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SEA -FORTH 8.52 • • 6.21
CARRONBROOK ' 9.09 6.43
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CLINTON 9.58. 5.50
OODERICK ARR.! 1040 . 6.30 s
goin_ser.Eastsconnects 'with Grand Trunk &
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GoinesWeit connects at Crodeilith on Tuese
days and Fridays with sit- Huron for Saginaw,.
s and Sin Monday; -Wedneeday; Thursday and
Saturday with str Canadian for Southampton
and intermediate ports. White's stages daily
for Locknows &c.
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GODEECII, C. W MAY 17 1864.
TIER AMERICAN WAR..
I.Notsiithstanding the endless- dise:spatch
from the seat of war, the position of the
• belligerent hosttis. far from being' clearly
defined: Eager as the newspaper corres-
• pondents are tiat Lee • should he on -his
- •
- backward march to Richmond, he is, -at
West accounts on the taki of carnage it
Spottsylvania. On the 136 it was re-
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ported With/great minuteness. that Lee's
army Was in full retreat to the North -Ann
. River, that fresh federal troop were in
,-• pursuit, and the Confederates were Ealing
into a regular -route, thousands of- them
- being captured .> To counter -balance this
statement, however, the very latghederal
dispatch is dated from what iatermed the
"battle field at SpOttsylvania,".:Showing
j that if. Gen. Lee fell back at aui- it must
have been merely to a fresh, position at no
great distance. There is every, reason to
believe that .the, military power of the
South is stilt unbroken, and that the Fed-
' oralibuse- only commenced theScainpaign
whisk they hope, will,end iii the capture
o• f Richmond.- On this point the Bahl-
,
mors correspondent of the World, sayi:--;--
Th-writ is evident . that so far from
" being near its end, the campaign against
"Richmond haajust begun. ,Genera.1•Lee
"has succeeded in his original design of
;
draWing. Gan-, Grant's' inain army far
'‘away from its base, where it must fight
.1,at a disadvantage; and of preventing
*. ".its junction witlftheiniportant auxiliary
."column of 'General. Butler. -In conclu-
" sion f may add that inno event will Gen'.
t -
"...Lee's army retire within the defences of
• Richmond. The defence of that city
from the . beginning of this cam-
" palm entrusted tit? the troops under
"General Beauregard. Gen. Lee- is be-
"- lieved to:have in view amovement in. an
"entirely different direction."
The Federal loss in the campaign up. to
the 13th is estiniatesi at the enormous
number of 45,000 to. They bave lost
twelve- Generals -Sedgwick, Wadsworth,
Stevenson and Riee killed; Bartlett, Get-
ty, Robinson, Norris and-Eaxter wounded,
and SeyrnipT ands Shaler prisoners.
anthentib-,.particulars - of the • battles
'since Tueiclaireach vs, our readers must
possess, their souls in patience. The fol-
lowing' relates to th4 fight on YridaY, the
T -HE SEMI-WEEKLY
TOWN COUNCIL:
The Council met on Friday evening last.
Piesent, the Mayor,the Reeve,Deputy Reeve,
and Couecillors Stewart, VanEvery, Wallace;
Ranciman, Cameron, Smith, Leonard, . Rum -
ball, Seymour and Longworth. -
The Clerk read a letter from Captain Rose,
to the effect that the artillery company had
paid its proportion towards the constrtiction
of the drill shed, and asking the Council to
take stem for securing the pityt of
the glance still due on the bu irig,
the-. Rifle Company having repudiated
-any obligation in the matter: Eusige Hays,
on behalf of the Rifle Company,charaeterized
the assertions in Mr. Ross', letter --as entirely -
false. '
Oa a propoeition to recelie and fyle the
letter, Mr. Runciman saidos the building Was
likely to be a public benefit to the town, he
thought -a committee should be .appointed to
-
took into the matter and not let Mr.. Ross be
saddled With the unpaid balance. 7
Cansercin thoughtit was not neCessary.
to confer with -Captairt Ross- or tiny other
oaptein, He didnVbelieye in applieants .
coming back eyery few months for fresh;
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grants of money.: The fundssof the town were'
very lovaend as he sew that ,certain improve-.
rnents were proposed; it was -qnite. evident
that the lands of the year : would be entirely
absorbed. - If assubseriptiori ..nveet reuod„ he
would be prepared to do his share-.
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The Mayor saida_ subscription epuld fall
-upon the shoulders-ota few.. If the baildirig,
was a public benefit, the public Should pay
for it. - • -
°Mr Runciman-explained that he did not wish
to epend money without knowing thoroughly
what it was for. That was why he wished to
:submit the -minter to the consideratien ot a
committee. %
I3th
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HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTO-
MAC, May 13.. -The array of the Potomac
• • his achieved the greatest- victory of the
war, after some of the. severest fighting
' ever recorded in history.- The battle of
yesterday 15 acknowledged to be the heed:
. est of all, lasting from daylight till after
dark, renewed about nine i. 31. and con-
..t.iiikujg. till nearly three at K., 'both
parties contending during the night for
_ she possession of a line of rifle pits from
which our. men had driven the army -in the
morning.
"The Confederate fell back early this
• • mtorninc, and skirmishing is now going on,
our trci;ps following them up through the
woods. • • .
"The scene presented to -day is entirely
-beyond description; the dead and dying
_in front of the breast .works are --lying in
some places in piles 'three ancr:kur deep,
many of them woundedin several parts ot
the body.-
"The enemy had removed a large num-
ber of their dead and wounded 'during the
night from, portions of the line, but Chere
were places where they could- not reach,.
and there they lay as thick as our own.
"15 was Gen. Birney's division of the
2nd corps which charged this position and
lost about- ZOO men. Every regiment in
the division distinguished itself. Colonel
• CarroI wai wounded a seoond time, but
still keepa on duty. Some of the caissons
are now being brought in which could not
be done before.
