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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Loyalist, 1850-07-18, Page 3IF 41, 1 .Jn I a lig THE IIURON LOYALIST. GLORIOUS NEWS !—DEFEAT OF THE MINISTRY ! ! Our strong Government were' signally 'defeated, last evening, on the Post Office Bill. They proposed to fix the salaries of the Post Master General at £800, and the highest salary for any Post Master at £500. A division took place, when in spite of all the Hyena's snarling at his re- fractory supporters, the blanks were filled up with £750, and £400, respectively. This decision is of the more importance, inasmuch as the members of the Govern- ment distinctly stated in course of debate, that they wished to fix the salary of the Post Master General at £800, as he was to be a member of the Government and one of their nut.,4.r. Mr. Merrit said, that though he ha'd -no objection to £800 being put in the Bil l,he thought £750 was as much as he would propose to pay the afficer' in . question, although one of the Minis" Thus then their own Tiouse has fixed e. -v : e of the services rendered by them to the country, at just one-fourth less than they now enjoy. We shall wait with some little curiosity to see how long the gentlemen will''quietly pocket a salary which has, by their own constitutional test, been declared to be more by $1000 per annum than they are entitled to.—Patriot. PETITION TO THE GOVERNOR GENERAL. The Memorial of Arthur Acland, Esq., Judge of the Huron District Court, hum- bly sheweth, That your Memorialist was appointed to the Judgeship of the said court in Decem- ber, 1841, which office he has now held, and the duties of which he has faithfully discharged, for a period of nearly 'seven years. That, by a statement of facts in an Ap- pendix hereto annexed, it will clearly ap- pear that so far from having received any adequate remuneration for his services, during that period, your Memorialist has been unable to disburse even the necessary expenses which his office has entailed upon him—the deficiency of his receipts to meet the unavoidable•expenditure, reckoned for a period of only six years, amounting to the large sum of £ 1,276. That as long as your Memorialist was able, out of his private resources, to drake up the deficiency of the salary to defray the expenses of his office, he refrained from applying to the Government on the subject, but that in consequence of his having been for a considerable time past deprived of those private means, he has unavoidably (as must be evident from the annexed statement) become involved in debts, under the presstnr'e of which, unless relieved by the Government, his property will inevitably be sacrificed by - Il is exe•.litors ; aiid he will fl-it~S be de- prived of the means of performing his cfcial duties, with no better prospect left hien than unmerited rtin, disgrace, and insolvency, as his reward for seven years' faithful services in the perform- ance of the arduous duties of a highly responsible and honorable office. That, as further ground far the favor- able consideration of his case, by your Excellency and Council, y7o'ur• Meirr'orial- is't would respectfully urge upon the no- tice of your Excellency the fact, that since his appointment to the Judgeship the population of the District of Unroll has quadrupled, being, in 1841, little over 5000 ; whereas, by the census of this year (1848) it appears to be above 2,0,000 ;* and although the Fee Fund of this particular District may not as yet have covered the amount of his salary, yet your Memorialist respectfully contends that that circumstance alone is hardly a fair criterion for fixing upon the proper amount of salary for such an office, as whatever the amount of the Fee Fund niay be, the Judge's necessary qualifiea- tions, his travelling expenses, his general responsibility, and the statutory restric- tion, which very properly prevents his exercising his prefession for emolument, all remain the same. That your Memorialist looks with con- fidence to you -r Excellency in Council "for relief; in as much as he cannot be- lieve that your Excellency will sanction a principle that (apart from the injustice of allowing ruin, to- fall upon a; faithful servant of the Government when that ruin would be but the necessary result' of his inadequate remuneration) would, if