The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-16

| CANADA MONTREAL ATHLETIC GAMEs-We re.
joice to observe that the good old English fashion,
revived in the mother country OF the periodical con
| course OF the youth and manhood OF all classes IN
| athletic sports, has extended TO Canada. Nothing is
more likely to promote kindly feeling, to invorate
health, and to supply wholesome interest and ex
element, in lieu of immoral stimulans. The Mon
real sports fixed for the 18th and l4th Of ne
month, and the announcement includes handsome
list OF prizes, sufficient, we hope, TO excite emulation,
and the most respectable patronage sufficient guar
antee of order and fair play.
1t gives us much satisfaction to see, by advertise
mens from the Commissioners oil Crown Land:
Office, that large proportion of the Clergy Re
serves in each district is to be sold this year This
is great public benefit, as the reserves compose
some OF the best land in the country, which would
long ago have been purchased if offered for sale,
and being IN large blocks, has divided extensive SET
dement's. All we want is emigration Whatever
they may have IN other districts, here we have very
few Repealers, OraDgemen, or K adlcas-no stump
orators TO tell our people how miserable they
having as ne country lies out of doors, and the
best OF laws to protect them in it, Western EI-
press
TORONTO. Monday evening last about half
past o'clock, fire broke out in the cook. house in
rear OF the brick tavern kept by Richard Woods, in
Colborne street, late Market lane. The buildings
destroyed are the cook-house, where the fire broke
out, and two stables The brick tavern kept by
Woods, Is also much injured. We understand thar
il is the property of Mr. Oxley and that it Is not in
sured. We regret exceedingly the severe calamity
that beel Mr.. Thomas Dixon, the son of Mr.. Dixon,
painter, of Church strset, who tell beneath mass
OF burning timbers, in the midst of his exertions-
The poor fellows face and hands ale dreadfully
burnt and he now lies In dangerous state, and In
extreme agony. Coionit.
The Journal de Quebec gives very favorable
account of the agricultural prospects OF the parishes
on the lower st Lawrence In the counties OF
Rimouski and Kamarcuska, there had heen genial
rains; but in the county oil L'Islet and in some
parishes of the counties above, the farmers had suit
fered from drought. At st. Andre, on the lst in-
slant, there was frost, but not such as to do any
mischief. From st. John, Port Joli, the hay crops
are reported heavy, and potatoes where not planted
700 early, promising The lutte wheat sown, look
ed well so tar and oats and barley gave promise OF
great abundance.
Barley harvest has commenced in the county OF
RouviIle.
We have been requested to state, that His Excel.
lency the Governor General has contributed E25,
through the Rev. w. z. McDonoush, for the build
ing OF the Catholic Church in st. Catharines. II
will be recolected that the destruction of the late
church was the work OF an lncendlary, and we I'M
derstand that great progress bslng made with the
present edifce - Toronto Eraminp.
Major General Sir Richard Armstrong, arrived
in Toronto, on Tuesday, by the steamer Princess
Royal.
HAMILTON, Aug 4-THE CRors We learn from
all quarters, that the prospect ct an abundant har-
vest Is most cheering We are now in the middle
OF the wheat harvest, and although thin in some
localities it is large and full in the head, and pro-
misses to yield more than average crop. Rust
owing to the severity of the winter, is complained
OF In some patches, but, on the whole, the aggre-
gate will be abundant.
BURILy eToN BAY CANAL-The railroad from the
mountain to the beach is now completed, and the
hauling OF the stone has commenced. grea
quantity OF timber has been delivered, and every ar
rangement made to proceed in the work with vigor
The new canal is TO be made the ste OF the old
one. The south pier ill form the breast work for
the protection Of the new work which is 10 be laid
down. The north wall is to be removed, and the
canal wdened 10 about one hundred and sixty feet
HAMILTON AND PoRT DovER.-Caledona bridge
over the Grand River, is now completed and is al.
lowed to be one OF the most elegant and best con.
structed works in the western section OF the pro-
vince.
The lighthouse at Port Dover is nearly finished
and the works IN the harbor are proceeding with
activity
The grading for the plank road between Hamilton
and Port Dover is finished, end will be panked
over to the bridge before winter sets IN The work
on the Port Dover side is proceeding rapidly Jour
nal and Express