The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-05 00:00:00

THE CANADIAN CHIEFS.

A few days ago the four Canadian Chiefs went,
accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Wrench, the Lord Mayor's
Chaplain, to ace the coffiir-dam, in which the Lord Mayor laid
the first stone of London Bridge. They previously breakfasted
with his Lordship, who, as they had requested that he would
present them with some memorial which they might exhibit in
their nativeland as a testimony of their reception by the Chief
Magistrate of the greatest city in the world, gave to
each a medal, upon which was engraved a brief state-
ment 'of what took place on the day the ceremony was
perflirmed. They expressed the most lively astonishment
at the enormous fabric. Some of the workmen for a short
• time suspended their labours, apparently out of respect to
the strangers, but it was found they had a more interested mo-
tive. One of them handed a pot of porter to Michael Tsioni Tea-
cheandalie, the chief of the warriors, and begged that he would
drink. The warrior very gladly accepted the beverage, crank
to the health of the Lord Mayor, and success to the undertaking,
and handed the pot to Andre Romain Tsouhehisson, the second
Chief, who also drank, after which he put the pot into the hand
Of Belli Alli Chit w Row, the Chief of the Councils, who touched
the brim with his lips, expressed his gratitude to the people of
England, and wished prosperity to the new and to every future
undertaking of this liberal -and enlightened nation. The Mi-
nister did not drink, but he received the vessel which held
" Meux's Entire," with a very diplomatic eye, and could
not conceal his admiration of the loyalty of a. people who
were so fond of their Sovereign as to have the words
" King's !lead " written even upon the pewter which
was used by the very lowest in society. Just as the Cana-
dians were about to, depart, the workmen held out
their hats to
_theiu for the price of more porter, and they
• would have instantly complied, had not Mr. NVrench interfered;
—Upon their re-entering the Mansion-house, they proposed to
the Lord Mayor, (with infinite good nature) to amuse his chil-
then and friends with the war-dance, and some little ceremonies
descriptive of the manners and habits of the people of their na-
tion. In the dance, the Minister, whose temperate life has pro-
hibited the approach of gout or debility, exceeded the rest in the
rapidity of his movements. They seemed greatly amused upon
exciting general merriment in the company ; and when they sat
down they spoke with warm hope of the probable success of their
appeal to Government for the restoration of the land upOn which
the English settlers have infringed to an immense extent, and
without the shadow of an excuse, except that of power. Kalli
Alli Chaw Row, who is a sensible, well-conducted man, un-
tainted by the vices of Court, has great reliance upon the elo-
quence of the,Chairman of the Committee of the House of As-
sembly in Canada, which sat upon the claims of the Canadians.
This gentleman is coming over to England to advocate the just
and reasonable claims of the injured people Who are, the Minis-
ter says, ever ready to assist the British Authorities upon.all
occasions. In-speaking of the alleged wrongs of the Canadians,
the four Chiefs have never uttered a syllable of reproach, but
hare uniformly declared their admiration of the conduct of
those of our countrymen, with whom they have associated
occasionally.

DREADFUL FIRE atNEWFOUNDLANa

JOHN'., JUNE 9.—At half-past one o'clock
in the morning of Friday last, this town was again visited by the
calamity of tire. Such was the rapidity of the prograss of the
dreadful element, that before we reached Queen-street we found
several houses completely in flames. In ten minutes after the
alarm was given, the engine from Fort Townshend, manned by
artillerymen, under the command of Major Skinner, was
on..the spot, others afterwards followed, as did the Royal 'Vete-
rans, under the command of Colonel Burk©, and detachments
of seamen, from his Majesty's ships,Grasshopper and Snap,
under command of Captain Aplin by the united exertions •of
the Civil and Military Nuthorities a supply of water was ob-
tained for the engines. At four,
_we had the satisfaction of ob-
serving the fire was so far subdued as to prevent its communi:.
eating with the blocking houses partly occupied by J.
Brown, Esq. Chief Magistrate; and by the unexampled ex-
ertions of all, the partitions which joined the house of Mr.
Brown to that of Mr. Hogsett was at last pulled down, there-
by mainly preventing the spreading of the fire, which
was finally got under at half-past four. The names of the
principal sufferers H. Booking, Esq., Collector of
the Customs; A. Ilogsett, Esq. deputy naval officer; the
Miss Beatings, Howard, baker, Mr. A. Haire, Mr. Lambert,
R. Sears, J. Long, carpenter, Hancock, and many others,
amounting in all to twenty-four families, whose houses have
been entirely consumed. The only life lost was a child of Mr.
Haire's.

NEW ORLEANS, MAY 15.---We learn by Cap-
tain BUIIDICL that the Mexicali troops, about
1500, remained at Campeachy when he sailed.—
It was understood that these troops were sent to
Yucatan to quell some disorders. General SAN-
TANA had been deposed of his command, and had
retired into the interior.

The Dorset County Chronicle contains the fol-
lowing notice:_" Two Gentlemen, True Blues, are wanted to
represent the Borough of Taunton at the next election."

At a convent at Caen, in Normandy, they
keep an exact terrier of all the lands which formerly belonged
to the Monks of their Order in England, in hopes that it may
one day be of use to them.
Commereid letters from the Prussians Capital
• speak quite exultingly of the great activity there is at present
among the merchants. at Memel, by reason of the continued
I demand for timber at that port.
I It is stated, as the result of more than twenty
' years' observation, that when the wind continues for a fair day
or two any point to the eastward, dry weather may be calcu-
lated on for a fortnight or a week at least. In every other
summer wind the continuance of favourable weather cannot be
relied upon.
otiE Tußn-ouTs.----The journeymen slaters
of this town turned out on Monday morning for an increase of
wages, and paraded two abreast. to the number of about 100,
through several of the streets. They stopped at several places,
and gave three cheers. We have not heard the extent of the
advance they require, but it must be a serious loss to persons
engaged in building to be without hands during the present
very favourable weather.—(Blanchester Courier.)
CHILD DROPPING.— On Wednesday night,
about half-past ten o'clock, a male child, near three w...eks old,
with fair complexion, light hair, and dark blue eyes, was
dropped at the door of Fife House, the residence of the Earl of
Liverpool. The infant was dressed in a corded muslin bed-
gown and cap, wrapped in a piece of flannel : a square muslin
handkerchief was tied round its head, and a red whittle over
the whole. The child was conveyed to the parish workhouse
of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, and a reward is offered for the I
discovery of its Unnatural mother.

IDa EA urn r. nE.—T his morning, n t one o'clock,
a dreadful fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Purdue, the
silversmith and salesman, in Great Tuthill-street, Westminster,
which communicated to the premises of Mr. Corker, the butcher,
' next door, 31r. Watmore, Mr. flazell, and Mr. Wait, in
Dartmouth-strcet, and the backs of several other houses, have
suffered severely. The fire was got under about three o'clock.
Miss Purdue and her brother, together with the domestics,
narrowly escaped with their lives. The former, with two of the
servants, escaped over the roof of the adjoining houses. We
are happy to say no lives were lost.
DREADFUL A uctnuvr.—Yesterday afternoon,
while one of the labourers was busily employed
at the building- of the Now Church, near floxton,
he unfortunately fell by accident from off the
scaffold, a considerable distance from the ground,
and was so severely injured that he soon after
expired.