New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-16

eount ve shaT certainly make headway. Cotempora-
ncously with those free grants which we are about
To oecr IN actual settlers, a little spot of three
million acres there viii exist other and new induce
u,ens TO cmgranh to seek our shores There are the
railway works actually In progress viz the Great West
ern from Queeneton ria Hamilton 10 Sarns or some
other point ON the Western waters; the Toronto and
lake Huron Railroad the Brentord and Buffalo Road;
the Prescott, and Bytown Railroad besides portion of
the line connecting Quebec and Montreal II 70 this be
added railroad from Quebec to Halifax, other
terminus nearer Europe, there win be immense field
for labor these Provinces and especially In Canada
II il obvious that unless the United States also adopts the
system Of free grants of land shall be in fair
way toward turning the tide of emigration from its
cusiomed channel to these Provinces. II must be
erbe red that during the last fourteen years that
hsre fallen behind the United States In annual acces
sions to our population through emigration, have
general thing been selling lands dearer than lands
Of equal value disposed of In the territory of
southern neighbors; and this may wen be ranked
among the that have retarded progress and
although others have been potent this has not
been without its effect In trying opposite policy,
why should not be equal gamers Il is obvious
enough that if system of free grants OF lard
tual Settlers be adopted by the tuted stes nothing
that can do will, to any considerable extent dimin
sh the emigration to that country by diverng these
shores. The almost mpossibIity Of dverting any
siderable portion Of the immense emigration from Ire
land Canada consists in the fact that of the whole
mass of emigTants almost every unit has now some
friend in the United States whom he ia indebted for
advice cash with which to pay his passage, and per-
haps both Therefore take it that other things being
equal nothing but vast disproportion In the terms OF
dsposing of the public lands In the two countries
have much effect the present course of emigration to
the North American continent
The erngrant tax per head chargeabe at Quebec has
lately been 81 So of which the half RENTED to
those who intended to pass to the United States
The object of this regulation to encourage the
of the St Lawrence by emgrants but has been found
nconvenien in practice that IL now to be discon
tinued and a uniform of 81 charged.
At public meeting lately held in Hamilton, the second
city in population wealth and intelligence in Upper Can
ada resolutions in favor of the Maine Liquor Law
adopted by large majority.
The newspapers here are discussing the question OF
Ocean Penny Postage which they have been provoked
by circular from Ehu Burrtt the indetatgable phan
thropis whose exerons advance this reform are con-
slant and unremtting The project finds universal favor
with the Canadian press have not noticed single ex
cepton.
The reserved act for reducing the Civil List has been
assented to in England The salaries Of the Chief Jus
tees of the Courts of Queens Bench and Common Pleas
are reduced $1,000 that of the Chancellor to the same
while the other Judges will receive only g. year
The Acknowledgement will receive 5000 each while the
other members of the Government will each receive only
$4,000 year. No will now make money out OF his
salary while member of the Government, whatever he
NAV do in other ways exc it out 1t is little absurd
that the Judges who hold their offices for e receive
pensions when they become unfit for dsty should receive
more than the members of the Government who, so far
from having any permanency of Office, exist merely by
the breath OF the House of Assembly. But tia L. c.