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GOVERIrll, C. W. JAN. 24, 1865.
THE WAR NEWS.
-The Federal& seezu to have established
themselves in Savannalesince its capture.
„Postal service with. the North „has been
stemmed, large stores of captured.. cotton
. -
are being shipped7 and neighlsormwfarms-
ers are itivited,t6 trade in the city. . Sher -
Man has- again assumed the offensive, apd.
it -is asserted that farther victories may
'soon b expecteel. •Two Federal monitOrs
were eunk in Charleston harbor on. the
16th by torpedo -a& ". The _peace. stories are
-revived again., It is now stated that'e
mission Of Blair to Riehmond was no so
futile as -at first reported, and that le vin
held long conferences with 31r. L'neoln,
be has gone back to the,Copfeder te
armed with pewee to arrang for fertile
er negotiations towards a peace ul arrange-
ment of existing difficulties. Wilming-
ton is satd to be - so comp l tely shut up
"that blockade running is Lt of the yes-
.
tione Cotton, ht wevere -to the value of
..3,500,000 has been .shipeed frome.Wil-
mington to .Nassau during the 'spast ten
days, and great activity exists amongst
blockade ranners.'
Complimentary Dinner 19 D. I
Ritchie, Esq.
Prompted by a desire to manifest -their
eppreciatioe of the publie services; and
peivate- virtues of De II. Ritchie; Esq.,
his Stanley friends entertained 'him at a.
Complinientary Dinner on Friday even-
. - ing last, at Polton's Ilotel, Beyfield.. The_
evening was a very pleasant one, and we
were glad to see that elthough.the dinner.
Was a, &dilly on; so to speak, many of Mr.
Ritchie's friends from GeelCeich,
Bincefield„Seaforth, ,ke., were present on
the occasion, e
When dinner was announced Dr. ‘Woo -di=
of Stanley took the Chair,- supported on "Is
the right by the guest of the evening, and
W. W. _Connor, Esq., on the left by Dr. u
Cele and A 3L Ross, Esq 'Peter Ideal- .!
•THE SEMI-WEEKILY SIGNAL.
do honor to gentlemete who deserved it as
hat I
highlvms Mr. ttitchie. A zriculture with the
i
foundation of all nfid without
Commerce, and the Arts and Sciences could
have no exietence. Comparing the County
as it was 30 yerire ago with its present posi-
tion, they saw whet- a vast change bed heen
effected by theaxe in the strong hands-ef-our
fitinters: Mr. Sills after delivering a some-
what. lenethy speech- upon the s.unject of hg•
ribulttire and Coniuteree.• conelteled by pro,
flouncing a well enerited eulogy on Mr.
Ritchie: • - e • .
"The Bay of Canada,"...was ably ..and
bu-
moronsly responded to by Messri. L C Moore
-and-Jim Davison, of Goderiele • -
.Mr, Adaineon proposeedelie health of All
Boss,
Mi 1t ss in responding dwelt upon the
sound pOsiden the Counties held in -a (inure
teal puitti.of view, and the great' benefit- die iv -
ed from the public unprevernents foe -which.
and worn-out soldiers are better pro
vded
for than. that of any other army,t
have either seen or read/of. (Cheers.) --e!
Aud the old sai)ors likewise,*nd ituy one -
who has or may' visiteChelsert Hospital, or
Greenwich College, will be consinced of
these facts. (Apt/Iroise.)
Song ey Mr. jig t. -
.The Ch. -Mune' rrose and said he wish
haddevolved upon some orie. better able
himself to pr;jpose the joust which he
yow about,. itte
'or. itachie, however -
saw Iiiinsel(surrqunded liy-liia friends, tied He
they all keew 1144.1110Ya So know dew no ex -
1 iavegantseu:ogy Wes -eequired. • The Gutsi-
er the e dui:le-had pas-Se.d jitney years of his.
tifeSin le township of Stanley, he had Liken
eveisy hies as it chines:domes .shere of
the vork thet was to be 'done; and always
don.. it well. !fhe result wits that he Wes
1 -Id in uttiversar esteem whet ever he -was
- own. ,(Applanse.) In public and privitte
Mr, Ritchie had .*.shown thoreugh,
-.spiv, hottest Men; nut merely in matters ot
°dans aed.tents, MI( thanifestetion 01
-
these honorable prineihles ilea should ever
Mask 'the career of a publie. man, aild those
endeerieg qualities which Were am. once the
adernment and -.perpetueting attributes- of.
--h. gh-tuned, social . (Cheers.). Even- it
there were -room fhr hatred • in his breast, he
would hate hanestlty, and.not as those do who
.eart "slit% and smile a aiti."- '(44a -ether
and applatiee.)'' hie woUld. now propose a
bumper to'the health Of the Gueet: of. the
evettieg Meth Hoop ttyreare, :Esq. .
. The toast was received eith rounds of
!dense that -Made the eitb;e rattle useful. -
.31r. Athensini saidebeI.Tires they heard
Ritchie's respupse he weuld like to esIti a w
to. the excelleut rentarke that -had faieen
thechithenan, apd which,' he had no de
were -heartily doncurted in by all lime
lie. (Mr.
-R..) with -glad •-to see so 'many of
Rat:tire's tietehbuti- and • trieeds from- as
twice present on this oceasime because
cansidered that lie was worthyb
- of the tri
they wished to pay to. his:worth as a pu
ed. it
than
was
LIP"
ruin
ubt;
etoi
Mr.
dis-
he
utr
Wit; Mr:-Cox-propneedthe heitith of the ladiks
taxes werebeirie paid. Hehadin his officiel
position alt excelleht onportunity of knowipe
Mr. Ritehie's worth in a. public and private
eitpaeity.- .As an offiSer beeves. not sut•passed
lay any nian in the Province. (iinplause.) .
Mr.. Ross,. hi a neat and complimentary
inttneer, prepesed. " The Press of Canada,"„
it_.i._eniinection with the name of Me:, W. T.
