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. "you-snow“ +"' ' ,1. . . ~‘ -~ t â€"~ ' t .. -. »»\vv-' ,. . . . 03-» n4 , ."I ,... .4 2... {.mp- mink-JO" 5' tuval Societies of these Counties.” COUNTIES COUNCIL, From the Globe, '9‘ s -‘ ~ ' THURSDAY, Jan. 26. The COuncil met at tento’clorck, the. Warden presiding. adopted. COUNTY BOARD OF PEEL. The \N’arden laid before the Council a r. 4 statement of the expenses of the County . ‘ ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE" Board of Perl ; a coininunicatioufroninthe Mr. Walker inovcd,seconded by Mr. Chief Superintendent of Educatioii, au- __ _. McLeod, that the names of Mr. Howland nouncing a change in the time. of holding andVMr. Sutherland be added to the com- the County School Convention in these J‘i'tiitt'ee‘ on Equalization of the assessment Counties; and a letter l‘i'oiier. Probert bolls. Moore, the Auditor: of last year, asking to iMr. Scott moved in amendment, se- be heard by the Council in expliriiation'oi :COIifIttd by Mr. Barker, that the name of a statement made by a member that he , Mn. Sutherland alone be added to the had lost certain vouchers belonging to the cuniary assistance to the several Agricul- and also, he believed, $10 for clothes for After some discussion, the motion was Council would authorize the Treasurer of committee. I _:l.\1r.-_-I\:TUSSOH moved in amendment to the amendment, seconded by Mr. Tyrrell, that the names of James and Mr. Rowell ' (be. substituted for the name ofM-r. Suth- erland. Beth amendments were. lost, and the or- iginal motion carried. APPOINTMENT OF, AUDITORS. I'A bill was introduced to~-provide for the “appointment of two auditors for the cup.- 7 ' . rent,~ year in~ the person of MessrsJOhn VLyncb and George P. Dickson, and to ' " provide for their remuneration at therate 0t each, to be paid quarterly. ,The bill, was read a first and. second tiihc'i‘ and‘thc'Council went into commit- - 1 teeoflthe whole upon the same. ’ .On the Warden resuming the chair, the bill having been reported, considerable dis- ctission tookplace on an amendment to fix the salarygat $60 instead of $70. .j ; The bileas ordered for a third read- . ,. lag to-morrow. _ ' THE LATE WARDEN. A. special committee was appointed, on “motion "of Mr. Tyrrell, to prepare an ad- dress to the Widow ofthe late. Warden, ,foSeph Hartman, Esq. The committee , .vvas- composed of Messrs. Starratt, Iron.â€" ‘ tidesyJosepli \Vright and the im.over., HAWKERS AND PEDLARS.. Mi"; Wells gave notice that he would at ' next meeting of Council move that. it be an instruction to the committeeon Fi- nance and Assessment to report.to the Council as to the best means to be adopt. Cdjférvt'nforclng the provisions ofa by-law cube Council entitled “ An act for regu- lating ,the duties of Hawkers and Pedlars.” Arrpi‘Na‘MENr or A SOLICITOR. lV‘Ir.'SCott gave notice that tomorrow he would move for leave to brng in a bill {or the appointment of a SoliCitor for the United Counties. -.-~ Thc’CGuncil then adjourned. " i' 7 j" ' If‘uiDAv, Jan. 27, 1860. A" ’ The Council met this morning at ten ,j‘cl'clockâ€"the \Vaiden presiding, THE, IAIL QUESTION». e: ‘ :=M'r."Hdivland gave notice that he would "icisifl'juesday next move “ thattlie Council ‘idii’res‘olre,.itselfinto a committee of the .Jvholestotake into consideration the pro- priety“offiipplying. to Parliament for a spigot fact‘to"..uthoiize the Corporation of these Counties to recover from.tlie City ofToroutothe expense necessarilyiucurr- "eld‘fbyl lliese Counties in the maintenance ‘ of the prisoners committed to ourjail from the Cityqof'lsoronto during the years 1857 .M‘tuJames gave notice of his intention do move .o‘n Tuesday next ‘- That the ’WVard'en he'ivnst‘ructed-by this Council to ~ communicate Withthe Mayor of Toronto, -bvifh.a..1'ieiv if possible to induce the Cor- poration 'of the City to assist to a... settle- ment of the claim oftbesc Counties for the maintenance ofthe City prisoners during :years :1857 and 1858 on equitable terms, and without reference to any undue advanftage' the. Statutes may afford to eith- (hp/arty. ,ABT’OJNTMENT or Acoirons. The first order of the day was the third reading- .of the bill providing for the ap. ppintruent of Messrs John Lynch and George . P, Dickson as County Auditors forth: current year. , ll'Il‘..?;.