The New York herald., 1851-10-18
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
Our Canadian Coz

uistyy-Iro,,to awd Gwlph Railroad.
Breaking ground for the Ontario Simoos, en-
Huron Railroad, commonly styled the Northern
Railroad, is about to become settled fact. The
committee have arranged that the ausplcious event
be duly celebrated on the 10Th inst, and the Mayor,
in obedience to numerously signed rsquisition, has
issued proclamation, requesting tho 18th to be OBJ
served, as far as possible, as holiday. Already
signs OF hustle and preparation strkngly visible
Inc different institutions, public bodies, and aes
IN town, are to form in procession, and walk from
the City Hall by cirouitous route to the scene OF
action. pioton the lake-shere, nearly opposite to
the parliament buildings. Fred. Capreo, Esq.
the guiding spirit Of the movement, viii then pre-
sent the Countess of Elgn with the spade prepared
for the occasion, for the purpose of making the hrs
grand turn ofthe sod. This spade is q very elegant
| and tsstefully finished affair, and has cost Cap
reol $l6O. The inscription to commemorate the
| event, and to testify to whom and by whom pre-
sented, will be engraved on 1t after the ceremony
| has been performed. The proceedings are to be
this ball Msdemoisele Jenny Lind il TO be invited.
1t is likely the dsputa lien will leave hsre morrow
for that purpose SO that, at present, it sfondy an
tiePated, that Miss Jenny will be present to grace
consideration the propriety of inviting heads of
municipalities, and other public gentlemen from .
distance bat the luxuriant display at the Boston
Jubilee, being so fresh in all their memories tn sy
Of elegance which, after so superb lesson, would
be reasonably expected, and they have, very judi
ciously, perhaps come to the conclusion to leave
that more public display to the opening Of the line
infested to- day. Upwards of 1000 wheel barrows
we're landed on our wharves from the other side Of
the lake to be employed on the Northern Railroad.
Our citizens are, at last about to enjoy o treat.
Jenny Lind has consented to give concert in To-
ronto on the light of the 18th instant She is to
be assisted by Belletti and several other profes-
-. IA 4 SL.A
her characteristic berality, is to devote the pro-
ceeds of the evening to the charitable institutions
of the city. There is no question but We will have
m ost splendid turn out. 1t is four years since
had the pleasure of being introduced to Jenny,
since that time have not been within the rance Of
the nightingale's mellihuous strains
We live on this side of the lake, under response
BILE government; but what is meant by the term
it would be very difficult to discover. The cabinet
was dissolved when wrote you last and up to this
| time, no new formation has been divulged. Mr.
MORN, the speaker Of the last parliament, arrived
in town from Montreal, yesterday morning, with q
view to reconstruct the ministry, and he and Fran
els Hincks, are hap andgove in the matter,so that
in all probability, MORN will step into the position
vacated by Lafontaine, and will thus become the
leader of the Lower Canadian section of the pro-
vince. He seems of later years to have recoed from
his broad democratic views that there is no say
ing how tory he may become ere he stops. He
will not make as effective leader as Lafontaine,
as he has not the unbending will, and is more
subject to ield to extraneous influence. 1t is
mored that Dr. Rolph is not to be one Of the min
i try am afraid the runner is correct, for if SO,
there is Rot another Upper Canadian With the
same inhasnce to supply his place, and an inter
mnable Ar of races must ensue. The fact is, that
Upper Canada will not submit much longer to be
mubbed and domineered over by the lower por-
tiop of the province That illassorted union, con-
tracted for the purpose of suppressing the French
Can adian influences, has turned out to work
quite the reverse. The old, corrupt, sntiquated,
monarchical system ofrepresentation ill continues,
and the foolish arrangements m ade at tte union
requiring two thirds vote Of the whole represen-
tatives, to make alteration in the law, touching
the equalization as representation, prevents the
most distant approximation to anything like JUS
tice. We hear, indeed, now and again, the words
universal suffrage and vote by ballot mentioned;
but ifit is amongst certain class, they immedi-
ately put their hands TO their pockets to feel for
their purse, guessing they have got amongst par
eel Of chsr,ists One hing is evident; until uni
| versal suffrage becomes Law, Canadian manhood is
villapousy cheated ou; Of its tights The Governor
| General arrived few hours ago fros the Falls,
where ke anc Lazy Eigiu have been rust eating for
some time IL is expected that the cabinet will be
| al nicely lnished OF to morrow.
| The Corporation, at their meeting on Monday
| night, had under nsiferation the propriety OF
votirg $4,000 towards the construction afthe To-
| roIts and Guelph Railroad. Aldocman Robin
son submit the resolutions Iasse at the public
meeting of last week, which noted in my last
! The Mayor, and several other gentlemen. warmly
advocated the measure They had al been warmed
into enthusiasm by the proceedings Of the Boston
as closely IN the wake Of Boston as circumstance
will permit After q heightened discussion, the
| Alderman withdrew his motion, and sub mitted to a
motion Of postponement, with a view to appoint a
committee to consider and report to special meet
ing, to be held on Thursday night-this evening
| The Mayor, aud those Of his friends who take al
interest Ia railway matters, are fully determined to
profit ey the experience Of Boston, and other Anne,
Of railroads being only built by the municipalities
that mediatey interested. so that all private
speculation is at once checked and the roads will
not only progress rapidly but they will be held as
asacred trust for the benefit Of the people 1 am
happy to say that at the meeting Of the Corporation
this evening they agrcedt give the 500 600 stpn,
| lated, 90 that wo will be requiring another iuOo
wht htelbanows from your side Of the water In few
weeks. SPECTATOR.
KINGSTON, Oct. I3, 1851.
| Uyyu Canada east Of 7oronte-Baisam Lake high
est rafr itvd IN the Provirce-Bay Of Quinfs, op-
yosits Ospsgo-Hubors on Lake Ontario-Eni-
JlcypSa Of Conriots-King'ton and oth5 Toon'
ca che 81. Laurence -Rideap Cdna!-Proposei
Rdiiroad from BytOrn 10 OgfensbWg-Mlnaa
SIriHgs.
shall briefly continue my description Of Upper
Canada, comprising that portion OF Il which lies on
the north side OF Lake Ontario, between Toronto
and the boundary line Of the upper sod lower pro-
vinces, which commences at the river ST. Lawrence,
Immediately below Kingston, and runs In norther.
y direction till 1t strikes the Ottawa river oppo-
site olumeite island. one hundred and ffty miles
above the junction Of that river with the st. Law
/ renee.
From Toronto, what is called the Young stree,
road, which the rebels advanced In 1s;ss 10 at
tack that city, extends distance Of thirty miles
| to the shores Of Lake Simcoe, embracing the best
| settled portion Of the country have seen. This
lake Is about thirty miles In length by ten In width
and discharges through the river Severn into
Georgian Bay.
Twenty miles TO the eastward Of Lake Simcoe, Il
sheet OF water, OF no great dimensions, called Bal
sam Lake, the highest water level In Upper Cana.
da, being eight hundred and twenty y-6ve feet abov,
the level OF the sea, and tquenty two hundreS
feet shove Lake Superior, and fve hundred anC
| eighty nine above Lake Ontario.
Balsam Lake dischargesis waters TO the eastward
through Sturgeon and Pigeon lakes and the Alona
bee river, into Rice Lake, a beautiful sheet o