The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-05

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B,omnsos- Protestant Bigouy-Aoccmens and
Repiac of ate Canodian Press Weather, SC
Dull, dull, dull-cvery thing-the newspapers.
Change. drawing rooms, Government House. tao
riveI-all are undoniably and dscouragingly dur.
People meet each other, like the Atheniaps Of old
with the stereotyped question" Any thing newl''
But the fat expression and stless features of each
as they part proof conclusive that the reply has
been unsatisfactory. A CLEAN Of hope shot through
the breasts of the iashionables last week. as draw.
ing room at Lady Egn's announced; but the
half thawed snow, and the spring mts had not been
duly weighed in the balanco--and whom poor dear
Mrs. h reached Spencer Wood, after two
miles of journey, endured the bottom instead of
the seat of her sleigh, tho idea Of such stretch OF
vice regal tyranny ms drawing room was at once
abandoned: Nothing daInted Sy the weather or
anniversary, the 18th of April by brilliant ball
at which Lord Elgin was present need not tell
you that the dancing. and flirting, and supping
went off with great 6clat. Whatever Irishmen do,
they do with spirit; and have noticed that balls
and :" shines peculiarly congenial to their ma
ture fancy ball. too to close the season, revived
for a day or two, the spirits of the ennnyes-but
was not by any means, as splendid an affair as was
anticipated. l imagine the charm Of fancy balls
rests in the surprise with which we view well
known face and figure, in a new and striking cos
tume and eyaporates as soon as the eye has become
famarized to the joint effect of the person ana the
dress Most of the costumes which figured at the
assembly on Tuesday were rechaute Of the COM
mandant's fancy ball. St. Georges day had been
looked forward to with some hopes of celebration
worthy of the anniversary; but whether from de-
cline in the national spirit of Englishmen, from
that peculiar indifference which is epidemic among
Canadians at this season, neither dinner nor ball
were announced. The banners were taken to church,
and grand musical service performed from Porgo
les, Handel, and Mozart individual Englishmen
sported in their button hole; but to those who
neither heard the oIe saw the other, nothing
nounced the recurrence Of the 23d of April. When
all around me is Fat and monotonous, you will
not be so unreasonable as to expect lively letter
from me; were / otherwise than dali, indeed
should convey a very incorrect impression Of the
state of things here.
They are more fortunate in Montreal They have,
besides a stray concert two, couple Of excellent
lecturers, who are drawing large houses. One,
Ralph W. Emerson, has given three or four lectures,
many of the haired Protestants were disposed
mt his arrival to regard him. From the tone Of
some of the papers, he seems perfectly idolized |
have private letters from Montreal, which take a
somewhat more critical view of his talents and
which, while they concede to him brilliant inagi-
nation, chaste conceptions, and an elegant style,
deny him both depth of judgment and originality of
sentiment. There is, besides, want of the practical
to keep them in the back ground They are at bot
tom but harmless variety of the Fourrerte genus.
Emerson attracts all those who do not flock to hear
DR.. Brownson who is preaching kind of crusade
against Professionalism. need give you no biogra-
phical sketch Of that eminent doctor, who has pro-
fessed all possible creeds and solemnly states his
viction that they all equally bad, except the Ro-
man Catholic-whieh, until he changes it for another
he is prepared to laud and propagate. Macaulay
says that he no reason for surprising that man
is making any progress in the intellectual Sciences
such mental philosophy and religion, wherein the
wisest philosopher could not boast that he had be-
queathed single unquestonable truth to posterity;
and SO DR.. Brownson may perhaps succeed in con-
verting us all. His progress is slow, however, at
present, although his lectures are popular An in
cident which occurred lately near Toronto, has af-
forded him fine theme for defamation. An Irish
man, and Roman Catholic, had sent his son to the
common school, where, it seems contrary to the
wishes of the parent and the law OF the land, the
child was forced to learn the Protestant catechlsm
The parent complains-some jealous Protestant can
see no harm in little gentle coercion of the kind.
which is obviously intended for the good of the little
fellow; and Monseigneur the Count de Charbonnel,
who to these high sounding titles adds that OF Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Toronto, thinks it not inconsis-
tent with his dignity and his mtre to assail the Of
Tending schoolmaster III print. Unfortunately, the
Giobe is a most uncompromising enemy of bishops,
gpacunag.e Glaze It's editor mutated the poor Count
in the cruelest manner, and savagey scattcrs the
band of small scribbers who Aocked to the battle
under the ags of the episcopate. OF course, as at
Brownson will make good thing OF it.
Symptoms of unusual activity in the newspaper
world have been noticed of late. large newspaper
is to be established at Montreal, under the name of
THE Morning Chronicle; and another Journal called
The Un,fed Empire, is to appear in Toronto.
Both OF these papers are to afford an independent
support TO the government. The PILOT, the late GO
vernment organ, is to become daily instead OF
tr-weekly paper; the Transcript and the Courier
are to be increased in size the Dcay N,cs, at
Kingston, is a decided improvement on the old
Chronicle and Ncms; the Colonid, in Toronto, has
begun to issue daily, which has already it is said,
attained very large circulation All this looks rs
though editing was not a bad business after all.
One fact the total want of anything like an organ
lied opposition to the government, in the newspaper
press, is very significant. There are many papers
which profess hostility to individual mcDbers OF the
cabinet but few if any, to the administration. as
whole. Thus, in Quebec we have three English and
three French papers-one is the ohcial organ; four
Of the others are independent supporters OF the MI
nistry: and the remaining one. the Journal ne Cue
bee, is violently opposed to Mcssrs Roph and Came
ron, In Montreal, the English press. az general
rule gives very fair support to the ministry Inc
Montreal Gazette and Herald think themselves
bound. every now and then TO abuse Lord Elgin and
Dir. Hncks: but this is merely in order to keep their
pens in trim, and must not by any means DC taken
n symptom of their hostility to the government.
The French press Of Montreal is, like Mr.; Samoen,
suspicious Of Rolph and Cameron, but still friendly
In Upper Canada the leading paper, the dto6c, Is
strongly opposed to the whole ministry, and is
host in ITSELF but it stands solitary, alone. lew
small country papers, who take their cue from Mr..
Brown follow in its wake but the reform press Ia
general, though they object to particular members
of the cabinet. give il very satisfactory support.
Even the tories arc occasionally complimentary.
The lake ice has moved but the channel il still
closed We have, altogether, eight arrivals from
sea SrADACoNA.
Accidents on the Erie Railroad.
DuSKIRK, May |, 1852.
saw in one Of your papers, about two weeks