The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23
The Ca.anaAz Ccsls IA.


We bavn r~caived che sseopd report of ths esc-s.
ssry OF the Bosrt OF Registrar a and 5tastssics
Gu the CtDsus OF tie Ia aa.as- The sus e.
close soe SOg0las facss whic forcs "a n sot Va upan
the miro. NJ tne least startling IL sksss Il sAs
fol'o@,nR:-We sIa ieforned tina. in tae ia tad
6tefee - has baen founc aud n Is stmaa. IN aus
oA- Ger untsr five ye.rs Cf age there a'e nars
nslss, By nearly MY uousspd. Tran fem u ~; tnsa
btsste. sre eges OF h't,n ssd tyerty, tae ens'ss
outs lumber the males Z, ~b ut tee eams ex sut Tue
toe ,uis e sin be- ~ees the aers OF tlir aof forty
e6en v% mn ZEE gu 'cu b. I'd ts females. IA sne year
1860, up~asc OF hufo,eo spd sixsy thons ad; and
10. soens 0 az, NJ tevshts years OF age the TENT
n, 9 Gender IL sgsin n tire " sn6ant Ia Can sds
TIL. ItmGksbis eboing All towing or tns
stxui toe has te~n SauE,1 20 vary IN smia,
rsi, oin' ring ooly - ID d ~. N oscpoft q 70
IRE retttcuys Fopa stien- cf che swo ceanTieI
WDetetr tOis enue Ieeoi; "a found 10 the ia ,au.
vsef Euro te tae repo'y 0es not szg; bat Il MT
Probable. d f~tns cuon ae ances thsse pr, ucs
d'nt EFT retu,ts osoo thE population, as tbs solo~
Mg facts VI forty two tnoussna families n
AID, eacn w,tr hasnaud ADD wife at ,ts heal.
u II fouLd tnss twelve ID osaad have 10 ul sc-n Il
hctne @'gos thouasad have ul. oae; eevso .aalsAed
two; ty- thou-ahd sre; fouf ca usadd fln,; AID so
OF. rscs OF sauti*s cecte~siug la nu mb - ~ tae
lnnber cf ebilcssL crres.s. Icopp zilion s,this,
Cst eoa shE~s q rms -Ksbe 1lficrraca Dat o,
fMsrsvo Thousand fsm,iiss shse, on,y sb,ut foar
thGrssb0 were ~isnous chidt-n VII rhs a
ard go ca in proportion betseeo the uapb n
of fspilhs tsktn Ia she respective cosote,ss -.
large families being more pedtitul in CAnadA
thai Bsitain The report a c0ua.s for tuis dfsrsucs
IN several ~eys. One IL. a. emigranss 20 sas
country generally como ont a. vigorous Prod &c
tire ~, tois rtason . ems valid. Anothsr wh,ca
be ofi,fs does not seeU qaite so mach a.: tnA,
IL, esfy marriages. Ia Csns,a AZ Is acs.;ei1
rcssbe that These CO.. prevail TO Q greater deg 90
n CaIsda tran l. Crest Bn.sia. I, IL ssu
kDo~r fsct trst among ina working classes " che
three kingdons early marriages Prevail % q ruiI-
ous end cs{lorsble .xteLt.
Anosher e.ngu'sr fact which the report bring.
h. .ra "a M ltss ma .a-
births ana Cea his be;@aeu Oh two Provinces In
1851 the births Ia Upper Csta1a wers, leaving
out the tcd numbers. 32,000 while the dcats
amounted to 1000. b5igg CON thiag less than Q
the same yesr, the Dir his SsIe Ia rJund numbsr,
$4,000; the deaths. IL 900, nearly a third part OF
the Lumber born, thus sno sing heavier moeta | ~
N the 10 es Province tam tbs Upper. Tne rerHt
ststes that epidenics and childreas Complaints,
such a. whoopipg c1uga, Group, &C., ore MI 81
Drrs fad In 10 yer an 10 Up .. Canada.
