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The yeas on this motion were Aikins, Bell, Bigger, Brown, Chisholm, Christie, Conger, ’Cook, Delong, Fellowes, Fergusson, Foley, Fraser, Freeman, Gamble, Hartman, Jack- .son, Macdoneld,J. S., Mackenzie, Matheson, Munro, Murney, Patrick. Powell, Robinson, Ralph, Scatcherd, Supple, Wright,and Yield- ing, being 31 against 64 naysâ€"the Upper Canada vote being 31 to 17. Of the 31 Up- per Canadians who voted yea only nine are now members of the House of Assembly, v12. Bell, Brown, Foley, Jackson, J. S. Macdon- ald, Munro, Patrick, Powell and Wright.â€" Foley, J. S. Macdonald, and Patrick have recently supported, not only the Separate School clauses which they condemned in 1856, but one for increasing the facilities for such. The remaining sixâ€"with the excep- tion of Mr. Brown, who was not present -sustamed by their votes the principles which guided their course in 1856. The Separate School Bill which has recently passed through one branch of the Legislature, -â€"though in opposition to a majority of the Representatives from Upper Canadaâ€"re-enâ€" acts nearly the whole of the original Act, and gives additional facilities for the lorrnation .and- maintenance of Separate Schools. The .Bill will probably become law. In the event of its being so, how will the Ministry re- concile their retention of office with the decla- rations made on the floor of Parliament imme - diately after their acceptance of office “that no legislation shall be forced on either sec- tion of the country in Opposition to a majority of tits representatives”? They may, and probably will, disregard all their promises and professed principles. To men so degrad- as are the Grit colleagues of the Premier, the lowest depthset' political infamy must soon become familiar; but we hope, that at all events, there will he found one man who has not forgotten the precepts and the example of the late Mr. Baldwin. Sandfield Macdonald boasts of being a political protege of that good and honest man; we shall soon see whether hehaseucceeded to any portion of his mantle. Our principal objection to Sepa- rate Sehools-grows out of our general objec- tion to the Common School System. In order that our views may not be misap- prehended, we admit that some benefit, in the way of general education,has resulted from our Common School appliances; but this has been attributable rather to circumstances pe- culiar to a new country in process of settle- ment than to any inherent suitablenese in the system itself. The demand which the ne- «mines of existence makes upon the time and energiesof the early settler leaves but little, either of inclination or of opportunity {or making provision for the educatwn of his family; hence it may be proper that some public provision should be made for its sup. poor wretch was confined, and where i found, sure enough it was the man I sought, though death was changing his dark complexion to a livid grey. He was very insolent to the chiplain. and ordered him to leave the cell, but kept fast hold of me. And then came the confession [as I expected 1 of the death of Walter Caroll by poison, in revenge for the blow he had given him. _ “ That it is expedient to repeal all such sections of the Common School Acts of Upper Canada as authorize the establishment or continuance of Separate Schools, and to place all the National Common Schools under one uniform system of superintendence and in- struction in which no violence shall be done to the teligione feelings or opinions of any child, or the parent or guardian of any child.” Separate Schools were conceded to the R0- man Catholics in 1855. Since that time fre- quent attempts have been made to extend the provisions of the Act with varying success. A very large and influential party, Opposed to the establishment of Separate Schools, and composed of Upper Canada Representatives, has continuously existed in the House of As~ eembly. In 1856, but one year after the en- actment referred to, the following resolution was submitted by Mr. Brown, in the House of Assembly at the City of Toronto :â€"-â€"- “ I hated him,5 said be, “but I would not have killed himâ€"for she loved himâ€"only for that blow. But a gipsy never targets a blow, and none can detect the poison gipsies know how to distill.” “But why have you persisted in annoying my wife, who never did you any injury?” I asked. “Do you know the fright you gave her} week age has almosg killed her 'I” .. . more, the face which made me commit all this sin. You think you love her, and Wal- ter Carroll thought he loved