New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-24

than almost any other In The eveBtfsl hsloy 81
the as, four months.
Mr. Laionsa.Ee ~As nsrrsnns ~ the Jury tho
circomstsnces Of the attach on bis bosse. whsa sn
alarm OF ere was raised in the botel where he WA
giving his evidence, and il Was AZ once ucertAis.
ed that the are had already gained such Po~erthst
u ~n impossible 20 srrsstit IL wn IN he ttfd
story Immediately overhead Of the nom
here the Jurors were assembled. That !, VAS
the WORK OF an incendisry there can be not lhe
east doubt. In the place where the fire broke cot
no hres are sept nor lights. | undeutsni Bat
ihere WAS . great Qusntt, OF cooibpstble matsri-
as. IL 70 also, believe, well established that Il
Ess not 10 one pa, only OF the bai'ciue ths, tho
Are originated. bat in ssvers places at the same
time. One OF the rumoS 10, that toe Keeper II
the hotel Cyr rus by name. must have been the in.
cendisry and that be had only recently effected
policy 81 insurance on furniture to greater vsIus
than he possessed. He had also psintshop m
The upper part OF the house. which would seco1ut
Tor the rasmmsble mstcrss there.
THIS sitter sthe most charitable view 81 the irsns.
sction On the other side II 10 believed that the a.
'ention OF tie Tory party was IN cause Mr. Lsfon-
tame s death IN the excitement OF the fire He
al been escorted by soldiers o. the place where
the inquest wssheld; he was surrounded by them.
and by trends who would protect him from attach
u 4" thought by some that the FIRE ragged moro
y
i. hsd been isIited and that the body of men u no
we're 10 carry out the design rad hot time 10 com
pieto their arrangements. which wera "a block up
the psce OF exit from the inn. letting their own
friends alone escape. and keeping within all who
belonged to the obnoxious party.
The scheme. own, scarcely appears to mo 9,
have been OF feSs.ble ch aacser 40 10 be saopt.
ed. regre, for the credit Of the city 20 say dat
am not ed 20 this conclusion from any more "a
vorsble opinion Of the rufisHs who have lsterly
dIstin gushed themselves than those who enter
tain the belief thst they have added this 10 their
other crimes But lS seems TO me rather to
complicated q pan a. be executed still. |
cannot deny that there are many circumstsrccs
which tend t. throw the odium on the Tory
psrty-iOr, mind. make no distinction between
the leaders. rh0 secp ~ ne background and
tGcng alice ri0icEce 70 b. e0mmHgsd, fltT
1R ne tv'e fNdisg he s'Hers u rar. mcHfy.
and those wretches who are the actual perpc.
traitors OF the crimes. The threats that tho party
would BE- revenged on Lsontsine tor vhs they
call the murder" of Nsson--that on the first op-
roriunity he would be made 20 expste with his
blood the shedding OF saeio Saxon blood-hsvs
been openly altered by individuals and by tho
Tory presses The time AZ which the lire burst
our, when Mr.. Lsiontslue was actually undergo
ing examination, gives further color Ia suspicion
Is Is said slso that significant gestures vefs
noticed among the kuown Tory rufsn leaders " ho
were congregsted on the occasion, sud that tho
intention to murder Mr. Lsiontsine that morning
h.d been openly expressed by their followers IA
the streets
The alarm in the city has been. and is, very
great The Tory party are apparently nov "a
Their inclined 10 retrsce their steps to tranquility
bu, they can do nothing withou, sdmixturc of
their customary bullyiog. They now ssy they
vill be quiet, but # the Ministry dare 10 hing
into the city the horse police, which hrs been
trained at Lsprsfis, they will certainly massacre
them. | fear there will thus be new cherdi S
bdfaIe No Government can shird 10 retreat
irors measure adopted with deiberstion. aud
prosecuted steadily for months, a. the dictsiOn Il
an incendisry mob The necessity ofsuch a force,
under the immediate control Of the Government.
has been apparent through the whole proceedings.
