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The revenue accounts from India are stated 10 be so far satisfactory that there is no pro- inability of any aid being required beyond the 33m,“ which the President of the Indian ' Council is at present empowered to raise. According to the Paris correspondent of the ‘ Times ’ the year closed in French com- mercial circles under very unfavourabie cir- cnmotances, and a feeling'of great uneasiness ”filed. On the Patis corn Market flour ' "and wheat continued to advance in price. NAPLES, Jan 4. ° A conspiracy of the Bourbon party has been discovered, but it is without importance-- Four R-Jyaliets generals have been arrested, with some of the agents of King Francis II, who iatdfisome frem Gaeta. ‘ | - Q The Barrie Advance relates the following incidentâ€"“A Young man, named George Real. :1 settler on the Muskoka Road, in the latter part of last month, pursued a wounded deer into the woods somewhere beyond the Second Falls of Muskuku, and having missed his way fell into water conceald under the deep snow, and when he extracted himself was sofrozen and benumed that he almost lost all power of action. For four days and three nights he struggled against cold and hunger, the frost gathering up so thickly about his moccasins that he was frequently obligcdtochop it off with a tomahawk, in doing which he unconsciously cut his frozen (not. He at last struck the North branch of the river which enabled him to find his broth- er’s home. He ate nothing during the whole time, nor. ad he. any‘ matches for raising at 11;- AlfA‘__ _ -s- “’hen the Hon. Mr. Smith, our Postmaster General, concluded thlt France the- conven- tion relative to. the carriage by our steamers of the mail. between that country and A'meii- ca, the following eml‘arrassing circumstance occurred. By the FrenCh treaties u ith Great Britain, the postage on French mails carried by vessels under the Bridsh flag must be paid to England. But the American Post Oflice Department, which made its contract with Canada, refused to accept the payment of its share ofthe amount through Great Brit- atn,‘nStsting on a direct payment. from France. That: difficulty would arise front this was easly foreseen, but as it could not then be settled satisfactorily, the Canadian authorities thbught it best to begin c itll')it}£’ the French mails and to trust to the future for the regula- tion of all possible complications. ‘I'hus was a threatening cloud remt red.â€" We may also take this opporunity' to menti'm that Mr; Smith was at the sametime success». in! in {securing the (‘stabiishmeut of Ex- change Offices for the French mails at Chica- “Te need not add that although this con- tingency had been considered possibie, it caused some little excitement here. As it would evidently be useless and dangerous to temporise further, Mr Smith, after consider- ing which of the parties was most likeiy to meet the other’s views, resolved to start for \Vashington ratherthan Paris. He was on his way '25 hours after receiving the very ugly looking missive from the French Bur- can. fife. ‘ A'fior'epplyiqg the usual means forfe- storing the cuculauop 0’! the blood he gradu-7 ally recovered. and Is now out .of danger 0:233, then theloss of a few toes, " AI might be imagined, the ace: unts be- tween the French and the United States Poet Offices very econ began to clash, and there entan lement grew into a source of annoyance to bot parties. The French authorities were finally driven to desperation, and notified both Canada and the United States that unless matters were arranged, they must cease to send their mail bags by the Canadian route. go an?! Detroit, in conformity with the earnest desire of the Emperor Napoleon’s Govern- ment. “ The intention of the Government to abol: ish the office of the Viceroy is questioned by politicians whose authority is of considerable weight and an altogether different solution of the difficultyâ€"at least for the timeâ€"is