her ; but neither of you know what it is to love as I have ever since I was a boy, when she leaded her father not to let them punish me or robbing the hen-houses. She was very little then, and she did not know me for years after, when I came here as a groom ; but she was always kind and gentle, andI would have risked my life at her bidding every day. When I stole in to look at her father’s house, Hie face cchanged and an inexpressible witness came into his dark eyes. “I did not mean to frighten her,” said he, “I am sorry ; but I wanted to look at her sweet face once I thought it was for the last tune, but the temptation of the open window induced me to risk it. again. I am willing to die now I have seen her.” He did die that night, poor fellow ! but I never told Helen what he had confessed, as I knew it caused her deep distress. Walter was in his grave, and it will do the world no good to have been told at that late hour that .he came to his death unfairly. THE STANDARD. FRIDAY. MARCH 27. 1863. Separate Schools. piy; but as soon as the justifying conditions disappear then the means to which we have advened cease to be adapted. Last Saturday two young men arrived in this village, seemingly strangers to each other. In a few moments one of the stran- gers laid a small mallet on the counter, which. he said was used by him in bleeding horses, and also for a money purse, boasting that there was a five~cent piece in the mallet and no one but himself could find it. He then retir- ed, when second stranger assisted unravel- ling the secret of the mallet, and put the money in his pocket, advising the others to bet with stranger No. l, “for,” says he, “he won’t know we have taken it out.” No. I soon returned, and a bet secured, when lo! out rolled a second five-cent piece. This was continued as often as victims could be found, until a warrant was procured and No. 1 ar- rested on a charge of swindling. The trial took place on Monday, when he was mulcted in $9,237; fine and costs. Information has since been obtained that would convict No. 2. In reference to the questions of free-trade and direct taxation, our contemporary is not -â€"despite his patronizing airs towards Mr. Jacxsoxâ€"an authority. His only argument, reduced to intelligible language, is that the peOple are not sufficiently intelligent to sub- mit to it; but, that on the contrary, they are disposed to allow a much larger amount, than would otherwise be necessary, to be taken from them provided only that it be done in- directly. We have not, at present, space to arrange any of the forms of the prevalent fal- lacies which prevail on this subject; but the common grounds taken in favor of import du- ties is either that it is necessary for purposes of revenue, or protectionâ€"Which does our contemporary occupy ’? -...vv -vv _- - -v--\~ VVAIIIUB .L‘U. .9. It would be a difficult task to convey a cor- rect idea of the mechanism of the mallet.-â€"â€" The handle pulls out atwill, and in that part of the latter which is covered by the mallet there is a slit cut which admits two five-cent pieces one above the other, the lower one being slightly fastened_by_a piece of leather. Ge'o. Jackson, M. P. P., having arrived from his legislative duties. took a seat upon the Bench, and gave the young men a moral lecture which we trust they will profit by. Mun. Dzuoam'r’s Mraaon or Fulton... This superb work of art is before us, and we must do it the justice to say that the elegance, utility, and adaptation to .the household wel- fare places it without a rival, beingmublish- ed at the low rate of $1 per annum. Address Mme. Demorest, 473 Broadway, New York. The Separate School Bill itself is one of the many evidences of the imperfections of the system. Conceived and presided over. by a subtle ecclesiastic, we are not surprised that f it should become subservient to the good work of teaching catechisms, Ave-Marias and Pater-nosters. Its accommodating qualities cannot now be questioned. Why should pub- lic monies be applied in inculcating the dog- mas of Popery to the exclusion of every other form of Sectarianism? On what principle can the Church of England be refused the privilege of teaching its youth, at the public expense, its salutary doctrine of Baptismal regeneration and the apostolic descent of its clergy ? Why shouldn’t the Presbyterian youth be guarded against the damnable er- rors of Erastianism, Popery and prelacy at the ublic charge? and why should not the _Met odist receive public aid to enable him to ground the youthful mind in that system of ' muscular Christianity which has for its foun- ldation the doctrine of the salvability of all mankind. The Baptist, too, could not, under these circumstances, be satisfied with heed- less indifference. He would demand the privi- lege of teaching that while all the other sects -â€"or in other words, the old lady, and her pro- geny, were intent upon devouring and fleec- ing the sheep, it was his peculiar mission to wash them. Tar. annm.