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“groan. "Edema. râ€"_____-â€" l ' THE PRIME MINISTER OF NOVA SCOTIA ON THE TRENT AFFAIR THE Hon. Joseph Howe, Prime Minis- ”ter of Nova Scotia, recentlyaddrcssed a meeting at Ashtona‘inder-Lyne, England. His remarks on the American civil war 'Were strongly in favor of the South. As regards England - and America, he Said England, her flag, and institutions were in bad odour in America. The events of the past week had given an extraordinary and startling commentary upon the whole positionotalfairs. Two gentlementakenoff a British packet upon the high seas and, carried to an American prison! Since the day when an old English sea-captain who had been seized by a Spanish man-of- . war, tied up to the chains on board his ship, ai‘id'his ears cut offâ€"Since the day when that mutilated Englishman carried his ears to the bar of the House of Com linons, and provoked a war, he knew of no outrage in all our history 13un to that perpetuated upon this country within the . last month. John Bull was said to look ' surly at a doubtful compliment; but Jona- than’s knuckles had been this time planted so fairly between John Bull’s eyes that. he could-not wink, even if, he were so dis. posed. [Laughteiu] God forbid that they should rejOice at. this! But Englishâ€" men had been taught to regard certain things as essential to national honor ; and the right of asylum was not only essential to national honor, but to the civilization of the world. Would they allow a French ' privateer to' violate the British flag, and take from a‘ ship an Orleans Prince or any other fallen man; and should it be said that for love of cotton and peace they would allow that to be done in the present day' which they had held sacred and iiivio- late down to thepresent hour 1 [Cheers] “fhat did he think ofthe chances ofpeacel The insult was so gross that it was just _ possible that public men in America might yield to the pressure of circumstances, and .retire before the storm. But from what he iknew-ofthe country he had his fears. He «believed that the mob of New York would .‘tear the men limb from limb before they -.;would give them up, and he believed the rtlemocratic influence of the Government 'was so strong that he did nut believe*just ,though the demand might lieâ€"that they kWOllld be given up, \Vhat then? With ‘a clear conscience, and with an eye turned" to the Almighty, they might accept the gage of battle flung down. This was no light thing for the (colonists in America, who, with a.frontier of 1,500 miles along .the borders ,of the United States, would have to bear thefir-st brunt of the battle; (but they would fight to .a man for the Bri- tish flag. {Cheersgj LAR-RWAL OF THE “ARABIA.” ..._â€"- ST. Joan’s, N. F., Jan. 15. The Arabia from Queenstown, on the 5th, for New York, via Halifax, passed Cape Race a 11 o’clock, last night. Anglo Saxon, Hausa, and Glasgow arrit‘ed out on the 3rd. The Arabia. has two batteries of ar- tillery on board. _ Confidence in peace gained strength daily. Consols had advanced to the quotations current before the Trent aflair'92§ a 92,}. The Glasgow, arrived out; on the 3rd'inst. ‘ ‘ A' suspicious steamer was cruising in the English Channel, believed to be the Sampler, but more likely the United States gun-boat; Tusarora. The ship Sheppard had left Liverpool for New Orleans. Breadstuffs on Friday were dull, and all descriptions slightly lower, the market closing with a declining tendency. Proâ€" visions were quiet, but. steady. UNITED STATES. New YOEK, Jan. 4. The advices from Havana were to the 7th inst. ‘ ' ' On the 28th ult. Gen. Prim after a most enthusiastic reception by the Havanese, left for Vera Cruz to take commandof the expedition there. He was accompanied by a portion of the French contingent. Several of the English veusels had also been at . HaVana, but had not gone to Mexico. . I The first news from Vera Cruz had been received by a steamer which left there on the ‘ZOth ult. _ . According to accounts brought down from the interior by Sir Charles Wyke, the English Minister, the Mexicans are making immense preparations to oppose the progress of the allies into the interior. Juarez has issusd a temperate procla- ination callingon all parties to unite to repel the invasion, and his callhad been universally responded to.’ It was believed over 100,000 men would soon be in the field with 100 pieces artillery. Trago was preparing to dispute the pas- ties above Vera Cruz, with about 20,000 ' men. . . Tampico, it is understood, will not be surrendered without a struggle, for which the place is prepared. 1t islannounced that on the'28th ult., an English steamer sailed from that port for Matamoras: under. very suspicious circum. stances. ” O ..