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twin 322ml. wA‘rrival of. the. “ Indian.” II. \. JFATHER POINT, July 18. brinThe' passed at 3 pm. She leaLiverpool at noon on the 6th. wii'iBrivate despatches from the- French head rquartern dated 3rd, saysâ€"Jl‘his immng at 7 o‘clock, the Emperor quitted tibialtapin Order. to cross the Mincio, and. ,mt‘ablish headquarters at Valegio. ob 'We. are only four leagues from Pes- izfil’lltimvthe siege of which was begun two days ago by the Sardinians. or: Cannon are heard night and day in that ladirectton. ‘15 TheiAustrian advanced post is but a short distance from Villa France, which lib occupied by the corps of Marshal Niel. ii’ilIt' is much doubted whether the Aus- iltrian army will venture to accept battle Ifiulthe condition of demoralization and lyntuporiinto which they have fallen since (vi-our lastwictory at SOlferino. ‘ FUENNE, July 4. is asserted that the French army, f“ruinou'nting to 10,000, have disembarked .‘1athusseinpicalO. The bridge to Cherso jihad. been destroyed. . 3" " " " MILAN, July 1. i',Thelegation of Garibaldi and the .di- "visiOn ol Cialdini are manoeuvering to .close up the valley of Adye in order thus ritoirehder themselves master at Legodi- »{gar‘de and isolate Verona from Tyrol. “‘ iBEnNn, July ‘2.â€"A body of Chasseurs l«It.st Alpl'. of 5,000 strong arrived at Fu- vierlne; under the command, it is said, Of giGaribaldi himself. j'f-ii'VAIiLEGnO, ' July 4.â€"The French Jammy, which was increased by Prince Na- .' puleon’s corps, will operate agains Herma, .‘Whilst‘part‘oftne Sardinian army begins (the. siege“ of Peschiera. r'?'z*’The'Emoeror having sent back the :wdundedo-flitwrs without exchange, and --(hat'in'g requested the exchange Of prisonâ€" ‘sers,:an'Arustrian has arrived with the an- rtrouncement that the Emperor of Austria will also send back, without exchange, the wounded prisoners,â€"-â€"and that his Majesty is equally desirous for the exchange of other prisoners. TURIN, July 4«.â€"Tbe Sardinian army “llas"‘rnore closely invested the exterior Efort’ihCations Of Peschrcra situated on the bright banks'iof the Minco. "‘if’l‘lie'Fr'encli army crossed the river on e‘the130th‘to'invest Peschiera also on the Heft-bank. A BERNE, July 5.jâ€"The Austrians have withdrawn from Borineo. ‘(lehe' ‘Piedmomtese are advancing to- iWai‘ilsStelvio Pass. " 5‘ [Additional details of the battle of Sci- uterine are published. *The London Times correSpondenCe from the Austrian .ra‘riny, estimates the Austrian loss at. from :12,000 to 15,000 killed and wounded. .No Generals killed, but several wounded; several Colonels, and a number of other 4~,o,flicers, were killed and wounded. :- The Sardinian loss was 40 officers kill- ed, and 167 wounded ; 642 men killed, 3,400 wounded, and 1,250 missing. , ~ The Vienna ..,su,l.t: whuld have been different. I .iyA‘report is current, at Castagliona that "theiAustrians had retired into Verona. , .lDisturbances had taken place at Mes- isilfaiii . , ,;.,There were complaints of the scarcity pf, provisronsin villages occupied by the allies- At Frankfort, on the 2nd instant, in the Federal Diet the proposal of Prussia dh’place a’ corps Of observation of the 'Up‘p‘tr‘Rliine was almost unanimously "a’gr‘e‘d'to. “‘ AiCircular-despatch has been issued by - the 'French Government to the foreign yCourts, making known the Opinion of the iFrenc-hGovernment as to the policy and '"'attitude ot Germany. ' The despatch fully endorses the Circu- larsenb by the Prussian Cabinet to its ,«agents in Germany declaring it as the .Opinionyof Russia, that the Confideration ,has. not only no grounds for interference in the present war, but Germany, by en- ,tering into the conflict would depart from ,lier treaties, and this opinion the French idespatcfh .declares-to be true and just. ' 'New Prussian military measures have not inspired the French government with uneasiness, ,as France cannot disagree with the VIEWS stated by Prussia for tak- ‘ihg‘ Such steps. ‘ ' V Kossuth having arrived on the 22nd of “Jinueat Genoa, proceeded the following day to Turin. At .every station on the road-crowds of Italians assembled to cheer him." 