New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-07
The Elections In Canada.

In the last Colonial Parliament the Tories. or
supporters of the Ministry as it is called, in imi'
tation of the phraseology Of England, were in
majority of two, and these TWO, if We remember
right were Mr. Papineaus friend, d. B. Viger ian
ultra Reormer before the revolt whom these
same tories confined for s months in prison. and
another gentleman somewhat similarly situated.
The Montreal Pilot Of Dec 81, received at the Of
fee OF The Tfs5npe yesterday. contains returns Of
twenty Of the new members being fourteen Tories
and six Liberals the latter for the large consttaen
cies of Quebec City, and the counties OF Montreal
Glengary. lScotch,) Dorchester and Hastings.
Toronto returns two ultra Conservatives, al
though bold shoemaker and leather merchant
named Beatty has polled more votes than any 9th
err Reformer ever got in that quarter Sir Allan
McNab is again returned for the town of Hamilton,
and Col, Prince, well known, like Sir Allan in the
border skismishes, for the County Of Essex, oppo
site Detroit. Mr.. w b. Robinson brother 10 the
Chief Justice Of U. c. is elected for simcoe He
was the colleague Of the late Col Lount for that
county, but always ofopPosite politics
The returns, thus far show DO difference from
the results at the last election several years since
1t is the practice Of the Government order those
elections to take place first which il most expects
TO terminate in its favor So that If any one Of It's
friends were 10 fail in one place be might try his
luck at another. There IS every probability tina.
the Reformers will have decided majority. but
what its character tor wisdom moderation and
frmness will be, time alone can determine.
No, one ia FIVE hundred inhabitants is eligible to
a seat in the Legislature the principal supplies
have been voted permanently by the House Of
Commons in London snd this money vote is sub
stantisIy sanctioned in Canada though drawn
from colonial revenues The troops arc paid by the
British nation and the Governors and Senators Sc
lec,ed by the Colonial Department.
On any bill passed by the Assembly there are
three chances of veto lst. by the Senate or
Legislative Council Cd, by the Governor, and 3D.
by the Queen on the advice OF the Privy Council
Under this anomalous system, Canada, aided re-
Gently by liberal grants for her common schools,
aud BY local bodies chosen, ike or boards of
county supervisors and for similar purposes. has
thriven and prospsred beyond the expectations Of
mos, people and BY FAR the mos. agreeable feature
in her politics at present is the entire absence Of
the riots murders. violence and bloodshei which
90 painfully marked the progress Of the elections
Of lsi0 ard lsif
That there is discomfort ana that too OF serious
character the necessity that evidently compels the
colonial government TO continue its prescriptions for
political offences committed ten years age, the tone
o, the Press and the recent remarkable manifesto
issued by Mr.. Pspineau against England, are Ger.
tain evidence. Meanwhile the administration q
Lord Esin. who is said to be cool and sas scious
| statesman, leans 10 many things to the and the
measures favored from is2o 70 1886, although the
relations subsisiing between the Cansdas and
England. and between each other, have undergone
great changes since the latter period
~ Mr. o. II. FOSTER has our thanks Tor Bos