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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSemi-Weekly Signal, 1864-06-28, Page 2.•••• t • TJIE SEMIWE.EI(LY: S I N BII.fred0 & Lake Huron , Railroad That the Engineer be instructed to delay 1 ' • litUlythiEtt awe Gel:VG EAST. 0 , • Nail.. eecem. : .60DRR:telt . nee. 1,45 A.m. 5.04,e.3t. eL1NTON • - R.24. 5.55 ' • ------- IIARPTJRHE V -; SAG 6 1:i SEAFORT11 • 8.52 6.2r CARBON BROOK . 9.09 • 643 MITCHELL ' 9-26 ' 7 0 - STRATFORD Ann. 1005 ' 7.4 GOING WEST. . -STR•ATFORD - Dee. 8.10 .t.m. 40 P.m. "KITCHELL _. 8,50 ' 4.4' CARRONBROOK - 9.12 Si} SEAFORTI1 • .1 9.31 6.2Q '.. IIARPURBEY - ' 9.38 5-2T ' CLINTON' - . 9.58 ,. 5.5 GODERICH ene. 10.40 • 6.3 0°111_1 East cormects with druid T. nk & Great Western. Going Weet connects at doderich_on Tues- days and Fridays With str Huron•for Saginaw, and on llonday, Wedeeseay, Tbuysday and Saturday with str Car.adian for Southampton and intermediate ports. White's- stages daily for LUcknow, Jte. ' - - uton EIODERICii, C. W. JUNE 28, 1861. efter*,•••••••we PAneeeateee.—The lousiness . of the - session is being wound up with lightning - like rapidity ' and the prorogation was to . take place in the early part ofehe week. The excitement - consequent .upon the formation of the Coalition was subsiding, and the indications are,that the new Ministry, if it manifests a sincere desire to -cirry out the programme announced, will Ite- a very stteng one COUNTIES.; COUNCIL. (coNeet-DED.) _ . • FRIDAY• ._ Petition Of Robert Gilmeur and others ef :tile Village of Pai-sley was received, -read and referred to be Road and Bridge CoMmittee., Letter 'front John Me.Lay, Esq., was end and ordeted to befyled. . Account from Mr. Hammond Was" lye • eeived-and 'ordered to die oyer. Moved by Mr. Perdue, seconded by Mr. •0.e. Whitehead,: That the sum of $1000 be granted for the; pnipose of . building a bridge ricrPse- the River_ Mait land between the first and second conces- • aims, township of Merril: Lost on a division - Letter from 1». Ryan, toll -gate keeper, waarread andordered to be tyled. " - Moved by Mr.. Chesney, seconded by Mi. Gibson, That :the Treasurer- be and ithereby instructed to pay over to the :respectiveeReevereofeach Municipality the amount that may be at 'their credit .for .1863 and - previous' years, 4o that. the Reelves may be able to: iv the parties ::that have contracti partially finished now, and are unable to wait for their money till 'next • meeting of this. Board, provided •always said sums shall be actually. expend- ed nion the townhne and a certificate from the Reeve to that effect shall be pre- sented to the -Council at next meeting;ahd 'that hereafter the boundary tine_appropria- . tion shall he paid in one sum to the town - stip on the certificate of the Reeve that the money has' been • actually expended • upon the townlines, without the necessity of the several aclounts being presented to the Council: Carried. • Moved. by Mr. Bishop, seconded by Mr Mallough, 'That a committee of five be appointed. tp teport on the legality of ogrect_ing the tolls- the Way they are Col- • lected at present.. Carried. ---- Moved ler Mr. 'blathers, seconded by Mr. Cook That any balances remaining in the hands of the Treasurer of the boun- dary inc appropriations; coming to the Township of Wawanosh for It302-3-4,may _ be charged to the credit of said ;township -ate.a help towards paying eff a part of their indebtedness to the County. , Lost: Petition of Wm.- WOoclward and tothcis of Turnberry and Culross, was read and •referred. * • • . Keyed by Mt. Mallough, seconded, by]. _Mr. Churchill, . That this Councilegran4 .$100 to be eifended on the Lake Shore - Read in -the :Township of Ashfield to re- pair the hills on the north and south -side' of-Ppit Albert. Carried. .. ..,. • Moved by Mr. VanEvery, seconded by Mr. Spence, That a, committee of five' be -appointed to confer with the Engineer as to whether the site for the proposed bridge in Wiwatiosh, alipropeaed by Mr. Math- er* between the I Oth and I I th concestecinse is the proper place. • _ The- motion was carried. • The cent- mittee belIoted fbr consisted elle:worse VanEvery, Bishop, Aden -wen, Spence- and J. /Abitehead. On moticin. of Mr. Luiniden„ the War- den and clerk were instructed to petition Parliament for the restoration ofthe Land • improVement Fund. . The opinion of County Solicitor tobe taken as to the propriety of taking legal "etitel. for damages against parties running aquae* timber o the Sengeen -River' for allowing the same to _accumulate on the bridge on the .tovenline of Brant aiid Elderslie. • • 420 was ordered at yearly sodary of eonetable in charge of lock-up house' at Clinton- • TheEngitwer was instructed to have a *wit put ttp on each side'of the embank - islet at the- Fralleestowk bridge.: e Report Of the committee appointed to .aseettein the best site for the- proposed bridge ill Wawanoeit reported as follows: the etti • of awanosh Bridge euntil such time as we can arrive at eatisfae- toey conclusion as to the proper locality' •for• c.opstrecting Said.bridge, and in the meantime e would recommend, the town- ship copneil ,to - Petition the Counties' Council as to showing the proper place at . _ . the December meeting. • °B.Ir-.-Mathers denounced the report as unjust and illegal It had been got up by. a picked committee deairoue of hurling the thing nitegether. - .