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ARRIVAL OF THE “PERSIA.” New YORK. Oct. 26. The royal mail steamship Persia, from Liverpool at 4 p. M. of the lfiih. and the from the same port on the l3lll, Vigo. arrived this morning. The Vu/ulu'bil arrived out on the alternoon ol the filth ' ' 9' Ior the A rosrectushad bten issui. ‘ I formaiionlol'a company for the '(JnLWaV line, with a capital of £500 000, Ill 1.10. Lieutenant ngglnsuii, a shareholder ii the Atlantic L'elegiapb Co.. has applied in the Guild Hall I’ulice Court for aspiriâ€" mons against the Company. tor its lai.iiri- to register its list of shareholders , but it was not granted. The race. for the Cesarswitch handicap iwas won by " Rocket.” by a headâ€"lip: "- l i. l’riOIESS,” and American murt‘ “Breiner,” running a dead heat tor se- cond place. The fact that “Priorcss‘” had for a second time run a (lead treat for this race. thonin this time. for second plate uhl) r races. At the regular meeting of the iron- masters at Birmingham, a grea ly improv éd tone was observable, Buyers were numerous, and prices'Were lirirrly main- tained; nbile,the,principal inanulactrriers wore reluctant to_re'ntt=.i~ into contracts f0i delivery at distant dates. The officers and crew of the ill-fated Austria had published a letter, C'lillml‘flg that they' did all that it was possmle .or them to do, under the circumstances, and that the captain did the same. - FRANCE. A mediation of friendly power has been accepted by Fiance and Portugal in th dispute between thein._ that the Portuguese Government should order the Charles Georges to he Igltr‘li up,.0ii cond.tiou that the trench ships 0! war should previously.Withdraw from the 'I'agus, and return torrairce, so as not to let it appear that the surrender was made under the menace of their guns. . The decree permitting the importation of foreign iron into France was‘abont to be renewed, wrtb certain modifications. The Duke do .Malakofl was married to Ninan Panieza,‘in the-Imperial chapel at St. Cloud, on the'thli. _ The monthly statement. 01 the Bank of France shows a decrease in hulliori ol £1,770,000. The discounts' had in- creased £1,350,000. _ The latest accounts from Paris say that no doubt was entertained of a pacific so- lution of the difficulty with. Portugal. AUSTRIA. A panic Was prevailing on ’Change at Vienna, caused ‘by the fears of the specu- Iators at the approaching resumption of cash payments by the bank. I . “The Cologne Gazette says Austria will demand an exlrlanation from the Pope res- pecting the augmentation ol the French forces at Rome. PORTUGAL. The free importatious of breadstirds is permitted until the end‘of May, 1859. MOROCCO. The Vice-Consuls of Spain and France at 'l‘etunm‘Morocco, have been assassin- ated. No particulars given. Energetic means to obtain satisfaction were expect- ed. A Paris telegram says that the two ships of war lately sent to Lisbon, would proceed to Tetuan‘to avenge the massa- cre. TURKEY. The Turks in Cnudia had again made such a display. that it was feared the massacre of_the Christians was intended. Gréit-'ié‘xcitement prevailed. 'l‘wn ad. ditional battalions oE‘troolo were to be ,sent to the Island. a ,7. INDIA. ‘ The Bombay mail of the 24th Sept. had arrived at Suez. 'l‘hc dlSle‘mP-ll troops ht Moultan mutinied on the 21st August, and their almost total exterminaâ€" tion was the consequence. 'l‘lie fugitive rebels from Pource were defeated \Vllll great slaughter, on llre 5th Sept.- Four einissaries of Nena Sahib had been captured at Gwailror, endeavor- ing to corrupt the native troops, who in. formed their officers oftliem. The rut- prits were enecuted The Gwailor frigi- tives, al‘lvr‘occnpying the Iowa of Palm. and seizing a large amount _of trt‘asure and 4.0 guns, were again defeated in lllr field, on the 18th of September. and dis~ persed in 'all directions. The British cap- tured 3Q guns.” A private telegram my. that renewed alarm had arisen at Calcut ta,soillrat the troops were kept under arms. 7,000 insurgeuls were Sdltl to be in the province of Calcutta, but avoiding engagements. Their story is pronounced a fabrication. CHINA. The Hong Kong mail of August 24th had arrived. - _ Arniral Seymour had returned lrom Ja- pan. but Lord Elgin had proceeded to JPdduhtwith the' steam yacnt, which he, made present to.tlre Emperor. It was rumored at. Canton that. one at the Commissioners who met the Ambass. â€" dors in the North, and who hear the char; acter for conciliation, had been appointed Viceroy of the Canton Province. The towli of Nanlon was spared by the British, tliough'the forts Were destroyed. 'l‘he,rcport that the place was sacked is unlounded. The Chinese were coming back by de- grees to Hang Kong and Macao. Trade continued dull at Hong Kong At Amoy lii'tldtir’fiimufg'fid been done in 'l‘cas. At Fuclion tlreie had been a moderate business. and an advance of )0 to 11.; tacls. At Shanghai the ex- ports rvcre 8,000,000 pounds short of last year. A very moderate busquss had bfien done at former prices. Silks had given way, but hail subse- quently recovered. The American sloop-of-war Grnnan town was in the Canton River, and the steamers Mississippi andJ’mo/wttim at Japan. _ , Mr. Reed was at Shanghai awaiting the arrival of the Chinese Commissioners to settlc'the tar-ills, 810. AUSTRALIA. The Australian mail of August 16th liatlreachedmliriglaiid. News anticipated by the , telegraph. A nugget. of gold, weighing 2,100 ounces, was being ex'tiibited at Mel borne. The electric telegraph was in operation lai’rjrovtLMcibr tuiw and Adelaide. LUNIHJN MONEY MARKE'I‘.