Huron Signal, 1849-06-15, Page 3ns al anseas setablish-
-I brmiKM ad salestik
seelesiesuety pgeeslg ako e( pesos. alias aad
b rseass, sad •'Meg MMMeey M lb* peers -
Medea d beam eyespaihere sad bewes t•oti-
Mrs•• geggtiuste •' The Spirit of l►. Asc."-
1a start, 1. .sea be aware tet tree best.ry, or
barter, ate Meow oa..tw is umpires ever
"bbeipeWrr's," but is faboursee ed ie
May ; in 'Welds( frets, alai repealstisg the
meow ol.sgbsov d .as fellow nevem. sad to
enssasedy lavolvlsg our owls abeuset, tedi-
trideal Ribes, is to general interesse d the cm -
malty. Thereinto ere meld sot be peneaded
1W the Editor of to Tao useipt ie • believer is
abs desoiaas whisk be promulgates.
There cans go emephoria of dignity la ib.
set of Lewd Eight i• detepites ib. setbority of
.be (haws to the Commander of th. Face., on
the.eeuesi'a allotted to -there was of sacrifice
el the prbfr tolerate in doing so. Lord Elgin
bud s perfecerigbt rte act as be did. The Bills
beams kw jest u really and as efficiently
through the seamiest given in her Maj.sty'•
W ee by the Commas/lee of abs Forces as though
they lied ben esretiosed by (Ones Viawia is
kit ewe penes. And although it mold be
moven that Lord Elgin would have been per-
fectly safe from 'welt sad ,ioleoce in going into
Sim elm, yet 11 ewe • riot or a tumult was
needed by delegating the C•mmender of the
Verses, thee His Eseelesey's conduct is not
.ale j•otidiable. bat highly commendable. The
reretimat of the T/nrsuript about "walking
.over bleedieg corpora," is both savage and ab-
oard. If the ab whteb wan ta be thus butcher•
d clad treacles ander foot, had assembled io de-
tract
o-trace ofa netrieoao mese, time, sato the darkest
infamy .ad dlegr es could attach to the smartie -
roes Nem, who wined trample.. their " bleed-
ber emcees to Or. if ,b. Transcript admits
that Ole web war • Maar d wicked and oora-
•seable feeecity, wbees lateetio•e sed abject
Imre deoper.tely etrocioss, thee, the Earl of
Clgi• was tame to ►ie ma ; ie.omseb w he
refused to waft .set lir •• bleeding eerpoes" of
e re% abeadesed wretebes, and mereif.Ily spend
diva Mee by a temporary sacrifice of his owe le-
gal rigtit-thee sffordt•g to the Trensrise a f'e-
rims opp.rten(ty of doing good, by endeavoring
to tarns dews thee esearsesa dtbis iefateated
enultitede, and 'reseeding to them titm tint prin.
ciples d civilinctio•. la chert, whatever view
we take d the peskier) of the Mootrsal mob, and
this eeaduct d Lord Elgin. the former is alto.
(ether reprehensible, and the latter praiseworthy
red mags•nimom
We are perfectly convinced that had Sir Free -
cis Boedhed been placed in the mum eireem-
staeces wbieh Lord nein ba occupied for the
last six weeks, be would not only have walked
Wier "bloodies corpses," bet the meets of Mes-
terei wend bees bowed with (deed. Anil weak
the Editor d Ike Transcript how far ib.. policy
weeld hese .wMeed to the prosperity dib.
previsee? -What benefit would it h... coat/ -
rodeo the protwtiea of jatice. liberty. or be-
eadity t is cond.eioe, we think the Editor
die Transcript should is faun repudiate this
seeooMoe, save' twiddle of the Greets, the
esbwiee, and the Farri.e, .•d eters his miens
' Mame way that will beatific the e•eatry.-
Llsred. peewee • wide and a hopeful field of
, roe for res who bare the will end the
is M.d dere
se tutees yeadeadaa-
11a1 the tleeraty amp ma beans( a 000aasio-
M is the *Mut ed at the woe ria Mel-
d.akag a sweater awash a Leaps. is too appa-
rels* to require arty eapesem•
1a all einl s l eo rme•iU.a every nu• who
is deetpli.•d tad is tetbaieed by t be lithos to
see e1 bei sine, is .vtheneed gm We abeam*
credits, that he will protest end support tar
laws .ad the Guver.m.at sudor whish be hew.
And he never high the strife of parties may roe,
he is Loved by u oath to know oo politics sad
to ante with se party, bet to preserve the pease
aotiesy, Meld •donee obedience to the laws. -
Were it otherwise, aad wee mea who the train-
ed teams, sod armed in their eo.atry'e defence,
allowed to rage themselves with this or that
political !sedge, then would be rte Gerer•meat
• t all, and NO laws save the law of the sword,
and the world wsivid be one weer of bloodshed
and political confides. Now it ie sot denied
or coaoe.kd that Msek's League is a political
society-a•y. that :1 is a seditimis seeieti I that
the real object of it is to upset the ensiles Gov-
ernment of the country, simply beeline Mr.