â€" DELAWARECITY, Jan. 15. A wood train on theDeleware road went through the draw of the bridge over the Delaware andChesapeake Canal this morn- ing, near St. George’s station- The cause is unknown. ' ' ' The loss of life is. not definitely ascer- tained, but it cannot. be very serious, as ‘ not more than fifteen were on the train. These were employees of the road. There were no passengers. ~- ., _ Wasnruorou, Jim. 14. The War. Department has received a do- spatcb- from Colonel, Garfield, dated at Pafiits- ' ville the 8th, which pontirms the‘report of: the dispersion of Humphrey Marshall’s three. '1 £335 his whole army is now flying in utter confusion. They burned a large amount of stores. We have taken fifteen prisoners, Numerous applications are being made to the Commissioner of Patents for ,cotton‘ seed, I. is his intention to procure a quantity of’ such seed as he believes will succeed‘ in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, for distribution in small quantities, ‘ THE WAR IN MEXICO. (From the Scottish American.) The Spaniard is once more in Mexico. The flag of Isabella the Catholic again floats over the Castle of San Juan d’Ulloa. It is forty years since the Spanish Power. after having ruled Mexico for three hundred years. was driven from those rich provinces, and this achieved their independence. These forty years have been for Mexico years of ceaseless anarchy and war. Demagogues. priests. reac- tionai'ios. usurpers and tyrants have kept up a perpetual struggle for power; and between them all they have nearly succeeded in ruining the country. And now the foreign foe is on their soil. professedly for the purpose of enforc- ing justice and aveiigiiig wrongs, but probably also with the object. of- regaining lost power. 1t is well for Mexico that Great Biitaiu and France are also there9 to keep a watch over the ambitious schemes of her old masters. ' ltis about two months ago that the three Powers. Spain. France. and Great Britain. en-‘ tored into an alliance in regard to-a joint set- tlement of their difficulties with Moxic0.-â€".. The treaty between those Powers affirms that they “ feel themselves compelled. by the arbi- trary and vexatious conduct of the authorities of the Republic of Mexico. to demand from those authorities more efficacious protection for the persons and property of their subjects, as well as a fulfillment ot'tlieir contracted ob'i- gaiions.” The first. article of the treaty pro- vides that a combined naval and military force shall be dispatched to Mexico,suffi’ciently strong to seize and occupy the several fortresses and ,inilitary positions on the coast.” The treaty is very indefinite as to the specific mode in which the Allies propose to operate; but it has been semi-officially announced that, in order to in- sure thc payment of the sums due them by Mexico,they will collect the customs at the different commercial ports which they occupy ; and that they will also endeavor to restore p0. liiical quiet and order to the country. It is t carry out the purposes of this treaty that the Spanish unity and navy has taken possession of Vera Cruz. Spain, as being the party mostag- grieved, was permitted by the ether Powers to take the initiative in the military operations ; and thus far, it is only of her operations that news has reached us. The Spanish contin- gent to the Allied force is the largest of the three. It consists of tliii‘ eeii vessels, carrying about twelve thousand soldiers and marines; that of France Consists of fourteen vessels, bearing three thousand soldiers and four thou- sand sailors aiid marines; Great Britain sends out only four vessels and some eight hundred soldiers. besides the marines; but the whole Bl‘lllsl) naval force in the Gulf of Mexico. (which is now very large) is under toe orders of the commander of the Mexican contin- gent, The last division of the Spanish expeditionaiy fleet left the port of Havana on the 2nd of last month, and on the 14th the whole squadron ap~ poured othora Cruz, Envoys were sent ashore, who learnt that the strong fortress of San Juan d’Ulloa. which protects the city, were evacu- ated by the Mexicans, and that the soldiers of the Republic had all abandoned thucity and retired inland. The royal troops then took possession of the 'city and the castle: and the general commanding issued a proclamation full of Spanish brag and instant. speaking wildly of the renewed glory and renown of Spain. Vera Cruz was declaied to be in a state of siege. and a military government was at once established over it. i Of the operations of the British and French contingents. wevare as yet uninformed. Up totho date of our latest advices they had not made theirappenraiice on any part of the Mexican coast; and speculations as to their operations are useless. Besides Vera Cruz there are only two other points of importance on the Mexican Gulf Coast---Tai'iipico and Ma- tamoras; and it would not be surprising if the Mo Powers were each to " seize and oceupy ” one of these ports. It is not likely that the Mexicans will offer any resistance to. the oc. cu’pation of any point on the coast, as resist- alle‘e there Would be utterly without avail. What then willhapyenl ~As liulwer asks. “ fV/ml will he do with it?” lt is evident from tho verv small contingent of troops sent, Great Britain that she. at least, does not de- sign any operations in theinierior, The French force of three thousand men, also. is not any more than sufficient to hold Turnpico What will the Spanish force. which has the initiative in military movements. attempt. Will the royal troops march to the capital?