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, ,4..,,uv ..,. .h, .m *__..._._. N E W I) O S T O F F [ E l Office of Publication, Pt‘i‘ioeicals, pub-T ARRANGEMENT. As the New Post Oiiice Law commences this day, we beg to call the attention of our readers to the following Post-office, arrange- ments, for their future guidance: LETTER RATES. { Letters posted in Canada addressed to any place within the Province will, if pre- paid, pass for 5 cents per .3 02., (the dc- cimal equivalent. of 3d. the present rate,) but if posted unpaid , such letters are to be rated and charged 7 cents per .1, oz. ‘ .The rate of letters to Nova :Seotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward’s island Will continue for the present to be 5 cents per;Z oz. with optional prepay- merit. The rate of letters to the United Kingdom will he : By Canadian Packet 12% cents per half oz., instead of 7.1,d cur- rency; by Cunard Packet 16 cents per half oz, instead of 10d currency. Letters for the United Kingdom must be prepaid, or they will be charged a line of 6d sterling on arrival in England. The rate of letters for the United States. (except California and Oregon) l“.’..dvl“‘" viii " win.- . 10 cents per .3, 02.; for California and Oregon 15 cents per i oz. The rates on letters for-Foreign Coun- tries, 8m. sent in the British Mails, are in like manner to be charged and ac- counted for in the decimal equivalent of the ordinary rate n0w charged. The charges on Drop or Box Letters. and on Letters taken out by Letter Car- riers in Cities, and other minor rates of a like character, are to be made at the rate of fivo cents for every penny now char- ged. REGISTRATION CHARGES. For the Registration of a Letter ad- drissed to any place in British North Americafithc charge will be :3 cents in- stead of 1d. 5 For the Registration of a Letter to United Kingdom 113-3, cents iii- stead of 75d. ; For the Registration of a Letter to United States 5 cents instead of 3d. “The Registratiou charges on Letters Re- gistered fer Foreign Count'ieS, Sm, by the British Mails, are t0 be made at the same equivalent decnnal rates. V , MISSCELLANEOUS CHARGES. . The charge on Parcels by Parcel Post to any place in Canada, will be ‘25 cents per |b.. instead of 15 3d as at present (with 5 cents additional it Registered.) One cent per 02., (instead of id ) pay. able in advance by postage stamp, Will be the rate on Printed Circulars, Prices Current, Hand Bills and other Printed Matter of a like character, and on Books, ~bound or unbound. when posted at a Canâ€" .adian Post Ollice addressed to any place in Canada, British North America genâ€" .erally, or the United States. The charge on Books, &c., by Book .Post.‘ to England, will be 7 cents on ,pack-ets not exceeding Lit oz. in weight, as ‘the decimal equivalent of 3d. sterling. .121; cents on § lb. packets. as the equivaâ€" lentlol 6d. sterling, and 125 cents addi- tional for every additional 31b. These charges must of course be prepaid and brought to account as at present. ’ NEWSPAPERS A ND PERIODICALS. On and from the 1st July, newspapers Ipublished in Canada may be sent by Post front the oflice of publication addressed to "hllYt place in Canada at the folh'iwing rates. 581?; ifpaid quarter/y in advance, gm try-either the publisher at the post othte where the papers are posted, or by the subscriber at the delivering post ofliee : For apaper published 6 times a week, 2s per quarter, or 40 cents For a paper published 3 times a week ls per quarter, or 20 cents. For a paper published 2 times a week 8d per .quartor, or 13 cents. Fora paper published 1 time a week 4d per quarter, orGg cents. r At the commencement of each Post Office quarter, that is to say on the lst January, 1st April, lst July and 1st Oc' tober in each year, beginning first on the ‘ 1st of July next, Postinasters are to re- quire the persons receiving Canadian newspapers regularly through their offices to pay the quarter’s postage thereon in advance. As above stated, Publishers may, if they see fit, make the payment on behalf of their subscribers at the office where the paper is mailed, and when this is done the Postmaster receiving pre~pay- ment frotn.the Publisher