indigo ï¬rms. antiwar. OF 'riia « AFRICA.†New Ycax, March 4i. GREAT Baum-m- The attentional. all classes is concen- trated on-the Budget, and meetings pro Indoors- are held in all directions. The Conservatives show an increasing hostility to both the Budget and the commercial treaty with France, and in the House of Lords an explanation had been called for of the article which binds England not to prohibit the exportation of coal. ‘ Lord John Russell stated in Parliament that the special mission of Lord Elgin to China had not been deï¬nitely arranged: Lord John Russell announced that he would introduce the Reform-Bill on the ï¬rst M arch. He also stated that the cor- respondence was progressing with the Gov.- ernment of the United States with respect to the free admissiOn of. British. shipping to the American coasting, trade between the Eastern States ande California, &c., but the matter was not.in a position .to be laid before the House. In response to Mr. .Pecl,.Lord .Ii.Rus- eel said that enquiries had been addressed. to Sardlnia, as to whether it was the in- tention to cede Savoy to France. Sar- dinia denied any such tintention. The Earl of Granville also announced in the House of Lords, that France will do nothing touching that annexation withâ€" out ï¬rst consulting the great Powers, and obtaining the consent of the inhabitants. A motion in the Home to abolish flog- ging in the navy was negatived. The army estimates show an increase of two millions sterling. It is denied that. Austria has replicd‘to propositions to England touching the Itali an question. It is also reported that Rus- sia rejects the proposition. Advices from Madrid state th‘at'Mkr4 shal O‘Donnell is actively engaged'in re- connoitering the country and surrounding Tetuan. Ile had receiVed“ a delegation item the Moorish government,.asking on what terms peace would be granted, and had referred the questiou to his Queen who had despatched a messenger to Tetuan with the conditions upon which peace will be granted. The public spirit in Spain however is warlike, and it is believed that war will continue. The iron-masters of, Glasgow have agreed to keep all their furnaces out for another fortnight. Dr. Murray, Bishop dead. . g ' , The hind: forces of England are fixed of Rochester i. at 143,000,111», being an: increase of nearly 6,590. numbers 92.000. , The new VVhitworth gun has been tried with astounding success,surpassing in range and accuracy the Armstrong. ‘ ' g It is said" tllat‘the French Government has entered into relations with Prussia as a'member of the Zollvvere‘in‘. with the view of negotiation a commercial treaty similar to that with England. ' M. Tliouvenal‘s circular to the French diplomatic'agents. in response to the En- cyclical letter of the Pope, is published, and is attracting attention. -It apparently convicts the Pepe of improperly using his spiritual office for political purposes. The despatchmf M. 'I'houv‘enalitothe French Ambassador at Rome is alto p;ublisbed,'ex: laining the present state of ' affairs in the egatious, and the causes for the same. ITALIE- The King of Sardinia arrivedat’Milan on the 15th February. He was received wrth extraordinary enthusiasm. The new Roman loan had been nego- tiated with. the Belgian capitalists. The 900 Bavarianswho enlisted for the Papal army had arrived. at Arcana, and iisore were expected. ’ AUSTRIA. ~ A large number of political prisoners from Venetia are being sent to Selavona and elsewhere. The Austrians had seized a large quasi- tity of arms on. the way. to~Servtia,tlircugh her territory. PRUSSIA .. The ï¬rst Chamber has discussed Gov- ernment Matrimonial Law, and rejected civil marriage in every form. LATEST. LONDON, Ssruausv MoaNiNG.-'â€"-The India and China mails left Dover for Lon- don at midnight. It rumoured that the Government has late intelligence from Pekin via St. Petersburg to the etlect that. the Emperor is disposed to make con- “cession for averting further hostilities. and that if this peaceful‘disposition is met with honourable spirit in England, all further contests may be avoided. Italian patriots in Spoleto, Perugia, 'F'errie, and other towns, have sent 10,000 The East. Indian army ‘ ""~"?!