New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-24

counties Of Keet and Essex. Mex: 70 these places
Toronto contains tAe greatest number; then psr.
hsps Hamilton, St Cst,arinss And London; bat
thew are fcurd more or lees scattered sArvoshout
the towns and villages, and 10 some extent inter-
,per.sd among ,be rural popul.siou.
The large and thriving City Of Toronto contains
more pumerous eolored population than any other
town Of Cansds Out Of in sc, 900 rnhso sar.s,
from 1000 TO 600 are estim.td to be eolored.
Though the trest majority belong to the cls.s Of
un,killed aborers snorg them are 10 be found fol.
lowers Of great pumber and variety Of occup.
tous. One Of them, . man Of wealth, lives uoon
biz means, attending TO BIS o~u property, 81 4 oc-
cssionsly discountlns note, waea be Is satisfied
with the rate per cent and ihe soundaess Of the
ipdorer,. One is 8 regularly educated paysiciap;
tree are studying lsT, one medicine; two 8: least
are master builders taking contracts and empioy-
ios number OF joufDeymen both white aud black;
four are erocers, and tbs store of one of taeu-she
only one we vi.ited-wss in goOi part of the
town, handsome, pest, well stocked aud evidently
doing q thriving bustBess, the custOmep beng
mostly whites; one ieep. large liver, stable, one
Of ,he best IN town, AID ia employed to take the
mails 10 and from The POst Office t0 the railroad
d~pet, steamboats,, 60; several within the pre-
Gin cts of the city are occupied in farming and
e.rde ming; Others are brcklayers, carpenters,
sno4makets, pla.terers, blacasmths and e.rters.
Many find employment in saving sud chopping the
uood which is the general fuel; aad the BARRIERS
and waters in hotels and private families are
aIulcst exclusively coiorsd men.
Many of them have accumulated considerable
propery. This las bappe ,ed chiefly among the
older residents, who, purchasing real estate at
low price, have been enrichsd by the rapid Guidance
ment in vslue it has undergone within the last feS
years. One colOred man IA light mul.tto) 10 ess,-
mated to be worth at least 100000. Tne prop
erty of another il valued az 35 900; of third q.
S25 600; of fourth .. Slo, 900; If fifth at
So OOO; several are worth over $5 O00; eighteen
between 50, and SO 600, and 3 still greater
number, $1,000. These figures are not mere
roush guesses. In obtaining them the names Of the
individuals were taken down, the va'ue Of their
property estimated and allowance made fJr the Ia
Gun brances on il, and, though all such statements
are necessarily liable to error we arc satisfied of
the substantial accuracy of this one. We visited
tie wealthiest If the coiored men at bis Own resi-
dence. 1t was b plain tEo-storS frame oalIding,
such as in a country town IN ths States would bs
occupied by o respectable mechanic. Tae sitting
room, on the second floor, was covered With
good ingram carpet table on which were lights
aud books occupied the center Of the apartment;
there was q stfa and the usual complement Of
chairs; an open piano stood on one side of the
room; q melOdeOn occupied the pier between the
window; On the walls hung we'll painted por'
b ait of the owner Of the house, and ensravipgs
representing the Queen, her hu.b4nd snd children.
Though early 10 September the evening being
somewhat cool, a small wood. fre blazsd upon the
hearth. Our host was q bsht-colored muatto Of
middle age, short spare well and strongly built,
With large square head and 6rm. sasseious.look-
ing ccuntensnce. Many years previous he had emi-
grated with bis wife and elder children from Mobile,
bringing some capital with him He was BY trade
carpenter, and industry, economy and jadcioas in
,estments had gradually raised him TO bis present
position. His wife, apparently in i'll health, was
darker than HIMSELF the children, somewhat darker,
too. than the father, consisted of webuIt lad OF
10, slender girl of II and q boy of H. who was
bu,y at the table writing school exercise. Tne
elder boy was studying medicine, and, at the same
time, preparing himself to pass the classical e1ami'
nation, which, in Upper Canada, is Q necessary
preliminary 10 taking the degree Of Doctor Of
Medicine, and had advanced 10 far as TO read Cicero
De Senectute. The language Of the youDs people
vN correct aud well chosen, and both in manner
and conversation they would be looked upon good
examples Of the youth Of the middle class Of any
nation. In the course Of the evening the young
man play ed several pieces on the piano, and he and
biz sister sang duets with skill and toste.
The ply siciAn, Dr. A. r. A., is mulasto, native
of Virginia, but for long time resident ia Phila-
deiphia. Fibdns that he was unable to ebtAin
access TO the medical schools in that city be canae
to Toronto and entered there upon tho study Of
medicine atter ding the lectures of the faculty Of
medicine Of Trinity College. He he's not Jet OBJ
tanned degree, since, though be passed credit
able examination in medicine, he failed in the
classical examination, which is q necessary pre-
hminary to graduation. He Is now prepared Tor
this ordeal, and after being examined again upon
the prescribed books Of PlstO and Cicero, and
t1anslatins the necessary amount Of good Ensluh
into bad Latin, will become an II. d. he, how
ever, lie already engaged in practice, and has re-
ceived the appointment Of Physician TO the Poor
house, which, as it il in the gift Of medical men, u
proof Of the advancement lie has made. de both
talls spd writes we'll, and is generally respected
throughout the city.
The livery stable keeper i fne example, phys
icaly, Of the pure black mani in countsnance good.
humored, open, and sensible, stout in figure and
;ncl;ne1 IN obesity in manner equally freq IRON