The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-13

Inc Canadian Outlet u BExt1D0 COu4MA0H00s
[From the Londoa Shipping Gazette, Nay 1871
OF the various Brtah COLONIAL possessions none have
been naAing such rapid strides in wealth. popalAton,
nads. province containing ls0, 4OS, 2i6 asrss and
With and every n. Of .;
this progress 70 b the accelerated amount
Of immigration within the last Eve years-the gresssr
and the extension Of important local improvements
roads, canals and railways. The total immigration
into N ns last - @ IL las
to s. ia 1854 Western and Northern Europe are in
want Of the grain and wood Of Canada, while shsrs.
quirss the manufactured silks weolens and eot,as Of
Europe, and unlimited ranges Of land to offer to
farmers and settlers. Canada has at length come to
yestmsns Of srsish capital and her government b,nds
her railway shares and debentures, her water w)rks,
her land companies and her banE looked upon with
in the public eye occasion Of exodus Canada pre-
SCENTS iIss being At the colony most ready OF
home and that which presents the greatest probability
OF longest remaining loyal to the parent country
the had
from 900 70 904 there every indication that
now near ST. Although the increase in popu-
vancsd from a2a $50 1924 to 800 26l 1851
ID the population has more than doubled in twenty five
between the years ls4l and S5l-greater than Tor all
the States Of the American Union, in ludng the
new Western States The gross revenue Of the province
du es) has been as follows for each year since S4Sn
ls4e Isia 4sl 1850 s7os, 2sa 1851, 2sa2 1854; 1884,
The trace OF Canaca has increased since 1847 in very
satisfactory In that year the imports we're
while on the other band in 1852 the imports we're va
lued at 50 100000, and the exports a. $500, 900
Again. the trade between all the British North Ameri
colonies and the United States stood foilows:-
Total value Of the imports and exports in ls49
otO ditto in 1852 600, about rs per cent
crease four years. The trade Of Canada in this period
n
The total trade of Canada with the United States in 1853
imports and expos.s) amounted to 44lio,0oo The
600 sterling Of which oo0 from Great
Britain The value Of the exports IN ths year
e. O00 Of which "a 81 600 to Great Britain So
that compared with 1852 have increase Of 90
per cent in the imports and over 20 per cent in the
sress Of various kinds, ana particularly has this
marked In self government and the extension Of pAl
institutions Her trade with tho American States mas
the transit goods through Boston alone to Canada
increased from goo 10 nearly 81 increase
transported from Canada TO Boston increased
f10 500 in 1850 to fl23 in tho 6rst niue months of
1854 for we have not yet the complete returns of the
The for the increase Of the trade of Canada
are very numerous The waters and fisheries OF the
noble Sc. Lawrence bring traffic from Europe and the
Atlantic States. On one SIDE there ia the immense
Ottawa region, with its vast supplies Of timber; on
another SIDE the great West with its t<eming produce
and to the eastward there is An fertile country
rapidly opening up The Lake trade Of Canada and the
pass. and goods traffic the Canadian railroads
from the American States yet in their infancy but
We learn from Halifax Journal now before us that,
under date OF the 9th inst, several vessels sugar laden
port for Portland Name for the pur pose Of transmitting
their cargoes 10 Montreal per railroad.
Canacs presents field for mercantile operations per
haps unequalled in the world Her debt small, the
public exchsquer everaowing, the revenue more than
doubls the expenditure her national securities are 1t
considerable premium; her banks large and solid In
stltutionsnot stoppage much less failure, in them
having occurred for nearly twenty years British capt
public Woras are being carried ont With Sanss
Not less than three thoussnd five hundred miles Of rail
way are now chartered, ana ether making or with
near prospect Of Going indeed about miles
completed and 100 are more or less advanced. Real
estate has risen greatly and labor Of every kind still
important what will il be IN after years. as it's oooula
tcn increases it's agri cuural interest becomes develop
ed snd the reciprocal trace with the adjoining States
The trade of each Of the principal Canadian ports hiss
gone rapidly increasing. The duties collected at
f17sbss The imports at Toronto we're to the valoe Of
in 1S4S, and 81 163 in 1854 The exports
bays advanced from f67,o57 in 1850, to 227so4s 10
the st. Lavrrnce to the Gulf of Florida that
tury SINCE part Of the vast wilderness trodden and
hunteo by The Indians, which does not that
colonization may be made the source OF boundless
wealth Its requirements are-land, labor and people.
These in combination produce capital but when capital
Is superAdoed, colonial ion be carried speedily
eectuaiy and proftAbly; it becomes At salvation
to the INDECENT ased wealth to the capitalist ANA
source Of satisfaction to the patriot and pnAnthropst
The construction Of several lines Of steamers to ply
tween Canada and Great Britain addition to those al
ready on the Atlantic line in connection with its aoads
must do much to to Canada large portion Of the
carrying trace between North America and Europe
careful examination Of the foregoing data ksspe:t
ing the trade and navigation Of the province will give
idea Of the immense traffic that s already carried in
Canada. The farmers OF Canada being all freeholders
their improvements tend only to their benefit and
not to that Of landlord This calculated to excite
degree Of perseverance, and consequently OF
success unknown in thsfcountry. Tha Canada IL des
tined in the next quarter OF century, il not earlier
become OF the leading wheat producing countries in
the world admits Of doubt The Surplus of year
estimated at not less than IL bushels the
marlet value OF which may be- set at 5s 3D. bushe
at which rate the farmers would receive e. 600.
People in Europe have been apt suppose that Cana
da produces little else besides corn timber, and mine
rails but the fine collection brought together at the
cent local exhibition held at Montre proves that the
province is able vie with older In machine
~, manufactures, and mechanical appliances. The
Dit which Canada acquired in London by its display of
produce will not be lost at the Paris exhibition. Suf-
cient will there be shown to thai Canada abounis
in mineral wealth. in most useful FOSSILS In timber Of
the most valuable description, and likewise In mechani
cal skill of high order These, together with the diff
ferent kinds Of grain that will be exposed csnnot
to attract the attention Of the mercantile world which
may find as wide field tor its enterprise and the
pioyment Of capital in British America in any other
region Of the globe.