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.u m «0-- .. ~= .--..r- w. ,tr‘nttign Silent. Our New York Letter. New YORK, Nov. 28, 1861. EIGHT months ago we believed, on the faith of what we were told, that the North possessed the power to have crushed out the rebellion long before the winter set in. With al- most three times the pepulation of the South, and wealth in the same proportion, the idea seemed feasible enough; but how stands the case. to-day .7 Not one step more forward towards the much desired restora- tion of the United States,tlian when President Lincoln assumed the pre- sidential chair in March last. The Northernors have discovered that it is one thing to raise a mass of men, but quite another to make soldiers of them. The resources of the Southern States,ever since this secession egg was first hatched, have been far too much underated by the press and people of the North, either from the want of a better knowledge oftheir fellow American’s wealth and geo- graphical position,or it was wilfully intended, so as to keep alive the patriotism ofthe people, which, af- ter the reverse of Bull’s Run, was not quite so rampant as it had hi- therto been. In that action which resulted in a disgraceful route of the Whole divisionâ€"the Northern army that. we were told were to march through the South triumphant â€"showed plainly, to every unpre- judiced mind, that the Southern army is not. the ill-clad,half-starved, and badly armed body of men as was generally thought here; but, on the contrary, that they are better or quite as well off for arms, am- munition, clothing, provisions, etc., as the Northerners; and that their commander, Beauregard, is quite equal (and is thought by some to be superior) to any General in the Northern army. It is said there are now about six hundred thousand men mustered into the service of the United States, the greater portion being in camp in and around Washington ; but I think it would not be much trouble to raise it to one million,as we have a good recruiting ofiieer here just now,â€"--â€"the one 1 have allusion to is, ‘ General want of all kinds of labor ;’ who, together with ‘ Uncle Sam’s ’ dollars, have done more towards swelling the ranks of the volunteers than the oft-repeated boast of ‘ love of country.’ But I think there is a possibility of an army being too large as well as too small, and that on an advance which must take place sooner or later (though there are no prospects of it at present,) it will be found that so great a body of half-drilled men are not so easily manage-.1. especially in advancing in a country so thoroughly fortified by nature. And as there has been several instances where regiments, moving from one camp to another have fired on each other, in mis- take, it does not appear that the army is in that state of efficiency which is needed to make it vic- torious. The two naval victories the North have obtainedâ€"Hatteras Inlet and Port Royalâ€"l don‘t think amount in importance to what was first thought; and are far from a set-off a ainsi the rebel victories of Bull’s Run, Big Bethel. Vienna, Lees- burg, Lexington, etc. The govern- ment seem to be disappointed now Port Royal,by its not having drawn the rebels from the front of VVash- ington for its defence; and as it has not had that effect, Gen. McClellan and his army are still unable to ad- vance into the enemy’s country. All papers here which advocated principles not exactly with those of the ‘Power that be,’ have been re- fused conveyance by mail, and of course had to stop publication. The war party is predominant, and any one advocating peaceful means of settling the difficulty,is looked upon as a ‘secesh.’ The Americans have given up their greatest hulwarks of freedom-rights guaranted under the constitution : right of petition ; free- dom of speech ; habcas corpus, etc., and have substituted a species of despotism,that l am thinking is only. a forerunner of what will eventually rule this ‘ Great Free Country.’ In- nocent persons have already been arrested and confined in Fort Lafa- yette, their only offence being, ‘that they were supposed to hold Southern sentiments,’ but without any evi- dence to that effect, and this at the stroke of one man’s pen, and no court to appeal toâ€"tliat having va- nished with the suspension of the habeas corpus. Soldiering in this city is rather dull to what it has been. A regi- ment now and then passes through, but it does not cause excitement as formerly. The people here are tired of the war, but do not like to say so, or may be, it is from fear of being thought a friend of the South. From the quantity of uniformed gentlemen you meet in the streets,a stranger might suppose there were any number of regiments in forma- tion here, but these are merely the ‘ walking advertisements’ fer the g the) have obtained possession of service. There are various means resorted to to keep upthe excitement but the most miserable one is, the manner the Irish portion ofthe com- munity are played upon by circu- lating reports of their Colonel, (taken prisoners at Bull’s Run) one day that he is in ‘irons,’ and another that he is to be hung, Ste. This is the kind of clap-trap used to pro- cure recruns. On Monday next the Congress meet, when we may expect to learn something respecting the future do- ings of the Cabinet on this trouble now so seriously affecting the coun- try. It is generally thought that the President will ask for additional men for the army and navy. I am inclined to think there will be some difficulty among the abolition por- tion of the ‘house ’ on the question of superscding John C. Fremont.â€" The abolition organs are loud in their condemnation of that step of the President. The press have been discussing the legality of the arrest of Slidcl and Mason on a British steamer by the American war frigate, with a considerable amount of ingenuity during the past. week; and also, criticising the remarks published in the Toronto papers on the same subject, with a great amount of hif- lalatln stuff, so generally found in some of the New York papers. The opinions here are very diversified as to what will be the views of the English Government on the question Among the press, the Times and Tribunefavor giving them up should the British Government demand them ; but the Heraldâ€"a sheet that has neither honor, decency, or any- thing else belonging to itâ€"is for fighting England, right. or wrong.â€" Time alone can tell what will be the result. That it is only a question oftime with regard to the North conquering the South,is an admitted fact; but if the North do place an army, say of one hundred thousand men in the Southern States, which they must, to maintain their posnion should they ever get it, will that not be subjugating the. South. and in direct opposition to the Republican form of government! For it must be borne in mind, that this is not a small body of discontented people, but eight millions, inhabiting a country in extent nearly one-third the world, who, as they maintain, are determined upon governing themselves. The Northern press has striven very hard to show that the union feeling would predomi- nate as soon as the‘Stars and Stripes’ were unfurled in the South; but I am inclined to think, among a people who can raise an army of four hundred thousand men, there is very little love for the union re- maining in ‘ Dixie’s Land.’ The idea is very general that compromise will have to be resorted to yet, before peace can be restored in the country; but 1 think 1t can hardly be looked for while the pre- sent party are in power A CANADIAN. THE PEACE POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN. At the recent grand banquet given at the Guildhall, London, on the occasion of the second inauguratiou of Sir William Cubitt as Lord Mayor of London, two very peace-loving speeches were delivered by Mr. Adams, the American Minister at the Court of St. James. and Lord Pal- merston, the Premier of Great Britain; and upon those speeches the London Times thus comments: Peace is evidently the object of al England’s affections. It has, indeed, some- times happened that we value a possession most at the moment when we are in the greatest danger of losing it. Let us hope this is not our present case. Nothing of this kind was, at any rate, shadowed forth in the little of a political character that was said in the Guildhall. Mr. Adams, the American Illinister. and Lord Palmer- ston were the only two speakers who di- verged at all from the topics immediately before them. There was certainly noth» ing warlike about the speech of Mr. Adams, and, as he took great pains to tell us that it was wrong to suppose diplomatists ever say the thing which is not, we are bound to believe that he is fully empowered to meet with cor-diality all those peaceful senâ€" timents which seemed to fill the Guildhall last Saturday. In some. most important respects Mr. Adams" speech might have been made five years ago. There is not one word about crvil war, or battles on the Potomac, or blockade of Southern ports. He does not even tell us that there are some bad fellows among his countrymen, or