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IRELANDâ€"The Dublin University Magazine says :â€"The rapid strides lre- land has made in material prosperity since 1851, are well known; it IS not so comv monly understood that decrease in crime and incrcaae in wealth have in this inter- val kept pace with each other. Such is the fact. Du'ing the years 1845-6-7-8 the per centage of crime to popultlinn in England averaged 1.595. In Ireland, uuring the same year, it averaged 3,274, Thus, the tendency to crxme in Ireland ten years ago. was double what it was in ~even England. In the year 18:35, how- ever, the proportion between crime and ‘populalion in the two countries had beâ€" come nearly, equal, as in that year there were only eight criminals more to every 100,000 ol‘ population In Ireland than in (he neigli’oonring country. Tn: RICH Harness AND HER Sut- TOR.-\'Ve believe that there is a proba- bilin ol' the grvatest heiress ol tle day, the Hon. Miss Jonos Loyd, only (laugh- ter of Lord Overstone, bt‘cfilulng the fi- ance of a young and noble suitor. 'l he .lortunale wooer holds the third rank in the peetage, and has only recently suc- reeded to the title and estates. His pro- pcrty is an ample one, but somewhat bur dened by a jointure settled by his father It his second marriage, which he contract- lzd late in life. Of the enormous wealth of Lord Overstoni: it is dilficult to form an estimate. but it is believed to amount to sen-ml million pounds steili 1g, and the earld nu will lhrn probably be ome vne of th»- rii‘hest in the kingdom. Theyoung lady is "u later Blst ymr, and lhe earl is two yea. s older.--L0ndc7l Cow! Jour mu me mention, also; Con-foral Perl ins and Daniel Donovan, both volunteer b‘appers, who held their place well among then French assailants, and were among the first over the wall. Meanwhile, the Chi- these had been tumbling down all sorts ol misziles, but When the allies were once upon the wall the great body of them reâ€" tired. They poured down Into the city and fired from the streets; they dodged lbehind the buildings on the ramparh, and :aimed their cumhrous inntchlocks from behind them. A lew single encounters took place,aud Luard‘s revolver disposed vof one lingerer, but general more was to .fire night and left, and hurry to the ri;ht, xto swuefi the wall upwards towards the thill. Helterskeltcr. away they went, dlriving the 'I‘artars down into the town and before them along the wall,until, some hnndred yard> in front, they ca.ne upon a new body of the besiegers, who were just manydirhin; another escalade.â€"â€"Times. Weary minute: before lhe appointed time the French advanced, and of cours: the English could not be kept back. 'J‘hey I: crossed the ditch, and were clu:lered_under (he wall before the seal- ing ladders could be brought up. A dare- dcvfl young Frenchman had mken OH his shoes and guitars, and was trying to work hiinrell‘up lhe soutl.ern angle of the bus- tion) nl ‘el by Major Luard, who Was; propping him up with the muzzle of the F1- nah/nan s own firelock, when a hidden was placed,and Luaml. ln-al n; upon it stood firt upon [he Wall 1 e was iulle- ed by a ,Fienclnnan, the bandinaater oi «he 591h, and Colonel [lope Graham. At lhe aame instant of time btuart, ofthe Engineers, was balancing in In: uxmn a, breaking at [he narth side of the bastion but, althmgh'he sprang to another and: got upon Unit, [believe that two or three Frenchmen springing to the wall from the breaking ladder got up before him. LP! Cannonade was expected to open on Lucknow on the 22nd February. CHINAâ€"LATEST. The Caicutta mail steamer with China dates to Febluary 15th, arrived at. Suez on the l7th March. Yeh was a prisoner on board the In flexible. The blockade of Canton was raised on .the 10th February. The Americans and Russians had join- ed the English. ESCALADE OF THE \VALLS OF CANTON. The French had made a demand on the Chinese Government and by the middle of March it wouid be known What policy China intends Do pursue. FRANCE. Commercial affairs throughout France convinue greatly depressed. J It is said that an hour before [he Em» peror’s arrival at the open on hxs recent \‘isil a” the houses on the Rue Lepelfetier were searched by the polict . It was rumoured that Nana \nhib was wandering about-the country with a few followers in the last cxlrtmity of terror and despair. INDIA. India fi'Irpof Indian newspaper! via Bombay to the 24th February, adds noth- in-g imporlant lo telegmphic advices, but give lise to hope that lavouruble intelli- gence would be receiwd by next mail. The Times cin article hopes that [In projected abolition by the banks of Nt “ York oftlie practice of allowing inteim on current deposits, will give additional impulse to the consideration of that point in England. The Fund Closed firmly on Tursdav, at a slight advance. A further reduction in the rate 9f discount was anticipated. Franco. Leave Wus grunled lo bning in a hi“ to legalize marringv with n drceased wife's sister, by 43 of :1 majority. A Polish mesuller was arroatml in London, charged with pulflishmg a pamphâ€" let, advocating the assassination of Nupu Icon. The 'Earl of Dcxhy S\i|‘, ll Toun la'inn for the repent. '1 a tended l0 import flea: nvglU': cn, and form them into hlmk In Hie Hume of Commons Mr. Miks caflnd aulnlion lo llu: incfinVInivncc In which British :uhjecls are exlrowd by ll:- ccnt alterations in the pass; 0.! syaleln in POR'I'I AND. April 5th. The Indian nrrivrd at fiFtl-en m'nutes pm four lhia aucrnoon, with 209 passen Thchnyal assrnt wafi givvn (o (h:- EJaL IuJia Luu and Lady Ilavelock’s AnnunLy_Bills. ARR VAL OF THE hINDIAN.” je rs ENHLANI) 0‘ a 1mm A I'I' II a! it was there was nu mcut.