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...____‘_._4_ -- nM-..L_.â€"__._ ,_ practising their artillery in throwing balls and shells into the adjacent houses, com. nelling the inmates, chiefly women and bliildien, to flee to the woods for. safety. Alf‘t-IVAL 'I‘i-iu u ARABIA.” .pâ€"n. IIALIrAx, Sept. 3. The Royal mail steamship Arabia, from Liverpool the itch, via Queenstown, 25th ult., arrivedliere this morning. She has102.passengers and £11,274« in specie. On the ‘25)th ult., she spoke to the 81'. Lows, Sept. 1. The following is appended to the pass- ports- issued by the Provost. Marshal, and must: bear the signature of each person accepting the pass ,--â€"It is understood that the person, within named and described, ac- Afrtica'for Liverpool. The Bomssia. arrived at Southampton on the 223ml ult. Queen Victoria was enthusiastically reâ€" ceived in Dublin. LATEST VIA QUEENSTOVVN. Liverpool, Aug, fillâ€"1h European Conference is to be held at Constantinople on the subject of the Piincipalities. Holland has officially recogniZed the Kingdom of Italy. It is announced that the Government of Prussia will soon recognize the Italian Government. Liverpool breadstufls Provisions are inactiVe. London Consols for money at 9‘2}. Protestants are to be allowed to open. schools in France. A company. of Italian. so'ld'iers arrived at Phiioclnndola, while being refreshed, were set upon by the people» and a number was massacred. The troops retaliated the next day by destroying the town. One hundred and fifty. persons were killed. Four tons- of'cottOn seed are shipped monthly to India from Sues. The pros- pect was very favourable. Baron De Vidil has been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, and his son one month, for refusing to give evidence against his parents The Independence Be?de publishes the substance of an. authorgraph. letter. from the Emperor to the I’Ope, intimating that “Jim condition of affairs be ameliorated the present status quo will be maintained. The Patric says matters look well in Lebanon. The bravest is excellent throughout Syria. The expenses- of the French Depart- ment of War for the year 1862 will be £120,000 more than the present year. The Bourse has been firm; rentcs 68f. 50c. Two supposed'assassins- had attempted to enter the house of Garibaldi by night; they escaped after being fired upon. One Was wounded. continue dull. AU STRIA. The Hungarian Diet was formally dis- solVedson the 23rd of. August, and a new oneis-to be called.. The collection of taxes by a. military force will be rigidly. enforced. A collision. hadtaken. place betweenthe soldiers and the people, in consequence of the latter singing nationaliairs. Five per- sons were wounded. TURKEY. The Circassians have proclaimed a. Republic. It was reported that an engagement had taken place at Hei‘zgovina, and that» the Turks were victorious. Omar Pascha had issued a proclamation that the Sultan would accord with all de- mands of Montenegrins. The. Bomboy mail of July 27th had reaclie Malta. The cholera was ravaging the famine districts. The harvest prospects are cheerful. The French has prOclaiined protection C over Madagascar. A new insurrection had broken out 'zear Pekin. I The relations between the European and the Japanese Governments were likely to be disturbed; Foreign merchants were being robbed in open daylight. FROM CHILI. New Yonk, Sept. 3. The steamship NorthernLight, from Aspinwall on the 24th ult., has arrived. She has $750,000 in treasure. She brings a Panama Herald of the 24th ult., I Senor Joaquin Perez. has been elected i Pres dent of Chili. The Street Railway of Volkariso has been put in operation. The Hotel De Lesdrez was destroyed by fire on the 25m; loss $100,000. Since the departure from Lima of the British Minister, further outrages had beenzattiempted on British subjectsâ€"one of whom, Captain Carol], had been Oblig- ed to take refuge in the French Legation to prevent himself from being thrown into a dungeon by the orders of Peruvian authorities who are panting to get hold of his property. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. New YORK, Sept. 3. The Times IVashington Correspoadent says :,.â€"-It has been determined by the Go- vernment to. hold the position of Cape Hatteras although. the original intention was to destroy and abandonthe works, but now it will be made a rendezvous for the army and naval forces. This expedition is but the commencement of operations. for which the Navy Department has made ample preparations, and which will be ra- pidly devolopad. , - The propeller Herbert arrived yester- day, having brought as a prize a small sloop taken the day previous. She is heavily loaded with revolvers, prisoners, and ammunition, including 1,000 lbs of precession caps, blankets, surgical instru- ments, medicines, Soc. She was \vorked by three men, one of whom escaped to the Virginia shore, the others were taken prisoners. The sloop is