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pe 4 v COUNT? OF F iti ad ERTH HERALD & Business Directory. ~~ W; D. Harrison, UCTIONEER. ee ee Commission Agent, &¢., Inspector o Weighis and Measures, County of Perth. All orders left at this. offiee ; promptly pepacd + Robert Smith, L. L. B.,. ARRISTER, ATTORNEY, SOLICITOR, NVEYANCER, &c. a :--Opposite John A. Scott's Store, Stratford. 5-tf R. Williaus, the First Division Court for the Meany 3 Perth, Ontario Street, Stratford. Agent for British and American Fire and Life Insurance Companies. Notes and Accounts collected without delay, and on ren terms. - Reid & Humpbry, ARRIAGE AND WAGGON MAKERS, General Blacksmiths, Horse Shoers, &.-- Job Work and~ Repairing done at the shortest a6tice 'and on the most reasonable' terms. ~ Shop opposite Moore's Hotel, Huron Street, Stratford. ward Joseph Doupe, IVIL ENGINEER AND PROVINCI AL Land Surveyor, Appraiser, Conveyancer, &@.; Queen Street, St Mary's, C. W. Land Surveying of every description prompt- ly execated, and Disputed Lines, carefully ad- justed. t aliausigine iT. M. Daly, Esq., Stratford ; T B Guest, Esq, St. Mary's; D Cathcart, Esq, Blanchard ; Edward Long, Esq, St Mary's; E J Partnell, Esq, St Mary's ; Jno Robinson, Esq; E St Mary's, August 17, 1863. 8-6m Freeland & Whitley, AW, CHANCERY, and CONVEYANCING. yo Office): 64,Church; Street, Toronto. Parricg FREELAND. Joun WHiItLey. Toronto, 10th Nov., 1863. 20-4in William Osborne, PUMP-MAKER, PARED to make Pumps on the most sf etn principles, and to furnish them at fhe lowest remunerative profit. All Orders left at his residence, rear the Railway Station, or otherwise, will meet with prompt attention: Weiveroctse :--P Watson, Thos J Birch, James Stewart, Moir & Gaudy, Jas Corcoran. 16-tf Dr, D. Waugh, \AC AY BE CONSULTED at his Residence, On- N i tario St., Stratford, as formerly. 14-ly . King's Hotel. APARKRET STREET, Stratford. - First Class accommodation for Travellers at reason- able rates. The Stabling is the best in Town. , Stables Attached. ett Equipped Livery Stables Bier AGie John F. Scholtz, ACANUFACTURER OF WHIP-LASHES Market Square, pays the highest prices for Sheep-skins, Deer-skins, Pig-skins, Calf- skins, Horse and Cow-hides, and all kinds of Fw urs. "Stratford, Nov. 3rd, 1863. 19-y we R. Roberts, WATCH: MAKER, STRATFORD, C. W.,; ext door to Dutton's Drug Store, has now for, N. sale at the lowest possible prices, a lot of finely finished Spectacles, eye-glasses and goggles, with the very best Scotch and German pebble glasses, to suit all sights. "< hort sight lengthened, © °° "Weak sight strengthened, ay And good sight preserved. Also, for sale watches, clocks, and an assort- ment of fine gold jewelry. Particular attention paid to jobs left for Repairs. Stratford, Oct., sth 1863. Market Corn Exchange, BY. BEN' SLEET, PPOSITE the Market House. The Bar is Q) constantly supplied with the best liquors. Meals always ready. Good Stabling and an at- tentive hostler. 16-y 17-6ms Hdward A. Paget, Po YHYSICTAN, Surgeon and Accoucheur.-- Coroner for the County of Perth. Espe- cial attention paid to diseases of women and children. Every description of Surgical opera- tions performed when required. l-y Dr. Wm. Siimson, "F YHYSICIAN, SURGEON & ACCOUCHEUR, Tavistock, C. W. Henry Rebinsoen's EROVISION and Fruit Store. Oysters in season. Refreshments, §c., Market Street, Stratford. . 1-tf Matthew Brennan. yATENT WINDOW BLIND MANUFACTU- RER, Erice(/Street, Stratford, C. W. Ge Charies Kahn, 4YURGEON DENTIST, Office--Rooms, Nos. S 4 and 5 Glasgow Warehouse. | Office hours from 9 a. m. till 4 p.m. 1-tf op (. Cartwright, , "ApDRGEON DENTIST, Ontario Street, oppo- site the Post Office, Stratford, C. W. PHOTOGRAPHS Paken'in the adjoining Cat inevery variety and at all Prices. 1-tf Eritish North American Hotel, ERIE S8T., STRATFORD, -- BY. RICHARD,A. FORREST. po FYHE SUBSCRIBER HAS LATELY PITTED up the above Hotel in the most comfort- a plé manner +0 accommodate the! travelling public. b ; ihe bar is furnished with the choicestLiquors. Good Stavling and an attentive hostler always in attendance. =f to inform the inhabitants of the County of Perth that he is manufacturing a Stock of Tinware for the market, and will open out inthe first week in September, in the premises now occupied by Mr Morris, Grocer, adjoining the Post Office. which he may be favored. TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT. Business Directory. 4 W. R, Emery; BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, HREE Doors West of Forbes' Hotel. The best ready-made work in town, Cheap for Cash. Repairing in the best style. Stratford, June 4, 1863. -1-if John Parker, IN, COPPER, AND SHEET-IRON WORK- ER, Ontario Street, Stratford, C. W., begs J. P.is prepared to attend to all/orders with Stratford, July 10, 1863. 8-tf FASHIONABLE HE SUBCRIBER, in returning thanks for the liberal patronage bestowed upon him since he commenced business, would respect- fully announce to his customers and the public generally, that he has received a select supply of Fashionable and Seasonable Goods, and is prepared to execute all orders entrusted to him in his line with neatness and despatch. %3-La- test Fashions always on hand. DAVID CASSELS. Stratford, 6th Oct., 1863. 