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MR. J. G. NORMS.

AND THE ■ VISIT TO CANADA

OF H. B. H THE

l^RINCE OF WA.LES.

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( I'lhUed for Private Circiilatmi.)

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1876.

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CANADA

PUBLIC ARCHIVES
ARCHIVES PUBLIQUES

aSTOTE.

The present triumphal tour of H.E.H. the Prince of Wales through
His Koyal Mother, " the Empress of India's " great domain, recalls the
fact, that Canada was the scene of H.R.H's first essay as a traveller,
and the Canadian people were the first of the Queen's Colonial subjects
honored by the great distinction of a visit from Royalty. As one who
did jot a little to bring about this event, the writer hopes he may be
pardoned for putting on record, in the present shape, the evidence of his
achievement, as some people have been pleased to call it. The writer
regards the mission he volunteered to England in 1858— although knowing
at the time that the lateness of the season would prevent a royal visit
that year — as the happiest and most successful event of his life, and he
naturally guards jealously the memorials of it. Since his arrival in
Ottawa he has been repeate'Uy asked by friends for copies of the petition —
which he could not supply, except in the present manner. As to the
recommendation of the newspapers that he should receive some reward
for his work in 1858, he wou a only remark, that as a Loyal Canadian
he never asked for, nor does he expect any acknowledgement. To have
contributed, in however slight a manner, towards the strength and unity
of the grand old British Empire— the Mother of Nations— is to him a
reward quite sufficient for what he did on the occasion referred to, and
later on, m 1870, at the Union Convention at Yale. As this is the only
occasion which he may have of speaking of the results of his visit to
England, he avails hhnself of the opportunity of paying a humble but very
sincere tribute to the departed statesman and man of letters, Lord Lytton,
who was at the time at the head of the Colonial Office, as well as to the
present head — Lord Carnarvon— then Under Secretary. The writer can
never forget the hearty kindness he experienced at the hands of these
noblemen — noble by birth as well as by nature — aad to them, perhaps,
more than to anyone else, the writer has always felt, Canadians are
mainly indebted for the Royal Tour that followed.

Ottawa^ March, 1876.
1*

-JK.it.Wjt,

Mr. J. G. /Ifom's, and the Visit to Canada of H. R. H. the

Prince of Wales.

A CANADIAN PETITION TO THE QUEEN.

From the Toronto Globe, 1868.

The propriety of sending a petition to the Queen of the British Em-
pire, asking her to visit this portion of her dominions, has oftentimes
heen mooted, hut never carried into effect. Eumours of her intention to
come unasked have often reached us— hut they, too, have proved un-
foimded. No one can douht, should she ever venture across the Atlantic,
that she would meet with a right loyal reception — a most cordial welcome
from the people of Canada of all religions, of all races, and of all parties;
for, whatever may he our differences on other points, we are all united in
a hearty acknowledgment of the virtues of the EoyaJ lady to whom we
owe allegiance. There a^re, however, many difl&culties in the way of her
visiting Canada — difficulties which must occur to the minds of all, and
which, perhaps, will never he overcoaie. These, however, do not apply
in so great a measure to the Prince of Wales, whose presence, if we desire
it less than that of his Eoyal mother, we do so hecause her character is
a matter of history — ^liis has yet to he established. As her representative,
however, and as our future King, Canada will not he found wanting should
he visit her shores. In October next, samples of manufactures of West-
ern Canada will be exhibited in this city ; her agricultural productions
will also be displayed. What better opportunity could a Prince have of
judging of the capabiUties of this vast, and, we must add, almost un-
known province of the British Empire ? Acting upon this idea, Mr.
John G. Norris, of Toronto, has the last few days been actively circulating
the petition which will be found underneath. Attached to it are the

uamos of all the members of both Houses of Parliament who arc in town,
Opposition and Ministerial being lovingly commingled. Besides these,
Mr. Norris has also procured the signatures of the judges, and many in-
fluential gentlemen in and out of office. He proceeds, we believe, to-day
to Montreal, and thence to Quebec, where more names will be attached,
and will sail for England on Saturday next. Mr. Norris has undertaken
the task at his own expense, and upon his own responsibility ; but, from
the names attached to the petition, his project has received the ondorsa-
tion of the Province : —

:0!-

TO THE QUEENS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

THE UUMBLK PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF TORONTO AND IN.
HABITANTS OF CANADA GENERALLY, MOST RESPECTFULLY SHEWETH,

That your petitioners desu-e to approach your Majesty with an expres-
sion of their devoted loyalty and attachment to your Koyal person and
family.

That your petitioners beg leave respectfully to inforir jOur Majesty
that a Crystal Palace, similar in design, but of smaller dimensions to
those of London and Paris, for the exhibition of the products of Canadian
industry and skill, is in course of erection in Toronto and will bo com-
pleted about the first day of October next.

That as your Majesty has been graciously pleased to honour the
inauguration of similar undertakings m England and elsewhere with your
Koyal presence ;

Your petitioners most humbly pray that your !.Iost Gracious Majesty
will confer a mark of favour and distinction on your loyal subjects in
Canada, of which they will always entertain the most grateful remem-
brance, by conferring your authority on His Koyal Highness the Prince
of Wales, or some other member of yom* Majesty's Koyal Family to pro-
ceed to Canada and to represent your Majesty in opening the Crystal
Palace in this the most important dependency of Your Majesty's Empii'e.

And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.

E. P. Tach6, M. L. C. Adam Fergusson,

James Crooks, M. L. C. K. Matheson, M. L. C.

Geo. J. Goodhue, M. L. C. B. Seymour, M. L. C.

N. F. Belleau, Speaker L. C. P. H. Kndwlton, M. L. C,

P. B. de Blaquiere, M. L. C. John Ross, M. L. C.

p. II. Moovo, M. L. C.
Ebcnczcr Porry, M. L. C.
G. S. Boulton, E. L. C.
J. Morris, M. L. C.

F. A. Quosnel, M. L. C.
J. SimpHon, M. L. C.
Jas. Pattou, M. L. C.
Clins. Wilson, M. L. C.

G. Sauveuso do Bcaujcu, M. L. C.

D. M. Armstrong, M. L. C.
HoUis Smith, M.L. C.
Harmanneus Smith, M.L. C.
John Prince, M. L. C.

Elz. Duchesnay, M. L. C.
Edmund Mnrney M. L. C.