‘ Ill lo Moved by Mr. McPhillips, sec- onded by the Rev. Mr, BoydnThat a committee of {our be appointed lodraw up a con~litutiou will! power to add lo their number.â€" Carried. Movud by Mr. McPhiiiips, sec- which he took on the occasion of onded by the Rev. Mr. Dickâ€"That his first lecture here, ofthis we are the Rev. Mr. Boyd, Mr. Dixon, Mr. certain, that his labours as :1 chris- McPhiliips, and the Rev. Mr. Dick tian minister and instructor of be aPPOimed.â€"Carried. youth will long be remembered Th with gratitude, and his name rever- {k% e co ' ' ' , ,m . . Tfnun'cam’" S‘3"‘3dled long after Mr. Davrdsan and (9% The communication signed “Rakasioi,” will appear Hex! week. Moved by Mr. Dixon, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Dickâ€"That 3 Me- chanics’ Institute should bc im- mediately started. Carried. That unworthy disciple of \Vm. McDougall, the Economist editor, after a few week’s repose, has again attempted in his last week’s issue to dictate to us the method we shall pursue, with regard to the Separate School question. We stated in our journal a few week’s since, that it was our intention to ' lay both sides of the question be- fore our readers. We have done so, and feel satisfied that in doing so we have only discharged our duty as journalists, and We can as- . sure the Economist that when the proper time arrives for casting our vote upon this important question, we shall do so conscientiously, and * without being influenced by the l assiduous smiles ofhim or his Tutor. And we must again remind the editor of that paper that the time has arrived when the inhabitants of this country will no longer suf- fer tliemselVes to be imposed upon by the disgraceful language so fre- quently found in the columns of his journal. Uncalled for abuse continually emanating from his pen, such as is seldom found, ex- cept from .Vurmons and .Millen'tes. We wonder whether the Economist editor has not been taking lessons of them. it will also be seen, in the issue above alluded to, that he has an extensive circulation among shingle weavers, lat/L makers, and lime burners, inasmuch as they are very numerous, and derive many benefits from advertising in the Economist. We were not aware that he was a member of any of those professions, but always un- derstood that he had spent the morningof his days under the able instruction of the rejected candi- date for Perth. If this is not so, one thing is certain, that he has re- ceived an extra coat of plaster from some person, otherwise he never could have had fortitude enough to establish so many villages and journals in the different parts of Canada West. He certainly is a public benefactor, for to his efforts Georgetown as well as Colling- wood are indebted fora tremen- dous extension of their limits. As a village artificer he rivals George Brown himself, the laird of Both- Well. But while Brown’s property at Bothwell has been discovered to be a swamp rivallingr the great disâ€" mal swamp, so graphically de- scribed by Mrs. Stowein “Dred”â€"â€" Reesor’s property is said to be a ravine, in which the surface of the lots, instead of Occupying the ordi- nary horizontal position, partake of the perpendicular. No wonder then that he establishes claims in different parts of the Province.â€" Now we have no objection for him to do so, but we have a decided ob- jection to his grilling the people with so much egotism, and dictat- ing to those who do not envy his limited knowledge. At the conclusion of the lecture, Rev. J. Boyd rose, and explained the method by which it was pro- posed to raise this aswciation ; and left it to the meeting to state whether they were of opinion that such an institution was necessary. TUE LATH AND PLASTER EDH‘OR OF THE “ ECU- NOMlSl‘.” firing!) @rihunc. fice Fresh Groceries.-â€"GV A. Barnard Rare Chancc.--J. R Aino'd New Goo'ls.â€"G. A. Barnard Stolen or étrayed.â€"â€"J. Craig. Great . lnughing Matchâ€"Markham Agri- ‘j Mr. \V. R. ROBERTSON, of Toronlo, is authorised to collect and receive monivs on behalf of this of- RICHMOND HILL, AL’Ltll. 9.15.8. cullnrfil Sucivly Notice.â€"â€"G. A. Barnarj Stray Comâ€"“mums Sleele Strnycd SIeer.