"The number of guns captured is 39.
lifany colors have been taken, but the cap:
tont .tilretain them as trophies. Col.
Canors brigade took . a timber of prison -
ars and, stands of colors this morning from
a Confederate regiment which they sur-
prised in a plow of woods.
Ig&Taits-lizantillaavIns, May- i3th,
P.lts--The enemy are found to have
ftllen back to anew line, abandoning their
works on the t and apparently getting
into position fot
_ test.
- Mr. 'Leonard' iras- opposed . to a fattier
-. I • • s
grant.
Mr. Longworth said the town should be
proud of its volunteer', and see fait that aheY
Were not. put to unnecessary expense. Some
thing should be done to assist them,' • .
"The letter was then referred tosthe Finance
Committee. The matter complained of by
Mi. Kyle ivaeleff to the Assessor • and Cols
COLBORNE COUNCIL. ,
The meeting- of the -Municipal Colborne_ of
Council was held at the Tavern of John Ross,
Smith's Hill, on Saturday the 16thsday of
April, 1864. Present the -Reeve and ali the
Councillors. _
• It was moved by Mr. Young seconded by
Rhynas, That the Akessment Roll ot the
Township, there being no appeals,. should be
accepted-rCarried.
Moved by Mr. Malloy, 'spconded Thy Mk
Hussey; That tie Reeve should -apply to the
Canada Company for puecha,se of right of
Road across lots -5 and 6, on the 3rd conces.
Sion, E. Ds-Carrie_d. .
Moved by Mr. Yoaeg; seconded by Mr.
,Rhynas; That a petition: presented to. .the
Council, praying them to..ab.olisli the Wards
of the Teivaihip.be accepted. . • . -
Moved in amendment by Mr Ialloy, se-
Conded by Mr. Hassey, That thepetition he
laid over till next meeting of Csiuncil,
The Ree4e gave the gilding vote in favor
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of the ame dmeet.
Moved IS Mr. Malhays tteco9ded his Mr.
Honey, 1 ht the bridge. on the "2nd coupesien, E D.' across Beinnillers. creek; be re-
built, and he approaches to the ° sernehe
made iuta an easy grade the Reeve to issue
tenders for the eame,7the said tenders to be
lelt• at Benpuller's 1's0.170.n- or Worethe
lltli day o May, for the iespection of the
Cpuncils---- tried. _ .
It was agreed the Ceuncillor for each
:Ward shoql1 get, a new 'scraper, and repair,.
such as arei i1.3beded.
The Cotieeil to meet at theTaVerteof Dina
Miller' an Wednesday, the llth- days.'of May
at 2 o'clock, P M: -
- , HENR-Y:SPENCE; Reeve.
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The-Bellmanis .aecount for new rope, &c.
was passed,' • • . .
- • - szroar oF Tisk its. Zz, B. cot.
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• The Road and Bridge _Committee reported
recommending as follows: 1, That the Drain
surveyed by Mr. Weatherald be caminenced
forthwith.* 2. Thai 'cedar posts be paten the
side of theroid leading to Ptatt's Milis- 3...
That the proposed granellieg on the Huron
Road, yip., be tommericedae soon as lenders
'could be reCeived for the respective Sections.
Fifty per cent tosbe paid on the works done
each week such payments to be .made by
Maya's order, on ieertificate front the In-
spectonaete the amount of work done from
time to. tiirie, 4: That $100 be granted to Mr
Sinaill to pay for work dime. 5. That $15 be
granted towards improving the street . near
. . _
Mr.: flood's property on condition that the
People interested spend 610.00 additioralk,
:• '
• The.mee ing of the Council • of
Colborne held cm Wednesday the Ilth day ef
May at Da 1. Taverns is een..E.- D.
Piesentth Reeve and all Councillers.
It vise c'sves1 by Arr. Young, seconded by
Mr...111;yd That the petition for abolishieg
the Wards cif the Township be accepted
e Moved amendment by 1,kfr. Hussey, se-
conded by Ir. Malloy, That the petition be
net acceptThe iReeve gave the tasting
voteirifav r of the amendment,- and deeided
to call i!Pecial. meeting for the-purpOse of
hearing e opinion of the natepayera on the
.siine, in aen'ordance witla the petition. of. E.
Martin and others, as la before the Council
I Moved hy: kr. Ithyna's, secooded,hy Mr...
it the petition of John C. Martin
- this da -ye
meterial for which he had found ready made
to his, hand, when he,(Mr. Holton) left office
some weeka ago. The smallness of those
ropositions - was the best evidence of the
satisfactory state into which Mf'. Howland
and himself (Mr. Holton) had brought- tlin
finances of the country. A big scheme -
necessary in 1862,when Mr. Galt hadbroug t
the finauce of the ccuntry to the very verg,e
Of ruin. • Then he had a deficit on the ordi-
nary service of the year, ot two and a half
millions, and a total .deficit to be provided fer
by loans of fire millions. When he returned
to office he found all his liabilities provided
fcir up to the 1st July, ciali balances sufficient
for that purpose tieing left in his hand, and an
apnea' deficit to provide for of only about
half a million. , He repeated that herein con -
sited a vindication of himself arid Mr. How -
as to the manner in which they had ad-
naliuistered the finances of the country in the
fnce of diffieulties and le a factiots' oppossi-
( nical Ministerial cheers.) Befoie dealing
Tron, whieh had uo parallel in this country.-
with Mr. Galt'lesspeech the -other evening, he
p oposed to refer to another speech Which
tliat gentleman had delivered at Sherbrooke
aL his recent election._ n He Would not char- threaten Parliament with a dissolution in the
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acterize that speenh s probably it could not -event of beinisenuSsine.
be Matched by any ever delivered by all3ritish Mr. Jelni A. IncDodald-e-He never threete
'Minister surrounded by the -responsibilities of eised arty such Ohne-. • ' " - . • ,
office and amenable to the criticism of a free - Mr. Gait also disclaimed haWng uttered
Parliament; .. He wOuld not go over the any such thre,itt.- What he bad said as that
ground so ably taken the'cither night by Mr, the Government would Convince the'..flouse
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ly such an amount of taxation as wOuld meet
.our liabilities. If we did that, he believed We
could command as favorable terms in the
Money- markets as any Government in the
world. He had been prevented from circum-
stances to which he need not now again refer,
from submitting such a scheme of taxation.
