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ginniin Ifltttlfi. ‘- .- THE BATTLE OF SOLFERI‘NO. W From the London Daily News» The second great battle against the Austrian power in Italy. has been fought, and a Second time the. Austrianshave been uttr-rly defeated. At Magenta the vic- tory was in some respect due to the in- conipeteiicy of Cyuliaâ€"at Solfcrnio the Austrian aririy fought iiobly under. the eye of Francis Joseph himself, but was unable to resist the overwhelming prowess of the Allies. \Ve have before observed that this battle would test the. courage and en- durance of the rank and file in either host, and the event proves that our prediction was not erroneous. It is abundantly clear that the Austrians were thoroughly prepared, for they themselves began the attack ;. and it is equally clear that an army which cautioned the struggle from 1h o‘clock in the morning, until 8 o’clock in the evening has not. only been well han- dled. but has fought with determined courage. So confident was Austria in her military position, tliatonly afew hours before the battle began her emissaries so- licited the neutral powers to abstain from interfering with the progress of the catn- paign. And no doubt the enormous pre« paratioa which they had made, and the un- questioned ability of their military officers, to a certain degrcejustified this confidence. But the physical superiority of the Allies, and the spirit of entlrusrasrn which a just cause alone can inspire, outweighed every advantage. The grand details even the plan of the battle are still unknown. But thus much is clear: the Austrians themselves recrossod the river Mincio, choose their own ground, and advanced to the attack. They must therefore have been confident of success, and they eer- tairily fought with pe'severing‘ courage. Their litre of battle occupied fifteen miles. They must therefore have had an enor- inous army. But their losses, they them- seives say, “ were extraordinarily heavy,” â€"â€"at the close of the day they retired be- hind the Mincio, and the French Em- iperor slept in the very room which the Austrian Emperor had occupied the same mooning. Assuredly it is difficult to im- .agine a greater defeat or a more irnpor. tant victory. The vitality of Austria is proverbial ; but. after Magenta and Solâ€" lerino, the return of the Austrian Ern- peror to Milan, or his continued presence on the south side of the Isonzoâ€"tbe true boundary between Italy and Germany“ 'ought to be considered hopeless. If the Allies consent to treat for peace, it must be On this basis~â€"tbat the Austrians at once retire beyond that natural limit. Had the superâ€"subtle Mctternicli lived a .few weeks longer, he might perhaps have begun to suspect that Italy is something more than *‘ a geographical expression.” Imperfect as the accounts of the battle of Softerin stillare, it would be idle to attempt any detailed description of the en- gagement. But its general features and the principles which determined the Aus- trians to deliver it are not hard to con- jecture. The serious danger to which the Allied Army must have been exposed in attempting to cross the Mincio between Peschiera and Mantua~â€"a distance of 20 miles, in the face of a hostile army ex- ceediiig 200,000 menâ€"â€"bas been already pointed out. It was probable, therefore, that the French Emperor would wait un- til the army about to he landed near Venice and the forces of Prince Napoleon had come up so as to threaten the rear and left flank of the Austrian army. In the meantime, it was the obvious duty of the Allies to wait patiently until their flank attack was organized and on the point of being executed. If the Austrians stood fast on the left of the Mincio until this attack was developed, they would be ex- posed to a double assault; if they did not stand fast, but retreated to Verona, they would denioralize their army and sacrifice the whole of Venetiaâ€"â€"pcrhaps even cause the surrender of the whole army, which might be blocked up in Verona by the blocking up of the Northern road to Trent and the eastern road to Vicenza. In short, if the Austrians were to fight at all, it vvcre better that they should fight before the Allies had received their reinforce- ment of $0,000 men from the side of Venice, and as many more from Tuscany. But as the French lt‘rnperor declined to assume the initiative until the fresh army was ready to coâ€"operate with him. the only course for the Austrians was to begin the attack. Francis Joseph might entertain reasonable hopes that by collecting to- gether every soldier within reach he might defeat the French and Sardinians in his front; but he might well doubt whether he could sustain the onset of that army when aided by 80000 additional tr00ps operating on his rear. \\'ilh all possible dcspatch, therefore, he collected rein- forcements. This being done, he crossed the Minciio on Thursday, the ‘23rd, at four places, and advanced to a position between that river and the Chiese. llis line extended in an oblique and south- Wcstcrly direction. llis right wing was at I’ozZoleiigo, about three miles south- west of Beschiera and the Largo di Câ€"rada, and occupied Solferiiio and Cavriano,still liirtlier to the south-West. Ilis centre crossed the great road between Monte.