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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Signal, 1863-12-31, Page 1W. T. COX, &liter sad Proprietor.] $1.50 PER ANN. IN ADVANCE$ The Greatest Pofdble Good to the Greatest Possible llirber.'r (IODERICH, C. W., THURSDAY. DEC. 31, 1863. 1 VOL. XyL-1 hie Burda �igaxl. GODYEICH, C. W.. DEC. 26,1863. mTATZILILL DINNZZ AT OTTAWA. The Diaper to the Ministry in Ottawa, tin Tuesday evening kat, was • great ems tion, 150 tickets havtog been sold at S5 seek, There were six JfiMisters of the Crown premia, together with all the astable of the Ottawa motion, and the cordial reception of Hon. J. 8. McDonald and his odtegtaes is the future capital is es evideooe that their servics to the oo.eny have been duly appreeiated.- The Mayor of Ottawa, who presided, bore testitmony to the great .ucoeds of the Pro torr i. the fans of a world of difficulties, . ad the ability and courage with which h. had borne out bis pledges to the coun- try. Prom the nose of the epeecbo, de- livered the Ottawa people will learn that the Dieing are determined b earry out the Queen's decision is its integrity, not- withstanding the frantic e%rts of seine d the Quebec sad Montreal men sub would at this late day gladly throw aw.y the vat suss already spent on the Parlia- mentary Buidings for purpos s of self- aggrwdiaement, and bese., we may rea- sonably look for a beartier rapport to the McDoeald-Dorim Cabinet from the Otta_ wa m.mber at the ensuing session. Frttm the Globe's tet egr•phic report of the Dingier, we extract the Premier's ipeeeb : Hon. John S•ndfeld 6Lacdeiald alluded to the presence of men to whom he had formerly barr opposed, Messrs. Fences,. . d Petrie, nee members for Koren. . Two of the most important emotions which occupied the at- tention of the country wen the connection with the mother country and rhe pprreep•ratioes for Ware. All others had fallen into in. eiaaificanee before these. He win glad to hear the tribute paid by Col. Turner to the efforts of the Government to provide a defen- sive force. These effects, he, %bought, had gjven setisfeetion to the country: Let the shooting look at the legacies of the lata Oov overeat : t6e Ottawa dificulty, the Postal Subsidy, the latercolonial nrad, the Geeaa Mut Service, and the Rent of Upper Canada. Large companies had ion of the peblic highways, upon which they bad raver paid anything, thoupfh they lived ape the m.e.- ses. Thea things the Government bad, to a gnat extent, remedied. I be credit of the country was at this day better than that of say nation in Europe. We bad negotiated • less is our own usetry, and established the fact that we need not go to Loudon whenever we wanted money. The Government deur.. .d merit for the srtwwgemeat they had made. They &ewrved the greeter eredit when it wee °s moldered that they had borrowed money ben at six per eeot., when in England it win worth eight per .est. He referred to the �a�faf Sa y, Their predece cors ought to lave settled it, as they were empowered b7 la. to do. They had istead appointed arbt- taatora. One arbitrator was in favor of 4300 aril., and another of 0200, The difference wneld probably have bees compromised at 1250 per mile. 1 be present Gov. settled it at 1100-eBecting • gnat Trigg. In regard to the oe. mail servies,they got the same work b.e for 664,000, whieh before win done for 6104,000. The CartieeKacdosald Govern- ment said they intended to do this. Well, so ✓ ah the better for them, but how mach bet- ter foe boss who had done it 1 The Militia Biill phased when first Ice (Mr. Maedwald) ease into power, ws never intended to be sisiest It s confirmedly a harried mea i s. By the Bill of Ist session volunteers wen placed in a better position than "vet before. (Cheers.) When Lord Monet came Bra wen only 5,000 men enrolled ; sow them ween 10,000. It w sad the Ministry had sot Amid ,u eIent attention to the eepu- dim es. Though it hd bees made as judicious- ly �e pp�.�tale, it had sotentded from 7184,000 tolfie0,000. No sooner bad the Govern- ment got thus tar than they wen trailed for set paying the volunt ees. No engagement of W sort W beam sessnd into by the Mir �.sg► ttbe4.yy woad eater into it at next isseciag oT Parliament (Cheers.) They ,..emiieei ml tba slo6irag, sod dist premiss 1711,100 f the of theca b.f .gat At that time they had Kr. Kd- hdy'i report, eyieg 11146��01 000 gem required far the dspartmenW beiddinggs. alone, Maytag E1M,0o0 for the Hoag. The prevent Go.- ern.eet applied to Parliament of r $500,000 bt them latter, ad.ren after that, they were 1iaased of m intention to ebeat Ottawa,- Truy they thought it M ileus a n.samisiss se that t ey m kaow .bat they were doiag. bet thoegb iastruetios. fer that commision were minute, yet amid .11 the berry of a ehsege of Government, it w bused le 21 dap smr they bed t kes easy so.saioes wen they there 'bald be re deja (Chum.-) Ahr the eommkrion tlslpefM test • ohmage of emtreetor. shond bad � the old seed he bad (srheot_,esed, tad he ears gW Mee igs that outdone of the Moiety Ilan Gperwimed i• Otsswa. The C.. _ .._ r. of Cewm Leis bad eyed $7S IM so die is his dep•rteeat He a t W 5...d, y die il,iii per s+ast. 71my asi set target sit �y esa Mr pmtim . aux Some Menet pewees bad ben ilevaod etch gad their platy m•{Bml. sma Nora men twos t sed sot bgeew they wow get w••� their pier hd .0t bon re-/1Md 81 a .E legume. He denied that be was imf}f�i�oksf M mengreAg.- He embed et some bog se argument m prove that the ems� -of amitpntion 6. Om.gd. had begat wM w e ea • lacy, meals ono beteg me- ad ea, Whin shso tons set the ming. smi• gents eft I ant de ad. lute ,.M,.d m the pmw tilt, Am tie Ilydmsfl mid wen i. p► gut , and m tie time whim t s McBamd Ce. ;si, 1t. St. Lw ewe Com* mad 1M Owed T SoM win bag brit. The P..eia is es the eme.m d sin. W s..•i• ds. II wsMd be . d i raw 1 an pabee wads le hem ass M� i Ibis ens. m de Obinp igeW.�ie and s.hie tit tl s.w sad abs tashesd. Wbafi .'