carried out, have tlie effect of placing Y an importa t part of the Judiciary of this country in the anomalous position of eing compelled to .sPok for • a Bong the very parties between whom it is their -duty to dispense justice, there- by if not depriving -thein of that Inde- .. pendence which the, very nature of their duties renders indispcnsa le, at least sub- jecting then to an unworthy suspicion, that their Judicial acts may be influenced by partiality or fear. Your Memorialist, therefore, humbly hopes that your Excellency in Council will give his case, as one of extreme hardship, your most favorable consider- ation, and grant him such relief in the premises as to your Excellency in Council may seem just; and your Memorialist, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c. &c. ARTHUR ACLAND, T. D. C. Huron. August 26; 1'848: Now (1850) upwards of 25000.- 0 • APPENDIX. A Statement of Facts, showing the utter inadequacy of the present and for-imer salary of the Judge of the Huron Dist'rict,. not only for the due performance of the duties a his ofiee, but even for the bare maintenance of himself and family. The amount of salary received by the Tudue during; a- period of six years, end - ing last December, for the performance of the duties of the following offices, viz.: 1. Judge of the District Court ; 2. Judge of Division Courts ; 3 Chairman of Quarter Sessions ; 4. Judge of Insol- vent Court ; 5: Judge of Bankruptcy C ottrt ; has been as follows : 3 years and 6 months, at £ 150' per annum ! ! ! . 525 0 0 1 year and 6 months; at £250. 375 0 0 1 year, at £300 . . 300 0 0 £ 1200 0 0 Which slim•, gives an average for each year of £200 ; the Judge, it will be born in mind, being now and for the last three years eery properly precluded from mak- ing apyth'ing by the practice of his pro- -t fession by g statutory penalty of £ 100 for each offence: Having thus shown the total amount of emolument received for the. above offices during six years, it is now proposed to show what the unssvo)able disbursements Must be at the very lowest rate during the same period. The Judge having to travel for the pur- pose of holding the Division Courts for about 70 days, Cnit of the 365, a distance annually never less than 1250 Miles, and often more, at all seasons of the year, and in all states of the roads and Weather, it has been found in this District utterlyim= practicable to perform the duty wihout keeping two horses, the average annual cost of which is — say, Hay, £17; Oats, £17; Straw, £1 ; Groom's wages, £18 ; Black- smith, &c., £10 . . . 63 0 0 Expenses on the road for self, groom, and horses, at 10s. a day, for 70 days . . 35 0 0 Repeirs to travelling vehi- cles, harness, &c. . . 7 0 0 Stationery . . . 10 0 0 Law Reports, and other ne- cessary periodical law publica- tions . . . . 10 0 0 Postage . . . . 10 0 0 135 0 0 Household expenses may be reckoned at the lowest esti- mate, thus : rent, £30 ; fire- wood, £15 ; clothing (self and family), £50 ; one female ser- vant's wages, £12 ; general household expenses, £100; con- tingencies (as medicines, medi- cal attendance, accidents to horses, or any of the numerous casualties to which all are lia- ble), £20 • . 227 0 0 The salary being • otnly paid hall yearly, the Judge is al- ways dompelle'd ttr get it in a d- vance from the bank, for which he has had to pdy an interest and expkenues, a1nn'i>tally, at an average- • 12 0 0 Annual Expenditure, £374 0 0 The above' annual expenditure of £374, in the six yearsamount to the sum of £2,24,4,, while the receipts have only been £1,200, thus showing a direct loss to the Judge, during that period, of £1,044, without taking into' cons`ideration the fol- lowing outlay which is indispenst*ble on his assiimption of office, but which', as he may be supposed to have received value for it, is only noted hereto show that the acceptance of the' office involves the sink- ing of so much money and consequent loss of interest. Fees on Com'missio'n Two horses Harness, saddle, &c. Whe€1 conveyance Sleigh do: Furnishinghouse et settling in district town Add pkrevioits outlay Making total outlay Deduct total receipts 7 60 20 30' 10 100 0 0 0 0' 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 227 4' 0 2,2-44 J 0` 2471 0 0 1,200 0 0 Amount of total loss, minus value of stock £1,271 0 0 In the foregoing statement of necessary expenditure, there is no allowance made for the indispensable appendage to a Jud'ge's office of a law library ; none for law costs, to a large amount and interest, which the gradually increasing amount of debt mtrst necessarily cause, more especi- ally as in all suits brought against a Dis- trict Judge he is liable to Queen's Bench costs (whatever the' amount sued for may be) ; and, .'nallyr, none, for. making4ny provision for future' contingencies arising l rrtr in-ar �+ y iyilyY, vi X1 +1•: The total outlay, then, as shown above, being £2,471, for the sig years, it follows that if tire salary had been £411. 