The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

The oflicial announcement at the begin- ning of the Week‘ that all communication between Newt'outtdland and Valentin had ceased since mid-day last Friday, proâ€" duced a very depressing effect upon the public mind, and 1 am sorry to say that up to the present time the cause of anxiety has not been remored; nor in fact discovered. The only thing certain is that a defect exists somewhere in the cable, and the prevalent opinion of those who have it in charge is that the por- tion injured lies within three miles of the Irish shore. It seems that signals con- tinue to be received, but they are too un- certain and faint to be intelligibleâ€"â€" Occasionally an entire word is given, but never anything,r approaching to a sen- tence. An unhappy dispute which has arisen between some of the English Di- rectors antl Mr. \Vhttehouse. “electri~ cian projector, and one of the four origi- nal promoters of the Atlantic Telegraph,” is understood to have tended considerably to the length of delay in finding out the faulty part, and the supply of at least a temporary remedy. This gentleman. in a letter to the iournals explains that as early as the fourth day after the landing of the cable at Valentia, he strongly urged upon the Directors the immediate necessity for protecting its home end; warning them ol. the impending injury. and of the certain interruption ot'cmnmu. «:m’mi ll’t‘ll’i would oceur if lhis was not 'l'u" m‘ is» warning he says no utter. hit) takun‘norof a se- runrt that toilet-red iti ‘w in alter-wards when i s «it in sole charge the dreaded in- Iut so near shore e, and with some I himself the onus the faulty pail ‘.y the President‘s V, a ‘ Wu L‘f’cn kept waiting in consequence of the defect. was sent through. Mr. “kitchens: again, and in THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH MONTREAL, Sept. 20. A fire brolnz out between three and four o‘clock this morning in an omnibus stable in rear of the Bonaventure Hall. Fulleen horses were burnt, and only one saved. The fire was supposed to be the work of amncendiary. The Queen'and royal family had nach- ed Coruuna, and were received with great enthusiasm. Furlher details of the Indian news had been leleglaphed but were no later, and added n filling of moment to the despalches l‘c.’ Niagara. SPAIN. Reports of the discovery of a new re- publican conspitacy were curreut. The Bank of Valladolid had raised its rate of discount to 8 per cent. The French government proposes to maintain in China a stronger naval squad- ron than in the time past. A division of guuboats will renmin there permanently, and a body of marine infantry will also be kept urlil the conditions ofthe treaty have been carried out. The French and English treaties had been received. Tu'rkey'and Prussia are said to have been on the brink of a complete rupture. ITALY. The Neapolitan Government had re- ceived a notice that aquantily of fuhninat- ing grenades in the form ol‘huit, \vere about to be introduced into the Neapoliâ€" tan States. France and England had notified Naples with the exact conditions on which they would renew diplomalic re- lations. The polilical news is unimportant. The Lyons silk market continued to im- prove and prices had further advanced. This favourable movement is in a great measure ascribed to the arrival of orders for the American Spring trade on a belter scale than had been hoped for. Two large cotton mills near Rouen, one cow- pied by M. Piel and the ollwr by M. Fleuvy, had been destroyed by fire with lbeir Valuable contents. Constantinople letters state that a con- spiracy existed there to get rid of the preâ€" sent Sultan, and replace him by his brother Abdul Aziz. It is further stated that the conspiracy had gone so far that the majority of the foreign ambassadors at Constantinâ€" ople, had thought proper to inform cer- tain leading persons in the plot. that if Abdul Aziz came to the throne by violent means he would not be recognized by the European powers. The political news by this arrival is gerwrnl'y unimportant. ‘Lhe ailllunenk J (hu shore end of flu- Atlantic 'l'eh graph Cable was in progress on board [he stemner Bilboa, at H) moulh. As the cumbrous nature of lhe rable neces- titated caution in the work of storing, it was not expeclt-d [0 be all on board he- l'ore the nigh! of lhe QGIh, when (he Bil- boa would proceed to the Thames. The shares were su-adi'y maintained at about The. Literary Gazelle says there is a wcllâ€"founded hope lhat Canada will, next summer, he vi:i:ed by some prominent member of theRoyal Family, if not by the Queen and [‘rince- Consort. The British Government has just renewed the contract wilh the Pacific Steam Navigation Company of Liverpool, for the period of six years. for a ronvey- ance of the semi-monthly mails along the west coast of bnuth America from Panama to Valparaiso. “Johannes,” bound east, 0n the 18th passed a steamer w'nh two masls and twn funnels bound east, doubtleas the North Star. .' 00 IIALzF/ix, Sept. 2’]. The steamship Prince 1111mm Capt. Watson,frotn Galway. at midnight of the 14th inst” arrived oiT Halifax harbour at 10 o’clouk on saturdz-y night, nnd reach: ed her dock at nine o‘clouk on Snndat morning. She reports hatingr tmzt with a successmn of heavy galcs for (hr I'm! four days of her passage. On the Hill 5hr broke two of the thnges of her screw and pronecded under cauVuHs the remainder of her voyage. On the 22nd encountered a terrific hurricane, but sustained no damaoe except the loss of sails, and a life bozit On the 17th passed the Bremen ship The steamship Arabia, from New York arrived “yuan-p09: on the lllh instant. The French and English treaties with China had bceu rereived. ARRIVAL OF THE “PRINCE ALBIL'A'I‘.” TURKEY. FRANCE. CHINA. INDIA. 