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t t.i '1111: t i t.i't,k101' WHEAT.
Berme the present n- ominee ,Fiche. Out
Polon. Ib..rs the import al.t oner*tr•w1 of sow
log wheal, let meta' psis n( tee Province.,
will hey.• orad. reneiderahle rlv%neement
%Ve .Melt therefore (mitten% unrwlvea out)
• few hunts and oh thin., bearing nn
the. interesting depaltuleot of term pras-
e tee
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in s fag., rnnfi-meil by every year's ex -
r•• -leve , that the wheat cm;, 0t Otte re"-
' • y to erre Itneer•aln, and Its precarnrll•ne 9
.•t 1.1e weed smear to be inereasiaf.-
1'ormnn= ae wheat d nee nor staple produce,
end the chief source of monetary Income, 11
1.••hoovea all r Omitting of Camaro roil to
mete ihemsetve• arq•tatetel with the nature
."1 the ea-.,.ht.ce to which this Valuable
crop is sul.ject. Them cutlet be a doubt
In the bonds of all intelhgeel'p ruins, that
the eau-ee which protium thew: injenee ere,
,.r war be br patten' inve..ttg*tiun, under-
.tn•d. and the evils produced thereby, either
tnitrg iced or controlled.
There i, bet one way, and :that so plain
a. to he apparent to the Moist superficial ob-
lorver, to rr,.i•) smut, cockle*, chose, rye.
end indeed every kind of weed ',inhumes to
wheat,—thorough etetivation of the land
end • careful selection- and preparatimr
the reed. While the latter should be pure,
Ile former must be glean, or the crop will
be sure to be deter °rated. What then is
req tired of the cultivator, but simply a
practical obedience to Ilea great natural
I.aw- The *termite of the read is a strong
enlution oral and sulphate of copper, and
afterwards drying it by the application of
gaiek lime, has been exten-ively practised'
for mans years, and proved s.rccessful ae a.
•preventive of stout.
The gncchona of the fly, rust, iv.., are
fir more cinplu•al.•.1 and difficult. In their
practical solution are involved some of the
most Jif ieuts iemot gatiutts of the natural -
'.t. The period of ...wing. the composition
and preparation of the stele' he erste and In -
neuter of the weather, and pruhably come
.ether coed:none as yet very impertedly un -
r ierdood, have to be taken as the elements
off considera'ion, before we .hall be permit -
'feed to grppple truceeeskily with these dee-
tructive enemies. It would be filly to let -
1 enlist to fir knits to ectenll fie Invesllg•1 lin,
and give up questions of elite nature as being
eltireether beyond the power of eolving.—
Thc mol:ifarioui diecoverie• which now
soman seed Alias society, hare, in meet in-
►tancrpy re."..fled front a long and patient
interrogation of natures. And thus it es
with ,the husbandman, by correct observa-
tion and persevering investigation, he has
hien enabled to atvence pregreestvely his
most valuable art, and to control, or miti-
gate many evils once regarded as inevitable.
Wrist is particu'arly needed in the 1 prat -
Fitt imperfect state of our _knowledge to re-
- 'aline to iheseend other agricultural inqui-
ries.ie a careful collation • of a *efficient
number of well conducted experiments. In
reference to wheat, suppose a number of
the most intelligeJnt farmers in each district
Would carefully note down the time of
sewing, the variety and quantity of seed,
whether sown broadcast or in rows, the
petite and nature of the soil,'tvith sibee-
gaent observations on the clue/icier of the
weather and appearance of the crop, up to
the time.of harvest. What an intereming
Tight would thus be thrown on many doubt-
tui points of practice, and by giving publi-
city to the remelts, the agriculture of the
country must necessarily be improved,
We are strongly of opinion, that the em-
ployment of the drill in sowing fall wheat
would be highly advantageous: The seed
being depoetted at a- uniform depth is more
certain to vegetate, end the plant not so
liable to be threwe (5.It by Alter -wile freez-
leg and thawing in spring. Beside, the
plants being in tows ran candy he kept free
' from weal., white light and air find •a more
ready acedsa, thereby diminishing the chan-
ces of rust and other diseases. We saw a
large fletd of wheat Uwe June, in Livingston
County. New . York, !uniform in soil and
treatment,—one portion having been sown
broadcast; and the other drilled in rows, 12
o inches apart. The whole field was sown in
three dela the beginning of Septernber.—
The pert broadcasted had suffered severely
from winter -killing, white the drilled por-
tide had upon the whole sufficiency of plant,
equally distributed, although lees seed by a
peck per acre hadbeen need. We have
heard of several similar results in different
districts of Canada. it would appear,there-
tiire, that - one means whereby the wheat
.•rop of this admit), may be made lose pre -
Canons, is the use of the drill on all each
sods rot are unencumbered with stumps.
