^ ^-^ ^'^>, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I m Ui i2.2 1^ i^ fJ^ ♦ PholDgraphic Sciences Corporation 33 WEST MAIN STRiET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (71«) •72-4503 4r CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHIVI/ICIVIH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical IVIicroreproductions / institut Canadian de microreproductions historiquas \ \ C^ Tachnioal and Blblioflraphie Notaa/Notaa ta«hniquaa at Mbliographiquaa Tha Inatltuta haa anamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for fliming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographioaiiy uniqua. which may altar any of tha imagaa In tha raproduction, or whioh may significantly chjnga tha uaual mathod of filming, ara chaelcad baiow. □ Colourad covara/ Couvartura da eoulaur □ Covara damagod/ Couvartura andommagia □ Covara raatorad and/or laminatad/ Couvartura raataur4a at/ou pallieui^a r*^ Covar titia miaaing/ l^/l La titra da couvartura manqua □ Colourad mapa/ Cartaa gAographiquaa tm couiaur D D D D n Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or blacic)/ Encra da couiaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) Colourad plataa and/or llluatratlona/ Planchaa at/ou iliuatrationa ^n couiaur Bound with othar matarial/ Rail* avac d'autraa documanta Tight binding may cauaa shadowa or diatortion along intarior margin/ La r9 liura tarria paut cauaar da I'ombra ou da la diatoraion la long da la marga intiriaura Blank laavaa addad during rastoration may appaar within tha taxt. Whanavar posaibia, thaaa hava baan omittad from filming/ II sa paut qua cartainaa pagas blanchas ajoutiaa lora d'una raatauration apparaiaaant dana la taxta. mala, loraqua cala Atait posaibia, caa pagaa n'ont paa iti filmAaa. L'Inatitut a microfilm* U maillaur axamplaira qu'll lui a tut possibia da sa proeurar. Las details da oat axamplaira qui sont paut-Atra uniquaa du point da vua bibliographiqua. qui pauvant modif iar una imaga raproduita. ou qui pauvant axigar una modification dana la mithoda normala da f ilmaga sont indiquAa cl*daaaoua. □ Colourad pagaa/ Pagaa da ooulaur D D D Pagaa damagad/ Pagaa andommagAaa Pagaa raatorad and/or laminatad/ Pagaa raatauriaa at/ou palllculiaa Pagaa diacolourad, stainad or foxad/ Pagaa dicoiorAas. tachatAas ou piquios Pagaa datachad/ Pagaa dAtachtes Showthrough/ Tranaparanca ry\ Quality of print variaa/ Qualit* inAgala da I'imprassion Includaa supplamantary matarial/ Comprand du matiriai suppl4mantaira D D Only adition availabia/ Saula Mition disponibia Pagaa wholly or partially obscurad by errata slips, tissuas, ate, hava baan rafiimad to ansura tha bast possibia imaga/ Laa pagas totalamant ou partiailamant obscurciaa par un fauillat d'orrata, una palure, ate, ont M filmias A nouvaau da faqon A obtanir la maillaura imaga possibia. Additional commanta:/ Commantairaa supplAmantairaa: There ere lome crevMS in the middle of the psfles. Thia itam is filmad at tha raduction ratio chaekad balow/ Ca documant est film* au taux da reduction indiqu* ci-dassous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 2SX aox 1 y 12X 16X 20X 24X 28X 32X Th« eopy flimad hw hM b««n raproduoMi thanks to th« o«n«ro«ity of: Smninary of Quabao Library L'oxomploiro fllm4 fut roproduit grieo k la gAn^rosltA da: Mmlnaira da QmMmc BibliotMqua Tha imagaa appaaring hara ara tha baat quality poasibia oonaldaring ttia eonditiofi and laglbility of tha original copy and In kaaping with tha filming eontraot tpacifteationa. Original oopiaa In printad papar eovara ara fllmad baginning with tha front eovar and anding on tha last paga with a printad or llluatratad impraa- •ion, or tha back oovar vi^an appropriata. All othar original eopiaa ara fllmad baginning on tha firat paga with a printad or llluatratad Impraa- aion. and anding on tha laat paga with a printad or llluatratad impraaalon. Laa Imagaa aulvantaa ont it* raprodultaa avac la plua grand toin, oompta tanu da la condition at da la nattat* da raxamplaira flimi, at an conformity avac laa conditiona du eontrat da fllmaga. Laa axamplalraa origlnaux dont la couvartura ^n papiar aat imprimia sont fllmia an comman^nt par la pramlar plat at mt tarminant salt par la darnlAra paga qui oomporta una amprainta d'imprasaion ou d'illuatratlon. aoit par la sacond plat, salon la oaa. Toua laa autraa axamplalraa origlnaux sont film4a an commandant par la pramlAra paga qui oomporta una amprainta d'Impraaalon ou d'illuatratlon at an tarminant par la damMra paga qui oomporta una talla amprainta. Tha laat racordad frama on aach microfioha shall contain tha symbol — ^ (moaning "CON- TINUED"). or tha symbol ▼ (moaning "END"), whichavar appllaa. Un daa symbdaa suKrants apparaftra sur la damMra imaga da chaqua microfioha, salon la oaa: la symbols -^ signlfia "A 8UIVRE", la aymbola ▼ algnifia "FIN". IMaps, plataa, charts, ate may ba fllmad at diffarant raduction ratloa. Thoaa too larga to ba antiraiy included in ona axposura ara fllmad baginning in tha uppar laft hand eomar, laft to right and top to bottom, aa many framaa aa raquirad. Tha following diagrama illustrata tha mathod: Laa oartaa, planchaa, tablaaux, ate, pauvant Atra filmAa i daa taux da rMuction diffirants. Loraqua la document aat trop grand pour Atra raproduit an un saul elichi, 11 aat filmi i partir da I'angla aupiriaur gaucha, da gaucha i droita, at da haut an baa, an pranant la nombra d'imagas nicaasaira. Las diagrammaa suivanta llluatrant la mithodo. 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ,2 ^'/^ (j^Ji^pc^- J I V^ SKETCHES OF TUB w C^TU^ ]rMEf4®©3ffim*. UPPER CXIVADA. -\ .0" ft' v^" aN/ ,assed, was prorogued on the 4lh of Jul^ ; and the First Session of tho Third Parliament met on the Strth of May, 1801. Hero we first see a list of tho members, in number 19 — among whom 1 find the name of Judgo Allcock, who, together with l!ie Attorney General and several gentlemen going down to attend Court at Newcastle, as also a prison- v.i\ who was being brought down to be tried, was somo litno afttruards lost, by the sinking of the schooner Speedy. Durinrr tlils Session tho Honorable Mr. Smith resumed his ^eat as Speaker. Tliore were 12 bills received the Uoyal Assent, ;ind i'rom two it was withheld. 