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s.r s.-._ .'.,, ‘r, “r A“ 'n-v...... .p _V . . LINDSAY DESTROYED BY-FIRE. Hand Advocate,- W‘. Thompson, G. H. M was $400,000 l. OVER ONE HUNDRED HOUSES BURNED. \Ve have received the following, details of: the destr-uetimr of Lindsay from C. It. Robinson, lost}, dated- Lr3<DSAY,It‘i'iday, July 5, 1861. A fire broke out at 19. o‘clock to-day in an unfinished building on Itidout-street. In a few minutes it communicated to the three story frame hotel, owned and occuâ€" pied by C. b. .lewitt, and in one short hour the shop and ilWelling of Mr. Britten, the shop and dwelling of Mr. Lennihan, the dwelling of M r. Mayor Lang, the hotel occupied by 011'. Fenrnier, the shop and dwelling of .Mr. Grace, as well as several smaller establishments and dwelling houses, were entirely consumed. Up to this time the wind, although pretty high had blown steady from the Westâ€"now it shifted to the south, and in a few minutes it seemed to blow from every point of the compass. It‘rom Mr. Grace’s building the flames quickly spread to the out-build- ings of the \\"ellington Hotel, on the cor- iier ofKent and Lindsay streets, and almost simultaneously it crossed the street further to the east. It had now got into a range so Keeve and .las. Watson. V Several persons were injured, but none fatally. flour, Mr. Henderson, the miller. had $3,000 in batik bills burnt. Mr. Britten is reported to have had a. box containing $10,000 stolen. A Toronto gentleman, who-was in Lind- say at the time of this fearful cenflagra- tion, informs us- that he was for twenty- , eight hours unable to get anything to eat. In consequence of the burning of the bridge 'he was obliged to cross the river to the ,railway station in a boat. the first to convey the news of the cala. inity to Port Hope, and a quantity of pro visions were despatclied to Lindsay by the next train. 80 rapid was the progress of the flames, that our informant says large the commenCernent of the fire, had been removed into a place of safety, were con- sumed before their owners couldaa second . The destruction of time remove them. the town. will cause a deal of distress, which the benevolent of the Province will need to exerttheinselvesto mitigate. We 'shall doubtlesshear more in a few days. . ..- ...â€"....mw- ..- V.--~__.__._.___ hawâ€".W~â€"~mâ€"â€"~m_hA.â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€" Northern Railway of Canada. of wooden buildings on the south side of Time Table takes effect Monday, Apr-l122,’61 Kent-street, and into a range of mixed ' wooden and brick shops on the north side. \Vitn indiscribable rapidity both sides of Leave Toronto . . . . . . . . this fine streetâ€"the business portion of the townâ€"Was laid in ruins, a charred and blackened mass. Little, comparatively, was saved, so rapid was the progress of the flames. Shops fitted with valuable goods, few of which \vere removed,quickly dis~ appeared; and, in a single hour, many who in the morning were considered Wealthy had now become penniless. The loss, I am certain, can not fall sh'th of FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ! This is not an over-estimate, when it is remem- bered that above one hundred buildings have been consumed, among them fifty of the principal shops, many of them brick-â€" in town, containing a full assortment oi general merchandise. Thomas Keenan, Esq, it is said. has lost property to the amount of $1,500. He owned .a splendid brick block, as well as a large proportion of the buildings destroyed on Kent-street. llis safe, containing $60,000 worth of pro- perty, on being opened was found uninjured. The Bank of Upper Canada is also a large loser, being the owner of the grist and saw movmo. nomad Mail .. Express. . 7 00 a.m. 410 p.m Thornhill . . . . . . . . . 7 52 a.m. 5 05 p.m. ' Richmond Hill. . . . 8 10 a.m. 5 2‘) p.m. King . . . . . . . . . . ... 8 28 a.m. 5 35 p. in. Aurora. . . . . . . . . 8 55 am, 6.00 p.m. Newmarket . . . . s . . 9-11 a.m. (i 20 p.m. Holland Landing. . 9 ‘25 a.m. 6 34 p.m. Brad-ford. . . . . . . ., 9 40 a.m. 6 46. p.m. MOVING SOUTH. Leave Collingwood . . . . . . . 2 30 p.m 5 00 a.m. Bradford. . . . . . . .. . 5 50 p.m. 812 a.m. Holland Landing.. 6 05 p.m. 8 ‘26 a.m. Newmarkot. . . . . . - b 20 p.m. 8 40 a.m. Aurora. . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 p.m. 8 55 a.m. King . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 p.m. 9 20 a.m. Richmond Hill. . . . 7 p.m. 9 35 a.m. Thornliill. . . . . . . . . p. in. 9 50 a-m, Arrive at Toronto. . . . . . .. title that lynch! ~__ EAST" YORK ELECTION. The following are the returns from. the dif- mills on the river side, which were con- feront polling places :â€" suined Within an hour of the commence- ment of the fire. It is impossible just now to enumerate the sufferers. But I may say that every merchant in the town, with the exception of Messrs. Thompson, Mac- donald, \Vatson, and Chicester, have been ' burnt out. ' Bigelow 8; Brother have lost ‘.