SPA nts wee Ger S EAT DANES BITTE EROS your Chatham. correspondents' will not take | offence at his proclivity to use their « thunder," if the good Queen's Bushers do not, is meant towards the emigrants; they are as fine a class of men as rou'd wish to know, but like other good people, they do not know everything about Canada, and Canada lands. what do you meddk for? TI hear you say. Why you know vill be meddlers. BENJAMIN, For the Provincial F~ seman. Lonpoon, C. W., Apri' 22, 1854. Dear Freeman,--Permit me 'through the me- dium of your columns, to "ay a few words about our people in Lond, y, C. W. It is highly. €h@puraging to witness the efforts of our people hers to prove themselves men, in the strictest sense pf the word. They have gro- ceries, bakeries, dmg stores, &c.,and are patron- ized by, ladies ani gentlemen of all classes of society. 'They are not the poorest--they are not the meanest people in Canada, by-a good deal. The Temperance Society is,as was Gideon of old, sometimes faint, but always pursuing. Those who are peculiarly fond of the good creature, give no aid, neither da'we expect it from such; while many of those who despise both bottle and dram- drinker, stand aloof, for causes worthy of neither naming nor notice. The Baptist sodety has been growing of late; which growth is swing to the gradual accessions to our number oftitizens, The pastor is a good, moral man, though unable to labor as regularly and ably as some owing to the severity of a for- mer illness, the effects of which he will probably feel for many ytars to come. The Methodist body are no doub! proud of the efficient gentle- man whose labor they now enjoy; and it is gra- _ lifying to be able to state that things may be heard from that pulpt, other than those ridiculous phrases, once prevalent, but now vanishing from Canada. _ The public sthools are accessible to the colored children, and they don't stay away. The writer received, abou! two weeks ago, a communication from. a gentleman of this town, and on pereeiving the hand to be a lady's, made bold to ask whose pen had done credit to that paper. The reply was that F----- W----did the writing. That writing is not common, and ten amongst twelve of our school teachers, irrespective of color, would blush were the same shown them as a scholar's writing. T. H., of London, has labored amongst the brethren of the Baptist body, for three weeks past, and I need scarcely say that a sermon will please that body, whether read, spoken or preached, if it be a sermon. Success to the good people of Lon- don! I congratulate their praiseworthy efforts, and trust they will go forward ; and they may, under and by the blessing of " the good one," as _ Jehovah was called by the Saxons, set an exam- ple to Christians and moralists, and urge on the go ahead system, as does the model city Toronto. . PHILANTHROPIST. The following is a specimen of advertisements quite common in New Orleans papers, from one of which it istaken: _ One Honprep Dotuars Rewarp.--Ran away last evening, about 4 o'clock, Sarah. Marshall, a light mulatto girl, about 20 years of age, with blue eyes and black hair, and might pass for white if not closely inspected. She is of medium size and well dressed, wearing' some jewelry. Captains of ships, steamboats, &c. are cautioned against harboring her. The above reward will- be paid to any person returning her to No. 133 Barofine street, or lodging her in any of the city jails. , Tuos. J. Frispy. Great Western Raitroap.--lIt is the intention of the directors, about the 10th instant, to with- deaw all freight trains off the line for a_ short period, in order to allow of several repairs being made along the road. The temporary suspension brdge, near, the Falls, is to be taken down, and replaced by the large, massive, permanent one, for the passage of trains across. the river. This will, for a short time, cause some little in- convenience to parties in the transit of freight; 'the work, however will be hurried on as speedily as possible, and in a few weeks all will be right again. This arrangement will not interfere with passenger traffic ; on the contrary, an extra train will be placed on the road, we believe during the present week, for the increased accomodation of. the public, to run in the night.--Prototype. Tae Queen's Visit Tro France.--Orders have been received at Portsmouth to expedite the Queen's yatch, Victoria and Albert, and the paint- ers and decorators are to work from six a. m. to eight p. m. to hasten her progress. She is to be ready by the 10th of May, on which day itis ex- pected Her Majesty and family will embark for a Visit to the French capital. Morning Chronicle. Practica Prouisition.--The women of Win- chester,Ind. have turmed practical prohibitionists. A man died in that place recently from excessive drinking, and.the women, tothe number of forty or fifty, called on the liquor seller, made him sign a pledge not to sell any more rum, paid him for all the liquor in his store, and then turned it into the gutter. The woman, whose husband died, has entered suit against the liquor dealer for dam- ages for the loss of her husband. Tue Norta To tax Watv.--A while after the passage by Congress of the Missouri Compromise Act in 1820, the late John Randolph, of Virginia, used the following language on the floor of Con- gress: oe 'We of the South know what we are doing. -- Weare always united from the Ohio to Florida; and we can always unite; and you of the North are divided. We have conquered you once, [in the recent admission of Missouri with slavery,] and we can, and will, conquer you again. Ay, gentlemen, we have driven you to the wall, and when we have you there, we mean to keep you there, and nail you down like base money.' fg The following is a necrology of those, whe in a comparatively few years, have sacrificed their lives in attempts to penetrate the mystery of the African continent. Ledyard died at Cairo, in 1788. Harneman died of fever, in Central Africa, be- tween 1802 and 1818, : Mungo Park was killed at Boussa, 1805. Bukhardt died at Cairo in 1817. He had _ adopted Mahommedanism for his protection. Ritchie died at Mourzuk in 1819, Bowditch died of exhaustion in 1824, Major Laing was killed near Timbuctoo,. in 1827, ¢ Oudney died at Nurmur, from a cold in 1824, ee died of dysentery, at Siccatoo, in A. A Porrrair or Sin Cuarues Napier.