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'-'1.‘~rv ‘...t,-s‘..xm.--y.;i.... “in”. . indigo Silents. THE GREAT EASTERN. M From the Times. Several weeks have elapsed since we recorded the arrangements which had been entered into for completing this noble vessel for sea. In this interval much of the work which was then being contracted for has been done, and such great and important progress has been made with the most difficult portions of her equipment, that not the least doubt is now lelt ofthe vessel not only being fin- ished in time, but being well at sea before the end of September. Such an amount of progress, whenjudged by other ships, may appear to be no great matter, but when We reflect a moment on the details, and find that the deck alone requires 18 miles of five inch planking; to cover it, that the paddle-boxes are of rolled iron, that each contains 25,000 cubic feet and is equal in size to a vessel of 600 tons, we begin to see that in point of labour some really astonishing progress has been made. The contract was for £125,000 to be completed on the 4th of September, with a premuium of£1,000 a week for earlier completion, and a penalty of £10,000 a week for each complete scvvn days be- yond the alloted time. This agreement includes the masts, sails, rigging, blocks, boats, cables, engines, boilers. ironwork and woodwork, with snitable accommodaâ€" tion for 500 firstaclass and 400 second- class passengers. Thus the rigging will require 900 blocks, and no less than. 70 tons of hemp rope, with 30 tons of mixed wire and hemp for the standing rigging. Her sails will consume 13,000 square yards of canvass ; she is to have 20 boats fitted with masts and sails complete, exâ€" clusive of the tvvo small screw steamers, each of which is to be 100 feet long by 1.6. wide, of 130 tons measurement, and 40 horsepower. She is to carry upwards of athousand fathoms of chain cables, all of the most massiVe description. Her an- chors are 16 in number, ranging from one tonto seven tons (the largest). On coating into possession of the vessel the new company thought that in case ol war the Great Eastern might prove an invaluable auxiliary to the Government, if notfor carrying, guns, yet still more el- {ectively in running down the largest of the enemy’s ships, which the immense. speed-of the vessel would enable her to overtake with perfect case. For this purpose, therefore, it was decided to strengthen still more her sharp powerful bow-s by laying down three complete tron decks forward, extending from the hows backward for 120 feet. These decks are entirely completed. They cover 8,000 square feet, and afford stowage for 1,400 tons of cargo space. They will not, how- ever, be used for this purpose, but for ac- commodating the crew of 300 or 400 men. With this large increase of strength forward the Great Eastern, steaming lull power, could cut in two the largest. wooden line-of-hattle ship that ever float- ed. Of th'c'othcr parts of the ironwork which were contracted for. at least threeâ€" quarters are already finished. The wood- work is getting on with almost equal raâ€" pidity. All these fittings are made on shore by means of powerful machinery, and come on board ready to be at once fixed in their places. When we say that the deliveries of these prepared materials prior to the lst of lune included 42,000 feet of headings, 44,000 feet of mould- ings. 40,000 feet of prepared planking, 15,000 feet of matched battensâ€"~vvhicli, if laid on end: would extend nearly 30 milesâ€"our readers will have a fair idea of the Work now going on. Everything connected with the vessel is on a gigantic scale. Thus it requires more than 6 tons of paint to give one coat to the interior ironwork, and nearly eight tons to give one coat to the outside from the waterline to the bulwarks. When completely rigâ€" ged she will have six mastsâ€"none forestay- sail mast of wood, three mainmasts (square rigged) of iron, one mizenmast of wood, and jiggerinast (the last) also of wood. The three wooden masts are already placed, and almost entirely rigged; the iron ones will be so shortly. The last mast is a single tree (Canada pine) about 130 feet high, and proportionately thick. A liner mast never left Mr. ,lferguson’s yard, though he enjoys the reputation of making the best and strongest masts in the world. The foremast is a built must, as is also the mizen, but all the topmasts, yards, and gaffs are single sticks, of im- mense length and width. straight as ar- rows, and free from knots and sup. The cabins, as far as they have been yet fitted, .are amply spacious when compared with accommodation offered by other vessels. The berths are very ingeniously made to fold flat against the wall during the day, .and so give more increase of room for any who may choose to use their cabins as sitting-rooms. Both paddle and screw en- gines are ulmost