must be careful to have the papers so pro-paid, separately put up, and marked distinctly as pre-paid, for the guidance of the delivering Post» master. . \"Vhen the above rates are not paid in advance by either Publisher or Subscriber such Papers are to he charged one cent each on delivery, or 3d. for every 5 num- bers. TRANSIENT NEWSPAPERS. ' Transient Newspapers~4hat is to Say â€"-â€"Canadian Newspapers posted ether-wise than from the Otlice of Publication, and American or British Papers pasted or re- posted in Canada, must be prepaid 1 cent each, by Postage Stamp, or they cannot be forwardedâ€"~â€"r-xcept only British Nemâ€" papcrs distributed to regular subscribers by Canadian Booksellers or News Agents â€"â€";â€"s-_ich papers are to pass free as they Would do if recuved iii the Canadian Packet Mails. Ann's-PAPERS BY MAiL FROM ENGLAND on UNlTlSD STATES. Newspapers reccived from England by the Canadan Packet Mails, are to be deâ€" livered free. Newspapers from England by the Cun- Q‘l‘tl Pocket Mails, me to be charged 2 cents each on delivery. (This fs the American transit charge.) United States Newspapers, brought bv h‘lail into Canada, are to be charged cent each on delivery. ‘ PERIODICAL PUBLTCATiONS. f x, - . . . , I . ‘ llie rate of Periodical l.’ul.ihcatiousl Will be, If not exceeding 3 oz. in weiglit,j 1 cenii 9"61' 3 0X. 4‘ ccutsâ€"r(c..:rrespond- ino' t Pd ' d "l B o a 2 . an .-t. speciively for these weights. ll prepaid by Postage Stamps born the now cliai'gtd rc- 5 fished in (Jamar/ct, weighing over 3 oz... may pass for 2 cents each. " The exemption from charge accorded" to Periodicals, primed In this Province, other than Newspapers, when specially: devoted to Education, (both religious and general) to Agriculture, to 'l cmpcraace, or to any branch of science, and address- ed dirceiiy from the Ofiice of Publication to be transmitted to any POst Otlice in this Province, is continued. Transient Pcriodzca/sâ€"including Ca“ nadiaii Periodicals not prepaid the com- muted rate from the Oi’lice of Publication â€"â€"nor exempted by the preceding clause, and all other Periodical Publications posted in this Previous, must be prepaid by Postage Stamp, the full rate, at the time of postiiigâ€"~\vitli the eXception of such as may be distributed as next proâ€" vided for. The Privilege accorded to Canadian Booksellers and News Agents to post, unpaid, British, American, or Provincial Periodicals, for distribution to regular subscribers, is continued ; the postage on Periodicals so posted, is to be rated upon them and charged in the Letter Bills by the forwarding Postinasters. The only privilch accorded to the Booksellers and News Agents, being that of optional pre- payment. Periodicals reecived in the Mails from the Unitel States. are to be charged with the rates named in the first clause of this section. PENAL CLAUSICS. The Act contains the following penal clausesâ€"fl . That wilfully and maliciously to destroy damage, detain, or delay any Parcel sent by Parcel Post,shall be a misdeamor. To enclose a letter or letters, or any writing intended to serve the purpose ofa letter, in a Parcel posted, for the Parcel Post, shall be a misdemeanor. To enclose a letter or any writing, or to make any written marks to serve the purpose of a letter, or to enclose any other thing in a newspaper posted to pass as a newspaper, at the rate of postage apâ€" plicable to newspapers, except in the case of accounts and receipts of newspapers publishers, which are permitted to pass folded within the newspapers sent by them to their subscribers) shall be a misde- meanor. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall not be lawful to bring any Foreign NeWSâ€" paper. or any Foreign printed publication, (except Bibles, '.l‘estaments, or Books ol Devotion) not liable to a duty of customs, into this Province, in any other way than through the Provincial .Post Office; and any Foreign Newspaper or Publication brought intothis Province than through the Post Office, which has not been duly entered, and upon which the duty of 20 per cent., ad valorcm, under the Customs Duties Acts, has not been paid, (except Bibles, Testaments, and Books of Devo- tion.on which no duty is payable) shall be forfeited, and may be seized and forth- with destroyed by any Officer of the Cusâ€" toms, or of the Post Other, as prohibited goods, and the person bringing in the same shall be liable. to the like penalty as the person bringing in goods prohibited by the Customs laws, and recoverable in like manner. But this prohibition shall not apply to one copy of any such Newspaper or Publication brought into the Province 1107ch fide by any traveller for his own use. MONEY ORDERS. Money Orders, for sums not exceeding £5) sterling on a single order, on any Town in England, Scotland or Ireland, may be obtained at any of the Money Order Offices in Canada. ‘Ve recommend our subscribers to keep the foregoing extract from the lnstructions to Postmasters, in order that, they may have them as a reference: it is useful, and will enable them to post themselves up in postal matters, and thereby save inconvenience to all parties concerned. W Tit-Ila wA'it. From the Globe of Tuesday. x The intelligence in our hands this morn- ingr demonstrates the utter discomfiture of the Austrians, and the completeness of the allies’ success in Lombardy. The previ- ous arrival left the Austrians on a much southqvest from Milan. apparently with the intention of renewing their stand at Pavia, Lodi, and other Strong points.â€" Now, however, we learn that one after another these haVe been abandoned withâ€" out a blow. Lodi, Pavia, and Piacenza, have been yielded to the allies; and as Garibaldi and his gallant little band hold possession of the country bordering on the Tyrol, the Austrian occupation is li- the Gen. Guylia is reported to be at Mantua, the last famous stronghold of Austria in Lom- inited to south-east corner. hardy, excepting only Peschiei‘a, iii the same neighbmirhood. Any resistance Austria may now offer, must be presented here; and the renowned triangle of fortâ€" resscsâ€"â€"l\lantua and Pcschicia in Lom- bardy, Veronain Vanceâ€"encircles the only ground of hope which the Austrian The retire- ment of the Austrian troops from Modâ€" ena and the Pontifical States is evidently Emperor can have lelt. preliminary toa desperate resistance at Mantna and the two adjacent fortresses. If it be true that French reinforcements are to be thrown into Venice from the _Adriatic, Francis .loscph will find him- elf attacked in the rear as hotly as in sront. More and more determinedly, the peo- ple are declaring on the side of the allies. Parina invites French troops to occupy its territory. and even at Rome the cry is against Austria. ' ‘x‘lfls‘v’ "flb'it‘T. :‘. i ',1:-" PA“: . » .zr.\'v"‘\'-»' If»: u 3.5; -. 4 . ,. w?» ' ...- V; A .,.:‘-.'.......i 1' U1. an New Advertisements this Week. Cnrd.--John N. Reid, MD Thornhill. Crude-Dr. Dunhnm Markham » Cnrd.â€"-â€"Dr. S. N. Peck .. q ,1 v H... Haws“ let them ask themselves the ques- tion, what of 'I‘oxopliilite,â€"-wliich is the nobler animal, Toxophilite or the Smiths, Browns’, Jones’, and 4 To Good Templars. &c.â€"C. Tod, Baker Robinsons’, who are left to live like Curdâ€"James I. Barker, Markham 1 Stolen or Stray.â€"-â€"A Scotch Torrier Note of Hand Stoleii.â€"-Mr Decker Math eson & Fitzgerald, Toronto Novlety \Vagon Works, Markham Village â€"-â€"T. Speipght dz. Son. \___ ALEXANDER SCOTT. All parties iii- doltcd to the concern are requested th pay than accounts to him or his order. M. McLEUD. Richmond Hill, May ‘26, 1859. NOTICE. ‘AVING, on the 19th instant, disposed of be but finch. LICIIMOND HILL. JULY 1. ’59. TO SUBSCRIBERS.’ As will be seen, the charge on Newspapers is to be 6% cents per paid the quarter, in advance. have, however, made arrangements the ,Ownships 0,â€" Hum, brutes, and like brutes to die ?â€" VVould not that £40,000 have been better spent in elevating these arristers, &c. i your brothers, my lords and gentle- n'ien?.or do you expect to take your Toxophilites to glory: No doubt your very dogs are. better fed and cared for than these your ne- glected brothers. .,,,,,..,;y,,~,., ,m, ,1, (“$.5‘1L5tj‘lilanl&xl'AGi ;. ~ ~ . i: > * r a . ( W, , < ,. ,.,,,..\. . 4v... .