The Quebec gazette = La gazette de Québec, 21 janvier 1846, mercredi 21 janvier 1846

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FURS!! FURS!!! 5 ; rv description of Ladies and Gentlemen\u2019s N cre dor nd Retsil, No.5, St.JouN STREET.\u2018 0 u 5.Quebec, 3rd October, 184 SFOGIVED EX © SYRIA,\u201d AND FOR § JUST RECEI \\LE BY TIE SUBSCRIBERS.SE 5 OUROCK CANVAS.C.GORTLEY & CO St.James Street, 51st Oct.1845.0 \"TUE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS FOR SALE.THE SUBSCR BLANKETS, to close consign- > 10 Blan G.& li.GIBSONE.Quebec, 21th December, 1845.ee FOR SALE, | ESSHis BRICKS, and best Grate & Smith\u2019: COALS, by Quebec, 17:h December, 1845.A.J.MAXHAM.pe HE Subscribers offer for Sale at their Stores, in St.James Street, \u2014 | Jron.well assorted sizes, 4 inch in Bundles, © Chains, new and second hand, large and smal! sizes, Anchors, do.do.de.do, Cordage, ascorted sizes (best Patent), Maula Rope, best quality, assorted, Oakum, do.Paint, best \\Vhite Lead, in 56 and 28 Tbs.Also, daily expected ¥ ** Mchaica, 500 Boxes Canada Plates, \u201c \u2018auvas, best Patent, assorted Nos.15 Bales Cauvas, bes Patent.asso VER.Kegs.Quebec, 18th August, 1845.J LANDING ex \u201c Arethusa,\u201d FROM LONDON: XE 35, 84 x 7k and 73 x 64, for 1000 BUIES GLAS Sale b wen J.H.JOSEPH & CO, Quebec, 5th Nov, 1845.Napoléon \\Vharf.KEEPING POTATOES FROM TROIS PISTOLES.THE undersigned offers for Sale 1,200 Bushels of superior pickrd POTATOES.Apply to PIERRE GINGRAS, Jr, Sist October, 1845.Mountain Street, JUST RECEIVED EX « SYRIA,\u201d AND FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBER.A GENERAL assortment of SHIP CHAN- DLERY, comprising every article required in that branch of business \u2014ALSO\u2014 1000 Yards superior Brussels Carpeting, 50 Elegant Hearth Rugs (beautiful patterns.) J.GORTLEY, 31st Oct.1845.St.Peter Street.T Fa D LOOKING GLASSES!!! ECEIVED per \u201c ZEALOUS,\u201d from London, and for sale by the Subscriber, a choice lot of TOILET GLASSES, of various sizes and of beautiful workmansh:p, well worthy the attention of the Public, \u2014 ALSO ON HAND\u2014 ; A lot of superior BUTTER, in tinnettes, to suil fa- milies\u2014French Prunes in fancy boxes and glass jars.\u2014 Leith Ale and GUINNESS* Dublin Porter, &c.&c.&u.MARTIN RAY.3m M.MOODIE, 36, ST.JOHN ST.EGS respectfully toinform Town and Country Shop Keepers, that lie has received a large assortment of DRY GOODS, CUTLERY.SMALL WARES, &c., to be Sold Wholesale, LOW tor CASH.A SALESMAN WANTED.Quebre, 51st October, 1845, Quebec, Jan, 5th, 1646.FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBER : AURELS of ROSIN.150 B ° RICHARD JEFFERY.December 24th, 1845.FOR SALE BY THE SUBSCRIBERS: 500 BARRELS of Candle Tallow, 25 Tierces of Hams, (very superior), 100 Barrels Prime and Prime Mess Beef, Fresh Beef, Veal, Mutton, Tongues, Lard, &c., con- santly on hand.Shipping supplied at the shortest notice.SEMPLE & STEWART.Quebec, 11th June, 1845.ugw NOTICE.ALL persons having claims against the Estate LA.of the late Joseru Savarp, Esquire, in his life time of Quebec, Lumber Merchant, are requested to Present their accounts; and those who are indebted to the aid Estate, are requested to pay the amount of their ac- ounts to the undersigned, who is authorised to settle the fairs of the said Estate.The remainder of his Stock of Boards, &c., will be sold privately, st Mrs.SAVARD'S residence, at the top of se d\u2019 Abroham.M.TESSIER, Notary, St.John's Suburbs, d\u2019Aiguillon Street.«bee, ath November, 1843, ELECTION or CITY COUNCILLORS AND ASSESSORS.PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the Election of ONE CGUNCILLOR each, for St.Lewis, Palace, S'.Peter and Champ'ain Wards, of THREE COUNCILLORS for St, John\u2019s Ward, of TWO COUNCILLORS for St.Roch\u2019s Ward, and of ONE ASSESSOR for each of the SIX above named W A RDS of this City.will, in conformity to an Act of the 8th Victoria, Cap.LX, Sect.11, 1ake place on MONDAY, 2nd FEBRUARY next, and will be held at the following places, viz:\u2014 ie - > S ~ - - 5 = © = = = zg £ Ss § g 2 % \u201c 8 75 Ee 5 Tu 2 o =) oz zs = E = - \u201de 2 \u201d us 2 Cm, w sl > vw Ee in RS - D nn ÿ eg 39 29 Zo < < no 3 -2 Le = = BZ om S28 ÆE = = Ca = MS Oo ms © we og 2 a = 2 = Ss A $8& » 2 :Æ 2659 5 & #5 OO md U bod bd .ê © - % Lo = Ec à = SN = = © : = = gq = o .wn .5 = = - 4 a ow 5 = = 9 - ên © 3 .fi £ > : [= = + ù £ 2 = = 2 o - => 2 £8 9 = 9 Z = = 9 = s ec 2 cs 2 E 2 3 2 - =< 3 & & - vs e Lo = & = = z = w &g 2 à = 5 2 * - - .- = a w 2 = 5 =: = = 8 z PA © = ce = J s Ca < \u2018°c = > ¢ & E = = = - = = ~ : 5 3 É2 - z a re w ~ w mn N.B.\u2014The Poll will be opencd at MINE o'clock, A.M \u2018By order of the Mayor, F.X.GARNEAU, City Clerk.City Hali, Quebec, 10th January, 1846.\u2014~\u2014_\u2014 \u2019 ELECTION OF CITY COUNCILLORS AND ASSESSORS.CITY HALL, QUEBEC, 17ru DECEMBER, 1845- UBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that the Election of ONE COUNCILLOR for each St.Lewis, Palace, S'.Peter and Champlain Wards, of THREE COUNCILLORS for St, John's Ward, of TWO COUNCILLORS for St.Itoch\u2019s Ward, and of ONE ASSESSOR for each of the SIX sbove named WARDS of this City, will in conformity to an het of the 8th Victoria, Cap.LX, Sec.11, take place on the 2nd of FEBRUARY next.( The Polling places in each Ward, will be made known hereafter.) LIST OIF VOTERS.By Sect.10 and 20 of the Ordinance 3rd and 4th Victoria Chap.XX XV, it is provided\u2014 « That the City Council shall make provision by a By- Law, for tbe making of LISTS and the registration of all persons qualified to vote at Elections of Councillors and other City Oflicers, whereby the right 10 vole at such Election may be determined ; and, ¢ That every person desi- vous of voting at any Election of a Councillor or Councillors, shall, before he be permitted to vote, produce a CERTIFICATE under the band of the proper Officer, of his qualification, pursuant to any such By Lew.\u201d By a By-law passed by the City Council on the 27th June, 1845, it is ordered.I'hat the above Certificate shall be under the signature of the City Clerk, The Certificates shall be readv for delivery at the City Clerk's Office, as above, every day (Sundays and Holy- days excepied) from 10 A.M, to 3 P.M., from the 2nd January next, to the day of Election, (inclusive).By order of the Mayor, I\" X.GARNEAU, City Cle:k.N.B.\u2014Elcctors are respectfully requested to take out their Certificates before the day of Election, in order 10 prevent delay and confusion in the delivery of them on that day.No Certificate shall be given but to the Elector therein named, or to the person authorised in writing to receive the same.Lo F.X.G.NOTICE.AL persons indebted to the Estate of the late Mr.Nei McLean, in his life time of the Township of Leeds, Yeoman, are requested to make immediate payment to the Executor, otherwise, their accounts will be placed in the hands of an Attorney for collection, Those having claims against the said Estate will present them duly artested for liquidation to the_undersigned \u2018l'es- tamentary Executor of the last will and Testament of the said Neil McLean.EBENEZER BAIRD, \u2018I'estamentary Executor.Quebec, 12th January, 1846.SALESMAN WANTED.GOOD SALESMAN for the Hardware business.\u2014None need apply but those having unexceptionable testimonials fron their last employer.JOHN SHAW, St.John Street.Quebec, Dee.220d, 1845.HE Subscriber having taken a lease of that extensive property in the Lower Town, beloug- ing to the Hon.John Fraser, for a term of years, offers to Let from 1st May next, the large Rooms, fitted up with shelves, tables, &c., as a Dry Goods Auction Store, and which has been used as such for several years.Also, Offices facing Ste Peter and St.James Streets, with Storage if required.FOR SALE, Mess, Prime Mess, Prime and Cargo PORK, FLOUR, BISCUIT, SALT, and Pickled CODFISH.CHAS.A.HOLT, Quebec, 10th December, 1845.u BLACKSMITH'S COAL.Fox SALE.\u2014A small lot (Welsh) of superior uality.auatty H.E.SCOTT.Gibb's Wharf, Quebes, 10th December, 1844, GOYER ENDERS will be received at this Office, until TUESDAY, the 27th instant, at NOON, for the performance of such Transport by Steamboat, as may be required by Her Majesty's Government between Montreal and Quebec, and termediate places, during the navigable season of 1846.The conditions of Contract, form of Tender, and any further information required, can be obtained on application at the Commissariat Office, Montreal or Quebec._ The Tenders 10 state the rates in currency, with the real signatures of (wo responsible persons, to be approved bv the Commissariat, as sureties for the due fulfilment of the Contract, 10 be sent in sealed, and marked on the Envelope \u2018 Tender for \u2018| ranszort.\u201d A Payment will be made monthly or two-monthly in specie at tie rate of 5, 1d.currency per Dollar, or in Notes of Churtered Banks, ut the option of the Commissariat Office.C.mmissuriat, Montreal, 12th January, 1845.HE Qcesec Inpant ScHooL Scoigs wishipg to obtain accommodation for theif School in St.John's Suburbs, South of the Main Street, are prepared to nepociate for a Lease with any Proprietor who may have a House, or be willing to build one suited to there purposes, For further information apply to Mrs, PUFFER, No.3, Angèle Street, Upper-Town.Quebec, Junuary 16th, 1846.TO PENSIONERS, OLD SOLDIERS, AND SEAMEN, CLAIMING PENSIONS, PRIZE MONEY, &ec.&e.HE undersigned will undertake to forward to the proper departments all claims for pensions, prize inoney, or any demand Lhe above mentioned persons may have against Her Majes y's Government\u2014his terns are no success no pay, if he succeeds he will then charge a percentage upon the sum collected to be agreed upon bu- fure forwarding the memorial.Apply 10 the undersigned at the Office of Messrs.Bac.QUET & AHERN, S«ini Ann Sireet, or at No.12, La Chevrotiére Street, St.Lewis Suburbs.JOHN YOUNG.Quebec, January, 1846.QUEBEC MEDICAL BOARD.HoTer-Diev, 3rd January, 1846.HE next QUarTeRLY MEETING of this Boarp, for the Examination of CANDIDATEs for the Study or Practice of Physic, will take place, on TUES.Dal, the rd of FEBRUARY next, at TWO o'clock, Candidates are requested to transmit their testimonials to the Secretary, at least three days before the day of meeung.By order of the Board, J.Z.NAULT, Secy.WANTED TO BORROW.SUM of £50, for which good security will A Le given.Apply to LINDSAY & LE MOINE, 46.St.Peter Street.9 Notaries.WANTED TO BORROW, THE sum of £400, for which the secarity of a bailleur de fonds will be given.Apply at this Office.Quebec, 9th January, 1546.QUEBEC FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY.OTICE is hereby given, tbat the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, will be held at this Company's Office, on MONDAY, the 26:h instant, at TWO o'clock, P.M.when a statement of the affairs will be submitted.The Election of Directors will take place on MONDAY, the 2nd prosimo.Balloting to be discontinued at TWO o'clock, 1\u2019: M.in contormity with the Be-Law.S.WRIGHT, Secretary.Quebec, 12th Jany.1846.LAND AGENCY.HE undersigned will undertake to forward and settle with diligence and for a moderate compensation, all transactions vith which he may be entrusted, relating to the sale or purchase of land in any part of Canada, or to claims on Govenment for land, or for cutting timber or