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” indigo Zlitmr. ANOTHER WAR! "â€"fi "From the Norfolk Newa. England. Alas! another war! Millions more of our precious money to be wasted-t‘iiouo sands, tens of thousands, of human lives, more precious still, to be sacrificed. and no possibility, as it would seem, of escap- ing from this hard and cruel necessity; We are once again at war with China; and this time the war will be a war of \Ve learn, to our great'grief Vengeance. and indignation, that nearly five hundred British officers and men have been killed or wounded by a sudden and treacherous attack from a Chinese, fort, in flagrant violation of the treaty ofpeace which we hoped had for ever put an end to the strife between the two nations. The British people, with a determination which no ap- peals or arguments would modify, will now insist on ample retribution, and on the prompt and complete avenging ofa repulse so humiliating to our pride and so threat- ening to our ascendency in the east. The circumstances of this disaster are not sufficiently before us to justify a p05i~ the opinion on the proceedings either of our pleiiipotentiary, which led to the con- flict, or of the naval authorities in the or- dering and conduct of the engagement. It Would seem that Mr. Bruce, our Minisâ€" ter, wished to go to Pekin by the river route. The Chinese Government, for rea» sons not at present known to us, objected to this, and insisted on Mr. Bruce going some round-about way by land to Peklll. ’l'his l\lr. Bruce objected to, and, like a .genuine John Bull, declared his determin- ation to force his Way up the river, if it were attempted to stop his passage. The river being blocked up, the admiral was called upon to clear away the obstruction: and then commenced the collision. At the mouth, of the Peiho were some forts which had been destroyed at the last visit of our fleet, but subsequently had been sub- stantially rebuilt. It was concluded, how- ever, that these forts were wholly unarm- ed: “ neither guns nor men were Visible.” The. British squadron consisted of twelve gunboats, asserted by a French frigate. Immediately on the attempt being made to force a way through the rows of piling which obstructed the passage, the forts opened a tremendous cannoiiade,the Chi- nese firing with remarkable precision, and causing terrible loss in the two gunboats which had“ gone“‘ in advance. Admiral I‘lope was ainbngst the first wounded. Compelled by the fierceness of the fire, he shifted from the "' Plover” to the “Opos- sum,” where he sustained a serious fall oiving to a round-shot which cut the main. stay on which he was leaning. He was soon after compelled to leave the “ Opos- sum” for another gunboat further removed from the batteries.’ No better proof than this could be furnished of the severity and .skill of the Chinese attack. The firing from the fort having a little abated, a landing was determined on. The spot chosen for this was most unfortunate ; our poor fellows had to wade through mud more than a foot deep, under a tremendous fire from the forts. The mud was so heavy that they could hardly get through it, and they were mowed down by dozens. Others were drowned in the dreadful mor- ass from pure fatigue. Some pushed on, but scarcely a. man had a dry cartridge. Officer after ofiicer fell, killed or wounded. Darkness came on and added to their troubles. The sea of mud prevented the carrying forward of the scaling ladders, and had the ladders been ready. the men would have been wanting. , Suffice it to say that, after a disastrous and ineffectual .eflort, our brave fellows, carrying back their wounded and leaving their dead, re- turned to the squadron, or rather to the disordered and disabled remnants of it. As many as 4.64.