The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-18 00:00:00

ORANGE PitOC.ESSIONS.

BY the last advises from Canada we learn that
the tiovernor•General and the Duke of Newcastle
have most wisely and properly intimated to the
inhabitants of Kingston and Toronto that " the
Prince of Wales will take no part in any proces-
sion where party colours are worn, or party tunes
are played." Those who are acquainted with
the two divisions of the province know that
tower Canada is essentially a Roman Catho
lie country, whilst Upper Canada is inhabited
by a population composed of Protestants of every
shade of opinion, with the addition of some consi-
derable number of Irish, who of course belong to
the Romish faith. In Lower Canada, where the
property of the Church and the exercise of the
Roman Catholic religion were guaranteed by the
Treaty of 1753, the habitans have the benefit of a

1 wealthy and well-organised establishment ; end.if
any disputes or differences ever occur, they genel
rally are to ;lie attributed to the jealousy or per-
haps stronger feelings, with which the French
ecclesiastics regard the Maynooth priests who find
their way into the province. If the French Ca-
nadians have not been very warm or devoted in
their expressions of loyalty, they at least have had
the good taste to remain in the background, and to
the Roman Catholicpolicydecent Church set a better and more
dignified examplae,nbyatttendlinghis Royal Highness
a dutiful with a dignified address,
as
the
F charge
t the i o
onlywhriecnl ichtheyin-
habitants
received a gracious answer.i But
which has been insinuated against
habitants of Quebec and Montreal amounts to this—
that certain members of the Legislature have ab-
stained frots, waiting upon the Prince, and that the
French population generally has taken little or no
part in the public rejoicings, these matters we
think, may be safely dismissed as exhibitions of bad
breeding and bad taste, to which further notice
would only attach that importance which at pre-
sent is altogether wanting Canada, like the neigh-
bouring Republic, appears to be greatly addicted to
societies, some of which are charitable, some na-
tional, some religious, and some political. Jean
Baptiste has the great society of `.he Jesuits to guide
and instruct him ; the English, S;etch,and Irish have
respectively their St. George's, At. Andrew's, and St.
Patrick's societies, which promote nationality, bene-
volence, and goodfeasting, and the ultra Protestant
party in Upper Canada have imported and Astained
that political and religious organisation which,
under the name of Orangeism, has for year de-
stroyed the peace and tranquillity of Ireland. In
the United States the native Americans have esta-
blished an association which, under the name of the
"Know-Nothings,"is intended to oppose the growing
political influence of the Roman Catholic Irish,
who, unlike other foreign immigrants, hang about
the great towns and cities, and often by their votes
turn the fate of an election, in which in reality they
ought to have no concern. The Orange Society in
Canada would have very much the same object if
the same necessity existed. In the winter of 1838,
at the time of the rebellion, the Protestants of Upper
Canada turned out to a man, and behaved with the
greatest gallantry and success. But secret oaths,
party processions, party banners, and purty tunes
are not requisite to make individuals loyal. In
country where the utmost amount of liberty con-
sistent with the maintenance of order exists, such a
society as that which now desires to do honour to
the Prince of Wales, by insulting a largo class of
its fellow-subjects, ought to beput down'by thelaw.
It is cnrious to observe that one of the last Acts
passed by the Imperial Parliament before the pro-
rogation was the Act to prohibit the use and exhi-
bition of party emblems in Ireland, The provincial
Administration, if it wishes to remove from Canada
a constant source of irritation and offence, will
adopt the statute of the British Parliament, and
place all party banners and processions under the
ban of the law. In Ireland the Orange system
ought no more to be excused than the Ribbon con-
spiracy which asserts that "wild justice of revenge"
with which the' devilish deeds" of agrarian mur-
der in that country have too frequently been
justified. In Canada there can exist no pretence,
no excuse for these secret societies. The Prince
of Wales has done well in having firmly refused
to give the slightest countenance and sanction to
processions which would be of an exclusive and
offensive, if not of an illegal, character. We hope
that the good sense of the general Canadian people
will revolt from the indecency and folly which have
marked the conduct of the Orangemen of King-
ston and Toronto. We regret that any trouble
should have occurred to detract from a visit which
hitherto has been one complete triumph; but no
one can for a moment doubt that the course pursued
by his Royal Highness is not only consistent with
his own dignity, but one which is sure to conduce
,o the best and most permanent interests of Canada.
./trorn ing Post.

TILE FRENCH 111ARKETS.

The telegraph has supplied us with the prices of
,he provincial corn markets held yesterday :

Aurus.—A small market. A rise of 50c. the hectolitre
on wheat of the second and third quality. Prices 18f. to
24f. the hectolitre.
CHARTRES.--A dull market. A fall of 30c. the hecto-
litre on wheat. Business was more brisk towards the close
of the market. Oats offered at a reduction of 20c. the hec-
tolitre.