-.r.41 . - been out of employ two years, com- mitted suicide, because his chilâ€" dren were crying for bread, and he had none to give them. IVe ad- vise all our readers to read the heartrending account, which we give elsewhere. Then let each and all say, if money wasted or horse racing is not a crime, he will be a bold man who dares affirm that whilst our mechanics and la- borers are leaving our inhospitable shores, and others are dving of starvation in our midst, still it is But, says our intelligent Cana- perfectly justifiable to give, and niyii‘iterest in the u York Herald,” to dian Farmer, you are expending a deal of virtuous indignation on Lord Derby and his horse; but We care not for 'l‘oxophiliteâ€"we don’t expend our money so foolishly, for we have it not to spend, and if we had, "we have no poor to give our money to in this land, which flows with “milk and honey.” Softly, friend, we are just going to bring the matter home to your own doors. Do you know that your last two harvests have failed! and are you aware of the distress occaSioned thereby? If not, here are a few specimens for you. The Colonist of Tuesday, June 21, says :â€"â€" “The accounts of distress existing in and Bruce. and by which our subscribers at the in some parts of Wellington, from the de- following Postâ€"offices will get their l‘c‘i‘lcy 0‘ last year’ are sufficmul “3” papers regularly. free of charge, by calling at the places :-â€"- Thornhill â€"â€" Edward Crown’s, {m- it is 3 Friday. Mapleâ€"J. P. Rupert’s, Friday. undermentioncd l melancholy character. rowing already, and within the last week they have received confirmation of a It is time to turn our attention to the best course to be taken, in view of a similar state of things; and sullicient for the occasion, when that Auroraâ€"Dr. C. Lloyd’s, Satur- occasion is exceptional, SLc.” day. Oak Ridgesâ€"R. Rutledge, blackâ€" smith, opposite the Postsoffice, Saturday. M. Teefy, Postmaster, Richmond Hill, has kindly made arrange- ments, so that our paper may be obtained at his store as formerly. To those subscribers who live at The Globe says :â€" “ Having neither contentment prosperity, we need not wonder that now more than ever the shiploads of emigrants are scarce, and that trains to the West are freighted with crowds We can ill afford to lose.” FROM THE BACK 'I‘otvNSHii>s.â€"~â€"Vt’e extract the fo‘lmving from a private letter written to a friend in Guelph, by a resiâ€" dent of the township of Elma, who can be other Postâ€"olhces, we guarantee to relied upon .-â€"â€"“ The times here are fear- deduct the amount of postage from fully hard; all the meal” we “1‘” fill“ their sul)sCi‘iptiOii,-that iS, we inâ€" hm“ ‘0 g" to“ “‘9 FUN-“"5" 0‘ foo‘l, “ml tend to pay them back the money many are hard pushed to get even enough for that. This state of things Will remain they pay as postage on our paper, till after another crop is realized. The and Shall Still continue the sub_ late frosts have done considerable damage, We scription at the same terms. though it is thought the wheat is not ina- terially injured. flverything now depends doubt not that all will see the ad- upon a favourable harvest,â€"â€"that failing vantage we thus hold out to them, it will drive many to the verge of starvaâ€" To one and all of our subscribers, tion. There is an unusually large surface sown, and it promises well, giving hopes of ~€X00Pt lhose W110 €91 lhelr Papers better times coming.” Such is the state at the above named plaees_we of things, we believe. in most of the back make this liberal offer, when you pay your subscription we will then dune allow you for the postage. pfip.~_ , MEN versus HORSES. townships, this summer. A l‘ilar-yborough correspondent says the late frosts have severe injury to crops in that townâ€" ship, so much so that “the people are al- most scared out of their skins l”â€"â€"Guc/ph Adam-tiger. What say you to this picture. We are perfectly aware that the For the past two years our harvests horse is a noble anduscfulanimal; have failed. Starvation has been for ages he has performed inesth staring many of our farmers in the mablc services to man. aided him in war, and faithfully served him in peace. He has face. in the back Townships. He has gone nada, into the bowels of the. earth to en- either employment or