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CANADIAN POLITICS.

We take the following extracts from an able article which lately appeared in the Toronto Globe, on the present posi- tion of the Reform Party in Canada. We recommend them particularly to the attention of the enemies of Responsible Government in this Island ;—

It is not easy to rule any free state—but we sincerely believe that a country more difficult to govern than Canada, does not exist. We have two national races, two national languages-—and one of these

Janadian races is a mixture of English- men, Scotchmen, Irishmen, Americans, Datehmen, Frenchmen, and Italians, with

manners, and prejucices. We have the limited monarchical principles ‘of Great Britain to reconcile with the ultra- democratic sentiments, of an adjoining republic, Weare not old enough yet asa people to have a high national feel- iag to controul our impulses—we have no respect as a people for any body or class of men—and in both sections we have a bitter hatred of years’ standing,

yet with all this, we enjoy a wonderful degree of quietude, camfort and pros-) perity. We abuse one another most) lustily, butthe ship swims, and swims) weil, notwithstanding; and while we! gruab/e and threaten, the country flou-; rishes apace. the farmer’s property in-,

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nad set aside public lands to provide! Parliament would hear the views of their\man: od; but che reports of thie distin. funds for the free education of the youth; constituents on them, the Press would/enished agent are far more to be respect. if Canada, and they have negotiated and\speak its views freely, each measure ed for their results, than all those ema- obtained the abolition of the British na-| would be discussed on its own merits and nating fromthe States of Europe, This vigation laws as applying toCanada; and not ag the offspring of the Ministry, andjgentieman is High Cormmissioner for the ihey have created an excelient Court of) public opinion would be matured ere the Times newspaper of London—a power ‘inal Appeal—subddivided the Province) Legislature assembled, Nota litle sav- inferior to no other ia the old world. fe into new territorial divisions, and nego-!ing of time and speechifying might also ig empowered by that ruler of the dest). tiated reciprocity bills successfully with|result from it. A bill so passed by the |nies of England. to sea, hear, examine,

the States ; and they have passed a limit- ed Partnership Act,—a Personal Property Mortgage Act,—a general Banking Bill, a Joint Stock Company Bill,—a County Court Extension Bill-a new Law of Libel,—and very many other equally po- pular and usefu) Acts. And this in two years.

Let the present Ministry stand or fall, they have built themselves a monument in the Statue book of their country which will remain. Partizans may abuse and mis-

representatives of the people would of| course become the measure of the party in power as well as of the Ministry.

News by Yesterday’s Mail.

Tue Steamer Rose did not arrive from Pictou until yesterday, when we were furnished with our usual Colonial and American exchanges, from which we

represent, impute motives and call names —but they have accomplished work which, no other men had the will and the ability to do; if they get it not now, the day is not far hence when their administration will be remembered with gratitude.

But while we frankly acknowledge the good effected by the present Ministry, as a Government, we cannot shut our eyes to the fact that as the leaders of a great party they have been sadly wanting. They have rested too much on the good- ness of their measures—taken too little trouble to carry their party with them in maturing these measures. They have done business enough, judiciously hands led, to make the fortune of any Adminis- tration, to satisfy the most exigent radical in three times the space : but they have shown so little tact in bringing for- ward: and passing their Bills, that their vest measures have been heard of by their own friends for the first time when the law of the land, and it has required no little exertion to do away misconcep- tions which should have been set at rest

‘take the following items of news :—

infer, and communicate anything and

jeverything that may be worth knowing,

with reapect to the United States, Jp thia respect, his position is more impor- tant than that of any of the diplomatic corps. Lord Palmerston is a busy med- dling statesman, who is determined te know how to make the most for his copy. try out of any quarrels or internal com- motions in the United States; and the Times Commissioner will furnish him and the world with a perfect panorame of our people,—their business, their hopes, their designs, their actions,

INTERESTING FROM Port au Prince. —By an arrivul at Philadelphia from Port au Prince, we learn that political matters. there continued in & very unsettled state, which had the effect of limiting the al-' ready contracted commerce of the Island. | It is said that the friendly mediation of| the foreign representatives has been posi-| tively declined. On the 30th ultimo, over | two thousand men marched from Port au | Prince for the South; and on the same day, over one thousand men embarked on board the Haytien fleet. The cannon and other warlike implements from the fort, were taken on board the government | tark Glover.

