New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-31
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
Cholera at Montreal->ew Aspects OF Things
Lots of Credit British and Yankee Cap
itaI-Raiiroads- Briti.h League Hodze-
Podge-Judge Bedard.
ondence Of ~ Tnbune.

mitted % be p 20 30 to-day but should say 81
70 40 for several days psst-that 49, allowing the
mortality 70 be not greater than usual for other
diseases. The disease RACES now in great mes'
sure among the lower orders, in confined and IN
healthy localities. fear poverty and dirtIness
DO their parts that the want Of the nurse more
than that Of the doctor is felt among them. There
has been little done. either by the public a1tbori-
ties or by the benevoence Of private individuals
alleviate the suierings Of the rich or to provide
or the destitute. | believe some attempt vii
shortly be made to the charitable feelings
Of the people and sincerely hope it will not be
made 10 vain
We are evincing symptoms Of returning sanity
in our public affairs Having done all We could in
the shape Of destract'oH, we are now turning our
attention 10 the work Of construction. Singular
70 relate We find that we are actually enjoying
D'ethoro OF credit in the great money msrts OF the
world. Great Britain and the United States are
each vying which should have the high honor Of
suuplyino us with means 10 complete our public
works You are probably aware that by an act o.
lsst Session. our Provincial Government Is bOunr
n any case here one han Of Railroad, not less
than tw enty-h miles IN length, IL completed, I
grant n guaranty out of the Provincial funds Of
the interest al y per cent Oh lIt hhoDub uFtrn-
ssry to com pete the other half Of the road. Thus
the q 1verpment virtually undertakes that all Raj
Dads shall pay 10 the prOprietors OF shares three
per cent per anuum The St. Lawrence and At
ante Railroad from this city TO Portland will be
PIG miles long-ot this the portion within the
Province is % miles Now, t. obtain the Gov
eminent guaranty, one half that distance, say Ga
miles, must he completed. Thirty miles are m
uli operation 10 St. Ayscinthe but then the WORK
i stopped for want OF funds. The present favor.
able position n the London money market would
m AXE the negotiation If a losn just now very ad-
vautageous. Mr. Hncks AID MIR. Cungan-ihe
after being agent OF the Railroad Company in
Loudon-assert that there would be no difficulty
IA selling de bentures ct par, bearing six per cent
interest, provided the Governments guaranty
were offered. H. therefore, the first halt OF th'
road were completed, the whole would De j.
make the 81 mills requisite Tor that purpose about
$500 600 or 100000 10 required, and It IA pro
posed that the city guarantee $4,000. the Sem
mary 425O 900, the British American Land Com
pauy 425OO0, and the contractors OF the X al
I $4,000. There Is some hope that arrangements
Will be completed with these parties. Oilers also
have been made 20 the Company by parties IN
Jour country, 10 enter into contracts to make the
whole road IN three years condition OF contract
on the terms above mentioned. SO that, II we are
u Judge by report, Canadian credit stands high.
Oar mighty league has assembled at Kingston I;
If hear anything worthy OF note OF their proceed
ings | VIII communicate IL. 1 OtlleNts
YOU will have sdvices from that august body. lr
creates very little interest here. The organs q
the party are preparing their followers for failure.
Tney say much cannot be done at a first meeting
I tancvthe meeting will be p short one. One hun
bred aud fifty people cannot aflrd TO waste time
discussing abstract questions Of Government
There " i'll OF course be manifesto fail OF clap
trap professions Reform and retrenchmen nj " ith
some organic changes will be recommended, and
tnen the meeting Will Dissolve" like the baseless
fabric OF vision ~ may ieava disianted "vrecF
behind - but think the party can never be pa,
together again.
The Leaguers are heterogeneous mass One Lee
eisiative Councillor, three or four members OF the
Legislative Assembly, dozen asPirants for the
latter honor, a few hungry lawyers looking Tor
practice and place, with a collection oil persons
utterly unknown. except e their respective local
ties No weight or Influence can such body
have on the public mind.
In one sense however the League VIII do good
As Falstail says, he is not only WITTY himself, bur
the cause of II In others the Leaguers may
say that they cause others TO do good, even II they
do none themselves. They will be the means Of
arousiug the public u think on pubic matters and
20 watch the conduct of public men. This Will be
means of proving what we have hitherto scarcely
had in CaDada-publc opinion.
| have lust learned that the League met al
| X ingston the day before yesterday, eectlng a.
| President Hon. l.. MOifatt. They sat with closed
| doors.
Your readers may not all be aware, that about
| n year since, in order TO hill vacancy IN our
| Bench Of Judges-where us usual, and indeed
| necessary, TO have an equal number oil ffenct
and English-Mr. Justice Bedard was removed
| from Quebec, and lest there might be dispute
| On the qu eston of precedei ce, which IN our mon
archcRi system is all-mpOrtant, ms letters patent
| If appointment gave him rank according to NJ
| seniority as Judge Of the Court OF King Benci
-. ~ -
manifest that If for the public convenience II b.
deemed necessary 70 have Judge removed from
enc district 10 another, he ought not To be degrad-
| ed 10 lower rank than he formerly occupied, bu'
that he ought TO retain bis seniority according q
| the date OF his original appointment. This seems
70 me the common sense view of the matter
| However when Nj Justice Bedard took his sea-
IN our Court, his coRfreyes contended thSt he must
| aux lowest among them, as the Junior Pulsne
Judge OF this District, although he Is the senior M
appointment Mr. Justice Bedard declined - al
init the decision of his colleagues, and the ques
| non was referred To the Privy Council IN Euglsud
| before whom il has been argued Toe decision
has not come out but there is no doubt il will be
| conhrmatory OF Mr.. Justice Bedards right. The
other Judges have placed themselves IN most
ridicu Gus position the view they took of the law
has been held 10 be utterly without foundation.
" hat makes their position sti worse Is, that they
| refused ~ Acceoe 10 Mr Bedard proposition trei
the l. tiers Patent should be considered valid 0a
| ct'tap, until n decision could be arrived at Blu
NJ In their "ho'. fiery haste" they must pronounce
the Letters Patent null and void. and Of 10
~uect The consequence has been. that during
the pending ofthe question, Mr.. Bedard hss-trou
the belief that il would be derogatory 10 the su
thotity who appointed him to take the post as
signed 10 m by his coliesgues-absented HIN
sell from Court with leave Of the Government. :,
the great detrlmeut OF the legal business Of the
. | country.
The event is calcnlsted 70 diminish the respect
with which JUDICIAL authority ought to be regard
cd ana to shake all confidence in the decisions u
which orr Judges may arrive. From the argu
nents used In the Prvy Council there can be NJ
'ouot that the stand taken by three Of oar Judge,
vas altogether untensble in law and IT they nj
80 mneh 10 Judging their own cause, how can peo
PIE believe thst they 10 be relied on when n,
!. | 'ignts OF others are concerned
d NO considerable fires have occurred, one her,
). ana one AZ Ouehec-ihe loss here estimstsd 8
, iSVVOo, that a, Quebec AZ ESQ, 0O0-sbout hai
assured. The sufferers here are principally house
ID oroprietors IN Qaebec the destruction was most
p y OF mercantile effects. Yours &c N.Y..
j. The Canal In fall blast Rgain-HeaIth an,
4 Basiness OF Cincinnati.
. CINCINNATI, Saturday July ,
The business Of the Cansi which for I. " hIie n O.
. been suspended, Of the damages done p
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