New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-20
CANADA.
FROM Our Own Correspondent.

From Our Own Correspondent
TORONTO, Friday, March lG, 1855.
Mr. Sidney Herbert as Under Secretsy of War,
acknowledging an offer Of the Montreal Fire Brig
sde to perform military services, expresses hope
that Canadian battalion may bs formed for tho
Eat. II ia probable, therefore, that Mr.. Ran
kirs. NJ. p. p, and Col. Prince will proceed to
raise the forces for that purpose, which they some
time since asked liberty to take to the East.
Government has introduced oil to the Legls-
latiye Assembly, for abolishng the postage on all
newspapers published in Canada. This measure
will involve sacrifice of revenue to the amount
of about $50 0CO year; but it is believed that the
amount will be cheerfully made up by the people.
A militia bill, founded on the report OF the Mil
itary Commission has also been introduced. Inc
intention of the Government TO proceed with the
Elective Legislative Council bill this session, mas
likewise been announced.
Government has caused 10 be surveyed eight
new townships on Lake Niplfslng, between that
lake and the Ottawa, and a road thereto, on the
We st side Of the Ottawa, has be. opened nearly
the whole of the distance. On either side OF this
road free grants of land will be given To settlers
Two other blocks of townships have also been
survey ed in this tract OF land, lying between the
Ottawa and the Georgian Bay One of these lies
Immediately north OF the Counties of Frontenac,
Lennox and Arlington and Hastings. This block
contains sixteen new townships, and - APP
proachable by two roads, already opened, third
being survey ed aud partially opened. On these
roads also, free grants to actual settlers Will be
given. The third block Of seven newly surveyed
townships lies on the west side OF the Ottawa, its
southern extremity being about on a line with the
center of Westmeath, gong north little beyond
the township Of Aberdeen, which lies on the east
sid. of the river. Government does not make a
survey of the whole block; because at I'd. an
acre it would cost nearly $500, 900, and because
large portion of it, covered with red pine, is un-
fit for settlement. This portion is already divided
into timber berths. To some of these new town
ships the names of old Canadian politicians are
given; among them are Papineau, Collins, "a Rad
zeal editor in this city in ancient times, Baldwin,
Lafontaine and Rolph-all as radical as possible.
A curious circumstance occurred here the other
day. young woman, well dressed, and of re-
spectacle appearance, went into gunmaker s.
shop, purchased pistol, asked the person who
served her to load il, which be did. She then
took il and put il in her BOSOM Prompted by a
terrible sort of curiosity, he asked her what she
intended to do with it. She replied that sister
of hers, fourteen years of age, had been, for a
second time, enticed into nunnery here, near
the Bishops Palace; that on previous occasion
she had rescued her with great difficulty; that she
now intended TO 20, demand that she be given up,
and if the demand were not complied with, she
intended to shoot the principal of the establish
ment. The police were apprised OF this CONVEX.
satiOn, and the young woman was taken iuto Gus
tody. One of her brothers at once appeared to
give bail for her. 1t appears that one of her
brothers. residing in this city, had married a
Catholic and became OF her way Of thinking,
and through him the younger sister lad found her
way TO the nunnery. The young woman who
came to rescue her sister had travelled all the
way from Sarnia. Her name is Bolster and sew
ersl of her brothers reside here and are Orange
men, with the exception of the one who went
over 10 the Catholic Church.
Miss Lucy Stone, the first public lecturer on
Womans Rights that ever appeared in this city,
drew unusually large crowds TO hear her three
lectures. No man or woman has made as much
sensation here since Jenny Lind paid US q visit
1t is stated that an overwhelming majority in
the Legislative Assembly will sustain the Maine
Liquor bill. Mr.. FELTON, who introduced il, is no.
torious -bibber and he is getting hauled over
the Goals for bis inconsistency. II may, however
be defeated in the Legislative Council.