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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSemi-Weekly Signal, 1865-03-28, Page 2r tl THE SEMI -WEEKLY -SIGNAL. • R • hitn. I took hold of my father and ta,.. he tore-illcQueen's Shirt. ` 'Let my Dither go anti then saw .my brother Edward . on . Belton.. GODS' IIKC « U. W. M: RG1I .8,-1865. iR obert. \te regor, recalled:. S.ti;I the ;iris were not is the front of the house at all nor did he see :Patrick' Griffin. $P. RLQ ASSIZES.: ittro1E 311. ICSTICE JOIIN ,WILSON. (r%ontinu_ci.) -Tilt TRTATE OFJonnN: Qtt PFM.: l John Griffin was _then 'pit upon his trial for his share in the same transaction. Mr 'McDermott; who defended Griffin.; form should be retained `in custody till so far r improved in „mind as to ivarraut their re- lease, or •till some other provision is -made for ttwni.. . - - _ tVe think_the subject of - making provision for indi„eut perstnt3 who have- no particular claim on sonic minor municipality or friends able :to provide for thein, deserves the serious consideration of the County Itunicipatity,and we-would:iespectfally urae,upon ttie.Pcovin- cialGovernment the necessity. that exists of IBA his best .fc r the olcfutanin his.adilress pruridiue m)re accomn od,tioa• for those to throw the -insane ersoas whose maladies are 'repotted ,•. d h to the jury 'by en ca• vorm w be of such a character that by ,pro, er whole blame upon -31e ae,en and the -wo treatment thev-tni ht a=rasa be wade -se -mid cn O •, G, boys,. -aid mak-he it. appear from the mind and thus . lie brought -back to their_ d b come-a•►ata useful. members of friends an a O. evidence of the witnesses for 'the -defense these= The Counsel: for the Crown, in opening' that hews doing his best to quell the the conee said that when . a party •of hien disturbance and keep She peace. stet upon one man, as in this instance, to The jitry retired, and in about tare hour abuse bins= each was 'liable for- the acts returned with a verdct of ',Guilty, With a cotnnuttcd by the others. recQutnieuclatiento`mercy rhe evidence given by Bolton, gears TUE SE\TE\C> OF t.RtIFE'LN _tNDat;Qzs'EEN r Ills Lerash to, :after `addressing .the prisoners respeettl:ely upon the enormity •and brutality of-thcritue they had COM- II/Wed-which narrowly . escape•1., being eating affair. GritFte•a=sed blur how ligthat of .muruer itself = and adverting ' to hard left the patient hetoo! hocua. • Too the sad- and unsafe state into Which society • • -him. he was very. had. -. fle,,, sail. .Craic- would be thrown Were such. _Mines to be. ford, asked, hie' if it was wards $10.00 , adding that it was one isstuItnent and he (Bolton) had to gut three o roar. more. Ilei (Gr`i fi•)-was not to sary_ ve ry sober at 3•enson S. Bennett us. C.-:11a-skim:- that 1s im: that time. Witness affil prisoaer *ere on t etivaut. ' Y,:rdict i. r .plff•L2.1.1,6. •f -or friendly terms. gor and Dr. Woods was the same as la -the case of :McQueen, Hugh Crziwtbrl testia.el, that he saw John Griffia, sea., om the- dijr-eifter- the passed over wit a light punishment, sen- tenced the 'prisoners to two.. years, each, in Penitentiary, at hard labor. litnens Me -Donald *swami- 1. live in • Baylieta in the employ of Mr. Jelin he as-kel me how Belted was ; I answered that he was very poorly. Ite 13alton had sworn -a, lie alien -hint, for -S3 help him God he had not Iiid n: lira on Itint, and -in theanoeth of May- last.- --. As :usual in added fdriher. that he would be hange . such caies, the- story of the gtrl was . so for Bolton y...t. Griffii tell Joe to :takze disgastilig that a repetition...pc it ie kin - care how 1 went pest his plae-?, for h:iving possible, but as the affair -has beeo made " BaItods mare, ..T 'might he tak-en. for the a handle of to -Mr. Bruce's_ great injury, TheMas McQueen; sworn- - 1 was-- points Of the evidence-- shOuld be -briefly, . I/resent when the row ' oieurrea at Joha. stated.: tliti:_aff.nr; according to the girl s Griffia'S-. . 1t3rnaneher 13 Aton corning on ,' story 'took niece.: on- a Sitturdzty _ nieht the tittft inst. into prisaner s teeere- scene time nea-i. Midnight,- aVe' the absence . struck -at bitn. John Griffie jumped in of tjte accused!s: wife. _The girl. swore between us and said there- would be - no that he accomPlished. his , purpeie-Ithat fighting: in hii housbe He asked' us what 'she niade a ereat ' noise ---that the child - the quarreling was about, and - T. think .een-, awaking, joined ; their cries with her's Bolton Said; 4' about -two' dollars-"---aiiffin • :-1-that ihe_did Hat know there were .6ther - pullett out &handful of silver and said to men -id the bouse at the titne-r-that after • and magistrate of the County. of Brtice, was' plactid on hie trial on, Friday after - the conitnuaity,_ while, with respect te that, are ieeureble we_ woulO a'so earnestly --preee the responsibility that rests upon the Government to .peovide some: suitable.place for the treatineet. and- care of those most aeplorable of all cases of human stifferinge. Wen Oeareile concur in the sentiments es:_ security given ta our personae, religious