¢atncs to Garibaldi. lN'I‘E-NSE ‘DISSA'I‘ISF ACTION AT ROME. - Times’ Correspondent.) The intense hatred of the Romans for the priestsand priestly rule loses, however, none ofits intensity for the marvellous for- bearance with which. it is treasoring up. The talk one Items from men ofall classes, as soon as the subject is safely broached, is perfectly amazing. That the Romans, with hardly any except’oiis, are utterly dead to all venerationi for what distant Catholics hold‘ most sacred and holy, has been matter of universal notoriety since the days of: Dante, Boccaceio, Laurentius "v'alla, Ariosto, and Maccbiavello. b’ut hitherto, however they loathed and despisedlliem, the. Romans lived by their prints. The only recent expriments for the extinctionmf the Papace in 1.799 and 181.0- red‘uced ere to the condit’io: of a Eitencli chief'tz'eu do department, with hardly one half of its population. The Papal Court brought back with it lustre, importance and a certain prosperity to the middle slums of the Holy City. It m..- turned a penny by the signs of gay foreign visitors as well as by their penance; by carnival no less than holy Week. A begging Churchencouraged the mendicant habits of a lazy populace.-â€"-Rome «as lilalfa convent. half a watering place. and so long as the people lived by the Church they were willing eiiough.to.. cry, ‘ Long live the. Church!†‘ But the Romans this year can get from the Pope neither panem nor cz'rcczzses. Popular disaffection shows forth in all its nakedness. There is no Tmstevermo willing to kneel as the Pontiï¬cal carriage goes past. with his half muttered ‘ Acci- denti al Papa !’ an exclamation in which their was more of profauencss than delib- erate malice. This year the Papal coach and its occupant’s blessings are shunnedas the plague.â€"â€"People take to their: heels wherever happens, and :the same care is taken. to get out oftlie way of the red tasselson- the frontlets of the sleek, black ,Romansnosed steeds which announces the approiic‘h of a Prince of the Church. There is dire distress in Rome, and the people, whether rightly or wrongly. strongl lay it to the blame of the Pontiï¬cal Government. It is the Pope with his obstinacy who prolongs the uncertainties of the present political crisis, and thus scares wealthy travellers away from their gates. It is the Pope who, by his testi- ness, drove his Romagnese subjects to revolt. and robbed Rome of the revenue accruing to the capital from the subjected ,Legations. Together with the Pope and the I’apacy, the Romans fall foul of religoion and its ministers. There is hard- ly a word of anprobrium which is not ï¬ercely lrurled‘at the head of the priests; hardly a disparaging sneer against those ‘ black ravens’ or ‘ black swine,’ that ‘does not become widely popular, so soon as it comes out as a theatrical allusion, a basquinade, or ballad-singer’s sally. There is deep-set. ruthless, rabid invet- eracy of the whole mass of the population against the order of the pricsthood,â€"-an animosity. which. seeks its vent at the pre- sent moiuenta in.a thousand covert ways, but w-hich..is.sure to lead to some frightful open outbreak whenever an opportunity ofl‘e'rs itself. Against this pent-up but hardly conceal- ed implacable feeling of animosity the Pope has nothing to oppose save prayers, blessings, and-a. ï¬rm- resolution to follow the ï¬rst martyrs-of the Church into the catacombs. His.head.Minister, or Secreo levy of State, wholly. intent upon the ac- cumulation. of ill-.gotton wealth, plays on his 'Sovereignis- fond, superstitious en- tliusiam to set him against. hislong-endur- ing Imperial protector,.and prolong this state of antagonism. between Rome and France till such. time as he may have made the whole or the best part of that- w 'lth safe against the wrath to' come. Titlil’ope’s zealous Ultramontanist chain- pinchâ€"English, Irish, French, German, beset the halls of the Vatican.. encourage Pius IX in his most absurd conceits, pro- mise him crusades and levers des Boudtier-s all over the Catholic world ;. they raise the cry of ‘Aostria to the rescue!’ they dream of revolutions intFrance, of leagues of the 'Reds’ with the ‘ Blacks,’ of de- fections of troops, of sudden miraculous Catastrophes, hastened, may be, by some ‘providental’ strcke, such as the one which rid the French throne of a half.‘ converted, latitudinarian Huguenot king. Among these worthies, some of the prin- cipal agents and ofï¬cers of the French Emperor at Rome are, I‘ know. not with what good ground, conï¬dently numbered the now recalled Duke dc Gramont. whose scanty intelligence is, in the opinion of some persons, eked out by more than diplomatic duplicity, and General Goyon, for whose talents, or, indeed, common sense, the-Romans never entertained the slightest respect, and whose religiouszcal, nowcver great it may be supposed, is not certainly proofagainst a single frow-n of his Iinperiallmaster. The Romans indeed con- ceive that'the good Generals demeanor to- wards ‘ce ban Saint Pere’ is greatly alâ€" tered of late, and especially since the ar- rival of the Imperial intimation tio whichl alluded at the opening of this letter; and they describe him as listening to the Pope's speech at the opening of the American colleges in a supercilious, non- chalart, more than halfâ€"bored attitude as of a man who has played his force as far as he deemed it expedient, and considers himself now free from wkward and irk- some restraint. FRESIIET ON THE MAI-'I‘LAND AT GODERICH. Gonenicu, March 5.â€"â€"Tlie ice on the river Maitlaiit‘ broke up'last night at nine p.m., and caused damage to the shipping. The steamer Thor]. belonging to the Lake Buffalo and Huron B ailroad‘ Company, was carried half a mil-c into the lake, and lies aground with only the hurrican deck above water. The schooner Lilly Darcy was thrown up on the dock. The Brothers Was carried five miles out into the lake. The Wilson- upset, and serious damage was done to. several other smaller crafts. Several ï¬shermens’ shanties were swept away, and about I50 feet of the dock is thrown up. The harbour remains choked with ice some eight feet above water mark. \Vlierc theriver is narrow the ice rose to the height of forty feet, within two feet of the bridge, which escaped injury. So much damage has ne.'er been occasioned by the breaking up of the river. Fortune ater no lives were lost. CHARGE OF FRAUD. New Yonx.'Marcb 5.-’I‘he Tmm Wgshington correspondent says zâ€"Tlie department of the interior is engaged in elamning the charges preferred against Governor Cummings of Utah, who, it is said, charged salary for a private secretary for two years, and deducted the amount from the contingent fund, when there was nO'SIICII oï¬cer in the territory. Mr. Forney, Indian Superintendent for Utah, is also on trial, from charges preferred for false vouchers in his account with the gov- , crnmsnt. l Card E. J. Chosley. Quebec Government Agency. Notice.-â€"-R. Maclmll. cleanse the Augean stable. ‘wilh them. If this foe. is to- be New Advertisements. Patterson’s Column. Card Dr. C. Edmonds, Aurora. Vaughan Lodge. No. 5‘. M-. .._--._ “~â€" (lllir lljtll'lt ï¬ttalll. ~._ . ._-__._.â€"â€"__ - a.-._ w__.... --e.â€"~-â€"â€"~sâ€" »â€"â€"â€"â€".«~ RICHMOND IllLL. MAR 9. 1860- ......â€" .... «mfl... THE SOCIAL CURSE. Millions ofé speeches have- been made, sermons preached and count- less volumes written uponthe vice of drunkenness ;, many a time has our blood boiled with indignation, as we have listened to the recital of deeds done under. the influence of that which makes [man become “the picture of a beast and the monster of a man.†Drunkenncss is in verity our social curse; its debasing influences cannot well be overestimated, and alas its exteu. of those who bid fair to “become or- naments to society havc~under its influence become social pests.â€" -Our temperance friends designate this monster vice with too much truth, as “the parent of crime-"â€" No wonder then that S. of T’s., Good Template, ch. should seek to sweep this crime from our noble province. With this aim we tho- roughly sympathise; but we must say that to the means attempted to be enforced for the accomplishment of so grand a result, we are ut- terly opposed. We are as anxious as any Good Templar that ever breathed that drunkenness may speedily be amongst the crimes that were . hence we hope that. our temperance friends will not reckon us their “enemy because we tell them the truth.