New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-14
CANADA.
Great Western misunderstanding OF the Cier-
Ky Reserve Association Disturbed and
Broken up-Religious Ahairs-Repeal of the
Union-Disuasion i'm Parliamentary Uni
yersity.
Correspondence of the Tribune.

Correspondence of the Tribune.
TORONTO Thursday, July 10.
A great effort is to be made to construct a
Railroad from Halifax to Hamilton, where 1t is to
Join the Great Western, thus making a continuous
line of rail from Halifax TO Detroit, or whatever
point may re selected as the Western terminus of
the Great Western The Government scheme tor
constructing this road is embodied In series OF re-
solutions which have been printed, and which viii
be brought before a committee of the whole House
S at an fs seI say Of the @ and % aax portion
OF the line, providing the Imperial guarantee, al
ready promised, be obtained for raising the ne
ccssary funds 1t proposed that the section Of the
line from Quebec TO Hamilton be constructed by the
Province as Government work. provided John Bull
Will ndoTse our note for the amount II may be ne
ceSsaly TO borrow for this purpo also. IT John
Bull should refuse his Endorsement, then We are 10
borrow the cash the strength o. own credit for
half the main trunk line, provided the municipal cor
poraiOns OF The Province subscribe the other half
The profits of the road over and above three and
half per cent interest. are TO form sinking fund for
the liquidation of the debt Should both these
schemes fail. is proposed then to encourage the
construction OF the work by private companies. by
Coy eminent contributing hall the cost - the work
progresses. 1t is not improbable that the first OF
these plans viii be adopted. The required imperial
guarantee ofthe loan Will hardly BE- refused tor no
doubt Eneia WISHES for military puposest to connect
the Provinces by an ron cham.
An occurrence took place here on Tuesday night
that shows how much chance there Is OF having great
the Anti Clergy Reserve Association was convened
TO consider the present state OF the question, IN view
OF final settlement. The High Church party,
headed by Rev. DR.. Leth and Aldermen Wakefield
and Robinson (son of the Chief Justice) collected
mob of Orangemen from the streets, consisting prln-
cipaly OF carriers, and persons of that description,
and took them to the meeting, where they COM
menced sy Sematic disturbance and hnal.y drove
the Chairman from the char, taking possession OF
the platform and preventing any OF the speakers be-
ing heard A. time the disturbance was con-
Quoted in a spirit that threatened serious conse-
quences but the Welding OF the ma orty TO the rn'-
fans led by Rev Dr. Leth and others OF the Eplsco-
copal Church. prevented any not taking place
II is a sad misfortune tha.tke Orange element should
curse this new country, producing the same conse-
quences, though not TO the same extent that 1t pro-
duCes IN Ireland.
The census returns for 1850 give the population OF
Upper Canada At nearly 100000;
Methodists .....-..-- Ii7, 1881 UntariaRs and Uni
Baptists. 3l,l93 versailsts-.-- 3ass
PIestyterass isI9ie Jews: c.ds 70 ss1 o
Church of England 1868 No Fixed heIgion- t5s5i
Luthe'ans ......-.. 1929 Unaccounied for. 5o,o3
independcnts - 5'82i T0L............ 1891
Nearly one-six,eenth of the entire population is
set down OF no religion at all And this too exists
in spite OF the fact that the State pays heavy pen
SONS annually TO two Of the richest denominations
III the Province, the Episcopal Church and the kirk
of Scotland besides little brIbes TO other denomlna-
tons In 1850 the proceeds Of Clergy Reserves
sales were :220 42s. This Is IN Upper Canaca alone,
there being return for the other section OF the
Province. Last year the Church of England re-
ceved out OF this source, exclusive o pensions to
Rectorsl ST, ,eS2 the Church of Scotland s3l ,639
while the United Presbyterian Church, the Wesleyan
Methodsts and the Roman Catholics OF Upper
Canada received such pickings as The Government,
IN It's discretion, thought It TO cole out 20 meet pes-
haps, some political eXigency, or 10 consuInmate
some piece OF state corruption Ard yet III the tace
oi this compulsory system CT these endowlnents OF
religious secis onesiXteenth part OF The poPuiatlon
OF Cprer Canada are returned IN the nhcai ceasus
ot al, af all "A commentary
system OF eIGowBents
On Tuesday, Nh w. Bouton. in the Legislative
Assembly moved a series OF resolutions or fepeai
Of The union between Upper and Lower anad~' nc
cor:enaed that the union failure The popula-
CG OF tie two sections OF tie Iroy nee Deg just aS
disuni,ed in ieeng.and sentiment, and nearly so IN
laws, institutions and sooa. W ages as ihey were zen
years after the Conquest his i no douOI true 10
vcry elea: extent The FIeIcLmg-i OF Lower an
ada remains stationary. HIS motto l. " Our Laws,
our institutions and eur language. We continue W
have seps rate systems of laws for TIC t~o Prov nce
and tte misfortune is that u.ese are often enacted
or changes prevene1 IN one section oi me coun-
uy BY the representatives oi the oli.ef. Mf pouI-
ton asserted that Of the import Gnties 'oi ls3t yef
1852 0C0 was paid by Upper Ca.aia, wnile only
about $ste,NU was paIG oy Lower ,anaAa;
and while the expenditure on account OF
the latter Is greater than hat Tor me iormer
The discussion was cut shcr D. Nr. C4cchon NOV.
ug The previous question n.ost unfair mole OF
sitting debate. The question VII. however come
up AGAIN. This session, when MI herI!t' VIII pro-
pose resolutions IN afnenanieht iof Gaming Ion'
vertion 10 frame nex Constitution for these bri-
;lsh Provinces, on the basis of Legislative Union
Federa Union being IN his cp.l,io.. Useless, 30 1ong
as remain a Colony. .
Las, nIght the high Church parry 1lppoTeio oy
Mr. Lafen'aiue and his tail pushed through Sc
cond reading the Legislative Assembly a on! lof
charerlng an exclusive Church OF England tMsef'
siiy. With power 10 graft degree, and Y.ny ihit
denomination night 10 establish separate seciafian
Common Schools at the public cost. Last session
the Rcman Catholics obtained . r.sh. .. spartte
schools These two denominations 81 Systematically
play INTO the hands of one another I'll Canada has
tetome Mexico excepted. the worst pre>t-rtiien
country this continent NSs Ecn1le oproses az
those sectar,n schemes but LIS opposition = USE
less IN the of the Cabinet 1rs, oi t!fnch II
= C.