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Huron Signal, 1851-01-09, Page 2mot be reemlued es er.yerbeaf -- •fie re 'redid! With all defeee..., boweaer, ea bather J,ss$os N)b ells/ to thee woo, MA loot ae It edoubtedly N t taum..b os the Re Armadillo is altogether tsuMLsly to Out Wisest' ►..*ledge of the Peewee Pbilssephy et the Yiyd ss .f Fab, w this world Idtcat.. The 4'111." we men digital( to 4w/cipher. Tleis too N *theft from Jinn Toronto-ist.mdi represent the Reed. Armadillo as foul at Tnsdie the home degree u lobe Tort at Kettle --ora., that of M. -Meet Demises. Or, awned, it may weed se Anes in the vulgar walk• of Commerce 1 illustrative of the Ewe weakness on that ,Dior ; In that view, b war, ,ro•v t. M.'s rather t h warn Doe woold have bees thus happier Ioannina In tbhe part of the world, just patent. But here "Armadillo" throws of Ole m sad boldly expose* rho den°g cnaracte lou pretwation.. Unflicchrnily he et honest( elbehop of Toronto" and stick dagger before it .. :l In shake denenre Ma Angelica° brother ! "Armadtl Freebie Maguvr ; Bishop of Tomei We wonder not that Ibt Cha,c& terms "a tole usurped" -every leiter of it ie b I.e.dly entree Iron out June of Toroot sod we ►urtuy ecru with the Ckerch t Cardinal Wiseman's tittle affdr is not n ly so owingeuum • proceeding. Dose Mooeieur Ie Comte de Charbo really think that the people of Upper Ca de will permit him to euros here and lo Men tree audaciously with one •u dear them -will allow him to •pproprute, boning, a title which has cost them much 1 To win- that same title for thraebsn, the ennntry was convulsed toasty years --national education created and fostered throughout the wb land. To keep this same title before public with eclat, the same feuds are e ewugbt to be m•totaioed, and but recce eleva thousand pounds were .oiled •t o Mel to sustain it. Tb Count must t that so valuable • property requires prot tees-ibisgs lose their value when they emu eommom- Job. Toronto's rig must be epheld agahst all comers ! Bet it is not only i. School manifee that the two Torooto prelate' bare ewe ed the beta in mortal strife for tbs benou titles sed dsgnitiee of Ibte muodsne scene Into the inner chamber of social life has tote ambitions Romanist pushed bus proteseloo.; to the very highest seattn the •yeagogue -where out John Torooto has heretofore reigned Lord of the manor -bat he stretch ed forth bat groping hand ! Truly does the Chard declare that Cardinal Wiseman is modest personified to the other Arma• ditto. Truly is it time tbat we ebould rally round the standard of our Protestant faith, when the satellites of the Roman Pon- tiff carry out tbeir daring assumptions to the arrogant and truly alarming, shape brougbt to light in the following stutluog but reliable missives: JO■] TO /aw1DILLO. "The Bishop of Toronto presents his compliments to Dr. the Count Charbonell, and requests the honour of his company at Dt°ser on the evening of the inst. at 7 o'clock." "The Palace, "Tweeter, Dec. 1850." ARUADILLO TO /Oil. "The Bi.bop of Toronto returns compli _n-n_11111_sro. CUBA CUCRS AND YANKEE COCK w. di(ie- yell Taav>♦iem seam se J. a. wanes. le le well hews tli•i W Beamimds we meetly nddietedN cash-llebeng--inabort. depn.o them Ufa of tbsw seek.* nod OM Pleas del Dwu" bkh (ibelwve Om M . mgt. sod tea woad be meta mics fik.Ip •ce•vten of lb Gowns - Sad meat. Whits ! was te Trinidad d. Cabe, i• may April lea, 1 w•. tad .< • wiry leakage Hess THUBAIDAT JANUARY I. IMI. stmt emend f ha HURON SIGNAL. ■` to am e t rock -ph le Ihol miry it d.ag *bad be eadruteed that ewer-6ghtieg ora very ata ptyalin sed (..hie able amusement. amid that WHO 18 MY NEIGHBOUR, taselltae, ea t er- w - reeds of a baht, a canted to s• eatreerdtsary berabt. Tkrir "birds" are Il were ernell, and bele( deprived of all their (Nib. for He..aeept those on the wap, sod two as three opal straight este es the utl, they prime.