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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSemi-Weekly Signal, 1865-08-11, Page 2"Imayou. „....; (A 74.1% h., Q: ,,,‘,,‘ 1 Death of a Woman 'Under P_e- i WINN-ULU oe7.1Bilill ouliar Circumstances. - - . .. . - - _ GODERWII, C. W., AUg. Ilib, 185. - -THE NiElft" MINISTRI . The new 11finiitry is composed as follows; Receiver General and Premier-- Sir N. F. - Belleau. - Attorney. General West and Moister of Militia -lion. J.' A. MaCdonald, - Attorney Gengrat East -/Ion, George F. Cartier. - - - Mioister of Finlinee7---116-n. A. -T. Galt. Commissienec bf Crown Lands -Hou .% * Canipbeill. Minister:Of A,ricultute-llon. Me- Gte. - Cemnaissioner at Public Works --Hon. J. C. Cha,pais. President of. tlie• Ceeneil-llon. George Brawn., . Postritaster Gineral=lion. W. P. How .land ' .lerovinciat Secretary and,Minister. of Edu- catou-Hon W. MeDougall. Soiicito,r GeneraL West --Hon. J. Cock;: burn- - Sotiator General East -alien. II. L. Lan- . gevin. „ Asiatic Cholera. SUSPICIONS OF FOUL PLAY! • Her Ifneband Known to have - beaten her badly HE DISAPPEARS. $FDDE AMY _ Coroner's Inquest on the •- _ On Thursday morning last (WI) Mrs. Charlotte Johnston, Wife of 'WilliamJohne start, a te_aiiister of this towe died under circuntstanciee which tended to criminate her husband. The circumstances of the case may he summarised as follows._ Mr. and Mrs, Johnston have been living to- gether unhappily for some_ time Past in coteaquenee of. drink. The husband occasionally drank to excess, but his un- fortunate wife inOro frequently, it "ie to be feared. This propensity in his eompa.mon seems to have exasperated Johnston very nuich, and he is: known to. have beaten her repeatedly. On Tuesday -afternoon, the fftb; he kicked her home froM a neightbee After striking her with his fist, Tint frightful epidemic, the Asiatic Choir. ra, evidently its march westward.- Originatieg amongst the teeming `popolations of the-far'llast, it has traveled gradusilly on ward creating great destructieni 'of .1413 in Egypt,. and thence, netwithstanding every precaution, grossing into Europe.. Case's are reported ataiy, Engtaed, &c.. and we are • now startled by the intelligence that it has appeared in our own country, two cases being re -Potted in Montreal. This iceerge is most 1.6 be dreaded in the lowest squarters - of the large eitie..s. and towns, and the greatest care ahould. be taken by theeathorities_in forcing sanitary wieaseres upon the people, Where, they -cannot be reached by common sense reasoning. Goderich being one of the heal Wiest towns la Caneda, may &rye to escape • in a great measu- re should the epidemic be •- come-generaI, but inesences within the cox- poratioa require looking after. THE SEMI-WEEKLY SIGNAL. not wish to be seen. That was -about noon. I could tarn out a crowd which would. prove wus blackened. She said her -husband hit - that Goderieh was as good as herneighborS. There was a mark near her ear and one eye I inflicted the bruises on SaturdayOight, in Guelph was in the heart of one of he finest sections of the eountry, and was abmoosyt flouriseing town. By going there in a d we should make a number of new friends, and no doubt they would return the visit me - tit of jealousy. When I saw her yesterday she had more marks on her face.- She was in - the habit of drinking heavily. Have seen Johnston strike and knock her down: Her little girl totd me evening before last that and from evidence given seemeg:to have continued the maltreatment Afterwarde, for next day neighbOis found her -en the bed with her. clothes on, insensible, and ner mother Was lying on the floor- dying. long. Iti hie position as a member of the Johnston said to me when she was in. liquor Bar he had , ample means of testing public he sometimes struck her, but was sorry tor it, feeling as t� where we shciuld go, and he was and Was sorry he had done so this tinie. satisfied tbat--a huge Majority were in favor • Mary Ann Johnston, a- little daughter cf0-..... : . .. deceased, about 8 years of age, in answer tti t trueipu. _ It was then moved by Mr. Wright, second- ed by Mr.' Hive,* That we have : a Public Holiday. - Carried unaniMously. - Mr. TOmicmoved; seconded by Mr Hays, That the exeursion be to Brantford. - - , . Moved . in amendment .*by Mr. -Wright, sec -ended by Ma -McKenzie,- That Guelph be the place- decided titian. - - •. •. --- - ' Afier.an immense- amount of discusiont questions from_ the Coroner said she was at .home.on Tuesdaea My father came home bearing numerous • bruites.ahent- the head and body. In that :state she continited until death terminated her earthly career. On .Wednesday night, seeing;the dition of his wife, and no doubt fearing arrest, Johnston' _ . When the above ciroumsta es became noised abroad on Thursda Morning, Dr. _ N.Dougall, in his capacity' as coroner, took immediate steps _to -wards holding an inquest on the body, of which the follow- ing., is a full reporta- eottOaTEn. S INQUEST - &jury was eaipaitelled, by Dr. McDou- gall, gall, Coroner, at noon, on Thursday (9th) which, after viewing-- the body ofdeceaied, adjourned to the Huron 1-fotel for the purpose of eitamining the Witnesses': -The Coroner informfd the jury- -that if 'after viewing the body, they considered it ne- cessary to have a p6if taorte:rit examine, lion he would subpcina az medical man for that purpose. t he jtiry decided -ahat it was necessary in the` interests. of jusa tice, and Drs. Shannon and WLean -were A GOOD JOKE. -At the close of the meeting on-. Wednesday' night fist a num- ber ofyoung men captured the chairman