The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-27 00:00:00

ADDRESS.

The Members of the Qtcbec Emigrants' So.
ciety, in c,:trying the above Resointion into ef-
fect, are anxious to have it understood, in the
first place, that it is by no means the principle of
their body, nor the object of the present measure,
to discourage Emigration. On the contrary, they
profess themselves (I,'eply sensible of the benefits
thence resulting to these Colonies ; they truly
appreciate these benefits ; they would rejoice also
in contributing to relieve their Molber Country
from the evils of a redundant population ; and
they would feel that they had much to answer
for, were they to become instrumental in check-
ing this valuable influx of inhabitants into a
Country, the very face of which invites them, as
it were, to the experiment, and opens to their
industry vast tracts of land unreclairned from
the wilderness, which are capable, finder the
hand of Art, of yielding the means of sustenance,
~nit the comforts of life, to many millions of hu-

man beings.
But the local experience of the List few years
has amply shewo, that some measures are neces-
sary to place the system of Emigra.ion under
proper regulations—to provide. against many evils
and much misery ;rising from the ignorance and
mismanagement of the persons who emigrate—
and to preserve, with the smallest possible de-
ductions, the advantages on either side accruing.
Tinder the infl,!ence of these impressions, the
Society proceed to state, in a specific form, the
objects of the present Address—the first of which
rndce an appeal to the Compassion ft n d gene-
rosity of the British and Irish Public, in behalf of
their own countrymen, arriving as strange's in

;his Province.
The number of Emigrants who have arrived t
the port of Quebec, since the opening of tl►e tut-
vigation for the presvnt season, amourtts to up-
wards of 12,000, whidi probably exceeds 2-thirds
of the populatlon et the City itself. It ,vill readily
be believed, that a very considerable proportion
of these ate utterly destitute upon their arrival;

