The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-29 00:00:00

CANADA GOVERNMENT BILL.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the Order of
the Day forthe House resolving itself into a Committee
.on the Canada Government Bill be now read.
Mr. GOULBURN said, he would take that op-
portunity of presenting a petition. which he had only
received two hours since from Lower Canada, expressing
an opinion adverse to the passing of the Bid. He wished
to state that he did so, merely from the circumstance of
the petition having been transmitted to him from Canada ;
and as the petition was signed by 39,000 individuals, he
th9ught it his duty to lose no time in presenting it.
The petitioners stated that from thcfirst theyhad observed
that the Governor-General had stated in his despatch
~that the re-union of the two Provinces was appreve,_, of
by the inhabitants of Lower Canada. The.lntitioners
stated that they were unaware of any step's that had been
taken to ascertain the feelings of.ti!..e inhabitants of that
Province, except by calling a were
council, of which not
above half of the Metn.l-Jers were present. The peti-
tioners further stated that the Council did not repre-
sent the feelings of the inhabitants, and they particu-
larly adverted to the statement that had been made in
that House, that the former Bill was-•postponed for
the purpose of ascertaining the opinions of the
inhabitants of Upper Canada on the subject,
and they regretted that a similar course had
not been taken to ascertain the opinions of the inhabi-
tants of Lower Canada. The petitioners stated their
belief, that after the long separation of the Provinces,
their union would only produce disunion and confusion,
and would be detrimental to the best interests of both
the Canadas. The petition also stated, that many of
the assertions in Lord Durham's Report relative to the
disputes that had taken place in the Provinces were
founded in error and, in conclusion, the petitioners
prayed that the Bill might not pass into a law. The
Hon. Member moved that the petition should be laid on
the table.

The petition was then ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. PAKINGTON then rose to move the amend-
meat of which he had given notice. He was duly sen-
sible of the great difficulty and the great importance of
the subject, and he approached it with no feelings of pre-
sumption, but with very great reluctance, and solely under
a paramount sense of public duty. He could not consett
to the Bill her Majesty's Ministers had brought into
that House. He was not prepared to say that at no
future period the union of the Canadas might not be
practicable, but at present he believed that union would
be fraught with danger, and would be highly impo-
litic. Entertaining these feelings, he considered it to
be the most straightforward and manly course ex-
plicitly to state his views, and the reasons by which
he had been influenced to move the amendment. At
the same time he must add he did not think he should
have adopted this course had he not found, on investi-
gating this subject, that the views lie entertained had
been supported by the greatest and most illustrious
statesmen of other days who ever adorned that
House or did honour to the country ; and
had he not also found he was supported
in those views by, he would not say all,
but by a large majority of those public officers who, at
various times, had held authority in the Canadas up to
the present time, and even under the present Adminis-
tration. In stating the views by which lie influenced
upon
was
upon this subject, he would not be tempted to deviate
into any lengthened comments upon the history of
Canada for the last few years, neither would he
dwell upon the various causes . that had led
to the late rebellion, and which had caused
that great destruction and unhappy state
. of
disturbance which had now rendered A jai.
perative that the imperial Parliament should interfere
to settle the affairs of Canada. He did not approach
the subject with any party spirit. He did not wish to
infuse into his address any more of party feeling than
he could avoid, but he entertained the opinion which
he had expressed on a former occasion, that the rebellion
which had occurredin Canada, was mainly and essentially
to be attr:butedto the bad policy;of her Majesty's Govern-
meat. His decided opinion was, that had it not been for
the false system of conciliation adopted by her Majesty's
Government, had it not been for their long continued
system of oppressing the loyal inhabitants and encourag-
ing the domocratic and rebellious in Canada--(
hear)—had it not been for their bad and false poPcv
altogether, the rebellion never would have occurred
ttrlil
the distracted state of that country would not have
now
called for the interference of the Imperial Legisla-
ture. Entertaining these opinions, it would be
n o matter of surreise that ho should regard
ithw distrust any measure brought forward by
her Majesty's Government, for the purpose of healing
those wounds which had .been caused by their own
short-sighted policy. At the same time he dial not for
a moment to.impute to the Government that they
were acting with any duplicity or insincerity. He be-
lieved that the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colo-
nies was acting in perfect good faith in the objects he
wished to attain. It had been frequently stated that
I the time had now arrived when the Canadas ought to
be separated from the parent country.
.. He did not be-
lieve that the Noble Lord entertained such an opinion,
—he could not suspect the Noble Lord of acting upon
any such disingenuous policy. He believed that the
objects intended to be attained by the Noble Lord were
I the same as his own, but the Bill on the table he fully
believed would greatly tend towards that injurious end.
The objects which he held to be specially the duty

