The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-03 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.

At the opening of the Foreign Market this morning, a reaction
took place in the Brazilian Stock, and it reached 73; at present may
be quoted 724; Spanish Active, 194 with Coupons; Portuguese, 291;
Three per Cents.. 19}; Dutch Two-and-Half per Cents,, 54 to -1 ex.
dividend ; Mexican, '25 to 264; Colombian, 234 to 24.
Owing to there being so few arrivals this morning, with a great dearth
of intelligence, the British Market is inactive, and Consols may be
quoted at 924 for the Account ; Exchequer Bills, 24d.. 45 48 ; 2d per
day, 44 46 ; India Bonds, 25 27 ; Bank Stock, 2054 : India Stock,
266 2674.

Yesterday the period having expired within which notice was to be
given at the India House, by the proprietors of Bonds, who were desir-
ous of exchanging them for New Bonds, bearing interest of three per
cent—it appears, that out of 3,520,000/., which is the total amount of
Bonds in eirculatun, applications have been made for such exchange to
the extent of nearly 3,200,0001., according to the rule laid down by the
Company.

From Liverpool accounts received this morning state that the
Courier, Nelson, arrived there in eighty dais from Valparaiso. She
sailed on the 12th Oct., and brings the information that the Chilian
squadron sailed about tilt 15th September, supposed for the Intermedios,
with six thousand men and four hundred horse.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock . „. ........ •20534 a Inui.,Stcek —
3 per , eht. .:.• . . 9l3h 4 JittO !Jonas — fm.
3 per Cvr t. Cons . South sea 5,... k
3.4 p,:r Ce0t............. ..... 99%74; SI( Old Annuities
Ditto Red. ...i4334% Nt-w Ditto _
New 314 pe, Cent — :3 pew Cent. Annulti,s, 1731... --
New 5 per relit.. .....
Bank Lone Annuitiestoexpirr Ditto .' „„„ ..... ..sto
Jan 5, 1860 1434% Ditto Small
Oct. In it 459 l4 11-15' Ditto Commercial — pm.
Jan. 5, '9Cii - Ditto Advertise," —pm
.pan. 5., Pim,
April ',, iti.-5. -- inil!‘ Stock for Account.......
Jan. t. Is 7• ........ ........... - Comoli. rn, Acconnt.. ...... 02%%.4
PRICES OF FOREIGN FuNns 'PHIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
4 ,trian :tonal, e-414 Peruvian .tendsß
,Ipian 1t•m,b,.......... ........
Ditto Account — Portuguesellonds 62
Brazilian P.,,rid. ... .. 73 1.4 i Ditto ,Ac: curet
DM.; Account ...... '73 1%1,41 l'itt:4 New Bond•
R.,-,lloi Ayres Scuds .....
'V q 4%

Dino Ai:count .......- ...... .. 1)•R°, 3 per cent........ ...... 11.1%
hill an Bonds .. ....... ......... Prii.sian Isi:nis —
)itti, Account
C •iumbtan Bonds - ...........
Dittic Acconot ........... -
C,lumbian Kumla, te2, ..
Ditto Account
I) finish tionds ... .....-..... Ditto 80nd5.1834
Ditto Account.. .. Ditto Account l9%c 20
()melt 80u5t5....,. ....... .......... French, 5 per cent ........ —t —e.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 ...... ........ --... 4 per cent —i —c
Ditto Account ... ....... ....... —— :3 per Cent.. ..... -4. ....
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent.... Exchange r ..,
Ditto Account ................. Dutch, '2,4 per cent 52%%%
Ditto, IS per cent.
Ditto Account .. Ditto, !!per oast ...... ..... 101% %
Neapu1it1n...... ...
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
raid. Per Share
30 ::4
S 4 3N% 4
40 59
20 21
17% 13
LNGE YESTERDAY.
Oihrattar 45
legriorn nIN
Genoa l6 l 5
Milan...• .
Venice .43
Naples 10
Pa1erm0........... per os. lIN
Lisbon 5314
Oi.orto
Rio Janeiro 29
Bahia ... ..... 25
Buenas Ayres
Dublin, 21 days' sight l%
Cork , 4
PRICE OF BULI,IoN, eKR OZ.
Portugal (Sold, coin .E 0 14 0
Foreign Gold, in bars 1 17 i
New Doubloons
New Dollars
Silver. bars, standard 1) 4 lig
HALF-PAST ONE,
The Braze Stock, which improved in the early part of the morning
to 734 74, has again given way, owing to a sale of 11,0001. of the
above securities, and receded to 71 714. The Market at present has
not a firm appearance.
We have this moment received the Liverpool Cotten-Market, of
yesterday's date, with the Liverpool Paper, stating that Jamaica ac.
counts had been received to the 28th Nov., that the House of Assembly,
which on Nov. 14 had considered Lord Gleneig's suspension of the
various Local Acts to be an infringement of the pr:vileges of the
Legislative body, had been wavering in their operations con-
cerning his Lordship's thspatch : they were inclined to proceed
with the pending measures, which Lord Glenelg animadverted upon.
Their first intention was to lay aside all business until they had treated
Lord Glenelg's dictation, as it deserved, with their utmost contemptuous
reprehension. At last, alter much discussion on the elOetion law, they
came to a unanimous agreement not to proceed with those Bills alluded
to in his Excellency's message.
Consols are at present 994 buyers for the Account ; Exchequer Bills
20. per day, 47 49 ; 2d., 45 47 ; India Bonds, 45 47 ; Bank Stock,
204 i 2051.

