The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

CANADA.

The news from Cam:tie:Ts not important. We
make the following extracts :
" MONTREAL, AUG. 25.—The long and arduous
labours of the coroner's jury over the body of Mason,
shot during a recent eintute, have at length come to a
close. They rendered a verdict that the dec, ased
(Mason) came to his death by. haviPg been shot by some
person or persons unknown to them; and that such
person or persons were firing in defence the life and
property of M. Lafontaine. The jury, at the same time,
expressed their opinion that, had the corporation used
timely and necessary precaution, the calamity would
have been avoids d; end that said corporation were very
much to blame for such neglect.
" MONTREAL, AUG. 27.—At a meeting of the Exe-
cutive Council it was said to be determined to retain the
seat of government here, and to keep the horse police
out of the city. MM. Lafontaine and Merritt have left
for Halifax, supposed on business of the Custom-house
League.
" MONTREAL, AUG. 29.—Everything here now is
quiet, and judging from the general feeling of the people,
is likely to remain so. Special constables patrol the
streets all night, to prevent the occurrence of fires, which
are feared from depredators.
"Five hundred houees are vacant at Montreal, and
rents have fallen considerably. Many labouring people
are finding their way to the United States, not being able
to get employment in Canada.
" MONTREAL, AUG. 31.—The opinion is becoming
general that differential duties will be imposed on Ame-
rican goods, unless the Government of the United States
will consent to reciprocity in navigation-laws.',
" MONTREAL, SEPT. I.—To-day Government Ex-
change on L.Judon for 25,000 sold, by tender, for 10 to
10i. The Governor is expected to arrive in town to-
morrow.

" MONTREAL, SEPT. 3.—Governor-General expected
and he will attend the church.--26,0001. in Goverment,
Exchange sold at 10k per cent.—Wheather fine, cholera
bad."

COUlti' CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, SEPT. 15.

There has been no interruption to the usual even
enour of the life of her Majesty and her Majesty's
Family at Balmoral for the last two days.

Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope,
the Mauritius, and St. ilelena.

"BETTER FED THAN TAUGHT."
(From Elira Cook's Journal.)
Let him look about who wanders,
And he'll surely find,
When he notes where Fortune squanders,
That she must be blied.
Gilded ignorance will jostle
Poor Wit from the wall;
While brute Wealth pursues its wassail,
Worth waits in the hall;
And when such strange things confound us
Well may come the thought,
Oh! how many are there round us
" Better fed than taught!"
When we see a stately madam,
In some lofty place,
Proud as any child of Adam,
01 her worldly grace,—
When we hear her lips inveighing,
Bitterly and long,
Against some lowly sister straying
In the path of wrong,—
When she breathes the loud decrying,
As no Christian ought,—
Charity keeps gently sighing,
" Better fed than taught."
Whea we find a Priest, who groweth
Greater every year,
Taking corn that labour soweth,
When 'tis in the ear,—
When we see his heart get thinner
As his tithes increase,
Snatching from the helpless sinner
All he can of fleece,—
When we find such saints defaming
Creeds with mercy fraught,—
Tell me, who can help exclaiming,
" Better fed than taught!"
When we see a young man leaning
Idly on his gold,
Large in speech, but small in meaning,
Out of danger, bold,—
When we see him rude to Weakness,
Insolent to Age,
Trampling on the words of Meekness,
With a braggart's rage,—
When we note the revel vision
Of his brain distraught,—
Wisdom sneers, in cool derision,
" Better fed than taught!"
When some little miss or master,
Fresh from desk and form,
Manages to spread disaster
In a household storm,—
When they cry for " moons" above them,
And for " chimney bricks,"—
When they cling to these who love them,
With most filial kicks,—
Let us brand such olive blossoms
As wise people ought,
And hang this label on their bosoms,
"Better fed than taught."
Go ,d sooth! we must mind our manners,
One and all and each,
Or Shame will leap and plant her banners
In some moral breach.
When Prosperity's broad table
Yields us all H e ask, _
_ _

'Tis to make us strong ard able
For some Duty-task;
Let us feast, but let us render
Goodly deed and thought,
Lest our lives bear this addenda,
" Better fed than taught."
ELIZA COOl6

CURE OP THE POTATO DISEASE —The following'
letter from Capt. Elliot. It. N., inspector-general of High-
land destitution, will be round deserving of attention :
Lochalsh, Aug. 29, 1849. The existence of the potato
blight in Wester Ross and Skye is certain. It is ge-
neral, but it is not, as yet, so universal or destructive as
hitherto. its ravages are now, however, much more
rapid than when I discovered its re-appearance in June,
and gave so much unintentional offence by stating the
fact in a warning tone. The season is now tar advanced.
The tuber is of some size, and in some of the early va-
rieties near maturity. I think the poor people might
save some portion by attending to the following two
experiments, the result of which was also wit.
uessed by Mr. Ord, of Muirhouselaw,
burghshire, a most extensive and intelligent agri-
culturist, and Mr. Macleod of Kingsburgh, on
whose farm the experiment was made. About the 4th
of August the black spot appeared on the leat. It was
spreading. After a few days, Mr. Macleod selected two
different situations for experiment. He took three drills
in each case; he let the shaw remain on the middle one ;
he cut those on one side of it, and he pulled those on
the other. On the 281 r we found the result in both
cases exactly similar. In a given space the drill that bad
the shaw pulled was sound, without an exception that
we could discover, and of a size scarcely less than ordi-
nary. On the middle drill, where the shaw bad been
left untouched, but which by that time was almost all
rotted away, we did not discover a single sound potato.
I think the tutors were larger, but the difference was
trifling. On the drill where the shawl were cut, the
potatoes were all sound, with a single, or at most two
exceptions. I saw the sound potatoes cooked, and trey
were mealy, laughing fellows, more like the olden time.
—Ab,rdeeid Herald.
ACCIDENT IN WATFORD TUNNEL.—The train from
the north due,last night at five minutes past nine o'clock
did not arrive at Euston-square station till half an hour
alter midnight. It appears that about the middle of
Watford tunnel the axletree of the tender broke, and the
train was immediately brought to a eandstill, without,
however, any further damage. After nearly three hours'
detention the train was taken back to King's Langley,
tnd brought through the tunnel on the down line. From
Lire same cause the later trains did not arrive till much
atter their time.
Nottwicli, SEPT. 16.-It is confidently stated here
chat Lord Auckland, the present Bishop of Sodor and
wan, will be translated to the see of Norwich. Several
gentlemen, two or three of whom are connected with the
atiOcese of Norwich, have been spoken of as successors of
t Lord Auckland, but it would be invidious to particularise
saws.