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our «* re eagi *‘ or about " building ® legislative halls in the backwoods." Let us see what the. ‘‘ire we ... . : years ago the & . of the U States was 23,191,870 ; in 1860 it was 31,, 443,322, the hebqfl the rate of x 3558 per In \18523 | the population of Upper was 952,000 ; in 1861 it amounted to 1,896,000, h’m increased &« to the extent of 45.65 per cent, in nine. years, or at the rate of 53.01. per cent, in + ten years. In r Canids the rate * . progression was 27.â€"88, mungtho.nnfi . ratée of increase for the| entire country, 40.87 per cont, t 35â€"54 per cent, for the United States. In stitistical returns of other * kinds the result will be found equally fa. * vorable to us, we believe that wher â€" the consus of 1871 i.’uh,.thop‘ow of Mm.tbohmmwill prove to have been no less al. ol No 4i ne an spairacict 4P aii2) 14 ai s been confirmed, and he is no longer in the +mploy of the wfim at We are happy to hear that Commander " Lardie sends very satisfactory reports conâ€" * coraing she staty of the Fisheries in the Q\dl'bffi&;l‘m Both *ckerol and i ced have been very abundant. _ â€" ller Majesty‘s Theatreâ€"Km. J. Marshall Xorth Shore Railway and Navigation Com. ©panyâ€"Joseph Cauchon. ¢ Oftawsa Music Hallâ€"Concert in ‘aid of the Suiferers ty the Late Fires. h A corresp t imlorms . us Nok uUrder in Council directs Mu?-rd-d roofs of houses apd outbuildings should be whitewished : two years to prevent them from taking fire. L ‘The late=t ca of mob law in the United States occurred last week. . A man who was accused of 'u&.oommitnd for trial, was taken put of the hands of the wuthorities, neat Memphis, Tenn., and buried alize / ‘ | f m August stating that ure: prevalent in the vicinity of that tow North Burgess, is the County of L had had their preperties destroyed. A&t by oar ‘exasila i ‘ hl. .pi"o'fll"j wrattine . their uomm 0. Ca clonety trakcle Anm;-w nygo are. so closely watchâ€" &t by our :I that their season‘s "..?’E We unders «decided upom : the econstructi way; it boing fo much more and will last m ance very mat Mr. Alfred PRerry and guatdians Mcâ€" Robie® and MacCulloch returned to Monâ€" treal Yesterdaiy. They left the angine and hose at the Chaudiere in case of necessity for their use. .Pcryj'i-fl'"“' dents in houses |with shingles to puta galion or two of in a barrel of water, and in case of s falling from the firés, or a fire in the neighborhood, to throw the solution on the shingles, which will make them perfectly fireâ€"proof. _ | The Ottiawa Oimes. «lunit its just1w® There is more thorougbly anâ€" noying to the subjects of Queen Vicâ€" toria in Canada, to see the utter ignorâ€" ance of our positipn and aftairs which is too often displayed by Englishmen of rank and education, who, gn ordinary jsubjects, may be : KM be reasonably well in P sas “ v|. I ” contempt would be no worse to bear, than to hear of an English gentleman getting up in his place in Parliament® and underâ€" ukinsm;mcmum withâ€" out really anything whatever cohiâ€" cerning them. n'p.s-mfi;-r:z’.pm ful to Kkear of his making a ; rikculous exâ€" hibition of himself, and, secondly, 1t is anything but gratifying to us to find that so large and important a portion af the Empire as this, should be considered of so little account, that any Englishman who takes part in the (Government of the Britâ€" hitew:shed : two em from taking fire. ‘The late=t casg of mob ates occurred last we as accused of w ial, was taken put of ithorities, neat Mem; wried alive / * We have :r “ August wl revalent in the vicinity at m iny in N orth Burgess, is the C rd had their proepertie! little account, that any Englishman who i:..-nn of over takes part in the (Government of the Britâ€" it ish realm, should not consider it hhl&mu worth hit while to soquire some informa | RRSX i oY aine tion respecting it. :A ‘few days since & | same range. certain Sir D. Woedderburn, a scion of an > old ‘Border family, whose Wh[ North Gower, worth his while to acquire some â€"informaâ€" tion respecting it. :A ‘few days since a certain Sir D. Wedderburn, a scion of an old ‘Border family, whose forefathers in ancient days um'& many a stalwart blow in defence of |their native land, + favoured the . Houso _ of Commons with his views on Canadian afâ€" fairs, It is very evident that Sir D. Wedâ€" derburn has visited this country, and it is uq oertain that he has never *tuken the trouble to procurs any reliable information g it, or, whatever his prejudices .. ‘be, he certainly would not have talked In tho manner he did about wEDNEspAY, aAUOUST »A, 1870 our «* re eation,‘"‘ or abo legislative halls in the backw see what the. ‘\re has been last few ; years ago the ‘ 0 States was 23,191,870 ; in 18 443,322, the i bein.- 3558 per In \1852 | t of Upper C was 952,00 amounted to 1B96,000, hay XLW ADVERTISEMENTS 1GNORANCE In the face uf facts like these, our worâ€" thy Border Knight ulh‘totbombon‘ of the Houxe of Commonks, : who are geon erally su to be sare, well informed men, about * MW“ of Can. ada, and the ifony of attempting to do anything with! a view of developing the resources of this country § We would not like to say arfything which would savour of discou even to '*:IJ). Wedder â€" burn, but wére we on ‘o of intimacy with him, uld certainly be disposed for his own to advize him to contine his oratorical| efforts to ~subje¢ts concern. ing which hehas some little |knowledge, In the old of Ro Imperial gran, deur, when we:.; steamboats, or telegraphs, newspapers, , or i presses, we t if a‘ single could be who, knew less ing the little optlying Province of even, than Sit D. Weddcrburn does & the Dominiqn "of . Canada ; we dofl:z.i-l deed, if was ever 1 Plebeian whose ignorance place where the Roman eagles flew,! was s imatch Aor the lamentable want of knowledge which disâ€" tinguishes member of the Imporial Parliament, degenerate‘ representaiâ€" could