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_ AN Eunwsuswxc AMERICAN.â€" Charles Mackay in lii< letter to the L'm- don Illustrated I‘v'ncs. from St. Louis gives the reply that was made to some re- mark about. the wealth. power, and greatâ€" ness of England. “ Darn your littlv is- land! \Vhen I was there, I found it so little, I was afeered I should tumble ofi' Look you, sirâ€"ree ! we‘ve steamboals enough at St. Louis to tow Great Britain iiito the Atlantic and stick her fast in New York harbour l" Emperor of Russia, immediately after the evacuation oi the Crimea by the allied troops, directed an elaborate ground plan, upon a large scale, to be made of all the localities which had been used by them as cemeteries. This plan ivas prepared with the utmost care by Russian officer: ‘of engineers, and accompanied by an al- bum, in which the inscription on every grave was entered at full length, with re- finance to the plan. At the same tintr the Emperor i»ch an uka-sn that in grave should be intcrfl‘rred with. This was particularly necessary, as some of the spots selected tor interment \vrre in the- .henrt of valuable rineyards. 'l‘his ukusv 'had been strictly complitd with dmvn to the time when our informant risitt-d the Crimea where the plan and album w. have referred to were exhibited to him by the oflicers who had prepared lilt‘ll] ; and we have no doubt the same gcnuri u~ livel- ing which dictated the tbrmution ut~ so ctâ€" {ectual a check upon any tlcaccl‘utilnl ol these burialâ€"grounds will take every prr» caution for their future protection.â€"â€"L1't- ‘ nary Gazette. 'THE GRAVE-YARDS of THE: Cm- MILLâ€"1t is not generally known that the 1,. . .. , . Nearly the whole of thé mailsiof the wrecked steamer Ava, had been recover- .cd. The Arabs in the vicinity of Aden hail ~stopped up the roads and in'tencepted sup- plies nn the way to the fort. The comâ€" mander of the 'garrison attacked them on .the 18th of March. 'l‘Wenty or thirty not the enemy were. said to have been kill- ted, Without a. casualty to the British. The roads, however, were again interrupt- »ed and the Arabs assembled in larger numbers than before, but it was reported {hat another successful sortie had been made; that the Arabs had submitted, and .that they were on a friendly looting. Exchange at Bombay was ‘25 iid. for «credits. Freighls were ' rising. In Calcutta in the import market purâ€" achases continued on a limited scale. The wales of interest were unaltere-il. Ex- echange was 25 IN. The fugitives from Lucknow were mainly for Rollilcund. There was a panic in Calcutla on the 3rd of March. The President of the Council called out volunteers and placed cannon on the bridgts. Information had been received that the ‘barrack sepnys, who were to relie 'e the fort garrison that night, were to have arms and attack the city. All, however, passed off quietly. The latest news from Lucknow Ls ‘of the morning of March 15, when nearly all =1he city was in possession of the British but few rebels remiining in it. General Outram having turned the enemy‘s line of ’works on the can], the Martinere was Istormed by Sir Edward Lugard, and the .line of works seized on the 9th. The Bank House was also occupied. Onythc 11th Jung Bahadoor moved into line, and the .93rd Regiment, supported by the 42nd, stormed the Begum’s palace. The British loss was less than one hundred ‘killed and wounded, while that of the enemy was five hundred. Gen. Outram -on the same day, on the north side of the Goomtee, seized on the stone bridge, and .cut up fire hundred more of-the enemy 09 the same day. The buildings in advance -of the Begum's Palace were occupied on the 14th. The Imaumbnrrab was stormâ€" ed, the Goorkhas assisting. The Kalscr~ bazh was-entered, and after a fight lasting .all day was solidly occupied and twenty- four guns taken. Gen. Outram Ihun crossed the iron bridge and opened fire on the flying enemy. The British loss was not known at Bombay, but was supposed ‘to be small. The enemy rushed by. the artillery on the 15th, flying from the city in great numbers. Two columns of cav- alry and artillery were sent after them. Mann Singh had come mto Jung Bahaâ€" .door’s camp. The rebellious districts of Shafgord had been annexed to the British territory by Sir Robert Hamilton. The first brigade is besieged at Shan- deree. Sir Hugh Rose, with the second bri- gade of the Central Xndia field, force, was moving on annbi. 