16s. 8d. a - year front the beginning, the Judge would, even then', 6hly have' been bafely reimbursed his expen$es ; true it is, he would have maintained himself and family during that period, but it is respectfully contended that a Judicial Office''~ of so' much importance, involving such a variety of duties, requiring such qualifications, and subject to such restrictions as to preclude the possibility of increasing the income by other means, and being generally taken as a settlement for life, should be remune- rated in such a manner as at least to ena- ble the party holding' it to secure himself from beggary in old age,, and his family from ruin, in case of his death. ARTHUR ACLAND,= J. D. C. H. D: Mr: James Fitzpatrick of Elizabeth street, Toronto; While engaged in mowing the sides of the College Avenue, on the 5th instant,fell down dead. Some short time pre- vious to'his death, the deceased drank large quantities of water, to which circumstan- ces his sudden death has been attributed. A. Correspondent of the Dublin Wairder asserts that the potato disease again' made its appearance in Ireland.-- Colonist NOTICE. HEREAS, my Wife, AGNES ANDER V SON, now HARTLEY, at present resid- ing near Gouinlock's Saw -mill, Township of M`Killop, Huron District, has agreed to separate ;from me, and we are now separated. This is to ,give Notice, that the undersigned is not liable, nor will he pay, any debts contracted by his said Wife. HARGREAVES HARTLEY. July 5', 1850. 4-c Stratford Brewery. ip HF PROPRIETOR of the STRATFORD 1 BREWERY returns his best thanks to the public for their liberal patronage during the last six years, and begs to notify that he has constantly on hand a stock of ALE and BEER, equal to any in Canada. J. P. VIVIAN. Stratford, June 14, 1850. 1-tw Organs: Organs : Organs r rHE SUBSCRIBERS beg leave to inform their' 1 Friends and the Public, that they will,con-1 tinue to manufacture to orders anysize of C11 or Chamber Organ;;' on most favorable terra . Metal Pipes and Reed Stops, of every descrip.• tion made to order. HAGER & VQIGT. N.B. All work done by H. & Y. will be war- ranted. Hamilton, July 18, 1850: 5 -fm ryi E -Subscribers have for sale, in their New Store, in the rear of the Gore Bank, at Ha- milton. a stock of DRY GOODS arld GRO- CERIES, Newly Imported,, .which they will sell by wholesale, at very moderate prices:. ; They will be receiving additions to their Stock from time to time, and solicit the inspection of country Merchants visiting Hamilton. s. C. " & J. FERRIE Si Co. Hamilton, July 9, 1850. 4-d Just received by the Subscriber, AN assortment of POTASH KETTLES, COOLERS, and DIPPERS, which will be sold on the most liberal terms: , The Kettles are Scotch Castings, which are well known to be superior to all others Cash advances made on Potash. JAMES WATSON. Goderich, July 16, 1850.. 5-tw Huron District Building Society. A MEETING of the Directors and share - SI holders of this society will be held on the Evening of Saturday the 27th Inst-, for the recep- tion of subscriptions, and sale of one or more Shares. W. BENNETT RICH, T'ca, and Sec. Goderich, July 15, 1850. DAVID GORDON CABINET MAKER, West -street, Goderich, Three Doors East of the Canada Company's Office Coffins made on the shortest notice, in a style suitable to the wishes or circumstances of those who may favor him with their orders. Goderich, July 18, 1850. 5-tw 1 .V I 11 1 I ii Al 1 li IY IY I.i li.11.W�IYplll. A �.1Yir'Y IIII 1111 i� IYIi I i1JIY Yl III Ili, IAll IY.I III Y li TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our columns being open to the public gene- rally; we do not hold ourselves responsible for any opinions etpressed by correspondents. --Ems T1IE HURON LOYALIST. THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1850. PARLIAMENTARY PROLE -E -DINGS. 