New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-12
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
CANADA.

t. Nominated for Parliament
D,.tprbance among the Laoo'e.' ." 'ao
49,. Railroad-The Weliand Caaai
~s- .. IN. Cabinet-The High Churcn
p.r,v-Anu.sInvery Movements @c' w.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
Toronto Monday, April.
1h.vs inst returned from the County OF hsidl'
- ,vbe,s T attended the nomination OF candl'
-. -, ,ba ,eprssentation Of the conIsitaency
In Parliament, on Saturday. The nomination was
he'd At Cayugs, the head Of the Grand River
Mediation. -Four Candidates were nominated 10
the following order William Lyon Mckenzie
Mr.. George Brown, Mr.. McKinnow and SIR. Hora.
tio Case. OF the four, Mr.. MsKinRow only
avows himself Conservative. The weather was
very unfavorable; it rained all the time the can
dldates were speaking, the auditors being ex.
posed to the whole Of the storm, for 1t was an oo'
door affair The shout was with Mckenzie a.
together. The show Of hands was IN favor OF
Mr.. Case. Mr. Brown, the Government candi-
date. had not over dozen hands held up in bis
favor. although there were about 300 persons pre-
sent Notwithstanding the show Of hands being
IN favor of Case, believe Mex enzie stands the
best chance OF any candidate ia the held. case
has personal interest and friends in the neighbor-
hood Of Cayuga, though he Is unknown IN otnef
parts Of the County.
AtHamilton learned there had been another
rather serious disturbance among the laoorers
nm the Great Western Railroad. They beat all
the oyerseers on the line and nearly killed one.
Bone soldiers were expected to arrive this morn
ing in the disturbed neighborhood 10 preserve the
peace. ., ..o..,
Although it is not positively announced every
ching indicates that the Government will not car.
~ ont it's threats 20 close the Welland Canal
AGAINST American vessels The Government
organ has a long prosy article on the subject,
without an idea or even throat IN 1t:
have good authority for announcing that Mr..
Lafoptaine the leader OF the French Canadians,
and Attorney General East, Intend TO retire
from public life at the close Of the present Parlla-
ment This step may have al important lniil-
epce on the position of political parties here
What that effect may be / shsll now stop 70
inquire.
At the assizes Just held at Woodstock there
were tried AZ civil cases. The average amount Of
the verdicts in each was l3, aud the average
costs EGO. There has however, been great fall
lag of in litigation ia the Province for some time
past
The High Church party here have formed al
association to prevent the secularizatiOn OF the
Clergy Reserves. They have issued manifesto
but nobody reads it, The movement is destined
10 fail.
Several newspapers here condemn the Anti
Blavery movement that has been set aioot Ia thu
Province, on the ground that we have no business
10 interfere in the matter There is strong a6
borrence Of Slavery in this Province, although 1t i:
impossible to deny that the Pro Slavery literature
Of the United States has done something TO de
bauch the public mind on this side oil the line
The lectures Of Thompson and Douglass have pro
duoed great elIect-they have raised sympathy
with the Slaves and awakened spirit Of inquiry
on the subject l.. c.