E. Cartier M. L. C.

P. M. Vankoughnet, M. L. C.

W. Agar Adamson, Chap. L. C.

E. Kimber, Gent. Usher Blk. Bod.

Henry Smith, Speaker Leg. Assem.

John A. Macdonald, M.P., Kingston

Thos. D'Arcy McGee,M.P., Montreal

George Brown, M.P.

Sidney Smith M.P., West Northum-
berland.

C. Alleyn, Provl. Secy.

Geo. E. Cartier, Atty. Genl. L. C.

Wm. Cayley, M.P., Kenfrew.

J. B. Kobinson, M. P., Toronto.

John Eose, M.P., Montreal.

Hector L. Langevin, Mayor Quebec,
M. P. P.

W. McD. Dawson, M.P., city Three
Eivers.

J. Sheridan Hogan, M.P., Grey.

G. Benjamin, M.P., North Hastings.

Jas. Moir Ferris, M.P,, Brome.

John Cameron, M.P.

G. H. Dubord, M.P., Quebec.

J. E. Turcotte, M.P.P. Champlain.

T. L. Lee Terrill, M.P.P. , Hanshaw,

Geo. Macbeth, M.P., Elgin.

John Carlmg, M.P., London.

Wm. McDougall,M.P., North Oxford.

0. E. Gowan, M.P., Leeds and Gren-
ville, Nortli.

E. W. Scott, M.P., Ottawa.

L. L. L. Desaulniers, M. P,

J. Elie Thibaudeau, M.P,

T. M. Daly, M.P., Perth.
J. C. AikinH, M. P., Peel.
Wm. Notman, M. P., North Wcnt-

worth.
J. Dufresno, M. P. P.
J. H. Pope, M. P. P., Compton.
Isaac Buchanan, M. P., Hamilton.
Edmund Heath, M. P., Pontiac.
John N. Chirk, M.P.P., East North-

umberland.
C. F. Fournier, M.P.P., Co. Isolet.
C. N. Panet, M.P.P., Co. Quebec.
M. W. Baby, M.P.P., Eimouski.
Geo. H. Simard, M.P., Quebec.
L. Lacoste, M.P., Chambly.
Marcus Talbot, M.P. , E ast Middlesex.
A. Morrison, M.P., North Simcoe.
Eobt. Spence, P. M. General.
John White, M.P., Co. Halton.
Lewis T. Drummond, Atty. Genl.L.C.
L. S. Morin, M.P.P., Terrebonne.
Wm. Patrick, M.P., Grenville.
Sydney Be]lingham,M.P.,Argenteuil.
David E. Price, M.P.P., Chicoutimi

and Saguenay.
W. H. Foley, M. P.
J. C. Chapais, M.P.P., Kamouraska.
H. Munro, M.P.P., West Durham.
Jos. Gould, M.P.P., North Ontario.
Joseph Eymal, M.P.P., South Wcnt-

worth.
Wm. F. Powell, M.P., Co. Carleton.
Lewis Wallbridge, M. P., South

Hastings.
G.McMicken, M.P., Welland.
John Simpson, M.P., Niagara.
J. S. Macdonald, M.P., Cornwall.

F. H. Burton, M.P., Durham.
John MacLeod, M.P., Essex.
E.Bell, M.P.P., Lanark.

Noel Hebert, M.P.P., Megantic.

G. B. Lyon Fellowcs, M.P., Eussell.
C. J. Laberge, Sol. Genl. L. C.

W. B. Lindsay, Clk. Leg. Assembly.
Dunbar Eoss, M.P.P., Beauce.
Ij. V. Sicotte, M.P., St. Hyacinthe.
Christopher Dunkin, M.P.P., Drum-
mond and Arthabaska.
Pobt. Biggar, M.P.P., West Brant.

Jiio. HolmoB, M.P.P., Huiou AiBruco.
A. P. McDonald,M.P.,W. Middlesex.
M. LaframboisG, M.P.P., Bagot.
D. Eoblin, M.P.P., Lennox and Ad-

dington.
D. Stirton, M.P.P.. S. Wellington.
Walker Powell, M.P.P., Norfolk.
L. Burwell, M.P.P., East Elgin.

D. E. Papineau, M.P.P.,' Ottawa Co.

E. II. Piche, M.P.P. , Berthier.

W. H. Webb, M.P.P., Richmond and

Wolfe.
E. B. Somerville, do., Huntington.
W. H. Boulton, Mayor Toronto.
W. B. Davis.

Fred. W. Jarvis, Sheriff York &Peel.
John Barclay, D.D., Minister St.

Andrew's Church.
R. U. Harwood, do., Vaudreuil.
Job. Laporte, do., Hochelaga.
A. W. Playfair, do.. South Lanark.
Benjamin Tett, do., South Leeds.
G. C. Fortier, do., Bellechasse.
L. Archambault, do.,L'Assumption.
Benj. Dionne, do., Temiscouata.
Willett C. Borland, Prince Edward.
David Christie, M.P., East Brant.
J. Gaudet, M.P.P., Nicolet.
Adam N. McNab, Bart.
Wm. H. Blake, Chancellor.
A. McLean, J.
W. H. Draper, C.J.C.P.
John H. Hagarty, J.
Robert E. Burns, J.Q.B.
J. B. Macaulay, ex. C.J.C.B.
Wm. B. Richards, J.
J. G. Spragge, V.C.
John, Bishop of Toronto.
t A. M. de Charbonnell, Bishop of

Toronto.
S. B. Harrison, Judge Co. Court.
John Carr, Alderman.
A. Brunei, do
John Purdy, Councihnan.
W. H. Fox, do

D. B. Read, Alderman.

A. M. Smith, do

Geo. Boomer, do

Frederick Upton, Councilman.

Wm. Strachan, Alderman.

Henry Prittee, Councilman.

Christ. Mitchell, do

Jeremiah Carty,Aldermau.

Robt. J. Griffith, Councilman.

Wm. Andy, do

Wm. Lennox, do

Henry Spi'att, do

John Ritchie, Jr., Alderman.

Charles Daly, Clerk City Council.

Thos. Craig, Councilman.

Robt. W. Beard, Toronto.

Thos. Booth do

W. M. Gorric, Aid. do

J. H. Patterson, do

Geo. H. Mills, Mayor of Hamilton.