2’] What is vice! and what is it tol u" “may' me 24'“ OI Eepl‘ a be vicioug we thought 1hat vice lTea Meeting was held in the above u place. The day was fine, the and viciousness were terms of re- I - . I - . 1 ' vou n res - proach used to criminals who had . u’mpmy m m“ S a ( Peel . l ' - 2 left the paths of Virtue and lion-;able‘ 11“? tea “as ser‘md 'n a esty; and an education to be viciâ€"t ous, must be of that kind that ig- nores all virttious anddhonest prin- ‘ciple. Now we assert that the, education of our youth is based _ _ on good mowal principleQ and aq entertainment. After ample JUS- . s, . _ ‘ such, cannot be the nurserv ofinc.e had me“ done to the goo? crime True, some ohhe scholar‘iihings set before them, the audi- may be vicilously inclined am} eitze \\7(l‘e feasted iii the inner 3 . . . ' - iii-an, \\'llh interesting speeches may even end their days on the from the PW Mele Sanders gallows, but we fearlessly assert I ” ‘ v ‘” “' , ," that Ma criminal career wafi the Sw1nton,IIunt, Fishburn, VVilktn- result 01 his own evil propensities, ‘59:. and :llhorsl'ng‘MGalgm_ P‘re- . . . s . 4 . ~. n and is not in any waY attributable ‘1 mg . 1.6 W I \‘vln O to the 53’stem of education under read an orlgmal Poem on Mbslom’ _ _ which was well received. The which he was trained. Therefore, _ _ _ melodcon was well played by Mr. the writer of the letter in question _ ‘W. Feirheller, and after the ad- insults our common sense by utter- A _ Y Journment of the meeting, Mr. tug such nonsense. 1\or are \re _ ~r . . . T. Amoss disposed of the spare alone in our opinion, {0: a Catho- lic clergyman admits that we: provisions by auction, which , . excited great merriment, and the charges have no foundation in fact, . , . company finally adJourned, ev1d~ and we commend an attentiVe per- usal of his letter to our Catholic “My “mob delighted With the brethren: We do not endorse emettammem' all the opinions expressed in ibâ€"l The telegraphic wires at being ex- and! for instance as the following: tended to Coda? 3393*, 10 beautiful artificial grove erected outside the Lutheran Church.â€" ‘The repast was a very sumptuous one, and reflects the greatest credit on tliu fair ones who provided the w The Markham Council will meet at Size’s Hotel, Unionville, on Saturday, the 2nd of October. COMMON SCHOOLS &c.~THE FROOFS. Britifib @tihnnc. RICHMOND HILL, OCT. 1, 1858 ‘3‘ Mr. \V. R. ROBERTSON, 01 Toronto, is authorised to collect and receive monies on behalf of this of- fice. In the speech from which 1 have quot- ed the above sentences, Professor Thomp- son alluded to the stoppage of communi- cation which had occurred and saidâ€" “ There could be no doubt that the most serious detect now existed in the cable; and the only question was whether the locality of that detect could be discover- ed, so as if necessary to furniin a new piece of cable.” In his own mind hopes and fears alternate dwelt and Were about of equal strength; but remembering tlze great dimculties that had been ot'eiconie before in the progress of the undertaking, he was content to wait the time with la~ tience. The strong portion of the cable manufactured expressly for the Valentin shore, was commenced to be shipped from Plymouth on board the Iii/boa, on Wednesday, and proceeded until yester- day afternoon, when orders arrived to cease operations, but why is not known.â€" Only half the cable or thereaboluts, had been shipped at the time of suspension.â€" It is not expected that the nature 01 the defect in the submerged wire will be as- certained until it will have been taken up and replaced by this much stronger por- tion. which is about ten miles long. At that distance from the Valentia shore the sea is about a hundred fathoms deep. The time which will be occupied in securing the cable will vary, it is oflicially reported, according 'to the' weather, tram three days to as many weeks. The poi-lion ot strang caole required for thc Newfound- land shore, will it is said, he only two miles in length, owing to the greater depth of water on that coast. "The MEIâ€"heron: the .work was com- pleted it was said to hem chimera. Jiloc- tricians doubted the possibility of sending the electric curlent lhrough a wire two thou~and miles long, and submerged in llw sea to a depth of more than two miles; but the genius of a. great man anticipated that difficulty. and to Mr. White/muse they must look as the man who had removed the barrier between Great Britain and America.” (Loud chrers.) And yet this is the man of all others who must be sacrificed at the shrine of some ofl'ended dignities! The probability is that. the public will take the matter up and see that justice ls done to a gentleman who has made the nation his debtor. stronger language than before, urged the Directors to protect the slender wire, plvllztt‘ed and fitted for deep sea use only, and linbln at any moment to be dam- aged if not. broken asunder by the full force of the Atlantic swell on the Irish coast. Instead, however, of being thank- l'ul for the vigilance of their servant, the managing Directors would seem to have taken uuihrage