be f the liul.az even, than the Dominior h entive fauilute. Whilere: ‘Iusion, they generally blame thoirown gov. t informs . w4 old outbuildings should be -two years lqpm‘ :J.g,m from FPerth, ting thit Hres were icinity of that town, and in North Elmesly and g steel rails entirely, of the ht-bolonull‘:r new or reâ€"rolled iron rails, 1 that the Council have re than double the time, the cost of tuture mainten®* AND IMPUDENCE. old Enanemaiinenmbimmmmmmepmmmesnensarmciliicey anmntmmmnmames uns spncmates :Wm n ®. â€" Come NOE C on C e e C n C s tive of a once famous race! Well -w‘syu.. on of dams in the vicinity, I Englishmen look forward into the Future | but the we nothing whitever to. hopelesaly if all sheir legislators were such | 40 "ith| Ssn ipias Took 15 the & ® i ® m y OO 1 men as ho ! Weil might the subjects Of | former for atrict co of their‘â€" the Empire in al! parts of thi‘ world ‘be | contract. f further negligence is shown | tempted to desps ir, if questions of Impe.| in this matter the peop rested swouls | ‘rial grandour whi h require to be deslt m y'.‘ o l‘;;:v: ;‘L’, p-l: :m{:;?i':g. with by men. of ability and extended mflfie&lmh the in t of those .general imformation, . were to beâ€" confided | over whose affairs the called to preâ€" entirely to the kesoping of men of Sir. D. sido. © Let every man who to travel the Wedderburao‘s limiged knowledgo and oa m"m e 'dt‘i.hil ghbor to force aci ® 1 company to rformance of their pacity, . But ignorance is not his only fail obligations to the travelling ublic. If ing. If it had been wo might have borne | no other remedy is open lot&o courts with and pitied him. 31..: is far ‘more | be applied to, â€"f« ca m“"“_"”.‘” offensive, in fact positively disgusting in n'httl:l:o collect t )Is when it ro.d ?nnm- his late speech, is the fagt: that he ~hinted | P**""*%°°* . â€" |.. | SENTINEL at the possibility of selling between four | Hull, 17th Aug., 1870. ; es or fire millions of British subjects to the yerli United States as though they : wore so 7"“““""" TLME3, |. | many sheep ! ©Thie United States," he|. Siz,â€"With your ission 1| will was kind enough to say,. *would pay any acknowledge gh the papers from day reasonablé sum for the acquisition‘‘ of this | o day the receiptof subsomptions. to the it retrogressive"‘ country. Did it ever strike | : Fire Relief Fund."| ’l'bj following sums Sir, D. Woedderburn that the people of this have been receired toâ€"date . _ 5 c_:omuqmmnnm«n' chattels, â€" and | J. M. Currier, MP.. ... ... |. . . $200 00 that before cither Canada! or Canadians ';; VAMUX.. ... .. 622020600 $VX+ 1 â€"‘p fio 00. R ev. Daniel M. Gordon °. .}. ... ... 00 are| traded . off . to the [Vankees, We|.fohn Heney,..,.....!...| 0 <<><.> gg 00 have <â€" a right to beâ€" consulted in | Dr, H. Hill. .....;..«e«..}.< s <<>}> j 00 the matter ? Wa do not suppose it probs. Allan Gilmour., .. ... ..‘ ] ..\ s :000 00 | ble that be can dream of the possibility of ‘Ln Cunningh@ne. .. .. .ls } es } .. :) 00 l ue o. l enry: Chepmel .. .......| .. ..| .. . $0:00 our being m;m"d with m' leelings Of | St, Andrew‘s P{eqbytdnisn‘LChumh,‘ x loyalty"and patrioti«m 2s would prevent us | _ per W. Hamilton, Treasurer.... 100 00 from lightly laying aside our British birthâ€" Tbomu‘ Reynolds. . ... xd Ssd 100 OO right. : Sir D. Wedderbur‘s ancestors g'a‘m%hw"' snn t J *t*#} *# ll% (&)) might have understood and‘ appreciated| 3: ®," Whyte. _ ... ... )....... 100 00 such sentiments, but it is certain that| Hon. James Skead......; .. . . ... 200 00 he could not.: . Weo have heard that Earl | _ _ | .. _ . ined to flm Russell had such a thorough belief in his 0 hreceived to date. . . $1,002 °C own ability, that, if he had been required, _ JAS, CUN "‘{?flu“»‘f;" he would have accepted the Archbishopric Ottawa, August 23, 1870. | es s of Canterbury or sssumed the command | + | ommfi ce( of the Channel fleet at five minutes notice | _ Instead .of the $200 in :fid., no doubt "but what was his relf confidence compared | atshanty prices, subscribed by & wealthy with the pretensious impudence of Sir D.| merchant, we certainly expécted he would Wedderburn? Krowing nothing whatever | have taken this opportuni ty of refunding of the.progress an:\ position ofCuudqm‘& the $2,000 which belong| to the public, utterly unable to understand the‘depth and which he proris«l through an honorâ€" | our love for our country and for England, | able Semator 1 be given to soms pubâ€" "| he ventures to distate to the British . peoâ€" lio ‘charity. ‘There never a better opâ€" | ple at home, what should be their mode of | portunity for ~carrying oat this promise, dealing with Canadian afffirs‘ And this | and we hope the Honorable Senator will mn’quudonwonbmda:;fiefsof hon. | remind his friend of the same. , He has .or and renown!â€" ."Oly what a falling: off| nowâ€"had the use of the y for three llm there my oountry#m; _: years past, md,'nodoub:fi‘midq good ce t on Ne t 1 s es i U e Te ho en hA nc se 1n reference to a : false statement lately pablished in an evening paper in this city, we copy the following from the Toronto Telegraph , # We havre lately made arrangements, which will render our telegrams from the seat of/ (Government more reliable than those of any other newspaper published in the W Aas our former correspondent has some incorrect‘statements in reâ€" ference to this chinge, we deenvit but just to the gentlemun who now furnishes our 1 to say that he neither directly nor.indigectly, made any application to us, but. e offered him the position of the Telegraph‘s correspondent icited, and simply with the yview of obtaining the latest most reliable i tion." To the E4 r in various parts of the | woods. Yesterdky, however, many of the pooplo‘ in the conces«ion were very much exâ€" cited at seeing a 1 rge fire raging furiously about the west enc. of the concession, and the wind was blowing in a South Westerly direction. A number of. people set. to work at digging a ditch and clearing a space to prevent the onset, while others sent their movable things away from their homes where they might not be eaught by the fire. The wind changed during the night and has given a degree ofquist to the minds of some of the distrubed. * A troublesome fite has been at work all ie on apeiaed in is a man of over bunwh. it day .l”m .