El&pulley iron Mining Company
Illfignton Kailway Cullman,
Auttralasia Bank
Londoa and Westminster Bank
National Bank of Ireland

COURSE OF EXCII
Amsterdam C.F. 12 5
Dato, at stght ....... 12 3
iotar raain 2U. 12 5%
%ntwerp...
Hamlourg. ........ M.B l3 14
%ltona
Par., 3 days' sight 25 7
0itt0....... .............. 3M 26 0
Vlarseitles
dourdeaux
Frankfort on Mains, Ex. M 153,4
Peter/Omagh, ruble 3 Us. 10

Her • 7 3
etlective t 1 2 M. 10 14
Frie.te ditto lO 10
Ntradrid 34%
Cadiz....
Bilboa l4
o,recionA 34

S:ville 34

In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 191 2O with Coupons ;
Brazilian, 71i : Columbian, 23 % 24 ; Mexican, 26i ; Portuguese,
9,9} ; Threa per Cents, 19i; Dutch Two-and.afialf per Cents,
523 withnut div,

THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 92k.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DKAt, JAN. 2.—Wind S.S.W., fresh breeze.--Arrived and proceeded
for the rive,. the Janet Willis, Willis, from Demerara; Mary Lyon,
Davis, from Rio Janeiro; Albion, —, from Leghorn. Came down from
the river and remains with the outward bound the Underwood, Moffatt,
for St. Kitts.

. P,RTSMOUTII, JAN. 2.—Wind S., fine.—Arrived the ZePhYr,
Brat_
ley, from Jersey ; Stonehouse, Beard, from
+ 4 mouth. Saitel the Rising
Sun, Burnett, for London.

PLYMOUTII, JAN, 2..--Wind S. to W.—Arrived the Sirius (packet),
Cork, from L 4111444; Shannon, do. from Dublin. Sailed the Barbara,
Nichulson, for 1101; Pyramus, Syne.say, for the west Indira; Fly,
Soper, for the Mediterranean; Grasshopper, IW, do ; Lady Rebou
Elyth, liar St. Michael's.

'At..movrit, JAN, W,N,W, to w.s,W., moderate breezes
PO —ATriwXl the Jtmo (steamer), Moriarty, from Londoii, and
left for CoTli. Sailed the Braganza (steamer) for Vigo, &c., with mails

The Armastas, Captain Hudson, has been supplied with a new rudder,
has gone out of harbour this afternoon, and is quite ready for sea,

MONEY MARKET.

(From the Morning Chronicle.)

Comels have again advanced a httle, and the Market at gether looks
well.
One of those scenes which are sometimes to be witnessed at the
Stock Exchange occurred to-day in the Foreign Market with regard to
Brazil Stock. It was soon fuund, however, that there was not the
slightest ground for alarm, and that, in fact, there was on arrival from
any part of Brazil of a recent date, so that the marktt won reacted,
and at the termination of the UPU3I hour of business it was quoted at
701 to but it was done afterwards at 72, and those who were the prin.
cipal se lers at the commencement of the fall were ti.e most desirous to
purchase at the close, evidently showing that the whole was the effect of
unnecessary apprehension.

Our contemporary of the Morning Post it attempting, it would
seem, to throw out insinuations against the motives of Mr. Jones Loyd,
whose able exposure of the mismanagement of the currency by the
Bank of England is now making so great an impression in the
monetary world. " Mr. Loyd," says our contemporary yea.
terday, " is a partner in one or snore of the most extensive
Nanking-houses in England. It is equally ne.l known that
there is a direct collision between the Bank of England
branches and the Manchester concern, The truth is, that all
the attacks on the Bank or Eng'and proceed from a more or leg In.
terestcd source." Nothing, we confidently believe, can be snore un-
just or unfounded than this charge against Mr. Lloyd, who has no in.
terest whatever in opposition or " collision" with the interests of that
Bank. The head of the extensive banking estala'ishment of Messrs.
Jones Loyd and Co., gave most important evidence before the Ccm.
mittee of the Ilouse of Commons upon the Bank Charter, and we have
looked in vain for one syllable of anything resembling animosity or col-
lision of interests in the examination of this gentleman as contained in
the Report. On the contrary, he ref rs to some facil.ties aftbrded by
the Bank of England in the transmission of gold to the country, receiv.
able at the branches without charge to the party in whose favour it ro3y
have been paid into the metropolitan bank, and generally manifests
disposition to weigh most fairly the whole merits and defects of the
Bank. Considering that at that period the fate of the Bank of England
was at stake, these accusations are not a very fair or grateful return for
the services of a party whose contrary testimony would have been so
powe. ful in opposition to the renewal of the Charter of the Bank. The
feeling in the city unquestionably is, that Mr. Loyd has been only by
far too courteous towards the direction of the Bank, and his exposures
of the gross mismanagement of that institution are considered the more
valuable, proceeding from a gentleman of so much unquestionable ta-
lent, mans of information, and truly palriotic and independent mind.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From a Correspondent of the Morning Chronicle.)
Much surprise has been manifested at the fall of plies of Bank Stock,
for which different reasons have been assigned.

The true cause is, that ever since the last bonus made by the Bank,
they ha a been almost continually a losing concern. That bonus left a
rest of 5,736,0901., which has now dwindled down to 2,706,0001.;
showing in that period a loss of 3,030,090 t Vide their own accounts
published in the Bank Report, Appendix No. 5, and the monthly ac.
counts subsequently published in the Gazelle.

