The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-22 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

CANADA.—There is little news of importance from
this quarter. The nomination of candidates (four in number)
for the city of Quebec, in place of the Hon. Mr. Aylwyn,
took place on the 30th ult. The candidates were Messrs.
Roes, Legere, Olacknat yer, and Methot. Pepioeau con-
tinues his agitation; he is howevtr opposed by the press
geeerally, and at home is little thought of. The hon.
E. P. Tache and James Leslie, of the city of Montreal, hare
been culled to the legislative council. Most of the papers
give amounts of loyal demonstrations in both provinces on
the occasion of her majesty's birthday. We have no intima-
tion when the provincial parliament will meet; it will pro-
ably lle I,te in the fall, any the session will then, probably,
be ot considerattle duration. Business was get-erelly very
dull • the weather sultry and fine; the crops look well.
NEW IiRUN SW ICK.—FnEE TRADE BETWEEN
Tint CIeIVED STATES AND CANADA.—The Halifax Clain
n•cle, of June 6, reports the proceedings of a public meet-
numerouslt and respectably attended, which took place
at St. Jahn, on the 314 of May, the Hon. John Itoberison
in the chair, at ehich the following important resolutions
were passed, aim at without a dissenting voice:
ltesosesi,—Mat the Tweet change in the policy of the British go-
vernment, am respecto the protection to colonial guoda In the home
In bet, has inaterielly affected our trade with the mother country,
nal wholly deetroyed that with the Britith West Indies: it is then:s-
hire desirable that we should endeavour to extend our coin.
mercial intercoorm, with a view to peek comumption foe
tor exports. Whereas it would be highly beneficial to coun-
t, ie. lii- g contiste us to and bordering on each other, having
u di, coat c 01 productions required by each, to have a free and sinew
etris led interchange of each articles; Ilicrefore resolved, ex the opinion
of this minting, that a free adiniesion of articles the growth, produc-
tion, and manufacture of the United Staten into this province would
be highly desirable and beneficial to the general interests., provided
that all articles the growth, production, and manufacture of this pro-
V ince were admitted into the United Suttee en the same terms.
Whereas it appears in the reports of the proceedings of the Cmgreas
of the United States, that there is a hill now before the I lotme of Re-
preeentatis es to provide for the admission into the United States, tree
of duty, certain article. thereto named, of the growth, production,and
manufacture of the pow ince 01 Canada, provided that einiilar articles
lb, growth, production, and manufacture of the United States are ad-
mitted into the province of Canada on the cane kilns, and whereas
the extennon of the came principle to this province would he
highly b neficial to its trade and ;
inthufacture. therefore resolved
that nn mires be prepared and forwarded to hie Excellence the
Lieutenant Governor, reepectfolly nquisting that each mewuree
may to adopted au sill include thin province in any arrangement
nestle for the extension of the trade between essnada and the United
curet; and that a copy or such address be forwarded through the
proper channel to his Excellency the Governor Generals That a copy
of the proceedings of this meeting be communicated to Influent:al
members of the United Stalest Congreee, urging them to have Newt
Biunewiek included in the act W. shout being pawed by that body'.
In theulate the interchaege of certain articles between Canada and
lie United Suttee. That the chairman communicate with influential
parties in other portions of the province, requesting them to call
public meetings and adopt such IneaSinell as they may deem seem-
sir. for the furtherance of the kneels of sib meeting.
IVES I' JAMAICA. The Morning
Journot of 22nd May says:
We hare no local intelligence of any importance to communicate,
and can only repeat that the island remains quiet and healthy. In
some districts the seasons. have been favourable, an others not. Modal
showers have fallen, but, being light, have been of no service. Trade
remains depressed, and with little present prospect of any improvement
taking place. continues dieterbed, and Benders. isalamsed at,
if not threatentd by, the proceedings of the Indians of Yucatan.
A demand has been made by the superintendent of that
riettleieent upon our governor fur troop*, and a detach-
ment of 100 men is ordered to proceed thither lenowthately.
The agriculturists are lying on their mire, waiting to know
what bias been done or is to be done in reference to these. Those
that weuld go on cannot for want of means, and this has led to • sag.
potion that the ;commie should call the legislature together for the
purpose of pawing an act making advances for carrying on the culti-
vation of estate. a finer lien on them. To such a measure there are
grave objections In the absence of the consent of parties having liens
on them. 'fhe perind is lust approaching when anew prOperiteel Met
are to be will be abandoned, and the number amertained.
GUIANA.—The prominent points in the Royal
Gazette's" Review for Home Readers " on the 19th of May
are the following :
The clue( intelligence is the intended departure of his F.xcellenry
Governor Lsglit, fur Europe, be the present wicket- His Excellency
lei I be accompanied hi hi. family; and nlthough he will, we have
reason to believe, pressed home on leave of absence, still it in gene-
rally supperad that lie Minute with so intention of ever again re-
suming the administration of the government o: this colony. The
government will devolve en the government ecentery, the lion.
William Walker, to whom it is understood is commission has been
sent by the crown, empowering him to stet as lieutenant .governor.
