New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-21
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.
The New Judicature Act and it, Provisions
Difficulties ~ TO the Appointment of n j Idge
for Tpper Canads-The Quebec Election
and Threatened Armed Interference OF the
Police-Customs Returus-NIackenzie rersss
NiI.ou &c. &c.

| tcrprctation every day affords fresh difficulties
Last Monday was the first day o! the sitting OF the
/ Superior Court under ~ prov sions, and three
Judges presented themselves Upon this, ono OF the
lately dismissed u. {. questioned the snthcicncy
Of the Bench It appeared lhsi the sitting took
place under clause OF the act which appoints two
s.ttincs ID each week By nc CoaT or aug 9aC
run tterat Blt the Court. under the AT. CON
s>ts ct ten Judges and M provision Tor quorum
made except az the regular terms. 'oT times
wear. The judges took the matter en- dc,itrt.
giving the bar o. understand that they would proba
bl, pronounce their decision the next day. Tues
day bat ou Tuesday they put oh the Judgment ON
the pom, Tor a week From tbs 10 would appear
that they considered there was some difficulty ln
coming a. CONCLUSION. and ! observe that the
Ministerial organ. m noticing the matter. make some
cN-uso for any contradiction winch may be dis
covered on account %, the intricate arrangements
necessarily involved in an entire change oi sNs
ton a Jnilcatnre That Is all very wei. but the
same reasons should have led the trainers ut 10 O.
a.loV the Bar ana public 60 see their measure some
| time before they passed t understand tae other
Ggcstion As t1 the competency ot the Court since
| Nav. viii Doe submitted when the time comes but
| believe there Is nothing m H. ~ the same time.
there should have been no ground let, tor such an
objection which might readily have been prevented
In Upper Canada the appointment ct the judge
Vet ~ be- named still hangs IRE Bouton sold mm
sell body and soul to the Ministry but he IS not "a
| .cr his reward After all sorts OF pulling TOR Two
wears THE Giahr, the ministerial PRINT IN Toruato,
| las. week let han down with run Tie was
| first rate lawyer as admitted but the Ministry
could not outrage public feeling by rasln- hum to
| the bench They took care not 10 think OF tins
when the little man and would De Judge was heip
n- them with their Rebellion loss bil, and setting
treated IN the street exactly IS old aiies punlsh
troublesome children. "Oh BracAcnbifN ! nave
done these things FOR Edwards SAKE which now
give evidence against my soul. and see h'" he rr
1lt,S mel Too chlc seems Ia H4.W between
rhe Solicitor General and Attorney q 'lr s ot The
iatr Tory administration botA oi whom nave
b-tl desperately abused, ms ignorant alid dslioh
est men. by the present ADMINISTRATION AMI we"
friends and one oft whom, Sherwood, Is as dos
picable for character as Bolltou himself Aiier
lending every countcnancc 10 the worst violence ~
tie Moufrcatcs he took occasion q. their madness
20 curry favor az Toronto and with Minister'S, NOV
ed q the House for the removal ol the Seat OF roV
eminent. lei his house b the Governor tcncra at
| a profit OF 1850 per annum and Is now toadying
Tor = 900 per annum more Is 1t not tlmo that the
popie here took their affairs out Of the hands OF
| such vile trlcks,crs on both sdes oi pohtic' F
| Cameron. the late Solicitor General, Is very re
| spectacle bat somewhat Young.
The Quebec election commences by the nomina
| tul oi candidates on the 18Th. BOth parties are
couilcut IN outward show bat have 70 from a
.uro source that the ministerial aspiraRt has WIZ
ten 70 his friends Toronto 20 say Dee will b. hard
run. The Montreal AnneNatiouis's seem disposed
tomakc n demonstration at the Municipal elections
| 0u thr first of March understand that ne lead
ing men Of tie party did not desire to make TINS
question a test, bar the citizens seem determined
to give the preference 10 those who think with
90 4
already named Ia several OF the Wards to stand
agaus. the previous candidates, and fancy they
have every chance OF success. Among them l.