said to have taken on the freight at Washington. The Herbert shelled the woods and beach near the Rappahannock without dis- covering any Confederates. The Herald correspondent sends the following dispatch :â€"A dispatch has been received here to-day from Richmond, 'viw Louisville, announcing the death'of Jefler- ‘ son Davis. This accounts for the display of flags at half mast from. the Confederate erally on complaints lodged: at the De-- ramparts to-d'ay. cepts this pass. on his word of honor, that; he is, and ever Will be, loyal to the United States, and and if hereafter found in the army against the Union, or in any Way aid- ing her enemies, the penalty will be death. INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1. The convention of sympathisers with the peace party assembled at the Court House yesterday afternoon; though there were few participants present, a large crowd of excited people assembled. Hon. Robert L. Walpole, of this city, was made chairman, and while addressing the audience, denouncing the administration and the war, he was interrupted: several times and, finally w-ithdrew from the stand amidst great confusion. A. man named McLean then attempted to harangue the crowd, at the same time drawing a pistol, whereupon the crowd» rushed in and he was rather roughly handled in the melee. A number of tights occurred; but we heard of no serious results. . Considerable excitement was manifested all the afternoon, and in the evening~ the crowd visited the residence of Hon. Mr. Walpole and seneral other political men whose loyalty was questioned, and forced them to take the oath of allegiance to the United States. This was done without any- further disturbance. Among those who took the oath was the editor of. the Seminet. CINCINNATI, Sept. 3. How. Andrew Johnson spoke to an in)- mense meeting, at Newport, Kentucky, yesterday. Strong Union. resolutions were adopted. - _¢ \szriiaoron, Sept. 3. Heavy firing was heard on the Virginia side this morning, but the reports are cou~ tradictory conceining it. The special dispatch to the Post says :â€" From the most trustworthy advices recei- ved fromVirginia we place the number of the Confederate troops of that State, now in- the field, at 55,000zment The enemy are concentrating a large force soutlr of Alexandria, and are also erecting batteries near the mouth of Ococcquan River. Heavy firing has been heard this morn- ing, from the direction of our lines on the :ODpOSlte shore of the Potomac, but no re- .ports of a. battle have been received. Some skirmishing took place this morn- ing in the vicinity Of. the chain-bridge, on the Potomac. It is not believed to. have een of a serious character. The Navy Department is more active than ever. From the preparations making it is evi- dent the aflair at Hatteras is to be followed up by other attacks. \VASHI‘NGTON, Sept. 3. There has been a report in circulation in this city, this a. m. of the death of Jefl. Davis. Inquiries have been made by the reporter of the associated press here, but nothing leading to a confirmation of such a rumor has been elicited. The statement may have arisen from the fact that a Con- federate flag was seen flying at half mast over the encampment of the enemy. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3. The Richmond Enquirer of the 28th ult., publishes a letter from Fernandina, Florida, dated the 215t, which has been received at Savannah, Georgia, saying that the crew of the Jeff. Davis had arrived there, the vessel having been wrecked on the bar while trying to get into St. Au- gustine Florida. New Yonx. Sept. 4. The Herald’s Washington correspondent re- iterates the story of Jeff. Davis’s death. The report was brought to the correspondent. by a iiegio from Mauassas. Henry A. Reeve, editor of the lVatc/iman of Greenpont, was arrested last evening as he was entering the cars oftho H udsou River Railroad. He was sent to Fort Lafayette. The Herald mentions another supposed plot to blow up the Crotonnqueduct. The captain of the schooner filled with pow- der, which was seized near the Croton dam. is _ under arrest. The reception of the Hon. Joseph Holt. of Kentucky. at the Irving Hall last evening, was most cordial. A letter from Panama says the privateer Sumpicr was seen on the lSth of August pass- ing Marquireta, Venezuela, out of sight of land and steering west,which course would bring her into the track of tlio Aspinwall steamer. Capt. Siinms. her commander, when at 'l‘rinidad,an- Iiounced his intention of proceeding to the Brazil coast to look out for Iiidiamon and Cali- fornia vessels ; but this proves not to have been his true intention. (Timcs’ Correspondence.