* • very ow. a■ a I I at ask r or (n' • • at to o !" ibis are- 0- h•I ear- nel l na- ter to a- terto for .0 Dr. for was ole lh• tial tly n. es PC, b. - Ina to r - r•, *nests to Dr. Sheehan, aid bas mush plea - sore to emotionhis levitation to dinner for the *waning of tbo-i°et., at 7 o'c:ock. ' The Palace, Toronto, Dec., 1850. We are sure all our readers will feel deep- ly for the brother prelates-tbue forced, to their seal for true religion, to occupy atti- tudes mat painful to them, and alas, bating the appearance of a squabble for the empty vanities of a wicked world ! That either of the Rev. Gentlemen care for titles, or Precedence, or any other such carnal device of the Evil One-oo charitable person will Insinuate -How could they? In that Word which cannot err, are they not enjoin- ed to "Feed the flock of God," 'bot by eosetraiot, but ; not for filthy lotto, but of a ready mod ; wilier as being Geis ever Ges heritage, but being mean - pies to As )(oar "Yea, all of you be sub - pa one to soother, and be clothed with humanity, for God reeuteth the proud, and (meth graze to the bumble." How cruelly thee must 10. feelings of ec tha humble saeeeeoors of the fishermen of Tiberias, be rent by their present n°eeemly position ! But at the all of duty, and in the maintenance of truth, even such trials as this must be boldly encountered. True, there may be eeoff re wbo will ask. Why all the brawling for an empty :tile ?-what's in a same? They may point their Infidel ware al the two "holy men of God" fight- ing for that wbicb is this country of entire religious equality, whatever it may be in ethers, is but tawdry tneel-a miserable .%.ctatton of power -empty as air! and that' may exclaim with Cowper : •'Bebetd your Bishop ! Well M plays his part- Chei.tleo f• same. and infidel in heart -lively aloe, oe, earthly is Ms plias - A ala.e at cramelsewhere • lady's as f . Dumb as a Seater, wed as a priest A piece of mere eh.rch-feroitere at bet !" Them they may refer to the Dictionary for the meanie( of the title about whatthesebelt mac are.gsabbltng, and tell you that a Bishop is Int "se Iwpector •'-a "Nutt. title goresby the Roman* "to thou who were inspectors of prnvufone," and Mimosas thMimosas to thou "sent into the Provinces subject to them, to teepee( *he auto of stain., -that to the primitive Church s Brhne "was is Elder or Presby- ter. wee who had the pastoral tare of e Church:" ad In now of lbs gement char. metier of the title, they may sok what special claim ay ow inspector, be It of churches or provierone hs. to 'novae to himself the bile.! M. Bishop of Tnronte! We meed not gay that we .peek not here nor ween pesthe. timent.-. are the cavil - hop of wished .wen. who eirhmtt sot to tbe Powers -that -be in holy mother Church, adoms •tto isle/rapt all (hung. lnr them - solves. Alas ! that the daye of them► d boots- mrows.jerk boots should hero remainaw.v. while such /eilnwe remain ! Wt g for John Toreete- ur honos, title., Rue Princes. tones. Colleges, Clergy Ruwvee, Aa►tere --.eery thing wont be his. The be interests of Pro - a neIineal C601110... - fast i.. setting aside .. ,tandem, this ir trawl nee M.hep mat prr•.f6ly beat last rebelled --attained to the Sweat will poblte pleads, Oil be ratmore;--bethe1d no two !-tw. s Jobs Tweet ' ' domuaty• and asked appraraaee. They are sever .Mewed to fight with "garb," bat tree their natural opera, which are eb.rproed i. • sleety, sad they fight with • teethes* amid ease that in- dicates bow woefully they have bees trained. As Americas C•pisi• el • yr...l, laokug at a fight that 0.d bee. .00some helmeted, at leeeth bent at with - "Get out with sseb birds as them, they ain't bigger thee a toot -tit, sad out wenh • curer, soy low ! Tbrm ere nom, poor 'miserable Cube cock., I rerknnPee g.ot as board of my ship a ..moth, Yankee Med. that'll lick any three w fear of your mi.erahle cocks helm yea could my beetle -mid I'll but b.eh ni if. too !" A fret of fifty ••(aseee" ($*130) was usra.tly offered ea the C.piu.'o proposition, who sot- wnhsiaediog the remomt•sc.. 01 lou fnends, pet up the •wry. sod rid he would be the r, sere c •,.d give all suck small fry cocks at bud particu- lar thooder 1" Now, be ,t understood the Csd'ei• had as "old grey eagle" ea board his ship. and 6n* order was sot to give it aur'hing to eat for the neat twenty -(our hirers. He also stripped the wets of ate plumage commies the old fellow to MI ashamed rat him.el(. The day of trial arrived. the cock -pit was crowded tow the great trial of one bird ataia.t three f The Genie arrived is time, with ha bird under bis arm. ••Who pits your cock. Captain?" was asked. "Who? Well, 1 rather *bink I'll attend 'to that business myself,"rid hr, sod steppng over into the ring. The old male seemed eabarned of the contain he was In. and