CANADA.

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 373, 10 November 1849, Page 3

CANADA.

The following lathe reply of Lord Grey to Lord Elgin's first despatch describing the outbreak in Montreal:— " Downing*street, May 18. 14 My Lord, — I have received rod laid before the Queen your lordship's despatch of the 30th of April, giving an account of the tcenet by which the City of Montreal haa been disgraced, and in the course of which the building occupied by the Pro? inclul Parliament hat bsen destroyed by fire. " 1 am commanded by Her Majesty to inform your Lordship, that while she has received with very great concern the intelligence of these deplorable events, they hare not impaired the confidence which Her Majetty tins hitherto felt in your ability and judgment, and she continues to regard your administration of the affairs of the province as meriting her entire approbation. " Upon th« act of the Provincial Parliament which has afforded a preteit for the outrages which have been committed, it is the duty of Her Majesty's servants to reserve their judgment until we shall be in possession of the full information which you lead in* to expect as to its character and objects ; but, whatever may be the view which may be 'taken of the merits of that measure, there can be but one opinion as to the guilt of those who, in resistance to a law conititutionally passed by the Provincial Legislature. hn?e hud recourse to violence of ao disgraceful a character, or as to the vfery.ierious responsibility incurred by all who have, "even by the imprudence of their language, assisted in producing the excitement, which has led to such lamentable remits. Her Majesty's servants entirely concur with your Lordship aa to the consequences which must follow from submitting to the kind of dictation by which it lifts been attempted on this occasion to overrule the decision of the legally constituted authorities of the province, and they confidently rely upon your firmuess, supported, as I trust you will be, by the Parliament and the great majority of the people of Canada, to enforce for the future obedience to the law, and to compel those who may disapprove of the measures either of the Legislative or Executive Government of the province, to confine their opposition within legal and constitutional limits. " I appreciate the motives which have induced your Lordship to offer the suggestion with which your despatch concludes ; but I khould most earnestly deprecate the change it contemplates in the government of Canada. Tour Lordship's relinquishroenl of that office, which under any circumstances would be a most tejrious Iqss to Her Majesty's service, and to (he province, could not fail, iv the present state of affairs, to be 'most injurious to the public welfare, from the encou* regement which it would give to those who have been concerned in the violent and illegal opposition which haa been offered to your government. I also feel no doubt that when the present excitement shall have subsided, you will succeed in regaining that position of ' dignified neutrality' becoming your office, which, aa you justly observe, it has hitherto been your study to maintain, and from which even those who are at present most opposed to you will, on reflection, perceive that yon have heon driven by no fault on your part, hut by their own unreasonable violence. " llelying. therefore, upon your devotion to the interests of Canada, I feel assured that you will not be induced by the unfortunate occurrences whicb have taken place to retire from the high office which the Queen has been pleased to intrust to you, mid which, from tbe value site puts on your past servicet, it it Her Majesty's anxious wish that you should retain, " ' ■ * " I have, &c, " G»by. "The Eirl of Elgin nnd Kincardine, &c."