completely finished, and the former have already becnturned by hand, and will be turned by steam by way .of trial in the course of a fortnight or so. It is quite impossible by more description to give any adequate notion of the colos- sal proportions of both these sets of enâ€" gines. The paddle engines consirts offour oscillating cylinders, of 7t inches diame- ter and 14 feet stroke, each pair of cy- linders, with its crank, condenser, and air- pump, forms in itself a complete and se- parate engine, capable of easy disconncc~ tion from the other three, so that the whole is a combination of four engines. The united elforts of both screw and pad- dle engines will drive the immense vcsscl through the water with a power of no less than 12,000 horses. What fleet could stand in the way of such a mass Weighing some 30,000 tons. and driven through the water by 12,000 horse powrr at the rate of 2‘2 or ‘23 miles an hour? The screw tngine boilers arc in three distinct sets. Their Weiglit'is 36?. tons, and their capri- city for water. 270 tons. The probable consumption of cool when both engines are at full work will average 250 tons per day. Tle cellar ccrrparlments at the . gnaw.“ ,r ,.u.,,. p’.~._s.,xnv,r . ~.._ 3 gr, a_ ,. ~ t 5,4,», . , bottom of the ship will be used for pump- ing water into instead of ballast, andivns the webs subdividing these are madei‘per- fectly waterâ€"tight, any one or any-Chamber can be filled at pleasure. The trial trip will probably take place about thé end of ‘next September. No destination for this ‘run has yet been fixed, but wb would ad- .vise the directors, if they wish to main- tain the great reputation the ship has alo .ready achieved With the public, not to let this matter be eyerlooked. ARRIVAL of the ADELAIDE. ST. JOHN’S N.B., July 4. The steamship Adelaide from Galway, on Saturday, the 25th, arrived at this Port this evening, en route for New York. There had been no battle in line of Mincia, though the armies were face to lace. Prussm was about to move an army to the Rhine. The Emperor of Austria had removed his head-quarters to Valledo. It was believed that the force of the Austrians on the Mincia number 280,000. The entire French force had passed the Montccheara and recognisance had been pushed as far as Gotta. The I’iedmontese hail advanced to- wards Peschiera. Napoleon, preparatory to any offer of mediation, had demanded permission to march 31,000 troops through Hanover t0 the Rhine. It was believed that: the basis of the proposed mediation by Prussia would not be acceptable to Frauce, therehy’involâ€" ring Prussia in war. The reported treaty beteen Austria and Prussia was denied. It was that Prussia had threatened to assist in suppressing the rumoured Hungarian insurrection. Prince Napoleon was upon the borders of the Medicina. GREAT BRITAIN. Parliamenta’y proceedings in England had been suspended until Ministers of the Government were re-clected. It was rumored that the new Ministry would curtail the naval expenditures. The Swiss troops sent from Rome to Peruga to suppress the rising had a des- perate encounter with the people, whom they shot down indiscriminately. VERY LATEST. Paris, Saturday 25. The Emperor telegraphs the following to the Empress : “ Garrara, Friday cveiiincr. “ Great hattlel Great Victory 1 The whole Austrian army formed a line of battle extending five leagues in length. We have taken cannons. flags, and pri- . soners. The battle lasted from ltin the morning till 8 in the evening.” A Vienna despatch supplies a partial confirmation of the above, in stating that a battle was progressing, but no details had been received. NOTICE. AVING, on the 19th instant. disposed of myiutorestiii the “ York Herald,” to ALEXANDER SCOTT. ‘ All parties iii- delted to the concern are requested th pay then accounts to him or his order. M. McLEOD. Richmond Hill, Mav ‘26, 1859. w ill” W artil- RICHMOND HILL. JULY 8 . ’59. DR. DUNCUMB AND IDLE EXHIBITIONS. Our readers will perceive that Dr. Duncumb has come‘out in fa- vor of “ Idle Exhibitions.” Well, be it so. There is no accounting for tastes. We compliment the Doctor for the courteous and gentlemanly tone in which he has written, and we desire our reply to be equally courteous. His first argument is, that there are a variety of passions and tastes in man, some of which tend to evil. We fully grant the position here assumed, but from this fact we arrive at a different con- clusion to the worthy doctor. We hold that those. passions and tastes which lead to evil, are precisely those which should be discouraged; and these are the very tastes which these “ idle exhibitions” tend to foster, which is proved by ascertain- ing the character of those engaged in them, and also the moral stature of those who most frequently attend them. We all know that a circus com- pany is the very last school we should send our children to, toleam either virtue, honesty, industry or sobriety; therefore we urge that Where the fountain is impure the stream cannot be otherwise than defiled. Again, the doctor says that. “ he has visited many acircus, and never at the expense of mor- ality." We do not for a moment doubt it. This reasoning reminds us of an anecdote'we once heard. A celebrated topcr who had reached his three score year's apd ten) and til the first Monday in August. awn“... . -t-' cur-4r: J'.'