- cliiaro and Coito, whilst the left wing undoi- \Vimpffen, occupied Castel Coffre- do, and approached tlte river Cbiese. This oblique line, running from the north- east to the south-west, occupied the ground between the 'l‘incio pntl the Chiesc which has for years served as the Champ de Mars for the Austrian armies. The Austrian officers, therefore, knew every inch of the field on which they fought. Opposite the Austrian right wing Were the bardinians, .the rest of the line was occupied by the French. All 'I'hursdgy was spent in preparations, and arranging the order of battle. But on Friday, about 10 o’clock in the morning, the action by- gun. In the afternoon, apcording to the .‘rustria'i account, (for the French tele- grams give no details) a concentrated nt‘ fuel; by fllt‘ Allies was made on the village quarter could not be restored.” of Solferino. The Sardinians were re- pulsed: but at the same time it appears that the centre was forced, for the Alls- trian telegram says “that order in that Besides this, it is clear that the French made a great flank attack on the Austrian left wing. In the meantime the main body advanced upon Volta, which is in the rear of the Austrian line of battle, and close to the Mincio. In short, the Austrian cenâ€" tre was pierced and his left was over- whelmed. The battle of Solferino was won and the retreat was ordered. What the losses may be neither the French nor the Austrian accounts indicate, but the Turin telegram declares that the Allies took thirty cannon, 6,000 prisoners and several flags. Such was the battle of Solferino. The headquarters of the Austrian Emperor are at Vitlafranca, on the railway between Maritua and Verona; those of the French Emperor are at Cavriaiio. Neither the pursuit of the victorious army nor the re- treat of the defeated army has been very great, but after so great an action the reâ€" sults are scarcely yet ascertained or developed. THE “ CANADA’S” NEW’S. From the Globe The Canada brings no more accounts of battles. The army, still under the command of the Emperor, is Austrian quiescent, probably preparing for another gigantic effort against the allies who have crossed the Mincio, and have commenced Mantua, it would appear, has not, yet been threatened, the investment of Pcscbirra. Possibly it may be disregarded if Pes- ehiera is taken, until the Austrians are driven from the field. Mr. Cobden has declined to accept the seat in the Cabinet offered to him, and it is abundantly evident that the new minis- try will have little more of the confidence of the liberal party than its prodecssors. It may live to pass the Representation bill ; but with dissensions within, an active opposition without, and a possible defection of its liberal supporters, a speedy break-up is not improbable. The party politics of Britain are, in fact, in a transition state- The growing strength ofthe middle class is making itself felt. They are beginning to demand their share in the government of the country, and the ruling classes find it There the result is finally worked out, but the end is Mr. Cobden could not accept the seat grudgingly offend, be hard to yield their supremacy. will be manifold struggles before not difficult to forsee. could not desert his class and his party to become the instrument of the old Whig clique, without the power of aiding to carry out his own ideas. but some time or other, he and his friends will be able to dictate the terms upon which they will If Lord Palmerston and others of his class will not yield to enter the cabinet. those who form a very large proportion of their party they will cease to be leaders of the Reformers. ARRIVAL OF THE .ZETNA. NEW YORK, June 13. Th Cunard Steamship Aema, from Lirerpool on the 2nd inst., arrived this morning. At Paris it is believed in some quarters that the French loss at Solferino amounted to 16,000 or 18,000. The Patric says that Napoleon had an epaulette shot away. General Dion is reported dead. The Austrians had seven or eight Gen- erals, and very many superior officers wounded. General Geschke was killed. Some French infantry regiments were nearly cut to pieces. The Piedi‘nontese suffered so severely as to be incapable of forming a line of battle. The Vienna correspondent of the Tunes writing on the 28m says: “some days must elapse before the complete