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. x ._ ,c, .rnrngii filltltlti’. CHARACTER, OF LOUIS NAPOLEON. 0‘ It is hardly possible for persons end, 'ance to the attainment of clear ideas as to the character of the present ruler of France. Other absolute Sovereigns have Ministers more absolute than themselves. He has not (’Yclt an adviser in whom he reposes confidence. Billauts, the \Valewskis and the 'l‘houveii- iginate nothing. and who only affect the policy of the French Government by carâ€" rying out the instructions which they re- ceiVe with more or less zeal and good faith. But to attain these clear ideas is no less difficult than important. A foreigner finds it Very easy to arrive at tolerablyjustcouâ€" clnsions with regand to mast of our public men, it he only avoids cliques and mixes in Well-informed society. This is not so in France. The class which corresponds to the few- thousands among ourSelvcs whose impressions, propagated through the press, throuin the debatesof. Parliament and throuin conversation, give the tone to public opinion, is compOSed of men who liave been vanquished and set aside ; and it is so bitterly hostile to the Emperor that it is quite impossible to give the same Weight to its views on this subject as it would be right to do on matters where passion was less couberned. The praises of the official world are, from obvious reasons, quite undependable, and the per- sons who knew Louis Napoleon in this country before any political sympathies or antipathies were aroused by his name, apâ€" pear, so far as we have had an opportunity of judging, never to have taken him an scrieux. The views of these various classes, however, checked by each other and by the study of his works, are the only means which we have of arriving at the conclusions which are about to state. This being understood, we propose to sum up very briefly what we have come to think about'him. Louis Napoleon, then, is neither so bad nor so able as is currently supposed. “It is fate,” said one who knew him Well, “ to be always misconceiVed. People used to think him a cretm, and now they think him a god.” As We turn over page after page of his writings. we are compelled to admit that he has ideas and aspirations which are, to a certain extent, reflected in his policy. True,thc ideas are 0fti-n wrongheaded, while the policy is deeply dyed with self- intercst and a low kind of expediency; but he is not a vulgar tyrant of" the old« world type. \Yitb regard to his intellect the mat d'rn/giizc was hit on by a status men who served him before the coup (l ctal who, speaking lately of the sudden turn of his policy, observed, “ 11 us sail pas la. Ilzflm‘cnce mt raver cl penser.” He car vies out his projects with great prudence and coleness; but he devises them in the spirit of an enthusiast. IIeiice arises strange contradictions. The fire and the water meet, and the whole vanishes in va pour. , It was thus that his dream. of Italy me from the Alps to the Adriatic melted away in front of that grim Quadrilateral. It was thus that hi». design of raising:r Ilnngary in rebellion, and avcnging on Austria the wrongs which she had inflicted Of! his uncle, disappeared before the shadow of a coming Coalition. Louis Napoleon is a sulliciently acute man to have ‘orsccn both the difficulties of the Lombardi)â€" Venetian campaign and the pessible comâ€" plications which might have resulted from uniiisurrcction on the Danube; but his imagination was powerfully alTectcd by the picture which it called up, and reason was silent till he was fine to face with possible disaster. No one has evcrealled him blOOdtliirsty. He does not even appear to be vindicaâ€" tive. "I‘be expres:i me; which he makes use of in his works with regard to his ene- mies are not particularly strong‘ He has were kind to him in his exile. Even amongst people who habitually spoke of rather do anybody good turn than a bad one. He appears to have been really af- ft-ctcd by the carnage of Solfcrino, as well as awed by the tremendbns magnitude of. the conflict. It is impossible not. to sym- pathize more with hnn than with the lege- tiniatc and hereditary oppressors of man~ l.ii‘id-With the Ilapsbnrgs or the Bour- bons. Amidst a whole nation of talkers, Louis I Napoleon is silent- Concious of his in- ability to cope in argument with many even of those about him, he listens quietly to what they have to say, and follo‘a's in the end his own intuitive decision. This power of holding his tongue has done him very good service. It deepened tho llllj’ll'tSSlflll of his stupidity, which threw his advers- arit‘s off their guard ; and now that his ‘ reputation for ability is gained, he seems I to the vulgarâ€"â€" i l A statesman of consummate mind Solving an ancient problemâ€"â€" at times when it is no disparngomcnt to his : tili'i its to say that he only “foil [6 moutmz (Ir/1.1.. rate.” A gain. he basthat first and most import- . arit requisite for socceSs-uhe has convicâ€" i lions. Ilc cnttred‘ France after his long citric, not only with a keen eye to his own interest, but with a. ready made budget of opinions on every subject. The ideas of1 lift: Doctoral), Maglstor, Schreiber, rind Pt'atfen. amongst