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- ’~ indigo Ethane: q\_._._ .â€"_ ARRIVAL: OF THE ‘ “CITY OF BALTIMORE.” NEW YORK, April 12th,.1859. The " City of Baltimore” arrived at 5 a. m. GREAT BRITAIN. The steamer “ Jura,” from New York, arrived at Liverpool, on the 27th; and the “ European” on the 28th. The meet- ing of the new European Congress has been fixed for the 1st of May, probably at Baden. It will be attended by five Cab- inet Ministers, viz :â€"-Malmesbury, for ‘England; \ValeWski, for France; Gorts- chakot’f, for Russia; Buol, for Austria; and Schudened, for Prussia. The Italian States will be indirectly represented. The English Govornment is said to have given its consent to the admission of Sar- dinia; also, that Lord Cowley wrll assist Malmesbury, and M. Drouyn de I’Huys will act as second to \NaleWski. The Vienna correspondence of the L Times says, that although Austria con- sents to attend the Congress, she has no beliefthat peace will be maintained, and, therefore, continues her armaments. The latest reports are, that while Piedmont will have a seat in the Congress she will not have a vote, and that the Italian States will be admitted on the same conditions. The announcement of the Congress had not produced any improvement in the gen- eral trade in France. All the \var ma- terial recently prepared, such as artillery. projectiles, clothing. tents, &c., were to be stored at Lyons and Marseilles. Paris letter writers state that armaments were going on in France without relaxation. Government had also decided upon adding a fourth battalion to each of the 100 regi- ments of the line. Turin letters say the projected Congress had proved a grievous shOck to the war party. In the House of Lords on Monday, Earl Malinesbury in reply to Earl Cla- rendon, made a long explanation touching Lord Cowley’s mission and the proposed Congress. He said the composition of the Congress had not been decided on, al‘ though he had no doubt it soon would be. The Government were desirous that every one of the Italian States should be repre- qented, and their object was to recommend .be Italian people What they believed would be for their own good and safety, and the safety of Europe ; and although no actual disarrangement had taken place. both Austria and Piedmont had formally declared they would not attack one an- other, and would abstain from hostilities. There was reasOn to hope, therefore, that peace would not be broken, and that the Congress would reach the result which all Europe desired. The debate on the Reform Bill con- tinued. Sir John Pakington, who support- ed the measure, declared that Government would hold itselfstaked on the issue Ofthe debate. A deputation had waited on Sir John Pakington on the subject ofthc Honduras interoccanic railway. It was stated that .a substantial contractor had offered to con- struct the railroad for £2,500,000. The Marquis of Waterford was killed on Tuesday evening while hunting. Advices front Calcutta of February let: and Hong Kong to the 15th had been re- ceived in London by telegraph. News iinimportant. ‘ The London money market continues rather depressed under the prospect ofthe new Indian loan of £7,000,000. The. demand for money is moderate, and securi- ties are not materially changed. Consols closed on Tuesday at 95% to 95% for money and account. HONG KONG, Feb. 15th.â€"-Exchange 45 7d; freigth flat. SHANGHAI.â€"Tea firm. Exchange 65 1d a 63 3d. Lord Elgin is preparing an expedition to go up the Pearl river. FRANCE. Orders for preparing barracks for troops had been countermanded. Count Cavour writes to the Sardinian ambassador at London in reply to a ques- tion propounded by the British Govern- ment, that it will be impossible for Sardinia to remain defrncelcss in the lace of the provoking and armed attitude of Austria. It was rumoured in Paris on the 28th ult., that a collision had actually taken place in Lombardy between an Austrian detachment and some recruits who wished to escape the service. One killed and several wounded. GERMANY. It is officially announced in Germany that the Federal AsSernbly has voted sup- plies for arming the Federal fortresses, with Prince Frederick of Wurtemburg appointed commanderâ€"in-chief of the 8th Federal corps d’armee. AUSTRIA. It is computed that by the close of March, Austria would have in Lombardy 70 battalions nfinfantiy, which, added to artillery, cavalry, engineers, &c., make her army in. Italy number about 220,000 strong. Letters from Placenza announce that 1,200 Austrians with 50 cannon and other munitions of war