~$8,000; G. \V. Lennon’s loss is almost covered by insurance ; James Lennihan burnt outâ€"~partially insured; Kewin, Glad- inan, Kennedy, Budge, h’laloncy, Brougâ€" ball, Wilson, and Mrs. Patrick, haVe all lost more or lessâ€"many of them every- thing. Ia’nt we cannot enumerate. It is sickening to think of it, much less to look on the blackened ruins. The amount of assurance is estimated at $100,000. It is impossible jest new to say how people ,wsvtazyi’“. . Very many, no doubt, are compleâ€" "‘1.er ruined. EVery exertion is being made . to provide the homeless with homes, and the hungry with food. The various M uni- cipal Councils are to hold special meetings tor the purpOse of aiding in this- good' Work. The bridge over the Scugog is burnt down,.so that Government will be compel- led te build without delay. I am tohl that Mr. Britten, who never deposited his money, lost some $11,000 iii hard cash. He was badly burnt in the endeavour to save his property. It is a subject for congratulation, as well as thanksgiving, that, so far as is known, no lives have been lost. The origin of the fire is unknown. The account given by the Victoria IIerald confirms that of our correspondent. ‘ We extract from the Herald the names of the sufferers as follows :â€" ‘Lysle, butcher; J. Johnston, tailor; Charles JeWett, hotel; Pearson, saloon; \Vard 8r. Cadrvell, bakers and confection- ers; IVheeler, dry goods and groceries; 1’. Kless, barber; ’1. Green, teamster; Win. Grace, dry goods and graceries; C. Britten, do.; Geo. Kempt, office; Lennihan, dry goods and groceries; H. "Workman, hotel; R. Lang, dwelling; R. Leary, general dealer; S. 8CO‘. Bigo- low, general store ; J. Punk’s brick build- I ist and seedsman; ' ing; Gregory, drugg Kennedy, dry goods and groceries; Keen- an‘s brick building; Wm. Kewan, dry goods and groceries; G. W. Lennon,do; Robinson, Canadian Post,- Maleney, dry goods and groceries; Clark, watch- inaker; P. Marshall, baker and confec- tioner; Lang, dry goods and groceries: blight, saddler; l-I. Gladtnan, dry goods and groceries; IVm. i3toughton, books and stationery; W'right’s brick building; Budge 8:. Brother, clothing store; A. Wright, boots and shoes; John Moore. tinsu'iitb; Knowlson’s brick building; T. Broughall, fancy and staple dry goods; J. I'Lodden, general store; Connery, blacksmith; G. \V. Roche’s building; Cluxton and Dundas.dry goods and groceâ€" ries; P. Jewett’s unfinished wooden build- ing; \‘v’m. Grave’s do.; Rummellen, tailor ; Klause, do.; M. Blakely, baker and con- fectioner; Z. Mitchell, do.; Hazlitt &. l‘vlaguire, boot and shoe store; Matthew, butcher; Mrs. Patrick, druggist; Foley 8‘. Drake, hardware; F. Jewett’s saloon ; ’ , butcher; I). Brown, stove and tin- smith; Pierce, tavern; Bounsalls, Provi- sions and groceries ; â€". Dunsford, attor- hey; T. Adams, post office; J. Funk, hotel ; P. ‘N. It‘ee, hardware and plaster; Dr. Allanby, apothecary; Fink, railway conductor; \Vni. hchonnell,collector of customs; If. \Vhitt, lawyer; Laconrse, do.; T. A. Iludspelh, do.; Dr. Benson; Jewelt,l)oet arid shoe store; Fournier, hotel; T. Gourley, portrait gallery; W. Hawkins, Alma Hotel; Allinan’s saw mill; Moffiitt, shoemaker ;. Henderson, flour mill b‘IcGill, hotel. LOST BY REMOVAL, &C. 11.1 Waite, Victoria Hal-m,- D. 3 FIRST DAY.. York......Wright . . . . . . 115 ' ......Milne...'.... 82 It VVright’s majority: . . . . . . . . .33 Yorkville. . . .Wriglit. . . . 72‘ ....Milnc..... . 34 VVright’s majority. . . . . . . - . Markham. . . .Wriglit.. . .244 . . . .Milue . . . . . ‘231 43 .6 .â€" Wright’s majority. . . . . . . . 18" . 89 Scarboro’. . . . Milne. . . . . .166 . . . .Wright. . . . 83 _-â€"_ Milno’s majority. . . . . . . . . . 83 Majority for Wright, first day,. . . 6 SECOND DAY; York. . . . . .tvr-rgirii ..... 210 . . . ... ..Miliio. . . . . .... 144 H Wright’s majority. . . . . . GI Yorkville. . Wright - . . . . .145 “ ..Miliie........ 73 Wright’s majority . . . . . . . . 72. Markham. ..Wi‘ight. . . .451 ' . ..Mil'ne, .. . . . .373 .â€" Wright’s majority. . . . . .. . 78' 216: Scarboro’. . Milne. . . . . 265- . .VVright. . . . . .190 0‘ Milno’s majority. ,. . . . . . . 75 ~â€" Total majority for Wright. . 141 >04 WEST YORK. _â€" H ovvland, Douison. York . . . . . ..............?50 130 Etobicoko...... . . . . . . . . . 166 S7 Vaughan. . . . . . . . 383 142 . 799 359 Majority for Howland.. .