New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-31

II ,is Eaa0r Of n, Tribaa>
The whole interest Of the pact week has tanned
upnn the Coroners inquest on the body Of young
Mason You will have seen by the telegraph
Communications which you receive from this
place. that the verdict justfe. Mr.. Lsiontsine, and
censures the Mayor and Corporation, for their ne
eject Of the means Of keeping order There are
other parties. however, 10 blame, aud especially
as IL seems 70 me the stipendisIy magistrates, Of
yoom the Government have had three IN pay DO
this cts during the rows. IL appeared from the
evidence that the Attorney General Lsioutsinej
wrote 70 these ms gisirates at o'clock, and that
MS communication reached them by q. yet there
was delay between that time, and i o'clock be.
lore any action was taken. The concurrence o.
two Of these magistrates was required 70 any or
der for calling out the troops and instead OF BENG
where they could communicate with each other,
one Of them was of duty, at dinner or somewhere
Else, during the very period when bis services
would have been useful.
When Mr. Laiontaine did come up TO give
evidence, he, as well as his colleague Mr. Iscte,
made al equally favorable impression on the jury
snd the public, especially the latter gentleman,
= DO said that as his conscience was clear on &C
count Of what he mad done, he had no lear OF any
L II
cons present in the house. from fear OF exposing
them To the vengeance threatened By the TRENDS
OF the deceased. LsiOntane also refused - give
their names aud OF course both these gentlemen
mad a clear right % refuse anything they plessed,
since they stood In a quasi criminal position and
though sworn. merely made voluntary stale
nent The Coroner before the close OF the IN
lnest on the protest Of some OF the jury men, per
uitted them 70 put the question, as 10 the names
Of the firing party 20 other witnesses but having
established the right toe jurors discreety reirain-
ed from is exercise. Indeed. rs they were 90
opinion that the firing vas justihsD there wss
% object TO be gained by inquiring VINO did H. ]
am 1iad % say that the verdict gives universal
satisfaction, which il most unusual phenomenon.
When wIotc YOU, mentioned the occurrence
Of several fires very speedily one after The other
| The very same day, alter had dispatched my let
| ter Cyruss Hotel was destroy ed and At night
bakery and several kyases The whole city was
| 10 n state OF CONSERVATION. No one believed him
| self safe from the incendiATy and the alarm as
heightened by some mischIevous persons, who
thf, ateued bali the city 10 burn them tout ry a
| great number Of poor persons m the suburbs ID
habited by Canadians were 40 ifighteend as u
| PACK up al their furniture and sleep on shake
| downs, leaving one OF the family on guard. Oh
course these warnings were none OF them Ia
| filled the object was accomplished when the
terror had been excited. However. II was thought
| des rabe for the peace OF the city D. show tnai
tne respectable Inhabitants were willing and de-
| termiued 70 keep the peace. There was, there
fore a general fesing of satisfaction when u was
known that the Government had applied 10 me
Mayor 10 know II he could maintain order ana
equal disappointment when II was ascertained
| that after a meeting with the Councillors he hAc
| made up his mind that he was unable 10 90 50.
| Two OF the prncipa. chiefs OF the Conservative
yarty Immediately waited on him, and at length
prevailed Oh MIN 10 cal for special cOnstabies This
was done and about 400 persons, OF whom prob
ABLY four ffhs were OF British origin and Conser
| vative politics, at once enrolled themselves. lne
| MAYOR then felt himself strong enough TO under
take 10 fulfill bis duty, and whether II has ariseh
| from dread of the specials, orlrom other causes
| there has been the most profound quiet ever
| since SO that the services OF the new Orce nave
| never yet been called for. The Canadians, as
usual hang back, though acting under Mayor oil
| lheir own origin aud choice.
| do not anticipate any fresh disturbances IN
ess the Government make up their minds TO bring
IN the troop ca led by the people the Elgln Guards
| Ii that IS attempted there 10 great promise Tor
| tight IN good earnest. have reason 70 believe
| that there was very strong party provided with
| two cannon, waiting their arrival on Saturday
| sunday and Monday but II appears that the
| swearing IN Of the constabes, has afforded the
| ministers an excuse whch they gladly avail them
selves OF 10 avoid collision. The violent french
Jarty are excessively annoyed at this. They bad
| houed As they dared not take their own parts,
| that their opponents would be brought into posi-
ton Vi antsgonism with their own soldiers, ia or
der to exat the French by mutual English blood
| she'd. THIS detesiable and equally insane desire,
AZ present adjourned. II is 70 be hoped for ever
| Ii cannot be concealed, indeed, that Government
| Dv Keeping these men out of town. even 50 long
| IS they have done, have yielded TO the mob But
| Il is not the mere mob who are indignant al the
| scheme OF dragoOnlng part OF the population by
| armed men, who, II they were called soldiers,
Il har raap rn,s :
! only act they have Yet committed IN town-the
1 hnag on a lev people, no Il 10 not pretended
| we're Ia 81 slightest degree dangerous oeleFe
| Il would Ia TIE long ran. prove Tar more emoar
-asslns 70 the Government u have them here than
| 70 keep them away. II they were, IN their IN
disciplined haste 10 xii any one before that STAG
/ 10 not when military TO &C Is properly employed,
| Il would excits a fame very diAcut Indeed T.
| qgench. Beside al which the use Of such iorce
| totally Inconsistent I'll al the declarations o.
the party now Ia power who have been all Their
| lives complaining OF the most proper employ ment
o., the troops az scts OF tyraHny' Intimidation And
coercion Now they are not cOntented with that
oat raise a troop composed almost entirely Of par
tisAns " DO are y act without the reading Of the
| riot act or any other precauiion. They are raised
| too, under toe sanction Of an ordinance % LORD
| Darhsms Specis Councils body OF enactmen;s
| which the bersls have always pretended 70 re
gard IS Of very doubtful authority. and as the Oh
|
| make use OF one o; the most Objectionable OF the
| ordinances, made for time when the Province
Nss IN open rebellion because Il serves their pur-
| pose OF the moment. Such - the consistency o.
the Canadian politicians.
| Mr.. Il Merritt who was recently AZ Washing
ton. t. / earn going 70 Halifax on business con
| nectrd with the scheme OF Castom- House union
o.. the British Provinces, and reciprocity with yoer
States Ia raw procucts- From what can see
here, this question Is likely 70 take new TORN IN
| case your Legislature vii not DO the hands lme
thing 6y as Al attempt NIL DC made 10 induce
| Great Britain 70 interfere b. imposing tax on
| hrsadsiu4s, unless you admit our raw products on
the sane terms she admits yoors. do not
know Whist nance our people would have Of work
ing this notion. bat know Il IS 70 be brought 'or-
| ward, aud the case 70 be submitted 70 England IS
strong Prices are 20 per cent higher IN the
| states than IN Canada # We were State n the
Union prices would be equal II yoa want 70
keep as then YOU must remedy this inoonve.
| nisuce. Yours &C D. {
| CowAKDLr MCRDER-On Friday Nessrs Hsf-
ferusn and Nchsel Donovan repaired % the house Of
James Lambert ian Engishman, 10 order 20 reclaim
| cow. the poperty Of D0nevAn. watch be understood
had been penned By Lambert Lambert szid that he
had The COW that be Intended % keep \ and ordered
them 70 leave his premises be returned 70 ne house
! ana rskypeAred With zun. which Dc pointed AZ Nr
Donovan He-ermsn wresfed the gun from as nsnds