talked of as probable. It is saitl that the appoint- ment will be vested in a person of no less im- portance than the Prince of lVales. It will at once be seen that the present liOsitinn of His Royal Highness is different from that of the heirs apparent-to the throne in many pre- ceding reigns, as his rank gives him prece- dence of- his father, who is only Prince Con- sort. By placing the Prince of Wales in the office of Viceroy of Ireland an awkward sit- nation would it is said, he got ralof, ; ml a compliment paid to the people of Ireland. We only give the above as the opinion of persons who are well infozmetl on wt at we may term political probabilities.” it may be proper to state that the ‘ Examiner’ is the property oi and is principally conducted by Mr. J. F. Maguiro, M. P. . "airing laid the facts of the case: before Mt King and Postmaster Ge new! Huh, those gentlemen at once ac ( eded to h' )5 request, a.- lhough when the scivice “as fir-st organise 1 they had riot been led lo see its importance .. “’ithiu '24 houxsalter his arrixal l: l \‘v ashinz- ton, Mr Smith was again on his \3 a) to Caâ€" nada, From the Quebec Chronicle, Jan. 12. We will narrate how a difficulty connected with our Ocean Mail Service arose, and how it Was settled. Successful Canadian Dip- lomacy. The following is the paragrc h {mm the ‘ Cork Examiner’ ahead} alhuied tn . fl P3001188 0! THE RESELLION. New Orleans, 18. The programme for Louisiana’s secession is already agreed upon by the leadmg mezn bars of the Convention. The Abolition of the Irish Vice-Royalty. Arrangements are being perfected among the acceding States for holuing a. general con- vention at Montgomery. on the 20th of Feb- rnary, to devise the plan of the new Comed- eracy, to adopt a federal Constitution, to claim title and ask recognition by the European powers and the a'nitctl States. Forts Jackson and Phillip were to be largely reâ€"inforcetl for the defence of the mouth of the Mississippi. ‘1! is contemplated to fit out privatecrs should coercion be attempted by the North. Another powerful steam frigate the Lu- dammed, had been iaunchel at Chalham. Prim; Carignan is expected here on the 15th inst. f'orcign JVI’IKS. B Lonpier. . . . J Slams? ...... Samuel Clarke Henry Lor. .. W Radford. . . T Baines ..... A 'J Gibeau” W Fleming” John E Brooke J A Tome-v” Oliver Wells In going into a colder air, keep the mouth resolutely closed, that by compelling: the air to pass circuxtously through the nose and head it may become n armed before it reaches the lungs, and thus “events those sudden shmks and chills which frequently end in plenrisy, pneumonia, and other serious forms of dis- eases. ‘A short time ago, a widow lady living near the northern line of Missouri, sent her negro man with a load of wheat to a mill in Iowa, to have it manufactured into Hour. The Mill was much crowded on his arrival there, and the prospect was that he would have to wait several days for “his turn.” While waiting, some of the “freedom shriekers” in that. lati- tude got around the darkie and prorosed aid.- ing him in securing his freedom. 'I’he'negro Seemed to be struck with the idea but did not have any money to pay his expenses... “Well,’ said they, “sell your mules.” ‘Don’t know about that, missus could not at along without thcm,’ 331d Cuffâ€"«‘Well, t en, re- A Campbell. . . G Black ..... . J H Cumming. R Courdages. . T B Martin. . . . Thomas Steers W Bum-01:. . . . E Peel ...... A Pv'lamahan. . . T Lyons ...... Jolm Clark. . . . Never stand still a moment out of doors, esp: -iaHy at sheet comers after haviwr “(11L- ed even a short de: ce. Stii! sanguine as we are ofthe coming of this joley time, we advise the aspirant for edi- torial honors to pause ere he takes up the quit! as a means of obtaining his bread and butter. Do not at least, do so until you have been jiled several dozen times by a like num‘oerof girisâ€"nntil you have knocked down stairs and sensed in a horse-pondâ€"-until all