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Proton Council met in the house of Mr. Donald McDonald, on tie 20th October, 1870. All we council present. The Reeve in the chair. The minutes of last meeting read and adopted. Correspondence was received from the Com, Treasurer, stating what imrest would be charged on the County Rate due the County. From '1‘ hos. Rogers, and from the Deaf and Dumb Institution. Moved by Mr. Abbot, seconded by Mr. HcDonald, That George Blister, Henry Redmond, Sylvester Redmond and William Sheahan, get credit for their statute labor firthe same is performed. Carried; Moved by Mr. McDoaakl, seconded by Hr. Abbott, That Robt. Searlett get credit for arrears of taxes for 1864, as the same is paid by work, the same being $9.03. Car- tied. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Panama, That the clerk authorize the County Treasurer to wizhdraw Lot 2'32, in 3rd range, from safe, and also erase all taxes against said lot, as the same have been paid. Carried. Moved by Mr. McDonald, seconded by Hr. Abbott, That Edward Egan get a road job for arrears of taxes, to the amount of $7.50. Carried. floved by Mr. LIL-Dough}, seconded by Mr. Abbott, That Andrew Ostmnder get credit for arrears of taxes, asthe same is paid by a road job, the amount. being 329. Carried. Moved by Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Abbott, That Patrick Shaw be allowed to do road work for arrears of Taxes on lots 36, in Ist con., 32, in 8th con., and 17, in 10th con., to half the amount against the same, to be let and inspected by the Reeve, to be performed by the lst of Janu- ary next, on the 10th con. Carried. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Abbott, That all parties having road jobs, if not reported completed and repopted by the councillor of the division where the jobs are let as completed, on or before the 15th of Not, 1870. Carried. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Abbott, That in order to meet the estimat- ed liabilities of this Township for year A.D. 1870, that two cents on the dollar be the nte levied on tlwe Real and Personal pro- perty to meet said liabilities. Moved by Mr. Agnew, seconded by Mr. Abbott, That By-laws No. 33 and 33 be read a first, second and third time, be pass- ed, signed, sealed, and engrossed in the minutes. Curried. Moved by Mr. Funsmn, seconded by Mr. McDonald, and Resolved, That lot N, in 41!: con. be added to School Section No. 9, as requested by the owner, Thos. Rogers, for schoUI purposes. Carried. The Council went into committee, with Mr. Agnew in the chair, on By-laws No. 32 and 33. The By-laws were passed in committee, and the committee rose and the the Council resumed business, with the Reeve in the chair. Moved by Mr. Agnew, secnuded by Mr. Funston, That Mr. R. Montgnmery be ap- pointed collector for the year A. D. 1870, and that his salary be $50.00. Carzied. Moved by Mr. Abbott, seconded by Mr. Agnew, That the Clerk notify the County Treasurer to erase the Taxes against lot 16. con. 15, as the same are paid for 1869. Car- Moved by Mr. McDonald, seconded by Mr. Abbott, That the late Collector be al- lowed. the sum of $5.00 for extra services and loss arising from discount on silver.â€" Carried. By motion of Council, ordérs were drawn on the Treasurer to Robt. Montgomery. for his salary as colieetor for 1869, $48.00.â€" To John McDonald, road job, $8 00. The Council then adjourned to meet at the house of. Mr. Wm. McDonald, 10!. 20, con. 9,’ at a. call from the Reeve. Josm’n MCARDLE, Clerk. Salt not only exerts an important influ- ence upon mankind, but is indispensible to their existence. It enters into the constit‘u tion of the blood, which contains the four thousandth part of its weight of salt. Its absence trout our food would inevitably re' suit in death. It is an important condi- ment, as well as a preservative. Meat, fish, vegetablzs, butter and other provisions, are preserved by it from spoiling, so that they may be kept for a long time. By its use in the preservation of meat, the developement of navigation has been greatly promoted, and it thus exerts a most beneficial influ- ence upon civilization. It is necessary to vegetable as well as l animal growth, and is therefore employed as a fertilizer. In chemical manufactures. considerable quantities are used for the pre. paration of hydrochloric acid, chlorine, bleaching salts, salammoniac, and many other products. Salt forms indirectly a ma- ] terial for the making of soap and glass.