~ . . . .440 Mineral Oil. nounced the, fact that Canada eon- tained no coal, many received the intelligence‘fin a desponding spirit; arguing that the absence of this wealth-producing mineral would greatly retard the future progress of the province in manufacturing en- terprises. But few imagined that among the mineral productions of the country would be discovered a material that would not only corn- pensat-e to a. great extent for the absence of coal, but would also supply a source of wealth equal to the gold mines of California. The existence of an inexhaustible sup- ply of mineral oil in the western peninsula of Canada, appears to have escaped the notice of this eminent geologist. It is true he observed something resembling oil on the surface of the ground in se- veral places, but it does not appear that he had any idea of the nature and extent of the obseginous de- posit. As very little information has hitherto been laid before the public respecting this strange mi- neral, we propose to present our readers with a few facts in relation to it, which we have been enabled to glean from the most reliable isources. The township ofEniskil- len, in the centre of the county of Besides a very large quantity of He was one of quantities of household furniture, which, at. fwere Closely walehed' it became known that oil could be place with VVHEN Sir William Logan an-i Lampton, is the locality in which étihetoil was first found. It was dis- :covered a little more than two years since by one Williams, whose attention. was attracted by the curious phenomenon of oil ooz- ing from. the ground, and floating on the surface of the water in the streams of that vicinity. This man kept his-discovery a Secret for several months, purchasing, how- ever, in the meantime, as much of the land in the neighborhood as his means would allow. to become possessed of such a quantity of land in that particular locality soon attracted general at- tention, and his movements As soon as procured from the earth in large quantities, with comparatively but little labor, the excitement became intense. This was about the be- ginning ef March of last year...â€" from all quarters. The whole of the adjoining country was soon covered with eager explorers in search of the hidden treasure. A few Americans who visited the characteristic enter- ‘prise, formed themselves into a company, purchased land, and commenced the besiness, sinking ,wells and extracting the oil. Up rte the present time upwards of one hundred and fifty wells have been :dug, most of which are yielding oil. Their depth varies from 25.10 200 feet. They yield from one to twenty barrels of oil each per day, 1 although in some cases the quantity is much greater. The other day a spring was struck which yielded 1118 barrels in twod'ays- ’I here is . also a great difference in the qua- lity as well as the quantity of the article. One kind called rock oil is found only in the rock. This is the purest; the other sort, which is t coarser and less valuable, is deno- minated earl/1. oil, and. is found in the clay. This last requires much greater labor to refine it, and is not 'i'nuch sought after. rec/r orl yields about 60 per. cent of pure illuminating oil, frilly equal to the finest kind made from coal, and about 20 per cent of an inferior sort, used for lubricating purposesâ€"â€" The residue, about ten per cent, is. a substance resembling coal tar, and is used for several useful pur- poses. Al most as great a degree of ‘uncerrainty'attends the digging anal} boring for oil as the search for gold} One man who has purchased 2000 acres- of land near the springs, has not yet been: able to discover oil at 'all, although he has sunk several *wells ; while another who owns but a single acre, has met with large ' quantities. Some wells are worth to their owners as high as $200 per day. The fortunate owner even of V, i one good well possesses the means , of securing a handsome income for ‘ The rock-in which the oil is , .. rife. found is of a soft nature, somewhat resembling what is commonly pro- ' nounced soap-stone. Is is said to underlie a large extent of country. Commencing about the county of Welland, it runs in a north-wesâ€" terly direction to Oxford; thence to Lampton. Here it turns north un- til it reaches Southampton, and then north-east to Collingwood, where it appears in the form of shale. This shale, as our readers are aware, has also been made to :yield an excellent quality of oil.â€" 011 has, been recently discovered in :the township of Durham, in the bounty of Oxford. When we take into consideration :the short period that has elapsed since this wonderful discovery was blade, the immense annual value .of the oil new yielded, and the large tract of country that may rea- sonably be supposed to contain oil, ’ we are lest in amazement at the vastness of the mineral wealth that Canada possesses. The gold mines of California or Australia are not to be compared to it. v04 That Act I IN the ‘ York Herald Extra? of the 5111 July inst. we stated that Mr. Barker called the attention of the electors to an ‘ act respecting Maps or Plans of Towns or Villages in Upper Canada,’ introduced into the Legislative Council! and passed during the last session of Parlia- ment, and which is now law. By this not any plan ofa village or town may be so altered as to enable the proprietor to appropriate the. ‘Park Rescrve,’ ‘Fair Ground,’ ‘site fora Grammar School,’ csite for a Town Hall,’ 820. to his