The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-20 00:00:00

" Liverpool, April le, 1841."—Liverpool Albion.

ELECTIONS IN CANADA.
(Extract of a Letter.)
" Of the 84 mehibers of the Assembly, 71 have been
already returned, of whom 52 at least are Uniouists.
In all Upper Canada there is not a single opponent to
the Union ; In Lower Canada, the,opposnion are prin-

cipally members of the French counties. Iteturns of
13 members are still to come in, of whom six or seven
at least will be supporters of the Union ; in shprt,
there is no fear that Lord Sydenham will have an

efficient majority in the house.
" As I mentioned in my last, there have been somo
disturbances at the Lower Canada elections. The acri-

mony produced by the long antagonism of the two races,
broke out when they met face to face at the poll ; and
in this county (Montreal) one or two Irishmen were,
on the first day of the election, killed by the French
Canadians. Ihe excitement in the town when this
became known was excessive, and the Irish and English
population went to the poll the next day, fully prepared
to resist the violence of the French Canadians. The
latter, however, took fright, and their member retired,
and thus all disturbance was prevented
" In the county of Terrebonne the French Canalians
came down to the poll in a body of about two thousand,
headed by their candidate, Lafontaine, and armed with
bayonets, dirks, and loaded sticks. They were, how-
ever, so much frightened at the sight of the English and
Irish voters, who, to the number of about six hundred,
were on the ground, that Lafontaine retired without
a struggle, stipulating only to he allowed to leay.; the
ground unmolested. Some of the knives aid bludgeons
taken from the French at Terrebonne have been sent
to the Government, and they are said to be most mur-
d,crous weapons.
" Every effort is of course made by the French party
to throw on their opponents and on the Government
the odium of the violence at the elections. Nothing can
possibly be more unjust, The feelings of both parties
are exasperated to the utmost degree. The French,
where they have been able, as in the county of Mon-
treal and in the counties of St. Maurice and Berthier
have committed the grossest octraetes ; but wherever
there was any considerable body of English or Irish,
their superior energy, strength, and courage, gave them
the advantage immediately a riot commenced. This
patty being natural adherents of the British Government
has given a sort of colour to the accusation that the
Government have interfered, which would otherwise
have bean altogether absurd.
" In Upper Canada the elections generally have gone
on quietly. At Toronto there was no disturbance
during the election ; but when Dunn and Buchanan
(the Government candidates) were being chaired, a
quarrel arose between those forming their procession
and the inhabitants of a house called Allan's Tavern.
What was the origin of the quarrel is not 'very clear,
but stones were thrown at the house and elteetvitielows
broken, on which shots were fired from ile.:yirulows,
and one man killed, and three or four more. wounded.
The persons who were in the house have, been arrested,
and the matter is undergoing judicial 'investigation: It
is the only case in which fire-arms have been resorted
to. In another county there has been a disturbance, in
which the pull-books and writ were destroyed, but no
livese_l believe, lost.
" Hitherto the military have been kept. almost en-
tirely out of the elections. They were called out in
St. Maurice and Berthier, in the former by the Go-
.vernment candidate, in the latter by the Opposition
candidate. In no case, however, have they been re-
quired to fire. In Quebec the election is now pro-
ceeding with the greatest industry on both sides ;
voters have been sent for from this place, and are gone
down. That election, however, and al others, will be
over before the middle of next week. The latest
Upper Canada elections must have closed yesterday,
although the returns have not arrived here ; but in
Lower Canada there is no limit to the dueation of the
elections, the proceedings of which. are geverned by
the old law, and not by the Union act."—EveningPaper.

