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l Great preparatimm Were being made for , the reception of Prince Alfred of England. .___..__. ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. -â€"-â€"â€"â€"- Boston, March Il=. 1862. The Niagara has ari'iVed. heavy weather. ClNCisxxri, March 9.~â€"'I‘lie lard. oil works of 'I‘homas Emery were burnt this morning. Lass $50,000. I \VASHINGTON, March ll.-Rep0rts of| l She reports prevail of the contemplated evacuation Fort Sumpter, but up to eight o’clock to- night the President ll'ttI given no order for that purpose. Gentlemen of prominence. however, say they have. information which satisfies them that such a course will,from Naples, Feb' 22. The government has taken possession of the religious property. The garrison of Gaeta had occu sent to the Neapolitan Island. The Papal Zouaves massacred “ccc‘SI'J'i b“ Pursue“- Di‘. Yal'tnie and his little daughter athHE MON'I‘GOMERY COMMIS- Collaipe. l SIONERS‘- l The Commissioners from the Confede- Admiral Persauo has arrived ofl‘ Mes- rate States did not see the Secretary of- sins, which he will sonimon to surrender. Plale “dilly, I?“ Will Pml’al’lf make ‘1 ijdmi Wm 500. jmn [mm \IOP application. for an. interva to- Turin, Saturday. About '2000 brtgands had been dispero "lorf'lwr led by Col. Masst near l’ietta. THE EUROPEAN CONSULS. Rome, Friday. (Tribune Correspondence.) The National Committee has issued a proclamation that Victor Emmanuel will soon be pr0elailned King from the capitol, and expresses thanks to France' mThe French authorities had taken pos- session of the keys of the capitol. Several persons have been expelled for political reasons. \VAsHiNGTou, March ll.â€"â€"It is ru- moured that D. W. I}. .Littlejohn,spcak- log of the House of Assmnoly of New York State, has been appomted Consul at Liverpool, and that .Mr. Vesey, formerly Consul at lIavre, has been appointed Con- sul at Aix-la.Chappclle.‘ FORT PICKENS TO BE REIN- ViszmA, Saturday. FORCED. It is reported that Austria, Prussia and Russia have concluded a convention to act in concert in case of a Polish and Hun- garian outbreak. ST. Perms-one Frida... . . . ’ I An extra scsSion of Congress is likely A “cw tariff 0" El“ml”:an flow“ "in e be soon called to supply the omission of The rumours about Fort Pickens being given up, are entirely unfounded. fortress can be reinforced, and. it will be. AN EXTRA SESSION. 50°“ be I’Ubll’llc‘l' the last, and enable the Administration to assert the authority of the Government. The poiicy will be to suspend the laws making the parts of the seceding States, ports of foreign entry, and to station na- tional vessels thereat to prevuit foreign importations. The forts at Key West and Tortugas cannot be given up, because they may be easily reinforced and are of national impor- tance in a military and commercial aspect. Fort Sumpter involves a point of honour only. CONSTITUTION OF THE SEC-E- DED STATES. MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 11.â€"-The injunction of secrecy having been removed therefrom, I am authorized to send a sy. The GREAT BRITAIH. In the British Parliament the Govern- ment had denicd the charge of invading the riélits of the Provincial Government of Canada in regard to the case of the fugitive slave Anderson, and it was stated that the Governor General had been in- structed to consult legal advisers before taking action on the writ oflsabeas corpus In the Italian Parliament 3 bill had been introduced creating Victor Em- inanuz-l King of Italy. The steamship Great Blitam is adver- tised to sail for New York in April. The sales of cotton in the Liverpool market for the week footed up twenty-six thousand bales, of which two thousand were to speculators and four thousand to exporters. nopis of the permanent constitution. following are the principal features ‘ No person who is foreign and not a citiâ€" Zen of the Confederate States, is allowed to Vote for any civil or political State or federal. Carolina is entitled to five Representatives in Congress; Georgia, tcn ; Alabama, nine; Florida, two; Missouri, seven: Louisiana, six ; Terms, six; and each State to two Senators. The State Le» gislatures may impeach judicial or federal officers resident 0i acting in said State, by a two»tbilda vote. Both Houses of Con gress may grant seats on the floor to either of the principal officcrs of each of the Executive departments, with the privilege of discussing the measures of his depart- ment. Represcntation on the ba5is of three fifths for slaves, is continued. Conâ€" gress is not, throuin duties, to foster any branch of industry. The foreign slave trade is pt0p0s3d. Congress is prohibited from making appropiiations. unless by a vote of two-thirds of built Houses, exccpt the apprOpriations be asked by the head of some department or the President. Extra compensation is to be allowed to any conâ€" tractor, of'ficer. or agent, after the contract is made or sernee tendered. all. * FOOD Rrors IN LIMERICKâ€"~There have been sundry fend riots in Limerick. The other day an immense mob of idle labourers, to the amount of over 1000 persons, paraded the principal streets in a threatening and menacing mood, with the intent, as they avowed, of plundering pro, Vision stores and shops. being in a starving state, without employment, or hope of getting work. ‘mvmfifir . M â€"‘<... .74.”