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'that dew my Agar !eels baby -boy bear
et
em tie. w►sperug wind?
re o• the w i►• rt
weed
V740 tea -breasted robins snug-pslaiuuve and
clear
as the eeemis% light lingers behind,
B•bisd,ud,
£i ereai.g beak seailiug behind.
Moat dor my sweet litde baby -boy see
Awe; hi foto beautiful sky?
H. sees is yen besaliful sky
Tim yellow moos rise, sad roll up from the
m•e.
Lad follow the wee sae on high,
ten high, on hi4h,
Up after the wee stars on high.
'What has my sweet little baby to ay
With *We May lip of bis own?
Rete, with those rosy lips of hu own,
rt Poet mammy's s -weary when daddy's
army,
And the sits by the cradle alone,
Alone, alone.
011ta0l
sae-..rtel land B.yfeld.
Tb. following reports were forwarded to
w • law daps age by mu Qeebae career
potdemt, but we bars eat bees able to
priat it Vetoer :
PUI(T OF HAYFIELD.
fila, -We have the honer to refer to our
last levee -Von Reports. dated from Goderich,
and we uuw beg W submit the result of oar
inspection of the Putt of llaybeld, whish
wok place ou the 3rd int.. Mr. Acting Cob
lector Eden in charge. The l...t itvpeeuon
of the Customs business at this port, was
made during the Collectorship of Mr. Keith,
ill June. 1858; ihu gentleman was removed
to the Pun of Semmes, rim the reroutes:. of
Yr. tullector O'Cooaor to Utalericb, as a
espsraauerary, in :September of the wine
year, at the name time Mr. Collector Lawsuit
was removed from the Port of tioderich tease
Port of Hayfield. ' Soon after this, vis., is the
month ut IJmober feelowiae, Mr. Collector
Lawson mysteriously abudoned the pun,
and disappeared from the country ; Mr.
Landing Waiter Edea. of the fort of Gode-
nch, was theorem placed in charge, a. the
Mose those blare eyes, little baby, is deep Amine Collector, at which pen he bas con -
Heed tial the wide world or ill woes,
tutu to toe present time. The aeon
Ohl heed not the world or iia woes; of the books, tee, was taken uppfrom the
The golden ere fads, and night's chilling date of the Ire inspectionrand lectbroor t down.
triads weep, Daring the few days M. Collector Lawson
Brest dew tea lbs slumbering�ror, had charge of this sort, the books appear to
rose, My rose, sweet r� have been kept very irre„ ularly, but fon
tueately • very limited bullion" wdone.
Slurp as the dew headed od rose. The same books, under the. change of Mr.
Officer Fdeu,indicate that he tees very alightly
acquaiotei with boot jreepiug, while the
A Fneadly CalL manner of writing them up, had him open to
censure. The singleness of purpose of this
Mr. Grumbler viewed - the street through offeror convinced w that he meant to act
She widow of his magni6cest but saknmwa correctly. and his not akieg inure cafe to
wad eedieeoversble establishment, and per have his work iu newt and good order, has
.aired ea ineividuel of uuusu•1 appearance so doubt eriaeo from his nut bsviug beeu
eleaseing rapidly towards kin,. Unusual, (elle emr,loyed. There is no reissue fur be -
lest wnforgottea, fur with his acuteness, Mr. liming thet the revenue hes suffered at the
(%nimbler at are. reeeiuiaed in its ewallew Port of Hsytield, dur,ue his msrugr-meat.
Welt the striped pants, the straps, the high The business uf the port is small, as will be
,gpllar, the old style bearer, tie big seals and seeu by the follu, ins• cumpreative ststemeut,
Shaine end tha astute yet jolrial ruantewoce vis :-
est his old (read Mr. Samuel Slick, who, iu
mewl ane, mauacr 'prone tkroueh the
iiadaw, laid down hie umbrella, shook hands
9mkk Me. O.. mixed himself • glaze of brandy
,aad water, sad WOOsitting is front ret the fire
with his keels ow the maslepiree, within 23
•v ' Mooed. by Yr. O's ebroeometer.
' Yy dear Mr. Slick,' said the* gentleman,
}j Ma delighted et this opportunity of reliable
j•tellyroes from your sde of the lakes."
• Wall,' replied Mr. fie," no soft awder ;
mat's my lime{ I know its rally. As to nor
%Maned adieu, I mast gay they air in a mot
eessld.reble teetotal ererlasen fix, which tie
• serial" eloekeeeker proleased years ago.
'For the rte of your nation, i regret year
Miaws,. rid Mr. G., ' as it u likely to be
Sara""
' Baader agin,' said the elockmoker. ' Hut'
Welk hen, the onekaled North has subdued
'We mends rebellious tsar twenty times, but
Iedeeawe the power of m.n is limited, and
he wears change the voter of things. Our
idighsec.d crimes air allowed to be the
' . Ibns sena se the face of the mirth, and t hey
La fk wrmgl a this war to lick sixteen
AMm 1 Afrikerm and all the
tato the tmrgain, but at every
psis' they um to Ades/ hitch, on account of
.tea of tear own espe.ioritts.'
• i" it peeible T sed his auditor.
' eaden,' tad Yr. 8. • Look here neow, is
one a( est free men to enter is army to re -
ales all freedom? 1s any officer is creation
bated her brtkrigb(, to deprive him of hs
idieidwal was• he 1.11 bias that he shall to
Imp, whittle mieb. drink rem, read papers,
• dew sad grebe. when aid where he likes; to
Oder kw shr.cgh risen• neer plaices, ker.
