan of non-consumption and agitation, which will render the expenses of the colony more burdensome to England by the necessity °fan increased military force, and the diminu tion of her commerce, is by far the best policy to pursue for the present. Continue to push it as vigourously as you can." A letter to Dr. Nelson, from his son, a lad of fourteen, a pupil in St. Ilyacintb College, dated the 21st of October, indicates that the boy has been thoroughly imbued with the doctrines of his father. " I wish," to says, " ihat it will do well and without any noise, except with the other side, a inch I hate very much. I believe that the prediction by that man named liourgeui will be accomplished, which is that the province wou!d be all ci,vered with blond and dead bodies." lire report of the i!ea;h of Mrs. Papineau, the %itfe of the Speakei, is i•uutra IC led. She has been ill, kit is now consi dered of dsuger• The house of Papiueau has been searched by the aulnutities. Teu muskets were found iu it, and a large quantity of ammunition, with a number of letters and documents which are s,iid to implicate seriously many indi viduals, and fully to di,cii.se the plans of the insurgents. We learn from a gentleman, on the authority of private letters, that Papineau is at present in Middlebury, Vt. The Herald states that a great many " amateurs" have gone out to witness the expected engagement at Giand Brule. Sir John Colborne had marched out ata 2000 troops to attack the insurgents at that point. The only regular military force left iu Montreal consisted of four companies of the 24th regiment, but the Montreal Light Infantry were doing garrison duty. ( From the Courier and Enquirer of Dec. 22.) We annex from the Montreal Herald Extra of the I4th, and the Gazette Extra, of the 15th instant, the latest intelligence of the movements of the regular troops and the insurgents in Lower Canada. IhIPOIITANT FROII ST. EUSTACHE. Having just received authentic information, which may be relied on, with respect to the operations of the troops which have been sent against the rebels concentrated in the County of the Lake of Two Mountains, at St. Eustache and Grand Brule, we hasten to lay it before our readers. The troops took up their quarters at St, Martine, during the night of Wednesday, the day o❑ which they left this city, from whence they departed at about seven o'clock yesterday morn ing towards St. Eustache, but not in a direct line, for it was un derstood that the ice on the river in that way, was not sufficiently strong to bear the weight of so heavy a body as the artillery and cavalry. A detour was, in consequence, taken towards St. Rose, where the ice was crossed from isle Jesus to the main land. The line of march theta proceeded upwards on the right bank of the river, until the troops approached the village of St. Eustache, making a march front St. Martin of 12 miles, whereas in a direct line, it would only consist of six or seven. The hoops were first fired upon by the rebels from the church of St. Eustache, a considerable time before any position had been taken. Upon coining within the peoper'rauge, two field pieces were planted on the north-east side of the church, and began to play upon it in excellent style, while another field piece was sent round in the rear of the village, and stationed where it commanded a street leading directly to the front door of the same edifice. The three regiments and the cavalry, in the meantime, made a circuit round the village i❑ rear; and took up positions to intercept the rebels, when they should be compelled to abandon their position. The church having at length been set on fire, the rebels were seen flying in every di. rection, but not without many having been killed and taken prisoners. The Nunnery and Presbvtere, situated on either side of the church, which were occupied by the rebels, were also destroyed, as well as several other houses in the village, particularly those of Scott and Chenier. The loss sustained on either side has not been accurately as certained ; but it is reported that eighty of the rebels had been killed, and more than a hundred taken prisoners. Dr. J. 0. Chenier was killed in the yard of the church. The commander in -chief, Girod, and Fereol Peltier, are said to have taken to flight towards St. Benoit, immediately after the first fire. On the part of the troops, we have no accounts of any having been killed, except one man. Mr. Gugy, while storming the Se cristie, was severely, but not dangerously wounded in the left shoulder, the ball coming out at the right arm. The blaze 'arising from the burning houses of St. Eustache, was distinctly seen last night, from the rising ground in the rear of this city, towards the old race course. Having taken possession of St. Eustache, the troops pro ceeded, early this morning, to St. Benoit, or Grand