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of that House to attempt to secure,.werel
place, to legislate for the good goveraqiu,
welfare of the Canadas ; in the secoVi- pep--
to maintain inviolate tLe connection between . * MON, ak
nadas and the parent state, which was the earnest de-
sire of the loyal portion of the inhabitants cf the pro-
vinces; and he was perfectly certain that the Noble
Lord would join heartily with him in desiring the at-
tendance of his third object, which was to. provide for
the welfare and prosperity of 'the_ loyal portion of the
people of Canada ; the majority of whom tvi.re resident in
the Upper Province. These were his objects. He believed
that the Bill of the Noble Lord then on the table of the
House would be fatal, and destructive to the whole of
them. Tne.first objection he had to the Bill wasfoundrd
upon the enormous geographical extent of the count!y
included in the two Canadas.. He doubted whether it
would be found possible to govern such an earn...
mous. extent of country by one single executive.—
( Hear, hear.) Was the House : aware that the
leogth. of Canada in which our co uaryinen had settled
amounted to not less than between 11,00 and 10,0°0 •
miles. Was the House aware that the length of Ca-
natl.* was nearly or might be as great as that of the
Chinz_sc empire, with 350 millions of inhabitants.

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SPA4I:IN6.)

TB E LON DON GAZETTE.
(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, MAY
Thie.Queen has been pleased to appoint Graham Spiess,
to be, Sheriff Depute of the shire or sheriffdom of EAlinburgh,
in the room of Adam Duff, Esq., deceaed.

. .
\VAR-OFFICE, MAY 10.
10th Regiment:of Light Dragoons—Cornet J. Wilkie to he.
Lieuterant, by purchase, rice Cavendkh, who rkbtires; J. W.
Robart*,
,Gent., to be. Coronet, by purchase, Nice Willir, May
29.

lot or Grenadier Res,imelit of Foot Guards—Ensign and
Lieut. F. Visentiit Contilupe to be Lieutenant and Cap.
tain, by purchase, 'vice Litciur, who retires; the Hon. H. D.
Ward to be Ensign 'and.' Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord.
Cantilupe, May 29.
2clßegiment of Foot—Ensign F. Connor to be LieuterAnt,
with Out purchase, vice Halkett, deceased, Jan. ; J.
Oldham, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Connor, May 29.
• 3,1 Foot—Ensign A. H. Robson, to be Lieuten,m, by
T. chase, vice Beers, promoted in the 80th Font, May
29; b. T.
Downing, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, rice Robson,
May 29.
sth Foot—Assistant- Surgeon. Hugh :Mackey, from the Stag,
to be Assrstant- Surgeon, vice 11111, promoted in the tioth Fo4t.
May 29.
171 h Foot—Ensign J. J. Hamilton, from the 75th Foo'.
to be Ensign, vice Knox, who el:won (mt.-a-iv ,
be Assistant-Surgeon. es Mar 29.
27th Foot—Assistant Sure—.ice, from tbe "staff. to
---'
of Foot, May ;.!9,- Fry, appointed to the .11st Regt.
31st Fr.-'

—Assistant-Surgeon G. B. Fry, M. b, from the
.Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Avre, deceased
May 29. ,

Foot—Ensign A.' W. Smith, to be Lieutenant without
ptiriNase, vice Stoddart, deceased ; IL H. M'Kenaie Fleming,
Gent. to be Ensign, vice Smith. May '2.9.

•
41111 Foot—Lieut. J. W. Crowdy to be Captain, by Purchase,
rice. M. blues, who retires ; Ensign 11. J. Elrington, to be
Lieutenant, .by purchase.. vice Crowds; C. C. W• Doraville,
Gent. tobe Ensign, by purchase, vice Ellington, flay ;29.
60th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon T. Hail. from the sth Font,
to be Sorgeon. vice Lamond, deceased, May D. _