15-tf Alfred Burnham, __ Division Court Agent Collector and General Agent. OTES AND ACCOUNTS LEFT WITH THE advertiser will be collected without delay and at moderate charges. All moneys paid over as soon as collected. Office at Messrs Fuller Brothers Hardware Merchants Stratford. Stratford, Nov. 24th 1863, 22-tf Support Home Manufacture. W. D. BUCKLE, SOAP AND CANDLE MANUFACTURER, DEALER IN PALM OIL, SODA ASH, BLACK SALTS, &c, Orders respectfully solicited, and punctually supplied. Factory on Erie Street, north of the Albion Hotel. Stratford, July, 5, 1863, 5-tf MERCHANTS AND TR DESMEN Can be supplied with a good / LEDGER. & DAY-BOOK »At our own manufaeturing prices. > | Vivian & Co, | x= Corner Store leading to the Market. J. & EH. DUTTON: PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTS. PURE DRUGS AAD CHEMICALS. GENUINE PORT WINE, For the use of 'the sick always instock. Stratford, July 14, 1863. 3-tf FOUNDRY MACHINE SHOP. Stade J. SHARMAN: STOVES, PLOWS, 'Cultivators, Road Scrapers, Reaping & Mowing Machines, Threshing Machines, Separators and Cleaners, Horse, Powers, &c., &., STRATFORD, C.. Ww. ; a. MONEY! FALL STOCK OF Groceries, Liquors Crockery, Glassware, &c., E SUBSCRIBER BEGS TO INFORM HIS MANY CUSTOMERS AND THE PUBLIC generally, that he has received his MONEY! Le LARGEST & Stratford, Sept. 29th, 1863. In Gem, Extra Gem, Unique, and all other leading styles. > '9 =) Ss r) & 0: =< ey wt: Z & 5 oo ml oS = G = em A re a © ae © Pou B Ro oo ued: sea Sig x oS ie Sise op & 22° 3 OQ 2 gS a baa oe ---- & "or Gi | ig GtS Les 'a5 = Bal 08 =. = a onl a >a RB = co) 2 23 SF GiB $204 ae 2 Sa. 2 ee 3 BB AS #8 29-3 oQo8, aye we ona £ De B s € yeas. ca 63 Q = Z, ) nei S Si8e ot 2% ss a. ee a 2 em at 24 Ht ae @ 16 botBrips s Gas & ela Golgate ocd gs ergy se 2 8 3 2 8 Q et» 23 = oe 2 Dre! ES aS ood . - et ie TES ee, the a eae Aa - Byaecit Belo) iP Qi Pudi Sodaepot eB Bn ong ol ic Boao. 04 fis: # = ea Be ceo pai So Zsa QF a goo 3 3 oO eee. oe & S| 3 3 oe & me [ams aie oe i a6 $2 os 2 hy 2 2, <r papas N B om aI n. < 42 z r= | o 8 = E aban no peel . a fm sis S23 aie, 2 e@o9 §6 St ies er ne Se Hea ee nm . P- Ss 9 | i ~ S gh.8 8.O SB Bre OE ONS eh AIO stg go Go Boo By 3 QR Sees £5 i=) 5} ¥ Shes oS RZ & s S 3 ro Q r oO ° 2 @$s 9 -- '= 2 ~ 2 62 - 8 6 Bins eB SRS ao 8s 5s 03 3 ex ee oS & "Bs 8q 5 =m 3 on q Sepa. oF eae s a2 2d aid Fe mE ~ o a4 i 5S &*Od sa Re | re) oy & Sm >: a ob gS 2 shoe @% fo} gf Ce 28 eh B caida! Id2 S ulpeoretaioerael 5 Z ea § 24 33 y gow: Hebe 3s & ae oe ats | go 2 Brg Blog 8. bondager™> 33 -- mo i=] | > 524 8 oO h 623 8 = _ Qp rs z me §NeigoIs # 6S S 3 - ries Be 3 = 2.8 Z bea a0 A large lot of Factory from 12} cents, and some 33 inche White Shirtings at the same price. Goods in this Department equally low. Stoves ! Stoves !. Stoves JOHN. PARKER EGS TO ACQUAINT the people of i3trat- ford and surrounding townships, that he The Retail Trade supplied with Ploughs, &c. Steam Engines built 'and repaired: -bo----7 Brass. Castings of every deseriptic his position order. said he was Orders taken for Thrashing Machiyino a large parators [with Pitts' Improved Hor, Only*a limited numberis to be made ands of his z on* is evident 10t be taken -full partieu- JUST NOW IS THE TIME arn out that DECORATE YOUR HC. beaten as n reference If you want the newest stylein the New WALL PAPEs iiss been Stratford, June 1, 1863. ERS AN o salis. A eqeateon AND... routed. It Wi N DOW BI Likes, but it Examine our Large Stock, you will a most select, and pees, ue mted. We CHEAPEST IN THE C6Gs is in any Vivian'tteated to- x Corner Store leading tp the MUS Cleve- Stretford, Sept! 22; 1863. its there is same road 1 is Long- has now on hand a large Stock of Stoves, meeting { Wisin ue ~---- a thousand other things of a similar nature, vu we need not waste time, our readers are well aware of the Leader's merits, and so were the Orangemen assembled at Brantford, for they treated the proposition with contempt. So much for Mr. Coyne's ignorance and pre- sumption," Ree It seems that I have "sprung from obscurity. Granted ; but what does that prove? A re- proach tome? Not, unless it can be shown thst I have sprung from obscurity by dishonor- able means, And will the Watchman under- take to prove this ?_ If not, as I think will be the case, what does this prove, save that unas- sisted and alone, I have pushed myself within a very few years almost into an honorable pro- fession, and already into a position which makes my opinions a matter of importance to our Order, and through it to Canada? Such an achievement should,I think, be a matter of boast- ing to me and not of shame ; but ifto have 'sprung from obscurity" is in the eyes of the Watchman a reproach, then should the editor hide his head in shame, since the point from which he has sprung is so obscure as to be known to very few, even in the city of Toronto. Bat it appears I have gained my present pos- ition in the Order by " a little expensive man- cuvering." This, in plain English, I take to mean bribery, and it would have been much more honest and manly for you to have said so pow WINE, ~- Medicinal Purposes BOTTLES OR OTHERWISE. PETER WATSON. Stratford, August 7, 1863. 