In drawing these remarks to a close, we
would impress os the inieds of our agrlcul-
furd readers the necessity of efficient sur-
face drainage on their' fall wheat lards. in-
deed tbjs.ii neeenary upon -all portions of
the fmrm,•psrticulsrly on retentive cibsoils;
but fur winter wheat it is absolutely indis-
pensable. 1t ie now toe late in the season
to under -drain for fall wheat ; but deep
furrowing, aided when neceeaary by the
spade, may be done at a coat almost an no-
thing, when compered to the magnitude of
the benefit. The prevention of stagnant
water among cultivated crepe, meet form
the firer step in the way of Improving Cana -
dein agriculture. When one looks at the
wide spread mischief every where ubeerva
hie on arable land periodical) swamped
with wator { rho simple rcuaed e1 surface
draining must suggest itself a• a cheap, and
In many met ince•, efficient remedy, that
ought to be applied from one end of the
province to Ibe.uther. Of wader -draining
we shall have something to say hereafter.—
We now urge upon the attention of our
readers the vast importance of seeing that
their fielJe, before %tern winter sets in,have
* ready nutlet f.r all • iperabendant water,
parterrlsrly winter wheat ; iho benefit of
..bserving Ihie tersely precaution, will no
doubt be eufftetrntly apeewee% next harvest.
A 6*ICn 1.T1711 A t. Snow.—The New York
State fair, field last week al. Buffalo, war s
soden led ro,wern. %Ve are informed thee
opwerdeof 1110.0e0 persona were present
nn the neea.Pin. The nem'Mr, air..•, and
gn.vl condition of gnadrepeda from Caned*
were renrsrkahle. remota *len rendnted
Na fell 'hare of *greveltm*I predneti0ne.
wed w••rk• of premier and sri, acrd 'ever
valeehls nrx4' were ca-ri' d sway. Tel
,,,.nett hormone prey*.1.,1. 'r•rrrierane,,..YY
n.•netplee ...Ine,d til he in the a-r••nAant.-
11e. man a *• seen drunk and several perk
reeeetl were. errea:eo—the only accidents
wtech rw•ruroi. se far al we are inf..rrned.—
Niergora .Nail.
atrk••C'• sheen M its bend Phe a ion
man's heed—em heart (Oke a memve'• heart
,nn eve• ser ontiriag— mo hope an fervent.
Woman be a smelt man'- coorh ,• divinely
,,..fay. eo m l .11
Peale TN moieranaa Itasca's/T.
I'I1RENULOGYe.-No. V11.
The greed point o(, di.rinetinn between
the phd.r.nphy of ancient and modern tintoa
•onust, in the far•, that in the firmer eei-
•nre began and end •d is theory—in the lof
ter, no *eery Is •dnoesibls, unless It Is
shown to be of Borne practical today The
(seems, even puppets...) that it was devogs-
ury to the dignity of Potence to reduce It to
toy earful purpose. Under this impreeston
'nen have (Imputed and quarreled, from time
rmutrum.rlel, about •1 estinne altogether
beyond their legitimate Pplre re of inveall-
estion,7-questions which, whatever way
leeided, could be of no benefit in unpplying
the wants, or remotlne the miseries oI
:nankind, ,fence, um this fragile exercise
Ind misapphration of the biotin!) faculties,
various sects have arisen, each supporting
1. own peculiar notion in regard to the
ebetractessence or independent existence
,f mind or natter. The Idealist.., for ex-
ample, maintained that all n,a1ter is brit a
modifiearion or, prod•ict et mind. The
Materialists, no the other (rand. europium
that mind is but a creature of material
.rgamz*tion—en dr et prodaee-1 by certain
combinations of matter ; while eel hod party
contend that mind and matter are ['identical
—that they are but manifestations of the
.ame idea ; or, in fact, that the one, cannot
,exist without the other. 1t may be all very
well to indulge in such .peculation., If, by
dome sir, we do not waste time and ener-
pee cher (night be devoted to the benefit of
humanity.
In a Iaie number of the R.•iliek quarter-
ly -Serino there is an article on the subject
um hand, from which I copy the following
paragraph
" Hitherto, we believe, speculators on
m nd and matter have been kept too much
t part. The pure' tnrta(.hysic„tans have
narrowed this suirject by .a priori dogmas
un the conetitleism .if the human mind, and
have neglected the light which phyawlogi-
cal diecovenes are calculated to threw upon
phyeleal phenomena. The investigation of
physical manifestations in the Lecending
scale of animal existence,—a subject too
much neglected, and hitherto lett almost
cnIrely in the hands of anecdote mongers—
ought, if pursued in a philouophteal emit,
be lulled a means of illustrating said en-
larging our knnwtege of the human mind ;
and thus a enmpantrre inyelr.lnky might
do ter the department of science what
comparative anatomy has done for the phy-
abelogy of life."