†It is not temper- ance societies to which we are op- posed. No. rather we bid them “ God speed.†To raise man from the dungbill isa far iiobler achieve- ment than to be the hero of a bun- dred ï¬ghtsâ€"that our various tem- perance societies have done so we do not for a momentdispute, rather we are rejoiced thereat, and wish that their success may be a hundred fold increased. This premised, we hasten to lay before our readers our views as to the recent petitions to our various Townships to- in- crease Tavern licenses, 8w. “In are, in the ï¬rst place, op- posed.- to any mere Township legis- lation on‘ the subject; it is a mani- fest absurdity, and cannot decrease the evil complained of. There may be too many taverns in our Townships, but, we ask, where is the man that will decide as to which is to close 2" [It cannot be done. If t'WO‘ men have-got†a: liâ€" cense, and both are equal' in ac- commodation &c., which, we ask. is to shut up? The Reeve of. Vaughan, [H. S. Howland. Esq.j]v‘ vcy aptly put this question at the last meeting. As to an indiscri- minate increase of the- license fee, so may are the. flirci'blfe objections against it that we are surprised that any sane man should‘ advocate it. Accommodation for the public must be had, and is most needed precisely in those localities that could not afford to pay such high rates. Just look also at the confu- sion: that will ensue. One Town- ship has $80 as its license fee; another only $340. What a medley piece of legislation is this; and our temperance friends may de- pend upon it that such insane measures, instead of helping their cause does it incalculable injury. A good cause is often hurt by fool- ish schemes. Whilst giving our temperance friends every'credit for sincerity, we are compelled to feel that their hatred against the drink- ing usages of society too often warps their better judgment, and lead them to. advocate absurd schemes that can end only in deâ€" feat, and materially retard future triumphs. _ ' Let them away with this paltry agitation. Will they bind the lion with low, or slay the rhinoceros with a pop-gun. It would be just about as feasible as is their absurd sive sway is illimitable, and somel hoped to ï¬nd them. They wax proof of which we subjoin the fol- warm. and courageous at public meetings;: they pass grand resolu- York Herald of July lotions with endless parade and verbosity, which practically end in smoke; for it is a positive fact that Were. the laws that we now have properly enforced, much evil could be prevented. Why, We ask, are they not enforced? What are our foes to drinkingabout? Is it possible. that in epite'pf, their brave talk, when they face- the enemy that their courage oozes out oftlieir ï¬nger ends. We fear it isso. Our taverns shouldbe shut at Seven o’clock on Saturday evening, and kept closed all Sunday. Is it so .7" We trow. not. Acid as the present laws are not enforced“, it gives a powerful weapon in the hands of the toes of? temperance; for they argue that a law not enâ€" forced helps to~ bring-all law into contempt; and that if we had a Prohibitory Law “to-morrow it would not be carried but, and there- lfore the evil instead of being abol- ished; would be increased In all seriousness, be' it spoken, if Good Templars and Sons of Temperance desire to slay the monster, curtail his power at once; give us some pledge that you are in earnest,and ere you agitate for new enactments make the best use of your present weapons. As we said sometime since, let the cry of your perishing brother nerve you to. the task; he is fast hastening to the shades of 1night, a bloated and a wretched onicast. From the depths of (le- spair he asks youto save him.