-f1‘.yriull tnoved in amendment to the bill,‘ seconded; by Mr. Musson, that the name of. Robert Mair. be substituted (or ‘tliaati'bfblr. .,Dickson-. Sutherland moved inainendtnent to the amendment, seconded by Mr. Henry, that the name of Mr. It. Moore be sub- Ititute‘di‘fof that of ’Mr. Lynch. Aft'eijii'lcopsidcrablc di5cussion both Imkndmentsrzwere put and lost. .1 3' It 4 EQUALIZ‘A‘TLON 01‘ ASSESSMENTS. hIr-3..lVltt§s0ir»i‘nov'ed, seconded by Mr. Tyrrellrtli‘n'ti the name of Mr. Rowell be added-to ttie"6i)ipiiii'ttee for equalization of the assessments. 7 _ The members discussed this motion at some length, and on being put it was lost by vvot-e‘oi‘7 t0‘21. AND pEDLEns. MHJNe-l‘ls ‘rnoved, seconded by Mr. Starvatt,j“"f':liitt it'be an instruction to the coriin‘iit‘ljeejoh,Finance and Assessment to repoi't to this Council on. the best means, to be.;td0pted-=forrenforcing the provisions ofa lay-law? (if-this Council' entitled " A by-Iaw for regulating the duties of hawk- ers an‘d'_'pedla_r_s'.” ‘ I The motion was carried. “"gchitvonAriox SOLICIron. Mr.- Scott moved for leave to bring in a bill toprovideiifor the appointment of a Corporéal'ion, Solicitor. Leave was given, the bill was intro- diicedf-Iteatl‘a‘ firSt time and ordered for a seennd‘fireadiii'g' to-morrOw. Iisit-‘I'FM'RN’T‘ or GRAND JURORS. Mr. Wright moved, seconded by Mr. 'l'yrrell', “ that the Finance Committee do introduce a by-law to repeal. byâ€"law No. 68‘, so that Grand Jurors be put upon the same footing with pe-tit jurors so. far as rebatesto the payment of Grand. and petit jimors,'aii,d, report a by-law relating to the suiiie.”‘--â€".-Carried. All) TO AG_ItiCUI..TURAL SOCIETIES. Mr. St'arra‘t moved, seconded by Mr. I’erdu, “that the standing committee on Finance and Assessment be instructed to Counties. The Councilrthen; adjourned. In the afternoon the members paid a~visit of in- spection to the jail, and ,expressed them- selves pleased with the manner in _ which the institution. liadbcen superintended. SATURDAY, Jan. 28, 1860. The \Varden took the chair at ten o‘clock this morning, ARREABS OF LANDED . PROPRIETURS. Mr. 'l‘yrrell gave notice that on Tuesday next he would ‘ move the Council into committee of the whole, to consider the propriety of petitioningthe Govern- ment to extend the time Of payment of all landed proprietors who have been unable to pay the arrears, required to be doac by an order of the Councd, on or [more the let inst.’ PAYMENT OF SPECIAL JURIES. Mr. Tyrrell gave notice of his intention on ,Thuizsday next to ‘ move the Council into committee to consider the propriety of petitioning the Legislature to amend the present law, so as to make better pro- visions for the payment of special juries. A HOMESTEAD ACT. Mr. Tyrrell gave notice that on Wednesday next he would ‘movc the Council into committee to consider the propriety of petitioning the Government to pass a Homestead Act.’ ' SETTLEMENT OF WILD LANDS. Mr. Tyrrell also gave notice that. on Wednesday hetwould. ‘ move the Council into committee on the propriety of pe- titioning the Government to adopt some measure to Secure a more speedy settle- ment ofthe wild lands ofthe Province.’ SALARIES OF COUNTY QEEICERS. Mr. Ilowland gave notice that he would on Tuesday move ‘ that the Finance Committee be instructed to require into and report on the salaries and duties ofthe County Officers app_oint,ed__ by this Council, with a view of ascertaining whether it would be practicable or expedient to re- duce the salaries paid to such otlicers.’ SEPARATION OF THE COUNTIES FROM THE CITY. Mr. Scottgave notice that on Tuesday he would move ‘that the council do re~ solve itself into arcommittec of the whole to take into considration the prepriety of petitioning the Legislature for an immedi- ‘ate Superation of the United Counties of York and Peel from the City of Toronto forjudicial purposes.’ THE JAIL QUESTION. Mr. Scott movedtbat the \Varden be authorized to communicate with the Mayor" of the City of Torontoon the subject of the expencesof‘ prisoners for the year 1857 and» 1858-. after a short discussion, was carried. COUNTY l’ RUPERT Y. Mr. ‘ericeler brought up a report from the Committee on County Property. The Council resoli ed itselfinto Committee of the whole upon the repentâ€"Mr. \Vclls in the chair. The report gave a. detailedstatement of the expenditure connectedwith the jail during the year, and showing the expenses incurred for additions to the Court House. After the reading of the report the Committee rose, reported progress, and asked leave to sit again. The