the “gushing” feellings within you have been thoroughly SUbtiUCdâ€"llttili, in short,yourhide is of rhinosccrous thickness Then, Ofiaspi- rants for the bubble reputation at the press’ month, throw yourselves among the inkpots, dust, and cobwebs of the printing office, if you will. After speaking, singing or preaching in a warm room in winter, do not leave it {or at least ten minutee, and even then close the mouth, put on the gloves, wrap up the neck, and put on (leak or overcoat before passing out of the door; the neglect of these has laid many a good and usetul man in a premature grave. ’ Never speak under a hoarseness. especially if it requires an effort, or gives a hurting or a painful feeling for it often results in a penna- uent loss oi voice or long life ofiuvalidism Under this title the Special Committee to which has been referred the examination of public accounts, makes known the amounts due to the Province by the Agents of Crown Lands and Forests. Never ride near the open window of a Vehicle for a single hall minute, especially if it has been preceded by a walk; valuable ln'es have thus been lost or good health pur- manemly destroyed. 'I has: xx ho are so easy chilled on going out oftloors. slmuld hmc some cotton battin-r at- tached to tlm vest or uter garmex. ts, so as to protect the space between the shoulder blades behind, the lungs Icing attached to the body at that point, a little tlncrei 5 worth hm firm» the amount over the chest w front. Newt: wear 'lndia rubbers in cold dry weather. - Never begin a joumey until breakfast has hem eaten. v it in the house ?’ The elegant Mamiiiiii, reduced to mangle turning, described his life as dem’d liolrihlc giiiid.” Th} lift: of the editor is all of that. But there is a good time a mining. we feel confident, for the editor-41 time when he will be zippreciute‘ ;wheu he will have a from sea: ; when lie will have :1 pie every «lay, and wear store clothes continually: when I}: harsh cry of “Stop my paper!” will no more gin-1:: upon his cars Courage, Messicurs the Elitors. Tlte e.iitor’s work is never done. He is drained incessantly, and no wonder that he dries up prematurely. Other people can at- tend banquets, weddings km, visit halls of dazzling light, get inebriated,bteak Windows, lick a man occasionally, and enjoy themselves in a variety of ways ; but the editor cannot.â€" 110 most stick tenacionsly to quill. The press, like a sick baby, mnsn’t be left at minute.â€" lt‘the press is left to run itsell'even for a day. some absurd person indignantly orders the carrier boy to stop bringing “that infernal paper. Tnere’s nothing in it. 1 won’t have it in the house '2’ We are int :1 horse, and have consequently not been (railed upun to furnish the motive power for a threshing machine; but we fancy that the life ufthe editor who is forced to write, write, write, whether he feels tight or not, is much like the steed in question. If the yeas and neighs could be obtained, we helium: the intelligent horse would decidethat the thresh- ing machine is preferable to the sanctum ed- itorial. Artemus Ward, alias» Brown, late heal edi- tor ofthe (.‘Eeveland Plui-ndealer, gives the fonowiug advice to young men who aspire to baseline edi.ors of newspapers: Never go to bed with cold or dump feet. Names. Defaulting Agents 0 Crown Land and For- ests. An Editor on Editing. [From the Hamilton SpectatorJ Winter Rules. . . . 1681.17 31 Dec ’ .. 393 95 30 Jun ’ . 1470 85 31 Dec ’ . .. 68 40 31 Dec ’ 2040 01 31 Dec’ . ”25898 75 9 Feb ’ 180 30 31 Dec ’ . . 690 85 31 Dec ’ . . . 1312 36 31 Dec. ’ . .. 1613 20 31 Dec ’ 192931 31 Dec’ . .229047 66 31 Mar ’ 7 28 31 Dec ’ 43 10 31 Dec ’ 514 92 30 Dec ’ .. 67 43 30 Sep ’ . . 17991 00 30 Sep ’ ANDREW RUSSELL, Sub-Commissioner. Amount of Defalcatiou S cts 1478 47 151 39 330 03 78 :27 656 43 914 00 .. 168 ()7 . . 393 95 . 1470 85 Date of De- falcat ion 31 Dec ’51 31 Wee ’46 31 Dec ’51 31 Dec ’48 31 Dec ’49 30 Oct ’57 31 Dec ’54 30 Jun ’49 31 Dec ’47 31 Dec 31 “cc 31 Dec 31 Dec 31 Dec 30 Oct ’56 ’56 ’57 ’54 ’56 ’ 19 ’47 371 {$6 ’56 ’55 ’55 ’53 Gum-N’s LADY's Boox.