New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-09
Cana dR Items.

The late Parliament voted Father Chinquay
81 600 in consideration of his vsln able services In
the Temperance cause ia Lower Canada.
The Toronto Globe understands that q. F. h.
James the novelisD hsa rented house In Church
st. and ia about to take up his residence IN tnA1
city.
1t is pow settled that the Wheat crop Of Canada
is this year unusually abundant Ii has generally
beer well secured, and is enUrely free from rofs
which so often troubles the Canadian farmer.
movement for Constitutional Reform, so much
needed in Canada, has been set on foot by the
York County Council. They passed resolution
st their late meeting at Toronto to take measures
for Convention to form new Provincial Conat
tuition. Other municipalities are invited to join
the movement
The Cincinnati Board of Health have been visit
ing ut the Falls, and on the Canada shore for s
feW DAYS While as Toronto, thsy got on spree
at 9 public house. and some Of their number were
srrested BY the landlord Oh a charge OF stealing all
yer spoons Upon Investigation, 1t appeared that
the spoons had been placed in the pockets OF one
of the party by another for fun" The affair was
amicably adjusted
A YOUNG stSBAD-The Normtcb Conn., Conr-
Ter thus snrrates the narrow escape OF boy Ia OF
Is wears of age named LOOMS, from drowning n
the Sound lew days since. The lad wished to
visit New-Yofk and for this purpose hs aecresed
himself on board the steamer hnlck eroocRer, on
Monday pisht--reached New York safely. and set
out to come home by the same boat on Tuesday
evening About midnight when the steamer was
off Saybrook The young scspe grace tell overheard
In some way-n Just 1hat way he himself seems
unable to explain He cried for help, bus nobody
heard him. and the boat went on her way. he
SAWS his first impulse was, after finding himself Left
To ha fate 10 strike out for she Connecticut shore
but looking In the direction Of New.York, he saw,
ar thought he asw vessel of some sort in the
STEAMERS wake, and he concluded to "ie TO-
while, till he should find what it was, and whether
il was likely to come within his reach. Tbs result
was that abe came steadily on nearer and nearer,
till she came within hailing distance. he spoke
the craft, which proved to be fishing smack and
was soon after picked up by hsr and taken into
New ondon.
WHAT THE LEGIsLATURE OF MAINE HAS DONE.
The Legislature adjourned last week The
iauor bill amended by substituting simply the old
provisions agsnat common aellers and passed so
the rumselers have another years grace, in which
to sow death and destruction The Homestead
hill was repealed. and substitute passed, which
eves to the debtor a homestead worth not over
Ave hundred dollars and on which he and Instantly
-eside Portland Transcript.
EE- An American from Boston is now at New.
fonndIand who is about applying to the Local
Government for permission to make submarine
examination OF oar coast aud to retain all property
which may be raised the parties concerned have
syessel at ST shotts, aud are provided with Eng
li,h divers, and with the necessary submarine @p.
paratua and machinery for raising sunken property
Some years ago large amount OF specie was LOST
in the Drake man Of war, near st. Shott8, Waleh
we suppoae has been the inducement 70 shls en-
terprise