‘ 'l’tL1t;_)\ri\vl|lU reduction in the bank hi i.‘ ,. : uni, which remained at 3 per "fl lirll its minimum rate 'ltl open 7-. i.» on; uvrrr 2; per etnt., and in a i.. lower. '1 he action of . - .Ilcd'forth considerable C(‘Ub‘llljér‘fiuu Lu‘uat d re-action in the buoy- ,nnhut'oién which pervaded the Stock Ex» change. ' ‘ ' ‘ " f l min“ I “as the moat i‘eithrikable llllll~ dent in connection with the Cesarsrvrtch It was suggested vineial bankruptcy, “instead of receive monies on behalf of this of- free t RICHMOND IIILL. OC'l‘. 99.1858. CANADA AS IT IS. , It is the duty of every merchant in a while to trike stock, and sec in what (condition his’affaii's are placed; and many .1 [tradesmnn has been ruined simply for the. want of knowing the extent and condition of his business; and COCO pause, individuals, we think that it be- hoves them at this present juncture to pause awhile, and see how they stand, for from some cause or other the commerce of the. world has received a severe. check, and the highest respectability and the longest standing have tollerod to their fall, bringing down with them indire ru-in those. who depended upon their stability: and if the .older and wealthier nations of Europe are in this unelivtable posi- tion, it is well to ask how do we stand. and what are our future prospects as a Province! How do we stand as an agricuh tural people? What has been our harvest for the past two years?â€" VVe give the result nftbe last har~ vest fromtlio Bureau of Agricul- ture Statistics, as given by the Se crotary, William Hutton: "1st. That the whole wheat crop of C!“ adn for 1856. includ rig bnlb winter and spring wheat. is about ‘25 per cent. below the general yearly average. allowing fo- the good quality of the spring wheat and winter wheat. which have escaped the mion and rustâ€"the samples of both being excellent. 2nd. That the crops of rye, barley. and oats are about a fair average. It01\\‘ltl1>tfllltllllg the partial failure of the last named. 31d. That the pea crop is a little beyond the averag â€"- any 10 per (a .t. 4th. that the potatoe crop is about 25 per cent doficreirt. allowing tor the excellent qual~ 1y. which is above par. much less cultivated than usual. ovriiig to the planting season being extremely wet. and that there will be a very smail surplus at this grain beyond what “‘1” be required ‘or domestic purposes, forty-seven reiuiiis having reported that thoie is little or none grown this season. ’ If those deductions are correct, thorn in a slight. improvement upon last year’s crop of wheat. which was 31 per cent. The po- tato crop nlsors better than that ol last year. which is an llt‘m of considerable irriportaiice in the year’s supply of food," Hence, it will be seen that last year we had a deficiency of 31 per cent, and this year our deficiency is 25 per cent. Our wheat and potatoe crops are again short ; nor is this all, what renders the pOsi- 'tion worse, is that many of our farmers are deeply involved in debt, owing to the wild and reckless speculation of former prosperous years. Here is where the shoe in reality pinches. It is the long credit system, and the reckless and insane speculating mania which seized upon all classes, that makes the preset't times so hard. Well may we pause and ask, “ whither are we drifting.” Now, let us glance awhile. at our conimei'ical state. We wish that We could show evidence of im- provement, but we cannot. At present, the only thing that has at all contributed to east: the money market, has been the immense amount of grain that has changed hands this fall at prices consider- ably in advance of those realized last year. Our commercial t'ess is thus shown in the Colonist of October 12.- “ The full seems to be passing away witl « out. any indications of that round of trado which some of our couteltrporailes pro, Irv-cied ' would arrive with the pieseu! season. In ulnkr trig a careful exnmiuauou ot' the return ol' the imports and exports for tho Port of Toronto, published a few days since in czlriisn by ilin‘ Lender, we are at a loss to find one consul-atom or encouraging fact. The total value of good. ' " ed during the quarter ending Sepirm. her :30, \fiE‘Wll-l ‘I‘llei Cllrle‘pulldhl: quarter of 1:57 was $1,340,374. 'lbo Ck‘ ports of the lust quarter have only icaclu-d $199.55), while the expo-:5 during the cur- ruspondiug period of lot year amounted to $902 247. So but the result of the onlotual trade of the country, done tli-ough the ['011 of Toronto during the three months preceding the lst October. leaves as against the Province an adverse ba'arioe of $1,:Zo7Ailtiâ€"a toluralio earnest of what may be expected as the lral» titles of the year’s trade from all the Ports combined. Such is our position as an agri-I cultural and dis- commercial at this moment. people ' The scene pre- sented to us is anything but flat- tering; but, nevertheless, we feari it is true, and it is as Well we should it, and strive to' mend it at once. For dark as the. picture undoubtedly is, it might be‘ much darker. Our banks might have smashed, and might have been gone, and then. would have come a crash, and pro- k no w our credit looming in the. distance ” (as many have, and do prophecy) would have become an established furl. But. ‘3," Mr. IV. R. ROBERTSON, 01 Toronto, is authorised to collect and as nation’s are but combinations of commercial houses and banks of 5th. That the Indian Corn crop has been. lieud. and prohablv you