The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-11 00:00:00

AM ERICA.

QuEBEC, FEB. 27.—The part of the Speech" of
his Excellency the Governor in Chief which relates to the late
Acts passed in the Parliament of the United KingdOm flatting
the interests of this colony, is now under consideration in both
Houses of our Provincial Parliament, with a view of making
suitable representation °tithe subject of these Acts, to, the Govern-
ment of the mother country. The Act giving a monopoly of the
North-west Fur Trade and the Canada Trade Act, are also re-
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ferret) to•the Special Committee of the Assembly on the late Acts.
A motion is also before the Assembly for appointing an agent
to reside in England, to support the interests• of the Province
by communications with his Majesty's Government. The
local situation of Canada in respect to the United States, and
its peculiar interests. so universally acknowledged to have suf-
fered for some time past, from a deficiency of information in
England on our affairs, seems to render an agent, the appoint-
ment of which has been proposed by the Assembly since 1007,
now indispensable.
The late Tenures Bill, affecting the right which the Agricul-
tural classes have in the unconceded Seigneurial Lands, par-
tially introducing a new code of laws for regulating real pro.
periv generally unknown to the Inhabitants of the Provmee
and contrary to those by which that property has been ordered
from the first establishment of the Province, has been referred
to a separate Committee.
Tit E NEW TRADE ACTS.—We are informed upon good
authority, than considerable importations of • American manu-
factures have been. made at St. Jelin, Lake Champlain; since
the ath Januarylast ; at which time the Oth Gem IV. chap.
114, came bait force, and permitted the entry of such goods, we
believe, at a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem. We are told that
certain descriptions of coarse stuff's, which when imported from
Great Britain sold at 10d. a yard, are now selling at Montreal
at 76d. imported'from the United States. It may he recollect.
ed that similar importations into Nova Scotia were some time
ago contemplated. In Upper Canada, and in the parts of Lower
Canada adjoining Upper Canada, tic consumption of American •
goods has been for some years considerable:
The new policy of Great Britain is doubly hurtful; hurtful
to her own manufacturing and shipping interests,' and more
directly hurtful to the interests of the Colonies.
NewCBRIINSWICE.—The house of Assembly in New_
Brunswick have Come to the resolution of erecting a residence
for the Lieut. Governor at Fredertann,- suited to the means of
the Province, and'in place of the one destroyed by the late tire.
The Revenue in that Province for the last year- amounted to
42,6391. Eis.— They have appropriated 0,6001. for the improve-
Inuit of the Retails. .

11a LITAL, FEB. 10,—(Casionts.)—The folio win g` Saler
in lieu of all Fees hitherto paid, have been arranged for the
present
Collector for the Port of Halifax, Hon. 'l'. N. Jeffery 2,000/
per annum ; Controller do. J. Wallace, Esq. 1,000/. ; waiter
and Searcher. Mr. J. Purvis. 4001.; Ditto Mr. 1). 11. Wats
400/. ; Two Tide Waiters 301. each, and as per day attendance;
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Sub-collectors, &c. at 10 different out ports, from 1201. to 2004
sterling, each.
A resolution has been brought forward in the House of As_
sembly of New York, stating " that a law ought to be passed
by the national legislature, laying it duty of ten cents per gal.
lon on doititstic distilled spirits; and that a corresponding duty
be also laid on imported spirits, anti that the revenue arising
from the duty on domestic spirits in each state, be paid into
the respective state treasuries, and Olathe same remain a fund
for the construction of roads, canals, and other improvements
in each state ; subject, nevertheless, to such regulations as. the
respective state legislatures shall prescribe"
By a recent census of Canada, there appears to be a Popula-
tion of 00,370 souls, or living human beings, and " that there
is reason to believe that upwards of 370,000 are employed in
rural pursuits." Since 'farmers, with capital; frtim Europe
have settled in Canada, ".the face of the country is materially
changed for the better."
It is mentioned that thiper'Cariatlitiiiiathis year expOrt staves
tint) timber to the amount of nearly three millions of pounds
sterling, being. tonal to twelve of dollars.
Quebec anti plontreial have petitioned the Lekishiture.to have
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There %vas an arrival this morning, at the North
and South ihnerican affee House, of Buenos
Ayres Papers to the i7th of January, inclusive,
It will be seen by our extracts, that a victory is
claimed by Colonel OLIVERA over a corps of
Brazilians, of which an immediate result was the
possession of the Fort of San Miguel and Santa
Theresa, both situate o,► the frontier, and consi•
dered us the key of the Britian territory.
The Brazilian Naval Force before Monte
Video bad i'ailvd from that place on the 13th of
January, Admiral ',ono ilebiAning to fortify tit,:
Island of Martin Garcia. Colonel BRoWN to
whom the command of the Buenos squadron was
entrusted, had sailed on the 13th to reconnoitre
the Brazilian squadron, tt hid), notwithstanding
its superiority is slated to have declined coming
to an action. This circumstance seems to itavo
excited extraordinary enthusiasm at Buenos
Ayres, the Government of which had pur-
chased and armed two brigs and a schooner.
From the names of the individuals appointed, it
would seem that this squadron is manned exclu-
sively by our own countrymen :