The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1864.

FURNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and
FLOORCLOT EL CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in
the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class
goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to
Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select
from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground.
Every article warranted.
CLERGYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR-
NISH are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett and
Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un-
equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated brill)
:ohm-able engravings of every description of Furniture and
.:.;easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent palls and
post-tree on application. This costly work also contains
complete estimates for furnishing on the following revised
scale :

A Six-roomed Parsonage
An Eight-roomed ditto
A Ten-roomed ditto
A Twelve-roomed (_U°

Together with a Price List of purified Bedding, and a mass
of valnable informationto all requiring household furniture,
•arpets, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy-
men and gentlemen in or near Great Malvern, Southampton,
Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, Ryde, Plymouth,
Wells, Oxford, Brighton, Gainshorough, Margate. Kidder-
minster, Wellington, Croydon, Cambridge, Staines, Dorking,
St. A.ban's, Woroester, Ipswich, Peterborough, St. David's,
Wrexham, and above 600 other places in all parts of Great
Brit a: n
COBBETT and CO., General House Furnishers, Deptford-
bridge, London, B.E.

GA ME LICEN C E S.
The COMMISSIONERS of INLAND REVENUE
hereby Give Notice, that LISTS containing the Names of all
Persons who have taken out LICENCES to KILL and
DEAL in GAME, in the current year, to 30th September last
inclusive, have been printed for each Excise Collection, and
that a Copy thereof may be obtained GRATIS by any person
on application at this Office, or to the Collector or Supervisor
of Inland Revenue, Distributor or hub-Distributor of Stamps
in the country.
The Commissioners further give notice, that instructions
have been issued to their Officers to take the necessary steps
to prefer informations for penalties against all persons found
in pursuit of or dealing in Game without limn°
WM. CORBETT, Secretary.
Inland Revenue, Somerset House, London,
- -- •

26th October, 1861.

THE WORLD OF MAGIC.-DAY
PERFORMANCE.—The Great Wizard rf the North
wil give his EIGHTH MATINEE JUVENILE ENTER-
TAINMENT TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) MORNING,
and will repeat his Seance Magique EVERY EVENING, in
the Great St James's Ha 1, at ei,;lit o'clock. The best stalls
for these attractive representations may be secured at the
Ticket Office, 28, Piccadilly.

DAVENPORT BROTHERS' SEANCES,-
A limited number of Subscription SEANCES will be
given at the HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS, the First of
which will take place, SATURDAY, October 29th, at 3 p.m.
The Subscription List Is now open at the office of the
Hanover-square Rooms. The nnmber of Tickets limited to
Thirty each Seance. Terms of Subscription One Guinea. No
money taken at the door.

THE SOLDIER'S LEGACY.—Mr. GERMAN
REED'S New Opera di Camera TO-NIGHT, at Eight,
entitled THE' SOLDIER'S LEGACY, composed by G. A.
Mactarren, Esq., and written by John Oxentord. /tag., in
which Miss R. Henderson, Mr. Whiffin, Mr. P. A. Shaw, and
Miss Poole (by the kind permission of the New Opera Com-
pany), will appear. Concluding with TOO MANY COOKS,
sustained by Miss D'Este Finlayson, Mr. J. A. Shaw, and
Mr. Whiffin.—ROYAL GALLERY of ILLUSTRATION,
14, Regent-street. Unreserved seats, ls., 2s. ; stalls, 3s. ;
stall chairs, ss. ; may be secured in advance without fee.

T" E OXFOR D,
6, OXFORD STREET, W.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).

THIS EVENING will be produced (third time in this
country), ORPIIEE AUX ENFERS, by Offenbach,
MASANIELLO, MARTHA, LA TROVATORE, and
THE FAVORITE, &e , by the following Artistes, viz., Misses
Russell, Fitz-Henry,Walmsley, Tyrrell, ,t,c. With augmented
Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Mr. JACKSON lIANES, the Champion skater, in his per-
formanc?, on the Drawing ROOM Skates, of Quadrilles,
Varsoviennes,

UNSWORTII (or any other man), EUGENE, W. Randall,
11. Nash, Herr Hermann, and Iddlle. Cavallo.
LE PETIT BLONDIN.
Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private
boxed, 10s. 6d.

