New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-01
CANADA.
Colonial Representation in the Imperial Par
lament - Election Grand Master Of Or
angemen for British Provinces, &c. DC.

Correspondence Of The n Y. Tribune.
ToRoNTo, Saturday, June %, 1852
These Provinces are more than half
threatened with the calamity of a sham represen-
tation in the Imperial Parliament. In an iAciden-
tai debate on the subject, Lord Derby sisted in
the House of Lords, on the Doth May, that this
was his favorite scheme for controlling amateur
colonial Legislators" The compliment is duly ap-
precated here. If his Lordship will but look into
the past, and take lesson from history, he will
see by the example Of the old colonies that all
attempts to control these "amateur legisla-
tors have hitherto proved useless Nor Is the Ike
" to be altered by the of the English Premier
of to-day The proposal Is not new it is as old as
The Stamp Act itself, altho ugh it had very dferent
paternity In these Colonies, in later days, has not
been entirely without advocates but they are indeed
now few and far between. Except Mr.. Howe, of Nova
Scotia know not where to find Colonial politician of
any note who iavors the scheme The Colonies can
never be efficiently represented In the Imperial Legs
lature Delegates they might send but what would be
their influence in deliberative body Of nearly seven
hundred membersH The legislation for the Colonies
must be done by the local Parlisnents To centraize
power by bringing the srbitrsment Of local Colonial
questions before the Parliament of the Empire would
be an usuTpston of ,oDial rights which could never
be compensated by the presence OF few Colonial Dele
gates whose votes would not be at all felt in adivsion
AT present there is little pretense for the Imperial Legs
lau to interfere In the local affairs Of such colonies
as possess institute whatever their Do
gree OF perfection but this could longer be the case
II delegates with the right 10 speak whenever
they could obtain hearing, and 10 vote In the division
The difficulty would then DE TO draw the line between
thoie questions which the Imperial L-gislatuI might
decioe and those of which the decision should be re-
served to the local authorities The tendency must be
IL hrfV. fha rvta of
cent allied Legislature class Of questions which II has
Justification and preext for interfering with.
With s decisions the Colonies would seldom be salts
fec for the numerical iperiority of their representa-
tves would leave them at the mercy OF body OF men
who know nothing of their feelings, wants and inter
ess 1t Is not surprising then, that the announcement
Of Lord Derby eanDgs on this subject should have
been recei ed with almost unanimous dsiayor In these
Provinces
Mr. b. nisn,in has been reelected Grand Master
of The Orangemen OF British America The
candidate put up in opposition was Ogle X. Cow.
an, who left far behind In the ballot Mr. Gowan
had written to the papers 10 soy that he not
cdse but his seems 70 have been used as such,
notv withdrawing Mir. Benjamin is jew and has sey.
eTsl tmes before been elected Grand M4ster. He is
sto Registrar Of tbs County OF Hastings and there mas
for time been pending against him some charge for
official misconduct which i'll be adjudicated by one
Of the Superior Courts, II uial be granted The
Orange Association 10 often productive of mischief in
these Provinces Many instances could be referred TO
where msjorigy Of them having by accident or de-
sgn been paC cd on Jury their feeling have led them
to guard the interests of their order espt Give OF all
other considerations The organization made of
for political ends by designing men All attempts 10
put dow their professions by force OF law have failed
and, generally, these projections do no great harm,
except the I'll feelings they tend TO keep up between
the Orsbgemen and the Roman Catholics. IL Is sin.
guar fact thai In spite Of the existence Of this feeling,
the Grand Master of the OrsnRcmen Of North Amer
lea shows every desire through the columns OF the pa
per under bis control unite with the Catholics OF
Lower CApa6a who hold the baa OF power between
the two Protestant sections of tue two opposing parties
and who always adhere to the liberals
survey OF the proposed Railroad between
Goderich and Guelph. the proposed continuation
OF the Toronto and Guelph line is in progress
The City Council Of Quebec has taken $4,000
stock In the Quebec and Richmond road. The Great
Western Company has already expended over S959,OOO
this work
The Voice Of he FRgitice, a paper published
| oy eolored mGa at Windsor, opposite Detroit
states that fugitive slaves arrive in Csnsoa at that port
he Isie OF three day. The editor advises free per.
ohs OF color n quit the United States and 90 either %
sloeila the Brush West Indies some If the States of
Sou'n america or Canada u which hs gives the ref
| place. ~ "N'0H - '40 N01"
Several eases OF coup de solea occurred in Can.
dda west on the 18th abo 10Th Since So, - = - .
weather has be en- cold enough. ~ N1~S1 VI 'uo
Barnum's Museum, now travel;ro =, c.,-
attracts large crowds wherever IL Zoos p-a,'.'
himself was rather roughly handled bv -. 1 1.I ~
sIes, on account Of sis advocacy of T.tn,. w my
sISe Journalists were pleased 70 1seribe N
P.a,tnropie motives, some OF them ssse,,; - saAn
ssy we hins, thai he persued Thai ,T 50 - az
enssp means Of sdvert,s.ps ' |'"' ." as