Le Télégraphe = The Telegraph, 12 avril 1837, mercredi 12 avril 1837

[" SEPP on srt tt SA VOL.L\u2014NO.11.QUEBEC, WEDNESDAY APRIL, 12th.1837.aph.Price ONE PENNY.THE TELEGRAPH Published ir.French and English on the Mornings of MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY à TEN o'Clock\u2014Price ONE PENNY per de TEN 0 Clo cB ER, ADVERTISING.Ste lines and under, 28 Gd first uisertion, and 74 cuch subsequent insertion : 10 lines nd under, 3s Ad first insertion, and 10d cack subsequent in- fertion : above 10 lines, Ad per line for th: first nscrtion, cad one penny per line for every subsequent insertion Cowraunications, Advertisements, &c.are re- iv ut PETER RUTIVEN®s Booksine PE a, John s-street, where the papers may bu had.ER \u2014\u2014\u2014 ISEMENTS.= ess EVENING SALE.EXTENSIVE SALE OF TRENCH BODIED.()% WEDNESDAY, the 120h inst.und following evenings, at halpaat SIX o'clock e chnighl, precisely, at his Auctions Roos, The whole collection of BOOKS belonging 10 Mr.lIESRY VASSEUR, on Low.Literature and Religion.\u2014ALS0\u2014 A few Enzravings of Religious subjects, colour ed and plain.The whole to be wold positively without reserve.; Catatogues will be ready Cor distribution on Saturday, the Sth instant.G.D, BALZARETTI, Quebec, 7th April, 1837.FRESII GARDEN SESDS.THE Subscriber has just received n supply of Excrisu (by way of New-York) and AMERICAN GARDEN AND FLOWER SERDS, Warranted the grozth of 1833.\u2014ALSO\u2014 Timothy, Red, White and Crimson Clover Secds, Lucerne, Mangel Wurtzell, &c.&c.and a few Bulbous Roots.J.J.SIMS, Apothecary and Drugeist, Upper Town, Market Place.Sth.April, 1837.QUEBEC HAT WAREHOUSE.forma the purlic in general, that he has on hani, of Inst fall'e imyor ation, a large assortment of LONDUN HATS from the well kuown houses of Barber & Son, and Joseph Cooper.Theso hats are of the latest fashions and have been proved to be the best in the market, 1le thereCore solicits the publie to call ut his store und judge for themselves.\u2014ALS0\u2014 of hats in Quebec, .J.B, CORRIVEAU, Massie and Boisscau\u2019s, of 31st March, 1837, NOTICE.Street, Apply to r WOODBURY th ines 20th Mareh, 1827 on fo premises ; THE Subscriber respectfull y in\u2014 A general assortment of [ats of his own ma\u201d nufacture, which he is enabled to offer at the Jowest possible prices, being the only manufacturer No, 16 Fabrique Street, nest door to Messrs à pH VE per cent discount alloiced for \u2014 ROOMS TO LET at No.18 Fabrique UNDER TUE PATRINAGE OF HIS SODA WATER In the highesl stale of perfection, is now and will conlinue lo be manufuclurcd al NIXON & COS ESTABLISHMENT, St.JOHN'S STREET.N'XON & CO.laving determined to produce an article, superior to any ever offered to the Public in Canada, live spared no cx- pense in fiting np their apparatus in o ost splendid manner, ad on quite new prineiple 5 14 with thev challenge any SODA WATER nemufrerzetie in Canada to meet them on the fair field of comp: - tition, or to produce any article superior, or even equal to theirs,\u2014the machinery for preparing which is solely of their own invention and manufacture, They will also manufacture MAGNESIA WATER, LEMONADE, AND SOLUTION OF MAGNESIA, it to children, as it is deprived of that nanscous taste which renders it so diszasting to take, NIXON & CO lewing appointed Mere.BEGG fo URQUITART, Chemists and Druzzists, No.13, St, John street, us their sole Agents s all orders for the above a\u201cGcles will be executed by thew on the shortest notice.N.B.\u2014Coflc-Ufouses.Iotels, Steam-Boals Ke.Ke fitted up and kept constantly supplied.Quebee, 224 March, 1837, NOTICE.ALL Persons having elnims against the estute of the late LOUIS PAQUET, Merchant in the Suburbs of St Roch, are requesicd! to forward their accounts duly attested 5 and those who are indebted ta the said estate, to puy immediately to lhe undersigned.G.D.BALZARETTI, March, 20th 1837.Curator.NOTICE TEE subseriberofiers for sale, in addition © lou large \"hssortment of Fancy Goons\u2014 Men\u2019s, Womens and Children's India Rubber shoes of all descriptions.C.GINGUE.No, 9 Hope Street WINES, &e.JOR SALE by the Subweriber: 8 Hogshzads Superior Madeira Wine, 2 Quarter Casks do Constance in da 50 Cases Superior Old Port (2 & 3 doz carh,) 45 Da do Shorey, ( du 9 12 Lo de Madeira, (do) 93 Do pure Huitands Gin, warranteû (1 doz cach) 20 Cnses Warren*s Blacking, Go DD BALZARETTIL 20th March, 1837, LORETTE HOUSE TO LET.mo LET, and possession given on the Ist May next, the house belonging to the uadersigned, at Indian Lorete, at present arcs ed by Me, Ricusnp DEVERNY, ns an Hotel.Itis a two story stone house, with an hangard, coach-house, stable, garden &e, Se.offerinz every possible