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inrrigri Jinn. ARRIVAL OF: THE 9 EUROPA.” ANOTHER Burn? SACKVILLE, N. B, June' 14.-â€"-The royal mail steamship Europa, Captain Leitcb, from Liverpool, on Saturday the 4th instant, has arrived at Halifax. Advices are three days later, and im- portant. ' , The steamship Kangaroo from New York, May 21st, arrived at Liverpool on the 2nd inst. The steamship Ocean Queen, from New York, May 21st, ar- rived at Southampton on the 2nd ofJune. The Persia, from New York, May 25th, arrived at Liverpool on the 4th inst. The advices from the seat of war are quite interesting. The Austrians had twice endeavored to retake the village of Palestro, but on each occasion were repulsed after a sangumary encounter. The King of Sardinia com- manded in person His troops exhibited great gallantry. The Sardinian report say that they took 1,000 prisoners and eight guns. Latest despatches from Turin state that the Austrians were in full retreat across the T-icino. , General Garibaldi had been driven back by the Austrians from his advanced posi- tion, but succeeded in re-entering 'Como. l THE BATTLE OF MONTFBELLO. From the Daily N eWs’ Correspondence. TURIN, May 21. At eleven o’clock yesterday, 15,000 Austrians, under the order of General Zobel, were seen to move towards the Piedmontese positions of Montebello, which were Occupied by 800 Sardiniaii horsemen, supported by two batteries. The Austrians were marching in echelons, their" right wing bent in the direction of Branduzzo, their left flank, supported by a large artillery, on Casona, whilst their columns of attack of the centre advanced, by Piazale, towards our lines of Monteâ€" bellO. As soon as General Forcy was roused by roll after roll of musketry on the left, .aiid'by the" sharp report of Austrian and l’ietlmontese guns, he marched with the second brigade of his divisron in the di- .rection Of Montebello.‘ to support the Pic‘dmontese cavalry, which by this time had advanced to meet the enemy. The battle of Montebello scarcely adâ€" mits of description. It was a series of dreadful deeds of daring, hand-to-hnnd fights, of sanguinary encounters, of des- parate charges and assaults. The shells and bullets of the Austrians burst so thickly among our troops that our centre, already engaged, was obliged to fall back ten the right of our lines, retiring from Montebello, protected by a ravine filled with brushwrod which descended towards ithe' main road of Voghera. 'As General Beuret led on his men to support our centre, it was observed that a body of the “enemy had gained the top ofa hilly ground behind the French divrsion on our right. A deadly volley was poured into them, and, protected by the fire, both Piedmon- "tese and French came out from the araviue and went boldly to meet the enemy. The effect of the nethrench guns, carrying their bullets at a distnnce ‘Of more than two English miles, was so .great, that the centre of the Austrians was soon obliged to fall back on its re- serve, and Montebello was again occupied by our men. By this time the 3rd and 4th brigades of General Forey’s division had reached the scene Of the action. This distinguished officer had left in support of a small band of the national guardâ€"who, by the by, fought bravelyâ€"his lst Brigâ€" ade, sending an orderly officer of his Staff to Marshal Baraguay d’liilliers, asking support if need be. Having thus given his orders he came on with his Zouaves at the "pas de charge. One battalion of Cliasseurs d’Orleans rushed by, the light of battle On their faces. It was accom- panied by two battalions of the line, cem- manded by Duchef and Lacretelle. The shock was terrible; Lacretelle fell dead from his horse, Major Ducheffell dead after him; our men still advanced a [a bayonette. An Austrian colonel and 200 Croats were made prisoners. Assailed in front by the French; broken by the iiripetuosity of the charge of Sardiniiin Monferrato’s light horsemen, led by the brave Colonel Morelli; attacked on the right by the 2d Brigade, and by our ar- tillery all along the line, the Austrians be~ gun to retire after a struggle of six hours. At, five o’clock P. M. they were driven pell-mell dowu the hills towards Stradella on oneside. and towards Casatismn on the (their, leaving mounds of dead behind them. ‘ We had won the day. The Austrians were therefore unable to force our positions, though they were 15,000 strong, wrth a powerful artillery. thus our. numbering us by 6000 men. Forey’s di- vision numbered scarcely 8000 fighting men, and was supported by 900 Sardiniau horses. You must not forget that this brave