and brought him to the tavern opposite to treat all band. All :hands comprised _ about 50 individuals, _mid when th4 were gatheredinto a large room;31r. S. thought it a littie.too much of a good _thing. So, on Teeeiving a "nudge," he picked .up his hat, muttered something .about the iiqtior being tong in coming, walked quiet- ly across the room, reached the trent door, - covered his head, glanced 'around with "" egil i," and skedaddled down the sidewalk at the rate of twenty miles an hour.. „Ile was Pursued, but an vam and • the somewhat crestfallen thirsty souls - crept out as quietly as possible, enjoying thejok-e, of course - about 6 o'clock. MY mother wee at home ; she sent me twice that day .for liquor, and I got 5- cts. worth.: My father lind some -word* -and. I went out as I always do. when he is Cioss;; A liteleafier liven she went. over to Mrit 'Britis and said she. thought her mother< was dying. Her father and mother had been Aitarreling, he'struck her and she fell. 1 Catherine Merry, sworn,-; Said she saw Ws. Johnston in the afternoon Of Tuerlity in her father , She said _ be. had been -abusing her, Per eyes were black,- -Joh-ristoa then came in and struck her terribly. about the head . I amino more of it. - She ,einte to our- house apparently• to •get away from hima, • . •_a Rebbecca Ben- .Saw Mrs.: J-oliniton last about • 4 o'c:ock on Tuesday efternbon in her The American Government having placed an embargo on a careo of mitten shipped from Havana, to Mr: Boileau, Confederate agent in Liverptiol. the case was carried into the Court of Chahcery. Vice -Chancellor Wood gave his decision, recognizing the claim of the U. S. Government -to the cotton, but con- sidering -the existeece of it certain agreement between the Confederate Government and their agent, which might be binding upon the_ U.S. as successuri to the Confederate Gov. ernment,he ordered that Boileau be permitted -to be receiver in the case,which would enable him to dispote of the cotton and pay all Pro- per charges, hegiving security toe £20.000 stg., theamountwhich would probably be found absolntely the property of the United States. The. quantitv • of the cotton war about 1,600 , bales. The Army and Navy Gazette speaks upon -the possibility Of Eng- land being involved in the impending war in the Platte. Dr. Pritchard, the pbisoner, was hung in Glasgow, in the presence of an im- men-se concourse. The. abatement of the cholera at Alexandtia, is-eonfirmed. Bread- _ during which the proceedings became gradu- stuffs quiet but steady. Provisions steady. Lard holders demand an advance. s 'ally more and more Mauled, a vote Was - called for, but the show ot hands being con- sidered unsatisfactory; the house -teas -divided, amidst anything but decorous yells, -cheers, tugging and pulling: Even then the result seemed doubtful, but atter both sides- bad been counted by mr. Small! the chairman - .• , • own house. She was lying across the bed, d Brantford had t decidethat it by a majority' • • . k . , • away when she asked ine- "to buy her tio.ne °f cnie• - whiskey, but 12 refused.. - - e A committee composed of Messrs. Hays, The -Inquest Was adjourned until 8.o'cloeit, Smith, Toms, :Clifford and ...Yeoinans was isapointed to make necessary arrangements with the ttailway, officials, after whichthe daywill be announced. . We are sorry that the above meeting was not better attended and that a• More marked decision was not arrived at with regard to some- One place, as uhanimity it cif the fint p. m.,„to enable the Doctor& to report the result of their post nuirtem examinatton. „ 8 o'cloce e reGrattan I have known deceased 4 years. Saw her on Tuesday -last at about a quarter to I o'cloc . She was with her husband passing Mr. Gib- bons' gate; .she was about it rod before him all the way home, ; when he got in front of his own stable, he rushed forward and kicked . . • • • her in the left Side; she fen downShe . • importance in things of this kind.' _ lt is to be '-. • scrambled up by the side of the house, and he hoped, however, that if -arrangements are- kieked Ite,r imam egituist-the wthdow. She made to have an eieursion to Brantford -that then tried to get -up into the oodr by holding there will be &large turn out. . , _, . , 1-..,eaeh side of the docr, wen -he -ran at - her .- , WAWA.NOSH. and gave her a kick that sent her headlong into the house ; be seemed to leap in as if he . . were jumpinee'on her. -and I saw no More. Tue.sday -night last; two barns She- appeerea sober end had it r".haisdkerchiel - belonging to Thomas Agnew, 9tle Coneessiop tied over onaimyei both eyes *ere black. 1 -Went- over One -eight. to tell' -heti the caws- .%Vawanosl-41e11: of wheat, Hay; and a. good called upon to make the examination and _ . report to thertry..- - Wm, MllastEn swnrn -Knew Mrs Johnston, the deceased, saw her last alive yesterday, heard her husband, William • Johnston, abusing -her day' before yester- day, about .3 o'clock p,m. heard her vy- ing murder, ; heard his voice raised in welding. Cen't say I heard any blows, although I Was -Only few yards .off . --e When I saw her yesterday she was in bed and looked Very bad. I know that he has abused i before ; Heard; him - ' Provincial Parliament - - • - • • ..LEGISLATIVE-cogricA, . . Quisen, Aug- 11, 1865. 