had arrived there. The church had been converted into a powder magazrno. \Varlike preparations Were also actively going forward in. other portions of Italy. LATEST. LONDON, Wednesday morning March: 30tltâ€"Great inactivity prevailed yester- day in the Stock Exchange, but notwith standlng the continued decline in the Paris bourse all securities were well supported,. and, consols closed .3, higher than Thursday. The India and China mails arrived in London at five o’clock this morning, and were despatched. from Liverpool by the early train. ' The Herald speaks of the probability of a new loan of £8,000,000, and as. the resources of France, have already been re- sorted to, it will, have to be ,obtainedelse- where. ' ' ‘ TO CORRESPONDENTS. No Communication of a purely personal character, and having no bearing on the gen- eral interests of the community, will be pub- lished in this paper. Communications, how- . ever, on all interesting subjects will be thank- fully received and willingly inserted. To in- sure attention, Correspondents must send their names and write in a legiable hand. Let each communication be as brief as the nature of the object will allow. RICHMOND BILLIAPTRIL 15, ’59. MUNICIPAL cooNci’L I OF VAUGHAN. At the close of the proceedings in the Council on Wednesday last, and just before the adjournment, the Reer (Mr. Howland) begged to call the attention of the Board to a report which had appeared in the last issue of the York Herald, and to which his attention had been directed. ,,This report had reached him through another channel also :-â€"-“ That it had been mooted that he was in the habit of absenting himself on those occa- sions, when troublesome and con- flicting questions were brought be- fore the, Council, for fear of com- promising himself-â€"-in fact shirk- ing his duty.” We certainly. in the discharge of our own duty, thought it rightâ€" to call attention to the suspicion, and as such unplea- sant insinuatious had been repeat- edly thrown out within our own hearing, by different parties, we deemed it, butjustice to take the earliest open to place the matter before the public in a tangible shape, we did so, quite satisfied that the Reeve Would take an early opportunity of refuting the asper- sion, if groundless. Our readers may remember our observations on this subject. lVe stated at the time l"that we heard such a re- port,” that “we would be sorry to think it was true,” and after pass- ing a high compliment. to Mr. Howland on his business qualifica- tions,-â€"â€"which compliment we are now convinced was not'by any means an emp ty,one(having witnes- sed the remarkable, dispatch, and the satisfactory manner in which be disposed of the public business at the special meeting on Wed- nesday) we made no further allu- sion to the thing. We are now rather pleased that we did call attention to the insinuation, as it afforded Mr. Howland an opportu- nity of publicly refuting it, which he did. Such. an opportunity every public servant (who has oftentimes a very thankless card to play in superintending Municipal matters) should desire, and our columns shall in a spirit of inde- pendence, be always open to the party aspersed to rebut the insinu- ation, when it passes through our paper in the shape almost of a di- rect charge. It must ofcourse be painful to public men to be hauled up in this way, but we decidedly think it is a wholesome practice; and as in the case before us has had the result of setting a valuable public servant (as we deem the present Reeve of Vaughan to be) right before his constituentsâ€"Ark- sey’s petition has been disposed of. The case has been judiciously re- ferred bytbe Council to arbitration. We stated we thought it could be arranged by a friend on both sides. A great variety of business was dispatched, nor requiring any parti- cular comment.-â€"-As we said in a former number of this paper, when the Auditor’s last report was under review, the affairs of the Vaughan Municipality are supervised, whole- somer and economically, and we congratulate the farmers on the ju- dicious management Of the present. Reeve and Township Councillors. 5-0-4 VICTORIA SQUARE PLOUGH- ING MATCH. The usual competitive struggle for ascendancy this department. of agricultural science came off at Victoria Square, on Monday last, the 11th inst., in a field kindly placed at the disposal of the society by Mr. Jennings, who also furnish- ed gratuitously an excellent dinner for the competing ploughmcn, It! was originally intended, we be- lieve, that only four prizes should, be awarded in the men’s class, but as the entries were very numerous,l a further prize of. $10 was to be awarded to the best ploughman. The day was very beautiful, and the attendance very large. After the usual preliminariesthe signal was given, ten started, and ploughed from 11 A.M., until 3 P.M. JUDGEs.