Anis Ibregh swamps; t• tett him how to
when te 6gM, what W Sight, aad when
ha hr k to tell bon to gab rt •yin 1 Is all
dim be endured by flee entre, ? A n, sir,
is km sell bei modem*, s.4 serer will be.'
1 b•M, Mr. !Lick.' laid his hast• 'that
tha resew ere el your army ars owieg to the
Ldrhw of .i. rc► you speak.'
'Me I teak' acid the dockworker. 'I am This pert was intnectrd on the ani of June
egrmareiwg wow ee it. 1 c•lesbre i made 18.5e. At that time very serious irtegn.ari-
tbi seer is eoeider it, and .hem i determine, ties were discovered, which led to the removal
1 dial •m. Uwdby, old hos.' of Mr. Collecn.r lwwsor, to toe Pon of Hay-
. e sdpkmaker vaa4bed.-Grwrstier. Geld. The subsequent dirappe•rrKv of that
gentleman from Hayfield induced a further
anspectioe of Oodcf•eh in Qik,b.e of the •three
A 04.4 Story. year, at which time were
written by the ins;ecting officer en the rv-
jriMtias,'bke other shred men, meet live eral books, ponitine Out the irregularities
with Meer eyes and ears open. A good story which had taken place, and giving such di-
d teid of outs ehe started • paper in a western rectior waif otsrrve 1, would serve to guard -
nem. The tows wee infested by gambles. the Collector areemine there,. of the port
wham gemmae wee • source of annoyance to seminal the cosnmratun of similar errors in
the vision* who saki the odour if be did not the (stere.
some oat against them they would not petro- The present Collector, Mr. T. S. Welsh,
aim his pawn. Ho replied flat be would .an placed ineharge of this port in October,
per theta • 'ema.brr' the next day. Sere 1858. And it would have afforded the under-
anssgk his next free container) the proper- signed the mon sincere eatufactiun ,f the
• reamb r' ; sad on the following morning investigation which they have made had ebe.,,
the redoubtable editor. with scours in hand,
was sealed is aim sanctum, whoa in walked •
large etas, with • club in his band, who de -
w ooded to Mum if the editor was hi?'
Nu, air; w the reply ; ' he br stepped
oat. Take • ami aid read the papers; be
will ratan in • mica.;
Dow. eat tieit indignant men of cards,
enamel kis legit with hid club between them,
Mid ..eise seined reading • paper. In the
mey4gam 10 editor quietly vnoo.ed down
"Mir.,. s4 at Me landing he met another ex -
Meet m.e with a.udeel ill hie band, who ask-
ed If the editor wire in?
I Yee, air.' win the prompt response; yea
will filed lambasted up stars, reading • news-
men'
The latter, em gelding the room with •
(laic." oats, commented • violent areal{
epos the former, which was resisted with
e qual ferpeity. The fight wee continued all
they had rolled to the foot of the sous, and
hod pounded each other le Meir .h••rt's con-
tent
Cwtedwaa pre Inv t. and cob. .f E Wit..
1858 1wpmrts, 5.141 4:1 Exnorts,$16.000 00
1859• 53 9. •• 37.227 00
1860 85 43 " 108,747 00,
1861 126 31 " 80,183 011.
1862 14 74 " 53,323 00
From the decreasin,l business it is very
doubtful whether the revenue will.dunn3 the
current' year, reach the sum of $100, while
the current expense's are $533.25 forming
433 per cent, upon the cbllections.
With regard to the exports, so called,
neither the value uric the quantity can be
relied upon for statistical puri oees.as much of'
the fure,roin,r amounts are swelled out hr
shipments .f grain e,.aaterise to Windsor,
Fort Erie, Eineston, M•,ntrenl, and other
Canadian Pure'. Mr. Officer Edes,'a atten-
tion .as alp Dolled In various omi,niolut and
errors, observable is the Cash Hook, Customs
Register, Manifest Uook, and Export Hook,
with remarks.
This port might, without mach prejuaiee
to the shipping or commercial inleirau of to
N eighborhood, be merle w outport of (rode
rich,. with • reduced salary, say :
Salary, 8300 ; Contingencies, 020,; mak-
iwy $320 per annum, brine a Laring "of' 40
p r cent on the pre.ent cost of r n Itection.
With respect to Mr.eUlkcer Kdeu, we beg
tortoni' that while we Wave confidence in
his integrity, we bare had 01430 to doubt the
corr.ctneos tel lain juul m.-nt,and his knowledee
tet canteens' practice red law ; he it qualified
ter a rood ephorrleate situation at a port wick
• clear beetled husins. collecwr, being ac-
tive and /admtnoas, when haring work to do.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
We have the I , Sar, -
Your watt
(Sigued,) T. W. Woa,uvn-row,
Asst Com. et Customs.
" A. Herxxy
Anentate Ins!,. of Ports.
r011T OF GODERICII.
tress or Detre it WAIL -General
. hfs report of tie battle of Yee
al..f�t �w
that of 220,000 rounds of
ensio& trVegetate. /hi hit the11011Y ware slibeeisi. lama slag that
that the gentleman, warned by the errors of
his predecessor, had avoided- similar one in
the administration of bis lube.
lluforta stely, however, Me. N tisk has rpt
at weight the regolalions of the Department.
