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The New Bedtord Mercury priqts a letter from on board the United 'States steamer Cambridge, datad off Beaufort, August 22nd, which says that the new gunboat Octorora- captured a large English steamer off Charles, am. She was loaded with mltpmre, ammu- pithy); and arms. A paroled prisoner who arrived here to-day, reports that about 150,000 Confederates have passed into Maryland. The main body of them over the Monacacy. He had passed throughout the lines and counted 27 bat- teries. The World’s correspondent says : We are crediny informed and believe that on Thurs- day Secretary Stanton handed in his resigna- tion to the portfolio of the Secretary of War.â€" His resignation was promptly accepted bA the President, and General Halleck was asked to take the Secretaryship in his stead. General A gentleman who arrived here today hav- ing left Frederick between nine and ten o’clock last night on horseback, says that the Confederate force there is estimated. at 40,000 men under “Stonewall” Jackson. From this gentleman’s conversation with Confederate soldiers he derived the impression that one of their ob'ects is to destroy the Western Central Pennsylvania Railroad, and otherwise operate in that State, and having ulterior designs on Washington and Baltimore. Nothing has yet been heard of our troops at Harper’s Ferry and Martmsburg, who are out 01? from remforcements by the movement ofthe Confederates to Frederick. The people'of the valleyvhave contributed to the subsistence of the Confederates, and doubtless furnish them with ail needed infor- mation. The intelligence received here last night, and additionally confirmed this morning, of the occupation of Frederick city, Maryland, by the Confederate forces naturally excite surprise, mingled with indignation and alarm: The Confederates had got possession of two or three cars at Frederick, some of which were loaded with pontoon bridges. On Friday afternoon the Confederate pick- ets extended out as far as Newmarket, Smiles south-east of Frederick. The Federal loss was 37 killed and 7 taken prisoners. The Confederate loss 4 killed and 8 wounded. Among the Confederates killed was Captain Sappington of St. Louis. A fight is reported to have taken place at Middleburg. seven miles from Bolivar, Sunâ€" day afternoon, lasting several hours. The town was taken by the Confederates. There is no doubt that a reconuoisance has been made of the James river by two or three Confederate gunboats within a day or two. LATER. There is great excitement here in conse- quence of the report that the Merrimac No. 2 had reached the vicinity of Newport News, and had an encounter with one or two of our gunboats and had driven them before her.â€" All the shipping has been removed to a place of safety, but no fears of anything serious are entertained, as such arrangements have been made by our naval authorities as wiil proba- bly make the career of Merrimac No. 2 of shorter duration. than. her former namesake. A Cofifederate picket éafitured near Clarke- villq ”go-dagy‘says Jacksoq’s forge is _45,000. Fifty-eight Ears were burned arid ia'ql'n'mti- ty of stores destroyed. It is reported that the Menimac No. 2 has been seen below Fort Darling, and evidently making towaidg Newport News. There is not a l'oyal flan, c{with ene 0‘; 'two exceptions, there. Women received them with flags end tokene of joy. On Friday, about 1] o’clock, a column comâ€" menced to cross of infantry and artillery.-- They were crossing in three places besides the bridge The water being up to a man’s waist, no resistance was offered to their cross» ing. Some cavalry, who were watching them, were attacked and chased to Pooles- ville, and here the houses were closed, and the streets blocked with cltizens. The farm- ers fired upon our flying cavalry as they pass- ed by thecornâ€"fields. ABout dusk Gen. Lee rode into Poolesville at the head of four regiments of infantry, and guided bya farmer who had been professedly a Union man. Their infantry went off to the left toward Frederick. The farmers“ are bringing in hay and provi- sions of a}! kinds‘, ans] giving gnem away. The Times contains a letter from one of its correspondents, who has just returned from Poolesville. It eays:-â€"â€"“We learn that on Thursday night the Confederates commenced to cross with cavalry at or near the mouth of the Monacaey. They brought over two regi- ments of cavalry and threw over a pontoon bridge and crossed with artillery which en~ camped on Rogers’ farm, and threw out pick- ete to wards Poolesville. On the morning of the 20th inst. , I received a telegraph from Cardenas, saying that the night before a Confederate vessel-of-war had anchored in the entrance of the harbor, Eug- lish built of iron, and mounting eight 3.