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- THE Ontario Observer 1S PUBLISHED Every Friday Morning, BY JAMES HOLDEN, Prince Albert, C. W. 4 2 TERMS PER ANNUM : 1 paid in advance, 8. 9d: at the ead of one mouth, A@te.-at the ond of the year, 12<. 6d. oo] No subscription taken for a less period than six mouths. if wailed in a letter (registered) and ad- dressed to Jamra Horney, Price Aiseer," will be wt the risk of the Publisher. Letters and Communications, addressed to the Pob- Isher or Editor, must be post-paid. $3" When people sce a man advertise, they know that he is 8 business mai, aad his advertising prociaims that be jo not only willing, Lut andious to do business. tr Advertise ! Advertise "no RATES OF ADVERTISING : If West. much se 'much cold and storms there will be ; if Bast, trees will bear much fruit; If North-cast, flec it man brute." Speaking of th we New Year's Day in the moming opens with red clouds, it d strifes and deb: Robin" when he asserts that « if a female is your first visitant, and be permitted to enter your house on the moming of New Year's year." Mention is made in the Dialogue of Dives and Pauper, printed in 1493, of some that « take hede to dy=mal days, or use:nyce observances in the new yere, as setting of mete or drynke, by nighte on the benche, to fade Albolde, or Gobelyn." ~Can «Al- holde? be an Angelican alias ¢f our Scottish friend Brownie ? : Despite its festive proclivities, tha com- of a stage upon the joumey of life is an epoch demanding serious reflec- herefc of a "merrie Fix lines and under, first insertion - - - - - 3h nent jon - - - - - = = ° 7 From six to ten lines, first wscition - - - -3 4 h insertion - - - - - = -010 For each line above ton = « - - = = ~ - 04 insertion - ~ - - - - -01 Advertisements when displayed are charged ac- Toca weit, writin | adv sent written instructions, be waited until countermanded, and ac for ing advertisements must Le left Es de A liberal discount silowed to ain others 'whe advertise by the year or half-year. ---- -- Miscell ous. JANUARY. 5 * ---- This, the primary month of the year, takes its name from Janus, one _of the minor mag- pates of Olympus. The ancient Romans endowed him with two faces, impl§ing by that eymbolization that he was conversant at once with past and future events. Some- tines the myth was sculptured with four heads, and domiciled in a" temple of four equal sides, with a door and three windows in each 1) as embl ical of the four seasons and the twelve months over which he bore rule. Verstegan instructs us that January was tion. roundelay," we shall wind up our paper with the following grave but melodious lines by Sir Walter Scott : ~ JR Dost ar TT Or punder bow it passed away " Knowest thou not me > the deep voice cried, So long emoyed, so oft misused-- Alternate in thy fickle pride, Desired, negiceted, and ' Redeem mine hours--the space is brief-- While 1 my glass the saml-graiss shiver, And measureiess thy joy of When Tous and thou shall part for ever. = WINTER. Winter is passing away, and the h 1 entitled by the Saxons « Wolf- t," be- cause the wulf tribe, impelled by hunger, were led to make forays upon man. Ringing out the old and ringing in the ~ new year, is a usage of great antiquity, and one which still holds good in England. It is thus suggestively referred to by Charles Lamb: «Of all sound of all bells--(bells the music nighest bordering npon heaven)-- most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the old year. 1 never hear it with- out a gathering-up of my mind to a concen- tration of all the images that have been dif- fused over the past twelve month; all I have done or suffered, performed or neg- lected--in that regretted tige. I begin to know its worth as when a person dies. It takes a personal colour ; nor was it a poeti- cal flight ina certain bard, when he ex- claimed, LA «I saw the skirts of the departing year." " In England, gifts were interchanged be- tween the monarch and his subjects. On a certain new-year's day; the blunt and hon- est Hugh Latimer put into the hands of Henry VIIL, a new Testament with a leaf doubled down at the following significant verse in the Epistle tothe Hebrews : « Mar- riage is honourable in all, and the bed un- defiled, but wh ers and adul God will judge." The wardrobe of Queen Elizaboth were mainly kept up by donations from her ser- vants and courtiers on the first day of Janu- ary. We lean from the collections made by the industrious Nichols that the largest sum given by