others.IL.C.GLACKEMEYER.No.42.St.Peter Stree, Quebec, , Sih January, 1846.East Sip: Brunswick Dock, Liverpool, 1st October, 1845, E the undersigned, having this day entered into Co-Partne:ship under the firm of « ASHCROFT, MACKAY & CO.,\u201d as TimBer AnD MAHOGANY [Bnorers AND MEasurers; and relying on the experience we have aquired, solicit from the IMPORTERS snd the TRADE a share of thew patronage, 5 Joux AspcCrorT will sign Astcrort, Mackay & Co.A.F.Mackay will sign Asucrorr, Mackay & Co.Danie Mackay will sgn Asuciopr, Mackay & Co.AH persons having claims against the Estate of the late SANDForD HoyT, Gentleman, are requested to present their accounts; and those who are indebted 1o the said lEstale sr requested to pay the amount of their accounts forthwith to the undersigned.JOHN J A.PENTLAND, Quebec, 31st December, 1845.Curator.N OTICE is hereby given, that an application will be made at the next Session of Parliament, for an exclusive Privilege of the Ferry throughout the year from Quebec to Point Levy, extending for three miles below and three miles above Quebec, and three miles above and below Lauzon WharFonthe Point Levy shore\u2014 the said Privilege 10 be vested in the Corporation of Que bec and Point Levy.' H.N.PATTON, Chairman of the Committee.Quebec, 24th Dec., 3845.James Tibbits, Atkinson, Usborne & Co.Peter Patierson, lid.Ryan.F.Buteau, Îtoss, Shuter & Co.Hy.HBurstall, William Patton, James Dean, Jobn Thompson, R.M.Harrison, Forsyth & Bell, John Jameson, Win.Dawson, H.Lemesurier, J.P.Anderson, Dunn, Calvin & Co, NOTICE.LL persons having claims against the Estate of the late DENis FrANçoIS BLANCHET, Esq., Physician, are requested © present their accounts, duly attested, and those who ar: indebted to kim, to pay, with the least possible delay, to A.B.SIROIS, N.P., Couillard Street, No.2 Quebec, 1st December, \u2018845, u D.E.BOULTON, BARRISTER, ATTORNEY AT Law, SOLICITOR IN CHANCERY AND BANKRUPTCY, CANADA.EXTRACT FROM A REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT AND Direcrors or TUE GREAT WESTERN RAiL Roap Company.Tho Committee appointed to enquire into all matters connected with certain rumours which have been given to the public, by the Times, and other newspapers in England and this country, injurious to the interests of the Great Western Rail Road Company, aud affecting the character of your Board, Beg leave to Report : That your Committee applied for information tu Sir A.N.MoNab, ad Mr, Ewart, who in conjuue- tion with Messrs.Cowan and Buchanan, acted as the Agents of the Company, in the disposal of a portion of the Cap'tal Stock of the Company in England.These\u2018geutlemen have in reply, made a report to your Committee, which is herewith submitted :\u2014 This report together with the agreement now in possession of your Board, and made Letweeu the Agents of the Coimpauy, in behalf of the Compauz | un tite One part, and thé gentlemeu in Euglaad who took the 55000 shares of Stock disposed of in London, of the other part; in the opinion of your Committee satisfactorily refutes the rumours above alluded to.Your Committee further beg leave to state that the 2tail Rond has not been abandoned by the Stock: holders in England, nor are your Committee aware of their power to do so, or of auy good reason wby they should desire it, The state of the Money market in England need be no cause of alarm to the Stockholders, as the favorable terms of the Company\u2019s Cherter, enables your Board to consult the convenience of its Stockholders, in the calling in of instalments, Upon the whole, your Committee are of opinion that such of the Stockholders as have suffered a momentary disappoistmeat in tbeir expectation of im- \"! mediate profit ou their shares, may by holding on to their stock uni) the Road shall be finished, be fully indemnified for \u2018any apprehended loss.Your Committ:e cannot dismiss the subject without expressing iti regret at the ungenerous course pursued by a portion of the public press ia this country, which wut of local or party prejudice, has seized upon the mmours above mentioned, with so much apparent exultation, overlooking tie fact, that if the story of tie abaudonment of the enterprise were true, it would be a great public calamity, since if an internal improvement, so eminently superior to any other in this country, should fail in its accom- plishment\u2014what hope would be entertained of enlisting British capital in any other work of a similar kind ?(Signed,) G.S.TIFFANY, PETER CARROLE, Ws.M.Ssaw, : Commatlee, Hamilton, Jany.7, 1846.The Report having been read, was unanimously adopted, and approved of by the Board, aud ordered to be printed.By order of the Board, J.T.GILKIsON, Secretary.HamizToN, January 5, 1846.TO THE COMMITTEE.In reply to your application for information upon the subject of the sals or disposal of 55000 shares of the capital stock of the Great Western Railroad Company, we beg to say that in pursuance of our instructions, we iu conjunction with Messrs.Malcolm Cowan apd Peter Buchanan, succeeded in disposing of the 55000 shares to the following Gentle- wen, viz:\u2014 William James Chaplin of Adelphi Terrace in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, Sheriff of London ; Charles Devaux, of King William Street, in the City of London, Merchant ; H.J.Enthoven, of Moorgate Street, in the same City, merchant; Abel Lewes Gower, of Colman Street, of the same City, Merchant, a Director of the Bank of England; George Hudson, of the City of York, Esq., M.P.; Samuel Laing, of the Inner Temple, in the said City of London, Esg.; John Masterman, the younger of Nicholas Lane, in the said City, Banker; John Moss, of Liverpool, Banker; Thomas Smith, of Reigate, in the County of Surrey, Esq.; Matthew Uzielli, of King William Street, in the said City of London, Merchant, aud Gregory Seale Walters of Colman Street in the same City, Merchant :\u2014 Who on completing the transaction, paid 15 per cent, which was deposited with the Company\u2019s Bankers in England, in trust according to the stipulations entered into by agreement, Ly us on the part of the Company here, and by the abuve named Gentlemen on the other part; which agreement was intended for the mutual security and benefit of all concerned ; that agreement we had the honour to transmit to the Board some time since, and to which we beg to draw your attention, (Signed,) ALLAN N.MACNAB, James B.Ewarr.MEMORIAL TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL CATHCART, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GOVERNMENT, PRAYING THAT CURTAIN STEAM TUG-BDATS MAY BE PLACED ON THE LINE OF THE ST.LAWRENCE NAVIGATION.The Memorial of the Montreal Board of Trade, HumBLY SHEWETH ;\u2014 That while the productions of this Province have latterly been much increased, the means of transporting the same from the interior have not kept pace therewith, and the insufficiency of these means, combining with other circumstauces, has epabled the parties eogaged in the business to exact whatever rates of freight they cunsidered expedieni.That the rates imposed have been excessive, far exceeding those exacted un the cauals in the neighbouring States, and if maintained Hust operate most injuriously on the trade of the cô@ntry aud teud to divert it from the Channel of the St.Lawrence, 5 That under the prospect of a largely angmented amount of produce to be brought from the interior the ensuing season, your memorialists are apprehensive that the trade will be seriously impeded, unless means be devised to remedy this state of things.That in the opinion of your memorialists, the public interest is involved in the question, because whatever tends to impede or divert the trade of the St.Lawrence must act injuriously on the revenue Notary PUBLIC, AND | derivable from the public works in progress on the MASTER EX IN CHANCERY, Cobourg, Canada West.line thereof.That in the present state of these works they are susceptible of being made available to the trade next spring from Lachine upwards, by the adoption\u2019 of means to ensure the regular towage, at au moderate but remunerstive charge, of the class of craft which they intend to accommodate, and whicb, if brourbt Into use early in the season, would doubly benefit the trade by largely augmenting the river tonnage, and thereby promoting a reduction in the present exorbitant rates of freight.With this view your memorialists humbly sugrest that the Board of Works be authorized to acquire three Steam Tug-Boats of snfficient power to be placed on the Line between Lachine and Prescott, -\u2014one to ply on Lake St.Louis, another on Lake St.Francis, and a third between Dickinson\u2019s Landing and Prescott ; three Bnats to be employed solely in towing, and to be at the service of all parties applying for the same.The tolls to merge in the Canal Fund, and the cost and expense of working the Boats to be defrayed out of the same.Your memorialists farther enbmit that the early promulgation of the rates of Tolls to be levied on the Canals would be ealculated to hasten the arrival of the period when the extent of private enterprise would render longer interference on the part of the Executive in this matter unealled for.Wherefore, your megrorialists humbly, Lut earnestly pray, that Your Excellency will be pleased to take the premises into your early and favorable consideration, and act therein as in your wisdom may seem meet.And your memorialists, as in duty bound, will ever pray.(Signed,) ; Georce MoFFATT, President of the Montreal Board of Trade.(Sealed, ) 25th November, 1845.R.A.WiLson.\u2014\u2014 j SECRETARY's OFFICE, Montreal, 12th December, 1845.; S1R\u2014The Admiuistrator of the Government having had under considerativo in Council, the Memorial of the Board of Trade of this City, of the 25th ultimo ; 1 have the honor, by his Excellency\u2019s command, io inform you in reply, that he is not at present prepared to recommend to the Legislature the appropriation of a sum of Money to enable the Executive Government to purchase Steam Vessels for the towage of Craft betweeu Lachine and Prescott, as prayed for by the Board.1 bave the honor to ve, Sir, Your most obedieat servant, D.Davy, Secretary.Hon.Grorce Morratr, \u2019 President Montreal Board of Trade, &c, &ec, &e.MEMORANDA REGARDING THE OREGON TERRITORY.In October, 1800, Mr.David Thomson, Astronomer to the North-West Company, and at present a resident of this city, with six Canadians and foie or five Indians crossed the Rocky Moustains in 51 degrees north, and descended one of the gr northern branches of the Columbia River, which he called M\u2019Gilvray's River.He descended this river for a good distance, when he was driven baok by a band of a powerful tribe of Indians, and compelled to re-cross the Rocky Mountains.It was not till 1805 tbat Lewis and Clarke, late in the season, crossed the Rocky Mountains, and descended by the most southerly branch of the Columbia River, called Snake Indian River.