The New York herald., 1851-10-30
OUR CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE,

OUR CANADIAN CORRESPONDENCE
Quebec.
QUEBEC, October 81, 1851.
Arrival OF Lord EisiH-1he Ne10 Ministry, &c
| Political Intrigue
Lord Elgn and his family left Toronto, on Sa-
turday, in the Highlander, direct for this city;
passed Montreal on Sunday afternoon, without
touching or holding any communication with the
shore; and reached Quebec at two P. M. yester.
| cay. A vast concourse of people received him on
the wharf with loud ACCLAIM ations, and accompanied
him to his residence in Palace street. All the pub
lie bodies, the Mechanics Institute, Temperance
Societies, st. Georges st. Patricks, ST. Andrews.
and st Jean Baptists Societies, the magistrates,
garrison, and brilliant military staff, formed an
imposing cortege round the carriage which bore
him from the wharf. The usual congratulatery ad-
dresses were presented by the citizens. and were
replied to In his Excellencys usual felicitous r1an-
ner: When the shades of evening closed in, a
brilliant fen d'artifce was fred from the Place
dAImes, and torchlight procession promenaded
sns principal streets streets until late hour 1t is many
its citizens have seemed to take lively An interest
| in the movements Of tho "upper ten" The re-
moval OF the seat Of government to Quebec, the
large expenditure of the officials among the re-
taiers consequent thereupon, and the fsnd hope
that it may continue the capital for "al time to
come, in pite of jealous Montreal, and justly in
dignant Toronto, will, doubt not, seem to you
pretty fair reasons for the late exuberant display Of
loyalty.
Lord Elgn looks well; decidedly better thaa he
seemed on his return from Boston. The coebra-
monies-bad fatigued him dreadfully. His cheek
see ms fuller, and his eye brighter, than when he
made his trlumphal entry into Montreal month
ago. The Countess is at Longuei, spending few
daOa Mt thn &c Mo. ~Ixll
will join her husband soon as matters are 80 far
settled at Russels Hotel, in Palace street, (Which
is to be the Government House for the winter,) as
to allow her to feel herself at home in Quebec.
am afraid 1t will be stale news to acquaiut you
with the formation Of the Canadian ministry. The
official announcement of some of the nominations
has, however, enly just transpired in Quebec. You
are aware that Messrs. Hincks and NORM were
the "sent for" on the resignation of the late
cabinet; and that, for the last three weeks,
they have been tnkering without any visible fruit
The first difficulty was the clear grits" Of Canada
West. Their increasing strength, their imposing
attitude their thorough reform principles, made it
indispensable to form an alliance with them. Dr.
kolph, the clear grit leader, was consequently in
vited by Mr.. Hincks to take a seat in the cabinet
he replied that his acceptance would depend on the
same invitation being extended to Malcolm Came
ron. Mr.. Cameron, you will recollect, was assist
ant commissioner of crown lands, under the late
administration until within year of its dissolu-
tion; but being straightforward, honest friend to
retrencbment, he quarrelled with his colleagues
the subject of some abuses he wished to reform,
left the council chamber, and joined the clear grit
PARTY 1t can hardly have been palatable to Mr..
Hincks to invite Mr.. Cameron to resume the seat
he had thus abandoned; but DR.. Rolph was inasxi-
BILE, and MIR. Cameron was sent for, and enlisted.
AT all events, thought Mr.. Hincks, we will put him
in berth where his ferretting, active mind and dis
agreeable straightforwardness give US no fur
ther trouble; and while Dr. Rolph, whose age,
talents, and experience entitle him to take pre-
cedence Of all the statesmen in public life among
lie hal ofk A.
Mr.. Cameron must be given the post office, and
MIR. Morris, the present postmaster, must be pro-
NOTED to the crown lands. Unfortunately for this
Ingenious scheme, Mr.. Morris, who has taken some
branch of his department, was found perfectly re-
solved to leave the cabinet, if his favorite Office
were taken from him. The difficulty vas at length
removed by DR.. Rolph's suggestion that he should
take the crown lands, and make way for Malcolm
Cameron, as President Of the Councillor rather,
as he is TO be hereafer-Presdent of the Com
mittees Of Council-an arrangement which met the
views Of all parties, and was forthwith carried out
The Attorney Generalship West, vacated by Mr..
Baldwin, whose health will not allow him to con-
tnue to discharge the onerous duties of public
Office, is filed by Mr.. Richards, lawyer OF coed
standing, and q member Of the late Parliament.
John Sanfeld Macdonald, also lawyer of rising
note, and late Solicitor General, resigned his Office,
in consequence Of some Misunderstanding with Mr..
Hincks, and is replaced by the Honorable John Ross,
Of Belleville, son in law of Mr.. Baldwin, and a
member Of the Legislative Council Mr.. La.on-
tame as matter OF course, is succeeded by Mr.
Solicitor General East, Drummond. John Young,
Esquire, an eminent Montreal merchant, has ac
cepted the Office of Chief Commissioner Of Publc
Works, in the room Of the Honorable Jos. Bourrot,
who is laid on the shelf. Mr.. Caron retains his
place as Speaker of the Legislative Council, but
with TIE seat in the cabinet he resigned some two
years ago, after the Montreal disturbances. Mr..
Morin, the late Speaker Of the lower house, becomes
Provincial Secretary, in the room OF Mr.. Leslie,
who does not seem to have got on as smoothly as
might have been wished with his colleagues. Mr..
Tache remains Receiver General, and Mr.. Hacks,
Inspector General. Thus you have all the offices
was declined by Mr.. Cartier, of Montreal, aud is
now generally understood to have been offered,
without much likelihood of a refusal, to Pierre
Chauyeau, Esq, member for the county of Quebec
STADACeNA,