1 have given this very brief account of the Second or Third Parliaments to show in what manner the business of the country was con- ducted, how speedily the then House of Assembly got through its woik ; but, as I may, at a future period, enter more fully on this subject, I shall hasten on to the immedi- ate object of my undertaking, merely glancing for a mo- ment at tho Session of 1812. Nothing could exceed the the loyalty of that Parliament in times of pressing danger, when the event of tho war was yet doubtful, while the re- public was holding forth every inducement to the inhabi- tants of this country to join her standard, while a powerful army threatened the whole line of frontier. From regular surprise the Province had nothing to meet attacks from \vilhout, save a bravo and loyal but ill trained Mi- litia — amid such difficulties did the House of Assembly uso every endeavour to raise to the highest pitch the bruvery Court unlil . la tcr chc m tho order Tlu-TO ent arc the 2d vernor. c Hon. I were c First if Mtiy, lumber k, who, jtlemen prlson- s Bomo >pccdy. ned his 5 Royal ,'en this lents to as con- bly got enter inmedi* r a ino- eed the danger, the re- iiihabi- werful regular is from Bd Mi- bly uso >ruvery an«l dt'votion of tho Canadiiui people, who to do thorn jim- tico needed little incentive. The ilouso publi.-lied an Ad- dress in reply to the Proclamation from the American General, which Address 1 rrgrot to say is far too liitlo known. Shortly after ifie f)crico cjuostiotis of a local policy began to disturb men's minils, and as persons are never wanting to excite populir tiimulis and declare llieinselvcs tho advocates of popular ri^'ljls, our elections Ix gan to be conducted with more activity. Party s[)irit ran high ; tho people became divided into two lactions, and as each nvbji more powerful either by increased exertiois or from other causes, the ascendancy in the Ilouso began to vibrate, and alternately Whig and Tory wero in the nscendant. In 1834, during the administration of Sir John Colborne, tho people acted on by the powerful misrepresentations of Demagogues, and as they afterwards proved themselves, tho enemies of British connection, returned a largo mvijorlty of Radical members — who using their power with little discretion, or acting blindly as tho tools of a party, soon threw off tho mask, and became, in consequence, the abiiorrencc of tho Province. In order to compel Sir Fraricis Head, who had succeeded Sir John Colborne in the Government, to a^reo to their measures they had recourse to an expedient hith- erto untried in Upi)cr Canada, that of stopping the Sup- plies. In a moment the whole Province was in a turmoil; meetings were held in every Town and Township, ad- dresses were presented to tho Lieutenant Governor, pray- ing him to dissolve the Plouse ; he, after a short intt vil, complied with these requests, and in 1836 the old House being dissolved, new writs were issued and the following members returned. City of Toronto, Town of Kingston, Brockville, Hamilton, Niagara, London, Cornwall, 4* u 44 4( U Wm. H. Draper, Solicitor General C. A. Hagerman, At'y. General H. Sherwood, Queen's Council, C. C. Ferrie, C. Richardson, Mahlon Burwell, G. S. Jarvis. Glonj^ry, Duntios, I'nsctrf, I«afiark, Prontcnar, I*ijii*x.'.^ AJJIn, O. R. Cioxran, Jolin Mai-ks, I I>t Kiding, > Scund Ridin ^Tii'/id Kidiug. ^Fuurtfi Kidbig, AVw II. Momtt. Thwnas Parke, R. Alway, John R» (6) 1». >!•:. MclXiiioI?, John C*of»k, R. I*, llothum. K. Mallorh. M. Cameron. W. 1). Wells. (I) Jonas J.oi»es, (3) J as. I^lathewsofli, John iVftJor. A. Manahari, Charles Hoekus* Henry Rutlau, G. KKioif, IX Cihsou. {3) Kdu^anl Thoiiisf>i», T.l>. Morrison. (1) John Melntofth^ James AV'ickcns, Ahsalopu Sliadc. Michael Aikman, K. Wowlruff. Geo. Kvkert, 1> Tliorhurn, G. McMickiogv KItas Moore, DnQUhincomb, (5) D. Dnocoinb. N. Cornwall, F. Caldwellw This Tras the Coni5.liHition of the Ifousis aftM* tbc clectioTa in 1^36, in which the Tories had am ovcrvrhelmiii^ majon- t v*. Sir Francis Uca J was ihos enabled to capvy o«it bis line •»f Poi^y ; Mr. McKeft^ie veduaUed bin ^xeitiocs to breed disSurbantse, skm] in these aUempts he \ras assisted by thcr l^ovrcr C:madiaii», mrho in l!* 37, broke out into actual re-" Tolt. Thisoiilbrcdk uas followed bv a simiii&i: xuoTemcii^ I i In ihc noijjhboarlio )il <»f Toro.it), In \vhi« h some of il»« anJ wiiuse seuto vvtM*; on tl. As a It was to win ho has ersonal nd free onvinc- rd tliat h'\n mi.H«lon Ki Cnrtntla will bu productive ofno p^ood, if not of uliMobito ovil, I must givo him tiiu talent of con- ■ummnto muiia^^rmout ; ho hun liithurto Huccecdod no at to carry ull hin tiUMisurcs, and it iti niost unaccoutitublo by what atrnoBt nia|jrio itifliionco ho rajolod somo nu'tnbrrt if lo u dciiorlion of previously ontortainud opiriior»«*. J lis unrrcli was, a.H such documents usuiilly aro, •• non-comniilttd," but shortly aflor tho opening of iho Session, ho ostentutiou.n- ly sot forth a despatch from Lord John Uussclb intimating pretty piii'nly, tliiit it would bo exported that all govern- inont otiiccrs shoidd support tho ICxccutive. This was niorcly giving extensive publicity to a well recognized doctrifu;, undone which !iad previoiiHly been acted upon by Lord Ciodorich, in the cases of Messrs. IJoulton ami llu- germiin, who hsid both btjcn dismissed from olllce, for ex- pr(?ssions made in the House of Assembly — His conduct to- wards tho House has in my opinion been on many occa- sions very disrespectful, somo of his messages absolutely insulting, and to say tho least of it, there was a great wimt of delicacy in the constant attemlance of one or other of hi.i household, during tho tiebafes on tho leading tjtiesiions of the Union and Clergy Keservca. There is a report which I can scarcely believe, that Mr. Thomson is in the constant liabit of making known to members his wlahes on aeverol occasions; thus with respect to Mr. Cartwright's address on tho Union, ho is reported to have expressed a wish, that it might "fcc kichid out of the House/'* Tho leading qnestions during this Session have been, the Union and the Clergy Reserves, and in order to make good my assertion that somo indirect influence must have been had recourse to, I shall givo tho yeas and nays on the several divisions in 1837, 38, 39, & 40 ; leaving the people to judge with what degree of safety they can trust great measures in the hands of »nen who are so ready to change. The Parliament House Is a large and capacious building ; the