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COUNCDBES COUNCIL m Wanncsnav. Feb. 1. The .VVarden clock. COUNTIES socicrron. * Mr. Scott moved the second reading of his bill to provide for the appointment ofa Counties Solicitor. ‘After a short discussion the motion was iiegatived, and the bill thrown out. PAYMENT or muons. The Council then went into Committee of the Whole on-tlie by-law to provide for: the payment of Grand and Petit Jurors, Mr. Button in the and Cream witnesses. chair. : . The; by-lawrprovides for the payment of Grand.Jurors,_at the rate. of seventycents per: day every day ajui'or shall actually took the chair at 10 o’- - been informed by Mr., Allan that the re- medy for insubordination was low diet and report on this remark. l‘be clause having reference to solitary confinement was lost. ried. l‘runk Railway. The Commissioners having, nothing before them to show, and of cedar posts used for the erection of the the c0n5ideration ofthe Council. solitary confinement, and he had basedhis The one relative to furnishing bread and water ouly,.VWas car- A clause to the effect tiiat.two reâ€" solutions had been passed in 1857, relative to making the gaol self-sustaining, be taken up and acted upon, was also‘carried. I In reference to the account of Moses T Wilson for $381, for the erection of a fence between the gaolraitdri tlie.~Graiid being unable to discertaiif that” the number fence were furnislicd'iby the authority 0i the Commissioners; of County, pi-Operty, and they tlierelbre could nour'ecommend the payment of the accOuiit, but left it to serve on such Grand Jury. Petit Jurors at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents pbr’jday‘hfor every day he shall at- tend _tlie_fCourt';”and that each shall be paid ’10’cents for mileage. i The by’-l‘aw was adopted. Mr. Wright, as Chairman of the Select Committee to prepare a petition to the: Legislature, relatwe: to the payment of SpecialiJurorsv and Crown Witnesses, sub- mitted'a draft petition, which was adopted; ' 1n the course of'the "discussion on this clause,lit appeared that the cedar posts and lumber‘ had‘been purcha'Sed at exorbitant rates. ~It"Wasiulti’rna'tely resolved to re- quest the atteiidance-of er. Allan for the purpose- of eXplsihing-on*vvlt0se authority the‘fe’nce WHS‘el-ecled and at what cost. The‘Counctlr-tlhen adjourned. » Friday, Feb. 2, 1860. The Council met :tliis’ino‘rning' at 11 o’clock, the “Warden presiding." THE warm-LOTS OWNED BY THE * Commas-’3' :_ - Mr. Tyrrell moved, seconded Crawford that a selectcominittee be ap- pointed, composedvof MesSrs. Wadsworth, , ‘b'cott, Musson, fand litheinover ‘with in- structions to' prepare a “petition l to' the THE _ court'rv Gaonl .- TheC-hairman of the Commisstonérs on Cohnty property, Mr. \Yadswortb, preâ€" sented their first report. to had refer. ence to the present condition ofthe Coun- ty Gaol». , . ' ,Yl‘hc Council went into Committee of the: Whole on the report. Mr. Howland in the chair. Legislature praying that honorable body Thereport set forth that the Commis- not'to, afford any additiohal‘iaid, by bill or sioiiers had visited the gaol during the pre- seiit‘sitting of the Council, and had found " . I By the statistical accounts which had been fur- it in a very cleanly condition. nished by the Governor of they gaol, the committee found the number’of prisoners committed in 1859 exceeded by 144 the nunber of prisoners committed in 1858. Duting the past year there had been a de~ crease of 27 in the number of prisoners The number pf county prisoners was ninety-three, be- ing a decrease ofeigbt; from the previous year. Two hundred and eighty of. the” committxd for drunkenness. prisoners had '-. been committed more than once, and many of them several times. The Committee were of opinion, that the present system adopted in the gaol, tended to encourage small crimes rather thanoth- ' . To prevent this they, recom- mended, that tlie diet should be lesslibcral, and that the prisoners should be fed on erwise. bread and water only. They also redom- intended, that instead of the bread being as rt isa‘t present, made'from the finest wheat- eii ne‘er, it ‘shOul'd‘j be made'frotfi‘Noz superfine. flour. The Commissioner.