New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-14
CANADA.

...,o,ion RiJI-lrbe New Tariff Act-RaH-
1h SCepsoiida tions-Carpen strike Trade Sta-
-. ns,,s, Of Tho n. Y. Tribune.
corsspo'''' TORONTO Friday. Mayo, 1853.
.he Atb inst there was a call Of the Legislative
ronnei with a view Of procuring vote Oh tnat pOuy vi
s Representation Bill No direct vote was however "a,
VIZ an the main duegon-the second reading OF me Dlh
it The Numbers present did not Indicate the p0s5oy
~ tWothrds vote being obtained 10 ayor OF inc meas
,e Twenty seven make TWO thirds OF tne Wnoio Coui-
III and on motion made by the opposition 10 postpone
~ opedioD for six months only twenty one Vo'es "oi
w. r. the peoative and as this number may De asslmeu
,oha the measure Of the government ~reng'h III t"a'
Touse il follows that six more votes are necessary "
,acure the success Of the measure Inc iu, .
ration OF the question was postponed 'li VIC on III
but may well be questioned "1ether u'9 ~ p
hiring the numbers required. S0hctOr UeneIa ,I 1Ds'
bo IL nov in ENGLAND on business OF the Orahd rum
Palway will bring vote. Mr jameson NhusvinuV "
40 well known autbOrcss) has resigned MS seat III ny
Council and should his place De hiied D! nc" oPPon
t.rbicb however there is no constitution neces.i-
=. =. neEe--we may see where two OF the reqmrel SIX
N.ssy come from IL is possible that some friends
yo rocssnre had not reached Quebec on the 4th and
st their votes will be cast ~ It's iavOr on lne ON
There il besides another expedent 10 Wmch u Is ID OIe
az the government TO resort by when the success
PS,ho measure might be placed beyond all doubt Ihey
an invoke an exercise Ofthe prerOgatve OF the Crown
e., tbe creation Of new members and the carrying OF
any measure whatever would justify such resort s Is
tbe one II has been done on occasions oil much less
constitutional or political importance as the reDelloh
losses bin can witness. confess however TO strong
1opbt that this course will be pursued on the prescm
occasion The fate Of the will IN ali prODaDy
hekf in the hands ofthe Legislative Council as AT pres
ont constituted Ifthey reject It, the neytaDe result
WILDE 10 overhaul the constitution on Wnlch Ihey eA
and make their choice in future depend upon popular
election Should the bill fail of success, the goyernm'n t
win Immediately introduce such a scheme OF electoral
smnty as can constitutonaly be carried by majority
vote.
The anxieties occasioned by provision OF the new
tariff act TO which / referred ia previous letter nave
been aayed by the issuing OF departmental order RON
The nspectOr Generals office, ordering the COLLECTORS Oh
customs TO charge European or 0ther goods lhpoI'ou
through the United States on their 0rlgnai invoice Yauc
and not OH their New York or Boston value As pre-
d;ed the discretionary power reserved 10 the Governor
in Connc 10 cause such goods to be charged on their
American value is merely weapon 81 retahauo placeu
In the hands of the Executive to be used on any Occa
sion of adequate emergency Another departneu lII
order Of some importers was ISSUED ~ inc
same time It's object is to remedy an Inequality nun
o,to Cnt nv different classes of importers; benehcaly
nv some and nurously by others Heretofore the Pac
e has been 10 charge for duty goods bought Tor cas on
their cash value and those bought Tor credit on Ile
credit value; the effect of which was diereha dul
az from five 90 ten per cent in favor oil the ricl ana
against the poor trader Now all are 90 be charged on
The cash value of their Imports whether purchased on
credit or not.
Decentralization scheme of Railway Companies IN
his Province with united capital Oi E9opuulJ slcI-
ling is a sufficiently gigantic affair No exception ms
40 far been taken to il by the organs OF Canadian op"h
The objection to the amalgamaton 81 lines whch "ol
their position could never be rivals for public favor ana
patronage could not be strOng and most oil the hnes III
Guided in the amaleamaton are in this position lnere
are indeed two lines from Montreal to the Upper Lakes,
which but for their union might have become IN some
sense ryas-rivals for the through tranc but teie ~
no reason to suppose that even IN tins respect 'e Puoc
will lose much seeing that any active rivalry DetNceh
the two lines could not have been long sustained ami
competition which cannot be kept up must confer very
short lived benefits on the public.
The carpenters of this city well as those OF Ham-
ton have recently made demands their employers Tor
an advance of wages The present rates are 81 % ana
the demand is 81 80 day. Some OF the employers nave
scceded to the demands Others have not anu ther men
have struck Some of the employers have heavy con
tracts ON hand taken under an expectation that wages
would continue at the old figure The Kingston cafpen,
ters are also on strike but their more moderate demand
isony 81 % day for rstrate hands and York shilling
less for secOndrae. At Prescott again. not carpenter
will work for less than 81 80 day general scarcity
ofAbor may perhaps be apprehendcd as likely 10 occur
mCanada The expenditure of $35,OOOOOO on railroads
win create an immense demand for labor and this az
time when official intelligence has been received that the
number of emigrants to the Provinces VIII this year De
less than usual in consequence Of the superior atrac
ton of the Australian gold fields.
The amalgamated Railway Company is buying up all
the stock of the Toronto and Guelph Railway Company
held by individuals in the Province and that line is short
Nv 10 have its present large Directory reduced to one
S2OOO of the stock ofthis line Was bought yesterday al
par by the new Director in prospective.
have already gyenyOu some OF the statistics relahs
10 the trade of the Province for the last three years
now subioin the following table showing the value o
some Of the chief articles exported from the Province o