'Cox of the Huron Signal.. • •
-M Cox responded ia suitable tering,. triapk-
ingthose present, on behalf of the " Press.
thmg," fur elle kind manner in which the
toast had been preposed and received. • •
Mr. • Ade-fist:tie proposed the •heal ttrof
Sills,. Esq. • *- -.see . • .
. Mr. Silts responded itt an eloquent speeeh,
which:we regret want or space prevents vs
trom repordog in fult, nut a very easy tas
either. by the way, as the geutleman gets" cu.
his Words at the rate of abeui 600 per minute,
it least twice -as 'fast as Hen. John A.•Mc-
Donald, who is ell& to be the festest speaker
iu Parliament.- ' .
" The Medieal Profession," was learnedly.
responded it) Dr. Taylor, and humorously
by Dr. Woods.•
oairer and a private gentleman. - Rite
bed represented the tow-riship in its ilea
in va.ious capacities and i must` dive
pleasure to eee se many of hk tilends . aro
nitu tharnight bearinZ apoe •their mann
lik.of Stanley. whici. was received with Applause
eey :Ind responded to hy._ 3ir, Retire, Mr. Geo
-Camphed and Pr. Leech. . -
und M. Adaineon proposed the health of Mrs:
eie Ritchie; - (ApP-lause.)- -
'flees- every isidicadoe. or endiininished
Iide..ce. • (Xpelause ) ' He was a men re -
speed ail: asp eciatedeeas a odisial he was
a ;se:piss d for _assiduity. eat . proficiency.
W..e i tie (Mr. A.) came into the. tewnship
--upW.-ads ot &Arty yews ago -it wits, wilderuess
itud he was. sulijected to all* the he -letups
incident to life in •a, new country. • lie was
aura drone. Before he received e:rioltituellts
in an teficial estpacity,' he h.id by , the 'also,.
or his own- herdeihewn himseit out a. good
home in thtw..)_o•fs, arid wasTheholdcti to tic
party. It was,o sin!. to the elforeSof swell
mien that they were pt•ovided wan- such
pread as hag been placed bele, e them
hat dianer teb e, It nicst now be it situ
pfess dfe eo 31r. Rechie to take a retr
iective view of what he had accomplisl
son, Esq., County Clerk,.filied the Vice- A
a
on
ree
os
a couee-elion math ethers. - ;They' had .p
. fine. r dsway tare Sete thee Ceunty :Ind-
ents ete etwork of spiendil (Travel rue
0
Chair. 'Atnonest the euests we noticed e
Mr. Alex...Johns- ton; Reeve of Stanley;
Mr. .D. L. Sills, Mr. A. Campbell, Mr.
Richards, Dr Gardner,. 31r. -F. R. Bar-
ker, Mr. John Esson, Mr. T. Walsh;
Messrs. More, Davison. and Ross of
Goderich, Mr. John Jooelyn, and 'about
. -sixty of :the most respectable farm-
ers, ' professia' gal men and merchants o
the neighborhood. ,
-The host bad provided a sufficiency. of p
the good thins of life for his hungry e
guests many of whom had ridden, far al
through the frosty night air, add, although n
he no doubt did his best, it could. hardly
be expected that he would equal in skil-
ful Beryline. and tasteful arraneement the
more experienced -caterers of our- large
towns and cities, It is, however,possible,
that he imagined any little deficiencieson
bis part would be made up :by the good
will (lithe guests towards- Mr. Ritchie,.
and we are most happy to say that he
Tut not disappointed, for in all our expe: 110
eience -of. things of the sort -and .it is, en
pretty large -we never saw seventy gen- ro
---denien mere thoroughly bent upon show- s.etr
ing kindness and good fieling towards a pa
ha
11
Mr. Ritchie responded in• gallant
thanking the cowl -easy it nil. Ritchie's name
--Tor ',heir kindly ,ementhrauce of. her,
.In arelitien to what. we. have givenin detail
abuve, • there -•were .sungs wit !nine end, .pieces.
or ex. cel t music •. from- the .BitYtield Brass.
Band, - • .
• •
The Compeny broke up about. 2- o'eirick,.
not e sin,Ie woid hiivingsboeo uiteted 10 mer
mind good humhe of the- highly-
peased
_ .
which charectetike Inc -races from which it de
Coe.Of Iffitar.ois.A.gilcerltural Solyg: rives Ad that it mar be reiied on *
. . _ -
Provinc al Parliament.
QUEBEC, Jan. 19'.
This day at t ree o'c'enk p.. in. His Excel.
Wiley the Guy rnor Generel. proceeded in
state to the cha ber or theLegislatiee Conn-
ell in the radii mint Buildings. The mem
hers of the Ler lady*? Council being assem-
bled, His Exc Ilen-cy was pleased to cone-
mand the atten alive of the Legislattve As-
seinbly and; hat House beihg:present, His
Eireederaty w pleithed to open the third
session -of the ei Fhtt liamentsof the Frov-
-'nce of Canada ithehe fotloWing..
Speech
Rol. Gent!
.Connell. ani
latroe .4ssem
e'
roin the Timone.
..._e_. • ,r,
man of Me Legislative
Gentleman f.f the Legis-,
"Ip ceding ou together to resume the
perfurntence o your, cemsututional duties, I
desire to expres my Shankfelness too benefi-
cent Prisvidenc that 1 um enabjed to cop
gratulate you. ow- the general pi:asperity and
coneetittneut of ihe people 0! this Province -.-
and-ehe continuitime to es of theenestitnable
•
blessings of peae. see .
' " Outrages hike beer? . canal:lilted:on the
contitierce and thrritpry. of the United States
of Atnerica by -ierSona who, after the perpe-
this l'reiinceiet.41 also :to eitable.Me to dis-
charge tration of these 04., have sought reluee on
•Catiadiansoil: Ili .cirderie prevent- the tie-
ganization of .any such eriterprizes i-vithin
charge to au effective Manner thy .duties= -,-to.