â€" Besides, its serves in tanning, for glazing pottery, for the extraction of silver and sil- Yer and cOpper ores, for the preparation of mixtures for producing cold, and {or many other purposes. The extent and importance of the uses of salt can scarcely be better described than in the wordsof Dr. Holley, which we trans- late from a work ofi his, entitled “Dan K061333133." “We awake in the morning; the linen: which we put on betrays by its whiteness} that it has been bleeched by the chlorinel derived from salt; the shoe with which we ‘ cover 0 11' feet required salt in the hands of l. the tanner ; in the soap that we use for the l toilet, we seize a transformed piece of salt; 1 the glass, which we bring to the month, 5 hides the chief ingredient of salt ; from the. crude ores by means of salt was produced the bright, white metal of the tea-spoon, which is so highly esteemed by the world ; the tea-kettle is soldered with borax, which Bolds soda produced from salt; the milk befone us contains salt; the butter has been preserved by it perhaps for months; the bread betrays to the palate that the dough has been:mi3ed with salt. We grasp the paper; it required the application of chlo-E rine from salt in order to please as by its“; whiteness. The clean. spectacles through; which we see are partly composed of what; meow”. salt. Avisitis announced ;.a.pap ! tient wishes to-consnlt us ;. he enters, and,.': seeking scientific aid; we reflect upon the? remedies at our command‘ and‘commencc to; write. Out of ten medicines we find that?! five of them owe their origin, either 1ini - their composition or the mode of their pre-i partition, in salt. 1 _ _ - _;L “W116 is able to forget for one moment this even-present Proteus that appears in a. monaand forms. Mitchell is amazed by a. 16 lb. pounce. Hora has a 28 lb. turnip. Proton Council. The Uses of Salt. )‘CO. iTo'rAL Ecmsz or THE sun 1 Dec. 22,1870. PROBABLE TEBBEII'IAL DIsrtnBA‘xcns. This will be one of the greatest of” modern total eclipses.“ the sun that hasi taken place; for not only ages it occur-l when the moon is particularly near tol the earth, put at a period when the‘ earth is nearest the sun, and also at the time of the winter solstice, the moon likewise occulttng the planetb'atum, the planet Venue on the same day being in configuration with the moon, 1 ° 6 min. south, the moon at the time approach- : ing her conjunction with the planet E Mercury, which latter body will be lonly 1 ° 19 min. south of the moon. In the Opposite part of the beavens,i both the planets Jupiter (1 ° 7 min. north) and the planet Uranus (only 56i min. south) of the moon, at a period i when the planet Jupiter is approaching, an Opposition to the sun, which will take ' place on the 13th of December, exercisog ing a most powerful reciprocal attracol tire influence on each other, by the com- Ehined influences thus exercised by the gsun, the moon, Mercury, Venus, J upi- ' ter, Uranus, and the Earth, all being lnearly in a right line, a configuration that has not taken place for centuries, iand which seldom occurrs; consequent- ly, the effects on the earth will be con. ,lsidcrable, creating earthquakes, tidal ‘ waves, storms hurricanes and cyclones. Similar configurations were present at the time of the total eclipse of the 16th August, 1868, when Quito and Callo were destroyed by earthquakes and tidal wave; but even then the influences were somewhat less than they will be on the 22nd December next. “The Prussians have got it into their l Ee brads that there is an underground pas- 1 3, sage which goes from here to Paris or ? 5;] somewhere, and they have accordingly l 8‘ set a lot of men to work behind the Ur. l tl sulinc Convent to dig a large hole in 1 0? the hope of discoveringathe said pas-l P‘ sage. They have as yet found nothing, i 0‘ but it is not improbable that they will Â¥ discover a. very large cellar which be- longed to an earlier convent, and which has been bricked up and built on for ti more than 50 years. By underground a passage or otherwise it is quite clear the l 11 French have constant communication l tl with Paris, and the other day the post-2 “ man here was tried by court-martial for g g carrying letters to Paris and back. It : : having been proved that the wretchedfie‘ man only took two francs a letter, and l c that he was absolutely without otherla means of maintaining his family, he was! t Iforgiven, as there was no proof of his c having worked for the French military t authorities. Two peasants, however, l, were shot a day or two ago for convey ; ing information. Their way of proceed- Eing is as follows :â€"Having discovered lwhere the last German sentinel was l ; placed, one peasant came up through 5 i, the German lines pretending that he 1 ' was going to gather grapes in his field, ‘ ; which happened to be just outside the '1 Prussian boundary. Of course the sen- l tinel refused to let him pass. While heI is gesticulating and pleading his eause,l ~ up comes another blue-hloused peasant. ‘Oh, my dear brother,’ cries blouse No. 1, ‘how art thou, and how art thy wife land children?’ The two brothers em- 1- l brace, and each slip a packet of letters 0 iinto the other’s blouse under the nose u of the sentry. But the other morning l,-;:t.sentry was more suspicious and he ts puts himself and his needle-gun between 8' these two dear brothers and Paris and 3' sent them 03' to the supports in the rear. 3’ When searched whole bundles of letters g :8 were found on them, and they were at, y once shot as spies. The strictest orders In D, have been given to take every precau- 6, ‘tion, and we correspondents are obliged to pull out our passes so often that they are nearly worn out. There was a re- 38 3 port yesterday that all the Embassa- lad l dors at Berlin had come down here to re: ’ try for peace. The Field-post has been fired at between this and Versailles.” al I t t I t l u. A correspondent of the New York Tribune writes as follows from St. Ger- main, near Paris :â€" Communication mth Paris. A man was recently shot by a trap- gnn while making abnrgiarious attempt to enter a gnu-shop in the city of New‘ York. The gnnsmitb, J . D. Agostino, who set the trap to defend his premises from robbers, was arrested and tried for murder, and the case came up for re- vision before the Recorder of that city. The Judge Recorder gave the follow. ing decision in the case : “I am unable, after careful investiga- find these “,0 idstitutions a great can“ twp of the various laws of our State de- l venieuce. hning offences, to find any statute which 1 __._._....._._.._. makes the killing of Tweedle, under the; (fj- Rev. Morley Punchon lectured at l circumstances testified to, an ofi'encewâ€"l Walkerton, on Tuesday night, to an aud- 4 The verdict. of the jury establishes the s ience of about three hundered. Not many 1 fact that. Tweedle, while forcibly and l from this village attended in consequence l feloniously opening the window of thel0f the disagreeable night’ and the proba- ' workshop of'the accused, came to his l bility of the able and popular orator visiting , death from ‘ gunshot wound in the l Durham sometime during the coming : _ . , . Hunter. Those who did attend were hrghly . head discharged from a trapogun Within l leased « ‘_ the premises. That the accused would ; p ' ‘ ; have been justified in killing Twecdlei W 5under the circumstances of attempting! (ff-Durham Monthly F“ “k“ place burglary, bad the former surprised him l 0“ Tuesday “91“. g in such attempt, no one can doubt, and . may“ at the best the deceased died from the: age-$52 towards the Improvement Fund i misdirection of his own felonious aet.â€"- ; of the w, m, Church, in this village, were ”It has been Bald that the "39‘3““ '33 realized from the collections at the dedio ‘ dangerous 1." case of fire, and. that a fire- catory services on Sunday and the Tea Meet- ; man or policeman, in the discharge of ; in on Manda evenin ‘88,. l duty, might have been killed. The an- ‘ g y g l {swer to this is, that no such event- has ioecurred, and had such been the case, . ithc act 0‘ the fireman or policeman 15th ult. contains a letter from Victoria, {i would have- beeu legitimate and in the 1 ““011 Bayathe smallpox is raging with terb :honeut discharge of a duty, whilst the ; rible violence and has cut ofi‘ hundreds of gaet of the deceased man was felonious. ithe peeple. Many missionaries had fallen ' Bad the accused. by his active ageu-ivictima, and the Blackfeet Indians have' hey. killed an innocentmw engaged in a sufl'ered at the rate of 15 per day. Similar llaud’abl'e act for public good, the_result rcports come from other parts ofthe' ter- L might have been manslaughter ‘9 lbelritory. The Lieut. Governor of Manitoba fourth degree {but each case must be i has meg orders for the arrest of Riel, determined by l’ls_ circumstances. J Y9“ ; U’DoiiOghee find Lepine if they enter the . dict, Death from inadverteflce While on Provuice again, and further instructs that . gaged in the commission of a felony.’ ” ithey be shot iii their tracks if they resist. _ -â€"-â€"â€"-â€"--.-O 0:}- The Manitoba N'ews-Leller of the- Setting Trap-Guns. 1%?“ DURHAM CHRONICLE. Our readers are already aware that theI Municipal representatives of the western Municipalities in Grey, in the County Coun- cil, have petitioned that body tosnbmit a by-law to the electors of the said Munici. palities to raise $409,000 by way of bonus to the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway Company, toenable that Company to con- struct their line from Mount forest to Owen Sound, and that the Company has , given assurances that the same shall be so Econetructed within two years. In order gthat the electors may pronounce thereon Ethe 8th inst., to give shape and form to1 such by-law. We do not question the pran‘ g priety of submitting the decrsion to those 2 for whose benefit the road is proposed, and i by whom the contemplated burden will be i borne. While there were rival prepositions l public opinion oscillated. In the nature ; of things the relative importance of par~ i ticular localities came up for adjudication, and as a consequence the element of self- , ishness performed no inconspicuous part.