-â€"The February number is before us; The fashion platesdaz- zle the imagination by their incomparable beauty and taste. The Literary, and other departments teem with interest. There are aseries‘ of lessons entitled “ Chemistry forthe young,” which cannot be over-estimated in value. We will furnish ‘ Godey "and the ‘ Standard ’ one year for $4.50, United States postage 'pre-paicl. Parties intending to pay their Subscription to the STANDARD in Wood, will require to dc» liver the same below the 18lh of 116le 'imair)’. All kinds of Mi-rchan: able laim produce {alien in paynent of accounts. N. B.â€"-Don't bring such large, knotty legs, that the devil can’t sptit them. THE STANDAIN). The public await with anxiety the result of the decision in the case of the fugitive -An- derson. Public sympathy in this quarter is with the prisoner; yet there is a settled con- viction that he must be given up. In this there will he no effmt to thwart the ends of justice ; neither will we make fools of ourselves by attempting to dictate laws to the State of Missouri. “78 have entered into treaty with the State of Missouri as an inte- gral portion of the United States, consequent- ly must be bound by the provisions of 'that treaty. It is not when we are called upon to fulfil the obligations of that compact. that we are to make the discovery that the laws of Missouri are illegal and unholy. Notwith- standing our abhoranee of slavery, five have so far failed to find anything in this case which justifies the crime ofmurcler, according to Divine law; and although there are ex: tennating circumstances which render some murders less henious than others, yet the de- liberate takiug awe) of human life can only be expiated b) the perpetrators life being taken in return. These armour-plates are formed of the finest wrought iron, all tortgned and grooved ; they average about 16 feet in length by 3 teet wide, and weight about 3}; tons each. Every plate is holted on with seventeen 1,} inen belts, and npwares of 200 of these plates‘tvill be used in clothing her alter she is launched, the immense weight of the iron rendering this arrangement prudent. She has twenty ports on the broadside, each 3 feet (5 inches wide, by 3 feet 10 inches in height, the low- est 9 feet clear from her londline. Her rig and size of spare will he that 02 an 80 gun ship, and is strong in: ugh to run into any other ship withoutginqnir)’ to herself. ller engines will be ot‘ l'l'ZU‘horse power. Sle is expected to realise a speed of tourteen ktlttls per hour, and looks quite capable of iit'lfCLIi- plishing lt. The main and up; er decks are of wood, lined with iron,nnd the bulwark» me the ordinary, wooden ones of vessels (it her class. joined they, ‘you can sell the wagon, that will bring the money.’ "Well I helieVe missus needs the wagon too,’ answered the black.“ ‘But, it! had de wheat ground, I could sell de flour, dat would fetch the money.’ ‘Oh well said the negro equalists,’ we will swap your flour for the wheat to accommodate you’ So the trade was made. The wheat was ex- changed for the proper portion of flour and the colored man was loaded all read, to drive off to sell his flour. But when he was about ready to start, he said, Massa’s been stud in bout freedom, but I don’t believe missus c}n spare the (lower either, and drove OH wit a broad grin displaying two rows of ivory, much to the rnortifiuation and Vexation of our negro loving lowaians. The “Warrior,” the subject of our Engrav- ing. sister vessel to the “ Black Priiice,” building in the Clyde, is a complete iron ship of 6039 tons burden, of beautiful model, tron] the designs 01 the late Surveyor ol’ the Navy, Sir Baldwin Walker, and consequently, next to the “Great Eastern,” the largest ship in the world. The “ W’uniur” differs in this respect from the mueh-tulked-of French “ Gluire ” that she