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. There was no Cabinet meeting to-day, al- though it was a regular Cabinet day, which in- dicates that everything is running smoothly. From all parts of the country the government has assurance that recruiting is going OII with great briskness. The average number of re- rcuits is about 5i,000~per day. ( Tribune’s Correspondence. ) In connection with the rumour ofJeff. Davis's deatluit Is mentioned that be long had a chronic disease of the optic Iiervenhreatcning a cancer- ous result. His physician apprised him that death would speedily follow the eansion Ofthe disease to the brain. The officers of the flotilla report that from Alexandria to Rappalianiiock river, distance 50 milesmot a soul is visible on the Virginia shore. The country is apparently desolate. BALTIMORE. Sept. 3. A letter from Key West to the Baltjmore American, dated Aug. 25th ,on board the frigate S/m.teo,says that the steamer Pow/rattan. captur- ed a. prize of the Sampler. having a letter bag containing letters for Jeff. Davis, one giving in- timatiotrof the Sumptcr’s whereabouts. The Powhatmn has gone to look for her. All quiet at. Fort Pickeiis. A large number of arrests are daily made at the North, the number averaging ten or twelve a day. These are made gen- partments, in, Washington. The Confederates at Manassas Hill are THE. NAVAL. VICTORY OF THE NORTH. Fr0m the New York [lernldt \VASHJN.GTON,.Aug 31.. A splendid and decisive blow has been struck. on the coast of North Carolina, by the combined naval and land forces of the Union..wliicli surpasses in importance any. thing yet accomplished against the enemy. A piratieal nest, long the terror of the merchant, has been effectually broken up and destroyed. Victory has crowned our flag. The eXpedition, consisting ofthe frigatcs Minnesota, Commodore Stringhain in com- tnand of the expedition; lVabash, Cap.- tain IlIercei' ; the gniiboats Pawnee, Cap- tain Rowan; Monticello, Captain Com mander Gillis, and the llarriet Lane, Cap- tain Faunace; with the transports Ade- laide and George Peabody. left Fortress Monroe last Monday, and reached the rendezmus off Hatteras liilet, fifteen miles below Cape llatteras, on Tuesday morning, the Minnesota and I’Vabasli coming in the afternoon, and the Cumberland-jpiiiiiig ' the fleet the same day. Preparations were immediately made to land the troops the following Inorningxat which time the transports ran near the beach, two miles north of the Inlet, and covered by the Monticello, Harriet Lane and Pawuee. About tlirc hundred men were landing through a heavy sort, the force consisting Of Capt. Larned‘s company of regular Artillery, Capt. Jardine’s com- pany Ninth New York, ivitli Col. Weber, and Lieut. Colonel lleiss; a detachment of marines from: the frigates, under com- mand of: Majors Doughty and Shuttle~ worth, and a detachment of sailors from the Pawnee, under Licuts. Crosby and Blue, witi. King and Jones. The gunboats swept the beach and neighboring copse of scrub oaks. All the boats being swamped and bilged in the surf, no more men could be thrown ashore. Meanwhile, the Minnesota and Wabasli~ the latter with the Cumberland in towâ€" steamed up to the front of one of the Con- federate batteries and took their position at long range. ' At ten o’clock the “7abash fired the first gun, the eleven-shell striking near the battery and bursting with tremendous force. The battery, which was of sand, covered With turf and mounting five long thirty-two's, instantly returned. the fire, the shot falling short. The Minnesota and Cumberland immediately opened fire and rained nine inch siiell into and about it. The fire was terrific, and soon the battery iesponscs were few. and. far between, save when. the frigates suspended fire for a while to get a new posnion, when the ene- my’s fire. was most Spirited. No damage was sustained by our ships, and when they again took their position the canonading was intensely hot, the shells dropping in the enemy’s or falling on. the ramparts, exploding in deat-hdealing frag- merits, and carrying death and destruction with them. The small wooden structures about the fort were torn. and perforated with flying shells. At eleven o‘clock the immense flagstalf was shot away and: the rebels flag came down, but the fire was still continued by them. At twelve O’clOck the Susquehanna, steamed in, and, dropping her boats astern opened an affective fire. The canonading on our part was incessant, and the air was alive with the bum and explosion of flying shell; but the enemy did not return the fire with any regularity, the battery being too hot for them, from the exploswn of shells that: dropped in at the rate of half a dozen a minute. The enemy ceased firing a little before two, and after a few more shells had been thrown in the Commodore signalized to cease firing. The troops had meantime advanced to within a short distance of the fort, and be- fore we ceased firing some of our men get in and iaised the Stars and Stiipes. The place was too hot for the men, but the flag was left waving. Coxswain Benja- min Sweares, of the l’awnee’s first cutter, stood for some time on the ramparts wav- ing the flag amid a flight of shells. When