The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-22

Our C~nadian Correspondence.
Toao~ro, July H. 1850.
Dsas If the Bsy~s- rssgeis.-Lsgisiatiys Prscssdisss
-Rsduction If Salaries, &c.
This Is the anniversary Of the battle Of the Boyns,
and Of the great grange festival the ssebra
then of which last night with the firing of
guns and cannon similar to the in which At
New York and other places, the coming year 10 vel
ssned In.
You form no just estimate Of the luminosity
and bitterness which pervade this colony upon reh-
gous well political subjects Of which every ind
vdaal partskes but to which, as stranger
sndfrom principle am opposed 1t Is owing 10 this
circumstance, that any communications you may re-
ceve from persons who are resident in Canada must
% taken with Not a few grains OF allowance.
Should any disturbance occur during Inc day, as
understand there is to be procession, shall send
yoN . telegraph despatch ana meantime, snail Keep
this letter open till the latest hour for closing the
nail
been printed 1t is meagrs affair and betrays great
ignorance objectionable In government, having
among its number no less than four crown officers
exists In New York requiring the deposting Of de-
bentures the amount Of notes which 1t isintended
oountsrsigned by officer appointed for that pur-
pose has been introduced by the Hon. Mr.. Merritt
native of the United States, and Of the govern
nsnt and the active promoter Of the Weand Canal |;
II has been read second time, and WILL undoubtedly,
The school bill has also been passed 1t was drawn
mp by Mr.. Ryerson formerly Methodist minister,
and the present superintendent Of schools 1t recog
nises sorry to say the establishment Of separate
schools for Roman Catholics, thereby keeping alive
those religious which should buried
full bosom those seeds Of bitterness which, as in the
ease Of the Orspgemen, developed in after life,
totally at variance with the rsfrsshng sentiment Of
Moore, that
~Yosr cup may be purple and mine may blue;
Blu, long 4. poured from shs same srishssowL
Deserves NOT the comfort It sheds the SOUL
The finance committee on rstrenchment have made
arsport and are still engaged in their
wrote you time since that 1t carried to re-
duce the salary Of the Governor General from to
$4,000, or one half But the Inspector General, who
8 Of the committee contrived with the aid Of the
majority, which the government undoubtedly have
70 refer the s. subject % the
The report though 1t recommends several reductions
Of the cabinet continuing t. receive $4,000 per
The Speaker Of the House of Assembly however Is to
receive $1,000 instead Of COO as at presents the Pre-
siden of the Council il to be member Of the govern
msnt the clerks Of the House Of Assembly and Legis
lative Council 900, the latter of whom has little
do beside coming down to the House with chapeax-
bras his arm, and bundle Of papers In his hand
make his six bows to the Speaker and then retire. and
$1,000 annually hejudges are to receive $4,000 in
GLIDING travelling expenses-probaby the least objec
tiOnabls measure Of them ALL and other public officers
motion was made yesterday In the Assembly, which
was nearly cArried-the division being 20 TO sl-that
ten o'clock every day including Saturday which
day there is at present no meeting It will be recol
lected that the hour of assembling three o'clock
In the afternoon, and the session continuing till twelve
O'Clock at night, and sometimes till or two o'clock
ground that such an arrangement would in
terfere with the abors of the committed
and the proposal emsnated from one of the adhe-
Of the government, and it broadly ntmated
that they will be in favor " it, with that view the
members Of the against
it, probably to relieve themselves from the imputstion
and partly, no doubt, because the business Of the
House would not be advanced by such alteration;
thow nwtn In tha boa It'll
Sir Allen McNab and other members of the oppositionS
The Post Office bill has been passed by the COMMITTEES
OF the whole Houses and an amendment was intro
duoed by the Inspector General, and carried, ex-
snpting exchange papers from postage, and all
the British side of the line This bill transfers
the management Of the post ONCE here, Is the
ease IN the other provinces to the provincial apthori
throughout the entire colonies the continent at
i've cents; and letters passing through the pro-
vince for England at four cents, at present nd.
justea by act Of Parliament
The salary Of the Provincial Postmaster General
caused keen debate. 1t was proposed by the govern
ment to fix IL So 300; but amendment, making 1t
$4,000, uas carried by majority Of 20 to 9s the chair
man giving the casting vote Although the reduction
and majority not large yet the minority sustained
defeat on most vital question, and Of which their
Postmastsr General IL should be understood is to be-
e6icto, member OF the government, which makes
s Of S
and towns, It was proposed by the government TO nx
.t $4,000; but which proposition wa: .ub,squsntly
ofhcers
some bigoted and intolerant persons busying
themselves at present here about what tn call the
Dissertation of the Sabbath" as IL harmless
ton TO be denied TO the overworked, when not
insonsstent with the public worship Of God; and they
would also, suspend all mail communications that
day In this instance Col Prince, Of all men In the
Hsuse-for he Is Of enlarged and rehensive
mind-ealled the attention Of the government to the
subject but the Inspector General informed him. that
while they were disposed to DO away with an unneces
sary attendance ut the post ONCE that day yet IL
would be perfectly absurd 10 introduce such provi
vision In the act and statsd further that v
ing probably from ten to twelve miles from towns
where there post ofces and who there
ly ever, except Sunday found II great convenience
to obtain their letters after divine service ended
The death of the President has created general
sorrow here, whore, I'm the United States he
universal favorite; and the views Of the Herald with
references to his and the he may
sue. ere looked for with interest.
The weather Is warm but pleasant, when one is not
exposed TO the direct rays Of the and the breeze
which have every day from of the spacious aud
beautiful bay which Toronto 10 situated, renders
the heat less intolsrable. X. w.