CANTERBURY HALL,
Triumphant Success of

PRINCE PERFUME AND PRINCESS BOUQUET.

Under the title of Prince Perfume and Princess Bouquet
is nightly to be seen at the Canterbury Ball a Magic Spectacle
far transcending in poetry of conception, b auty and in-
genuity of arrangement, scenic effect, and brilliancy of light
and colour any former apolication (even at this Hall) of the
principle known as the OPTICAL ILLUSION. In this last
collective display of scenic art and of brilliant choreographic
and statuesque grouping will be found pictures surpassing
some of the greatest achievements of the Modern Extra-
vaganza—See "THE SHIPWRECK," "THE PHANTOM
COMBAT'," and " THE CURTAIN OF FIRE."
The "Illusive Sketch," which is the centre of these corns-
cattons, is by Mr. W. F. Vandervell ; the overture and inci-
dental music by Willem Vandervell.
Prince Perfume, Mrs. William Randall.
The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited).

JTR AND MUSICK HALLS
PROMENADE CONCERTS EVERY EVENING.
With a full Band of Forty Performers.
X..waductor, Mr. F Kingsbury.
Vocalists :—Madllcs. Wilke, Molidoff. and Mayer.
Instrumentalists: —Violin. Signor Giovanni Adelmann ;
Cornet, M. Dithem; l'ianoforte, IEI. Mattoi, .nist to his
Majesty the King of Italy.
Admission, Is. ; Private boxes, Its. ad. ; stalls, 2s.
ComTenee at Eight.

STRAND MUSICK HALL.
MUSICK AT EIGHT O'CLOCK.
COMICK AT TEN O'CLOCK.
EVERY EVENING, THE GREAT VANCE AT
HALF-PAST TEN.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S HISTORICAL
GALLERY : established 28 years at the Bazaar,
Baker-street

NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model of
DR. COUTY DE LA P 03131 ERAIS, the Poisoner, taken
from the orizinal photoi,,Taph, by Mons. Ti impart, of Paris,
from life, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy.
Admittance, la. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors,
Od. extra.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGIITON MEETING.
THURSDAY.
A drizzly rain, which increased as the day went on, gave
a rather gloomy appearance to the Heath this morning.
The first event over the severe B.C. was remarkable for the
breaking down of two of the horses engaged, Weatherbaw
and Lord in Waiting, allowing Ossian to beat The Reserve.
Baron Rothschild's unwieldy horse, aptly namod The
Giant, had it all his own way with the very moderate
Farce; and an outsider, Ethel, made a very good race of it
with Kildare in the Selling Handicap.
The event of the day was the Free Handicap Sweepstakes,
in which Fill° de l'Air, Cambuscan, Baragah, Master
Richard, and Breezo were to meet on the A.F., and divide
the question whether the mare could give 171 b to Master
Richard. She was the favourite at evens, 13aragah, who met
her at 111 b the best of the weights, holding second place.
The rain had made the•ground rather sticky, and this was
of course against the top weights. Great animal as she un-
deniably Js, Ville de l'Air had to yield under her weight,
Master Richard winning cleverly by a length before
Baragah, who was a head in front of the mare. Cambuscan,
who was not pressed, was fourth.
Of the other events there is not much to say. They were
of the usual character, 10 soy sweepstakes and £5O plates,
and doubtless fully answered the gambling purposes for
which they aro intended. Coup d'Etat gave us a taste of his
quality in a Handicap Sweepstakes, T.Y.C., where, carrying
Bst 71b, he shook off his horses at the cords and won with•
out being half extended.
The ground was rather holding, and promises to be more
so to-morrow.
Sweepstakes of 100 soya each, for 4-yr-old colts, Bst 101 b,
and fillies, Bst Glb. The owner of the second horse to
receive back his stake. B.C. 7 subs.
'Capt. Handleys Ossian, Bst 101 b (H. Grimshaw) I
Mr T. Hughes's The Reserve, Bst 101 b .... (D. Hughes) 2
The Lord in Waiting and Weatherbow also ran.
Betting —2 to 1 agst Weatherbow, 5 to 2 agst Ossian, and
5 to 1 agst The Reserve.
Lord in Waiting made play, The Reserve going on second,

andWeatherbownext, Ossian lying away some 50 yards,

Half-way across the flat the loader gave way, having broken
down, and the lead was then :left with The Reserve, who
carried it on to the Old Duke's Stand, where Weatherbow
broke down so badly that Wells immediately dismounted.
This left the issue with the two. Ossian, who had gradually
made up his leeway, caught the leader half-way in the rails,
and won in a canter by 15 lengths.

