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lieZ C. carries away a large number
unit -- tgita -i 4
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. e Itesterday.tvas a grand day for
--------- totil By train, by boat, by priva
GOPERIGH.- C.-- Wr.........•••••••••• 8EP 30 1861, ve3.1ence.people poured in, until
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. , , [ eetituatid ehtit we hadnearly, if no
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of first
Hamil-
te con
it -was
t quite,
d with
2540.00 Visitors in the city, Th.
TILE pRovintual EXHIlaTIG;Ii.
''.. wa ks were crowded,. the stores •fille
, -
TIME cue mere-, the hotels with lodg
- OM OWN' CORRESPONDENT. -. . —
.. . • - avenues to the'Crystal Palace jam
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Hamilton, Sept. 29th, 1864— 1FOr eet_ sea of humanity evoeywher
eif :1864 is an improeement on. fornie4 e Ne Hy 14,009 tickets were sold at
I
ra many respects the great exhibition all b69leci t° be in ! iiPPY frame °
-, years. The ambitious little city has been [ MI' !tile*Eshibition groundsegallerie
thronged byvisitorsfrom all parrs ee.ie, lieverc thronged by miger et otvcie of
country, and the -weatherean important 1 Seers:: . The arrangcnicets are not p
_ consideration—hes :been particularly fine, 1 Perrpet, but we have reason to . feel
The dust it is true, was at first ' alinost i thee -everything is going off as well
• suffocating, but there- are 'very - few ill° .• 1
'would not prefer a little duet to torrant PALL ASSIZES.
.
or ptitt and oceans of -mile". I haee'nevet
been more thoroughly impressed with the. •
:TuESDAY--.CONTINITED.
..T.feRitchie.vs- Leys et al -e-Verd
importance of such exhibitions. The: i '
-Pleiritiff :£56 2 0. - Cameron for
• crowds may contain a nuMber of ladies
. Harrison for deft. .
. and gentlemen of ease who come here_ for
enstnae is -White —Verdict f
il;
..mere pleasure, and not a few of the swell '1. , -7- ' - ' e
e2-1 .78. -Cameron for Riff. Lea
Blob come on business;. but the vast ina-
jority is composed of. enterprising manuei deft --1
ofat is. Wallace, action on no
-facturerrand intelligent -looking farmers .
and their sons. Ileie the latter especially
• must pick up -avast a -rim -tint of kriowledge .
which:shall be of -great 'value in Altura 15-1.
years. The congregation of splendid : •
e side-
ers, the
red—a
e, and
f mind.
.2..aetet
s; tic!,
sight-
erhaps
proud
as it is.
THE SJU WE
TIWRiDAY.
Squiers vs. Wilson.—This ,was an a
tion, qui tam, brought by the pleinti
aeainst Mr. F. Wilson for having, durin
9
the mouths:of Neverabeie December an
4quary last, discharged the duties Of
Magistrate without having been in -posse
sion of the property qualification require
byelew.
E YySION4L.
-
he rd in other cou les, bit the answer in
c- in st cases when ap lication was made to
If ha a them admitt d to the Provincial
g A ylunt, was that t ere was no mom. It
d wa certainly a bar ship that this class of
-
a un ortunetes had t lie ,kept in the coin-
.
s- m n garde. The b siness at the present
d asSizes had' been ve y light, which certain -
peace of these Coun-
-
Dan, - Lizais, Esq., Clerk of the -Peace;
w s sworn and produced informations, Ste
.siened by defendant, in seven eases, fo
t 6 months named .in the declaration.
0...A, HArt.T.—I reside .in Clineon.--
B iow Mr. Wilson. _ Mr: Hart having
0
ei en Mr. -- W fleece professional .. advice
to oiling, thoqualificatiori in'questione His
L rdship said it would be highly improp-
er to retail anything of what -took place
un er- such circumstances.
obinson for deft. -submitted -that an-
tir action was pending in - this cause
readirom:the declaration in the same
rove the first part of his plea, • .
1DWA1tn Disseey, sworti.—The deed
sh wn was executed _by me, in fever of
ed 1855: • ,Mr. Wilson has niade corisid-
de t. , . The consideration was £300., Dat-
er le improv-ethents on ihe property.—
Abut 1857 the property fell in.valite,bilt
ha Since 'risen
Vet._ Corm, sworme--.The, property in
ceu stion is at present worth about $1200,
or _the prosecution Mr. • Hugh John-
m- stoi was sworn and examined with regard
ter to he papers -in his keeping concerning
ar- the sellsaid to be pendingragainst deft.
Ile .: Wm„ Coats • was a.ssessor of dinton for
'of 18 9-60 6 1.-. The valuatidn of 1 Mre_AVil-
tly Son property' in , 1861 was $36, rental,
es. rep esenting a principal of $60.0.00 The
lan is now worth two or three hundred
for doll rs and the house might be worth.
for abo t $50000:
ly 14poke ell fer tit
tiei Th' Jur nal then dismissed and
,
th ii Court closed.
r.
ot
let for an
plite to
r Off.
is for
or
stock, produce and improved amplemeete
was case .growieg nut of an assault co
i
-crves an opportunity- for observation atid mitt 'd by Mr Fralick epee. Mr. Hill
_ cemparison which can be/Secured by no_ -
Ilurieg a kind ofejollification at or d
e
other mean; May the lessons learned be e
Ain yville, in the course of which t
w
. laid to heart. . I cannot of course, accord- _ren ee i pary got rather warm, as one
ing to yotir _ instructions, do ' more. than
the tv'tneAes expressed iLmeanitig sleigh
t
e glance'it general results, but -I must say ...tight. . Verdict for plff. $3.5.00 dainag
that these are of a very- cheering nathee..
1 Sincl-'ir for itIff., Moss-fordefte
The number of entriei ir --Considerably in.
