New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-08
CANADA.
Fiaht between Negroes and Whites-New Tel
esrnph Lines-Parliament-sm gglers, &c.

egTnph Iines-Pariiament-smu &c.
TORONTO, Saturday, JAY 3, lsj2.
corespopdspce Of n. y Y. Tribune.
An event has Just occurred at St. Cath
crimes which show that the prejudice OF color exists
here well elsewhere the detnment Of the blacks
and only requires adequate exciting cause to insure
its development At the annual militia training, In that
plsce there a mixture of the ground and
whether the white people regarded themselves de-
graded by this social anna gamaton preext for dis
turbance was not long wanting. A brick thr Jwn,
and this became the signal for pretty general hshdng
rumor was started that a fireman had been Killed oy
negroes, and Immediately descent was made on the
neighborpg negro village which Is said 10 have been
nearly demolished No lives were lost, though several
persons OF both received considerable injury
Several arrests have been made and the whole crcu
stances will be investigated Negroes permitted 10
cit ures but If the prejudice strong a. inst
them their numerical inferouty could not fail TO per-
ate Uniay0rahy 10 their interests in trials where that
feeling should be called into active operation II this
occurrence proves the existence OF latent prejudice
againht color here, well the south side OF the
lakes Il Il not Dit stronger than religious nor perhaps
than political prejudice don't recollect that a colls-
ion OF this kind has occurred before in Western Can
ada for ten years although there have been plenty of
fights between Orangemen and Roman Catholics and
between partisans of opposing political chiesins
The incident has however certain significance that
ought rot 10 be underrsted believe the general feel.
ing does not favor the Influx of large numbers Of
negroes to these shores although lie by me ans 90
strong 10 threaten hostile legislation 10 proven, them
taking refuge here. Can the colored race not that
their only chance of real independence and inpuniy
from arrogance Is in Liberia, where the most incacu
able benefits may result from carrying the civilization oil
Ameficai
new telegraph line is to be constructed from
Quebec to Detroit River, distance Of $50 miles
from which branches to be extended into the In
terror in cases and to the frontier in others of
which the aggregate length will be 600 miles. There
will be stations at all the ports of Lake Erie Of any
sequence. The section of the line from Hamilton to
Pert Sarna and Windsor 70 be connected by
others from Port Stanley TO London from Port Bdrwe
to lDgersOl on the Lake shore thence from Port Bur
well TO Port Dover from Bradford 10 Fort Ede along
the line OF the new railway; and another from Haml
ton TO Buffalo Northward from the main line, a. 70
ronto ia to be branch to Lake Huron the line OF
the Northern Railroad; and another from Toronto
along the line of the Guelph Railroad 10 Godertch.
From Cobourg there Is to be branch back to Peter
boro The whole of the lines main and branches, ara
to be finished by the first of January next The work Is
now under way on some sections. Below Toronto.
offices will be established a. all the principal villages,
towns and cities.
Parliament is to meet for the dispatch of bus.-
ness on the 10Th of August OF the measures that
are likely to before the assembled wisdom but
little is known.
Some smuggling has been detected at this port
There seems to have been a confederation Of Snug.
glers, amounting altogether to perhaps a score
they deal exclusively in slks especially Canton Grape
shswls The goods are all from Manchester and
suspect the oper sdons of the parties extend 10 the
south side of the Lake. from the TACT that they are all
possessed of peddlers licenses for that side There is
not an American among them they are all Scotch and
rish of whom came here last year for the hrst
lime.
ON the whole the weather has been remarkably cold
this season. The crops generally promise well. L. c.