RAILROADS AND PROFESSIONAL

- FEES.
The opening of railroads in different parts of the
country is giving rise to a great alteration in the rate of
charge made by medical men of the first eminence for
visiting patients in the country. Sir Charles Clarke,
Sir Henry HalfOrd, Sir Benjamin Brodie, and other
medical men in the various departments of the profes-
sion, have had one uniform established rate of charge,
which is rendered inapplicable by the existing state of
circumstances. Amongst this class in the profession,
the practice has for years prevailed of charging
f the
for
that railroadspurp withinose,i t
ie: lei-i one-third e
s oft thethat
consider reduction ought to take place. Sone guinea per mile whatever has been the dis-
tance of the journey. As the same distance now can be
means
et
e
performedtime
formerly b y
required
' Il
ome of
the most eminent in the profession have alreadyl de-
' dined to take fees calculated upon this pri •
nciple, and it
is understocd that a conference of the
heads of the
profession is about to take 1
p ace, in order that a settled
system may be established, having
due regard to the
rights of the profession and the interest
of the patient.
It is generally thought that a rate of charge a. ccording
to the time employed will be a more just standard than
thatof the distance travelled, and it is said that if five
guineas per hour should be fixed upon as the amount
of remuneration for
the heads of the profession, iestead
of one guinea 'l • .
per mile. It will secure to then a
larger remunereticm for their time actually engaged,
while patients resicliug within a moderate distance of rail-
roads will be able to avail themselves of the first-rate
professional advice at one-third less charge than they
were formerly obliged to pay. 'l' his is as it should be.
it will have the effect of ditiding the benefit to he de-
rived from the establiAreient of railroads equally be_
tween the profession and the public. It would be no
harm if the same principlo were applied to the gentle-
men of the long robe going into the country upon special
retainerF. Thc fees, which were an adequate roe-tune-
ration for a distinguisi e I ornament of his profession to
journey to Liverpool to conduct a cause, when the old
system of travelling prevailed, might win -tof'
ti
abate-
ment in proportion to the abridgment f •
1 railroads create.—Observer. . -

ACClDENT,—.Yesterday evening
last he wi•cahs a rge.ll i Ini ajik alongi iIE•
I::;iefer:ans,edSvvt.asMaartirs
FATAL CAB ACCIDENT.
aint ienpqpueeasrte
dwfarso
from
held
the evidence
vtidheen
e Mitretliaty
Martin's-
lane, before Mr. Higgs, on the hod
'rate. The chicsrhon;see,took fright and galloppod
cab-
driver. On Monudialyen
offalCo(k s.ap ufrt;rsitcrici
se t
.ased endeavoured to stop
of Mr. Fincharri, surgeor, of
the progress of the animal, but without success, and at
length the off wheel came in contact with an omnibus, and
the deceased was thrown
road. He was corve ' off his box seveml yards into tins
yea in an insensible state to the house
his rerrov.:l
. , to Charing where he received
Spring-gardens, who advi.ed
g cress Hospital,
prompt medical attendance, but tile injuii-s weie of so
severe a riatore that he lingered until Saturday, when he
died. Verdict, " Accidental death."
PEN WY N ELECTION.—Mr. Hutchins, M.P.
\for this borough, has written to his agent.., requesting
t them to announce that he shall not, in the evert of a gene-
i cal election, offer hinittclf again us a candidate' for that
\borough.—Conacall Royal Gazette.
1 CHANCES IN TIIE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Since last Session, up to the proi.eot period, as many as 24
Members have been returned to Parliament to fill vacan-
cies occasioned by deaths, acceptance of office, or succes-
sion
Reigate, Mayo, Kirk-
ca to pcerages. The places at which elections occ.urredare as. follow :---Armagh, Cambridge, Ludlow,
antes bury,, St. Alban's,
Wate:ford, Cavan, Surrey (western division Sudbury,
), Camber.
gliliiiincC'brnonO,
To Carlow, King's
clniudlFy eNr(irnoettlian:iltacegruthtii,ls'aill'iio‘t.teins,
jeoNstii,;,,,Esal
aCdoduct,iityA,
Antrim, the
andele c
tiloZialdtt.olorrsyritiiirit
county
these may be
be retumed without opposition. There is toatokpt
't hui,dav
, .. It Is understood that Mr. A' P
r. Alexander would
elssecnetona
vacancy fur Notzini4ham, in consequer:ce of the death of
Sir Runald Ferguson.