Subscription II Indicap Plate of £5O for 3-yr-olds and
upwards. D.I.

Baron Rothschild's The Giant, 3 yre, 7st.„ (11. Covey) 1
Mr Parker's Farce, 4 yrs, 7st 121 b .... (H. Grimshaw) 2
Z J. Grimshaw weighed for Mr Wood's Rose, 3 yre, Sat 31b,
but the filly did not reach the heath in time to start.
The betting opened at 2 to 1 on The Giant, but closed at
5t02 on Farce, who made strong running to half-way in
the rails, where the Baron's colt headed her, and won easily.
Selling Handicap Sweepstakes, of 10 soya each, for 2 yr-
olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 100 sous if

demanded, Sco, Bretby Stakes Course. 14 subs.

Mr G. Angell's Ethel, 2 yrs, Gst 71b (Mordan) 1
Mr Craven's Kildare, 2 yrs, Gst 51b (Sayers) 2
Mr J. Osborne's Lyra, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Whiteley) 3
Baliverne, Overstone, Chicot the ;ester, Idle Girl, Ver-
diere, Kromeski, Sister Mary, and Honey Bee also ran.
Cranthaw weighed for Mr Whittaker's Pinch filly, 2 yrs,
Gst 131 b, and her number appeared on the telegraph, but
was subsequently removed, and the did not run.
Betting-9 to 4 agst Sister Mary, 4to 1 agst Verdiere,
5 to 1 agst Kildare, and 10 to 1 agst Ethel.
Verdiero jumped away in advance, and came on with a
slight lead of the favourite, who was followed on her right
by Kildare, Ethel, and Lyra, and on the left by Honey Bee
and Overstone. They retained those positions to the bushes
hill, where they closed up and ran nearly in a line into the
Abingdoa Milo bottom, where Verdiero was beaten, and
the running was then taken up by Kildare, closely attended
by Sister Mary, Ethel, and Lyra, who finished a fine race
home, Ethel, who got up a few strides from the chair,
defeating Mr Craven's colt by a head, who finished three-
quarters of a length in advance of Lyra, who was third;
Sister Mary was fourth, Kromeski was fifth, Honey Bee
sixth, Baliverne seventh, and Overstone next. Verdiero and
Idle Girl were the last two beaten off. Mr Craven claimed
the winner.

Match, both 3-yr-olds, Sst 71b each. A.F. 200, h ft.
Lord Glasgow's Sister to the Drake (Wellb) 1
Mr Greville's Bradamanto (II, Griuishmv) 2
Betting-6 to 4 on Bradamante.
Won by a neck.
Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 100 says each, h ft, for 3-yr

Betting-5 to 4 agst WII(1 Thyme, sto 1 agst Foxholes,
and G to 1 agst:Sentinel

Sentinel, with Governor at his girths, made play for the
first quarter of a mile, twhere the former dropped back,
leaving Governor With th a command, who was joined OR
entering the cords by the , favourite on the lower ground,
Lady Caroline, and Juneaton. Half-way up the first named
was disposed of, when Fordham trought out the favourite
and won cleverly by three parts of ft length; a length
divided the second fro m the third. Governor was fourth,
and the Fanfaronado silly fifth; Foxholes and Sentinel wer
the last two.

Sweepstakes of 19 sous each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Sat 10lb ;
fillies, Bst 7lb tho winner to be sold for 40 Boys, if de-
manded, &c. T•Y.C. 8 subs.
Baron do Mesnil's Godmersham, Bst 10Ib .. (E. Taylor) 1
Capt Machell's Tring, Bst 101 b (Edwards) 2
Fanny, Herschel, and Fills du Regiment also ran.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Fanny, 100 to 30 each agst Herschel
and Tring, 4 to 1 agst Godmershatn, and 8 to 1 agst Fills
du Regiment.

