New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-25
CANADA.

Law Observation-Disclosures Courts-rhe New
York Legislature DsdsiAg the Code Eecie-
siasueai Cooperate ons-Arth bishep Hughes
and the One Man Power-Staniey and Rus
sell Bsthered--Lsrd Elsin--The Canada
Mibisuy-Starvation-rs rcnto- Educatfon-
Borrowing.
From Ancient Corespot dent.
TORONTO, FRIDAY, March 10, 1852.
| see that Law Reform proceeds but
slowly at Albany. The Single District system, and
there be better, fails to produce msjorities
deeply impressed with the necessity Of simplifying
the great body OF the rules ~hich protect life and
property, and of adopting complete code Of proce-
due in the law courts and for all engaged in the ad
ministration OF justice, the most PLAIN clear and
full that can be devised First the code OF procedure
got the go-by, through the appointment Of men in
imcal to law reform, and who wished to bolster up
established Law. craft next, Messrs. Field, Graham
and Loomis, submitted IN invaluable report, which
has been long printed and before the people, bat it
would appear that majority Of the chosen los,
st select 49, be found to urge seriously its
consideration. And this in the State Of New-York,
in 1881. with schools BY the 10000, universal SUI
frage and equal electoral districts
In the Constitutional Convention, composed a. 10
Of many Of the ablest men 10 the State, Courts
OF Cancellation were seriously considered; and
garding them, Messs. Field ana LOOMS differed
rom Mr.. Graham, as TO the details, but all three
agreed that such pacifcatfen tribunals having done
good service else where, ought to be established in
every county with you lcannot see that the Legis-
latuIe has az yet given the proposed statute mo-
ments consideration, though thereto urged BY Gov.
ernor Fish, and perhaps by his successOr-and was
therefore delighted with the we'll meYitsd rebuke
you gave TO couple OF busy attorneys in the Assem-
bly,, who were for sitting law reform and q revised
code BY passing to revision merely Of some local
statutes.
Has the money paid to Comm. sioners, under the
action OF the Legislature, upon the clause in the
Constitution requiring effort to be made TO revise
the body Of the Common Law and codify its three
millions OF rules, been entirely lost have never
seen single report from them, or either OF them
Who hasi
Must we 20 forever to the books TO ind that the
learned Mr.. A b. 10, upon The whole of opinion that
such thing can be done IN such way, under such
and such circumstances that the equally well
learned Mr.. X. Y. is quite OF a contrary opinion
and that Judges c., D., E. and F. have, in certain
stated cases. after hearing the arguments OF COUNSEL
decided one way, and Judges F G.. and H. rosher
way Is there never TO be clear legal text drawn
up correct language by able, logical minds, and
adopted by Legislative bodiest II not, Why term
law Q science Why tell US that we have the law
yer the jurist to secure the fruits of industry Sup
pose case OF rich man on one side, and poor
man on the other, will not the long purse, the
crooked, mysterious rules, the appeal from New
York to Albany, and from Albany TO New York, the
sort OF legal opinions, and the delays OF justice In
many ii not IN IEObk Ct1eS, ocClut tuS Ibeuo Wuhb
ever IT'S merits Here the praciicing lawyer actual
ly breads his organized brethren, their enmity,
should he venture 10 urge law reforms, although the
farmers, who have suffered terribly, are Anxious for
them.
The lawy ers, as such, are an incorporated body, in
each halt Of the United Province of Canada armed
with powers dangerous to the community, and as
the last Legislature contained majority OF practic
ing attorneys elected by farmers, who were fools
enough to believe that they would use their skill In
making the legal path as clear as possible, so that peo
pie might what to DO and what not to do, by the
mere aid OF a statute book, the attorneys paid them
richly for their cfedulity, by creating variety OF
new and expensive Jurisdictions increasing the spe-
cisl Incorporatons of their own cram, and creating
batch of statutes Of such intricate and unscentlac
forms, that legal doubt itself could have contnved
no better means OF encouraging quarrels and differ
ences.
The Canadian attorneys also passed goody num-
Der of laws, taking away from trustees and con-
gregations the control Of the secular affairs OF
Roman Catholic and Protestant Episcopal Churches.
and conferrin new, vast, and dangerous powers on
Bishops and Archblshops as corporations Sole.
l perceive that efforts OF the kind have been
made this session, with you, in favor OF Archbishop
Hughes, and glad that they have been promptly re-
sisted by the Catholics, hope they will be by the
Legislature. The Archbishop Is learned and in
defa,e able but he wants TO trust the people as little
as possible and how the Catholics tell that the
power to control $i50000 goo value Of their church
property would DO safe in the hands of the next
Archbishop as think II would be with the present
one
LORD Stanley, NOW Edfi OF UefDy, fearing bnat III
he cid not try his hand at governing England, Lord
John Russell could not again resume the reins, but
that some Of the gentlemen OF the Golden, Hume
and Bnght school would be found In the next Minis
try. has courageously resolved TO complete the rou-
tine business of the session before going to the
country, as 1t Is called to ask the prives ed voters
In the nation TO sanction the present unjust state OF
the representation as fnaly, and to attempt 70 get
tax laid once more upon the importation OF bread.
stuis into country that cannot possibly raise grain
enough to feed its own inhabitants.
l dare say that Lord John, If he cannot hold his
place, would far rather see Stanley Pakington and
DisYael where they are than have their places lled
by thorough reformers of that free trade school which
you dislike and If Louis Napoleon can but see 9
petulant able experienced and arstocratc az he is
may not "upset the work" quite so soon - some
folks expect him to do.
Yesterday we had fall of snow-two inches or
30, with hard frost at hight In many years have
not Known so severe 4 winter At Toronto that
which is now about leavinGus.
Some think that Lord Elgin will resign and 10
homo now that Lord Stanley 10 in power--but their
lordships do not differ. presume, upon matters Of
Church and State and although Lord Elgin may
have been with Peel, In sentiment, when he and
wellington, Graham and Aberdeen, voted With Rus
sell and Grey to repeal the Germ Laws in 1916, con-
hary TO Staneys wish, yet II seems probable that his
Lord ElgiA's) experience OF the working of the
machinery here will be made available for the benefit
OF the new ministry in England.
The Pew local Government down ut Quebec may
be thinking much, but it neither says nor does any
thing. 1t came into office last October, and nobody
knows whether they are with It or opposed TO IT, for
neither BY general measures, the appointment of
officials, ner the declaration Of its intentions
can any one guess, what 10 would be ct Old
Bishop skachan and the kiln.dried Tories are
warmed into life BY the very name Of Stanley, and
mean to get up meetings to tell him that astarva.ion
Government, that will open the ports to Canadian
grain and tax the corn Of other countries will suit
them to . T.
Including the soldiers In garrison, Toronto which
in 1870 counted scarcely 1000 people, now numbers
ant Episcopal or believers In Pho Mono. Educ alton
snguishes in the back weeds, while struggle kept
up for forty years for the ample endowmeEts that
would instruct every child Is continued for the ben.
efti of partisan leaders who know how and vhea