--A far- mer looking man with a fat face, thick lips, anda tremenduous nose covered with snuff, large ears like the flaps of a saddle, and like " Uncle Ned" in lyric history, with no wool to speak of on the top of his head, although his phrenological de- velopements displayed an extensive surface where the wool ought to grow; the head placed on the body of a stunted alderman, whose clothes appear to have been pitch-forked on his back, with one shirt collar up and the other down, his waistcoat buttoned awry, and his shirt front smeared with snuff--and you have the portrait of Sir Charles Napier. If there is a thirst for further or more minute particulars, it may be added that the Ad- miral wears Blucher boots and takes snuff with three fingers.-- Tozsacco Cuewrrs Beware !--Beside the poi- son contained in the weed itself, many of our to- bacco chewers are absorbing into their systems an oxyde of lead,--the same which kills so many painters, and paralyzes others. Lead foil is cheap- er than tin foil, and some of those who put up to-. bacco for chewing, use the latter instead of the former. The counterfeit may be known by its dark blue or bluish color, whereas tin foil is nearly white. 'Tobacco chewers who do not wish to ab- sorb two poisons at once, will do well to profit by this caution.--N. Y. Journal of Commerce. ig" Rev. Mr. Bonson of Prairie du Chien, says that a tea of black ash bark will cure the bite of a mad dog, or of poisonous reptiles, eee or : intere'st, and her home trndé, all conduce to he: developement.--Her taxes are light, and public burdens, of all kinds, are easy. Her cities are filling up to such a degree, that in Toronto, London, Hamilton, &c., a house or business stand can hardly be had.--These cities are full of fine, noble blocks of build- ings, both of a public and private character, of seminaries, manufactories and schools. Mechanics' services are in active demand, and well remunerated, and everything beto- kens life, zeal and prosperity. This state of things has not existed very long, and is in truth in direct contrast with the past history of the provinces. It has been the result ot self-dependence, on the part of the people. The rationale of all these facts points to the distinct and palpable conclusion, that ere many years the Canadas will become separate from, and independent of, the mother govern- ment. The fact is just as certain, as that the two Provinces continue to exist. Whether she will become annexed to the United States, is a question admitting strong doubts.. We think not, for the reason that the utter repugnance in which the Canadians hold slavery, will for ever prevent it, so long as slavery lasts, while upon the other hand, the South holds the same repugnance toward the annexation of a powerful and rich terri- tory where slavery cannot come. May she not be independent 1-- Detroit Tribune. Enewwe Bumping in Gatt.--The thing that mekes a town, is what it can do, what it exports, or in other words, what it manufactures and sends abroad. A recent visit to the celebrated foundry establishment of Messrs, Cromby & Co., of this town, amply convinced us of this fact.--Here amid the busy din\and constant whirl of swift ma- chinery, are forged, fashioned and finished, and endless number of substantial articles of world-wide utility, displaying alike the pro- gressive character of mechanical talent, and the credit, wealth and renown which ever attend untiring diligence and laudable perse- verance. No le n 17 steam engines are in various ste of progress in this es- tablishment at this moment, and more orders are pouring in than the enterprising proprie- tors can possibly execute, notwithstanding a great increase of hands and extra hours of work! But the most prominent attractive monument of skill now to be seen in the finishing room by visitors, is a large engine on the horizontal system, of forty horse-power-- intended for Mr. William's: Car Factory, Hamilton.--All the patterns, &c., were got up expressly for this dainty giantess, by the aforesaid firm. It presents a very massive appearance, with much polished brass and clear work of a first-rare character. It is also fitted with Stevenson's patent cut-off, for working steam expansively, to which are added, some ingenious improvements by Mr. Andrew Scott, the presiding spirit of the practical department. 'The fly-wheel alone weighs over three and a half tons, and alto- gether, will well repay the curious for a visit of inspection --Dumfries Reformer. An Enciish Farm Homesteap.-- There were few houses which wore more completely the outward show of comfort and prosperty than the Great, Farm at Atherton. It was a large, square, substantial building, with fine fruit covering the upper part of the walls, and jessamine, honeysuckle and China roses clustering round the windows. The green court, which divided the house from the road, was gay during nine months of the year witn flowers and flowering trees; and boasted still some lingering spikes of holly- hock, a stray blossom of clover and scarlet, 'geranium, and bunches of that most fragrant of roses, which is called "of the four sea- sons." The mignionette too. and the violet mingled their delicious fragrance. We see this in the poorest cottages, and here was no poverty to contend with. On one side of the court was the most affluent of all territo- ries, an immense orchard, a perfect grove of fruit trees, cherry, apple, pear, plum, and walnuts at their tallest hight and fullest bear- ing.