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The following we submit as proper fland points about which to weave delalls: ht. There must be [he qualificati n of Voturs, declared as at present. 2nd. All persons qualified must be en- rolled, eilher upon their own appli. cation, or upon application made to WWI!!! Voters. From lho Canada Law Journal. “Registration of voiersis again de- manded. Shall it be as in 18531 If not, in Whlt respects difl'erent’l We think the cnnglomerntion of Municipal and Parliamentary registration, so long as the qualifications are not similar, shouldl not be renewed. While it did exist, it produced confusion, generated (mud, and brought disgrace upon a system otherwise entitled to support. With this difl'erence. the old method, improved in details, may be renewed. 3rd. The list of enrollment must be open for inspection for a. reasonable time before completion. ‘th. After completion, it must undergo revision by a competent person. 5th To lighten the duties of the latter, and for the convenience ol the elec- tors, there must be decentralization into small divisions. “We have not now space to enlarge Upon these heads; but will merely indicate the machinery necessary. let. Each Division Court division, to be e Division for the registration of votern. 2nd. The Clerk of the Division Court,1o be the Clerk of the enregistration division. M. Mason Thibault, a political prison- gr “1852, and ‘ man of extreme Repub- lican principles. had published a letter in reference to the attempted assassination oIlhe Emperor, in which he “ abandons the patty which disgraces itself, and dis- guces the flag which is so shamefully soiled will: blood.” Incendiary proclamation; had been postâ€" “ in Lyons. but they mulled. in no dis~ We! of the public pace. It was said that the Queen of Oude died of gn'ef. She was attended in her last moments by Dr. Boyer. one of me Emperor Napoleon‘s physicians. The payers enjoined by the Bnddhist religion were said oh‘r her degth-bed. The body was watched by Iour women, and file ar- riulof the Prince, the son 0!" lhe decea5~ Cd. who had been sent [or by telegraph, from London, was waited, here”: any ar- luugemenu would be made for the funeral, “ The,troops, however encountered a much more formidable and enterprismg enemy on their way back to camp, and 1 am ashamed to say the 9th Lancers turned tail; both officers and men fled in utter confusion, while the Artillery drivers ab- andoned their guns, and bolted like mad, but without avail, for the enemy pursued them to camp, which friend and foe enter- ed at the same time, the latter getting imong the tentc and having the audacity to attack the whole force, which had turn- ed out in great alarm to cover the retreat of the Lancers and the others when they we.e seen running in such wild despair! The kilted Highlanders did not on this oc- 1 union dispfiay the courage which they arei famed, for, if anything, the 93rd sought ahe'ter from the attacks of the victorious‘ enemy with more agility than their breech- ed comrades, though I confess that being‘ less protected they sutTcr more. The sailors of the Naval Brigade also, strange to say, showed the white feather, and‘ topped their booms’ with the rest,‘ uttering naughty nautical ejaculations in; theoxmmny oLtheip tereorfi'l‘herea's no mistake about it, our lel'ows were ut- terly routed, and the enemy continued to hover round the camp for some time, with- out our daring to molest them, and ulti- meter they retired in good order, and with very trifling loss.” Don't be alarm- ed or indignant, good reader ; imagine what you would yourself have done it al- tacked by a. swarm ot bees! \Vhile the force was returning from the Allumhagh! to camp one of the Lancers was tempted to poke his spear into a hees’ nest and the‘ result is above described-Bombay Gaz- dte, Dev. 4-. nrresu 0! persons suspeded of con- auction with the alum.“ to assassinale the French Emperar, cominued to b? undo. 3rd. Due notice to be given to all the electors. so that all may come for- 7 mrdflandfinvefieirnams recordid. 4th. The County Judgeâ€"the Junior Judge where there are twoâ€"lo go circuit and revise the lists. 5th. An appeal under certain restrictions to be allowed from his decision to the Superior Court: of Common 6th. The list when revised by the County Judge to be sent to the County Registrar. 7th. The County Registrar to have the custody of the list, and give copies to Returning oficers, and to others demanding the same. “In Lower Canada, where there are Circuit. Courts, corresponding with our County Courts, and Courts for the trial of small causes, corresponding with our Division Courts, the scheme may, we up prehend, with little modification be adopted.” A correspondent of the quussilite. writing from Oude on the 6th ultimo makes the lollowing report of a strange affair in which our troops had been concerned:â€" Arrest: of A Formidable Event. Among hor passengers are His Excellency the Hon. the Earl of Mulgrlve. the newly Ip- poinmd Governnr of Nova Scotia. and family nnd who. Nzw 7011:. Feb 15. The Royal Mail steamship " N iagnn." Clpt. Minor, from Liverpool at 10 n. m. of Snlurduy. 