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" 'asylum of Basinghallâ€"street. foreign Shims. INDIAN AFFAIR S. From theiNorfoIk News, Englandq , i l, f' The state of affairs in India is occas- y I ,sioning extreme anxiety, and, not. without grounds. India is a most costly. luxury to the mother country. Asthe elephant ':intended as a complimentary gift, owing to its combrousness and the cost of its "maintenance, proved a most inconvenient and unmanageable donation, so the land of elephants is not unlikely to impose on us, iii-the wayof burdens, more than it con- ' fers either in honor or profit. England is "like some-enterprising trader, who, having sueeeeded'astonisbingly in his commercial undertakings, is seiZed with a fit of reck- 1, , less activity, and cannot let wellalone; in every quarter. he opens new shops, finds ‘ fresh vents for his profitable Wares, and every day puts more irons into the fire, until his overtaxed brain shows spmptoms of weariness and perplexity, and his over- . taxed hands are compelled. to abandon in - despair his pile of arrears. Then comes ‘ . confusion, followed quickly by. losses, and at length by the final catastropheâ€"the England’s . dependencies are so many out-shops of this great community; the central busmess has answered wonderfully, but these out-shops begin to bother us; they exact so much ' attention, require so much capital, are so unavoidably and so often mismanaged, that our great national brain is nearly erased, ' and our strong arms and active hands are unable to dispose of the vast accumulation . of business and the ueg heaps of item in arrear or in disorder. ' i The Indian debt is growing with.a rapi- dity which reminds us of our own national debt. In May 1.857, the debt of India ‘ was nearly sixty millions sterling; it now exceeds eighty millions. Two years have added to it upwards of twenty millions sterling. To meet this recurring deficit, loans have been contracted to the amount ‘ of upwards of ten millions in India, andl of twelve millions in England. Of course interest has to be paid on this heavy debt {and this amounts annually to three millions .and a half sterling, Whilst at home and In India every one acquainted with the ;si.bject is groaning and grumbling over these disagreeable items, there comes the intelligence of an extensive disafiection ‘not amongst the native troops, but, to our astonishment and alarm, amongst the local European regiments, who complain Of a breach of faith on the part of the Go- vernment so gross as to have driven the most disciplined and loyal troops in the world into open mutiny l There must be something seriously wrong in the administration of India, or such a state of confusion, now growing chronic and, we fear, almost incurable, could not have prevailed. We have 1e- cently had the most terrible outburst of native disaffeetion, followed by a sacrifice of life and property almost beyond prece- deht, and involving the expenditure of tens of, millions ofmoney ; and this mutiny has scarcely been quelled, when those on whom our tenure of India dependsâ€"our own brave, self-sacrificing soldiersâ€"under the conviction that they have been shame- fully deceived, violently break away from their allegiance, and refuse to serve the British Crown. Such telegrams as the followingjust received cannot be lightly regarded :â€" "‘ The disafiection amongst the late Company’s European troops is on the iii- crease. ‘ s‘ At Berliampore they are in open mutiny, have intrenched themselves in the barracks. and elected officers. “The Madras Fusiieers have followed the example of the Bengal troops.” ‘The truth is, that Indla has been con- quered, but is not governed, in the proper meaning of that term. We treat the na- tive population not as ftlIOW-Sllbjects,‘ut as a subjucated once. They are made to feel their inferiority, and that English powerjin Indiafiis used not to raise them, but to them down. Until we can reverse this stilfidvpf things, there will be no real peace in India, and no possibility of retaining it with comfort or advantage. It may be difficult to inaugurate a new era, and to eradicate the piedjudices and the hatred which the past has engendered in the native mind. Yet it is icertain that, if this difficulty is not overcome, India will he to us, as Ireland too long was, a source of weakness and perpetual irrita- tion. Were it won by kindness, and as neciated with us by the ties of confidence and interest, the vast peninsula would reâ€" . ceive from us supplies of strength and iii- - valuale elements of greatness and prosper. iiy, which, bearing rich fruit there, would present to the mother country a vast re- turn in commerce, and in materials and luxuries of endless variety and of inealcul- able woi'th. Misgcvernment involves ruin both for the mother country and its de- penchmcies; whilst the richest prize and inducements fail to stimulate us to mea- sures of kindness and conciliation. PERILOUS POSITioN.