This is all very well; but what appeare
remarkable is that ties writer advancer, as
a new idea, that which the phrenologists,
her half a century, have been labouring to
impress upon the pr.bha mind. Ile meet
have been, either entirely ignorant of the
nature art phrenological studies, or tab did,
honest to give the phrenologists credit for
-those diecovenee which -are peculiarly their
own. 1t is to much Vie custom with wn-
icrs of the present day, to take futl advan-
tage of the tight of phrenology in lllustra-
ung different subjects, and yet they will
affect to disbelieve, If not to despise, that
very science frum •which they- burrow so
much.
In proof of what i state, in regard to the
above extract, i may rem..rk that there is
nut one of the faculties which the phrenolo-'
gists recognise se common to smart and
.nanials which has nut been illustrated by
reference to" 'comparative psychology,"
or the peeuliarbabite and instincts of and
mala:
The above extract, however, contains an
important admission in regard to the mind
of man • in fact, it ehowe that the faculties
of the huiian mind are gover.1Ci by .the
seine physiological laws au those of inferior
creatures. : for if a did not admit, this how
could our knowlege of the human mind be
enlarged t" by the' study of comparative
peycbology." If these fetters are' contin-
ued, I will often have to appeal to natural
history for illustrations •of the different
organs. My next wilt, therefore, be devo=
tad a"to consideration of the relationship
enbrubsisting between man and the inferior
animals.
many did, and he followed. ile then en
treated acme to let go, or ail wuald parish{
And himself wt the eaawple by swiuimlcg
to a plank, from which he was picked up.
Th. Brazilian Irl Affin.0 the Prince
of Wales coast er, and the New
York pecks' eh + J• after some
wee caws, up a
lance.
After staying by mals
good was to be effected, t sax geese
sailed for Liverpool. She sated tbifty-two
persons.
It appears that the-Brazillar steam frig-
ate was out on a pf-asure excurrlon. She
had oar board the Prince it. Joovufe. '*11h
his lady and rude, the Luke aid Luobs.e
lrAuniale, the Biezibau Menefee, the Che
taller de Lisboa, Admiral Greutell and
detiehters, and oilier distinguished lerroos.
When the tire was observed, tour bouts
were at once lowered and were followed by
s large paddle bug boat. The Margie* de
Liebua jumped into one, and Admiral Urea -
tell Intra• another, and were untiring is their
exertions. Prince de Julntllte also worked
heartily in his shirt alecves. Tho heat was
intense even in the boil., and they wet,
otherwise prevented from opproaehing chose
alongside by the quantity of wrack, and the
crowd." of poor peuple clinging to the spars.
The frigate was anchored close to the born -
tog verset, amid by a rope 'made fait 1.0 her,
succeeded in passing her boats between the
ships with great rapidity.
%Vhen the alarm was first given two of
the boats of the Ocean Monarch were low-
ered, and the mate, with several of the crow
and pa.+engers, got 'trio them and pulled
Mr Liverpool. They were, however Melted
up by a smack. Had they taken refuge on
board the yacht, it it probable less 11vc;
would have been lost.
The stewarde-s loot her life by septa-
tion, in attempting to save the gunpt,wer,
et winch there was f5 pounds in the cabin.
It afterwards exploded; but as It was louse,
it Is believed that no damage was done by
the explosion. When the anchors e ere let
gar," a number of women and children were
reared on the cables, and In the cenfuafsn
must have been drawn into the water.
Sixteen persune picked up by a fishing
smack were landed at $eacumbe, and after:
wards taken to Liverpool. When they
landed, some of their shipmates who had ars
rived Lu the yacht, wore un the pier, and
the meeting Id said to have been very affec-
ting.
Tbo Alfonso landed 160 passengers. -
A noble fellow, a seaman, from the New
World, amuck to the hull el the unlucky ship
till every soul had Telt it. It Is said that be
lowered 100 persons into the boats.
Several of the persons saved from the
wreck are badly bruised and othcrwiee mu-
tilated.
The cargo of this vessel was very valua-
ble, the freight and passage money ailment -
ed to ..2,600. When she sailed ale haduo
bsuard 380 persons, of whom only 2t9 are
supposed to have been saved, leaving 151.
as the number lust.
"WHAT ARE YOU uoivo !"—What are
you duing, young man ! Yee, hands
appear Dever to be bulled, and your buxom
is without a speck ur wrinkle. Yuu never
work, and have time to devote to any
awu.ement. Did you ever ask yourself;
what would be the consequence of an idle
Lite 1 Do you wed' us to tell you 1 Go
to the State prison, or to the work -house,
and see fur yuureell. You wilt come away
a better roan, we'll be bound to say.
And you, ler, what' are you dumeg ? You
are often seen at the door of a groggery.
Know you nut -the thoughts of wady .who
see you
"'Time ie -a yo:ing man making 'stool of
himself. the cheek, hid eye, his words,
his genera! appearahee, indicate u." Thea
why not turn .about and become a mac
respected 1 Just turn .-ver a new leaf to-
day, and it will be the saving -of you.—
Puniest in your drinking and loafing propels -
witted, and they wilt lead yon down, dews,
to destruction. The you know—at lead
you ought to know it, ter you have exarh-
plea enough before you to cofirm the fact.
