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‘ 'VVyatt, No 2 Pearl street, was burnt: last night. ‘5 were burnt this morning. .' «Kt/wr- ~ mam. 4.}... . .’ .. ...~ UNITEDg STATES NE WS. I New YORK, Jan. 26... The storage cstablishmeat of R. H... Loss’ $300,000; fully insured. The Fulton Bank, corner of Fulton and Pearl streets, and-several” other buildings, Loss probably half a million; doubtless insured. The tire in Fulton street was very serious. ’ i No. 43, a four story building, David ' Woodls wire factory, was totally destroy- ed; loss $16,000. No. 45, four stories, occupied by L. J. Steers, brush store, ldaines 8L Peel’s agricultural warehouse, totally destroyed; loss $19,000. No. 43, four stories, partially destroyed; 1055 $2,- 500. No.41, partially; loss slight. Also, No. 267 Pearl street, corner of, Fulton, live stories, occupied by H. Howard, wire “cloth maker; A. S. Foster’s eXchunge office, and 'Black 8L Nostrand, totally destroyed; loss $17,000; No. 269 Pearl street, five stories, S. 8L S. E. -\’Vadlow’s steel-stow, and John Rowe’s cabin’et hard? ware store, totally destroyed; loss about $30,000. No. 269%, live stories, D. Bid- well, paint and oils; loss $16,000,. No. . _271, live stories, John Bowe, cabinet hardware, and Phillips 8:. Manning, totally loss $15,000. , No. 273, four stories, ’J. Mollin’s brush factory and crockery ware-’ , house, totally destroyed; loss $15,000. Nos. 276 and 272, occupied by J. H. . Atwater &‘Co., house fuinislicrs, both to- tally destroyed; 1055 35,000., Nos. 275 and 27+ were damaged about $10,000. The ‘Ful'ton Bank building destroyed was occupied by theBank, several offices, and, * ‘Wilber 8L Hastings, rtationers; lass about ' $30,000. No. 35 Fulton street, damage $3,000. Other neighbouring buildings - ‘ were damaged considerably by water. The United States Hotel narrowly escaped destructibn by the shifting of the wind. The origin of the fire in unknown. The fire in the bridge near the Battery, at 6 o’clock Saturday evening, destroyed a four story storage building, running through to Pearl. street, with all its con- tents, including 2,000 barrels of whiskey :_ in its cellar. About 8 o’clock the whiskey j exploded, shattering buildings contiguous, knockin down some twenty persons, injur. ing's‘everalâ€"â€"breaking the leg of one and injuring four others so that they were con- veyed- home in carriages. Engineer I-lacket- also was injured. Sunday morning, adjoining five story stor- age building caught fire, and was totally consumed, with contents. Loss $200,000. ’ Total loss by fires in Bridge street estimat- ed at half a million, and on Fulton street - over 200,000. THE BT'D‘T°IDE EXPEDITION. U LL..\ 9 ‘ Foa'r MUNRO, Jan. 27. , By the arrival of the steamer Eastern State we have the first direct and oflicial intelligence of the 'arriVaI cf the Burnside expedition at its destination. The Eastern State «left Hatteras Inlet last night, and arrived here late this after- noon. . . 4 = The recent storms were unusually se- vere at Hatteras, and considerably delayed .and crippled the expedition, but wnen the Eastern Slate lcft everything looked fa- . vourable. 4 , _ . The Burnside expedition sailed from . Hampton Roads on the llth and 12th of January, and consisted of‘over 125 vessels ’of all classes. , They arrived at Hatteras between the ‘12th and 17th instant, having been greatly retarded by the severe storm and adverse winds which‘prevailed during that time. [After their arrival at Hatteras, they ex- perienced a series of such unparalleled i storms that for two days in .stccessiOn, on‘ more than one occasion, it was impossible to'hold any communication between any .two vessels of the fleet. After the storm it was discovered that instead of vessels drawing 8.}, feet of water, being able “to go over the swash or bars, as Lien. Burnâ€" side had beeninformed no Vessel drawing 7ft. 3m. could pass into Pamilico Sound. No vessel either could pass outside the bar drawing over thirteen feet of water, ' unless very skilfully piloted, consequently the City ofNew York struck on the outâ€" ‘ side of the bar. The City of New York was loaded with a cargo'va‘lued at $200,- 000, consisting of» powder, rifles, and bombs, and proveda totalloss. Her crew was saved.._ The steamer Pocahontas went ashore-v 'near the lighthouse and became a- total wreck. Ninety valuable horses belonging to. the Rhode Island battery were on board of her,.an-d were all drowned, including several valued at $500 each. The Grapeshot parted her hawser and went down at sea. Her crew were saved. An unknown schooner, name unknowo, and six of her crew were also lost on the beach. The steamer Louisiana struck on the . bar, where she still remains. The report of her having been burnt is entirely incorâ€" rect., She may get 011. g The Eastern Qmen and the. Voltigeur are also ashore. The latter will probably get off. The water vessels attaclietfto the expe- dition had not. reached" their destination ,wben the Eastern. State left. and had it not been for the condensers on board some of the Vessels and a vessel on shore, the most horrible suffering must have occurred among the troops. ' As it was the water casks were compoâ€" sed of old whiskey, cairiphene and kero- sene oil casks. It is thought that Union pilots of Hat- teras are. Pl‘OVetl- traitors, having intention- ally ran several vessels ashore. ' One of the stormscan only be described by the word terrific. ‘ The waters in every direction. were co- vered with foam, the waves dashing With a clean sweep across the Hatteras shore...