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It is not likely, either, in View of tho ' ’awful Cabal massacre, when a British. army of 16,000 soldiers perished to a man, that the mistake will ho made of entering upon the conquest of n coun-~ try mustering 100,000 lighting men with insufficient means. It. appears that the British forces 110w on tho march cconsist of ei'feuhi -:-s,togothor with uuxilliury corps i from tho native. plincrs numbering in . add ‘mu 10,000 mull. The main army “ml w- cmummul of Sir'l“. “nines, in min wing imm I’vsluiwur into tlw Kyl r Paw. This force oft- divisions and clown batteries of mu , v. Its fighting strength is 16,- 004) all) n considerable reserve of Sikl lvit heliind at Pcshnwur. Tho Gen - ds of Division are: of tho First .n, Sir S.Browue, and the mound 1 th‘ (.7 35,000 . l ___ _.._.‘,._..v v- - u.‘..-- .u u-quâ€"III \var, nndtlmt the independence of Al‘- ghanistan twill bn respected. Such a course will probably shorten the War by showing .Shoro Ali his helplessness. If he were to oii'or submission and alh low British influence to ho substituted for Russian at his Court, we presume that tho war would he brought to u claw. 'l'ho Amour hus the sympathy a powerful section in England nml lndin, who thiul: that this quarrel has of hrou histom-d upon him, and who also rlouht the policy of iutm-fvriug with A i'glu‘uislnu in any cusp, and in face of “”5””3'" l’ his possihlu suhmimsion them opinions; 1 Could not he ignnrml.-â€"(.‘/nl)e. W-*.:__ . M. Gnmhottw and M. Du li‘oiirtou fought u, :luol oii‘illuesduy, which nro c from some aparsouul recrimiuations thnt had occurvml h tween the two in tho Chnmhm- of Deputiao.» Hitch fired one 0 Maude. ”TM. Eimwmm .fillQQnJAJIQQPlI-MR wasduwto ... It. will be contrary to precedent if no branch of the British service breaks down at the outset of the war. Ala ready there are complaints about defi~ ciencics in the ccmmissarint department and of extreme suffering from. want of clothing to withstand the rigonrs~of winter. But there is reason to believe that the Indian Government, which is managing this business, will blunder lose than the Imperial Government would have done if it had had the (li. motion of the campaign, for the reason that the lndian Government has alâ€" most always one or two little wars on its hands, and therefore is experienced. . nth of the Kyher Pass. The Ameer ill now have practical experience of the good faith of the Bursar-ans, who, without the remotest‘ doubt, have been urging him onward. Probably, witln out anv definite promise being given, he has been allowed to understand that he will be sustained with. the whole force of the Russian Empire, but itiis far more likely that in fact he will be aided only “ nuoflicinlly." The Cmr inmot any better prepared for war'now [than he was at the time the San Stev. limo Treaty was modified against his wishes «Every reasonthat existed then for avoiding a collision with England [exists now with greater force. His ‘armies have been partly disbanded. his toxchequer is drained of the last rouble, important strategic points have been ‘given up, and, above all, the internal affairs of , his Empire denmnd the closestottention. Shore Ali is there~ fare likely to be left to his fate. There cannot be much doubt that his country will be overrun. The struggle may be a. lmrd one,f0r his mountaineer soldiers deserve first rank among the brave. But against'theso are soldiers individ» ually as brave as the Afghans, some of them more skilled in mountain war.“ fare,ull equipped with the best weapon: i that money and modern science can furnish, and all eager for the fray. l The Marquis of Lorne and the Prin- ‘lom Louise landed at Halifax yesterday ad received a most enthusiastic greet~ “133.. The 101 men was swam in as Gov- "nor General of Canada and received nd rep.ied to a_n uddless from the 001- ration of Halifax. In the" ovening iheir Excellencies dined with Liente~ ‘ Int-Governor Archibald, and the ‘ rincess-held a drawing-room. bk with the fate of Asia has been lemmenced. The British armies are m the march into Afghan territory,aud theady' have captured the important Wheat, of Ali Musjid; commanding the l IkOODVILL E, No VEJI BER :23, OUR NEW GOVERNOR-GENtRAL. The die is castâ€"the Rubicon crossed and the war which perhaps may be he AW@@ai@.. THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN" “Pro 130220 Public-o.” hy shouing .Shero Ali his helplessness. If he were to oii'm‘ submission and alt- low British influence to ho substituted for Russian at. his Court, we presume that [ha war would he brought to a claw. 