did not look very courageous ; mad as they maimed the Yankee cock, nosy were the winks, ode glance, and node eccba.ged among the Bpsntsida. i.., .asepsis( only hu vise there was ort anythi•g very cocooning im the old eagles spprnnce. He was wretchedly Tas whole mural .7.1.me of the whole lo line of ethical philosophers from Confue of Chios, down to George Combe of Ed burgh, do sot comma ouch a bappy Illu•lra- two of man's duty to man, ae that wbich Holy Writ esbibtts to answer to the ques- tion. Eves tie morality of Divine Reve- lation does not furnish us with a more beau- tiful picture of the real nature and %glue of human sympathy or benevolence than is embodied is the parable of the e Good Sa- maritan." It appears that the world, even eighteen hundred years ago, .bounded with the withering spirit of tewnelantsm-that acidity thin, se now, was split up into little paltry, sarrow_sooled factors., aod that onventionalities and exclusive fraternities or brotherhoods, fomented and fostered the same spirit of jealously end bitterness which at present curses society, and impedes the progress of civilization in Canada. A w Hebrew Lawyer taking advaatage of t unaware! distracted state of 'octet thought to entrap the Son of Mao by as leg " Who is my neighbor r' A Lawye No. A member of the same brotherhood No. A believer in the same creed andfo mule ? Nn. A dweller In Jerusalem ? N The wily Jewish Lawyer la informed by simple, beautiful parable, that a Samerits a stranger -a foreigner -wee, an rat (for "the Jews had no 'dealings with tit Samaritans,") was kis seigkber ! Veril e man of quibbles most hare felt vessel The world -we mean, of course, tb og 1W In• tbeee fraternities. And, to eery* some base ,teed sell.h pa/poem has Moms belliger- ents is th a war le which en more worthy lane were yetis onagers. Thee. Maroc - ten aro happily dew, sad for from Wog o- ther *b roost mtelligeat or the most opo right portion of maak,sdare e. . They afr.- gstly d .iib., for them woo - ranee or their lack of sterling pnsciple, aid it is pleasing to kviow that they ars gam - rally euspectd sod despised, oyes by the fraternity to wbicb they bare united them- •elvae. Thea characters, we say, forgea very small and a very unworthy porous of maski.d, aid, io attempting to apologise (or the bitter prejudice* and party (seller'which produce the animosity of .oenty- and in adeavoriog to iuculeate the Mho - taut fact, *bat theta prejudices are sot the choice of the individuals, but have boss born a with them, or bare boforced into them by education and the external eircumstan• eye with which they were surrounded, ws, of course, offer nu apology for tb.e...w "consorts.' We may offer apologies, sym- pathy, pity, or justification for the men who is bon with prejudices, but tb• finger of o score must be pointed at Idwho Toluata- rily adopts them. His motives are essen- tially base. WW -e have no faith in attempt- ing to subdue prejudices by force, nor is ily ',offering to put down party feeling and party bte 'moons, by Legislative enactment. We Y' question not only the propriety, but also k the practicability of such attempts. But, 1 1 at the same time, we think it is the duty of 1 every man to lead his whole influence to 1' smooth down sod neutralize the bitter, us• °! charitable, unchristian spirit which these a party societies and these sectarian distioe• ° twee have eogenered. And certainly the e•y, most pleasiog and most encouraging feature e in the spirit of the age, is the fact, that the great mode -the tlusktog me° -the litera- poor, a.d they aloe discovered that b• bed no ib *pure ! rd •' Wby. Captain," said they, "your bird has so spurs." ta ahead!" Three noble looking pmt chickens were now talented by this beautiful pantie, or has brought io, and the betting commeoeed. Every shamefully forgotten to illustrate its beauty thine offered by the Captain or dn Pis fnenwas 'by practice. The idea popularly attached eagerly *.ken op by the The Caputo, to "my neighbor' is jual as narrow t and when quiet was retooled, he gamily petoo mucb hemmed n by little conventionalities e - e "Diet the first spot f" sed he, "but he's worse Christian world -lou either suer learned dna ha wild eat where he scratches or bites ; se the great prinaple of brotherly kisdneas in - it was observed. teak all the bete that he cold. -JUG ae