30th ML. arrived at Halifax at 11:30 a. m. on the 151h mutant. The “ Niagara" experienced heavy weather during the whole passage. The cbrmpondanco from Calculus. to Dec- 24th. adds nothing of impurlance to telegraphic daapllchoc. which andcipmod the mail. Arrival of the Steamship ' “Niagara.” The 'l‘imu‘ correspondent gives a circum- stantial account of the Windham “fair: but the fact: do not. difi'er from thou nlrondy befom the public. A p‘ot again“ the life of the King a! Naple- hud been discovered. Tan persona. all French- man. no said to hlu boon landed at Naplu to any out the design. A cough-Icy had the bout diamond. An imrnuio- mountain. I'- R“I”. In aid to In." boon pinned for tho 15Ih «luxury. hm uu palico {rum-mad u The scone- nfler Windlmm’s defeat are said to have been fearful. The hospi'nls were crowded to sufi'ocalion. The enemy directed their fire apec‘nflly upon them. and it we: nut ‘ill Sir Colin Campbell returned. and. with a dozen haughty words. brought every man to his plea. that order we: restored. A Brussels p-per nflirms that the French fom'gn Mini-lo: had addremdaleuer to the Bril'uh. Belgian, Swiss. 5nd Sudinian Go- vcrumenls. demanding certai- mmnrea which may pgovou {moved attempt- at. unasinntion. It is an tad that Omiui was at Slullgntdl when the Emperor war there lust. year. but lhal he and two or three other Indians were expelled. The Pope has addressed an nulhograph lolur of congnxumiou to Nupoloot . The Bishop of Cnlcuua died on the 3rd or Januuy. Tho Paris Pay: publishes accounts from Cochin China. The persecution of Christians continued with unparalleled violence. The country wuin a slate ol the grentssl confusion- Puliamen! assembles 4th February. Prince Frederick William. ofPrussia, Had ro‘ Mind the Order of the Guler. FRANCE. The Iddreeses from some of the regiment: to the'Empet-or me worded no etrongly that they attract much attention. The Zouevee regretted the! they hed no opportunity to manifest their tee] in I strikmg manner. and the address of the 82nd regiment contains the following sen- lence : "If your Majesty wants soldiers to much these men even in their haunts. we hum- bly pray you to designate the 82nd Regiment es part of the advance guard of this ermy." Sir June- Outram. at AIlnmbagh. ntlnckad and defeated the enemy on 22nd of December. rnd captunsd {our guns. He sustainod buttrifl- in; loan. Gaul. Roberts in appointed to the command of: full force in anshpoluua. which in uaem- bling a: Doom. and will march on to Muss"- ahud. The correspondent of the Times. writing from Canton river. under date ol‘Dec. 16th. says that Yah haa returned an lnaolent answer to the ultimatum of the English and French pleuipo- tentiariea. and that the two forces would in a few days attack Canton. Lord Elgin’: demand wu of the most temperate character. He ask- ed for no more than that the treaty should be carried outâ€"that Canton should be put upon the some footing as other treaty ports ', its gates to be open to commerce : that compensation be given (or damages to British merchants. and the occupation of the Island of Hanan be ac- quieaeed in u a guarantee. until all matters are settled. Yoh’s answer to Lord Elgin in said to be couched in a sarcastic vein. He tells his Lordship the: the question of the treatment of atrangera at Canton. has been settled by the Emperor's decree; that Sir George Bauham was made a Baronet for respecting that decree. and recommends Lord Elgin to follow his ex- ample ; and as for compensation. Yeh had de- manded it of the British Government, for loss and sufl‘erage. by China. a few days before this answer was received. Tho steamer -' Leviathan" had been pushed 24 feel 03‘ the ends of the launching ways. and her cradle: were being removed. She had over [7 eat of water under her. llld it was expected that she wnuld float on the 30th or 3]“. Heavy dram of troops were under orders to ombalk for India. Sir Colin Campbell was fit Cawnporo at last advices, but he was expoclod shortly to move westward VIII) 1: poworful force. The Bank of Engllud had reduced its rate of discount to 4 per cent. The reduction had little efi'oct on the money market or stock ex- chmgo. Lorna! Jan, 20. -Tha Gnvommont has rocoived a despatch from Malta announcing the arrival of the Bom- bay mail. ofJanuary. a! Suez. Tho new: is or little importance. Bfigadier General Chamberlain proceeds with I column to Rohilcnmb. and afterwards joins Sir Colin M. Agra. Mr. Reed. the American Commissioner, su- liciled In inlorview in the city. and Yeh replied lhal. he would meow. him omsido of tho city : but that no barbarians should put their (not. within tho limit: of Canton. No fmh disturblncos have occurred in any pm. of Daccnn or Central India. The Punjaub i- tranquil. burn-ca to wnu-Bousx. LONDON. Jun. 30. The following dupatch was received late last night :â€" Co] Salon’s co‘umn re-occupisd Mynpoore on the 27th December. after defeating ‘hc rebels and taking 6 guns. The Decca mulinoen Ind entered the Assam country. and her Majesty's 54th Foot ware in pursuit of them. Bonn. Jul. 9. Sir C. Campbell. on Dec. 