The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-04 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
CANADA.—The Toronto Examiner bas published
what profess,s to be an outline of the plan upon %tacit dui
ministry propose to settle the univerkis? question. gyp; a. da
`rue of credit is to be attributed t.) this revchtion we SAN
not. The goverment organs are sill nr, and the ton jou.
nals profire to take this a hence for confession. Here is Ms
Examiner's statrm:nt :

" The university to be called' The Univerety of Upper
Canada,' to he established on Christian principles, sad to
furnish a complete cane a of university iestruciion in all the.
branches of learnine except. theolesry. There will be arm.
vocation, composed of members holding degrees, to be per
sided over by a chancellor elected trite:faille by tie
members. The Governer-General will be visitor, win
power to app 'let special commissioners for spee.fic visitorid
purposes. The legislative power of the uuivinity 'at
be vastest: La a college ooueeil or csput, emptied d
all the proieners of the university, with one repletentatire
from each of the incorporated c dl. gee in Upper Canna
(which representatives must Corm: ly have herd a Agns
from the university of Upper Canada', together with a
extra mural p. none, 'o be app inted periodically by teem.
verner-general. T. e college council will triennially eita
their president, who will, in the absence of the chsitedkr,
preside at the meetings of the corer' cation as vice-chaseellee; ,
and the college eounc,l will have power to pass byelaw, kr
the discipline and g ad eovernment of the insteuti is, whin
bye-laws may at any time within months after beiss
passed, In disallowed by the visitor*. The college eon&
will not have power to impose shy religious tent or qualifier
Con on any professor, lecturer, or andent of the uneerity,
or on any person admitted to any dogrce therein. He
college c uucil to confer degrees, exceo lag is di.
vinity, and to center degrees ad modem, sod elm
honorary degrees ; providing that before a degree
is conferred the candidata will be required to prcdsa
a certificate of his religious attaiern-nts Irons his uret,
guardian, nr el: rityman. There will he within the enliven
sity three f culties, ane, law, and medicine; each e f whirl
faculties will be recaps el of such of the pest:won so the al.
lege council shall by etatute determent. E .ch of the fecal.
ties will i e presided over by a dean, to be elected annually
by the professors comaoeng the several faculties f um mac*
themselves. The at ec ell faculties will have the power el
using torture for their government, which meet be am
by the college council. The effendi-en for degrees
will be appointed by the college council, and all the exur
nations will be public. Witte the exception of the pro's
sorahip of divinity, every professor now actually had.
ing office will continue ; the appeentment of future profs
sore will be made in the manner !allowing ; that i, to seat
when a chair becomes vacua, or a new chair n to be erected,
the prohnorsLip will he opened to public compotiten, and
duly advertised by the proper offic-r of the college meal,
who will require the names of the candidates, with their is
tiosonials, to b. communicated through him. The eel*
c.oancil will select the names of lour canelid.dee and coal
transmit the r awes of such four candidates, with their tate
menials, said their report that ell the four are duly qualified
for the vacant chair, to the governor-general, who will, will
the advice of his executive council, make the appoint:gest
A schedule of the emits of the professors, with the time oc-
cupied by each in the public performance of Ida duties, will
be prepared by the college council and transmitted ta tles
governor-g urea who will assign a proper aeliuy toad
professor, and no professor will hold more than two chain,
or receive mere than 4001. by way of a lary : bet
each will, in addition to his salary, retain the tees pay-
able by the students attending his clue, which fee
will be fixed by statute paned by tho college council.
The property of the university will be placed unda
the management of three persona, one of whin will be
elected periodically by the college council, and tee oaten
will be appointed by, and will hold ethics during the Mae
sure of, the gevcrnor general, but one of the said two law
named pee...ores will be appointed from among tl a tumbles
of the college council. Au annual statement of thP 'gaited
the instituti in will be made, which statement will he sob
mated and duly reported to Nell:emcee It will be in the
power of such of the districts of Upper Canada as shall ear
form to the provision alter-mentioned, to sel.c-, thee*
their district councils, in such manner as shall be appeinsi
by statute of the college council, and to tend annu by as
free schol.r to the university, who shall be entitled to feud
the full academical course or such cheeses as be may choose
for four years., and et become a candidate for bowmen
provided that the district council so selecting shall also aka
and send up, in the same manner, another Wools', to be
educated at the expense of such district."