Ra trim= vs. Barker.—Verdict •
access of that of last -year, being 6 ,1 3 s in ,pin., 0 y
0- -- - • —
eonsen;ior.
t . 1., uameron
all, against 4,338 in 1863. The entries,
piff., Shaw for deft
.• of stock are Very large, and some splendid
- Sea/rein tie: Kung —Verdict .. for : pi
animals are on exhibition. Mr. Stone of . $473 ::00..
. . - Cameron fer pill., Sincleir il'
" Gnelphis a.s usual in the leading ranks ! - -:
jet for 'Att. $597.28. Davis
1/ vs-. Potts. V-erelict for plff.
Sinclair for plff.
at& vs. Fralick, Assault—
on
for
$448.
This
•• S veva pther witnesses- Were -brought
ff. to Aew thee the property inequeetiOn
or is t at present 'worth more th:an $6,00 or
- deft, • -
hin drove tieing unusually large, and thej. Bolton vs. •
Ilaacke.—:Verdiet' for -PM
-
quality superb. He is closely followed is, ee4'avison, for plff.. Mtiermott for
,
bower -ex by other leading breeders. It deft.) - -
_e_. - i- , - , 4
- is a pity our splendid county is not bet- ...
ivEDsesnAr.
- ter represented ie this--reepeeL Mr. Geo. . i iie
Coert opened at 9 o'clock.
Anderson, of St1
anfey,1 anbhappy to see,-
- al' te-ree. Foley—This was Mt acticin
:of tro pr brought by the plaintiff to receiver
the Tittle of a . considerable` quantity or
sparel.timber, -which- he claimed had been
got out for him, although the defendant
had. plarchased it from two men enained
greataiicep breeding fireily, of wbich '
yon ,
BevinS, who had _been employed by Little
- have a worthyTocal.representative. in Mr.
in. getting the .timber out. ' AS usual in
.Humphrey Snell- of Ilullett; carries off
'such cases, a . geeat, number of yitneises
many rrizes for his superior sheep, and is -
:i *ere CUCU on lio- di sidesee--Verdiet for
• has eirterect the lists and has taken slime
prizes.. The show of Sheep is magnifi-
cent, the best I have ever -seen in this
. country,. Me. John Snell, of Edmonton,
a member, if Ism not mistaken of the
- about equal toMr. Stone. The competi- . - -
00.
-lion for the Canada Company's prize for 2- I - - •
'• The Queen vs; _Jeremiah .Parker For/
the best 2J- bushels of Fall Wheat wag
very keen. 11Ir J. Hamilton of West
Flamboro' was the successful competitor,
• and pocketi 5100. Ilia wheat was of the
f HaY, during the month
gerY•
_having!
forged
or the township o
white_soules variety. There Were 17 en- *of September, inst. • •
The prisoner was charged with
uttered orders to which he had
lie -name of one William Buchanan,
triesin all. .„ 7
Ri Metiastr, e I live in
i I had the pleasure of witnessing the Tuckersmith: -Am wife of Mr. -Robert
greit-pIoughing match on Tuesday. It Mellish who does business in that town-
. .
was a trial of skill indeed- The field ship. - a the 19th of the present month
" aelected was on the farm of Mr: Hugh prisoneI came to onr shop and asked if
Mowicke about 8. miles out of the city.— we would take an order on Wm: Buchanan
• Over 50 ploughmea competed, and the forgo° s.
competition was very keen. -From th p band fir
'following list of prizes offered, you will haying
- see that itwasa battle worth fighting':— on4r cai
First Prize—For the best ploughing,ac
cording to the ruleof the Association,
prize presented by Mr, Joseph Hall, of
Oshawa, 'one of his combined Ohio Reap-
• I. -said. I must ask my hus-
t. - .Next morning, ray husband
oniented to take the order, prig
-
e in and presented nie with the
-
$15.00forder new shown me, saying it
. .
TERRIBLE F RES -IN Woob-
"'ST UK. -
his tewn has su end severely by -fires
1 lye qn Monde. morning, 26th inst.,
a nflagrittion bra. out, which destroyed
nine buildines whi h together with the
b .13
dontents unsaved in olved a loss of $410,-
800 $40 290 of which. waeinstired Sup-
e h , -
poSed to be the work of an incendiary.
oce
sto
dia
gain, - on! We
rred, demolish
Lpsses ver
lee suppOse
neslay, , another fire
ng a fine block df
heavy. The incen,
to be at work.
Froin theseat
startling neWs. Eitrl
reithercect and at last
.at. eters° rg as so
. ,
it bay: Tle federals
back. The Confedei
Missouri under Pi ice.
is Menifested in the
start ling news.soon.
0
ait. We hear not
e ,
reported capture of M
European News.
. Biztrot HOOK Sept 27 1 p. m. -
The Citrof Baltimore, from. Liverpeol on
the t4th„ Via Queenstown on the 15th, has .
passed here.' The DanchGerman arnietice
was to be prolonged. The stated:tent that
‘Seintnes was to have -a new vessel is contra-
•dicted. The Daily News says :7 -The Federa-,„
successes redude the proceeded ,tt the Cilicaeo
Convention to Comparative insignificaoce.-1-
The new rebel -loan, lately annonneed is
beges The English papers generally
are discussing the prcispec of peaCe, most of
them seemieg to take the vie* -that peace by
armistice iehighly probable. It is stated that
Denmark is :encouraged -by the w.estere
Posers to refuse the cession of North Schles-
wig, unless it is sanctioned by the votes of
the -people. - -
. LivEneon, Sept. 14;
day
nue':
ago
ace,
The - Cotton market opened on Mon
vial' a more steady tone, but 'the conti
diScussion, a the proceedings of the Chic
Conventionia thekbearIngs towards pe
.has rendered. the market very lirretgidar
.alatoet stopped.— The business. of to
(Wednesday shows that the sales of the
three days amounted to 12,000 bales was
speculators and exporters. The Manche
trade,market is dull and lower, add the p
Of -war we have no
appears :to have been -
accounts wee starrling
hope to make -A slap
n as Lee -turns Ms
tes are advancing. in
Considerable- activity
est, and we look - for'
i
Gold has . adva ced
ing more about the,
bile. ' . .
tseee Petrick Sul
11,1arys, fell dead on
C,11.IN 0114.-116 le
InsOlvency pppearcd
the Canada Gazette.
