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,ir‘noiijn Silica. FURTHER BY THE “EUROPA.” The London Observer, a Ministerial organ, says in its issue of Saturday morning, Nov. 30:â€"“A special messenger ofthe Foreign Office has been ordered to carry our demands to Lord Lyons, and will pro- ceed by the packet from Queenstown to- day. 'l‘he public will be satisfied to know that these demands are for an apology, and to insist on the restitution to the pro- tection of the British flag of those who Were violently and illegally torn from that sacred asylum.” The Observer adds :-â€"-“ There is no reason why they should not be restored to the quarter-deck of the British Admiral at New York, or W'ashingtcn itself, in the face of some ten or tWelve men-of-war, whose presence in the Potomac would render the blustering Cabinet at VVashing- ton as helpless its the Trent was before the San Jacinto. It is no fault of ours ifit should come even to this.” The same to be present. residence.” With reference to the consulting of the law oflicers of the Crown, the substance of whose opinions has already appeared, the same paper says :~â€"-“ The Queen’s Advo- cate, Sir John Harding, Attorney General Sir Wm. Atherstone, and the Solicitor have been in frequent personal communication with the Government during the last few General, Mr. Rowndell Palmer, days?’ The the cargo ofthe Melbourne, referred to in the City of Washington’s despatch:â€" “The arrangements for increasing the force in Canada are not yet complete but in a very few hours will be settled. In the meantime, a large ship, the Illelbourne, has taken up, and is now being loaded with Armstrong guns, some 80,000 Enfield rifles, amunition and other stores at VVoolwich. possible that this vessel will be escorted by one or two ships of war. The rifles are intended for the Canadian military, and strong reinforcements of field artillery will be dispatched forthwith.” The Paris Patric says that Admiral Milne, commander of the British West India squadrons, on hearing of the San Jacinto affair, forthwith detailed three war vessels to escort the steamers between Havana and St. Thomas, for the protect- ion of Southerners travolling by that route. The Times city article says :â€"“ The universal impression seems to be that the present unhappy position in the eyes of the world that the United States Government can scarcely command themselves so as to regulate their course by the light of law, reason or courtesy, and that although this opens a wide field of danger, it should also stimulate all other nations to exercise the utmost forbearance.’ The Shipping Gazette believes there is a possibility, but a remote cue, that the Natioiral Government may disavow the acts of Capt. \Vilkes, and even go to the length of releasing the Southern Commis- sioners; but if the demand is not complied wrtlr, a declaration of war on the part of England is inevrtaole. If the National Government is resolved at all hazards to' force a quarrel upon England, they have certainly a good opportunity, but they must be actuated by something little sliOr-t of madness to avail themselves of it. It is stated in the Times that nearly every ship loading for New York is taking out large quantities of lead. Lead is not mentioned in the royal proclamation. The American operations in lead, in this market, date from the ctmmencement of the war. In the German markets they commenced in October. As almost all saltpetre used throughout the world comes from Oude, we have practically a monopoly of the article. ARRIVAL OF THE JURA. The Daily News thinks ifthe Ameri- can government will treats the difficulty in the same spirit as Gen. Scott, war may be avoided. Seamen on leave of absence are order- ed to join their ships immediately. It is reported that U. S. minister, Mr. Adams, regards his recall as inevitable. pg'l‘he American shipping interests are al- ready disasterously affected. LATEST. LONDON, Dec. 6. The Admirallry issued notices yester- day requiring all men absent on leave to return to their respective ships immediately. The Warrior is coaling for service on the North American coast if needed. There has been quite a rise in sugar and sultpetre. No charters are being taken for Ameri- can vessels There is little or nothing doing in pas- sengers and cargoes. Several of the morning papers have leaders on Mr. Bright’s speech. The Times says, let America judge by the speech of her greatest admirer how little can