'After two ~long interviews with 'vCavour at Turin. Kossuth in company with a confidential friend, a Sardinian .Minister, set out for Parma, the head quarters, to meet Prince Napoleon. The same. scenes Ofenthusiasm were witnessed ,atPiacouza, his carriage was'drawn by people at Purma. lie had an interview with Prince Napoleon on the 25th. M. Kossnth set out for the head quar- xters‘of the Emperor Napoleon. provided 'ivith' letters from Cavour and Prince Na- ipoleon' to the Emperor. , the House of Commons on the 4th {instant Mr. Griffiths inquired whether the ,l3ritish Consul at Rio Janiero had exer- ‘ci'ised his authority to prevent a certain cOntract for the sale of Slaves in Brazil ‘by a Britlsh minister from being carried “.‘o‘ntf into effect. ' ‘1' ’ Lord John Russel said the Company “had‘be'en informed that they would be li- ‘pbletto penalties if slaves were sold. 7",, Lord Lyndhurst strongly advocated vigorious measures of defence, both on sea * and-"lhnd. He regarded the assertion that France had no wish to invade England as ‘w'lesrrvino‘ of consideration. England ought tOvlive in perfect inde- pendence of French. forbearance, relying alone on the vigor of the people, , The London Advertiser gave currency ito a rumor that Mr. Cobden‘washlikely to jibe offered the Governor Generalship Of. jCanada. .3 The French. organs currently report lthat the Emperor intends returning to lParis about the middle of July. Another division of the army Of Lyons is under orders for Italy. This year‘s vintage is expected to be of superior quality. but not abundant. The Corps cl’ Armec of Pelissier to observe the frontier Of the Rhine, and to be completed and established in the can- tonments by the 13th July, cOnsists Of ,160,000 infantry ; 12,000 cavalry, and i400 cannon. The Times Vienna cor'espondent says, that something unusual is going on be- .tween France, Russia and Turkey, and -woul.d not be surprised if Turkey should ;turn against Austria. RUSSIA. Four Russian corps d’ armee are al- ready placed on war footing, and all the officers on limits of leave havebeen order- ed to join their regiments. Several re- cruits shortly expected. The Cochin-China Monzteur of the 6th has fhe following :_â€" SARGON, April 22.-â€"â€"-We have attack- ed the army of Annam, 10,000 strong, before defeating the enemy. We took a fort mounting nineteen cannon and several guns. The loss of the enemy was 500 killed. Our loss was 14« killed and 30 wounded. the Culcutta mails, foundered near Har- nis'n Island, Red Sea. Mails and pas- sengers saved. It, is expected that the vessel will be got 06. INDIA. The disafl'ection among the European troops was subsrding, but- the men were not satisfied. A force of rebels under Nena and other leaders, were defeated and dispersed at J adwah Pass. - PRUSSIA. Bylthe end of next week the Prussian army will be in full march. The Guards will be stationed so as to be ready to march, at a moment’s notice, either to the Rhine or Silesia. ‘On the lower and middle Rhine 140,â€" OOO‘Prussians will be stationed; 80,000 at Dusseldoff; 40,000 at Cologne, and 20,000 at Coblent; this latter lorce she proposes to support by the 9th und 10th corps of the Federal army. When these preparations are complete Prussia will probably make her proposi- tion to France, and should she‘ do so they will most unquestionably, be refused and then Prussia will be compelled to support leek. ' The Advertiser’s Paris correspondent saysâ€"King Leopold is desirous of pro. ving to the diplomacy of Europe that Venetia must be a separate and indepenâ€" dent state. The‘ creation of Venice into 12 separate kingdom he deems desirable. The Times correspondent says of the Prince of Prussia, that although he has never given proof of strategical ability he ‘ is not the less impressed with the idea so correspondent Of the :thos says: “It is believed that if thel .Jfimperor, Francis Joseph had not been ,presentlat the battle of Solferino, the re-L: prevalent among crowned heads of being a great Captain, and his utmost ambition is to command as Generaliss’mothe army of the German confideration. Between June 12th and 24th,.as many as 9,450 tons of coal had been landed at ; Malta, by 24 vessels. DESTRUCTION OF AN AUSTRIAN STEAM-BOAT AND 200 MEN.