ndvantage to a person desirons and capable of keeping a public house an a respeeta- ble footing; it is undoubtedly oue of the must beautiful situations in the environs of Quebee, Fur further particulars apply to the proprictor, N.B.The necessary Furniture for the house will Le sold on reasonublo terme, if it be required G, 19.BALZARETTI.20th March, 1837, EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN CHIEF This Yast article they would partientarly recommend to the public, as being a safe and rusy me- tho:l of tnking Magnesia, and eqpecinlly of giving shoes, French galoches and a good assortment of (For the Tcegraph.) THE STEAMBOAT = Oh! the swectest divarsion that's under the sun 3 10 talk to yourself while ihe paddies run on.\u201d Felix O'Shaughnessy lo Julie Muggins.4 We dine at two o'clock Ladies\u201d said the Captain, \u201cA wulgar hour,\u201d eried Miss Julia Muggins.+» Well T know 1 feel a ra- therkcentsh,\u201d said Mes, Ramshottom.\u201c Excu:e mme, ve fairest sex,\u201d said Mr.Felix 0\u201d Shaughuessy with a bow 6 [must walk.\u201d \u201cFor what?said Mw.Ramsbottom, \u201c For an appetite,\u201d said the great 0.4 Tis within five minutes of two,\u201d said the gen- dleman in black pulling up his shirt collar.+ How beautiful the sky is, and how beau- tifil the fand iz, and how beautiful the water i= said Meso Ramsbottom takinga pinch oi saul How eloquent 1° said the gentleman in black.But where are all the deer?\u201d said Me, Ramsbottom putting one hand \u2018nto his breeches pocket and flourish~ ine his SEs bandunna in the ether, ¢ Your dear is at the other vide of the deck,\u201d said Me.OFshovahiessy in passing.© Dinner, won, dinner, disnn ve lier the belly?said Angi Me Chow pushing past, like\u2014what 2 a stead of the deserty a whirlwind, a flash of fehitning, no\u2014something flevter still\u2014like a hungry highlander, Now reader 1 have often thei [remember 1 speak to vouasa friend & begin way vo no further] that had tre Yankees under Montgomery charged our city with nlf the zeal that our party under Angus Me Gregor, charged the dinner table, like the tie ws that left nothing bat their tails, not a wan wont) have been left on either cle, But inpetrosity offen defeats its own shbiert.and our dinnor devourers remained stuck in the narrow passage, long enough to give ue an opportunity of introducing you to them in rotation.Miss Muggins was a nretty cuitiner, Mr, Felix OShaughnesey was a young Irishens with nothing, ready Sir aovthiag and sive wherever fortune threw him, 10 fall like a cat on bis legs.Mr.Ram=botion was a worthy green grocer on lus firet pleasure trip.Angus Me Gregor\u2014his name i= caough, and the gentleman in black \u2014what is the gentieman in black?He may be an author or a poot but his cloathes are new.\u2014Île may be a Lawyer but he is very silent.\u2014He may he a Doctor but he has got a good complexion and he does not quote Latin.\u2014What can he be ?Sir, he is \u2014the gentleman in back, Mr, O\"Shaughmessy 1 lie under indinite obligations to you,\u201d said Miss Julia Muggins arranging her curls as she satdown, thems horrid hanimals as would serge a young Lady.\u201d ¢ I'm floating upon the wings of\u2019 superlative happiness,\u201d =aid Felix sitting down beside her \u201cand Miss\u201d soi he drawing still closer \u201cwhen 1 \u201cven your own beautiful face and your cle- gant figure near being zpilt by them spal- peens, sure 1 swore like a lion, and I rushed like a trooper, & in extatic devation, I bore vou away the « first Bower of the earth and first gem of the vay \u201cLal Sir\u201d said Miss Julia Mugging blushing most sweetly \u201cLal Sir you men are such deceiver.\u201d s An Irishman is not a man,\u201d said Mr.0\u2019- ! Shaugonessy running his hand through his hair + hy all the rules of trigonometry, bekase dechire, Miss 2\u2014\\n Irishman is a gentleman, we Janet à genttemau is nota comnon man, and theretore n man is not an Irishman, and St.Patrick when he banished the varmint, gave Jrishmen such tinder hearts, that what wen say out of deceiving, Irishmen say out Lorrealityy and when Ise such a beautiful Hace,\u201d (nd the raseal looked at her most \u201camorously.) + Oh! Miss Julian Muggins, \u201cJulia Mugxins T am transported.© For i what offence Sic!\u201d said to gentleman in | Linck leaning on his knife and fork.You { rascal! vou omniverous poacher,\u201d roared + Mr.O'Shaughnessy \u201cbut for the Ladies | her I'd kick vouaver the moon, I'd exterminate and ermdicate and,\u201d\u2014Hush dear { Mr.O'Shaughnessy\u201d whispered Miss Julia Muggins laying her lily hand upon his arm, Phe's a DD.-1le\u2019s the Devil's Daring, [ said Mr.O\"Shaughnessy, but dearest Miss Julia when you tell me, I mitigate mysclt\u2019in less than no time.