61st Foot—Lieut. T. H. Burgh, from the 99th Foot, to be,
Lieutenant,•viee Hamilton, who exchanges, May 29.
7iith Foot—Ensign E. W. J. Knox, from the Mb. Voot, to
be Ensign, vice Hamilton, who exchanges, May 99,
Roth Foot—Lieutenant P. G. Beers, from the 3d Foot, to be
Captain; by purchase, ries Smyth, who retires, May 29.
97th root—Captain W. Maeleane, from halt-pay I.lnut_
taebed, to be Captain, vice D. APlntosh, whu. exchanges,
noising the difference; Lieut. It. Colville to be Capt-O* by
' um:•l' 've' vire Maclean, who retires , Ens n W. 74Lurar, to
ti
be Lioutena,it, by purchase. vice Colvill ; A. E. Williams,
Goa , to be Ety.gli. by purchase, vice Murray, May '29.
,co, root—Captain C. llZackett, from half.pav of the 7th
I.igitt Dragoons, to be Ciptam, vice Brevet-Main :1. APPhitl„
who "changes; Lieut. S. W. Russell to be Captain, by
chase, :ire l'iladettoyho re!ires; Ensign S. E. Holland to he
e it;
teli::purchase, vice Russell; Gentleman Cadet P.
IrvinF.
the Iteval eollt!ge,.toln Ensign, hy
tenvt:
purchase, vice Slay 29,
99!1i Foot—Lieut. W. J. Hamilton, from. the 61st Foot, to
be Lieutenant, vice Burgh, who exchanges, lirq
Ce., lon Rifle Regiment—Second lieut. G. 1., Smith to he
First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burriss. Who retires ; W.
Brett, Gent. to he Second Lieutenant, by
.4r.'rehase, vice
Smith, May 29.

31Cunie.41 Rifienien—Assi4ant-Surl;eon J. C, Mato,
from the Stair, to be Assistant-Surgeon, Mav
UN ITT A U -- Brevet Lieut.-Col. C. C. Dixon ( Super-
intnilent, of 11,,spitals at ..Chatham) to be Lieutenant-.Colonel,
with int ptirchae. Nay 09.
BnEVI:T. Cak. C. Blaukett. of the 9th Foot, to be Ma-
jor in the Army ; Cept. W. Maeleane, of the 9;111 Foot, to ha
in the Amy-, Jan. 10, 1837.
• 110,1' LTA I. ST.% kT. --- To be A.sistant-Su,.genns to the Forces
—\V. Portion, M.D., viee Jlintu, werpointed to the Cape
Mounted Rifbnuan ; J. Summers, M.D., vice Mackey, ap•
pointed to the sth Foot ; L. Staunton, Gent., vie,
•appo:itted t: the 2711 i Regiment of Foot, May :19.
:‘ MEM olvANnuNt.—"f he exchange between Lieut. Knight,
of the 12th Foot, and Lied. tlweA, upon. the half-pay of the
90th Foot, on the 15th of November, 1833, is without the
differenee, Lieut. Knight having repaid the sum he received
upon that exchange.

Quarterly Avg age of the-Meekly Liabilities. and Atiets of the
Batik of England, .froni the 3i of March to the 9..f,tth of
M„p ltS4O, both inclusive, published pursuant to the Att,
and 4 W. IV., cap. 9S.
asi:Ta.
Circulation . £16,817,000 Seeuritie.
I)eposits ..... 7,226,000 Bunion . ... 4 ;.1'..4.6.00.1
4724,043,000
Mwning7Areet, IS4O.

J-2'26,942,000

DECLATIATIONS 01 INSOLVENCY.
OIIN AC-KERM AN , wo,..aen draper, Bruton, SomFrset.
shire,
!THIN BATEMAN, blacksmith, Cirencester, Glouce;,ter-
shire.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
RICHARD WALKER. ironmaster, Abertelery, Mon-
mouthshire.

MOSES MEADS and JOHN MEADS, hosiers, Wood-
bridge, Nottinghamshire.
111 CH Alt I) YOUNG, builder. Wandswcrth.
BANKRUPTS.
JOHN WHEELER, tailor, Princes-street, Hanover-square,
'to surrender, June 12, at half-past twelve, and July 10, at half-
pa,t eleven, at the Court of 13ankruptey. Carman, Official
Assitrnee, Finsbury..quare ; Cook and Saunders. New-inn,
Strand.
JAMES BROWN, ironmonger, Birmingham, June 10, aad
July 10, at eleven, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham.
Austell and Hobson, Raymond-buildings, Gray's-inn, London ;
Arnold and Haines, Birmingham ; Palmer and Son, Bir-
mingham. •
JAMES REDFEARN, woollen cloth-manufacturer, Mel-
thaw, Yorkshire, June 13, at three, and July 10,. at ten, at the
George Hotel, Huddersfield. Battye, fisher, and •Sudlow.
Chancery-lane, London ; Fenton and Jones, Huddersfield.
GEORGE WOMACK, cloth merchant, Leeds, June 5.
and July 10, at ten, at the Commissions'-rooms, Leeds. Wil—
son, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury-square, London; Payne.
Eddison, and Ford, Leeds.