returns of the losses 0‘ the Austrians on the 24th could be received” The same writer says, the Italian regi- mentshad become very difficult to man- age. The men desert iii scores. In the neighborhood of Trieste a whole battallion raised a cry in favor of Victor Emmanuel. A vessel on the coast, under the Ameriâ€" can flag, had been detected taking deâ€" serters on board after dark. The people of blilan had made threa- tening manifestations against the Jesuits, whom public riiinor accuse of keeping up a secret correspondence with Austria. The municipal of Vienna have offered to maintain peace in order, as it was ne- cessary to despatch the garrison of Vienna to the seat of war. Enormous masses ofFroncb soldiers are marching into Piedmont, via Nice and Mount Venis. His head-quarters were at Vellegio, where Napoleon was in perfect health. Prince Napolemi was expected on the 30th. It was reported at Solferino that nearly every ofhiccr and man of the artillery of the Imperial guard wasput hors. d‘ c0771,th A-iistrian accounts admit of a loss of 20,000 killed, wounded and missing. The Austrian ,oflicni‘. report says the ii- . .. 5 right wing of the army occupied Posezo- lengo, Solferino and Cavriano. The left wing marched on the 24th to Guidizzol and Castlegoffreddo, and repulsed the ad- vancing enemy on all sides. The Imperial army continues its ad- vance towards the Cliiesc. The enemy who had also assumed the defensive with his whole force, pushed forward such large bodies of troops that there was a general engagement of the two armies at 10 o‘clock on the morning of the Slth. The right wing which was formed of the second army under Count Schlick, main- tained possession of the place which it had originally occupied in the first line of battle until 3 o’clock in the afternoon and the first army the left wing under Count \-Viniffer, continually gained ground in the direction of the Chinese. Towards three o’clock the enemy made a vehement attack on Solferuo, and after several hours bard fighting obtained pos- session of the place which had been be- rocally defended by the 5th corps (l armce. Ari attack was then made on Carriara, which place was courageously defended bytbe lst and 6th corps of armcc, but was eventually left in possession of the enemy. While the struggle for Solferino and Carrariara was gomg 0n the 8th corps d’ (times which was on the outer flanks of the right wing, advanced and re- pulsed the Sardinian troops opposed to it, but this advantage did not enable the Imâ€" perial army to recover their posseSsions in The 30th and 9th corps, which were supported by the 11th corps, the lost centre. Were engaged on the left wing, and the re- serve cavalry attached to this wing made several most brilliant attacks. Unusually heavy losses, and the fact that the left wing of the lst army was un able to make progress on the right flank of the enemy who directed his main force in the encounter against a place called Volta, led to the retreat of the Imperial army. It began late in the evening dur- ing a violent storm. \ ___.,. If myinterest in the “ York Herald,” to ALEXANDER SCOTT. All parties in- delted to the concern are requested tb pay their accounts to him or his order. M. McLEUD. Richmond Hill, May ‘20, 1859. NOTICE. thirtieth a RICHMOND HILL, JULY 15, ’59. TO SUBSCRIBERS. As will be seen, the charge on Newspapers is to be Gil cents per quarter, paid in advance. \Ve have, bowcvor, made arrangements by which our subscribers at the following post-offices will get their papers regularly, free of charge, by calling at the undermentioued places :â€"-â€" Thornbill â€"â€" Edward Crown’s, Friday. Mapleâ€"J. P. Rupert’s, Friday. Auroraâ€"«Dr. C. Lloyd’s, Satur- day. Oak Ridgesâ€"R. Rutledge,blaek- smith, opposite the Post-office, Saturday. M. Teefy, Postmaster, Richmond Hill, has kindly made arrange- ments, so that our paper may be obtained at his store as formerly. To those subscribers who live at other Postâ€"offices, we guarantee to deduct the. amount of postage from their subscription,â€"-â€"tliat is, we in- tend to pay them back the money they pay as postage on our paper, and shall still continue the sub- scription at the same terms. We doubt not that all will see the ad- vantage we thus hold out to them. To one and all of our subscribers -â€"exeept those who get their papers at the above named places-we make this liberal offer, when you pay your subscription we will then allow you forthe postage. NH ORANGE PROCESSION. To recall the past is in one sense we are aware an absolute impossibility. Once gone, gone forever, but not so the memory of the deeds done during the past.