â€" 3 According to present appearances the Wel- l lington, Grey and Bruce Railway Company ' have retired from the contest in Grey, and i the question is so far simplified as to pre- $88!“ the alternative of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway through Grey, 0r none. We are given to understand that no at- tempt will be made to control the exercise of the franchise. It is therefore the more necessary to present the issues with a view _1 to the promotion ofan entightened under- 1 standing of the matter preparatory to intelli. ‘ gent action. It is to be regretted, however, that the acceptance of a 3 feet 6 inch gauge is tantamount to taking a leap in the dark. It is no answer to the reasonable I fears 02 its unsuitableness to the tapopraphy and climate of this section of Canada, to say that it is successful in Norway and ' Sweden. In the one case mineral ores and the products of the forest form the staple of the objects of transit, and in the other persons and agricultural products. In the one case trafiic may be at its minimum in winter, and in the other at its maximum.-â€"- These are opposite conditions, and may, for aught we know,_very materially affect the question of practicability. On the assump- tion that a railway of the proposed gauge } may be so constructed as to combine the requisites of safety and general efficiency, i then the question for consideration is, 3 I “would it be a wise and prudent thing to l give the bonus demanded " 7 It would be t no difficult matter to show most conclusive- : ly that the advantages would be greatly in i excess of the consideration, but evea that i of itself does not satisfy the requirements of i a strict commercial inquisition. There are l two parties to the transaction, the railway ‘ l company and the public. The railway com- pany says it is our interest to produce our line to Owen Sound, in order to increase business, but you must give us $8000 a mile to enable us to do so. Now the public may reply, is it fair and reasonable that in addi tion to our business, which is essential to thesuccess of your undertaking, that we should make you a present of one half of your trading capital? As the judge says when summing up the evidence, if you are satisfied that the proposition is fair and ,ieqnitable in itself, and that it recommends , , itself to you on the ground of expediency, H‘then accept it; but if on the other hand, 'i it is neither equitable nor expedient, then reject it. THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1870. 'On the decision of the Municipalities in Grey hangsâ€"we apprehendâ€"the late of Mount. Forest. The scheme of the Direc, torsâ€"however it may have been presented ' for the sake of convenienceâ€"is sufficiently transparent to enable us to see that the township of Arthur and the town of Mount Forest are but the connecting links of the chain. A small bait will attract a large , fish. We don’t believe that in this instance the Directors have concealed a hook under the cover, on the contrary we have no rea' son whatever to doubt that on being secur- ed in the sum of $400,000 from Grey they will build their road from Arthur to Owen Sound, notwithstanding that no small por. ‘ tion of their course, hitherto, has been E crooked and vascillating. We have no in- clinatiou to fight the battle o’er again. It is, i we are aware, the desire of the present Di- rectors, that the conflict shall be terminat- ed. They have, we are assured. submitted 3 their ultimatum, and the Council will, we presume, refer it to the peOple for the final arbitran.ent-«-the only course open to them. The issues are relieved of complexity, and unless some unforeseen disturbing element should be thrown into the discussion for the purpose of division, we shall soon be reliev- ed from the wesrisomeuess which attends uncertainty. Mr. Griffith, aaddler of this village, in company with a Mr. Damude, are at present erecting a Tannery at the village of Flesherton, where they also intend openo ing a Harness shop. The farming com munity in that neiuhborhood will no doubt find these two institutions a great con‘ venience. ‘ flj~ Rev. Morley Punchon lectured at Walkerton, on Tuesday night, to an and- ience of about three hundered. Not many from this village attended in consequence of the disagreeable night, and the proha‘ hility of the able and papular orator visiting Durham sometime during the coming winter. Those who did attend were highly 33’ $52 towards the Improvement Fund of the W. M. Church, in this village, were realized from the collections at the deed:- catory services on Sunday and the Tea Meet- ing on Monday evening last. RAILWAYS. The hope which but ten days ago weal entertained of an early cessation of the war has been rudely shaken. The French are unwilling to recognize their 1 fatuated; The failure to agree to an armistice preparatory to the discussion of the eomliticme of peace, will no doubt be followed by a resort to the inexora- ‘ ble logic of the bombardment of the lbeautiful city with its two millions of souls within its walls. The power of A resistance will be weakened by internal l discord. In the face of a common danger, some races can combine for the common defence. The French, as their history proves, are lacking in this quality.