\u201d ¢ He\u2019s a rum customer that there chap in black,\u201d said Nr.Ramsbottom.\u201cHe's a very nice man, Mr.Ramsbottom,\u201d rejoined his spouse.\u201cSoh is my love\u201d suid Mr, Ramsbottom; & Angus McGregor was too busy to gay any thing.But what did the gentleman in black do?He hemmed, & he cleared his voice & then called for a bottle of wine in the softest tone possible.l'A trouble you for a livle of vour dish, Mrs.Rumsbottomn® said Mr.O\u2019- Shaugnessy.*¢ That trouble is a pleasure Sir\u201d said that worthy July.* And, waiter, a plate of potatoes\u201d continued Mr.O\u2019Shaugnessy.\u201cYour wine is good Mr.Ramsbottom™ continued Felix filling with the utmost coolness, his tumbler half full from that gentleman\u2019s bottle and pressing Miss Muggins to take a glass, © But what is it to a jo\u2014 rim of rale innishowen, er farrintosh,\u201d =nid Angus McGregor, presenting his empty glass to Mr, O'Shaugnessy who still grasped the hotte.\u2018 Tiow me\u201d said Mr.Ramsbottom.-\u2014# Hold your tongue\u201d said his wile \u2019tis the case of gentility, vou doit.\u201d ¢ Well any way tis a pity we have not got some of our own capers for that ere leg of mutton,\u201d said Me.Ramsbottom.¢ Donut be wulgar, Augustus\u201d said his wife.© Alax! Cwont cut any capers of its own agin® said Felix, quite sentimentally\u2014¢ Mr.Captain I'd take a couple of sheer\u201d + What n beautiful idea\u201d raid Miss Julia Mugging, © We're going to have steam bouts without steam, soon\u201d said Mr.O'Shaugnessy, wishing like a polite man to start a general subject, + The march of intellect\u201d said the gentleman in black.« Nothing like a slice of cheese alter dinner\u201d said Mr.Ramsbottom.¢ How agreeable a walk would ke, in the shady hanks of a parting stream\u201d said Felix pressing the arm of Miss Julia Mugging still closer to his side as the party came on deck.\u201c1 like to sit down after dinner,\u201d said Me.MeGiegor, \u201c So does the lion & bohea constructor,\u201d said Mr.O'Shaugnessv, aside to Miss Julia Muggine.¢ You know natural history and ornithology 1 see\u201d chimed in Miss Muggins.\u201c Indeed I do and twice more\u201d said the learned gentleman stroking his chin, \u201c to say nothing of the history of Chinn,\u201d You anuot emoke here Mr.Ramsbottom, you must go forward Sir,\u201d said the Captain, \u201cBy what rule, regulation and authority\u201d said Mr.Ramsbottom cocking his hat and folding his arms \u201cdo as ye're bid Augustus\u201d said lis wile.\u201cGoing my love\u201d said that amia- We husband.\"Tis an encroachment on the liberty of the subject,\u201d said the gentleman in black and he coughed three several times, ¢ That ellar in black is on impudent man,\u201d said Mrs.Ramshottom, he is always a seeking to put his\u201d\u2014% What, Belinda T° asked Me.Ramsbottom returning, in the mildest way in the world.# Finger in other peaple\u2019s pies\u201d finished Mes.Ramsbottom, * Better keep his wind to blaw his ain porriteh\u201d said Mr.MeGregor, stretched at full length on a bench with his head resting on his hand, Dearest Julia Muggins !\u201d cried Felix O'Shaugnessy in the corner where they were seated, \u201c your beautiful eyes have pierced me through & through; troth, they go through me like a pack of hounds through a country village, and É can never luok at them without being kilt, unless when they are covered with theirillegant lids.Oh Julia! if we had ten thousand a year and a desert island, and I the King and you the Queen, and all sunshine amd no rain, and two purty girls, to wait on you, arrah dear would\u2019nt we he the happiest couple in all our kingdom 7 & Mr.Felix O'Shaugnessy took the hand of Miss Julia Muggins, and Miss Julia Muggins sighed.* Felix\u201d! and Mr.O'Shanqnessy responded \u201c Julia\u201d! «I beg your pordon sir,\u201d aid a waiter witha bill in his hand, \u201cI have been here these ten minutes waiting to speak to you.\u201d The Devil you have\u201d said Mr.Felix O\u2019Shaugnessy springing up with a most ferocious frown on his visage, \u2018 My cye\u201d! cjacula- ted Miss Julia Muggine, covering her face with ler handkerchief, * I am sent sip said the waiter, \u2018to inform you#\u2014but what | he was sent to inform him, reader, being\u2019 connected with the paper-in the waits hind aud therefore a dulicate subject, must be first communicated in private to Mr, Felix O-thavgnessy.JUAN.THE PATENT SAUSAGE MAKER'S \u201cFE.LO DE SE.\u201d « Werry nice pork shop that ere, sir.\u201d & Yes, it veins so,\u201d said Mr, Pickwicksé Colebrated sassage factory,\u201d said Sam, ¢ In it 7\u201d said Mr.Pickwick, «Is it!