--Behind was a large kitchen garden ; and on the side opposite to the orchard a magnificent farm-yard and rick-yard, horse- pond and duck-pond, barns, stables, cart- houses and cow-houses, dovecots and pig- sties, with all their inhabitants, biped and quadruped, feathered and unfeathered, of every denomination--They who talk of the | quiet of the country, can hardly have been in a great farm yard, towards sunset on a wintry day, when the teams are come back faom the plough and the cattle from the field, and the whole population is gathered together for the purpose of feeding. _I would match it for noise and dirt and jostling against Cheapside, and taking into account the va- combined in that wild chorus, I should have little doubt of winning.--« Atherton,' and other Tales, by Miss Mitford. Wen SuHoutp Timser spe Cur.-- What is the proper season for cutting timber, to ensure its greatest durability is a question of considerable importance to the farmer, who would avoid unnecessary labor, as it makes a great difference to a farmer if his fences have to be removed once in five years when by cutting his timber in a proper sea- son, they would last ten. The time settled on by tradition, appears to be in the month of February. Perhaps the reason is the winter is the most conveni- ent season for doing such work, there being more leisure then than in summer, and be- cause it has been generally done at that time, it is supposed to be the right one--But if any one will be at the trouble of cutting a tree in the winter or spring, and one in June or July, and making them into rails and then see which will last the longest, he will not need any other argument to convince him that tradition is at fault, in this case at least. Perhaps the case may be different with some kinds of timber, but hickory, ash, basswood, beech, and maple, and some other kinds cut in the winter, when the bark is tight on the tree, becomes saprotten and wormeaten be- fore they have time to season, and fall to pieces: in the summer, the bark being loose, and the sap near the surface, can easily be peeled, when it dries immediately, and be- comes as hard as bone, and will no doubt last. Trees cut down in summer, and left with the tops on, may be. worked up at lei- sure with very good advantage.-- Ohio. Far- mer, gee An impression exists ameng the ship-build- ers of London, almost amounting to moral certain- ty, that there is a Russian spy in every one of the Engli:h dock-yards. riety of creatures, and the different keys | miles. In this work, Major Whistler, the American was employed, along with several other of his countaymen. 'he track was completed in 1851, and the passage is now made in twenty-two hours. At present thousauds of laborers are employed ona road 568 miles long, which shall connect St. Petersburg and Warsaw. A company has been formed at Riga to make a road of 128 miles, connecting that port with St. Petersburg and Warsaw. Another road is contemplated to connect Moscow with the capital of Poland. In Poland, workmen have been for years, at a road from Warsaw to Mrsolvitz, in Prusian Silesia. This line, of 200 miles in length, would put Warsaw in communication with Vienna, Berlin and Paris.. When the road from Warsaw to St. Petersburg is complete, as it will be in three years, four or five days journey will carry a man from Paris to the Roman Capitol, and when these lines of railway connecting the latter with the Capitals of Austria and Prussia are in operation, the influence of Russia over Central Europe will be extremely powerful. Those three monarchies will form a military union which nothing can break--unless the present storm should tend to prevent the future league of despotism so formidable.-- Sat. Eve. Maal. A Brautiru, THoucur.--Margaret Ful- ler somewhere beautifully says:--"It isa marvel whence this perfect flower(the water- lily) derives its loveliness and perfume, springing as it does from the black mud over which the river sleeps, and where lurk the slimy eel and speckled frog, and the mud turtle, whom continual washing cannot cleanse. Itis the very same black mud out of which the yellow lily sucks its obscene life and noisome odor. Thus we see, too, in the world, that some persons assimilate only what is ugly and evil from the same moral circumstances which supply good and beautiful results--the fragrance of celestial flowers--to the daily life of others." HANNIBAL'S [TREATISE ON THE RoostER.-- De rooster am de he hen; and aldo he lay no eggs nor hatches no chickens, enny body would tink, by seein' him strut round de barn yard, dat he laid all de eggs and brought up all de chickens. He does de best. to make you tink he does it all, for no sooner does a hen drop an egg dan he sets up as loud a cacklin' as de hen herself, in order to pull the wool ober de eyes ob us silly fellers, and make us believe he did _ it, when he am nojmore capable ob doin'de same daa I am. How much like some lazy husbands in dis kongregation I could men- shun, wso let der wives do all de work, and take car' ob de family, while dey do all de cacklin' ! Tomato Cuntrure--Very few gardeners understand the proper mode of cultivating this wholesome and delicious vegetable. Let the seed be sown in a box in the middle of win- ter--let the plants grow in your bed-room, for itis wholesome--they will suck in the carbonic acid which is generated by the stove and yeur breathing, while they will drive off oxygen, the life-giving principle for man and all animals. Remove them in the spring, wwhen danger faom frost is over, and set them at a regular distance of four feet apart. When they are two feet high, put stakes to them, fresh cut young shoots from the woods with boughs on which you can train the branching vines of the tomato. Trim the lower branches, and keep the vines from the ground either by trellis-work or by strings interlinking, or by placing the branches on the boughs of the shoots. After the plants have been in the ground about three weeks, hoe up the ground around, destroy every weed and manure the roots. By this means you will secure a supply of rich tom- atoes constantly. Horrisir.