â€"A circumstance, which had nearly proved fatal to four per- sons, occurred on Lea Mai-sh, about four. iiniles. from Preston. on Sunday. There fformerly existed a wide tract of marsh land (on both sides of the Ribble, frOm Preston to Lytham, but the Iiihble Navigation .- Company have erected walls for home- miles to confine the channel of the stream, the back parts of the marshes are covered with water only when there are very high tides, and the land is being gradually con- verted into pasturage. At spring tides, 'pools of water are left, and many people :come from a distance for the purpose of bathing. On Sunday there was an 18-feet tide, but owing to the strong westerly gales that prevailed, the tide rolled in with un- usual velocity, and attained a height of nearely two feet more than was expected. When it-began to flow, there were four men close to the walls, gathering sampliire, having behind them several irregular and muddy channels, by which the tidal water is drained from the marshes, and which are nearly dry at low water. The. men, being intent on their occupation, did not observe the rapid advance of the tide unâ€" til it had filled these channels so far as to prevent their escape. Upon perceiving their danger, they cried for assistance, but before help could arrive the'passages had become impassable to any but the strongest swimmers. The tide speedily covered .... this editorial nctice being the tile- monstration held at Greenwood on the 8th inst. Now if this was sin- cerewe would, not mind it, but we know it "is not so. This “edito- rial "’ notibe is nothing but blarney, ..and_f\sliow's that: the'editor is un- principled, and Would shake hands with any one, as Well as descend to any dirty trick to gain a little popularity. But we trust that Orangemcn will know how to value at his right Worth such a wolf in sheep’s clothing; for we hold that Catholicism and Orangeism are so diametrically opposed to each other, that though as individuals they may respect each otherâ€"never can a sincere Catholic write such an editorial as was given in the Whitby Chronicle. So that it places the editor of that paper on the horns of the following dilemma, either he is no Catholic at all, or else if a Catholic, he is playing “fast and loose” With Orangemen. Truly, as the Prince of humbugs said, " This is a hollow world.” But the editor of the “Whitby iChronicle ” is not the only strange lman in this World. We have some men who cut up more curious the spot upon which they were standing, and continued to rise until it reached the necks of the shortest, and the armpits of capers still. We all know that the lean and hungry Clear Grits are continually bea:en over their heads. By this time a considerable number of persons ,were gathered within sight of the appar- ently drowning men, without the slightest .means of affording any assistance. For- tunately the tide rose no higher, and as ,soon as the water was seen to be receding, “all present began to breathe more freely. ‘It was not, however. until nearly three jhours had elapsed that assistance could 'reach them. When the water had fallen as low as their waists, a young man volun‘ teered to swim to their rescue. Taking a bottle of mm with him he plunged into the water, and although the currents in the ,channel were running like a mill race, he succeeded in reaching themjnst as one of ,them. an old man, was about to succumb ,through exhaustion. A draught of the rum, however, and the prospect of relief, revived the poor fellows. and a rope hav- Ling been procured and made fast round their bodies, they were drawn across the rapids and rescued, almost in a dying state. NOTICE. AVING, on the 19th instant, disposed of myinterest in the '“ York Herald,” to ALEXANDER SCOTT. All parties in- delted to the concern are requested th pay then accounts to him or his order. ‘ ' M. MIeLEOD. Richmond Hill, May 26, 1.859.," ' ‘ (the not RICHMOND HILL. AUG. 26. 1859, I can, BUSINESS NOTICE.--â€"Parties writ- ing to this Office will please bear in mind that they are wasting their time, paper an ink, unless they prepay their Letters. "All Letters addressed to this Office must be post-paid. ' i , H4 ND DINNERS. What a medly, is life. ~.How cu- rious and, multiform are its ever shifting scenes- How panoramic its every development. It would be both amusing and instructive to glance at, and conjure up its strange phases. ‘ Extremes often meet ,in the jostling together of men and 1lungs. ,A Kossuth and a Bright during the Crimean ~war, although arguing on different prin- ciples, arriVed at one and the self- same conclusion. We have seen, even in our day, the singular phen- omena of an out and out Ministe- rialist newspaperwsuch as the Whitby Chronicle, denouncing the ministry, with the vehemence and rancour of a thorough paced Clear Grit, because forsooth the Govern- ment saw fit to appoint a Registrar for North Ontario contrary to the desires of this 5‘ Wise