The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-09 00:00:00

CANADA.

By the accounts received fTorn Quebec yesterday to the
ult., it appears that the Committee appointed at the.
great meeting of the inhabitanti of the city and vicinity of
Quebec, held on the Esplanade on the 31st of July last,
waited on his Excellency the Governor-in-Clticf, at the
Castle of St. Lewis this day at 2 o'clock, and presented
the following address
To his Excellency vho Right Hon. Archihald. Earl of
of ....nudes, in the county
closfArd, Baron •Worliogliatn,
of Suffolk, Captain-General and Governor in-Chief in
and over the Province of Lower Canada, &c.
" May it please your Excellency,
" We, Her Majesty's dutiful and lqyal subjects, the un-
dersigned inhabitan4 of t1-3a city and. viciniti of Quebec,
formi,n4 ¶c 4Uttet of a public, meeting bald on the Es-
planade on the a st of July now last past, for the purpose
expreolna the opinion of the said tnectini oq Fciinlp

Soh
attempts made at other meetings held in -f;
this pr(At:nce, and to convey their opinions glifi#llo4o
Government, humbly approach your Exce •.?
seining our gracious Sovereign in this pro n itpr.„:
mity to the resolution by which we are app I?
'l7
respectfully represent on the part of the said t
" 1. That we have observed, with deep regret i,CSt 41.43-141/47
tempts which have been made at meetings recently hull
in d fferent parts of this province to disseminate disrespect
for the public authorities, and disaffection towar.ls the I.lr.
tish Government and Parliament, ant so excite to the vio-
lation of the laws.

"2. That whatever differences of opinion may have pre-
vailed in the province in regard to its pubic concerns, the
inhabitants thereof have hitherto maintained a d's.inguished
character for fidelity to the Sovereign, a love of public
order, and obedience to lawful anther ty ; and it is our .lnty
and determination still to n.aintain this character, and re-
sist to the utmost all acts or attempts contrary to the alle-
giance which is due to the British Crown, or against the
publ'e peace, or in violation of the laws.
" 3. That we feel the entire conviction that the present
unrortunate condition of public affairs in this province is in
great part owing to the misunderstandings and dissensin:%s
which have prevailed in the Legislature and amongst the
inhabitants of the Province ; and that a remedy is to -be
found in avoiding these misunderstandings and dissensions
for the future, and in the cordial union of all classes in
promoting the peace, welfare, and good government of the
province.

" 4. That it is equally the duty and interest of the Go-
vernment, and the subjects in the colony, to co-operate in
the remedy of all abuses which may be found It, elist, to
the end that the peace and prosperity of the colony may be
effectually promoted,.and all classes of the inhabitants be
maintained in equal rights, and in the full enjoyment of
security of person-and property, and all the peculiar privi-
leges which they enjoy, or to which they are legally entitled.
" 5. That under the present circumstances it is our duty
humbly to assure her Majesty's Government that it may
fully rely on our fidelity to the crown and affectionate at-
tachment to the connexion subsisting between this province
and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

" We beg leave to assure your Excellency that the per-
sons who attended that meeting, and concurred in the sen-
timents now expressed, formed a majority of the inhabitants
of the city of Quebec, and they humbly pray on the part
of the sad meeting that the aforesaid expression
.of their
opinions, and their loyal assurances, may be transmitted to
her Majesty's Government in Etiglarql.
" Quebec, Aug. 2, 1837."
To which his Excellency was pleased to retuta the fol-
lowing answer :

" Gentlemen,—l have much pleasure in transmitting. as
•ou request, to her Majesty's Government in England the

address which you have just presented to me for that pur-
pose, and I am convinced her Majesty will receive with
entire satisfaction the assurance of fidelity to the Crown,
of obedience to-the laws, and affectionate attachment to
the connexion between this province and the United King-
dom, which so numerous and highly respectable a portion
of the inhabitants of the city and vicinage of Quebec have
thus come forward to tender. These assurances, in con-
junction with that union of loyalty and public spirit which
has so recently been, manifested in this town, cannot fail to
prove pectiliarlyneceptable at a time when the most artful
and insidious attempts have been resorted to to disseminate
doctrines at variance with morality and justice, and tending
to the overthrow and violation of those laws and institu-
tions which secure to the whole body of her Majosts's Ca-
nadian subjects'the rights and immunities they nom enjoy.
" While I deeply regret these attempts, and while my
earnest endeavours shall be directed to avert the calamities
they arc calculated to produce, I can assure you I shall not
cease to adhere to the principles which I have ever held,
and shall always be ready and anxious, while I fill the high
situation confided to me by our gracious Sovereign, to co-
. operate in the remedy of abuse, it promoting the welfare
and happiness of this provitice, and in maintaining all
classes of its inhabitants in the full and peaceable enjoy-
ment of equal rights. .
" Castle of St. Lewis, Quebec, Aug. 7."

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.

