New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-19
CANADA.

here would some day close its concerns, IS your
u. 8. Bank Of 1916. Well might Dir. Read, counsel
for one of the fast young men now under arrest here
for completely in the pretended branch bank rob-
bery, condemn the managers Of the Bank OF Upper
Canada for intrusting young man like Cumming,
gambler and the companion Of dlsreputabie
persona with large sums Of the bank money, taking
no security, and never investigating his accounts or
checking bis cash-box. So far as l can sec thus
far. Mr.. Garrett, the Police Justice has acted
fsirly and legally though think the names Of the
other rascsls who have bank money should be made
known.
McGafey, the contractor, boosted Of his present
and past intimacy public and private, with joseph
C. Morrison, our Provincial Treasurer, than whom
a more unfit officer never was intrusted with pubic
treasure. He was Zimmerman's adviser, however,
knows all the black secrets OF the political managers
here and has seat in the Assembly for the village
OF Niagara. Yesterday, Mc(iahey ooasted thar ne
had borrowed money 10 visit Ntw-fork with, had
tsken Cumming with him, and others OF the same
stamp, and passed them tree (dead-heads) on your
railways.
II had my suspicious" said McGsHey, being
on oath in cur police court, that Cumming was
hard up: There has been great deal said 10 the
papers about my advising him to commit this robbery
and want to tell what did, 30 that people may not
believe that the ID thieves that they take vs.
for. After suspected that he was short in his book
scoouptII do not mean in his bank account y, ~ IL
own money than he could get in. And he was at my
house one afternoon, and read story from paper
that cashier in New York had embezzed or taken
from the funds Of the bank about $loo wv, and ne
went to counsel to know what he should do: Coun-
eel advised him to take another and 60 over
to jersey He did, and the bank was glad TO COM
promise with him for so per cent the dollar. Coming
home that night this conversation came up again, ana
be said Mac, .uch thing night happen IN your
ptvy hutifc not haDDcn i n.
YOU be id just you get good haul from the Upper
Bank of $50 900 and 60 over to the States, and see
the bank is not glad to compromise with you Tor ~
cents OIL the dollar and that is all about it. want to
give Cummings words. Tie said would not 90
such thing for the world.
cent YOU some time SINCE a return OF all the
stockholders in all the chartered banks in Canada,
by which you would see that the Bank of Upper
Canada is sending large part of its stock to En-
gland for sale. hope the English viii make more
profit of it than their cOuntrymen who bought Mr..
Bddles shares at los and sold at 8, not many years
ago.
Peterboro, the handsome and thriving county
town of one of our most pOpuous and thriving
counties, was set on fire in a number of places
few nights SINCE evidently with settled purpose of
DESTROYING it. A loss is sustained OF $4,000.
When will nations learn that all the teaching in the
world will not do half so much to eradicate evil dis
positions from mems minds the force OF good ex-
amplel
inclose Auditor Langton's statement, BY ten of
the chartered banks of Canada, OF their affairs
during the month ended June 30. They had only
$40. 233 59s of their notes in circulation. This
shows they have given the screw turn upon the
public There is one other chartered bank at Ham
ilton, the Gore Bank. Its pig headed, obstinate
directors won't send monthly returns. The bank
in London called North American has also branches
in Canada. What they circulate, nobody knows
beyond the bank parlor. All their returns will be
in dollars and cents after 1857.
The weather just now is dry and warm, with gen,
tie breezes every way favorable for harvesting, and
the wheat crop will be an average one In order
to catch our farmers mapping, Lord Elgin (now En-
glands ambassador to China) ordered the Legs
atye elections of 1854 to take place all over Cana
da during the busiest of our wheat harvest time:
We have been allowed no opportunity to amend
our choice snce though the trick was a SHABBY
one A friend writes me from Gait (head OF Lake
Ontario) that the wheat is good though in some in-
stances little rusted. The straw is full and strong.
Potatoes are abundant, and the early ones excel
lent. The Spring crop will be very full one. !
regret 10 hear Of the potato rot on Long Island and
in New-Jersey. Most devOutly do wish to see
provisions once more ut reasonable rate.
ROGER SHERMAN.
Correspondence Of The N. Y Tribune.
TORONTO, Aug II, 1857.
When the NOrwalk tragedy had warned Canada
of future dangers, we enacted that trains crossing
the Desisrdius Bridge, on the Great Western line,
should stop three minutes, and then pass over slowly
Notwithstanding the massacre last 18th OF March at
that fatal spot; in spite of the law; in defiance OF
the verdict of the COroners Jury, the Compsnys
trains dash along, up or down, and never stop
second. did not believe they would have had the
assurance so to act till | saw it. Their resident
manager il sharp Englishman (of Down-East ALI
cestry, perbaps), named Bridges The Great
Western traffic is falling off this year. The diyi-
dends will be small if from real profits. The traffic
return for the week ending 9TH inst. was $33977.
Corresponding week hst year, $42,7c2. Decrease,
$c,e05.
The old French mode of choosing Bishops by cleo
ton, as in use in the Roman Catholic Church in
France, was an excellent one; bat when the King
oblgt d the electors to choose his nominee, In more
recent times the clergy, from being protectors and
honored instructors OF the people, became TOOLS Oh
the ruling power The Pope chooses our Roman
Catholic Bishops, but hitherto Queen Victoria has
selected our EpiscOpalian or State Church Do
cesans. A few weeks ago, however, up at London
West, meeting. Of clergy and laity was held to
nominate Bishop Of Huron, and they did it by bal
lot This nomination goes to London, and if the
nominee suits Lord (and Lady, Palmerston, be
may pass; if not, not. Yet We have law declar-
ING that the union of Church and Stfe is forever
dissolved
The Canada Gazette of July IS announced that
John N. Lawder, Clerk Of the Peace at Niagara
(opposite Youngstown, n ", has been appointed
BY General Sir William Eyre to enlist and attest
'wthn the county any soldiers or persons desirous
"of enstiDg" We have thus located it seems,
depot whence to recruit the European section OF
the perrerse army of HindOOstan. What capital
recruit your Mayor would make What immortal
hurels might crown his brow at the seige Delhi
Canada il wide awake. Her militia sedentary as
Well as active, are being armed, accoutred disci-
plined and made ready for defensive action. l
link have seen perhaps $50 folio columns Of the
Government gazette exclusively filled with militia
appointments very recently; warriors in scarlet aud
warriors in green parade our streets, and the leader