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London, England, 1830-07-05 00:00:00

sterial. But some time previous to the Meeting, the
Council had determined that the Warden should not
interfere with the Professors in anything regarding
the munsgettient of their dames, so that his corn-
municutions with them should be merely in the ca-
'pitchy of organ of the Council. ,Tlds regulation was
calculated to pUt Mt end to a great source of ani-
mosity. The meeting approved of the Resolutions
of the Council of June 8, 1830, and therehy
strengthened the hande.of the Council. However,
the admission made that all have erred, and, conse-
quently, that all have need of forgiveness will, we
trtist, not be forgotten in the subsequent conduct' of
the Council, Professom, and Warden towards each
other. If the Bth Article of the Resolution of
Bth July be acted on in a spirit of fairness,
we shall be without apprehension for the future.
That Article states, " that the Council expect the
greatest courtesy to be at all times shown by the
Wertlen towards the Professors, whose dignity, com-
fort, and interests, will ,ever be a main object of the
' Council's care • while, on the other hand, the Coun-
cil expect the Professors to communicate with the
Warden, acting in the discharge of his duty, with
the courtesy due to his office, as defined by the.
Minute of the 22d May, 1829. Mr. Horne; is
stated by Colonel Stanhope to have less of the.
suaviler lit math), than it might be desirable he
should Iwo, Several Prefessors complain of his
tiomineetin MOIIII. It is no easy matter for indi-
viduals to judge how fur their manner is calculated
to hurt the feelings of others, It certainly is not
Conducive to the interest of a loan, who discharges
as he ought the substantial duties of his station, to
surround- himself with unnecessary difficulties by
wounding thee amour prepre of those with whom
he comes in contact; and therefore we take it for
granted that Mr. Homer is not himself conscious of
having merited the censure of Colonel Stanhope.
Whit would give ito offence in one country, would
often give offence In another-r-so that experience is
not always of use to a man in his progress through
the world. It was the remark.ofSir.'Walter Scott,
that his countrymen might make good men -of busi-
nese, and good soldiers, but that it was difficult to
make gentlemen of them; and we believe it is a
general compluint of the people of this part of
Island, that the inhabitants of the modern Athens
are not in general remarkable for the courtesy of
their behaviour.---Morning (Amick.
In a discussion in the House of Lords, on moving
the second reading of the fihubenacaddie Canal Bill,
Lord Durham objected, on principle, to the grant
of money by Government for local purposes. Lie
reminded the Duke of Wellington, that in: answer
to an application of the Thames Timed Company
for aid, lie declined to grad' any. He had seen
" the Duke of Wellington's answer, in which his
Grace stated, the/ in his opinion the money wanted
fur the completion, of the Tunnel could not possibly
be granted, under existing circumstances ; that it
was contrary to his principles to make any advance
of public money on loan; and that it was incumbent
on him to avoid every expellee but what was
mediately useful to the country." His Grace, in
answer, admitted the correctness of the statement
of the Noble Lord, but • observed that there
was a difference between a loan and a grant.
The distinction ,is often room nominal than
real, as most people
4 occasionally know to their
cast. However; Lord Durham met him fairly
on this ground, by giving notice " that when
the Bill went , into a Committee,, ho should
move that 6 the Thames Tunnel' be substituted for
'the Shubenuceddie Canal.--4A laugh.)"--.-We have
all heard of the observation that " Hanover ought
to be as dear to us as 'Hampshire," but the Duke of
Wellington improves upon this saying, by making
Nova Scotia dearer to us than the metropolis. 'The
Theme,' Tunnel will have no objection to receive
the 0,0004 proposed to be lent to the Shubena-
Ceddie Canal Conipany, us a loan insteed of a grant ;
and we trust. the Duke will remernber that charity
begins at home. But then vie, when we see why
Nova Scotia. requires a loan of 150,0004 we have
our doubts with respect to his. Grace. NOVA Scotia
does not require this money because it is withoUt re-
venue, but because its revenue is lavishly expended
on the aristocratical fry of this country. Let us
hear Lord,Durinim's statement, which was not cosi-
tredicted
" It appeared by a return laid before the Finance Com-
mittee, that the Reverie, of Nova Scotia was 88,800/4
and that no lets than 20,0001. of this was expended in
Making roads awl Canals, end building bridges; and 1w
bilged leave to ask why a part of this money could not
he appropriated to the making of she Shubenaeaddie Canal?
