The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

foreign Shrine. m LATEST FROM EUROPE. .â€" ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN.” “ NORTH WAR 1N CHINA! ..â€"â€" EXPLOSION on THE “ GREAT msrnan.” QUEBEC, September 26th. The IVorth American passed Father Point at 11 45 a.m. yesterday, and arriviid here at 6 pm. b‘he brings ‘17 cabin and 7.5 Iteerage passengers. the experienced contrary winds, and was detained three hours by fog in the gulf. The Hunga rian arrived out at 9 am. on Tuesday. Met the Anglo-Saxon on the 30th. News highly important. GREAT BRITAIN. On the afternoon of the 9th, when the Great Eastern was off Hastings, a feed- pipe crossing in the forivard funnel, which had been introduced on the ground of eco- nomy in heat and to keep the heat of the funnels from the cabins, exploded With ter- rific force, hlowmg the funnel into the air, and tearing to pieces the grand su- loon and lower deck cabins through which the funnel passed, and otherwise doing great damage to the internal fittings.â€" Great consternation prevailed on board, and prompt efforts were made to get at the unfortunate men in the engineering depart- ment, who were either buried in the rub- bish or proalrated by the steam. Three firemen were found in a dying state, and soon after expired, while eight others were more or less injured, two of whom have subsequently died. One fireman was lost overboard, having either fallen into the wa- ter or jumped into it to escape scalding.â€" The injured men were generally progress- ing favourably, although two or three of them were in a very precarious condr tion. The numerous guests on board had only quittcd the grand saloon through which the funnel passed,and in which they had been dining a few minutes before the explosion took place; but for this, conse- quences would have been most serious.â€" The explosion is stated to have probably been one of the most terrific which a ves- Sel has ever survived, and which none in the world could have withstood save a structure of such marvellous strength as the Great Eastern. She not only PGSISIâ€" ed it, her frame sustaining no injury what- ever, but it made so little difference to the. movements of the vessel that the engines were never once stopped till she reached Portland. It is asserted that great objec- tions had been made to casting round her funnels. but the. directors persisted in adopting the plan, notwithstanding that it was tried and abandoned in the ‘ Collins ’ and other steamers. A survey of the Vessel had been held, and estimates sent in for the repair and damage at a coSt ofnot more than £5000. The injury being far less considerable than was at first supposed, little if any de- lay would take place In the departure of the ship on her first voyage, but. rumours preVailed that she would not proceed to Holyhaad, but sail. direct from Portland. A coroner's inquest commenced at \Veyn‘iouth on the 12th. The evidence clearly showed the cause of the explosion to beâ€"firstly, the supply of water to the boilers was stopped, because of failure in the auxiliary pumping power; 2ndly, a stand pipe, which acts as safety valve, had in it a tap when the casing was liytl. raulically tested,and that tan was turned, apparently intentionally, so that the pipe was useless. The inquest adjourned till the 17th. Prior to the accident, the performance of the vessel was most satisfactory, and she was almost without motion, while large vessels in her vicinity Were pitching and tossing iii the stormy sea. The accident caused a slight decline in the shares of the company, but did not influence the general confidence in the ship. , The new Referm movement had been commenced in England. Mr. Cobden and other reformers had meetings at which it was resolved that the Branch Financial Reform Associations should be established in the principal towns. and that lectures should be given, so as to prepare for an organized party attack upon the system at present in vogue. The action of the master builders of London, in throwing open the yards to all men who would sign an obnoxious decla- ration. liad proved a failure. Only 30 or 40 had signed the declaration, and at some establishments the masters had yielded to the men. Kossutli, after spending some time at Paris, had returned to London. LATEST. LONDON, Wednesday.-â€"â€"Tbe China mail arrived, bringing complete accounts of the Peiho affair, which resulted in the to- tal defeat of the British forces, with the loss of no less than five gun boats and about a third of the whole force engaged. The mouth of the river was very effectually barred by iron stakes and booms. This bar was raked by the fire (f the newly constructed forts on either side of the river, mounting 90 to 100 guns. Ad- miral Hope’s appearance in the first in- stance was unmistakeably pacific; a soli- tai-y man-ofâ€"war carried in his first mess- age, the Fury and two gun boats beinu‘ left outside the bar, while the rest of In: squadron was anchored thirty miles off.