at his imporlumty, and “drew his attention to [he lact that his engagement as L'ltEClliCt‘dll to the Company terminated when the cable was laid. and intimaiingrto him that Ins authority as an olliuer ot' the Company had then cuased ;” and this, Mr. \Vlntehouse says, “ was conveyed in such a manner as to amount in {act to a summary (llslfll:§lll.” It de- serves to be noted that this Mr. Vl’hite- house is no iiileiior man an'l mere subor- dinate, whom these Directms can afibrd to treat in this ofi‘hand and unjnxt man- ner, as it" they \vuntL-d to rontmst Illt‘ll‘ own character and conduct with the spi- rit ol. the first message flushed along their Atlantic wire. “ l’eace on earth good will towards~ men,” nhich can only be ob- tained by individual Lprightness among men. Profcsaor ‘l‘hompson, n Director 01‘ the Company, train the very llt'3l. seems not to shun: the diahonour in this matter of his co-directm's, for at the ban» quet given to Sir Charles Bright at [ill- larnty, he called upon the company pre- sent to rejoice that tllt'l) of the rightstamp had been tound to project and carry for-V ward the grout enterprise, and he uddell: "The duy‘hefore the, .work was com- pleted it was said to be in chimera. liloc- tricians doubted the possibility of sending New Advertisemets thls Week. Stray Sheep.â€"William Powell Green Bush Hotel. Yonge Street Land for Balmâ€"Alexander Muatnrd J. Wheeler. thch and Clock Maker Mr. ‘ 'siding. The Rev. Mr. Swimon read an original poem on Missions, which was well mceived. The melodeon was well played by Mr. W. Feirheller, and after the ad- journment of the meeting, Mr. T. Al‘nOSs disposed of the spare provisions by auction, which excited great men-iment, and the company finally adjourned, evid~ ently much delighted with the entertainment. On Friday. the 24th of Sept. a Tea Meeting was held in the above place. The day was fine, the company numerous and respect- able. The tea was served in a beautiful artificial grove erected outside the Lutheran Church.â€" The repast was a very sumptuous one, and reflects the greatest credit on thu fair ones who provided the entertainment. After ample jus- tice had been done to the good things set before them, the audi- eice wrre [casted in the inner man, with interesting speeches from the Rev. Messrs. Sanders, Swinton, Hunt, Fishburn, VViIkin- son and othersâ€"Mr. Garton pre- This first proof, that our system is, vicious is, that we are under “the supervision ofa Deputy Grand Chaplain of the Orange Fraternity, who does not uphold Separate Schools." \Ve beg to say that this is no proof whatever. If we are to object to him because he is an Orangemen, we shall have to object to others because they are Cathoâ€" lics, and thus have sectarianism rampant. The question is not whether agentleman is a Clergyâ€" man or an Orangeman, but whether he discharges his duties fairly and impartially. We therefore say that the strictures passed upon our wor- thy superintendent are uncalled for. Because he may or may not have strong convictions on Separate Schools, is nothing to the point.â€" We firmly believe that a man more fitted for his post there is not than is the Rev. G. S. J. Hill; for we. have always heard him spoken of in the highest terms as a Superin- tendent. Therefore, proof No. 1 is, Mr. X., decidedly a failure.â€" We will now examine proof No. 2,â€"-namely, what a Common School Teacher is reported to have said. If true, so far as the school teacher is concerned, he ought to be ashamed of himself. But grant- ing you that, are we to condemn every sytem because forsooth some of its exponents are unworthy ?~-â€" If we are, there is not a system on earth that will stand one hour: for of all the true truisms there is, none more true than this,â€" “that it is human to err.” Is every lawyer and magistrate an honest man? we rather doubt it.â€" Thcn sweep law and order to ob- livion, and “ let every man do that which is right in his own eyes,”â€" because the judge happens to be a rogue. How would you, Mr. X., like to live in such a society ?â€" And yet that is the course you want us to adopt. But oh! say you, there is a great difference.â€" We grant you there is, which we will show you in our next. “ Now, ifit is true that a School Teacher' of mature age and clerical axlerior. makes it a point ‘ to leave controversial books in lhe way of his scholars.’ and wont even so far as to keep on his desk a book directed to insinuate that ' Mary is no mother of God.’ it is clear that such a le acher really aims at ‘ sowing the sead of infidelity in the mind of his scholars.’ ” " ' rr ' . - ‘lhe Municipal Council of Markham would be doing a great injustice to the public. they represent. were lhoy to grant anything more than lnlaratiunl to Separate Schools 7’ What does he know of the practice of that divine precept which teaches us to do unto otheis as we would that men should do unto us? He is a person. and can answer for himself. As for the teachers under the snpeiintondence of his Reverence. we ought not to expect too much: )et. notwithslanding his avowed chnritnhle- ness towards us. i doubt whether he would en- dorse the following sentiment uttered by a Common School Teacher. in receipt of public money. In convarsatinn wnh othets. lllis andr'l school teacher suid :â€" ”'l‘he only place for the devil was hell; and that was where all Catholics ought to go. as that was the only place they were fit SABBA’I‘H SCHOOL TEA MEETING