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Les diagrammes suivants iliustrent ia mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 i^; \v THE CORNWALL TRIBUTE : ii A PIJBC£ OP PIiATB, PRESENTED TO THE HONORABLE akd VENERABLE JOHN STRACHAN. D, D. ARCHDEACON OF FORK, »fi Jpovts^mo Of m tnmtv m^iU, EDUCATED BY HIM AT CORNWALL • ■ ;.j PRESENTED SECOND JULY, MDCCCXXXIIl VoRK ; Printed bf RoBijkT Staktok. 1833, ./• / THE CORNWALL TRIBUTE. At a Meeting; held in the District School House at Corn- wall, on Saturday 20th August 1831, at which were present the undermentioned Gendemen, who were educated at Corn- wall by the present Honorable and Venerable Archdeacon OP York — viz : Tlie HonoraUe The Chief Justice, The Honorable The Speaker of the House of As- sembly. Philip VanKoughnett, Esq. M. P. Duncan McDonell, Esq, Alexander Wilkinson, Esq, Alexander McLean, Esq. Donald McDonelL; Esq, James Macaulay, Esq. It was — Resolvedt that a Piece of Plate of the value of £ be presented to Archdeacon Strachan by those Gentlemen who were under his tuition at Cornwall, as a tribute of their respect for his character, and a memorial of their grateful recollection of his anxious and unwearied efforts to improve their minds, and to impress upon them sound, moral and religious principles, and of the sincere and steady friend- ship which he has manifested for his pupils in their progress through life. Resolved, That although the few who take this occasion of assembling at Cornwall after a lapse of so many years, would willingly of themselves carry the above resolution into effect, they are sensible that it would be more acceptable to their w 1 - ' Venerable Tutor and more agreeable to their old companionSi that all should have an opportunity of joining in paying the intended compliment, and upon equal terms : and it is therefore proposed, that these Resolutions shall be communicated to such Gentlemen in Upper and Lower Canada as were educated under Dr. Strachan at Cornwall, and that the cost of the Piece of Plate and the charges upon it shall be equally defray- ed among all who express their desire to unite with us. j Resohedf That in conjunction with such of our former School-fellows as shall signify their desire to unite in forming a Committee for the purpose, we will undertake the necessary measures of suggesting what Piece of Plate shall be procured ; the inscription to be placed upon it ; and the time and manner of presenting it. Resolved, That Robert Stanton, Esquire, be requested to act as Secretary and Treasurer to the Committtee, and to conduct the correspondence necessary for carrying these Reso- lutions into effect. Resolved, That such of Dr. Strachan's Scholars, educa- ted at Cornwall, as may happen to be present in York on the second Monday of the next Session of the Legislature, shall have authority to decide finally upon the measures to be taken. ■> .!.* (CIRCULAR.) ! V Yorlc. 1st October, 1831. Dear Sir, I have much pleasure in sending you the accompanying Resolutions of some of your old School-fellows, and shall be obliged by your letting me know at your early convenience, whether you feel disposed to unite with them in the proposed o^«ct. ^<.^__ ■ _ -^ ,_ ,: _/ ,^ ^__^, a ucated s.„ of the kfray- You will I am sure agree with us in thinking that, this mark of esteem towards our Venerable Teacher may be more acceptably and delicately communicated to him, if our inten- tions are not made known to others, until we are fully prepa- red to carry them into effect. Your assent to the Resolutions may be communicated to me, by returning them with your name affixed, or in such other mode as may be convenient to you. ^ '''''<>'},^i^Yi^i/::h'::-!K.:'4'- J am Dear Sir, . Yours very truly, ^ ROBERT STANTON. educa- m the , shall taken. ^ ;«>v'' Answers having been received to this Circular, the necessa- ry arrangements were made, by the Gentlemen in York during the ensuing Session of the Legislature, for ordering the piece of Plate from London. From unavoidable circumstances the order was not comple- ted until the Spring of 1833, when on its arrival at York, The Venerable Archdeacon was first made acquainted with the sub- ject, in a note addressed to him by a Committee appointed for the purpose, requesting to Le informed when it would be con- venient for him to receive the piece of Plate. York, June llth, 1833. Dear