\u2014They descended the Columbia to vear the Pacific coast, wintered near this sea coast, and in 1806 returned to the United States by the same route, not leaving the slightest vestige of a settlement or post behind them, ; In 1807 Mr.Thompson again crossed the Rocky Mountains, and established a very short distance from the source of the Columbia River, a fortified trading post, and there wintered two winters; the summer season he was employed in exploring the country, &e.In 1809 he established a trading post near the head of the-Saleesh River, between latitudes 47 do- giees and 48 degrees north, and wintered there.During these three years several trading posts were established on different parts of the Columbia River, its branches, and lakes.In 1810 Mr.Thompson wintered on the Columbia River, near the foot of the Rocky Mountains, about 100 miles from its source, and speut the summer in expluring the couatry, &c.In 1811, having leerned from the Indians that white people had settled near the sea coast, on the estuary of the Columbia River, in the full of 1810, Mr.Thompson determined to go down and see Who they were ; and accordingly, he immediately weot down the Columbia River, and arrived at the settles ment in July, 1811, aud found the celebrated Fort Astoria Lo cuusist of four or tive luw, rude\u2019log huts; and there, in front of them, planted the British flag, which remained flying and undistarbed till he left.The persens in charge of thesa buts had been clerksic the North-West Company\u2019s service, but had left it, and evtered into partnership with Mr.Astor, of New York, as private commercial individuals, \u2018They were aii British-born sui:jeuts, as well as Mr.David Stuart, who, in 1811, established a teading post où tbe Oakn-oaw-gan River.This river is mentioved in Mr.Buchanan\u2019s letter addressed to Mr.Pukeoham, British Ambassador at Washington, as being the river on which a post was established by Mr.David Stuart, à partner of the Astoria Company, and he declares it to be §00 miles frow the mouth of the Columbia, whereas it 18 only 129 wiles from the mouth of the Columbia.Thus showing that Mr.Thompson bad established tradiug posts in the interior, on the Columbia River, several of its branches avd lakes, at least four years before the Astor Company.For six successive years Mr.Thompson employed himself in exploring and surveying the main Columbia River aud all its great branches, and settling the position of these places by nuimerous astronomical observations ; therefore, the exact dis- tauce from the wouth of the Columbia River to any given point in the Oregon territory cau be readily ascertained from his surveys snd maps, the latter now in the possession of the Foreign Office, Lon on, In the month of July 1813, the Astoria Company sold their entire establishment to ths North-West company, and eutered their rervice as partners \u2018And clerks.The day after the sale aud ratification of this establishment to the North West Company, the Racoon, slovp of war, made her appearance, avd anchored opposite the huts called a twit, and took possession.\u2014( Montreal Gazette.) LEE EE ES ToroNTa R Losses.\u2014 Tue several Boards of Commissioners for investigating these clairs lave \u20ac ta ~ puary 14\u2014Ciains For RsBELLION about $000 lbs of powder were removed from the houses où fire.\u2014If that powder had blown up, the Josed their labours consequences would have been appalling ; thousasds in several Disuicts, nud in must cases a large pro- | would have been killed.portion have Leen disallowed, i triot, the amount claimed was £5886 9s, Td, while the amount allowed was only £3,159 5s.103d.Iu} the Simcee District, the ameunt claimed was £1,623 ; 0s.1d., of which only £882 Os.5d.was sllowed.In the London Distrier, there was claimed £3 166 8s.Ds., of which only £1704 128.5d.was allowed \u2014thus out of £10,975 18s 5d.claimed, £5,239 19s.83d.bas been rejected.\u2014( Examiner.) FALL oF A Buitping.\u2014 The Hamilton Gazelle, of Wednesday savs, * A brick house beloogivg to Mr, Moore of that town, in course of erection near the New Market, foil yesterday moruing with a tremendous crash.The ronf havicg forced the Ladly constructed walls out.\u201d Fortunately, ug luss of life or limb attended the accident.\u2014( 10.) Municipal Evectioxs.\u2014 The Turonto Municipal Elections took place yesterday, and the contest in several of the wards wus most animated.The recult is in a measure gratifvinz.One staunch reformer, Mr.Beaty, has been triamphantly returned over his opponent, Mr.Ex-Aldermau Dixon, for St.Lawrence ward.Mr.Cameron has also beeu elected Alderman for St.Andrew's ward over Mr.Jona Armstrong.\u2014({0.) UNITED STATES.WASHINGTON, Jan, 12.Mr.Fairfield, Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, this morning veported a Bill, making appropriations of TEN MILLIONS ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS for increasing the naval establishment of the United States, The following are the items of the Bill : For building ten steamers, £5,625,000 To complete vessels on the stocks, 2,921 000 For repairs, 1,520,000 For stores and ordnaace, 1,125 000 The steamers coustrunted are to be five sloops, three frigates and two small vessels.The President of the U.8.is to have these vessels completed and to put them in commission whenever the public exigencies shall require.The Lill was laid upon the rable, The Oregon Reso ution, reported from the Committee on Foreirn Eelations, was then made the erder of the day, after a briaf discussion, for Z'uésday the 1Och of February.Mr.Alleu called up his Resolution, snd no objections were made to its cousi.derstion.In the Home Dis- | Pos.vas à \\ LDNOSDAS, Qisr JANCARV, 156, \u201col SUN a Ce Foot cn ide 528 Sa.Tey 35 Pour tes ie 6 So cc wun 10 Por .sde.3 Vor gr 0e 0e Jay.LU No United States papers are receiver! to-day.The | papeis received yesterday bine down the proceed- ines of the Congress to the 12th instant inclusive, The Otezon debate in the House of Rep.esenta- tives was contiuuad.The Senate has, however, pat off their decision on the resolution giving notice of the cess tion of joint occupation till the TOHh Fe- brary, and the Greron Bill, virtually taking possession of the whole territory np to the Russian houn- dary, has been referred beck to the committee of foreign atfirs Preparations for war or ¢defince,\u2019\u201d are still in process, Two days later accounts from England had been received at New York by tre arrival of the Oxrord ' packet ship.Reports of the intesd«d repeal of the further decline in the prices of corn and flour, without any news of importance.The Montreal papers of Monday continue the subject of the assault and battery case on the Editor of the Pilut newspaper.They perhaps Jo not believe that the newspapers are considered, abroad, as representing the country sent the taste of their readers.battery cases in which newspaper Editors have figured in the Police Courts in Canada in the course of a few months, one at Quebec, one at Montreal, and one at Bytown, tend to degrade the press and { give no favourable idea of Canada among strangets, | We should be clad to see ¢ the gentlemen of the press ?set an example ol \u2018self government.?EIGHTY-TWO YEARS AGO.| The following is copied from \u2018\u2018 Tue Quezee Ga- Corn Laws continued to prevail.There had been a | The Upper Canada papers of the 16th instant, are | in which they are published, Taey at least repre- Turee assault and 0, Chauveau, M.P.P., Hi.8.Scott.W.Sewell, F.X.Paradis, F.X.Méthot, J, Hale, Ls.Plamondon, A.Mountain, Ab, Durand, O.Robitaille, J.G.Tou- rangeau, J, B.Fréchette, jr., and Chs.Gethings, Esquires, The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Secretary, The Chairman read a letter from the Commissary Goneral, dated Montreal, 161 instant, \u2014statin that he had entered into an acrcement vith the Bank of \u201centreal for the purchase of his Bills of Exchanre for the whale amount coming to this Committee thon ch his hends at 10 per cent.provided this Committee would permit the money to remain with thf institution upon deposit until the Ist May\u2014any j sums which mav be urgently called for beinrin the i meantime available to the extent of £8,000, or | £10.000.y Also\u2014a letter from Be: jamin Hoimes, Fsq.Treasurer of the Central and Permanent Committee at Montreal, enclosing a copy ef his final account with the Secretary of that Committee, and a Bank-draft for £4085 5s.3d.as the balance .of the subscriptions taken np in that city.| | | i I i ; i i The Treasurer submitted the following statement of receipts and payments from the 12th fo the 15th Jinoary inclusive :\u2014 Amonnt received as por stutement of the 12th instant.£69.5143 Amount since received, £85,857 8 6 Payments as per last statement, £58640 1 2 Paymentssince made 2,714 2 8 \u2014\u2014 \u2014 (1351 310 Balance in the hands of the Trea- I surer, £24,503 4 S OF which there is £10,000 deposited at interest in the several Banks in this city, (Signed) A.Srurson, Treasurer Genl.Com.Quebec, 19th January, 18:46, The Secretary read a lotter from the Secretary of t ' > the \u2018\u20ac Strangers\u2019 Friend United Society ?at Mon- : treal, convevinz an application to this Committee for blankets and wearing apparel for the use of des- i titute sufferers by the fires here who have taken refuge in that city.\"Referred to the Sub-Committee of Distribution.t Mr.Gingras, trom the snh.committee of distribu- , tion to whom was assizned the dnty of carrvina into | elfect the project adonted on the 29th ultimo, of The resolutions of Nr.Hanoegan were made a | yori of Thursday the 16th August, 1764.It bakinz the flour in store here, presented a report special order for the same day.Mr.Westcott durite the morning aunounced that the Legislature of Florida had changed the name of records the ceremony of the publication of the Letters Patent constituting the first Civil Governor of Canada under the British Crown.Had the senti- \u201cstating that in their opinion that project presents se many difficulties that it wonld be more prudent to abandon it, and recommending that in lieu thereot a his colleagne from Levy to Vewly, aud he desired to oronte of the address and answer been more geñcr- mode of disposing of it hy sale te adopted.have the Secretary of the Senate change it accordingly.Mr.Levy, was thereafter called Yewly.A memorial was presented from the widow of Alexander Haniiton, asking Congress to purchase the manoseript papery of ber decensed husband.Mr.Benton reported a bill to abolish the duty on salt.There was a little variety in the business proceedings of the House, this morning,\u2014the Speaker deciding that memerials were in order.A mation was then made to zo into the Commit.\u2018 tee of the Whole on the n.ate of the Union, when | the Oregon question was resumed, DEsPATCHES FROM MExico\u2014The Washington Union of Moudav evening, noticing the report iu some of the papers, that a messenger with despatches from Mr.Slidell, bud arrived in Washington, says it understands that neither messenger nur despatches have recently arrived from Mexico.New York, Jany.14th\u2014The returas of the United States Navy place the force as follows: Ju com'sion.In ordinary.build\u2019g.total.Ships of the Line, 4 2 5 11 Frigates, 7 4 3 14 Sloops of War, 15 6 2 23 Brigs, 5 1 6 Schoouers, 5 i 6 Steamers, 6 3 2 1t Store ships, 4 razee | 5 46 is 12 76 In the British Navy, there is stated to be in commission and building, of vessels from vix guns np to line of battle ships, at the presest time, as follows : Vessels of all classes, +36 Deducs vessels building, GO 376 Of this number there must be taken for con.viet ships, hospital do, coal do, yachts, tenders, coast survey, church, quarautive, sud guard ships, 162 214 Number of stearners iu the British Navy in 1845\u2014in ail, 45 List of «teamers building in 1845\u2014 Navy, 25 List of Tenders, Steam Tugs, Yachts, Guard Vessels, &o.for home service only, 21 Private letters from Washington, received in this city, yesterday, spoke in the most confident terms that the one year notice, will be defeated in the Senate.This has given more coulidence, and the money market is a little easier.Some of the Brokers whose paper bas been in the market very plentifuilp have swept the market of all their notes that could be had at six per cent per annum.FIRES IN BostoN.