The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-01 00:00:00

CORPORATION REFORM.

Mr. NV. PRITCHARD, as Chairman of the Corpora-
tion Reform Committee, brought up the Report agreed
to by the majority of the Committee ; but so far was he
from approving of it, or the Bill appended to it, that he
had an amendment to propose upon the motion for the
first reading of the Bill.

The following is the Report :--
‘. We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, your
Committee in relation to the Corporation inquiry, to
whom, on the 28th of February last, was referred to
bring in a Bill to assimilate, as far as may be practicable,
the number of representatives to be returned from the
different wards to the relative number of inhabitants
and amount of rateable property therein, do certify that
we have proceeded thereon, and having considered
the returns of the several wards as to the number
of houses and amount of rateable property,
therein, we are of opinion that the number of Common
Councilmen to be elected in future in the wards of
Bassishaw and Lime-street, should be four each ; in
the wards of Billingsgate, Bridge, Bread-street, Can-
dlewick, Coleman-street, Cordwainers, Cornhill, Dow-
gate, Queenhithe, Vintry, and Wa'brook, six each ;
in the wards of Aldersgate, Aldgate, Broad-street,
Castlebaynard, Cheap, Langbourn, Portsoken, and
Tower, eight each ; in the wards of Bishopsgate and
Farringdon Within, fourteen each ; and in the wards
of Cripplegate Within and Without, and Farringdon
Without, sixteen each ; making a total of two hundred
and four members. And we directed the City Soli-
citor to prepare a Bill in conformity with the said refe-
rence of the 28th day of February last ; and the be-
fore-mentioned members, and Mr. Solicitor, having
prepared such Bill, we considered and approved there-
of, and recommend the same to this Honourable Court
for adoption.

"E. W. WHEELER. " E. MOTTRAM.
W. STEVENS. W. A. PEACOCK.
JAMES HOOLE. JOHN BRITTEN.
JAMES CURTIS. JOHN HOARD.
T. B. HALL. RICH. TAYLOR."
JOHN KING.

Mr. WHEELER, after having repeated the arguments
so frequently adduced in the Court on the subject of
making the alterations recommended in the Report,
moved that the Bill should be read a first time.
Mr. R. TAYLOR seconded the motion.

Mr. W. PRITCHARD then rose and proposed the
following amendment :—" That the proposed Bill does
not, in fact, assimilate the number of representatives
to the number of inhabitants and amount of rateable
property in the several wards. That in order really
to carry that assimilation into effect, to establish f tir
and equal representation of the citizens, and secure
a vigilant control of the representation by the cons. i-
tuent body, it is, in the opinion of this Court, necessary
that the electors of Members of Parliament for this
city should also be the only electors of all officers to be
chosen in Common-hall, and at the several wardmotes ;
and that a Bill should be forthwith introduced into
Parliament, pursuant to the resolutions of this Court
of the 9.7 th of February 1834, and the 15th February
1838, for repealing the Act of the 11th Geo. 1., cap.
18, and granting poxer to this Court to unite the
smaller and divide the larger wards, or to change
their boundaries, so as to oaks them more equal in
number of inhabitants and rateable property. That
it be referred to the Committee to prepare such Bill,
and to report the same for the consideration of this
Court."

After a long discussion the amendment was nega-
tived, and the Bill was read a first time and ordered
to be printed.—Adjourned.

THE WEATHER.—During the last week, the
weather has been of the most genial kind. The absence of
refreshing and invigorating showers, has been amply made up
by the "pearly dews of eve." Occasionally there is a slight
frost in the mornings, but not so severe, however, as to inflict the
smallest injury on the brairded grain. Those harbingers of
summer, the bat, the bee, the butterfly, the cuckoo, and the
svc allow, have already been heard or seen in this neighbourhood.
Ayr Observer.

The "large crucifix with a figure of Salvator
Mundi," recently seen by the correspondent of the Brighton
_Herald to enter St. Peter's Church, turns out to be a new
candlestick, which has lately been procured for the convenience
of those who attend the evening service! !—BrightonGazette.

In a paragraph it is pompously put forth by the
Brighton Gazette, as a proof of re-action, that, .4 at the close
of the poll last night, the lowest name on the Conservative list
of candidates for the office of Directors and Guardians, had a
msjority of no less than 684 above the highest name on the
Liberal' list !"

CLERGY RESERVES - CANADA.