‘.md has t in keeping it under his control Up fl much To the Editor of the TIMKB. , &i2,â€" Although the water of the river is could be choseén for raising and the stone bridge between Hall and Ayl@@r, not the first step has yet been taken toâ€" work. Any one who is so unfortunate as to be obliged to pass in a vehicle over that A FALSE STATEMEXNT REFUTED. she *wa _ TRAVELLER. North Gower, August 20th, 1870. expense of oanr‘pugodn.wbo were obliged to go uaily to the city. The com: y, however, ap to m ecollected rl:?; tolls with :%:r re ty, and no doubt considered they ormed a h.mwboi char.table deed in em w wre dirty river boat. ‘ Now what the truvelling public wish. to learn whether. we are to have a repetition bf this disgraceful state of things next spring. If the comâ€" :'::(“b:n:ll raising the roadâ€"all of which one at no very ®: to & commulm‘ I en_hn:]. has alâ€" ways obtai .oa divid the public should know it at once. (The autumn is approaching, when we are â€"likely to have heary rains after. continuious dry season, and the work sho:ld be commenced im: mediately. Is trace to be embarrassed at. the behest of a wf. » 'm their charter, are to keep road in nartect order? It may be urged that the company have damage state of things next spring. |if the pany do pot?gtead;_bsmj‘ proper THE STOXE BRIDGE APHULLI E?W&um&hr&m m. u'-. not to f but also to his neighbors in the of ThE T Imn®s8. y the fire has not ‘given here though there are fires North Gower Fires. TG LT B I K D Kir,â€"With your ission . 1| Will acknowledge Ah’%u'g the papers from day to day the receipt . of subsormiptions to the 4 Fire. Rehe{ Fund." [ The following sums have been receired toâ€"date . _ § De. H. Hill. . ... .........|....} .. 900 UA Allan Giimour., .. .. ...‘ . |.. . . ;\ 500 00 JuCunmngIan :) 00 Henry: Chepmel .. ......! .. ... . . . $0:00 8St. Andrew‘s Prqbyunisn Churchy . | . per W. Hamilton, Treasurer.. .. 100 00 Thomas Reynolds. . ... ... | .. ... .. 100 00 M. McNaughton...... .‘. . ... . .; .. 100 00 C.H.Pinhey..u........J.......vlgoo . Es WHybQ. .. .. ... ; .....[. ... <.~ 100700 Hon. James Skead.‘.....,; ... ... . 200 00 Total cash received to a. .. . $1,665}00 \~ _ JAB. CUNXNINGHAM, * Instead .of the $200 in goods, no doubt atshanty prices, subscribed by & wealthy merchant, we e’erLinly expécted he would have taken this o)fpoflumfiy of refunding the $2,000 ‘which belong to the public, and which he promised through an honorâ€" able Semator lhoufl be fivin to some pubâ€" lio charity. There never was a better opâ€" portunity for carrying ont this promise, and we hope the Honorable Senator will remind his friend of the same. , He has now had the use of the money for three years past, and, ne doubt, has made good use of it in pork and other speculations. #> almost worthless as a means of communiâ€" cation. Weare assured, upon the authoâ€" rity of ‘a gentleman who has sufflc.ent knowledge to enable h.m to form a sound judgement, that the road is in excellent order, and m-flomm difficulty with which labour was on upon it, equal any of the roads in the settled &rhof tario. â€" The j y from Eort William the dam at fl::‘Shorb‘ndbmn. a dis of fortyâ€"two miles, can now be made t hoursâ€"a rate of travelling which From the Toeronte Leader. A good deal has been &i‘d lataly. about the character of what 'l. led the " Dawâ€" son "" some | people freely asserting Ihfi%' been constructed ; in oueg a â€" careless manner as to render it A passénger on the Dauntless thus desâ€" eribes part of his experience on his memâ€" ‘orable trip, in Wilkes‘ Spirit of the Times. We almost daily saw v and must have r.od in view of at least ty or twentyâ€" ve in all. This inolin:.ldm\obdiovo that we were in fact, ns we expected to be, on the weather side; m, as the event has proved, without lation. We exâ€" mall steamboat has been placed k the eprobmrnd baste ~iks ie jowrsey of i . _ Thus the journey ixtyâ€"five miles from Fort William to the western extremity of Lake. Shebandowan éan easily be accomplished in one dsy. every side of us. ‘ Our life aboard| was extremely quiet , nmwwtdqifiustmbuf!orm; that we felt it to be very| "up hill" work to be passably cheerful.‘ But it should be m{chrl.npdontood that we did not: allow t ves to Mnflfimh‘nblo. Re creation took almost a purely literary form. Reclined in the cab.n. wa calmly smoked, and sought distraction in a @@rgo of novels. To this improving pass the liberality of a New York alderm«n largely contributed, as ‘he had sent a complete cheap ediâ€" mf"m’ els, ao ethereally flimsy in their man e that we felt it to be a‘« t aifopitation®"creping ‘also betams a < > e a very and fn‘hmlo pastime, and cocktails were . ruled to be in ordc.m for :fuo we had now atl then p A thmpqno. ‘cork, :;‘ t‘h: um '.:i‘ of ch. m through su gems o current m;"‘f“; &:oflcyfoow,"? and "Jem cratked and I don‘t care," um moral duty of pidafio;.d f’e‘fl? very %lo 8 otdu'.m for mi then ping « or the “fip l"“ml varied with dis nder.ngs of tho more mmwrfi ‘:\TA Belle Helene" and "Genevieve de Brabant."" Two of our were incessantly en ‘ith rm tournamen n which blind luck was pitted ill, the latter by nomunt‘ohh:g‘ a best of it. So it can .