1"��� .ii li.lil 11 l Yea ii .. ill ii II, lull lil ..I... Y1.. a lrll.l all-important subject before the public, we gladly avail ourselves of the opportunity of its being brought before the House_ of Assembly, to make some remarks on the duties and responsibilities of Judges in comparison With the remuneration they receive: Our readers are well aware that the Division Courts have at present jurisdiction only over matters of debt and Contract to £i 0 ; but the new Bill proposes to extend it to £25, and in matters' of tort to £10. This measure, if passed, will bore than double the duties of the Judges, and yet there appears to be no extra remunera- tion granted for the additional services to be per- formed by them. We are for Retrenchment, but not for under -paying any Man; and surety there is nothing More desirable, in order to secure the independence of the; bench, than that the Judges should be recompensed for their labours to such an amount as would enable them to support the honor and dignity of their offices. So fully impressed with the cruel injustice of their case are the Judges of the different Division Courts, that a circular has been issued inviting a meeting of the County Judges of Upper Canada at Toronto on the 23rd instant, '1 ts take into con- sideration the said Bill, with the view to unite in such suggestions to the Legislature, as may tend to make the contemplated measure acceptable to the country, and capable of being carried into op- eration without increasing our present onerous duties." As it is.a matter of imposibility that the Judge of the United Counties of Huron, Perth and Bruce, Can from his arrangenierits, attend this convention; and as two years ago we copied and preserved a Petition which he sent to the Go- .vernment, which contains a great deal of statis- tical matter, interesting alike to the suitors and to the people genera*, we give it at length in another column, •thinking that it will form the best explanation in Mr: Acland's unavoidable absence: We cannot give abetter instance of the res- ponsibility of the situation of the Judge of a Di- vision Court, compared with`the remuneration he receives, than the extracts which we have taken from the Petition addressed by Judge Acland to his Excellency in council, two years ago, (and which his Excellency in council did not think it expedient to comply with) which presents clearly . the nature and difficulties of his office, and the expenses necessary to perform his various duties, and shows clearly that he has been necessarily a great loser, and that his very property has fallen a sacrifice to the parsimony of the Government. It will hardly be credited that for three years and a half, the salary of the Judge of the District Court of the Huron District, was literally speak- ing, only Fifty -Pounds per ann., (his office in_ chiding the duties of chairman of the Quarter Sessions), while that of the Clerk of the same court was Seventy-five Pounds. Yet, such was undeniably the case. It is true he received £100 • as Judge of the Division Courts, but deduct the expences of travelling, and what will be the ba- lance left ? That every statement therein is true, every errger of the _bar....he_re, andevery -man in the Coy, ties can testify, and it is high time that some Legis ative AC On should be taken upon it. The Petition speaks for itself. Tike only proceedings in the Honsz• worthy of much notice have been the Post Office Bib-, and the ignorninions defeat of the Ministry thereon, and the Division Court Bill which is still pendiig. The CanadianMinistry plumed themselves upon being Reformers and supporters of Retrenchment, but, in *hat does their Retrenchment consist ? Does their chari=ty begin at home ? No, rio,—the Governor General, (whom the London ' Times" .designates as the Pauper Peer) receives from taxes, levied and wised from the hard earned toil of the people £'7500 or $30,010 a year. What re- turn does he give for his valuable services 1- Val- uable services indeed: Nothing. How often has the Governor General dispensed with the really Valuable serVices of good and loyal men, to serve a political purpose: Why did not the Ministry begin with the higher offices first and pursue nobler game, instead or cutting down the salaries of the clerks. Mr. Cay ley sheaved that the Con= servatives, when in power, did effect something like Retrenchment by saving the countzy £10,000 per annum. It will be seen that Ministers were utterly defeated on the Post Office question. We are glad however to find that there is a feeling to release the postage on Exchange Papers.'