They got away in closo company, with the exception of
File du Regiment, who jumped round when the flag was
lowered and was left behind. Godmorsham, having a slight
lead, made all the running and won very easily bya length;
three quarters of a length divided the second and third; a
bad fourth. Capt Macholl claimed the winner.
Matoh-100, h ft, last five furlongs of Criterion Course.
Marquis of Hastings's Attraction, 3 yrs, Bst 121 b, received
from Lord Bateman's Moulimy, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b.

Railway and Other Companies.

HURON.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the London Tavern ; Mr. P. Raw.
son in the chair.
Mr SHORT, the secretary, read the advertisement
convening the meeting. The report stated that the
directors had taken steps to carry out the agreement
with the Grand Trunk Company. They had nomi•
nated Mr Brydges as the managing director of the
company, thereby placing him in a position to con.
trol the working of the two systems. A joint com-
mittee, consisting of two members of each board,
would exercise for the present supervision on this
side. The earnings of the Grand Trunk Company
far the 12 months ending in June last would under
the recent agreement have given to this company
from £45,000 to £60,000, according to the pro-
portion of the scale, which ranged from 13
per cent. in the first, 161 per cent. in the
last year of its currency. The committee
of bondholders, acting in concert with Messrs.
Bischoff, Coxe, and Bompas, at a meeting
held on the 26th of August last, had agreed to re-
commend their co-bondholders to subscribe towards
the new capital upon the following terms :—viz.,
12 per cent. of the amount of the mortgage bonds
or two years coupons up to and inclusive of those
falling due on Feb. 1, 1865, with an understanding
that this subscription was conditional upon th© re•
mainder of the amount required, say £90,000 (equal
to £150,000 in all), being provided, as called for by
the agreement with the Grand Trunk Company.
The company's resources for this were the deferred
bonds, and the unisened preference shares, for
which options existed enabling the holders to take
them up at the price of £5 per £lO share. Those
options would expire in July next, and there could
be no question that at such a price, looking at the
improved prospects of the company, the shares
would be duly taken up, whether by the option
holders or by the public. Meanwhile the directors
had made such arrangements with the Grand Trunk
Company as were satisfactory in respect of the
£75,000 covenanted for as outlay on the interne.
tional-bridge and third rail. The erection of the
bridge would be commenced early in the spring of
1865, upon the subscription of this company and
others being arranged. The capital account showed
that it had been increased during the half-year by
87,176 dole. including 58,070 dole. subscription for
the bridge. The revenue account showed that
281,306 dole. had been received and 212,309 dole
expended, leaving a balance of 71,997 dole. or
£14,79• ; but the exceptional charges amounted to
£2l,so2,,including £9,060 for rene foal of iron and
£6,669 loss on American currency. As compared
with the corresponding period in 1863 the revenue
showed an increase of £5,578, arising from through
passenger traffic.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, said it was a source of gratification
to the directors that the agreement between the

two companies was.working towards a satisfactory
result. The working arrangements had been very
favourably received in Canada. The completion of
the third rail on their line would produce great re-
sults in the development of through traffic► The
engineers would be ready to commence the bridge
in the spring. Theincrease in the traffic of the two
lines was over 20 per cent. as compared with the
corresponding period of last year. The net receipts
of the united lines last year amounted to £370,000.
(sir M0x0n—X315,950.) Taking 13 per cent, of
that amount, to which they would have been en-

titled, it amounted to £48,100, and would gradually
increase year by year to 16i per cent,, or £61,000,
Before they arrived at that per centago of the re.
ceipts the Buffalo company would have Eu fficien t
net income to pay the whole of their annual liabili-

ties. (Hear.) The increase of traffic was going on
rapidly in Canada, and long before they obtained
the full amount under the agreement they would
be paying a dividend on their old shares. The
net proceeds of this year were estimated at

£400,000 for thia two companies, and many expected
that it would be much greater. The working ex-

penses of the Buffalo for the past half-yearwere
very heavy in consequence of certain renewals of
stock and way before handing over the line to the
Grand Trunk Company. They had a loss by ox-

changes and a loss by fire, which he hoped would
not happen again. He then adverted to the agree-

ment entered into with the committee of bondholders

which the directors had hoped they had brought to

a termination. It now appeared that certain ob-
jections had been raised, notwithstanding the assur-

antes of the directors that they were prepared to
carry out the agreement so soon as the state of the
money market would admit of it.