The Morning Post of the Ist instant, in the City article, says the
Bank is now in a safer position than before. True, in the same sense
that a trader, whose business is falling off, is safe, because he has less
goods on hand. Goods being to him what securities are to the Bank, the
means by which profits are made; but he makes no profits, and is
obliged to do as the Bank now does, to pay his expenses out of his capi.
tal, by which he bzcomes poorer every succeeding year.
If reference be made to the Bank Report, Appendix No. 5, and the
mo:.thly accounts in the Gazette, it will be found that the amount of
securities held by the Bank, by which they make their profits, are, with
the exception of the years 1821, 2,3, and 4, less now than they have
been for 33 years past. At one time in that period the amount was
48,000,0001., and now the amount is under 23,000,0001. ; consequently
they are making less profits ; and this is the cause that since their last
bonus their rest has decreased more than three millions (presumptive
evidence that the dividends are not entirely paid out of accruing profits).
If the Bank Proprietors will take the trouble to watch the accounts
published monthly in the newspapers, copied from the Gazette, they
need no other information as to how matters go on at the Bank of Eng-
land ; and unless much more favourable accounts are published, it will
be impossible to continue the present rate of dividend, the rest having
decreased in the short space of eight months (that is, from 4th April last
to 12th December last), to the amount of 584,000/., as per published ac.
counts in the Gazette.

(From the Herald.)
Considerable excitement has prevailed amongst the holders of Bra.
zilian Stock, in consequence of rumours being very freely circulated
that an insurrection had broken out in the province of Maranham, with
a view to the declaration of independence ; but for which, on the strict.
eA inquiry, we do not find the slightest foundation. In fact, our last
dates from Rio Janeiro come down to the 13th of November, and, as
Maranham is nearly 30 days' sail from that port, it is almost impossible
that any new intelligence should have arrived. It will, however, be
seen from our quotations that this rumour has caused fluctuations to
the extent of nearly 6 per cent.

Our Money Market presents no particularly new features ; money
for commercial purposes, and on the Stock Exchange, still commands a
higher rate of interest. In the Foreign Exchanges the business still
continues to be limited; but in most instances the rates between this
country and the Continent fully maintain their last quotations. On
Paris they rule at 25f. 85c., a 25f. 90c. ;on Amsterdam at 12 8 to
12 4 ; on Rotterdam at 12 4 a 12 414 ; and on Harhburgh at 13.
(From the limes.)
The period having expired yesterday within which notice was to be
given at the India-housc by those proprietors of bonds, desirous of ex.
changing them, under the notice of 15th of November last, for new
bonds bearing interest at 3 per cent., It appears that out of
3,520,0001., which is the total amount of bonds in circulation, appli.
cations have been made for such exchange to the extent of nearly
3,200,0001. According to the rule laid down by the Company that
1,760,000/. of that debt is to be absolutely paid off and extinguished.
the parties can obtain little more than half of the amount for which
they have made application. The apportionment will be fixed im-
mediately, and those bonds which are to be exchanged, will be so
marked. The payment in money of the remainder will take place on
the 30th of June next.

By the advices from Hamburgh, the price of gold is 434 per mark,
which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. the ounce for stand:
and gold, gives an exchange of 13. 94, and the exchange at Hamburgh
on London at short being 13. 10, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent.
lower at Hamburgh than in London.
The premium on gold at Paris is 811 per Mille, which, at the English
?dint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. the ounce for standard gold, gives an ex..
change of 25. 361, and the exchange at Paris on London at shod
being 25. 521, it follows that gold is 0.64 per cent, lower at Paris than
in London.

The Congo' Market owned this morning with increased animation,
and considerable purchases were made by the party for the rise. The
first price asked was 92a, and they were subsequently done at 921, but
Consols finally closed at 921 as the nearest quotation. In the after
part of the day they were somewhat affected by the reported unfavour-
able intelligence from Brazil. Bank Stock was 2041 to 205 ; India
Stock 2661 to 2671 ; Exchequer Bills at 21d. per day, 465. to 485., at
2d. per day, 445. to 465. ; and India Bonds 255. to 275. premium.
In the afternoon the attention of the jobbers in the Foreign.house
was attracted by some sales in Brazilian securities, which, although to
no large amount, had the effect of causing an extraordinary fall in them
of nearly 6 per cent. The closing prices of last evening were 74i, which►
were maintained with little variation until the latter part of the day,
when they rapidly declined to 69, rallying however at the close of busi-
ness to 701 to I. There were various reports in circulation to account
for this fall, the most general of which was the receipt of intelli-
gence of another insurrection at Maranham, brought by a vessel to Ho-
lyhead. Several letters received in the city by the second train from Li-
verpool, frcm houses having establishments at Maranham, make no Whs_
sion to any particular political occurrences there, excepting in one in-
stance mentioned on 'Change, where it was stated, a letter thus received
slightly alluded to news from Maranham, which it was presumed the
correspondent had also heard of from Falmouth. According to this ver-
sion, the inte.ligence ofthis insurrection must havisbeen brought by a
Portuguese vessel to Portugal, where at this season the arrivals from
Brazil are frequent, and from thence by a steamer to Falmouth. Por.
tuguese 5 per Cents. left off at 291 to I ; the 3 per Cents, at 19 to 1.
Spanish active, 191 tot ex.coupons ; Mexican 251 to 61 ; Colombian,
23/ to 4 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. 521 to ex dividend ; the 5 per Cents.,
101 to 1. Shares were not so brisk as yesterday, and prices rather re.
ceded. London and Birmingham were 68 to 70, and Great Western I
to 12 premium. Southampton old, 44 to 13 discount; the new shares,
12 to 13 premium ; new Brighton, 31 to 4 per share.
The subjoined, as an official notice, must be considered a great cu-
riosity. The President of the Republic of New Granada, in raising
the question what form of instrument should be adopted with the money
remitted to England for the payment of the dividends, will seem to the
unfortunate creditors, in doing so, to add one more to the numerous
evasions which have already been practised; to defer or to avoid the
assignment of any funds whatever for their benefit, Any of his agents
or any private m,rchant could at once have answered it, and referred to
the uniform practice in such cases, by saying, that for a temporary de.
posit, there is no security which can co.npare with English Exchequer
bills. The reference to the public for an ivinion can only be meant' tor
gain further time.

