The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-20 00:00:00

CANADA.

The chief topic of interest, politically and com-
mercially, has been centred in the passing of the
Grand Trunk Railway Aid Bills, which encountered
considerable opposition from the lower Canadian
members, in consequence of government refusing
to mix up a proposition to confer a grant of
lands to the Quebec and Lake Huron Railway.
The opposition is understood to have been direct ed
more to obtain assistance for the new railway than
against the Grand Trunk bills, which are con-
sidered as carried. The following extract from
the Toronto Leader contains a summary of the
debate :

The portion of the Grand Trunk Railway debate of
last evening which our space enables us to publish this
morning will hardly enable our readers to form any
accurate conception of the animated nature of the dis-
cussion. Mr. Cayley's speech was necessarily one of
financial detail, and being, moreover, delivered at the
opening of the debate, it afforded no room for oratorical
display. The remarks of the Opposition leader which
followed were dull and flat to a degree—of that character,
in fact, which we might expect from a declamatory
spouter who has to deal with a sober question of figures.
Mr. Young, who spoke with great good sense in favour of
the scheme of relief, was, as usual, more practical than
brilliant, and contented himself with elaborating on Mr.
Cayley's figures, and drawing deductions.as to the neces-
sity of making our provincial railway system complete.
te And
it"
was not until Mr. Galt rose to meet the objections of
beenße lief Bill, aud to deal with the insinuations which had
made against the contractors, that tho discussion
promised much of interest. The speech of the member
for Sherbrooke was one of more than ordinary power,
Allan M'Nab
and its deliverya was at once vigorous and tasteful. Sir
for the peared in his place, and every one looked
for some months extraordinaryrast rorvelations which he has threatened
He only succeeded in. They came, and nobody was hurt•
man's position has upLrolviing what a wonderful effect a
we are, in spite osf course of action ; how com-
pletelyh ourselves, the creatures of
accident. A few years ago made the 'famous declare.
his politics. One year ago,. a
tion that railroads were
director of the Grand Trunk
foremost defenders ; and this, too, p awn?:
e,
nheh7sains aznoannointss
lod him to desire a defeat of the government on their
railroad policy or any other question. When he ceased
to be Yremier, and was in consequence not re-elected a
government member of the Grand Trunk Railway bpard ;
when the intrigues of his friend in distress, the junior
member for Toronto, failed to secure him a place at the
board, the whole current of Sir Allan's ideas was changed.
And it was clear enough, from the vosition he assumed
last night, that he was determined to take it out in re-
venge. The result was, that the house was treated to a
display of pot patriotism, which did not serve to divert
attention from the melancholy political end of an old
man who consents to join two forlorn family Convect
comrades, in becoming a mere counter in the Clear
grit game, His attack on the company and the oontrae-