man?” of Whitby. What a dreadful crime was committed to draw forth the following wildly raging phillipie, Of course disappomted vanity or selfishness did not draw it forth :â€" “ It is a wanton abuse of power that will call up such a hostility ihroughout the country of Ontario as will annihilate every particle of in- tcresl and influence which the ministry ever pos- sessed within, it. This last act is sufficient to destroy every feeling of confidence which the Moderate Reformers of Ontarioâ€"tho truest tried friends of the present ministry-â€"have hitherto placed in them. Indeed it looks as if the administration were endeavouring Hide all in their power to add to the growing discon- tent which their acts have excited, Instead of trying to conciliate, they exasperated their enemies, and their unjustifiable conduct but serves to alienate their moat attached friends ” PRINCIPLES But this “ characterlcss imposter and hypocrite” has endeavoured to impress the public recently with a still higher regard for his lofty patriotism and disinterested benes volence! So liberal has he lately become, that he, the Secretary of a “Jockey Club,” and dcvoutly the tallest men. the waves and spray being remarkably fond of ;a good feed.â€" The number of their dinners and soirees is legion. N ow. one would have imagined that of all people, they would have. been the last to have begrudged other parties oc- casionally having a food. It is, of feasting themselves, if there is hate, .it is tosee other people. eat ; for like Milton’s satan, they cannot look even at the sun Without ex- claiming, “ how I hate thy beams.” The cause of this hate is the fol- lowing: The good folks of King- ston have, as their representative, an ewaremier, to. whom they are personally attached, and as the Pro- vincial Show is to be held there this Fall, they thought it but right to give so excellent a representative a .dinner. They did so. The , Leader thus ably states the case : “Many of these gentlemen are personal friends of Mr. Macdonald of many years’ standing. In every matter connected with the local prosperity ofthe place they have long co- operated with him ; and the fact of their being for the time the Executive of the Agricultural Association made it at once natural and proper that they should pay some mark of respect to their Representative, apart from any party or political object. And such indeed was the ‘character of the meeting ; it aimed at no poli- iticalparadej and was, so far as we can judge from the report, a personal tribute by personal friends to a" fellow-townsmau and an old ae- vqnaint'ance, 'who had attained the highest public honors which the country can center.” But because Mr. Macdonald is not of their stamp, nay, has been the great opponent of Gritism, the great Globe came out hot and heavy against the dinner, and of Course when the “ Big Dog" barks all the smaller canines must re-echo the cry.‘ It has been so in this in- stance; for you cannot take hold of a Grit paper, but styles the affair “A disgrace to Kingston”â€"-a shabby trick; or as a cotempo. rary has it: “ This proceeding on the pattof' the King- ston committee is a disgrace to our fair Pro: vines, and most injurious 'to the interests of theAgrieultural Association. It is still worse than, the ,York County Council aiding Dr. Ryersoii in fighting the battle of the Ministry against George 'rownâ€"â€"justtfying ‘t‘ Casual Advantages,” &c. ‘3' - From this source we expected nothing else, as his faithful corres- pondent would have us flooded with nothing but Gritism ; for we are to can “Repeal” even to Municipal ouncils. Here is the command. “Up guards and at them.” , ' “ Get your speeches ready, boys : no league with Belialâ€"-â€"war with corrqlpltion to the knife, and the knife to the hilt, hat is your mem- ber doing? I When does his preparations coni- mence ?â€"â€"Mr. Hartman I would excuse, be! cause he is delicate in health; I will give him a few days if he needs it. Mr. Wright’s health is good; .pull him out, let him take the stump, We go in to win. 1’“ tell you a secret-~we" Want repealers elected to the next Municipal Councils. Whvt think you, boys? The assessment roll is the test of voters : have that safe, keep that safe. . Don’t be caught napping, , Cannot Upper Canada in 1860 place repealers in her' Councils? Let her try her utmost.” Is not this. worse than twaddle? Can we never forget that we are politicians, and remember that We are sociable beings! Are we never to shake hands with any man until we know that he “follows us .7” Surely we are not to ignore the social circle, 'or the friendly pic-nic, because forsooth some po- litical opponent may be there.