the old eagle, and se be pet it isle the rtag, paltry brotherhoods, creeds and mummeries where the cocks were strutting, he .aid - Now go it, old fellow, for the besot of your to-dayru it was when the Hebrew Low - caner, ry ! Give 'em bleats '" ver ask. " Who is my Neighbor ?" The cocked bit bead nto os os. side, ad seemed oabe Priests and Lyttas, had the Lawyers, ars eyeing the huge iso. that not one whit better today than *bey were mug owarde him, bat he stirred mot ! At length eighteen hundred years ago. They are still the chicken sad. a dash at him sed doubtless gave him a sharp blew, for with s kind of wild wrapping and swaddling the human mind up scream. the old bird started. took Dee glance at in these Darrow prejudices and peculiarities the ebtekee, mewed epos it, mod with tut claws of paltry creeds and brotherhoods, but the aid booked bill tore it ell to pieces ; and to the boner and aasehmeot of *b. Spastards, beta. great principle of universal brotherhood is tont it ! The wetted cock .hared the fate of neglected, or impeded in its progress. Tb3 withdrew"' by the enraged ud mortified Shoe- parable of the " Good Samaritan" is thrgot. mrd., who had already last is. nl.able bird. by ten. Would the leaders of society -the the first, sad t would the third, had it not been a very semetary proem... As soon as the Cap- talking men only agree to give faithful ex - rain was declared wirier, be 'matched up his bird. collected his bete mail r the putties of 011e parable, both theoretically doe, when he tanned and addreased•'tbebewil. wed practically. much good might be effect - end crowd- ' ed. It would come like a bomb -shell a- " Look here, Does," mid he"it's my opinion that the nest time you fight a yank'* cock.' "DB the little artificial fraternities', petu- yoa'lI keaw that he's a bird that e[wsys gnats!" lleritite and distinctions which forma pro- . ea tire of modern civilization, and, men t f sed 0w !nerds withdrew, Iesviog the Gbh clack -fighters is a p*eesisg state of wder .m.t.-Si. if properly administered, would, in a few Louis to&mn11.. ge•eratfooe, drink up the gall and worm - THURSDAY NiGHT'S REPORT. wood of these little, warring, struggling Washiegten, Jan. 1. communities. This would be a gigantic The Prveidrnr'. 1..., h.. we. .....0, brit. enterprise -the moral reputation of man - tient. The prominent to• t& inent states all ponies kind It H I -d slapping hi* well filled ed pocket., the Captain and all the fereige ministers, were tbere. New Tork, Jas. 2. The "City of Glasgow" 'mime' arrived a Philadelphia yesterday. The committee of re ceptfu are making gnat preparations for agrand demons*reit.. on the °cession. The steamer Merlin arrived trom Bermuda. The Baltic arrived at her wharf yesterday.- The Aft lest did not leave till 4 a'el.ck, owing to the state of tis weather. renermt 1T TWO ILLTIC. sa Ammo/ the psesmos by the Agnea, wen the Arehbiehnnpp of Ciseisati, and Sir Edward Bel- cher. R. F. lbs law just peeved by the Fr.eeh Assembly, throwing epee the electric telegraph to the pub- lic, will make • great chase in the comment - cation between England and France, from and after the let March. Th. French telegraph will be as free to the public u that o1 Eoglaod at the pretreat moment, aid the rates charged are much more moderate. Baltimore, Jae. 3. Jeney 1.icd's eherity Cowe.,t at Chwrlee:on on Saturday last realised $3.400, which elm has bees dietrihoted emoeg several infinities,. She was to leave ea NOW Year's day fee Havanna. New Tek, Jae 3. Doted* of the news from Mertes west head. The cholera is makes, enesidenble ravioli et Oejec■. The sten ni' Nubia is about to wider- inks to make the Adige river Navigable so u to eomme.aNettle.te with the Nettle. • ergo ea° and isirable-praetf- cable. Will it take place ? Certatoly not! It t• like Law Reform -it would be profit. - able for the mill10°s, but tejonoue to the tens. The Prnet• and the Levttas, and the Lawyer., and all the lazy and the idle have a lirisr f CENTRAL AMERICA. The tslegnph from Washington of the 95th, an: -Late advices from Central America annonnee that the English are blockading the porn of San Salvador, and threaten the sem. with thou of Nicene/ma. The Savannah parer@ have late news from Ilavannah. The cholera .till lingers in the North and Routh, and mantle tri woes of the mot npipertant roger distnN.. The f.d'ene ennventinn have mimed w rssnlntioe probthil,ng the legislators greet- ing divorcee. -Glebe. Vassal, ave Callow ifn.