AT BUTTONVILLE. Now we are free to admit that the teacher in question had no right to leave such a book on his desk, and as a teacher, he is de- servedly censured. But still, we cannot see that by so doing he was sowing “the seed of infidelity in the mind of his scholars,” for there are very many who dispute that dogma (who are not infidels) but are on the contrary true Protestant Christiansâ€"and surely the Rev Lewis does not mean to assert that all Protestants are infidels. There also are other exceptions which We take to his courteous letter, and which we need not here mention. We will now examine a few of the proofs given by the Thordhill correspondent: ” What ls to be expected in schools under the supervision of a Deputy Gland Chap'ain of moi-Orange» flgternily, who considers that on account at his being, as it ap- pears, convinosd ofthe reality ot'the acts of intolerance he refers to. As to me, I regret to inform you that] have heard respectable per- sons 'complain of the same griev- anon. W'e gladly insert a letter from the Catholic Pastor of Thornhill and Richmond Hill. The Rev. gentleman’s letter is written with great moderation and fairness.â€" It will be seen by our readers that he endorses our opinion on Com- mon Schools, at least to a consider- able extent: and he also disclaims sympathy with the violent remarks of the Thornhill correspondent to the True Witness of Montreal.â€" The Rev. gentleman will perceive that the latter part of his letter was written under a wrong impression \Ve did not deny the truth of the particular in- stances referred to by the True Wit- nessc’s correspondent, but simply denied the truthfulness of the charge of our “Common Schools being hot-bedsol vice 8w.” Our remarks were confined to refuting the rash assertions of the first para- graph, which we quoted in the Ediâ€" torial, as we had not space to in- sert our reply to the whole of the letter. We commend the editorial of this week to the rev. gentle- man’s consideration, as this em- braces most 01 the letter above al- luded to. W'e deplore an} secta- rianiam in the Common Schools; and we are glad to find that Father Lewis has no complaint to make against the Thornhill Teacher. We have no doubt that as a general rule our Common School teachers deserve praise, instead of censure from Roman Catholics. It ié my opiqion that the 3mm)" of the letter in queslion, W35 "’1‘ pelled ‘0 make use of his ‘00 gen‘ eral and rather violent remal‘.ks by the just resentment under whlob he seems to have then been laboring 'But, lllgpe you easily grant me, that there may also be Tea‘chers doing quite the reverse, Without being checked by the law, or ‘by the public. An impartial enquiry will easily enable you to finci out that the spirit of bigotry and intol- era nee invades often may a teacher, even such as you would expect 1.0 be more liberal thanlhe rest. IE 1.5 Certainly but an “infatualed publlc” that can long bear Teachers in their place. THE THORN HILL CORRES- PONDENCE. Sm :â€"In your iésue of Fridav, September 24, you published and answered a correspondence of the Montreal True IVituess condemning the Common School system of Canada West. As that correspon- dence is dated l‘hornhill, Sept l3, some one might perhaps suppose me to be the author of it ; I beg [0 state that 1 am not,â€"nor could be. Although I cannot “laud to the skies” the present School system of Western Canada, and would rather have it either changed or at least modified so as to render it more truly liberal. Yet, I am, both by character and education, too averse to general and harsh censures, as to approve of calling either the whole Schools 01 Canada West “ hot-beds of vice and depravity,” and “ vile monsters,” or these among whom llive. an “infatuated public.” 1 could not subscritie to the above expressions of the letter in question for another reason also, viz: be- cause I am perfectly aware that in Western Canada there are Schools directed on a very liberal footing, where the Teachers do not in the least interfere with the religion of their scholars. Among these I shall reckon, with pleasure, the Teacher of our Com- mon School at 'I‘hornhill. l hcld him in the highest esteem, not only for his learning, ability in teaching and kindness towards his scholars, but also, and principally for the re- specl he pays to the religious {fel- ings 0f blisvneiglibors. 11' we had no Separate School I Would not have the least hesitaiion to entrust to him the instruction and educa- tion of the children belonging to mlcongregalion. ~ For a native of Peidmont and of Turin, where, as it is said in an article inserted in the same number of your paper, “ such is the disci- pline and the Innate good taste and discretion of the classes,” as to preâ€" vent them associating together, in what you called “the Italian’s earthly paradise,” without “ a sha- dow of danger of improper famili- arity, or of their interfering with one another.” It is equallystrange, both the language made use of in that letter with regard to the Schools of Canada in general, and that with which some periodicals of this country do sometimes abuse Ca- tholics and the Catholic religion al- together is much similiar. 