12th. advanced to- wuds Forukubud. and kneaded to proceed Lbonco lo Agra. The Punjauh and Scinda are quiet. but strong luspicious II’G entertained of the Khalapore rajah’s movements. N ew depredations by U). Kbnudore rebels are repom d. and the Hassi rebels have been severe- ly bundled. A grand entertainment has been given by the native genernis of Bombay to all European troops in garrison at that place. The conduct of the (flat Rogimanl of nalin infantry had excited suspicion. The population of Indore hum been diam-med and tranquility restored. GREAT BRITAIN ITALY. INDIA. CHINA AUSTRIA. A Vienna journal says that the National Bank contains a greater umoum of lpocie by 300.000 floriu- thul ever heron. RUSSIA. It in said that Russia intends to restore all marina stations on the Circassian coast. hm on a new system. which will evade the treaty or Paris. A new Sebutopol is also in contempla- lion. Serioul disturbanoel were said to have bro- ken out in Bosnia. A force of 3.000 men had been sent to suppress them. THE VERY LATEST. Londun Juny. 30111.â€"0n the Stock Ex- change loans are obtainable at I; to 2 par cont. Nam-1y £90,000in gold was taken to Bank 10-day. {kg- Our readers, having business at the Richmond Hill Post Office,will please read the Postmaster’s adver- tisement. The arrangement is made to suit the convenience ofthe public dufig the Auction Sale, commenâ€" cing 911 Monday next. AUSTRALIA. The mail steamer he: arrived at Suez. with edvicen fl'om Melbourne to Dec. 15111. and Sydney la llth. Trade at Melbourne had com- menced very dull. Several failures are report.- ed. There was little gold lowing for England. London money market was decidedly easier. Console cloeed on Friday at 95} e 95} for money and account. The bullion in the Bank of Eng- land had increased £922.000. 0%- [t is saidthat Sir Colin Camp‘ bell, in twentyâ€"one days, travelled nine hundred miles in India, forced an entrance into a city defended by sixty thousand fighting men,reliev- ed a garrison besieged for five months,withdre\v nine hundred wo- men and children in the face of an overwhelming force, relieved his de. tachment at Cawnpore, twice de- feated an enemy thrice his own strength, and finally stripped them of every vestige of artillery. Richardson. Spence & (20.. quote flour un- uleable and quotations nominal. Weatern Canal 2‘20 1: 23:. Philadelphia and Baltimore 2%: 6d a 245. Ohio 273 aQBs. Wheat very dull and declined 2d since Tuesday Red wes- lern 55 a Ga. and fine samples. which are scarce. 7s ; white 75 a 7- 9d {or best quality. Com quiet. but steady: mixed and yallow 33a Gd 5 349: white 36:. Ashes quiet at 32: a 33s for pots and pearls. Sugar dull and 6d lower. To. slightly advanced. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. Pork quiet. but steady. Lard steady. 3152s a 545 (id for choice. LONDON MARKETS. Baring Bros. 5:, Co. quote when! dull ; white 46: a 48:. Flour 24s a 26:. (3% The London Free Press states that his Excellency the Governor General has commuted the sentence of death on the condemned crimin- als, Neil and Janet Beaton, to that of imprisonment for life. They Were convicted at the last assizcs of murdering Edmund Russell,at Lobo, by poiso.iing him with arsenic. 0% The Colonist says :â€"From the records of the Toronto Post Office, it appears that the number ofvalen- tines posted this year for delivery in lhe dry, on the 131b, amounted to 1618, being an increase of 868 over the same day last year. On Monday, not more than some 1300 passed through the PostOffice, being a deficiency of 3200 as com- pared with the 14th of February last year. Advice: from Manchester and the manufac- turmg disuicts are generally favonbio. Painfingâ€"T. Macbeth. Jnr. Post Office Noticeâ€"M. Teefy. A Great Bargainâ€"G. McMonn. A Farm Wantedâ€"Robert Nichol; Crown Land' Department. Form_at'g9n 9f Horticultural Sanityâ€"Town of fi© We regret to learn that Charles Thompson, Esq., died at his residence, Summer Hill, Yonge Street, on Monday last the 15th inst., in the 581h year of his age. His funeral will take place this day at two o’clock, p. m. 3&- The Daily Colonist, Toronto, has changed hands, Messrs. Thompson 8: 00., having disposed oflheir interest to George Sheppard & 00., by whom it has recently been most ably conducted. 0%: The New York money mar- ket continues easy, the supply great- ly in excess of the demand. Strict- ly prime mercantile paper is in de- mand at 7 to 8 per cent ; and Eecond- class notes at 9 to 12 per cent. Belleville. Foxmation of Horticultural Societyâ€"Village of Fergus. Temperance Lecturoâ€"J. A. Davidson. Foundâ€"A Lady's Head-dress. 