New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-11


Canadian conesponsepee Of Tho rneSne
TeRosTo, Friday, June p, 1850.
There have been animated discussions, through
the pres, and IN the Legislature. oflate relative to
the venerable relics OF special church establish
ment or rather Embellishments, for tho Churches
of Rene. England. and Scotland, are, all OF them,
endowed and pensioned by the State 10 Canada
but nothing has been or will be done.
There are millions Of acres OF the best land in
the country, generally in choice situations reserv-
ed fer the maintenance of the Clergy Of certain
favored sects. The English Episcopal Church
ministers are organized ecclesiastical corpora
tons with the bishops, archdescoDs and rectoo,
and privileged az in England. A fund OF several
millions Of dollars has been set apart Tor tnelr
especial use, and there can be doubt but that It
10 a part OF the policy Of the mother country, 70
keep in the pay of the State, and dependent on
other support than that OF their congregations, a
large booy OF religious teachers oil the most con-
hictipg spiritual doctrines.
The free churches and majority OF tho people
of Upper Canada have steadily struggled TOR reli
eious equality during the last thirty years-and
bills addresses resolutions, have been valny car
ried through the Legislature, for their rehei NO
change can be made In our clerical appropriations
however, except the Biitsh Parliament consent
and by calling the local Legislature toSether IN
Nav, June and July instead Of January, February
and March, and staviDg off discussion oil the
Church question till midsummer, the ministry here
NAV into the hands Of Lord John Russell, by CIV
ing him an excuse for doing nothing in the lmpe-
rial Parliament, owing TO the lateness OF the aea'
son. Meantime the High Church Clergy and wnat
ia called the Family Compact" have sent the
Lord Bishop of Toronto now in bis 7Oth year, to
London to look after 1.-The interests OF ChrlsFs
Kingdom" in this world aud TO demonstrate against
1.-THE goddess University" here. because religious
tests DO longer required from the professors or
students In IT,
| had no idea Of The spread discomfort that
exists in Canada till csmeber Even those who
are well off, aud very many Of the farmers are
really in comfortable circumstances, grumOieloadIy'
large part of the population. however. are lar
more sincerely attached to British connection than
the leading men Oh either side: an Annexation 10
the United States) paper died here some weeks
since, unprecedented, simply for lack OF support
The editor was Tory lawyer. Of American parent
age from the head of Lake Ontario.
The removal of the Seat Of Government to To
ronto bas had a very beneficial effect upon trade
htre and rather quickeDed the loyalty OF our land
lords, hose rents have been raised thereby 70 70
100 per cent. should guess the population OF this
city at nearly 10000. The country round it is very
picturesque, rich and fertile.
Much was expected in Assembly from the talents
and experience Of Mr. Peter Perry merchant,
Whitby, elected by the Third Riding OF York Co,
last Fall bat he is said to be very sick. What his
cannot guess.
A Mr. Capreol, from England, got up a bill for
Railway from Toronto b. Lake Huron, some ~
miles in length, through fine tract Of country, and
it paused the Legislature last year, coupled with
the machinery Of lottery, lottery wheel'IPrlze',
blanks &c But the people had little commence
in the lottery managers and would not take STOCK
York County denounced it, aud the city decided to
hold no shares. So carelessy was this big bubble
blown, that no regular survey OF the whole line had
ever been made, nor any route resolved on. 10
mend our way lottery gambling was avery strange
notion.
No line Of railway "a wretched concern miles
long, near Chippewa, excepted is to be found in
Upper Canada, though four times the size OF New
England.
Were two or three dozen OF our most prudent
and cautious capitalists and business men, to take
the Toronto and Huron route in hand, on joint
stock PLAN as they do in Massachusetts,, buying
the iron heavy rails) from Wales, importing 1t at
~ per cent ad vaorem duty, making cash con-
tracts, and studying economy and frugallty in
every thing. / think they would succeed, that ls'
If the government, the moDoPolizlDg land compa-
MES, and the clergy corporation, granted them
tracts of land in proportion to the benefits reason
ably expected to accrue from the railway Out
public works here have been mere ioo6lsg con
Germs, ard our wealthy farmers will only invest
their surplus gains in railroads when they begin 70
hear OF some or 6 per cent yearly dividends.
have gone very little near the parliament here;
there is much talk OF law reform by the lawyers,
and if ever LAW was scourse TO society any
where, it is so here's but there VIII DO precious
little reform OF any kind made by the men now IN
session the lawy here abhor the very idea OF
clear distinct well digested plainly and clearly
written code Of procedure, with examples IKE
those that follow the rules in book oil arithmetic
The bar is organized as private corporation,
with very dangerous powers, In both Canadas we
have the English Chancery system In all the plen-
itu6e of it's European authority couple of attor
neys.general our prime Ministers and very
bitter complaints continue to be made by those
who have been legally feeced, their names being
legion.
| the most unfair and unequal l ever heard Of and
| has been standing grievance for many years
Ministers introduce a bill annually providing very
great improvements, but continue never TO pass it,
Notwithstanding their heavy majorities This year
| it is again on its annual journey.
The grand and common Juries in Upper Canada
are anybody whom any partisan Sheriff holding
lucrative office during the pleasure of the Crown,
| may choose or be directed 10 summon and I'm.
derstand that this obstacle alone prevents w. l..
Mackenzie twho Is again resident here acting as
general AGENT from establishing daily ne wspa.
per. His printing Office was twice completely de.
sroyed by his Tory neighbors and If he were 70
set up third, and get it thrown, as before, into
Lake Ontario, the chance Of redress at law would
not be worth cent. The Governor. General, in his
| oPSHH6 sPSeCu, sSSIuSu W ltIueuy Iulb
mons,Ious evil in the administration OF justice and
his Ministers talk Of bringing in bill, but they
| move very slow in the matter, and will probably
ind an excuse for giving Reform the go by
Lord Elsln IS quite popular here. l have never
called upon nor seen him. At the installation Of
tn Irish genile man, air De Blacquierre, as Chan.
celor OF the Toronto University, his Lordship spoke
very favorably of a union of religious instruction
with human earning-meaning by religion, pre-
sumo, the doctrines Of his own Church as by law
established here and in England The difficulty is
that the parents of majority Of the people dissent
from said doctrines on very essential points; and
bow to reconcile this autagonism His Excellency
did rot 80 clearly explain.
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