-â€"-Mr. Duncan McLean, Markham; Mr. Geo. Harrison, IVhitcl'iurcli; Mr W. Hood, Mark- ham; Mr. John Williamson, Mark- ham; M‘r. Thos. Martin, Markham. The following is the list Of the _Pigmiesj 0f the craft. successful competitors :â€" MEN’S cnass. lst Prize, William Rennie, Scarboro’. . . . . 2nd do. James Neill, Markham,. . . . . . 8 3rd do. Coleman Shell, , .do. . . . . . . . . 6 4th do. Scott Bowman, do- . . ._. _. . 6 5th (101' A. Summmert‘eldtdo, .. . . . . . . ' 2 Ben’s reuse. . lat Prize, Alfred"Spofl’oad.'Mnrkham... . .. .. $6 2nd do. George Lawson, _ _. - Itrl'o THE ‘BARRIE NORTHERN A1)- VANCE,” vs. THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE AND JAIL. If there is one thing more. than another calculated to excite our serious apprehensions, as to the approaching lunacy of an indivi- dual, it would be the impious and indiscriminate use of scriptural analogies, to illustrate a subject, in itself so pregnant with crimi- nal associations. We record the fact, with a feeling of gratification, that the Leviathans of the press seldom if ever indulge in this spe- cies of editorialism. Not so the k We often read for profit, and we hope With a View to instruction,â€"-tlie edito- rial columns of our country cone temporaries; but truth to say, seldom has our sense of decency and propriety been so outraged, as on recently reading the editorial of a country contemporary. This journal rejoices in the euphoni- ous title of the “Barrie Northern Advance.” We have no desire (to. joke in this matter. The affair is rather too serious, but on passant we can- not rcfrain from giving our hero of the “ Advance,” credit for industry in the main, and were the extracts (we presume of his own make) of a less objectionable- character, and not interlarded with scriptural quo- tations, We would not for an instant hesitate even to applaud his zeal. Such an Industrial Exhibition as we have just waded through in these columns, generally reserved for the editorial slcelpen (which he tells us, kind Providence has placed at his disposal, and of which we say he makes such a. diabolical use) is rarely to he met with. We have no notion Whatever Of trans- ferring; we ask our readers to pardon us, of polluting our columns by transferring, the impious produc- tion of our conterimorary, without offering the public at large an apo- logy, and in the same breath, (in fear of a mistake) father- ing this specimen on the genius, who sways public opinion in the regions about Barrie. Before requesting our friends to accompany us, While reviewing the most atrocious production that over disgraced acountry paper (or as our hero would call it, a tinkling cymbal) we would beg of them to remember that the editor of the Northern .ddvancn (we strongly sus- pect, writhing in the pangs of self- torturing vanity) a-rrogates to him- self. the right of censorship. His praisewortliy efforts in this line are truly remarkable, and plainly traceable in every nook and cor- ner of his extraordinary sheet. There dwells an unpleasant feeling in our. minds in connection with this anxiety of his, namelyâ€"that. being so indiscriminate in polishing Off the different new spapers which have called up his indignation, we shrewdly think our friend’s convul- sive efforts are neither more nor less than desperate attempts to make capital by dragging others into a newspaper war. The Globe, the Leader, Colonist, and a little paper of very unpretending aspect, called the Brampton Times, all have, in his quixotic mood been tilted, not with a spear of course, but a steel- pen. The first named three great guns have overlooked his frantic efforts, and consequently the Bramp- ton Times has been pounced upon Willi all the disappointed fury of at Don himself. He winds up the. Brampton Times by calling upon him, as he elegantly expresses it.