. O ,..b* rat lis er by �s�e�mg din aserigeties i el the dlmr (i1 totem gwg..lnis tont M ► I. 01. «�ldisim. M was ••n Gulag l�we Y Mehlr el the q� w.uM preheat this Oiveeism$l U i. f THS XJ YOLI.TY p.er, +rote ptmhiag m av tae... b.udi.g. ( - to esmpletioa. THE £ZUAZ-&iXG UGOUITSS. The following telegram, which we re. ..deed this monist, indicates that what has Dee. tanned " the great I.terustioual Prise right " terminated in favor of Kin;;. We gime the aamoaooemeut as we wou.d any other piece of news in which a large number d oar readers are intewted, although, for oar own part, we Wink it u high time such beastly exhibitiau were put down. Thu moruiag's papers will probably cutin the shocking details. New York, Dee. 24. The Asia reaobed at Halifax yesterday. She brings news of the great Prise Fight between Kiog and Heenae. There ws but lithe scieooe displayed on either gide m the oonwt Heenan u reported to ha.e had kis shoulder broke. 25 rounds were fought in 3 i minutes, when Klau was declared victor. The fight was &vocable to Hsluke, bat Kura showed the .sore endurance ps u6dar et B. gde�ed immM ggmi#y fIIM lied spilt- sbwlttmeit Is CZNTSAL SCHOOL EXAMINATION. The regular half -yearly Examination of this Institution took place yesterday. - Heretofore it has been customary to ex- tend the examinations over two or three days, but ate this occasion the Principal determined to try the expetiment of push- ing them through in one day. In mome respects we consider the change a good one, r it eoabis visitors to see at a glance the progress being made in the several departments, and to judge by actual oom- parisoo of the eioietsey of the several teachers. The Primary Department, taught by' Mises Augusta Morgan, Christina Came- ron and Clan Morgan, win examined in the forenoon, tad we are pleated to see that the little folk are making good pro- grey The Middle Department, which was ezamined in the afternoon, u taught by Mia. Mary Walker,J. A. Street and James Thom . Mir Walkeru ave sin •or peon 7 Pert tescber, and has evidently instilled into her pupils not only the rudiment. of knowledge peculiar to her department, but an earnest sprightliness which will be of great advantage to them ab they advance towards " graduation." We did cwt ob- serve • single law in bee, method of in- struetion. The recitations and singing were particularly charming. Mr. Street's clam u evidently making fair progress, but we were sorry to notice that there was not as much attention paid by his .scholars to the subject in hand s could hare been desired. It may be, however, that he is blessed with a larger proportion of the " unruly members " of the school, in which ease the teacher would cwt be blam- able. Mr. Thompson teems to be an ex- cellent teacher, and hs unquestionably taken great pains with hu pupils. The scholars under his charge display much cleveness in answering question. relating to the branches taught. In writing, es- pecially, they are making rapid progres. The specimens of penmanship were writ- ten by the scholars on oval cards, arranged against the wall of the room to a very beautiful manner, and surmounted by the i.spinng motto, " Exeleior." Con- sidenng the general progress of the de- partment, the writing must be eootidered superior. Little danger that the gradu- ate of this ehool will ever have to sign their nams " William Jones " or " Jane Brown," his, or ser, mark. The Senior Department, under the direct care of the Principal, 11. 1). Came- ron Eq., u compelled of scholars who have passed through the other departmenta,and who here receive the finishing touches to the only education many of them ever receive. The exercises -were highly m- teresting. In Matbematis, Grammar, Reeding, Geography, English and Cana- dian History, Aa, Ae-, the questions propounded by the able. and zealous prig cipal vine answered with eagentess and almost invariable correctness. Our splen will not admit of detal1, and we will eon- el.ds our brief report by saying that after .. impartial observataoo we have no hed- totem in eaassti.g that the Centrer School d God..ich, for general eieieney and e 1W .gefahsmtt, .•Gast be amrp.ssed by aiyttiealar Modesties i. Upper Canada. The attendance of visitors was tol- erably geed, especially ou the part d the 6.d•Lea, bat it i. still to be twgfatted out parents gene�y acre be be oaware of the impnrta.ee of wibssi g the p.biie exaainatios d their ahiidoaa. Mesawaa* Mownla-Tb Yiswm- In Meelf g i• a eeYms tell1Y fie Wes berm Chssal of this town was held es Healey esng IGa , Mr. W. T. Get i the slab. The ammtlass. ow* M ■ enotlinmelw s aafhvewabk einem eshmese, true sM es liege es ea hear esmeims. Isle gies addressee were dedieseed by Itwi. Zees. Brew.sll, Chseer, Melabsr h ad Bredie gt. . mow mays tbber m� mopp MIL- our se M tide 7rptls. a etre bond � w ' rthmt Pas Ail e/ gimp s. w� •• s sem eo my epee% and r The canvass fur Mr. Detior gos braes ly on, and his friends are confdent they will win the day. Although the Watson men affect a certain amount of buoyancy of spirits, they have now to admit that Weir aatiepated majority will be far les Wan ons counted upon two weeks ago- Thu fact speaks well for the Detlor side of the question. Tug W EATHga during the past few days has been delightful, the clear, bracing atmosphere, and the firm, frost bound foxing beneath rendering living an abso- lute luxury, With a little more snow on the ground we should have nothing left to ask for io this respoct. Ae it is, our streets are giving signs of activity, which must be vary pleasing to shop -keepers. (� We have received, through Mr. Moorhouae, in advance of publication, Harper for January. Send in your names, mow is the time to subscribe. TRE AWSkIOAi WAL 1 The K.ss.a-Xtag ineenab.r - rag aegGrds New Yosu, Dee. 23. The Goemameet has decided that the safety of Ameriss ea rale leaving this pot t reggaes that 0o person shall be allowed W Isve this port as a pea aeuger or otherwise on any American vessel without first receiving a p. port from the Marshall of this district. 