-The Tele- graph from Holme.' Hole, of the 15th tat., sari that daring the let• rale, a *chooser wao driven on *hoe. on Norman's land, and slot's immedtarnlw went to home. Tbo crew were wool .frue fling in the brakes loll nn aseistaoeo *meld he n.d.r.d them, and all hand. nertahed. Natty of Waal sot know.. -Motto. NNW F■aruaa n Rmnzrne.-Tho Read British Bank, inoid"n, has .sswnre•d s novel anti fm.ertent (esters in ►,eking, .atsol7, 1het de°eainnr. min antes prelate - amity were. es the @menet el their deposits, wades, piss be given me ow -wit?, lb* motel tell usisdnr.ed, tkne ietereet to ieeumslate to depositors. Ow readers will do well to reeolleet that Der Now Year's Day, the Niel valva of tbo dolor sod MI( dollar ars reduced from Se id tied St IV rswpwetively. to r,, ad fe 6d. The &It4MM esiws will be 8. 1d: half teed teem. 4: to. 1i 314, ed. 7N--free- `O. 4.. hN & eO Thew aro seely two ways.r s.eapi.g r.iw--NNsr John .'..lo own be or MI .Net ha !who Tena e0. .ad Ks elllkr.-WOW.: 'venae - wilt'ttv.,_ # .. - _ ..e «..r` :taro e at►ersity of sect., and brotherhoods, and artifice! diaieeuona, and jealousies that make up the present state of things, and, hence, the present state of *binge will COntinne so long se pounds, shillings and pence @hall remain ao intimately connected with the administra- tion of Law and Religion. it would certainly be difficult eves to im- agine a uniformity of thought and opinion t among mankind. Perhaps it is neither nat- ural tier desirable, therefore we will not suppose that the whole world will agree to • heeom, Orangemen or Rtbboom.n, or Mor- t moos or Mabometas.. Such a entformity is not practicable, and not required. - But men could surely be ta°gbt to believe t that such distinctions are of a eery ani..- t portant character. They could certainly a M made to understand that the difference between calling the Ring Head of tb. I Church, end calling the Pone the Head of t the Cbureb-between governing the Church by Bishops and governiog it by Presbyte- ries, Synod' or Conferences, is a mere mi- nor differesee, and does not saceeaanly is- tellers with true practical religion. But, @bow all, mankind could be iestructed to understand that these di.tunctinna-tbese differeoeea of opinion are not putridly the result of voluntary and deliberate elutes en tbs part o1 the different Individuals, but are, to ateeteaa eases out of twenty, produ- ced by which *rated before the individuals were born. Country, birth, parentage. education, or the want of it, dee re tides the quaetioe of Prnteeta.tu. or Pe- in Rory, with the great majority of their roe- w peetive .atones. The pnjodieee that make we a rags an Orangemen, were bor. with him, ha aid the principles of Ribleonum forma part riot of the eaten of hfm wbo avows Oleo. W. tom speak here of the general rola, and aI d boor tb. ereeparoes. W. are aware Nat trema lh ow tedlvidoele whe were hero free of theae dr pepsin prepndiers anal feelings, wbo were He btr.sght sp ad educated *maw more favor- able /.. Yee boa se.ww*d to M thew pejedtaB4 et M isvi.t hew. b.. W Ibis t. .weir tbsm..•heett NOW MnmSlew le mop tura and philosophy of the present day, aro all nobly struggling and tending towards a generalization of the feeings and di.po.i- eine of .opinion is no more a proper cause of hatred or ill -will, than a difference to feature.-tbat the black man end the wbite man, the Catholic and the Protestant, the Ribbooman aid the Orangeman, all bear equally in their nature the improv of the Uoi 1 God. Esch one of them, se mem• t bora of the same family, aid ae creatures of tone of the human family -are a!I striving to make mashed understand that a dtffn• upwards of twenty years -they bore ceeded beyond eves the moat oaguu.e prosaism, they have obtained milli... of ' vmariee-•aid reclaimed thonemd. Mm t►. $w. .1 rotor sad metwttbat.adlsg all the tales predictlsSs that hare baa metteved is reform*, to them, and io defiance of all the arils, sad oppoaws which they hs.e encountered, the thousands of Total dl.li- srsee 8oe1e2te., and the tbosmesd Divisions .1 the Bon. of Temperance that are now Is oateeoce, prove satisfactorily that the great priecipl. ts progressing. Won mes- oeopbere, are now looking