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a verse; urns xxocxsn nowx .isn 'rnsmnl ran at noxssp-sccrhtxr itssrusn E IN DEATH. 1 About five o'clock on Tuesday afternoon ' l a very melanchotye and fatal accident oc- fl curred to a young lady named Caroline ‘ Matilda Arnoldi, daughter of the late Dr. 5 . Arnoldi, of this city, while she was pro- 1 ceediug along King street from her resi- E : deuce, near the corner of Peter Street. It E seems that she had just left‘lier residence; and was proceeding along the street, when ; she observed a span of horses belonging to 1 Capt. Ludlow rushing madly along the i sidewalk t'iward hEr, they havmg been : detached from the carriage ; and in order 3 to escape them she started to run into the § street, but the animals were frightened ofi‘ ; their course by a. man who was just in {aunt of Miss Arnoldi, and they came in collision'fi: with her the moment she left the sidewalk, i knocking her down, and trampling upon ' the base of the skull. The unfortunate : young lady Was taken up in an insensibler state by Capt. Ludlcmand his cc achman E and conveyed into her own residence,.§ where she was attended by several medical } gentlemen. including Drs. Richer-dean, E Spragge, Hall, Oliver, and Ogden. It was found that the basetof the skull near the neck had been. fractured, and bleed wasE streaming fromthe cars. It was feared ‘ that she could not recover, and she died last evening. The deceased had been em- ployed‘as a clerk in , Osgoode hall for some timeand received about one thousand dol- lars per annum, being one of the best clerks in the buildi ig; She was thus enabled to support her widowed mother and a young tamily, who had been left in humble cir- cumstances by the death of her father, and conequently her sudden death will be a great loss to those whom she had thus so nohly provided for. The situation she fill ed was held in her brother’s name, hm she did the work and did it well. It appears that when the horses had been detached from the carriage and were about to be put into tlte stable on Mercer street, in rear of Capt. Ludlow’s residence in Bughes‘ terrace, they started off at a rapid pace singly with their harness on, followed by Capt. Ludlow and others, and turning the corner came on to King street, and un- fortunately came into collision with Miss Arnoldi. The deceased was about twenty- three years of age. and was a talented, noble hearted young lad y.â€"-Leader 6thi1t8t. O OTTAWA, Jan. 5.â€"-All the members of the Privy Council are now at the capital except Hon. Mr. Kenny and Hon. M. Chapais. A meeting of the Council was held to-day. It is understood that the Red River difficulty was taken up. The govern- ment will await the result of the negmiations of Vicar Thibault and De Salasberry, and an effort will be made to obtain astatement of claims from the insurgent leaders to form a basis ot settlement and this failing, no doubt. that the government will he preo pared to adopt active measures conjointly with the Hudson Bay Company and imperial government to restore order in the Spring. Mr. Richard’s statements are to be taken with considerable limitation, as the ill suc- cess of his journey is understood to have somewhat influenced his views of the situa- tion. A meeting of the railway commissioners will he held on the arrival 'of the Hon. Mr. McLelan. It. is understood that the board will take into consideration the progress on the construction of the first four sections. The contractors desire to be relieved from the contracts in consequence of the lowness of the tenders, but it is believed that the commissioners have no Option under the act lmz‘to compel the prosecution of the work or {all back on the sureties. iIX‘. Macdougall and the North- West. "i.ieut.-G0vern0r Macdougall arrived in Lemma yesterday morning, en route from the North~ West to Ottawa. From what we euu‘ul gather, from a lexwthened conversa- tiuu with Mr. Macdougall, matters up there do njn assume such a. sari ms alipect as the pubnc have been led t believe hy the very t-A-‘I Pun} Lima ?-..ve been circulated in Canadian journais. We are glad to find that i! 18 the opinion of the Governor, that all exist- ing diflicnities may be amicably adjusted in the sprin;, by u. judxcinus and vigorous poiicy on the part of the Canadian govern ment. The only parties in the Red River Settlement. who have otfered armed resist- ance to th' assumption of authority by our government, are {he French-Canadian half- breeds, who demand certain concessions urn} guarantees bemre they surrender the: government to the Dominion. Of course“: there are some American sympathisers whof coonperme with them :0 embarrass our gov-i eminent, and promote annexation, if 3 possible. But the halfbreed insurgents. have not. adopted an annexation poliqo ;* and will probably, bye-and-bye, be willing to settle all exisning difficulties by friendly negotiation. ‘ - ‘ ID i (nine reports that. have found currrency in Canadian journals, to the effect. that the English and Scotch residents and their descendants are equally disaffected with the French half-breeds, are entirely untrue. They are to a man loyal to the Canadian government, are ready at. any moment to take up arms in its defence, and had i: not been for the judgment and commendable caution exercised by Governor McDougall, vane: qu “a... v- ..-.. .- a civil war would have been precipitated, which everv Canadian would have regretted, and which would have baptized Cibe in eugfiration of the new territory with blood. Mr..McDougall had some difficulty in avert- :“""‘.'..