is armuur-clad upon iron, while the latter vessel is plated on wood. THB DI RH \M STAND \I’I), IIURH KM, JA‘xUAR‘K ‘- KCHOICE SELECTION or VALENTINES for Sale at this Office. Apply early. VALE NTINES. The Iron-Clad" Frigate ‘ “ Warrior.” FRIDAY. JANUARY 25, E361. Extradation Case. CO H. D W 00 i). .I John Ross, qu., of Sunnidale having been .i called to the chair, explained the object ufthe 5 meeting , and by referring to the Maps of the . Counties of Siche and Grey, proved to the satisfaction of all present, that the route from l Durham to sunnidale station, by Way of Col- lingwond, is twenty-mo miles longer than that running direct through Creemore.‘ He .ulao'shéwed that 'beside the advantages the .’ people of Durham, and the County of Grey ATL. 2'11C MONTNL‘Lâ€"T‘lter January num- ber comment-es with an L'xt-eettitsgty well written paper on “ Washington City.” Tue moral evils which are sail to exiat in the PLL‘Eic Departments, are satizized and expos- ed ii] an amusing back-Lam} style. “ Midsu’mrrer and May ” is an excellent literary ar’icie, conchded in the present num- ber. close. “ Barbarism and Civ’lizalim ” is an hismo rical and statistical paper worth a year’s sub- scription. A great num‘gcr of ether articles in poetry and prose make up the. remainder of the con- It nts, which compare favorably with any previous number. Paxswnnox.» We unzictslatld that on Monday evening inst '3. few of the membersnf the Pt‘eshytetinn Church in this place waited upon the Rev. Wm. Paul-z at his house, and Hi the name of the ladies of the (engreg mien presented him \\ith a purse of 862,550,311. :1 mark of their esteem for him as t} lei: minis- ter. pogruplticnl appearance. Additional embel- lishments aucl improvements are continually being made, so that the Scivnlf/ic American of three. years ago bums about the gum: pro- portion to the Safe-72335.: American of to day, that :1 mole-hill (toes t.) a :n .m: m. \Ve wish it abundant success m1 its scientific mission. Tm: TRIBUNI; ALMANAC for 1851 is receiv- ed. It contains a complete statistical politi- cai history of the United States, hesnles much other varied and useful information. Price [3 cents. ”’3 do not hold oursez’ves responsible for the a- pinion of our correspondents, and only give them publicity for the information they contain. Too much praise cannot be awarded to the ladies uf the Congregation fur their ("Hans (m behalfo their much respecmd pastor. The return match “ill be pla3ed :u Dur- ham to- du). For the Durham Standard. SlR.-â€"-At a public meeting held at Shepard’s Hotel, Creemore, on the 1-0“) instant, for the pulpose of considerin" if the Mail could be conveyed from Durham, through Cteemore to Sunnidale Station, by a shutter route than that of either. Colliuguood or Nottawasaga StatiOn. The following mom her: of this 1‘ ssocirtion net at Durham last Tuesday and Wednesâ€" dayzâ€"B‘Iesu‘s. Howlett and Bond, St. Vin- cent; Doyle and Martin, me Sound ; Rev. G. Boggam, and D. Jackson Esq. Durham with the otlicers of Conquest Temple. I. O. of G. T. also took part in the deliberations. Resolutions were passed calling on all tom- perance organizations to Leo-operate in furth- ering the movement of a Prohibitory Liquor Lav; also to support, as far as cox:sxs.ent, only such public office-9:21.3- are temperance men CURLIANA. «â€" ’1 Curling Mama bemeen 11w Durham and M (mm Paws! Clubs tuok place at Mount Fnrest last'1'1mrsdn). The Dumam lub came. nfl Victorians by seven shahâ€"the score being 1910 1‘2. Angus Paterson, Edward A. Goo:!evc, Al- exander'Brown, James Hopkins, Jnhn Moln- tosh,James Hunter, Juhn Cameron, Archi- bald Black, \rViHiam M. Robertson, Mark Armstrong, Gentlemen. ‘ Tu be Pay-Alaster: Alex" B. B'IcNab,Esg. To be Atb'ulant : CaptainJohu Maudie. J To be Quarter AIasler zâ€"Pcter Watson Gen- Adjourned till t! 19 fir.