1t r ■ndestad that • gunboat bas been stanoned u Seedy Hook by Admiral Spaulding, to intercept every ,rutin lera,ieg the port by ihet outlet; and .mother vessel at Throgg's Deck to exam- ins ,easels leaving. the port by wy of the Sou d, .ith inawctions to detain such aa tae without load... Auy nue can obuin the pro- per passport" who con have ha emelt, pru- perly voscbed for. The adoption of the stringent measure will probably prevent a repetition of the Chesapeake dime, Prti.ausi1 •u, Doe. 22. -Hy a gentleman who left Hiebmend on the 20th inst., we lay. the following later inform.,ioa. Ile says: - "The Richm'ad papa: -s of the 20th inst., have despsirlres from Bristol, Tenaesaee, stating that lien. Loogetreet with hu army wa sal tyuncint, and go doubt • seem* battle would be fought in the vicinity of Jonesboro, Ten. oeseee. Reinforcement from Col. Jacisen's tad Gen. Sam. Joni cumniond were going to Imogetreet. '•A despatch from Meridian, Missisippi, reports that Joe Johnson's army is in motion, and it i conjectured that it intends to rein- funve Gen. Hardee. " it u rumored in Richmond that General Lee wj1l be sent to command the north -.est THE SCIENTIFIC AMERIcA4.-TDe Georgia as the only hop of retrieving the tenth volume, new series, of that admir- able periodical, tee Scien� fic American, published by Munro k Co., 37 I'ark Row, New York, commences on the tat ufJan- uary next. Alt mechanics, inventors, manufacturers, engineers, agriculturists, chemists and all clase. of readers, should patronise this very ably conducted journal. Indeed, we cannot too strongly commend it to the public, because the substantial and reliable information it iwparts u worth a hundred tumos more than the annual aubecription price. Tue ATI -ANTIC• MoNT/MT_ Tne thirteenth vo ami o4this able American periodical be- gis the January nember Steadily incres- ing in popularity, since its present Publishers, Meso. Ticknor k Fields, assumed it. man. agement, it has • eirculatiou greater than that ever reached by any Americ n magazine of its clam, tad numbers among res regular equtributors such names as Inugtellow• Haw- thorne, Emerson, Bryant, Agauiz, liolnies, Lneell Harriet Itercher Stowe Whittier and other' scarcely less eminent. its stereo- typed volgnes are a ,aluab.e repuettory u1 original papers on a very great variety o f subjects, and its mo thly trues have a genu- ine freshness and fiteess bis thin briar. If it is • good test. as it certainly is, of the standing of• magesine lust it attracts and introduces new writers, the names of Higginson, of Gail Hamilton, and of the temented Win- throp are evidence ',hough of what the At. lantic hs thus acco:uplahed. + F.e the signet TEMPERANCE• A. M. Mutfrt, Esq.,. B. A., is st present lecturing in the different towns ged villages of Huron, Perth, Itruce annd Oxford, with good success. Mr. M. is • Son of Temperance, as well n • Good Templar, of long etandiog, and has lately accepted the office of Agent fur the "United Canada Temperance Alli- ance," whose object h the tot... n,ppression of the traffic is iutoxicahng liqu ass by legal enactment. As Mr. Moffat is able to speak fur bimsell and explain the principles of the Alliance, we will not make further remark. upon the abject, but sipaply 'sy that we ha.e listened to him with great attention, and con- sider bin an eloquent, logical and convincing speaker. The following its en ietroduetioa to one of Mr. Moffat s lectures, which will give your rwhyere some idea of the gentleman's oratory :-" The charms of eloquence, the graces of poetry and the pen of the novelist have all been employed to portray the beau- tin and eotoree the clues of Total Absti- nence, yet it is a subject n( abiding interest and will continue to be • theme of matchless importance when the exciting topics of the day shall have bunt like:other bubbles on tt.e stream of Time. " The great temperance movement did not originate in the chafing. of the social m.chi- nery-il esu not called into existence to sub- arve some political purpose -it a one of the groat, good and noble reforms of the number of those that adorn and beautify the present .ge. 'fae object we have in view u one that mat commend itself to the approbation of every tree, generous and noU. mind. We sk to benab at orae. and forever from our fgir teed thalcfnul monster tbst bas caaeed "sen ninny n..sh.,s r bewaii their sew,.. And mans wire. nn warp then hWwnn stain." Dry by dy we listen to the tale of wee cane- ed by the fiery demon -homes ones radiant with the serahine f joy awl h•ppineeu ha.e beeome the abode.\ref misery, wretchedness and cue -the lurd� of strong drink stifling every rwble aspiration, quenching every gen. groes impels and pnaoniog the frnwns of pan affection in the hart, till it beenta.. the monster pecmno. Needle's of the mtnsels, warnings and entreaties of friends and too- rations, he rashes forward, u if armed by some magic power. to the vortex of temper& . 5d eternal min. This a so famey sketch, nn idle dram of tis imagiation ;-thevsands thus yearly ge dnwe to a dotebcde gram, witb • drunkard's shame h"wnrled ase their mem,er� pet sn long a the drinking eta► Mus. of eneietf .re upheld ad perpeated by the fashionable and reacted ; eo long a the iaig5rnee tmi, ie iateate.Iing liquor w pro- teemed by tis 1..a of our land, so long w,11 ins Mee fcwetae rel all iniquit ) Brod its pelletal, et e•m m etrreaps thhe ssmmte Might /M ince l eY, mod i s the seal of oar fellow metre Newry bead Mme b.ar i..ym�atby .Mab Massae ir..dem, that ging wed lie Dodd isms nm patrioY.m. or kr eerwhed4, t4. gwW is*5sem of Chvbia► �, &ajj the w.rhM M.M of Teyn*s. rase..d .ektt.g am the .mn..l .reser, d ept far their m 11 , Deem ora Nu Ades. dry ( Salm oil ,b het srmd fes erg: i Sibs f'r yes skew a l yetF fig, SeIIm fey tib gym R'arn d yew Od sad ism .beles leewwdd -Car. heavy dmme-re to the Confederates in that quarter. 