and. eivit liberty iturnaintiliaing-intact Cur -Grand Jury syetem whereby We seeure tae declared opinion: of twenteefour of our peers_ before we can be deprived of ddr liberty: . We beg to acknow;edge our indeb ness to the learned and genelernanly -Counsel -for the Crown tor his general Sfibistiity of manner auformetiOil required in the discharge -of our We re rret that the -room- assi;iied to the Grand Jurors wesein such a position, corn - pulling, them so frequently to dieturb the -proeeedings of the Court by .pisein-a„and re- passieg between your Lerdihip Petty_ United Coetoies in the capasity ,of adininis- trator of those lasts which fox 36' many gen- eratilms Lave aeon. the pride .aad beest. of British subjects, we beg most respectfully /0 congratulate your Lordehie -upcin receiving the confidence _of oer beloved, Severeigna so honeyed, and' distingniShed a position as etiet ofJedee id ode of our SuOerior -Courts, and permit us respectfully fe pray thet your Lordihip May be long spared, an ornament to the Juliciary of our country. Grand Jury Room, Goderich, 24th Mareh, 18O5. Se: LITERARY :NOTICES; message of this dItte; in regard . to the. pro - with - - .... A....n{ uwa rnai Inc nhieet_ beim terms of '1HE CANADIAN QUARTERLY REY/W.-This peace,. by meansof a military convention. JEFFERS.ON DAVIS.. neat- little review, published by Me. 0, D.1 Grilfitt of Hamilton at $1.06 per year, ale I LETTERS OF THE PRESIDENT. : . men,' challenging- attention by their boldness, %Stu --You will learn by the letter -of Gen if,notreonviaeinz the jud;traent by their logie. Longstreet the result of his sccOed interview_ ft should have a wide circulation. ------. with; Gen _Ord..; The point as to whether (30.1)E-1, foi, Apra jA a spjey number. F" ay Yourself or Gen prant 'should ipvite t.he other to a conference 13 net worth discussmg. If up to- the •high !standard Of this . excellent you thtnk the statement of Gen Ord renders- Letlya flocik. For' sale by eto Moorhouse. it probably useful *that thd conference Bug- Ameseno Meseitey FOR,. -APIIII.. - The gested should be had you will proceed as you *present number is •quite as good as the last, I clothed with all the ., -me, " Pay him oat of that." That was the oceitrrenee a man darned Robert Wal- Jr.:fore I struck at It,olten. . Polton theft lace ethe into het roOm Tor a light-7MA tacked out- of the door and piaci. up a she salt nothing Awn. it. to_ her peoPle-- ,stich that 1 was making; a maul handle toe oe.ele ,least eight - or-- ten days. - ..cut. OE John.Griffin, j.i. Pulled it out of fled. there been no -means -Of rebutting all his shand and 111111g it Olt a pile of wool this, Mr. Brace wotild have beed in-a-liad Bolton went-- to his cutter and - took' uP il- fix, as the law now stands ; but the whole ,black snake whip and strifek -him with it. _EA:my was met -by the overpysvering adverse AA this, thae Griffio- hui hold- of Ine- testimonY of at least Six witnesses.: Mr. .trriffin'sboys had a scaft4 with- Boltoo -M'Le.an, a divinity student, swore that he Ana throw -bird d°wn• Edward Griffin was in the house on that niiht in MAY; get on top of hini took him. by the hair and althoncrti he'slept . in. a room at nO * and 'WU heating hurt in the face with his -great distance, he heard_no noise what - fits. Griffin held me so tightly- that he over, and he considered it impessihle that tore the:shirts-off mi. _ McGregor 'came so much noe ;You'd have _been Made with= out of die house and said We were going out hie hearingit.. Mr. Robert Wallace _to eciminit.murder. ' Thed Bolton' got up was _also in -the house" at the time,- and and ran down the road, and the boys went heard no noisee He did not -ask the- giil into the house. ..it. the beginning...J*0bn for - a Iamp On- that Or any -other night. Griffin,sen., went into the hitchert_with. Wiheit the 'girl came diem tO the _last Griffii's from early id the morning till- 5 man and -his wife named- Whalen.' In o'clock in the afternoon, and *as a little 3L1') Pherson's tavern, Goderiehr she. told tipsy. McGregor was not -fastened- into Whalen whit she was geing to swear . - Bridget Griffin-, sworn. The prisoner at a "very palpable inconsistency hatween her ohichin our. OpirriOni shows 4 marked tute, supplemental_ authority yoitemay heed in the Coneiderationof any proposal, or ler a.- mili- provement upon ,the issues of preceding tary convention, or the- appointment of a months. The :contents._ are:--Adventuree of cotnmissioner to enter into such a, arrange alone Woinan; The Spaniards' drives at ment ai will cause at least, i'temPerarY* 813-: the Isles. of Shoals; 'Gritf -The Pettibone pension of hostilities. : - Lineage; Up the St. Mary'S; Robin Bedfellow; Citizen; Needle and Garden; -Memories Of AtHbOrS Thettaore.lIocilo and las Friends; The Chimney Corner; Mr. llosea BiglOw to the Elitor of the . Atlantic Monthly; "If Massa pet Guns iuto our: Hen 3, I! or sale _ Very truly yours, JEFFERSON DAVIS. -Head itiarters Conf. States Armies. have the effect ofdrawing an immense influx Of people many of them wealthy, into that country, the younger sons -ot