\u201d reiterated Sam with some indignation ; \u201c I should rayther think it was, Why, sir, bless your innocent eyebrows, that\u2019s vere the mysterious disappearance ofa respectable tradesman took place, four years ago.\u201d \u201c You dun\u2019t mean to say hie was barked.Sam 7 said Mr.Pickwick, lovking hastily round.¢ No indeed, sir.\u201d replied Me Weller,\u201d 1 vish I did j far worse than that, He was the master 0° that ere shop, sir, and the in- wenter o° the patent-never-leavin-oil'sassag\u201d steam \u2019ingine, as ud swaller up a pavie\u2019 stone if you put it too near, wind geind it into sassagp>s as casy as if it was a tender babby.Wery proud & that machine he was, as it was nat\u2019ral he should be 5 & hed stand down in the cellar a lookin at st, ven it was in full play, till he got quite melancholy with joy.À wery happy wan hed ha\u2019 been, sie, in the possession 0° that *cve ingin+ and two more lovely hinfants besides, if it hadi\u2019 been for his wile, who was a most ow-dacious wixen., She was always a follerin® lim about, and dinuin® in his ears, tll at last he couldn\u2019t stand it no longer.\u201cDi tell you what it is, my dear, he says ene day.\u201cli you persewere in this here sort of amusc- ment, he says, * Pm blessed iF 1 dont go away to Merrikar 5 and that's all wont it) You're a idle willing\u2019 savs she Cand I wish the Merrikins joy of thei bargin Arter vich she keeps on abusin® him for half an hour, and then runs into the lite parour behind the shop, sets lon scremtin, says hed) be the death on her, and falls in a fit.which lasts for three good hours\u2014one them fits which is all sereaminé and kiekiné.Weil, rext morsin®, the hushand was mis\u2014 sin.He hadnét taken nothiné from the til \u2014-hadntt even prit nn his great coat, ro it was grite dear he warnét gone to Merriker Didnét come back next day, didu\u2018t come back nevt week the Missis had bills printed sayin that, iChesd come back, he should he forgiven everytiuné, (which was very liberal, seciné that he haduét done nothiné ai all), all the canals were dragzrl, and for two months arterwards venever a body turned up, it was carried, as a regflar thing, straight off to the sassage shop.Howstever none on \u2018em answered.so they gave owt that he run avay, and she kept on the buséness.One Saturday night, a Title thin old g2n\u2018Im\u2018n comes into the shop in a great passion amd says\u2014 Are vou the missis of this here shop 7 ,Yes Ÿ am, says she.¢ Well, maam,é says he, © then Ive jus looked in to say, that me and my family ain\u2018ta goind to be choaked for nothing; am more than that, masa,\u2019 he says youll alow me to observe, that as you dont nse the pri- mest parts.of meet in toc manulacter of sas- sages, [think youtd find beef come nearly as cheap as buttons.¢ Buttons, sie\u2019 5 says she, ¢ Buttons, ma\u2018am, says the litte oll gentleman, unlolding a bit of paper, and shewin® twenty or thirty halves of buttons.\u201cNice svasoniné fur sassuges, is trousers buttons, masam ¢Thetve my husbandés buttons says the widder, beginnin® to faint.\u20ac What ;$ sercams the little old genstemén.turnin wery pale.¢ 1 see ital says the widder; \u201cin a fit ol temporary insanity he rashly converted his-sell into sassages !\u2018 \u20ac And so he had, sir, said Mr.Weller, looking steadily into Mr.Pickwickys horror= stricken countenance, \u201cor eke lied been draw\u201c into the engine, but, however, - that might ha\u2018 been, the little old genémen, who had heen remarkably partial to sass ges all his life, rushed out of the shop ina wild state, and was never heard on arterwards.* \u2014The Pickwick papers.- A Real Kentuckyian.\u2014A gentlemen Intely arin of one of his conngrymen, related that in thé act of his cutting a slice of\u2019 bread from a lon, his han:t slipped\u2014he cn thimeell completely in half and also a black servant who was standing behind hin.GovEnsMENT House, Toronto, 1st April, 1837, His Excrureney Tie LISUTENANT Govrrso® has been pleascil to make the following appointments, until the King's pleasure shall be made known thereon t\u2014 RoserT S.Jameson, Esquire, Vice Chanceciler.Ancimnaun MeLzan, and Jonas Joxes, Esquires, Judges in the Comt of King's Bench.CUnISTOPHFR ÂLESANDER IAGERMAN, Esquire, Attorney General : ami, WiLuiam Henry Drarver, Esquire, Solicitor General.Lowenr-Caxana.Montreal, Saturday, Aprit S.