'This day at 3 p. -His Excellency the Governor General proceeded in ,state to the chaniber of the Legialative Commit in the Par)isment Buildings. The wealbers of the _ Legislatire 'Council beteg assenibled, His Excellence was pleased to combined the: at- tendance of Alit Legislative Aumnbly, and that houie being present, His Excellency was -Pleased to open the fourth iiession of. the. eighth 'Parliament of the Province of Canada; with thefollOiving speech from the throne; . le cellists if no such action was to taken. there would he no occasion for the Settee to consider or discuss them, etcept when the Address was before it. It would be a great convenience, and he did not think it would be improper to bring the papers down at once. Mr. J. A. MACDONALD said the -cases mentioned by his hen friend were exceptional one. The government would bring dem the papers at the earliest possible period„ and they were not called upon now to autiounce 'their policy, further than as was indicated in the Speech front the Throne. The sooner the House got through the business left over from the last session, and that indicisted in the speech, the better, and as the int step was to dispose Of the Addreset it would be unusual and improper to bring down the papers now. The House then adjourned. . • 'Queue, August 0, 1865.- _ 1 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,: 1 he speaker took the Chair at 3 o'clock; - After routine business. Hon. Mr. DUMOUCHELLE moved, and j most popular and excellent Premier, -audit sa. Hon. Mr. %LEAD seconded, an address' to j around lemaliat, if our prognostications are . -His Excellency in reply to the Speech from., coirect, the nett Cabinet willbefornted..q ing upon them with spears and club sticks. *they nPat day killed the horses with clubs. They have not touched an article •belonging to the white men. This information is be- lieved by the authorities to he too true. Thus, another chapter is added to the long list of disasters inctired hy Australian explorers." Betel pouTics.-The Liverpool Post says : h We hear on authority which we cannot doubt that it is, after all, exceediney probable that Lord Palmefltton will retire from office before the assembling of the new Parliament. ln that event • Gladstone for Premier' will rink unbiddeu to many limes - But -we -leant that - the -ChariceVer of the Ego- clieqber. himself IS by no means prepared So' mquiese in his -own sudden elevation to the office of Prime Illiniettes With good jedge' tient end Bute be considers thatibeinterests/ of die country would be' best served by an - administt ation headed by Earl Gtartintles-Eatl Russell, or tbe Earl of Clarendon, _ stone leading the /louse ot Centimes in trir preseuo t office, so in his divoigtioir ho and so fitted to utilize his genius. Byers:me: belieris that Zen! Granville would al were in his oats, and found them both tight thrashing Machine -were bdint to the 'ground. aud lying Onthe floor. That :was .the del Reported loss 61600 -geld to be wily; tbarthe orange delegetes were in town. Saw Covered by Insurim0. The fire iissid to be Johnston drinking on Tuesday evening last over the bridge.. • the were °fan mooOthary., - ProtiaAir ee THE IATE Tilos. SIG-QuEEN-.-- late 5111. Johnston for three years; attended Dr. Shannon atvorn. I have knowe the tne- farnilY- 'frequently: • "On entering the Mr. Moorhouse preSets us with a copy of n . ihe house have often found .her wieder from the late Thomas MeQueen;- which hi advertised for ea e o. ay. is In ee a spea mg 1 t d ' d d • k effects of liquor; tceanswer questions relative to tier_ sick children. -Last saw her . -in that state about seven _months . afro. : vie wing the_ body to day Dr. McLean- and 1 found slight contusion on tlie. - heed, with slight abrasions of the skin over the right temporal bone, passing dotvuward tounden extensive contusion under the left, eye, also a h .ay_ contusion on. the lower part of Vie back, which Might have been caused by a. kick or fan ; foiled bruises on the left 'thigh. The only places were the skin was bioken were on the head and one shin. We removed the scalp integument and found only one small contusion reaching the bone, Which was perfectly sotiod. - On retnoving the bone we found the membranes of the brain_ - pound. ..excepting a great congeenua of the blood- , 'ate election was pronouficed., Young men vessels; Below the inemtirane we found a seem to feel it .a duty iucumhent upon.them great deal of estravacated- blood - on the - surface of the brain, found the substance of to assault and.' Waylay every- coloted Man, the hrein holder than ts found in the absence of the effects of intemperance: Atn satisfied that death wascaused by extravasation of Idood,•caused by the excessive use - of stimu- lants. • - Dr. McLean, iwora. Read (cora his notes _ . striking or hieking her' day • bafore- yester- a statement of the ..resulteof the post moro d a vn from them. The' extiavasation -of A serious fiire (weaned on Monday light' was lying near e thstable oor, • an dI blood •was- pretty -general, but was more the Throne. The address was as usual an echo of the Speech. Sir N. F. BELLkelY rendered a lenglith- ened memorandum ot the negettations which had nisulted in the recent ministerial recon. struction.