New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-06

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EXAMINING WITNESSES Is CANADA-The Non
frcal C0w thus describes the process OF examining
witness Al the bar of the Assembly Of Canada The
sketch s drawn from observation The Speaker was 10
the Chair the witness stood a, the bar q the House
and close 10 him was clerk. Sir Allan McNao WHO
was asking the questions sat IN the chair OF the ioui
row, nearest 10 the Speakers left hand Between MIN
and the Speaker stood q messenger OF the House. %
the Speakers right hand stood another messenger-
All this being satisfactory arranged, cir Allan McNa0
wrote question slip of paper tnls ne rea1 aloud
and then begged the Speaker 10 put 10 the Wines
Sir Allan handed the Sip OF paper 10 the messenger
who handed Il 10 the Speaker The Speaker then read
the question sin and ssNcd the House they had any
objection 70 H. The House having none the Speaker
handed the slip Of paper 70 the messenger on rs Ii.Ni
the messenger. AZ slow and solemn pace, walked
down the House with Il 10 the clerk AZ the hr the
witness gave his the answer was taken Gown u
tn clerk and the clerk read Il 10 the House Nhen We
add 10 this that the members themseVes sometimes
wranred for pretty nearly hour over the manner N
which one question should be putin one instance, We
think altering the wording some seven times-s slsh
dea may be come AZ Of how the time OF the House is
wasted in sdhering 10 these childish forms
Discovery OF 4 Nsw MorNrAIN PAss.-A Tex
hun,er-one OF those wild rowing characters pscu'
Lar % the unsettled wilderness OF the West ans south
gives the following account OF new pass tnronsl
the great chains OF mountains which traverse the CONT
nout He las suggested new route tor military
road or railroad across the continent that IS perhaps
entitled much consideration IS the celebrated pro
ect oi Mr. Whitney. tie states that there Is a broad
pass between the ranges of the Anahuac Mountains
on the south and the Rocky Mountains or COrdll1rss
u the north that extends quite across the continent
from the valley o.! the Rio Grsnde - the valley % the
Rio HsQu This pass he says resembles the cOuthwes.
Pass discovered by Fremont and TIE access % tue
summit Of the table lands OF Mexico i there 50 gradual
that II appears Ike IN extended plain. and carriages
and loaded wagons csn pass from the valley Of the Rio
Grsnde 10 the valley Of the Haqu As easily as they can
pass over The undulsins prsrics Of Western Texas
The distance from one valley 70 the o;her ne estimates
=, ony i've hundred miles. This pass he says about
m the latitude Of twenty nine degrees extends between
the valleys Of Moncloya and the CochOs
Houston Telegraph, Jan.
WEsTERN MAILS THROUGH CANADA.-ln the
recent postal arrangement With Great Britain u : pro
vtcd hist the Uoited states Mall can pass inrOu-n
Canada the same rates that mails By tn steamers Tor
Canada pass through the states. - We no~ possess
correspondence with the East does not take the
Canada route when navigs Is closed ltwould save
some four days from Boston or New.Nork, over The
presen; Arrangement, Instead Of four I'VE days IN
letters reaching here from Buffalo, q hours would nc
complish L. Detroit ADV.
ARRIVAL OF ASUPPOsED SLAvER-The brig In
dependence, OF New York owen Burns, master and
owner fortyone days from Rio Janiero arrived hi.
port yesterday. The was seized By the l. brig Perry
the 18th Dec, lSis, OF Rio and home suspi
cion OF having been engaged In the slave trade Lieut.
James B. Lewis prize master Passed MidshiPms Al
VIM T. TTuxton, acting rnaster.-lNorfolk Herald Stat