be said for her outrage upon a friendly although neutral country. Let her also know that in this country even that comparatively moderate speech is but a voice with an echo. Warlike preparations continue active. A considerable number of troops are under orders for Canada. ARRIVAL OF THE “CITY WASHINGTON.” ....... AND SLIDELL AGII‘ATION. CAPE RACE, Dec. 15. OF THE MASON paper says:â€"-â€"“Yesterday afternoon, after five p.m., Her Majesty held a Privy Council at Windsor Castle, Three of the Ministers, including the First Lord of the Admiraltry, and the Secretary of State for War, travelled from London to VViodsor by special train Previous to leaving town, the three Ministers had attended a Cabi- net Council at Lord Palmerston’s official following paragraph from the Times give some further particulars about everything It is not im- Qd. a 125. 10d. point at 11 o’clock this (Sunday). morning, and was boarded by the News Yacht of the Associated Press. The seizure of Mason and Slidell con- tinues to monopolize the columns of the press, which continues to denounce the act as an insult in the strongest terms. Active naval preparations are going on at the Government dock yards. The ship Lady Fran/elm from London for New York put into Plymouth on the 3rd instant. She took fire the same night. She was scuttled. There were Southern- ers among her crew who were suspected of firing her. It was asserted that the Australasian had been chartered to convey troops and a battery of artillery to Canada. She would sail about the 12th. It was stated the James Adger had cap- tured a privateer off Fayal, on the 7th, and turned her into that port. The partial effect of the Persia’s news was sent per Europa. It was then re garded hopefully, and consols and cotton slightly improved, but after carefully di- gest ng the sentiments of the American press on the San Jacinto affair, a reaction took place. Fears were entertained that the Washington Government would seek to justify the act. The English Journals generally were very bitter and hostile in their remarks, and continue to treat the matter as an in- sult which cannot be tolerated. Lord Lyons’ instructions, on which the Cabinet were unanimous, are explicit and determined. The Morning Post says the acknow- ledgement of the error and surrender of the prisoners will be received with great joy, but if the Federal Govrrnment fails, not a man in England will blind his eyes to the alternative that England must do her duty. The Times continues to assert that it has been Mr. Seward’s policy to force quarrel with England. Both it and the Post call for energetic military prepara- tions in Canada. A serious decline has taken place in Canadian securities The total was 12 per cent. The Times say-s it may reasonably predict that three things will immediately follow an outbreak, name- ly,â€"~the destruction of the Southern blockade, the complete blockade of the Northern ports, and the recognition of the Southern Confederacy by France and England. The Daily Newsrejoices that Congress meets before the Englile demands can go out, and hopes it will act with honour and dignity without foreign pressure. It hopes the golden opportunity will not be lost. n 4 Active preparations wore making in the various navy yards. A considerable number of vessels had . been ordered to get ready for immediate commission. The transport .Melbourne would leave Woolwich for Halifax on the 5th with 30; 000 stand of arms, large quantities of am- munition, and a battery of six Armstrong guns. She will be convoyed by the Orpheus. a ‘21 -gun frigate. The lVarrior wouldbe ready for foreign service immediately. ller destination de- pends on the answer from \Nashington. A Royal Proclamation prohibits the ex- port of gunpowder and saltpetrc, also ni. trate of soda and britnStone. The ship.- ment of rifles from England for New York continued. Funds were steady on the 2nd, but fell a-half per cent on the 3rd. The Times” city article points out that the task ofthe American Executive in net ing against popular violence ought to be lightened as much as possible. Great interest is excited in Paris. Ap- pearances indicate that the government papers are instructed to write an anti~Ameâ€" riean tone. An article in the Patric attracts con- siderable attention as it argues pretty clearly that France wrll side with England and recognize the Southern Confederacy, and take the decisive attitude in the inter- national question. The Liverpool Post gives a rumour that Napoleon has been proposed as arbitrator trator of the question. The Americans in Paris paid a compli- mentary visit to Gen. Scott. Mr. Dayâ€" ton was spokesman. The Boursc has been firm and higher, and closed drooping at 69.20. Garibaldi was at Genoa, where there was an imposing popular demonstration in his honour. In a speech, he hoped for the early deliverance of Italy.