New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-25
Canadian Affairs.
Correspondence OF The Tribune


ToRoNro Monday, Feb. u, ls5i
To the list Of laws that we have copien' Seu'
orally with some modification. from the sSatate
book Of the State of New York, it is perfectly
plain that we are about to add the Free School
Law Indeed we have already partially adopted
il By the existing school law, passed last ses-
sion. the School Trustees for the various munich
pallties Of Western Canada, who are elected by
the rate-pAyers, have power 10 adopt the Free
School sy stem. In the town Of Niagara the Trus
tees have already done so and It is expected
that their example will be followed in this city
and many other places. In little time, no doubt
the adoption of the principle will become general.
portion Of the 900 laborers employed on the
great Western Railway, above Hamilton, have
struck for wages and, having menaced the peace
of the neighbOrhood, a call has been made on the
executive by the inhabitants of Hamilton to have
a body Of troops stationed near the line 10 over
awe the turbulent, and If necessary to assist the
civic power in enforcing the laws. The requln
tion has not yet been replied to.
The Railroad Convention lately held at Kings
ton, and consisting of the Representatives. OF the
various municipalities between that City and this,
passed Resolutions 10 favor OF constructing Rail-
road from Toronto TO Kingston, as part OF trunk
line 70 run trough the Province. There were also
present repre- entatlves from the Cape Vincent
and Rome Railroad Company. This latter road
is shorter distance from the Canadian line to
Boston than the Ogdensburg road. From Ogdens
burg to Boston is $50 miles; from Cape Vincent
to Boston only 400, and 10 New-Nork but $50
miles. In Winter the navigation between Kings
ton and Cape Vincent is closed by ice. Mr.. Vim
cent offered, at the Convention, for $4,000 year
70 keep the navigation open all the Winter The
Convention appointed Committee, consisting Of
the heads of the municipalities through which the
proposed Canadian line is 10 run, TO prepare pro-
file of the road and an estimate OF the cost, and
lay them before another Convention TO be held at
CobOug.
Among the Winter amusements of this north
ern part Of the world, ice boating holds a nspic
uous place In front of the city is bay two
miles wide frozen over the whole of the Winter.
On this bay ice boats are constantly running, ex-
cept during the thaws that intervene. They are
constructed Of couple of runners, like those of
cutter, with a rudder behind also a short runner,
being in the smaller boats, not larger than skate
iron. The boats thus constructed are propelled
by the wind. How rapidly they dart along with
their white sails in the dstance saw HIS Ex.
ceency Lord Elgin and Lady Elgin OH board one
of them this morning, and Col. Bruce and Lord
Mark Kerr in another. They run will surprising
rapidity, and tack about with the greatest ease.
Under favorable circumstances they will run 30
miles an hour.
The Grand Jury of the Court of Queens B ench,
at Three Rivers ignored the Bill against Mr.. For
DIN, NJ p p and others, charged with having set
fire to a school house at Yamsska. Five school
rioters were convicted, and three of the witnesses
were tried and convicted Of perjury for denying
the truth of the statements they had made in their
preliminary examination.
The Government will not move to Quebec till
the Fall of the year Several meetings are being
held in Upper Canada to protest against the re-
movsl and some threaten agitation for dissou-
tion Of the union between Upper and Lower Can
ada if the declared intention of the Executive In
this matter be carried into effect
Mr.. Rillaby has been appointed Assistant Com
missioner OF Public Works, in the place OF Mr..
Merrith, resigned He is not to be member oil
Government nor is he to have a seat in either
branch of the Legislature, contrary to the prac-
tice observed with regard to all his predecessors.