--A large wine dealer in London recently, on his death-bed, going in great dis- tress of mind, acknowledged to his friends that his agony was occasioned by the nature of the business he followed for years. He stated that it had been his habit to purchase all the sour wines he could, and making use of sugar of lead and.other deleterious substances, restore the wine to a palatable taste. He said he did not doubt he had been the means of destroying hundreds of lives, as he had from time to time noticed the injurious effects of his mixtures on those who drank, where the unconscious victims of his cupidity, after waiting and declining for years, despite of the best medical advice, went to their graves, p oi- soned by wines he had sold them. INTEMPERMPEANCE AT THE Soutu.--A New Orleans paper makes the following statemeat: During the last year there was expended something near 30,000,000 for intoxicatiug drinks inthis State ; $20,000,000 of this waa expended in New Orleansalone. There were made about 16,000 arrests, directly and indi- rectly, fordrunkenness; in the city and State about 400 deaths by delirium tremens; about 75 murders, besides a host of other crimes.-- Over 1,000 have been reduced to vagrancy and pauberism; the resources of the State have crip- pled; thousands have been kept out of employ- ment; seciety at large ..as been Seriously, deep- ly damaged in allits relations; the health and energies of some of our best citizens have been Ont or THE Bors.--When Henry Ward Beecher visited this city to deliver some lec- tures a year or two since, he rode from Water- ville on the box, when Sam, a young but favourite driver, was in charge of the team. Sam drove the team through at the rate of twelve miles an hour, anticipating by two or three hours the usual time of arriving. The proprietor of the line inquired of him the next day how he came to drive so fast. "Oh," said he, "I tell you I had one of the boys on the box, and he wanted to see' em go, and I put 'em through !'--Bangor Mercury, Is Fripay Unuucxy 1--The whaleship Hill- man, which arrived here on Friday, seems to dis- approve the old superstition that Friday is an un- lucky day, most materially. We learn from the first officer of the vessel, that the Hillman sailed from this port on Friday, that she took the first blackfish on Friday, first whale on Friday, made first port out on Friday, and finally arrived here on Friday, with 3500 barrels of whale oil, 180 bar- rels of sperm oil, and 61,000 lbs. of bone on board and sent home. Is Friday unlucky? The own- ers of the Hillman, we presume, are inclined to the opinion that it is not --New Bedford Standard. Tue Popz's Cuemency.--An English paper clemency: " His Holiness the Pope would not allow the Christmas feast to pass without an act of mildness towards the political prisoners in the Apostolical Hospital of San Michele. All of'them were taken on Christmas eve from their prison in- to larger rooms, and were allowed to converse for half an hour with their relations, under observa- tion." $4 An Irishman being asked on a late trial for a certificate of his marriage, bared his head, and exhibited a huge scar, which looked as though it might have been made with a fire-shovel. The evidence was satisfactory. mentions the following as an instance of the Pope's. of these Refugees more generally known, has caused a number of Gentlemen to form a Com- mittee, for the purpose of raising a fund to afford them temporary relief, on their arrival in Canada, from the scene of their bondage. The entire number of Fugitives in Canada may be estimated at from thirty thousand to thirty-five thousand, of whom from three to five thousand have annually escaped since the passing of the Fugitive Slave Law. On their arrival at Toronto, and other places along the Canadian frontier, that is, along a boundary of some seven hundred miles, they are usually destitute of every thing, having generally fled stealthily, and with- out making much preparation for flight. They undergo numerous privations on their painful and wearisome journey, being in constant peril by the way, not only through the Slave States, but through the Northern, or nominally free. At any point, if overtaken, or discovered, or even suspected, they may be dragged before the Courts, and, upon a most summary process, sent back to endure a bondage of which the ord:nary rigours are always increased in the case of Fugitives, to operate as a warning to others. Hence, during their flight, they are in a constant state of sus. pense, fear, and excitement; and when they reach the Canadian frontier, usually fall into a condi- tion of bodily and mental prostration, which renders them incapable of immediate efforts, and makes them objects of compassionate interest. Being strangers, destitute of the commonest necessaries, and in some instances, suffering from temporary illness and over fatigue, they.require a helping hand. The Anti-Slavery Society of Canada, and a Ladies' Society at Toronto, pro- vide these Refugees with food, clothing, t sols, or whatever they require, until they procure em- ployment and can support themselves. This necessarily entails a very considerable expendi- ture, which these Societies are not in a position to meet to the extent to which their aid is needed. It is not only an interesting fact, but one which should be emphatically dwelt upon, that the Re- fugee Fugitives require only temporary assistance. Labour of every kind is in great demand, and the Society being kept duly informed of the parties who are in want of labourers, they sel- dom fail to precure employment on advantageous terms. In no instance wi:hia the last year and a half has the Society been called upon to extend re- lief for more than six days, except in cases of sick- ness. The fund sought to be raised is therefore not intended to be set aside to maintain able- bodied men in idleness for an indefinite period, but to enable the Canadian Society to respond to the large claims made upon it, to su