Either in ignorant" or careletsnees, he hes
ignored the eyetem adopted fur rhe protection
of the revenue, as w.11 in respect of goods ill
transit as in reepeet of those arriving for con-
sumption, and has sehstitUVd a variable
method of kis own, in which Ili. only uhjeet
• ppesn to have been the accomodatio, or
persons doing brimess with hie office.
in relative to the inspection of this port,
we bave first to dem wn rh
appears t• the cash book, showing that • ver _
tcficate of deposit tor $102.93 was handed to
the present C.olbmor by the lute Co lector
Lawson, without explanation, which amount
no where appears to the credit of the late
Collector. Annear entry in the rash hook,
called " Errors,sm.41," rural, r one xplained ;
and Rowe is en .nlgaidaW balance against
the emote of the late Collector of 02.99.
These items are noted for enquiry and rec-
tifie•Ifee in the Accountant's branch of the
laepartineet.
An examination of the Massifs,/ Register
climbed the Let that arae geode moused
aoreetomed ; of alines a lei (nomb..d, Port
rel Uoderieh. Mo. I,) ie appended, numbering
emu* shots, « 166 SIMS, sore 2't'1 pelmet, of *Melt only rtes were to be
27 ta bet dam mei. A the feed .ha" oseetui5g the .'',hoer, tM
ems seer each, rte weight seeta reMiwiee baring gnus tate cowmplies
i{ s}riajimg der,. ke weigh of se * *di.,"
Merest of duty tar wiry.
Silva t of (ba *s.st k wosl4 rtllttlre A imolai ismpsctiec of toe Cellos" Rego-
« the ter ed es to the ewe/seism that greeter
1416.4,
bNver leregdatitiee bed Mee pleaders than these
el h et wepms� imbesri by torr lea of .w"mtmmed laa&
Sethilli-romist, the he abed abed ab., (int Mltgs, ea "lies sosdn.tone{ ewer
Searectlw to the rip,„ }dmiudrem en of
le i1w, Ira s "ttAe ion n the se-
* b oA hoer b..% t*M► theatres wM �i t the
c�iemerendesis
v .4
kt i.lt �jj lees �tkra ekes e, leas ammo *Nee of ear e..elrteem obi
iewYimn, .i.i geiwg .4110, , i�tas�cct _
LtbK R' A�s� s�iiM� of 12 Mies{ sea whish as aver
mlig-a.war-arlairra - 11$. cements) lgo I mm"b bas Mee gives for
•Lt'awtaaOr-.Ulanmm"shemgag. dosing se the lam* dIRK 26.
tem. Stied bi IBsAIrellie Warm -ad a .t.eiw a 20 .wart da .lira..ars
aam�istardOught 4rstmrq• ad.esrleeked ago erect t et 41 musk. lam Wee gives AO
hhf(eil�e���4 /hM "et"matrhat ire �mmwssl im�e.m eMld.16 s
tttW r+�wy ke gall Mm .Aire ►i 0t ll lea gar% de wlieb .s sae-
ei w Iasi area apt mak et 41 muses has bugs glees int
"beeAtha ass whet to ii$.IS, aid
title msyr.sn. bin acid ahem* 1 omeaset es .lie. as ase
ammo he boded seer t) tibm mak of he mama bow gloss ter
Wan= Irks p66 fume *of BAMS 41
day nimwyMem 1 nye it 001 be algessa that as artse
e Greatest Possible Good to
ERIC$. C. W., Til
ei edit of hem four to 61e most* his tea
sieve os wits{ .toy, in this ear be termed
leery ram l or, the rank ear analysis
may be saw pe"idy "mod by "eying that
Me lisle ol$1,1144.63 hes bees deaiug tr-
collated for a period of roar months ill sash
?ear deri.g w Ire fire teen.
On plating Me result ten reached hefts.
the CoileeWr, he admitted that oar Conde -
silica were pet ; that he had habitually -given
credit for duties, and that •t the temuent •
ve,y considerable sum was still eutetaudieg.
Recurring again to the Cash Book sod to
the Customs' Register, we observed that a
slur large member of eetrme bad berm made
sic um unveil at lbs port, mostly of g
whisk bad clearly beer long in cousumpl n.
Oa those wttrire the doom aasuuuted to
$833.66, while the with balance due to the
Governe,eut amounted on the lith iustast to
$.100.4:..
Thu amount we demanded. but it was not
forthcoming, sod the rei i cn all aged eras,
that it had not yet tarn collected.
Under these circumstances. we fell it our
duty to assist out only on the immediate col-
lection uf the b}lance shown on the Cash
11u,k, but also on the immediate entry else!
e neustomed goods and tiee collection of the
duties thereon.
• We had the satwfactiou of recovering the
fullowtug suras :-
U. gouda entee*d by Messrs
Fair A Co. on the SIh inst..
sod which had been ill con-
ruceptron time Sept., 1860 $ 992 00
On geed. entered on the same
day hy G. H. Parsons, and
which had leen i•" eeneump-
ttue niece October, 1861 GI 60
And on other goals, which
had been in consumption
for various }ertxls, the turth-
ef sum of • - - - .... 69 20
Makiug in all -•01112 80
The Separate Sakai tall.
By the followi.0 it will be eels that ole
Bill W been read twice is the Upper
and that it will pwobauly per that
wheat amemdmeet
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
Which, with the :stance above &fated, was
deposited to the cruet of the Honorable the
Receive- General before we lett the port.
Yr. Walsh hue slow reported to r the
entry of the goods remaining on the lint and
the pavmeut of duty thereon, with the exeet,-
tion ott four cases belonging to Messrs. Farr
et Co., and of some apparently small items
which remain to In accounted tor.
lout the mischief is not re red by these
late entries. The goods had gone tato coo-
•umpuou evtdeutly without rumination. 'The
Collector has relied autirely on the correct-
ness of fie invoices produced by the import-
er ; ted, without impuguiog the huuesty of
any one, it is our duty to observe Chet in this
conduct not only hos the law ben• ignores,
but opporta,ity has been offered for the sule
nftution, by error or °thereon, of false or
fictitious invoice" without the post.biliq of
detection.
Ami we regret we have to observe further,
that the Laxity of examination has extended
thrnu_h the whole business of the port. We
could nut satiety ourselves that anytbiug like
the required nc:ileum had been exercised in
relation to any Importation whatever.
it is ear dutr to state that both the Cash
Rook and the Customs' Register present un
mntakabie erdenee uf having beim written
up at stated iutervals hatred of daily -the
latter from the codectcd ennite, and the
former has been mens!. • copy of the Been
ter made at the end Itf each month. The
Cullec,or re.`uctantly admitted that this had
been the cur, and as iwth books are thus
tuuuded on the reports.which were -loosely
and carelessly tnlucribed into the Manifest
Register. the result, as might hare been ex-
pected where the practice has been subrrr
Mon of every climes anp reeulatiuo which
have been eetalelish,d fur the protection of
the revenue, has been unsatisfactorily in the
extreme.
It was 1 in this place may
be properly stated -teat the Cash Book, as
well W other wort at ibis port,
up hy ter. Eden, who eat called in at the e.d
of each month for that ppuurppose, until the re-
fusal of Mr. Collector Walsh to allow reason -
stile expense to tb',t elficer, ,g$pea alleged, a
desire tie euucwl the state of the books put
an end to that practice.
Ner has the practice with respect to the
railway •businesn and gads in transit beer.
any bettereoalucted than the other bsinees
of the port. Whsle pages of the Manifest
book lure been written off by simply noting
tie name of the part to which the goods in
traueit were destined. .Nu attempt baa ever
beer, madeto procure from the earners a re-
turn 01 the cancelled manatees. in tins way
uo Ira than 2,560 t.•ckages were disposed of
iu 1859, sod 768 other prekeges in 1860. All
regardless of the provisions contained in the
Railway Relwlatioms, either in respect of
dereritrgg the character ofgoods in packages,
cancellation or otberevise'
And this a not all. (luring our enquiries
we fouwd evidence that the keys of the ('es.
toms' leeks were habitually 1. -Il in the handt
of the melee yj emppl�oyes. Thu no locked
Sufferance Warehouse has ever been ppro-
vded en to wharf, into which the goods In
transit could be discharged were await'ng
shipment. That the Landing Wetter seldom
considered it necessary to check the goods
from the ells into the vessel ; sod, in short,
that this part of the business has usually been
left to take tare 0t itself; and, Ito for had this
preetice gone, that it had become customary
for the Collector to place in the hands of the
eastern of vessels forms signed in plank, to
be filled up as might be hest suited to the
sue venieses of the partite eorcern.d.
'41.1 the goods in trait were discharged
into open warehouses, .e had occular proof, 1
and it was only then Viet we obtehrd •
loll ndmfasion of the (acts shove stated.
The practice, with respect to the fres en -
tris, hes been made no less ohjectionabls
than in reference to goods subject to dory.
A number of free entries are transmitted
herewith, marked "E. ei No. 2," which will
strew bow they have been made ea bier in
order to viae at once Ione 'corm of neglect
We foetid that the Register of Remora
Outwards had hem kept by Mr. Leading
Waiter Askin, m •4o had the Ayer.gste
Regime. Roth thew indications of indoleeye,
. ed neither were ins coop,etd mite, tam•'►
as endeavor had an. roads to bring them tip
daring mor star. Issdeed, it it our duty to
report mf the officer, that ha newt emodcet
hem been smelt as to reader hies bet ill sdapta!d
to dweba go the duties of his 'thee. Re n
negligent and rerefer et (n his outdoor
Moho, while his dire work it se sloomily r
to be arm illegible. We severely eras-
tal•d him ea these points; sad were it net
that he has, while at this pert been ender a
earrkr ".parka, Naw ' hare have shoed
ate atitomive to hes sebeeiame. we shsdd Mi
it or dew to mamma elk "pati.. of
Yr. Aeon. As k is, le task be par a
IOW politic .hale bi err .row be
liseated repms.lfr and if sot
a Avoid be msn severely dealt
alp. •
Preto what as baa emasd n w:: 1r ease
rot the yrs Oldham Wank her` I. slay{
• r� esg asma.eigd *
haelwielAli i�ldl herrir .etrvap.t
Yb hse tm111rbirl is pant be babe lolly.
He has sawed ands to ge bite dogrmp
ge. wider parrs, of dry.
sad M gm,
seem ware d, and be as
ors .media kir rift einmem s
r
Se W rob » Feat tom ikolia .f1
fink luteol ler wssempl sr
sallsos
QW+asac, April Id.