â€"-â€" The ambassadors finding no proper of‘ floor to receive them, decided to remove the bar and pass up the river. Six or seven hours, however, Were spent in the vain endeavour of effecting this, and dur- ing that time not a gun was fired from the. forts, although gun boats were at a dis- tance of from f) to 700 yards only, and some of them had got aground. At 1.30 pm, the signal for action was run up, and the Opocus and Plover pushed in close up to the first barrier. Suddenly, about 52. p.tn., the guns in the forts opened fire. anu the action became general. The fire of the Chinese both in weight and precision was such as was never before experienced . 3““ at their hands. In about two hours the fire of the Chinese began to slacken, and soon afterwards became almost silenced, although every shit of theirs told, while the British guns did comparatively little damage to mud walls. At about five p m., a signal was made for troops to land, and there were then no doubts ot speedy victory. Just as the first boat touched the shore, the forts opened‘ a perfect hurricane of shell, gingall balls, and rockets, which mowed down the men as they landed. The slifps threw in as heavy a covering fire as they possibly could. The enemy’s fire was so heavy, and the mud on landing being up to the knees, and sometimes to the Waist, that out of 1000 men who landed, barely one hun- dred reached the first of three wide and deep ditches. After Wading some five hundred yards through mud, of the, gallant - few who got through scarcely [Wenty had been able to keep their rifles or ammuni- tion dry. Nevertheless they boldly faced the ditches, and some fifty of them, includ-' iiig a crowd of officers, succeeded in get.- tiiig as lar‘as the third ditch. They-would certainly have made a good attempt to scale the walls, but the ladders had either been broken by shot or had stuck. fast in the mud; with one which remained, how- ever, ten uicn spiang forward, three of whom Were immediately shot dead, and five wounded severely. A vertical fire of arâ€" rows, as well as a constant fusillade, was kept ’upon the select baud wno now crouched in the ditch, watching, but in rain, for reinforcements. Orders were at last given to return. in ellcctiiig the re treat probably more lives were lost than in advancing, as the Chinese by means of blue lights discovered the position of the men, and shot them dowu like birdsâ€"- borne wounds are said to have been in- flicted by Millie balls. i‘rlaiiy boats had been smashed by shots" and there Were not enough remaining to take ofl the survivors. beveral boats full of wounded were struck by bulls and swamped. Belief was universal through- out the squadron, tl’iat Europeans had manned the batterie for as Well as Clu- nese, men in grey coats with closely crop- ped hair, and with tussian features were distinctly visible. The whole of the forti- fications were evidently of Eumpean de- 51%". The total number killed and wound- cd of the British was 466 men, and the French 4« killed and 10 wounded. The total of the marine brigade was only 1 of? licer killed and 15 wounded; non-commis- sioned officers and men, ‘27 killed, and 127 wounded. Admiral Hope was severely wounded, as were also several other pio- minent ofticrrs. The Atiiei‘icans tOWed up sevoral of the boats into action, and alter the action took out to their respect- ive ships numbers of men. FRANCE. The Emperor and Empress have gone to Biarritz. ‘ j The King of Belgium passed throagh Toulouse on the thh for Biarritz, where he would arrive on the 13th or 14th, and was expected to remain three or four days. The object of his journey was sup- posed to have reference to the difficulty subsisting between France and Austria. It was rumoured that the governments of France and England both agreed that the Congress on the Italian question had become necessary. Larissaâ€"m nus, “Iediiesday.