The Sun.
London, England, 1818-07-15 00:00:00

EXVENCES OF A BATH ELECTION:

Coley of a MS. MCMOtalillfll 01 J. HARRItSO'
ToN, Esq. of Kels,ol), dated 1646 :
A Note of my Bathe business about the Parliament
Saturcian,Dee. 25,-1616. Went tb Bathe, and dined aaith the
illaicr and Citizens; conferred about my Election to serve
in Parliament, as my father was helpless, and ill able to
go airy mare; went to the George 'inn at night, :net the
Bailiffs,. and desired to be dismissed the strving ; drank
strong beer and Metheglin; expended about three shillings;
.went home late; but could not get excused, as they enter-
tained a good opinion of my father.
Monday, Dec. 2s. IVent to Bathe ; met Sir John Hornet :
we were chosen by the Citizens to serve for the City. Time
Maim- and Citien4 conferted about Parliament business.—
The Maim* promised Sir John Hornet and myself a horse
apiece when he went to London to the Parliatunt, which
he sccepted of; and we talked about the synod and eccle-
siastical dismissions. lam to go again on Thursday, and
meet the Citizen's about all such matters, arid take advice
thereon.

TharAday 31. Went to Bathe; Mr. Ache * preached ; dined
at the George Inn with the and Bailiffs, and 4 Citi.
zens:Spcnt at tinnier six shilimx's itt seine.

. _
Laid out in viettrik at the (.3cinge Inn 0 I Is. 4d.
I.aid•ciut in drinkitu; . - - 0 7 2
Laid out in tub:it:co and drinking vessels 0 4 4

I 2 10
Janntyry I. My father gave me 41. to bear my expellees at
Bathe. Mr. Chapman. the Mahn., came to Kt.'son, and re-
torord thanks for toy being clot-en to serve it Parliament
to my hither, in name of all the Citizens. My father gave
me good advice} touching my speaking in Parlia.inent, as the
City should direct tOt'. Came home late at night ftou►
Bathe, muck troubled ber,hat e.mcerning toy proceeding
truly for men's good report aod my own safety.
Nine. I give the City Messenger two shillings for beating
the Maier'; letter to toe.. Laid out in all 31. is. for
driuk, and horse pyre, with divots gifts.

We find that a person of this name was as solicitous to
support the Religion and Niorak of Bath at that period, a 5
another of the same name is at present to improve and gra-
tify its musical taste.

CORN-EXCHANGE, JULY 15.—Owing to die

large supply of Oats and Wheat, the sales this
morning- were very heavy, and where the sales
was forced lower prices was submitted to. Barley,
Peas, and Beans) each supl►orted their Brice is
other kinds of grain there is no alteration.

COLONIES.

UPPEIt CANADA.

For some time past we have made extracts from
the COLONIAL PAPERS, stating that in several of
the 'Townships in UPPER CANADA much CHORUS-
faction prevailed, and that Meetings had been
held, and persons appointed to make representa-
tions of the causes of their dissatisfaction to his
4ALLIESTY'S GOVERNMENT. In the Papers which
vve received two clays since we find the following
exposition of these complaints, as stated in that
very respectable and welt-conducted Journal,

( The Quebec Gazette of the Bth June, 1818.)

Draft of au Address proposed for presentation
to the PRINCE REGENT, Submitted to the consi-
deration of the people of Upper Canada, for ani-
madversion and amendment.

To his Royal Highness GEORGE Prince of Wales, Regent of
• the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, &c.

&c.
The Humble Address of Inhabitants of Upper Canada.

May it please your Royal flighness.—The Esti!).
iects of your Royal Father, dwelling in Upper
Canada, should need no words to give assurance
of their loyalty, if the whole truth had reached
the Throne of their Sovereign. His loving Sub-
jects have reason to beiieve that the truth bath
um been told.