such-rapid and continued accessions to the
rattober of eatolidates for labour preclude the pos-
aihility of answerina the demand for employmeot;
hat the scanty and iojadicioos preparations for the
voyage, the crowded and dirty state of the ahips,
«onbining with the change of climate (though the
e!tmate of this Country is itself healthy), prove the
causes of 'much debility and disease among the
Emigrants ; that the death of individuals throws
whole families opts') the Public ; that shipwreck,
with all it 9 accompaniments of loss and hardship,
occasionally completes the catalogue of evils ; and
that, especially as the winter closes in, the inha-
bitants of this City have upon their hands an ac-
cumulation of misery and distress, for which
they are without means to provide an adequate
remedy. It has, in fact, been found necessary
hat e, independently of all the other public and pri-
vate charity extended to settlers, to open a tem-
porary asylum expressly for destitute stranger- ; a
great part of which is occupied as an hospital,
tviivre at this date there are between 70 and SO
peients. And lisd not his Grate the late Gover-
nor-io-Chief, with his wonted benevolence, per-
mitted the use of some empty buildings belonging
to Government, and provided the attendance of
the Medical Statf, with certain other advantages,
it would have been found impossible to afford
even the degree of relief which has been given.
Tile next object of this Address is to request
that steps may be taken to circulate the requisite
information among the lower classes at home, and
especially in Ireland ; in order that it may be ge-
nt rally understood :
I tinder What circumstances they may be war-
rantably encouraged to emigrate.
2. Limier what circumstances they ought to be
deterred from the attempt.
3. What knowledge ought to be possessed, what
rule, are to be followed, and what plans avoided,
by those who do emigrate.
The Society therefore beg leave to state :heir
opinion, that persons with families, possessing a
sufficient sum to support them for one year after
their arrival in this country,—or single men, with
II provision something less, who are able-bodied,
and either expert in agriculture, or masters of any
of the common mechanical trades—provided they
are of steady, correct, industrious habits, and of
enterprising characters, may fairly be encouraged
to transfer their homes to this country, and to
expect a better fortune than is likely to await
them by any opening presented in their own. In
many cases, it would he highly useful, if the
funds of the Society could be made capable of
rendering some degree of assistance to persons of
this description.
But with respect to persons differently situated,
and of a different stamp—persons who abandon
their homes in a vague expectation of relief from
change, because they are not thriving where they
are, and who land upon these shores in a desti-
tute condition, and without energy to struggle
with difficulties, the Sudety can promise them
ot;ly disappointment and increased misery : and
Hie case is daily to be witnessed, of those who
have been lured hither by false and interested
representations, but whose wish and prayer, upon
their very arrival, is to obtain the means of re-
turoiog. The Society have actually, in some in-
stances, been obliged to employ their funds in
sending back deluded and helpless beings who
had severed themselves from all the dependence
which they could count upon for support in this
world. It appears also, from the public Papers,
that considerable numbers of those who have emi•
grated to the United States are straining their ex-
'Roisted means to return. It is very important to
impress the convic,ion, that there are three arti-
cles of expense absolutely necessary to the pre-
servation of life itself in this climate, of which a
notch inferior provision will answer the purposes
of existence in alter's; the articles, namely, of
clothing, tnel, and a compact lodging ; to which
it must be added, that there are various sources
of employment for the poor, connected with buss
b indry and navigation, which' are wholly suspend-
ed during a Canadian winter,
lite cases, however, of those who arrive in this
Country in a forlorn and distressed condition, are
infinitely multiplied by the want of information
under which the parties act. The season at which
the vessel sails, and the port to which she is
bound, as its situation respects their ulterior pro-
gress, are two points of considerable moment. It
might to be their endeavour to have before them,
as much as possible, upon their arrival, the open
portion of the year. And it is a very common
circumstance, that Emigrants are brought here,
whose destination is in some part of the United
States, or of the British Provinces of-Nova Scotia
and New Brunswick, where they have particular
inducements to g' ; to gain which points from
Quebec, is pet haps a matter of much greater diffi-
culty and expellee, than to go direct to them from
Great Britain or Ireland. Several women, with
families, coming lately to join their husbands at
the points above•mentioned, have been led to
suppose, that their object would be as readily at-
tained by taking a passage to Quebec, which they
have reached without the means of proceeding
farther.

It is essential, therefore, that persons emigrat-
ing to Ametica should be furnished with some de-
gree of geographical information. And it they
itesitate under what Government to place them-
selves in this quarter of the globe, it may be very
honestly recommended to them, to forbear from
changing masters. Of those who have recently
made their election in the United States, it is a
fact personally known to Members of the Society,
that large numbers have found their advantage in
resuming:their allegiance, and have made appli-
cation Aro the British Consul at New York, for
aid to effect a removal into Upper Canada ; prac-
tic,i4 disproving an opinion, uhich has a pretty
general influente, as to the superior inducements
of Foreign America.
With respect to that frequent separation of fa-
milies which has been adverted to—the husband,
or Ihe father, coming alone to try the country,
.nil sending afterwards for his household, or per-
haps returning to fetch them out, the Society can
by no means recommend this experiment, unless
- lite parties are so situated, that a considerable

ori.sent sacrifice will not eventually distress them.
-Not only is much time lost, perhaps at a season
which renders it highly valuable--not only is the
eidiculty and expence attending a removal across

the -sees inevitably -increased by 11)4 practice—
but it constantly happens, that the family, upon
their arrival at Quebec, are utterly at a loss to
trace the person whom they have come to seek;
and there are some instances within the know-
ledge of the Society, where the hope of doing to
seems almost gone.
It might be productive of incalculable benefit
,to the cause of Emigration, if certain Associations
were formed in different places at home, composed
'of intelligent and benevolent individuals, who
world open a correspondence with the Society
here, and furnish information to the parties upon
the spot. The materials for such Associations
exist abundantly in Great Britain and Ireland ; arid
the Quebec Emigrants' Society entertain a confi-
dent hope, that neither the distince- at which they
act, nor the inferiority of their own pretensions,
will cause their appeal to be disregarded, or de-
prive them of that encouragement and assistance
1%11 ich they anxiously solicit. They trust that
they are engaged in a good work, and in the pro-
secution of their endeavours they look to the co-
operation of good wen, and the blessing of God
above.