But he believed that what the House did the
other night in supplling the .Government*ith
taxes suffieient to meet any possible. deficit
would, in spite of the systematic efforts of
certain parties in England to depreciate our
credit, have an almost instantaneous effect in
raising our securities as soon as the intelli-
sgence reached the other side. Had gentle-
men opposite pursued a course of equal gen-
erosity and patriotism in the _autumn session,
our securities at this moment would in all
probability beatpar.- He referred- thee to.
the extraordinary threat . thrown.out by Mr.
Galt last night, i of stri appeal to the 'country
if -the majority of the House -should take a
position hostile to the Administration. • °He
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did not say that - the. .newspapers rnightnot.
discuss this, or privatememberspbat it was a
new and* monstrousthing-for a 'Minister of
the.Crown, from, his -place in Parliament 'to
2
Mr. Lortgworth said. the proposed drain
would not hare the effect' of drawing the
0
witter_frein his property.
uselesi, , ' ' ' - ''.
:ir, Can:, er.on.-Ift that • ease it "'Meld --Ir
- 4.=
• • r. Runenpan said the R.:&B/Cotamitteei
,
ofivehtch Mr. Long.worth Was aniember, had
adi•vised the. rejection of the old scheme and!
the adoption of [he new .Five of thent
went and spent half a nay looking it the vii.
Itinous drain, and after wading all over the
. -• 1 • - • .
ccimmonsiconeluded as he had stated. When
•
the -Matter ;ivas laid befere the Councils the
Corarnittee was authorized to cruise a survey
to' be made.. He' .always -understood Mr..
Lerigworth tp say he was satisfied with the
new plan, but it now seemed that he --!anted
tei get up a little opposition to .it. He did'
not*. that that gentleman was going to rule
the. action of the board. If the ne drain did.
would at least have the effect of be efiting .4
vi
net Snit Mr. Longworth's views 'e actly, it
large amonut of valuable property.. ' ' (Rear,
hear) -Mr. Longworth ;had thought. fit to
desert the committee, and shriald not new
object to its Map.:
Mr; Wallace, thought it would be bette
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.1,o_buY,Afr. Longworth's property at once, as
itwould only cost 20 or 30 pounds. sl
Mr. Leonard was not prepared to g i as far
as Mr.- Wallace, but would suggeat the pro-
priety of buying 20 or 30 feet of thelot at a.
time until it was all used fip.en-(L-augliter.)
Mr. Gibbons thought thedrain would doSa-
vast deal. of good in. the neighberhood, and it
should_ berememberedthat it Wititnatter Min
Longworthys own engineering that the 'water
was first forced out of ha" natural channel and
brought Past the property of that gentleman.
. .
Mr. Longworth said he - approirecl of the
new dram, _bot the .. worthy chairman had
forgotten to state that he (lir L.) had insisted
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'on its being -Six feet wideapd fotir-feet deep.
1.
If they made -the drain only two, feet deep,
they migheaswell. spit npon-it.-(Laughter.)
lie had drained moraland than *any** gentle-
man at the board and knew how it should be
done. .. .
.
Mr. Wallaee:--f-TerhaPs !
Mr Longworth. -No perhaps. about it:--•
The chairman had saidhe had abandoned
cominittee. * [Mr L.) had not been -called
on SO meet. If Mr Rttnciman's memory Was
short, he [Mr L.] knew he had nothing to-do
with the brandy bettle..
- Mr. Runcinean aaid-he contd. not sit at the
Board unless he was protected.: IfMr Long -
weak wan allowed -SAO insiniutte, as he had
done repeatedly, that he [Mr B] WU drunk
and unfiteto attend to his duties,The should be
compelled to resign his seat, as he would -not
endure Built scandalous treattnent..
MrLongworth.--(Laugnter.] -
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' The Mayor-satd it was only intended by
lir Longrth is a little pleasantry.
Mr Wallace said Mr Longworth certainly
seemed to hint that the chairman of the coin.:
had•beea• under. the influence of liquor, a
charge which could not be .proven against
Robert itunclinan, of all men at the board.
Aftera little -further discusiden, the report
wesadopted withont material amendment .
A Committee iras appointed to purchase_ a
Safe for the Clerk'a office: : • ' . -
The Council then adjourned.
Young, T.
and others, for a roadtothe grist Mill beim('
over till n Xt meeting of Council. .
Moved iij amendthent, by Mr: Malley, Se
conded b Hussey, -That the road the
bridges le dingto theenrist mill be accepted
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The Reeve •gave 'the casting vote ta favor of
the motion: . •
:-Movedby Rhynas, seconded by Mr..
.5.:oung, That this Couneil do not receive the
the tender for the bridge acrosi Benminer's
creek, bu that law- tenders be sent as th -
Council hive a eeed on a 'deviation of the
roadl'that the idstenders to make thebridge
of not le than 16 feet la width, of the. same
length as he p d bridge; -the timber cempas-
ingthe b nts p be not . less than 12 inchea
square o elm oreenar, the planking nottess
than 3 in hes t ick,_to be. of rock elm to be
either spiked or pinned -withrailing on each
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side.