whom he found himself, Were a , thou:and times more sane, but then they were not held with the same undoubtiin; firmness of belief. \Vhat gives :\Ir. Brightj the power which he has in our own Iloiise j of Commmis ? Is he really so much su- pcrior in intellect to the men who sneer i i Hittlltit! at his fervid half-truths? \Ve ven “15c to think not; but then in the midst of a sceptical generation which is but too apt to believe that “ there is nothing new, there l l r l ) | t l l l . . l. l lay them side by side With those of any ag‘ l ed in politics too attach too mach .iiiiport- j The Foulds and the - one of the personagcs who were conspici- ous when the Revolution of 18448 burst upon Europe,. Isthis the political phil- losopher who was to eclipse Dc. Tocque- ville ? Is this the dtclaiiiicr who was to silence Montalembert? Is this the states- man before whom the wisdom of Cuizot was to be turned into foolishness? 'I here is one fact which many of the critics-of the French Emperor either .do not know or do not sufliciently keep in mind. with details but, after sketching the broatl , :nutliures of a plan, leaves all the execution els of the hour, are mere clerks, who or- to subordinates. Now, it very (dim hap- pens lhat these subordinates have views diametrically opposed to those of their master ; and although they dare not openly show their dissent, it is far from (lifllcull, by alittle skillful application of the art “ lmw not to do it,” to contrive to get their own way in the end. I'Ience Napoâ€" leon III. seems not unfrequently to be playing a double part, while his conduct is only in so far blame-able that he. does not ings of his servauts. lie is by no means a laborious ruler. A Ct‘illoltltBIlellc portion of his day passes in absolute inactionâ€"an inaction which is certainly not without its results, for many of those [objects which have astounded Europe have had their origin in his hours of listlcssness. It would be easy to quote instances of, the way in which this. despotic ruler sometimes thwarted by his Ministers, who, by giving the utmost extension to the maxim,“ 3212‘- toul pol/ll ([6 26/6,” and by executing the letter rather than the spirit of his orders. ,. r3) position.. If is impossible not to recognize to him of the man who has spent his best years amidst the dissipation of great Cities, and who has arrived at the turning point of life full of cynical contempt for mankind, temv pered only by a good natured conviction q understands as well as any one o l always shown marked civilly to those who unscrupulous man dws not exist. I him as 70min: and ccnulzz, we have always .1 . . 1 ’ -' I . . . . . . heard him. described as a man who would the law and the l'llf’fttllS of public opinion, ' RICHMOND II . Esq, M.P.l’. has given notice of a 1 city of 'l‘oronto, for judicial purpos- . motion, and we are very glad, lllztt ? up. its result. ‘inst., at. that “ the \vrcfclies are as good as it is better himself.” and money upon all sides with a faith ll) human basciiess that ?s very. cdifyinq. Tit some one who reinonstrated with liiinhpoii . attaching a salary to the dignity of senaLu. he said, smiling, ‘=’ Ah, trust me, . 'now) my countrymen.” Numerous anecdotes which it. ~ . in Paris would seem to indicate that in "‘ Illt‘ the character of the people by whom he is surrounded. It is said, for instance, that one of his tum-"l. honest advisers, on taking leave of him, after attempting to dissuade him from some unwise act, ventured to say "/Irlz'cu, sire, 2)!)le scrcz vemlu par Fair/(l. jiigc par Trap/wig, rt pcmlii pm“ lllag 72cm.” \Ve constantly hear people remark, when the possibility of a War with Eng~ land is discussed, “ Oh, Louis Napoleon will hirer go to war with us â€"‘-lI is not his interest to do so.” Such rcasonors do not attach nearly enough importance to the chimerical element in his character. man who has so strong a belief in destiny. and is so superstitious, is not to be de- pended upon for a moment. We cannot nu: settled purpose of attacking this country, thouin for that Opinion We could quote the very highest authority. “fie sure” said to us the man whom we should. be disposed to call the first of living French- prOse writcis, ‘ be sure. that sooner or later he means to try to avcinrgc \Vaterlo<>;’ and another prison hardly less remarkable, dceply hostile to the linp -ri:il Government and very friendly to this country, rcinaik- ed, sj'ii'z'ilriiig of the. chance r-f invasion, ‘ It would be a great risk, but it I were he I would make- lllC'r’llIL‘ll'lpt.” ‘xl'ba‘b we believe his objects to be, we hope to point out next Week. For the present, We will only say that what strikes us as so very alaiining is, that. he brings to the execution of his plans a total indiff- erancc to means. A more profoundly It is wonderful how much can be done, even in )rivate life b i one who )OSSUSSULI of sufâ€" . ’ j , ficient discretion to avoid the gets rid, at the comi'ncncemcnt of hir car-I ear, of that expensive luxury '1 conscience. Place such a man in high place in revol~ ulionary times. a d be will play on the In so often enacted successfully on album- bler stage.