“'“°"". ‘ ‘ .. ~ . mg tins calamuy, as the Brmsh resxdeuts were fully armed and prepared to fight ; and merits, for this prudential forbearance, the best xhauks of the country. _ ‘ I “The general impression in Canada. has been that the Indians sympathized with the insurgents, and were ready to join them in resisting the establishment of British au- thority in the territory. Such is not the fact. True to their antecedents, they are in favor of British rule, and, if the necessity should‘ nnfurtunatei; arise, will be found 15 giti-ng on behaif of the C anadianDominion. The most powerful and warlike of the Indian tribes are the Sioux ; they have been driven from Minnesota by the Ameri- can armies, have taken remge 0V}?! the border, and are not” disposed to and any movement that would place them unqer the government of theAmeri'cane; Suez: also L _- Ay‘n‘ butvnuutuu- VI Dan-v --â€"vâ€"â€"--- is the feeling of the other tribes ; so that, shonid hostilities arise before the question of possession is determined, Canada can count upon the active coâ€"operation of the Indians, and the British p0pulation of the North-West. Their united action would be fully ableto wipe out the insuroents, and hand over the territory to Canaga, but we trust that a resort to such extreme mea« sures wit) not be required. ‘ ‘.AL‘_ Id -v‘- â€"_ v“â€" In the faee of attizb facts, we have little I to fear from American Sympathizers. If 5 would require‘a. formidable array of fill). busters to cope with 20,000 or 30,000 well armed Indians defending their territory It! such a country as the North~West. Amen- can sympathisers and fillihnsters could not have their base of operations nearer the scene of action than 400 or 500 miles 5, and it would take atlarge amount of money, and a well supplied commiseariat, to keep any tormidahle force in operation for any length . of time. Americans have had.too mach ‘ experience of Indian were to lead many of them voluntarily to engage in a new one on our territory. We conclude, then, that we have really little to fear from the half- breeds, less firom fillibnsters, and that by a sound policy on the part of our govern- ment, all existing dzfiicultiee can be easily overcome. These were the impressions produced on our mind by the representations of LienLoGovernor McDongall, who no doubt presents the facts as they exist.” Lonny, Jan. 6.â€"Mr. Motley, American: Minister, was robbed Rant night of prepony hand a; five thouuud dollars, by burglars who entered his dwelling while the inmates were map. It is at last decided W Dr. Livingstone is dead at not dead. Ll ' 1..va vvvu I‘v- -â€" ~vv-â€"â€"_ -l _ - ‘Ti‘ct and Incorrf‘ct reports from a! Red River Affairs. .- of the London View with Mr. I” thus refers to it 3:1 iLCGILLEIlE. Profot 3/116,wa ncduugall when men 0'.”wa Jan. 9. -â€"-Early this (Sun- dav) morning the court house was total- il3' destroyed by fire, which, it is said, originated 111 the court room, where the ‘ division court was held yesterday. 'lhe procedure books of the clerk of the iceunty court were saved, but the chattel t mortgages, wills and so forth deposited ;iu the building were burnt, and the division court books and papers, the books and papeis of the sheriff, the county treasurer, the county attorney and Messrs. Lees and Gemmill, bmri tels, Were saved, but 111 a damaged condition. The budlinus were erected about. thirty 3"en1s ago b3 the Hon. Thomas McKay and the lower part was at one time used ‘8. a prlson.1t has hang been uokuuwl ied ged as insufficient for the requnements of the count3. AN ATHEISTIC MURDERER. Henry Ward Beecher, the apostle of free love, converted Plymouth chapel into an auction mart on Tuesday even- ing. A New York auctioneer occupied the “pulpit,” and proceeded through two long hours to sell to the highest bidders the right for the next twelve monthsâ€" shall we say to hear the Gospel ? Let us he on th‘ safe side and say to hear the Gospel read; for we believe the Scriptures are read even in Plymouth chapel. Even the New York Herald. which is not remarkable for any high sense of moralityr says of the scene that it was not necessary to be very “Puritan- ical,Pharisaical or Methodistical to have one’s sense of religiOus propriety shock- ed at seeing a place alleged to be for the worship of the Creator turned into a Wall street gold room.” But the free love advocate says it is “a part of the ways” of his people; so we must not find fault, although a similar excuse, if of am; weight. at all, would justify any 0' iniquity. The amount realized was $57,543â€"rather a nice prize for the apostle, and one which he doubtless thinks fully justifies his conduct. There are many people who object on principle to the system which says that people must pay for the privilege of a seat in church. life can sympathise with such â€"but in this case they have really no reason to be offended. It is on the con- trary a blessing to the poor that high prices exclude them from Beecher’s auction room. A South Cardiua negro orator said : “\Ve’ll neber desert the old flag boysâ€" neber ! We hab lib under it for eighteen hundred and sixty-nine years, and we‘ll die for it. now PK There are now six daily papers in Ottawa. Scarfof them will have to be short lived. TORONTO. J an. 8.â€"-â€"A report from Re ‘ R3ver, received an hour ago, says that the maurgents have demanded from the Hudson Bay Company, £850 to start a newspaper. A young white woman at Inzharn, Michigan, has given birth to a little Jet ornament with c-urly hair. She says it’s the most singular thing in the world, as she hasn't seen aniggerfor years. Michigan is the ‘mysteriousest’ State in the business. People who continue to read the Republican paper must eXpect some such Judgment upon them. It chanced one gloomy day in the month ‘ of December that a good humored Insh- man applied to a merchant to discount a bill ol exchange for him at rather a long, though not unusual date : and the merchant having casually remarked that the bill had a great many days to run,-â€"‘That’s true, replied the Irishman, ‘but then, my honey, you don’t consider how short the days are at this time of the year.’ At amarriage ceremony in Wickford, R- 1" lately, the groom became impatient during the extended prayer, and interrupt- Iled the clergyman with, ‘Elder, amt that i ’beout ’nough ?’ ELoenxsxr Exrnnonmmar.â€"A young widow, residing at the corner of Elm and McWhorter streets, whose name is Mrs. Whittinger, has been employed for several months to do the washing at the house of Carl Trantz, 63 Broome street. Mrs. Trants noticed that her husband was much pleased with the widow. but did not dream of such a serious state of afl'airs as the sequel gave evidence of. Recently, however, she learned that he was visiting the widow at her house. Of course Mrs. Trantz upbraido ed him. During the quarrel, which was on Tuesday, he declared that he would leave Lvauw , .. ..--V -, c __w_ V V be: and ‘cleave unto the washerwoman.’â€" She told him t0,clepr out and take the three children with him. He did so, even taking the youngest,who was but ten months old. Yesterday morning she caused the arrest of her husband on a charge of assault and battery. When arraigned before the Justice, he said he waawilling to give up the children to his wife, so they were brought from the widow’s and given back to the mother. The- husband repaired to the residence of the widow after giiVing bail.