Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-22
Canadian Badget OF News

A Canadian Budget OF NEWS
Parliament continues its sessions at Toronto,
the debates as protracted and bitter as ever
quite equal to stormy sessions in the Congress
of the United Stltes. The Opposition to the
Ministry is formidable, and appears to gain
strength slowly. resolution declaring want
of confidence in the Canadian Ministry was
lost last week by vote of 81 to AZ; several
members elected as Ministerialists voting with
the minority. The House was thin, but with
q full House the result would have been the
same
The Republican idea of Representation ac-
corJing to Population. has obtline1 a strong
hold. especially in Upper Canada. The ques-
ton has been discussed in Parliament of late,
but the representatives of the "rotten bur
roughs" in Lower Canada out voted the friends
Of the measure The vote was significant Of
the future and the reform will be persisted
in OF the Upper Canada members, only 10
out 81 present voted against it. The Ministry,
with single exception, opposed the PROPOSE
ton.
The hard times are felt in Canada, and the
office holders have had their fat salaries cut
down to meet them. The reduction extends
from the Ministers of the Crown down to the
whole body of Government employees. Tbs
salary OF the Governor General remains un-
touched, and is upwards of s3l, ,OOO-more even
than that of the President of the United States.
The salaries of the members of the Executive
Council are reduced from $4,000 to $4,000; Of
the Solicitors General from $4,000 to S2.4OO;
and ten per cent. is to be deducted from the sal
aries of the public employees in the different
departments of the government. Did any body
ever hear Of similar retrenchment in our bles-
sed Republic
The confederation of the British Provinces is
attracting the attention of Parliament. Mr.
Gait recently offered series of resolutions in
the Assembly, in which project for the con-
federation of the British North American Prov
inces assumes a more definite shape than here
tofore A federative instead of Legislative uni
on of Upper and Lower Canada is proposed,
the federatiye constitution Of Canada to pro-
vide for the local government Of the North
western and Hudson Bay Territories under the
general government. until their population
shall entitle them TO be admitted into the Ca
madam Confederation The Provinces of New
Brunswick, Nova ScOtin, Newfoundland, and
Prince Edwards Island, are TO be embraced in
the general confederation with Canada and the
Western Territories The subject was referred
to Committee of nine to ascertain the senti-
ments of the lower Provinces and fthe Imperial
Government
The question of the permanent establishment
OF the Seat Of Government at Ottawa has been
carried by majority of Is, and an expenditure
of f225, 900 will be made at that city at once.
Toronto feels Dad, of course.
Mr.. Galley has introduced tariff project
which meets with strong opposition. 1t pro-
poses duty of 20 cents on a gallon of high
wines, the value of which is only 55 cents.
The Globe says " every creek on the Erie shore
will be an avenue for the Illicit trade, every
mile of the St. Lawrence win have its contra
bandist ready to push across with his tea, to-
bacso and liquors, as soon as the ice takes"
The proposed tariff is Ministerial measure for
revenue purposes. Its passage is doubtful
The Provincial Agricultural Association has
the erection of sort Of Crystal
Palace at Toronto. The body of the building is
to be composed of cast iron pillars and obseured
glass, and viii cover an area of ESQ feet in
length, with an extreme width of IA feet. A
side view of the building viii present az ap-
pearance very similar to the Sydenham Crystal
Palace. The corner stone was laid few days
ago, with ceremony and POmp.
An Inter-C Coonial Railway, which will give
Upper Canada the advantage of an Atlantic |
port at all seasons of the year, is much talked |
of The proposition is to extend the Grand |
Trunk from Riviere du Loup to Halifax. The
means to construct it can be commanded, as
England would contribute 100000 pounds, |
guaranteed by the Imperial Government on ac-
count of Canada in Is4l. Canada and the /
Provinces, ii is thought, could raise the bal |
ance.
The Frazer's River gold discoveries have
produced considerable excitement in Canada. |
Il is thought the emigration to the gold regions
will hasten the construction of railroad from |
The Atlantic TO the Pacific, and that instant /
will be taken to establish the colony 1
IF British Oregon, with such arrangements for
he preservation of law and order as the exigen-
lies Of the case demand. The Toronto GlOBs /
hus predicts the future:
These gold discoveries present future to
Canada Of the most dazzling kind. The set
lement of the Pacific coast, by the British peo-
pie, will inevitably lead to demand for CON-
across the continent, which can be
supplied through our territory much better
han by that of the United States We look to
zee the fertile prairies Of the Saskatchewan tIa-
Tersed by the iron horse within a very few
7ears, and a trade passing through Canada,
'uch as no one has hitherto even imagined in a
iream- The northwest country will be settled
more rapidly than Iowa or Minnesota, and it
ought to form part of Canada.
LeeOmptOR in kRnsas--CrOps.
The Lesvenworth Journal is the Democratic
conservative sheet of Kansas 1t says in its
ssue of the 10th inst, of the English PROPOSE
ion, that ''the whole thing is so thoroughly OBJ
loxious To the whole Deonle-so nnixerSslIy !