The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-22 00:00:00

TEA SALE,

At the public sale consisting of 12,971 package;, containing
915,7751b5., there was a good attendance. of the trade, and a
pretty goof feeling shown to purchase—prices rather higher
than before the holidays. Free trade Congou 2s. Bd. to
2s. BP., and Twankays 2s. Sd. Verylittle done in Company's
Congou.

INDIGO SALE—SEVENTH DAY.
There was no new feature. in this sale. But a small pro-
portion of what was put up sold, and prices still 3d. per lb.
lower than those of last sale.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK
Our arrival; this morning are the French mail, and ship
letters from Bahia, Antigua, St. John's, New Brunswick,
Calcutta Nov. 19 and Dec. 28, Mauritius Jan. 1, and the
Cape Jan. 29.

We have received the Halifax Papers to March 31.
PROROGATION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Friday afternoon his Excellency Sir Colin Campbell
came down in state to prorogue the Legislature. In
obedience to a summons from the Lieutenant-General, the
Members of the Assembly repaired to the Council Cham-
ber, and his Excellency closed the Session with the fol-
',wing speech :
" Mr. President and Honourable Gentlemen of the
Legislative Council,
" Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the House of
Assembly,
" A 3 the public business is now brought to a close, I
have great pleasure in releasing you from your legislative
labours.

It would have afforded me much gratification if the
important business which it became my duty to bring
under their consideration at the commencement of the
Seinion, in obedience to her Majesty's commands, had been
satisfactorily, arranged ; and I cannot but express my re-
gret that a subject of such interest to the tranquillity and
prosperity of the province should remain unadjusted.
I have to convey to you my thanks for the liberal
supplies which you have granted to her Majesty for the
public service, and you may rely that they shall be applied
with the utmost care to the objects to which they have
been appropriated."
An Address was presented t 6) his Excellency the Lieu-
ter:ant-Governor, signed by 3,700 inhabitants of the county
of Pictou, expressive of their loyalty and attachment to
the Queen. The following is his Excellency's reply :
" Gentlemen,—l accept the expression of the confidence
and favourable opinion contained in this Address from the
respectable and numerous body of the inhabitants of the
county and town of Pictou, which you represent, nith a
due sense of the honour conveyed to me, by this public tes-
timony of their approbation."
The Legislature was prorogued at three o'clock on
Friday last. We regret most deeply the proceedings of
the House of Assembly, which marked almost the close of
the Session—the passing of an Address to her Majesty
the Queen, praying the removal of his Excellency Sir
Colin Campbell from the Government, conchal in terms
not very courteous to her Majesty, and highly disrespect-
ful and insulting to his Excellency. We are, however, quite
sati:.fiA that Sir Colin has not been treated more unjustly
by the Legislature than any other officer would have been
as Governor of this Province, if he adhered to the spirit
of his instructions, and acted as a faithful servant to his
Sovereign.

The opinions entertained of this proceeding of the As,
sembly by the inhabitants of Halifax, was fully pronounced
at the public meeting which took place on Saturday, a
feeling which we are confident will be responded to by all
parts of the province.—From the Papers of March 30.
We have received New Brunswick papers to the 22d
of March. On Thursday the House went into consider.
ation of a Bill in Committee for the payment of the
Members of the Legislative Council. Mr. Taylor was in
the chair, who has given the casting vote on two of the
most important measures introduced during the Session.
(The above papers are void of interest.)
We have received Prince Edward Island papers to the
26th of February.
ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUN'IWICK, FEB. 15. —Her Majesty's
ship. Vestal, has arrived at Halifax, whe:e we understand
other tessels of war are soon expected, for the purpose
of bringing troops aged munitions of war to this province in
case they should be required. We learn, also, that the
twenty-third fusileers now in garrison at Halifax, instead
of being about to proceed to the East Indies, is the first
regiment for service in this province, and has received
orders to be ready to move at the shortest notice. We are
also inforrnod on good authority, that the erection of bar-
racks at Woodstock, in this province, fur the accommoda-
tion of a large military force, has been determined upon,
and the work is to commence immediately.
The Halifax Paper of the 30th March gives an account
of an important public meeting held at Masons' Hall, for
the purpose of recording a public expression of disappro-
bation of the censure contained in the Address of the As-
sembly upon the conduct of his Excellency Sir Colin
Campbell, and its regret for his removal from the Govern-
ment of Nova Scotia. The business was commenced by
S. W. Deblois, Esq., who was called to the Chair.
Extract of the resolutions submitted to the conside-
ration of the meeting :
Resolved—That, apart from the consideration of the
several..questions. of Colonial Reform agitated by 11 party
in this province, this meeting severely deplores the Ad-
dress of the House of Assembly, proposing to censure the
administration of the Government by his Excellency Sir
Cohn Campbell,- a censure as unfounded in reason as it is
inconsistent with the feelings of the majority of the respec-
table and influential inhabitants of the province.
Resolved—That it is the opinion of this meeting that
the administration of his Excellency Sir Colin Campbell,
surrounded as it has been with difficulties, and requiring
the exercise of a sound and vigorous m!nd, in the situa-
tion of the respective Council, to meet the charges intro-
duced throursli the influence of the House of Assembly,
has been conducted, and the measures of Government car-
ried out, by his Excellency, with an anxious desire to meet
the true interests of the people, consistent with the duty of
his Excellency to our Most Gracious Queen and her
Government.
Resolved,—That it is the opinion of this meeting, that
it is the bounden duty of every wellwisher to the paternal
Government to rally round his Excellency at this time,
and by an expression of their dissent from the opinions of
the Assembly, to evince to our most gracious Queen, that
although there may be determined spirits in the House
of Assembly, ever ready to find grievances where few, if'
any exist, yet that the majority of the people not only duly
appreciate the conduct of his Excellency ;n the adminis-
tration of the Government, but are satisfied with the ma-
ternal care of our most gracious Queen, and will be ever
ready to support her throne, and mainta'n the connection
between, the Province and Parent State."
The resolutions were received by the meeting with
much applause, and being main read by the Secret.ry,
Mr. FAirsnitoTnErr moved the first of them, when
The meeting proceeded to the Government House, and
were ushered into the levee room, and were received by
his Excellency, when the address passed by the meeting
was read by the Chairman, to which his Excellency re-
turned the following answer:—(Extract
" Gentlemen,—lt is most gratifying to me to find that
my conduct in the administration of this Government has
obtainedtained for ine the approbation, respect, and confidence_iitalof
of so numerous a body of the inhabitants of h
this province. I have not language to thantkye-o capital
which
rhioh
the,
honour you have done me, and for the kind termsu
you have been pleased to express y
to-
wards me. It has been my most
de-
sire to promote the welfare
of
thet anxic
rsoilvos
peopleus
of
Nova Scotia, and to concede to them every just and