NATHANIEL ATCHESON, Esq. Great Winchester.
street, London, hai been requested to communi-
chic with his Majesty's Government upon the sub-
ject of this Address, and to receive communica-
tions from individuals at home. The Lord Bishop
will receive those addressed to Quebec.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
NOVEL CASE.

MANSION-Hot/so —Captain Cuthhertson, of a
merchantman in the Thames, summoned a lighter-
man named Bourne, before the LORD MAYOR
yesterday, under the following peculiar circum-
stances :

The Captain, said that during the late very incle-
ment weather he was lying blocked up by the ice
in the Thames. When the frost began to break
Lip, and the ice and snow drifted with irresistible

force, he was compelled to cut away his a►►-
chor, slip Lis cable, and run down the River.—
In the interim, before he brought to again,
his anchor, &c. had been hauled up by time
defendant, and for which he claimed a com-
pensation of 251., and refused to deliver up the
property until that sum was paid. fie (the com-
plainant) resisted this upon the grounds, first, that
he had not employed time defendant to do the la-
bour ; and next, that if he had even done so, the
charge was enormous.

The defendant, in reply, said, that -the charge
was not only not enormous, but most reasonable.
The anchor of the complainant, together with
many others, had got bedded in the river, and the
labour to raise them was indescribable. The an-
chor, also, and the apparatus of the Captain, was
greater in magnitude titan the others, and the task
was of course the more formidable. The weight of
the anchor was 1004 lbs., the cable was from 60
to 70 fathoms in length, and the chain 60 fathoms.
The allowance for labour of this description also
was in general estimated by the value, and one
third was uniformly paid. Here the anchor and
apparatus were at least worth 120/., and his legal
demand therefore might have been for 401.

Mr. NELSON, the Deputy Water Bailiff, being
in the Justice Room, the LORD MAYOR consulted
with him, and he confitmed the account given by
the d, Adant of an allowance of one third being
paid for such labour as had been done by him.
The LORD MAvoit, under these circumstances,
thought the demand of 251. just and reasonable,
and dismissed the complaint of the Captain.
Bourne then declared that he would keep the
anchor until paid; or, if the Captainshose, he was
ready to meet him in a Court of Law.

OUTRAGE AT TIDE LONDON-WALL INSTITUTION.
GUILDHALL.-John Canning, an Irish labourer,
was yesterday brought to the Office, upon a charge
exhibited against him by Duncan CarupbeH, Esq.
of the tollowing nature :
Mr, Campbell .stated, that he was one of the
Committee for " Affording Temporary Relief and
Shelter to the Homeless and Destitute," at.
London-wall. On Tuesday evening, between
nine and ten o'clock, while the Committee were
engaged in relieving the poor applicants, the
prisoner, at the head of about 150 others, burst
in the doors, and caused a great riot and confu.
sion. Large sums of money were lying upon the
tables, and fearing an attack on these, witness
rushed forward, and with a stick beat off the fore-
most of the inn-micro. The prisoner received
some more severe blows than he (Mr. Campbell)
could have wished to inflict, but the dread of los-
ing the money, and the fact of having discovered
two notorious pickpockets secreted in the room
where the money lay, justified him, he thought,
in resisting the outrage and intrusion of so large
a body of persons. He did not attribute any dis-
honest motive to the prisoner, and he would not
shrink from the investigation if the latter thought
he bad behaved illegally or cruel towards him.
The Magistrate (Alderman Tuoat.) thought the
conduct of Mr. Campbell not only justifiable but
even laudable.
H. Willis said, he was door-keeper at the In-
stitution on the occasion in question. It was the
rule not to suffer more than three persons to enter
the room for relief at any one time. Ou Tuesday
evening this order was broken with great violence,
and the prisoner and about 150 others overpower-
ed him and rushed in.
Mr. Campbell said, he did not seek the punish-
ment of the poor man. He had already suffered
a good deal in the loss of his relief. money, his
supper, and a good lodging. All be had got for
his imprudence was a night's imprisonment. The
disorder, however, of which he (Mr. C.) com-
plained, was of such a nature, that if not checked,
the objects of the charity must be defeated.
The prisoner said he was a poor labourer, hav•
ing a wife and four children dependent upon hint,
and he had been wi►hout employment since Christ-
mas. He declared his innocence, and said Ile Was
shoved in by other persons.
The Magistrate regretted the imprudence which
had led him to so much suffering and imprison-
ment, and hoped he would learn to conduct him-
self better. Mr. Campbell and the other bunirine
Gentlemen assisting him, ought to be protected
in the great good they were doing, and be would
advise them to apply to the Lord Mayor, as head
of the Institution, for his aid and advice.—The
prisoner was discharged.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 2G.

