The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-29
Our Canadian Correspondence.
MONTREAL, April 25, 1919.
The Approaching Stormi-.Movements in Canada,

MONTREAL, April %, 1919.
Tie Approaching Stornl-.MoUements in Canada,
&c, &c.
On Monday, the member for the county of
Sherbrooke, Mr.. Gait, was introduced by Messrs.
Badgey and Mcconnell and took his seat on the
conservative side of the house
The house then proceeded to discuss the motion,
whether it should resolve itself into Committee
of the Whole, TO take into consideration the
pediency of addressing her Majesty, not to sane
ton any additional duty Canadian timber. The
motion was made by Mr.. Egan, MP. for the
county Ottawa, the great numbering district of
the province. The tenor of his remarks went to
prove, that without protection colonial timber
could not possibly compete with that from the
Baltic, in the English market. But not satisfied
with losing the protection hitherto enjoyed, the
colonial government must go and offer the home
government to impose a duty OF 81 5O per load
on all timber from the colonies to the English
markets, for the purpose OF building the Quebec
and Halifax Railroad. He said, So that justice
demanded the representatives, of the country
should protest against measure which, If carried
into effect, must end in ruin to all those engaged
in the trade, and be the means of placing it in the
hands Of the foreigner to the great injury of the
British consumer, and would destroy that great
bridge, which the shipping, coming to Quebec,
formed Tor immigration. 1t was this trade which
enabled the consumer of goods, as well as the
exporter Of flour and grain, to obtain cheap
freights, employed one-third of the whole popu-
lation of Canada, either directly or indirectly, be-
Aefited all classes of the community from one end
of the province to the other, was nursery for
British seamen to the extent of 10000 men, and
produced exchanges of one and a half million
sterling in fact, it was the chief branch of the
commerce OF the country" Mr.. Inspector Gene
raj Hmcks spoke, In reply. He stated that it was
impossible for the Canadian lumber merchant to
expect that the protection al present enjoyed would
be continued. The additional duty would fall
1 he ~
purchase it, Canada must give up the trade
This wiseacre of an Inspector General, with these
.'to the point remarks, sat down. Mr.. Caly, the
late Inspector General, in the course of some re-
marks on Mr.. Huicks' speech, very properly said-
"The honorable Inspector General had admitted,
that If Canada could not compete with the Baltic,
she must give up the trade; but he had not shown
how, with reduced, or the removal of protection,
Canada could possibly continue to struggle with her
competitors with the high charges for freight con-
stantly operating against the province" The mo-
ton was negatived by majority of nine.
In the House of Assembly, yesterday, nothing of
interest transplred.
The roll Of the "Britsh American League" is
gradually increasing in strength. The leading Off
GERS of the "League, in reference to the much
disputed paragraph in their late address to the
people of Canada-whch states that they, will
never consent to the English flag lowered from
the ramparts of Quebec-now remark, that this
expression will in way affect the desired annexa-
ton to the United States; as, should the conven-
ton, when 1t meets, consider such course neces-
sary to be pursued, they would be ready to agree
to it.
The public mind still continues in an excited
state and my mert letter may bring you rather Sc
yio,.s accounts, should the ,inor of the Governors
intending to sanction the Rebellion Losses bill, on
Friday neat, turn out correct He Is so close, on
the subject that it is stated the cabinet themselves
are not aware of his intentions the subject.
The people have now come to the conclusion
that he will sanction it. This belief has gained adj
ditional strength-so much so, as to almost amount
to certaintySsince Lord j. Russell stated in his
place in the House of Commons, that it was the
intention of the home government to let Canada
manage her own affairs.
A Geographic despatch of yesterday states that
there are three vessels below Quebec.
The last ball of the season (the Sleigh Club
comes off on Friday evening next. The weather
is delightful; and the thermometer, the last two
days, has stood at 70 degrees in the shade