'A transient steamer, with Bombay dale rol' March lBlh and Calcutta, Nlm'tzh 8, reached Suez on the 29th ult. The Liverpool bremlstulf market was generally quiet. Provisions, also, Were 'without any movement of lmporlancc. Consols had declined, and closed for money at 96} to 96;. The dates from Bombay arc to llw lSlh of March. Previous to lhut AL“. the British troops hu.l made their gruml attack upon Lurknnw. :md ll|c t-Ily had llfllll n. The rebel: tlu:l lt'mu their strong holds in the gl‘eutmt dimulel uml coulu Alon. and were hully puruth b} (In: llri- tish cavalry nnll al'tillvry. 'l‘lurru Win not much hurtl lighting at the calvtlu'e,aml thé losses were light, the Hem-ls making but a feeble resislunce. At. the lul'csl alviccs, lhv: whole city wm in pomeaaiou of the British. There had hem) quilv a panic in Cal outta in comeqm-ncn- ol~ a wide slur-Ind I'm-an of an outbreak alum-g the Ilfllll't‘fi, but. it turned out to hnye hcuu unlbuwlcd. There is nothing luter‘from China. COMMERCIAL IX'L‘ELLIGENC a. 'The Liverpool cotton market closed for the week at a considerable advance in prices ml in grades; but-subquueutly there was 1 partial falling‘ofl', and the market closed ,quiet, at an advance 9f about :, to i of 'the rates as per alh‘ices by the Africa. The sales for the week amount to about "77,000 bales. The gene'al neWs b .rival is not of much imp what is contained m [It dia. The Cnmulu,Capr. 'Ln pool, Saturday, 19th imt , port. shortly before nnull advices are three days lun- the City of-l-I’us/uuglnn, ARRIVAL OF THE -‘ CANADA.” THE FALL 0F LUCKNO“! INDIA. HAL!“ x. April 728 quih' a panic, Ill (,Tnl~ u ol~ a wide slvl‘rml l‘uzu 1mg [he Ilnli\'l‘.‘i, but it huuu unlbun-!ul. later from China. S lutrr lhzm Vlhnse h firm, at New YorL brought by this ur HIOrlkuce,cxrt-ptilr g, from Liv-w" I n C arrived at I-his ficf 10-day. llcr ‘â€" uptim nn In He began his attack by impnting to us unworthy motives; for it is the chief characteristic of the Eco- nomist and his party to he so un- scrupulous themselves as to totally discard the idea of virtue or hon- esty. The Economist says “the edi- tor of the Tribune has ever shown himself incapable of attacking the Economist on public grounds.” So far is this from being true. We have challenged him from the Very first to meet us on this very ques- tion on public grounds alone, which he invariably has declined: not only on this, but also on every other question. \Vhat is his recent at- tempt at discussion ? Why merely an insinuatiopâ€"that “ finding our course was becoming " unpopular ” we were endeavoring to back out unperceived. Is this, we ask, disâ€" cussing thc subject on public . grounds? Anyway, it is the only method ever pursued by the “ Eco- nomisl.” He again states that we are neverdictated by principle. We suppose he means that his prin- ciples are matters ofsecondary con- sideration with us. We emphatiâ€" cally reply, yes! they are; and what is still more, we hope they alâ€" ways will be! VVe are also ae- cused ofchangiug our views on the subject. “’0” now, Mr. Reesor, that’s really rich. Perhaps you are gifted wi‘h second sight, by which means you are enabled to l\llO\V more than we know ourselves.â€" Pity, sir, you have such a bad mem- ory. We stated, when the petition was presented to the Council, that we were willing to discuss the l question as to its legality ; and the gentlemen who thus questions our sincerity, was the very one who begged hard for a delay. This is not the first time, however, that pick-pockets have been lbund to cry stop thief! com mend our contemporary e’re he calls out at other’s wzutt ofprinciple, “’e, would also much like to have an of Dred Scott‘s dismal swamp, “ to which he says we comâ€" pared lhown‘s Bothwell Estate.” \Vc would strouglv re- to get a better stock himself. flCCOUIH \Vn :m- not aware of the existence 1 \Vhen the petition from Thorn- hill was presented to the Council, this brave Achilles '(D. Reesor,) slated “ he was not prepared to take the initiative in this matter,” mean- l ing, in other words, that he, had not had time to learn which was the popular side of the question; for it is not at all probable that lawyer Reesor could be ignorant ofthe law. 01' course his honesty cannot be questioned! As lawyers are pro- verbial for honesty ! in proof of which we refer his readers to his Toronto correspondent, who speak- ing of our paper, says that in “ To- ronto it is as source as white cr0\\‘s or honest lawyers.” Such a com- pliment, coming from his special correspondent, we have no doubt Mr. Reesor thinks invaluable ! He complains that we have dragged his private affairs before the public. We think, on the contrary, he ought to be very much obliged to us. For it has given hhn the chalice ot'_get- ting up a nice advertisement, which