Council then adjourned till two o’clock on Monday afternoon. MONDAY, Jan. 30. The W'ardcn took the chair at two o’clOck. COMMITTEE ON PRINTING. Ti 0 -'l, ft th tr: sl in . usual)IormZIUdesinZSSfihe: rollev'ZdéitsellI' into Committee ofthe W'hole on the re- port of the Printing Committee. The re- port specified the number of assessment blanks requircd‘tor each. township. The tender fer printing the blanks was. given to Thompson 8:. Co. COUNTY PROPERTY. Mr. Jeffrey lathe chain -l\-‘1r,. But-ton‘seconded the motion, which ' l I the boy. " ’I‘heAssociation trusted that the the County. to pay to the Treasuirer of the Association a like amount for. the half- year cndiiiga'llst June next. The rev. gentleâ€" man also desired. to recommend to the liberalily of the Council Thomas Jolmsori. a young man of excellent character. “is father: was dead and his mother was poor. He was born in the » country. During the short period Johnson had been ' at school he had made such progress that there could be little doubt that in two years he would be able to converse and 'transact business in the English language, aresult which would amply repay the County for the cost of his board and eduCation in the mean while. 7 SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS. Mr. Howland moved that the Finance: _ _ . . their Interests, or to chronicle their Committee be instructed to enquire into and report upon the salaries and duties of County Officers appointed by the Council, with a view of ascertaining whether it would be practicable or expedient to ,u 5‘ . . reduce the salaries paid each officer. Carried. COAL on wooD. On motion of Mr. Scott the Committe- on County Property was instructed to we [port upon the expediency of substituting icoal for wood‘las fuel in the Court House. PAYMENT OF JURORS. On motion of Mr. Scott, the By-law amending the law relating to the payment of Jurors, so as to provide for. the pay- ment of Grand and Special as well as l’etit Jurors, was read asec‘ond time. The Council their resolved itself into committee of. the whole upon the bill,3 Mr. Button in the chair- A long discussion followed, and the committee rose and reported, ADJOURNMENT. On motion of Mr. Ego, it was resolved that when the Council adjourn onSatur-W day it should stand adjourned untilMon; day, 4th of June. THE LATE AUDITOR’S. EXPLANATIONS. On motion of Mr. James, it was re- solved to hear the explanations of M r. Robert Moore with reference to the state- inent made by a. member of the Council that he had lost certain vouchers connect- ed with the school accounts of the Town- Mr. Moore then appeared at the bar and made a speech [0 the members. Mr. James then moved, seconded by Mr. Henry, that the explanations given by Mr. Robert Moore -to the Council are satisfactory, and the Council exonerate the said gentleman from all blame in the matter. The motion was carried. PAYMENT OF SPECIAL JURORS AND. CROWN WITNESSES. The Council, on motion of Mr. Tyrrell, went intocommittee of the whole to con- sider the propriety of making some pro- vision for theipay-incnt of special jtirorsâ€" ~ l Mr. Tyrrelll. then moved that a. select committee composed of. Messrs. \Vright, Wadsworth, and themover be-appointml to prepare a petition to the Legislaturcl for an itlnulltlitltfnl to the law,'_ so as i: make more equitableprovision for the pay merit of special jurors and Crown wit-I iiesses. After some discussion the motion, was adapted, and the committee rose and re- ported. ‘ i The Counciltlien adjourned till seven 1’; N. On resuming in the evening, the Coun- all again went into committee on the con- side-ration of Mr. Scott’s bill for the pay- ment ofjurors. Considerable discussion followed, and the committee finally rose, reported progress and asked leave to. sit again. The Council tbcnadjpurned. New Advertisements. Richmond Hill l‘rerniiim Saddlery Establisli~ mentâ€"W. H. Miyere. State Insurance Companyâ€"~A. Lava Advertise-York Ho‘ald Job Workâ€"York Herald Agentsâ€"York Herald. El! H-‘ ..___.__,â€"-.-.â€"~â€"-~â€" M RICHMOND HILL. FEB. 3,, 1860) BuerEss Noricu.