'l'lxe Amour hug the sympathy nl'u powerful section in England and lmlin, who think that this quarrel has: lwcu {axiom-(l upon him, uucl who also rlaulnt the policy of iutm-fm-iug with A [glwiiismli in any casu, and in face of his possible suluniSsiou them opinions:- cuuhl not he ignnrml.-â€"(:‘lnl)e. The general disposition of-the forces seems to be.qnite sulficivnb- for the re- duction of Afghanistan if tlze Ameeris not. openly sustained by Russia, espec- ially its many of his subjects hate him thoroughly, and are only waiting for an opportunity to rebel. The Viceroy has taken the prudent and humane eonmo of notifying the Afghans that it. is not; upon them but. upon their ruler that, the Empress of India is making war, multlmt the independence of Af- ghanistan will be respected. Such a course will probably shorten the war I German military critics say that the [weak point of this phm is that the l Kliurnm Valley corps is not strong l enough. hat corps will have to ad- I vance on t e fortified position of Peiwnr 1 some 200 miles from its base, and at three weeks’ distance from home may find itself confronted with an Afghan army of 10,000 men, or even more if the Amcer choose to take men from the defence of J ellahahnd, which place is only sixty miles away. The corps will also be out of much of help from the Khyber army until ait‘er that ‘army has forced the Paiss, and the Khyber Pass once forced the necessity for the advance through the Khurum Valley is not apparent. If Shore Ali were .1 good tacticinn he has power to strike a deadly blow at this weak point, and to disarrnnge all his enemies plans. This corps has no reserve, and were its adâ€" vanceto be once checked the moun- taineers upon its flanks might annihi- late it. But probably it in not intend~ ed that the Khurum Valley army shall show fight unless attacked, but that it shall merely close the valley so that no diversion mav be Made through it in rear of the Khyber army. was appointed to force tbo‘Kyber Pam, and it is no doubt the advanced guard thbreof ithht' has cupbflreci~ Aii Muajid. the Second Division will follow in support, and the Pass forced. both Din visions wiih march on Jellnhabnd, and when that plnce‘ia -reduced, on Cahui. The third army advances from Quet- tah under the command of General Donald Stewart. Quettah is the place at the Afghan end of the Bholan Pass the occupation of which place by the Bsitish three years- ago gave umbrage to the Amcer, and is supposed to be at the bottom of" all the trouble. The Quettah army will number 12,000 efficients and 60 guns, and having less of mountain fighting before it, will be stronger in cavalry than the other two armies. Its objective point is (landmâ€" har, the, according to some authorities strategical centre of Afghanistan. The movementsâ€"of this corps will be regu- lated by those of the Kybar army. Having occupied Candahar, which is not expected to make a very stout reâ€" sistence, the Quettah column can either co-operate with the Khyber army in reducing Ghazni or Cabal, or it can ad- vance at once on Hen-at, W‘l‘iich is con- sidered by some to be its ultimate desâ€" tinatiom Behind-the Quettah column a very heavy reserve is being massed under General Primrose, preparatory to reinforcing it if it should be found that the Ameer is a tougher subject than is anticipated. The second army consists ofv‘6',000 (nun, nenriy all Sikhs, Punjuuhees‘, and other natives, one regiment of cavalry, and twenty-four guns, under the com- mand of General Roberts. Its work is to advance from 'lxohut up the Khurum Valley, and when fillrough the valley to turn north and mum]: on Uhazni or Calm}; A scarcity of cm dwood has been ex- [101 ionced 1n '1‘1‘1ntoto1' some time 111W and as prices have lison 1n consequence the matter pnssesse-a considerable in~ 131111131; for l1onsel111ldors. 'lhc cmmmol thisdemth is due entirely to the fucm 1,|111t.11o wood can b. moved {111111 the hush :11. (he pres1u1tti111e,in conynqnom'v of the bud mauls. Three “911115111211 (I11- pl'lcoz Wit“ $5 50, ' to (lay it is $‘5.0ll.1\s 311011 1114 ll1("111 is .1 snuwlall 311lllui1 11ll1' heavy to11"1'11111.11fsl1-iglnin" Llww will he plenty ol cordwnud 1n llm hands '11f the dualm'n. A1111tl1011m1z~11111 {111' the: smrcity which has, it. may lm snid been felt. d111'i11g1l111 wlmlv y1-111'Was1um want 11fcn11binncd gnml sle-ighing l- 151 Winn-1, which 1111110111011 tho dank-1s laying 111 lmg) stock: 'llm r111! way 0111111111111»: 1131- :1 gum] 111111 of \1 hat. waul‘hnnlml l1}: Wmmn Lumbormen in the Belleville districts scam to be going into operations with more vim this year than for some sen- sons past, owing probably to an ims movement in the prospect. Messrs. B. F. Baker