--The folâ€" lowing is an extract from a letter ofuthe Dailh News’ correspondent, dated June the Austrian steamboats which ran on the Lake of Garda had started from the opâ€" posite stde with the object of reconnoitring Garibaldi’s forces atSale. As after the ; action of Virie it was thought prudent to strengthen the Cacciatori dell‘e Alpi. a Piedmontese battery was sent there with two battalions of Fanti’s division. They had just arrved when the Francis Joseph steamboat was ordered to steer to the Brescian side of the Garda. She there; fore steamed in that direction ; but at the moment she was entering the. harbour of Sale the Piedmoutese battery opened its fire upon her. Our guns had been so Well directed that two of their round shot soon destroyed her elegant stern. ‘Of course this Was the signal for a hasty retreat, but as she was about to turn her helm, a well directed grenade fell on the middle Of her deck. Two secondsafterwards a tremendous explosion was heard; the grenade had made its way intoithe ma- gazine, and in less than five .minutes the Franc-is Joseph was in flames. VA dis- tress signal was hoisted” but-before the Benede/c could be sent from Peschiera to help her crew she sank in the midst of the Lake. Not One of the 200 men she had on board was saved ; all of themperished, either burned to death by the flames, or drowned in the waters of the. classic 130- nacus.” On Thursday, an assembly of the mem- bers of the four Inns of Court was held at Lincoln’s Inn, to consider the propriety of forming a rifle corps. About 300 mem- bers attended, including Vice-Chancellor Kinder-sley, Sir Richard Bethell, MIR, the ,Attorney-General, and many other distinguished lawyers. It' was resolved ‘ That it is expedient that a rifle corps should he formed by the members of the I Inns of Court.’ The report of the Decimal Coinage Commissioners has been issued. In the opinion of the Commissioners, it is better to put up with the inconveniences Of‘ es- tablished habits ’ with regard to the coin- age, than tO attempt to remedy the evil by any partial introduction ofa new principal. The weights and measures remaining at their present standard havealso a con- nexion, in tliegopinion of the Commissron? ers, with the customary use ofour coinage. The steamer Alma, while conveying her diplrmacy by.bayonets, or to eat her = 21 :-â€"â€"“ The day before yesterday one of NOTICE.’ AVING, on the 19th instant, disposed of myinterest in the “ York Herald,” to harmoniously. as one could have wished. We have blamed Lower Canada for not granting us many ALEXANDER SCOTT. All parties in- things to which we were entitled. delted to the concern are requested th pay their accounts to him or his order. ,lVI. McLEOD. Richmond Hill, May 26, 1859. Title hark limit RICHMOND HILL. JULY 2‘2. TO SUBSCRIBERS. As will be seen, the charge on Newspapers is to be 6% cents per quarter, paid in advance. \Ve have, however, made arrangements by which our subscribers at the following post-offices will get their papers regularly, free of charge, by calling at the undermentioned places :â€"-â€" Thornhill -â€"â€"- Edward Crown’s, Friday. - MaplemJ. P. Rupert’s, Friday. Auroraâ€"Dr. C. Lloyd’s, Satur- day. Oak Ridges R. Rutledge,black- smith, opposite the Post-Office, Saturday. M. Teely, 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 other Post-offices, we guarantee to deduct the amount of postage from their subscription,â€"-â€"that is, we in- tend to pay them back the money they pay as postage on our paper, and shall still continue the sub- scription at the same terms. We doubt not that all will see the ad- vantage we thus hold out to them. To one and all of our subscribers â€"-exccpt those who get their papers at the above named placesâ€"~we make this liberal offer, when you pay your subscription we will then allow you for the postage. >04 MAPLE. To all our subscribers who re- ceive their papers at Maple Post- office, we have to announce that we could not carry out our arrange- ments to have them delivered at J. P. Rupert’s free of postage; so that from this date you will have to get them from the post-office, and - then when you pay us your sub- scription we will allow