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I I on!” Lent: lea than $1 per encre. Consider- h‘thnt on these purchases, five years’ time'is en- â€"~lly given, end thnt a first instalment of no per 3 at. bell thnt is mmlly required , it is evident g “t the first coat of our public lands cannot. be ; any grant obstacle to the more general settlement 1 d an new territory. Are there then, defects in . the -ehinery by which the lands are disposed of .---on the formlities formidableâ€"«are the surveys knee-Ebb? Are there hostile ' combinations ? l M ere ell considerations of the ntmOSt impor- i “ The directors again draw the attention 01 the proprietors to the steady annual increase in the ~ mke‘ value of the company's lands as a most vitisfitctory and important feature in their afi'airs; the ultimate success of their Operations depend- by, as it does in some degree, upon the progres- live increase in the price to be obtained from the rule of the remainder of their estate. The sub joined table of land disposed of since the year 1829, arranged in decennial periods, furnishes an htemting illustration on this head: (not companies of lhndcjobbcia, I min sorry to lot, by the Crown Land: Repon for this year, {hit Mr. Youkonghne} ha}! disposed _“of ten‘town- fine of cumin landed monOpolies, which, I fur. n given Canada a bnd name for a poor Inn’s country to get. I allude to such con-porn- tionou the British American Land Company and 1h Cnnndn Cowpnny, and speaking of these m for this House, and especially for the com. um», whichl have proposed. Before quitting this point I {annoy hot («park on the ”We? ship! en bloc,” in the Ottawa and Lake Huron tenetto another of these companieu I know that the late commissioner to whose great administra- the abilities I have always cheerfully paid horn- ace, intended and stipulated that settlement du- t'. shall he rigoriously exacted of this new com- pany. (Hear, hear.) But who is to answer that hit successors will be equally resolute 7 Who is to guarantee the Province that a corporation rich enough to purchase, will not be influential enough tohold up, these ter. townships at an excessive and so keep hack the surrounding settle- ments? What has been our experience of these large landed companies ? They all come into ex- ittenee with the fairest possible professions to- urd this Province. The Canada Company and ‘the British American Company were created by Royal Charter before the days of responsibleqov- enment, so we are not fairly answerable for them, as we shall be for others, if others are to be creat- ed by our on action. The Canada Company's report for the present year is now in my possession and shows how they have used their chartered privileges to ispose of Canadian lands during the past few years. The directors congritulate the M “Lug. lea M50 cent, and for the; ‘ American War. -I _.-__ - _-._ “A“-.AAL ' Verdict. Not guilty of murder, but guilty ly disposing of the dead body of her child, and en- deavoting to conceal the birth thereof. Omar for the Crown, Manherson for def. Sentence. Six months in common Jail. When on: report left the grand Jury had not coupleted an examination of witnesses in the Proton Murder case, their being no less than fortreeven witnesses. , Cutler for the Crown, Macpherson for def Queen on. Jane Rae. ~Prisoner was indicted for childomurder. “In Cnors.â€"-The Fall wheat throughout the County of Grey presents an excellent appearance, and we have no doubt will return an abundant yield to the hushandman, should the season con- tinue favorable. Last year 'he Fall wheat in this section averaged over forty bushels per acre, and our Spring wheat ranked Class A Her I in Guelph and Toronto markets. Tho Protest entered against MLMcMur-rich'l ntnrn for the Saugecn Division by John Chisholm sad William Miller, Esqrs. 0! Owen Sound, is inoprietois on the constant progrEssive rise of wig: inntheir salepf‘wiui lands. They say: pretty certain $0 be effectual. We believe Mr. Influx-rich will not due take a seat in the Home, for far of the heavy pemlty which would and: The Protest in ample and explicit, and contains the following prominent points~That Mr. McMurâ€" rich. as a Contractor with Government for the carriage of main, to, by the North West Transit Company, of which he isa shareholder, is unfitted to Become 5 member of that government. And alga that Mr. McMu'rrich holdsa claim of $33,728 against the gwomment he wishes to become . who: of; and is under Bonds to said government ~‘.w,000, all, or any part of which the govern- ”may find on investigation to have been over- i‘WbP? repaid. The Coutt o! Assizes for the County of Grey wand-It Owen Sound on tho 13th inst, before Boo. It. Justice DRAPIR. " Lul- Saturday the admirers of Mr. McMnn-ic" lb this action of the District invited him to in few and mat. in Durham. The Walkcnon Brass Bind we called into requisition, nnd that". four debut in the afternoon five lumber-m ggons and m M’s loaded with people, th greater por- t“ binj‘nr'chins picked on“ the strait, went out .