‘ LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO QUEENSTOVVN LIVERPOOL, Dec. 5.â€"â€"-The excitement continues unabated. The Paris Temps repeats the statement that Napoleon had tendered his services as meditator. It had been rumoured that the Persza had been chartered to convey troops to Canada, but it is pronounced premature. The Australasian had been advertised to sail for New York on the 11th, but the America had been substituted. At a recent banquet at Rochdale, Mr. Bright made an elaborate speech on the American question, in which he declined to give any decided opinion in the Trent affair. He believed if the act was illegal that America would make fitting repara- tion. He strongly condemned the warlike feeling, and scouted the idea that the Am- erican Cabinet had resolved to pick a quarâ€" rel with England. He made an eloquent peroration in favour of the North. A letter was received from Mr. Richâ€" ard Cobden of a pacific tone, urging a sus- pension of judgment. A letter from Gen. Scott, in favour of maintaining fricndlyrclations between Eng- land and America, and attracts much at- lention. The eXportation of arms, ammunition and lead, has been prohibited. COMMERCiAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFF lVIARKET.â€" The breadstuff market has an upward tenâ€" dency with a slight adVance on all descrip- tions. Flour firmer at an advancc of 6d. per barrel. Wheat still advancing with a rise of 2d. per cent; red Western "12$. Corn upward and ad- vanced 6d. per quarter; mixed 346. 6d. Northern Railway of Canada. Time Table takes effect Monday. Sept, ‘2, ’61 movmo non'ru’ Mail. Express. LeaVe Toronto. . . . . . . . . 7 15 a,m. 4 10 p.m- Thornhill. . . . ... . . 8 00 am. 5 00 p.m- Richmond Hill.. . . 814 a.m. 512 p.m. King............. 8 30 a.m. 525 p.m. Auwm. . . . . .... . . d 55 a.m, 5 40 p.m. Ncwmarket . . . . . . . 9 10 a.m. b' 00 p.m- Holland Landing. . 9 2'2 a.m. 6 15 p.m. Bradford . . . . . . . . . . 9 34 rum. 6 25 p.m. IlOVING SOUTH. Leave Collingwood.. . . . . . 3 00 p.m. 5 30 a.m. Bradford. . . .. .. .. . 6 00 p.m. 815 a.m Holland Landing..’6 l5 p.m. 8 30 mm. Newmarket. . . . . . . b ‘26 p.m. 8 42 mm. Aurora. . . .... . . . . 6 40 pm. 8 55 mm King............. 7 00 p.m. 9 2t) a.m- Richmond Hill. . . . 7 l3 p.m. 9 32 am- Thornhill. . . .. . . . . 7 26 p.m. 9 45 mm, Arrive at Toronto. . . . . . . . 8 15 p.m. 10 30 “ .__ ___._.v___..,V.‘ New Advertisements. SchoolBooks, &C ,attho “ York Herald” Ofiice Great Expectationsâ€"R, Lawson. Christmas Fruitâ€"W. S. Pollock. Tea Party. Sale of Timberâ€"G. Grant. __._.____ ' (title hint finale. RICHMOND HILL. DEC. 20.1861. THE. WAR NEWS. JUST before going to press, we re- ceived a letter from our respected Toronto correspondent, from which we make the following extracts : “The intelligence which arrived in this city on Monday last, is, in re- spect to Canada, perhaps the most. important that has been received during half a century. You will not probably be disappointed, as it would appear from your recent articles, that you in common with many others, have anticipated the present state of affairs. “England hasdemanded the im- mediate surrender of the Southern commissioners, Mason and Slidell, taken from on board the British ves- sel, Trent. lf the United Statesre- fuse, England will at once open the. blockade of the Southern ports. The Washington Cabinet, it is sta- ted, will refuse to comply with this demand. Ten thousand troops have been ordered for Canada. Gun- boats, arms. and ammunition Will be immediately on the way. “The above is the substance ofthe latest news. It must, however, be received with caution. It is very doubtful that the precise. conditions of the terms proposed by the British Government have been made pub- lie; and as yet no official action has been announced by the Federal Government. “The news has produced the most intense excitement throughout the. city. The greatest enthusiasm pre- vails among the volunteers; and many people who previously never thought of enrolling their names, are now flocking in by hundreds. The city Council which held its weekly meeting on Monday even- ing, after the reception of the news, were unanimous in the expression of their loyalty and patriotism. A resolution was passed, granting for ' the use of the volunteers, all build- I ings owned by the Corporation, suit- able for drilling purposes. solution was followed by three hearty cheers for the Queen, and the singing of the national anthem. A large. number of workmen are busily engaged, both day and night, at the for: and fortifications. 