â€" She came from Nassau, and reportst at she has a crew at 150 men, that her name is the Florida, and that she is commanded by Capt. Moffat. This vessel is none other than the Oreto, lately released by the Admiralty Court at Nassau, as an illegal prize. I bad news of her before, and was expecting her arriving. A letter from Nassau told me that she was coming, that she had 70 men, and that she hoped to complete her crew in Cuba; also, that Capt. Semmes, who was to have command of her, had sailed for Europe, and that Capt. Moffat who formerly commanded the Cousader was to command instead. The first officer of the Florida formerly held the same position on the Sumpter. The Florida is lined with iron, and is calculated to resist any ordinary shot. The news of her arrival was immediately sent from Cardenas, Matan- zas and Havana to our squadron at Key West. and there are now three Federal vessels of war waiting for her to make her arm from Cardenas. The Captain-General was much annoyed by her appearance at Cardenas, and urdered her to leave at once for sea; but Capt. Moffat urged he was in distress, and continu- ed to remain there. The American < Washington, Sept. 7â€" P. Washington, Sept. 5 Washington, Sept. 8. Fort Monroe, Sept. 6. Washington, Sept. Washington, Sept. 7. HAVANA, Aug. 24. Memphis, Sept. 5. Boston, Sept. 6 As the facts may not be very generally known to our readers, we would remind them that soon after the accession of the present government to power, the office of the Clerk of the Peace, for Wentworth, became vacant by the death of the late incumbent, Mr. Spohn. This vacancy was filled by the ap- pointment of Mr S. B Freeman, Attorney, the opponent of Mr. Isaac Buchanan, {or Hamil- ton, at the last general election. The ap- pointment is simply unobjectionable from a ministerial point of view; but when viewed in connection with the Statutes under which County Attorneys are appointed and directed it p ’esents a widely drflerent appearance.â€" From a perusal of these Statutes no doubt can exist in the mind of any unbiased person that the office of Clerk of the Peace and County Attorney should merge into each other so soon as a vacancy should occur in either, providing that the Clerk of the Peace possessed the qualification of a Barrister for three years standing. Of course the County At- torney of Wentworth--Mr Tho’s Robertson--is in all respects qualified to discharge the du-: ties: of tin. (Tlerk 9f the Peace. except in thril? We scarcely think that the Leader either expresses the Opinion of the public or that it is likely to direct it by such articles as the one appearing in that journal under the cap- tion of “Wentworth County Attorneyship,” on the Bill inst. The “Leader” and the County Attorneyship of Wentworth. We can heartily adapt the concluding words of Mr. Chaloner’s speech.-â€"-“ When the main point is carried we can settle mat- ters of detail afterwards.” The first thingâ€"His Excellency will re- mind the petitioners-will be to organize new Electoral Districts, but that the North Riding of Wellington cannot be interfered with. We have often heard it remarked that too many cooks spoil the broth. Mr Chaloner seems to have been impressed with that salu- tary maxim when he suggested that in “ dis- cussing this question prudence should be obâ€" served ” He clearly foresees the effect which will be produced by the character and object of the meetino. He knows well that not ONE-THIRD of the Rate-payers in the Townships named will sign a petition for such an organization as our contemporary submits for the amusement of the lieges. We admit that some practical inconvenience may arise from the great distance intervening be- tween the northern and southern limits of the County, but we can assure our contempo rary that a remedy will be found in due time. Our contemporary the Mount Forest E ra m- iner has entered upon the discharge of the duties of his mission with a will that denotes his intention to earn his reward. He has for several successive weeks published articles written with considerable ability and no less ingenuity, to prove that Mount Forest should be the centre “of the New County; and that territory {mm the North, South, East and West should all contrtiime to that end, without re- gard to existing boundaries or the public con- venience. The affair has culminated, 01' more properly speaking, collapsed at a public meet- ing held in Mount Forest on Monday last.