â€"-or Will Lh'ey assist and encourage the operations of the reactionary or priest party of Mexico, and achieve their ends by indirection? We must wait. for the coming mails to tell. If, however, under the flush of excitement and victory they attempt to advance to the city of Mexico. they will not, we believe, get there as easily as they got to Vera Cruz It was announced, a good while ago. by the Mexicans, that they would not attempt to de- feud their sea-coast against the formidable naval force that was coming against them; but that as soon as the‘ hated Spaniards en- tered the country. every foot would be disputed and every defile would have its cannon, its soldiers, and its guerillas. Before the arrival of the Spanisn fleet they had removed the guns of San Juan d’Ullon inland; and these guns and hundreds of others now line the national road leading to the capital. Nothing can exceed the animosity of the Mexicans to. wards the Spaniards; and late news indicate that nearly all the native factions were uniting to offer resistance to their advance. The progress and operations of this new mi- litary expedition'io Memo Wlll he WfllCle with the greatest anxiety by all who iaité all interest in the affairs of that uiihapyy republic. Whatever else may come of it, it is dovoutly to he hoped that it will not, in any manner. aid in extending the power or influence of Spain over the people whose misfortunes are all directly traceable to her ii'ialign policy. RETURN OF EMiGaANTs.â€"~A party of returned emigrants from America, pas- sengers by the ‘ Niagara,’ arrived on Tues day at the Eiiston teriiiiaus of the London and North-Western ‘Railway from New York, via. Liverpool. They consisted chiefly of persons of small means, who and establi:hed themselves as shopkeepers in New York and Boston. They state that numerous English families are about to leave the Northern States in apprehen- sion of a war breaking out with England, and that several had already embarked on board the ‘City of .V'Vashington,’ which is daily expected at Liverpool. ARMY SUTLnas’ EXeEDmNTS.â€"â€" Among the many expedients of sutlers to sell contraband liquor to soldiers, one is exceedingly nevel. "They drop a couple of peaches into a'bottle of whisky and sell the compound as ‘ pickled ’ peaches.’ A more irreverent expedient is to have a tin 'can, made and painted. like a hymn-book, laudzlabclled ‘ The Bbsom Companion.’. Hxavasr PROSPECTS IN INDIA.â€" The current mercantile advices from India fully support the anticipation previously Bengal? and the North-West Provinces, willbe the finest known. for a Very long period: This. prospect, coupled With the raise of cotton, has cicatedigeneral confi- dence. had left this country four or fire yeais ago 5 x r ssedl thrt the harvest this car in , _ _ , t p e ’ l y 'wrrhsvforeign nations, his less pru- Tim’e ’llable‘kesj iein “(filial)th gljrral Northern Railway of banana. EM " ‘ :,“_: “Tr ec, 16, ’til' ‘ _ moviuo nonru’ Mail . Express. Leave Toronto. . . . . . . . . 7 20 alm- 4 10 P-m' Thornhill. . . .... . 3810 a in. 4 56 p.m. Richmond Hill. . . . 8 ‘24 a m. 510 p.m. King............. 8 38 a.m. 5 24 p.m. Aurora. . . . . .... . . 9 00 a.m. 5 45 p.m. Newmarket. . . . . . . 9 15 mm. ti ()0 p.m- Holleiid Landing. . 9 30 a.m. 615 p.m' Bradford. . . .. ... . . . 9 42 turn. 6 25 p.m‘ MOVING SOUTH Leave Collingwood... . . . .9 30 p.m 5 30 a.in. Bradford. 0 o o n n u no I 5 1)."). 8 11.111. Holland Lniidiiig.. 6 .15 p.m. 8 32 um). NeWinarket. . . .. . . b 30 p.m. 8 45 um. Aurora” ..... .. . . 6 ~15 p m. 9 00 u.m. King.) . . . . 715 pm. 9 25 a.m. Richmond Hill. . . . 7 28 p.m. 9 40 out. Thoriiliill. . . .. .. . . 7 4t) p.m. 9 55 mm, Arrive at Toronto. . . ... .. 8 3t) p.m. 1040 “ "‘ ~ N evir Advertisements. ' Grand Oiauge Demonstration .Stoufl'villo. W. M. Missionary Meetings. Tenders Wanted. Coal Oilâ€"W'm. S. Pollock. Apprentice Wanted-«Thos. Sedinan. -.. . -.._ ..._ ____ __ _ .. fl, ".4 fl“ . . RICHMOND HILL. JAN. 17.15862.» {less Sleighing has come, and parties who intend paying their subscription for the Herald in wood, may bring it alono. THE CASE or Mn. SHAVER. THE line. of policy pursued by Pre- sident Lincoln in the treatment of British subjects that falls into his hands, appears to be Strangely at variance with the friendly feeling which he professes to entertain towards Great Britain. The ac- count given by Mr. Shaver, a na- tive of Canada. recently released from a three-months incarceration in a military prison in the United States, is anything but creditable to a people professing to hon a high position among civilized nations. in modern times it has invariably been considered dishonorable to ill-treat prisoners of war, but how much more so, to treat with sever- ity, those who are merely confided on suspicion. Mr. Shaver, acting as agent for the G. T. Railroad, was travelling on business in the Northern States, when he was seized and hurrietl offto a loathsome prison. placed among the lowest charactersand refused the common necessaries of life. After a minute search (if his clothing. and after every reasonable ground for suspi- cion had been rumored, he was nevertheless still detained a pri- soner, and