New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-19
CANADA.
The Canada Pest Ofhce-Fraukiak-- The
church Lands.

Nofresponderce 81 The fribune
SoRoSro, reuutsy, May IS 1851
Mr.. Morris, our new Pos.msster-Geners, ats
public dinner. q few days since, stated that there
are now in Canada lerclaSrre OF the other foa'
North American Coloniesl coo Post O8oes, yield
ind gross revenue Of 100000 year, aud thai
he remembered AZ years since, when the great
mail from England, via Montreal and Quebec.
passed bis mothers door, only once fortnight
for Kingston and Toronto, that it was carried ia q
pair OF saddle bsgs by one Anderson, usually on
foot, and frequently crippled from walking, having
the appearance Of apilsrim doing Penance. The
change since then affords = substantial evidence
Of progress MIR. Morris Is n Scotchnan. q
modest Tory, has been SD years no the Canadss.
aOd goes j. strong for home manufactures, and
| suppose for protection. lie Introduced into the
Canada Statute Book, last session. through the Ls.
gisistive Council Of which he 10 q member your
New York General Manufacturing and MIains Ia
corporations Act.
Ia 1920. there ere 20 the best Of my reoollec-
tion, only so % 20 Post OM,es ia Canada. aud |
have seen : so charge At Toronto, for a single.
hslt0unce letter, that mad come by the British
packet via Halifax, tom Kerry Ia iceland, aud
been over four months on the way Upward Of
twenty years ago, the British Government made
T. A Stayuer. then Clerk in the Department.
Postmaster General, and has compelled toe peo-
pie oil Cansaa 70 pay dear postage AL now, aud
siso to pay this Stsyner $4,000 year OF salary.
Morris wiil have twice as much work 10 do ior
salary OF bus $1,000.
Official persons in the Departments of tho u.
s. Government and members Of Congress, are 10
the habit of frarking public documents, books,
speeches and pamphlets, in letter form Tor Cana
ds, sealed. As iher privilege extends only to the
liges the Canada authorities who are Ignorant OF
the contents OF these sealed packets charge them
the Provincial letter postage, and although the dlt-
ference is sometimes returned 60 the party reoeiv-
ing such ranked documents, yet It causes no little
trouble. The true course Is 20 frank all printed
matter If for Canada, in covers open at the ends,
which would enable the Distribution Officers
there, 10 charge pamphlet or news postage, only.
az the case might be.
Until within a few days, no newspaper printed
in the United States could be re mailed through
the Canada Post Offices, except payment OF
letter postage, but any one can now mail any u
s. newspaper or pamphlet, through any Post
Office addressed TO any other office in the Colo
MES at the cost ofless than cent per newspaper.
pay able by the sender or the receiver. The Ca
NADIA postage OF The IfibuHe, mailed at New
York % any Canada Office, is reduced from nesrly
two cents a copy TO less than one cent
The weather is getting warm and comfortable
till now il has been unsettled, and fevers, agues,
and sick headaches have been prevalent heres-
bouts The Board OF Works are greatly improv-
ing the extensive and beautiful grounds around
our Legislative Halls, but the Government con-
tinUe to insist that next Fall they will remove 90
Quebec, there to remain for the next four years.
In direct opposition to public sentiment in Up.
per Canada, the Church Of England is established
a. the dominant, privileged, State-endowed faith
The British Government chooses our Bishops. and
hroseh them appoints the State Clergy, who are
about 100 in number two or three other seots ge'
a pttaDce from the Provincial chest, and the re-
naming Clergy trust in God and are upheld in
things temporal by their Congregations
The reserved lands, aud the proceeds fnCi. past
sales, are wanted 20 establish and uphold Free
Schools and the country wish for these Schools,
where all the children would be placed on a foot
ing Of equality, whether poor or rich but the au.
thorities in England, who could have 90 settled
matters thirty years since continue TO uphold the
old syBtem which is driving from shores th0us-
snds of the most moral, enterprislng aud wealthy
Of the emiersnts from Europe
The Parliamentary Session, and It 10 the last,
of this Legislature, will open here on Tues
day next. What Lord Egin and his advisers
may sgree spon and propose in the way OF i'm
prOvement previous 20 a general election, can.
not tell, but it is rumOred that they intend to
amend the representation in Assembly, which 10
very defective and unequal ROGER sHERSAs.