- The memorandum being authen- ticated by the. signatures of those who_ had been parties to thene.fotiations. Hon. Mr. ClIt/ISTIE desired that the House should have Vane 10 consider this min- isterial explanations, and moved that tbe debate on the address be postponed uutil to- ." llonorable Gentlemett of the Legislative Council; - • - " "Gentlemen of the Zee -Blades Assembly : " In conformity with the announcement which I made to you atihe end of the last saseion of Parliament, a deputation froin the Canadian ministey proceeded to London, to - confer with Her Majesty's government on questions of importance to the Province. I have nOw called ycutogether at the earliest convenient moment after theretura of the -deputation, in Order that you may receive she report of their -mission, and c.oinplete iheiffi portent business- which,.at the conclusion or the last session was left en§nietted. I 'have directed that the' correspondence referring to the -mission to England shall be commuincat ed to yell -for your considenitien. The hap- py termination of the cavilwarwhich has for the last four years *prevailed in the United Stater of An:erica, citntiet fail to exercise a likenesS,!' faithfully representing the features benefitiat influenc_e: in the commercial add of One who Will long live in the memoriee of hundreds of _the- early settler,' . of . Huron. The price is low, and feel- satisfied tbat the picture wiil have a rapid - Sales Each of the talented deceased'i friends should recipe . - a copy at- once. State of Illehmond. NEW = Yoffie August " 8. -The Tribune's Richmond correspondent says the evil spirits of meta have been lei loose upon us since the unceremonious and justly deserved fate of the • Itestriective Fir,o In 'Toronto. examination and- the Inferences he had day. Short* befbre the . row began she -fent- • . at Toronto', resulting -in the destruction of the Grand Trunk office the residence of Dr Adams, Bay street, as also those of.Dr. Han- . Ian and Captain ec3laster. ...A Party of the 47th Regiment rendered eifieient aid, but the premises named were totally destroyed. Dr. -Adama-vias insured for $1,800, Mr, Haitian for 81,84)0, and Capt i McMaster for Si A00. An account states that it was feared that a boy earned AlcLaughlin,in the service of Dr. heardsounds as if he was dragging, her into the house. 1 he -deceased was in the habit of cirinkinla heavilY. MO HEDGER sworn -said she. was _ ientfor yest ston and was time until sh day morning by Mr. John- ith -deceased most of the died. he was apparently unconscious- ntil shortlylbefore death. - When 1_ last saw her some . time before Adams, perished in. the flames.; The fire is thafshe_t_va; quite well. dei_not_. know - anoken of as the most severe that has taken place since the burning -of the Rossin House. The cause of it, or where it "first broke- me seems to he unknown. - Alt empt- to, Kidnap George N. Sanders. , , • . • The cottespondent of, the Liendie states. that a seiend attempt has been made to abduct t.yeorge ala. Seeders, and carry him eff into the States, tha&, securing. the large re ward offered by the Unitel States Govern . ment. Thisis the account of the affiiir On hunday evening an attempt was made to tarry offMr. George N. Sanders. On ThuredaY the eonspirators offered O'Leary $10.000 tc . 'assist them. He . acquiesced and informed the Chief" of the Police of their proceedings. On Monday evening O'Leary'. called at San. There WB 110 blood •about her. I have darn' house, with *carriage driven by Hogan. - • .,, - one of the conspirators. O'Leary' told Skin seen Johnstonnstrum her, uut not lately. ders theRecorder wanted him- at his house I saw nOthitig to lead me to- discover the Cote Saint Antoine.- On the -road cause of death. Think she was -in the what cansed the black marks on the de- ceased, and never ea* her husband abus- ingaher. I have known her to be the worse of liquor several times. There was, besides the other -hluizes on the body, a smaltmark hehind'her ear. MRS. BIM; sworn. --I saw Mrs John- ston last alive this morning. Saw_ her yesterday. Mr. Johnston name to me and I went over and found her in bed.--. She -did not speak. I had not seen her for some days before.. I observed marks on her face yesterday. - She was. lying-in bed with her clothes on, and 'appeared as if she had been an that condition all night. - Prieto') Fara)! three men sprun,e- into the car riage, knocked O'Leary down, and handcuffed Sanders. The carriage was brought to at the toltgate, and a little finther en seyerel shots were fired. Twenty policemen - With Chief Penton, gave chase, and sueceeded In esetor-• ing two of the men, Carlos E.. Hogan, driver, and W.A. Burns. The police are in pursuit of the others. The plan wasto have a boat at Lach'ne to- crest to Caughnawaga-a car- riagein waitingtbere to drive to --Hemming- ' ford, and sa into the States. • - -= elf, The Quebec correspondent or the -• Hamilton Tiines eayase-a General dissatise faction prevails anions the Liberals teres -s. thisame tiine, there is a feeling ofrelief thin the dangers -which threatened to break _ _ up the aiinuiestration hese passed- away. - Neither Baleen nor Macdonald would yield to each other, and to seitke existing difficulties it man of lass reeeived the appointment. It exhibit e a greet desire bn the pert of the - miaiatry not to allow personal. pretentions to :Mend idthe way of the momentous matters now before the country." - - .Temosero. August 9th. -Gen. Grant and snite arrived on a special train from Montreal . this morning, and immediately departed hi it'. steemer Niagara :Fails. A large crowd • .issembledist the- railroad station, although - :his arrival was not generally known. An impromptu -handshaking took place..t They called upon the Gen. for a speechshuf to this • call he replied with it smile and chilie of the head, jaleaSeret.-MajoralcDowell, of the Toron- • _to polio ferrets has. resigned, sending in Ida communication juit as the Board was about to proCeed to investigate the charge against hint Ofinsubordination. His letter- it rim:. perating and vindictive, when -referring to -the Chief otrotide; tipt.Prince.: general over the parietal region. • There was „ it large quantity of this_ extravacated blood. A section Of the braiu reveale4 large. points of blood, there -was effused serum, the texture .of the whole brain was firmer than is feund in habitual drunkards. . The mierence- I drew was; that death caused by apoplexy pro• &teed by intemperance as it proximate cause, although the exciting cause was probaNy the blows upon ..the head, acting upon it predis- position to an apup ecto. attack, Um.