\u2014Six incendiary fires Were set in Boston between Saturday night and 3 A.M.on Sunday.Note of them, however, were of much damage, all of these not over 55000.TWO DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.MONTREAL, January 19.\u2014We nre indebted to Mr.Holt, agent of the Red Inn Express, for a Troy paper, in advance of the mail, containing the following English news.The packet ship Oxford, Capt.Rathbone, from Liverpool, arrived at New York Wedneeday night.She sailed from Liverpool on the 6th Dec., and brings Liverpool and London papers to the day of sailing.The most important item of news in the papers is the announcement of the intended repeal of the Corn Laws.\u2014( Doubiful.) The Cotton market is rather firmer than on the sailing of the Acadia.i The corn market has declined.The famine excitement has somewhat subsided, The news from Algeria shows that the French make little progress in the subjugation of Abd-el- Kader.Her Majesty\u2019s Government have issued orders for 42,000 set of accoutrements for the militia of the English Counties, the whole to be ready on the 1st of March next.; A frightful fire had talcen place in Bombay on the first night of the Dewallee {Lamp Festival) of the natives.It took its origin from some fire-works in a shop where a quantity of powder way stored.Having destroyed nearly 200 houses of various de- ecriptions, it was stopped by the energy and activity of the Europeans.Fifteen persons lost their lives, Bombay escaped a dreadful calamity, for greatest misfortan-s which have beflien the Province, It seems, however, that people move readily perceive the comse that ought to be pursued than they have the atility to followit.That the sutjects of the seine savere country, ail protessinæ christians, should countenance hostile *~ distinctions,\u201d is a melumeholy proof how much mankind are incapable of conducting: themselves according io rules, the justice ol which thev acknowledze, We may sav with the Roman Port neatly two thousand years avo: Æn qu discordia cives perduxit misercs ! QUEDEC, Adugus! 16, Friday the 10th Instant, His Majesty\u2019: Lelters Patent, enustituting and appointive the Honorable JAMES MURRAY, Esq, CAPTAIN GPAERAL AND ! GOVERNOR IN CHtEF, in and over ilis Majesty's ; Province of Queber, and VICE ADMIRAL of the samse, { were read to a numerous Concourse of Penple, in \u201cthe Square fronting His Majes v's Castle of St Lewis, where the Troops were dtawn up ander Arms; after which the Cannon fram the Ramparts was fired, and answered by the Men of War in this i Harbour, and by Volleys of small Arms from the Regiments in Garrison here\u2014Aund the Day cou- cluded with the vsual Demonstrations of Joy aud universal Satisfaction.On last Wednesday was presented the following ApprEess to His Excellency the GOVERNOR.To the Homourcble JAMES MURRAY, eq; Captain General ond Governor in Chief of the Province of Guesec, and Vice.Admiral of the same, &e.&e.&e.May it please Your FxcrLLENCY, Ÿ , 7 E the British Merchauts of the City of Que- | | | | | this Province.We do most unfeignedly partiripate in the Pleasure whieh Your Excellevey must naturally feel, in finding that Your Honourable and Important Services have attracted the particular Notice of our Most Gracious Sovereign.We have a very grateful Sense of His Majesty\u2019s favourable Attention to our Interests, in giving us a Governar, so Eminently qualified, and so Well disposed, to promote ludustry, and encourage Trade.And we assure Your Excellency, That we shall studiously cultivate such a Harmony with all Ris Majesty\u2019s other Subjects in this Province, as will, we hope, render Your Lxecellency the happy Governor of a happv People.We have the Honour to be, most respectfully, SIR, Quebec, August Four most Obedient, and 13, 1764.Mest Humble Servants, To which His ExceLrLENCY was pleased to make the following ANSWER.GENTLEMEN, 1 RETURN you my hearty Thanks for this oblige ing Address.Your Disposition to cultivate a good Understanding with your Fellow Subjects is most pleasing to me; their dutiful Behaviour since this Country has been annexed to His Hajesty>s Dominions, entitles them to your Esteem, and must make you wish, as I do, that every Distinction for the Future may be abo.ished, It shall be my Study, as indeed it is my Duty, on all Occasions to promote the Welfare of this Province; the Improvement of its Commercial Inlerests must of Course be one of the Principal Objects of my Attention, JA.MURRAY.Proceedings of the General Committee for the Relief of the Sufferers by the late Fires.Quesec, 19th Jan,, 1846, The regular weekly meeting was held this day.PRESENT : The Bon.R.E, Caron, Chairman, His Lordship the Bishop of Sidyme.The Revds, John Cock, D.D., G.Mackie, D.Martineau, J.Clugston, C.F.Baillargeon, and A.Parant.The Honbles, A.W.Cochran, Ls.Massue, and John Neilson.A.Simpson, H.Jessopp, J.Thomson, N.Freer, J.Bonner, H, LeMesurier, E.Glackemeyer, R.Cas- els, C.A.Holt, E, H.Bowen, P, Gingras, Jr, P.J, ally and strictly adhered to, it mizhthave saved the - zn, the inhabitants of the same bec, beg Leave to congratulate Your Ex-.olleney on beivg appointed Governor Geiseral of And on motion of the Honhln.Mr, Massue, seconded by TL.S.Scott, Esq., i.was \" Resalved-~That the Sub-Conmittea of distriba- tion be authorized to sell the four iu question to the best possible advantare.for rush.Mr.Massue, moved and it was Resolved \u2014That the Commissary General Le informed that this Committee acquiesces in the proposal coutained in his letrer of the 16th inst, and that it be intimated also to the Commissary General that the only difficulty the Committee has felt in this matter has arisen from one of its standing rules requiricg all funds to be divided amoung the Chartered Banks of this city\u2014and that it would La very desirable if in any arrangament made by the Commissary General this rule eould be kept in view, so that those banks should recsive a proportion of the exchange, if wiling to take it at the highest rate offered, as this Committee know they are, The Revd.Mr.Mackie, seconded by the Honble.Mr.Massue, moved and it was unanimously Resolved\u2014That the thanks of this Committee, on behalf of the citizens of QQuebee, ere eminently due and are hereby tendered 10 the Members of the Central Permanent Committee at Montreal for their unwearied exertions in procurivr contributions for the relief of the sufferers by the late fires in this city, as well as to all those whose munificent contributions in money and clothing have been forwarded to this Committee through their instrumentality, i The Revd, Mr.Mackie, seconded by the Revd.Mr.Baillargeon, then moved that the report of the Sub-Committee of distributicn read by the Revd.Dr.Cook at the last meeting be adnpted.The Houble.W, Cochran, seconded by Mr.Bonner, moved in amendment tint the answer to the London Committee read by him at the last meet be adopted, After some discussion the motion in amendment ; was rejected aud the report alopted with only one \u201calteration suggested by the Rev.Dr.Cook liimself.And on motion of Mr.Chauveau, seconded by Mr.Sheriff Sewell, it was Resolved \u2014That a copy of the report which has \u2018 just been adopted be transmitted as soon as possible by the Chairman and Secretary of this Committee i to the London Committee, The Committee then adjourned.E.L.MoNTIZAMBERT, Honorary Sceretary, j 1 I letter and resolutions of th i REPORT Presented by the Sub-Committee of Distribution to the General Comraîttee for tke relief of the Sufferers by the late fires in this City, at the meeting of the General Committee, on Monday the 12¢h, and adopted on Monday the 19th Javuary 1846.The Committee of Distribution have given to the communic tions of the London Conimittee the serious consideration to which they are entitled, not only on account of the grave charges which they contain, but also from the high respectability of the quarter from which they come, and the hesvy debt of gratitude, under which the Committee will always be ready to acknowledge that they and their fellow citizens have been laid by the benevolent and unwearied exertions of the Gentlemen composing the London Committee.From these communications it appears that the attention of the London Committee has been called by letters from Quebec, to the distribution of the funds in the Lands of the Relief Committee, and more particularly to a resolution of the 17th June, N°8, and to numerous cases of grants having been made to parties, according to their own shewing, having property in land, and available claims for considerable sums insured on their property destroyed by the fires; and the result of their deliberations is contained in tvo resolutions, in which the general principle is laid Jown\u2014\u201c That the funds collected by them were contriluted by the subscribers for the sole purpose of relievilg the distress of persons rendered destitute by the fires }\u2014and then the conelu- sion is drawn that the grant of {ny portion of the funds to the widening of the streets pr to any similar object, or to persons possessing propery, as in a list which has been sent to them of grants mule by this Committee, a copy of which is appended to tieir resolutions, is a proceeding against which they soldnnly protest as being in dircet opposition to the appeal from Quebec of the 6th June and the resslutions of the lbth September, and in the language of their Secretary \u201c agross perversion of charitable funds » ! The Committee are humbly d opinion that the composition of this Committee andistill more of the General Committee, to which this Comhittee is subject, and by which it may at any moment bjcalled to account, might bave suggested the probability that no very flagrant abuse of charitable funds wou , at lenst intentionally, 16,314 3 7| have been perpetratod, aud they thiuk that in justice ta the Committee whose proceedings are #0 seriously called iu question, à full copy shouid have been given of the a-casations made against it, sud the names of the parties making them.| ; In corresponding with the London Committee.how- over, this Committee feel no inclination, on such grou, co decline temediate explanation of their proceedings, vero ining the Centleinen of the Londen Committee as cpuatiy with theeelves desirous to promote the great alive of tive charity to which both ave contributors, and equal, entree ist the society of this City to receive wn accuunt of te application of the funds placed at the dispsal of the KctieF Couraittee.