_ There is also a new Jury Bill introduced by Mr: Bald- win, so' loi'tg that the very sight of it Would- be a sufficient apology for not giving a surnthary of it, at once.' , SFT_ wilscia 1 " " l '-' ?vs,E j„ pii iieQE" for e b but we have read it carefully and cannot see where the [abolition lies. The only difference we perceive between this and the" old act is, that by the new Bill you must give evidence of fraud before a Judge instead of taking it before a Com- missioner, but still you: can arrest.' An extra facility is also given to the creditor in being al- lowed to seize bonds, notes, securities, &c.` We do not observe, however, yet; a Bill to amend the Municipal Council Act of last session, and there- fore presume that the Town of Goderich, owing to the blunders in the said Act, will not be over burdened with Taxation, or Statute Labour, but remain in the sante blessed state of freedom- as she now is. One of the best and rrrost ttsefiil' niezt:sures, is that which Henry Sherwood says the Ministry prigged from him—the new Division Court Bill. The people are deeply interested in this question and we hope it will be finally settled. Mr'. MbDonald (Glengary) moved tb refer the Bill to consolidate the law regulating the practice of the Division Courts in Upper Canada, to a select committee. Mr. Smith (Frontenac) re- marked that he wished to call the attention of the Attorney General to the " increased work, which is imposed upon the Judges of the Division" Courts; where the business had beers so multiplied that it was almost impossible to do justice, they had to hold numerous courts, and to• be occupied in chamber`s when' not otherwise engaged." As we have long been 1iUt.00s to bring this NEW GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF CANADA. PORT SPAIN, TRINIDAD, JUTE 18, 1850:—dur amiable and good Governor, Lord Harris is to leave this island in a few days, in coffor'mity with orders from the Horne Goverxment, which has commanded him to repair with all possible despath to Canada, there td assume and exercise the ruling power of British North America, vice Lord Elgin', reealled: Whiaf is gloom to this island, is and will be sunshine to the Canadas.— L . Y. Express. God speed the event we ss''y, but we have great Misgivings on the point, and are afraid the news i's` too'lood to be true. It may be that the eyes of the Mifibtry in England have at length been opened to' the danger of allowing ,such a reckless and attpiincipled man' as our present Governor to sway the destinies the the colony. They must see in fact that the inevitable tate of Canada must end in separation, if such a suicidal and democratic policy is to be pursued: Verily it would be a strange thing if friend Stewart were obliged, as he says, to stop short in the middle of his series; The. anniversary of the battle of the Boyne was commemorated by the Orangemen of the Town, by a dinner -to which', through the kindness of one of the numbers, we tivere invited. There was no walking' in procession, no party color display- ed, or party tunes played, on the Occasion but from the feeli }g evinced after th'e' cloth. v'as re- moved', it was very evident that, although the outward and visible sign' may hake been sup- pressed, the feelings of their hearts retnairied un- changed. We do' not belong to the. order, nor do we like to countenance anything like an un- christian or uncharitable feeling towards these or po- liticnl.creeds ; but this we do know, that in the hour of need, in the late unnatural rebellion, the Orangeinen 'of Canada, froth their numerical' strength; and sound, loyal, and _constitutional principles, rendered great service to the crown, and, as a body, are entitled to the countenance of the government. We understand that two' mem- beits were added' to the Town' Lodge that da;y. ..n.1 ., .ss-- • s.. CORRESPONDENCE. F'OR THE "HURON r.oY:1Lisr." No. 1. To Lord Elgin, Governor Cetieialo• f British North America, &c. l�(Iy