New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-28

Provinces, in pretty cirsot contrast to the menace
OF Elthdra sins the oops Il quite probable that
irat threat was mere rsss iAss ncsd 10 serve an
plterior purpose. However thu may be- AMI even II
ire .rpstsT part Of the troops ~sre withdrawn, q
mllifsIy railroad would still be Of material use In
tee event OF a p-otrsctsd war With the United States.
And ~haI Goes the Home Government risk, pecu-
niarlly. in It's proposal To guarantee the necessary
capital AZ 81 per can't $50 zoo OJo--to construct the
work Aside from the possible contingency OF AFTER
Reputation, there Is literally no nsn wnsssvef'
Plenty of capitalists will be willing 70 al.
vance The money on the terms proposed and
II ere is 10 doubt unless some unforeseen eontinsen-
cy occur, that the Provinces would De pfonps IN
the payment Of the interest. The chancellor oil the
imperial ExcheQueY would never have to take this
yar sac:ion into mis- calculations a. all And WAL 10
return would England GAM The means OF trans.
porting in time of war, her troops WITH all the rapid
Nv that modem science obtain rom one emo TO
the other Of these extsnslre possessions ifue she
advantage is solely military oa' tnss England is
willing TO incur the responsibility OF seven miinoas
sterling is proof that her statesmen think aivisa-
Bile to be prepared for the possible contingency OF
war. That contingency can only contemplate clsn
war, or war With the United States Ia me iasIef
event the retention of these Provinces, excep
Quetec, would hot much help her-indeed II would
be a manifest oisadvantase, because against ina.
territory the enemy would direct us IoIce nus 'ue
case OF revolt the advantages To England OF such
a military railroad would be more obvious. AMI tas
it seems reasonable to conclude, is The real reason
that makes the Bntlsh Government anxious TO see
that enterprise carried into effect Ii must be con-
fessed, however, that the success OF the work has
been rendered very equivocal By this ultiaatun oil
the Imperial Government. SO long as shere was
chance that assistance would be extended TO New
Brunswick to build theu svorite line to Portland,
there were hopes that on this cor iiiion they might
assent to become party 10 the construction OF the
Halifax and Quebec line but now that rms dehsn.-
full piece oflog rolling. in which Mr. Howe had sucn
great faith, Is prevented 1t IS probaoe that NeE-
Brunswick will bend all her energies to establish the
Portland liae, partly from CONVICTION OF sell inter-
est and partly In amIabe revenge for the asappoln1-
he IA m
line in a direction which II Is believed Will De
agreeable to New-BruDswick that Is, 10 fellow
Major Robinson's lire from Point Lew 10 River gu
Loup, Trois Pistoes crossing to Lake Teniscou'a
and from thence traverslng In It's main course
country watered by the tributaries oil the 81 lohn 70
the City of ST John. conference has just oeeh
held at Halifax Nova Scotia, between three men
beers of the Canadian Government and one member
of the Executive OF New Brunswick, at which lh,s
line obtained the preference. The Executive Couh,
eli of Nsva Scotia refuse 70 sanction thls ne, ana
still bear one-thId OF the cost OF constructing the
work. They also express an opinion that II orcugn'
before the Parliament Of that Province the PROPOSE
ton would be rejected The Canadian Government
offers as it's ultmattin that Canada shall cear one
third of the expense OF constructing the line, Nova
Scotia one.fourth and New-Brunswick fve-tselfsns
How Nova Scotia Will receive this p'oposuon re-
mains to be seen but, looking at the whole maj er,
l am unable TO see any prospect OF agreement be-
tween the three Provinces likely to lead to success
In fact, the Canadian Government sbegunto LOOK
to the possibility Of the work being constructed OF
private company, aided by the Provincial Legisia-
lures TO the extent Of $500 600 year for twenty
years. Al this moment the whole business Is In
yolyed in the utmest doubt and perplextty
A commission is shortly 10 be appointed revise
the statutes but am not that 1t is intended
to alter the system OF legal procedure. Being
subject Of kindred nature, may remark tna1
people here cannot understand how IL IS that the
trial Of important cases in the State OF Newfotk,
occupies such length of time, as, for instance did
the Forrest divorce case. We generally get through
the most important case here in day ana never
tri al n
dlferencef
Malcolm Cameron has accepted the newly created
Bureau of Agriculture in connection with the Presi'
dency of the Executive Council -
The assumption by the Government OF the haolil-
ties of the Atlantic and ST. Lawrence Railway Com
pany, has recently been the saolect oil some amman
version by portion Of the Provincial press Inc Com
pany was on the verge of insolvency last summer,
when the Directors deputed Mr.. Youngs, the Vice
Presdent,to come to Toronto and neuce the Govern.
ment 80 persuade the Legislature to sanction an
Issue of Government debentures in place oil the De
bentures of the Company. For this service Mr..
Younes was to receive one per cent on the amount
He succe eded, and by the transaction Melted some
$4,000 Many people think he made his money too
easy, and complain that he got the means OF cor
rupting corruptible men with view of carrying his
purpose.
garded as being very much under American control.
IL sh. ..cos.ssens Of Ai.o, h ans who have taken
stock in the Company they have stipulated to adopt
the narrow guage while the main trunk liae IS to
have suage of five feet six inches. Re-loadng
will therefore be necessary at Hamilton, circum-
stance that cannot fail to give the Toronto and Guep
line great advantage over the Great Western.
At Quebec, our great seaport, there arrived, in
1851, III vessels, with an aggregate tunnage OF
Al 1855 tuns. They belonged to The following coun-
tres
Vessels Tuns Vessels, Tuns
ss e MsssT Il II
Prussia .--.---..--sl 7,6s7Uned Stases----H 2o,O6a
Sw eden $3.50
Sixty-eight new vessels, with an aggregate tun-
mage OF Al 655 tuns, registered in Quebec last