- Mr. Spence. and Mr. ,VanEvery. denied - that the committee had beep a picked ore, the former readineett paper from Mr Gir: . • vie; late Reeve of Wateanoile to the effect tilt the place indicated by MrLathers as ,ias not the proper one, ." It appeared ...tkat on this point actnel misepprehensionk. existed, seyeral, other members having heard Mr. Girvin express a different opinon_-. • On the vote. .eing taken, the -report was sustaine,4 by. c(,• majority of 10.. Mr. Mattiers then demanded copies of the ntotions granting Opoo and directing the itgineet to let the 'work, -with e view, as he -Said,of instituting legal proceedings. _ Moved by Mer..- Grum, Seconded by Mee Sutton, That it is the _opinion of 'this Council it is oldie utmost importance to! these United COOnties. that tbe prisoners - confined. in .gaol and sentenced to hard labor shall be employed at labor of e re munerative natdre, in order to 'ester'the ei'penies of thkir maintenance- as well as out of regard flir the health,!physical and moral welfare o. ,the prisoners. That the Matter be referrptl to the gaol committee with, rail _power to at in the premiles.-.---- eartied. -- Moeed by VanEvery, seconded by Mr Gunn, T at n 'vie* *fit.the very, great. ieconveni nee nd. loss to which ship owners aucl oth ra engaged in: the .mercan- tile business Of the Eastern Coast of Lake 1 • Huron are ex difficulty of • -sels strande_d or otherwise i reVenue purpos :be instructed place one of th lake. .Huron, . • I otpt as may - Carried: ed .in cOnseltienCe OT the, °curing, as,sistanee-for 'yes- hrougii 'stress' of w.eether distress, as tvell as for n, the Warden and Clerk petition Goverienent- to Government steamers on to be stationed" at such -found most advisahle.-= • .Report of the inance 'Committee was read and adopt 7cl. • e . - SA TeRDAY. • Moved by Mi. 0, 1)ibitehead, _seconded by Mr. VanEicry, That the County COUncil raise -the sum of 820,000 by de- benteresito mature m 10 years and to be expended as follovis.: $3600, for Stephen -gall Road, $ 000- for the extension.„ of - the flay Road,:$3250 for the • Colborne Road on the Aehfield. Road,-$32'0.'for Ashfield Road, $3500 for Winghani it.ead, $4400 for Seaforth Read and Township of lipwick, $1000 for the Bay -- field. Road fee& Clintento Bayfield in 'townshipGoderich. Ruled out of. • • order. _ - •to state that, I would -rather be master of - orreinel position beyond the church , • The committee appointed for the -pur Amen -a- our wounded in this fight was anaj. • 7 this Lo ge than hold the position of Mayor - • " pose will report.:at next meeting. of Conn- . . _ Doles, reported mortally. • - of thiderich, or, were it present d to me, 0." t • t he might be tong spared to reign over tis [Cheers]. :The Grlee Club, which we 'nay mention :contributed- hugely to the pleasures of tit evening, then gave that incongruous, but most laughable song "We are coming. :Father Abraham, which was loudly • np-- plaucled and encored. . = "District Deputy grand Master," _re- ceived Masonically. Mr. Story said he sorry he cOrild not: say a great dial for the gentleman toasted. He was -.a tight good fellow, but business or something else had prevented him from doing „his dnty so fully as_he would no doubt have. dime un -- der other eircuanStances.. • - Song by Sheriff McDonald, "--Tonald. MeTonald." This was -feceived.' , with: , unbounded: merriment. The worthy sheriffetai Sing a. Highland song to par- feetimi. Mr: Sinclair gave the health of the W. M.,and in a very neat speech did - full- justice- tothe great-- .seryice tendered to -No. 112 by M. C. Cameron, esq. • The toast • was received with " three times three,' .and great applause. -Mr: Cameron said :,: I need not tt 11 you,- bretlircn, that I thank. you cordiiilly for - the honor you have done me, not Only -by 'the nianner in which' the toast hes been •Proposed, but With_ regard to the manner in whioli the *them and • -the strangere' present whoheve not the honor to belong to our eider, responded . to it. I assure yoe_that r appreciate most )4.neer.ely the honor you have - done- .me- in selecting me for the second time to occupy the positoil of -Worthy_ Master of this Lodge. !I'. Stnce its -orgenizatiort No:, 112 has gone on pros- pering, not on account of My efferts, but 5wing to the spirit cif geed fellowship inanifeseed towards each other: ity its- ,•tnenibersr: There is one rtile o our circler by which no member or a ledge ealltse an outsider to join us. _He must Cenie of his own free will, but every man,whatever nationality, who conies. here. 'and *give the Masonic grip, is received with a brother's kindness and a-lirother!s welcome. f Ap- , plause.] Masonry, as a system, has ex- isted Over 2000 years; and at this day possesses all the splendor with : which :it was invested a thousand years ago. The fact that theablest and beet reep of the world have belopged to it is a .proof that it is based 'tiptoe the best and noblest of principles t mike these remarhs because it is soutetimee necessary to correct. the impression that gets abroed with 'yegard to our organization—although we. my well above noticing what takes plale "outside •of the lodge.. ,Those • who Meng to it .reap its benefits, end there are Mee oVer .-wheselmads perhaps seventy. years have passed who e•rn spk froM ther hearts .and say tha4-it IS the -best and noblest- in- stitution that has an existence.. say for myself that if*. I had a. dozen sem I ,eauld not desire for there a more exalted position than I have .the distinguished honor to . oceupy to -night, [Applause.] • • '7 • I have occupied every. positiotvie the gift a chargs. The ankeea; were pronfptly • , - . • of the people of-Goderich, but I free checkedby our infantry, and retired to their every exertion tos foeward - the educational interests of those coimmitted: to his care, - • -. • but we are sorry to observe the very mdife ferent countenance he receives -from the Parents and guardians of his pupils Is it because the higher branches taught are unusually tedious to listen to, -or does this apathy proceed from -sheer carelessness? Wo are inclined to 'believe she latter is the. case in too many histancen. ! Such a state of things should not exist, for we appre- hend no parent who values the futur&wel: 'fare of his ehild can treat_ as a matter of tuna moment the proper-- training of his Mind.