[ to offer such eaplanatinn, your Cow.milite woubtioilou the order which appears to have en private by the Londen Committee.'Pheir atteu- tion seems to have been called fiest to the resolution N° Naf the 17.h June, pleduiag the General Comittee, aîter having provided For the other wants af the sufferers, tu allow to the Corporation fur the widening of the | s'reots sueh ails as mizat be practicable out of the funds that wicht be at the disposal of the Comsiaittee.The Committers woald respectfully enil the attention of the London Committee to the tithe aud circumstances aud ohiect for which this resolution wus passe!.Ft was before any contributions had beca received from Lu- gland It \u2018was before it was known whether such con- wibutions would be received or with what conditions they would be accompanied It was before the secoud fire hid taken place Ft was when the majority of the i citizens and the municipal authorities were opposed to the passing of à law forbidding the re-ercction of wooden houses in the suburbs, In these ciremmatances, it is plain, the resolution conteuiplated only the application of the funds raised in Quebec, or that might be y T> proceeti cation.It contemplated an abject which all reasonable peaple must consider ns second only (and the Commit- | tee di! only make it second) in importance and pressing obligation to the relief of the destitute\u2014the prevention, namelv, OÙ similar calimmities.And it contemplated that object, in almost the culy way, which the general feeling of the population then permitted.The Committee cannot think that that object could any where appear a trivial one.\u2018They know that the valuable assistance of one of the most distinguished contributors was suspen- The Revd.Dr.Cook, seconded by the Houble, ded until more stringent and efdectual measures were i taken tor the attainment of that object.The Committee ; allude to his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin.And at all events the London Committee will not dispute the right of the citizens of Quebec to apply their own funds i for their own preservation, preservation from a cala i mity, which even the munificeut charity of England will | most iundequately relieve, nay, which it would almost i appear from the letter of the London Committee, that muniiicens charity did only contemplate attempting to rejieve in its worst and west appallinig forus of entire \u201cdestitution.Nor can the Committee adit that of that right the citizens can be deprived by coutrillations sowing from other quarters.Meanwhile the London Contmittos may be assured that no such application of any funds has yet taken plice\u2014a point of which, as they ave not mentioned it, it may be presumed that their correspondents in Quebee had vot judged it necessary to infor then.i The next subject to which the attention of the London Committee was valled, was the list of grants inade by this Commiitee to persons, according to their own shewing, pussessing \u2018arse property and available means.«in the dist furnished by the London Committee the itrnes of these pardes sre not given, nor the numbers atiched to theï vs in the books of this Committee.But vour Connsittee nave found iu the hooks eases corresponding in every respect to tho.in that list, and they have to sax in regard of them\u2014that it is not correct to state that that list, though accurately copied from the books, shews either the real remaining means of the parties, ur what they did themselves represent as such.This every member of the Committee who hus taken any interest in its proceedings is or might be very well- aware of.For, trom the first, the Committee, on grounis, which, whether sound or not, it is unnecessary now to decide, have refused in making up their statistical tables to take account of debls due by the sufferers.Put it is obvious that if a man is asked ouly what he counts his luud worth, and what is his insurance, and his mouth is slut, when he proceeds to tell of the mortguges on his land, and the debts to the liquidation of whieh his insurance money either has heen or ought to be applied, the infur:nation obtained from him does not show \u2014nor © dues the Committee thereby come to the knowledge of, \u2018 his remaining resources.Nor is it fair or just to quote This will appear most § given without any condition, as to the mode of appli- | different views of different members, rendered that jy sible.Was it to be expected that terms, so indefinite as th used in the instructions of the 15th Sept., « distress 4 = « distressed sufferers, » would be always understony ; the same sense by all the members of the Commitee 9 ï rather, wus it not evident that different persons would os ou these words different interpretations 9 Very possible the majority may sometimes have been wrong ung th minority right: very possibly grants have sometimes be ¢ made, which should have been refused, and refused which ! should have been made ; but it cannot be denied that much | pring was taken in awarding them, and that no char ! of muking personal interest un element in the matter eos ; Le fry advanced.n One or two things may be mentioned ns explanatory of those decisions in instances in which, From the tables alone y they would apperr unjustifiatle.A large number of the i sulferers, «specially those of French Canadian origin were stockhald rs ia the insolvent Canada Company, 4 | well as assured by it.This the tables take no account of» ; but in the settlement of cases, the Committee hay 7; forced on their attention: for, what did it signify that nan Was assured £300 in the Canada Otfiee, if jie Were a -tockhoider und required to pay up an amount e val : tothe sum doe to Lim?Tis assurance paid his debt to the Company.it is true; but it left him nothing for the support of his family, Your Committee Fegrel, that along with the (act that the Canada Comrany would | pay ten shillings inthe pound, this further faut dues not appear to have been stated to the London Coinmittee { by their correspondents in Queber.À large number of persons, it will he observed, are stated as having remaining means in land.This lang | consists of sraall house Ints in one or o*her of the suburbe To these lots, often in the natoral tecHiug which induces à | man to overvalue what belones to hisnself, und often in the groundless expeetation of thereby receiving a largeur di, | vidend, the owners affixed a valoe, Cur beyond what | persons quatifid to julge Know them to be worth, A ! large deduction in the ostimate of rernaînine eang { required to be made on this account\u2014And a larger still would have been necessary, if no assistance hag been given ur promised.sufficient to stimulate and assist ip raising houses on these lots, since, in that case, so many of them must have come into the market and in such unfavorable cirenmstances, that they could not have peg, expected to bring a fourth of their former value, It is also to be chserved, that in awarding grants to parties, various reasons combined to influence the mindg of the Committee ns well as the statement, of remaining means, such as the age of the parties, their state of ! health, the uutaber of their families, the severity of | their losses, the respectability of their characters,\u201d §,, | It will not be charged against your Committee by the I generous individuals who compose the London Committee that these were allowed to lave some weight in the decisions to which they came.Your Committee would entertain no apprehension of | these explanations failing to satisfy the Loudon Con, i mittee, were it not fur the principle laid down so deg.dedly by them, that the funds collected by them were contributed by the subscribers for the sole purpose of relieving the distress of persons readered destitute by the fires.If by \u201cthe destitute >\u2019 is incant people without necessary food, necessary clothing, and the shelter pe.cessary to preserve life amidst the rigors of a Canadian winter, the Committee are bound to acknowledge that they have extended their charity far beyond these, These indeed, they can truly say, they have not negleeted.They have readily listened to every application made by such and relieved them, The cases they knew not they have searched cut.They have advertized their willingness to visit all such who desired it, with a view to their relief.They have personally visited all those whose names were given in to them, They have lodged à sum | of money with the minister of every religious congre- \u2018 gation in the City, to be appli-d under the superinten- dance of the different climrches fur the relief of such i destitute persons as wight present themselves.And jf i now there be hungry or naked or without shelter among i the sufferers, the Committee solemnly declare that it is | not to be charged upon them.But in truth such cases { do not exist.Though large numbers of respeetable ci- + tizens and their families are suffering under grievous privations, lodged miserably, more mis rably than the members of the London Committee can well conceive without seeing it, and in possession of few of the comforts to which, from their industry and former means, they were accustomed, your Conimni tea believe that there are\u2014and certainly there need be\u2014none of destitution of the necessaries of life.That it is so, is a matter of devout thankfulness to God, and to those generous benefactors of our pour citizens, here and elsewhere, into whose hearts God put it, to come forward so munificently the tabivs as shewing these, clearly by an example.There stands in the books, the case of a person having remaining property to the amount of L7Y } aud insirance iu an office vf good credit to the amount of £Li230, and tu whom a grant was made of £79.Here, it may be supposed is a case of gross perversion of charitable funds, according to the : expression of the Secretary of the London Cominittee.But what if it had been ascertained by the Committee, before the grant wus made, though the bouks shew pothing of it that there was a mortgage on the fixed property equal to its full value, and that the whole insn- rance belonged to, and had been take by creditors, and that a numerous and respectable family were actually without tie necessaries of life, till they received aid frum this Comittee, ard from charitable individuals well known to members of the London Committee, who certainly did not tnink the beaelaciions of this Cow- mittee too ampic for the necessities of the case?Would it Le fair in such a case, and it really exists as stated, merely to cite the tables, or would an extract from the tables, withuut the accompanying facts, give other tian a most erroneous impression ¥ Tha Cammittee deliberae\u2019'y deny that the parties, | whose cases are given in the Hist Fornished by the London | Committer, staied theruseives to hace remaiting means tothe ; exlent thercin menti-ned.Nor do the Committee believe i that they hid.In point of fact they are well assured i of the contrary.For the majority of this Convnittee hav.