- out of the 1300 British officers and sailors engaged in this unfortu- nate affair were killed .or wounded. . Such is a brief, summary of the gloomy newl3 brought to us by the last China mail. \Vhat ts to be dune l Revenge, at any cost ! will be the cry throughout England and Franceâ€"for France has been defeat- ed with ourselvcs, though not so disas- trously. A war of revenge is the bittcrest and worst of wars; but what can we say! If tliistreachery gees unavenged, and this z humiliation uureversed, our merchants must - leave China, and our trade with it cease. India would learn of our repulse, and re. bellionnould soon again rear its head. If England Would ma ntain its power, there must be a great war with China; a Brit- ish army must march on Pckin, and the British standard mast float over the pal- aces of the Emperor. To be respected, we must be feared ; to be feared, we must fight, devastate. and destroy. Alas! it is a hard and cruel necessity: we cannot justify it, we cannot dis rove it. We are silent before the dar mystery which broods over national destiniesâ€"the fate which seems to make one race the slaugh- terer and subjugator ofothers, and to float the vanquished on seas of blood to points of civilization, freedom, and even of .relig. ions light and life, which, as events appear to prove, cannot otherwisebe reacheda . will? We Qafeless l“ Paylilg' lbal.’ pay the followingnccountsc NeW‘A’d‘verusements this” Week- Now History of Canadaâ€"John Lovell List of Letters in the Richmond Hill I“. 0. ' Stray Cowâ€"J. Atkinson N nrrativos of the Jesuit Fathporléâ€"John 1.076%" New Goods -â€"Georgo Barnard. (flit thrill RICHMOND HILL, our. 7. 1859. ' BUSINESS Newbies-Turtles writ- ing to this Office will please bear in mind that they are Wasting their time, paper and ink, unleés they prepay their Letters. All Letters addressed to this Office must be post-paid. ~ >04 f WHAT... .To .Dos _â€" In. our last issue We. directed at- tention to the: fact-that crime is ra- pidly on the increase, despite the labors of the philanthropist and christian. "Now,‘ as there ’never is an effect without a cause, it fol- lows. “ as the night the “day,” that there must be something, “rotten at the root' of Denmark,” when as it were in mock derision of the religi- ous and secular educational systems of the age, vice rears its hideous head in our midst, undeterred by punishments and unaffected by the onward movement of this. much vaunted age of progress; and un- leSs some remedial measures are at once taken to stop the further ad- vance of vice, We shall reap a bit- ter harvest. Let us then, in all se- riousness, ask why is it that crime thus increases ? . Oh, says the son of temperance, drunkenness Is the grand cause of all this woe. Give us a Maine law, and all will be well. Ere, how- ever, We make any further remarks on this head, we will tell our tem- perance friends a bit of truthâ€"that is, if they do not see that the maine law is better carried out than the recent statute, it will be a nullity, and they will stand open to the grave reproach of being, like the dog brag, celebrated more for barking than biting, or in plain terms, outsiders will say 8. of T’s. are brave talkers, but cowardly practisers. They can make glori- ous speeches against intemperance, but they have not the moral cour- age to enforce the law, even when it is passed. But is drunkenness after all the prime cause of crime increasing? We. think not.. It may cause assaults; but what of the midnight robber or the dastardly poisoner .’ Know you hint that in our midst are boys and girls of tender age who are trai‘ned thieves. They live in a polluted atmosphere from their birth. We glory in the triumphs of the temperance cause as much as any one. We would be the last to cast a' stone in the way to impede its onward march; but it is all moonshine to style drunken- ness as the root of all evil, or to cry up temperance as the “Alpha and Omega ” of society's wants,â€" Drunkenness itself-is but the ef- fect : the cause lies‘deeper still. The great cause of crime, drunk- enness included, 18 IGNORANCE on DEFECTIVE EDUCATION ! This ig- norance and defective education is the result of neglect; for as Judge Haggarty said, “ the only class that is dangerous to society remains as totally uneducated,,.and pursues its downward course as uninterrupt- edly as if the law had never inter- fered to provide inatructio'nqby com- pulsory assessment.” We have, as it were, Pariahs or Arabs In our midst, Whose hand is against every man, and every man’s hand against him. The vicious herd together like birds of a feather; for you will find that with rare; exceptions our jails are recruited from one distinct circle, just as if vice was heredi- tary. “Instead of-the father rise up the children.” “Old criminals die off, but are with. unlaling regu- larity succeeded'by their offspring, who become veritable- “.chips off the old block,”u increased by the fall of some who belong a bet- ier, because more privileged class, Just as the pestilence which has its source in the abodes of filth, spreads with fearful rapidity to the abodes of the affluent. Yet another cause'of crime is the insane desire to amass wealth.