-- In future we hopeto, see e much larger attendance at these really interestz ing exaMtnatione. The\ piriies intended for the Most proficient scholars were given. out accorciing to the following list : CLASSICS. : Latin. -•---Sr., George Watson ;.. J C. Buchanan, 2nd, S. Haldap, -extra; Qeo. Watson, IL Fulton. -Greelee—H, Kay. . -• French. -- Oliver VanEvery, Henry F Liken. -MATIIEMATics. Euclid.-rSr., C. Buehanatt, M: Cam-, pion -;_ jr.-,- Geo,. 1-Vateort, 2nd, - Fred. "Ahrliesettett- —Sr., M. Campion, C. Bu- chanan -,Jr, Oliver :VenEvery. , • see teethe. : Sr„ 1 at, Oliver VanEvery, 2nd, George Wateon Mary' Mann-.. „. ENGLISH'. - Sr., .1st, Isaac Somers, .2nd, Oliver VanEvery, Jr., N. campion. ..Arithmetic, --;r., C. Bachanan, M: Campion ; Jr, Mary Mann. General Geographi.--Ee.. VanEver • Genercil Improverne4.-11. -Fulton. Reading, Sr.; Oliver .V._erteE very, .• -Gee. Watson, Jr„ Ed Stotts VanEvery, _George - Watson. - Geo. Watson, Henry Fulton.... - • , Hap.--lst Isaac Somme._ 2nd Olivet! VanBveryl • . • - • . •• - Ronten Ilistary.---iten. Allen, Isaac !.- omers.. - Classical GeograPig.-Oliver iinEv- - Astranoing.--13en. 4 • Botany.-7—Fred. Johnston.. _ .4.NraOral Phitosophy.--LA.: Fulton. • -- -Good Conditet[sazic..,Scnners. Good Atiericktrice:--31.Canipion . THE AMERfaii-N WAR,- ' New Yogic, June 9-.5. The Lyncliharg .4epublican, of Julie 20th, says a Friday af eraeon at 4 o'eleek •CeOok turf Averill reached a position near what is known as the - . • .. Quaker Church, on the Salem .eurneike, four miles from,: the city, on the left of oer where a censiderable _skirrnish oeenired-with our cavalry, under Iinhodene ' In the fighe the enemi irained some adVantage 'owing to the loss of oue'lines,.they giving .way before _ . . • . . • a . a in ay morning a flayrig , ' e Mr. Case asked what would be clone Un ted - Counties (Gre t cher'n ) a ..._.- centre, to k ., I . • a J. „- . . - ' • id that the 'fight -Wei beeunr. and with a- child lett by its mother at a. toll- - many believed that a eenerniengaeement was And now, gentlemen, not to , occupy your i' • • " 'gatelOn the bent. dary line of Haye . pleeressine. It was 80011-asdertained, how- ; _ the Parliamentrry reprenentation of -these heavy beoming of artillery_ atieoue lefeand time _too leageallow trithank you agate ever, that it was only an an artillery duel;and Moved by M Gunn,. eccipded. by Mr.. inc Sutton That ihid infantle disposed of most -heartily for the manner- in, wheat, the up to 1 &deck no infantry was brought ,into - - by Mr. Cas . action. .Shortly after this time the- rapidity toast has beep proposed and reOtved.7- • e enhe sees fit, or lay it before [Applause.] of the dischirtires inciv „ 8,5e , an teI d' d tl rattle of mus.eetry .minged with. the hoarse the Council of.that 'township.—Carried. ' • roar -of.artil lery. . About this tent the enemy (Laughter.) - A number were read. A grant of bridges on the County of Bru The Conner! 3rd !Tuesday in reports of committeeS 0,000 was made to repair ree ieadiug roads in the • hen' adjourned. until the December next. • ST JOHN'S D On Friday e Maitland Mee° public dinner The attendance lernena—just la of thelproper page off pleasant in the Maiden best that money pan of the hos •Pameron, esqe- supperted on th Rev. Mr. Kerr,on the left ber- Mr. Wm. Ste graced the vic The cloth bet gave in sue Queen, Prince' o RoyEd Family," rounds of,appla theni. "Tho Grand honored in in true better heard tha Mr.' M. Gib Tiokler's Wad not very releva YeePITBLIO. DINNER- * ening last the members ot ic lodge No. 112; gave a the -Maitland Hotel.— timbered about 50- gent - e enough, and composed aterial. to . make things The table was supplied.; 's fineet style, ..with the and culinary zeal on the :could Provide. X C. . ecoupied the chair, eight by the chapel; ad Sheriff McDonald,and as.. Whitehead, esq., and ey-; Mr. J. R. Black g removed, the chairman km the , toasts of ec the Wales and test of. the hi& were greeted withal and the the nationan- aster of Canada " was aeon% style, which is describedon paper. _ n gave his inimitable 11 .' 0!" which if it was to the toast, at least e brought down rehouse -7 "The Govern r Generala" receitted with cb.eers,. and. respo Sheriff McDonal taken unawares celleney hed giv Province, atel.w generally. It great pleasure -to eel& when he yj believed. Imo wen plaoe and its pee aelf wellazt the representative of nded to eloquently by who said that though could say that his Ex- muchsatiaraction teethe a yertaffable person him, (the sheriff) Lord Renck in God- tect uelast year, and he well pleased with- the e. He conducted him - tion he ()coupled as the royalty, And- he hoped The -Chairman then gave . Prosperity advanced in two.lines of battle+) capture our to the Munimpal 13,epresentatives of 'Huron outer entrenchmehts on the lefteof theeturn- .. . e . ie. and Bruce." Geo Sp.roatt, esq., of Tuck- Dike, but were repulsed. /Again Ahey were . _ . . i rallied to the charge, and/ were -again' driven erstnith, respoeded briellYithank eg those back with 'considerable loss:- For of their present for the kindly feeline Manifested killed were left on the field, and 20 pri- ei . . • soners taken.. Including the killed and.cap- towards the body in - which he • held : a seat.a . -- 300. Oa the entire line it was ascertained *- Mr. 13. Trainer gave ." Th crafter that the enemy's -loss was 75 kneed an Satur. turee, their lose - was at leaist. 