only released after his case had been made the subject of a diplomatic correspondence be- tween Lord Lyons and the Secre- tary, Seward. He was refused an investigation of his case, and even threatened with worse treat-, merit if he dared to procure legal assistance. Perhaps the worst fea- ture of the, case, was the attempt made to force a British subject to take the oath of allegiance to, the Northern States, as the only condi- tion on which he could obtain his release from an unjust imprison- ment. Of course while. a war is raging in the Northern States, if a foreigner is discovered rendering aid to the enemy, it is butjust and prOper that he should be made to suffer the consequences of his acts. And it would be unreasonable to expect that British subjects should be dealt, with more favorably than others. , But if persons transacting business in any party of the Union are made. liable to seizure and de‘. tention on the mere ipse dixit of ir- responsible agents, business men will be very cautious about ventur» ing within reach. of such danger; and as a consequence, the spy sys- tem as at present carried out, will not only involve the probability of serious inconvenience to the Gov- ernment, but will entail incalcu- lable injury on the already pros- trated comineice of the country»â€" But even taking the most charit- able view of the matter, and sup- posing that the entire blatiie is to be attached to subordinates, and that the, treatment received by Mr. Shaver was not sanctioned by the Government, weare then forced to the conclusion that there must be something radically wrong in the system of administration which gives into the hands of the most incompeient persons power to ex- ercise a degree of petty tyranny on defencelcss persons, which would be disgraceful to any civilized country. The action of Captain Wilkes in the Trent affair was un- authorized; the seizure of' a pas- senger on board of a British vessel in the Gulf of Mexico was without authority; and We presume that the treatment of Mr. Shaver will be disclaimed also. But although these, and similar transactions, may be disavowed by the Govern- ment, it is not the less responsible forthe consequences; and how- ever mucb the President. mav de- sire to continue on friendly terms dent subordinates may force him into hostilities entirely against his 'will,j‘,and for which he is. certainly unprepared. ,4 Fire at the: Elgin Mills. ON 'Monday morning last,. about 3 o’cloc-li,.the inhabitants in the neighborhood of Elgin' Mills were awakened from sleep by the alarm- ing cry of fire. It appears that. a frame house ocCupied by a colored man' named Bell, had caught fire through, we understand. the care- leSs diSposal of ashes." In a very short time it. u’asconsumed, and had communicated with a dwelling- house 'occinied'by Mr. .John Mula holland, a cooper, which vas also quickly destroyed. By the extra ordinary exertions of Mr. Ruben Lee, Mr. G. P. Dickson and others, the dwelling-house of Mr. William Trench, soon, blacksmith, was saved, not without the north-east gable. getting cunsiderable scorch- ing, and the glass in the windows melted by the heat. The :loss will not amount- to a great .sum, but the poor familiesnearly lost their all. ‘ A singular occurrence is con- nected with this fire. A house, situated nearly a l; of a mile from the "*'Mills,'"'owned by Mr. Simpson, and We believe oCcupied by his, brotherpin-lavv, caught fire at the same time, and was totally consumed. ' m Volunteers in Vaughan & King. n..â€" Wia have been informed that at the general musters cf the inhabitants of the Township of Vaugan and King, made for the purpose ofenroll- ing the 75'volunteei‘s each from the 5th and 61h Batalliuns of York Mi- litia, required by the commander of the forces from each bu‘tallion, only a very few men came forward. We hope this is not the case. 'We have always entertained a high opinion of the loyalty of the people of this neighborhood, and hope they will not be. found behind other town- ships, but that they will come for- ward i‘nanfully and complete the requisne number of volunteers. This is a matter on which a mere difference of opinion on provincial politics should have no might. what- ever. All parties should now unite in showing their attachment to the mother country. â€"â€"â€"-â€"â€"‘mw L (To the Editor of silie‘VYork Herald.) Sm,-â€"The regular Quarterly meeting of the ‘County of York Teachers” Association, will take place on» Saturday, the 25th inst., in the Common School Room, New- market, at 10 o’clock. a.m. Essays will hornedâ€"discussions of, subjects connected with Corn- mtm School: education will take place, and'arra'ngeizients will be made to procure apparatus for the exhibition of dissolving views for the use of members of the Aesocia- tion. ,- Yours respectfully, R. W. DOANE. C. Y. T. A. TORONTO WINTER asszns, THE _ HOGAN, MURDER. made. The question. for the jury.th de- cide was‘ whether- they believed she“ was telling the truth or not. In regard to the defence he would remark that the evidence of Doling'had an important bearing on the case so far‘as regarded 0‘ Sherrick’s pre- sence at the Don Bridge on the night in- dicated, and