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19:. . «‘39 .a.‘ ..,..5.v.-;...p;-- u; .i .. ...--. k... 44., of Seward, \‘i’eed, Cameron, Blair 8; Co.’ and their factotunis and friends. Never was Mexico, even under Comii‘ionfiiirt, sunk into deeper political degradation. The dead giants ttic too disgusted to 'iaunt the aiiaz'chial despotism with their shades. Calhoun would sadly tuiu away, could his great soul survey familiar places with his deep, thoughtful eyes, from anorher and a better wartd. \Vebster would be speechâ€" less with his mighty scorn. Kentucky’s buried idol, lleniy Clay, could find no smiles to greet such men as now Usurp the 'Senate’s Very vacant places. \N'a-sinngtou, surveying Lincoln in his. chair. would feel as the Persian king who caught his favo- rite ape ensconsed upon his throne asleep. So the Lincolnâ€"Cabinet, itself tfie slave t of every popular hrctzc,aiid holding its tenure of office by the will of the half- drunken, many l‘t‘t‘thtltjlll in this wise :â€"~ , 1 “ There is nothing we can do so popular as to get tttlt) a war with Croat Li'itain. The moment she becomes a party to the conflict, all the border states W111 cooperate actively with its to defrat her arms. The far tioutli contains many Chitin iiien, (Uh! incredible madness fl) and the lrisli there will all favor whipping Albion first, and settling our difficulties at home afterwards. \Ve will offer any security for slavery, and return all legitives to slave condition.‘ Canada will he cars, for we thl invade. it lllltttctlltittdy Great Britain declares the war; for we must make it seem she seeks it, to satisfy our conservatives. Therefore . let \Yilkis or some of our brave naval commanders, be cidered to arrest hlason, Slidell, and all Southern agents wherever found.” “But precedent is against the right of search,” says a grave, gt‘ttj’nlltlll‘tftf tnaii, uttlic bottom of the table, no one ever listens to, “ A fig,r for precedents. We have made your Amongst other American delusions, there is one too prevalent, that many Canadians favor Republican institutions. erniiient policy, that Canada will offer no frontier, what is your policy’l; 1s it. not wise to show by your press and your gov- inducements to American aggression? That she is as ready to drive Jonathan from her soil to-day, when he comes on a hostile errand, as she has been in the past; and that she will be quite. as successful. That however tniscrupulous politicians have Used mad cries to overawe conservative men, the masses of Canada are lo) al to the Crown and to Human .lliglits‘, whether of white men or black men; that desiring like the «Southern Confederacy to be. at peace with all the world, no colony or de- pciideiicy of the Empire would sooner rush to arms when British licartlisttmes were invaded. 1t seems to the, for reasons already given, that unless a merciful Providenceisliall work a miracle, that (treat Britain will be forced to become a party to this unh..ppy controversy, which beginning; in the mad- ness of an hour, has deinoralized American Society. The only consolation thoughtful men can derive, is that. (lod maketh all things ivork together for good, and bring- etli wisdom even from man’s lolly. ' 11 may be [11” Federal Government 1b1ll1§$ 10 spL‘ittl t1 Ct‘IUpli: of yp-dps m dis. cussing the Mason-Slide“ question in diplo iiiatic correspoudeiice. 1111/ int/ircssiolz is Great Brim/'12. wi/Z only mm: for the 011611ng 0f the St. Lawrence new? spring. if 111C Changes that are to bi: made in 1119 Hill“: map of North America, shall g,ch to the rival confedracies more con- servative iiistitutioiis,aiitl t0 i\'1e\iiro more tranquilityat home, perhaps, in the great future, Canada may have reason to re- joice that a more equitable balance of power on the American Continent, has gweii her and can uuiiiake them at pleasure. 11 is one of Columbia‘s prerogatives to do just as she pleases,” replies :56“ ard. “ Moreâ€" over, we can see how the people take it at home.” And the thing was 1101102 and if you read the Y. lVor/(Z', Albany, N. Y. Evening Journal, and the \‘i’anaington organ, you will see, if you know flow to get at the Atlu‘iiiiistiation‘s meaning from its wily words, that the course of \Vilkes will be sustained. The Adinin'stration wants more money. It can use more than a» million and a quarâ€" ter of dollars in a day. The Republicans and desertiiig Democrats get. fat contracts â€"the ltlbll,Dttfclt, and such like make “good food for powder.” A war with Great Britain is a necessity of Lincoln’s position: and b‘cward has high hopes of France. Air army of a million of men will place the \V'ashiagton Cabinet in power for four years more, the. wire- , - i. w " ' pullers than... 1n lac-t, “ public safety,” “neecsfity,” and other pleas of tyrants will require Lincoln‘s reelection; or a “ double :hullle ’7 may put ficivard on the throne. So the dear people will Voteâ€"as ll‘rance has done in historyâ€"with ballots here, and bullets there 1 it is a very pretty game, no doubtâ€"â€" morthy ofjust such petty'intellects as never zlooked beyond their own and agciits’ pock« ,etswwortliy of just such 111(‘1lillld people ,as sneered when {South Carolina left the Federal Ark, and told her sistCis bent-c- forth she Was a stranger in her father’s house. ' k ‘ Undoubtedly (Ii-cat Britain will do much to avoid this sought-for broil. She has withstood her temper wcll. She is very slow to wrath. The Bright and Cobdcn prophets of .