indeed seems to us to be the main object of the editorial. Yes, we forget there isanother object in view that is to sneer at this journal, for he never yet has had the manlincss to meet us in fair and open com- bat: he never gives argument, but confines himself to vituperation and slander. It is u sure sign of a weak and disordered intvllcct when it ('hurges nimthvr with the Clinics and follies of which it alone is the suhjcct: and the most disgusting form cowâ€" ardice ever takes: is, running away andthcn layingthe sinol‘cm 'urdicc at his opponent’s door. Nothing can be more mean and contcmptihlc than such a course; which course is never pursued by any but those who are lost to shame; which, we think, must be the Pase with the Economist, whose last article on Separate Schools shows in an unâ€" mistakenblc manner that he has been taking lessons in that school which teaches that “discretion is the better pagt ol'valor,”ur, in other words, that 3am!) @ribnnt. ‘,' Mr. \V. R. ROBERTSON, of Toronto, is authorised to collect and n-cuivv monies on behalf of this of- HIE “ ECONOMIST" ON SEP ARA'I‘E SCHOOLS. |( [mayo HILL, APRIL 3035s " "a who fi MS and runs away May live to ghl another day." Next week we will éxpose fully the deceit and slander of the would- be popular Editor ofthe Economist. But it won't do Mr. Reesor your ruse is seen through, but your slan- ders will only 'rccoil on yourself. He also attacks our friends Messrs Button and Bowman. The public will no doubt perceive the reason he attacks us so slauderously and loully. The rage ofa vain and ambitious politician is at once dis- coveruble ; for he has lost his Prcs~ ti~e in the council and although he pretended to be relieved from an immense burden every one present was forcibly reminded of poor Rey- nard who not being able to reach the grapes. walked away snarlingly saying “ Pooh! Pooh! the grapes‘ are sour.” Thus it was with the ex-lleeve (D lleesor) he found that it was all up with him and so pre- tended to be very glad to be quit of the ofiice. lscorn Therefore, according to him, in defending themselves from an unjust attack they have insulted themselves. We wonder whether Mr. lleesor cver studied logic. \Ve trow not; as more ridiculous non- sense was never penned. Therefore, we would strongly recommend him to go to school immediately, and not insult the intelligence of the pub- lic by composing such contemplilrle‘ trash. The editorial is full ofthe grosscst mistatements and calumnics that were ever penned. He says that our defence of Orangemen is an in- sult,â€"because, forsonth, we de- lfended them from his mean and ‘cowardly attack on them. In doing this we did not, defend Rowdyism. But we did say that the remarks of the Chief Magistrate in reference to Orangemen were uncalled for. If this is an insult. then all the letters written by Orangemcn, and pub- lished in (the “Economist’s” fa- vorite,) the “Globe,” are insults given by Orangemcn to their own institution. For they have repelled the attack of Mr. Gnrnctt withi In the Economist's last issue he stamil that we could never attack him on publicxrounil. He sent forth a perfect howl of rage at our gross personalities, (as he was pleased to leym lliem.) and we have received (ju‘ us we were going to press) a specimen of what we sup- pose he calls open and manly dis- cu5sinnâ€"Uut which resembles the bile of a rabid dug, much more than it does fair and open argument. We now come to his last endict- menl against us. He says, “like most men, who have more vanity than brains, the Tribune editor af- fects a decided contempt for lime, lath, and shingle-dealers.” This we deny. It is every man’s duty llo work. The “times we live in ” need men of energy, ability and character. We defy the edi- tor to prove that we ever looked upon the laborer with contempt. It is only a mean attempt ol‘his tostub us. We hold with Robert. Burns, that “ an honest man’s the noblest work of God.” No labor is con- temptible that’s honest. The noblest men that adorn the pages of history have sprung from the masses. ~(\Ve think it is the ditty ol :1 newspaper to strive to elevate the masses, and not, by low diatribes, to corrupt them, which seems to be the only object inview by the “ cox- comb editor ” ot the Markham Economist. THE MODEL “ ECONOMIST’ 0N URANGEMEN. &(-. “ The quesiiou to be decided is: arc the petitioners legal/y entillvd to what they request? And we say again, this is the only question before the public. And at the Coun- cil meeting we intend giving our opinion thereon, popular or unpo- pular though it be. “"0 (lltl not court the pr:1i.