â€" Don’t tell him to wait till prohibi- tion comes. Strain every nerve, and make the best use of the mate- rials you have; for if not, the my will come with tlirilliiigemphasis- lost, and caused by your criminal negligence. D“ HOW TO MAKE MONEY! We feel that we owe no apology to our readers for treating on this subject. How to get and how to hold the ‘° almighty dollar" is a desideratum devoutly to be wished by all, though attained by few. The unthinking often wonder how some people amass wealth, and are ready to attribute success in this line to trickery or fraud. Doubtless it is so sometimes, but we much question whether there is more dishonest amongst the wealthy than with their poorer brethren. Those who amass money as a rule, have a much safer method of gainingit than by fraud, or by league with his Satanic Majesty.»- No Necromancer’s art brings them in. gold. They obtain it in much the same manner as we. do bread»- namely, by working for it. although it is not. every One who works gets rich. No ;. those only get rich who know when tospend money, and when to keep it in their pockets, as we may depend on it there is a spurious economy which keeps us poor as effectually as if we were the vciiest spendtlirifts that ever breathed. For instance a man has a farm; he works early and late, and yet at the year’s end can scarcely make two ends meet. And why! The reason is as clear as the sun at noon-day. His farm is not half cultivated; the results of modern science and skill are not taken ad- vantage -of by him, whilst his neighbor, who purchases the best l’loughs, Harrows, Stump Ma- chines, Mowers, Reapers, &c. that be can got, and usesother’s experi- ments and labor to his otvn advant- age, is increasing in prosperity and comfort. Such an one kHOWs how to "make hay when the sun shines.†He cleares his land, pre- pares his foil, and reaps his grain after the most approved method, and as a matter of course, reaps‘a splendid reward. The incalcu- lable superiority of machine over hand labor is now acknowledged by all. Not only will machines do the workbetter, but also cheaper than can be done by hand, as is proved by the, statement of Mr. Shaw, of England, aégivén in the York Herald of November 18, I859, where he states that the cost of attempts at Totvnsbip prohibition. Walnut; 278 acres) “‘9 Who“? (“his HaVe our temperance friends Yet 00’“ le’i “'he‘lb barleyv 03“? and to learn that the poor (lauded beans, to the extent of 278 acres by drunkard is the slave to a vice of hand, “"13 95' 5ld° Per “"3 Whilst hideous proportions, and of gigan- tic growth. Do they uotf'know that it required a Hercules to So by machinery it cost only be. bad, thus showing a clear gain of 4s. per acre. We will only add thatif there is all this difference in Engâ€" land between -machinc and hand- banished from our midst, depend labor, in Canada the difference. will upon it, it will never be by such puerilc remedies as these. We rather fear from what we have seen, that there are but few temperance men with sufficient soul in them to understand well the resources and strength of the vices to which they are the sworn foes. But, say our friends, we have tried to get a Prohibitory Law, and we failedâ€"'â€" ‘Q-uite true you did fail, and we fear that if you tried to-morrow you would ï¬nd to your cost that this your pet scheme has lost ground. Justice also compels us to add that our temperance friends are not the valiant soldiers thath be more marked still, as we cannot get labor so cheap here. This point settled, the next thing is to buy a‘ good article, for a bad mav chine is dear at a-gift. ' The Messrs. Patterson dc Bro. of this place, as will be seen by rev ferring to aunt-her column, pro- fess to make the best Agricul- turalalmplements in Canada; and we feel bound in justice. to them, to say that this is'no em ty boast. Their Reaper is admitte by allto be the very bcst,not only in Caâ€" nada, but in‘America. Their Mower last season was tested, and gave universal satisfaction. In lowing from a letter inserted in the 15th. 1859, from R. Marsh, Esq., J .P., a gentle- man well known ‘in these parts, being an extensive and eminently practical farmer: “ Tot-he Editor of the YorkHerald. '“ Sm,---I consider it a duty that I owe to the farmingcommunity of this neighbourhood, to express in a public manner my entire satisfac- tion willie. Mowing Machine that] purchased from Messrs. Patterson 8: Brother, Farming Implement Ma- nufacturers-of this place, it being far superior to any mowing ma- chine that I have seen heretofore, having cut 8 acres of hay in eight hours without changing horses, al- though the weather was oppres- sively hot, and without extra driv- ing, as the draft was less than that of a pair of light seed barrows. It also does its work in a. superior ‘man‘ncr.