Sir : About forty of your Cornwall Pupils have united in the resolution to present to you a Memorial of their gratitude and friendship, bearing the inscription inclosed with this note. We have also the pleasure of sending to you the Resolutions of a Meeting of some of your former Pupils, held at Corn- wall, in which the proposition originated, and the names of those who have desired to unite with them ; and we beg to be informed at what time it will be agreeable to you to receive those who may be able to attend for the purpose of presenting to you this tribute of sincere affection and respect. We are, Dear Sir, Most faithfully and sincerely yours, JOHN B. ROBINSON, J. B. MACAULAY, ROBERT STANTON, To The Honorable CThd Venerable The Archdeacon of York, Sfc, &fc. &fc, Yorkf I2th June, 1833. My Dear Friends : I was so little prepared for your kind communication in which I saw myself so deeply interested, that for some mo- ments it quite unmanned me. To find more than forty of my Pupils — some filling the highest stations in the Province, and others discharging in va- rious parts of the world the most important duties — and all commanding the respect and esteem of the Societies in which they move, returning after the lapse of so many years to the scenes of early life and thinking so affectionately of their Tutor, now descending into the vale of years, fills me with a ^delight which wealth and power can never purchase. Your resolutions I read with tears of joy, and felt all my labours and anxieties during your education far more than rewarded. Any day in the first weeic of July that may be agreeable will be convenient for me to receive you on an occasion thai is to mark the happiest moment of my life. lam, v' -; • My Dear Friends, Most sincerely yours, JOHN STRACHAN. The Hon. The Chief Justice, The Hon, Justice Macaulay, Robert Stanton, Esq. 14.4. CIRCULAR. f York, 1 3th June, 1833. Dear Sir: The piece of Plate to be presented to our esteemed friend, Dr. Strachan, has been received from London, and at a meeting held this day of those of his former Pupils residing at York, acting as a Committee for the Subscribers, it has been determined that its presentation shall take place on Tues- day the 2nd July next, a date which they trust will afford you sufficient time, if yon can at all make it convenient, to be at York, to partake with them in the pleasure which will be affor- ded on this interesting occasion* To the Address prepared by the Committee, a copy of which will be sent to you hereafter, your name will be attached by them, as acting on your behalf. It is extremely gratifying, that the tribute is executed in a style and taste quite satisfactory, and may be considered as a chaste and classical offering, in every respect fit to be presen- ted to, and worthy the acceptance of our highly valued friend. 1 remain, V. pear Sir, YourObd't. Serv't. ROBERT STANTON. w 8 On the day appointed for the Presentation, there were as- sembled at York— The Rev. John Bethune, | ^l^^' ^^ ***« ^'^y *^^ M°°" 1 Chief Justice of Upper Cana- The Hon. J. B. Robinson, > da, and Speaker of the Legis- 5 lative Council. ^ One of the Judges of The Hon. James B. Macaulay, > His Majesty's Court of )King's Bench. JONAS JoNKS. Esq. } ES^r C^Jn'^ "' '"* ''*""°"'" GEOROE R.OOUT, Esq-jg-^J^-^lfe-f^oNiagara THo's.G.RlDODT,EsqJg;^^J*J o^*** Bank of Upper a T!ie Rev Wm Mapaiti av 1 Sector of Picton in the "J Barrister — Member of the George S. Boulton, Esq. > Provincial Parliament for ) the County of Durham. Robert G. Anderson, Esq. l ^^a"? ^^^ "^ "'*''*' ^"' *) Senr. Surveyor and Drafts- James G. Chewett, Esq., > man, Surveyor GeneraPs ) Department. SAMUEL P. JARV.S. Esq., ] °:P-yX"'c::ad^ ^ Member of the Provincial Wh. B. Robinson, Esq., > Parliament for the County ' ) of Simcoe. The Rev. A. N. Bethwe, | «~^ g^^JS in .he JOHN Radenhurst, Esq., ^« ^lejk in^the Surveyor Robert Stanton, Esq.— King's Printer. 9 ■ Answers were received from sevc.ai othersi expressing iheir regret at not being able to attend on the interesting occasion. The Presentation took place at 12 o'clock at the residence of The Venerable Archdeacon. — The address being delivered by The Hon. the Chief Justice. A Committee appointed for the purpose addressed the fol- lowing letter to the Editor of the York Courier : ■:_'^-^' ^ :;■,,:/'---'■"' ■■•:; : YorJc, 2d July, letiS, Sir, , '.