8%- A destruetive fire broke out in Reynold’s saloon, St. Paul street, St. Calherines, on the l7th inst., which resulted in the loss of up- wards of 812,000 worth of property. cBritizil) (tribune. RICHMOND HILL, FEB. 19, 1858. LIVERPOOL i’RODUCE MARKET. New Advertisemets thu Week. TURKEY as. A farmer from Innisfil, named Samuel McKindless, met with a serious accident on Wednesday last, at the Hay market, Toronto. While proceeding to Gooderham’s mill to deliver a. load of wheat, his horses became frightened by the approach of a train of Railway cars along Front street, and being close to track, the platform of one of the cars struck the sleigh, throwing Mr. McKind- less with great violence on the ground and severely injuring him about the head. Medical aid was promptly obtained, and at last ac- counts he was in a fair way of re- covery. The character of a people, and that of an individual, may be judg- ed very much in the same way. Our good or bad opinion, of the one or of the other, must rest upon simi- lar grounds. We, in general, esti- : mate the worth and force of charac- ter in both, not from the accidental or fortuitous advantages of birth or ‘fortune, but from the manner in which they control and improve the circumstancesthatexistaroundthem and the success with which their efforts are crowned in overcoming or removing the obstaclesthat would seem to obstruct their progress in the path of honorable and commend- able advancement. For example, in illustration of this statement, it is a matter of common observation that a person of contracted mind and limited education will be found mowing his tifie,% ajarge 5r- tent, with trifles, or herding with the worst and most. vicious asso- ciates in the haunts of dissipation, caring little or nothing for his own welfare or that of the neighborhood around him : whereas, on the other ‘ hand, a man of intelligence, of ’ moral worth, of enlarged and gen- erous sympathies, will be found not only entertaining accurate and com- prehensive views of men and things, but also constantly engaged in plan- ing and calculating how he may best promote the highest interests, present and future, of himself, his family, and the community among whom his lot is east. In proof of this assertion it is only necessary to ask, is there a town or city in Up- per Canada the history of which ‘ would not have been something very different from what it is but for the persevering and well-direct- ‘ ed efforts of a few enterprising and Self-denying individuals? Now, while it is not our intention, at pre- sent, to say anything laudatory of our character as a people, or to bring ourselves, in any way, into invidi- ous comparison with our neighbors, nevertheless" we consider that some- thing of our intelligence, energy, and indomitable industry may be learned from the number and mag- nitude ofthe public works in which, as a people, during our brief his tory, we have been engaged. At present, we shall confine our obser- vations to one class of these works, viz., our canals. CANADA AND ITS CANALS. Burlington Bay connects the flour- ishing City of Hamilton and the fine wide spread country beyond‘ it, through an alluvial bar with the waters of Lake Ontario; thus opening a wide gateway to the vast regions of the West. The St. Anne’s Lock, connecting Lake of Two Mountains with St. Louis, is one hundred and ninety feet long by fortyâ€"five broad, and levels an inclination of three and a half feet. The St. Oar’s Lock, which com- pletes the navigation between Chambly Basin and the river St. Lawrence, is two hundred feet long by forty-five broad, and re- lieves an elevation of five feet. The Chambly canal, between the St. Lawrence and the Richelieu, eleven and a half miles long and five feet deep, with locks one hun-‘ dred and twenty feet by twenty-‘ four, ascends a height of seventy- four feet. The distance between‘ the City of Kingston and the City of Ottawa is traversed by a ship canal one hundred and twenty-six rmiles long and five feet deep, with locks one hundred and thirty-four feetlong by thirty-three broad,which unites by the aid of the Rideau, the waters of the Ottawa with those of 'Lake Ontario. Between the City of Montreal and the City of King- ston an elevation of more than two hundred feet is overcome by Seven ship-canaIS, varying from one mile to twelve in length, and forty-one in aggregate, with locks two hund- red feet 'by forty-five, and with anexcavated trunk ten feet deep and from one hundred to one hund- red and forty feet broad on the water surface. The elevation between Lakes Erie and Ontario, is three hundred and forty feet. This im- mense height is surmounted by a a ship-canalflWentyeight feet in length, with locks one hundred and . fifty feet long by twentyâ€"six and a ‘ half broad, and with an excavated trunk sufficient to pass propellers and sailing craft. The locks on this canal are capable of admitting vessels of five hundred tons bur- den, while those on the St. Law- rence have a capacity for passing vessels just the double, or one thou- sand tons burden. In no other country are there canals of such magnitude and importance, the cost of constructing which amounted to the sum of £14,000,000. To these there will, in a few years, in all pro- bability, be added the Toronto and Georgian Bay Ship Canal. It will be in the recollection of some of our readers that on the 13th of September, 1855, a Convention of Delegates from Chicago, Oswe- go, Toronto and Barrie met at T0- ronto, “ to consider the question of the construction of the Georgian Bay Canal,” when it was unani- mously resolved, “That the im~ mense trade from the North-west demands