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

ORANGE PPOCESSIONS.

By the last advices from Canada we learn that
the 'Governor-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
Lower Canada is essentially a Roman Catho-
lic country, whilst Upper Canada is inhabited
by a population composed of Protestants of eery
shade of opinion, with the addition of some consi-
derable number of Irisli,'who of course belong to
the Romisli 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
wealthy and well-organised establishment; f; nd if
any disputes or differences ever occur, they gene-
rally are to :lee attributed to the jealousy or per-
haps stronger feelings, with which the French
ecclesiastics regard the Alaynooth priests who find
their way into the province. If the French
tir
Ca-
nadiansiei have not been very warm or devoted in
expressions of loyalty, they at least have had
the good taste to remain in the background, and to
observe the policy of decent silence. The heads of
the Roman Catholic Church set a better and more
dignified example, by attending his Royal Highness
with a dignified and dutiful address, to which they
received a gracious answer. But as the only charge
which has been insinuated against the French in-
' habitants of Quebec and Montreal amounts to this—
that certain members of the Legislature have ab-
stained from 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 had
breeding and bad taste, to which further notice
would only attach that importance which at pre-
sent is altogether wantingt 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 the Jesuits to guide
and instruct him ; the English, Scotch, and Irish have
respectively their St. George's, Nt. Andrew's, and St.
Patrick's societies, which promote nationality, bene-
volence, and good feasting, and the ultra Protestant
party in Upper Canada have imported and sustained
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 party tunes
are not requisite to make individuals loyal. In a
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 large class of
its fellow-subjects, ought to be put down by the law.
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
I 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
to the best and most permanent interests of Canada.
—Morning Post.

TILE FRENCH MARKETS.

The telegraph has supplied us with the prices of

he provincial corn markets held yesterday

AnnAs.—A small market. A rise of 50c. the hectolitre
on wheat of the second and third quality. Prices ISf. 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 20e. the hec-
tolitre.

MARSEILLES.—Market quiet. African wheat is quoted
at 33f. the measure of 160 litres for the end of the year.
Marianopolis 3.1 f. 50e. for the first four months of 1861.
Irka. 32f. 25c. for immediate delivery.
Isdurz.—There were 906 hectolitres of wheat sold for de-

livery at an average of 25f. 15e. the 100 kilogrammes.
Trade in general dull this week.

The Courrier de la Gironde publlishes the text o f
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. Dollfus, 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.
There was a slight decline in the price
of beef at
the cattle market of Poissy on Thursday. Mutton,
its price.
on the contrary, rose. Veal maintains
of
which.
There were 2,528 oxen .offeredoo the kilo. 326
r sale,
2,418 were sold at lf. Ge. to lf.
from.
37f
98e. to 30c.
11,742 sheep all sold from
cows, of which 316 sold
at
if 38c. to lf. 72c. 805
7:050x5en was excellent. Sales,
old from if. 30e. to lf.
N5-4eacl. caTlvhees,qoufalNch
quality
ylef
thowever, were slowly effected, and at a reduction as
compared with the preceding market. The sheep
were good and sold well. The veal calves excellent.

T N
Nord has not been fortunate of late. Its
recent assertion of a treaty, or coalition, between Englsnd,
Austria, and Prussia has met contradiction on all sides.
The system of the Belgo-Russian journal appears to be,
when it is betrayed or seduced into a misstatement, to
brazen out the matter and s
insist upon the truth of the tale,
even in the teeth of counter proof until people get tired of
tho topic and forget all about it. It seems to be of opinion
that the next worse thing to making a mistake is to admit
it. "False, but infallibl," 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 Mo-
narca. The Garibaldian navy, in the waters of Sicily, had
eight er 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 thin 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 20
years of age, name unknown, was rowing on the river Nl'
small skiff belonging to Mr. Tomlinson, of nungerfarui
When near Blackfriars-bridge he rowed athwart a tier o.
barges, known as Strutton's Roads, and was instantly..lo,3lg,
cipitated into the water. Several watermen put off ittevun.
from the stairs, but before they reached the 'P°t ut into
fortunate young man was drowned. Drape wit on re
requisition, but up to last night the body tool "c'
CoVNTIES:
covered.
TIIE GAME SEASON IN THE EASTOgesr under very
—The partride season has opened all ?,,,oula be more
extraordinary circumstances; perhapus
eci at all. The late
correct to say that it has scarcely c.'l):To, Norfolkh young
ibnircdlesm. enit,hwecraethareer
vhearsycfaeuvisiiedeinwaisaddA, in , and the
earket letter points to the
following extract from a we extensive preserves not
same conclusion :—" TJrnartridges have been seen during
more than a dozen small and weak; in many in-
the season, and tha viine iodlmayberaifarotlrekei
ypsospreoternti withoutssmm surroundingad,e,w oneit
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stances caemsocnogVetyhse:ornf.
to the district :3orindeoblidrdN
Edmund'af Est hat gentlemen would alanniostevdeon-wgelel goes so
far as to suggicning from taking out game licenses.—Essex
yeatergobrvyair; gE E HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.
The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the
week ending Sept, 15, MO, was 2,662, of which 708 wets
new cases.