our noble families would flock there, And brists them op sinall umennt of enterprise. - _Infect, ia _very few 5ears our North -American with an ever iticreasing, hardy, adventurous, and thriving popelation. That has long been twenty miles,.but in ibis instance only lealf*a ton Was used. diled at Br-ockville, on eveniaa of lire 16111.March; -Janet MeNah, wile of Mi. 13... Wylie,. Editor of ehe 41e,conier, mod years. e aye deefily sympathise with friend Wylie our remedy for the grievances of tles Canalise, te the irreparable loss he has eustained, alter and it is tne only one that will eeure per- thirty-oneyeamofhappymanied torment peace and prosperity 4. that vast - with it would --be even greater and more profi- table than our present trade with the United States. *Its undeveloped sources _of wealth are immense, nor can they ever be made prof_ itable till it ceases to ben volonye-littU Ad- Eipuision front -the Howie. - The Quebec correspondent of the London Free -Press says that among those present in the gallery at the proregation Orlin House,' Was a lady of publie latneia tame not - March, 2, 1865. --who had managed to cbtam a card of ad- To.Lieut. Gen. /ZS. Grant, COmmanding mission from one of hei votaries; but the - dates were oruel to her. The Speaker of the -by Moorhouse. • GENERAL,-Lie4t. Gen. Longstreet has in. past there has been observed on -the beaeli of pia, .a large 'quantity of what was- called ." black :land. "- Smile Of the iron miners observed the material a few months ago, aed. at once pronounced it iron af a eery excellent quality. A Specimen of it was sene to 1.3rofesser Greft, 'of Toronto fez' analyzing, and the. professor's report .statesOhat it con - lent quality Of iron. John MacAroy, Esq., of h'9Pc that aP°T1 an taavtallange (4 views It the largest bed is found, and it is -saiO - by a . ject of eontroversy between the belligereuts be founa.praeticable to submit the Bebe Point lidwar4, bad -secured theland on which- guaY competent enghteere that, in the one bank to a convention of 'the kind mentioned. In there ii at least 370,00a tons and that a to ? P ...- U such- event I ate authorized to do whatever , His Lordship complenentea 'the juay upon tie efficient Oischaeee. of its duties, thanked the gendemen composing it tor their 'kind_ allusions to hiiiiself. and :premisea to bring the recommendations regarding:. the' insaue before the Governor General... . PRESENTATION QF AN ADD:1E33 PROH • ." THE n Saturday meriting-, j eat before the riaing of the Court, Ira Lewis,* ' Eve, County At- terney, by request, read the followine Address Tb the Honorable Mr. Justice John Wit' - son, one of the judges Of the Court of Common Pleas for Upper Cuna4 Gederich 'end. the Uaited- Counties - of Huron anti Brace, would' on, this tbe first op- portunity WI- have had, offer you our con.411,t- elptiOnS-OR your beitl; elevated to -the Bench, and ere would. express the eatisfactioa end pleasare which we feel at this honor conferred en you by the Government, From Our pre- vious_intercOurse with you and our knowledge of your peny good quaaties, We ire -awore -tfiat you mill Jill the lsigh p6sition to- which you have been called in a manner elike creditable to yourself and for the eood of the entitle. It is our sincere wish tlaa''t you may long live in health aed haepare is to enjoy your well merited, honors.--._ the liar is. my father. I remember the words then and her evidence at the trial. Sth of this month, and the row -that took Then, again; she had told two widely IC. Mackenzie, . Henry MaeDerniett, C, Cameron, . A.-Lefroye B. LI Doyle, D. Shade qooding, His I;oadsaip said he felt much gattified by the preseneition of this allrese. •fla had been. eonnected with the bar, for five and twenty years, and he coald appreciate their kindness oa the _proseat occasion. They could all appreciate, and Mr. McKeezie knew Jamul experieneeothe arduoui duties- of the Bench and the almost cainplete isolatiott it involved. They bad forte -tritely had men of great eminence on the Bench otehis country,. and it was -difficult for juniors to keep up its ,reputatione but he should do his best to sits - lain the reputation of the position as well, as , place at -my father's tavern.- Sair 3.1c-• different stories upon A limy important Gregor and Bolton going up..itr the mornr Point to the debtor by wheat she was ex-, and have- -something to drink. Bolton was evident to every man in the -croWsled. • said they hadn't tininthen, btit would call court -before -Me trial closed 'that- the when they came, back: Whed they eanie charge had broken down, and that Mr. baCk front Godericlia „in the_ afternoon I Bruce's pharater was: trinniphantly _vin - and •drinlr. was standing:at the 'door. 31r.