Lord,—In accordance with my preface in the last M111.11)61. l' tie "I-I'uron Loyalist," whose able editor has welcomed me as a Ccgrespo!ident,' I presume to address to you a series el' Letters, the termination of which will probably be at that ioyft.ilperi'od, irheri your Lordship shall be called front" this Province to. give ail account of your stewardship. Should this happy consummation take place before I shall have finished my task, I shall gladly breall off in the middle and leave it unfinishzd, not being ambitious of aiding to sink lower in the slough of partiality and degredation a pian who was once our Governor, and who had it in his power to occupy a proud niteh in the monuirtents of Canada. But, my Lord, this crinis "so decwilily to be v'ished;," is not likely to gladden the hearts of the loyal inhabitants of the Province, solong as EarI Grey, your veracious uncle, fills the office of Colonial Secretary, and who can protect and even justify you for conduct which, at no remote pe- riod. would have earned for any other man, pur- suing the same line of policy, unpeachment and disgrace. You may think it presumptuous in a humble individual like me, and an Irishman too, of a cast which you and your myrmidons.hate and detest, to address a noblerr'asi of your high stand- ing and dignified neutrality on state affairs: But, my Lord, I am irresist'ably compelled, by a sense of the difty towards my adopted country, to let you hear a voice from the West --the voice of a loyal but indignant and outraged people, commu- nicating some unpalatable truths, with which the ears• of nobility are not very familiar. The flat- terer and the sycophant, tivho have an interest in deceiving YOU, dare not proclaim these truths= they dare not caution yott of the fearful gulf they have dug for your destruction. I could have wished that some abler pen had ventured on this arduous task; but when I find your crooked policy, your weakness, partiality and tergiversation incurring the deep condemna- tion of all the provincial prints, except the few bribed and bought hacks in your employ, I think it high time for some one, unconnected with' the editorial corps, to add his quota to the general execration. - - Besides, my wholesome expostulations may have some weight with your Lordship, as I am not quite unknown to you, being one of seven very harmless gentlemen, who once came under the ban of your displeasure, and wh& all had the honor of expulsion iron a public trust, for What cause they never yet learned: Perhaps your ministers, as in all similar cases thought it be- neath your dignity to Vouchsafe an explanation to British Freemen, and called this Elgin Justice. It is, my Lord, a happy omen of better times, that the whole tenor of your insulting and reckless 6ondq f i?s_noiv.prancing s tc;Atai[1 reaction. The spring fiies up with a force proportioned to that with which it *as pressed down ; the peri'du- lurn Which is drawn far in one direction swings as far in the other; the joyous Madness of intox- ication itt the evening, is followed by languor and nausea in the morning. So in politics, it' is the sure law that every excess -shall gederate its opo - site --nor does he deserve the iamb of a statesman who strikes a great blow wri'tl>orzt fully Calculating the effect of the rebound: Stich calculation was, r how ever, either infinitely beyond the reach of your puny mind, or you *ere willing to forego your -own opinion and adopt that of the French- ified Tate traitorous and rebel crew, who, like adders and serpents held you in their coils; By this apostacy you gained nothing from true -hearted Britons but additional infamy, and •fiom these, your present Masters, contempt for your imbed- ' lity ; and contempt, says the Indian proverb, pierces even the shell of the tortoise; I trust, therefore, the short history of your downward pro- gress which I am about to write,, will be full of instruction to your successors (if Isaac Buchan- an's prediction" be not verified, that you will be the last Governor), and will serve as a beacon - light to warn them of the shoals and quick -sands on which the good ship Etgin foundered. It is still possible, but, barely possible, that if you could shake off the vipers, who are artfully un- dermining British pririCfjdes and exhausting the life -blood. ,and vitals of. our