¢I;:\‘..~s&1<-9t ‘l‘d'én’uf '*'- st" 353‘ "‘~"- “WTM' 92-. ww-nwzu , ‘ . . / , . _ .. , , r,,x,x.w\'.:.f-74M -- mu uzu . vb.» ‘. {tit-I.“ - was still hale and hearty, said to a HORSE RACING, &C, AND THE’ temperance advocateâ€"-all nonsense, dont’ tell me that brandy is poison ; [have been drunk many a score times, and here I am hale and hearty as ever.” Yes, said the S. of T., “but what has become of your boon companions?” Oh, said the old toper, “they are all dead!" And thus It is with these exhibitions. They may not destroy or injure all who attend them (especially so rarely as the Ductor) but they have blighted the. prospects, both for time and eternity, of many of their most frequent visitors. He says that “ to term them Idle Exhibitions is really too had.” We think not. That which wastes and kills our time without giving us any equiva- lent, is to all intents and purposes idle, or worse. He speaks of the hardships of those engaged in them, and states “that it is nearly as fatal to their lives as would be a military campaign." How by any possible logic this statementcan be shown to be in favor of circuses we are at a loss to conceive. It is ad- mittedly dangerous to the lives of those engaged in themâ€"and all this for the public good too. We would, were we Catholics, canonize them as martyrs. But grantingtlic Docâ€" tor’s statement to be. true, we are only sorry that life’s great object should be so wofully missed by the misguided beings who endure such hardships for such a paltry prize. Village sports, says the. writer, “ are too much snubbed down.”â€" Here we are happy to say we join hands; and right glad should we be to see many games, such as cricket, &c, now nearly obsolete, become common again, as we believe that manly gymnastics are too much ne- glected now-a-days. Then again, “health is more benefited by a hearty laugh at a circus, than by any dissolving View, and does more good than a cart load of medicine.” A hearty laugh \vc grantis good; but it need not be at a ribald jest, or at the sight of females unsexing themselves; and modesty and de- corum being trampled under foot, as it invariably is at a drunken clown’s ribald jests, or feats of shameless feminine horsemanship. Far better is it to view the wonders ofnature or art, which bring back vividly to our minds some pictures of things as they were in days gone by. Such sights, if they do not give rise to un- seemly merrimcnt, do what is far better, namely, improve the mind. The doctor talks about the Zologi- cal gardens. And why cannot we. have Parks and miniature Zologi- cal gardens. There is nothing to hinder us. Let us quit encourag- ing horse-racing, puppet-shows, and such like senseless amusements and then we could get up something worthy of being seen and admired. But why single out. the Zoologi- cal gardens. Has he never heard of the Penny Gaff answering Io our paltry circuses. Will the doctor de- fend them? We are sure he will not; neither would he. defend these Canadian idle exhibitions if he once visited them. Again, “ he says that expectation of some- thing good ‘constitutcs their essence, Sac.” No, it is not so. Itls the ii- bald senseless jest that gets the ap- plause. If it was something good they were seeking they would never enter a circus in their lives. You might as well expect honesty from a thief, or nourishing food from hemlock, or fresh water from the, sea, as expect anything good to emanate from so vile a source. We have not lime now to go into the philosophy of the question. Butas lo the mind selecting those topics for reflection, which are more suit- able for the occasion,â€"we grant it to a certain extent, and the more reason there is that the youthful mind should have brought before it right views and illustrations; and never, no never, if parents wish their children to become virtuous and honorable members of society, let them be brought under the pesti- ferous influences of a circus. Let us have a cirCUs-going sight see.â€" ing youth, and we shall have man- hood miserable and old age con- temptible. >04 VAUGHAN COUNCIL. The Council met at the usual hour, Monday, July 4, 1859. The members were all pi‘CSentâ€"the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting road and approved. Mr. JEFFREY presented a petition from the School Trustees of School Section No. 18, praying that the sum of £710s. currency may be levied by tax. Moved by Mr. JEFFREY, seconded by Mr. SMELLIE, that the Town- ship Clerk be authorised to pay the following sums out of the road appropriation furrowâ€"Carried. Ward No. 4, H. S, Howard, . . . . . . . $1 80 “ “ I. W, Dalziel, . . . . . . . . . . 