The Committee of the North American Colonial Assoeletion, haying failed

in their attempt to induce the Government to cancel Mr. Poulett Thomson's appointment, prudently wrote to their friends in the Pro- \ 1iocs to receive the new Governor-General well, ;111(1 treat him re- seectfully.

The Tnronto .E.ramiaer gives the following particulars of' the attack upon the It efornwrs at Toronto on the 15tli th:tober.

" Yesterday morning, pursuant to public notice, flu' inhabitants of the I home ifotriet met on the premises of Mr. James Davis, Yong,: Street. As early as telt deloek a considerahle number were on the ground: and about half- past ten, the procession from 'roronto, headed his .1l r. Sheriff Jarvis, with banners dold tyed, arrived, and immediately commenced. shouting and che,hing in a inwa tumultuous manner. Great exertions were matte hy the Constit ittielial Society to procure attendance : plaCards were pi- 'it aiim i time tonr11 Offering conveyances to those who would accept them ; mid several Tory ncoier-trades- men, such as 31r. Ditehey, gave their nien a holyday on the occasion. INtany p;•;weable men were deterred from attending, owing to the general anticipation of a ills:turf:once ; the certainty of which oveurrino. had bc.,11 industriously proclaimed by the tools of the Compact. liv mutual consent, lite time for taking the chair was, at the suggestion of Mr. Boyd, J. l'., fixed for twelve o'clock.

" Previous to that hour, the utmost harmony prevailed; although solne ap- prchension of tiot was entertained, owing to Al r. Jarvis' adherents being deco- rated witli a badge of' blue riband, and many of them, including stone of the _Magistrates, hoeing armed. with bludgeons. It was hoped, however, that 'Mr. Jarvis and his 'Magisterial friends would take care to preserve the peace; and as every profession et fair play was made, we trusted that all might go off peaceably. Shortly before twelve o'clock, an arrangement was made at tlw sug- gestion of some of our friends, that the Sheritf should call the meeting to order, awl divide it on the appointment of chairman. As the fact is important, we wish to repeat it distinctly, as a mutual agreement between the parties klIONT11 to a incelter of the l'ory leaders ; among whom we Itoubl particularly mention .1.1dernicn Gurnett and Dixon, wl.o one or both pledged themselves for the Sherlif's impartiality. " .1i:cording to agreement, at twelve o'clock precisely, the Sheriff' mounted the platform, and called the meeting to order ; when Dr. Baldwin attempted. to nroposo E. Steele, fig chairman, but was tivice prevented from mount- ing the platform to do so by the Sheritf, who received a motion from ow( of his own fricn•ls for Francis Boyd, Esq., l. l'., to tido, the cl air. 1Im r iinestion was pat, and the usual cries of • carried:" lost !" divide!' were shouted tu- muli torosly by both parties. NVItat. however, was the eeritri,e of the friends of Captain szeele, lie-wit the in-thail of dividing the meeting in.04.(ligy fi .fy., tieLlarea Mi.. Bo.% d chosen, and assisted hint to mount the plot rw-in awl take the chair. 1)1-gutted at this paetial conduct, width proveti mita: oas to be expected when the l'•...../111t1011S rii10■11.1 110 /11'011!),T41, there was a. -wilerel cry for II,c majority to noive till' to some Miler place, ard ledil their iumcct :u.1.(•:••,r,lingly, a waggon prepared in the rrid nt a distance of

about Wm lealdrv (I yards from the platform, into whielt Baldwin :Ind some other gentlemen ascended; and immediately a vast majority of Cl

paople gathered l011111i it, nuillle,orted the platierm. ,lieritf

jarvis, preeed, it or followed, sr: coald hardly tell whieb, • • •

frietels, ;trawl tvth lilmulgiitm, (tile Shierilf was hiniselisit i. .' (t the platlinin .111(1 rudied tu wit ,..re the ii u waters were gathered. . tante- tiecusly. the latter were assailed with weapons of all kina, i t mm (tbr

they Wert: and ofiered no r.eistance) in every ilireet, •,,.

" It limo Ii! he Impossible for us in oar present numner t,, tiw CaFeS of

individual i a lii lug. 3fally, in worthy men el. s, ent and.

11,-men. Aker the victory ci our opponents, t,,,y1 ,, to hold their meeting. owl pass.,.(1 reslutio(1,, a copy Or S. ell. Captain Steele, mini the true spirit of au officer and a genii:man. numiltiol the plat - iltrin, mit prowsted Jgoillst the proe.e(lings, as 11111'0:1■,.111ltitillai, arbitrary, and tyrahnical : then left t Is meeting:. lt trill dolibtl,-ss he asserted by our op- ponents that they had a numeti•eal alsjority. it so, wby did the •••••lierilf tiecline mmii hunt tho nietning? hy did they proceed to V101121lee? Why did they come prepared iiith badges, wales-, that they might know their iriend front their VICIi!IISmm tt 10121;e \Ye ask these questions, and wait •11- a reply.

But why tigain (Ed I me Sleohf, the Clerk of the Peace, the it of Toronto, and mm iialo,wr of :\lagistrates, join with these men in a public meeting after i,uelt Conduct

" Sheriff k howled them in procession from the (1,;,-. flt (1;/. In rut h it lite conduct we Live described. Vt'e ...• proccssion went to t ;,...eroment llot:-a miter its reIttrit,

his Kcellency. ,oipporters of Mr. aryl.; Iliere Milk ' • and climb,, allid :Iniong thew IVOtt: Mt: rug pOpee. we . - term:1 out to them after the dispersion ot their oppon • . entreaties to iii Magistrates to prevent the use of the it.. • .. was stated that it could not be helped. " Our ave.:ant of the awful proceedings of y,-

brief, and we Luva of course not (c..-11 as y•et 1., ,

whieh skull iii t it the pablic cye, individual has heel, sh (1r,...elfulb.• hurt tilat his life In the li> _1] id the 11th Octoher.

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