1 am proud to say ‘hat, as far as I know, such is the conduct of Ca- tholic Masters teaching in Com- mon Schools. The same do some Teachers of different persuasions, whom I know both in Vaughan and Markham. To the Editor oflhe Blitisll Tribune. (Burrwpnnhpnrz. COMMON SCHOOLS Now, if it is true that a. “ School Teacher of mature age and clerical exterior,” makes it a point to leave controversial books in the way of his scholars, and went even so far as to keep, on his desk, a book in- sinuating that “Mary is not the Mother of God.” It is clear that such :1 Teacher really aims at “ sowing the seeds of infidelity in the minds of his scholars," and that therefore. the writer of the let- ter in question, had ground enough bttterly to complain of Catholic parents being placed by the law in the hard case of either having their children uninstructed, or of sending them for instruction to such a dan- gerous place,â€"â€"where the Teacher himself really tarnpers with what is dearer than all 016’s religious faith. But you “ unhesitatingly say that these charges, which you acknow- ledge to be very grave, are untrue.” â€"â€"Pcrmit me to observe that it can hardly be understood how you can unhesitatingly say {how charges are untrue unless you know, either all the Teachers of Canada West, (which is incredible,) or the indi vidual Teacher and the particular case to which allusion is made,â€" which would show that you your- self must have heard something 01 the matter. Nor, it is in my opinion a good argument to “challenge proof." Who knows not, that proof of this kind cannot always be brought for- ward without some inconvenience. If the person who brought the charge had thought it prudent to prove it formally, he would have done it witlnnt writing to the True Witness. You, an Editoi‘ofa NeWs- paper, know very well that an an- onymous complaint is verv often the only remedy one can resort to against certain abuses, which, on ac- count of their being. perhaps, sup- ported by a majorin somewhat par- tial cannot otherwise be checked. But l like to believe that, as you unhesitalingly say the r‘hargcs are untrue, much more so, bee'tuse I am gratified to see that you, by your apology, show yourselfto be con- vinced, as I am myself, of the incon- veniency ofa Teacher, in a model or common school taking advantage of his position either to tamper with another’s religious feelings, or what is still worse, to insinuate on the mind of youth infidelity. here. Ihavc frequently been templ- ed during the past summer to ad- dres a letter for publication upon the subject, but waiting for acme SIR :â€"â€"I clip the following from an American paper which I hope you will do me the kindness to insert in the “ Tribune," for I am satisfied that it will apply equally to the young men of 'l'hornh‘ll, and may have a tendency to abate ifnol com- pletely remedy the evil that exists As this, according to you, also, would be a very grave thing in Teachers, I am glad to see that we both come to the same conclusion, and hope that Ihose. if there are any who happened pcrclmnite In be guilty of such misconduct, will learn the lesson. THE TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL SECTION NO. 12, TOWNSHIP OF MARKHAM. DEAR Sm,â€"Many rate-payers of this schpol section sympathised with you in the recent attempt by your Colleagues to make a victim of you undcrthe school law, and when you appealed to a jury of your country in order that the matter might be thoroughly inves- tigated before a tribunal, which you would expect to be free from extraneous prejudices, You had more well-wishers than you were aware of, and the result leads your friends to conclude that you were right. l amvinformed that the prosecu- tors purpose paying the costs and expenses out of the school funds of the suction, now that they find there is no likelihood of having you mulct in the fine and costs, which will have amounted to a considerable sum, between law- yers lees, travelling expenses, &0. If your Colleagues entertain a thought of doing so, it is as well thlt we should know it, in order that the majorin of the rate-payers may have an opportunity of making known their wishes on the subject before any such misappropriation of the school monies should take Dlace: for I am quite, satisfied that the school law will not bear them out in pursuing such a course! and if they are desirous it can be tested! Let them try it! they will then find their troubles have onlv commenced. I may revert to the subject at some future timeâ€"when l have more leisure, if I find that the gen- tlemen referred to persevere in ap- propriating school monies to pur- poses far which they were not in- tended. For the present, believe me to be, sir, yours sincerely, [caching infidelity. I would tolerâ€" ate the first for the schools nf Canada West, but (:uudcmn the second as the destruction ofall pub- lic morality. Thel‘e is a great difference be. tween abstaining from teaching rcâ€" ligion in the common schools and [caching infidelilv. I would tolerâ€" “If I catch him once upon the hip I will feed [atfilhe unmeut grudge I} bear him A RATE-PAYER School Sect. N0. 