New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-25
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
The Fire at 1T. un'--Kauway Affairs-rhc
Feudni Tenure.

co,respopdebee az The T,ibun-.
mosrKEsL. Wednesday, lure 10. 1880.
The lamentabe fire which ipfi ted such sal de-
st, uction upon The st AIMS suburbs Of this city,
commonly called Grilintown. is tho absorbing topic
Of discussion; the calamity deplorAble as il hs,
been, resulting rs it did in the loss of s1oO 600
worth Of buildings and merchandise and the lives
oftvoerown up persons may not prove vahse e'sa as
g wsrning-in tru:hit has opened the eyes public 70
the To- ct that the greater part of the town may be
swept away, If a FIRE were to commence at the
western extremity during the hot weather, and the
succession of high winds which necessarily have
blown ell the Spring render it probable that the
sppry bension would be realized were serious
fire to commerce at that dreaded locality. The
stupid old fashioned system of narrow streets and
wooden tenements in the widest OF populous
city are evils 10 be deprecated. Possibly the
events of last Saturday evening may prompt the
corpora authorities to act decidedly, even at the
hazard Of rsking a little popularity Montreal oil
ell cities on this continent Is the least depenaens
upon timber for bui ding, stone Of an excellent
quality IS both abundant aud cheap and bricks are
Manufactured ut a dozen establishments in an1
around the city. The railway project which con
templates consecting with the Vermont lines at
Rouse Point may be regarded as definitely set
Lawrence at CaugDs- In the orinu and
Fall, when the traverse is impractical 80
other point shove and below Montreal from the
masses Of forming ice, unquestionaoly imDart TO
"Csugnawsgs' q preference, as the ppnt 10
which the proiec,ed railway must proceed. The
St. Johns and Lake Champlain Company are desr-
ous Of be coming the parties 10 perform the work -
Their idea il TO branch oil from ST. Johns, proceed
inland along the Richelieu River, pass through
Renryville and thence advance to Rouse Punt
l. fh.akJs. oh
La Prairie and carry one line 70 CaugDawaga, aud
moth r u connect with the Portland aud Sc. Law
renee at Lo0sieul. Had the St johns and Cham
pam line net been in existeDc~, direct railroad
= ond be adopted frCm Caughnawaga t. holse
Point a d stance MT exceeding thirty miles. ny
v haiever party the line be q instructed there ~
litte doubt but that we ehall have direct railway
communication with your city before another year
clauses When our intercourse may be conducted
more rspidl, and agreeably, especially in Winter,
than has hitherto been the case. Vast qualities
OF iron are daily proceeding West TO the Upper
Lakes, intended for the purposes oil your New
YcIk and Erie Railroad. An agent OF the conpa-
ny was here last Winter, when he applied to
house connected with an English factory. to pur-
chase 5000 900 worth Of railway iron. The Mon
tresl house being only entitled TO a commission
of five per cent and experimenting the posi-
bty Of some hitch in money matters, which
might expose them 10 the hazard of so large
aresponsi bity-sbrsDk from entering into the ar
rangement-the New York and Erie agent forth
with proceeded to Enc land, sold the railway dsben
lures for iron rails and the iron ls now passing up
wsrd-the freight snd duty being less than by
New York. There is slight difficulty between
the parties who have imported rails for the Port
lard and ST. Lawrence line, and the Company-the
amount in question, some sl5O,OOo renders the
agents exsctiDg, very natural feeiiog when the
sum xct their available resources and they are
responsible TO the English shipping house for pay
L. Ia 10 unall affa md mar
soon be set at rest Speaking of the Portland and
ST. Lawrence railway reminds me that French
Canadian gentleman " no Owls some lands In the
township Of Upton, Eastern towoshp-through
which the railway passes. has discovered very
vslusb BILE quarry of coortd marble. IL is in the solid
mass and may be excavsted in blocks of any size
it is susceptible OF high polish aud cannot fail to
b. come profitable aud useful The Company are
rstructing the railway bridge over the
Black River Of marble taken from this quarry. la
the Legislature there IL at length agiimpse OF prac
teal lie, sls.ion. The great question Of the Feuda
tenure has been forced forward by the men who
have constituted LaSUntaine their leader. He has
been compelled TO yield TO the outside pressure,
and his concession is the more signlf 'ant mas
much as bis colleague Mr.. BALDWIN the Upper
Canada leader almost opposes this policy. You
have slresdy publ shed some letters treating upon
The Feudsl tenure which must have supplied yOIr
re aders with the outlines Of that system aud you
may I collect that your Correspondent az the time
sssertt d that there were bat TWO modes oy which
the public oismor tOr the abaseme0t Of ths tenure
might BE- accomplished. Sgoliston or Revo ution
Mr. LafOhtane ia he forced To resort 10 the irst
itmedy, and it VII be legelized AN not prepar !
10 SAY thtt national necessities may not require
lie iov8s q ACQUIRE rights and the enactmentof
tg posf (,cto Jaws Ass1redly the dnoh ne retrad-
and Lods Fl Ueafts dr0,t de bGaaiie arc solid 81 van
ces out the nice question is TO messgre their money
value Personal feelings, prejudices and aH-c |
ions elude the calculations of rhe actRsry P-oba |
bl> the Prov ncia Parliament will solve the d I'll al
" Of determining the money value by tal'ine back
1pop the times Of Louis the XiVtb and decidny the
by the rates then established. S)me |
Of the Seignrurs ia the House complain bitterly of
IN er posi facfo law being proposei--bat they |
should remember that our late Bankrupt law and |
our Registry Law were imbled With the principles
Of ex post facto Legislation