| ing had reason Lo apprehrnd, as appears by the resolutions ! ofthe 15th Nov., that sufficient regard had not been paid to the remaining means of Parties claiming relief, and that persons had been included in the pay-lists for dividends Who did uot properly come within the principle of the resolutions of the General Comunttee of the t3th Sept, a rule was adopted that no person, entered in the books of the Committee as possessing a certain amount of property, should be entitled to relief withont shewing cause to the satisfaction of the Commiitee.Your Committee think it would have been well that some such rule had been adopted from the first, inasmuch as it might have secured a more perfect examination of many cases; but their decided impression, afer observing the actual working of the rule, is that the result whould not have been materially changed.Only four of the cases in the list transmitled to London, were paid before this rule was adopted.And with the exception of two cases, which have been sct aside, reason has been shown to the satisfaction of the Committee, thal { notwithstanding the property apparently in the possession ) of the Claimants, they fell properly, sccording to the in- y structions of the 15th Sept., undur the class of « Distressed { Sufferers.» One of them indeed was insolvent.The operation of the rule, which has just been mentioned, was to pass forthwith a large number of claims, and to reserve a considerable number, each of which Las ander- gone or has yet to undergo a separate examination.IL may tell against the completeness of the record kept by your Committee of ils proceedings, that only the decision of the Committee, in cach cuse, is recorded, with wt the grounds of it, except when the petitions of the parties themselves contain these, which is far from being always the case.Hence it is certainly true, that even since the establi-hment of that rule, à fist of cases might be drawn up froin the books, which, witht explanation, would appear almost equally startling with that (urnished 10 the London Com- mitlee.But every member of the Committee is aware, and no member of the Committee would be justifiable in suppressing the fact, Lhat every such case was examined, and reasons offered, sufficient, 1n many instances, to procure a unanimous decision, and always the decision oft a majority, a majority too, your Committee sre bold to say, in no one instance guidud by mere sectional or party feeling, as of Catholic against I'rolestant, or French Canadian against those of British origin, or vice versd._ Iu wbuld be preposterous to suppose that all these decisions were precisely what they vught to have been.The number of them, ihe complicated nature of the cases, the difficulty of obtaining the sequisite information, and the j for their relief.i But while the destitute have not been neglected, the Committee again repeat that their benefactions have gone far beyond them.Nay by a deliberately adopted rule they have agreed to pay a dividend of ten per cent on tls loss of any person whose remaiuing means do not in the books of the Committee.shew more than £250 in money or good assurance, or £350 in land and money.The Committee apprehend that persons in possession of a much smaller sum than £230 or £330 cannot in the ordinary sense of the word be regarded as destitute.And i aid to such persons is to be accounted a gross perversion of charitable funds, every member of the Committee is chargeable with such perversion \u2014having sanciioned a rule which involves it, and assisted in carrying the rule into operation in a large number of cases, The terms in whi-h the letter of the London Committee is couched, and particularly the reference made to the appel of the 6th June, which was prepared by the Committe: of Correspondence and sanctioned by the general Committee, do certainly seem lo give some countenance loa theory concerning the duties of this Committee, which has occasionally been broached by certain of its members.That is, that the appeal just menitoned, an able and excellent, but from i's very nature, somewhat rhetorical document, constitutes the terns of a compact between the contributors, in Englind, and the Committee, every clause of it being as binding as if il were à notarial agreement 1o which each of as had set ms hand and seal.The hardship of lying under such a contract, is increased by the inter : pr lation put on one expression of it, according to which in- ternretation it is alleged we are solemnly hound, though suffiring under a calamity which destroyed the houses of twenty thousand neople, not to apy y one frthing of the money raised in England for the rebuilding of then.Such was the theory contsined in à report in the last communi sation from London, which the Committee refused to sanction, but which, H appears.the minority approving il, sent to England, while, by some accident, the Report adopted Ly the Committee was not sent.But your Con mittee do still entertain the hope that a {ull and frank ex position of their views will meet with the approbation of the London Committee, and whether or not, it is due to themselves and the public, that it be made.Your Com: mittee prefer offering this exposition, to stating what would however he strictly true.that more than the sum received from the Lonton Commitiee has been expended solely in the relief of the destitute ; because other contributors may, aud many certainly had the same views expressed by the London Committee Of course your Committee do not consider every clause of the appeal ul the 6th June of such stringent obligation.and they cannot for & moment adopt the interpretation of the terms of it which has been referred to ; but they com ceive themselves bound in honor ani honesty to abide by the sense and spirit of that document, ns they understand these, and what these were, they need only refer 10 the document itself, and Lo the time and purpose for which it was written to shew.Jt was a circular, It was addressed Lo all the great town! in England and Ireland, and to various other places, 1 which it was supposed that aid might be obtained for our distresed sufferers.IL naturally stated our strongest claim most prominently, and that was the destitution prevailing and likely still more to prevail in the winter months.And it said, what, with all the aid that can be given from (be Funds of this Committe, will undoubtedly hold true, that 10 rebuild the ruined portion of our City, lo restore the roine fortunes or former comforts of its inhabitants, mus! be! work of time and of individual exertion, enterprise an industry.i Tlus appeal, powerful in the facts it'staled,and powerft in its mannor of stating them, might have excited little general interest.In that case all the funds raised woul have been required for the destitute in the strictest sense the word.But what was the result?Why il was iy everywhere that a great calamity had befallen us.The munificent subscriptions in the Court House of Quebec: & + Bnd so at ul hi ÿ Called with he first ! ent cou rated tu eneru3 ized fur « or beyou! jtutions elierinz- qu rails Your estitutis u Londut pis resp and oH Lic cont?ality fro ossilily \u20ac gined of ë ycted it gon 13 recal his paie in, as banset yreuter «1 had conte if the bend tution U] united.P] every fan they were Who wot the power cie exige of the Pi followed ii the sure el and more Certain! that our juice in st it was eith even neee from anyt! mittee end] donors wo titute, the the class à in a destr been thoug The Lon funds wer would still utter destr small à cou Will they distributed to relieve vrould not « sively to th winly they except ia de for a leng t than befor houses is ev to assist thy by giving es class in aw likely ta pry exertion lost grrievo hough ina more than t contemplate which they what your Q tion will co in doing it, London Con That ther! have commi management sy many peo without judi doubeless m not n menibe casting in h the past ma dune, But have to recor the whole be here.If the trust they sly AU which (Sig (Fr We our repeale very short if received Quesre | of this corps their comm atthe Aibi Willis Russ Major Si acted as cro The follo speech of thanks : \u201cThe Qu istence in « bances whic winters of\u2019 tion and loy the Queen tuitous serv and respons parades for duty the made such experience full confide kuowing th the ranks of to left, I te threatened | ing made ki made on its by three B such a turn \u201c But, th ba required panions can are replacec ing in min loyalty wh cheerfully a quired of us C From the I C \u201cThe Gr: Prratively li that crime 3 Would beg | to the fact trace matte: brought bef sons of inte the influeoc the goal the male and fer generally, b indirect cau: al impo.frst merling of contributors, and the equally munifi- ol mee ; i i al, deimnou- lea ue o:ntmiltee they were piaecd before these deplorable culumities ?cro would not rejoice to sec a practical example of Who er of a wide and general charity to meet fully the erie produced by such afliicting dispensutions er oe frivine Providence : an example that might pe ul we Jin similar cases, without injury to any, and with fullowe: fect of hiding mankind together into a closer erved, are This lang * 8uburby, induces à d often jy i sure \u20ac larger di.de mure uifretiorate brotherhoud ?nd What # certainly the very last thing we could apprehend was orth, A y friends in England would fail to re- P ur gonerous \u2018 ! ! ch avesult.And knowing how impracticable juive 5 it was either to rebura what had been given, ha! it been nl or tu obtuiu an expressicn of opinion the majority of the donors, the Com- IT Teang Ter stilt had been ect + wen Mécessars, bassist iy ere 1 il from anything like + 80 my îttee cndravered to du, what it appeared to them all the in such i s would approve, and beginning with the des- have been dons they.with the extension of the funds, extended > feu class uf sufferers to be relieved\u2014adniilting parties Rrants to j Se destributi-n of £60,000, that would never have the mings \u2018emaining state of verity of ters, &e, ee by the on Com.weight in been thought of inva di-tribntieu of £8,000.The London Committee must he aware, that if our funds were first doubled; and then distributed there would still be fefe a vast amount of distress, after the atter destrnetion of nearly one million of property in su small à gounpanity as that of Quebec.Will they tell ns that the funds should not have been B istributed ?or that no aïd should be given from them, elieve the destitution of houses?Certainly they rension of would pot desire that the funds should be given exelu- lon Com.Seely to thase who were paupers before the fires.C'er- ; 50 deci- saint they would not desire thet they should be given Hem Were except in due proportion, to tradesmen, making and likely pose of for a long tine to continue to make much larger wages stitute by e without helter ne- than before the fires.Certainly if the destitution of houses is ever to be relieved at all, it is most reasonable {0 assist those having some vemaining means to rebuild, Canadian and so at ence to velieve th ir distress, and enable then, edge that by giving employment to trades-people, to relieve another nd these, class in away at once the most effectual and the least tegleeted.: likely to prove injurious to the spirit of independent ) made by Ur © not they r willing.Ww to their se whose red « som 8 CONfrre- exertion - , last grievously, to resume their former oceapations, chouh in a hmubier way, than to give to people ten-foid more than they had Tost, und, what assuredly was never contemplated, raise thew out of the situation in lite in which they were before placed.But this is precisely what vor Committer is duing\u2014and with your approba- be pevinten- tion will continue te du.Nor do they doubt, but that of, such in doing it, thay shalt yet lve the approbation of the And if 1 : London Committee too.That there have been uo abuses\u2014thait your Committee have committed no errors, it would be folly to affirm.