- Were ' also of opinion, that ‘to make the residence in gaol lessagreeahle, that: prisoners who had? been committed more than once,should be kept in solitary confinement as Well as being. kept ("Lille low dietabove mention- ed. _ They hoped by tliisto cause the dc,- linqpents to seek work when they obtained theipliberty, instead of making arrange- ments to return as soon as possible. They also recommended thatoatmeal and other articles be contracted for by tender in- stead of being ordered by the Governor and paid on the certificate of the Sherifi‘ as at present. . _ Mr. \Vadswortlt said that he was in favor; of solitary confinement, as be felt certain that many of the prisoners now in the gaol were in the habit ofstealing small, articles to get’into the comfortable quart? ers ‘at the gaol._ Some of the prisoners liad.,‘been in gaol eleven times during the present year. ' Mr. Tyrrell was in favor of harder work being imposed on the prisoners. He was opposed to solitary confinement. Dr. Bariihart thought that prisoners awaiting trial should be treated better than those who had'been cdnvicted. Mr. James said he did not think they could root out crime by starvation. He had been often in the gaol as one of the Commissioners, and he must certainly say, the fate was meagre enough. He would vote for the report ifhe thought they could diminish crime by starvation, or bread and water diet, but be doubted if this could be accomplished. , ‘ i 'Musstin said ,"that Harry Henry had‘ been nearly 170 months in prison at hard labour. \Vhat did the Council think that hard labour amountedto. . It simply amounted to stirring soup, so far as Harry Henry was concerned. ' lie was in favour of low diet. but he (lid not think that they ought to be called upon to feed the city prisoners for nothing, as they had been duo;- ing for years. ' The Warden said. the proper plaivwould be not to feed the city prisoners, and then tlieuuestioii would be settled what was to be 'done relative to their maintenance. Hex-silos against the sweeping changes made in the report. the profits from the labor of the prisoners being turned to their ownsuppbrt. At the present time the profits from the labor went-into the pocket of Mr. Alien. He thought the subject ought to be taken up by the Council. Mr. Tyrrell stated that the matter had been discussed in reference to the labour of the prisoners, in 41856, when a commit- tee had been appointed to consider the subject, butmiiotbing had, been done. A lengthened tllSPUSslon ensued, in which it Was elicited that ls. 6d. per day was required to maintain each prisoner. Many of the members thought this was too much, hnd opinious to that effect were i freely expressed. The \Varden suggested that the matter be left in the bands of the commissioners, audt‘that the prisoners be kept at hard la- bour as formerly. thought proper they might take the profits lie was in favour of If the ' commissioners - cover the unjust charge made by amounting to'j$-12,54<.7 '105 for actually destroying tastha‘t- extent‘thewater-lots ownedhy these United Counties and used for jailpurposes, but praying; that. a bill ,may, be passed to enable tho Counties to I‘QCOVt‘l' from. the City, afflict-onto a rea sonable remunerationfot‘, the damage. they have sustained ingonrsequence, oil-being de- as the Corporation had, sold forty the frontage on'tlie bay to Grand Trunk Railway 1 Company, thereby depriving the 'water‘comnii‘inication. ' The reSolut-i'otf was carried after a short discussiOn. g ‘ - ‘ - i p ' savour or Tris .‘rixascn COMMITTEE. Mr; Qicott presented a report from the Finance Committee,aud the Council re. solved itself into, committee of the whole open the same. T,th repent; ‘amohgfit; ' other things, re- commended tliatr$600 should be granted to the different County Agricultural So- cietie§+-ii‘ainel ',, . East, Riding Society $130,:We5i i idi'ng Society $130, North V titling Society $130, and County ofPeel =Society $210. It also recommended that a petition be presented to the Legislature similar to the one adopted by the County Council ofOntario, praying that some pro- vision maybe made far the payment oftlie member‘sof County Councils. The com- mittee had. considered. the communication sent. to this Council from the Council of the United Counties of Hurowand Bruce, soliciting the co-operation of this Cotmcil in promoting the passage tof‘a bill for the abolition of all legalprovisions for the re- coveryof debts amounting to $100 and under; andlliey .could not. recommend any action to, be taken in the'matter. The cominitteehad examined the detailed statement of the "Treasurer, shbwing that the amount of arrears of taxes to'the 31st of