-ilzo::’m t we managed to point the as ylflodllowl bywitg ladâ€" en feâ€"t, with an'oocuiom{ lnugl:‘:l But thuh-m}teroflcqum. It is absurd to suppose $ ricans returning home can be nfi:r:dd&rdn'y unhappy even by the «ildest most illâ€"natured c1â€" ws that the highway must at any rate in mum good condition. _ In order extend facilities for communication a yuu:[un ‘oou,m | dguobooicgoin‘w put its _vo'liinboen i Bgil&x, has h?d t‘hrg‘ number « visitors. â€" | f : | Pictou, N. 8., supports France. : â€"Railway is agiin the t ~topic i Muskoka is now calied «the Highlan of Canada." . ] The scenery of Muskoka : Rosseau is uns in America. White fish are plentiful at Burlin bee “ Â¥4 ’ + The first cargo ol grain from the We has arrived ttrgmpwn. : ‘Hawkesville, Ont., says the crops a ° Hamilton has a woman who steals w h"l': poot;)ouodCobanrg thwfil 8 | rega place on the 2nd of next month. . â€" _ _ The ‘hotels of Goderich do not. affr nearly enough modstionf_otmig The Oakville says there is a nw not a mile from wviu»go who has bee drunk for the last 27 years. 4 will be built in Rumour hath i Life on a Racing Yacht. Dawson‘s Road. THE OTTAWA 100 00 100 OO 100 00 100 00 100. 00 ui rick :â€"9. Latest by Tolegraph CABLE _ NEWS. . _ Latest from the Seat of \â€"~~ WaL. ‘ Paris, Aug. 23.â€"The Corps Legislatif met yest_enh({; when Count Palikao anâ€" nounced a, eo]g-tch, giving: re assuring nows, _ Deputy Keraty demanded the date, ; and also whether the despatch was from Denzaine rnimnlf. Palikao said the .deâ€" ; «pzetch was dated the 19th, but the uproar wiis so grgat as to drown his answer wuch-i’ iag the authority of the message. Dq;’u.:y‘ Keraty then proposed that nine mem of the chgmbers be chosen to form trt of . « committee of defence. The members of the Left immediately: gare signs ofla{ppro- val, but the majority hesitated. enty] i.leolarod; hat the stato of affairs urgently ‘ demanded it. Some members of the maâ€" j jority rosé as approving, and several memâ€" bors of the Left, which was accoepted as esâ€" l tablish ng the urgoncg‘of the case. l It was|reported that Ruher went to: (‘halons to confer with the Emperor, and # :companied him to Rheims. The‘Sofr says the despatch above alluâ€" ded to from Bazaine, brought to Paliâ€" kao by a |messonger who understood the message bontained such important and faâ€" vorable news. which has been w.thheld from the| public ; and tho Soir says furâ€" ther, that Palikao is certain: he will be sustained by the Corps Legislatif, or elso he would not have been so decided at the: meeting pf yesterday. _ â€" T .It is reported that King Williim has is sued a pio:lamation th:tevery individnal not belong ng to the French] army, and taken: in open hostility to the Prussian army, sh&ll:be shot. _ : The Sipcle says that the seron hundred ‘ and fifl{( million francs loan has already been taken up by more than was anticipaâ€" tol. â€"Five million francs have been 5 tributed in the city among the families of soldiers. 4 .A private Lon Jon despatch says it is reâ€" ported that the Crown Prince :of Prussia has withdrawn from his advance on Paris and gong to support the Prussian armies west of Metz, a portion of the latter being threatengd with a formidable sttack by Bazgine, who is said to have been reinforced by McMahon... . _ â€". ._ . val, but .l:ol}luod demand. jornty bers of t tablish n Midnight Despatches. o â€" pge ooo P TB se is Paris journals blame Prince Napoleon for leaving France on his return. ; It was supâ€" Qooohelnd'boen on a mission to King "ictor Emanuel, but the report to that effect made public a few days ago is de» â€"â€"The Amhl‘hhodp of Paris has dirested the clergy to contradict the report that the Pope has feliciated the King of \Prussia, A nuniber of Prussian spies were arres ed here to day. 4 R * CC . Many prizes are ‘given by the French Navy Department to encourage gallantry. Reports from Strasbourg show that the bombardment of the city so far has done little damage. The French in Strasbourg, Eowevor have shelled Kehl, on the other ide of the Rhine, with effect. The place hfi_beonntonflno: destroyed. Add The Journal says that a despatch has _ ‘The Journal says that a despatch has bgen received here from Baszaine, in which the Marshal declares his intention of reâ€" mainining near Metz without further inâ€" formation. The despach admits that his communications were at one time in danâ€" ger, but asserts they are now secure. _‘ All quiet at Rheime, . eeigq o4 qh a TIt is reported that Drest, the leader of the Villette outbreak, has been conâ€" demned. He wishes to make a contession, and promises startling revelations. ‘The Gaulols asserts that Prussia applied through Lord Granville for to get the conâ€" sent of the French commanders to allow her woundod, to the number of $5,000, to be sent home through Belgium and Luxâ€" emburg, and Bazaine positively refused. . L/‘ Express, in an extra, makes the folâ€" lowing statement : ©*«*We are now at lib. erty to make public the fact that Mc.â€" )lnion has joined Bazaine with a great number of troops. Bazaino has not abanâ€" doned his strng position near Mets. McMahon ‘mored north, and France is saved by way of Rheims, Vousiers and saved by miof Ahneims, .Y ousiors and Mommedy... McMahon has reached a posiâ€" tion where he can entor upon the decisive struggle." Le Public says: "Full ion of the good news from the army was recéived to<lay." Sn _ Loxpox,. August : 23.