a qUestion might arise in their minds thabif she had been mistaken about Slierr‘ick, might'slie not also hemistaken about the prisoner firown’l _ He had no doubt‘th’at'Doling relieved the statement. he had made to be true. The learned Judge concluded his charge to thé Jury by saying that they were to weigh the evi-' dence well that had been given on both sides, and that if they considered the pri4 soner Brown had taken an active part in the murder of Mr. Hogan, they would only be doing their duty in returning a verdict of guilty. It on the‘iother hand they thought that there was a reasonable and sufficient doubt on their minds relative to his guilt, not a 'doubt'conjured tip, but a sufficient doubt,- it would be their duty to acquit him. ' I The jury then retired to consider their verdict at half-past nine o’clock atenigh’t,‘ ‘ and returned into. Cour-t -atwtwenty-tive minutes toten.’ When". they entered all eyes were turned to the box,.and the sonei' earnestly scanned the features of each juryman as be it oh his seat. The Foremanâ€"'l‘he jury find the pri. soner GUILTY, my Lord. Tne verdict having been recorded. (Sensation.) Richard Dempsey, Esq‘., County At? ‘torney, rose and said-â€"I pray the judg- merit of the Court iii the case of James Brown. The have you ady'thing to say why the sen- tence of death should not be passed upon you i I The Prisoner saidâ€"I am innocent as the child unborn, and-as I shall i have to stand before my God,l iiever knew any- thing about the murder until I was an ested. The Almighty who knows the. secrets 'of all hearts, knows I am iniiOcerit. The learned Judge said this was the second Jury who had found the prisoner guilty. It had been submitted at the up- 381‘ Court that certain evidence had not been allowed at the previous trial, and the case was sentufor a reconsideration. That reconsideration had been had, and the jury had given their decision on the evidence submitted on both_ sides. The prisoner had had a fair trial, and before passing s‘en- tence, it was his duty to tell the prisoner to prepare himself for death. He could hold out no hope for him, and as he had been previously warned to prepare himsclf, he would just remind him to 'do so without repetition. His Lordship then, in the usual form, sentenced the prisoner to be execu- ted on Monday, 1011i March next. _ He appeared much affected while passing the dread sentence of the law. The prisoner looked pale but calm while the Judge was addressing him. and shook hands with several persons in the audience learned Judgeâ€"James Brown, before he left the dock to be conveyed to gaol.’ ' ' The trial occupied thirteen hours, and the Court adjourned about 11 o’clock, till this morning at half-past nine. ' l ARRIVAL OF A QUEEN’S MES- SENGER FROM HALIFAX BY THE OVERLAND ROUTE IN SIX DAYS. â€" (From the Quebec Chronicle, Jan. 10.) James Kerr, Esq, Queen’s messenger, arrived at Russell’s on the 7th instant, by express from Halifax, having left that city on New Year’s day, beating the mails and ‘ ' Portlandn BROWN AGAIN FOUND GUILTY. (Abridged from the Globe.) The Coui't opened" yesterday morning at ten o’clock. llon. Mr. Justice Burns presidincr. James BrOwo was placed on his trial a Second time for the murder of Mr. John Slierridan Hogan, at the Don Bridge, on the night of the lst' of December. 1859. The facts of the case. are so patent to til“ readers of the Glolze that they do not require to be recapitulated. Brown was found guilty at the late Fall Assizes of the murder of Mr. Hogan, and sentenced to be hanged on the 4111 Nov. last, but an application was made to the Court of Queen’s Bench, by his Counsel, Mr. J. II. Doyle, for a new trial. on the ground that certain evidence had been rejected at the trial iii the Assize Court which ought to have. been accepted, and a new trial was granted. ' The prisoner is muah improved in an; pearance since the last trial. He looked clean and was respectany dressed. The Court was crowded to excess during the entire day and evening. I The SoliCitor General (Mr. J. C. Morrison.) and Mr. Dempsey, County C‘rown Attorney. conducted the prosecuâ€" tion on the part: of the Crown. Mr. James H. Doyle defended the prisoner. Mr. Dempsey opened the case to the jury at considerable length. The learned Judge summed up the evi- dence in a very lucid manner, and said that although the woman McGillich was an abandoned character, she was a competent witness in a case of the natuze they ivere now investigating, but it would be for the jury to Weigh her testimony well, and give that amount of credence to it. to which they consideredit entitled. He would, however, say that independent of, her evi- dence there would not be :1 came to bring befOre a jury, although her testimony was corroborated to a great extent by others. In regard to the date of the murder he said it was difficult to iind two persons to agree upon a (late after several months had elapsed. But the difference of time given by witnesses inadeno difference in the eye of the law, whether the murder was com- tnitted on the 1st or 2nd of December. Dr. Gamble’s testimony was. corroborative to a certain extent of McGillich‘s,‘ as he said he saw four men and one woman on the bridge, and she said the same. »His [lordship then Went over the evidence ‘of Rae, Smith, Malone. and Gerue, and said that some of these witnesses contradicted McGillicb,Andv some of them had'contra.' Mr. Kerr pursued the following route : Halifax to Truro by train, miles 63 Truro to Monckton by sleigh 110 Monckton to St. John’s by train 94 St. John’s to Fredericton ,bysleigh 60 6.0 '60 Fredericton to Woodstock, do WoodstOck to 'l‘obiqne, do Tobiqiie to Grand F‘llls. do 26 Grand Falls to Little Falls. do 26 Little Falls to River du Loop do 76 River du Loup to Quebec by train 126 Total,‘; . . . . . . 