~t Tuesday at. (1 Wed- nesda} 111 next, Max-h, to meet at Ouen Sound. The Durham club has n21 had :my practice for 1h me years. Robert Dalglisli, Thomas Allan, Robert Dixon, Lbuis Joseph Privat, Alexander G. SrfiithJAdam Cochrane. Jnlm Mcllwy, Neil McCanncl, William Morrison; Herbert Rows- well, Jolm Moodie, Esquires. - To be Lieutenants .- Alexander Cochrane, Duncan Campbell, Duncan Fletcher, Joseph Davis, Donald McNiclzol, James Edw, James Brown, Lieu- tenant Samuel B. Chafl‘ey, late of 91h Leeds. Hugh McNub, Donald McDuffie, Gentlemen. To be Ensigns : County of Grey Temper- ance Alliance. Scnm'rmc AMEnxCAN.-â€"~'I'he volume 4.or 186‘! K213 been anateri:1.iy improved in its ty- MajuriD. C. Mcl‘on‘ell, Commanding To be Captains .- tleman. 70 be Surg oeon. â€"-â€"Jusc p}: Crawfurd, Esq. MI) The ahav amount was voilected by Mrs- “Wlliam Buyie and Nixs Hunter. CORRESPON DENCE. MILITARY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX, UPPER CANADA. 6‘ Oficial Appointments. The l’rofesw r’s Story ” is drawing to a Fifth Battalion, Grey. "Wflfl‘dfifi 3* onion: in cour-e of erection. The above figures shew the proposed toute l to Sunnidnle Statio11,t to he twemv-two miles [9.53 than t‘ at 111 11.11. (.fCollingwool. 2 eleven Fall wheat per bush. . . $1 {5 .. $l 16 less than ht 1122.112 of Nottmvasaga Station: ‘ Spring2 22' “ 22' . . .. l 00“ $1 ()5 fourteen less teaming than to (1111.” h, owl, ””1025 ii “ ii 0 5” “ 5’2; l [From (.716 Dazly Leanna] Jun. 24, 18151. i . “ “ ‘5 0 c.‘ .2) 1 ti“) three less than by \1 “V of Ouen Sound 0 “5 . . . . U ~G O J) The mo latter leing tl.e routes by 11 Inch etâ€" ters mailed at Dutham for Creemore or Sun- nida‘le are at present carried, and ifvconect in Wm- GUELPII MA 11112132123. - Jan. 222. regaul to tie mail are equaliy so in regard tol Fall Vt’heat .......... 1,00 m 1.33 markets. Suppose, then {that A. has two SWWL’ Wheat ------------ 0.75 to 0.97 thousand bushels of wheat for sale, and wish- 33‘s". ------------------ 33:) to 0.23 ‘ , as .................. ' es to reach 'Ioronto Markct \121th the least 2 Bailey 0.45 :3 323 po'gsibleamonnt of teaming: say fifty loads at i Pork .................... 4 50 to 5 62' 40 bushels [18! load. 'l‘llls “'Ullltl give SUII-‘ W nulnle tin: preference over the Collmgwoml‘ NotN IS THE TIME TO GET route by DUO miles;o over that of Nottawa- saga three hunthed miles 2 and over the “Re 805‘, Cheapo“! and M0“ Popular- , Guelph route the very nice liltle amount Ofl ' 2 1 INT ' N Y- fourteen hundred 11221113. This to 1.219 e .1rm. r 1 “2‘1 {013.221ng 1:21:11 \LI;rgeSE“CiÂ¥:?ti{aIfgiRfls will: is a great1.‘li.«i-.les':1lunt, and will ; [57.22. equallyl , concu‘ed tn be. the Best .1 11d Most Usefzulx Acm- K well to the gram Specnlntnr, he .11.-:2.~(‘2.1;.11 i‘chH‘ HORTICLLML’RAL 11112811111112.1112!) FAMILY 2) \'1-2. 1512.1121311 of the \1 . . - (111d 1’05. Oiil JD ."lqulInUlii. ‘ \ v I fige: in .(nter "Don 1‘13 211522111 \ OLUME 1n January, 1811.1. 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Su2111i1lule Station, and three gerreraiTy, would derive from the route, as being the shortest, and most direct, to a Fine Market, it would be of incalculable benefit to this Township, as the proposed route passes near its‘ centre, and woirid be the means 0! «opening up some thousands of zeros of as good land as any in this Province. To the Editor rf the Standard. Slusâ€"I‘o ever) thing,r there is :1. Manon, and I a time to every purpose under tne heavenâ€"I so says the wisest man the world ever saw ;I but the Ghost that writes about St. Andrew’s Ghost seema to be of a different opinion, {or it I' appears by his letter, that the whole of man’s time should he occupied in flattering Deity. lf arming events cast their shadows before; them,I venture to :say St. Andrew must have I been a very lrolisorne, socia; , jovial fellow in I his day ;’if we would at a {read the charac-I ter o! the saint by the conduct at his patronsI in the young town of Durham.” I am at ai loss to know where the Ghost has received his educhtion, for “ coming events ” cau-have no connexion, with thintrs that hate