â€" Tbcy live many of them, not only in poetry and song, but they also have a practical bearing upon the present and the future. Every nation under heaven has had its heroes, or wondrous and startling phases in its history, which it seeks to perpetuate in the memo- ries of its people in some form or other. France has had its Napo- leon; Scotland its Wallace and its Burns; Ireland has its great 0., as Carlyle says; and the Loyal Orangemen of Canada celebrate on the 12111 of July, the Battle of the Boyne. It i-s’not necessary now- to state why they thus celea brate this. day. Every Protestant has cause for gratitude that the. great. William was successful in this struggle, for he delivered us from the thraldom. of a narrow- minded and bigoted king, and gave to us the liberty we now enjoy. The Markham District Orange 4...... .1.- v... ” sorncu AT' RINGWOOD. 'Our temperance friends seem determined, despite the hard times, to have their soirees, and imposing Lodges met on Tuesday last at demonstrations, thus agitating the Thornbill. The day was fine, but public mind and increasmg their oppressively bot. Aboutllam. the numbers. power and influence.â€"-â€" Victoria Square, No. 644, accom- panied by the Richmond Hill Lodge, No. 778, and a splendid Brass Band, led by W. Trudgeon, Esq., arrived at the Swan Hotel. They were speedily followed by the other lodges, accompanied by the Brown’s Corners and Markham village Brass Bands. The various lodges, headed by the bands, then formed themselves into procession, and marched through Thornbill, and thence to the English Church, where an eloquent sermon was preached by the Rev. S. Johnson, of Richmond Hill, from the Ist Epistle of Peter, 2nd chap. and 17th verse. The Rev. gentleman AVING, on the 19th instant, disposed of ‘ ' attachment to the Rcv.'D. E- Blake, and coun- selled Orangemen to carry out in their lives the injunctions of the text. At the conclusion of the sermon, the Orangemen again formed into procession, and march- ed to the sound of sweet music to the grove at the back of Mr. Sliicld’s Hotel, where a platform was erected for the speakers, &c. The Rev. G. S. J. Hill was ap- pointed chairman, and called upon W. Button, Esq., County Master, to move the first resolution, which was seconded by Dr. Dunl'iairr.â€"â€" Both the mover and seconder very ably spoke in favor of the following resolution, which was carried unanimously. “ That the recent proseription of I“ members of the Orange body by the corporation of the City of To- ronto from serving in the city po- lioe force, is‘ a tyrannical act, founded on bigoted, intolerant, and ignorant motives, as may be per- ceived from the fact that the memâ€" bers of other secret societiesâ€"â€" such as the Free Masons, Odd Fel- lows, Good Templars and others, are employed in the police force, the ban being laid only on Orangemen." Mr. B. Bowman movcd,seeonded by Mr. Wales, the next resolution. which read thus: “ That the prin- ciples of the Orange Institution are founded upon religious morality and Constitutional loyalty; that they are such as have always found favor with the pure laws of the British Constitution, and have been despised only by the ignorant, the disloyal, and untrue.” The next resolution was very ably moved by Mr. G. Feely, so couded by Col. Bridgford. It ran thus: “That the secret signs and passwords of the Loyal Orange lu- stitutiou are merely used to test the good standing of members, and to prevent the intrusion of strangers into their lodges.” The last resolution was moved by Mr. J. Bowman, seconded by Mr. F. Button, “that the Orange Institution was founded upon a basis of the widest comprehension, including every one who loves his Bible, his Queen, and the British Constitution.” The above resolutions were all carried unanimously. A vote of thanks was then passed to the Rev. S. Johnson, for his able ser- mons. The Rev. gentleman on coming forward was enthusiasti- rally applauded, and addressed the audience at some length..â€" Votes of thanks were also passed to the chairman, 1be bands, the County Master, and others, after which the company adjourned to dinner, which was provided by Mr. Shiels in a beautiful grove, and by Mr. Lemon, at his hotel. Both dinners were got up in first rate style, and the entire proceed- ings passed off in the most quiet and orderly manner, nothing what. . e ver occurring to the day’s delights. interrupt. >04 ORANGE DEMONSTRATION AT AURORA. Bright and early on Tuesday might be seen preparations mak- ing for spending a joyous (lay in this village, to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne, and we are bound to say that never on any previous occasion was there such a gala dayâ€"there being four splendid Brass Bands present. It was really a no e sight to see so many bearing to insignia .of firm rgljgjon and our Queen. The lliev. r. oldsmith preached a very eloquent sermon on the auspicious occasion, after which the company sat down toen- joy a rich