New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-14
CANADA.
Canadian Gold DfSsngs.-Ccnsus statistics.- Manu-.
factortes.-scheol and Marriage Questions.
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Canadian Gold Dtssings.-C cusus statistics. Manu-
factortes-schsel and Marriage Questions.
Correspondence or The N. Y. Tribune.
TORONTO, Monday April II, 1853.
It would probably not be hazarding much to predict
that the day is not far distant when Canada will form
chief point Of attraction to gold diggers Already have
parties in England applied to Legislature for Chart
or to work Gold Mines in Canada An eminent English
geoogst asserts that the gold region of Lower Canada
no less than 10000 square miles Inc dscoVe-
res last fall in the neighbOrhood Of the Chaudlere
place the fact beyond dispute that gold bearing quartz
exists in Lower Canada and as to the quantity might
be difficult to place limits to that The gold bearing
rock of Lower Canada has white maroly ap-
pearance precisely like that oil the specimens
that many of The TbuneS readers must nave SeehirOm
California Whether the Charter be granted 10 thc
English Company or not there IS no douDe that tne ca
pabites of Lower Canada as gold country VIII De
fully tested Whether the discovery OF gold IN large
quantities in Canada. would be blessing 10 the World
or even 10 this Province. may well be doubted Inc
effect would be. far as Canada is concerned 10 u
settle the steady habits of population whose labor al
ready brings penty with considerable tranquility and
bapniness Whether the product Of the aggregate
industry of the Province might not be augmented may
be a question but nothing Is more certain IMAM thaC
gold NAV be obtained at too great a sacrliice go
The census papers, which reach the pubc ot by Di'
contains return of the chief manufactures OF upper
Canada which consist for the most part, OF those ruae
descriptions without which it is almost Impossible 10
suppose community living in any degree OF comfort
The retarns are very defective They generally gave he
numher of establishments but in many cases no account
&c the canta invested the labor employed or the pro-
duct obtained Upper Canada boasts - WOODEN manu-
factories but of these SO make no return Inc remain
ing 81 return an aggregate capital OF t34oOV oZ4 mn
and produce in fabric OF o22JO yards pesdts
f05 225 in money BE it known to all the world
that we have eight cloth factories in Upper Canada
EMPLOYING 1l6 men, and producing l93OOO yardS o.
cloth besides E5.0O0 stated in money. Of course
a large number of fulling mills is required IN
County where almost the entire rural population wear
nnlled cloth of their own spinning. OF these mills
tbare are 2 of which l03 return capital of f32 600,
3lO men and 3047I0 yards of cloth Probably l3OJ,-
0CO lbs of wool pass through the tng mills OF u I.
every year The tanneries number 2O6 ioundereS ~
oatmeal mills 40; paper mills .; AK factories y; be-
sides planning mills, pail shingle and other factories.
But must not forget the grog factories There are
III distileres in Upper Canada, of which half
turn a capital of f400OO, 2i2 men and product OF
5000 gallons of spirits chiefly whisky The whole
amount of spirits annually manufactured must be about
45O0O0O gallons. To this list we have to add 50 brew
cries of which 40 made no return. From the remainder
we have product of l63l 900 gallons Perhaps 1000,
600 gallons would be fair estimate of the eRtre annual
product
The Legislature has at length made an attempt to
dispose of the Separate School question. The question
TO which the Legislature has to address itself is not
whether separate schools shall be legaliZed; have
got beyond that question ten years ago. by deciding II
in favor of the Sepaatlss The main question now Tor
solution is the distribution Of the School moneys between
the Common and the Separate Schools. The mode pro-
posed is to release the adherents of Separate Schools
from the assessment for Common Schools taxing them
for their own Schools in the same proportion as they
would have had pay if assessed for General instead of
Separate Schools OF course the latter class of schools
is to receive nothing from the assessment levied Tor
Common School purposes The Parliamentary grant is
to be distributed according to the number Of scholars
attending The question is very difficult one; but
the truth is the parties demanding Separate Schools
form majority of the entire population
The bill for making marriage civil contract has en-
countered great deal of supersttous objection but
the Government have announced their intention to pro-
coed with it. i. c.