â€"This modu('y Opinion Nationale, under the. head o « Keep Cool,‘‘ predicts the defeat of the Prussians as the result of pending combinâ€" ations. _ f _ Horbert Bismarck, one of the sons of the l‘;‘ru?un Prime Minister, was wounded in the foot. / _Mis brother William had a horse killed under him., [+ y A letter. from Baden says the l-‘ronch1 peasants are poisoning the: wells in Alsace, > f M ‘\Captain Jeannerod writes to the Paris Temps admiting that the accounts of Prusâ€" sian violence are exaggerated but in a few instances. ; & The Times toâ€"day asks the French peoâ€" })lo to consider what the attempt to deâ€" eénd Paris will cost, and urges m to consider almost. any alternative. > deâ€" fence of Paris cannot possible defer its onq_turo. k he fortifications of burg have been raised. } I s a The German forces in France hnm ergone a partial reâ€"organization, reâ€"inforced and reâ€"distributed, and will . go into battle 520,000 strong. . ‘The successes attending the Prussian arms caused a revival of t.hoqrn;odonof the Hohenzollern candidature. ere are rumors that Minister Prim is in favor of submitting the subject to the people by a plebiscitum. _â€" > soesgy t _ An|extraordinary meeting of the Cortes is not expected at present. _ _ _â€"_ _ _ is not expected at present. y The general lnu{ uarters of the French army on%&mday n%:.n were a fow miles west of ‘Rheims.: ond Texier writes thence to the Sfecle that the greatest de pr:(;dlon prevails, and the Emperor sees no K ’b * 4 ' 4 The forces called out by the Swiss Govâ€" ernment are returning to their homes, the regular army being considered sufficient to protect‘‘the neutrality of that country. The correspondent. of Le Temp» says there is no hope for a triumphant issue of the: war unless the Emperor and Prince Impeorial cease their interference and reâ€" turn to Paris. The Prince chatters ‘about ‘military movements to everybody, and lets out imiorunt secrets. f The Dutch Consul at Liverpool has ob ‘tained a v‘:rdwtm Lod:; fo; eohn’:;::h sion on three red 1 him by Holland, o . . g it & . Yesterday ‘a school teacher at Bath, named Prankard, murdered his two daughâ€" ters to prevent their seeking situations in the country. . He then poisoned himself. ’l‘d;h:‘afl':u created ‘much excitement in t city. j § 4 . â€" Another submarine cable has been suc. cessfully laid between France and Eng» .‘ Details of the battle of Gravelotte are still wanting ; even at Berlin tho German despatches toâ€"day are meagre.. _â€" _.. (> Advices from the vicinity of the hostile armies state that heavy rain fell all last night, which must have seriously impeded all military movementsâ€"toâ€"day. â€" , _ British ironclads are anchored off tl e * The derth of 8t Fredorick Pollock, Chie 0 1 Baron of the Exchequer, is reported. The Stock market is d:n:.od by th expected movement of bullion to France. sY PEOPLB S LIXE. Sn & . e seeteet en 0 C . DPrammond‘s Exchange Ofice 19 Sparks Street. _ _ _ . â€" A special bw Now York, dated London, August 22, says.â€"The Crown Prince, it is : beliered, is marching on Paris: direct. _ It is reported that Mc)inhon and Canrobert | are moving upon the road. taken by him. |\ The Prussiin army is estimated at 200,â€" 1 EL F8‘ M l d T e Movements of the Combatantsâ€" ‘ _ The Orleans Family to be _ Allowed: to Reâ€"enter France . _ â€"Fields Covered with Dead * Prussians. &o.~"~.~ | EBV a EeZCmet CUeil To I 000; the French Marshal is supposed to have an equal number of troops of the l.ne, but it is believed only a very good posiâ€" }i,on. can stop his advance much short of aris. 5. The English Government is in constant communication with the great powers in regard ‘to the demand made by Prussia for the cession of Alsace and Loraine. A Cabinet Minister said toâ€"day that those demands meant a European war, as neither England nor Russia dared for a moment ‘sccede to them. f } 4 Italy is putting her army on a. war: footâ€" ng. ‘Av Paris despatch to the Times says the fi)rewnded victory of the Prussians at Riâ€" mville on the 18th finds little credence here. I have the follo‘winfi from good auâ€" ‘thority :â€"The series of battles which conâ€" oluded on Thursday only resulted in givâ€" ing the Prussians command of the roads to Verdun, which diverge at Gravelotte. Communication by the. Nofth is still reâ€" tained open. Af cous Pss io C1 0 Pn ie N e o i es i es ced s deveas Un Fn'dny‘afumoon and early on Saturâ€" day morning, the main body of Bazaine‘s command succeeded in effecting a withâ€" drawal from Metz by the Gate of Thion ville, between Fort St. Quintin and ‘Moniâ€" lusleo de Mets.â€" â€" g ie gnogf ie _ The highway follows the left bank of the Moselle, and runs due north till within five miles of Thionville, where it strikes off in & northâ€"westerly direction towards Longuey and Montineay, on the B<lgiin frontier; the great Railroad following this line, and connecting Thionville with the fortress of 8St. Dau and Megiere, from which litter ‘igint it proceeds due South to Rheims, ‘This line is still intact. f ~ vESTERDAY‘8 DESPATCHES By latest accounts Bazaine was Teported in Sitinoourt, near Montmedy, .a town on the river Cheers, a tributary of the Meuse, 25 miles north of Verdun and 50 miles northâ€"east of Metz. . It was presumed that his intention was to cross Argonnes by Btenay to Vosges, and then strike down the vdleg‘lof Aisne. to St Menâ€"hould, where, f way between, Verdun and Chalons, a . junction could readily be efâ€" tected with McMahon. M o ts â€" St. Minehould is 30 miles north of Vitry le Francais, d 25 miles northâ€"east of Chalons. The three places form a triangle of which Chalons is the apex. ;*| a Abt.tt!:i. ::nohonld .a groat hbat.tlo :Iill fought, as it is thought Mcâ€" mbont,lmwo‘:fhhh way toijoin%nu.i‘ne at this objective point. l e e _ The French fio'oition covers all the railâ€" road hne? and secures a retreat to Paris in case of defeat. Atre _ Important movements are in progress in another direction, by gl_xo_Fyencll{ troops. Paris, August 22, midnight.â€"Nothing further from the front. The confidence in the ultimate success of the military cfive. ments now in .progress is in ing The Minister of the Intfior, toâ€"night anâ€" nounced that no definite news would . be received from the n.rmj for some days to come, it being withheld for prudent reaâ€" sons. ’ «4‘ Bourseâ€"Consols weak ; rentes 61 frs, TCO cents. . y mrraice a o rerer mama‘® 1 here. The Empress has asked permission to oross Belfum tomwr(. B Pars, August 22.â€"Napoleon, it is reâ€" ported has escaped: from France. A general a;;red to Frenchmen to come to the rescue of France will be issued im mediately and the Orleans family be allowâ€" ed to reâ€"enter France. z* [ . New York, August 23rd.â€"A corres: pondent writes from : the . King‘s headâ€" %l:fl.fl at Bern;, 174 miles W.S.W. on the railroad to Forbach, on the l1thinâ€" stant, that the ninth army corps encampâ€" ed there has moved forward on Metz. ¢o _ thofi”m still visible. n § v% of Thionville, Flagney, Reâ€" sonville, GravWotte, are much burnt and resemble slaughter houses. _ _( . The fields are covered with dead Prusâ€" ‘sians ; their cavalry, while chirging the French lines beyond Gravélotte suffered much,. Vast numbers of dewl French are still on the battla field of Tuesday, and show the battle of that day to have been as terrible for them as that of Thursday. The King arrived here last night. > The Crown Prince is said to have visited him this morning and to have returned toward Vitry. . e tA 1. d * +k qndnl'ule}nm from Frankfort says the movement of troops to the front is in: cessant, another large portion of the Prusâ€" sian army is on its way to reimburse Steinâ€" : The South German press demand the session of Alsace. * The French at Frankton are well treated. A oonu&ndent telegraphs from Chaâ€" lons that Emperor is altéred muolz looking older, blotched, and Yufl" an moves about with an air of helplessness. The Gardes Mobile are all lewing, and Cl!:;lom is much more orderly without them. | The long tunnel on the railway between Epirny and Rheiuns has been ru ned by the hoqc{, as they are expecting the Prussians pled to assume the offensive, and it is given out on himwofity, that Bazaine was reâ€" inforced Chalons on Sunday, for the purpose of givingul}utle to the enemy near Mets. He is confident of victory, when he will march on the army of the Crown Prince and rescue Paris. * 1 The lprdfi.ng Prussian losses have sent a thrill 0 borronhroufiut Germany, and yuiumonty.t:dbo _fromnmongulxe sJuntry people workingmen, nearly all of whom areâ€"raw. . Bazaine professes to be master of the situation. patenge bp mÂ¥ ol Antoutt and Longuiou, way o teui i reaching *ont.mode. | It is reported that| the armies of the Pr‘*‘nce Royal and Prince Frederick Charâ€" les have formed a junction west of Mets. Axtwerr, Aug.°23.-'l'ho‘ war has paraâ€" lysed business here. No failures are yet announced, nor are any anticipated. Herr, as everywhere, the only hope of reâ€" an:«.tion of commercial activity is .based on the s‘)roedy triumph of the Prussians. NX sur uw : Amno WE _= & suimake aiLc New York, Aug. 23.â€"â€"A private desâ€" patch dated London, 1.30 p. m., uz;nt;‘h;t the Paris t .of the on Standard tele, that \Bazine has sucâ€" seeded in cnuini the, enemy‘s lines and u6 rotmfinion ontmede. _ Loxpox, Aug. 23. â€"It is almost certain hat the interposition of the great pow»ts hat the interposition of the t pow»rs xwmm thol’m“- tion will take place in a fow days. AUG. 24, 1870 Tho ~Paris jJournals cantinue to urge l;vg en masse to exterminute the, inâ€" vadeors. s _ The French gunboats: now . operating on the Fein® ‘Count Palikao announced to the Corps Legislatif yesterday that he was in receipt of good news from M«rshal Buzaine, giving roof of the Marsh«l‘s contfidence in which tlngovommont shares. 2 LaA )3\ nprommmitarmntm 9e ovtg o oo in Panris, Aug. 23..â€"It seems CertAiD tNal & project hus been brought before the ('?'eut. Powers of Europe. having fur its object the Fpo’vention of thé | dismemberment of France. | > . * Loxpo®, Aug. 23.â€"The following is just ;oeeived Hi:iotllfa, Alexandria : The humb ian ng:te: 4 mr:iv;ing 28 guns, een ia’piurod by the. French, No particuâ€" Assurances have been sent from the French Government to His Holiness that Italy has no intentions of attacking Rome. Papal troops had been withdrawn from Campaigna to defend the city. ‘ ~â€"__ Toxoxto, August 23. The Illinois Press Association with their lady friends numbering one hundréed, were dlriven around the city yesterday, and inâ€" spected the Lunatic Asylum and Univerâ€" sity. Toâ€"day they will be again shown, some of the civic lions, and entertained at a banquet. . They,leave for Montreal .this The Corner stone of the new Methodist Church in Magill Square is to be laid toâ€" morrow by Rev. Mr. Punshon ; a large gathering is oxpected. ts evening There was great excitement in the city last night by a rumor that the Norseman with over a thousand. Young Britons, had sunk near Port Hope. Fears were allayed by the return‘ of the boit late at night. She was much too heavily laden for safety, and it is surprising no accident did 06. cur. + > s MoxtzEaL, August 23. The depth of water oxxthe flats of Lake 8St. Peter shows that tbq& ater is gradually lowering. ~ . â€" The Harbor Commission is pushing on the works intended tho widen the portion of the wharves adjoining‘ the Allan wharf. This is done to allow of more room for the transport of goods andâ€"merchandize. The first of the Pullman Palace cars â€"arâ€" rived at Bonaventure station, yesterday. The car cost $23,000. * s ue The P. C. U. Rifles give their farewell concert at the Crystal Palace toâ€"nightâ€" ‘ The first list of subscriptions collected in aid of the wounded â€"and â€" widows and orphans of the â€" French army. already amounts to $1,237, The Semin: y lead the list with $100. Flourâ€"Very little business 1«<pOr ed, market firm at yesterday‘s prices, â€" â€" The Tyné crew arrived in this ty ts forencon, and left for tlioir-qun ors at Lachine this evening. taate. Quorenec, August 23. â€" The funeral of the Grand Trunk conâ€" ductor, Mr. Corneau, drowned at River du Loup while ‘bathing, tqko'c: place toâ€"morâ€" . The ~.Corporation official mrmll contains . advertisements , â€" ~calling for applications â€" ‘from . persons _ capâ€" able to be chief of the Quebec tire debt, it is generally thought,â€" however, that . those who co united as one to vote an old counâ€" tryman out, will rote as one to grab the salary and put some inefficient chum of their own race in the extinction of fires, being a secondary matter with them. Sir M. Jones, Bart., and Lady, and Rev. Jas. Carmichel are at the St. Louis Hotel. Sir John Young and Lady Young have gone to Spencer‘s Wood this morning q' ayow weeks. ‘ 8 Arrived toâ€"day from sea for Montreal, steamer Sweden with general cargo. From the Montreal Gazette. _ Our telegraphic despatches have alâ€" roady‘:fl)rind ‘our reu}:'l of the vast exâ€" tent, terrific power of the tremendous fires which have been afingmund Ottawa for some days K:at., _ filling the hearts of the po?le of the capital with consternaâ€" tion and awe. We reprint this morning a very graphic description of the grst days of the conflagration from the Ottawa Times of Friday last, from the details of which ‘may be gathared a fair conâ€" ception . of the â€"frightful devastation wrought by the flAIl: and at least an apâ€" proximate. estimate of the loss in life and property. Now that immediate danger to the city seems past, mand the p-nrhu subsided, the proximate duty will be for the relief of the unmpy sufterers. Thouâ€" sands are represen as In:fl been left houseless and homeless, and actually, men, women and little ch.ldrm i in want ofgh’eabnluto necessaries of life. . The call of crushing nbfort.u:s such as theirs ever meets a prompt generous resâ€" pomoin(hnufl,md we are sure will not toâ€"day appeal in vain. . The calamity bas been so â€"comprehensive, so oqule ing, so _ unsparing, that it is diffiâ€" fi'm first to realize its full horrors. There :n s irdifleulty however in interpreting t . _ Relie pmmfi mdr:nplo,qu loohdczr from t‘lu who country. The losses of one frightful night are beyond our p=wer toâ€" repair, and in part alas beyond all human power to conâ€" Tfie. But we can, at least to some extent figuuthoflutmgl of their attendant misery and priva! In our own provâ€" ince we hsvohldtooudmmb«of such calamities as to be i T to the sufferings they entail. In the present inâ€" ufi:;n& oxtentoftbdomhdo.nq:‘ mends it with special force to the benevoâ€" lence of the whole country. The city of. Ottawa single handed cannot with the distress surrounding it. It m we are confident, do its share or even more. But it must not be left unlu'pporud, in a work that recommends itself to the‘ Christian charity of the wholo Dominion. For coâ€" ofloution in that work it has no need of elaborate appeal. ‘The only appeal necesâ€" sary, the appeal most toud# most pa thetic, most convincing, is ted in our columns toâ€"day. It is only necessary to read there the story of the calamity to beâ€" come at once aroused to the recessities it entails, And it‘imust be remembered that the story is but half told. It is the story _ of "Wednesday night and: Thursday on;!y‘.t‘u nfif what _ followed on Friday, our y‘s derpatches gave ‘some outline. When we come to read in full of the sufferings and losses inflicted on the people of Aylimer, Hull, the Gatinesu villages, East Templetonâ€"all of which are within our own Province, we will be made bemnmofthommmo of the hour. But we have already m?h to know that they are imperative. : With this knowledge we can make no error in Rhne have been reâ€"called to the e e ds tical expression toâ€" our sympaâ€" g%muy. Wher â€"we have done that there will be no difficulty in further evidence to satisfy our that it has been by no means ally led astray, L, MONTREAL TORONTO. 23.â€"It seams certain that a QUEBEC. The Late Fires. POsInOX: OFâ€" FRaAXCE AXp PRU®SA a j TNE rowrket, k e Froxw the uonusoo Times. ~me | Fow people realize 573 existence of war | has of forces in foreign countries, and fewer stili , whon their meaning and their power. â€" We, fof | 4 instance, are accustomed year after year to ;,"“ C know that so much money is voted t keep :'u! up our army and navy, but few of us realiag | ‘*** what the expenditure of that money means, Most of us associate the income tax rather© Ha than war with our army and our navy, and Th to many there is a more genuine feeling of | > delight at. hearing of the remission of a| . Tb penpny/in the income tax than that our |foun muilitary and naval forces are in a thor | â€" Tt oughly efficient state, Yet one word is | bein enough to dispel those illusions, ~ The| N. B whisper, the possibility, the threat of war M throws these ideas at once to the wirds.| mili The income tax may take c.re of itself then, | koy| and our only un;iotyllh in the efficiency of: & our weapons of attack and detence, l In the terrible struggle which now seems imm nent, it is "intemfifing to know what is the condition â€" of the combatants. France and Prussia may not be what are known as maritime powers, but few people are aware how extensiveo are their maritume interests, France, . since | _ the‘ Crimean â€"â€" war, has ~dovoted her attention in ‘the most unremitting â€" way. to . comâ€" merce. Notonly has ‘she been able to Ofter. the world the product of her own markets, but her import trade has nefl increased year by year. No remarkable this that in the course of ten years the value of imports into France has almost trebled. The French merchant nary has also so greatly increased that, while h‘ 1853 there were only 14,000 vessels, there are now nearly‘16,000;, and, if »tatistics are worth anything, they EI.OVO that France has gradu«lly\during the last twenty years, devoted herself so steadily to the pursut of commerce that it has led to the increase of the merchant navy, to the increased cul tivation of a sea lite among the people, and, « onsequently to the increased strength of the Imperial nayy. _ ~~ ; > In Prussia the same influence have been at work.â€" Little is known, comparatively spesking, of the rapid and extraordinary strides in commerce which huve been made by the North German Codtederation since the acquisition ‘ of Schleswig Holsteâ€" ing but proportionally they . are greater even than in France. Less still is known of the extrao:dinar; m â€" nâ€" which Brugs« has taken to benefit uy her newly &cquired property and establish a powerful war nayy. has an important and uninterrupted sea | Private r+ coast. On Lboth cossts she has endeavored "“_': : to establish ports which might be useful ‘either in time of me or war. â€" On the Baltic Prussia has nflom-Danuic, on | P uki snn tm the extreme east; Straisund, midway be c_ tween Memel and Holstein ; and Kiel, the & most importarit, which ‘is eptablisghed in a : _ #Mtk fine bay in Holstein. Oftheoothmm SUPFERERs Y my: Kiel is so important that Russia has will take § represented as sere on the subject. â€" The place in the _ most superficial .glince on the -n&:l.l Orraws wosk show the importance of Kiel to the ‘m > sians . When complete, it: is so well site: | rrtp.y XEXT, Tet uted, both geographically and loc.lly, as , , to show that it may easily Te the Cherâ€" U nder the distinpmte; bourg of the Bailtic. | It is that whep | ir 6 E.Cartier, $ it is finished the Baltic will merely a | don £. L. 7W,6RB, % Prussian lake, and that ‘Prussia will then, | ts D. 0, Alble, % without any difficulty, . not only be able to| . .. Hos. J. C. O ;:’l&nt.ho en:l?noe to mmgnle floots, biL | The Mayer and Conneii, as ill possess the most complete pOWer OVOr | asd 08, Williens Copenhagen. ~Since sh6 has been at pease .:"_J: Prussia has ondeomn:l.ufy every : "a (3 in her power, to establich a hT o ‘a Money has been h-ronlyom,-u-‘_ Hindronicl this has not prevented her muking every f yurhrr aduitions to her ships and her i5 = ports. For instance, though we have only ym _ â€"During the last few years, Prussia has done her best to ‘strengthen her in the Baltic and North Seas. n both these she Li;h’rw spoken about_:the ports in the Baltic, the port of Jade, in the North Se«, has been , established and extended with such spirit that already a million and & half sterling has been spent ‘upon it Its situation is most â€" tempting, . for it is the first point on the North Sea comst which a hostile fleet could approach. But in ships as well as in osâ€" tablishments Prussia has been using great enefg.; so much so that at this moment she : seven Irx-chd- at least either completed or being built, of which «ix are now complete. Uneoft.hon.thoa Wilhelm, is one of the finest in the world. It was bu.lt originally for the Purkish nivy, but was bougt. by the Prussians after it had been off "*to this and refused.. Her other ironâ€"clads are Freidrich Karl and Kron Prinz, which broadside vessels, and the Arminius Adelbert, which are turret ships. Besides these there.are 33"wooden vessels of war ious sizes. It is hardly worth while at the present time mentioninig what the inten tions of the Prussizun government were 84 the beginning of the year, but duridg &o&n seven : years â€" it was intendea to i the navy materially, according to a detinite plan. N[#*1i 5* Tbol'ronegmvy has theulvp*l: age, tradition, and size on its side. _ e e o e e tp o es oc ports of Prussia are, important, g;t‘ more so than those of krance ; German ships are not numerous enough to protect her merchandize efficiently, Un the other hand, ifthomdl-‘mm not so important as of Prussia her navy is far stronger, and her ships far more numerous. R ‘The war fieet (;f‘l"nnoo consists at the ‘present moment of about sixty iron clads, wmmww;hm*r i o e e s 0 onl â€" | & w S ever in size as is this war fleet, its strength hmhm‘nht&% Compared mmmmt:om?lym satisfactorily one t from America in 1867, fl.mwmvm It is a ram, but carries its guns broadside, and has a burâ€" den of 5,090 tons, l;_o’:rw;ery powerful M. M Can h mh\‘t‘h Stam tg:nuhim nt;f'!h.P:l'; pose to the two turret.ships of the Prusâ€" are steamâ€"rams, and have a speed of about fourteen knots each. . They each carry one gun of twenty tops, and each is covered wl'.r:.t lindrical ballâ€" wonâ€"clads may be divided into nine. classes. First thore are the Magenta and fexyor cce ; then the Gloire, Invincible and Normandie are slightly smaller but are not much ‘better than our Warrior. The Conronne then stands alone, being better built on one uniform system, to carry 9D and of 900‘horse power. 'l‘hm %â€"ah a remarkable vesse!, in a class by itself, and is known to us chiefly in connection with its recent voyage rJund the no 1d. It carries 10 60â€" pounder guns. Then there are two turret vessels on a modified form,, the St Jean d‘Acre and Atlants, and four veossols These form the seaâ€"going war, Ne#\ Uf of the ceat«, there are twenty â€"seven floatâ€" @s ie ue‘ eeeae e e ie 77 ue ing batteries snd four coastguard vessels, fiubou_ryhuvy guns, but having no great speed. s l Te barmock then, there is no COMt parison the French and Prussis® avi04, while the French nsYy lncludes a farge uumber of vessals f 50 importance out of ° n -hxporim::;hd in ‘h”'m 5f both navies has, previous $0 $h# PS mm.ww + x Both Prussia and .France found out h6s Ordnance was unsatisfactory «Awo YOS ago. _ Admiral de is Ronciere in Fmnbt asd Krupp in Germany‘ have giv®" Snd MUPE * / anance.. ind h"~..._”.l. aitention: to ordnsn08,. 800 ; """ 0 "o" u4) n 29 mme esn on , n-awab’:umm- mfl«w *is d: The Opposing Navies | out of ‘date, every ®ar |""| . _ [ygih ° i in the Prussian nery i# mportant. ‘ The ordin®B0® n" has, previous to the pré a Janoo found out their | Tas 16 unsatisfactory .two _ yeAm® @B do is Ropolere in Fract| < | _ _ lad * MaB; \:uth rn“'"‘;c + teâ€" ‘ time ME.!WQ TM'I;‘! found, ang y | ~origg * *# beung Li n c S 4 ‘\.ufi“‘an“ ~~ € ; ue. no e ebenf e is ?,l_ukwuhfih. mg * , "* #99arre 1. ; é f“‘uY. "6 . *B immegendy Dr, l..vn POR TtHg Hamiliog ;, , Theu,.. ’M ‘"and U*Q*‘ ~ir @ E.Carties, & ton £. L 9046 4, & tUon. D. 0, Alkin, & of ind O SUPFFEREE® Y m B will take place in the Store, _ "~*au\ ufifih'F- Sm ds um . .. o en \___! ©xoe» In KWalpypo "orr esmm a gT. MAURICE N‘.h:j «% M w werly n ve, i. P o . way Hmiced by the md“. dal a sitaws, Augest #, 88 p ueras of 1 1. Bs Notice is , \ren thet #@°LO87 13 EB8 B3 ud‘#l‘ lg';' 24.2089r3, P0R , a 9 yk NN 4; + by *4 T