arring three years of war, Upper Canada was
exposed to the ravages of a powerful and invete-
rate foe. The Government of the United States
had been long concer,:ing the invasion of this
Province t hostile preparations against it had
been long masked under other designs ; and at
last the accumulated torrent of violence burst on-,
the defenceless children of the British Empire.—
Nor were they apailed by weapons-of war alone.
An insidious Proclamation preceded the host of
the enemy—forgetful of honour—regardless of
humanity, and daring to seduce the Subjects of
Britain from their true allegiance. The Subjects II
ref Britain remained dauntless and firm. It was.
not for prolierty that 'they rose against the In-
vader; the Invader would have spared .to'.thern
their property. They', flew to arms in defence of
tice Rights and Sovereignty of Britain: Twice
had the American standard been planted in Upper
Canada, while yet but a handful of British troops
aided the native battalions of the Province :--
twice did these. raw battalions wave the laurel of
victory ,over the prostrate Intruders on their soil.
Th 6. second year of war saw Canada contending
wiih yet .. :s assistance from the parentitate :
the second y.ar of war saw her sons confirmed in
their virtue, and still more determined to'resistr
Wives and children had 'fled from their homes;
the face of the country was laid Wastd-, and ace
fire of revenge was sent forth to consummate dis-:
tress and misery ;--'till was the spirit, of the
people anextinguished—still did it burn with pa
triotisru and loyalty.'
By We third yeti'', every risk of conquest was
at an end for now•the British aid poured into
the Provinces ; and peace was proclamia when
war was no longer to be feared,

It is now more than three years since there was
an end of w : but, strange to say, these year's
of peace, have manifested no appearanbe of affec.;
tion or care. from. the mother-country to the Ca-
nadas. Commercial treaties have been made, al-
together neglectful of British Interests here :---
Government transactions, which used to give
spirit to trade and industry, are at a stand : troops
are withdrawn :' fortifications are suffered to go.
to ruin ; and rumours are abroad too shocking to
be repented in the Royal car.
May it please your Royal Highness to listen
calmly to the complaints and glievances of the
people of tipper Canada, who are fully assured
that your Royal Highness has been kept ignorant
of most important truths,—who are well assured
of Cie generous dispositions of your Royal heart,
and of your desire that British subjects should,
evety where, share equally your paternal regard
and affection.

it was matter of much provocation to the peo-
ple of this Province to see, even during the war,
which afforded such striking proofs of their loy-
alty and valour, reports sent home highly rating
the meri! of regular troops, while the tribute due
to Canadian levies was unfairly let down. Nay;
the principles of the most loyal subjects here
were often stigmatised by British Officers:, igno
rant of hnmati character, and still more so of
circunistances which affect it, in this part of the
world. It was not 30 with the immortal Brock.
He justly appreciated Canadian worth ; and his
memory will happily long cherish, in the Minds
'of the Canadian people, a due regard for the ge-
nuine spirit of a British soldier, at once generous
and btaVe.
The loyal inhabitants of Upper Canada would
disdain to notice the misrepresentations' of indivi-
duals, so contrary to notorious truth, if-these
had not obviously conspired, with other causes,
lesSen the regard whiell,Shontd subsist bet weeu
British' subject's he're and at home--to influence
the conduct of Ministers, towards the general in-
terests of the Province's..

Tile loyal .subjects Of-ltis Majesty in Upper
Canada sufferM grievously during the war in
their property, and Many were bereft of their all.
A talcum investigati-on on this subject took
plaCe : [lie cllinis of sufferers x'vere,autltenticated ;
there vas cve.ry reason f'o expect that recompense
nidd imniediately follow : yet nothing followed
t it delay and itisult.-.--4qrely, if there is arnong
mankind a single principle nliastice, this is one;
that the individuals of a nation ought nOT,partikilly,
tolrarAhe weight of pAlic Calatriityit:;-sure'ly;
whop have exposed their lives-for GOVeen:
rnevi'vhbuld not tie disgusted with findin`g
ve'r-07n'eAt re;4ardless of those 'very principles
wfiTch it is,intencled to sitstain. The people-.
thiS 'l';-,J%itice are well avv-are that their fellow
sn'FLicts at ifotue are pressed hied with taxation ;
and far is it frfitu their wish that relief shoUld be
ptiorded' from. thi,nce. Canada' contains, within
itself 41uple means of exon6"ra-ting Governmoilt
friiiri i:clairns of sufferers by vV:ae; andit is %flat-
11% fiat of your itoystrl kl4bhesi to reituiVe; by a

'single breath, the evil now so justly complained
of. Millions of acres of fertile land lie here
at the disposal of roar Royal ilighhesi, upon the
credit of 'which,. put under proper inanagenienv,"
not only: he fair claims of loyal sufferers could in-
stantly be advanced, but. vast sums could be
raised for the improvement of the Provinces, and
the increase of revenue to Britain.

