New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-26


In addition to this. each Policeman is furnished
with clothes. lodging in tie Station House III be
desires it, fuel and lights. About 30 out Of the o.
sleep ia the Station Houses and these have Is Oh.
per month deducted from their pay for fuel lodging
and li.hs aud the total OF this sum less than 500
YEAR, i credited TO the Corporation. They board
themselves Of course out OF their own pay; they
are well supplied with clothes and their dress Is
very neat blue cloth coat and white pantaOOns In
summer with blue cloth pants ia winter and good
blue over coat. black hal uniform buttons. The d-y
duty commences ~ 6 A NJ and ends ~ q 7. ". Only
- men used or required for his day duty FOR ih
whole city JfodHss trg IN Uniform and after T. n.
their their except in case Ola general alarm
mounted Police patrol the clty al day The night duty
il from 7. N To s. VI. For this T. foot Police and
mounted patrol required these divided into two
recfs that relieve each other every hours through the
night, relief the other relief in the Station
Houses ready 70 turn out on The spring Of the rattle
Every day there is inspection parade by the
Chief Of the whole Force the various station Houses
The chief station is close by Kascos and the market
the other two are in T. Joscpas suburbs and Quebec
suburbs.
Thi. small force with these simple arrangements
works most admirably have seen is operations and
the way in which refractory cadche and cahmen kept
straight should be lesson 20 the Ncwl orz steamboat
landings Bur Capt Wiley assured me that unless his
men wore = distinctive uniform. be could manage
the city with 400 men go well be does with 60
and. 10 hi credit Montreal Is tho best Police reen-
lated city on the Continent
Montreal Is iuproriug rapidly and extensively % use
"a bsd form Of speech) bot Of the more There
only square rugged vessels IN port Dut The mum
her at Quebec il larger than last year The Lumber
Trade will be quite profitable this year for once. THIS
is uncertain business, and many merchants think
has been great drawback on Canadian property
Certain is that If the money talent time. industry and
energy which have been devoted 70 and consumed In the
Lumber Trade OF Canada had been applied solely to AZ
ricuural purposes and Improvements, Lower Canada
would have been at least 30 years In advance OF her pre-
sent position.
Labor realizes high wages here and consequent
Is the New Market in front OF Rascos is almost NJ n
stand -ri. Brickayers earn 81 IS a day and House
Carpenters II - and =. In Quebec Bncklsycrs are
paid - 30 day; but the new buildings in the
Burnt District there progress very slowly.
Mr.. Paxton. well known very enierprsing NOR
chant of Utica and proprietor of Canal Boats and the
beautiful American Steamers Lake Ontario. has been
here with two other gentlemen 10 about making
arrangements for extending he Magnetic Telegraph
from Albany to Montreal. think this viii be construct
ed from New York 10 Montreal by this time next year,
beyond doubt.
very spirited movement is foot throughout the
Province 10 obtain cheap postage and the proprieors
OF the Rowland Hill and Quebec Steamboats, have offer
ed 10 the Government here to carry the Mail from Mon
ircal Quebec free Of charge for the term of two
years They carry cabin passengers 10 Quebec for II 80
and scerase for H. 81. - cents. would advise all
who do not 10 leave Canada without taking an
excursion up the Saginaw River The scenery exceeds
in grandeur braufy and s-blniiy. every view have
Witnessed in any part of the world The Steamboats,
on the - Lawrence admirably found and the Cap
tains very intelligent and superior men
The Crops In Canada very good this season. the
Province having suffered from drouth a. Vermont
and others of the states have. Thermometer at II.
". H. A.