~es of the .lllirror, any more than we cared for the frowns of the Economist. We think it will be long ere the Mirror, or any one else, will praise the Economist for justice orfairncss. Again, he com- plains “ that we should have stated the grounds upon which Separate, and anti-Separate School’s urge their claims.” \Vhy does not law- yer Reesor do this himselfi He has had abundance of time and opâ€" portunity for so doin". He haslnot done so, and therefore the public will clearly discern that his object has not been their enlightenment, but only the gratification of spleen against this paper.” of such a person as Dred Scott, un- less, indeed, it is inthc muddy brain of the editor of the Markham Economist The cdilor again states that we advocated “giving a proportigpgof, [he Clergy Reserve fund to Sopam um Schools.” Ou’r reply is, “'1: did no slich thing, and we ,challvnge the writer to the prod: What we did say was:- ‘ The first inducement this coun- try held out to literary men was that the condition and prospects of the country tend to awaken thought. The broad expanse of land yL-t l uncultivated prevented this country from being over-crowded. The freedom of the press: and of opi- nion, civil and religious libertyâ€" European influence, caused by im- mense emigration-Aha constant impulse to energyâ€"absence ofolass distinctionâ€"and the future of this country, were immense advantages apparent to every man, more parti- The Rev. gentleman introduced the subject to the audience by slat- ing that it was not his intention to discum the merits or demerits of the school system. His object was to show some of the peculiar advantages this country oli'ered to literary men. The lecturer briefly enumerated the numerous benefit-S: a country derived from this import- ant class. On Tuesday evening, lhe 27lh of April, the fourth of a course of Ice- tures was given in the Grammar School oflllis village by the Rev. J. Boyd. Subject: The advant- ages 01' the Canadian Scholar. G” P. Dixon, Esq” presided, We exceedingly regret that our limited space prevents our doing justice to the able lecture. A vote ofthanks was unanimously passed, and the crowded audience retired, evidently much delighted at the lecture which was frequenlly ap- pluuded. The lecturer concluded by com- menting severely on the material- ism ofthe age as tending to make man (as Carlyle said) “ an eating, drinking, and digesting machine.” Without poetry man’s being was :1 blotch and a blunder, as man is governed by the heart as well as the head. ' The lecture was interspers- ed by beautiful quotations, ably rc- cited trom the different poets who passed in review. Robert Burns never received jus- tice, except by Carlyle. His Qtigin was humble, and his ballles with poverty frequent and sevcrc.â€"Hu possessed :1 large \Var’m hourl, sIrong common sense, great love, both for man and beast. Some of his poems were unrivalied. The working classes owe him an im- mense debt of gratitude. His er- rors were of the flesh, not of the spirit. Sir Walter Scott was then reâ€" viewed as a man of warm affec- tions, great Sagacityâ€"who could alike philosophise and poetisc,â€"his pictures being actualilieS, and n01 mere'skeletons; indeed he was the greatest prose poot of any age. It was the fashion now-a-dnys to de- cry him, both as a philosopher and a poet, making him to be both worldly and ambitious, though no man was more beloved than he by his domestics. lIe frequently \vrote against the vicesof the great, and oftimes alleviated honest poverty. Lord Byron was then ably cri- tizcd by the lecturer. He was very sensitive and proud. Y He was spoilt by his mother, and by so. ciety. His mother was void 0t common Sense; and society had alternately abused and caressed him. He had no love for man, though extremely sensitive of his slights. He was a mere scofll‘r; his infidelity was assumed and scl- fish; he feared annihilation. lie died too soon, before he had finished sowing his wild oats. He magni- fied the evil, and diminished the good. Ilis style was forced, unna- tural, though grand and gorgeous. The third of a series of lectures was given at the GrammaE‘ESChgbl on Friday evening, the 23m;ihst., bx Alex. McLachlan,yEsqe.“ Sub- jept: Pools and Pooh-yLa' brief fsynopsis of which \\'e1)ri~séht,.todfir rcadh‘s. ' The chair was taken Dixon, Esq. POPULAR LECTURES. PUBLIC LECTURE by G. P‘ SUDCESSF UL 00M PETXN RS. Dougnld McLean. ls‘ Prize. Iron 1’! Archibald Shaw. 2nd do. . . . . Duncan McLean. 3rd do.. William Hood. 4th do. . . . . . . . . Man’w. McDaunie. 5th do. . .... . . John H. Sylvester. 