250, possibly • - • • - • deer night. The battle -ground Was about two coupled 'with:the names of ttenbury and a half miles southwest of the city._ and Wm.. -Storey. *Those gentlemen About 12 o'clock the enemy en our ex- briefly:responded fitting terms • - ti eme right centre opened heavily with artil Sow, br Mr , Gibson. lery, but after a fierce duel .Of two houri the enemy were sile.nced and driven from. the e_ tide s ' Mr. 'Ross propOsed, "otei iThe eld. • - . : '7 • . . - .. . • „ -hrethren:"„ Mr. W. T. Hays reponded - There wad report on Saturday night that in.a luimoroui strain. _He said he did not . . belongto the Masons. exactly, but he once . belonged to, the Good Templars, which he understood was a good deal e it.— (Laughter.) From what little he knew ofMasonry he believed it a _fine elevating itstitution, • .1 • Mr. W. :T. -Core being called -upon, also respotidOde- • f • , .-Mte. Owen, in • an eloquent and. really "flowery" speech proposed "the -Volun- teers.",..-Liedt. Hays responded gallantly Clifford responded on behalf of the artillery eprps. The "Maitland Lodge" proposed by Mr . James Smaill'and responded to in a briefbut pointed , speech by Mr. -S. "H. Detlor. • " The Bar ofCanada," -was responded to 'we. had captured five pieces of artillery. during the day; but we Were unable to learn whether it had any foundation Or not • , A body.of the enernyli/. cavalry Linde a de- monstration on 'Saturday on our extreme riglit, on the Lexington turnpike,..aSeut five miles -froth the city, but were promptly met by some of our cavalry, and easily Checked. ; Th' operations of Saturday, While they on-- ly afford partial of the spirit of our men, give assurance that,. the 'battle Oeens -in earnest -the remit will be a victory as eomplete es any of the. war. Our friends at a distance may rest assured that Lynchbitee is as safe now as a -would- be Were there riot a Yankee within a thousand miles of the city. - - A general: engagemeet is anticipated on Seedily. - A scout arrived:here on Siturdedridght afar: reported that a•bady of Yankee cavalry, -700; strong, passed 'Adextindees three milesthis side of Campbell Court house, on Siam; -day evening, -moving in the direction south et tbe railroad to cut the radroed again. The scout reported that a body , of 200 of 'e the enemy's . cavalry were moving on the • by Mr: Siticlair in a speech- _Which we are . . gWoodsbrid road in the direction of ban- e sorry we have not room to give in full. " The , Press " was respondel to bY . _ Mr. W. T. Cot of the Signcti. 14:The Hestand Hostetta was last • - on the programme, after which the guests retired, having Spent an exceeding pleas- ant` evening: GRAMM AR' satooi*, EXAMERr-- a• . 11011. : 4: ' 7 - . The examination of . the- . Grammar: School of this town began on Tuesday,the• 2184 inst., and ended On the. Friday fol- lowing. . The attendance Or papilti was L -F, EPP° -rebel-to-Vs *Putted, slict tefete -indeed."T frOmetehit- we had the ri'' 41341;i:D;;'°11-twa'e a'''; (17sre:alltPoatn:: ey reCipried it fair and their proglesol- Very -satisfacto ef.., er:teleseeng. 9e :de: preiteedieleP,easitu„ti:eises:.•iwneOutdEtaininstkanhe:oinfeaf4ttasr4dheO3frd'the:Iii...31ra: oduiviiisignionizatect_ed.: Thi: eTt:iont •Mr: anidoei the - master,. ahsuftilhe 1 enemy:taking advan '1613 of it chartr- , a. _ I ... with the supposed intention ot :tapping the Richmond and Danville road. . Unofficial information from Tyneliburg° states that the -Yankees (Hunter's) were ever - taken in their„retre8t at Littertea'and a large number captured. • -Hienetraterette Anme June 23rd, P. me—Tee att eorps on Wednesday,. near did not result so di-m.100ml supposed, :The line was formed by being on the left of Birney' menden the eentre, and Gib It was ixpected-tharthe' have emineeted on the left it-seeins that quite a gap w - F THE pTOXAC; ickupouthe 2nd he Welded -road, as I wAlt et firet _ rletv't dieision . . Mott in com- mis on the right. 61h 'corps would ith Barlow but left, ipto.wldeli • ed through and fairly into our pits;9*ont the men t,O\enerender. • - • The troop, however, left the trenches and - fell back rapidly, but teeny of theirietere cap- tured, and quite a number killed and wound- ed. - _ The number:Of our loss -in prisoner's is re -- -ported at 1,000, while -Some make the figinet hi Aire Our loss in killed end eta: wounded is. probably 1,500. " .• - WASITINGTONi.,tune 25th.—Another letter 'front the. army of the Potomac, dated near Petersburg, - June 23, 8 p. in,says — We. have had sharp-slormishin,all the day. The sharpshooters on both. sides are con- tinually exchanging shets;e•ated, freqnently Oak oft' men who nre, perhaps, a thousand yards distant. - One battery Of 32 -pounders tinmed on the rebel batteries Petersburg. aud every morning we are treated to a eplepdidartillery. The weather has beenrinu4ua1ly warm and oppressive, end cases of sunstroke are quite numerous. • - ' Every indication' of rain gradually 'melts away -with the morning inists, end bfinid day .the heat is insufferable. " . - Some- men" were. captured from -the. 2nd corpi, when the ,rehels got into their rear, and took McKnight's batteyy of. I2th New York- artillery, It is impossible to telt .withaceuraey how many were. - _ • • HEADQUARTEGS ARMY OF' THE POTOMAC, JUIt 23, 8 p.m.