‘mu -1..: The civil suits were confined to cues of debt. Tho criminal calender was light, only four cases. Martyn vs. Devlin-«Action for seduction. Verdict for pinintifl‘ and damages $250. Crimson for plaintitl', Macpherson {or defendant. Queen cs. Alfred Wood-«The defendant stood charged with assault with intent to commit rape on the person of Mrs. Symes, of Meaford. The Jury found him guilty only of assault, and was nuanced to four months imprisonment in the common Jail. 80kt thc member elect on his way from Owen Sunni. About six o’clock they returned, ind «at through the 80km mocken of: processxon ‘91); she streets of this town. To a strange:- the M would certainly lave preecnmd the Nd . milihry hum], only flat the Band ”an" ph‘y “ T5090“! March, ” Mr. Icahn-nob 5“ Eli‘ War; for his crest-fallen; dejectgd “‘91: WW signs of mm _ ._. ALA-.. L__A .__' a W. Not a soliury'cbccrâ€"bnt- many .3 inflfd groom-greeted “ The Conquering hero” from hi! arrival till h: 5 exit from town. w. .10 not be}. ieve Mr McMurrich pen is“ THE ST A3 DARD. Sateen Election Protest. FRIDAY. MAY 16, 1862. (To be Continued.) Grey Asslzes. . o l 4 .3 9116 gauze and By the arrival of 'the “ J ura ” from Londondcrry on the 2nd inst., we learn that Britain and France will positively interfere in American affairs, the South being compelled to liberate her slaves. nonh-ealtern peninsula. (1' Virginia, concentrate- ing their entire force against. the advance of Gen M‘Cldlan 0:: Richmond. The Confederates on abandoning Norfolk, blew up the Merrimac. nonhLeamm' Win. at Virginia, There has again been ,1 bottle at ‘Pittsburgh Landing, in which the Federals were severely defeated, after five hours fighting. The number or killed and wounded is not published. We may soon expect decisive action. FROM OUR Oli’N CORRESPONDENT. Qunnnc, IQIh May, 1862. The defeat of Mr. Patton by such an amateur politician as Mr. John McMurrich is regarded here as a sturdy utterance of the peopr desire to pos- sess increased Parliamentary Representation. I should not be surprised by the Government yield ing the point, if not during the present session, by an intimation of their willingness to admit it into the ministerial programme for the next. The per- sons now in pcwer are more likely to deal satis- factorily with that question, than a Ministry se- lected from the ranks of the existing Oppssition. The avowal of Mr. D’Arcy McGee to secede from the ranks of the Opsasition unless they treat the Separate School question with more tenderness than they have leen wont, is causing great un- easiness among the Grits. It is scarcely likely, that in the event of his disavowal of the political alliance, he would cross the floor and support the Government. The greater probal ility is that he a would become the guiding spirit of a new politi- ‘ cal organization which would be attractive to a ‘ inumber of persons who usually support the Go .--‘ ? ernmcnt. but who, in this particular, act only un- E der the conviction that the objects of selection are l limited to bad and worse. It is rumored that the Hon. J. H. Cameron will move to amend Mr. Scott‘s Bill by inserting authority to the Church of England to possess Separate Schools in towns Iand cities. There can be no valid reason urged la' ainst the same privilege being accorded to any i or all the religious sects. It must be apparent 3 that if sueh a course is persisted in that our Schocl system must ‘ e rrmodelled. Nothing can {more clearly indicate the utter unsuitableness of 5 our very much orerorated Common School system i than the possibility of its being converted into an instrument for the prepagatiou of sectariauism. The Committee on Public Accounts are calling oven the Heads of Departments to answer ques- tions afl‘ecting the expenditure for contingencies in their respective Departments To-day the ac- countant of the Crown Lands appeared and pro- duc‘d accounts for stationery paid to Mr. Footc, during last year amounting to about $12,000.â€" Foolscap is charged at 12 dollars per ream; note paper at five dollars ; mncilage at 12 dollars per bettle: pen-knives at three dollars and a halt‘ each; envelopes at enormous prices; and prices for printing posters that would be quite incredible except to those who had seen the accounts. It is said that the Post Ofiice Department will furnish some startling revelations of this class. H'e do not hold ourselves responsible for the a- pinion 0] our correspondents, and only give them publicity for the information they contain. The time over which the session has already extended and the accumulation of business for- bids the expectation of any legislation being now undertaken beyond that of discussing and per- haps enacting an amended Separate School law. The Militia Bill is causing great. anxiety in the House generally. The Bill now before the Legis- lature is the production of a commission, some of whom are known to entertain strong, old world, notions, with regard'to military organizations.