cavalry, led by young Colonel De Sonnaz. sustained for an hour the first shock of the enemy. thus giving time to the French to come over. The ‘ last charge made by the Sardin- ians was fatal to Colonel Morelli, who fell mortally wounded from his horse. Be- sides ‘ this loss, we have to deplore 200 dead and 300 wounded. Amongst the last. the names Of Colonels Griot, Les Barre,De Bellefonds, Dusrnueil, and Ma- jor Ferussal, all French superior officers, are‘to be noticed. General Percy and the Sardinian cavalry colonel,De Sonnaz, behaved nobly. It is impossible to ascer- tain the loss sustained by the enemy, be- cause the official report has not yet arrived intTurin. According to the accounts of my ' informant, the Austrians have lost 1500 men,dead and wounded, to say the least. It has been noticed that their men could not stand theimpetuosity of Zonaâ€" vcs’ and Chasseurs’ bayonetsand of San- dinian swords. As soon as they wereiasâ€" snulted 'by the deadly weapons they were always driven pell-mell from their posi- The Europe's news, though brief, strengthens the expectation that Austria will show itselfno match for the Allies. The previous steamer brought intelligence of the passage of the Sesia by the Sardin- ians, and their occupation of the small vil- tions, and the village of Montebello was thus taken and retaken thrice during the / action. I make no pretensions whatever to send you a correct description of the battle. As I have already said, this bril- liant exploit admits of no description; it is only a sketch that I present to your readers. ’ THE WAR. large of Palestro after a severe conflict. Now we learn that the Austrians had made an unsuccessful attempt to recover the village, which is situated east and from Vercelli, and about midway between the Sesia and the Agogna rivers. The en- gagement on this second occasion is re- ported to have been sanguinary; the Sar- dinians being commanded by the King, whose gallantry was conspicuous, and the Austrian losses considerable. Subwâ€" quently, it is said, the Austrians were in full retreat across the Ticino; their ex- ploits in the Piedmontese territory having been confined to feats which are ordinarily supposed to belong to organized brigand- age rather than to modern warfare. In Lombardy, Garibaldi has met another re- verse, having been driven from his ad. vanced position. He succeeded, hOWevei, in re-entering Como.â€"-â€"-GZObe. 7 ._. M. .â€".r-‘_.._. . __..__. .4_ _. mm, ..____- a N O T l C E . . AVING. on the 19th instant. disposed of myintcrest in the “ York Herald,” to ALEXANDER SCOTT. All parties in- delied to the concern are requested th pay their accounts tO‘him or his order. M. McLEOD. Richmond Hill, May 25,1859. (in run rifle ,___ .__..._.__. Lflmm _ _. \_._.. RICHMOND HILL. JUNE 17. ’50. DEATH A TERROR. W Within the last few days six men have suffered the extreme penalty of the law, and been sent to meet the Great Judge. Seldom in ihlS country have so many been executed within so short a space of time. There are some, we are aware, who are against capital punishment,sand who will perhaps call these executions judicial mur- ders. With such men we, how- ever, beg to differ. We are de- cidedly of opinion that the crime of murder should be punished by death, and that no other punish- ment is in its fullest sense a terror to evil-doors. Abolish death for murder, and you at once rob society of its most formidable means of protection.â€" lmprisonment for life will not strike half the terror into the soul as does the terrible thought ofdeath; there- fore we think that the executive Were perfectly justified in letting‘ the law to take its course. And of all the criminals who deserved death, Dr. King, one would have imagined to have been the last that should have hoped for mercy; yet did the jury who convicted him, re- commend him to mercy,â€"mercy indeed to such a vile wretch, God might, but we unhesitatingly affirm that man could not, and ought not, for bad he been reprieved no other criminal ought ever to be hung. But he and the other murderers have passed from time into eternity ; and it behoves us to enquire what brought them there. Once these men were innocent children, nursed and cared for by tender and kind parents; one of them at least had received a good education, and was what is commonly termed, a gentleman; and yet he sank to that low leVel. Surely “ he being dead yet speaketh.” And he speaks, as it were, in a voice of thunder to our youug men. Shun evil companions. Curb your un- ruly passions. Seek to excell in deeds of mercy. Improve your minds, and elevate yourselves above the