The New York herald., 1851-12-26
Our Canadian orrespondence,

TORONTO, &C. W. Dec. 10, 1881.
Canadian Election LsteQigemce-Snop .S,orw-S,-
reray Of the Veath1-SfoI7age Of the Lake W.
rigation, Stc.
Our elections are drawing very near close and
this past week has opened the eyes of three of tho
leading reformers to their true appreciation 10 90
ciesy. All the prestige of their former
great name and their high standing in tho
reform ranks, has been Of no avail, and they have
been most ingloriously defeated. Mr.. Price, the
leader in the great anti-clergy reserve movement
the most prim, smooth faced member Of the lsst
House-has been beaten by Q sort Of nondescrirt
or mongrel tory. Mr.. Baldwin, the late Attorssy
General, the best, most cunning, most Jesuitica.
most simpering- faced, and most undesirable leader
Of the reform party, has been beaten by farmer.
who does little pettifogging business noe and
again, Just to keep his hand in use. Baldwin, uho
was looked to as the main stay Of the reformers Of
Upper Canada, has been ousted from his ccns.itu-
ency by rcformer, and thus has suffered su No
nominious defeat Mr.. Morrison, one Of tho part
ners of leading law firm in town, has been re-
jected by his old constituency. Morrison, who
took the lead in all the reform movements Of the
last stseaion Of Parliament-who brought in the bill
to abolish the Rectory patents, who headed tho
suffered defeat on his marriage bill, and many
such consonsnt ideas-has been most unceremouious-
ly rejected, to make room for . reformer who nav
lot be so loopy. The fact is, right or wrong, Ur-
per Canada has become excet dinghy tired of law
yer representation; They feelthat they have been
willing slaves too long, and seem determined TO
get rid Of 50 unscrupulousa class At . time shep
lawyers moHopolized considerably more than their
share OF the talking qualifications Of the province
they came of victorious at all elections; but some,
~. m re- cbanf md fa q L.
sessed OF so considerable a share Of volubilsty A.
to enable them to battle the lawyers with their ovn
weapons, and all their backsliding and tsmporir-
ing Ponay having been thrown into the scale
suffered defeat Sherwood, who was ousted from
Toronto, is a lawyer; Baldwin is a LAWYER Price
rs y, lawyer Morrison is.a lawyer and shsrsoOd.
all lawyers and Notmsn, consistent reicrmer'
custed by Middlesex, is lawyer; and several ohers
OF the same stamp-all have been defeated Wilson.
who represented London, an eminent lawyer, has
been beaten by a merchant halter Of that town; ,,
tnat II would seem the lawyers, as politicians are
at considerable discount. One thing is very evi-
dent-that instead Of trying TO simplify the laws in
order to make them intelligible to the mas Of the
people they have gone on, year after year. rins 10
fresh additions to the statute book, that
in our young country nste sd Of being able to mas,
ter all the laws by which we should be governed IL
would be hercuean tack to become acquainted
even with their titles Such work is evidently the
merest bosh that ever was contemplated; bat it
suited the lawyers, as q craft, to have the laws
crowded with the most fsgrant verbosity and the
most unintelligibe jargon, in order to create en-
ployment for themselves during the recess
Hamilton has returned its old representative sir
Allan Napier Macnab. II would almost have been
pity had the gallant old gentleman been defeated:
for although he is an nveterate tory be ac,s vith
dignity, and always works well for the
interests OF the constituency that return him 10 Par
Lament to represent them and that Is more ,hs,
can be said OF nine-tenths Of his colleagues
his election has brought out a fair share Of al.
torial talent. We have had three Of oar city cd
tors claiming parliamentary honors-Nlr Thom.
son, OF the Patriot, who steod for the city. but
retired before the poll; Mr. Scebe, Of the Ccio-if
VINO opposed Mr. Baldwin in the fourth riding OF
ork; and Mr.. Brown, of the Globe, who has bees
returned for the county Of Kent. OF all the thvee
Brown bad, perhaps, the greatest opposition TO con-
Tend with, as he had all along opposed the new mi
nistry and the seetarsn school clause, as vel "a
ali church monopolies In fact, so far mas he sor.
IN this way, that he is branded as tory in dsrsiss
aiming TO break up the reform party Wkeshe,
this be the fact or not, he has managed 10 ses -
turned for reformed constituency, and viii MAJ.
powerful opponent on ell matters that relsfs,.
he propping Of the Church by state pay.
Early in the present week We had a ieavv me-
torn, which has made pretty good sleishins IN.
old has, however, been extremely inlsnss. Jhs