11ia army in Virginia has gone into sinter garters, except one division which u under General Early. " Some uneasmee and excitement existed in the vicinity u( Staunton, Virginia, in con. sequence of the approach of General A.orill'a command. Imboden and Rhodes were en- deavoring to oppose General Averill's further advance, mrd • fight is expected in that quarter. ' Inibe Confederate C.ungress tbe;fubatitate bill hs been abrogated, and all persons who have put substitutes in the army are compel- led to go themselves. H. S. Foote still con. tines his severe denunciation of the Cuoled- er.te Administration. "Itis rumoured- also that cummrioners will be sent to the Court of Madrd in betel( of the Confederate Govsrament. ` ' Flour Ma Riehmood is $200 • barrel, and is still riting. The people are generally deo pendent, ad the winter .ill he awful fur the poor. • it is stated in the Enquirer that Presi- 'dent [).vi. will soon make a decoded change in the whole Government, and alio in the army. Fort Monroe, Ike. 22. Ws take the follow' ing this mates from Belle life of December 6:- '• All arrangement, we are happy to say, are now completed fur bringing off this ex- citing event in the coarss of llse ensuing week ; butes to the day, time end place of startiar, he , we <mn sey no mor+ than th.., treat every one must be in leoodun on Tuea- d.y. December 8, at the eery latest, who washes to beDrr•s ot; or ba will infallibly Ion ' throws oats "Tse entire conduct of the affair has been left by es in the heads of a greet eoaveyane- iu„ fi,m, .bo have stipulated that to them must he entrusted the 'election of a day, a tiny, au hour ard s duunre from the metro polo; sod the being a�g3�reed to, t sy aaured es they have every eonOdsncs that they .i11 bring off the battle without let ar hindrance The ddhculty as to the ' roughhs.' loo, .sem. from the admirable arrangements that have hers made to be entirely obviated. A auffr- uent lure. has been secured, exclusive of the ring constables, to in a e protection to gen- tlemrn ticket hoiden .t the point of depart- u+t ; and, u the tariff is seranied by the company at f.3 3a, and not . simile person, u,t rx. jaing area the men and their backer. ■rad aeeo,,d••n. will be counyed free, there u every hole the. the company will be eery se- lect, ' As to arnvin4e at the station on the morn• ing of battle, we sere a(ain to request that geutlemen .ill pay theireabneo before atart- ine, and give them order to drive at once to the place which will be pointed out to them by some one its authority, and at this place they may rest assured tbee will be able to ubo. um wlmisaion without molestation.- lnether doing let ne beg of them to observe, and that ie, to be at the starting place at least an hour before that named to them. Any persons putting off their arrival to the last mi,ute .1.1 have themselves only to blame should they b.e left behind. fat them not forget also the .ound advice w.,gs.* them last week as to creature comfort . 'There is nu knowing the length of the journey. All that con be depeudtd on is that it mint .ae- eesaarily be over before midnight, s the cooveyenee must return immediately darkness comet on. 7'he caterin4 for a few of the Up- ppeer Ten hue been undertaken by Mr. Dan Pinton u of old, but of course be cannot un- dertaReoto victual the whole expedition; tad it jt therefore that we advise those who are not inclined a Mr. Pinion's list to provide fur thdotxl.es, u the ordinan run of camp (chosen rill searceq he able to pal the honorarium for the journey. in addition to the pn-caution thus taken for lbs eumfort of travellers at the commencement of the voy- zee, we have to state that a selection of ring teepee has been made which we trust may prove satisfactory, est the men pbekted out bare ell ag.eed to stick together for once. in their lives. and see what can really be docs to pats rod to the state of things of .hich we here lately had so mach eause to eom- Iau. ' It .i6 be the last chance and we can r same these men, many of whom keep bouses, that unless they really stood by one soother and prereut the sli:htest possible interruption of any kind, Gad also protect the gentlemen present the only match making we shall thenceforth recognise will be then made among frentletnen themselves, who will tory out their views without the ameistaace of the aforespid eponinr housekeepers. whose beei- ness will thus suffer to an extent of which they lithe dream. " Aa to the belligerents we are toured we ate fully justified in stating that both are well op to the mark. From each of their r.epee- tire headquarters we have a bulletin that ne- er esu either in better health. Heenan will be a trite bigger than when he fought Sayers, awl to all appearance e • far stronger man than then. King too, is somewhat big- ger than heretofore, but he is a man .ho never carries much 9es6, and we should doubt if he will much exceed thirteen store while the Betireia boy will be nearly fourteen stone. Heenan u still the favorite but any over fire to four u freely taken by the Kingites. .. -Heenan will hold his levees at Owen Swat's, awl King at Mr. Richardson's but of course neither man will come to town till the last minute, and the peep the public will get at them will be of the briefest." The United States steamer Maratau:a hm arrived from Welminmton. She rerons that the Ii,tht ship .ate blown away from Frying Pan should on the loth int. Fairfax Court House, Dec. 22. General Michael Corcoran died at halt put eight this evening from injuries received from a fell from his horse. Washington, Dee 22. a Information received to -night from the army of the Potomac, says that there arc oe indications of a retrogade movement towards Washington as hs been been reported, uor is it believed that the enemy in their present condition are able to give u much annoy- ance. Their cavalry, diminished .onsider- ahly en our front, are not equal to the task of making any formidable raid on our base of supplies owing to the impoverished comd tion of their horses. The iusuffcieac] of shoes and blankets, if the statements of deserters can be rr'ied upon. renders is equally improb- able that General Lee's infantry can be called from their strong posiilon ad comfortable sbelter to undertake • campaign during the rigors of winter. The probable number of reenlistments into the veteran corp from the arm of the Poto- mac is estimated et ,10,000. The delay in indicating the precise dee of the 30 days' furlough has cased man to reconsider their first intentions. The desire to visit their homes during the bold.Js hs proved more powerful than the liberal bounties offered for re -enlisting. AGOLDEN WEDDING. The New York I'rtlwne of Monday Iasi Says: "On Saturday evening Commodore Vanderbilt's Golden Wedding was cele- brated at his residence, No. 10, Washing- ton place ; and never, it is Safe to say, has an occasion of the kind come of more