'rite Court was occupied the whole of the day
in hearing further arguments in the case of the
Marquess of Townshend v. the Bishop of Nor-
wich. It was not fini.died, and we therefore
think it better to give an outline of the whole
when-the parties have been heard. The point is
one of very great importance, in so far as the
duties of trustees under a will are concerned, and
particularly where there were several church
livings in the ifr of the testator. Mr. Wetherell
was heard this day for nearly three hours, and
Was followed by junior Counsel. The Attorney-
Genet al, Messrs. Hart, Shadwell, &c. have yet
to be heard.

The CHANcOLLoR rose at half•past three. He
gives judgment in Bryant v Bryant on Friday, and

in several other bankrupt cases.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 26.

THE KING V. JOHN ARCHER BORRON, ESQ.
It will be recollected that in last Term a rule
shew cause why a criminal information should
lot be filed was obtained at the instanceof Charles
l'earcon, Gent. an Attorney of this Court, against
he Defendant, a Magistrate of the County of
Lancaster, acting for the Warrington division,
for corruptly refusing, as was alleged, to take the
depositions of certain witnesses, against a member
of the Manchester Yeomanry, charged with felo-
niously cutting and maiming tile accusers, after
the transactions which occurred at Manchester
on the 16th day of August. The circumstances
of the case were then fully discussed, and report-
ed, in this Paper ; and the Court having taken
time to consider of their judgment,
The CHIEF JUSTICE, at the sitting of the Court
tl►is morning, read the written opinion of the
Coors ; but as the Learned Judge was not audible
in many parts of the opinion delivered, we Can-
not attempt any thing like a detailed account of
whet his Lordship read. Much encomium was
passed upon the Magistracy of the whole king-
dom for their integrity and learning, and the de-
fendant was described as a gentleman entitled to
his spate of time eulogium. On the other hand,
the conduct of Mr. Pearson, the solicitor, was
condemned, in his having used the language of
peremptory demand and menace i❑ requiring the
defendant to discharge his magisterial duti,s.—
His Lordship declared it to be the opinion of the
Court, that an attorney ,had no right to act in
the manner suggested to have been that of Mr.
Pearson, in having remonstrated with the defen-
dant—that an attorney had no right to be present
in the justice-room of a Magistrate—that his be-
ing allowed to be present was mere matter of
courtesy—and that, at all events, he was not to
be-pertnitted to comment upon tl►e conduct of a
Justice. The threats held out to the defendant
were such to which he, as an honourable man,
ought not to submit ; and the Court could not
forbear expressing their disapprobation of the
language imputed to Mr. Pearson. On the whole,
the Court, being of opinion that nothing like a
corrupt motive being imputable to the defendant,
and that under the critical and delicate circun►-
stances in which he was placed, he had acted
with correctness, the result was, that there was
HO 'pretence for a criminal information, and con
frequently that the rule must be discharged laid
Costs.