â€"-Tlie Mormteur of this morning, in an article de- tailing the treachery of the Chinese, says that the governments of France and Eng- land are about taking measures together to inflict chastisement,and obtain every satisfaction which so hflagrant an act of treachery requires. . Little is said of the Conference at Zu rich, and it appears to havo lost all in- terest. The Plenipotentiaries continued, liOivever, to have oatzasional interviews. The latest telegram, dated 13th says that the Conference had been suspended until , , . . bolereoo should receiVe fresh instructions from Vienna. RUSSIA. It; is stated that a Circassian chief, bchamyl, had been taken prisoner, and was to be sent to St. l‘etersburgh. i AUSTRIA. The construction, at Pola, of two 50 gun screw frigates and 12 sloops and gun boats, had been ordered. The Vienna Gazette publishes an Im- perial decree for the regulation of Protes- tants, and trip Hungary, the VVaywodschaft Crotia and b'lavonia, the military boundary district, in the nonvoflicial part of the same paper, contains an article providing that great concessions will be made to Proms- tants of all other provinces. ITALY. The NatiOnal Assembly of Parma, on the 11th. unanimously voted by ballot the declaeaace of the Bourbon dynasty, and the perpetual expulsion from the GOVern- merit of all princes of that house. In the same sitting a vote of thanks to Napoleon was agreed to. On the following day the same body voted unanimously by ballot the annexaâ€" éioii of Parma to Sardinia. The an. iinuncement was receiwd with enthusiastic cheers. and loud vivas for Victor-Emman. uel. Five deputies were chosen to con- vey the gwlSllBS of the population to the king of Sardinia. ARRIVAL OF THE BlL'l‘.” “ VANDER- NEW YORK, qept. 26. The steamship Bremen hence for Bre- .iien ariived at Southampton on the 15th. ft is stated in London that Spain had returned an evasive reply to the question irom England touching the concentration of troops in the neighborhood ofGibraltar. The Governments of France and Encrâ€" land were to take immediate measures fiir ilie infliction of cliastisement on the Chinâ€" ese for the treacherous outrage at Pehio. The Florence correspondent of the London Times’ says a treaty was signed )1] the 26th of AngUst between the Papal .hii'ei‘iiiiieiit and the Queen of Spain, by vliicli the latter engages to occupy the ._tonian States with her troo French troops are withdrawn. accomplished with "Ni-um“, , . . ...-_ LATEST. LONDON, Sept. fixâ€"Advices from Constantinople are to the 7th of June: The Sultan'ucarly lost his life on Saturday. Au Ionian commanding an English steam- tiig drove liis‘vcssel twnse against the lm- perial caique, and the {Sultan was saved with great difficulty. The Governor of Candia has sent in his reSIguatlon. The smuggling of arms con- tinues there, and the seizure. ol'a bOinb- tessel, charged with powder, has been made. - Political agitation in Servia was in- creasing. There is a rumor in Paris of a tendency to the agreement between England and France on the. subject ofa EurOpean Con- gress for the settlement of Italy. THE DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT EASTERN. From the London Times’ Correspondent. At about half’past 8 this morning the vessel was under way. The Marquis of Stafford had joined during the night. hav- ing traveled all the way from b‘cotland to witness the Great bliip’s first efforts. Lord Alfred Puget also came on board before starting. One turn a little below Long Reach required to be carefully rounded, hut With the depth of the. water and greater breadth of the river this was comparative ease. Just after passing it, a little brig. which was quite safe when she was sailing up, appeared frightened at the sight of the huge vessol, and altering her course. stood almost across the path of the Great Eastern, and was within an ace of being run down. As the vessel approached GraVesend multitudes of people could be distingmshed along the shore. Graduaily as she came nearer and nearer the air rung with their cheers, and thl> river was oov’ered with boats of every shape and size crowded with people, all shouting or waving their hats and handkercliiets There was something almost adecting in the spontaneous enthusiasm and delight with which all seemed to hail the release of the noble ship from her long thraldom iii the river. From all, the great. ship got a welcome which was worth a long journey to see, and which triumphant as may be her reception in the States, is never likely to be surpassed, nor Often equalled. Soon the water began to change its tint from dirty black to muddy green. the cool air came fresher across the roaches. and those on board rejoiced at last at the long wished-for approach of sea water. The transition Was marked in the usual disa' greeable manner by the ‘ lil‘lllllllg,’ as it is termed, and throwing showers of muddy wa=er from the steam pipes over all the d- ck. This unpleasant inauguration, how ever, Was soon over as sea water was fairly gained. and preparations ware made for casting off the tugs and leaving the Great Eastern for once and for all upon her own resources. The change as may be readily imagined, made no difference. the wanderer thus cost adri‘t being better able to take care of her-Self than any vessel that