- McKeniie; of Teronto 'into whose - They got out. of the cutter and went in. hands the conduct of the defence had been I then went into the kit.than. When the entrusted by Mr. Cameron, managed the row begaa BleGMer, my brothet E lward Cate With constimMate skill, and, delivered. John Maeara, Torrande formed me that it. a recent conversation be- tween himself and Meier Gen Ord, as to et ment of,. the present unhappy diffcelties by means of a military convention; General Ord stated •tha,t desired to have an interview with you on -the subject, you would :not de -i cline, 'provided I had authority to set: ecrely desiring toleave teething untried which may put an end 10 the calamities ot Wary -I propose to Meet- you at such convenient deemed. plece.as youlnay designate; with 'the : of the material is worth at, leastI25 T here are other materiels m . it of eufficient valne, to pey for working it The bank is about a quarter of' a raile from Grand Trunk station. We mey state that it is knosvn that there is a sheet oi: bank, of the. same several miles -in length, in Lake Heron, at a short dishinee. from the shore. Lumbernien fannerly used Otis bank for floating their note; se the water on it was only about -fair_ feet deep, wnile on either side it "was- from Otelve to twenty. " If it •realy prove tO be as is nonadently antiaipated, the fortune, not only of MacA.voye bueof - Sarnia, will soon -the result of the proposed- inter.vrew may render eecestery Or advisable. Should you accede to this -nroposition, I would suggest, that if agreeafiie to yonewe meet at the place selected by Gens Ord and Longstreet for the interview, at 11, a. m., on Monday next. e Very respecefully your obedient servant, LETTER= OP GEN. 1J, s.-ortsxr. Headquartera-Armies- U. States; March 4 1865 Gen.R. .0.14e, Commanding C.S. Armies: GENertaLe4-Your two letters of the 20th be ramie": We may ada that capital is better ult., were rechivedyesterday. In eegard to 11-"— " think there need -be none. . Gen Ord or -Gen Tile " GLOBE!' cm-. ANNExATrolf.- The LonOstreet has pro.bably misunderstood what Torontci Globe, ia disclosing the question of Canadian defeesesomakes the following very o We have little dolibt that a majority .9f -the peoela of Canada 'belie -tee that annexation 'to. _the' lJnited States would benefit . there pecanlaeily. - We -think that an error, but it is wideopread. and not confined . to A -party. l'he expressing- their If this be sor Eneland will- have reason to Atulford asatstant tweet of exchanger &a Legislative Council espied her throu,g1 a cor- ner cif his weather eye, and quietly instructed the bead messenger to take with him a blue - coated gentleman of the clue vulgarly called 44 beaks' in Cockneydorn, and they -both pro- ceeded to the gallery where the frail one bad esetblishet herself in a front seat, among a hundred or so of the wives and daughters of Quebec. , She bad apparently noticed the in - NAV IPT:the Ise MAY, the BANK OF MON: TREAL will be Remover! to the buil at present occupied by the Bank of urP CANADA; • wanes a boy learn the Taitoringhustsest-,e one that hasbeen at the trade 1/ year or sopre- ferred. Apply at once to Cioaerica.Marels 14th, 1865. 2twit 50 110 IISES IYMITIO) - AND 50 PONLES. liHE subscribers will be in Goderich at lbw gentle beck of the courteous inessener 5th and ith April, midst Bay/old on the terest she was exciting, andreceving a very day Western liotel,on Wednesday and Thine- ith April, to buy 60 horses, to be 15 bands hegh and uPwardse sound, and _in good Beide Also 50 Ponies. to be 134 and 141 bands high. The hiahest market priee veld& NI* Mares taken. awn A. SINCLAIR is Co. forefinger, 'departed in peace, but. polo ly not _without a sense_ of disgust at havmg been so reibiicy reminded that she was a pestife.- ous outcast, whosi-presence could -not be permitted to taint. the sacred balls of Legielation, or insult the virtuous:. woman - among whom:she had had the impudence to intrude her meretricious chaims.- Whether strictly legal act I shalt net debate, but extra- judicial proccedinas are somOtimes deemed neeeleary for the -vindication ot morel eights; This little seene occurred jest hefore the en- trance of his Excellency, and all was perfectly. serene when the representative -of Majesty, attired, as is his wont upoii State - occasiOns, in the gorgeous -Wiudsor uniform, and attend ad by that permanent institution, "a brilliant Staff," ascended the Throne steps, and,seated himself under the magnificent canopy which casts its .gold and crimson folds. over tbe resplentlent-chair. On this occasion hie Ex- celleney had, as a supporter ett his right, the brave soldier who reposes upon the grand - I aurels he plucked from the tree of immortality by hislierom defence of Bars -Sir Fenwick Williams, the Commander of the Forces, * Crimpy -Arrested. - 1I said eci the Toemer on the subject, or I may sibly. A few days before the interview between Generals Longstreet and Ord, I had received a despatch titan den: Hoffman, .dommissary General of Vrisoners, stating in substance thafell prisohera of viar who -were, or had - been, in closaamilfinement or irons, whether under charge's, otsentences, had been ordered ea City Pomafor exchange. I forwarded the substance of that despatch to Lieut. Colonel the people of this. coentry will have- to pay - for seme time to ceme in consequence of this war, will tend- to -lessen the _belief of the Canadians that annexation to the United. States would