They plan to present to the legislature and senate the enclosed petition of the leading citizens and their member Mr. Humphry in order to counteract that of five Protestant colleges. Lebel could not consult Lefevere; Judge Hezekiah Wells, leaving for Lansing, wished to put it in the hands of his best friends and assure it of his influence. On his return Wells assured Lebel that the opinion of the Senate and Assembly was that if a distribution of "Swamp Lands" is made for the object of education the Catholics of Michigan would surely have their just proportion. The Michigan Christian Herald, a Baptist paper published in Kalamazoo took umbrage at this and Lebel answered. Lebel rejoices at the appointment of Father Francis Gouesse to Ann Arbor. Lebel sees by the papers that Detroit is all on fire. ` A.L.S. French 2pp. Folio ` Enclosure: