New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-29
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TORONTO, we6besssy, Jan. "a, 1897
Tia announced ,ha. the MIitsry Com MISSION,
which has been some time sitting q, toe sest d
Coy.rpmsrt. ia ready 10 report aud ~ 10 hih 90
,h., ,bs hind If force tia. will be recommended
vi, he 4 volunteer militia
The Govtrrment architects IN ths city have
,.eeiyed order. to exsniine and report upon The
old Parliament buildings; 70 state bow mach coat
il viii be necessary 70 iocur 10 ht them Tor sae
recs ptiOn Of ibs Legislature, and at what date IL
would be posiible 10 get them ready. lne a.
sembiy room is "a large as the Music Hal, ~ Vae-
bee: and il is belioyed there Will be no diDic
In finding temporary accommodations ior anna,
uert. The progress Of the new Government auu
Parliament buildings in this cay, ~ oehn.
tested till Parliament shali deciee 'De nna1'.i'
The cause OF this interruption oi the N"rA9 y,
tlst the estiroat.s Of the architects amour, 10
10. "a 80 ,i,,es "a much az the sum voted by
a. UoI,se. the appropriation being sO,OOD ana
- Ultimate about 100000. kunors have Tor
.nwe tiue been ahoat, that if the Allies suaer any
.syeye reverse in the Crnea, the seat Of Govern
meDt will not be removed from Qlebee CARR
sob city. A kindred rumor declares that de-
match from the Home Government recommends
that Quebec shall continue permanently the seat
OF GOVcrLMfDI. DOt Ouil uo bpt f"u'u ~, ~
accuracy of these ruInOTs, but positively disbe-
lieye them, especially that about the alleged In
perial dispatch, charged with maternal advice ID
matter Of local concern.
Last night the steamer Queen City was burned
nj the Queens wharf. She was an old American
steamer, previously known as the Lazy oi the
Lake, and recently nGturblized IN our waters.
She was purchased from Americans las; spring by
soYne narfies in Hamilton and ran, last season,
between that city and this. che TOOK iire whilc
fbe captain and crew were on board, but nothing
coujd be done but 10 swing her clear Of the whari
and 10 get her out Of the way Of doing INJURY 10
fbe surrounding shipping. Of some ten tuns OF
croceries and dry goods on board, only about a
tonrtb were saved. sbe was pursuing her regu-
lar trips 70 the head Of the lake, (Welllngton-
square and this day an opposition boat, the
Wellaud. Was to start on the same route. The old
Indy Of the Lake was built in le43, and was then
the swftest boat on Lake Ontario; now, so great
has been the improvement in steam navigation, sne
had become the very slOwest! IL was not TIL
1916 that che was beaten; when the Commerce,
a new beat, "eclipsed" her in speed, from Niaga-
ra to Toronto, and the name Commerce was
drmped and Eclipse substituted. The Queen
CITY was not worth over $l2, 600, and was fully
insured poor boy, regret TO say, persisted IN
the burning boat.
The total number Of vessels that arrived at One
bee last year was ,563, with an aggregate tun-
mage of GOO, s36 tuns.. Of this number, i ,3S5 en-
tered there, and lis passed up to Montreal. At
the latter city 254 vessels arrived with an aggre-
gate tunnage Of 80, S92 tuns; - OF them returning
to Quebec in ballast to load, and n went down
partly laden, completing their cargOes at the lat
ter port Of these vessels I66 were: