The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

the bank of Elliot river, was entirely destroyed by the flames on
Monday last.
Mci,wrnYiaL, JITLY 17.—A2Census of the City of Montrea
this season, fixes the number of inhabitants at 30,000.
The approachin session of the Provincial Parliament of
Upper Canada, is fixed' to commence on Wednesday the Bth of
August next.---(Can. Cour.)
QUEBEC, J tILY 19. 'We refeiour readers to those Paits of
the Lumber Act published in the Tat Gazette.—The Ministers
Were divided in oLunion on many of the most important clauses.
The Members op, Parliament who are acquainted with the
Trade, the interests of the Parent Country, the Colonies and
Shipping, do not approve of it.
The 15th, and concluding Section of the Bill runs thus :
" And be it further enacted, That this Act may be amended, al-
tered, or repealed by any Act or Acts to be made in this present
Session of-Parliament." -
We refer our readers, who are interested in the timber trade,
to the Schedule of Duties annexed to the Act. It scarcely ap-
pears to us yet to be intended as a permanent law--and we un-
derstand that property to a great value from Lake Chaniplain.
is now in this market; partly contracted and paid for on British
account last year, and arrived in Canada previous to the passing
of this law. Most of the surplus value of this lumber is on ac-
' count of the Merchants on Lake Champlain and other places,
who trade with us, and in the usual way, their timber is in-
tended as a remittance to pay their Canada debts.
On a proper representation of the case being made to the Bri-
tish Ministry, little doubt remains but permission will be grant-
ed allowing these goods to be taken to England on the same foot-
ing as American property actually piled in our Coves previous-
ly to the 25th day of March last. The Commercial liberality
and justice of the English character will prevail with the admi-
nistration to do, what doubtless they would have provided for,
had the peculiar circumstances attending the getting out of
lumber and bringing it to our market been known ;
_but as
we have before regretted, what can we expect when the coun-
try has no accredited Agent in Parliament fo represent our in-
terests. •
NEW LONDON', JULY 4. —(FllO.3r BERMUDA.) The
schooner Betsey, Brig, arrived on Sunday last, in 11 days,
from Bermuda. 'We have received our usual files of papers by
this arrival. The dispUtes'betWeen the Governor- and Legisla,
ture were still carried on with great animosity. The- Go -erntir
appears determined to place all the authorities of the island at
his feet. In this policy he is determinedly opposed by the-
gislature. few days previous to the sailing of the Sea-Ser-
pent, several transports arrived at Bermuda from Halifax, with
troops to relieve the garrison of that place. On their 'arrival,
the Governor called the officers together, and in an address to
them declared that the inhabitants of the island were in a state
of rebellion, and that lie expected the troops would stand by
him ! lie had previously disarmed the militia, by calling in
the government arms.
It appears the vestry of the Church at St. George's had made
an appropriation to defray the expences of presenting a memo-
rial to the King, respecting the Governor's conduct. He di-
rected the vestry to meet—attended in person—and demanded
whether the appropriation had been paid ? He was answered
by a Mr. Till that it had. Upon this he declared to Mr. Till,
" unless he refunded the money within ten days, he would im-
prison him where no power on earth could release him during
his life, and until he should rot."
NEW YORK, JUN 2 28.—EXCILSWGE.—We are pleased to
learn that it is in contemplation soon to take measures to build'
a commodious 'Exchange in this city.
STEaat-BoATs—lt is proposed in some of the West India
Islands, to employ steam-boats in those seas, to act as packets
for the Government.
Mosrr Go arERY (A tan.) JUNE 2.—(Novel Tenancy.)—Our
Market House has, for several days, been in the uninterrupted
possession of a party 'of our "red brethren," headed by Captain
M'lntosh, brother to the celebrated Creek Warrior Chief, who
have furnished an.abundant supply of excellent beef, which,
though not dressed.and served out quite in the style of some of
the northern markets, yet it exhibits a very wholesome appear-
ance, and is sold on reasonable term's. They have a drove of
fine looking cattle, sufficiently
_numerous to detain our new
butchers for some weeks to come; we have long betn in a
great measure supplied with poultry, eggs, bacon, wild game,
&c. by them.
Mr. J. Randel, jun., has explored a new route for the Erie
Canal between. Schenectady and the Hudson, by which the
hoes Falls are avoided, and by means of a tunnel of three and
a half miles carried through a valley running south from the
Mohawk, about a mile and a quarter below Niskenna Church,
the distance is shortened seven and a half miles, and the per-
manent saving in the freight of goods is estimated at D 114,7.50
annually. The junction of the Northern anti-Western Canals,
if Mr. Randers project be adopted, will be between Troy and
Albany, about a mile and. a quarter below the former city.—
(American.)
QuE RE C JULY 19.---the Committee of Trade have trans-
mitted to the British Government a Memorial, complaining of
some new ravenue regulations in the intercourse between Ca,
nada and the Sugar Colonies, which seriously affect the interests
of both, especially in the-article of rum, from Demerara, &c.
but we. have no doubt the inconvenience will be removed, and
the trade put on-its former footing. The impoliey of restrict,_
ing the interior intercourse of Canada with the United States,
in the article of timber, is universally acknowledged.