:welds a peiehbering power en ternte of friend-
ship with fler-3.fejesty, I have seen -lit to • or-
ganize a 'sySte of 'detective Felice on the,
froutieteline of he United StateS: and with
ailment they ielieition
the Same desien il hevoefeatilileedvt,diuultiteteni.eiciper-
-
of the -,ProvInce4
*Sunder tonaiderattoria have suggested
the proptiety ofeerming the executive 'goy-
ei•timeta with etrunges .poiver than it' now
p„sseeses for dealing. with pei•sons who, while
availing theinseereS. of the *right of usyl
alwayi 'been --allowed on- BritiSh
nt all fotei ru n
soil to eettieees nfro • gn
countries, may 1M untrittidful of Ilk implied
-obligations whiete by their residence amangst.
us, they confrate to obey our laws and to te-
'spect the .declared- policy of our Sovere4n.
A -bill. framed- for this purpose- will he leid
hefoi•e yott„ and I. ask -for it_your..early• con -
'1 nin piL be able- to • inform- you of
the zeal and aleetity 'displayed by the mem
bets- pf the vOtunteee three when called upon•
to tarn out foe active service. This -ionduct
sliowi that the preeedt pepulatiou Of ,Citieula
has not degenerated from- the ilianly vit•tues
ANNUAL 3IEETIN G:
- rho Annual meant; of members of the
se
10',': Co. of lIurrin. A.grieeleural Soddy_ took
ea. - place in :the British Exeliange .11otel
ds, Crodericherin Saturday the 2lit inst. ...- i ..,
: Reports were received from the follow -
jog Branch 'Societies e' Stardeye !impure
hey; Hey, Exeter, AShfield -and Wawa,
_nosh, Behuore, •Aiteleysillee ' Clintoe and
liowick.
. • e_
:From the Treasurer's Report we learn'
that at the conimencement of • the r year
to ;here was on land the soni of 631.21. -
ad The itet . ree-eived in 1861. from the
varieus sources of revenue w. a 01774.10,
ok :inakine- in all 81855.31. The amount.
.. 0
ed '
paid out in 1861 Was $18n8,2, leaving .sii
ly
ei .b.ilancp-iwgi' eyeas urer's hands of .82-9-.4ii.
1
f. • --
re The report Tyre; ado tei.
ia the proleStion: of 'Which •thew eiteemed
euest had ,taken; a prominent +est. Take
--aWay these 'great pnblic improvmnents tied
what wo ild bsoine _of: the farmers of toe
Comity eeneraels1 Why, -hither thtui suffe,
such • a ealinnity, they would oonsplit to have
their.present taxis dualgect .or trebled. (Yes!
and elietes.) •
RitehM roe to- respond • amitiSt eon-
tinued clieeriugs; He seid, Mr. Chairman,
Ise -Chat man sand geptlemete ive
Ian% you most heartily teethe very
atterine manlier in- which the tuast Inis be
o ioied, supele.neated. •by 31r. Adams
dreceived oy the euests: "Whet' 1 Iti
uud. Inc to Wield I am forcinly remind
of the tonchin_e tact that, many ot these n
eighbors who are now grey-haired, <wes
hen I. knew teem first, toast the -pride' at
vigor ot early tuanhood, many of the you'
Teti were buys, and some -haTe .:been ho
etuce I elene into the tawnshipe /Frees t
%Vey whiett you, Ms, Chaii•men; were kit
eizoueh to seek of in 2-1 an 41inust debar.:
_froni,atee_el,og at -any teligi II to yeur -speec
but with rezard to Alr:- 4.dainson:s tetwitt
regarding my public il:rviceS 1 -feel mere ft
to speitu. Inlay -say, withont_itadugiugJ
egotism, that 1 have ta.lien deq interest in
a.1 improvements ofthe Counties.
ie Ilse I first kneW -the township there Was
t road an it, and littraly a tree cut down,
d, of course, there were -none of the .cotn
rts which we itow enjoy. A...stead ot' a
endde from a band, we weee, in those daYse
eeted. with the howling of wolves. Our
sture lie.ds wore the Unbroken ivonds, our
y in3.tes the tops of elms; .(litughti!r.)' but
14Ve lived -th see-Springing•up aroutid nte
al the comforts and inimy of the leeetries 61-
eividied fife. (Applanse ) ehuse earls
days- there was nota railtigbetWeeti this and
Bruceaeld th,it.1 Wits" not at; but, dna s are
Chiniged now, and we are. -most • of us; able"
to.buird, houses without having to ask 'out:
neighbors as we did then I Wily -say thie
there isnot _ wan in the lownshie that
..vro.ught hardee or :endured more hardshipe
than I did. -Bat I wassyoung itpd able to -
bear it and I,now,look hawk with pride to the
toils and triumphs, hardships and happiness
of these early- strezgling -years. --(Cheers ).
He (multi assure these present' Witt he fe.t
honored by tbe denionstratiun theV had given -
him. As their representative in the tovite
ship and countyCeunints he had endeavored
to serve, thein and he had the
pleasure of knowing that. he was. generally
Suctessitil anythined eudertook. hat.
so 1".. -ind applause) He was haphy to think
that the Cordiality. of theitireserit demotistra
don evas a proof that he still -enjoyed theit
eouh ence and esteem. Wi:hout .etideaver
tng to Mate a lengthy speech, be now
:wain. thank' them for their kinduess ain
resurne has seat (Chpers.) .
Sorter by Dr. Cole, " Widafiv Malone 0
f2 •
'g Robert Gibbons, Eq, waa re-elected
he _president ; A, 31. Resse lst Vice
el President; lVin. Young,- Esq.; ',2nd-Viee
"I President: G 31 truernan, Se'y, and
- ' - ,
Andrew Dotiogh, Treasurer. =
ee
guest whom theyesought -to honor' and
please. On the removal of. the cloth, the
Chairman proposed The Queen, God
Mats Her. (Cheers.) Bend -God save
the Queen.