John T. Moore, Aid., Hamilton.

Warren Holton, Alderman.

M. W. Browning, do

Wm. Davidson, do

R. N. Law, do

Lawrence Devancy, do

John Patterson do

Jas. Walker, Councillor St. George's

Ward.
C. Rowlan, Councillor.
W. McGiverin, do
Geo. Ryall, M.D.,do
James Mullin, T. C.
C. J. Tracy, Aid.
Geo. Morrison, Councillor.

John Waugh,

E. Cartwright Thomas, Slierili"

Wentworth.
Geo. Roach, Aid.
Thos. Clarkson, Prcsdt. Board of

Trade, Toronto.
Geo. Buckland, Piof. of Agriculture,

Univ. of Toronto.
G. T. Denison, Lt.-Col. commanding

Mounted Active Militia.
J. M. Savage, Col. Royal Artillery.
David Glass, Mayor of London,

Colonial Office, 2iu1 September, 1858.
Sib, — With reference to the interview which you had with Lord
•Carnarvon this morning. His Lordship desires mo to say, that he would
be glad if you could call again at this office to-day at your earliest con-
venience.

I am. Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

H. C. NOItRIS,

Private Scerelary.
John G. Noukis, Esq.

CANADA'S INVITATION TO THE PEINCE OF WALES.

(From the Morniny Post.)
A Crystal Palace for the exliibition of the produ-ts of Canadian
industry and skill is about to be opened in Toronto ; and tiio good people
of the province, through Mr. J. G. Nokris, have cerMfied their devotion
to "the Queen of Canada " by entrusting to the i^ands of thri gentle-
man a petitivf- * hich respectfully invites her Majesty ci '.er to preside
in person at the inauguration of the Palace, or to aathorize his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales, or some other member of the royal
family, " to represent her Majesty " at the interesting ceremony wbich,
on the 1st of October, is to take place •' in the most important depend-
*' ency of her Majesty's empire." Etiquette, we presume, would not
permit the petitioners to approach the Throne with the formal invitation
which they have felt themselves at liberty to prefer to the Prince of
Wales, and therefore they merely remind her Majesty of the circum-
stance that "her Majesty has been graciously pleased to honour the
" inaugm'ation of similar undertakings in England and elsewhere with
" her royal presence." Only one inference can be drawn from these
words, namely, that the people of Canada, without distinction of creed
or party, are anxious to receive the distinguished honour of a visit from
her Majesty, and, failing in this, to hav an opportunity of evincing
theu' loyalty and devotion to the Prince who is destined at some future,
and we hope distant, day to become King of the magnificent province
of Canada. The petition, which we published in extenso on the 26th of
August, has, we believe, been left with the Colonial Segretary for sub-
mission to her Majesty ; and as it is a document which has received the
signatures of all the leading men of the province, no one can doubt that
the request which it contains will meet with the gracious and kind con-
sideration of her Majesty. Canada, in the possession of responsible

li- i

self-government, is only united to England by that link of affectionate
attachment to the British Crown and to the mother country, of which
during the war of 1812, during the rebellion of 1837, and since the
union of the two provinces, the vast n^ajority of the population has
given such marked, such emphatic, such constant, and such noble
proofs. The electric telegraph has now connected I'rreat Britain with
the continent of America ; and whilst the people of the United States
and of Canada rejoice thankfully and hopefully at this last crowning
triumph of science — one which is destined to consohdate the power of
the Anglo-Saxon race to an extent the results of which no man can
venture to predict — the loyalty and devotion of the people of Canada
can now be surely gratified, and the friendship of the people of the
United States can now be permanently secured, by the progress of the
Queen of Great Britain through " tlie most important dependency of
her empire," and by her visit to that great neighbouring Eeijublic, the
citizens of which would enthusiastically hail her presence amongst them
as the restoration of that intimate relationship between nations identical
in origin, language, reUgion, and hberty, of which the electric telegraph
is the material but imperfect type. If her Majesty should visit Canada
she will see a happy, contented, industrious, and loyal people advancing
in prosperity at a rate which has never been equalled even in the history
of the marvellous progress of the United States. She will see a magni-
ficent country, rich in natural products — a country which at present is
the home of three millions of her subjects, and which, half-a-oentury
hence, will be inhabited by a population which will constitute a great
and powerful nation. She will see what the enterprise of Britain in
Canada has already accomplished — the vast canals which unite the St.
liawrence and the ocean with those inland seas which penetrate the very
heart of the continent. She will sec the Grand Trunk Railway, the
longest separate line of communication which exists in the world ; and
she mil see the Victoria Bridge, a structure with which her royal name has
been gracefully and appropriately associated. She will, moreover, see
that English institutions, English liberty, English self-reliance, aiil
English loy:^lty are plants which do not deteriorate in the soil of Canada.
The day is not far distant when the rich commerce of the East will bo
borne from the Pacific, through Canada, to the ports of England and of
continental Europe. The day is not far distant when British civilization
and British enterprise will stretch from Canada to the Far West — to
those gold regions the discovery of the wealth of which has laid the
foundation of a new British empire on the coasts of the Pacific. The
time which has been chosen by the people of Canada to prefer this

affectionate
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respectful request is singularly opportune ; and physical science has
accomplished a grand and lasting triumph by bringing into intimate
union the two gi'eat families of the Anglo-Saxon race. Then, let this
happy and auspicious event be signalized by the gracious condescension
of her Ma-testy in yielding to the affectionate wishes of her Canadian
subjects, and by visiting that great Kepublic the citizens of which know
as well as EngUshmen how to appreciate the personal virtues and the
womanly graces of the illustrious Lady who at once adorns and elevates
the British Tlirone.

THE QUEEN— CANADA.

(From tJie Leinster Express.)