-â€"Newark (N. J.) Register, 231d. Loooxonve BELL.R1NGIXG.â€"There has l been a recent trial on the Detroit Milwau- ‘ kee Railway, of an invention or device for ringing the locomotive bell continuously. bell, weighing about one hundred pounds, on the front of the locomotive Just above the cow-catcher. A rod attached to the eccentric shaft causes a clapper to strike the bell each turn of the driving-wheel.â€" The bell is suspended loosely, and revolves from the force of the strdues it receives, sO-that all parts of its surface are equally exposed to wear. Owing to the ponitton in which this bell is placed, in front of the engine and about three feet from the I ‘ ground, the sound can be distinctly heard about three miles in daytime, and by night four miles or more, the ground and the don- ‘ tinuous mil, both excellent conductors of ‘ sound, assisting in carrying the vibrations. The bell mayals rung, if necessary, by a cord from the and when the engine is at rest. Quite a number of these bells lhave been placed on the engines of {he 1 Detroit Milwaukee Railway, and several other cumyames are giving them a trial.. .t. 3: Milwaukee 59.119037, auu several; . - . . . ,’ . cumyanias are gmug them a trial. {ember new 1n opposmon M‘s untrue. Fire at Ottawa Germany. EbfiHAM " CHRONICLE. “e have our opinion of Mr. Mac- I dougall, but we know of nothing in hisl career, as a politician, that can fairly be urged as a disqualification for the ofiice of Lieut.-Governor of the North West. If he has trimmed his sails so as to take in the smallest modicum of a favorable breeze, so has hundreds ofl able men before him. In that close scrutiny to which the actions of public , men are necessarily submitted, in these { keen competitive times, Mr. Macdougall 7 may have been charged with preferringl 1 his own to the public interests. These r, charges are as thoughtlessly as frequent- ? ly made, so much so indeed as that ac- l ,cusations of this character are oftenl' , more true of those who make them than l of those against whom they are prefer- lred. \Ve might, under other circum- stances, have keenly contested Mr. Mc- Wong?! 1 s claim to political prelerrmcnt, but not on the ground 01 intellectual innfitness. He ts an able man, and has 1' had opportunities of adding to his natu- ral fitness by a series of unusual expe riences. H e may he. re excited the has ltnnty of the Jeanie fathers who regard Indian and French half- breeds as their l undisputed patri111ony.l‘lc may have shown a want of tact in dealing with that most subtle of all the elements-â€" iclerieal duplicityâ€"but does any hodyl :rcally conclude that because he was re ported to have difiered, in opinion, from the P1iests and other interested parties, 1 in reference to a surrende1 of lands on ' the Manitoulin Island, a few years since, :that therefore he was unfitted for the 1 Ehigh office of Lieut. Governor of Ru- l pert’s Land. 9 This would be going far l indeed for a grievance. We repeat that Mr. Macdougall possesses, and that m a very respectable degree, every qualifica- : tion that enters into the character of a ; successful admintstrator. In forming 1 an estimate of the difficulties he has had to encounter in the attempt to enter 3 the territory, the question of suitable- 1- aces or fitness can only be raised for the 5 purpose of complicating the estimate. l i 3 I The first impressions derived from narratives of current events are more frequently erroneous than accurate, es- pecially in matters of a political char- acter. The reporters have either na- tional or party biases, and the readers: in very many instances, are the unques- tioning pupils of the party to which they have surrendered their judgments. itions, or delib’erately caiztrived to ’ ;thwart their object. A matter of thisi hind should be kept out of the current: lot the political whirlwind. llterca’ tions amongst. ourselves‘are neéi’e'uary to. iprevent explosions. The struggles for [BEAM _ CHRONICLE. iofiipe and power have their appropriate l places and are as much entitled to ap- '1‘hURn‘D3sY. JAN. 13,1370. lrrovnl when they 511 “mm wellasare ‘ be other functionaries engaged in the police organization of the world, but, when not only a Province tremblczs in lome peOple are very wise after the i the balance, but the future of British at. If this had been done or thatl America in hazard, it is worse than follyl i to court weakness by division._ The Government, we presumE, will exhaust all the resources of conciliatory dipl omn- ! flit to themselves for having so fari°53 Much more can be. 93.90“?“ by etrated into the future as to 'foretcll making reasonable 00““53‘093 than by at they contrived, with an infinite the employment of force. Force 18 .l of trouble,to bring about. The Globe necessary ‘01 Prim” t'haoltwfhich ‘8 q . t remarkable instance of universal ” has seized. n t e punm ‘3 the 5 science. It opposes everything which i Cy which we have indicated, it mayi‘ :s not originate with itself, or friends, i expedient to "l‘hdnw M" Macdoug [ Without any regard to truth, every l from his incipient Governor-ship. This )lic event, whatever may be its geu- i may be. a. necessary sacrifice and one ll character, is to be attributed either l "hm“ hm premature Excellency “‘11 no a.-_:_ -_ in--- a.-- -,1_;M A: ”u a”, i doubt be ready to make. The Red River Dificulty. been done, then that would not have peued. Others again are readyl h " I told you so,” and take infinite! In judging of this Red River business every cautious consideration should be evoked, for not only was the whole pro- gramme caricatured, and its probable results countermined, but the intelli- gence received has been filtered through unfriendly sources, and addressed to an audienceâ€"judging by the tone of the Pressâ€"incapable of comprehending the , gravity of the situation. One thing ap- , pears to be evident, the inhabitants of Red River have no available stock of loyalty at their credit. The hunters are a race of nomads who cannot brook the idea of the restraints of civilization; the agricultural settlers are of a class sufiiciently sensible to comprehend that under the proposed order of things they cannot maintain their position relative- ly; the Hudson’s Bay attaches complain