(From the Bogota Gazette of Oct. 1, 1837.)
" The law of the 27th of May, 1836, which appropriated fund* for
the payment of the public debt, ordered that they should be remitted to.
England, and deposited in the rank there.
" This deposit may be made in money or Exchequer bills.
" In the first case no benefit is derived from interest.
" The va"ue of the bills varies continually, because the premium or
discount at which they are sold depends on the amount of interest they
will yield in comparison with that of the other public funds.
" The President of the Republic, who will soon make arrangements
for remitting the sums at present in the General Treasury, and after-
wards other funds as they are collect,' for the payment of the public
debt, is desirous of inviting public discussion on this affair of common
interest, that he may benefit by the opinions of those who may think tit
to . ddress him cn the subject."
(From the Post.)
An unpleasant sensation was produced in the Foreign Stock Market
to-day (Tuesday), by a report which had obtained very general cur.
rency in the City of intelligence of an unfavourable nature having
been again received from the Brazils, but which would appear, from all
we can learn upon the subject, not to have been well founded. The go.
neral understanding seemed to be, that the late insurrectionary pro-
ceedings at Bahia had been followed by a similar movement at Maran_
ham, and, until it was ascertained that the most eminent houses in
the Brasil trade were ignorant t any change having takers
place in the quarter referred to, Brazilian Stock declined
rapidly in the Market. The highest price quoted for it
during the day was 74i, and the lowest 691, showing a &predation,
within the br.ef space of a few hours only, of 5 per cent. Let-
ters from Paraiba to the 24th, and from Pernambu,a, via Paraiba, to
the 15th of November, were received in town this morning, but no
mention whatever is made in them of any fresh disturbances having
broken out in that part of the Brazilian empire. On the contrary, they'
are of a most satisfactory tenor, as well with regard to politics as to
commerce. No advices seem to have been obtained from any other
part of Brazil, and well.intormed persons in town are in the meanwhile
disposed to hope that matters will be quietly settled at Bahia upon the ar-
rival there of the new President from Rio. The most diligent inquiries were
made on 'Change as to the truth or falsehood of the rumours so indus-, triou,ly propagated in the course of the day, and, had there been any
foundation for them, they would doubtless have been eventual) eon-
firmed. They were, however, sufficiently negatived by the rate of ex-
change on Rio, which underwent no variation. Much soliclrude is
felt by the Bondholders with respect to the payment of the dividends,
and it is possible that the tall of to-day may have been caused by some
raffia' extensive sales made in consequence, and by certain vague sur-
mises which such transactions at such a moment are calculated to pro-
duce. The market rallied in a trifling degree before the close of bushiest.

A PEEP A T LONDON.—.,4 boy, twelve years of
age; left Liverpool on Monday last, by the Grand Junction
half past two o'clock train, for Birmingham. From Birming-
ham he proceeded to London, which be reached shortly after
six en the Edlowing morning. After breakfast, accompanied by a cieeNne, he viewed most of the principal objects ni the
City and at the west•end ; mounted to the top of St. Paul'Cathedral ; visited the Houses of Lords and
Commons, sitting
in the Speaker's Chair in the one and e‘e the \Voolsaek in the
other, nay, touching even the thrQue itself ; saw the Royal
Palaces, the Parks, Westrui-oster Abbey, 4e., and reached&
Liverpool on Wedumlay, after having been absent from home
just fot ty eight hours I He is, of course, in raptures with the
extent and magnificence of London, and says that his native
town is a little, dirty, paltry place, compared to the great
Inctropol:s.--Liverpool

