New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-27
CANADA.

Toronto and Lake Huron RailrOad-The Rail-
way 1Tovement-Return OF Yice-ChanceI-
Tor Jameson-Tbe Papal Excitement-Far-
liament-The University-W enther-Fugi-
tive Slaves.
Correspondence of The Tribune.
TORONTO, Thursday, Dec H.
At length the Toronto and L axe Huron Railroad
has been placed under contract Hon, II, C. Sey
mour, State Engineer of the State Of NewYork,
ia engaged to superintend the work. B 10Th con-
tractors and engineer are expected to arrive here
ON Tuesday next to examine the details of the
work. The rate per mile at which the contract
has been taken has not transpired. All parts of
the Province are alive with movements Of SINH
lar description and politics. for the time, are sin
gularly quiet, What has given an impetus to the
railroad movement was the passing of law last
session Of Parliament enabling the corporations Of
counties, towns and cities throughout Canada to
take stock in Railroads This they do by issuing
debentures, the depreciation of which is generally
not very considerable. Few corporations in the
locality of projected lines refuse to contribute
ward these undertakings, and some of them have
taken stock to the extent Of $500 000-Hamilton,
for instance. By law passed in $40, every line
is entitled to obtain the guarantee of the Govern
ment, when half the work is completed. We
have tried in vain to raise capital in England for
these undertakings, and the discovery has been
made that if we would have railroads we must
build them ourselves for while English capital.
lists have loaned money to railroad companies all
over Europe and America, they have refused their
own Canadian fellow subjects like favor ! be-
ileVe we have now discovered the means OF
making railroads, and perhaps in few years
shall be running a race in this line OF enterprise
with Brother Jonathan himself While I believe
the means OF making Canadian railways has been
discovered, great encouragement TO embark in
them is derived from the success Of the 0gdens.
burg and Boston line, fer by that success it will
not be altogether lllusory to measure the probable
success of certain projected Canadian lines For
NY part however, cannot see how the projected
line from Prescott to Montreal in which the Mon
tealers take So deep interest, can compete
with the Ogdensburg and Boston Road, the latter
possessing so great an advantage over the former
in point OF distance. If the projected Bytown
and Prescott line be built, it is probable that the
Prescott and Montreal scheme will fall through,
at least for the present.
Latterly there have been meetings held at Co
burg, Belleville and other places along the line in.
favor of a continuous line from Montreal to the
Lake or River st. Clair. The Detroit and Niaga'
"a Rivers Railroad scheme may be looked upon
detunct, The Great w estern Company has
ried its opposition so far as positively to refuse
junction with the Detroit and Niagara Rivers
Railroad.
1t is now announced demoffioiay that Mr..
Vice Chancellor Jameson is to retire on pension
OF $4,000 year. This iunctonary is not superan.
nuated by age, bat his original appointment was
aajob, and he was ever i'll qualified to discharge
the duties OF the office So unpopular has the
Court OF Chancery become that the government
have lately been attempting to surround it with
little Fictitious ecldi; and the excellence Of its
proceedings has lately been lauded to the skies in
certain official journals. But it is all of no use.
The public mind is ayerse to its continuance as a
seperate tribunal and will persist in demanding
its abolition and the vesting of equity jurisdiction
in the law courts. The Chancery lawyers, judges
and some members OF the Provincial government
will resist this reform to the last, but come it must
some day, nevertheless.
1t is natural that the late proceedings OF the
Pope in Engan should eyade create deal OF
interest in Canada, where the population is about
equally divided between Protestant and Catholics,
and where we are perplexed with all sorts of ques-
tons arising out ofgrants OF public property, In the
shape Of estates, Clergy Reserves, Rectorles, and
all the rest of it, to different denominations, Many
persons are at loss to understand the GOODNESS
with which the citizens OF the United States look
upon matters of this nature,as evlnced on the last
occasion of the creation of Bishops in your coun
try, but it seems to me that you have nothing to
fear We have long had the same thing here, and
il has annoved neither the localnor Imperial GOV
eminent though Lord John Russell has not tenn
per to bear the same thing nearer home Sober
people here look upon the anti Popery cry in Eng
land as mainly Fictitious, got up by the High
Church party for its own purposes.
1t is generally understood that Parliament Will
meet some time in February. There are signs OF
a coming agitation against the intended removal
of the Government to Quebec in the spring but
whether the determination OF the Government
can be changed is doubtful. My impression is
49,. -.
" Ii is now admitted BY the Church of ENGLAND
rafnsPd to grant Royal Charter for the new
Church OF England University. and referred the
matter to the Provincial Government
The snow remains the ground, anc we are
getting fresh supply to-day ,c.:.;..,
Little is heard Of the great number OF fugitiyes
from slavery that have taken refuge in these do
minions of Queen Victoria Ihat some pit. Oh tnem
rival .i,a have ascertained This was to be expect
ed. As general thing, it is believed that nat they
will get along without enduring much saherl1s