701 Mr. Kerr reached Tobique, January 5th,an-l experiencad a succession of snow storms, which. according to letter address- ty, N.B., and also from F. E. Beckwith, Esq., lligli Sheriff of that county, were never exceeded in severity for the last fif- teen years. Little Falls is the last. stage in New Brunswick, and Mr. Kerr telegraphed from there to River du Loup fora special train. Mr. Kerr describes the road from Little River Falls to River do Loop is little in- fei‘iur to rail. A portion of the troops are already on the road to Canada. Two large lumber merchants have taken the contract for putting the troops through, a'ndther’e is little doubt that they will arrive at their destination without experiencing any ob- structiou. The route we have been describing is that which our tr00p5 will availthemselves of at present, but as it runs‘Ujion the bor- ders, the British GOVcrninvnt have, how- ever, detizriiiiiied upon using the other. old road round by the Bay of Clialeur. Each transport that has arrived at Halifax has bl‘OUgllt some o'fthe transport corps, splen. tlidly furnished with artizans and imple. tilt‘lllS. Engineers are already upon this road, marking out but barracks and tele- graphs, and it is expected that this road will be ready to relieve any crowding of troops and stores upon the old route long before-the passage of the whole iscom- pleted. The foresight which the War Minister has exhibited in these arrange- ments is beyond pralse', and the safe trans- port of’tlie fine army of men destined for Canada will be one of the brightest achieve- ineiits, and indeed, we hope, the only ne- cessary one of the campaign. ‘ 1‘ We should add that iVlr.’ Kerr informed us that by relays and ordinary Weather he could have accomplished the whole, dis- tance in SeVenty-six hours, but; that. the journey could be accomplished iii‘ thetime which {he has now .pe'rfoi'rned' it“ by any, dicted her in several statements she had Person Wllhoul mlSSlng a night’8 refit- l ed to him by W. R. Newcombe, Superintendent of Roads in Victoria 0011". YORK AND PEEL ASSIZES.; (Before the Hon. Mr. Justice Burns.) ‘ ' TUESDAY, Jan. 14, 1862. [o’clock ‘ JOSEPH REID AND WM. Ruin. try, from 3 John Rowantree.â€"â€"-Verdict guilty. Mr. R. Dempsey counsel for the Crown. » . DEVELLN vs. mm. - , Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. R. A. Harrison 3; for the defendant, Mr. J. Boul- toa. 4 v ’ In this action the plaintiff sought to re- cOVer damages for injuries sustained by the upsetting of his sleigh, which he alle- ged was caused by the negligence of the defendant. From the evidence it appears that thejilaintiff Was driving his teamon the fl‘oi‘onto and Vaughan. plank road, and-that his sleigh was loaded with stone. That the defendant in éudeavoriog to pass With a load of hay struck ag‘ainést'the plaintifst horses'whicli caused them toshy to one side and upsetthe plaintiffs horses which caused them to shy to 'one side and upset the'pllaintifl’s vsleiiglr'fihto the ditch, the plaintiff being underneath'the stone.» On being removed-itfivas fotind thathe had $24.0. iHnAanldnnrnas, - , Quebec, Jan.‘ 10, 1862. No. 1. I ' Commandenin-Chief that. (TO’ll'lJlSL' have General Order of December 20th, 1861, which proposes to raise; by means of Volunteers, one company from every battalion of Sedeutary Militia within the Province. ' The object' of that order was to enrol a certain number of officers and men, who would hold themselves in readiness to turn Out, at short notice, for active service, and the effect of the enrolment would be to perfect the preliminary arrangements‘for placing the men on permanent duty, so as to .cnable the Commaiid'er-imChief iin- mediater that the necessity should arise, to call out. the force for actual service. Should itrbefound expedient to call the force out for permanent- duty, the men would be pl‘OVldltil' with lodgin and paid, clothed and fed. - No. 2. The Commander-in-Chiefdesires to im - press upon officers commanding curpsof the Active Force thatthe great coats nqwfi being issued to the force are public pro- perty, and should, in all cases, be treated in exactlythe same manner, as regards use and custody, withvthe arms and accoutre- meals of the men.- They should be kept in the building appointed "for keeping the arms, and should not, on any pretence, be worn except when the men are engaged in be. held personally responsible for the en- forcement of this order. By command of His Exeellency the Right Honourable the Governor General and~ Cornmander-in-Chief. I A. DE SALSBERY, Licut-C-ol. Deputy Adjutant Gen. of Militia, Lower Canada. J. R. NASH, Lieut-Col. V Deputy Adjutant Gen.'of Militia, 7 ‘ Upper Canada. A MAN ROASTED ALIVE.