New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-15
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.

v,h,hftIon of Canadian Indastry-A Usmns't-
tee man-A Prominent Asricuituri-s-Fse
Bristed Csrrespondenco-Locai A"A'r'
No.rHEAL, Fh'py. Aug9
The exposition Of Canadian industry VIII assume
,,a form of Fair % DO held in ihs city during the
10Th of October. and it will be worthy of visit
.k,uld any Of your toursts delay until that late
..,,od their Summer Tip. The subscriptions 10
"a n the exhibition may be stated at g. 200 from
n,iv.te sources, which the Committee believe can
he doubled when the CANVASS is completed. Toe
Government aid 10 s.. 600, so that somewhere near
$4,000 will be forthcoming to remunerate and re
vnd mech AnicAl and manufacturing skill, and cover
the charges consequent upon the shipment to Lon.
don Of those articles deemed especially worthy Of
entatioa, as beisg evidences Il Canadian lnge-
nOity. The last number Of the Official Gazette
contains the names Of the Committee. The selec.
ton would have been more judcious If entrusted
TO the private subscribers, bat the old-fashiosed
system remains III force here, Of conidng all nom
nations to the Crown. There is one name which
figures ccnspicuously on the list Of the Committee
not the subscription list for hs has the aura
phobia when solicited to give money. His poke!
is as sensitive as the mnosA plant shrinking and
closing spontaneously. he is notorious here for
many reasons, among others for bis crusade against
the press. He levied black mail upon the Herald,
Transcript, and Plot, under the old libel Law
which enabled him, IS an advocate, 10 prosecute
with impuIity. His name 10 Bartholomew Glgy,
Member OF Parliament for the small village Of Sler-
broke, and since the session opened, sgaallze4 sr
having rated from the MoNso party, aud unspar-
irsly denounced the AnneXatlODlsts. The clue TO
-. VIA -ha
pres to the lucrative post Of representing C.nadian
nteretts at the London exhibition. 80 much for
political purity in this Colony.
Our most prominent man here % an agrico.
turist ard supporter and encOurager Of mechanical
skiuis Mr. j. HAYES OF Jewish persuasion. men
ton bis name because he has AZ lsst found atsnaut
for the superb buildings which he erected on Dl-
housieAqunre The Government have leased them
for the Of the Courts pending the puiiInS do n
of tie edifiee which serves as a Court. House,
and the rebuilding ofIhe new law courts upon the
same locality. Considering the sum OF money
voted end the time consumed In deciding upon the
merits Of the respective plans sent 10, the DeTlaT
courts ought 70 be distinguished for elegance Of de
sign snd architectural skill
The correspondence between Charles Astor Bris
ted of yoor City and Hon w y. e. Law Of Lon
don has been published ia our journals and caused
some sensation. Young Law Of the 2Oth hegl-
mebt behaved all along like scamp, bat his father,
if he dsuusted bis son, ought not 70 have clothed
him with tre character Of gentleman. Ills reid
sal 10 pay Mr.. Biisted cannot be maintained In the
face of public opinion; indeed it would not be pos
sibe TO hold his position in society and refuse,
wben the facts are July known.
A Boston gentleman who had been victimized
to the extent Of 81 900 by young Law, under cir
cumstances similar 10 Bristeds, came on here on
the 9th inst - pull up the Trfpon for sxin1ing-
but the bird had levansed with his cara-a young
Spanish dame picked up in Waterloo place Lon
DON and passed of here as bis sp0sa. The British
sCaFcalv hA urOud nj the honor which
awaits them when young Law inherits the title of
Ellen borough He has some relatives here, for in
stance Colonel Dynely Of the Royal Artillery,
who 'ees the rsscAlity OF his wites nephew.
There has been a kitchen rumor in town for somo
days that Lady Alice Lsmbton, daughter Of the
late X arl Of Durham, bolted with fooEnau, aud
one Of the papers very improperly assumes the ru-
NOR to be a fact am warranted In mentioning the
scandal though doubling its truth. Her bro.heri Ia.
Law is Lord Egin, the actual Governor General,
who by the bye is becoming popular at Toronto.
The hotels are better filed than have Known
them for yenrs, and filed with good style Of Amer
icans some Of the elite of you city having passed
through and others await the attractions oil the
Fancy Ball at Saratoga prior 10 visiting Canada.
The city has been throughout the Summer unusu.
ally free from epidemic or endemic complaints, and
one complain OF the price OF food, when |
state that good sized quarter Of lamb, or rather
mutton can be purchased for c. to IS cents. Ii is
not the custom here to sell mutton 10y the pound.
The lot OF land and the ruins upon which old Dom
peesnis hotel stoOd were sold last month. The pres
ent holder is looking out for purchaser and asks
$4,000 for the lot one quarter cash. When the
North American Railways are in working order
We must have hrstrate hotel upon the New York
man and IL il worth the consideration OF some Of
the wealthy ones ia the trade, whether they might
not profta6ly extend a branch OF the New York
concern 10 Montreal. The weather has been hot,
spd il has heated half our Editors into unseemly
DISPLAYS Of vulsarity and low slang We lack pub
lie opinion sadly. A.
Another New system Of Medicine.