adrise us to have no intercOurse with them. We ought to congratulate our- selves on this, for Mr. Adams assures us that the only fault possibly to be attributed to American diplomacy is, that it might sometimes be thought too open, free, and careless; so that if there had been anyâ€" thing of the least importance likely to arise out of those matters he would not have entirely omitted them. Mr. Adams’ speech was so highly complimentary that we could Mish America could speak more frequently to us by the mouth of her Minister, and never at all in the tone common to her press and her Secretary of State. Mr. Adams ran through our whole history from Prince Arthur to Florence Nightingale, and claimed to annexit all. Of course. we are delighted. We are no niggards of our history and literature. They make to us a sort of great hall fire, round which we all sit and warm ourselves at our lei- sure. Every rnan who speaks our tongue, Law-25w «turn 3». 2w}, ~ be his desnent German, French, or Eng- lish, or any inixtUre or all three, is welcome to come and Sit by our fireside and Warm himself with us at it. All we ask is, that he will not turn round and throw stones at our windows after he leaves the old house. We do not wish to inquire too closely whether this cosy talk about our common history and our common literature has ever been anything more I hau talk; or whether it has ever prevented our dear friends from throwing all their sympathies, and some- thing more than sympathies, into the lap of foreigners, weo had no common literaâ€" ture and no common history, nor, indeed, any other recommendation than that they were at War with England. We will not, if we can help ii, inquire whether we have ever seen any other action of these com. mon ties than that they have bound us and have left America free to be more captions with us than with any other people. We are only delighted to find from Mr. Adams, speaking in all his candor, that We are on such excellent terms, and that as between us and America the civil war and the blockade are literally not worth mention- ing. Nor does Lord Palmerston give us less promising hopes that all the votive tablets in the Guildhall will be prophetic of national tranquility. Lord Palmerston yielded not a jot to any one present as a peace lover. He was anxious for peace even with his political opponents, and seem- ed to look about in vain for some hero of the opposite faction on whom to bestow his affections; he adopted all the tablets and images as emblems of the state of feeling of the country, and raised no possi- bility of war,except against some, happily only, so far as we know, imaginary, ‘ per- sons who may wish, with rude and profane step, to disturb the peace and tranquility which reigns.” Let us, then, be confident and at peace. Looking abroad upon the world in the cool morning, it may seem to some of ‘us that men grow sanguine after dinner, and that it is scarcely a time too sleep too soundly. If, however, the world will consent to be at peace, the world may be well assured that England will not break it. ‘ Northern Railway of Canada. _ .~- . air: Time Table takes effect Monday; Sept, 2, ’61 MOVING nom‘u’ Mail. Express. Leave Toronto. . . . . . . . . 715 a,m. 410 p.m. Thornliill. . . . .. . . . 800 am. 5 00 p.m. Richmond Hill. . . . 814 a m. 512 p.m. King . . . . . . . . . .... 830 a.m.525 p.m_ Aurora. . . . . . .. . . . 8 55 a.m. 5 40 p.m. Newiiiarket . . . . . .. 9 10 n.m. 6 00 p.m. Holland Landing. . 9 2'2 a.m. 6 l5 p.m Bradford . . . . . . . . . . 9 34 n.m. 6 25 p.m MOVING SOUTH. Leave Collingwood.. . . . . . 3 00 p.m. 5 30 a.m. Bradford. . 6 00 p.m. 815 a.m. Holland Landing.. 6 15 p.m. 8 30 a.m. Newmarket. . . ... . f) 26 p.m. 8 42 a.m. Aurora. . . ... . . . . . 6 40 p.m. 8 55 a.m. King. .. 7 00 p.m.-9 fill a.m. Richmond Hill. . . . 7 3 p.m. 9 32 am. Thornhill, . , .... . . 7 6 p.m‘. 9 45 mm, 8 Arrive at Toronto.. ...... 5 p.m. 10 30 “ 711W?! mat-veep! . :1,“ . 'sw 1 2 l “'12: New Advertisements. Blackwood’s Magazine, &c.