â€" Their great achievements have been ac- complished as slaves under the control ofadespot. When not so controlled they are vsscillating and cowardly.â€" Their determination of today gives no assurance of their course on tomorrow. ‘The hero of the current hour may be ihanded over to the headsman in the next. General Trochu, to whom the Idefence of Paris has been eommitted,i was in the custody of the mob the other day, and it is known that military dis- cipline can only be maintained by the infliction of severe punishments. If obedience has to be enforced in Paris, at this time, by means which address .themselves only to men‘s fears, what may we expect when circumstances will release from every species of control the passions which are known to dom- inate over Parisian mobs? Garibaldi has entered upon a. foolish mission. He is no longer the great ma- gician who could raise spirits. He finds the intelligent Prussians to he made of different stuff than were the efi'ete Nea- politans.- Then he commanded general sympathy. He was a Moses sent to de- liver his peeple from bondage. He is now the leader of a corps of organized handitti, who, by being lately in the service of his Holiness the Pope, at Rome, are prepared to engage in any thing that promises success to rillany. It was prematurely reported that Gari~ baldi had been taken prisoner, the ru- mor may he but the shadow of his im- pending fate. We have seen a cable despatel. from ! 1 the directors of the Great \Vestern l'f Railway, in London, to the board of the l , Wellington, Grey 65 Bruce Company,in l Hamilton, authorizing the latter com- pany to adopt the proposed branch from Harriston, on the same terms as apply to the construction of the main line, which is, we understand, based upon a municipal bonus of $6,000 per mile.â€" The president, Mr. McGivern, passed through here on Monday, followed by the Hon. Isaac Buchanan, accompanistl. Iby Mr. Mackenzie and the Mayor of Hamilton, on route for Owefl Sound, to present what they regard as the pecu- liar advantages of their company to the County Council, now in Special session. 1 Mr. Laidlaw and Alderman Baxter are there also on behalf of the Toronto, Grey Bruce Company. There will also be a meeting of the Reeves of the townships interested in‘an extension of the Northern road to Mcaford, at Mea- ford, on the 13th instant. We under- stand that a basis for the construction of that road to Meaford has already been informally agreed upon, and that its continuance from thence, to Owen Sound will depend entirely upon the decision of Sydenham, Owen Sound and other northern Municipalities touching the Toronto, Grey 6b Bruce proposition now before them for consideration. THE LATEST. The deputation from Hamilton re- turned last night to Durham. They complain that the County Council re-‘ fused them an opportunity of addressing that body. That at the time of leaving the By-law to raise $400,000 on the responsibility of the petitioning Muni- cipalities had received a second reading, and that no doubt was entertained of its being finally adopted for submission to the electors, before the meeting of l the County Council, which will meet at the end of December. MORE ABOUT RAILWAYS. Tuner. CHEERS FOB Arminâ€"The en-1 gine “Falconer,” and train of cars went into the Alma Station of the Welling- ton, Grey and Bruce Railway, on Mon- day forenoon, amid great rejoicing. The line in in so forward a state that it will be formally opened to that station for public trafic next week. This will make twenty-three miles completed.â€" The work is going on all along the line . to Harrieton. The American people have grown heartily sick of the Alaham claims.â€" Adams signally failed; Johnson dis- mally failed, and Motley has lamenta- hly failed to exact from John Bull any satisfaction, pecuniary or otherwise,‘ for the grievances on which the United States had harped for years. As the last efi'ort to bring the matter to a crisis the owners and assignees of the claims have announced that they will apply to r Congress, at its next scss’idn, {or per. mission to negotiate a private settle-1 ment, independent altogether of the ac-1 tion of the Washington Government.â€" Tliese cl’aims amount to over $13,000,- 000', and the claimants declare that they will be well and truly satisfied if they get’ half. 80 say We all. PROPOSED BOAT RAcn.