The Speaker look the chair et 3 o'clock.
Hoe. Yr. McRae tired the mond reed-
ing of the Roseau Catholic Separate School
e claimed tbu the Catholics of Up.
hating bees eoaceded the right
W rate Schools, the principal of thew
trkooh did not arise sod. The object of t1e
treasure was simply to remove from Ibe act
tome difficulties which existed in the worbiog
of it. If Upper Canadians ref amej to greet
the measure it would prove to ower Canada
thet haying the puree wish representation
lis population would give them they awed
not exercise the power their majority noeg•ve
demi is druyine to the Calbola minority the
rijhts which they 'Mimed.
Hun. Donald MsDo.ald ascended the mss
tion. Separate School* bed long ago been
renreded. Ieedlhg mem oras parties had at
are time or other enoree4 them. "ad the
Chid Supei ietendeet of Edceatios, the Wend-
er of the school system approved the measure.
Alluding to the agtcation on the subject in
Upper Canada, be deplored the heated parol
unship surd ignorant dewacoguum which
sought to make nae of this measures for politi-
cal purposes.
Hon. Mr. McMaster said that in view of the
5011 sectarian character of the Common &shoot
system in Upper Garda, which iaterfere4
- with the conscience of none, he woe o}fposed
- to Separate Schools. The strongest feeling
emend stooge his constituents against the
bill, and be would therefore_ rote against the
second,
m!
Stry yet
bare gees
We also
moral tithe/
port whiter his duties
sc1.4.
Ogee Bill (if
Itoa gives a correct idea
TOR " AID THE
8103.
to
elre Charles le.mbeu a Lain letter to Eft -
nand Harton,tell Itim the following sear):
prune mane evellens, et maena
Brittle and Lake Huron Railroad
541,41. Day Elpreu.
SEAFORTH 11.0? 1.10 1'
APRITC. --
SEAFORTH
*ton eignali.
GODERICH, C. W., APRIL 17, 1863
ilfENV MEMBERS -EOM HURON AND
BRUCK
By our &deices from Quebec we learn
that the Repvescntation Bill to be intro-
duotd next week will propose a very seri-
ous alteration in the Representation of
thew Counties. It hate been understood
all along that we would partake largely
itt any choice of this kind, and, therefore,
the present move dons not take us by sur-
prise, although we did not expect more
than • new member for Bniee. It will he
atitasemialrof Heron, Perth, Bruce and
Grey in saeh a manner that there will be
a member fir about every 23,000 inhabi-
tants. 00,0111, for electoral purports
room 11/111 be divided into two Ridings,
North ad Mouth Homo, the latter to take
is two totraship from Perth; in all human
probability the Wallow Lambe will be
nor I Brute will be divided im the same
way, lie Northam parties Skidoo is two
teetotal* of Orey. Taw are thy princi-
pal dumps proposed ia Upper Canada,
and it will be men that we are to lure fur
weeisMers Staged of one, me et preannt, a
very greet earl& dm the Want To net
off them titres err 'amber there will
be as anal amber of oat esseasseicies
Award is lower Nook. The /Amster
nye the Nadi a the *halo anagumat
will be a oat aloe %Oa memsbeisost
of the fix. ibis pias,erowersamia sa 'Mkt
the ebasolids missive llapromewila at
gm ore thwebasa. while hma hen seal
Mae , hat IS mem ebeelatiollapodila
the prom* af Wag the
kora le mem* le sat sligo4
and go Spa/ oar differ from time to
woe gigs mitigation" er importacee-_
front inelliet Lir" to Cleimemeione
ths Boma It its trim we mossetimaistraw
our ellstemporary out whoa le would
otherwise tamale Palest, but we think los
has Windt to thank for anything annoy-
ing has bees said with regard to the
" New Ciestaission of the Peace." In
noticing, very briefly, its remarks, on the
subject in the issue of the 9th inst., we
beg to disclaim any of the " wrathfulness
to which alltutioa is made. We always.
try to " remember mercy "'when addrele-
ing our Sougeen contemporary on account
of' hie well-known cuticular tenderness, anti
because it figs as with sorrow to see him
thrust toward the calm retreat in which
he would fain esteem,* himself. The
rindica for mays it did not mention the
S•y•usi at all when grumbling about the
nen-appearance of the Commissioa in
print. Let us see whether it did or not :
One of the firit rnmarks it made about it,
was that the ilamiaarrial papers of the
Counties; bad pot given it, or words to
that effect, and as the Sigeal is the paper
comiug under that category nearest the
office of the Clerk of the Peace, it is plait'
that we had • right to take upon eureelves
the task of retorting -betides, had we
it would not have rendered the ineonaist-
ency of the rindicager a jot the less -
And then to make the matter worse oar
esteemed contemporary asserts that he
miyht have procured a copy of the doter
O 1101 if he had so desired. Why did'he
not do so before pronouncing judgment,
aud wby did he sneer at the ministerial
papers for their delay in laying the List
before the piddle ? We coufeas ourselves
unable to main any untie out of the
1-i•idiortor's remarke anent the Bruce
11,1,11,1 -and Government eupport, and.
the infallibility of any aseertion made in
hie paper. When the Vindicator sur
elves the Parliamentary " rite and outs"
of nearly sizlessayears it will be in a bet-
ter ,,sition to issue its ipse disk on any
subject, and by that time it will poasibly
nite enough to avoid- saying, " stand
toid.., I emperor thous thou."