â€" Awav with such nonsense. This would indeed be politics rnn mad. The writers cannot be sane. What has political rivalry to do with an agricultural dinner. We suppose that faithful correspondents will next adviSe our youth to make sure and get Clear Grit “ partners ” for life, in order to raise a nation of such are patriots! Mr. Macdon- ald, ike other men, has friends who respect him. Those friends however, found, that though fond‘ one thing more than another they - pious Roman Catholic?has taken 0110st to give/him a dinner. For to his embrace the most thoroughly- the Ilfe 0f “5: We can see no harm Protestant of all Protestant associnin it 3, indeed We hOId ill? attempt ations, the Orange Society, for to to make political. capital, and] curry favor with the Hon. J, H, arouse party raucour on such fes- Cameron and his Orange associ- tlve occasiOtis is disgraceful, and ates, he devotes nearly two columns if encouraged, cannot fail to do in- as an editorial pufl-"ery of the calculable mischief. Do, for pity’sl speeches and doings of that august sake, let us somtlmes enjoy a dip- body; the occasion calling ferth .‘UCT 0r epic-mic, irrespective of dif- we shal . qt» ference of” opinion on politics As for carrying political questions to our Town Councils, the men who have the shameless impudence to recommend such nonsense are idiots, or worse. Our advice is, send honestrinen there, and keep them there, let their politics be what they may. THE TWO YORKSHIREMEN. It will be seen, on referring to another column, that a Yorkshire- man has taken offence at the re- marks we made on his brother countyman’s letter. He complains that we have assailed him in coarse and vulgar language ; in reply, we state that we did not use him any too harshly. If a. man steals, we have no hesitation in calling him a Thief; if he kills, We call him a Murderer;â€"~ why then should we not call him a Humbug, who grossly vilifies a countryéâ€"to have reasoned with such a man would have been “ casting pearls before swine.” We do not like abusive language generally, but ‘to all rules there are exceptions, and we think that Mr. Swales’ statements are so grossly false as to merit every epi- thet used. ' We have seen these epi- thets used by the, best writers to better men. Lord Macaulay once styled the Dissenters of Edinburgh as “braying asses.” Carlyle calls the “innate good ” aristocrats. “Dead sea apes,” and Edward Miall has headed an editorial “ Claw me and I’ll claw you.” So that in the occasional use. of vul- garisms we are at least in good company, which is more than can be said of those Yorkshiremen Who write in defence of such unmitti- gated falsehoods. The apology given, by the writer, for his brother’s slanders on Cana- da, is absurd in the extreme. Surely we need not abuse a coun- try because we are home sick. ls thal fact to be brought against the Province ? You might as well swear that all objects are two-fold, because somemen get in such a queer condition as to see double. What nonsence! As to the fact that many would go back to the old sod if they could, we do not for a moment doubt it, but we speak facts when we state that nearly all those who have gone home have very soon returned again,-â€"and,.we have heard them say, that they would not live in England again on any account. This at least speaks well for Cana- ~ da, and is proof, conclusive, that Mr. Swales’ remarks on Canada as being only fit “for men one remove from the brute” arerfalse and slan- derous l As to the grossly personal abuse of ourselves, we will only add Mr. Swales' is any proof of intel- lectual preeminence, we are quite willing that he should take ‘ the palm, unless indeed he does, as in duty bound, give his noble defender a Share. Again: he asserts that our remarks on Hull are untrue.â€" In reply, we ask the writer to lay his hands on the documents con- tainingcthe number receiving in- door and outdoor relief in Hull, together with the number who have no roof in which to reside ; also, the number ofthose unable to read or write, and then we we ready to en- ter the lists and prove that What we stated is coirect. Now then for the British Aristocracy. What we as- serted is correct ; a poor man is de- spised in Britain. We appeal to all the poor who have lived in England, will the Yorkshireman like to abide by the reply? We are no levellers, but we want to see man respected as man, and not as a “golden calf.” As Burns beau- tifully expresses it : “ The rank is but the guinea’s stamp, The man’s the gow’d for a’ that," Our remarks on the M.P.P. are “ very unbecoming,” says the writer. Truly he has strange no- tions of propriety. We called'him a gentleman. Will the writer dare assert that he is not? The writer states that Mr. Swales’ remarks on land were correct. Pray did he mean building lots? We unliesi- tatingly say that Mr. S’s. remarks Will not bear that construction, and no one would understand that land used in a general sense applies otherwise than to farming la,nd.~.â€" He enquires, where land round Aurora can be had for £5 per acre, it Will be quite time for us to reply to this when we assert that it can, till then we would advise “ York- shire” not to set up a “man of. straw” for the mere pleasure of knocking him down; and as to beef,â€"-as the writer admitsâ€"Mr. S, has rather colored his statement,we need not say anything. But this Mr. Swales after all. has an “ hon.