The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-15 00:00:00

'I'UE COLONI ES.

CANADA.
• •
(From the Quebec
.Guze7te of Decenzlcr and January.)

PROVINCIAL SECRETARIES OFFICE,
Quebec, sth January, 1820.
The following are the Appointments which
have taken. place-
The Lieut.'Gorernor of U. C. for the time being,
• The Lord gishup of Quebec, Principal,
The 11011,J. Sewell, C. J. of the Province, or the Chief
Justice of the Province for the time being,
The Hon. Jas. Monk, C.J. of Montreal, or the Chief Jus-
tice of Montreal for the time being,
.The Chief Justice of, U. C. for the time being,
The Speaker of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada,
The Speaker of the House of Assembly of Do.
The lion. John Richardson,
Ross Cuthbert,
The Hon. and Rev. Dr. Strachan,
James Irvine, .
and Rev. Charles Stewart, D. D.
The Rev. George J. Mountain,
The Hon. (battier De Lothiniere,
Charlesde St,
John Caldwell, •• •
H. W. Ryland, .
•
Louis De Salaberry,
And Charles Mirshall, Esq., . •
To be Trustees of the Royal Institution fur the advancement
of Learning in this Province; • -
And. Rev4os. L, Mills, A. M. Secretary.
Thomas Pain, Messenger.
The: Diocesan Committee of The '' Society for
promoting Christian Knowledge" beg leave to
express their gratittisle.to the Public for the re-
ceipt of 751:'13a. Bd. (iuctud;og a few sums since
transmitted to the Secretary) collected on Snoday
-the 12th inst. in the Cathedral Church, which has
'been placed in the Treasurer's hand, in aid of its
funds, and of _ the School on the Madras system,
evahllshed under its auspices.' The Hon, the
Chief Justice, the-lion. J. Hale,•Lieut.-Colonel
Harvey, C. and N. Freer, Esq. were kind
_enough to officiate as Collectors on this interest-
ing 'occasion.
QUEBEC, JAN.'ll—We received yesterday New
York Papers to: the Ist instant.
After a fruitless attempt at conciliation, a Com-
mittee has at length been appointed to report a
Bill to exclude Slavery in the States which may be
admitted into the Union situated west of the
lliseissippi.. The division on the appointmeut of
this Committee, was 83 for—against 62, which
will probably beoiearly the division on the passing
of the Bill., •
The deficiency of five millions of Dollars in the
ways and means of providiug for the es.penditute
of the United States during the ensuing year,
seems to have.called up a-spirit of economy and
retrenchment in the House of Representatives,
which, we apprehend, will materially intetlere
with some of the views of Mr. Mimroe's Cabinet:.
MONTREAL, Dac. 24 —We feel an honest pride
in giving -the folloaiog result of the sale of live
stock, lately made on a farm the property of the.
late John Ogilvy, of Airly, in this Vicinity". ..li
may be taken as a fair specimen.of the value of
that part of a 181111E1's property; and the-price it
will fetch even in Canada. It is, however, proper
to preMise that the sale being effected by auction,
and in those distressing times,'when all elassesfeel
the want of money, a considerable allowance is to
be made for its being far leis than if effected
under more fortunate circumstances. would
also observe, that the Gentleman to reborn it did
belong followed the pursuiti 'Of the fateter,. vtith
a degree of scientific precision, seldom to be met
with in this quarter. He was must anxious to
ascertain accurately the degree of improvement,
which the mile Canadien breed of Cattle could
attain by proper beetling and judiciously crossing
them wi:11 other breeda. It was in the pursuit of
this his favourite train' of experiment that he had
reined a breed, which sold for the following rates
and lie was aware that he fell far short of the
point to which our Canadian cattle can be brought..
17 Cows, - . 4121 0 average ,C 7 2 4
5 Yearlings; " 24 3 -4 ti 0

1 tto, Calf, 9. 0
F., C.lres,
8 Hotwrs,
2 Merino Sher-p, 3 10 --- ° 1 15 0
22 Canadian do. ---,- 013 6
.2 4-Months old Pigs - 1 3 0
A tins, Rod Boar,
9 Iliva 1)c-es, . 22 0 ---- 9 7 0

Total
be to-morrvw)

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM TUE monNtNG PP.PERS.OF THIS DAY.

[illorning Chronicle.]

Letters from Boutileat?„ received yesterdayl)y
a respectable house in the City, state, that three
Chasse-illaree3 !Intl come into Ileyonne with Con.
stitutional Passporis, and that NaVarre,'Biscay,
Catalonia, and'Grilicid were considered to be in a
general state of insutrectioth