Cotuing to the montane° following the
quotatiou from the Sigbal we find a repo.
noon of the amnion that it said nothing
at all about the commiesion not being
printed. Its immaculate editor must
surely have a sheet memory ; but, Mort
sa it it, he amok have 'leo f gouen tbat,
although he amipiat (a000rding
he received the &fad apo
to his own
the C040 -
on. r.. x er ea tbe effect of this
Immure would be extmedingly injurious to
duce them to IllUempt the enema% a Separate
Scbools where they could not succeed, sod
tumid thee mosso in cresting beart.hurninge
end desire -claw &moat the poste/anon. In
his division the vaunt dissatisfaction existed
*phut the bill. Ile 'need therelore vete
against it.
Hon. John Rose regarded Separate Schools
beine cemented to the people of Canada
by the Union Act, lied he would regard Me
repeel.of the act as • violation oldie compact
made et the time of the Union. He found
tbe present bill was simply &Muted to give
maim perfect effect to the system already in
existence, end boped it would peat without
say ameedinents.
Hon. Mr. Christie was opposed to Separate
Schools upon the same ground that he op-
posed Church and Stete.
Hon. Mr. Ferguson Blair said members
mutt vote either for. or agaiest the bill. If
against it, they voted to retain the present
law; if for it. they did no more except to may
that t he amendment asked for should be added
to that law. He mw no force in the diatom
lion raised to the previous speaker.
Hon.Mr. Skied said his cousetueuts strong.
ly opposed the billowd lie must therefore vote
Ilan: II. Tech. discovered no new princi-
pal in the bill. Separate Schools existed
twenty years and no evil resulted from them.
If the Latnolies of Lower Canada treated the
Protesuurt fellow.sabjects as the Protestants.
of Upper .Canada treated the Roman Catholic*
they would lied a state of society 'uphill
but comforteble.
will
011erit
team
mem,
baa
tea,
rent or •
erre. To
ballot .hell
called tote
tedium shait ba
lead
M
regular army of of the
resew takes ref velours dware being
reckoned sectors to the tames of rhe.hili,.
of the same rock.
It is eestem}.laled to burst the Commarsd-
.eiaCku( .ith power to appoint bawds of
exaafeatiort to tact the kcawI.dge sod pro-
ficienly in drill ref the Akers, certificates of
seek esamisattes to to reetaded is Iha ogee
.t the Adjutant Gcccrsl. The Ismm. •• 11.t -
ride Major" 410 he 'hanged to "Asarimeet
Lelwy Adjutant Oeeerl,'• provision being
mode for tea approramrmt of drill musket. -y
megrims. Th. remnants; portions amnia -
Mir for the must pan to the prevent len.-
The
ees.Thu protein art will M repealed, all fat w
mods ie rehire to *Ike lhodimeary Fore* ebb la
will be continued *111 M In of July wit
year, that being the .ttmNut Ea the proposed
pkmirsseolli,g by trut•rmad for Ow go
mega a milia ransom M broegb ia6s
eaermr.
e
else
resgd 'Y
etweer. if
amours and
users of the
militia the
THE AMERICAN WAR.
Richmond, April 13.
The Int: se s reports Were in circula-
tion yestenlay t fight took place at
Williamsburg tee Hattimay the 4th testate;
'etiireeii the forces under General Win and
:be Yankees. Thew repores ere confirmed
peseetigere who arrived here last eveuiss.
At an early hour on that meriting our troupe
drove the Yankee pickets awl odmpied the
rows, the enemy rettrieg to Fort Magruder,
Trots which place they commenced Jolliet/
the piece. General Wise took a position
; "ear the College, and replied to their fire.
I Our repulses LID tO the eighth inst. were
slight- A revelry rOVe104,11 turd been order.
ad, the result of which had not been learned.
There a • rumor that we captured 40 prism.).
Of S and burnt • large quantity of untitary
stores, but this is not voirbed far.
The Wilniingtoa, N. C., Journal of Thera -
day evening Ina the repot t that the town trf
Washingtoo lead been taken by our forces
(Conlederate) under Genteel Hill the dey
previous, but the Aortal doubts the correct -
sees of the report
The Kingston correspondent of the Raleigh
Journal reports that. on tbe 10111 iusisnt the
Yankees were failing back from Serie Creek
ond Wide has rumors of figbt-
ins for the put two or three days ow the
Blotchy/atter bat says they are oot uf a relive
ble character.
Yaakees in large force entered Isle of Wight
Court House, on Wednesday, captariog four
of our pickets, when they retired.
Private advice. front Newborn to Sunday
the 12th state that • commuilicstion had been
received from Oen. Feuer to the effect tint
he had plenty of supplies, end that :to believ-
ed be could withemed all the force the Con
federates could bringogaiust him tor tLreo
Weeks, if necessary.
New York, April 15.
The Britah steamer Melee, from Havana
iromo the Sib, arrived here tins morning.
The Californie steamer Nerth Star arrived
at Havana 00 the morning of the Oth instant,
for water. She lb I • tremen-
dous hurricane to this 'outboard of Hatteras •
lust her quarter boatastowe in the &leer posts,
anti broke her coodemer for making troth
' Captain Jones stopped at Havana, obtained
aUppires, and would sail the tame day. The
Stealth of Havana wait good-tiee cool weath.
er. h was currently repelled in Havana thee
Admiral Wilkes was a paroled praetor. and
would centime' sub till he could explain the
affair of the Vanderbilt tiring iuto a Spanish
coasting steamer •short time agO.