—Oen Barlow was marching .rapidly towards the Weldon railroad. I. Gib - ben folle-ved. The troops moVed echelon by division. e •‘_ • Massa- chusetts cavalry, had 70invounde . Mejor Croweinschield, of • the ttmeAntalsoasra-a- provisional brigade, coin osed of d icehs:mtlInies from all its reuiments and chino fought the -rebels on the right of the Plunk :Road, long after his amMtinition woe exhaust; ed, 'holding with determined ealoue a _whOle brigade of rebels in check: In the mean :- tine- the rebels haderieceeded in _getting be- tween Gibbon and Barlow: They were as, muchsirepilssed as our mete bat being first to make a discovery of' the pessition of affairs, were quick to take -advantage of it. There was Very little hard fighting, - and the :men were mken before they were fully prepared for xesistance.. The herses were cut from the battery and the guns spiked. IV hen the line was re:formed the rebels came up and weree twiee repulsed_ With -dreadful- loss.— Later the 6th corpse 'ehe,r4ed dime; driVing them some distatiee and forreing cee. the left of the 2nd corps. '---The Attacks on Petersburg-. The Waeliingten aorrespendent of New York News gives the following _aecount of the movements on -Petersburg, which he l has ascertained !rein Southern soorces: - Uasaceessful attacks have been made upon Petersburg on .four successive days,. minfely, .was -made_ late in the afternoen, On the 15thel6th, 17th and 18th. i7vThie;,fiotosot wee under Generid-Sraith. 11,oineock's Corps had then crossed the Jews Rivere- reed was on the march for Petersburg. The second attack was made. on the 1.6th, by - the tido ceips of Hancock- and .Smith. The third_ attack was Made on the 17th by the sante -forces, together with _Burnside:8 corps.— Th i' losses in these two -4yre were very heavyepaticularly, among the officers; The fourth- Attack was made" ma the 18th. Four corps of the Federal army partiCipated in this -attack; /Ind ..fotir or five deseerate osaults were made, one afteilthe-other, on the rebel lines. Each assault was repalsed. „- The car- uage thii day was awfill. Frederiatsburg on the -13,,b of Decembee 1862, was nothing to it. At the elide -fettle lust, the rebel posi- ti fn wile still firmly held, and Petersbuig of centsej remained -as before, in possession of the Confederates. Oe the 171h, 'taking -ed-- yantige of the fact that _the Confederate Petersfiurg; General Butler sa lied " out, from t, bops le his freeet had; ben withdrawn- to bellied his intrenclinient, ende ,vanced towaid intending to tear it ape. But, before he had got -'to work; a steong- body of Ceefederate troops coining down the railroad from -Rich- mond ic) 13etersburge, ettatked and drove him eeek Bermuda Hundred The: railroad freie Richinoed to within ashore distance of Petersburg-last:die in full possession of 'the Centederaiese and of -course, if they have detei•mined to hold Peterseurg, they can reinforep it to anyextent.. Front what I can -leern it appears to be their deeige.- to hold Pet:et-0)4g as long as possihle. It iiicapahle of holding out for a long flaw yeti -and it is in the power of the Confederates to hillice very heavy Iowa on us in addition to What we_have suffered before we take: f•tee This they will uudoebtedly do. And it la -believed at Richmond, toce that ; while this is 1)0114 done, an attempt will be. made to ger hold or Butler, and carry him eff-, to Wel mond. By the time Petersburg Tat Is, however, - and the Federal army has crossed the. Appomattox and advanced. tewards Dairy's eliluff,:- the Confederates: believe .it Will be so Much Weekeneil teethe Iiisses. it will have sustained before Pereisburg that it will no longer be in Graues power to capture -,Richmond . without "strong- reiuforeemeuts. !General Lee, it issaid, -hie taken such measures not will not only secure the absolute lafetyof the Danville railroad,but which would greedy irnperil the columns of Heater lied :Pope. ellhe result must bethat General Grant will bieredeCed to the necessity:of besieging Riehnloed ,ite. dee &ern, a process which will . require many weeks. Thus some of the reasons 'why' Gen. Lee aid. not oppose General Giant's ineich to. the eeMeselt;ver are . alter* •apparent. -e. General Giant Ends himself confronted with ditlienities ten times greater, On the South eitle: of the James 'liver, than these' he lefthehiud him on the north side. The melt of reaching Richmond byway of Malvern Hide and the PeetralRoadetlifficeleasit would have been, and blocicti as wetild have - been *the road; would haee been but child's play cone:teed ,:with- the tisk he has LICw. endeetaken,ofreacie jug Richinond by way of Petersburg- and Drury's. Bluff; . General Lee was Well aware' of thiefact," and this. was . why -pen. -Grarit'S army was , allowed to Feria WileMes_ :Wharf without Molestation: ' := • ee. • - .Eleetionaof a -Pope.' - • (From the Philadelphia Press.) • Seventy-two years menet -be Considered very advanced age-. for Sovereign Prince who, moreoyeeLas always led a vii•tueus and temperate life. Yet_Pope Pius the Ninth is spoken of, at that age, as likely- to live and reign only se few weems henget. He Was fifty-four when elected to the tiara, but In the -eighteen Years sinee then- he his not had -it quiet or prosperous reign. The : revolution of 1848, which -substituted the republicee tee the pontifical Tule in Rome; end-drovehtin into writer was the fina, heavy bloweustained: by the Pope; On -his return, andeever since, it must, have gaited hint to litel himself _mein - rained in theEternal"City.. by military aid from France. Next- Aroma the differeuces with Victor Emmanuel; which' have • almost eeered she tie Of obedience by Which -his eubjeetsspiritially were coneetted with -the Papacy. e....The JtOian evarfare in 1859 and .1860, which -geese -Lombardy to •the King of Sardinia,liberated the!". Grand.; Duelties f ruicanyAra Mode a, transferred pelt of the estate* of the Churc , as well as Naples and ortned Kingdom of Italy, inmenuel on the throne, :the; 'Ropes lutiath;:ne e,tio because they were ,prevent nor punith-- eclining Strength' being fail* Jonas!" - (Whose Adopted