^^ ,'■',,: ' ;. - .;-'* ,. ^ ^. ■> ^,^ We are desired as a Committee in behalf of a number of Gentlemen, who have united in presenting to the Hon. and Ven. Dr. Strachan, their former Tutor, a piece of Plate, as a testimony of their respect and esteem, to request that you will have the goodness to insert in the Courier, the address which was delivered to him on the occasion, together with his answer. The pedestal of the piece of Plate* exhibits on its four sides the following inscription :— PRESENTED TO THE <\--' ■ i.'-. * •-■' '■ '— '^- HON. & VENERABLE JOHN STRACHAN, D. D. ARCHDEACON OF YORK, J % ; IN VPPER CANADA. ; ' ^ * PRESIDENT OF KING'S COLLEGE, '. " J AND MEMBER OF THE , _ ", LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE COUNCILS , * ' IJJ THAT PROVINCE. ^ li:^ "'fi'- i.^ST.". , '.-..■'■j ^,"« '.*;-. J.? / 10 BY MORE THAN FORTV OF THOSE WHO WERE HIS PUPILS AT CORNWALL, AND WHO THOUaU NOW WIDELY DISPERSED : HAVE UNITED, AFTER THE LAPSE OF MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS. ^'^nm ' IN OFFERING THIS TRIBUTE, ^'^ * > or AFFECTION AND RESPKOT. ■ -■}'"' - . ■ \ ■ 3 ' :■■ ' : '-''Xy:y- -'■' IN GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION ^^ ^ OF HIS WARM AND CONSTANT FRIENDSHIP, ».»! V ;i'i!A. AND OF THE INSTRUCTION AND ADVICE ; OF WHICH TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENE OF LIFE { HAS TAUOBT THEM THE VALUE. 4 r.> • PRESENTED On the 2nd day of July, 1833. . " Sunt hie etiam suapramia laudi" We are, Sir, ; , ^ Your Obedient Servants, JOHN B. ROBINSON, ROBERT STANTON, J. B. MACAULAY, W. MACAULAY. Mr. George Gurnett, Editor of the Courier, 0- ' ■ f.f (From the York Courier of 3rd July^ 1833 J Presentation of a Piece of Plate to the Venerable Dr, Strachan* — We have no doubt that the numerous friends of the Hon. and Venerable the Archdeacon of York, who have witnessed his continued and unwearied exertions in the cause of education in this Province, which have been attended with a very great degree of success will derive much satisfaction from the perusal of the following coinmuQicationi which we have been requested to insert. If y ■4- 11 The piece of Plate, procured from London, and which, we are informed, is executed in a style singularly chaste and class- ical, was presented yesterday, by a number of the former pupils of the Venerable Gentleman, several of whom attended from a distance* The occasion must have been one as gratifying to the feel- ings of their late Tutor, as it was honoroble to those of his former pupils, so many of whom, bearing in grateful recollec- tion his arduous endeavors in the cultivation of their minds in youth, and the steady friendship which he has evinced towards them in after life, have united, after so great a length of time, in presenting to him this tribute of their respect and esteem. We have not yet seen the piece of plate presented, but we understand it to be a very beautiful Epergne, (cost about £230 sterling) made by Messrs. Greyhurst, Harvey &; Denton ; emi- nent Goldsmiths in London, assisted in the^design by Thomas Campbell, Esq., the author of the Pleasures of Hope, and by Wm. Dacres Adams, Esq. of London, who kindly consented to aid the Artists with their suggestions. The base which is particularly chaste and elegant, in its proportions and design, supports four classical figures, representing Religion, History, Poetry and Geography ; and surrounding a column, around which twine the ivy and acanthus, the whole surmounted with a wreath. Within the square of the Pedestal, not exposed to view, are engraved the names and place of residence, of the gentlemen who presented this tribute, many of whom, besides the Rector of Montreal, who attended in person on the occasion are ^t present holding responsible situations in the Colony, including the Chief Justice, and one other of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, and the Speaker of the House of Assembly. * w^ 12 'nl -'4 .,.l> ,■ THE ADDRESS. To the Honorable and Venerable John Strachan, J5. D. Archdeacon of YorJc^ in Upper Canada^ President of King's College^ and Member of the Legislative and Executive Coun- cils in that Province, . , ^ Dear and Venerable Sir, ^^ ' ' c^ >^ ^ri; In presenting you with a piece of Plate as a memorial of their respect and esteem, your pupils whom you educated at Cornwall are performing an act most agreeable to