What are you doing young man, with s
cigar In your mouth and a whip in you
handl On excuaion of pleasure, hey ?—
Yuu better take the money you pay for
horse hire, and cancel your ehuemaker's')r
your tailors bill. Your extravagant habits
will tube a pauper of yoti, or eotnethitg
worse. Reform to -day. Throw away yosr
cigar, and ride no more until you are able.
What are you doing MIse Folly 1 No
wonder yon are considered a walking dry
good dealer's sIg+p, with such an abundance
of tine cloathing on your bark. But w•fo
liked you the better for it ? Would it net
be as well to keep at home and learn to sew
and knit, to sweep the floor and rinse the
creative, as to dash about the streets ?—
Ask your mother, and if she has commm
sense, she will tell you PO. Your neigh -
beers will, we know. 1Vhn do you sup•
pose will be able to support you, if you con-
tinue to cut ouch a fissure ? Scarcely a
man in Christendom. lie wlee then ; dress
neatly, but not gaudily. Spend less tion
In the etree's than you do in the kitchen,
and you will never regret it.
To all, we say, go etreigbt•forward in the
path of duty, turning neither to the right
nor the left, and you will be snch persons
as high !leaven look down upon with.ap-.
probation.—Hoafoa Rr.Pefer. -
TIIE BURNING OF THE ,"OCEAN
MONARCH."
This vessel Failed (tom Liverpool on
Thursday the 25th ult., with 380 soots on
board. She was a packet ship bound to
Boston, of 1300 Ion borthen. On reaching
Orme (lead It was descovered that one of
the passengers :lad made • fire 1n the vent i•
later, and the Captain Onmediately gave
orders to have it extinguished and the per-
son brought to him. Soon after it was
found that the cabin was full of smoke --
that in fact the ship was on fire. Water
was poured on the fiances, and the ship put
before tiro wind to lessee the draft ; but
without much success. in five minuted the
whole stern was enveloped in the fiery ele-
ment. The ship was then Drought main
10 the wind, amidst the most awful confu-
mien. So great was the heat, that the
rtlee'oaesen¢cre crowded to the fore
part of the vessel. In their maddened des-
pair, women jumped overboard with their
offspring in their arms, never to rise again.
'then followed their husbands m frenzy, and
were lost 1t was of no avail to point out
that the resat would soon be surrounded
by other ships: lamentations and cries were
the only 'newer. The anchors were, how-
ever, let go, so that by the swinging of the
ship's head to the wird, the flames might 11
possible be confined -to the stern. In • few
minutes, the m an, and then the main
mast, fell overboard ; the passenger% mean-
while constantly crowding (nether forward.
To the pbboom they clung in clusters as
thick as they could pack. At length the
fornast tell overboard weth the (esteem:re
of the jtbboom, end the latter dropped into
the water amidst the heart-rending cries of
those upon it, as well as of those still on
board. Some again reached the weasel ;—
some continued to float on spare ; but many
met • w • grave.
Meanwhile orders were gime to get the
boats silent ; but while tie crew were en
the art of cutting the lashng,the bre reach-
ed them end They were envelops'! IAamea.
The paean ere ra the meantime c, time,(
to become re unm•nagsable A length
every movebier article was thrown ever
eto*rJ • o that those who left the ship might
cling to them till help arrived. The Oceans
(lues yacht first rendered asar.tanre. Her
owner, Mr. 'Phos. Iattledel*, with Mfr Tbs.
llasketh, Mr. Tobin, Mr. Palk, Mr. Anfrere,
and the crew, Iower«f Mee brat, and pro-
ceeded to pock up all.n reach. The
last thing *tech the sin did before
leaven' the berme( ship. was to throw
membered * topgallant meet meds• fart with
a rope. 11n teen tolyl termer sear blot to
pimp overheard and'ebeg to the spar. Theo
sat
Is
MAD Dues.—Serous depredations have
been committed among cattle by a mad dog
un the 24 line 1runiuond. Ile was moon
running about the fielJe, eight or tee date
ago, snapping at any anneal that came in
hie way. It was at first supposed that
only 0110 or two aminal+ had bee biten,
but at •ppeare that lee nuwuer bis been
much {treater than was supposed. The
lullowing is a list of the animals which have
already died mad, with the mammos of the
owners:—
Geo. Richardson, 1 cow ; Eren Griffith,
1 cow; Alex. Fraser, Trow end 3 pigs; W.
Hunter, 1 cow; S. Ilcrbert, Jr , 1 pug*; 1f.
Junes, it cows; J. Montgomery (1st Ione),
1 cow.
Many more may tave been bitten, butt for
affects have not appeared. It it not known
rbeen D t
whether any dogs Ione bitten ! ,bar it
is supposed that some hair) ; if so, and they
get running at large, a much greater amount
of mischief may yet bo done. People
should shut up their dogs on the slightest
sppesraaee of wheals.
the careasei of several of the anim•le
whichbed mad have been eaten by dugs ;
but were not certain whether the Masai
rs communicated in this way or not : at all
event', the safest plan would be to bury
the carcases in such • manner that dog,
could not get at them.