â€"-Sinee their! arrival at home, Tyne Champion Grew have issued a reply to she challenge of the St. John Crew received just previ- ous to starting for home. They propose to row a six mile race for a stake of £500 at St. John or Newcastle, either in the spring or fall of hen year. If ,lhe race takes place at St. John, they flare to receive £200 for expenses, or Whey will allow their Opponents 11‘ like ‘ sum if- the match is rowed at Newcastle. > THE FHANBILPHUSSIAN WAR. Berlin, Nov. 4,â€"fi‘rofii hiimerous let. tera taken by the Germans investing Paris frfim b‘apiui'ed balloons from P‘aris it appeai‘s that that. city suffers m'iiei, from the existing reign of terror.â€" Among the lower classes provisions have began to fail; only the rich can afford m pay the eii’smng grices and the poor are in great want. ‘ New. York, Nov. 5.-â€"A des] from London to the World says :-â€"' “A telegram dated Versailles the 4th confirms last night’s despatch as to the result of the election at. Paris on the question of confidence in the Provisions a1 Government. The returns for the whole city areâ€"Yeas, 471,000, and Noes, 56,000. No disturbance noch‘r- red. This result is considered to make the armistice certain.” Tours,x Nona ".â€"Reports from Paris state that M. Jules Favte had repeated that the Government would not cede any territory as the price of peace; London, Nov. 4.â€"An American who left. Paris on the 29th ult., reports that. purchasers of meat are allowed to buy only four ounces each daily. The sup- ply of flour was abundant, but careful- ly boarded. - An official telegram from Berlin states that the bombardment of Paris is delayed for no other reason than that preparations therefor are _incomplete. fiew York, Nov. 5.â€"-Tbe World cor- respondent sends by balloon the foilow- ing :â€" “Paris, Oct. 29.-â€"Yesterday my butcher gave me notice that he could give me no more meat. I went to the ward office and got a ticket authorizing the municipal butcher to give me one- fifth of a pound of meat. I sent my servant for the meat at 8 a. m. He re- turned at 2 p. m., having been compel- led to wait six hours for his turn. I had waited three hours at the ward of- fices to get a ticket. “Gustave Flourens has two of the Emperor’s horse: which Were left in the stables; “Napoleon has appointed an agent to pay his trad'esmen’e bills. Placards are on all the walls calling upon creditor: to attend the sale of the effects of N apo- leon and Eugenie by auction two months after the siege is Over. The Provisional Government refuse: to deliver to the Empress her Cashmere shawls and laces. “The balloon factory turns out one balloon a day. Silk is now too eXpen- oive and balloons are made of cotton. “Horse flesh, sirloin and rump, is sold at 18 cents, and all other parts at. 8 ct-a. There are stilll 42,000 edible horses left. Tho catacombs have given six months’ supply of oaltpetre. Thurs, Nov. 5:-â€"There has been no fighting ground Paris for the past three days. The fire from the French forts, however, was kept up to prevent the erection of Prussian batteries. In this the French gunners have been ier’y sue- e‘essfnl. v New York, Nov. 5.-â€"A Berlin des- patch says :-. .' - a. 1- _ 1 d r“ """" a “A report is being circulated here that Garibald1,wifln a body of Mobiles, has been surrounded at Vales and taken prisoner.” “On my my hither I me Maziini at Leghorn. He was as resofiite as ever, but. had grown fiery white fifid Worn.â€" He could not bear‘ to speak of Romaâ€"3 He said, ‘I am rejoiced that the Itafiafis offer their serviCes and lives for' rcpfih; lican principles in France. Could {hey haVe thought they might have flared Italy and helped France more efficiént- ly. An Ita.inn republic was possible three months ago. Garibaldi could have done it. with meâ€"aif he had dared, with- out me when I was in prison Should the war last, should France triumph, Garibaldi will be remembered.’ ” Ncw York, Nov. 4-.â€"-A deepatch to the Herald says :â€" “The railwey has been rc-opened be- tween Metz and Couraelles.” A despateh to the same paper from Brussels says ;... "SeVeuty thousand Prussiaus from before Met‘z are halfway to Paris. 50,- 000 others are marching against Garl- baldi at Besancon, which is surrounded by Prussian. Garibaldi has 25,000 men. 30,000 prisoners passed Mayence Up to the 3rd inst. The people of Al. saee cry ‘Peaee .’ a has la Repu'bh'q‘ua‘ .” ” Brussels, Nov. 5.â€"The Noni, of this city, publishes a letter from Baz‘aiu‘e giving the lie' to Gamhetta 11 charges and insinuations. In his proclamation to the French army the Marshal indign- nantly denies any treachery or treason or bargain with tho Bonapartists. He reviews the causes and facts whie h made the surrender inevitable after an un. paralleled siege and unlimited sufl'ering. _- ‘â€" Berlin, Nov. 5.