their feel- ings. It is now long since our relation of Tutor and Scholar has been dii^solved, but amidst the vicissitudes which the lapse of more than twenty years has presented, we have never ceased to reflect with gratitude upon your unwearied efforts to culti- vatie our minds and strengthen our understandings, and above all to implant in our hearts those principles which alone could make us good Christians, faithful Subjects to our King, and independent and upright members of Society. Our young minds received then an impression, which has scarcely become fainter from time of the deep and sincere in- terest which you took, not only in our advancement in learn- ing and science, but in all that concerned our happiness, or could affect our future prospects in life. Those who have since had the pleasure of frequent inter- course with you, have found you always the same warm, sin- cere, and constant friend, ever ready to rejoice in their pros- perity, and to extend your advice and assistance amidst the doubts and difficulties which have occasionally crossed their path. Those whom the varied pursuits of life have separated from you during this long interval, have never felt less assured of a place in your esteem ; and we all unite with the most cordial satisfaction in thus acknowledging the gratification we receive from our early recollections. IS At the period when most of us were withdrawn from your care, we received your parting benediction, and your paternal counsels for our guidance in life, expressed in terms which made a lasting impression. Now that so many years have in- tervened, and years so full of eventful changes, it must, we are persuaded, be a source of much pleasure to a person of your benevolent and friendly disposition, to dnd that Providence has spared so many of those whose character you laboured to form, and has blessed them very generally with health and prosperity. On our parts we beg to assure you that we can scarcely call to mind an occasion in all the years that have past, which has given rise to stronger feelings of satisfaction than we experi- ence at this moment in delivering into your hands a memorial of our long cherished afTection and respect. Presented at York, Upper Canada, July 2, 1833. (Signed,) JOHN B. ROBINSON, York.... Chief Justice of Upper Canada. JOHN BETHUNE, Montreal,. . . .Rector of Montreal. R. G. ANDERSON, York Teller Bank Upper Canada. GEORGE RIDOUT, York, [ gf^'^^^^J^-^^^S^ °^ ^'^^'^ J. G. CHEWETT, York. | f- Su^- -^^^^^^^^^ Sur- SAMUEL P. JARVIS, York, \ SpJer^CaSa.'"^ ""'^ ^'^"*'" J. B. MACAULA Y, York, Judge of the King's Bench U. C. THOMAS G. RIDOUT, York,. . . .Cashier Bank Upper Canada. ROBERT STANTON, York,. . . .King's Printer. G. S. BOULTON, Cobourg,.... Barrister— Member Parliament. W. B. ROBINSON, Newmarket,, , .Member Parliament. JONAS JONES. Brockville, | ?oh"S5:r fe?.' ^^^^^^^^ JOHN RADENHURST, York, jj^^'^^^'^«;J^"'^^^^^ ^«"«'*»'' ^e- W. MACAULAY, Picton,. . . .Rector of Picton. A. N BETHUNE, Cobourg,,,,, Rector of Cobourg. >y. 14 HENRY AHEN£. Vaudrieul. JOHN CRAWFORD, T^ondon. JAMES G. BSTHUNE, Cobourg,. . . .Cashier Branch U. C. Bank. JAMES DUNCAN GIBB, Montreal. G. GREGORY, Montreal. P. GRIFFIN, Montreal. A. B. C. GUGY, Quebec,... .Barrister— M. P. A. JONES, Prescott. ■ ^ ^' J. MACAULAY, Kingston. J. M'LEAN, Kingston Sheriff Midland District. ARCHIBAIJ)M-U!AN.Cor,.w.n.|B»™'«Jp^^«^j;';. "' "" J. McDONELL, Montreal. DUNCAN M'DONELL, Cornwall. DONALD M'DONELL, Cornwall. ^^^s^^^ I , ^^ «AEEXAND£R M'LEAN, Cornwall. • ';■ J. S. MACAULAY, Woolwich,.... Captain R. A. , G. H. MARKLAND, York,.... Inspector General, U. C. G. MITCHELL, Penetanguishine. s^ ? T. RICHARDSON, India. W. STANTON, 4,frica Deputy Assistant Commissary General. P. VANKOUGHNETT, Cornwall M. P. : ' ^ ' ^ J. WEATMERHEAD, BrockviUe. *^^ G. C. WOOD, Cornwall. , . . "i ; -^ . A. WILKINSON, Cornwall,.... Barrister. D. J. SMITH, Kingston. - ^ • '' * J. MACAULAY, Cornwall, j ; . .. ^ . . T. PYKE, Halifax. '»■+-,.■ ir • ■ i. C^ ^^'^ ^^^ ;. T ARCHDEACON'S REPLY. My DEAR Friends: . . . . r t^ That my heart should be full on this interesting occasion is natural. Such a memorial of your affection and respect brings back in a stream of joy the days of your Education at Cornwall ; a I ■■ -f '. Bank. of the I Seneral. 