The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-15 00:00:00

HIGHLAND DESTITUTION.

On Saturday a public meeting was held in Willis's
Rooms, King-street, St. James's, for tii purpose of taking
into consideration the best means of relieving the distress
in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The meeting,
in consequence of the unfavourable state of the weather,
was not numerously but was very respectably attended.
The Duke of Buccleuch took the Chair. His Grace was
supported by the Duke of Montrose, the Earl of Strath-
more, Lord Claude Hamilton, the Hon Mr. Macdonald,
Sir Charles Dalbiac, the Bishop of Exeter, Major Cum-
ming Bruce, Mr. Charles Barclay, Mr. Balfour, Mr. Camp-
bell, Colonel Innes, Sir Andrew Agnew, and other Mem-
bers of Parliament. Captain Gordon, M.P., was the first
speaker, and after he had addressed the meeting the Secre-
tary, Dr. Crombie, read the Rnports of the various Com-
mittees, which entered into a detailed statement of the causes
and effects of the famine. Extracts from Reports, and other
communications, received from Clergymen in various parts
of the country, were also read, by which it appears, as was
stated in Scriptural language by a Right Rev. Prelate,
that " the fields yield no meat, the flocks are cut off from
the fold, neither is there any herd in the stall." Every
source which has been tried has failed, and many thousands
are represented to be suffering at this moment under the
sternest privations which can fall to the lot of humanity.
The meeting was subsequently addressed by the Bishop of
Exeter, Lord Strathmore, Major Cumming Bruce, and se-
veral Clergymen and landholders from the Highlands, each
giving a description of the state of their own particular dis-
tricts. A series of resolutions were passed carrying out the
objects of the meeting, and a Committee of Noblemen and
Gentlemen was appointed to raise subscriptions in the wes-
tern parts of the metropolis. A resolution was also adop-
ted, expressive of the gratitude of the meeting to the Arch-
bishop of Tuam for the manner in which he had exerted
himself throughout the province of Connaught in aid of the
sufferers. A subscription to the amount of nearly 3001.
was also entered into, but we regret to state much yit re-
mains to be done, as the sum subscribed, amounting to
18,0001., is totally inadequate to relieve the sufferers,
80,000 of whom are destitute of the means of subsistence.

The meeting separated after passing a vote of thanks to
the Noble Chairman, who subscribed the sum of 501.

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR

THE WEEK.

(From the Gardeners' Gazette.)
Turn all gravel walks yet undone, level them, and after
treading closely all over the surface, roll well with a heavy
roller.

In the present uncertain state of the weather risk nothing
tender out of doors ; most greenhouse plants, even camellias
and rhododendrons, which are as hardy as most things, are
growing, and the nightly frost will destroy their tendons.
Propagate stove and greenhouse plants by cuttings. Let
hardwooded sorts have a little bottom heat, and be covered
down with a glass ; but some sorts will do best by layers,
for which, select small pliable branches.
Look well to watering plants in housds ; while growing
they take occasionally a good deal, and always want con-
stant attention.

Shift all plants whose roots have filled the pots, unless
the object be to stunt their growth for the purpose of
throwing them into bloom ; remember, when this is the
case, a few hours without water when they require it will
soon kill them.

Continue to cleanse all borders, beds, and crops from
weeds, and especially see that this is done with all young
plants or plants just coming up.

RANUNCULUSSES.-Stir: tile earth between the roots
earthing up each plant a little.
Propagate fibrous rooted plants by parting the roots.

AunleuLAs are now in genoral at the height of their
bloom, see they have water enough, and the drainage good,
and that they are kept with plenty of air, and no sun.
DAHLIAS must be well protected of a night, if planted
out, but we do not recommend planting yet.
TULIPS require great protection, the frosts we now have
most nights or early in the morning would greatly injure
the blooms of those which have been covered. The cloths
may be put up now for the convenience of readily covering
them against hail stones but, the under covering of the
nights must not be discontinued until there is a total change
of the weather.

Otto of Roses is made from the hundred-leaved rose
(Rosa cenqblia), which species is also used exclusively in the
distillation of rose water. The genuine otto of roses is not,
it is said, prepared by distillation, but by putting a quantity of
carefully picked rose leaves into a jar or cask, with just suffi-
:-;ient water to cover them. The vessel is then set in the sun
for a few days, and in about a week the otto (a butyraceous
oil) collects in the form of a scum upon the surface, and is re-
moved by a piece of cotton.—Conversations on Nature and
Art.

CANADA.