CANADA

store or house on the right of the entrance of the village.
The advanced picquet of the troops was allowed to
pass unmolested, but when the main body came up
a round of fire was sent in upon them from the house
with such force as to make them stagger. This battle be-
tween the peasantry and the troops continued from nine
in the morning till half-past three in the afternoon with
unabated rage, and so desperate was the contest that a
piece of artillery, be!onging to the troops, was five diPrent
times in possession of the adverse parties ; it finally re-
mained in the possession of the Canadians. Between three
and four o'clock the regular troops found themselves obliged
to retire from the field. One of the officers, Captain Mark-
ham, had received four wounds. Their loss was estimated
at 50 killed and about 1.5 or 16 wounded. The precise
number of killed cannot be ascertained, as it is said a part)
of soldiers was employed in throwing their dead into the
river. The loss on the Canadian side was eight killed.
Amongst these I have to record the irreparable loss of vour
warm-hearted, patriotic, and hi,zhly-talented friend, (ividt-
Perrault. With that ardour in favour of his insulted coun-
try, for which he has been ever remarkable—ever honoured—
he threw hinoelf, on the morning of the 23d among his
compatriot-, and acted as aide-de-camp to Mr. --. In
conveying some orders to a body of men at the other side
of the street, he received a ball in his body over the hip.
He lingered till three o'clock next morning when he ex-
pired, having been greatly comforted with the news that
the patriots were masters of the field. The enemy retreated
to Sorel, whence they afterwards embarked for Montreal.
Thus far conceruing the operations of the party sent against
St. Charles, via Sorel ; I now proceed to give you an
outline of what took place at St. Charles.
You will bear in mind that aboutfinir hundred infantry,
some artillery, with one howitzer, and some cavalry, were
sent, by way of Longueil and Chambly, against this place.
On Friday (the day after the attack on St. Denis,) they
arrived at Renville, six miles above St. Charles, where
they rested for the night. They attacked St. Charles
at 11 o'clock on Saturday, the 25th of November.
This post was defended by about 800 Canadians,
who had guns. There were a large number of men with-
out arms on the ground, who had been employed during
the two preceding days as workmen in hurrying on the com-
pletion of the stocade, or rude line of fortification, hastily
traced by Mr. --. These men were not merely of no assist-
ance—they did but create confusion—during the fight. You
will remember that the right of this stockade was com-
posed of three or four barns, in which were stored a
quantity of hay and- grain. The habitans who had come
to work had lodged about fifty or sixty of their horses, ut-
fortunately, in some of these outhouses. When the troops
first commenced the attack, they were received with such
a hot fire that they were obliged to abandon or change
their ground. The hottest of the fire was front the barns,
where the Canadians, from locp-holes previously cut, bore
upon their opponents in a most galling manner. The
troops immediately threw shells into the barns, and set
thorn on fire. This was totally unexpected. Immediately,
in consequence of the jell immable nature of their contents,
the barns were in one blaze ; the horses within broke
loose, and ran mad through the camp. The unarmed
peasantry fled likewise, and in a short time all was con-
fusion. The fight lasted about an hour and a half. Co-
lonel Wetherell had his horse shot under him:; so had Mr.
David (a jew), commanding the cavalry. The loss of the
patriots here did not exceed 28 killed ; the troops had 15
killed and 16 wounded. The Tory papers of Montreal,
who receive their information from the official circles,
admit that the patriots fought with uncommon desperation ;
indeed, some of the people sooner than fall into the hands
of the enemy as prisoners, flur.g themselves into the liver,
whereby many were' drowned. Lord John Russell, I ex-
pect, will find it difficult to crush a people so determined
and obstinate as this. After the short engagement above
described, the patriots retreated slowly and without loss to
St. Denis, where, at the latest accounts, they were pre-
paring other fortifications.