7-tf THE LARGEST, Best, and most Complete PRINTING OFFICE cthé County of Perth at which 'all 'kinds' of ' we Is executed a Pecond to none in Style, ba PRICE, AND EXPEDITION. an "YIVIAN & CO. net Corner Store leading to the Market; lan but MARSHALL BROTHERS Beg to intimate to their numerous customers and the public generally, that they have received one of the BEST SELECTED STOCKS OF FALL GOODS Ever brought into the Town of Stratford. The stock consists in part of Dress Goods in large & elegant variety, In Knickerbockers, Rip, Challie, de' Bage, Gal's, French Merinies, Alexandrias, &c., &c. SHAWLS OF THE NEWEST DESICNSINLONC & SQUARE. A CHOICE LOT OF PAISLEY, TASMANIA, AND SHEPHERDS. MANTLES OF ALL THE NEWEST SHAPES & FABRICS, COMMENCING AT $1.00 EACH. Hoop Skirts, Austin Kelly's make, They beg to call special attention to these Goo ds, as they are enabled to sell New York prices, owing to the difference of Exchange. coTrrTron s, Stripe Shirting fiom' 15 cents, and all other Woollen Clothes direct from the Manufacturers. Leeds, (Bngland,) Canadian Tweeds aed/Flannels from the Mills. READY-MADE CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, & FURS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, In great variety, and at the lowest possible prices figures. Tailors are invited to inspect their Stock before purchasing elsewhere. MALLAINER Y--This Department is still under the superintendence of Miss Alley, so that Ladies may depend as usual on being well served A full assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES always on Hand. Agents for Singer's, and Combination Sewing Machines. OBSERVE THE PLACE, 3 DOORS WEST OF THE ALBION HOTBL. MARSHALL BROS. 13-3m The County of Perth Berald Is PUBLISHED Every Wednesday Morning, BY a ae ee. sO AT THEIR OFFICE Corner of Ontario and Market Sts., At $2.00 per Annum, or $2.50 at the end of th» year. Parties desiring to advertise must hand in their Advertisements by 2 o'clock on Tuesday after- noon in order tO secure insertion, | This rable will be strictly adhered to. / ----_-- TERMS OF ADVERTISING: --e First insertion per line..... ss 24 3, BR $0.08 Each subsequent insertion.....+ BN. Sele'e 0.01 Cards not exceeding six lines, per annum, 4.00 Over six lines andunder ten 9 " 6,00 A liberal discount allowed to parties advertis- ing by the column or year. : ; ne drettisements' without written instructions Will be! inserted: until forbid "and 'charged ae- cordingly. Any pergon sending us the names of 6 swb- Scribers, accompanied with the cash, will be entitled to receive one number gratis a 9 * Fs who ordered the perpetration of the crime, and. the Admiral, the latter. allowed the _ tall the batteries ,were, dismounted, and. the 'Yast city ,containing 180,000 inhabi- the to a great extent reduced. to ashes. _ English built steamers, these were captured COUNTY OF PERTH HERALD 9 English Correspondence, ww PRR RARRRAA AAR RARARRRAARAS EneGLanp, Noy. 3RD,,1863. .. Great. indeed haye been the heart burn- ings and effervesence of public feeling dur- ing the last few days in the Cottonopolis of , England--Liverpool. The. questionable act of the Foreign Secretary in seizing the two splendid ships 'building at the yard of Messrs. Laird at Birkenhead, has aroused the spirit of British liberty in every thought- ful breast. 'The question naturally arises, if the government can enter on the private pro- perty of a subject and take possession of such property, withholding . it. from its. rightful ners for an) indefinite, period, after the legality of such course has. been previously determined, in a court of law, who then can call his house his castle and successfully op- ose the attempted violation of its privacy ? It is well known that only a few months go the British Government laid an embargo on the Alexandra, a so called Steam-Ram, built at Birkenhead by the sons of Mr. Laird, it was said, for the Confederate service. Messrs. Laird were determined to test the right of Government to so bold a measure. 'The matter came before a court of. law, and. the verdict was in the ship- builders' fayor. Notwithstanding which, the embargo. has not been removed from the ship. Since then, two other powerful rams, El] Toussoun, and El Monastir have been got in a forward state, and in all pro- bability would have put to sea within a week or two, when down came a mandate to the authorities at Liverpool to detain the Ves- sels. By virtue, it is supposed, of some false report that the Messrs. Laird were de- termined to force the rams down the Mersey in spite of the interdict, the Government it appears was equally determined to prevent their escape. Birkenhead became, and now is, a scene of blockade by ships of war, sta- tioned there for the detention of El Monastir and El Toussoun. To confiscate property valued at £250,000 was indeed