â€" Got money honestly if you can, but any way get money. Men in this age, who .pity the poor deluded heathen, who worship wooden idols, themselves bow down in humble adoration , to a GOLDEN CALF. There is amongst all classes an insane desire to get rich; for riches men sacrifice their honor. To overreach in‘ 'a bargain is esteemed clever; to become sud- denly rich men .overtask themselves, or‘enter into dishonorable specula- tions. This feverish anxiety for gold causes lax morals, and an un- told amount of crime. Men con- - tract debts without knowing 'or caring how they are to pay them. ,What we ask, isthis but robbery; for you may depend upon it, that; wherever you find communities 0 -t l just dues, there you Will‘finii hon- esty at a fearful discount. Is there not in Canada, we ask, a lament- able Want of principle in this re- spect? There isl. And wherever we find that the desire for gold be- comes So rabid as to set aside the dictates of prudence, or disregard the law of equity and justice, in such a province you will invariably reap a rich, but deplorable harvest of crime and immorality. We do not desire to undervalue wealth.â€" The possession of money gives, and indeed ought to give a man a standing in society. There is no- thing dishonorable in desiring and striving for a competence, or wealth. It is a laudable ambition to strive to gain a position above want, or to gain a standing which gives respectability and. comfort; , for it is perfectly true that an empty - sack cannot stand upright. Wealth rightly gotten is an honor to its possessor. It is not of this we com- plain, but we dare unhesitatingly affirm that. ill-gotten wealth is rot- tenness in the boned; and. that 'it is to the insane desire for gold that we owe much of the increase Of Crime in our midst. Now for the remedy. Here at starting, we would say that as “ Rome was not built in a dav,” so neither is there any one specific. that will at once banish crime from our midst. Crime itself is of gra- dual growth, and not a pestilence that without premonition or warn- ing strikes us with deadly para- lyses. Neither may it be possible to fully evadieate crime; but we think that with proper andjudicious man- agement we may, if we will, pre- vent at least Its fearful increaseâ€"*- We fear that the old and hardened criminals,as a whole,are past hope. Sin has become a sweet morsel unto them. We fear that as a rule little can be done with thcmuthat' is, in the way of reformation; It is nearly a hopeless task to attempt to bend the gnarled Oak. Crooked the oak has grown, and in all pro- bability crooked it will remain.â€" But there is the young and tender. sapling. Cannot something be done with It. These old hardened criminals have sons and daughters who crowd our streets, and are al- ready beginning their practices. They are rapidly re"- ceiving a fearful education. 'To what school, we ask, have we hi,- thcrto sent theml Why we have been guilty of the monstrous absur- dity of sending the& poor pariahs to Jail. We might nearly as well send them at once to the bottomless pit to learn virtue,,;'as to send them there, We only make them “ten times worse than before- ‘Our Common Schools they will not attend. If we want to make them respectable members of so- ciety, we must take them into Re- formatory Schoolsâ€"snob an one as is started in Toronto; but one such school will do but little. We want them sufficiently numerous to re- ceive all these little outcasts, and by such means we may prevent crime. But this is only one remedy. Our city and village youths want places in which to spend the long evenings. Where are our libraries and reading- rooms? Echo answers where!