â€" We like to be particular in quoting this worthy,~â€"â€"“ close up your pon- derous jaws.” NO doubt our friends will wonder at our audacity in thus exposing ourselves to so dangerous 3. chance of being over- thrown, trampled ‘upon, and bewn to pieces in so direful and unequal a combat. In the conflict ‘we may be no doubt extinguished. It is within the range of possibility; for we are youngal the business,-never- thel'ess, we arei laudablyranxious to distinguish ourselves by measur- ing our strength with so redoubtcd a champion, apart from the fact, that this hero donned the lion’s skin, on a recent occasion,for our especial provocation, therefore we protest we shall do our utmost to tear off the defunct monarch’s hide, and shew the long-cared animal underneath. Who can tell but that, in imitation of our antagonist, we may make a little capital ourselves by taking up the cudgel, and wallOping the creature? ' With these few prefatory obser- vations, we proceed to laythe offen- sive article before our readers, and trust they will not forget that the Court House and Jail are the two buildings which initheir prescntde- .lapidated aspect, have awakened such a lively and undying sym- pathy in the bosom of our contem- porary of the fldvancc. “Judges and Juries have hitherto labour- ed ha‘rd and'long in impressing upon those whose business it is to.»|ook after and pro- vide.accommodation‘lor the official Wants . of the Countyâ€"awant every day increas- ingâ€"every day spoken ofâ€"every day dis- cussed, and every dayrfell. by those im- mediately concerned,” yet in vain. E ,3... .v w. i-ic ---. Our Court House, arcliitectually view- ed, is a standing burlesque on our good town of Barrie, and a-blight on the preâ€" tensions of the peopleoftho County to either good taste, judgment, or sagacity. C lay more rudely put into bricks, or mortar more indiscriminatelyheaped upon clay, we think it would be impossible to con- ceive. The capstone, we should judge, was thrown into position by some such chance game at quoits, while the roof, at a reasonable distance, appears like the huge bloc/5' cloucl lhat enveloped Sinai when-lite rebellious Israelites bro/re into fragments the Tables of the Law. The appearance 01 this unsightly, ungainly mass of rubbish without is beyond any stretch of the imagination; and we only wonder that so much stupid intellect was concen- tratcdon this side of the Atlantic as is exhibited in the angular conformation of the County Of Sirncoc Court House. Within,- the arrangements are not so of- fensive to goorl taste “ and refinement” but withal, mean, stunted, and, compara- tively speaking. Shabby! I As a public building it is below crltz'czsm, and should be condemned as unworthy to lodge a vil- lage fire engine, or be made a town lock. up for the incarceration of hasty juveniles, loaded to their whistles with the gross eicmrnts of fermented beer. The up proachcs are equally a matter of fatiltâ€"-â€"in front an inclined plane of seventy degrees, over a surface once beautiful by nature, but by the some triumphant art as wit- nesscd in the other respects we have pointâ€" ed out, converted into a dismal waste, hero and there dotted with sepulchral sand~heaps marking the lodgment at one time of some pretty balsam or modest fir. Every/thing round about has an air of'cleso/alz'on as Sic/ceiling 1,0 the 8672868 as Jericho after its walls had been blown (low/z by the rams" horns; or Babylon in the worst (lav/s of 21:3 doomed decadence. Ifsucli a pzclure ZS fcm'lr/ (lrawn of our Court ltousc, what inUst be said of the Gaol. ’ To be sure it is not amenable to non-allmcll'venrss to the extent that we have ceizlurcil to speak of the former building; irrrleed,,tlierc is a spice of the ornamental about the Gaol, which makes a distinctive contrastâ€"4h lender “ battle- ineitts are singularly instructive, and re- rniiids one of the heroic tomes ot the Plan- tagenets and Saxon Princes ;” but here We stop and pronounce the building; as thorough an abortion as evrr was produced. The rooms are partitioned without any re gard to known requirements, besides biting small, illy ventilated, and insecure. There is no provision for water the well, though sunk to an enormoas depth, doesnot allord a half supply for domestic purpOscs, and that of such a gritty charactcr as to render many a tedious process of purifying neces~ sary before it can be used. chtlcr for oblutionory purposes is equally deficient: 'l this single 'mattcr alone, We should say, ought to’be set down as a crying evil, lint its want of capacity has been pathetie cally and energetically spoken ol’year after year by those whose duty gave them the right to speak g‘and at this moment the wards ofthe Institution present a specta- cle utterly repugnant to the feelings of a Civilized community. The herding to- gether of the morally vicious and mentally depraved is something the Canadian people are not wont to brook passively; and we mncli mistake the character of this County if they will submit to an odium that must inevitable attach to