... . -_.._._â€"._.â€"~â€"_ REPORTED INT EN'I‘ION TO EVACUA'I‘E FORTS‘ SUMPTER At-ND PICKENS. Wvâ€"â€"â€"â€" 7â€" XVAsHiNGTon, March 11.â€"â€"The Herald's Washington correspondent states that political cii cules were fchiishly excited on Sunday, by the report that the evacuation of Forts Sumpler and Pickcns were determined upon in Cabinet Counctl on. Saturday night. It is now ceiiain that the stock of pro- visions is almost exhausted. Several Republican Senators repeated~ ly declared that such policy was decided upon, while leading Southern Democrats call it a master stroke of policy. The Times‘ correspondent sayszâ€"“I heard distinguished secessionists confess to night that if Mr. Lincoln does withdraw the troops from Fort Suuipter, secession is dead, and every leader in the movement ruined.” 'Geo. G. Fogg, late Secretary of the - - National Republican Central Committee, THE has been tendered the position of Com- missioner of Patents. Ben. McCollocll and his followers are organizing for a descent upon the Northâ€" ern Provinces of New Mexico, with the eXpectation of uniting,r them to Texas by conquest, and setting up an independent Government, detachid from the Cotton Confederacy. This scheme has been planned for some time. WASHINGTON, March 8.â€"The state- ment that Sumner opposes Mr. Crittcn- den’s nomination to the Supreme Bench is erroneous. Mr. Sumner approves of the nomination. The nomination, however, continues to challenge decided opposition, from influential quarters, and it is feared it will not be made. Messrs. Badger and ’tuffin, of North Caiolina, and Holt of Kentucky, are now talked of. M r. Lincoln found about 70 vacancies in the departments under the Government. These must all be filled while the Senate is in session, or they cannot be till Con- gress meets again. Consequently they must first engrOss the President’s attention. ‘OVlien these are disposed of, Mr. Lincoln’s present purpose is to take up for action the departments for the new territories of Dacotah, Colorado and Nevada. WASHINGTON, March 9.â€"-Important intelligence has just been received at the \Var department, from Charleston. A messenger who left Fort Sumpter on the afternoon of Tuesday last, reports that salt provisions remain for only fifteen days, and that only a limited amount of vege- tables is left in the fortress, and supplies of all kinds are running very low. Major Anderson, howc7cr, was still able to pro- cure fresh meats and butter from the Ularlesm" liidlket. thy of regard But whilst admitting (Hmald correspondeiicf‘) . all this; on a review of their public IVASMNGN‘I’ March Sirâ€"“me '5 “0 life, we find much to condemn and rit““its:artzrt’r‘s‘that: we applaud; and as an it oar _ ' - I ‘ ‘ I ’ terviewy beliieen the Commissioners of the 6190110.“ mus} 893'?“ 0‘ 'ldlehr. lill‘fi Southern Confederacy, and President Lin» plflce 10“ mete n lugs: “6 l m ‘ 1 colii. The latter will hold no council ivith W1“ be well for me eleClorS to '00k these gentlemen, nor will lie recognize out and bring forward some map, them except as violators of the law of the who independent of party ties, will act as individuals, and endeavor to land. carry out those reforms that are needed by us, and clear us of the “villain " RICHMOND ulLL. MAR. 15.1861, __.. ...... . __ “7,- ., MEMBERS FOR EAST AND WEST YORK. We believe it is but just and right, ere wc blame any man or set of men, first of all to state their good qualities. Acting on this principle, we would say of our esteemed neighbor and friend, Amos Wright. Esq, M.P.P. for East York, that he is a good neighbor a warm friend, and in all the relations of priva‘e life, most exemplary: as a man we have every reason highly to esteem him; for although we are political opponents,yetjuslice demands from us the acknowledgment that he has invariably treated us with the court- esy of a. friend. \Ve have been in- debted to him for the receipt of much valuable information. His library has at all times been generoust placed at our disposal,and our only regret is, that the public weal forces us into antagonism with him. 01 the member for West York, as we are not, personally acquainted with him, we will only add that he is an ex- cellent business man; and if he is at all like his brother. H. S. How- land, Esq.,Councillor for Ward No. 3, Vaughan, he is an estimable, conscientious, upright man. It will from this be seen that in animadverting on their conduct as public men, we have no personal hostility to gratifypr private wrongs to avenge ; as conscientiousbpright men, we know of none more wor- "â€"â€" FROM NE W YORK. New Yonx, March 11.