1 1 SIOD IS s back 'all ; a period doubtless of great anxiety, but, from tbe large promise which you then exhibited, of far greater satisfaction. The feelings of ardent friendship wliich you manifested for one another when about to separate, and which produced a solemn pledge of your determination to apply tbe knowledge and high principles which you had acquired in promoting the good of society, come forcibly to my mind at this happy mo- ment, when I can most truly affirm, that the pledge so nobly given, has been more than redeemed. Asyou never ceased during the long period which has elapsed since our relation of Teacher and Scholar was dissolved, preg- nant as it has been with so many vicissitudes to reflect with gratitude on my humble endeavors to cultivate your minds, strengthen your understandings, and implant in your hearts those principles which alone can make us good christians, faith- ful subjects, and upright members of society; 1 may with honest pride declare, that during the same period, my happiness has been greatly increased by witnessing from year to year the pleasing and encouraging results which attended your progress in the busy world. Have I not beheld you rising to eminence in your several professions, gaining the confidence of all around you, looked up to in the societies in which you move, and quoted as exam- ple to the rising generation ? In this Province you are filling the highest situations with an advantage to the community which is universally acknowledged. — In Lower Canada, in England, and ..herever you have gone, you have won the highest favor and distinction. «• Surely I huve great cause to bless that kind providence which notwithstanding my numerous deficiencies has graciously made me the instrument of planting those sentiments and virtues in 16 your bosoms, whicli fostered by your dilligent care, are now yielding fruits so precious and abundant. ._ .- *.>!••,/ That I should cherish a deep and unwearied interest, not only in your advancement in learning and science, but in all that concerned your happiness, and could affect your future prospects in life was certainly to be expected, for I was strongly impressed from the first with my responsibility as your Teacher and I felt that to be really useful, I must become your friend. It has ever been my conviction, that our scholars should be considered for the time our children, and that as parents we should study their characters and pay respect to their peculiar dispositions if we really wish to improve them, for if we feel not something of the tender relation of parents towards them we cannot expect to be successful in their Education. It was on this principle, that I endeavoured to proceed — strict justice tempered with parental kindness — and the present joyful meeting evinces its triumph : it treats the sentiments and feelings of scholars with proper consideration, and while it gives the heart and affections full freedom to shew themselves in filial gratitude on the one side, and fatherly affection on the other, it proves that unsparing labor accompanied with conti- nual anxiety for the learner's progress never fails to insure suc- cess; to beget esteem, and to produce a friendship between master and scholar, which time can never dissolve. To behold so many gentlemen educated in the same place assembling after so long a period of separation to honor their teacher is an event of rare occurence ; but it will be clothed with a public as well as a private interest, should it encourage faithful teachers, and cheer them in their arduous employment by multiplying meetings similar to this, and introducing a more affectionate intercourse through life, between them and their pupils. - ' .< ; ' . 'f In niy occasional communications with you since your eii- irance into active life, 1 should have deprived myself of a most productive source of delight had I not rejoiced in your increa- sing prosperity, and volunteered my best advice and assiet^^anc to any who chanced lo be in doubt or difficulty. — Every in- crease of your happiness 1 felt an increase to my own, and td forward your honorable objects has ever been to me a favorite emplojrment ; nor cau I claim for this the slightest pralic, for in promoting your interests, I was promoting my own ; nof should I have beeii less ready to forward the laudable views of those, who have been far removed from the sphere of ray in- flueuCe, had opportunities ofiered. Towards