Net the kas. interesting ie 10 tho census is the
return Of the Ind an popni stlon these ancient Hds
o. the forest. Tee report states their whole numos
In The Two provinces TO b. 1885, but 1t ssys t,is Ia
probably little over half tn r nunhsr isis kuo On
that many Of them live beyond the census limits. Ia
support or this Il Is stated that Smith, In hi, work
on Canada, enumerated them at IA 900 IN 1912.
The most melancholy pan Ct the report Is thst
relating to The deaf. dumb. bind and lunstic Hare
again the Lower Province appears TO disadvantage
The Lumber Of deaf and du NIB in Lo yer Canada Is
s65;in the rppcr Province 1t is little more than the
fan. 47s. In Lower Csnsoa there Ia ons to every
! 02e OF the whole population; Ia Upper Cana "a
one 10 every 99l OF tie population; while the
ces Of the United STAKES sho IS propo,ti N even
still ksa, they having only one t)evefy 1896 Of tho
whole population.
TEE report gives seine very interesting facts as
to the causes OF deae uGb tess, for wh'ca We 0ave
lot fpece; ard which, moreover, are scarcely al
nssible into the columns OF a comm n news Iaper
The yetu NJ OF the bind show To- Lower Cana "a
664 fer the UOper Province 3l6; being to inc former
\
latter 10 every 3.0l2. again sho wing excess ia
Lower CaDada; su. II Is stat d tnat ths propNti,a
Of blind to the whole population Of Canada West is
less I an Ia any other country In the world. Oae
cotd reason Tor this favorable Result IL ths fact It
Cssada West Is elt gcth.r OF re ens setten snt AMI
emjgrants co ming 10 the country generally leave
their biLd behind them, either 10 asy huns or wlsh
Trends. Otlunstics Lower CaDad. mas 6,73S. 70
every ji3 OF tee $50 popu alton; Up Jer Canada
1863, 10 every $50 Of the whole inhabitants.
The number VI inhabitants who had either reach
ed or pass ed their bu dfccth year In Csna1a East
At the taking OF the cfnus, vas 49, 20 females add
Is males; only A out OF the whole number we're
married, but 20 were widows and w.d) wefs; ouly
ii cut OF the While baving lived ont their century
in single beseedness and Of these only were Of
The masculine gender,
We have arceIy space 70 enter into he stst sites
Of tie various religious denomnasioos OF the Cana
dos. We shall coaten; ourselves as present by
merely stating that in Lower JAnada there arc 746
s6G Roman Catho les, AZ, 402 Ep'scopaia1s, Il ls3
Mefhcdsts, 1885 PIesbyterlans, 4 493 Biptists,
1927 Consregationalsts, and 3. 450 Univesaslists.
Such are few Of the more pr ,mInent facts which
we CLEAN from this volume. In conclusion, we may
state that the Ger returns show the country to
be In state Of vigorous progress, and increasing
fast IN that first requisite OF pros ocsty In country
like Carats-popuation. Over aud above the
large Lumber Of births over the deaths in both
Provinces, we have had duriog the psst ten years
yearly average Tow Of emigration Into the country
of marty 10000.
TIE vslioua occupations Of the population Of the
two Provinces sand AZ folio Is In Upper Canada,
farmers, sC,22l; carpenters and joioers, s,l22
bseksmiths, a.2a6; taiiofs, 662; merchants and
shey keepers, 1894; cis.. .. alOo; .oopers, 1886
miuers. O63 wesvers, 1873; iun. keepers, nn2G:
wagon ard carriage makers, ,409 c.binetmakes
03o; masors and bricklayers, Lis; 963 clergy.
men; 3s2 doctors; 32l lswycrs and notaries; $40
eIRineers, snd 100 teachers. Lover Csosia has
1924 farmers; in mercf ants and shopkeepers the
return equsls that OF Upper C.nsda; OF cabins.
makers abe hiss 3lI; weavsy, 1856; miliers, Coz;
ccorers, CO.; taiiors. only GIL. The adult q lpua
tion following IT, des and professions 10 Lower Ca
ada is returned Isl, 1862. Tno number of persons
living on private means Is nearly 10 In favor Of
the Eastern Province. The whole popniauon of tho
two proyirc es amounted at tine time the census was
taken to ,si2 ,2c5 and has now probably reached,