Prince and Princess of „Wales ancrthe
rest of the Royal Family. Band -Rule
Brittainia. •
The Governor „General. "For he is a
-jolly good :Fellow."
The Chairman then proposed, Ate.
my and Navy of Britain. - The urea Was
-received with enthusiasm.
.Adjutant A. Johnston, 2nd, Battalion
Huron Militia, in responding, said, I feel,
Me. ChairmaniVice-Chairman. and gentle-
men, most happy in returning- thanks for
the warnt and hearty manner in which you
have drenk the health of the army and
navy or Great Britain..With regard to the
, navy, I would only say. that if. there is a
navy afloat that don't, love them, the navy
Of Old England will teach them, at leest,
to fear them; and that banner, the pride
of the British nation (and wearee part);
that. banner of freedom and no mockerer,
that banner which has stood. the aRittle.
and the breeze for a thousand years," will
stilt be borne triumphant, on every sea
and in every Clime by the gallant officers
and of the British navy. And should_
we unfortunately have occasion for -.their
services on these lakesethey will make our
. saucy neighbours dance to the waste of
Adis and rockets; and in this business I
earek confident' that they. would ba well
assisted and supported by the bone and
'mew of Canada, and also by the hardy
&semen and blue -nosed fishermen feoin
' Halifax, and the coasts- of Nova ,Scotia
Newfounland, New Brunse ick, eand the
sturdy High and Scotch from Prince
Edwards Island. (Great applaese.)-
Mre Chairman, I know these men, I have
been amongst them, forty years ago I was
Signal director on -the Citedal of 'Llalifes,.
and also in Charlottetown, P. E. Island;
I know they era loyal , to the core. -
(Chasm) With regard to the artily, "Mr.
Chairman, I need only say, that theywill
be ever .proud, ready and vrilling to dis-
harge their duty; and I may add., that
their discipline and efficiency, is only to be
Equalled by their valor and bravery, when
▪ noortotited by MI ellealy, and atu safeiu
- style& that they are the best clothed, fed,
paid, armed and accoutred, of any army
ut the fetid, and last but notleast, their
Artillery aid Cavalry, bare the best horrify,
that cut be (enact, ler those arms or the
lione-r"
The chairrp-an then Proposed the Volunteers
and Militia of Canada:' , • , -
" CaPt, Boss, in response, alluded to the
. el
great chane thee had taken piece in the
volunteers- service pr. Canada . Very re-
cently, =which: ,vas induced by the chanee
that. had come over the continent dtirini. the
past few years in consequence:of the fmeri
ean War. Not tong 'shit* the Annetiean
people seemed to think laree stitialine armies
inseperably: connected 'wale the despritisms
of Europe„ but. we now sayv that ire the brief
ti -me that had intervened since the continence
-
went of the war 64- had 'reached the status
•
of a first-class military_ power, possessing
I.trze artni s and all the modei•ne improve
ments tlie art pt war. The -great Want
wits cifficers trained )pd fitted hy expetience
to takeeJiurnand of large -bodies of men.
fh •ClOaditin authee;ities had acted veiy
wisely' he thoumht `establishiniv military
. _
sehooisse wae absolutely necessary that
the officers should bittre'some little knowledee
orthe duriee they inight`be called. upon- to
perfect -it. The Volunteers of Oaeada occte
pied. a respectable position, and be believed
the, 'Onderich .-. companies had done sotne
little towards. establishing thein in that
positicin. (". Yes," and cheers.) • -
Mr.'Stewa,t said ::.een drafted. and
when they came to be tried he hoped the
Militia would be able te. stand up with any
of their Volunteer comPanies, (Laughter
a, id Applause) -
Songshy Mr- Jocelyn. •
The VieeChairinett then proposed the Ag-
•ricultarel Interests of the County in connec-
tion with the name et D•le Sills, Bsq. .
-Mr: Sills said he was happy utnight to
meet sOminy intelligent gentlemen around'
that board. It was delightful' to thiuk there
*write. And. to conclude, their disabie4 were tunes when men could cotne together to
•
under any cireulastancesien_ lespond to t
cad of ditty, either for thein LiziLenatice
internal order, or to repel foreign ageressio
• " The comin;"seieners.apeointed under t
provisions of the isecond eheeter or the c,
eelidated statues of Lotver Canade to fre
His Excellency having left the building
the business of the Council commenced.
LEGISLATIVE 0011NOIL.
The Hon. Messrs. Gingras, Dumonehel,
Chaffers, MePherscn, Dueliesnay; and Bell
were introduced and took their seats.
On motion of Sir E. P. Tache the consider-
ation ot the Speech ivas postponed until
Monday net. • •
The COuncil then adjourted. -
The SpeLareristeteire essemeey.
bavini taken the chair the
several re-elected and new weathers took' their
seals. •
.1..he House resoived--to•-pass the usual
Standing"ComMittees
Mr. Cartier thenmoved _that the Speech
be considered oaMonday next.
Mr. Holton thought the gnelish _practice
should be adhpted of proceeding at ouce
withithe Speech. . 1
Mr. Cartier seid that. hacritever been the
practice bete, besides it wou d he unfair,asa large number of utembees w .re absent. The
motion was then carried.
On motion of Mr. Cedtier, seconded by
Mr Browe, the House _adjourned' until ;Mole
day next, ,. •
TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MIN-
UTES.
in answer to numerous enquiries, we
would state that, as heretofore, we shall
be happy to publish the Minutes of Town-
ship Councils gratuitously in the columns
of the 'Signal': -Clerks will oblige by
sending them in as soon after the meet-
ings as possible and by writing all proper
names very legibly, so as to avoid Otis-
.
takes. -
On Education,.
, For Me "Signal.,-
-Many different opiniOns have been udranc-
el on this subject, and many rules have been
formed toguideas, so that it would seem a ,
were nfockery for uto protrude.our ideas one
_
the subject.. .