‘ilaterialisin have enormous political digestion. The “Liberal” . press of Canada will be slotbful in rehukiiig British ships or soil, being turned into hunting; grounds for white men; but ,liappily. 1 lliiou walking upriti’lit in lch' .siinpln divzni‘ will be as firm in the Nine- teenth as she was in the Eighteenth cenâ€" v \. 4/ tury~vas unshaken as her own white cliffs,’ against whose base the seas have surged long centuries through. When she has exhausted peaceful means to obtain redress, she will not flinch fioin useinp; harsher» ones to defend her motto, “ Nemo me im- jnuze Zrlccssrl .” 1t v.ill he said, conveying dcspatchc. and Aii’ibassaders from the :i-outh to Eng- land was a violation of iieurtality. Blot how can Ambassadors be sent from a nation “that the United States denies exists? Or how can persons or papers be " con- traband” between neutral ports? ft is an absurditfy . f’VllEtl other. l knowledge had the Captain of the Trent of Messrs. Sli- dell,.\1ason, Eustis and .\1e1“arlaud l‘Ccr- taiiily thcsclasc were not agents of the tinti- tliern government, but hired servants of Messrs. Mason and Slidcll. Again: iftliis is a Violation ofneuti'ality, the Confederates «may demand the surrender of those Amer i- can ‘z‘hll’lllllSSittltltts from the North, who cross the high seas in British vessels. 11 :Britain permits the search on the One side, she must also do so on the other, to main- tain a neutral attitude. 1f she wishes to give up fugitive white men, for political offences, and to remain neutral, how about the black, people I Why the whole argu- ments of the Northern papers is a tissue of absurdities, 21111031111113 to this and noth- ing ipore '.â€"â€" . “ When the Alimrican Eagle takes a notion in his head to a piece. of meat, he must have it. To keep his claws out of your hair, when he wants a thing :rive it to him. Do not think to tie that z'r bird down by any precedents. \Vheii Col-itin- bia wants to search for Southern men, Britishers, you better let her, or look out for squalls. W'licii you Want to search Yankee ships loaded with wool and ivory, you can do it; but if you do Uncle Sam will invade Canada.” Why, we ask any veteran tlieatrcâ€"goer, if Little flick-lee, iii the Farce of the “ Spoiled Child,” Was more. preposterously ridiculous l Canadians will soon find they have an interest in this war. The Reciprocity treaty. and Evliatrvm' advantages it may give you, (and we believe it is not so sole/y to your interests, as many of your One horse ponmirrrialists fancy.) was given you by Southern votes and Southern voices. Already you, as Well as the civilized world, feel the commercial derangement caused by. this sft‘lft'. across the border. As it is your iirteicst to see peace preserved on a long season of honorable peace, even at the cost of a brief and unsouglit struggle in 1862. Yours Respectfully, 1%). li‘. Lovnuiocn. Richmond Hill, Nov. '25, 1861. “8mm! cases are‘by no means parallel, in.â€" 'élllfy 'strOiig even to admit of a curri- .‘xc "1:: 1. s. - Mr...- _. -. Ar. merely exercising,r a right which England has cluiii’iod and octet-l upon loifi_iiiaiiy years. Now the deed their similarity is not which“ purison. - England, as ivcfl’us Amer ricu, has claimed - the right of searching all vessels, no iii‘uttei‘ to what country they belong, sus~ pectcd of beingr engaged in the slaw-trade; and Great Britain has maintained at immense cost a fleet on the African coast for the sole purpose of suppressing this nefari- ous tariff. This, Wt: believe,\vus in tict‘toi‘dauce with a regular treaty - entered into for a special objcct,aiid can in no way be brought to bear upon the l’)l‘tt§"tlt case. ' We cannot imagine that the Fe- deral Government'will venture to adopt the course suggested by a New York journakwhich hints that. an apolo'ry will probably be made to England, and that Capt. Wilkes, will be. re wardcd for his conduct bv being )roti‘ioted to the rank of ad- miral. ft is to be hoped that Pre- sident Lincoln is not. so for lost to all sense of honor,as to resort to such u,coiitci‘nptibc piece of hypocrisy. fit: must surely be too shrewd to run the risk of creating an un- friendly feeling,r on the part of Eng- land; and he must be too wise to lttlaglnt} that such a. despicable trick would be of any avail. Under present Cii‘curiistunccs all the ad- vantage that can possibly do deriv- cd from the capture of the Soiuthcrn commissioners ,will but ill repay the serious inconvenience of hostiâ€" lities with a. government ‘W'llllf whom a war would result in the most fearful calamities to both ‘naâ€" tions; and would render the con- quest of the South on absolute im- pOssibility. .lf it is supposed that the South would agree to forget her quarrel with the North, and return to her allegiance for the. purpose of uniting:r in a war against England, it is scarcely possible to iii'itig'ine a Micro ridiculous fallacy. The his tory of the Union, goes to show that the political views and syi'riputliies l. *er 0 northern Railway of illit‘ttttltt. '1 l W ii v-'.,‘_~-‘ x; ll ' Time 'l'ablo takes effect Monday. Dept, 12,61 ‘ iuovisc noirrit’ Mail. Express." Leave Toronto . . . . . . . . . 