6th do... . . James McLean, 7th do. . . . .. John Bushby. 8th do..,...,.. Jnmos ‘Veir. 91h do . . . . . . . . . Simpson Rennie, lmh do. . ,, Robert Patterson. do Wm. Milligeu. Markham Wm. Hbod do David Anderson, do James Patton. do lambs Harrington. do Wm. Gibson. do ENTRIES run Tm: MATCH Douguld Mclrrun. Easl York . . . . . Duncan McLeod. do . . . . . Archibald Shaw. Vaughan . . . . .. . James McLean. \Vosl York. . . . . .. \Thornas Davidson. do . . . . . . . James Weir, Scurl)oro’.... . . . . . . . Wm. \Vilharspoon. Vaughan. . . . . . Robert Gilchrist. Scarboro’ . . . . . . .. Donald McLean. \‘Vesl York . . . . . . Simpson Ronnie. Scarboro’. . . . . . . S toward Ward, Vaughan. . . . . . ._ . James Taylor. Scurboro’. . . . . . . . . . George Cook. do ......... John Bushby. do ......... Matthew McDonnie. Durlinglon . . . James Robinson. Markham. . . . . . . (‘Jlrurlo‘s llogg. Spurboro’ . . . .. . . . . . gohn Sy)ve§f31‘. East York.- Junm:s.â€"Mnssrs. Alex. Gibb, York : Aunau. Pickering; Gen. Evans. Sca \Valter'anziol Vaughan ; Jnlnos Clark .111“. ' Entrance foo, rvsidénts of Mark- ham, $2; other parts of this Elect- oral Division. 533; out of this Rid- ing. $4. Precisely at 10.15a.m. the union jack was hoisited, and the plonghs started, and continued ploughing until 2 p.m. on a field chosen from the farm of Capt. Armstrong. A great part of the field \'as very good, although some parts were raâ€" ther wet and broken. The soil was a h savy clay. All the competitors were smart plonghmen, and had taken plremiums at smaller matches. \Vr: wore enlivened by the Fire Company going through the village in full dross, preceded by the village Brass Band. Abnut 1121.111. thL-y exhibited to great advantage their Fire Engine. ' exceedineg pleasant and agree- able. Belwven two andthree thou- sand persons were present on the grounds, who conducted themselves in a manna-1‘ beyond all praise.â€" Thc whole ull'uir went off in a man- ner so highly pmisvworlhy that it made us indch proud of our country. On Tuesday last was held one of the very bcsl l’loughing Matches cver held in Canada. The plough- ing, on the whole, we have never seen equallcd in this country. it affords one of the very bcst proofs of our country’s progress. The getting up of such a match, and the completeness of the arrangéâ€" ments, reflects the highest credit to the township, as docs also the spi- riled competition. The day was culafly lo the man of letters.â€" Mind’s act, and react on each other. It was the peculiar province of the literary man to mould the charac- ter of :1 people, thus extending his influence to ages yet unborn. r l‘hc ncxt lecture will be given by the Rev. Mr. Dick on the lllh of May. Subjectâ€"The dangers and duties of Young Men. We regret that our limited space prevents us from giving a better and more extended report of the lecture which was listened to at- tentively. ' A vote of thanks was given to the talented lecturer at-the close. influence to ages yet unborn. The lecturercioquenlly contrasted European inertia with Canadian progress. He also dwelt ably on the causes producing this contrast. The keen self-interest of the com- munity was not unmixed evil, as it tended to prodqge lceeness in every department of enterprise. The lit- erary man enjoys many facilitie‘sfor making his learning profitable to himself and the communityâ€"and to be estimated according to his merit, industry in this country sure in the end to meet a proper reward.â€" And while this age was eminently practical, all le'nowledgc was con- ne'cted, and was adapted to the wants of man. All seienec tended to improve his condition,as well as to elavate his mind, which argu- ment the, lecturer supported by nu- merous instant-es both from ancient and modern history. Althoughthe advantage of some studies were not immediately seen, everything \'as propitious to honest independ- ence of thought. Every shade of opinion was poured in upon us from the old world, which had this advantage. It compelled men to exercise tlicir'judgment. The ashes of the martyr were the seeds pro- ducing the triumph of truth. Protection from degradiâ€"ng tend eucies. No marked dillercnce or reverence for the higher orders, which makes coward the soul.â€" The meanest worship was man- worship. MARK H A M PLOUG IIING MATCH. Tail-v......., Total Gibb, York ; Tho: Evans. Scarboro’ l’longh..$40 .. 25 .. 