those who have surpassed me in station and ability I can most sincerely avow that my feelings have been those of a fond parent rejoicing at the elevation of his children. The deep impression made on all our hearts in the hour of your departure from Cornwall, this meeting refreshes and re- news ; you plighted mutual friendship, and promised the reign of virtue and religion in your breasts, and amidst blessings and prsiyers for your future happiness, 1 undertook to become the centre of your communication, and what more happy result could the most sanguine have anticapated, than to find so many spared in health and prosperity by our merciful Creator, to meet together on this happy occasion. Accept my dear friends, the warm acknowledgments of a heart totally unable to give utterance to the emotions with which it is agitated ; deep and lasting as my existence will this proof of your sincere friendship be retained, it tells me by sweet experience, that there are moments of virtuous enjoyment which would be cheaply purchased by the longest life of honorable and laborious exertion, moments which are granted to very few B u 18 }n this transitory woHd, and for one of the most exquisite of trhich I am this day indebted tof your atbidtng affection. -^ '.. V •■•» I * The address and answer were copied by several of the Pro- vincial and other papers, with remarks by the Editors. ^ " The following are extracts :— ■^ r „ (From the York Patriot,) We have sefen in the last Courier the names of 42 Gentle- men attached to an affectionate Address to the Honorable atfd Venerable Archdeacon Strachan, as the instructor of their youth, on the occasion of their presentation to him of a superb piece of Plate, in testimony of the high estimation in which the experience of mature age ha» taught them to hold the in- fluence of his precepts and example upon their moral and reli- gious, and of his persevering friendship upon their temporal condition. We regret that want of space prevents us the plea- sure of transferring to ow columns the Address and Reply : this gratification, however, will not be postponed beyond at week. Meantime we extract a short paragrisipb from the Re- ply, to the beauty and force of which, every man's heart and understanding will pay an involuntary tribute of applause. . ** To behold so many Gentlemen educated in the same place assembling after so long a period of separation to honor their Teacher, is an event of rare occurrence ; but it will be clothed with a public as well as a private interest, should it encourage faithful teachers, and cheer them in their arduous employment, by multiplying meetings similar to this, and introducing a more affectionate intercourse through life, between them and their pui >> ?*>.•• • vS;f'*' :-l.V'*il,.' 19 vi l^he harVest bears evidence that ex«?llent Was the seed, Uii« sparing the hand that scattered, and genial the soil which re* ceived. Honorable and impressive testimony of a kind and afiection- lite he^rt is the following emphatically parental sentence :— " Towards tho&e who have surpassed n'e in station and abili-^ ty, 1 can most sincerely aVow that my feelings have been those of a fond parent rejoicing at the elevation of his children.*' We have had the pleasure to behold the Present, which is a sdver Epergne of foul: branches, fashioned from a rich and classical conception of the chaste, the beautiful, and appro-' priate. ,.. ,..,.''■'■- ^ .— ...■>■. /''.-'.' ., • (From the Correspondent.) We perceive by the Courier that a distinguished compliment has been paid to the Hor. and Yen. the Archdeacon of York, by several of his former pupils. It is not the piece of Plate with which they presented him nor any extrinsic accompani-^ ment, that impresses a value upon this ^ell merited act, so much as the fine feeling of gratitude and respect to him to whom was entrusted the formation of their tender minds, and who we believe discharged this important duty with scrupulous fidelityk How delightful to see, that neither the lapse of twen* ty years, nor the vicissitudes of life, nor the selfishness of man- hood, nor the maturity of mind to which those gentlemen have now arrived, have obliterated from their hearts, tho' for the most part separated from each other, those early associations, those fine sentiments of respect and veneration for their tutor and their friend, with which their