â€" The chair was occupied by Mr. Ryan, the Reeve of Normanby. He appears to have been chief spokesman. He dwelt quite pa- thetically upon the hardships to which Nor- mauby and Egremont were subjected, arising out of their liability on accouht of the Gravel Road. We do not accuse Mr‘.‘ Ryan of being able to see that either Mount Forest or the Townships of Egremont and Normanby could be benefitted by the expenditure of public money in any other places named. Mr. Ry- an’s speech should be engrossed and forward- to the Governor General. The Times also has the following, dated 1] o’clock Saturday night. Latest news from Upper Potomac states that Jackson and his army entered Fredericksburg, Maryland, this morning. They have possession of the Bal- timore and Ohio railroad; have torn up the track and destroyed culverts east ot’thatâ€" place. They also cut the telegraph: All the rolling stock is saved. The crossing of the Potomac was effected at three pomts. Fugitives who left F redericksburg last night, report the city occupied by about 5.000 Confederates under Gen. Hill, cavalry, infan- try and artillery. The Washington Star of this evening says : We hear that Aquia Creek has been entirely evacuated by our forces and that everything is being brought away from there that could be of any possible use to the United States. TBIIRD DESPATCH. Washington, Sept. 7. It appears from private accounts that the Confederates crossed the Potomac river on Tuesday night and early yesterday morning, and then marched to White Oak Springs. within three miles of Fredericksburg. They crossed both above and below Point of Rocks, and did it in a speedy and quiet manner. THE STANDARD. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 12, 1862. The Mount Forest Agitation. BECON D DISPATCH. THE DURHAM STANDARD, AND COWBVERTIQER Philadelphia, Sept. 6 Baltimore, Sept. 8. Baltimore, Sept. ‘7 New Ymk, Sept. DURHAM AGRICULTURAL SHOW takes place on Tuesday the 14111 of next October. The prize-money is larger this year than ever be- fore. Dinner at Elliott’n Hole}, at 50’clock, To CORRESPONDENTs.â€"A correspondence of some moment reached 118 from Bentinck, on Wednesday last; but as a neutral third party, whose name appears in the document, pro- tests against the publication, we mthhold for the present. (if? Mr. Curry, of St. Catharines, has been elected by acclamatien to represent the We]- land Division in the Legislative Council. 0:} A Ploughing-match will take place at Orange Valley, Artemesia, on Friday 101}: of October next. to a speedy termination. A clue has been obtained which by the aid of a little further evidence,will consign them'to an ignominioul residence in the County Jail. So beware, ye offenders. 01’;- A Fair for the sale of Cattle and Hor- ses will take place in Hanover, ~on Thursday the 2nd October. See advertisement. ROBBING Gawainâ€"The dastardly prac- tice ofa few youths in this village who make it a nightly practice to rob fruit, and destroy the fruit trees in so doing, is likely to come CATTLE Fluesâ€"Our attention has been di- rected to a hand-bill emanating from a party in Hamilton, calling a Fair for the sale of fat cattle in Durham. The illegality of this act can only be overlooked on the supposition that the parties were in ignorance of our quar- terly Fairs. A similar case to the above took place last season; but the people very wisely refused to attend, as We have no doubt they will do in the present instance, until our Fair day, the 7th of October. DURHAM Plumâ€"The next Durham Fair will be held on Tuesday the 7th day of next October. There will no doubt be a large turn out; a fact that buyers from a distance will do well to remember. Tm: Leader says that Government intends Opening a road around the eastern and north- ern shores of the Georgian Bay to the Bruce Mines. Owing to the manner in which the settle- ment of this question has been ban‘led by the Provisional Council, the progress of the Coun- ty has been seriously retarded. The Confedexates have captured the Fed- 5:31 pickets within three miles of Washington. We learn from the Bruce Vindicator that the Provisional Warden and Pro. Clerk have been» served with a document from the Court of Chancery, calling upon them to show cause why thev should not be attached for contempt of court, inasmuch as they have not signed and sealed the Debentures for erecting the County Buildings at VValkerton, as requir- ed bythe Mandamus Nisi issued from said Court. The Indians in Minnesota continued to spread death and desolation on all sides.