-â€"Srtl1crday Review. New Advertisements. Pollock’s Column. Richmond Ilill. Masonic Arms, George Simeon. Meeting of the Moderate Party. Richard Vailes. Painter. (i. If. Husband, 'I‘l'iorhliill. " .- ...”:;”:..7.....,..\ .:.,'.,,c' l ILL. arr... 20. 186i). ' - ; Your: AND '.I'ont7NT<).-~lVe observe i look with adequate care into the procced- . put him from time to time in an absurd.» a sufficiently common type~that, namely“ their nature to be, and that lie is not much ‘ IIc showers decorations t A' . 1 class ; worlds great theatre the same part which ,r The Great Ploughing Match. Orr 7'“ od nesd a y in st: n licldgtghe greatest. l-‘loughiné,r Match ever held in Canada, inficonneclion yvitlrftlie lthree. . Agricultural _ ,Markham,f S :arboro”, and East onrk. The day was a most lovely one, the sun shiningr brilliantly, and the air, though. etiol, was ex- ceedineg favorable for the plough- jje “My mm). occupies pumejj'mnen ; the spectators were more hu~ ’iuerous than on any previous occa- l'iou; and they evinced the greatest Fittterest in the keen competition.â€" llt was truly a delightful sight-10sec ‘these stalwart sons of toil with true dignity and nature’s hoblene‘ss, turn up the sod of this green earth, each anxious to do it in the most (I t that. we follow can ever rival in dignity the titling of the soil; and ‘ that these spring shows and plough- ,ing matches are to these nature‘s ichildren of immense advantage; l {feel this torise at once to the top of "the ladder. Let them feel that agriculture is indeed'a sciencc,aad requires, With the strong right arm, also the thinking, intelligent and clear brain, and their calling willtbe found, not only to be the most healthful for the body, but that it also gives c-learness, i'nanliness and VlS‘W’ t0 the understanding. We believe that these ploughing The ploughing was it on such a day. the best, take lifarkhamls native skill taking the first prize in the person of William Hood, of a beautiful set of harness, kindly and generously given to the socrety by J. Bell, Esq , of ’l‘oronto. S :arboro’ and Vaughan also cut ’qu‘te a respectablr ' " .1“ rich ; and the Si ' I tIIAkx {Lougllt Sltili .JIIS E:'~llt).\‘l] “"10. l | N...“ ... *u “(Uâ€"l" lthe country. O’fbulls, it is true, the ,sbow was small; but we believe it likewise to be true that the Pro- vince could not beat them with the same number. There was one animal in particular, belonging to .George. Miller, Esq, of Markham, ’audiirnporled by him from Scotland, we believe in Canada. \Ve also observed on the ground some of Patterson’s Ploughs ;. and Rotating Harrows, made by Mr. S. Sander- son, of Richmond Hill, which were much admired. In conclusion, we feel that too much praise cannot be merit for the excellence of the ar~ rangemcnts. Every one who had i any duty to do was in his place, and did it well; and to the unsuccess- iful competitors we Woolf say, that ithc work done was well done; ‘wealso feel that the judges had a ldiflicult task to performs. Do first- ‘rate was the ploughing they need not feel discouraged, but persevere. After the business of the day was rover, the Directors, Judges and others, sat down to a sumptuous dinner at Mr. Inglis’; after which ,over the flowiuo bowl many an exâ€" locllcnt speech was made, and of? course the loyal Canadians d'ank fthe toast of the Queen and Royal lFamily with enthusiasm only lfelt by a loyal people. Othertoasts were also honored in an appropri- t "I (As Snares Ofiate manner; indeed the day was one of entire joy and throughout. pleasure Torat. NUMBER or ENH‘H!ES.-â€"F0r Plowing Match, 43 entries : l3, first clsss; 2 I, sceniirl 1“. third class. Drought Horses. 7 General Purposes, 7 entries; Dur- 0 ~- DHII'IOR : barn Bulls, 4 . Galloway Bulls, I’IIIZIC Junoss.â€"â€"Ist Class. open to all.â€"â€"-Andrew Bertram, George Harrison, Thomas Irvru LIST. lst.-â€"A splended Harness, till-(l8 by Mr. A. Van anot, of Stotill‘ville, and proscntcd to the Society, by John Bell, $2.11., of Toronto. Cash, $80â€"V/illinm llood, Markham. 9nd. Duncan McLean. East York... . .$2r’) (if) 3rd. Simpson. 62- Louuie, Scarboro,’. . 15 00 41b . James. Patton: Markham, . . . . . . It) 00‘, ‘5th. Archibald Shaw, Vaughan, . . . . . 5 (till Gib. Donald Douglass, Markham,, . . 4 fit; JUDGES-~521Mb Class, Plowing.â€"Jamcs Kit- chch, George Milne and Matthew Jonas. Ist.--lrou Plough presenth to tho 'l'owuship of Scaiboro’ Society, by Mr. John Liltens. Innkeeper. international llotol, 'l'orouto,. Cash, $40~~\V. Thompson, Scar- « with pl‘CitSlll'C, that Amos \Vrightp . . v - ! Motion, to provide for the Seprn‘atioir; L e )m n v o k, .i‘o e - ')f tli ( t t ‘f YOi‘ l in tli ' l l l cs. This is a srep in the right (li-, l Mr. Vv’rigbt has taken the subjch We shall watch with interest 5 l l l t w.-W> 94 SERIOUS J‘tccrhENT.â€"â€"~\’f: ~ to learn, that on I7'i‘iday~ , noon, as ‘ Shej‘ihcrd, Miller, of Buttonvillewl was assisting to load a log, it, by some means struck him and broke his leg. And, on the following day, on the same spot, as a Mr. French, ,. 