, 1866-07-04
CANADA.
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MONTREAL, Junc 20. 1867.
The expenditure Of the Canadian Govern.
mcnt up to the Goth inst, was 3.d3S, 600, and
and the estimates of expenditures 70 tls aotli
inst, was s, ,000, OF which 1,470, 900 was
for interest On tho public debt, aal sb75, 600
tor the militia. The removal to Ottowa has
coet s17B, ,oN. The income has been for the
same period, s11 ,700, 900 estimates for re-
1naining ten days, s1s3l 600. The Bank Of
Upper Canada has paid back s5o. ooo !, mpnici; Y
Lower Canada. $4,000.
The lower Canada mcmbvls hold a caucus
tomorrow in regard TO local Institutions.
There are reports OF several Upper Canads
members secedng from the Government on
the financial scheme, which gives much DIS
generally are in favor Of local Legislature
Of one elective house and a Lieutenant-Goy>
crnor for executive head. THIS leans toward
Republicanism. The Reform party arc in
The opinion = IN wel1.informcd quarters
seems to be that the Fenian prisoners VII y hc
divided into two classes. foreigners and Brit
ish subJects; that the former Will be tried by
court-martial IS invaders Of Canadian soil,
and the latter by ctyit tribunal for high trcs-
son. It is not probable that tmauy Of them
will be executed. The difficulty Will be to
pick out some for m example as more guilty
than the rest, As there are no leaders among
whether those who are Dritish subjects nre
more guilty than foreigners. In point Of law
there q no difference; for in both cases the
| punishment is death but there Is disposi
ton to regard the British subjects rs the mort
| guilty. As time rolls on the heat Of popular
| t,n4 xn.%J IN ~ 1tr5 %EAA ESrf
! for victims becomes less strong
In spite Of the desire for expedition, It !:
| doubtful whether confederation can be finally
| decreed before the present session Of the I'm
perial Parliament closes. IN the meantime. Z
measure containing the provisions Of tn
nnda Is about to be introduced into the Leg
| isluture. At first 1T was thought esseutia
that all the local Legislatures Of, the severa
| Provinces should be framed On the common
model. But now this lden has been discarded
and Upper and Lower Canada is to have loca
constitutions fumed on totally different prin
cipies. Lower Canada Is TO have two Legis
iatiye Chambers, Upper Canada only one
Lower Cannda Is to have q parliamentary o.
responsible Government, Upper Canrda Is tt
have Government framed upon the mode
ofthose Of the several States Of the American
Union. The Upper House. so-calied. Of thu
Lower Canada legtslatnIe Is to be nominated
projecting the English-speaking minorit,
against the encsoachmeots or tyranny Of th
FTench-spcakipe majority. The Ecctiy
Chamber is to contain sixty five members
the single House ofCanada, eighty nine mem
bers. This scheme will not be popular i
ted to vote Of the people, there will be n
obstacle TO It's becoming Law. The majority il
Lower Canada Will not relish tho trammel
ola Grown nominated Chamber, nnd Uppe