food. Our laborers are. emigrating from Ca- because they cannot get Go- able him to raise material to warm vernmenl‘, WE are mid, 01111 do Do- li'ii‘nyand at last, in highly pol- thing for the sufferers. Men can- ished Paris. he has been made into not pay their just debts, being so savory dishes to satisfy the cravings him] run; and V“ in Spite Of those- of the epicure and glutton; and, hard hard times. and whilst many as a celebrated author says, “ he is in our back Townships are re- the only animal in creation in duced to the said necessity of liv- which pride is becoming.” thing indeed looks so beautifully proud as does the arched neck, the distended nostrils, the fiery eye, or the majestic prancing of a high spirited steed. But in our simplicity, we have always thought that noble animal as he ISl There is a nobler being in creation still. We always thought in our ignorance that he, in whose “nostrils was breathed the breath of life," is vastly more noble than the winner of a Derby, of a To- ronto Turf Club, or a Whitby race course. And yet,what do we find? Why, that in lovely. Englandâ€"the home of the freeâ€"there are mil- lions of men, women and children, made in the image of God, of erect forms, on whom the impress of im- mortality is impressed by the finger of the Most High, to whom the lux- ury of a bed or a home is unknown ; who are left to die like C'dl‘l‘lOlI‘ or grow up in a state of worse than Egyptian mental darkness, and only heard of in the Police Court, Workhotise, Gail, or Dead-house. Whilst, to render the contrast more complete, one horse won at a race which did not last three minutes, £40,000â€"ihe losing competitor being Britain’s Premier, Lord Derbyâ€"250,000 persons being spectators. We wonder if it ever struck Lord Derby and his compeers,tbat nearly within sound of their very voices exist their own brethren and sis- ters, made by the same common Father, in such desiitution, misery, vice and ignorance, as would ap- pal the stoutest heart. Did he never hear the song of the shirt, or read Mayhew’s London Labor, and London Poor? If not, then let the British House of Commons at. once order 250,000 copies of the work to, be printed and distributed l No- ing on herbs instead of wheat, what do we behold ? Why, $1000 is awarded to the best race horses in the various matches at Whitby; and that there has been a grand match lately in Toronto. Now what we want to know is, which is of most importance, :1 man or a horse? There are our poor farmers living on herbs, and our laborers leaving our inhospitable shores, and yet nothing comparatively is done for them, while a demoralising amuse- ment can get money wasted on it to the amount of some thousands of dollars. We ask, is it rightto give premiums to Horse Jockeys, en- courage gambling, and let the bone and sinew of our country starveâ€"â€" Horse racing is a senseless and cruel sportâ€"a relict of barbarism, and is too generally conducted by sharpers. lt‘ca’iises an immense amount of drunkeness and vice to abound; and yet in these days of adversity, this cruel sport is re- sorted td by those who never have a sixpence to spare for any good object. Are not horse races a mockery to distress? They show a deplorable state ofthings, Viz.: that though taxes are high, and dcstitution prevails, yet we have in our midst some who have more money than brains or conscience, or they would never give good money to Horse Jockeys, &e., and let our farmers and la- borers want the necessaries and comforts of life. Away with such a state of things. They are a dis- grace to us, and if persisted in, will tend to retard our future pros- perity. Every penny is wanted. and can be put out to good interest. Why not get up a poor man’s relief fund, or send wheat to our suffer- ing yeomcn, or anything to show that we prize men more than horse amongst the members of the Jockey flesh. Club, .and the giddy Sinful butter- Sincc writing the above vident that the kind oftemporary Grammar assistance, which may be. proper enough, C i bet money on horses, and give not a Sixpence to relieve such sad cases of destitution. -aaâ€"«dru RICHMOND HILL COUNTY GRAMMAR SHOOL. An examination of the pupils at- tending thc Grammar School took place on Friday last, in presence of many of the Trustees and others interested, amongst whom we no- ticed the Rev. James Dick, Amos Wright, Esq, M.P.P , Mr. Pierce, Robert Marsh, Esq, J.P., 8:0.