two Chambers branch off from the main Hall, the Commons on tho right as you enter ; it is one of the worst hearing rooms in which I ever wi's — at the bar you can scarcely catch a single sound, and even in the Reporters* Gallery, you are frequently at a loss. The furniture of this room is very plain ; not a bit of drapery, The Speak- 10 #r't chair U a diin[)Io Joublo arr.ioj couch, ral e I a fowr steps above the level of llio floor. Boiioulli him, in fionf, sits the clerk .Tlie luaceis a piece ofwooJ miseruhly paitjicd to impress awe and dignity ; near tlie bar sits the JSergeunt at-Arms with his bag and wig. When 1 first oiitcrcd iho House, I w as struck with the rather quiet and gentlemanly appearance of all the members ; there was no noi-e or calling out ; they seemcci listening with great attention to Jhe xnemher who was speaking, and all were uncovered, except DUO old man, who I afterwards learned was Mr. Moore the Quaker. SIR A. N. MAGNA B, The present Speaker of the House of Assembly, is of all the .nembers of that House the wry one a stranger wou)d select for thcJ situation. His personal appearance is good, his countenance highly prepossessing and his demeanour 'u\ the Chair, dignified ; his voice sonorous and distinct ; as a speaker he is rather hesitating^ and to a casual obserrcr would appear diHident ; he seldom addresses the House, and when he does, his speeches are short and pithy, and there is a vein of sly humor rTunlng through his remarks, which makes thctn tell well upon his auditory; he has a keen pjrception of the ludicrous, and I should take him to be a iroublcaome customer in a debate. He seems tohave more re- gard for the true fiignity of the House than any other mem- ber in it, and was tlio only one who seemed properly to feel the direct insult offered to that body,, in the message about the "Hunters* Lodges." He is constantly in a good humour, and seems ever on the watch to catch something on which to hang a joke ; for in- stance W'hen the Clergy Reserve bill had passed, and it be- came his duty to name the members who should take it up to the Council for their concarrenGf, he very gravely said ** such gentlemen as are members of her Majesty's Govern- ment will rarry this bill" &c. He is a man of considerable talent, and very generally and deservedly respected — he obtained the honour of Knighthood as the Colonel of the ^lilitia of Upper Canada, engaged in the Ningara Frori- tier, during the outbreak of McKenzie. I I a Tow n front, |>uiiitcJ, Med I ho I c manly loi-e or 'iition lo u)vere(], was Mr. is of all r would is good, anour \i\ ct ; as a jbserrcr House, hv, and 'em arks, ls a keen a to be a more re- ar mem- perly to nessage r on the for in- id it be- ,ke it up ely said jrovern- derablo ted — he ?1 of tho Fron- 11 TIU: IIOX. \V. H. DKAPER, Her Majcsly's Solicitor Oenorul, represents the City of Toronto in the j)rescnt Pariiiimcnr. In early life, lie was a Midahipnuin in the .service ol'tlie Hon. the Kust India Conv pnny, and in that capucily visited the Eastern dominions of the Crown of Great Jiritain. About the u«(e ot" twenty, ho left that service, and came out to Canada with the intention of settling in the woods, and devoting himself to agricultu- ral pursuits, but through the persuasion of some of hi» acquaintances and friends, bo was induced to direct his at- tention to the study of the law. Shortly after his call to the bar, the present Chief Justice was elevated to the bench, and Mr. Draper by some arrangement succeeded him in iiis professional business. This immediately brouj^ht hiiri ^ into favourable notice, and lo this in a gi*eat measure must i the success which has distinguished his professional career " be attributed. He soon began to occupy a ])rominent posi- tion at the bar, and in a year or two afterwards, his claims to a high standing as a lawyer, being based upon talents of u commanding order, a plausible though not a profound know- ledge of the principles of civil jurisprudence, and a polished, ,, smooth and gentlemanly elocution, were universally acknow- ledged. He then entered into paitnership with Mr. Hager- inan, at that lime Solicitor General, and finally succeeded to that situation, on the promotion of the latter gentleman to the othce of Attorney General, by Sir Francis Heac?, iu Ahhough much might be said regarding him as a lawyer, yet as our present c:)ncern is with his public or political character, we shall pursue that subject no further. From the time that he first entered upon the practice of his pro- fession, he always avowed hiniself to be, and was always regarded by others as a warm supporter of conservative principles, but he never came prominently before the pub- lic, as a political man, until about the period of Sir Francis Head's accession to the goveiTiment. The radical parlia- ment had then commenced their second session, and by tho violence of their proceedings, had aroused a feeling of indig- nation in the breast of every conservative throughout the Province. At a public dinner which took place about thai H 12 time, Mr. Draper, either in proposing or returning thanks for a toast, declarod himself ready to wage '*wur to the knife" against the enemies of the party to which he be- longed. These words, which were uttered probably in compliment to a similar feeling that then prevailed at Govern- ment House, were severely animadverted upon by the radical press, and defended by those in the conservative in- terest, and although spoken in the warmth of an excited feeling, probably without reflection, and possibly without meaning, they became the means of bringing him forward at once as a political man. The radical ])arliamcnt, as every body is aware, was shortly af erwarJs dissolved ; the msan- ity that marked their proceedings was a certain prelude to their speedy dissolution. Mr. Dra[)er became the govern- ment candidate for the suffrages of the citizens of Toronto. Mr. Sheriff Jarvis, who had represented the city in a for- mer parliament, and had been defeated in the last previous election, was induced to withdraw his claims, at the per- sonal solicitation, as it was understood, of Sir Francis Head, and Mr. Draper was triumphantly returned, at the retirement of Mr. Small, the opposing candidate, on the second or third day of the election. His parliamentary career has not been marked by that success