Brule, where, it was said, the rebels were strongly fortified. A report has gained general currency iu town, that a deputa tion from the rebels at St. Benoit had been sent in, demanding terms; to which the commander of the forces is said to have given for answer, that they must surrender at discretion, lay down their arms, and give up their leaders. Whether these terms have been complied with, we have not yet learned. (From the Montreal Herald,'Extra, Dec. 14.) Yesterday evening about half-past ten o'clock, an express arrived in town from Lachine with information that a large body of insurgents were within three miles of that village which they intended to plunder of a thousand stand of arms and am munition which was deposited there on their way to Beauhar nois. The alarm spread tapidly, and in an incredibly short space of time the volunteer corps mustered in great force, prepared for the emergency. Expresses from the cavalry were at intervals despatched for Lachine, so as to keep up a constant communi cation with the loyalists there. The whole affair turned out to be the assembling of a few rebels, which so frightened the Point Claire people, that they magnified the danger. They are from St. Hyacinthe. An express arrived about uoon from Sir John Colborne; the troops were to march from Saint Martin this morning at 7 o'clock, the rifles and volunteer militia to the banks of the river opposite St. Eustache, and the main body of the army to St. Rose, where the ice is good, and from which the attack could be easily made on the village. It is re ported that the ice opposite St. Eustache has been cut, so as to prevent the crossing of the troops. We have this moment (half-past three, r.m.,) learned from John Clarke, Esq., of Saint Catherines, that he had seen in the direction of Saint Eustache, a dense atmosphere of smoke, indicating, most probably the conflagratiou of that vil lage. We learn that letters were received here yesterday, which state that Dr. Woolfred Nelson had expired in prison on the morning of the 15th inst. The sufferings be endured in endea vouring to escape from the province, are stated as the cause of his death. (From the Courier and Enquirer of Dec. 23.) UPPER CANADA. We learn from the papers of the Upper Province, that since the affair at Montgomery's tavern, strong parties of the loyalists have been constantly scouring the country, and bringing in prisoners. Some sixty of the Montgomery Tavern insurgents had been arrested ; their captain is said to be one Stockdale, a citizen of the United States, son-in-►aw of Jesse Lloyd, for whose apprehension a reward of £5OO is offered. It is stated on the authority of prisoners that the number of armed insur gents never exceeded WO. The seizure of M'Kenzie's papers has led to several arrests; among others of Douce David Thor burn, " Primo and Genitor," Mclicking, Price an attorney, Charles Durand of Hamilton,, and others of less note. The number of able-bodied loyalists who had mustered at Toronto between the 4th and 12th inst., is estimated by the patriots of that city at 10,000. The tone of the loyal papers towards the insurgents is in the last degree violentand absurd. The talk of laying up " winter provender for the greedy gallows" —accuse I .ll'Kenzie of rob ding au old woman of a half dollar in specie, and a " gentle man on horseback" of 24 dollars, which he promised to pay as soon as he should become King of Upper Canada. All the loyalists, according to these accounts, emulate the virtue of Scipie, and the powess of Hercules, while the " rebels" are, by the same token, cowards, cut throats, ravishers, robbers, and in cendiaries. The Patriot gravely announces that it was the in tention of the insurgents to hang Sir Francis Head, and as many of the public officers as, they could catch, and set fire to Toronto in twenty or thirty places at once, and then " com mence an indiscriminate slaughter without respect to sex of A special commission has been appointed by Sir Francis Head, to inquire into the case of the prisoners, of which the Vice Chancellor is President, and which was to have commenced its sittings on the 12th. Volunteer forces from Buffalo have occupied Navy Island, at the foot of the Grand Island, near Canada shore, and at the last accounts were throwing up entrenchutetits'and had alreadi mounted six pieces of cannon. They were engaged in procur ing ammunition and camp equipage, and balls were casting for them at Buffalo. A proclamation has been issued from the Island, setting forth the objects of the persons assembled there, and calling upon the reformers of Canada to make it a place of rendezvous, and to lend their aid otherwise in revolutionising the province. This is signed by William Lyon Mackenzie, as chairman pro tern of the Provincial Government of the State of Upper Canada. It states that the force embodied