-â€"~The steamâ€" Silo. b ‘ ship Quaker City, from Havana the 5th which 0‘17 I’fes'ellt mem 9” . instant, arrived at this port. last evening. identified threaten to strand us , fo are This , Under the first census, South' als- upon which the party withl , rent even". though estimable as men, Messrs. Wright and Rowland must, and ought to sulfa from keeping bad company ;. for what,. we ask, have Mr. Wright or Mr. liowlaud, as public men, ever done that warrant us to send them back again as our representatives? To see what they have done we have, as a rule, only to look at what George Rr-own has attempted; and as the night the day, with but one solitary except- ion of ii‘nportance (the separa- tiutl of the Counties of York and Peel from Toronto for judicial pur~ poses), they have followed in his wake, and tau-w, as ever,stand iden- tified with his politics. With Geo. Brown it is needless to say we have but little in common; he at one time rode the high Protestant horse nearly to death, and then shame- lcssly sold his principles during his two day’s Pl‘Cllllel‘S‘lllp.&S is proved by his alliance with Messrs. Drum- moud 45L Coâ€"inen whom previously he had fiercer denounced for ten long years. It is still further proved in the Macdonald correspondence on tllc Seignorial Tenure question, and by his coalescing \VIIII McGee, the more power to the Pope poli- tician. But in spite of all these vagaries, we find Messrs. Wright and flow- land following like. obedient chil- dren, in the. erratic political flights of their chosen leader; in fact, one great fault we see in these estimable gentlcn.en is, that they have no in- dividualism of their own. They are mere automatons, and follow blindly, right or wrong,tbeir party; in fact they sell themselves,body and soul, bones and marrow, to their party, and seem to have no mind of their own whatever. We. respect- fully submit that such arc not the class of Josh we want to represent us. We want men who will dare to think, Speak, and act for them- selves, who will give their support to good measures, by whomsoever proposedâ€"â€"ttteti who will not pin their faith to either John A. Macdo- nald, George Brown or any other man, but who will use the intelli- gence with which God has blessed them to discern between right and wrong: in fine, East and West York require, as reprcprcsentatchs, thoroughly independent whom,- souled men, who will dare to do right, and who will look at mea- surcs,notat men ; and as our present members are simply party men. we have no confidence in them. We have yet a further charge to prefer against the. representatives of East and West York; and to our mind it is the gravest error public men can fall into. and that is, built oi them have identified tbeln~ selves with the insane and rumous Dlsunlon project of George Iii own. We: look upon the Union as a source of untold benefit to Canada. Since we hat'e been united we have become the admiration of the world, so great has been our progress-not that we defend in its cutiicly our present rela tions wub Lower Canada, but we argue that in spite of some things that are not on the square, we hare reaped 'astmg ad- vantages front our relationsl'iip with Lower Canada, and as Willi firmness and pattencc, all our wrongs can be rigllted Without a dissolution it is madness, or worse, to dissolve the connection. As loyal subjects of Great Britain, too, we oppOsc this project of the Clear Grits, estceining it as we do as one great step IOWdl’da annexation to the United States, We do not say that Amos Wright wishes for annexation, but we do say that all who advocate a dissolution are practically Working for that result; and further, We believe that. tile principal agitators of lllis unnatural policy are really Americans at. heart. Besides this, do not Messrs. “’right and tlowland advocate the Yankee notion of a written constitution, in the face of the fact that the Republic, where there is a written constitutiOii, is now iii a state of anarchy and disorder; thus proving to a demonstration that such remedies are futile. These are some of the more im- portant reasons why we condemn our pre- sent members as not being the men that we want at the present juncture of affairs. In all sincerity, then, we would advise the electors of these ridings to be up and do- ing. An election may come upon us ere we are aware of it, and then when too late, we may deplore our inaction. r04 ARE THE AMERICANS A FREE PEOPLE? IF the above question, instead of- referrina to the citizens of the neighbouring republic. were asked respecting the Turks, Russians or French, most of as would on- doubtly answer in the negative.