benefit then pecuniarily." While we have no doubt that the Canadians- are etrongly attached to the mother country, _a is altogether probeble -that this attachment would be greatly impaired, if they shoUld be thoroughly _convinced -.that the conoection with the * mother country 'was decidedly. aeanist their pecuniary interest. The Anglo- Setrons, the world over, keepLa pretty sharp look out_ for the in iin chanee-yin Canada as A Rotas of Advertasisents. We have from tane to time received from 'an enterprising American Advertising Agency. advertisments enough io fill up agood sized newspaper. Tbese gentlemen always propose t accept of our bill for any one of the ad. .vardsments as _half payment for the .article Vies brought -before the publie-of Huron and Bruce. Some of the anicles offered tie in this way are uniqoee , Thus one firm wiehes U3 tO take pay la Rocking f-lorses, which; however much they might delight the little -would .considerably- surprise our joureeymen,_ if handed oier as wages, oh Saturday night. Another firin offers a pauble Aeting Self Adjusting Crank Power Washinfr Machine, INA know -that- no any further adeance. Qne or two attempts and one of myliisters were with 'mein. the a pctiverfut and telling address to the Jury. - kitchen_ talking.. My sister Catherine - After the :delivery of- Ills :Lorclshies suddenly called _otWto tdward to come charge, the jar, retired,- andin 'about five. MA for father was doing something': to minutes returned with- a 'verdict of, irot Jans--4 mean my brother John.. Mc- Guilty. At the annotincement al -suppress - Gregor and aliens went to. the door. I el burst of .-applauee. rac through the _opened the door for Mr. 'McGregor. Saw thronged Court Room; and Mr:_-.BrUce, as my sister Catherine in the bar- - e stepped Out of the box, readied the looked': ontaide and Saw my' youngest congratulations_ of a -number or friends brother holdinee my father- ardund -the who crowded- about hint. The verdict -waist. Saw Bolton with a-. stick in :_his My father hid hold ef Slogueen and tore hit shirt; be seemed to te. holding hiin bat& to -keeps the peace. - ani almast lure it woo that, ,After the fight 'my father took Mr. Gregor intu the house and introduced hint to.my mother. Catherine Griffiiv sworn,: Salv Bolton and McGtegor in the tavern on the fith. inst, Tow McQueen and Bolton had struck Bolton. Father cmight hold ,of --McQueen and gaid he Ivould not. allow Sighting. ',opened the dear and called to_ sty ,hrother: Edward te- edme out of the kitchen. Father was trying to make peace Alt th-e-time. -- He held *Queen. Bolton went out first. Father:wag hold- ing McQueen outside also._ ite then lent book -into the honse with MCGregot, they iRy father iu to see what wits going to tdicloot see what became °Molten; !la owl: !molting 14 Woken wheu the reit conuneneed„ Watt. lieqtteen, who seemed to be cluarreling,, AMERIOAN WAR., GOLDSBORO OCCUPIED BY SCHOFIELD. moreing, nt halOpast four o'clock, tae enemy, by a strong -and sodden mina, ,captured Tort Steadman, but alter a vtgorons centeet the fort wes.recepturea with 1,600 prisoners, 'two flags and all -thw.guns unitaured. Gen._ Me- Laugalin was taken prisoeer by. the Confed- erates who assaulted Fort Haskell. but were repulsed with great loss: The °facie' report is a ebjoined. .0 EliWIN.SI. STANTON. CITY POINT, Ira:, March 25., 3 r. et. -The from Gen. Meade signed U. S. -Graut, 4. The enemy attacked -my front this morn-- sionsOunder conernand_ of Gen. Gordan. _ By a sudden ansh.they seized the line held by the third brigade, bast division; at the foot of the hill right 'of Fort' Steaelinan, wheeled, add overlipeering the.gairison, took possession of the tuiniag our guns upon us. --Oita troops On either flank stocid'firni. Afterwards -- determined :attack Was 'nook upon Fort Haskell,. whiefi,eeas. checked by ;part of Mc- Laugha lo Willcoes division, and was repulsed with gieat loss to the enemy. The fitst brigade of Hartsuff's division, held in re- serve,was brought up and a check given , to presented it arobeble that he had commune catea it to Cbl. Robert Ouldo A daI Or two after an -offender,' who was neither a pritoner of war nor a P.olitieal prisonet; was executed, after a fair atilt impartial trial, and id accord- ance with_ tile laws of war aud the nsage eivilieed natioos. It was- in explanation Of lases of e',nses I told Gen Ord to epeak t Gen Longst et. • Reierenc o my letter of Feb. 16 will show my uudersta idine, on the subject ot releasing political or eltixen prisonera. la regardnineeting jou on the 6th lest.; I would state that I have no authority to on the subject proposed. Such authority is vested in tee0 l'resident of, the Unitei State! -General Oa could only have meant that I would not refuse an interview on anyoubject on which, have A "right to adt, which, of course, wo d be such as are purely of a .itter, and oa the subject of ex hhas been entrusted to me. honor to. be, very respectfully, • Lieutenant General. washerwonian -has ever been known to die were made toaletake the hill, and _wete ,only oe exhaustion brought on by washing