taken. place someo eighteen hundred years ago- St. Andrew’s Day is honored in every country under the sun. where Scotchmen are found: â€"-[and where‘I are they not foundJâ€"and noI where more so than in Canada, where the? old Apostle and Irishman is almost Deified,. for at least one day in the year. His sign isa I cross in the shape of the letter X, be baring been crucified (tradition 5a} 3) on a cross at such a form, at Petra in Greece, about tho' 6 middle of the first century, How he became Duflmm to Nottawaeaga Station, by stage route, 45; Nonawasagn m Toronto, by Rail 87, making a total of I32 miEes. Durham 10 Smmidalv by the proposed route by Ma 1e, 49. mile‘e; Sunnidale to Toropto by Rail '79, making a total 3f 12! miles. Durham to Owen Sound by stage route, '28 miles ; Own} Sound :9 Colhngwood by stage mum, 50 miies ; Coliingwood t0 Sunni- dnle It) Rail, I7 mile-s; SmmidaEcto Toronto by Rail, 79 miles. makit g a total of 174 miles. The distance from Durham to Sunnidale by the proposed route, he gave as forty-two miles; from Durham to Sunnidale Station by way of Colliugwood, Sixty four miles. skewing the former to be twenty-two miles shorter than the latter route: befides a savingof forty-five cents passenger fare, and a consider- able difference in the lrieglit from Colling- wood to Suunitlale, by Railway. It was then moved by E. Webster, second- ed by S. Wilcox and Resolved; That a de- putation of four, be appointed to proceed to Durham with the vicw of showing to the Reeve and Inhabitants of that Tcwtt,tlte shor- test route to Toronto or Barrie, antiof solici- tins: theit intcxest in er-tz‘ :biishing a Mail route tiirrett to Sttmtidale Station. Durham tuGuc-Iph by stage route, 56 milus : Guchfl: to Toronto, by Rail 47 miles, making a mm @5103 miles. Moved by D. Hurdison, seconded by James Langtry, and Resolved; That John. Ross. Alexander Livingflon, Goo. J. Bolster and Edward We bster, Esqrs , be appointed a de- putation 10 Walt upon the Reeve .and ivhalri~ tanls of Durham, for the purpose mentioned in the {on-going resolution Moved by R. Doll", seconded by Georg; Taylor, and Resolved ; That the proceedixngfi Ol‘ this Wetting be published in the Durham: Standard. lltt: Spirit of the Age, and Northern Advance. ‘ ing the proposed route, from Durham to Sun; nidale, to be the shortes‘, and if graded and gravclietl infinitely the best for all grain or otLer tarm producevwhich are now taken by the ere circuitous routes of both Coiling- wood and Nottawawga Stations, to the City of T‘rutitoâ€"qhe grand emporium of aii this section of country. The distance from Durham 20 Cullingwond. via Singhammon binge route is 47 miles; Cullingwood In Toronto by Rail, 96, making a 101le uf 143 miies. The Chairman having vacated his seat and E. “’ebster, Esq, having been called thereto, the thanks of the mee'iug were ten dared to Mr. Ross for his able conduct in the ('E .air, and the ma tin2 hen separated. Now Sir, you will please grant an: addition- al space in your culumns for a few facts founded upon Data, taken from the Canadian Directory, which work, is, I believe, gener- ally admitted. to lie Ct')ll‘-3('.$â€"â€"Wlticll fully cor- roboratus the chairman’s explanations, as given at the meetingâ€"thereby doubly prov-j ‘the patron saintofithuld Scotin ’; after end- ing his days in Greece is uncertain, but it is supposed several pilgrims carried his fame thither. His name may be found in the cal- Iendar of the church of England. Fault is l found with “Robbins 'l‘amson’s Smiddy” be- ing sung on that occasion; but the Ghost must remember that the same song’ was sung ,on the first day of the present year in the Orange Hall, under the patronage .of a ”Parson ot the Church. of England. What "was right in the. Orange Hall certainly could not be wrong in the Duke of Argyle’s. “ 0 wad some Power the qiftie'gie us, To see ourselves as others see us ! It would frae monie a blunder free no And foolish notion : What airs in dress an’ gait wad lea’e no, And ev’n Devotion !” The Durham Ghost not content with vilily- ing the members of ti e St. Andreu’ s Socrety, makes a wanton attack upon the character of 3 Rev. gentleman who was present at the dinner and the expressionsthat he makes use ofshew what spirit he is of. The gentleman l in question left early in the evening. and can in no nay he held responsible {or the acts of his countrymen â€"- if those acts were wrong.