the immediate construc- ‘tion of a Canal between the Upper Lakes and Lake Ontario, of suffi- cient capacity to pass vessels of 1000 tons burthen from Lake Huron to Lake Ontario, at Toronto, or its vi- cinity.” On the following day the committee appointed by the con- vention called upon Kivas Tully, Esq., Civil Engineer, Toronto, and instructed him “to complete the; survey of a route for the canal from Toronto via Lake Simcoe to the geoLgianBay onLfle flammand, to report to this Committee, with a topographical description of the country, levels, heights, Sections, and approximate estimates for the construction of a canal capable of passing vessels of one thousand _ tons burthen; a profile of the line to be furnished with each report.” The Committee also arranged that the members of the Chicago Dele- gation should secure the services of one of their most eminent Engiâ€" ' neers, to go over the ground with Mr. Tully, and act with him as consulting Engineer in the progress ‘ of the survey. For the Terminal Harbor accom- modation on Lake Huron, ‘ * ‘ the Nottawasaga River requires a less outlay. By the construction of piers, of the same character as those recommended for the Humber Bay. also 200 feet in length, a harbor sim- “Within the line of shore, after passing between the piers, the marsh is proposed to be excavated to the extent of eight acres, so as to afford sufliciem accommodation for the an- ticipated traffic, and is capable of being enlarged if required. From this report it appears that the survey has been a thorough one, there having been no less than four different routes gone over and accurately calculated. And the task to be encountered in executing this great provincial work, may now be considered as placed be- fore the public mind in a tangible shape. Passing over many of the details and reasonings embodied in the report itself, We have selected the following extracts, which pre- sent in a condensed and definite form the nature of the work to be completed, in order to furnish ade- quate means of transport to the seaboard, or even across the At- lantic, for the rapidly increasing trade of the far West, by the waters of the St. Lawrence. lst. Terminal Harbour flccomoda- tiaraâ€"“I consider the Humber line offers the greatest advantages, and, in recommending this line, the Humber Bay would be assumed as the Southern terminal entrance of the Canal. By the construction of two piers ofcrib work, 2,000 feet in length, andAO ieet_in width, 200 feet apart, and extending into 20 feet of water, with a. depth of not less than 13 feet, at low water, in- side the piers, a terminal harbor, safe, easy of access, and commo- dous, can be obtained at the Hum- ber Bay. This Bay is protected from the effects of northwesterly, also easterly storms, which are the most violent on Lake Ontario, by the Peninsula, South of Toronto about 4 miles distant ; but there is little or no protection from south- westerly storms, which prevail dur- ing autumn, unless when close to the entrance. which is sheltered by a projected headland to the west. The distance to the opposite shore of the Lake being only 30 miles, the force of the wave would not be such as to materially endanger the safety ol‘alarge vessel running between piers 200 feet apart, and in 20 feet of water, whilst smaller vessels of 500 tons can run into Toronto Harbor in safety. during unusually severe gales from this quarter. During the period of low water the Humber Bay, with the proposed piers, would be the only available terminal Harbor for vessels of the capacity for which the Canal is pro- posed to be constructed. Mr. Tully has just completed the survey and submitted to the Committee his report, “ leaving to the Consulting Engineer, Col. R. B. Mason, of Chicago, the impor- tant task of furnishing the necessa- ry statistical information in refer- ence to the extent of the anticipated trade that may be relied on as the means of defraying the cest of con- struction.” ilar in many respevts may be ob- mined. The mouth of the Noma- wasaga River would be exposed to the norihwest gales of xhe Georgian Bay, which are sometimes very vio- lent in the spring and autumn. and would have a range of 100 miles to Cabol’s Head. “ This would no doubt be a ser- ious difficulty in a nautical point of View. but the risk would not be so hazardous if ordinary caution is used. Supposing a vessel to be run- ning for the entrance of the Canal. at the mouth of the Nottawasaga River, the vessel would pass close to the Christian Islands, under the ice of which shelter could be pro- cured until the severity of the storm had passed, when the entrance of the harbor, 20 miles distant, could be reached in safety. “ This course would not be neces- sary during ordinary gales, but only in case of unusually severe storms. With this exeeption, Nottawasaga Bay offers every facility for a suit- able Terminal Harbour, the ap- proach being marked with bold head- lands, and with deep water one, mile from the shore. “ For the better explanation of the capabilities of this river and the Humber as terminal harbors, I have prepared detailed charts ofthe same. which