12, Markham, Sept. 23, 1858. ifl forgive him.” Tllornhill1 Sept. 25111, 1858 To the Ednor of the British Tribuno To the Editor oflhe British Tribune Pastor of Thorn/till mul Richmond Hill You'rs, rcspcutfully, F. LEWIS Cursed be my tribe person more adequate to do so I have declined until the present. by publishing the following timer hint. Immediately beneath my rmnurks some of our fast young mm may considur it more. to their credit to stay at home. npperworks l0 slnll‘a barber’s cuslnon, down to lhe lllllo upstart. The (nlject is to form . Gaping Corps. to be in attendance at [he church doors on each Sabbath, before the commence- ment of divine service, to stare at the females as they enter. and make delicate and gentlemen- l_\' remarks on lheir persons and dress All who wish to enlist in the above corps, will please appear at the‘varions church doors next Sab- bath morning, where they will be duly inspect- ed, and their names. personal appearence and quanuty of brains registered in a book kept for that purpose. and published in the llenspapers. To prevent a general rush. itwill be well to state that none will he enlisted who possess intellectual capacities above that ofan ordinary well bred donkev.” MR. EDITOR,â€"I must apologize to you and your readers for troubling you with so many letters in times past on re- ligious subjects. The people of St. Calharines and the Niagara District gen- erally know me better than those of any other place or Province, and they know that for many years I evinced no inclina- tion to speak on religious subjects to any one, and that my life, and conductY my habits, tempers, and dispmition uf mind, were Inurh more of the earthly, senmul and devilish kind, than those which dislin guish the general conduct of be ivvers in our Lord and Saviour, .le~lh‘ (Jhirst. My general conduct since I Openly .u'ofeewd or my God for the line at" cumlucl I have endeavon-d 1r) pursum tmslin; have done in Clmsl Jesus for the [or general c’mduct since I o to be a convert from In known to the people, and Being befure wllme Bar J have ll) render up an account oflll done in the body. And I am no! of being condemned Ln eilher [he li'eCPnliy \vilhdrew from mrmhership with the \Vesh’ 'zin lehodisi Cillll‘ti: in your lown {or the fulluwing reuwnsâ€"am! it is to gi 'e the public Nwse reasons that I now request you lo bi-ar wilh the in- fliction of this letter on your own paiience and the patience ot‘your readers. Those ol‘your readers who really love and leaf Gun Will not blame you for publishing nn' conscirnlious I'cflbOflS {or so important a all the glory of my conversion. and my preservation from Ialling into my old aml abominable vices and crimesmgalufit Gad, against myself, and against society a! our once happy home with the \Vesleyan preachers that it was the LiUligllt ofmy parents to entertain, ol'course had no in- fluence to make me think otherwise than my mother thought on these matters, and until I became Infidel in mind, I thought Wesleyan Melhodism was the Very per- fection of all systems of religion. [110 V B It is well known to you and the people 03' the Niagara Di‘trict that I was brought up in all the prejudices of VVvs‘leyan Meâ€" thod.sm. My parents and my departed si~ter all belongt-d to that church. My mother was especitxlly opposed to eva- thing showing any tavor to Calvanistic Doctrines, and the frequent intercourse in In 1856 God enlightened my mind by His Great and Gracious Spirit, and called me to repentance and faith in Jesus, so that, as 1 have so many times Since told. l was enabled to rl‘joice in the experience taught in the 5th chapter of Romans. God did not let me rest here; I grew in Grace, and was soon able to fully compre- hend by experience the 811: chapter of Romans, and the 3rd chapter of the First Epistle General at John. And still furâ€" ther on in my religious experience, Iwzis enabled to rejou-e in a firm and unwaver- ing belief in the 10th chapter of b‘t.John‘t And, air, in the 26th, 27th, 28th, anil‘ 29th verses of the 10th chapter of b't. John are some of my reasons for with- drawing from the \Vesleyai: Church. 1 believe, With a glad and free heart, in all that is contained in the 28th and 29th verses, and because I preach and Write what I conscwntiously believe, I have made enemies of many iiiemhersol' the Wesleyan Church, and also of some 01 the ministers. \Vhen I was a meie halie ltt Christ, and preached the \Yesleyan Doc- trines, l was received moat graciously and loved very warmly indeed by my \\ esley- an friends, but as soon as God enlighten- ed me and I began to preach as the Biblr and the Spirit of God directed, l was imâ€" mediately pronounced as “ out of the way l” Now, sir, I will obey God and be afraid of Him rather than ofmy fellow mortals, and as I cannot continue in mem- bership with the “'esleyanx and preach such doctrines as th= Bible is, in my opin- ion. fu'l of,f let go Methodism forever) and hold fan]. to the Bible and to lhe Lord Jesus Christ, and God in mercy help Illt‘ so to do. If those Editors in the Province at Canada who have published on former 0e- casions will be kind enough to notice my withdrawal fi'rim lhe \Ncsleyaii Chmcli they will confer a furor on me,‘ and also apprizr my \\ esleyan friends at my VIEWS, so that name of th: in WI” express the sur- prise that some of them in this Province [ID at hearing me preach the Doctrine of the Bible instead of \‘Vesleyanisin. I remain, Mr. Editor, Yours most respectfully, JAS. A. Dnvmaom Thornlnill 0! all From Hie SI. Catherines Journal VVESLEYANIS M mv sins. and SW'L'IE'I‘ 16 Sept. 27th, 1858. a m DU rs claimin elily’ is well all 0 Jill for Him .vhic Hm A, mmâ€"e ;;.y, ('Duttr-nus, kindly hast than my Lord .il Brailtllnlldh is nowhere to he lbund; and the culd. austere, pugnmzioua Lord Palmerston ol the Continent is to he ‘IDOkell lnr in vain ul Broudlands. I have heard, rowei‘er, that the gnyelv of Lord Palmerston is inferior to that ol the pre- sent Premier. Lord Derby, whose animul life and spirits are