6
van, a _leborer at St.
unday, the -25th;
. •
s than 24 'notices of
in the last issue of
Mr.'Brydgealhas presented to the
.dir etors•of the Mo real General Hospi-
n
tal ai cheque for $20l0
......,.
. II ULLET tCOUNCIL. -
70O.- Verdict in favor of deft. .
Jute 29th, 1861. ..
T. he. Queen. vs. :Norman: 11.faver, assault Aill, the members me this 'daY, pursuant to
tiotie of adjournment.
The prisoner on his ;arraignment pleaded ,
guil Y . Sentenced to 14 days imprison: .*
, l'he minutes of last eetnig were read and
co q d.. - -
men . . , • -
pre
defe
own
Assi
to e
serv
E
Saw
hard
an e
be d
and
ing o
get $
back
to le,
folios
- - • - • ' MOved by Mr. Warier, Seconded by Mr:
e Queen vs. Benjamin Curr:y, false: Snell, That the Clerk end Warwick thea
neeS.--No witnesses appearing -against sere the. Piet.9 of land a a site 'for a bridge,
dant, he was set at' liberty_on his,
. int 18, con. 8, o --Tusdity- next at 9
-o'cleck, A. and ed o thnsaine be .ex -
recognizance' to appear at next -ecuted by Mr. Melvit •, in laver of the Cor-
es. • • . prelim) Hellen-. C..iT ed,' _
her, seconded hy Mr:
e Queen vs. John Smith, attempting
rk notify •Mr. Bey to
1st subjectsof Her Majesty into the, onion of road used
de of. a fOreign ceentry. - - " Lit 31, eon: 7, and
Clei k with notes-. of
efore.' HUNTER.—Know prisoner,
him 24th of May last in Kincardine.
clay -I SAW *him when . he spoke_ of
times and could tell any yotini man
sier way.of making Money than cluld
ne -thitiada. I asked him how,
e saicl heOould get $700 for enlist -
the other side. He said he would
)00, and after I got awey and came
wait(' pay him $200.- - We agreed
ve the village of. EnniSkillee on the
mg Saturday, he to.pay my expenses
to Buffalo. He said there were 13_ others
going. A. day or two.after, I.-tald Mr. C.
R.,•Berker about the matterand he Said
shouldbe taken up: • The next
I saw hint was when- I went out to
eck Constablas to arrest him.
born in Canada.
Mr. Harrison.—On the first day I
mith _ we. were talkieg 'consarnin'
Moved by. Ur. War
WarWickz- That the Cl
malc4 a Survey of that
by the Corporation, oi
that Mr. Boy- furnish th
survey, so that a deed e made out by Clerk
Corpora-asp—Carried.
aud Xeellted by. Mr 111:113, itbayvomr or.f
Moved by: Mr. Snsecouded ell,
Tbet the pound -keeper, Ward
3• refund the sum of fo r dollars to David
, on eccaunt of e received by the P°
pound keeper. and the terli notify the pound °'
keeper aecordingly-0 th
fr
et
th
sir
tic
po
Li
id
Su:tit
time
tiree
wa
To
met
was B fehanari's order. , He said his :parti's in the States--Heenan,ICIcirrisev
neme w Robert Reid. He Said he lived
*ith w Buchanan and was working
mg and Mowing Machine; .with all the for I gave hire $15 'worth; and he
latest . improvements,- finished .in superior tookeit way.
style, valued at .$150. Second Prize— ROBERT MELLISIt..-.—I know prisoner,
For the tiett-best ploughing according to* firstesawi him On the 19th iust., near iny
not see him again until the time
est. When • I "saw the Order 1
e '
was -not Buchanan's writing;
ning went to . see Mr. Buchanan,
bjeCted to it, pronouncing it
then weat to Mr. Sills and
ant for his apprehengiori. We
him in Turnberry.' He at
the riles, the iron plough which shall
take the first prize at the exhibitions ;
value, say *40. Third- Prize—For the
next best ploughing,. the wooden plough
whicli shall take the prize at the exhibi-
tion; value, say $30. Fourth Prize—
Forth. next best ploughing, a sett of
, Harrows; value, say 820. The result is
notknown yet.. •
In semi brancheg of Manufacton-
• - siderable apathy isehown, while in others
. . . •
a spirited competition is going on. Of
agricultural implements- there is a large
display,and no one can inspect thesplendid
specimens of reapers, separators, ploughs,
.k.e. &G., without being - convineel that in
, this. respect Upper Canada is inakieg
rapid strides. By the way, iny attention
. was drawn' to some splesdidly-finished.
iron and other ploughs manufactured by
. R. Runciman & Co. EGoderich -which
• store, di
•ei his ar
ktiew i
next mo
kit. -he
firgery.
t a wa
arrested
first de?ied knowing anything about
the offen charged against him. I told
him theie was enciugh evidence against
him and hat he might as well confess his
guilt, when admitted having commit-
ted the orgery. heard that there
another
erstnith.
W3i.-
•prisoner, Jeremiah Parker. 'Became ac-
quainted with him in 1862, in which
year he -lived with me for two months, as
a -hired' rvant. Theorder prcxhiced was
Saye
411'4
Piiso
time
near
bount
could
sift
only
prevei
This
ince.