corrupting influences by which you may be surrounded. ' Above . all, Dr. King’s death shows that something more than a good secu- lar education is required to shield us from temptation. Young men, remember that if you wish to shun crime, and keep yourselves [unspotted, you have first of all to get, and to hold fast, good moral and religious principles; for it matters not how much you fillyour head, you are unsafe, unless you have fixed principles as to your re- ligious and moral responsibilities. Let the recent executions warn you in the words of inspiration, that “the fear of the Lord is wisdom. and to depart from evil is under- standing.” m GRAND TEMPE RANGE DEMONSTRATION. The Headford Lodge intend hold- ing a grand soiree on Thursday next, the 23d inst., in the beautiful grove belonging to P.' VVillmot, Esq. Several eminent speakers are expected to address the meet- ing. The Brown’s Corners Brass Band have also been engagedâ€"- Tickets, 25 cents. Children half- price. ' whether Lord Derby .r' '5 r. i .4 "3'. ». :Ir.) .vrnr-'v,>~' - GREAT BRITAIN. The, new Parliament have just met, and re-clccted Mr. Denison as speaker without opposition.â€" Of course it is impossible to say will be kicked out or not, but we rather think that the chances are in favor of the min- istry. The .Morm'ng Herald, after giving a classical list of the new House, says: “ The foregoing table discloses the in- teresting and significant resultszâ€"That the Conservative party present a compact and united body amounting to 306 mem- bers. *“ That they outnumber the Palmers- tonians by nearly three to one. “That they more than double the Rus- sell Whigs. “ That they have a majority of 51 over the combined Palinerstonian and Russell- ites. “ That they beat these. even when strengthened by Mr. Bright’s followers, by 23- “ That there arc65 Independent members in the House; and that if one-half these gentlemen act conscientious and free from the bias of factions motives-â€"and we be- lieve the number who are so resolved to be considerably larger-«iii the very worst view of the case Ministers will command a majority of 20 upon any resolution of confidence or question of national policy which their political rivals may have the temerity to propose.” we would also call attention to the speech of Mr. Roebuck, as given elsewhere, as it points out the course that many other inde- pendent members intend to pursue. m EFFIGY BURNING. We were prevented by sickness from rectifying one or two errors, into which we were inadvertingly led in our report of the investiga- tion of the above affair, which took place at the residence of G. P. Dickson, Esq, I.P., on Tuesday, May 31. Our report of Wm. Lin- foot’s evidence ran th'us :-â€"-“Wil- liam Linfoot stated that he knew nothing of the affair; did not see it; was on the fair ground at the time ; asked Mr. Wheeler why he did not let him know of it; Wheeler said you ought to have known it as the band was playing; he heard Wheeler say that there was some good fun at the time they had burned the Efligy. On this part of the evi- dence being read over for the ap- proval of Linfoot, Mr. Marsh stated that he thought that Mr. Dickson had misunderstood the witness; the witness, as be (Mr. Marsh) an- derstood, did not state that they had burned the Efiigy, but merely that the E y was burned! Sic.” . lt sfllfguld have read thus: After W. Linfoot’s evidence had been read over to him. and signed by him (Wm. Linfoot) Mr. Marsh stated, as above quoted._ In our remarks on the trial, We stated that two of the magistrates were for dismissing the case. We have, however, learned since that these two gentlemen (al- though disapproving of the investi- gation as uncalled for) were in fa- vor of a small fine being imposed upon the parties, instead of sending the case to the Quarter Sessions. H4 ' TEMPERANCE SOIREE. We have received two commu- nications on the Soiree at Victoria Square, one of which will be found in another column. We are glad to learn that it was so completely successful, indeed all who were present Speak of it in the most glowing terms. Advocates of the prohibitory liquor law, if you wish to attain success, you must work hard and keep the ball rolling. {Kg-a The Markham Council. will meet at Size’s Hotel, Unionville, on Saturday next. the 18th inst. "-4 We will give a report of the meeting of the Vaughan Council in our next. . “rmflww. M (lfifltttlittfltlllttltt. râ€"â€"â€"~ 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 iii- 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. _W To the Editor of .he York Herald. SIR,â€"-â€"â€"On Thursday last, the 91h inst, the Rising Star Division ofthe Sons of Temperance held their 9th annual Soiree at Victoria Square, Markham. The day was most pro- pitious, such a day as one would desire for such an occasion. At an early hour group after group were to be seen gathering from various points, but as the day advanced ‘ crowds came pouring in from all directions, dressed in their holiday attire. All seemed bent On en- joying themselves, as no doubt all did. The Buttonville Brass Band was in attendance, and performed some vejjy spirited and select tunes in a most, graceful and masterly ‘ _. ., _.. . e .,s._... , .