us all if longer toler- ated. i It is said the County Council are Only awaiting the action of the Government in the apj'iomtmcnt ol a Goal Inspector, or Board of Inspectors, whose duty will be to report what is generally needed. As far as our Gaol is concerned, we would advise its entire obliteration, and a building sub- stituted, modelled after the most approved plans of modern sciche. Botcbing the old concern will only inflict on us an aggra- Vated eye-sore, without in any way being adapted to growmg dciimtitlSâ€"~f07'howch painful may be the fact. there is no denying a. steadily lncreasmg devotion to zls 7‘zg07‘ousprcerpls. VVbat then. should be done? Shall we dare to say, rear up at once a compact, commodious and substantial Court House and Gaol contiguous to each other, after the manner of other Counties, less in wealth, and not superior in any other reâ€" spect. \Vc can Well afford it~â€"our re- Sourccs have not been anticrpated by use- less expenditure, nor our meansjeopardiscd by questionable securities. What is there to interfere With our possessing respectable County Buildings, with all the ctcetcras that go to make up comfort and utility. We know of nothing; and we must. pity a parsimony that would forever compel us to be content with the heap of rubbish that now usurp the dzgn’lly of Court House and Gaol. We invite discussion on the matter from the people, who, we are satisfied, would speedily remove the quasi apprehensions of their County Representatives in regard to it. The duty rests with the Coun‘y Council, to whom we would say, that they have a chance of carrying out a noble (:72â€" lez‘prz‘seâ€"o gran/l Reform. Make this your next master-stroke of policy; and not bind yourselves to the heels of any Government, by waiting their good plea- sure. In any case, the County are the paymasters, and it is far better that we take the initiative than be drummed into a stop that we cannot fully see the utility of For our part we shall be salzsficrl with (I. new Gaol as (m instalment ; but we had rather $06 a sweep that would as ellect tiiiilly'rlride all vestiges of the County Build- ings as (ltd that which shut out from mortal vision the Cz‘zlcs of the Plain.” With respect to the above article, we shall now, as in duty bound, and by way of clearing up some of the difficulties experienced by our- selves, and which we doubt not have assailed the. ideas Of more in- telligent readers, endeavor by ex- planation, and italicising those si- militudes which we dare not repeat, to reduce this elegant extract to a level with such p0wers of compre- hension as are possessed bythe most ordinary capacities; .VVe beginwith «Le .. -= ‘ ...'... a In: an.» .. . -â€"~ \-.--. r. . the Court House. "' The arrangements in the interior are not so offensive to good taste. and refinement, but witlial stunted, mean and shabby.” This looks ra- ther like a contradiction, as the ofâ€" fence to good taste and refinement en’ibraces not anything mean. stunt- ed and shabby. We are at a loss how to pass an opinion on this dif- ficulty. We conclude our luminary is not a judge of taste and refine- ment, from this specimen. Pro- bably he will furnish us with akey some time or another to this myste- rious passage : “ As aPublic build- ing it is below criticism.” Truly! if mean, stunted and shabby, does not betray a spirit of criticism, what does? “ Hasty juveniles loaded to their whistles with the grosscr ele- ments of fermented beer.” What exquisite taste and refinement are here ‘ displayed, loaded to their whistles, &c. Qulte a new idea.-- We had almost said that our up; start literary, interlOper, had been looking at someone dealing in the fermented cOmmodities; for no man with any pretensions to de- ccncy in his sober senses would pen such an extract. He finally dis- poses of the Court House by a very sickening contrastive analogy be- tween the Court House and the walls Of Jericho (which he asserts BATING ' SOCIETY. Rev. Lewis Gi‘il’l‘ith, crowded house. mously. On Tuesday sale of intoxicatiig drinks chairman. from any of the members. DO '4 HARRISON S I'AVE We pears in another column. son hands. Ourcritic says: RICHMOND HILL MECHA- NIC’S INSTITUTE AND DE- The usual lecture in connection with the above society was deliver- ed on Tuesday evening lastâ€"G. P. Dickson, Esq, in the chairâ€"by the to a very A vote of thanks to the Rev. gentleman was moved by Mr. Warren, and seconded by Mr. Sl‘ieppnrd, and carried unani- evening next, ut half-past seven, there will be a debate in the School House. Subject: " Is it right to prohibit the , as