which attended him in his profession, and untd the present session he never exercised any influence over the proceedings of the House. His first attempts at oratory were considered as failures, althousrh their merits were such that in any other case than that of an eminent advocate, ihey would have been regarded as highly successful ; and thus the reputation he had acquired at the bar was a positive im- pediment to his advancement in parliament. Every body seemed toexpecttoo much from him, as if he were selected to astonish the world with prodigies of wisdom and of elo- quence, and consequently whenever he spoke, by falling short of the expectations they had been led to entertain, he left a feeling of disappointment upon the minds of his auditory that was fatal to his influence, and to his immediate advancement. Moreover, "a greater than Draper was there," in the person of Dr. John Rolph, and in opposition to the brilliant quality of his intellectual powers, and the fascinating style of his eloquence, the tinsel embellishments I of To cal on Di aft( I g thanks nr to the I lie bc- bahly in Govern- i by the ativo in- excited Nvitliout forward as every he msan- relude to govern- Toronto, in a for- previous the per- Francis d, at the , on the by that until the over the oratory ere such ite, they ind thus tive im- ry body selected ] of elo- '' falling •tain, he I of his mediate er was position md the hments 13 of Mr. Draper's oratorical efforts made but a sorry figure. To mitigate tlu; mortilicatiou of his failure, however, he was called to the Executive Council by Sir Francis Head, in order that tho world might write him down ** the Hon. Mr. Draper," and tho office of Solicitor General was shortly after thrown in, to complete the remedy. Independently of tho honours thus thrust upon him, there were otiier appliances for soothing a spirit wounded by such a calamity, to be drawn from the experience of the past as recorded in the pages of history. *' Vixere fortes ante Aga- memnon ;" great men have failed before Mr. Draper, and. the examf)le of Erskine is a caso, as the learned gentleman would say, precisely in point, and therefore fraught with consolation. However, be that as it may, one fact is certain, that Mr. Sherwood, who had never attracted so much at- tention at the bar, at once outstripped Mr. Draper in the halls of legislation. But although Mr. Draper had thus failed in fulfilling the warmest expectations of his friends, he had forfeited none of the respect in which he was held by those who knew him. To such, it was a matter of perfect certainty, that he possessed talents of an order that would ultimately carry him triumphantly through a political career, did he but cau- tiously avoid any thing like inconsistency in his conduct upon public affairs. During the first four Sessions of the present Parliament, nothing occurred to shake their confi- dence in his principles, and the odium of his failure was fast wearing away, as he became better acquainted with his audience, and more at home in his place on the floor of the House. His vole was invariably recorded in favour ofconservative principles wherever principle was involved, his speeches were always directed to the same end, — and thus he went on gradually gaining ground, and "reaping golden opinions from all sorts of men," until the arrival of the Governor General and the subsequent publication of Lord John Russell's despatch. Upon this " a change came over the spirit of his dream," and instead of the consistent, firm and unflinching representative of a loyal and conservative constituency, we behold him clinging with nervous grasp to the emoluments of office,— abandoning his long-formed and 14 ong-clierisliod political opinions and ATlingg, ard converted into a more instrument of vicc-rogal pleasure, nnd wliig-ra- dica trickery. Tl.u^, during the prrssnt Session, we hnvo seen Mr. Draper nt tjjc mandato of liis radical master, and i\ opposition lo the known and express wishes, views anil interests of his constituents, become the advocate of mca- ijures that lie last year declared to be dangerous to the con- nection of these Colonics with the porent state; we pce him deserting and deserted by those with whom he had former- ly acted, and with whom it was reasonably expected he M*as prepared to stand or fall, and we find him acting as the leader nnd ro-adjulor of that party of his llontinrnhlt friends / as he calls them — the rump of the late radical House, and against whom he had on a former occasion openly and unhesitatingly proc'aimed ** War tu ihe knife /* We shall pursue this subject no further. We would ad- vise Mr. Draper, however, to cast oft^ his newly-formed al- liance, and to resume his independence. If these be in- compatible with the terms upon which he holds officio under the Provincial Administration, let him at once abandon that office, and throw himself upon the support of that patty with whom he has acted so long, and upon whose right arms depend the safety and security of his adopted country. If he cannot, by so doing, retain his seat in Parliament, let him again turn Ids undivided attention to the practice of )iis profession, until the thick cloud that lowers over the princijdes of conservatism be swept away. There he is sure of distinction. There the highway to fortune and fame lies open before him j and there, as he is aware,consiVrmcd al- so be in- cie under idon that lat paity so right country. lament, actice of over the re he is nd fame iif^tencpt re£:ard- 1 an up- ents of profes- if Clerk He has ics — he I 1 < 14 speaks frcqurntly ar J fluently, and aUvays records his vote on the righi si<'e. Jn appearance he is about thirty years of age, with a fiiK' figure, durk hiiir, akoor penetrating eye, and gentlemanly carriage. liis whole course in Varlia- ment has been distinguished by a manly, straight for^vard consistency, thereby verifying in himsell the words of the poet, •♦ Ur^p^acti^ed ho to fawn or Bcok for pnwor By ductrlnes fiiiihioned to the varying hoar.