Protest by Lord Brougham against the resolutions re-
garding Lower Canada, entered on the Lords' journals on
Thursday last :

"- Dissentient,

" First, Because these resolutions, embracing a great
variety of important subjects, upon which different opi-
nions may be entertained by the same persons, were all put
to the vote at once, in a House consisting of not a tenth
part of the numbers that frequently attend when questions
affecting the interests of political parties, or even individuals,
stand for discussion.

" econd y, Because, though some of these resolutions
are justifiable, there are others, and especially the eighth,
which set all considerations of sound policy, of generosity,
and of justice at defiance, and will most likely be regarded
as indicating a design to crush whatever spirit of opposi-
tion to the executive government may, at any time, and for
any cause, show itself in any portion of the North Ameri-
can provinces.

" Thirdly, Because it is the fundamental principle of the
British Constitution, which was intended to be established
in Canada by the Act of 1791, and was finally promulgated
in 1831, that no part of the taxes levied upon the people
shall be applied to any purpose whatever without the con-
sent of their representatives in Parliament ; and this con-
trol over the revenue ought, in an especial manner, to be
vested in the people of the Colonies, seeing that it never
can give them the same unlimited influence which it con-
fers upon the people of the Parent State ; for if supplies
are withheld by the Commons of England on account of
grievance, the Crown has no other resource, and the griev-
ance must be redressed ; whereas, if the Commons of the
Colony withhold supplies for the like reasons, the Crown
cannot by this proceeding be obliged to redress the griev-
ance as long as the Parliament of the Mother Country is
willing to furnish the fund required.
" Fourthly, Because the taking possession of the money
placed by the British Parliament at the disposal of the
colonial councils, without their consent, is wholly subver-
sive of the aforesaid fundamental principles, and directly
contrary to the wise and salutary provisions of the Act
payed in 1831; nor does it at all signify that this is said
only to be done upon the present occasion, and that the
rights of the colonial Parliament are represented as left un-
impaired. The precedent of 1837 will ever after be cited
in support of such oppressive proceedings, as often as the
Commons of any colony may withhold supplies, how jus-
tifiable soever their refusal may be, or in whatever designs
the executive government may be engaged.
" Fifthly, Eecause the constitution of the council, having
been tried for nearly half a century, has not only failed to
produce the advantages expected from it, but, after occa-
sioning the most serious evils, has ended in bringing the le-
gislative operations of the Colonial Parliament to a close,
and there seems good ground to hope that the evils now
complained of may be remedied by introducing the elective
principle into the constitution of this body, under due mo-
difications. But the fourth resolution seems to pledge Par-
liament against ever introducing that principle, since it is
not possible to conceive any circumstance justifying its in-
troduction if the existing state of things does not.
" Sixthly, because the spirit in which these proceedings
are conceived is avowedly adverse to the opinions and de-
sires of a vast. majority of the inhabitants of LoWer Ca-
nada ; and the to less pl..inly avowed of ject for bringing
them forward is, by the authoritative declaration of Par-
liament, to put down the principles and to thwart the incli-
nations so generally prevailing among the people of that

province.
" Seventhly, because these proceedings, so clearly resem-
bling the fatal measures that severed the United States
from Great Britain, have their origin in principles and de-
rive their support from reasonings which form a prodigious
contrast to the whole grounds and the only defence of the
policy during later years, so justly and so wisely sanc-
tioned by the Imperial Parliament, in administering the
affairs of the mother country. Nor is it easy to ima-
gine that the inhabitants of either the Amerie„n -or the
European branches of the empire should co:-&mplate so
strange a contrast without drawing inferences therefrom
discreditable to the character of the Leg'slature,
and injurious to the future sa:ety of the State. When
they mark with what different measure we mete to
six hundred thousand inhabitants of a remote province,
unrepresented in Parliament, and to six millions of our
fellow-citizens nearer home, and making themselves heard
by their Representatives, the reflection will assuredly arise
in Canada, and may possibly find its way into Ireland, that
the sacred rules of justice, the most worthy feelings of na-
tional generosity, and the soundest principles of enlight•
ened policy may be appealed to in vain if the demands of
the suitor be not also supported by personal interests, and
party views, and political fears amongst those whose aid he
seeks ; while all men perceiving that many persons have
found themselves at liberty to hold a course towards an
important but remote province which their constituents
never would suffer to be pursued towards the most incon-
siderable burgh of the United Kingdom, an impression-will
inevitably be propagated most dangerous to the mainte-
nance of colonial dominion, that the people can never
safely entrust the powers of Government to any supreme
authority not residing among themselves.
" B RO UG M."