The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-18


From the Montreal Herald Oct. 49,
In politics have nothing except continued a1'Uro
vincss The French Canadian papers, especially have
discussing this subject and In general seem pleased
with it, The reason is obvious They Affect 70 %
imagine that the proposed junction must be conede
racy, of which Lower Canada would be separate pro
vince and the field where their pet nationality
Of course means exclusion Of all other but French
Canadian innusnces-would flourish by itself The
however have declared against the plan which does not
to excite much interest among the brtsh par. OF
modSsd arrangement BY which the several provinces
would DO united for the purposes Of liberal well admin
fd There N sns soots in
city confer with the Canadian authorities on this
subject Nothing Is yet known as to the course OF their
In trade, things very much at stand still. The
continued blockade of the Lachins Canal still contr
be opened In few days; but the is so sd-
yanosd ~ to render impossible to expect any large
rom above; bat that 1t viii be loaded at Quebec Our
harbor s In oonsequsncs Of this state Of things al
% sS Of the
quay The late fall In prices, and numerous failures in
ing of Of merchants In general however they
have shown themselves strong enough to meet the crisis
But while commsrcs has remained stagnsnt the
ges of people have been actively employed
during the past year The telegraph wires are now
stretched from Hamilton in the West to Quebec in the
East and instantaneous communication Is thus afford
ed almost throughout the continent. The link from
Montreal to Quebec FIRST tried on the 4th inst A
line is also contracted for from Troy to Montreal
There doubt that before the spring, shall have
the complete British North American line, terminating
| at Halifax The Lachine railway has been also COM
pstsd this summer with the exception of the rails and
the Portland line considerably advanced There has been
difficulty as to the gauge 70 be adopted for this ne
but the medium gauge Of IT, in has now been defni
lively determination. There has been short railway OF
wood completed the Ottowa and the Great Western
but they not all Through the exertons Of one OF
citizens In the United States capitalists have been
stock for o canal between the st. Lawrence and Lake
Champaign This cut, Of about twenty miles in length
those magnificent inland waters which the Hudson
the Northern Canal and the Lake now extend con-
St JoSn; in aV Canada sl on the 1Sth degree
Mining too has been actively commenced ct the ex-
trsly neglected. The committee Of the Quebec Compa-
have recently presented report to their constitu
Nv '1sy sa'S r na o aS onS OF sns
least tons capable Of producing from 80 to
per cent Of pure copper Decksd vessels have been
be no doubt that these operations will speedily give
cassn for the last connecting link between the great
veysd portage the ssut Ste Marie and state
that 100000 will complete ship canal or 900 rail-
their readiness the other companies in the latter
enterprise.
takings In Montreal and Toronto gas companies have
been formed to oppose the old monopoes In Toronto
where the charge 25s for 1000 feet of gas stock
new steamer has been built at Bytown. on the Otta
ITS feet long, % feet broad 100 horse power and
| calculated to run II miles per hour.
cotton factory Ia about to be established at st.
GATHERINGS This will be the fourth which has been
put in operation in the Province within short period
The rapid closing Of the Of diminishss
the number Of arrivals of emgrants and thus the hosp
tails and asylums less crowded than they have been
at earlier periods in the year. The statements are,
however, still extremely distressing Thus, the LIST
October there in hospital at Crosse Isle 1852 of
whom s6s discharged, and eleven died that day,
|
patients, and the rest, in general afflicted with small
| pox. At the Marine Hospital, Quebec, there
the day 443 patients At the Sheds, Montreal
ing the day An assertion has been made in the Com
mon Council and Is generally believed to be true that
these people, and consigned by them in their last
msnts to persons who have in many instances appro-
| priatsd the money to their own use. An Alderman
nation calculates the average Of the brought to
Canada by emgrants at 10 eachwe suppose heads OF
for rss %b vSos
arrived this year. to the 9th October against
3lo7a last The emigrant agent has information
| Of 1870 more, who sailed from England In August.
1t 10 melancholy to have to mention, in connection
with this subject the deaths Of the Rev Dr. Power
C. Bishop Of Toronto, and that Of the Rev Ander-
son, Episcopal clergyman, Of Quebec. Both these
gentemsn contracted the fever Of which they died. in
the discharge Of their sacred functions among the sick
self in visiting the cities Of his government 2t Quebec
and Hamilton he has alike maintained the popularity
Montreal With all classes he is favorits. At Hami
ton his visit timed as to enable him to be pre-
sent at exhibitrn Of produce and manufactures
which Is represented by far the best In
Canada. He afterwards dned with the members of the
society, BY whom the exhibition was got up His franA
and kindly postprandia speeches may perhaps be OF In
The Montreal Provident and Savings Bank accounts
show that the amount Of deposits in their hand thu
30th September f205,563; being increase o.
Ola 6s I'd since the s0th June
Dc,sca Uu~.ulsu.uc.