** Mr, Richardson wa^ one of the young men who some years ago destroyed iho pr nting office of the Coloninl Ad- vocate, ther. belonging to McKenzic, for which an action was brought by that notorious individual, and a verdict ob tained for c£G25. This verdict was made up in a few days by subscription, so that the parties concerned, in reality es- caped unpunished. He is brother to the author of Wacousta. \ MR. MURNEY. This gentleman was, at the last election, returned with Mr. Manahan, to represent the County of Hastings. lie is a member of the bar, and has been m practice for some seven or eiglit years past; he is about 30 years of age, tall, ra- ther pale comp'cxion, in figure somewhat Incliaing forward, and presenting upon the whole, rather an uno^ainly ap- pearance. For a lawyer he is (with the exception of ^^r, Hotham, who la'-ois under Asthmatic aucr'on) the xr.ost taciturn member of the House. He never speaks at any lenn^th, and I have heard a member say that his speech- es arc always written before hand, and committed to mem- ory, a fact ihut may account m some degree for their brevi- ty. Me came into Parliament as the avowed supporter of Sir F. Head and his policy, and certainly he has uevcr abandoned those principles that p'aced him upon the floor of the House. Having received his professional education in the ofilce of Mr. Bid well, it was supposed by many that he would have Inclined to that gontleman*s political views ; such, however, has not been the case, but on the contrary, his unifor.n support of Conservative principles, and op- position to those of Reform, have recently been rewarded with the Clerkship of the Peace for the new district of Victoria. He is mucli and deservedly respect. d in his District. IG MR. MARKS Was returned to Parliiimcnt for tlio county of Frontcnac» at the last general election. It M'as the first occasion uj>oii which he became a candidate for popular honours, and in all human probability it will be the last. IJo is rather an elderly, ^rey-hcaded, benevolent looking personage, and, as I am informed, for many ycara held a commission in tho Navy. IJo does not, appear to take a very active part in the proceedings of the IJouso, nor does ho often in- flict himself upon hon. members in debate ; when he does speak, however, he starts up, with an abrupt lioarse-toncd exclamation of " Mr. Speaker!" extending his arm at full length in tho direction of the party addressed, and after giving utterance to a few sentences, kindly sits down again, to the manifest relief as well of the House as of tho persons in tlie gallery and below the bar. Mr. Marks is a strong conservative in principle, in good worldly circumstances, and universally respected in the part of the country in which he resides. MR. CAMERON, One of the members for Lanark, was returned to Parli- ament at the last general election. lie is a young man of Scotch parentage, good personal appearance, and gifted with talents of a very respectable order. His style of speaking is bold and nervous, his voice full and sonorous, and his utterance free from the hesitation and embarrass- ment which too often mar the early attempts of young men at public speaking. In height he is about the middle size, dark hair, heavy eye-brows of the same color, with a full florid, good humoured countenance. His political views lean rather too much on tho side of liberality or democra- cy, and, being a Presbyterian, he is of consequence strong- ly opposed to the establishment of " a dominant priest- hood !" as the Church of England is styled by its enemies in this Province. In the fast session of tho present Parli- ament, when Mr. McKay brought up the subject of tho Rectories, Mr. Cameron took occasion to make a violent attack upon Mr. Hagerman. His speech was reported by Mackenzie, who stood at the bar taking notes of the debate. 17 ntenact n upon and in Lher an and, ns in tlio active ften in- e docs D-toncd at full lI after 1 again, persons L strong stances, 1 which ParVi- man of gifted |st^'le of norous, arrass- g men lie size, a full views mocra- Istrong- priest- knemics Parli- of the I violent 'ted by lebatti. Ilifl lanp;aafjo was abir-ivo and innammotory in tho extreme, and wuj poured f.>rlli d:iriti,'/ thv? dpuce of live arid twenty or thirty niinulc., with an ("irriosfMoss ;md \'eh(;?ne!icc that 8hr'\/')d liini to Ijo actuutril by some feciiiif^' «)i' private or pjvional anlmoii-y. Tho ans.ver of ?.Ir. IJagorman, w'hcA .Solicitor G.Tural, wii.-i hrief] polii;'..'d and emphatic. *'8ir," said \u\ "tlio pratings of iinpudcnro — rhoraihngsof insolence, shnll receive from tho Solicitor (Joueral, no otlier notice than ' . uttvir coiitotn[)t." Mr. (.\imeron is engaged in rn'M'cantik^ biw iuuss, and has not taken his seat during iho present t:cs;sion. MK. BOCKUS Is the col league of Mr. Armstrong in the mpresontation of Prince J'idward, for which county he w us returned by a very lar;^o in;ijorlt,y. To a thorough knowledge of tho business of tlie tiouso, he addj an nnti.ing industry ; and his speeches, though generally brief, always show liim to be perfectly nu J a it with his sulyect. Ko member, on either side of t!ie IJousc, .levotes more laborious attention to the duties of hi 3 situation, than Mr. Bockus, and what is of i.ifinitcly more importance, his exertions are always •directed to tho proper end. He is a staunch conservative in principle, and yet willing to make every allowance for tho feelings, and cvon prejudices of those of opposite politi- cal views, lie spf aks frequently, generally in a warm and earnest manner, his language flows easily and fluently, and all his efforts in the way of oratory are marked by strong sense, and sound judgment. liis re-election is a matter, I believe, of perfect certainty. Ue is about the Bame size as Mr. Cameron, with a quick dark eye, and a rather intelHgent countenance. lie is very much re- spected in his District. MR, GO WAN. — This gontlemm has for eiglit or nine years occn. pied a prominent position in ti)0 politics of the country, not onlj as tho 1 tJ of a powerful boJy, but in consequence of a talent huiii);ition. Evoii now ho i.H not ro;rardo I with much confilcnco l)y cithor ptirty, hnth loir to trust hitn. and in cjnHctpicnco ho has nut much inllucnco in Iho HouBO, lie 18 a violent o[)[tonuut of llio Attorney Gonorul, umX hoth thut ^runlloman and tho ^'olioltor, haiulln I iin r;it!ior nuighly wii'jnHoovcr an opportunity occtirs. As a speaker ho is fluent and cnor^foiic, very oi'lon powoiTul in his a])]>oals to icclin|:if, and cvidunt- ly ppoakH for tho audicnco more than tiio IIouko. JUb eurca&ni is hitter, nnd possessing {jrcat cvoiincsH of tern[)er, you ecddoni boo him rulllud lit any remarks wliiuli tnny ho mile. llo iniin uctivo wull mndo n):tn, rather low, >vitji a prcpoB:jesh-ing (aco and easy iusinnat. ing manners, very mild in his acJJrcs?, atul with talent, which if ng-htly npplicd would *^on raise him to nn tMuinont f f .lusl'cn, Ic is fur inferior lo him in talent, but tlicir cor)si» 'ow :y aud nprijjhti "sji iro tho miai'i. Ilia nppoaranco it* mucii in hit lii\uur, piuIImd hI, o o'C »;peakmg ii on tho wholo g )od ; ho nttor;i';:: : ii'kt I, 1 Iiavc Unown him in privnto conversation fctaij,\ jiul, lie i .ust l.rvc known to lo incorrect, and for tl.e inoro purpJEo of lhri.