own use for any other purpose be may think proper to use the space ;â€"â€"-he ‘ may change the ‘ sites ’ of the dif- ferent ‘ reservesfand sell the ‘fair ground ’ and Park Reserve ’ as village Lets if he is unscrupulous. For instance, a tract of land is sur- veyed, and a plan of a village is drawn on paper, (as we know that there are many such) which plan the old law required to be registered, thereby securing the purchasers of village“ lots in the interest they would? have in retaining for public use all the , benefits of the ‘ sites ’ for schools, fair ground, &c.; a poor man buys a lot, as he ledto' The crude * suppose, nearia plot. ‘reserved’ for instances,.being wholly unfit for use, and a Town Hall or other public use, and pays an extra price for a chorce; but the law passed last session empowers the seller, who lays out the village to alterthe re- gistered plan, whereby the» pur- chaser may be deprived of any adâ€" vantage he might have expected by the former plan :..â€"â€"I_n order that me- chanics and others may understand the real disadvantages they are sub- ject to by this act, we give it be- His anxiety! low, and request them to peruse it carefully, as they are the persons- who alone are liable to suffer by the changeâ€"and should take im- mediate steps to petition for an amendment of the present law as soon as parliament assembles :' An Act respecting Zlfayis or Plans of Towns or Villages in Upper Canada. ' EAsscntcd to 18:1. Mm, 1861 J Inamendmentof thethirty-fifth and follow- -ing sections of the Act respecting the survey of Crowds of adventurers flocked in . lands in Upper Canada, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Assembly of Canada, enacts as follows :; ' “1. Any owner or owners of any Town or Village, or of any original division of any Town or Village, in Upper Canada, of which a plan or map has been made. certified, deposited and recorded, in pursuance of the provisions of the said soctioiis,.i‘nay cause a new survey and plan thereof, altering, ori iwliolly or partially cancel- ling and making void the first survey and plan itliereof, and the division of the land thereby into leis and allowances for roads, streets, and commons, to he performed, made, certified, de- posited and recorded, in pursuance efsuch pro- ;visiens; and thereupon such fist survov and 'plan shall be altered, or wholly or partially can- celled, and made void accordingly; provided, always, that no part of any street or streets Zshall be altered or closed up, upon which any lot of land sold, in such town or village or origi» nal division thereof abuts, or which con tracts icess therefrom to the nearest public liigliwav; and provided, also, that nothing contained 'in '1 powers now possessed by municipalities in re- ference to highways.” sections as are not inconsistent with those of this Act shall apply to surveys, maps, and plans, lany such soldlot with or affords means of ac- this Act shall in any way interfere with the “2. So inuchef the provisions of the? said gperformedund made in pursuance of- this Act.” Mr. Ms: Having examined with care the work entitled “The Patriarch and Prophets, Christ and the Apes- tles, Reforiners and Cities of the Bible,” we feel authorized to re- commend it is an entertaining and useful book; it presents a brief and clear account or the most in- teresting historic events recorded in the scripture, Well adapted to the wants of the general reader, and satisfactory to the student of sacred history. This work is printed-"on good; paper in large . clear type, Gill-IDQIIISIICCIVVVILII nume- “Toussteel engravings, and“bound in one large octave volume. Mr. t O. F. Gibbs, the gentleman-1y and- efficient: merit, is new canvassing the county for subscriptions. The subscription thus far has been very large. He will scon'visit you.â€" your namesâ€"Abe work is well worth "th'c‘ price. I; , Haw . Van'iAmburgh’s Menagerie. THIS far-famed gentleman intends paying our village a visit on: Satur- day the 20th inst., with his collec- tion of Animals. We have no hesitation in recommending the public to visit this Menegerie, it being entirely a collection of wild animals, and altogether separate from any connection with a circus. There is no study that is more im- portant to the youth of a rising generation, or to adult age, than that of Natural History. It teaches man his superiority over the brute creation, and creates in his bosom a knowledge of the wisdom and goodness, and omni-presencc of a supreme and all-wise Creator. 111 also teaches him how entirely deâ€" God; it elevates his nobler duties of life. 'vcrtisement. F raw York Letter. Our New New YORK, July 8th. 