upon *be e with eau tannest, had the istroduotioo of the New Tome isle... Law of Ca will eomsNsd the littoralos of the commsmty to *be importsso* of the act. And if mss will only bogie to t sad esquire, and look around them Temperance Reformation will very s ly occupy • prominent position among popular reform movetnent• ante age. Law and Liquor haul bete the two curses of Clouds. Both have been carr or at lens* aggravated, by an iniquitous • tee of Legislation. And, now, Legi ons seems to have token • different new the matter, and is wilesg to assist In nm rang the evil. Tb. New Division Court Act of Solicitor General, John 8andeold McDonald, h.s struck a deatb-blow at the grasping avariciousness of tie " Bar," and the New Tavern Liao,. Law of the Hos, Malcolm Cameron, will fall like a thunder- bolt on the profligacy of the Bei -room. But the action of the people is required. The New bowies Lew places the power of controlling the grog -trade exsctltly where it should be, viz.; to the heeds of the people. And i' the Municipal Councils, and the inspector. of T will only do their duty, and be faithful to the public In- terests, and to the cause of public morality, lbs country will soon get rid of many of these low, tippling shops that are nothing more than dans of gambling and debauch- ery. eee- ez plot - /21100 bmtb.ebeed. sed h.! seeded ",gig, "pee e.siram. to bl. former slloyal', allyaall w'sI4sot Mo'b a .items vis sagas s�.g i» 8bap netabeldy_of pejo. w�lane ! •• ?be t *IAN &Mho w The li4wiag is di on* Elesdees, as fir sews meta ase o ast n t V..a.+i�flll..-SL Somai1. Pum*.. A..ief neelel. Ratteaber j N Aonotes Wad- Cnmpbu, Mathew Bks, Imola•• S.. David's Wend -Witham w� leer, Cbrlesghs, Cram, hew Gentles. Ego -St. Patrick's Waag,.Hs„aes Dbsoit, Wlllle. Beery, Losing. Maim. dam Gawark T.ww.�sdolts Mtn Joy Lesewonh, James aetto o,, Aedne Rl. _*a II n ada . syay „Jam Aowsed, 1eh. M.As, Deal, t%e a we Miller, Wilil.. Tsang, tJt.o Mani.. ti ..►- D.etd H. Ritchie, hen Gras,, ►ink, , to . Burge Dern. 1eh. McNsegle aa, the • eine• • pe•df_ .-Dr. Chalk. Custom s Van a. ti sloe •im••d, rnnci. Fowler, - M.Les•, nine ' -8.p.-Cato. Willis. Reber' BO. Reber great Deis, simro and sod, Qsiek, lames �t, Theme. Loma, y.- Anderw, Esquires. Novas da- tub, or• ---Alva. Hamilton, P. M./a• ofGreat, Jere Corns, sada Gorose, E.q.irea °' Bluth towhees Ma ol.etd bee Own wss,few .( whom ..omen speak Eopti.b-,hs I% le we wetby old friend, Sebastian lIryfoe a w►. now .peak absodaotfy ler the whole Caeseil. !t. D. I The who Towsohipi will be roper* is oar seat. (17' We retire otic ▪ sincere thanks to our °em.ras (need. lbrosghout-24 Province, and especially fe thea United Collaties, who have of Ism, ...premed their appreba- lion of the Heron Sigma,' by forwarding many additions to our 8ubeeription Li.t.- 1t is encouraging to be able to state, that without soy exertion os nun part, our cir- culation is Weedily Ieeiwsang, and as the third volume of the Signs! is now nestle completed, we take the opportunity of Mat- ing that the present is a proper time to subscribe. We may also state, that, hew- n( aotne intention of enlarging and improv- ing oar sheet, we hope *dr subscribers will be Mutual in peyi■g up their arrear., le order that we msy be wielded to carry of this inteetion. TIIE NEW JURY LAW,' Tun Sentcbman wawa, "ill beginnings kat gwdkiader-cads," and baying been taught to put faith in this proverb, we were led to form the highest opinion of the New Jury Law on its first introduction tote the Court on Tuesday -for certainly it exhibited all the appearance of ao i/( or an awkward "8s. ginning." A few of those who bad been summooed as Grand Juron, did not appear, and a few wbo did appear were Germane orally unacquainted with the English len- gusge,a°d consequent ly,eould not be sworn. o short, only twelve Grand Jurors could brought forward to the book, and the im preesia of the Bench beteg, that dirt( were required, it was declared that s0e was no Gram Jury ! ! "That's your Rad iesli&m !" "The remits of yo°r Ne Radical Jury Law," Ise. ke. Me., wa chuckling in the throats of every genet Tory in Court. 