1t is fortunate that no injury has as yet
resulted to human life from thee te►►Jdls
malady.
From die Duda Warder.
ORSE THAN THE CHOLERA !
w acutely *emotiv- e men are Ja the
C - quenees likely to arae from auy other
d pion el evil air danger than that
sub dally alarm thaw w tine lace. In
to nee le acknowledged to hate da-
rn the peace of more families. ruined
the uepecte mm IJP ul mere young wen,
aid ept forever trout the theatre ul action
mor tmsurlal bungs, than all the wars,
of , sod famines wh.cb ever rooted the
eai 1, ), t we alit,w its ravaged 10 go W
inchke.1. (Id••ner• which ere compare -
foci trivial will imperatively demand pre-
cauti m : yet agurrt this great destroyer
a e
.. scum itthere enact • Blawr Let .t
be sift, orchards nabbed, air Imo roosts the-
turbd, and the public [atm:teua is awakes -
d tulhe fact, a..d line press loudly called
upunto eereant ter the low *tete of murals
slur revarle ! 11 a mere accident occur
wLMel Jeuparei.ea hlu ur Leib, and which
can berated, mu the least Jegiee, to Tedi-
viJuel {aradeesne.s, aywpat,.mea are Pnmedi-
ttely whaled, and the uffeadsr is not only
wade A blush ler his error, but to pay
.tnartl'
-conal
higber
*titUtir
Wen
ed the
flight 1
tote th
for its con+equen'ee. An oeea-
ideetc is',efficient. to alarm to the
rilch the fears of 'nut only the cuO-
lliy timid, bot eves Diu habitually
(netted. The Caolera hu nut pase-
,ufiner of Russia, ire Its expected
(nee the tunli n..•tit of Europe, be -
Prelim of Canada tr very properly
sailing in the people and the G.vernment
to prude agaat it, expected, ravages,
while d:n
ill at a distance el f.•ur lhuueand
blues ! 'Thera fecleugs, leans, and sanetury
prec.,utuue, are perfectly correct : but it
certaiun 'horsy* an exlraordupary degj,ree
of sand -sones& to permit, almost unnothtsd,
the proence oi a me d.c dedly more to be
(header than Ile cnnacgoeucee of all theve
calauuilee put togetl.er. Drur:keinesc m.
dkil sipping the foundations of society ;—
yet he sou would sound the ikon runs the
hazard of being dubbed an eotbuamaat or a
Genetic! and, in the opinion art some few,
worse than either or both. Let muni 1
rehgbes frankly acknowledge the causes of
delusmul et declension In ep.ntuelity to their
churches : let magistrates fear not to dq-
dare tie origin of nine -tenths of the offen-
ces charged before them : let doctors relate
the tris cause of the great msjorlly of cases
which Obey are called upon to examine : let
Coroner speak to the point, and the voices
of a
How, and orplesne be not stilled : aid
it Witt )e Lound that the vice of intemper-
ance dastrnya more souls than all other
steer, rayre bodied than all other sources of
teseaae, more m eney than would pay, sear -
Pal 11,111 over, lir all the expenees of our
government, including the adnnmietretion
of juntue and the outlay upon erery branch
of our-pbllc works: Phe ravager of the
Cholera during the years 183i and 1834, in
the Ulated Kingdom, were not equal to this
well-known, courted, subsidised, licensed -
monster, for a single month ! and now in
view, m dally view of ha dutngs, what are
the people about 1 11 a towil or city be
without the means( ••.J extinguishing a fire,
it is pronounced, and very )uutly en, to be
behind the age. 11' the ramie hate not e
studio( peace•preservers, Including consta-
bles, handcuff., and a • " lock up," it to con-
sidered eti11 in the blevsedness of non-im-
prevenment. For the effect we provide, but
towards the, great carie we are apparently
indifferent. Facts are stubborn things, and
fur the proofs of our position, that the great
imam of moral and social evil which afflicts
community, which is hourly robbing Cana-
da of the talents and the energies of ber
meet pr:,rniaing seas, is alcohol, we refer to
the puhlie print.. It is not to bo expected
that a tithe of tho• conquests. .u( rho lire
fiord" shoed be reported, yt-t emeerti IF
ezt ;hitcd in deaths 1rv111 drove mmoa', Iron*
ebootinge, - Item borniogs, from bodega,
and from other causes, to convince any bet
the wilfully blind, that istempsreses is
"Tla.e&RAT CURER Or CaaADA." .
C0LLROw EwucaTiorl,—There u a talk of
reform In the Collegiate IOstltut oua ail
England—probably not before It is beaded.