are herewith submitted. By reference to the chart of the Notta- wasaga River, which has been drawn from actual survey, it will be noticed, that the river extends in a south-westerly direction parallel to the line of the shore for a distance nearlv 3 miles, with a width vary- ing from 220 feet to 650 feet, and an average depth of10 feel, contain- ing available haibor accommodation of over 150 acres at a moderate out- :lay for deepening and improvement, Ithe cost of which is stated in the [general estimate." “ Along the valley of the Humber there are no engineering difficulties of an extraordinary character as far as the 23rd section, at the town line of Vaughan and King, where the deep excavation through the ridges commences. This excavation ex- tends to the 33rd section, or ten miles. The greatest depth to be excavated will be 197 76 feet, or 224 under 20000 feet. This will be the greatest depth from the sum- mit. The ridges present a gradual inclination North and South; the slope, to the north being 5% miles in length, and the southern slope 4} miles; total length 10 miles. The depth of this excavation will aver- age 90 feet, and will contain near- ly 48,000,000 cubic yards, and be- 2nd. Water Supply to the Canal. â€"“ The proposed dimensions of the Iocks are 265 feet in length, 55 fee! in width, l2feetl1fi, and 12 feet on the sill. “ In order to store up the rain fall of the Lake Simcoe water shed, it will be necessary to construct one wasleweir, and three close dams. at the branches of the River Severn. at the .norlh-eastern extremity of Lake Couchiching, the cost of which is stated in the general estimate.” “ Immediately after passing the summit an additional water power would be also available from the water sheds of the Humber and Nottawasaga Rivers, amounting to 30,000 cubic feet per minute. and 52,000 cubic feet per minute respec- tively along the line of the Canal, basud on the tgame calculations of an average ol'twelve inches per suâ€" perficial foot per annum. Further evidence is hardly necessary. and from the above sources there will not only be a sufficient supply of water to feed the Canal, but a large remaining available water power, in fact an inexhaustible supply for the wants of amuch more numerous populaiion than can be anticipated at present. "Two locks of these dimensions would require 350,000 cubic feet of water nearly, tor each vessel pass- ing through the Canal. If 500 ves- sels paSSed through during the day 17,500,000 cubic feet would be re- quired, or about 12,000 cubic feet per minute, according to two exper- iments on the quantity ot‘water flow- ing from Lake Simcoe into Lake Couchiching. At the Narrows ; the quantity of water passing at this point amounted to over 100,000 cu- bic feet per minute, making due al- lowance for the friction at. the bot- tom and sides. “The average rain fall of the wa- ter shed of Lake Simone, (1200 square miles.) according to a state- ment procured from the Meteorolog- ical Observatory at Toronto. (see appendix B) and extending over a period of seventeen years, gives 3694 inches; and allowing for evap- oration and vegetation, say 2494 inches, we have 12 inches available rain fall per square foot for the year. This would give 90,000,000 per day, or 60,000 per minute, the available supply would be greater than this judging by the experiments on the current at the Narrovs s, which gives over 100,000 cubic feet per minute. According to experiments in the County of Hertt‘ord. in England, the evaporative effect was as 15 to 27, nearly or a little above 50 per cent, leaving 635 per cent additional to be consumed by vegetation. What the exact amount of loss, from this cause, cannot be ascertained; but the sum of both would hardly ex- ceed two-thirds of the whole rain fall. which would be five times as much as would be required to pass 50 vessels of 1,000 tons each per day, as this would be the greatest number of vessels that could be pass- ed through the Canal conveniently in fifteen hours, allowing a little over fifteen minutes for each vessel to pass through the locks. There will still be a large available water power, which, along the entire line of the Canal, after passing the sum- mit level, will form a source of con- siderable future profit. by renting the same for mills and manufactorâ€" ies. 7 7 ing composed, as far as can be con- jectured, oflighl clay and gravel, will not cost more than 25 cents per yard, making 11 101211 of$l2,000,000. From the 33rd section to the 48th, to Cook’s Bay, at Lake Simcoe, the Canal would pass through the Hol- land River marsh, following the course of the Holland Rivar, except at the bends of the River, which are our off. A considerable portion of this River is of an available capa- city, and would require slight alter- ations, averaging 150 feet in width, with a depth of water from 9 to 12 feet. “ From the 48th to the 7lst section l at the western extremity of Kemâ€" penfeldt Bay it will be lake naviga- tion where there'are no difficulties to be encountered. Lake Simcoe being of sufl‘icient capacity to ad- mit vessels of a large tonnage navi- gating it without any