Mack took the liberty of suppn.ing that it was a
aad Oovernmeet. Now its being good or bail
does not affect the question lo far st least as
Militia Officers are concerned -they are sworn
to prosect the misting Government of the coun-
try, aad to defend it agaiest all violence --even
if coostitutioan metes are to bs employed io
changing it, they •rd forbidden to take any part
is it ueept by merely giving their vole for a
member of Parliament. But the idea of them
Jotaieg a secret society for the avowed purpose
cf upsetting the Government which they are
sworn to. protect, is certainly very ridiculous it
not treasonable. Smith O'Brien was a Geetle-
mee both by birth and education, aad io all pre-
babitiiy he st some period of his life held a high
commirioe in the Militia or Yoeman Cavalry of
his country. but it would have been rather an
■wkward anomaly to have subjected the loyal
'remelt of Ireland to the training and authority
of Smith O'Brien is tbe year 1948. The casts
WO exactly parallel in so far se action is concrete -
ed. Smith O'Brien formed e " league" for the
purpose of upsetting. not the Government of
Queen Victoria in Englund, but the Govern -
meat of Lord Clarendon in. Irslsed. Mr. Mack
hu formed a " league" for the purpose of up -
wets' a&. Gown -omen of Lord Elgin in Cana-
da, or, to use his own sigoificsnt tangoage, fon
the puree's of making mets English et the ex-
pense of briny British f Both Lord Claret'.
deme. and Lord Elgi.'s Governments arc Qoeen
Victoria's. And the only difference between
the league of Smith O'Brien and the ksgue of
General Mack is that the first was an attempt
d the people to pet down What they couidered
•a oppressive faction : the ether is se attempt of
• forties t• trample on the rights of the people
And Qows Victoria has amph•ticly deseesced
both Leaves.
We understand that, in the event d ib.
Militia Officers of the Leese. attempting to call
set the Yeomen for training' e• the 28th Ludt.,
it is the lote.tioa of ,acne of the best Officers
sod many oldie best men of this L iiriet, to re-
feree obedience. We comm. approve e( this in-
t+•tws.
We A.r. die eery bwt of rnuines for
spatia( thea the Oe•erament intent's to relieve
e 11 members of blacks Leaugtw, frim the duties
of Militia Officers, Jwt o so.s as the requisite
ie(ermstson is obtained, bet, in the meantime,
if then We kw rejoining the training cf Militia
In and cot the several Cosgtiee. Chas,
Turrets, Township* end Vil'latss inAltl/st
Canada.
An Act teenaged the Cban* elle iJai-
vereity estabfl.bed at Toronto by 11us late
Majesty King tieorge the 1'ouetb,.$q pare•
aide for the mote mtufactnry go ■t
of the sod Umlruuty, and for other p.rp-
eee consected with thea rams and with t9le
College arid Royal Grammu School form-
ing an appendage thereto.
An Act to provide for the Sale under Ez-
•cut.on of the interest of Mortgagors in
Reel EAste In Upper Csoada.
A. Act to simplify the Mester of ROO
Property in Upper Canada, and to rendes
certain rights and interests therein Ueble
under execution.
An Act for the more effectual Admlols-
tration of Justiee in the Court of Cbteoery
of the late Prentice of Upper Cattails.
An Act for the removal of defects to the
Administration of Criminal Junin.
An Act to repeal the Acts io torero in
Upper Canada relative to the establishment
of Local and Municipal AOthoritiee, and
other matters ofa like nature.
An Act to make prosi.tnn for the man-
agement of the Post Office Department
what wer it shall lio transferred to the Pro-
viectal Govoroincot.
An Act to make further provision for the
adaiat•lratios of Justice by the establish -
Cneat of an additional Superior Court of
ommon Law anti also • Court of Errot
and Appeal in Upper Canada, and for other
purposes.
An Act to repeal certain Acts therein
mentioned, and to make better provision
respecting the admission Land Surveyors,
and the Hervey of Land in this Province.
An Act for the sale and better maiage-
nient of Timber upon the Public Lands.
An Act to amend an Act therein *motion-
ed, and to make other provisinas Inc ob.
management and disposal of Public Lits.+ .
and to limit the period for making Free
Grants.
An Act to divide the District of Huron in
the Province of Canada, and -fur other pur-
poses therein mentioned.
An Act fur the better est ab'.ishmrnt and
maintenance of Public Schools in Upper
Ctnada, and forlpealing the present School
Act.
1111111,t d. good. Tb• party which thea Tro• on them '�5tt last., and if these Lease Officers
sgriigeeryes has never dine any ef-it ie ,pow are enelined to enforce that law, then, we en-
pet.hed it is, to fact ioesp-b's of aero defog ie'nie ,hark it s ould be wrolg, even nn the pert
bays ree faith in refusing to obey constituted
of themoot Loral men, to refuse obeJience t\'e
(Miter lamp. As iatdligeot pnblic optnhon
sod its •we wast d soul sod pn•esple, haw
n.sdeged it ea *Meet .I ridice!. rather then of
intik Te a .try i• doomed to proepe ander
tbe policy d Its pretreat rulers. and say oppon-
ents whish cosy be offered to that policy mut
boatmen -lived, !stile sad sees eonemptibla
•
THE MILITIA AND "THE LEAGUE."
fm let week'. Signal " A 8ebscriber" asked
the two follewieg straight -forward questions :-
First -D. some .a Ike testier, of the Leape re-
fuse 1. qualify s Magistrates because is doise
.o they would be regeired to take the cath of
allegiance! Awl se.eed-Will thew Leaden
of Ike Legge, who hold Commissions in the
Militia attempt to call oat the Loyal Toemen of
Heron, for traioisg en the 48th instant? Sipes
oar last 1sw we have received. from a differeet
quarter, another communication in rektesee to
the seeped geestios, aad hence we feel bound to
Wise • caw remarks on the subject.