MONTREAL, DEC. 7.
SIR, The last time I wrote t 3 you was on the occasion
of forwarding, a copy of the Address of the Permanent and
Central Committee of Montreal, in reply to that of the
London Working Men's Association. You will have
learned from the Vindicator every thing worth knowing
toughing our provincial politics np to the day of its de-
etructien, Since then matters have hastened to matu-
rity with most unprecedented velocity, and the Provin-
cial Government has been hard at work, aided by all the
influence it has at its command, (biting the people into
rebellion. It has acted on the phis pursued by the late
Lord Castlereegh, with such infamous success, in 1798
towards Ireland, by stimulating the people into resist-
ance, for the purpose of more certainly crusbine all the
energies of the Democratic party in the bud, and of' de-
istroyinT the leaders of the people. It remains to be
costa whether its iniquitous projects will meet with the
saute result in Canada as in Ireland.
Yon received, I doubt not, at the time of its occur-
rence, an account of the destruction of the Vindicator
olliee by a 4‘ loyal" Tory mob. Events which have since
taken place have induced me to believe that this was
only the commencement of a series of authorised out-
rages by the Government, which has thus far thrown the
country into disorder, and led to bloodshed, and the arbi-
trary destruction of all the legal rights of the subject in Ca-
nada. About the same time that the paper was destroyed
with the connivance of tire Magistrates, a secret inqui,ito-
rial inquiry was going on in Quebec by one of the Ma-
gistrates, aided by Duval, Queen's Counsel, and by a
violent partisan, one of the Dalhousie and Aylmer Ad-
ministration, of the name of Thomas Ainsley Young.
This most irregular Star Chamber proceeding termi-
nated in the arrest of Mr. Morin, and three other
Reformers in Quebec, for sedition. It seems they
had previously passed some strong resolutions against
the Administration at a public meeting—and this was con-
sidered sedition. The great coup d'Etat, however, was re-
served for Montreal. Immediately after Morin's arrest, Lord
Gosford issued a new Commiss:oa of the Peace for the dis-
trict of Montreal, in which were omitted the names of be-
tween sixty and seventy liberal magistrates at one swoop.
What was most astonishing was, that many of the gentle-
men who were struck off the list had taken no share in the
public meeings which had agitated the country throughout
the summer. The only objection which the Tory party
could have against; them was, that the said Magistrates had
not joined then:. 'o:is was a sin not to be forgiven. The
liberal party in Montreal saw in this a preparation for
hostilities on the part of Government of the most violent
kind. The Attorney-General, Ogden, had been for some
time in town. He, it is well known, has a peculiar facility
in patching up accusations. So long as liberal Magistrates
remained, there was some chance, if not of justice, at least '
of being sheltered from persecution. If a Reformer were
arrested, be might possiblybe admitted to bail ; all this hope
wits, however, destroyed by the removal of all the liberal
Maeristrates from office. Then it was that affidavits, war-
rants.. and arrests deluged time city and districts. Imme-
diately the President, Corresponding Secretary, and some.
of the members of the Committee of a Young Men's Society
lately formed in Montreal, called " The Sons of Liberty,"
were seized and thrown into gaol on a charge of High
Treason. L. M. Viger, Esq., President of La Banque du
Peuple, was also arrested at midnight, and thrown into'
prison on some similar charge. What the grounds for this
:arrest have been we are at a loss to know, for Mr. Viger
has of late taken no part in politics except, in his place in
the. House of Assembly. They charge him with lending
funds to the Reformers to upset the Government. This is
at most silly ruse, and without a shadow of foundation.
Various other persons have since been arrested and remain
in gaol, not being admitted to bail. The party in power
next directed the war against those gentlemen who attended
the meeting of the six confederated counties in October
last, at St. Charles. Warrants were issued against the
officers of the meeting ; and the loyal Montreal Cavalry,
composed for the most part of the infuriated set who de-
stroyed the Vindicator office, were despatched through the
country as special constables (!) to execute the warrants.
To complete this infamous crusade, another and final
attack was made on the liberty of the press, under which, I
gret to say, the Vindicator and the illinerra succumbed.
The means adopted to attain this end will enable you to
form a just idea of the honour and morality of the British
Government in Canada. Two apprentice boys in these
printing offices were bribed each with a sum of ten pounds
by the Government, through the Magistrates, to swear
affidavits against the Editors of those papers ; and, on these
corrupt and suborned affidavits of young boys, warrant*
were issued to arrest O'Callaghan, Duvernay, and Perrault.
They, however, with Mr. Papirmeau, and several other gen-
tlemen, had previously left Montreal, and thus escaped for
the present.
You will immediately infer that this wide-spread war
and persecution of the Government against all the leading
influential gentlemen of the district, could not but call up
indignation, and a determined spirit of resistance. The
people at once saw that the Government aimed at the
leaders ; so that, by their destruction, it might time more
easily accomplish the destruction of the people at large, and
attain by terror those objects which it had been for years
endeavouring to accomplish constitutionally in the House
of Assembly. The people foresaw that the men who
should be committed to prison would only leave it by way
of the scaffold. The Government had just bribed the
edges—dependent sheriffs were ready to furnish packed
Juries. With such a combination against Refbrmers there I
was no chance of justice ; so the people determined not to
suffer any arrests in the Chambly district.
This became apparent only about the 15th of Novem-
ber. Two gentlemen of' St. John's, a Dr. d'Avignon
and a Mr. Diniarmty, bad been arrested at night by a troop
of-cavalry. Time prize was so rich, that the Tories were de-
termined to parade it through the neighbourhood. In-
stead of returning by time direct road by La Prairie to
Montreal, they carted these gentlemen, with ropes round
their necks, and irons on their hands and feet, down to
Chambly, and thence to Longueil, on their way to Mon-
treal. The peasantry, having received notice of this cap-
ture, assembled on the road near Longucil, and called on the
cavalry to release their prisoners. This having been re-
fused, shots were exchanged by both parties, which termi-
nated in the rescue of time prisoners. Several of the
cavalry were wounded, and some of their horses shot.
The intelligence of this successful rescue did not tend to
allay that spirit of resistance which rears of bad govern-
ment, and of cruel ill treatment on the part of the autho-
rities, had so well excited, and so successfully engendered,
in the breasts of the people. Mr. Debartzet, who is now
Lord Gosford's leader and adviser, was not slow in limning
the incipient flames of hostility. To render this intelligible,
You must know that the people of St. Charles well knomving
Debartzet'a capability for mischief, came to the determina-
tion of keeling him prisoner at his residence in the country.
They were fearful if they permitted him to go to Montreal
or Quebec, that his influence with the Governor would be
felt throughout the districtin bursts of vengeance, for which
he is so famous. Acting from this impulse they retained
him some days at his house. Through the interference,
however, of some of the leading men of the neighbourhood.
they were prevailed on to liberate him, and he proceeded
forthwith to Quebec to lay his complaints before Lord Gos-
ford, and to direct time vengeance ortime Government against
those men who had been instrumental in procuring for him
his freedom. It was after he left for Quebec that Mr. --
arrived at St. Charles, in company w;th some of the " Sons
%f Liberty," from Montreal, and becoming acquainted with
the indignation generally expressed against Mr. Dehartzet
in the neighbourhood, and learning the missienna which he
heed gone to Quebec., they came to the determination
nof
taking up their residence in Mr. Debertzet's house, v
was carried into effect. Debartzet having seen Lord Gus-
ford, succeeded in getting a strong party of military to pro-
ceed front Montreal to dislodge Mr. -- and his party
Arom his house and premises. Mr. -- expecting such
a move was nat id:e. He with a strong party of the
lkighbouring people proceeded to erect an extensive
though rough line of' fortifications around the houses. Timis
line included on the left of time road some three or four
large barns stocked with grain and hay.
The military movement on St. Charles was a com-
bined one. Three hundred soldiers, under the command
of Colonel Hughes (Gore ), with two pieces of artillery,
Via Sorel, with instructions to march up the river to St.
Charles, to co-operate with four hundred regulars, some
attidery, and some cavalry, sent from Montreal, via Lon-
Rued and Chambly. to cross the river Richelieu at the lat-
ter place, and proceed down the river to the points of at-
tack. It is estimated that the Government had employed
9Ut 800 men in this combined movement. The detach-
l'werif sent to Sorel (per steam-boat) landed at that place on
Wednesday night, the 22d November, at ten o'clock.
2uAed hv a man named Jones, from Sorel they set nut
foe' St. Denis, 18 miles above Sorel, and six below St.
Charles'. Instead of passing through St. Ours—an inter-
Mediate mil:gage—they took a back road through the Con-
tessior:s, unkeiown to the people, along the bank of the
river, It was net until two or three hours before their
ar:'hal at St. Denis, (en Thursday, the 23d, that Mr.-7
rece;ved infornettion of tiler expedition. He immediately
sent notice to the people of tire vicinity of the threatened
qttilek. There was a warrant, be mr. .7aletotiergdo agains'
and several others of the Notables. It %V" forth-
with deterteined to resist the progress of the troops I:.!qough
Denis, well knowing that scarce a man would he le,
',a the villoge if once the troops got possession of time place.
The tocsin was immediati ly rung, and before the troops
arrived, barricades were thrown up at the entrance of' the
`',illage, and between three or four hundred men were col-
lei
tad armed, all intent upon opposing force to force
4.4". -- thrbwn out some sharpshooters along the
fences, withdrew th 3 main body of his men into a large stone