those ofa boy, and whose humor and fun are ol~ the most Imp- py and exuberant kind. I am told that his visits to her Majesty at Osborne. Windsor, and, above all, at Scotland, whore his stay is longer, are hailed by the Every train of cars that came into the city yesterday from East and West and North was crowded with passengers. Every steamer from every imaginable little or great port was full. The occasion was worthy of the assemblage, the assemblage worthy of the occasion, and the Weather worthy of both. And if this was the case yesterday, when the Exhibition was not as yet publicly opened, when $1 per head was the price af admission, when every thing in-doors and on the grounds was in an incomplete state, what will not be seen to-day and to-morrow,whenâ€"il the hea- Vens but prove favorableâ€"there will be a more perfect Exhibition, more lions to be seen in the shape of Governors, Ambassadors, and such celebrities, music for the ear, processions for the eye, and meet- ings general of firemen, sportsmen, yachtmen, horticulturists, and de- legates from every society under the sun ! We cannot divine The crowd must be even mere dense than that which yesterday thronged the Exhibition building and grounds, pestered the President, Secretary and Judges ofthe Society. surged into the streets, filled our thoroughfares and had agood time in observing everything Visible. Yet, as the crowd yesterday was absorbed or mysteriously disappear- ed at nightâ€"whirled away by rail- road cars, swallmved up by hotels, “lair women and brave men," is at- ttar‘tive in the extreme. The best Vch of the whole of the grounds is, perhaps. to be had from the tempor- ary platform of the Northern Rail- way. close to the Palace. The mul- titudc of sheds and tents in and out- side the enclosureâ€"all surmounted \Vltll flags and decorated with all manner of labels telling that this is John Martin’s of Hamilton, that somebody else’s from Galt. this the “ firemun's home." that the " (trick- eters’ at‘ms”-â€"It)ztltc the spectator think himself in the neighborhood of some great army. ofwhich this is the sutler’s train, these crowds camp- followers. or absorbed by the hospitality of their friendsâ€"so, doubtless, the greater crowd to-day will be dis- posed of to the satisfaction of the strangers and the citizens. It was not till four or five o'clock in the afternoon that order grew from the chaos in the interior. Be- fore that lime the clutter of ham- mers, the breaking of boards. the unloading and unpm‘king of all sorts of things were the rhiel' features at the performance. So that a dcluil~ ed description 01 the whole or even one-half the articles on exhibition is as yet, imposstbie. .lH I [ward the other day the real origin of !he story which went the round of the papers, to lhe effect that Lord Palmer- aluu was abqu to retire from llubllt: lite, and [0 esluhhah himxelf. at the prvssingre~ quesl ol' Lady Palmerston. in the neigh- horhood ol' filigo, where he has an im~ provm; and lecusive properly. ll sreuh lhal [here Is no (lucmn sized houw. upon [he estate, and :hal Lm’ll i‘ulnlrnlon WM...“ v. . “a”, proving and exlensi (hat [here is no due the estate, and {I when in Ireland 1m to gullin his um“! {031w bull! 0i unlivi uLIaH lmws ax lln- : l0 when in lrcl (inn, much nn om: who knew auylhing ol lmrxl Palmerston or his YEW.» or hahih could lor a moment have credued. Lord 'L’ahneralon will never abandon political life so long as he has health and strength to remain in it; and if there be one spot on earth wluch he likes better than another, it IS his Hampshire place, called Broad- lauds. There is hardly a rliplmnatit 0r l'm'Pigner of any lhsnucl‘on who has 101 visited Broml'nnds. and many have lelt H in». lln-Ir n l Will: a Vl‘l‘V llllrfl't‘ql imâ€" (he foreigner 0! any (115:: visited Broad‘unds‘ an alien their visit with a invasion of Lord k’alu \ery dim-rem, enliunale from that which lluy uL Abridged from the Colonist. Sept. 29th THE PROVINCIAL FAIR (1 his plion LON DON (J OSSIP. whole Court With the greatest delight, as a relief to the inevitable shade of monotony and gloom which accompanies all Court. and from which even the pron-i hlally u one 01 Charles ll. “us not exempt. l naps there is no butter test of the sociu qualities and prunnal agrevnhlcnesa ol'our public men than the estimation in which they are held by the smzirt soctety which figures in the Court Circulaf. Of the present Cabinet, Lord Derby 15 pre-emm- ently acceptable [0 all, and he ‘has nearly, 1 fear, a monopoly offavon. 'l he amiable, gentlemid gentlemanly W alpolc can never oflend, and must. be ever well received, but he excites no enthusiasm and inspires no warmth. The humor of Mr. Disraeli wants freedom and elasticity, and is too sarcastic and biting to be acceptable to fine ladies and gentlemen ; and Sir J. l’akington is :impljy instructive, and. like other instructive people, occasionally dully Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, indeed, is, When Well knmvn and often seen, the most charm- iug of companions, with immense stores of anecdote and knowledge and matchleSS, power of narrative. But then it requires time to familliarize people to his peculiari- ties of appearance and manner, and he labours also under the di‘advantnge of be- ng slightly deafâ€"Lelia from Landon in the Illmzchester Guardian. as ever, as lhe regiment file on their grounll in the morning, lhouo-h lhey are all getting considerably