â€" The prevailing opinion seems-to run largely in fa- vor of giving encouragement to volunteering.â€" To provide arms, uniform, and drill would pro- bably be found to be much better adapted to se~ cure the means of defence than could be obtained under the militia ormnization contemplated under the said Bill. If the Government stake its exis- tence on the "ill, in its present shape, it will court defeat. The Governor is supposed to take a deep interestin the success of the. whole scheme. Sur- rounded as he is by eminent military men who imagine that a connterpa rt ot‘ the military estab- lishment: of Europe can be called into existence here and anxious, probably, to adhere wisely to the letter of his instructions he may be somewhat uneasy at the indications of Opposition to the measure which in various forms is presenting itself. Dun Sin :â€"-As you kindly throw your col- umns open to your correspondents at home, I hope it will not be too much for one living so far from you, almost, it' not altogether on the very confines of Canada ; to ask a simi- lar favor. One fiery grave difficulty I have always had to contend within writing for public perusal; has Been to begin properly, to continue interestly, and to finish without an error, just at the nick of time. Whatever others may have done or are doing in this way,I never could, nor do I expect I ever will he able to unite all this trio of excel- lencies in any of my efforts. Even while I writefilfan- y some of your sharp-eyed Dur- hamites are looking over my shoulder saying, “What stuff and nonsense.” Be that as it may, I have for some time meditated an. attempt to give you and your readers a few scattered :thoughts on what we down here call the “ Grand old Niagara Country.” I am not E‘Wfi that there is another portion of our fCanada of the name size and so long settled {that rs really less known to the large majori- ty of our people. With the exception of the l“ Falls,” the “ Suspension Bridge ” and “Brook‘s Monument,” the wonders of our {Country and our age, scarcely anything is 5 known of the climate, soil, productions, re- {homey sic. ., of this large countn. And lwhat do the visitors and excursionist who an- 'nuall) visit these “ wonders ” know, beyond the m- ”:9 points or L's-“elit' we the} ho. 9 -; m, CORRESPONDENCE. To the Edilor of thc Durham Standard: The Confedepwp have abandoned the entire THE DURHAM STAND‘ARD, ARR-'COUN34‘iWG‘R GREY ADVERTISER “""‘ 491?: w ":' f‘:-‘“$‘**“¢""‘%*"“"” ed with such mingled fear audwouder.-â€" i Driving at railroad speed through those p01" l tions‘of the country bestlsuitetl to the pock- 3‘ etc of railroad companiegaand’iall excitement ‘ as to the place to be vis’ited,-.what have they ‘ to talk about when therreturn, but what in- l terested them most. Another cause of gen- . eral ignorance of this country is the, scarcity of public newspapers. I consider a properly edited weekly a‘blessing to any community, I, and should be classed among the institutions : of our land, standing in the front ranks; and ~ is to the interest of every citizen to give it a consistent patronage. The man who refuses to do so is withholding his influence from that which would repay him tenfold. This we have not got, and. this very circumstance our most intelligent men feel, the absence of a healthy weekly news through the country. There are, it is true, some two or three in- significant sheets struggling for an existence, sometimes living and sometimes dead, more perhaps the fault of the people than anything else; but with the exception of St. Catha- rines on the North, and Dunnville on the South our weekly literature is in a low state. Another cause of ignorance is our geographi- cal position. Forming a promontory which juts out from the main land, and running alâ€" most East until it reaches the N iagarairiver and huts and bounds a part of the State of New York, we are almost entirely out off from the main land, from Canada proper.â€" We are far from the centre, far from any centre. lVe are one of the radii clingingto the main body. We have no net-work of rail- ways cutting each other at all kindsof angles, as they have in the adjoining Union, and in many parts of Canada; bringing us inside the circle of contact with the most distant places. The “Great Western ” running along between the foot of the mountain and and the lake to Hamilton affords but a very confined view indeed. While the Buffalo and Lake Huron gives you a most exalted conception of low lands and marshes along its route with an occasional here and the-re exception. This country, like all others in} Canada. and I might also add in America,l has had its rise, developement and progress. ‘ it has gone through all the transitions of a new country and there are still some of the old settlers who can well number the town-’ ships, and recount the dangers of a pioneer