â€"â€"\\'m. Lawsnn MECHANICS’ INSTITUTE. New Advertisemets thxs Week. his slanderous lectures and letters 1st. Mr. Boyd is not one of the editors of this paper, neither has he any pecuniary interest in this ofiice whatever. He was one of our first subscribers, and paid his yearly subscription at the end of the first quarter. His politics and ours are widely different still ; he has occasionally furnished us with iarticles on subjects interesting to ‘the country at large, or our village in particular; but; he receives no compensation whatever for his ser- vices. Still, he has ever expressed himself willing to aid us in the same way as he would any other enterprise that might tend to the improvement of our village, when his professional duties permitted him. We only regret that we can- not have his communications oftner, as the style and spirit in which he writes would do credit to the coâ€"‘ lumns of any journal. W'hatever‘ opinion Mr. Davidson or his friends} may have formed of the part? which he took on the occasion of We should, in all probability, have passed by his strictures with dignified contempt; did we not feel it a duty we owe to the public, the Rev. Mr. Boyd and ourselves, to expose such glaring and shame- ful falsehoods. Then came out in the Tribune two long columns of anything but Love, which I believe, was written by the same Rev. Mr. Boyd, in these columns he made me out all sorts of a ra~call But finding that the people of Richmond Hill were not (.llSpOhed to see me slauderetl with im- punity,he modified li's tone on the occa‘ sion of my second lecture, omitting to give a correct report of the proceedings, and winding up by a malicious attempt to stab nic, .md injure me in the eyes of Scotchmun! Iain happy to say that I have plenty of real friends among the Scotch, many of them Presbyterian min- isters that I could readily name, and the Rev. Mr. Boyd is the first Scotch clergyman that 1 ever met with, disposed to malign or traduce a man who is endea- voring to tell the world what the grace of God has (lone for one as degraded and de- praved as it is well known I was before God began to work a miracle in me. l somrtimrs think Mr. Boyd is more to he pitied than censured, and that the trouble with reference to his case is more in the head than the hi-art. \Ve must be charitable. for men are only nun. and Ch-rgymen are no better than any others if they have not the mummy gifts anJ graces to adurn their high station. On the 9th, Willi brother Harrison in the chair, Ilectured a second time at Richmond Hill, to a much more respect- ahle audience than I had there on the 52th The meeting gave me a vote of thanks.â€" Rev. Mr. Boyd was called oti to close the meeting with prayer, but refused! lle assigned no reason for his telli~al to the meeting. But in the Richmond Hill Tribune, a paper that I am told he is one of the editors of, he says the rea- son why he refused was because“ Mr. Davidson or some of his 'rieuds had sent him a letter abusive ol' Scotchmenl”â€" \Vhy did not Mr. Boyd speak of this when he had an opportunity to my face. and ascertain the truth or falsity oi. the charge, and not attack me when he knew i was a hundred miles away, and would1 not he apt to see his- mean slander! I hold all such men in sovereign contempt. and Wish them to heat me say so to their aces, I don't go streaking like a snake to bite them in the heel, but I tell Mr. Boyd and the Tribune editor thatthe charge is alse and milicious, and while I hold it and its authors in contempt, I regret to say (hit in in Lee to the b ethren and friends who in York County Showed me ~o much reset, I am in du'y bounl to thus publii Iy notice the harml-csu slander of the Tl‘z'bzmr. Contemptible as is the .a: and its scribblers, it is perhaps as well to advise the people of its true character. \thi I wits at the Hill on the 22ml, the Rev. Mr. Boyd got up and iniide a sort of mountebnnk attack on my speech, in which he showed his ignorance of common sense as well as eon-mm politeness, to leave the religion of Christ out of the question entirely. \Vhat a happy world this would soon become it those who take upon themselves the office of in- structing the people would them- selves learn to adhere to the truth, instead of polluting the public with falsehood and slander. \V0 01)- servc from our exchanges that Mr. Davidson, who lately lectured on temperance here, is taking everV opportunity, wherever he goes, of slanderng the character of this journal as well as that of the Rev. Mr. Boyd. We are at a loss to dis- cover how the cause of temperance or religion can be promoted by such a proceeding. Such conduct, in our opinion, does not com- port well with the profession of one who claims to be a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus; the dis- ciple, in this case seems to have forgotten the declaration of his Di- vine mastcr, who said,â€"â€"-“ Not that which goeth into the mouth defil- eth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth the man.” As a specimen of the man- ner in which these calumnies are propagated, we present our read ers with an extract of one of his. letters, which appeared in the New Era of March the 26th, 1858: MR. DAVIDSON AND HIS SLANDERS. Orrrcm or THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY Markham, Much 29lh, 1858. Mr. THOMAS PALMER, Black IIorse I/m, Town/,0. DEAR Sumâ€"1' “had the hounr to ny before the Directors at the. Township So .ciety, at our last meeting. 