\si:.3 oi'iuni oftrc; ^oa- oblo conspiracies from his to anotlicr pv.rty, in porsouul rp^caiM.ico, ho i^ above tlie midd u height. MR. TlIOUnUUN.— InnHmup 1 cb I eh^uldbo sorry lo do nn ret of injustice even to a nn^t bitter po.itio .1 opponent I v>a5 very glad that I wvA Ihid frontlcuvin m priV/\(o. Ui;i p'/li'iual eharjiot.'*- is well known, flo i.-3 now tho loade.- of'th'> r.'.dj-r.d pi rty, nlinougli ho had a competitor in the hon. nitiinl) r t. r Leeds'. 1 c K;^e ik . fr;)- qnontly, and now gnnoraliy in dcfonec of tl'.c j; u'ernjior.l. which has vnry much altered hi.s position ii> tlie aouse. lli;^ ttyl'> oft peak- ing is very disagroeaMo ; \m lan,mi;vc bad, ml Jiis words la'.. li'.s c .riitd tea v ry h gh pitch, he advis d tlia< ihocovv shoul I Lo l.idt ', r.nd divile 1 bo. tweon the parties. In prr/p.lc life, ho is : ai 1 to ho \v iiblc n d Ii'' rA. Nor do I tako this c!iar;\cicr troni h'u^ pt Ijiical friend •■ but .:n t,:."' o who havo always opposod liim. Apart frcm wolilif:;, h.^ if lich in very high ostimatio ., In tho hoa?o, ho is knovvu by I'.o soubiiqaot of I'hancellor of Lxchequor ; and incniSers r.? •-;• epc lin. lis &;>, pearance is rather romrnon.p! icc. I.'i I'aco in 'rcUwia' ..'Ciis Ino cast ofsutForing. fie seldom laughs, :nd svl cr> 1 .. l.Oi it h In tint languid way which bctt-Kens any tiling !'i;t jcyoiiJ ile it or^ ofthQ (aoBt, if not actually tlio niost, hard woiidng iiiOa:ljr in iho .i« use. to Mcisri. LRWTS &; HOT 1 1 AM nro certainly ^mot\g the mo0: gontlom.inly inoriiSoto in iho House, I mean in tljo lf\io acc(j|)tiilion of iho tcruj. Tlio former gonlleman has,, for a number of years, ri'pi csentocl the county of Corlcton. Ho was formerly an oiiircr in the &8tli, in which ho wai much roapcctotl and highly esteemed. Ho never spcaka in tho House, but his opinion is much uttcnJcd to. Mr. Ho- tham who haH long been very deliciile, wus, 1 believe, edu- cated for tin) law. Tho pobiicul thuracler of neither gen- tleman is Bulficiently murkijd to make liim tho subject of any lengthened review. Thoy uro both conservatives. MR. ELLIOTT. — If uprightness of purpose and lio- ues'y of intention entitle to respect, this gentlemon is full^ •ntitled to it. Ho never speaks, but gene roily records hit rote on tho conservati'. o side. In personal appearance ho is tall and powerful looking, of immense bodily strength, wliich ho proved in u bloody contest with a bear; his cou- rage is undaunted, and if physical force should carry the weicht, bo would bo sure of victory ; his education is not of the first order, and it was after very urgent entreaty thai ho consented to come forward as a candidate the last elec- tion. In his county ho has great mfluence, being the oc- knowled ^ed leader oi a very largo body of fine loyal Irish- man, of which country ho has every charactoribtic, unbound" ed liberality and yteatly friendship. MR. ARMSTRONG certainly never was intended by nature for a legislator, for whicli occupation he has a tho- rough distaF'if, find only consented to corae forward after mir;h intrc>;ty, in order to keep out the radical members ; he never speaks. He is about middle height, and rather corpulant, with a di rk <:oniplpxion, heavy brow and smoothed down hair, in perfect keeping with his character as a class-lcadrr among the Methodists. He is a merchaDt in Vv3 City of Toronto. MR. DETLOR.— What I have said of the last named gentleman will answer almost word for word for this mem- be»', even to personal appearance, the only difFerenco being inc.! the I utcr goi.Ticman is rather tall, and wears his hair ins omeriiiii^' like a fashionable way; he lives at Brighton. JA^IES y.. SMALL, ESQ., member for the East Rid- ".ng of tho County of York, reiiresciits the most radical cob- 21 idbj la iHo- nfter era ; athcr and •acter ihant imcd icro- peing h&ir >n. Icon- ■liluency in iho Upper Vrovlnrc. Tliis ppntlcrnnn several yoQrs n^o cumo tint bflorc the pnMic U3 a cinditlalo for rutTinmrnlury Iifniours, c»ii wliirii orcat/ioii he opposed Mc- Konr/io, hut tuifortunafrlv Toi visrn, which ho at tfiut limu prufeasod, not hcin^; tlicn inucli in \oJjMu», ho was delcafcrl. On the expulsion oi' MdviUiziM from the llous -, ho m tho moan time, having thou^jht fit to chirigo lils pohlical opin- ions, oflTcred fnniself a ssecond liuio f» r iho county, but un- •uccossfully, MackcMixio having been, after liis expulsion, ' twice returned. A th)uhlo ia<'.»ly, ho truly ilisiuijrcettblo ; his pronunciation is phaip nnd biiil, accompanied vviih a certain tv/anijf ; hi« anion is not i^ontiujuany, Hud tlurinji; the d<'livt'ry ol his speech, his eye-i»n>\N*M ^ink so an ulmo t lo conceal hi^^ eyes ; hi.s lan- puaj^e Is very often hail, thoU!,di it s"emu to llow easily nt first, but ho soon hrcaka down, and f^ots entunp^led ; ho uses every ondouvoui' to embarrass the buslnesn of the House, nnd is fur Wout scriipulou.s in iIkj n^rthod by which lie may do so. There; is one very bad trait in his character, which is, that lie harbours and fosters revenge for years, and will, on the first opportunity, wreak it on a person who Ikh oll'ended liim. Ho is certainly possessed oi'a great deal of that talent which our nLM<.;hbours call culeiicss, and from these people all his ideas beern borrowed. MR. liLTinVKLL. — Next to tljo Speaker, on tlie right hand, slid M. IJurwell, l'!s(]., the luemoer for the town of London ; ho is now iho father of llie House of Assembly, liaving h(.'ld a .seat therein longer than any other member. He is a tall, and ratl:er ungainly person, and appears to have suffered not a little from indisposition. In principles, he is a conservative, and acta in most cases with a fearless independence ; ho h heard with attention, although his Btyle of speaking is not agreeable, and is in