Moved n amendment by Mr. Melloy, ne-
conded b Mr. Hussey,‘That bonds should be
given by he Pan -lies owning the said road, be-
fore the.t nders be taken. ,
The a enelment tieing agreed on, and the
parties mining the road having given their
bond,to the Cowie, the lowest tender•given
in by Joseph Miller to make the bridge ac-
cordine-t !the specificetioii for the sum of 660
,. 0
was accepted by the council. • - -
.The grading the Approaches to the bridge
was take by .George ,Ferriby at 11. cents per
yard;
- The pe
into Scho
orioh when he exposed • some 9f -theism-
tatemente in that speeeli-.-- Ile_wpeldpreceed
deal withthe extraordinary inanipulati
figuresby'which Mr: Galt endeavored
ow thatso far from any saviiin having be
ected since he left office two -years eo
there had 'actually 'been an increase i the
e_Lxpenditure-ad7compared with 1861. Mr.'
iiioltor went over the items Bei:jot/in,. • A
IleAvy increase was Credited to the ilate
Ad-
iniistration-under the heading of legislation;
Who were responsible for that? : Wasit -not
gentlemen oppaite,• by their factious conduct
to bringing on a crisis without having provid-
ed supplies and -renderieg necessary two ses-
sions in oneyear 2. The increased seCriendi:
tut'e for militia, undforlegialation Ives 560,900
dollar's.- Add tosthat what Mr. Galtsedinitta.
that -the' Admiaistration lad -saved. 1; 220,00-
dollait; and add cilsWit,-014, dollars advanc-
ed in 1861, by 'Mr: Gait, to ,sobsidiary lines
which would never -be repny-ed, and a balance
in favor of the late_ Administration.tiould be
Shelve of seven or eight huridreet thoueand*
dollars, according to Mr. Gait's ori figures.
(Cheers.) The result. Was that the late
Adininistration,.had hot- only -slopped She m -
crease of experiditi-ire, but had reduced the.
aggregate amount by hundreds -.Of thousands•
of dollars. In that speech the Fineace-Mie-
' -ter wept on to speak .of the unprovided
1-lethoughtit any one iheald shrink
from mentioning unprovided and .tosenthorized
advances, it was that gentlemenMe. G -alt
had elanged theni with expending: 239,000
_
dollars without a tittle of Parliamentary au-
.
ition of Alex Dbnaldscrito b9 taken
Section No. 6 Of this T wnshin
wassgran ed..s -
ghe next meeting of Cowed to. be held at
C. Shannon's Tavern, Ma4landvillo.s.
HENRY SPENCE; ROTC.
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thorny. Of that 'eura KO OS was, due to a
change in the mode adopted. by Mr: How-
land in subniitting the estimate .as to tbe
ex-
pense of collecting the -revert -tie, andnader_the
former system -would not have appeared Under
the head of unprovided items at all. But how
was it during Mr. Gatt's administration? In
1.858 the.unproeided.items were 475,000 dol-
lars ; • in 1859' they weref281,000'; in 1860
they Were 2.0,00.0 dolko • in 1861 they
Were 490,000-; in .1e6_2_, during-- only'. four
months of which Mr. Galt was in office, they.
bad fallen 10189,000dollars ; and in 163
they had fallen; excluding- the hem he had
'mentioned,. to 146,00 dollth, just_halr the
lowestpoint initehed- by *r. Galt in his sec-
ond year of office, • Mr. Holton Awn -con-
trasted. the • cost of collecting the revenue
:Under the twe'Admieistrations. „..jn 1862, the
cpstof collectingthe Customs- was -337,000
&niers-, and in 1863 itswesi 306,000- dollars;
while the amount Celtected had increased by
over half aneilliog. •• (Cheers) Ss- •
Mr.' Galn-.•Who is responsible for 182?
Mr. Holtoo-.You, of course. A certain
scale of esheiidifure for the year had been
entered.on before ye_a left office. .
Mr. Galt-A:re yen responsible for 1861 ?
Mi. Holton -We Are responsible for the
engagenieita. of 1864; •enteiecl into previous
to the lstof Aprii. .The Yinance. :Minister
'haeo.ow to turn evens new leaf. There
were to be unauthorized advances and impro--
vIded itetne no lenge-a-he had brought in an
-Audit Bill. _Tlie_llouse Would remember an
old adage about a certain personage falling
• sick and 'teeming a send, niidthen getting
well and becoming something- else. (Laugh-
ter.) MIS.Qalt hed•beeresick for the last two
-Years; was sicle'latill, bLit only. give him. the
support of the subservient inasority he had
for a number of years, and we would see
,what Acts' of - Parliament 'would keep his
-rhaucls out of the public chest.
N TOWNSHIP CONNCIL.-•
n. 7th, 1864e •
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Couneil met pursuant tg adjournmenh for
the purpose of revising thg'Assessicierit Roll,
and other pressing business: .A11 members
of Couned. being presentoninutes of former
•
.meeting being readt csinfirnied and ;sighed:
uh i
orciera be granted viz:
Order No. Is anieunting to,$1.10, in•faior
,
of Wm. anderei,. being- expenses insending
auditor's eport to, be printed; also, an order
for the whole year _following. As 'rewarded
of $8.40; to be drawn -in fever of Win, Sand- for
' ositiOn far increas-ed taxes, ln the
erss hesto "•-send the mune to Signal Office, the
place, he proposed to introduce a scheme
I
being theametliit of bi.)lior 014011'0 auditsrij'a of stamps, which he had pared down to 'the
repprte ISO, , two orders of $1.2 each,- in 's$
mioaolleosoto.possitibwlase- actemtelurnetr{htwOhpilreodteacielapoenelye
favor ofdithest, being their.salary.,; also an _ y _ .
a new and unusual tax, which would-be to a
ercfer-ef. a0. to aid in mpairing the approach -
'certain extent vexatious to the nnercautile
eirto the eighieg scales in Eketer .' also tut
order of 50, 111 favor of John4cArthgri be- hp for the revenue .the . -$1001000- from the
ing,"part ayment Of his coutra,et ; alio an canal tolls "which Mr. l Galt: was throwing
He intended to oppose that part of
order of 70 to; Mr.- IJetvis, ',for, seriices fee awaY-
Unaei ously. tresolved that the .following
JohnA. McDonalst=It is legal when
the House sanctions it, S (Ironical cheers.)
