New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-02
CANADA
Confederation Effects Of the English Panic
Internal Improvement - magniheenee OF
Ouawa-The Fenisu Prisoners M Corn
waII-Areideni, on the Grand Trunk Haii-
,,nd-AgricuituraI Prospects.
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rcnd-AgricuIturaI Prospects.
! Prom special Correspondent
TORONTO C. W. May. pc 1906.
tits reported that NJ Cartier eader Of the eastern sec
tio1 o. hs Ministry asked the Bishop Of Montreal to give
lis official sanction to the Confederation and TO publish IT,
which was refused. This is Of some Importance
FROM EEw-BRUNswIcK
learn that in the pending elections me ConieaeIe
are having IL all their own way one counyIcafie on
has reluraed Mes4s. Conncll and Lindsay by large
majority Il is almost certain that tine new GoYernmenl
viii have good working majority to carry the scheme II
/ has taken in hand
viii not much Gfsct commercial classes IN Canada u
makes money tght the other side but VIII mol 90 so
here any great degree for the Province no" laS ee
capital OF its 70 meet al legitimate demandr u tv
failures were among the produce dealers IN England mo
panic Would affect their agents. OF branch nrms IN NOR
rdal and Quebec but the failures are among parties WHO
have advanced large for railroad and other WORKS
Owing To this there is little excitement III the mar
ets OF Canada the branches Of trade IN whcn anc
would most affect the Province the produce the um-
Der and the dry goods trauches bat tlosc markets are
I comparatively quiet. ,
It's now The turn 'a United states 10 enjoy rest and
SEQ The nations OF lurn Tlunge into trouble Iney, IKE
pethoric men need % b bed aud hen and we see
three or four people about apply the lance toeach other
Az tho same imo England is 10 bleed from her purse and
IL this Of bleeding which most Affects her, Three or
four wear. Of war TIC other SIDE Of the Atlantic, ana az
many OF peace this SIDE, VIII render the hiteI
States again pro porous country on the face Oh
Tie earth Acr that lime Of rest and development 1t viii
also be tho grcaffa country on the soDe II ohly wants
pace and from this policy tho ccwardy Mexican refugees
aud TenaL asators ought not to DC ao"eao s"e'e 'no
O. j. Bridges Managing Director Of the Grand
Trunk Railroad engaged IN the Lower PROVINCES
in making arrangements for better means OF tanH,
p0rtstou between the Atlantic terminus OF the road ana
the lower ports This gentleman II active and lntegeH
doing Canada good By MS energy ana htelgenee,
for which by the way he very well paid. Every means
Is 10 DO used 10 brngfhe Provinces closely together
aal 10 divert tho trade Of Canada East from the United
States which has had large share Of that of New
1 A 1uitr mort
Canada and Portland 49, therefore II cannot p9 ueeo'
OUR LITTLE CAPITOL
ia becornr magnificent Carpets 1T FOR -he sultan are
Lcn Laid and the b OO1 Volumes ordered for the libru!
more than i.i it, Eighty boxes of books are sun ma
packed for want % room II oui poor ana tuga
c0rd sac our growing magnitcence, they would III sH
lands in wonder and shake their heads at the extravaganza
0aun mo itc. /. ming. and change has come over
81, citizens. From simplicity and irugaliiy they nave
lusbed into fashion and eytrayagnnce ihs young men
wear h4fs with ry col0rd bands (which r. English anu
BIZ tn Way ONLY rsisuan OF Indian taste fol- gaad4Aes''
aud Inc iair rustic by N silSs
THE FRsiAH PRISONERS.