" To -be educated ;" does_ it not convey the
idea ora drawing forth en expansion of our
.
intellect -first when we . con the' rudimetitse
Ana grasivally, step by Step, We dip farther
and larthbr inio the endless mimes of Know-
-le !gel not a Mere smettering, a mere super-
ficial glance,' this is not gducation. ' AS well
'might we admire 'a -parrot and -say because
pretty poll repeats by note the sayings or lie
he mistress, "what an educated' bird," ; This
of striate, of out brains with a Conglomerated
0
ie Wass, Ideas mixed up in inextricable confu-
he goo, not the thing ; better, far better; is it
in. so have the faille of know:figs less and the
me •satisraction. cif being niaster of that litelee-
re Eddcation hits o greet effect ets mankind;
or although there. area great many that miser
ir a wrong use -of it ; they think ihat. because
O - they are refined and educated men there is 0
is aot anythhie more 'required front them, und
ofa.
. thus they become -careless •and indolent and
th abuse their advantaees. ' Better would eit a
at have b if: they knew has and prized i. k
a more, . •-• ' s".
d 'Others prize education, they Make them- t
el selves of great service - in the world, eishig 111
ly tlie istiination 01 the people, aud doing great
ut Melor te themselves and good to others, thus
le they put their advantages to a proper use. 1
•
Again -education, we say, prepares es for h
• seeiety. We !loon perceive the difference b
between the educated and the unedauncdatheod.
y the former with -how Mitch eithe
e; fluently he conVersee on any Subject, whi7e
s the hetet' seems timid, as though he was not "
s- quite su:e of what he is sityine ; and much h
e. sebner do y tu not ce whrn he is conveis.ng
r"- with an ettucated man. As the wolld be owe
educated how !much more improved it be tu
m eontes. Arts and Sciences- begin to tuake'a
1 rapid priestess all over the world-iinprove-
- spent* of every kind begin to appear.- "
d. flow thankful otiAht we then to be that We ei
have very good opportunities to impeave our-
. . .
selves, win e others woe's! be glad of_sueh
opportunities but it is 'net within their reaeh.
Gtad quehtwe to feel that. we _are not shut.
up in. utter ienorance,-that we are in a re-
fined and intelligent part of the world, where
education is prosperifig on either sides of us.
a civil and also a code uf civi(procedu
fee Lower Ca-eda,,haye-completed the toile
part of then" duty. Tee, restets the
lebors shall be laid .bdurieyeti, and I ant i
formed teat the eeode: of _civil. pu•ocedure
in a very advitoced state. The Completion
the cpditicaaiori of the eiril la* in be
French:mid English cantioifitil to _be of gre
benefit to the inhabitants of Lower Cantle
bysenahdrigehe people of all ori fins to rea
ia theirown languages the- civil' law und
which they live, and whiCh hitherto has on
been aceessahle ip re lanermee which is -n
the mother tongue -of a portion of the peop
whose civil right8 are regulated V it.,
-0
4 Gentlenzen of tlfe'Legislative Assembly,
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" 'The expenditure readered tiecessary b
calline out the volunteers for- active servic
itiel -whiCh was utilinseen when the estimate
or the currentyear were aereed to, witOlece
sit he a supplenk.litary vote for that servic
l have desirPd that an estimate for ihis pu
p. se shell he laid helere you. .
- '1 ant haper te be in a position' toinfor
,
you that the finaneiel lezistation of Alai- las
session -hes been _etteteled with beneficial re
Sults. Tlie revenee.• has largely increase
<
ad there has been a contemporuncbus exten-
ion. ofithe trade ofehe Pro-vince ,
vill.find that theydliave been trained wieh it
i•
• r have d,rected the eetimatett fie the next
nancial yeateto be laid before you, and, you
tie attention to 'economy , combined with
111.iien.:.y. . .
•
Oz: The St Johns News states. that the Xe
abbertistuttnts.
Montreal and Vermont; Junction Railroad
ATOTIC
and and that fur the present only one train daily I -
will be open for general traffic on Monday:I
will ru,t to
Futvoys is aPputiirti eat Ni-.stTs
hereby given that a meeting ofthe
Johns. •
pofrincitmed itc'henased's
•
lop, will be held
i cipal :Electors ef the lownship of Mara.
(*.The Canadient .of Quebec, regrets to.'
TlerauTkt,thianti,nosn atthepeotirrittvaLl eevfi,00nne of hthuersGdfirjail 1 .
of; Section llo. 4, iikKillor
IN THE SCHOOL mouse
sop of his -Honor Chief` Justice- Duval was cht.griday, the 24th gay ofreit- _
intq
brutally assaulted, and that. --t,he y_oung m,an • aptosetheofil vontirtiongrAyoeitolioc.nuir; sto. in_4.elordeor woreputterr.
received a severe cut in the face at the handl- o_r not the fellowingyBexy/a, vr .be .adopted by
of the ruffian.
0:), A terrible accident occurred at .Gibral- sue h.ed ors..
R •
away of an Irk& jauritine-car in- fui attempt
tar un the 13th ult., where, by the. mulling h e t w, a: stiArNpN..ocy4k:
and the postillion were drowned. Two other -
toford the stream it drange •Grove. three - _ -
officers of the garrison,- the driver of the car, -
McKillop„ Tan, 17th, 1865.
officers had a very narrow escape: . 6,12; -.of Regusisition gag 13,-zaay.
. Ce:e• Within the pastyear 4,141 immigrants
arrived at Kingston, 367 by the St. Lawrence THE undersigned qualified lannieipal zee,
arid 3,774 by the United States. Of ehese A toes of the Township of McKillop harem
82 were English, 166 Irish, 134 Scotch, 47 require that a Pell be taken in terms '
Gerin, , Swedes, 4,693 Americans, •• and Temperance Act of 1861; to determine
...