on Navy Island is well supplied with the necessaries of war, the contribution of their friends in New Yoik, and offers a bounty of three hundred acres of land to all volunteers who will lend their personal aid in bringing to a conclusion the Canialian struggle fur independence. The patriots are enjoined not to coimuit ant excesses on the pro party ur persons of the royalists, on pain of the severest punish_ went. A reward of five hundred pounds is offered for Sir Francis Ilead, that " he may be dealt with as may appertain to justice." In this paper is is also loi malty stated that the com mand of the military forces is given to Gen. Van Rensselaer, son of Gen. S. Van Reuselaer, of Albany, assisted by sundry military men, who are named. From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.) Navy Island is at the foot of Grand island, near the Canada shore, but not easily approached limn the other side, and is considered a secure position. Parties from both sid es are con stantly joining the patriot standard. Gen. Van lieuselaer is said to be busy, planning operations, and things look more fa vourable to the patriot'cause. It is currently reported that McNabb, with the loyal volun teers, has been repulsed in the London district, and driven back; and also, that the patriots are in arms at Hamilton, and have liberated Parkes. It is hardly necessary to say, that in the present state of things, we are dependent for intelligence entirely upon floating rumours. The loyalists, however, will, as a matter of policy, send us any news favourable to their party, awl, if possible, suppress every other. Since the above was in type, a gentleman, who left Fort Erie this morning, informs us that all was quiet in Hamilton, and in the London district. Parker was yet in jail at Hamil ton, and arrests are daily made. (From the Bei:10 Journal, Dec. 12.) In a paragraph, yesterday, we briefly slated that the demand JANUARY 23, Iti.3R. of the sheriff for the arms abich had been surreptiliously taken from the CUIJI t House, had Leen readily acceded to by the men who bad them in possession. Since then we have been in fo' wed, however, that opposition was made to their being given up, by a self-elected officer of the corps; and also by Mr. W. L. Mackenzie, who, torgetting that he had just fled to our country fur hospitality and protection, undertook to harangue those assembled on a 'Tom fool's errand' into a violation of our laws, and open resistance to our officers. We are pleased to learn, however, that respect for the laws at once prevailed, over the infatuation and the ill-timed recommendations of a fo reigner. A card is published in the Buffalo papers, signed by about 150 residents of Buffalo and Black Rock, and addressed to the citizens of Erie county, expressing a regret at the recent agi tation iu behalf of the Canadian insurgents, urging the preser vation of a strict neutrality, calling upon those who had taken arms to abandon the enterprise, and advising the prompt inter ference of the civil officers of the city and county to put a stop to all illegal proceedings. (From the Courier and Enquirer, of Dec. 25.) In publishing the following correspondence, we beg it may be borne in mind, that we do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by the wider. Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer. MONTREAL, Sunday, December 18. The accounts in the Montreal papers of the affair at St. Eus tache are pretty correct. I shall, therefore, out enter so much into detail as I otherwise should have done. The position cir the insurgents was one of remarkable strength, and the walls of the church being upwards of three feet thick and of heavy stone, defied the shot of the long nines and twelve pound how►tzers. But the service of the artillery was so rapid and well directed, that it induced snore than 700 of the insurgents to make off lire. virus to the town being invested, and there were not inure than 300 in their defences at the time of the advance of the royals up the main street. Previous to the advance they had been or dered to cover behind and in the houses, to return the &ea the enemy from the church windows, and were in that duty when the house of the curate burst out in flames. So strong was the position of the insurgents that they might have defended them selves till now perhaps, had they not set the curate's house on fire to wake their escape under cover of the smoke, but the mo ment that the church and convent were enveloped in the Smoke, the troops advanced and surrounded t he whale position, so-that all retreat was cut off. The flames soon reached the church, and its inmates had only a choice between suffocation and slaughter. At the same time, it should be known that every one who came out and gave himself up as a prisoner was spared, as is sufficiently proved by the number of