satisfactorily. Thu distinguished couple were married in 1 8 I3, when the gentleman ws aged nineteen nod the lady a year younger. A family of thirteen children children blamed their union, twelve of whom are now living to rejoin in the fiftieth annirerusry of their parent's wed- dingday. Sino. that quiet marnageday, when this happy ooaple commenced life with nothing but youth. singular personal personal beauty, mutual afection and in- domitable energy as their portion, they have hd a career of emeses almost an - paralleled. Slowly at irst, and afterward with signal ability, they have attained reputation, wealth, and that power which wealth, and wonderful margy combined ham rendered eseond to that of no private citisen in ser country , and in all this time God hs en blared them in their home that death hs taken bat one .hid from their 6eartlmtnoe. Three anna and nice daughters, eight .rm.i. law and two daughterein-law,Wirty-t.o grandebidren . nd twn great-gragid-ehildnm were almost all parent ht this Golden Wedding. Be, sides then, Jacob H. Vanderbilt, Eq., ■ brother of the Commodore, ws prwmt and three younger sisters with • whole bevy of sieve and nephews on both aide., whieh nearly filled the.peions beorte•d, with a splendid comp ey each of whom was akin to the other, Reye ad Were • few invited wen prawn a them, Mrs. Chhr tstopher Oolt .nd vary lovely yott.g daailtm of Hartford, Coo , with ate or two old friends of the family living is this city.' Tia •ave•• ton Qres ..-Tb• Qwbe Meresrp d the ISth ems -' Ws were .id led m ted y wf6 • heavy stern .f .id . ad ueiu, Abel emsei�dd •w,ithout ia.semle ewersres s elstsem IstpoutMlehe peIwAauke- /fef•g e�e•d gas W wine tbw•gb • sieaph, end mw•ei tdgbtfl me audoov acre tins r lrelemo + 4 The French Press and the Congress. IThe Presse of Monday thus comment* epos the refusal of England to take pan in Ihe proposed congress :- The Moailm► publishes this morning the despatches exchanged between Earl Rssell, in the same of England, and M. Ikoey. de L6.n, in the name of Franee. The Iwo des- patches of the Itritisb Cabinet fully justify as will he seen, our eaticiatione and our conclusion. The sbordiration and eon. plicity of Austria, that rawer which is too much caressed be 51. Drouyn de Lhty,r 6.. trap tbemse'ves et this sienibcanst phrase :- "Her Najeety'e Gov..:om.nt has gond realnn for believing that its representative of Astra would take part in .n assembly ie which moth • proposition (the renunciation of (6. posse's cion of Venetia) would be discussed- The consequences to he drove frers the mfur t of England preceding that of Austria -a double refusal, which renders the meeting of the proposed congres imposille-am, LMt kings are not more enlightened now thaw the were fifty years ago, when Napoieoa i. ase& this srois', which we have •heady eited, but which canna be too often repeaW:-e• it le more natural to reckon eoaawbat spo. the intelligenee of the kings; i weld asset but I, ppose they bad sufficient intelligens. to en- dentand seek clear interests. 1 ons mileaken ; they hare taken heed of nothing, and ie their blind prison try have let kor sgaimt e everything.►kh1 bed kept from them; They will ea." Yre, they wi11 m's and re- pent, hat it will he ton !ate. Thu impeeseie5, wh.cb eameo be avoided, are reading the despetcb+. inserted a sr Mmifmr this momrot a Ihat tlw pnliey of Frage, .ill be ,uapell.d, by the torr sof( Niaga, into a .mw path. Int es all he prepared. la another anal., weeds, like the prepped. ing, a .ign.d by Metderle i Dieaeen., w. 6rd tis followieg psssnges:- Fngtsad (orgasm gsiekly sod too !Asa that sill a ea al - Oe condone ar tmislm er menacing her i.'tr iavinlability eI tear was., sor in tis free paage of the ease ahe a sot to i,terfere ie the affairs of the.ou- umat, wbieh d0 est enno.e. ►ate. •• do not go en far s IM Empsra R (- . ben h. sad - 'With my Fmoes, j win naturally to isrh rd berme aglidee more than an .pp.ndage. Natme W made tier on of re lessee, Brite s mashes Oio. ram 0e t'orsis" No, ee ds Get Ip e r w.4 •till les do -. go r f emasmo,eilky Y a eo..ino.ta1 blocka e ; M dime tb dew ktl wlbeal of Farhnd as MSGd • I gli b, t s.ne 'g to M.. world Mt i"ewseRw fo. d+s d.huheq rethar t4.. ■ • mf deliberations hs.ong a e►pssrae se et latww of this refb.dl, e.d withms 1 . t lento. we wsm 4 ge politically se 4 as a lamsele Weehrle• mows% -' dal.y ids' -" -' ▪ A ta+dr. j .msal gym tMt r tM I.Ith e/ IME ebbe► yp et Nash a Lim. m l wrwmn 1 i lt„gleai Mr of W Igmm et W. � iamb, 'b wwss !�_ „__ flea 'I1.. e''lm.p��"�ke eon time. dew Ill • iesnsdiq. Wag ea `m sgalb eeemone• tb1111 s le.s. i d * ee.bera A Steel Oeeen'geiag � Gal Steamer. Two important launches took place on the (5th, a the Mildin •Sand of Mears. Jwie, Quig in k Co., of Liverpool. One was • vessel of 1276 tons, the Formby, built. for Mears. C. S. Lsm,e,k Co; awl the other, the Elope, • steamer of 1494 tons, built for Msra. Fraser, Teenholm" k Co. Both ere arts ere made of street plates, and though ser. eral smaller meals formed of steel have been launched by the same builders, this is the first instance 0o record in which the steel has been used fur ocean ships So interesting was the event considered that Mr. Beed, the cotutruc for of the navy, made a special journey from London to attend the launch and personally 'saline the vee.. -Is. The launch itself hav- ing been succsfully accomplished Ill the models of the ships highly praised, ttre visitom adjoornad to a defeuaer i0 the mould room. Mr. Jones, in reply to the t oaat of "The Builders, gave seine interesting information upon the sul ject of steel u • neateri..l fur oceu-gaine sod mail steamers awl ships of war. Steel, as mew mauu(actured for ship-�r b•ildine purposes, wa more doctile and tulleabte, •tad much stronger and liohter than iron, and io consequence vessels could nut only be more economically b .ilt of Ibis m..terial, but greater strength tad carry- ing capacity would also,be secured. Toe re• lithe strength of iron and steel was; iron, from 19 to 22 ; steel, from 42 to 68. 