- Begg was sworn, but said she didn't know a hap'orth about it. _ . The Coroner being sworn by - the foreman .stated the deceased kad' Poisoned, -by two soldiers. In defending himself be habitof drinking. -Mrs. Prudence Shaukliq -Saw Mrs. Iolinston ,on Tuesday last about one .clock on the street. She walked . quite straight, and 'went into Mr._ Murray's.-- .Mr.. Johnston followed her -_and kicked her all the Way home. .She said nothing that I heard: I never saw him itrike her before, but I have often' seen marks Ppon her person.. He kicked her in the back and also struck her with his fist. In the house, Afterwards, I heard him say le was sorry for using her so toughly. Have seen them both intoxicated.. • a •• • .. . •. • while the -older heads universally have adopted ; industrial interest? of the Province, and we may trust that the re establishment of peace will lead toe constantly increasieg-develope- Meet of friendly relation between our. people and the citizens ot the Great Republic, - 14 The circuinstauces which rendered it neeessary to _place portion df_the volunteer -militia, of. the Province on permanent duty baying ceased -to exist, the fusee lias been re- called, and Thave to exprese - feeling Of satisfaction at the readiness with which the men responded to the mill of duty, and .the general good conduct which they. exhibited during the period of their :service. "Gentlemen of theLegisl, ASSeMbip "I belie directed that the -estimates for the current year and staterneet of. the expen- diture which heti been inearred, chargeable against the vote of credit of la t seasion,shall morrow. _ This motion was negatived by *vote of 30 to 21. 'The address was then adopted. • • It was amour ced that His Excellency Wel out of town, butswould receive the address on Saturday. -- Messages were received from Rus Excel- lency transmitting a copy ors despatch from the_ Secretary ot State for Colonies„, in answer to the joint address of last seasion to Her Majesty on the subject of a union of the Bete& North American Provincesalso the papers relating to the recent conferences be- tween a delegation from the Provincial Gov ernments and thakmperial Government, on questions of importance to the Province. The Council adjourned shortly before five o'clock. Euless -The Cleveland Plain Dealer thus humorously speaks of the recent mansion' from London :-." Perhaps more relics were - gathered in this city yesterday than durisg. the past lour years. Every keeper of, -a re& taurarit, every owner of a fruit stand, condect- ors of street cars, saloon keepers, i,c.,yestere day laid by it relic in the shape ot a 'direr balf dime, dime or quarter one man was so for- tunate as to secure i .een. piece and is pitting on all sorts of airs over it to -day. The cause of this strange visitation of..e.oias once in vogue among the old fogies of this country is easily explained -there WAS an ex-- eursion from Canada yesterday" the bitterest de. bielaid before vote - You will find, with refer - the plan of fi_ghting our solders, •at, this saute' time hissing -in -their ears ence to both, that- economy has been conies nanciatione ot the repo. - bined with sable regard to efficieney. - . The-liSpeEC4arerLtheToiriVLA-chSaSirEaMt13314:t1p1.001r, Atter rautine buSineste Mr. MAGILL moved, and Mr. .BROUS. MAU *seconded, an address to His Excel leney in 'reply to the Speech from the Tlerone. Hon. JOHN A. MACDONALD thenread the same-memoronduni with refetenee to the recent ministerial reconstenetion which was read by the Pe -miler in tne Tipper House. tion. Mr. CARTIER repeated in French the substance.of thissaMe. - - -Hon. Mr.. BROWN added -some further explanations, and read a•memorandum ot the conversation which had taken place between himself and"- the Governor General, as re-. dueedto writing by His Excellency. The first and second pa.agraphs of -the address were adopted. The third paragraph, refer_ tine to the mission to .h.'egland, having been rea71. . SERIOUS ACM/EST.-1-Mb regret to atatV that a young unmarried Man of abut twenty yews, mined Adam Ditneme -*bile driving& reaping machine, on Monday, on the -property uf his father, near. Welton, lot No. 15 nt the3rd concession of the towathip- of York, was dangerously, if not fatally injured. The• reins by which the boreal were governed gob- tangled,- by some uraccountabie intititts, around the foie or tongue of the reaper, and the atihnehe. which became immanageables ran away, pitching the young lain OE One - of his legs is broken in three places and one _ ahia split tu two halm. The -unfortunate young inguri who bears it most respectable character, ite we regret toidatel noteepected to recover. His inedicid advise's, who Were - in prompt attendance, have but slight hopes of his recovery. - Hen. Mr. DORTON addiessed the House. atsconsiderable length in opposition to the ministerial policy. but Said he did not intend tomove any amendments to the addreu.