- est heart ” maybe! If he has, of this much we are certain, namely, he gave it a very false utterance:â€" In conclusion, we beg to add that nothing shall ever deter us from expressing our candid opinion when we deem itnecessary, neither are we to be dictated as to the choice of our weapons: but when aman proves himself a humbug, not hesitate to call him one. a...< . home land as all men, giants in the UNION SABBATH SCHOOLS bargain are but children of larger growth, the love of their fatherlund is but strengthened by their matu- rity. It is beautifully said that he who loves not his native land is incapable of loving anything. Your talk about concluded-sixan silver spoons, is truly £1.0nsense. The loose expression about sucking on friends is truly shocking; the words about little finger knowledge and thick-skinned cranium had, better been unsold. . You kindly inform your readers that you came from the. old sod, but leave Mr. Swales not in the least lacking as to your intellectual knowledge,being sadly worm-eaten since your location in the new sod. The statement about Hull-â€"-its de- plorable condition, the wholesale amount of ignorance and wretch- edness amongst its populationwthis statement is untre. ' Hull isan ex- tremely well regulated, seaport, .wherelgood order and, morality,With sobriety and. industry, is sqcbnspi- cuous to. every visiting stranger, which. makes its superiority over any sea or lake’s port in North America, as to morality and well We are happy to announce that it is the, intention of the Wesleyans and Presbyterians of Richmond Hill to give a grand Soiree, for the benefit of their schools, on Thursday next the 1st of Septem- ber. ~- The soiree will be held' on the grounds belonging to the United Presbyterian Church. We earnestly hope that all will give to this soirec their earnest support; for if there is one thing more than another that we delight to see, it is the different denominations of Christ’s Church, united together as they will be on this occasion; too long could we say truthfully in the words of the poet : v “ So have 1 known a people on the earth, Where darkness sat upon the living waters, And brutal ignorance, tOiI, and dearth, Were the hard portionof her sons and daugh- ters ; . And there were. who opn’d the doors of light and life, for all men’s finding Squabbled for words upon the altar floor, And rent the b0- kin struggles for the binding}, We are glad to see evidence ofa bright day dawning; When the great principles of Unity will be carried out to their fullest extent. Or _,bad surgery made, and then by plaster. covered; Fear not the sentence that the Coroner gave, He died by visitation, or withâ€"by your loave- Again, with line and plummet he dares himself“ to draw, Between the mark of honesty and that of law, N at caring. for the dollar gained by Ioafen: bruised heads. " He swears the term of traveller is wrong to, him appliedâ€" And as he dinna ken it. therefore it is wrong-â€" The distance of the “ domiciies,” the place of“: liquor from, Then doth he advise, “still farthe__r follow on The two-legged animal, the bar-room gentle-. man, Till where this curipusplpyhstill larggr yet be-. comes Greater in interest, and greater still in name». Widely dispensipg, its mercigsmll around The greater music, from the greater sound. But then, come back, nor to the last we'll shun. The greatpstsiu of all, that bastard pun, Where dignity with bar-room medicine is alloyed. And common sense with reason, all is void. Forgetting to inform us of the wit From searches made, in the infernal pit, Shame. braggarts shame, nor ever dare to, wield Such bsae ignoble, and transparent shield, Or faust thy Iaine exardium on the tenses, «A True unity we hold to be this “In essentials, UNITY ; in non-essentials, LIBERTY; in all things, CHARITY,” being of its inhabitants, as gold to brass. The personal remarks on the M P. on the With hope to make us b’lieve we’ve lost our. senses. ' N ay. then man, tell us of dignity combined. part of Mr. S. and to Canada V that if to write slander so foul as: â€"-â€"Which we hope to see soon ex- emplified by all, m MAGISTRA 'I‘ES’ yourself, were very unbecoming.â€" lhe Ievellers kick at the aristocratic nobility of England is truly from a hoof unshod of a certain useful animal. The nobility of England are the finest race of men in the world, having every good quality innate. The statement about land is no exaggeration. For building lots have been sold occasionally in Vil- lages of the. meanest localities for more than at the rate of£120 per acre, and often to the utter ruin of the foolish purchasers. The writer of this letter Will thank the editor of the York Herald to inform him where good cleared land, and adja- cent to Aurora, can be had for £5 per acre, for he would fancy a small patch of a few hundred acres atthe price. The statement about beef and beer in Mr. J. S’s. letter is ra- ther high colored, nevertheless it is not strictly false. Canada is tolerably good, having improved much of late years; but it is yet farginferior to the beef of Englandâ€"alas! the roast beef of Old England. The beer of Ca- nada. toi'be, taken on the Whole, is miserable in the extreme as a beverage. In conclusion, I hope I shall never see in future; in your useful paper such terms as Asses, .Lady Nincompoop, fool, rogue, born in a pig Sty, &c.