â€"L. Scott. & Co. Noticeâ€"Vaughan and King Plank Road Com'y‘ Shop & Dwelling House to Letâ€"G. A. Barnard. List of Letters Remainingin Richmond Hill PD. The People’s Great Booksâ€"«John E. Potter. Roan Filley in Pound~-John Galloway. (tilt Quilt? RICHMOND HILL. DEC. 6. I861. A FALSE ALARM. A CERTAIN individual, signing him- self Thomas Fenton, and hailing from Chatham, C.W., writes a let- ter in last Saturday’s Leader‘on ‘ Our National Detences,’ in which in an authoriative and somewhat pompous style, he makes state- ments, which, if true, would lead to the conclusion that the people of Canada are in such a fearfully dis- affected state towards the mother country, and so strongly in love with Americans and American institutions, that they are ready to seize on the first favorable opportu- nity that. presents itself to sever their present allegiance, and an- nex themselves to that peacoful and happy family of states that lie on our southern border. The pretence that he speaks from a thorough knowledge of facts obtained from a long residence among the people of this country, coupled with the cir- cumstance that his letter has re- ceived a place in the columns of a widely circulated and influential journal, gives his statements a sort efprestlge which they could not otherwise obtain. Were it not for this reason, we would consider the production quite unworthy of no- tice, being calculated rather to ex- ‘cite the division than to attract the serious attention of sensible men among oursclves. But we think it the officers of the various volunteer organizations throughout the pro- vince. A regular and efficient sys- tem of training should be adopted, in order to render our militia effec- tive. But. the ominous signs of na- tional danger that loom up in the distance, and already begin to cast their shadows before, are not without their effect. The work of drilling has commenced, and we hope soon to see it become general throughout the province. Now we most emphatically assert that the state of feel- ing towards American institutions that ex- ists in this «country, is exactly the reverse of that which this sapient wiseacre would pretend; and affords not the slightest ground for the wholesale assertion con- tained in the following vile slander on the ob racter for loyalty which our people have ever maintained. “ Canada \Nest is a lover of America and American institutions.” And if cerâ€" tain things which he enumerates are not attended to; he asserts, “ she will be part and parcel of a great Northern Confede- racy.” “ Canada West, from my know- ledge of the people, has no objection to such a change, if 1 except the pensioners that hang upon the beauties of existing rule.” Vthre is the slightest particle of evidence to give evon a semblance of truth to these audacious statements! The pub-- tical press may, as a general rule, be taken. as a fair expression of public opinion; yet where is the paper in Canada that, Would Venture to advocate a union with the Uni- ted States? Where is that insignificant party that once vainly attempted to arouse a feeling in favour of annexation? and what was the success that attended its ef- forts i What were the feelings awakened throughout the province, by reference made by a member during the last session of Parliament, to the possibility of looking to Washington for assistance? \Vhere were the syinpaihisers with socli sentiments, which, if Mr. Fenton speaks the truth, must exist in vast numbers in Canada"! None were to be found. lts author was evidently ashamed of it, and would lain have denied its paternity; and his party received a blow from which it has not since recovered. a Mr. Fenton says: ‘Until the proper op- portunity arrives I will cease to write any more on the above all-important subject.’ We would also suggest some other neces- sary preliminaries Which he would do well to observa, before again addressing the public. Do not attempt to write on a subject of which you are entirely ignor- ant; endeavor to pay some regard to facts ’ and do not draw so largely on an. apparâ€" ently disordered fancy; and. do not again endeavor to impeach the tried. loyalty of Canadians, who,if the necessny should un- fortunately eVer arise, Will be. frund both able and willing, as they have been on for- mer occasions, to repel foreign invasion or suppress domestic rebellion. W Our Township Elections. hull 1N less than a month, the election of * Township Councillors will come off, , and we feel it to be a part of our duty to preface the approach of so,‘ important a duty by a few remarks, with a view to preparing those who exercise the elective franchise in Municipal matters ;-â€"in doing, so we would remind our readers that we are on the eve of stirring events, and it believes every citizen of our happy country to watch with ajeal- ous eye the encroachments that. are being made on our rights as Britons; --â€"we are not among those who de- sire to make-a parade of our loyalty and devotion to the priviliges secu- red to us by British Institutions,â€" but from experience and close ob- servation of the current of passing events, we are forced