-â€"-On Thurs- day morning last, a shocking occurrence took place on the farm of Mr. S. J. Crooker, in West Flain'boro’ near Mill- grove. A man named John Enwright, a labourer. who lived in a shanty. came home relling with his wife and family, turned them all out, of' the shanty. , The family we understand, went into the- bush, anti after being there some time, their attention was called to the shanty by seeing‘ it in flames. The oldest girl reached it first, and, opening the dew, she called toher father, who answered, when sherushed in and pulled him out by the arm, be having been lying on a bed. When taken out it was found that every stitch of clothes that he had had on was consumed, his body being litterally roasted from his headtto his feet. He‘lived for about four hours, suffering the most excruciating pain. Aiiothci' added to the long list of victims which that most aCcursed of agents has brought to a "horrible dentinâ€"London Prototype. ” “M r " . .â€"â€"W lear tli t, . MLRDER AT TART“ e n a ' invaluable, anddiehopes..cv_ery_sufiferor“vrill a murder war committed on Saturday last in the town of Sarnia. An inquest was held on the body of deceased, at which the following facts were elicitedzâ€"lt appears that the murderer, a laboured naiiied Ward, had been drinking very hard for lsome weeks, and that his family had sufferâ€" ed much from the want of the necessaries of life. On the evening iii question, he had gone home late in the evening, and seizing his wife by the hair of the head, be dragged her from the bed, kicked her in. the stomach, and finally turned her out of- doors. She went to a neighbor’s, ’where she remained all, night, and early next morning she died. A postmortem ex~ amination was held by order'of the Core- ner, when it was found that the unfortunate woman had died from, the effects of the injuries she had received from her liueband and the jury returned a "verdict accordingly. The prisoner was committed tovstand his trial at next Assume-Spectator. Fonrouxrz MlNEBs. e- Messrs. Cobden. Bright. and some friends, abdutthree years ago, purchased‘the Dyliffe mines for the sum of' £24,000, and the were bound also to, lay out 1510.000 in explorations. _ have been upwards of 200 tons of lead ore per month. which, it is believed. yields a. profit 'of - , . .i . h' Vt Tallow $ about £1,t00 per month sold 1 9) WP"c “°w.. Timoth’y Seedâ€"$2 80 ED $3 per bushe a _to return upwards of 250-10” pot mainly-"â€" Mining Journal. .The Court. met this morning at ten ammonites cs. punter M’menx, . and. exhili'ratiing amusement. The prisoners were put on trial, charged with stealing a quantity of meat and pool-v received severe injury, sor'n’iicli so that he» , wasunable for:seueral'in0iitlis. tuivfolkatv his ' usual occupation, in fact he is not yet per. fectly recoveredâ€"Verdict for the plaintiff , MILITIA. GENERAL caucus.-. It has come to the knowledge ofyjhe arisen as to the object and affect ofthe' - his Wife. drill or duty. Commanding officers will ‘ sdon Times, it is snidywill return to Engliind , early in February. He complains of ill health ‘I and of bad treatment at the hands of some of the American people. who insist upon visiting 'upon him the indignation they feel at the re~ on Thursday quite drunk, and after quarg Their late ro‘turn's‘ : Hang, ‘ j.,_,-, , mm, . ‘mbflw ,. v THE BAX bGAIullFMzif Orwell-Animus". «Yesterday the h ' ' quite 'a'nuiiiber of young on ventuied on the ice for the purposelof enjoying a few hours sluts ing. They did not. bower/9r vouerout'far." the ice was not very strongin oém‘o plubéi.-â€"- Yesterday afternoon dismount}. mid, 3],. several ponds in, and around city-awn” crowded with skatersâ€"among whom were to be seen many ladies enjoying the voryihofil‘tliful . . Last- evening, while Miss Cap‘reolv ‘ daughter of ' F.‘ , , Capreol.’ Esq“, was jumping on the ice oppoxito the Union De~pot.= it gav‘e'w-aytrttnd she'was pro- cipiiaied into. the water. i ~‘8h'o‘ was drencqu , from her perilous positron by Dry Hullowelf and Mr. Potts, and carried into the... station... 3 By tho use of' restoratives she wassopu in. a buntiifiox to be conveyed home, She is quite recovered, 'cold ducking. Persons should be very careful in venturing on the ice of‘the Bay' It the present time,-â€"- Globe of Wednesday. " .9 'MOR-E’ IRON-GLAD FniGnTES.-â€"Tlie Shipping Gazelle says that four new iron- clad first-class ts‘teamr-frigat‘e‘s are to be built with_ all possible despatchcâ€"‘eThéy are to lie" to, be Steam-rains: aspen as steam frigates. The projecting sleinuniler water, is to be~ twenty .feet in advancezof the stcm above waterdine. Their arma- ment will consist- of thirtyssiitArmsti-ong :.stern toi‘throw 2010 pound shot; As com- pared with the \‘l’arrior, they will‘he ' broader. “Zr SUNDAY Scuoou9.