w ll Some political position. Here, alas-l we Mark our last session of Parliament; it “'85 in- deed an arena of personalities; per- sonal abuse and low language was are at low water. continually used by one memberto another without stint; and threats ol'violenci: were openly indulged in; indeed it seemed the object of many of our wise Legislators to play the mountcban‘k aid bllflboll lofty patriotism, and the l‘countrv’s weal were things forgottenâ€"and party ranconr ran high; nor was this all, we were befoolcd by an as absurd a budget as was ever coni- jurcd up by any one out ofa Lun- atic Asylum; and last, but by no means least, we concluded our force by going through the, play of a sham resignation, with its ac- companiments of sham swearing in againâ€"which last farce has aroused the indignation and scorn of eyeiy unbiassod mind. Such is a brief history of Canada it is up to the present moment, commerciain and politically. It is verily, an unenviablt- position to oc- cupy, and against us in England, viz.: they say we arouot lit for sclf-govoin- ment. one which is used lVe may well hangr our heads in shame, but it is our own fault ; our “political setrundrellisui" exists but duringourown pleasure. W'e “ angcun stublc;” if we. will, we can bring can cleanse tire about a happy future, if we are only determined to do so. Up and (lo- iug then, or " be for ever fallen.” THE AURORA EDITOR“ SUN” S‘I‘RUCK. IIaviiig cornered the Aurora Sun in our last issue, he made a faint attempt on 'l'ucsdny last to extri- cate himself from that Iltllllttllkfu: position. \Vlieu Mr. llopkiiis laud- ed his " marrow bones ” iii the vil- lage of Aurora. and issued the first number of that refulgeut “lumi- nary." the Sun, we were satisfied that his readers would very soon find that they had procured tlic- Iwrong man to advance the interests of so respectable a community; iaiid now, we ask. what has he done for them? Did he not boast of his two wonderful presses? Has he ever penned one single article vvurlliy ol being read? Is not the language useu by him in “ that beautiful ex- tiu" such as he dare not publish in “ that” reprint of the Lruclcr? and is not h.s past conduct enough to con- vince any candid minded muu the necessity of shunning him as a viper? \ch have received commu- nications from Oalwille, and also from Vienna. and if he is such a be- ing as described by our (mrrcspond- cuts. oh! "tell it not in Gntli, nor publish it in the streets of Asliclun, lest the fiends of the Pit should rc- juiceâ€"lest the demons of darkness should triumph !’ One ofvour cor- respondents soiit us a letter from Vienna for publication, and enclosed the. following linesâ€"As Mr. H. is co. sidcrablc of a poet himself, judg- ing from “that extra,” he will of courso richly appreciate it: lwish I had that editor, About a half a minute. l'rl nrnu him to his heart’s content, And will) an it INN-7H] it. I'd Jain his body. eyes and bones, Arid spell it “uh a ti, Arid sn-rd him in that hill of Irisâ€" Wliich he spells it \viih an E. Since we received the above lut- tors, (all of \Vlllt‘ll describes lll VI- Vlll colours the character and cori- (lllt‘l. of the Editor of the Sun) we feel did we unlit-c him to any great extent we would be placing nur- selvos upon a level with the bipedâ€"- :1 position 0 hope never tokucwâ€" illlll it position tin liirpc never to descend to. Probably at some fu- ture day this beautiful specimen of the "Scandinavian tic-lit tribe” will be-. by our gentle aduiouiriuiis. We do not iiile..d in this article to follow him from Toronto to Aurora but we do intend to tell hiiri that during,r his stay in the former place he did ask for (m Ediloriul C/iui/‘--- tlic review in his “extra” to the contrary tintwithstanding, as :1 Mt". \Vill Mr. HOpkiiis dt'iiy gomg to [lie 1!. in Toronto can tcslifv. Globe office, and begging for lilL: rim: of the press to publidi llls " lumi- n:ii_y ” ipoul (‘olmiisl also? Did he not go to the Did he not in fact go to almost. curry office in Toronto bcfm'c he could get any of them to print so vile a sheet? Come out from your lurking place you besntâ€" ted hypocrite, and discuss the ques- tions faiin and openly llii'uugir the columns of your paper, and think vourself above publishing so small aii “ extra." Du have more respect for yourself, if you have none fur If you did not got an " Editorial" chair when you asked for it, comb that editorial your Editorial brctlireu. day be clean enough to be admitted let us turn from agriculture and wartime... and let.” look at, ion, heard of editors being llm‘sawltippeé and, into respectable society. \Ve have 1 One Eiiteri â€"Ile.il. I‘air mOk Place on lVednesday last, llle Village of Cushel. Signal for Starting eleven commen- ced the. work, and if wcnrc to ju'lgc from our_.lhudgos gave general salisfziction.‘ _(‘,ori‘cspniideuts poetry above, Alli. H. is in danger ifcver lrc returns friim whence he came. Keep COOL oli Sun! and for the future don‘t be too LUQUAxl STOUFFVILLE FAIR. The Fall Fair of the Stouflville Branch Agricultural Society, was held on Friday, the 22nd instant. The weather was all that could bt‘ desired, and the. Fair was well at: tended. The stock exhibited was, on the rvhole, good. also great competition among the La(lies,â€"â€"thc number of prich awarded to them was very large ; ,and We were really glad to find ceedings by the fairer sex,â€"it augurs well. \Vc are persuaded that the Ladies are too generally It really healthful to see them engaged in gent-10. 