The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-19
the time, to the churches Of England and Scotland,

the time, to the churches of England and Scotland
in the act Of lsz0'
It win thus be seen that an apple Of discord has
been throw int Canada by the late act Of Parlia
ment The free church party are evidently &C
tuated by hostility towards the establishments; and
whether this reservation is provided for by local
legislation or from the consolidated fund of Great
Britain, their aim will be defeated. The French Ca
nadians are finding out that if the clergy reserves
oginalyset apart for the support Of the Protestant
religion, and confirmed by solemn acts OF Pariia-
ment, can be diverted to secular uses, there will be
no validity in grants made previous to the conquest
OF Canada, for that of the Roman Catholic Church.
The members Of the two national churches, and the
conservative portion of other denominations, will
view such diversion as act Of spoliation; and,
finally, should the French Canadians oppose such
an appropriation in the present instance, the
measure cannot be carried, and the question will re-
main to distract the minds Of her majesty's eges in
Canada, where it will continue to be bone of con-
tention.
Before concluding, it may be as well to state that
the lands embraced in the clergy reserves are not
Withdrawn from sale or settlement, they are con.
stantly in the market, and are continually being
taken up by settlers that injury accrues to the
province in this respects and as to their establish
ing union Of Church and State in the colony, that
il assertion too absurd to deserve notice, and IS
controvered by the fact that their proceeds par
ticipated in by all denominations of Christians ofany
standing and, under the act of $780, even by Roman
Catholics If those who have hitherto opposed these
grants had directed their efforts against the i'm
mense tracts of wild lands held by absentees and
spectators, which cannot be obtained except at
exorbitant prices and under ruinous conditions or
against the Indian reservations which materially in
terere with the settlement Of the province, the most
beneficial effects would have been produced, without
creating those bitter and unchrstan feelings which,
whatever may be the result Of the present move
ment, cannot ia il to be perpetuated.
Marine Affairs.
TEE STEAMSHIP souTHERS, Capt. Foster arrived yester
day morning from Charleston in SO hours bringing
late papers from that city.
DEPARTURE OF THR WASHINGTON The United States
mail steamship Warrington Captain Fitch, left at
yesterday for Bremen via Southampton with ITO pasen
gers and $500 600 in specie.
THE NEW STEAMSHIP JAMEsrowS.-This beautiful addi-
ton to the line between this city and Richmond will not
take her place in the line until Saturday. the 25th inst
The Roanoke will succeed her the following Tuesday
the 2sth which will hereafter be the regular days for
these steamers to leave New Y0.k.
THE CLIPPER SHIP SWEEPSTAKES The attempt to launch
this ship yesterday proved unsuccessful In sliding FROM
the ways she heeled over struck against ship the
stocks alopgde and remained fast and the united efforts
of two steamtugs to pull her into the water nef
fectua She is in very awkward poSfon-party in the
water and partly out The ship in careenng knocked
away a staging, which was crowded with spectators
throwing many of them int, the water. Several we're
taken out slightly bruised and lad had his broken