New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-30
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CANADA.
From Our own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
TORONTO, Monday, May rs, 1855
During the past week We have passed shrousaa
Ministerial crisis and although we are yet without
ally official explanations, am in positica to tell
you all that is desirable to know. The Immediate
cause OF the resignation of the McNab Govern
ment Vas q sectional, Upper Canada dei's' o"
motion Of want Of conhdtLce. Ii was nps . sub
stsntye motion, but an amendment offered 10 .
proposition of the Government to vcse &l,SVoW
for PsIlisuen. and Government buildings ct Que
bee, which city the Assembly had declared shal,
after the expiration OF four years, be the peruAs-
pent seat of Government. Some members Of the
oppO, ition were absent; and their frie.ds woah
permit no division till their return the debate ives
k,pt up ali night and all next day. and. with the
inter mission of hes than tive hours, till sexs night
at IL O'Clock. The Government had on the diyis-
ion msority Of over thirty, but they were Icfs m
a minority as regarded Upper Canada Four Of
the Upper Canada members Of the Cabinet re-
signed on the back of this defeat; and Sir Allan
NcNab, the remaining member. WAS % engm
forced TO resign, in consequence OF the resS-
nation Of al his colleagues from both sec
tions of the Province. The Governor-Generas sent
for Mr. Tache, a Lower Csnsds member OF the late
of new Government. Mr.. Tache consulted with
MI ex Attorney General Mcdonald, and the resait
was that Sir Allans place was filled BY . Toronto
lawyer bamed Vankoughnett, who has never had Q
seat in Parliament in bis life. The late PROVINCIAL
Secretary tales the place Of the late Attorney
General Drummopd. Mr.. Tyrrell, an Engiish-
speaking Lower Canada lawyer, is made Secre-
tsry. cir Allan was attempting to overrescn me
colleagues, and they were playing the same game
with ban. They have succeeded 10 the game, and
he has lost. They will come to an open rapture
with him to-day, when the explanations are made,
both on matters Of principle and OF facf. Onv
three members Of the Government will have to 30
to their constituents to be elected-those VINO
have accepted new offices. The wr,ts for new
elections will issue at once, and II Ministers
find they cannot command q majority from both
sections of the Province they will resort To dis
solution They will hold out threat Of this hind
to.dsy, with view Of frightening those who are
not in q position to meet their constituents.
During the whole session the Government has
been weak from internal division, the falling Oh
of their supporters, and the Premier not being
able to att. nd in his place in Parliament, IN consc-
quence Of the govt. When he came In on Friday
lat the first tune for some ten weeks, no had 10
be carried on chair by two s,rvants not exactly
parallel to the of Pitt, who WAS carried into
the House of Commons ON bed, to protest against
the American war.
The most Important me asuro passeu tnis seseson
10 bill to make the Legislative Council elective.
1t passed by very large msjorities in tho Lower
House, and about two to one In the Upper. The
| old members retain their seats for life; bat N
election If new members will require TO take
place 10 bring the House up to the fixed number.
Another bill Of considerable Importance 10 ono
TO provide for the cbsrterng Of ecclesiastical cor
pOrations. These corporations are 10 hold no
land, except for building and burial purposes snd
restrictions are laid upon requests to these corpora
tons. The wills must be made ak months before
death; and il the testator have relations he must
Eot leave more than half his property to any re-
ligous corporation.
Large quantities Of wheat are still 10 the hands
of the Upper Canada farmers-probably not leas
than 10000 bushels. They have not had the
good sense to sell when prices were at the highest
The extent of land under crop 10 greater than at
any previous time.
The numbering operations on the Ottawa aud
the st. Maurice are much retarded by tho want VI
water in the streams.
Saturday was observed a. holiday in this city
- it being the Queens Birthday. Ii was kept
something after the fashion VI an American Fourth
Of July, with less pe,ards and less enthusiasm.
On Saturday night fire destroyed eight iocom-
olives OF the Grand Trunk Railway, In this city.
Loss $4,000.
The Spring is backward, but the wheat crop s
reported as looking well.