â€" Our youth stand idly at the corners of the streets, or at the bar of the tavern, because there is no other place of public resort for them.â€" This state of things centributes more than. is imagined to the in- crease of crime. We want places where our youth can spend a plea- sant hour or so without coming under the influence of bad associ- ations. Why are there not such places? Why have we not some healthy sportsâ€"such as cricket, and reading-rooms where our youth can resort? The reason is that We are so stupidly indifferent to our best interests. We deplore the ex- ldtence of crime, and we pray fer- Vently for revivals ; but we put our hands; in our pockets and refuse to do anything towards obtaining so desirable a result. And thus crime increases, and will Continue to do so for ever, unless we put our shoulders to the wheel and Work VAUGHAN COUNCIL. The Vaughan Council met at the Town Hall on Monday, Oct. 3rd, at 11 A.M.-â€"-â€"lhe Reeve in the chair. Present-Messrs. Smellie. Bridg- ford, and Brown. ’ The Clerk readthe minutes of the last meeting. A petition from the Trustees of School Section No. 15 was pre- cause thevTreasurcr to pay to them the balance of their assessment for 1858, due to them. Moved by Mr. SMELLIE, sec- onded by Mr. BRIDGFORD, that the Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorised to pay to the Trustees of School Section No. 15, the sum of 854.32 now in his hands to credit of said section, being the balance of assessment for said section for 1858.«â€"-â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. BROWN, seconded by Mr. SMELan, that the Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized to no farious- sented, requesting the Council to' Ward No. 1. Wm. J. I.sne,..........$l-19-00 “ No. 3, John Brown. . . . . . . . . . . l4 00 a No. 4,4Th0I. Ellis,. ........ 19 50 9' No. A“ H. S. H'owland......... 36 00 “ No. -“ do. . . . . . . . . 3 00 Moved by Mr. Bnova, seconded by Mr. Bnrnomiin, that Francis J. Bunt be, and he is hereby appoint- ed as arbitrator on behalf of this corporation in the matter of the establishing a road across lots 10, 11,12, and 13, in. the 8th conces- sion of the Township of Vaughan, and that the Clerk is hereby in- structed to notify the said arbitra- tor according to lamâ€"Carried. Mr Mche appeared before the Council in compliance with their desire to arrange what he should pay for certain Pine Logs taken from the 3rd concession. Moved by MrJBnIDGEonD, sec- onded by Mr. SMELLIE, that Mr. ' William Develin be appointed to ascertain the value of certain Pine Logs taken away (and alsonow lying on the ground) by Mr. McGee from the 3rd concessron, and that he report the same to this Council 'by the first meeting In November.â€"-Carried._ - Moved. by, Mr. SMELLIE, sec- onded by Mr. BRIDGFORD, that it Is very desirable that the reasurer of this toWnship should be furnished with an Iron Proof Sale, for keep- ing his books,“ documents 8m. in, and that he be, and be Is hereby authorised to obtain the same, but in doing so, not to exceed the sum of $115.-â€"Carried. PROVINCIAL FAIR AT KINGSTON. SECOND DAY. In Our last issue we noticed briefly several articles for exhibi tion, giving the number of entries in each department. Taking it on- tirely, the fair was not so success- ful as on previous occasions, but enough. was shown to convince the visitors (amongst whom was the tutor of the Prince of Wales) that we have within ourselves sufficient to enable us to become a great people. Amongst the successful competitors Were Mr. Thos. Vick- ers,of Clarke,whose Wheatweighed 6.61 lbs. to the bushel. Mr. Chas. Chapman, of OttaWa city, showed some barley, which he got from England in 1851. He alleges that from it he has reaped 70 bushels to the acre. We were glad to find that Our townships out quite a re- spectable a figure in the exhibition. Amongst the more prominent suc- cessful enmpotitors, We re for horses, McNair, Markham; John Sanderson, Markham ; S. Shunk, Vaughan ; r R. Armstrong, Mark- ham; J. Miller, Pickering ; and for Durham Bulls, W. Armstrong, Markham; G. Miller, Markham; G. P. Wheeler, Scarboro’. Gal- way cattleâ€"4. Fleming, Vaughan ; A. McNeil, Vaughan; J. Miller, Pickering, Grade Cattle- H. Surn- merfeldt, Markham. Sheepâ€"~G. Miller, Markham ; J. Miller, Pick- ering; J. Snell, Vaughan; A. Jef- frey, Vaughan. For agricultural implements, we observed that R. 6; R. Patterson, of Belleville, got the first prize for combined Reapers and Mowers, and not H. A. Massey, as reported in the daily papers.