4 12; .“ “ “ J,Keefer,...........6500 “ “ 5, J, llurgess,. . . .. . . . . . . 4000 u H 4, D, Dickliout, ......... ll 75 “ “ “ 'I‘lios. Chapman. . . . . . . 3 75 “ “ “ J. Adams, . . . . . . . . . . c - 30 00 H U “ J, A, l“ranks,... . . .. 100 The Council then adjourned un- “ VVHITBY CHRONICLE.” It would scent that our remarks on Men vs. Horses has had the efâ€" fect of driving the editor of the Whitby Chronicle into a perfect ‘ phrenzy,’ and unless care is taken it will be soon necessary to apply the ‘ straight-jacket’ to him, lest like other rabid animals he should bite alike. friend and foe. We give the following as a specimen of the gentlemanly and courteous language which this model son of thunder uses to an opponent: “It has lately taken to denouncing Races, and ‘idle exliibitions.’ This is the modern religious trick resorted to by all characterless impostors. and hypocrites, to acquire a character in the community, WlllClI their own virtues could never enable them to possess. \Vliat their owu virtues are insufficient to deserve, these canting fellows foolishly fancy that their denouncin- tions of their neighbors ought to obtain them.” 4:5,We really think that the editor has made a mistake rather com- mon with such writers, namelyâ€"â€" that more especially belongs to himself; and in this case the lie, we are sure, will not fail to trait of himself. After this tirade of vulgar abuse comes a lengthy quotation from the editorial in question; then the following :â€" “What elegant and grammatical writing Public Instrucor and Censor of public morals? But our intention is not to Cl‘lll- cize the production, but to refute the writer’s argument ; although while doing so, we cannot forbrar thinkng that one as little deserves our leisure, as time would be thrown away in correcting the other .” He says ‘it is not his intention to criticize the production.’ Posâ€" sibly not! If he (lid we might be tempted to make ‘invidious com- parisons.’ He fears, however, that his attempts torefute the arguments In reply, we begr to state that we Would be most happy to enter the lists with a man and a gentleman ; but we do not feel inclined to dis- cuss with one, who in addition to being rather short-tempered, uses low epithets in lien .jargument in order, we suppose, to show his readers that though kind nature has been rather scanty in providing him with brains. she has more than made up the deficiency by giving him a superabundance of brass.â€" But again ‘ “ That because. the past two years, the harvests have failed, ‘Britain’s Premier, Lord Dci by.’ should not keep a race-horse. That the 250,000 persons who witnessed the Derby, were all erring fools; and that the sapicnt editor of a village newspaper in the backwoods of Canada, is transcendâ€" antly elevated above all other men in moral tone and sentiment! It might as well be'argucd that because there happen to be poor farmers, there should be no Agricultural Fairs. That because there are llechanics out of employment, men; should not live in expensive inanSions. And that there should he no soHal pastime because there are men who drink, and others who go to Jail! What swnseless humbug 'l” \Ve presume that the editor reckons this a clincher. If he had read attentively the article in ques- tion, he would have found that we (lid not state that because our har- vests have failed, therefore Lord Derby should not keep a race-horse. What we did say was this, that ‘it was wrong to give so much money to the winner the Derby, and let thousands of men, women and children, want both shelter and food ;’ neither did we call the 250,000 persons who witnessed the Derby, fools. We leave the use of such expressions to the gentlemanly editor of the Whitby Chronicle. He also styles us in his courteous p/Lrasco/ogy, ‘ the Sapient Editor of a village newspaper in the backâ€" woods of Canada.’ We hope his Richmond Hill subscribers will be thankful for the compliment he pays to our village. This inflated specimen of the Genus Homo states that we might as well con- demn Agricultural Fairs, living in mansions, &c., as condemn horse- racing. Cannot his gigantic mind discover any difference between the two. If not, as he is so far above backwood editors of'newspapers, we Will refer him to the remarks of the London Times on the. sale of Lord Derby’s stud, which we hope he will read; and if the editor of that paper is not too near the back- woods, wo hope he will learn that at least it is ‘ a questionable amuse- ment.’ We have not space in this issue to follow him further. How- ever, if he wishes any more we shall be most happy to oblige himâ€" that is, if in future he shows as great an aptitude in using his brains as he does in using his cane. {3&3 The next Division Court will be held at Elgie’s Hotel, Richmond Hill, at 12 o’clock noon, on the 30th inst., and at Markham village on the same day at 8 rum. giving to other people a character pub- think that the editor of the Whitby Chronicle has drawn a life-like por- for an indivdual who assumes the offices of we used will not be appreciated.â€" .1“ J i. . ,_ . STATE OF THE CROPS. We are glad to learn from our exchanges that the injury done to the Wheat by the late frosts have not been so disastrous as was at first supposed; still, from many places the accounts are very dis- mal. We recently had some cou- versation with a gentleman who has travelled through the following townships, who gives us the state of the crops in those townships. In Albion on light sandy lands, and also on all the new lands, the wheatcrop is nearly a total failure. In many places it is not worth cut- ting. Hay will not be a third of a crop. Oats look exceedingly well, and also barley. Wheat on old and heavy lands will be an aver- age. crop. No weevil has as yet made its appearance. TECUMsnTH.â€"â€"Parts of the town- ship have suffered very much injury to the wheat from the frosts, par- ticularly along the sandy parts bordering on Ajalon. AJALON.â€"â€"Tlle wheat in township is nearly ruined, and the farmers are looking and feelin much discouraged at the blighting prospect before them. Essuv.â€"-â€"The wheat along the flats bv the Holland River is so bad that the farmers are turning their cattle into the fields. One man, who had about 30 acres of as fine looking wheat as any in the coun- try previous to the late frosts, has it totally destroyed, the frost hav- ing turned the wheat quite yellow. In the townships of Tosoranto and Innisfil the accounts are equally discouraging. The fly has also made its appearance in great quantities among the fall wheat in Vaughan. P-H BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. this The L. 0. Markham district will hold their annual celebration at Tl‘iornhill on Tuesday next, the 12th inst, when the different Lodges will form into procession, headed by their respectivo band’s; after which, a sermon will be preached by the Rev. S. Johnson, of Richmond Hill; and dinner will be served at Shield’s Hotel. H LOCAL MAP «Sc DIRECTORY. We with pleasure call the at- tention of our readers to an adver- tiscment, announcing the intention of G. C. Fremaine, Esq, Toronto, to publish on a largescale a “ De- scriptive Map of the wealthy and populous County of York.” Such a map is much wanted, and we doubt not will command a ready sale. RICHMOND HILL FAIR. The usual monthly fair was held in this village on Wednesday last, the 6th inst. There was a large Show of cattle, sheep, &c., and the company more numerous than We have seen at former fairs; still, there were but few sales effected at prices tending downwards. m IRON-HEADED PLOUGH. We learn that Henry Frank, who lives on the 6th concession of Vaughan, got the first prize for the above plough at the Richmond Hill Sprng Show, instead of Wil- liam Trench, sema, as reported by us. @nrrrnpnrrhtnrr. 'I’O COR RESI’ONDEN'I‘S. No Communication of a purely personal character, and having no bearing on the gen- eral interests ofthe 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 ubjoct will allow. IDLE EXHIBITIONS. To the Edit of .he York Herald. Simâ€"The remarks on “ Idle Ex~ hibitions ” in your last publication may be correct, but I have my grave doubts as to their correctness. The paragraph should have been thus : ‘ We observe with displeasure, &c., that exhibitions of horse-riding &c., are to be prevented by string- ent By-lavvs.’ “ We think the community will not thank the Markham Councillors for their nar- row-minded policy.” You must allow that there are a variety of passions and tastes, which produce evils, hence it is obvious that the passions and‘tastes are not infalable guides to happiness. They neither inform us in what wellâ€"being con- sists, nor enable us to speculate on the nature of evils we may dread. l have, with fondness and ardour, visited many a circus, and never at the expense of morality. Are they to be. prohibited because a few to whom they appear hateful shun them with disgust? To harm them l‘ Idle. Exhibitions” in really too 3 e‘ . .»v.. \ -,.. um , ... had. A troup of cquestrians, prior to travelling must work hard and long hours to arrive at anything like perfection in gymnastics and panto- mines, to enable them successfully to please the public. During a summer. tour their hardships are ten fold increased, both mental and physically, combined often with rough usage and worse accommo- dation, and often terminates in a barren speculation ; and is scarcely less dangerous to life than a military campaign. Their bad effects on public morality are more flights of fancy; their good