. Mr. Holton said,that Mr. John A. McDon--
aid had let .the catout of the bag. • They
would :override coy Act of Parliament when
it Suited, them, and the Atidit.13iil as concert.,
ed'aytd Carried out by them would prove a
.ehame Comiug to Mr.- Galt's Budgetspeech,
M. ;Holton said that. he. approved Of the
.change in the financial- year, and the cense-
ipiebt change in. the -mode ,of submitting the
'estimates, both of which had been fully deter-
mined on by himself -As regarded the estimat-
ed eXpeediture,. he regretted that Mr. Galt
had nothing to IM•OpOtte in the wayofreduc-
tiOn instead.of acCepting the- scale - of expen-
diture just as he found it. He- might .fairly
have doCe•so for the first Six months, but net
ued the toentry that they were inthe right.
Mr. McDougeal-sYon said that you would
appeal to the ceuntry.
Galt-eNe. .
Mr. Holton said. that he would accept Me.
Galt's disclaimer, - although 'hisWords had-
tonVeyed that impression, and their prensee
*pie. constantly taking that _gepurid. I He
tell the gentlemen Oppealte that the
days of the Metealfes and --Ilea.ds were past,
neVerto return; While . this- country, was
goverhed • by a British stateithan who had
-learned his duty it the feet of the giants who
wielded- the destinies ' Of this empire, there
need he no fear that the prerogative ofsthes
CroWn would be 'debaughed anti-`7debased 'for,
partisan purposes as it had been before' . and
as these gentlemen threateneefirsysbuld be
again. Ile assured the -Honk :they thired
not advise a dissolutionliegencluded a two
hours' speeeliamidat loud cheets., .
- Mr. Sh•npsen replied. He denied that Mr.
Gait had threatened . the skouse andsad it
was Mr -Holton who threatened .v.rhen he de-
clared that tbe Government dared: not advise
a dissolistion.. The Government • ivere. 'pee
pard to permit events to,:develone . them
selves'.. . EL ;lighters] • He Went On to attack
Mr Holton by declaring that the country had
not benefited- by_that gentleman's carrying -out
.auy practical: ide4-While in office.
-. Mr. MeGiverin,-After some. remarks inre-
ply to Mr.,Simpsoiawhp,.he sent had entirely
to refute any statement of the member
for -Cliateaugeay, proceeded to 'enter "at sOine
legrth into a comparison -Of the actministra-
tiveacts and policy Of the present and the
late 7 Administrationst enemeraied a number
of the corrupt proceedings of themen howl!'
power, when fardaerly la office, and contrast-
ed he state Of the finances" when `they left
.office .40802i:with the state into which they
had been brought by the late Administration
He gavel figures • taken. from. the publie an;
counts, to she* the redactions of the publie
espenditure e'ffected by- the late Government,
and Mentioned various administrative Acts for
which they deserved credit. . For the 'course
they had pursued witle refeience to the
York .Roads, the Whitby Road and Harbors
the Hamilton and .:Port Dover, titc., they de
Served the thanks'olthe.House And country.
EleWent on to examine the propositions Cork
tained in Galt's b.aget, and condemned his
scheme for imposing stamp duties in a partial ,
wariner,-and showed What a falling ciff it was:
cram the large icheme Mr. Galt proposed itt
4862; -when he wished to impose stamp duties
that would have yielded nearly a million of
dolhus. Ile referred - to . Mr; Buchatiaress
large promiess at Hamilton -,S and said- lie
found that an additional- charge 6f$1600 had
beeu placed on, the revenue by. the ,reeent.gp-
pointment, ia that city of- Mr Richards -
• Mr, Cartiei:No Dickey -ha ! hal •
Mr. -McGiverin -asked if this was the first
instalment of shlr. Buebanain•s promises that
would get the Burlington Canal and
the Deafand Dumb Asylninc - Ile would sit
dewn fcir. an- answer. • • ,
- Mr. Buchanan, ,after wailing a thinute oi
two,„ rose and exclaimed-Sea,ridalous 1:Scan-
dalous 1 EGreat-laughter.] -
. MC. McGiverin said he did not quite ur.-der-
stand the -President of the C-ouneil. .He sup
posed he meant it was scandalous. - His:col-
league would net, allOw hun to explein•-e
.[Latsenter-.] - •
kr. A. A. Dorion-nioved, in amendment to
the!treain
motion, thatthe Speaker' do not
leave the chair, but that it be resolved that
this .House regrets' that -although it is deemed
necessary to maintain the public 'credit to inn
-pose new :taxes' -in :order to meet the public
expenditure, His- Excellency the Governer
General has been advised to sanetiOn measines
for the ' purpose Of reducing the canal tons
without ,;obtaining any corresponding Ovens'
tine. - - 7
corritnunity) especially if it was nierely makine.
aseessors
• . • the scheme .As to the tax on spirits -"he
•
- questioned :whether ',Mr., Galt hadnot "ane
Thef parties having appealed: too high.- - His own mind; however, had v1:-
&bre their assessment Viz R. McCoy, Win. tinged between 25 and 30 cents. :As to the
Riely, J. Ikea; Resolved,in she opinion • of duty on tobacco there was little difference of
•
opinion, although unless the proper this Councilsaid parties had no right to
• peal. •,* '
Resolved, That:. Prouty be- empowered priety of the proposition as to the drawback
to adjust the difficulty with segard lots -in on Shipping. He had himself collected in-
Francistown, owned by J. McDonald, Esq., formation on the subject; 'and it was not a
preposition which he would have subinitted.
