The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-09
Affairs In Canatln.

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the influential French Canadians with view to obtain
Is known IA to the nature of the communications which
have taken place but easy understand the ground
upon which the negotiation commenced. At pre-
sent parties In the House divided into the French
Canadians. with two or three upper Canapans, form
ing the opposition and the great body of British
Canadians, with two three French Canadians
forming in like manner, the ministerial side Of the
House Now these divisions are based on no important
practical question the whole quarrel at least since Lord
Metcalfes departure has been personal the of
the French Canadians has been that they ruled
majority composed Of another The ministry
have been quite strong enough hitherto to hold their
ground and while they remain will clearly bctray
their trust If they voluntary hand the reins Of
for that would only the evil and place the British
inhabitants in the position of which the French now
complain They have therefore. we presume, again
attempted to effect coalition with their opponents
order to form ministry the only basis which Dc
adopted until parties shaRfevelope upon
practical question. The next session Of Parliament may
probably be the commencement Of "a reorganization on
commercial policy 1t reported that the negotiations
The Chief Justceship still remains OPEN and there
are three more judgeships, which must shortly fall in
These occasions very embarrassing system
universally considered the head of the Cabinets he
generally admitted to be the first the bar
certainly be named to fill the first vacancy on the Bench
But should vacancy he will have choose
between the opprobrum Of deserving his party and the
commonwcai or OF reinqushng his well earned right to
the highest object of professional ambition
Our municipal elections have gone of-not without
dsturbance-but without serious injury 1t is said that
the rows were got up by persons calling themselves
seryacs but no one pretend that the heads of that
party gave any countsnance TO Them that the
servative press In any way attempted TO execute them.
The result is unimportant
What may 10 called spring IL just commencing;
we have had several heavy showers Of rain and In
exposed places the earth appears again through the
In our main streets however, there IL still about three
feet Of solid snow and carriages s the river OF
course We have not yet got rid of our sleighs.
People are beginning " think about business and the
balls lectures concerts and other smusemcnts Of the
long winter will soon he Mt end
While On the subject of amusements ought not to
forget the theatre In Of construction and
nearly completed, by NJ J. Hayes Esquire This win be
the most perfect play this continent it il
large and will be ~ Handsomely finished as the Hay
market in London.
On St Patrcks day, the Church intended for the use
OF the Irish Roman Catholics consccraed with great
pomp We believe this is with exception the largest
place OF worship in America the larger one being the
French Cathedral ia this city, for which the great bell
has recently been cast in London
The Irish and Scotch joint subscription from Montreal
has amounted to something than $4,000 cy.:
imagine will reach nearly 900 before 1t concluded
Besides this. bills for small sums purchased at the
banks previous to the last mail 10 the Of f3O5O
cy; principally for remittance TO Ireland.