WJth regard 1• the M.gietrsey, we can only
say that • molar eonfedney has been entered
into by meet of the Torii who were formerly
Msgietrates, and wbow names were su11 allowed
to monis ea the present Comm:wino ; the enn-
• federsey is to the,yffeet that they oil! mit gaudily.
We baileys the object seg to embattles the Goe-
enmeat, and throw the offline of the District
into e.efneies. Bet in defiance of this eenfed-
esey. we thigh there are twenty-two who have
ahiady gasli6ed, sed we know of twenty more
*bowel de se est the ben opportunity. Bet we
,roast reasoosbly expect that, is this Auer sea-
son of the year, mss will travel forty or fifty
mile merely for the purpose ef guelifyieg es
Miegl.W.aes. Ovr eerxapeedeat, however, seed
sot be lie Meet afraid that say leave or coe-
radeatioe oldie Tories of Moroi, can be attend-
ed with soy swims eoneegceoee to the Di. -
t.
t ' that the
not t t said d tlseta
It rel e
enol y
spirit ie wilts, let the a..h w weak," endive
ceps se 5 s. ploiet is male of hese eaieeee
ries, west of Msginraw is lay pard.
enter kc.lity, of will speedily be diaeavwd that
three ere pleery tai hereat tree in the District
wive will be wiUisg is mistily.
in referees* to the miens( of the Militia, we
we ria &ware Mit thew le my law ewe stele
esjaiaisg net meter": one at ail meets Any
is at amsesrity, at prewot, for werdleigaba
sieglieting taste labor said levies their ties* 1.
say each melee* eetrm"wive. Atm bad
e *sense of h kms year ea Csur . Decal, 1, se aim
W bsW s donees, M rows t. tees.. WItb vgv.i
te OAeen is the Militia betas ...uses of wit.
Mask's Leaps -them *lag is emit ea a.•raly
fist k as eels sailer is easnsWmags .1 glens
igaa..s es a s.M1 wase al •imus,. We en
Inks* em dello As, Mille ilml M setae ped
.r.1a.-mems gs,Iest 'tee tithe a» Mats p d
eta UM/ft : bit torp Leve bath Isipnma aa.
tier las* buss itched M pts it threw(% the
authority, e.t.a although ite acts should be in
error ; such • practice might lead to lamentable
conwgneaces. And in the prewot instance we
feel confident that souse valuable own have bees
immured on by the pretension* of the " league,"
and only require . little calm reflection to lead
them back to their allegiance and their duty.
113 We direet the special attention of our
readers to the Official Dirpatcb of His Exsel ency
the Gover0or General, to the Dispatch of the
British Government in reply, and to the opinions
e( the British Pree on the treason and house -
horning of the Cassius Tories, which will be
leased in to -day's paper. We do not feel dispos-
ed to exalt aad bully as if we had obtained a vie -
tory -we had no contest -and it would be doing
too much for Toryism to give it the honor of a
defeat. if a feeble maligeaat creature 'bond
be vain and wicked enough to wire upon you
violently, with to latest of robbing yea; you
would not, after carelessly shaking him off into
the peer, feel ieelit.d to degrade yourself by
claiming • victory ! such is exactly the petition
of the parties in Canada. But the artielee to
which we direct atte•tioa are, theft's,
valuable on their own account.
117' Our Stratford Correspondent widens, it to
be clearly uoder.tond, that the Hen. William
C.yley is entitled to exactly the same animist ei
credit for the passage of the District Division
Bill, that he is for the defeat of the Niko is the
Peojeub ; •ix : as u'as ns: there at all and had
iotrkiig to do is tAs matte f
-r-----i.�. `+-eaisar'asl�•�. «-, �..eae sea-, -a se -
From the Lodes Daly News ef May 10.
it w IegaealW Se mad the nsedeee4s d the
)recusal raw witless; help, stitch by Mar
arose faraily Worms a 1M •' fro p.pwe " liege
si Lend G•'sege Gerdes's fslllowers, orf the rise
of the Wrmiefoso mob, wbieh plasdored aid
.eck•d Prieedy'shome. The mese Waoptitode,
amid profeseions of Wad loyalty, m aetrap the
law it ism it is wet to their oied, the rare seek -
lose ration, of • stiantiay d the people mode
otiose ky amid/oast cireurrwt•seee r oar locali-
ty, the now sinew deara.sivesses chrnctor-
las the .crow ee all rhe ohne *warier we Were
essd. 'fh. inerpbast tow .(the highly aol•
.,red account* the Montreal dsoorb.aces,whicb,
.t the late hear at rebirth the sews reached us,
we were .ttlltred r w is part of ear yesterday's
impre Moe iothe .bseoceof a more candid and
dwe.s..ionsts.&moire, caw dse.i,e no one, and
w nseeescieue betrayal of the rabid state et the
party wbooe (velure it speaks, can •sly inspire
disgust. Tayiam is uach.ap.abk by time or
place.