27th Inst.,your letter of the 11th imt., alluring a New lPlough, value $40, for competition at our Spring l’loughinz Match, and have great pleasure in informing you that lllu Direc- Iitors accept the same with many thanks. lIn addition, the Directors add $100, in Leash. Above you have a copy of resolution passed unauimuualy. I again be: to thank ‘you for your valuable gift, and hope to have the pleasure of seeing you my the ground. The ma‘ch comes off on the 27th day of April. Von Captain Arm- strong‘s premises, Village of Markham. I am, dear Sir, Your obt. Servant. A. BARKER. I’LCB President aft/1a A. S. '1‘. if Markham 8%- The usual Monthly Fair was held in this village, on VVcd- nesday, the-7th instant. There was a large show of‘cattle, many of them looking to be very good specimens; there were, however, but very few buyers present, and sales went off very slowly, at prices tending downward, owing, we presume, to the dull times. 2nd. Our remarks on Mr. Da- vidson’s lecture were quite correct, or we assure Mr. Davidson we should not have made them, neither had the Rev. Jas, Boyd anything whatever to do with them. We will, moreover, add to them, and state that the audience. vas not l‘ncar as numerous on the second oc- ‘ casion as on the first. Mr. Boyd assures us also that he did receive v a highly abusive letter either from : Mr. Davidson or his friends. We are, surprised that a public lecturer sl o_tld be guilty of such gross men- ; dacity. Mr. D. calls it cowardly ; in Mr. Boyd to make those remarks when he should be hundreds of miles away. It does not seem that he has traVelled very far, or at least not too far~for him to slandtr ‘ both us and the Rev. J. Boyd.â€" He calls ougsheet contemptiblc, and why? Because, forsooth, we think'Mr.‘rDavidsou is not the right man to‘atlvoeatc a great principle. We always did think so from the first lecture, and his late letter to ithe JVt'w Era abundantly proves that We are right. He pities the man who cannot see in his conver- sion cause for thankfulness. If he had read our remarks on his first lecture he would have seen that We expressed our joy at such a change. Let Mr. Davidson show that he is not only reformed from drunken- ness, but that he esteems all truth, and scorns calumny and falsehood. We will only add that his last letter abundantly testifies that he has (like us) much yet to learn from the teachings of the meek and lowly Jesus. We are, sorry that in jus- tice to ourselves and the public, we have been obliged to animad- vert thus severely on Mr. Davidson. “’6 love aslheartily as any one the noble temperance cause. We re- joice at its triumphs. We hail it as as great deliverer from a sooial curse; and we heartily wish it every [roasible success. Many of its advocates we highly esteem as men, and also; as temperance ad- vocates. And we assure the pub- lic that the temperance cause will always find us anxious to promote its interests to the best of our abi- lity. Our remarks were not in- tended to. create any prejudice against temperance, but we merely wished that the advocate above al- luded to had agitated it in a dif- ferent manner, as we feel that his style of lecturing is calculated to injure the cause he pt‘olCSSes to serve. ’ A meeting of the directors of the Markham Agricultural Society was held at Size’s hotel, Unionvillc, on Saturday, March 27th, when the chairman laid before the board a letter from Mr. Palmer, of the Black Horse Inn, Toronto, offering to the society a new iron plough, made by Mr. John Brown, of Scarboro’, and valued at$40,' to be given as a prize at the Society’s Spring Ploughng Match, to be held in the village of Markham on the 27th of April. The chairman also stated that Mr. Inglis, of the \Vellington hotel, Markham, had guar- anteed $50 for the same purpose. A vote of thanks was passed by the board to Mr. Palmer for his va- luable gift, and the Vice-President instructed to forward to Mr. Palâ€" mer a copy of the resolution. We give below a copy ofthe letter as forwarded by Mr. A. Barker to Mr. Palmer. shall have. met with well-merited oblivion. However, Mr. Boyd is too highly esteemed for our praise to advance him or Mr. Davidson’s slandors to injure him. AGRICULTURAL MEETING of our noble English language shone with great brilliancy. Hume, Gibbon, Alison, and Macaulay, were historians, of whom we are justly proud. Study history, both ancient and modern. In biography and poetry we were unrivalled.