a beverage ”---Rev. Lewis Griffith, Free tickets can be had. WORKS. We beg to direct the attention of our numerous readers to an adver- tisement from this firm, which ap- ic- eently paid a visit. to this extensive establishment. ‘ The Messrs. Harri- employ a great number of The machinery in opera- tion in this concern enables the en- terprising firm to turn out work ex- 13%, on that field Without humiliating myselfby asking your’permission. I challenge-you Sir, to come out manfully before two or three, or a dozen of __neighbors,â€"when 'I can met you on an equality, or, if that don’t suit, meet me when, where or how you like. I am prepared at any moment. Don’t use the dagger under cover. Your brain is maddened under a dark (spirit of revenge. Take your revenge Openly ; do, I pray you. My present Object is to correct a state’- ment, wilfully and deliberately made to injure, and which effects my standingwitb others. In the last Economist, 3lst March, you wind up the article headed “ Mark- ham Agricultural Society,” hy' stating that “ Mr. G. Miller and M r. Barker did their best in favor of County Society re- ceiving the Township of Markham Re- port at County meeting, but that the other Directors would not allow it.” Then making it appear that I sheltered myself at the expense of the other Directors." deny the statement in tolo, and if you were not blinded by prejudice, and mad- dened by a dark spirit. of revenge, you would not dare to battle with the truth. Oh .’ poor man .’ Itrradcthis statement, and was particularly guarded in doing so. That I spoke for myself, but could With perfect truth include every member ofthe Board. That we were all anxious to get the Report passed if the Township Directors could lift us over the difficulty of your past and present Secretary, and the present Directors foolishly and wil- werc blown down by ram’s horns ) and an equally stupid allusion to Babylon. With what loathing we read the stul’fthis fellow serves out to his apeish admirers. We are not sorry to be done with the Court House. Now for the Jail. “ If such a picture isfairly drawn ofthe Courtâ€"house,” truly it is a picture, whether fairly drawn -or not, we leave the good people of Barrie to judge, “what must be said of the Jai‘ P” To be. sure it is “not ” untenable to non-attractive- ness. Querc? two negatives make an affirmative, “ to the extent that we have ventured, (how modest) to speak of the forer building.” Our editor is getting enthusiastic l Hear him :---“'I‘hcre is a spice of the ornamental about it; its lender lbcitllemenls are singularly, (in his case) instructive. Doubtlcss so they are, and so we think would the battlemcnts of idle Lunatic Asylum be, to an individual who spent his leizure writing such atro- cious nonsense. Again, “and re- minds one of the heroic times of the Plantagenets, Ste.” “ Here we stop!” High time. 'I‘hisperipalet- ic genius in his erratic gyrations,has travelled from vibe foot of Mount. Sinai to Jericho, and Babylon, enâ€" lightening us by the way on the lic- l‘OlC times of the Plantageneis 8w.â€" Wc observe with thankfulness that he finishes his peregrinations amongst the embers of the cities of the Plain; and we expected, in- deed we would recommend him to take a quiet plunge in the Dead Sea for, a finish. The capstone of his folly, or more properly speaking wickedness, has not. been thrown on his cranium by any “ such chalice game of quoits.” ratcly write such an embodiment cities of the Plain. The sentence “ For our roads but we hurl rather see a Sweep that tigcs of the County Buildings as did that S As we are in rather a charitable mood, We hope for humanities sake that this is a mistake, or that the .fldvcmce has overlooked this, some- thing wanted, every excuse or any excuse, rather than believe the naked fact as it stares us. We re.- commend the editor of the flduance to pause and 'ponder over our Di- vine Master’s admonition, “ Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” "1 THE WESLEYAN METHODIST TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. On Monday evening, the 11th inst., a meeting was held in the Wesleyan Chapel, Richmond Hill, for the purpose of organizing a 'I‘empcrance Society in connection with the Wesleyan Methodist conâ€" gregation. The meeting was well attendedâ€"Mr. chison presjded. The Rev Mr. Wilkinson briefly ex- plained the object of the society, and urged particularly upon all Christians their duty in this matter. The. society organized by the Yongc Street Circuit was on the “Old Teetotal Pledge” principle. He was followed by the Rev. Mr llunt, who strongly impressed upon the audience the necessity of joining in a crusade against the drinking usages of society. The result of the meeting must have been exceedingly gratifying to all true lovers temperanceâ€"~69 sig- natures to the pledge being obâ€" tained, and a committee appointed 'to carry outtlic Object of this branch associationff-the meeting was adjourned. : fâ€" r 'r pediiiously, and we may say beauti- fu l . Lflroa VAUGHAN ll/IUNICII’AL COUN- CJL PROCEEDINGS. 