most cases too dictatorial ; he lays down his propositions as axioms, and scorns any thi;jg like yielding to expediency; he is best known to the House by his advocacy of a settled system of education, to bring about which, he has been indefatigable in his exertions, and his plan contains very many liberal and sensible observations; In speaking, he stands pcrfecl- ny linvrt man- A \v liiim- i ISorm* icTC are ) llotililo riicrltfin iiitri, al- ir UK to vrc \% ft -iil)u«e, ivo 8<*cn ilu ; h\» s «htirp rtion is cell, liifl liis liin- Msily nt lod ; lio of the r w'h'wU araclcr, yrars, |ier.son 11 great Ueiicsiit, le rij^ht own of ;ori)bly, I ember, )ccri'yct- !y "pri;,'bf, atui irie* little or no Bcti(*n ; hU fprrcli^i nrt ijol l«>ri^', ftti«l di'lixcri'il m n ^jow ami ruiher solemn ityU*, vbi( li t'vitU.Mitly hIic\v8 Ii«» i« tiot x. ilboul Botnc littlu feclMHf of supeiioiiiy of liis own powt?r.s ; without much wit. ii tivo fur inNtanro, Ito nftackrd Mr. Parko, whom \vlu>n ri> Iilyin^'.fo lie wuh called to order in raibi'r a nuukrd mnriitT. lo i^ particularly iuduitrioiiy in inovinf;* ainemlrncrifH to every piopositiun intioduerd by the radical pdrty.. His parentH wore loyalists, and mailo i^reat HucrifjcPH, and un- derwent many 8uireriti!,^-» during ibo American war. Mr. IJurwell was liim. ;'•![' Ixuti in the States, but catni^ (or rather was brouj;hi) info this Provineo when very younj,'. J'Vom what I have seen of the frenlhMuan, I boliovo him to be a good, honest politi- ian. The Church of l!Jn;!;land has itol inside the Pai 1 .iment ffous(?, or indeed, in the Province, a more zealous advocate, or a more steady friend ; on every occnsion ho is ready to come forward m \u drffnce ; nor ran ony weapons brought against if, lessen his fidelity or liis industry. MR. Mt KAV, Ik tlic prusent roprcprpsonlatlvo of tlioi C'nnnty of ItU8Nul, haviti^ liB(l tlio hunnur ut'a Ki'nt in thn I, r:.'ijr niaiiv years, whcro ho lias Ihro'igti pru- donco, indiiKtry and irilc;xrity, mana,'.;pa to accuinuli.to u lianiLsnmn fortano. In pariiatnont lui Iiih ulvvayH litioji^rcd to the consorvativw party, nnd his opinions, tlioii},'Ii c.\|iit .ssol witlirtu any of'tlio ndoin- lacntH of oloqaonco, an* always littuiicd to v.iih iittctitioa and ro. •pcct. IIo has been siroii'iouM nnd unccasiinf; in hiii nndeavoars to j)rocaro tho revocation of t!.o pat(!nl><, by which />? Rectories wore eroctedand endowed, bat liis ciTorfs iiavu been, and it is trusted will bo, un?uccc5rfal. JIo iH a fino looL'njr man, rilhor aJM vo the mid. dlo height - florid coantenanco, duilt hair, and a .stronr vi;;oroai frame, sh^'rhtly lending to corpulence. IIo HoMom a 'drosses tho Lousfl ; when ho docs oo it \h ia u broad Scottisii accent. MR. PARKR, tho niombcr /or Middlesex, haa roiiderod bim'clf conspicuous by hisKtoady ndheronco to what aro called reform prin- ciples. For a lonff tinio ho wont with I\Ir. IMcKcnzitj in nil hia measures, but did, I bolinvo, desert him when liis oIjcc.Ib Leijaaio raoro open ; indeed, I can Bcnrccly itn^jrlno a more inoflt nsi e porsr n. Ho appears to ho of very mild, unaesuming manmvfi— verj litt.'o of tho polish of life, but gifted with strong nntnral foti'o. Dur.Mg tjje I»roseut sosflion ho lias not spokon much. In siatum i.^ i» ratlu.i lo. low tiio avorttgo height, and has tl)oa[);)oarancc of one vh(> > rU -. in life has boen unexpocteJ and unprepared for. ilis ori^'aal w'ccu; »• 84 tion was lliat of a cnrponlcr, in wliioli. by incUistry and cnr«, he ti«f collected !>oiuo ruoiuiy anil cuiisidoriiblo proper' y in London, and in now I'.ditoi of a nowspijpor, as well as rurniiior of pnrrinmenl, and bin \niling and ppiiakiri;^ arc mncli of liic :iUino churactor, a confus- ion of toruiM :iud ii ninniii;.' of neiitcncf inlu sentence. In sponkinfir Iio stuop» Ills linid forv.'iird :iiul In:id.c: his handH much after tho fnsliion of n eoklicr standin^^ at cito, occaflinnally points duwn with hiu fiiifjcr — hoii n« vorlirc i of iho wc^rd ''Hir" I pliculd ha sorry lo ■ay that tliih member would directly voto for tbo introduction of re- publican mcaf-uvcs, but certainly nil bis lino of politics tends towards that end ; bo acltj with a party who arc the romnuntp of tho McKen- zie faction in tbt;. last parliament. Mo J'^^ by biith an Irisbnriiin. Ha has ('urinp tbo piofcnt t ••iou rcdeet»icd n»ucli. Ho is, 1 believe, strictly lu-nott in bis prineiiiles. WILLIAM CIUSHOLM—T). McDonell— -Donald JE. McDoncU— Michael Aikintin — \V. McCiae— H. Cornwall — Francis CalclwoU — and Alexander Clii ?holm may all bo classed -top;Glhcr, die only point of distiiiclion to bo noted amongst them belnr^ that reialir;g to ilieir appearance. They aro all qaict-j^^oing, in( llvnrivo |7enllornen, who wouH be much moro usiifuny ei/phiyaJ in agviculliual or rnf-rcanlilo pursuits, than in legislatioM, r'any of tbtm arc nci'iir'.f qualified by habit, cdui-alion or inlalleol, for tho situation they fill, and thoreforo oflbr procipcly the vuw i.Mtcri il uiion which Mr. C. V, Thomson cuuld practice most puccossfullj', unJ. to himself riiopt satisfactorily. By Bwcli Vftos a? thchc, assisted liv a fuw ttril.in^ and leniarkablo tlefcc tio nil from the cnservalivc ranlis, and backed by all tho radical phalanx, ho has )nana{.;cd to forco a;! I.'isniensures tlir^ugh tho houso. Ah';x. Cl'/uhohn and iJorJd JU, J\!cl)on«'ll j;encral!v act villi the Tftdicl party, the others usu illy v.itli iho conjservalives. Mr. Mc Doneli of Glei r^aTVi Jit" SlerilT of the Kastcrn Listrict, is a fine, good naf'ired J-cotciinun. ;f the tvno Ilijrhlaml breed. Mr. McCroa is a very indepo.idont 'neni'c.*. Wm. Chi.sbolm is or.o of tho oldest militia L.'fIicots,an'l dislinguis.'ied hi nself in the late war. MR. SflAV ,!l..~T!iii3 is ran a long time a rr.oniber of tho Ijo-!! e of Assem- bly. His cnnblituuijcy i.s cliifjfly Dutch, to which r'/.i(.n ho owes his origin. Ho is a ftUnrt, coiviinot)-loo!ung person— quite grey. Ho Bpeaks rnthcr frcqjc'it.y, and with a siiarp tcno r.f voice, which is, howavcr, perfeclly Uli.Liuct. ilo is a reformer, but, i believe, honoet iu his intentions. MR. BUilRITT was rr'urni^d on pu'O conrcrvative princip'co. I do not b 'Move that he ev-r ^j;* lU^. llo is tho son oi a U. E. Loy. ■list ; and served during;; the lost vr.n' with consideruhlu credit to him- self. His family hiivo f 'liuo very viJuahlo property on th.o lino of Rideaa Canal, and his father, l!io iatc Maj r Burritt, was a fine old geuticnian, an exemplar} p.iagii-tr^'c, at-d a true loyalist, i once d».