I. ,
,
ity or for enforcement of said Act the By -Law
6 Danes; 4,134 remained:in Canada and 7 whether or not the qualified Municipal Eke -
went to the United States,;-: , ors 0 said township will adopt under author.
A curious periediCal ' is about to be
.pebliehed at Bytissels. It is te he called " La
Chreekrie Seandelehse," a renOrd of it "alt adoption, flowing, which We hereby propose for :their
rai:ultguinLj itce uwsei Is: therefor is b the ---
iruths that are.nhtgood to be told s"
be adorned by "ridiculous Or compromisine
Buretawynp.srwohpibiotefdliwaxithaiinopth,eunduenricaitttliiiatynetsfy
The itate of Intoxicating. Lir:pont and the.
autographs,'- and will give an index of all
trhease -obnooivkhsyro• hibiyed in FrakTce, ..with the
and int -enforcement of the Teriperancer Act -
The Halifax .Chronicle of the 29th ult, of1864.
oadieu& this 15th day of Jan
states that a rumor is -in circulation, Arid In the year or our Lord one., thousand, • eight ,
•
supposed to be authentic, to- the effect' that htindredandsixty-fise.
the engineers have lailed',to discover any esigued,) ANDREW GOVENLOGIc _ _
practicaole line of railway to Pidon, via , and 30 other electors,
New Glas-gow i that the engineering difficul-
ties prove lobe sogreat that the. proposed . -.-
A true copy.
line must be abandoned. - : e. .
W. J. SHANNON,
T p. Clerk.
Ce's Honest Bronterre O'Brien,the ex -char-
tist leader, is (lead. Few men have ever
acquired a greater influence over the working
classes, and he was withal a scholar and a
gentleman. In early lile he distinguished
Wmself as the editor of the Twopenny Des-
patch,. which was published. in tefience. of
the rower enny stamp on newspapers.-
.
re Butler's testimony before the Com-
mittee on the Conduct of the War is eeported
to hives produced a profound impression, and
summonses have been issued l'or Grant and
ether proudtieat officers. -.
•
oz -There - appears to he no prospect of
resumption of hostilities in front of Richmond
for some lime to come. . ' .
.0...- The Indians in Colorado have renewed '
west of Valley city, on firei-and seven bodies
I
their atrecities. A telegraph operator re-
po' ts he totind an Americai. ranches, ltiniles
burnt to cinders,-emong them. two ehildren
and one woman. _It was expectedthe Indents
Would butcher every person • on the road,
uuless speedy assistance were sent. - •
:
The -Emperor Mitihnilian had written .
a le ter announcing the State -ieligion of
Atex Co to be that of .the -g,otnan Catholic-
Chutleh, but there is to be free toleration ot
ther Jeligious Pellet's. . '
g- The Tot. nship of Darlington has
doped the prohibition denies or Dan-
in's Temperance Act; by a vote of 316
o' 143.
A NATiples N Voris World.
its obitussey !Unice of Mr gyereti, says: -
ti his getivie with all the ripened linnets of
is life, we lity a 'Jewel of the nati in: - We
ury with him a . fair and patriotic-. tenown,
-herein Mingled with' the honest pride of his
wit penhle the admiratiou Offurei,,,rti se..ators
lid scholars, :uti bought, by any. condeseensiun,
r deli/tames of his from 111s loyal duty to
is twelve laud.
- '
OnExottin Glee -The_ Richinoed Whig, of
e 13th, referring to -recent Northern sue
esses, says: -What we do mean by a subsi-
ence of the thoralalementsof, the North, is
lusitated by the growing inability of the
overnmel t to till its drift and lecruit ifs
The Directors .apPeinted for- the cur- :
mat year were, Xis -oinae, Pat Cerro',
Jno Stewariqlletimillarj, J. W. ,.Elliott,
James Torrance, Wm Piper, and john
Salkeld.
. Messre •Jame.a.'Johnston, .Sunnyside,..
Londen; F. Stone, ofGuelph, Hen ffavid
*Christie, and AV m -Ferguson, 111: P; P.,
"were voted is members of the Board- of
Agriculture for the current year.
It yes decilted to Iola the -meetings in
Dark'Mita during the year:-.
The inn) out of -members was ilk, but,
hardly so large as last year; :
The Sec'y ip eonneciion with the Co.
. . . -
Ag, Society is getting up -a Club for the
Canada. -Farmer, all orders can be left
at Iiii.offiee, Goderieh. • .
Gonei for February is to hand and is
a'. splendid .number, superior, if possible,
to anythiag that has preceded ft.._ An ex-
tremely useful book for ladies. Mem-
house supplies it. -
ENooti ARDEg.-iilessrs.-Ticknor
Fields, the celebrated .Theston publishere- ,
have kindly sent us a copy of _their illus
trated -OitiOn of Tennysnifs admirable
poem Enoch Arden. Itis printed on tinted
. paper, illustratedhandsomelY, and is al-
together a perfect spechnen of tYpegraphy:
Mr. Moorhouse will have it on sale in a
few dgs. :
The Reciprocity Treaty.
A -correspondent of the 31°4Iva-1'1:Her-
ald' bays
In your issue of yesterday you stated
that, the" Senate of the' United -States had,
by a vets'i Of :31 to 8 confirined tire action
teken . by Congress, inereference to the
Reciprocity' feeaty, se that there is not
nu‘w any doubt that the necessary apace
will be.gived to the British Government
for its abrogation. • -
It May- not he generally understood that
_
'this action on the part Of the American
-
authorities deprives its'of the use of Lakes
Miebieran and Champlain, and/ that. no
Canadian vessel can, after_ the termination-.
of the Treaty, eater either -of- these lakes.
without the permission of. the Ain't:dean
Governtnent. • This will prove it serious
blow to Canadian commerce, and should
receive the ' immediate: attention of our
MiuiStry.