â€" \Ve had Milton, Shakespeare, Young, Thompson, White, \Vords- worth, Cowper, Tenison, Burns and Campbell, and biographies without limit. “’0 had memoirs of Johnson, Burke, Carey, Jay, Budget, Buxton, &c. &c. \Vorks of fiction are abundant, but great care must be taken, for trash is more abundant here than anywhere; our American cousins are also doing great things. They had their Irv- ings, Bancroft’s Prescott’s and oth- ers. The lecturer concluded by giving a forcible and eloquent ap- peal to the young men not to waste their talents but to take, every op- portunity of improving them. Thomas Carlyle had stated that “ no man can work except religi- giously.” We are sorry that we cannm do ampler justice to the lee- ture. lt abounded with poetry and eloquence, of which we cannotgive even a faint description. His abi- The chairman briefly introduced the lecturer. Rev. R. Swinton began by stating that man is a compound being, possessing both a body and a soulâ€"â€" language being the last seal ofDe- ity impressed upon man. By language thought was made pal- pable, and without language nature was a. ehaOs, and the soul of man would be incapable of giving its utterances. History proves langu- age of vast importance. Mighty results, both for good and evil, had followed the sublime elo- quence of ancient and modern na- tions. Cicero had saved Rome by his Iriatchless eloquence; Demos- thenes aroused Greece from despair, and infused into their souls lofty he- roism by his eloquent declama- lions; Peter, the hermit, had roused the martial spirit of Europe into frenzy by his voice alone; the apostles propagated the religion of Jesus by the tongue; nor were there wanting orators of modern times, such as Chatham, Sheridan, Burke, Pith“, Canning, Curran, Grattan, Wilberforce, who had wielded an immense power in the age in which they lived. Crom- well and Napoleon had inspired the troops with matchless ardour by the use of brief but stirring language. Dvines, like Chalmers, \Vliitâ€" field and Spurgeon, had made thousands happy by thoughts which breathe and words that burn.â€" \Vilhout written language the past to us would be a blank.â€" The , all important lessonsi taught by historians, divines,l philosophers and statesmen, would irrecoverably be lost, and man would have to grope his way inthe dark, and would fast sink to be nearly on a level with the brutes which perish. Language is undoubtedly of di- vine origin, and was givento Adam at the creation. The diversity of tongues. is no proof of the contrary, as it was explained in the Mosaic account of the confusion of tongues at Babel. Ancient writers confirm the scripture account, as some afl‘i- nity has been traced by Turner and others,â€"as they can all be arranged under five or six heads. Asia was the original birth place of the hu- man race, who were Nomadic in their habits, and their wars and continual increase rendered it ab- solutely necessary that they should remove from place to place. Thus it was that the world became in- habited. Celtic was the language origi- nally spoken by our ancestors, which, by successive invasions, gradually changed its form into the Anglo-Saxon, which became de- veloped into our modern English. Chaucer and \Viclilifle were the first to make use of the spoken lan- guagc in writing; and hence our language is not yet five hundred years old. It assumed in the Eliza- bethian age its most perfect form. The received Vernacular Bible has helped to render our language more stable. Our language has never yet been equalled. Take it in all its branches. It is more widely spoken than any languagennder the sun; and it is highly probable that it will, in the future, become the universal tongue that is to my mind its glorious destiny. In his- tory our field was wide, and the sun LECTURE ON THE ORIGIN, PROGRESS, AND USES OF LANGUAGE. On Tuesday evening the first of a course of five weekly lectures was given by the Rcv. Mr. Swin- ton on language. Amost \Vright, Esq, M. P. P., presided. To the Editor of the British Tribune.‘ Sm :â€"\Vil| you oblige by in<er’ing, in your esteemed paper, :1 few lines from several of the friends of the cause oli'l‘cm- peraucc in Buttunvillc, in reply to a letter profesdng to come from a Bultonrille Sou ol'Trinperanee,â€"â€"wliicli appeared in the Economist's last issue. The writer as- serts that. the lecture was listened to with marked altention.â€"ln reply to this, we sunply state that the dissatisluctiou and disgust of the aulience was all but unl- rersal ; and. it‘ there was not actual hiss ing,during the lecture, there was immedi~ ately afterwards, when some ofthe friends of the lecturer nttcmpted to soft-soap him, by prai~ing the lecture. But per- haps the corresponde it of the Economist Wis asleep and did not hear it, it' not. we defipise the. quibblingofwhich he has been guilty. The lecture was meerly an iler- ated and reiterated statement of his own experiences, which takes mighty well with a certain class. \Ve wish that “ A Son of’l‘emperance ” would, before he quotes ~cripture, learn to undenstand how it should he applied. The meaning of the pas age ru ted, we learnt from the lH-‘st authorities, rulers to rush judgment; but. sir ly it dies not mean that we are not to pass rur opinion on any private or public man’s course; if it doec, we hope the “ Son," abnre