â€"The March number of this monthly is before us. Its contents will be interesting to every member of the “ craft.” Published by John Greason Co., No. 11 Spruce Street, New York, at $1 per annum. We shall bring this subject again under the notice of our readers, when the financial statements for the last year are published. i The Mount Forest Examiner’s estimate of the aggregate cost of the bare collection of the Customs’ duties may not be very far from ~ correct; but the general force of our remarks, which elicited our contemporary’s notice, are in nn-wise affected by his strictures. There is a large amount of collateral expenditure which is an essential incident of the system. There is, for instance, the large Department- al expenditure which is not included in our contemporary’s account; neither had he any reference to the annual value of all the build~ ings necessary, nor to the large annual outlay for building and repairing Custom Houses; besides these the contraband trade ought not to be lost sight of, for where the revenue is derived from Customs smuggling will exist; and the higher the duties the greater the in- ducement. Now it must be quite clear that our contemporaryâ€"having taken the existing mode of levying and collecting Revenue uno der his special protectionâ€"has failed to pre- sent anything like a [air exhibit of the cost to the country arising out of the imposition 0f Customs’ duties. The Chief Superintendent of Education for Upper Canada is laboring most energetically in his vocation to convert our seminaries, of every grade into sectarian conventicles. His efforts in favor of the Separate School Bill for Upper Canada will secure the aid of the Low- er Canadians, in alienating the funds of the Provincial University to Victoria and other sectarian colleges. The scheme is a deep laid one and it behaves the people to take the whole subject at once. into their serious con- sideration; for most assuredly they are being deluded by the inconsiderate application of the term ‘admirable’ to our Common School System. REJOINDER. Sharp Practice. THE DURHAM STANDARD, AND COUNTY OF GREY ADVERTISER. NORMANBY COUNCILâ€"In our last we inad- vertently stated-that next meeting of Nor- manby Council Would take place at Tryon’g Inn, Enniskillen-should have béen “KEN- n’é TAVERN. SECRETARY’S OFFICE. Quebec, March 14, 1863 His excellency the Governor Generat has been pleased to grant Licenses to George Landerkin, of Hudson (now of Hanover), Esq. , M. D., to enable him to practise physio, Sur- gery, and Midwifery in Upper Canada. His Excellency the Governor General has been pleased to grant Letters Patent for In- vention for a period of fourteen years, from the date hereof, to Lewis Pannabaker, of the Township of Normanby, County of Grey, for “A Cradle Finger Adjusterflijâ€"Dated .lst Decmber, 1862. off-A fearful riot occurred at the Enniskil. len Oil Springs, Co. Lambtou, caused-bya dispute between the white ‘and.black settlers in the place, the former beating the latter mercilessly. Last Friday evening, according to an- nouncement, the above lecture was delivered in the Orange Hall in this place to a select and attentive audience. *- pose to interfere with persons Who have squat- ted upon land, the fee 03 Wine“ . '5 m. the Crown. Cases of this kind are being ad.lu‘l‘ ed every day by the Cummissjoner of Crown Lands; but it proposes to deal With lands which have been sold by the Government, for which it has received payment, and for which patents have been issued. He protes- ted against interference with the rights of property. If the Legislature should pass such a Bill as this, the very foundation of our so- cial security and of our national res tectnbili ty would be undermined. The Bill, though referring to Lower Canada, involved a princic ple which no member of this House, whether from Upper t-r Lower Canada, can afford to treat with indifference. He was much surâ€" prrsed at the speech of the hon. member from Kent. The hon. gentleman must have been under the impression that he was making a stump speech in the backwoods, presuming upon the crezlulity of his hearers. But clap- trap in this House was little else than an