pply the more immediate and pressing demands of the Fugitives on their arrival, and until they have sufficiently recovered from fatigue to avail themselves of the advantages of abundant employment and food, good wages, cheap land, equal liberty, and im- partial laws, and the privileges and rights which are common to other classes of Canadians. Canada being the nearest of the British Colonies to the United States, (the stronghold of Slavery) it is of no small importance to encourage the 1m- provement and elevationjof these negro refugees, because of the influence, direct and reflex, which would thereby be brought to bear upon American Slavery. The black settlers of Canada are nearly all of them fugitives from slavery. Their im- provement would be a triumphant rebuke to those who once held them as chaitles, and to those who hold that the slave requires to be prepared for freedom; for they would exhibit the spectacle of a people just escaped from the galling yoke com- peting as free men, successfully and honourably with other labour. Further,*as there exist in Canada some of the prejudices against colour, and as the progressive inprovement of the coloured population is gradually undermining and destroy- ing this feeling, their improvement affords a prac- tical demonstration, not only of the equal capacity of the negro for self-advancement where he has a proper incentive to labour, but of the unreason- -ableness of the prejudice against him Lastly, his social elevation by his own industry and enter- prise, 18 even now trimuphantly proving the fitness of the slave for freedom, the righteous- ness and the practicability of immediate emanci- pation, (in so far as the slaves themselves.are concerned ) and the perfect capability of the negro to live and to advance under the same government and upon terms of political and social equality with the Anglo-Saxon raise, or anyjother of the one great humrn family. At a large and respectable meeting held in Free- mason's Hall the Right Hon. the Earl ef Shat- tesbury in the Chair,--after an Address from Rev. S. R. Wakp, showing the condition of the Fugi- tive Slaves in Canada and stating their need of temporary aid immediately upon their arrival in that Colony.--it was proposed by the Rev. C. B Gaissue, of St. Paul's East Smithfield, and secconded by the Rev, Tuomas Jamzs, Secretary to the Colonial Missionary Society, and adopted: '"' That having heard the statement of the Rev. SaMvuEL RiNGoLtp Warp, respecting the destitu- tion of the Fugitive Slaves on thier arrival in Canada afterjafiecting their escape from the United States; and, feeling that under such circumstances they have aclaim on our sympathy, and need temporary assistance, this Meeting cordially ap- proves of the object of the mission, and pledges itself to promote it; and that for carrying out of the same the following Gentlemen be the Ovficers and Committee, with power to add to their number. PRESIDENT. THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF SHAFTESBURY. TREASURER. GEORGE WILLIAM ALEXANDER, Esa. HON. SECRETARIES. REV. JAMES SHERMAN, AND SAMUEL HORMAN-FISHER, Esa. COMMITTEE. APSLEY PELLATT, ESQ., M.P., G.. F. WHITE, ESQ., REV. T. JAMES, REV. J. C. GALLAWAY, A. M., JAMES SPICER, ESQ., REV. GEORGE SMITH, REV. THOS. BINNEY, ROBERT. FORSTER, ESQ, E, N. FOWLER, ESQ., JOSEPH SOUL, ESQ.. L, A. CHAMEROVZOW, ESQ., W. JONES, ESQ., J. TALBOT TYLER, ESQ. It was moved by the Rev. J. Wemberley, Rec- tor of Dorrington, seconded by the Rev. George Wilkins, and adopted :-- 'That the best thanks of this Meeting be pre- sented to the Earl of Shaftesbury, for his kindness in presiding on the present occasion." The following contributions have been already received :-- & His Grace the Duke of Sutherland 10 Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland 10 His Grace the Duke of Argyle - 10 The Most Noble the Marchioness of Kildare - - The Right Hon. the Earl The Right Hon. the Earl of Harrowby 10 The Right Hon. the Earl Waldegrave 2 The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P. 10 Sir Edward North Buxton, Bart. 10 ssct et 5 of Shaftesbury 10 8. d. 0. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The Viscount Ebrington, M.P. 1 0 0 The Lord R. Grosvenor, M.P. 2 0 0 The Lord Mavor of London, M. P. 5. 5.0 The Lord Calthorpe -- - - : 10 0 0 Dowager Lady Gray - : - 2 0 0 Lady Acland - - - - zo 0 0 Lady Macdonald Se ee ee Rey. James Sherman - - 30> 0 Rev. Thomas Binney - «240.0 Mr. SaBerry 5 - . =. 1 0 0 Mrs. W. Cook " - E020 G.£. - - - - 15 0 Miss Copley . - - 3 0 0 H. Spicer, Esq. - eso O5G W.R. Spicer, Esq. - easy UE S. Horman-Fisher, Esq - Sees ra Ernest Bunsen, Esq. - : 5 0 0 R. Forster, Esq. = - Deedee Noel) Collection at Islington - + 714 6 G. F. White, Esq., and Family : 5 15:0 J. T..Tyler, Esq. ° - - 10 0 Mr. J. Fitzgerald - - - 5 0.0 James Spicer, Esq. - - 1010 0 Samuel Morley, Esq. Fo. eee 10 -0 26 George Hitchcock, Esq. - -10 0 0 J.T. Barry, Esq. - > 1f_-0°-0 Joseph Sturge, oe - - 100-0 Messrs. Clarke, Beeton & Co. > 5 0 0 Mr. Smithers - - - + 2:17-0:56, Samuel Sturge, Esq., and Friends - 25 0 0 James Cunliffe, Esq. - - 10 10 0 Miss Sophia Portal --- of 957+ 005, 05.0 Collection at Freemasons' Hall =, 12...0 0 J. Cheetham, Esq., M. P. = -. 5 0 0 C. Hindley, Esq.. M.P. - ae A. Pellatt, Esq., M.-P. - e2 2700 E. Ball, Esq., M. P. - - -1 0 °0 Sir George Goodman, M.P. - gee ea Sir James K. Shuttleworth - - 1 0°90 i 0 0 J. Talbot Tyler, Esq., (2nd donation) C. Gray, Esq. i oS A Oe T. G. Stapleton, Esq. - 2 5 Mr. W. Purvis Z E 4 = T. Waterman, Esq. < = 2 % ay, Berek, UAG. sn ae Rice Hopkins, Esq. a= a - Joseph Tritton, Esq. - - Edward Edwards, Esq. - - Jacob Post, Esq. - - - = James Dawson, Esq. - - W. Flanders, Esq. - - - - William Edwards, Esq: - - W. Churchill, Esq - - - Rey. Thomas James - * - R. C. L. Bevan, Esq. - - Mrs. Faulkener - - - - Miss Jane Grant * - - - J. Brown, Esq. - = = ss E. Viney, Esq. = REM BOS R.N. Fowler, Esq. ee - EF. W. Cobb. Esq. - - - Joseph Cooper, Esq. - os - Ww. onary HS@ 6 a Messrs. McIntosh & Gordon - = - Mr. Geldart ~- = = z 2 Collection at Cavendish Chapel, Rams- ate : > - - - G. Putley, Esq. « * - - - I Sundry small sums. = - = 1 -- SWAORAAGHRHT Ee SUD MAW MDE HM wWEEN 4 = - --_ eesoosoensssososesoscosescescoHromerescosco eoerceocecocososooseaooooscoecococs Sao 1 5 MARKETS. Toronto, May 12, 1854. Flour--Millers' Extra Superfine, per bbl. 37s 6d to 38s 9d... Farmers' per 196 lbs. 35s to 37s 6d.