â€"aâ€"The General com. manding at Met! makes the following report 2- “By the capituiation df Bazaine 53 eagks, 541 field guns, ammunition for more than 85 batteries, 800 siege guns, 66 mitrailleuses, 300,000 rifles and sabrcs, 2,000 military carriages, a pow- der factory, c., fell into the haaés of ‘ the Prussians.” .n There is increasing bitternem here at. the slights 01 Bismarck, as shown in his language to the English as contrasted with his courtesy to Americans am} RuSfiEOSO 4' - J '-â€"--â€"â€" Vessels are not? leaving IreVand with biscuits and breadstufl's for France. ‘Bruasels, Nov. 5.â€"-The Empress Eugenie pasSed through this city on Thursday incognito on her way back to Chieelhurst. She- was with the E13- peror only one day. R " NEWS‘ .-â€"A despatch Versailles, Sunday (4 pan.)- m'a Lon- don.--M. 'l'hiera has received orders from Paris to break ofl‘ negociations for an armistice and leave the royal head’- quarters. -_ _- _ - ‘ - Versailles, Nov. 6 (evening.)â€"'l?hc provisional goVernment has finally re- jected the protocol agreed upon by M». 'l‘hieri and Count Bismarck; although previously they signified their approval. M. Thiers has received orders from Paris 3 to notify Count Bismarck that his con- ditions could not he accepted and to re- turn to the capital immediately. London, Nov. Kâ€"The cause of the rupture is believed to be the persistance of Count Bismarck in insisting on gnar- antees for the cession of territory. The war goes on. The Prussian ambassador in London says the struggle will con. tinne all winter.“ ~. 7 New York, fiov. 6.â€"A despatch from London to the World says :â€" “Paris journals of the éth have been received at Verenillees They state that the manufacture of chassepote and field artillerj’ is proceeding rapidly. 'l‘he firm of Cail 85 Co; have delivered 3'00 breech-loading .cannon to the Govern- ment and the Berthier factory has de- livered 50,000 ch-essepote: _ “The rate for passage; in h Nadar balloon is $400. “There is plenty of bread anti Wineâ€" enOUgh to last until March next. The Stock of salted meat. is immense. Preo served vegetables and poultry are still plenty in the market. “There are still many eases of small- pox. The clergy have recommended the revival of healthful amusements for the people, and the theatres have ac cordingly been resopened for concefts. “The late attempt of the Reds to overthrow the Government has increaso ed the anxiety of the majority of the inhabitants to uphold the administra- tion. (If? It is rumored that Mr. Gladstdhc will stand for London in the next Par- liamentary election in place of Baton de Rothschild. (Iii-About 20-0 Papal Zonaima, en- listed in Canada in 1868-69, retnrned to Montreal from Rome a few days ago. Alarge crowd of the Catholic citizens turned out to meet them. 33' A correspondent at Ottawa says, “ There is no truth in the rumour about Sir John McDonald’s health being‘ delicate. He is able to attend to his official duties with his usual promptness, and he finds his health was never better than it is at present?’ 03' About an inch of snow fell here during Wednesday afternoon and night. BEWARE.â€"We understand there are a number of “sharpers” at present canvassing this county with patent rights for churns, cultivator: and land- rollers, and who confine tllel‘e operations principally to the farming community. They get the unsuspecting victim to sign what purports to be an agree- ment but which turns out afterwards to be a note,and beingin many instances against “good marks” the scamps can readily dispose of them as they are in a position to allow i very liberal “ shave.” Mr. Wm. 3. Sharp, of Nor- manby, informs us that on (He 2nd inst. two men called at his residence, with whom he made a verbal agreement for the purchase of a new kind of churn, price $10, the churn to be delitrered in fifteen days at an appointed plate in this'village;and to have it one month on trial before paying for it, but on Tuesday last Mr. Sharp was informed by letter that his safe for $75 was in the possession of Mr. J. H. Hunter of Durham, who no doubt purchased it in’ good faith“, knowing Mr. Sharp" to be a responsible man.- If farmers were to set their dog's an all patent right ped- lars Who have the audacity to venture on their p‘rem‘iSes, they would be doing : good service to the community. Patent rights are entirely out of the farmer’s line. “A Word is the wise is suflicient.” The failure to arrange‘ as Er'mistiee’ it now appears, arose solely from a dif- ference as to the resvietualling of Paris. The French claimed the fight to 81'er 1 ply the city with food, without‘yielding‘ any corresponding equivalent for an ad-- vsntage so decided, and Count Bismarck refusing they broke 011' further negoeie- tions. Upon all other points they were agreed. It would seem from this that M. Favre and his colleagues were play ing fast and loose with the whole ques- tion, ultimately seizing a convenient pretext to act in obedience to the wishes of the mob, who hate not yet had enough” of fighting and pillaging. The result of this insane proceeding on the part of the Government will doubtless be to prolong the strife during the win- ter and greatly to extend the scene of bloodshed and misery: There is no change in the military situation since our last.