has over yet: floated or the world seen. Still, as the event marked the comineriCement of what we. believe will be a long and triumphant career, and one which will inaugurate a new era in ocean steam ships and ocean navigation, it deserved to be remarked. The tugs were cast 05 the Chapman’s Hard, at the top of Sea Reach, the pasâ€" .sengers with the ship’s hand being assem- bled aft aid the screw forward. The. National Anthem was played as the smoke auxiliaries left her head to her own control the passengers cheering from one end of the vessel. while. the crew swarmed into the shrouds forward to return the comple- ment. Thus the tugs. were let go, after having perform-ed their arduous duty under the. most difficult circumstances in a way that commanded the admiration of the most experienced pilots on board. As soon as the vess~l was left. to herself an increased amou t of speed was got on her. This was done, not in the least with a view of testing her power, but literally only to give her good steerage way and move her engines easily At sea the Great Eastm is intelidetfto work at 2512:. of steam. the paddles going at 14 revol- utions and the screw 53. To day the pressure of steam was under l7lb., the paddles never actually reached nine revo- lutions. and the screw only 27. Yet even when not employing two-thirds of her power. and in the worst trim againsta strong tide, she ran from the. Lower Hope point to the Nore light ship. a distance of 15 statute miles, in two minutes under the hour. Calculating from this data. it will be found that working to her ordinary sea going power, Will give her even in her present trim, an average of from 18 to 19 miles an hour. During the time that the VESsel was going at this speed of 13 knots. or 15 miles, the engines worked with an ease that when their size and power are consrdered. was perfectly astounding. There was scarcely any vibration on the Vessel, and as for as could he gathered from outward objects, one. might much easier have imagined one‘s'sell writing in a Parisian salon than in the state cabin of the Great Eastern flying down to the Now. One thing connected With the vessel is as remarkable as her other char- acteristics. Even when going 13 knots an hour there was an utter absence of ~ swell’ in her wakeâ€"even less, asfar as could be judged from the deck. than is made. by the ordinary penny steamers, and not one-half as much as was thrown up by her own tugs. RAILROAD ACCIDENT.â€"â€"On Friday evening last as the gravel train of the B. 81. 0. Railway was returning from Frank- town. a young than named W. Brown, of Montague attempted to cross the track in a wagon, although warned by the ringing of the hell ; but before he got across the locomotive struck the wagon, smashing it to pieces, and precipitating the young man on to the track, where the wheels passed over one of his feet. Ills thigh and jaw were broken by the fall The liorsas es- caped uninjured. Some of the platform PF “’b‘i“ ill? cars were thrown ofl‘the trackâ€"Perth Courier. (Elie but {i thump. __â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-i-â€"~' _ -- - géit 'BUSINESS Novenaâ€"Parties writ- ing to this Office wll please bear in mind that they are wastingtlimr time, paper and int, unless they ~. prepay their Letters. All Letters addressed to this Office must be, post-paid. WW directed to the European news this week. They are my interesting and important. ‘ 5. We have received the Prize List of the Stouffville Agricultural. Society’s Fall Short. ltis,”to‘_be held at Stapletons Hotel, Stoufl'n ville, on Tuesdaynext, the _4th proximo. We Wish it every sue.- cess. PH We regret to learn that MrJJohn Head, son of his Excellency the Governor General, was -,.drowncd while bathing in the vicinity of the Falls of the Grand Mere, River bl. Maurice. on Saturday last. ~â€"â€"â€"-â€"--.muâ€"-â€"-â€"-'â€"â€" Our farmers ought to tulle advane tage of the present good prices given for farm produce. The city papers assert that prices will not run higher for some tiincâ€"probablysomething less. ‘ Mm“â€"' ' Y _ . We have received a communica- “on hearing on our village Library. Our correspondent writes rather severely, porn-app ti‘iytlif'tilly, on the manner the oomrnittée, (appointed last spring) have fulfilled their duties. We liOpe to hear of the library being available to' .tlie'i'ri-. liabitants shortly. We respectfully decline publishing the article re ferred to. DH PROVINCIAL FAIR - AT KlNGSTON. FIRST DAY. ' We hear constant complaints that Canada and the Canadians are. not appreciated by the mother country. We fear that the charge is only too true. .Hoii’ie folks are too apt to think that a cmnparatively new country must be more or less“ bar: barons. As