3 competition; we feel confident that if more encourage- ment was held out to our Farmei‘s’ daughters to engage in this whole,- some rivalry society would be much benefited thereby. neglected at these shows. is We. will only add that, we attended the Fair with pleasure, and were much interested and gratified with the public spirit shown in the getting no of such a‘ creditable Exhibition by this aili- bitious and thriving village. Through the the kindness of the Secretary, Mr. IIoldcii, We. are on- abled to give the list of the suc- cessful competitors, which are as follows:â€" IIOR'ES. .luuoi-zs: Messrs. C. Matthews, A, II. Feu- vvtck and .l. Kirbs. 'l‘lii'ee P:l|llle;â€"ll88l Team Draught Horses, Genius Miller: 2nd. .ilex. l'arin. 'i'wo Entriesâ€"lied Span Carriage Horses. .lulrtl liayiuet ; 2nd, Jolitl flitiakct‘. 'I'liiee liritiiesâ€"llest twoâ€"yenrs-old Ilorse Cult, Wm. Fox; 12ml. Sumqu Duiislioatli. Three Entriesâ€"lies; ivvoqenrs-old It‘illy Colt. Phillip Alackloiu; Jud, Uriah Young.» Sit Iiiiiriosâ€"lfe-t orto-year-old Cult, llobei't Dixk~ou ; 2nd. Cali-b Furs} tli. Nine Entriesâ€"“051 Spring Colt, Win Dick- lJlI ; ‘2zrd. 'l'lius. Ll0rd. CATTLE. SHEEP AND SWINE. .luricis : Messrs. It. 'I‘iaiimor, W. Harden. and .l. Utigg. Uuu Entryâ€"Best Fat Ox, I’liillip Widoriian. l’wo Entriesâ€"Best two-3 cats-tiltl llerler. Goo. Miller: 2nd, Ldiiurd erieler. Five Entriesâ€"Ilesl uno-year-olrl Ileifer. A. II. Feutvick ird, Robert Armstrong. Tliice Errui â€"â€"Best one-year-old llull. Goo, Miller; 2nd. l‘litliip Cook. l‘hreo Entriesâ€"lied Sp tug Bull Calf, A. ll. Fciityick; 2nd. Geo. Miller. 'l‘liiee Entrios-Best Spring lleil‘er Calf. Geo. M llor: l:.tlward Whaler. Four Entriesâ€"Host aged Ram, Uriah Young ; 2nd. Ucu, Miller. 'l‘wo Eilll‘lesâ€"IIO\[ sh-aarliiig Ram, Goo, Mil- ler: 2nd. Uriah Young. Four Entriesâ€"15ml Rain Lamb, Uriah Young; ziid. Geo Miller. Four Entriesâ€"“est two Ewes, Goo. Miller : 2nd, Robert Armstrong, 'I‘lirce Entriesâ€"Bast two Ewes Lam bs, Robert Armstrong; 2nd. Gen Miller, Two Entriesâ€"Bust Fat Sheep. Geo. Miller. Uno Entyâ€"llest Iloar over 6 months old, Edward Whaler. Four Entriesâ€"Best Brood Sow, )Iiglrtuu ; ‘an. Geo, Mtllsr. G RAIN. ROOTS AND DAIRY PRODUCE. Junbes: Messrs. Edward \‘Vhelcr, 'I‘lromas Robi~uii and Robert Arimtroug. l'uo l-eriii sâ€"UeeL trio bushels Fall Wheat, R; 'l'ruumcr ; find. 'I'lios. Kirby. Four Entriesâ€"lied two busliols Spring \Vhoat. Uiiali Young; 2nd, M. Jones. Jne Entryâ€"Best two bushels I’oas, John Ray- mor. l‘wo Entriesâ€"Best. two bushels Oats. Uriah Young : 2nd, Jas. Brigg. V Ono Entryâ€"Ural. two bushels Bailuv. Wm. Swams, One Entryâ€"Bust two bushels Potatoes, Tlios. K rtiy. Five Eiti'iesâ€"Bes: tu‘o dozon Tillllllll'. James llirég; 2nd. James l\icuo.. Five Etlll‘le-â€"Busl Butler in 1 lb iolls not less than ti tbs, Robert 'l'ullor; 2nd. James \'it:liu|. 'I'wu Euniceâ€"Best Cheese‘not less than 6 lbs' l‘lrillip H Ideurau; 2nd. ltobert Fuller. LADIES’ DEI’AR'I‘MLN'I‘. Juices : Mrs. M. Swales, J. R. Brown and A. Davis _ l‘wo I'Iiiliiesâ€"Best Pair of home-mac's Blan- kets. Mrs. Jones; 2nd, .\liss Button. 'I‘ivo Entriesâ€"“est Quilt. Miss Buyls: I‘lhs 1'}. Cook. l'uo Etudesâ€"Best Coverlet, Miss But.oii; 2nd. Mis. M. dunes. FiVu Knitterâ€"Best l’air Woolen Mitts Mrs, 1’. lintholouiew ; Iliid. Mrs. llrcurrsbcrgor. Woolen Cloves, Mrs. Samuel 2nd, I“. Kiri-y. ‘ Tlriee Entriesâ€"Best Pair Woolen Socks, Mrs. U-Iluu ; and, Mrs. M. Jones. 'l'rvu Entriesâ€"lies! liece I'ull'd Clutlt.- "0K less than 8 )ds. Mrs. it. Fuller; 3nd, Miss Button. I'\\'o Entriesâ€"Best I’ieco liOine-mnde Flannel, IIUtls~Sll1Etll5§tls. Mrs, P. Bartholomew ; ,Qud, Mrs M Jones. l‘hreo Entriesâ€"Best Fancy Noodle \Vork. Miss l'raucos \V holur: 2nd, Miss Button. Fuller. 'l‘hir-e liirtricsâ€"Ilcs' Crotclrel Work. Mrs. P Bulllloruulew; 2nd, Miss lliruou. 'I‘ivo Entriesâ€"Leather Frame Work. Miss II: II. Kllllv‘ : 2nd. Miss Fiance; \Vlielor. DISCRE'I'IONARY PRIZES. Joyous: MeSsrs E.‘\\holer, J, Robinson , and It. A\t’l|l\lt'ullg. Fancy Knitting. Miss Button. Fancy Lmlrioideiy, Miss lluiton. Best. _l'air' “use, Mis' Daluo ; :Iud Miss Bill- luii. Specimen of Painting, Miss Frances VVlicler. Hume-made Linc-n Drapery 'I'able t lotii. Mrsr, Irl. Jones. Ur) M. Jones. do do do Towel. Mrs. Ag t-l‘ltlIUlfll Furnace. S. It Wright. k/IIIQIVMOI‘. Wm. Morgan. Wtibdcn l’lougli, James Burrows. 'C.iSIIEL PLOUCHING MATCH. The Cashel Ploughing Match :t’. the At The grou nd being very dry, it was a difficult matter . to guide steadiness of band which is desir- able on such occasions,-â€"ne\'ei‘- the plough with that liclcss, the work w There was , The following are the names of the successful competitors : Dougal McLean, Last York . . . . . . . . lsl I’rizo. Hugh McLean. "Vaughan, . . . . . . . . L‘iid do Duncan McLean, Markhairi, . . . . . . . 3rd do James Patton, Markham. . . . . . . . . . . . 41h do Duncan McLean, East York . . . . . . . . 51h do Joliu Iluslrby, Scarboro'.. . . . . . . . . . . (itli do James McLean. Markham . . . . . . . . . 7th do Seth llaycuck, King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sill do NAMES 0F JUDGEs.-â€"I\IujorSlv- plieuson, King; George I\Iills, Pic- ,ETiug; George Evans, Scurboro’; 'vVilliaiir Hood, Markham; John Robinson, Markham. After the list had been read by the Secretary about 100 sat down to an excellent Dinner, provided by Mr. S. Mightcn, ofthe British Aur- erican Hotel. Great credit is due ler is President) for lllt‘ efforts in pro- ,curing so many liberal prizes in so islioi‘l it time. _.__.