7 15 a,iii. :1 10 p iii. 'l'lioriiliill. . . . . . . . . H (to a iii. 5 ()0 pm. l’eicliiiioiid l'lill. . . . 8 14 21 iii. 5 1:2 p.iii. King . , . . . . . . . , . _ , ts 30 a.iii._5 p.iii, .’\uroru. . . . . . . . . . . tilâ€"153th”), 5‘11) p.1ii, lVowuiarket . . . . . . . 9 10 am. 6 00 1).“). Holland Landing. . 9 522 a.iii. 6 15]).111 Bradford. . . . . . . . . . 1) 34 um. 6 25 p.ii)_ MOVING sourit. 5 30 a. 8 15 a. b‘ '30 a. ‘d 42 a. ti 55 a. ll 2d a ll 32 ii. iii. 0 45 min, .3 li.iii, 1031) “ In. H]. 21). HI. 1]]- l.eavo Collingwood.. . . . . . 3 00 p.111 Bradford. . . . . . . . . . 6 00 pm. Holland Landing. . b' 1.") p.iii. Nowniarket. . . . . .. b :16 p.iii. Aurora. . . ... . . . . 6 40 p iii. King . . . . . . . . . 7 110 pm. Richmond 11iil.. . . 7 13 i).iii. Tlioriiliill. . . . . . . '7 26 p. iii. Arrive at Toronto . . . . . . . . 8 1 . v. ‘ ima-nrrm;mi\r1_v w :rzâ€"uâ€"nn emu-.â€" m1“ mmm New Adverti"emeilts. Public t‘iotice.â€"â€".l. (iambic 25 Carpenters W'uiited.â€"lticli-’d Dyer by h RlCllthND lllLL, 110V. {3 1831. 1, l a D1 14‘. F 1 C U L T 1 BETWEEN GliEA’l‘ Bltl'l‘AlN AND THE UNl'l‘ED S'l‘A'l‘ES. Tim public indignation aroused by the numerous illegal arrests made by ordc r oftlic Federal Government, had scarce died away when we are cotiipfetely astounded by the intelâ€" ligence that a British vessel has been stopped on the high seas by an American war-steamer, and forced to surrender twii of her pas- sengers. This is the most‘ daring act, as well the greatest blunder, yet committed by the Americans, and it will doubtless lead to seri- ous difficulties with Great Britain. 1f England quietly submits to such a flagrant outrage, then her antece- dents are nocriteriou by which to judge of her future policy. 1f the British people are content to see tfielrriglits thus invaded, and their timeâ€"honored flag,r insulted by the American eagle, we are much mis- taken in our estimate of their pluck and their valor; and their ability and tlctermination to presche invi- olate their national honor. An ex- planation and an apology will pro- bably be given by the govcriin’ieut at l Capt. Wilkes may possibly be dis- claimed and censured; out it is extremely doubtful if this 'will be sufficient to satisfy England. The nature of the offence necessarily renders indispensiblo sufficient re- paration to demonstrate, that the inâ€" sult was not intentional. An im~ portaut iutt-n‘natitmal custom, if not a law, has been violated; and it will be necessary to show that this ‘violatiou was not the result of deliâ€" berate forctl'iougl‘it. Now ifit is true that the Federal Government have exulied over the capture of Mason and Slidell; and if the Pre- sident and his Cubinetarc influ- enced in their decisions by the ever-changing voice of popular opi- nion; and if the American press a correct exponent of this opinion, it is greatly to be feared that the. ac- tion of the President. in this matter, will not be sufficiently upright, straight-forward, and honorable to satisfy the demands which Great Britain will undoubtedly feel bound to make. ' ft. is pretended by certain New York journals, that Capt. \Vilkcs,in searching a British vessel, vas .lll. “ ' Unless Washington, and the conduct of of the Southern pcOplc are really more favorable to a motiui‘chial than a republican forniof government. Their dislike to England has gra- dually diii’iiiiishcd, as the events which gave it origin are forgotten ; while their hatred of the North has been inci' "used and strengthened by years, until it has grown into a tixed aversion. So that any hypoâ€"- thesis founded on the supposition that the South would make. a sacri- fice for the purpose of inflicting an injury on England, must lead to false conclusions and disastrous results. ' President Lincoln feels himself in a positron to set afdefi-i once the pmvei‘ of England to enâ€" forco a recognition of her undoubt- ed rights, at the some time that he carries on. the present \var,1ie would do well at once to make the. neces- sary aii‘iends, and endeavor by every honorable means to maintain friendly feelings with a. nation whose good-trill is worth, prose“:- ing, and which, botlifrom interest and inclination, istlie best fi'iend of the Ai‘nerican people. >*074 Cur Common School. UNDER the charge. of Mr. Charles Bannister, our Common Schbol has proved to be as successful as the most sanguine could desire so much so, that the Trustees found it necessary to erect an addition to the former building, which has been so crowded that it became a matter of grave consideration to provide for the health oftfie Chil- dren attending the schoolâ€"and we feel certain that our readers will at once admit the necessity of the step taken when we assure them that frequently, during