and echoed by Sicily, to the newly andplaced Victor hWeittedieili ftct deubt, and the m veltatAiladlnelit .The:factef his aelesitted, certain vestemente have bee many -Of our owe newepapers) already specu- late upon the succession to the Peptic', going to the tenth-visa/jug that while the Holy _Pontiff is yet living, and, with tiff cognizance and consent, a sort of informal or private election *of Pope either had taken place Or would immediately be held, and that -it was not improbible that the coetieued support, of Ne,p0leon would besecuredto the Papa,- cY by the election of his cousin the- receatlyf appointed Cardinal ponaparte, the youngest, by fare of the whole Sacred Chamber. . Whoever thinks that -Would sanc- tion any act so irregular as the private elec- tion of a. sarcessor -in the Pope's own lifetime, linowseittle of the character of the mai-e or Of the customs and -laws of the Church of Rome. " When anehereditery memarcledies - proclamation may be -made, as formerly in', France,' "Le Rol est mod, vive le:Rei.," (the King is dead, longlive the Ring), but where the relected heed of' the Catbolie Church' passes away, forms are to be gone throughi and neeessary delays iucurred which Virtually create en interrOpuni. - Pius VII. died on. the 20th of August 1823 find Leo XII. was not ele tel his sacceseo With September 28: Leo Qie4 February 10, 1829, and -Pim; Vier.- Was na. elected untie March 31. Pius. died 'Nevember 20; 1839,- aed Gregory: XVI eras- -elected on =-February 2, 1831e Gregory died -on June 1, 1846,an Pius'. IX. was _e joted Jaffe 16. Thu there may be a lapse of :moeths,bettreen th death of Pepe and the election of hie sue eessor, but the average delay -is over a month The dardinals who:assembled in the Quirina palace to elect a head •ceme. from parts The doer ,*iis to admit each, but en tei ed, no Cardin -al can: depare until the elec tion has been _made.- s. All iptercourse with the World without is rigidly_ prevented dating this *terve!. The feed wtth which the Car 'dine% are served, eecli from' his own dwell ing, 4 430 carefully -examined, for fear any written or other tommunicatiot be concealed in it, that it literally is, "broken- 'victuals ' ere it -reaches his table.e. The Cardinal locked up to -elect a Pope !salone are calle gang' finititO•e*, ger Remember the Excureien to Sag- inaw- on Friday evening next. Fult par_ tioulars may be had at thitofficie. GREEN PEAS.:—We have received from Mr. David.Wakefield, 9th cone Goderich Township a fine lot of green pees, tl.e first ip theameeket this season. .1161r S.—Yours will. -appear in - Oar next. . J.—Too personal. ler CI: R.—At Liteknow,ii ifttie viilage situated at the , head of the Northern Gravel Road. on the Count x line; Stagea run dallyi . - - . ;'• '' - - Sa'Atieet .Areedei.-'.--------It has been said that it is hard to- ete-al the "breekti from a Ifighlaaderl' but we. !kink eyen . a Ilighlatider will soon lose his breekelf one de thieves are nod:nabbed'. Only last week i e a Tarener,livings neartaoderich -laid on hie '., gronud. a lot renumber for a board fence. 1 He .nailed on a fevt Of the boards and „left . the reit for ;the -eight. - On coming out , .... . - .. next Morning with hammer and nails to proceed with his work, behold, some of those *lip. goboutlike roaring lime : seeking whom they may rob, had taken . away the erbele of the fepcing,sven -tear- , ing off. the boards zdready flit up 1 . What 8 next/ d • the " Conclave_ e.' on 14 other , occasions when assembled by the Pope, theycompos a .‘f Consistery."_ :"._ • We need - not --de scribe the form of . election, but, under its rules, it .vereild he almost imposeible fora Cardinal, set by agreement of. e • privete eancus, .te beelected rope. : Especially: difficift, . ifehe Cardinal were , one le Whom Spain; France, or Austria ap- plied the veto." Suppose that Pope Pius were R to die. Athe Cardinals in Rothe' would assertible intheQuirinal palace (until Sep- tember, 1823, the Vatican was the palace.) and, while the. Conelave .lastedliterally, until anew Popebe elected—the-administra tive power alone would reit; le the. hands of the Cardinal Chamberlain, Who now is Car- dia! Alfieri: During thesittingof the Con clave, be strikes his own coins, afid is assisted by three Cardinals, called the "ends 9 Orders,"- • because :they representethe three orders in the Sacred College of Bishops, Priests and Deacons. e The greet Cetholic poweis Would issue fresh eredentials to the ambassadors, -who would proceed to the Quit inal iii state, to deliver them to the Carding Cnambeelain atideles- ressistaut trio. Eieh envoy would niake-a short address and receive a snitahle reply; .but the four Cardinals thus visited and addressed could only be spokee to; and forthisspeckfl purpose, at what i Called the grills. Ttere is some delay lathe receipt of credentials. - .-• - Thus, on:the death of Leo XII., in - 1829 the Cardinals entered the Co:eau:ye an the 23rd February. mid 'it was; not until March 3rd that Cardinal: Albani, accredited • envoy by the Emperor ef Austria, ; entered the -secred precinct's. Ile had charge of the Emperor's veto, and used it against Cardinal Several,. wile had been nearleeeleefed. rPope Pius VIII. died on the last day of November, 08.0, after a short- pontificate. of twenty months, and the ;Coacleetecbramericed in -the middle of December. 