†We will only add that it is quite free from side-draught; has self- clearing guards which renders clogging impossible, and is per- fectly under the control of the driver, being raised and lowered at pleasure without stopping or slackening the pace of the team; and its being constructed of iron and'stecl, renders it very durable. They have also constructed a Combined Machine, which offers the following advantages over competitors. It is made entirely ofiron, except the seat and pole, the weight being so disiributed as to give the greatest amount of strength; with the least weight of iron, all parts that are liable to strain are made very strong. The guard ï¬ngers. are fastened to the machine in a simple manner, re- quiring but fcw bolts, and are eastly remOVed, and. replaced. It has, we believe, the lightest draught of any. combined machine in use, and as a combined machine, will be found A one! The Stump Extractor made by this firm has been much improved and strengthened, and is now capable of uprooting the most formidable stumps to be found in the country. We understand that one has recently been shipped to the world-renowned banker, Baron Rothchilds, of England. The Fanning Mill made by them will be found exceedingly use- ful to every farmers, as ‘it will enable him to have his seed and grain thoroughly cleared; and clean grain will al- ways command the highest price: the foul seeds are separated by this mill in a simple but effectual man- ner. As will be seen by the ad. vertisement, this ï¬rm also makes Ploughs of every pattern, and to do all kinds of work. We have al- ways heard these plouglis spoken of as the very type of perfection. To enumerate their excellence would be folly. We have made the above remarks on the Messrs. Patterson‘s Implements, not on our own ipse dixit only, but what we have heard and and could, if necessary, substanti- ate by abundant references. In conclusion, we can conï¬dently say that if farmers want to make money, they must purchase. farmingr imple- ments; and if they want good articles, they cannot do better than purchase of the Messrs. Patterson 8: Brother. VAUGHAN COUNCILâ€"Tile next meeting of the Vaughan Council will be held in the Town Hall on Monday next, when, we presenic. that petitions relative to the peti- tioning of the. present Parliament to establish the roads of the Town- ship as they are at present will be received, and action taken thereon. “#014â€â€" To ContraseownENT8.â€"-3Wo have received a communication from Peter Whetstone, which shall ap- pear in our next. although rather too lengthy for our columns. We hope that in all cases our’corres- pondcnts will please be as brief as possible. Hmâ€... LECTUREnâ€"A lecture will be givnn in conâ€" nection with the mechanics institute, in Am- bler’s Hall. on Tuesday evening next, at g past 7. by the Rev. R Rodgers. Head Master of, Sub-l the Grammar School in this Village. ject:-â€"“ CHARACTER." W RICHMOND HILL FAIR. The usual monthly fair was held in this place on Wednesday last. the show of cattle. sheep. Jim. was small. There were however several buyer on the ground who seemed to be dis- satisfied that there was no more cattle on the ground. ‘Ve would advise our farmers to bring in theirstock to this fair as there i always plenty ofcity buyers on the ground ready to do business. @Uit‘lï¬'tï¬ {.llllllltlltt.‘ We wish it to be distinctly understood, that we do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents through our colu m as . ...â€"- ......~ [To the Editor.