any of the temporal lords was £20. The Archbishop of Canterbury, how- ever gave £40, and hia eonfere of York £30. Many of the leading officers, and most of the peeresses bestowed upon their royal mis- tress rich gowns, petticoats, shifts, silk stockings, garters, sweet-bags, mantles em- broidered with preci stones, looking- glasses, fans, bracclets, and cask dded with jewels. Even the meanest servitors made holiday presents to * good Queen Bers." The Court cutler gave her a meat knife, having a fan haft of bone, with a con- ceit in it, and Smyth, "the dust-man," laid at the royal feet "two bolts of cambrick." We are certiorated by Dr. Drake, thatthough Elizabeth made returns' to the New Year gifts in plate aud other articles, she yet took especial care that the balance should be in her favour. Selden hath a quaint remark in his Table Talk. «The Pope"--quoth he-- in send- ing relicks to princes, does as wenches do 10 their Wassels at New Year's tide--they 'present you with a cup and you must drink of a slabby stuff, but the meaning of it is, you must give them money, ten times more than it is worth." John Brand z | and horses huraessed. t of spring will soon undermine its rigid sway. As the bright dreams of youth drift] along, how changed are all things! The winters are not as they ounce were. They speed by like a winter-cloud, still faster as years sweep along. What joys we used to have in winter- time! How many pleasant and sacred associations are linked with the annual coming of this season of the year! There was the old school-house on the hill-side, and the below. We are told that the old weather-beaten struct. ure has passed away. We love to cherish the memory of its moss-grown roof and well-worn door- It was our only Alma Mater. What sports at " noon-spells," gliding down that steep hill with our hand-sleds, corrigible old bachelors, will credit «Poor |; Day, it portendeth ill-lnck for the whole |i so, . Whoop! Away we dash ata sweep- ing pace, the bells jingling and the iron mbling on the cold track. The load somewhat sobered, but yet a low hum of hushed voices is heard. How strange- ly the load bas gathered into pairs! and around every half. Ah! how many hopes were lit up in the heart, how many blessedddreams, as carel met in those muffs ! ' A girl is left, and another, and another. The rest have relapsed-into silerce, after bidding the low " good-bye!" We will as a matter of safety, there is an arm |i come, a events that are known to have occurred at Buenos Ayres and Saragossa. Our advance was thrpugh streets of flat- erty fein, 0 re, itis e be will not leave the place till the re. ¢ understand as soon as the whole oo 5 the L ' MHENEY NOT TOWNSEND! In October last, M¢x Rose, of this office, wrote to the Sons of Temper. ance, in Sicrra county, California, for the purpose of ascertaining if the docu- ments published by McHenry's friends were really authentic, considerable doubt having been by Sons here with regard to one of them. 1 Y day, the following reply was force of Marines arrive operations wil commence. The first detachment ar- rived on the 28th instant, in the steamer gunboat Banterer arrived from Manilla yesterday. of the gunboats Plover, Opossum and Staunch, with some ships' boats, left Tiger Island on the 14th inst. After a cruise of several days they came out near the junction of the great west and north rivers, and arrived at Macao on the 10th instant. Daring the cruise several Mandarin junks and some forts were destroyed, but private property was not interfered with. 'The people of the towns which were passed willingly as. sisted -in pointing out Mandarin boats, understanding, apparently, the object of the expedition. I regret to have to report another ac- cident on board ship arising from Chinese ch The sch Neva left this The kil ded, and missing the latter being wounded soldiers, who, I regret to say, have fallen into the hands ofa iless foe to 464 offi. not tell how many hands were p as the girls were guided to their doors-- or lips, if out of sight of the load in the sleigh. 