-- W heat.--F'all, per bushel of 60 lbs. 8s 6d to 8s 8d. W heat.--Spring, 5s 10d to 6s 3d. Oatmeal--per barrel of 196 lbs. 38s 9d to 40s. Buckwheat Flour--per 196 !bs. 37s 6d to 403. Indian Corn Meal--per 200 lbs. 25s to 268 3d. Rye--per bush of 56 lbs, 5s 6d to 6s, Barley.--per bushel of 48 lbs. 38 to 3s 34 Oats--per bushel of 34 lbs. 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Peas (small) per bushel of 60 Ibs 4s to 4s 6d. - Peas"-(Marfowtats) 4s 6d to 53s.-- Timothy Seed--per bushel of 48 lbs. 8s 9d to 11s 3d. Clover Seed--per bushel of 60 lbs 33s 9d to 35s. Hay--per ton 140 s 6d. Straw--per ton 40s to 50s. Cordwood--per cord 183 9d to 22s8.-- Beef, per 100|bs. 40s. to 42s6d. Pork--In the hog per 100 Ibs. 30s to 32s6d. Mutton; per lb by the quarter, 5d to 6d. Veal; per lb by the quarter, 4} to 6d. Lard; per lb. 5dto 6d. Tub Butter, per Ib. 8d to 9d. Fresh Butter; 1s to Is 3d.-- "ggs; per dozen, 7d to 8d. Turkeys; each, 4s to 63 3d. Geese; each, 1s 8d to 2s 6d. Ducks per couple, 1s 8d to 236d. Fowls; per pair 1s 8d to 2s. Potatoes; per bushel, 4s 6d to 5s. Tur- nips; per bushel, 1s 3d to Is 6d. Onions; per bushel, 8s 9d to 10s. Sheep Skins; 4s 6d to 5s 71-2. Coal; per ton 37s 6d to 40s. CHATHAM. (Corrected from the Kent Advertiser.) Ilighest Prices given in York Cy. Grain--wheat per bus. Oats ber bus. - - Corn do - - Barley do - - Hay, per ton'- © 5+ Provisions--Potatoes per Beef per 100lb. = - Pork do - Butter per Ib - Eggs per doz-- WB, eae - ~ - bus. DOonUccanwou i = OO OC GE wSaawe wx SwoeceoooMVana oo f po po pe pa AF G8 po pp Seooqooancesocosa: paw Ltoos So Yay = Cond Soar} LONDON. (Corrected from the Prototyye.) Fall Weeat, per bushel, 6s 3d to 6s 6d. Sring do. 5s 944 Os Od. Barley 2s 6dto0s Od. Oats per bushel, 2s Od to Os0d. Hay per ton, 60s Od to 80s 0d. Potatoes per bushel, 3s 9d to 2s 63. Beet er 100, 20s Od to 25s Od. Pork per 100, 25s to 7s 6d. Butter per 1b, 0s 9d to Os 10d.. Eggs per doz., 0s 6d to Os OJ. Apples per bushel, 7s 6d to Os Od. Chickens per pair, 1s 103d to ls 3d. Tur- keys, each 3s 9d to Os Od. : NOTICE. A public meeting of the colored citizens of Toronto, will be held on Wednesday eyening next, 17th inst., at 8 o'clock, in the 2nd Wesleyan Chapel, Richmond Street, on important business. Also, at the same meeting, arrangements will be made for the celebration of the, 1st of August. Many Citizens. Maine Law Lectures. By appointment of the Joint Committee of the Sons and League, F. W. Kellogg Esq., lectures during the present month, in advocacy of Maine Law ae in the undermentioned places as specified. In each place visited, Mr. Kellogg is authorized and instructed by the Committee to so- licit and receive contributions to the funds of the Organization :-- Woodstock - - - - - Saturday, 13th « London - - - - - - Monday, Wael eat Chatham - - - - - Tuesday, 16th " London - - - - = - Wednesday, 17th « Ingersoll - - + - - + Thursday, 18th « Galt - - - - - - - Friday, 19the. Guelph? =----- - - Saturday, 20th « Georgetown- - - + - Monday, 22nd" Brampton - - - - - Tuesday, 23rd. « : Wednesday, 24th ** Pictonis: 1) ais lees 4} Thumdey 25th * TABLE For Calculating the Difference between Sterling Money and Currency. PENCE. POUNDS. Currency. Sterling. | Currency. Sterling. 258. <0. 8.60) peo Seis wade £, 0 0 1% equalto 0 1 1 4 4 equalto 1 0 0 2% < 0, 2 pe ec ee 2 0 0 3% 058 3 13 0 "e 0.0 5 'f 0 4 417 4 f§ 4 0 0 6} ue 0. 5 6.1 8 % 5 OU ae te eG 6 020-9 ut OS. 810 4 e 7 0 0 10 i 0 8 944 8 ut 8 0 0114 a OF 98) 220189 0 € 9 0 1 Of Hn O310:-.112),08% 10 O11 4) 041 | lee Bee te Qi 3 e tO) 14772 0 u 12 15 76% +4e oe 13 0 1. 23 £ 1 0 thed8 a 14 0 2 St ss 2 «01 IS 2080, 15 0 3. 8} Ms 3.0) 19 9.4 se 16 0 4 103 « 4-0 20-413 8 17 O46 S41 « F= 0: 21778 -0 a 18 0 7 3f 6 0) 237224 ff 19 0 8 64 is Tn 0 24658 iu 20 US, ee 8 0; 12113 4 100 0 10 11% a 9° 01 243° 6 8 e200 0:12 2 te 10% 053365. 9°OF50 7300 013 44 (out de 0.),486:13.4 4 400 O15 74 if eae 1.0.|- 608.6 28 7500 -0° 15 103 ie tor Os iad, 02-0 oo DOO) OnE J Wes tA Ql" Sht AS €4 sage 271018) 0 18:3 Hes 1SOO1s O73 6G s8 800 9.19 5: « 16 0|1095 0. 0 "900 1 0 & 17, 0. | 1216 18. 4 * 1000 le bre = 180 | 24500. 8 * 2000 13 144 © 19 0|486613 4° -- « 4900 14 4 £1 0 0/8305 6 8 "5000 WAGES IN CANADA. 8. Bricklayers, - - - to 11 Masons, - - + Stone-cutters, - * - Joiners - = 5 Carpenters, ~- : : Treo. = - 103 Painters, - - - Hatters, - - -- Printers, (Compositors) - oa Power-Pressmen, Tailors, Male, - - vs Female, - Shoemakers, - Upholsterers - * Coopers, - - - Farm Laborers, with board Day Laborers - - Boys and Girls, (12 to 14 Dressmakers, with board Railway Laborers, © - ~ . - - RS eth AR AR Rea" ae re, gueeigi': gible ean IPS geet g Magy es ae Niet A WWOWATIANURRERAARDHD" WAWHMMWOMNMIRAWAOUDUEMUYMHPS SSSMWTAOYSVORHAWORYRDSODALOOW] BSOMWONWSRODWOWORDWWWUWUWDioOm Needlewomen, with board 1 Servant Maids, per month, 7 25) Servant Men, So 50 70 Servant Boys, - - 20 - 35 Carters, per load, - F 1 1 10} ie 5s. currency is equal to $1 U. S. money. Anti-Slavery, Temperance and General Litera- ture. The organ of no particular Political Party, it will open its columns to the views of men of different political opinions, reserving the right, as an independent Journal, of full expression on all | questions or projects affecting the people in a po- itical way; and reserving, also, the right to ex- press emphatic condemnation of all projects, hay- ing for their object in a great or remote degree, the subversion of the principles of the British Constitution, or of British rule in the Provinces. Not committed to the views of any religious