Mr C, HOLLAND seconded the motion for the
adoption of the report.
Mr MORRIS, the solicitor, explained that every.
thing had been settled, as it was believed, most

satisfactorily with the bondholders, but it appeared

hat one of the bondholders had made a calculation

by which he estimated, from the existing state of

the money market, that the securities the directors

had to raise the money upon would not be of suffi.

client value to effect tliatobjeot to the full amount,
and contended, therefore, that the agreement ought
not to be carried out. He (Mr. Morris) honestly
believed the securities would produce all the money
they wanted. The bondholders had a most beneficial

arrangement with the Grand Trunk Company, by

which they were secured their interest, and if
paid in a few days after it was due they could exer-

- _
cise all their legal rights; a larger concession could
not have been made, and it was therefore absurd in

one of the bondholders to talk of breaking off such
an agreement. The directors were willing to do
everything they could to carry out the arrangement

for the benefit of the bondholders and all concerned•
Mr. M'EWEN, Mr. HOLLAND, and other directors
contended that the securities in the hsnds of the

Board were ample to produce all the funds required
for the purpose of carrying out the agreement with
the bondholders and Grand Trunk Company.
Mr. MoxoN, on the part of some dissentient
bondholder or bondholders, threatened that unless
his requirements, involving as it appeared a new

arrangement, were complied with, he would go to
Canada and oppose the agreement of the two com.

pinks and put an end to it,
Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and
re-electing the directors.
The directors were then empowered to arrange
with the preference shareholders, and propose a

scheme for dealing with the interest in arrear.
On the motion of Mr FILDES, the bast thanks of
the meeting were presented to the directors for the

prompt and vigorous steps they had taken to carry

PRICE ..4d:
STAMPED ....sd.

into effect the arrangement with the Grand Trunk
Company, ---

CAPE TOWN.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the London Tavern,--Mr If.
Watson in the chair.
The report, an abstract of which has appeared in
The Sun, was taken as read.
The UIIAIRMAN. in moving the adoption of the
report, said Oregretted being obliged to ask them
to take a smaller dividend than they had reason to
expect. They had not yet settled the amount with
the cantractor,nn which the Government was to pay
a guarantee. The truffle had not resulted in a profit
owing to the extensive renewal of decayed sleepers.
There wee, however, a balance 0f,J.3.913 available
for distribution, which would admit of a dividend ct
the rate of 01, per cent. for the past three months,
leaving £230 for next account. He considered
that the causes of a reduced dividend were only
temporary, and that by the development of the
traffic and the exercise of strict economy in work-
ing they would gradually succeed in establishing a
dividend equal at least to the Government guaran.
tee. The traffic in June, July, and August had been
seriously affected, but during the first 17 days of
September it had increased to £lOO a day. The
Wynberg Company since the report had been issued
had renewed their negotiations with the company.
It appeared to him that the Colonial Legislature,
having sanctioned a rival line to divert the traffic,
had not only injured the Cape Towui Company, but
increased the liability of the colony. The amount
of the company's stock held in the colony was only
£15,600, while English capitalists had provided the
remainder, amounting to about £634,000. The
company had been led to rely on the co-operation
of the Government of the colony, who were quite
as much interested in the success of the railway as
the company. He concluded by moving the adop
tion of the report.

Mr L. BROWNE seconded the motion, and ex.
plained that the failure of the sleepers arose from
their not being creosoted. They had been compelled
to use uncreosoted sleepers by the Government refe-
ree, and this sad fact now entailed on them a
cost of £BOO a month out of revenue, and this
would continue until about half the sleepers on the

line were renewed: The company had insisted on
having the other half of the sleepers creosoted be-
fore they were sent out from this country. The
traffic had fallen off in consequence of the great
depression of trade in the colony, and the removal of
the Parliament from Cape Town to Graham's Town.
He then explained that the nature of the Colonial
guarantee was a rate in aid of £30,000 a-year, in
addition to profits. A capital of £70,000 had been
paid as interest to the shareholders during con-
struction. Out of the £30,000 rate in aid, they had
first to deduct the loss on the working of the lice,
next the interest on debentures and cost of manage.
ment, and the rest was available for dividend. The
sum at present available was within £Bl of 4 per
cent. per annum for the half-year.