Toronto, srnd, ifinenekarylin have a personal
•• • Next we come to the startling feet --that Mr.
interviei with County Treasurer respe.. eting Gaitdid not propene to deal' with the getters.'
said lots. • - iulluject Of our customs tariff,- and to the el.'
•
Resolved, That the Clerk:send tci Educa- tritordinary.:reason ,why he refrained froin-
isegat Office toelnne dozen Rules and Regu. doing, so, He would first; howeverA show
the reasons he advanced in 1862 for a cone'
'aliens for Librarians'. '
,Resofved, That the COn-ncil noW -adjourn;
to meet again .T. Coolestevern minim lst
Saturday in June, at nocin.• •
- • e&were provided, it vvould be a very expen-
• sive duty to collect. He doubted the pro -
of about a hundred acres, and triangular in
fork. The rebel artillery had been stationed
in this clearing. To the rear of the clearieg
is Ny Rn, a small stream, affording no ob-
stacle to:theadvancing troops. The woods
are a mixture of pine, cedar and oak, but not
so dense as the scene of our late battles. -
The wooded ground rises beyond the Run,and
is -ridgy. At the opening into the clea.ing
the road forks; both leading to Spottsylvania
Court llouse) some three miles distant from
this- point.
The battle 'inc as formed•comprised Gen.
,
Griffiin's division on the right, and General
Robinson's on the left..
The enemy's artillery was now located in a
small clearing on -the ridge fronting us. Capt.
Martins, Company CI Tbird Mastachusetts
Battery,: and Lieutenant Bittenhouse, Co. D,
Fifth United -States Artillery, were stationed
ing the rebel batteries. - They sent _back
ocioi.n.tulite.er_rIsih,:elExitiDsfloyrhcsat the road, and command -
WORK. -comm./men.
The line of battle_ advanced through the
cwleng. Having driven the enemy tip to
.
,this .1 Mat twci.miles- intethe wood; treating
us, our forces pushed them; and nowlegan
the serious' opening of the day's work.- Our
troops ran into three lines of the enemy, the
last. behind earthworks, Two corps of the-
enemy-eBefell's and •flongstreers-as was
afterwaids ascertained, were awaiting us, -
The fight was terrible. The remaining •disi-
skins of the corps -General Cravsferd's and
General Wadsviorth's; the. letten*iric vr.com-
mended' by Gen. Cutler -were hurled forwaid
rapidly. The fight ,betame general) and
hosted for hours. s -
t -GALLANT CONDUCT OF pUR TROOPS. .
Oar troops behaved magnificently, keeping
it bay more than treble their number. It
will be understood that the remaining corps
of theernen, which had taken the road by
way of thencellorsville for this ,point,_ were
still-belOnd. It viouldnot 'do to be driven
back, and ourmen fought with a desperation,
showing not nly their usual- firmcourage,
but fullestap reciation of the position of at's-
fairs andtho importance of holdiins their
gronnshi Th. opening fighee,ommen-ced about
8A. in. 1 In t e afternoon there *as. a; Aveces .
sio'nofotheil battles, the, Fifth - ifills being
engaged. Just before night . One -brigade
of rjthe4ixth norpLfient tal-he assistance of
the corps, and, With this exception, , the Fifth
did all, tlie day's 'fighting. -*
•. . . THE CLOSING- STRUGGLE.
' The *sing struggle of the day was, if any
thing, More desperate than the one. of the
morning. The fiercest effort was made by
theenerny to drive ns beak and, get on our
Banks ; " but the coolness and courage of. our
men repelled everyeffortn -
. • 1VICT-014; RUT XT GREAT COST..
. We have beaten theenetry' but it has been
a most' costly victory. .
Our losses are set down at 1,300- killed, mite
Sting and wounded. To night our division is
commanded by a colonel. !` Brigades have
'oat thcir commander?, and I' lendw _of one
isegi ent-the 4th Michigan -that is corn -
man ed by a first lieutenant
..
WANT
C. PitOITTY
--T'p• Clerk.
OF _CONNIDENOE MOTIO11.
_ QUEBEC) May 13tb,
Mr. Helton seidthat when Mr. Galt *punt-
ed his beet theother evening, his .friends -must
have.giv u wa go a feeling of disappoint
ment.
himself (
ted that
failelto
and of th
was not
was nothi
Yet, now
down .t
hat 4isppoiritment was shared by
r. Holton), and he deeply regret
10 hon„ gentlemen_ sliould have` so
alize she expectations of his friends
country. - The Finance Minister
artial to doing small*fhings. He
ng if he wee notdaahy and flashy. -
he had been content With bringing
o or Wee- petty propositions, -the
-
plete change in our 'tariff, reasons which he
found it convenient to ignore when he had
Mr. Buchanan as bis colleague. [Langhter.]
He proceeded to read extracts from Me.
Galt's. budget speech in 1862, and to com-
ment oa the great contrariety between the
;
(colanatin 1NUR NEXT.)
AMERICAN WAR.
-THE BATTLE OP SUNDAY
The correspondent of the New, York her-
ald, writing from theheadquarters ofthe fifth
army dorps;ou the Sth jests sense,- :.
• The •work of -war still goes on. The corps
has just again been heavily engaged to -day.