a bold measure. But this boldness is even ex- ceeded by the Foreign office, by its order to have those ships taken out of the Docks in an 'unfinished state and placed in the river under thetimmediate custody of men of-war. The act is» deemed generally an illegal one, and doubts are entertained, that Earl Russell. will be indemnified by Parliament on its assembling for such unwarrantable proceedings, Tn Liverpool, as elsewhere in England, there are two parties, the one, and that a large majority, sympathizing with the heroic South whilst the other espouses the Gause of the tyrannic North. Imagine a popula- tion of 450,000 aroused almost to frenzy by the conflicting passions of hope and fear, anger and delight, according as citcum- Stances seemed to favor the one side or'the other. The Government of Great Britain having acknowledged the Confederates ds belligerents, as well as the Federals, it seems anomalous that Sheffield and Birming-. ham should be permitted, in face of our neutrality, to supply the North with means of prosecuting their mad war, whilst the Juckless Liverpool is denied the privilege of turning an honest penny in supplying the South with like means to defend their homes and their liberties. Whether this state of things 'be in accordance with the Foreign Rolistment Act remains yet to be proved, butt is clearly not consonant with justice or, common sense. | It may be in the recollection of some of your readers that inthe first. month or two of this year the painful news was recorded of the murder of Mr. Richardson, British Consul, at Japan, which took place in Sept., 1862. The complaint made by the Daimio, was, that the unfortunate gentleman did not moye off the high road whilst this Daimio, Prince Satsuma, with his retinue passed by. Earl' Russzll, on receiving the intelligence, instructed Colonel Neale to de- mand of the Japanese Government an apol- ogy, and an indemnity of £100,000; and from Prince Satsuma, the 'surrender and punishment of the murderers and the pay- ment of £25,000. The Tycoon, or sover-' eign, acceeded to the demand and the money was paid by the Government; but the Prince denied his liability asserting his unquestion- able right to "push out of the way and beat persons offending against the Jaws of the Country." This reply Col. Neale could not receive as an apology. The matter, therefore, was, by orders from: the Foreign Secretary, placed in' the hands of Admiral Kuper, who on the'11th August last. made his way tothe City of Kagosima the Capital of Satsuma, whois ,a sort of! high feudal Jord with alarge territory, and a revenue of 24 million dollars. . We had on the J apanese station.at the time' a force of 18 ships, five of which were detached.to.demand satisfac- tion of this Daimio,.. After.a fruitless con- ference between the 'grandees of the city Prince 24 hours to deliver a favorable reply ; ibut, before that period had terminated, a Fort fired upon one of the ships which' was nearer, the city |than its) companions. The action,soon became general.' Those' five small vessels. were opposed. to 12 Forts mounting 88 large guns. and. extending about 2 miles in front of their position... For 6 hours the conflict lasted.. The guns of ¢ Prince had previously, purchased 3 with several other junks in an inner har bour. The Prince's palace, also the ar- senal, gun factory, and store houses were destroyed. The conflagration continued unabated for 48 hours up to the time of the departure of the squadron. The loss to the enemy must have been immense both' in life and property, and we have to mourn over the loss of 13 noble hearts laid low, and '50, more: or less, 'wounded. A painful incident took place in, the Flag Ship, Euryalus, in the middle of the action, The Captain and the Commander were standing together on a wide plank watching the ef fect of their ship's practice, when a ball from one of the Forts passed through a boat hung at the ship's side, and in the same moment swept them both into eterni- ty. The Admiral and the Master' were also standing together but a short distance from their unfortunate brother officers, a little lower down and just out of line of the fatal missile or we should have to deplore-a greater. loss. We naturally ask what is to be the effect of this new conflict? The Tycoon or Em- peror had performed his part--can, it be said we are at war with him ? I think not. We haye-however, a difference to settle with his vassal, which, this severe chastisement should teach him, cannot be avoided, and which, were he to learn wisdom by defeat, should inspire him with a disposition to seek an early arrangement. The American Fratricide still " draws its slow length along." Every mail from the West brings us onlya new phase of the graduating and certain synthésis of the com- ing catastrophe. It argues little for, the success of any cause when its leaders, to whose defenee its destinies are committed, possess an unsound footing in the confidence of their constituents. The never ceasing removal of Generals from the Federal army demonstrates a paucity of military endow- ments