effects on public health are more (lisccruable. Village sports are to much snubbed downâ€" (I mean not, effigy burning)â€"â€"the bad effects of which have shown it- self in Englandâ€"hence the vast thousands that are yearly expended in purchasing and laying out parks, adjacent to populas cities and towns for healthful walks and gymnastic exercises. Health is more bene- fitted by a hearty laugh in a circus, than by a concatenation of yawn- ing at dissolving views. In truth, a visit from a circus does more good to the health of a town than a cart load of medicine. Let us stop horse-ridersâ€"menageries will die a natural death in a four years; for wild animals are fast becoming annihilated, then the youth will not know a llon. from a tiger. Books won’t supply the loss, and few have opportunities to visit Regent Park, Zoological Gardens. On visitinga circus the expectation something good constitutes its essence.â€" Those who witness such scenes, and have but faint power of recol- lection, must: be affected by a di- rect effort of the mind; a number of ideas which have a relation to the subject must be run over; a variety oflhouglit pass in review. from which the young but thinking mind is enabled to select those which are more appropriate to the occasion. These facts are strick- ingly illustrated by romantic tales of our forefathers, on hearing which revives vast mental impression, arousing them from their latent state, and bring them into lively and vigorous actiOn. The “ remi- niscences of the Crimea "' had some'local good, being the rallying point to which multitudes press, to vindicate and cxpostulate accord- ingr to the nature of the object in contemplation, thereby forming a connecting medium between the past and the present, enabling par ties also to form plans for the fuâ€" ture. and give to parties absent and remote, all the influence of facts newly discovered, and newly laid before them. Having said my say. I trust the next Municipal Election will elect for ward No. 2 a councilman friendly to equestrian feats, or convert the present one. Willi every respect, Mr. Editor, J. DUNCUMB. Richmond Hill, June 28. 1859. To the Editor of the York Herald. SIR,-â€"â€"I perceive that] am charg- ed by a God Templar and Son of Temperance with sending you a report, abounding Willi misstate- ments and egregious mistakes. In reply, I beg most positively to as- sert that the charge is altogether unfounded. He next boasts of removing the unfavorable impression this shame- ful report is likely to make. on the public mind; but whatever I have ‘ written, was said at the soiree by the various speakers; and there- fore, my report could not make an unfavorable impression. In reference to my being an anti- tempcrancc man ; had he stated the. opposite it would have been more correct; for I am in no way op- posed to the temperance cause. I believe it is calculated to do much good. Your correspondent should learn not to make statements totally at variance with the truth. He says, as he attended the soiâ€" ree, he finds no difficulty in guessing who your correspondent is, 8:0. I beg to return the compliment.â€" And now, Mr. Philologist, with all your professional boasting, you are not able to point out anything un- grammatical or improper in the ex- tracts you liave given, and blown so much over. You next say, as a scholar, the. doctor could not have used the word hyder-headed. Any school-boy knows that ; but we are not talking of What the doctor said as a scholar, but what he said as a lecturer, at the Victoria Square soiree; andl again assert that he did make use of the word hyder- headed, and that in whatever form of language the word may be put, it Would not put the worthy doctor in a false position; for he came to the meeting not as a temperance lecturer, but as a ranting politician, scandalizing gentlemen holding high and honorable positions, many of whom are an ornament and a blessing to Canada. Again, you must have heard Mr. Hagarty say, “the fault of out not having a Prohibitory Liquor Law ” was not to be attributed to the con- stitution, “ but to the members sent to Parliament to represent us.”â€"-â€" But there are none more deaf than those Who will not bear. There <fi'u.r~.d “mew n‘ an”. RBI: DEW-5 an" 1, <- " '~ ‘- 'i g. are numerous witnesses to prove that all I have. written on the sub- ject is perfectly true.