The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-21

Canadian Iteuns.
Tnsse are now several temperance le,turers ira
vessng the provinces. Thoro u little doubt Of the
passage Of Prohihitofy Liquor law ut tho next Sos
zion OF Parliament
Tho Messrs. Farra, Of Pen Yam, N. Y, have con-
tacted to build two Long bridges over tae Maitland
river, near Goderich. They have just fniahed one
over the Grand river, at Paris. They also con
structed the noted bridge on the Buffalo and G. ode
rioh Railroad.
Engineer Robinson and party are engaged In q
new survey OF the Canadian shores OF Lake Huron
Ten new harbors are also under survey, where ton
new lighthouses and breskwaters are TO DO erected
The iron rails Of the Grand Trunk Railroad from
Toronto west to Stafford, ITO miles, now being
laid. The castings for the tubular bridges on tle
road have mostly arrived from England. The road
ton of the road on which Paine Co., OF Rochester,
Field Co, of Albion, JOIN Clark Of Palmyra, and
Flowers & Co., Of New York, had large contracts.
new effort is being made to completes the Buffalo
ana Goderich Railroad to Stratford this season. II
ID now in operation to Paris, but the grade u
finished 10 Stratford. All that is now snted ia the
rails The Canadians are much gratfed With the
new board Of directors, and will do all in their
power to facilitate its com 3letion.
The telegraph line from Hamilton to Goderi ID,
ITO miles, Is nearly completed. 1t is in operation
as far al StratOrd.
The telegraph line from Berlin to 6augueen, on
Lake Huron, is nov in operation as far as Aliens
vile. The two Lines mentioned pass through the
1t Ia estimated that rising one thousand fami-
lies havs settled in the Huron district bordering on
Lake Huron, since last fall A great number OF
them are from New York State.
Since the reciprocity treaty went into operation,
dozen lew villages have sprung up on the shores
OF Lake Huron, In the Huron distrl3;, to ship pro
duoe. Building Is going on rapidly, and wharves
and piers beiDg constructed. Speculation In village
lois iuIB high
The wheat crop in thu Upper Province was never
AoAkc 1NrI1o 49, oukkk~ Nk~
plus is estimated over home wants at u to To-.
900, 900 bushels. AL other crops good.
Some zoo, 600 Bushels Of potat ,es have been ex-
ported to the States within the last three months
600 bushels went over the Gait branch Of the G..
W. Railway. The purchasers were mostly from De-
trot, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo and Rochester.
The Germans OF Waterloo county are about
establishing The German Bank Of Upper Cana
da," ct Berlin, the capital Of the county, with .
capital Of $500 900. There are over 5000 Germans
IN that vicinity, mostly from Pennsylvania. There
are many very wealthy men among them. Their
religion is Menese, runkards, Noravlans, New Je
rusale mites and Methodists.
TIE government Is expanding large sums for new
western POI ton of the Upper Province to encourage
settlement Water privileges are abundant.
The recipro ity treaty has given q new field to
the lake fsheses on the Canada side OF Lake Hur.
on. Some two hundred American fishermen are
now eDksged within fifty miles ca ;h Mde OF Code
rich, in TIE business rhis has greatly stimulated
the CaDnucks, and IL ia estimated four hundred OF
them are now engaged In the sans business. About
one hundred miles Of the lake shore is lined wish
gill nets and sei.ts. Every boat that comes in has
large Lumber of salmon trout, from thirty 70 ffsy
pounds weight White fish are very large. The
fish ,sug ns at ColbDgwo0d terminus of the North.
eIn railway, from unto, are packed in ice, and 60
to Oiwego, Rome, Ultra, Albany and New York.
Great qusDtities taken at Gooderich, 60 in ice to
Cleveland aud CincDnati
GCderich Is the county seat of the Huron district,
with some 5000 population, and rapidly increasing.
Some seventeen from the States have located
there since January, engaged in mercantile and me-
chanicAl pursuits.
100 900 bushels Of wheat have been shipped from
GcGeiioh and Bayfield, to Buffalo and Os sey,, since
the opening Of navig alton. II was purcha.ed from
nire to ten shiIings York q bushel, through the
winter. mostly by Americans.
The Ruby and Canadian run from Detroit to
Goderi, n. new steamer is to b. built the com.
lDg fall and winter, to ply between Saugusen,
Michigan and Godegich.
YANKEES recess has been opened a. G oderich,
where OF sters can be had at all times They 60 by
express to Detroit, and thence to Goder1cn, by
steamboat. Who says the Canadian shore Of Lake
Huron ia not civilized
The Hamilton Banner says Il has the best au-
thoIity for stating that the enlistment for the reg
ment being raised on the Niagara frontier Ia pro.
gre ssDg very favorably, ana that the full compile
ment OF men will soon be on their way 10 Halifax
en- route for the Crimea.