their own. country is the growth of nearly 2000 years, we suppose they tl‘iei'efore imagine that Canada must be nearly'in the: same position as Britain was about 200 had dawned ; and that His indeed true, that a person to succeed in" it. need “ be only one reinove from the brute.” We should like such per:- sons to come over to our Township; County and Provincial Fair's, as we think we could make tl'iei’n'open , their eyes in ai'iiazeme-m at. tlieva- riety and excellence of the articles exhibited at those shows. : They would find beef thatwoulti" satisfy the epiciirean tastes of any , soyer or gormand, and. mutton and pork better than whichnevcr was- served up on the table of any nobleman. Nor is this all. riiachinery, especially agricultural implements, have reached such per- » fection that there is consnle‘rable _ danger of “ the old folks at borne” being left behind in the race ; and n cold as Canada confessedly is, we r selection" of" can show a (choice fruits, so good that even a steioal Englishriiun would be tempted! to take “what isn’t his’ti,‘l particul- larly if he caught sight of‘tlie Em» peror Alexander’s apples, which are v about twelve inches in circuriifer‘v.‘ ence, and of exquisite flavor. Of flowers there are an abundance, and of vegetables and agricultural pro- ducts. We have been at fairsin England, where neither for quantity- or quality have they been equalled. ‘ Then we have bedsteads,‘the cords of which can be tightened without ' removing the beddingp superior saddles and harness, elegant pianos and Sideboards; splendid ‘speoiâ€" men's ofsilversmith wmk; and a fur robe made by Mr. Grow ()f'lKlIlg- ston, out of 2,150 pieces of different furs. Neither have wene‘gl‘ected the fine arts, as we cou1d soon show, would those only attend who are eternally grumbling after“l the flesh pots of Egypt,” and are deter- mined never to be satisfied at any thing done or produced in Canada. Book-binding, it will be found, is not forgotten, as evidenced by the specimens exhibited by Messrs. Brown Bros., of Toronto. " Lyman? Bros. show a nice collection io'f' chemicals, essences, Oils, &c.“"’f‘n‘ the eating like, we have biscuits so good as to make one hunl'y' at l‘oOk-" ing at them. Our “Canadian wash ” is also found to be lexce'llent drink; andif Yorkshire“doubt-slit," we shall be most happy to convince him of its excellence by'tlie'iii‘itnel diate purchase by him of a; bottle or, two of Meek and Co’s.eXce‘llent pale ale. Of course as this is only the“ first day’s exlii'bitiOn,“ we have not time or space, neitherindeed' Would ' it be possible to give anything like an exteinded account. Suffice it to ' . - .- contrary. The attention of )ur readers is ~ » are also some very fine carriages, urbom is enclosed.” ' SiiiiLli’s Falls; 'Johu boom, Port Hope; and ‘ Wm. Gibbard Napanes. 'Kiogston ; Thus. Dommery, Yorkville: Geo. years after the Christian eras. .Cohourg. Goudeeve. Cobourg ; and James Jinitnging- Our -' .ston. , . . LlST 0F ENTRIES. No. Blood horses . . . . . . ............... 3 Agiiculturul horses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9&9 Heavy drauglit horses . . . . . . . . . . n . ~ - ‘ 33 Durham 3B 1 DJ :COWS..-,...-~a...Io-u..- De,votIS................ . . . . . ..... 61 Herbicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 3 Ayrshire»)........................ 59 Galloway's.............. . . . . . .... 29 Grade cattle..................... 33 Fat and working cat;le............ '5“ 1.5016851”: lifllus. c I I o I” . s . o - o a l u 00 l a Du Ewes...” . . . . . . 33 Cotswoldn. .., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 (illéVlUlt-‘u .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 12 Long wool hf]€0p.‘. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 South Downs............_....... 53 ‘Merinos and Saxons . . . . . - - - . . . . . . 16 Fattilieop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 9 Yorkshirepigs.................... 14 . Large Bullshit»................- 2 Allotliorlnrgo brocds............. Sull'oiks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v . . . . . . . . . . 22 Improved lleiksliiios...”......... 11 Other small breeds. . . . . . . . .. .. . '26 l’ivultr} . . . . . . . . . . .. 168 Foreign-stock.-.................. 21 Grain. seed, die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5‘39 Roots and other field crops. . . . . . . .. 3-38 Fiuit . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . ‘245 Garden vegetables. . . . . ... . . . .. . . . 392 Plants and Flowers 117 Dairy products. .‘. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Agricultural implements. .. . . . . . . . . 141) , Do ,forliaiid use.......... 66 Cattle food.inanures, miscellaneous 8 Fureigii implements . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . 2 Cabinet ware . . . . . .. - . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Carriages, Sioigus.dcc... ........ 52 Fine Aits . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . ..... 164 Groceries, provisions. &c. . . . . . . . . . 164 liars.Furs,&c.....-............. 45 Indian Prizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Leather whips. India rubber, &c. . . 131 Ladies department . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . 3l3 lVlatLliiriei'y.. . . .... . . ‘- . i .. . . . .p. .. . 176 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Musical liistruiiieuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pottery, building Stoves, 6w . . . '. . . . 16 Paper, Printing, &c............... 16 Woollen, flax and cotton goods. . . . . l63 Foreigii'manufacture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16‘ >94 States, and the continent of Europe. at*:*’- I. . . J. A,“ 1:. , .1. say, thatlthé’anumber of entries as ‘one or more horrible murders have given below is nearly 5000. em- bracing articles of every description» . . , We ’sliouldindeed like to see the RICHMOND HILL. seer; so. it‘lan gman, who after attending this and ' . ‘ v 53;? "5 "similar (thotlgh smaller) exhibitions throughout the country, would dare to statethat‘this country does not contain Within itself the elements. of prosperity. We question if any. country, on the continent of Europe ever showed in on brief a period so rapid agrowtli. Be it remembered also that we are not now arrived at the pitch of prosperity. Quite the We have had the past tWo years to go through the fiery or- deal of adversity. and have not as yet anything like recovered our foothold. Wevask their trium~ phantly, do not these exhibitions prove to a (ICINGDSll‘allOIl, that like the f‘Great Eastern,” these acci- dents do; but prove our strength; for itwill be found in the long run that we have, like that noble vessel, “ come out of the fiery ordeal with entire success.” Below we give the number of‘emries in each de- partment. which. we take. from the Leader: ' “i All grades of Cattle are well re- presented, especially Devone and Ayrsliires, among which there are sortie , splendid specimens. In sheep Leicesters show well. All further notice in. these departments must be deferred. " There are some very fine look- ing plongbe on the ground, a trial of which will be had soon. There though not in great nut‘nber “ As 1 anticipated rain has fallen. but not very heavily. It liascleared off,liowever, and the time is now pleasant enough. Thejudges have been appointed, partial. list of H onszs (Agriculturril)e-J. P. Wholor, Scar- borouin ; John Menzies, Alinoute : end Geo. Robinson. 1.x.icr.‘szrr;n Snunr.â€"-Christoplior Faster. ’ lt‘n CATTLE no Stanceâ€"John Gale. Andrews, Kingston ; H. .l. Lowry. liainilton. Avnsiimm, Usvons an» GALLOWAY Cnrn, ~Uanisl Tait. Stormont; l’hillip Luke, North listings :iJfllnfla llart. Appleton ; H. D. Jes» sop, Prescott; Charles Partridge. Barrio: R. Douglas, Waterloo. LEATHER, lulu-sunsca, docâ€"Alex. Smith, Kingston : Thou; Morrow. Cobourg. NTRCHINERY AND MANUFACTUan in Marina. â€"C. fiobb. Hamilton 3 W. H. Gibson. Duu~ dais ; W. Williamson, Smith‘s Falls. ('1 air “wane. &c.-â€"‘-Wm. Irving, Kingston; C. W. Machine1 Hamilton; and George Stephenson, Cohourg. CARRIACEZS, “Sunnis, &c.-â€"M. Currie, Smith's Fails; William Brown. Kingston; and Hector McDonald, Kingston. (w‘nocnniu, &c.â€"â€"Adam Brown. Hamilton : ll. Ross, Kingston; and William llnrgrat‘t, liars, Pens Aso Whitman Arnau.â€"-G.M. ; v'CRIME-Q‘ITS JINCREASE. It is a melancholy fact. that, in spite of Schools, Churches,Cliapels, Ministers and Missionaries,---Crime is fearfully on the increase both in England, Canada, = the United What renders this fact more sur- prising and sad is, that never in the \vorld5‘s.his‘10i'y {Was there so much preaching, or so much paid, out to elevate and instruct the masses as at“ present: Education is all but universalâ€"mearly every village has its church; constantly on the Sab-l bath-day is heard the voice of prayer or praise. We .being.ever reminded by holy men “that this isifn‘ot orir'lio-mez” Yet, in spite of l i v been committed, and (fife-noes less“ Is there grave are: numberlcss. not, we ask, something huii'iiliating in reading that in lovely Britain, where there are so many faithful pioneers of truth, that there are to be found “millions whose heathen manner of life would be a disgrace to the most heathen nation "’ tinder heaven. But lest Romaln Catholics should sneer and blame Protestant- ism, we would advise them to read the Toronto .Mirror on'lrisli Catho~ - lic internperancel where they will find that at