Aft
in a v•
and others. We were at McFird-
Tavern and drank three times.—
er tree drinking. also- The next
taw him was -at Becton's , tavern,
hich the offer of enlistment and
jumping took phiee. I told him- I
MA go fOrI had a case in the Dili-
ourt. That was a lie, and I was
umping him, Motive being- to
t young men being taken, away. --
as all the eitideaci, of any import-
.
r being charged by ' His -Lordship.
ret' careful manner, the jury.retired,
and iter about an hour spent in noisy
consullation, sent out word that they had
not ag eed and were ,not likely to do so:
vi decided to. keep them shut up for
a cee e of hours longer, when they came
into c urt and announced that they could
in. Buchanan liviwr iii.Ttick- not af:,' 6e.
The jury was discharged, and
Smith bound over in his own recognizance
IICIIANAN, JR. --r know. the for £1 .0 and surety for --alike sum to
appear at nextassizes.
must sav'erill bear_ a comparison with handed t me on the 21st' inst• by Mt.
say shown- It is a great pity that some Mellish, believe the signature to be in
Imp,* ofreanufacture are almost mire- his wiiti g. My father, Wm. Buchanan,
presented. The interests of our country. alsolives in Hay.
OffaNAN, sen. --I live in Hay;
ner ; the order headed me is
writing or that of my son. Saw
the 20th going in towards
- boar young men, and keep money in the Mr. Ml)t1'.
demand that local manufactures of all Wm,
kinds should be fostered and encouraged know pri
by all means in our power, asthey tend tot not in m
Ifevelope home industry, give occupation I prisoner
country, which is a coneumniation to -be ; Ti L. 'ILLs.—.E am a magistrate resi-
devoutly wished for. . ';d6it, in d. Prisoner was brought
e 22nd inst when I geve
County.of Hiroo may be fairly consideredi h the roper .caution as. to what- he
fratin the department' of arts. Mr. W. -should sidinit. He then- freely admitted
N. cresuren, ot Harpurhey, whose works the forge6 of the toiler. - -
exhi, bitions, displays this year • eieire a held that i the. order was invalid , on the
!
are known to_conumseurs through former Mr. 11"Dermott on the part of Prisoner
- lamp 'number of rolly-beautiful paintinq face of it„lit not.having been addressed to
in oil and water -colors. -His groups -ot, mil Per. _ .
, animals, landscapes, - and marine views .....1 Verdict -‘ , Guilty.," M'Pertnott for pelts-
si
0.-/ - The point was 'reeerved.
Strange ae it may appear, your: great fore in
ruce
on-
priampalli Canadian—I mangled to say-- °Fr.- : .
ammo* fivorablylpronouned_upon by I , -In theease of Parker found guilty His
Pen!onirtgablia OsPPreeiatiek the, Arcd.Y Lordship 41d not pass sentence; and the
bisintifill arts The drawing is very Prisoner Will lie in gaol until the point's
asf*Isty and the adoring, careful attention I reeeryed aie-argued in term,
14148* Act" betrar She Initied` mind • In the ease. Offrite Queen vs. Neil Sharp,
or a master. You will murder, the foreman of the G4nd Jury
sea *ken tlie prize list goes .up that Mr. brow,ht rn if Nu Bin!,
_
Joh
21. mo
keep t
ing,'w
keep a
future
Mullen, who has been in gaol for
ths in default of finding sureties be
e peace, on a charge of threaten
-
dismissed, • with a warning to
civil tongue in his head for the
IntESENT3IENT.
The Grand Jurors, through their Fore-
man, r. John Treleaven, Presented :--.
That hey . had -examined the gaol and
found he same in a clean and well ordered'
_
conditi 'n and the prisoners well satisfied
•
ivith eir treatment at the hands of the
gaoler and his subordinates. They. found
two confirmed lunatics of: a dangerous
. .
character the gaol, - and urged the
necessitly Of their removal td the Lunatic-
Asyluzn.-.They -recommended -a change
in the. law, so that witnesses in criminal
cases `might be entitled' to 'compensation
for loss of time and trivelling.elenaes. -
The learned Judge remarked, witkre-
- . •
gard to the last- suggestion; that 'many
Grand Juries had recommended- the same
thing. The payment of cii.Vwitnessee
might lead to Boone abuses, but he bo-
lieVed that in 11casesof bona fide crime
the .witneeses should be pelt:IA[1dd* hoped
*law te that effect would ItO4OieteA Ore
low, With regard to lunatics he was
o• . ,
sorry to say that the Same 'complaint was.
hive yet to be determined,and as towhich
diversities f opinion may arise among the
nimierous iftracting parties, that reserve
islexpedien i The measure ,cannot be
e
framed fro4i anyonepoint of view, it
mint be the -work Of compromise. Ob-
jeittions trent east, west and centre, .will
have to be debated and overcome and it
wOuld be manifestly unwise and injtirious
and abandoded. Thus far, all the e pre -
to give publicity to details that circum-
st nces may hereafter cause to be modified
ceedings of the Canadian GOvernment have
been, entirely unofficial and infprmal. The
Province Of Nova Scotia, New Brutiswick,
and Pr -nee Edwards Ireland had agreed
to hold a Conference at Charlottitown,the
capital of Prince Edward's Island, to con-
sider the proposal of uniting their fortunes
unaer one Government and deegislature.
The Canadian Government sough t leave to
attend that Conference fox the purpose of
inviting the attention of the delegates to
the larger question of a ,Federative Union
of the British Borth American Prov-
inces. Consent was at once given and on
•the. first-day of the Conference; the ,Canadi-
and an deputies presented themselves st,P.khar-
day lottetown,and wereniost cordiallyrvd
lfaosrt not represented The Government of Newfoundland wits
in the tronference; but
ster
res- heartily syrnpathiging.with the movement,
iminications from it have been received
and expressing a desire to take part in any
future proceedings. 1- - '
. . 0
sure to sell.is iithreesing.- Very - little doing
and-prtheszaltogether notainel. Brendstinfs—
Riehardson, Aoerice & Co., Wakefield,. Nash
& Co., aucrothera, .report flOur yery-slo*and
in scene canes•eesier.