1'h� s '.. the Formby, the weight of steel use 1 win 500 tons, while if she had been built of iro o the weight would have been upwards of S01 tors. flee Cunard mal steamer Pe,.io (built of iron) had a burden of 3,600 tons ; her horse power ons x•00 toga ; and ah: car- rled 1,400 tons ul coal, and 1,000 tone of car go. H .d she bet m built of steel, with th •- mime drift of teeter aid speed, .he.'ould care ry double the cargo, and the weigh t of the hull would bo reduced to 1,100 tong, while her total displacement or weight would le reduc .d one sixth. Apply tide calculation :o her house power, in place of 900 she would only require 750, the consumpption of coals being reduced in porportion. With re er.,ne -to ships u( war, the question was Paid more 1 important tad serious, nue that the system of armour -plating !rat been adopted. The to.r- tmee of the Weerier was 6109 ; her engines worke.l up to 1,000 horse power ; her speed averaged fourteen knots tad the weight of iron in her hull was 8,400 tone maker her total digdacement 8,830 tors. In ordinary merchant ships the weight tat the outside p?at. leg ons about onetbud of the weight of Mrd0 in the whoole vessel, but in aabip of war, o.- ing to the extra strength required in buik. heads, water tight compartments, kc:., the weight win one-fourth of the average plating. Supposing the platiog.,of the Warnior to be three-fuurthi of an inch, and the outlide plating to represent one-fourth of the whole weriht, it would give a thickness equal to three inches on the exter al area 1l' baht of steel, however, there would be • greater strength, and'a sating of at least owe half in weitht, or 1 in. of thickn indeed of 3m: l �, and the resat would he that a ahip of we.• which now carries an armour platisg of 41in. could carr- steel plaiug of 9iu. thick, and at the same time be superior in general strength ad resisting power. But this wu not the only advautage. Aa a present constructed, a vowel like the Warnor could only carry 1,8.50 tone of coal. which at the rale of 155 tors per day, only give her coal for five days, c nsumpfion, whole if built of steel ahe would have so much more carrying capacity that her coal cargo would amount to 2,510 tuts, equal to sizteea days consumption, Mr. E. J. (teed, chief constructor of the navy, mid he felt the question of iron vs. steel to regard to shipbuilding to be so im por- tant that he had paid a special visit to Liver- pool on this occasion. He freed acknow- ledged that the 'Royal' was much indebted to the enterprise and boldness displayed by the mercantile community in regard to ship- buildine. In fairness, however, to vessels of war, it mut be remembered that they bad to be very elaborately and carefully constructed ea they were often absent four or five years in parts of the world where oo repairs could be affected ; .while iu the case of merchant vessels, even ander the tout difficult circum- stances, repairs could gewerally be mink once in twelve months. Thou. who had the management of toe nary, therefore, requir- ed toexernise the greatest tare its trym4 new inventions end making experiments. He lad a very high opinion 0t steel u compared .its iron, for shipbuilding purposes ; but be would sot pled,fe himse�f to any decided cause ion this direction, emit he had seeu the mule of the voyages by the vessels just launched. New Locomotive. "Haan Cn.saa 9- are - Laswrtnul."- in th. lest rue of the Weekly Peskier r • slahing editorial beaded "Hasty hear Grit Legi,l.uiou-H Was of the Act nlaliate to Township Cuuneils, "'fn which the polar' opposeuts of tbe Prelates ars brlabrmnd fes annoeitehag that tbe sew Act referred to To.nahile duvded into Ward. p ( jest es if they alone made the error 1) So much for the ...orad page of the Prototype : bat oat the fourth Lave of the came sheet, the idents cal Act in question b printed u, hil1, Gad beaded (O1, immaeulate Prototype ) " Towturhip Councils -Representation by Wards abolished." Moral -Thom who live in glum homes should nut tbn w stones; and ,Luse who un- dertake to prom tenaselrrs wwr t6.0 their contemporaries should h... good proofru 4' en. Cloves Sas1. aT Ncw You. -A New York paper gees the folluwine account of • eiever sell on tl a people of New York o. Wedneday eveniegby the tassaag of.n extra purporting to detail the tight tretean llemein and Kung, making Haire victorioes in 165 r unds I l'hat it wee enttiely unteliable the knowing ones anew, u the fight cia fixed for the 8th out., and by no priheity cold the details reach hen at thin date. Still rat had lta elect. -pot wormy into tie purse of the proprieto -win • c•piWly wonwd and em- belliehed .Fir, and wa abo it as successful a sell s h.- he, n perpetrated mien• the ' moo. hose." Nothing at all bs ben received in regard to whet is attempted, erro.etusly, to be trade an " Internatonal Fight." No steam •r has arrived, no information hu bees receival save that in regard to preli"nmary matters, wh'cb have been heretofore publish. ed. The excitemnent a.nong our sporting community a, of course, intense, and betting runscxtrava,'utlyj very many are wiling to take even beta on King. but tbe large repann- derence u two to one en Heruau. Wgitra Horns Max,rcaa, 186.3 -fin.. Lia- eut.iia Dt"txs.-Hca Wire Baomite Bina. rr UAoea it. -President Lincoln has really had the s nallpox, tad is not yet to be aeon by vision ; oto I bare bol to cuutent myself with an outside view of the R'nite Hous,•, -- Mr. Lincoln i. much hetter,- however, and is nuw able to -have bis joke regular)J. When ..the committee of Congress waited on him to announce their readies' to rec:ive ,he mea• sage, the President was found its his private other, clad in a old dresaiog gas'., and look- ing dilapidated generally. The chairman au,onneed in a very f,rmal manner the object of the visit. It seemed to please the Pre.,• dent mightily, .rad pulling his hands deep its ins breeches pockets, and throwing • leg over an arm of hu chair, be replied : " Waal, if it is a mutter of life and death, I can get it ep today ; bet if tt isn't I d rather wait till to- morrow, for the f.ct is the boys h.ven't got through copying it yet." It ws nut a matter oflife and death, and the to..sa4e was not acv t m til W , I ed s•sda M• . y e Lincoln Gia tat evidentlj•thi:k her husband woe very .ick. 1.' rho went to New York Inst week to do "a lit.le shopping." R'hi:e