The New York herald., 1851-12-26
Our Canadian Correspondence.
ToRoNro. &c. w \ Dec 10 Is

TORONTO, &C. w. y Dec. I9, 1881.
Canadian Election ksseQigemce-Ssoo Sfors,-S,-
rvtfy ofhe Wsath1-Sfopage of the Lake M
rigation, $c.
Our elections are drawing very near close, and
this past week has opened the eyes of three of the
leading reformss to their true appreciation in 60
ciesy. All the prestige of their former
great name and their high standing in the
reform ranks, has been Of no avail, and they have
been most ingloriously defeated. Mr.. Price, tho
leader in the great anticergy reserve movement
the most prim, smooth faced member Of the last
House-has been beaten by q sort Of nondescript
or mongrel tory. Mr.. Baldwin, the late Attorney
General, the ablest, most cunning most Jesutical.
most simpering- faced, and most undesirable leader
Of the reform party, has been beaten BY farmer.
who does little pettifogging business nov and
again, just to keep his hand in use. Baldwin, Who
was looked 10 as the main stay of the resermers of
Upper Canada, has been ous.ed from his conssitu-
ency by reformer, and thus has suffered an ie-
nominious defeat. Mr.. Morrison, one Of the part
ners Of leading law firm in town, has been re-
jected by his old constituency. Morrison, who
took the lead in all the reform movements Of tho
last session of brought in the bilr
to abolish the Rectory patents, who headed tho
suffered defsst on his marriage bill, and msny
such consonsnt ideas-bas been most unceremcnious-
ly rejected, to make room for . reformer who nav
lot be 80 loopy The fact is, right or wrong, Up
per Canada has become excet dinghy tired Of law
yer representation: They feelthst they have been
get rid Of 80 unscfupulousa class. At time shen
lawyers moHopolized considerably more than their
share OF the talking qualifications Of the province
they came OIL victorious at all elections; but some
m rel n M md far a kc~o.
sessed OF so considerable share Of volubiiity as
to enable them to battle the lawyers with their own
weapons, and all their backsliding and tsmporiz.
against them, the wyers Of this ion have
suffered defeat. Sherwood, who was ousted from
Toronto, is lawyer; Baldwin Is lawyer Price
J. lawyer; Morrison is.a lawyer and Sherwood,
all lawyers; and Notmsn, . consistent retcrmer,
eusted BY Middlesex, Is lawyer and several others
OF the same namp-al have been defeated Wilson.
been beaten By merchant halter Of that town; $,
tnat II would seem the lawyers, as politicians, are
at considerable discount. One thing is very evil
dent-that instead of trying to simplify the laws, in
people, they have gone on, year after year, png up
fresh additions to the statute book, 30 that
in our young country, instead Of being able to mas
ter All the laws BY which we should be governed, it
would be herculean task to become acquainted
even with their titles. Such work is evidently tho
merest bosh that ever was contemplated; bat 1t
suited the lawyers, @ craft, TO have the laws
crowded with the most fragrant verbosity and the
most unintelligible jargon, Ia order to create IN
ployment for themselves during the recess
Hamilton has returned its old representative Sir
Allan Napier Macnab. IL would almost have been
pity had the gallant old gentleman been defeated:
for although he is inveterate tory, be acts with
considerable dignity, and always works we'll for tho
interests OF the constituency that return him 70 Par
Lament to represent them and that II more tba,
can DO said Of nine-tenths Of his colleagues
Ibis election has brought out fair share OF ed
torisl talent. We have had three of oar city edi-
tors claiming parliamentary honors-Mr. Tbom.
son, OF the Patriot, who steod for the city, but
retired before the poll; Mr. Scebie, of the Coio-i.
who opposed Mr.. Baldwin in the fourth riding Of
York; and Mr.. Brown, of the Globe, who has been
returned for the county Of Kent or all the three,
Brown had perhaps the greatest opposition TO con-
tend with, as he had all along opposed the new mi.
nistry and the seetarian school clause, as we'll "a
all church monopolies In fact, so far mas be gone
in this way that he is branded as tory In dsgaise
aiming TO break up the reform party. Whether
this be the fact or not, he has managed 10 eet re
turned for a reformed constituency, and viii mako
powerful opponent on all matters that relate "a
the propping Of the Church by State pay.
Early in the present week we had heavy NOW
storm, which has made pretty good sleiehine. The
cold has, however, been extremely intense The