the past season, from niiety to ovei‘one tendance in the small brick buildâ€" ing, which, being so ill~ventilated, \‘us calculated to be injurious to their health. ‘v’Vc Congratulate the rate-payers and others on the pro- vision now made by the 'l‘rustees for aflbrding the accommodation to many children as does the new building in connection 'with the old school house. It may not be amiss to nutrition here, that ow- ing to the great. increase in the at- tendance up to the present. timedhc Coii‘ii'nou School litts more. than paid its way between the monthly fees and piiblic'mouey, the revenue oftlie school has exceeded its ex- penditure for '1‘eacliers’ salaryâ€"~21 state of things entirely owing; to Mr. Bannistch superior, and con- sequently successful, mode of con- ducting his dopurttiieut. building,r is now coi'i'ipletcd, and furnished in a neat. unifsuitublc manuer,â€"-it is well ventilated, and heated by one of the lion. 11. lli'tttuirs Patent Air \‘fu-rmcrs,â€"â€"of \vliicli’ \‘t't‘. purpOse saying" some- thing;r next week. The. 1)tttltlfll£l «is arranged- to -:.~.:t':i,t severity scholars conifbrtablv; it will be under the charge of Mr. Burri’iistei‘;~â€"thc junior ' branch of the Common School department'wifl be presided merits, we understand, will com- mence on Monday next, and we. have reason to think will give, great. satisfactiOn'to-tlie irate-payers,l but theSe must sulfide. and all concerned. ’ hundred children has been in at- , The new l in .«. n'r... ., “,fl »~. y.,..: me... »At ' . v . we «MA Mr, Loveriflgef “- l‘HE abovc~namcd gentleman, a refugee from mob violence from I l‘rg)y, N.Y., gave, a, lecture in Ambler’s llall last night. on the ‘Amcricau War.’ He lectures againj to-niglit on ‘ The True Lifeâ€"How to lead it.’ Mr. Loveridge saidto be an eloquent speaker; is‘ very highly spoken of by botli‘ the American and Canadian press. MR. LOVERIDGE will remain until Wednesday ut'Nicliofl’s llotel. 111s electro-psyclial examinations have been attended by some of our leadâ€" ing citizens. flis method of oper- ation is entirely 112‘W, and the charge is only a quarter of a dollar. All should go and see him: as he has a private parlor no one need hesitate in calling uponliim. Mr. Loveiidge has received the sub- joincd certificates among others within the past few days :â€" Ricuinoxn Hum, C.W,, I Nov. 236. 1661. E. 1". Lovuuiocu, Esq. :-â€"DEAR SIR,â€"1 have much pleasure in stating to you that vour plii‘eiiological exiitiiinatioii of my head toidav was. as" far as 1 know inysoli‘, in every respect correct. In the course'ot' your examination you referred to circumstances that transpired over twenty years ago. which relate to my parents who died about that tiine.-aiid can-- not by any possibility have beeli known to vou before. Your i'oiiiarks thereon are correct. is . «5m . ~ - 5 .,.,_-,_.r;. 1... en“ - v, -, mmmmrmm» “'Mf’fiti Equally beautiful and ii'njgireSsive, with . 1 fuel it unnecessary to say anIO. Yours, very truly. M. Tchrv, PM. _ Your examination, as regards self and parents, is correct. You are as near a magi- cian as any man 1 ever met. You wouid puzzle any brain to read you. P. 11. RICE. Mr. Lovoridgo has examined mv head, and I caii‘hcurtily recommend any who Wish their character truthfully delineated to call upon him. lletold iiie \vliatl am convinced he could have had no means of flSCcl't‘alltlllg; and iii telling,r the character of my parents, and the peculiaritiesl iiiiie‘it from them, he was par ticularly successful. 1 have never had an head exatiiincd by anyone that was able to give me as coi'i‘octa description of mysclfas has Mr. Loveiitlge. l iliisconi, M.D., of Uxbi‘idue. Richmoudllill, Nov.‘27, istn. ° â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-.mm Auction Sales. FRIDAY, Nov. 29.â€"Credit Sale of Stock and implements, the property of Mr. W'illiam Anderson, lot 16, rear ofthe 3rd Con. Markham.~ Sale at 11, a.m. J. Goriiiley, Auctioneer. 'l'orisDAY, Dice. 3.â€"-Salc of Horses and Cattle at Suttle’s Hotel, Yonge' Street. Sale at 12 o‘clock, noon; 1’1. Smelsoi', Auctioneer. i WEDNEsan, DEC. 4.â€" Credit Sale of Stock and Implements, be- onging to the estate of the late- Major John Button. lot 14. 4111 Con Markham. Buttouvillc. Sale at 10 £1.11]. J. Goriiiley. Auctioneer. SATURDAY, Nov. 30.â€"â€"â€"Credit Sale of Stock and Implements, the property of Mr. Jas. Dodd, 10t26, 41h Concessirn Vaughan. Sale at 12 o’clock. ‘11. Snielsor,Auctioneer. ~FltII)AY, Dec. 6.â€"~â€"Crec’.it Sale of Farm Stock and Utensils, the pro- perty of Mr. Jas. S‘toutnéuburgh, on lot No. 25, 4th Concession Markâ€" ham. Sale at 10 o'clock. J. Gormlcy, Auctioneer. rapt mature “T v. Mr. Taylor’s Lectures. ‘A‘ A cliiol’s among ye takin’ notes, And taitli 110’“ print tl)0m."