Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-01
Canada.

LIE toronto Examiner OF w ednesday last comes
to us IN mourning for the death Of Lord Durham,
with long and highly euiogistic notice Of him
1t says that his loss will be severely felt in
every part OF the British empire, but in the North
American colonies it will be irretrie vabie-that
generations yet unborn will be taught to him
as the benefactor Of their country.
Governor Thompson has recently been making a
toar IN Upper Canada, and at the last accounts he
was at Niagara Falls. He was received W it'll great
cordialiiy in all places through which he passed,
and he appears to be gaining ground in the conf
denee and affection of the people.
An effort has been making TO change the seat Of
government in Upper Canada from Toronto to Kings
ton but it probably will not be successful. The
Governor is said to have expressed the opinion that
Kingston too near the frontier for the purpose
The electioneering campaign is fairly under way
n Upper Canada. The Montreal Hera Id states that
there different rumors respecting the time If
meeting Of the Provincial Parliament One goes
that the proclamation will take place in January
February, and another, which does not mention the
date Ofthe proclamation but Asserts that the meet
ing will not take place until alter The opening OF the
navigation next spring, IT even then
The Governor General has power to delay the
proclamation of the Uaon Tor fifteen months, from
23d July last. Within thirty days after the procla-
rnatioa he Is obliged TO declare the parl amentary
limits of the cities and towns; but he is obliged To
call the Legislature together, only within SIX months
after the date of the proc ama,ioa Within fourteen
DAYS after the sealing Of the Inst ument for ummoD-
ing the Parliament writs for the elections must be
issued, aud returned before the expiration Vi fifty
days. So that it appears His Exceliency might, by
the Union Act delay the Assem- ly OF the legislature
for about twenty-five months and half reckoned
from 23d July last.
But were the proclamation Of the Union to be de.
Law ed beyond the last day of the last Session of the
Upper Canada Parliament, that Parliament according
con sttutional usage would have right to
BILE, and proceed to business. The Provinces are in
law, yet, separate and VIII continue SO until the
date Of the proclamation Of Union; but it cannot be
the inten ION of the Governor General to delay the
proclamation long to give life to the old Par
lament Of Upper Cancda, and certainly not to issue
new writs for that Province alone. 80 that practl-
cally the proc amation must be made before the end
of March that being about the time OF the pr0rOga
ion ftbe U. C. Legislature If we remember rightly.
STATE OF CANApA-MoRE IScENDiARIsM.-The
quiet of this unhappy Province Is every now and
then disturbed by the French Canadians. The fol-
lowing particulars have just reached as, of out
rage committed at Hemmnsford on Tuesday last,
the 18th inst.
From the dispositions taken on the enquiry
which has been instituted it appears that about tw"
O'Clock A. NJ. on the morning aforesaid the barns of
Messrs. Fisher and Mr. Atkinson, OF Hemmngford,
discovered to be simultaneously on fire he
exertions Of MIR. " Ilsie, p, who resides in the
vicinity. the alarm was quickly given, and SO soon
as day Wight appeared search commeDced-and
there being heavy dew upon the ground, the foot
steps Of three persons distinctly traced ac
the lines, and such had been the promptness Of the
pursuit, that they were soon apprehended and taken
before Mr.. Harden, Ma istrate Of Champlan.
The names of the Incendiaries are Jean Baptiste
Fourier, Pierre Monbos dit Laulippe, and Eu-
stache ScgYn. When before MIR. Harden, Latulippe
confessed he had participated in the outrage and by
his evidence clearly brought home TO his accompli-
ces TO Fourner in particular, the crime o! setting
FIRE to the buildings in question, and stated more
over that il had been the inteniion Of the party to
set fire to other barns which was prevented by the
barking Of some dogs.
rhe evidence was so conclusive that Mr.. HARLEM
decided upon convicting the viiiians-but not wish
ing take the sole responsibility OF the act upon
himself, he called in the advice III Mr. Hubbei,
hr sther magistrate and LAWYER. The latter nte
decided that the laws Of he United States could
not take cognizauce ef offences commit. il Cana
d., and iastaaced the case # DIR Holmes, the muir
dcrer in point, and decreed that the prison
ers should be forthwith discharged, which was at
once acted upon, amid the cheers and acclamations
of the assembled mob Anobg the most cons picu-
of the mob for the release Of the villains were
Mr. Bromley, the custom hoase officer, and MIR.
Blakcly, the road commissioner these gentlemen
declared openly that the act perfectly justia-
BILE, and the prisoners consequently guiltess in the
eve II the law Immediately alter this summary
disposal Of the business f to add insult to injury,
warrants were issued against the hessrs Fisher and
Atkinson, who had over To give evidence to the
facts before stated, which oblige them to
the Line with all speed to avoid being arrested on
the plea OF having brought false charges against the
mscreants, who have found 50 much sympathy ON
south side Of the Line $50. In the scare. hch
took place at Wight, Of the matches intenGed
TO be used by the Williams and which Latulppe con-
fes.cd Ia have lost found Of he con-
sumed barns IL consists Of long piece OF twisted
cotton wick, well stepped in turpenine, and 'ermi-
Mating in a cartridge Of guRpowder, 10 which is APP
pended a roll Of cotton similarly steep d. Latu-
ippc in the course of his confession, stated there
would be more burnings about the same time In the
Interior, abiding, probably. TO the Chsmbly and
L'Acsdie fires
LITTLE LATER FROM CHisA.-By the John N.
Gosler from Canton, we have advices one or two
days Later. BY AN English vessel, which arrived at
Macao from Singapore, the day before the John N.
Gosier sailed, we were informed that one Of the
TRANSPORTS with troops On board, from India des.