Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-12-02
INTERESTING FROM CANADA.

Correspondence of the NsW York Commercial Advertiser.
TORONTO NOVEMBER %, 1854
The two great political questions which have agtated
Canada SO long have been settled On Thursday the 23d
instant, the final votes taken on the clergy re-
serve and segnoral tenure bills. On the clergy re-
bill the stood 81 49, and on the segnorial
tenure bill II to so. In analysing the votes both
questions find that the opposition made up Of two
distinct parties each ultra in its opinions viz those who
opposed the measures, a6 o unjust and tyrannica
and those who contended that the bills did go far
enough that they should have admitted the rights
to claim compensation for damages alleged
to have been sustained by deprvng them of pecunary
interest secured by the Crown by treaty OF the for
class there were about Is and Of the latter about
2O so that in fact there than 20 opposed
to the principle Of either bill, Of House of 1870
members.
The Grand Trunk Railway debate has become one Of
the most important debates in the House this session
The scheme itself is gigantic one and is the fayorite
project with the late premier Mr. HcKs, its reaza
ton will be the GROWING glory of his life.
The Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada is designed to
connect Portland and Quebec the head of Lake Erie
distance of liz miles The capital Of the company
about thirtyfve millions Of dollars about one-third Of
which is guaranteed by the Canadian Government The
Victoria tubular bridge on the Montreal and Portland
line at Montreal, win cost millions and half Of
dollars The road itself and ali its appurtenances 1.-THE
company declare) will be equal to any frsclass English
railway and superior to any known this CONT
nent 1t will be eighteen feet wide The bridges are to
be of masonry brick work. with iron tubes across the
spans All these tubes to be constructed the pri-
cpe of the well known Britannia bridge across the Menai
straits, in Wales The stations and all other buildings
to be of brick sone and rooted with slate metal
The Victoria bridge, which, when completed will be
wonder OF art and which, in American celebrity, will
even vie with the great natural wonder OF the continent
will be nearly two miles in length and about sixty or
seventy feet above the level Of the St. Lawrence the
centre Of the river. Pier No. has been finished and
Pier No. will be nearly completed this season. The
northern abutment will be 242 feetlong by 80 feet wide
and 80 feet above the bed of the river 1t is designed to
erect also solid stone embankmen 200 feet long lead
ing from the north shore of the St. Lawrence to the north
ern abutment.
quest made by the company for extension Of time to
1860 for the construction of the entire road also for
extension to the amagamated portions of the line Of
the rate of provincial guaranty d. 40 instead Of
25 per cent the whole expended to those por
tions constructed dc by the company After much
recrimnation and good speeches. the chief Of
which from Mr. Hincks, the demands of the com.
pany acceded to and the policy Of the late premier
sustained
The recent discussion the of Government ques
tion has resulted in virtual decision by the House that
the Government be allowed to carry out the original in
tenton twice confrmed of removing it Toronto next
year, for four years at least.
The Gait branch Of the Great Western Railway has
hitherto been most successful During one week alone
26248 lbs of -four have been dispatched to Hamilton
en- route to Lower Canada and the United States
Parliament will probably adjourn in few days. 1t will
assemble again in February.
The recent murders in the county of Haldimand near
the Niagara district have great anxiety through
out Upper Canada The municipal council of the county
has recently held extra session and agreed offer
ward of "a 600 discover the murderer The Govern
men have also offered reward of $1,000 for the dis
covery of the murderers of the late Mr. Nees and it is
likely the further reward will lead to their dis
covery. .#s