New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-06
CANADA.
From Our Own Correspondent.


TORONTO, Wednesday, Feb. |, 1854
Ere this letter reaches you the telegraph will have
informed YOU Of the destruction OF the Parliament
buildings at Quebec which took place early this morn
ing. The buildings had recently undergone extensive
repaiIs and been improved by additions at an expense
Of nearly sl00o00 The insurance on the buildings IS
Incorrectly stated in all the accounts sent up here to
tie newspapers Ihave the best possible authority for
stating tie insurance the building at Sl52OOO The
lass. not exclusive of insurance, will be between
s3COOCO and 100000. In lei9 the Parliament build
mos in Montreal were destroyed by fire; but
in II at ease the torch applied by furious mob
In the present case there is doubt that the cause OF
tie disaster was purely accidental. When the build
iur was extended and repaired prior to the session OF
1852 apparatus for heating it with hot air was nitro
Guced and there is always more danger from THIS MODE
of heating when it is applied TO an Old building III VIII
be reCOeced that the same cause ied 10 the destuc
ton of tie old Parliament buildings IN England Ihe
question is already asked, where VIII Parliament take
r,luocl and some repy in new public building in Que
bee called Music Hall, which is of ample dimensions
for tie purposes and is probably the mere fact OF Its
csyaciiy that connects it with the now houseess FAR
lisment in the popular mind There are, indeed, the
old Parliament buildings in this city, which would
ferye for Parliament Of 81 members, but would be
Inadequate TO accommodate 100, the number that viii
be produced BY the next general election. The new
buildings here are not yet actually commenced though
they will te as as the spring opens 1t Is iort
nate circumstance that the library has been nearly all
In Is9 large portion of the archives OF the Province
were dostroy ed by which not only the present but also
future generations suffered an irrepar,ble loss The
present library Las been wholly collected since lc49
Agents have been sent 10 Europe TO make purchases
and il is in air way of becoming something respecta
bic Tie library of lc49 was boosted as the best IN
North America but doubtless that pOins might be con-
tested.
All the Cayazzi rioters at Quebec have been acquit-
ted Over 20 witnesses for the Grown were sum
moned though one of the most important witnesses on
II at side was said to be absent from the country
Messrs Justice Panet and Sylwn stated that the facts
proved did not establish any ofeGse with which the
rartes were charged. The Indictment charged the
prisoners with On attempt to demolish Chalhers
church, while the evidence went TO prove an assault
upon Gavazzi. This discrepancy between the lndct'
mert akd the facts proved led to the acquot'l WIN
on, exception the yerdcts rendered. Without the
council for the defense addressing the jury az all Inc
feeling which the riot rise TO ortunai ely seems 10
have subsidized, and there no demonstration OF ap-
probation or otherwise on tie conclusion of the trials
Preatca maniiestOes against table turning have be-
cone fashionable with us NortbGners The preates
OF the Roman Catholic Church have taken the matter
in hard, ard Illuminated pastoral maniietoes against
tie practice. lirst We had the Bishop of Montreal
with lis pastoral; next We have the Archbishop Of
Quebec with bis pastoral, which was ordered TO be
read in al the churches within his diocese on Sunday
II col cudes as fcllows:
nor Doc. reason. h.,Ds invoked the holy name q Goi-.na
ts,h cae min l ordn ami the Of ms holy
creed 10 Gpsd DO decree and ortsiH fol5ws
W. The prohibitions u the CharsA ssaHst ~ super
uit ors yftcsts 49,.
y V. fod Interpretations practice, al Table Turning
psrt ~ vih Of syoilag the dead sFis
IL tslr o. boGLF ny manner Of corlnuf .ca o. va o.
We rrtr-meuc Al perrc-a oE the fflfe, 20 abstain
fsr c rrerclf sfr7fro Table illrnC even 10 ls.
o. trR rot without asDscr 20 The veal whJ
p .rlt tttf ltt D3 tipcutalon"
4 Commission Lss recently been appointed % in
o,rc INTO tie charges preferred against the police !u
He G.,oll rot at Quebec.
Under . law OF our Legislature rny municipality has