â€" As a matter of course, the Messrs. Patterson & Brother, of Richmond Hill, took the first prize for Mowing Machines. We understand that this machine was ordered by Mr. John Lawdor for Mr. Baily, an ex- tensive farmer in the Fens, Lin- colnshire, England. We predict for these machines an extensive sale. It is decided to hold the next exhibition at Hamilton, next year. CRICKET AND THE ‘ YANKEES. The great eleven have visited this continent, and played with twenty-two opponents, first at Mon- treal, where of course they beat us, and without playing their best either. It seems that becausethey played a little careless at Montreal, the Yankees were so silly and vain as to imagine they could beat these world-renowned players; ‘ indeed so sure were. they of whipping, they freely betted two. to one on their twenty-two against the English eleven. We fancy they feel rather cheap at the result, which is as fol- lows :-â€"â€"â€"The Americans first in- nings, 38 ; the English Eleven hav- ing scored 104, with a loss of only 4 wicketsâ€"-â€"Lochyer, who took the first bat, being still in. So much for bragging too soon. CAIRD’s SLANDERS ON CANADA ANSWERED AND REFUTED.â€"â€"We have just received a number of this pamphlet in the form of a supple- ment to the Old Countrynan. It is well got up. We would recom- mend every one who wishes to know Canada and its resources, to get the supplement. They. will there find Mr. Caird’s slanders very ably refuted, and besides, will gain an immense amount of useful in- ' formation in a cheap form.-â€"The price being only 3d., and is to be obtained, of 7 Lovell and Gibson Yonge street, Toronto. hood, to celebrate the anniversary of the Order of the Sons, by a. so- I It is~our painful duty to announce to our readers the deathol Charles M. Keller, Esq., J.P., and Clerkof the Second Division Court of the United Counties of York and Peel : he expired at his residence atMark ham Village, on the evening of Monday, the 3rd instant, after a short illness, at the age of sixty-two. His remains were interred in the Roman Catholic burial ground, Thornhill, on Wednesday, the 5th, attended by a large concourse of peopleâ€"there were as many as eighty-four vehicles in the funeral procession. There are few men in the County of York who haveas many sincerely attached friends as had Mr. Keller during his life-time. He came to this country when very young, from. Ireland, and resided in the township of Markham for nearly 40 years; he lived to see at numerous family grow up around sympathise with the family in thcir bereavment, and have reason to think that all who knevt‘r Mr. Kel- ler, will agree with us when we on that. he was a generous friend, agood neighbour, and a strictly )7 upright, honest man in all his inâ€" tercousre with his fellovvs. pensive undertakingâ€"4500 copies alone will cost over $10,000 for This is another example of Mr. Lovell’s enterpiising spirit, and able addition to our national liter- ature. We hope that the publisher will meet with that success which his great patriotism so Well merits. A NEW HISTORY or CANADA â€"â€" Mr. John Lovell, of Montreal, an- nounces his intention of publishing a new “ Comprehensive History of Canada.” The work is to be pub- lished by subscription in the fall. of 1860. It will form thrbe handsome volumes, demy octavo; each vo- lume to comprise 400 to 500 pages. , Price 81.50, or 85.50 for the whole. The services of Mr. Andrew Bell, as a translator, compiler and editor, a gentleman of great literary expe- rience, have been engaged for this work. See advertisement. The usual monthly fair'was held at this place on \Vednesday last, the 5th inst. The show ofcattle, sheep, and lambs, was unusually large.â€"-â€"- There Were also plenty of buyers, so that the stock went off briskly at good prices. We think this fair was one of the best ever held in the village. himâ€"who will be a source of consolation to their" wid- owed mother for the remain- der of her life. We deeply W»â€" NAnaA'rIves or THE JEsUi'r FA- TnEns.