New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-06
CANADA.
TIE British Colonial Fisheries and alleged
American Observation-Disclosures Trnde
with the United States-Amcricau Lectur-
ers-Frisou Discipiine-The Great Railroad.
TORONTO, Saturday, Nay l, 1852


ers-FrisOn iscipiine-The Great RAILROAD.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.
TORONTO Saturday. May |, 1852
1t seems that our Government is about
to assert and take active for sustaining
exclusive right to the fisheries Of the Gulf Of 81. Law
renee where American vesses in spite Of what is here
understood to be the international law the subject
are perpctuay encroacting As means Of protection,
IL stated that armed schooner Is to be stationed ia
she Gulf OF the nadequacy of the proposed means to
effect the desired end, there need be doubt. Still,
she taking the step contemplated may prove the means
Of bringing the question to defntve arbitrament 1t
= almost impossible that armed schooner should
sruise about in the Gulf of the ST. Lawrence with the
svowed intention OF protecting the fishing ground from
the encroachmcnts oil American vessels without coming
Into collision with Of them. broadside would
doubtless result In causing the question to be brought
before the Governments OF England and the United
States for adjustment Beyond THE practical results
can be expected TO low the creation of nconsder.
able force But 1t Is not ia the Gulf OF the ST. Law
alone that the depredatons of American vessels
on colonial ishing grounds complained Of !
they extend to all the fishing grounds of
these Provinces. Some of the Lower Provinces
far interested than Canada in keeping oft In
truders from these fisheries The subject has often at
tscted good deal of attention In Nova Scotia and very
lately il brought before the Legislature OF the Pro-
vince by the petitions OF those Immediately inter-
Osted In the trade Ii IL be true that the Americans
mere poachers on these British preserves, from which
they draw annually revenue worth Sl2OOOO0O, IL 10
uite time these depredatons were put stop 10 and
they possess undoubed rights these grounds IL is
the assertion that they plundsrers should cease
. be hurled in accusation against them Along our
hree Thousand miles of coast we not reap than
elf much value annually from the fisheries az do the
Uericans, who are regarded lawless intruiers-
reedom OF these fisheries offered to the United
States pant of the makeweght of that reciprocity of
q ade which we have long sought to obtain from you
end perhaps the present move of our Government may
be regarded touch Of retaliation II Is certainly for
hat purpose the best mode that could be adopted far
better than driving from our canals the little American
Tade that we now enjoy, and refusing Americans the
privilege OF contributing to swell the uncomfortable
evenue Of our public works. 1t 10, moreover, thing
that would meet with fur better support from the
people;
The increasing intimacy of our commercial connec-
0ens with the United States Is evidenced In the est 40
sA%sn, Of daily Inc Of snns y"s s S
for themselves hut IL does almost year too soon
seeing that the Northern Railroad is completed -
year will be time enough for daily line of steamers be
tween this city and the American ports on Lake Onts
no that have direct communication with New York
Emerson 10 enlghtenng the Monrcslers on philoso-
ply while Brownson Is giving them the reasons OF his
Catholicism: and Is added by the local papers that
phrenoogst Is giving them pure materiaisnl
An inspection OF all the prisons in the Province mas
been undertaken by the Government, with view "a
The revision OF the sysemor rather the destruction OF
the nosystem Of discipline Al present, total want
classification and system OF suitable accomm ,daons are
every where TO be found from whl;h it results thai
The prison instead Of being places OF reformation, ART
schools OF vice. where the remains of juvenile nnocency
svaporste, and the scholars cut perfect adopts
crime.
Accounts state that Mr. Hneks IL likely to get the
railroad money apd five million dollars than The
Russell Grey Government had promised for the pur
pose of extending the line west to Hamilton, there
connect with the Great Western The Derby Govern
mcnt has promised TO bring the question Of guarantee,
before the British Parliament Lc