\u2014Little new to day.There has Leen a continual which has very much swollen the creeks and draies leading to the river, Numerous openin: = are vivible in the ice; and it\u2019 the present mild weather continues, à general break up may be expected in the course of the next week.Several persons crossed on foot yesterday to and from Laprairie direct ; and a number of loaded trains came to towa across the island of St.Tlelen's yesterday.The mail for the United States crossed at Lachine, fur the {irst time this season 5 as did also the one coming in, which arrived here about 6 o'clock, It is not likely that the one due to day will veach town before the closing of the Quebee mail, As tie closing of the mail for the United States has been changed 10 10 o'clock in the morning your merchants would do well to make an allowance for the uncertainty of the arrival of the Quebee mail previous to that hous, while tie roads are hal.\u201cAnew Freneh paper will appear here om Tuesdav next to hs edited by Messrs, Drosselin and De Mareonnay.&is to advo- eate what is calle] juste mifien painciples, Lis to be printe by Lowell am! MeDonald,\u201d Uniorescen business having called 3Ir, Heney Vasseur away from this country, nlvertisements, conumunications &e, Keare to he lettin future at P.Ruthven*s Book Store, St.John's Street, neasly opposite Geacral Walle, QUEBEC: WEDNESDAY.12th.APRIL, 1837.Tie mail, due this day.had not arrived- at the time of our going to press.Mondar*s Montreal Mail was not deliver- 2d until two ofctock, PM.TC brought no American pauers, amd little of interest fron Mont-eal, For the following stmumart of inte!liganes extracted from papers brought hy Me, Noap of this city.ve are indelited to the Gescile of Monday :\u2014 Mr, Noad, of this city, wito arrived ves- terday hy the Kennehee stage.furnished New York papers of the evening of the 2nd.instant, and Boston and Augusta papers of the dth.There are no later arrivals from Europe.Louis Napoleon Bonaparte arrivedin Hanpton rods on the 30th M.:cin in the French frimute Sndroméde.from Rio Janeiro.The Sirène with Mr.Laporte.French Minister to the United States, sailed with the Jndreméide from Rin, Accounts from Florida to the 18th March state that all the Seminole Chiefs, exceplivg O-ceola, had come in and agieed to be sent to the West of the Mississippi.The packets all saited from New York on the 3d instant.No new failures had taken piace, The Legislature of the State of Maine adjourned on the 30th March, having passed 218 Acts, mostly for the incorporation of joint stock companies.Nothing has heen done in aid of the Quebce and Belfast railroad.The members appear to have so- parated in good humour, as they all joined in \u201cfrom, Kentucky, speaking of the strength of à singinga song hefore leaving the Legislative fall of rain since last night at 10 œeciock, ! «Honourable John Holl, written by Holmes.\u201d\u2014 Gazetle.\u2018 The Mercury of yertenlay, contains the second veport of the Royal Commissioners, on the allies of this Province, Our limits our readers to our contemporary for a peru- ul of the reports.Tie Mereury acknowledges its obligations to IL, LeMosurier, Esqr.Chairman of the Board of Trade, for the copy froin which it publishes, The tollowing are the contents ofthe appendix tothe Ist, Report ; 1 a.\u2014Recoipts on account ofthe Casual, Territorial and Hereditary Revenue in the Yeas 1832, 1833, 1834 and 1835.1 &,\u2014Half yearly Accounts of the Commissioner of Crown Lands, from 5th Jenuary 183 te 30h June 1535.2,\u2014Return of all permanent ations made by the Legislature Canada.3.\u2014Heturn of all Customs Duties, and ofall His Majesty's Shares of Seizures and f Penalties.remitted to England in the Years 1832, 18723, 1834 aml 1835.4\u2014St-tement of all the Sources, productive or unproductive, from wich a Revènue may accrus to the Crown in Lower Canada.5,\u2014Return olthe Quantity and Condition of the Waste Lands of the Crown comprised within the Surveyed District of the Province.6.\u2014Return of Quantity and Description of Waste Lands in the Province not Sarveviul, 7,\u2014Roturn ofall existing Charges on the Land aad Timber Fad, 8.\u2014Sehedaie of the Civil List to be pro- nosed in giving up the Appropriation of the Crinen Revenues, 9 \u2014Oninion of the Justices of the Court of King's Bench at Quebec, on the Competeace of the Legislative Council to tiv, by Commission, the Accusation against Mr.Justice Foucher, January 1818S, HD.\u2014Anpiication from the President of the Royal Tustitution for the Advancement ot Lenvaing.11,.\u2014Revenu and Expenditure of Lower Canada during ten years from 1825 to i534 both years included.12.