New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-04
dim Affairs.
Correspondent. Of Th- Trbune


MONTREAL, Tuesday Dec q
We are now in the midst OF truly Canadian
Winter For week past the snow has been con
stantly increasing with high winds which have
driven the roads up in heaps, and have again rem
dered travelling heavy and bad The St Lawrence
too is beginning to take. and We shall probably
have our Winter bridge complets from hence to
l. aprairie-nine mIles-acrOss hls broad back. IN
two or three days Last night was one OF our great
festivals Ia nesSc dc mtnut-when great numbers
of people 20 out OF town to tho country parishes 10
hear mass which. ON this occasion begins at ~
o'clock at night The roads are OF course tbrOnged
with carriages, aud as Canadians are fast driver.
and rafting takers-as besides. all kinds Vi Jokes
are committed on tins oCcaslOn-the drlve ont aud
home is generally & very Jolly business. Last
nicht however, It was somewhat too cold Tor such
enloyment At this as nj all our festivals, the
churches are decorated with fir boushs and rep
rcscntaion of the birth OF the Saviour, much IN the
StVle of a Dutch box OF soldiers, and with more
less magnihCencc according To the zeal and ability
of the faithful OF the Parish, is usually 10 bc
seen in some part of the church near the altar AT
It Laurent last night this exhibition consisted Of
the skeleton of the stable wherein the holy child
was born He. and the rest OF what painters
technically call the holy family, were personihed by
small wax dolls while angel was pinned
Though the middle to one OF the raiters OF the toy
house 10 represent his descent through the air In
one corner WAS an individual IN a mourning SUIT,
who appeared to retire IN disgust. This took Tor
Satan iencvinc that worthy farmer IN riofe du
Pags, who sand " ,Jc cro's que est JHda cciDtfa'
committed a irhing snschronlsm.
In politics everybody is looking out Tor the Que
bee election the issue OF which will be very inter
esiins at the present crisis Indeed, can scarcely
think the Ministry can remain IN Office II their col
league be beaten there. To beat hun, however
l.. l,a LIS
cult task Though a lawyer, he has been made
Chief Commissioner of the board of Works, and
the ministerial papers OF the ancient Capital drop
many significant HINTS OF the ohs which no viii
have the disposal OF believe the Annexailonlsts
have not vet determined on their msn. The mer
camille class ol tho community ara sad to be 10 Is
vor of putting Louis Joseph Psplnesn now
tor 81 Maurice. into nomination. II So, he val be
a slrong card bat he cannot be- expected TO take
any active personal part in the proceedings
Your Emerald correspondence Will prohshi'
have informed YOU Of the desperate state OF the
Ministerial party in Upper Canada Findinc the
orsans OF the old Reform party opposing them
they determined 10 get up a feed to one OF the
most popular Of their number. Mr. Price. with
view 10 whip up the refractory. The dinner, how
eV sr turned out exactly the reverse OF what was
intended IL has exhibited to all the world the
hTesch In the party and II has shown that deep
nersonal hatred exists between the men who re
man anu tuel iatc Noatth~ic -dutPtM
We are now anxiouslv awsiting the course which
the macontent Liberals may take The Annex
stiouSts hope and think not without reason, that
they msN be drawn into their ranks In The
meantime all classes in thus part o; the world are
delighted with very few exceptions. at the mise
rsble position Of the men, who, two wears aso
were carried into power with the good viii OF the
entire community All have their own reasons
The old Lovalists recolect the rebel paving hiH
with sorsness-the Liberals are shocked at the
manner in which they have flashed al their oid
declarations, by their present: treatment o. tAe An
nexauonists Ali are hurt by their weakness IN
failing to repress violence and by their vindict.ve
in Furnishing whole party OF citizens. ST
least halt OF whom were their wsrmest supporters
for the violence Of few, which they ought TO have
repTessed.
The Opposition papers are repablishing the reso
utlOnS and other declarations OF OpInlo0s put orth
by the present Ministers and their inowers IN
1887. when Lord GoSiord and the Tones did
what Lord Elsn and the Liberals are low dong
o. course nothing can be more inconsistent than the
S.sds and the words oi those who now WELD the
.cysysicn power Ineed hardly tell YOU that the
A,pexstionists are in the highest spirits On the
o,hs, hand tbs old politicians Of what Was called
he Tory School are demonstrating with then Old
trends with weeping and Snsshins 81 teeth Ihey
see the speedy downfall q the present ministry
ana Drohsbe departure Of Lord Elsn; but they see,
to-. that they nave no Stanee" '4ie ~
port to enable them to assume the rems when 'nsy
shall be resigned by the present hoiders. can
see no solution Of the present CONFUSION unless oy
combination OF the Old Tory party men with the
present Ministry, on the British connection ticket.
fha, is very probable. and VII be the besnIins oi
the end
Nerrett still asserts that the Yankees must and
will be forced BY Great Britain 10 give us reepro
CITY If they do not, l do not see where ne Is &c
End standing ground as public man except WIN
the Annexatcnists.