So for as the xcerona1., eecese.rily imperfect.
which base bees receiver, easble es weenie, Me
is the slate of albumin Ca..da A bill k.s paes-
eJ the local leai.lature, by large majorities. la
Pia repre.eotstivebranch .(the legislature it woe
imported, net only by a marmot, d the whole
home, bet by a tn.jart►y of the members of die
(Mtti.h rate. T\be Home Gosernmest haeec•re-
folly .b•taisad from taking ..y part in the du-
stier on. The pleasure erieio•ied with Candi-
a.; IWO tucce•Me, lead ministries -use con-
servative, the other liberal -gay* their washon
to its general principle ; it was approved by a
nt•Jority of Canadian reps..e•thttveee. 1f ever
there ova a legislative sct'doti int Wanda of •
sponesa.oes, rhewo.ghly users. character. if
was tine of which we speak. These fret• ere of
themselves s.ffreleat to a.op the manages which
hare emoted on its recei'ina the (loyerrw's as-
.eut u the lawless acts ofa muatty ton iss0t
ant or too eel(-willod to eaboit to the decision d
the majority for the time being. the only eo•di.
nom upon which Item, peaceable, aonantetioaal
governi*eat can exist.
The next characteristics of the riots which ar-
rests attention are their aimless de,troetivenees,
and the indications of previous ageoisauoa in the
rioter.. Several thousands of pereoo• were eo1•
lecte,i at a late hoer of the miming in the Champ
de Marc. A. sow es they there sot together
they were told that the time fo- action bad some.
and • cry was rased "To the Parli.menr-howte."
No violin did to mob tach it than rhea work of
demoiitime began. The wiooew• were ehailer-
ed, and • band of ruffians ner.pied the hall of the
Awembly, their leader vociferating " We ase ell
gulag to bell," aad the betiding was fired. The
announcement [:ortunately faIse] that the Enrich
weathers were unable to escape from tho flumes
was covered with demonise joy. The incendia-
ries then proceeded to destroy to succession Iha
houses of 3Ir. Mock', Mr. Lc(osimee, and oth-
er liberals. This was am polities! einem, et in-
snrr,etion--tb.actors were satiated with plan-
deting cad destmyi.g, tad made n..urmpt t•
n ewt the oldgoverameat or establish • new.-
•lhe proof..( pr. -concert Ire to he found ie the
fat that the authorities are stated by the oppo-
siti.o leaders to Mee been forewarned of the eer•
tainty that such scenes would he eiaeted, and is
the lecalii es to whish this sod similar oIvytes
have hero coafi.ed. bloatre.l, Toronto, King -
woo and Brockville the the places named as hav-
ing bete objected to such outrages -all of than
✓ otoriees as localities where pnwetful avid reek -
less aeendeocy mobs exist. It is obvious that
preparations for violence had ,been making" he-
lureh•nd, aria that the rioter, at the placer named
had made arrangements for speedily communica-
ting caws of their respective movements to each
other.
As was to be expected, in the violent ex-
citement of party spirit at present existing
is Canada, imputations ere freely excbaneel
between the partisans on either side. The
arrests' which have been made rod the in-
veetigatiope which have been instituted,
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Had the eommenicatioo *boat the Trustees
of the Disrrict Grammar Sehool beta written u a
burlesque or • ear•ritature. we would have gives
it a place : bet the columns of Ih. oig*af *ball
Dever be disgraced by admitting serious aniseed-
'ereions ort the conduct of John Stewart, Ere.,
Barrister !
l%'e cannot insert the common:cation from
Downie, about the "big two -legged Otter," be-
cause it is anonymous , but we •gree with on
correapouden tut " He can hardly be amphib-
ious," •Iiboe#i he manifests a " $treage facility
is decoying loose fifi."
We have received an Address of Conldeeee is
His Excellency, the Governor General-eigotd
by sixty-three of the beet inhabitants of BitMalpb
and McGillivray. We will forward it to Mon-
treal by the Ent Mail.
We acknowledge • mocey letter from Mr. 8.
H.eiBlanchard.
Netwitbdandisg the fary and violence of the
Tory oppeaitial, the Legielatare has pieced op-
era/is of 900 Bill dieing the Series ! Tbe
fallowing we • few of those which have ea im-
mediete reference to Upper Canada : and it mat
be apparent, even to the meet eoperfeial tbiaker,
that these jaw ere ealealeted to do mon for the
benefit of the Province than ell the measures
d the Metcalfe Government dating three
years , or. is feet, thea all the measures ofTory-
ism for the last twenty years ! We ally wast
the Aoseeemeal and the Repreeretatioo Bills to
seem the filters ty of Caa•ds.
An Act for all the territorial divi-
sion of Upper Ca into Districts, and for
providing for temporary unions of Counties
for pelletal and other porpoise*, and for the
future dissrh.Unli edema, unions .s the in-
crease of wealth wed population may re-
quire.