~ -. .m .v-v- «.4. r M.» an,“ ,"'3\‘V,’('.':;\l‘-‘-r ~-‘{'.~..-‘. '7 .2! . w » . ‘ ., .. ..':v' V I x .. . » ‘ V * . "Mn-ah manner. reflecting great credit on Mr. Wilson, the master of the band. At one o'clock the “confectionary” was served out, in the basement of the Primitive Methodist Chapel (which had been kindly lent for the occasion) in a mOst orderly man- ner. And such a display Of con- fectionary! Of all the tea-parties I ever attended, I never beheld the like before; and it was universally admitted that, although Victoria Square has ever been noted, and spoken of far and near for the rich and abundant supply of good things on these and similar occasions, yet the present festival far exceeded in extent, and totally eclipsed for qual- ity all its predecessors. Everything was so nice, so well and regularly baked, and so profuse. After tea a procession was formed, headed by the band, and marched with ban- ners flying to a. bush belonging to Thomas Frisby, Esq, where ad- dresses were deliveredâ€"the worthy Patriarch, Mr. Joseph Ell’arby, pre- sided. Rcv. J. Garner gave out a hymn, which was sung, and Rev. Mr. Miller engaged in prayer. The worthy Patriarch then gave a very nice and appropriate introductory address,â€"-â€"after which he called on Dr. Freel to address the meeting. The doctor spoke of various in- consistencies eXISting in the several societies. He considered landlords, who had rented their taverns to others, should not be admitted into the ranks of any temperance organi- zation. They are, said the doctor, hyder-headed serpents, scoundrels! He next attacked the members of Whitchurch council. He considered them traitors and tyrants. next sends a shot into And the six- dollars-a-day-men,as he was pleased to call them, who are slumbering in Parliament, whom we had petiti- oned for aprohibitorylaw,and what had they given us? Why, a Sun- day prohibitory law,â€"a law that could not be carried outâ€"for if any one tried it, it would kill him if he could not have his horn on Sun- day too. The doctor next spoke of the immense debt the present Go- vernment has run the country into, and sad that we are treated with utter contempt and insolence ; and that if George Brown was in, he would be no better than any one clsc.â€"â€"(Hcar, hear.)â€"â€"â€"‘He next con- tended that oneâ€"halfof the expenses of the country is incurred by crimi- nal justiceâ€"and all sons of tem- perance who will not vote for a prohibitory law, are traitors. Hiss them down 1 Push them down, said be. Mr. Garton was at Wesleyan, and was happy to say the Yonge Street Circuit had taken a step in the right direction, in forming branch tem- perance societies throughout the circuit. He did not like *to bring politics into these meetings, but he would do away with the drinking saloon connected with the House of Assembly. He would not detain them long, as there were more able speakers behind; but he could not refrain speaking of the confection- ary. It was splendid. Rev. J. Garner sympathizes with’ every good cause, but could not see what good comes from the traf- fic in intoxicating drinks. Other employments, agriculture. trades, arts, sciences, 81.0., were calculated to do good ; but the traffic in intox- icating drinks was evil, physically, morally, intellectually, spiritually, the traffic was carried on for the benefit of the few to the injury of the manyâ€"~â€"(a patriotâ€"tomahawk them-«I would to-morrow morning.) We are asked, what will become of the revenue? But the expense in- curred by the license system is more than the income derived by it to- ward the rcvenuc. That argument falls to the ground. Mr. E. Dyer and the Rev. Mr Miller delivered very appropiate addresses. Rev. Curtis considered, if it were not for the temperate drinkers the drinking system would soon die a natural death. They, the temper- ate drinkers, are its body guard.