'Cardinal: Wieeelai says inelris interestineee Recollections Or the Fourlast Popes: "At one, time the Conclave seethed. likely .t.; close by :the election la Cardinal Giuetiniani, when the Court tit Spain ieteepesed and prevented his election., Allu skin has been made to the i existence of this privilege, vested mere, by image than- by an formet-aCt of .reeognition, at least --in three great -Catholic Powers„ Should two-thitds of the votes -centre -en any pee/fete he is a (ince Pope,' beyond the reach of ani probibi tory declaration: -- Tt is,. therefore, 1 hen the - i vates seem to _be converging. to ards itee obnoxious, no inatter , why, to on of these_ :Sovereigns, that his: ambassador toi,i he Con clave, himself a Cardinal, by aeiroloular al Monishes his, colleagues of this feeling in ilee Court which he represents. - ThieSuffices to make themi turn in another directiene". Thus on January 7, 1831; the sante authority says: it Cardtnal'Giustiniani received 213 -vote%, the , 'ember snfficient for electien beiug. 29e when Cardinal Mateo, Spanish envoy, .delieately in .fimateds fiist to Giustiniani'i nephew,- Odes calchiethen to the Dean -Face% that Spain objected -to that nomination." • The 'result was that Cardinal Ceppellari was elected and reigued•uetil 1846, as Gregory XVI: "- e There are sfrong_groa ds, . -therefore, for dish lievirig that Pope. Pus, and eepecially. in. e.rfreirees, would sande II aid emanation . . of his suecessor by a privet e caucus, so as to, leave the Conclave-otily th . Mockery of elec- tive power, and, sOppesin he did this, and Cerdinal: Bonaparte we voted fee els it likely that Austria Or -rano would hold back the veto which -wen ct, po! one of the reigning dynasty of Fran jutrOhe chair of Si. Peter? •..,. . THE Ditomni is becoming daily more e alarming; The ground so thor4ugh1y soaked With rain late in the spr in that the present uninterrupted dry weather has baked it hard, and very soon, we greatly' fear, the Spring Wheat, upon which se much dependence is placed, will be beyond redemptien. The Fall. Wheat stands the dtought.hetter and in some places prom- ises a fair yield. Turnips and Other late crops. are, of conrse, out of the question, eyeless we have rain very soon. We trust a Change will take place ere long. e OET* t certainly Sounds strange to talk of frost -on the 29th ofJune,ebut we have to record 'the fact. On Saturday last the glass merked...95 to 98 .11`,ag!ees in the shade, and on Sunday Morning it was extremely sultry.. In the afternoon, how- ever, et aloud of dust ex smoke arosein the West andthe wind 'Whieh had beea blowing steadily from the S: Vi,saddenly s • veered to.N. W., bringing with it a coll snap-Lso cold, indeed, that =on Monday ' night therewas Tate a frost in thehack .ownshippe - :NEW Pill-BLICATIONS, We haee.te thank -Messrs. -Chewitt &Coe of Toronto for Om current , numbers of Lon- don Society and The Chtrecliman's 11aga.zine. The aro both beautifully illustrated and -the typographical executian is very superior. The reading enatter is as usual both ainusing an instructive. f ,• - ATLAS110 MON EL Ticknor& Meld . Boston, is before us' • The contents whiele iare-as varied as theyp-tre; ineeresting, iiiclude- ableetiticles from ele wiitere as 0..W.- HolteeS, Hawthorne, kgassiz, Lonefellovr„. e 'Emerson and MI IL B. Stowe. All the, . above Magazines' for sale at this office. • A Goon ErFece.—Rev,I-P Stone, Greens- boro', Vt., writes --"I bave used Mrs 8 A. • Allen's World's Hairs Restorer and ZyIobal- . satnum only for a short time, but the good ef- feet is manifest. My bair was falling and _very -thin; it is now -much thicker, has ceased: ,- to falland restored to its- otignial color," Sold be Druggists everywhere. Depot, 198 Greenwich at, New -York. -Danish Pies ners - - •-The Correepondent ofthe London 7Vmet, venting Vont Video on the 1.4111 IRStalIt says ,:,--!- ' _..: . , • - •;" . . • In the afternoon. of the 2nd icstant, 150e Danish prisoners Came to this city from Prussia. The weather was Opkessilely hot, but still -a great crowd was wailing at the Northern ra,llivaydminus. to -receive' the pier fello-wre who a peered to fatigued and somewhat depressed. The . captives had a -military escort Ofabout 100 Men, but they were allowed to converse with the people,who displayed a kindness of heart which- was truly touChing.- Tobriee and cigarsfwere slyly slipped into the hands of the captives, sortie - or Whoin were able 10 exprees their gratitude incomprehensible German. About half -way between the terminue and the harraeke on the HellINSTIceill military 'band Pained The Inoces- sion:'aud played marches, which appeared to afford :great pleasuretri Vie iiivoluiltary exiles, -Most of :whom were men - well: „Overfeed i'n years. , On their arrivelen the &ant yardrof ette caserne the Daiwa were &Awn up in four roles,- and each -of them received as a:present from the municipality of Viettua fiee florin, (about -2s English money).. . After: M. vete goingewarrer, the 'D fitsh Consul itielierel, had given half a florin jtu iaelt manehe Whole: p,artysaftlewe to a di 'ter el:unposed of seup, beef, and pease. 'Yes _rdayMoehihg-150 of the,: Klement- were sent toe Comornev ire Hungary, and in thetifterncrod eltee ethets. went to ,Sitlehurg.. ' . ; , -- -.. ; ,.• 'The Great,Ees.tera las. ebeen ordered rocowilmaealprda.twrie,„tbihes, aT4ihnagmiestirofrilomtin-kLsivigerpe:elr, inside for the storing of the Atlanti ... a — . Tel- egraphp. ovexAitlusacabloleinolvgamil!sung:d*butoliumnillftlxwillY. tilitelki nateliielAhalil;"169.9diese*"rat'llill-tersiitt°ofY-45,.. Ir.. ati A.grAt toe ;is '1.ir AU' -: n thetiens,wooyods,ailedn .. . a ..-... ea. redtiei irt,641/0,St0 all . _ lic55. - , ,The French Government seems disposed to impoverish as well as control the Preis. The Minister of the Interior bas started fel Even- . ‘Itrother of the T D McGee, was wounded' --. - - iopl n antes/hie other papers tt.11Iet epa,erh. llii halfpenny,ctlyaweidlobunbyt, ti athe bwel 1 ei pexi lisi sei o. ne:ooP sup. 