-~Partie's writ-‘ ing tothis Office will please bear The Council was then resolved into mmd that they ,are wasnngme” 'Committee of the Whole on the report of “me, Paper and Ink! unless 1he)" the Commissioners on county property. The principal itemaiu the report was the charge of $1,704 20-for alterations to the Court-House. The report recommended the payment bf various accounts for "De proveinciits on the County property. The report was adapted, both in Com- mittee and Council. The Council then adjourned. TUESDAY, January 31, 1860. The Warden took the chair this morning at eleven o‘clock. AUCTIONEERS. Mr. Sutherland gave notice that he \Vould' move on Thursday for leave to in- l 30 Effie-1‘3le as 0‘" agent dm'mg i muruce a bylaw tmepwi brim, N0_ 65, the time he has acted as such. To and to make better provission for the. licensing and otherwise regulating the duties of auctioneers. DEAF AND DUMB-ASSOCIAII 105. The \Vardeu read a ceiiimunieat-ion from the Rev. J. S. Kennedy on behalf of the Deaf and Dumb Association. The rev. gentleman observed. that last year the Council generously voted- the sum of $400 to be appropriated for the board and education of deafâ€"mutes residing within the county. For the half-year cordingr the (fist December last, the beneficiaries of the Council were two- I l 'Bcrnard Carley and Isabella Hainbley,l report upon the propriety sfg'ranting per ‘ for whom the sum of $140 was drawn,lthey should. d). It is sent monthly. prepay their- Letters. ’All Letters addressed tloitbis Oflice must be post-paid." "__ ' FO4 Adana-A. AND OAK Rina Es.â€"--VVe beg to inform those of our readers who» have heretofore received their papers from Dr. C. S. Lloyd, of Aurora, that in future they will re- ceive them at Mr. 'J‘as. ’l‘od"s, ac- cording to recent arrangementsâ€"â€" We take this opportunity of pub- licly returning our thanks toDr. C. S. Lloyd for his kindness in acting those of Oak Ridges Who have re- ceived their papers of Mr. Rut~ “ledge, they 'will in future receive them of Mr. Christison. r-o 4â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" THE BRITISH AMERICAN JOURNAL.â€" \Ve have just received the first number of ajournal published; by Mr. John Lovell, of Montreal, bearing the above title, like all the works printed by this enterprising Publisher it is of sterling merit, and to Medical men» invaluable. It is neatly printed in good large type at $3 per an- num. We hope that the faculty will for' their own sakes support this Journal as l l l ship of Albion. . . 1.. ,.‘.,. _ . . , ‘ ,»,‘yd,_n... ‘ ‘ Aurora and North York. It is with great pleasure that we announce to our continually in- creasing number of readers, that during the past week we have en- tered into an agreement'with the ra- pidly risiiig village of Aurora and the Riding of North York, as given in another” column. The circum- stances which caused this amalga- mation are briefly these: Some few weeks since we were waited upon by a few gentlemen from Aurora, who stated to us that they, in company with the majority of the inhabitants of the village, had long felt that they were laboring under a very serious disadvantage .iu havingiio journal devoted to rapid improvements; and not only ‘so, but that the political views held by many in the North Riding had .never yet had an efficient exponent; in short,.they said thata free and unfettered, press. was. wanted to give to Aurora that attention which its rapid go-aheaditiveness de- manded, and also to battle for and elucidate sound political principles, and thus, counteract the noxious ‘ poison too freely circulated around tl’icm. To this we repliedthat we should. be most, happy, to identify ourselves \viterurora, providing the inhabitants- desired. it. Ac- cordingly, a, public meeting was held, on Eriday evening, the 27th ult.,_w.h_eii \ve explained in detail ~ the methods by which we proposed to carry out such an arrangement. We intend attending personally at Aurora at stated periods, report its meetings, both township and vil- lage, chronicle its rise, and indeed make our journal as attractive to those. residing in it as if we lived on the’ spot. . We have already en- gaged first-class agents and corres- pondents, which in addition to our own personal attention, will enable us. to make ours essentially an Aurora, 1 Township and Riding Journal ;. and as is seen elsewhere, the meeting pledged itself to sup- port. uS._ We_ look to its business- men, and indeed all who desire its prosperity, to give us that hearty support, *tvhichit shall be our eu- deavor ,at'all times to merit, as we feel' it an "beam to be identified with themâ€"henceforth our paper is, the York Herald, flurom, and Richmond Hill fldvocate and fldvcrtfscr. We are aware that this new ar- rangement involves grave responsi- bilities, as