- • Cholern.ln Montreal. MEETING OF THE DOCTORS FOR CONSULTATION. - leader's specials. muntreet Azz, 71 14;65. Two eases of Asiatic cholera are reported in the city; one a coachman of W. Dow, Esq., the other Mrs Robert- Woods, leather iner7 chant, an old and respected resident of this city, who died: yesterday after a few bouts illness. The health committee met this even ing, at which several medicos attended; Dr. Frazer thought it commission ought to to ap- pointed to look after the sanitary condition of the country it once. There is almost a certainty of haying cholera next year. The effects of improved sanitary measures in •Great _Britain. have proved beneficial. Do Fenwick . gave statistics tooshoW the -change proper measures -bad wrought. Prover_ ye guletions are 11103t. iMpOttallt ill large cities. The deeths in Montreal are about one le 34. Several -medical gentlemen showedthatfroth various causes the apparent was much greatei than the real mortality. By it return :taken. from ifitetmeras in the -cemetery!. it appears that a very istree number of infants andsper sons residing out of the city dwelled them up. -Councillor Devlin stated that the practice of poisoniog dogs had been stopped.- ,Dr Peltie, had visited the -Teeneh burying. ground. - Many coffins of epee putrid remains, &es tvere to be seen, and the_smelt was molt dr'Cenosuivnecillor chairman a: the corn, mittee, said the matter would be brought un der the notice' of Police Magistrate aud par- ties would be Witted. Dr. Hingittonuid be bad seen more drinking in TOrtinto in one night than in Montreal intheee months; - Montreal was decidedly teinperale, eompared with Toronto, Hamilton, London Mil other places in Upper Canada. lis attributed tue great mrinality among children _to bad Ten citation and drainage. Dr Freier _said -liquor was not so much adulterated in 'Upper Cana- da u in Montreal. On the. night of August 2nd, four soldiers- " "1 have fiteadatttitre:ritilmeiniteLlthe see - broke into Nelson Vanderwoon's house, and retary of State -for the Colonies, tor pregenta- whtle he lay ie beds -one tithed over him Mid .tion teller Majesty,the addresses to which yeti his wife, threatening to blow out their brains agreed during the lain session, in favor of a if they moved,. the three .others pillaging ihe federal union. oftheColenies of British Ninth hose or wont,' Watches underclothing, itc. Aaserica. I !Hive directed -that tho reply at 1 he same night, the -guard ai the N.evenarket the secretary of State shall be communitated confined S. D. Webster in the came, and in to you ;". and I trust- that the mature es -amine- -the nein. cell he. could hear the goad ,abusing tom ortlie project will, ere long, induce the and maltreating wotnens The people in the legislatures,* the other. provinces to concur . :Vicitaty testily to hearing women -scream. lajta you in giving theirsaaction to a measure frigLtfelty atmost every night. W. Brawn which has been adopted iie-nareat feature of and .P. Watson were ruthlessly beaten by ' the Imperial policy, and has teen twice noticed 'police On Franklin Street, On the molting of with approbation in Iler Majesty's speeches *Amon 1st, aud left On the street for -dead. from Abe throne." - The colored citizens have held a -meeting tied Hie Excellency -having retired, it wes. the abuses they chinplain of was the following; .. solved. on motion of Hole- Mr. CAMPBELL, re- adopted& petition te General -Terry. 'Amen, Samuel Rowley yr:least:m.1ml in the street that His Excellency's speechle taken into herself with lititior. Notwithstanding all the evidence he had heard he was the iminenserunount she drank was the cause of death. - ' After deliberating for some thne, the jury brought in a veldietrehe substance ot which was that:deceased came to her death through Intemperance Aastened by the abuse inflicted bieher husband, whereupon a warrant was issued for the arrest of William Johnston. . In conclusion, we may state that deceased was only about 26 years .ot age, and left two children hving- OUR PUBLIC HOLIDAY. AN -UPROARIOUS MEETING IN THE TOWN HALL • On Wednesday evenine 8th inst., on call of the Mayor, a public meeting was held in the town hall to consider whether we should, go npon an excursion, and when. We are sorry to say that only shout persons attended the meeting, and that the ratepayers generally took no interest hi the Matter. .. knocked them down s Was arrested,_ taken to Newmarket cage and locked up. In the ad - Pining cell he venial hear the guard scuffling, abusing ...and- 'prostituting colored females confined thereat, The Mtnleterlal DECIDED STAND TAKERDY GEORGIC BROWN. - Globe's iipecisl. Quebec, Aug. 7, 1865. The Mibisteriat crisis is at an end.: Sir Narcisse Belleau was • this moaning sworn in as successor to Sir E. Tache, deceased, as -Receiver General and Prime Minister. The educational affairs of Upper Canada are transferred to the Hon . Mr. McDougall, and the militia to Iton.,J. S. McDonald. it appears that the Governor General, on the death of Colonel Tache, was much em- barrassed how to proceed. to keep the coal- ition together. He finally- concluded that seniority was the -only principle to guide hint' in a choke. Accordingly, Mr. McDonald being the senior councillor, the Governer • sent for him, and stated Ins desire that the Mr. W. G. Sinith, (in the absence- of that Mr. McDonald as settior, should take the' chair, rind _ Mr. W. T. Cox appointed Taches place " 'Cabinet should remain withOut it change, and Mayor bettor through illness) was celled to David Reid testified that he knew deceased for Ceie-ii or eight jean past. Saw her last alive this -morning Omit- half past eight. Wm. -Johnston Come to Me yesterday mere. ing crying aud told me_sheii was dying. Ste ;fulling frith her clothes on, and _tad been so, he said, all night. On going close -1 could scarcely stand the stnell of her breath front whiskey I 'saw her day before at noon, but could not say whether 81.6 bore the -Marks now on -her faces I _asked-- Johnston about the Marks and he said it was teased by falls, and that he had done nothing beyond shoiine her. Have known deceased's little girl to go up toivri four or -five times a day and retura with -whiskey in a tin pail. He. hate often complained to the about 'her drinking. have seen her fall often while attempting to stalk, When Johnston came to me he was quite sober. 