an temporanly successful until the airival of the editor's limitecOstock of linen, and hence the c ° of sapererogatiert._ Another coMpany still driven out of tlfeatodWith the boas of a num- for advertising segift enterprise. A.r. editor battle fiagtehaid'also been brought The heard the evideride, and for -oar Own part, of eviekeY 1 -Haw ia file name (4 g°°das-sA. are think there never *as a case in which the kind so completely .Unternished. gavii universal -satisfaction' to all -wha could we wear it and dun deltiveneet bers. never do at all. jolly Jersey _man offerstee give ul a greets of gen- %lied Catawba Brandy for advertising the article. The preaence of the brandy in our enact= if liberally dispensed, would, no doubt, secure a great many calls from. our Goderica friends, but it is doubtful whether it would cintribute to the lucidity Of - our ideas on literary -and other topics ; henee we must refuse the generous offer. We Ciirs. by- wholesale puffing,- !secure nine Or ten kinds efiewiuff machines; but the classic shades of P Our finet. whole Ilse was imaidiately reoecepiedand the guns: retaken uniejuted. Captured Fort Stedman ; oarless -otherwise gl Great pralia is due to Hatesuff for the iallantry displayed in. handling his division which behaved with, great skill in thiSits first JOHN G. PARKE- -44 Major General.' WAR DEPAIRTMENT March 25 9:30 P Major General' Dixe-eLaier reports from tied." Grant ivhieh-ere subjoined- show "that the FRESENTMENT or GRAND Aim. The__Grand Jivers of. our Sovereign Lady the: Queen. ler -the present ASSiZeS of- the Gaited CoUnties of 'Huron stud Broce upon their oaths Peesent . we visited the geol. and have. 'great pleasure in stating that guider the superviiion Of Mr. William. Robert:son we :found cfean and well provided with the neeesseries and com- forts mg:tired for the imitates. We, Made pareicular onquiry of the prisoners and found them perfectly satis6ed with their treatment. :We downed it advisable tO request the at- iendance of the. surgeon to report On the con/ dition of the insane persons 'confined gaol that we migat-bebetter qualified to express our views ou the expediency of having _them We beg tweipress our deep regret to learn from Your Lardship'o statement that it1Saniti ia our fevered Prievince is increasing "in a decomranying this" our presentation your Lordahip will find the gaol surgeon's report. Thatour opinion in reference to, the posi- tion of those confined la gaol for insanityie, din- those parties net sepposed br-the our - glom to- be dangerous tozsoctety, " should be -released ; hete•hcitie hoeing nO person to cam r them or Who will not be salaamed into the or whose malady assumes a- 'Went our private retreat are invaded by the clicke olick of one such orticle, mid that is quite sufficient, for present purposes. - One g,entle- man proposes AO send es, for advertising, of Course, an Eagle Gas Heating Stove. Now, although there is great deal of gas -wasted' in Goderich, it not proven, upon scientific testimony, -that it can be utilized for heating and culinary purposes. Bench Should be the casee we will advertise the stove, for it would nicer with a -ready sale about -these ports. 1 he patent cigar machine is of no use to us. People don't smoke much in this localita ; tic ". or serious,. just' as the reader- pleosee, We ire not jelting about these Ainerican aa- vertisements; They have:been salt to es in good faith and ur.in the terms -wutioned. If the advertising agencies ot our respeeted Mend, Uncle Samuel, will pay their bids in money, and in advance, we will enlarge put Sigmit end stick them in ; until then, wo- man decliue with thanks. Silver talcen par. John McCulloch and James WHOM/ resi- dents of -this place were arrested to -day for takiag men to Detroit to enliee in the Federal army. McCulloch was tried before the Mayor and committed tor trial at the assizes. The case of Watson WAS adjourned tiil Mondale The evidence is quite conclusive, and there is na doubt of the conviction of the risoners. military ch -I have th your obedie A Judge on Confederation., Mercantile Frauds.. - Two cases Of interest to the mercantile community were _disposed of at the last Quar- ter Sessions'. The first was that of Bethier, of Three Rivers, who was oonvicted„ after a tedious trial, of obtainine goods with intent to defraud, and sentencetto six months' int preionmente This penisliment tarries- with it a wholesome warning to other traders titil like stamp. There_ Lave hitherto been but few convictions for this offence; bat- it is to 'be hoped that the merchants of Montreal in all similar cases will not fad to ppesecute; so. as tie teach the resells, that -with all their. cleverness, they may " be sure their sins will find them out." It is high thee -for the trader to leare that the creditor in. Lower Canada tas some say in -the manner in Which their debtors dispose of their assets. Previous to the Iusolvency Act, all the dishonest trader had te do was to get hie wife to sue out a separation of property, which -was allowed to go by default, and the stock was spld out to realize