'THE “ Glorious Fourth” was celebrated gon Thursday with all the enthusiasm im~ haginablc, From early morn till the small hours of the night, guns Were fired, fire- crackers popped, aud fireworks blazed away in the ereuing from all the public parks, “BB” squares, and private residences. The ex- hibition in front of the City Hall was gr'aridutaking us back to the paling days of “old Vatixall.” exhibiting in letters of fire, the words, the Union must and shall be preserved, was received with deafening chters by the large concourse of persons who had congregated to witness the display. Du- ring the day the Hon. Edward Everett, delivered an oration at the Academy of Music, on the ‘ Issues of the day ;’ at the Cooper Institute, the Rev. Dr. Chapin delivered an address on ‘American Na- tionalin ;’ and at the Tammany Hall, the Declaration of Independence was read. As a matter of course, there was more or less of the glorious country and spread- eagleism, in each of these patriotic ora- tions. The number of fires through the fireworks were largeâ€"â€"tWentyâ€"six in one day; and by the careless use of fire-arms twenty-five persOns were injured. This will seem a large amount of casualities to any one not acquainted with Now York on the ‘ Fourth ;’ but when you take into con- sideration the manner in which this day is celebrated, it is a great Wonder that acci- dents were not more numercus. All law or order seems to be suspended on that day; men, boys, and even children, keep up an incessant firing from guns, pistols, and small cannon, these pieces,_in many Farmers and teachers, give him; hence the number of accidents. During the day and evening there was, of course, the usual number of atfrays between the over zealous, who think it would be. a bad ‘ Fourth ’ without a light or two, but no- tliing of a serious character occurred. The Military display was not so large as on former ‘ Fourths,’ owing to all the 10- .cal regiments being away at the seat of war, summoned. at the nations call for the preservation of its honor, safety and rate- grity. The hotels, public buildings, and hundreds of private houses, and most of the vessels lying in the port, threw out the rratiOnal banner to the breeze, and the bells of many of the churches were rung for an hour at sun rise, noon, and sunset, in compliance with the request of the Com- mon Council. All the necessaries that go to make up a pleasant occasion were pre- sentâ€"bright skies, clear air, moderate heat, and tolerably clean streets. With- out any unnecessary multiplication of words, it is sufficient- to state that the en- thusiasm was unbounded. The extra Session of Congress met at V Washington, on 'Ihursday,in conformity with the preclamation of President ~Lin- coin. The message to the two houses of Congress, setting forth the reasons and ne- cessrties controlling him in convening this extraordinary session, is before the world. It makes plain, many things which have been considered mysterious and unsatisfac- tory, and removes every vestige of a doubt aste Mr. Lincoln’s purposes, in regard to the Southern rebellion. The message also contains a justification of the responsibili- ties assumed by the Executiv’e, in calling out a Volunteer army, in declaring and establishing a blockade of the ports of the rebel States, and in suspending, in certain cases, the writ of haberzs corpus. The President also calls upon both houses to place at the disposal of the government, for the work of suppressing this rebellion, ‘four hundred thousand men, and four hun- dred million of dollars,’ and shows that these supplies of men and money can be raised without exhausting the resources of the loyal States and pe0ple of the Union. In closing, the President devotes a consi- derable portion of the document to an argument against the heresy of secession, and graphically presenting the endless con- sequences of disintergration, revolution and chaos to which this doctrine most lead, if admitted as a right. It is plain fromth tenor of the message, therefore, that the administration has resolved to stand or fall upon the policy of an energetic civil war, and is convinced that it will be sus- tained in that policy by Congress and the Arne- rican people. General Lyons, in command of the Fedral troops athrt Mcf'lenry, has, since 1 last wrote lyou, made a clean sweep of rebels at Balti- more, in arresting Marshal Kaine, and the P0- lico Commissioners of that city. The autho« ritics had reasons to believe a plot was in exist- ence to aid the rebelsâ€"and since the arrest of those persons. by the quantities of arms, am- munition (SLO. that have been fotiiid in the Marshall’s house, there is no doubt but there was mischief brewing by the very parties who was sworn to support the authorities. The city has since been placed under martial law. Governor Jackson, of Missouri. it appears, is not disposed to give up. His secretary has called a session of the State Legislature to ineet‘at'Lar'conia, seventy miles south east of ’Fort Scott, for the purpose of passing an ordi- nance of Soccssi'ens, The members of the le- gislature will probany hesitate some time before they will obey the call to meet at Saraooxio.