\u2014Fvidence.Appropriof Lower The alarm of fire was raised last night, in consequence of smoke issuing from the lower pat of the house in Duvde street, owned hy the Hou.the Chief Justice, and situated betwaen the premises occupied by Me.Jos.Prior and Me.Hutchinson.The house wa: unoceupied and the origin of the fire is at- tributzsl to the carelessness of some work men who were in the lower part making some repairs to the shop.The progress of the fimnes was, however speedily arrested with no other damage than the loss of a window and the ceiling of the slip.The Quebee amateurs give a performance thiseveningat the Theatre Royal, for the hencfit of (he Military Orphan Asylum.\u2018The pieces chosen for representation ar the Heire! Low and the Wags of Windsor.À Tableau vivent of Wilkkics celebrated nite of the Rant Day will also be exhi- hited, As connected with this subject the following, eut from a late London pager, may not be uninteresting ; Oririn of Living Piclures.\u2014The manager of one of the theatres in Berlin, carrie:l into efleet, about 10 years ago, the iugulac idea of imitating various well- .Etonnante presence d'esprit.\u2014Monsieur C.aimait à In [tie la morue au vinaigre ; Monsieur D.raffolait de In movies an beurre, Monsieur CC.atta diner chez Me, P.un jour nice dernier n'avait qu\u2019une quantité limitée de morue (cétait vers la fin du carème) et il n\u2019était pas facile de sen procurer.Ils tvatent été compagnons, amis dés la plus tendre enfines et l'on aurait pui dire (figurativement) qu'ils n'avaient qu\u2019un seul cœur.Que talinit-il faire dans un cas semblable ?Mr.D.n'hésite pas ; avec une magianimi- té plus que rontiine, il ordonne à su enisi- nière d'en euire une moitié nu bourre et .A os l\u2019autre au vinaigre.Cet ordre venait à peme d'être donné quand Mr, C, qui avait déjà e1 plusieurs attaques d'appontesie, prit tout- à coup Un accès et tomba mort aux veux de son ami désespéré.Que fit alors My D! Avec une admirable présence d'esprit (court au haut ile l'escalier et crie à Sa Servante : Fuiles-lu toute au beurre ! faites- lu toute mit beurre ! , Progrès.Darant Vespace de près de quarante- cing ans, Ia vadene des exportations des Plats Unis est augmentée da bu vateur de 19 mitions à l'énorme somme de 125 nélfions de piastr-s.Fn l'année 1791 led itaportations se mentriest à SIOS23,000 3 à présent cles s'élèvent à $150,- (1,000, C'est à peu près à cette époque que commença Ta culture du coton dans la partie méridionale des Etats Unis et, outre les maillons de halles exsror- tees d l\u2019éfranger, on ealeule que 893 manufte- tures intérieures en emploient pour fa valeur de res de $ 10,000,000, Les améliorations pablques ; se sont opérées nussi sur une échelles semblahle 3 outre les eh Utins ordinaires, on à employé environ S129,033,- 000 pour coustraire plus de 200) mills de ch mins à lisses, et 3,000 villes de eaneux.Presque touteclieut Lieu depuis l'année 1S17 : durant \u2018A même époque copays a liquidé une dette de 120 will: de piastres.Commerce dos laines \u2014Une turison de Pouzh- Luepsie, seulement, a vendu 7,00) livres de laine à 03 este, quesable complant 3 use autre 12,000 ct une antze (9,090 265 cents.HH eu reste encore plus de 109,055) livres nant verdhes, Prison d\u2019 Auburn.\u2014Un rapport sue cette prison rélébre montre que sur 225) peisonniers nouvell- ment renfermées, GO ne savaient pus lire et 170 étaient adonnés à l\u2019ivrognerie: = 200000 = 20000 [On nous envois Ia traduction suivante de la poésie de T:.Moore, intitulée Cantlian Boal Song, en nous citant plusicurs auteurs qui se lattribuent resgaelivementt On ajoute aussi quéel- le Cut traduite à Londres même par un jeune anglais Nous isnorons entièrement l'histoire de ce petit morceau et si nous le publions, ce n\u2019est qu'afin qte le véritable père retrouve un enfant égaré.L'Echo répond zu vieux Clocher, Et laviron suit la vois du nocher, (Bis) Sur le rivage, ilse fait tard, Chantons, chantons le refrain du départ, Nagez, Rumeurs, car l\u2019onde fuit, Le rapide est preche, et le jour finit.(iis) Pourquoi donser la voile aux vents, Pas un zéphir ne briac les courants 5 (Bis) Quaid de la rive ils soutlieromt Vous dormairez sur Favicon ; Nagez, Rumeurs, car l'onde fait, Le rapide est proche et le jour finit.(Bis) Éier Ottawa! Les feux du soir Nous guideront sur ton mirags noir (Bis) Patrone de ces verls lots, D'un soudle nide-nous sur lus fats Volez, Zéphix, carl\u2018oade lait Le rapide est proche et le jour finit, (Bis) \u2014 oe reaeey \u201cme._\u2014 Lundi, cing missionnaires de In société des missions étrangères, ont quitté Loudivs pour se rendre en différents endroits de PAsic.Trois vont remplir une mission à Sie dens en Chine, Is devaient sem- barquer au Hävre.Deux autres missionnaires, dé li congrésution de Suint Lazare, sont partis pour In Chine, La publication du rapport des Commistaires reçu par les derniers arrivages vient d'être commencée par le Mercuru.te Cauntirn ct la Gazctte de Québce les reproduirent en français.La longueur de ces documents ne nous permettra pas du tes donner à nos lecteurs, Nous nous contenterons de Caire un court résumé de ce travail intéressant pour le pays: L: premier rapport est daté 23 juin 1836.