community, you might , slip through the remainder 6f your stewardship merely v'ithosi1 discredit; lout you can not more stand erect, guided and tfainrnelled as .you are, than the ivy can raise itself like the oak or the wild vine.like the cedar of Labanon. The qualities which are the objects of hatred and thi se which are the objects of contempt in you, at present, preserve ari exquisite. and abso- lute harmony.' But I mtast now take leave of your Lordship for this tithe.' r shall not be able to pay my: respects to you for two weeks, as I am going to travel. When I tesutiie our tete a tele it shall be with rig t ese colonies, your choice of a ministry,, their and y oyir conduct in the matter of the Rebel pay- ing bill, and such light little episodes as may lighten and enliven the .toils of our journey as I jog on with your Lordship in my narration. Your obedient servant, k JOHN STEWART. Eldon Lbdge, July 12, 1850. and pious monarch, surely the heart of every thinking Irian; especially every Christian man, Would naturally feel depressed and cast down, if they lltid not a throne of grace to approach unto, where, in this their dark night of affliction, the Lord's believing people may pour forth their sup- plications, that the nieatis, which' Inay be used, =ilr, gilder' providence, avert the threatened des- trtictiuri ilow pending ovet them. This nary appear strong language; lint, is it stronger than the case demands? When a con- cession of any kind is made to' the' enemies of truth; it must involve, in some degree, a sacri- ficing- of the principle of tenth. None can deny this. And it is equally undeniable, that when any. ev=en but a shadow of encouragement; much less posidive ericoufagethent, is given to a false system, it is a proportionate injury, a discourag- ing and disabling of the trite. H'owev'er specious and plausible the motives or arguments used by the enemies devery riglt principle for the spoli- ation td the C_hdreh ill this pp -Vince, thikspeci- ousness and plausibility, flimsy ds they ar'e, will, I am- confident, ere long, disappear, so' that riot a word may be said with any show of reason, Much less religion, for any further fostering care of a system matured for the greatest and deadliest mischief • If I were to give adtrice to the Protestants of this country, it should be this—" Guard against being made the tool of leaders;" maintain' the right of saying; " yea," Cir "nay," to every thing in. which the interest or your` Chtirch. is Concern- ed. The people of God should he something like God lirnself; they are renewed in his i'6iage*; they are made after his likeness; and they should not allow their name to be taken in vain. Pio= testants are God's people ; they are so in proFes- sion; they should be so in reali'ty;- and' they should alio* no man to' say, " Thus sai'th the Protestant people of Canada," when the people have neither spoken nor been allowed an oppot`= tunity to' speak. However, it is not yet tori' late. Let the people be up and stirring ; let tlerii petition our beloved monarch,_ that the machina- tions of the ggovernrneiit nay be frtistrated';' for' if the people titrant 6i:be triumpharly, they must put an end to' humbug ;' they must learn the interest that each of them has in every public movemeil't and they -should take especial cafe that' their voice, consent, and approbatfori shbrilds riot go' fol nought: - Tours, &c: • The Matter, Dr. Ifarthlton, presided, and con- -, P. S. Probably it is as well to tell your Lord - ducted the business of tire evening in his' usual 'ship, that I"am not afraid to write like a freeman, - happy style, and succeeded in making the' even- as I hold no office of which even you can deprive ing pass off in a most pleasant manner The me, excepting a-comfnission in the First Huron company separated at an early flour: , Militia, and it is likely that I, myself, will be convinced before I get through my intended se - WE beg to call attention to the first of the series ries, that this time, at least, the government will of letters addressed to'Lord Elgin by Mr. Stewart, have sortie cause for dispensing ii-ith my valuabte according to promise given by him in our last services. J. S. issue. Hit remarks are certainly very forcible -and rather strong, but they are nevertheless true-. By his allusion to " expulsion from a public