life. This is the hrnest boast of our worthy matrons and sires that they first took poses- ' sion of the goodly Land, and can now be- queath to their offspring the rich fruits of their heroic labours. Often have I listen-rd to ltheir tales of half a century ago, when war blazed along our front in one unbroken line in 181?. Though so long since they can al- ' most fancy they still hear the loud cannon 'lroaring, the capture and recapture of Fort . l Eric, the time when Buffalo was a more vil-~ llage of a .ew scattered houses, in what was ”then a kind of swamp; when Hamilton was barely in existence and Toronto was but muddy little York. Amongthe early settlers, very few were from the old country, the . major part coming from the adjoining states of New York and Pennsyit‘ania; ntostly on , political grounds. “ith no doubt .a few whom we might not inaptly call “adven- ' turers.” But be that as it maytheyproved ' themselves to be men of right rogue. suited ' both to the circumstances and .. _agion. I They are now nearly all» ‘ -. " 4o - their memory! H the present and‘ rising , | race bi t prove themselves the equals 0" the t sures who are gone, Canada need not fear for the future. A few thoughtful reflections will readily convince any person how much _we F lare inr‘ebted to those who have lived before ‘us. We are too art to imagine, when we lfirst open our eyes on t e things around us. ‘that they were either always so, or that it .took but little trouble to make them so. Our ihistorioal knowledge of the past is confined tto general things prircipally ; facts and feel- ' ings, with some rare and remarkable excep- tions sink into oblivion and are never known. How many hereoic deeds have never been recorded? how many noble aspirations and hopes crushed? how much love and mercy unrewardetl? how much virtue unwritten, except by the pen ofthe recording angel. Our fathers need no lofty marble to bear their names and rehearse their virtues; the live in l our hearts. “ Alas poor Countryâ€"- Almost afraid to know itself."-â€"Old Plug. A celebrated Grecian Monarch who had his faults and his failings, like every ot‘er deseen ‘- ant of Adam, kepta man in his erviee to tell him 1 every day before he gave audience “ rememberE thou art mortal. " 0 1r Modern Solons who 1 scarcely know their letters look back w ith disdain upon those eminent characters who figure on his- tory's page; but take for granted every sentence that emanates from the tongue and pen of that political demagogue George Brown. But before condemninz a 1d destroying old institutions. we ought to take into consideration that it is easier for a man to pull down that which he has no ca- pacity to build; and howewr bad a Government may be, all wise legislators guard against break- ing it down until they are sure of material for forming another. ' The first French Revolution originated on Speculative theories :ooneermng Gov- ernment, and after oceans of blood bemg shed ended in a military despotism. Ancient history shews us that all rrpublican. institutions have 011.- fled in a similar manner. The Hon. James Patton has been defeated in the Sangeen Division by a parisite of the two days Premier. The Clear Grits assembled at Durham Village la t Satur- day,” 1n number about 50, (one half of whom Were children,) headed by the Walkerton Brass Band to meet and do honor to the member elect. After ,parading through the principal streets of on: Village, with their Idol, who had the good sense to be ashamed of his wouhipperss After than. pedition was over they repaired to the British Ho- tel and partoolr of an exccllent supper prepared ,‘-~ E came the speeches, but I cannot eat that, for if all the brams at the meeting had been concentrated Ein one skull, it would not have formed a head of Esmcdio'rity N0 0:15 CM. object 13 the («Ji’hfee’ maze-4- May we imitate and surpass their excel- lcncies, avoid their defects and errors, and ever practice that “ righteousness which ex- alteth a nation” as well as avoid those» “ sins which are a reproagh to any people.” Submittmg the preéent letter to fodr jddge- men! for publicauon, I Will be governed in future accordingly, and ever remain yours truly. FORT ERIE: To the Editor of the Durham Standard. April, 1862. ing and partaking of a. dinner to the honor of their Chief, but as the wise men observe there is a season and a time for? ever purpose under heaven; and surely Mxflers I den, and; Deacons of a. Christian eomtnnnity could have been better employed, than Binglng songs and drinking toasts to nmlyo twelve o ’clock the Jew- ish Sabbath. We speak about the heathen of foreign lands and give a. part of our 1n ans to send them the good Book. This is what we ought to do, but' 1: it not a horrible and awfu! thing to see those that ought to know better keeping com- pray with the Votaries of Bacchus on the Moss i. cal Sabbath till nearly the Lord’s morning.