An Aot to repeal certain eta therein
mentioned, aad to emend, con lidate and
redoes into one Act, the me 1 statutory
pn.jd.oa sow in force for the regulation
ofEIeetiosre of litemb.re to rep».at M
esopfe Of this Prortece Is tiro i.egteisllve
Aly
Aa Aet to seed extend the pp*rnvi-
thre�tep of ill A of this Province, intftnled
As Ant Co e meel0uw aad rod
hits se* Peet the severed Nos brow 16
establi.tfsg or ritttMM$.t dm Mortis, M
Ilse DieMHee Ovens R Me t niere1
of %but part ed Ibis P,••bea f rmarly 06666a.
/(. Alt to prsviie b y eN Isw till►
rN intistlen of Mos kllsel dsthl
dl t
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i omnmun1(atiotl8:'
Dowels, Let 11.. 2, lust of the Thames,;
Jaw 8th, 1349.
TO lite nonoR or our weenW aIOCOL.
Ser, -Pleas, permit me through the column*
of your journal to 'expose the meaner in which
the Tory •noexatio.ists get aignetures to their
petitions, alleged to be an numerously signed,
for the !veld! of Ilia Excellency the Governor
Getters!. Happening to be in Stratford • few
days ago, i was sot • little astonished at seethe
my town name as well as some of my neighbour.
adhibited to one of these Tory indignation peti-
tions, lying at the store of Mr. C. R. Dickson,
and koowing that there is ant mother individual
of the same name within a circuit of twenty
miles of that locality, I was satisfied in my own
mind, (not only so but I was told) that it was:
inteoded for trey signature. Con.egaerlly bar-
ing procured pen and ink from the young man
attending io the store, i had it effaced on the
spot, but being eine infoemed ibat it ewe after-
wards added to that same infarction list, 1 wish
to make it publie, that it is not only entirely
without my cannot and against my.will, bot
that 1 signed the address of confidence to His
Eseelleney the Governor, and atihnagh I had
not an opperteniy of signing the petition toiler
Majesty (o numerously signed in this quarter)
praying that Ilia Excellency may be sustained,
i siseerely trust that the prayer d the petition
the ptMblIMMIrst 61
aggregate oslsrul. Of rinattab'd
so lety, who loupes aad e'awl ►
frontier. Were it possiole to imelN
persevering ie the seers, they threaten to
begin, they would be the arm to be tem-
pled dews by their.ellies. They keelit,
and *III hot Jar• to proceed. Dot ey
here done enough to outrage public °palmi
to a degree that has for aver closes/ tie
doors of office against lhsnt-
Thu; Msdoelniclies • riot a• tint tr•
have lines callod WI to r.eerd wilt'ht take
plan iu more than asa Camelia* loasilty sem
were prepared to expect. That Many ouch
may recur at iptervala is highly probable. -
The past history of th1 pronoce declares
thee, to be inei;tabic. The 000q'. st of
Canada (unfaruraile we admit on accovet
of the eyetetualie attempt to tits ,,*clew urs
gine of France to encircle sal crumb the
English settlements) entailed upon the Bei
lish government the most difficult of tants
-the government of a distant dependency
the population of which was of alien origin.
The notable wheats of separating Freecb
from Jb:t lab Caned* effectually precasted
for belie century the fusion of by •
gradual and natural precede. 'Che vesting
of all power and patronage exclusiiety is a
fami y compact necosearily led to mi.govern•
merit to tumult and dieeffectiein. Tse elsp-
trap baste with which Lnrd Splayfeet" hur-
ried on the tic -onion of the provinces by sot
the moot *crapulous iudeencee, witheut is,
mitring tou curiously wOotber ptiblae npneiOn
was nos for it, aeutraltred to • co.sa:nreble
extent the immediate bete6ts of that easel -
table utoasure. The policy of the ilritieh
Government has !from the first, till within
thew few years, bees ofa nitro to lascepe-
att4se Cie colony for cal (yto.erntnegt, to
pereetiate and exaggerate the prejdtdtaee of
race, to encr.wage •m insolent anJ Junin
eeribg spirit in the Brit ah. The wteer pol-
icy of leaving the coliniste to manage their
owe local affairs is alrt)ndy developing •
better spirit sod the requisite atlniioistrai.ve
talent. Yet the harmful influences of the
old system uiu.t continue to bei felt, aad
they will display thequela in much sunless
and roeulting outrages ss. have Just Peen
perpetrated at Montreal. Bit ones, the
Home Government is weak enough to re-
linquish its late. adoptedsystom of lion-in-
tervenjinn, they will pass away wilb as lit-
tle •biding injury as the kindred mole of
Lord George Gurdon and the Birtni.gham
anti-jacobtne.
This truth cannot, at present, be tee em-
phatically or too often pressed neon govern-
inent, parliament,, and the home public at
.uige. There aro sinister interests in Ibis
country bent upon wing every tranacient
disierbaoce in Canada as a plea for bringing
back the old system of misrule. The pro-
lnc'ioeiit L indon merchants, the kindred
and allies et the tartly compact, will slick
at nothing to attain lbia end ; and equally
unscrupulous ate artiste jobbers in Utopian
emigration schemes for Ireland intimately
connected with the aspirants after office
who wear the Lincoln green.