1n feet, bad • Dative Herschel been pretest, he would have mu poeed that Robert Baldwin was the menu lecturer, not only of the New Jury Law beat also of the Germane of South East bops ! ! Now, we have not room at pros est for our opinions on the New Jury 1.w, but 112 oar next, we shall endeavor to thew bat the blundering which bee occurred 1 he introduettoo of this New Ac:, it not at Ibutable to the imperfections of the Ac tit to the inexperience and carelessness o oto whose duty it te td reduce it to prat ce. the .ams Creating Divinity, ie Our Neigh- bor, and, has a claim upon our brotherly sympathy in the hour of difficulty and die• - PROGRESS OF TEMPERANCE. IT is gratifying to observe the progress which the Temperance Reformation is ma- king in Goderich. Only a few months bevy elapsed eines a Division of the Sou. of Temperance was established in the Town ; and already, it numbers upwards of eighty members, comprising mercbaots, trades- men, clerks, farmers and laborers, many of whom were always temperate, and many were almost &tsayr drunk. In (act, we BT W. are gad to Mars tea. Me Temporise, Ball whisk "come eft" is the Hall of tae Cel- boerna lea, ee Friday e'eeiag law, was iso d the *wast npeetebbe and happy Delis that bat 'ekes piece's Oaderieb: tint it was 01(01y credit- able folk. parries who get i t up, and *very way wsetb' of the priaciplos es which it was eee- d.eted. Nonce. -The Re.. Jeb. L.gis will peach ler one Re.. Choles Fletcher, sa' the U•Ited Presbyteries Cbueh, Oed.rith, am Mbb.tb first: be wale* to eommsnee at 1 t veleta teres... -.ad 6 ✓Week .vesiag. Gederii, Joinery 8th, 1641, it r- ommunicationt, w . Goontcn, Jan. 8, 1651. TO T.1 •DITwa or Two NOUS 11110142. - Oar or Dena Bra, -le looking over your lest week's Sigeei, i sensed a e.mewhet • long thy comma.icatio 0. 'Jibed X, contain- ing many animadversions en the eorrespon- ' donee of a tax payer aid Councillor, togeth- _ or with sone remarks relative to parties hawk's, shoot petitions, or a petitias rath- er, to do away with the Corporation of our Town u beteg p►ematsro ke., rte. But Sir, 1 have have neither time or iscli°atioo te follow Mr. X through the teeny utters reel statements and a.sertio.t to which In treats your readers, but the nob effusions from his pea, may probably be the sreet of Meanies or New Year', rejoicings, it is ELECTIONS but reasonable mid charitable to overlook. little of the frailties of booms afere-- Then is however oso portion of Mr. re letter, that I cannot pass without anklet a few contradictory remarks /her.,., aid first i will or tics his wholesale sail grow- _ roue slander on a portion of the t°babreats of the Towasbip of Gedevi.b, Mr. X tells a. "that he has lived assay yams is the Time, that be has doss se is the days of Cut Law whoa the wave of stick ward eat the keys to do this or that as 14. idol of eke day bade them, that he has Wed re town wbo Dr. Doak, was tuned eat ei the Chair, from the rap of s slob Min ghee a a mgsal os t►o table, de bas lived n T.we he says whew the by. from the farthest limits of the Township, noted es with a rot of ire or ridicule as the whim et the seo- mut moved them," view eh I will jets meet awertron by ss..rtne tut emphati- cally declare that there I. not man a .leer- ing of troth i. all *bot this ah..im..o scribbler bas /toted, ..d whoa i mil yes sad your readers that 1 hem Ind is Tow. for nearly font**. years, outmoded .11 polo - la mooting. that 1 have ever been away.( n.d that the boy. though Illy Amy hem soma times 0.o.. Inds ase .obey ler mesh sermon ebar..ten u Kr. X, that tier gaetnlly ported po.dly sad orderly, fiat i ham Hewer hews soy ono brought b.A.e • magistrate for disorderly modest. either at tows or trainee day., that they ham attempyd to carry .y metas whatever, et tows se other *she tttllmal.p but by their importer nu obeys, the H1[p!4 Constable of the Distend who hes lama invariably p...st a seek .yus.isee tri who is • m e of testa, maid ted yea slid other. who nay pbaly �` des iv* ham boo. Ihng le vi te et savage hips barity, previa.. to the ti..r j.getiom d ger tow. ; that b be seldom .r msec bees .blip a arrest my 1diwlie4l tee miea- d.et s e.e\ seeevinvi. IAN Alm eel not eldest of we sully *b .viae t..tim.sp. lot perhaps 45 leo be well to minted peer Imam KV Km puNie g.s.rglty *long She /Mr M *los *me": *tea eta ?Mvida ttlg MMdekdkaifaag r.1 .0. heads m[ tit! a_ « 110.0554 jog.* or iib- uM 0/ ON" s tit- - J a...M711 pr1/tp walh phi, tames emh*dse b.* tees' r tlhe tt56s55 d 410 MpiKweira4Bed05wiehllpeM Sp ia� e" oiMssai y'wdhtt .sates za+atA ; (.N r►sal+t '►-1. 