â€" But to put the question in refer- ence to a peOplc laying claim to a higher degree of political freedom than any nation on the face of the earth, may appear supremely riâ€" diculous. Those who have lis- tened to the eloquence of fourth of July orators, and heard the aft- repeatcd assertion of man’s uni- versal freedom and equality, in which these patriotic effusions abound, may deem the question susceptible of but one answer.â€" But opinions differ. We have .al- ways been in the habit of looking upon our neighbour across the lines as a people possesstng a highly enlightened and liberal form of constitutional government ; but if we form our opinion on this t subject from data, drawn from our- wc shall be forced very much to; modify our estimate of American freedom. If we de. fine a free people to be those, whose laws-insure to them secu- rity of life and property, freedom of speech and liberty of consci- ence, then we must look elsewhere for men who are really free. But ‘if We designate that to be a state of freedotii. in which any class they with impunity use bullets or steel against those who dare to hold opinions contrary to their own; where the laws are subordi. nate to. the voice of the mob; where life and property are secure only so long as the Opinions of their possessors accord with those of the rabble ; and where even the sembLance of sympathy With a down-troddcn and oppreSsed race, is~artton§ a large portion of the peopleâ€"a crime. of the deepest dye; then are the Americans pre- eminently entitled to, lay claim to its possession. If we were asked for evidence to prove the correctness of our opinions, it would be quite sufficient initrhe absence of other proof, to point to the events of the last six months. We find the Southern States un- constitutionally se'ceeding from the Union; not on account of the op. pressive enactments of an admin- istration ;; not because a President has acted in an arbitrary manner; not because the laws have been unjustly administered; but Magistrate, legally elected by the people, certain circumstances he may act in a certain manner. For this cause the united wisdom of some extensive and populous States must deliberately agree to commit treasonablc acts; to sunder their connection with the federal go- vernment, ance, and perhaps involve the country in a civil war. Nor do they stop here. Plots are formed to assassinate the President of their own choice, as he pursues his journey towards the scene of his official duties. The Very principle. on which their constitution is foundedâ€"submission to the will of the majoritynis discarded, and a system attempted to be in- troduced, the natural result of which would be a return to a state of harbarism. We read in Roman history ofthe assassination of a Tiberius, a Ca- ligula and a Domitian, and we ex« claim, such tyrants deserved such a fate. When we hear of at- tempts being made on the life of the. present Emperor of the French, some of us may sympathize with the oppressed in their attempts to rid tlieiilselves of a despot. But. when we hear of conspiracies to take the life of the President of a great republic, whose chief crime is, not any attempt to rule in an abitrary manner, not any inclina- tion .to deprive the peOple, whom he is called to govern, of any porâ€" tion of the liberty they now enjoy ; but because he has been guilty of entertaining the feelings of our common humanity towards those who are oppressed, we are tempted to inquire, is such a people suffici- ently advanced in intelligence to render free institutions a blessing? Should there be found in Russia persons who would attempt the life of the Czar, because he has thought proper to liberate the serfs, or if the subjects of Napoleon should make a similar attempt on his life, because he has taken one step to- wards granting them a constitu- tional government, the wretches would, on this side of the Atlantic, meet with. universal execration.