The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-12-30 00:00:00

COLONIAL ILVTELLIGENCE.

NEWFOUNDLAXD.
-,foundland Public Ledger, of the 26th ult., contains
AN'•,'Jnt'S ~‘ outr,,gesconitnitted at the vetieral election' for the
siist67t, wit:ch remind 145 most disaveeablv of the state of af-
rs Irel.tild The respectable candiilates, owing to the
tvas offered to themselveS and their friends, were
elttr4t.,l to relien the contest (wider protest.) and to- leave the
field to a f,rt-teioas 100 h, who, instigated by the Roman Catholic
priests, hart belrved in such a manner that it became necessary
to call out the trtilita,y to pitotect thy inhabitants. On the Sit-.
Iniday 7reeerliair the election, the conservative electors walked
in procession. and the Yellowing day the Rev. Father Troy de-
licere,f the follciwingoration. which is quite enough to show
that the Rhin 'ill Catholic priesthood is the ,ante all over tlik
wank', Foot— Tr* we shoulti think, must have been a fellow
pupil with Falter Keni.th at Maynooth. "Do you know, Yes-
terday I went down and saw the mad dogs coining out of their
kennel. and a• pretty set they were—not one respectable man
ain ing 0,0 —no,- pot one of the lowest of ye there would take
As a co,nryinion tit. iiitsfh the streets. I ran home, fearing they

would pass wilhma seeing them in nrnc.Asion.

.
I see at the tail or them hut the schooner masters. The curse
/of God trig pursue. them both upon sea and land; and I hope it
will fol!OIV them or anv one who 2oes with them. Sure none of

,
yr will go with them to- the ice." [Troy then made a pause,
tin m which many of the-congregation in- the chapel exclaimed
No, no, no.l " Let the !nod dogs get mad dog crews, and let-
them go, and may the cur=e of God attend them I" Again—
" If any of those mad dogs that rose out of that kennel, that
walked in that procession yesterday, are in the chapel—and
particularly two-I saw myself coming herethat is -- and
(t,.vo-respectatile men,) let them leave the chapel, as I
cannot say,tnass while...they are present!" The congregation
tlign became; agitated, but Mr. -- retained his seat; upon
perceivkg which Troy violently exclaimed. " IS that man
Upon this the same individual teas tapped on the
shoulder by the ton of the chapel-clerk, when he r•se anti audi-
bly requested Troy to state to the congregation what harm he
had done. No answer having-been given, the question was re-
peated, when the aolbassador of grace threw off his vestments.
and the congregation thereupon exclaimed, "Turn him out ?"
The in,d dog !" "No. no !" " Yes, yes!" and such a scene
ensued as cannot be accurately described Mr. left the
chapel. and was brutally pushed down, while his wife and (laugh-
ter were wantonly insulted !
.0n the following Tuesday, Fa-
ther Troy observed in the course of his harangue, that he had
placed spies on the houses of the mad dogs, and that he would
mark those who should be found to eater them!
CANADA.

giebec papers, which have been received to November 24,
in speaking. of. Sir C. Grey's departure, say that it might hence
be inferred that the Royal Commissioners had made a final re-
port. as the published instructions required it to be terminated
in the province by the Commissioners; adding, the report will
probably be laid before Parliament soon after its meeting., and
no doubt acted upon without much delay. The question is held
by them to be reduced to a very narrow comptiss,-namely,
"shall England give up the Government of the country, or
find means of governing it
The Upper Canada papers of November 19. say, that." seve-
ral members of the Anti-constitutional party seem to have with-
drawn ;" and repeat the understanding that the independence
of their judges will be secured this session the same as in Eng-
land, adding, a disinterested and useful session of the Legisla-
ture, inspiring confidence and security for the future, would
mak%
Upper Canada one of the most thriving countries in
North America.