-Loninx Manx0', Sept. ).4. •
-
Breadstuffs —The. 'teerket- 7 -quiet for all
articles at •Sionders.- prices'. 'The Tiendon •
7 :Lilies says, As tb the Chicago :movenient
leading' to peade b.etween the North and
South, we trust the public will admit thatthev
have not been , misguided by our conitne
on this obstinate contest. The: gretw- f
which we asserted froth the first is now la
beyond reach ef cOntroierSy. We said
Nurth could never subdue the South, and.
North •has new proclaimed the seine c
clusion.". The -rmes • says, The t;
cage): Convention ptotesses to stand by t
(Tenth as stinnly as theRepeblicans the
selves, and we,eatt very.well'u elerstand w
the 'Democrats at Chicago ref ‘..in 4-rtanblu
ins outllie feet-, that the South must .go fr
but on What grounds or with er at-expeetati
of suCcess- - could the :Coved rates now'
asked to yield. what they hay Veen -lighting
.for -to tlip very Men Who have -lbeen unableto
arrestit, Or te Wrest it from them ?-_It -appears
to us inore probable that the D.aniocrate should
have disguised their genuine than that
the people. of the:Soutb shotild have is
any readiness. in compronae. It is .mote
likely that the arniistice be the .firsestep
towards the perception ',of. the truth.. The
NOrthi after fieding_ehat South cannot be'.
_coerced, will find 430 that it cannot be per-
suaded, and .that reffeetio)ii: eneouraged by
the interval, wilegradeatty induce the Federal
States what they cannot- obtains
-rather than recur 10 whet lies already been.
proved a hopeless and ruinous Straggle ,for
-Tha 7 intes, in -coliclusion, says the world has •
beeen muchinisled, the Democratic party is
not the strongest palej in the Northern Snit*
strong enoughlia the absence of any unexpeo.
led event, tocatry ia-.NoVeinber next its cah- •
dab! for the Presidency,- and to impress its
licy in the interval:upon the existing Ad
inistratien.. 'Still itmustnot he forgotten
nt the:RepittiliCanit will be reluctant torah*
om -pewee; that. any -signal .aueeess they
lee .more,plitee" them in the aseendaut,
et if they should deenre, neace.poliey
wide -
able, theywill enjoy :advaqtages -of'
tital °Cie inanitaining* •the -.opposite
'icy." --The Hercilii..think' that even- if Mr.,
iieotc should be a seconif.tithe ehosen Pies:
ent, the attitude of the Deinocritie party
!ley enceera-g.es the •hope that in the_present
inper of the-peeple„ even the Republicens
11 hesitate ereithey make the late! .pitinge
o another year Of -war. -The Morning
si says the &inhere -Confederaey is now,
&has been since the .Contine.Ceteetit of the
as indepeudent pad hostile to: -the Novi.
en -Federation as it ever was, . add. nothing .
Mins for the latter but to recognize with
et grade the new Republic. The contfinied.
cussion of- the prospects Of peace . by • the
mes has had a very depressiag elfeet on the
tedmarket in Liverpool. The -Prince ot
Liles has abandoned the design of extending
tour to Si. Pitersbnrg and Mose.OW,owing
the- lateness of the season. 44,11 'advertise -
at' has appeared invititig captalisti to assist
making, hy easyinstelments, a loin of AO
lions sterlingto the: Coofederates. at 10
Thi ett:7eu:rittmlitc:ie_ irrtte4eysse: coursei hesecurity )at soelhecinatetoei;
hely unknown to the ,Confeuerate. Govern -
Ibzaied-resoceuirtoeed. nairchoeunsteosnyeenncs%afrobint
Serif. Lavine tit.Aorrisra firia le the Ainer-
n trade, connected With tha. enga.genients
Messrs. CroSky it'CO„htte been announced.
ets not stated. The- London Ste r says
t .the inginries made by the Gernien Pro -
lett Society of London fully.. corroboiate
itatemeat of Muller in reference : to ehis
'proceedines on the night of the murder- of
-Briggs. 'The :Paris Bourse nn the 131i
-inactive. Reines etosed.ne'66f. 70e.
ug the Peace Conference was held* 101
una On the 13th : instant, it is . asserted
the subject of dismission -Wes a Proposi-
Made by AustriaandPrussia, that the
ms of.the Duchies to the treaty and State.
perty Denmaik,-. shoidd be Settled by
payment of a stiitpfainount. 'The Nord
sae Zeitung says that the PcusSitre
ernin4d, has atioady,sent a suitable reply
he last note of Earl Russell .upon the.
intinaries Of peace..
' Latest: ,Sterapettia:
The Conference commenced ita:. delibera-
tions on Thursday,: thelst of September, and
Continued to sit daily at Charlottetown until
the 8th, when an qdjournmenutook --place to
Saturday, the 10th,' at Halifax. On Friday,
the membera of the Conference left Charlette
town in the Canadian -steamer Queen Victoria
for the town of 'Mafia, in the Province of
Nova Scofie,going by the steamer io
and the remainder overland. The latter,
after exanfuning the teal works of Picton,
nts proceeded the -same day by htage to Karo.
act On battirday Morning they went by--raileay to
ced the geld fields, and -examined the extensive
tfie .and sttecessful ignartz criiihing establishment
he of the German Gold..Mining Company, and
on- then proceeded to Halifix,,Where they arrived
hi- in time to re -open thesittings, of the Confer -
he enee., On Morsday, the discessains were con
thlued,, and -in the evening the subject pf
hy Federationwas presented to the citizeui ata
rt. pubic djaner given in hotor.of the d4pgetes.
ee, On the morning, of the 14th, the de
on proceeded by railway to Windsor, and from
be thence to St John, New Brunswick. The
advanta.e,,,es of " 'Federation were there again
presented ata -public dinner given to the del-
- Moved - by -Jr.:Warn r, seconded by 3V.