On SATURDAY. In the Court of Common Pleas, Chief
Justice Richards gave the DECISION Of the Court in the
matter Of an application by Mr Mackenzie prisoners
couusc fjr writ Of habeas corpus on behalf Oh me re-
man prisoners at preson. confined III the Cornwall jan
10 addressing Ar Mackenzie the judge said thai he nad
found that prisoners were charged with treason Inc
Judge then said that the Court OF the opinion tlat the
e should issue instead OF granting Nnt Oh hSDeas
hir Mackenzie replied that, from what ws' stated BY
tb lrri ON thc rsylus dAy he supposed that would be
,I dcs,e al The Court and he would accept the rule II
Is were granted the same terms on which the CoIt Oh
Queen Bench" in EnglaBd granted one On Sinar up
Inc ind,s then ordered that the rule be issued on terms
! suggested by Mr. Mackenzie. -
ue then taken out calling upon the committing
Justice, and the Attorneg cncral for Canada est 70
slow oar.c why writ ~ habcas corpus should not issue
Boz behalf Olhe pnsolors, aud Why, IN the event OF TINS
r. heinz made ABSOLUTE tho sadipnsoners should not be
ffn .t.fUa al
mon the Counties II Starnont, Dundis ana ie
g.ry bacd without tho said writ issuing or the sau
trs1nsn being personally brought before tue SAID Court
az Common Pl.ls unon notice GO the said Committing
Insces or any them aud 10 the Attorney General 4"
| Canada West or bis agent Al Toronto.
This is an effort "a get hicDhei MURPHY 81 At oul d
durance and DO not Why they oght not 10 he i'd
/ INV GRAND Trunk RAILROAD.
Acc lent. on the track u this road growing fire.
| euenf The papers announce one almost daily. No fault
cs with the nnger but people VIII walk on the track
and 90 nun the risk getting killed All accident OF pain
fu interest aed Acton ON Saturday, lhe victims
beine man and his vlle bot OF whom proceeding
along the track IN the direction OF Georgetown a. the
along the track H. the direction OF Georgetown as the
morning mail train from london approached The IN
fortunate couple had t appoars taken the track the
shortest route their deTnaton, and had reached Crew
lois crossing sMah D. - spanning IoaH Indes th-
railway. When observing the train coming along they
made haste % the other sdo. IL thor effort the man,
pLo was blind trppcd and fell, when his wife, with
heroic f;lgluosg % her charge attempted lit lin
Of his precarous position. but only succeeded in pulling
him O. the side OF the BRUCE when the tram came along,
orushiug the pieces. soveuug both thu womans
legs ard scattering her intcstneson uiegIound Tho man
died IN few minutes, and the woman only survived the
accident about hour The dangerous position OF the
parties was observed By the engineer of tho train In tmo
bur thinking that the parties bad heard his whistle he did
not order on breaks until teo late. and the train had
completely passed their bodies before being stopped.
The unfortunate couple were residents o. Acton, whoro
! they obtained sc4n.y livelihood by dependence upon
the charity OF the public. The melancholy occurrence
hiss deprived five children, all OF tender years, OF both
parents and LEFT them orphans 10 the mercy Of symps-
thizing world An inquest will be held the bodies ~
Aeon to-day.
THE GROWING CROPS
begin 10 look very promising All Sunday IL rained
lightly irrgatng the soil, and making the fields look
green and fresh The farmers who never have enough
rain felt glad as they dozed over their Bibles and heard
the patter their roofs OF woke up to cast look al
their fields
The Spring ahead looks we'll the barley looks we'll tho
oats look WE'LL and the 1axseed sproutng. The last is
a. Canada, crops and this year II has been extern
siyey sowu, owing u the failure Of the Eau wheat in 80
many sections of the Province Many field OF wheat has
boon powed up this months to receive seed aud fax
Moro ram is needed The pastures are fine and mix
| aud butter are becoming good and rich.
The Proposed Confederation of ,he British
| American Proviuces-Present State Of the
| Confederation scheme-Attitude Of the sry-
| erai Provinces-C enduct OF the Lieutenant
| Governors OF the Maritime Pro'inces-The
! Election in New-Brnnswick.
From q Special Correspondent.
TORONTO May %. 1866.
The proposed confederation Of the British.Anercan
Provinces seems TO be on the Of accomplishment.
Everything depends the result OF the elections
gong on in Ncg-Brnswick where the indications in
favor of the Union party But before refer parc
ulary to those elections will state how the question
stands generally Canada hardly need tell your readers,