New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-30
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;ncurred in the construction OIL PuDnc Woihs' oo
these Il is true are not very productlve out vi o.
ths,m The fnture is not without promise None OF the
io.rs were negotiated below par, and some OIL tne"
.L0ye the rate and interest being in all cases as low as
sx ner cent Between seven and elgnt miiVh uoi"I'
of the amount is guaranteed py the inPerai nas
.nt lint the dsy seems TO be past when Engiaiu was
Tro 20 indorse our loans the case of the quebec
and Halifax Railroad shows =, c;. or Can
The secoud report of the AntSlavery society Vi Ga
ada was ssued Yesterday. The Society has one
agent who is frequently employed IN that the result
snb;ert of slavery; and the report states tnat 'e
ar Ss lsbors has been to remove great deai "a
Ec and 10 excite sympathy with the slave ana ,he Au.
Slavery movement The following statement, ua :; ~; p
some time ago by committee OIL 'he
dOrsed by the report: Ill ,o,rr the moment he
.ets foot on the Canadian SOIL IS forever oica and SO
free hut he is on level in regard 10 vote for mem
;sI nry;Ieee with the white man ne can ,er,, other
Ia ps pc Siament and for Magistrates ana iy her
nonnlar election The coored Peope Va d f thew prefer
own churches ana .e , Of their race there IS no ne
gro new in the church, nor ON Them as in the
nnnon table, 10 t,; They are not elected from pu9nc
shos or confined corners Oh ,.a o"rnsort in tbs
Ssunry and with regard Soubt when they ble with
Province mere an 20 work Attempts 1t is true nave peen
nea some ignorant and preudicea ncedaJ both
with that perfect equality Ibese have met with no
by law anu have been promptly irowned down 1y ,ms
n9bc voice Canada IS 700 snaIIer number of poor
wealth, but Few Employment at good wages easily
procured provisions are Amenities are surnounted is
hike al s;ynp daily bread and in due lime many OF
ser sts and even Injuries OF lie some Vi uiol VIM
me c here for several years have acquired cohsue@
have pee The children attend school along WIN lhe
ore unless they wish 10 separate themselves WHICH so
law at the present time allows tnem dn ao eb ougt
;st as education will be best promoted oy me aosence
" al such sectional distinctions even when ney are
Ola as in this case TO protect and not TO nDure Inc
sed neope in Canada have permanent grievance VI
lind and there is nothing to prevent them from hihg
81 b;gbest offices in the Colony Inc prlva'ons "nich
S sometimes suffer their first arrival from bondage
certainly owing either to the laws oil the foVce
or to the wishes of the inhabitants lnese mus DC a so
90 the reckless slave hunters who have driven them from
their own country without an hours notice to prepare Tor
their change" -. l.. ,.Lh .to
~olored people in Canada not hunted down with
social intolerance, ii would be dishonest in me to affirm
that no prejudice felt toward that race Most persons
would prefer to be surrounded with white rather tnah
coored pephbors; and there is large and respectable
class of our community who not only depore the cause
but also the fact that many refugees are driven
upon our shores who while they would place no barrier
in the way of those persons seeking an asylum mere
regard as extremely inudcous tohOd out temptations
and present invitations for them to Gomez and VINO non
esty believe apart from all prejudice or sinister feeling
that the interests Of the free negroes of the United
States would be best consulted by their falling in with
the Colonization scheme, and carrying to Africa the
civilization of America These feelings are not very
often repeated strongly expressed because pressing
inconvenipDces have been felt IRON the ntuX oil
negro refugees to these shores As to the general
dton of these persons in Canada is just what it is
m the Northern States. Their knowledge being about
the same fits them for the same employments; and as
matter Of most OF them act as BARRIERS COOKS
winters wood cutters and in other mental emp0yments.
The great advantage which Canada holds out to the
refugee from Slavery security from arrest OF course
the great rush of refugees has ceased and the negro
emigration must have fallen of considerably last year as
compared with 1851 The largest negro settlement in
Canada numbers but 400, who settled by what is
called the Elgn Association but there are negroes in
all the towns and Cities recent mporatlOns and indus
trOus persons too whom it would be quite impossible to
induce to Join the Association and enter on description
of labor TO which they great strangers
II is stated in the Report that during the last year
I32s acres of land have been purchased in the town
sbps Of Sandwich and Maidstone and about 600 OF in
Is acre lots ~
The St Lawrence Canal is to open on the lat May
There is now lying in this harbor threemasted vessel
which will clear as the lower canals are open for
England direct This is the beginning OF trade direct
from these lakes to England the future extent of which
The frst locomotive ever constructed in Canada, man.
ufctnred by Mr. Good Of this city, is now on its wayto
the Northern Railroad preliminary tral OF IL SHOWS
that il works well Other locomotives are already In
course of construction at the same establishment
The tunnage Of the Canada trade last year which en-
tered from British ports 40 459 tuns outward to
British ports 567 $50 tuns Entered from foreign ports,
l537e3tuns to foreign ports, 10 800 tuns.
A few nights ago Mr.. Mackenzie brought up in the /
House of Assembly motion for addressto the Queen
praynp for the release of Smith OBrien and his fellow
exles The motion lost though obtained large
vote in Its favor.
During the last four years the Normal School of Up
per Canada has admitted $40 pupils, and sent out up
ward of 100 each year.
Last night the GsvemorGeneral gave the Royal assent
TO large number ofblls L.c
CHe,ses in the Canadian Taria-The University of
Tersnto-schesl and Marriage .BiIs-EIection In
Csussposdssee ofrhe T. Tribune
TORONTO, Tuesday, April o. 1898.
The Collectors of Customs at the various ports have
received instructions by telegraph to bring the amended
Tariff into operation this day The changes effected are
these: All acts imposing duties on licenses in Upper
Canada to sell sprtuous liquors. to keep houses of pub
lie entertainment licenses TO hawkers pedders keepers
ofbilard tables and auctoneers in fact all acts imposing
excise duties, except dsteries and their products
are repealed but at the time power is given to
the Municipal Corporations to impose others in place of
theml the effect Of which is simply 10 hand these
excise duties the municipalities The Excise Inspect
ors whose services will longer be required by the
Provincial Government TO receive years salary
out Of the revenues Of the municipalities receiving the
benefit OF the transfer The specific duty (there is an
I'd ocorem duty besde) on refined sugar in loayes or
crushed or candy Is reduced from 14 TO lOj the cwt
on bastard and other sugars from 81 to 81 the cwt The
duty on moasses Is reduced 81 the cwt 10 J2the
gallon salt placed in the free list variety of Articles
which psid iT1 per cent under the old tariff will now
pay but a. These are caoutchouc cordape Of ali kinds
ssacoth copper in bars Sheets yellow metal in bsrs
ar sheets iron in scraps pigs bar or sheets al -
sthervise manufactured bright and black ys;h NV
I'll marine cement chains and chain cables tree p
h,tino fs.t sheetng printing presses types printers
M printing implements Of all kinds old and rooes
ttca and FAX waste rags IRE clay and Russian hemp.