'l‘lic Vaughan Mumci'ial Council met at the Town Hall on \\'ednesday, 13th April, at 11 o’clock, a. in. The Reeve in the chair. All Illt‘ Members present. The Clerk read the minutes of the last Meeting. b’y-lurv, No. 103, appropriating money for the respective roads, was read a lllll‘tl‘ time and passed. By-luw, No. 102, for regulating the performance of statute labour in Villages ; read a first and second time, The Coun- cil went into Committee thereon, Mr. Smellic in the chair. 'lhe Committee rose and reported liyâ€"lnw as amended 5 read a third time and passed. flyâ€"law, No. 10%, relating to the taxing Of Dogs. read a first and second lllilt‘. The Council Wcut into Committee thereon, Col. ,liridgéord in the chair. The com~ iuittce rose and reported Bylaw as amend- ed; read a third time and passed. The subject of Mr. Ar'kscy’s petition, for the cstablislnnent of a road through M r. Bennett’s Lot, in the third Concesâ€" sion, was again brought before the Coun- cil, and after considerable discussion was referred to arbitration. Col. Bridglbrd arrived. seconded by Mr. Brown, That the Clerk be instructed to obtain one hundred copies printed of Byâ€" law, No. 102, relating" to 'l‘aVern Licenses, &c., and that a copy ol’the same be: furnished to each Inspector of Ilutises of Public entertainment; and also, to each 'l.'avcrn blooper within the. .\_iriniCipnlii\'.â€"â€" Curried. Mr. Smellie moved, seconded by Col. Bridglord, That the services of i\r’lr. Frank be engaged until the 31st Decceinher next, to open the I‘own Halt, Whenever meetâ€" ings are held therein, light fir'e5,sivecp the lliill, &c.,; and that. he be paid the sum Of$16 for such services, including those We pity the man who could delibe- rendered up to the present timeâ€"Carried. The Reeve wished before the adjournâ€" Of Wickedneqq as we find cancel.“ ment was moved, to call the tili’fnlJOll of I L, , ' r r - r \' v r - an n J Ira16d in his Closing allusion to me the Council to .1reportwhiclihadreachtd lllllI through a li'iriitl, his attention was also directed to the some report in the lhus :â€" York Herald, Richmond Hill paper, by Part we Shall be Sdllfi'fiC’d another party. The statement was that with anew Gaol as an instalment; he Was in the habit of “ sliii‘king his ” Now he took this opportunity, duties. WOUld as effectually hide all ves- as the gentleman who edits the Ifcmld was present, as wrll as the full Councl, to pwhl‘c/I shut out from . contradict the report. Ile put it indi- moy-ml vision the Cities of the Pzzu'n 7: vi'lually to the Council tl such a tumour was corrcct-iftliey found him shirking his dutyâ€"they answered consecutively 720, except Col. Bridgford, who stated that he had said that it was unfortunate * when troublesome questions came before the Board, that you (the Reeve) were ab- sent. The Reeve stated he was aware that Col. ISi'idgford had insinuated sortieâ€" thing to that effect, but there was no foundation whatcrer for such statement. The matter then dropped. The Council then adjourned to the first Monday in May. 4 _, _ I .WW‘V, .w‘my,n~,.....pâ€"v~m~ . "._.uv ~» 7 --- dinrrrrpanhrntr. To the Editor of .he York Herald. SIR:+â€"b'lr. leesor, Editor of the Markham Economist, having made a pet‘- sonal affair of my office of Secretary, 'I‘reasurer, E. R. Y. O. S. to viliiy and insult me in his paper, I ask your indul- gence for a place on your columns, which please grant by inserting copy of letter sent to Mr. Reesor for insertion in Economist, and oblige your obedient. A. BARKEP. Markham, April 8th, 1859. To David Reesor, qu., SIR :â€"â€"â€"My attention has lately been called to two articles in your paper, the Markham Economist, reflecting most Severely and unjUstly on my motives and actions, which, happily for me, are untrue, â€"and ofwhicli you are not ignorant. So long as your abuse is personal to myself, I do not complain. You may pile up the agony just so long as your spite lasts. Until a sense of shame quiets your pen, or until the cup of bitterness is made to overâ€" flow. When you may probably find yourself admonished in a