December was” $27,953 2‘1. It ap- peared upon analysis that $6,000 of this sum was dtie on‘iland whichwas liable to be sold, but for more-*than half that Sum the lands had: not been sufficiently described to render it safe to sell-them. To remedy this state of things they recommended the adoption of the. following. resolution :â€"â€" “ That the Treasurer be, and he is hereby instructedto prepare forthwitha list of the lands in eaclikof the townships and villages in the United Counties of York and Peel on which. any part of the taxes has been in arrear fdrpioi'e thanifive years, and which ai‘e'not sufficiently deseribedto render it Safe to sell Atliem,’_and send such list to the clerk of each. township or village in which any such lands. areisit‘uate, and that the council of each Township and village in ' which any such lands are situate, be re- quested to retainin‘e ’such‘ lists, and "to 1amend or‘explain the description therein'as "far as. tlie'saine can he done, and to return :tlie samclso amended to the Treasurer, .and before the.19.tii.May~next.” . i The report gave riseto- ta gooddeal of gdiscussion, butit was finally. passedthrough .committee, whenfithe chairman rose and reported. , . On the \Varden faking the chair Mr. Hanna moved that the clause ap- propi'iatiiig'LsUmis of money to the different agricultural societies, in the Countiesbe struck out. . “ ' Mr. \Vriglit seconded the motion, which being put was carried by aivot'e'of 17 to 8. The report as'nmended was agreed to. THE LATE \vkupsn’s SALARY. V On motion of. Mr. James, the Treasurer .of the. Counties wastinstructed to pay the widow of the late ‘Wiarden, Joseph Hart- man, Esq. the balance of salary tothe 3l>t Deceinbvr,1859. ,_ I The Council then adjourned till 7 pm. sauna TH fOBSERVANCE. On the Wardcn’takiug the chair in the evening. ' " " ' ' Mr. Tyrrell' presentedithe report of the select committee appointed to draft a peti~ tion to'tlie-tliree brancli'esiof the Legisla- of the labor out of the hands of the Gov- tum: Praying {0" the “slag” or a bill to crii‘or, applying the- amodu-t to the maintenance of the prisoners. Mr. WadsWorth, in: reply to a question, ' the whole upon tlie‘report.aiid-accouipany- i stated that the mop is contracted for by the Governor, but they had no check upon him. In support of his argument for SOli- tary confinement, he stated that he had prevent railway trains orloconiotives run- ning on the Sabbath uay. - . The Council wentiiito. committee of ing petition. Mr. Henry in the chair. The report and petition were adopted -‘ without discussion, and the committee rose. otherwise, to the ‘Corpbi'ati’on of the City of Toronto,- so as to enable them to re- V that Corporation ironl-‘these‘ United Counties prived of any communication withtlie lake, feet of these United Countiesof thevbe’nefit of A UCTIONEERS AND PEDLARS. The bill introduced by Mr. Sutherland to provide for the "licensing and regulation of auctioneers and peddlars was read a first and second times. passed through committee, and then read a third time, and passed. ' The Council met yesterday at ten o’. clock. The Warden presiding. EDUCATION. M r. rl'yrrell brmiglit up agroport of the Committee on Education, and the Council resolved itself into committee ofthe whole upon the sameâ€"Mr. llmvell in the chair. : The report was put and adopted clause .by clause, together with a series ofresolu- 'tions embodying the recommendations of the committee. The chairman then rose and reported the report adopted.“ LOGAL SUPERINTENDANTS. Mr. Tyrrell moved seconded by Mr. Wright, that the following gentleman be appointed Local Superintendents of ScltOOls for the present year:-â€"Superintendency No. l, township of York, Mr. William Watson; No. 2, Searboro’ Rev. W. :Belf; No. 3, Markham, Rev. G. S..J. Hill; No. 4, Whitcliurch, No. 5, East Gwillimbury. andgNo. 