â€"-,.language highly unbecoming a public writer. The letter of Mr. Swales being the vent of his own honest conclusions, was worth a kinder treatment from the wise at least. You rs, truly, YORKSHIRE. Richmond Hill, Aug. 25., 1859. COURT. MONDAY, Aug. 22. Before Col. BRIDGFORQ, J.P. JOSEPH VViLKiNSON and ELIZA,â€" BETH WILKINsON appeared to corn- plain that Edward. Laskey and Elizabeth Laskey had abused them, and used threatening language to the complainants. They wished the defendants to. be bound over to keep the peace. They were ac- cordingly bound over to keep the peace for six months. DIVisION Commaâ€"The Division Court will meet at Markham vil- lage on the 81h day of September next, and at Elgie’s Hotel, Rich- mond Hill, on the 9th. . 8%: The Mark am Council will meet at Size’s Hotel, Unionville, on Saturday next, the 27th inst. m dorrwpunhrnrr. IIIâ€"Trio CORRESPONDEN'I‘S. " No Commnnication 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 aiid willingly inserted. To iii- sure attention, Corrospmidents must send their names and write in a legible hand. Let each communication be as brief as the nature of the ubjcct will allow. We wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not hold ourselves responsible for ‘ opinions expressed by correspondents through our columns, ‘ M R. S WALES’ LETTER. For the York Herald. T0 the Editor of the YOIIII Herald. E. Sm,â€"â€"In your last issue was the most extravagantly vulgar epistle, under the title “Humbug,” that ever appeared in the York Herald. The writer declares he was obliged to use the coarse and vulgar word. This cannot be true. The writer says there are plenty of humbugs. True: will he be kind enough to take a full view into a good mirror himself. for further proof. The writer requests the people to drum the two'lcgged biped out of the vil- lage. This is hard advice, which the people ofMachell’s Corners will not attend to. Every man has a right to his own opinion, without fear of being drummed about.â€" However, this hard advice does not bear any relationship to your soft talk during the nerve-stirring effigy campaign; evidently you have a " For me, who thus uiia’sked, have dared to tell “My country what persons should know too well, “Zeal for her honor bade me here engage “ The post of idiots that infest her age.”â€" BYRON, â€"_ “ Time was are yet in these degenerate days. When daddy drank his punch, so history says ; When Parson Lox Medicus and Paul Feared not the finger pointed to the common sin of all ; But now the times are changed, and cent upon the quarter, Fear not to lie, ’twill pass for truth in barter.” Abstaining men, all total in their creed, Profess to sew a new teetotal sped, One with the lamest, lays the artery bare, The other cries abstain and still forbear; “ Combined usurpers on the throne of taste. Placed there by tyrants, by themselves mis- placed, From the some fonnt their inspiration drew The beef of With something far more worthy of sound, mind, Than sweeping out a bar-room to the door, Or wiping dirty spots from off the floor. And with apology too, so very christian That we had near forgot the Sabbath at the, mention ; Shame to thee both, whoever ye may be, Your wisdom both combined would scarcely. christen me ; Or yet I doubt the cause for which you’ve, fought so ill, Or faith, I doubt it yet, would need another pill.” , nos nasr. t Markham, August 24, 1859. THE FIRST FAIR IN TORONTO._ From the‘ Leader, of Aug. 25. Yesterday and today will become a, land mark in the history bf this city,as the. days on which the first regular periodical, fair was held. Considering that it was but a beginning, we ought not perhaps to, be disappointed at the result. Some 2,000. persons collected, on the grounds, in spite of the unfavorable state of the weather ;, and about 100 head of cattle changed, hands. The fair ground was in anything but a favorable condition. It had been: " much cut up by the draining in progress ;’ and the clay soil became most unpleasant- ‘ Iy tenacious under the effects of the rain.