in- sult to its understanding. If an error has been committed, it has been committed by those who have had the management of the Provincial domain. It would be unjust to take advantage of our own wrong. The inju- ry done by the freeholding of lands in the hands of speculators is the penalty the coun- try has to pay for having ad0pted an unwise system of Departmental administration. We give below the remarks of Mr. Jackson on the Lcwer Canada Squatters’ Bill as re- ported in the Quebec Chronicle of the 191!) instant. It appears that our old friend Mc~ Keller, from Kent, had been making one of his buncombe speeches in favor of the poor settlers located in Lower Canada,but as soon as a proposition was made to make the Bill applicable to Upper Canada a-Iso he voted against it: “Mr, Jackson said fhat he intended to vote against this Bi U, and “"0ll_id briefly state his reasons for doing so. This Bil} does not pro- The speaker described the military cour- age of ancient Rome and Greece with' the laws of right and justice. He showed the liability of the young mind to be led into error by the recital of warlike deeds. True cour- age is always tempered with humanity and virtue. He showed that the most heroic war- rior was the most humane master, as illus- trated by the land of our nativity, and that bravery and wisdom are invariably found to- gether. The speaker then gave a lengthen- ed disertation on mental culture, and the courage necessary for its prosecution, also its intimate relationship with the true develop- ment of physical courage. Moral courage, false modesty, self-conceit, and presumption, were ably handled in their respective bear- ings upon society. The speaker concluded amid immense ap- plause. Sm,â€" T he Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates of the Durham Volun- teer Infantry Company, take this opportunity of expressing their high esteem of you as a Drill Instructor and a‘ Gentleman. During your stay amongst us, your conduct has been a credit to the army to which you belong, and it scarcely needs: those honorable medals which you wear, to assure us, that in you we have a worthy defender of that Glorious Em- pire, of which, as Canadians, we are proud to form a part. As a Dull Instructor you have won the esteem of the Company, not only by your unquestionable ability, but also by the patience and assicluity you have displayed in drilling them. The Company beg leave to present you with this purse as a small token of the high regard in which you are held by them, and wish you prosperity in all your undertakings ; and may you longlive to con- tinue an ornament to your profession. Capt. McNab theupresented the following Address :' To the Officers. Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates ot the Durham Volunteer Light Infantry Company, County of Grey, Canada West, GENTLEMEN,-The spontaneous expression of good-will towards myself contained in your Address overwhelms me for want of ‘an ade- qaute reply. This evidence was not need- ed to assure me of your high esteem for my- self in the capacity of Drill Instructor. The purse you have kindly presented me will be as much regarded in memory of its donors as for its intrinsic value. My regrets at parting from you will be les- sened by the assurance given of your con- tinued esteem. That peace and prosperity may ever over- shadow your homes, is the earnest desire of Your well~wisher, JAMES PEARCE, Corporal H. M. 63 Regiment. Lower Canada Squaiters’ hm. Addressvto Corporal Pearce : Captain McNab’s Lecture. omcial Appointments. Patents of Invention. REPLY. "QBMtSyH r . v â€"â€" v ’ vuâ€"v “ulvvu we, the laity, take the power into our own hands, out clergy (human nature being erâ€" verse) will continue to use .it as heretoore, and introduce ‘the “gag”. ‘into our own months when avg? it may suit their in? Sinâ€"Circumstances have recently occur- red in connection with the Wesleyan body in this City of a serious and important charac- ter. While they have deeply grieved the loiddst body. they have also aroused a strong feel-mg of dissatisfaction, if now. spirit ‘of in- dignation. But sir, this is not Ihevfirst time the “ gag- ging” system has been resorted to amongst us as a religious body. It is onlya few years;I since an editor of the Guardian re~ fused to publish several resolutions passed at a Wesleyan official meeting held at Bradford, touching the rights of the Laity. Various other attempts have been made throughout the country, but any of which Ineed not now mention,for indeed space would not fall me on this occasion to record all the cases