The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-21
NEWS BY THE M ALL
Our q ush c Correspondence.
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QUEBsc, May Is, 1858.
"A Woman Msrde d ty hr Hssba~d at Kama
yos.ska-Tn Murderer piih has Accomplish, SEN
ssneed TO the Peait n''ary- Opposition to Capital
Px~,shnse~t- The Fisheries and Clergy Reserves
-ToleNt Thpaie Storm--A Female Killed By
Laghtniag-The rest Of the Family Injured
SeiC usiy.
man and woman were brought up from Kama
rouska few days since who had been found guilty OF
the murder Of the wife of the former but so strong
was the feeling OF the people there against capt.
tai punishment, that the sheriff was unable to
carry the sentence into execution, and they have
been committed to the pententary for life. l hap
pened to be on the wharf when they were landed,
and more miserable looking objects think, never
saw. 1t SO happened that guard Of honor was
drawn up on the quay, awaiting the embarkaton of
Major General Rowan, who had been here on the an
nual six months tour of inspection, and the poor
people must have been under the impression that it
was a body of troops drawn up as an escort
The chairman of the Committee on Fisheries has
moved that his report, which sent you last week,
be referred to the committee Of the whole and in
tends moving that encouragement be afforded to the
fisheries when carried on by inhabitants of the pro-
yinces, leaving the manner in which it shall be be-
slowed to be determined by the government. The
House of Assembly is still engaged in discussing the
resolutions introduced by the Secretary OF the pro-
vince for reconstructng the Legislative Council and
making it elective.
The weather came very sultry on Sunday and
yesterday and last evening we had thunder storm,
with very vivid lightning which struck house not
far from st. Rochs suburbs, where reside, and
killed female about sixteen years OF age, who was
kneeling at her bedside addressing her Creator
when she was thus Unexpectedly summoned into His
presence probably better prepared to meet her
Judge. There seven other individuals in the house
all Of whom wen SO seriously injured by the fluid
that they have not yet sufficiently recovered to be
able to give any account Of the particulars of the
occurrence, This was discovered by some persons
passing who perceived the house to be on fire. Had
this event happened in the upper town, where there
are SO many objects to attract lightning, should not
have been surprised ; but while the elements were
dealing out destruction, comparatively near me-
enjoying Of security, conceiving that the
DESTROYING Angel, if he were out on that occasion,
would pass my head and leave all in this yci-
nifty unframed.
il is supposed the Legislature will not be prorogued
for a month, it being understood that the govern
ment are awaiting dispatches from England, commu-
ncating the passage OF the act by the Imperial Par
lament giving the Assembly the power to dispose OF
the clergy reserves Some excitement created last
week among the French Canadians by report that
a clause had been inserted by the House OF Lords,
giving the colonial Legislature authority also 10 deal
the support Of the Roman Catholic Church, but
which is now understood not to be the case. The
principle, however, is admitted and when railroads
and the introduction Of large body of new settlers
shall have Anecised the lower province, the same
result will follow when majority shall be found in
French Canadian members will vote against secu.
lar1sinC the reserves. w.