Immediately after the battle of St. Charles, Colonel
Wetherall !ent forward an express to Montreal demanding a
reinforcement from Sir John Colborne. The messenger bear-
ing Sir John's answer (one of the Cavalry), was intercepted
at St. Hilaire, and made prisoner by a body of men who
had assembled and threatened the Colonel's re.z. The
letter was opened, and Sir John therein told Colonel
Wetherall that no assistance could be given him, and that
he should make the hest of his way back to Montreal. In
pursuance of these instructions (which the patriots po-
litely communicated to the Colonel after they had read
them), the body of troops under his command immediately
retreated on Chambly, hurrassed on their tlink by some
straggling skirmishers.. From Chambly they proceeded •
to St. John's ; they, to the number of about 600 men (in-
cluding the soldiers in garrison at Chambly and St. John's),
embarked on the railroad, earryk,* with them all the stores

at those two pots, having, previous to their departure, dis-
armed all the loyali3!s, into whose hands they had previously
placed arms as volunteers.

Thus terminated the first campaign on the river Cham-
bly. The Royal troops invaded that district on the 23d,
and evacuated it, of their own accord, as untenable, on the
30th November, after one week's possession. In this
short time they lust nigh 100 men, with a quantity of
arms, and one piece of artillery, and did not make ary
arrest of note. It is possible they may have seized a few
peasantry on the road whom curiosity had led to the scene

of action, or whom they caught in their houses ; but cer-
tainly none have been arrested who commanded at these

enga-gements. The triumph of the Royal troops, there-
fore, cannot hut be the more problematical, when it is

also considered their.ll4gh.state of discipline, their perfee'

cquipmait, and blind ofAienen to orders—contrasted witl
the undisciplined force which they had to oppose.

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS OF THE
CANADIANS.

(Flom the Vindicator.)
ADDRESS OF TIDE " SONS OF LIBERTY," OF
MONTREAL, TO THE YOUNG MEN OE THE
NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES.
BROTHERS-When urgent circunutaneeg in the affairs of a
country make it necessary for men to form ttiouseircs into
parties or associations, a proper respect for the opiniour of
society demands from them an osplicit declaration of the
causes which have induced them to nofiniiino, and of the prin-
ciples which they intend to advance by the power Of their or-

We consider that, next to the privilege of acting for himself,
man possesses, from the very tiundation of society, that of
uniting his energies with tho4e of Ms fellow-Citizens for all
purposes of mutual interest or defence, and that, therefore,
the right of association is as sacred and inalienable ara the
right of personal liberty. We hold that Governments are in-
stituted for the benefit, and can pnly exist justly by the
consent, of the governed, and wha,tprer may be the
artificial changes in human affairs, that a (loyernment of
choice is an inherent right of the people. It cannot hp
alienated, and consequently may always be asserted and
exercised. All Governments being instituted fur the be-
nefit of a whole people, and not for the honour pr profit of any
individual, all pretensions of divine or absolute atitligritY to
rule, claimed by or fur any men, or set of men, are bias,
phemous and absurd, alike monstrous when inculcated, and de-
grading when admitted. The authority of a parent state over
a colony can exist only during the pieaaure of the colonists ;
for the country, being established and settled by tliam, bolt ngs
to them of right, and may be separated from all foreign con-
nection, whenever the ineonveniences resulting from an Exe-
cutive power, re.iding abroad, eca,,ing to harmonise with a
local Legislature, makes such a step necessary to the inhabi-
tants for tho protection of life, liberty, or the pursuit of
happiness.

The Young Mens' Ass wiation of Montreal, adopting the
title of " The Sons of Liberty," is not intended to be a pri-
vate cabal, or secrtt junto, but an active democratic body,
comprising ail young men in the city patriotically alive to the
interests of their county, whatever may be their creed, coun-
try, or the nation of their ancestors,