The course of proceeding at the. Liverpool •meeting ad-
mits of being shortly sketched, so as at least to convey to
those who have not attended on former occasions, some no-
tion of the principal sources of interest, though the nature
of the subjects which will be brought before the sections, or
produced in Lhe'-general assemblies, can seldom be com-
pletely In-Own beforehand. The order of business is in
some degree defined by the -Peculiar constitution of the
Association, whieb, being destined primarily for the ad-
vancement of science. by .the. united efforts of the whole
body of 4s.cultivators, joins to itself 1.1 still larger
circle of persons _who are interested in the useful applica•
tions of knowledge, or desirous of contributing by their
in-
fluence to its progress and expansion. •
To the Council and its particular Committees is entrusted
the duty of cousidJrinc,, from year to year, how •particular
departments of knowreJge may be best improved ; their re-
ports on such subjects arc submitted to the General Corn-
mittee, which, in consequeiwe, directs the execution of par-
ticular researches, requests the aid of distinguished indivi-
duals, philosophical institutions, and public bodies, at home
and abroad, and provides funds for the expenses attentLng
.those operations.

The... General Committee, the directing pwer of the
whole Association, holds its first meeting to-morrow (this
day) the 9th instant, to receive the report of the Council
for the past year, consider proposals re.r.alteration of laws,
•ules, &c , and ,other impoitant obj2cts..
To all the proceedings of the week, except the sittings
of Committees, all members are equally admitted on pre-
senting their tickets. They may attend any one or all of
the sectional-meetings, between 11 a. m. and 3 p. m., on
every day of the week, except Saturday. The Amphi-
theatre and Town Hall will Le.open to them in the even-
lags at 8 p. m,, and under particular regulations they may
obtain Tickets, which admit ladies to all these evening
meetings.

Fronl 100 to .200 communications, on selected points of
science, have been read at each of the meetings of the As-
sociations, and discussed by those most competent to dis-
criminate truth from error ; and thus new and important
important results (corrected and enforced by the highest
authority) become rapidly and correctly understood ; use-
ful knowledge is thus directly conveyed in the most com-
plete form to those who have assembled from great distance
to obtain it, and who will be enabled, from their several
centres of influence, to diffuse amongst the community at
large a truer. estimate of the nature and value of scientific
pursuits, than from other sources they might have been in-
duced to adapt.

After these separate labours in the morning, the Mem-
bers collect together in the evenicgs for more popular and
general purposes, which are, however, not less important
for the main object of the Association. It hag been usual
on the first Monday evening, for the President of the past
year to resign the chair to the President elect. On this
occasion the Karl of Burlington will receive the office from
the hands of the Marquis of Northampton. - After the
observations frcm the chair, a di.tinguished officer of the
meeting (Dr. Tra.llN has been requested to read an address
on the state and progress of the Association, the influence
it has exercised in the augmentation of knowledge, and
the probable direction of its future advance.
On Wednesday evening, a gentleman eminent for his

discoveries in electricity (Mr. W. S. Harris) will deliver a
lecture, illustrated by appropriate experiments on a large
scale, on the theory and effects of lightning conductors ap-
plied to ships, a subject of • national importance, and espe-
cially interesting to the commerce of Liverpool.
Tuesday and Thursday evenings are directed to soirees
in the splendid rooms of the Town-hall, and it is probable
that this new and pleasing feature of the arrangements will
be productive of the happiest effects, by uniting in personal
friendship those whose minds have travelled towards the
same high points of knowledge, by mixing in one friendly
group--Science and Art—Philosophy and Literature, and
by ee.menting these not discordant elements to the common
sympathies of social life.
Friday evening is purposely left unoccupied to admit of
any arrangement with regard to lectures, Or miter objects
that may be sanctioned by the General Committee. On
Slturday, at the concluding General I‘l.t.,eting of the whole
Association, the Members will be informed of the results of
the labours of the Committees ana Sections, and gratefully
bid farewell. to the hospitality of Liverpoul.—Liverrool
Mercu. 3,
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7.
Amongst other foreigners at present in the town, or hourly
expected, are Baron Dupin, M. Gay Sussac, Professor de
la Rive, M. Dufrcsney, Professor Leisbigh, M. E. de Ver-
neuil, M. Fresnel, jun., &c. ; whilst among our own country-
men distinguished as patrons or active cultivators of science,
are the navies of the Earl of Burlington, the President
the Marquis of Northamptop, the late. President ; Earls
Fit zwilliam and Balcarras ; Viscounts Cole and Sandon ;
Sirs David Brewster, T. Brisbane, Wm. Hooker, W. Ha-
milton. &C. ; Dr. Faraday ; Provost Lloyd ; Professors
Buckl Ind, Whervell, Peacock, Bab'oage, &c. &c., with the
three Vice-Presidents, the venerable Dr. Dalton, whose im-
proved state of health is such ns to lead to anticipate his
presenceieh ; ndinducted Bishop of Nor-
tolev
Egerton,
onel of the repre.entatives of
wick
; Dr.sir I),Stanley,
G.
E g theer newly
South Cheshire. At this early period nearly 800 members
have been enrolled, although the great majority of members
will not arrive until to-morrow or Saturday. The Dublin
Steam Navigation Company have liberally placed one of
their vessels at the disposal of the Association for the con-
veyance of members free from Dublin ; whilst steam corn-
qntreirca:,i towns test ‘tvith'ns Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and
will gin 41vnt facility for the arrival of
new members,