different way. You take advantage of your position, as owner of a paper, to do a vile act ; whilst all things considered, it shows a cowardly, ‘ d_isposition,â€"â€"â€"knowing that I cannot enter fully keeping back the RepOrt, and that your Directors were alone to blame. This is what I said ; to this I adhere, and desire you to insert this letter in the first publication ol the Economist. Your obedient Servant, -" A. BARKER. Markham, April 5, 1859. W‘W Miss I’urrictt Coutts has endowed the Bisliopric of British Columbia with the sum Of £25,000 for the support of the Bishop and two chaplains. It is said that if the lonians should she- need in being united to Greece, they will find it a very slippery union. By the recent Indian proclamation con- sidct'ablc enlargement and addition have been given to the style and title of the Sovon-igrr. Iler Majesty, until now Was called of ‘ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Queen ;’ but the des- ignation was in truth and in fact, imper- feet, as no monitor was made ofher sway over the colonies and dependencies of the Crmvn. TO remedy this defect the In- dian proclamation alters and establishesfot‘ the future the regal style and title thus: ~â€"* Victoria. by the Grace ofGod, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the Colonies and Depend- encies thereof in Europe, Asia, Africa, America. and Aristralusia,__ Queen defeat: tier of the faitli.’ ._, TORON'J‘O MARKETS. 'l‘iiunsnAY, April, 14th? -‘ VVHEAT.-$l h5 a $1 60 (7s 9d a 85) for medium to ordinary; $150 a $1 55 (7s (5d a 7s 9d.) U Srurno WiiEA'ruâ€"fisl 35 a $1 40 [Gs 4da 7.5] per bushel. , ’ Il‘lonrâ€"Superfino, $6 a $6 25 ; fancy, $6 25 a $6 50 ; extra, 956 75 a 7 per barrel. Oatsâ€"23 10d 3. 2s ll per bushel. V . Mealâ€"$7 50 a $8 per barrel. Corn meal 50 a $5 per barrel. Peasâ€"2% a 43 per bushel. Barlowâ€"35; a 4s per bushel. 'l‘irnotlry Scedâ€"-$2 a $2 50 per bushel. Cloverâ€"$6 per bushel. Potatoes - 3s 4d a lie lid per bushel. Applesâ€"$5 per barrel. Chooseâ€"Prime American cheese is now held at $153 hill) "'0 per 1001bs. Eggsâ€"Gil n 7.}, prr dozen. Poultry.â€"Cliickens are selling :1th 3d a 28 6d per pair. 'I‘urkeys. $1 a $1 25 each. ' Porkâ€"Smoked barns. per 100le $1} 50a. $19. 50; cured ditto $9 a $10; sides $8 a $9.; moss pork per barrel $17 a $18 ; prime mes's 5514215515: prime $l2a $13. .. Sheep are very scarce. and are wanted it. $5 50 a $8 each. Lambs $3 each. Calves plonti- lit], at $5 a $7 each. m £9.ch Viinnhertiantmta. - Apprentice Wanted AT the PREMIUM SADDLERY WARE? HOUSE, Richmond Hill. A Lad of from 14 to l7 years of age, none but one of steady habits need apply. A W. H. MYERS. - : Richmond Hill, 15, 1859. . 20-3 Proposed. new By-Law for re-establz'sh- ing the School Sections in the Town:- shlp of Zl/larlrham. . \p llEREAS, bya judgment obtained in' the Court of Queen’s Bench, Hilary Term. 1859. in the case of HAACKE Us. THE Musrcrrnm'rv 0F MARKHAM,1|10 By-law'oft'he‘ salt] Township numbered 77, and intituled, “ A Bvdaw to reâ€"cstablislr and form new School Sections,” has been quashed, and whereas the“ said judgment set forth “that the By-law having been generally considered as illegal; has not been enforced or acted upon, that it did not properly define the limits of the school sections; that the inhabitants of the old section. 16. have always since gone on' acting under the old law, and raising rates accordingly, with-out regarding the new di- visions, which asrigned various portions of it. to other sections.” ' And whereas many of the reasons set forth in said judgment for quashing said fly-law are unfounded in factâ€"alst. The statement that the lly-law was generally considered as llegal, and that it has not been enforced or acted upon, is without foundation: But, on the other hand, it was generally considered as legal. and has been acted upon in good faith, in our], School Section in its Town; ship. during a period of three years and up- wards. . ' ' " 2nd. The statement " that it did not pro; tirly define the limits of the School, Secé tons,” although this maybe true in a strictly~ oclinical sense. )Bi. practically, it had‘o c- casioned no inconvenience, as not a Single. instance is known since the passage Of the: liy-law of any inhabitant of the TownS‘h‘ip' com plaining to any ofiicer or member of‘tliet Municipal Council of its uncertainty; or' that the intention Oftlio By-law was doubtful, of- that the limits of any School Section was not fully understood. And, furthermore. that Chief Superintendent of Education, who ex: amined the By-law a' few days after it was