6, North Gwil'im- bury, J, T. Stokes, Esq. ; Georgina, Mr. R. H. Evans 3,. No. 8, King, Mr. Benja- min l’earson; No. 9, Vaughan, Mr. E. McCullum; No. 10. Etobicokc, Rev. R. .C. Cooper; No. 1,1, Toronto, Mr. W. lHope; No. 12., Cliingua'cousy and'No. :13, Gore of Toronto, Rev. J. Pringle; ‘No. 14:, Albion, Rev. 11. B. Osler; No. 15, Caledon, Rev. A. McFaul. The du- ties of those offices to commence on the lst of April next. except Mr, William Belt, whose duties are to commence at once. The motion was carried. ' sun-Tnsasunsns’ or SCHOOL mourns. Mr. Tyrrell introduced a bill to provide for the appointment of sub-treasurers’ of school monies. . The bill was read a first and second time and referred to a committee of the whole. The committee rose and reported the following as the appointments: Chin- guacousy, Mr. Robert C. McCullum; :Etohicoke, Mr. W. R. Scott; North sGwillimbury, Mr. Richard Sheppard; «East Cwillimbury, Mr. J. '1‘. Stokes; Georgina, Mr. John Boyd; I{tt)<.!', Mr. ,Joseph Wood; Markham, Mr. George Eakin; Scarboro’, Mr. James Moyle; Toronto, Mr. James Rutledge; Gore of Toronto Mr. Robert Bell ; Whitcliurcb. Mr. Joseph W.Collins James S. Howard. The report was adopted, and the bill read a third time and passed. New Advertisements. Saddlery Establishmentâ€"W. Harrison Miscellaneous Concert at Aurom ,Novclty Waggon Worksâ€"T. Speight Splendid Property for 8an Superior Blanking Notice-«P. Crosby List of Letters in Richmond Hill 1’, O. Aflictod Read New Tailor’s Shap- Montreal Witness Tavern For Sale-5H. (3+1. Harrison. Elli RICHMOND HILL. FEB. 10.1860o .â€"â€"â€" Busmnss No'ricn.-~Parties writ. ing to this Office will please bear in mind that they are wasting their time, paper and ink, unless they prepay their Letters. All Letters addressed to this Office must be post-paid. PM IMPORTANT MEETING VAUGHAN. IN It is too often the case that peo- ple who are keen enough on the politics of a nation, and who talk wisely and leariiedly on affairs of state, are the very last to attend to matters of import at their own fire- sides, Like some over-zealous re- ligionists with their foreign mis- sionary meetings, all powernt at converting heatheus; abroad, and neglecting home and its duties, so thereare in our midst those who will canvass day and night to re- turn some favorite partizan to Parliament; but you cannot get them to stir one peg towards im- pioving the neighborhood in which they live. They exist in blissful oblivion of Township politics, for- getting tbe old adage, “that the only way to keep the streets of Jerusalem clean,” is for every man to sweep his own doorway. It is no use blinding oue’s selfto the fact that our township affairs are sadly neglected. Once in a year “pos- siblv ” there is a struggle to put a. certain person in as councilman, [and even then too often personal issues ave raised. and the public weal is forgotten] after which we again sink into listless indifference. Yet it is true that a bad road will injure us quite as much as a bad act of Parliament, and a dangerous bridge break. our necks in an ex- tremely short space of time. Still, is it not. a fact patent to all that the icondition'of the roads and bridges ’in our various townships are in shocking bad order, and have been so for years; and many of our school houses in which we teach the “ young ideas to slioot,”.would make tolerable crustalls orngpens, but are no more fitted to be semi-z narics for youth than would be an ' ; Vaughan Mr. ‘ Indian Wigwam.~ Nor is this the only evil that exists‘around us.â€" Look at our side-roads ! Where are they established? They should be in the right place; but are they so; far from it. Mr. So-and-so will tell you that the mad runs through hisfarm up.to a certain point, and then it immediately takes an ab- rupt angle, not to its proper place, (that would be decidedly improper) . but straight across to- his neigbor’s farm: indeed to our mind our side- lines very much reminds us of a ‘certain Admiral‘s breeches, which according to Lord Palmerston, “were pitchfoiked on.” So the side-lines, instead of bearing any resemblance to having been laid out upon any plan, seem on the contrary to have been pitchforked out, hit or miss anywhere and eVery- where; ~' 1 . This is a- great’e-vil,-and we are very glad' that a requisition has been sent to H.‘ S. Howland, Esq , Reeve of Vaughan,iv“vto-’*Icall a meeting to take into consideration the advisability of establishing the side-roads, accbrding to the original survey ;” and that a meeting will ‘ be held in the Town Hall "of the above totvnship, {mi -Wednesday, February the 22nd, at 10 am. The meeting isa very important: one, and, we hope, will be well at: funded; for it is obvious that it is not at all advisable to make exten- si.e repairs on aroarl that is not. in the right place. First establish these roads'as they should be, and then go to work and make them good ones: We also rejOice at the requisition, as"it_' shows that our intelligent yeom'en are” at last awakening to a sense of the im- portance of attending to local af- fairs, which neretol'ore have been shamefully neglected by both Councilmen and people. We View this as one step in the right direction, and sincerely hope that the townships of Markham, King, Whitcliurcli‘ and "Scarboro’ will, follow the example so Wisely set by the Vaughan Requisitionistsâ€" As to the object of the meeting, we are decidedly of opinion that it is very politic to establish our side- roads where they should be, it may inconvenience some a little at first, but it will be ofincaloulable ' advantage in the future, as we hold that the household motto holds .