alluded to, will learn to practise what he. preaches. and not pass judgment on the Rev. Mr. Boyd for the course he It ought his duty to pursue. Of New York, dated 71850. From perusing this wouk, I found that the system hal been slightly improved, but I soon mastered its contents, and then obtained Pit-man’s Manual ot'Phonogruphy, Which was the mostcomplele and thorough work of all. I took such a delight in the thing as no other branch of study ever could excite. The system is so simple and natural and so rapid of execution, that, I could nothelp practising it, until in about lities as a lecturer are evidently of a high order. \Ve hope he will pay us another visit. A vote of thanks being proposed, the audience arose en massc on their feet, and by their prolonged plaudits testified the extreme pleasure they had ex- perienced. D? To those who wish to pass away a leisure hour in reading light and amusing literature, we would reccommend The Golden Prize. as a cheap and interesling periodical. Published weekly at $2 per nnnum. Anni as to [hit collection, if it was the best he ever had, it must be very hard times with hinL for we saw nothing but cnpgers, an! but very few of them, put in. But we rullwr susuert some of Mr. Davidson's l'rienih, seeing that the col- le-ction waslikely to turn out a shabby alimii‘, came to ll.e rescue, and male up a little more than the amount. Mr. Boyd Slalt‘s, which statement we know he made 0.! good authority. Query, is the Muk- ham COI‘leiPOIILant a. son at all. If he IS he does not belong to our dinsion. “’0 are astonished that any person in P-uttonville. particularly a son of Temperance slmuld reproach the character of the Rev. Gr‘n- lli-m‘ n, for during his stay in this vicinity he ms one ofthe most indefatigable advo- cates of temperance as well as every other good came, which has for its ubject the amelioration of the mental. moral, and spiritual condilion of mankind. 'We think a son oftemperance migh [have been better employed than in attempting to ma'ign the character of a gentlemen, whom the people of this vicinity will nev- er cease to think of but in terms of the highest respvct. Hoping that ynu will exeuse this long letter. We remain. Yours, Respectfully. SEVERAL OF THE FFIENDS or TEM- PERANCE w BUTTONVILLE. To the Editor of the British Tribune DEAR SIR,â€"â€"Permic me a sum” 51”“ in your columns to call attention to an ad- verti~ement which I send for insertion in this week’s issue. I make the "e‘luest because the matter is of more Importance to the public, and especially the youth of our land, than to myselfpecuniarly. Same Years ago, I fell in with a work on Pho- nography, by Andrews 8‘. Boyle. of New York, from which I soon learned the system as there taught. Becoming tm- mensely fond of the study I used every means to find other books, and soon got hold 0.“ “ The Teacher," by E. \Vebater. of New York, dated 1850. Frqm We understand the next lecture will be giVen by Mr. Edward’s next Tuesday, at half-past seven 1). m. The subject is “ Heroism.” A Coroner’s inquest was held at Lemon’s Hotel, Thoruhill, before Ilenry Miller, Esq. Coroner, on the dead body of a man found drowned at the head of Mr. Brunskill’s Mill pond, on the 2nd instant. Dr. Reid examined the body and found no marks of violence. The body is supposed to have been in the water several weeks, as it was too much decomposed to be identified. De- ceased is supposed to have been fifty years of age ; hair and whiskers turning grey; there was an old wound on his left leg ; he was about five leet six inches in height ; had on a reversible coat, grey on one side and brown on the other ; grey pmtaloons, and a pair of patched cow-hide boots. No papers or valu- ables about him. Verdictâ€"found drowned. 0:? We have received N0. 40f the “American Furmcrs‘Mugazine," publishch in New York by J. A. Nash, formerly one of the editors anl proprietors of that exceiignl Scientific paper; the Plough, Loam andflnvil. We would recommend it to all farmers, who wish to learn more of agriculture as a science ubscriplion only $2 per annum. MAN FOUND DROWNED AT THORNHILL. @urrrfipuuhrnrr SIIOR'F-IIAND \Vl’d’l‘ING Every youth should I» am Plionng‘rnpliy before he pretends to call lumsvli'r‘ducatnd, and no greater a<sislant than Phonogra- pliy in attaining an education, is available. The rapidity with which [8:50n8 in com- position, notes on studies, etc., can be executed in Phonogralihy, rendurs its ser- vice exceedingly valuable. For years no one supposed that a piece of soft coal, dug from its mine or bed in the earth, powe‘sed any other quality than being combustthch was Valuable {Or any other purpose than as fuel. It was next found that it would afford a. gas which is is also comhu<tible. Chemical analysis proved it tn he made of hydrogen. In process of timc mnchanicul and chemical ingenuity devised a mule of inanuiactur- ing this gas an] applying it to the light- ing of building< and cities on a large scule.