Another 'grievance, manifesting the neglect of
Government to the concerns of Upper Canada:is
eprally notorious, and must be still more ab-
horrent to the generous feelings of your Royal
,Highness.

the young men of this Province, who were
armed in its nefence,had,for their spirited conduct,
the iironiiie of their. Commanders that land:wontd
be granted to them, as a reward Itir their ser-
vices, as soon as war was terminated ; and after
this promise was universally confided in; the Par-
liament of Upper Canada passed an extraordinary
law, in the Fate of established British.principles,
that the Militia should pass beyond the. frontier.
With, -these promises, and in obedience to this
law, the Mi;itis passed beyond the frontier with
alacrity yet, since the peace, the greater part
of Miens have been denied, the pledge of their
extraordinary services, and the land is unjustly
withheld.

Such ingratitude—such dishonour—such errors
in policy, your Royal Highness may be well. as-
sured could not exist without extraordinary in-
fluences; and, were your Royal Highness suffi-
ciently informed as to these, and of the true state
of Upper Canada, we flatter ourselves must *-
portant changes would speedily take place, as well
for the glory of the Throne as for the benefit of
its subjects.
Permit the loyal subjects of. his Majesty merely
to Say as much, at the present time,, on this sub-
ject, as may jad4l:ce7yOur Royal Highness to older
enquiry to be maite.
The lands of the'Crown, in Upper Canada, are
of immense extent,' not only stretching tar and
wide. into the wilderness, but scattered over the
Province, and intermixed with private property,
alreidy cultivated. The disposal of this land is
left to Ministers at honse,..who are palpably igno•
.-rant of existing circumstances ; and to a Council
Of men resident in this Province, who, it is be-
lieved, have long converted the trust reposed in
t)teltt to purposes,of- selfishness. The scandalous
abuses in this department came some years ago
to 'inch a pitch of monstrous magnitude, that the
Home Ministers wisely imposed restrictions on the
Land Council of Upper Canada. These, however,
have by no means removed the evil; and a system
of patronage and ,favouritism, in the disposal of
the,
.Crown Lands, still exists, altogether destruc-
tive of moral rectittide, and virtuous feeling, in
the management of public affairs. Corruption',
indeed, has reached such a height in this Province,
that it is thought no other part of the British
Empire witnesses the like ; and it is vain to look
for improvement till a radical change is effected.
-It matters not what characters fill situations of,
public trust ar-present sink beneath the dig-
. •
.city of men-=-become vitiated and. weak, as soon
as they arc placed within, the vortmot. debtr,ucl,
tion. Confusion on confusion has grown out of
this unhappy system ; and the. Very lands of the
Crown, the giving away of whic!ihas created such
mischief and iniquity, have olritnate!y 'come to
little value from abase. The poor'sUbjects of his
Majesty, driven from home by distress, to whom
portions of land are granted, can now find in the'
grant no benefit ; and loyalists of the United Em-
pirethe deseendants of those who sacrificed
their all in Ainerica,.its behalf of British role—
men. whose names were ordered on record_ for
their virtuous adherence to Your Royal Father ;
the. descendants of theie men. find now no filrour
in their destined rewards ; nay, these rewards,
when granted, have, in many cases, been rendered
worse than nothing ; for the legal tights in the
enjoyment of them have been held at -nought :
their land has been rendered unsaleable, and, in
some cases, only a source of • distraction and
care. •

