New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-24
written 10Y TIE Tribune
4 WINTER JOURNEY
THROUGH THE CANADAS.


| Montreal coltalus about % 0c0 laLab .lslie u A.
! ly q them very wealthy, 10 .s-o tie p.plstIon
VAS between 1900 and 10000. when knew il
! lrst i bal n1 wha-vcs the sgas-e r--sd yes
sch and steamers received AID De .ve-ld th-ir car
goes At the beach. E0F there are broad aad had
some g1ays, large ani c,mmadiols st-rc-A9 uses,
and gr-a- c0nyehielc-s ior t~al..
Tho harbor, Which IS 4 latlrZ. one, formed Of
! she ST Lawrence. - sac SPLENDID. and .s-Ee -
| Below the city, near What 5 called the Cross.
mere are rap IDS 10 the rv-- bl- tbey ar TT lil-
cult - sarmogni and t1cre are s.. au ta~O ~ Do
| abundance. j. 500 il was proposed @ cary TIE
/ la Chine Csnsl, y TN four feet ~ vat ol tie
.-ck.s. Is. belo= the rapids. b9tthe idea vac shan
iouea, aud the p-op1etors O.. che suburb cal. rd
Gr.fin,0Nu have pruhted by tire Vr-s sent lacatl1n
TIE spires Of the churches are covered WITH iin
/ plates AID iooK bright and igs,raus ln the ST. -
/ We went 70 the Protestant episcopal aod then
TO the Preach Canadian Cathedral, GA Sunday
! February 18th. and found that b1ia TeFe we.i at
tended. The Roman Catholic churches 10 Mon.
,reai. Boston. aud New York, are generally hiled
| on sundays - over hoXIAg.
St peui-street. long known e. r prirclpa bls-
ness ace and many OF the streets cr,ssins II AZ
| ri.h. angles are narr0w. Great St James s.
strce., McGl.-street. AID some Others, however,
are WIDE Note Dame-street, on which are the
| great Canal An Cathedral 'One OF the most spieD-
Aid places oi worship IN America the Protestant
! Episcopal Church, the Government House and
the Court II use, u in part very narrow, but IT,
creases in width below the Place Armes, 10
which are the Montreal Bank. an elegant s:ruc-
| tgre Of Rrayish ireestOne AID the City Bank.
smaller but handsome. Most Of the honses are Of
stOle-many of them Of beautiful gray b va stone,
| apparently combining durability, strength and
! comfort The houses and streets remind one o.
| Boston, only there are fewer Of the former OF
| brick and not 50 many Of the later winding and
crooked. Many OF the stores are elegant and
richly 81 ed. There was FAR more Of life aud bus
| tie than had been taught 20 expect - that sea
son 70 tbs activity the seiehng the Legisla-
tire. the G0verame nt fees the Tine military es-
! tablishment. the marketing, and the recent potI
cal excitement had contributed.
It's Posit.on and the Uays Of Aoces. 10 Il.
Montreal is situated on the southern bank Of a
fertile lovely well paorled island Of the same
aame about thirty miles long by nine orten wide.
f. has a ship communication with Quebec 200
| niles Distant aud the Gulf Of 81. Lawrence,
| Oy rs magnificent river which washes It's wharves
| sijh the waters of Lakes Superior Huron, Mi:h-
! gan Erie. Ontari0 and Simcoe and the pctur-
-sque Ottawa. BY the 81. Lawrence river and
Is ship canals aud by the Ottawa river and
| 8ideou and Carlton canals Montreal communi
| .ates with she upper valley Of the IT. Lawrence
| and OF the Ottawa. From La Prairie, nearly Op
| pos'e Montreal 10 -. John or Dorchester ION
the river -. John, the outlet ot Lake Champiain
| INTO the 81 Lawrence J tutIt ~ II lhlibHh Nl -
niles. To Lachinc above the city. there Is an
lth-r rail road Of md from the Southeast branch
| pi the 81 Lawrence, on the route toward Port
| and IN Maine 30 miles Of third railroad are COM
| picted aud IN On both sides Of the frontier
the idea Of ship canal % connect the s. Law
renee with Lake Champain obtains great favor:
su excavation Of some twenty miles only IL
wanted TO enable vessels % 800 to 400 tons barthen
| % transport their cargCes between Detroit IN
| Michigan and Burlington IN Vermont without
| breaking bulk.
railroad from Halifax TO Lake H1ron. via
| Quebec occupies much Of the attention u Eng
| and and her colonsts. The idea oi a COME r.
| rated power with Quebec rs the crntre, which
could be reached from ell parts in - or 20 hours,
| aud one post Office one tariff, one currency, and
one legislature far general purposes, Is discussed
| pat not De cided on.