nothing= isof more im- portance than sound political views. The times Wellivc in arc moment- ous... Our noble Province is yet as it were‘én, itsinfancv; it may grow and become a mighty. nation. Al- though at. present an infant, it may lu-co‘iue: {Virility Hercules. Much, . limchvergdc'pe‘nds Upon the men who ‘ rule “its destinies. I If they are ho- nest, able and upright. men, then indeed a splendid future is before us,â€"-as we have in our endless Forests and Lakes the go rm ofuntold wealtlii"‘a'nd- unimagincd greatness. Let scope only be given to the en- terprise ofour, energetic people, their glorious as have been our tri- umplisiin- the past, they shall sink into comparative notliingnoss when compared with what yet. shall be done With good laws and honest men to make them obeyed, we need fear nothing; but woe betide us if we allow _ unprincipled, ignorant, or selfish demagogues to galn an ascendancy Over us. Nations! hoary \vitibf'age, have crumoled to the dust when-such vile men as we have described gained. power. In such aflflcase- ' we need not ask “ whither are we. drifting.” because all historyite‘aches that it can be nowhere else than to ruin. France in 1793 had plenty of orators and bairbrained' politicians, who by miserable- subterfuges patched the bfiodfy politic, but it went nearlymto ruin, because, as Lamertir‘i‘eh‘i‘sia’id, ‘-‘ it had no States- ~ ' he man.” 'VVhott Canada wants above all things, hble, wise, honest and master minds. "To elect wisely our Representativesis of vast moment now; ‘yet’ldo we too frequently choose our \M.P.P.’s. in much the same mannbr as‘mauy youngr men select wives.- ..We go it blind, and as is. usu‘aldn. such cases we find the matclra bad one, and then iii~ stead of building ourselves for our folly, we lay. it all to bad luck, when instead thereof it bad man- agement. Our election contests are generally a reproach to us.â€" Party prejudices so blinds us as to preclude reason from sitting on her throne; passion usurpiug it instead. Now this state. of things ought not to be. If! we want to. put the right men in the right place, we must fore-go aritipatli-ies, and let reason have full Sway. .Tbe people must be taught to-ltlii’uk and act on. just principles, or we shall be governed by contemptible, political intrigu- ants, whose ‘only aim is " the loaves and, fishes,” and our- fair Province becomes a byword to fu- ture generations. Sound political principles must be iiiculcatcd, or we must reap a bitter harvest As journalists, we scorn- neutra- iity. \Ve‘iiaténd‘ always to speak unreservedly our minds on men and things. " W'e shall not hesitate to give praise 'rtvhcrc it due, and. be our motto. watchwordâ€"~and to give (as far as Mr." JEFFREY moved, seconded l l I Mr. SMITH then came forward l public man or set of men is requir- ed the reproot will be given with an unsparing hand. We are, and. will be the staunch. advocates of True and Constitutional Reform, which is as distinct from Gritism as night from day. Our misuomen- ed Reformers are distractionists and fliinsily disguisedanuexationistsâ€" with such men we unliesitatingly say we have nothing in common. We will not pledge ourselves to support or oppose any set of men. lndtscriminately, "Measures, not men,” ever has been and ever shall Justice to all, is our “hen we think that censure-of any we are capable) to the people sound, safe and true political prin- ciples shall be our endeavm'. In appealing to the inhabitants of Aurora and the North Riding for support, we do so with a good con- science; it shall be our desire to earn it by strict attention to its local interests, and also by pursuing a. straightforward and fearless course. Good Measures shall alâ€" ways find in“ us sincere advocates, and bad ones, laid bareâ€"we care not who the parties may be who advocate them. -~â€"~â€"«-â€"-H v-â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"~ VAUGHAN COUNCIL, The above Council met at the Town Hall, on Saturday the 2lst January, at 11 A.M. The Reeve in the chair. ‘ Present â€"â€" Messrs. Bridgford, Brown, and Jeffrey. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. By~law No. 113 was read a first and second time. The Coun- cil went into Committee thereon-â€" Mr. Jeffrey in the chair. The Committee rose and reported the by-law as adopted. which was theuread a third time and passed. The question of the disposal of the interest, arising from the Clergy Reserve Fund, having been brought before the Council, by Mr. â€"~â€" -, that the interest accruing from the Clergy Reserve Fund, be divided amongst the sc- veral School Sections, and Union School Section of this township, in the same proportion as the said money was divided in the past year; and that the Treasurer is hereby authorised to pay to the Trustees of the said sections as above their proportion of said moneyâ€"Carried. The Council then adjourned to the. second Monday in February. roan-um .â€" MEETING IN AURORA. ._._ [Itcported for the Herald] At amceting held at the “'01- lington Inn, Aurora, on Saturday evening 28m instant, called by W. Smith, Esq, to show a statement of the expenditure of money col- lected by him and expended upon the public highwayâ€"~VV. Mosley, Esq., was called to the chair, and Mr. Thomas Barber was appointed secretary. The CHAIRMAN briefly stated that the object. of the meeting was to give Mr Smith an opportunity of showing a statement of the monies collected and expended by him on the public highway, and that it. was necessary for Mr. Smith so to do, as some person or persons had made statements injurious to Mr. Smith's character, thereby censur- ing him and injuring him in the estimation of the public; and which statement he believed to be with- out foundation; and that be had not the slightest doubt but that Mr. Smith :would shew to this meeting a fair statement of the monies received and expended by him, as he believed Mr. Smith to be the last man that would defraud the public highway of one copper; for be was certain that Mr. Smith would rather put his hand in his pocket and subscribe liberally to- wards-the road than defraud it, as it was well known that Mr. Smith was not only liberal but public spirited, and whose character he believed was unfairly aspersed, and concluded by calling upon Mr. Smith for his statement. and showed a statement. and ex- planation of the monies i‘eceired by him, and expended upon the road, and which statement showed clearly that the money had been expended in a judicious and satis- factory mauner, as will appear by the following resolution : Moved by Mr. JAs. C. FITZGER- ALD, seconded by Mr. HENRY BROAD, that it is the. deliberate opi- nion of this meeting that Mr. Smith has given a very satisfactory account: of the way the said public money was expended; and this meeting are highly indignant at the cowardly and unmanly way in which some person or persons have attempted to stain the character of a public servant, who also should have attended this meeting and have shown cause why they were dissatisfied with the manner in which the public money had been expended by Mr. Smithâ€"Carried 3 unanimously. The meeting then adjourned. -LECTURE ON EDUCATION. ...... Mr. McCallum, Superintendent of Common Schools for the township of Vaughan, de- livered a lecture on Education on Monday evening in the Grammar School room. The lecture was excellent, pointed and interesting; the language used by the lecturer was very ac- curate, clear and beautiful. The subject was earnestly considered, and pressed upon the at- tention of the audience. The lecturer glanced at the educational machinery in operation for the training of the youth oftliis country; the expenditure will-i ingly and generoust incurred by the commu- nity for the education of the young; in build- ing school houses. keeping them in repair. and paying teachers. Ilo stated that all this might be done, and yet the end not be attained. He insisted that parents and Trustees should work together, aidiui.r each other in carrying out the plans of the Teacher; tliatthe teacher should he in love with his work, and acquainted with the best methods of communicating knowledge to the young, He pointed out two great evils prevalent iii Canada in connection with edu- cation in its present state. The first was: the very frequent change of teachers. which was so injuriously common. This was hurtful to all parties, especially to the young. Another 0le which he pointed out as very common. and very hurtful was. the irregularity of at- tendance". This iliduced careless and irregular habits. and those being acquired they remained witlitlie person through life. injuring his suc- cess iii the great duties of life. He concluded his lecture by pressing on the attention of the audience the vast importance of having moral and religious instruction combined with intel- lectual and physical training. He quoted the