The importance to England of h'^r North American colonies is
daily becoming more apparent ; each development of science, and every
success attendant upon commercial enterprise drawing more closely the
ties that connect the daughter to the mother "country. In this respect
" progress" is marked upon every uddertaking, as if Providence would
aid those who have shown themselves so willing to employ their own
energies. Discoveries of the precious metaJs, and of fertile tracts, which
hitherto lay unnoticed ui the far- western territories of our Sovereign, have
drawn to those regions a considerable share of earnest attention. Golden
links conn- "i the inhabitants of those colonies with Great Britain ; the
ties of kindred, religion and ancestry are strongly felt ; and another bond
of union is duly acknowledged and appreciated, in the imperial diadem
that encircles the brows of our beloved Queen. These relations shall, we
trust, ever remain unbroken, and from the increasing magnitude of the
interests involved, every precaution should be taken to strengthen the
attachment subsisting between all parts of Her Majesty's dominions.
Canada has for a long period enjoyed the reputation of being the most
loyal as well as the most substantially prosperous of all our distant pos-
bcssions ; and at present it does not yield to any part of the United liing-
(lom ui devotion to the Crown and institutions of Great Britain. The
iuhabitaiits of those Provinces have on all occasions resisted seductions
of their allegiance, and they now stand in a prominent position — happy
and wealthy in their connection, and enjoying to the fullest extent civil,
rehgious and social advantages.

An interestmg manifestation of tlr loyalty of the Canadians has
just been made in the address recently sent to the Queen, soliciting
the honor of a visit, and Her Majesty's presence at the inauguration

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of the exhibition of art and industry which was to be opened
on the 1st of October. The memorial was signed by the
members of both Houses of the Colonial Parliament, and by the clergy,
gentry, and influential persons in the Province ; and it was entrusted
for presentation to Mr. Norris, of Toronto. So suitable an act oi
homage to the Queen, and so graceful an acknowledgment of the interest
she has always shown in the welfare of her subjects, could not fail to be
duly appreciated. Although from the shortness of the notice and the
late season of the year she could not have complied, it may still be ex-
pected — ^posb'bly next year, or at least before long — from the facilities of
communication, and the gratification it would afford our fellow sub-
jects across the Atlantic, Canada will be favored with the presence of
royalty. Even by the citizens of the Great Eepublic the visit would be
hailed with delight, and the occasion would tend to the mutual benefit.
In itself the event would be full of interest, but as an evidence of kindly
feeling between communities derived from one common stock, though
sundered by geographical barriers, it would undoubtedly be well received.
Moreover, as a proof that natural impediments form no insurmountable
hindrance to the intimate unity of a nation, and that the results of skill
and science are seen in the annihilation of time and distance, rendering
communication rapid and locomotion safe, the visit of our Queen to
America would stand forth a prominent occurrence in our national his-
tory. Exemplifying in her person the principles of law and order, and
representing, as she does, the most influential kingdom in the world,
Victoria would be hailed upon the American continent, not only as a
sovereign around whom all the affections of her people cluster, but as the
embodiment of those principles which have raised her subjects to such an
elevation amongst the nations. The feelings thus elicited would naturaly
be participated in by the citizens of the United States, for in little save
the name, and the elective tenure of thou- President, do their constitution,
laws and customs differ from our own ; while the same mercantile, man-
ufactui'ing and scientific energy, — the industry, perseverance and
ingenuity that so eminently characterize the entire race, are alike attri-
butable to the residents of both sides of the boundary line. Some have
stated that the invitation could not be complied with in consequence of
the omission of a point of etiquette — the Governor General not having
been made the medium of communication ; but such a motive could not,
we are persuaded, be attributed to the Queen, who would not suffer a
mere punctilio to thwart the wishes of her people, or prevent her cordially
Supporting any measure that would tend to their advantage. Though
careful of the true dignity of her court, she has been ever more desirous

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of reigning in the hearts of her subjects, aud of establishing her throne
as much by regard for her own person as by the monaxohial predilections
of these countries. We trust, therefore, that the time is not far distant
when the wishes of our Canadian fellow subjects will be gratified, and the
inhabitants of that distant province will bo gladdened with the presence
of so august a visitor.

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EOYALTY IN THE NEW WORLD.

(From the London Press.)

Our Canadian fellow-subjects have sent home by the last steamer a
rather singular petition, asking us to "lend them the loan" of tlie Prince
of Wales. The special plea for this request is the circumstance tliat a
Grand Exhibition of Industry and Art — presenting, in fact, the Hyde
I Park Crystal Palace of 1851 translated into Canadese — will be opened in
Toronto next month, and the inauguration ceremony would be attended
wi'h tenfold eclat if graced with the presence of some scion of the Royal
; Family. It is true that the particular petitioner in the cEise is a private
gentleman, JohnG.Norris,Esq.,of Toronto, who has undertaken the affair
I at his own expense and responsibihty , and has come to England with the
|hope of inducing his Royal Highness to accept the invitation. But at-
tached to the hillet, as we are told, are the names of "all the members
" of both Houses of Parliament who are in town ; Opposition and Minis-
" terial being lovingly intermingled," together with those of all the
judges, and many influential gentlemen in and out of office. Tha
petition, though ostensibly private, is practically imbued with a public
mnd national character. Canada, indeed, has long yearned foi a gUmpse
pf Royalty, and as the Sovereign herself was a prize beyond hope, the
Colonists have thought it no rash request to ask for a visit from the Heir
||Lpparent. Well ! why not ? The American possessions of the English
jprown exceed in geographical dimensions those in any other quarter of
le globe. Their commercial and polit'aal importance we have only just
|egun to ascertain. "A dreary sea may roll between," as Coleridge sings
id the Times remarks, apropos of this very subject. But Majesty has
litely taken to navigation ; and in these days a few degrees of longitude
latitude, more or less, are of no great consequence. When Noble
ichtmen like Lord Dufferin visit Iceland merely for the fun of the
ing, there can be no real reason either on the score of time, difficulty,
peril, why a Prince of Wales should not cross the Atlantic. In the
iere calculation of time and risk it is undeniable that the voyage to
jlalifax, as at present performed, involves far less danger, and not much

more delay, than were necessarily encountered by Dutch William when
visiting his favourite retreat at the Hague, or by any of the Georges in
those periodical elopements to Hanover which gave so much umbrage to
their British subjects. A poUtical motive, perhaps, stronger than that
offered by the Industrial Exhibition, seems to suggest compHance with
this petition. There exists just now a little " difficulty " between the
British Crown and the Colonial Legislature. Her Majesty, at their own
request, selected Ottawa as the future metropoKs for the United Provinces
of Canada. The local Parliament rejected this choice. One Ministry
resigned in consequence. Their successors, after a week's enjoyment of
office, fell also before a vote of non-confidence. The former Administra-
tion, slightly recast and reinforced, have, therefore, resumed the reins of
power — but upon the condition, as the last advices state, of surrendering
the metropohtan question. The doubt as to the future capital of Canada
remains, therefore, unsolved, and the indignity cast on the British Crown
uncancelled. The crisis in both aspects might be conquered at once if
the present petition were conceded. Suppose, for instance, the Prince
of Wales were to arrive in Canada with the title of Duke of Ottawa, the
choice of that locality for their metropolis would be accepted by the
Canadian public amidst a chorus of loyal acclamation.

