, 1843-07-01

81 cannot refrain from calling your
attention to the following extract
from the report of the special COM
mittee of the Canadian Legislature.
"One of the most striking advan-
tages which this measure confers up
on the Canadian grower is, that al
.thiodGhh he cannot, for reasons already
assigned, successfully compete with
the grower in England, still he will
realise the full benefit of the home
market, as well as that Of British
North America, from which he has
hitherto, uuder the existing system
been too successfully excluded by
his more fortunate rival the Aneri-
can grower. The protection which
will be afforded by the proposed duty
will ensure to the Canadian grower
a higher price for his products, and
induce the investment of capital for
agricultural purposes in this province
in preference TO the United States.
1t will also preserve our carrying
trade, by securing the transportation
through Canada when prices are high
in England, when otherwise it would
be directed through the Erie Canal"
"The Anti Corn Law League will
hold their last meeting this evening
at the larges, theatre, Drury Lane,
which the metropolis cab boast Of.
The government official, the Lord
Chamberlain, has intimated TO the
lessee, and to the managing commit
tee Of the theatre, that the royal pat
ent SO enact plays will be with
drawn if tine hou.e should continue
TO be devoted 10 the League meeting.
This is very mean and pal,ry conduct
on the part Of the government. ant
will only operate to augment the yea
Of the leaders of the League. and the
subscriptions Of its friends and sup
por,ers. Mr.. Golden Is not a mar
to be foiled, for if, by any accident
he is made to stumble even, he is sure
TO stumble toward. Onward is ap
p%arently his motto, and retreat is {
word not to be found in his vocabula
Try. This paltry man9uvre, there
fore, to annoy the League. and tc
prevent its progressive exhibition.
and assemblies, in London, will.
have no doubt, be turned, like ST
Robert Peel's Infamous accusation
against Mr.. Golden in the House o
: Commons, 10 good account. ! shoul(
5 not be surprised if it did become the
. means by which money may be rails
, ed, by subscription, to erect a vas
! Free Trade Hall in town, worthy
alike Of so desirable an object, anc
the indignant resolves OF three mill.
: ions Of duly registered l%eaguers.-
The tickets for the meeting this even
' ing are selling at a high premium
r and | am sure that the newspaper.
5 will tell you tomorrow morning
f thousands have been disappointed il
not being able 10 gain admission
: The other patent theatre, Coven
! Garden, has also been refused to ih'
Council of the league, though thu
t house is closed for dramatic perform
( ances. having failed as a thea,rica
. speculation this season, and the hun
! bred and fifty pounds weekly, offere,
r BY the League, must have been mos
acceptable to the impoverishe'
D shareholders. The League have ad
veriIsed a meeting at a large mino
!. theatre, the Victoria, on the Sur,
side Of the Thames, for the 5th, sue
n theatres being independent of gov
eminent control. The portion of tn
e metropolis, however, in which the,
are situated, is not respectable, an'
e therefore i. is not prudent 10 have III
weekly meeting Of the League hel,
v there. The shabby coercive conduc,
), on The part Of the government, ha
given an additional impetus to In
cause, and will, therefore, be n cuff
t cient excuse for my thus stating i
detail the present difficulties of III
League, and the mean, dastArdly. m
contemplate opposition end hostilit
:, Of the Peel government.
HEAD AND HAND LABoa.-The Ba,