'The last one is out. * Drive ahead, Pll be along in a moment," says the chap who stands with her on the door- step. How he lied! He did not intend to be along, for a light struggled through the treacherous rush curtains until the b'ush of daylight--so a little sister said the next morning at school! And the vext day there were two subdued, yet happy countenanc: s on the back seat. - A grave question had been put and answered behind those rush' curtains. So we guessed ! Suck evenings are gone! But we love winter for their sake. Ile wore a thousand smiles in those days, and we greet him with smiles now. commanding Artil H Bazely, a volunteer with the force, are killed ; Col. sell, commanding 90th Infantry ; Lieut. Cal. Tytler, my Deputy Assistant Quaricrmaster General, Lieut. Havelock, my Deputy Assistant Adj G 1, are y, but not dangerously, wounded. Sir James Outram received a flesh wound in the arm, in the early part of the action, near Char Bagh, but nothing ; would subdue his spirit; and, though faint from loss of blood, he continued to the end of the operation to sit on his horse, which he only dismounted at the gate. of the Resideney. As he has now assumed the command, I leave to him the narrative of all events subsequent to the 25th i DESPATCH FROM GEN. HAVELOCK =r AT LUCKNOW. Brigadier-Gemeral Harclock to the Chief of the ER Ck yn Cer reccived by Telegraph from Cawnpore. Lucsxow Resioescy, Sept. 30, 1857. Major-General Sir Jas. Outram having 4 with characteristic generosity declared that the command of the force should remain in my hands, and that he would pany it as Civil Commis- or battling behind our mimic batt] 1: of dampened snow! And then on the pond with skates! or in the bright moon- light evenings, when girls and boys were packed upon a chain of sleds, and shot away with laugh and shout. Ah, jolly tumbles there were in the crispy snow. And how carefully #e watched overand seated some little miss upon the best sled, and felt proud of being a protector ! sioner only, until a junction could be effected with the gallant and enduring garrison of this place, I'have to request that you will inform' bis Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that this pnrpose was eff-cted on the evening of the 25th instant. But I must first refer 10 ante- cedent events. 1 crossed the Sye on the 22nd instant, the bridge at Bunnee not having been brok On the 23rd; 1 Childish Tove ! as pure as the d of childh 4 haddi g ; ly in mid- winter, to bloom only in the past. But we cannot here write of winter all that floods up in the heart. Youth stood on the threshold of man- hood, and yet winter was a season of joy. Singing-schools, spelling-school evening parties, &c., made many a sun ny spot in the pathway of young life. The heart holds no brighfer dreams than those wovenin winter-ti long since gone bv. A sleigh-ride in winter! Such an event was a whole history of enjoyment. The snow came down silently, as ex- cited young gents commenced prepara- tious. A sleigh was rigged with seats all round, buffaloes and bells engaged o> found myself in the presence of the enciny, who had taken a strong position, his left posted in the enclosure of the Alum Bagh; and his centre and right on low heights. The head of my column at first suffer- ed fiom the fire of his guns, as it was compelled to pass along the Trunk road, between morasses; but as soon as my regiment could be deployed aleng his front, and his right enveloped by my left, viciory decided for us, and we cap- tured five guns. Sir J. Outram, with his accustomed gallantry, pressed our advance close down to the canal ; but as the enemy fired with his anillery, and with guns from the city, it was not pos- sible to maintain his or a less ad "Fhe team was soon on the move, and then the gathering up of the girls. It was a pleasure to position for a time, but to become neces- sary to throw our right in the Alum Bagh, and restore our lefi, and even we help the cr re bundles of cloaks, tippets and muffs--into the sleigh. All are in, and a merrier load were never launched on a winter's night -- Tongues wagzed and throats gushed with clear, silvery laughter, bells jingled, and the happy-hearted load el a over the well-beaten path. A light ahead, gli i were y us the twenty-four hours, and the cavalry, 1,500 strong, swept round through lofty cul ivation, and the sudden interruption g through the thickening snow. With a sweep, the load stands at the door, and the horses are heads at the windows peering out, and some already in the door. re is ne cessation of talk ; one afiér another recklessly leap upon brawny arms, and alight upon the ground. Midst the buz ing of merry greetings the girls are b are taken care of. Curls Bible on this day is a superstitious practice in some parts of the country (1795) and much credit is attached to it. It usually set shout with some little solemnity in the ing before breakfast, as the ¢ ry must be performed fasting. The