-â€" But for President Lincoln to hold Views antagonistic, even to the ex- tension of one of the worst forms of Oppression in existence, is a crime too heinous to be forgiven by men who assert the principle of universal equality. There must be something radi- cally pernicious pervading the whole social system in a commu- nity where such things can occur: a something like the electric prin- ciple which pervades all nature, and requires only a little friction or the contact of heterogenous ele- ments to make it apparent. Any system of government, from the] most absolute despotism to the most liberal democracy, may pos- sess qualities that would adapt it to the wants of a people possessing a certain degree of intelligence; and it would perhaps be difficult to decide whether a government in advance of the intelligence of the people, or one that is behind it, is the greater evil. We think, however, that some of the evils of the first of these conditions are evi- dent in the American States. All who feel an interest in human progress must deeply regret that this experiment of liberal institu- tions has produced results so little favorable to their growth and ex- tension. M>O<W PRIZE or $60.--â€"The handsome prize of $60 is offered by the County Agricul- tural Society, on certain conditions, for the best entire horse exhibited in Barrie on Thursday, the twontydirst inst. be-. cause it. is thought that the chief holds certain opiaionsf because it is so nosed. that . . l I under deform. to break their allegi-’ UNIVERSITY REFORM. CARLYLE somewhere says that man legeo becaflse “my Clearly See 1h“ in these degenerate days, as he is allhough "5 advocales “OW Slop pleased to call them, dividuality, and become an eating, drinking, walking and talking so- ciety. Everything is now done by committee and associations, and. on the days of stem individual heroâ€" film” .P'dl’llamem‘men lamented age of impious. hand: to stay God’s ark.â€" The Let the State give secular educa~ ism, like Burke’s chivalry, is gone forever. statement, if not entirely correct, is not devoid of truth ; but not only is this an age. of societies, it is also a restless. era. We are continually hearing of some new society being formed to carry out some fine spun theory, which of. course must be called a reform. Every imaginable . thing is out of order, and must be renovated, from the franchise down to “crumpet muffins.” Now, al- though by no means. blindly con- servative, we care not to call every change a reform, nor every pro- fessedly reform association neces- sarily beneficial. We always de- mand evidenceâ€"first, for the ne- cessity of a change; second the nature of the change desired ;. and, last, the end sought to be obtained, by the change, We therefore, without any further apology, pro. ceed to criticise in a friendly spi- rit the resolutions adopted at the Convention held in this place last week, in connection with the sub. ject of University rcforrn,as reported in another column. The first question, that arises is. is then: any necessity for University In so far as there may, be extravagant expenditure, there may be cause of complaint against Uni~ versity College ; but if by reform is meant the destroyingor breaking tip of such college,tlicn we give an un- equivocal no! to the enquiry. We believe that it is absolutely neces- sary to have a college, in which the higher branches of education may be taught, and that such college should be thoroughly unsectarian, and under the control of no distinct denomination; and if any religious sect feels the necessityalsoofhaving one, let those who feel such de- sire support their own collge, or at all events, by no means endow them at the expense of such in- stitutions as University College. On referring to the report,as given elsewhere, it will be seen that. the nature of the change (lesiretl,is “the endowment of denominational col- leges. In all sinccritv,wc must say that such a changednsmad of being beneficial to our interests, would be very injurious; for ifcvery denomi- nation is to be endowed out of the public funds we shall soon have no superior institution at all, and our youths will be compelled to go to Europe to finish an education that ought to be within their reach at borne . for we are not yet Wealthy enough to possess a multiplicity of first-class seminaries of learning, and the practical result of this in- novation will be, that this Canada of ours will be kept far in the rear in all that appertailis to the fine arts, the sciences and literature.