J; Co. commenced openn- tionson the) 15th of October. They carry on operations in the townships of Faraday, Canlifl’nnd Methuon, and at present have 210 men employcd. Gil- mom‘ 4: Co. have four slmntiks, and Messrs. Ratliborno 6:. Son will soon make u start. A number of jobbers. are engaged in getting out logs f0: other firms, and there is little doubt that W? cut of 1878 9 will considerably exceed that of the your previous. Last spring Mr. Wm. Powles, of the ’l'ommhip of Fenolon, sowed one pack of what are known as ‘Centnplo oats upon about threerquarwi‘s of a: new of clay loam land, and the test; of actual measurement after thrashing proved that they well tlnsorved their name, for the yield was" '25 bushelsâ€"an increase of precisely an hundred»foldâ€"-â€"of fort-y pounds to the buahel ; and Mr. POWles is convinced that if -his~geese had not got in, as they did, andinflicted serious injury upon the crops, them would have been nearly five bushels more. “ Them’a the kind” of oats to xmkethe hearts of honest, Dobbin and his owner leap for joy.â€"~Gazelte. A few nights ago some pm son or persons tried to get into Liverside Villa, the residence.of Mr. Underwood FeneIOn Falls, but made so much noise that the inmates werelaroused. It vas a clumsy attempt at best, and showed a “ ’p‘rentice hand” plainly enough, but still ituvfl'urds evidence that there are parties around who would he burglars if they could, and householders should therefore have theirdoors and windows \Tvell secured at nights, and keep their fire-arms all loaded, and their daggers and dogs’ teeth as sharp as possibleâ€"- Gazette. Midland City has been incorporated as ‘as ‘vflal'ngo: Ori Thursday lash, Neil Morrison, of ()ro, while engaged in chopping fire- wood in- the bush, the axe he was using glanced of‘Hhe log. severing a portion of the first toe of thu right foot, the piece cut falling behind him. The boy. althcugh feeling .keenly the pain from the wound, resolutely picked the pig-ca of flesh up, put. it'w in his pocket and went. home wheve he had the wound attended toeâ€"Gazette." Cookstown has a? fifi'and’dium band of fifuon performrs; The Dominiow Government‘lms npn pointed the 46h of ’December, Thankb giving Day. “‘anilla Station” is the? name of a post 'oxfiob recently opened m‘tho town- ship of Mariposa.‘ The Ladies of Lindsay are organizing a seniea'of entertainments to bo held during the wintel. Oluect, benefit of the poor. The Directors of the Union~Plougho ing Match (ind they have a small bal- ance on lumd. The 1879 match will he held at; Cambray. The first engine and construction and freight train Over the Victoria Railway to Haliburton reached there on Monday. The iron ‘is now laid to Halibut-ton, and the Railway will be formally opened on the 36th inst. Mr. Jflm T. Henderson, of-Caledon, has secured :1 site and entered into an agreement, to build a cheese factory in Cookstewn, sufiiciently large to manu- facture one hundred tons of cheese, during the coming spring and summer. A tetrible explosion occurred in a coal mine at Sulfivan, 1nd., on Thurs- day last. Out. of- thirty men in the mine thirteen were killed, ahd many others wcre‘so badly wounded and inn lmledso much cnal gas that. their lives hung by a thread. The congregation offi'l‘i-iinity Cliurch, Midland, has missed a handsome sulp- scription towards the purchase of an organ; E'izu Yéllowheud killed foundeer on the 8th inst., within two milesof HaIi-a bulton. The country is alive with bears and deer. GENERAL WEWS. There is an clauticity and adaptability in the Frenchman in presencuof the Woman, of which the Ark-flu. “Mon baa but a meaglo share. Tha farmer. before all classes of these, cat-like, falls on his feet, be she count- ess or grisette; and to be brought unuxpect- ally in contact with any of them never seem! tn disconcort or even surprise him. The Anglo Saxon in hkm at a disadvantage in). an alumina circumstances, {min which In .1 2.”. HOTEL DE i.‘ Acumen,- Paris, Nov. 6th, 1878. The extravagance of French politeness is as renmrkshlc in the present so in the past. 