there she I'st her purse, containing a lar"e sum of money, 1n the street. It o s faun,and reformed to her by a young patent claim a;rent of this oD ad Mrs. Lincoln win eery profuse in her t�ks aid offers of saaistence. The freedom of the White House wastendered to the young men, who, if he isn't too. bashful, may consider hs lottuue made. A mechanical genius in England has con- structed a long locomotive with three pairs of wheele•soma or al1 of which, so far s we can aodentad the description, are upon axles that turn like a swivel like the front wheels of a coach. The Object of this plan, and which is said to be perfectly attained, is to turn sharp curved, and ascend hills, thus saving enormously i.. the cut of railroad con,trucaua. Tbe following parapry,h ex. tracted from an article in the Tames, des crib." the performsoce of this new loeomo- tive:- "Tha the process in simple for rendering powerful engines practicable by increasing their wheel base, Gad distributing the loud foe the ascent of heavy gradients- A moun- tain side may ties be travenaed by a series o: Messes, tike those of the old horse patbs,and marrow .nd tortuos valleys may be threaded along the course of e.ountrin streams- 7'he highlands of Scotland and of Waled, of Derbyshire . d the Lake Dstricts, the moan - tato regions of IMIy, >iwiterlrttd end Spain are all within the reach of a chomp ■wine of steam loe:amutioa, dispensers with eestly ta.sule and protracted periods of time ; and it hsrome. easy to deal with the streets of levies and cities, when a po.erfel engine, ea(mhle of large loads and bink aped can mors freol) round a curve s milar to that of the Oxford -meat cine m. If•ny of our read- ers deur let them visit the iit. Hees'. line and jadga fes tranches, .here they will m e ea engine, ant army sot Meetly bot .ith a principle capable 0t adept.ticn to existing mock. Hitbretn, engine, for lire of sba ear.es have not been well adapted to big . peed Mt tbe difficulty bee eeaeed. 1' same engine my traver,e the plus .rad make im journey through, or lather o.er the meestaius with equal famhty, with the ex- eeption I et it esease stud le awry so heavy • l.ad aphids es tis plata." Weraat.v Deoweae.-Tbe Hon. f. Morin, let* Yolirfine ().serol, sad a Mr. i)ueheanay, tot rely drowsed los the Richelieu river, at i 6. flayseithe, a the notennsn of Moedh) last. Tiny ..n mreanin the river, sae 1.641,` the end of a ladder when the dee Melte Mmam1 thew f.et. Mr. Deeheemay met ep to the area , and Mr. Morin sip to km mesh. They remared, says the Jewess{ .beet vestry miasma in the wafer, a.d wen est oat at last by wears of their naddr find • rope. ivy threw nee .ho were all that .null risk tbemsslvas em tis ice to go tether mni t. sass. Tits mhiMenmiw of m.ter on le se. beer sedge few as aslt es a bobkin glove. 1t is she t e hest ee+etiess.rss .het Gas be mal. le rents. • w jtlwsmaarpreof Got -o ar rex Ssovatpri,-A tralition bar been current for yean,hat some lost immi• grants, in 1833, while waideri:1g through the country drainee by the Malheur, discovered mines where gold could be taken op by tbe shovelful. At the time the duroverere were ignorant of the tlnaracteri,tic of geld in its native state, and accordirioly they pried on, regarding the metal as wonbh:as. A few years later some of these men wen attracted to California, ad,on visiting the mines there, almost the first remark was, they "knew where bushels of tont kind of stuff were to be had." Since that d ate scarce • year has pas- sed tb•t did not witness the departure of eoe- panies of Coen who were sent for the purport ofdaeoneing the rnmtry described by the immigrants. 1'bese exploring parties have uniformly proved failures. owing in a great measure to the hn tility of the Indiana, who have resolutely refused to allow the while man to prospect their country, At lat, however. a party more fort.nate than the rest have succeeded in finding the long hest Fold field, and if reports are to be believed, the story of the riebeese bee not been ezageerat d by the original discoverer', The "prospects " show that the immigrant by win ant particularly out of the wy when be seed • piece of Dative gold s • sinker in • country wbere the treas- ore is so plentiful that it meets the ere at every turn. -A lfas(Oregon) bloustaiiver. CUT tT Beoay.-A certain barber having a great gift of gab• used to amass hu cwto. mors with hu .long yarns, while he went through his fuectinne on their hem -4 aid faces. One der an old c Ager came in, look • seat, and ordered hie hair cut- The barber went to .ork, and began at the time one of hie I ant stories. to the no little dissatief cion of the old gentlemen, who, becoming irritated at the barber. maid, 'cut it abort.' 'Yes, sir,' said the barber, continuing the yarn. 'Cat it shin, i my : eat it short ' 'Yes, sir,' send the barber, clipping away and gabbling the faster. 'Cat it short, cut it short, i ay,' said the old fent. tea sir,' cued the barber,grting on with ha stork. •Will you at it abort?' bawled the gentle- man in a rage. 'Can't, air, said the barber, fur if you'll bnok in the gls you'll se. i've cul it .11 off." And to his heerne spore lonkina in the gls the old gentleman found all ha hair cut out ha head. > hLk etisrasi. . O. the 146 iaa, (iwwwor fattia, .4' dreamt • greed to t4. Cuetederete tt-s.e Legi•1•ere of Ifie i•ia, wkereiw he adv..cet• d u the mat replete ha.guog. the ' Mu Bars reader" pokey. f11a fnllowi.g •curing werdo form a portion of the addrs : - " Lok at the pieesrw on al1 •ides and ll premie hopful sad e.e s..gisg features.- ff we •n Duly troe b onrselves, to theewaw sad m W aos.t we eaasit be overthrew. k them • ase Ilia doubts the result of k4. struggle t If them be such • one he ► . traitor at heart, wb dorNees to he .rebus iced or east set from auasg a No Snatw W bem mon 60756, maw faithful, moue der voted. Hose baa wnrberd mom Ilbmen7 i secede ted nes-.e.s hes hand sheer breasts mem bold)J or deleatly to the 50usm, end acne W seat her troop to the leanest of death with mors of toe selfeseridelag der• ddon. than the eommoswe lth of Virgina.m• She enlisted for the war, alter full considers, t,on, and a jest appreciation of all the co.s.