â€"-On Now reselling. butcd by the incumbent, the Rev. J. H. McCal- lum,-.toithje. children 'of .the‘ Auriorni- iah'd King "Sunday SchoolsnuUpwards of ninety pro- miums, consisting of Bibles, l'raver-bookl. moral and religious ‘works, wero,gi,ven- to tho young members offline, two congregations, much to“ the delight lof':th$rhs¢lvgs, . their teachers; and'pare‘nts-Li‘ili'ahyiif ‘fhe liiét being present and taking a‘ deep interest-lid thdlfwolp _ fare of the schools. ~The happiness of the day was much increased by the pleasure‘flfelt at seeing the Rev, W; .11.: Stewart. the former incumbent. present. greatly improved in health, who, in, affectionate and earnest. terms, ad- dressed the teachers: ‘aiit‘t 'chlldi'oii "in' Witch. welfare he still takes a deep interest.-â€"Eclm. THE MiniriA.-â€"Wo believe it 'is theintention of the Government to introduce a bill to amend the It-lilitialtAct. during the coming session of ,l’arliament. Some amendment is very, much. required. In the meantime. however. would 1 it not be- well to issue a general order declar- ing that no persbn should hereafter reociivo promotion in militia rank without. proving his competency 'tolperfo’rm' the. duties he one dertukes to perform. Many officers are taking great pains to perfect themselves indrill; but some entirely neglect it. If h‘er'M‘ajest-y’l commission ,is not. worth thattroubleg‘it tenor. worth holding at all. and-should he resigned. We trust that. the officers commanding batta- lions will report those who work and those- ,who do not. It; is high time that our militia organization ceased to be a more farce:â€" It should at least be effectively officer“!!â€" Montrcul G azettc. - g , I I 4 :1 Another'wife murder has be‘énrfifibfi- ted near St. Catherines.' TheJoumal' says :â€"‘ We. are informed that a coloured man (whose name we could not ascertain) wasvurrested tliismorning at’the Ten Mile Creek, on a charge of having murdered It appears that; about a week since the than beat his wife'fiso‘ severely, that she died yesterday frdin :tlie-effectsof ‘the' injuries received. * Coron'er'liiutt‘fi'v’e belie ve, has summoned a jury to investigate ' ll. . . the matter.’ ' = » . , .-.. Mr. Russell, the correspondent of thriller» cent editorial articles in the “ Thunderor” in reference to the United States. ,‘ ,f‘ The New York Herald says that American capitalists have $160,000,000.iiiV'ostedin‘ cot- ton aud Woolen millspnnd the profit onCmnu- ufactures of these articles. during the,de six months alone. has been over.$20,00f‘.000.and that $2,500,000 have expended :in‘, big“ to: making up army clothing alone: i - , . :,;..’:ii;‘:x‘v.- Exrmoanmanv LEAP .â€"Mr.,._ William . H; g. rison, of W barram-le-Stree‘t. o'n thiS‘Tbij-ksl‘iiro Wolds, when hunting with Lord‘ Middleton's fox-hounds at Settrington on the 12th.jumped, on his famed chesnut gelding Garibaldi. tho immense” distance of '311't'e‘otlo‘vel" iglf post- and rails. ‘ “ w. "~3"n’ » ’ ELOPEMENT or in 'H'EIRESS wrru A Vannaâ€"- The Morning Chroniclelstotos that it young lady of high rank. and" aged niiieteen.‘hiid”elopod with the yaletpf: gentleman who was a visitor twenty-one she succeeds" to s fortune 'of £700 ' per annuity,“ which was left her by her uncle. c, 4. :- " 1T0 y‘ConsumptI’vAes'. I health in ‘a few weeks by a. very simple rehredv, after having suffered several years with a severe lung affection, and that dread disease. Consumptionâ€"is anxious to make known to his follow-sufferers the means of cute. To all who desire it. he will send- a copy} of the prescription used tfree of charge), With the directions for preparing and using .tbo some, which they will find a stunt CURL ton- Ci-nsumr'riou. ASTHMA, Bn.onoutris,&c.. .Tho only object of the advertiser'in sending the Prescription is to benefit the afflicted..,;anl spread information which listeniicoives to bo try his remedy. as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a blessing. " ~ ‘ Partios'wishiug the prescription will, please address , - REV. EDWARD A. WILSON, ' Williamsburgh, Kings County, New York m RONTO _ MARKETS. . Tnunsoxvflanuary 16, 1862.; [Nounâ€"Superfine sold at from $4 45. @34 50 ; Fancy $4 75 fa) $4 80 ;. Extra $4 80,@$¢.190; Double Extra. 10 @.$5 30. , WU», Fall Wlieai,â€"â€"-3UO bslils was the extent of tho supply which soldf'at tho fovllowinngrices. The prices paid for the best samples were fromj§1 02ch $1 ()5 parlbshl,“ r v -- f r " ' S; :Sprlng Wheatâ€"l ,3ll0--bshlse iiu'marketgi which sold at from $0 85 {(3 $0 88 per-hshltr ‘3 i" ’i C Barley.-â€"-soldnt from_48 (ch 560.. it ,5, 'i- Peas.â€"â€"27OU bshls went off at 48 i730 510 per- bShl. . ' W '.' Oatsâ€"a: 30‘ far) 32¢ per bshl‘. ‘ " ‘ " ..Hay--is from $10,@‘$l5 per ton, Stmw.$8 @ $9por ton.-~ ‘ ' a - t ,1, Apples $2 (I) $4~per barrel. ' v . Eggs.â€"â€"â€"Fresh from wagons 180 ft) 20c pe. doz. . Potatoesâ€"Vary in price'from 55A@ 600. - Butter.~â€"Fresh is in fair supply at from 15c tar l7porlb._' g ., userâ€"sac) $5 50 per 100 lb. Calves $1.0 $5 each; Lambs Fa) $3. Sheep $3'50;‘@ $4 50 each. ' ' ‘ 6 per 100 lb. I' - Clover Seedâ€"$4 75 per bushel. ~ ’" sin Wu'blvorpud , and appears dot to have sufihrpdmuch‘ from the? ' .100 pounders on-gundeck» and twenty-one .A on spardeck; two pivot guns at bow-rand: eighty fee-t'longer audionlyeighteen inchesâ€":2. presents , to. the ainonntof $22 Wei-s distri- ‘ at her fat'hdr’s’ house. on attainingthe ago of HE Advertiser, having been restored to. ‘