â€" Nor is this the only evil to be dreaded. If there is danger in one single society mismanaging its funds. there will be increased faci- lities, for such misappropriation is the colleges sought to be endowed, and to obtain the result for which such colleges are endowed, via-â€" the giving a superior classical and mathematical education will in- volve a serious increase of expen- diture, which, as we have above stated, we as a people, really can- not afford. But besides all this,we are of opinion that even could we afford it, such endowments would not be productive of good. Secta- rian Colleges, if not an unmixed evil, are by no means unallo} ed be- nefits. They are very apt to edu- cate young men to be disputatious, whereas one secular college where the rules of morality are strictly ob- served, and the pupils required to attend such church, or receive such religious professors as may be seen fit by the parties sending them, is really and truly more thoroughly christian teaching than would be received by giving a sectarian bias to such institutions. We will now enquire into the ob- 'ect sought to be obtained by this so- called University reform Associa- tion. It is stated in the first resoluâ€" tion to be “religious oversight and christian culture.” Far be it from us to undervalue the importance of religious teaching. In the Words of holy writ, we would say that “ the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ;” but we would ask the gentlemen who passed the resolu- tions at that meeting, do you really consider where the logical results of your proposition will carry you? If it is necessary for our youths to re- ceive in colleges religious instruc- tion, it is equally necessary that our young children shall be Similarly instructed ; and then what becomes of our noble Common School sys- tem. We argue that the same ar- guments used for University reform apply with even increased force to our Common Schools; and as we believe our Common Schools to be beneficial, we cannot join in the cry for such university reform. We mna to our interests. has lost, hisin- half way, yet in the end they must come to the same result, and our noble Common Schools be. de- We take strong grounds We don’t want to raise their strayed. this subject. tion, and throw no obstacles in the way of religious instruction; and to our mind the Sta.e has- done all it is called upon to do. Leave it to the parent to instruct those whom God has committed to his care. re- ;li'g‘iousl‘y as he thinks fit; and therefore it is that we enter our proâ€"- test against the so-called question of University reform. \Ye, however, wish. to give its advocates every chance of defending their views, and shall feel great pleasure in in- serting communications. on the sub. ject. We take; our stand on. bread. principles, having no hostility to Victoria or anv other college. We believe, however, fluid. to despoil University College of its emolu- ments, and grant them. to Denomiâ€" national colleges, would be detri- mâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Ri,CH,_M,o,nn I'ItLL MECHAsic‘s Ins'rr- TU'I'E.â€"--Un, Tuesday evening last, Dr. Seymour, of Newmarket, delivered a very interesting and; able lecture on ‘ Archi- lecture. Sculpture and Painting.’ The subject was handled in a very masterly manner ;: and. the frequent Plaiid'its of the audience, testified how highly they apv preciated it. pied’ the Chair. EanATTAâ€"-â€"Iii our editOi-ial' on Re flaunts and Reformers, we inadvertently stated that a Homestead Law was wanted. The fact is,tliat this Reform. was granted to us towards the close of last Session. By re~ ferring to our files it will be seen that We congratulated our readers on its passing. Mr. James Jenkins occu COUNTY COURT AND COURT OF QUARTER SESSIONS. The County Court and Court ofquartcr Sessions met yesterday at tvvelve o‘clock the lion. S. B. Harrison, County Judge, presiding; associates, Dr. Norris, J. P., Scurbmougll; Rowland Burr, Equ J. P., Toronto; 'l‘l'ioinas Grafalll, Esq, J. P.. Gialiaiiisville; and J J". De La llaye, Esqu, Clairville. 'l be following gentlemen were sworn in on the Grand Jury :â€"â€"Messrs. \V. J. Coates, 'I'oronto 'l‘owuship (Foreman); W. l-Iassard, Casleinore; Vt illialn Ellis, Whitcliurch; N. A. Gamble, King; James Gilmor, Vau‘han; Jot) Hughes. East Gwillirnbury; R. Love, King; John Lee, York; T. Mullholland, Gore of To- ronlo; Alexander Milcliell,‘, Caledon; James Playter, Vaughan; George Rowe, King; J. Stevenson, King; IV. Squires, Albion; Archibald Somerville, Vaughan; Isaac Scott, Chinguacousy; W. D. Thom- son, Scarborough; IV. A. Thomson, To- ronto Township ; and Jolm White, Vaughan. liis Honor in charging the Grand Jury, said he was glad to find from the calender before him that there would be but two or three cases for their consideration; and seeing so many among the Grand Jury who had never before occupied that po- sition, he entered