The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-27
Our Canadian Correspondence.
IOKoNTO, August IL, IoU
Doswgs of the late Partiamewt-L Local Afavs


Dotwgs of the late Partian,emt-Locai Afaus-
Railroad, &C., &c.
bill was before the House last week, to incor.
porats the medical profession in Upper Canada, and
to regulate the practice Of physic and surgery.
which, after heightened discussion in committee,
and when on the eve of passing, was lost through
an attempt to procure for the cone mplated nstitu
ton a monopoly, which would have injuriously
affected private institution, which has been for
several years in existence in this city, called the
Toronto School of Medicine" from which, from
time to time, have issued a number Of students,
who, upon examination by regularly constituted
boards, were found well qualified to discharge the
duties of their profession.
During the consideration of this subject severa
attempts were made to exclude this school from the
operation Of the BILL to provide that nothing therein
contained should be construed to interfere with its
existing privileges, and that its tickets, certified in
the different causes, should be deemed good and
valid for the purposes and provisions of the act but
which were as often nsgatived by small major
sideration Of the bill should be deferred for six
months, which was carried in the affirmative by q
majority OF thrty-one to twenty-three; and thus q
good bill was eventually lost BY a pertnscious adj
herence 70 narrow. minded and exclusive policy.
Among the items Of the estimate for the present
year, there was a sum Of about thirty thousand
collars for the payment OF the mounted police Of
Montreal, which II was Intellectually proposed TO
reduce to eighteen thousand dollars, and that they
be dishsnded at the end Of the present month, the
motion having been lost. IL conte nded, during
the debate, by Mr.. X: J Boulton, whose legal at
tanments no one will dispute; that this body 10
illegally organized, and that IL any of those who
compose Il were killed In the execution Of orders
under which they were acting, the parties who
committed the act could not be convicted OF muir
der.
The mounted police WINS orgsnzed subsequen,
to the burning Of the parliament house last year,
at Montreal, and, believe, have since been sta.
toned at La Prairie, popular feeling running so
strong against them that they cannot make their
appearance at Montreal. Indeed, the police force
In that city totally inadequate for the suppress
non OF tumut and disorder, was proved when
Mr.. Lsiontsines house was attacked az the p.rod
referred 10, when they ran away from the mob, aud
which was only protected from complete plllsge
and destruction BY the presence Ct the military,
which was called out on that occasion.
] sm totally at loss to account for the feeling
which Was exhibited on thai occasion, and with
which persons, even here, speak Of the Rebellion
Losses BILL which was the cause OF such extraor-
binary excitement unless ~ has its origin in deep
rooisd hatred Of the French OF Lower Canada. II
certsny did not originate ia any excess OF loyalty,
which, " one might Judge nom their conversation,
when any interference of the imperial government
10 alluded to- seems TO hi 40 loos~y about their con-
sciences as "a giants rohe upon a dwarfsh thief"
A bill WIS also passed to incorporate . company
TO construct railroad between Bytown, on the OF
laws, and Prescott, on the St. Lawrence river, TO
meet the American line from Lake Champlan to
Ogdensbuie, immediately opposite the latter place.
IL persos were To form an estimate Of the extent
Of railroad communication throuQ bout Csnsds from
the numerous acts authorizing their formation,
which tpp~sr ON the statute book, he would infer
that the entire province vas well supplied with that
description of travelling accommodation; yet no.
thing would he more erroneous than such conclu- /
zion, as, with the excepon OF short line between
Sc John, on Lake Chsmplain, and Liprane, I I
have never met with railroad in Canada, and 1
There IL no part u the province, however, where
On Improvement in the means OF travelling IL more
required-lbe roads in that section Of the country
having been much neglectes; and, when last II
Byiowp, found IL preferable, on every account 10
descend the Ottawa and take one Of the ~. Law
renee stesmerr, rather than cross the country be-
tween the Two rivers; and during my travels through
the Uniied States and British provinces, never
bad more dangerous ride than from Rockville to
P.rh.
While on this subject cannot but allude 10 the
total failure Of the Ridesu canal between kinRstos
and B,to~n, which was constructed al great ex-
penfs, ~ the instance 81 the imperial government TO
svo'd the ~. Lawrence, on account Of its prot.
insfy to- the United States, betwesn which and
Canada IL forms the boundary line in that quayter.
A. pessn there 10 only one steamer nayig ung the
esrsI, the other-there being Al one time two
having been Withdrawn for wsnt Of employment
III, Undertaking may, therefore, be CONSIDERED a.
There are some amusing items in the ex-
pendIture OF the province, TO only two of
Which shall at present sllude. One is the
vote 81 $50 20 the chaplain Of the Legisl ttive
Council Tor repeating the daily parliamentary pray
eIs, fer which IN Nova Scotia and New brunswick
that officer receives twenty or twenty-five pounds
In the House Of Assembly they 60 prayerlets 20
woik. A gentleman one morning bDund the Duke
~ Sutses reading the Bible, and, having expressed
he surprise st the occurrr nee, was told ny Ills
Royal Hishness in reply, that the man who spens
an hour every morning IN The perussl 81 the SCRIP
iries ould probably be governed by their precepts
duiing the. fsmsincer q the day In the House
e Ass, nhy, 90 said, they 60 pruyeress 70 ~ors,
wkich may account for the NUMEROUS scraPe.m
witch the members btcome iovolved Inc Gus
c,rdspc~ hsrwesn the Roman Catholic and Pro-
tesspt crteds 10 probably the csns~ OF the avoid
| snce Of prayers In the bower braach; and u has
occurred TO me hat this difficulty might be obyiaisd