MARSEILLE3.—Market quiet. African wheat is quoted
at 33f. the measure of 160 litres for the end of the year.
Marianopolis 31f. 50c. for the first four months of 1861.
Irka 32f. 25c. for immediate delivery.
METz.—There were ON hectolitres of wheat sold for de-

livery at an average of 25f. 45c. the 100 kilogrammes.
Trade in general dull this week.

The Courrier de la Gironde publlishes the text of
a petition addressed to the Minister of Agriculture
and Commerce by the members of the Council of
the Association for Commercial Reform, praying for
the abolition of the sliding scale and for free trade
in corn. At the head of the list stand the names of
M. Dollfas, member of the Chamber of Commerce
of Mulhausen, and President of the Association
M. Adam, President of the Chamber of Commerce
of Boulogne; M. Arles Dufour, member of the
Chamber of Commerce of Lyons ; M. Pastre, Pre-
sident of the Chamber of Commerce of Marseilles,
and other gentlemen distinguished in commercial
pursuits.
Mutton,
There was a slight decline in the price of beef at
the cattle market of Poissy on
.Thursdaytains its
price.
on the contrary, rose. Veal
There were 2,528 oxen o
37c. the kilo. 326
fferedulafolnr sale,_ o. f which
2,418 were sold at If. 6c. to
fromlf.
98c. to I.f. 30c.
"If 38c. to lf. 72c SO5
sold from lf. 30e. to lf
cows, of which
11,742 sheep all sold
316 s 07f1r7d05n2
54c. The quality of their
veal calves, of which
oxen was excellent. Sales,
however, wore slowly e e cted, and at a reduction as
compared with
• the preceding market. The sheep
Were good and sold well. The veal calves excellent.

The Nord has not been fortunate of late. Its
recent assertion of a treaty, or coalition, between England,
Austria, and Prussia has ;lussian journal appears to be,
met contradiction on all sides.
when it is betrayed org -
brazen out the matter and
The system of the Bel o
even in the teeth of counter proof, until
'he topic siendsuiscteudpionntothae misstatement, to
f.
people
truth
gofetthtioredtaloet
and forget all about it. It seems to be of opinion
hat the next worse thing to making a mistake is to admit
it. "False, but infallible," should be its motto.
THE SARDINIAN NAVY.—A letter from Genoa,
in the Gazette de France, asserts that the Sardinian navy
is now the first in Europe, after those of England and
France. Piedmont, it says, had already 30 ships of war.
Garibaldi had annexed twice as many at Naples, ~among
them two line-of-battle ships, the Vesuvio and the Me-
name. The Garibaldian navy, in the waters of Sicily, had
eight or ten steamers—English, American, and others—
given, bought, or captured. Besides this, the letter says
that Piedmont, not expecting so large an accession of
naval force, had made contracts in England for eight large
steamers, two of which are already delivered, and also
for an equal number of transports. All these things con-
sideren, the Gazette de France reckons the Sardinian navy
as consisting, or soon to consist, of nearly 140 men-of-war.
In thi3 there is probably some exaggeration. The Gazette,
which is now in the 230th year of its existence, is not exempt
from some of the weaknesses of extreme age, and its state-
ments in general are to be viewed with suspicion, and sifted
before acceptance.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Sunday,.
morning, shortly after 12 o'clock, a young man about 2!.
years of age, name unknown, was rowing on the river
small skiff belonging to Mr. Tomlinson, of Hungelier of
When near Blackfriars-bridge he rowed athwart
tt.- pro
barges, known as Stratton's Roads, and was ini3labeats
cipitated into the water. Several watermen puts of the un-
from the stairs, but before they reached the
fortunate young man was drowned. Drag, not n re-
requisition, but up to last night the body W.'
covered. AgOfts COUNTIES:
THE GAME SEASON IN Trip ythio year under very
Pre at into
—The partridge season has opeon„g it would be mere
extraordinary circumstances; PerfLrued at an. The late
correct to say that it has scarceiaY ur-
-d bavoc among the young
deed, in Norfolk,. and the
vheasrycfaeu;Redien:niarket letter points to the
ihntredlesn.lenritlweeraethareer
-
following extract fr?,7o :n some extensive preserves not
ypidges
small andhave been
weak ; in seenmany duringin
same e
thanla dozen
y_ouoeg;
artr
mthoe season, and thos_e
Id birds maybe seen without one young
stances coveys of:0,
ra
A. similar report is made with regard
one among the'n'or, immediately
- even g, surrounding Bury St
to the districtdni
" old Norfolk sportsman"
Edmund's, fest that gentlemen would almost do well this
far as to Bugg. Ong from taking out game licenses.—Ess.v:x
TetegraPh• ~
BoTAL r RILE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Sept, 15, 1560, was 2,562, of which 708 Were
new eases.