The New York herald., 1851-11-22

Auoup IA sn0 OAIt10u 1xVvWC0Us
The intelligence from the British Provinces is Of
peculiar interest, ct the present moment. In Nova
Scotia, new House Of Assembly has been elected.
the majority Of which, 1t was understood, would
be favorable to ths Halifax and Quebec Railroad
plan; and the Legislature of that Province met on
She 4th inst, to determine the question.
In New Brunswick, Mr.. Wilmot, the Surveyor
General, had gone back to his constituents. conse-
qusnt upon his taking office, and had ag Ain beeare
turned for the county of St John. And IS there
Il strong party in the city opposed to the Halifax
md Quebec line-in favor Of which the govern
ment of which Mr.. Wlmot is now q member has
mitted tsef-beng under the impression that
h viii interfere with the Portland and st. John
line, tho two sitting members for the city have
saken hn return ndudgeon, and have resigned their
Seats We may as we'll here remark that in the
three Provinces the conservative or tory party,
who have always opposed reform and improvement,
and to whose non progressive principles the pro-
vincss owe much Of their present backward con-
dtion are violent opponents Of the proposed line of
railroad
In Canada, although the principal places in the
government have been filed, yet some of the minor
Offices remain to be disposed Of owing to the ealou
sies Of race, the French party conteudng that they
are not represented In the "cabinet," although
1t has been formed at the instance Of Mr.. NORM,
one Of that number, and late Speaker of the As
senbly
The last Do~fysai Herald contains long CORES
pondence on the subject, between the Inspector
General and Mr.. Couchon, who had refused the
Assistant Secretaryship on the ground alluded to
Nhiie Mr. Cartier, "ane.her Of the same Sort had
rejected the Office OF solicitor General East pro-
baby from the cause and it had subsequent
iy been offered to Mr. Chaveau, another French
man, who il understood would accept it.
IL ia this contention of races which mars and re-
tards the Advancement Of the Provin &c; and the
following picture Of Canadian affairs, drawn by
Lord Sydenham some ten or twelve years since, is
equally applicable a. the present time" No man."
he says, looks to q practical measure of improve
ment. Talk to any one upon education, or public
works, or better laws; you might well talk Greek
TO him. Not q man cares for a single practical
measure, the only end, ens would suppose of
better form Of government They have only enc
feeiirg-a hatred Of race. The French hate the
English, and the English hate the French; and
every question resolves itself into that, and that
alone. The wise system heretofore adopted has
been to stick two men ints the same Office whenever
q vacancy occurred-one a Frenchmsn, and the
other Britsher. Thus We have join. surveyors,
joint sheris, SC, each opposing the other in every
thing he attempts"
Our Montreal Corre espondenee.
MONTREAL, Nov Is, 1851.
TIE IVrlts for The Election Rscaref-Lars Rsgu-
ia,tng Elections, and Qualifications Of ofI'eeS-Coni.
yieHiOr of Pa,ttes- Position Of the Ultra Tories
and Ora~gemcn; thar Org1~is0tiO~ an Force
The Cerrdidotss; their Resources aud their Pros
ps.ts-T1e Result Predicfed-Th Rouge Party, or
Republicans: thar Roytd Progress; the Llags1ge
they Uhg-7hs Halifar R1iirsy; is AfrOoates
aud O7q'oasnis- -Trpie CiosiHg- Wea-
ther, &c.
All doubt is at an end ss to the period when our
elections shall take place. The writ FOR this city
wasreceived on Thursday, the 18th instant, by John
Boston, the Sheriff for the district Of Montreal and
rs such, the legal officer In conformity with our
election law he is restricted eighte sn days. within
which period be must convene assembly for the
nomiDa.en Of efcsndidaes, and II pol be dems nded
proceed. within yeight hoIIs. to decide by the
votes Of the citizens Tie successful aspirants.
The new la " under which be acts has largely aug
mented the number of polling places; there are TO
be three for each ward; consequently, We shall have
twentyfcu Offices open for the reception Of ystos.
The voters consis: Of two classes; those Who vote
as proprietors must possess real property worth "a
annual value Of forty shilling about ten dollars
yearly those who vote as tenants must pay yearly
reEt Of ten pounds sterling, or about hfty dollars
In each case, the voter must be qualified by an |
ownership or tensutry Of six months prior to the
There are half dozen osths that the returning \
efcer, or either Of the candidates, may adm mister
10 the voter The oaths refer 10 his age, quaHdca-
tion, and freedom from bribery, With penalties at
facfed ha
false swearing than otherwise, and there Is hardly
nipstanee on record Of any citizen having been pro-
ceeded against ard prosecuted for oe,jury. Corn
Eslns Monk, Of the firm Of Rose s. Monk, sdvo-
Gates, hss been appointed deputy returning officer
for this city.
The writ for the election for the county Of Mont
real Was received on Friday, the nth ins: by
Hermann X land, the Registrar. The same law
applies to the county to the city, and the
chances are that the ele .tion for the county will
prtcede that for the city. sydney Blngham,
advocate, has been appointed deputy for the
county.
The political parties in Montreal are decidedly
marked, but each Is playisg its own game; hense
" Arou party are strong. united, and decided.
/ hey wish to secure Mr.. Papineau's election, and
IRE prepared 10 run him with any candidate the
,....sn a. peral party may sec. Nr hoimess, .ns
ormer member, was the idol OF the Roman Cstho-
lie Irish until the last session, when be voted
gairst ssthe Orargemen's Procession act" lie Is
bow regarded with suspicion, and very unfairly,
or the act denouncing processisps OF Ofangemen
vas a dead letter. The OrsBgemen laughed at
he act, met and marched on the l2th July and
ic6ed the authorities to moest or punish them.
I pom one occasion, in order t. evIDce their con-
- N pt for the Assembly Provincial Parliament,
they psradsd round the building while the members
we're in session. They have carried the tr editions
and feelings Of their fathers to Canada, and In va
rous sections Of TIC Upper Province they number
their thousands Their total force in Upper Ca
NADIA is estimated at forty thousand men capable
OF carrying arms 10 this city their numbers are
small, compared with the other sects aad races
they only muster four hundred vc-es; but those
votes, being given in a block, tell foTcibly when
the opposing forces are nearly balanced. The
Ora en-, and the ultra c0nservatives, are with
cut a candi date in the field They hostile TO
lbs ministry, and 70 the m,ni5teriai candidate,