3.1 r. j who is staying at Mr. \V. Sander- LC ' NICllOliui j 'i :sou’s, was stooping down while on ' horseback, the horse sliyed throw- ling him, and breaking his collar ' bone. is nothing true, and in it don't signify,” be clings to his narrow creed with a zeal uor‘rliy of the catacombs. Open the pub. llr’llt‘tl Writings of Lt'l‘:3 «Napoleon . and v boro.’ 2nd. James Robinson, Markham“ 5 Cf); 3rd. James McLean, Vaughan, . . . . . . I400 4th. James McLean, East YOik. . . . . . l2 fl"’ nth. Allan \Vatt, Markham" . . . . , , , . ll) Otl ' Gib. Robert McLean, East York. 8 (It) 7th. J. L. Patterson, Scar-bur ,’, . . . . _ 6 (It); 23th. James Stewart, East York. . . . . . . 4 (ill , JUDGES ~3rrl. Class, for youths under 18 ,years of agavaflllICS Tran, Andrew Smith , even the luadli and Francis Scott. 1st,. Andrew liood, Stf.t'""‘!‘().’ . . . . . . . 00 End. James Armour, W. - l'. ,. . ,. . Llrd. Joseph Booth, Sr, 1 . " 4. E. ' = 'I'lioiinis Tho"~ . M _. , , .,. ’to 500 ‘:;.. Ezcziry Aennroy, Scarborofi. . . . . 4 00 23th. Robert Richmdson, Scarboro,’.. 3 Off 9th. Francis Mason, Scarboro,’. . . . . . 2 (It) 10th. John Burns. Scarboro,’ . . . . . . . . . 1 0f) JUDGES you IIORSHS.â€"\Vllllanl Mavor. Pickering; Capt. Millikan. Markham; and George I’iugle, Markham. DRAUGHT STA LLIOVS. hitâ€"9' an Wallace.” Thomas Brown. Pickering}. . 00 :Ooeu’v u:"V' 2n d. “\Viiliam Wallace,” John Sandor? . son,Ilvlarkliain,............,.,.. 600' erd. " Joudon Tan.” Joseph 'I‘lionip‘ ' rotultlutkham...,......,..rst: 400 Societies ’.,:'Ofl skillful manner. Never did we. feel more sensibly the fact. that none of the artificial trades or professions. so that our yeoincn only need. to. a right noble one too; and that it, matches 8L0. are the best means that r can be used to hasten the advent of the whole. ever witnessed in the Provinceâ€"w ‘2 -i. ithe best ever seen in this part of. 'which is the most perfect. animal. . given to the Committee of Manage- pui‘suade ourselves that he has a deep and l 3 THE l STALstsâ€"onnenm Puui'osrzs. I in ~â€" “ British Splendour], sou, Markham”; .5 ,-,.,.,~’., .-,f, , , :21: , ‘l’rince of \\"al__i=:"s,”»i‘.lolih "‘Cgii‘fvie, ,,_. N‘i‘; Maikliaiii,. . . ..,. . - . . . . . . 15:00 lard-s4. “Garnboy,” Vim McN air, mat k- "'5' i? haul. . . . . . . . .l 7 I" 5 4'00 oliu Sandor- ..o'... .. jiiv-‘liJlJl')6hS or BULLS}; routo; John Mason, b‘nndeisou, I‘vlarkhaiii l - 1' DURHAM BULLS. lst.â€"“I’.ilnco of Wales,” George Miller, h’larkliaiii,. . . . . . . . L .. . . ..L$4 00 lQud “President,” â€"â€" Wireler, b‘car- . b‘carboro’ ; Edward I boro’,................ . . . . . . ..... 300 3rd. “'l'weedside,” W . Arinsti orig. i Markham, . . . . . . . . . . 2 00 GALLO‘NAY BULLS. 2nd, Ja'iries Cowre, iMarkh'amp . . . . 3 00 -..- ‘ MEETING OF THE MODERâ€" ATE PARTY. An important meeting ofthe mo- derate party was held at Mr. Stirâ€" llingls Ifotel, Greenwood, on Satur- day, the l4tli inst. Win. Chapman, Esq, presiding, and W. Higgins, ESq,, ofthe lV/iilby Chronicle, acted as Secretary, Some excellent ‘speeches were made by. Messrs A ' Barker, Mitchell, MCC t i l i i ulloch, La w- der, and others, and the following»- Resolutions were carried unani- iiiiously : I Moved by Mr BARKER, seconded ' by Mr- \V. BUTTON, that this meet- ing is of opinion that. it is desirable that a resident candidate should be ,Division of King. ‘ Moved by Mr. l. H. LAWDER, seconded by Mr. W. BUTTON, that illie following gentlemen be ap- pointed Committees for the Eastren ;part of Kings’ Division,-â€"â€"whosc duty it shall be to ascertain and re- l port to the Secretary of the Eastren lpart of the Division as to the re» spective prospects of success of the. different Candidates who may be spoken of on the moderate interest, viz :-â€"â€"for the ’I‘ownship of Whitby, l Dr. Foote, R. J. Harrison, J. Mont- l '5‘5H't1til'y. John \Valliss, and G. Gill- ‘vray; East Whitby James Stub- 3bach, \Vrn. Beal, Peter Taylor, John Bradly, Ralph Robinson, and 'E. White; Oshawa-J. B. Warreu, B- Fairbank, G. I'Vallace, P. ‘ Hail, and A. R. Manuel; the Town of VVliilhyâ€"-J. Rowe, W. Lang, R. J. Guner, R. E. Perry, and T, , Moody: Pickeringâ€"W. A. Me- Crtlloch, S. Jones, Donald McKay. iTl'ros Varden, W. Button, \V. ‘ Major, J. McCraight, M. Chapman, 1). Matthewson John \Veir, B. B. Jennings, E M. Sproul, M. Chester and J. Miller. Moved by .condecl by Mr. Mr. ponding Secretary.â€"~Carried. The meeting then adjourned. Mr H. Benton, so- I). Matthews, that l MEETle AT RICHMOND 1mm. A preliminary meeting of the. Moderate Party was held at Nic- holl’s Hotel, on Tuesday evening, the 17111 inst, at which about thirty of the leading gentlemen of the tncigliborliood- were present.- Dr. ‘Duneumb occupied the chair, and Mr. H. Edwards acted as secretary. Mr. Edwards briefly stated the course that had been adopted atthe meeting at Greenwood on the Sa- turday previoue, which is publish- ed above. R. Khrusu, Esq... ably addressed the meeting, and explained why he had. called them; together, and urged upon all present to strive by every lawful means to return a suitable person to represent. the mo- derate party in the. forthcoming election for Legislative Councillor for Kings" Division. Dr. I’YNE, of Newmarket, F. Kelly, Esq., of \Vhitby, Geo. J. F. Pearce, Esq, and others also adâ€" dressed the meeting. 