â€"In doing this products oi distilla- tion were developed, until step by step, the following ingredients or materials are extracted: These are a lew of [he hundre'li of such testimonials which -I have in my posses- <ion. relative to the Value of Phonography. Since Phonogrupiiy was first invented â€"â€"about twenty years agoâ€"about ten or twelve dlfi-rvnt monthly magazines, printed entirely in Pngrared Phonogrnpby, have bev.) pubiished,uud at the present time there are four or fire published in the United States and England. which are perufied by thousands of Phon'igmphic xtutlrnts and writers, of etery grade and 1. An ekcellent oil to supply light- houses. equal to the best sperm oil, at lower cost. 2- Benzoleâ€"a light sort of ethereal tluil, which evaporates easrly. and combined with vapor or moist air, is used for the purpose of portable gas lamps, so called, 3. Napthuâ€"a heavy lluid, usetul to dissolve gutta percha, India rubber, etc. 4-. An oil excellent for lu- bricating purposes. 5. Asphaltum,which is a black, solid substance, used in making varnishes, covering roofs and covering over vaults, G. Parralineâ€"a white, crys- talline substance, rcsmnbling while wax, which can be made into beautiful wax candles; it mrlts at a temperature of 100 ‘degrees, and aflords an excellent light. All these substances are now made from the soft coal otl§entuck7,and manu- factured by a company at Clorersport in that States. They have twelve retarts in operation day and night, cosuming eight or ten turns of coals every twenty-{om- hours. Oue can hardly realize. as he takes a lump of hrary, smutty coal in his hand, that, he holds, concentrated therein. all those different ingredients which a little beat properly applied will liberate. BANKS \VINDING UP-â€"Tl|e following Banks in Ne.v York State are winding up, and going into tinn| liquidation:â€" Agricultural Bank, Herkimer; Bank of Central New York, Utica; Bank of Hornellsrille ; Bank of Orleans, Albion ; Chemuug County Bank, Greene; Hollis- ter Bank, Buffalo; Reciprocity Bank, Buflalo ; Saekett’s Harbour Bank, Bull'a- lo; Pratt Bank, Bufialo; Yates County Bank, Penn. Yan. " l have been selling lypo from Phonograph- ic manuscript for about l5 months. [studied l‘honography about an hour a day for two or three moulha before [ commenced the use of it as a compositor. lgraatly prefer it to long- hand It is more pleasant to the eye. and less liable to be misunderstood; and I find myself not more sulrjâ€"ct to mistakes in orthography” â€"JAm:s M l‘nncusox, now Edilo ol' the Wesl- miusler Herald. ‘Vlllfiiuglon. Pa. Perhaps, Mr. Editor, you may think ma :1 little too enthusiastic in my devotion to this art, hut,sir, I am sure you would ex- cuse my enthusiasm were you able, with me, to attach your thoughts to paper with the rapidity ot‘speech! and that in char- acters surpassingly beautiful and plain. To show you in what estimation it is held by others who hJe acquired the art,l attach a few testimonials from distinguished persons:-â€" “ We may be thought extravagant. but we are conscious of speaking the truth. when we say. that we would not give up the use of Phonography for the addition uf $500 par un- num to our income.”â€"Et[itar Christian Phil- anthropist May. 1858. “I do nul knnw any one branch of Know- ledge which will so surely laad to immediate. permanent and respectablu employment. It is [u auv \‘nuth who may possess the art. a cupi- :..l profesaion. The syste~n is Evading rapidly and a few years mire win 5-9. it more extemiwly used lhan the orJinm-y long-hand. Begging pardon {or occupying so much of your valuable space, ‘ It is my humble opinion. that it will even- luallv supe sede (he presonl systems of writing, reading and spelling, as the steam-carriage train surpasses the aid eight-inrh wheeled wa- gon.”â€"Sir \vVILLIAM DUNBAR. Bart. “ Smre of my pupils not yet turn'ed lwenlv. are now making more mo‘ney by Phonographic raperfing, than the I’rinctpal of the High School, after havng given himself for more than twenty years to hi~ profession."â€"Joan S. H 131'. Principal of the High School. Phila- delphia, l’a. " I find Phonography a great service to me. [use it fur all my pulpit noles, and wrting them in a bold style. and on every mher line. I have no the least diflicully in read ng them at a glance ofthe eye.”â€"Rev. E. W. WA- nmc. M. E. Church. MYS'FERIES OF A LUMP 0F COAL. Oshawa, C.\V., March, 1858. nm, Nr, Yours Respectfully, \VILLIAM H. Onn‘ anugunu awry week or so m 2854.. His chin was s luare ; clwek bones pro. nent ; forehead wider at the base [bar the :op. About {We feet six indies h ?n his boots. I'lndasmall nose. '1 p iaoner doos not look anything I l‘ou‘nsend. I am confident [he priso. is not the man Walhr Maitland, Canhoro‘.â€"Kn Town end mll. Hud never obser~ any scars on him. The prisoner has 1 me he came from Springburn, two In: from Glasgow. lle deserihed svve lam“ ‘0 me. Spoke of a place \vlh a stone had been cut out to receive wal SPOke OI a man by the name of llun returning ham Leland and punhnsing farm. Also of a murder, and other It ticulars, which proved that the prisn‘ must have been in Scolland. Neill is he at all like \Vi'lizun Townsend. Al onza Turner â€"1 Tawnscnd awry week His chin was s luau-e; 1 nent ; forehead wider : wsnxnsmv‘s VVitnes=.