which can hardly be expected to ac- complish a work so grand and momentous as shall leave a lasting success behind it. This marvellous want of military genius in the sum total ofa great people, is no doubt the fruitful garden of their repeated dis- aster and the negative law, so to speak, which draws them towards zero.' If. the art of war in perfection be »shown in the skill with which vast armiescan be managed in the face of an enemy far better would small armies of the North haye succeeded, for these would be more in accordance with the military tactics of their commanders. It is difficult for the European, who has ex- plored the regions of military lore, to hold in very high esteem the wayin which the Americans " achieve their glory." Think | of the great masters of the artof war fight- ing 20 or 30 pitched battles without gaining an inch of ground | (A flock of wolves could. spill very much blood. if let in upon a de- fenseless community--The plains: of Vir- ginia; Mississippi and Tennessee are drunk with the blood of illfated myriads, but has the unreasonable aggressor approached any nearer the goalof his desire ? Let us barely imagine it possible for the North, af- ter a lapse' of 8 or 10 years fighting (sup- posing national bankruptcy did not inter- vene) to so far get possession of the 'princi- pal cities of the South as to be said to have re-established their dominion over it; would such be the fact whilst only afew thousands of armed, men, should continually harass the newly imposed and hated rule, and daily committing depredations on the property of their foes, should retire to their fastnesses when pursued, only-to re-appear at some other and unprotected point to repeat the work of spoilation? Atbest the North are fighting " for an idea." In every point of consideration, but pride, the North would, under present circumstances even, be gain- 'ers to let their' wayward sister depart." Vastly greater would have been their gain had they never sought to prevent such de- parture. Every: month the war is pro- tracted less and less will be their gain: in the final' issue. We in England are not blinded nor have we our mental vision dis- torted by a.certain beam in oureye. We calmly weigh the pros and cons of the Ameri- can calamity and can pronounce judgment on the difficulty unswayed by rancour and unwarved by sinister motives. Itis pleasant to contemplate the possibilty of having the Atlantic Telegraph after all our fearsand doubts about it. The Co. formed for this work have provided the necessary means for purchasing a new Cable, and hope to restore communication between England and America during the summer of 1864. The Board have committed the judgnient of the tenders for the work, and the Co.'s scientific affairs generally to a sci- entific committee. The Cable is to be made of a conductor having 7 wires twisted into a strand. The insulator will be of gutta percha. Messrs, Glass, Elliott & Co., the contractors, have undertaken the entire work. They have agreed to hand over the communication to the Directors in per- fect order during the autumn at latest of the coming year. Their profit, is to be 20 per cent. on the returns, payable yearly, which ceases should the Cable prove imper- fect. Railway travelling is destined I believe to, be, the safest of all modes. of transit. There is, a gradual annual decline. in_ac- cidents. owing no doubt to the studious care and untiring attention bestowed on so wor- thy a subject. Directors are actuated by a two-fold motive, conseryation of life first and mainly, and promotion of railway traffic. and blown up. with 5 large junks, together" Thousands of ete a few years ago re- fused to travel but by the old jog trot of miles-an-hour vans, who now, that railway accident has become so rare, have put all their scruples into a dram and drank it off on some railway excursion trip, and ° aftér- wards declared they would never ride in Mansell's Van any more, and the railway was the " beautifullest thing they ever did ride in sure enough." During the year 1862, 686 miles of new railroad were opened, and there were 180,420,000 passengers, be- sides season ticket holders, in Great Britain. Total of persons killed in 1861, 284, in 1862, 216. Total injured in 1861, 883, in 1862, 600. Increase of passengers of 1862 over 1861, seven millions. It is a remark- able fact that there are killed through their own carelessness and misconduct four times the number of those killed through causes beyond their'own control. Of the 65 acci- dents which befel trainsin 1862, 34 were oceasioned by collision, 17 from getting off the rails, and the remainder from various other causes, In England the. proportion of deaths to accidents is 1, to 4,.. In Seot- land 3 to/1, while in Ireland there were only 3 accidents in the year, and one death there- from, 1 have heard an interesting account. of the presentation of the Coyentry watch to the Princess Alexandra. The Mayor and his daughter, a lady of 18, waited upon the Princess. 