1. • - Mrs, Bray,,sw_oen. Have been acquainted with deceasedaboutIS mouths. - Saw . her - this inotning before shir died, yesterday aud Tuesday. She was over to- my place on the latter day. She said Mr. Bolton and las . . -people had come to her hotisc,_ and shea del Secretary. The Governor then, sent for Mr. Brown After a statement from thechairand made the, same statement. Mr. Brown as to the . immediately tendered his resignation,- de- objec ofritghbat„mbeeetaignges, lied up Mr W - -a-t-ated that coalition. lie stated that the -selection of _elating that such a step would be fatal to the he bad applied to the Railway authorities to either -Mr. McDonald, Mr. Cartier, or him - see at what rate a -train could be procured for self, (Mr. Brown) would have that .effect, consideration tomorrow. - _ curl that the only course ivas to select some GuelPh, to whichit was answered that such a Member of the Leaialative Coun•-il under train Would be granted fin. one _dollar each wheat . all- three ge`atema of teeT-c'clii- wou see t compact could act and h would h -excemioniet for the round trip. It waswo lepirable he thought that the. masses of the faithfuly carried out. ' The -SPEAKER announced that he had given leave of absence to Rev. Dr. Adamson, - chaplain of the Council, on account of deb cate health, and that Rev. Mr. Houseman would officiate in his place during the sea- . sion. The Route gajourned et half three o'clock. -On Sataiday iiie,ht the Pienii es of Mr. Stoddart, of Qubec, was enteredj and 552ishe itracted from a -cash box containing /198. -A Yankee iii.Kansas sells liquor in & euteharrel instead -of a glass, to evade the Jay and mikes itappear beyoud dispute thsit be is sellingsby -the barrel. - LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Queseea Aug. 8, 1865. ThiSpeakerhaving taken thatch= at 3 o'clock, the Gentleman,' Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the bar, and informed the House that His Excellency desired their at- tendance in the cbunsber of the - Legislative Council. The - speaker, -precededby the Sergeant -at -Arms bearing the mace. and &f- lowed by the members of the Assembly, then proceeded t�. the Council . °heather, where His Racellency delivered the speech from the throne, as given- in the proceedings of -the_ Colu'nheei. -LAssembly- having returned to their own ,aldmr.b-er. JONHA. 11-AuD0' 'NALD introduced' a bill relating to the administration of _ oaths of office.-- • A resolution prohibiting any one from printing the prneedings of the House w;th out the saaction of. the Speaker. and the other formal resolutions, always proposed at the opening ot it session; were then moved and agreed to. ' Mr. 3. A. MACDONALD moved that the Speech be token into ceneideration 10- %nu Adtitritorments, A SPER11111.1fillin " D EPEATED inquiries having teen MS& -Ma for it good and reliable Photograph like- ness of the late gifted Editor oldie "Huron Signal," the subseriber begs moat respect- fully to attnOull:e 1,3 the nutnerouit admirers or the late • • Thomas IlleQueen, That he can furnish an excellent mele visite ot the above, et the -low rate of 200t,sper mph or 6 copies for 11$: Sent to stay address --postage treee-oa receipt of price. Address - " - T. MOORHOITSE, -Goderith o. ,Goderiele August 10, 11345. •vat. PEACHES, WIEI,0110, _ inorrow. , Ma A. A. DORTON- aiked Whin the gov- ernment woulci give explanations respecting the change that had reiteutty taken place in the Ministry, and when the correspondence on confederation and defence Would be sub - In should have e day of recreation, and he The' Governor declined to accept Mte H thought it important and proper would.therefore suggest the eiccursiou be Brown's resignation, und sent again for bin Intl' -6 = • and negotiations were - then Pepers should be lie before -the that these s 'd to Guelph, an Thersdays She ..I7th inst. Mr. Hays asked whit the_illeilway Co. walla do . were any _other place pitched upon.- a Mr. Yeomanii said he understood ttat the fare "would be ,the_asame to either London, Guelph or Brantford. - Mr. Hays'thoughtthen it. would he better on the whole ice go to Brantford. Many Goderich people had friends and acquain- tences there with whom,. no doubt, the day would be very pleasantly spent. a . Mr. Yeomans said he would support Mr. 'Hays' idea. Ile belived the Sarnia people were desirous of boring their excursion to • -the same place as- ourselves, and Braetfcrit would be just the Oar for °nil' mgetinA of sister towns. . Mrs -Wright said he stilt adhered to Guelph. It wee entirely unnecessary to leek the aid of fiat mita of wale on the afternoon of the a town like Sarnia or any other atown. We .28th; signals good. I meet t° take 'any- athea " these buklecte, Macdonald,' opened • between Messrs. McDonald aud Brown, finally resultin in the selection ot Sir Narcissi Belleau as fol. Tache'l sums- sor. - sisiW Arrival -of the Catlett. THE ATLANTIC CABLE.-INSIILATION LOST - CAUSE UNENOWN. Bandy Hook, Aug. 9. -The Royal Mail Steamship Cuba arrived off here at, 8.30 this morning, briuging dater of the 29th and 30th Liverpool, July 30. -Via Qieenstown.