â€"â€"'l‘hen they know noan about him. This man is no more lik Townsend than I am; not a hit. Seth R. Snliili.â€"â€"T med to teach “'m Townsend, and knew him up to the time ofthe murder of NPHiS. I should knou. him were I to see him again. I casino recognise the prisoner as Wm. Townsend The Court then adjourneJ shortly afn nine o‘clock. VVilIiam Haines, Cayuga.â€"I klel Townsend fourteen years; and I last 5m him a lew week's before Ihe murder ( Nellis. I have a good recolleclion r him. The prisoner is not VVilIiam Tow: send. There is no doubt about it. never saw any scars on Tawnsend’s l'acu Mr. Currierâ€"Some persons say prisoner is Townsend. “'itnese.â€"â€"I do not believe him to l \Villiam Townsend, and I never kne him by any otlwr name than MclIvnry. Margaret Del'.â€"â€"William Townsm and Iwere acquainted when we wei children. Isaw him the MI previous t the murder of Ni-Ilis. I should kno 'l'mvncend anywhere. If ll|e.*'f\l‘isf‘n9r like him I never saw Townsend before. Melinder Lambertâ€"I knew Tow“ send twn-lre years ago. I perfectly re m. mbvr his appearance. I was well ac qnaintvd with him. TOWNSEND Cross-exmuined.â€"â€"\Vill you swvnr us as you have to answer to God, that Y( do not believe the prisoner to be VVillia Townsend ; and that you never knew hi by any other name than McHenr)‘. Thomas ‘Valtcrs.â€"â€"I saw the prisoner very often at Chipp‘s Flaus, Californiu,‘ from September to Decemiyr. His name is on the rolls as a son of tempeh ance. He has told me many parth ular: of events that transpired at Chippk I’lalts which 1 had forgotten. The Court adjourned shortly after eight o’cloek. ' SEVENTH DAYâ€" SA TL'FDA Y. Isaac Fillingâ€"I first saw the ,ri<oner on the am or July 185;. manna“ Flalts. I am certain about the period I saw the prisoner. I received a letter from the prisoner’s allorney urging me ‘0 come, because oflhe Vile conduct of WW? who were looking {grward to a large ft- ward if lhey shouH aucceed in convicting the prisoner. George Gibson.â€"I assisted in drawin) out a description of Townsend. Ials knvw his accomplices. The scar ove the prisoners eye does not arfii cones pond With lhe wound received by Town send. I am quiu' positive he is not “I. man. Captain \V. 'l‘urnbull.â€"Knew t primner at the bar for llze first lime 1832. Had employed the prisoner.- Had also received letters from him Dec. 1853, dated from Callfornia. l wasa very steady, sober man, given reading and study. Frank J. Huber.â€"I knew the pris- oner diremly I heard him speak, and re cognised him immediately. We were both members of the same son’s of (em: [nuance lodge in California. He paved my house ahnnst every day. 1 am c9r~ tain the prisoner is the man I saw in Califorr id . Joseph Hursell, was last year D-‘lzut Reeve of Cayuga.â€"â€"I am positireI rt collect Towust‘nd; and I am positive th man is not Townsend. James B. Fmilh.â€"-I married a siste of \‘Villinm Townsend. I frequently wrestled wilh him. I have seen him will his coat off and his collar donn. - would not believe the prisoner was Town- send if l-e were to lcl| me so himself. James McLaughlinâ€"Had an iulim: acquainhnce with William ’l‘ownscl Had examined lhe prisoner very close Hall also noticed lhc scans. but could I see the slightest resemblance between I pnisnner and \Villinm Town‘nd. The evidence of this witnews Was' Iis. tened to wilh breathless attention. The prisoner showed more interest than he had. ever done previously. The manly straight- forward manner in which the evidence was given told greatly in favor of the prisoner. Hugh Aikins.â€"â€"I was in Ca 1854', {,when I saw the prlswner in 1854-, to be called Walters: not be mislaken, 1 am cPl'rlnl soner is the man I saw in Cahfox fall of [854. Robert Hamlch gave his evidence al grunt length. So positive was he that the prisoner was not \Villiam Townsend lllflt lw had bets on him amrunling tx $1000. Ho had publicly slated from \h4 time he first saw the prisoner lluliie was not \Villiem Townsend. James C. Nellis.-â€"-Two or three wet-kg previous to the trial I met Robert Flanâ€" ders in the street. He expressed surprise that so many people should come forward to identify lhe prisoner as TownR‘nd, for he could see no resemblance between them. 1 said the prisoner had a scar over his eye. and Flanders said Townsend had [IO scars. David Del\vare.â€"â€"I nnrrkul th‘é widm of the late Robelt Townsend eight yfgy ago. I knew \V. Townsend wlll. V'l‘h- prisoner does not nppmr like him in 1h least. Sampson Nelles.â€"â€"I posilivcly smut Flanders said Townsend hall a scar own his left eye. The dcfsncc closed at . (_ Conmzued from last SIXTH DAYâ€"TJU RSDAY- THE REBUTTING EVIDENCE COOD FRIDAY. [ROCEEDXNGS CoNTlNUl alias McIIENB sted to see W {was in California in Ialrers. 1 can- cPrlnin [he priâ€" California in the issur P.M