The packet-ship Sheridan, front•New York to Liverpool, has brought Itkintreal
news apers to the 18th January. The Clergy Reserves Bill The packet-ship Sheridan, front•New York to Liverpool, has brought Itkintreal news apers to the 18th January. The Clergy Reserves Bill
had nada House of Assembly, by a majority of 28 to 2 of the Reform party having been induced to sup ure it is proposed that the land shall be sold, the hands of a Receiver-General, for the dis- h existing claims on the fund, secondly for
division among the religious sects in the following manner,—half te be divided between the members of the Established Churches of Esg• land and Scotland, in proportion to their numbers ; and the other half to be divided among all other sects in proportion to the amount of their respective contributions for the purposes of religious instruction. The Toronto Mirror mentions the dismissal of Mr. HAGERMAN, the Attorney-General, the promotion of Mr. DRAPER, Solicitor-General, to MY HAGERMAN'S office, and the appointment of Mr. BALDWIN to be Solicitor-General. A rumour also prevailed, that Chief Justice Jose STUART, of Lower Canada, was to supersede Sir GEORGE ARTHUR io the government of Upper Canada ; but Lord JOHN RUSSELL gave the report a positive contradiction in the House of Commons lust night. President VAN BL'REN had transmitted to Congress copies of cot• respondence between Mr. Fox, British Minister at Washington, AIL FORSYTH, Secretary of State, and Governor FAIRFELD of Maine, respect. ing the North-eastern boundary. The letters are said to confirm the prevalent opinion of the great difficulty of settling this question. Si JOHN HARVEY, Governor of New Brunswick, had published a most ex. traordinary "memorandum," recommending strict neutrality to dwellers on both sides of the border, " in the event of hostilities with the Baited States."
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