NEWS OF THE WEEK.
ON Monday night Lord Lyveden stirred up a debate in the Peers about Canada. He professed to be asking a number of questions, but the drift of his speech was that Canada ought not to be left defenceless. He thought the danger of war with America imminent. So did Lord Derby, who held, moreover, that Her Majesty's Government ought to have taken steps to provide against the coming danger "silently and quietly." He advocated fortifi - cations and the placing of a force upon the Lakes. Lord Ellen- borough agreed, and considered the vote proposed by Government of 50,000/. a year for four years entirely insufficient. Earl de Grey replied by explaining that Her Majesty's Government did intend to fortify Quebec as an imperial fortress, and praised the Canadians. Lord Granville deprecated alarm, but declared the determination of the Government to defend Canada ; and Earl Russell, after pointing out that 200,000/. could not have been obtained quietly and silently, avowed that as the Canadians were bestirring themselves the defence of Canada was a question of honour and policy. The debate was not extended to details, but it shows clearly that both the great parties in the State have decided, should it be necessary, to fight for British North America.