the firing ceased the fort was oc- cupied in force and held afterwards. The Monticello had proceeded ahead of the land force to protect them. and had reached the Inlet when a large fort of an octagon shape, to the rear and right of the small battery. mount- ing ten thirty-two’s and four eight inch guns, which had till then been silent, opened on her with eight guns, at short range At the same instant she got aground, and stuck fast, the cue- niy pouring in a fire, hot and heavy, which the Monticello replied to with shell sharply, For fifty minutes she held her own. and finally get- ting off the ground she came out. having been shot through and through by seven eight-inch shell. one going below the waterline. She fired fifty-five shell in fifty minutes, and partially si- lenced the battery. She withdrew at dusk for repairs, with one or two men slightly bruizod, but none killed or wounded. The escape of the vessel and crew was mir- aculous. Until this time we supposed the day was ours; but the unexpected opening of the large battery rather changed the aspect of affairs. Things do not look cheerful at dark. We bad man ashore who were piobnblv in need of proâ€" visions, and in case of a night attack no assist- ance could be sent them from the Harriet Lane. As we lay close in shore we saw the bright bivuuac fires on the beach, With groups of men about them. Tne night passed without an alarm, the enemy. as we have since learned, laying on their arms all night, expecting an attack. At early daybreak on Thursday the men went to quarters in the fleet, and at a quarter past eight. the vessels having borne down nearer than the previous day’s position. the action. be- gan, the Susquehaua Opening the day’s work by a shell from one of the eleven-inch guns. The Minnesota and Wabash joined in imme- diately, and again the hum of shells and their explosion were heard They fired nearly half an hour before the battery responded, when it answered briskly. Our fire was more correct than on the previous (lay. The range had been obtained. and nearly every slrot went into the battery. throwing up clouds of sand and explod- Iiig with terrific effect. At twenty-five minutes past ten the Harriet Lane opened fire. and soon after the Cumber- land came in from the offing and joined in the attack. The Harriet Lane, with her rifled guns did good execution, several projectiles from the eight-inch shell going l~lll0 the battery, and one going directly through the ramparts. The fire was so hot that all of the enemy that could do 30 got into a bomb-proof in the middle of the bat- tsry. Finally.. at five minutes past eleven a. m., an elevotI-iiicli. shell, having pierced the bomb- proof tllIOUgh. a ventilator and exploded Inside hear the mag Uaziiie. the enemy gave up the figll ' .Nâ€" _*MH~_WM‘~_WM. .__._._.___ and‘ raised over the ramparts a white flag. We immediately ceased fire. (Gen. Butler ‘went into the Miles and landed at the fort. and demanded an unconditional surrender. Commodore Barron, Assistant Secretary of calculated to the Confederate Navy, asked that the officeis be 'allowed to-manch outwith side arms, and tho approving that which we‘ honestly believe to be good, and condemning that which we are convinced is not; piomote the public _wel-faiie,-â€"we have reason to flatter men be permitted to return to their homes after ourselvfes Of late that the reading 'surrenderiig their arms. These terms were pronounced inadmissible by General Butler, and finally the force was surrendered without condi- tion. Articles of stipulation were signed on the flagship by Commodore Siriiigliam and Gotte- ral Butter on the part of the United States, and by Commodore Barron, Colonel Martin and Major Andrews on the rebel side, and the lat- ters’ swords delivered up. By the surrender we came in possession of one thousand stand of arms, thirty-five heavy guns, ammunition for the same, a large amount = of hospital and other stores. two schoonersâ€" one loaded with tobacco, and me other with pro- visions; one brig loaded with cotton. two light- ‘boats. and two self-boats. &c. The enemy’s loss they allow to be eight kil- led andithirty-five wounded. Eleven of the latter were left at the lruspitul at Annapolis; We took fortysfive officers prisoners, many of high rank, among whom were :â€" Commodore Samuel Barron, late Captain United States Navy. Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ‘ Colonel Bradford.‘Chicf of Ordnance. Colonel Martin. Seventh North Carolina Volunteers. Lieutenant-Colonel Johnston. Seventh North Carolina Volunteers Major Henry A, Gillmiiii, Seventh North Carolina Volunteers. Major Andrews. Artillery, late United States i Army. Lieutenant Sharp, late United States Army. And so veral others, late attiin and navy offi- cers. and six hundred and sixtyâ€"five non-com- missioned officers and privates. The prisoners are Oii boand the Minnesota. and willbe carried to New York, where you may expect thorn in a few days. min Railway Of” tuna-tin. Time Table takes effect Monday, Sept, 2, ’61. MOVING ivon'rii’ Mail. Express. Leave Toronto. . . .. . .. . 