= Seven hundred nodes of tbe 'Atlantic cable. paid out. - •One hundred and fifty yesterday, - when insulation was lost; cause unknown. - Farther particulars had not transpired. - ___ Gen. Breckenridge, ex -rebel Seeretary of Wilk; arrived at Southampton trent the \1Vest the Great Eastern had paid out 550 nag - House before the discessiun on the 'Address, tor then_ was at proper time to enter upon the cliacussion if any members so desired, and it was announced in the Speech that tile -papers would be submitted at the earliest moment. _ Mr. J. A.-51ACDONALD said that- with Murder of Explorers- la Somali Australia. regard to -the explanations touching tbe re- coustructionot the government, they would be given immediately alter the Address was moved and seconded. With regard to -the correspondence referred to it, would not be cOnVemelit or proper but rather cont,rary to hi practice adopted in Engle d to b t p u SU MI I tilt the Address was disposed of. M. A. A. DORION was aware that it was not usual to submit correspondence before the Address was voted, exceet on special occa- sions. It had been done', however, in 1859 vent them, and killed fifteen of lb. natives, and 1860, when the -correspondence on the and succeeded in driving the rest sway. seat of _government queetion was salimitted These, kativnng•the white ince to be mortally and alio on other ocusiorm which he could worinded, collected more natives, who wore not now particularly specify. His object ie all through the night gathering from all asking for the coneepondence was to quartent aad returned bikini daylight, this whether it was the intention of the govern-. The South Australian Register, of May 26; gives the -following sews: -a.• 41 Our latest newspapers from Western Autralia contrail disheartening accounts from Camdet. Harbor. The piece is to be aaand oned as early as possible, on account. of the want of fresh water and the collimates, of the pasturage. The alba:plied extract from tbe reporter the Government -Resident, will show thb state of thing; which be found there. The grass was coarse and parched, the country stoney and rocky to ate extiaorclinaty degree, and the beat of the rocks was so great that the feet of the animals feeding in the -country became affected.' As to the settlers. he says were masters -there were no seriantss Every mates business was no Metes timeliness .; the sheep -led- tether:- stock awe. neglected, allowed to wander, scorched tit death by the tropical heats. -chilled to derith- by the tropical ;Oils; -lamed by the sharp: burning ston-ee, starved by the iimutntions rash killed by the n- tive dogs, or lost, for ever in the bush.. Hay, baen, 'biscuit, and bamin were carried away by the high tides, and left rotting on the sea shore; Bet the Tomatoes, Apples, Pears; Plums, ikon darn, in., at - M. 53 MINT 41-244E7Iji is West side of Market Spars, 43-0 3) icitti Ooderialt, Aug. ittb,11165. ATM NOTICE. .4 .••••••_•••11•_ . ARGE SILVER taken at itils Ace at- fuer per eireadiscautt. _ SMALL. " Az 45 piped] F. W. -THOMAS, Agee& Banker Mentresd, Goan:clef _ August,1805. a Insolvent Act of 1864. e folks matter of WILLIAM EDEN) -as butolvent. frllE erislit tbe Insolvent are hotriedthat he has made an asairameat of hie fatale and abets under the above Aftlto dieve- arisiened 'essigsee, _mid they Us seesitted se furnish me *mann two months from iteseaesentli their elairahspecitynig the security they tiokalf eq, tine the value et *edit awes sating the - teen. this -wbote attied ueder erne, web tles- vouchers in support clench etaims. Dated atilt). thisritk day of AngletA.D• _ MOS. • E.CIMPIOID,Atolgaith.. TOMS de MOOSE. Solicitonr for issoissat. ND SALE. talimaPolvo.solaBtlium MOST. wirtie of Power of Rale ceetaiaelies 13 Mortgage.made by Aralabaid MANI* of.the towtohip of ?foveae* in ifeeseeely of Huron, :Yeomma, of the fust part, sad - Janet Melidlan, his wife, (for tbe pores of hailing her darter) of the second puts le fault having been made is Abe dui WON* thereof, sold- on Thursday, the -twat Worst part of the matter is that the three ex. day of August, A. D. 1865s PIOKell••-ldemars. Panterallerding, and Goid. clock, noose at the Audios Mort of amp, wyer-hive been murdered by the aborigines. Truman, ist the town of Godittit4 Moo file following stetemmit a to their death was foliterini -property, that is. to up!, The received from a native who -knew the intirdea. easteq %elf of lot isember fourteen, sit the - era :17:The netlies followed. them -the ex- fourteenth ennStilni?Ba tbe Said plorera-keeping out ofsiglit;and thenstatele Winnow]; coeteintolkiMe hadred ed them until alt fell asleep, 'Wien, with laud, wire arks, sarntlasui *awls* tb increased numbers, they stole upon them, part of said lot tonne:nuts by adieumee. struck spears womb them 011, and tried so ment two roods Mel sight perobeir lea keep them pinned to the ground, but without conveyed by said part/ of the firetafalte seetebell MI they got on their feet, in vine at one Jamey gotoorriel their wounds and all the efforts made to pre- 143411°W, Deed ge'ru *'iwr"'-"' - day of January, ,A. Da 1843. TOSS' . Deed under Power of Sale. - 111. C. CAMEROS,. swine Balmer farMcolissol. • " . k . • . . . -4.0•••••• The alearrisele postiosed taafki., tune overpowering the white men, wan were 1 the ittb day-etF'ePtelifalyeri - - • 4": _ - - -then unable to 6fier much resistance by IVA-1 timeand place.: • v • t:F Irma tip IS etheta .1101 Mid Sod at whom dun 41 4.71 were Mitei Ise tbat. laeni !tot hod abet! *bob isaso MOT 4 "ride aa *NM y wifti Item *of -di 41 111 go se _ I a, 5N bade A. there who; cores' Aiwa hut '----