â€" The cause of this outbreak has not been definitely ascertained. The announcement in our columns to day that the Confederatesâ€"after routing the Fed- erals at Manassas and Bull Run with a loss of twelve thousand menâ€"have successfully established themselves 1n the centre of Mary- land, will be hailed with satisfaction by our Canadian readers. The movement appears to aim at cutting the line of communication between the Federal forces at Washington and the Northern States. That object is nearly accomplished; and no doubt before this meets the eye of the reader the Confed- crates will be 1n Baltimore. In- the West the forward Confederate move- ment has been crowned With a succession of victories. At Richmond, Kentucky, six thousand Federals were captured; besides there are many successes of minor note. To obtain a decision in this case, the partiesâ€"Freeman and Robertsonâ€"on one of them, has applied to the Court of Queen’s Bench. The ChiefJusticeâ€"McLeanâ€"is re- ported to have said: “If theyâ€"the govern- mentâ€"wished to dismiss Mr. Robertson they should have done so openly, and not endeavor to do so bv a side wind.” For having pre- sumed to make these remarks the learned Judge is soundly berated hy the Leader, and the government is applauded for its straight-- forwardness in refusing to decide a purely judicial question. If the Judge held his of- fice by the grace of Macdonald, Macdougal and 00°, then this faint twaddle of the Leader might be regarded as oracular. The old Judge has evidently a strong aversion to sneaks, though it is not necessary to possess a large measure of the discerning qualities in order to arrive at a similar conclusion with him. The truth was never more clearly ap: prehended, nor bett. r expressed than on the} occasion referred to. We are thankful to the' veteran Highlander for his manly rebuke of the Jacks in office. His words ring like sound metal, and contrast grandl'y alongside of the water-gruel article in the Leader. â€"who is at present on the sunny side of poli- ties-whims that his appointment to the office of Clerk of the Peace is the virtual dis- missal of Mr. Robertson. Perhaps the law may be soconstrned, but the intentton un- doubtedly wasâ€"as we have before stated â€"tbat these offices should merge into each other when a vacancy should" occur 11: either. he is Conservative in politics. Mr. Freeman County Town of Bruce. AMERICAN WAR.- 0n the night of Saturday, the 23rd of Aug., as Mr. Garden Mathews was returning home from town he was way-lard, dragged from his horse, and severely heat about the head and face,â€"-â€"l.is assailant at the time was unknown. On the 26th a warrant was entrusted to Constable Roberts, who imme- diately posted all to lnvermay and arrested one Thomas Henderson, on suspicion, and bran ht him to Owen Sound. On the 28th Hen erson was brought before a full Bench of Magistrates for examination, and on that occasion a young man named Alexander Kennedy, a companion of: Hendersons, gave evidence that he was With the prisoner on the night in question, that they did not leave each other, and dld not see Mr. Mathews, and that the rrzsoner could not have assaulted The vigor and efficiency of. our present force, and the skill and ability which distin- guish their leaders, inspire the belief that no further enrolment Will be necessary, but a wise foresight requires that if a necessity should he suddenly developed during the re- cess 01 Congress, requiring increased forces for our defence, measures should exist for calling such forces into the field, without awaiting the reé-assembling of the legislative department of the Government. The rest of the message is unimportant. l l i Another has been found of instincts so bru- tal as to invite the violence of his soldiers against the women of a captured city. He mentions Gen. Butler subsequently. Davis then says to inquiries made of the Comman- der-inChiefcfthe armies of the U. 8., wheth- er the atrocious conduct of some of theirmilr- tary commanders met the sanction of that government, an answer had been evaded on "(C9 ' a... nrotest that the inquiry was insulting, and r . l no method reniéillf for the suppress-inn of these enormities, but such relribuiti'i‘ JUSUCC l as it may be found possible to execute: Re- : taliation in kind for many of them is imprac- ! ticable, and I have had occasion to remam, in ‘a former message, that under no excess of i provocation could our noble-hearted defenders *be driven to wreak vengeance on unarmed gmen, or on women and children, but stern ' and exemplary punishment can and must be meted out to the murderers who, disgracing the possession of arms, seek to make of pub- lrc war the occasion for commission of the most monstrous crimes. Deeply as we regret the character of the contest into which we are about to be forced, we must accept it as an alternative which recent manifestations give us little hope can be avoided. The ex-t asperation of failure has aroused the worst passions of our enemies, and a large portront of their people, even of their clergymen, are now engaged in urging an excited populace to the extreme of ferocity, and nothing re- mains to vindicate our rights, and to main- tain our existence but employing against our foe every energy and every resource at our disposal. Davis recommends further legis- lation to make the conscription act universal. Also the issue of additional treasury notes; also some legislation for controlling military transportation. He says thegvery large in- crease of forces recently called into the field by the President of the United States, may reckon it necessary hereafter to extend the provisions of the conscription law, so as to embrace persons between the ages of 35 and 4519mm New York, Aug. 23.-The Herald has Richmond papers of the 18th and 19th, anâ€" nouncing the assembling of the Rebel Conâ€" gress, and giving Davis’ message. After al- luding to the sufferings of the people and of the gallantry of the troops, he says: “ The vast army which threatened the Capitol ofthe Confederacy, has been defeated and driven from the lines of investment, and the enemy repeatedly foiled in its efforts for its capture, are now seeking to raise new armies on a scale such as modern history does not record, to effect that subjugation of the South so often proclaimed on the eve of accomplishment.â€" Davis then charges us with rapine, wanton destruction of private property, murder of cap- tives, c., and speaks of the Cenfiscation Billas atrocious, while the moneyed obliga- tions ofthe Cozzfede ate Government are forg~ ed by the. citizens of the United, States, and at teast’two generals of the United Nate‘s are engaged in exciting servile insurrection. Mr. Harrison then filed the papers, and the casewill thus stand over till next term. Wentworth Crown Att 3rneysblp. ‘ Tonom'o, 5th, Sept, 1862. BEFORE THE COURT 0!" QUEEN’ 8 BENCH. PRESENTâ€"Chief Justice McLean and Jus- tice Burns and Hagen-t3" THE QUEEN EX. REL. ROBERTSON V. FREEMAN. Mr. Harrison.-â€"-Yes, my Lord, But the Gov- ernment don’t choose to do so. They have not had the courage to dismiss Mr. Robertson openly, but have appointed another gentleman to fill the office of Clark of the Peace, and he claims ex-oflicio he is Crown Attorney. The Government have not intimated to Mr. Rob- ertson that his commission is revoked. Chief Justice McLean.-â€"â€"It is too bad that this Court should be troubled with such ques- tions. The Government should act straight- forward and above boord, and if they wished to dismiss Mr. Robertson from office they should have done so openly, and not by a side wind. Mr. Justice Burns.â€"There 33 no objection to the rule ing in the Usual way, retulrnable next term, iutl do not think this Court should be asked to depart from the ordinary pracâ€" tice. Mr. Harrison.â€"-AI both the gentlemen eon- earned are anxious to have the case dispose of, it was hoped that in the interests of public justice the question might be settled during this term, but as your Lordship objects I will take the order in the usual form. ' an PATENT CHURN. We direct pubhe attention to the advertisement of John G. Francis, Esq., Owen Sound. to be found in: another column. We have no doubt the arti- cle possesses all #he qualifies'claimed for it. Mr Francis wiil be in Dfitha‘m ou the 16th Mr. Harrison, Counsel for the relator, rose to moVe the Court for a rule, calling upon S. B. Freeman, Q. C., Hamilton, to show cause why an information should notlbe filed against him for usurping the office of County Attorney for the County of Wentworth. He read the affidavit of Mr. Robertson, who claims to be the County Attorney C-.. The Chief Justice.-â€"-We will consider the matter. Mr. J usiice Hagérty.â€".