New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-22
CANADA.
Toronto Board OF Trade-Re ciprocity-Legis
tive Doings-Tradc of the 81. Lawrence
Law of Primog Procession
Church and State

Correspondence Of The Tribune
TORONTO July IS. ISL
The opinions ofihe Toronto Board of Trade
were deemed Of sufficient importance to be quo
ted by Sir Robert Peel, in the House OF Com
mons on a memorable occasion. Perhaps they
may not be without their influence on the Cana
dian Government Some few weeks ago the
Council of the Board memorlalized the Govern
ment to impose differentlal duties on American
manufactures The Council being nearly all
Free Traders, this proceeding excited no little
surprise at the time and II was generally be
heved that the Board would not sustain the
views OF the Council. The opinion has proved
TO be correct.
Resolutions were adopted, in which the prin-
cipe OF differentlal duties IS combatted, and the
doctrine asserted that i Is the duty OF Canada 70
pursue the course most calculated to conduce to
the advancement OF her own interests, without
reference to what other nations may do.
The reciprocity question has not again come
UP IN the Legislature; but the discussion and
final adjustment of our Commercial relations
with the United States cannot be much longer
STAYED of, as II Is pretty certain that Parliament
viii rise IN about month
The office OF Attorney General West is in an
anomalous position. The Office Is still held by
MI Baldwin, after he has resigned his seat N
the Cabinet. The reason Is that the Government
is so unpopular with the constituencies that
scarcely one OF us members could appeal TO any
county in Upper Canada with anything like
certainty Of being reelected. In numbers 1t has
dwindled down from eleven TO seven, and OF these
four a ma iority. hold seats In the nonrepresent-
alive branch OF the Legislature. The position OF
the Government has been brought before the Le-
gislature in a series of resolutions. which the
= fanf
of want Of confidence. Owing 10 an informallty
they were not put to the vote but If they had
the Government, with its large French majority,
would have come out triumphant.
The Church of England University bill has
been 50 far modified that the clause allowing the
establishment of separate Common Schools Tor
that denomination. at the public cost has been
struck out Mackenzie moved to strike out the
words that repeal the statutes OF mortman IN
favor Of the Church of England; but he dld not
succeed.
The impolcy of making Militia Land Claims
transferable was striklngly illustrated II de.
bate the other day, when the Commissioner oil
Crown Lands stated his belief that one-thlrd OF
the whole of these Claims issued had been frau
dulently obtained by parties not entitled to
them, while nlne-tenths OF the whole had been
made subject OF speculation
The Opposition brought forward plan the
other day Tor dspOslng of the surplus revenue
of 100000, or rather to prevent the accumuia-
ton of a surplus IN future, 10y reducing the rates
Of customs duties on all articles except those
which can be produced IN the Province. The
Finance Minister opposed the proposal, on the
ground that the best way OF disposlng of the
surplus was TO apply 1t to the reduction OF the
public debt.
On Wednesday night when the House was IN
Committee of Supply, the lnSpector-General
stated that the Government were prepared to
relieve the trade of the -. Lawrence iron
tunnage duties and also half the duty on Bank
issues, which Is now one per cent He defended
the present Tariff, which Yields more than sui
ficient for the necessities Of the Government. but
is not framed on prOtcctOnSt principles.
He estimates that IN 1851, the Public Works
Of the Province will weld a revenue Of @3l3OOD,
although they Welded only 100000 IN ISL
The object OF removing the tunnage duties from
the trade Of the ST. Lawrence Is 10 attract the
trade the West through that channel OF It
self II might not have much effect. but It IS un-
derstood that 1t will be connected with several
other measures having the same end IN view.
The law of prlmogenture IN Upper Canada Is
doomed Mr.. Baldwln's bill to abolish the right
10 prmogeniture in the succession TO real es-
tate has passed a second reading IN the Assem-
blv by an Overwhelming majority.
There Is a law on our statute book against
party expire ssions aimed especially al the Orange
society and vet this Society openly violated
the law by marching through the streets of The
Capital, on the 18th, with music playing, ban
ners flying, and proiuse display of Orange rib
bons Fortunately no disturbance took place
We often hear of the American Executive beng
weak" but what greater exhibition OF eXecu-
tive weakness can we have than that OF quietly
permitting this open and fragrant violation oflaw
great platform discussion on the Church
and State questions between eight Vountanes
and eight Compusories, commenced at Slmcoe,
west of Hamilton, on Wednesday. No partlcu-
lars of the proceedings have yet reached To
ronto
The contingent expenses of the Legislature,
for the year ending May %, were s3l ,337
The crops in Upper Canada are unusually
good L.C.