New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-25

From Our Own Corresrondeot

From Our Own CoueTondeot
Toronto, Monday, Jan. %, 1855.
Two distinct ,ffors have been made by Can
adams to raise, 10 this Province a force to pro-
coed 20 tbe CIImea One of them VAS made by
Col. Prince 10 the ComDander-in Chief, HJrse
Guards London; aDd the other by Mr. Rausi0,
who now represents in Parliament the County of
Essex which previous TO the last Election, had
for long time been represented by Col. Prince.
The latter offered TO raise a battalion of 500 TO
500 men forthwith, and promised that 4" it shall
"be composed of men who will do their duty
men who, l undertake, shall finch from moth.
ing" Col. Prince received IN reply the thanks
of the Commander in Chief, but was informed that
his application should have been addressed 10 the
Secretary for the War Department. Col. Prince
accordingly addressed the same proposal
to the Duke of Newcastle; and bis Grace replied,
declining the offer on the ground that as most OF
the troops had been withdrawn from Canada, 1t
would not be fair TO sanction such draft upon
the fighting portion OF the population without the
formal sanction Of the authorities of the Province.
A hint was also thrown out that il was not expe-
dent to adopt the proposed plan Mr. Rankin's
offer to raise volunteer force for the Crmea was
made to Lord Elgin on the 18th December aud
il received the only reply possible, under the cir
cumstances- that his txcellency would lay the
suggestion before the proper authorities
A general belief is entertained that Provn-
cial militia will be raised; and rumor for the
truth of whose gossiping | do not vouch, has II
that Col. Tache, now Receiver General, will be
placed at the head of il, in Lower, and Sir Allan
McNab, now President of the Executive Council
and occupant of the Bureau of Agriculture will
be at its head in Upper Canada.
The Indians have surrendered TO the Canadian
Government the peninsula lying between the
Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, with some reser-
vations for their own use. The extent OF land is
only Goo eco acres. 1t is well watered and for the
most part covered with excellent timber That part
of the cesntry possesses the advantage Of being
entirely free from asue. The country in the
neighboI hood of this peninsula has been settled
with extraordinary rapidly portion OF 1t,
which was Only recently brought into market,
was literally all take up at BY actual settlers
One township in particular some ten miles square,
was al sold ~ day to actual settlers; and the
crowd of purchasers who locked 10 the local
agents Office coHld not be served with land for
three weeks.
The number Of immigrants landed in the Prov
ince was greater last year than it had been since
lc47, while to the United states il was much less
Is the tide OF emigration TO America going to turn
TO these Provinces Before 1881, these Provinces
received more British immigrants than the United
States; and as what has happened once may hap
pen sgsin, who can ssy how the import Of muscles
and sinews may not run into channels different
from what they have recently filled Here is the
number Of immigrants that arrived 81 Quebec last