20 . Mark .ssrs On Tuesday, 27th April, Mc- Henry was arraigned before Mr. Justice Richards at Cayuga,chz1rg- ‘ed with the murder of Nellis. He pleaded not guilty. Mr. Macdon- ald applied for a postponement 0f the trial, to enable eanil‘iCS t0 be made in California respecting him. The prisoner gave a long history of himself as McHenry. His Lord- ship consented to postpone the trial, and liberated the prisoner upon his entering into his recog- nizances to appear at the next As- sizes. The prisoner was, however, at once arrested on the charge of robbing Gaynor on the highway. He is now in prison awaiting his trial. We observe with pleasure that prompt prooecdings are being taken by the. citizens to organise anightly patrol to hinder the recurrence of these shameful acts of incemiarism. ANOTHER INCENDIARY FIRE. On the 28111 inst. Mr. Duggan’s stable, Agnes street, was discover- ed to be on fire. The high wind caused the flames to spread ra- pidly. A two-storey brick house, and several frame houses, were de- stroyed. The tenants had barely time to - escape with What little clothing they could manage to pick up in their rapid flight. Amount of damage considerable. Precise amount not known. A fire broke out in an ouihouse in the rear of Mr. Peter Brown’s residence, Church street, on Tues- day, 27th inst., but by the timely arrival of the engine it was com fined to the smai] frame houses in which it originated. Damage trifling. The fire was 1110 work of an incendiary. JUNIOR CLASS.â€"â€"lst, \Vm. Syl- vester, East York, $6; 2nd, Benja- min Miliken, Markham, 355; 3rd, John ‘Vrido, Scarboro’, $4. STOUFFVILLE FAIR AND I’LOUGHING MATCH. The Stouffville Branch Agriculo tural Society, held their semi-annual exhibition, on Thursday the 22nd inst. The weather was propitious, the atten’flcnce good and every one appeared greatly pleased with the exhibition. The ploughing was ex- cellent. and the specimens of‘stock were of}: superiordescription. \Vc consider this one of the most suc- cessful exhibitions the Society have had. The Judges were Messrs. John Lawrio, Vaughan ; Alex. Gill, 5911., West York; George Evans, Scar- boro’; Thomas Bolham, Pickering; Robt. Patterson, Scarbom’; who awarded the prizes as follows:â€" ls‘, Dougald McLean, East York, $7; 2nd, Duncan McLean, East York, $6; 3rd, Wm. Hood, Mark- ham, 85; 4th, Gvorgc Hogg, Scar- boro’, 84; 5th, George ‘Valton, Scarboro’, 83; 6th, John Bushby, Scarboro’, $2. Junass or H635“ CATTLE AND Innxuzun â€"Massrs. J. Nichol, J. Bugg and P. Macklom. CANADIAN DRAUGHT STALLlM8â€"4 Entries â€"lst prize, John Rainer: 2nd do., Jnmos Paul; 3rd do.. Samuel Hisoy. Buoou Mumsâ€"4 Entriesâ€"[st prizo. Robert Armstrong; “Ind (30.. Philip Widemau; 3rd do.. Newbery Buuqn. BULLSâ€"2 Entriesâ€"1st prize. Robt. Arm- strong; 2nd du., Philip “’itloman. \VooDEN I’Louonsâ€" 7 Entriesâ€"~19! prize. Urquhart & Morgan ; 2nd (10.. S. R. VVrighl. S. R. VVriglIt, Esq, gavo the above men- liuncd Plough to the Society. to be given as a priza to the best ploughman. JUDGE! or PLovcHINGâ€"Messrs. R. Armsmmg. Henry Jauniugs and Edw. Whaler. Esq. Isr CLxssâ€"Menâ€"II} Entriesâ€"1st prize. John \Vakefiold ; 2nd «10., Richard Sherwood; 3rd do., George H. Burk. 2ND Cmssâ€"Yuum Mmeâ€"4 Entriesâ€"ls: prize. John Maxwell ; 2nd do., Tho: Burton; 3rd 110.. James Lemons. CANADIAN STALme row. GENERAL Pun- Posr.sâ€"~} Entriesâ€"1st prlzo. John Barukay; ‘.’nd (10., Marlin Neighswnnder; 3rd do.. D. K. Koch. ‘ lurnR'n-zn DRAUGHT STALLIONsâ€"4 Entriesâ€" lst [)yizo. Lemon Conner; 52nd do.. Scott and Beanie; 3rd do‘I Jolm Fishburn. MILCH Cowsâ€"‘2 Entriesâ€"Isl prize. George Miller; 2nd do , Edward \Vheler. nzes. The following is a list of the SCARBORO’ PLOUGHING MATCH. FIRES IN TORONTO MCHENRY CASE. prive the Roman Catholic inhabitants of our Separate School section of their right to a proportion of public monies taken from the township chest and given for school purposes. I insist upon it, that, in proportion to their numbers, the R0- mnn Catholic inhabitants of Markham have an equal right to tllc funds of the township with their Protestant neighbors, and I have yet to learn that the Town- ship Count2il has the legal right to de- prive them of their share when it is ap- propriated for schools. The 18th Viv!” rlmp ‘3, [V‘O'y’i'lus lll'it Common Schools, and subject to the con- trol of the chief Superintendent. The thirteenth section of the 18th Vict., chap. 131, reads as follows :â€"â€"-“ Every Separ- “ ate School established under this act " shall be entitled to a share in the fund “ annually granted by the Legislature of “this Province for the support of Com- “ mon Schools, according to the average 1“ number of pupils,” &c., and afterwards provides that they (the Separate Schools) shall not- be entitled to any portion of the “ Load Assessment/07' Common School pu:poses”â€"â€"and justly, because the