“ the York Herald.) SIR,-â€"-I was. present at a Mis- sionary Meeting in aid of the Home Mission Scheme of the Presbytery 'of Toronto, in connection with the * Church. of Scotland, and was much ings. A deputation, consisting of the Rev. Messrs. Bain and Mr. Barker, also were present. The meeting was large and respectable, and was addressed by Mr. Barker, Rev. Messrs. Bain and Fishburn. the Lutheran ministers of Vaughan. I understand that like meetings were held this week at St. diames’, (Rev. Mr. Bain) Scarboro’; St. Andrew’s Church, Markham Vil- lage; and St. Helen’s, at» Casliel, 61h concession of Markham; all of which addresses were delivered, and the response. by the audience most liberal and encouraging.»- These meetings are conducted in the most orderly manner, show. ing clearly that although Presby- terians are not excitable, they are still alch. Yours truly, J. P. Maple, March 6, 1860. .â€" -____... _ WWWâ€"‘- _ THE l-IARPER’S FERRY CRIM- INI‘IJS. The Herald \Vashington correspond- ent sayszâ€"Mr. George Senott, counsel for Stephens and Hazlett, arrived here. yesterday and: had! an interview. with. the President in the hope of obtaining his per- sonal influence with the Governor and Legislature of Virginia, to obtain their pardon. The President treated Mr. Senott kindly, and expressed his warmest sympathies, and the hope that he will stic- ceed in his mission, but while he did not decline to act directly, he did not promise to take action. Mr. Senott leaves here tomorrow for Richmond, having assur- once from Governor Letclier‘ that he shall have a hearing before the committee on pardons on behalf of his clients. He will not ask for a general amnesty in the case. Mr. McLean left this afternoon, and will sail on Tuesday for Vera Cruz. A POWERFUL 'l‘smrcaauce LECTURE. Mr. Rush, of Cliainpaigne county, in Ohio, has recovered $5,000 of Peter In brief the case is tliis:â€"-â€"Dawson Sold liquor to Dawson for the loss of her foot. the husband of the. plaintiff; and the bus- from hand under its influence made an assault seen upon his wife, and so injured her feet that She brought suit under ‘ An act to provide against the amputation was necessary. evils resulting from the sale of intoxicating liquors in the State of Ohio,’ and the jury returned said verdict. The Mac-a-Cheek Press says :â€"â€"~‘Dawson has accumulated considerable property in this nefarious traf- fic, and is good for the sum. although it will swamp him. This is one of the best temperance lectures of the day, and will have more effect on the rum sellers than all the blowings and teachings of teetotal- lers combined.’ Mauxcnonv Occunasucc.-One of the most melancholy affairs which has transpired in this city for some time past .oecurred yesterday afternoon (in Bond street. About half-past one o’clock a loud report was heard in the neighborhood of McGill Square, when itwas discovered that a man who was recognized as Mr. James Vance, an old resident of this city, had shot himself with a‘ gun, the wound in- flicted proved fatal. The upper part of the brain. was blown, completer avay, a fragment of the skull was found at a dis~ tance of-twcnty feet from’the body. The deceased lay near the fence of the square, and the gun with which he had carried out his insane project was seen beside him. A piece of cord attached to the trigger "sufliciently cxplainel‘the manner in which the deed had been accomplished. Family diï¬iculties are said to have been the cause of the tragedy.-â€"-Lcadcr March 8th. ANOTHER Soloibe.~â€"An Inn-keeper We believe what was on the ground met with l named \Villiam Jonyeon, residing on the a ready sale at rather advanced prices. w Owing to want of space our Parliamentary summary is unavoidably postponed. ‘ Don and Danford road, committed suicide yesterday morning about two o‘clock. He ivasanative of Hungary, about 37 W...