risk. At the 48m and 7lst sections piers of tim- ber crib work of a suitable charac- ter have to be constructed. “From Section No. 110 No. 6 there will be a deep excavation averaging 50 feet, the greatest depth at Section No. 2 being 78 feet, and containing little over 6,000,000 0. yards at 25cts. per c. yard, the total cost of which would be $1,500,000 â€"â€"the material to be excavated be- ing of the same quality as described in the deep excavation in the ridges as far as can be judged l'orm geolo- ‘gical data, and other indications. “See appendix C.) “ At Section No. 8, the character l of the work comprises a chain of combination locks six in number. From this Section to No. 25 there are no engineering difficulties, the Canal will follow the course of the Nottawasaga River, which, with slight improvements, can be render- ed of sufficient capacity to answer the required Turposfi This por- tion, 16 miles in length, being liable to heavy-floods in the Spring and Autumn, will require a much higher tow path than usual, which will slightly increase the average cost per mile. Between the 25th and the 27th Sections, it will be necessary to cut a channel through the sand ridge which forms the south-eastern, bank of the Nottawa- saga Harbor, in order to save adis- tance of six miles, a waste weir be- ing constructed across the River to maintain the water at required level. CURIOUS CALCULATIONâ€"The Meteor- ologist, of Brooklyn,states that the entire depth of rain, and snow melted. that has fallen in New York in the period of 23 years, may be stated 115 feet, and could it have all remained, would have offered a free channel for the navigation of the largest ships across the continent, from Al- bany to Quebec. The shoulest water be- tween the two poian in the channel would he at the summit of the Champlain canal. “In nearly every instance where combination locks have been pro- vided, it was a matter of neCessity from the nature of the surface. Though objectionable in many re- spect, it is of advantage in conse- quence of increasing the length of the levels, which on this route will vary from 1 to 16 miles, not includ- ing the long summit level of Lake Simcoe of 56 miles. The tbtal length of this route will be 100 sta- tute miles. “These quantities multiplied by the height 130 feet for the northern. and 470 feet for the southern. would give the available water power of each, an unfailing source of con- siderable profit, being in the vicinity ofa populous City, and of incalcul- able value for manufacturing and mechanical purposes." “ The Canal, if constructed by; this route, would cross the Great Western and Grand Trunk Rail- l ways, and the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway twice. At each of these points as indicated on the map, 'a railway swing bfidge must be con- structed. Accommodation swing bridges of an ordinary character will have to be constructed at several points along the rOute. For cross- ing the deep excavation it is pro- posed to have four accommodation bridges 20 feet above the level of the water, with inclined approaches of] in 20, each bridge to be two miles apart for the entire length. The estimated cost being $22 170 750. The length 100 miles. And the Time 53 hours. “ According to the calculations to the available water supply, it haf been computed at 60,000 cubic fees per minute ; this supply from the summit to the North and South would be augmented by the rain fall l of the water sheds of the Humber and Nottawasnga Rivers, which ls computed at 82,000 cubic feet per minute. making a total of 202,000 cubic feet per minute, or 90,000 cu- bic feet for the southern or Humber portion, and 112,000 for the north- em or Nottawasaga water shed. “ The lockage will consist of two single locks, eight double locks, three treble locks, and three quadâ€" ruple locks, being thirty-nine locks in number from Lake Ontario to Lake Simcoe, having an average lift of a little over 12 feet, and the total lockage of 470 feet. “ From Kempenfeldt Bay to Lake Huron there will be five single locks, or altogether 11 locks, with an aver- age lift of a little under 12 feet, or 130 feet in allâ€"making the total lockage of Route No. 110 be 600 feet. “ From the 27th to the 29th Sec- tion the work would consist ofdredg- ing the bed of the river of an aver~ age depth of 2 feet. The 29th Sec- tion reaches the Nottawasaga Bay, where a Harbor is to be constructed as before described. “ The total quantity contained in this excavation will be over 2,000,- 000 0. yards, the greatest depth be- ing 100 feet, and the average depth 50 feel ; the cost of this excavation would be $500,000. of trunks and boxes: Sergeant Cummins instantly drew a pistol, with which he had taken the precaution to arm himself, and called upon the fellow to surrender. He instantly exclaimed, “ Don’t shoot me, and I Will-” Cummins still p ‘ ting the pistol at him, his hands were mafiled and he was drawn from his place oi conceal- merit. The ohicers then searched the room, and close to where the man had been lying they foand a six~harrelled re- volverâ€"no doubt the one with which Taylor had been