opinions of several men. high in intellectual. social and religious standing, in the United States on this very point, showed that the United States system of education had been, as to the great ends of education, a failure, simply because religious and moral truth had been ignored in that system. He urged upon parents, teachers and trustees. the duty up having the bible read in the schools. The audi- ence was good, and great attention paid to the lecture. Missionary Meetings. The anniversary meeting of the Tliornhill Branch of the Wesleyan Missionary Society iii Canada, came ofI'ou Monday evening last, the 23rd inst.,iii the Wesleyan Church in that place. Mr. J. W. Cook occupied the chair on the occasion in a very upproeriate The audience church being well filled. The meeting was addressed by Revs. W. Ilayliurst, l‘l. Donn. W. Scott, and J. Borlniid. The speeches were effective and telling, especially those of the deputation. The in advance of last your, being over $12; a deep and earnest spiritual feeling and interest pre- Tlie 'I'lioriiliill choir rendered effectual service bv the admir- nblo seinerion of anthems and pieces sung on the occasion. The moonlit raised by this Branch last year was $5140; built is expected this year that the amount w.ll be considerably in advance of tl-i‘ri't‘sum. ‘ In till I] or. was larger, the collections were Veiled during the meeting. The anniversary services of the Richmond Hill Branch of the VVOslcyan Missionary So- ciety have been held in this place during the present week. An appropriate discourse was delivered on Sabbath evening by Rev. J. Boil-Ind, from Toronto, and the annual meet- ing held in tho Wesleyan Church on Tuesday evening the church was full, wtwitbstani‘ing the evening was dark and somewhat rainy.» Amos VVi‘iglit, Esq, M.I'.l’., was unanimously called to the chair. the duties of which were suitably discharged by that gentleman. The speakers wore Revs. I'I. Dean, W. Scott. and J. Borluud. The sptoclios were of the right kind, and the collections doubled those of last year, being over $1120. The church choir rendered valuable service on the cohesion. Very successful meetings were also hold in Buttonville, Victoria Eqrram and Ruportvillo, which we regret being unable to report for wanl of space. â€"V_._.__.._,.. w...“ .â€" I‘riCHMoND HILL FArn.â€"â€"'l.‘lic usual monthly fair was held in this place on the lst inst, the show of cattle, &c., was small, What, was on. the ground was how- cvcr sold at good prices. DEBA’I‘ING . SOCIETY.-â€"â€"On Tires- day evening next, at 8 pm. the. next debate will be held at Aiiiblcr's llall, Mr. Geo. McPhillips in the chair. SubjectNWhicli have stif- fered most by the white man, the Negro or the Indian. EXTRAORDINARY ENTERTAINMENT. -â€"-By refcriing' to an advertisement, it will be seen that on \\'i-rlncsday evening next, at 6 30, ii grand Concert will be given in the Catli'o'ic Church, 'I'lroriiliilL also a lecture on the dramatic art by a number of young (If/[cltantzl Admit. tniice 373 cents. Proceeds are to liquid~ ate debts. Housesâ€"“lo beg: to call the atten- tion of our readers to an advertisement from Mr. Mayor, the only maker of the original Yorkshire Driftield oils in Am- erica. I-Iis Oils, and Condition Physic We have lirard, highly recommended by some of the principal Farmers in Mark liain Torvnsliip. They are really what they pretend to be without gammon, as many are prepared to testify. Coux'rv SCHOOL CONVENTIONS.â€" We learn by a circular forwarded to us, that the Chief Superintendent is holding school cor’rventioiis in each county in U.C The York convention will be hold The project is a wise one, and we hope will be well supported, The object of those Conventions are :â€"--Ist. To answer- ing questions which may be proposed, and give any explanations which may be de- sired respecting tbe. several provisions of the School Laws; 2nd. To consider any suggestions which nary be made for the improvement of the Schools, the diffusion of Education and the extension and use. . l liilness of the Public Lionii‘ivs. at ‘ Newmarkct, on Saturday the 11th inst. ' 1L,~ .2 ’ 3913‘ .u'. ‘ '7” EXTENSIVE FIRE AT BELLEVILLE.