â€"Why should this ap- plication be made ? The Government by one supke 9f the pen aim dlcidg the; guesfion’: Assembling of the Confederate CongreSSu-Jefi’. D'avi's’ Speech. inst. Assault and Perjury. We learn with regret, from a Scottish newspaper, that “ poor Kossuth, the Hunga- rian pauiot, is in the final stage of consump- tion, and that probably before many weeks pass away a noble country will have to weep for the loss of one of her noblest and most gifted men.” DEATH or A GRAND TRUNK MAGNATE.-â€"â€" Mr. Alex. Ross, who was one of the principal engineers of the Grand Trunk, and took a prominent part in the planning and construc- tiOn of the great tabular bridge at Montreal, is dead. It had been previously reported thin his reason had became injuriously affect- et . i be}; 1300,0003;r Attilafs army alone ; 400,000 Usipettes slain by Julius Caesar in one battle, and 430.coo German"; in answer- Take only two cases. The army of Keith’s; Fit-Y5 13(- Dick, must have amounted 5,288,320! and If the attendants were only or..c~third as great as cannon at the present time in Eastern coun- tries, the total sum must have reached nearly 6,000,000. Yet, in one year, this vast multitude was reduced, in ugh not entirely by l death, to 300,000 Fighting: men ; and of these. } only 8,000 escaped destructitau. Jenghiz Kahn ;the terrible ravager ofAstn in the thirteenth Lcentury, shot 90,000 on the plains of Nessa. .and massacred 200.000 at the Sizallnlnfl‘ of ‘ Charaiim. In the Hurat district he butcher- ‘ ed 1,600,000; and in two cities, with their de- pendencies, 1,700,000. During the last twen- ty-seven years of his long reign he is said to have massacred more than half a million every year; and, in the first fourteen years he is supposed by Chinese historians to have destroyed not less than 18,000,000; a sum total of 32,000,0001inforty-nine years !- In any view, what a fell destroyer is war! Napo- leon’s wars sacrificed some 6,000,000; and all the wars consequent on the French Revo- lution, some nine or ten millions. The Span- ‘ iards are said to have destroyed, in forty-two , years, more than 12,000,000 of American In- dians. Grecian wars sacrificed 15,000,000; Jewish wars, 25,000,000; the wars of the twelve Cmsars, 30,000,000; in all the wars of the Romans, before Julius Caesar, 60,000,000; the Wars of the Roman Empire, of the Sara- cens and Turks, 60,000,000 each; those of the Tartars, 80,000,000; those of Africa, 100,- 000,000! ‘If we take into consideration,’ says the learned Dr. Dick, ‘the number not only of those who have fallen in battle. but of those who have perished through the natural conseo quences Tof war, we will not, perhaps, be overrating the destruction of human life, if we were to affirm that one tenth of the hu- man race has been destroyed by the ravages of war; and according to one estimate more than l4,000,000,000 of human beings have been slaughtered in war since the beginning of the world.’ Edmund Burke went still fur ther and reckoned the sum totat of its ravages, from the first, at no'less than 35,000,000,000. the complainant without his knowledge, and‘ that he had not done so. Upon this evidence being given several respectable persons were called and swore, that within one hour pre- vious tO‘Kennedv giving his evidence, he had stated Openly in Mr} Bish0p’s bar-rooom, that Henderson was the‘ man who had commited the assault and had' given full particulars of the transaCtion ; upOn this Mr. Spencer, J. P. ordered Kennedy into custody for perjury, and'adjourned the hearing of both cases for the production of a companion of both the prisoners. On the 2nd inst. the prisoners were again brOUght up and Alexander Leslie swore that he was with them on the night in question, that Henderson Was the person who commited the assault, and that Kennedy knew all about it; whereupon Henderson was commited to take his trial at the ensu- ing Sessions, and Kennedy to be tried at the next Assizes.â€"â€"O. S. Comet. piaquet, 34,000 soldiers 310119; in that of Is- mail, 40,000; of Vienna, 700.000; of Os- tend, 120,000; Maxim, 150,000; of Acre, 300, 000; of Carthage, 700, 000; ofJerusa lem, 1, 000, 000. Mark the slaughter of single bat- tiesâ€"at Lepanto, 25,000; at Austerliz, 50 ,;000 at Eylau, 60, 000: at Waterlou and Quatre Bras‘ one engagement in fact, 100, 000; at Ar- It is difficult to conceive what foatful havoc the custom of war has made of human life. -â€" Some of its incidental ravages seem to 1 of3 belief. It has at times entireix ' depopulateil immense districts. In 1110 lern as well as an- cient times, 1111 we tracts have been left so utâ€" terly desolate tl111tone might pass from \il- lage to villa ge,even l”) n cit3 to1it3uuitl10nt