Lon Jhottera, That this cuneil expend their
prop rate) of the boundary line money, as
they. liink will be mostfbeneficial for the int
-provlinent ot the townlit e of the municipality,
be - accordance
County twined—
'provided 'this reso otio
With.t he By -Law of th
Carried, Reeve dissentin
Moved by Mr. Warwi k seconded by Mr.
%Varner, That the 'CI
Cothity Clerk, in referen
line nioney—Carried.
Muied by Mr.- Wartvi
Warner, That this Uou
to meet, ,wraitt at Kiub
August, -ateteu.o'ClCck
rk correspond_ with
e to the boundary
•
k, 'seconded by Mr.
11 do now adjourn
n oti Saturday, -6th
Carried.
aunerr 6.
The Councirmet this a . All the mem-
hers dresept. Former •mutes read and con;
firmed: i• ' "
-MOired. by Mr. Warne 1 -seconded :by Mr.
-Wareilek, That a. coin iittee consisting ef
the members of Council and Clerk be ap-
pointed to consider the bject of the muni-
cipal and assissment .ac that the members
to be held at Lonsborou 1st day of Sep -
of Co 1101 iriviteothers Ip attend a meeting
tembe • next, at the ho of two' o'clock, P.
: Moved by. Mr. 1-Varne _seconded by Mr.
tii
M.— furled. — .
Snell, efhat in reference o a notice of' tres-
pass addressed to the pa hinaster and -others
by Ira Lewis, Esq., Coun Attorney, relative
to trespass on Lot one, Ir. Slack, atilt° in-
stancajof One William V Bennett, this Coun-
cil de appoint the Clerk t consult Mr. Cam
min anti employ hitu to d fend the case, and
also fiirilil - each Mem r, of thie Council
With a copy of Mr. -Came on's opinionl--Car
rieMdeove' d by Mr. Wirsvidte seconded* by Mr.
Longbottotn, That a d nation be given to
William !Trance .4in ..acc wit- of a case of
intideatal -sictcness -of a tranger having oe.
cur ed in his housee-Car ed.
Moved by Mel Longb tom, seconded .by
Mr. Warwick, That a B eLaw _ be prepared,
read and passed,for i 'Posing and levying
the. County, T wnelap and School 11,1oneys
for the present ear, and that the sum of 71
mille in the $ be impose for County pu
poies, excluding the bou darY line money,
viz : $207.35, anti the su of one nii11,10 the
$ for township purposes. end the school sec --
tion moneys according to pe respective 'Stung
applied for by the Trustees' Corporation—
Carried, Reeve diesel:n[114 feem lite clause
referring to boundary lineitnoney. . •
Moved by Mr. Longbo tome -seconded by
Mr. 'Snell, That the sum ot one dollar be
paid to Mr. Iames-Johns n on account °fie
water ebursoprivilege—C riled.
Moved by Mr Longbot ,seconded by Mr.
Warner; That this Counc do new adjourn,
to meet agein at Lonsbo gb, on Saturday.
17th day of December Di at ten .0!.Clock)
AeM.—Carried: .
_ .- ,
- ' THO ,_AS- SLOAN, '
Township Clerk:-
. voNeznitantiort Ain ;le orrett001,onlit
_ I •
R. R. seeing to have' lost . its: objectimeible
,lleR.—Since the. confeder ' lion of the prov-
inces Was mooted, the oroi (iced Intercolonial
character in the eyee of its former_opponents.
An eastern contemporary :jays :—The speak.:
lers at Halifax seem to be 4s one, as they -dee
clisre the Convention to have been on the
-of them looked upon it as fixedeeand., one of
1
sahject Ofthe desirability o , the Union. Same
ine clinada speakers aPplirently promitied.that
'Canada would, as a first f eit of -the Union,
give, in Proportion to her
building of the intercoloni
run, entirely through Ne -
Nova Scotia. He did n
would be built es e cotinubtion of t,he;Grand
Trunk or not.
" O" There are nYr building for the ihrotigh
hided guagevouf from New York eto St.
Louis, 4,200 -miles 150e riltiiitite; 5000
freight cars, and elegant au�nger care in
proportion. • -
pulation 'in the
1 road, Which *ill
Brunswick, and
t say whether it
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Py the Nova Scotian, which arrived on the
28th, we teem thatthe Doncaster St.4.. Leger
was IVOn, by "Blair Athol".- Danish ties -
;don still unsettled. Breadstuffs firin at last
itiotations.---- The Aim arrived at New York
On the. 27th. The -.Times' lectures Amuralia
for daring to hint at seperanorifrom Eirglanl.
•The.Eliglish press, generally, speaks ot-South-
ere iudependence as art assured feet.
.COLONIAL UNION-.
Important Details respecting the Fro'
ceedings ot the Late onterence on
the Confederation of British
North Ainenei-
. (Inane, Sept. 26.
