The Sun.
London, England, 1833-10-02 00:00:00

EMIGRATION.

As regards the tide of emigration, the account;
sate that the arrival of settlers this year had not
exceeded half the number of that of last year, but
the colonists were much better satisfied with the
quality and condition of the settlers who have landed
in the present season than with the quantity of
some of the preceding years' imports.
As respects the capabilites of Canada to receive
constant and large arrivals of emigrants, the best-
informed persons in the colony are agreed that
Canada, year after year, could receive, without in-
jury, 100,000 settlers. The introduction of men of
capital must tend to the future benefit of the colony;
and, as a general principle, it had been proved that
the poorer settlers could earn a better livelihood by
manual labour than by attempting to farm, such per-
sons having little experience or capital.
Throughout the colony industry and activity pre-
vailed. Townships were springing up in many di-
rections, and at St. Augustine, where 15 years
since not a house was to be seen, there is now a po-
pulation of 4,000 souls, with well-built houses,
&c. A church is in the course of being
erected, which will cost 1,0001. Not less than 100
miles of roads had been made by the colonists. Ili
Upper Canada the sales of land had been large.
TRADE, AGRICULTURE, AND SHIPPING,

The number of vessels arrived at the colony from
the United Kingdom this season, and their amount
of tonnage, were, up to the date of the latest ac-
counts, about the same as last year. There were
fears as to the commercial value of the Welland
and Rideau Canals. In the former the locks were

in the course of rapid decay. The latter does not
answer as well as anticipated. The improv-e-
-ments in the navigation of the St. Lawrence are a
matter of much importance. The capitalists of
London were to be applied to for advances, and the
interest and security offered, it was expected, would
lead to investments.

Considerable excitement has prevailed in the
colony, among the mercantile and shipping interests,
by the tariff, and the proceedings of the Admiralty
Court. Some recent cases of salvage have occa-
sioned alarm. In a late instance an emigrant ship
struck on the ice, and was saved by the skill and
decision of the master. The passengers on board,
whose lives were saved by the skill of the captain,
actually sued the owner (the master) for salvage
•ervices, and he has had to pay some 141. and 16/.
each. Loud complaints were made of the present
state of the law.

Trade was active, but money rather in demand
There had been much rain, but in the upper pro-
vinces the crops were both good and large. On
the Government and other public works there was
constant employment to be obtained by industrious
settlers.

The Governor, Lord Aylmer, had been through
the townships, to satisfy himself of their capabilities
for settlement under the auspices of the Lind
Company, and had expressed himself in favour of
the plan. His Lordship was about commencing a
a tour of inspection throughout both provinces.
The North American Colonial Association, and
the merchants, have resolved to present a valuable
piece of plate to Captain R. S. Piper, of the R,yal
Engineers, expressive of their feelings for the skil-
ful, laborious, and gratuitous discharge of his du-
ties as one of the Commissioners for the improve-
ment of the harbour of Montreal.
LITERATURE AND THE FINE ARTS.
The Museum of Natural History of Montreal is
increasing rapidly, and the Literary and Historical
Society of Quebec is rising into notice; and hopes
are entertained, that when the existence of thew
institutions is known in England, book=, trac s, and
MSS., &c., will be sent from the mother country.