- equally good for roads as it. does for every thing else, namelyâ€"alet there be 'a place for everything, and everything in its place. - M-VW“ Tii'u ‘ENTERTAtN’MENT AT’THORN- HILL.-â€"-â€"-WC bad-“the pleasure (if at? tending the above, in the Catholic Church, on Wednesday last, and must say, that never have we had such a'ihorougli treat. The amae - teur artist performers acted their parts in a manner beyond all praise. The choir from Toronto Certainly sung in most magnificent style The lecture by the Rev, L. Griffa on the dramatic art was a master- piece, indeed the entire entertaim ment was perhaps one of the very best ever given'north of Toronto, and reflects the greatest credit on the Rev. L. Grill'a for the good- manageiiient and taste displayed Fabiola by the young rlillettante was well acted by these youngfo’lks, and showed what can be done with ourjuveniles by judicious educa- tion. The audience waslarge, and the greatest delight Was pictured on every countenance at the really first. rate entertainment provided for them. “ ,s94.-.~â€"â€"~â€" PREMIUM HARNESS ESTABLISH- MEN'r.â€"â€"We beg‘lo call the atten- tion ofour readers to the advertise- ment of W. H. Myers. It will be seen that, he keeps constantly on hand every thing in connection with the trade, which we learn he is prepared to sell at prices to suit the times. ~ As he has carried on business here for upwards of five years we will leave his work to speak for itself. Remember the Concert at Aurora comefiofl‘ on Wednesday evening next. The proceeds of which are to go - towards a fund for the fpdrchase of a festi- inonial to he presented to the Rev. 8. Ram-say, the late incumbent of Trinity Church, Aurora, as an appreciatiVe remembrancer of his valuable services dur- ing the past eleven years. The pro- gramme is first-class. \Ve hope to see a crowded house. See programmes. LOVELL’S SERIES or Sermon MiAti‘vlSTRATES" COURT.‘ Before J .‘Duncumb, M.D'.,J.P., and Col."Bridgford, J .P. FRIDAY, Feb. JACOB HUTCHXSON, team‘ster to John Brunskill, Esq., of Thornbill, was summoned to appear at Rich- mond Hill under complaint Samuel 'Wilson, mail driver 'be- tween Thornhill and Thornhlll station. .Aocording to the ev1d- ence, it ap cared that the teamster i not only re used to, give the required half of the road, but actually drove against the mail, upset and broke it, reckless] driving on and taking no notice 0” the mischief he had oc- casioned. After giving to the case a patient hearing, the defendant (it being his first offence) Was fined 1n the low penalty of $5, with costs. Total, £2, 13s. 9d. The worthy magistrates giving the defendant a suitable reprimand. Few will read this case. but will feel obliged to‘the party who shiunk nuti‘frorn proeecutin'gâ€"eas' few tra- vellers in _, Canada escape being disagreeably and ' dangerously an- noyed by being refused their legal share of the mad, often being drove against or .clbowed to the verge of 'the ditch by stronger vehicles or wantonly insolvent waggons,whose only idea is that might makes right: We hope that this example will be. a timely warning to the many uuCivil and self-willed team- of thing that would justify such a Clear Grit ofigmog‘da'ys, standing) course. The as was done in your presence; and upon an order from your foreman, the executors or relatives of the deceased can have it at any time. Nothing remains now for you to do but submit your verdict, which must be In accordance with the evidence produced.” The jury without leaving their seats agreed upon their verdict, which. Was “ death from natural causes.” Thus, Mr. Editor, ended this extraordinary affair ; and when we consider that John Peter Cherry laid the information before the co- roner with no other View than-to create unnecessary expense upon ,ourcountry, or to gratify his own animosity, ~(his evidence toilie contrary notwithstanding) it must oreatein the