to entertain the cenviction that the time of trial is fast approaching, and may be far less distant than many quid nuncs would be willing to acknowledge, â€"â€"-the result of our approaching Municipal Election may have a greater influence on our future than some may supposcâ€"â€"we call upon our readers, therefore, to givo the subject their most serious considera- tion, and hold themselves in readi- ness to discharge the important duty with that dignity and indeâ€" pendence, becoming an intelligent and free peopleâ€"who pride them- selves in their allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain, and who are not willing to echo a favourable reSponse to the wild democratic de~ lusions noiv fast passing away, and which in future history must be only as a finger postto remind us of the instability of all human institutions, not even excepting the once “Model Republic "P We have not heard the names of all the candidates for the several Wards in Markham and Vaughan, but the names of some are favour- ably spoken of, amongst which is Mr. William Cook for Ward No. 2, of Vaughan, who has consented to important that in the present aspect stand again, at the solicitation ofthe of the political horizon, no state- ment should be allowed to go forth to the public uncontradicted, which would tend to place us in a false position, or throw a shadow of doubt on our loyalty and patriotism. Mr. Fenton deplores the - present apathy and culpable indifference’ which he. affirms is everywhere ma- nifest in respect to our national de- fences; and gravely asserts that ‘ a few years in its present state will render Canada an easy prey to the premeditated designs ofany enemy who might with sufficientdexterity, military skill, and concentrated forees,choose to advance against it.’ Possibly there might with ad- vantage be a much greater amount numerous friends who ieturi ed him last year in opposition to Mr. Dick- son-and will give him a support this year that will afford the anti- British gentry an opportunity of for- ming a correct estimate of the pro- clivitiesof the electors ;â€"put it in what shape they may, the real issue with us for some time to come will be, as William McDougal put it in the Assemblyâ€"who are in favour of an appeal to Washington? On the Markham side, Mr. John Harrison, Stave Manufacturer, is freely spoken of as the most likely person to succeed ; he has been for years an aetive citizen, an enter- prizing man, and popular among his neighbours ;â€" as a member of the of energy exhibited on the part of Township Council for V’v’ard No. 2, 3‘33 'v'* » -r' of Markham, we believe he will be a useful man.â€"â€"and one who will not consent to an injustice, know- ingly, or parade a borrowed_nlu- inage ! ocrbum sap. Before the day of election, we may return to the subject; in the meantime we suggest to our readers to put their houses in order, and go to the polls with a determination to return the man best calculated to promote our interests,-â€"-first as loyal British subjects, next. as citizens de- sirous of making the best possible use of the privilege we enjoy, with a View to the general good. Vaughan Council. THE Vaughan Council met at the Town Hall,Monday, Dec. 2,1861.â€" The Reeve in the Chair.â€"â€"All the Members present. The Clerk read the Minutes of the last Meeting which were ap- proved. The Clerk laid before the Coun- cil two communications; the one from Dr. Rees, of Toronto, owner of certain portions of lot No. 21, in 3rd con , complaining of the high rate of taxation his land was sub- jected to, and praying for relief. The other from Mr. F. P. Stowe, Broker, offering certain City of To- ronto Debentures for sale. The matter of Dr. Rees’ letter was postponed for the consideration of a future Council. Mr. Howland moved. seconded by Mr. Jeffrey, that the Treasurer be authorized to purchase the three City of Toronto Debentures offered by F. P. Stowe, said Debentures consisting of two of $1,000 each, and one for $400, all due in 1870.- Cairied. Sundry accounts were submitted to the Council, and upon motion of Mr. Howland, seconded by Mr. Jeffrey, the Treasurer was authori- zed to pay the follbwing :-- Ward No. 1.-â€"â€"J. A. Franks. . .. . . $16 00 “ “ Win. Sunimerville. 17 00 ‘-‘ “ S. Whittaker. . . . . .i 165 (ill “ l‘ Thos. Cook. . . . . .. 5 00 Ward No. 2._â€"W. Rumble. . . . . . . 18 ()0 ‘t ‘2‘ Thos. Chapman. . . 15 00 u “ lsaac Murray. . . . . . 10 00 Ward No. 3â€"John Elliot. . . . . ._ .. 23 75 “ “ John Elliot . . . . . . . . 6 ()0 Ward No. 5â€"A. 0. Matthews... 4 50 " " A. tVchirr........ 