Bible is laid on the table unopened, and the parties who wish to consult it are then to open it in succession. They are not at liberty to choose' happen, the inquirer is to place his fingeron any chapter contained inthe two.open pages, | of but without any previ or have been twisted awry, and each of the dear creatures must have a glance at the glass to make all straight. The parlor door is' thrown open, and the very heart. There is a bright, cheerful blaze, and every thing is so comfortable ! : And now for a happy time! After quick, searching glances to seé that « particular siar" is not missing, the (Me of talk bursts out. Tongues all run to, gether, until there is a regular bedlam sounds and laughter. Groups gather in different of the room ; even nation. The chapter is then red aload, and commented upon by the 'people assembled. the happiness or misery of the consulting] party, during the ensuing year, will be iu | te some way or other described and foreshown Dy the contents of the chapter," bod in the midst of that hurly-burly, many a sly: glance and whispered word go out on their errand, and cause young hearts In the, North Highlands of Scotland, 3 Gelie thyme ia. yet extant of. whick the an- - + - nexed is 3 translations i"! i champ their bits impatiemly. There |t . hurried into the house, and their shawls |and us that 4 opening the { and the sight sends a most pleasant glow -to|- it was thought necessary to pitch tents a the 24th. The assault on the city was deferred un- til the 25th. On that morning our bag- be | were always breaking, H. Havevock, Brigadier General. FOURTH COMMENCEMENT OF T LAUNCH THE LEVIA- ATTEMPT TO THAN. From Timer, Dec. 16 More than a week has elapsed since the last efforts were fade to remove this - y the efforts were discontinued in conse- of the great difficulty experienced in obtaining anything like secure hold- fasts for the river mooring. Parly owing 10 the immense strain, and partly because of the liarly dense nature of the river which prevented the anchors penetrating more than a foot or so in depth, it' was quite impossible to make any effective use of this river tackle, which, at the present stage of the 1 h, has b bsolutely essentid] 10 its further progress. ln order, there- fore, that a proper hold may be obtain- ed, a regular series of large piles has been driven on the apposite side of the river, one on the wharf of Messrs. Hum phrey's yard, and the second a little Watergate Ferry and Deptford Dock- yard. Each of these clumps of piling are almost similar in strength and ar- rangement to the piles which serve as a basis for the hydraulic rams in the yard itself, and like them, 100; they have not been d to 1ill the el h hour, and. in fact, until the failure of all other methods has literally forced their adop- tion upon the engincers. Both these were completed early yesterday morning, and the chains and anchors holding back the moorings by which the Leviathan is dragged with a double purchase towards the river were secured among them. The:e seems not the least doubt now but that these piles will hold their anchors fast enough, but it is by no means clear that the launch will be by any means espediied. Under the previous arrange. ment, in which ordinary anchors were ustd to hold the moorings, the chains even when the anchors themselves were ing and coming in foot by foot. hat chains will stand now that the anchors, are se- a an inch? It was arrangements would be completed yesterday in time to make another effort fo move the vessel below high-water. mark, between the| ; on the 17th instant with a valuable car- of treasure and merchandize bound to Fe The following evening some Chinese rs, assisted by the car- penter of the ship, killed the captain and .|a couple of seamen who were on deck. The mate escaped up the rigging, where he remained till >the Chinese left the vessel, which they did after two or three and | hours, taking with them about $22,000 worth of treasure. When the vessel was taken jon" of she was steered into Mirs Bay, close to this, whence she was brought back by the mate on the morning of the 19th instant. Rewards are offered for the apprehension of the been got of them as yet, this on the 14th inst., for Foochow, was lost on the Prata shoal on the 20th inst. The Captain and crew arrived here in the ships' boats, and brought with them about $10,000 worth of the treasure which was on board the ship. The French Minister, Baron Le Gros, visited His Excellency Sir John Bow. ring, on the 16th inst. His Excellency was received here with the usual salutes and a guard of honour. At Hong Kong all remains quigt.