least they liaveno stone to throw at us; and it. also proves still more, the immense amount of crime that rages at ourlvery, doors. In spite alike of Priest. or Minis- ter, life and, property is. not safe ;. and the iiiillenium, which, we are told by some is fast approaching, seems further off than ever; for with. the advancement of science and k novvlcdge is found greater skill. in taking away life. The assassin's knife or revolveris replaced by ars- scnio or stryclinine, so skillfully ad- ministered as to render detection all but impossible in many cases» In- deed murder by means of poison is becoming fearl’ully frequent. lt is high time to see if something can- not he done to stop the fearful pro- gress of this and similarcrimes. . Let us glance for a moment at the dreadful crime of murder, and see if it is not possible to check its fur- ther increase. We are. of opinion that one cause ofthc fearful increase oftliis crime is to be found in the fact that the punishment generally inflicted on the. murderer is not of the nature to strike terror in the hearts of such men. In fine the crime of death for murder is too sparingly inflicted ; for we are firmly convinced that there is only one way to punish murder, and that is by death ; and yet how soldom is that punisbriicnt inflicted. Jurors will insanely recommend the vilcst wrctcli to mercyâ€"such for in‘stan‘Ce as Dr. King. Too generally is that recommendation attended to. There seems to be a morbid propensity to spare such wretclies, and the con- sequence is that men are not de- terred from the commission of blood- shed ; whereas scripture. and reason, yea the safety of our own life" do- niands,that, whoso shcddcth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be; s..ed. Where there is a doubt we are quite. willing to give the prisoner the benefit of that doubt ; but Where a man stands convicted of wilful and diabolical murder, we unliesi- tatingly say that if society wishes to keep down the dime, it must hang the minimal. You may talk of the terrible punishment of iiiiprisonâ€" merit for life till doomsday, butyou will never find the man who will not gladly prefer imprisonment to the gallows. llesides, death has not generally followul murder of late years. And what is the result ? Why just this, that so fearfully has murder increased that the most em- inent writers dci‘iiand, in the name Oflll'lll’lanlfy, that something should be done to stop its further spread. But banging alone will not pre- vent murder. A man who is kept from the commission of crime only by fear of the galltiWs, is still a murderer in his heart, and of con- sequence an unsafe member of so- ciety. Neitlieris this the only crime that increases rapidly, but it is found that other crimes are also on the increase. Then comes the grand questionâ€"what are we to do will] our criminal population: how shall we decrease their num- bers, or reclaim them back to the paths of virtue, sobriety and hon- esty 9 Our churches and schools are not in the general way attended by these classes. Then how are we to reach them, a lova Priest luv a solitary Missionary, may occasion- ally visit the haunts of vice. But our clergy generally stand aloof from them. They preach on the Sabbath day it is true. Eloquth speeches and sermons are delivered on behalf of “the 1 poor bt-i‘iiglited Hottentot or chee, but little or no- thing is done for the heathen at borne. Criminals of tender years are sent to jail, only to come, out more hardened than before ; for no one will pretend to say that ourjails are the best reft'irmatories, nay, they are the reverse. They , are the devil’s school.. Silks, Satins and broadcloths, with feigned humility, confess their faults, but they.never consider the great sm that lies at the doors of those who professing to bcitlie fol- lowers of the “ meek and lowly Jesus," send holy.an to save the soul ofthe black man, but neglect to do anything to save the souls of hispalefaced brothers. It isa mourn- ful truth, as stated some years since by Dr. Campbell, of the British Banner : “that, were it passib‘le by some fell swoop, to sweep from the, face of the earth every member of good standing in-the various evan- gelical churches the world 'Would scarcely miss them.” Would i ,. think ‘you, be so did this noble army do their ditty ’l" But sav' acme, the. duty is d'one' ! webuildohdrches whichi'are open to all. -’1‘r~no,.we pay able ministers liberal salaries l all'lhisi not a Paper can one read But'What'of that 1 Is your duty as without'being shocked to find that l l l cliristians done? ltl’lbn'f“ ‘ ,iWe trow not. Something more of you is yet required, if your Millcnium is to arrive at all. For you will ‘find that at least one-half of the popula-- two do not attend your churches, and chapels, and are living tob-~ many of them like brutes, rearing, children without theleast regard to. moral.let alone religious duties. H4“â€"_ ~ {3% The'Vanghan Council Will. meet in the Town’Hall on Monday; the 3rd of October. ‘ (flurrriipniihrntt. --â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" r _ _:; M We wish it to be distincth understood, that. we do not' hold ourselves responsible for“ opinions expressed by correspondents through our columns. .1.