Greer to Perycx rt. Too Pass.. -It ie
dintetrtening to all lovers of Free and (.mo-
stitutional Guvernment, foe a element to
faoey that any power on earth could be found
who had euf5cient authority to gag mod mon
trol, within narrow limi!s, a Free Press. -
it is true that limits must be set to unfree -
dote. A freeman, or a free press, has no
chow that the ministerial party are dieponsd r ight wantonly to injure the character, or
to attribute complicity in these riots -as bring into cetempt, the meanest - but we
to the extent of foreknowing without st- find Colonel Ogg!, inMontreel, absolutely
tempting to repress or discourage them -to making • very handsome income by his
some of the more violent of their opponents. actions, instituted for the 'bene ofa choreic -
On the other hand, the opposition inveigh ' ter but too well known : and Prince, at the
against ministers, as having, by persisting
in carrying an unpopular measure, drat pro
yoked • merit of turbulence. and then une-
lected to take due nree.ntion spinet vio-
lonre end tumult. flow far the charge laid
a: fbe door of ministers of not- having'made
proper arrangements for securing the public
peace, and not having stemmed the oot-
bresk of a dissolute rabble of incendiaries
with sufficient promptitude and energy, 'fs
well founded. dispassionate inquiet alone
can show. That their ad,ereariee hare ea-
gerly,grasped the opportunity to 'represent
them m incapable of preserving order in
emergencies, and therefore:unfit to govern
-hare, In other words, lost no time in tur-
ning tho riots into political capital, is appa•
rent. And the readiness with which "this
tleclubs" and "curling clubs" hare come
forward to make the riot a pretext for de
mandiog the recall of Lord Elgin as incom-
petent, combined with the influence ekerci-
eed over tbe mob be Sir A. McNmb, and
with the reported readiness of the Glengary
men to march in arms to Montreal, is sus-
piciously symptomatic of the old secenden-
We Ito. newilli t 'j' e} -vier•
lite lest Ikmei•s will ltmilltetretr 1► Awgaet,
Idbo. I.$* . ties ale, njw►(y( replied of
Missiosvy Mims MOM glees ns., sod several
letters were addiiiA4 to M u, -
nth in otter ieiw%artitu lar i •
and OW Cal ails ► �1'..ters A t
Tb. United J ssionsrlae sowed the
fullest ranee. • ►eprw eetati • beyey-one
Ruling Elder roam oath °seyeregstllrt• hav-
ing a seat a the C.sert, sg% bolsi fib •wry
r.►pect on an equal footle, will else Minis -
II ere . The Sy and currLn(s ay 1141/bYriate■
is a way perfectly open to the pabhe.-
Cuw.- Prot'ssesdrt
,flInrkrts,•
Monsnel, 7e p. as.-J.ae 11.
Orr market air Woods' war team changed, sr..]
but lit ile doing; three moo he 'Viotti" 2.1. 34'
to 21. 9d. 1e Foresees so charge. Aibed hal•
Jec lewd to M Pete sad V7. lbw Pearl*. La-
chasge ops, jf;•glaod lee per sear.
Toronto, Iasi 14.
Wheat. per bushel. 3s. 94 :o 4s.. Apar, by
reral. iu bags, 16a se 21s 3d pee 196Ib , .Y
Cascara, Jane 6.
Fell What 75c. a 130o : Pprin*R Wheel ,Scb•
S8e. Corr40e d 1,1c. Wool RSe t 29e'per a
fon was hed, and lSc .10e per A fee swnN•hed.
Detroit, Jtef 9.
Act lie demand for Wool, at Inn :;6c a Seo
per ib
• (Oswego. Jane 9.
W heat is good demand st 83e • tole per teaks(
Salt 834 a 84c.
TWO GOOD FARMS
FOR SALE.
()NE within t4 miler, and the ntbir with-
in about 3 mile"' of Goderreh et, can
Plot, The fitenis rams/• 101s fist Cences-
non, Tobin.hip of-Goderi5h,
C'ONTALXU1CG 164 ACHES,
1s bounced at Lbp oar wad thy l•abe-kioron,
and at the uther by a Public, ,-end
the second is LOT dis $$A oaths iof,
Colborne, W. Dia ision,
CONTAINING 100 ACNES,
and is situated it Sha Junction of (wo•Pub-
lie Roads.
For Particulars apply to
J. O. M.DONALDi E.q.
Goderich, 12th June, 1849. r1 -$f
'i'O 'BE SOI. n,
AN excellent Par, being Lot No. 12.
t.Maitland Concession, Township of
Goderich, eonratnieg 100 st x-=30 of which
is cleared. The land is of a seep 'int quali-
ty, and well watered. -le-+..noncan exact-
ly pile miles tram the tows of Gods,on
the lluro■ Reed, and at the portion air
di(facet reads; mid as it u In the ceq.[[[CCCes of
a populous and proaperuua locality,; it is ex-
cellently adapted fur a Tavern stand ora
Store. This farm is well ealiAlsd to the
attention of persons desirous of as eligible
situation for beelines., and will be sold on
very -reasonable terms. For Nadel/Isle
apply to 'Dams Dar., Taeerb=keeper,
Goderich, or te she proprietor •
i.. JdNAS COPP.
Village of IIarpurbey.
June 10, 1349. v24191f
late Spring Ae•izes, in London, criminally
prosecuting bin indictment against George
Brown, E.q., Miter of the " Globe," and
peoi•hing him with a fine of £30 ; for what ?