~ There is little change to notice in im. pacts, the market being almost clear of | LOSS OF THE PACKET SHIP . NORTHUMBERLAND. From the London News, December 16th. The loss of this ship, and the marvel- lous preservation of her passengers and crew, was announced at Lloyd's yester- day. She was on a voyage from New York to London, with 35 passengers and a valuable cargo of merchandise--her crew, including officers, bering 28 persons. She was a fine ship, upwards of 1,000 tons, and was one of the fleet which load from the London Docks for New York. The Northumberland left New York on the 15th of November, and on the 1st instant, and following ys, d a d hurri. | cane, which threw her over on her beam | ends. By.cutting away the masts she | righted a little, but in spite of incessant | pumping night and day, the men labour- ing up to their arm-pits in water, while the cargo was thrown overboard, she filled between decks, and small hope re: | mained. Happily, on the. morning of | the 4th the brig Jessie, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, Captain P came in sight, and with great difficulty took off the crew and passengers, who had to be thrown overboard attached to a rope, to be hauled in by the longboat of the Jessie, since.a nearer approach would | be instant "destruction. The ship was then abandoned, and the Jessie brought the rescued men and women to Queens. town, where they were safely landed on Sunday last. A LEGAL DECISION. The son of a wealthy Jew banker in b much hed to a perpetrators of this act, but no clue bas | recéived :-- Sows or Tesrerancs Hatt, Sierra Division. No. %, 8.9( T., Sierra Co., Culifornia, Nov. Geo. MacLeax, Rosg, Esa., 'WorTtny Bro., Your letter, bearing date October 19th, enclosing copies of affidavits and certificate, signed by citizens and Sons of Temperance of Chips Flat, Sierra Co., Cal., came duly to hand, 21st the | b on his person:--18 'Skeleton' ore punch or pry, one A tsi Lea tern, one bag, id As he had shelves, the bag was his companion nothing further but it is sincerely to be hoped he may brought to justice.----Globe. ; Tue Orpest Man Ix THE Mr. Samuel Hess, of Barton township, is probably the oldest man in the y of Wentworth. He from n- sylvania to Canada sixty-eight yea and was of course one of the the pioneers who have made thi ful country what it is. Mr, Hess has been remarkably healthy all his life, and has never broken a limb. Twenty-eight years since he joined the tempersne society, of which, if we mistake he instant. You ask if the d t donhi is still ajmember. At the time the A rave ir wal r dare edly are genuine, and if necessary a hundred others can be forwarded by prominent citizens, who knew Robert McHenry to be a resident of Chips Flat, Sierra Co., Cal., during the fall of 1854 and spring of 1853. Robert McHenry's letter to this division was directed to James Anderson, Record- ing Seribe, at the time he (McHenry) was a member, and Anderson being absent at the time, the tents of the His arm was raised in defence of the country, and his house as the home of the British officers. He is still as sound in mind as when he was but a young man, and can converse. flu. ently 'and clearly as ever on subjects with which he is acquainted. He rode seven miles 10 give his vote at the last election of a Legislative Councillor, and has probably exercised the franchise at the election for the South Riding. The in his loyalty wasstrik. ingly evinced. letter were not known to the division until August 30th, and were imme- diately acted upon. Learning that Messrs. Hugh Aikin, (our W. 1) and Thomas Walters, were soon to leave for the States, we hastened their de- parture, in order that they should be in time, not doubting but their arrival would at once set everything right. The writer of this was a partner of Robert McHenry in the full of 1854, our tunnel, known as the Oregon. By referring to our records, we find Robt. McHenry was admitted a member of Sierra" Division, No. 75, 8. of T., on the 8th day of December, 1854, and was a mem in good and regular The British ship Cathaya, which left | standing up to the time of leaving the Flat, which took place some time in February of March following. The parties whose names appear signed to the affidavits and certificate are all well known here as prominent business men, and knew McHenry well, from havingalone business with