\u2014 1 recommande que les fonds seuls provenant du révenu ensuel et territorial devraient être laissés à l'appropriation de l\u2019assemblée.Ces fouds ne devront être livrés que lorsque les arrérages et tes solaires, ainsi que les L31,000, auront été payés.La liste civile, e=t le deuxième sujet à on lu demandera eu livrant les revenus de la couronne à l'appropriation.Les connnis- saires sont d'opinion qu\u2019on doit demander wad liste civile telle que quelques-uns des + principaux fonctionnaires ne puissent être affectés dans leurs intérêts pécuninires selon te plaisir de lt branche populaire de là legislature.\u201d montant de liste civile recommandés est de .C=,700-t5.; il comprendra : 1.10 salaire du gouverneur £4, 500 ; 2, les salaires de neuf conseillers exécutifs (sujets à révision sur nteune altération matérielle du conseil exécutif); 5.le salaire du secrétaire civil 2500 y 5.le salaire du procureur-général L VO ; 6.le salaire du solficiteur-généra! L200 ; 7.con- ingèns pour les officiers en loi de Ii couronne £1800, Outre los itm ci-dessus, on à récom- mandé l'application de L137) stg, aux sa'aires et allocation des juges, sur le pied actuel ; on reconumande de plus que des allocations de retraite leur soient accordées: La durée de la listé civilé ne scra pas pormaniente, tmiiis limitée sur lee vie du roi où aun terne fixe, lequel ne devra pas être moindre de 7 ans.La cession du revenu devra avoir lieu pour In inénte période que la liste civile.Le conscit législatifest recommandé comme tribunal accusation pour le proces de tous fonctionnaires dans la province, excepté le LOUVRE: ; Lies pensions sur les terres elle bois devront Être maintenues.La liste civile proposée se monte à £19, 175 par année.Le montaat du revenu à étre cédé pour un tenrs limité\u201d est de LIS,U11.7.2 oo Ce qui précède est la substance princi pale du premier rapport, qui fut renvoyé par Lord Giene'g pour être ré-exaniné.Sir Charles Grey dillére de cette patie du rapport qui touche le miomant de la liste civile, qu'il considére come trop mince : Les nous suivans sont ceux des témoins examinés sur le premice rapport.Hale, Felton, Cary, Jos.Prinrrose 5 les schévifs Sewell et Gugy, le procureur-général, lhon.Sturt, G.Ryland, Cambell, NLP.Molson, Phon.John Neilsous Moflatt et McGill an nom de * l'association constitutionelle,*Mrs.A.Stewart, Duval, Jo Neilson et T.A.Young zu wont de celle de Québec ; Cochine, 5.Béderd, Ms P: P: _ Le deuxième est daté 12 mais 1836, et parait être un commentaire sur In pétition de Ja chambre d'assemblée de 1835, nu parle= rent hnpérial .Les comunissaires s'opposent à un éon- .\u2019 Cuaurre ou Parr.=L'extrême bonté de\u201d Sa Sainteté a dédommagé la classe pauvre des habitans de ome des divertissemens du carnaval.Un édit publié la semaine dernière annonce à tous ceux qui ont engagé ; des effets au mont-de-piété ponr une valeur au-dessous de 5 pioli ( 50 fr.), que Saint-Pêre les fern dégager À ser frais, lcur fora remetira.vas ses ta} stitutionel et | quelques points de co rapport.Pas do ténroins.scil-exécutif responsable, ainsi qu\u2019au rappel de l'acte de In compagnie des eres ils sont défavorables à ue union législative ! des deux provintés; recomméndant la suspension de la Tère et 2ème Guillaume IV ; ils opposent à la sus pension de Picte Eon Sir Charles\u201c Grey diffère sur d\u2019entendus.( à continuer.) POESIE.LE SAULE DS STE.HELENE 11 dort dans sa couch lointaine, Cet Empercur toujours vivant 3 11 dort ou bruit de sz font sine, Aux plaintes des flots et du vent.Eluncé du pied de sa tombe, Un saule sc lève el retombe Sur Napoléon endormi.Et dans ees plages ignorées Répands-s feuilles éplarées, Commr les larines d'un nmi.Sous l\u2019arbre à in tige flottante Où l'oiseas funèbre a'abat, I dort comme sous une tente La veille d'en jour de combat L'or:gn'un aigle fond de son aire Et que le fracns du Lonnerre Route de la monlazne au port On croit que, la flamtne À la bouche, Hiva s'étancer de sa courir Pour livrer batnille à la mort, Lesoir, du haut de la colline, Sur le funèbre monument, On vail le saule qui s\u2019ineline Pour l'einbras:er comme un amant: On entessdla plainte touchante Que l'arbre mobile lui chante Pour con; ens 3 C'est une \u20ac Qui tombe sur La pierre nue Aver 1e isurimure des nuits.ter svs longs fe incon Pour lui raconter sois la terre Sa viciile rloire de quinze ans, Una gutun arbore: solitaire, Le darnier du ses coustisane, De tant dd: Qu'en said ur sa ièle.Que lui restc-if aujourPini 2 Un saute sur ta roche dure: Coat