The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-14 00:00:00

CANADA.

MESSAGE of. Lis. Excellency C. Pot:LETT THOMSON, Go-
vernor-General of British North America, to the legisla-
ture of tYpiier Canada, recommending the new plan for the
union of tlle two Canadas, delivered at Toronto on Satur-

day, December 7th, 1839. •
HoNon.Ani.t GENTLEMEN OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUN-
CIL, AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMISLY.—III
pursuance of the intention expressed in his speech from the
throne, the' governor-general desires now to bring under the
consideration of the House of Assembly, the subject of the
re-union of this province with Lower Canada, recommended
by her majesty in her gracious message to both houses of par-
liament, on the 3d of May last.

For several 'years the condition of the Canadas has occu-
pied a large portion of the attention of parliament. That they
should be contented and prosperous--that the ties which bind
them to the parent state should be strengthened—that their
administration should ha conducted in accordance with the
wishes of the people, is the ardent desire of every British
statesman; and the experience of the last few years, amply
testifies that the imperial parliament has been sparing neither
of the time it has devoted to the investigation of their affairs,
nor of the expenditure it has sanctioned for their protection.
The events whisk have marked the recent history of Lower
Canada are so familiar to the House of Assembly, that it is
unnecessary for the governor-general further to allude to
them. There the constitution is suspended, but the powers
of the government are inadequate to permit of the enactment
of such permanent laws as are required for the benefit of the
.11A9
Within this province the finances are deranged, public im-
provements are suspended, private enterprise is checked, the
tide of emigration, so essential to the prosperity of the coun-
try, and to British connexion, has ceased to flow—while by
many, the general system of government is declared to be
unsatisfactory.
After the most attentive and anxious consideration of the
state of these provinces, and the difficulties under which
they respectively labour, her majesty's advisers came to the
conclusion, that by their re-union alone, could these difficul-
ties be removed. , During the last session of the imperial
legislature, they indeed refrained from pressing immediate
legislation, but their hesitation proceeded from, no doubt, as
to the principle of the measure or its necessity. It arose
solely from their desire to ascertain more fully the opinions
of tire legislature of Upper Canada, and to collect informa-
tion from which the details might be rendered more satiss
factory to the people of both provinces.
The time then, is now arrived, beyond which a settlement
cannot he postponed. In Lower Canada it is indispensable
to afford a safe' and practicable return to a constitutional go-
vernment. And so far as the feelings of the inhabitants can
he there ascertained, the measure of the re-union meets with
their approbation.
In Upper Canada it is no less necessary to enable the pro-
vince to meet'her financial embarrassments, and to proceed
in the developments of her natural resources. There are
evidently no means in this province of fulfilling the pecuni-
!ivy obligations which have been contracted, but by a great
increase in the local revenues. But so long as Lower Canada.
remains under her present form of government, neither pro-
vince possess .any power over the only source from which that
increase can be drawn, nor, even were it possible to restore a
representative .constitution to Lower Canada, unaccompanied
by the re-union, would the position of this province be much
improVed, since,past experience has shown the difficulty of
procuring assent to any alteration of the customs' laws
suggested from home.
Thig province. has 'engaged in undertakings which reflect
the highest honour on the enterprige and industry of her in-
habitants. The public works which she has completed or
commenced, have been conceived in a spirit worthy of a sue-
Cessful result, but additional means are indispensable to
avert the ruin of some, and secure the completion of others,
Nor will that alone suffice.. Lower Canada holds the key to
all these improvements ; without her co-operation, the na-
vigation' for which nature haS done so much, for which the
province has so deeply burthened itself, must remain incom-
plete, and a barrier be opposed to the development of these
great natural resources which the hand of Providence has so
lavislily.bestowect on this country. •
With. a view to remove. all these difficulties, to relieve the
financial einbarra;iSinents. of Upper Canada, to enable her to
cOniplete herliablie. work s, and develope her agricultural ca-
pabilities,.ito .restore constitutional government to Lower
Canada, to establish a firni, impartial, and vigorous govern-

Standard Office, Three o'Clock.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.—Tnis DAY.

We have large supplies of Foreign Wheat and Flour,
Since this day week" the trade has been very dull, and at to-
day's market the sales were only to a small extent, at 2d. to
4d. per bushel reduction on Wheat ; a large part of the
import was free Foreign from London.
!Bonded Flour has declined to 295. to 30s. a bushel, and
free 425. We can report no improvement in the quality of
the new Irish ; it is almost unsaleable.
Fine heavy Oats.mr.intain their prices, but middling sorts
are rather cheaper.
Malting Barley is I.s. to 2s. per quarter cheaper.

AVE RAG:

Wn EAT, qf. 70 lbs S d s. d
Irish, red
Do. white 7 0 9
English, red 1 1 3 11 6
white.. 11 10 13 6
Foreign, red.... 9 6 11 6
white.. 9 9 12 6
OATS, I.4stbs .... 3 9 3 10
BARLEY, yr 601b5.. 5 6
Do. malting.... 6 3 6 6

AVERAGE PRICI
s d s. dl

• Bacon, To, cwt.
Long Middles 50 0 (Th 51 0
Short do
Hams
Laid, Keg
Do. Bladders ——6 l
Prime Mess Beef,
19, tierce.los .0 —lO7 0
Prime Mess Pork,
bagel 78 0 .. 80 0

,E PRICES.

BEANS, Imp. mea. s d s d
Irish 42 0 ® 44 0
FLOVR,T, 480roS. - .

. .
Firsts...
Supers
Seconds.

54 0-64 0
52 0 - 56 0
44 O - 54 0

Inferiors 26 38 0
MEAL, V. 2401b5. —35 0
BRAN, I+ 241bs 1 1 6

OF BUTTER, &c.

s d s

Butter, %4, cwt.

CarloNir,

go 0 @ 98 o

Waterford 84 0 97- 0
Coleraine B2 0
Lirneriek —

Belfast.

90 0 sti.

Derry,secands. 84 0 f 36

Cork thirds ...76 0 -- SO 0
Newry - -7 ----

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Sligo -

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE-YESTERDAY.

At our market this morning we had a tolerably good supply
of Wheat fresh up from Kent ; but from more distant coun-
ties there was scarcely a sample on sale. The trade in this
grain, though not brisk, was firm, and sales to a moderate
lextent.toOk place at the quotations of Monday last. Free
logn Wheat was held with great firmness, which had the
leffs4p4fChecidng business. We can notice no alteration in
manufacture, as well as ship samples,
T-0
met a slow de)4?and, and the business transacted was on a
, -
verY•lliniteAir#,At last.week s prices. Of Barley the re-
Veli3tsilii4,q;kieenAtilgßbly good, and as our malsters and dis-
tillers'refrained, from purchasing we experienced very little
inquiry for the article, and the currency of Monday last re-
mained, unaltered. The arrivals of Oats, both coastwise and.
from Ireland, fresh up this morning, were small, in conse-
quence of which factors held for higher prices, but no actual
advance could be established, and the sales effected. (except
in partial instances) were at former prices. Beans and Peas
found purchasers in retail quantities at our quotation.