him on the Flat. * S. B. Davidson's description of McHenry answers well, and I am satisfied the Robert McHenry now confined in Cayuga Jail is the same Robert McHenry who was on Chips Flat in the Fall of 1854. Let us hear from you on receipt of this. (Sear.) Jonas C. Yoine, R. 8. SAD ROMANCE. It will be remembered that a few days since a young lady in London committed suicide under much to be la ted ci tances. Tt will also be remembered that unrequited attach- ment was stated to be the cause which Jed her to commit so dreadful an act. Onc of the most deplorable circum. stances connected with the sad story is, that the gentleman to whom she was engaged did not intend the slight- est insult or unkindness. He wrote to her, informing her of a change which he had made in his situation ; stating that he now received a certain amount of salary, and asking her opinion as to the prudence of their getting m#rried. Not receiving an answer, he went to London himself to converse with her upon the subject, and was met with the information of her tragicend. She was said to be the most beautiful girl in the city. After she had been buried for a day or two, her corpse was found lying on the surface of the soil in the church-yard. Some body-snatchers had probably attempted their nefarious designs, but had fled through fear of interruption through superstitious fears or quailings of conscience. Her re- mains were of course re-interred, and watch is to be kept for several months near the grave. - We are told that the disentombment was performed in a i scientific manner. The whole affair 'is one of the saddest romances we have ever heard of, and if related in a novel would be laughed at as too Lik. ron. S i young Christian, with whom his father his uriion. When the son found the father could not be induced to give his consent to the match, he concluded to marry without it. The father then early in the ing. , it y Phung ic dg! preparations till nearly dark yester day, when a brief was more, as it was ed, for the purpose gage and tents were deposited in the TH ih i 8 F , f i ih TH il ] i i : : I< FF ! 1 Hy Hl ; ih iki it '§ i i il a | lik: From this oy ) os te live. b of trying the tackle than with any serious i ion of ing operations at so late an hour. Be this as it may, how- ever, 3 pressure and strain kept up upon both fore and afi wradles about ten minutes without making the smallest impression upon the inert monster, thotgh the force eventually to ladies, and where, afte: hre d to withhold every shilling from him, whereupon the son replied that if the father did not intend to give him anything, he would become a Christ- ian, and according fo the law he would be entitled to one-half of his father's for- ltune. The father, much alarmed, flew to his lawyer, to enquire whether sucha law really was in existence. The law- * . - g event [An ag t of the dist was given in our impression of the 25th ultimo.--Ep. ] Daring Atrenrr AT Burcrary.-- About eight o'clock on the night of the 31st ult, as Mr. S. E. Gregory, agent for Messrs. llenry Chapman and Co., wine and spirit merchants, Toronto, was walking up Yonge-street, he perceived two men standing in the doorway of his store, near the corner of King.strect. As he approached, one of the individuals walked off; the other entered the shop. Ci as our trad yer's answer was in the affi ive, but adding that if he would hand him over ten gui he would give him a plan by which he could frustrate his son's plan. The ten guineas were quickly produced. * Now," said the lawyer, quietly pocketing the money, "all that remains for you to do, is to become a Christian also, and the law will not ob- lige you to leave your son a cent of your ." The Jew hurriedly seized his hat, and left the lawyer without any further remark. 0 Ttis proposed to establish an insti- eolngy sod nobly ay be tg wea ; may be tal after pblainiog | accomplishments, Sey wit Jukive 5, regular diploma, Ww) honou e- gree of F. F: We--, Fit For Wives. > are scarce enough these hard times, but "Fraternally yours, in LPF, well know, | d wife of Mr. Hess died about three years ago; but just before her death a most in ing fami ing took place, at which u a of fifty of the descend. ants of the pair: were present. Since that time several of the family had died, and among them no less than six heads of families. Nevertheless, there was a happy meetiog, called together by Mr. David Hess, the eldest surviving son of the patriarch, on the 17th ult., to eéle- worked together in getting timbers ford brate the ninety-third birthday of the aged sire.