Anotues Great Fire at San Fran-!

and their probable tendencies, on the great battle now just commencing in the

‘political arena, From this, the English Secretary for Foreign affairs, who aeareh-

es American ships, and seizes upon towns belonging to weak powers, levying at will heavy duties on American goode, and doing other things equally strange— even permitting his foreign ministers te advise our government—this same secre- tary, Lord Palmerston, will be abie te gather the proper views for his chances iz the great diplomatic game to be carried on, upon the probable issue of our po- litical strife and sectional jealousy, ami

action.

We learnt by telegraph from New York

cisco,—An arrival at New Orleans on last night, that at a late hour on Sunday the Ist instant, from Chagres, reports that night while a party of negroes were dis- San Francisco has been visited by an- cussing the Fugitive Slave Law in thet other destructive fire, which consuined city, a desperate affray took place be- more than one hundred buildings, causing tween them, during which an athletic

ere the Bills passed a second reading. The government has been good, but it. has not been the government of the Re- form party; it has heen the government of the gentlemen of the Administration from Upper Canada. Of all the import- ant Bills passed during the last two Sessions not a whisper reached the public: ear until they were printed and laid on!

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great distress, The accounts from the coloured man seized a bed post, with mines were sull of the most encouraging | Which he beat another coloured man, and character. |then attacked a man and woman, who, it aie iediin ‘is said, have since died. The excitement The amount of duties collected at the Decame intense, and it was with the great- Montreal Custom House for the quarter est difficulty the police captured the ending Sth July, 1849, was £83.395, for murderer. His name is Peter Howland, the same period in 1850, £114,006, being and he is said to be insane. an increase this year, of £30,011; for the

quarter ending 10th October in 1849,) 4 Bostonian speculator proposes a plas

the tabie of the House of Assembly —not! £78,576 and forthe same period this vear'

ee eee the! even the meubers supporting the Minis laws are more just, the administration of 7" ~ weer or

* were acquainted with their contents; affaira more vopuiar and equable. ‘There 'TY vere acqua ' tery 7 oh ae ; and thus the friends of Government have isa fund of practical intelligence andy aen ensarnitie sieved ital Habis ‘ot . . 3 Se c ; = common sense in the people of Canada,| sing ete giving a nee matur a . » e 'CQaoos > | i - which always eventually brings things to “0"""s ere ‘oid ed views on public questions or forcing a bearing; visionary schemes have their |). re tye 0 their leaders to recede from positions brief day—Tory ementes, League Con- | thew tad take DOAN tid DUblC. - Markt . ¢ s , 2 « € > 3 o. . ~ ventions, Annexation Manifestoes, Clear): 7 aad “sa burning mane tho own . t 4 ° Py 5 c sé I si 8 ii P $s oO Grit panaceas, may make their little pail "=" ayy PRONE

: ‘should have. been, and would have been for their little hour—but there are too. I * de:

many well todo people in Canada, toa: little wild speculation, too much matter!

‘firm friends by better management, have

been the consequence, and the Ministry have been placed in the unfortunate po-

(£92,840, being an increase over 1849 of! £44,264. On Wednesday last, we pub- lished a statement of the amount o duties collected at this port this vear as ‘compared with lastyear. In 1849 for the

quarter ending Jnly, £29,093 was col-|

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tected, and in 1850 £39,893, being an increase on that quarter of £6,802; in 1849 during the quarter ending in Oct.. the amount collected, was £25,525, and this year £34,379, giving an increase} this year of £9.054 on the quarter, and a total increase of £15,857, which is not at

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by which they who choose may go to | London andjsee the big fair, in the spring, and come back again, all for not more than cue hundred dollars. He says he \fias ascertained froin good autherity, that provided one hundred passengers can be obtained, the proprietors of a line of first class packets will agree to furnish a pae- ‘sage to Liverpool and back, and provide 'good accommodations and excellent fare, ‘for the sum of sixty dollars each, ~ The whole trip and stay to include about three months. Who says that Boston is not

of fact property at stake in the hands of| all. classes of the people, to leave any)”. ‘ i

| ' . ~~ of carrying out the views of their party. room fur such nostrums to find a firms ¥, ying : ew party