prisoners taken, more than 120. Those who attempted to escape were shot down. The fire burnt down the best half of the town before the morn ing►. Indeed, it would have burnt it all, had not the troops pull ed down one house to prevent the communication. The next morning, as the column advanced upon St. Benoit, several of the insurgents met them outside St. Eustache with white flags, offering to surender their arms. The reply of the commander-iu-ehief was unconditional surrender, and the chiefs to be delivered up. The troops then proceeded on to St. Benoit, where they found about 200 of the insurgents with a variety of arms la►d down, but only 54 muskets. They stated that the chiefs had fled and they could out be found. This was only a ruse to save the town of St. Benoit from being burnt; but they were allowed to go away, although it was well known that they were the very people who were in St. Eustache the day before, and (bet they bad 1200 stand of arms in St. Benoit alone, as was ascertained by the papers of one of their principal leaders, Dr. Mason, when the list of arms and a►nmunition, and under whose charge they were, was found. Sir John Colbou•ne would not at first make up his mind to burn the town, lint he afterwards decided that the houses of the ringleaders shoud be destroyed. He said it was absolutely ne cessary that this act of retribution should take place. St. Be noit had for years been the focus of msu►rection,—there was not one loyal man in it. They perceived that they could not resist the force out against !item, and it was by the advice of thei► leaders that they had offered capitulation to save their property, and await the just punishment which they deserved. fo have let them off, would not only have left a host of rebels ready to combine and rise at the tirst favorable occasion, but would have irritated the loyal inhabitants ..f St. Eustache and' St. Martin, who had been pillaged by these people, and froin affluent farmers been reduced to beggary, and who would have very truly observed, (as they did whet' they heard that St. Be noit would ❑ot be burned,) that those who were loyal were the sufferers, while the rebels were let off scot free. However, Sir John Colborue had no opportunity of deciding how far retribu tion should be carried, for the volunteers set fire to the town before he had left it, and the wind being very high, it was more than half destroyed before the whole of the force had evacuated it. From the success of the Queen's forces in both provinces, the insurrection may now be said to be smothered, but although the, fire is got under, it will require vigilance and activity to prevent it again bursting out. Never, perhaps, was there a revolt of such an alarming ap pearance, which has been crushed se soon and so effectually by the promptitude and energy of Sir John Colborne and Sir: Francis Head, and the spirit of the English population. Instead of having, as was expected, 50,000 insurgents under arms, We find them subdued, their leaders all taken or killed, and 20,000 volunteers raised in the short space of three weeks, and hun dreds still pouring in from all quarters. What, then, is the result of Mr Papineau's twenty years agitation of the Canadian people, assisted by bad government at home, and the treason of Mr. Joseph Hume and Mr. Hoer buck ? Nothing but that be has implanted in the breasts of the Canadian people a feeling of batted so strong against the Eng lish population. that there is not hardly one, from the highest' to the lowest, who would not, if he dared, strike a dagger/I: 3 r every English heart in the province. Indeed, had the/ id ceeded, there is little doubt but the French revoluti on WOll e have been reacted in this country. Nelson and other l e aders haranguing them with bare arms and axes in their hands, and their defiance of their priests was a sure prelude of their inten tions. As I have before observed this is a national war between French and English—nothing more—the Emrich were deter mined to rule the country if they could, and to have effected that would have annihilated every Englishman in the two • provinces. 