that they have not had equity dealt out to them in the transfer, and the Priests feel very much like the demons when menaced with expulsion or when trans- ferred to the animals resting under the curse of the Jewish law. In the ab- sence of the official information which will probably be laid before Parliament and of the report which Mr. McDougall will, 'no doubt, submit, public opinion should wait upon opportunity. Besides the spectacle which these make of them- selves who seise upon conclusions with- out seeking to understand a matter, there is the absolute certainty of in~ flieting a serious injury upon a public man, who should certainly be protected in the discharge of an arduous public duty until it has been proved that he When Solomon pronounced that “ in the multitude of Councillors there is wisdom,” he excepted, of course, the council of folly. Folly seems to be holding high carnival now in the Do- minion, and the press, judgihg from the number and magnitude of it contrihuo tions at the shrine of this favorite godeas, seems disposed to hintit up for some time to come. The sooner it is brought to a close the better. At about three o’clock om the morn- ing of the 8th inst., the saw and grist mill belonging to the estate of George Begg, an insolvent, with the cabinet factory of Cheesman 8L Beg, were toâ€" tally destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved and there was no insunnce. The loss to the estate is about. 33,500, and to Cheesman Begg, abmt. 8500.â€" The origin of the fire is unkxown. Bnurlxcx. Reeveâ€"James Hopkins, rturned by acclamatiou. Deputv Reeveâ€"S. Dicksm, 145; J. LaucFer, 92. h Coun'cilâ€"McCallum, 118; Ruther- ford, 80; Adlam, 55 ;. Brawn, 14-0; Laidlaw, 104. . GLENELG. Reeveâ€"James Edge, returned by ac- clamation- Depmy-Reeve--Jchn A. Lamprey, 76; H. McFadyen, 64; N. McCauuell, 31 ; James Burgess 23. Councilâ€"v James Lauder, 144; John Travers, 118; John McDonald, 104-; Francis Walker, 86; Wm. Purdy. 4-7; Jabez Banks, 24; Kenneth McKenzie, 12; Mark Armstrong, 5 EGREMONT. Reeveâ€"Henry Wakefield, 144; F. \V. Stevenson, 139. 30;'Daniel Iles, ll. NORMANBY. Reeveâ€"Henry McMahon; Deputy Reeve, D. Winkler; Council~llcCal- mon, Butchart and Morrison. PROTON. Reeve-Wm. McDonald, 57; John McDowell, 2‘2. ' Councilâ€"Neil McArthur 137'; Robt. Bye. 136; James Murdock, 1335;, M?" calm Sinclair, 130; John Mchelne, 124; 14101113. Keith, :12 : Harry Cram” Députy-Rce've-N. McIntyre, 154'; Andrew Swanston,126; John’sbields, ConneilQâ€"James Funston, 59; Donâ€"1 old McDonnld,43; John Abbett, 36, John‘Agnew, 33; Alex. Fraser, 31; Robert Black, 26. A number of the electors in Division No. 3, have pro- tested against the election. OSPREY. Reeveâ€"John Hamilton, returned by acclamation. Deputy-Reeveâ€"Joseph Maxwell. Connncillorsâ€"Edward Potts, John Winters, Archibald McIntyre. 3? At the Annual Meeting of the Union Agricultural Society of Bentinck and Glenelg, held at Middaugh’s Hotel, on Saturday lastâ€"Peter Paterson, Esq. in the chairâ€"the Secretary read a statement of the receipts and expendi- ture of the Society for the year, said accounts having been audited by Messrs. Legate and Paterson. The statement was adopted, after which the following gentlemen were elected ofice-bearers for the current year :---J as. Edge, Esq» President; Peter Paterson, Vice-Presi' dent; Adam Cochrane, Secretary- Treasurer; Directors :-Messrs. James Burgess, Samuel Edge, John Travers: ,John A. Lamprey, Hugh McKay, H. J. Middaugb, David McNicol, James Hopkins, Samuel Dickson. Auditors: Samuel E. Legato and Archibald Mo Kenzie. £3" The Egremont Agricultural Society held its Annual Meeting at Holstein, on Saturday, 8th inat., when the following officers were appointed : Henry Wakefield, President; William Reid, Vice-President; David Allan, Secretary-Treasurer. Directors :--'--R. Brown, J. Main, Nelson Main, Daniel Peckover, John Stevenson, Malcolm Sinclair, Neil McArthur, Nicol McIn- tyre, J ames Swa-neton. Any persona de- sirous of becoming members of the above Society, may do so at any time previous to the let May, by payiug $1 to any of theiofice bearers or directors. After that date, 2will be requrad to become a member. W We understand thnt Dr. B. Carney, who was in town last veek for a few days, intends returning intwo 01' three weeks to settle among us. 33‘? Mr. Adam Cochrane was re. elected School Trustee, at the annual school meeting on Wednesdaj. The selection of a new school site, a" has been thrown over for another yer. in Cornwall the other it was (1 ed to invite Attorney General Ma onald, who was then in town, to e pu '0 din- ner, as a recOgnition of his loo public service. The Atty.-Gen. a'cce d the compliment, and named the th of February u the day on which desiro- ed that the dinner should ta]. ace. Fire in Mount Fora-st. Municipal Electims. THE PARAGUAYAN WAR- LOPEZ DRIVEN FROM THE COUNTRYâ€"THE CONTEST AT AN END. LISBON, Jan. 4.7â€"Tho mail steamer from Rio J aneiro, Dec. 15 has arrived. Tynatimi was occupied by the allies without resistance. Lopez has been driven from Paraguay. The Prince De Eri and Senor Par- anhos were eXpected at Montevideo on their return from the seat of war. The former would reach Bnenos Ayres about. the first of January. W _A ccording to th'e very latest. accounts the war in Paraguay was at an end.â€" Lopez had fled into Bolivia with his family. An agreement has been signed be- tween Brazil and the Argentine Con- federation, according to which Brazil will withdraw 14,000 men from Paraguay and the entire contingent of the con- federation will retire. The Chicago Trzbune of Thursday notices the facts that there are now in store about 50, 000 bushels of wheat 1n Detroit, 1, 7,00 000 1n Milwaukee, 2,800,- 000, in Chicago, 872,000 In Buffalo, and 3,763,000 1n New York and Brooklyn warehouses, a grand aggregate of about 9,100,000 bushels against 5 ,593, 000 at the 001 responding period last year, show ing the large 1ncrease of over 3,500,000 bushels; also that it isaaid there are 74 more cargoes afloatfimEngiand than last year, and that heavy shipments are being made from Wigs. Comment ing on these facts the fi'z'hme says: â€"- "All this has at first blush an unfavor- able look, but it must be remembered that there is now a very active demand for the British market, which was not; the case last year. It is true that woi have to contgnd with competition from the Black Sea and