The -closest and severest Contest of the -day
has enlyliast ended:- Our column marched
all niglit4 It Was:the last to leave the ere.
treuchments where the tattles of the wilder-
ness were fought; al first in the fieht there
was first also in the fi .ht here, :
Taatek the Brook i•oad, by way sof Todd's
tavern, and mOving separate from 'trains, iour
March Was unobstructed and rapid. it Was
not knoWresof course, • where -we would Meet
the enmity.. A: _rumor prevailed ' that only
Ewell's -corps, tins staying behind; and that
the rest Of the rebel army Were .hurryieg,with
all possible speed, :to resist the advance. of
Generali Butler's forces on Richmond. - The
day's e' deveroped sa different state of
affairis. -
-There had been a cavalry -fight in front of
as, • and 11, report canie to -General„ Warren
that oiiTy-cavalry. and s6tne artillery had been
seen,. and pkisoners said there was n- infantry
hneeairaeree
ue%'fLhe_r.esuit 'Showed_ this statementto
'Advancing from- Todd's tavern, On She,
-roadlo Spottsylvaida Court House, four regi-
ments of 'Gen. Bartlett's' brigade, of General
Griffia's division -the first Michigan, 44th
New York,-- 83rd Pennsylvania, and 18th
Massachusetts regiments-sewere sent ahead as
'skimps' hers. 1
: • - '
As we passed clown -the road shells were
ground he Wok theo, and the groundhe took_
hurried -Mus. with great rapidity.- General
now. He asked whether .it was the iron will Warren and staff were advancing down the.
of his colleague,Mr. Cartier, or the luctaame road. Gen Warren had his horse dis-
ratiochiations ofhls colleague, Mr. Buchanan,
which had wrought sucha change, in Mr.
Galt on the question of canal tolls. He did
not propose to enlarge, as that would be made
the subject of a substantive motion to be flub-
mitted either this eyed* or on some sabse-
gown occasion.. He agreed as to the proprie-
ty ethos high terms in Which Mr. Galt had
epoksin of the conduct of the London agents,
in not pressing for payment of the large
balance flue them when our bonds were at a
discount,- As regarded restoring to our se,
Ourities the .value they ought to-poesesteghe
tate and only way was to inipose unrelenting-
,. .
*bled by a piece.oteliell. Lieut. Col. Locke,
kis aeshitant adjutant 'general, wait hit in
the .cheek by a feagment• of shell, inflicting
,a'.:seirere but not dangerous Wound. The
General and staff, hewever, Marched On, re-
-gardlesa of the dangerous missiles falling
about them' furiously ant fast. Several .6115-
Ualties Foccurred among the troops by the
. _
•
IS.TIOS ENEMY rimatia. siett. .
As we advanced the- enemy fell back, Mak-
ing only alin,ht resistance. Reaching what is,
called Allsop's farin, we came into a Qlearieg-
, a nip • _
i URWUS BATTLE OF TUESDAY.
THE. FEDERAL LOSS 40)000. .
'64.134UXItTERS ARMY OF THE EbOTOMLCI 1
Wednesday, May 11, 8, A. M. s '
. , .4. half past one e clock yesterday the most
desperate. of all -the battles yet fought was
eoininenced. ' It Continued up to nearly eight
o'clock.' In -dogged stubbornness, Waterloo
and•Solferido pale before the terrific onslaught
cf Tuesday afternoon on the banks of the Po.
Two divisions of Burnside's ,._corps held the -
-right, the 5th and .6th corps the centre, and
the 2nd corps the left. Our line . stretched
siximileeon the northeast Valk. of the Po,
the rebels occupying the southwest bank and
the village of -Spettaylvania. :
At two our artillery.gained a good range,
and poured shot arid shell, grape and -canister
into their ranks, as they, with frahtie reeklesse
nesi of -life, charged forward upon our infan-
try lines.- The enemy used but little artiliery
in reply. - Pyiso ers ;state that they were delis.
cient in amniunstion and could not.
The impreasiOn prevailed at headquarters
during the fore- part of the day that Ewell's.
corps had lett for Riehntond on Monday. All
prisoners taken were froin_Longstreet's and
Hill's corps, but before . yesterday's battle
closed, ]well r turned if he had left as is
probable, and Gen Lee's entire army and our
whole force Ott d for three hours at a hand
to -hand strug!ei without a parallel in history.
Gen Grant, a d -Gen Meade were in the
saddle- crist.ahtIiy, personally directing move-
ments; It w&s irratiged that the entire 8th
Corps should c arge the enemy's ri,glf flank,
but -pending ih severest onslaught made by
Lee just before darir, it was discovered that he'
had advanced around our right,flant and was
moving down in dense columns for a last and
after dark struggle. to _ break through our
lines and dash upon our supply traias, then
known to be peeked on the plank road to
Fredericksburg. . -. ,
'1 This charm -Gen Burnside's purpose and
c
he securely hek his ground :and threatened
the -enemy's/ extreme right, while the 6th
corps charged his right centre, and (at seven
'clock ) drove himfrorn his first line of rife
pits, capturing five guns aodbetweeu two and
three thousand 4irisouers2 . .- t, •
The quick ey a of, our ehieftainsrlowevbr,
saw the rebel menceuvre. Our men were
faced aborit,On trains all moved to therear
uew positions in stantly secured for our artil-
lery. and the en my's expected coining pati-
ently awaited .cjuring all the long hours of
list night, No . demonstrations were made, -
however, an'd e tept the occasional shouts of
picketss all wasqmet-Up to a o'cloek today,
when I left i
It was believ d that the enemy had suffered
so severely that he could not in his crippled
condition avail himselfof the decided aiinan-
tane he had gamed. - By others it -was sup-
posed. he had attempted another fight, but as
his cennmunication with Richruondis•believed
to :halve, been severed by Sheridan, and his
flanks and rear Constantly harrissed by our
forces, he must surrender or kill his . s last
man"' in battle as he teems determined in
mob
frantic to do --'
. c •
IA so horrible a strife it Must not be supposed
that we escape the severest ,punishment. Our
losses ,in yesterday's fight were- much greater
Oi
en n any of the battles of the - previous
week. Ir, is teue there is a smaller per tentage_
cif lolled in -proportion -to thenutnber wounded .
than in any previous battle, and a very large
number ,are but slightly wounded. Roads,
fields, and woods are literally swarming with
these suffering heroes,who•have defied wounds
and death that the nation might. survive.
So inceelant have beeit the marching' and
fighting, that many are being overcome with
fatigue, and severalhave beensutestrucks yet
never seen so cheerffiliso *resolute, and even
exultant a body of men on any of the world's
great beide fields. All hour to this sublime
heroism), 'Irhielt so nobly welcomes death and
wounds. - - .