50 83 Ward Ne. 5â€"J. McCliixchy. . . . . 96 00 ” " E. Downs........ 800 " U Nixon. Robinson. . . 35 00 Carried. I .Vw.~ ~7P‘ and valuable work recently published, and adrei'tised in another column, by John E. Potter, 617 Sansom St., Philadelphia, entitled “ The Horse and his Diseases,” by Robert Jennings, V. 8., Professor of Pathology and Operative Surgery in the Veterinary College of Philadelphia. The reputation of Dr. Jennings is world- wide as an eminent and enthusiastic prac- titioner of the veterinary art. and his work will be studied with no ordinary interest. This is no “ one-horse” book, but “ a whole team ” as regards the amount and value of its contentsâ€"It is evidently writ- ten with considerable care, and is certainly one of the most complete and satisfactory works on the subject we have yet; met with. In a style admirable for its simplicity, it treats of the history and varieties of the horse, gives clear and distinct information as to his breeding, management and vices, describes some One Hundred and Fifty Diseases to which he is subject, and gives the most simple and efficient remedies for their cure. In addition to which we. find a full exposition of Rare‘y’s Method of Subduing and training horses, which, we opine, is alone worth the price of the volume. It contains 384 pages, well printed and fully illustrated with nearly One Hundred engravings. Everybody interested in horses should have it in their possession. The Publisher, will forward it to any address, postage paid, on receipt of price. PH Ruttan’s Patent Air Warmer. LAST week, in the notice of our School Improvements, we referred to the Hon. H. Ruttan’s Air Warmer, and at the same time intimated that we would take further notice of it in this Week’s issue ;â€"our idea for waiting was to give it a fair trial, and to enable us to form an opinion such as we would feel justified in expressing freely, in order that our readers might have reliable informa- tion in regard to the important sub- ject of heating and ventilation,-â€"-a subject of the most vital importance, and one which the Patentee, Mr. Rattan, has devoted. great atten- tion to for many years, and has now succeeded in bringing to perfection a machine such as we have in our ' School. It answers the most san- guine expectations of the School- Trustees, in heating the school, and the whole arrangement is Well cal- culated to give a ' perfect system of ventilation, thereby providing for the health and. comfort of the chil- dren. . We have much pleasure in laid before the Council the case of b Mrs. MeCubber,a poor widow, who. has great difficulty in maintaining adaughter who is in a perfectly helpless condition, and prayed the Council for assistance. Mr. Howlund moved, seconded ' by Mr, Jeffrey, that the Treasurer ined’ Air Warmer for the use of schools-and churches,andfeelcertain that all who give them a fair trial will be convinced- of the very great advantage to. be. derived by their, adoption... b.d (if? The annual Public Meeting of the be, and he is hereby anthorized to Richmond llillvBraneh Bible Society, will Pay ‘0 Thos' Chapman, ‘0 be hand’ be held in the Presbyterian Church, in this ed to BIYS- CUbbel’, llle sum 0f $10 village,on Tuesday evening, the 10th inst., for the relief of the said woman-F- when S. B. Johnson, the agent of the Carried. Mr. Howland moved, seconded sent; sereral Ministers will also. It is by Mr. be, and is hereby authorized to pay to Thos. Musson, the sum of $21 32, being amount of taxes paid by him to the Sherifi of these Coun- ties on 60 acres of land. being No. 9, in 8th 0011., returned by the late Clerk as non-resident in the year 1851.-â€"-Carried. The Clerk having stated to the Council that the agitation caused by the late sale of lands for terms, had given him a great deal of extra work to do, in consequence of the numerous calls made on him by parties interested, and the exten- sive and troublesome searches he had been called upon to make. He therefore prayed the Council to grant him some remuneration for this. Mr. Jeffrey moved, seconded by Mr. Howland, that the Treasurer be authorized to pay the Clerk $20 for extra services rendered, caused by the late advertised sales of lands for taxesâ€"Carried. Mr. James McGee served the Council with a notice to the follow- ing effect : Please take notice that twelve months hence,l intend fencing in my property at the Steam Mill, situ- ate on part of lot 33, th the 4th con._, township of Vaughan. This matter was postponed for the consideration of a future Coun- cil. , Mr. Howland moved, seconded by Mr. Jeffrey, that the Clerk be authorized to have 250 copies of the Minutes of the proceedings of this Council for the present year, printed in the same form as last year, and that 50 copies be distributed to each Councillor.