the Baltic, 83 well as other regions, but if English buyers did not consider present ea‘isttng prices the bottom of the market, it 38 hardly pro- bable they would buy our wheat as {3:88- ly as they are now doing. The spring shipments from the Black Sea 40 DOE reach England until about the 1% 9f June, before which time the stock 1n England will be reduced, and some imv provement may not unreasonably be looked for. The» result may be as our contem- porary anticipates; but the fact up to the latest advices, English imports have been considerably in excess of the re- quirements, as estimated from the re- turns of the home crop, tends, to our mind, to throw considerable doubt on its theory of an advance in prices being probable. Concertâ€"A Concert will be given by the Young Choirieters, in the Or- ange Hall, Durham, on Wednesday evening next, 19th inet. Doors Open at 6%, performance to commence at. 7 o’clock. Admission 25c, children 12:30. A Philadelphia lawyer addressed the Jury thus :-â€"“Aud will you oonvict this man Jupon such ocefluuou] t’ 3 W "Ill!”- oue of the jurors responded, “Certainly not; he is not guilty,” whereupon the judge fined the juror $100 for “an act of impropriety.” An English family advertises “Flue airy rooms with board, for gentlemen measuring 33 feet. by 17.” Cardiff giants will please notice. A little girl. seeing a. litter of kittens for the fins: lime, expressed her opinion that‘ somebody iiad shaken pussy all to pieces.” Mayor Hall, of New York, thus sets forth the advantages of the city be pro- sides over: “Here you enjoy extensive freedomâ€"freedom in newspaper abuse, freedom togamble in VVall-st.., freedom in marriage, freedom in divorce, free lager, free fights, free voting, and free love. NEWSPAPER SUSPENDEDâ€"The EloraI Lightning Express, published by Mr. J. M. Shaw, is not to be published any, more for the present. The proprietor“ says: “Good wishes won’t keep a news- paper afloat. To buy paper, pay for types, meet our weekly bill for wages, and live we require money. That has come in so slowly that we cannot afford to do more business on the same terms. Therefore, we have decided to suspend for the present, the publication of our sheet.” WOODSTOCK, Jan. 8.-â€"A man named Burton, who was arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Hayea’ cabinet factory and wareroom, was caught in the act Of setting fire to Reid’s grocery store this morning about one o’clock. He was examined this afternoon and sent to gaol to be tried at the next assizes. Application will be made to the Par- liament of the Dominion of Canada at the next session for an act of incorporao tion for a company for the construction of a railway from the city of Ottawa to Fort Garry, on the Red River, and from thence to the confines of British Columbia; also for the construction of a branch of said railway from Fort Gar- ry aforesaid to the most convenient point on the frontier of the United States, with power to build, launch, equip and navigate steamers and other vessels upon the river Saskatchewan and its branches and tributaries, and up- on the rivers and lakes in the districts to be traversed by the said railway. A person who styles himself “ Alfred H. Louis” is just now being lionized by the New York press as a London jour- nalist who, after much thought and many travels, has arrived at the conclue sion that the American republic is “des- tined to absorb all the English speaking peoples.” Mr. Louis professes to have once controlled that radical among radi- cals, the Spectator, and claims that his early education was trained by Dr. Prince Leeâ€"the present Bishop of Manchester. So he is a big man among the New Yorkers, especially as a bishop’s training, and law studies, and failures to earn a livelihood first in Eng- land, then in India, and then in Aus- tralia, have brought about the theory that the British Empire is to be annex- ed to the United States. > It is a grand theory no doubtsâ€"grand enough, as ch“ Evening Post says, for any ambition; but strongly suggestive of a Pm'l’m’e swallowing a whale. ' Applipation will he made at the next eesexon of Parliament for amendments to the acts of incorporation of the Great Westernfffiyilflay Company, to provide for the mode 0f election of di- rectors, their tenure of office and quali- fication, to obtain power to narrow the gauge of branches, and for other put-pa. All. SORTS 0F PARAGRAPHS. SOUTH AMERICA. Supply of Grain. Report of the Durham Schools for the Year 1869. Taking into account the division of‘ the school into three distinct parts, each I under a difl‘erent roof, and the want of- proper apparatus, the progress of thi' pupils has in general been satisfactory. There is a decrease of about 10 per cent in the average attendance for the 20d} half year, for which many reasons may 1 be assigned. The number of pupils that} have attended the three schools for the 1 year is 318â€"numher of boys, 163 , num- ‘ her of girls, 155. The daily average attendance for the year is 153. Of these 54 attended school between 20 and 50 ! days; 64 attended between 50 and 100; tdays; 89 between 100 and 150 days; § 53 between 150 and 200 days; 28 near-9 lly the entire year. This shows, when ' compared with other schools, a fair at- tendance. The number in let or lowest. class was 55; in 2nd 75; in 3rd 95; in 4th 38 and in 5th- class 55. The num- ber in Arithmetic was 272 ; in Grammar 90; in General Geography 179; in Canadian Geography 199; Writing 244; in Book Keeping 30; in elements of Natural PhilosOphy 24-; in other studies 50. We wish to impress it on the minds of those parents who wish to have their children advanced in the classes, that their were acquaintance with the par ticular reading books does not entitle them to advancement to a higher class; they are expected to reach a certain standard in the other branches before any change can efiectively he made. The subject of the good and evil ef- fects of the distribution of prizes is fre- quently discussed. We admit that to give full and beneficial cficct to the sys- tem requires care, intelligence and im- partiality. It is argued that prizes ex- cite feelings of dissatisfaction and jealousy in the minds of some pupils; but if they are given fairly, according to merit, there should be no dissatisfac- tion. The skilful mechanic and agri- culturist receive prizes at our Proving cial and county shows, and shall these distributions