finding a solitary inhabitant. The war of 1756, waged in the heart of Europe, left in one instance, no less than twenty contiguous villages without a smgle man or beast. The thitty )9315’ war, in the setenteenth centur3, e1-«luced the population of Germany from 12. â€" 000 ,000‘- to 3,0(‘0,000---three-fourths; and: that of Wurtemburg from 500, 000 to 48, 000â€"â€" more than-nine-tenths; in many othei‘s the population entirely died out; and in districts once studded with towns and cities, therel sprang up immense fo1ests. Look at the haw-7‘ cc of sieges; in that of London lerr3 12,000 soldiers, besides a ma 1111n1be1 111 inhabitants; in that of Paris, 111 the sixteenth century. 30, - 000 victims of mere hunger; in that ol Mal~ On Friday last, says the Stratford Beacon, a man, who gave his name as J H. Parsons appeared before the Mayor With the following story: He said he was a married man and had been in search of his wife and children whom he had at last found in this townfliving with a man named Ruddle. He said his err- ing ‘rib’ had leit his bed and board’ some twelve montns ago,-taking with her their two children. What he claimed was not his erriug Caroline, but his two children Caro- line was accordmgly summoned hefore His Worship, when it was ascertained that she was living with Ruddle for the past year, and to all appearance was already in an ‘interest-‘ ing condition,’ to her ‘new love,’ who, shocks ing to relate, has another Woman living with him. who passes as hts wife. The Mayor ordered the children to be given up to their father. He al'sc reprimanded Mrs. Parsons for deserting her husband and living with a man who had a wife already. The Mayor having ascertained that ,Mrs Ruddle was in court, lectured her on the imprOpriety of al- lowing her husband to keep another woman in his house. When the parties were leaving the Court, Ruddle justified his case by say- ing that it was quite common for people in Stratford to have two women at the same time! The crowd outside the bar gave vent to their feeling very freely, and some hints were thrown out that ‘tar and feathers’ would soon be in demand, if there shouldn’t be a ‘slzedaddle’ soon. Mr. Edward Flynn, in whose house the parties lived, asked the Mayor that his property should be protected, as he feared it would suffer. A Man With two Wivesâ€"Amus- ing Case. The Terribfie Havoc. of W'ar. Mr. John Cox,of Niagara Township, has just thrashed out 306 bushels of wheat, the produce of seven acres of ground, and an orchard at that. The wheat is calied Soles’ wheat. Who can beat this? I’fngce 0t Wales with the Princess Menu 0 enmark, win take p330 6 next spring (hi8 rurns for one of which a prize was offered by the proprietor of the circus in Glasgow, the following, says the Mail, was selected as the best :-What would be the difi'ereuce between “Old Uncle Ned,” and Louis Napoleon in the event of a French revolution ? The first had no hair on the tap of his crown, on the place where the hair ought to grow; and the other would have no crown on the t0p of his heir, on the place where the crown ought to go. EXTRACT or A .‘LETTER FROM W mason, C. W.â€"“The drafting is causing great excite- ment in Detroit , uswards of 1000 Michigan and Detroit people are at present staying at Windsor, and three times that number are said to have come across and scattered them - selves over the country looking for works- About fifty young men with their bundles come over by every train, going to look for work in Canada. The Irish, Germans, and old country people generally, say they will not permit themselves to be drafted. If they could only escape with their property, they would come at once. One of the principal Scotchmen there told me to-day that histaxes on his buildings come to more 3than the rent he gets from the property. On the whole, things look very gloomy, and a strong party in favor of peace and compromise is springing MANUFACTURE 0? Chemistry IN Emmy- On Friday morning last, the wife 09‘ Mr. Mm", [Chm-r. p‘esented him with a humming pair or twins. A few days ago, MI“. l’itcm-r made herhnsbaud happy by piavizrg in his arms another piece of crockery in the shape ufa Eittte Pitcher. With such a large in- crease to the stock of earthenware here about. prices mast recede. Guelph has a good stock of Clay but Elora turns out the deli- cately manufactured article, neatly finished, and sound as a bell. And yet strange as it may seem, the work of the Potter is scarce in this localityâ€"Observer. pETROLEUM AT LAKE Humanâ€"A corre- spondent,Mr