(From the Morning Advertiser•.
The questions placed in the hands of the I. j gee yes-
terby,respecting the Clergy Reserves in Cersadu, and to
which, so far as we know, they havealt ret ivered an
answer, may well excuse us for returnmr, once more to
the importance of the opinion political point of
view which they may deliver.

Canada we hold to be in almost all respects an inte-
gral portion of the mother country. It is true that it is
a colony in name, but only to that extent does it fail
to be part and parcel of the United Kingdom, if just
laws were enacted for its government—if the two pro-
vinces were united—if equal protection were given to
all religious professors of Christianity, and the mother
country were to second its wishes in all these respects.
This is what the present Governor has attempted to do,
and with a degree of success unparalleled in the history
of Canadian legislation and government ; and ought not
both Houses of Parliament to pause before they inter-
fere with a course of policy which promises results of
the highest order to the best interests of the British
and Canadian community ? We have no hesitation in say-
ing that the fate of the Canadas and their future peaceful
connection with this country, depend entirely upon a
compliance with the wishes of the people of Canada, and
the views of his Excellency the Governor-General.
What the latter has done for the pacification of these
important possessions may be easily learned from a re-
ference, upon which we do not choose to dwell, to their
alarming state in 1837. The burnings—the massacres
—the desolations are almost beyond description. Terror
reigned throughout the provinces—and fear seized hold
of the minds of all loyal subjects. Oar merchants
gave up their future hopes of prosperity—our Canadian
holders of property all expectation of a shilling for the
produce of their immense domains. In this extremity
the Government determined to send out Lord Durham
to inquire into the cause of the disturbances, and to
devise a remedy for the production of tranquillity ; but
what was the result ? Why, the Noble Lord failed in
the most important part of his mission—and why did
he fail? Because he vras attacked right and left in
both Houses of Parliament, and to such an extent as
to disgust him with his office, and render it necessary
for him to return home and face his opponents.
This was the work of the Tories, and the country and
the Canadas have to thank them for it.

The Government, after due deliberation, next dis-
patched his Excellency, the present Governor-General,
to Canada, and the brilliant success which has attended
his mission is known to the readers of this and every
other journal. His arrival was hailed with acclama-
tion ; and, upon the announcement of his views, the
moderate men of all parties combined, heart and hand,
to support his Administration. There were two im-
portant points—distracting points—to be settled : first,
the union of the two provinces—and, secondly, the
clergy reserves. The first, under the confidence which
his fair and liberal views created, yielded at once to
his conciliatory policy ; and with regard to the latter
most important measure, it was only opposed by the
Bishops and a few dignitaries of the Church—most
worthy preliminaries of the Archbishop of Canterbury
here—his colleague of Exeter, and the truly grateful
and consistent Bishop of London

Well, so be it. The Church is not satisfied with
imprisoning a Thorogood to maintain its flagrant usurp-
ation of the rights of the people—it is not satisfied with
the enormous revenues which it draws from the pockets
of British subjects in this country ; but it must neces-
sarily extend its empire to the Canadas, and not only,
declare against the existence of any othcr religion ex-
cept its own, but endeavour to appropriate the whole of
the property set aside for the purposes of church and
educational instruction to its own use. A similar at-
tempt was made in Calcutta, by the late Bishop Mid-
dleton—the 'o, 'e, to of clerical instruction ; but the
proud and intolerant creature was trampled in the dust
by Lord Hastings and the members of the Established
Church of Scotland, and such ought also to be the rc-
sultin the present instance.

We meant, when we commenced this article, to have
appealed to our commercial readers upon the enormous
mischief which would result to both countries from the
adoption of the Tory views upon the subject ; but as
the Clergy Reserve Bill has been read a second time,
and the question will remain for discussion until after
the Easter holidays, and we have much to say on the
subject, we conclude by giving that from Canadian
Papers which must satisfy every one, not only of the
importance of the question as being in every respect
national, but also of the excellent conduct of the Go-
vernor-General—of the unanimity which his policy has
produced—and of the danger to the mother-country of
departing from it
(From the Canada Inquirer.)
It is admitted on all hands, that we are passing through
the most important times, and events, either for weal or
woe, that Upper Canada has ever seen—and that it is to
the judicious conducting of public matters now that our
country is before long to take a prosperous and respectable
standing on the continent of North America. On the
contrary, if injudiciously managed now, that she is to retro-
grade into a state of confusion and helplessness, even much
lower than what she at present is, or for some some time
past hat been.
By general consent, the chief power of raising the
country from its confused and unprosperous condition,
to a harmonious and elevated state, is admitted to be
placed in the hands of the Governor-General.
This view of the case we admit to a great
extent ; while, at the same time, we cannot close
our senses to the fact, that it will be to ;the cordial
and effective assistance that the country may render him,
that he will be able eventually to succeed. And on the
contrary, that unreasonable and injudicious opposition will
place it out of the power of him or any other man, how-
ever good their intentions, or great their abilities to raise
it from a state so fallen and confused as it is generally ad-
mitted to be.