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THE PROPOSED EOYAL VISIT TO CANADA.
(From the Court Journal.)

We learn that Mr. Norris, the gentleman who has been
deputed by all the leading men in Canada to visit this
country, to invite the Queen or some member of the Boyal
Family to grace by their presence the inauguration of the Exliibition at
Montreal, has had very satisfactory interviews with Sir E. B. Lytton and
the Earl of Carnarvon. It happens that all the arrangements of Her
Majesty and of her illustrious family are made for the autumn ; so that
there is no hope of a mission, which deserves to succeed for its loyalty's
sake, being fulfilled exactly in the way that our Canadian fellow-subjects
have desu-ed. But there is a hope, and a well-grounded hope too, that
in the course of next summer the people of our great American depend-
encies will have their feelings gratified by a visit from some prominent
member of the Eoyal Family, such as the Prince of Wales, if not of the
Queen and the Prince Consort. This much we are enabled to say already.
We are also enabled to say, that the loyal and affectionate sentiments
which have prompted a request so unusual, and m some respects so

courageous, are fully appreciate<l in tlie highest quarters. We believe
therefore, that we may prepare the public mind for something like a
royal progress in Canada in the good year 1859.

; EOYAL VISIT TO CANADA.

(From the Morniny Post.)

The mail which sails to Canada to-day will convey to the people of
the Province the disagreeable intelligence that Her Majesty •* is under
the necessity of dechning the request that his Eoyal Highness the Prince
of Wales, or some other member of the royal family, should proceed to
Canada with the view of opening the Crystal Palace at Toronto." Her
Majesty, however, is understood to have expressed her high appreciation
of the loyalty which dictated the wishes of the petitioners, and a hope
that the proposed exhibition " will produce important results to Canada."
Sir Bulwer Lytton, in the performance of his duty as Colonial Secretary,
has managed with the pen of a graceful and accomplished writer, to em-
body Her Majesty's refusal in terms which, it may be hoped, will sensi-
bly mitigate the disappointment which the receipt of such a communica-
tion is sure to create among a people whose devotion to their sovereign
is as intense as it is universal. We now dismiss this subject, merely
adding that the gentleman who was the bearer of the petition to this
country, Mr. Norris, discharged his delicate mission with great good taste
and judgment ; and also our hope that on some future and perhaps more
convenient occasion, not only the Prince of Wales, but Her Majesty
*• the Queen of Canada," may herself condescend to pay a visit to the
most magnificent dependency of her vast colonial empire.

A QUEEN ; IF NOT,— A PEINCE I
(From the South London Journal,)

Within these few weeks the Americans — both Canadians and States-
men — have been hankering after the sight of a crowned head. The
New York journals are decidedly of opinion that the time is favorable for
this novel flight of Eoyalty. The Queen should go to Canada, they tlunk.
*' Let her come by all means," says the Herald, " and visit her EepubHcan
cousins too ; she would get such a reception in New York just now as
never greeted monarch in the world before." We have not a doubt of
om* contemporary's sincerity, or of the accuracy of his estimate of
American feehng. Canada, however, as is but natural, has outstripped

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the Union in its aspirations, and we must now surprise our readers with
the announcement that, thovgh our North American brethren discern
some difficulties in atijracting the Queen, a Canadian gentleman has
arrived by the last steamer to see if he can't borrow the Prince of Wales.
At Toronto, on the 1st proximo, there is to be a Great Exhibition opened
— a regular Crystal Palace, not quite so grand as that in Hyde Park or
the Champs Elysees, but of good colonial proportions, and similar in
design. Now that these exhibitions should be inaugurated by Sovereigns
or Princes has become a fixed principle, and the Canadians think their
future King would be the very Prince for the occasion. It will be thought
a remarkable illustration of the force and individuality pervading Trans-
atlantic character when we add that this proposal for the loan of
our Heir Apparent does not proceed from the Legislature, the Adminis-
tration, the authorities, or indeed any officials of the colony whatever,
but has been undertaken by a private gentleman at his own cost and on
his own responsibihty. He put into circulation a petition, which will be
found in another column, procured the signatures of such members of
parliament as happened to be " in town," and, fortified by this public
" endorsation," started on his own hook, and hcs arrived, we are told, b\
the Persia on tlie prosecution of his complimentary errand. Mr. John G.
Norris, for that is the name of this independent envoy, will not, we are
afraid, tempt the Prince of Wales, but he will learn that we appreciate
the invitation, and that we wish every success to the colony and to its
Exhibition. In fact, we have not the smallest doubt that the journals of
Canada and the Union are entirely right in predicting for a Eoyal visit
to America, when the fullness of time may bring about such an event, the
most triumphant and unprecedented success.

THE QUEEN AND THE CANADIANS.

(Froln the London Times,)

On Saturday evening Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, addressed an official communication to Mr.
Norris, embodying the answer of Her Majesty to the petition, of which
he was recently the bearer to this country, from citizens of Toronto and
inhabitants of Canada. It will be recollected that the petition in ques-
tion stated that a Crystal Palace similar in design, but of smaller dimen-
sions to those of London and Paris, for the exhibition of the products of
Canadian industry and skill, is in the course of erection in Toronto, and
will be completed about the 1st of Oct. j and the memorialists, remember-

