New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
CANADA.
Prom Our Own Correspondent.


QUEBEC, Tuesday, Dec. II, 1854.
A Military Commission, consisting of Sir Allan
McNsb, Baron de Rottenburg, Col. Lache, and
two or three others, is now sitting in this city, to
take into consideration several matters OF semi
military character-the formation OF a Provincial
corps of some description, as well az OF certain
semi local, semi Provincial police. The Com
mission has been appointed by our own Govern
pept, and may be regarded as the result OF the
withdrawal of the greater part of the imperial
troops. The militia is in very inefficient state
never going through any regular training and
not making a preteDse of meeting more than once
. year for that purpose. Any force that may DO
famed on the recommendation of the Military
Cowm;ss;on now sitting will be for merely inter
nal purposes A..
6sbpp. grounds that has heretofore existed IS TO be
.ont;nued Government intend to build or pur-
chase a vessel for the Gulf service. In conse-
ouence of the Reciprocity Treaty going into force
the same duties of protection will not require 10
he pertormed for our fshermenas heretofore; ana
a very small remnant, if any portion, OF the I'm
periai squadron will remain. Complaints have
long been made that American hsherInen are III
the habit of committing depredations at places
where they stop with their vesseis; anu 70 v.
watch over cases Of this kind that our Government
intend hereafter, to send solitary vessel into the
GnN TO act as sort of water-police
The estimates have been rather houy contested
by the Opposition in Parliament. Inc point
which created most discussion was the
expenditures by the executive on Puohc "oI =,
without the authority of Parliament. In iooo, .ne
Government asked 10000 to complete certain
piers in the st. Lawrence below quebec, anu
upon the strength of that appropriation they spent
eco. COO ten times the amount OF the approPiia
tiop The defense offered WAS that the Origina'
contractors failed, and new contracts hau 10 DO
entered into for the completion Of the WORKS; 10
prevent what had been constructed being wsSned
away by the ice. at q time when the cost Oh laooF
md materials WAS greatly enhanced. In anolhcr
case. that of the Chats Canal TO overcome the
Chats Rapids. ON the Ottawa. above Bytowh-,
,.L;ch town. by.the.bye, has just been chrlstened
n, ,be I. legislature Ottaws Citl-on the strength
~ On sn1rmriation of $50, 900 the executive
entered INTO contract Of f9l 900, and II We are
to believe the predictions OF the opposi'loD .he
work will not be completed TOT iess 'nan
a. 00O, 900. There was much greater . =.
than this between the estimated ana actua' cost y,
the Welland Canal: the former being S4o,Voo anu
the latter 5000. 200. The opposition moved
amendments which amounted "a sioPpage W 'no
supplies, but they were negati'ed by spou' TWO !"
one. go .rn ..a,s
The House will adjourn on Friday, il the state
nf the public business will permit OF II. Inc
Fcnda Tenure Abolition bin is being so altered In
the Legislative Council that the indemnity to the
seioniors. provided by the Legislature, will first
he applied 10 the extinction of the lods d renss-
that being the most Objectionable feature o. the
bill
There has been an extrsoroinsryfsil IN the prlce
oflabor here. Shp-csrPenters, who got So s-dsy
L., snm,uer now get 10 cents: and common Ia
borers. who got - to - 30 s-doy are now to be
Ia for u cents. The cost OF getting out lumber
will. of course be much less in consequence OF
this fall in the price OF labor and it s possible that
numbering may pay better this winter than Is gen
orally calculated upon o oS e a gTest fall IN the
nr;ce of timber and ships.