The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-07 00:00:00

sentiments.

COLONIAL.
CANADA.
(From the New York Tribune)
MonTimm., Wednesday, On 17. NO.—Annustisa the question of the day. Walk through the struts nal Na-
vin hear fragmentary exclamations from the groups at openers upon " connexion." " rociproeity,“ &e. eta wrs
one talks, and a few think. In addition to the 325aawwv"
first appended to the Address to the People, there ha s,---
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The following declaration hu been circulated •
diaring tbs.
post two days, and has received over app signatures lad it
said will receive 2,000 during the week. ,
[This document has already appeared in the Daily News}
It is signed already by at least as large a body of with,
able influential men as the first, and if what is predicted—ha,
out true, it will exceed it in numbers.
rs. About 140 heath-
Canadians have signed the first; these are " Young Ceawkii
The are few men of wealth or influence among aki.
but they are enthusiastic and sincere. Ail the reedy
'f.'
hands will he, it is said, on the connexion side, aced math.,
they are very firm and determined in their opinion.
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great apish and activity will be displayed by all the
nents or annexation in Montreal, which was not ex a
now
few dayund ins w, theto act paivtiry being rather lukewarm. They eatsroty.
So much for Montreal. In Quebec all the menorah.
out exception, have come out against the movement. oth
papule, Corsrazieo, which was supposed to agree sath
L'Atenir and its supporters. his, to the surprise kale,.
come out dead against it. There will be no nowt y. all in Quebec, I think, nor
noni all the populous diarist
around it. There have been pronciamentotin mita
floes of Montreal, in the country as yet, but some are taut
of. In Upper Canada the press is openly and donde* w
opposition to it. The Glole, the arena of the party la hi.
thority, is violent on the subject. Ti'. tory journal, tth
Hamilton Spectator, and Tomato Colonist, and haw,
are quite as bad ; and such is the (feline displayed, natjt's
will he a hardy night that will hoist the flag of upstage's,.
Upper Canada. One tory paper in Kingrton, the Chronic',
and News, alone gives an uncertain sound en the iinethat.
The lib. reel members of Montreal have published a amiss
declaration against annexation, in the following terms:
[This correspondent, whose leanings are teendisly
against annexation, copies a document signed by thine*
members of the legislature, residing at Montreal,
favourable t. British connexion, viz : Mears J. Lieberfj.
Bourret, A. N. Morin, L. M. Vigor, Melee. Cuitsrena,
H. Price, Louis T. Drummond, N. Demos, Geo. C.rtia,
Pierre Davignon, L. Lacoste, Wol feed Nelson, anti A. Johie.
but omits a fact which the Mine, ve, edited for M. ulna
tains, by Lodger Duverney (one of the prouribed of 1837.8),
volunteers to supply, namely, that among the thirteen time
are salaried officers In the receipt of more-than 20,000 doli a
year. Two gentlemen of opporite view'', write us natal,
from Montreal, thus supplying the reader with both kilted
important Canadian questions.—Ed. Trik]
The seat of government questien is vet unsettled. Thee
cabinet met at Toronto on Wednesday, and, it is ail, es.
F-rned to meet again at Drummondville. near Nissas
Falls, whither the governor went on Monday to jin
family. In Toronto they hove managed matters yell: 11
true bills have been found against as many indikdoth fa
endeavouring to burn the governor in efliny. Two of they
are common councilmen of the city, and noted leaden tins
Orangemen.

At the Home District Astir's, on Friday last, Rene
Saadi, private in the Rifle Brigade, was tried .or the nat-
der of Thchard Eastwood, private in some brigade, in Ai,
last, found guilty, and sentenced by Chief Justice Sullins
to be hanged next month.
It is said that property is rising is value in Toronto
anticipation of its being mode the sea' of vvernment. Fire
hundred more houses would probably he required to me ,
modate all the people who would move with the unman&
Toronto has only 3,793 occupied, and 341 vacant, and nay
of these would not be of the class required -by the gowns
meant officers, so that a very great increase in rents not
be the consequence of the removal.
The exports of agricultural produce from Clerelmd, Oki),
to Canada in 1848 are valued at 142,312 dols , igailet is
ports from Canada to the same place of 21 969 dole 15e.
Reciprocity, it appears, would banefi". Cleveland more eta
Canada.

Notwithstanding the hard times, we have found m•emts
beautify our city a little. A fountain is in process of omv
'traction in the Plies d'Aroses, one of the fines: ,quotes as
this continent, considering its size and that of the city.
Visitors to Montreal will recollect that on the square stand,
the magnificent cathedral, the largest in America, the semi-
nary, and the Bank of Montreal, the latter of which eat
200,000 doles. There is a little more building going on cot
than hitherto during the paz. year.

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(From the Montreal Herald of OA. 17.)
The Canadian delegates from the British North Amities
League, met the delegates from Nova Semi' and Na
Brunswick in this ci'y on Ssturday lest. IVe have le
official account of the proceedings of these gentlemen; bet
from private mum., we learn that they determined
adhere to their former conclusions—Bret. that the easy
cannot go on as it is at present ; second, that the remedy for
the acknowledged evil is independence of Great Britain—
described in languege more or lees dirinet—and a union of
the several British Norsk American Cl- nits, with a motes
the tariff against British and other foreign geode. Tamil
to be another meeting of the members of this body at To•
ronto, and still another at Halifax.