ing that Her Majesty had been pleased to honour the inauguration of
gimilur undertakings in this country and elsewhere with her presence,
prayed that she would confer a mark of favour on her loyal subjects in
Canada, by giving authority to the Prince of Wales or some other mem-
ber of the Royal Family, to proceed to Toronto and represent her at the
opening of the Crystal Palace there. This document was signed by 180
of the chief citizens of Toronto and inhabitants of other parts of Canada,
including, among others. Sir Allan M'Nab, the Hon. N. F. Belleau, the
Speaker, and 25 members of the Legislative Council, the Hon. Henry
Smith, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Brown, the recent
Premier, Mr. Macdonald, the present head of the Government, and a
large number of men of all parties in that branch of the Legislature ;
Chancellor Blake and eight other of the judges, both the Protestant and
Catholic Bishops of Toronto, the Mayor and Corporation of that city, the
Mayor and Town Council of Hamilton, the President of the Board of
Trade, and several of the military authorities high in command. The
idea of inviting a member of the Royal Family to Canada, to grace the
opening of the Crystal Palace, appeared to have originated with Mr.
Norris himself, a private citizen, but it speedily became so popular among
the citizens that, although only some ten days were spent in putting it
into execution, the most influential of them endorsed and sanctioned it to
the extent just described. It was then far on in August, the Crystal
Palace w^as to be opened early in October, and it was evident that no time
was to be lost in transmitting the petition to this country if the object in
view was to have a chance of success. The proper course in such cases
is to transmit such a document through the Governor of the colony, but
Mr. Norris was unlearned in the ordmary usage on such occasions, and,
without intending any disrespect to Sir Edmund Head, he brought the
petition to England himseK, instead of sending it through his Excel-
lency's hands. This circumstance, it seems, has rather detracted trom
the character and effect of Mr. Norris's mission ; but still tlie memorial
bore upon the face of it such strong evidence of tlie extent and spontane-
ity of the popular feeling in Canada on the subject to which it related
that its promoters might perhaps be excused for overlooking some neces-
sary formality, and the Colonial Secretary himself has so regarded it.
Sir Bulwer Lytton, in the letter he has just addressed to Mr. Norris, is
understood to have stated, after a passing reference to the departure from
the ordinary custom, in not transmitting the petition through the Governor
of the Province, that he had deemed it his duty, considering the eminence
of the persons whose names were attached to it, to lay it before the Queen,

who had hccn pleased to receive it very graciously, though she was under
the nccesKity of declining the request that his Koyal Highness the Prince
of Wales or some other memher of the Eoyal Family should proceed to
Canada with the view of opening the Crystal Palace at Toronto. Her
Majesty, it is also understood, highly appreciates tho loyalty to the
Crown and the attachment to her person and family which prompted
the wishes of the petitioners, and expresses her sincere good wishes for
the success of the proposed exliibition, and a hope that it will produce
important and useful results to Canada.

From the London Daily News.

A new and somewhat startling demand has been made upon the good-
humored readiness with which the Queen has ever responded to invitations
from any local section of her people to come amongst them. Our country-
men in Canada have put forth a claim to a visit. They have expressed a
wish that, if not the Queen herself, some member of her family, might
grace by their presence the mauguration of this autumn's Exhibition at
Toronto. Such an unprecedented request has not unnaturally been
demurred to. The Queen's arrangements for the season are made. She
and her Royal Consort are judiciously averse to involving their children
prematurely in public life. They are anxious to keep them free as long as
possible from the trammels of State pageantry. And yet, is a Royal
progress to the Canadas an impossibility ? By steam and rail Galway can
be reached in about a day. In six dayS the Royal yacht might reach
Newfoundland or Nova Scotia from Galway. Six weeks would amply
suffice for the out-and-home voyage to and from the principal cities of
British North America. Such a visit would do more than more sub-
stantial benefits to rivet the loyalty of the colonists to the Crown. Our
Colonial fellow-subjects feel, and not without reason, that they are scarcely
made sufficient account of in the mother country. While the news of
foreign States is eagerly run after, comparatively few ask what is passing
in our Colonies. Illustrious strangers — French, Dutch and Russian — arc
eagerly feted, but the most distinguished of our colonists are allowed to
come and go with scarcely any notice. And yet how infinitely more
important to us are our Colonies than any alien nation ! How much
larger a space ought their leading spirits to occupy in our estimation ! This
neglect, we have had reason to know, is deeply felt throughout our Colonial
Empire. It was a mistake, when sending telegraphic messages to the

President of the United States, to overlook entirely the Governors and
Legislatures of our own American Provinces. The undor-current of resent-
ment which flows from this neglect might be materially checked by a Royal
visit to Canada. As far as regards time, we have shown that there are no
insuperable obstacles to such a visit. And for our sailor Queen, with all
the luxurious appliances of her royal yacht, it would, we confidently
believe, be a source of unmingled pleasure. The glorious St. Lawrence
would afford spectacles yet ungazed on by any ci'owned head. Elizabeth —
like the poet's Gloriana, in whom she was shadowed forth — was contented
to receive from her adventurous knights tidings of the strange new world
they had visited : Victoria may see it with her own eyes.

THE PEEMIER.
(From the Toronto Colonist, Dec, 1858.)

The Hon. Mr. Cartier, who was a passenger by the Africa, arrived
in Montreal on Saturday, and will, we understand, bo in town early in
the week. Mr. Cartier, as we learn from papers received by the last
mail, has had the distinguished honor of being for several days Her
Majesty's guest at Windsor Castle. A distinction such as this, conferred
upon the Prime Minister of Canada, is of no trifling significance. In
the most important point of view it tells the world that the representa-
tives of the great Transatlantic Provinces of the Empire are held by the
Sovereign — the fountain of honor — to rank socially and politically with
the titled ambassadors of the proudest of European monarchies. As
servants of the Crown it places them upon the same footing as the great
officers of state. It gracefully gives the people of Canada a right to ask
that their Sovereign will allow them to show upon the banks of the St.
Lawrence, how well they can appreciate the courtesies extended to their
representatives on the shores of the Thames ; and lastly, it scatters to
the winds the malicious and unpatriotic forebodings of those who pre-
dicted, as they, no doubt, earnestly desired, that through their represent-
ative their country would bo dishonored, and a triumph given to their
selfish partizanship.

Fortunately we have in Sir E. Buhver a (Jolonial Minister who
knows how to appreciate, and who dares to encourage the loyalty of the
Canadians ; who can understand the feelings of the people as well as the
material wants of the country, and who is too astute and too manly to
yield to the outcry of faction wliat is due to the dignity of the empire.

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CANADIANS AT COURT.

{From the Glolw, SejH, 29, 185S.)