Rebel prisoners assert, that Lee ordered all.
his wounded men able to hold a musket tri
take places In the ranks again for yesterday'
,batodae; wound se -a are b• e- jag emirveyt:ti with aii
possible - despatch to Fredericksbarg,, And
thence, via Belie Plain, to Washington.. ;
But for a tender regard for these disabled
heroes, abandoned to their fate and burning.
'up in the woods left On fire, pts the rebels'
also leave their , dead unburied) our army
would ere this have been thunder* before -
the rebel capital; but we can afford to wait.
Men who have faced, musketry and carmen for
a -Week, ;and fought better each succieding,
day, are mvincible;40-41.they will soon win the
'complete triumph their valor so richly merits.
.Time tarter time did they hur • back in clis,
_order the solid massed columns of the foe,
-
and if pemliance They staggered with the
shock, it was only for more superhuman en-
ergy t.) charge back upon him. The old
guard at Waterloo pales before these men.
Our entire losses thus far in killed, wound.
ed, missing, &c, must reach near 40,000.,
We crossed the river Po on Tuesday, but
withdrew. We charged across it again last
night, after the enemy had weakened his
right in order to mass all his force on our
right.
Thus far we have not lost a gun since -the
second day at the Wilderness, nor a single
wagon, since -the campaign opened.
Var
si
1
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VALIETIP
_
-- Iv, Convection with the
Itiffalo& L H, Railway Cos,
DAY EXpRos TRAINS
THE SPLENDID WHEEL STEAMEEA
4414. it. co "
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CAI'TAIN COLE)
IXTEAII-PR pernumag,wi11-leaveGODLRICI1
Y 'kr SAGLSWAr every
TUESDAY. AND FRIDAY
• AT. SEVEN, P. If.)
,
Arriving ir. SAG-INA.W early next morning.
11,ETT..7111STIN
LvrSAWi&GOi1llt1OHeyj
-MONDAY AND THURSDAY; .
f AT TIIREE) P. M.)
Aryivin„•;• alGODER1CH in ample time moor:meet
with the following niomingss traan. Otinnecting":-
with Express trains on the
Grand Trunk Railway at Stratford;
with-tht
Great Weitern_Railwayitt Parisi
Andthe. -
Welland Railway at Port COB°
TIME TABLE -APRIL.
- -
TITESD_XYS and FRIDAYS -to SAGINAW,
Leave Toronto (Grand Trunk) r. M. - . 41.45\
Hamilton Vreat Westeraltfsv) P. .M.._._
St. Catharines tWelLandltstiway) A. 94.4115 r
Buiffalo B. & L. 11.) 31. .. ...12.10
Paris 4' P.M 2.10
Stratford, " P. M4.30
' Goderfch;- tt P.M...... 10.00
Arrive at Saginaw next A. IC...-. . ....... -toner
MONDAYS arHURSDAYS from SACINA.W.,.
_
Leave Itlagitut ) P.- 31..... .. 3.06
- Arrive at Aioderich next A. M . 6.00
Stratford (Grand Trunk in.) A.J5 - 10.45
Toronto, '4 ' P. ht...., 4.45, ,
Paris (G, W. R. ,Trt.) M .. 12.25 :'
' Ilamdton. ...-fk V. Ai.. 2.55
pen ColDdnie (Wellahd R: in..) P. M.:. 4.10
. iSt. Catharines gi
P.M.. 5.40
Bufalo;P.M... ...6,00
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This is thibest, the shortest and cheapest route
from all parts of Canada to _and fkom thsBarnaw
Valley.
. The 4g Eturan /4 has been fitted with every re---.
gard to the comfort of Passengers, and is consid-
ered the best sea boat on the bakes Passengers -
may rely upon having good berths, and all other *
necessary accumtmadation-it being the intention
of the Buffalo and Lake Huron RallwayCompany
and the owners of the "Huron" to establish the
route in a matter .satisfactory to all who may '
travel over it./ s
Fares Lower than by any otter rode.
E..110SiERR, Ageat,_t -
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• .
SEALED TENDERS
MrA. 1N- JE
IVIR Chairman of the Rua and Bridge
. 11- Committee will reCeive tenders until
Friday) the 20th inst.,
at 12 o'clock; noon) for.gravelling the BM
RON ROAD, commencing. at the -West end
of the Box Dram opposite Mr. Geo. Wilson's
property, and -terminating at the junction of
Victoria and Kingston streets. To be known
as the East and7 West Sections, EtwOn
Road. • -
For -gravelling Victoria Street- from the
North side of Anglesea street to the junction
of 'Victoria and Haufilton streets,to be known
.as Victoria Street Section.
, For gravelling Hamilton street from She
function of Victoria street to the Market
'Square; to be.-.--knoin as Eamitton Street
Section.
. The Road and Bridge- Committee do uot
bind themselves to accept the lowest or eny
fender unless otherwise smisfaetory. Parties
tendering to give the llamas a two good:
securities." • '
Term of tender and specifications can
seen on application le _
- . WitssMAILL St. Inspector,
Town of Goderich.
- ifarl6t1t, 186C ' • w16 -td
To the Bate-Pa3rers ofthe
Town oftioderieh.
.Neethig of the Court ofItevisloi.
fina meeting of the Court of Iteln61011
Assessment will be bead at ithe 2'43TP2T
HALL., at balgvast 7 o'clock,on the elettleff 41
WEDNESDAY the 25th INST.,
all -parties having appeals againsttheir assesement
will hand eisaidappeal to theClerk, according to.
Law, be Assessment Rolls are now on view
atthe Town Ilan each day from nine o' -clock le
the morning until tourin the afternoon.
' JAMBS TVOMISON,
Town Clerks
Goilerich, May .17tb,1864, sw734.d
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