10.yf7: .! �. �lwafmV'`.1 , f(&a,.a,.- t are only doing justice to the cause, when t we say *bat we have never witnessed, and 11 seldom heard of ■ more astonishing and a b more satisfactory reformation accomplished 10 in such a abort time. It is true, that there ti is much evil prophesying on the subject -a great deal of scoffing and derision -predict - Ing that this brother will soon fall, and that brother will net stand long, and so forth, - in this eau, it may safely be assumed that °1 "the wish is father to lie thought," that D1 these prophesies are generally aceompaofe with a sioeere but an unworthy desire the they may be fulfilled. It is • fast disbono table to our nature that the desire for com pinions is stronger to the vicious than in th virtuous-goilt trembles at the thought being left alone, and the stronger the pre- ,dice the stronger the desire to make pros- elytes. it is not even enough to tell us hat certain of the " Sone " will .son fall, bat it m0.1 also be assumed that they will be "far worse than if they bad never joined or been made members !" The last half of he propbeey destroy& the credibility that might probably attach to the first, and, (or our own part we do not believe one word of his gratuitous nosiness. It i. possible hat some of the maoy dissipated ndividu- 1. wbo have joined the Division may fall a prey to the numerous temptations and al- uremeot. *bat will undoubtedly be tbrow■ n their way. But we cahoot imwgtna why or how they can possibly be made more ,i- n 4 THE MUNICIPAL Nave gone off well throughout the United Co°otiee-the people are evidently begin- og to understand the importance of Mo • weal institutions, and are taking an inter d eat in them. In the Town of Goderich the election, as a matter of course, was not en tirely void of political feeling, and as was to be expected, bas remitted largely:in fa e yor of the Radicals. - The St, Andrew's f Ward, u usual, returned three Tories, ed the other three We rd. `returned nine Libor. a1.. The preemies! contest was in 8t. George'. Ward, where Jame. Wateon,Fwq. who, after being elected last year by a large er number of votes tban were tendered for any other Councillor -after batisg not only refused to net, but sloe offered mach oppo- sition to the action of *bit Council -after having exerted big whole influence in get- ting up a petition to'bolf.\ the Corpora - ties, and after howing •nthorized a friend to prevent hte name frets being pet goon the poll book -efts all thou strange cas- sia/ogee, J.m.. Wates, Esq., pr.mptod eitber by a senae of duty, ora strong love of eonor.t toy, &bons half an boar after tin .- ection had commenced, requested to bo pet in nomination ! "Hope travels on, vie► gaita us whoa we die:' Bet habits opfnf on is a very d,flenue thing from &ape. Tb poet .ays bops is immortal, and lemma anoint and .ieivsral experience, declare that public opinion is the mut mutable - the meet .hffti.g, chn((.g, petnls.r, is- eoemetent thing im the world ! Arlene! ata. ! Mr. Wates'..zpsrf.see i. n hammy with universal ozperieses a this .object-p.blfe opintem en sloe first Monday of Jan,.ry 1650 tideland that James Watson E.q. was more worthy of ptibhe eosfideaoe Nes any etbor nes who offered as Councilor in God.rinb, .t that Uma. Poblie opinion on the Prot Needle, is January 1851 comely and loed(y dello ed that the same James Watson Bog. ems romma.d only six voles .ad J{.. b ant plryap.re ! in etous or more Incorrigible by having made a laudable effort to abandon their former vi- cious habits. if • mon who has baa is lb habit of getting drunk, at (east oneo a weak, can be induced 'oy any messy to re- main sober for even a month, ha most cer- tai.ly ha baeitted by the experfineet.- Being drunk once a month is certainly a lee evil than being drunk ones* Welli- es(' four weeks of calm, natural sobriety, eassot, in 0. •&tore of things, strengthen the dn.kes appetite, or eau* the mu to gat that he bad sot bees ofteetnefrnok i short, this kind of bar -room or citadel'. pbiloeophy that says a mu will W made no by abstafang fur a lesion, seems to bee got up with the fiendish inters - of &teat•( weak-minded meg Iron' at - posy to abstain. it he a fictitious bur- , bot It will sot ammo tie purlieu of e.e who baro mused It. 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