After the debate the House divided on the
motion, which was carried on the following
CONTENTS -1100. MOWS. Ferguson Blair,
les, Bureau. Leteffer, 114 ht. Just. Lemieux,
De la Terrier, McCrea, Armand, E. Cloches -
nay. J. Duchesnay, Guovremont,Baby,Penet,
Cameron, De Heajean, Hamilton of Kingrion,
Ferrier, Shaw, Leslie, Moore, Allen, Tube,
Masson, Perry, Armstrong, Matheson, Bane
ikon of Inkerman, Crawford, Roy, Renee°,
ier, and Lacoste -40.
Blake, Leonard, Jell. ilernoate, Smith,
Aikins, McMaster, Walker, Chnstie,Smumer,
Simpson. Bennett, Sherd rod Boeltoo-16..,
The bill wu thee read a tweed tints.
New RILL
.40' The Mercer, giees •
seems
ilalitta Bill. It will preserve the dose etioe
then copied the portal rekki to the
4.114
of the
nif
County of Bras, giving us des credit,
which, by the up, is not dooe by ad our
escMhar7li'Adloy soy be amd doubtless is a
highly respectable Ran, but the mere
amerlien the riedicater that he eras
left off the Costaission because he voted
fur Cnyley awl Patton does not by any
means proem peellvtamship oa the part el
those who Made the recommendations.
The saving algae " Dot having been
bellied the tuanglitere cannot prove this, -
is well put in, sad takes the whole point
out of what was galanded to be a bitter
critique. Breeihedy knows that it is
imposethle to wino elematiasion of the
Pelee which phase all, and
also that. it Oa cakaary to woke supple
?perm/ aPPild166111Alli if 'spew ago
been overlooluidl.
trate• will worflgat the seat to the
hare no doubt t win be riestat,
ed, as it is metes* Isom, vereis.
diced Frio" that si Abet Iwo bas
▪ to have dm Elletlellalmagga of the
Peace foe Haim red Ehms. fres
party dintioetialt
end Agee sams.
far it really, ire is eater
eat in •141 otwillattet Ali la ogpstr•
kir hem elderly OA moth
car The AO
week ell% Has
*hone tt
webs DIM* kied,
aspat *Poi
ream ilsa disk
mud treasiees
bat • arrow
John Leyelli
receimd • NMI Of
Imo
Ammar
aka ism
Moe,. the Volunteer Sedentary
i'Cri.17,,,e will Iterate as
Forte. No limit
volunteers. The d
"pokey of Int weeks
for forming rogiumes
more than ten regsmeets,
with the exceetio. that
lowed to a Baitalioft
power of femme
certain localities II
With regard tut
meet upon a entre
able for Ave yeacs.
ID the public mini
sided. and Pn
proeide int proof, NU womaged
the peewee. Whereararits Nom"
mad it is eroded to webs se alloweeell
taking an 04.5MS.
Drel grow& and mare hit street
deems, be estiohlished, objest
piet• ed taw aria of essesey Awaits appro.
primed fur We parson a prism ev air die.
tribalism is airs emesam te be eampeted
tot by corps of voiresers. Other elissigo
nna retrect to the roteasesee will be
The elsolgagea et the Mikis he re-
stricted is serum am berme III sod %ad
merrr mr. beam 48 sad a.
It is eropased le abash she eras. Mai -
way men" wen meaty brag ads a rev
imensig grime ma *be *Wee it • Otralaty
e ase ef arra soil war* mar
▪ eseusemmte the main est mirermallda,"
was re many besolisis le. oviaia.• la
ling ▪ vs se be eased by semellaipel
wro, perarktg the maser,
sera es a 1111.11011,111141111111111011vddidlotilsot
ameba seas aim *so Ms
die Clerk tret Ma Paw. Is mew ef ashot
abet mg as the efiatalt
branches a
the Actiob
member of
Arrival ' Mem Yak"
gee You, April 14.
The City of Neer Yeah " which
sailed few at' lye o'clock oe the
creates et Me 1st, mod Qmotestown on tbs
letd matailmi wired at le de ibis meoraiag.
The "Kangaroo" arrived et Lerma ea
the erring ut the lat.
The "Coy n1 Bemasore" reached Qatar
toes oe the Ist.
The Canoed Steamship Compapg had as
iadapiteneet lime et
York, comiseasia es
The Umat bin had uttered a
Fusee with the estmeater thewerat
against the tasmeesuly troths thoes
Law of a
Post monk th.
for the thesfedew
red that the Coe
anther low no
• wit the
suet
ra to
mot
RV
woo k era taiwatil
el
dos ether poems
*at in Amerma, mord
Windt 1/1111M4 so
he seseallsp.
Lades Tame pasieled as sweat
age dhe Os " Peserber by Main,
a the
be
berg" era
roma ea Page LIMA"
seitrasse tit MO Mapes*
bat shell so siaigares as se
sliittptirel that as reallelee arise
Vries ow reparleg as Okra writery. •
Tim goademass ler re sale Wen It
The =41671belei owe the eat mesas
wile assalles Oa the 'bight leteeseeilb he
dm lath ft bower Am/ osi ssorrisp
dos, eat ihe she Weft lissrshe prof sed
Ilbodhoot
;VOLe XVh-ND. Yj
.e.e..• l red • era gawked "'itbar
belch Comatittee --
Bitt to amend the Clemnlas Le padadtirr
Act -Roe. Yr. Csateroa.