>o< “ ’I'IIA'I‘ [CK IRA." l Will Mr. II., of the Aurora Sun, ,explzriu honestly, in his paper, by (what means he obluiiit-d llii: adver- illsclllt'nl ol'Oi'ango Lodge, No. 6 ll. ‘lic tells us, in his “ Extra,” lll‘dl it iwns band. d in by two Musltti's of L. O. Lodges; figslt'll us their names. Why do you not come out of your “slit-ll," and say that you intend to advertise lllt'ln “ free,’ and not try to lay the “sin” upon .1’ > your “ brothers The public are not contented with such answers as that. Admit that you have sin/cu menuâ€"give us the names- of your JlIr/xlers, or say that you intend to advertise lllt‘l'll grails, ind do it too If lllt"y are stolen, mind, acknowledge your guilt, and do not be ashamed lt) (lo III your Pllpf‘l'. never in which the 3%» Does to govcin a Lodge? or what authority had tlime Masters front (id/l> $9 Out with lllC truth Hopkins, or return to your ,. it in the some Sllt‘el stolen property appears. it take. two “ Masters" “den in Vienna. “F7 36,â€". The report of the meeting of the York Trachch came too late for but will appear without fail in our next. Association insertion this w 00 k , (Eurrriipuiihriirr. To the Editor of the British Tribune. Dunn Siii,â€"On reading an ar- ticle in your paper it short time ago, dated from 'I‘liornliill, and um- mudvcrting rather too strongly on the Common Schools in Canada, [ was very much pleased Willi the reply that was given to it by the Rev. L. Gl‘lllllll, Pastor of the {0- mun Catholic Church at 'I‘hornliill. lle seems ll) take rather a liberal view of our Common School sys~ tour, so fur as he knows the prin- ciplcs and the Working of it, and I think if he was acquainted with the full working of it, lie. for one would certainly not agree with Mr. X. ; and I think the-r: are biii u \‘Cly l'uvv, either Roman Callio- lies, or any Ulllt‘l' denomination of oliristians that will agree \\'llll him in the statements that he has made. He says that our Coin- inou Schoos are “ hut-beds of vii-e and iniquny.” I wonder if he ever Went to school hiriisclf. Ili- may have been sent there, and per- haps played the Mount; if he did, we will turgch his~ ignorance about our schools. 1 wish to call his attention to some parts of the Comriion School Act the Hill section of the act 'of 1850 provides,~â€"“'l‘liat in any model or Common School estab- lished under this act, no child shall be required to read or study in or from any religious bank, or to join in an} exercises of devo. tion or religion, which shall be ob it'cted to by his or her parents, ()1 'guardians.“ “Provided always. that \vitiim this limitation, pupils ,sliull be allowed to receive such ,Tlius it is: uiauilcst, that if a ient or guardian wishes to have 1their children or wards instructed i 0",, E,,,,.,_ues, pm,“ hide “yolk. Mm R l in their religious duties at school, jthey have their rights secured. The act further states, “ ihat ‘tlie clergy of any persuasion shall ,liave the. right to give religious in- ,struction to the pupils of their own church, in each Common School, ,at least once a week, after school :llOtll'S ;” thus, you see, leaving re- ligious teaching open to any deno- mination of Christians without in- terfering with them. Again, a recommendation given ‘(uotliiug compulsory, Mr. that lilie daily exercises of each Corti- limin School be opened and closed by reading a portion of scripture, ,and by prayer. Also, the Ten Commandments are recommended to be taught. to the pupils, and be repealed by them at least once a week. Now, Mr. X., I would like you to show where the “ hot-bed of vice and depravity ” exists in our Common Schools. I am rather afraid there is more. 01 it in yourself i will further udtl, flout the same authority, “ that no pupil sli..l. be compelled to be present at these exoicist-s, against the wish of their parents or guardians." What 'i Further, - . ‘ to the (:(ll'lltlllllt‘t' (of which Mr Cnr-‘ such an interest taken in the pro-l religious instruction as their par-lyt‘llll ems or guardians shall desir'e-_"__rers havr heard nothing ()1 ii, pan, of what denomination) require.â€" is it not making our schools what they are represented 101m, Lr’. Common Schoolsâ€"com- mon to all sec-ts or (:recds of (:Iiris- tiaiis, rich or poor, they are all taught on thu- same basis, all have equal opportunities of obtaining knowledge, and no preference is. given to any. You say that a cer- tain lt‘ucllt'l‘ kept on his desk for weeks a book, bearing on its little page that Mary was not the mother ()fGlKl. Did be over Ii-ut-li that to his pupils? If he did, you will ‘59» Very (clearly by the quotations that Ill'dW‘ iiizidt- album that the ’l'rustecs would have been justified in dismissing him. Now, Mr. X., I will close by merely stating that you have made use of language in reference to the Common Schools, as well as the rteacliers, which is not only im- proper, but altogether uncalled for, and I beg leave to remark to you, ‘thrrt lflllt‘ Roman Catholic church lluid more adherents like the Rev. L. Griffith, and not so nurriy like yourself, lllt‘ ciiurcli and \cllOOls, both, would be more liker to prosper. ‘ Yours, &C., IV. X. THORNIIILL. 'l'lioruliill, Oct. 26, 1858. which are the noble appendage oftlie work- Mr. Bright wrote the liOllOWing letter, apologizing for his in- iiig~iue ii of Britain." ability to be present, and stating the views be entertained oti the subject .