juvenile mmds were once im- pressed. .? v ? •; ^>. i^^..: (From the U. C. Herald^ Kingston.) _,_^_,^^ ,^^i..._._^^^ Want of room last week compelled us to omit part of the proceedings connected with the presentation of a valuable piece \i- :!! of Plate to the Hon. and Yen. Dr. Straclian, by bis fortner' pupils, forty-two of whom it appears, are alive, and joined iiY this tribute of respect to their Tutor. The address which ac- companied the present, and the Doctor*s reply, will be found on our first page, and it is only doing justice to say that they contain sentiments which are highly honorable to the parties concerned, and such as the occasion natttrally called fortlu From those wha have had an opportunity of examining the piece of plate, we learn that it is an article of most exquisite workmanship, and may indeed be considered the " perfection of art." (From the Kingston Chronicle.) It is at all times a grateful and instructive sight to witness- the marks of esteem which men receive from those whom they have taught by wisdom and example, or whom they have cher- ished by friendship : and there is no- homage more enduring or beautiful than that which is paid by gratitude to worth. The delicate, and at the same time appropriate testimonial which has been presented to the Archdeacon of York, by his former pupils— an account of which we have been happy ta transfer to our columns— affords a lesson fronv whicb all wha have the perception to recognize worth, and^more, the candour to acknowledge it, may derive a most profitable lesson. It h one of those too infrequent occurrences that serve to exalt our ftllow men while we may continue tO'-esteem them;' and wheif in its contemplation we forget those minor differences of opin- ion which are in their nature fickle and nnenduring ;; we do not wish to forget those acts of visible usefulhess, which are in their effects eternal. Whatever views may have been taken of the public acts and relations of the Hon. and Yen. gentleman who has thus enjoyed a pleasure which few are permitted to experience, none bjut the vindictive or worthless would deny the merit of- t lyj; ft (otttiet ined iir ich ac- i found It they pRrties fortltw ng the cquisite fection witness' im they e chep- iduring worth, imonial by his ippy to all wha :andour I. It is xflit our id wheif sf opin- e do not in their ] of the lan who terience, merit of conduct, whicii has been so unequivocally and most reipectar ^iy attested. It has happened that this journal has opposed iUe policy of some few measures which have had for their ad- vocate the recipient of the high honor we now publish ; but we should consider ourselves indeed despicable, if we were not al- ways willing to acknowledge at ail times the talents and the ivirtues of any man, whatever may be his opinion. Archdea- con Strachan may be proud of his pupils ; for seldom has it happened that a small community Hike that he instructed at Cornwall has produced so many respectable, able, and useful members of society. The progress of twenty years has found them scattered over this rising country, assisting its growth by their enterprise, its government by their talents, and its charac- ter by thieir example, and exemplifying in their manifold rela- tions in life a conduct honorable to themselves, and the happi- est reward of their instructor. We trust that the example thus given of useful and moral culture on the one hand, and an obedience to it, on the other, will be emulated by both teacher and scholar throughout this fertile and extended Province; and that the influence may fall like *' unseen dew,'* to spring up in a vnde and healthy harvest over the whole face of the land ; or, like that doubly-blessed charily— **Which blesseth him that gives and him that takes." • ^ (From the Montreal Gazette) ^' It is impossible to peruse the affectionate testimony of revff rence and gratitude conferred upon the Venerable Archdeacda Strachan by the pupils whom he educated at Cornwall, after n lapse of twenty years separation and dispersion in the various professions of life, without admiring and applauding the honour- able principle which directed the impulse, and the paternal kindness which merited so interesting and affecting a proof of f^\h\ ai(achmeot. It is upon those occasions when the mind a 22 .^" jBuitivated and improved under the Judicious and ibstering guid