Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-05-26 00:00:00

CANADA.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH BRITON.

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The Canadian steamer, North Briton, arrived 110
last evening, with Quebec dates to the 14th instant'
and 170 passengers, sixty of whom were in the

cabin.
The news to hand is two days later fro r ,
nroa
United States, and one week from Canada. re,
the former we learn that despatches had bele")
ceived at Washington from Mr. Reid, late min tbe
to China, and who had arrived at New York
Persia, but they do not contain anything of iniPTes
ante. By way of New Orleans, we have- ad :w
from Nicaragua to the 2nd May. No event oi.'o
portance had happened there since last precl,,°l
dates. It was reported that Mr. Belby was trr

hard to buy the Nicaraguan Congress. „ilo
Sir George Simpson, Governor of the Hu the
Bay Company, had left Montreal en route forvarl
Red River Colony. He is accompanied by ve
Fortescue, who has been for some time past resi'l
in the province.
The Quebec Globe states that, Mr. J"" re,
having declined to remove to Quebec, has of
signed the post of assistant-commissioner is
public works-, and inspectorship of rai,,lr°, asl,
and superintendence of the Welland raid ssl,
Mr. Samuel Keefer is transferred from the officlejr.
inspectorship of railways to that vacated by

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Killaly at the board of 'vorks. 1
the
At the meeting of the Quebec City Council,
mayor informed the council of his intention to leao
by the steam-ship North Briton, for England• the
connection with his mission to England, on hip
business of the North Shore Railroad, his IVersr"
stated that the executive would send the debentn.;
for the balance of the sum borrowed by the ottYbvt
aid of that undertaking, to the city treasurer, I
only as they might be required to meet such ill%
ments as may be called for by the directors-1,4
city paying those instalments at the same tirae,
to the same amount as other shareholders. est,
From Canada there is not much else of ilaterill
The Montreal Pilot, on the question of a Feder'
Union, says :

Sir Alexander Bannerman, the Governor of Newl.nr°u:s-0
land, ha's been writing some stupid despatches to the Ifr""tbe
Government against the proposed Federal Union of c 6
Provinces in tiritish North America. Therein he 91,':'„D,
to the differences between Upper and. Lower Canada, N",1,;(1,
he says, such a union would neither cement or cure•
as a matter of course, the Globe, because of his so u'or
lauds him as a sensible man, and draws a very onft°,. of
able contrast between Sir Edmund Head and the al",'„ce,
this fishy despatch. Sir Alexander never had much.s`pie
nor was he born to set the Dee on fire. For a long t1nl,;0;
represented the city of Aberdeen in the House of Cornal,4l
but he had none of the makings of an orator or state iv
about him. He was the head of a large cotton-sll,jed,
mill, but could not manage the business, burst up and iti'9o(l
In consequence he had to resign his seat in the ilease; the
for his support to the Whig Ministry was sent to
of
Bahama Islands where for years he vegetated as GoletB be
Subsequently he was transferred to Newfoundland, Whet ere?
has quite enough to do to attend to matters !'" to
without meddling with our difficulties., For 131;lo,
talk of differences between Upper and Lower ?lois
how they are to be settled, is a cla'it,fe

piece of impertinence. In considering—the subject dbl
Federal Union, such an absurd idea as that enuncla fer
the Governor of Newfoundland, Il
we are satisfied enis.
entered the heads of any member of the Canadian AtinfrO
fration. Nor, if all tales be true, should Mr.
desire it : for a crusade against Lower Canada, $ll-0/,
dissolution of the Union is to be his new party
resolutely resisted in and sternly demanded. Well, 35,`e of
Renaud observed in the Legislative Council, wliell
the clan held out the threat, if Upper Canada is sa""
we are content.
From Prince Edward's Island we learn that tbies
general election had concluded, and the scrut"-o-
being over, the numbers run —government 18 ;
sition 12. last
The tariff of the Island remains the samessfeo
year. Mr. Haviland's alien bill, which enables 3.,`,1000
to hold and convey real estate to the extent ()lbe
acres in each case, has passed both branches °f „r
Legislature. The Hon. Mr. Aldon has bee° $
pointed surveyor-general. Hon. Col. SWb~d it
member of the late government of P. E. Isla-reo
appears from the Monitor, was among the fac`'i-d
ones of that administration. He is said to JO'
the present time thirteen different public offices'