shot. The prisoner was then taken to the Police Station at the 0in Hall. On the way there he entered freely into conversation with the ofliccrs. He told them that If he had not been taken ,by surprise and in the position in which he was found, by which the officers were protected by the bed, and he was prevented from the free use of his limbs, he would most certainly have shot them before he would have been taken. He related with considerable gusto an incident which occuned $n +he flarevieusfiligbh He said, after making his escape from the freight train, he made his way to Skele’s tavern on Yonge street, where he Intended staying all night. After being there a, short time he heard persons talking in a loud tone of vouce in the adjoining room. He listened, and learned that he was the subject of the conversation, and that one 0] the persons present was a constable in search of him. The constable, he said, was “ blowing” how he would act if he only caught sight of him. Deterinined to make his escape from a vicinity where he was in so much danger, he walked boldly out of the place. On the ,ay he encoun- tered the constable wh t once recogâ€" nized him. McKay drew his pistol and made oft, followed by the constable. But the constable, he says, did not seem par- ticularly anxious to close in upon him, tor he had a good opportunity of doing so and did not avail himself of it, and in pursuing him he seemed to lag behind as it to ena- ble him to get clear away, which ofcourse he did. This statement is very curious, and may lead to an investigation into the conduct of the constable. McKay was taken to Barrie, on Saturday morning, by the Chief of Police and Sergeant Cum- mins. Wilson, In whose house he was concealed, is in custody, on the charge of harboring him. Watson, the railway conductor, has likewise been arrested by Sergeant Hastings. for aiding his escape from the cars. He denies the accusation, and says he will be able to shOW, by a number of witnesses, that the constable was guilty of a dereliction of duty, there having been an ample opportunity afl'ord- ed for making the arrest. He mean admitted to bail, having entered into his own recognizance in £60, and two sure- ties in £30 eachâ€"Colonist. The rumo ed arrival in London of!" eral Frmch detectives begins to at at much attention; and the report that our own police are acting in complicity with those Impeiial spies causes much dissatis- faction. If it be correct that such is the fact we cannot censure it severely ennugh. The principle involves, not only to the reluges themselves but to the British na- tion, the most serious consequences. “'9 cannot permit the lawless kidnapping of foreigners in our liberties and removing some of those guarantees which are the sacred props and bulwarks ofour own per- sonal security. The great palladium of British freedom is the fact that wry man’s house is his castle; that his home cannot be invaded, except upon the au- thority of a magistrate, granted upon a satisfactory presumption of guilt; and that even when arrested and placed upon hls trial, the accused is still held to be inno- cent of the charge until convicted upon evidence by ajury ol' hisovm countrym§n- We have no desire to encourage conspirâ€" acy, says a London cotemporary. but we ask, what possible functions can be per- formed by French detectives within the United Kingdom, against the public en- emies of the Bonaparte throne, which must not necessarily be incompatable with our statute law, and therefore offensive to the public, and disgracelul to the Minister who connired at them.â€"Livelpool Times. A COUNTERFEITER HUNG BY TH! “ REGULATORS.”â€"A Goshen(Ind.) cor- respondent of the Indianapolis Jaulflal gives further particulars ot the lynchy tragedy reported in our telegrams. 'â€" _°' ble County has been for some time In- fested by a gang of counterfeiters. On Thursday week a party of citizenS, organ: lied as “ Regulators,” arrested one Buf‘ nam, a leader, (who is now at Goshefl m in“) and in his possesion they found a washvtub lull of coin, and moulds and In- struments for the manufacture of gold end silver bogus com. The Regulators tried to force a confession from him,aud “l” make him reveal all he knew. T0 "‘5 complish this end they tied a rope am“ his neck and threw it over a P°let threfi: ened to hang him unless he deluded I a but he declared he was innocent and fine; nothing about the affair. Th‘el’ “‘3‘ rim him up and let him down. 333‘“; c it.“ declared he knew nothm -. 11"” in“ repealed it a second and t 1rd time; him he finally concluded they would hama “m: when he confessed, and also eKIN!" I remainder of the band- _ \ “J oâ€"amv [Normâ€"McKay has been fully committed for trial; and Wilson, who was arrested for harbouring him, has been acquitted.] 4 Th-é‘wIL‘é-gglfiglrs made about twomy five arrests, and hue them sufer lodge“ Dede in the jails of Noble, L- Gnosev and Elkhart Counties. The! M" to" ‘ L...‘;“. ARREST OF MCKAY, French Detectives m England. number of stolen ham! Lynch Law in Indiana. urauloru, whm en- a warram, wra ef- light, by Sergeant III: A. McDowell, of The Cl:i°f of Police bl! we,»