â€"-This work is quite an ex- translation and publishing; and ' will not be proceeded with until a sufficient number of subscribers are obtained to render it possible that the cost will be defrayed. Price in paper covers, $2.75 per vol., or for the set $8.25. Bound in calf per vol $3.50, or for the set $10.50.â€" will no doubt be hailed as a valu- . Hi RICHMOND HILL FAIR. W We beg to call the attention of our readers to an advertisement from Mr. G. Barnard. We dont see the advantages of buying goods in the City, when you can get: them as good and as cheap at Mr. Bernard’s. Read the advertisement, give him- a call, and make a purchase. The sale of the Langstaff Estate takes place on Tuesday next, the 11th inst., at Mr. George Simpson’s Hotel, at one o’- clock, P.M. A better opportunity has not been offered for many a day than this, for investment. (furrirpnnhrnrt. m M We wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents through our columns. “â€" TEMPERANCE ANNIVER- â€" SARY AND SOIREE. 5T0 .he Editor of the York Herald. Sm,â€"â€"The members of New Moon Division No. 266, S. of T., met on Thursday last, the 2ch ult., at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, in the Rupert neighbor- cial tea meeting and demonstra- tion. The day was delightful ; and as was expected, a large as- sembly met to celebrate the day.â€" The several Divisions of the Sons in the vicinity were nobly repre- sented. The procession formed near J._P. Rupert’s store about 12 A.M.. and headed by the Markham Brass Band, proceeded tothe place of rendezvous, Where were tables spread with delicious viands, and tea of the very best kind, served up in the most inviting manner by the ladies of Rupertville, when be- tween 500 and 600 sat down to en- 'oy the good things provided. Af- ter the removal of the cloth, Brother E. Dyer was called to the chair, the ‘VellandRailway on the 23rd Sept? who very briefly congratulated the while,in motion, which passed over his, ’ audience on the auspiciousness of 90d!“ rinks.an c. M. KELLER, ESQ. ' the day, the object of their assem- bling, and referred very briefly to the time of the organization of the Division, and What a delightful contrast presented itself this day; and closed by encouraging the, friends-of terriperanoe to persever- ance; and the time would not be far in the distance when the vrce of intemperance would, be banished from our highly favoi'ed country. The chairman having resumed his seat, called upon the Rev. Mr. Fishburn to, address the meeting, who very briefly showed the ad- vantages of teiripcra‘nce, morally, physically, and politically; also the cost of intemperan‘ce with its evils. Ti'e Rev. Dr. Ailsworth then very eloquently addressed the meeting for about half an hour, followed by the Rev. Mr. Willoughby, who in very good humour interested the audience for some. time, when after several resolutions being moved for the ladies, band &c.', the procession then formed and re- turned to the place of starting, headed‘ again by the band, who played lively hire as we marched along the road. Having arrived at J. P. Rupert’s store, three cheers were given forthe Queen, and three for the. Order of. the Sons of Tem- perance, the assembly dispersed. Altogether, it was one. of the best demonstrations we ever attended. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, permit me to say we are more than ever Convinced of the necessity and uti- Jity of the Order of the Sons, and can say with the poet, “ Our glorious plan. to rescue man From sorrow. vice and shame, Still gathers strength, until at length May it the world reclaim.” You vs, 820., A SON OF TEMPERANCE. Maple, October 4, 1889. INAUGURA'I‘ION OF BROCK’S MON UMENT. To the Editor of the York Herald. SIR,â€"-Would you have the good- ness to inform your readers of the Fifth Battalion of York Militia, if there are any steps taken by the militia Colonels of Markham and Vaughan in regard to this subject, which takes place on the 13th inst. It is expected that the sedentary militia will not be behind the Ac- tive Force in paying tribute to the memory of General Brock on the approaching anniversary of his death, when the new monument is to be inaugurated. If the Colo- nels of the different battalions will but take the initiative, I am quite certain that it will receive a gener- ous response. from those under them. I vouch forthefifch. There is no time to lose. . Yours &c., .TULLOCHGORUM. Markham, Oct. 5th, 1859. [In relation to the above, all we. can say is that we are not aware that any steps have been taken by the Militia Colonels of Vaughan and Markham in reference to cele- brating the approaching anniver- sary of General Brook‘s death.