smaller than they were. 1 wonder the infantry get on at 3'1, but ninn- liels ol‘ lhem [all out. and a long string ol‘ doohes follows the columns. headed by ex- hausted men. We had no light .ilter all; when we got near the rebels all bolted, leaving a very large lreasure and more than 30 gUiis. The Rajah came in and gave himself up, and will he lriul for his hle. \Ve found his palace in good order, and I went into the treasure-vault and de bags containing 330,000 rupees and £250,000 in gold. llis jewels are esti- mated at £200,000. Vl’e hallell seveial days lhere and came back slowly, whh 130 can: laden Willi treasure, and,as lln-y are sure 10 condemn the owner, ll. will be a good haul for the Governmen‘. Fancy our joy when yesterday a lliundeislorm was followed by heavy rain. The ground la‘ moist lhis morning, and the hlasling hot winds are, we hope, gone for this year, our lean are open again, which is a great ' n- foxt. as a nearly dark lenl, which you can- not see out of, healed to 100, is not a pleasant place from 6 a. m. to 6 p. In.. and outside the air has been so hot that we put our handkerchiels lo our faces and run A HOT WEATHER, CAMPAIGN IN INDIA. ground 01' any column or regiment [his season that I.» nol marked by mounds of earth under detached trees. The 4341 lune lost more than 40 men and 3 olfiu’rs mncu they lull. Benguiore, uilhout war- ing a shot fired, Dul the. horses prance], Lhc lance flag Waves. and the steel sparkles in the sun, and the bands play as cllewfu [y The following is an exirnct from al‘let- ler dated Banda, June 27, from an olficer of a cavally regiment attached to the divi- sion 01‘ Gem-ml Whiilock, forming part of the Central India Army :â€"“ I wrote to K the end of last month, and told him we expected to march, and so we did on June find. but not towards Calpee, but to a place called 'l‘erroan,about fifty miles from hence. wheie lhe Rajah ha'l collect- ed a very large body of mm and refused m dishand them. The first day we were in tents we had six men brought to hospi- Ia' insensible from the heat. and one of ihevn died that evening; he was a line mung man, quite well in the morning, and il~ we want to go li‘nm one lent to another. ' We have reccn‘ed some mess slorrs,\vlllcll we were very gald of, as all our wine, beer, &c., was finished long ago. (x‘en- ei'nlly most of our things are coming to grin-1'. I am glml to say those in author- ity had sense 10 let us wear white linen Jackets instead of our c'olh ones, wliirly were unbearable. \Vlmt a conlrast [liexeK bare browu lilains, Willi [he dust whirling over them in clouds, are to England,wliich just now must be looking very lwuutilul. l begin lo think India a dulusion and a snare, and tropical luxuiiance all imagii- anon, and have been 18 months in the country, and except at Ceylon could not have gathered a llOSf’ga)’ ol‘ Wild flowers. llie peep I had of the hill; was certainly line.” rvgiments, lo the number ol‘27, were sent back l0 Bandu Ihal night, and fins is the way Enghsluuun are Dem,“r sown all about the. country. [or there is scaicrly a calm m my troop. Do, as we marched at 1‘) o‘clock that night, I buried him at 11 o‘clock,inn tummy dug grave under a tree; the olhers, with men 0| the other A Letter from Seville says:â€"“'The lnmous Andalusian bandit, known by the nickname of Mmelina, ol'whose explmts every traveller in the south of Spain has heard, has just terminated his career in a very characterimc manner. During the last month the police and soldiers have been upon his mm, but his wonderful power of disguizing himself, and his num- belleas hiding-places, oflorded him the means of eluding them and committing l'resh crimes. but his tune had come, lie was recently traced to his biitliplace d. Egleim, where he lmd retired With the in.on he had collected In the neighbour- “.4 l)tU\lllCt‘ ol' bordoilu. ‘u un n e inornini,r ol the 7th, a detach- men of the civil guard. the gendnrmerie “1 .xlmm «arched the hundil‘s and several ulmjl' IIOUM‘S In that village, but without .. A spy of his, who had been bnu_-_',hl~ our by [he uunlloriuca, lnslsied, however, than he must be in the pluce, and act d- ...gly llu' olficer m commqu of the g 'd, l)0u Francisco LaSPma, sent away all lus men except lour, and resolved to make a new Search of the bandil's house from gar- ret lo cellar. Leaving two of his gquds at the front door and mo in the yard, the officer emvrell. and finding a female who I'rslded with M uselina In: requested her to >how him lhxough the hon-senvhich she did with a polilum-ss that boded nothing 400d. 01) arriving at a low windowless room on the ground lloor he went in ulone. l‘he door was immediately shut lroni with- -n, and a pistol discharged at him. For- tunalrlv his lace Was morer singed, and he tired in his turn, but without ellect. A desperate fight then took place in the dark, lhe oflicer and his victim striking at each other a' random. In [he mean lime. the guands outside made. violent elforts to break down the door, whlch they did very op- portunely, Don Francisco having already been wounded. The bandit then s nng upon one of the guards with his dagger pnd severely wounded him; after which the hrigand himself was killed. The new: of this bandit‘s death has occasioned no small ioy, as he has been long the mm. ol the province of Cordon.” A SPANISH BANDIT. death has occasioned no has been long the (error of Cordon.” ly shut lrom with- *d at him. For- -rely singed, and