The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-03

progress OF tho Canadian Reciprocity
Comm ssion-Excitoment in Canada
Over McGee's Letter to Kinian-Con-
federation Promised Within n Few
Weeks, sc.
TORONTO, C. w., March 2, 1866.
At the ministerial banquet last evening Attorney Gene
raj Mcdonald declared that confederation was certain
within few weeks The militia of Canada be said, had
now two thousand we'll drilled officers TO lead them. Mr..
Gait defended the Reciprocity Commission from the
charges In the Globe, and promised answer
Referring to the recent reciprocity negotiations
he denied the charge Of making the legislation OF
Canada subordinate to tho United States and claimed
that the liberal terms offered the Americans had created
public sentiment among them favoring renewal Of
the Reciprocity treaty He said that since the treaty
had not been renewed, must cultivate CONNER
cial relations with the Lower Provinces, with South
America and with Europe and egsaie TO attract capital
and immigration TO Canada We must postpone for the
present the enlargement of the canals He concluded
by advocating tho cultivation of friendly relations with
the United States expecting their recprocaton and self
reliance on the part OF Canadians
Brown in Parliament declares that the United states
attempted TO take undue advantage In the reciprocity
negotiations.
Tho Leader charges the volunteer regiment with having
yelled TO hell with the Pope'' when passing Bishop
Lynchs residence. The commanding officers deny 1t,
but the paper repeats 1t.
The letter TO Doran B. Kllian, purportng 10 come
from Darcy MCGEE and copied in extra OF the Watch
has created great excitement. A writer in the
Wachman says il bad enough to have been annoyed
by Fenansm at homo and abroad but TO have one OF tho
fraternity In the government, administering the affairs
of the country, was still worse.
The Trade Deleg tes in British Guiana.
The Canadian trnde delegates seeking to open trade
relations with the westIndes and Dcmeraa and by this
means to fill up the caused by the of reci-
procity in the United States entertained at grand
banquet at Georgetown, British Guiana the 26th OF
January, the Governor being present
The CHAIRMAN r James STUART stated TINT there had
formerly been large trade between British Guiana and
the British North American Provinces but 1t had been
allowed to die away. If slavery put down in
Cuba he was satisfied this trade would revive At pre-
sent Cuba, with its slave grown products stood in the
way.
Hon. Mr.. McDouGALL, Of the Canadian representa-
tives made speech, arguing that Canadian wheat and
timber could be exchanged for Guiana sugar. moasses
and tropical luxures with mutual advantage. He said
TO believe that they would finally abrogate the Reel
procy treaty with the British provinces; but If they
did then, more than ever II would be profitable for
the West Indies TO establish those commercial relations
which the Commissioners were endeavorpg to pro-
mote.
Hon W. McposAIp another delegate said the day
would arrive when the North American provinces
would become In the meantime IL desired TO
bring together, by OF commercial relations, the
seVeIu DflLlsn ucpenuenCle% ne SnOWeu tnat
Guiana purchased annually large quantities of lumber in
Nova Scotia, which was paid for in cash. With this
money the Nova Scotans went to Cuba and Porto Rico
and purchased the very articles which British Guiana
might supply IN exchange
Mr. SMITH, the third delegate stated that in the inter-
view he had had with Mr. Seward St. Thomas he had
been led to think there hope OF the reciprocity
being renewed.
The banquet passed on in the most successful manner
On the following day the delegates entertained
djeunr by the Governor and the 2sth Of January
they left for Trinidad.
most favorable results both for British Guiana and the
British provinces