enough to pay the lawyer urging the separation suit. Tim ecreditore in tinie _a- mbit(' judgment, issued execution, and foued their debtor tarrying on business as agent cd his wife, by Which inanceuvre ha was able to set" all their efforts at defiance.to collect their claims. Bet iu a great measure this has sincebeen remedied by -the Insolvency A.cie The other case to which we refer was ehat of De La Mar, who was found guilty -of countme Gra elrinesfor arinElilidenigiled WM have en hand, for sale', *bolt A. she middle or _Neil, a Ione atrockof Grape- Maas, of the follovring yartetio • IONA, thoeuliest and best grape known. Atip,a large stock of very fine Plain Tr eearlieslitestat Tylenol) Standardand Dwarf Apple*, Dwarf Pawl 1.4 Siberian ends, varieties.) . Parties Alearing any of the above would a0 will I* forward their orders at once, or call upon the andoraiga- at his !evidence, East Street, Goderich. 't HE Court -of Revision and /or bearing the Tovraship of Colborne, will be held la Ress's Tovern, Smith's Bill, at the •hour of len o'clock, A. X, on WEDNESDAY, the JAMES TEWSLEY, - Voivnalip Clerk. Mack -234 1865. arfitd Appesas against the Assessment, 41ke., of Judge jonnston, N, F., has written a latter, eloquently deocating a union of ehe colonies. We niake the proem extract :-- ice offered to the leeislatures of British iiiibjects in their- confederate and their ongta, and a theatre of action sucu - as nowledging the sovereignty-Maintainiag the institutionsoultivating and perpetuating the principles Of the parent state -and :putting forth the energies of free men, they and their descendants may under a gracious Provi- the opportunity of along to de itical influence,. material ',prosper - teal end literary auinment, ions! and moral progress and THE Court of Revision forbearing Appeal against Aisessment, will be held at 41; Oke's lateen', -Credttone on Saturday, 7111 deuce, hay refinement of taste, , and manners, which cannot he reached itt sniall and contracted The perpetuation o the present isolated condition Itf the province • and rich ita she is in raateria benefits, and prosperous within the limits whi h entail- communities- may attain yet, few i =mire, weak in strength, unequal to the clev rooemeot of her own resources, unable to umiak to ter own sons professional edecation, or to retain at homelier enterpris ing youth, she has little prOpect ter the mate absorption into the neighboring repub- A age iof Lands. TINDBitand tar- virtue of a _power ofSide t..) contained in a Mortgage made -by Thom* Moore, et the Township tit Tooketwastk, la lb* County ot Huron, 3/0011/111,, of the- fwit -Se William Esmond Airace, of the Town . • ich, in the County of Huron, malaise, itZtr timing &en made in the due payment* will be sold on'Tuesday, the 18di slay of Aria A. D. 1865, at twelve o'clock, ammo at As' following property, that is to say ; all and sops tar teat certain. Tweet or tract of land sad Mises situate,IvingaidbeingiathsTowaskip of Kinlossiin the 'Vanity of Dime, in the said Province, containing by sidinessurement ;mum acre, be the /game more or les*, which mnia parcel or Itliet ot, land and peon*. awe lar -otherwise -knosvn as lollowS, that is to sort t l3eing composed 4:if lets numberi three- and fear on the south -side ofthe Durham Sped, in ths Village ofiCinhiss.whkb Bald Vitiate of Maims has beet surveyed from lot number eighteen la • the first range south of the Derbam Roads ta Township of Kinloss, atoreanid, by -este John Denison, 4squire, Provincial Land fitaveyar. Civil El -termer, ofGodencli, and a asap or plan Ofourvey thereof deposited acoording to the statute in that behallorovided us the °See °fibs* power of leale. felting a traae mark but as this gentleman- ' pent will -fah OM the seouritieee-rf ride The British IronTradeliltopped disoicts of Eugland has begun. It was emu- -pawl that if the measure was persevered ia oyer the country ia accordance witb the erimpact which: the iron -masters had entered would he thrown out ofemployinent, aud they and their families deprived of the means ot subsistence. The London News, comment ink 4011 thii affair,. says: " The North Staffordshire puddler' - by that name are celled the men who stir Molten pig iron about in the- bed tif a furl:lance until it bac-onus mallable,iron7-struck work rather than sub- nat to a reduction of ten per cent on their -wages, resolved on by the emPloyers some ago. In the ordinaly.course of things the men would have. remamed out supported toy the Union until the emploYers, tiaed of losing the profits -of trade; concedea their terms. - Aware of 'this,. et meeting of irontimaters was held. at Birtnieghaus three weeks age, at which seventyisix firms were represented, and the National Association of lroninastere was formed. It was -than resolved that the North Stalfordshire masters should not be left to fight their battle alone ; bat that, ia order to strike at the source from which the men Who seood out, were supplied, the ironworks every- where &build be elosed.''