- At Paris beth armies are inactive. On the Loire the same inactivity prevails, but there are indications that You Der Tamu will soon resume his advance in the direction of Tours, the French opposing him be- ing deseribvd as without discipline and spirit. In the south-east the Germans have gained another advantages-the .fort defending New Breisach having surrendered to Von Werder’s army,” Further fighting is reported near the Swiss frontier. Gen. Changarnier has, been “interviewed” in regard to the sur-‘ render of Meta. He scquits Bazaine of the charge of treachery, but thinks the disaster vies fitting to his incapacity as‘ much as, in the latter stages of the siege, to hunger and privation. The veteran republican expresses a. belief that the only escape for F raucs from the distracted position in which she is‘ now’ placed is to restore the house Or- leans to the throne, and he is said to he labouring for that object. éLeader. War in France: Readyfilade Clothing Men’s and Boys’ Boots, WQMEWSJ 3m 31: 53333 Hardware, Must be dis'ptfsbd of by a limited time, consequently Great Sale of Boots EARLY SIX THOUSAND PAIRS 'ro SELECT FROM; A COMPLETE ' absortment of Ladies’, Gem’s, Misses' and Childrens’ Felt Bums for Fall and Winterwear.’ 3'80.3 large stock of Rubber and Felt Top Over Bouts. Particular amm- tlon Paid to CUSTUM “703K. For Style, Qualitv of work, Material and good fits cannot be surpassed; ALL WORK WARRANTED. .- . _ . . THOMAS JL‘PSES. 1870.] FALL sag-79.. Dhfii'am, Oct. Q0111, £370; Egg ELISE QEGEIV‘EB £333) MEL 6L WEWER GSQES, fififiES éNQB $21055 HATS AND CAPS, Ready-Made Clothing, $10. Durham, Nov. 9, 18'”. Great Reductlon 111- Prices. DryaGoods, DRY "' GOODS, GROCERIES. The” pfibli‘c are invitéd to inépect ! NO Tnoué‘LE TO SHOW coo-:23 u A. 0. M‘EiENZIE. I'J’urhada‘; O‘ci. 41h; 187'6’. Have n‘ow on hand Kluge assortment of 9.11 kinds of Furniture, consis‘lnfi' {1 BUREAUS, CUP OARDS, BEDSTEADS, CHAIRS, SOFAS, TABLED, :23 Which they Will sell AT UCH LOWER PRICES! than have hitherto been 9‘“ for in Dmham. [Ij- Orders for Bepa‘h-iug will receive prompt attentiun. Alf kinds of TURNING eiecu'ted viiifi Neat’n‘es's a’nd D‘esp'atch.‘ WHOLE STOCK CONSISTING OF SPINNING WHEELS 8c iiEELs OF EVER DESCRIPTION" THE‘ FOLLOWING ARE A FEW OF OUR PRICES : Men‘s Overcoats from $3.- fiat-1min; Oct. 20%, 18’an G‘ J.- MATTHEWS SON, (if “you" “tit Furnitfire or anything in our line give us 3‘ Cali. It will p8)” 50““ Suflsbfe Lumber will be taken in exchange for work. G. .1; MATTHEWS SON? finrham, June Hm, 1870; CHEAP CASH S'E‘QBRE. AT [WARERO‘OM OPPOSITE THE AR’GYLE HOTEL, DURHAM.) Bargains will be given, T M. Iragagné’ .~ C. DI‘IKENZIE AT PRICES To SUIT THE Tamas. Gbod Wincys 10; cents: Hoop Skirts for 25'cents’. Ladies’ J acketa for 31: Two BOXES PAPER GO‘LL‘A‘R'S FOR 5 CENTS. Great Bargains in Crockery, (If? Tea. Sets for $2. Groceries, Crockery, afica m IMMENSE STOCK 0F Try our $T. HAVE RECEIVED THEIR CONSISTING 0F AT THE CONSISTING 0F STORE; LOWER TOWN, DURHAM. Crockery, c. COLE TWEED'. Tonox'ro, noon, u Wbmk8,bu3’ing at ‘90 5 silver buying at (.5 ' 1 silver buying in 1g 3 “[OWhefita- - - ' ‘spnng Wheat, --:.- Barley: flour: - Batty”: Hides per C0 m m c I NEW ADVER iiext ecssum, Iur an Iincorporatimz the sai lend the powers (:3 'Company. UT‘W‘IU ISHH’ app‘uc: nmu Toronto, Grey and pay, to the lwâ€"v'm “““ ‘n'ml Durham, Nov Durham, Nov Andrews, Thus. Andrews, Jas. Armstrong. Margt1 finderson, Andrew 'Andrew. Mary Ant ‘Andrew, l’résciia. Bun, Henry grigham. 31153 H. row", Thos. Barley, Tnos. BEN, John ' Bunpbell, Dunes: Cameron, Donah Cooke, Smith .C‘mpbeno Ana“ gd, Donald Imvel, James qumgre, ,Nath Durham Owen Sound ark Lot coma Toronto, Nov. . Stor'e and vae " Montreal “on: Apply tom Elliot», J35. (2 N Fur, Mrs. T 1m" ‘ “men, S. “I Gilchrist Don '31 Good, John Gray, 301m fiatuy, John BISHC,D DWld Bunny, Georg Hosper,81r1h Hughes, J. \\ Emu, Henry mugston, An 1180,2981“). Jub kggte, 1 home: Ough'l‘ . ‘ 1 Lawrence G Lawrene. , \\ .311 “We, «thn . argue! \l'uhe'A Myers, Juhu (21 Moore, Wm. i Guelph IST Building a Pncsmks‘r, H0 v1(.£,l)RESlDI-Ix Dluecmns. WI Plan. anq ‘ 'cis Shanly. E 1 pheuson, SP B‘s-nus. Bat Bank of Cat SAVIN Money recei gnawed at the 0 wen Sou! ARCHIE“: ”68"98‘6 FOB ing the C0 Railway 8“" thé Acts 5'“ Grey, and I for (:eflvfli‘l 3‘ Tea 0 \VCM Capital, H611 (I (41%“ 1 Glenelflv X' Durham, of letter: st-U ffice Sept. the 3:7, H01 Tad