The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-04

Affairs In Canada.
From the Montreal Herald, Fab PSI
ireland Is at this moment the great subject Of interest
on both sides of the Atlantic and surely never aid auy
love- On the part Of individuals and nations bound by no
othsr ITO han that OF charity towards all In pro.
home have more and mors
here and we have determined to show that our feelings
are not barren Of substantial results It must confess
ed that we in Canada have been nobly anticipated by
our nsighbors in the United States We have now t.
ken the field and shall neglect means which rivals
worthy contest; yet shall have cause for rejoicing
on the part OF these for whom we are anxious,
will contain full particulars of the subscriptions raised
within the Union the following items of intelligence
will give some idea Of what is doing in our own Pro.
vince public meeting was held at Kingston on the
the 18TH and at Toronto the 18th instant for the pur.
pose OF organising relief committees to receive collec-
dates from those cities and $500 had
by the inhabitants. The Roman Catholic Bishop Of
their assistance for the object and the subscriptions
received by the Quebec Committee had reached E3O33
los a. on the 22nd inst The subscription from the
named city to be divided between the Scotch and
Irish the latter receiving thrsefourths of the whole
In Montreal f3 090 have been already raised for Joint
and C. have been collected by another Committee who
are making separate collection for the Highlands
having declined to unite in the combined movement In
Cob0uSs T. W. E3O0 has been collected and in Belle.
Wills, G. w., f75.
Next importance to this attempt to relieve our fellow
us by the arrival of Governor General Up to
this moment has gone smooth and his excel
iency has gained as much popularity he could we'll
look for in the Of monh. While do not for
GEL however that this has happened before to many po
tenate who have not long retained the favor Of their
Subjects we must acknowledge that his lordshp's man.
nes ara well calculated to the general good will
twas somethihg novel to see a Governor General
walk 20 Church like ordinary Christian; but if
were struck with tie manly franness of such conduct
on an occasion when rulers must feel themselves
but they equally pleased to find that his lord.
snip Knew Wh6t to the dignity of his
splendid equPege in which he drove into at his first
evee was accordingly the general talk for several
The browning act however his lordshp's appear.
ance at the festival of the Mechanics Institutes where
in the presence Of than two thousand persons he
in them He has since sign6ed his intention of being
present at in the New Market to be given In aid
Of the Scotch and Irish Relief Fund
Sir F b. Heads book Canada has been freely criti.
czed, and In the Lower Province. at least has with
Little approved. His ridiculous exaggeraton of the
riBors OF our beautiful winters is looked upon a.
highly mischievous, because it tends to check
emigration TO a country which he represents in so
unfavorabe light. In politics he of course finds some
sup orters, but these few for those who approve
the extreme doctrines upon which he based his admins.
traon much behind the age in Canada as politi.
clans OF Lord Castcrssgh's school would now be in
England ii ia also quite plain that the ex-Governor's
memory has played him some treacherous tricks His
account OF the 8ffsir with the rebels at Toronto il
thought 10 present the author with much promi.
nence than the facts would warrant the story Of Mr.
Bdwe by Which the influence Of the British flag 20
happily illustrated is declared to be very inaccurate
and nobody in Canada tell from whence the quota.
ton was extracted in which Lord Metcalfe il made to
dec. are openly, That the union of the Canadas
fatal measure, and that responsible government was an
inprsc;icabe theory" Lord Meteass enemies certain
y assert that he the secret opponent of responsible
but all his public declarations give the lie
direct to sir Frsnciss statement II would reflect little
credit on the character of the departed statesman il he
could Do shown TO be guilty of such discrimination
as tnaf OF which he is charged in the Emigrsnt The
pretended quotation is foul libel good and great
man.
Political parties likely to undergo some changes;
an knos 9i rnmors are abroad, but nothing certain is
real district may probably have the ecc; of facilitating
any ministerial arrangements that may he in mpis
ion. The late Judge, while resident Judge of Three
Rivers, was su pended by the Governor General for
granting wrs OF habeas corpus during the troubles in
Lower CANADA. He was afterwards restored, and pro-
motcd ts the chief place the Montreal bench under
Sir Z. Bagots administration.
Our Provincial Parliament has been prorogued until
the 10Th March, and does meet then for the dispatch
oi BUSINESS allowing the necessary period to eapse al
ter IT'S summoned for business cannot assemble ear
iier 'han the end of April.
design OF obtaining subscription to erect Me,calfe
monument; but hitherto, little practical advance has
been made towards that object.
On the LIST of March will o,cur the municpa elect;on
Oh common councillors of Montreal that in our next
summary we Shall probably have to report some broken
hesos or, perhaps some worse misiortunes
The changes IN he prices of produce during the last
fall have sno-ed an excellent proof of the sdyanage
Canaia VIII derive from railway 10 the sea Tbe
Montreal Econois states that there ware In Manifest
on me Gin February 30 900 barrels of -four and O0 OOo
bushels OF whea, which could not be market for
want OF mean OF conveyance. The If This
state oil things we give in the words of our cotempora
''NN"
Generally speaking, -four is a. to S. barrel
this market than 1t In New York. and wheat in nro
portion, but what ia the state Of that market In relaon
TO this now Flour is 36J cash there per barrel and
wheat Is to U.s. I'd per 60 lbs while In our market thev
ore only worth S2s Cd, and about 8s 3D. respectively
payable not in cash. but by bill falling in May
when the articles csn be shipped By these facts il s
evident that the Canadian agricuurst sacrifices as Sd
barrel on his -four and 3D. to 3D. bushei mis- wheat
because no eprved at the present season. of access
TO the sea IL follows that the direct and palpabe loss 10
ue country, without taking interest and various other
charges nto the calculation is at least 500 curren
cy. The people Of this Province
would make proht OF fully $4,000 wheat and -four
Since that time markets have been still higher but no
equivalent advantage could be taken of the crcum
stance.
Sporting Intelligence.
iPoTrING AT THE soCTH.-SAvArNAH, Feb. o6-The
nfs, was two mule heats, which resulted MS follows:
n. q. IION hrid0e,s hr