1 wish the Americans to know this, as they bays' been much deceived. We may quarrel and fight between our—, selves, but no American would ever lend his aid to a French man to assist him in raising the guillotine on the squares of Montreal and Quebec to shed the blood which flows in their own veins. Dr. Masson and Demerchel;• (St. Benoit leaders) are taken. Young Cartier has been found dead in the woods. We have advices from Colonel Maitland, who is marching towards St. Scholastique. The r e b e l s have laid down about 50 stands of arms on his route. LATER FROM MONTREAL. We have conversed with a gentleman who arrived in this city on Saturday evening from Montreal, which he left on the ]9►li instant. The intelligence contained in our cortespondeut's letter, is fully confirmed by this gentleman, who further informs us that Aumery Giraud, who had been the leader of the insur gents at Grand Brule, bad shot himself at Long l'oint, near Montreal, on the 18th, to avoid billing into the hands of the loyalists, by whom he was hotly pursued. Scott, another leader, has been taken prisoner. All the troops and volunteers who had marched against the insurgents at Grand Brule had re turned to Montreal, with the exception of the 32d regiment, which had been detached to different villages, to preserve the. tranquillity which at length appears to have been established. No day bad been fixed on which to determine on the course to be pursued with respect to the prisoners who had been taken. Mr. Papineau's abiding place has not yet been discovered. Mr. Brown continued at Middlesburv, Vt.; and was untiring in his exertions to excite a sympathy in behalf of the insurgents. UPPER CANADA. About three hundred " patriots" are said to be collected at Navy Island—with about nine hundred stand of arms, two or three field pieces, and a large quantity of ammunition. We attach little credit to this statement. The Buffalo Advertiser mentions a rumour of the capture in the London District, of MacNabb, the loyalist speaker of the house, which was subse quently contradicted. Messrs. Bidwell and Rolph were ex- • pected at Rochester on Tuesday last, .where they proposed to , get up a meeting with the view of raising recruits for the force• at Navy Island. These gentlemen are most munificent in their promises of land and property of every description, to their followers, when they carry the day in Canada. The intelli gence of the late overthrow of the party in Lower Canada will probably depress the ardour of the few insurgents who may be in arms iq the upper province. The Collector of Buffalo has received special instructions from- the Attorney of the Northern District, to strictly enforce the laws of neutrality. THE " ALBION" AND THE WHIG MINISTRY.---FrOm the Morning Chronicle to the yelping curs of the Liver-- pool press, the Whig-Radical vipers have been profusely lavish of their abuse of the Times, Sir James Graham; ' Sir Francis Burdett, &c., for their alleged inconsistency.' The Times has been, called a " renegade,"- Sir James Graham a "tura-coat," and Sir Francis d recreant: politician." All the choice epithets in the vocabulary of calumny and vituperation' have been exhausted in de claiming on the apostacy of the "leading journal" and of those distinguished characters who have left the ranks of the Whigs in utter disgust at their revolutionary measures. But surely the Liverpool Albion and its consistent al lies can never be suspected of any thing like apostacy from their former opinions. Let us see. In the leading article of the Albion of yesterday we find the following extraordinary paragraph : " The proceedings in - parliament have, during the week, been confined exclusively to the affairs of Canada. in both houses ministers developed their plans for the pacification of that colony ; and in both houses those plans received almost unani mous support. The ministerial scheme is embodied in a bill, a copy of which will be found in another column. The whigs, when they have to deal with a refractory member of the empire, be it an integral part or merely a colony, never have recourse to half measures. If they are not "bloody," they are " bold and resolute" in their policy. They seem to be of Hamlet's opinion, that they "must be cruel only to be kind." Cruelty, with an eye to kindness, was the leading characteristic of their Irish Coercion Bill, which empowered the Lord Lieutenant to place districts of country under martial law. And cruelty, with the same aspect of kindness, is now the prominent feature in their Canada Coercion Bill, which, as it will find districts of Lower Canada under martial law, temporarily suspends the constitution of that-province. It is a singular fact, established by the history of the last few years, that the whigs, the great champions of popu— lar rights, bring forward, when they think they see sufficient oc casion, infinitely harsher, infinitely snore unconstitutional mea sures than the tories, the especial admirers of arbitary power, dare, even under similar circumstances, venture to propose to the House of Commons, though they might propose them to the House of Lords. Who has forgotten the noble but unsuccessful stands which, at successive periods from the commencement of the French revolutionary war up to the year 1819, they made against the 'notions, brought forward by the tories, fur suspend ing the Ilabeas Corpus Act i Yet, the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act was a poor, a paltry stretch of power compared with the act of barefaced power which Use whigs now propose for sus-