â€"-BURNS. (To the Editor of the York Herald.) Simâ€"Did you hear the lectures delivered last week in the \Vesâ€" leyan Chapel, by the Reverend Lacliliu Taylor, upon Syria,Egyj‘it, and the Holy Land? lfyou did not, you have. missed an intellectual pleasure, the equal of which I fear we shall not enjoy again in Rich- mond Hill for many days to come Mr. '1‘aylor,in his capacity as agent of the Bible Society, has long been known over the whole of Upper Canada as a most able and fasci- nating speaker; and, as might na- turally be expected from a man of his great: versatility of powers, he has improved to the utmost his late tour in Palestine, by visiting and most thoroughly examining; all places ’of interest in that. ancient land. lei-turning from the scene of his Wanderings with a mind richly stored with the facts, statistics, in- cidents and reflections which im- press themselves upou the thinking traveller, he brings all the power of his oratorical gifts to aid him in set- ting,r them woi‘tliily before his audi- ence, andis entirely snow-ssh].â€" His eloquent cxordium, descriptive of the enthusiasm awakened in the mind of the intelligei’it reader of the Bible, by the prospect of a visit. to Jerusalem, to Sinai, to Hebrou . and to Bethlehem, told upon his hearerswithinspiringanddelightful effect. Time will not soon erase from their memories his graphic account of the visit to the." little chapel in the church ofthe‘Nutivity at Bethlehem; where the silver star reflects the light of the ever- burning tapers upon the thrilling over by a young lady of superior attainments. These nowarraugc- iiiscri ptionâ€" -.“Hic dc Virgina Maria, ' Jesus Christa-snows est.” " r . (or... a ‘- ,~ errata-1"" we r:- 1. could cite from memory many Other. passages in his lectures; "the great number of curiosities which he. has bl‘Otlglll with him, contributed stilt farther to engage and please those who b iui'd him."- ‘1 hey Would make a longr catalogue, ifi‘fully‘ enumerated, but 1 can only men- tion. a few. of 1110111., _\'Valking sticks, out. from the Cedars of Le- banon, and others made from the willows that fringe the banks of old Jordan. ltubiun oar-clubs of ebony, a wood nearly as heavy as iron, alabaster teai‘ibottles, bricks, and avitliout straw, tirade, (perhaps) by the lsraclitisii bond- iiicn; bottles of the water which faves the subi'nei'ged domes: of' Sodom and Gomorrah; dozens of funny little Egyptian gods, toge- ther with a profusion cf preserved fruits and flowers from the land that flowed with milk and honey, compose only a portion of his col- lection. But the crowning curio- sity of all is the mommy; the em. bulmed physique of some old The- ban nabob. who, for anything that. we know to the. contrary, may have been l’otiphar himself, or a mate of Moses. To all these at- tractions i‘v’lr. Taylor adds the irâ€" resistible influence of hiswinning address and genial good humour. [regret that 1 am obliged to add a few strictures of a, less favorable character upon some of Mr. Tay- lor's peculiarities, and 1 hope that they will not be accounted for by the widely diffused, though errone- ous conviction, that-critics must of necessity be cei'isorious. ft is not in the spirit of captions criticism that 1 make these observations, but from a desire to adhere as closely to the truth, asl feel that 1 have done in the preceding portion of my letter. h’ii‘.'1‘ayloi' sometimes exhibits cei‘tuiirl’ittle expressions, looks, and gestures ofa “waggisli” nature, (to use no harsher term) which in my humble opinion, de- troctgreatly from his own dignity, and from the status which he would otherwise hold in the estimation of with men of true taste ;' and a greater or less number of such men he will always come in con- tact, even in the smallest and most isolated of our Canadian villages . 1 do not wish to be understood as finding,r fault with a little fun now and then, but 1 do think 'that Mr. '1‘uylor’s rlroll griii‘iaccs and mirthâ€" provoking gestures, dim the lustre of his character as a speaker, and force themselves upon the convic: tion of intelligent persons, even (while they laugti,ras a sort of intru- sion upon the domain oftl’iose gaily dressed desciples of 1:1arlequ‘in who visit Canada every sutiiiner under the auspices of Van Am burgh and Dan Rice. We, all respect and honor Mr. Taylor as a scholar, a gentleman and a christian, and we cannot permit him to mar the glory of these proud endowments, with- out givingr him a friendly “ poke in the ribs” by way of adi'nonitlou. Very truly, yours, ENDvMiox. Richmond Hill, Nov. 28,1861, co UNTEES’ COUNCIL, SPEClAh 111.13 ETD} G. From the Globe of \Vediiosday. ' A special meeting of' the Council for the United Cocnties of York 21111 Peel was held yesterday 111 the Cotincd Chamber, Court I-Iouse,Adelaide Street. The VVardeii,J. 1’ Whaler. Esq. in the chair. and the followii g member- Were present '.'