Great men come out of Oxford and Cam-
bridge, nut In c50aegaeeee, bat a aprte of
he vicious system ..1 education there pure
sued• Be that a• It may, the lolluwlog
quealwuc and auewers ate smart enough ;
though a slight acquaintance with college
slang would help nue to appreciate them.
Q. What is knowledge! .9. A thing
to but examined in.
lits What be the begissmag of hut/lodge 1
A. A private tutor.
Q. What is the end of knowledge r—
el. A fellowship.
Q. What must these do who would
show knowledge 1 .1. Get lip subject+,
sad Write Ikew out.
Q. What he getting up a subject 1 A.
Learaicg 10 wow It out.
Q. Whittle writing out a subject ? .9.
Showing (bat you lave it up.
Q. Why do you explain each term by
the other 1 A. Because neither has refer-
ence to anything but the other.
Q. glow do yeti reply to those who In-
sist upon habitis to be termed by the mode
of getting knowledge/ .9. Pooh ! pooh !
Nonsense.
SPEEDY JUSTICE
Oa last Saturday -night, at Mandville, On
the other aide of the lake Pontchartrain, an
Indian murdered an Indian, by stabbing him
with a large knife. A son of the murdered
man. immediately gave information to two
of the tribe, and they took the offender into
custody. On, Sunday morning ■ court
competed of ten Indtane, was formed to
hear the caro and pass sentence. The
proofs were most conclusive, and the pris-
oner was at once condemned to death.—
W hereupon he was measured, his grave
marked opt, send be himself set to work dig-
ging it. When the grave was finished, a
rifle was placed in the hands of the murder-
ed Indians sun far the purpose of doing the
execution.
At the tiret shot death was not produced,
the second shut also took elect, bet did not
kill, and the stoical emulator of innocent life
feel into his grave,and was therceinally kill-
ed, and covered with earth as he lay. The
court that had condemned him thentook their
own instrument of justice in custody, and
started uf1 for the purpose of delivering hen
to the civil authorteee of Covington to ob•
talo his final discaarge as au innucent man.
Thu rclttton we personally received from
two gentlemen of thea city, who were at
Mandeville at the time, and although they
did not POO the whole ail the.drama, obtain-
ed all the particulars Iron persons present
during' the trial and executive).
Thu treat and execution were held in the
most rigid conformity with the customs of
the tribe to which all parties belonged,—
there was nothing hurried—no violence of
any description. Net would the culprit es-
cape, which ho might have done, fur he was
nut confined in any way. Among these
Indians, when one had lot -felted les life, it
has been customary to sell the condemned
man to any man who would buy, and Pu re-
store them an it wcro to lite ; mn the present
instance, three hundred dollars were offered
to the tribe for the, criminal's life which was
refused. The delivery ut the executioner
up to the state is In citation of their more
civilized brethren, who when they kill a
wan in sell—defence, surrender them-
wlvcs fur legal discharge Isom den*ure.—
While we lament the condition of these
weld cern of the forest, we must admire the
promptnesa with Which:their potties was
irlmn
iatered.—Held., sr 1 'or, air.
The Crows Laid Offn atha. demo
d a con-
neu0e to be made in their advertisements
,yepeataeg the price of leads offered for sate
—rho pace being e14Af shillings lsotead of
pose .ht l i i rigs, as er roaeou%I ► stated to woe
of the first lawrteoes.—htleke.
NOVRL EzPRRIMmi 4T.—Last week, Corn-
wall was visited by a large and comudieus
barge, from Montreal, having on board a
complete mercantile establishment. 'J'Ito
vessel is owned bj a firm in the metropolis,
who, during Ohm extraordinary dull seasons,
,.truck upon this method of selling stock.—
The barge catheter; • very good assortment
of dry gouda, groceries, hardware. with
some books and stationery ; and, ee under-
-tend, that the persons in charge made sale.,
to a coneelerablo extent to our merchants.
She passed upwards through the Canal, on
Thursday. It Is the intention of her on noes
to stop at all the towns and villagbs alung
the River and Lakes, until the cargo Is dis-
poeed of. We doubt not that this experi-
ment will be successful, and will nut bo
surprised to hear of other enterprising mer-
cbanta following in the same track.
A traveller, Jul returned from the back
sett iarients of America, slates that firewood I
may be ,.btaised is abundance by eely
•aging' for it.
A. U'oseee OCCUPANT eraBRAa-Ta.tr.
—Fur mime time back, Mr. Young, di.til-
ler, of Willatnsturgh, was greatly surpris-
ed to find that a quantity of his high wines
was disappearing in' a most mystenods
manner. Ile could not imagine how the
liquor was stolen, bat determined on en-
deavouring to discover the mistery. 11e
accordingly placed a large nixed bear -trap,
In a convenient position on Incpremise', on
Friday night last, we be:ieve, and had great
satisfaction, on examining hie trap, the
following morning, to find that 1t contained
a fico boy, 15 or 16 years of age ! Mr.