'They were introduced into a room and found the young Princess sitting writing at a table. The "moment they entered Her Royal Highness rose and' ran forward in quite a girlish manner, holding out her hand to the Mayor's daughter calling her by her name and hoped. she was well. The young lady wishing to. do every thing in proper form, proceeded to open the box containing the. address. 'Oh,' said the Princess, " never mind the address, I know all about that, I am longing:to see the watch." When the watch was shown shé exclaimed, "Oh how pretty, how very pretty. Now you will be kind enough to show me how to open it; and how do you | use the key?' Oh, that issoelever."' 'The Princess spoke English with considerable' fluency, but with a strong German accent. | The Mayor's, daughter, who had- been | frightened with the idea of approaching Royalty, was_soon set at her ease by the free and natural manners of the Princess, and came away highly delighted with the interview, to be thenceforth the most impor- tant young lady in Coventry. We have had the Rev. H.W. Beecher among us at Exeter Hall, Manchester, and elsewhere. He does not return to Yankee- dom deeply laden with the honors of great. achievements, He signally failed to ¢on-. vert that stolid old gentleman; John Bull, to his sanguinary way of thinking. 'What! clergymen preaching war and extermination. What !) Liberation of the slaves of rebels (as you. call them Mr. Beecher) ,and non- tiberation of the Slaves of Loyalists, What doctrine is this? The. doctrine 'of. ex- pediency ? Do you see anything green in my eye Mr. Beecher ? You and the Hon. Mr. Sumner are very thick at home. He remains in New England to tar and feather me, and to make me a bear, a brute, a blockhead. You, Mr. Beecher, come over, to Old England to pour soft-sawder and molasses down' my throat, and to tell me that Iam a grand) old man and you and your people |wish to be on the best of! terms with me, only I must help the South not az all, not do any thing to hinder the North in re-constructing the Union. I tell you Mr. Beecher, it won't do; your designs are too transparent. Ifyou were honest in your intentions, John Bull would sympathize with you. But you are self-seeking, and grasping after other's rights, and have-no more love to the Negro than I have for my neighbor's Gallic Cock." With all the suffering we have endured from the Cotton famine, we are still buoyant in our resources and the elasticity of our commerce, is demonstrated by the late Return of the, Board of Trade. .Our exports in January last were £8,045,155, In April they had risen to £11,897,177 ; in July ana August they were £11,271,527 and £13,648,840; and in September the total of the month was £14,542,862. Com- pared with other years it shows an increase of £3,146,535, or 284 per cent. over 1862 ; and of £3,322,656, or about 30 per cent. over 1861. In the imports of Cotton there was an increase of the month and the year. The -inerease has been principally from India. As to corn, the abundant. harvest has.so supplied our wants as to cause a falling off in our demand of wheat of nearly one-half. Other kinds of grain are in greater demand however: The steady prosperity of this conntry leayes a large margin for the consumption of articles of luxury, and yearly adds considerably to its substantial wealth. LIONAB, The Condition of Ireland. (From the Leader.) It cannot be denied that Ireland is in a very anomalous position at the present time. Not only. are its|,inhabitants leaving its shores at. the rate of 5,000.a month; but there is no sort of certainty that those who remain behind will be able to keep them- selves above a condition of dependénce, if not worse. These facts are obyious: to find a remedy for them is a much more diffi- cult matter. Perhaps if the causes of Ire- land's unhappy condition could be arrive at with anything like an approach to cer- | gray 'mares ot | jostling! delacady' of four] terprise, which constitute the greatest safe- remedy.) But there are so many opinions on at the old jog trot rate for years longer. It will be well if, whilst the doctors are differ- ing, the patient do not die» The Times epitomizesiso graphically the various) opin- ions which have been heldas to the! cause of Treland's:decline, that our readers will thank us forgiving its words and not. our own :-- '<The miserable condition of the Irish _peo- 'ple has been aseribed in turn, and at the 'discretion or fancy of the writer, to a " watery climate, to.a stony soil, to a remote "situation, to the peculiarities of the Celtic "peasant, to those of the Saxon or Norman "master, to the Popery of the one, to the "Protestantism of the other, to the Estab- "lished Church, 'to "not having!» passed " through the feudal system, to the introduc- "tion of the potatoe; to the want: of capital, "to the want of manufactures, to absentee- 'ism, to middlemen, to extrayagant. habits, "to excessive family.settlements and other "encumbrances, to. want of education, to " want of security for fixity of tenure, toa "too prolific tendency to Ribandism, to the "perpetual meddling of the English, to the "national want of truthfulness, to