ÿ Called without previous experience to the immediate er among that it is uch cases cable ei- management of fau ls so large, and to be divided among grievons sy many peuple, and in such various circumstances, and than the without judicial authority to aseertain facts, they have tonceive doubiless made many mistakes.And probably there is the com.vot a member of the Committee but has heen frequently Tr menns, casting in his mind how the errors nad juequalities of hat there the past may be avoided in what yet remins to be estitution done.Bat itis with much pleasure your Committee matter of have to record their belief that their labours have on ons bene- the whole been regarded favourably by the contributors ere, into here.If the work is continued in their hands, they vificently trust they shall continue to merit the sume approbation, ted.the All which is humbly submitied.pns have (Signed) C.FF.BAILLARGEOQON, pted rule .t on the Chairman.ot in the n money ey.The tr We cannot get correspondents Lo attend to sion of 2 [lf our repeated notice that communications, unless in the very short and very important, cannot be inserted, estitute, if received on the day of publication, a gross of the having Quenrc Lieut INFANTRY DINNER.\u2014The officers din car- of this corps on Monday evening gave a dinner to of cases.their commanding officer, Lieut.Colonel Sewell, pinmitlee atthe Aibion Hotel, Palace Street, kept by Mr.the ar Willis Russell, Pa Major Simpson presided, and Major Gillespie ee 10 a acted as croupier., 2.hich hes The following nccount of this corps is from the rs.That speech of Lieut, Colonel SgweLL, on returning xcellent, chauks : bcument, $ The Queliec Light Infautry was called into ex- ontribu- istence in consequence of the unfortunate distur- use of i bances which occurred in this country during the nent © winters of *37 and \u201938.during which crisis its devo- frite tion and loyalty to Our Most Gracious Sovereign hich in- the Queen way crowned by volunteering its gra- | thoueh tuitous services, which eutailed on it the fatigue uses © sud responsibility of garrison duty by night, and a of the parades for drill by day.By attention to this latter he, Such duty the corps in the short period of a few weeks mmuni- made such progress in its tield duties, that {, after an used to experience of 19 years in the British Army, felt ving 1 full confidence in its ability to take the field ; and Report knowing the high tone of loyalty that pervaded ik re the ranks of the Quebec Light Infantry, from right tion of to left, I tendered its services to leave Quebec for a due to threatened point ; and at a subsequent parade bave Com Ing made known to the regiment the proposal 1 had t would made onits behalf, it was approved of and ratified eceired by three British cheers ;\u2014matters however took olely in such a torn that it becnme unnecessary 10 employ it.rs mi Sf\u201c But, the service of the corps may again shortly bythe Le required; and although many of our old com- clause panions can no longer be numbered among us, they gation.are replaced by others of great promise, who, bear- tion of ing in mind the unanimity, friendship, zeal and cy con loyalty which has ever united the Q.L, L, will bide by cheerfully aid in accomplishing all that can be re.erstand quired of us as a corps.\u201d to the hich it COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS, towns \u2014 ces, i From the Presentment of the Grand Jury for the for ob Court of the Quarter Sessions.veiling « Term of January, 1846, Mand The Grand Jurors (thourh the calendar is com- 5m we Paratively light, yet they are uot prepared to say p, that thot crime is on the decrease, but rather otherwise) ruined Would beg leave to call the attention of the Court bethe to the fact that as far as they have been evabled to bc and trace matters, four-fifths, if not more, of the crimes rought before them have been committed by per- wert tons of intemperate habits, aud chiefly when under old the influence of intoxicating liquors, and on visiting ee 0 e gonl they found on enquiry, all the prisoners, s felt male and female, to declare that frequenting taverns The Eeverally, but drinking invariably, was the direct or bec.of indirect cause of their incarceration.\u201d Certainty it is better to enable parties having : x i : MENT his been pleased to discharge François Armant du | of the ship ot Jane Monson CaLsNDaR ov Convictions, \u2014 The Queen v.Etienne Carrier\u2014Larceny, stealing Turkeys \u2014 3 months at hard labor in the House of Correction.The Queen v.Henry Colling\u2014Larceny, stealing Coru Broome\u2014a fortnight in Gaol, The Queen v.Ralph Peel\u2014Larceny, stealing a dead Pig\u20143 months in the House of Correction at hard labour.The Queen v.Jor.Mulrooney\u2014 Larceny, stpaling shirts, &c.&c.\u20142 mouths in the House of Corree- tion at hard labour, : The Queen v.John Greaves\u2014Larceny, stealing a Saucepan\u2014 15 days Common Goal.The Queen v.John Bolivar\u2014Larceny, stealing Chairs, (an old offender) pleaded guilty\u2014a month in the Common Gaol.The Queen v.Louis Martin\u2014Larceny, stealing Plates, pleaded guilty\u2014a week in the House of Correction.The Queen v.Lonis Martin\u2014Larceny, stealing Moccasins, pleaded guilty\u2014a week, to commence after the expiration of the former conviction.The Queen v.James Downes\u2014 Assault and Bat- tery\u2014to be brought up on the next Term The presentment of the Quarter Session made by the Grand Jury for the District of Montreal, says: \u201c It is a matter of deep regret to us, to show that crime appears to be on the increase iv this District, the Calendar of the present session shewing n much heavier list of offenders thau heretofure has been usual.* Io conclusion the Grand Jury present the pruc- tice of licensing low tippling houses us fatal in its consequences to the morals of the people.The facilities which these houses afford for the disposal of stolen goods are a great encouragement to the perpetration of crime.\u201d His Honor congratulated the Grand Jury on their numerous and punctual attendance, and the zeal, t diligence and effectual manner in which they had discharged their duties, having discussed the large namber of eighty-five bills in the short space of six days\u2014adding that in proof of the attention by them | five in number, only three or fonrcages had resulted in the acquittal of the parties tried.SHERBROOKE, Jany.15.{ COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.\u2014CRIMINAL TERM\u2014JANY.7, 1846.Present\u2014Messrs, Justice Mondelet, Day and Gairduer.The Grand Jury having been empanelled, were | lated them apoun the light calendar presented st this ! term.Un the second day, the Grand Jury presented | Daniel Martin, for uttering counterfeit coin, true ; bill, SECRETARY Ss OFFICE, Montreal, 17th Junuary, 1846.His lEXCELLENCY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE GOVERN- + | Flamme, lesqur-, (rom the Commission vf the Peace for the District of Montreal.| OrFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF MILITIA, Montrenl, V5th January, 1846.His Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to make the fuilowing Milita appornt- ments end promotions: i Second Batlulion of Montreal Ensign Charles D.Lovis 15 placed upon the retired list with the rank of Lieutenant.fo tullowing Oilicers have ceased to belong 10 this Battalion as having left the line, namely: | Captmn Pierre Lows Panet, Lieutenant Archibald Ferguson.Eusign Aifred Pinsonnauit, As clnnang exceplico as an Advocate: Eusigu Lewis Thomas D'ummond.Quebce Militia Artillery.To be Second Caprams: First Lieutenams George tl, Gibson and Henry Gibson.To be First Lreutenants : Second Lieutenants G.Stevenson and Archibald Campbell.To be Second Lieutenants: Charles Parent and François Deblois.Third Battalion of Quebec.Te be Lieutenants: Fopsigns Remi Rinfret dit Malouin, Jean Baptiste Cor- nveau Edwin Allen Jones and Daniel Me Pherson.To be Ensigns : Georze Henshaw Holt, Thomas Gauvin, Frederick Augustus Rowe, Joseph Robitaille, Thomas Pope, Edward [Le Moine, Gentlemen.Second Battalion af Saguenay.To be Captains : .Jean Haptiste Gauthier and John McLaren, Esquires.To be Licutenants : Jude Gauthier, Thomas Gauthier and Joseph Savard, Gentlemen.To be I£nsigns : Guilbert Girard, Joseph Tremblay, Donald McLaren, Willinm Simard and François Maltest, Gentlemen.To be Quarter Mater: Charles Dubeigé, Gentieman, Montreal, 10th January, 1546.The following are the Volunteer Regiments, namely: Montreal Artillery; Frontier -Arutlerv; Quebec Cavalry; Lachine Cavalry; Montreal Dragoens of the La- chute Cavalry ; Sherbrooke Cavalry; Montreal Rifles; Quebec Light Infantry; Montreal Light Infantry.By Command, A.Guar, Colonel and Adjutant General of Militia, COMMERCAL.London Corn Morket, Dec.b.The sales ol Wheat, being limited in the extreme, all descriptions of Enalish and Foreizn, doty paid, declined 2d 03d 4 70 {hs below our last quotations.Flour was equaily diflicultto sell, Trish and home made receding 1s § sack, and Canadian 1s dP LI.In the bond~d market no transactions have 1ecently uanspired, and although wheat is still held at former prices, the importers of States Flour appear willing to concede anabatement of sdf bhi.New York, January 13th.\u2014\"The beneficial effects of the drawback bill upon the trade of the United States and Canada is shown by the tables of the Canadian government At Kingston for the year just closed, there was imported, through the United States.under this law, merchandize to the amount of £5,558, paying a Canadian duty of £2 - 587, and receiving from the United Sates a drawback 18,914 91 cts.or £2228 14s 61 \u2018The articles thus imparted were cigars, almonds, currants, raisins, molasses, oil, sugar and wine, \u2018The article of most value was sugar.which was imported to the amount of £3,526.I'he benefits of this bill alhough estimated Inghly, have never been fully acknowledged by the United States.The trade of the Canadas is increasing in extent, not less rapid than our own, and under the judicious operation of this bill, the merchants of New York city, and the lines of communication with the interior will soon reap a rich reward, as is clearly indicated by the commencement we have noticed above.\u2018The provincial revenue of the vear just closed, has excerded that of 1844, £55000.The trade under this bill, which was in its infaney the last season, will next year Le one of great value.li has become fami- Har to merch ints, and wo this day of rapid movements, will goon to be of very great importance, The farther extension of the bill is much to be desired, and we noticed with pleasure that, arewolution has been introduced into the House of Representatives, declaring the expediency of extending the provisions of the drawback ill to the exportation of Canadian wheat through the United States to England.The privilege contempiated wili be of little present advantage, unless by lu erial enactment, Canadian flour thus exported would be received in England io 1ts vriginal character, winch, under existing circumstances at vast, will not be the case, The extenston of the net, however.shows a desire on the part of government to foster trade when it can be done to the benefit of our own citizens, \"The full operation of the bill will not be witnessed until a warehouse bill is alco passed, With that, New York city would be the great storehouse for Cansdian goods, and bestowed, out of the bills by them found, sixty- ; addressed Ly Air.Justice Mondelet, who congratu- | | the closing of the St, Lawrence become of less importance than it now is, The great rapidity of business movements would give the indirect trade 8 great advantage over the old route, and New York he the gainer in many respects, aud to an amount that makes tha passage ot any law to extend our trade of much importance.