New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-19

century, an do the Anglo SAAoDs of Nova Scotia 70
the New EDglanders in the days Of Queen Anne.
AZ In most other parts OF the cos,t of the mari
time Provinces, ship building is the leading b,-l-
ness oD the north si ore.
Chatham contains above ooo inhabitants, aud
during the navigation ia place OF some business
unortsnee. The River Nirimich which expands
,,a Raw a short distance below the town, is vide
and d,ep; i, is said to be naygable for steamboats,
fin, mi.s from its mouth but ls not disturbed by
them. This vicinity has been seftl'd more tnah
two centuries but in 1924 serious dra"oacA 20
it's prosperity took place. An immense hre raw
aged tract of land 6U miles square
The structure of society here is as arIs'ocrsuc
a. tie most thorough going SHAM democrat or
Tory could desire Wealth and education are l'r
the few; the reverse for the many. The northeast
and the southwest here become similar, thus 'erl'
Tying the proyerb that extremes meet. flerce.
Douglas q Co. would find but little 70 :" "suodne'
In the region, as the laborng population are as
much under the thumb of the tec VINO nave "es,n
ana educstiOn as the most ardent slaveocrat couid
desire Business, as ia the southwest, lie con-
Quoted on the principle of high profits ana slo"
returns. The principles of the Declaration ot In
dependence are at about the same discount as IN
ilerce q Co.'S Cabinet, or-l was going to say
the Missouri Kansas Sham Legislature; but they
are not quite so low in development yet as the
generality of ConrressOua politicians.
1be river lie frozen about FIVE months annually
The progress OF the country corresponds 10 the
above mentioned social influences
Politically, they are as free here as any here,
but the mass Go not appreciate the value of free
dom, aud appear to prefer to be without the bless
iDgs Of freedom, Oh condition that they shall be
equally freed fVm It's responsibilities. Counties
can take the management of local roads and other
matters into their own haOds whenever they
choose, but only two counties in the Province
have hitherto chosen TO Svail Themselves of this
privilege, witch seems not to be generally ac-
counted such. | avn informed itat at meeting
III the nes shboring town of Newcastle (Which num-
bers over 200 inhabitants) that htld for the
purpose of ee:tiDg parish officers, only thirty or
forty attended
The scenery on this river is picturesque bat not
sublime
Education here is in very backward state;
dozens of child eL in this place have no opportun-
ity of acquiring the primary element OF Snlwi-
edge. But few free scholars are taken; free
school movement has been initiated. The de-
msnd for teachers, however through the Province
generally is greater than the supply, Ss well 1t
nav be at the following rates OF Remuneration:
Msles witho4 L boa "a. annually so! .
Msl,. with board, semisDnr ally .;;.''''. so o.
Females without BOARD, semi snnaaliy''.' - w
Females with bosd. sstn.nnnually ........ u 10
These averages are tsken from the Report on
Psrish Schools by the Chief Superintendent oi
Education for the Province.
In short then, in Northern New brunswick I'M
prove meIts generally are Tlo rOscopic, the marcu
of int htct at dead halt. The only slgus OF
progress are that the bookseller has taken larger
ard handsOmer store, and is ABOUT to issue news
paper-tbe second IN this part OF the Province.
/ have something to cay touching liquor laws IN
general, ard that Of NewBiunswlck in partlcu-
lar: but think it better to wait until have seen
little more VI the elephant.