The Portland daily press., 1868-11-17

Dominion of CANADA.
THE NEW GOvERNoR-GENERA1..
Lord Monck has departed from Canada,
and his successor, Sir John Young, is now
expected at an early day. Sir John is an
Irish baronet, about sixty years of age, who
has held number of important and lucra-
tive offices, under the British government; !;
and who has always acquitted himself with
tolerable prudence and success, but has never
shown any conspicuous talent. From 1881 to
1885 he was one of the Tory members of
Parliament from the Irish county of Cayan.
From Burke's Peerago we learn further that
he was called to the bar in 1884 The never
practiced law; Lord of the Treasury, 1S44-
46; Chief Secretary of Ireland, 1926;
Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian
Islands, 1860; Governor of New South
wales, lo6067 Thus, he has held Office by
appointment of Sir Robert Peel, Lord Aber
deem, and Lord Palmerston, and now is pro-
NOTED by Mr.. Disraeli. He had S3.5oO a
year for seven years, in New South Wales,
and he will now enjoy the nice little income
OF $4,000 per annum. He married in 1855
Adelaide Arabella, daughter of f. Dalton.
ESQ.
That is, about all Canada knows of her
prospective .governor-general. 1t will be for
time and events to show whether he is really
possessed of the abilities which would seem
necessary for harnlpnizing the somewhat an
tagonistic eementsot Canadian politics, and
carrying forward successfully the difficult ex-
pertinent of new nationality. Sir John
has, however, one advantage in succeeding a
man who has been very far from popular.
Lord Monck is reserved and penurious,
likes neither the trouble nor the expense of
DINNERS, balls and receptions, and has given
as few as possible. Canadian society has
few excitements, and the people dearly love
the fuss and feathers and gold lace of their
little imitation court; consequently they have
resented Lord Monck's course as niggardly
and unsocial. Naturally they think that if
they must pay $4,000 year for the privi-
lege OF having thirtl-rate English politician
sent out to govern them, they are entitled to
little dining and wining to make the thing
go down easy.
MIR. JOSEPH HOWE
Has written second letter in which he
very distinctly says that he regards the Re-
peal movement as perfectly hopeless, and vir-
tually goes over to the Union side OF course,
the friends of Repeal in Nova Scotia are in
dignant, and declare that hankering after
Government loaves and fishes is at the bot
Tom of this change Some of the statements
in Mr.. Howe's letter, rejecting on the course
of the Provincial Government of Nova Sco-
tia, have been deemed of sufficient impor-
lance to be met by formal denial on the
part of the latter. The members of the Ex-
ecutive Council held meeting to consider
the letter, and have caused to be published
the minutes of the Council contradicsing
Mr.. Howe's statements. The affair causes
great excitement in the Province. A Hall
fax dispatch affirms that repeal league is to
be formed with headquarters in that city and
branches in each county.
EPISCOPAL SYNOD.
Montreal papers of Friday contain ed the
following:
The Episcopal Synod, assembled here for
the purpose of electing a Bishop of Mon
treal and Metropolitan Canada, have come to
a deadlock with the House OF Bishops. The
latter persist in sending the names of gen.
temen to the synod to be ballotted for who
are not acceptable, and Withholding names
that are acceptable. The bishops, rather
than name the only man the synod will ac-
cept, sent down message last night adjourn
ing further proceedings until May next. This
attempted evasion OF the question has raised
a storm of indignation, and the synod hold
anothers meeting to-day to decide whether
they shall not repudiate the authority of the
bishops altogether and elect DIR. Balch, an
American clergyman, and send him home to
England to be consecrated.
Later information is that the Diocesan Sy-
nod met and passed resolution censuring
the House of Bishops for refusing to present
such name for approval as would be satisfac-
tory to the mass of churchmen in the diocese,
and recommended that steps be taken during
the next session of the legislature to secure
such legislation as will vest the temporary
charge of the diocese in the dignitary of the
church next in rank to the bishop, until a
bishop be duly elected and consecrated. The
resolution also recommended that the pres
ent powers of the synod should not be allow
ed to lapse, and to that end it should adjourn
until the nth day of May next.