The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-23

o.. The Governor General OF Canada was to
have magnificent reception in Montreal on Mon
day last. The Mayor invited the citizens TO unite
with the Council IN giving his exceliepcy suta-
BILE reception and welcome" but the Common
Council refused even to let reporters attend their de-
llberations at meeting called to concert measures
Tor the proper reception Of the Governor General
Amongst the officials IN every department IN this Int.
tie province, there Is worse, more indifferent, and
more abominable spirit the can possible be found
even In the mother country.
fS5-The Upper CanadaJustices are really comcal
set of fellows, and scarcely day passes without
some OF their number amusing the leges by their
" fantastic tricks" 1t was lately mentioned that
the metropolitan Jail had assumed the appearance of
apreparatory school, where little boys OF seven and
nine years old might be playing about the yard
committed by some learned Pundt for throwing lit,
lie stones at little girls and breaking little cups
Messrs Chard. Durkins and Vanalstein may hide
their diminished heads, tor the profoundly Of their
ignorance Is falrly surpassed by that of Messrs
OBren and GaPpier. We extract the following
from the Toronto Examiner
FRAUDS UPON THE II. ID. FUNDS We regret to
earn mat fraud is supposed 10 have been commit
ted upon The district funds TO considerable amount
by some vayabonds who have imposed upon two oi
the district meglstrates-L. O'Brien and J. G Crap
pier, Esqs by producing to their worships parts OF
the scalps OF squirrels ioxes, cherip mice &c. &c.
when IN tact the law requires that the heads OF
wolves should be produced, 10 eniltle the parties
producing them, upon the certificate of magistrate
TO FL los tor each head. The sum paid out i'm one
month being 4232 l0s. by this imposition; which
was luckily put stop to by the vigilance of the
treasurer OF the district.
Sharp practice this G232 los IS rather too much
to give tor lesson in natural history, nor should
the district bear the loss conseque upon the almost
incredible absur6ity of these certifying Justices mis-
taking squirrels, foxes, and mice, for wolves!
lu- The Montreal Times says, "lhe Canadian
clergy lnterdict the opera TO their penitents This
IS the only quarter OF the world where such dis
position is promulgated by authority; and in all
other Catholic countries, including Rome itself. the
stage is pitronlsed by the most exalted and puresl
females, well by priests of all ranks in canonl-
cals''
o. The steamer Montreal, on recent trip 10
Quebec, went the whole distance at the rate of 20
miles an hour-a speed unparalleled in the history
OF steaIniDg in Canada.
10 An amusing question seems to have arisen
between the Provinces OF New Brunswick and Ca.
NADIA, 10 which of them belongs the teiritory
ceded by the United States by the late treaty for
settling the boundary between her territories and
those OF The two provinces.
HIGHWAY RoBpERY.-The Quincy Patriot states
mat Mr. John J.. Rowe, OF Milton, on his r. urn
rom boston, about midnight. on the 18th inst,
"hen nall way between South Boston and the toll
mouse, on The Dorchester aud South Boston turn.
PIKE, received vlolent blow from club wbic,
rosraed and stunned him. While in this insee
sioie state, hs wallet was distracted and rifed OF
the small sum OF money contained therein-less
man adoar-scarcely enough 10 raw for the trouble
OF Knocking man do"~