â€"- We regret to learn that a disastrous fire broke out in the Dell Works ofthe Messrs It. 8:. It. Patterson,of Belleville, on Mon- ‘day night last, the 30th tilt. The night was excessively stormy, and a large row of dwelling houses were soon completely de- stroyed, amongst which was one brick. building, a barn was also burned and six. valuable l-Iorses, one of which wait worth $800 perished in the flames, together wite all the waggons, sleighs, harness, grain anh, bay. The fire originated from a stovd pipe in one ,of the houses. Total lose. $15000. The Messrs Patterson’s loss is estimated at $2,500. There was no in-. surancc on any of the property. Aurora and a Local News-"h, paper. I From the Leader. A highly respectable and influ~ cntial meeting was held at Mr. Case’s Hotel, Aurora, on Friday evening the 27th ult.,_ to take into consideration the propriety. of identifying Aurora with the .York Heraldâ€"4%.. Matchell, Esq, J.P.’, presided, and W. Mosley, Esq, J.P., was appointed secretary.~ Mr. .MATCHELL on coming-f0r~ ward saidâ€"That Aurora was .suf-n fcriiig greatly for want of a paper. to represent its interests, and that. he and others had communicated with the Proprietor of the 'York- Herald [Mr. A. Scott] tosce ifsome» arrangement could be entered into. whereby the interests’of Aurora could be faithfully and fairly re-. presented. The political opinions of the York Herald he was well. acquainted with, and they met with his hearty support. He cona. eluded by calling upon Mr. H, Edwards, Editor of that paper, to address the meeting. Mr. H. EDWARDS said that be- was invited to that meeting by se-. veral influential gentlemen in the. ncigliborl’iood, to explain the terms. upon which the Proprietor of the York Herald was willing to enter into an engagement with Aurora, in order more adequately to repre-. sent its interests, which be briefly did. As to the politics of the- Herald, its motto was, measure not “tell; whilst the Ministry- brought forth good measures, such. as the recent Postal Arrangement oer. Sidney Smith, or the splens. did Financial measures of Mr. Gall, they would be supported, but not otherwise. He then ably rcâ€". viewed the conduct of the Opposi- tion, and clearly showed that it was an unpriuciplt‘rl and factions opposition. lie also showed the necessity there was forgiving the. people asouiid political education, and the dietistroi‘is results that inn variably followed from neglecting It) (IO so. ’ " It was then moved by “7. Moss. LEY, Esq, J.P., seconded by W". SMITH. Esq, J.l’., that the village of Aurora is sulloring an inconveé. tiicnttn for want of ii paper it) repre-. sent its interests, and that it is ex-. pullout that we annex Aurora with, the .lticliiiioiitl .liill paper, iii order,. that the interests of this village may be adequately represented therein. Mr. Alosmav spoke in support of“ the above resolution as follows :,_ He felt that it was not necessary for him to make any lengthened re‘ marks. He had listened with, great pleasure to the speech of Mr. Edwards, and thought that the re-t marks made by that gentleman were well timed and to the point. He had been for a long ‘ime an atten-t live reader of the York Herald, and. had admired it for its true Conser- vatism as well as forits advocacy of constitutional reform. He thought that Aurora could not do better than amnlga‘mate itself with that. journal. , I W. SMITH, Esq.,J.P., said that it; allorded him very great pleasure to. second the resolution. The neccs. sity of having a good Conservative. taper must be apparent to all. The last election had proved the wantof; such a paper. The resolution was then put and carried unanimIms-ly. The CHAIRMAN then called upon, M. Hopper, Esq, J.P., to .move ..«. the next resolution, which was sec-t ouded by Mr. Jas Todd, and read, as follows :-â€"“ That we, the inlia. bitan's of Aurora, will give to the r ‘ York Herald, Aurora and Richmond. Hill Advocate and Advertiser, our; hearty support by subscribingtotlio same; and that. we will do all in, our power to extend its circulation, so long as it advocates our interests.": â€"Carried unanimously. (The above resolution was full):- supportcd by the addition of nearly 50 subscribers.) Moved by W. SMITH, Esq, seconded by W. MosuEY, Esg.,‘that Mr. Jas, Holladav and Mr. James Todd be agents in Aurora for the. above paper.-â€"Carried. Moved by Mr. John Kelly, seo. couded by Capt, Stupart , that the Secretary be requested to make out. an abstract of the proceedings of," this meeting and forward it to. the. Leader and Colonist offices, requesta ing them. to publish the same in their respective j.ournals.â€"â€"Carried, WM. Moscuv, R. MACHELL, Secretary. Chairman. r Aurora, Jan. 28, 1800,