William Gnnn, postmaster at in- vet'huron, sends us the following with regan? to the discovery of petroleum on the shores of Lake Huron :â€"â€"-lndications ofthe existence of rock oil having;r been found here some time ago, and individual effort being inadequate a,- .t_its derelOpment‘, a« requisition has been pre»‘ sented to David h-IcLellan, Esq , Reeve of Bruce, asking him to convene a meeting {or the purpose of discussing the prospects, and of adopting measures {or testing the existence of oil in this locality. In accordance with; public notice given by that gentleman, a! meeting was held in‘the School House, when‘t the-subject having been thoroughly ventilated ; and considered. a Joint-stock Company. with a capital of $1,500 in shares at $i_ll,-was~nr~‘ ‘ ganized for the. purtose of boring to the ti‘efwflz' of 500 feet, if necessary. Stock to the a- mount of $250 was subscribed at the meeting and a temporary committee, consisting of l). McLellan, Reeve, chairman ; William Gnnn, Secretary, and 'I‘. C. Leslairel, Hugh Mathe~‘ son, Alexander McRae, James Lothian, and Daniel McKellar, appointed to solicit further subscriptions. It is the intention of the com- parry to commence operations as soon as the stock-list is filled 11,). It is expected. in con-~' sequence ofthe newness of the locality, and the fewness of settlers, that parties. at a dis- tance,interested in the development of the trade of the east coast of Lake Huron, will assist in thisr undertakingâ€"zen :rndertaking. not merely of local hotel general importance: Should oil be found in this locality, its value, in consequence of the facilities {or shipment, will be double the value of oil at the wells in Enniskillen. It is hoped that newspaper edi: itors friendly to the progress of this new coun--‘ my will aid in giving publicity to this matter. ~Leader. GIVE YOUR CHILD A Parseâ€"A child be..- ginningt read becomes delighted With af new3pa _ 9because'he‘ reads the names of things \vlfih are very familiar, and progreg- ses aocorfihgly. A‘ newspaper in one year is worth a" quarter’s schooling to‘ a child", and' every father must consider that substantial information is connected with advancement. The mother of a family, being one of this heads, and having more immediate charge of children should" herself be instructed:- A‘ mind occupied, becomes fortified against the ills of life, and is braced against any emer. gency. Children amused by reading or study are of course more easilv governed. How many parents who have not spent twenty dollars for books for their families, would have‘ given a hundred to reclaim a son or a dangh‘.’ ter who had ignorantly or thoughtle'ssly fallen into temptation C’ Saeacrjrv or A Doc.â€"A short time ago a dog, Well known to the railway officials from his frequent fraveilin'g with his master, preâ€"' sented himself at one of the stations on the Fleetwood, Preston, and Longbridge line... After looking around for some length of time amongst the passengers and in the carriages, just as the train Was about to start he leaped into one of the compartments of a carriage and laid himself down under the seat. A1; riving at Longbridge, he‘took another survey of the passengers, and, after waiting until the station had been cleared he went into the Railway Station Hotel, searched all the pla- ces on the ground floor, then went and made a tour of inspection over the adjoining grounds; but being; apparently unsuccessful trotted“ back to the train, and took his old position just as it moved off. - On reaching the station from which he had first started, he again looke ed around as before, and took his departure. It seems that he now proceeded to the Gen- eral Railway Station at Preston, and after ro- peating the looking round performance placed himself under one of the seats in a train which he had singled out of the many that are constantly popping in and out, and in due time arrived in Liverpool. He now visited a few places where he had been with his mas- ter, of Whom, as it afterwards appeared, he was in search. Of his adventures in Liver- pool little is known; but he remained ali‘ night, and visited Preston again early next morning. Still not finding his missing math" ter, he for the fourth time “took the train”â€" this time, however, to Lancaster and Carlisle, at which latter place the sagacity and faith- fulness ofthe animal, as well as the parse- verence and tact he disptayed in prosecuting his search. were rewarded by finding his master.â€"Recollectr'ons of a ngrtsman. By; Lord W. Lennox.