â€"-$IlfesSi‘s, R. J. Arnold. Win, Cook, ‘Va'uglian ; Dr. liarnliart, Streets- ivillo ; \Viii. )1. Button, R. Mash, Markham ; John Crawford, Scarboro’; Edward Musson, Mathew Canning. Etobicnke ; Thou-iris Evans, North Gwillin‘ibury; Angus Ego, Georgina. Thomas Graham, Gore of Toronto; A. F._ Scott. Brariipton , Whit. D. McLeod, Holland Landing , Jas. .1. Hunter, Newmarket ;' Wm, Tyrrell, Wm. M, Morse. York; James l’arn- ham, George Holborii, East Gw illiinburv; Jas. W right, James Harrison, Caledon ; R. Smith, R. A. Hartley. Cliiiiguacousy; Tlios Swin- iierton, John Vance, Albion; John fronsido, 1. L. Wlielcr. \Vliitcliurcli ;'Jaiiies 1’. \Vells, \Villiam Moore, King; John C' 1.1ydo,Mel- villo Parker, Toronto ;_ and G. Rowell, York- ville. Tho Vl'xuulis rose and said that when the Council adjourned in June. he did not think that it would be necessary to call the members together again. Several matters. however. had come up in the iiieaiitizzze, and lie conSi- tiered it only just and propei that he should call a special meeting of Council. They were no doubt all aware that a safer/bf lands for taxes was going on in the Court room up stairs, and he ilioiiguttliat it was highly necessary that the Reeves'aurl Deputy Reeves should be pre- sent at such a sale, in order that no funds might be exposed for sale ili'it could not be legally sold. He. considered also that the Council of this rear should lltlltll ilio business of the year, and not allow it to stand over to be transacted be their successors. The Cotiimissioiiers of County Property vroro iii l11311‘ places, and tinii relative to the expenditure since last meet.- iiig of Council The \Vai‘deii their presented of the River Severn, and said that he had trans- mitted a copy of the report to the Governor in Council. which had been acknowledged; in the matter between the Council and City of Toronto, relative to the maintenance of prison.- ers, he had to inform the Council that an award had been given in their favor for 33517,â€" UUU. as it was, however. ltl his (the War- den’s) 'op.iiiou that the Illetllel'fS ot'tho Coun- cil sliouid be present. at the sale of land for takes going on up stairs, 2110 'would not detain thorn longer in the meantime. Mr. Eco said be quite concurred with What had fallen front the Warden relative to the ne- eeSs'ity for the representative of the. the several townships being present at the tax sale. [-19 had looked ovortho list and observed that savo- would no doubt be happy to give- aiiy iiiforinaâ€" I the report ol’Mr, E. Miles; relating to the state. ,s.-{,. ,‘wtsrflzm .4 A N.» . .. . _,.. 1 H11, lots in the township he represented (Geor- gi'ht't'ji‘had been entered iiicoriectly, and if they "wore‘sold it Would lead to trouble and iiicoiive ni'eiicol" llc coiisi.ered, therefore, that the members of the Council should be present at. “rebate, iii order that they might notify the Slierifl’ wlrbt funds should not be sold, He would, therefore, move that, the Warden leave tllGiif-‘(ltull‘zilltftl seven o’clock 111 the evening. )1r.i,:Crawford seconded the motion. ‘ Dr. Hunter said that lie was about to submit a motion similar to the one introduced by Mr. Ego. lfo qttito igi‘eed ‘t'i'ltll what Mr. 1‘lg‘oliad said about the iieceSsity of lllt‘flllJel‘b' of tho Coun- cil being present 7to_- prevent iiiistukus being made. But Mr, Ego did noth far enough, and be, (Dr, Hunter) thought this Council should take some action as a body,as the. Sierifl'would‘ not take instructions fi'o'iii eiiv iiidividttal iiieiii- her of the Council. 11o (Dr. Hunter) might: mention that there were certain irregularities in regard to the lots putuup for sale iii, the vil- lage li‘oii'e’pirosoiitetl (Sti'cctsville) 110 also ob- .sorvcdtlint. a, 101.. 01 £00 acres,vvuspuhttp for sttlv for taXes due on a portion of it, and yet it v as well known that the #300 acre lot had been divided into four 50 acre lots, and the) were thus selling the whole because. one man failed, to pay his taxes. _ ‘ ' ‘j ' ‘ Mr. ~Tyrielt said he observed by. referring to the list that lots were to be offered for sale for which he felt certain the Sheriff could not give titles. He trusted the Council’would take lll’lllledfute steps to have the matter re~ mediod Mr. Hyde moved. seconded by Mr. MO'SO, that the \l'ardeu be instructed to postpone the sale of land for taxes till LO-lI‘iOI'l‘OVV, Wediies- ' day, in oidor that any‘ irregularities may be corrected by a committee of the CounciI.â€"â€"Car-> vied. MruTy-‘rell then movedpseconded by Mr. \Vclls,lllul a Select Committee, Composed of 5011001- . t'ouiteeii-moriibers of the Council, be appointed to revise the listof lands to be sold for taxes, and report without delay to the Cou‘ncdfiâ€"Car- riod. The V’Vardou then left the. chair till seven o’clock in the evening. ' ' EVENlNG SESSlON. The Warden took the chair at seven o’clock. THE LAT‘E‘ MR. Guuxn'r'r. Mr. Graham moved, seconded bv Dr. Hunter: the following resolution: “ That this Council having heard with deep regret the demise ()1 the late George Gurueit, Esquire, Clerk of tho 1’c-aco for these United Counties, and for many years a Justice of the Peace for the United Counties of York and Feel. deoi‘iiâ€" it their duty to the widow and fairiin of the departed gell- tleinaii to tender their heartfelt condolence, and also to testify their appreciation of the many worthy qualities posses-sod by the departed gou- tltsniaii ;‘aiid further that. a copy of this resolu- tion be forwarded through the VVnrdeu to the widow and faintly of the deceased gentleman.” The resolution was uiiaiiiiiiouslv adopted. THE SALE OF Lxxiis FOR TAXES. _ Mr Tvi'rell presented the report of the So- lect Committee appointed to investigate the list, of" funds now aboutto be sold for arrears of taxes ,‘, “AM-v. w .. ‘.