1 l Afterfiwhich it vas moved by R. iMansri, Esq. seconded by C. E. LTWRENCE, Esq, that this meeting do stand adjourned till the first Tuesâ€" day in. May, and that Mr. H. Ed~ wards be corresponding secretary, and see that large bills be printed and posted up announcing the meeting, and that notice of the said n'ieeting be advertised in the York Hamillâ€"Carried. _._â€"~â€"â€"-:|’>9<-â€"-_â€"..__ “ECONOMIST” AGAIN. In yesterday’s issue (Thursday) the. Economist, as usual, is guilty of libbing. I-le asserts that at ti. general disagreement,” this assor- tion is totally false, for it was quite the reverse and was not like his meetings, con- ducted with locked doors, to which ng men of his own party are not invited. This meet- i ing \vasopen even to himself, had "i=4 chosen to attend, the Moderate I) (Ln ‘i_.\'15iy have nothing to fear, and, jtherefore need no hole and corner meeting. As to the remarks that patent to all, that in this case, the wish is fartherto the thought. Perâ€" haps as neither Mr. Reesor, nor ‘ any of his clique were there, (unless i in disguise,) he will oblige by statâ€" iing how he came to know, “that i there was a general disagreement, las it is so utterly false. lbat we sus- pect he has trump’t up the story ‘ himself. $3290 'l‘fi'li‘mas~ Gavis. To-ui l‘st.-â€",-Gaorge Haacke, Markham. . . . . . . .$4,00' ‘brought forward. to represent the- imndcrale party for the iinportantl Higgins be appointed COTI‘CS"; l the I meeting in Greenwood, “there was} it. was unanimous, our endeavours will be useless it EIENDISH ATTEMPT. v W'eiireyre_t5‘74to announce a IzFi'iday morning at. l o’el'bok mid- nightone of. the most wicked "temptstias~__made on the life-ibf Mr. [Coulter place that. we ever heard of: It ap- pears that about 1 a.m. the baby lawoke Mrs. Coulter, and at the foot ,of- the stairs she observed a bright 3glare, and iii'iincdi-ately awoke her husband who rushed down stairs, land discovered right at the foot of ,the bed room stairs, a, blaze which lwas promptly p'u- ' .4. t'out and on look- pile of hemlock shavings and light wood had been placed right at the foot of the stairs, light matching- istuff being also placed between the ,joios of the sidings. What render- ferl this cowardly attempt at incen- ldiarisrn the more frightful, was, lthat there was no other outlet from the premises but these stairs, and lthere were twelve persons sleeping in the rooms above at the time, , which, adding the fact that the wind iwas very high, and that the house :is the centre of a block. including the store of Mr. I). Crosby, thus lrendcring it nearly impossible but :that the entire block would have t:been destroyed, makes it one of the giuost frightful plots against the safe- fty of the entire neighbourhood ever There is as yet no clue 'to the guilty party. ‘ullt’lllpltltl. _.~___.‘ 0 F-..â€" ._._.._. - ’I‘IIE QUESTION ANSWERED. V In reply to the 1260710772131! of yes- terday ('I'hiii'sday lth inst.) \Ve beg to say, that as Mr. Reesor’s own political friends, on a recent date, valued his word at. O l he must .upo‘i it. We still assert, that our lcliargcsare strictly true; and we ishall not retract: a word we have ,utteretl, merely, because he has ,given a cunning and an evasive answer. .But further we assert that another private cations meetithr at 'l’iis house, at which the headsof his :party we ‘e‘ not invited, but only his imost confirlci'ital friends. \Vliat a tfaroe is all this, and yet, this is the man who talks about wire. pullino, and ccnsurcs a cotcmporary for lscuding extra copies of his Journal lto the leading,r men of the party. . 'Vcrily, some people are blessed . I'with most astounding elfiontcry, as the Economist knows well, that the leading rncu amongst the Grits, are :opposed to him, and, that nothing, ‘is left for him. but private caucass- log. t l l t â€"~~ Ms. 40......“ CRICKET Cl.UB.-â€"â€"A, meeting of those interested in Crioki-‘tiug, \viI ,bc held at the Masonic Arms, on Fridayâ€"wilds (lay, the 20th insl., at eight o’ctock. We hope their will be a good attendance, as Crick~ ct isa garlic, in which all may join without compunction, and is now almost much a national game in Canada, as in Old Eng- .lund. (1:4 ._...._._â€"-mx 9 <wâ€"w anrurrnâ€"«A very interesting Eand able lecture was delivered in lAinbler’s Hall, on Tuesday even- ing last. by Dr. I’yne, of Newmar- ikel. J. K. Faloonbrirlge, Esq. oc- lcnpied the Chair. .Subjectâ€"“ Engâ€" ‘lish Literature.” The audience . , , , 3..- _., “oiir‘coluxniis ‘It and“ faintly, tailor, of this ' -- ‘ing round it was foundthat a small' pardon us if we set. no higher store ' [he had only a night or two since, i l his not been the. solitary case of appeal o “’0 wish to ' be distincth understood, the awe do right- hold ourselves responsrble f0 opinions expressed by correspondents tliroug To the Editor of the York Herald. Dean Sin,â€"â€"\\'il‘i yoinbc so good as to publiin in your Journal the enclosed letter to the Editor of the .Nco Era, be having declined publishing)r tlicsaine for some reason unknown tome ;' and I beg to call attention to his ltlsf issue wherein he has further trarisgrt-ssed by publishing another enistle of slander sightid “ Seth Ashton,” and written, undoubtedly, by some larger man than biiiisclf,â€"~probably an Esquire,-â€"â€"a mere budget