• gessoes which won to follow the mp•r.tinn, and •1e will be ter to the mid. She will never sr for pose•, Menu's ahe did trot bowl oat this war. SM will Mur sk for eear• ppromise, es she only straggles for bar right., Air liberty tad iadepodenee. She will, s becomes the mother of States. sand ■p bold• I sad hurl ber scorn tad &flare iu the of bar for ural they come to our terua. She .ill never consent to • treaty of p.aew .hies dismembers her owe tendtory, nee will the consent to • treaty whieb does w.t reeie- nue fully the Seethe. o Confederacy. She kno.s wbat a doe to bar own dignity and character, and she knows what a dee te the Coalederscy, and bee duty will be performed with •.repulses fidelity. Kneeling around he altar of their er.untry her sone well sweat allegiance to her and fidelity to the Confide rate gomromeot,ud their prayers .i11 Noosed to He•nen foe blerings on Virginia an.1 the Southern Couleder•ey.0 Prem Poland. It a proposed by the imperial Gome ry meat of St. Petersburg, acting on a tradition. a1 idea of the Empress Qtherine, to destrt•y Protestsats Gad Poles i one great mammer.-, something pike that of St. Banholomew,- The Ruthenian Provinces ar destined to be the scene of the first set of this bloody7 ing• edyl and these tae the steps which the leo panel mgeats are taking to prepare it. here ss the text of the etre; "His Majsty the Emperor has ordered e to inform you Wu you will .Sony re- mim a eircular from hes Majesty rreeqquiring you organise in all the Orthodox churches of Russia • solemn service. to pray the Orap potent to save the Church and the Empire from another invasion of the French and t.enty other pagan matioca, and that then you mum ylso execute the imperial oras which now follows. $is Majesty believes that the reli oat asn w P ice ill he more aeee t• able to God ifyo. bring to him r • bolurawt the lite of all the Poles. T1ereAm tin m e commanded to prepare, se is your duty. the peaeents of your pari.h to execute the im• perial will the Goosing heron tba sawed for Ur holy eereteoey, so that so Pole i r Roman Catholic shall escape. Yoe mast appreciate the, serious iportance of (lin. charge, which Hi Majesty , eosin's m yew. known loya:ty, and yoe .ill kee strictly lie secret confided to yos. Tim violation of *h:.t meet on yon part will be bold to berra�;s.t�e,�m� crime of the highest order, sad resiehed with the extremist possible seventy.' PAEAGRAPHIBT'S BUDGET. Q - ft is expected that then will be aoee Iegisl•tion in tie next English Partiessest, relative to the Irish Clurib. r " Tbs Charleston Conner 5.y. the wages of • South ern soldier for • seer will not m lce to pmehase • pair of giov5.. �}• Fereiniee Ne. York h5. beew reduced at least one th sines the reseript was mode known cmoesrning volumeie: me ioopokirts. R} New York eity i. sleighing! of etl b. lishiag etiological garden, 11ke the Y.ropsan eities-Loadon, Paris, Hamburg, and others. t} A bankrupt Leaden pbysielm'e debt. amosnt to 5200,000. He Ws a " versa " prootitioner, sod druW he risme Briar sirsly to princesses. f . Cotton gnwing a the Sonde.. sneee ties of Kentucky a largely ea the iaor.asr, ..d lb. gins acre in active operates. So they am that way to • certain extast bat whiskey rather leads g} Chicago received 122,000 bogs is e.. week recently. In • continuous lis they would form • hag telegespb 150 miles long, or a sausage line 11,800 miles in lengtb•- enough b reach from Ssn Francisco to New York. k} The Petersburg Harem mays tbat "aadry penoes".m tastier M Imve the CoA• federacy for Nsa., Bermuda, aid elsewhere, with their wealth, in order to shirk msutioe and military dety, sed to do a Mochade tear ting burner {t} The Loedoe British SM.dsrd int tried the superiors of pr airi•s • sermo n M• each lone for • 1.. weed, mid imbed ib residers for their varlet. The majority wee unfavorable to the series., and. therefore, tie sermon bas bees discontinued. g} The greatest Adwrtisi,g het we have heard of f .many years hes jeiss rhea pine in Philadelphia Msrs. W baster .od wd• son, the gn.t sewing.waehiau mase., al ass expeeae of soma Womads of dollar, Ism ter seated sn advertiseme t which 18..sa page, in 14. pritreat daily .ad w.ghly pepem t4. eity. g} Let week a aaa., Gamed ('.eAO, m*5, .e11 known in Newburgh and vie:Miry. IPSO dri.irrg • ms owned iy H. Plekla, 1 u .,and b nesisag inesxie..ea, wadth,viww tame .f the waao. nt Osis s,48a. w 64a.Ally tij.wd, kis bead sed fated Ming lowly ke4awod sad heeled, t e he ese .Iso bseniS Mg frightm st. weft somewhat iejered. He now lids . 1M prat of death. - NeesiergO Nrdi Amami. sin. g} A Frwmei C,aessit.. Gas Seems te death i *6. Vanier mem, Qeehee i fight, m Wadeydsy last H. sat dewy ageism the ads ef • base end ewe hulas Gnawed. fad 1.1, am Asad se be hers galls we Ueeme of perm W ,Gerd her i the measeime bat and ne a mins e1 Mita tow-kanemd gimme-•dmbtslbs .ir f Orrwru re Mteweiu..-Al timed Rapids, Michigan, on the Detroit and Milwaukee rail. way, are found estensive strata of gyps art embedded in the earth. Aside from the eel of tha .w.ral r eigrienItar l peepe'ss, it is earhle of h.io wrought into various nb' ofiutitity amt oreament. 1t caw be formed late Mti tad little eape sad erre, whet , ie trudssomey, capm ty of retrieing a polish. and soft. h.aaufdlysaded solo•., bean • strong reertwnlenee to the i)erbyshire spar. Its of ••rine. coiwq omega, pals reddish Mown% and whim mottled with Mea Whether them be amy pr lion of tt pare white ono ase ant iaf"e.e t , it tone he it i slabs& ser, and aihh.-was, it . mh1, is had i the levier part of quit ries id gy pmwe, h Kis head eroppier nut ie yhe reads over the Ar pron.s. An intelligent amid- um at Grand Rapids, ways :-• f1. Md. are imnternse, and res cocked for two mile. one mesay I.muralrgseees,.n11d51, ion tis site of a hill. The •4sv a elf • stem• verity of aolom cid earf.a s eDgrw.a of bre. uses if It were casae net y, ss as m pn.wA wLs awe .oiled rab5., asmD4 by oda yrnti�tl wd pas mate tis head. of • ahNrl A whim data Mss Imes dlemn. I o ee eh I I.pat /. rsaadswma might be seed. thee wawa Nee L in ennple� S i aa, .Aim rival rash of w .1.M.Mr verb m e MS be /more /10 Wo. 1��6i� Itis . was eM saom eagi.s.,we.. ' f Imam sem in flu rMme. i 4 f