cease became of the envious ‘ murmuriugs of less skilled or negligent . persons ? Likewise why not reward 7 pupils who are remarkable for diligence, for punctuality, for good eonduct,or for proficiency. In the distribution of . prizes in the Durham schools it has been [endeavored to exclude jealousy, dis- satisfaction and impartiality. I remain yours sincerely, G. ’1‘. Evans. ing all-Magda}! evening, Dec. let, after the nomination, at the house of the Reeve. All the COuncil present. The Reeve in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read ,and approved. __ - - __ ‘ _ . __ _____ .1 Moved bl; Mr. Abbott", and 830003‘ ed by Mr. Agnew,-Tbat the 59‘9"“ amounts on the list furnisbea1 ‘0 the Clerk by this Council of uncalhfled taxes of 1868, be placed on the Col- Iector’s Roll of 1869. Carried. Motions were passed authorizing the Reeve to issue orders on the Treasurer for the following amounts :â€" To James Bryce, use of House -A AA for Nomination To J oaeph McArdlo,Postmnster, Ronaldsay P.O., per not. To B. Russell, Treasurer, post- age account, To John Creasor, an., coat 0n Campbell-’3 unit, To John Abbott, services as Councillor, To John Agnew, do To John Agnew, do ' 7.00 £9 Fat ‘3‘.“ w, (10 7. 00 To Donald M: mfg.“ .g, 1110 To \Vm. McDonald, doic., 17. 00 To R. Russell,salary as Trans AI. -A urer, 1869, - 35.00 To R. Russell,attending Council on day of nomination, 2.00 The Council then adjourned sine die. Joann McARnLE, T’p. Clerk. BANKRUPTCY IN EKGLAND.--Tlle Court of Bankruptcy in London is just now overwhelmed with business, under} the operation of the amended Act. In1 a single number of the Gazette, a few! days ago, there were nearly 200 notices of surrender, 36 being in London and! 138 in the country. It is pertinently asked whether the Court has suddenly lost its terrors? In days gone by men used to think the portals of the build- ing in Basinghall street particularly gloomy and foreboding, but now it is one of the most popular places in the , city of London. The rush to get inside is almost as gr: at as that at the Opera in the oldm time on Jenny Lind nights. The oldest frequenter of ’Cbange and and other haunts of commerce fails to remember such a mania. Traders who have got behind in the world are seized With a furore, an absolutely frenzied de- sire, to surrender their goods to their creditors. This zeal for aelfosacrifiee is so precipitate, so impetuous, so gen- eral, that. the devotees seem influenced by a magic and irresistible spellâ€"by an almost. miraculous fascination. ‘Sir, you have broken your promise,’ said one gentleman to another. ‘Oh, never mind, I can make another just as good.” There are great numbers of people out of employment at Montreal. The houses of industry and refuge are full and there are numerous applications for1 charity. “What is the cause of that hell’s ring- ing ?’ inquired William. ‘I think,’ said J ohn», ‘that somebody has pulled the rope) A Vermont farmer hauls wood to market with a team of eight sheep. auem . Proton Council held a_spec_i§l mget- Milwaukee. Wis”. @350 and drunk last year thirtyosix mllhon two hundred and three thousand six hundred and one mugs of lager beer. {knd still it cannot decide whether lager rs Intoxicating. ssfe. If the old tradition be true, that the first two!" days fallowing Christmas in- dicate the state of the weather for the balance of the year, we shall have an extremely Odd mixture during 18709-â€" The seasons will be fearfnlly muddled: “and we hardly need look for much win- ter before next year. Durham, J an. 3111, 1870. Proton Council. 82.00 35.00 H'OO'O COCO fidfln 9.16 6.00 A French lady has made formal applica- tion for leave to visit Tranpmsnn, the Pan- tin andeggr, in his prison, frsnkly avow- ing tbstdtn desired to he kind to him, and to'smuse him in his loneliness, in the hope of inheriting the 4,000 frames which he still posseses. Her spplicstion was denied, and she went away, saying sadly, " The money will be lost, and he is so lonely I” The legislature of Vermont, at its last session, chartered a company for the breed- ing of horses. I: is to have a capital: of $100,000, and has liberty to increme it to $250,000. It proposes to buy, impart, breed, grow and improve horses in the state. Tue Ovenssn-Guassr Tarn..â€"It is dif- ficult, says the Times, to describe the scene which ensued when the verdict of not guilty was pronounced in the Overeed-Gurneyl case. immediately the most enthusiastic cheers burst from the crowded audience, which it was in vain endeavored to pre-‘ vent. In vain the Lord Chief Justice held 1 up his hand, and the officers of the court shouted for silence. The cheers drowned all other sound, and became each moment? louder and louder, until they became al- most deafenin in effect. Peal after peal of cheers succeeded, and the whole scene was one of the wildest excitement. The cheers were caught up by the vast crowd without, waiting for the verdict, and the echoes of their cheers seemed to arouse fresh enthu- siasm in the audience, and they broke out into cheers louder than before. Meanwhile the scene in court was most impressive.â€" The effect of the verdict upon the defend: ants and their friends was most electrical. Some started to their feet and shook each other’s hands warmly, and uttered exclama- tions offoy and delight, which, however, were inaudible amid the thunder of those frantic cheers which drowned all other sounds. Some seemed overwhelmed with emotion, and more than one burst into tears. The leading counsel present, the SolicitortGeneral and Sir J. Karslake, had their hands seized and warml pressed by their grateful clients, and all this being ob- served by the vast crowdâ€"all upstanding and cheeringâ€"only added to the excite- ? ment, and elicited still louder bursts of cheering. At last the violent excitement so far calmed down that the cheers ceased, only to be renewed outside, however, when the defendants appeared; and they then re- ceived an ovation strangely contrasting with the howls of execration which were heard at the Mansion House when, amid much popular excitement, they were committed. The store and dwelling of Mr. A. Bav ter, Ayton, was Gent-eyed by fire a few days ago. Mr. Wonhington, oneof the contractor: of the Intercolonial railway, was recently assaulted and locked up for fiorty~two hmm by a number of Izabiiant laborers on the {our}, desirous of holding him responsible for the debts of some 0f his defanllmg sub- contractor‘S. Five of them have since been arrested, and confined in Kamouraska jail. An illicit distillery on the {am of John Haig, near Elm-a, has been seized by the Revenue officials. Riel, the insurgent feather in the Red River Qerritory, has a brothorin the dry goods business on St. Lawrence Main street Montreal. I’ W Hi31‘r?