The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-14 00:00:00

CANADA.

The accounts from Montreal are to the 29th ult.
inclusive. The Governor-General prorogued the
provincial Parliament on the 28th, with the following
speech :
"Honourable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council
aud Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly,—
"In relieving you for the present trona attendance in
this place, I have to thank you for the zeal and assiduity,
in the discharge of your important duties, which have
enabled you, during the course of a session of com-
paratively short duration, to consider and perfect many
measures which promise to be of great advantage to the
community.
"I sincerely trust that the alterations which you have
made in the provincial tariff, and the additional facilities
afforded to trade by the extension of bonding and ware-
housing privileges, will be productive of benefit to the
colony, and tend to the promotion of its commercial and
agricultural interests.
" I have observed with eatisraction the attention which
you have bestowed on the several projects which have
been brought before you for developing the mineral re-
sources of the province, and improving its means of
internal communication.
" I trust that the measures which you have passed for
the amendment of certain provinions of the criminal
code, for the protection of mercantile interests, for ren-
dering the common school act of' Upper Canada more
effective, and for placing the municipal institutions of
Lower Canada on an improved footing, will be attended
with beneficial results.
" The prevalence of disease among the immigrants who
have arrived from Europe this session has occasioned
me much concern. 1 have not tailed to bring this sub-
ject under the consideration of her Majesty's Secretary
of State, and to represent the necessity of adopting
measures to place emigration to this colony under more
efficient regulation. Meanwhile my warmest acknow
ledgments are due to you fur the liberal provision which
you have made for relieving the indigent and preventing
disease from spreading in the province. The charitable
exertions of the clergy—of the ladies attached to the
religious conurtunitiea—and of benevolent individuals
among the laity—who have, at the hex erd of their lives,
ministered to the necessities of the sick, are beyond any
praise which it is in my power to offer ; but I cannot re-
frain on this occasion from paying a tribute to their de-
votedness and Christian zeal.
" Gentlemen of the llouse of Assembly :
" I thank you in the name of her Majesty for the readi-
ness with which you have voted the suppttes necessary
for the public service, and fez maintaining the credit of
the province.
" Honourable Gentlemen and Gentlemen :
" The several addresses to the Queen which you have
transmitted through me, have been duly fore arded to be
laid at the foot of the throne.
" By exercising the influence which you possess in
your respective. districts to carry out local improvements,
aud give full effect to the wise and salutary enactments
of the Legislature, you may render services to the com-
munity hardly less important than those which yt.ti dis-
ch irge while you are assembled here. lam confident
that these duties will engage your attention on your re-
turn to your homes; anti I earnestly pray that our ex
ertions for the advancement of the various interests of
this noble province, and for the benefit f all classes of
the inhabitants, may be attended with the Divine
blessing."
The Honourable Speaker of the Legislative Council
then declared that it was the pleasure or his Excellency
the Governor-General that the Parliament should stand
prorogued to Monday, the 6th September.
Speaking of the session, closed on that day, a Mon-
treal paper of July 28th says :—" Throughout, the
Legislature has shown itself disposed to adopt a liberal
commercial policy, so far as the regulation of com-
merce rests with itself. With regard to relations
with the mother country, it seems also to be under-
stood that free trade will be forced upon us as to
our products, and that, instead of useless re,rets
the best thing we can do is to endeavour to obtain
from Great Britain freedom for ourselves. Thus, all
the differential duties have been repealed, and an ad
dress voted to her Majesty, praying for the repeal of
the navigation laws, so far as they relate to our trade,
and the free navigation of the St. Lawrence. Ano-
ther measure of this kind is the extension of the Act
for the protection of copyright. The British Govern-
ment having informed the Colonial Government that

they were ready to remove the present prohibition of
American reprints of copyright nmks, if a fair pro-
tection were afforded the British author, it was at
first proposed to impose a considerable duty on re-
prints; but as the price of these American editions
are so incomparably cheaper than the original English
ones, it was soon seen that no duty could afford any
real protection. It was, therefore, proposed to allow
all English authors to enjoy a copyright under the
provincial statute, on condition of the republication of
such works within the province ; the reprints of all
other works being admitted at the ordinary rates of
duty on books. The other great measures of the
session, from which much was hoped, have turned
out failures ; nothing has been done about the Post-
office, and nothing about King's College, except a
proposition to divide the funds among a number of
colleges."

The immigration, and the sickness caused by it,
was still the subject of much discussion. During
the six weeks ending July 24, the deaths at Montreal
from fever were-596 residents, 316 immigrants in
town, 1,134 immigrants in sheds—making a total of
2,046 !

MONTREAL MARKET, JULY 27.—Flour—From the
12th to the 18th instant a lair business was done at 275.
to 275. 6d. for good shipping brands of fine, and at pro
portionate rates for the superior qualities. On the 19th
the English mail arrived, the advices by which had the
eff,et of greatly depressing prices. Sales of interior
mixed lots of tine opened at 2[s. 6d. to 21s. 9d. per bbl.,
and of better qualities, fit for shipment, at 225. 6d. to
235. 9d. per bbl ; at the same time 1,000 bbls. 44 elland
Canal Mills 11 iur, from States wheat, delivered between
the 10th and 30th pre ximo, were placed to fulfil a
previous contract, at 26-4. per bbl., and 255. to 255. 6fl.
have since been freely offered for the same on equal
brands, without tempting holders. Indeed, during the
whole fortnight, but particularly during the last few
days it has been extremely difficult to purchase flour
at the rates of the day, as above nu ntioned, owing to the
principal holders having, to a great extent, withdrawn
their good brands entirely from the market, with the
view of taking their chance tf a future reaction or
shipping to England on their own account. Today
there has not been a transaction worth quoting.
Wheat—With the exctption of a sale or two on the
23d inst., the transactiona of the fortnight have been
quite unimportant. Oil that day a parcel i f 9.000
oushels of white States what of superior quality was
plated at a price not allowed to transpire, but generally
understood to be 6s. 3d. per 601 W.; at the same time
6d. was off red awl le:used for a parcel of
middling U. C. " mixed "—Gs. being asked. In other
grain, as well as peas, there have been no sales.
Ashes having; been in good d4m.ind, have steadily and
grsoinalls a,/,aticed ,r• nu 25s 3n. to 2.5, 6d. from
26,. 6,1. to 27,-. per cwt., at which bath pws and pearls
are (this day) sc iree and add:. sold.
Provistous— Both pot k aid b et are “( ady at our
quotations, s•ith but litth doing.
freights--. Large engagements have been made to
Loudon, Liverpool, Itad the Clyde, at 61. 3d. to 6s. 6d.