The report was then unanimously adopted, and
an amendment was carried increasing the dividend
from the rate of 3f per cent. t 0.4 per cent, per
annum for the three months ending the 30th of
June last. The retiring directors were re-elected,
and also Mr. Alderman Dakin, the retiring auditor.
It was stated that the directors and consulting
engineer had agreed to make considerable reduction
in the sum allowed them for their services, and the
meeting separated.

- - - - -
Mr. Alderman Salmons and his Constituents

A large number of the electors and non-electors
of Deptford assembled last evening at the lecture
hall of that town, to receive frcm Mr. Salcmons,
one of the representatives of the borough of Green
wieb, an account of his proceedings in Parliament
during the last session.
Mr Duval have been called to the chair,
Mr Alderman SALOMONS commenced his address
by remarking that although he was always well
pleased to meet his constituents and to explain to
them his conduct as their representative, yet the
present occasion was the more interesting, -es there
could be little doubt but that it would be the last
upon which he should have to address them before
submitting his views to a more extended meeting as
a candidate for re-election. The past Session had
been a very quiet session, during which the Legis-
lature had been chiefly occupied in improving the
laws. Measures had been introduced relating to
almost every subject of social interest. A measure
prescribing a stricter mode of treatment for crimi-
nals had been passed after much discussion. The
proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to
establish a system of life assurance in connection
with the Government had given rise to much con-
troversy, but ultimately, the general opinion being
favourable to the scheme, it had been adopted. A
new system of managing the public roads had been
introduced, and a measure for the more effectual
relief of casual poor by spreading the cost over the
entire metropolis had been passed. All these mea-
sures were of a moderate and unpretending chem•
ter, but it was well that the people should under-
stand that Parliament could not always be dealing
with sensational schemes. The point had been
reached that all great evils had been redressed, and
it now became the deity of Parliament to observe
the changes which occurred in the condition of the
country, and to make such alterations in our
laws as the progressive spirit of the age proved to
be required. Daring the last Session there had
been one great party fight upon the Danish
question. He should not enter into the merits
of that question, for it would be difficult to say whe-
ther the Danes or the Germans were in the right,
but probably they were both wrong. In that party
fight the Government was successful by a majority
of 18. That was an important victory for the Mini-
stry, but it was also important to the country, as it
most be understood as expressing the opinion of Par-
liament in favour of peace and non-intervention.
(Hear, hear.) The result of that debate had, he
believed, exercised a quieting influence throughout
Europe, and he hoped that when Parliament met
next session it would be found that fewer despatches
had been written, fewer blue books would be printed,
and fewer discussions upon them would be needed,
so that more attention could be given to questions of
greater importance to the country. There would be
ample business for Parliament to deal wnh in the
next session. In the first place there was a great
outcry in the Australian colonies against receiving
our convicts. It was true that Western Australia
wished to have a supply of convict labour, but the
neighbouring colonies objected that the criminals
sometimea found their way to them. The objection
ought to be treated with respect, especially ae it was
strengthened by an opinion on the part of the colony
that the existence of a convict population among
them or near them had a tendency to prevent many
respectable and valuable emigrants from settling
there. The colonies had remonstrated, but having
done so unsuccessfully they now threatened
stronger measures. He hoped and believed, how-
ever, that the difficulty would be got over by our
not insisting upon sending convicts to Australia
against the wishes of the greater number of the
colonies in that country. (Hear, hear.) Another
great question in connexion with our colonies would
have to be considered by Parliament in the next
session. Canada, New Brunswick, and our other
colonies in North America were now considering
tho propriety of uniting in ono confederation, and
the relations of Euch a confederacy with the mother
country was a question of the deepest importance.
The subject was the more grave because it was cons
needed with the unhappy conflict now raging bee
tween the two sections of what were until lately the
United States of North America. How long that
contest would continue no one could tell, how
it would end no man could know ; but whether the
North succeeded in absorbing the South by depopu-
lating thou fertile countries, or whether the two