law ex- empts them from paying a portion of that local asoessmcnt ;-â€"-but this does not deâ€" In the first. place, we have nothing to do with the question as to “ whether Se parate Schools are legal or not I” That is settled by Luv, and Separate Schools have become an established fact;â€"tl1ey are entitled to the same privileges as \Vith )our permission, I will endea- vour to “ state the grounds ” upon which the, Separate School Trustees at this place claim a fair proportim of “ the fund” which has recently become so precious in the estimation ofthe Econo- mist ;â€"it may interest a portion of your readers, and at the same time enable them to form a correct opinion upon the subject. Simâ€"The Markham Economist of the 22nd im(nut appear: to rejoice over the fact that he adopts the prymlur view on the subject of refusing the Thornhill Sep- arate School ,'l'ru<tecs tlmz'rportion ofthe Municipal fund,â€"l;uown as the Clergy Reserve fundâ€"41nd endeavors to make his readers believe that you are in favor of Separate Schools. because you appear un- willing to commit an act ofinjustice in the face of law, by dtnyiug the legality of the claim of the Separate School Trustees, without knowing the grounds upon which they make such claim. In this I know he has actetl unfairly, for I have reason to believe that you are opposed to the prin‘ ciple of Separate Schools, butyou are sufficiently honest to be willing to grant them equal justice, so long as they are recognised by law, and hence the rea‘on ableness in hearing both sides of lltc‘ question before you come to a decision upon the claim ofthe Thornhitl Trustees; would that others were less anxious to be always on the “popular” side, at the expense of truth and iustice. On Tuesday the 4111 of May, a public meeting will be held in the Grammar School at half-past seven p.m., to make Wgemems for cptablishinu a Mémmunm 1mg...“ and Library Association village. The public are fully invited to attend. In Markham village, on the 20th inst., a dead body was found lying in a corner of a fence, on the farm of Mr. John Boyer, with hisleft arm around a fenceâ€"stake, and his right arm under his chest; his head and neck appeared bloody, as if his skull had been broken. It is sup- posed to be the body of a German tailor, named Frederick Coleman, who was missed from the village last Christmas, and which had been searched for some days. Coroner Dollerty examined the body, but found no external marks of viol- ence that could in any way account for his death. 6%- During the past week we have had a member of the Royal Canadian Rifles in this village re- cruiting for the 100th 01' Prince of Wales Royal Canadian Regiment. He has, we are informed, already enlisted several. The hard times, no doubt, are very favorable for recruiting. To the Editor of the Britiah 'I'ribune‘ 8% At the Rossin Hotel, Toronto, on the 26th inst., a public supper was given in honor of Dr. Mackay, a gentleman recently come from England. He is celebrated both as a writer for an Influential jour- nal, and also as a poet. He has recently lectured on poetry and song in Toronto. Above fifty gentlemen were present. A number of toasts were given. Dr. Mackay also re- peated some poems he had not yet published. The company broke up shorth before two o’clock, after singing Auld Langsyned " Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s goods” THE “ ECUNOMIS'I‘ ” AND THE THUKNHILL SEPARATE SCHOOL CLAIM. (Eurrvfipunhrlm. PUBLIC MEETING SINGULAR CASE. Mééhanics Institute rhap iation in this re spc (‘t- AVENGING A Wannaâ€"At New Ore leans, a few days ago, the father of‘a. young girl who had been seduced under promise of marriage, met her seducer and deliberately shot him down. He had pre- viously given” him warning. and bade him cheese between matrimony and death‘ The young man promised to marry his victim, but when released from the sur- veillance of the outraged parent, fled from the city. The father accompanied the daughter to St. Louis where she gave’ birth to a child. He then returned to New Orlelns, and finding the young mm was in the city, went to his place of bus- iness, and shot him down at his desk, The parties were of the “ upper circle." The girl hml alu'mw burn? an irrnmmoh- John Smith will perceive by the abovl that I have, as well as Smith YQS‘iCkI an idea. of his whereabouts, and the pro. bability is that I shall in a week or two make a few more enquiries. ' Yourx, &c., drawâ€" Rot inwardly. and foul coma ion Begides whntthe grim wolf wgith Dally devours apnea and nothing said.” Sin,â€"I am led to think, from the let« ters which I have seen in your paper over the signature of " Smith Yorick,” that there is something very suspicious in the conduct of John Smith, the correspondent of the Markham Economist, and if the facts could only be brought to llglM might prove pro bono public). As it is at present, many of your readers are not aware that John Smith is guilty at as many crimes as is set forth by Smith Yor- ick. The public are well aware that during the past nine months the Econo- mist has opened its columns f r the pro- ductions of a certain individual named John Smith, which is said to be an E.