â€" He thought the Parliament would do nothing by it till it was de- manded by the body of the people. He was glad christian churches were taking the matter up. We have now two of the head-ministers of the Church of England with us. Mr. Hagarty, of the Grand Divi- sion, considered the fault of our not having the Prohibitory Liquor Law was not to be attributed to the con- stitution, but to the members sent to Parliament to represent us. He thought those who went there and violated their promises, should be allowed to pass into political anni- hilation, and the same with the whiskey guzzling Counsellors. Let prohibition thunder from every pulpit, council, &c. lndignation meetings should be held in every part of Canada. ~ Mr. Martin proposed a vote of thanks to the speakers, which was seconded by Mr. J. McCague.â€"â€" Carried. Mr Garton proposed, and Rev. J. Garner, seconded, a vote of thanks to Mrs. Thomas Martin, for the ex- cellent manner in which she had got up " the confectionary. ,He thought it reflected great credit to P P P P He 4 sy»-"‘»'Ir.. .;“' her, and wished it to be understood that the vote of thanks was to Mrs. Thomas Martin.-â€"â€"Carried. Thanks were also tendered to the band, and chairman. Yours, &c., Z. Victoria Square, June 14, 1859. m MR J. A. ROEBUCK’S SPEECH. At a banquet given to some steamship ro rietors at Milford Haven the other day Mr. J. A. Roebuck, M. P., for Sheffield, s oke and said :â€"â€"‘ We .have to choose it on the 7th of June, whether we shall have Lord Palmerston or Lerd Derby for Prime Minister. I see before me the members for Galway and Merthyr Tydvil, who will be found in the Opposition camp when that decision is come to. And I, in what camp shall I be? I shall be in the camp of the people of England, and that camp I sincerely believe to be opposed to Lord Palmerston. (Cheers and cries of ‘ Bravo.’) Oh! there’s no ‘ bravo ’ in it. (A laugh.) It is a miserable contingency â€"â€"it is like the war in Italyâ€"whichever side is uppermost mischief must: come. (Cheers and laughter.) What am I to do i I am a poor independent member, and have to choose between one srde or the other, and I say that the least mischief may come from not changing the admin- istration, and what is more, I believe that we shall succeed in preventing that change. (Cheers) I know that there has been a combination I know that Cambridge House has gone down to Pembroke Lodge, and that the ladies have met. (A laugh.) I know that peace has heon made, but Eng- land has been forgotten. sideratiou which is regarded is, that of the parties themselves; but as an independent member my consideration is England, and for England’s sakeâ€"I say, for God’s sake, don’t choose Lord Palmerston. (Cheers. )’ And, again, the vinegary little man, after denouncing Lord Palmerston as ‘ false and hollow,’ and ‘ the great enemy of the Liberal party’ :â€"-‘I cannot believe that this House will so far forget its duty and forfeit its power over the people of England as to return into the councils for the go- vernment of this country one so utterly inefficient as Lord Paimerston. I was told by very high authority, before I left London, that Lord John Russel and Lord Palmerston had made up their differences, that Lord Palmerston was to be Prime Minister, and that Lord John Russell was to serve under him. In the present c0n- dition of things I think that would be a great mischief. Lord Palmerston’s ap- pearence as Prime Minister of the Crown would be throughout the whole continent a torch of war. (Cheers, and cries of ‘ oh. Oh.’) War I object to, and I believe that England cannot gain by gorng to war with any power on the continent.’ COUNTY COURT AND QUARTER SESSIONS. The Sittings of these Courts, corn- menced at noon yesterday, J. B. Harrison, Esq, Presiding Judge, and T. Brunskill, and Joe. Doyle, Esqrii., Associates. In addressing the Grand Jury, the Judge said he was sorry to see by the cal». cndar that on the present occasion there was more business before them than usual. There were several larcencies to come be- fore them. But with these he did not think they would have any great difficulty, as they were only of an ordinary kind. There were two or three cases of forcible entry and one or two of riot and assault. As to the latter crime, it could, be ex- plained, only be committed where persons to the number of three or more met to- gether in a violent manner, for the purpOse Of carrying out some unlawful object, or of unlawfully carrying out a lawful object â€"-â€"doing it in such a way as to put peace- ably drspOSed persons in a state of fear. Generally speaking some assaults resulted from the-5e riotous assemblages, when, as in the cases on the calendar, the crime charged against the parties was what the law