minds of every well- wisher ofbis country a degree of contempt towards the perpetrator of such a crimeâ€"l say» a crime be- _ causetlie aot deservesthe name. Is not, once enough for the family to witness ’the' burial ,of mortal re- mains, without harrowing up their feelingstothgknowledgctof a sec- ond. ,Ofteni' has the deceased, acn oompanicd flyour; correspondent, andpointed‘ out the place where he. said lie-hoped shortly to lay in peace. .Four months had passed away since the interment, when the . ravings ofa rcvengeful man prompts edâ€"him to do this must disgraceful crime, the commission of which jar remains sealed. will advocaféliaibbveiiall will be held as a reproachiagainst . t'e'” : ‘ ' r ' s “tor they may {are “ orse than him for ever. I had almost forgot- ' did the defendant in this case. ‘ \. _‘__.___ .â€" htlltt. \. (l m 915 {I [I it We wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents through our columns. ' A Communication from “ Hamlet,” of Victoria Square. came too late for this issue,-'â€"will appear next week. >04 THE BODY or WILLIAM HEA- TEN OF VICTORIA SQUARE, EXHUMED. ‘ To the Editor of the York Herald. Simâ€"yon the 26th of January last I wrote you a letter under the same heading as the present. In that your readers would under- .stand that the body of an old and respectable gentleman of this vill- age [radon the previous. Monday been exhumcd. ‘ information had been given to. Coroner Pliillbrick, of Yorkville, to the effect that foul "play had been used to cause his death, consequently a jury were empannelled, and a post mortem examination performed' Several 'witnesses were examined relative to the death, none of which went to convince the :jury that foul play had been used. The stomach and intestines were taken by the corn- ner to Toronto,-under the expecta- tion of having them analyzed by Professor Croft. The Jury ad- journed until the. 4th of February. On Saturday last the Coroner re- turned to the villageâ€"the jury be- ing all present. They proceeded to examine further'into the case.â€" John Cook was the first witness called, who anchred Willi satis- faction every question put to him by the coroner or Jury. Thomas Martin was next called; next, William Boynten, Henry Harrison, John Harrisbn, William Nichols, and several others, all of whom spoke in the. highest terms of the deceased while living, and said they had every reason to believe that no unlaw u'l means had been used to cause his death, John 'Peter Chery, .Qf Yorkville, was the last examined He Said he had laid the information before the coroner, because he had good rea- sons for. sq._d,oing. He. contended he, was the, only surviving heir of the deceased, andas such, claimed a, right to order an investigation, as he was not satisfied as to the cause of",_death the had written to Dr. Langstaff, who had been the medi- cal attendant Of Heaten, for an ex: plantation.- ' That gentleman had notanswered his letter ; from that fact, and from the treatment he had received from other members of the family previous and subse- quent .to his father-in-law’s death, he could not rest contented until the inVestigation took place; but BOOKS-.â€"â€"We have received a Class Since bearing the» report Oil the sical .English'Spelling Book and an English Grammar made easy, from the above enterprising publisher, and feel great pleasure in cordially recommending them for general use; they are both first-class works of their kind, and as school books,- will be found invaluable. MARKHAM AND VAUGHAN Cousâ€" crns.-â€"â€"A meeting of the Vaughan Councillors will be held in the Town Hall on Monday next, the 13th. inst.; and of the Markham Council on Saturday, the 11th inst., ‘ at Size’s Hotel, Unionville. fig: The adjourned debate on which have suffered most injury by the white man, the “ Indian or the Negro,” will come off at Ambler's hall on Tuesday next, at 7i rang. medical men who had made the post mortem examination, and re-. lying on the veracity of the wit- neSSes, all doubts were then and there set aside, and verily believed that the cause of death was not as he had at first anticipated- The coroner, in his closing remarks to the Jury said-“ Gentlemen, Ithink you will have no difficulty in ar- riving at an unanimous verdict; you have heard the evidence of three different medical men who performed the post mortcm exami- nation. The jar which contains the-stomach and intestines of the deceased, is still in. my possession. 