repast, provided to feast the body, and then another feast alike rich and good for the mind. Everything passed off quietly and well. We certainly think that the gala day at Aurora was equalled by few, and surpassed by none. ‘___â€"â€"-VO4 % The next Division Court will be held at Elgie’s Hotel, Richmond Hill, at 12 o’clock noon, on the 30th inst., and at Markham village on the some day at 8 A.M. fl A Be assured that this is the only way to attain success l We would advise the friends of the noble cause to "take a long pull. a strong pull, and a pull altogether,” and then with a good cause, vic~ tory is sure. The soiree at Ring- wood was a decided success,â€" tea being served in a beautiful grove on lot No. I, 7th concession of Wbitchurebmupwards of 300 persons sitting down thereto; after which they ranged themselves in order near the place appointed for the speakingâ€"«D. Reesor, Esq., occupied the chair. The audi- ence was then addressed in an able and effective manner by the touchinglv alluded to the death of fOIIOWIDg gentlemen 2~MT- Flint: Rev. Messrs. Durant, Curtis, Fog- gart, Scott, Broley and Mr. Hag- garty. The Victoria Brass Band also enlivened the proceedings by playing some delightful tunes.â€" After the speaking had been con- cluded, the usual votes of thanks were passed to the speakers, the ladies, the band, and the chairman, when the company departed, evi- dently well pleased with the entire proceedings. ____*>â€"Q< MOWERS AN D REAPE RS. We beg respectfully to call the attention of farmers to a commu- nication from R. Marsh, Esq., as given elsewhere. speaking in high rins of the Mowing Machine, ma- nufactured by the Messrs. Patter- son 8; Brother of Richmond Hill. We believe that this is the first season that their mowers have been used, although last season they manufactured atrial one, which gave universal satisfaction every [time it was either exhibited or used. We think that the testi. mony of Mr. Marsh is invaluable, and proves conclusively, that like their reaper it is No. A l of its class. â€"â€"â€"-â€".m MAGISTRATES’ COURT. SATURDAY, July 9, 1859. Before R. MARSH, and Dr. DUN- CUMB, Esq’s., J. P’s. \V. DUNCAN was brought up on a charge of causing the death of a pig belonging to Mr. Conley.â€" The witnesses called, swore to the fact, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff, immereing IV. Dun- can in $7 damages and costs. Mr. W. Duncan appealed from the decision. uâ€"‘Oâ€" TO GOOD TEMPLARS AND SONS OF TEMPERANCE. We beg to inform all Divisions of the above societies, that we are now prepared to print the Constitun tion and Bylaws of the above so. cieties at prices that will defy com- petition, and at the shortest pos. sible notice. m {legs The Markham Council will meet at Size's hotel, Unionville, on Saturday next the 16th inst. @Ul‘ttfi tlltt. puuh TO COR RESPONDEN TS. l‘Io Communication of a purely personal character, and having no bearing on the gen- eral interests of the community, will be pub- lished in this paper. Coriiiiiuuicntious, how- ever, on all interesting subjects will be thank- l'ullv received and wrlliiigly inserted. To iii- suie attention, Correspondents must send their . names and write in a legible band. Let each coiiiiiiunicaiiOii be as brief as the nature of the ubject will allow. “’0 wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not hold ourselves responsible for ‘opiiiions expressed by correspondents through our columns, ___.â€"a To .be Editor of the York Herald. SIR,â€"â€"AIIO\N me to disabuse the mind of“ A Teacher,” in reference to the objects of the “County of York Teachers’ Association,” for I conceive your correspondent in the following sentence charges the As- sociation with that of which it is not. guilty, namely: discussing subjects not in consonance with its object. He says, “I am sorry that the C. Y. T. A. has taken up this question.” I think it would ac- complish more good by taking up subjects which come more properly within its province.” We find in the circular issued by the Associa- tion to the Teachers of Common Schools, and otherfricnds of educar tion, in the County of York, the fol.- Iowing: “ This association shall be denominated the County of York Teachers’ Association ; to consist of teachers and other friends of eduâ€" cation, the object of which shall be to derive mutual improvement, to elevate the character of teachers, and to advance the cause of eduea; tion, by means of lectures, essays, 810. Here we find it distinctly stating, that its aim is to advance the cause ofeducation. Whatnow iremains to be done, is to find out whether or no school supe rvisiou is embraced in the meaning of the clause,-â€"â€"tbc cause of education,â€" and” whether itis of sufficient im- portance to repay attention to its working ;., also, whether School Teachersâ€"men who are every day working under the system-«ought to be able to give any inforriiation on the subject, and of what value that information is likely to be.