SIDNEY PRICE, machine-maker, Blackburn, Lancashire.
June 15, and July 10, at twelve, at the Town-ball, Preston.
Wilson Southampton-street, Bloomsbury-square, Londonk;
Ilargreaves, Blackburn.

THOAIPSON, carver, Cambridge. June IQ:
and July 12, at eleven, at. the Hoop Hotel, Cambridge.
a Becket, Son, and Sympson, Goldt:n-Nuare, London ; Hunt,
Cambridge,

CHARLES ROFE, innkeeper, Great Yarmouth, June S.
and Jul' 10, at one, at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Great
Yarmouth. White and Borrett, (South)s.
London ; IVurship and Son, .Great Yarmouth. •
BARNARD UROWN and CHARLES POPPLETON,
flax-spinners, Leeds, York, June 12. at ten, and July 10, at.
twelve, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Commercial-buildino„
Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery. lane, Londr,a;
Raynor and Bradley, Leeds.
IVII,LIAM GREENWOOD, HENRY GREENW..)OD,
and JOHN SMITH GREENWOOD, eloth-inanaccturers,
Calvnley-mi11,,, York, June 12, and July 10, at t•so, at the
Commissioners'-rooms, Commercial-buildm;y, Lerds.
Sergeant's-inn, Fleet-street, London ; Barr, LAhouse; and
Nelson, Leeds.

FREDERICK GYE, wine-merchant, fleet-street. June
fi, at one, anti Joh 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy-
Akager, Cornhill, official assignee; :Hurray,
Nnv London-street. Fenehurch-,treet.
It len Alt 1) HUGHES, vvine-merchant, Fleet. street, Juptr.
11, and July 11, at ele‘en, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Akager, official a3signee; Nlnrray, New Londott al Feet, Fenehureli-strect,
JOHN BROWN, chemist, Sheffield, June 13, and July RI,
at twelve, at the Town-hall, Sheffield, Jaynes, *Bat street, London ; Jervis, Sludtield. •
HENRY BARON, cotton-manufacturer, Balderston, Lau•
cashire, June 15, and July 10, at. eleven, -at the Town-haft,.
Che.Aer, Staele.inti, London; Armstrone, Prestos_

COURSE Of -P. ...V. Cl/ ANC.E.-(THIS DAY).
Amsterdam ••.
..17.1.. 12
Ditto, at siw -1/, (3 ihralt ar
Kotler !,,,,
12 1 i Leghorn
;ana- .9U.12 t • (ienoa
I%.'utwerp ....... ....... 12 5 11i1an go Hamburg... ...... M.B. 13 12 'l...nice
Altotia ............... . 13 12i Naples_
Paris, 3 days' sight ...
9' 1 ".-'

47
40!

JG
Ditto.:3months ........ 4)5 65
Marseilles. ..... ..• •25 55
Bourdeaux
Frankfort un Maine 1504
Vetersliurg, :3 Us 34-
Berlin
Vie Da, effee. ti. 3 .11.•• JO 5
Trie4e,ditto II) ti
Madrid

Palermo, per oz
Lisbon
Oporto
Rio Janeiro...
Bahia
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days' fight 46L
Philadelphia
PRICE OF BULLION. rfiß or.
Portugal Gold, coiu XO 0 0

54t.
.... '2741

Cadiz
Bilboa
Barcelona
Seville

37
364
.... 364

Foreign Golf, bare ) 0 ()
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 14
Silver in Bars 0 f) (ft

COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

Ships arrivcd since last market-Jay, 70.
s. d
0, d.
Adair',ir's
17 ( Walls End liett.)rt ... ....... `.4 u
!Riddle's West Hartley 2O 0 Walla not Stewart's 2l/ 4
Chester
Carr's Hartley
Holywell %law :2O b Walia End Kelloe ........... .. 2t, 9
wan, End Bee icke and Co 26 0 Cennant's Hartlepool ......... VI 4).
Walls End Clennell .....
lls rnd Hea:on ... ..... .. '9V Walk, End Seymour Toes 24 9
Walls Dad Hotspor
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