- sumed name, and a person who it is said. has committed many evil deeds, and is at present far from being what he ought to beâ€"but still preaching up weekly in the Economist the necessity of “ doing unto others as you would have others do u no you ”â€"a very good doetrine, of course, if practised by the person who at- tempts to tench. But let us lay aside for a moment his priv te character, and see what benefit his readers derive from his productions. In the first place his letters are nothing more than a tirade of abuse upon every person who does not think as he does, and especially upon the rulers of our country, whom he says he “ deals very mercifully with.” He quotes a statute, now and again, accompanied with a few statistics, and begins or ends with aquota- tion of Junius. This is about all, and is what every school-boy knows. 110 m2; fesses also to be a Briti~h subject. In my opinion he is more like an outcast object; and when he uses the terms“ Britannia forever," and “ Britannia rules the waves,” [am satisfied that they never emanate from his heart. and are looked upon by all British subjects as an insultathe land of their nativityâ€"J those British isles, where slat‘es can never breathe.” If John Smith is so disgusted with the Umcrnme nt under which he lives. why‘f does he not go to the land of stars and stripes, where he can have an opportunity of weeping ot'cr the remains of his depart- ed relative, “ Joe Smith.” Report says that previous to Joe's death he had be- queathed to John, (all and singular) his goods, chattles, and ellectsâ€"“ masculine, feminine and neuter ”â€"and that he is shortly going over to possess them. if such is the case, it is to be regretted that he did not die sooner. My advice-ho John Smith is to “ cease to do evil and learn to do well." But for his especial benefit I will dedicate to him a few lines from the pen of an eminent poet, as corresponding with his character and profession. " Such as for their bellies salsa Creep and intrude. and climb into the foldI 0f other care they little reckuing mako Tlnn how to scramble at tho shearurs feast. And shovo away the worthy bidden guest. Blind mouths ! that scarce themselves know are sped : ' ' ' And when they list their loan and flashv son Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretchéd sing; The hungry sheep looked upâ€"and are not {Pd But s‘woln with wind and the rank mist they how to hold A Sheep hook, or have learned aughl (‘lse the least. That to thefnillgful herdsmnn's art belongs What ranks in theul What need they ‘! They the Clergy Reserve fund shall be “ ap- “ portioned equally among the several ~il\1.iinici[inlitics respectively, accm’ mg n to me than lasl. cmsus, and shall HL kc «‘ part of the (ti? Gene/a! Fumls (If the “ Il’Iiuzicqm/ily 4;!) and be applicable to ‘any purpose to which such funds are “ applicable.” Have the [Roman Calho-r lies of Markham no right to a share Of this fund? The Economist will, no doubt, conclude that his “ populal’ny "i would be hazardcd by expressing an hour estopinion; indeed he has asserted that “‘9? are not entitled to it,---but he he! “°t Yet given 61'? the reason why? The next meeting ofthe Township Coun, cil Will be held on Saturday the lat May:- a'- Union‘ine, when it is expected that our claim will be finally disposed of by that august body, and as 1 teel quite con- sciom 04' the insignificance of what an‘ humble individual like myself may say upon a subject so exceedingly unpopular,- whcn compared with the calm an unbiw asscd deliberations of. the Council, I will- not presume to do or’say anything, in and- ticipation ot the decision they may come! to that might be misconstrued. As a public journalist, desirous of adi- vocuting the just rights of the vlik. when attacked by the strong, you will not suiTcr, I sincerely hope, in the esti< mation of all honest men, by giving this a corner in your Tribune. Yours, &c., IIAMLET 'I‘hornlnill, April 26, 1858. Thornhill, April 27, 1858. To the Editor of the British Tribune. I“ ll'l' 1’. II. fich