New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-25
Progress Of the Canadns.

F"r'-AS "' Tue TWO 'ahaQas, some Oi the lacts aud
deductions in which, with our own remarks. W.
now place before the readers Of The TriLune.
Lands surveyed in lower Canada. Acres i. 81 90
Upper Canada .--....... - CO. OCG
hiVen Tor public uses 10 lSiJ Ia l.. C... 3424 2i3
bfanied 70 individuals, &c - do In do...ll 2,3 80
10 support the Clergy In U. C............. 2l42l4j
brsnts l. individuals &c IN T. C..........la a42 q
sales IN l. C. since -. about $1,000
Between the yenrs 1896 and lsi7, 933, ,229 acres
We're disposed OF by the Crown, In Canada + ast.
by sale or gift and 2l4j,502 acres in Canada
West. These figures however furnish little ind
cation Of the actual amount Of settlement in either
section, as they include large grants or sales 10 I'M
d'viduals far beyond the capacity of the grantors
to occupy or cultivate and DO no, nclude the sales
OF wild land made by individuals 10 settlers The
average price Of public lands in Canada West is
given for several years TO 90 in which year the
prices are reported at - - per acre for Crown
Lands, - % for Clergy Reserves, and - 30 for
School Lands-thc two latter classes being often
found in detached lots in settled parts Of the coun-
try. The prce has not varied very considerably
since. There arc stW raN 'rildernesses vnsur-
reyed.
The Cansdas contain about $4,000 inhabit-
ants and in o. years Upper Canada has increased
It's numbers 5C52t1 and Lower Canada s3i70i.
The population Of Lower Canada doubles in 30
years-that OF Upper Canala in n years, immi.
grafton inclusive
la pper Canada, the paupers az one 10 every
l,4o' persons in Lower Canada one in every lil.
Lower Canada makes no public provision for ils
poor, except the monastic establishments. Tie
proportion Of the sexes n the Canadas is about
females to 100 males Lower Canada iurnishes
statistics either Of schools school attendance.
The number Of male farm servants in Upper Can
ada, IN l-l2. was 3,l-i and In "a. had increased
70 7.5li.
Tie Church Of England established in l,sl, 10y
a British act OF Parliament in Upper Canada, in
claded l6C,3iO Of the people, leaving 5lf9-e ds
sen;ers from that mode Of worship
The official value Of assessed property in Cana
ia West, in -4s, was s34 42Gs OOi, but the absurd
mode Of assessment renders this return useless
an estimate OF it's actual worth Between go
and 49, the number OF grist mills had increased
from 232 10 j25, and of aw-mis from 394 to $50
the number Of acres under cultivation from 131,2l2
to 2,C73, ,s2O Of houses from s,-sG TO 42,957 and
OF horses, oxen, mich cows and young cattle to
gcther, from l2l ,2Oo 70 4-l,4l7. The quantity
cultivated land is 2C73 200 acres to population
Of 723, ,292 the number OF horses and neat cattle
sl7 o33 In 1925 there were 5.s pleasure carriages
in l-i7 there were 46sj.
The Grain and Potato crop in Upper Canada, in
1917, was.
Wheat. bush .5Js773 Msizo..... bush. 1850
Barley .......... 5l5727 Buckwheal....... 432 J,3
O55 730 Peas 1886
3ye............ 446,293 Potatoes. 4,7jlJ3l
The value Of this crop we lind estimated at
slo5O5I40 OF Wheat, l0i bushels were raised
TO each nhabitant
Mr. Croton. Secretary to the Board estimates
the crop Of maple sugar in Canada W es,, l--'
year at 2.Os0i tons the produs Of wool was
1889, ,75G lbs. and Of beef and pork 99.25l bbls.
In the United Province, there are COL iullins
AMI carding mills, l3O breweres, IA distileres'
3s9 tanneries, l,74o asheries, 10 paper mills, 10
trip hammers, II oil mills, and nsi factories.
Also, i'm Western Canada, ] rope walk, candle
factory, ! cement mill sslnratus factory soap
factories, pail factories last factory, tobacco
factories. steam engine factories, ! ship-yard,
potteries, / vinegar factory, chair factories
brick yards, AK factory, plaster mills, comb
factory, 10 shnele mills, 90 woolen factories, and
lO5 loundres
Some OF these factories in Upper Canada, pro
duccd last year ga, 95l yards Of iulled cloth
eo5l7a yards Of flannel, and - 81 yards OF lin
en- There are no shipping tables beyond 1910.
The interest on the public debt of the Canadas,
in ls43, is stated at S593O56. 1t has probably IN
creased since. The Montreal Herald thinks that
the income from public works alone will soon pay
the interest on the debt and yield q surplus beside
meantime the taxes paid for provincial purposes
are stated at l9l6l76 for ls4s about 81 l3 per
inhabitant. This includes the customs and ton
mage duties.
The estimated value on this side OF products
exported 70 the United States in ls47, is, for flour,
butter. ashes wool, horses and wheat, s2'o,3o'
and for sis, same exports, sl,s59,365. OF Hour
alone. the value exported last year to the United
States was 81 ,243,s62. The Canada Custom House
return of exports in 81 is stated at sl0,45l40
of which s3OSq.72- value went to the nted
States. lumber inclusive. Several saw-mills IN
pper Canada return collectively 2oo,Oooooo OF
feet, sswn in l-4>. much of It passes down the
Erie Canal.
Among the imports into Canada in la. were
lbs sugar and molssses, and l,lOl,62l
lbs. coffee 3,s5O,OoO lbs. tea are supposed to be
yearly. Beside o53sis gallons OF wine
and spirits imported in l,47 " 2,lsi,'2l gallons
Of whisky were distilled in the country. Surrey
our neiehbors are hard drinkers
ELwooD FISHER >MAsKED.-The care tllLl
Delfa says that Elwood Fisher, who IS hgurins
quite extensively in the Southern Loco -Foco press
"a the author of a lecture in favor OF Slavery as
humane and divine institution was aOuAker, ou'
has been turned out was Whig, but has turned
Democrat was a rank abohtionist, bat has now |