into details with regard to their duties, and recommended them to the County Crown A'torney for advice and assistance in their deliberations. He then dismissed them, and they retired to discharge their duties. The Quarter Sessions then adjourned till to day at one o’clock. In the County Court several undefend- ed issues were disposed of. It also ad- journed at an early hour until ten o‘clock this morning. Thursday, March, 14th. The Court met yesterday at one o’clock. Presentâ€"~The Hon. B. Harrison, chair- man; Rowland Burr, Esq, J. P., Dr. Hunter, Reeve of Newmarket, and James Burns, Esq, J. P., King, associates. The Grand Jury brought in the fol- lowing bills:â€"- The Queen against James Sleightholme, misdemeanor, true bill; the Queen against Joseph Brown, false pretences, true bill; the Queen against Robert Lankinshire, no bill; and the Queen against John Mc- Lean, larceny, no bill. In the matter of appeal of Archibald \Vallis and James McEachren, from the conviction of James Burns, Esq., J. the July upon hearing the facts quas the conviction with costs. Dr. McMich appeared for the appellant, and Rich Dempsey, Esq, County Crown Attorn for the respondent. ‘ The Court then adjourned till 0 o’clock to-day. THE MASSACRss AT DAHOMEY.â€"â€" Another of those horrible massacres which are a disgrace to "humanity had taken place at Dahomey. The WestA/rz'can Herald publishes statements from eye- witnesses of the barbaric “custom” just perpetrated at Dahomey. From this fearful narrative we learn that the recent " grand custom” of Badaliung, King of &ahomey, was one of the most revolting which has cv'er taken place. Several per- sons agree in stating that. the number of persons slain on the occasion was esti- mated at 2900. but another correspondent gives the number at 7000. He says he was present by compulsion, and that the blood swept past him like a flood into a large reservoir. Another gentleman re- ferring: to these inhuman butcheries, says: “ Iassure you it made me quite sick, and the same time I felt stunned. The poor wretclles met death with perfect indiffer- once.” The census of Nottawasaga, as just taken, is 3890, against 1887 in 1852. an increase of 3411, or 180 per cent. The sec thaI the Catholics rejoice in the movement against University Col- 3the rank of Brigadier General. -.....â€".â€"- MAJOR ANDERSON A I‘RAITOR" Very few people we imagine suspect Major Anderson of traitorous designs. An erratic genius, however, who writes to the New York Tribune. believes he has good reason for imputing the worst: of mo- tives to the gallant defender of Fort Sump- ter. Here is the letter, a curiosity in; its way 2â€"- (To the Editor of the N. Y. Tribune.) Simâ€"The entire force of enlisted men under the command of Major Anderson is about sixty- four. Allowing for the various details, not more than enouin men to work rapidlv and. continuously four guns are left. Working an» eight inch. colulnbiad is exceedingly fatiguing. owtng to the great weight of both gun and shot and the men. require‘frequent relief. Now, the fire of four guns would have to be maintained steadily for several days, to be." any great effect. on Fort Moultrie or the batteries ht a distance of a mile or more from Fort Sumpter. The. power of resistance of the iron-clad battery: on Curnming's Point. twelve hundred yards dis- tent. is yet. an unsolved; problem ; but should it proye allot-proof. it would of itself occupy the entire attention of the garrison, leaving. the. gunners at Fort Moultrie free to practice with their Columbia“ at the enlbrasure of Fort Suinpier, and the mortar batteries to burn the» barracks and drive the men from the barbetto~ guns. It could sconeer be expected that no: one in the fort ehonldho liurt,while there is not.- a man to be spared. When, two weeks after the occupation of Earl Sumpter. the Star of Ike'- Wsst was driven away, Major Anderson gave as. an excuse for standing still, while the American. flag was outraged and the lives of two hundred" and fifty men were put in jeopardy under hie eyes. that he had no guns mounted which could: reach the battery on Morris Island. Yet, boo- fore this time. Mr. Holt says the Mayorliad ud- vised the War Department that he hivd no need‘ of reinforcements. Did he, with his eyes thus rudely opened to his weakness, change the tenor of his despatches '1 Nu : tnoinvariable burden. has been the same: ‘I can maintain here without roint‘orcements.’ He know well. l0 one better, that Mr. Buchanan would clutch eagerly at any pretext to avoid offending the. socessioniats. and took care to furnish the above excuse. while the enemy built battery after bat-- try for the express purpose of cutting ofl‘ corn-~ munication with the sea, and making the reiu-~ forccmelit ef the fort a difficult and. probably“ bloody enterprizo. Now, he writes to the new Administration, exaggerating the dangers of leie. position. stating that his supplies are running. short. and that it will take 10,000 men to open the communication. with the evident purpose of frightening the President into giving up the Fort Hie whole course has so far plainly shown a far greater sympathy with and desire to be useful to the insurgents, than any endeavor to do his duty to the United States, that there is. no man who would be more warmly greeted in Charleston than he. Yet this man, who stood calmly by and saw the "Star of the West” fired on, who has day aft-er day, for 2 months, seen men and munitions of war, to be nsod'X. against his country. pass close under his guns. without a rcmonsrance or a threat; whose whole course has tended only to make surren- der ofthe Fort euro and bloodless , who thinks. the demands of the Gulf States just. and evmr pntllizes with them in all their acts; this niaii, it is now proposed to raise over the heads of fifty of his'_'seniors. many of them tried and cepable officers. and promote three grades to» As this will. keep up the old p.0portiou of three Southern» Generals to one Northern, our compromisei-e and submissionists will now have a fine opporm tuiity to save the Union once mow. Onir. wuo seas run t-‘AC'rs. RECKLESS use: or FIRE-ARMS.-â€"-A. re:pectaalc~lookiug young man, about 18; years of age, named Richard Simpson” was placed at the bar of the Police Court yesterday, charged ivith discharging a pistol at another young man, named James Douglas, on Sunday morning. It appears that Simpson and Douglas roomed to» gether in a hoarding-house on Qucen street East, and that about. ten o'clock the form» er was dressing to go to clluicli. While looking for some article in his trunk, be pulled out a pistol, and forgetting that it. was loaded, be capped it, and. calling out laughineg to Douglass, " Your money or- your life!” pulling the trigger. His as-- tonislimcnt may be imagined when the: pistol~â€"which happened to be loaded with small shotâ€"~was discharged, and Douglas fell to the floor. Three of the panes of" glass in one of the window were blown out.. Simpson sliOuted lustin for assistance, and the other inmates of the house entered the room. Dr. Small, Dr. Russell, and other medical gentlemen were soon in attendance. and extracted the shot from the wounded. man’s face. Simson, who declares that be- bad forgotten the pistol was loaded, sur- rendered himself into the hands of Con-t stables Nolan and Kemp, and he was taken. to the City Hall Police station. Yester~ day, Dr. Small sent a certificate to the- Police Magistrate to the Douglas was “doing well.” A German called on the Police Magistrate, during the sitting of the Court, and informed him that about two weeks ago, Simpson pre‘ sented the same pistol, in a playfull manner at hint, and it was then obserVed that it: was loaded. He says he warned him (Simpson) about acting in such a fool- hardy manner with deadly weapons. The wounded man informed the police and me of his friend. who called to see him terday that he and Simpson were on i terms, and had been joking and ing together immediately before the ' unate occurrence. He states that it rely accidental. Simpson was re- 7 led till Monday, and admitted to bail. a native of London England, and is H in a clothing store on King street. DEATH FROM THE Bern or A CAT. â€"â€"-On Sunday week last a rabid cat found its way into Trinity Church, King street east. during sernce, and entering the pew of William Gooderhain, Esq., immediately attacked a daughter of that gentleman sa- vagely, scratching one of her fingers. The Sexton of the church, named William M ulligan, seized the animal, when it turned upon him and hit him iii the arm. Not having the least idea that the cat was rabid the man paid but little attention to the bite; but on the following day symptoms of the most alarming character Set in,and the poor man expired on Friday night last after much suffering. ferred to, one of whose fingers was scrat- ched, exhibited similar symptoms, but they Were fortunately arrested by the amputa- of the finger. .____...â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"-‘ New Orleans papers complain of the sup pression of the official returns of the late vote. The election is said to be favourable to co- operation by three hundred and twenty majority. population of the town of Collingood in The pm,an “yuhmpubyw informuiou but 1408. been shamefully evaded. myself" effect that/0 The young lady re .10 ,V’