- Some o the cleverest public men in our -Ninth A edam" colonies have beeo holding a Confere ce in Halifax; Nova Scotia, for uniting uhder one legislature Upper .and Lower Callas, Nova Scotia,New Brunswick, Peince_Echeard Islani,-Newfoudland, and the whole of the pdsseesions of the 'Hudson's Bay Company: The Contereace was attended by operations of our forces this- morning were the oetorney Generals of the Canticles, East ' and Westl the President of the Council, the Ministers pf Agnceilture and Finance, and by -gentlemen high in office in all the colonies. It WAS Stated that the viz proyinces contained four Millie. of inhabitants ; - that of -this populatiolt more than three hundred and thirty *Ousted were farmers, while only some one hundred and sixty thousand were laborers. 2 „The farmers were the owners of the land 'which they occupied. - Thirla_p millions acres were under profitable Oniti- vationan au almost boundless extent *Nem Con. - Now, the only way to unite these pro- vinces is. to* adopt the suggestions of the f Agriculture made by ourselves succeisful. The Confederate prisoners already secered number 2,700. The Confederates? .killed and wounded General Grant altitudes at Probably ,not less than 3,009O :Our lOss ioestimated at 800 and mey proye less. EDWIN M. STANTON, It Gounio$0, N. Ce March 21, via Fort Grant, City ,Voint: I haie the honer to re- port that I oeetipied Goldsboro thta afternoon with but slight oppoiltion. - !‘ JOHN M. SCHOFIELD, The;Richmond Sentinel of the 18tle pub, lithe* the following letters:- - e March 13, 1864. younger TO the Senate dud AMU Ot &presenter, every eneouragement given them to expand tins : - themselvta into a great nation. We believe I herewith iranstnit_ for your information the elertlion of the Canada' sad aim coPies of °°IiesPendence referred to in my t. provm to the rauk of a Kingdom would Minister many y rank of a estsblis family o allowed ago -viz: elevate them to the kingdom, and place upon the newly throne Prince ..of the royal de:intl. The Canadians might be tare their choice of any of the ns of our gramma- Queen, and WO SI 40.841 witsel SiNil tors oa INA DEFAULT bowing beenmaiie no pros , ofthreeseveral mortgage* /lap! toy osepli Lawraionto the -city of London &ulding upon -the lands hereinafter mentiened- Thar win be sell, by irinue of POWer oral'a ma Mortitag_es, at Public Auction at- the rooms ar „ M. Mammon', in the 'ffnderietit, Thuisday. the 17th Any April next,.at twat,* eciocir, noon To: lot number frva la tee Vounty of Huron, containing PO acres, morose Terms of payment: one third MahAltekSiiiiiiir Further partieWeasand Coaditfoas et be had at time oresie, or 1,,y piciroms cation tithe undersigned. • Sob:aorta the City ot h 25 1865 etradolf London-, Mare 1101Ineed, two --or three -days ago, that the President had tendered the French mission -to James Gordon Bennett. The announce. ment was received at first witb great incre- dulity, but it seems now to be quite generally accredited,' The Tribune's Washington cor. respondent says the statement was received with a "broad grin" at the caaital, where some persons claim that the "appointment wu tendered more than three years ago." - The World's. correspondent says that "the tender wes made about the 4ist of itszek regales' for service -done in the Presidential campaign." The Times correspondent otos that the apiointment "was made pixtly on nth:0016°n farOgthfil Ildorstella larZinrseg 1:71 °Itfartwdds,131°1"" The. statement that it haet: bean declined is prow, tare." 'The Washington Republican says "tn. appointment VMS made before iM Senate adjourned. Mr. Bennett. probeblY not wishing to be defeated in the Senate, de- clined to accept the post." If this tender of the 1311111i011 to F1111201) has actimily hansom in the direction indicated, there is siirely more than ORO instance of official "incoherence " at lfashinicton.-EN. Y. Com. Adve.-twer. Mortgage Sale of liantW. TINDER, and by Ate* -of Power 'LI 4.0 containedin a Mortgage madam Stewart cif tile Trooltipotiviuwasesk County of gum, Yeoman, of the and Francis Stewart his wife, eit the part, and Witham V. Bennett of emdi ship of Ill/immesh, Esquire, of tits part,(defaalt baying been pazmeat thereof) will he ibidime,, Wednesday, the Twelfdt by- ef 01. An experiment has been made oa thit New York Central Bailroel by using peat in- stead dowel, The molt was highly latbi. factory.- The toad amount of fitsleonsasied hy coal -burning engines a ton' to eve* A. D, 1865. lit Twelvi of dos sink, The fodowing property, that:is to nuMber thirty-five (35), Att Dangroon, la laid Township of I containing one quarter of an awe --Of more or less, to with Om thereon. Deed Powaragale. SHERI:MS SAM .irn:taroevrotendb:ef, Mirot aor-wirtwo, a i `OttlounneePiSSig, and to she lands aad*teneaseeta of Joseph dant, at the esta orDaise in Estecutioo an the agony an. reaessrama. ha*tslr:Bto:Iwaloti)rlinibVrdieJsjplt"aahat.eIM4s:srrit4cla-readeaaa sislisigaii towaoffaoderscat, *a Tiiisslay,the mina Bruce._ Wkich leads sad iesesteess labial tor sale at. say Oat" la this Coast Illieeetea is July aext,atibe hoer ist. wawa of the "Mel kikODOITAI/D, --27th March 4110. zer 113011.