called riot and assault. cases to come before the Grand Jury had reference to the assembling of a number of persons in a riotous manner, and the burning of some party in efligy. Of itself, the mere act of burning a person in effigy was not unlawful. To make it an offence it: must be done in such a manner as to put some parties in fear of their person or pro- pertyâ€"so as, in fact, to disturb peaceably disposed persons living in the neighbour- hood. With the exception of one or two cases of aggravated assault, these were the only cases to which he considered it necessary to call their attention. Having fully explained the nature of the various crimes alluded to above, His Honor said that the learned County Attorney (R. Dempsey, Esq.) was ready to go on at once with the cases coming before the Court. In conclusion, His Honer re- marked that the Jury would of course make the usual inspection of the public in- stitutions of the city. The Grand Jury then retired to con- sider the indictments fer the several cases coming before them, all of which were prepared and handed in by Wilton Clarke, Esq., Clerk of the Court. SINGULAR ACCIDENT IROM Finnâ€"â€" An acquaintance of ours residing in Nelson informs us that on his way to Hamilton last week, he met with a rather srngular accident from fire. It appears that when abOut seven miles from home he heard a. rushing noise, but could not discover where it came from ; in a few minuets a large blaze burst up at his feet. On looking down, he discovered the rug or matting at the bottom of the buggy to be in flames, which quickly ignited the oilcloth apron. 8Lc ofthe buggy : and it was with great dif- ficulty he smothered the blaze with the portion of the rug not on fire. He then drove to a rnudhole, and succeeded in extin- guishing the embers by plastering them with wet mud. The only way that he can account for the origin of the fire is. that in passing a burning logheap on the road srde a spark was carried by the wind, it blowing very hard at the time. ‘ The only con- . One of the » A CHAPTER or ACCIDENTS. The larger the town or city the greater the proportionate accumulations ofcriine and of accidents, but in no part of the world does rowdyism and crime prevail to the extent which we notice in New York and some other American cities to the South and West. it is truly deplorable to think how little good order and management is shown by the police authorities oftlie former city; how much of human life is lost in the course ofa year, how many personal in- juries are sustained from assault, and how many robberies or various kinds are per- petrated in the commercial emporium of the \“Vestern World in the course of any single year. In a recent daily we copy the following synopses of one day’s news: New YORK, April 4«, Two murders were committed in this city last night. Henry Rrourte, an Irish labourer, kicked his wife to death early in the evening, and an hour later, Patrick Dowdy,a notorious rowdy, was stabbed to the heart at a sailors boarding househin Water Street, by one of his rowdy com- panions. . , - Andrew Ketchum was killed by light- ning yesterday, at Bethpeg, L. I. The boiler of a locomotive attached to a freight train on the Erie road, exploded yesterday nearSt. Jervis. The engineer and fireman were blown into the air, and received mortal injuries. Smith, the fire- man, died soon after, and Potter the enginâ€" eer, was dying at last accounts. A woman named Margaret Gove was stabbed with an ice pick last night at a dance house on Water Street, by a com- panion named Elizabeth White. Mar- garet will die. The same journal records a shooting affray in St. Louis, the arrest ofthe offen- der, the probable death of the unfortunate loan, and the assemblage of 2000 to 3000 persons for the owned purpose of breaking jail and hanging the prisoner. Recently Sickles was acquitted in a case of murder, and here is another in- stance.--â€"Henry Liiihof’f, who last fall en- tered the Office of Dr. ROeke, his brotherâ€" in-law, in St. Louis. and shot him dead for separating from his sister, under the pretext that sire was unchaste, was tried and acquitted last week. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE lN Gunmen.