The 11 arley Extradition. Case,
Recorder Duggan of Toronto delivered
judgment in the:Case of Burley., the alleged
pirate; dr,e. The Ilecordee, atter going Over
the Whele.of the eildence,. decided that the
.pristMer should be given. up to -the United
States authorities, wider the Ashburton Trea.
tr., -Application was nurriediately made fur
habeuit corpus nesoreter to cam thecause be-
fore the judges..., ' "
•
"Ifonorable 'Gentlemen and denlleinen --
t
• ;".At the.close of the last •session of Paelia-
meet r iaforined,you that it misuse intentient-
in, ceejustetion wtth.-my Ministers. to prepare
and, subatitteyona Measure for the Solution
of thi* cenetitutafitalproblem, the diicussion
ofrowvitillitebe.-7; . hasfoe.sorne. years agitated the
p
-" A careful' consideration s of the 'general
position ef Britishil-North America induced
the cenvietion teatIthe circumetasices of the
dines- afforded the :opportunity not merely
for 'the settlement Of si question of Proyincia
-politictebur aso•for'tliesimaltaneous creation
of a new nationseitys. Pieiiinitiary - negotia,
tions were opened:by Me .with the Lientetiant.
Guvertrars of the_ oilier-.Provines. Of 13iitis-h
North' America; arid- the result was that a
meeting: was held in. Quebec lathe month of
Outobeelast.coMPOSedofdelegates from those
c.olOnies represefitieg all shades of . politieal
perty in their Several communities,notninated.
b.v . the respective- Lientenant-Gosernots Of
their respeetive Proyinees, who assemolee
li,:re with the 'Sanction of the crown, -and at
joy ineriteticin, toecentee with-themembers of
thecadadian ininistry on the possibility -of
effecting . a emelt 'pt all the Provinces, of
British North siniifrica,e Thiatonference,
afier lenetheeed delitieratione, arrived at the
Conclusion that a re1.1 eral union of hese Pro -
Slimes Was feaditileand deeirablee and the
result of italabora ides plaer/of censtitutioti ter
•:
eke: proposed union, embodied in a se les . et
resolutions, whie- h,. with 'other papers laid
to the sabjecte-I havedireeted to be dbe.,
fore you. ...
pArtieu r plan.hy Wl.lehit.is proposed to. cap
"'The general deign of a Union, and the.
. .
ry- that intention into effect, ha,veboth received
the eordial apprebattim of the .ittiperiel Gui-
erunient. Ad Imperial act•of Pat -Hamer' t Will •
be rrecritsary in.. order yj give -,efft!ct - to the
.coptereplated ITnionef the. Colonies. And I
hive been official! v`inforined hy the Secretary
red to i
,ntradu e a . bill ' for that purpinie
Of State that .Her iftsty.'S ministers will be.
pi epa
_ittio the .Imperial•Partiement sa.soon as they
,hall'have been uotifiedithat- .he proposal has
received the sant:thin ol the Legislatures re I.
presenting the 4everal et*Viriecii effected' by
it :- - -. • . . ...es -
: .-
."In - commending to -your attention this
Sulle-ct the iniportattee of which to yeerselieti
and your. ,deacendante it n impossible lb- lex-
aggerate, I, Would claim fur it your calin„ ear.
vest and impartial Consideration. • With the
public num of British North Arn-eeica it now
restS to decide wheiherihe t7inkt tract of cowls
try which they inhabit 001 be -coneolidated
into a stereeconibinipg within its area allele
elements of •narionitt greatness, ..peovidine
for the. -peciirity :ot-ita cOniponent parts. and
contributingto the spength aedatability of
the empire, - or.vheteer the several _Provinces
of *hien .- it is -constituted shell remain -.in
their present fragmentary .sind isolated. con-
dition ;.. comparativele powerless for •mutual
aid incapable- of.tinderteking their proper
share of Imperial respionsthility.-. Int the dis-
cussion elan issue of such menient I ter-
eently pray that your minds_ May ", : be gelded
to ctitictusicins svnich shall redound to the
honor of Our Soverigni to the -Welfare of her:
,Iniblects and to your o-
. A reputation as patriotsan •=itattistaten.:"-- , • •
•
The FailiziO Draft.
The -New York News lays. -Volunteering
under the list call,of the President is almost
at a stand still. We -doubt if there ars five
hundred men per day recruited at the present
time. In this city, owing to loss bouthies
offered, there are scarcely any voltiiiteers
obtained, tinhough it IS eupposed that other
loealities obtain about one -hundred- man per
day from the nietropelis. In fact, the couneey
has been- pretty well drained of 'men who .e ere
about going into the army at anypriee, and
hence there is an excellent prospect that ou
she 15th of next month.ct (frail of unexam-
pled severity will take place.. The war is
to go on, aud the m were needed; so the
country must be prepared' to face one of thd
most bitter consequences ofMr Luicolu'e re-
electioni-
France Getting -Into Trouble.
The Mexican :Wrote: and •the consequent
hioW in the face administered to the Monroe
Deeirinehas not been forgotten among out
'neighbors.: -As affillustratton of the feelmg
abroad,: we may mention -that On the clause
settiine12 apart hinds for the paynient of Fede
_.
ral repreeentatives in Mexico, MrWede atov
ed that the -word "Mexico" be qualified by
adding the words .1 the Republic • off' and,
;the umendment haying been carried-, the ap-
propriation stands, ,now, for consular ,aud
diplomatic services to tha fugitive Govern.
:nut ofJu By this-ineaus the Imperial
position of Mexico, under Maximilian, is
ignored, atid-a reassertion of Republicanitita
in a sphere! Wanner, ta a way suffirient to
show. the bent of feeling in the U. & Senate,
is matte, -This is- one ot the shadows rising
hp, the substance of which is sure to follow..
But France is net likely tote daunted by such
att exhibition Of feelinesnor be induced to
alter -the -course o1. establishing raouarchial
principles upon this continent bY the threet
*Med.- Nevertheless, the aetion is a eigni
fit:ant One,- and wid riot pass unheeded:
Lordkalmersion on. the Press.
