From Canadian newspapers of a late date, we learn that
the more. ment in favour of Lord Durham's Report and " Responsible Go,,,m" ment" gains strength in the Upper Province.
At a meeting of freeholders, held in the township of Newcastle, the following resolutions, among others, were adopted-
I' Phat the Report presented to her Majesty by the Earl of Durham, h tarns a true and faithful accofournteoef tnItitempbeolriktise:levstilasteboyfmUlepheritCsaporooadngT6a,,dectuLotti points out the only remedy constitution, and introduce into the government of these great Colonies Chow wise namely, To follow out consistently the principles of the Brifill, in any country be rendered harmonious and ellicient.' %vise provisions by which alone the working of the representative systCroc: men, to have their affairs directed by a Government possessing the c " That it is the inherent right of the people of this Province as Britishfreo. of the House of Assembly ; and that it is the deliberate opinion of this sod. ing, that no candidates should be supported at the ensuing elections %Ionia not pledge themselves to refuse supplies to a Government not possessing the confidence of their representatives. " That it is with deep regret that this meeting has heard that her %joss favour of Responsible Government ; and that the mission of the noble end has Government have refused their assent to Lord Durham's reciovnliiimleeitildiestpetion.vinie been, as fitr as Imperial legislation is concerned, to no purpose, of this Province cannot but feel that they have been mocked and insultelly the conduct of her Majesty's Ministers. " That under these circumstances, the people must abandon all hope of*. tice from the present Ministry, and rely on their OW11 efforts to accomplish their constitutional objects ; especially they must use their utmost exertion to secure the return to the next Parliament of men of firmness and tempe who will insist on the recognition of their inherent rights. " That in the opinion of this meeting, the friends of Responsible Govern. moist throughout this Province are imperatively called upon at the present crisis to hold meetings, and employ every constitutional means to show their appro. bation of Loraf Durham's Report, and their dissatisfitction at the declaration of Lord John Russell against Responsible Government. " That this meeting concurs in opinion with the Earl of Durham, that the Reformers, in conjunction with the Roman Catholic part of the community, look upon the Orange Association with feelings of indignation, as a political engine wider the Family Compact, which has ill 0, number of iustances de- stroyed the elective franchise.
"That this meeting cannot separate without recording its sense of deep and lasting rat it ado to the Right Honourable the Earl of Durham, for the talent and integrity manifested by him in his masterly Report on the affairs of Bri- tish North America-a Report which has received the almost unanimous ap- probation of the people of this Province."
In Upper Canada, according to a Toronto paper, the Colonist, the coming harvest will be very indifferent : the crops are stated to be mach injured by rust, and they will be much below an ordinary average.
The cod-fishery off Newfoundland has been generally successful,
August the Gth is the date of the latest accounts from Nova Scotia. It appears that preparations are in progress, on rather a large scale, for fortifying the frontier-line of the British Provinces, and garrisoning some districts which were the scene of outrage during the late disturb- ances. A permanent barrack is to be established in the Laprairie dis- trict, and st rong stone towers are to be erected. It is intended to build Mar. tello towers round Montreal. Fort Wellington at Preseot is to be com- pleted. Land has been purchased at Kingston on which fortifications will be raised, and Fighting Island is also to be efficiently garrisoned. The troops at Bermuda are to be reinforced.
The Aide-de-Camp, a vessel which sailed from Londonderry on the 18th of May for St. John's, New Brunswick, struck on Friars Island,off the coast of Nova Scotia, about thirty-five miles front Halifax, on the 19th of June, and became a complete wreck. Sixteen passengers were drowned by the upsetting of a boat as they were leaving the vessel. The survivors were furnished with clothes and provisions by the Government of Nova Scotia, and such as wished to proceed to St. John's were con- veyed thither. The Convention of the State of Maine have issued a sort of mani- festo, declaring that the national honour is pledged to a settlement of the Boundary question on the terms demanded by Maine.
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