The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-03-28
ARRIVAL OF TIE COLUMBIA

This steamer arrived at toston the goth inst We
guther the following particulars.
The Steamer brought Is 900, oOO in specie,
Sir Charles Metclle, Governor General of the Brit
ish Provinces in North America, and his suit have
arrived here in the Columbia Sir Charles Metcnre
is TO assume the Government ut once and 10 succeed
Sir Charles BagOt, who It is understood returns TO
England, rs hi1 health which is yet very pre-
Curious, will admit
Ii was stated by Sir Robert Peel in the House OF
Commons that the annual estimate for the army navy,
and ordnance would be $500 900 below those olast
year, owing TO the peace with China, the treaty with
the United States, and the reduction Of 100, 900 men
in the French army
Uudcr the head Of Commercial Summary the Euro
pean Times remarks:
The only bright spot in the surrounding gloom is
the about to be introduced to Parliament for
admitting Canadian wheat and flour, and United
States wheat and -four, by way of Canada into this
country, at fixed nominal duty. Some doubts
listed short time back IA to the sincerity of the Gov
eminent relative TO this measure, but Lord Stanley
has cleared away all mist Oh the subject, by stating
cmphaticaly that the Government accepts the inter-
pretation put upon his despatch of last year by the
Governor General and Legislature of Canada.-The
bill passed by the Provincial Parliament of Canada,
imposing duty Of three shillings per quarter or Uni
ted States wheat going into Canada, only waits the
receipt of some information from Sir Charles Bagot
to receive the royal assent, then bill will be intro
duCed into the British Parliament, virtually repeating
as far as Canada and the United Suites are concerned
The Corn law Of last year 7 his is regarded in Eng
land very important measure. 1t is so in reality.
That it will give great impetus to the trade between
Canada and the mother country, while it will benefit
the states orthe Union contiguous to Canada, seems
unqGcstonable.
Money is abundant; immense sums Of it are lying
comparatively Idle, and for ANYTHING like good sccu-
riy it may be obtained to any extent, at u low rate
OF interest. England, indeed exhibits the singular
anomaly Of being the richest and the poorest
country in the world, possessing the greatest
oragsregate wealth with the most Grightfu mass of
positive destitutioD and misery.
The gloom which has hing the trade Of the
country during heightened period still continues
The popular branch of the legislature has had IL SOL
enn talk about the existing Distress but done moth
ing to relieve it. Its existence was admitted by the
chief Minister ofthe Crown; but parliamentary doc.
ument, Published few days back places The de-
Il
striking light than it has yet appeared exhibiting
a diminished cnpability the part of the people TO
consume, and Ealing off in the great staples Of the
nation The paper in question, which shows the val
Of exports and imports for 1912, demonstrates
falling of in the exports Of nearly four millions stpr-
ling is compared with the previous year 1t shows
also decline in article Of finished manufacture and
increase in the materials Cor foreign manu-.
ufacture; that Great britain, which has long been
called the workshop Of he world likely 10
lose that character The in port of has incrcus
cd but this is attributed to the binary harves
of last year, which has caused such immense quaint
ties ia be forwarded from the United States In
sleeps wool, the filling off in the imports is cqua! to
I6 per cent. The customs duties AS compared with
the previous year, show FILLING Of to the extent of
nearly million sterling Figures of rhetoric may
deceive figures Of arithmetic cannot and accordingly
the appearance Of this return has produced gener-
al feeling Of despondency, because it exhibits, beyond
doubt, fearful decline or trade, foreign and doncs.
tic and shows Innlcnable falling off only in the
comforts but in the necessaries Of the people