Simply for reporting s law case, in which
Cul. Prime was engaged, and which it was°
end he had neglected. The criminal in-
dictment did not allow the defendant, Mr.
Brown, to justify the libel, by proving the
truth, which it would •ppear he was fully
prepared to do. although, if Cul. Prince find
brought a civil action for demagog, Mr.
Brows would then have been at liberty to
have rested his defence upon the truth of
the matter alleged. Nothing could hate
been more disgusting than the evidence of
Col. Prince, -nothing but that was wanting
to stamp hie Gentlemanly and Iloporable
character with the Vanaittart us,. The
one took a solemn oath in the inners box
and the other, whose arms Cul. Prince may
well aesuine, took a lake oath to act impar
:ially as returning officer for Oxford. The
indignation expressed by the Press in Upper
Canada of every shade of politics, must
shete that there as vet one thing needful,-
cy party's foreknowledge of what wan coot- the passing of an act which will define whs t
ing, awl determination to use It wrecklesly( freedom the Press shall enjoy, and prevent
for "their own purposes. The speaker's such men se Cols. Prince and Golly from
matte, which was carried off by the ruffians I -maliciously trampling on its sacred libor-
wbo demntiehed the houso of petite- I tics ; for, if such be allowed, the light of
meet, has some how or other found its wee I knowledge may sink in darkness., and the
into the keeping of Sir Allan McNab, and woo rule of deepolin a once more usurp the
Col. Gugy was carried home nn the ghoul- place of free and enlightened government. -
den of a body of rioters. Tbe hubbeh bas ' Barrie Magee:.
been got up by the pendahles of the " canny Vikt-
or
end it is the Scotch bode -guard Peocsnoteee or Tem Strom Or T*s y'nt-
oftheascendency and the Orange -lodge. ITRw Paris eTTRaIAN Cicaat In CAlvapA.•-
that are bestirring themselves to turn -it to The synod of the united presbyte►lan chore+
aoeonnt. • in Canada, met in Merrick -tercet Church;
may he gncioosly responded to, that the Bragc
The riots began tie the evening of the in this city, on the evening of . Tumidity,
26th, and by night -fall of the 27th ostler had June.tb. After en sppeopriste sermortby
aad the prewot Minoan' may be long coolie*" been eptirely restored ; and this, nolwith- the Rey. David Coate, Moderator,- from
at the helm of our glorious Constitution in etauding a tardiness in the movement/ of Palm 128, 8, the Syood proceeded to elect
Canada.and that the dark decline ofTory annex- the military, which, considering oho prep°, a Moderator for tha envying year. whom the
alienist' may eventually be frustrated. sessions of the commandant, calls forengnl- Rey. David Caw was chosen to fill Ott of-
ry. Attempt* wore made by the ascendency flee ; the duties of which he timbered very
party throatghoot lbs 27th to disturb the efficiently during the aeeslons. After apo
public mind-nnw, by report. that ministers pointing various committees, the Synod tid-
ied , arming the Fre' h population -now, journed till the following morning, 9 o'clock.
by stories of Mn.lreel's beieg.about to be On Weminesday, after spending enure time
declared in a slate of siege. The govern- in devott"nal exercises, the Synod entered
mast wisely took no hoar. of thine eSorle upon buerneas. Among the various meter*
to resew thedietnehances, strengthened the which engaged the attention, the most im•
polies, urged on the preliminary eternise- portant and generally t ' +►t.tin4 we ro
the
Theological institute and the Missionary
Reports anti Correspondence. The report
of the anther committee of the in•tltute
was deeply interaatistg end htnhtr •atief e -
tory. The simian* wore said to hate die
tinguished themeelves for proficiency in the
canoes branches of iiteratere and theology
to Which their attention had been turned :
and frnm the ability aced piety evinced in
their tempi on various subject*, as well es
from the very showing% emerge of mental
tr.lmnq adopted by their able and cf cieni
professor, there is great reason to hope that
they writ become .Me and earful nenisters
of the gospel. The Synod next preeseded
to make arangeiinta for eff,ceng se ii -
portant cheers le the stroma lar of the fad -
tote, occasioned by the alcogel sbfe of
r►iwge, f* regitd rfi the Premier's! Httiter-
eitp. It was IMol,ed that owin to rho
ehaap,,tinned ter, tit. f.etituw .ball eneie-
termini ►o of purely theological ektrseller.
le the emcee begot the. Is,titsN well be oes-
slimed at torsion, tell afroartsgaM be ad
I am, Sir..
Your meet obe49 eery't,
FREDERICK PARKER.
Dowers, Let No. 3 le the 1st Coe.,
luso 11th, 1849. f
TO Tit zee eR lar lira *OROS notal.
Sem,-Being credibly informed that my earn*
is attached In a petition b.Mked 'bean in this
tions of suspected parties, and allowed their
quarter is, etgwtar., pnyieg Ker hlnl'•ty 1" political adversaries to hold meetings and
reed His Exeelleney the Governor General. .p..k out e11 their bitterness to their
Allow me to stets through the medium .f we I beart.'..enteol,
joern.I that if such is the caw, some person
most Imre signed it veitheet either my know-
ledge or enaeeet, w 1 have every eee1deeee in
His Eat.ihecy sed to prawn Admioistratioa-
1 ass, lir,
Tear .o50't..re.
