New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-07
CANADA.
Proposed New Fiscal POlicy-PlOwlng uatch
-Nlacken2ie's Return, &c.


TORONTO Yhursdty, May !, 1851.
An important correspondence between the Ca
nadsn and British Government has just seen the
light. The Inperial Government propose an en-
iirely new Gscal policy for Canada. Owing to a
desire existing in the Province to reduce the So
larry of the Governor General. which is now $751;
GOO a year, Ear Grey, re alton of Lord Elgin,
proposes that the Governor salary should be
made a charge on the British Treasury; and that
with this change, an entirely new fiscal policy
toward Canada be adopted by the Home Govern
ment 1t is proposed to withdraw all the troops
from Canada, except what may bs necessary to
occupy the two military posts OF Kingston and
Quebec. The enrolled pensioners recently sta
toned at SIX different places in Upper Canada,
are TO be continued so that the alleged reduction
Of military forces in Canada is to bs more appa-
rent than real. Still & reduction it will be. This
plen is avoWecly return % the old colonial poll
~ Of England which Left thu colonies IA a great
measure 10 their own defense. Earl Grey sug-
geEtH that in the contingency OF war with tho
{ pited States both Canada and the mother
country would be called upon 20 make great
sacrifices and great ezerliOns for the de'ense but
he intimRtes that England cannot Afford 70 keep
up a large standing army Ia this Province to pro
vide against such contingency Inc quantity Oh
Wsrlike stores is 70 be diminished and the barracks
TO be vacated are 70 be sold. Earl Grey suggests
that the Canadian Government would perhaps be-
come the purchaser; and he kindly oilers 10 hire
out soldiers 10 the Province, II any such force
should be required " for the preservation OF inter
nal security II the Province Is 30 DO LET. to de-
fend itself it is not likely that i! will hrs Brltnh
soldiers for that purpose. lt 10 also proposed 10
throw on the Province the c)s. Of maintaining the
uhieh ~ uatruetpd AZ great
expense to the Home Government and tire OF ll..
tie or no earthly use 70 any body, aad never will
be- Ia fact Earl Grey tells the CANADIANS they
uuAt now undertake their own defenIe although,
he AYERS this policy IS not adopted with any yisW
Of bringing 10 close the connection between tnla
country and England The question OF reducing
the Governors salary and those Of several other
functionsries was mooted by the Provincial As
sembly at its last session. The Provincial Z abb
net, in January last, reported in favor OF certain
reductions Lord Egn, in his dispatch to AL
Grey, goes dead il opposition 20 the proposed re-
duciions although the officially sanctioned the
proposition Of lis minister arl Grey repNes
that be believes il will be very bad policy 10 re-
duce the amount OF Remuneration now PAID 20 pup
lie servants in Canada, bat that the question is
one that must be settled by the local Legslatare.
Under a proclamation, American reprints Of
Euglish copyright works are 20 be admitted into
Canada at .! per cent duty.
The Ministers OF tie Episcopailan C1urcn are
row copyrighted in this city in large numbers -
To morrow they will hold meeting to oppose
TIE secularizaEion Of tie Clergy Reserves.
Yesterday toe corner stone OF the new Epi:co'
paian University in this city VAS laid By Bishop
Strschan.
Last Friday, one Of the creates: PloTing
matches that ever took place On this continent
came of about 20 miles north OF tnis CITY. lac
Townshps Of M,rkham snd scar6oro were the
competitors the stake being 900 SIDE DO tnere
were 10 ploxs engaged, and about .ooO Ipects'
tors present The work was PronJu.ce oo ~ ca Il.
ceIIeIt iudges to be equal 20 any that could DC
o s,S- in any part Of the world scar6oro,
Tbi.h has carried of the prize in Eeveral such
cortes,s, was sgsin the victor .
The return Of Mackenzie to Par-ianenI coz
sinues 10 be remarkably well received oy tne ne
Attn Ugh Parliament Is 70 nee: IN ~ d as
nothing is known Of the measures when 'ne o'''
eminent intend 20 propose