'No strang- ers are allowed to approach the works. The general opinion is that war is inevitable. Those journals that have, for some months past, been urging upon {Canadians the necessity and importance of prepa- ring for self-defence, will now re- ceive that credit, as public sentinels, which they deserve. “The tone of the American press appears to be, for once, mild, con- ciliatory and reasonable. They are opposed to a war with Britain ; and there are hopes entertained that the present difficulties may yet be set- . tled.” >04 MARKHAM LUMINARY. THE original articles that are pub- lished weekly in this paper appear to cause considerable annoyance to our Economial contemporary, and to evoke from him frequent out- bursts of petulent rage. The suc- cess that has attended our exertions THE to furnish our readers with infor- Prion“ fa Patsemwf“ mation on general topics in a read- able form, seems to excite his ma- lice, if not his envy. He is quite alarmed that these efforts are apo preciated by the good people of the county, and rewarded by an in- creased circulation, and more ex- tended patronage. He appears to be impressed With the idea, that. our productions are more accept- able to the public than his own,and accordingly makes large extracts from our columns, and consritutes them a text from which to draw in-‘ struction for his readers. To this we have not the slightest objection. \Ve acknowledge the compliment, although we do not promise to re- turn it. LONDON Marmaraâ€"Money market lieving that it has a tendency to This re- Mr. George Sheppard and the .‘ Globe.’ MR. Sheppard, who is at present thing the worse of an increased de- gree of its humanising influence, we make him heartily welcome. But when the Hon. Editor so far forgets himself, as purposely to misrepresent our views, we shall occasionally take the trouble to correct his misstatements, and ex- hibit the motive that gives them origin. A low Weeks ago we. pub- lished an article, in which by con- necting together some events in American history, we endeavored to point out the more remote causes that have led tothe present struggle between the North and South. In this article an omission was made by our printer, which we supplied the following week. In the para- graph omitted the word North hap- pened to be printed instead of South,- making it appear that the act of Nullification was passed by North instead of South Carolina. The Economist imagined it had discovered an error, and made it the chief subject of a lengthy edito- rial. , The discovery, however, turns out to be a mere mare’s nest ; and all the wit and wisdom ex- pended thereon are thrown. away. We are also lectured on the crime of presuming to comment on the causes of the war; and the Herald is designated 'an obscure village newspaper, conducted by a still more obscure village editor.’ Probably the. writer of the above intended to be witty; possibly he wished to be severe; but such a silly attempt at either severity or wit, we have seldom witnessed. This is an obscure village, then. Of course the inference that Markham is not an obscure village; and that compared with its gigantic proportions and stately mansions, Richmond Hill must sink into no- thingness, We have heard of per- sons who in a certain state of mind imagined themselves to be princes, and that they lived in palaces, but we trust that our contemporary has not yet reached this deplorable state. As for the editor of the Her- ald, we admit there is a sort. of ob- scurity hanging over him, so much so indeed that. the Economist, with all its efforts, is unable to discover his identity. ‘ Umbra manet.’ We have recently refrained from referring to the petty attacks of the Economist, as we think that person- alities should never be introduced into neWspapers; but as our silence may be misconstrued, we are forced in self-defence to Set ourselves right. The public have no'interest in the individual antipathies of editors. They have little desire to learn that the Hon. Editor of the Economist is an‘inveterate enemy of the pro- prieto-r of the York Herald; or that America, has recently given Abe Lincoln’s agent, in Toronto,â€"-â€"we refer to George Brown, ofthe Globe eâ€"a severe'castigation; it exhibits Mr. Brown’s incnnsistenciesâ€"-â€"his untruthfulnessâ€"bis treacheryâ€"his ingratit’ude, in all‘ their naked de- formity :â€"-no man in Canada is as well able to bring Brown to book as is Mr. Sheppardâ€"he has a tho- rough personal knowledge of his manâ€"~and what- he asserts can be relied upon as: truthful ;. Mr. Shep- pard’s retort upon the Hon. George Brown‘, for his series of personal at- tacks and abuse for some time back. â€"â€"-in the columns ofhis Washing-ton organâ€"is a master-piece of digni- fied sarcasm, and such as even George Brown will not care to. pro- voke often. M Our Telegraph Operators. Now that the tocsrn of war is sound- thcre are any Washingtonian sym- pathizers among our Tc'egi'aph operators, as Well as the press;â€"â€" it is of the utmost importance that our Telegraph lines should be in the hands of known true friends. We cannot help thinking that there is an immediate necessity for look- ing into this particular with care-â€" Vand we invite attention to it. . is, (burriapnuhrnir. (To the Editor oftho York Herald.) Sm,â€"I wish to let the public know that the case of maladminis- tration on the part of your local M a- gistrates of Richmond Hill, referred to once before in your paper over the signature of ‘Justice,’ Edwards vs. Webster, and appealed to the Quarter Sessions, has received a double censure from the Hon. Judge Harrison on Tuesday last at the sitting of the Court of Quarter Sessions in Toronto, for the United Counties of York and Peel, when I expect the dear Doctor will be released of some of his dollars, as I understand he has them in abund- ance. 1 hope people who wishjus- tice to be done to them will callon a man who is able and willing to administer it to them aright. and not persons who neither regard law or justice for the sake of filthy tucre. Perhapsl will refer to the case hereafter ifl find it necessary. the prosperity of the latter cauqes YOUI‘S, annoyance to the former. Common MAGNANIM‘TY- prudence and self-respect would Toronto? Dec'1971261' â€" rawâ€"â€" suggest that these matters be al- lowed to remain in oblivion. But. if the Economist thinks differently, we shall be forced now and then to say a word in reply. To the Editor of the’York Hera‘d. SIR :â€"â€"â€"ln answer to a letter, written by Di. Duncunib and myself, some anonvmous writer, who professes more knowledge of GRAMMAR, has thought proper to make °‘ a mountain of a mole hill,” on an error of mine in mov-v ing a motion at the School Trustees meet« ing, (which, by the way, should have been charitany corrected by them) but your very GRAMMATICA‘L correspondent has not thought pro- per to CONTRADICTA SINGLE ASSERTION in answer to the charge we made. We} gave facts; but he wishes figures. The Secretary to the Board will, no doubt, be happy to Show him the BUILD- rzns VERY EXTRAYAGANT CHARGES IN LARGE GLA- RING FIGURES, and their he will see some reso- lution, (and if you like) one more Grammatical. ly worded, was REQUIRED. I had not intended to have answered an anonymous writer, but in order to save the shock to his bashfolness or ex- tremo delicacy. l have done so, as the general publici y of the writer might unnerve him l and liouize him l!. in the neighbourhood; or, if not, it iriight inspire him with the most tran- scendent ideas of his superior GRAMMATICAL at- tainments, and cause a sincere desire to fill the responsib'o situation of GRAMMAR School Teach- er; knowing at presentof the vacancy on Rich- mond llill. THE ‘ECONOMIST if GU ESSING. AT .BY the following paragraph which we clip from the Economist of the 5th inst., it appears there is quite a curiosity,in some quarters, to know who is the editor of the Herald. " We wonder whether it be true that Mr- Loveridge guessed that Mr. Toefy, P.-M. was editor of the Richmond Hill Herald? If so, we will admit that he is a very good guessei', yet no better than many other people who live about the Hill.” So the Economist has been makâ€" ing enquiries in the neighborhood of the hill, respecting oureditor; and he makes the wonderful discoA very that people guess that Mr. Teefy,P.M., is the man. We won- der 1f the Hon. Editor himselfcame across to make the necessary re~ search, or did he merely appoint agents to do so for him. Have we had eaves-droppers beneath our sanctum Window to discover our secrets, or have the Economist emisaries bribed our office-devil in order to obtain the important infor- mation? Perhaps the spirit-rappers or tabledurners have been consulted on the grave question. What a striking example of the "pursuit of knowledge under difficulties.’