you the postage, as seen above. ' m ' "OUR POLITICS. Our intelligent Yeomen have ere this commenced to reap what had previously been sown; and throughout the Province all is anx- iety and bustle. Fields of golden grain have to be reaped, and housed as speedily as possible, in order to be safe from the influence of the changeful weather. Our farmers have little or no inclination to spout politics, or to read them either at present; still, it may be well, in Spite of busy times. to give a passing glance at what is going on around us, so that we may be prepare-d when the time for action arrives, “to play the man.” The question that seems to be now on the tapis is, ought the Union that now subsists between Upper and Lower Canada to be continued or dissolved? It we are to believe all that the “ Two-day’sâ€"Premier, says, why then war to the knife with Lower Canada; but as we do not chose to pin our political faith to that gentleman’s sleeve, we may as well state at once, that we think he has failed to make out, a case. True, he has proved what everybody admits, namely, that the union is not free from evil. But. Where under Heaven will be dis- eaver unmixed good, or benefits that do not carry with them-an al- loy. Therefore the mere pOinting outof abuses is not sufficient cause of itself to demand that we two who heretofore have been one shall be divorced. In order to arrive at a just conclusion on this subject, we have 'but to ask, What are the evils resulting from the union? And are those evils of such a nature as to demand a dissolution? It is impossible, to enumerate all the evils as given by the Clear Grit press. Many of them have. been proved mare’s nests; but there is one evil which we grant does exist, namelyâ€"ea vast amount of illâ€"Will between the two pro- vinces. .And pra wholias caused this ill-Will? Wiio, but he who up to a very recent period was supposedto be the champion of Protestantism. Did he not on every occasion sow the seeds of discord, inflaming the passions of many against all that Lower Ca- nada esteems “ dearer than life?” Was not he the calumniator of her most eminent men? Did he not constantly revile her religion as “ the I Whore of Babylon .7” Did not George Brown’s name stink in the nostrils of every Catholic? and has not his conduct recently shown that he is as unprincipled as he is violent? What wonder, then, that the union has not worked as | Why, the fact is, we made h6r sus- picious of our integrity, by allow- ing an unprincipled firebrand to scatter broadcast the seeds of deadly emnity towards her whom we have taken in our embrace. Nor is this all. The evil has L not been confined to George and ’59. his compeers. journalists, we are bound to de- As Independent clare that if one set of men have reviled and abused her, the others have shown too much of a mean truckling spirit; for often to. keep themselves in Office, they have used the very hatred of Lower Canadians to George Brown, as a pretext to extort votes from the Lower Province injurious to the in- terests of the Upper Province ; for even during the last session we‘ find that measures prejudicial to the interests of Upper Canada have been owned solely by votes of the Lower Canadian members. In- deed this is one cause. of the pre- sent outcry in certain quarters against Lower Canada. Lower Canada say they, carry all their measures, but will not allow us to carry one that we esteem we need. Another charge is, that Lower Canada‘takes to herself monies that she has no right to, or in other words, that we pay the taxes, and the Lower Province reaps the profit. There possibly. may be more; truth than poetry In these charges But how comes it to be so. were we but true to ourselves. if we have poltroons and traitors to govern us, and an unprincipled 0p- position to harass us, the shame is ours if we are overreacbed in a bargain. Lower Canada members by being united offer a firm phal- anx against opposition, _ and can carry the day in a division, While we lose ground. But what does this show? Why, at least a very disgraceful state 'of things amongst ourselves. principle and honour are scarce with 11s. It shows that whilst we are railing at Lower Canadians for their want of conscience, our own principles are at low water mark; or as a Wall street banker , would say, “ below par.” (To be continued in our most.) ~04 MARKHAM COUNCIL. The above Council met at Mr. Size’s Hotel. Unionville, on Satur- day the 16th inst. The members Were all present. The Reeve pre- sided. Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Mr. FENWICK presented a peti- tion from Mr. J. Sanderson and others, praying to be annexed to School Section NO. 16. On motion of Mr. MARSH, Mr. Jones was heard before the Coun- cil, relative to the breaking up of School Section NO. 7, Markham and Whitchurch. Other parties were also heard before the Coun- cil on this subject. After giving all a patent hearing, the Council decided as follows: Moved by Mr. MARSH, seconded by Mr. BOWMAN, that Union School Section NO. 7, 'Of the Township of Markham and Whitchurch, be broken up, and that that portion of said section belonging to the town- ship of Markham, be' connected with School Section No. 17 of this Municipality, and that a Byâ€"law for that purpose be introduced at the next meeting of this Council.â€" Yeasâ€"Messrs. Marsh, Button. and Bowman. Naysâ€"â€"-Mr. Fenwick. The motion was carried. Moved by Mr. Maris-II, seconded by Mr. BOWMAN, that it be the duty Of the Clerk to notify the Reeve and the Local Superintendent Of Common Schools of \Vhitchurch, and the Trustees of Union School Section No. 7, W'hitchurch and Markham, and the people interested in said section, of the intention of this “Council to break up said Union section.-â€"Carried. The REEVE presented a petition from Mr. Eakin, praying to have the road allowance opened in front of lot No. 12, in the. front of the 6th concession. Moved by Mr. FENWIOK, second- ed by Mr. MARSH, that the Clerk do notify the parties in possession of the road allowance, in front of lot NO. 12, in the 6th concession, requesting them to remove all fences or other obstructions there- from by the first day of November nextâ€"Carried. The REEVE presented an account from R. Marr, amounting to $22.50 cents, expenses for various trips to Toronto, in connection with the suit about School ~Sectio.1 No. 16. The above account was ordered to be laid over, with the understand- ing that no action was to be taken to enforce R. Marr’s bonds, as or- dered at last meeting. Moved by Mr. MARSH, seconded by Mr. BUTTON, that the County Attorney do, as early as possible, cause judgment to' be enforced against Jeremiah Sherdon for re- taining a nuisance in the road al- Lower' Canada could never injure us,’ But ‘ {preferred against him by Dr. Lang- =stafl of selling liquor after 7 P.M., It shows that men of ' stafl disputed. ' lowancebetween lots No. 10 land 11, in the 5th concession of Mark- ham. Yeasâ€"Messrs. Button, Marsh, and Bowman. N ayeâ€"4Mr. Fenwick. The motion was carried. Moved by Mr. BoWMAN, sec~ onded by Mr. BUTTON, that the By-iaw‘to establish School Section No. 16 be not read a second time this day, but that the said By-Iaw be laid on the table for the present. Yeasâ€"Messrs. Bowman and But- ton. Naysâ€"â€"Messrs. Marsh Fenwick. Carrried by the casting vote of the Reeve. The REEVE presented a petition from J. Haacke and Alex. Lee, praying to have the tax levied for l859. ‘ ' Moved by Mr. BUTTON, sec- onded by Mr. BOWMAN, that the petition from the Trusteesof School Section No.’ 10 be laid on the table. Carried. ‘ ' Moved by Mr. MARSH, seconded by Mr. BOWMAN, thatthe Treasurer do pay Mr. Reesor, Editor and Propriétor Of. the Markham Econo- mist, the sum Of $34 for advertising the Bv-law to establish the School and . durrmrpnnhrnrr. ,4â€" m.....-.-._ ~.L, TO COR JtESPONDEVTS. 230 Communication of a purely personal ‘chdractcr, and having no bearing on the gen- eral interests Ol'the community, will be pub- lished in this paper. Communications, how- ever, on all interesting subjects will be thahk~ fully received and wrllingly inserted. To in- sure attention, Correspondents must send their names and write in a legible hand. Lot each communication be as brief as the nature of the object will allow. I We wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not hold opinions expressed by correspondents through our columns, CEMETERY. LETTER No I. , > To the Editor of, the Xorln Herald. To all. to whom these presents shall come, or may concern-r-send greeting. Richmond Hill, and strolling into the burial~ground, so beautiful but ill-arranged, situated In the centre of the village, what will be his charitable but true conclusion-â€" Sections and Union School Sections llhat “13 Present occupiers Of Ill? of this Township.