of lies and falsehood, utterly unworthy of any reply, and of which the Editor of the Era must be aware. Yours truly, Aurora, Ayril 18, 1860. \‘V . Ail‘oscrzv. To the Editor ofihc New. Era. SIR,-â€"Iii your article, headed “ A inoâ€" ral Justice,” you undertake to censure the individual who l‘t‘pllt‘tl to Paul I’ry‘s letter, which appeared in your paper of the 23rd Maich, for taking a side-fling, as you term it, zit. your journal. Now,,sir, to be candid Will] you, if you take a re respec- tiva glance over the different editorial re- marks of our journal, and the hinnv auoiiv- inous letters that have upp'arnd in yoiir columns, heaping the q‘l‘Os‘t‘SI calninny and abuse upon the Magistrates ofAurorn ever since the new appointment of Magistrates for the-County of York, coriiiiiirieu-ciug‘» with the notorious publication of the “ Black List,” and continuing up to your last iswiiu, you cannot Wonder that the iu< diiiilnal allude-d to slioultl have so far transgresse-l as to stile your paper that “unparalleled vehicle of abuse.” I Wlll only ask you to explain the reason why the columns of your paper have at all times li"t'll opt-ii lo t't't‘l')‘ vindictive malig- nant niiil i‘:‘~=ila:.iiiion.~, writer, who thought lit to .~"' :' and allow, without any foirn datiitn, t ltzv in}; rippilitilwl Justices of lift.‘ Pt‘lllft‘ lll Aurora, rt) car Grits excepted) 3 id for “but reason have they burn abuse-d l and why has there been so many false &t\'S(fl“ lions made resprcting their decision on the bench f If thry make decisions that are not legal, thi: pa.ty injured can appeal.»- Bill, sir, I not hold to say that there n it who ll.lll the honor of lieâ€" prosecnied :lgitllhl the Au 0' a Altruisâ€" lralcs. And, iiii‘. I am one of the un- fnrlunitc re acctlli'tl .l. l.’ s. of Aurora, I fuel it my duty. not only on my own part but also on the. pint of my brotlicr Magisâ€" ll‘JlCS. to cast back with contempt from whence it came the .lS,lCl'5lt)t)S so wantonly heaped upon men that are ii )I deserving lllr'f‘t‘Of. Now, Mr, I must refer to that part of your corre«p Jlltlt‘ll'lt‘. in which you state, to me your own words, “ \Vc have no desire to enter upon the discussion of the acts of Certain Aurora Maéistrates, but if forced to tl i so We shill make rer vz-la‘ious that will 1tSl0llloll even the per- petrators tr'ii'iSclvus.‘7 bio, I suppose that the public may tvpect to see the first chapter ofthc revelatioi'is of Jackson the divine shortly, in which will be llt‘ltl up to the public gaze all of the ignoininous do- ings of the Aurora Magistrates. But rc- meiubcr that “ he who lives in a glass- house should not throw stones,” a‘lll that you should take. the yonrsi If to old adage, which reads as fullOWs‘ : “ the fault you see in me take care and shun; just look at home there’s soiiietbiiic their for fun ” But to he more pointed, I must challenge you to make those rr-ve'ations against the Magistrates of Aurora that: will astoniin even the perpetrators themselves, and thus show them in their true colors. Out wiih Illt' facts of whatever nature they may beâ€"piivate, political or Otherwiseâ€"~ and let him that. is filthy be filthy still.~~ l hope, Air. Editor, that in future you will not have to be blamed for allowmg was large, and their frequent plau- dits, testified how much they were delighted with the able Lecture. l V â€" >7â€"mm4Mâ€"~â€" MR. POLLOCK’S STOCK -â€"â€"VVo beg =t0 Oil“ the attention of our readers, 'to an advertiscincnt front Mr- Pol- lock, announcing that he has open- ed the store lately occupied by G. :8; B. Barnard, with a large assort- tmeut of goods, which he says he is; determined to sell at priees,.to suitl lthe times. E »»»»» aflMM‘ i \Ve aie glad to learn, that Mr. John Grieves is fastly recovering; from his late illness. He requests fits to announce, that he. is now pre- pared to attend to his correspon- as formerly. . i ldence. l l . . t The next lecture Will be given on lTuesday next,at« halfâ€"past seven, by Dr. Corsrin, of Markham Vll~ Iago. Subjectâ€"~“ Public Charities lof Europe and. Aii’terica.” I There was a great fire at Na'ngasaki, Japan, ion the 26th December, by wnicrr property be- Hairpin,"r to American merchants to the amount i of $400,000 was destroyed. The Governor and ; suite were presmit at the fire, with-any quantity ot'Japtineso, vvith Wooden engines. with a single or" '.l. throwing water by jerks about thirty feet. Aiso a number of" Japanese with huge fans placed on the adjoining houses, and fannin the fire to keep it away. The fire (lresws of s the officials, of which there were some thou- ,sands on the ground, were of the utmost mag- lniliceuce. and the whole scene of the flames .and the brilliant and splended clothing of the Japanese formed a picture that must be witness- fed to be appreciated. c. -.._...c .....E__ __... _..‘..