- ri-Ltraint ; onco endmrlu'd in any cause ho Hj)arcs no pains or lab^ir to iorv.ard it. In politics ho is cou:ccamc a Bri- tish subject ; he is a warn) g tpp'-vter of ioryi=!ni, in favor of whi^ h he exevcises all his influoiico ; ho sjjoaka neld >m, but when he does it is generally to tho point, nor does ho tiro hi.3 auditory with fro- qucnt reitcraliona uf the same sentiment. HENRY SHERWOOD is a very young man to occupy tho dis- tinguished pa)l which ho docs in p(dilicti, and ho appears much youni'or than ha really is ; In is every year coming moro forward into public notice, a;!d if honest. c'inKistoncy demands csiccm, he is fully entitled to it. lii^j conciuct during tii.i prcpor.l session has been beyond praise, and ho has brougc.t forwarl somr; most beneficial measures, and is altogelhcr ono of tho noft useful mcmners in tho House, and In,-* every prospect of being returned for tho City of To. ronto, in the Uiiitod rarlia.'ncnt. llin etyle of speaking is rathor agreeable, though !;is voice ir too ylui!! to bo euphonious: ; his lan- guage is good and well adaplc,] to theGubjcct en which he speaks, wiiiehhcdocs witlius! t.uyhingrapi lily ; like i\!r. Ilageiman, when excited by opposition, ho ir. Litloily scvure ; and tlien his wliolo soul seetns thrown as it wore into his sub- ;;'t. lie speaks loudly and with groai encrjy ; und sorno of his Kpcechcs aro really very guod, for instance, hisrcplyto Mr. Drapor, on _tho Union, whAcii 31 ,V 11 wns lliobe^l fk'livoral in llio Ilouao on llmt itihjoct. F'o Imn nno fault wliiili iM'od.s com cti'Jii ; ho speaks loo froqucMilly, niil on cvti ■ ry sul'Jt'ct, and lliM'-Ii ho iijuhv '.ys hcirJ witli ullonlnii, lio would C')tnrn.;U(J far iiinro ii.ilnrnco ium\Vmoi1 will ho tho loadin;r lawyer nl tlio Caiiailjan bar. In jcrsoml cppcainnco hois rather tall and jjcntlc- iiiuily, wi'Ii li/Iit roinjilexirn, iiiid a polilp, n;j;rci;ablo acK.'rfctJH. Mia Coml.iot ruroij;:;Iiout the (k;hat() on the I riion was fucU aa mijiht havo b«jon cxpi rtoij from a portion of j^ o.l jirinciplca and hi;;li in- toM[rity,nnl ;.f(ordod a;icxam|«!c woiihy of being fullowoJby mai/y an older uicrnLcr. ^ CIIinSTOPflEn A. IIAflERMAX, ITor Mnjcsty'.; Attorney (..<(Mioi'iil, lias since 18,^0, rcpic^^cntcHl the Town of Kinnff;ton, wiih ilio exct-ptifjii of oii.^ p.nliatnciit, ^licn l)cin^ called fo;- aslu'jtpcriu I to tlio br'ui'li, Donald IJollinnc }^if(\. was retui'r;ed. ^^() naicli is Ijo reypected in Kingston,, tliat at the last clecdon not even tl:o t^liadow of* opposition was mnde to hi.? eleciion. As a fpcakcr, INIr. IJngerman ia now williouta rival in tlilb Province, wliicli speaks volumes in favor of liis talents and industry, when we take inio coii- sld(^ration the small oppoi-tunity nfibrded for education in tiie days of hli; youth, liorn and brouf^ht up.in Cannda, it aflords surnrioC to many, that his principles should be so strongly, so fh'iiily con«ervatlvc, tliathc should have made hinis;;!!' so thoroughly ncjuaihted with the ])rinciples of tho Eritish Constitution, and Ijcct me so lirndy at-achcd to it,. In ordinary debeUes ho Sj)cak.:? calndy, (juictly, almost cold- ly, and makes hut little imprcrjion on the mind of the listen- er, but when his high feelings arc roused to action by tho brawlings, or attemptf d sarcasms of some minor memher, every eye is fixed on him, evory pen in the House is laid down, and were it not that his rich, full voice fdled every corner of the House, you might hear a pin drop. To gra- tify the ambition of coping v/ith the giant, muny rise up, but one after another, he answers thorn, and down they sit discomf tted. His voice, when thus roused, docs some- times give utterance to expressions which in calmer mo- menta his gentlemanly feelings would not allow to go forth, but when deserved by the person that called, thern forth, they are never retracted. So n^e yours ago, for his opposi- tion to the reformers, he lost bis ofilce of Solicir.or Gene- ral, but was shortly after replaced. To the present Cover- 32 nor Genrral lie hnn pivon umhrnf^o, in not goinp; liand in Ijand with him in hiu incnsuns, ar.d in coriyrriioiico Itua li(?r'\ notified to wind up lil.s Alturncy (icnoral businoi.s, luit to Bootlic hid spirit u pluco on i!io hnnch liri : l)Ci'n olicn.tl to him, wliicli 1 believe he has nc.'Cptctl. liOiig, long \V'!i it ho before t!ie vtill ; of iIk; 1? jso wiU cdjo uit'.i nM'h a Voice. Lonp^ will it be before i.is pln( o be filletl a^ »lic bnr, at which in cloiiuf Jicc r.'no crs'i e.pml liim. In ,ersor. d appearance !e is iatl.(.'r n'crlno mi Jdlo liei«:^ijt, ar. blo»tij jn'operlion, \vitl) a •■oo . humoured courUuiiuiice. COLOXLL rP.:>CE.->A men iho fir5t r; cL-tlon a KtranjLjer u'ks on cr.ioilnp, t'i"i House is, '* vho '.s hat gen- th-'maii siuivfii .nn'diatcly ucXl ti.'? bar, oi: tie ]■ it as you look toward ; the 'Y'^'aivor ]" ant', your uft.'ntio.i b'-eoi-ios ut once ariv'sted wl :n you lioa^' iheiii'nio of C^cK . ,d J*ri.'ice. lie is llic bcuu iJoal of a lluo honcit .l'liif;lis!i (u.ni!on»an, und thsijueiitlon as to the cr.pturo of Tlu'ller Jc Co. i;-. sol- vcd llio i.wjjneri y ju fic.o liiui ; ho has llic appcariuce of cool dcterminaliiMi uniied wi h great bodily Blreii^;','.!. No man int'ie rroviuct; has been more active in defence of tho G( vernrnent, iWid is i ; tuc olU.n tlio case, no man has been wone 1;( alCvl. Li ]Jn;.^l'..'H^ he v,'Xi a vei'V w.irin i ui)pf rt- er cf wiiif^isni, vvIitj. ho'As^verhe lia". now aband 'Tied, see- ing itsi Talal e/r '^ts ii; the C.'inadas. 'J'l.e-.-c can b.? but lit- tle doubt, I'lut th .; dcci iod f and ^vhieh he took way iho rncaus of s;ivinf^thc v.osf.:-t-ii frontier from continual aggres- sion, an M)L.d the G«ivcrnmcrt acted \,'ith a like; ener?:y, t.liO ''.o.mlry v/cu!J rot now be in it>' j^rescnt slate; ft>r liia |):'0i^v,ytitude oh the occasion ot the Vv hidsoi* invu.'uon, ho closei /cfi tl;e gr;ititude of every ma'.i in Canada. His stylo of orilory is nervous a id bold, .lapnling wit)' the cneclion, and i:':orr :n!^ any Eiibteifug^-. f his gcntlemau re(juire,s no vr^-y ion ;thened notice, as hi' character U a ])hi?i, honest, i3l!'ait-fo. ward one, always a..i:rif;; with cousistcncy, pud ne- ver fearing to eiiprcss hia opinio. iS. i .1 Hi