Dra,c6acks on HE Prosperity # Montreal.
Moatreal possesses a good natural position, the
means Of communication with an inland fertile
territory Of vast extent, and Is really place Of
great importance but many of its influential PEG
Die are 50 distracted by factions, So dlsconiented,
luarresomr aud riOtous, that immigration IS pre-
vented, trade parayZed, education langulshes,
men OF capital button up their purses useful leeis
| alton IS hindered, vast quantities OF property
wasted and 10000 people whose true interest i
| 10 unite as one man Tor the common good, seem %
| 4 stranger intent upon battling every effort that
might be made at home or abroad 10 advance their
| prosperity local riotlng and personal outrage
must cease say 80 Of the men OF property aud
| extra-ioyaty ia recent handful, or the very
existence of the city, as an orderly community Is
4 an end The r0ts about religion, IN l-ii, pro-
luccd very similar declaration In the Hall OF lu-
| tependeuce. from influential citizens OF Phia ie-
| nhe The Montreal Herald is badly oil Tor argu-
| meut 10 defend the hot headed fools and their
| more vil.ainous promptcrs to the destruction Of
| LEGISLATIVE records. when
] asserts with gravity most ridiculous that mF0p
| aelrancc st Toronto. under al amnesty agreed
90 bv all classes and oppOs ID by none aggravated
| he irritation down At Montreal The L0nd0H
| Eng Morning Advertiser OF the 4th INST makes
the same remarks. bat IN Tar more bitter SPIRIT.
| To render government popular ia rs form WIN
| out enligh,eniug the masses IS D. create revolt
| tng tyrannv-to make the multitude INSTRUMENTS
| for sirOit political gamblers % play with ' Oh
| Muller ia his Universal History. tells us that
| 1.-The Attc Government not lasting as the
| Laccdtmouian those who were Away under tle he
cessitv o. pleasing the many battered their passions TOO
much and thereby introduced corruption oi MANNER
The greatest talents were required 10 order 70 Win
stand the iuc.iuaons Of the multitude ~ 50 great a
city How much more this the case when Athens
became misrcs. OF the sea when great number u
marncrs without morals necessit0us and greedy came
INTO the popular assembly. Hcncciorward the people
paid little respect 20 virtue honor, but were solely
intent on exercising 70 the utmost their deinocfatc
| power Honest men were soon unwilling 10 acAno"l
| edge a country thus governed as their own IN az
aristocracy says Nenophon, 'eNtra'as ance anu mus
nee have less prev alence multitude Is N poverty
| more depraycd d prosperity Of msuppoTIAole inso
ence and altogether intent upon selfish gain and hcen
tousness Where u governs who can ooAse u to rem
| der a account f'
Heaven be praised, 1.-THE Schoolmss'er is
| abroad and 800 guiness are offered IN England
or the best essay on the several kids OF govern
nent
The Mountain.
Behind Montreal (which stands near rs base
there rises cry gradually to the hight OF $50 feet
hl. covered psrtly with trees, called the moan
| tsin. which commands varied and extensive
| view Of some q the fines; scenery IN America
| Elegant country houses have been erected 10 the
| most desirable positions round rs sides snd o.
nsny party OF pleasure have formed one 10
lsceud 70 its summit
Tenure Of Real Estafs-Scmmary q s.. Snlp'ee.
The city and island Of Montreal Is sisniory. Of
which the priests Of the Seminary CT ST. So'Pioe
are the lords or sgniors ProPertyis held subject
-lst, to the lods Ct rcu'es, being one-twelith o.
the actual value. Tor ) per cent on every alien
| aron, or change OF propretors- whether u houses
| y iauds 81, 70 the ceHs e. ren;es. hXed rent
| generally OF snail amount IS, 10 the dr0H IL
| rzrctfff which allows 10 private grlsr- mills. II