Lied Palmerston, en proposing the -toast
of "The Frees," at the Romseydinne., said: -
-when I comment on the word which represents
Ole wale 1 am tire you will fel ib it in.that
one . word more 18 contained. contained. than in any
other word in our laimuaZe. The toast
which.1 give you is l• The Press." (Cheers.
Permit me to say, we who live in a free con
stitutional country knOwthat the press is tfe
true support of - civil and trelieioue liber
ty. (Cheers.) Without a free ,press„ liberty
of this kind ,would he but *ling; With a
free press that carrell:Ivor be de4troed; and I
may say, with regard to the free press of this
countly, that it is deaerving of the admiration
of mankind for the ability With which it is
conducted, and for -the :high and exalted
principle by which it is animated: (Cheers4
fhe ot_ess- of Eteglarid• does. honor to the
nation; and I am sure that all Present will
have great pleasurein icombiuing with mein
drinking "The Press."
Cr The Dominicans, numbering 1,000,
are said to have beenrepulsedin an attack on
Monte Christo.
._<
GREAT MARIN
• SALE!
JOHN FAIR & CO. 3
A BE SELLINO OFF their *hole
Dry Gsokwadks,f-Ciathiat A Grionles
_ AT .•
wonErituLLY LOW PRICEsJ
;11-o make rootn for alterations in their preras -
coin himself has confessed that but. for the -is•es befoie Spring.
armlet, This has become so plain that tin- awn%
negroes whom lie has :in service. he could not toderich,21th,Jatt , 1865.
recently it is admitted by all 'No
carry on even this carnpaign: and1!
papers that the cell for three headed thou-
sand men will not prodtice more th:o fifty
thousand,.and these -Must be raised by extra-
vagant bounties in New York city.
BUNYAN DESECEATED.-Arthur Leeet has
written a communication to the London Times
complaining of the desecration of the tomb of
John Banyan, 'The recuothent statue of; the
must "inusornil fdreerners,""he says, lies
been mutilated, parts of the no:Se and mouth
being completely gone. evidently the -result of
rtithresa violence. ,
Different Views. - 1"
Dr Thompson in his 'Letters from Europe,'
haudsomely hits °tithe different views which
obtained among different classes -And in dif-
Arent communities respecting marriage :-
One says: -
'I wish to take advice about a serious mat-
ter that weighs heavily on ray
What is h"?'
Getting married. Is it best?'
Well, whomleive you in .view? It she is
young handsome And svirtuous, the sooner
you get her the !setter. Who is she?' .
• 0 nobody in particular; it is triarryine in
the abstract that I um thinking about. That
is young Germany.
Zounds 1 love her, and will -have her, if
I have to swim the river for her.'' :Young
America, • -
'No use to deny me or run front me. -
Where you go'l will go, where- you, stop, I
will stop, when you live I live, where you
die I will die, andwhere.you are buried, there
will I be .buried."-Tlas r Young Ireland.
'She is worth three theusand-one hundred
and twenty eeven pounds, six shillinds surd
four peace hall -penny, which, under il.e- cir-
cumstances, is not quite setficient.'-e-Young t
Eneland. • e _
4.•••••••••••••••••••••
Nnu Wittertionntubl.
There will be Sold
NOTICE.
TENDERS will be:received by the twdor.
f signed up to noon of Wednesday, let,
February nextifor and on behalf of the Beta
of Common School Trustees of this Town;
for the situation of, Gander for the/ Central
School. and also for the Bast Street School.
Parties tendering must furnish security for
the full performance of the duties tif regale -
ed) and the Board do not bind themselves to
accept the lowest tender.
A Schedule ofthe duties required tut be
_seen on application to the undersigned.
By order of the Board.
XACKAY.
PUBLIC AUCTION'
• THE - W Board and Lodging in privets
tiGodedANenrTie:hhDi
21AA4draggFitatinemlan1865wgiahen..tenisilliF4to 01,41
10111 -Day tit 'Ftbroarj 108c
_ . ,
- AT hilt. • . - I bb.oriff's Salo of Lands. -
Ohiries Day's? .Tiveru linked doun4elior "Zrti4 *
Turnberry, Lots Numpers 23 and 21in C 14.
C. in theTownship of Tartan -ill% - No. 23
consists of 91 acres, harirg 85 -acres cleared
• and fenced, and a goof dwelling heave, -
LOG AND FRAME, BARNS -I
and stables erected thereon. Lot No. 24
consists of 88 acres, of which there are 25
acres Cleared and fenced. eThe whole is ex-
callent land and in a goodstaleof cultivatiore
being well Watered by theriver. Maitland and
situatedat the termination or the .GraVit
/load leading north from Seaferth station of
difuron snit Bruce, Vendthom Expoaaaanfa
To wit: 'Fier' Foam RR rambas,
sued out Hotr Raiiedy's coed ortauweall.
Benclo.ned to me directed &mast tie lands and•
tenements afDaniel McCauley. at the sok* see. -
Bank LI Montreal, 1 hayeaemed and taken in ex-
ecution all that rights -title and interest of Assail.
Artendant in end to the smith -halves oftotainta-
hers3 I 32. S3 and 34, in the int easeemipa
the town4nio of Morrison the (may of Mame
4:otraining two 'hundred saws'swith the bookihoirs
a thereon ; which lands and terements shasiolisr_
for *ate sr me -Aire in the Cowl Rowe- al IS
-
town -of Coderich Teestlay, the Foneteentk
&yet February neat.* ihalaterafTwalre Odle -
the Buffalo and Lake Ilnittailway. .204)w -
TERMS will beatated-on the day of sale JOHN 'MACDONALD.
< sheris,;Lk-L
salc. to commettee at 2 p.-rit.
-Turnberry,18tii January, 1865. 142 -It _ 41:thri"mdpilso. cit't
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