The, fbilowing -important doctiment,ap-
pored in the Quebec newspapers on Tugs -
&interning, the 261h: a
-A.• good deal of ptiiiiCintereit is feltas
to the recent visit of tne members of the
Canadian Government to the Maritime
Provinces. People are anxious to know
the nature, of ' the Federative Scheme
brought under the atteniionotthe Char-
lottitcein ClOnferinee; the reception it
receivedfrom the Matitimedelegates; and
the probabilities of its- being acceptable to
the Avant Prexineets. But little reserve
18 now neceisary- as to the proceedings of
the :Conferenctor M to._generahiiiibpe of
$he scheme of Federation now under cot-,
sideration. It is only as to dctails,, which ;
1111.11..fts'
_ -
The centre/ of the roads.bridgesi and
with the exception of international workii-71
inland fisheries; education; prisons, ho.,
and charities, agriculturat; and local twee.,
would naturally be coinnutted to localbodieL
Et has been aue,agested that provisions 11190
be made for the educational interes' t of till.
minority iu each section. A diffieetee 1,004
matiifestly arise tn toMmifted dune* to tie
local legislatures from the al3senee tow
revenues to meet the necessary= expense1.
has been suggested that- an allOwatitilro;;
the public rerenues might be distributed eet
:local purposes,. aecordreig so population, hoe
'much as the Oeneral Government *ow,
the Federal arrangement, be relieved fro -4
char.,!es new borne by each. Provinee, sit
will have absarbed all the_sources of reveal.
from which -they are now defrayed, it it
very fortunate that little or nodifficultyket.
to present itself on the efibject of the leeitst
finances on the consumniation ef thatiniss„
All the debts andnasets oftte several' hat.
'laces would, of course, beitasumed hr.*.
Federal Governmenti-andritelose ex
amj
of e named position_ of each Boris*
shows that no injustice would. be inflicted
this arrangement The debt and the sansti
burden now borne by the people -of the sera.
-
al Provinces are pretty nearly equal, and
public exchequers of all of them how
surplus. . • •
_ The•Princess Charles of-Pnisefa, writ
was at the baths of Landeck, in Sehleswis,
entertained all the men wounded at Deppi
wbo-evere at the place. At the entertainment
each private soldier found under his disbar
napkin a one-tbaler piece, and each sergesar
a ducat. .After dinner half -dOnen tigani
were servee to each guest, and the set went
invited to smoke there and then by tie. P.
cess, who assured them that she shoeld feel
no inconvenience. Her Royal Highnesitook
her leave after a stay_of two hour!, promising
t raention the names of the more dishigank.
ed of- the men to Plince Charles, let Coe.
sort.
. •
.A VALUALEDIscomur,Obe of tile grist
difficulties which oil men have to encounteris -
the rapid destruction of the tooli used is
pumping, by the action 'of the salt -water cos-
tainedin the ,wells. Plunging rod joint;
pipieg, everything in fact soon -becomes
less by beine subjected to the action of the
water in the wells. For this there hu 'never,
until recently,been founc.lan adequaterearedy.
Mr. jell. Fairbanie however, hu at lengdi
discoeeeecla remedy which ',remises to over.
om6 the difficulty. It is simply this; Hest
he iron -work which is -to be exposed to the__
water in the Wells, arid rub it, whilst wan;
with the softcoke-Which conies fromalte sills,
This farms a coating which is impervious to
he action of the *e'er, and. effectuarly pre -
ems the neje froniheine seeded. Of comes
. • .
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t
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v
egates. oo leursday, the members -Oe the f
wick. On Feldey,they returned to .SW -011E1'811
Conference:and their_ganadiaif visitons went e
ree by the St. John itiver-route to Frederica-
-ten the seat ef,',Governnient of New Blinn- 2
w
and the party there separated. ,1 he Canadian
delegates the seisepiht went by railway to
Shediae, "Where their steamer awaited them.
A quick ren up the St. Lattrenca brought the
Cali:aka delegates to Quebec on Monday the
19th September. -- ,
The lir;;COedinivii of the Conference were
nem° will wear it off, but all iron wont not
xposed to friction can be preserved is this
way--Oit -$Pring's Chromic Siggeother
2nd.
0 _
conducted with reo4d. doors, but it is udder -
stood thee the qtrestren of Union iti all ' its
bearings -was fully -debated, an a -the col-it:lesion
unanimously..aerivedat that a Confederation
Of all the :British North A.inericaii'Colonies..
would be highly advantage -Oils to all the
Piovinces, provided equitable -terms of union
could be agreed upon. No insurmountable
obsticles. were encountered, and _a -formal.
Conterenee'of the GoverinnentS of - Canada,
Nova Scotia, lett'Brunswick,Nevvfoutidlancl,
end Piinee Eiwerd1slaind, hes beeosummon-
'ed by his -Excellency, the...Governor General -1
to meet at Quebec, on the 10th October, for
the purpose of ascertaining'formally,whether.
the detaile of e scheme oreonfederetion ac
ceptable to all can lie arranged..
- The Canadian delegates were • neeply im-
pressed by the greet materialresources, and
the gratifyinz 'induStrial prosperity,* 4ff the ,
Maritime Provinces; there is not ope among. '
them who does not subscribe, heartily to tbe
cone.usion arrived at by the Conference, that
a Federation of' ell de Provinces would be
highly advantageous. Thusfar, nothing di -
be dismission§ of the last three
thine has been agreed upon, nout,e6ietktiss.taEndveiiryg.
pond will lieiopea 164 ueletterediaqu;ry by the-
>Quebee Conference. - No one, however,could
have fai!ed to gather hem the newspapers of
the Loiver Provinces the general outline of
the scheme under consideration at Charlotte-
tOwn. It appearg to have been suggeSted that
the. Confederationmight Consist for the pres—
ent Ofthree SqCtiOnS? namely,. Upper Canada,
Lower Canada, and the •I‘latitime Protinces;
coming into the Union either'eollectively or
seperately, and that provision might be made
for the adinis3ion into the Unioneen equitable
terma, of the . North weetern territory .of:
British Columbia and Vancouver. The whole
country Might have one name, say Arcadia,
or -Canada. Itlippearsto have been suggested =
that eaeh of the Praire:es -should hine a
legislature and executive charged with the
control -of all local -matters, and that in -a
eeneral legislature Should bevested.control of-
affaiis-eominen to the whole touotry. It
seems to :have been held .ari indisputable that
-the.funetioes - of the general and local gov-.
eminent in the subjects delegated to each
.$ - $
must be clearly defined in the Conititution,
so as to .prevent confusion, mid Eire security .
to local interests—the whole to be 'embodied ,
in act -of Imperial Parliainent. In regard to
'
the conatitu ion of, the, general or federal -
legislature, the repreeentation, in the - Lower
House—mast be based On -pepulation, and
that of the Upper House on sectional equal.