1 did not order them to be an- alyzed, - for on looking over the evidence taken » on the ten to mention that the conduct of the Executors and relatives during the investigation was of such a na- ture. as to merit the approval of the whole jury.-.â€"-Hopiug, sir, that you tvlll give this letter a place in your journal, I remain, Your obd’t. servant, T. Victoria Square, Feb. 7, 18,60. W1 To. the Editor of the Yorir Herald. Sm,â€"â€"~A_g-i=eoab,l,e with my pro~ mise I forward you the result of a school meeting held in School Sec- tion No. 6, iii the township, of Markham. You of course will re» member the “disgraceful scene ” that occurred at the annual meeting of this section, which has since been declared illegal by the local superintendunt, Tie i’neoting of which 1 now speak was held on Friday ' last, _ about ten O'clock.â€".-. The candidates, (Mr: Walker and- 'NIT.'W011Ql1)WCl‘e nominated, and" apoll demanded. Several votes were -?clia‘ltlen‘ge'd on both siclos.â€"â€"~ The. candidates themselves did, not seem to take much interest in the proceedings, but left the matter entirely with their friends, wliqap- peath'to be able to do all the talk- ing necessary, and a little more:â€" Tlie “snake ” was there in all his original malignily, 9'draggiiig his slow length along.” ‘ i “ Whose (lurlt igiioblo blood llas run within the scouiidrol’e veins, Ever since the flood.” And frequently might be heard the reptile hiss of his forky tongue intimidating his aggressors by that wonderful instrument of de- fence. The “Russian” was also there, but thl “ma. conscience,” by lidy, lie-wasjust as cool as a cucumber grow-ruin the frigid zone. However, the whole affair passed off much better than the previous meeting. At the close of the poll 'Mr. “Talker was declared elected by the casting vote of the chairman. i Yours truly, ~ MONOPOLlST, Victoria, Square, Feb. 6, 1860. H Tonia Editor thhe York Herald and Aurora Advocate. . SiR,â€"-rll is aimelancholy fact that if there is any attempt made in the right directiOn to advance the in- terests of our rising "village, it is thwarted, or at least attempted to be, by parties, who unless they have the privilege of passing their judgment, or criticising as it were - in a censor like manner anything which we may do to advance the interests of Aurora, find fault with everything done. That such is the case any impartial man will at once adinit, Who has read an an- uonympus placard that was ex- tensiVely circulated here on Satur- day'uight last, in which the change that you have made in your excel- lent pape‘r,,[in order to meet the wishes of the majority of the inha- bitants thliis village] is spoken of in, a manner which is sufficient to cause a blush in the face of any impartial man who is not. blinded by the omaiiations which come from the sanctum of the Globe in Toronto, Any peisotiwlio knows anything of Aurora, and who reads the edi- torial remarks in your paper of the 3rd inst., on the principles which you intend to advocate, will at once acknowledge that such are the principles of the majority of the inâ€" habitants of this village ; and at the same time that there is a crying necessity that the North Riding of York should have a paper which 11 all times, and under all .Ministries, first day, i could not see any.(no matter whether moderate, or things measures, not men. But such views are. not'rrenturt’ained: the oligarchy, who seek to rule and, govern the political opittionsfofithe‘ inhabitants of , Aurora, , All l‘must‘, be tried' by the standardi'set'up‘by; the , Toronto . Globe ; and any person“ or party who does not bow dbwittf,to~ ” its .behestS. are . scandalizsd. in '8. manner which is a disgrace, to any society. It is not necessary now to. go back and criticise. the past-«~-: what is now past and gone of the, doings of our Aurore. ClearGritsâ€"a . but from henceforth they will be under -'the~iargus eye of your humble . ,servant.â€"-Hoping that before twelve, months, \vhere‘you-have one subs"? scriber for your paper in North York, you mayhavea score, is the}, ‘ hearty wish of,’ Mr. Editor, Your obd’t. servant, SPECTATOR, ' Aurora, Feb. 7th, 1860. ' ‘ M. Vrios, the notorious "(Black Doctor,’ is: 3. ' being tried in Paris for swindlingf K V V Lord Clyde is expected home duriiig.thc.~pre;. sent month. '_' . ‘ 2 Letters from Prussia say that the King is - again dangerously ill. " *' " ' A new crater opened at the footer}: Vesuviud " .on the night of the 23rd Booember. 