New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-13
CANADA.

Proposed System Of Exclusive Reciprocity o.
Trade With the Brisish West fnaics-New
Telcg' aph Liwe-Thc new Pariiamess-
Mandates from the Colonial Once.
TosoSro, Saturday. May 3 1862
Some of our Board of Trade, as well as
portion Of the newspaper press beginning direct
public alta ntion to the question Of extending thai syssm
ointer colonial trade, principles Of absolute fresdo
which exists between these North American Provinces
In the natural productions Of each he British we
Indies. There is some disposition TO coasas the
advantages of such trade 10 these Provinces sni
the Islands in question, which will be much srcaysh
ened whenever our people come to resaze the
fact of definite failure Of our cfnts 70
secure reciprocity Of trade with the United S~tes Il
Is undeniable that under existing circumstances, the
United States are cutting off from direct trade with
the British West Indies which would be easy tor rs
by intercolonal arrangement, reciprocal between
The parties and exclusive foreyn nations % mo
nopoze. For instance the United Stses supplies tho
Brti,h West Indies with articles, chiefly sgcdlrS to
the value Of nearly Si0o0o00 year, while |, takes
from them in lcss thsn $4,000 worth OF pro-
ducts This al the same tine thai paying
25 per cent the agricultural products which We are
allowed To sell Ia the American market IL Is beginning
% be argued here thst II secured 10 Ourselves the
British West India market, which the United Ststes
now supply, it would lar to supply that convenient
outlet Tor agricultural products which = the inter
est Of this country TO obtain Az present crv exports
to the Bfirieh West Indies scarcely exceed sSOu
year. which is not worth meMoning, while We import
from the United States goods, many OF which are West
India productions, the value OF over S0o00U True,
the West India trade IL open 10 us on the same
terms thar Il to the United States although do DOT
by nature occupy favorable portion % compete tor
IL predict thar this question will form topic Of DIS
cussiop In the ext session Of the Canadian Parliament
A new ha. of magnetic Telegraph is now IN course Of
construction between Quebec and Pot Sarnis, 20 the
American frontier. The stock that portion of tho
old line which connects Toronto with Montreal. yields
handsome dividends while the westernmost portion of
the line does not pay for working.
question is likely ~ come up. whether certain nesn
bers returned to the present Parliament who have Nos
received msorty of AL the votes in the constituency,
be entitled their The law clearly requires
majority OF votes 10 elect member yet several hsve
been returned on mere plurality where there wore
than two candidates. the mot singular part OF
the affair u.s. that the requirement OF the statute has not
before been noticed, although Il hss been In f,rco
since ls49 and under IL several members returred IN
Parliament by plurality IT votes, have sat and
voted. IL Is possible that a decsrafory act may DO
passed. confirming the right OF those q take hetr seats
who received the largest number OF votes, although
they may not Rave received majority OF the whole.
Bot would be rather dangerous precedent to declare
that Parliament meant the very opposite OF what IAN
gusee conveys.
NAL Minister stina in back office In Downngst. Lon
DON decree and send out TO an important Colony msn
oste that all the force oflrw Oen too these uen
dates lay down rules OF cOustitutiOnM iHpoit sho
guidance of the eoonss THIS Ia illustrated by case
that has Just occurred In Nova Scotia; where appears
the Executive Government recently raised some mcri-
bers of the Provincial bar to the dignity OF Queens
Counsel But Mr.. Justice Haliburtos the sam
Slick" whose wit consists mainly OF bad spelling turns
round upon the Executive, complaining that he had
not been consulted, referring to an old Dispatch
written by Stanley, In ls44, which creates and pro-
mulgates law that appointments Of Queens Coun-
sci shall take place by the responsible Executive with
out the advice of the irresponsible Chief Justice andtoo
Muster If the Rolls The poor administrator OF tho
Government appears to have been almost frightened
out of his senses at this reprmand from the veritble
Sam Sick case Of kindred character u ruinored 70
have taken place here Some time ago, the Anglican
Bishops of Toronto went to England and sought to oo'
tain Royal Charter for sectarian College TO DC o.
properly TO the Colonial Legislature. That body was
applied TO- and granted the desired charter but per-
haps not In the exact shape demanded And IL y now
asserted that In defiance of the Provincial Legi,lauros
this act Is to be set ss5e and Royal charter manufac-
tired In the Colonial Office In this way doss the Co
oDia Secretary venture to treat two millions Oh people
on this eide Of the Atlantic. L.