715 a.m-410p-m. Thornhill. . . . . . . . . 800 am. 5 00 pm. Richmond Hill. . . . 8 14 am. 5 12 p.m. King. . . . . . . . . . .'.. 8 30 a.m. 5 25 p.in. Aurora. . . . . . . 8 55 a.m, 5 40 p.in. Newmarket . . . . . .. 9 10 run. 6 00 p. in. Holland Landing. . 9 2‘2 a.m. 6 l5 p.in. Bradford. . . . . . . . . . 9 34 n.m. ti 25 p.iii MOVING SOUTH. Leave Collingwood.. . . . . . 3 00 p.m 5 30 a.tn. Bradford. . . .... .. . h' 00 p.m. 815 n.m. Holland Landing.. 6 l5 p.m. 8 30 a.m. Newmnrket. . . .... b 26 p.in. 8 42 um. Aurora. . . ... . . . . . 6 40 p.m. 8 55 a.iii. King............. 7 00 p.in. 9 20 a.m. Richmond Hill. . . . 7 l3 p.m. 9 32 am. Thornliill. . . . . .. . 26 p. in. 9 45 mm, Arrive at Toronto. . . . . . . 15 p.m. ll) 30 “ .7 .8 _.._/â€" ..._.. New Advertisements. Bull's Run.--Noticc to Canadiansâ€"Booth 6:. Sons. Letters Remaining in Richmond Hill P. 0. Grand Festival Hunter’s Hotelâ€"W Westphal. Yonge Street Cigar Maiiufactoryâ€"Charles H. Miller. Grocery and Provision StoreaD. Crawford. Sewing-Machine Co.-â€"-â€"Finkle & Lyon. The Heroes of Peace and the Heroes of Warâ€" E. Anthony. narrate uremic-no HILL,â€" SEPT. 6. 1861. -_.'â€"~_._.._. 5... Betwixt. ourselves and our Pa- trons, and to all and sundry whom this doth oonoern~ Greeting. Now that the harvest is about over, and our numerous patrons in this rich agricultural district have se- cured the products of their labor, we feel assured that an appeal to their sense of justice will not be taken amiss, and that a squaring up of the past financial year will receive their early attention; dun- ning our friends is an operation that is uncongenial to our feelings; it. is no pleasure to us to be ever- lastingly ‘ asking for more,’ but as printers are like other folk, and sub. ject to the same inconveniences for want of the sinews of war, we are compelled to appeal to those who are in arrears with us, with a view to placing us in funds, in order that we may be enabled to discharge the various claims upon us, and purchase material to improve the appearance of the York Herald. To each individual of those in arrear the sum is trifling, and unimport- ant,â€"but when we assure our friends that our books show an ag- gregate sum of between two and three thousand dollars! due to usâ€" in sums varying from seventy-five cents, (a half-year’s subscription) to fifty dollarsâ€"we hope and trust that each and every individual in arrear with us‘for subscription to the paper, or advertising and job printing,will in perfect good nature accept this- appeal as addressed to himself personally, and at once place us in a position to pay our debts and make the improvements we desire. As the most reliable anti- Clear Gritjournal in the county of York, outside of Toronto, we ex- pect that the York Herald will re- ceive that substantial consideration at the hands of its patrons and friends that a Well-conducted local rie WSpaper is entitled to ;--it must be remembered that there is no “local fund’ from which ajournal like ours can draw sustenance, as is done by those of the grit stripeâ€"â€" we have to rely upon our exertions in behalf of loyalty and good go- vernment, as Opposed to muffled treason, and the rampant cant of disappointed political adventurers, who are screeching for an opportu- nity to fasten upon the state car- case, and, like leaches, satiate themselves;â€"-we depend upon the character of our journal, in its ad- vocacy of sound principles, econo- micalgo-vemment. and a straight- forward and manly criticism of all matters of interest to the public-â€" public in this county are with us in the position we takc,â€"We shall endeavor to cultivate this feeling and promise that no effort will be - left untried on our part to carry out our IIIJCDIIOHIS, if our friends and patrons will but take the hint 'we have given, and follow it up by prompt actionsâ€"we write this in a spirit of friendliness, but in sober earnestness, and sincerely hope that it will meet will] a response such as we will have reason to feel will be to our. advantageâ€"-â€"‘ so mote it be.” 4 COLON lZATlON. â€".. ABOUT fourteen years since the friends of colonization in Canada made strenuous efforts to induce the igovernment to giVe all possible en- couragementtoimmigration. Many zealousindividuals desirous to ad- vance the prosperity of the country, 'and increase its wealth by settling our wild- lands, formed associations about that time to carrv out this de- sirable object, and discussed the 'matter freely through the public journals of the province. Their at- tempts were not entirely fruitless. Attention was directed to ths subject and not a little was done to attract the tide of western emigration to our shores. But individual effort in this good cause was, however, to a certain extent, paralyzed by the absence of sufficient encouragement from the legislature. It is true that attempts were made by government to carry out the wishes of the people on this matter. They were, how- ever, in the wrong direction. Emi- grant agents were appointed at dif- ferent points to give information to strangers, and to point out the best localities for them to settle in.