â€" About hallâ€"past 11 o'clock on Friday vtllgllt, a fire broke out in the rear of Mr. John Alexander’s extensive Furniture warerooms, V'Vyndham Street, opposite the Alma Block, which spread with great fury. and before it could be checked the whole block, known as l’latt’s buildin' .5 Were entirely consumed. The buildings were all of wood, and consequently the devouring element spread with the great- est rapidityâ€"the blazes ascending to a great height, lighting up the surroundin ' country for miles. The two Fire L'om- parties and the Hook and the Ladder Com- pany were promptly on the spot, and did .all that was possible for men to do, to stay the progress of the conflagration. It was owrng to their untiring exertions that the residence of Col. Hewat was pre- Vented from being destroyed. A con- siderable amount ol his Furniture was bro- ken and damaged in removing it from the building. Unfortunately the Water Tank in the vicinity was empty, but an abundant supply of water was Obtained from the neighbouring pumps, and also from a bucket line formed to the River Speed. An immense concourse of people were speedily on the spot, who formed them- selves iiito lines, and by means of buckets supplied in part from the store of Messrs. Brown St Co., a pleiitifuly supply of water was obtained. The block was owned by Mr. John I’latt, who occupied a portion of it as an hotel; we learn that it is fully insured. Nearly all of Alr. Platt’s fur- niture was removed, but consrderably iii- jured. Mr. John Alexander occupied a portion as a Furniture Wareroom. A portion of the furniture is saved. He is partly insured, and although he will suffer considerable loss, it will not be so serious as at first supposed. The other prOpertv destroyed were an old building occupied by Mr. P. Burns, Mr. Platt’s livery stable and driving shed, a large quantity of coal belonging to Messrs. T. and J. Myles. The total loss will proably not fall far short of$10,000. Had the wind been in a different direction the fire would have been much more extensive. It is impos- sible at present to ascertain the origin of the fire, but from the fact that Mr. Alex- ander’s place has been twice previously fired, it is suspected by every person about the place that the incendiary has again been at work. We have no doubt that every effort Will be made by the authorities to discover the perpetrator of this dread- ful crime. Considering the insidious na- ture of the crime, it cannot excite surprise should they not be successful. We sin~ cerely hepe they may.-â€"-Advertiser. AN ELOPEMENT AND A DISAPPOINT- MENT.--â€"A young man, named Lock, was to have been married, about a month ago, to a young woman, named Blewitt, in the vicinity of St. Thomas. The day for the marriage was fixed. To the surprise of the lady’s friends, she disappeared a couple of days before the arranged time. Her brotherâ€"inâ€"law, a man named Marwood Gilbert, who has left a wife and child be- hind, also decamped at the same time, and it is presumed they are both enjoying them- selves in Brother Jonathan’s dorninions, where freedom is not restricted by any rules of morality and social ties. Her sister, left husbandless by the infidelity of the two illicit pararnours, mourns her late. with her young child. Ail the parties \vere well to do. The deserted wife has a large farm of land, to manage as best she can, alone. The young disappointed party has a splendid property of real and personal estate. He must seek out some other damsel, who will be more willing to reciprocate his love and attachment. New Formosaâ€"The first new potatoes of the season made their appearance in our mar- g B a yard was consumed before it could be re* moved. The total loss Oftlie enterprising THE THE EFF'ICY AGAIN. Decision of the Grand Jury I 8%: We are happy to announce: to our readers, that the great case of “ Riot and Tumult,” which was perpetrated on the Queen’s Birth- day night, came before the Grand Jury yesterday (Thursday) at the Quarter Sessions, and was thrown out. We congratulate the young men on their acquittal. We will give the full particulars in our next. There is an extraordinary story afloat about the Dauphin of France,Louis XVII. Did he die in the Temple or not ’l--â€" There are stranger things than fiction even in modern times, but people will hardly be prepared for the startling announcement which was asserted at a coroner’s inquiry held on Saturday before Mr. Wakley, coroner for \Vest Middlesex, that the Dauphin of France, the unfortunate two of Louis XVI., did not, as history states, die " on the 9th June, 1792, in the prison of the Temple, after a miserable confinement of three years,” but; that he expired in a London street cab but a few days since, and that the deceased upon whom the in- quest was being held, was no other than that ofDaupliin, Louis XVII. of France. Such was the marvellous story made pub- lie on Saturday, at an inquest held at. the Lord Wellington, University street, upon. a person who, under the name of Augustus Menes, has for some years past resided with his family at 35, University street, Tottenham Court road, where he followed the avocation of a professor of muslc.