The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-16

Affairs In Canada.
Our latest advices from Montreal are of the 18th
instant. Then all was quiet in Canada. The Pro-
vincial Parliament stands prorogued to the 18th
proximo.
The Welland Canal was opened on the 10th Instant
Between forty and fifty vessels werc waiting at the
trance There 1t was expected they would all pass the
locks by of Monday.
1t mentioned dispatches lately received by the
Governor General from the Colonial Office, stating in
reply to the address of the House of Assembly that her
majesty's government had intention Of imposing tax
upon colonial built vessels
Owen Sound, on Lake Huron, c. W., has been created
port OF entry, &C., for vessels arriving departing
very cold. During the night heavy frost in, and
early the sth much ice Of considerable thickness
NAMED.
The proposed meeting at Hamilton in relation to a
railroad from the Niagara to St Clair rivers held oh
The Buffalo Courier says Tho measures agreed upon
BY the United states, to allow drawbacks the duties
upon goods passing through New York, destined for
Customs Canada has decided that full duties must
be charged all articles entering that have pass
Cd through the United sates even they imported
The Oseso Advertiser of the 10th inst states up to
last evening" twenty invoices Of merchandise ship
at New York for Canada under the provisions of the
drawback law have reached this port The parcels
sist mostly of West India goods with canton and
Smyrna.
The first importation into this port snys the Kingston
News. under the provisions Of this bill took place yes
terday The importation consisted of foreign fruits and
cigars, and made to the order of Mr.. Carruthers
The lot consisted Of III boxes Malaga rasins 26l
cigars, the American duty which amounted eds 9s
Sd tho imperial and provincial duty, f69 IL I'd. The
first duty with the exception of ~ per cent upon its
amount early 81 5s RENTED under the provisions
Of the BILL and consequently this order the impor.
ter saves upwards Of EAT of which advantage the con-
sumcr ultimately shares the benefit
The Sherbrooke Gazette gives the annexed About fifty
canadians passed through this town last week. their
way to the frontier assist in setting up the monuments
on the boundary between this Province and the United
states. The party are now at work the head OF
Connecticut River There has been report in circua
ton that the Surveyors the part of the United States
claim that Hereford and Clifton iall into New Hampshire
under the late treaty; but hardly believe that
such absurd claim is to be set up
Since the beginning Of this week, says the ByoUn Ga
zete Of the 9Th ins good deal Of timber has arrived
above the Chaudere of which has yet passed
tails Neither of the Slides at present in operation
5uchansns Slide the South side Of the river is
practicable at the present height Of the WATER Wghts
slide the North sde has been undergoing some ex.
.casve alterations and repairs, which not yet
plotted The water all the rivers has been unexpect
eddy high; the Ottawa in particular is this time higher
than it has been known for many year, It is believed
that very little timber will be left in the smaller streams
a. was at one time apprchended.