The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Rich discoveries of gold have been made
in British territory on this side of the Rocky Moun-
tains, said to be equal to those on the other side in
British Columbia. Why, then, should not the
Crown at once take the management of those lands
and form a new colony ? The tenure of the Hud-
son's Bay Company expired a few years ago.
The Canadian press, by the last mail, are all up
against, the renewal of the monopoly or exclusive
privileges, and giving, as stated by Mr. Fortescue,
a country larger than half of Europe to an irrespon-
sible private company: Canada claims, as repre-
senting the old French settlers, all the lands to
Lake Winnipez, and on the banks of the Red River,
and will not permit her rights to be bartered away
by any Colonial Secretary against her interests,
and those of the Crown and public.

The prospectus of the Hudson's Bay Company
and International Financial Society, sec. 2, claims
as theirs the vast country between Canada and
British Columbia, with fertile lands double the ex-
tent of France, and a territory larger than half of
Europe. It behoves the British Government at
once to put an end to such assumptions and declare
that these territories shall be opened into colonies
as intended by the ex-Colonial Secretary, Sir Ed-
ward Bulwer Lytton.
The Colonial Office will soon find the opinion of
the Canadian Parliament on this subject, through
their Under-Secretary, in reply to Mr.Wyld, stated
" that Canada did not complain."
While all British subjects in British America
should be placed on an equality by withdrawing
or abolishing all monopolies and exclusive privi-
leges, everything should be done to forward
railways, roads, canals, steam lines, and other
works of improvement. The Government should
invite tenders from capitalists by the grants ct
alternate sections of land for railways and canals,
giving sufficient publicity in the British and colo•
nial papers, and thus the Hudson's Bay Company,
or other capitalists, may have fair opportunities for
expending their capital. By such means the
Illinois Central, and other railways, have been
made through the Western States, where there
was little or no population. TRAVELLER.
The Pope on the American Crisis.

The New York papers received by the Africa publish a
letter addressed by the Pope to Archbishop Hughes on
the subject of the American difficulties. The New York
Tablet, the Catholic organ, which publishes the commu-
nication in the original Latin, states that it is the duplicate
of a letter sent to the same prelate, under date of Oct, 18,
1862, but which never reached its destination :
" To our Venerable Brother John, Archbishop of New

York.

" Venerable Brother, Health and Apostolic Benediction :
Awong the various and most oppressive cares which weigh
on us in these turbulent and perilous times, we are greatly
afflicted by the truly lamentable state in which the Christian
people of the United States of America are placed by the
destructive civil war broken out among them. For, vener-
able brother, we cannot but be overwhelmed with the deepest
sorrow, while we recapitulate, with painful feelings, the
slaughter, ruin, destruction, devastation, and the other in-
numerable and ever-to-be-deplored calamities by which the
people themselves are most miserably harassed and dilace-
rated. Hence, we have not ceased to offer up, in the humi-
lity of our hearts, our most fervent prayers to God that He
would deliver them from so many and so great evils. And
we are fully assured that you, also, venerable brother, pray
and implore, without ceasing, the Lord of Mercies to grant
solid peace and prosperity to that country, But since we,
by virtue of the office of our apostolic ministry, embrace,
with the deepest sentiments of charity, all the nations of the
Christian world, and, though unworthily, administer here
on earth the vicegerent work of Him who is the author of
peace and the lover of charity, we cannot refrain from incul-
cating, again and again, on the minds of the people them-
selves, and their chief rulers, mutual charity and peace.
Wherefore we write you this letter, in which we urge you,
venerable brother, with all the force and earnestness of
our mind, to exhort, with your eminent piety and epis-
copal zeal, your clergy and faithful to offer up their
prayers, and also apply all your study and exertion, with
the people and their chief rulers, to restore forthwith the
desired tranquillity and peace by which the happiness of
both the Christian and the civil republic is principally
maintained. Wherefore, omit nothing you can undertake
and accomplish by your wisdom, authority, and exertions,
as far as is compatible with the nature of the holy ministry,
to conciliate the minds of the combatants, pacify, recon-
-1 cile, and bring back the desired tranquillity and peace by
all those means that are most conducive to the best inte-
rests of the people. Take every pains, besides, to cause the
people and their chief rulers seriously to reflect on the
grievous evils with which they are afflicted, and which are
the result of civil war, the direst, most destructive, and
dismal of all the evils that could befall a people or nation,
Neither omit to admonish and exhort the people and tht ir
supreme rulers, even in our name, that with conciliated
minds they would embrace peace, and love each other with
uninterrupted charity. For we are confident that they
would comply with our paternal admonitions and hearken
to our words the more willingly, as of themselves they
plainly and clearly understand that we are influenced by
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persuade all that true prosperity, even in this life, is sought
for in vain out of the true religion of Christ and its salutary
doctrines. We have no hesitation, venerable brother, but
that, calling to your aid the services and assistance even
of your associate bishops, you would abundantly satisfy
these our wishes, and by your wise and prudent efforts
bring a matter of such moment to a happy termination.
We wish you, moreover, to be informed, that we write
in a similar manner this very day to our venerable
brother, John Mary, Archbishop of New Orleans, that,
counselling and conferring with you, he would direct all
his thoughts and care most earnestly to accomplish the
same object. May God, rich in mercy, grant that these
our most ardent desires be accomplished, and as soon as
possible our heart may exult in the Lord over peace re-
stored to that people. In fine, it is most pleasing to us
to avail ourselves of this opportunity to again testify the
special esteem is which we hold you. Of which, also, re-
ceive a most assured pledge, the apostolic benediction,
which, coming from the inmost recesses of our heart, we
most lovingly bestow on you, venerable brother, and the
flock committed to your charge.
"Dated Rome, at St. Peter's, October 18, 1862, in the
17th year of our Pontificate.

" POPE PIUS IX."

The inhabitants of the Red River districts are
much dissatisfied with the rule of the Hudson's Bay Com-
pany; their despotism being greater than in Russia.
THE LATE LORD CLYDE.—Yesterday afternoon
the remains of the late Field Marshal Lord Clyde
were removed from Government-house, Chatham, where
his lordship's death took place, to his town residence, in
readiness for the public funeral, which takes place this
week. The removal of the body was conducted in the most
private and unostentatious manner, without military dis-
play of any kind. On Saturday Viscount Sydney, the Lord
Chamberlain, accompanied by Lord Alfred Paget, arrived
at Chatham, for the purpose of making the preliminary
arrangements connected with the removal of his lordship's
remains to London. The hearse containing the body
arrived at the Chatham station of the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway shortly before one o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The coffin was placed in a first-class carriage,
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