â€" .0.- But what is a flitosi‘- nothing; therefore the letter amounts to nothing; so the sons of St. Andrew may erlzmn in the language of the . Poet : THE RURAL NEW-Yakima comprises Eight Dou- ble Quarto Pages, (40 columns ) An Index, Title Page, c., given at the close of each Volume, complete for binding. , Address D- n, 'r manna:- Will be superior in style and Contents to either 0" its predecessorsâ€" with New Tyre and other imq movements. Its. Motto, " Excelsior,” and Objects t- Progress amt Improvement,” will be maniifestcd in both Mater and Manner, rendering it worthy a largely increased National Circulation. :13" Next #0 your local paper, the 'fileBAL NEW- Young}: is the one for "our mone ' ' dividends. y yr.“ pays “00d Tm: RURAL is the Cheapest Journal of its class in Christendomâ€"the lowest club rate be. rely (it vering the heavy expenses, its publication involving a larger outlay than any Pfils cotemporaries. 'l‘ns RURAL is an advocate of lrdustry, Skill, Progress, Improvemen‘, Moralizy, Education, and whatever tends to advance and ennoble Human- ityâ€"a Journal expressly intended for the Fire. sides of a Progressive People. Tm: RURAL is superior in Style, lllus:rations, c.â€" employs the best Talent «and is taken by hosts 01 leading Farm rs, Horticulturists, Mechan ics, More? ants, c.. in Coun‘ry, Village and City, frum Canada to California- And snuglv sit among' the saunts At Davie’s hip yet.” In conclusit n, l have no hesitation in say- ing that the late St. Andrew’s Dinner was well got up, as properly conducted, and was attended by as great a number of respectable inthvtdnals of the three countries, as any t-ther Dinner ever held in Durham. it is very easy finding faultiwith any public thing whatever. Evil and good meet every- where; and although something might he hath said and done on that social occasirr. that had been better left undone, yet still my hearty wish is that all the sons of St. An- drew, St. Patrick and St. George, who met that evening may all be spared to enjoy an- o’her Dinner in the Duke’s Palace-and neither be afraid nor ashamed to lis'en tothat beautiful Scotch B'Ielody the “ Heather Beils ; ” sly! or even the simple humoro: s ditty "' ltubhin Tamsan’s Smiddy.” ['On'r correspondent is in error as in the mug gangsâ€"En.) 1V7 OORE'S RURAL NEW-YORKER, THE, .1 ’1 Leading and Largest Circulated,as it is cqnched tn be. the Best, and Most Useful AGRI- (.‘lfLT’c'RA 1-, I‘IORTICL’LTL’XML, LIPERARY AND Fumx NEWSPAPER of the~ Age, \viil enter unon 4‘ ‘t Kg.) Religion is no doubt a ver' mod thine“ . g: P' but folk camza’ be aye sirgiug thé 23H Psalm. THE RURAL. IS pmumxnccd, by both Press and People, the. best combined .rz’g'rirultural, Lttcrm‘y and Fu nzly newspaper publia’wdâ€" and highly es- eemcd by tons of thousands for its independence and sterling merit. Dummy, Jan 24 1861 Flourperhbl.............. $.32 50m $4.00 W hem, per bush ............ 0. 00 “ 0.7 ' 0am ...... 0.15 ' 0.17 Peas ........ . . . . . .. 0. 30 “ 0.35 Pork, 1101' CW! ............. 3 75 " 5 0" Hay, per ton ............ G 00 i‘ 7 00 Fall “moat . Spring \‘that 02118.... . . . .. peas ....... Bar Icy ...... “ And maybe GhOst for if our cams Our wic‘red rhymvs and drunken rants W'c’li gie auld ciuven Howie’s haunts An unco slip yet, I‘uH “heat per bush Springr “' “' "' )arl(l‘ ' “ “ O‘ Oats ) “ “ ‘~' FORM, STYLE AND TERM: vome xu, FOR 1861, TORONTO M .-\ R K ETS. DURIIA M MARKETS A SON OF ST. ANDREW. ... 1.00 to 1.18 . . . 0.75 In 0.97 .. 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