â€"-â€" But as ~\et he has proceeded no far- ther than guessing. What a pity he cannot make a closer approxi- mation to truth. Wonder if the in- vestigation has been pursued a We would suggest that the latter is the Baco- Your’s, very respectfully, G. A. BARNARD. [To the Editor of the York Herald] SIR,â€"AS the directors of a public journal may naturally be expected to be better “posted” upon the history of their own locality than any other class of men ; I would respectfully ask if there is any foundation in fact, for astorv which has been freely circulated, to the effect that a teacher (named McNaughton) in the Common School at Richmond Hill, some two or three years since, was soundly thr" ‘hed by one of his own pupils, a boy of twelve or thirteen years of ‘age? and that the Magistrates of Richmond Hill took no measure to bring the young rebelS to justice ? Yours, ‘ INQUIRER. [We are possessed of" no positive information upon the subject to which our correspondent re- fers, and hope he will not trouble us any more With such silly and unprofitable questionsâ€"Eu. Human] Maoâ€".4».â€" [To the Editor of the York Herald.) . Slit,â€"-I have always been a sincere advocate of the “liberty of the press.” but] certainly ing, it behoves us to enquire if anda still greater knowledge of VULGAR SLANG,- nian theory which all modern phil- osophers follow. What an exceedingly dignified occupation for an Honorable gentle- man to be asking questions about the village, concerning our private affairs; and how wonderfully edi- fying it must be to the readers of the Economist to be told the subject of village gossip! But after all his pains, he will find by Mr. Tcefy’s letter, which appeared last week, that he must try the guessing again ; but before doing so, we would ad- vise him to take a few lessons from his friends across the lines, who have attained such a degree ofper- We are advocates of a feCiion ill the art- general diffusion of knowledge, be- c Season tickets to the Exhibition of 18- think that editors should be careful to publish the communications of correspondents just as they are written, unless some alteration can be made forthe better. In your'iast issue 1 observed a letter from my friend Mr. McNaughton, in which there are several ungramrnatieal expres‘ sions. Now, as that gentleman’s well known literary accomplishments would preclude the possibility of his making such mistakes; Ithink that an apology is due to him for the errors in question. Very truly. yours, JUSTICE. [We beg to remark to our friend “ Justice,” that we are always most attentive to the duty, of which he has reminded us, and, in the pre- sent instance, upon referring to Mr. McNaugh- ton’s manuscript, we find that we have published it exactly as we received it.â€"Eo. Hanna] «Hipâ€"- Loss OF TWENTY-SEVEN LIVES.â€" Intelligence has been received of the total loss of-the ship Maritaua, on her way from Liverpool for BostOn. She had a crew of Markham Council. us at THE Markham Council met at? Size"s Hotel, Unionville, on: Sa-tur-r editor of the Leader, and one of the day, December 1-4, 1861,, ablest writers on the continent of The Reeve in the chair. THE HOGAN MURDER. A. NEW TRIAL GRANTED. 4 _ (From the Globe.) A ‘Present‘,-â€"-=Chief Justice Sir J. B. Bob‘- The Clerk read the minutes of irison; Mr. Justice McLean and Mr. the last which: approved. Mr. Fen-wick presented a- petition from Alexander Lee and others, praying for aid for. Ann Eby. meeting, were _ Mr. Fenwick moved, seconded by tion of evidence tendered, Justice Burns: The Chief Justice in delivering judg- 1 meat, stated the groundsupon which appli- cation had been filmed for a‘ new trial 1 first upon the ground of general insufficiency of evidence, and secondly upon- the reject- The Chief Mr. Barker, that the petition of Justice of the Common Pleas, who tried 'l‘homas Dennison and other-s lay on the table.â€"â€"Carried. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Bowman, that no action be taken by this Council on the peti- tion of Amos Wright, Esq,, M.P.I{ and others. praying this Council to pass a. By~law to. enable the Trus- tees-of Union School SeetionNo. 