The Government, too, hol been obliged to ask 10.0001. fur
the payMent of the Civil List of the Colony. Here then
was 30,0004 of the revenue of the Colony spent ; and
he was convinced that the expenditure might be reformed.
The salaries of the different officers were too large. There
was a Comptroller of Custame with 2,0001. a year, and
the Customs of the Colony were levied at an esparto Of
80 per cent. Beside• the Comptroller was a Collectoe with
1,0004 a year; win Out-Walters with 4001. a year; and
other officers, nicking altogether a charge of 0,160/.
year, for collecting a revenue of 8,000/. There WO also
au allowance for a fishing vessel of 1,5901.; and the Co.
vernor of the King's College had 1,0001. a year; and the
had 8,000/. a year ; while the Chief Justice—and
to this lie begged the Lord Chancellor's attention-bad
only OWL, and the Attorney-Cenerel 160 t,
Here is the secret of the necessity for loans from
tins country. The revenues of this Colony are
wasted on the natural children and, other connec-
tion. of the aristocracy of this most moral and reli-
ous country, whom it is inconvenient to provide
or at home, and then the colonists must be kept
quiet by grants, or loam, us they are called for de-
ceney'e sake, out of the proceeds of the taxes levied
on the people of England. Plunder in every shape
is so familiar to the higher ranks of this country,
AO they have hardly a coneeption of the possibility
of economical government. How different did prise-
flee, whenever the funetiouarienof a country are
really chosen by, and accountable to the people.--.
We were very much struck by the contents of
a letter from a Member of the greet Council of,
the Canton of Amgen, in Switzerland, to his son'
in this country, which we saw the other day.—
Anrgan contains a population of about eighty
thousand souls, and Is one of the new Can-
ton*. In the course of the last year, out of a very
'Mel revenue, upwards of 2,0001. sterling was
;saved, which, with future savings, is to be applied
towards the founding of an University, which, being
a sew State, they are without. They bed already,
out of former savings, set on toot other public im-
provements. But, thee, they have no priiffigale
Aristocracy to quarter on the revenue. The highest
salary to any public man does not mteeed 1501.tt
year. Neither, perhaps, if Nova Scotia were left to
itself, would any man receive more than 1501. or
2004 a year. A Bishop, forsooth,' with 2,0001. a
per 1 A Comptroller with 2,000/. a year l It is
not the value of the services which is considered,
but the consequence of the person to whom the
salary is paid. The political interest of the connec-
tions at London regulates the income of the Nee-
tionary.---Morning Chronicle.
It will be. seen by our 'Report of the proceedings in
the House of Commons on Priddy night, that the
thin is not to he abandoned to the dangers of a
doubtful succession, or if not a doubtful succession,
to the succession of an Infant Sovereign, without
OH AfrOrt to avert so great a public calamity.. Mr.
Broughem having, in language peculiarly solemn and
imposing, uttered his protest SODS( the dissolution
of Parliament without a settlement of the Regency
in the event of the possible demise of our present
Sovereign, it digression of considerable interest
lowed, and in fine, Mr. Robert Grant &tiered, in a
very effective speech, which was listened to with deep
attention, that he should on Tuesday , iucxt MOVO an
Address to his Majesty upon this momentous quest-
is difficult to conjecture why Ministers
ohnuld'prefer settling the Regency at a future period
rather than the present; and certainly there is no
good reason why a new Parliament, acting, possibty,
under the excitation rout inflammation of an imme-
**Vmosing snocessity' should be more competent
tar the settlement Of 'inela a question than the present
Parliament, calmly and dispassionately regarding it