of a “gagging” nature which have occurred amongst us from time to time, new cases frequently transpire in this Province alone. But the ir'tstances~ before us are sufficient to establish the statement that the Wesleyan baby are drifting in a dangerous direction ; and the signs of the times are, that unless Sir, it is high time the Wesleyan Laity with manly spirit arose from the humiliating, if not contemptible, position which the world now sees they occupy, in relation to the min- istrv and the Conference. B y the proof here presented, and by Mr. Howard’s act, it is in- disputable that the Laity are not properly re- spected ; and is too well known our Larty are not at all represented in our Conferences ; and it is equally true, our people have-no voice in general church legislation ! Hence it is we have such “gagging” scenes amongst us as 'I have just relatedâ€"hence it is that the Laity are insulted and ruled instead of rulingâ€"vand hence it is we find men “lording it over God’s heritage,” as in the recent case of the Anglican Bishop of Ontario at Kings- ton, in which he forced the Rev. Dr. Lauder on the congregation, and as in the case which we have been considering. And this state of things will grow worse and worse, until the Laity insist on electing representatives in every department of the Church, until they elect representatives to the Conferences, and possess in those Conferences an equal Voice at least _in all general legislation. Now, it so happens that no later than the 14th of Jar-nary, the Editor of the. Christian Guardian told the public that the Wesleyan ' “Laity of every circuit Governs its own (If- fairs.” And againâ€"“The Weslyean Laily are not gagged.” It so happened again, that about one month after this boasting declaration we find the Rev. Mr, Howard actually ‘ gaging’ this same Wesleyan laity ! Certainty in the case before us we have the strongest proof that the laity did not and do not govern ; on the contrary, Mr. Howard, ex-v ercising apower which was supreme, with- held the resolution from the meeting, and and thus ruled as arbitrary as any one could wish to do. And for this action Mr. : Howard says he has authority : of course it §cannct be other than the authority of the iConference. Let it not be misunderstood, ' the Laity see well enough that as Mr. How- ard possesses the power of overriding their iudgement and wishes, they have not the fight to “govern their own affairs ;” and hence is it they protest so generally and so strongly against these proceedings. The Laity know well enough they cannot, consist- ently with their own interests, or their chil- dren’s, or the interests of the country, submit to the arbitrary rule of the Conference, or the clergy individual” or collectively. '17 I ‘I' tIUII [G lllUlUJ‘anv Ul F‘IV“. lllltlvlt$‘llvv. At the regula Quarterly Official Board Meeting of the Toronto East circuit, held on the 17th ult., the Rev. I. B. Howard, Super- intendant, I am informed, stated to the effect that he understood a certain motion to which he objected was about to be oflered at the meeting, and he advised the members of the Board not to urge it, for if he found it neces- sary to sustain his own dignity and the interests which he represented he would use authority, and veto the motion. He did use it. His “dignity” was preserved, also the “interests” which he referred; but, alas! “leanness” has followed in its wake' Un- fortunately since that hour many of the peo- ple have had no heart to enter into the “protracted services” With spirit; and not- withstanding his being clothed with the “au- thority of the conference,” Mr. Howard’s tself-appointmentimode of operation in a great measure proved a failure. Thus, sir, the question also becomes a very serious 0118. Being one of the agrieved,I avail myself of the columns of your valued journal to enter a protest againgt what has occurred, and to add a few observations on behalf of the laity. I wish it distinctly to be understood that any remarks made in reference to the conduct of , the Rev. 1. B. Howard are intended to apply to him in his official capacity, as I am at present disposed to believe he did no more than exercise the arbitrary authority with which he is armed by the Conterence, the use of which authority is the principal thing against which he has to protest. The ques- tion is therefore of great importance. On hearing of these proceedings most of the Methodist people of this city were pain- fully startled at his exercise of the priestly power, as no doubt most of the Methodists will be throughout the province. Such