~â€" - .. .-...4. . i A. . . . ~ ,1 ,. -* .mxrummga “fit SILL-2 ’mm- a r lot 6, con. , ‘20., acres Elli-1‘ 53 ;. part 101'. 1‘0, con'b, 410 tieresgfisbo‘ Elli Kingâ€"Part lot 1;, comii3, 39 5ci~e‘s.‘"$93"'99 ‘3" part lot; 18, con. 5,-2.0 acres $98 '70. Georgina 7MBHI‘1 lot 6, con. 1, '70" acres $94. 33; iiortli half lot 13, con. 1, 58 acres $449 71; part lot 7, con. ‘2, 85’acrcs‘ $9636; part lot 18, con. ‘2. 99 acres $804 80. Searboro’â€"â€"1’art lot 34:, con. A, 16 acres $58 21; north-east part lot 5, con 13, 2- acres $8 06. Wfiitcliui'cli~â€"Soutli part lot. 62, con. 1, 30 acres 68; part lot” 63, con. 1, 40 acres $1112/l‘; part lot 21, con. 6, 10 acres $50 77; east half lot." ‘29, con. 6, 20 acres $311 21. Yorkâ€"â€" f’art lot 3, con. 1, from the Bay, 18 acch“ 5:3 ; part lot 4, con. '1 from the Bay,- 6 acres 78. Bosrox' Nov. 25. Notwithstanding the severity of the storm the welcome to Commander \\'ilkes was nuiiierously attended and very enthu- siastic. C'eo. 13. Upton and others of the Committee of fleception met the Corns niander, Lieut. Cook and- Assistant En- gineer Houston on Long l/Vharf, and c’on-' veyed them in carriages to Faneuif Hall,» which was densely crowded by citizens, including many ladies in the gallery. Mayor Wiglitiiiaii, in behalf of the city of Bos- ton, made a brief address of welcome, as follows :â€"â€" Capt. ‘v’v'illieszâ€"ln behalf of the City Council, 1 Welcome you to the city of- Boston, and, as the official representative of the citizens, 1 bid you a cordial wel- come to this their cheiished temple of li- berty. Here in the presence of these de- parted heroes, whose deeds youso 'nouly emulated, we tender to you the homage of our respect. we honour you as an emio nent, scientific navigator and explorer, aS‘ a gallant aiidhieritorious officer of out" Navy, and for the sagacity, judgment, de- cision, and f1.mness which characterized your recent brilliant acliievcn'ientâ€"tlie effect of which upon the present rebellion may prove not Iess important than the gloe rious‘ naval victor-res on the Southern coast. Accept then, tiir, this heartfelt tribute to your merits, and to that braucliof the pub-‘ lic service which is now so nony and suc« cessfully vindicating the integrity of our Government and the majesty of our Conâ€"' stitution. With this brief expression of our ‘feelmgsfl again welcome you to the homes and the hearts of our citizens. fol'ows :â€" ,That on ' a careful. .c‘Xamiuatiou your Coin- iiiitteo find some of the lots not sufficiently described to allow the Sheriff to make deeds, and some few advertised on which the taxes have been previously paid; your Committee would therefore respectfully recoiiiuicud your Council to instruct the Slin‘itl'bf those Coun- ties not to offer at pieseut any lands: for sale, oxceptsucli as me sufficiently described as to enable him to iiiako a legal title. and to adjourn the sale of the residue of the lundsfor a limited time, to enable the sever-d local Municipalities to obtain a more correct description of the lands not sold. Your Committee .would alsii recommend that each local Municipality would employ a competent person to obtain tlioioropor description of all lands on which ariears of taxes are now due, and that a; correct list should he foi'wa (led to the "'l‘t'cttt‘lltel' of these United Counties. After a short discussion, the report was adopted. ' v After the tiaiisaction of some formal business, he Council adjourned till this forcnooii. From the Globe. of '1‘liursdziy. \Vorlnoalay, llov. 27. Tlii-i \Vzirdoii took the chair a. teii‘o’clock. causes or 1'1”: VILLAGE or action}. Mr. lilousiiiics introduced abyvlaw to provide for the taking of" the census of the Village of - Aurora. - The bill was read a fltSf. and second limo. and the Conucrl \veiit iiito Coiiiiiiittoo oftlic \Vliolo on it. v The bill j_i:is.~;ed through Co‘iiiii,ii'ttee.aiid was read a third time and passed. , ,Couxrv ruornu'rv' Mr. TYiiur‘Li. brought up a lengthened report from tho Coiiimis>ioiiors on County Property. The report includedfilzefitvurd' of the arbitrators " iii tlfu iii‘uttor between :tho Cduulios and the city of Toronto, relative to the maintenance of prisoners in the County Gaol for lrlfill, 1660 and a portion of 15.38, and provided for the payment of coitaiu accounts. Mr. Tvuunim explained that the amount of the award, including interestywould be about $17.0(10. . The report was adopted. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS. Mr. Mossox (1’ltobcoke) moved the follow- ing resolution :â€"â€"“ That this Council feels it to be their duty to express their entire disapproba- tiou of rho conduct of those .Vluiiieipalities who, after having recklessly ran into debt. would now try to get. rid of their i‘cspoiisibilty by imposing their indebtedness on the whole f’roviuco,” Mr. MARSn (Markham) seconded the l'OSO- lutioii, and it. was uniiiiimou . adopted. SALE OF LAX“ IN BRAMPTON. Mr SWiNsc'rozi introduced a liy-lavv to proâ€" vide for the solo of a. certain piece of land in Brai’iiptou 10 Ni, 3.. B. Scott. The bill Was read a first and second tit‘iio.aiid the Council went into Committee of the Whole on it. Tue bill passed through Coniiiiitteo, and was ordered to a third reading to-morrow. SALE OF A LOCK-UP. Mr. BUTTON gave notice tint on to-morrow he would move the Council into Comiiiitteo of tho .