â€" It is enough to make the hairs of our heads stand on end. Shades of Knox, ah! whither art thou fled. Scotland is famed for her Sabbath, but in the language of an emigrant writing home to his mother, we may exclaim, “There is no Sabbath hero, poor country, almost afraid to know itself.” Such conduct is almost enough to make the bones of our covenanting forefathers arise and mutiny. The following are the most authentic re- turns of the late comes! in this Division-â€" GREY. .Amable 8:. Al‘orm rle,. . . .5 Arran ..... ‘- ............ 89 Brant. . . . ............ “5 Bruce . . ............ 25°). Catich ................. 91 CuIross................. 91 Elderslie . . . .. . . . . . [5'2 Greenock .............. 74 Huron .................. 149 KincardingVillagc ...... 833 The Pounds, Shillings and Pence of Mr. McMun-lch’s Patriot- Ism ! We have already alluded to the part play- ed by Mr. McMurrich, the Grit candidate for the Saugeen [‘ivision, in the jobbery and trickery of the North-West Transit Company. We may now add that in 1858 McMurrick and his partners received $6,400 from the government for a mail service which they did not erform ; in 1859 they received $13. 601, an still only pretended to earn it; and in 1860, they received $1,500 for similar un- satisfactory work. Nor rs this all. This Grit patriot, the disinterested McMurrich, af- ter having, in conjunction with his clique, received in three years. from the government, not less than $21,501, for a gross job, perpe- trated under the guise of carrying the mail, have H e impudence to claim a further sum of $33,728, to not one dollar of which they have an eqmtable claim. It will not do for Mr. McMurrich now to disavow connection with the N orth-West transit job. A declara- tion is on file in Quebec, of a very recent date, in which Mr. McMurrich sets forth, over his hand and seal, that he is one of the parties who claim the money. Isnot his ob- ]ect, in seeking to get into parlianrent to pro- secumwith'au additional force this ini uitOus demand upon the provincial treasury . In or out of parliament, Mr. McMurrich Will‘be known as one of the most unscrupulous of the. band of tricksters who, under the pretence of opening the Earth-West,- received large amounts of public money, and still claim more, for services which never even decent- ly performed. - eds «We: were considerebiy lee, ,tbep pnc belt; a {a ct whereof the Western mummy are renewed t. teke notice. ' he receipts from dam on tavern Iiécncea were $38,277;f10m sho'ps [confined to Lower Censdad $12,132; from still; 3235,13 3; from bmvnr‘les, $50.73!; billiard 2.14:5: (taken (an: ' The Grit cause is evidently desperate.â€" Mr. Brown, who last summer pretended to retire into private lifetand subsequently af- fected thanks to‘ God for his relief from polit- ical labors, has found it necessary to resume harness,‘ and this 'week figures as wandering talker in the interest of Mr. McMurrichi-i- Th‘eyeven’t‘bddes s‘earityeuc‘ee's's for the Grit candidate. Now-a-dayh to he the protege or the ally of Mr. Brown. is tc render eertam defeat, as Mr. Bowes can testify mast" feel- ingly.-.-‘-Qu'ebe’c Chreniclc. ' ' ' The“ gross provincial '1’";an from the Cull; toms Dntio: for; the y'al- ending Blst Dec. last, was $4, 77!; 662; Thu galaxies and expenses" of Collection nmdfifitetl'tq $302,656. Quebec» yield- ~(2113494303 ;‘ the, charges" imoun’ting to $48,353; Hontreai $2, 393,486“; charges, §50,662.‘ Of the gum-e mvpnuqlowe Gm Yielded$1929,'u7;, the 6131128 beiug'3133,238. Whilstcrznn-ibmmg; more than 'thmfifths,,th§1_~ofore, the Lower Can- Durham, 12th May, 1862. Artemesia. . . . . .. . . . . .....89 Bentinck ........ . ..... 187 Coilingwood township. . '. .‘35 Derby ................. 75 Egremont .............. 219 Euph rasia ............... 38 G-lenelg ............... 166 Holland ................ 86 Keppel and Sarawak, ..... 20 Melancthon . . . .° ° ’ ° ...... 2 Normanby ............. 110 Owen ‘ Sound ............ 124 Osprey .............. 92 Proton..................- 4 Sydenham . .. . . .. . . . . ..187 Sullivan ................. 79 St. Vincent ............ 128 McMurtich’s majority, 161 NORTH SIMCOE. Barrie ................. 74 Collingwood to“ n,. . . . .85 Flea ................... 98 Madame .............. 66 Nona“ asaga. ........... 236 0m .................... $205 Orillia .................. ‘20 Sunnidale ............... 42 Tinney‘and Tay . . Vet-pm. . . . f ....... Patton’ a Majority. “135 BRUCE. Do Township Kinloss ........... Saugnen. ......... Southampton. . . . McMurrich’a majority . . .718 The Public “god-fit- for gag. Sangeen Election Returns. Tot a] , ...... Total Total majority ...... 745 ............... H5 ................. 25'). k‘ ................. 91 3.. . . . . 9! lie . 15'? wk .............. 74 .................. 149 rdine Village. ...... 83 Township. . . . .285 s ................. .75 an. .............. 19‘2 mummy... .......‘23 A CAMERONIAN. ....l,745 McM. Mc M. PATTox. McM. PATTON. 816 PATTON. 