New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-09
CANADA.

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P"lhcai n' s.h,ug e,cUrFioD 20 tht Lower
ssai a""S uh.ncs. teweyer, he vii shorty
81 A"" ,;,b the exception q three, al The
.n.,s Of nc Cabinet are ON VI '"' 0'St
18th bic constituents, aaotnef Attending ns
80, ,.rf to watering pi$ce, aud ~ on Ioe
se"o q. pe,a, called a. Kingston, MoGtFea!, |
"a osshec. on the way. at the io'ner pace ne
-. entertained a. public dinner; on which DC,
.ss;,n he m.ae 8 speech, IN when ne referred
IN the necessity Of preserving the union between
the two Provinces as II Were rem! 80.
"a. also indi,creet enough 10 B0tice certain atacSe
vMch have been made on him for previously re-
S.,,;pp in public 70 the same quest!on on the
gr.und that il was an Interference WIN Politcs
The truth is the union is in. DO sort OF danger ana
IL !, certainly f. weakness 10 the Governor''rhera
n be constantly sluding TO the subject, IN shch
vax "a % c,nyey the idea that without his ald 1t
could not be saved from dissolution. Only ina
oine the Queen on visit TO Scotlend, trying to
marry the effect of y Councils monster meetings
tor a repeal IF the union between England ana
Ireland by mailing it topic of public discussion
Sir Edmond Head is probably awe meaning man.
hut he ia hardly up to his work. 80 Important an
.f6ee a. that Of Governor General of Canada re-
cures something more than the abilities OF a 1hird-
rate man.
The practice Of giving free grants of lands 10
immigrants or actual s-ttlcrs BIAS Oeen more or LEGS
M vogue ever since Canada was BIitlso colony
or province At first there ~es a g aduated sc-e;
so much was given 70 an ordinary em'.raht, 20
ma.h 10 q common soldier, and so much more u
officers according To their rank. linen after the
American Revolution. free grants were made to
tbs United Empire 10y elsts VITO stood by the
Briti.h Crown through tbas great struggle which
gave birth to nation. And finally, free grants wefe
made 10 those who served the Grown in the war OF
1872 Ia all these cases believe, actual settlement
lin huf hi. nd
and could not be exacted To have compelled
many of the grantees, ia these days, to settle on
the lands would, instead of boon, have been
real punishment. Land scrip, slnliir TO the
American land warrants was therefore invented;
and Of course il became a marketable COMMODITY.
Many are the tales told Of some of the fine farms
10 the province, perhaps now worth S20OJ0
having, in those early times, changed hands Tor
few quarts OF whisky; and every body "on!'rs
why every body living in these times did no. buy
and become rich. The truth Is that forty years
ago nobody dreamed that Toronto would ever be
more than a ,ery small village; aud the IDEA oi
farming was that the only CUSTOMERS for produce
would be new immigrants, who would want sup
plies for year two till they could grow them;
and it was distressi idea to contemplate that
the tine would come when every one would grow
enough for himself and consequently when
nobody need trouble himself with raising
more Than he could eat The idea Of expectation
the Lake, and nobody seemed t. iul1gide that
there ever would be. Nobody was therefore very
anxious 10 acquire the Possession OF land The
land scrip sy stem ia now abolished; all the land
scrip called in; and a new system of fee grants
has been Inaugurated. When, eight years ago.
the luntfy bordering on the south shore OF
Georgian Bay was surveyed aud brought into the
maj ket, system of free grants along the great
leading roads was adopted. The amount was fifty
acres TO each ssttler, and he was at liberty to
puTcbase ali acdiiional tfty acres ad dining. The
principal condition was actual settlement; and
now IL tDelaltered circumstance of the ,untry,
this was no longer an in8ossibilty The free set
ters cleared their lands 10 the extent required;
and then either improved them further, sold
out. The sy stem worked well, but va. not pei
feet. Fifty were held not to be sufficient;
and respecting the hisy that was reserved dis
putts would sometimes 6Clse. On Du1sInt new
dpstuct Of county into market, the vernment
las iutt altered this feature by Increasing the
Amount Of eaco grant to 100 ares. Tbe lands lie
bach o. the prescn, settlements 10 the County Of
hastings and near the River Ottawa. Ih' free
QTuJts are beng msde on three great leading
roads. The climate and soil permit the prOduc
ton of " inter wheat, and every other description
Of grain. A survey bis been ordered by the Gov
ernmebt to atceItan whether j; be possible 80 10
improve the navigation OF the French River, and
through Lake Nipps,Dg, So as 20 make II pass able
for some sort Of vessels from the Ottawa River %
nect these two points and toward which four mil
ioDs OF acres of public lands have been granted.
has also beer und, rtaken. The ConmlssloAer oi
Crown Lands stated the other day o. Three Rry
ore, that when the railroad is built, these lands
will be worth four dollars an acre.
A cOn.iderabe portion OF the Island OF 81
Josepb In LIKE Huron, will be offered II auction
BY the Government III this city next mo0th. IL
10 said that Americans are likely t. be large buyers
on the occasion Much OF the land is said to be OF
good quality, well timbered, and suitable tor agri-
cultural purposes. In September there WI also
be an auction sale of l44 800 acres of Indian ants,
forming the southern part of the peninsula between
the georgian Bay and Lake Huron.
There is likely to be d considerable de nand IN
Ensland for additional capital for further Canaditn
railroads A line south If the Great Western is
about to be constructed; and also one from
Brockville 70 the OTTAWA River; thrd-oOntinu-
alton Of the Grand lrunk-irom 81. Mays "a
London. For these enterpr ses the cap tai will be
sought 10 England; agents for some OF them having
nlreaoy gone and the others being about 10 follow.
The Grand Trunk Company has authority to raise
s. 900, 600, on first mortgage bonds; but the COP
dtions are such that it is not certain they viii
avail Of the somewhat doubtful privilege.
The harvest is progressing; and, on the whole.
the yield promises ~ be good. ! he hay crop has
been unusually large; and with the exception OF
the partial injury done by flies and insects the
wheat crop promises 10 turn out well. This inlu-
ry is only partial being confined - the older set
tied districts, and covering only an incOnsiderable
portion Of the great wheat growing districts.
Spring crops and potatoes have suffered SOM what
Of late from the dfouth, though not to any very
serious extent. There have ben several light
showers recently. but sll the want Of ran is con
slderably felt.