§a"n'ue so many persons ou' of employment at Christmas time in New York, as there have been this season.â€" Merchants, forced by the inactivity of trade to shorten sail, have in most instances re- duced the number of their employees ; and I in this way it is estimated that several thousand persons have been suddenly deo prived of the means of living. The com. mercial papers are recommending that clerks and others who received their d18- missals on Christmas day, and who form an ,_ army of no small dimensions, should go to ;wor on the railroads. But it is a sorry { change; for few men who have been toil- ; ing for years at the desk are equal to un- dertake the work of a railway laborer.-â€" The whirl of New York life has its attrac tions, but when they are met with such drawbacks, there seems something far more pleasing in the steady prosperity that awaits immigrants in Canada. The principal occufvatiml of the “ 3H 04 the period” is said to be 10 sit at the win» dew and watch for the “Owning man.” Between 3,000 and 4,000 working men‘: have been driven out at empmymem Wi‘h' in the last month in New Yoik’, through the closing of some works in the shipbuild- ing interestâ€"a. result attributed I016}! ‘0 the promotion policy whiah as bee'l so pertinaciously advocated by t b “D than. and persepered inob “"1533“wa 06 W 9:51 I“ n - -__- â€"-â€"-A-- A“ ' On Christmas cm, the Iadzea of the Rev Mr. McMillan’ a congregation, Mt. Forest, presented him with a Splendid cutter. At the same time, the members of his Bible Class presented him with the when necessa- ry to comfortable driving. Ones A Wat-:1: tells of a London omni-l bus driver, who had an ‘infallible remedy ‘ for rhumatism ;’ it was to steal a potato and carry it in the pocket. And the editor ? knew of at least one gentleman who had made his fortune in trade, who believed in‘ this charm, and practiced accordinglyâ€"3 This reminds us of a Yankee superstition of like character. It is~that to carry a horsechestcut in the pocket is a sure de- fence against rhnmatiem; and we know very intelligent, sober-minded people to have faith enough in this prescription, to carry hoxsechastnuts constantly in their pockets. Good style of wslhing: When you get into an editor’s room, walk right out. It is healthy exercise ; besides, 1t pleases the editor. We know ’of a blightea bachelor who says that “ he supposes that the natural diet of an infent being milk will account for its (s)creem. It is rumored on good authority that the French government has offered to send an extra guard of 5,000 tr00pe of the line to guard the city of Rome during the dura- tion of the council. "‘ff’fi'; 33%;“ and color of her hair would lead one to look upon it as though it bed been spun by the nimble fingers of the easy hours no they glideé through bright June days, whose sunny rays of light had been caught. in the meshes, and were con- tent to go no further." We clip the following cheeky advertise- ment from the New York Clipper :--- “ La- dies, Attention! l l I want to form the acquaintance of some stage-playing damsel of talent, stylish, ' good looking and who will advance stamps to start a Travelling Troupe and travel with the Troupe herself. Photographs exchanged. Matrimon an object. Send full “Descriptive List,’ and “Final Statements,” and address L. W. 3.. box 686, Westfield, Mass. A London (England) newspaper conga- pondent at Suez; declares that no vessel drawing over fifteen feet of water can pass through the Suez Canal unless lightened by taking out part of he cargo. The passage he states is hazardou , and the company de- clines to assume any risks. The coat of keeping the work in order is immense. A Cleveland girl has dressed in male at- tire and driven a horse car for neven yam. criptive exaggertlon, an the following Specio ' gton correspondent of the St. Louis Republican fully illustrates. In describing the beapty and elegance of Madame Rummy, mfe of the Russian Min- ister, he says . _ A young lady went to a. photograph or- tist recently and wished him to take her picture with an expression as if composing a. poem. All. SGRTS 0F PARAGRAPHS. ST. PAUL, MINN., January 8th,...A Pemhina letter, of 20th December, any: De Salaberry and- Vicar-General Thov banlt had arrived there, en route to Fort Garry, but from recent informetion the writer thinks the insurgents will ignore them entirely, claiming that Canada can do nothing legally or binding on either party until the Queen’s procla- mation is iaswed. A letter,» dated? St. Boniface, 24th Dec., says {â€"00 the 22nd of Dec., the inmgents squeezed a loan of £850 from the Hudson Bay Company ; that the old, granny made strong objections, but had to submit to' the extortion. Part of this money went to purchase a news- p‘apermcsteblishm-ent from Coldwell Gr, Hudson Bay Company RObbedâ€"-. A. Paper to be started by the Insurgents~List of Prisoners detained by the Insurgents, Co. The insurgents expected to publish a paper In a few by: in the interest of their canoe, the name to be The 1nd:. pendence, and to be under the editeviet charge of Major H. Robinson. They expect to unite the different eiements ofRed River population, and at * a same time air their peculiar View: their heart‘s content. Gov. McTavish, in a letter Fort Garry, Dec. 25th, to the a: the Company here, notifies them on the 22nd Dee, the Compan) : containing £1090 sterling, of the LU n pany's private funds, was stolen and carried oil”. '11:: Gov warns the American peoPIe against negotiating these sum, as they are males: to the present holders. The stolen money in redeemable at korty Garry and York Faceory, in exchange on London O’Donohue, the Briest, who aided the insurgents in their insurrection, is pre- paring to come to the States to solicit aid for the rebels, and will probably ask the Fenian: to help his cause. All is quiet at the Red River country: A Pembina letter of the 25th Dec., to the St. Paul Pioneer, snye :â€"Gov. Smith, Colonel De Salaberry and The- bault are here, ané do not think the inv aux-gents will recognize their authority to do anything until a proclamation is issued by Queen Victorie. 