1,590 1,027 83 124 106 106 97 100 87 21 200 42 hi) 1529 61 139 58 93 113 97 1'27 35 116 51 951 189 189 1‘2 79 114 28 114 15 ‘23 52 against it as expenses. . . Enblic works show a net revenue of $45,- |;61‘2. ' The gross revenue is net down at $324,- P619; the total deduction $279,006, to which latter item mug! be added $4,566 on account of outstanding b’aila‘nces. Of~ the canals, the. “’elland alone produces profit; its revenue has been $941375; its expenses 820., with tolls refunded. $116 630; The St. Lawrence canal produced $29,159, and cost $75,021.» The Burlington Bay, and the Carrillon end Grenvile, produced nothing, and cost,-â€"-the former $400, and the latter $7,295. The Chambly gave $10,211, and took $14,110. The Ottawa and Rideau gave $543. and cost 321.318. The slides yielded net $?1,37‘2. ..... 1.. Quebec and Montreal only), $255", ”The 85me in- cthjfe from these and other smfil sources of a si- milar :9!“ ringer, Wag$64 £95 fif'xpensa ofcollecâ€" {108, $24,175. ‘ _; £33 5' ’-~ ' '- ‘The Poxgochchefin-tmen‘t figures in‘ the accounts zinemuretthangfielf-gfigtainingi Thus the net income eredited loéthe General Post Oflice was $668,321 ; whilsf'the total expen- ses were $668,321 leaving a~ ba!anco of nearly $20,000 The Money Order Office also exhibits a balance or $4,323Jh3e, revenue having been M0381, with $5,957 charged SZIQJIDO l ".6 all‘lco‘ ’IUI‘CUV gnu. v~.,-,..â€"- The administration of Justice m Canada East entailed a total expenditure of $350,557; in Canada West,$319,992. Tue dispropor- tionately small payment allotted to the judges stands out in contrast wit!) the sums realized by several ofthe minerotficer‘i of the law. In Upper Canada, for example, the Clerk of the Crown and Pleas receives a salary of $3,240, and has the handling of $7,400 for contingen- cies at his office ; _ whilst the‘ Puisne Judged receive but $4,000 salary, and are allowed but $100 for each of theireircuits, as ex- penses. ' The Penitentiary, Reformatories, and Pti- son Inspection figure, conjointly, at $148,037, of which, however, only $15,419 belongs to theinspcction. - C .- . . ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ _77‘ ...v --" rvv-v'-â€"- Expenses of the Lagislature lonklarge. The Lagislative Council are debited with $94,380, including $41,200; “members’ in- demnity;” the Legislative Assembly $9.14,- 551, including $83,500 “indemnity no mem- berS'” Expenses of three Cenncil elections were $3,173 ; of the House elections, 2650,- 34â€"77.- 'Ttte' i’pfriming ‘and binding of the Con- solidnted Statutes, (It‘d the pupply of acts to the Government, cost $43,682. _-A -AA In the matter of education. $249.60] are (thawed to Canada East; $247,192 to Canada West Besides, literary and scientific insti tutions r' ceivetl $18 900, of which $10,600 went to Upper Canada. The pmVince was charitable to the extent of$'272 04!. Militia eipnnses amounted to $4. 687 of which $19, ‘223 were applied to salaries, $5 - 722 to drill of cavalry troops. $10,214 to field hattaiies, $1 l5'2t0 foot romp mesof artillery, $13. 9‘26 to rifle Pompanies The censusâ€"including payment of Cam- missioncrs appointed to obtain the churns- has thus far cost 3118.393. Agllcu‘mral Societies in Lower Canada received 48.7 9.5 dollars ; in Upper Canada, 53. 894 doliars. The emigration and quarantme department entnihd a total expenditure 01’48‘345 «lolinra. of which atom 3.500 dnHars are (altarnhed to the ('mwn Land Departmt‘nt, being the ex- penseq of the German agency. Miscellaneous items run up to 45.849 (lol- lama-Amongst them are 3.900 dollars paid to J. S. McCunig for services in investiqating canal frauds ; 3,274 dollars. to meet expenses of the Grand Trunk Railway commission; 1.- 046 dollars. to'H. H. Kilialy, for services and expenses during the progress of the commis- sion appointed to report on the naval reserve: 9.897 for printingthe ‘Canada Gazette ;’ 1000 dollars to the widow of the mail oflicer. lost in the Hungarian; several relatingto the visit of Prince Alfred, amounting to 5.533 dollars. Harbn's and light house-is'are‘cvtt’nwnws having cost $33,239. On arcnunt of the 0!- ?awa hnih iinns 655,149 (inflaru are charged. 3H4 ,84'2 rinll zrs having been paid durinrr I! 9 year to Jones. Hav cock Co. .. and 289. 554 dnl'ars m T McGrvevv. fur material and um I: . 6.09] dallars to Shem and Lavm. 5.- 634 dn‘lara to Fuller and Jones. and 1.000 doflars to Fumb dam! and Storm. on account of profmaiova} sprvicos as architects “fries recen' nn of the Prince of Wales is thé heading of items which amount to 63, 225 dollars. The exhibit of the Consolidéted Municipal Loan Fund shows that Upper Canada Muni- cipalities owe, in the sliape of arrears and ac- cumulated interests, 1.687.543 dollars, whilst the Lower Canada Municipalities owe but 512,§:I4 digllgrs. Injtheifonfier cftgp, thg out- Th9 amount paid for co‘onization mads in Canrda East was 52.424 dollars: in Cnnml't Wear. 54.000 dollars: disprnving one of the Intnst statements of the Western section- alists. Mr. Hugh Allan figures as the rm-ipient. on ancmmt M the mean steam service con- tract. of 352.138 dollara. The light house and mast smvim vast 110.462 (inflate: the fish- erit‘s. 27. 