footing on the soil. | Pe rh ag 2 . 2 {Even during the ricketty existence of the

{rn addition to all these dillicultias, the seriously on their stability, and but for the present Ministry have had to contend overwhelining epdosition which united against and overcome one of the most/them together, wonld have split them to vioient ebullitions of party feeling which!pieces a year before they went. Think ever disyraced a free. country; and they [of sneha measare as the Rebellion Loss- have hadto put down, by moral. force,jes Bull being placed before Paritainent, an open attercpt ‘o transfer the allegiance without one word of warning to the party ef she Province from Great Britain to the who were to father it! Can any one United States. They eame into oifice; believe that had the measure deen dis- with an exhausted treasurv—debts injenssed through the Press on its merits, arrear, and securities unsaleable—and,!ere Parliament met, it would have been r'ready, the exchequer is overflowing —! possible to raise such a feeling in regard the public securities are at a premium—jto it? Whoknew a clause of the School and scarce to.be had at that. ‘They have! Bill ull it became Jaw,—and if its con- passe! an admirable Jury Biil,—a jostjtents had beey known, world. it have Assessinent Act—and a well diyested|passed asit did? lis aporfectly wrong Election Jaw: thev have extended thejsystem that a party shoald be placed in jurisdiction of the Division (Courts, —re-/ danger of shipwreck without the slightest formed the University,—extended the note of preparation until the bark is either system af Municipal government, andjea or past the breakers, Men like to

sition of appearing to dictate to, instead. No party could stand such a systern. |

jlate Admimstration this same policy told.

all symptomatic of ruin and decay.—.¥i. Chronicle. |

Mrracutous Escary.—Two Artillery- men, named James Reece and Samuel MecCrackin, belonging tothe detachinent: stationed here, had a very narrow escape this week, While coming up from Par-| tridge Islandon Monday exgning ina! emal! beat, one of their oars broke, and, the wind slowing fresh from. the north-| ward, they drifted ont tothe Bay, but| eventnally succeeded in reaching Digby! Gut, where, although their frail vessel! owas stove to pieces an the rocks, they ' got ashore, being nearly exhausted for| -want of neurishment and on account of | the exposure to the weather for two} nights andacay. [tis said they hailed: ‘a brig tying at anchor near Partridge Tsland, which, bowever, if they heard | ‘them, refused to lend any assistance.—

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To our Sunscainers ro THe East~ warp.—We beg to inform our, Subseri- bers to the Eastward thata Collecting Agent leaves this Office this week, whe will furnish them with their accounts, and

with whom a settlement must be effected.

SONS OF TEMPERANCE.

Tuk Grand Division of the Sons of Tem- perauce of this Island, held their serond As- nnal Meeting, ou Wedsesday, the 30th alt. inthe Division Room of the Sons, in the Tow" Hall, Charfoitetown, The meeting, we 2 informed, was weil atiended, a far greater! number of Representatives being present thas nsually xttend at the meetings of this branes of the Order, The Oiticers chosen for # present year are ax follows:

’ j , = t, . 4 * ? c . ‘ * P ; : ’ TT . > Jas - ‘|’ } negotiated the transference of Post Office shave the appearance of being consulted, To tue Usivep Stares,—The London! Hor. Charics Young, Grand. Worthy Pe contronl to the Provincial authorities, if nothing :more, and there can be no Times has sent a Comnissioner to the triareh. United States to “ take notes and report,” | Rev. Dr. Wirzing, of St. Kleanor'’s Grasé

secttring to. Us Cheap postage; they have jsympathy ina party when the mass know reduced the ests of Chancery proceed-|nothing of what they are supposed to do,

i : 4 7 : > tlie on tne state of aflaire the creat Repub-{* ar, Asgociate .

Peter DesBrisay, Grand Scribe,

ings incaleulabty,—taken the necessary until the thing is done, Tne very fretilic. His arrival in New York has created] Christopher Cross, Grand ‘Treasure? ’ ples si ~ Alt .

mitiative steps to abolish the Clergy Re-jwijl set themto pick holes in it, just

serve evil,—and passed a Bill to lend because they had no share init. ‘The

|New York Herald says :

public assistance to great Railway;whole system must be altered, The} Tho special agents of France, of Rue-

schemes for the benefit of the Province’; great Bills of any one session should be!

‘sia, of Austria, or of [lia Imperial High-

,no litt’ excitement and remark, The! Rev. W. UH. Cooper, A. B. of Port mr ~ 1Grand Chaplnia.,

Jot J. Vvippy. Grand Conducter. m il. Gidiey, of Georgetown, Grand Se nel.

they carried a general Road Act, which|foreshadowed through the Press, and wess Addul Medjic, are all distinguished, Joha Arbuckle, Req, Past Grand Wertt?. ‘wa already covering-the country with ex-. carefully discussed fur weeks defore the; men, whose reports to their governments Pyriarch, '