7 The will of Lordimeauiay wa‘s' provgdib“ 3' Tuesday. the 10th ult. ‘Theipersonality-Was, sworn under £80,000. . . ~~ M;K has written a long and eloquent, letter iii an)?» ._ unication'addresscd to, hiiii by the citizens of Glasggw. w... ‘ A Dutch astronomer announces mum famous comet of Charles V. which Was sum; in 1858, will appear in August next. _ ~ couple ware ware married the other day, in a. parish in Baiifi'ehire,‘ whose united aged aiiiguiited to 136 years. 1 A complimentary address has been presented: to Captain McClintock, of the " Fox,” by at large portionot' the inhabitants of Dublin. The Bank of England bullion is £79.62fi below the lOWost amou it touched throughout the last year. The diVers have recovered upwaids of £300” 000 (Sui ol'-.f.;3'2;2,(lll0 of gold shipped in the {loyalC‘um'teL This is a fortunate result for. the under writers. Railway progrciss‘ has at length reached slow; going 'llurkoy. The Ottoman railway from, Smyrna to Aidiii,..4,0 miles, is expected to, open in July. A literary shoemaker in Paris has lately been, condemned to a iiiontb’s imprisonment. for. writlnu. with it view to publish,‘ the biography of the feet’ of all his customers. Oii Christmas-day tlic Pmtestants in the capi- tal of Upper Austria were. for the, first time. H since the year 1629. suiiiiituncd by ring of bull‘ to attend. divine service. The funeral of Lord Macaulay took place on, h’londav’ the Qtli‘ult. It was in every sense a public funeral. 'I‘lio' grave is in tho l’oet’u C'orne‘r'of \Vcstniinster Abbey, and signaled a} the foot of Addison’s statue. I In six vears-tlic railway traffic ii; the United Kingdom has increased nun-half. In 1853 it was 17 millions sterling. In 1859vit,reucho(l- above 25 millions. On the .9th-.N0vember: last, the Prince of” Wales" birthday. wascolebmtod withggreat, fervour in Melbourne, Australia. 1. Everybody left town. and picsnics and boating were tlig, order of the day. V t it The British; Government has declinedithe- proposal to employ the Great Eastern, the chief- rcason being the present heavyrdemands on the- Treasury. and-the incomplete state. of the big“ ship. ' "' " The Roman Catholic gonl'ry of ‘lreia'nq nip busy signing an addressé to Lord Palmbrstqtt, " in the hope that his Lordship wili use his liiflue once in Parliamentagainst “ the attempt now made to weaken the temporal. anthbrity'of the l’ope.” some twenty nobleman. eight M.l”-s._ besides a number of mercantile men, llafflihlg. ready signed the address.: Others, however, have, been writing against this'manifestat ion. Official reports say that the British navy con-~ sists of 518 vessels of every description, excla; sive. however. of [53 gun-hunts, ‘191 bilge, ' hulks, &c. employed in harbour servite; and, 47 coast-guard tenders. 314 vessels are r in commission and doing duty in every part. nfith‘o, in addition to the above there. are 38. powerful vessels building at the various. royal docky'nrds.._ _ Y - i ‘ 4 . . .i Sir Hope Grant has ‘arriVed in Calcutta ftq_ organize theludlon expedition to China: It will net exceed. it is believed, 10,000' vmcn.’ The remainder ofthe French troops for China, â€"-450â€"sailcd from Toulon on the 27th tilt“, taking with them 1200 tons of armystoree' AI, for the Chinese, they seem. to. be antartdiining. the worst possible fears of , what awaits them," for a meeting wasahout tqtake place ,between, globe. the 'GovcriiorfGenerslof Kiangaulaiid the Ayn; orican Ambassador, in the hope that America, may be able toiarraug’mmettors with France‘ and Englaan Should those two countries ro- t‘use any iiitorfereii’cogin, the matter, and. push, ineusurps. _it is said‘ that, consequence of the, very scanty supplplof rice at Pekin,1 inyraids of. iiiiofl'eiild}rig~ Jigiispils will he starved. ‘ 'l he trial ofWi'lliam Hazlett, the last. of the Harper’s Ferry captives, was be: gun atCharlcsmwnon Monday... ' A malicious rumor had- obtained curl: i‘ency in the democratic papers that the, Hon. Neal Dow had fallen from'his hiin position as a leader in. the Temperance reformation and relapsed into dissipated habits. , The Portland Advertiser. darting the statement. , . The ice boat so much talked of,'ifor winter navigation. on the Upper Mississippi has been put in successful cp. orationat Pitaririe du.Cbien, Wisconsin, and nrade'a trial trip to Lafayette, .tliirty two miles in two hours and ten minutes, returning in two hours, and carrying twenty passengers,