We learn from a correspondent "That parliament is
about to meet, and that a stormy session is expected. It
cannot be den.ed that there is a strong reaublican feting
there growing up, not arising from want at leyaltyor
respect for the British constitution, but from a coneicum
that the system of colonial d pendence is unsuited to the
wants, and inconsistent with the interests, of the provitices.A
large portion of I.e light and valuala.e goods sent to Canada
come through New York. On arriving here their coasigness
give bonds for their transit end exportation to Cusdie The
cost of this is nothing beyond a few dollars of 1.0,11111
the storage and cartage. The goods are then cent to the
nearest port of cap et, compared with the invoices gad
marks, and adnwed to are passed into Canada. On the re-
turn of the collector's certificates that the identical geode
bonded in New York were exported from his eistricts the
bonds given at New Yank are cancelled. This is a simple
and easy arrangement ; and while it secures to our naviga-
tion, by river and canals, the freights in transit, it saves has
to the Canadian merchant. He may buy hi. rods in
London, and have them at Montreal, or Kingston, Of
Toronto, in thirty days. Against this the natural
outlet of the St. Lawrence avails nothing. Of mass
this burin es assimila'es the interests of Canada and
the northern stater, and leads to many reflections and calcu-
lations. The culeny itself is a magnificent one. It has •
healthful climate, a fine soil, and large natural resources. It
has no superior in picture.que beauty, and is the a area of
admiration to Aueerican travellers. But there ie no lee, no
animation, no future. The middle and lower causes find as
aristocracy everywhere before and above them, and the strong
prompting' of ambition and the whisperings of hope are not
theirs. It is not for me to suggest the remedy of concessions
and grants, for it is a fact that concessinu to the dissifected
but increase their clamours. If it were possible to retain the
crewa lands free from taxati n until sold, and to exempt
British manufactures from divies for a hundr d years to
come, it might be l olitic to give Canada her indria. ndence
upon such conditions, and to leave her to form tier owl
government aid make her own laws. Beglaue would cer-
tainly gain vastly is a pecuniary point of view by this nrrange-
meet. This is the only way in which the uncertaiu future
may be wisely guarded t game as we view the subject here.
A very much ea.eemed demean of the Ouch of England,
resident on the peninsula of Canada West, sin wham I
have the pleasure to call my friend, has just returned from
a visit to his relatives in Begland. Semi things which hell
fallen tuad.r my observati ,n with regard to his poiition an
so germane to this matter that I will venture to allele to
them, sinee it shows something of the difference between the
spirit of the Canadians and our own. This gentleman has a
large Parish, but a small church. His duties are meet
arduous, and yet most faithfully p Wormed. He 'leaches
three times a Gay, is often compelled to ride miles on hase-
back after dark, and during the week is oblige ft to instruct
pupils In order to eke out the pitiful sum of 2001 a year.
That his reward Is in heaven must be true, for 0 is not ta be
found here. This gentleman was very deincus of collecting
funds while in Esigiand to erect a suitable church 'niece. 011
his return, I inquired of him how much he had obtained'
" But about a hummed and twenty pounds." I the n suggested
that if tee church at home, with all its wealth, could net
afford one floe vitae in one of the most pnpelous ?arts of
Canada, the friends of tne church here would not be so par-
simonious, and I have no doubt that it my clerical friend
would ...mend a few we Its in this city and occupy some of oar
moat prominent pulpits, he would raise all the m iney he
d sired. Tsai, geetlem in inured me that he had often
spoken of the beautitul churches of New York senile widen-
log his brethren at hom illueretion is but a small
one it is true, but with tois you m ey find mail more.
When the peo le of Canada snail have gained a little more
lies its preefori•v wi l b twee positive.
NEW BRUNSWICK.— Nis colony apir•tre to
have has new Lae ereattied tuto it. Tue Itz orm Cult ii tat

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war INDIES.—APPROPRIA7IO,I OP MI 00;
nom are Loss IN iIIIIIIOA—BNPICTATION or CigoiaaA
max— our New etermpeetetat transmits We d&
mos from basis. mem menet by week Asa what was I
&mot tri the loot m.il psekte. Timm& WM. bis mese is
torrent "We ham dew from the wog er jamas to
the 99 hat Noveut,or. A resolution bed bow prAmmid in
tha Aorraoly to Re!. pt a loss of 100.01114 from the British
"minnow, and to use it as capital tor tho estahliihsatiat of
aWO bark. • titit front the cholera was slimmed, sad
reporatiobs were ons.te to metre it."