\1V..1iolc,..t'br the purpose ofcousidoring the pro- priety ofdisposiiig of tho Maikliam lUClivltl),ttll(l grounds attached, to two inhabitants of" the township for school purposes. rmv SALE OF LANDS FOR TAXES. (From the Globe.) ' Tlie'Slierillls sale of lauds-in the United Counties of York and Peel, for arrears of taxes, was resumed yesterday at the Court House, Adelaide-street. The hiddilig as on the, previous day was very spirited, and veral townships with the arrears due on the lots:-â€"-“Alhionâ€"â€"part \vest half lot 20, con. 5, 10 acres, amount due, $.42 65; south corner lot 26,00n. f). 1 acre 13 60 ; south half 101117, con. 6,15acies $3~1v 8‘2. Caledon Eastâ€"East quarter lot 18, con. 3, ‘2. acres :31. 2:3; cast half lot .9, con. All, 11 acres $18 90; cast. half lot 11, con. LL, 36 acres '79. Cbinguacousy \Vest +7 Mtcst'liall‘. lot-353, con. 5, acr.e§.$81 62; west half lot 33, 39 acres $79 4'2; East half lot 32, con. 6, 4 acres, $57 90. liltohicokeA-Part ci'Oss17, con. 2, 5 acres $20 33; part A and 12 lot, rangeA, 6 acres $27 08. East Gwillinihury»-â€"1’art int 28, con 53, 13acres $17 89; part for 29, iron. 2, 3‘) acres $31 21; west half lot 35, con.» ‘2, 18 acres 5359.6 '71.. North C’willi-inburyâ€"vNortti-cast quarter lot 10, con. ‘14, 10 acres $1,4«b3 5 south-west-parl After the applause had subsided, Cap-v t'aiii \Vilkes‘, in full uniform, came forward and .i'esponded in the following language :â€"-‘ Mr. Mayor and frieiizlszâ€"l am dc. y sensible of the great kindneSs you ha .e‘ shown me. 1 depended upon my own" judgment in doing what you all have flat- tered me for. (Applause) Calls were then made for Lieut’. Fairfax» and others. Tire former being absent, Licut. Cooktvas introduced and bowed his thanks. This closed the formalin:- ceptlon, after which several thousand citi- Zetis Were introduced to the honoured- guests of the occasion. A etitniiiittee of leading citizens tiav‘e‘ teadeied Capt. \‘vilkes and officers, of the San Jacinta, a complimentary dinner at: the ,ttererc House, to-morrow evening, ab Wlli'clt':11 is’thouglit that-Mr. Everett, Mr.” ill/Vin lirop, and utter distinguished penilew men will be preeut. ~NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNINGs' â€"A man named .lohn 1’rescott,ironi Wes- ton, i‘ell into the Bay last evening. about 8 o’clock, near Church-street Wharf, while under the influence of liquor. 1:1e shouted lustily for assistance, and fortunately his ciics Were heard by Mr. David baultct‘ and Mr“ \Vin. Scott, who went to his as- sistance and got hint out of the water with great difficulty. lie was taken to the City Hall Police Station in a very exhaus- ted state. After he began to rec‘over, however. from the effects of his cold bath, the first thing he. did was to abuse his res- cuers and Constable \’Vinnett who had llltll conveyed to the Still1()n.-â€"“G[ch. L. several persons got .excellent Abarga’iiisd ‘VVe'give a few, of the lots sold in the se- 1: yhuuu hhma Altf’ilVAL OF TIME “BOâ€" llEAfvlfAN.” PORTLAND, Nov. 26. The steamer Bohcmimz, Capt. Burgess,- frou‘i Liverpool at; 4 pm on the 14:1 , and Londonderry at noon on the 15’ arrived'at Portland at 3 30 this morni. . The parser reports that he threw over despatclics at Cape. [face with London- derry news of the 15th. The City (f Baltimore was signalled off Livorpool. The Times” city article says that a decided impulse was given 'to the stock market yesterday by the news from France. Consols improved %. a i higher than \Meduesday. The English railway market is perhaps the dullest. The dis~ count inaiket is in steady demand at 23. to g; for good bills. The Liverpool Daily News editorially condemns the folly and rashness which lI1-' duced cotton operatives to strike on ac- count of the reduction of wages at such a juncture as the present. _ , FRANCE. The. fact of the deficit reaching £10,. 000,000 sterling was attributed to the ests of the expenditure in the army and navy worksover the estimates. The num. ber of men voted was 393,000, but there is» half a million actually under arms. The Times» states that bloiisieurFoultl stipulated that the indispensable condition to’ his acceptance of the Ministry of France Was the privilege ‘of transacting. business with the Emperor personally. Some of the attributions of the new l‘v’linistefii‘ are at the expense of Count VValewski, and it was doubted that he would continue to retain his office as Minister of btate. It was thought that he might be appointed Anibasador of Lon.’ don. ' The llfonitcu'r of the 11th contains d’e- crecs nominating h1.1i‘ould as Minister of Finance, and M. DeLaraquette, late Minister of Finance to the post of Senator. The llfontteur also publishes a letter from the Emperor to the Minister of State. ap- proving-of M. Fould’s financial programme and acknowledging the iieccsstity of con.