â€"-â€" Agents were likewise appointed, and sent at great expense to Europe These were commissioned to visit Norway and Prussia, to induce the people of these. countries to emi- grate to Canada; by pointing out to them the great advantages pre- sented by the cheapness of our lands, and the fruitfulncss of our soil. But the good, if any, that re- sulted from the establishment of these agencies, was so Very small as to be almost imperceptible. It would be a difficult matterto point at the present day any considerable tract of country settled by Norwe- gians or Prussians. Had the money that was expended in this way been judiciously laid out in surveying (new townships and Opening roads and making free grants of land to actual settlers, not only would fo- reigners have been induced to settle among us, but our own population would not have been diminished by the vast numbers that have left us. It will, no doubt, astonish many of our readers to learn, that since the year 1847 not less than a hundred thousand Canadians have left Canada to seek their fortunes in the United States. By what means shall we account for this movement, so unfavorable to this country? VVl'Iy have Canadians been forced to desert their native land, their families and friends. to procure a home in the far west, while they leave thousands of acres of unproductive government lauds lying Waste behind them 3 Why have so many of the inhabitants of this country been induced to cast their lot among a people differing 'from themselves in theirinstitutions and government, while we expend large sums of money in sending thousands of miles to foreign coun- tries to procure settlers for our lands, who, after all, will not suf- fice to replace a tithe of those we are constantly losino'. A great por- tion of our countrymen. who have thus chosen to expatriate them- selves, are Lower Canadians, and therefore the result is to us less ap? parent. But it must be recollected that every industrious able-bodied man who leaves our shores, entails a loss equal to the Value of his pro- ductive labor. Bone and sinew constitute the chief wealth of an agricultural country; and any cause that tends to reduce the la- boring portion of our population makes us so much the poorer. The duty of the present or incoming go- vernment in this matter 1s plain Let them repair as far as possible the errors and omissions or their predecessors, and use every legiti- mate means, not only to induce fo- reigners to settle on our lands, but to prevent our own people from leaving us; not by appointing agents who do little more than write reports and pocket their sala- ries, but by making free. grants of wild land to all actual settlers, and by opening up roads in the new townships. Emigrants who have once settled down on land, and see before them a fair prospect of se- curing a competence for their fami- lies, will do more to encourage emigration by the intelligence they communicate to their friends in the old country, than all the agents that government can appoint. Let us do all we can to bring out those who will be a source of strength to us, who will make available our wild lands, and develope the rich resources of our vast territories. The Grand Trunk scheme, since its inception, has certainly been a source of weakness to each suc- ceeding government; and although ~it is a work of which we have rea- son to be proud, it has caused great embarrassment to the country; and has doubtless directed public atten- tion from this important subject Of colonization. The government, and those Interested in the success of railroad enterprises, do not keep sufficiently in vie\v the fact, that in proportion as our wild lands are brought into a state of cultivation, will these enterprises become pro- fitable; and if one-half the money that has been unnecessarily spent on the G. T. R. R. had been laid out in opening up the country, the day would not now be so far dis- tant at which it may be expected to remunerate shareholders. >04 Oarsâ€"Mr. R bert McNear, of the 2nd Con. Vaughan, has left at our office a splendid sample of oats. There is four stems from one rootâ€"â€" and each has a most luxuriant head. We hope Mr. McNair and many of the farmers may have 20 or 25 acres of it to harvest. RICHMOND HILL Farmâ€"This fair came offon W'ednesday last. Owing to harvest operations not being quite done, the attendance was limited. Those who did attend were hurried, and left for home as soon as possi- ble. There was a fair show of stock and good prices were realized. WE refer our readers to the Fall arrangements of the Northern Rail- road Company, with regard to Pas- senger trains. GEORGIANâ€"BAY SIIIP CANAL. .