34? dollars ; the ceignnrin‘. tenure, 9.9.4.133 dnllars; cul'inzr timber. 68.399 (101- lars; railway and steamboat inspection, 15,- Included in other statements. or the ton- nage duties collected during the season of navigation. to provide for medical trea‘ment of sick mariners, amountingto 12.558 dollars for Quebec. and 1,696 dollars for Montreal. Tonnage duties were also collected here and appropriated towards the expenses of the Quebec river police, amounting to 12,890 dollars. The fees collected through the surpervision of caller’s office. at this sport, were 67,304» dollars. And the fisheries pro- duced‘ arevenue of 7,371 dollars. “ He: .ad bee? asipbinted with theégUpprr Canadé Oppoéition smce his" ’entrauée into Parliament, andimd‘gimn them his hearty ahdi ufili-niitéd 'Wration,’but lie-was 'frée to‘ confess that the cdiirso of this debut? satiiâ€" fiéd' him that lhé 'i‘éi’igz'm libe'flt'es ofthc mi- norit .d. Upper 9‘4qu â€" wereflfir in. 5’“ hand: 0er Conscmhafhtban f0]? I. ”firm part "'f‘77151é6‘r__0anada ;P9r;.no.caflbly recs ‘3‘ ormo pa?!" y Mderafidu .- «mild - he._hesitutc to Wklh’is clwwe’ in favor of 113. he hesitate to make his choice in 1 (hike met: who would gétarantce not 72: theory but 111; ’pra'c'tis'e the “berries of standing debentures" ark: 7.294.800'do‘lllarét; m the lattera2,2f79,_lil§ dollprs.â€"_Lcadcr. The Clear. Grits must have been completelv taken aback, On Thursday ni ht, by the re- markable’declaration of Mr. cGee, to the effect that he was not only dissatisfied with the Upper Canada section of the Opposition, but prepared to make his choice in favor of their opponents'i‘ iiSu't‘n’é WW part y appear to have; ‘ lt' keeuiy open the f. cubjaet ‘; ayeta :M r. o mdgatlfla “3m New teemmtfi hc.\hesit§t¢‘ to fia’lef'his dwiw iuyfaror qf “68;, men who W‘éfimfidfiée im't‘ mgrely 1n theory 'buF-ifl'pra'ctiée the liberties ofthc 80-; mm; Catholic minprily.” . ‘ ' Mr. McDougaU havi’ng risen, he anodedlo Mr. McGee’s u'vbaervatignafind mi}! 1:" thought. vgews on the'obwéidfi. "'"l'fié W ‘i‘é’pfi'fl fit? from the Leader’s, and makes Mr. Mc- sa :-- ‘ ' ' .1 II- I.-.) L-‘_: -_,*_..'."_°A4_ ! -.,.9.\ .I ~vv McGee and the opposition. ...â€"â€" f I. ' "N . éi* \; {to M g“ 2’ ‘2’ ‘4 ,7 ('1 ;'_ '1. .x.‘ . , ' g The €me Sta-fins reference to the Rei'orm party had the source‘sjof a siâ€" ’ appearance of a threat. Mr. McGee denied I mnuo'n nfcollec- 3 ”mg, . ha had Ihreflenm]- .Thn~ ram-O --_ 1554;: he. «has! threaiened. ’1‘th , tinues :â€" a - . s ‘ ‘2 ‘.""'".P | Ior WHréafi; tfif ‘mé‘membéré‘ or" ‘th‘éxcvppe, Canada OppOSitio'nf' most 'Vofb‘as they thought right. cam!- 99. .; 9'8? ' had-.- $81": iFelmctfid by théir’éobfiitfi‘éms, without reference to the consequgncesf‘ He kqew ,tbe Bill would not , v ~â€" --vu-u W.“ a semmifig, and had no doubt- tha? a .baltgaiflizhad hem-made. by the Gavemment .with themembers of the denomination con- cerned, at the elections. Neither hatlvhe auv doubt that the Government had promiseii what the President of the Council had prom- ised, and more beside. He hoped they mighg never see such a display in the House again, Mr. Robinson’s confession had not been re- ceiYed with them") itdeserved, but greatlv to the disgrace of members. with laughte', fromthe Ministerial benches.” How characteristic of the man all this is ; and we should judge it \vnuld have anything hut a salutary effect upnn Mr McGee, to hear it told that the Government had baraatnmt llllfl with the Roman Catholics to' carry merger“, rate School Bill. Mr. McGee is right in charging the Grits with a 'want of liberalitv for it is apparent in almost every thing ”Hg; do. Here was a measure introduced by 3}] independent member; yet, when memhers of the Government slipped it, this Mr. McDon- gall has to confrontitham with the insinuation that thev had bargainedtn-rotefor it, on con- dition of receiving the Catholic support at the polls. Could anything he more despicable than the course. pursued by Mr. McDougall in assailing ‘theMtnistry for supporting a certain measure. The movelling and con- temptihle eomlnet of Such persons might well disgust "Mr. McGee, and compel him to de- elare against the part v. \Ve have always held that the member for \Vest Montreal was out of his proper sphere in keeping companv with such political hetl-fellows as Messrs. MeDougall. Bnrwell, and a few others of that stamp. His views upon general politics have never harmonized with those of the Clear ‘ Grit party, and it has often puzzled many to ; discover why he should have taken up wrth ! men whom he mtjsthave heartily despised in 1 their public character. This revelation in the ‘ course of. the dehate on the School Bill has ldmtbtless served to place Mr. McGee. right. and we may soon expect 'to hear him hitterly denounced by the Upper Canada Opposition prints. Of eosrse he will he. very sorrv if i such a thing happens. ll the Globe falls foul inf him. it will be followed hv all the minor l sheets. \Vhat a mistake Mr. McGee mm-t have lmade thus to incur the anger of his old poli- l tical associatesâ€"Specifier. “The? meetings of lhis‘ society hase been dis' continued Until the third “'ednesday in Sep- tember next. Dvnmm Lx‘rmmv AND Mcnzu. Innova- 3511‘le ASSOCIATION.