The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-20
MONTREAL, Dec smber 10, lsi7.

MONTREAL, December 10, lSi7.
Affairs in Cenada-The Repenue Laps-Tne Election,
re. &c.
The laws of this province, which have been
in force since tho 9th April s45 having been repealed
by the provincial statute of the 10th and 18th Victoria
chap 3ist enacted the 2sth July last, and the 9th
day Of January, ls4s, being the period hred by the
statute for the act to into force, provided the
highly interesting to your readers having oommsrcal
dealings with this province to ascertain what asra
lions have been made In the existing laws, and what
| duties have been augmented or reduced Having this
day communicated with Of the chief officers Of the
| sent to the bill is confidently expected by the mail
| steamer Britannia which has arrived In Boston.
send you correct table Of the customs duties under
the old and acts from which you easily
pile short tabular statement Of the alteration In the
duties for the Of your commercial readers
may add that by another provincial law OF the same
date wheat imported into the province taken out Of
the warehouse, is subject to specific duty Of Is per
toned in the table You will observ that the
legislature hsa increased the duties several articles
instead of reducing with respect to
ricuural produce-whenever they urged TO reduce
those duties, they meet the arguments OF our free
traders by remarking that the American government
psrseveres in UNFOLDING q high tariff similar arti-
ces, and that unless system OF recprocty be establish
ed positive good would arise from the reduction Of
duties However, the world Is growing wiser every day,
aud, possibly at distant period both governments
may find 1t for their interest respectively to bring about
treaty OF commerce to regulate this and other subjects
The provincial parliament dissolved the 9th
instant. and In tho midst of general election
ncency Of the union OF the to consolidate the
two and make them work harmon iousy for the
general good The habitants OF Lower 81, Canada
French origin, and the Bretons OF the upper
province, men Of English origin. The present min
istry may command THEFT small majority OF last
sion In the ensuing parliament, but they will End IL in
sufficient now then 10 carry any of their
important measures Our habitants are certainly not
improving; they rather to be retrogradDg They
factousy oppose the operation of measure cscu
ted for their welfare aud now busy engaged in
he n
tuted act to make better provision for Elementary
Instruction in Lower canada What can you do with
such men They are ignorant ntractsbe set Of peo
pie; the sooner they merged n and swallowed up,
by the great Anglo Saxon family this continent the
The British Government will next try the federal
union Of the British North American Provinces What
next and what next! An AscLo.CANADiAN.
CANADA AND Nova ScoTIA.-The Commissions
srs appointed by Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick to examine into and report upon the existing
der Of our postal arrangements with view to the adop
with the times in which we live than prevails have
with the Hon. MIR. Caylsythe commissioner appointed
for Canada unanimously adopted q report which, II
acted upon will gvethe inhabitants Of the BritishNorth
American Colonies the advantage Of uniform rate Of
inland POSTAGE and that each rate will not all events
be higher than that In force In the neghborng
Politicians are busy in this disrict The following
gentleman have Issued their addresses. MIR Chauveau
for the county Of Quebec. The Hon. G. Ayl~in and
Mr. Ryand for the city of Quebec. The Hon ID. DAILY
n.
Tsschereau for the county Of Port Nsuf The latter
gentleman will be opposed by MIR N Be.leau and MIR
CKuchon at MontmoTenci by Col Lemoine. The elect
Of both counties will be addressed tomorrow from
hs respective church doors Mr. Cauohons election is
considered as extremely doubtful
In Cape Breton and tho Magdslen Islands, esps-
csy In the back lands of ths county OF Inverness the
Of the unhappy people are OF the most gloomy
description, In consequence Of ths potato crop having
failed but more especially owing TO their grain crops
having been In great measure Destroyed by the sue
cessive rains high winds and exceedingly variable and
ncommony stormy weather. throughout the last three
or four months. In such circumstances many OF the
remote settlers appear In the utmost hazard OF harva
ton, II prompt reliefbe not sent to them
such A. the present puzzles the memory OF
that great authority the Oldest inhsoitant ~ began
rain Thur evening" and since then rain has
continued TO fall Ia torrents to-day especially The
snow almost disappeared from 'he roads which are
in shocking state The ferry steamers are running 10
A barge reached Montreal from Kingston the 9Th
of December Up to this time, indeed the winter has
been nearly assot In Montreal IL usually is In Lon
don There Is Ice In the river and only just enough
snow to make excellent ssighins roads.
In Nova scotia the season Ia equally open. At Hall
fax there In certainly Of the mildest autumns
have ever witnessed After Gvs six weeks Of very
beautiful and steady weather, with only slight indcs-
lions Of the approach OF wioter they have had for the
aching to gales from the West and South
panied with heavy showers aud not unfrequently tor
rents OF rain, covering our streets with mud and
rendering the roads In the couLtty almost impossible
Quebec Mercury, Dec. IL
miscellaneous.
There about 900 hogs booked at the rsirosd
once fer passage to Baltimore Besides these, large
number have taken the turnpike their way to the
road within thirty miles Of this place These porkers
afford IA market here for about $4,000 worth Of
wsskly.-Cunbsriand Civilian, Dee. II.
During the last year, ending the LIST November, So
mage being o,ssl This shows increase the
tonnage OF the previous year Of 003 Tho total tonnage