a display of that spirit which marks popery might do very well in Austria or Spain or at Rome, but in the metropolis ot Protestant Upper Canada, and in a Wesleyan official meeting, and at amoment when many of the downtrodden of the earth are striking for li- berty of action by majorities and by Repre- sentative Institutions both in church and out of it, I say if at least a majority of the Board had not slowly opposed this exhibition of des- potic power (whether authorized by confer- ence or not) they would long have rendered themselves unworthy of the name of Chris- tian patriots, for indeed “experience cannot teach those whom such a lesson fails to in- struct,” or to bind together In association deâ€" termined on procuring a better state of things inonrchurch for the future. No domination is so useless and baneful as priestly domi- nation. The resolution in question was proposed at the meeting, was to simply extend an invitation to that eminent revivalist the Rev. James Caughey, to give the circuit the aid and benefit of his valued christian labors fora short time. Arbitrary and u-nc/tristian as it may sound to Wesleyan ears, the Rev. Mr. Howard persistently refused to submit the resolution to the meeting for avote; and continuing to withold the resolution, the meeting broke up in confusion. Such was his conduct in the face of a large Quarterly Board Meeting, which with several excep- tions supported the resolution! Exhibition of Priestly Power. To the Editor of the Patriot. gt me ‘n’~ ‘. 45‘ ' SOME or THEM GETTING A TASTE or IT THEM- SELYES. i ‘Wesleyan’ states, in the foregoing letter, plainly and pathetically enough, the grief and ‘ strong feeling of dissatisfaction’ of him- self and the ‘oldest friends in the body,’ at the exercise of ‘arbitrary authority’ used to sustain the ‘own dignity and interests’ of those who wield it; and we fully sympathise DURHAM VOLUNTEERS.â€"-The Officers and Men; of‘the Durham L’t Infantry Company will meet at the usual Drill Room on Wed~ nlesday evening, lst April, for DH“. with him and others in being ‘painfully start- ‘led’ at the ‘arbitrary and unchristian’ ‘exer- ‘cise of the priestly power’: but we think he ‘ himself offers suflicient evidence that the dis- play of ‘that spirit’ is not confined to ‘popery’, nor to Austria, Spain, nor Rome, but is also rampant 1n ‘Protestant Upper Canada 3’ and we heartly concur with him that those who do not ‘stnutly oppose the exhibition of despotic power, render themselves unworthy of the name at Christian Patriots’; but when we hear him exclaimâ€"though in his agonyâ€"‘no domi- nation 18 so baneful and useless as priestly domination,’ we feet bound. to tell him that the domination of theâ€"so-called-public school and library system of Upper Canada is at the least quite as badâ€"yea, worse ;â€"â€"for the law in U. C. does not as yet require any man to submit to ‘priestly domination,’ and if any man feels aggrieved by the ‘domination’ of the priest or priests of the sect to which he has belonged he can at once, by h1s own act efree himselftherefrom, by withdrawing from that Sect; but it is not so with respect to that vile and baneful thing, ‘tiie noble system,’ which has once and for all pounced upon all his property which he ‘now has or hath or may hereafter have,’ and appropriated it to itsown use, and then requires the man to sur- render to its guardian care the education of his ott‘springzrunder the'penaity, if he refuse, of having to-educate his child under the bur-- den of thead'ditional expenses imposed upon him by the system, and which expenses must be first met, its own officials taking care of that ; or else, if he be not able to educate his child after having been pillaged by the sys- tem, of having his child grow up in ignorance. We make this remark-to ‘Wesleyan’ because it is principally, we believe, the ‘Wesleyan body,’ both priests and: laity, who have most ‘stoutly’ supported the ‘system; ’ and who even boast themselves of ‘having permitted one of their number’ to perfect its provisions ! And because we charitably hope there are at least some among them whom ‘experience can teach,’ and who, by ‘such a lesson’ as they have had upon the true meaning of such statements as-‘the Wesleyan Laity of every circuit governs its own affairs,’ and ‘the Wes- leyan Laity are not gagged,’ c, c., will not ‘fail to be instructed’ theteby also in the true meaning of such ‘boasting declarations’ as these, with which the Repo. ts ofth-e Com- mon School are so plentifully 1nterlarded.â€"- ‘The people voluntarily tax themselves for lits (the system) support, they manage the schools themselves.’