â€"-Carried. The Council then adjourned. m “ A Horse! A Horse l My Kingâ€" dom for a Hurse !” Such was Richard of Gloster’s agonized cry on Bosworth field. In his last dire extremity, his army routed, wounded and in the power of his enemies. he in vain sought aid to hear him from the scene of danger and disaster. A Horse! might have saved him and changed his fortune and the destiny of his kingdom. So intimate have ever been the relations between mankind and the horse, so depen- dent are we upon the animal for aid in our daily enterprizes, that we hail With gratifiâ€" cation all information tendih,D to enhance his value, comfort and well-being. We therefore take pleasure in noticing a new \Upper Canada Bible Society, will be pre- Brown, that the Treasurer hoped L‘lat all the friends and members Of the society will attend. durrwiinnhintt. To the Ratepayers of Richmond Hill and Vicinity. GRAMMAR SCHOOL TRUSTEES CHISELlNG. WE, ’the undersigned Common School Trustees, beg to call the attention of the Ratepayers to the ways and means clan- destiner adepted to squander the funds of the Common School. A new Common School was contracted for and erected: money was borrowed at 10 per cent. to meet the engagement. A Building Com- mittee was appointed to manage the de- tails, but in order to thwart their eforts and favor partizansth,thc builder, con- trary to any stipulation, was paid a part of the money six weeks in advance of his contract, in view to saddle it upon' us whe- ther it met our desires or not. In order to complicate matters more fully, Mr. Teefy inadvertently accepted the key be; fore the full completion of the contract. The Building Committee was never sum- moned together to take it off Mr. New- ton’s hands, and report theieon to the Board as they should have done. But the account was brought in with an extra- vagant charge for extras, inefficiently perâ€" formed. The motion, as under,was made : “ It was moved by G. A. Barnard, seconded by Dr. Duncomb, that we do distinctly and emphatically protest against Mr. Newton being paid, as we consider he has shirked the work according to contract, and has put in extrava- gant charges. inadequate to the work; and has also, in adopting the mode of Ventilating and heating, carried it out untradesmanlike and un- creditable.” This was ousted to meet the onecsided Grammar School Trustees-liberal ideas, and ride rough-shod over the Common School Trustees, as has, too, too often been the case. There are seven Gram- mar School Trustees, and if unfortunately our views do not coincide with theirs, we are treated as a nullity, even in matters connected with our Common School de- partment. Another Common School ac- count was brought in for settlement at the last meeting; and the Rev. Mr. James Dick and Col. Bridgford thought the ac- count very extravagant, and it was laid over to procure a new account decreased in charges, but, strange to say,at the con» clusion of the meeting they very incon- 5istently and unjustly moved that it be paidâ€"Carried unanimously! (by Gram- mar School Trustees.) Again, a com- mittee was appointed, through the desire of Dr.‘ Langstaff, a Grammar School Trustee (who, by the way very rarely attends our convened meetings, except to vote away Lmoney to his friends) to in- ‘J. DUNCUWnMD. J.P. ‘ deem his promise. vFriday last, in a singular manner. spect the books and accounts in connection with both departments, when, sad to re- late, Common School funds to a large amount had been received and paid by Grammar School Trustees, which had never passed through the hands (f the Treasurer, and consequently were not entered in his bovks; and, moreover, pupils had been attending the schoolâ€"- some for two and three quarters of this- and last year, and had not paid their fees. Again, at a former meeting on themâ€" gagement ofa female Teacher, the desire of the majority of the Common School Trustees was thwarted, and they had the audacity to vote down the salary we should pay to a school teacher in our own department; and to add ‘insult to injury, said if we had anything more to pay, it should be given to the 'Gram‘mar School Teacher. Such treatment has been the case for years, and will continue so long as the Board is so constituted.