The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-13 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE Three o' Cluck

AMERICAN NEWS.

EXPRESS FROM BRISTOL.
ARRIVAL of the GREAT WESTERN.

CHANGE OF MINISTRY IN CANADA.

The Great Western, Captain Hoskin, arrivcd
in King-road, Bristol, last night, at hall-pa,t
ten o'clock, having left New York on the even-
ing of the 20th. - She brings news fourteen days
later. The intelligence from the United States
is unimportant, but from Canada we learn that
the Governor-General, finding it difficult. or im-
possible to carry on affairs with his late advisers,
had resolved to try a change, and introduce
into the Council, and into public offices, some
of the leaders of the French Canadians and the
British Reformers. At his urgent request,
therefore, Mr. LAFONTAINE and Mr. BALDWIN,
with several of their political friends, had joined
the Council. The reasons for this proceeding
will be found in the subjoined letter, addressed
by Sir CHARLES BAGOT to Mr. LAFONTAINE;
who accepts the office of Attorney-General
of Lower Canada, in the place of Mr. OGDEN.
Mr. DRAPER, the Attorney-General of Upper
Canada, has given in his resignation. This
appointment, with a seat in the Council, was
to be offered to Mr. BALDWIN. These changes
have given great offence to the Tory party,
who, as will be seen from an article in.
the Toronto Journal, are quite furious.
Some of them even go so far as to threaten an-
other outbreak, in consequence of yielding to the
French party and Ultra-Radicals. 'We trust,
however, that they have too much patriotism,
and the Executive and established authorities
too much power, to venture on such a hazardous
scheme for recovering their former position.
The inference from all these movements is, that
the French party in the new Parliament is still
strong, and that the Governor-General, finding
business interrupted, and his plans thwarted by
the Liberal party, had no other alternative
but a re-construction of the Ministry. It
will be seen that several members of
the former Council retain their places. It
was generally believed that Parliament woui3
be dissolved, but we are inclined to think Sir C.
BAGOT Will see first what can be done with the
present betbre he throws the country into coin-
motio❑ by a general election.

At New York affairs were going on very
quietly, but trade was not brisk. The citizens
of Boston were about to give a grand entertain-
ment to Mr. WEBSTER, which should have taken
place on the 22d ult., but as he was suffering
under a severe cold, and could not speak, the
matter was poitponed. The following remarks
on his retirement from office, and on the part
which he took in negotiating the Ashburton
treaty,are taken from the Joy rnal Commerce:—
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" His retirement is not based upon any quarrel
with, or disaffection towards, Mr. riper. Un-
der, such circumstances it may be difficult for
Mr. 'Webster to command the applause • of, re-
publiCans. He has, indeed, by remaining in office,
done the country more real service than all the other
politicians of the country put together. But what
of that? He did it by securing peace ; and war only
brings eclat. There is great reason to believe that Mr:
Webster alone could have rendered Lord Ashburton's
mission successful. At any rate, he was eminently
qualified for the task, and he managed it with con-
summate wisdom. In anticipation of the negotiation, he
repaired to Massachusetts and Maine, and first of all
settled the fundamental point that the negotiation was
not to be made a party question. He thus brought
both parties together, and procured the Commissioners
to be appointed equally from both. Having thus re-
moved the grand stimulant of controversy, as in all
probability no other man could have done it, he su-
perintended the negotiation, and at least once saved it
when the wisdom of all the other negotiators had
proved inadequate to the exigencies which met them.
The negotiation of this treaty is more important than
all the other measures which have been adopted during
the year, and as Mr. Webster's services have been
indispensable to the result, we repeat that he has done
more for the country than all our other statesmen
united. But why thank him ? Why honour him for
that ? It is all nothing but PEACE."
We regret to learn that yellow fever con-
tinued to prevail at New Orleans, Mobile, and
several other places in the States. Our Bristol
Correspondent states that Lord MORPETLI ar-
rived by the Great Western, and appears in
good health and spirits. The following is the
letter of Sir C. BA GOT to Mr. LAFONTAINE

(From the New York Journal of Commerce o
September 23.)
Governor Bagot has entered upon a new course of
policy as it respects the French population of Canada,
which will tend to unite them in cordial sympathy
with their fellow subjects. The views of hi 3 Excel-
lency are fully developed in the following letter to
Mr. Lafontaine :

Government House, Kingston, Sept. 13, 1842.
Sir,—Having taken into my most earnest and anx-
ious consideration, the conversations which have
passed-between us, I find my desire to unite to the aid
of, and cordial cooperation with my Government, the
population of French origin of this province, unabated.
1 have therefore not waited for the result of your de-
liberation, but on the contrary have been considering
how far I can possibly meet the views of those who
have the confidence of that part of the population, so
as to snake their accession to this Government satis-
factory to themselves, and, at the same time, accom-•
panied by that mutual confidence which can alone
make it beneficial to the country.
I have accordingly come, not without difficulty, to
the conclusion, that for such an object, I will consent
to the retirement of the Attorney-General, Mr. Ogden,
from the office which he now holds, upon its being
distinctly understood that a provision will be made
for him commensurate with his long and faithful ser-
vices. •

Upon this retirement, Lam prepared to offer to you
the situation of Attorney-General of Lower Canada,
with a seat in my Executive Council.
The office of Solicitor- general in Lower/Canada
has long been kept vacant, in the hope of some ar-
rangement, by. which the object that I have always
had in view might have been assisted ; and I shall be
happy to listen to your suggestion of the name of any
gentleman of British origin whose co-operation with
the Government will aid us in the attainment of one
common object.

I have reverted, carefully and anxiously, to your
expressed wish, of being joined in your adherence to
my Government, by a sufficient number of supporters
to ensure the confidence of those whose interests you
represent.
I find that one of my own plans for the advantage
of Lower Canada, viz.—the distribution of the too'
crowded population of your frontier settlements over
a larger extent of territory, may be made to coincide
with your views. .

Girouard has been represented to me as a gen-
tleman possessing administrative faculties of a high
order, and, at the same time, the confidence of his
countrymen.

hle
can mutually assist us in forwarding my object
in this respect, and I have therefore determined, if I
should he successful in inducing you to accept my
proposition, in offering to him the situation at present
held by Mr. Davidson, with a seat in the Council; on
the understanding that the latter gentlemen shall also
he provided for in a manner suitable to his just pre-
tensions, and that Mr. Girouard shall be elected, by
some constituency, member of the Assembl3c
I have farther determined to offer the confidential
post of Clerk of the Council to some gentleman of
yes r recommendation, and I would suggest that the
reputation enjoyed by Mr. Morin or Mr. Parent, d!-
signates them as perhaps among the fittest persons f,r
your recommendation.
Mr. Faldwin's differences with the Government
have arisen chiefly from his desire to act in concert
with the representatives of the French portion of the
population; and as I hope these differences are now
happily removed, I shall be willing to avail myself of
his services.

Mr. Draper has tendered to me the resignation of
his office. 1 shall always regret thw loss of such US.