the "Tories, to Mr. D. O'Connell." Who shall yenture to reconcile these conflicting theories? Perhaps they have all aided in producing the result which is now a promirs» ent topie of discussion in the English and Irish papers: Were Ireland anything like as happy or as'prosperous as it ought to be, its best. working blood and musele ' would not be leaving it at such a fearfully rapid rate as it is., We are certainly not among causes of the decline which has been terri- bly. affecting it for years, and which seems to be reaching its climax now. That de cline has its roots within; and it is from within that the remedy must come. If there are anomalies in the administration of the affairs of Ireland, there are, at least, no grievous oppressions on the part of the Government: of which it can complain. Much rather has it reason to' quarrel with those malcontents of its own, who would, be better, employed in endeavoring to, amel- iorate the condition of its people than be de- nouncing a Government which acts towards. it with becoming Jenity and forbearance. It,was supposed that the change in the tenure of property which resulted from the operation of the Encumbered Estates Court, would haye tended materially to the ad- vancement of Ireland. There was reason to hope that. the English and Scotch farm- ers who became purchasers of the old estates would introduce' stich a system of drainage and improved culture' in every respect, as would raise the country out of its depressed condition. Some' good: perhaps . resulted) 'from the change, But. Ireland, isa. hard country, in many. respects, to drain; this, together, with the change of climate and soil, presented such diffoulties to the new holders of the once-encumbered estates, that in hundreds of cases, failure has boon the consequence. Many of the farms which were bought out of the Encumbered Court are now offered for sale, and many of the purchasers have become defaulters. This is unfortunate; but there are exceptional cit- cumstances' which' operated) hardly against the new farmers: _There have been three bad seasons in succession, In1861/ there was a general falling off it the cultivation and produce' of the country; in 1862 there was a still further decline ; and this year the cul- tivation has diminished further still, even from the diminished amount of last year. There has been a serious decrease in the acres under both cereal and green crops, a trifling increase in those laid out for meadow grass and clover, and a considerable, 'but, unfortunately, local increase in the cultiva- tion of flax. 'There has been a large \de- crease in the number of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs, estimated at a loss of a million and a quarter in the comparison with last. year. Three, wet summers and bad _haryests in succession have produced this result, The tenants having short crops of wheat, barley and oats, and these in bad condition, were obliged to sell quickly for what they would bring ; and the result is that many of the tenants have not seed enough left for next year's crop. Other years might not be se unpropitious. But with three successive failures, it is not unnatural that: the tenants should turn their eyes elsewhere for, some- thing beyond that precarious.and doubtful living which it is difficult to eyen eke out at * home." There seems to be some force in the re- marks made not long since in the Times, that the people of Ireland will consult ;their interest, by becoming as muchas possible like England. This, on the face of it, and at first blush, may seem a hard saying to many sons of the " Emerald Isle," but it 'is not used in an offensive sense. ~The object of the Yimes' writer was to 'show that, whereas, Ireland has only one source of wealth (perhaps we might say, also, of pov- erty,) Agriculture, England has several. Ireland has not been well schooled to, the business of manufasturiug. Her priests and politicians have discouraged that accumula- tionof wealth, and that.development of en- guard against; national adyersity. The in- centive to manufacturing industry has been. to take deep root; and there is no apparent sign of anything been done in this. direction to alleviate the' present distress. © The materials already 'to hand have' to 'be tainty, it would not be difficult to apply the } upon this point that matters are likely-to-go those who think that the political condition | of the island is,even one of the smallest checked to such an extent that it has failed |. a os erecting was lately held at Agricultural Improvement Society, -- Capt. Knox Gore, who pri ed, ran'a tht against the Times because of its remarks on the ad- vantages which would result from, the es tablishment of manufactures. He denisd that the decadence of the population 'and of agricultural produce was caused by want of capital, or want of munufactures, or want, of security. The people, he said, 'were obliged to part with their capital and stock' in the course of three) bad seasons, conse? quently there were no young cattle. on, the mountains, and the best land was