New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-15
CANADA.
Extension OF Representation In Parsiaaacst
~ud the Elective Observation-Disclosures 81
the Tariff ON Foreign Goods charitable
Institutions -Usury, &C., &c.

the Tariff on Foreign Goods-Charitssas
Institutions Usury, &C., Nc.
cosrc.poadence Of The n 7. ruesne
ToaoNro, Friday. March IL. isss
The probability Of an early dissolution OF
the Provincial Parliament has been officially announced
This event however, depends on the contingency o.
the representation and the elective franchise cxsen~'a
bills becoming law. The former measure has passed
a second reading In the Assembly, on vote Of %
against a. slxiy-slx votes-being twothirds OF tho
members of the Homework required 20 carry tue
bill That the readers Of The Tribune may Judge Tor
themselves of the nature OF this BILL will give tho pop.
ulston of the several constituencies which n proposes
TO create with the number of representatives allotted
10 each To the following constituencies In Lower
Canada it is proposed to give one member each G~pe.
population lO9o4, Bonaventure l0.s53 Rmonskt
ID 35i Temiscorata Is 1855 Ramoursska 49, LIsict
IL SOL Bellechasse 47iG Dorchester 1904 Echemia
10 800 Beauce l77O5 Megantic IL 297 Lotblasre Is.
1871 Bagot and Tsdoussac 7079, Ssyuensy 30.i Mont
morency Quebec County, 1880, Pontneuf ID 95l.
Champaign - 800 Town Of Three Rivers aud lie Mss
rice ~ Maskinonge - AIS, NicOet 1851 Ysmas
ka l4Tis Berthier To- ga Joliet II 6l3 Lenser l6JIJ
LAssomption l6 go Terebonne 1883 Two Moan.
tains Is 726 Argenteul Il, l2o Drummond and Arsha
bhska 1854 Stansead 10 25 Broome L, $40 5heaord
1888 Mssioquo 1909 Richelisu ~ $50 Hsnfysyills
a. s6l Rowvlle 1856 vercheres H. 1865 Lscolle l6.
600 Chanbly ~ TBS Lspraire 1907 Huntingdon Is.
100 The following places assigned three repre-
sentatiyes Quebec City ~ O52, Montreal 57,Ti3 and
the following two representatives Ottsws Xvoi
shsbrooke Town, 5herbrooke County and Dsdsweu
County u les; 81 Hysclnthe 81, ieb, Beaiharnois b
GA Vandreuil 81 sos and Montreal County 81, sO5
The arrangement OF the tor Upper Csnsds
as originally proposed likely To undergo consdess
BILE alterations IL proposed 20 create eight consm
uenoies by the union Of several and often district towns
Ia one constituency. ExceptOs taken to this sys
tern of aggregation and the resolution VI the Govern
ment adopted Ia consequence 10 abandon WIZ aeces
state new arrangement Of the Upper Canada consist
ueneies The whole humber Of representatives, 70 Do
100 an equal number being sIotted 10 Upper and b
Lower Canada At present such are the defects of our
electoral syttem that less than half the constituent
population could return majority Of ID la House
of 81 members.
The extension ofthe Franchise Bill has not yet reached
second reading. IL would nearly double the number
Of votes In and cities where 50 rental ~ln con-
fer the right to vote In the country an assessment
600
When those measures are passed the Imperial bill for
conlerring On the Csnsdian Legislature the night 10
vote will probably have been carried. Armed with an
increased electoral power and possessing an smeiors-
ted sysen Of representation, the country VIII be In
lair position 10 pronounce its win on tho final dspossi
OF the Clergy Reserves, and this troublesome question
will be cleared out ofrhe way forever.
On Tuesday next The Inspector General VIII propc.s
for the adoption Of the Legislature ths, foreign goods,
imported through the O. Lawrence, ~ sdmifed al .
,sdction Of ave per cent n compared with the rate
charged when the goods come from ths Cnied ssAses
direct British goods not 70 be regarded - belong.
pQ 10 he foreign category that the naked proposal
amounts preeisey the impos mon of i've per cent,
higher duty American than on British msna'acssrss
and such other European goods az under the new ar
fragment, viii ame into the Province through tho
"a Lawrence The pubic and the press seem 70 exhibit
no very marked hostility 20 the scheme Inc Tofonso
Board of Trade recently renewed their protest ssinse
he ministerial proposition but beyond thls very it,is
bss been said on the subject DISCRIMINATING dunes are
hkswke 70 be laid os The wsiaad Canal against Ans.
ricsn yessss
tions has often created discussions In the Legs
lature during the present session These charters arc
sough, almost exclusively BY the Roman Catholics o.
Lower Canada and the msn opposition 70 them comes
from iis sectos Of he Province. Mr.. Bro~a ssone-
what fapatcsl gentleman real Affected s the prneL
pal leader Of the opposition 70 shese chartess Inefs
doubt that the multiplication of hem hss already 40
sorbed hemense masses a properly 10 - -.
and the Government have thought Il nseeSsy 70 ~
Ists her creation BY general Law. re draft Of "Sioh
! n how before parhsmert
b for removing the psa'ss. s,ss 81 he sShoS.
4 renee IN which she sin d UurJ heia ~ ne AL
/ Ole Church And what 70 more the measure sppues
10 the whole Province. BY me Dali, osssan csa ~
-, 80 M bsrsstn . made, the rate Of interest VII
Le a, ,sr cent This has been the general rate Of IN
te,es b. WINCH however there be- been one privileged
es,ton 10 the ease Of the Trust and Loan Company,
az Epgsl Association which have bat ee50oo0 on ths
s.enrfy Of mortgages on real estate IN Canada Ths
nronerty thus taken In security u worth q, 7O,cO
Dr. Bsph, member Of the csbiast hAs asscasesa
blJl 6r allowing Mayors, Wsrdens ofeous9es ceo 49,,
| 1Ls municipal Representatives Of townsh3Ps2 70
msrrisses: ! monopoly a the oases AID ses s.vias
prsviosy been held b. Clsrse.l s:ns!s.sa; :os : -
early history Of the Provines By aans - ;. - 49,
Of Esgand A1rrise hcsnce: 40 srscs or sr1.s.ce'
o. s.eramens or whsisver ssr:ns sscssos' q ~
community choose . eOssdsr In: a rssssss %. !,
sonearred u Sy ou fr& csshoue Ssassuso ~