â€"- It appeared that the deceased, who was in. his 75th year, was suddenly taken ill when, near his own residence, and as medical as- sistance could not be immediately procur~ ed, he was conveyed without delay in a cab to the University College hospital, cIOse by. but he was dead before arriving at that institution, the cause of his death being, as the post mortcm examination, distinctly proved, disease of the heart.â€" The jury returned a verdict accordingly, and so far the judicial part of the proceedâ€"- ings terminated; out upon inquiring fur- ther into the peculiar statements that had been made by the deceased’s family, and the rumors that have got about in the neighborhood arousing no little excitement, it seems that the dcceased’s conversation for the last thirty years, when he first made his family acquainted with the- strange story, has been to the effect that he was the Dauphin who was supposed to have died in the Temple, and while the deceased bore a striking likeness in the face to the Bourbon family of France, his. family further assert that he had certain marks on his person which the hapless in-m fant King had. He had always himselfdeâ€" sired to keep the matter secret from the world, but liis family have now expressed their determination to publish the whole facts Connected with this marvellous. historyâ€"Globe. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE."A fire broke out: on Saturday evening, on the premises beâ€" longing to Messrs. Smith 8: Burke, build- er's, corner of Adelaid and Niagara streets, by which nearly the whole of their work- shops, machinery, lumber, &c., was de- stroyed. Shortly before seven o’clOck,, flames were discovered issuing from the carpenter’s workshop. adjoining the ma» chine room ; but whence they originated is. only a matter of conjecture. The alarm: being given, the parties living in the vicinity lent all the help in their power towards extinguishing the conflagration ; and‘, al- though the distance was so very farâ€"the. burning premises being situated near the Lunatic Asylumâ€"the firemen and police- were promptly on the spot and workeda vigorously in extinguishing the flames and saving the furniture and lumber. The: water, it may be mentioned, procured from drains and elsewhere in the immediate neighborhood, as the hydrants of the City Water Works do not extend beyond Peter street, and the firemen could not possibly lay down their hose from Peter street to. Niagara street. Before the conflagation could be subdued, the sash and door factory, the machine room, carpenter’s worksliOp, and the large dwelling house occupied by the proprietors, Messrs. Smith St Burke, were all burned down. Ofthe furniture in the dwelling house, the most valuable portion was corisumcd, as was also a great deal of the lumber in the yard, and no small portion of the manufactured articles. A good deal of cordwood lying near the proprietors cannot be less than $12,000 or $16,000, no portion of which is coviered’ by insurence. They were for some time past doing a very extensive business, having! in their employ some 50 or 60 men daily. The machinery used in their workshops, which was new and of the very best de- scription, has been, it is feared, totally destrOyed. THE MERCHANT Snips or GERMANY. â€"â€"â€"~'I‘he Senate of Hamburgh, in the posâ€" sibility of the armies of Germany being called upon to take an active part in the war against France, deemed it prudent to beg the English Government to take under its protection the numerous merch- ant vessels which sail on every sea with. the flag of the three ports and tree Han- seatic cities. Lord Malinesbury has in- formed the Senate that if the Germanic Confederation should, by the turn of events he brought. into a war against France, England would not be able by any interâ€" national treaty to take under the protection of her fleets the merchant vessels of the German states forming part of the Con- federation. This resolution has caused a profound sensation amongst the shipowners. A Grand juror having applied to the judge to be excused from serving, on ac- count of deafness, the judge said, ‘ Could ket yesterday. They were of an excellent you not hear my charge to the jury, sir? quality, and of good size ; they sold at 250. per ¢ [ beard ardeu of . ownsbip. Juror, quart. The potatoes are from the Mr. Duncan Campbell, of London '1 your honor’s charge,’ said the ‘but I coulden’t make any sense of it.’ He was ‘ excused.’