New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-15
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, JULY 15.

Of England OF her dollars At the rate OF n million
month. the Infamous petty despotism Of the pre-.
yious half century had knOicR no change.
The fall wheat crop has suffered but little from
the drought here il will be read for the scythe
in three or four weeks but the Spring crops be-
GIN 10 feel the dryness While write there "a
small shower Of rain which will do much coed.
Yesterday the dust on the roads began TO RAISE Ia
pretty little whrlwinds, the air vas balny, and
prophetied a continuance Of dry weaIher-b1t the
sign vas not inihible.
There are many plank roads in Upper Canada
During a tour OF seventy or eighty mules, the
most simple and not the least efficient was Inc
from Stouifville 70 Ddndas st. OF nineteen miles,
through Scarboro' and Markham, made SIS follows;
The mud or clay on the road is leveied. Three
rough edged inch boards are then LAID down tho
long way, apart from each other, and across them
are thrown three inch planks, eight or nine ieet
long, as may be agreed on, pine or hemlock, loose
neither PIN ned nor nailed down. The dirt 10 then
thrown up on each side as 10 keep the planks IN
their places and thus done the road is completed,
room being lef, for carriages to pass each other,
and the empty wagon giving place to the loaded
vehicle
This simple and efficient road costs 81 900 per
mile, and enables the farmers to carry heavy loads
TO town, to the shipping place. at the very worst
seasons Of the year. Some Of the plank roads pay
well, moderate toll being exacted from those VINO
use them.
Many oil the farmers On my IOu'o "'S p
ces-jaunting about, hunting, fishing, getting up
pleasant parties, sc. / wish they nsd ViuSse
Libraries, as in your State.
Mr. Peter Ramer a rich Markham farmer, keeps
his deer park like the Earl OF Lansdae, mas MS
hounds and hunts Of courses many oi ms deer are
so tame that they will come to MIN, ana take iood
from his hand. On one occasion, however, when
he was crossing the park, a buck with asplendld
sdornment of antlers attacked him so vigorously
that he escaped with great difficulty
OF immigration you get the lions share we
have more Of emieratOn, however, than should
have thought possible. The country people say
less about this Parliament than they used to do
about those which preceded il. What they do
say however j, unfTiendly, an expression akin 10
contempt.
Although not harsssed as your Congress is
with the question of Slavery extension, the legis
lature has as yet done nothing. After dinner and
midnight speeches we get in abundance, but noth-
ing more. An honest jury bill was promised in
Lord Eein's address, but it has not been heard Of
since. They have talked of it here for nearly Fifty
years; but Sheriiis NhOm any Government may
choose and diSpldcc, continue to PICK such grand
and petty jurors as suits not the people, bat their
rulers When honest men were hung in 1888, for
resisting tyranny the authorities, indicative and
bloodthirsty, selected their triers Messrs. Lafon
tame and Baldwin have not since changed that
part of the ancient practice.
Wherever went the feeling Of the people was
strong for elective Institutions Mr.. Baldwins
government is unpopular with most people, who
endure it for time rather than have Messrs.
Stranhan and Robinson, the family compact, aud q
march backwards. Mr. Baldwin will, it is said,
get Mr. Rotinson's place Of Chief Justice, and Mr.
Robinson ia expected to retire on a pension Of
$4,000 ayesr, though hale and vigorous man.
ROGER SHERMAN.