Tho I'hu'upeau (Liverpool) Tiniea of the 13th publib?'os the following: — •

" It will gi'atify our Canadian frienth to know that they ai'O in high

favor at the English Court at present. The loyalty of the Canadians to

the British Crown is more than a sentiment — it is a passion ; and the

request which was lately made by them that the Queen would visit their

fine colony, has been i-eoiprocated in a way which cannot fail to excite tho
most pleasurable emotions on the other side of the Atlantic. The Hon,
Mr. Cartier, on a special invitation, joined the Royal circle, on Saturday
last, at Windsor Castle, and remained until Monday — a proof of the Queen's
desii'o to honor the representatives of the North American provinces. It
was stated some months back that the Queen, in all probability, at no dis'
tant day, would pay a visit to those magnificent and progressive provinces,
and the compliment paid to Mr. Cartier gives significance to the assurance.
Her Majesty loves sight-seeing, and the spirit of adventure is a part of her
character. Both would be largely gratified by the visit. Once in Canada,
she would show heraelf, no doubt, on the soil of the Great Republic, and
I'eciprocate in person the assurances of aftection towai'ds the inhabitants
which she transmitted in her message through the Atlantic cable. The
visit, however, whenever it takes place, cannot be delayed until the usual
period for the prorogation of Parliament, for a Canadian winter would
probably be too much for the Royal nerves. Between May and September
ample time would be afforded for carrying out the arrangements of an
extensive trip, during which time such portions of the Western hemisphere
ds she desired to visit would be seen to the greatest advantage."

Good for evil. The Ministerial press lately assailed Mr. Norris for
pi'esuming to visit England at his own oxi)ense, as the bearer of the
memorial to Her Majesty, anent a visit to Canada. The self-supporting
ambassador and his mission were held up to ridicule as presumptuous in
the extreme ; and dire were the consequences predicted for Canadians who
should hereafter visit the British metropolis. These dignified censors
declared that Mr. Noiiis had for a time rendered Canada odious in the
sight of Majesty. Behold now the result ! " The request" conveyed by
Mr. Norria is "reciprocated" by tho Queen. The abused Mr. Norris
managed to place Canadians " in high favor" at Court. He paved the way
for Canadians at Windsor. And Mr. Cartier, the head of the government
whose organs ridiculed Mr. Norris's course, is actually the first man to
profit by the Norrisian labors ! Of course, Mr. Cartier will be profoundly

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grateful to Mr. Norria In future, wo expect, the organs will not mention
that gentleman without applauding the service he rendered to Mr. Cartior
and Canadians generally. If the European Times may ho believed, every
Canadian who may in future have the honor of dining with the Queen, is
bound to remember that he is indebted to the abused Mr. Norris for a
passport to the affections of our gracious Sovereign.

KEPLY OF THF: COLONIAL BECllETARY.

Downing Stbeet, lltli Sept., 1858.
Sir, — I cannot but regret that tlie petition from the Citizens of
Toronto and Inhabitants of Canada generally, which I had the honor to
receive from you, was not transmitted according to usage, tlirough tho
Governor of the Province. But as the time in which it was necessary
that the petition should receive an answer would not allow of my con-
sulting the Local Government on the subject of it, and considering tlie
eminence of the names attached to it, I have deemed it my duty to lay
tlie petition before the Queen, who has been pleased to receive it very
graciously, an 1 1 am commanded by Her Majesty to state that, while
under the necessity of dechning the request that His Boyal Highness the
Prince of Wales or some other Member of Her Majesty's Family should
proceed to Canada with the view of opening the Crystal Palace at Toronto,
which is to be completed about the first of October, Her Majesty ap-
preciates the loyalty to the Crown and the attachment to Her per-
son and family which prompted the wish of the petitioners. I have also
to add the expression of Her Majesty's sincere good wishes for the success
of the Exhibition itself, which Her Majesty trusts will produce important
and useful results to Canada.

I have the honor to be, sir.

Your obedient servant,
[Signed.] EDWARD BULWER LYTTON.
To J. G. Norris, Esq., Bridge House Hotel, London Bridge,

RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

TORONTO.

Tasbed Dkc. Gtii, 18C8.

lieaolved — That the letter of the Right Honourable tlio Colonial Sec-
retary, convoying the reply of Her Most Gracious Majesty to the petition
of the Mayor and citizens of Toronto and other Inhabitants of this Pro-
vince, praying Her Majesty to allow His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales or some other member of the Royal Family to visit Canada for the
purpose of opening the industrial Exhibition at Toronto, be entered on
the journals of this Council.

That the thanks of the Council are hereby ordered to be conveyed
to Mr. John Gustavus Norris for the energy displayed by him in pro-
ceeding to England with the petition, and that this Council take the

occasion to express its fervent hope that at no distant day the citizens of
Toronto may have the opportunity of welcoming their beloved Sovereign

or some member of Her Royal Family among them.

Witness my hand, and the Seal of the City of Toronto,

(City Seal.) this 26th day of January, One Thousand Eight Hundred

and Fifty -nine.

(Signed) ADAM WILSON, Mayor,

TME prince of wales at TORONTO.

Illustrated London News, Oct. 27, 1860.

The fine capital of Western Canada, Toronto, gave to his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales — a3 recorded in this Journal — a noble and
magnificent reception. At every step during his progress the Prince was
welcomed with genuine British cheers ; but at Toronto at least a hundred
thousand British American throats gave out the loyal cry. Extending
along the whole firont of tlio city is a magnificent esplanade. Near its
western extremity was the spot selected for the Prince's disembarkation.
Here a splendid pavilion was erected facing the city; it stood upon raised
ground, and upon a dais was placed a Royal throne. The hangings were
of crimson, blue and white, and the whole admirably disposed and
adorned with green leaves and festoons of flowers. The whole was sur-
mounted with a Royal crown, on all sides protected by flags. Standing
on the dais under the pavilion a sight met the eyes of the Prince on his
being conducted to the spot from the place of disembarkation which
probably he will jiever forget. On each side of the pavihon an immense

