The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-11

from BERTHE, opposite Buffalo, TO BrentfOrd in this
Province 10 connect with the Great Western
leading from Hamilton TO the river Detroit, under
the sanction Of an act Of a general nature passed
during the last session.
This act has been repealed by q bill which was
introduced during the last session, by Gen Allan
McNab president Of the latter company, VINO
considers very Justly that the BERTHE line viii d.
vert much of the business from Hamilton, and
whose object evidently was 10 destroy rivai
Hne--but only rival line so far as that city Is
concerned, and which would render the opposite
portion of the Great Western more productive
Ills attempt, however, was defeated by the friends
of the BERTHE line, who talked all Thursday
uight-the House sitting till five o'clock on Friday
morning-and who would have debated the ques-
ton till the close Of the session. had not the In
spector General withdrawn the support Of the
Government, and secured for the BERTHE company
the enjoyment of the same rights and privileges
they would have possessed had not the act Of last
year been repealed.
Before quit the subject Of railroads would
state that the line from Toronto 20 Lake Huron.
which has been for some time the tapis is 10 be
opened on the tenth of this month A committee
has waited on the Governor General, to request
that the Countess Of Elgin weuld, on that occa-
sion, turn the first sod, which was complied with,
should her ladyship's health permit. His lord
ship, understand, will proceed TO Boston, pursu-
ant TO invitation to be present at the celebration
which takes place there this month--doubtless
much TO the delight Of the inhabitants of that
aristocratic city.
The coming elections are exciting much contro-
versy in the Upper Province, and the clergy re-
serves, the rectories, and some half dozen other
imaginary grievances have already been got out
as planks with which to form platform. The
Reformers however, are all at loggerheads, and il
they do not look sharp their Tory opponents will
out-maneuvre them. There is but one question
that should occupy public attention here mean
retrenchment, the expense of carrying on the
Government alone being enormous, as will be per-
ceived when state that the bill Of contingencies
for the House Of Assembly, during the recent
session, amounted to seventy-six thousand dol.
lars and which was passed without the House
knowing what objects it embraced.
On Friday last committee of the members
from the Lower Province waited ON the Mayor, to
express their thanks for the hospitable and cour-
teous treatment they have received, at the hands
of the inhabitants of Toronto, during the two
sessions in which the Legislature have met in this
city.
There is TO be a convention Of colored persons
held here on the 10Th instant, which will be at
tended by delegates from the neghboring State
of New York; and a company is being formed
among this portion of the community, for the pur-
pose of enabling their brethren TO obtain grants
Of 6fty-acre lots of land
observe, by accounts from Halifax, that Ad-
gIniral SrsaSsAl 3 10 prOceea on See ssS II >9ts
month, with strong force, TO jamaica The fleet
does not usually leave that place before the end
of December, and then has rendeztoused at Ber-
muda. This movement has doubtless been caused
by the state of affairs in Cuba, and, there be
little doubt, is intended that the feet shall CO.
operate with the Spanish authorities of that
island
AS shall be travelling through Canada during
the next FIVE or six weeks, | shall occasionally
drop you line descriptive of the country through
which may pass, and, in the mean time conclude
my correspondence for the present. SENEx.