New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-22
CANADA.
Changes in the New Ministry---Railroad Be-
gun---Squabble about Silver Spade,

TORONTO, Friday, OCTOBER IL, 1901
A change has been made in the arrangement
of three of the Offices assigned TO members OF the ne
Cabinet. Mr. Morris is to retain the Postmaster-Gen
eralship DR. Rolph takes the Crown lands portfo
and MI Cameron becomes President of the Commit
tees of Council. This change in the distribution
the Offices is ANYTHING rather than an Improvement
and II was occasioned by Mr. Morris reluctance 10
give I'd the Post-ofhce. So far as he Is concerned
the change is well enough, for he has, so far, man
aged the affairs of that department with ability But
both Dr. Rolph and Mr.. Cameron are somewhat mis-
Dlaced Mr. Cameron possesses none OF that literary
ability. which would so eminently have qualified DIR.
RolDh for conducting the correspondence win the
Imperial Government, while the details OF the Lana
Department can hardly be otherwise than lrksome 10
the latter Ii is quite probable however, tnat anot-
er rearraneement will soon be made which viii give
the different members Of the Ministry the posts Tor
which they are respectively best suited. non. yohii
Ross, son.ln law OF Mr.. Baldwin late Attorney Cen
eral, is the new Solicitor General tor Canada west
He Is A Young man, and a member OF the Legislative
Council SO that he has not 10 encounter the contln-
gencles OF popular election
The Tor es are highly dsp.eased with the coInpo-
sition of the Ministry, and thelT organs OF the
nress are irving the old game OF attempting 70 lntl-
date the Governor General The Tories have no
chance OF carving the general elections ana al
though apv violence their part would make their
defeat the gre alter az the polls, they think might
accomplish another obect-the recall OF LORD EIsln
They none 10 make It appear that his Excellency 10
unnoDular In the Province, that might serve iu-
tine cabinet in England as pretext tor recalling
him II Is u,ilte true that suspicion OF treason,
arlsDg from his assumed c0npiclty win 'he reOei-
lion on ls37 DID rest on Dr. Rolph, and Il Is equally
true that he LETT the country for some years. Bui
tbere s large class of our population who, Temen-
herIne the wretched system OF government winch the
rebellion was designed to subyer, and winch mas
sincr heen entirely superseded, do not consider his
etioh,lty for anv Office IN the Government cetenora
tod IN ,he slightest by has real supposed cOnnec-
ton with that affair. On the contrary, the influence
of his name alone viii save the new Government al
the elections II is possible that the infiamnatory
appeals OF the Tory press TO the ignorance ana ue
wor, nassons OF the unthinklng part OF the popula-
non NAV iuduce some little conmonon M some
places but there is no fear thai 1t Will amount 70
The ceremony Of turning the first sod or the To-
ron,o and Lake Huron Railroad, which took place on
Wednesday, excited q great deal OF interest. MOI
less than % coo people turned out 20 witness the Gel
ebrat,on From the country very large nuInoer Oh
persons were present continuous stream oil
wagons commenced to pour into the city as carry as
| & o'clock, ard continued for several hours Inc
ceremony Of turning the sod was performed BY me
Countess Of Eigln. who, with silver SPADE, oil me
ordinary SIZE took up piece of earth and deposneo
IN barrow. which His Excellency wheeled 70 as
lance The spade presented to her by MY De
VIII. the Chief Engineer. II Will seem ncfeuiDue
that The contention for the honor OF presenting tue
made TO Lady EgIn should have led 10 the most vo'
lent cuarreDg among tie Board OF Directors, N
which blows are said to have passed. CapreaI, the
man ager, got silver spade made al MS own expense
which cost $500 and he claimed the night OF presehi
inc ITO Lacy Elgin To the result already stated
NAV add that he refused 10 give up the space ahu
another had to be procured while the DIRECTORS re-
yenged themselves by elsmissng him IRON 'he man
asement