New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-02

Toronto Politics. Amusemcnts, Morals.
A PAUPER

Toronto Politics, AmusemcntS, Morals.
From an Occasional Correspondent Of the Tribune
TORONTO Monday, May 20, 1851
Our Legislature has been nearly a week
IN session about sixty members of Assembly are IN
town Lord ElglnS present advisers, or their mea-
sureS, are evidently unpopular here, for observed
that neither in coming to the Chambers at the open
ing OF the session. nor in returning, were there any
Of those symptoms OF public appreciation exhibited
which usually mark the appearance of the rcpreSen-
tatiye OF the Queen on great State occasions.
Last Saturday night there was an exhibition Of
fireworks on the banks of Lake Ontario, opposite
the Parliament House got up, | think, under the
auspices of Doctor Naphegyi, the Hungarian exile
twho is also proposing To ascend m balloon one OF
these days } and the C0nCOurSe of people was very
largC-eo larg, that il would have appeared respect
able IN point of nun,'ars even at one OF your 4h of
July displays IN Tompklns SQuarc-Out, although II
was QusCn NCiora's brth-iay, not cheer did hear
when the noble Earls carriage approached. al
most felt for him. IN Ire position he occupics-for, az
you well know, have had Il real desire TO see HIM
triumph here ever since the Montreal SayagcS stoned
him. and the ST Andrews society Of that city ex-
PEELED HIM, for carrying public opinion, expressed
hy the peoples representatives. into full elect, with
out Downing street intervention or dlctatiOn.
Whether McSsrs. Lafontaine and Baldwin Will
amend their course know not, but the latter has IN
tToduced and viii no doubt carry that great measure
which we voted for IN VAN, during many years, IN
the late Upper Canada Legislature. mean a law 10
divide equally among hi> children, male and female,
the real estate of every person who dies without
making Will, instead OF allowing Il, as ~ present,
10 be mOnOpOllzcd by the eldest son. Some think
that at the close OF short session the Government
will retreat TO Quebec, $40 miles below tins, and &C
tuay below the line OF nlnc tCnthS OF the population,
but will only believe II when see them take up
their line of march
Controverted Elections occupy almost one session
IN four OF the time OF the Legislature nothing
be more clumsy than The machinery for trying them.
Mr. Baldwin has introduced bill 20 remedy this, but
of its merits | cannot yet speak though have
copy trust, however, TIA, II VIII prove an efficient
remedy for wasted time, that n still detective, II
viii be made efficient
think there Will be no riots nor violence TINS scs
sion the old family faction aid not pront much by
their baIbarouS move OF burning the Legislative
Records aud invaluable Provincial Library At Mon
Iealit disguised moderate men, and owners Of pro
peTty, and gave aSirength 10 the Ministry. arising out
Of public sympathy, which their general conduct had
not deserved, for they had had but little Of fellow
feeling With The party ot progress. whose cxertlOnS
had placed them IN power.
concert and ball were sNCn last FRIDAY night al
ST Lawrence Hall, by he students Of Upper Canada
College. The invitations we're numerous, and a.
though the elegant ball room. With It's platform and
gallery, viii accommodate thousand persons. there
Was such squeeze IS have seldom seen, either IN
Europe or with YOU The Presidents most crowded
AZ homes" were comfortable IN comparison.
What liked best was The sinslnS-whst liked
worst WAS the dancing u, how sNeeily these boys
teach OF them rosy picture o rude health did war
bic ballad AFTER ballad, How heartily they en-
cored' Many Of them, too are taught 10 play ths
vloir, and they acquitted themselves IN manner
which would have ehcitet warm appreciation even
nom such audiences as have seen assembled IN the
Tabernacle, when that excellent German company
played there, nlght amer night. IN lS49
But the dancing -Quadrlgles, PolkaS. WalizcS
Gallops. Those Who could not waltz could QUadrls
those who could Rot figure could wSE. When the
concert was over the benches were removed. the
band OF the highland us, beng attendance. and
dancing omm,OCCd, aal Was KEEP, up with spirit snd
animation tlll near morning, - WaS Iold Tor len
al once.
hkcd a. Do0t0T zach. 81 Rrosd~SN. prOnOunceS u
one ~ the best prcVcnti,e> Of consumption and
think nc Is right. A. exercise =; promotes health
10, a vital function .; IL oo1y ou; - benefited BY
the combined elect al dancing aid music. Scot
t>h reel, \ Contrt dance coNllcfi. fornDpc, are
worth score o. mctca. prescriptions provided nc
dancers wrap Gp ~aCa so.ns hOmc cad 000t catch
cold Aud What l. there Immoral r tourlms rec :
W here does the Bible prOAlhit sg.,1--af dancing P
Does not the osll room, when wen regulated. Keep
MANY yodUg mS0 from TIC gaming table The
a,uselc tenelon and the accomplished author Of
Night Thoughts encouraged Snd recommended
dancing as pleasant ana harmless amusement: bu;
the yoiup'0ou< ws;zlng. and Of the dane
lRg Swior did Lot loin iuii-i> fsTtoo la NtlrnuS
Il 10 venture TO say lsScvlonsl IN It's attitudes ~
DC capable OF obtaining The sanction either Of a.
Young ora tCDclOn
IcThal> however, aku nol vel nttct 10 turn critic
upon tins isshlonSbic recreation. for have seldom
seen such oriental performance as those OF the Vi
CnnoiSc chlldrcn-and only once IN my life been de-
lighted with The bOlcrO danced by SpanartS 10 the
gi,ar-i know bat little OF the dances Of Greece and
Rome, noble a. they must have been, and when
among you rarely attended the animated dances AZ
Tammany Hall. or paTtOOk OF the more ariStocraiic
pleasures OF the drawing rooms up town-tho>s
sources dassanleS OF which accomplished travellers
sometimes speak even with enthusiasm. Ny notions
on the subject may have been taken from the exam
pies IN less vouptnous lands rUdeT times, never q
return, except IN the pleasures OF memory, which