â€" We should like to see something done to show thathe is still aIIVe in the bosoms of our militia] â€"-Eo. THE LOST rEltONAU'I‘S FOUND. The Montreal papers of 'l‘nesday con. tain a telegraphic announcement from Ot- tawa, dated October 3, informing them of the safety of Professor La Mountain and Mr. Haddock, who left Watertown, N. Y., on the 220d ult. They landed the same evening, after being up four hours, 150 miles due North of Ottawa, in the great wilderness. They were wholly ig- uorant as to their whereabouts, and wan- dereddown an unknown stream until the fifth day when they were discovered by Mr. Angus Cameron, one of Gilmour 8t. Co’s Lumbering Agents, who was hunting for timber with a party of Indians as guides. The amounts had been without food for five days, eating a few raw frogs and clams. Theyhad no means of making a fire, and slept at night on the wet ground. They would have perished of hunger and exposure but; for'their timely discovery. The four‘hours in which they were on their voyage they traversed a course of about 250 miles-â€"nearly 65 miles an hour. The New York papers contain accounet somewhat similar to the above, and ths following telegram in addition which was forwarded to Troy by M. LaMountain. “ Lost all. Landed three hundred miles north of Watertown, in the Canada wilderness. We were four days without food. Brought out by Indian guides in canoes, 8m. Please inform my wife.” The Cl'rzbzme gives the place at which the aeronauts lauded as a point about 50 miles west of Lake St John, the head of the Saguenay River, and J ames's Bay. To go in this direction they must have had a northerly current. This strikes a hard blow at the favorite theory of ,asteady easterly current in the upper strata of the atmosphere.â€"Leader. SUICIDE.-~On Friday last a man named Daniel O’Hara, of Slabtown, threw him- self on the track of the Welland railway. and was instantly killed. A coroner’s in- quest was held, which returned the follow- mg virdict :--v -‘ That the deceased came to his death by throwing himself, whilst in- sane in. front ofthe locomotive and train on r ' 1 THE CHOLERA AT Reimbursemâ€" The following account ofthe fearfulrava- gas which the cholera has been recently making at Hamburgh we take'from the Hamburgh correspondence of Allgemeine Zeitzmg :â€"-“ The Cholera, which is now dying out, has swept. away considerable numbers in this city. According to offi- . cial statements, the first symptomsof the disease showed themselves on the 3rd June. lit first the number ofcases was small, but the contagion rapidlyspread, and it daily increased. At the end ofJuly it reached its height. On one day, the 24th July. no feWer than 94- persons were seized with the epidemic, in addition to those who were already ill. From that dav, howevor, the disease gradually gave waymat first slowly, but afterwards with greater rapidity. By the 25th August. the number of cases had reached that- of 1616, of whiph 900 had taken place in the month of July alone. At the time of its greatest virulence the disease was fatal to two-thirds of those taken ill, at a’later time to only oneâ€"half. The accounts we received from the small towns of Meek- lenbnrg with refere'nce to the ravages which the cholera has made there, are most distressing. Some, places have been, absolutely decimated, and whoever wished to escape the epidemic sought safety in flight. The little town of Goldberg, whose inhabitants did not altogether amount to more than 2500, has lieen very nearly-emptied in tliis'way. At the end of August, 30 persons died daily in this place alone, and lay dead with no one to bury them. A, dearth of provisions even. came on, for the country people round