Of Sir William Colebrooke, who has been appointed gover-
nor of this colony, no further accounts have bees re-
ceived. A rumour has been they common that Sir Wil-
lianie appointment is that only of lieutenant-governor— a fart
which, if true, would lead to the inference of Guiana becoming a
dependency of Barbadow. We have good reason, however,onth
to be
aware that th which ere is no foundatn ter this remirt, which, we belime,
emanated frem the manure In which the London Frew Mine Ms
ago task notice of Sir IA Illiem'e promotion to this colony ; but that
Sir W ilium will be, aa hla respected preomerwor tiovernor Light ham
been, not lieutenant, but full governor of this remote, though fine,
powesslon of ,the British crown. A meeting of the Court of
Policy was held on the lath knot., when a committee or the an.
otticial section, who had drawn up a report on certain
late deepatebes of Earl Grey, entimmoured to get their
report placed on the minutes. The language. however, in which It
was couched being deficient In proper rennet, the document was
not allowed by the official Faction to be eived. Since the LW
packet left two arrivula of cootie vessels haven ken place, the sophhil
Irma Calcutta with 20, and the Lord Ilungerfon4 from Madero.,
with 3551 people, m ,king the total r,urnber of coolies arrived to date
from the commencement of the year, 2,128.
The weather during the tortiught has been very rainy; but May
us is ure
ally a wet month. Everything is quiet in the to' districts.
TltlNlDAl.).—Advices from this place are very die.
couragieg. The weather was so extremely unseasonable'!
that thi re was great reason to fear that, out of canes in the
ground equal to the production of 10,000 hogsheads of auger,
scarcely any would be saved; that, is fact, they would rot
in the ground.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA. FREEMANTLE,
MARCH s.—The affairs of this colony continue far trona en-
couraging. Instead of progressing like the sister settle-
ments, it is daily falling off ha importance, and the colonists
are seeking other places whereon to expend their energies
and enterprise. A new trade has lately engaged the atten-
tion of the colonists—viz., supplying the Indian markets
with timber for the purposes of stupbuildiag. In the south-
ern districts active preparations are in progress to procure a
supply of timber to be seat to Calcutta by the Selween.
Should the result cf the experiment prove satisfactory em-
ployment will be provided for more than twice oar present
number of labourers.
After much dilitoriness, the authorities have at last re-
solved to commence operations on the bar of the Swan.
Government hos invited tenders for blasting the rocks at the
mouth of the river. The expense will be borne in part by
the board of work. and by public subscription ; the latter
has been headed by Mr. G. Sbeaton's subscription of 501.
The list is actively filling up, and every prospect offers for
the removal of what has loog interrupted the free navigation
of the Swan.
On Feb. 20 the barque Metope sailed for London, with a
full cargo of wool and oil, the produce cf the colony.
Amongst the passengers per Merope is the Very Rev.
Don Jiarii Serra, who has taken an his charge a 'setae.
boy named Upemera, baptised Benedictine Upemera. This
youth is about six years old ; he will remain in Europe ter
such a period of years as will complete his education ia
every branch of literature and science, and then return to
the colony as the apostle of civilisation among the aborigines.
The headquarters of Upemera's tribe is the country called
Kinkier Spring, about three miles to the wiatward of the
Benedictine Mission-house. Apart from the interest which
is attached to this passenger the departure of the Merope is
an event, as being that of the fleet large 'vessel which the
colony has pawned. Her return is expected by November .
of the current year, when she will convey to the colony a
number of Scotch shepherds. Notwithstanding the quan-
tity of wool (431 bales) exported by the Merope, there is
more than eufficient to freight another vessel. The Merope
also takes home a ton of emery, the produce of the colony.
In the midst of the troubles of the colonists the local
government has issued orders to the crown solicitor to pro-
ceed forthwith against the various debtors to the crown.
This stringent measure will affect seriously the earlier set-
tlers, who, after having exhausted their means, were com-
pelled, on the security of their lands, houses, or other
property, to procure provisions from government when star-
vation stared them in the face. Write of Art facial have
already been issued, and several families ruined. The odium
of the measure, whether justly or not, i• heaped on the head
of the colonial secretary, who, to curry favour with the
home authoritiee, it is said, has promoted three oppressive
proceedings. No less than five of the first settlers,
whose tail and unremitting labour were insufficient
to make the soil produce food for their families, and who
uet have perished but for a timua supply of provisions
fromm the government, have, by theeo cruel measure now had
recourse to, been driven from their homes and compelled to
commence the world anew.
Dr. Von Sommer left Freemantle on the morning of Feb.
26, to continue his researches for coal at the Murray distrist.
Messrs. Peel, urry, and Armetrong accompany the inde-
atigable exloMrer.a A number of German shepherds are
f
sh p
ortly expected from Adelaide. Mr. Owen endeavoured
to get these shepherds to enter into engagements at the
rate of 251. per annum for wages, but they decdned
the proposal, preferring to make their own arrangements on
arrival at the colony. All are on the tiptoe of expectation
for the advent of the new governor, Capt. Fitegerald, daily
expected. The present nepotistnal; government will, it is
hoped, soon cease to misrule the colony. The governor,
judge, colonial secretary, and advocate-general, ere all
orangemen. The judge (Mr. Mackie) is the brother-in-law
of the governor ; the colonial secretary married the daughter-
in-law of Lieut.-Col. Clarke, and a complete ompact is
formed, which works ill for the prosperity and advancement
of the settlement.
VENEZUELA.Letters from Puerto Cabello, of
the 19th ult., received in the city by the West India steamer,
report that General Pees was shut up in Maracaibo with
troops by the forces of President Menages. The probability
was that ho would be able to defend himself there until re-
lieved by his partisan', who had elsewhere achieved IiOMO
successes over the government troops. The port possesses
some fort'-acelionsi and could readily obtain provisions
by bv4.