~__ “’0 learn by telegraph from Vienna: that j General Eyiiatlcri has committedsuicido, after i confessing his guilt and expressing his repetit- once The deceased was at the head of the lconimissariat dopartiiient of the Austrian army during the ltatiau campaign, and so shameful ly ' abused. for his own profit. the trust reprised in l, i him, that an investigation into his conduct took , place. probably be executed by military law. and it ' was doubtless to avoid the ignorniuy ofa public ‘douth that the dishonest general put an end to 3 his exi'trncs. - fill your columns with such dastardly tin-an anonymous scribl'ders, such as " Uncle B. alias a friend oftlie deceased of thirty years Standing," “ I’aul I’ry," “ M. Lilli- putéau,” and a host of othrr liuinhugs, to ClitlletlS of nonsense and vulgarity that. have appeared of late in your paper, and chiefly Wllll precise aim levelled at the Aurora Magistrates, evidcntly with the iri- tculion of timing the said delinquents, but which have fallen far short of the work. I remain, yours 8%., W. MOSLEY. ',7 Iii-:- teachers. and one by tile Local Su‘porihtondent for Vaughan. These, two quoted, are about a fair sample of the whole; wrth but one exception; some are more or loss comiriondatory. but all. are favorable except this one which I now quote: "’ DECEMBER 7th, 1859; " I regret to say I‘ do not approve of'tlie way: the classes are managed; nor do I think thnev , there is much improvement since my lull lvrsit. The order and discipline of the school in far from good. i which I have “"G. J; F. PEARCE." To which I appeiided'tho following remark- :< “ DECEMBER 7th. 1859. “ The above was penned by Mr. Pearce after being present about forty-five minutes. Tho- classes he heard road were the 4th and‘5tll. tho same that Mr. Barnard examined. It was not examination : it was a more bird's eye glance} and I am prepared to prove his remarks to be incorrect in every particular. ” I). MCNAUGHTON.” Not much improvement means some im- provement, though little. If the school was im such a satisfactory state as be affirmed it to bo' l l t I Aurora, April 6th, le’O. RICHMOND lllbl. 1. OUNTY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. ._.. Totbe Editor of the Yoi‘r llnrald. Sin,â€"-As the spring examination: are just over, and as the names of two respectabio clovgymcn, with some others of the Trustees have appeared in‘your paper attached to certi» ficates, speaking in high terms of the state of both departments of the institution, I tbiiik it a fit limo to makoa few remarks on the n’iauiigement of the junior department since Itook charge of it, particularly as I resigned my charge of the school immediately after. From the visitor’s book, and from other sources of information. ljttdgo tliatl gave very generril‘satisfaction for nearly atyear and a half; sir-so that time a change appears to To assist this have lain-x place in public opinion. your for den change, I will make a few extracts from readers to ICCUt‘ilII. sud- Tho first is as follows :â€" ‘ Novrsiiihmr 4th, 1858..- “ Visited Junior Department of Richmond. Hill Countv Grammar School. and found a doâ€" I cided advancement in tho iifl'oront classes, and' also some improvement in the discipline Of'tllfl school since my last visit. " R ovum MARSH." the visitor’s book.- “ Novcmnnn 5th, 1858. “ Having visited the Junior Department of the Richmond Hill County Grammar Scliool,I have much pleasure in expressing my satisfac- tion with the progress of the children, so far as I have had an opportunity of examining them. in his former entry, and even a little improve-- ment on that, according to his own stateiucnt.. why (loos he not approve ? Vv’iih respect to his remarks about the order of the School. it is only those who have vilitod ‘the school who can speak with certainty. I. therefore, give the following opinion expressed only the. day previous by a gentleman who ex- amined the same classes :‘ ' ' “ DECEMBER 6th. 1’859. “ I have pleasure in recording my visit to the Junior Department of the School. In reading I observe. a marked improvement; the method: of discipline good; the school generally orderly. “ Gm. A Bannum." I will give only one more quotation from the visitor’s book, and. my only reason for giving this one is, that tho subscriber to it has been «- pmcticul teacher for several years. and has bout a very successful one ; and that he' spent nearly half a-day iii the school before give- ing his opinion: “ OCTOBER 42%;.1859. “ Today I visited this school. There n marked ii'iproveincut since my last visit, partis cularly in the ‘llll and 51h classes The school is in a batter state of dis ipliiio, the general: state of the school is good. One good feature is, that there is little to be unleariied that has been once learned. " I). Mchmxiu, “ Local b'iip’t. Q," Vaughan.” 3. about two months he- Notice that this in -: at i ‘i .sit. fore Mr. I’curcn'. It is thin» ‘4 ;iiquire, who is this Mr, Pearce 1" Who. . he? It is evident that he never was a practical teacher at any time of him file, or he would never have Igiven a decidod'v opinion on the stats» of the school without1 spending at least lw'." ~. ." in examining it.â€" ,‘i So far frrr ll’- an» innit“. classes in i'erirlii. ,, reading, classes-i1. ‘ .i to prov long liis vii-1‘. and hear some. 2' w a Li arith- metic. but that he refused ou the plrri. of want of Illllt‘. l was it little surprised on looking (Ax-'1 illt.‘ VltlilUl’S book, to find that no 'l'itistce visits are recorded subsequent to Mr. l'E“?tl'C("S last visit; except those made by the three newly M!