-â€"-‘Yet no municipality ’lS compelled to levy and collect rates 8-20; but any municipahty can provide little or much. or nothing at all, as it pleases,’ c., c. Of course we do not address ourselves to those who havmg been compelled by the force of argu- ment to acknowledge that that policy (the sys- tem) may be right or wrong as an abstract principle ?-â€"-yet. with a criminal indifference to the distinction between RIGHT and WRONG, and being blinded with the lust of ‘arbitrary power’ and of ‘filthy lucre,’ resolve to adhere to the system which they can thereout of ‘srck advantage,’--of such we have but small hopes that they will be reformed, but “8 think that ‘Wesley an’ will ‘see well enOUgh that as the system has the power of overrid- l1 ingthejudgments and wishes of parents“ so [they (so far) have not the power and freedom lto exercise their RIGHT ‘to govern their own iaffairs.’ It is indeed ‘high time the Wes- E'le) an Laity,’ and all other Laities, ‘with 'manly spirit arouse from the humiliating’ and "contemptible,’ and ‘dangerons position which ithey are not merely drifting to’-â€"-~‘ but which the world now sees they occupy in Canada, in relation to arbitrary power, by so tamely submitting ..thereto How can they expect while the) remain timid, and befooled, that they will be properly respected, -â€"â€"that they will not be insulted and ruled, instead of ruling themselves and managing their own affairs. It is indeed very desirable that a due consideration of ‘these things will have a pro- per influetice it: arousing the Wesleyan peo- ple generally,’ and especially, as well as others, ‘to a full sense of their humiliating position,’ and that they will humbly suppli- cate the favor of the Almighty, and his guid~ ance in taking ‘such measures as shall for ever put an end to that system which ewdent- ly finds {admirers among ‘t‘t'esleyau’ Mmis- ters. We say-the ‘Wesleyan people’ espe- cially, because we believe they have been its chief supporters; and if it be allowed to continue to ’suit the interests’ of its contrac- tors and partizans, surely the ‘Wesleyan peo- ple’ will not be overlooked by ns'rumtrrtvr: wanes. They, as well as others, must ex- pect to reap according as they saw. DURHAM Fun takes place on Tuesday the “iflLApril next, . I In conclusion, it is only necessary to add, that it is to be hoped these things will have their proper influence in arousing the Wes- leg/an people generally to a full sense of their humiliating position, and that thev will pro- ceed at an early day to the adoption of such measures as shall forevergput an end to that system _ which evidently“ finds admirers among our ministersâ€"as shall place them in the high position which, as a laity, both their numbers and intelligence deâ€" mands. A WESLEYAN. [From the Richmond Despatch, March 13] Central cars‘on Wednesdav night ' ‘. *g' of Lieut. McClellan. Inclltded in, $802122? her (the whole amounting to 29) were E H Stoughton, Brigadier General of the 2nd llri: gade, Casey’s" Division; A. Barker, Captain ot Company'L, 5th New York Cavalry Robt Wellbrien-t, a telegraph operator; R.’ War; dener, an Anspt‘rialn 1131mm; 1’. Pratt, a pnvate in Com an ' -, 6t Vermont ' -' . for GenPStgughton’. ', and Order!) Eggs .......... . .............. 0. 00 to 0.15 Hay ....................... $14. 00 to 16. 00 Sun «I, per load ............... 3. 00 to 5.00 Pork per lbs ............ ' ..... 3 50 to 4 00 RECLJ ......‘.._....'e. 350104.00, Fall Wheat; ._ ........... Spring Wheat ........... Oats ................... Barley ................. Peas’g.‘ . ' .... Potatoes ............ . . . Butter...‘.....-~-..OOOQ The prisoners captured by Capt. Mosby of Fitzhugh Lee’s command. arrived by the '1' I The prisoners were' taken into Custodir on the night of Maren 9, near FairfaxCourt- House, by Capt. Mosby and his command, whose daring and intrepidity’ in making a successful raid within a few‘ hundred yards of the camp grounds of th Abolition Brigades, and carrying off, Without damage to them- selves, the Generai cuminanding one ofthem, deserves the highest praise. Most of the 29 men captured, including Gen. Stoughton, are aristocratic specimens of Yankee. manhood, with a profusion of gold lace on his coat, were surprised in bed, and were, therefore. incapable of offering any resistance, had they been so inclined. Stoughton occnpred for his headquarters a spacrons dwelling a few hundred yards from Fairfax Court-House. and deemed himself“ perfectly secure. When his midnight slum- bers were interrupted by Capt. Mesbv, who entered his room and desired him to get up, be deemed- him one of his own men on a frolic, and angrily replied that if he did not clear out he would order him under arrest for an insult to his commanding General. Mosbv asked Stoughton if he knew ‘Mosby of Lee’sâ€" Cavalry?’ ‘Yes,’ replied the irate Yankee ;< *have you caught-'tlie s--â€"_of’a bâ€" ’P ‘No,’ re-- plied Mosby, ‘we haven’t, but he has caught you, so get up and prepare for a ride.’ The- Yankee General soon had a realising sense of the surmundings,-and prepared to do as Mos~- by commanded. He was careful to dress himw self for the journey, but he and all of the oth-v ers complain that time was not allowed' them; to saddle the horses, and they were compelled? to ride twenty-five .miles on the bare backs of indifferent steeds, surrounded by Confederate dragoons, over not the smoothest road known. Wardener, the'old Austrian. declares that the Yankee‘uniform in which he is encased did not belbng to him on the 9th of March at Fairfax Court» House. He says our men were in too‘much of a hurry to be particular about clothes. When the party arrived in Rich- mond on Wednesday, the 25 privates were taken to the Libb] Prison, but all the persons above named were allowed to retire to the- Ballard House for the night. The fact ottheir being there being: made known to the com- mander of the Libby Prison at a late hour in the night, they were removed from there, much against their will, and placed in the Libby Prison with their comrades. The con- trast between the luxurious beds of the Bal- lard House and the floor of the Libby Prison was marked indeed, and did not fail to excite- dismal forebodings in the minds of the im- prisoned Yankees. Mr. F. O. J. Smith, of the Portland Adver- tiser, and member of the Maine Legislature, has just delivered himself of a great speech of three days’ length. He sees visions of commercial wealth and greatness in a Union of Maine with the Canadas under British pro- tection and government and looks forward to the time when the State of Maine can ‘mount the wings of hope and go back to the mother government 1’ ing hispolitical influence tor the road in Par- liament? Everybody knows that the Hon. George is a patriot of the first water; that his consistency is pure and unadulterated; that “no consideration but a sense of public duty” ever sways his conduct, or marks hts rela- tions with the Reform party. We all know that. Still, we should like to hear more of this Railway directorship business. What does Mr. Brown intend doing with the De- troit and Milwaukee road? What will be the value of village lots at Bothwell when the branch comes there? Oh! Mr. Brown.â€" London Free Press. A QUERY ron MR. Baown.â€"â€"Rumor is very busy. People will not let otlierpeople’s busi- ness aloneâ€"~that is clear enough. The last rumor affects Mr. George Brown, and we would like to ask that astute political a lead- ing question. Of course we do not desire to interfere in his private affairs. but when he becomes the director of a Railway Company, we question if the position can be designated a ‘private’ one. Will the Globe please state whether it is true or not that the Hon. George Brown has been made a director of the De- troit and Milwaukee Railroad Company ?â€" whether that little affair has been secured to him by the interest of the Great Western Railway Company? and whether the Oil Springs Railway is to be constructed to Botch- well or Bothwell, in consideration of his lend- Arrival of Prisoners at Rich- mond. Flour per bbl ........ . ...... $4.00 1.0 $0.00 Wheat, per bush ........ . . . . 0.58 “ 0.60 Oats ..'......... 0.30 “ 0.36 Barley, .. . . ........ 0.40 “ 0.50 Peas 0.40 ,, 0.45 Pork 200 ,, 2.50 Hay per ton. ..... 10.00 “ 12.00 Butter per lb. ............ 0.10 “ 0.12 Potatoes, ........ 0.25 “ 0.30 2nd Div., Durham, Tuesday 13112 June, 9 J ""‘"" 9 a. m. 5th Div., Proton, Thursday, 4th June, 10 a m. 3rd Div., Meaford, Tuesday 16th June, 10 a.m. 4th Div. ,Thornbury, Wednesday 17 th June 11 a. m 6th Div., Johutown, Monday, lst June, 10 J, 15:813.“, 9 a. m v., Ox .' ven Sound, Friday 12111 Jun? ” Ist Djv., Owen Sound, Wednesday, 8th 71h Div., Mt. Forest, Wednesnay3rdJune, ‘ COLLIN GWOOD MARKETS. Division CourtSuGrey. .“oICIICIOOIOOOOOOO. CO...OO..O.OODI..I.C. CI....OOOOOD.I"OOOO 0...... .OIIOOOOOIO Unit-0.90.0.00000 O OOIOOOOOOOOOOOI.OIO OOOOOOOOOIOOOQQ‘S,‘ DURHAM MARKETS. DURHAM, March 2 7, 186! . . . . $0.78 to 0.82 . . . . 065 to 0.71 . .*. 0.35 to 0.38 . . . . 0.50 to 0.60 .. 0.45 t00.50 .. 0.44 to 0.50 . .. . . 0.1210015 0.00 t00.l5 March 19,1863.