New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-31
CANADA.

'''" WV ropoxro. Monday, May -, 1854.
Colonial loyalty 10 often Pretenuou'' negative 'n'
all pur;nc the Eve years in which nave Kept 'he
readers If THE TRIBUNE acquainted win 'he oseh'a-
.;I.-o, a.. Canadian mind, have never known gen
re lovalty rise to the same degree OF enihu"asm as
:, Ala ,r "wednesday last, the anniversary OF the
o,esn's birthday. In England no one thinks ofccle-
n,,,;ur the day by any public decentralization
ue,e il. celebration has generally been little
marc than mere routine, empty Formally
;n.pring no enthusiasm and exciting no gem
ra interest being entirely unobseryed in many OF our
loroest towns and cties All this was changed on the
present occasion. The celebration was universal Az
labor was ended all places Of business closed FIX
,ur,n parties professions speeches addresses 20 the
Queen EXPIRE ssDg sympathy with her I'D the Russo Urn
sL war ere the order Of the day and fireworks were
the business OF the night Not city, town or village
the whole country that neglected 10 play us part IA uAe
universal celebration. No merely fictitious or made
tcotder enthusiasm inspired and animated these pro-
ceedpps. TIE heart of the Canadian nation az TIE
London Times calls this province beats in unison with
tbat of Great Britain. Several causes have contrib
uted 10 the production Of this feeling. The period OF
commercial adversely which caused some 10 cast about
IN their mind s-eyc for state Of political existence,
has pafsed away. Tie enjoyment OF hight degree OF
general prosperity and the passage Of the Fugitive
Slave law and the Nebraska bill have pretty thorough
" Killed III the anDexatonsts. The extensive liberty
If selfgOyerument which We ENJOY and strong lee'-
ing against RUSSIA form considerable items IN the ac-
count OF our present LOYALTY. Il is TO these circmn-
stencos we must took for explanation OF the senu
me enthusiasm with which her Majesty birthday was
celebrated throughout the whole OF CANADA . r
have the best means If knowing that the oo)ecI VI
Lord Elcin's ,isit 10 Washington Whte'eI -. II
MIGHT embrace Wa connected with the treaty "hci
IL IN course Of being negotiated ce'"ee" me i-psisi
and American Governments. III Is PfoPo'Su .na' me
AmericaLs shall obtain as an equivalent I"r lhe lree
admission cf the raw produce into her markets, iFee
access Ia the British American fisheries from whch sie
israw del AIRED. well as the rlgt OF erecting ns
ing establishments upon our COASTS. IN the piIi VI
England it is also desired to Obtain American I3is'ciS
far colonial built yesses Any treaty at may be CON
,uded would of course make the 81. Lawrence RIVER
free TO American vessels. 1hescponts believe VIII
be found to comprehend the instructions and powers
with which the Imperial Government vested Lor' Ii
Gin On starting for his mission 10 Washington.
Andrew jackson is not without his ardent admirers
and humble imtators in this country. For two years
the most comyusyc efforts have been made 10 get up
am excitement the subject al the government ue-
poss Last week. certain merchants oi the dull tity
ar Ouehec u4moralized the Administrator OF the Gov
erun,cut To change the system of depOsng the public
moneys which has existence but III Their own mag
nations They assume that all the b0veTneht depOs-
IFS arc lodged in one baHkthc Bank OF Upper cana
da-apd state that the result is 70 cause constant
drain of spccie from the other banks, which greatly
contracts their issues and curtas the accommodation
,bev would otherwise be- enabled to afford the mercan-
tile public As II remedy against these assumed evils
they propose that the amount OF discount gwen Di an!
bank to mere has for the payment OF duties shall re-
an in such bank at the credit OF the government III
remrcd for the use Of the public service. 1t happens
however that the evil is entirely imaginary. 80 far
from the Bank of Upper Canada being the sole depos-
itory of the public moneys il had but 3JOeo OF gov
ernment deposits about month ago when the Olher
banks had 600 eco OF such deposits; aud III a short
time il will have pay account OF the government
to creditors in England E200,OOO sterling out OF the
customs duties which viii on deposit be-
fore that time The true that has produced con
traction in hank Issues at Quebec, is the circumstance
that one of the hanks being unable 10 do any othef
business in the winter loaned part OF ITS specie
to the Ncw-Iork banks. don't think we shali ger
an independent treasury just yet. -.
There was report last night IN the c'ty 'a' VINE
IA haopape train of the Northern Railroad was on ~
WAY from Barrie to Toronto on Saturday evening
owing 10 some arrangement OF one OF the switches
the train ran of the track and over BANK destroyh
the locomotive and five or SIX cars. At me hour
write & A. NJ | cannot obtain any PARTICULARS III II
stated tlat no person was killed or nlured but com
plete escape of life aud limb seems hardly compatible
with an accident of the nature alleged
Before this the deputaton which lett ior'lhd', u
invite Lord Flgn to visit that city on his return u
Quebec must have received their answer. III w0uI'
he this-that Lord Egin must be at Quebec some day
before tie opening of the Parliamentary session, an'
shoud the dispatch Of business at Washington leave
time for the visit he would accept the invitation II no
il must re declined.