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Tara zzzzrato.KINGSTON, SEPTEMBER *25,1827.Since our last, London dates to the 17th ultimo have been received at New-York. The English papers are principally filled with the details of Mr. Canning’s Funeral, which took place on the 10th of August. A short account of this melancholy ceremony Will be found in our preceding columns On the 17th of August Lord Goderich was presented to the King, as Premier and first L rdof the Treasury ; Mr. Herries has been appointed Chancellor of the Exche-qner; Mr. C. Wynn, President of the Board of Control: and the Dcke of Portland, Lord President of the Council.We have : gain the satisfaction of laying I before our readers documents of the greatest importance to a large portion of the inhabitants of Upper Canada; we allude to the! continuation of the correspondence between : Lord Goderich end Mr. Rindal, relative to 1 the Alien question. The views of His Majesty’s Government are distinctly stated in Mr. Horton’s letter of the 5th of July, and | the petitioners, who entrusted to Mr. Randal. the charge of their interests, hr.ve reason to I be particularly grateful to His Majesty fur; the favorable consideration which their justrequests have received, as well as perfectly satisfied with the conduct of their Agent.On our first page will be found Doctor Strachin’g letter to Lord Goderich, upon the* subject of the Clergy and Clergy Lands in this Province. Every person who knows i any thing of the religious state of Upper Cali di, will readily perceive that the Hon.a bayonet ; the orangemen could have turned away from the cart; it is most usual for a foot p ssenger to give way to the cart.Crossexamined by Mr. J. Jcnes. A greatmany persons of the town were present ; Morgan did not appear to run against the orange party; the carter came from a di.Ter ent direction fro-n the other people ; witness understood the orangemen were going to Walker’s ; does not think if Morgan had a design to meet them, th t he would go by Moore s codec house ; there are three cross streets intervening between the place from whence they set out, and the street they were met by the Carter; there was a shorter way for the orange party to go to Walker’s, than ro go by Store-street; thinks they went more than as far again as it was necessary.m_ ■*Cross examined by the Attorney General. The soldiers interfered soon after the riot commenced ; but before th it behaved veryproper; they only appeared desirous to prevent violence.Hon. G. H. M.arkland. sworn—Was not present at the commencement of the riot, it was nearly, if not altogether over; he came in consequence of hearing shots fired; did not go near Mrs. Moore’s house; saw a man carried away bleeding, and afterwards found he was wounded in the leg; the orangemen seemed to have been dispersed ; witness went to Walker’s and forbid him to admit them ; they went to the Lodge where witness followed them, did not see them with ribbons; the town was greatly alarmed —so much so, that the guard was increased and the military called out ; did not see orangemen using violence ; when they got to the Lodge, witness saw a young man with a pistol; witness took it from him, he told witness there was no fear as it was discharged.Cross examined by Mr. J. Jones. Heard a number of shots; was at his father’s when they fired ; the other party were more numerous ; enough to overpower the orangemen; they did not appear to act in concert.Elias Dui.mage, sworn—Ts high con-desired them not to walk in the street; only went to preserve the peace; did not see any pistols; does not know who tired: did not advise the Orangemen not to go down the street; has nothing to do with the Orangemen; only went to do his duty; Constables were assembled to keep the peace; thinks in all probability they would be attacked—Attorney General—Witness has the privilege of getting the gu rd if necessary—Major Corbett told him he might have soldiers to assist him.James Benson, sworn—Was in town at the commencement of the riot lives in store street; saw the party go down street witness was afraid a riot would take place as it was the Orangemen’s day and ded, did not see the Catholics with boughs in their hats; was standing at a distance when the riot commenced; heard shot fired; when heheard the shot fired saw Dennis Donahuewalking past hi9 house; did not see him doing any thing; saw him after the riot and when it was going on; saw a woman trying to keep him at home; witness asked him if he had a home in town and advised him to go there; saw no marks or arms about him, did not hear him say any thing about the riot.Cross examined by Mr. Hagerman.—Witness was an Orangeman; has a certificate27 years does not think it an offenceto any one; at meetings, the King’s health is generally drank , here Mr. Hagerman read part of the following toast and asked witness if he ever heard it; toast, “The glorious, pious, and immortal memory of the great and good King William, who saved us from Pope and Popery, James and Slavery, brass money and wooden shoes; here is bad luck to thePope, and a hempen rope to all Papists ”It is drank Kneeling, if they cannot stand, nine times nine, amid various mysteries, which none but the elect can comprehend.) Witness does rot know whether he ever heard the toast mentioned; does not belong to Orangemen; thinks there is no necessity for such a society; would not be willing to belong to them again.
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Kingston Upper Canada Herald
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