\u2014( Express.) Cincinnati Market, Jan.7 Flour\u2014City Mills, bbls.\u2026.#425@ 435 es From Canal & Wagons.400 @ 425 Grain\u2014Wheat, bnsh.\u2026.075 @ 000 Corn Hi irreerirereneess 033 @ 037 Oats EE Larsrune ronuou vos 025 @0 28 Hny\u2014 Loose, I0N.\u2026.1200 @14 60 Oil\u2014Linsead, gall.\u2026.000000000000 065@ 066 Potutors\u2014Irish, bus.00005 0000000.030 @ 0 40 Salt-\u2014-Kuvawlu, bustis.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.023@025 Soeds-\u2014Plax, tusho.,.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026.0e.105@110 TIMOIhy, \u2018Lo nncosace 0000 +00.250 @ 350 Clover, + .\u2026.525 @ 550 Whiskey, gall ces arssorecereerc0u000 0195 @ 20 EXPORTS OF WESTERN PRODUCE.CINCINNATI, Jan.7\u2014The shipmenis of Flour, Lard, Cheese, nnd several orher staples of the North West to Foreign Ports have very much increased within the last fon: months.This fact is, perhaps, the most material ane, in estimating the effect of Foreign demand upon the American market.The Exports from New Otleans from the 1st of September to the 20th December, of the articles of Flour, Lard, Whiskey and Corn were as follows, as compared with tlie same period of last year : .Flour.Lard Wheat.Com.bbis.keys.bbla.seks, Pre«ant year 121,801 70,296 11,671 57,774 Last year 53,156 35,551 2,779 16,977 Excess this year 71,645 314,745 8,892 62,797 It will be observed, that the shipments of all these articles from New Orleans sinee the Ist of September, (except Whiskey) have doubled since last year.lt is tne that a very large partof them go 10 onr Eastern Ports.The part wbseh 15 shipped abroad, however, has iuctessed in lice proportion.Nearly cne-talf the sbipments of Flour and Corn goes to Boston, This fuct speaks trampet-tongned, as to the inlfuenee which American Manufacturing e-tahlish- ments bave apon the markets, prices and profits of the Wanner.If lie vast consumption of the New England YMannlactones of the Flour, Corn and other articles of the West were eut off, it wonld be felt at once, in the Cawnfall of the pees of Western Produce, and in such R sIngnation of the marker, as would almost prevent sales, i115, luckily for the Farmer.the fact, that the demand of hotlithe Foreign ami Domestic Marke: Las largely imereased in the past seneon \u2014 Hence, prices aie good, and markets active.We believe and hope that this state of denes wil! contin, at least another year, at- fording a treasonable remuneration for the fabors of the bu-flrndman., = nee re par CHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.(Tv the Editor of the Quebec Gazelle ) Quesec, 9th Jany., 15846.Sir,\u2014 Having read a short paragraph in Satnrday\u2019s Mereurv, purporting to be a communication from me, giving sone furiher particniyrs connected with the wreck ?[take the eariiest op.partanity, Huouzh the ineditum of your paper, of expressing my sprize aod regret, that any person should ! uave published, withonr my authonty, a stement not only erroneous in itself, but also invalving a serious | sharge of inhmmanity acainst the poor Indians of the i nord shote, to whom we are all indelted for our lives | Some stiauge reports have gone abroad respeeting that part ofiy nufartnnate crew,who were left bebind, near | the place of oar landing\u2014and I deem it necessary to lay - before the public the simpie facts ol the case, Before landing at midnight from the raft, we proceeded along the Leach in search of a spot in the cliffs less steep than at first discovered.We Lad walked along the shore | some fifteen minutes, when Mr.Scott, the 2nd mate, | (à stont, powerful yonng man, who had hurt his knee | on the night of the wreck), reported that he could pro- cred no further without help.The master who had been assisting Thos.Young, a native of\u2019 Lielaiid, and who was exhansted with illness and (atigue\u2014tlien vave the lighter man in charge of the 1st male, and took Mr.Scott.In this way we reached a spot low enough to give us a chance of ascent into the woods.On anivingz ata fa- vonrable place we lishted fires.The snow was about three leet deep and biswing a storm, from which we had- just escared in time.We got some tea, &e.But poor Young became delirions, and kept on wandering round the fires repeating to the crew all sorts of nonsense, giving 1 melancholy proof that his days were numbered.About 9 o'clock we set out for the westward, leaving a ateat part of our stock of provisions, and rigging up a tent lor Yeung, and leaving him a fire and some wood We enceavonred to make him understand that, as soon as a Louse was discovered, he would Le sent for.No one seemed inclined to stay with him, and, at such a time, [ would not attempt to enforce a request of that natnre.In the afternoon, after a good deal of fatizue in walking throngh the deep snow, we reached the hnt of Jean Baptiste and his relative, who kindly snpphed us with hot water and assisted in making a tent.Early next morning several of the strongest of our people proceeded down for Young ani the provisions.Bat, unfortunately, the old mar was no where to be found, neither were his tracks visible in the woods.Most probably he crawled to the beach and perished among the slash ice.Every search was made, bat in Pain ; and, as this party was the best of my crew, 1 can vonch for this statement though not ou the spot myself.I must here take the opportunity of siatinu that a better erew never stepped on board a ship At all times obedient and respectful, I never lost command over them from the day of sailing up to the date of our leaving Jeremie.Our kind friends, the Indians, spared us all the provisions they could.Capt.Campbell, (of the ship Sit R Jackson), and I endeavoured to make them understand that we wanted them to cany letters to the Post, and after five days lost in making their snow-shoes, they removed their wives and families to some distance, and started on their journey.As my object 1n writing this is to state clearly the eanse and manner of the deaths of those of ry uufortnnate crew who have lailen victims to the neglect of the Legisiature of tus Province, in not providing an efficient chain of posts From Portneuf +0 Point Montpelles.I shall pass over the incidents which occurred till the arrival of my kind friends, Jean Baptiste and Paul, residing ata eabin on Betsimets Point.It appeared that, as soon as the Indians who had taken charge of our letters had arrived at the Point, they related the patticnlars of onr distress, and withont waiting a moment, they set about making cakes, atid getting everything ready for s start early in the morning.They arrived and broneht us enough for two hearty meals; with a little batter, sugar, and tea.and gave us reason to expect that Mr, Comeau would nrrive soon, as he only resided six miles from their cabin on Point Betsi- mets.The next marning Mr.Comean came and took charge of ns.We left three of my crew behind, who were so badly frost-bitten that they conld not walk.Ationt forty pannds of oatmeal were left with them by Mr C.with assurances that the Indians would cite fo them, and shortly bring them upwards, We then tra- velled onward about tour miles, and, camped for the night, The next morning three of Capt.Camphell\u2019s crew were unable to proceed.They were also left behind, with the same guantity of oaune «} and the same assnrances of safety.These men were scarcely a gnn- shot from the Indian habitation.We travelled about ten miles the next day.Mr.Comeau ordered the Indians ro fix the camp, as many of onr men were mach fatigned\u2014this was about three o°clock\u2014and as the Point wasonly a short distance, (about three miles).Captain Campbell, Mr.Comeau, and I walked onwards.It af- terwatds appented that Benjamin Brown, one of my men, had been seized with a severe pain in the stomach and bowels on the following morning, and being unable to proceed, the Indians stayed with him, but he died in two davs This death was attributed, by our crew, 10 the eating 100 much of the half baked bread which he had made from some flour.Asthe Indians\u2019 house, at this point was comfortable, with two stoves, our people took the advantage of resting themselves there, before proceeding to Jeremie.All the rest of the crow arrived safely.Most of them, however, with their feet more or less frest-biten.After staying a few days at Jeremie, during which Capt.Camphell and | had given written orders and security to Mr.Comean for the issue of what clothing the crew stood absolutely in want of, which were supplied to them from the H.Bay Company's store.Poor fellows, they are crunmed, mates and alt, into a little place not mote than 14 (eet square.I sincerely deplore their fate.In a fow days after my muri- val at Jeremie, Mr.G.Dutberzer, the Crown Land Agent, called on bis way up.He advised me ta try the snow-shoes whieli he had, anl to proceed with bin, and as the steward seemed determined to follow, le kindly took clinrge of nus.On my arival at the Saguenay, [ consulted with Mr.Chas.Pentland about the missing crew\u2014he advised my sending down an express to Maniconagan, and kindly furnished me with the means, He selected two experienced voyazeurs, with advice to ascertain the pare ticulars (of the Indians themselves) connected with the fate of the six men left behind We have a faint hope that as they were so near the calins of the Indians, they ate still alive I expect a letter from the Saguenay in the conse al the next week\u2014till then I fo:bear any further remarks, My warmest thanks are due to Mesrs.Du- berger, Pentland, Slevin, Cusry, O'Connell, Boucher, and Vanfelvon, for their kindness to us on the npward passage.Indeed ftom all the natives and settlers of the ronh shore we experienced the greatest kindnese and sympathy.\u201d The ship to which the statement in the Meremy al.Indes, is the ** Elizabeth Atkinson,\u201d wrecled some two inonths since.I fear, Mr.Editor, I have occupied 100 mueli of your valuable space, but I conld not wel] relate the tacts in connexion with this melancholy affair without being a litle prolix I am, Sir, Your obedt servant, E.PENTREATH.MARRIED.On Monday.the 19th instant, by the Rev.J.Clugston, Mr, +, H.Clint, to Mary Ann, daughter of the late Mr.W.Whittaker, DIED.At Boston, on the 3rd Janvary, after her arrival from Kngland in the Acadia, atter 15 days suffering, which she hore with christian patience, Barbara, third daughter of Mr, Robert Back, Senior.of this city, aged 23 years, much and deservedly lamented by all who knew her and more especially bv her discon-olate friends, who were looking forward to the happy day when they should meet with her again.At Montreal, on the 15th instant, Mr.James Craig, Engineer, late of the eity of Aberdeen, Seo'land At Montreal, on the 14th intent, of apoplexy.John Watt, aged 19.