- poi"t«.d 'l'riistoo‘s, and tliofLeV, James Dick. WlIUN‘J name appears llO less than four till)", sliowmg that lie at least is n man who is not: influenced by either fear or favor iii the dilv charge. of his dirty. As soon as the difficulty with Mr. l’eaico happened, I called on tho’ other 'l'itislees personally and urge-d them to visit [lm school, i~U that tho"; might be prvparuli to give an opinion as well as Mr. I'caeo ; Ind.- as long ago as the 4th of January I urged on. of the 'I‘rustees to use his inflheiicetu have I ‘ committee appointed to examine carefully into the state of the >Cllt)til, and brinpr matters to a crisis, by either supporting rim 01‘ Min. flute..- .Vouo could be induced to attend, or intake any lllOV"ll) the runner, although some of them pi‘oriiist-tl' repeatedly to do so. A short tint.“ after the lloaid passed a resolution that eaclu ’l‘rnstco should visit the. sizliool in turn, ox.- uiiiiiio it thoroughly, and record his opinion in. the visitor'a book Althouin duly notified by, the Secretary, these gtiitieiiicu. with the ox» cepriniis mentioned above, utterly disregarded. the whole iiittttcr. But the climax of the whole affair is. that I invited all the 'lrustees, either personally or by letter, to attend the pulfiilc' oxaininatiou which took place on the 30th MIL. Rev. James Dick and Rev. E. Dewar. won all t'iat attended the examination. (July on. of the other 'l‘i'untces, and one gentleman who resides in the section, looked in for I. alwrtt ' time: and yetbeloi'e the cxuririuatiou of tho en- , tire (It-partitioht was ovt-r,oiie of these exemplary 'l'r..riteos asked the Secretary of the Board tot call a meeting to investigate the state oI-tho school. To conduct an investigation information ii.- iicodcd‘. Why, then, did these gentlemen ob-- stiiiately close their eyes against every reason-- able means of gaining information ?. Why did. they cautiously avoid the school-room no if it were vipers blood,0r tlieinvisi IwTrulu Thanh-- Scllcs guarded by Cerebeius’! \Vhy could! they trust more to children‘s tales as evidoucor (which not one of thorn would Consider IufliCiv ent in a case which concerned the charactorof" their horses or oxen: and yetthis is the only evidence which they had in the matter) than 801 their own eyes and cars, and to the intelligence and honesty of the then clergyman who conv- ducied the examination? Enough has boom said to show that these gentlemen were mores guided by Caprice than by reason in both theih praise; and their blame that the school wal- hover either so good or so bad as they taprooâ€" souterl it to be; but that as much was done. duringr the whole time as could be reasonably. expeCted under the circumstances. Yours 610., I). MCNAUGHTON. Richmond Hill, April 19; 1860'. To the Editor of the York Herald. Sin,â€"â€"In the New Era of the 13th inst. in I. letter addressed to the Justices of the Peac. in and for the United Counties of York Indl I'eel, signed “Seth Ashton," in which tho. writer shows tipâ€"~(if what he states is true)â€" tlio doings of some of the Magistrates in Aurora. However, if Mr. Ashton wishes to' come out and enlighten the Magistrate! of York and Pool, as to the misdeeds &c. of cor-- taiii gentlemen, to-wlrom it appears be full no good wil‘, he ought in all justice to let them and the public know whether the four magin trains that he has thus held up to ridicule, It. the only persons of a public character in or about Aurora; whose acts will not bear to ht scrutinize: ; and let others judge who are our pable, and not sit in judgment himself; for Il- though he seems to think he is so intelligenh. he may not-be (:Oll\i"iOl'(‘t.l so by others. Just for one mom; 'll. think of the unauumâ€"- lug riiodosty , man. No crime can for laid to h'. - v v. , . .lf. that of being too iutbllio gent. l v nor and anon, when in hit“ power, ehttsavcicd to instruct those ignorant ‘ J.I’.’s.. and now villi the blackestrof. ingrativ tur‘a, they endeavor to have his name struck om the list of constables Verity things have com. o a 511';."'tlÂ¥ pix-22 it: fl'vizr 'll-t. IAN-ten one who'll.- so philer ~.: Iii . .1. treated in. such a. ," 7‘» pr: trips if all things were lKl':.".’~'1 , 'lif‘."‘?1‘itt" be si‘r‘ictliing Mr. Ashton does not wish to GllllKlllfll‘i the public mind with, which might. if cast-fully consider-v ed, show that those gentlemen Waltitl much ram thor prefer to-do without Mr. Ashton’s gratuitk ous advice to them when they are calls-don't. act in their official capacity. There is one thing, however, in regard to a statement motto of frequent breaches of the peace, Since the to- ceut appointments which Mr. Ashton seem- to have forgotten when he was getting his letter writtenâ€"namely, the conduct of acertaiu con. It was stated that the delinquent Would . stable, whoI as far as in his power. urged pu- -" G. J. F. Pinkeye." Icountod tliirly~two different entree in all, the greater part of them made by the T ties to take out summonses.dz.c.when they buy] no intention to do so, and offered to forego In. “Incest fees as constable, provided those he bore “I. a; ,jjfi‘wcm raining {tic ms: l-jj clergyman and marl}! to would not have. them to pny.and then