3, Markham and Vaughan, to borrow money as tbe'461hsec. of Vic; 22, chap. 64 rendering it unnecessarv to do» so.â€"‘Carried. Mr. Marsh introduced a Byâ€"law to- break up Union School Section A. Markham and York, and to .add the Markham portion of said Sec- tion to Union School Section No. 1 Markham and Vaughan, which was passed by the Council. Mr. Mars-h introduced a By-law to fix the places for holding the Municipal Elections for. the town- ship of Markham in the year 1862, and to appoint Returning Officers for the sameâ€"which was passed by the Council. Mr. Barker introduced a» By-law to alter School Section No. M, by taking therefrom a portion of lots 7 and 8, in the 8th con. east of the river Rouge, and adding, said por- tions to School Section No. 18; On motion, said By-law was-read a first time. Mr. Barker moved, seconded by Mr. Bowman, that the Council go into committee on the second read- ing of the By-law to alter School Section No. l4.â€"-C'arried. Mr. Bowman in the chair. The committee rose and reported the Byâ€"law as read a second time. -.Report received. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Bark-er, that the By-law to alter School Section No. 14 be read a third time at the next meeting of the Council. . Yeasâ€"Messrs. Bowman ,Barker and Marsh _ NAYS -â€"-â€"Mr. Fenwick. Mr. Fcnwick moved, seconded by Mr. 'Marsh. that the sum of $25 be granted by this Council for the relief of Ann. Eby; and that Alex. Lee and» John Roch be appointed to expend the gamerâ€"Carried. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Fenwick, that the sum of $5 be granted by this Council for the pur- pose of furnishing clothing for Jas. Welman, an indigent person now supported by this Municipalityâ€"â€" the said sum to be expended by John Donor, Esq., for the benefit of the said James Welman.â€"â€"Carried. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Bowman,that the sum of$1 per week be paid out of the funds of this Municipality to Mrs. Warren for the support of the friendless child left in her charge by this cor- poration, commencing on the 5th day of October last; and during the pleasure of this Council the. said Councillor Ward N0. 2.â€"~Carried. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Bowman, that the the year 1862. in the township of Markham, printed, and transmit 6 copies to each Returning Officer in the several wards as due notice to the ratepayers of the same.â€" Carried. _ Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Bowman, that the sum of, $63 be granted as a special appropria- tion for the purpose of paying for the erection- of a bridge on the side-line between lots 15 and 16, in the 3rd concession of this township, the said sum to be payable to the order of the Councillor of Ward No. 2.â€"-â€" Carried. ‘ Mr. Barker moved, seconded by 'Mr. Fenwick, that the sum of $50 be paid to the Treasurer or 891100! in the interest of justice, be granted. Section No. 10, of’the township of: Markham, being in full of School McLean concurred, the Collector of 1858.-â€"â€" Tax collected by this Municipality for Carried. Mr. Barker moved, seconded by Mr. Bowman, that the resignation of Wm, Eakin, as one of the sure- ties for the Township Treasurer, be accepted as soon as other bonds are properly executed -â€".â€" Mr. Jacob Pingle, sema, being the surety of- fered and hereby accepted. -- Carried. The Council then adjourned sine die. The Prarie Farmer estimates that 52,500 barrels of sorghum or Chinese sugar cane syrup have been made in La Salle County, Illinois, this year, or enough to supply every fatnin in the County with sweets for twelve months to come, saving the farmers $35,000 it. this one item. THE SPANISH ARMY.-â€"-Tlle effective hereby instructed to get 30 copies of about Brown the By-law appointing places for by Mcfo‘rillich that before Mr. Hogan had holding the Municipal Elections for been “WOW” into the Water “"9 Of “361’?”- the case, had some doubt upon his mind as to the second objection and made a minute of‘ it. It appeared to him (Sir J. B. 