sect exclusively, it will carefully observe the rights of every sect, at the same time that a reser- vation shall be made in favor of an existing dif ference of opinion, as to the views or. actions of the sects respectively. Asan advertising medium, as a vehicle of in- formation on Agriculture,--and ax an enemy to vice in any and every conceivable: form and a promoter of good morals, it shall be made worthy of the patronage of the public. : M. A. SHADD, Publishing Agent. Office, 5, City Buildings, King Street East, | Toronto. G. HARCOURT'S 'CLOTHING STORE, KING STREET EAST. fue. Subscriber has just received a very su- verior assortment of West of England Broud Cloths, Cassimeres, Doeskins, T weeds, Vesting of the newest pattern and material, Every article belonging to a gentleman's com- plete outfit kept constantly on hand. --_- GEO. HARCOURT, ma. 13--1m. 11, King Street East. GREAT BARGAINS BOOTS AND SHOES, gar uy The English House, No. 80, Yonge Street, One Door North of Adelaide Street. . OHN HAWKE begs to apprize the Citizens of Toronte, and the inhabitants of the sur- rounding neigbourbood, that he has on hand a choice and well-selected stock of Ladies' Gen- tlemen's. and Children's BOOTS and SHOES, which will be sold at the lowest possible prices for Cash. - : BOOTS AND SHOES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER, By superior Workmen, from. the best materials and at the the shortest notice. - : Purchasers are invited to call and inspect the above Steck. reg" Remember the "English Boot and Shoe Store," Nv. 80, Yor ge Strect, 1854.] Spring Arrangement. [1s54. Quickest and Cheapest Route FOR NEW YORK, BOSTON, AND OTHER ATLANTIC CITIES, BurraLo, RocHester, ALBANY, _ = AND | a eas THE WESTERN STATES, CARRYING THE MAILS. ~ The Steamer " PEERLESS," commencing on the 25th inst., leaves at 7$, a. m., from Yonge Street Wharf, for NIAGARA, QUEENSTON, and LEWISTON, connecting with the under mentioned Lines, as noted: At Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge with the _New York Central Railroad, passing through Rochester and Albany, and arriving at New York at 9 o'clock next'morning. At the Falls, with the Buffalo R. R., arriving in Buffalo at 3 o'clock. At Buffalo, with the Steamers guing west, also with the Railroads running west. Through Tickets to the above places can be procured at the Office of the New York Central R.R. R. ARNOLD, Agent, a few doors East of the American Hotel, or of the Purser on board the Boat. J.B. GORDON, Agent, Toronto § Niagara Steamers. Toronto, March, 1854. Great Western Railway, Open from Windsor to Niagara Falls. N and after MONDAY, the 30th January, 1854, Trains will run as follows: GOING EAST. EXPRESS TRAIN, Leave Windsor at - - - 10 00a. m. Leave London at. - -.- 230 p.m. Leave Hamilton at - - - 6 10p.m.- Arrive at the Fallsat - - 8 00 p.m, ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, Leave Londonat - - - 7 00a.m. Leave Hamilten at - - - 10 50 a.m. Arrive at the Falls at - - 1° 30p.m. GOING WEST. EXPRESS TRAIN. Leave the Falls at - - - 10 30a;m, Leave Hamilton at - - - 12 30 p.m. Leave Londen at- - - - 4 05p.m, Arrive at Windsor, at - - 8 40 p.m. ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, Leave the Falisat - - - 12 15 p.m. Leave Hamilton at - - - 245 p.m. Arrive atLondon - - - 6 40pm. The above Trains run in direct connection with Trains on the New York Central and Mi- chigan Central Railroads. : Through Tickets may be obtained at Hamil- ton, London, Windsor or Detroit, for New York, Boston, Albany, Buffalo and Chicago. C. J. BRYDGES, Managing Director. Hamilton, January, 1854. JOB PRINTING ! HE PROPRIETORS of the PROVIN. CIAL FREEMAN would. inform their friends and eto: that their Office is supplied with all the requisites for the execution' of every escription of JOB PRINTING, in the best and handsomest atyle, with accuracy and despatch. -They would, also, respec fully solicit a continuance of that patronage heretofore extended to Mr. STEPHENS, its former owner; full expecting that the Office will continue to maintain the nigh character it has deservedly acquired under the very efficient manage- ment of that gentleman. : . Cards, Labels, Handbills. Show Bills, Circulars, Bill Heads, Check Books, Bank Books, and every other des- cription of Letter- press Frinting, at the Office of the PRO. VINCIAL FREEMAN, on reasonable terms. PUNCTUALITY !! © BROWN «& F LAMER, Late of Philadelphia, FrASHONABLE- BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS, No 33 ~ King Street West. Superior Style. Repairing done with neatness and dis. patch. Feet measured 'on anatomical principles, Toronto, March 18th, 1854. a (CAYLEY & CAMERON, Barristers, &e., éec., Offic Church Street, } : : next door to the Court House. Winuam Carrey, Marruew Crooks Cameron. NOTICE. MDPHE undersigned begstto inform the public generally, that he is prepared to furnish the following articles at the wholesale and retail : AXE HANDLES, PICK HANDLES, ADZE HANDLES, BUCK-SAW FRAMES, SAW-HORSES, &c,, made in the best manner. Also by the Retail. New BUCK-SAWS, of the best quality, in complete order for serviee. Axes ready handled and also handles put into axes and ether tools, T. SMALLWOOD'S Saw Factory, ¥oyk Street, No. 36. Fashionable Hair Cutting | MPHE Subscriber. grateful te his old Patrons, and the public: generally, for their past favors, would most respectfully invite them to visit him at No. 68 King Street West, two doors Eastiof Ellah's Hotel, were he will take great pleasure in waiting on all who may wish to be Operated upon, in the line of either HAIR CUTTING, SHAVING, HAIR CURLING, or SHAMPOOING. THOS. F. CAREY. Toronto, March, 16, 1854. Hd : A. B. IGNES, | "DEALER IN AND CROCKERYWARE, 4 GROCERIES NO. 314 DUNDAS STREET, LONDON, C. W, « gee | | 4 Of every. description made and finished. All work warranted to be done ina | --_~/| of St, Andrew's Church. 