- You say, " what does he mean l” I under- stood him tc mean that he was per- fectly satisfied with the Political institutions of the country, and the British Constitution ; but, probably, he would like to see you or some other gentleman of intelligence oc- cupying the benches that are now occupied by some of Dr. Freel’s “ six-dollana-day-men,"-~and I as- sure you, my friend, I have no ob- jection; I really do not think there can be any difficulty in understand- ing this. And now, sir, next time you write, do mind to keep to the truth, and also to your subject, or you may got yourself into disre- pute much quicker than you anticipate. Yours, &c., Z. Markham, July 5, 1859. MW». To the Editor of the York Herald. SiR,â€"â€"-I beg to return you my sincere thanks for inserting Z’s. report of our soiree; and I do assure you that said re- port IS perfectly true and correct, and not in any way calculated to convey a false impressron. JOSEPH ELLARBY, \Vorthy Patriarch of the Rising Star Di- vision of the S. of T., No. I76. Victoria Square, July 5, 1859. CROSSINGNIAâ€"GARA can... oft A TIGHT noes. DARING AND SUCCESSFUL FEATâ€"15,000 PEOPLE PRESENT. From the Toronto Loader, July 1. Yesterday al'tirnoon M. Blondin per- formed the extraordinary feat of walking across the Niagara River on a tight rope. The place selected for the laying ofthe rope was about midway thlWet’n the Sus- pension llridge and the Falls Here the distance from bank to bank is 1,100 feet, acrOss which a heinpen rope two inches in diameter had been stretched. To this rope guy or stay ropes were lastened at distances 18 feet apart, which were firmly attached to posts to either bank and the borders of the river underneath. By means of these stays the main rope was so firmly secured that when M. Blondin first cross- ed it, scarcely a vibration was preceptible. At the point where the rope was laid across the bank on the Canadian side of the river the elevation was 15 feet greater than the opposite bank, and the distance to the deepest part of the curve which the rope formed. from the horizontal line, was about 30 feet. The height from the river was about 1410 feet. Before M. Blondin attempted to cross the cable be amused and perhaps, we might say, astonished, the onlookers on the American side, by per- forming on a tight rope which he had erected on the bank. After having got, through the exercises which lasted about half an hour, he took his stand on the platav form to cross the river. When he took the balance poleâ€"r rod 30 feet long, and Weighing about forty pounds-Auto his hands, and stepped upon the end of the rope, the two bands-one on each side of the riverâ€"played up a quick step, and one loud and long hurrah burst from the. thou- sands of voices that thronged the banks. After the tumult had subsided he stepped out boldly and iiimbly, having to descend at the same time. an incline of seven feet in every hundred. Arrived at the end of the first hundred feet or so he sat dow n upon the rope,then lay flat upon his back, cast his legs from one side to the other and then raising himself fiup upon one leg. The next hundred feet he passed in the same Way but at a smarter pace, moving his legs very quicklyâ€"a sort: of trotting motion. At the end of this hundred feet lie beckoned for the “ Maid of the Mist,” which was standing against the current a short way down the river, to come under- neath the rope and hoist a bottle to him. This being done by means of a pulley he drank a hiimper to the people ashore, and then dashed the bottle into the. water,proâ€" crâ€"reded on his course. He took one more rest before arriving at the end ofthe rope, and then ran the ascent to the Canadian bank very quickly. When approaching this side it seemed to be the general im- pression that lie was slightly wearied, and some expressed fear for his safety, but he- t‘id not abate his pace a whit, but came up the rope and stepped upon the platform firmly, and as adroitly as when he started. llis passage cecupied twenty minutes, owing to his many delays. After driving through the people for about half an hour, he returned and recrossed the rope to the- American side, having previously, ht the request. of his friends, drunk half a glass of champagne. He started in the utmost glee, and actually ran across the rope, which was somewhat slacker then “they; be first came over it. He passed over in about seven minutes, having taken two rests of about 30 seconds each. M. Blondin is a Frenchmanâ€"born at Calaisâ€"and is now about 34« years of age. From his youth, he has followed the business of an acrobat, practising princié- pally tight and slack rope dancing. When six years ofage he made his first ascen- SlOn. BLONDIN, EBLINDFOLDED, WALKING OVER THE RIVER ON A Ronaâ€"On the ‘ glorious Fourth,’ as our American cousins delight in calling Monday last, upwards of twenty thousand persons visited Suspension Bridge, to witness Blondin’s hazardous exploit of walking the r0pe over the river ; nor Were they disappointed, for Blondin completely eclipsed the feat performed by him on Thursday. He had, on Monday, his head and shoulders encased in a large bag, so as, we are told, to blindfold him. In this state he was led down to the edge of the river, and the pole being placed in his hands he walked over the rope in safe- ty to the Canadian sids, and at about six», o’clock returned in the same manner. ' Globe.