'l‘hrcc centuries ago there was such an «do when tivo people met, that the 'Chcvalier Marin said that all conversation began with a ballet. Fonrscore years ago, graceful an- tics and high-flown compliments were still in vogue: but the deep triplicate salutation, with the ” Beautiful umrquise, your hewitch- ing eyes make we die of love," passed away with the revolution of '93. The eccentrici- tics of gallant speech and gallant acts con~ stitute one of the principal arteries running through the body politic, from its earliest history to the preScnt time. Under cover of the French dictum that it is impossible to be too polite singular extremes are reached, especially by the elderly men who affect something of the Regency manners. In some cases it is carried to a point where it might be called the gymnastics of social in- tereonrso,â€"â€"â€"where the man insists onkeep- ing his bald head unco'wred in a hot sun. or runs with hot haste to convey a lap dog to a Woman waiting, or bowa low with a grand swoop of the hat to another man whom he sees two or three times it day. There is an historical instance of a. well-known aged nobleman, who, descending; the stairway, meets a youth of tWenty mounting, the no- bleman stops to let him go up, and. the youth' does the some, inviting the farmer to pass} down; the nobleman stands firm, and re~ ‘ quests the youth to omtinne, who responds, i .l .mnis! with hand on heart: he knows too i well What youth oWes to age; upon which i the elder commands him to mount,when the J young man, with a how says, “ Youth owes obedience to age,” and passes, thus saving the sitnm'on as he believes. It is with deep feelings of regret that we this week have to record the demise by diowning of Duncan Uomrie, oldest son of Mr. William Comrie of Keene. This unfortunate young man who was the principal stay and helpmeet of his parentS‘was drowned in the Indian River on Wednesday nitvht of last week It appears that he in company with three other young-x 'nen went in a heat to visit some coun‘udes who were camp- ed on Sugar Island and when Within about 150 yards of the Keene wharf on their return home, through carelrssncss the boat was upset and the whole party precipitated into the water. It being midnight no person was astir to witness the accident and had it not been that the cries‘of the part y were heard by a number of our villagers all the four young men would certainly have met with a watery grave. Mr. George Mc- Cartney, of Millbrook,‘who Was staying at the American House, was among the first to hear their cries and procuring a heat hastened with all speed to the spot and on his arrival there he found that deceased was then gone and the three remaining young men were each clinging to a stump in the marsh in an almost perishing condition. Mr. Mc. Cartney with great presence at mind succeeded in getting them safely into the boat and had them conveyed to the American House where eveiything possible was done for them but it war; with great difficulty that one of’the party ' was resuscitated. The body 'of the young man who was thus so and- denly Called to meet his Maker'was not found until the next morning. although a vigorous search was madefimmediate]; after the accident. 11in remains were interred in the Pine Grove Cemetery on Saturday last and were honored with a very large funeral cor-tegc. The heâ€" reaved parents and relatives have the heartfelt sympathy‘of the whole neigh- bourhood in their terrible afiliCtion and lossâ€"a. loss all the-heavier that it came so suddenly and unexpectedly. Det- ceased was in the 23:11 year of his age. â€"I‘eterl;orou(/k Times. A Monmanuna, Nov. 22.-A hold high- way robbm‘eran committed between eight and 'ni'iwo’cloch hut night, about u mile and'h'h‘alfncrtli 9f: this phwe. It. appenm that: Jucdb'-‘M’orris‘ mm on his‘wny from \Vinchcster Springs to Mbi-rishurg he was stopped on the road by two men,who‘wero'npparemiy wnitn ing for him. On) of them Ltruck him with a club of some kind and knocked him sonscless. When he liecaune com scions, his horse was standing on the road. He says be had 8709 on his person, which is missing; also his gold watch and chain, which was broken, a part. of the chain being left. fastened to the vest. There is 110‘ nine 10 the mb~ hers. m Benny Robb“?- LETTER FROM PARIS. - Sad. Drowning Accident. Australia has 3.000.000 of square miles of lnul crumble 0f tillage; only 10,000 are at, [HPSM‘IL nmlm- cultintion- At the Capo. there are about 520,000 square miles, but only 1,000 are undor cultivation. OUR headmaster, M r. McGiH goes to spend a short time in the Higher Department of the Normal School. We wish him every success. “is successor is a Mr. Eddy from Port Perry. Mn. Mcl’n» m, we of our public school pupils, has engaged a school in Brock at a salary of $401.). As- he is a young man of energy and ability the Trustees of tho Ellis school shoved pm'denco and forethought in their selection. (F1 om our own ccrre.;9 iomlenl. ) MR. MCKISNUN, our pastor, is once more amongst “a to resume Lin ministerial work, after an absence of about two Weeks visiting friends in Kincnrdine Mid Bruce. The gen- ial breezes of the West have had a salutary effect upon him as he lacks hale and hearty. Ilia labors are very much appreciated here, am] he gives promise of being an omamont to the pulpit of the Congregational Church. The number cmnmittod to the Coun- ty Gaol for Ur" year ending 30th Sept... 1878, was 116. does not rally immediately. The suscepti- bility of the newly'srrivsd foreigner. for ex. ample, is put to a rude trial when he buys a pair of glut/es. ' Behind the counter steeds several smiling, self-pdsussod young women, ' whose eyes turn on him with disconcerting ‘ steadiness. Ho approaches the nearest at them, and signifies his desire to make it pur- chase. Are the gloves for monnier? They are. “'ill lnonsieur give himself the trouhli to set dowu before the counter.’ lle slips ’ on to a high stool which brings his head on ' a level with here. She purringly inquires ' his number, which he generally does not know, when she daintly measures the mas- ' cnlinc hand, holding it after the tape mess~ surerneizt, lightly by finger tips, to examine ' the form of the glove required. She in the ' some tone inquires his color to which n Frenchmen Would probably reply, " Whnt- ' ever yourtnste may suggest :” but to which ' the newly-arrived foreigner gives an an- swer destitute of any Lind of embroidery. ' pii'hen she softly takes his hand in hers ‘ again, and looks into his face with a smile, ‘ Americus begins to think that this is indeed a tender business. Before, however, he has any time to maize many reflections on the ' situation, she is at Work on his hand, and ‘ slips on the glove, caressingly introduces the lingers. the operation sandwiched with I arch glances and chirruhy speech, and then ‘ the glove is buttoned, and the last fold in smoothed'out with a gentle pat. This in- ' ‘cendi-ary performance is followed With the ‘ question whether monsicur will have his ' other hand treated in the same way. The ' moth, of course will have another go at the candle, and by the time he is through he is naturally somewhat singed. Happily for ' family peace, the betrothed Mary Jane or ' the espoused Mary Ann cannot look into" his heart atthnt moment. The eyesof the‘ feminine Mephistopheles behind the counter follow out his retiring figure with a slight clei ation of the eyebroWs and a terrible mono yllahle uttered to one of her compan- ions. The modest foreigner goes through ' another ordeal with the [lower girl. \Vith a smile as bright and attractive as her flowers, she'aslcs him if he will not have one. He would prefer not to encounter ' thosewinhing eyes, and endeaVors to pass ' on,‘bnt he may not do so : she holds him as ' securely as the Ancient' Mariner held the ' wedding guest, and he signifies his accept- ance of the tendered opening bed. He may not receive it with his hands 3 she with her ' nimble fingers will attach it to his button- hole, and the embarrassed man stands while ‘ the girl fondles over the region of his heart and looks into the whitest of his half-avert. ed eyes. A nd the havoc thus coin nittcd in ‘ ten short minutes may not be repaired in ‘ six months. There is no fixed price for such afavor, and he is told with an ex~ pression that Would have troubled the soul of St. Anthony, that it it: anything he may please to give. llisheirothed Belinda, alas! ‘ would think it .dear at any price. The with: dissemination of art-feelin among the French has n refining tendency on the Inn non; of all clmses. Beautiful squarcsuml purl“, with walk. mnl shady forentw, l'uuntzuns and lakes, are open to all. The eyes of the people are made familiar with raw-hitvctuml beauty as exhibited in the liuulevnhls, l'l‘l'llics. and public c lilicen of the 94me city. The: magnificent art gnl~ levies are her.- tn all Who wish to see them, and the \mrldng [11:le via-it, than: i‘rcqucnt- ly,‘ eswcinliy nu anlay mnl fetc- cl;-.','s,whov they :ne kept n1 en lur their lwuclit. Thus the man in liluuue is often familiar wi 11 the great pictures of French "meters. In the houses of the poor, thcrr are no rapid. keop~ sake heads in glowing colurs, hut mpies of pictures exhibiting more or less merit. The deep red and blue Daniel in the Lion's Dan, and the (lull-faced Mary Ann, surrounded with an inch of bright mahogany are not seen on their walls. The square, loud-striking, and loml-tiukiug‘cinck in roll-wand, and the plaster of parin rabbit or cat painted in un- natural hues, have nat' places on their mantles. In humlnlc cafes are found pio- turcs which Would he mnsivler. d (it to hang in some of the best restaurants of London and New York. The signs ever shops show a talent not posscsmcl by ulll‘ sign-mime", and many ny/n'gol has gm pes :uul ville-leaves painted over in; door which merit a better place. LI.“ N] LIIA.