'l‘he insurgents claim that all the acts 05 the Dominion is sending out a Gover- nor and Commissioner are premature, as they have not. got the country, and consequently have nothing to do with the people. The best information we- can get. leads to the belief that the in« surgents under arms are getting short of money and provisions, and that the leaders are waiting for some pecuniary inducements to disband. Another Pembina letter of the 21th- Decemberrsays that Vicar-General. The» battlt has gone on to Winnepeg, to' fulfit his mission, while Colonel De Salaberry still remains at Pembma. On the 3rd of December a party of Riei’s insurgents visited the Nor’o Wufin' oflice, pied the type, demolished the furniture and smashed things- generally. S'r. CLOUD, Minn” Jae. 'l-o.-â€"Ad« vieeehave been recived from. Penblna to tbt efcct that; the Canadian trooper have not been: sent. over the lines. The Canadian prisoners are in jail, and dong: with Dr. Schulz, are fed on peminicau- and water. The doctor is employed with a. yoke carrying water to the prisoners, Father Thebauls has been allowed in, W is. escorted. everywhere by " guard, and:; is not allowed to. hold any communication with the panic: in the fart, Col. Desalaberry- bps not boom allowed over rho lines», and m. at Goa men.“ J , . . l LUPPVTW. E00 wp‘. cam, Peron, are return-mg to gag-erg. The gnaurgents have possession cf You: Garry, Pembina Stone Fort, White-v house, and Plains Fort. Troop are fed from 11' :ulson Bay Company’s stores; and paid out of Hudson Bay Company’s Treasury. GM. Smith was Alowed across the lines. Order .is strictly kept. by Ricll, and no violnnon of personnel. property is allowed. Forfi Pembm m {garrisoned by Reiell‘s troops, .and every- person crossing the lines 1: amen};- searcbed, and if not accepted are taker.“ prisoners and sent. back. 0 ‘ ‘ A! -â€" NEWS PROM BED RIVER. "List of prisoners detained by the in- surgents: .-: n . T FROM CANADA.~â€" Doctor Lynch. ,' Doctor O’Donnel, wife and 2 children ; Stewart Melkius, Stewart- Melkim, Arthur Hamiltun, Charles Mair and wife; Mr. Miller, Peter McArthur, Russell Smith. RESIDENTS AT Ran RIVER-Chas. Garrett, James Mulligan, (pensioner) ; Than. Franklin, («10.) ; Chas. Stodzeal, (dn.); Wm. Hallett, James llallett, James Stewart, Rollin P. Mead, Dr. John Shnltz and wife ; H. Gomez Fon- seca, (liberated.) MisCELLANsoUs.â€"â€"Geo. Klyne, Frank Larose, Gen. 1). McViCar, Scott, John Eccles, F. C. Mercer, Charles Palmer, Henry Woodiugton, George Parker, Wm. Kitson, D. H. Campbell, Angus iB. Chisholm, George A. Bubnr, Wm. Nimons, John Latinxer, Walter F. Hyman, Daniel Cameron, Mat. Davis, (son of Mr. Ben. Davis, of Glenelg); Brandon, James Asbdown, (son of Mr Wm. Aslldown, Merchant, of ”u" "â€"J "â€" ""' " ’ ‘J “’ The above list is incomplete, it is said there are more than sixty in confine. ment. There has been no further ru- mor of a court martial, but a council of French leaders is to be convened, to deliberate on their fate. Probably the greater number will be liberated on parole. Beyond the fact that they are deprived of liberty, and confined in somewhat close quarters, they are Inb- jectedto no severity of treatment.â€" They are permitted to receive their food from the village of Winnipeg, and consequently undergo} no privation in â€"A ‘_L-‘-."- “u“ vvv The ladies and children named in the above list are not regarded as prisoners but stay_in Fern _Grz}rry frqm choiee. The Pacific Railroad is prepared for winter and the possible obstructions it may place upon the transit of passengers from sea to sea. Every train that leaves either east or west has special care at- tached containing fuel, food, lights and blankets, so that, in case of accident, a fight with snow-drifts, or other extend- ed delay, there will be plenty and to spare of everything needed for comfort. There are dangers and delays on the road that the genius of man has failed to overcome,” but the nianagera are meanwhile prepared to lessen them to the fullest extent possible. r Henry Ward Beecher, returning from church one Sunday, passed a. number of specimen: of “ Young America," amne- ing themselves with a game of marbles. mixed with fancy swearing. ‘My boy,’ said Mr. B. to an interesting youth 0f eightiyearh‘ I 3m frightened? .‘ éra yJu ?V"answered "Buttons, quite naively § ‘ why tb_e devil don’t. you run, then}. . L 3:3" Henâ€"1;)! ha‘éaâ€"féo't,‘ w(faili'ugwood, in an Insolvent. A New York Paper the: will visit. \\ ashin dust of this month for pose of calling on Preai fore visiting other porti «1 States. He will South cud be the guea Bi: the British Minis! It. will visit New’l‘ork ml days. At Durham, on the 81h Mt. Archd. M‘Kenzie, At Durban, on the 8d: Kr. Robert Bull, of n At lunch, Abenieensbil Robertson, late of G late BobL Robertson. Ihuen, Aged 70 year: Lon Clemâ€"We we no underuke to unden lofulueu of this reform my individual for 1111 lociety or the relief of d infirmitiu will be aoonei 06. Look for imunce end univerud appto’oq Shoshoneec Remedy m1 EB WSC‘L'T ,3 usignmen’. of '11:! cmditurs arr. ’12! more of the euidtitm Nomudt, in tinu Ct W Fourteenth day waive o'clock. num fifth-finite, and 10 Osilv Advertiser n F!“ When... .- - F311 Wheat. - - . . - - Spring Wheat ..... 0.“ a... coo. . Buley ........ - Peu----.... .... Flour ..... . ....... Butter”... ...... ‘ Lifd,!parlb.....--j Eggs.--..... .... 83’s» ooooooooooo ‘ Poutoes..~. .....3 Path... ---. 4 Beef, per cwt. .. . .1 WOOd, green..s..+ Wood, dry....... AN apprentice we! mediutely. ' knowledge of the busi Durham, Jan. 12 h ROOM! LET, than: the uppen ‘ l, the uppeo Inge rooms anitahl public offices. T my be let to am“: terms, ch. mat be ALEXAIN IHPORTANT tnyed from Lot. Benti'nck, «hot 1“. a Heifer, an hon nearly an turn-k1 infomtion that wirl will be Iuiubly revfl 1",“- matter of?!“ LEVISCHR mly trading Widmeycr J 86‘ (Jada "idmeg NEW ADVE . Durban, 3-... s HE Annual Meet of the Durhm my. will be held Londuy, 17th inaL, ' Hotel is si; 11qu an acre of 2! union given. Ap Jul. 12th, 1870. The Acme Skate Durban, Jan. 5, INSOLVENT Jun. 3, 1870. including LED‘ sud HAY-8001 0:)- C31! and see sud give your on ‘nd 92.2111988 Bnmilton, 060- Insolvent 8956! AL AM Jun. 3rd,} Apprentin Dnrhlm, Jan. Guelph Durham UST ARRIV A splendid BLAN STRAY New Arithmt CREASO R. Solid 0 wen St BIRT .11 tel DIE