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amphithoatro had boon orocted capable of holding 10,000 persona.
Beyond thlH, again, was a wide street, flanked with a furtlier platform,
llio whole amphithoatro was exceedingly gay with trophies of flags and
armorial bearings on shioldH affixed to tall posts, each of which was
ornrmented with a gaily-colourod gonfalon. But the greatest charm of
the place was the entrance-arch, which spanned the street and faced the
dais at the distance of some Imndred yards. This was certainly a most
magnificent arch. It was of the Grecian order, but exceedingly rich in
ornament. Its height was upwards of sixty feet, and the street it
spanned could not be less than the same number of feet broad. The
pillars were massive, palmated at tlie top ; the architrave, cnblaturo,
&c., were all perfect of their kind ; and the interior of the arch was
adorned with beautiful fresco paintings, and the whole surmounted with
a shield bearing the Boyal arms and a Boyal crown, supported on each
side by a fine display of flags — tlio whole, again, still further decorated
with a couple of gonfalons, which floated from lofty poles erected upon
the crown of the arch. When His Boyal Highness mounted the Boyal
dais the day was fast declining ; but tho 'sight, though dimly seen, was
truly magnificent. There were, probably, from 15,000 to 20,000 persons
present. Tier after tier of the seats in the amphitheatre were filled, and,
under the leadership of the cathedral organist, Mr. Cartier, sang *'God
Save the Queen" with wondrous effect. "It is impossible (says the
correspondent of the Moitiiny Post) to do justice to the imposing spectacle
presented when the vast and excited assembly stood up and united in one
tremendous burst of cheering, which lasted many moments, on the
appearance of the Prince ; the ladies wildly waving their handkerchiefs,
the men nearly killing themselves with shouting the loyal hurrah, many
bands of music playing the National Anthem, and 6,000 young and
enthusiastic throats pronouncing the words of the British hymn. The
Prince was intensely affected at this glorious welcome — a welcome so
hearty, so truly magnificent, that its remembrance can never be blotted
out from his memory."

The Prince's Visit to Montreal. — The Prince of Wales before leaving
Canada deposited in the Bank of Montreal, to the credit of the Governor-
General, a large sum of money to be distributed among certain educa-
tional institutions named, " as some token of the very great gratification
which his Boyal Highness has derived from the interesting visit now
nearly completed, and as a proof of the deep interest which he must
always take in the future progress of this magnificent Province. His
Boyal Highness wishes that the sums appropriated to each should be

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applied in tho distribution of prizes to the students in such way as may
be suggested by the governing body as most conducive to the interests of
the institutions, subject in er.ch case to your approval." Queen's Col-
lege, Kingston, receives £200, and proposes to found a scholarship or
bursary to be called " The Prince of Wales's Bursary," and to be an-
nually competed for by the students.

AN OLD FEIEND.

{From the Ottawa Times, Feb. 24, 1876.)

An old friend of Canada has turned up in Ottawa within the past
few days in the person of Mr. John Gustavus Norris. This gentleman,
it may be remembered, in the year 1858, proceeded to England, at his
own expense, to lay before the Queen a petition from her loyal Canadian
subjects, praying Her Majesty to be graciously pleased to allow the Heir
Apparent to visit Canada for tlie purpose of opening the Provincial
Exhibition in Toronto. Although not immediately successful in the
object of his mission, there can be no manner of doubt that Mr. Norris
paved the way for the subsequent visit of H. E. H. the Prince of Wales
— an event ^uU of pleasing reminiscences, and which was productive in
many ways of great benefit io Canada and Canadians. Mr. Norris was
not in Canada when the Eoyal tour was made, or it is probable he
would not have been overlooked at the distributon of good things which
took place at its termination. On his return from England he had turned
his eyes to the new El Dorado on the Pacific slope, and there in the
present Province of British Columbia, he took up his residence, and
labored zealously, as a good Canadian (although not one by bkth),
towards the accomplishment of the subsequent Union with the Dominion.
It is said that on hearing of the Prince's arrival in Toronto, an event he
had done so much to bring about, the old gentleman was profoundly
affected. Mr. Norris is now in old Canada for the first time since his
departure for British Columbia in 1859, and we had yesterday the plea-
sure of perusing a copy of the petition which he caused to be laid before
the Quoeu by the late Lord Lytton. Although the period be short, times
and faces have changed since 1858, but we have stni amongst us many
of those who then, in all loyalty and duty, appended their names to Mr.
Norris's petition. Sir Etienne Tache, Chancellor Blake, Sir George
Cartier, Sir Allan McNabj Bishop Strachan, Thos. D'Arcy McGee,
Sandfield Macdonald, Sir James Macaulay, Philip Yf,nkoughnet, Chief
Justice McLean, Sir Henry Smith, John Sheridan Hogan, Marcus Talbot,

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and Dr. A'lamson have passed away ; but we have still with us Sir John
Macdonald, George Brown, Chief Justice Eichards, E. W. Scotc, Sir
Narcisse Belleau, H. L. Langevin, David Christie, J. B. Eobinson, J. C
\ikins, WiUiam McDougall, Edmund Heath, David E. Price,
John Simpson, Joseph Eymal, and Louis Lacoste. The document is of
great interest, especially at the present moment, when the good Prince is
making a second royal tour, this time through his royal mother's Eastern
possessions ; and in looking over its many pages, the thought has not
unnaturally suggested itseK that a gentleman who was so largely instru-
mental in bringing about so important an event as the one we have
referred to, ought not to be forgotten in these days of C.M.G.'s. Surely
if it pleases the Colonial Office to decorate every quiet-going Governor's
Secretary on his return from five years' stay in the colonies, with the
Eibbon of the Order, the smaller honor might with propriety be accorded
to one who has done something to mferit recognition at the hands of our
gracious Sovereign.

MR. J. G. NOREIS.

(FrGm the Ottawa Free Press, March 13th, 1876.)

Mr. J. G. N orris, formerly of Toronto, who, it will be remembered,
originated the idea of a visit to Canada by H.E.H. the Prince of Wales,
alnd who himself, in 1858, at his own expense, carried the petition in
behalf of that object to the foot of the Tlirone, is now in Ottawa, after
an absence from Cantrda of eighteen years. Mr. Norris, in the service
to which we have referred, did much towards securing the unity of the
Empire m this portion of Her Majesty's dominions, and thereby placed
the country and all who value "British connection" under no incon-
siderable obligation to him. Absent from Canada at the time of the
Eoyal Visit, he has never received reward or acknowledgment for his
loyal and unselfish service — nor do we know that he expects anything.
But it would be a graceful act, if some mark of royal favor were now
bestowed upon him.

OTTAWA : TKIKTED BY C. W. MITCHELL, ELGIN STREET,