Mr. hlnncar OF the Hraid. who has been called
1u % stand for the principal business w ard oil me
.ty Thereupou there have been desperate threats
)t aud hghtlngs IN case the electors presume
,o exercise their Judgment In this direction Among
others who have adopted tins style Is the Mhffte'
the French organ OF what Is called the Liberal Cab
met which has menaced the electors with the
FOrtins or armed police In guarded but very
pain language. The very fact, however SHOWS u
what straits the Come xIonlsts are reduced
Every one ia town IL aware that IN the only ward
where there can be any great contest, TIE Annex
atlouist candidate can only be returned by the
French Canadian radical vote while bis opponent
wi. bee an old British party Tory 70 here ~ have
the ournal par sfceieHce OF RadcalIsm and French
uhIcnce threatening TO carry elections b. armed
.orre against is own friends the circum-
stance too. shows clearly what Is tie value
OF all past professions Of AberalIty. The
Ministry have deprived all AnneHstionist
Magistrates who hold commissions from the
Crown. but municipal counselors are ~ 0tc,o
ma yistrstes. and the moment this party OF the
people propose 70 protect Themselves To some tx
tent, By lesyenIng the partisan bench with two or
three men of their own way Of thinking they are
Told sou viii expose yourself 10 conflict with armed
police led BY men Interested ia preventing your
e mia Efaf he he
judges between you and the geas FarmerIe. aud
NhO IN addition 10 Their passions, have each sne
.he hope Of some good berth. u he signaIses him.
sell against you. Pretty well ior men who were
sst Spring comparing oyalty 10 the People with
.o,alty 10 the Crown What they viii DO IN the
Townships where every third man has signed the
Annexation Manifesto DO not know. see, how
ever. they have At last mustered courage to dismiss
Two or three Oi Their old friends IA Upper Csn-
ada who. being IN Montreal when the address "as
signed. pat their names ~ a.
learn that ster all the bOastlng about tho -
creased trade this year, the customs returns SHOW
,.irht falling Oh am Told hat the rccelpb are
,gs0 thousand pounds less than they were last ea'
lLe worst for ~ years-not n abso.nte amour.
Jut compared with what they ought % be- At the
h.hest rates u duty Speaking 1.-THE customs r.
qiIrIs ne that a large number N reprints D. your
publishers n books have been burned Ihey were
,eized sometime ago. bat on memOral permission
: % me importers ~ FfE4| II tsiA ~ -tt~
United states Upon application 20 the Clsnm
House. however t appeared that they had been
DESTROYED under a standing order from England.
The Inspector General, Hncks. has been led by
AZ constituents 10 Oxford County. and has held
,evsral township meetings correspondence
published in a city Journal states tsat he tod bis
s-erds-I suppose IN private cOnVersatlon--tnst
the United States were sure ~ grant reciprocity
but that 4 that could NJ, be procured annexation
would not be 4 very bad remedy after all
The Editor Of the Toronto IqdeD.ldeHf. ST
Wson, hs- published q reply D. some charges made
AKA INST nm hy Wm. l. Mackenzie. 10 consequence
II hat gentleman singular hatred Of al present
Canadian Republicans Mackenzie accused him ot
being the son u a father who. IN the Legislature
scted Or two unpopular acts OF being Of the
Commissioners Tor receiving the confessions Of the
nslrgents of l-37 lastly Of beng a Tory. Mr.
wilson shows that all these accusations are noio
-ousy false. and retorts on Mackenzie that he Is
man always right az the 'Fr0ng time. " nvA
3oDody wanted change oi Government he S"t ~
~ armed rebellion now, when he ooniesses 'na'
srce Numbers Of the people are N favor o. an
aexatlou he yIihes those who seek Il 10 egal
and peacesble manner.
The Court has lust decided that three judges
are a quorum AZ Weekly Sessions
sp.,Al oons.Poaes-es q a, "a, sssa As-nc'a d.
n Tannsssae vxho has