Under the system of internal manageme,ot, and
weakened from other evil influences, Upper Ca-
nada now pines in comparative decay : discon-
tent and poverty is experienced in a land su-
premely blessed with the gifts of nature ; dread
of arbitrary power wars here against the free ex-
ereise"of reason and manly sentiment ; laws lotVe
been set aside ; legislators have come into.deri-
. sign ; and contempt from the mother-comntry
seems fast gathering strength to disunite the peo-
' ple of Canada from their friends at home.
The immediate interference of your Royal High-
ness might do much to check existing evils ; and
might wholly remove those which spring from
the system of patronage and. favouritism in the
land granting department. Other evils, however,
greatly retard the prosperity of Upper Canada—
evils which have their root in the origin?! Consti-
tution of the Province, and these can U-rily be re-
moved by the interference of the British Parliti-
ment, now most imperiously required.
Deeply penetrated with these sentiments, and
most seriously --inclined to haie such needful
changes speedily effected, the loyal subjects of
Britain, dwelling in Upper Canada, now take the
extraordinary step of sending home Commis-
sioners to bear this to the Throne, and humbly.
entreat your Royal Highness to give ear. to the
details which it will be in their power to relate ;
above all, that your Royal Highness would imme-
diately send out to this ,Province a Commission,
consisting of discreet and wise men—men of hu-.
siness and talent,' who shall be above every influ-
ence here, and who may be instructed to make
enquiry into all the sources of
N, B. -Should -any person incline to draw out
an Address, entirely different from the above, it is
-requested that a copy may be directed to " Mr.
John Ross, Niagara," (for the DisfrieraCommit-
tee), and it is also requested that Reports of
Township Meetings, stating what persons areap
pointed to act -as, Representatives. Clerks, and
Committee-med, be forwarded to the samei with
salt convenient; speed immediately after such Meet.—
ings• are held.— •. • •

Several severe thunderstorms occurred last
week in vations parts of the country, accompci.
flied with torrents of, rain; and so, e damage has
beet. done by:the-lightning; which was extremely
vivid. ;

From the LONDON GAZETTE, JuLy 14.

THE ROYAL MARRIAGES.
Kew Palace, Saturday, July 11.

This afternoon, at four o'clock, the solemnity of the
marriage of his Royal Highness William Henry Duke of Cla-
rence and St. Andrews, Admiral of the Fleet, third son of
his Majesty, with her Serene Highness Adelaide-Amelia-
Louisa-Theresa-Caroline Princess of Saxe Meiningen, eldes,
daughter of his Serene Highness the late reigning Duke. is
Saxe Meiningen, &c. was performed in the grand saloon at
the Palace at Kew, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, assisted by the Lord Bishop of Loudon, in the presence
of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent, their Royal Highnesses the• Dukes of York, Kent,
and Cambridge, his. Serene Highness Frederick Landgrave of
Hesse, her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta Sophia, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of York, her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, her
Royal Highness the Princess Sophia of Gloucester, and her
Serene Highness the Duchess of Saxe Meiningen (the mother
of the bride, and Regent of the Dukedom of Saxe Meinin,
gen) ; the following Ministers of State, the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Sid mouth, Count Munster,
Minister of State for Hanover, and the Barois of Koontz,
Minister for the Dukedom of Saxe Meiningen, assisting at
the ceremony,
The solemnity of the marriage of Field Marshal his Royal
Highness Edward Duke of Kent and Strathern, fourth son
of his Majesty, with her Serene Highness Victoria-Maria-
Leuisa, youngest daughter of his late Serene Highness
Francis-Frederic-Anthony, reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobourg.
of Saalfeld, consort of his late Serene Highness Charles-Louis
Prince of Leiningen, sister of his Serene Highness Ernest-
Charles-Louis-Ant bony, reigning Duke of Saxe-Cobour7,
and of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg
(which. marriage had been previously solemnized in due form
at Cobnurg, on the 29th day of May 'last), was also per-
formed this evening in the Grand Saloon at the Palace at
Kew, by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, in the pre-
sence of her Majesty the Queen, his Itoyal Highness the
Prince Rege.a, and the other Royal and Illustrious Persou-
ages above-mentioned ; the same Ministers of State also as-
sisting at the ceremony.
At the conclusion of the marriage services, the regis-
tries of the marriages were attested with the usual for-
malities.

The Ministers of State, and other persons of distinction
present, then paid their compliments upon the occasion;
after which her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the
Prince Regent, the brides and bridegroomi; with the rest of
the Royal Family, retired to her Majesty's private apart-
nnts. •
immediately after the conclusion of the marriages, the
Park and Tower guns were fired, and the evening con-
cluded with other public demonstrations of joy in th
metropolis.