The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22

commenced
steadily now for forty eight hours The fair grounds
completely flooded whereas few days before the fair
began few gentle showers removed all the dust and the
weather during the whole week was delightful.
Our Toronto Correspondence.
TORONTO, G w., Sept s, 1850
FayeueU Bau Of the Governor Gexerat-Estects Of the
Change Of the Seat Of couennsen,-The Questions Of An
sezatiom svith the United States and the Dissolution Of the
Union Of the Py0pisces-Roman Catholic influences in
Odnadd-A Proposed Nenu Feat at the Falls, dc.
The Governor General and lady Head gave their farewell
ball and supper last Friday night at the government house
The principal gentry and merchants of the city in
vitcd but the attendance was not numerous as on
former occasions owing the facts of very many OF the
inhabitants of this city being still Mt watering places,
and most the officials having already left for the
seat Of the headquarters of
the government will be located until the Parliament
houses arc erected in the fortunate village of Ottawa
Amongst the military guests General Sir W. E. Will
ams the hero of Kars At supper the Governor General
in proposing the health of the Queen, alluded in very
feeling terms to the separation about to take place be-
tween himself and the people of Toronto from whom he
had experienced so much kindness
The health Of Sir Edmund and Lady Head was proposed
by Chief Justice Draper and appropriately responded to
by the Governor General The company did separate
until an early hour this morning.
The effects Of the removal Of the seat OF government
already visible and the loss to the city in pecunary
point be very considerable when about eighteen hun
bred or thousand persons, between government Off
cas members Of Parliament and their families, take
their departure for another city. Several houses in
almost every to let" and the Rosin House.
very extensive hotel conducted the American plan by
Mr. Joceyn formerly of tho Everett House, New York
has its best days The present proprietor retres
from i'm the sprinr energy inhabitants of
Toronto and the increased trade and commerce which will
naturally flow from the several railways passing through
the town, must after while relieve them from their
present depression.
The iremen Of this city by means expert
those OF the States. l have witnessed the bungng
in which they act They permitted whole block Of
houses to be burned down the other night where there
was open space for playing the flames which the
New York rcmcn would have checked in the apartment
where the fire originated.
Bondn the dauness rope walker, attracts thousands
eom this city. Captain Mloys splendid steamer the
Zimmerman, conveys to the Falls average $50
persons to each cXhbtOn and though the acrobat per
forms his fearful foats free OF charge well known that
he is literally compensated by the railway companies who
profit by his attractions.
There is University erected in Toronto and when
completed internally will be of the most splendid
solid public cdifces in the Province.
The site for the Jail has been long since laid at
little distance from the town. near the river Don; and
though the plan OF Mr. Thomas, the eminent architect
has been adopted the contractor for the erection the
building has not been yet declared The tenders were
opened some days ago. but the Canadian committees, as
well as New York city fathers have desire TO be econ
WINGED" and hence the delay declaring the successful
contractor for the building.
have csnvcrsed with several persons-merchants,
lawyers, politicians, and members of Parament-on the
subject of annexation recently brought frequently before
the public by the correspondents of the HERALD,
find that though some utterly opposed to annexation
the feeling of the great mass of the people is that of
indifference the subject, although political events are
without the people being apparently aware of it,
tending in that direction. The 'clear grit
radical party Of Upper Canada, has "a already come
as against the British and has also declared
in favor of dissolution of the union of the provinces
Either Of these am advised would eventuate in annexa
ton because England if the American system of govern
established here could longer furnish
governor the colonies would cease even to under
stand what she neither could control nor advise As for
dissolution OF the union it would shut Upper Canada
from the ocean, that is it would place all the northern
highways both by water and rail in the hands of the
French Canadians Of Lower Canada who would Upper
Canada every way they could and finally embarrass and
annoy her into an alliance with the States.
But the questions naturally arise, either Of these
portan contingencies likely to occurS Can the American
system of be established in Canadap Or are
there circumstances happening or likely to happen which
must bring about dissolution
think the latter is much likely to take place than
the former and there probability, if not indeed
tanty that the election cry in Upper Canada will be
destrucon to the union at any price, The conduct of
the Roman Catholic Bishops in recently denouncng every
who would not advocate their peculiar educational
dogmas, or who insist upon the progressive prn-
cipe of representation according to population, has
feeling of hostility to them in Protestant Upper Canada,
and this feeling the portentous at least to the
stencc of the unon from the circumstance that the
Roman Catholic hierarchy VIGOROUSLY govern Canada.
Upper Canada in spirit and numbers is about Protcs
tant the State of New York. Upon educational ques
tons there perhaps, two peoples in harmony
than the inhabitants the Northern States the Upper
Canadians Now, whilst this is the fact the Roman Catho-
lie hierarchy threaten Upper with the destruction
of the free school system and that the hierarchy have
the power to do and likely TO weld it, circum
stance will sufficiently satisfy you.
al .I,ct nlaaf,p,
day in Upper Canada the dangerous entertainments of
this hierarchy There other cries it is true
but this the cry that did the business Now Lower
Canada which is about four ffhs Roman Catholic, the
cry the very opposite-namely, the dangerous
croachmens and aggressive spirit Of Professionalism and
both provinces elected maores upon these two opposite
and dangerous grounds But Lower Canada elected su
cicnt parzans of the hierarchy to make up majority
with the minority of Upper Canada; and hence Upper
Canada is governed against her public opnion-that Is
Lower Canada selects Upper Canadian rulers for minority
and this minority as may easily be imagined is detesteda
renegade, unnationa and Enthusiastically, by the great
body of the Upper Canadian people Nor can Upper Ca
NADIA very well see how she is get of this dilemma
because half of the entire population Of united Canada
is Roman Catholic; and being united, they always get
sufficient number of renegade Protestnts to enable them
to govern the whole At least this is the case and
sensible with whom have converscd that there
is much more likelihood of continuance Of the evil than
end Of it. Add to this and TO the III feeling it creates
the fact that the Roman Catholic hierarchy have recently
Issued bull against the Protestant free school system
and against the other progressive principles four fhs
Of the whole Of Upper Canada Now the state Of New
York would not stand this Would you 90 for dssolu-
ton Of the Union if priests named your governors con
holed your Legislature and threatened your most cher
ished prncpIesY As New York would do, Upper Canada
will do and hence the cry, not for annexation with the
United States, but for dissolution OF the Canadian Union
The daring fcais of Bondin the rope walker are ex
citing the energies and inventions of reckless rivals for
public notoriety, and for, perhaps, certain death
fame, TO be handed down TO posterty. An agent of
another foreigner (bcrnan), named Shields, is now at
Niagara making arrangements for Mr.. Shields to have
clear stage some day next week to leap from the bk
adjacent 10 the falls into the boiling poo beneath depth
of nearly hundred feet The has been sounded,
and II appears that there rocks within several feet
OF the surface Shields expert swimmer but notens
uolens, he must go with the current.