New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-12
CANADA.

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TORONTO, Wednesday Mach ., l-j5.
The Hen. J. II. Killsly, Assistant Commi''
sioner Of Pubic Works, las been IN town sew
erA days making arrangements for the return OF
the Government 10 this cisy next fal. Inc Old
Pasliamen. buildings. temporarily occupied By
Univer,ity College, sre to be put 10 order. Room
will be made for the iorty-six additional members
which the present House contains over any OF its
prede cessOrs, by encTOscbing on the space pre-
yiously allotted 10 the public on the ground floor;
aud il is possible that the spectators thus dis
placed may find new accommodations IN an exten-
sion Of the gallery. A house near the Parliament
buildiBes-the late Judge Hagermans private resi-
dence. corner Limecoe ana Wellington-sts.-
been taken for an Executive Council Chamber
Crown Law, and Secretaries Offices. Sir Edmund
Head is to be packed into an old tinder-box OF 3
rough. house, quietly situated IN ample
grounds near the Parliament buildings, and built
for the early Upper Canada Governors. Some OF
the public Departments are not yet housed; but 1t
is pretty certain that the old Hospital 10 be va
Gated by the patients next summer, Will be put IN
requisition. Don't suppose that we are going to
live on this AXE SHIFT system for everlasting; we
shall have respectable public buildings IN the good
time coming.
The Commission appointed TO inquire into the
causas of accidents and detentons on the Great
Western Railway has reported. The Commission
was appointed in consequence of the Bapaste
Creek Massacre, by which iOrty-seyen human be-
iDcs were momentarily hurried into eternity and
tine more afterward died in hospital. The Com
missioners inquired into the cause OF SIX several
accidents: aud nearly the whole of them are trace
able remotely if not directly to the premature
openinq If the line; the Baptste Creek Massacre
among the rest of them. The line was opened be-
fore il WAS either fenced or ballasted the embank-
m,nts and cuttings had not been made secure, and
the road crossings were unfinished NO railway
bells were used: and reckless set OF engine
drivers were employed, who made common prac-
tice of running down COWS and hOrses-a practice
which could be INDUCED n with comparative safety
! to themselves the weight of the engine and ten
! ders enabling them to stand the shock, while
there WAS greater danger of the lighter passenger
! cars being upset. The Immediate cause OF the
accident al Baptstc Creek was the man IN charge
/ Of the ballast train breaking through all rule aud
remaining on the road when the regular train was
overdue The Company gave out the baliastlng
by contract; aud although they stipulated to re-
tain control over the ballast train by appointing
p sHitchman Ia attend the switch connecting the
crawling track with the main track, at the time
of the accident they had no regular swltchnan
at that point where there ought to nave been
two. one for day and the other for night. Al
| though the report is silent on the subject | be-
( lieye the appointments on the road were made on
the principle of nepOtism and 1t Is clearly estab-
lished that no adequate punishment hardly ever
reached those servants Of the Company who were
guilty Of misconduct in the discharge of their du
ties The Commissioners find fault with the sys
TEN OF management pursued, and state that the
managing dir, ctor took upon himself what no MAJ
could possibly do, be his talents and experience
what they might. The Commissioners conclude
their report by recommending the Legislature II
pass sundry enactments for securing safety OF
railways
The proposal to raise a force for the protection
Of the Province, originated with the lmper'a
Government There are large quantities OF valu
able ordnance lands in the Province, and the I'm
perial Government has proposed to surrender al
those, except what may be required for defensive
purposes at Quebec, Montreal and Kingston, on
condition that the Province will provide the means
| of its own defense This il the same policy a.
size pursued in regard to the Crown Land Reeve
nue. snrrendering it on condition that the Province
agreed to provide a certain civil list. The propO-
| raj shows no distrust OF Canadian loyalty, or 1t
| shows that England is schooling us to perform tie
| functions Of free Government az time when We
shall be entirely free from external control. The
ordnance lands, proposed to be surrendered to the
local Government, are OF very great value; but
whether they would yield capital the interest oil
which would be sufficient TO maintain protective
| force | do not undertake to determine.
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