The Sun.
London, England, 1838-10-29 00:00:00

CANADA and THE UNITED STATES.

(From the New York Papers received to the 9th, and
Canada Papers to the 6th Instant.)
(From the Toronto Patriot, October 2.)
If the on dit of the Albion, that the Queen has written
to the Earl of Durham, entreating his stay in Canada, be
true, it will set all the world to guessing how it may operate
on his Lordship's determination. We opine his Lordship
will regard such a flattering manifestation of confidence on
the part of her Majesty as a command not to be lightly
disobeyed. The proceeding of the North American' Co-
lonial Association too, is very important, and may have
some weight with the Earl. It is rumoured that the Duke
of Wellington, Lord John Russell, Sir Robert Peel, Lord
Glenelg, and Lord Melbourne, have written to the Earl, to
request him to stay and carry out his measures.
(From the Niagara Reporter.)
We arc indebted to our friend of the Chronicle for the
following particulars in manuscript :
" About eleven o'clock, last Friday night, the Dragoon'
sentries at the lower Ferry were fired upon by some villains
who had stationed themselves near the Episcopal Church.
yard. In about a quarter of an hour three shots were fired,
the men hearing the balls whistling past and striking the
water. A strict search was immedately instituted, but the
perpetrators of this diabolical outrage remain undiscovered.
" This morning, about nine o'clock, the sentry on the
steam-boat wharf was fired upon from the commons, as he
believes.
" A great number of shots have been fired from the
American side at the sentries posted at the upper ferry.
(From the Montreal Transcript.)
Assuming, with regret, that the departure of his Excel-
lency the Earl of Durham is fixed, and will, in all probabi-
lity, be delayed no longer than to put him in possession of
any despatches or communications that may now be on the
Atlantic, on board the Great Western, we cannot but con-
sider it likely that this may hasten the crisis which, who-
ther he stays or goes, is not far distant.
We mentioned in our last number that the nature of the
communications which reach us from different points of the
country indicate very clearly the intention of an insurrec-
tionary movement. The American Papers, as if what had
hitherto been conducted in secresy was now completes and
needed no more concealment, tell us plainly that a secret
organization exists through the whole provinces, the
hers of of which are pledged to rise simultaneously.
We regret to observe that the indications of
discontent in Upper Canada are not to be mistaken. We
a spirit of
think them more serious than the reviving spirit of rebel-
lion in the Lower Province.
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POSTSCRIPT.—When we wrote
ted that the truth of
which precedes this, we little x
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our information, and of the asseretiT"
was so soon to be established. . e
tragic piece so long in prepa-
ready, and the first act of the
lw ho dare to look upon it—who
yes. A convoy of arms, des-
draot ionnotstwandfdusilryevaevaell:etd :how
te h
muskets' .
tined for the ready insurgents, ss,omaes
pipassedeoes the
of
brasslines,
ocaoonosiot-
ing of swords,
These have fallen into the hands of the loyal and vigilant
Missisquoi Volunteers.
On Sunday evening, about eleven o'clock, a party of vo•
lunteers, under Mr. Moore, captured a waggon at Missis
quoi Bay, containing two pieces of cannon, and a large
quantity of cutlasses and swords. Information had been
2,ceived by the volunteers that such a load might be ex-
reted from the States, and they kept a strict look out.
The individuals who had charge of the waggon managed tq

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