-â€"- The repeated inquiries t‘nnde in Parliamen respecting Cttnola Ships and Armstrong Guns show how faithfully Parliament reflects the the public anxietg on the great question‘o'l'tt'ie «law. It is irsulee . a subject of tmmeasurahlc importance to us, as the comments of foreign imt'rnals very plainly demonstrate. No sooner was it. concluded from the great experiment in Amertcn that -it'nn'clad Ships" might. at llillt.‘ cost of pnins‘er money, be made abso- lutely ‘impregtia‘ble u to cannon, than it was immediately inferred, as a necessary conse- quence. that the maritime power of England was gone. “’6 could not. said the Ameri- cans, maintain ourselves even in the Gulf of Mexico We could not says a French print, protect our shores from invasion. For were these conclusions without warrant from the evidence then before the world. Ifships cnufd heat guns, what guns could repel a hostile fleet, and what was the use ofour 595).,“ squarfi-bn. {rifled t a range W; ‘IIV II. ‘r-vâ€"v--â€" fore this piece of cannon the destruction of the ship would‘havebeen as complete and as instantaneous as that of the Cumberland or Congress. Weennji‘nk any "Iron-cased Ves- sel with what seems a perfect certainty, and the resultsthus put on recnrd will once more change 'th’ezpornplexion of the controversy. It will be convenient at this new point of the question to *state‘the‘case asit stands at pre- é‘ent° Iran-plated Ships are to a great extent invulnerable, and indeed, to a greater extent than was at first believed. They can really resist all guns ex‘gept of one peculiar kind. The Americans have no gun of any or form which clan-pierce even impe ectship- I'atmour. 'VVe,‘ till'the other-day, had no gun of anykind or size. rifled or smooth, bore, .whichcould' preteéthe a‘rrnocr of a ship like the Warrior ' Excepting'f, therefore, under conditions which ,rnzustfor: some time be rare, Iron-eased Frigates""are' "still practically in- vulnerable, and one of them would be just as competent as___before to destroy a whole .vmoden squadron. When the_new gun is °W¢IMII7I u'vLuy-â€"----v. .- ~.â€"â€" â€" , . . - . __, {med-"t «2 rang; wfll be gigoatly 1:;er god the Weight of th‘p‘bha dogbled. . This-walla at'the outset of thy ,-nqqtmvcr9y. Iromidea, compared “if“ wooden ships, fire so fa‘t’ifi- vulneuflflgg to 909539.“? ab§01n1¢ SUWT§Ofig ty, but t are are conditiohs, notxo£euy mu. ization, under which they can bc successfullv assailed.-Lon110fi TWIN. " hatteries either afloat or ashore ? Fortunately, however for the English side ofttte argument, the whole theory has been upset as soon as it was formed. The experiments at Shoebury- ness have restored the ascendancy of the at» tack over the defence. Ship’s guns can he made more powerful than ship-armour. The strongest Ironside afloat may be sent to the bottom by a single shot. To be sure, there is only one gun in the world which can do this. but that gun we possess, and we alone have at present the means of making more. it is to Sir William Armstrong that, for a se- cond time the credit ofa model cannon is due. He has applied his original invention to anew purpose, and has availed himself of the im- mense strength gained by his system of manufacmre to employ a heavier charge of powder than any ordinary gun wouid bear. His process was at first designed to give the strength of material required for four long ranges: it now gives the strength required for enormous charges. Fifty pounds of gun- powder seems a charge rather for a mine than a gun ; and it appears, indeed,question- able‘ whether it was all burnt in the explosion; but, at any rate the effect was produced on the 7' J k'UI‘ “‘ “I'J ' nugget, and ‘t'hvewgun stood :53 strain. Had eithé‘t’lhe 2‘Monitdr or the Merrimachm} be: u Mr McDoiJgaH ‘mmld‘he sorry to __ -__24_L AL... 1 _.‘ A -H I “'Uluu Iv r.v"- -. . o _ fore. aftpl mdfilzfylz dimetenmmde â€" x conclifém mentsmopfrbogh sides,‘t2 a. . J‘“A‘.? --‘--\.'_‘._I AA‘L 1e fitting!!! or me sum uuuylvu. . mu . ive a Wood“: shigfiarfping we}! I g hances in proporgmqénbut the lack 0%?! GUNS vcr. IRON SIDES. $50M fiflileave her in a ll infefiqfityn A1110 m ut (Eh; lick 3rdefen- pfefifigandhohieve- I... p a japuiflhsmn very: -A---‘.-‘ ship wit h‘qfirith South is not to w' well. A navigabu mile! “9 union, a“ fort! brought miles dit 5nd d0! part in ‘ shot of a not app! the Fed« even sw ncssee. if wail more . .nd 9. 8 pp‘ feeling consun with hidde! queml hes i ancicr of a Mere land. Dnnul «fiver ‘ It was whom tativg Britai Tor Whl Tn liti it- 3L?” flit! for and