â€" First : then how do educationalists look on school supervision? and what relation in their opinion does it hold in reference to an efficient systerii of education? The Rev. Dr. Forrester, Chief Superintend~ ent of Education in Nova Scotia, says: “Without inspectors it is impossible for me to acquit myself of my duties; and the labor of my of- fice would exceed my powers, mo- ral and physical. * * * * It is an acknowledged fact that many countries in Europe are unable to dispense with their services.” The Chief Superintendent, ll’ny. Fisher, Esqâ€"of education. in New Brunsâ€" wick, in his report for 1858., says :. “ The change made in the system of inspection was a necessary one, and will,l believe, in various re- spects prove of immense benefit. Besides other advantages, the Chief Superintendent and the Inspectors, can move with a full understand- ing of each others views, and all the operations of the department be conducted more effectively and more harmoniously.” The Hon. P. J. O. Cbauveau, Chief Superin» tendeut of Education in Lower Ca- nada, in his report for 1857, says: “It is to the action of the Inspec- tors, however imperfect, tbat we are indebted for the remarkable inâ€" crease which has every year taken place in the assessments; and by glancing over the reports of my predecessor, it will readily be seen that that increase became consider- able, dating only from the same pe- riod as the establishment of the of- fice of inspectors.” The Rev. E. Ryerson, D.D., Chief Superintend- ent of Education for Upper Canada, in his report on a system of Public Elementary Instruction for Upper Canada, in 1846, says: "There is no class of officers in the whole ma- chinery of elementary instruction on whom so much depends for its efficient and successful working, as upon the Local Superintendents or Inspectors. The proper selection of this class of agents is a matter of the greatest importance; they should make themselves theoreti- cally and practically acquainted with every branch taught in the schools, and the best modes of teaching, as well as with the whole subject of school organization and management. Where there is in- competency or negligence here, there. is weakness in the very part where strength is most required.â€" I think this part of the system of public instruction is by no means appieciated in this Province in pro- portion to its importance.” Van- den Endeâ€"rlate Chief Commis- sioner of Primary Instruction in hollondâ€"says; “ Be careful in the choice of your inspectors; they are men who ought to be sought for with a lantern in the hand.” All governments who have established state sySIems of education baVe ap- pointed School Inspectorsmâ€"you find them in the United States, France, Belgium, Prussia and Ire- land; and although England has properly no system of Public lu- struction, yet it; devotes the sum of £40,000 sterling annually for the inspection of schools.” From the foregoing extracts, it will easily be seen what amount of importance educationists of ac- knowledged experience and abil- ity, and governments renowned for their efficient systems of Public Iriâ€" structionâ€"â€"â€"place on thorough school inspection. If the opinion of these individuals be correct, then, so far from the association having left its proper sphere, it would in my opi- nion be difficult for an institution, whose design is‘tbe advancement of education, to have selected a subject more closely connected with the welfare of educatiouvâ€"aud more especially in Canada at preâ€" sent, because our school superin- teiideney is a cause of complaint from one end of the produce to the other, and many, very many of those engaged in teaching think that it will be a farce, until, as Dr. Ryorson remarks, Inert “theoreti- cally and practically acquainted with every branch taught in the school,” are appointed to fill the very responsible office of Common School Superintendent. I I may some time in the future occupy some of your valuable space, and the attention of your readers, in noting the superiority of County Superintendents over Township ones. Yours. &c., MEMOR. Wllitchurch,Ju1y 6, 1859. Romany in A Snuoonqâ€"Yesterday afternoon some fellow entered the Foun- tain Restorant, and in the momentary ab- sence of the bar tender, abstracted $15 from the till. Constable Greaves is on i the track of the miscreant.