~ The rain showed the character of the soil to disadvantage; and persons acquainted, with the nature of the soil on Mr. Allen’s, property could not help contrasting, in, their minds, the advantages of sand over. clay for a cattle and horse fair ground. The distance from the city to the ground, used was felt as another disadvantage. Omnibuses were upon the route, it is truei but they found the upper p0rtion of King street, beyond the point where McAdam’s,_ art is visible, in a condition that served to remind the passenger somewhat dis: agreeably of a mortar heap. These draw- backs had their ell-eel, in diminishing the number of attendants on the ground, Still we must come back to our starting point and remember that this is a first at: tempt ; and as such it is entitled, even in its management, to escape any great sen, vereity of criticism. The errors of the first essay should be turned to account in. future; and if we are to have merer horse, cattle and sheep fairsâ€"if there is, to be no great demahd for the Crystal, Palace or any such buildingâ€"it wOuld certainly be advisable to hold future fairs, nearer the city, and upon a soil not liable. to be converted into the condition of a, mortar-heap by a shower of rain. Some visitors were fi om a considerable: distance: far beyond the limits of the county of York ; a fact that has entitled, .< very convenient sliding scale mem- ory. All Yorkshiremen who think as you think, will doubtless write on purpose to contradict Mr. J. S’s. assertions, butnot otherwise. After this prologue, let me scan Mr. J. S’s. letter to the. Hull News, York- shire, England, who says, “he found everything contrary to his expectations on his arrival in Ca- nada.” True; and find me the emigrant that was not similarly touched in heart and mind on his first arrival, and for a length of time after had his fond regrets. Mr. J. S. says, “land is dear, and labor cheapâ€"food and drink, (meaning beef and ale, I suppose) is not so good and cheap as in England.” Where is the man so tasteless who dares assert it not true”! Many a family in England, happy and comfortable, have been plunged into endless ruin by the guilty folly of interested relations, or friends writing to them letters highly colored, and full of exagger- ated statements. This crime does not lay at the door of Mr. J. S.â€" “73 all know that every township could furnish a vast number that would gladly return to fatherlanddf fate and circumstances combined had not so firmly anchored them in thelandof their adoption; not be- cause they are not living to their full expectation or satisfaction, but Each bug-hear, as they quoted, larger grew.” Until we fear, that Barnum in his woo Should pear of thirteen cuts renowned Munroe; Those worthy twain, both lancets by their gear, The one by name, the other as ’twou’d appear, Have harsh and sairly dealt with ’l hornhi l’s loafing black eye, Not saying which or what the modus operandi, So might we passsiiig note the Ioafiiig slang of each, Of the wondrous " Doaty,’-’. nor less wondrous leach ; “ Moved by the same example, still pursue The self-same road, but make my own review.” We all must. serve our time, except the Doctor, For he alone is King, and he decoetor, At tavern brawls, or loafers meeting, H’ll patch the heads, then knock the wit in ; Nor satisfied with this, e’en strike the traveller down, Then only apologise with loafer, tavern clown ; And other names appropriate, big Dr. Johnson given, . To those who at last expect to find their way to heaven. Ir. languago,flowers like these in bpd, Slionld first be washed as “ clear as mud,” For fear the Abstainer here should pluck The dirty fruit, and his bad luck. But hold, ye critics of a. bye gone day, With line, verse, word, or sentence,longer play A new rule here, the “ Abstainer ” hath made law To catch the “landlords wise,” and bipeds raw. us to place some hope in the future of those periodical fairs, of which this is the first. It may not, be possible or even de~‘ sirable to transplant to this soil all the, features of Eurpoean fairs; but as a means, of bringipg together buyers and sellers of: cattle, horses, sheep and other things, they cannot but be an advantage to the com: munity at large. The accessories of a fair are, on the first occasion almost wholly wanting; though amusements of‘ another classs are provided. You miss‘ the strolling showman, and all the itinerant; class ofjugglars who, at an English or Irish fair, are always present to amuse the visitors, and to help to relieve them 05 what little spare cash they possess.~ But there must be business to bring men to a fair, when it is an entirely new institution; and the number of transactions yesterday, althongh not large, yet, under all the cir-. cumstances considerable, entitles to believe Iiat there will in future be business at -, tractions enough to give to this new in- stitution a degree of vitality that will en-_ sure its success, and success implies per-, manence. COMMENDABLE MODESTY.â€"â€"A young No hiccup here should interrupt yoursentence, man, a member of an evangelical church, Or yet by printer’s devil, or his prentice ; advertises in a local paper for board in a But 9.3”,” Your wong ag bones an, ,awgd pious family, where his Christian examplg and severed. would be considered a compensatiop,