â€" The result of the examination was very satisfactory to all who wit- nessed the proceedings, and re» tlects much credit upon the heads rnasterâ€"â€"the Rev. Samuel Johnson, M. A., of Trinity College, Dublinâ€"â€" who, in the short space of three months, has done much to establish the character of the institution as “A. No. l” in the list of County Schools, in western anada. We could say much more in praise of the manner in which the school is conducted, but feel that it is unnecessary, as every “01‘ parent who has children under the tuition of Mr. Johnson, will cheer- fuliy admit. We will content our- selves by repeating, a homely but truthful phrase, viz.â€"“ he is the right man in the right place l” The. following is the order in which the pupils ranked in their respective classes, after being examined : Lanaâ€"Virgil, 4th book.â€"Ist, W, Fal- conbridgo; 2nd, W. McPhillips. GREEKâ€"lat, W. Falcoubridgo; 2nd, W’ McPhillips. LAYlNâ€"Qnd Classâ€"let, M. Vance; 2nd, Alex. McKiiiiion. LA’rlNrâ€"Bl’d Class.-â€"lst, Wellington Plnyter; 2nd, John Foley and James Wood, equal. EUCLlDâ€"â€"lst and 2nd Booksâ€"W. Falcon- bride, W. l‘i’chini.0n. and John Wood. equal. EUCLIDâ€"12nd Class.â€"â€"lst, Wellington Play- tor and James Wood. equal; 2nd, David Duncan. " ALGEBRA, and let Arithmetic Class.-â€"â€"lst- W Falconbridgo and John Vi’ood, equal; 2nd, James Wood and Isaac Crosby, equal. Ani'rnme'ricâ€"Qnd Class.â€"-lst, Edwin Booth- by; 2nd, Thomas Cook and Francis McPhil- lips. equal, FriizscHâ€"lst Classâ€"ht, W. Falconbridgo and W. McPhillips, equal. FRENCHâ€"2nd Classâ€"Miss Margaret Dick, M. Vance, and Isaac Crosby, equal. llis'roavâ€"English.-â€"lst, W. Félconbridge; 2nd, W. Mel’hillips and Mm Morgaret Dick, equaL tlisrnnvâ€"Englishâ€"Qnd Classâ€"lot, George ,Mel’liillips and James Wood, equal; 2nd. Edwin Boothby. JUNIOR D EPARTMENT. In the junior department the exa- mination was conducted by the. teacher, Mr. McNaughton, assisted by R. Marsh, Esq, after which the following prizes were awarded :m- lst Classâ€"Mary Ann Davidson, George Arksoy, Adelaide Arksoy, Elizabeth Moulds. 2nd Class.â€"-â€"Mary Jane Hewison. Welling- ton A. Law, Robert l’laytor. Peter Savage. 3rd Classâ€"Jessie Wright, Amos Bell, Wil~ liani Jenkins, Thomas Hopper. 4th Class-«Sarah Jane Vaiiderburlgh. Wil- liain Sanderson. ‘ . 5th Class,-â€"John Savage, Robert Hopper. John Russell. After the examination addresses were delivered by Amos Wright, Esq, M.P.P, and R. Marsh, Esq. 'lhe above gentlemen spoke in high terms of the manner in which the SClIOUl was conducted, and also of the improvement made nation, which was very creditable, both to teacher and scholar. They then dwelt at some length on the great advantages enjoyed by the youth of the present day, and urged upon the children to improve the facilities now opened to them to ~the utmOst. The duty of being truthful, virtuous, obedient and in- dustrious, was also strongly im- pressed upon the children by the speakers. We will only add, that we hope that every examination will prove that an equal amount of progress has been made, and that the junior department may always be, as it is nowâ€"like the senior de- partment, namely, A. No. 1. m SOIREE AT HEADFORD. According to announcement, the friends of temperance at Headford held their festival within the grove belonging to P. W'ilmot, Esq.