â€" “ I have read your‘resolutions, and Iain not surprised that great numbers of the rvoikinggmen are anxious to emigrate ; il lwer oungor, and in their pesition, I slttltlltl strain every nerve to enable me to , lind a home it the United States, or in the British 1 not think you are quite cot-the: in the asscr~ uue of colonies. do lions of the resolutions. Generally,tlie waste lands in the colonies belong to the colonies; Canada belongs to the people ol Canada; and Australia to the people ol Australia; and I think any other arr-urge- nit-at would vork badly. circle by llir: Home Government would do Any interfcr mischief, and would certainly breed dis- putes between 11. and the Colonial Gov- \‘l‘iitll‘trllls u d populations. Again, I do not know that It is the ' bouudcu duty” 01 Illt: Uotet'utiient to adopt measures to en: able a llOlllUIl of our llt'lluliIIIOJ to emi- grate; lor. if such a duty is laid upon it,l knew not “'lltll' it must end. livery man who thinks he can improve his position ubioutl may ask to he srlll abroad; and. DASII AWAY l To the Editor ol'tlro Uiiiish Tiiliune. RICHMOND HILL, October 241b, 1858. My DEAR Slit,â€"If any othei small town in Canada can (zoni- pctc with your tl(lJt)llllilL§ bzid roads, 1 must be a l't‘(l stocking Cardinal. In every dirt-(:iiou you travel from your elevated little town, lll“lt' you find bad roads, not Hill)! had, but irirly dangerous. In llltll't' than one direction you will find the public way ovoin longr nai~ Irow, lll-Ct)fl.s|l‘tl('lt'(l mill diiiu. \\'|ll)t)1ll any protectingr l’ulllll‘D', \\'llll a land and bogâ€"slide loo neuin ills centre, leaving burr-1y mum to pass with it team. In another di- rection, you pass williin a low lt't‘l of more than two deep sand holes. l‘ut'u It) the right or left you will observe the. slumps, some (if tin-m duoi up and rolled to the side ol the mud, others only turned on their side; others again are left in their original locality, with :1 deep and dangerous well around them, with all the piecemeal roots thrown pro- niiscuoiislv around, to the great danger ufthe night traveller. Alas! this is mad mendingâ€"ch Pulh‘ iiiuslers ever see It) the levelling (II the ground after a slump is removed. Then, again, tlitrse wooden pre- lences called bridges, are the very meanest of public works, being ill- couslrucletl, are too narrowâ€"n0 r tiling. and i ave oftencr a large I o‘e in their (‘t‘t‘tll'L‘S than without them. It was from a bridge of this (le- scriplionfâ€"near your placeâ€"that was the cause of Dr. Duncumb losing his favorite horse, with the most extraordinary narrow escape of his own life. How far a suit of law in this case might have, punish- ed the neglecting officer! I am not Chilly enough to say. However, I know that parties have been teaz- ing the doctor to try for damagesâ€" nay, have offered to subscribe to the cxpence of a suit. The doctor, however, being a good, calm and rightâ€"thinkingr man, has hitherto declined ; nevertheless, such a I ro- cr-t-(liiig might have a wholesome effect on future road ovei‘st-ers, who fearlessly and falsely swear they have done their duty! \Vliv don‘t magistrates look into such public depravity? Is it because u vast number of them are not one jot either more upright "or .lionest'Pâ€" For how many (if such gent/0mm swear they are pocuuiui'ly qualified for taking office, when they lllt‘lll- selves, and others know they are insolvent at the time. Is it possible for ll'lllll and justice to come from such false-swearingofficials? No! With every respect. RIGIIT. MECI’IANICS’ INSTITUTE. To the Editorol tlru llr'tslr 'l‘iibuue. Simâ€"The Tin/rune of the 21st 01 May last published it list of the Ofâ€" fice-bearers of Ilie Mechanics Insti- tute and Library Asst).:iulioii of Richmond Hill for the ensuing Since that time we outsid- 1\l the risk of being considered “a crouker," I venture to enquire, what progress has been made, if any? Yours, A MECHANIC. Richmond Hill, Ot'l. 27, IS5S. [In reply to the above, we bog lo state that the Institution was regis- tered in the 19m of June, and that a meeting of the Committee is shortly to be held to make arrangements forthe delivory of a course of lectures, &c.; and any one wishing for f-trtlier infor- mation, (can have it by applying to the Librarian â€"ED.] Toronto on Mu. BRIGHT. ii. 1)., (w. binomi- 'l‘lUN AND TAXA’I‘IUN. Mr. Bright “as applied to by tl-e, pro- Jcc'lors Ufa public meeting ofllie Wiizktirg- chrssrls at. (iltl\“t|\\', held Sept. lSlli, in HE City Ilull, to attend for the pui-pOse o. promoting t‘llllgl‘dlll)“, in consequence of tie nairt of employment at ptt'~t:lll t‘xpell‘ «nerd It) the Western metiolrolis. A copy of the rnolritiuus to Dr proposed \Vt‘lt‘ for- warded t0 .\lr. Ulla‘lll. the elli-ct that the (riot‘t’t‘llmt‘llt ought to These were to as Well dOlw, more, I ask you, can any one,ca“_ alibi-d them the means of transport, and to ll"? helieYfifrJht-i decision of the- ins himself anhristlan, (no. matter 'Pkmt them down onvthe it coloniar-vmte . .rrl up 11 ll‘dHtln' an equal claim upon lllr iioirrirmenl, the drlhculty may become- ind soon woult| DtC011L‘, iusuiiuouutablc. l on not Ut'ltCVC it is the duly of the Go- rcriiuir ill. to pioiide means of eJ'iél'dllOtI or the people. and iiieieloi'e 1 could iiul ~ll,4‘Illll llu: main point 111 your resolutions. .i hat i lith‘ lutié told the \\')ll.{|ll=’ mi in .s lllS'rllL‘l'tJ you have no political purvc. til the Elnullgl'lllb‘lll‘ of the licloiiir liill .-ltl 1 H‘lii) t.\t‘rlltlr if you; hire you are llll\t'tl up “till lllL‘ \ltlt ltlltttl contusion o. rii'opc; ll ,ii.llllt‘\, and youi sweat is pawn C(i .ll’llfillo'lliy are you iiiiolied Ill European d by the crimes ofpnst generation's .riiiipiic..in.ii~, that in any year you may il.1\\.’ you. tuth |le\(:ll, and the dull] mil 1' |' your labour destroyed in pursurt \{ lands under the control ofGreat Britain" RESULT 0F THE BALLOON “ Youniar America, J. 11. Steiner, is the victor! wine phantom Ill “lllClI your rulers pet- ‘Udlli’ you that you are iiileiested-â€".irnl you. owzr iiaiit ol lrlllli‘llldlltllt unfortunate- .) liEll‘lS you easy warms to the delu- sions pr'ai'tisrd upon you. Not live years as» you rejoiced lll peace, and llieaewas a s‘i'on'iu; prosperity cllllt’lll in every part .l the country. Since that time We have nilLlllICell 40,000 Ifilll'éllhll ll\'l.’S, and have spent 100 millions of pounds sterling in me short bar. You were consenting par- lle\;l0 that war, your comrades shed their mood in its woitblcss contests, and you have paid a portion of your day‘s labour and days “'ilsls ever since to defray the unsl o; it , and your voice, so fur as it was rreaid at all, was in favour ofllie war~ ~l hat is gained by it? Who has gained, .-xcept the military class, and the eaters irl [aixrs‘ l "l‘o woiknig men, (lit-.50. wars iviili Russia, with l’eiSia, with China, .iruig only taxes, want ofciiiployiiient, pie- cai'ious and diminished Wages, and that pirssui'e upon the means ofliving which urges them to look to emigration as :1 Anti ll :5 a remedy, and the only remedy, until remedy for the evils they endure. grunt changes take place in public opinion arid in the laws and policy of this country I. you emigrate, you may reach a country where land is ai-cessible to you, where tlreie are no great hereditary proprietors as in Scot and, who Ll'dl'c to outrage heaven and mankind by keeping 20,000, or 50,- 000, or 100,000 acres ufland depupulated, that a handful of Illt‘l‘l may enjoy the plea- .‘lllES of the chase. You may flee to a liiid where laWs of priuiugeiiituie and our tail are. n.rl.'nowu, o. krurrvu only to be ab rioii'ed, and Where the soil Is li'ft fret: to rhe industry and BIllCl‘ill'L‘lfl of the whole people. You may find a horticulture such Lll'sllllcllflf dcltmous as the ‘lialance 0‘ power‘ are unheard of, and where the toll of the nation of “hicb you become a part is not absurbcd to the amount of L. 50,â€" 000,000 sterling a~yi-ar, to pay for \\'.ilthat are past, and lor preparations for war: that are to come. You may become a lllll. of some youthful and gIOH'llla' poo, le \v.lli \"lltllll tr fr-tlila prtipi'ieturslrlp of la. (l :iitltlllldl d. bl, gieut aim rmrnls. Ollpl't’bllt‘ tuxus, a s1 a.” ltfillll'hellllllloll. are but tradi- [wins or a iirclaiieliuly past, to or: sluJieil only as rocks to be avoided in its new and If I do not now the (intent llt‘lll can be called upon illllle lll'llfillcl'ollfi career. SEC ti provi-Jc the int-am ol L‘llll‘u'l‘itlltlll, do no; On the contiaiy. l ft‘tl avmed that, with the ailvposr-I think Cllllsl’illlllll Urirvise. pmt and present i)tllll.')' of England, labour will lll'lll its best reward in Canada, in the St2ites,or iii Allbll'illllL I would prclci trial IQiiBhshnirn should stay at home; that out cuur try should be well governed; that its lUl‘t‘lD'll policy should he just and unwind; that llx-lmvtl'etl of taxes should RACE. Paorcsson Srervcn, THEWAMERICAN AElthxALT. \lt?T0ll10'.J.\‘.'~ A Cot.- LNos‘ BETWEEN THE BtLl.uI)NS 1N THE Aimâ€"llizronu 'ro 'I'HE Cirv. From the Cincinnati Gazette, 20th, The great balloon race. is over, and ” represented by Prof. 110 has most] himself the champion Aeronaut of America, and a match tor the most skilful and daring French Professors. The balloons started from the city lot at four o‘clock and twenty-one minutes, Prof. Sterner leading off in his " Pride of the “last,” followed closely by Mons. Godard iir his " Leviathan.” '1 be lallel‘ gained rapidly upon its rival for the first mile or two from town, until the. Aero- nauls were williin speaking distance. when lcss thin three miles from the cityr balh moving about ‘25 miles an hour MOI!- Godard sailed up majestically beside the Professor when the latter greeted his rival with a tvclcoiiie, and puiuttd to the beau- tilul si-_;lit which everywhere met the eve- " Magnificent,” responded the repimcu'tr live of France. , Mons. Godard then introduced his friend and passenger, Mr. \\"in. fluid to Pro- sessor Steiner, and at the same time pro- p- sed that they should take a friendly drink. Both Aciouauts openel a [mule Oi wine, when Ninth. Liodaid (opo‘ed the toastâ€"-‘ To the Great Ripublw.” '1 his Was tli‘.tIlK With a Will in sparking t 'atawba. when l‘roleasor Steiner save the i'oilowrng: ‘_ '1‘.) Moms. Godard the justly celebra- ted I‘it't'llcll Aeruiiaut.” The compliment was returned by Mons. tiodirdâ€" ‘- ’l‘o Prof Steinerâ€"the. greatest Aer- rriiaul in America." Mons. titular-d drank “ bottoms up,” and his coriipauroii lulluwo-tl suit, and “1"”. alter filling their glasses. .lli'. lluel gaveâ€"â€" “ l‘o our sweethearts and wives.” “ il‘lllt'l‘ t-lieers lirr that l ‘ shouted I'i‘o- ersiir element“ the balloons were r$ in; nearer trigtlher, and the three joined licai lily lll u “ l.Ip»liip liuti‘al Scorer-Iv live rimmtcs alter. the balloons L‘alllt‘ Ill collision at an elevation of some 5,000 fret from the earth! The hallo iii of Prolemor Sli-iiri-r drove rapidly towards its viral. so that the b'r~ket of the latter struck the former about midway of the Inilloori. Mons. (iodard tllltl liis coriipnii- i r promptly lorccd off thll their hands and t’rol. Steiner shouted to .