erference with their right of self-government. On
a division the amendment of Mr. Herries was thrown out by a majority of
141. And though, a few nights later, a resolution somewhat in the same
sense, moved by Lord Brougham in the Upper House, was only negatived, with
the aid of proxies, by three votes, the large majority in the House of
Commons, and the firm attitude of the Government on the subject, did much
to quiet the excitement in the colony.

The news from England (wrote Lord Elgin) has produced a marked, and,
so far as it goes, a satisfactory change in the tone of the Press; in
proof of which I send you the leading articles of the Tory papers of
Saturday. ... The party, it would appear, is now split into three; but
on one point all are agreed. We must have done, they say, with this
habit of abusing the French; we must live with them on terms of amity
and affection. Such is the first fruit of the policy which was to bring
about, we were assured, a war of races.

This satisfactory result was also due in part to the wise measures adopted
by the Ministry, under direction of the Governor-General, for giving effect
to the provisions of the much-disputed Bill.

We are taking steps (he wrote on June 17) to carry out the Rebellion
Losses Bill. Having adopted the measure of the late Conservative
Government, we are proceeding to reappoint their own Commissioners;
and, not content with that, we are furnishing them with instructions
which place upon the Act the most restricted and loyalist construction
of which the terms are susceptible. Truly, if ever rebellion stood
upon a rickety pretence, it is the Canadian Tory Rebellion of 1849.

[Sidenote: Fresh riots.]

Unhappily the flames, which at this time had nearly died out, were re-
kindled two months later on occasion of the arrest of certain persons
concerned in the former riots; and though this fresh outbreak lasted but a
few days, it was attended in one case with fatal consequences.[10] Writing
on August 20, Lord Elgin says:--

We are again in some excitement here. M. Lafontaine's house was
attacked by a mob (for the second time) two nights ago. Some persons
within fired, and one of the assailants was killed. The violent
Clubbists are trying to excite the passions of the multitude, alleging
that this is Anglo-Saxon blood shed by a Frenchman.

The immediate cause of this excitement is t