trust" he means his dismissal together with' other con- servatives, as Trustees of the Grammar School of this town, on political grounds. To those who know Mr• Stewarts handsome face, graceful form, and martial step, the idea of dispensing with his valuable services as an officer, is very amusing and happily conceived. We like too, the tender consideration -he dis- plays for his Lordship's feelings, and the respect- ful ma mer- with which he apologises to hini for not being able to pay his respects again to him for two weeks, as he' is going to travel, when he hopes to resume their tete a tele. To the Editor of the Huron Loyalif1. VEriI•rAs. To the Editor of the Huron Loyalist; Sir,—Having this morning' seen an article in the .heron Signal, signed " Preeliolder," chars ing the councillors of St. Andrew's and St.Georg-e's Ward in this Town with dereliction of duty, and' a desi'r'e to`' ,prevent business going on: I hope,' Sir, you wiser alio* me to give my opinion Oil ting' subject. tam one of the oldest residents in this Town, aiid I am a freeholder also Itr St. Andrew's• Ward, and 61- Ward fWard feel satisfied tTith the conduct of their re K preseritatives, it essffs.: W. B.' Rich, Morgan' Ia- milton and Dixie Watson. They know, and we' know that the Connell have no' llegal right to meet and act ; but if a public meeting were called, I am` -sure not one of our councillors would shrink' from the trial.' I think it right to say this: ISAAC RATTENBURY.; Goderich, Ttijy 18, 1350. We have before given Chir legal opinion'+uli= licly to' the effect that', the coiznclors gaily act, and we have no reason to change toN'T BLUSH.—Readlid BLUSH.—Reader , you ever enjoy,, the extatic bliss of Courting. Yoit didn't! Then ..you had better got a li'ttl`e` Gal -en -try. THE E,adical , portion of the press throughout the country are n'ow deserting the prefent ministry, whom they d'enopnee as—trimmers and inconsistent politiciang. LONGnvrry.--Rather an extraordinary • case of longevity is noticed by the Jam'acia Standard ;--An old black m'an diect on a property belonging to Mr. Justice McDou- gall', at the advanced age of 130 years: AN alligator, abou`t six feet long, was caught on ,the night; of June 25, in the streets of New Orleans; the streets being flooded by heavy rain. MANY of the ]Bostpia papers thi'n'k that the sentence of death passed on' Professor Webster will not be commuted`, notv�ith- standing his confession, which', however is not believed. PORT 0' GODERICH. Schooner " Fly," M`Gregor, arrived on 12th, departed oh 13th for Perinetarlgore, and arrived again on the 14th. Schooner '1 Annexation," left for Chatham on Schooner ' Ernily NI'iller," sailed or the 15th Instant, for D'etro't and Buffalo. Schooner " Mary Ann," arrived- oh the 17th Instant, from Detroit. MARKETS'. GODERICH PRICES. JULY 18, 1850: Flour, Farmers, L1. to LI 1s. 3d. per barrel. Wheat, Spring-, 3s. 3d. per bushel. Do. Fall, 3s.' 9d: per bushel. Ooats. is: to ls. 3d. per bushel. Timothy Seed, per bushel' 6s. 3d, Pork, per bbl." (1 hog,) £215s, Beef, per lb. 3d. t� 3d;1-2. Mutton per lb: 3d; to 3d. 1 2, Veal per.lb. 3d. to 3d. 1-2. Hay, per ton £2 10s.;to.C3. Chickens per pair, ls. 3d. Hares, smoked, per ib. 5d. to 6c1: Butter per lb., fresh, 5d. to 6d. B1RTH. Hamilton, on the 10th Inst. Mrs. John.Arm. " Because sentence against ail evil work is not strong, of a clan: liter. executed speedily?" says an authority no one can question, " therefore the heart of the soils of men MARRIED. is fully set in them to do evil." I cannot help - On Wednesday, 10th Inst. by the Rev. Edward thinking that these words are most t nhappltly ap- Elwood, A.M. Thomas Elliott, to Mary Curry, plicable• to our government at the present day, both of the township of Goderich, when we see them'panderi1ng to the unruly wills and affections of sinful men-. The measure of . D 1 E C : their iniquity seemed full after they passed the On the 13th Inst. Mrs. 1lenty M`Kenna, of Act separating religion from education; but when con'su'mption, aged 19 years, at the residence of We see them carrying out still further their vile her father, Mr. Henry Horton, Goderich. projects, in wresting from the Church in this pro- At Goderich, on the 14th Inst. Cassandra Ann, vince the property bestowed upon her by a good daughter of Mr. D. Lambert, aged 14 months, a..