- years ofoge, and the father of seven chil' 1* _ ldren. A jury in Parker, Texas, in the case of, a man who was on trial for horse stealing, and against whom the crime was clearly proven, brought in a verdict of acquittal because a handsOInc_'girl had promised to marry him if he should be acquitted, as the horse, the stealing of which he was In the course of the inquest, which was held by Dr. Scott, it appeared that the unfortunate man had reason to suspect the ï¬delity of his wife, which so troubled him that he put an end to his existence by hanging himself with his stockings. A arraigned, was taken to carry ca. the fair { YOIdICt In accordance thC faGlS was Helen. renderedâ€"«Letitia March 8th. pleased with the whole proceed-- «w. ,Loh ,.... . The Greenville (8.0.). Enterprise states that at a sale of negroes. last week, one of them, George, a lively fellow.,.said to be a goodjoiner and carpenter, brought the enormous sum of thirt'y~'-tive hundred dollars! He was purchased by Rev. J. P. Boyce. Mr. Boyce was afterwards offered four thousand dollar; for him 1 There are precious few white men of our. acquaintance who would bring so high a. price if they were put up at auction. The Emperor fountain; at Chabswortb, England, the residence of the Duke of Devonshire, plays to a height of two hun- dred and sixty-seven feet. When the tie-â€" servoir is quite full the water will rise two. hundred and eighty feet. The height of the great jet of the Crystal Palace fours.- tain, at. Sydenhain, is. two hundred and thirty-four feet. The Decimal Assooi'ati'on of England ls now collecting some curious statistical facts respecting the time now spent in teaching arithmetic in schools, with a view to ascertain the probable saving of. time that would accrue from the introduction. of the decimal system. An American. a son of a gentleman in Boston has recently been appoint'ed ev- ganitt of Si, Pam’s. Convent Garden, London. There were fifty applicants for the place, and it was awarded. to. the gentleman in question alter a trial of the merits of all the competitors. A woman at Troy, N. Y. just divorced| from a white husband, has married a. negro, and another white woman in the .m .y; ll. >. same city attempted suicide because .slic. wanted to marry a negro who already baa a wife and children. .â€" ~-.-WW One must be easy in his mind to go to _ sleep quietly; but what must have been v the feeling oftlic stranger who was sent. up stairs in a Western hotel to sleep with a backwoodsnian, who gave him . thi'e welcome: ‘ \Viill, stranger, I’ve moobjection to your sleeping with mewnone in the least ; but it seems to me the brad‘s rather war. row for you to sleep comfortable, eonsiw (Ii-ring how I dream. old trapper. and generally dream of shoot. ing and scalping Indians. At the place. I stopped night before last, they charged. You see, l’sa ais‘ me five dollars extra, ’cause I happened , to whittlc up the head-board with so; knife veliilc 1 mac dreaming. But you, can come to bedit you like; I feel kinder peaccahlc its-night." __._.. «aw-«vâ€" The foreman of the New York hondbdl warehouse has " departedâ€-â€"takiag $30 , 000 worth of diamonds with him, which was seized by the U. S. Marshall some: time since as smuggled property. M Severe Weather down South~a lady writes front Semproniiis, Texas, “ we have had neither chickens nor eggs to eat lately, for the fonner were all frozen fast to I» trees in which they roost.†Business Nortonâ€"Parties wri‘h ing to this Ofï¬ce will please bear in mind that they are wasting their time, paper and ink, unless they prepay their Letters. Letterb- addressod to this Ofï¬ce must be. post-paid. ‘ The manufacture of Sir \Villism Al'lim strong’s rifled cannon at \Voolwieh can» tinues with undiminishcd success. Orv Tuesday a batch of 10 9-pound'ers was ï¬red at the proof-butt in the Royal Arse} nal with perfect satisfaction. Our exchanges from nearly all parts of the south say that the wheat crop is killed“ and the farmers are ploughing and sowing a large quantity of spring wheat. W . A loafer happened to be in one of the printing offices in Boston, a day or two ago, and asked “ Whatis the sierra I" “Two dollars a.year in advance," was He subscribed. It is again rumoured that Lord Steele} is to he married to Lord John Russell’s daughter. The death of Major-General Henry Edward Robinson, a distinguished veteran is announced. the answer. A masked ball was given at the Russian Court on New Year’s Day, which was at« tended by 24,348 persons! Carlo de Rudio, who was sentenced to hard labour for life, for his share-.in the, Orsini plot, made his escape with dine other convicts, from a small island near Chico“. a few days ago. ECONOMY, joined to indust‘ry and sobriety, is a betteh‘outfit for- busi. noes than a dowry. ’