B ill to aaosd the Act Telt,
rt
Cous, Chaster 19 of t`0 Cos
States of l pper Comae- M. C. C
ac.a
BM to attend Maptr 19 of no Cooeodt}.
td Statutes for Upper Comedy Iwlt'ale " 4..
Act respecting Dtrsioo Culotta -Mr. Mogi.
son.
Bill to amend the Municipal Corpoatla,aI
At 01 Upper Cawds-Yum. Br. (7
Bial respeeties Ih., .x.1 1'bi of
married women is Leo Cesada
real estate ip U Csaadr-Mr. 1(
Beit to amsmd thiArmsgnl Aet of epief
Cinads, In respect to steers of acct or eart
remldeet leads, did tdLeflleneemeprgvliaoyl•
Yr. Mack.nen. -
TOE Dumb Nstf.wt-The Aar, maglatst
11 etormINEdele id ahisisuse,
of _owe "sterliett. Itedalsaft at mews/
Isillhe00 against 40,600 lam yew' et heAr
1,160 more Mhos leas year of nearinAt
1,801. The Nand Clem Venomless/ ,oeit
Nato et 0,000. sod she Royal Norm amanita
100.0641. A
mane shows also Met the oramher arasafit
meassaups Is the navy, sow ars,
end of pada 104i. 'Thialtes Near
pada. steamships are beading. The huiblet •
of 39 others is suspended. The eltesere
sailing thipsallnat ere 101; maltiog the t
attest and sailing Wipe in the Brains may f
os the let of Fehuesuiy, 669 in all: 2
Tim Tutors or flattesi- The dredut
seem at length to be in • (air wily of aelltity
a king. The National Aseetehly have a*,
ed Prince TAN wan of Demerit, Of as,heihr
better lumen, Prince WILLial Clui
berg, brother of the PflOCON1 of Wales, to
rept it.- Leslie?.
to prevent excelloq of. the dealt penalty iir
to defeat the bill by giving it a three tribe
hoist, bet he was left in• We Piner
ant say we approve of tile legislation; eael
ire ean only hope that the good tersiek nit
m• ailed. The bill los to paw 11%0 Cpepe
Hodes before it becomes
If a railroad man were to Wien to ME
It tea table he It a taw
al tbi
ems, had been Whet capti:zebz, Cris, i
Whits an AMMAN* prises, with ills fir
former as *eked what hill girt to
value thews not 1::447/affirre *wild redeeln
N oy 2 Ilf give it fee
the ahem was asked eat gut 'lumen ef
Cyr's. To which she retitled ; !did tiot el -
merge hist I my whole attention wee Steel Ur
Os Ow gement(' nme who word have pa,
chased my Ithertyleith Ins life.' •
Crowl Laud" sag Agocaltate.
From the Comatissioner of Cremen 'Andra!:
report we learn that the quantity a lead owl
in 1861 was 405.190 acres, being 262,474 tear
than in 1861. The somewhat enamel Watt 2
atated that more land was aid lot Icor it
Lower thin in Upper Canada. This wed
oaring to the discovery a rich asinine {met*,
and the opening of colonisetion roads. Tho
disborsements of the departments in 14111
was 11170,665, in 1802 111112,21"4 72.
The Minister of *pieties* Melee that lest
year 17,200 tenni/mats settleal hi the Prb-
since. In 1861 the member wee 12,2211. -
Seventy per cent of the entire immigration
settled, in both years, ite the Upper Prodece.
-Fres Press.
gle an old ploy, Ate andertakerre pewee
ow of hie mounters for leagliter in a funeral.
red nays bies,eYou mead soul r ha, e hem
raising your wages dotes two years °eon Iles
eoredithwi that yew *mild appear eorrieefte,o
mod the hillier wages yos near, Iles beeper'
you look f-
en How do yrre spat aloes with your arab,
metro, tory r asked • father of hie links
bay. Tee ciphered through addition, porti,
se eagineer on a 'abort line rail reed!
m▪ od whet did you do io help is to gain that
.De DIA? 4 please fear bonorf
and eat of hie Int.' `Cut ofr foot I Why
dielit't you tut nff his hoed?' •A h. aa' faith,
yee hewn, that was off already.'
Mathias is more rernarkeh's., at Emmons,
with Roues monuments, titan the aborime
the resseafal resort. The eked and ems.
bear Wog te a perkid of wrap* hetet
The deed so theogia isf big gat ears mi
ote botre ears, le Wier, a Ilea le
the pert With a
goggle* Chrtitsm.Gentesay
or do departed se shoe who havessmit
A gond lady. vrte bed taw Andrew Oak
wkh die wear inset he • friend
tesiegy. The frail hist
a mot lam the -w4;
saw phase. la tha hay aim
instel4 sliest *Oa moat tie mew*
ler thellegaim Ad MAIM Mb.* Ot
died; Aside's tea asir bale the foga
Soi timid them gees et lb* are be ha
atom mad ark** lbso oat al le st
tow bps *my all MI area/
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