-- Hamilton Spectalor. SoxnamsuLisn.--On Wednesday night last, a person from the country took lodg - ings at the Storrington House, head of Princess-street. - He had been travelling in the cars all day, and went to bed at a seasonable hour, perfectly sober. Some time in the course of the night he d ed that he was on the railway, and that the cars ran off the track; when he, imagin- ing he was i h d ping from the thr danger, lifted the window of his room in the second storey, and leaped out on the sidewalk; and, not yet being awaked by the fall, he took shelter under Mr: Le- gassick's verandah, on the opposite side of the street, where he was found by & cabman (in his shirt only, still under tia influence of Morpheus,) who took .im to the station-house, where he eon:inued dormant until morning When he awoke oct bruised Crook tho fil), ap, explained to the police the stri ~~ "alas cination under which he hau bsti. nately laboured. His clothes w. ' sent for to the hotel, where he had le" them in his hasty flight. His escape from fractured limbs was almost miraculous. -- Kingston News, 5 Svicipe.--We learn from the St. Ma. ry's Argus that a woman in man's attire itted suicid poisoning herself at McKay's Hotel, in that village, on Tuesday evening last, She was arrested the same evening on the information of a Mr. Woods, for horse stealing. Soon afterher arrest she was observed to put a handkerchief to her face--for the pur. pose, it was thought at the time, of hiding her emotion, but really for the purpose of swallowing a portionof strychnine and chloroform which she had prepared, and concealed for that or some other purpose in a vial. She was instantly seized with spasms and a physician was immediately sent for. Dr. Smith arrived about half an hour after the poor victim had swal- lowed the poison, but found it impossible, from the extreme rigidity of the dying woman, to administer the proper anti- dotes and she soon after expired. Dr. Coleman held an inquest upon the body. Her name was Margaret Cook, and she is said to have been respectably connected in the town of Woodstock, where some of her friends reside. United" States. Warker Discarcep..~ Walker reach- ed Washington on Tuesday. In com. pany with Marshal Rynders. he im. mediately proceeded to the State De. partment, where he had an interview with the Secretary of State, and was formally surrendered. General Cass, however, stated that he had no direc. tions to give concerning Gen. Walker-- it was only through the judiciary that he could be held to answer any charg s brought against him. The renowned filibuster and his escort retired, the for- mer at liberty to go where his inclination might lead him. It is reported, however, that a process will be issued to bring him to trial for violating the neutrality laws. The Cabinet. yesterday held a consultation with regard to the conduct of Com. Paulding in seizing Walker and his men, at which the Commodore's patch to the Secretary of War in justification of his action was read. The dore says:--* I could not regard it was not upon that nt Mr. Gre. gory was surprised at seeing his door , for some hour or two previously he had locked up the store, with the in- tention of leaving it for the night, and it was by the merest chance he was in Yonge-street at the hour above-mentioned. Being, of course, desirous of knowing what business the man had, Mr.G y tried to effect an entrance, but found him- self locked out. He, Jowever, wag not kept long in suspense, for the civil bur- si within immediately opened the door, C: Walker and his followers in any other light than as outlaws who had escaped from the vigilance of the officers of the government, and left our shores for the purpose of rapine and murder; and I saw no other way fo vindicate the law and redeem the honour of our country, than by disarming and sending them home. In doing so I am sensible of the bility I have incurred, and confi- dently 'look to the government for my justifica ons? The pews of Walker's : sp a: doubtless being under the imp that it was his "pal" who desired admit- these tance. In answer to Mr. Gregory's en- iry of " what do you want?" he re- "cigars," but without waiting to "get any, he Snel off at full up, Ture bas ) . 'excitement at New Or! . A public meeting on the seliicot hus boo oalled, an the necessity of sending' men to reinforce Colonel Frank Anderson is freely dis- cussed. --N. Y. Herald. . 5 i Inyye 8