Young has had the prunes:0g youth' safely
lodged in the gaol of this town.
r
T4mt Vlaruz.—When I Pet before me
true virtue, all the distinctions on which
men•value themselves fade away. Wealth
Id poor ; worldly 'honor, is mean : outward
forms are beggarly elements. Condi:wo,
country, (bereb, all rink roto unimportance.
Before (bis simple greatness 1 bow, revere.
The robed priest, the .gr.rgeuus altar, the
great assembly, the pealing organ, all the
exteriors of. rchgmon. vanish from my sight
as 1 look at the good aqd great man, the
holy, distetereered soul. Even 1, with vi-
sion.eo dim, with heart so cold, can ace and
feel the divenity, thegrrnJeur of true geed.
noes. Dow, then, u,miat God regard it ?—
To his pure eye how lovely meet it be !—
And can any of we turn from it, because
sumo water has nut been dropped on its
forehead, or some bread put into to hp by a
'unoter or tweet ? air because :t has not
learned to xep.:at- mime urystenuus creed,
which a eburch ur human cuuncll has or-
dained 1—Canning. -
•Woo DORA TIIR MUSS or CoMMorrs RR-
PRReRNT 1—Antongsf. its members lire up-
wards of 250, persons immediately or re-
motcly related to the Peers of the Realm :
6" Marquises, 7 Earls, 21 Viscounts, 34
Lords, 25 Right Ilonourableu, 41 Ilunour-
ables, 56 Barronets, 9 Knights, 9 Lord
Lieutenants, 74 Deputy arid Vice Lieuten-
ants, 53 dllagistratea. fi3 Placemen, 180
ppaatrons of Church riving., 3 Admirals, 3
Lieutenant -Generals 3 Major Generale, 22
Colonels, 16 Majors, 43 Captains, 11 Lieu-
tenants, and 4 Ceroncta. Who does this
House represent ? Clearly the Howie of
Lords by its 250 of ,the ari.tocacy ! Cer-
tainly the Church Militant, and its 109 pa -
Irons of Livings ! Asaundly placemanehip,
and etnecarism,spd its 6.3 placctnen ! In-
disputably the Army and Nave, by the 117
officers in those services, DO thee° vote
for a rednctlonof the War Establishments ?
Do these receive State pay 1 Are these
independent members 1 Does the House
represent the middle classes ? Certainly
not ! 1) .ea the House represent the work-
ing clani ? Certainly not ! Will a House
so constituted reform abuses, and decrease
expenditure ? Certainly out 1
i'VArtO* O1 CANADA,—The New York
Sun observes :—" A moot intelligent and
influential patriot, with whom we have con-
versed on the condition of tho British .tmer-
ican Province., says that any jai: Aunt in
those regions for the purpose of overthrow-
ing the present Government, ran only prove
a waste of powder and shot, of nut a lues of
life to all engaged in it. The Canadian
people are proud to believe themselves Tule
as intelligent upon the subject of their own
want., and the best mode of relieving them,
a* any third party can be, and • crusade
upon their own soil by any party not native
to it. will be opposed by them to a man, and
will break for a long time the friendly
and fast ripening fraternal feeling now exts-
ttng beMveen them and the people of the
United Stales."—.Veers.
We are but poor party polititian*, and
care too little for any set of men to pick
(toles in their coats, or defend them" when in
the wrong. We will pursue our course
right on, without caring a braes farthing
for either of ' their houses' and for that
revere we feel strongly inclined just now to
hoe tesne with the majority of our conserva•
time brethren on the gtlesll.n of Mr. Stn
arta non -appointment to office. We think
the thing m as clear es possible that the
late Ministry intended to sanction what
was in fact a veryfgrnss job for their owe
political purposes, and that they were pre-
vented from fully accomplishing it by the
changes dear jest then occurred. Now un-
der thou, circumstance*, we think that Mr.
Baldwin and 1,.. friends did matte right to
kick the whole job by the board ; and we
hope that all future Mini.w►s will be as
deeeled and honest. All that we claim of
a party in power in not to disturb astnsl
Incumbents whir here faithfully perferuled
the duties of their Miles ; but to ask thein
to nnctiu• Obs jobs ut their predecessors is
gulag, we think, • hill. too far.—T,on.
scree%.
A Ane little girl, aged 6 years, daughter
of Mr. Timothy Rogers, was bunted to
death • few rays ago near Bradford, West
Gwillieibury, by her clothes catching fire.
ller parttime were both out of the house at
lb. tome, and although abs succeeded is
quenching the Gro in • few minutes, )et,
the iojiertu were so groat that she died mu •
few hours.—Glebe.
HURON SIGNAL.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 111.
TIRE BUILDING SOCIETY.
