New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-16


cluded.
You continue to urge the psssage Of a law for
registration of voters at eli cti0ns IN New-fOrk
State. an excellent measure if the details prove
suitable Last session, in Canada, we passed
Law for such registration, copy OF which ineicse,
bit it was the bin Of the authorities, and almost
everything they do j. so fpl Of trlck and maneu7er,
that il ia quite probable tie measure may DO more
harm than good.
| nerceiye tat in London, the majority at a bal
lot poll recently for aeeping the Crystal Palace
ano grou nds open Oh Sundays, was l7.G2l Here
in Canada we have an annual legislative held DAY
abont shutting up 1e POst.O Offices On Sundays, aud
delivering no TKIBNEs or letters on that holy day.
The disisisn is slways sectional, Upper Canada
goes for closing Lower Canada FOR keeping open.
TEE Speaker, French Canadian, gave the casting
vote, Crystal Palace fashion, last year. Our postal
system, like yOsrs, - 10 managed az 10 require
la ge sum yearly from the general revenue to meet
IT. charges. !. u.
Couepoutence Of The n. Y. rrsu-..
ToRONTO, Feb. II, 1850.
Intelligence Of the discovery Of pass IN the
Rocky Mountains, above the besd waters OF the
upper forks of the south branch Of the Saska.che-
wan, reached tins city the other dsy. Tals pas'n
located about the ity-6rst degree Of latitude and
was discovered by Capt PAlhser, VINO has charge
Of surveying party sent cut by tie Imperial Gov
eminent. There is probably no point in the Bnti'h
territory at which the discovery Of pass IN the
Rocky Mountsins would be of so much I'm ortance
as this. The Saskatchewan is Dsygaoe up to
certain distance 10 the neghborhOOd Of the Rocky
Mountains. 1t can mest easily be formed INTO q
highway: ard it is 10 the last degree important
that after arriving at its head waters the traveller
should not be turned out of his way by the impos-
sibility of passing through the Rocky Mountains.
The inhabitants of st. Paul, Minnesota. have it IN
contemplation TO place a steamer on the south
branch of the Saskatchewan next season: aud 1t Is
obvious that, in the event oil this project being
carried into effect the new ydiscOyered pass Will
be of great importance. 1t is said to be suitable
for the construction of railroad, and its discovery
will probably have considerable effect an the ques-
ton Of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific by rail.
The climate in the neghb0rboOd cannot be severe;
for Thompson d surveyor and partner OF the
North West Company, who spent Winter IN the
nejghbOrhOOd reports that small lake (BOw
Lake, never frOze all the season, and that birds
were plentiful.
II has been announced in the Canadian Parlia-
ment that the license of the HudsOn's Bay Com
pany, giving them the right Of exclusive trade with
The Indians will be brought to all end next June.
AT that time it expires, and although Committed
of the House of Commons had recommended It's
renewal on certain conditions, the subsequent gold
discoveries in that region will prevent that recon-
mendaton from being carried into effect.
The Queens selection of Ottawa, on reference
to the Canadian Legislature, has been sustained in
the Legislative Assembly by majority of five,
resembling vote of last session, by which Ottawa,
by majority of thirteen, declared an unfit
place for the seat of Government. Upon ordinary
questions. the Government majority is not so mar
row as this vote indicates. 1t will be large enough
for working purposes. There will, however,
probably, be some changes in the Government next
week. at present it contains only two French
Canadians and three Roman Catholics, SO that both
a race and creed are deemed inadcquately repre-
senied. There is an expectation that another
French Cana dian and Catholic will be added.
Last night the Inspector General, without max
ing his annual statement, gave some idea of the
state of the and the prospects of the year.
During the first month of the present year, the
vival of trade was marked and decided. The Gus
toms duties were, in that month, Sll5,049 against
S66, 400 in the corresponding month of the pre-
vious year. In the first seven months of 1855,
importation reached its lowest point; and in the
last five months it were just about the same as in
the corresponding period of the previous year.
Although there have been several successive aug
mentatiODs of the tariff, of late years on particular
articles the percentage of taxation on the value of
the imports is less than it was eight years ago,
as the following figures show: