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nqm'.mu.â€"w. batudhssass ue xi macsinarind Dog Lostâ€"Apply at the Truxs Office. W ‘. m. Wantedâ€"Cunningham & Lindsay. . _ New Fall Goodsâ€"Cunningh«m & Lindsay. mnco.mâ€"i ° qro «o y NMP zt k‘ 6c “ 3 \ o,*\ )‘I_ e 'l:fi: * t ; Haciâ€" * "C _ xt e 72. Alficc cindinccatintios ifimettivtt the Sabbath School Association of Canada will be held in Gait on the 11th, 12th and The Government schooner Water Lily is to go to sea from Halifax, one day‘ this 5o Sith hMar néew communder, who we Tht we;k, with her new conma believe is already appointed. .Great excitement prevails in spain, in Wdthpnnhn«of.wfibb disease, somewhat reeembling the plaguse, from which hundredsof persons are dying ‘The people of Montreal are going to preâ€" sent Genersl Lindsay with some kind of testimonial previ us to his departure from this country. Wherever General Lindsay The London Free Press and one or two other Western papers, suggest the propriety of a national testimoni«l being presented to Sir John A. Macdonald on his restoration to health and return to active political laâ€" bour. “suui-uislabonklboonoof « national character and altogether devo.d of party significance. ThoProm'rr-wonh les, and we hare no doubt that men of All shades of political fuith, would unite in some expression of regard to Sir Jobhn A. pabo-illarryvith him the gratitw!© and best wishes of all Canadians, and we may rely upon it that wherever duty calls N-.tbmrolth&np.nwmbo-b in his keeping. > We direct the attention Of our Tesdect more especially those among them who are members of the Central Fire Relief Com the Committee ‘ whicl column. The gent! members of that Co ated, we hare no doub to aid the distressed, tled to much praise mittee, to a letter from «* J WNkowntrae of | oo fouge hk e t t e 0 0 16 Whiks the Committee" which appears in another never ceased to feel grateful to Mr. lur.l column. The ‘gentlemen who beciame phy for the important service which ‘he members of that Committee were actuâ€" then rendered to them and to the countr) M,‘“”Mb’.-'mm nhrp.ndth“t.boywm.‘mwishuin to aid the distressed, and they are enti approving of his appointment to the posi, tled to much praise for the manner in tion to wh.ch we have referred. It ma» which they have hitherto dischirged the!" not be out of place to mention that Mr, duities. But the suggestions made by our Murphy was a warm personal and political correspondent are well worthy of attenâ€" friend of the late Hon. ‘T. D‘ Arcy Mctiee tion. _ It is of the utmost importance that and that he is animated by the same senti the funds placed at their disposal should ments of loyalty and patr@tism which dis hqfllfldolyindn*mfitoflhon tinguished that great and deeply lamente« who deserve assistance, and that the aid | statesman. . .”muwhm. P in in manner as will be likely to do the most ;. MEMALE M UOE ; aarm . ent good. . In order that this may | _ A short time since a few charitable ladie T perm . ent good. In order that this MSJ . be done the appointment of small local committees, as suggested by our corresâ€" pondent, is necessary, s0 that the exact position of every recipient of public bounâ€" NEW aADVERTISEMENTS Mbdwlomidmbkmtd rivalry between the leading daily newspaâ€" pers of New York, the great object being, “,QM“mmfildthM and most reliable news, as the obtaining of the most startling sensations. The N. Â¥. Herald und N. Y. Tibune have for some time past been unrivalled in one particuâ€" lar line of sensational fiction. They have distanced all the other newspapers in the . utter untruthfuiness of their Canadian corâ€" Mndthhnubhnmll- ly been disquisted in consequence. The N.Y.b-,wfiehhtbmunnebuof "fictitious manufactrre is fully equal to its older and larger contemporaries, has at length procured a correspondent whose professed abode is in Toronto: He tells a Mnmbtrofimtmlhutom state of Canadian fealing and the positi n of Cimadian ~affairs, . but . it must k~ aaimawmladead that mm & Câ€"HCOCtOT of falsehoods he is not nearly equal to the Uttawa correspondents of the Here d and Tribune. There is none of that originality, and comparat.vely little of that complete contradiction of fact which is so noteâ€" worthy a feature in the letters of the latter. Ot course bis letter from the heginning to the and is one long string of untruths, but there is perceptible throughout an awkâ€" ward attempt to blend fact with fiction, and to gire to his communications some ! . _ _ P appearance of truth. The correspondents a work on L e NY Triescand N. Yo Meard| PME U are above this. They tell untruths of such ;:m‘"f"““] startling m«gnitude and wild improbabilty mow:;: that no one but an American of the most t :) ultra «* manifest destiny " type could posâ€" sibly â€" swallow them. _ Still the To th&:'é-;;l ronto correspondent of the N. 1 k fortn g! Sun must not be discouraged <by | cended, by the comparative failure of his first essay. , tamwa as far 4 He must remember that «* practice makes | turesque CA perfect," and if he only persists in a The Ortawa steady course of misr. presentation there is :'”‘ms:““h} no knowing to what a pitch of dishonour | miles of for he may attain: _ After all, his first at. wik one day tempts have not been utterly contempâ€" counted by tible. There are some broad glaring misâ€" l“:::'dx tatements contained in them as to what | 4.wn timbe Canadians wish and feel, which ought to | United Stat commend him to the consideration of Mr. | millions of Horace Greeley himself. For instance, expenditur when in hus last letter this correspondent | Tsree millic says, that the rigid enforcement of the sterling. 1 fishery laws, and the present, attitude of | the. braad our Government in refusing permission to :::'".dl. American vessels to obtain supplies at OUF | on the rive seaport towns, is * generally believed here n emple to be as much too stringent as before it muooo was too lax,"" he as ‘completely misrepre { The mer sents the public opinion of w“‘{mmki-: even the Tâ€"ibune‘s correspondent â€"could | ment and Ottawa Ciumnes. i‘. Uparks Btree A NEW LIGHT. he London * Baby notoriety, is to ‘be W. J. Marshall. 21, 1870 ereryboily: in Canada kn action of the Government with the most enthusiasti e o e e P T C000 0C 0st action of the .Government 'iti regard to the protection of ‘the Fisheries has mat with the most enthusiastic approval, not only of its ordinary . suppo! ters, but of those who are very frequently opposed to the present Administration. | Even the Toronto Globe has spoken in favor of it. ‘Then the statement of the Sun‘s corresponâ€" dent as to the state of teeling here towards the Mother Country is lu icrously untrue, and is therefore only another proof of his fitness for th> position to which he aspires. He says that there is "a feeling of es trangement between the Mother Country an | the colonies, which is growing into a sentiment of positite dislike;" v.bilug land is considered to have driven * "a hard bargain" with Candda in letting us hare the Hudson‘s Bay Territory for £300,000 sterling, and other statements of a like natura â€" Of odurme it is untikceremry to point out how entirely this is at variance with the fact, and we need «o no more than congratulate our New York contemâ€" porary on having obtained the services of one, who from his inventive ability and ovi® dent disregard of truth is so â€" we«l fitted to act in the câ€"pacity of a correapondent of We have much pleasure in announcing that Mr. William Murphy, of r-:":!o ts well and favourably known throughout the Pro: vince as & gentleman of thorough business habits and of more than ordinary ability, : has been appointed Pooumu‘pr at Rurnia | , We congratulate the Government on the | wise selection they have made, which will, | we have not the least doubt, be most | favourably received by the public, Mr, | Murpby is in erery way well quali to fill the position. He is a man 0 good education, is possessed of great s and is well known for his sterling m and integrity. The Gorernment have had ample opportumities for becoming acquaintâ€" } ed with him, as he was formerly employ» in the public service. We ie not know what is the »«mount of the emolument atâ€" tached to the Sarnia Postmastership, bu! are certainly of opinion that Mr Murphy‘= services entitle him to a first cl :ss salary an the position of a gentleman. | 1L has fully earned this n consequence of the manly lnl.\l which he took ag:iinst the conven tion which the Hon. George, Brown erg n ized in 1867, just previous to the general election. Our readers will remember that on that occasion when an effort was m«Jle by Mr. Brown to mislead"the Romin Ca tholics of the Province of Ontario, the fer vent eloquence and energy of Mr. Murphy frustrated the schemes of the great 0 structionist, and the Roman Catholies were afforded an opportunity for reflection an«i for considering their true position. ‘They saw how imprudent and unpatriotican atti tude Mr. Brown desired them to assum« , and, acting accordingly, they allied them selves with the cause of Union. We have no doubt that thâ€"y have since that tim never ceased to feel grateful to Mr. Murâ€" phy for the important service which ‘he then rendered to them and to the country f nhrp.udthuhoywill.‘mwishum A short time since a few charitable ladie= in Ottaws estiblished a Female Rfuge where the old, the m ddle aged, and the young, are sheltered and aided. They made ne public appeal htpnblhnppofll they worked on quiectly but unceasingly, their sole reward being the prospect oi doing good to those ,of their own sex.. the hope of raising the erring and the fallen from the depths of misery into which thâ€" y had dâ€"scended, and holding out to them some prosp.ct of redempticn here und hereaiter. The institution was opene ;ln.t spring, and, as we do not suppose thai any preparations have been maae for win ter, we presume that don«tions in the shape of blaukets and warm clothing would now be peculiarly acceptable. A:> we have said, no regular appeal for assist ance h«s been made to the public, no have we been authorized to make any allu sion to the matter ; but we may add tha: Mrs. Jamés Johnson, Daly street, receives donations for the Refuge, and we c«nno! help thnnking that miuy persons will 1e joice in having an opportunity affoniess them of contributing something. to the support of so deserving a charity. > â€"â€" ... % " sns TUZ FIRES ROUXND: OTTaWAâ€"THE LUMBERMEN OF THE OTTAWAâ€" THE P nnnvr:: CAPITAL OF ; THUE NEW DOMINION.. the bread aze, well â€" provisioned and equipped for the forest campaign, enter the woods each winter. Iwenty steamers on the river, 200 barges, and mf 2, 000 ompbyod'.w“" lumber ,mumdhm,wmm 6. |â€" ‘The men work in small biands, like deâ€" 'Wuofnupdwmm | work is healthful, cheerful, tull of exciteâ€" A GOOD APPOINTMENT. _ This district is the seat of the greatest lumber trade of the world. Its exports of t.n“tli-bor o G:t Britain‘ and w the ‘mnited States re the proportions of pmio-olen'::e foet...yd.. The annual xpenditure supplies to lamâ€" bermen mploym amounts to nearly three millions of dollars, or about £600,000 sterling. Five thousami men, armed with luimberman as rarely leaves his voeation as the sailor. The pAysigue of these men is splendid. . ‘They are great, sinewy, broidâ€" fellows, counting as play the work that w.uld break up ordinary men.. Theyâ€"are singularly temperate. _ _In their cookâ€" houses in the back*woods‘ strong tea is proâ€" vided tor them ad libitwn, but intoxicating liquorl- u:‘:i-llo'd. Even ::n the anow lies th.ok u thos:und. hangs in m«sses on thoP;::-, chief enemy of the lumberer is not cold, but fire, and every precaution must be taken to prevent eonflagration â€" Theseare the men, with the staiwart (armers of the Dominion, who have given so good an account of the Fenian raiders once and again. Under training they would make the tinest uoon in the world, and they are as loyal to t old flag as any of their fellowâ€"subjects in old Eng: »piendid. â€" 1noy e Mn U o Lelrme shouldered, brightâ€"eyed, resolute looking 1@D0. The city of Ottawa has been mide the : capital of the Dominion of Canada. The Canada Central Railroad passes through it. It is on the highway of the projected trans, C ntinent«l route from Pacitic to At, lantic, along which the. commerce of Canton with Liverpool is destined to fow, since it is shorter by several hundred miles than any other, and easier et travel and working. The scene from the Parliamentâ€" hill, the Acropolis of the New Dominio® is a most extraordinary one. Behind lies the city, glittering with the spires and domes of churches. Below is the wide river, cumbered with rafts of tree trunks acres wide, and barges of sawnâ€"lumber moved bym-r Un the further side of the mver stretch the long dotted 'ofthghmdfl’afl a new lumber city grown up in two years. To the left rise ts S : BME sacd Heoiioibilik easy tn August l4th the scene from the Parliament . heights was solemn and grand. On every side, as fiar as the eye could reach, rose great columns â€" of «mnoke into the still airâ€"the woods all «wound were on fire. The season here has : »een the most dry and amid known withing. the memory of man. The grus is like . tubble, the ":.llcn wooal in the forests uke tinder, standing trees all reaiy or the A«mes. _A spark fromalamberer‘s pipe, or the&;ndhn‘ of a settle.‘s fire, would be sufficient anywhere to cause A conflagration. But on Sunday ‘the fires were still reujote ; no danger to â€"the city was apprehended. | Onetire, however, on che north side of the river seemeo threatâ€" eanie en n o 0C T ce i2 c °C were still reujote ; no danger to â€"the city was apprehended. | One‘tire, however, on he north side of the river seemeo threatâ€" ening. . Vast masses of smoke from it rose lurid against the heavens, casting their reâ€" dection up n the river, .‘n_d !.“uming‘ its io O megmniiy o Apy) o . ‘die pgesig h npgregy 4 ~â€" se e T e d oo s waters to blood and gold. Three days p ssed, and &uu but few of the inhabitants Af the city felt any. alarma. Then came a qpnght fi;Luz example in the hist ? of ttawa. On Wodnesday; August 17, at sunset, & great wind arose, menuh;’ by inidnight to a hurricane. . All light the ‘sky was hidden, a horrid, most unn tural storm raged over Uttawa diy"nnd the ‘reut' d trerealinhes. â€"»Aradiied> O d U TRT T : P ip woods. The showers that fell were not of rain or hail but of dust and cinders and charred wood. ‘The hot, stiflin air was ufficult to breathe. lnthoumi:htmoou swept by the gale a man could not stand upon his feet. in alarm and darkness the vity waited through the night, impotent to .vert its threatened d.ufi Fowards T Fiight the imuedi to porlt tao priced E5 t im to \,,.- “‘:.;.M sunbose. an inâ€" ny. _ But a fearfuland, 1 suppose, an inâ€" calculable amount ot m had been w in the woods The storm been of firebrands and flame ! « harvest bad been consumed. The fugiâ€" tives thronged into Ott:iwa, homeless and uined, who but a few hours before were in easy or comfortable ciroumstances. <ome of the best farms in Canada have yembod}o:orthohnd will not regain its ertility many years. .. U o > Ortawa, Sept. 26, 1870. Gextuexex,â€"It was with mucl#surprise that I beard that you had some iiea of putting an end to your labours, as & Comâ€" mittee, by making a distribution, in some measure, of the funds on hand. It was with pain that I heard gentlemen at your special meeting last Tuesday, «peak of giving n sum of money to each of the sufâ€" .erers by the recent fires, and thus, in a ’mnner, wind up the concern, at least to .ome extent, if not altogether. amount you will require to supply the man. The grus‘is like llen woo! in the forests ) standing trees all ready A spark from a lamberer‘s 1dling of a settle.‘s fire, But on Sunday ‘the fires the work that Relief Fun Ee Tak | ekey Cemeed Seent es e d C rikes | .d?ourth : Local depots ought w‘ bo‘{lom- so is to save unnec Sxpeuse in istriâ€" mver i bution and vexatious Lo of time to the down | recipients of aid. ollow | Fitth : Seed for -rr'm; ought to be proâ€" ves in | vided ; some feed for teams in fall and : roll : spring, and farm implements will .also be 1e ro â€" requiredâ€"and th.s would be an exsellent alls of | opportumity for distributing good seedâ€"a to the thing much needed. § B o W oi h sc ao e mcth :n o e da wants bf those who ought to be the objects olgueu- till after next harvest ? Fild ve you caused lucl:l mim amd careâ€" iries to be made, * ut the bm-m Sricu. as ‘to enable jqth:o draw a clear ‘distinct line of demarcation between those who . may be saf. ly left to their own resources and those who require charitable aid ? the latter of whom ought now to be yonrn‘;:'o. I am aware that you plame the authories for not giving you the necessary information, but perhaps if you put in practice the‘old adage of Audi alleram puriem, they may turn out to be as free from blame as yourselves ; and there can be no doubt fifn the duty of «ll parties is now to unite i8 endeavorâ€" ing to carry on the good work to compleâ€" tion â€" With this view allow me to make a few suggestions : 5 n on cce lAMA% Abeieamitionies . o ue‘ s _b s First : I would suggest that the Com:â€" mittee confine their lavors to those who really are objects of charity ; and in this class many‘a small farmer who before the fire, was in very comfortable ciroumstances, 1 must be included ; hay ng hbad his farm | swept of buildings, fences, and almost of . fence timber ; most of his cattle, farm imâ€" rlom‘nu. crop, clothes and furniture gone. n most of such cases, and there are many of them, . mortgaging would beâ€" only putting off the evil day. JE Second : Appoint small local committees, and do not give them the oversight of a larger district than they can minutely and continuously supervise, &s the work, to be effectual, must continue till after next harvest. yyt. y ln? .N'n:th: Perhaps, at this moment, next to | food, the most pressing want is clothes and beddingâ€"much of the female clothing | supplied being perfectly useless im cold | weather, and many are without stockings ; arnd shoes. ! By »dopting some plan similar to the . one 1 have suggested, your labouts would . be reduced to a minimum, your office to a ! comparative sinecure, and you would con. ‘ tinue to merit that me«d of praise and tho:e blessings, which, [ bhave no doubt, have beâ€"n alre:dy bestowed upon you by miny a grateful hcart. 11 was -uu.::tol by some membher of the Committee. that the Reeves of the m nor municip lities should be kept off the Lo 1 Comm ttees. Whether this was sail in jest or e rnest, I know not ; but, this l can say, from my personal knowledge ot: many of the Re ves, th :t however liu?e their as sistance nlay be valued, it will be cheerâ€" fully given if wished for, and it is even posâ€" sible that the Contral Fire Relief Commidtee might leose nothing in public opinion by uniting th>ir coâ€"operation. , I am, Gentlemen, l Y our 0| edient servant, A MEMBER uF THE COMMITTEE. evening last. . / Hamilton bas been delighted by the Doâ€" hemiin glass blowers. / The Baptists are in conve in Monâ€" treal. 3 e Brantford has been beaten by Norwich at cricket. " London the little his factory. . # Halton boasts that its hop crop is good bomi the ordimr,. 4 | abduction of a girl from Quebec still agitates the Montreal courts. Oxfim:,'?hty complains of the potatoe rot. _ sw 4 _ A colore! Minister of London has been discovered to have two wives. â€" In the township of D&vnie wolverines are killing sheep. . _ It is announced that no less than eight men were arrested at Ailsa Craig as horse thieves. f _A number of boys have been arrested at Komoka for placing obstructions‘ on the Great Western R.ilway. it have been raised 20 per cent. has grown ten feet high. d.xi-npwn regatta takes place on Thursâ€" y. ‘ Mrs. Morley Punshon sufferers by the late tire _ El ven hundred cheeses lately arrivred in Montreal trom Upper Canadian ports. . A barn in Whitby County was lately struck by lightning and with contents was destroyed. A freight conductor named Diniel Mecâ€" Gillivray was killed at Copetown~ last Sir John Young and Sir Narcisse Belleau visited the Quabec and Gosford Railway and were well plewed with the progress made. â€" L«amds along the line baye inâ€" creased in valuo anmd villi lots command good figures. & (Orillia is going to do something for the OTTAWA TIMES In his flight from France through Bel 1 gium, the Prince lntrorhl stayed in the city of Mons, at the Hotel de is Couronne.> This hotel has a curious history . ln 1781 the Emperor Joseph stopped there in his visit to the provinces, so soon after anâ€" nexed, to republican and imperial France. The Count de Provence, afterwards Louis XVIIIL, no&pod there when he ran away from France in 1791. Louis Napoleen, King of Holland, stopped there in 1806 on his way to his government. Napoleon 1. and the Empress Marie Louise were there in 1810 while on an imperial p::‘fm, In 1815 the allied sovereigns rested there on their way to Paris . And in 1831 the CANADIAN NEWS8 * TexToN, sHooLERED & co. of shoemakers in Strathroy in the Township of Harvey line of demarcawon may be saf.ly left to and those who require latter of whom ought r I am aware that , authories for not sary â€" information. but! a new petroleum died on Friday Latest by Telegraph QrpiC & Laiest from the Seat of War. ~ to &D Later news report Une IPUBBITBH® _ TWME Borget and St. Cloud. F j Later dates have been received : from Paris. Beyond some skirmishing on outâ€" posts there is nothing new.. A Versailles messuge says the Prussians have undertaken nothing important in that no‘ilghbourhood. is Tours, Sept. 26.â€"There has been several, engagements with the onmg in the open country between Paris and Blos. Results This Morning‘s Despatches not serious. | The Government here denies the cateâ€" goricil statement of the Ber.in corresponâ€" dent of the London Times that Marshal B.zaine had made proposals for surrender, The garrison has been roinforced,. and have received a number of mitrailleuse. The place is now fully prepared to resist aitack. Brruts, Sept. 26.â€"The approaching alliâ€" ance between Prussia and Austria, :but which is .opposed bé the Hungarians as part of the Austrian Empire, is spoken of. The ouriee Franeais denounces Favre as Bismarck‘s accomplice, and accuses Piâ€" card as working for Prussia in his paper Eleclive Libre.: _ yA ~‘The Clo he advises to watch for the fuâ€" ture destruction of the Government. |__ . Le R p. l says the construstion of ‘barâ€" ricades iu been commenced, and portâ€" able barricades are being pl:ced in posiâ€" tion, armed with a new weapon more deâ€" structive than the mitraill¢use. The editor of the ? his been impriâ€" soned for attacking Boigt, and the whole _ The editor of the ? his tbeen impriâ€" soned for M.uckl”‘ igt, and the whole staff dismissed oo the manager, who apâ€" pointe i as new »~editor Armand ‘Dubarry af the CoféMMAitionne. * . _ td Loxpox, September 26 â€"The communiâ€" cation between Paris and ‘Tours is totally nmg:n«lod, except by a hazirdous service of balloons. e The Prefects, in accordauge with a reâ€" cent proclamation of the Government, are im loring the people to rise and overwhelm the invaders. 7 Culais votes three millions‘of francs for raising troops. The Patri newspaper is issued at Poiâ€" tiers. It mnnmog:hl journal under the old regime, but is now enthusiastic for a Republic. _ 1 The treaty between Belgium and Prus sia, providing for the release of the woundâ€" ed in the Bâ€"lgian capital, has been signed by the representatives of both Governâ€" ments, I \ ‘The imhabitants of Strasbourg are still kept in ignorance of the events outside the | city ; they believe the French have been _victorious and that the army are advancâ€" | ing to the relief of the city. â€"_ A special oorm(?ondentg;t Tours writes on the 25th, at Chartes: 10,000 Mobilies where concentrated on Monday, when news came that the railway was cut at Rambuillet, and Uhlans expected at Chartes, whereupom the officers told the Mobiles to lay their arms, and ‘B:ome, as it was impossible® to resist. whole force thereupo: disbanded. C td 2043c hh s mm don Snb aafescnins mm un on : The Havre ste «mer arriving on Friday at Southampton brought one hundred French retugees, who report every man in Havre drilling. A »obile attempted to blow up the E:wder magazine, which would« almost ve destroyed the city ; the offender has been arrested and shot. â€"__ _ i Fighting all day near Paris is reported from Tours, but accounts are are so conâ€" tradicwri that the English journals }efm to publish them. & â€"The Enfli-h press compare the war moveâ€" ments in France with those of the late Amâ€" erican contest, especially with the camâ€" * »~9LP. Knign of Gen. Grant against Vicksburg and ichmord. The Prussians are hastening the reconâ€" struction of the fortress of Laon. â€"___ _ The French prisoners are well fod and generously treated. Touzs, Reptember 26,.â€"Letters received from Pars by balloon give the following French account of a battle on the 19th : *General Ducrat, with a ntronf force, 0câ€" cupied the heights from Ville Jeuf to Yenâ€" don. . On Monday he made a reconnoisance and encountered m «sses of Prussians, who were concentrated in the woods, The enemy had many cannon. ‘Notwithstandâ€" ing this, the French attacked them vigorâ€" ously, and they were driven back with precipitation. The Prussians, however, reformed in the woods in good order,; and took a strong p.sition on the he}fi:“ of Chatillon. tere the German artillery ‘ became tremendous, and General Ducrat was compelled to seek the shalter of Fort l Vauves. His artillery was well served, and the Mobil s were cool and resolute. Ge | noral Ducrat finally withdrew into Paris,. | The Prussiins suttered severely, and made no further demonstrations after the French | retreated under the guns of the fort." ; :~Loxpox, Sept. 26.â€"The Standard sys , that Bismarck made a great ‘mistake in treating the FProvisional Government with h«uteur and contempt. He ought to have welcomed it as the best auxiliary forte for | a successful termination of the war. . No possible Government in France or abroad | could sign a peace giving so much and givâ€" ; ing it so genuinely, C s o The permanâ€"nt conquest of France is not out of the question. _ The occupation of Francge may be E-iblo, if Germany can keep up her armies. Every day that the war continues reduces the ability of France to pay the German bill. hew B smarck and the King will yet regret that they refusd to deal more generously with the gentlemen of the Pavement. _ It is not impossible, even now, ‘that Paris may make & resistance that will compel the besicgers to retire, and the struggle may last all winter. _ 2 Fortune, with Prussia toâ€"day, may be with France toâ€"morrow. e In forcing her power, she cannot lay claim to msgmnimit% ugnd she huh::d; only on the razing o fortresses, would have been applauded. © The refusal of France to accept the armistice is politically suicidal. * Loxpox, Sâ€"ptember 26.â€"The Times pubâ€" i â€"hes a telegram from Saarbrucken, dated ...h, which says :â€"Yesterday, at Metz, iz .ine made a feint on the side of Mercy la Haut, and sattempted to escape to Thionville. â€" There was heavy cannonading for some hours. After a sharp fight â€"the French were driven in again. Their loss was serious, seners he hid taken in the engagement. A heavy force of â€"Bavarians is penetrat. ing the the country toward M&" 3 iuon Von Bâ€"ust assured Thiers of his deepest sympathy with France, but he was p. Drammond‘s Exchange 19 Sparks Streel ' w# uy PEOPLE‘S: LINE, YESTERDAY‘S DESPATCHAES. . 18700 * Office im‘pfi-im.. § T is sarid Theirs will offer the Czar imâ€" portant concessions in the East, A# the price to he paid for Russia‘s good offices. Schleswig: petitions Prussia for _relief from the onerous conditions of the Treaty aind imacharodi LK V VÂ¥ ~XCPA manner in which the Catain was lost. The mner with 17 of the crew who olca‘red arrived at the Admiralty in‘ London. Itm that a bheavy squall struck the ship. ‘Rhe yielded to its force and w is capsized. â€" Captain Burgoyne, was "on deck at the moment. . [1e ordered the topsails | to be lowered and sheets to be let fiy. But | as the vessel laid over, the bottom of the | hurricane deck was exposed 4o the full force of the wind, and acting as a huge sail pressed her lower and lower into the waâ€" ter, until she completely turned over. The deck wis burst in by the immense weight pressing uJ»on it. She filled with water, and.wont own like a stone. The tcv;o fatal errors in the oonm'ucliox; of thg ‘d‘i was putting masts into her, an ,iv}:ng er onYy -ixnsmstoad of eight feet res board as Capt. Coles had designed. ‘TouRrs, Se{n. 26. â€"Advices: from Paris 23rd rc ‘balloon, state that the city is completely surroundedâ€" by the enemy at a ‘distance of two to three thousand â€"yards from the outlying Forts. The atiitude of the population is very determined. No person is allowed on ‘the streets after 10 p.m., without special permit. f Notes from Gamvoetla and Favre say, we ean hold out all winterâ€"let Framce make ( lan heroic effort. j 1 All parties are unanimous in supporting the Government. _ The Ministerial note in the Moniteur conâ€" firms yesteray‘s procl«mation of the Govâ€" ernment st Tours, «nd making Europe the {)ngo, and says we want to stop this barâ€" rous conflict, which decimates the people |for the beneflit of a) few ambitious men. We would accept equiitable conditions, but will yield neither ong inch of territory, nor one stome of our fortresses. f vf.lt‘a“v';-'; is ;ni:god in drawing up a report ofâ€"his mission to the Prussian headquarâ€" ters. ; : / f j Copies of the Journal Officiel to the 20th, 21st and 22nd instant are just received. From them the following items are gathered : . : ‘ A decree appoints members of the Proâ€" visional Commission, which â€" replaces the Council of State. _ ~ The state of seige has been raised in Alfui- ' The bridge of Billancourt was blown up on the 20th. : It is rumored that the Prussian dragoons occupied Chateau ;Meudon. s Gen. Trochu on the 21st made recon: noirsance of defences at, the Porte St. Denis, which is in a remarkably strong conditiion. The beseigers occupied Bougiers, Rouel, and Vanterre on the morning of the 21st, but they have not : yet np‘{ou-ed at Courâ€" lievoi, Surene or St. Clou On the north and east the enemy does not roep at a distance. . His videttes ‘ themselres on the road from Chatâ€" tilion to Chevreuse, and are sometimes shelled. i{th . #. . At Fort Roumainville the enemy is seen within six thousand metres of the works and they have thrown up earthworks near La Courom. â€" Nuw York, Sept 26.â€"A special from Kiel dated bhturdl{, n{l‘dtho Municipal Ceuncil of Hadersblet voted an adâ€" dress to the King of Prussia to remove the bar which weighs on the north of Pnfu‘. ‘The Council at Kiel have also resolved to present an address to the King, expresâ€" sing the hope that the success of the Gerâ€" man arms will lead to the abrogation of the Treaty of Prague, which stipulates a cess.on of a portion of Sshluw&w Denâ€" mark, ::ibl:g that the Schlesâ€"Holsteiners never wi to separate from the desâ€" hi caudlitacanstg â€" aaclaben ror ts Pnsgs IP? i demands. â€" This ought to be considâ€" ered ztho Provisional Government, for the e of France. We are unable to know whether the Imperial Government made p ace ufter Sedan, but we do know Germany‘s previous conditions of peao: were different trom what they are n w, in sight of Par.s, and will be different from \ ‘these before the gates, and when we are inside the capital. â€" The responsibility atâ€" taches to these men who have overthrown the existing G.vernment and avow.d their pu.r'poot of carrying on war. _ Ew Yosrk, Sept: lG.-â€"Iondon.?ooifl- give details of the condition of affairs in and about Paris. : General Amhest, who commanded secâ€" tion five of the fortifications of Paris, had been removed from his commund, for telâ€" ling his officers that he could ounly recogâ€" 7 iim_sa i0 C escoc nize a government ratified by universal suftrage, which was not the case with the flepublio. e Pnd s A _ RouEx, Sept. 25.â€"A force of 80,000 men has been organized here. _ _______ _ French armies now assembled and orgaâ€" nized are roughly estimated as follows ; Army of the north east, at Hille, 75,000. Army of North west, at Rouen, 80,000. Army of Loire, Tours, 120,000. Army of Lyons, 50,000. Army of south, Marseilles, 290,000. Loxpo®, Sept. , 25thâ€"The excitement caused by the determined refusal of the Prussian Government to grant me, exâ€" cept on terms hnmiliating and to the Republic, thre :tens to take a shape most lombsnfuping to the Cabinet. fac} A third Democratic mesting was held toâ€" day in Hyde Park.: There was a huge proâ€" cession, in which not one English flag was seen. The feeling against Prussia was inâ€" tente. Dates from Paris say that on the return of Fayre from the King‘s headquarters a mufln"o( the committee of defence was held. 11 honGl’h_vro ll:d read tpbmarck'l proposition, Gen. Trochu, in a few concise sentences called for the tastant and un: conditional rejection of the propositions, which he described as insulting. He test, both as citizen and as soldier. No m in has a right to recommend suicide to his nation, any more than to a man. ° But France is in no suchâ€" emergency.> The capital is able to resist, and if the capital falls, the departments will rise." Winter is the invader, aje= m 4 * n « £ to say that inkll"“m was now 4 J condemn a hopeless conâ€" O ATGE‘ Maneh ts o k * ’uch a surrender of her rights, her honor, ourly exâ€" | and her dearest interests, as Prussia now ; | demands of us. The great cities of France has been would not abide by our capitulation. The the cable . trials of sq:ruel min, made a war of nécesâ€" Sweden. \ sity by our implacable invaders, will re; crowded , store the manhood and elevate, the spirit France. | of the French people. I propote thit the ep in the Committee un«inimously reject the condiâ€" | tions offered by Count Von Bismarck. the greatest want and misery. . From all parts of the country the republic is warmly endorsed and accepted.. New armies are formini‘on the Loire and at Lyons. _ All these Frenchmen mustering in arms for the defence of the nition would deserve BSur action were we to humitliate France by _ These remarks were vebemently ap plauded and the terms unanimously re wp d. um T ,l p T> 1. 42 "‘ Since the reély of Favre has, reached Bismarck at Meéaux, ho has been obviously disturbed in mind, _ o es The Prussiaa Embassy here begin to «peak of the proposed congress of Euroâ€" pean powers, to guarantee fultilment, by Frince, of whatevrer terms of peace may be finally sugg.â€"sted and adopted. This chinge of tone excites much remirk here, but no once anticipates that a favorable reception will be estended to any such plan at present. Toroxto, September 26. Allusions of an appropriate character were yesterday made in the Wesleyan and other churches, to Mrs. Punshon‘s death. Vhe funeral takes place at three o‘clock this afternoon. ; y . No The body of Wm. Bell, lately drowned, was found on Saturday. Forbes M. Grasâ€" sick, who was with Bell at the time of the accident, and was intoxicated, has been arâ€" rested on stuispicion of being accessory to his death. s ~‘The Ontario Rifle Association tournaâ€" ment was concluded on Saturday. In the Grand Trunk Railway match ; the first prize of an Entield rifle, and 500 rounds of ammunition, was won by Ensign Symons, 87th Batt. ; nursery stakes, first prizc, Enâ€" feld rifie and ten dollars, was won by Private Crockett. 24th Batt; time match, first prize, 25 dollars, Sergt. Birtch, of the Queen‘s Own.. ~ _ At a meeting of the Ontario lMifle Asso it was decided to send a team to Wimble don next year. ‘Petitions to the City Council for a grant 10.000 to the sufferers by the Oitawa. fires have been numerously signed. § A ecnsiderable quantity of clothing, has been collected. * 7 Angus Morrison, M. P., Senator Dickson, and J 8. McMurray leave for Chicago to to push the interest. of the Ontario and Erie Can«l Com «any. 4 MoxtrrEar. Sept. 26. Last Saturday afternoon the annual rifle m«tch of of No. 6 Company, 1st Prince of Wales Battalion : took place at Point 8t. Charles with the following result :â€" First competition, at 200 and 400 yards : 1st prize, Sergeant Quinn, 27 points, gold medal worth fifty dollars; 2nd, Private Stewart, 27 points, five dollars ; 3rd, ‘Priâ€" vate Simpâ€"on, 26 points, three dollars ; 4th, Sergeant Portas, two dollars. â€". Second competition at 200 and 500 yards: Ist prize, gold medal worth 30 dollars, won by Pvt. Simpson, 22; 2nd, three dollars, won by Sergt. Quinn, 26; and ‘3rd, two dollars, by Sergt. Portes Consolation match at 400 yds : lst Sergt. Major Johnston, 14 points, three dollars ; 2nd, Pte. Brook, 10 do, two dollars. It will be noticed that Sengt. Quinn, who took the first prize in the first competiâ€" tion, also made "the highest scores in the subsequent matches ; but according to the rules of the match, ke could only claim second prizes. which was to have taken place on Satur day afternoon between Vosburgh and Young; of Quebec, did not come off on acâ€" count, it is alleged, of the inability of the latter to reach Montreal. The deposit of $60 was paid by the stakeholders to Vosburgh. The sixy yards race, best th which was to have taken place ‘Yesterday at the Church of St. James the Apustle, the Metropolitan ordained Messrs. Longhurst ard Irvine to be Dea cons, and Mr. Nye to the order of priestâ€" hood, according to the ancient custom«, with the exception of the oath of th. Queen‘s supremacy and sovereignty. The officiating ininisters, in addition to the preachers, Rev. Canon Bancroft and th Ven. Archdeacon, were ‘the Rev, Canon Bond, Rev. J. Ellegood and Rev. E. H Bickerstein. ‘The L.tany responses, the Nicene Creed, the Veni Crextor, Spiritus, and the Offertory sentences were sung by the choir. & The discharged soldiers of the Royal Ca nadian Rifles, who were entitled to redeive fifteen shillings under the revised army regulations, are now to be paid on applica tion to the Puymaster of the 60th Rifles. The northern lights ‘appeare! with ex traordinary beauty on Saturday night, cov ering a large portion of the Heavens with their brilliant and fluctuating lights. The great annual sale of Dutch flower, bulbs, consisting of over 10,000 hyacinthes, &c., takes place this day, at halâ€" past two! o‘clock, at Mr. Arnton‘s. & Weather beautiful, but pleasantly cold. Lieut, Bouse, 60th Rilles, proceeds to Thunder Bay on duty for the .control De:. partment. - Last Saiturd«y afternoon: a match was played between the Montreal and Crescent Clubs. The former team was composed _partly of the first and second twelve. The match excited little interest and but few ‘ spectators attend.d. _ The match was won easily by the Montrealers. John Byerne, aged 45 years, married and resided with his family in Niccord street;, is reported missing since: early on Saturday last. ># A few fires occurred on Saturday ana SBunday nights. Damage slight. The address to Liept.â€"General Lindsay, will be presented at noon to morrow, | at the St. Lawrence Hall. ‘This forencon the four companies of the Battalion of H. M. 60th Rifles, at present stationed in the Quebe: Gate Barracks, weré inspected by Lieut.â€"General Lindsay. The Battalion paraded on the Champ de Mars, and received the inspecting officer with a general salute. The corps after. wards marched past in slow and quick time, and subsequently formed three sides i of a square, and were addressed by General | Lindsay. He complimented General Wilâ€" liams on the good conduct of the men ; he also alluded to the distinguished position which & portion of the Battalion took in | the Red River Expedition, and stated that TORONTO. MONTREAL occurred on Siturday and race, best three in five, they would soon Jeare raised to the n“""’l MoAamge . * cuit Court held in Ware : the ( is the universal opin; Wetk this plaos 43 74 1 _ 20e of the $1 Pn k this lnlm}.’ that this time dm‘ is in the right place." fl..' spoken of by members Of ‘the who have been called to pmc him. The Court of Review for the term on ‘Saturda large number of cases i ~ omm o s‘ 1k render judgments on Priday a ten o‘clock, when it is exp " of judgments will be given, it ) first term after theh.". t Gold, 11} ; exchange, #. . bought at 12}, and sold bought at 7c. and soldat6e 111} to 113}. ur k J “'[i(‘. h’ A Jletter appears in W‘ M from it " oo ow tmphating B n e ing that he ever refused to bey '.5}&" n« Provins‘ child for the 162000 thy, fi" parents were Mesthodist. m, “‘; n ing wofficer at Levis is r‘ ' cuih 6* ing in making enquiry *A fl. * . w Rev. Mr. Woolrich at 106tiing uy , M rien yesterday was obliged, through n + ] d .souss the congregation after i | .H , alluded from the altar to the w d brought agrinst him, and pome A 1 Sergt. Provins‘ letter to be false in af d ~Other statements. . ‘The reverend geotione Kss fully sustained by bis fock i; ts a .;.- by »Il that the good understandio G tween our three small Protesizpt y x, «l gations at Levis shouldbe w ‘ « perhaps too hasty rush into print, L w:l;'s: The numthw up 500 C Forkks of oysters for Quebse and Montreal ipard® anel Arrived bmfi-u.. , 'â€"‘. ez from â€" Pictou: the bwts “' & i r imad and â€"Worrior. " Weather beautiful The northern lights on Baturdsy last night lit up the «city almost like Many ignorant people evinced a 1 stitious dread that the end of the wet at hand, and the heavens were e startlingly brilliant, the fitting figu genting the apperrance of grund 4 rushing mito combat. a _ For Nove‘tie in Laca Ml'hgwandc. T. HUNTJN, SHOO ids insugant resgion n ‘s inaug reception an pnuuudwh'-byfiew land und members of the lite 0 â€"':‘.*'l in. â€" His Honor delivered th lowing reply sâ€" | . [ _ | _ _ . Your assurance that I amy, in mnlnhu‘fil;’db“: 8 rely assistanc who:’.wfir A :: Iis ons uc d woline a boia, an sssistence, the value i0! Whit do not underrate, gives me endouragem to bope for some measure of in government of the country. this least, let me assure you. My whole 4 «and any ability 1 miy |pOR®®, be voted without reservre to the " promoting the best interesis of this lerritory, and I shall Kn SuoOR # way PMCCRC CE as you have kindly reminded 16 MY} inution as Governor bas been. geot met, shall not be found to bave Do I ly undeserved.. . No body of men can have had a b opportunity then yourselves of muting what ‘:‘.‘ ?p , the populition, and * ©° _ °> great â€" gravificaUtn .!" Ti your conjident assurante that, 4 standing the events to “r itants of the country, -:‘"' ness to support * of the laws. * With these fecing ing the body of the populs4@®! look with sanguine hope 10 th6! ance of oarder, to the fi An /mmense Btock of Ribbons, Y our anticipations fl to arise from the op.-l; wry und the d.V‘bpe“ will unquestionably be fm vle to overrate the ad serrivory wfers to the i have not a doubt that ital will râ€"pidly flow in such abund.nce of the e popullfi“ and capital «1e ued Now that the Province L# porated with the 108, take of the prosperity of munities. . Polhtically } Pminca‘ new routes will sson be opened system extended to t will be, will g. ve you> tion with Canada «nd way and the telegraph *" oys oJ Ne To and the im passable *W*AWDE the east, and make y99 PM : the liv ng and moving world. I most cordially contif i# 1 that, under the !"m“ which may be followed "H ty and prosperity. k , The fate of this count? of its ownpeople. Let W1#6 Let the devote task of de ing their in & spirit and with an _€ l the mighty heritage which E Sham nnd We M ;.wg- 'WA{ :1!] ‘;â€"““;7. ;ve " 1801 «t10n ; II'I‘”' ‘ kept by the Mum # and the inpassable & the east, and make yOU P# Reepeaeely PR LCC M blessing which a kll'ls witholds from efforts well directed. Rome is lfi“d"b‘."';q the manufacture of pict § *A masters. Pazaint, fietuft‘fmx-“‘-flzg to wei v"’" h “ Tuon which gat tht 246 *‘ don, which wa## T achuh deâ€"th of 81 w% completed without “ compie"* *‘ joosr To * "e The Jews of 5‘;. M”I‘ schools on Sunday gundg *# propriety of celebmtit$ y 4s pere! of rest, instead of sely disapp® o i t e _ bomk l of his ears as & _ M. Grasso, of Italf) "/" gpzs0ut # His family were sent them eR Tt from the â€" ©ustOm Of , SV who dretl cient people P or metheglin, a bever®g® madetilh ie Colyty days after every webd* Tours d addrt 6 The interior of 8k PHlh the rest of him "': « honer® The origin of the WOW" " .m z998 Fort Garry, Governor laws, and to a rapidl QUEBEC (signed) Seturday, aft,, cEXERAL Â¥0‘X N, SHOOLBREDE this ho lane batgy, sold at He is very dflh ApaMs G. 5th Septembel, Qi2zC, Sey 4 & w "9 fop the walue iof w 5t **" _ shed * len unfnisbed * e _ . 4 s0p ®!} » all Te ol gay 19" Perth ; Lanark _ $ peat?) were of a PH‘ and W & of El Nr