'reward. Also forShaw"s | ' LS! Tee Pere Cr CMT OTS is 16 RE Czar Nicho-| FUGITIVE SLAVES IN CANADA. Rewer et Oe PROSPECTUS: "| FRESH ARRIVA part of the United States, or of Great Brit- | las has been a great railway builder. In | A'degree of attention has of late been directed a ee i Q a ee ee : No offence | ain, that we know of, in which the elements | 1836 he first began by having one made jo the condition of the Fugitive Slaves resident WW Cook Bsa, MB ee 0 THE PROVINCIAL FREEMAN. Spring and Summer Dry Goods ' of strenoth, weal¥in and growth are more rife | between St Petersburg and Sarkosels, a | in Canada, but comparatively little information | Mr. E. Hall é Ee e 1 0 : re 4 7. . and more active than in Canada. Her in- | distance of seventeen miles. He next un- | concerning them has reached the public. The | Rev. George Smith 3 : - -J 0 i epee ME. EDITOR: 'ame an he ae feral improvement policy. . immigration, Gout c open ihe great road. between the | i eee Mahe Rae Panel palteen at Brighton - - - 10 14 . ALEX, M'ARTHUR, COR. RDITOR. i. . ° 3 e : 2 g tae s. as n. - - - = seein AS If no offence, | Tevenue system, agricultural interest, banking | Capital and Moscow--a distance of 400 Anti-Slavery Society of Canada to make ethse J. N isbet, Tee = =o - |, The Provincial Freeman will be devoted to it Toner iT Nv | | niuantiny eens '((WHOLESALE&RETAIL eee PSSA EESTBESIS TST REQURSULERAOUAUUAAACLAAAUULONE AUER CEAAAANORAAUERA SAMMI LIAM 'P Se a WILLIAM POLLEY, 66, KING STREET EAST, TORONTO, R ESPECTFULLY intimates to the citizens of Toronto and surrounding country, that he has now on hand his first arrivals of FRESH, SEASONABLE, STAPLE, AND FANCY DRY GOODS, -- Comprising the latest and most approved styles in Ladies' Fancy Dress Silks, eer _De Laines and Parisian Dress Goods, _ - Printed Muslins and Bareges, © Plain ana Fancy Straw Bonnets, Rich Gambric Ritints jin sanyo we Brocaded and Moir Antique Parasols, Bonnet: Ribbons; Shalwls;s tists 74 | Sewed Habit Shirtsand Collars, Muslin Sleeves, Veils, TloWersy. icy, gues Neck Handkerchiefs, &c., &c., « With every variety of Hosiery and sizes,) Sarsanets, Persians, Mu Edgings; &e:&é. 9 = 7°* ae Every description of Grey Cottons, White Cot- tons, Stripes, Hollands, Linens, Drills, Gam- broons, T'weeds, Doeskins, Cloths, Vestings, Handkerchiefs, &e.,&e. ve Intending Purchasers visiting Toronto are re- specttully solicited to call and examine the Stock, which, for variety and excellence is not surpassed in this city. ee i hanes Lae TERMS CASH 23 et oceises WHLLIAM POLLEY, Third Door West Church Street. Chequered fay 3. 1864 AE Ee ae ES Toronto, May 3, 1854. seed diem PHGENIX FOUNDRY Ifachine and Stove Works, &c., &c. JOHN McGEE bagi thi announces that he is ma- nufacturing, at the above establishment, 58, Yonge Street, skis. 1204808 GRIST and SAW MILL, AND Machinery Castings and Forgings, Of every description ; also, plain and ornamental CAST IRON COLUMNS, ~<- Pilasters, Window. Caps, Sills, AND GRATES, BARK MILLS, Oven Months & Cauldrons EN y and Gloves, (all -Muslins, mee Laces, SUGAR KETELES, oat SLEIGH SHOES, DOG IRONS, PLOUGH CASTINGS, &c., on the most improved principles ; and neitk é te. bor nor expense will be spared to turn out work, shai: for strength and durability cannot bevsur- passe a ' : ; : ' ei a habs He is extensively manufacturing it pr plain and ornamenlal Coal and Wood, Air- 'ight COOKING, PARLOR anv BOX STOVE, of various sizes and patterns; Hottow-W -&c., which he offers to the Trade on 2 terms and at as low rates as any other es mentin Canada...4. ssh of GA Raby Orders from the country promptly fulfilled, . BRASS, CUTTINGS: fia A large supply of Tin, Saeet-Iron and Coppaa, Ware, kept constantly on hand», 9. yo oe wee Toronto May 6th; 1654, F803 S2iim oak ce 4 PROBLEM aa ie aa HAT AND FUR WAREHOUSE, 84, Yoraz Srreur, Toronto. "*' W. H. ASHWORTH. ge Petes gees informs the public of 'fo- ronto and vicinity that the above Establish- eet a4 ment is Now open with a very large and jwell < oe es 3 AME 33 assorted stock of Hats, Caps, Kossuths, &o, | Manufactured under his own immediate inspection . 4h 4 from the best materials, « As W.H. A. intends to'adhere 'strictly to°the es CASH SYSTEM, he can promise those stro favour him with their custom @ First rate Article at the Lowest possible Price. bce Ae B Children's Fancy Hats in great Variety: 1g NO SECOND PRICE 2g Toronto, May 61h, 1854, 5 ee. ANDREW HENDERSON, Atctioneer!and. Commission Merchant, No, 32, YongeSt., Toronto ss si ac) 37 bedood References,--Thomas Clarkson, Bag, Prsi- dent of the Board of Trade; ard Fitch; Messrs. D. Crawford & Co. > CHARLES FLETCHER, BOOKSELLER «np STATIONER, _ No, 54, Yonen Srausr. . 2. 42 oe NORONTON deat British'and American Works imported and for sale at the smallest \ wholesale priees. ~ ae Ei es Songe $5 REWARD! |. STOLEN OR STR AYED. wom About the Ist of April, 1854, A large bay hofse,in good condition, 16 hands high, with a large white Mark on his fice two splinter bones on his forelegs; has a cock tail, ; bout 6 inches above his taila lump where he hasb hurt; and his nigh side inind foot white, te Whoever will give information where the horse ma be found, or bring him to the owner, will receive | bove JOHN MORLY, Brickmaker, | sc Any one keeping this horse after this notice, will be 5 prosecute : ae aoe according to law, 20g an GHARLES MARCH HOUSE Sign and Ornamental Painter, Grainer, Glazier ~ and Paper Hanger, Carver, Gilder and Glass Stainer. Mixed Paints, Putty, Enamelled and Plain Window Glasé and Looking Glass, for Sale at the lowest Cash prices, -_ _. No. 29, King Street West, Toronto, 10th April, 1854. ; VANKOUGHNET & BROTHER BARRISTERS. Atntoreys, &e, &c.--Office in Chure Street, over " The City Bank" Agency, two doors sou ' sas gt: 33 yi ae oe 2D. FARRAR & CO, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, & &e. NO. 15, DUNDAS STREET, ar oc» LONDON, C. Wy fa, I Joan Robertson, -- Esq.. Messrs. A. Ogilvie & Co.; Messrs, Hiw- | possible advance upomthe -- fait? sear ee ten eA? & oe fe " 9 years old; 'about | Fog Kingston Road, 24 miles from the Market... at