\lous. trud- aid to throw out ballast, which did,uud rapidly rose above the Pridc e \Vest and out of danger of any lurlher' coiitac . 'I‘lre Aeronauts where not again Within speaking distance during, the inc-e. Stein- er started ahead at an elevation of about 3,000 feet, and gradually gamed upon his colllpellllll‘. He found a strong current of air, and taking advantage of it by keep- ing at thesanie elevation made rapid pro- gross. Mons. Godard soon after comâ€" nierrced to descend to wtlhin live'or six hundred feet ol the earth, creating great- est excitement among the country people, who shouted like a hundred s'eatn Wllnllus. Mr. Steiner still kept the current which was car-ring hiin rapidly north by north- east, at a height 01 about nine thousand feet. At six o'clouk he ope ,ed his basket of provisions, and sat down to -an excel- lent super, which he partook of while drivâ€" mg through the air at the rate of about fifty miles an hour". Al. 5 minutes past six he passed over Daytorvn, at an elevation of about ten thousand feet. He cast ovar- board several despalches, but lound that. he wird was so strong that they were car- r.ed several miles from the. city. About half-pad nine o'clock. the Aeron- a'rt became very sleepy, and lmd‘it al- most impossible to keep awake. The cold was quite bciiurnrng. lie si in; songs. over- hauled his traps in the basket to divert his attention, and finally attached about 3-000 feet of a guide litre to his wrisl,so lle he descended the drag rope would awake him. 111? then threw out ballast and as- cr iidcd to an elevation of about 11,000 leet, and unable longer to lump himself :rw;rke. quietly resigned himself to a com« l'ortable trap. About ten o‘clock the aercnaut was awakened by a loud ciash, and lound that his balloon had descended so low, that the car in which lie was en- joying a sourd sleep, had struck in the t p ol a tree. in the middle of a small lurest. lhr~ basket was turned nearly over, and the sleeping aeioiraut was thrown violent- l) into the hoop to which the ropes Were attached which united the buok’u! with the tI.Ill()01|. The remainder of his supper was thrown outâ€"his Wine was cast over- boardâ€"a part of his ballast followed in the descent ; his bundles of dispatr'lies and pupt‘l‘n kept them company. the shock \Vd‘ so great as to spat the 50ml which the ar:i-iriiaut was taking his ste . The bmke rahted in a minute, and the bal- l-mii relieved of a considerable We‘lslll. in the way of (old chicken and other “ Walnut .‘lt‘t'el llouse’" preparatuns tuna lung voya4e, shot into the air Willi giral velocity, so rapid that the aeronaut opened his valve in order to prevent going " away up yonder” alllully‘sl lire slurs. lie- .orc bring stopped. tlir- lrallouu reached an elevation ol [:1 000 Ieel, and finding the .rtiiirrsplieie tlh‘rlgt’ecttlll)’ cold. the acron- aut ciiiiirrienced to de~ceiid. Ifllllllllol a good current at an elevation 01 8 000 leet, Professor \teuier managed to kecp his conveyance in it, and pincer-d- ed at a speed ol sixty miles an hour, when he discovered Luke lirie but a few miles ahead. The cetiicnl round his valve had become broken in the Cllil>l01| with the tree, and us he had alrtady discharged at considerable quantity of gas, he did not tlriiik it adri~aiile to attempt to cross the Lake. 'llie direction iir nhich he was hung bi: lla'lll; but, seem; small chance of curb a state til tlirugs,l not Only cannot bluvtiv. out I must applaud. the resolution ofet‘et'} man who is determined by his industry and his economy to provide the means ofcou- \tfl'lug luin‘selt and his fanily to, nilolllcr. and to him and tlieln,ia iiioociliappl’ COUH‘ try. Government cannot enable you ‘0 emigrate. Many ofryml Cflflr by "il'cre effort and saving. obtain means to “055 the oceanâ€"to many I ft'al'i llll5l5 “0t l’os' siblc. I can only liuptt, fOI‘ lllem. lll‘dl on: countrymen may become wiser, and that under the influence of a incieseusible poucy, and a greater economy III the national expenditure, we may be eu'urin‘g on tlipl'llâ€"Otli of prolonged peace, during which even the poorest and "10,1 Sulfurilg 0. our pOpulitiou may make s'rme sure lilo- grns Ill the may of comeit uutl indepen- deuce.” M sailing would have carried him ab! 7 North by North west from Sandi-sky Lung hunt, on the Canada show, some “)0 miles. With a (P1 se lorest for a landing place, to escape which he would have been ill)“ng to travel probably 300 llllles‘, {is opened his valve and rapidly llthCl'lltlcd. The balloon struck the ground about 500 yds. from the lake, and dragged to within 300 yards of the water belore the anchor took a firm hold. The landng place- was about half a mile from Sairdiisky crly, iii a corn flt'ld, on the farm of Mr. A. (,‘_ 'l'orvnst-ud. I’i'of. Steiner called loudly for assistanu, but failing to arouse any body, he evaporated his balloon. and gall't't‘iné a shock or trio ol ('0 u stalks, he wrappcd lriinsell iii his lilankt t and over- trial, and lay down by his “ Pride of the \l'est,’ and slept uiittl.dayliplit. . . Alter enjoying a refreshing sleep, Pro- fessor Steiner provi- do to the farm hou~e and arousing the. urn ates, “as cairi- by Air. 'l'ownsi-nd to 'turdusky, \ are he shipped his balloon by express to his city, and hiiirrelt took the morning train. At this time from six uclock, Prof. Lord Broughan completed his SOtli (year on Sunday, the 19th alt. Steiner had no knoWledgc of his compe- titor in the racc,vhut on arriving at a slit- tion on the railroad, some fifteen Ortw’enty is V N 5 s ‘I