â€" 'l‘he weather was propitious, and above 350 sat down to tea. We observed with pleasure, that the fair sex were well represented, and seemed to take more than ordinary ‘ interest in the proceedings. Shortly after 11 nan. the members and we friends of Temperance Societies l‘ly spectators of the Derby; and learn'that a poor man 'who had ,formed into procession, headed by by the pupils since the last exarni-' .. ... m. ~.» ~ , the Brown’s Corners Brass Band, which band gave universal satis- factiOrHo the numerous assemblage. After returning to. the grove, the company sat down to an excellent tea,â€"~â€"but here we must add, that some of the young men had evid- ently left their good. manners at borne (if they ever had any) for not content with making their tea sweet, they greedily eat the sugar, and worse than that, they tilled their ockets with cakes, &(:., and plate full after platcfull was emptied, not into the stomach, but into the pocket. Now such conduct is not right; and no one, having any self- respect, would be guilty of such meanness. After doing full justice to the viands, the company adjourned to other seats, in order to listen to some of the best speaking we have heard â€"-â€"Ainos lit/right, Esq, M.P.P., presided, who touchingly alluded to the favorable circumstances un- der which they had met, compared with the dreadful meeting taking place in Europe between two powerful armies, who were engaged in bloody conflict. The. following gentlemen then ably addressed the meetingâ€"the Revds. H. Wilkinson, Perritt, Miller, Lounsbeiry, and Curtis. After which votes of thanks were passed to the chair- man and band, and also tothe com- mittee, for their excellent arrange- ments. The names of the commit- tee arcâ€"F. Button, senr., F. But.- ton,junr., IV. Gamble, J. McCon- nell, John Leak, and W. Teasdale. PM MASONIC. On Friday last, the 24th of June, the members ofthe Markham Lodge celebrated their usual anniversary at Markham Village,-â€"â€"several members of other lodges being )resent. The day was delightfully fine, and the village presented quite a gay appearance,â€"five beautiful arches being erected, and flags seen flying to the breeze in all di- rections. The company was, how- ever, not so numerous as we have seen on former occasions. About 11 A.M. the Victoria Brass Band entered the village, playing a lively air, and shortly after their arrival a procession was formed, from Mr. lnglis’s hotel to the church, headed by the band. After singing and prayer, the Rev. G. S. J. Hill preached an ap- propriate sermon from the 1st Book of Kings, 6th chapter and 7th verse. After the religious services were concluded, they again formed in procession, preceded by the band. Indeed it was a beautiful sight to see so many marching through the beautifully decorated village,dressâ€" ed in the regalia of their order.-â€"- But we were rather surprised and annoyed to hear, when the band neared the hotel opposite the Economist office, another band start a different tune, evidently for no other purpose than silencing the band that was accompanying the proccession. We think such disâ€" plays of party rivalry are, to say the least of it, in bad taste; indeed ‘ previous to this insult being given to the procession, we heard one of the Markham village band threa- ten to annoy the Victoria Square. Brass Band. Now if the Markham village band felt aggrieved at not being hired on that day, that was no reason why they should choose such a method to venttheir spleen. Indeed we heard several in the vil- lage speak of the affair as being disgraceful. After the return of the procession, the members of the lodge and friends partook of a sumptuous dinâ€" her at W. Inglis’s hotel. After which the usual toasts were given, and responded to by the mem- bers of the various lodges. And after calling upon the band to play a. few more tunes,â€"â€"â€"passing a vote of thanks to them fortlieir splendid playingâ€"the day’s delights ended. L04 DARING ROBBERY AT AURORA. On Wednesday last, the 281h of June, the inhabitants of the above village were startled by the an- nouncement that. Mr. Decker, who recently carried on the business of watchinakingr there, and who was then staying at the Wellington Hotel, was robbed of 26 v'aiches, a poise containing about $5, and a note of hand against Mr. W. Reid, of Sharon, on which there isa bal- ance due of $10, payment of which is stopped. It appears that. Mr. Decker had given the above articles to Mr. Case, the proprietor of the above hotel, to take care of them, and he put them in a cupboard and locked them up. They were safe on the 27th, but on going to the place of deposit the next morning behold. they had vanished. There- fore the only way that they could have. been stolen was, that the thief must have been in possession of a key that fitted