New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-20
CANADA.
Prem Our Special CsrvspsoSssl

TORONTO, May IL, lSoh
The Insreetor. General has AID before the LsgH-
l.,ure hi, estimates Of the revenue and expenses Of
the Province for the current year. lhey arc fo'-
dered in dollars instead Of the HALIFAX currency
with ito four dollars 10 the pound hrth hrs' Iime'
TIE rev decimal currency law coming into force
Oh the fret of January last the public accounts Tor
ls.t Year were rendered in the Old currency. Ana
here may remark, en- PEASANT, that seT Cana
disn coinage to suit the new currency Ian, has re-
Gently been struck in England; The CONS may De
expected 10 arrive at any tine. The to'a esum .''d
revenue for the wear is - 80 400, and the to'A
expenditure SIS 26l,4ll Last year the reveone
reached S4,429, l52: in lcj6, S495i,6t1 and IN
Ie,5, S4O76,2;G OF the entire revenue Tor the
current year, the lnspcctOr-General estimates tha1
So go, 600 will be derived from customs Last
year the actusl produce OF this branch OF revenue
was 50, 59j,7j2. Il was year of diminished I'M
porta,on ard az the effects of the crisis have not
yet BY any means passed. the importat on' OF the
present year will probably be still smaller. 10
make il more productive by S664, 00e, an IN
crease of the tariff Will be requisite. IL IS
pretty well understood that there is TO be re-
arrangement Of the tariff; and the probability IS
that will be effected in such way as To afford al
dltional encouragement 10 the domestic manuiac-
lures. The question of direct protection has been
raised; but do not think the Government Will do
more than 10 arrange the tariff for revenue pur-
poses, in such a way as incidentally 10 AFFORD en-
enlargement to native manufactures. The other
sources of revenue are estimated 10 yield follows
Excise Sl20, OO0 Public Works, Sil2, 900; Ter
ritoral, $500 Bank Imposts, $4,000; Cen
eral Post-Office, $50 600: Fines and Forfetures,
including Seizures, 2l,2OO; Casual Revenue,
$500, eco; Law Fee Fund So, 200. The whole
ofthe expenditure, with the exception OF 81 Oi,2oc,
is fixed by different statutes. Among the items
thus fixed ale: appropriation for the Sinking
Fund. $4,000 Interest on Public Debt,
81. 40 OOO: Civil List, 1926, 53-; Contingent
Expenses Of the Administration of Criminal
Justice in Upper Canada, $4,000; Grant
for Common Schools, $4,000 Indemnity
TO Members of the Legislature for the
present Session, S72,000; Judicial Salaries,
$50. coo: Allowance TO Agricultural Societies, So
coo; Expenses of the Trinity Houses of Quebec aud
Montreal and of lighthouses in Upper Canada
500 OOO; Ocean Steam service, Sl60; Deficiency
in the Postal service So, 200; Cost Of conveying
Legislative and Departmental correspondence,
s64 coo. In addition To these items we are paying
81 O47 2S on account of interest on bonds issued
in aid of railroad companies. From the principal
company, the Grand Trunk, we have agreed 70 ask
nothing till the road shall have paid the stock and
Itd "A preferential claim, in the shape oi a lien on
the road but the Legislature was induced 10 forego
that when il was necessary for the Company u
raise g.. eco 600 additional on preferential bonds 10
complete the work. OF the items of expenditure
not fixed by statute, most are fixed BY custom.
| beiIg regularly voted from year to year. Such ale
the expenses of the Militia Department. of the
| two Houses Of the Legislature, and other ex-
penses connected with legislation, grants to
| hospitals and other charities and public nstl.
tutlOns and certain contingent expenses connected
with the administration of Justice. OF the msce.-
laneous items even about half not peculiar to
the present year. but are regularly voted from year
to wear. Among those not of this character are a
deficiency Of 1851, 779 on account OF last year;
| SD COO for the temporary maintenance OF the
Rideau Canal bull. by the Imperial Government for
military purposes and handed over TO the Province:
S1s 600 for tug boat service between Kingston and
Quebec: and $40, 600 toward superior education II
Tpper and Lower Canada. As there is always one
| and sometimes two or three supplementary estr
mates, the amounts here given do not embrace th'
| entire expenditure OF the year.
O'Farrel whose disgraeetul conduct IN tht
election for Lotbinicre, for which he was returned
| | mentioned in my last, Was expelled the Hols'
| last week The melton, made by Attorney-Genera
Cartier and seconded by Attorney General Maedo.
| maid. was unanimously carried. Obarreil mad
been ordered 10 appear IN his place 10 Tue House
| but he tailed Ia do so. i ne UOFeTnlnent Itluscu
| to recommend the House 10 supplement his expu'
| sion by imprsonment but il was given to under
stand that the Attorney General will proceed cru-
inally against all the parties who were guilty Of
| breach of law in the Lotbinicre election.
The Canadian ocean steamers are considered 70
| have succeeded remarkably well, so far. The ol-
lowing is an account OF the passages out from Lv-
erpool last year. from May TO October: The North
| American was out IA days hour the Canadian Is
dave 10 hours; the Indian, II days ii hours; the
Anglo Saxon, 12 days hours the North American,
second passage II days 20 hours; the Canadian IL
| days 10 hours: the Indian. 10 days 10 hours; the
Anglo Saxon 10 days II hours the North American,
third voyage 10 days II hours; the Canadian, IL
| DAYS 90 hours; the Indian. IL days hours; the
ADgloSsxon, IL days l3 hours; the North AmerIcan
| fourth voyage, Is days 8 hours the Canadian III
| days II hours; making an average OF l22Ot. Inc
voyages to Europe were much shorter, averaging
only HOP, equal 10 23.22t both ways. The average
is shorter than that made by the Cunard steamers,
which are now almost the only competitors OF the
| Canadian line The subsidy 10 be paid by our Gov
eminent for a weekly line is S664,24- year. The
line may possibly De increased to weekly line dur
ing the present Summer. That, however, viii de-
pend upon the progress made by the Company in
the construction of new vessels. Their contract
with the Canadian Government does not compel
item 10 commence the weekly line till the Spring Of
1859.