not. fully. stocked. He suggested that the small farmer should rear the young stock toa certain age --as he can do: most cheaply and easily, having the assistance of his. family--and then dispose of them to the large farmer, having the proceeds of the sale to pay his rent and taxes; the grass farmer to : keep those young stock for another period, until they come into the hands of the stall-feeder, by whom they would be brought to their highest, perfections. He also proposed"a system of rotation of crops which, he be- heved, 'would be infinitely more profitable than that now adopted, He takes 'an area of ten Irish aeres----equal to seventeen statute acres. By cultivating eight out of the ten, in rotation, with oats, flax, potatoes, swedes, oats or barley, clover or rye grass, reserving two acres for meadow, he makes out a gross produce worth £78 | yearly, Deducting £28 for rent.and taxes, manure, seed, &c., there remains a clear profit of £50 to,the farmer... The present sloyenly system, -he says, produces only a profit of £15. It is only fair to say that the Times regards this calculation as Utopian. "In England," it remarks, " nobody would undertake a farm "of seventeen acres without at least a hun- "dred pounds inlive and dead stock, and he "would be thought a very bold man to "undertake sucha farm atall. . Up tova 'hundred aeres it is thought thata tenant "does very well if he gets interest. for. his "'eapital and a, profit equivalent to good "wages for his, own personal labor ; in "other words, if he just lives on the. fa "and can save:the in'erest.on his money invested." _Whethor it is Captain Gore or the Times that is right, there isno reason to doubt, that, notwithstanding all the dif- ficulties which stand in the way of sucha culture of land in Treland as will be' profit- able to those who rent small farms, great good would result from an improved system of agriculture. It was stated at the meet- ing, already referred to, that) Lord) Arran had employed agricultural instructors. upon his estate,:and such, was the; success of their labors| that tenants, who formerly could pa: neither rent nor taxes now paid up, not onk the rent. due last May, butalso that of the present Noyember.. To this statement the counter one was made that as the cireum- stances ofthe tenants. improved, the land- lords would raise their rents; and there 'was a good deal of force in the objection, for it isa thing of 'no unvommon oecurrerce, And perhaps it is doné "with a» purpose. " Give us the big farmer" is the cty of many a landlord as 'wellas the Marquis of Water- ford. Not only will these, landlords. not endeayour to prevent' the, exodus, of .the small tenants, but they encourage it. Other holders, of large, estates have got the idea that more money is to be made out of sheep- farming, than out of the small tenants ; and they, too, either.urge on the depopulation of the country or do not endeavour to pre- vent it. Who can wonder 'that where such things exist a great change must 'take place ? The priests have long ' labored» to convince the people of Ireland that their. lot isan unhappy one; they are now reaping the reward of their labors, in the thousands who are leaving monthly for the New World. It is certainly a singular thing to see so large an emigration to a land convulsed with civil strife, as America is ; but between the frying-pan and the fire there is not much choice. tt is about as well to become food for powder as to spin out a wretched exist- ence at the hardest labor and upon the poor- est fare.. The Federal Government is. offer- ing a large bounty for able bodied men, and itsagents are co-operating well with it in Ireland. Five, hundred dollars, even though it be to rush into the cannon's mouth, isa strong inducement to a man who has felt the cravings of hunger, and sees, no way of bet- tering his prospects before him. Of the hardships of war he knows nothing and thinks less. He fancies they cannot be much greater than those he is suffering in his own country ; so he comes to America, The exodus will continue so long as. the war lasts and " greenbacks'" are plentiful. | That Treland herself will not be the gainer dinally we would not venture to say: Its present transition staté may have in it the elements of future prosperity,; we ineline to think,it has. The Marquis of Waterford may not befar wrong in his desire to see a change from small to large farms, whatever may be the immediate incovenience that may result from it,, With large farms will come event ually a better system of culture. With the change there may be some failures ; but that the country will be the gainer in the end, we fain hope and believe. If the priests and politicians would but leave it alone, it would soon take a higher' place than. that which it holds at present.) § [> oY 0 10:3 PATTON a y ayt eer iiit33 The Taxes in Lindsay this year amounts 'to 10 cents on the dollar, besidesa: Protest- ant school rate of 7 cents,' making: imall; to worked more economically and advantage- aif & that portion of the community; 17 cents, q orstag ty ae -F MOON D j