the. lock. The per- son on whom suspicion falls is a Mr. Willson, formerly hustler for Mr. Case, who suddenly made himself scarce, and has not since been heard of. IDLE EXHIBITIONS. _. Mr. Marsh requests as to correct our schedule of the By-law passed at last Councd, for regulating idle Exhibitions. We do so with pleaw sure, and at any time when we'are: in error, we shall feel obliged to subscribers to point such errors out. SCHEDULE. v For exhibiting Wax Figures. The license shall not exceed the sum of $10, nor less than $4 per day, in the dli- J cretion ol the lice‘nser. For Exhibiting Puppet Show: 01“ Wire Dancmv. The license not to exceed the sum of $20, nor less than per day, in, the dis- cretion of the licei’iser. For Exhibiting o .Zl’Ienagerie. The license shall be the sum of $20 per day. For a Circus Exhibition. The Iicensc shall be the sum of $40 per day. . For a. Panorama or Magic Lantern. Exhibition. The license shall not exceed the sum of $10 per day, in the discretion of the licenser. Other zdle Exhibitions 07' Performances: The license shall not exceed the sum of $50 per day, in the discretion of the- licenser. Svery member of the Council is en- trusted to issue such license to any cxhi» bition to be held in the Ward he repre- rents. and to exempt from license such as how: not an immoral tendency. STOUFFVILLE. A Temperance Soiree was held. at Stoutf.ille on Wednesday, the 22nd inst. The day was lovely, and the company numerous; in- deed it was decidedly one of the most successful demonstrations. that they ever had~â€"nearly 500 sit-. ting down to an excellent tea, and after doing ample justice to the good things provided, the company speedily arranged thcri'iselves in or-.. der to partake of the mental feast in store for them. W'. W. Anderson, Esq, occupied the chair, and read a communication from J. Hartman, Esq, M.P.P., stating that ill health prevented him from attending, and assuring them of his earnest wishes for the prosperity of the temperance cause. He ti on called upon the following gentlemen to address the rneeting:â€"the Rev. C. Foggart, Durrant, Anderson, Allengton.-â€"-. The day’s proceedings was enâ€" livened by an excellent brass band. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The communication complains. ing of our report of the proceedings of Markham Council, came too late for insertion this week. We have also received a communica- tion, signed “J. Duncumb,” ania madVerting rather strongly upon our remarks on idle exhibitions.â€" It shall appear without fail in our next, as we have no space in this issue. Z’s reply to the animadveb sions of a Good Templar, on hisre- port ofthe soiree at Victoria Square, is not inserted for want of space.â€" It shall, howevei',appear in our next. 0-4 TO PIC-NIC PARTIES, &C. We beg to call attention to an, advertisement from C. Tod, Baker of Markham village, stating that he is prepared to supply tea meet-t ings, &c., on the most reasonable terms. We have attended parties. that he has supplied, and it is only fair to add, that he has invariably given the most entire satisfaction.. .4» {téa On Wednesday,the 29th ult.. the visitation of the venerable, the- Archdeacon, Dr. Bethune, was held at Oak Ridges. There was a reâ€" spectable attendance. Prayers were read by the Rev. Samuel Johnson, Richmond Hill, and an eloquent and able discourse was delivered by the Archdeacon to an attentive audience. W SUDDEN DEATH. It is with feelings of deep regret; that we announce the sudden death. of the Rev. D. C. Blake, Rector of" the English Church at Thornhill, in which place he has resided for fifteen years. He was in his usual:- health on “Wednesday last, the 29th June, and went down to Toronto in the afternoon, to be present at the anniversary of Trinity College University on Thursday, the 30th, of June; and 'rni‘nediately after delivering a short address, be com- plained of being unwell, and vom- ited violently for nearly half an. hour, (one of the professors, Dr. Bovell, attending him) after which he expired. He leaves a large. circle of friends to mourn hissud; d-en departure. Honour the good, that they may love thee ; be civil to the bad, that they may not hurt thee. f