The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-21 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

CANADA.—Sir George Simpson hu returned to
Montreal, from his tour of inspection of the trading esta-
blishments and settlements of the Hudson's Ban Company,
lying on Lake Superior and the northern shores of Rudvm's
13ay. The Montreal Ga:ettc a iys :
Sir George reports favourably of the con 'idea and prospect. of the
settler* in those northern region.. The agricultural population of the
Red River settlement amounts at 'prnent, we lea. I; to more than
3,000 inhabitants, of whom 2,n00 are houarivilders, owning
one hundred scree of land each. Ten thousand acres are
under cultivation, yielding the richest crops from • smaller
amount of labour, probably, than the some portion of the
earth demands in any other part of the world. From the dercrip-
lion we have received of this region we cannot doubt its becoming, at
sr me future deo, the focus of • law and important population. End.
Ins common., in the nature of prairie land, invite the plough, which,
for hundreds of miles, may truer its furrow wilhoet encountering
an obstacle. Countless herd• of buffalo, and game of all kinds,
abound; and, in addition to them resources, fish might be
taken from the lakes and riven, for six months' entire
subsistence of the settlement annually. The temperature
and climate are the same as In these parts. People, we
an informed, rarely the in thaw: quarter.; and divwe is at such
a discount that a dingle medical nractioner, to • population of 5,000,
has a hard battle to make a living out of big medical calling. In 00
part of the world is • labouring population, of the same description, in
• greeter degree of comlort. The little garrison of 400 men and
otficere, under the command of Major Griffiths, of the 7th Rest-, and
Captain. Moody, Blackwood, and Townsend, of the Royal Engineers
and Artillery, were under orders of recall.

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RIO JANElRO.—Advicee have been received to
June 28.—M. Gros, the French Envoy to Buenos Ayres
had arrived by a French steumer at Rio, with the admiral
commanding in the River Plate. The envoy had failed in
bringing Roses to terms. He had, however, it is stated,
given orders, on his departure from Monte Video, to suspend
the blockade of Buenos Ayres and the coasts of the Argen-
tine territory, but meantime to continue a strict blockade of
those points of the territory of the Oriental republic which
were in the possession, tr proximity, of Oribe and his army
both ging Monte Video. He had also agreed toallowamonthly
subsidy to the government of Monte Viden, until he should
be able to consult with his government at home. Mr. Gore
Omeley, the British coadjutor with M. Gros in the Buenos
Ayres mission, remained at Monte Video in the capacity, u
said, of British ChargE-d'Affaires and Consul-General. As
hitherto no notice has appeared of the recall of Mr. Gore
Ouseley, this fact would appear apocryffital. From Buenos
A. res advices had been received at Rio to the 13th of June,
at which time no no.ice of the suspension of the French
blockade had been received. Business was dull there. The
imuorts were excessive, notwithstanding the blockade, and
sales difficult to be made.—The dates from Monte Video
were to the 15th of June. Business inactive. The govern.
ment had withdrawn the consumo duty, enacted by the
decree of the 20th of May, hut replaced it by exacting a
new duty of lin excess, payable monthly, of the annual
charge upon all foreign merchants for the patent, or privi-
lege, of carrying on retail a well as wholesale business. say
about three times more in amount. Some individuals had
been arrested there on suspicion of complicity in the assas-
sination of Dr. \ arelse, the editor of the government Taper.
Exelange on England. 308.