TH4 M'iAN CA WSTON.
We beg to russet attention to the last
ewer from Eivessd; recefyeed at Termite by
Telegraph, by which it appears that the
Home Gnvrersuiegt h.veoomplstely sustain-
ed Lnrd El
1M in the ditthl8bd ted eons utu
ibMaI coins erbi9b h* has 1'dfpd. W hs'
wNi 4Tle ebrtreetivi et to tale/ • Will
*Ade Stern -for anne lDbe, of
l Mt4t� apse Robelttob on the'? own
MIN rii4' are 0111Priem Octet -la for
gbllul !lovergipt.with " the other
McNabb" as kill Opp* Mi utast 1 --Barrie
.111001trtt . +t
it to clear that no polities! ovewteof Mt -
pentane. can arise ret of smelt riot*. The
"respectable" toren, while availing them -
Wye' of them to the simnel, are compelled
to eenSSre and dietlum them. Taro umlaut
ray lashes ba phseed it.111 is .w eminently
false re'sist's. J)westedly attashod to m. -
earthing tr. droves. greedily anth,tione of
the moot trifling titles or honors .ernes min
timid
sneon-
learn
bellow. spp•alleg fee s•ppose to u
who sbcl•b from ail tar awy pepolar
stratums as unable to di•lingnteh 1
their veracity .d reels tri"i•ee.. aad Irivet*.
irately pee}trdttod aisles% Yasheee sad R•
ptsMiessy they baei.giwrrelld with the law
sad s.ewiatated authorities. sod town to
AA novo of • roma! in abide their arsly
sem tiMN sod Mas, wet M the edeas-dw
of
Meloglitistits6111 tt1, Meda. albl the loaf
0114 hSlu V woo, s pathteen-them
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CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE
COMP./1.NY.
THF. Subniber having been appoleted
Agent of the
"CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE CQ.;"
is prepared to receive proposals for Aas11-
wince, and will be happy to *fiord to arty
person the necessary i.formalinr, as to -tilts
principles of the Inetetetinn, •-
• JAMES WATSON. ' - •
Goderich, I3th Jane, 1849. - �4e1lKf
SHAIIESPEAR R`FkD11t§y
AT LANCASTERS'.
'UR. MARLTON begs to rneonfice,
that he will have the honor of trading
Shakeepeas'e much admired play.ef " HAM-
LET," oo Thursday evening tbe 28th Jrtpt•
Between tbd,cti, Music itInging,,Jute '1s
Ethli,plaos, et ct. The play over, the
will be removed and those who like •
dance, can. No free list (the Press •xj
ed) as the funds derived from the 'theft
ment will be devoted to the gqaidallen
the few unpaid debts contracted'tty -
Marlton, as one of the A nmturem. 4,
mens at half past 5. Admitt*keee, to
each, families tickets E1.
Gode!ich, June 15, 1849. v11o19$1
1.i81' OF LETTERS '
REMAININO in the Poet Office ar StratAsg
op le 4th June, 1849. I
Allen Rev. D Lee ehlia CatkSag
Carrell William Leith Andrew ,
Cnylor Henry Moir David
Greeley Michael Madden Eller
Flynn Patrick Miller :week
Eli 'cher James Merlin Cethriee'
Fisher Alexander McVittie Witham
Printer ?'laden fgilb-te James
Garfish William Richardson William
!leery Robert Smith Mee. )arse'.
Higgie. B.rtholeroew peheirbrf 8eiwaba
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Hay Andrew Peggint-Tha es
-Hamilroa Hugh BebhoiGe.rgpa -,
Heenan Thomas Seeemeller Adaat -s
Jeers air. Verlag Monrot:'ey
Raley Jnhp Wiester Seeryf
Kippu Duncan
A. F. !SICKLE, Postmaster.
Srratf.ed, leas 4s►, 1849.
err
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TAILORING
ESTABL,I1!$MH,W r.
A. NAISMYTH
IN returning thanks to hie friends sad ta-
merone Customers for the Liberal Pet -
renege which he has rammed devise tLe
past out, pegs to intimate that he hs, jest
received en attentive Aseertment • -
•
Ct? 4'111C1 viheffi!L1Ef8 9rortasO ,
and is tendo to Execute all Orders given to
him with care and pueetuillty as former(,.
Goderich, April, 12th, 1019. 4r-et0[f
FOR SALE,
THE MAiTI.ANI) EREWESYe
PROPERTY.
THiS property ennoble of _._-• smog Oil
A Oita bank of the diver Maftldid, sedan
the read ride leeching to Mt. Mahreek'a
Orad} Mill, sear t;,.pe•lob. Upon iamb
th.r% i• a BREWERY with eseelleN4l-
Iereg*. a Malt bete. sed Yoh Kia. *11
eeomplete. Titer* le aloe se n:suUe.t site
her a Di.tilkry os Mee 1st, end the owner
M a right to the wsSK.ttlm Astra the
wel/essiN &lie et the s•••111•114'is isf.Msl
MA W .awes sl l w joss be fleas cab
wpbs ' - ss/ tin • o s$J.il, . r,.
For pert Wiliam int.silssRAasjprioem Bay
apply 'Orlon• Wadi. *ma ) 1.
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6 rot ogiolr POI m'ys" N� gerst14
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