!ty. . The mode ofselecti g the members of
the limier -House,. is a fertile -subject of ilia -
cession. SSome favor -the election -for a term
elf yeers by the people; others prefer to have
-their election vested in the-lceal legislatures;
while others, agaie, advocate their appoint-
ment for life -by -the 'Crown upon the advice
of the Ministry. The -solutiou may be foundin-
4,4veomr.ninpro:itiee of these views. The Federal
-would be _constituted as.now—
the representatives of the :Crown heir'g eed-
vised by an administration possessing the con
fidence Of ,Paraament. • To the Federal
authority thus constituted, would otivionsly he =
committed all questions of trade, navigation,
currency, banking, general taxation, bank-
ruptcy and erimmat law. It would -have
control of the milhiaanddefensee ofteinage,
weights and ,measures; - of lighthouses,
sea fisheriea1 lettere patent copyright
and natural zation i - of census, ". postal 1
.
$thiCep i win igratien, intercoloniali
work; _&c. The . manner in which the G°6riab' Ing°41- 7tb' 1864i w20
local legislatures ship be constructed .atfordi SiaaThar'S SALE Or leMIDEL
scope for debate; Thera are those who WO- .
,••••,7•••••••See•••,..
ltit WI 2 titi rt riglittitW
• 4, -
Polt THE
United Counties of Huron and Mee,
Can be procured' froraVse
County 'Attorney, Int Lewin.
-Goderich, September29th,..1864. • scri
.••
OVAL
010 •
ARM WORKI.
*moeememoTaie
alicCONIMELL.
Dhos to_ notifo les patrons tiwoutrliont the
.1.) -country that be ba. s remOJed hbrOARB
vLE
Exeter County. Iftwon,
Where be Will ropea with a large atocir.of
hoiee MO* !
Selected by bimself at the pa- Delete' tinarriese-i-na
which be will be prepared,to -work into
TOMBSTONES, 219/TITAIENTS
- _
kc., in styles to suit"every variety of taste, and at
prices as vheap as van be got in the province.
--Orders irom persons in Codench and surround-
ing_eountry sIl'be thankfully received and the
work deliver -6:1 with promptness.
Exeter, Sept. 30,1864.
•
,ai•enee ammo.
NOTICE.
A LL persons are hereby cautioned 'against
purchasii% or negotiating stoic, te,liaed
drawn by me in favor ot Hem y McDermott, for
!be sum of$20, Aged cri the 24th September.
1864, es I *have received no vilne for llostame,
and do nut bold myself responsiblertortke spleant,
JAMES HUTTON.
Goclerich, Sept. 30th, isst
Parcels -of slattont'ry
'eAND-•
601
00
In quantities to suit
Country Merchantii•
• AT -TIM
OY1EST'FIOLESALE. RR:
At the 'Signal! Offloo.
-
the luny No
D4 NEWSPAPERS.
Received la SOQIi SI pubbabedi at As
SIONAL't OFFI
Book and Stationery State.
gate for. each Section two legisittiie chitmherE; thuted r„otateiisot kir. Timis of a Writ lee
other ofpcials being elected by the people: iieiti-07; ii°12:171 at tile stii-6411144: jiase' .
i
while others prefer one chamber SO framed for 'Huron And Bruce, Venditnsitionasand
panreEseznetieti:tOtivthe eGLetivgiserniniatienretl;fesweilensoibthieePraallailtre andte.Tme* wdiltreagredagaitutwrithtmels":::41*ftetteseimeota
0.„ 0,- Her Majeatril Caltrt VC lanef,n4 40044
m fa,vor of the Lieutenant Governots and „( Alexander.r
It'WOUld Of C011010 be -desirable that all the bald Cook Suthertand,Lhavneaneined lad nuirook ..*
.401.40emae! ilini010,errevinatii,h_Ohnult4ibbeigt deocteenetitunottesedeomo std7adewknutieametillbeenditigeottrortliaberiSenmtlliSrtritauelifille; '
absolutelyine.0ropieenenio-nrititatiel iinngth.e event of seriansfy van; loon 40.4.1See9lid itl:6.06th- 'nge toradthslAg.Desiithmt. Y. 11/4411. 1414
am '
Lots Numbers "Tharty-itie *id rettte_e_ht.
As to the powers and duties to lee commit- -the third Range, .sentk.._of got, „,
ted to the Incalgovernmeatie• - -there- X• also Road, Alt in the. TOWINIVI. YI . --°11.4".,.
reC:rnif for
4nweure,Cadnisclissad&-wiirdinsitisitutiblegstaj:j.adihc9lalw' aine1;esthe- l'fiatimensletill'4irnierel$Pri)i :61;*rallifit151114146. ilailall '
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sii -civil *of invaciptuits, ivi:0:40 1.4; Cowttr, lotho tows or tiodeawbolmiatast;
tend that the wild lauds ofthe severaisections seeeitreletees, Gederielt 1 - ' ' irtsi
• ex - dant)* ntyeeintli‘ayoritesseestie
tion, erfinittal low—mest the heetreActTitsi)(004.triN jimmoNATA
Upper Canada and Ileiriltutiserteleter21 con. ' 8. le-etee.e.-,4 Deputy shand, - -
441d be vested in :the local- gOvernmentS. 27th Sept-, 1_$64 -
him
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