New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-23
CANADA.
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY -PuITics-
TFTE DIEu.

rror Or o~n cou,',ondss,.
QUEBEC MONDAY June ~, lcIi.
Now that the provisions Of the Reciprocity Ire4ey
are known it will be well to understand something OF
the reasons that dictated them. Why, every one viii
ask himself was New Foundland exempted from TIE
operation of the Treaty! There were several rcA-
sons but principally two: In the first plsce. Gress
Britain is not sure that she is in position to give
away the Newfoundland Fisheries. There is doubt
a. to her exclusive right to them. II is not certain
whether France has not reserved some exclusive
rights in that quarter and this point must be settled
before Great Britain bargain them away. In the
next ,laee, it q not certaa whether Newfoundland
he in position 70 sacriace As enue which she at
presen, derives 'en certar srticle' OF subsistence
as fou, and provisions, witch I'm der RECIPROCITY
would cone In Tree. These the cLIet reasoEs Tor
tie exc.u son of Nc-FFoundlani. The might hsye
arisen others when the question OF Ratification
came up. The Legislature OF Neg-FOul 'aiand ha1
llready made it co,ditiOn of it, agreeing 70 any
scheme of reciprocity tbs. the Amernsn, shnd a0ci-
ia the bOuntNs they nov give TO heir rs oermen.
This is not provided for il sLe Treaty; butt is snder-
stood that the abolition OF she fishery bounties Is to
take place summons wu some tim, since Issued
IA the authorities Of the different CoOni intere sted
10 APPOINT delegates TO consider the question. his
call was issued before the conclusion Of the Treats;
and it was then stated that the place OF meeting
would ~ one of the Lower Provinces. The delegates
will. However, be summoned TO meet in this cry
during the summer. LORD Elgin will attend and no
doubt take cLiefpart in the affair. The reason for
excepting salmon, shad and shel-ish IN the Treaty
that they are river sh and because these fish are e1
cepted the mouths of rivers are also excepted. The
thirfy-sxth parallel of north latitude is made the limit
10 which British fishing vessels may 90 in the United
States waters, because the American Government
does not wish to encourage the proximity OF British
fishing vessels to that part of the American coast
where there would be danger of their carrying off
slaves The Treaty will not be likely to meet any
formidable resistance in our Legislature, although
the Opposition will find some fault with it. The ship
ping nteres. will oppose it on account OF free Amerl-
can registers not being secured 10 Colonial vessels;
but that interest is not powerful, and will only be
able TO count few IN the division. Quebec Is
fast becoming place OF Importance as p-buiidng
port Perhaps not less than $4,000, 900 wcrth of yes-
sells will be built here during the present year -Four
splendid vessels were launched morning last week
within about an hour. There is said to be strong
ElOuDCs IOT th.t' !ithV"Su NV -~"'N''N~'
registers for Colonial built vessels have not been
placed among the provisions OF the Treaty the day is
not far distant when this point will be conceded.
In domestic legislation, it is not expected that
much will be done during the present session. mo
programme is very scanty. The Opposition are by
10 NJ ans without hopes that they may be able to de-
at the Government during the present session How
far these hopes NAV be well founded remains to be
seen. The amendments proposed to the Address III
answer to tie Speech from the Throne are no less than
four: and they from the four cardinal points oil "a
madam politics. Some are from the Tory ana ohers
from the Republican side; and should any OF them
carry there il party at present strong enough to
form Government. The Ministry Will, III case ut
a defeat appeal from the House to the people, and
tie election viii be the most exciting one that has
taken place Tor years.
YESTERDAY being Ffte Dieu was celebrated by mag
nfcen and imposing procession, which lasted several
hours in this Catholic city. Along the whole line OF
tie procession fir trees were put into the ground,
about yard apart on either side OF the street Sew
eral miles Of these trees were planted-a hiter III
O'Clock on Saturday night. Thousands 81 flags were
hung across the streets where the procession passed.
and at many points proiusion Of pictures were ex-
libitd at the sides OF the streets. These pictures
were all upon religious subjects. SO extensive was
the procession and numerous were those OF all ages
and both sexes. who distinguished by some par
ticuar costume, that il seemed the entire Roman
Catf Ole portion Of the city had been assigned 10
position in the procession The dresses of the different
religious orders superby rich AS the procession
pa ssed through the streets the Archbishop having the
iost under a canopy, the windows along the whole
In for several miles swarmed with eager spectators
The preparations for the celebration had been most
extensive and costly. The expense Of the prepara-
tons if everything had been purchased specially for
the OCCASION could not have been far short OF hun
dred thousand dollars. As You looked down any OF
the streets through which the recession passed the
eve rested upon multitude of flags of all kinds and
descriptions as far as the sight extended Persons who
have Witnessed the fte Dieu in this city several times
during the last thirty years say that on no previous oc-
cason was the spectacle magnificent and imposing.
better illustration of the religious habits of the
French could not be obtained than that Afforded by
the procession yesterday.
MASSACHUSETTS, STATE TEMPERANCE
CONTENTION.