'having much taste for veld veal. in. before Petersburg_ on the 17th. —Lieut Col. McGee, ofthe 69th New York,. Ma D'ARCY MCGEE'S BROTHER WOTINDED.. - c ' . FORGERIES ON HALIFAX BANJUL—Miring the last month a. heavy forgery has been per- petrated on three banks iv Halefax: on the Union'to elle extent et $11000; Nova lecotios -8800, and Halifax V20. The signatures of 'the firms were very accurately imitated, w- ane the spurious checks could -only be idena tetcira ihfiaeenteds fabety:01 nooeni cial dhc. ehian:: rtt thea th e, cii cr:eyvan ton9s s e s spk_ fasmari nilgotn.named, theirit:traipot hp en i ht4-. that the lorged ehecks were presented and 'RECENT FEDERAL BELT5TMENT8.--SellatOF- Ikiis011, the Chairman of the Senate Mil:tau Commit.teeexecentlfsaid that, since the 11ut of October last six huudred tbeusand men not"including, negroes, have enlisted or re-. enlisted in the Federal armies, and that ene huildred and twenty five millions of dollars have been expended in bounties -since- that period; Oat within the past year seven Lan- • died thousand'. men have been put into the: field. - A PROTOGMAPREE ON NEE BATTLE FIELD,. —The New York. Times says s—lfr: Brady the New Yerk photographer, who Jew been here the *et forteieht taking pictures, of the generals eind, their gaffe -scenes, booteries in actiim, etc., yesterday took some pictures of the execution, and afterwards of & butter'.— .While doing thelatter, sr shell struck pretty close, which wounded the home he WM riding. He did net seem to mind it, however, but finished hiS work, .Someo, the pictures I 'have examined are spry fineeend will prove of great histo.ical valuein future times. Alt is quiet this morning, but changes, new go- ing on, Will *owl develope themselves, and 1 shall have plenty of news tosend. A .duel. yrsi fought between a maple or Milli= 6100 Wailik00.,tirer AineS Olt 1444 'Ago,with pickaies. The combatants were Placid -01'm reel eplet„ add advanced to the attack 00 * -Levee sigoal. One ran furiously at hie -opponent, who adianesd sleely, with Mir .felraxe Tidied ready to strike; but Nile& the other gqtrwithin about _twe leet4ede4Sdiett4eburterhiset at 14 .slowlymoiltigintAgairsctnailie _ him in out -sm. int lima isteoltedeiwattitolo and although he waa after a time restored to CO6I1IeU, tbe sight ofiriseye was rminells *IV it was considered doubtful. if be coold long survive his Injuries. oraisimmago..ww... Yire riTdileay Smtei.arni r14Be i°0g dry in that town,. 3 -of wood, bat over excessive' -dryness * Elea tindee, and in of flarne.s. Commies terieshop, the found buildings—at mice 11 with the adjoining machineti wad ett,ei Willing hands turn savingot the maouf plemmits in the wa inglathes and wile -foundry—the fire c eeeding by very gres flames to a portion o ings. Most of the we fear in a greatly this time therarpeie -ground with all its dozen combined reap ons -stages 'ofadvance finished,' the workme iuring- icachinery ti &lids -what is- peitai the rest, the whole o the pattern left. 1.71 mayor, the keg& worked with a wi:1, supply of water fres wtth the, Fire Coin; under in a little ove- mightisva.s caler, or e availed to save the damage done is prof) halfldozen al but mowers alone Wile Unfortunately, Mr. 3 is itOt insured to the per. The 1-1:iss is no only., but to the_Te Sharman, by the irate agricultural wackier .huilding up in Slued portant branch of loc. The Pruteess of VI teratn euale LortiaindotatOsavarrez_r% • eximmeneentent ;Mee anecdote* in Laura aweruatesness should da gratniaibe wonder. But that at blase London visitors -do in her pulses, be seniceri powertliinthep towinleaul tkerl in the opeereass herenjoyment, m the stows her Urgist in i vity of which she is do Bible to imaeine & than' betiveen the Pr ladies of her suite. le tion ofsbnplieity, fres tneoy erszimedoObertitdietwboithr would-be emn opiate ,what is neealledaristrO ohestraadienOlata er of eomething lac this s,pontaueouseess. earlier years, - of nt haboneleantallanItiblittalewkiti "t tiersinlence, of, Ate_11 the freezing, fetterie • economy inneueody, &maces of Ekglisla A late tourist in. ( 3?oonomy of GI "Each German kai roadside trees so lade did not 'carefully prop thgether, and in many together by woodee tore asunder by their his own correplot, his sel or bayi forloteete is bile OWII matter, a family have the Aron; You see the *Teets economy. In Germs produce ef-the twee a to market. Much fe use. Tkinsee woes vies, mid 'diced apples Toevis. u see.411setovisa rinesufll re of 'the year, and ever vif.letirrtwilibe:bythe m-teadaEvery o . caxefally eat by the si baskets, or tied isles- kied is lost that elle p Weeds, nettles, naj which covers the wadi tame away for theme* children at:adios-le lazes, in ehe- -down Them, busy as are given to the eattk The ti normal -Free Press writes as 'byi- Gartman toter Prince -of.Pmersia seat our Princess Royal, ill her tejoin him at Se - Feluccas aceerdagir a helted ia the et tack. This review Princess is yell 1ltre I remember s. A, yezei.gO, bat must fay, I ast afretd it. .In -court aer in London it is the coo ed se aweleaseertie whicts 4 to taut ;rad an- Pruseians ort the esti that the story is welt e their shoulders, sad Prinoete." It wilt ba Winces mese eeerle and odene, sIoet testi said that it wets with A pereuaded toretina ed lter wrongs- are freel society ; but emote Seute of your loaders o at-thelinatate, 11th ='1...1f hie Royal TROTTDIG MAXON ; er of the cameos trots hes eltalleaged tire ow State ief Miebigan varying from 90*40 Tile proprietor Of tin (1 Black Waterier.' twee gauntlet on behalf 0(0 10 .grenabooks has bee for $5,000 aside, nee etre that the race shall Adrian Conroe as time mite heate, beet um P,Feee. - COAL A LARGE: but jearilmid tad uriosi V ArE11 lrieRT nay :satb IS41 4 _. *