In forming an opinion how far the Governor-General
has succeeded, for the short time he has been amongst us,
in accomplishing the great objects of his mission to the
Canadas, we must always take into the account the state
in which he found matters here. If the state of the Ca-
nada! was measurably prosperous, and the political dis-
eases easy of cure, then much might be expected in no
very lengthened time. But, on the contrary, if matters
were unprosperous—if political diseases were deep and
wide-spread—if the social fabric was distempered—and all
things confused—then time must be given, as well as
assistance rendered, to enable even the most consummate
abilities and best disposition to effect a lasting cure.
That the latter is the case, who can look at the state of
the Canadas for a moment and not admit. Is not nearly
everything that has a tendency to make them prosperous,
in either the most crippled or discordant state ? Where
can we look for anything that tends to general prosperity,
or lasting harmony ? What encouragement has agricul-
ture or trade ? What are the inducements to emigration ?
What state is our public credit in ? What is the state of
our public improvements? What are the inducements to
the capitalist to lend the means to finish them, or to go en
with others? What is the state of the public mind on poli-
tical and religious matters—and the circumstances that
made them extremely difficult to mend ? We might go
on asking numerous questions of a similar kind, and would
have to give one answer to them all, namely, they are in a
bad state. But who has heretofore shown the way out of
this state of things ? Who has had the talent and the dis-
position to lead the Canadas out of a state of things that
evidently requires the mind of a master statesman to do?
We may answer none I but, on the contrary, that every
effort heretofore made, has only given a more binding cha-
racter to our difficulties, and made the elements of which
they were composed more discordant.
In this state of things it is the duty, or is not, of every
friend to constitutional government, and who has at heart
the prosperity and peace of the Canadas, to lend their
cordial assistance to the Governor-General; who pos-
sesses the power; whose ability must be admitted; ar
who undoubtedly has the disposition, to heal, as far as
it will admit of, the diseased state of public feeling, and
the disordered state of all other public affairs, and to
place the Canadas again at least on the road to pros-
perity. We think that the question can admit but of one
answer, namelt, It is.
As far as the Governor-General has yet proceeded,
and as far as the circumstances in which he found the
country, and his measure and general policy for their
cure would admit of, we have no hesitation in saying
that he has acted with ability, impartiality, and the very
best intentions. His object, professedly and designedly,
is to gather all that he can find that is good, from the
wreck in which he found the Canadas, and to place them
in a healthy and thriving position in the constitution
for the union—mixed, we hope, with a little !truly
British constitutional material, that will be more vigorous
and sound than any that he will be able to collect from
past practice in them. To cure the evils of the Canadas,
while remaining as they are, allowing such to be even
practicable, is not his design. To attempt it at the risk
(which probably would be the case) of defeating his
general policy in the union, would be the height of folly.
For the people to expect him, or even wish him, where
there was a probability of such defeat, would be madness.
But at all events his general objects are too important to
be either risked or retarded by the opposition that any
effectual attempt to make a hasty cure would bring up
against him. In the Union the Executive Government
will have strength ; many of our evils will either die a na-
tural death, or never be admitted into that arrangement,
or be perfectly harmless if they should, and the Governor-
General is too cool and far-seeing a statesman to risk
the whole objects of his mission by raising a powerful
opposition against Isim, in attempting an inconsiderate
and partial reformation of matters that will either cease to
have an existence, or can be easily and safely removed
after the Union.
But leaving general policy apart, the Governor-Gene-
ral's conduct and special policy while he resided in To-
ronto and conducted the Government, has hail a most
salutary effect on provincial matters, as wall-as in allaying
and calming those feelings which have heretofore had a
deleterious effect on the country. Impartiality and kind-
ness to all was his motto, and which in every instance
marred h's conduct. As far as improvement could be
judiciously effected, in accordance with the general
measures contemplated for the renovation of the country,
he has acted promptly. And we have every hope that in
as short a time as it could reasonably be expected to be
done, and with as little injury as possible to conflicting in..
terests and opinions, he will bring to a successful termina.
tion the great objects of his mission to the Canadas, pro-
vided always that he meets with that reasonable support,
that is evidently the duty and interest of every well wisher
of good Government and peace to render him.
(From the Upper Canada Gazette Extraordinary. .na
Exry.cl.
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GOVERNUINT Honsa, FEB. 12, 1840.
lency the Governor-General has been pleased to make the
following- appointments until her-Majesty's pleasure there-.