-â€"- In Jasper County a terrible state of affairs is reportedâ€"the leading Union men being hung without mercy by the Secessionists. It is fully expected that the Union army is about making a grand move towards the rebel head quarters, and it is not unlikely they will endeavour to attack Richmond before the 2th, in order to preVent the meeting of Jefl'. Davis’ Congress. But it has so often been reported that this forward movement was to take place. that there is little or no reliance to be placed in what is reported here. I hear from good au- thority that the troops in Fortress Monroe are suffering terribly from diarrhoea, and as there is reason to believe that the troops in other parts may be suffering from the same cause, may 5account in some measure for the apparently slow movement of the authorities. There has pendent be Is on the providence Of been afew skirmishes since I last wrote you, character, but of not sufficient importance to make them and IIlS him for the discharge of the interestingâ€"as- usual, the Northern Troops, See ad- coming off victorious. I am inclined to think we don’t get always the right account bere,and that the North suitors loSs equal to the South i'I‘he affairs at Great Bethel hasnot been lautheatically reported yet. The casualties lthoro'murst have been much. larger titan is go- nerally supposed. ‘ New York, in military matters, is compara- tively dullr nearly all the volunteers having been sent on‘ seat of warâ€"and the few remaining expecting to move immedi- As soon as Congress votes the man asked for by the President, the drum and fife will once more be heard from one end of the city to the other. There will be no difficulty to the The closing Piece, l in raismg the required number of men, owmg to the scarcity of employment here. Times are hard, very hard ; there is no use in deny- ing the fact, or endeavoring to explain it away, . The bestbusi, ginovetnent has just been set on foot by ness men feel the dullness of trade,and smaller ' the Lord Bishop, when it is quite obvious to all. ones are falling thick, like leaves in autumn. The extravagance of sorno journals hero is perfectly ludicrous, The Herald. for instance“, nationality, says of foreign nations '.-â€"“ Let us “ make every obnoxious act a eusus belli. and H declare against their mantnuvres, whether “ they be directly aggressive and insulting or " not. " " " Instead of shedding the blood “ of our fellow men, North and-South. unite to “‘ resent this threatened interference on the “part of England. and to withdraw St. Do- “ mingo from the greedy grasp of Spain, Let “half of the North and half of the Southern " army join hands in a common cause, and “ proceed directly to drive the British power out “ of Canada, and after that to drive the Span- " ish power out of St. Domingo, We have ” the strength to do it, and why should we not “ have the will 7” This is the kind of writing I alluded to in my last. I expect next to see this journal advocatâ€" ing the capture of the North Pole, to be used r by the United States as a flag-staff in the new VQYAG.E 0F THE u GREAT tional capital, or perhaps annexing Bohriug’s Straits to " our glorious Union." ' The case of Mr. Harvey. the newly apt pointed minister to‘ Portugal, wliiclil men- tioned in a previous letter as being connected with telegraphing; information to the South. has been fully explained by the President in his message. Mr. Lincoln says. that in a. certain contingency “ it was resolved to notify the Go- vernor of South Carolina that he might expect an attempt _would be made to provision the fort.” This explains why Mr. Harvey has not been recalled from his llllsslonâ€"IIIS telegra- phic information having been sent by the sanction of the Ministry. A good deal of bad blood has been stirred up arrest of a Mr. Guion, and the seizure of the petition to which he was getting signatures-- addressed to the President of the United States, praying for the calling of a. National Conven- tion. a restoration of Peace, &c. It appears to me the police exceeded their duty when they made this arrest, One of the most sacred rights of a free people. is the right of petitionâ€"â€" a right which the Constitution guarantees -- The deetrine set up by Ibo police and their de- fenders is more identical with that practised by the H otspurs of the South. and is very much at variance with the loft-repeated boast of the North. that " everii one can enjoy his own opinion. without fear of being molested by vigi- lance Committees, nail!) the South. If this is not interfering with the liberty of the subject, I would like to know what is 7 I am thinking there are other countries, who do not make so much boast of their freedom, that enjoy quite as much, ifnot more. than under the “ Glor- ious starcand'snipes.” - A CANADIAN. MEMBERS ELECTED. M. O. Brant, E. R.-â€"Browr}............ 0 1 Brant, W . R..â€"-I{yerson. . . . . . . . . . l l Breckvilloâ€"Shorwoed. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Carletonâ€"Powell....... .. .... l 0 Coriiwallâ€"Macdonald, J. S. . . . . .. 0 0 Dundas.â€"I’toss...... . . . . . ... 1 0 Durham, E. R.-â€"Smitli, J, 8.... . 1 0 Durham, W. Râ€"Munro......... 0 l Elgin. E. R.-â€"Burwoll....... . . .. 0 l Elgin, W. R.-â€"Scobol............ 0 l Essexâ€"Rankin . . . . . ............. 0 0 Frontenacâ€"Morton . . . . . . . . . . - o - - I 9 ()Iengarryâ€"Macdonald, 1). A . . . . . 0 1 Grenville, S. R.â€"l’atrick. . . . . .. . . 0 l Gi'ey,........ . . . . . . . . _........... Ilnldiniantl, . . . . . . . . . ............ l'JflIIOIl_\/VIIIIG. .aoogpo-o . . . . o o - . 0 1 llainiltonâ€"Buc‘ianan. . . . . . . . . . . . l 0 Hastings, N. 1L... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hastings, S. Ii.-â€"Walbridge, L. . . . 0 1 Huron do Brucrl . . . . . . . . . . Kerituurchcllar..." . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 l Kingstonâ€"Macdonald, J. A. . . . . . l 0 Lainthnâ€"-Mackonzie. .... . . . . . . . 0 1 Lanark, N. [Lu-Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 I Lanark, S. R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lennox &. Arlingtonâ€"Hopper. . . . . l 0 Leeds & Grenville, N. It . . . . . . . . . iioeds,S.R........ . . . . . . . . . .... Lincolnâ€"Ryka . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 lVIiddlesox, E. ILâ€"I’ortmnn. . . . . . 1 0 Middlesex, W. R. -‘Scatcliard. . .. 0 I Niagaraâ€"Simpson .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Norfolkâ€"Walsh... . . . . . . . . ..... I 0 Nortliumborland, E. I{.â€"-Biggar.. 0 1 Northumberland, W. It â€"Cockburn 0 1 Ontario, N. R.â€"-Ca:m_eron. M. C. . 1 0 Ontario, S. ILâ€"rlr’luwat. . . . ... . . . 0 I Ottawaâ€"Scott................... l 0 Oxford. N. R.â€"-Macdongall. . . . . . 0 l Oxford.S . . . . . . . . . . .. Peelâ€"Cameron, J.. H... . . . . . .... l 0 Perth........'....:.‘..‘. . . . . . . . Poterboro’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I’rescottâ€"McCann............... 1 0 Prince Edlval‘d-â€"A11d_el'8011. . . . . . . . 1 0 JIBIIITOW o - . . . . . . . .-'U-oo..-H¢Io Russellâ€"Ilell . . . . . 0 Simcoe. N. li.â€"â€"-Morrisen. . . . . . . . . l 0 Simcec,S. R.-â€"-Ferguson......... l 0 Stormontâ€"Ault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 I Toronto, Eastâ€"Crawlerd. . . . . . . . . I 0 Toronto, Westâ€"Robinson . . . . . . . . 1 0 Victoriaâ€"Dhnsford, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Waterloo, N. ILâ€"Foley. . . . . . . . . . 0 _ l VVaterleo, S. R.-â€"Cowan. . . . . . . . . 0 1 VVollandâ€" Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . l 0 VVollington, N. R.â€"-I{oss. . . . . .. . . 0 1 Wellington, S. I‘Lâ€"btirton. . . . . . . . 0 l Wontworth,.N. R.-â€"-Notman. . . . . . 0 1 Wentworth. S. It . . . . . . . .... . .. . . York,N. R.â€"VVilson............ 0 1 York. E. R.â€"~\Vright . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 1 York, W. ILâ€"I-Iowland. . . . . . . . . . 0 I RIVAL JOURNALISM IN Donnaâ€"A Dublin paper sayszâ€"“Ptival journalism arrived at such a pitch in Kingston this morning that every available copy ofthe Express newspaper was brought tip, it was stated, by its opponent, the Irish Times, for the purpose of clearing it out of the market. Upwards of 500 were dis- patched back to Dublin by the 2 P.M. train, in charge of a messenger who steadily refused to Sell a single copy. This is what our English friends would sneeringly- term an “ Irisb’ way chrushing opposition, supply anually following de- mand from whatever source the latter \ comes.” General Garibaldi has sent the following reply to an address received from the inâ€" habitants of Castelnuovo-in-Monti:â€"~The debate is ended; I am again General Cial- diini’s friend. All that remains to me is the recollection of your affectionate words, your thoughts worthy of Italy. I take advantage of this opportunity to send you some ideas relative to the parricical acts of the. unfortunate comedy which is now performed at Rome, and which the Italians must, once forall, put an end to. I should be glad to know that you share my opinions.â€"-Gari,ba'ldi. AN EQUESTRIAN STATUE or THE PRINCE or VV‘ALES IN MONTREALâ€"A prominent gentlemen in Montreal including Sir. F. F. Williams, and many leading merchants for the ereco 'ti0n of an equestrian statue to the Prince . . . ;of Wales, in commemoration of his visit in a fit of pathetic enthusrasm or mandliu ' to that city, “as. marking an era in the life of the provinces,” according to a local contemporary, Mr. Marshall Wood, who brought letters from the Duke of New- casle, has made an offer to execute the statue. The Duke, the Governor, the Commander of the forces, and others have promised subscriptions. IDEAS or Commanâ€"Qome people’s notions of comfort differ from those of others. Mathews once went over war- wick jail, and when he came to “the place of execution,” he observed to the jailer that, considering the extent of the country and the number of executions which might take place, the drop struck him as being very small. “I don’t know,’ said the man; “ to be zure, six ’ould be crowded, but foive ’ould hang very com- ' fortable. EASTERN.” QUEBEC, J' This morning’s Chronicle gives the following particulars :â€" The Great Eastern is commanded by Captain James Kennedydate of the Aetna, liuite a young man, apparently not more than thirty years of age. This is not only his first trip in command of theimagnifi- cent vessel, but his first trip to the St. Lawrence. On taking command, Capt. Kennedy resolved to handle her just the same as an ordinary vessel. He reduced the number of oflicers one half.and brought her across without the slightest difficulty until the pilots Dewers, Connell,and Sim. ard took her in charge. She swmgs freely with the tide, and there is ample room in her present berth for three vessels of her size to swing with ease and safety. The Great Eastern was exactly eight days from the time the pilot was dischargâ€" ed at Liverpool till the pilots were taken on board at Point (195 Meets, and during all this time there were but twenty hours of clear weather. ‘ Cape Race was made in six days from Liverpool, but it was too thick to com- municate with the shore. Fog: were continual. She nearly ran into the Arabic, an!) Would have done so owing to the fogs, if she had had a bowsprit. Two horses died from cramp caused by cold in passing icebergs. Two births happened on board during the passage. ’ ABSRACT or LOG. June 27th, 1 P.M.â€"â€"cht Liverpool; 28th, distance run up to noon, 300 miles; 26th. do. 302; 30111, do. 318. July lst, do. 321; ..nd, do. 310; M4 a.m. she passed the Royal mail steamship Arabia. bound east, lat. 50 N., long. 24 W.; calm and dense fog throughout the day; passed several icebergs, dense fog all day. July 44h,8 p.m., Sighted Cape' Pine light; 9 p.m. dense fog; standing by the engines, owing to so many ves'ScIs being in our track; passed the American ship. Lizzie, also the ship Almeim, July 5th. the distance run was 320 miles ; 10 p.m,St. Paul’s Island allows passed several vessels; 2.30 p.m., pas steamship John Bell. July 6th, arrived off Quebec at 7 p.m. Throughout the voyage she had mode- rate Weather and smooth water, but dense fogs from the 29th of June up to the 5th of July. . The ship will not be ready until the end of the week for inspection. She Will probably remain here for a menth. BURYING a Fon'rlLâ€"Quite an Ori- ginal method of taking a" fortiiis'ife- scribed in the last number of Black. wood’s .Magazine. In 1696 a large Russian army besieged the Turkish fort of A201, which was situated on a plain, stroneg fortified, and beds small but well~disciplined garrison. No common approaches could be made to it, and the Turkish cannon swept the level With iron hail. In this case the engineering skill ofthe Russians was baflied, but General Patrick Gordon, the right-hand man of Peter the Great, and the 01in one for Whose death it is said‘lm over shed a tear, being determined to take the place at any cost, pro- posed to bury it with earth by grao dual approaches. He had a large army, the soil of the plain was light and deep. and he set 15,000 men to work with spades. throwtng up: high circumvallaiion of earth, and advancing nearer and nearer every day to the place, by throwing up the huge earth wall before them in advance. The men were kept in gangs. working day and night, the earth being thrown from one to an. 'other like the steps of a stair, the l top gang taking the lowest place eVery half hour in succession. 1p frvc weeks the huge earth wall was carried forward nearly one mile un- til it rose to and above the highest ramparts, and the earth began to roll over them. This caused. the Turkish Governor to hang out the white flag, and give in. Had he not done 80, General Gordon would have buried the fort. AN ELEPHANT RACE 1N COCHIN CHINA. The next was an elephant race, which amused me much. They were certainly much swifter than the horses, though they only walked; but what tremendious steps they took! They shook the ground for one hundred yards round, as with the shock of an earthquake, every time their enormous feet came in contact with it; and with their trunks pointing straight out, like the bowsprit of a ship, their ears and tails distended, there was something gran-d, but still very clumsy about their gait. They had handsome cars, With four men in each. on their backs, and two men on each side to lead them. There was a great dis- pute which should come in first; and the space being rather narrow for seven of these enormous animals tog“v run abreast, those who got in front" were determined to keep there, and they appeared to know what game they were at; for they did not ex- actly race. but heavily and clumsily, yet quickly, dodged each other acress the course; and, after a most amusing race or shuffle, the large white one came in first, amid peali of laughter and applauscrâ€"fldaené lures in Cochin China. By Edward Brown, .flmoy, China.