The civil force has been useless; the civic su-
thorities psrsly ned. Had the Government had
an available arm OF str. Dsth OF civil character,
sud to perform the civil functions connected tn
the protection OF tho peace. with the military
power 10 back such civil authority, the emcnfs
would early have been put down. Both parties
see the Importance OF such force to prevent a
repetition Of outrage, and each will firmly lshor
to attain iu own object. Collision, therefore.
must tear, again occur.
Tho Government appea rs thoroughly awakened
to its danger. Late last nisht an important COM
munication was made To the Mayor and City Co0n-
ell, 10 know whether they have an available iorco
70 preserve the public peace, calling on them to
invite the psacesble citizens Ia cooperate and Of
ierins every assistance from the Government. 4
hope this 10 preliminary b. the Governments
taxing the preservation Of the pesco into rs own
hands. The farce OF riot has been played too long.
There really has never been any danger OF q seri-
Gus b0nicreYpmenl. The enemies 10 peace arc
small in number and not 90 powerful ne they hago
tho credit of being. They are also split up into
factions and quarrel with each other Still they
have good organisation, some money AZ their
control, and their leaders. although sui In tho
background are too far Involved 10 venture 10 re-
tract. That they could not, however, muster 500
fighting men, I am satisfied and they would nei-
thsr receive assistance nor count snsnce 10 any
considerable extent in any other part ~ Cabsda.
| understand that the Mayor hss declared that
he will not resign. The Ministers in body sis-
tied Moahlands yesterday. and the Tory parry iei
themselves with the hope that IL vas 10 resign.
| presume the object vas to receive HIS Excel
lency sanction TO vigorous measures 10 restore
the public peace
Last night all was quiet A lrgr FIRE OF q
bakery In the 81. Lawrence suburbs, broke cut
ia the hight three houses we're burned. ku-
nors are sh0aL OF iDcendisrism, but | Know OF Id
circumstance 70 warrant the Suspicion. sr.z.
-Noes ~ ue Rahor Of IN, Trs.a>-Ths Mayor /. Mr.
Fsbre. the well known sotrs Dsmsst bookseller stfm
adhsrsnt 70 Nessrs Pspinesa, Vser and the section
Of The Frrnch who joined nseSsb, Draper Prime, and
the late Administrator, Tor Office
Cgy,r Canada. Halh. Poiuios Boph0a 70 b.
bulge. Ms Ch~ad0 F0lph Jov Old fsyfoD.
COHsspordense 81 1hs Tribune.
vIrrosiA, Talbot District, Aug 49, isss
Mr. We bster, Treasurer Of our Distrist, and his
wife, died here u Cholera within a few days u
etoh other, and there is considerable sickness In
the country around this place and along the whole
margin OF Lake Erie, grest many cases ot fever.
The Cholsrs has prevailed extensively At Toronto
without any diarrhea since last Saturday Il ass
been socomp panied by darrhea some 40 deaths.
Henry J. Bouiton, tbs Attorney General u tho
amily comgsct. Tho tried for thirty yssrs. from
1877, when n alton rejected him with merited exc
,rslion. until 1919, % be elected the hepreseIts-
live q County and at lat saccseded here, IN
I'd Norfolk in this House, by q majority Of four.
:, am irforned. y be elevated 10 the bench 40
,le Of our lew Judges He would have been
.aken into the Ministry had they DOT known that
lis reelection here wss hopeless. His general
character az shabby psttifogger. his iayaiablo
JpposltOn " ali reform, hia treatment o. the la,o
Robert Randall, when entrusted with the Mag
.ga Fals lsvssit, ar rot forgotten. You speak
avorsby u Lord ETn, bat assure you that
ave seen letters this morning from Toronto b. tho
Eject tina, MS ordsnp IL the wsrmest Of advocates
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