The causes which demand, at the present juncture, from
all, but more especially from young men, coming forward into
active life; a heroic devotion to their country's cause, are ma-
nifold and imposing.
At the cession of this province in 1763, with a view to con-
solidate British power on the b inks of the St. Lawrence, cer-
tain rights of property, religion, and government were guaran-
teed to the Canadians, and afterwards more fully confirmed in
17.74, when the approaching noble revolt of the American
States rendered concessions to the new subjects of the em-
pire extremely politic. The brilliant success of those States,
and the overwhelming movement of the revolution in France,
having made England tremble for the safety of her remaining
American possessions, she passed, in 1791, the Act called
the " Constitutional Act," which divided Upper from Lower
Canada, and established a Representative Assembly in each.
In 1612 conciliation was again rendered necessary by the de-
claration of war with the United States. These times of danger
have been the seasons of seeming justice to Canada, while the
intervening and succeeding petiuds furnish but one long his-
tory of repeated injuries, atrocities, usurpations, and wrongs.
Thus we have seen British rulers, with a cowardice and a per-
fidy unworthy of the representatives of a powerful nation, eon-
tinuing to allure the people of Canada, by deceptive promises,
in times of pressing necessity, and when the emergency had
passed, resorting to every unwarrantable expedient to defer or
avoid the fulfilment of their solemn engagements.
After seventy-gt;ven years of British rule we behold our
country miserable, compirod with the prosperous republics
who wisely threw off the yoke a monnrchy. We feel that
our population is equal in capacity to theirs, WC see emi-
beyond
.seas, of the same class, wretched If they
grants from
emain here, happy if. they join the great democratic family ;
and we have d lily evidences chat Ayr ill fortunes are attribu-
table to the desolating action. of a Colonial Government. A
pretended protection I:a.s withered our energies. it has pre,
served ;41 t,h!it was lied
.th-our ancient institutions or unfitted to
• , nroent giaso ;„qelety, thwarted the free operation of all
the,
that. wa;:-Aod,.,and tratiu.ll4
by restraints every measure of
reform or moen6rafiod.
Wiiihit every township throughout the immense territory a
our neighbours is happily governed by its own free democrat
which is thereby y,
p.sinea,, from its youth upwards, to political
knowledge, self-reliance, an,d enpr.getic action, we are cramped
and controlled by a Govefnmeitt m whist' the keople have no

TILE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANITARY 3, iB3B,

were true, it must -be ponderous. There is one man to be
aura chaigel pith murder, but he is an Orangeman, and his
,ietim was a Cathoiie There are too, it is true, several men
in prison charged with administering illegal oaths, but---they
too are Orangemen, and Orangemen of whom it is sworn, that
they went to the houses of peaceable and unoffending Ca.
tholics, and representing themselves as Ribbonmen, attempted
to force them to take an oath against working for any Pro.
',slant! If after this the Tory Press insist upon charging
Sligo with being disturbed, they must be content thtt the
vihosc organs they tire shall bear the Name. Lord
Haden, or tb' Gallant Cofm,el who represents this,county in
Parliament, will scareely quote these cases in their next cata.
logue of crirnes,
Ma. O'CONNP.LL—Mr. O'Connell is nearly recovered
from his late indisposition. He is up, though his medical
advisors will not for a day or two permit hint to leave his
chamber. no was to have been present this day at a meet-
in; of one of the Metropolitan parishes, but was unable to at.
tend. On—the 11th he will preside at a charity dinner;
and on the I lth he will attend the dinner tas the members for
the city and county of Dublin.
LEVEE ANP DRAWING-ROoM.—The Levee and Drawing-
, room at the Castle will be held on the 1 i'th and 18th inst.,
whirls is earlier thanwas originally desigued, The alteration
has been made in consequence of the earlier period which
Parlisment is to assemble. The Countess of Mulgrave's
month of st,tsndance having terminated, she will return to
Duldin in the mean time.
REFORM BalloPET.—The entertainment about to he given
to the Members for Dublin county and city will be got up in
a style of splendour to which we have been little accustomed
in such affairs. The Theatre Royal is engaged for the occa-
sion, and the pit will be boarded over to meet the stage, so
that between six and seven hundred persons can be accommo-
dated. The Earl ofCharlemont, the son of the Commander
of the Volunteers, Will preside, and the Stewards include all
the eminent merchants in the city whose politics are of a Li-
beral cast. William Murphy, John Power, Peter Purcell,
Leland Crosthwaite, and John O'Neill are most un-aristo-
cratically sounding names; but yet they represent more wealth
than the whole of the bigoted and beggarly Corporation of
Dublin, from the Lord Mayor down to Davy M'Leary, the
eccentric Mace-bearer and city orator. The tickets are
11. los. 6d. each, but nevertheless a sale of as many as can
be issued, with proper regard to the space and accommoda
tion that can be provided, is quite certain.
TORY SHABHINESS.—The Tory Member for Sligo, Mr.
Cooper, has not 3et paid his election expsnses. The fact was
stated some time ago in a country paper, and it was afterwards
attempted to justify it, on the pretence that he feared a peti-
tion, and did not wish to run the risk of any charge of bribery
being brought against him. Messrs. Somers and Jones, how.
ever, the Liberal Member for the bsrough and Liberal candi-
date for the county, hsve paid theirs, though one of them had
equally an opportunity of pleading the flimsy excuse.
CORPORATE REFORM.—THR BALLOT._TIIiS day a meet-
ing tla,; held in St. Paul's parish in this city for the purpose
of petitioning the Legislature for Muaicipal Reform, Vote by
Ballot, Abolition of Tithes, and extension of the Suffrage, by
the repeal of the clause of the Reform Bill making the pay-
ment of the municipal rites in towns and eiAes a necessary step
to the exercise of the Suffrags. The Chsir was taken by Mr.
Bermingham. Resointions in favour of those different mea-
sures, and petitions founded on them were adopted. There
were also votes of con Vence in Lord Mulgrave and Mr.
O'Connell. The meeting was pretty numerously attended.
THE TITIII `VAR.—The Rev. Thomas Newenham having
ohtaine.l tiSty decrees against his parishioners in the garish of
Kilworth, county Cork, spent Thursday and Friday last in en-
deavouring to make seizures. Eighteen sheep, the property
of an orphan boy, and some goats and a horse, belonging to
others of his flock, were the proceeds of the expedition. A
crowd having collected. the Rey. Gentleman, with his atten-
dants, two "rebellion ruffians," and three bailiffs, made a speedy
retreat with their prey, with the exception of a horse which
was rescued.