___..__.... ..._._~ The following letter has been handed to us for publication by an‘ esteemed neiglibOr. The writer was formerly at Frazer’s River.-â€"4 The heat in, Califomia has. been ‘ extreme; and his description of the trees in these parts is very concise. We are assured his statements may be relied upon as being correct. CALiFORNia, MARAeosx, July 13, 1889. _ DEAR FATHER,-â€"-Wlien I last. wrote. to youl expected to go to Frazer’s River. Some. time after that I received a letter from Mr. Mtinson,’a friend of mine, who stopped all winter at a place called Lafontain, on Frazer’s River. He advised me not-‘to Come back, as he thought the prospect were not a sufficient inducement to come so. far for the summer. He was not able to mine any in the winter, for the cold was very severe. Manson is from John O‘Groat'sâ€"but never saw any such cold there. At La-- fontain he says the ice was from. five to fifteen feet thick, and mor- cury frequently froze. There are very little doing about Maraposa at. present. No 'ater weather- exccssively warmâ€"too warm for a. white man to work. Two weeks ago the thermometer rose to 118° in the shade, for two or three days.. Such a heat, I believe, is not often surpassed anywhereâ€"not even, I believe, in the hot winds of Upper Egypt. - ‘ l have just returned from a short excursion upon the mountains-hm The weather is delightfully cooli about 3000 feet above here. I», went up in company "with a Mr; Hastings, to see some of the giants. of the forest that have withstood the- inorintain blast for two or three thousand years. I did not‘count them, but I think there is aboutone hundred of them. They are all within a little valley. about a mile long and half a mile wide. We had a chance to examine the timm her in a few that liadfallen, and? had been broken in several places. They have been slow in growth, from 15 to 20 years to‘ the inch, and are growing as fast now asthey did 1500 years ago. ‘I have never» seen the. samc‘kind of timber ‘Vbea fore, The leaves resemble cedar; the branches are the smallest, and! fewest in proportion to the trees I have ever seen. The body of the tree carries its thickness Well up, and tapers quick at the top; the bark is reddishâ€"orange colored. On some. of the largest trees the fluted ridges of bark are 2 feet wide at the base, and 18 inches thick ;, is of a Stringy nature, and almost as soft as a sponge; but. it is their- size that make them wonderful.â€"â€"â€" A good many of them took twelve] stretches of my arms to reach round them; two or three took thirteen, and one a little over fifteen. The‘ largest one is about 30 feet in dia-_ meter, three feet fromtbe ground. They are frOm 24-0 to 300 feet high. There. is no news of any import~ ance here. Last week we received the firSt accounts of actual hOSti~ lilies in Europe. ' ' .I am Well, and remain, Your affectionate son, I JOHN ELLIOT- WW, ‘ ’ â€"-â€"-.;~ f. The number ofvisltors this season to Saratogai has been 35,000. . , j , ' 1 'l he New York Express says, a lot‘ot' 500‘ barrels ot‘finur were engaged on Friday for ex: port to Liverpool. This is the first shipment of bieadstutf's 01 any cuiisequeiice to England in many nooks. The rate of height was 1s 9d per barrel. v ' At a camp meeting in East Kingston. New Haiiipsliiro. a, Deputy Sheriff was arrested for- peddling cakes do. without a license.. After." pa} iiig his fine, almond costs. be, arrested leer .1. V. Hines for selling ‘- Second Advent” books, who was'fiiiod'like the Sheriff, but he refused to pay and went to jail. confident that the Millennium had not. yet come. ' Sronrinc AT LITERATURE.-~A few days ago a debate canie otl‘in. Urouo between two! tomb. peraiico lodges. The question for discussion was, ‘ Resolved, that temperance is, a greater evil than ‘war;’ and 'Singularly enough, lth' award was given in favor of the negative” & local journal’ in announcing the matter, states that the return niatcb will be held 'in Oronq sliortly.-Leader.' " ‘ " ' ‘ The Montreal Gazettesays. that about thirty or l'ortfy mar-rages-have beeen. con- _ eluded .at. not (Zatheriiies. between.,wliite women. and, colored men. 'Whlte In?» mustbe scarcein those parts. Some old batcbelorswould do well to go there.