dreaded to enterthe devoted town.’,’. An- other journal remarks :-“ It is stated that cholera is diminishing in Hamburgb and. the neighborhiod. This year the whole number of cases has not exceeded 1800, of which 66 were. in June, 925 in July, and the remainder in August. The first case was on the 3rd June ; and the great- est number, which was 94‘, was on the 24th July; while they had fallen to 352 on the ,13th August. No record was kept of the cases in 1831; but as the number in 18.49 is known to have been 3900, it. is clear that it has now been much less virulent than it was at that time among all classes of the citizens.” EXTRAORDINARY CASE or . SELF- MUTILATION.â€"~Jacob Knechtel, a cabi- net-maker, living in Wilmot, committed last Week the most extraordinary act of self-mutilation We ever red of. Being in- clined to intetnperate habits, and having been on the ‘ spree ’ for some time, Knechtel was visited with delirium treinens in the early part of last week. On VVed- nesdan, he Went into his shop, placed his- arm in a vice, and deliberately Sawed it through just above the wrist! During the operation, which of course had left the arm in a fearfully mangled condition the- crazy man had used. three saws, commune-r ing with a large one and, finishing the job with a fine saw. A sensible German, who name to the spot, tiedtlie arm tightly above the stutny, and thus prevented him from bleeding to death. v’l‘beactof, seif- mutilation seems to have cured the de- liriiiins at once. and linechtel is getting on well.-â€"Berlm Chronicle. ATTEMPT 'ro BREAK JAIL.--Mr. Farbes, jailer for this county, informs us that two prisoners, named Chas. lilibbard, and “for. Heath, the first-named awarting his trial for sheep stealing, the other for a still more heinous crimeâ€"«On Friday after» noon last, made an attempt to break jail. The manner in which tlwy intended makâ€" ing good their escape was by removing from the Wall of their cell a sufficient num4 ber of bricks as would admit of them pas- sing through into the yard or on the roof, which place if once. gained, their efforts would doubtless have been crowned with success. When discovered. they had so far succeeded in their attempts that the bricks could be moved without much (lllll- culty. Mr. Folios ordered the prisoners to other apartments, and placed them in light irons. On Sunday evening Hihbard ‘ttatle a second attempt to escape, but was discovered before he had succeeded. LVIr. Forbes then removed Iiibbard, to another cell, and placed him in' heavy irons, in which he will most probably re- main until the day of his trial.â€"â€"Ingersoll Chronicle. PHONOGRAPHY.â€"~“ A sermon was taken down, in Bath, by a phonographer, Verbatim, a few weeks since, and immed- iately ferwarded to another phonograph", who resided one hundred miles distant, for his perusal, which was read off at first sight with as much ease and rapidity as though it. had been writ en in the common. long-hand; although after the report had" been taken not a single word was retouch- ed by the wri.fer.”-â€"Gazette, Firming-â€" ham, England. a BURGLARs IN LONDON.â€"-On Monday night last the store of Messrs. J. J. 81. J. Spettiguc, corner of Dundas and Clarence streets, London, C. W., was forcibly en- tered and a quantity of goods stolen, being the third time the store has been so. broken- iiito during the last three months. The ihicves made their entry through a window at the rear of the premises, using consider-â€" able force and ingenmty to effect their- purpose, a reward has been offered for the diScovery of the burglars. Twelve thousand French troops are or- dered to be in readiness to leavefor China, and corresponding arrangements are being made in England. This unforseen diffi- culty in China may have a salutary influ- ence on difficulties nearer home. * Already has the necessity which has arisen for France and England to err-operate in the East, bridged over the gulf which threat- ened to divide them in Continental affairss REGATTA AT HAMILTON.â€"â€"-Prépar- atioris are beinglmade for a grand Regatta to be given here the day after the Great Cricket Match closes. It is exriecter} that several yachts from Toronto and. other places will participate.-- 3pm.