~-Carried. village and neighbourhood. can The account 1mm Mr, A, Scott, have no pleasing relaxation from proprietor Of the York Herald, was laid over till next meeting. ' The Council then adjourned un- til the last Saturday in August. H4 MAGISTRATES’ COURT. WEDNESDAY, July 20, 1859. Before R. Manon, Esq., J. P: H. LEMON, of the Thornhill Hotel, was brought up on a charge on Saturday the 16th inst, contrary to the law passed last session. Mr. ROBERTS, on being called upon, swore that he put his horse in the stable of that lIotel on Saturday night last, and had a glass of beer with some whiskey in it afterdark; saw also after staying there a hit, some wresrling, and near midnight theie was a fight. The hotel was closed before the fight commenced. Dr. LANGSTAFF stated that at 11 A.M. on Sunday one of the party came to him .to have his wounds dressed. There were thirteen wounds on his head,besides bruises. Mr. .Mnnsn stated, that as Mr. Roberts had put his horse in the stable, be came under the denomi- nation Of traveller, which Dr. Lang- 'Mr, Lemo‘n stated that Mr. Stiver, the Inspector of. Taverns, promised to-le-t him know if the law was to be. enforced, but ’he‘had received no notice thereof. The case finally was settled by Mr. Lemon offering to pay the costs. 0-0â€"1 S’I‘RUCK BY LIGHTNING. On Monday last we were visited their arduous employments; nay, that their minds have become. in- sipid, and. sunk into acomfortless vacuin as respects the hallowed, long home and sacred ashes of their forefathers, relations, and neighbours. Out of sight, out Of mind, surely is not their motto.â€" The sacred ground, the last resting. place of our predecessors, surely demands common respect and pro- priety; any inattention to the con- trary must be reproved as disgrace- ful violations of those laws of con- duct which propriety teaches every rational being to approve, and admire. ' I repeat, on entering ’upon the square spot of sacred ground, the most careless observer must be grieved to see the headless _‘state of monumental thingsâ€"pickets, some whole, some broken, some erect, some reeling, and nearly destroyed â€"head-boards in a similar state of confusionâ€"marble headstones in great variety and profusion, neat and well executed with one table- tomb recently rebuilt. The graves are evidently dug indiscriminately care, order or system, being to all appearance carefully avoided. strik- ing the imagination" as a promiscu- ou‘s collection of deformed' ant? hills; a few of them tolerany sod- ded OVer, another portion had had that duty as a lastvtribute of, \re- , spect lately bestotved upon them; but still later has been rudely trodden, and tossed, topsy turvy to the four winds. Such were the state of the emblems of mortality on 111 short inspection of the. cemetery.â€" j Such neglect and disorder was to me inexplicable, until'I espied cattle roaming among the ,sacred by a severe storm. The lightning'relics--â€"a shame and insult to the was vivid,_and the rain fell in tor- llvmg. rents. There was not much dam- age done round about. here, but we regret to announce that a girl nam- ed Rann Dalley, residing on the 4th concession of King, was struck by lightning whilst sitting in the school-house, and instantly expired. Another girl, the daughter of Mr. Tindall Web, was also struck by the electric fluid, and was sense- less for the space of fifteen mi- The schoohhouse itself was not in any way injured. Dr. Pyne, the Coroner, held an inquest on the body, and a verdict was returned in accordance with the facts above stated. SUICIDE. We regret to learn that on the morning of Wednesday, the 201h inst,, W. B. Crew, Auctioneer, &c. of Toronto, shot. himself in his own house. The causes that led him to commit. such a rash act are at pre- sent unknown. The above gentle- man was Well" known and respected in Richmond Hill, where be for» merly kept an excellent hotel, and also carried on business as a brewer, 8:0. mm HARVEST. The wheat harvest has com- menced throughout the townships. of Markham, Vaughan, Srgarborol, Whitchurcn and King, and take it all in all, shOuld kind Providence bless us with favourable Weather for the ingathering Of the fruits of the earth, we have every reason to expect an abundant harvest. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We must beg all those who send us letters by post, to prepay them, as if not we shall not take them in, as we cannot afford to pay 7 cents for letters. So we hope that. every, one in future will prepay the" postage. x - ‘ ' m 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 Ollj the some day at 8 I ask, are not fees demanded for interments sufficient to lieep up a good fence? Are the. swathy- covered canopy of departed friends to be further tithed? Are the arched hillocks to be considered idle works?â€"-to [be tossed and trodden down by cattleâ€"zâ€"rich and costly monuments to be treated as material for Macadam’s ways, and pickets as food for the stove by those who ought to be patterns of village decorum in all things ?~â€" Surely there is no defect of intel- lectual, moral or religious energy, either from indolence or indiffer- ence amongst us to prevent atten- tion, being awakened and called foth into acti()nâ€"râ€"necessary men- tal powers to remedy the disgrace- ful, wicked and sacriligious facts alluded to in charity, and not as an annihilation of every religious principle. Yours truly, BREVIS VITA. Shingle Cottage, July 19, 1859. W EXTENSIvE’ ROBBanv.â€"â€"â€"This week an extensive robbery was committed at Mr. McMullen's tavern, corner ofCaroline and King streets. The man by whom the robbery is supposed to have been commit- ted boarded there for a week past. He Was employed in Good’s foundry. On Tuesday evening about nine o’clock he left the house, stating that he was going to take a walk on the esplanadea The house was kept open till eleven O’clock. when, the man not having returned, the doors were locked. Yesterday morning some goods havrng been left at the house, Mr. McMullen went up to his room for the purpose of obtaining the amount oi money necessary to pay for them. On opening the place in which it had been deposited, he found there was not a single cent there. althOngh there should have been $300 in gold. $19 in silver, and $7 in billsâ€"Besides the money there -_was a silver watch missingâ€"Suspicion at once attached to the missing man, and infor- mation of the occurrencewas given to the police. From inquiries made, there is reason to believe that the man has gone to Montreal. A telegraphic despatch was accordingly sent to the police of that city to look out for the fellow, and should they find him, to arrest him. His sur- name is unknown here : as he was but a short time in Good’s, and went there by the name of Nicholas. He was blind of an eye, and in height about five feet and a half“... Tmtlgr. 9.1M ourselves responsible for ‘ On a stranger visiting, v adopt the THE ‘FLY;:. . A correspondent of th’ei Itondon Prototype supplies , thefollowing :â€"-» “ For the benefitofuthe farmers, and the people of Canada gener-- ally, I beg to givesthoatbllowing in.-. formation, which battle" the good-- ness‘ to insert in. your "Valuable paper. “ “‘1 have new beena l‘farm‘e'i' in Canada for lthe last tW'entyeeight years, and alt‘houi' h every’yea'r dur- ing that period! have grown more or less fall or spring,wheat,not any Of my crops hiive been injured by jthe. Weevil. I lhave always made it :an Invariable rule to steep my seed wheatstheevening previous to sow- , ing it, due large tub, or barrel of” water, in which I: would dissolve one ounce of vitriol to each bushel of Wheat. The morning of sowing the seed,‘I have, after‘pouring the liquid Off, alv'vays 'taken‘"the’ grain out Of the’tub or baffél, and mixed a, sufficient quantityof good, dry powdered'lime With" the" grain, un-. til the grain would be” about dry, and fitforhseowing,g Iknow, tomy certain knowledge, that in .Great, Britain, and also in this country where the practiceihas been carried. out, that the Wheat crops never have- been in the slightest degree affected. by ,midge, weevil, grub or any other- destructive 'inSect or worm‘ What-. ever. For the past two'yea‘rs, and, this year, when such ‘afil‘a'rge ’quan-. tity OfiWheat'ha-si’been destroyed in this Province by the ,I‘a{ages of the weevil. my crops anilithe CrOps off "Illy neighbours ,have ..