, 1857-11-13

come acquainted, are Messrs JAMES YArEs,
TREvIcK. and Mr.. c. BAILEY. The latter
named gentleman is about to erect the
hrgest independent store house IN Vic
tOria, and Is In every way wen calculated
to do safe aud an extensive business. -
We believe that Mr.. BAILEY, in connection
with Mr.. 0CHsNER, furnish the only public
refreshment saloon, in the shape Of res
taurant," of which the town Of Victoria
can boast. Both these gentlemen are pc
euliarly attentive and soIicitous as to the
comfort and contentment Of their guests /;
aud as business Is increasing upon their
hands, they inform us that it is their inten-
ton to procure the best Of California cooks
aud steWards-such as will be capable Of
doing justice In catering to the tastes and
nppetites Of all who may call upon them.
We are induced to make this notice simply
from the fact, that bat Ueyy few years
since, a common American stranger in Vic.
rtoria, was allowed, only the hospitalities Of
the streets when night gathered around
him, and a meal Of dried salmon, purchased
from some native, for his breakfast instead,
as now, Of the enjoyment Of good bed,
and ample provision furnished for the inner
man. A change-indeed change"
The rule Of the Hudson's Bay Company
is supreme upon the Island, but it is gen
orally understood that the members Of that
mammoth Incorporation and monopoly have
but slight hopes Of renewal Of their pres
ent charter, which expires in 1860. Con-
nected with this subject, the attention Of
the reader is directed to the perusal of an
article on the first page Of to-day's paper,
headed " Canada, and he HHdsOn's Bay
Company"
TIE. free settlers, amongst whom are
many very intelligent gentlemen, are ex-
tremely solieitous that the English govern
ment should obliterate the claims Of the
Company to the Island, at the expiration
Of its charter, and that colonial govern
msnt should be provided for them. Indeed,
some Of them, II they talk sincerity, and we
have no reason to think to the contrary,
would desire that the Island should be in
eorporated into, and become part of "Uncle
Sans" dominions.
All legal authority on the Island is vest
ed in the Governor, judge and freehold
elective legislative body. From all that
we could learn, the right of suffrage is q
mere farce-beiDg controlled either through
bribery or coersiOn by the ruling authori-
ties. Mr.. JAMES THoRN, Mr.. LANeFoRD,
and number Of others have taken a deci-
ded stand against the influence brought to
bear in the elections, and the jErisPrEdeHoc
Of the Island.
After q sojourn Of near two weeks in
Victoria, we are now ngain on board Of the
Constitution, bound hOmewards, through
Rossario's straits, RIA Bellingham Bay
We find on board, as fellow passengers,
Secretary G. H. Mason, Surveyor General
JAMES TnTON also, Col MoRRIs, at pres
ent in command at Fort Vancouver, Capt.
RUssELL, in command at Yamhill, Oregon,
Lieut.. HoDeEs, Of Vancouver, and Lieut..
KAUrs, regimental quartermaster at Fort
steilacoOm. All these gentlemen, we be-
lieve, belong to the 4th Infantry To the
same regiment was connected, in service,
the lamented Lieuts. SLAUGHTER and NUGEN,
and we have always understood that the
4th had ever been firm in friendship to the
interests Of our people ; and instead of at
tributing the late Indian war as q conse-
quence Of the aggressions Of the whites up
on the Indian race, they truthfnlly believed
the reverse to be the case. It is to be
hoped that the head quarters of the 4tb
Infantry will be established at Fort Stella
coon, and that Col MoRRIs will be assigned
to its command.
OF New Dungipess, Se-mi-a-moo Bay,
ETC., we have previously adverted. We
are now at Port Townsend, the key to the
entrance upon the upper Sound country
connecting the waters Of Hoods canal and
Admiralty Inlet into the Straits of Fuca.
We will stop here until next week, aud then
endeavor to conclude our " "reminiscences
Of Travel"
~ We are informed BY one of the firm
Of WARD 4 HAYS, Tumwater, that they
have shipped from their Touring mill, du,
ring the present season more -four 10 Vic