We have always regarde- d this inotitction as e
provident or ecouomical society, instituted fur
the benefit of those who are struggling with
pecuniary difficulties; and as • mean of enabling
poor men to accomplish, on the prioeipie of
co-operation, what they could not do by iudtvid-
ual exertion. 'tenet, we have held the uplait's
that as • matter of consistency, all its business
should be regulated by the strictest economy,
and that the idea oftjtolding lucrative-situaiwos
or receiving fat emoluments iu coouecIion with
i1, should De thrown aside as prepoateru•., and
as having so immiedtate tendency to frustrate ahs
ob1ect of the Society. la accordance with these
views, Ire regard the late improvement adopted
by the drrc•urs in reference to the execution of
mortgages, as one of the firm importance le the
prosperity of the Society. Working men who
ata the soul and sinews of .rcloy in every
country, and more especially in such plates as
G.aleiiclr, have become tired in airing aw•v
their means to support mere names or Liles,
from which they are deriving bat comparatively
hula benefit. to large scattily corporations
such as Baukiog companies, Laurance cooly. -
nice, sod other.exteas,ve muoey-mak:mg specu-
lations, the title of "learned &Lease" wends
well enough. It has an effect. It adds mime -
ability and skew to the institution. But in
Building Societies, District Councils, and .ueh
other popular bodies, there is, or at least, ought
to be, no private mercantile speculation.. The
interest should be mutual to all connected, and
therefore all clap -trap is superfluous. When
".legal advice is required, which must be seldom,
then it can be procured mod paid for, and t12
Society will have the liberty of divldiog is
patronage among the different members of the
legal profession who may be connected with it, or
of employing the Solicitor whole superior cha-
racter entitle* him to a saperior claim. But •
permanent salaried Sofici:or to a Building Soci-
ety in Gederich, is altogether incompatihle with
our idea of the Society's of ject. Fuer dollar,
for the execution of a fifty pounds mortgage i•
two per cent upon the whole value; and if the
mortgage can be equally well executed for one
dollar, we - think the honour or reepectabil.t'v
seising from employing a '• learned Solicitor"
ea he very profitably dispensed with. Besides,
by allowing lbs mortgages to be draws est by
the Secretary .t a•dullar • piece, i1 meta amass
h.+ ,••n:: an 1 h.. interest in the prospierity ,.1
the S .r, tc, bald the.+ troth enable and 'incline
him -to devote a greater -portion of hie time to its
aflain.
in oar advertising columns will be (o•rnd an
official notice ratios ■ meeting of Oa Share-
holders, is the British hotel, on Monday even-
ing the 2..ith ioatat, at 7 o'clock, to consider
the propriety of reducing the value of share, to
£40. This is • step ie the right direction, it
is ineveaeing the facilities of shareholding. and
calculated 10 give popularity to the Society .
and i0 order to prevent any misconception oh ibe
subject, we will State the inteandn of the pro-
posed alteration as plainly as possible. It is mot
intended that the present sharemol,krs shall
withdraw any of their paid up capital, er fail ro
pay op tbeir monthly instalments of ten shillings
each ; but that each of the original shares shall
be regarded as two shares, which so far alba
present members are concerned, is scarcely any
alteration. But the change i• chiefly intended
to benefit those who may be desirous of becom-
ing shareholders and are deterred from doing so.
by Olt Jfficulry of raising the Deanery Node -
Supposing the Society is now five moo the in ac-
tive operation, there 1a paid tip oil each share telt
dollar, which, together with one dollar of entry
money, and sevenpenee halfpenny per mouth, se
fees of management, make in all the sum of awn
pounds eighteen shillings end ssvenpeees half-
penny. But by reducing the shares is fifty
pounds each, consequently the entry money, the
monthly instalments, sad the fees of management
would be reduced in the same proportion ; o, .
other word', persons would be enabled to become
shareholders at present. by paying one pound
ante shillings ewe three ponce three fartAsngs
each, and would denva their fair properties of
the benefits resvltisg from the Society by coo-
ttouiog to pay as iiuialores of nos dollar month-
ly on eseh share.
This alteration will render the advantages of
the Society available to all who may be du,pned
to become shareholders and may be the means of
redeeming many from their pecuniary embarrass-
ments. For instance, men owing small terns of
thirty or forty pounds upon their land by becom-
ing members et the Building Society may bor-
row money 10 obtain their deeds, sed after giv-
tog a mortgage to the Society, eve be pueblos,
farther trouble about their property except tbe
comparatively trilling trouble of paying their
monthly instalments of one dollar till their land
is timid up, which mat he in less than tea years.
Aad certainly the payment of fifteen pesos •
week, or e« dollar a month is an e•q rale of
paying for load.
1 t is ea•eseesery to outs %bat Obs original
shareholders will dynes some benefit ley thee
proposed natation of shares, as it seat be eye-
desl that the sere sham the more bwasse, aid
termagantly the grater pain' re tis loom
period. Bander. Obs ~MGM of ra►obelisM
likely a remelt fres this ssdeetise, and 1150 ISM
ndeeed ram e( saeeeting stermege•, wig jaaiIp
a redacting is the few of ssagagemeet, sees se
bring the .xpeaditerre of the N.e,.sy m • Iasi
s
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