f'are triotanihel de verdure Quie le termes à laissé pour hij.irtandes de Cèle Visitaet sa triste demeure, Nos marins, 1: front dévouvert, Du saule échareié qui pleure Se prurtugent on ratneait Ver; Tl plus confians anx étoiles, À la brise à « puvrert leurs voiles Sûrs de revoir leurs eaux climats ; Car on dit que ccsaînt feuillage Doune an navire un doux monillage Lt porte bonheur deusiau's BARTIELEMY.LITTERATURE.ESQUISSES DE MŒURS.LA CAMPAGNE.J'étais malade l'année dernière, ln cam- pags m'était ordonnée.of, à la vive sollicitation de la nourcice Œun de mes frères.je me décidaià aller passer quelque tem- cha: elle, dla campagne, j'enumenai avoc moi ma sear.Cowrtains d'être bien re- Gus par la famille Thomas, nous nous fhi- sions une fête de ete ptits excursion.Nous parlons et arrivés à peine à la porte de la ferme.Maman.maman! voici mademoiselle Henriette «t Mousieur Porter, Ah! comme vous venez done tard! Et mon frère de lait.comment se porte-t-i! M'envoie-t-il le hoau mouchoir qu\u2019il m'a promis ?\u2018Fiens ! Ce gros paquet que vous avez pour quinze Jours ! et puis encore ce carton !.cette jolie indienac que vousavezlà!.ma- man, Inauman, vonez donc maider.Entrez vous rafraîchir\u2014Je n'en vais chercher du vin à notre cave.Andréveux-tu bien dire hon jour tout de suite, petit mal-appris 7 Veux-tu bien ne pas te cacher comme cela et regarder en face ! prends garde à ton potit frère, que j'aille chereher maman et du vin.\u2014 Telle est ln réception que nous fait Mademoiselle Toinette Thomas, grande fille de scize ans, bien longue, bien mince, blanche de peau, blonds de cheveux, qui ne serai pas mal si elle n'avait pas tant de taches de rousseur, si clle pouvait parieret rire sans avancer de grandes vilaines dents .Elle est I'ninée de la famille Thomas, composée, un jardin, une cariole, un jument, des pou- lez, des lapins, Un gros chien, deux chats, | des pigeons, un pore, ct le cadet des enfants nourrit des petits rossignols qui meurent au bout de quinze jours.Monsieur et Madame Thomas ne savent fre ni Pun ni l'autre ; ce n\u2019est pas qu\u2019ils dédaignent la lecture, bien au contraire : ils æ sont donnés un grand mal pour apprendre .» + lui surtout ; pendant trois ans de suite, il a fait venir le maître d'école du pays qui Paidait aussi à soigner su jument et aentrelenir son jardin.Après six mois de laborieuses études, Mr, Thomas parvenait au printems à assembler fort joliment les syllabes quand elles n\u2019étaient composées que de deux lettres, comme pa-pa, i-ma-ge, ca-ba-ne, Il fullait alors suspendre la lecture, le travail des champs allant avant tout.L'automne retrouvait Mr, Thomas avec le maître d'école, mais à grande peine alors lisait-il m, o, u, r, 0, n, champignon, \u2018Prois aus de perrévérance n\u2019amenant aucun progrès, et lhonnête paysan voyant que pour ne savoir pas lire, ses affaires n\u2019en allaient pas plus mal 5 qu\u2019il ne se trompait pas du jour où il avait de l'argent à recevoir ; qu'il avait tout aussitôt qu\u2019un autre calculé tombien font six douzaines d'œufs à quinze sous et demi la douzaine, Mr.Thomas comprit qu\u2019il ferait aussi bien d'en demeurer là de ses études : d'autant mieux qu'il commençait à se douter quil sy était pris un peu tard pour fire son éducation ; mnis toujours plein de respect pour la science, il jura quesa fille saurait fire.Elle avait à peiae quatre ans, que déjà Pinstitutrice du village la comptait au nombre de ses élèves ; elle y arrivait la première 5 elle en sortait ia dernières et matpré tout cela, au moment où je vous parie, Mademoiselle Toinette : stize nus, et ne sait fire que dans le premier chapitre de son catéchisme.11 est vrai qu'elle n'a passa pareille pour emmiailoier.soigner, amusez son polit frère ; qu\u2019elle fait le d\u2018ner, le déjeûner à =a familie et à trois garçons d'écurie 5 qu'elie soigne la basve- cour, Pétalle 5 quicile part seule à minuit pour le marché voisin, n'ayant pour de rien, pourvu qu\u2019elle aît son fouet pour caresser la figure des curieux qui voudraient monter dans sa cariole, ct son chien pour leur mordre les jamhes.Elle va acheter Ia graîne, les outils, conclut les marchés, compte l'argent, et ne se trompe jamais d\u2019un sou, Après toutes ces occupations, il n\u2019est par rare que pour grossirsa bourse, T'oinette ne fasse quelques gâteaux que son potit frère vend à Ja porte de l\u2019église ; aussi guoiqu'elle ne sache pas lire.qu'etle soit sèche et longue, qu'elle ait de grandes dents, et que le père Thomas ne lui donne sien en mariage.narcequ\u2019il a gagné lui-même sa fortune el qu'il veut que ses enfns on fassent autant ; aussi malgré tout cela, Toinettr a-t-elle déjà été aimée d\u2019un maçons dit le Normand ;