~â€"Leader. J -i . u â€".. To the Editor of the York Harald. SiR,â€"â€"I considenit a duty that I. owe to the farming. community of this neighbourhood, to express in a. public manner my entire satisfac-~ tion with a MowingMacl‘iine that I, purchased from Messrs. Patterson 8:. Brother, Farming Implement Ma- nufacturers of this place, it being far superior to any mowing 'ma-r chine thatI have seen heretofore. having cut 8 acres of hay in eight hours without changing horses, al- though the weather was oppres- sively hot, and without. extra driv- ing, as the draft was less than. that of a pair of light seed barrows. It also. does its work in a superior manner. Now, sir, being a Cana- dian by nativity and feeling, I am ever alive to the best interest and prosperity of my country, and as Canada must ever depend upon her agricultural products, it is. plain that anything that tends to. facilitate and cconomise the work of the farmer, must be a great boon to the public at large; and in call-. ing the attention of the farming community to the above machine, I feel that it will be to their inter-. ests to patronize the above firm before purchasing elsewhere. I may also state that I have used one of the Messrs. Patterson’s. Reaping Machines for three years, cutting each year with it from sixty to one hundred acres of grain, without one shilling cost, except natural wear and tear, and it is now apparently in as good or-n (fer as when I first got it. Yours, truly, ROBERT MARSH. Richmond Hill, July 13, 1859. To the Editor of the York Herald. Simâ€"You will permit me to offer a few remarks in reply to “ Z’s.” osmium. rrication, which appeared in your last number. It is not my intention to dis- cuss further the controvertcd statements. However gratifying to personal vanity- the continuance of this controversy may be, it is certain that the public cannot be interested. My former communicaw tion fully answered my purpose, and I, As it is evident that ‘Z ’ does not appreciate still adhere to a'l contained in it. the old adage, ‘ know thyselt,’ or at least; that he does not profit by it, I think it. . best to withhold much that Imight say, Let who were present on the occasion judge- I feel that the- public will hear me out in all my state- iri refutation of his remarks. those. who is right. confident ments. I. am sorry that the \Vortby I.)tltl'lill'Cll~S principles are so pliant, Their elasticity is clearly demonstrated in the. the llowevori as he has shown them to be. note addressed to York IIcoald. worthy the Worthy Patriarch may be, extraordinary editor of the yet his Opinion is not, in virtue of his of-._ lice, entitled to more weight than that of I opine that ‘ Z "' has been taking lessons from some public any other member. writer. He seems to be a great admirer of the men of‘ double shuffle ’ notoriety ;Y and I think he might with advantage act.” in the capacity of repoiter for some ininis-. terial print,as he might then put down ‘liear bear ’ as often as be pleased when re- porting speakers oppOsed to Geo. Brown. Yours reapectfully, A SON OF TIth PERANCE, AND, Goon TEMPLAR. Markham, July 13, 1859. A FISARFUL FERFORMANCE.â€"â€"On Saturday night, at a little after eleven, subeqrient to the play, the curtain rose at. the Metropolitan and exhibited M. Blondm. standing on the lower part of the rope» which led from the back part of the stage of the Metropolitian up to the roof of the, theatre in the third tier, an elevation of fifty feet, at an angle of forty-four de-. grees, with Col. Luiii Siiiith,souiidly and firmly perched on his shoulders. M. Blon- din had his heaviest balance pole, and commenced his perilous walk, without the slightest hesitation, treading firmly and confidently on the rope, as though he had, extra weight to bear. Ile walked some- what slower than his wont, but gained the third tier, amid the cheers and liuzzas of the whole audience, who were breathless, from the time he started. from the stage until he reached his destination. Arriv-._. ing there with his burden, he waited about. three minutes and their commenced is stbill more perilous return. This he accomplislh ed without accident, though several times he pretended to lose his footing, sending cold chills up and down the backs of every soul present, and we opine alarming Col. Lum a little more than standing in the midst ofa flame, and holding the pipe Of‘ an engine. We haVe seen him scorching from head to foot, when he had apparently more nerve than on this occasion. The feat, wonderful as it was, was perfectly performed, and it is more extraordinary. from the fact that, while M. Blondm weighs but one hunderd and thirty pounds, the weight of the man he carried was a hunderd and sixty-five. We think this, a greater performance than crossing the chasm of the N iagara.â€"Buflalo Republic. SUNSTROKE.â€"TWO or three cases of sunstroke occurred yesterday. But none of them were very serious. ' Mr. McBir- bio of Yorkville, ’who was walking in the pracession, was among the sufferers, but being taken into Caer Howell and pro- perly attended, be soon recovered.~â€"~ Leader.