'Robinson) that this objection was valid,so that he would consider the case, not as to the general insufficiency of the evidence, but on the Special point taken. The prin- cipal witness on behalf of the Crown was Ellen McGillich. She testified that she saw Brown and Sherrick lift the body of the murdered man on the rail, and throw it into the river. The counsel for the prisoner proposed to call one Dolan to prove that on the night of the. murder Sherriek was not on the bridge, but fifty miles distant. To this evidence the Crown prosecutor objected, because proving an‘ alibi on behalf of Sherrick would not prove that Brown did not commit the mur- der. Applications for new trials, grounded upon the rejection of alleged irrelevant testimony, were not so frequent as formerly, because tlie'laws of evidence were better understood. They generally arose on ac- count of the great latitude allowed to coun- sel incross-examination. Sometimes when counsel had reason to believe that the wit- ness under examination would not tell the . whole truth, he began by asking questions, the motive of which the judge could not see, gradually drawing nearer to the point at issue. The judge might not choose to- intercept counsel, for if he were called upon to explain his motive in asking irrelevant questions, such explanations might place the witness upon his guard, and defeat the end in view. But it did not follow, if the Witness gaVe answers irrelevant to the point at issue,.that evidence could be taken to contradict such replies. It could not be expected that either party to a suit could be prepared to rebut all the irreleâ€" vant testimony given. Neither could the time of the Court be wasted in trying a‘ number of collateral issues. This, how- ever, was not the position of matters‘i‘q the present case.» The pri‘sOner was, un. doubtedly, entitled to all the witnesses he could bring to prove that the rnnrder could not have been committed in the. manner the witness Mcthlich said it was, and it. was material that all the circumstances connected with the murder should he in- quired into in order to determine whether confidence could be placed in the principal- wrtness. Let the case be looked at in this way: Ellen McGillich stated that Jane Ward struck the deceased with a stone, which may have rendered him incapable of defending himself, and she also swore that after that had been done some men came around deceased, and did's-ornething to him. which one (Ellen McG-iltich) took to be tying his feet, to throw him into the river, and then she said Brown and Sherrick lifted him Over the rail. If it had been in the power 0f the defendant Brown to prove that Jane Ward and John Sherriek were both dead at the time (f the murder, that would hardly have appeared to be irrele-~ Valli lo the matter under trial. If the evidence P}'0V€d as clearly that Sherrick was at a dlStance from the Don Bridge at the tlme 0f llle murder, the effect would be the same, Again, if Sherrick and- Brown had both been tried at the same time, J)OIW’S evidence would have been received. Then if an alibi had been clearly moved on behalf of Sheri'ick the jury would have acquitted him, and they would Pmbably also hare acquitted Brown» The jUdge would probably have told the sum Payable to the 0rd“ of the law that as what Ellen McGillich had- said respecting Sherrich was untrue,.i.t was for them to decide what amount, of credi- Clerk is bilin Was to be attached to her evidence Suppose it had been sworn this had taken, a gold watch from. a pocket of the deceased, and that the witnqu had :0 described this watch that there was possibility of mistaking it for anothe . Suppose then evidence, had been tendered to prOVc that Mr. HOgan had left this very watch at his house before going out on the nightiin question. It is true that the mur- der might have been committed without: the watch being in the possession of de- ceased, but it was none the less true that the murder might have been committed without the watch being in the) possession of deceased, but it was none the less true that such evidence would have affected the credibility of the witness to so great an extent that, the jury might have found it necessary to acquit the prisoner. This being the View he (the Chief Justice) took of the case he thought a new trial should, Mr. Justice Burns and Mr. Justice In Lyonsâ€"110,000 persons are without . work because the usual orders from Ameri- , ca have not arrived this season; and for the same reason, thousands of workmen in Southern Germany are unemployed. The enormous prices of articles of nourishment in Germany, France, and Ireland decide even those who left the United States on . account of the war to return. Many of them will doubtless come to Canada. 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