‘altogether-,~ escaped; first, because. We have. adopted (the plan of steeping the seed wheat, as I have already de-u scribed. ' M ' z ~ ‘ I may mention that thelfarmers in: England and Scotland ne'Ver"tlIink Ofsowing wheat unless it is, steeped. somewhat after the manner lihave. mentioned, and. it is well, known: that the weevil ifs. aperlect stranger- to British soil. , _, I strongly trust that the farmersof.‘ Canada will learn, :ere it istoolhte, a'nd that‘at next-"seed time-they will. plan referred to’. ‘ They; will find it asI and many othe'rs. have done, a sure prévbntive; and, if generally adopted, 1' am quite‘ certain that it “would save, thou-:- sands of pounds for the country; I am, &c., , . WILLIAM WEIR. Townshi ‘V'of Novena,“ i “ 15th uly, 1859. ' ~ 1 Tm: Cnoes.â€"â€"Welearn from Thomas. H. McKenzie, l£sq., Mayor 20f Dundas,, that he has communicated with reliable. parties residing in the. following townships. in reference to the state of the crops :-â€"â€" NelsonLEast and West Flamborough, Beverly, Puslinch, Guelph. Eramosa, Ga- rafraxa, Nassagaweya, N'chol, Wool- wich, Durham, Arthur, VVellesley, Peel,“ Mornington, Grey, Ellice, Downey,'l‘uck- ersmith, Northand South Easthopeflilan- chard,Blenheim, North and South .DuIn-. tries, VVilmot, \Vaterloo, Arrcaster,.Glaii- ford, Barton, Onondago, Seneca, Burford,~ Brantford, Dorchester, Dcreham, Nor- wiclr, Bayham, Walringllam,u Malahideh Southwold, London, Vl-"estminster, Cara- doc._LObo, Williams, Yul-mouth, Oxford; and Towusend. All, without ,exCeptionh express a belief that the coming harvest: will be an abundant oneâ€"although in some places the frOsrdid some injury as. well as the Weevil. The spring cropsh such as Oats, Barley, rye, Peas, Spring Wheat, Ste, never promised better than they do this year in all the above" t0wn-. ships. Hay is, however, reported to be a very poor crOp.‘- Asthe above townships. comprise a large section,ofcountry, and as our information may he lully relied upon, we have reason‘to expect to‘s‘ee ere long a renewal of the “ go‘o’d times,” we have all been sighing for.â€"â€"szdasBa.mzer. The Quebec correspondent of the aning Post writes :â€"â€"Iri Lord Bury, Whose contest for HN'OrWich seems to have been a severe one, these prOvinces have hitherto found; an earnest, able,,iand Willin'giriend ,2 we are therefore pleased to ’ hear that he retains his place'in, Parlia- ment, and hope that his lordship will continue to identify’himself with British North, American intern ests with a View to one daya‘s'sum- ing the Office of COlOnial‘, Minisiter, for which, post he ,WIII soon possess. the requrifsite- qualifications. ' GREAT EsRTnQUAxE 4T EnznnopM. â€"â€"Erzeroum. was wellâ€"nigh destroyed'by an earthquake on the 2nd, ult. Atyhalfipast ten a_.in., Without any. warning, apd'.‘v'yhrle. people \ were engaged. in their” ordfpary pursuits, a‘ shock was‘felt“ wh'ich‘,"in: the space of fifteen secOn'ds, de’strbyedi‘almost every building of’i‘mport‘ance Epithe‘town ; mosques, 'churcl‘es,‘_ barracks, “prisons, khans, and baza-rs are’ieithelrv‘ heaps of ruins, or in‘ suclf a statetas to make it dangerous to approach them. After the first great commotion, nothing serious ocâ€" curred up‘ to three o’olmzk'pm; of Ethe fo|-:~ lowing day, when the courier 18,113,pr there had been}; continuationofzthose vi- brations,,wbichevery one whodrgs in, countries subject to volcanic actjpn‘hriave experienced in a greater or less, degreeu-Ts Every living creature had’leftijie town, the inhabitants who escaped being en- campcd on the plain of Cavate.‘ 'Thd loss oflife 'is Variously' estimated, théimb'st ex- travagant statements prevailing ‘biIt there is good reason to believeithAtVGOO'pr 700 people perished. The English,Fre-nch,and Austrian Consulates have been either deg str‘ved or rendered unfit for occupation.