â€" From the Leader of Tuesday. The following is a copy of the report of the committee appointed at the late public meeting to consider the project of constructing a ship canal connecting lakes lluron and Ontario. It. was sub- mitted to the City Council last night. To His Worship the Mayor of Toronto, Chair-man of the Public Meeting. respecting the Toronto and Georgian Bay Ship Canal. Your Committee, acting upon the gene- ral instructions which accompanied their appointment, have fully considered the va- rious bearings of the project to construct a ship canal, connecting Lakes Ontario and lluron ; and they have now the satis faction of presenting their report. In the judgement of year Committee the construction of such a canal is expe- dient on, National and on Provincial grounds; they are convinced that as an aid to the commerce of Canada and the Great ‘Nestern its value has not been ovoismted; and they entertain the opinion that the engineering difficulties which un- deniably exist are by no means insurmount- able. As a National work the importance of the proposed canal is Obvious. It is a ne- cessary complement to the plans wliich,at an enormous cost, have enabled the British GOVei-iiment to promote the means of tra- vel and transportation over a large part of the Province. The existing canals, origi- nally in advance of the wants of the time, are now deficient. The progress of settleâ€" ment westward. the development of the vast mineral resources which skirt the Nor- thern shores of Huron and Superior, and the certainty that at no distant day the in~ terests of civilization and commerce will demand facilities for intercourse from the present terminus of Lake navigation to the golden shores of the Pacific, are cir- cumstances which render the Georgian Bay Canal a matter which the Imperial authorities will necessarily entertain with favor. Over and above these considera- tions are others more strictly military and naval in their character; but of these it is not requisite-â€"-pei'liaps, it is not prudentâ€"â€" for your Committee to speak at any length. To the Province the project is scarcely less than vital. Its geographical position points out Canada as the possessor of the finest commercial advantages which are to be found in the interior of the American Continent. Even now the grain. and min- erals of the NOI'tli--\Vest demand. increas- ed facilities for reaching the seaboard; and the business men of Chicago and Osâ€" wego are unaniiiioiisly of opinion that, in a comparison of routes,a Ship Canal from the Georgian Bay to Ontario presents at- tractions of which none else can boast. Your Committee need not indulge in pro- phecy to prove that all arguments based upon previous commercial wants are trival indeed when placed in the balance against the wants which will be experienced when a few more years shall have brought out in a greater degree the iesources of the im- mense and fertile region of which this ca- nal will be the natural outlet. In this re- gard the marvels of the past are the best index to the probabilities of the future. Your Committee have not been unmind- ful of the competition which the promoters of the Georgian Bay Canal may expect to encounter from the advocates of the Ottawa route. On this head, however, your Committee entertain slight fears. It is only necessary to remind the public that on an aVerage of years the Georgian Bay Canal will be open for navigation one month per year longer than that via; Otta- wa, to establish the superiority of the un- dertaking which your Committee were ap- pointed to consider. That there are engineering obstacles it K. were lolly to deny. Your Committee, however, without entering into details, may . be permitted to repeat that the evidence of competent parties appear to demonstrate that nature presents no difficulties along the route surveyed which science and in- dustry may not. ottereome at a reasonable - men. eos‘t. - - The City of Toronto has interests at stake which will justify its citizens in stri-- ving Zealrusly to remove the Georgian Bay Canal from the category of specula- tions to that of realities. The property holders of the City are identified in this regard with the merchants, the store keep- ers, with the sturdy. thrifty mechanics who have made Toronto what it is; and your Committee urge upon all the duty of putt-Ls ting forth the most vigorous efforts at their 7 command to assist the work with all pessi- ble speed. ‘ In conclusion, your Committee recom- mend that an application be made to the Imperial and Provincial Governments for a grant of lands as a bonus to the work; your Committee being persuaded that with. out some munificieiit inducement of that description, it were useless to seek the co- operation of the capitahsts and contractors of the parent country, on whom alone the Province must rely for the practical exe- cution Ofthe enterprize. Your Committee further recommend that a permanent Com- mittee be appointed to carry out necessary arrangements; and that they be instructed to set on foot a subscription in the City of Toronto, and adjoining Counties, to pro-. vide the means of meeting preliminary ex; penses in Canada, and of negotiating with parties in England for the performance of the undertaking on the basis indicated. All of which is respectfully submitted, (Signed) \V. P. HO WLAND, ‘ Chairman. Committee Room, Victoria Hall. Toronto, Aug. 30th, 1861. WHY IS PRINCE NAPOLEON ABOUT TO VISIT THE UNITED S' ‘ATES'! A correspondent of the Evening Stan}. (lard gives the following answer to this question 1â€"â€" The question asked above has no small significance, if the surmise be true, which is quite on the cards, and the consumma- tion of which would, indeed, be a remodel- ling of the political board. The moves of our imperial neighbour by it would receive a stamp that would make his power still more deeply felt, and the consequences to ourselves extend beyonl the present and many succeeding generations. The acqui- sition of Sardinia fades into insignificancc from the grandeur and depth oflliat which is proposed; and the grounds upon Web it may- be accomplished are so plausibld'anil so inviting, that our interference may be rendered impossible, and yet it would very seriously interfere with our freedom on the- . ocean. It Will be quite in recollection that of the Southern portions of the Secession States, the greater part of the peOple are of French extraction ; that they have, like those of our own blood abroad strong feel- iiigs tOWards the land of their forefathers; and that in New Orleans and its district, Louisiana and its territory, much of the Gallic spirit prevails with the language. It is well understood, too, by all who know the aristocratic disposition of the whole. of these Southern States, that they are ripe for monarehial institutions and authority, and by the univchaI suffi age system so long familiar to them they have a ready in- strument in their hands to make their opi- nions known, so that they have only to fol- low the eXample of France and Italy, and through French emissaries to select ‘ Prince Napoleon ’ astheir future Sove- reign, to establish a new dynasty in the Western hemisphere. It is not difficult to see how it can be done and the pretence for doing it. It will be argued that if dc- liberately proposed, and decided by the ballot, further bloodshed between the Nor- tlierns and themselves would be avoxded. A strong nation would come to life, espe- cially being backed by the French fleet. which with this work in prospect, we need not be suiprised is being so increased, and, if need be, by French soldiers; while it would open out to the Emperor of the French that nursery for making seamen which hitherto has been the want of that ambitious poteutate as of his uncle and that peOple. It would be a new phase to have the main cotton supply under the di- rect power af France. It would affect: the balance of power in Europe should our neighbour establish this movement; in the meantime, I judge it will give our legi la- tors something to think Seriously of (1 ,ing‘ the recess. when the question is put, ‘ \Vhy is Prince Napoleon about to visit the Uniu- ' ‘ted States at this crisis ?’ The Lindsey Advocate says :â€"-‘ Our town» "was not. ruined by the great fire on the :5th of July; that is, the inhabitants there-v of were not; and we question whether, in two years from now, there will be a heap- Of burnt bricks or a vacant site to telli where the said great fire had been. Build- ings of every description are being put up in all directions, and the unfortunate mechanics and labourer, whose imaginary pangs of hunger and blushes of modesty at their nakedness, evoked such sympathy abroad, haVe ary quantity of employment and big wages promptly paid.” - FUNERAL on THE LATE. \V. L. Maxe- KENZIE..â€"The last mark of reSpict was on Saturday afternoon: paid. to the remains of the late William Lyon. Mackenzie, Exp, by the citizons of Toronto, and a con. siderable number of gentlemen from other localities. The funeral, which was largely attended, left the residence of the deceased, '72 Bond-street, about a quarter past four o’clock. In the procession were about forty carriages and a large number of gentlemen on foot. Mr. Mackenzie having been the first Mayor ofToronto, the mem- bers of the Corporation accompanied the remains to their last resting place, the Neeropolis. It 'was also observed that among those present were a nuinberozf gentlemen who had been intimately c - nected with the deceased in. the troubles tif l837.â€"-Leader. The British North American squadron now consists of 42 ships of which 29 are steamers, and Carries 479 guns, and 6390 The French squadron in the same waters consists of 6, steamers mounting 24-0 guns, but will shortly be largely rein~ forced.