New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-30
CANADA.
of The N. Y. Tribune.

Corur.pondead9 of The n Y. Tribune.
KINGSTON, Sept. 70, lsS
The eleventh Provincial Exhibition Of indus,ry
productions opened here on "Wednesday. The
weather has not been the most propihous, hNiu
been disturbed yesterday and this morning BY Sa. e
noxial rain storms. Governor Clark, his wife NJ
two daughters are here, as we'll as our own Cove.
nor. Sir Edmund Head. On Wednesday the Ia
Goyernors entered the show grounds, Mrs. Cai
leaning on the arm of Governor Head. festertl
morning an address was presented TO Gov. Hx
to which he briefly repliod after which he dists 4
uted the Canadian Exhibition medals TO succs .
full Canadian competitors the greater par {
whom, strange to say, were from Lower CARA
The entries are more numerous than on any pr
yious occasions though it is doubtful if the sss
be, on the whole, equal to some OF It's rredscs
sors A crystal palace has been built for the pu
pose, at q cost of 1900, and it is thought ths
hereafter the Provincial exhibitions Of Upper Cas-
ada will be confined to three or four places-anr A.
rangement that will render possible the erection
permanent buildings in each place. IL ~ alse ti
that the exhibition is not kept open long enoaA
and il Is probable that instead Of three days
the time will hereafter be- extended 20
fortnight. the cattle being brought in on the as!
day. There is probability that the same thing "a
regard to reducing the number OF places at whel
the annual exhibitions are held, will take placef
Lower Canada. On the first day Of the fair pet
pockets mustered in great force, some OF 4n
having come direct from the Lower Cansda IL
bibition at Three Rivers. The police, ho"cr,
have succeeded in capturing about dozen OF thu.
and since then no more pockets have been picid
The principal business of these light-hngered r.
try was Zone on the steamboats, on the way " Y
Exhibition,
1Le exhibition grounds embrace twenty acr"
Government property, ot which tIe local CeanF
Society has cot a lease for twenty years. IA
CRYSTAL Palace is very creditable tor the piats
Wood instead of rsn has been used, but u
wood has not yet been painted, IT does not socYN
! be oest advantage.
The show of Lowlown and Leicester sh1p,
| large and good; that ot cattle not striking, al
| Of horses rather measer. Pigs are plentiful AZ
| good.
| The Spring grains are good, especially sphg
wheat, which is extensively grown in the neigbbor.
hood of kingston and is superior to that produced
| higher up the country. OF rye and barley there
are several good samples.
| Reaping machines are collected in large numbers'
| but as there is no means Of testing them, ns
| prctense of passing judgment ON their merits ei
| mere farce; nay, IL may lead to positive mlasuc'
| The same may be said OF the thrashing and WI
| moving machines. The plows, of which ahdei'
take TO say there are three times as many good ones
as were exhibited at Paris and tried az Trappes ~
| the only implements that are submitted TO the W.
| OF trial In the ease of all the Others, theracr
the award illproye nothing, except, perhaps. th'
| one machine looked better than another. fkr
are several pOws on the ground, but the geOefa
| opinion is that they are inferior 10 the Canahan-a
judgment which, taking appearances for agde'
| would seem TO be correct
| was surprised to see displayed in the center q
| the Crystal Palace a silk flag bearing the figure
| William III. on horseback with the old aM
about "gOrious, pious and immortal msmsg
| How so studied an insult ~ our Roman Catbo6
fellow -citizens was permitted, cannot und. Fstad
II is whispered, however that the majority Of tk
local Committee OfArrangemcDts were OraDgenen'
but surely that was no reason why the present oc'
casOn should be- made one Of party display trump
or insult.
There i much that il defective in the arrenge-
meats. The general impression was That The TX.
hibitlon would open on Tuesday; bat in fact The
pubic dd not md their way 10 the grounds till two
days aiter; and delegates from several societies
complain that they brought there two days be-
ioie II was necessary. But there has been nothing
hke perfect programme Of tie four days pro-
ceedngs.
wv hiHI tffh, u tue minister Of Pubnc l1-Irur'
ton BE- included, are here. The Ministers OF Ags
culture, and OF Public Instruction, delivered y
dfestes last night. The latter, more propsfJ
redLing, lectured on a collection OF aericultarl
machine models, which he obtained at the Plns
Exhibition. Some OF them are doubtless good asd
VIII be useful in this country, bat the collectioa a'
evidently been tahen at random, and includes acns
oi he fudcst implements it is possible to concese
such ." one-stited, leit.hsnded plows, a trial
winch at lrappes, during the time Of the Paris EI
LlbliioD, proved the utter wOrthlessne-s Ths!
may, however, serve to show how much superior
are American agricultural inn ments 10 many
stil used on tue Confront of Europe
and IN ihls way may serve good purpose.
1he grounds are not half 20 gay with carriages
as they were in thi, city in 1-i9: the reason beng
suspect, that ; adnlitance Is now charged 70
each carriage, while moth ng was then demsndel
regatta between Toronto and Kingston bea''
took place on Wednesday. Ia the principal rae
ol sail boats the Kingston boat Belle beat us
lor.nlo boat RIyet-a new boat, bail. % 'Do
CHde--by seven seconds. Tie Toronto boat, shf
We'll ont in the Bay, beat tie oiber an en- amop
distance: but ber ais were 100 short when she gN
IN lie shelter OF the wharves, and her compen'@
ran 10 the wlndward OF her. and took the wind o''
Of her sails.
ibe Goyernor-General, on biz way down, eaIs
ny steamer ron Toronto 70 Cobolrg, whence ne
TeIt over la1d to Trenton, in order to zee the bt
VnInts country. His Exce.lcncy, Accompanies "