The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-02
Our Canadian Corrcspondence,

Toronto, August %, ISL.
Close ofhe parliamentary Ssssion-1Ee Loan OF SIR
tan MRions- Parliamentary BHs-Caslafirn
Ofinions on the Cuban AGa;r, &c.
The present Parliament will close its session and
existence on Saturday next; and the province will
then be all alive in view Of the coming elections.
The earlier part Of the session presented LITTLE
worthy of notice in the way OF action but this can
not be said Of the closing period. A large number
ofplivate bills have already become law still more
remain 70 be sacrfcedat the shrine Of hurried legis.
lation, in the course Of to-day or o.monow. The
clergy reserves, the reeoriez, the represent on
ard other topics Of moment to Western Canada.
have been liayed Of, or positively smothered for
seasons and hence strong feeling of diseo has
sFTung up in this section Of the province, which
fancy, can only be arpeased by the political death
OF more than one Of the present leaders Of the SO
called liberal patty.
The biz .anctioLing she loan ,f sixteen millions
ofdollar' for trunk railway, has passed the AS
stnby, ard will unquest.onasly DO adopted by the
Legislative Council You arc care that this lice
IS proposed 20 run from Halifax to the IT Clair,
and loan o! seven mllions serug 10 20 be granted
for rs construction by the British government.
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are to have the
line all. through their tArriior!as first. and
are further I, have money advanced 20
constrs.t anothc' road--lreraly an opposition
roa6-to PtTtlaui, in Maine IL Il utterly
mprobab.e that the loan will do more than bring
the line rs far az Qusbec, leaving the whole pro,
vince westward Of that city without any portion of
the undertaking, FOR which the whole province is 20
pay. No esiinatos bave been prepared relative to
the cost o. any portion Of the line; and no attempt
has been made TO calculate the probable traffic
from Quebec eastward All Is guess work and
D atcuvrng IL is pain thai the continuation Of
the roau westward Is essential to its success ia any
point Of view. IL isvypally certain that when the
province has pledged It's resSurces 10 the extent
proposed and intended, the utmost diff ,ulty will
be experienced in raising additional loans for the
completion Of the line and yet, while ncom plete,
any sum that may be invested will be positively
lest The whole scheme Is the widest aginable,
ard will, II mistake not, damage irreparably the
financial reputation Of its concOctors. Mr. Howe
has BEEN burnt in efigy Mt Pugwash "a dirty hole,
10 doubt), AMI Mr.. Howe's Canadian helpmates
will share hs fate II aught we're wanting to show
bow PIPER Canada regards the bubble, il would
be found IN the circumstance that, on the inal div
sion, twenty prer Canadian embers voted against
ara but eleven for il, four of the eleven being in
the government
The segnioiial tenue-the feudalsm Of Lower
Ssnada-will be permitted to survive another year
be majority ofsthe Assembly are decidedly q fs-
vor OF sweeping amendment, hut there is no
chance OF their wishes being carried into effect dur
ing the remnant Of the present session Colonel
Gugy, "a the champion Of the seigniors. and he has
declared bis intention OF talking against time. in
order 10 defeat a measure of reforIn before the
House.
Il is row tolerably clear that the ministry will con.
triye TO give the reciprocity question the 20 by
They threatened terrible retnbuton at one time,