on shall be known :--Chris. A. Hagerman, Esq., to be
Judge in the Court of Queen's Bench ; Hon. NN'm. H.
Draper, to be Attorney-General ; and Robert Baldwir.,
Esq., to be Solicitor-General. The first of the above
appointments is judicial, the other two are political. In
relation to Mr. Bidwell, the writer contended nearly two
years ago, that the most distinguished Judges in England
had been political men, and therefore that the fact of a
man having been engaged in politics, or cherishing any
class of opinions on public affairs, was no disqualification
for a judicial office, provided the individual selected pos-
sessed character, integrity, knowledge, and ability. The
remarks made in reference to the case of Mr. Bidwell, arc
equally applicable to the case of Mr. Hagerman.
Mr. Draper's opinions on the Union and Clergy Re.
serve questions have not been essentially different in past
years from the measures recommended by the Governor-
General. He is, therefore, not liable to any charge of sacri-
fice of principle in the service he has lately rendered to the
Government and the country, by which, as well as by his ge-
neral talents and attainments, he has entitled himself to his
present elevation.
Mr. Baldwin is the first expounder and advocate of Ca-
nadian " responsible government" as it has been understood
and advocated during the last three years; a man of un-
blemished character, upright principles, sound talents, and
well read in law.

These appointments are all-important on two grounds,
as proving-1. That the Governor-General will respect
individual merit, and not parties, in his appointment to
office. 2. That the Government has been and is to be
conducted on such principles under the administration of
the Governor-General, that the most thorough advocates
cf " responsible government" can unite with his Excellency
and give his administration their cordial support. Lord
Bacon, in one of his speeches delivered in the House of
Commons during the reign of James 1., said, " Mr.
Speaker, I know but two forts in this House which the
King ever hath ; the fort of affection and the fort of rea-
son; the one commands the hearts, and the other com-
mands the heads; and others I know none." By proceeding
as his Excellency has begun, he will, without the expen-
diture of a shilling, erect two such forts in the person of
every British subject in the Canadas.
(From the Montreal Transcript.)
We are truly surprised at what we read in Tuesday 's
Herald, when speaking on behalf of " the loyal portion
of the community," which portion is afterwards identiled
with " the British inhabitants of Canada." The follow-
ing expression occurs :

It is thought there is not any fear of them rebelling,
but the calculation may be found to be erroneous."
Something very similar to the foregoing threat oc-
curred but a few days previous in the Courier, and as we
belong both to the loyal and to the British portion of
the community, we are astonished to find such expres-
sions made use of on our behalf, which we can only
consider as a libel on the British Colonists.
The word " Loyalty" was never so perverted
from its true meaning in any other country, as it is in
Canada. It is here used to imply a subserviency to a
violent, a small, but an overbearing faction, who have
even gone the length to sound the note of loyalty as a
cloak for covetousness. Those who will not stifle the
dictates of common sense, and bend the knee before this
faction, are unscrupulously designated as rebels and
traitors. It is greatly to be lamented that the press
should use such violent and inconsiderate language.
This is a moment when it is of the utmost consequence
that the British inhabitants of Canada should appear,
in the eyes of the Imperial Parliament, what they
really are; and not what this or that person chooses
to paint them. It is something quite novel, in the
name of loyalty, or in the exercise of constitutional free-
dom, to present a petition to the Crown, and before it can
have left the colony to threaten rebellion if the prayer be
not conceded. Yet such is the effect in one case, while in
the other case the loyalty of the British is made to depend
on an undue preponderance, on the utter subjugation of
500,000 British subjects, because they were once French,
and on the unusual privilege of dictating to the Governor-
General the associates who shall share his confidence, and
even his hospitality Such things, however preposterous,
may be very well as the mere opinions of editors—all we
should hope is, that they will cease so to write in the name
of ' the British inhabitants of Canada.'"