New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-14
CANADA.
Correspondence. Of The '. y Iragpe

Correspondents. Of The y Y. IrihgDe -,
TORONTO, Thursday Aug. 10, l-54.
The results of the Upper Canada elections are now
before rs. A stranger would not gain much niorma-
tiou rs 10 the political complexion of the new House
Nv consulting the various newspaper classhcatons oil
lie members elect. Some of these classlhcations
have evidently 10 other object than 10 decide the wa
verIg in favor Of this or flat party by making II ap
near that il is the strongest. AL this, however eau
not last long: for any momenary deception that may
be created will be dspelled the opening OF the
House % the 9Th September. In the meantime. W.
ever il is possible for al uupre JUDGED person 10 gam
some real information as TO the character Of the new
House II We classify the members according to their
ayowed principles shall fHd that large majority OF
them have declared for the secularzsion Of the Clergy
Reserves No one doubt therefore how that issue
will be decided by the Reformed Parliament. When
we any party classification the majority
on any side il not apparent. OF the sixtyhve men,
bers for Upper Canada thirty-seven have for
wears been known as members of the Reform
party; and thiTty-One Of them have, IN one
way or another. given indication that they VIII sup
port the existing Ministry But with thirty-one
reliable supporters the Ministry have not majority
of the Upper Canada Representatives in their favor.
To give them clear majority they would require three
more adheTens; and the question is whether they are
likely to obtain them. There remain six ReIormers
whose opposition calculated upon, but has not yet IN
all csFes been avowed. 1t may well be doubted
whether all these be prepared "a vote
defeat OF tie present Ministry would ead to the for
nation Of Tory Administration. Besides, there are
five members OF the new House who have given no in
dcaon vi what stand they viii take or which party
tLey viii support. Ii Is as lAey as not that hall OF
tIese will declare for the Ministry. The Tories count
twenty-five Upper Canada Representatives in the new
House and although the next strongest party are not
in 50 good position the present Ministry ~ carry
Oh tie Government. There may be among them some
members who would refuse at the outset to Dust the
Ministry by want of confidence vote. Indeed II Is
an asceralned fact that at least two three OF them
will refuse 10 vote for such motion on the opening
Of the session. There appears, then. on the whole,
10 reason to conclude that the Ministry will not he
sustained by majority of the Upper Canada Repre-
sentatyes; while they may count on the support OF
nearly fifty OF tie Lower Canada members
The appointment OF Speaker will be the first test
Of party strength. Ii is customary every alternate
Parlian ent TO select the Speaker from among the
Lower Canada members An Upper Canadian having
held that post in the late Parliament, the choice will
this time fall a Lower Canadian. Had the Hon.
Louis Joseph Papneau been in the House, he would
lave been elected, probably without opposition from
any party, but in his absence some other choice
must lie made. Mr.. Cartier will probably be
the man. Should the vote upon the SpeakershIp
show large majority for ministers, il will proba-
bly, prevent any one moving want of confidence
i'll ministers. In that case parties would try their
strength upon the address in answer 10 the speech
from the throne. The difficulty OF want OF conn
dence motion u.s. who shall move it Ii the six oppo-
sitiOn Reformers start a motion Of this kind the
Tories will not support il without knowing what is
iug to be the result of defeat of the Ministry; and
who is to profit by the crisis. If they find that they
are not to gain by it, they will not destroy the Ministry
without an object But even if all the elements of
opposition combine, il is doubtful whether they would
count aOTity Ofthe Upper Canada Representatives.
That the Ministry will be sustained in the new House
is think beyond questions the only debatablc point
being whether they will be able to command a
Ia, ,f tIa canada mamhars There il ID
absolute constitutional requirement that they should
obtain this species of sectional support. IL sutii-
cien that of the whole representation, for Upper and
Lower Canada. they are able TO command majority.
STILL although such is the letter of the constitution,
il would be deusOn to conceal that practically the
Government cannot for any length OF time be con-
Quoted without a majority from each section OF the
Province. Mr. Baldwin, late Attorney General for
Upper Canada, resigned the moment he found himself
unsupported by an Upper Canada majority; and al
though Minister is bound to act upon this prece-
dent every Government must, a general thing, be
able to command majority from each section OF the
Province.
The returns from Lower Canada are incomplete;
and tie classification is in very unsettled condition
| stated in one of Inv letters after Lord Elgins
return to Canada that his stay would be short. His
successor will be Sir Edmund Head who has for some
time been Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Sir Edmund is cousin to Sir Francis Bond Head, whose
wrotched Encouragement as Lieutenant Governor of
Upper Canada, provoked a rebellion. Sir Edmund
however, is a politician of another school; states
man of different stamp and there is no reason to
fear that any difficulty will arise from his appointment
Within the last few days cholera has greatly abated
in all parts of Canada and it seems to be fast passing
away.
In spite Of croakers have hesitation in pro-
nouncing the crops of Upper Canada good; and not
whstaIding the showey harvest times, the wheat
has generally been secured in good order