â€" We are decidedly in favor of majorities ruling, but let us be put on a par in num- bers with the Grammar School Trustees. Such upperlunded work ought not, most not go on. The ratepayers may save themselves the annual trouble of electing Trustees, who, it is plain, can liaVe no power to forward their interest or wishes- The Grammar School funds will not be- suflicient this year to pay their teacher, and it will be requisite to draw upon'the- funds of the Common School, as they ' have not the power to raise a- tax. to up-~ hold it. It would be decidedly more ad- vantageous to the interest ofthe neigh~- borhood that we sever the connection, and let the decaying Grammar School rest upon its own foundation, or flounder on in imbecility. It is too much to require the ratepayers to prop it up and‘ mar the usefulness of the Common School, which, wort:~ it otherwise, with its present com-- potent teachers. would grow and flourish to their evident satisfaction. Let the ratepayers be allowed permission to at- tend our convened meetingnind they would see where the corruption lies, and give credit where it is due, and to those parties who assiduously advocate their interest; ‘and the School Section. \Ve remain. gentlemen, Yours, truly and respectfully, G. A. BARNARD, £00772. Schoov Trustees, A CONFIDENCE GA MEâ€"A COUNTRY HOTEL KEEPER VICTIMIZED.. â€"â€"â€"-. - 0‘» About two weeks ago- a Giari‘, “bearded like the Pard,” paid a visit to the H! urishing village of Newmarket, took. up his quarters at the principal hotel, and informed the landlord tliat'h'e wasin quest of another Tueton. against. whom he held a note for $250. He made inquiries all around the village, but could find no trace of his debtor, and gave up the search under the impression that he had left for parts unknown. To his evident surprise, however, the man whom he was in search of presented himself at the dinner table of the hotel on the following day. After dinner the creditor presented his note, but he was immediately told there were no. funds on hand to meet it. It then came ,out that the creditor in. making inquiries had called upon the station master and. learned from him that. there were there ,tliree hogslieads of brandy and one of gin consigned to the man who owedliiin that; money. He therefore demanded-that the bill of landing or invoice of the liquor be assigned to him, which was reluctantly complied with. Havng got possession of ‘the liquor he next cdled upon “ mine host” and related the whole transaction to him, at the same time telling him that lie was in great want of money. He proposed to place the liquor in the cellar of the hotel if the keeper would advance him $250,. about one-third, as he said, of its legiti~ mate value, and he would return and re- deem it on the 22nd of last month. To. this proposal “mine host ” reluctantly cont. sented and paid over the cash. The 22nd arrived but not the man, and it was hoped that the nioriow would bring him to re- Days passed and the hotel keeper began to fear he had been duped, but still he considered he had value for his money in the cellar. A change, however, “came o’er the spirit of his. dream ” when the liquor was tested by an experienced merchant from Toronto, {on Saturday, who declared it to be “t‘ I.” The poor hotel-keeper has doubtlesia en the last of the German and his two hundred and fifty dollars. The transaction was a deeply laid scheme to obtain money under false preteiices.â€"â€"Globe. Auction Sales. FRIDAY, DEC. 6.-â€"-Credit Sale of’ Farm Stock and Utensils,,the pro- perty of Mr. Jas. Stoutenburgh, on» lot No. 25, 4th Concession Mark- ham. Sale at 1.0 o'elOck. .l. Gormley, Auctioneer. AN. UNFOR'BUNATE AFFAIR..â€"â€"We reâ€"A gret to learn. that Mr. James Heales, a store-keeper at Hillsboro’, county of Lambton, came to his death suddenly, on It ap‘ pears that deceased was using oil for bitter almonds for some purpose in his business, and in tasting it happened to take too much, which caused his death in! about fifteen minutes. An inquest was held; and a verdict returned in accordance with the above facts. The remains of the deceased were brought to Stoney Creek yesterday. Hamilton Spectator, 11th. The Huron Signal says :â€"â€"“ Tn, the counties of Huron and Bruce, the potatoes have suffered severely, and it is believed that more than half of the crop is effecte‘ They .are how so scarce thrOUghoutt counties that very few are brought, ifito the market, and it is probable that before the winter is over the supply will be step- ped altogether. The Montreal papers state that on Monday, T. D’ Arcy McGee, Esq.,M.P.P. as after a brilliant examination, admitted practice at the bar.