‘ completely cutting off the fort from. all outside communication. . The current was running at the rate of. five mill-s an hour, end the chop-Seas pre- vented Gen. Burnside from answering any signal of (listless or communicating with herGenerals, ; At one moment flags would appear 'with their’fUnions down on a num- ber of vessels indicating want of water, coal, and provisions, and then they would slit) 'of the Spaulding, which he will occu- At one on . taxable income at $1000. .I. ‘ .. .3. fl, be lost from- view. Colonel Allen of. the 9th New Jersey regiment,and' his surgeon Z0elier, with a boat’s crew and the-second mate of the Avmic Thompson, when they. found that the troops needed water, rnan~ ned a life-boat in order to reach the Gene- ral and obtain it. ‘ swamped, and the colonel, surgeon, andl mate were drowned. ' Unfortunately the boat Des- The crew and boat were saved. pit-e all these adverse circumstances, Gen. Burnside has succeeded in getting over the bar one half of his vessels, including the. gunboats and. 7,000 troops. Everything appeared to be in satisfactory condition when the Eastern Star left. transports with. troops remained outside The large the bar until. the arrival of the SR. Spaulz'izg from Port Royal on the 23rd, when Carpt. Holmes volunteered to bring hem inside. v A portion of the tug boat chartered by Gen. Burnside for the Expedition refused to proceed any further than. Fortress Monroe. Gen. Burnside left'Fortr'ess Monroe on the, Picket, but subsequently took‘yposses- py as his flag ship. She will also be used for- iaking the remaining troops over the bar. The only troops that have been. landed, are the 2am Massachussets regiment; and-the Rhode Island battery. ay, novmo NORTH’ 7 Mail . Express. Leave Toronto . . . . . . . . . 7 20 a.m- 4 l0 p-m- Thornhill. . . . . . . . . 810 am, 4 56 p. in. Richmond Hill.. . . 8 24 a m. 5 .10 p.i‘n Kiug- . . . . . . . . . . 8 38 em. 5 24 p.m. Aurora . . . . . . . . 9 00 a.m, 5 45 p.111. Newman-hot . . . . . . . 9 15 arm. 6 00 p. in. Holland Landing. . 9 30 a.m. 6 15 p.m. Bradford. . . . . . . . . . 0 42 a.m. 6 25 p.m. MOVING scum Leave Collingwood.. . . . . .2 30 p.m 5 30 51.111. Bradford. . . . . . . .. . 5 55 p.m. 8 18 a.m. Holland Landing.. 6 15 pm. 8 32 a.m. Newmarket. .,. . .. . b 30 p. m. 8 45 mm. Aurora. . . ... . . .. 6 ~15 pm. 9 00 a.in. King....... 7 1.") p m. 9 2.5 mm. ,Riclimoud Hill. .. . 7 28 p.11). 9 ~10 a.in. ’l‘hornliill. . . .. .. . . 7 40 pin. 9 55 can. . 8 30 p.m. 10 40 “ Arrive at Toronto. . . . . . . Afifi- New Advertisements. For Sale. Farm to Rentâ€"G. J. F. Pearce. but gitâ€"fall. , din , RICHMOND HILL, JAN. 31,1862. MUNICIPAL REFC‘RM. ( Gontinnedfro-m our last.) VVE, last week, endeavored to point out the necessity that exists for the possible, of some important amend- ments in our municipal law. subject is one in which our readers are deeply interested, and there- fore no apology will be necessary for referring to it again. We have already adverted to the proposition made in Parliament by the Hon. J H. Cameron, while representing the city of Toronto, for the purpose of fixing the minimum amount of Alâ€" though there may be someydiffer- ence of opinion as to the precise . amount, yet it will be generally ad- mitted‘ that the movement was in the right: direction. There is ah- mher clause, however, in reference to the plan gofllevying this tax, which calls loudly for‘ reform.â€" We refer to the absence ofanything like-uniformity in the scale. by which the assessment is at present distributed. Not. only are the earnings of the laboring man taxed, but he is really o’bligecl to pay a larger amount, in. proportion to his income, than! the wealthy. The man who. receives the' miserable pittance of» $200 a year, must pay precisely the same sum as another who receives within» a cent of double, that amount.» *All incomes between $400 and $1000 are as- sessed alike; and larger sums in a similar proportion. Such an ar- rangement is not only at variance with those principles of equity and justice on ,which 'all laws should be founded, but it is likewise op- posed to the plainest dictates of common sense. It has all the ap- pearance of having been. enacted in the interest of the rich, and .it is extraordinary that a liberal and en- lightened legislature should have sanctioned its adoption. We can see no valid reason why'incomes should not be taxed in proportion to their amount, as well» as real estate or personal property. it would be deemed a great injustice .to require one man whose property is worth only $4.00, to pay as much in the shape of taxes as another whose property is valued at $900. The rule now applied to incomes Would be scouted as the greatest absurdity, if applied to anything else. "l‘here can be no: possible reason why such a distinction should be. made bethen incomes and real estate; each represents the wealth of the. person taxed, and should be dealt. with in a similar manner. A plan might be adopted exempting all incOmes not exceed- ing a-ccrtaiu sum, say $600, from taxation ;‘ and imposing a rate on the evccss ofthis amount only. By this means the original object of an income tax would be carried out without imposing u‘cnedeSsary' bur- dfens on. the poor, and without ma- ;ly tenants ofthe right of voting. ' At llie"=p’resen.t time the voter who certain extent, ofthe functions, of-a general government; and the same 3'”... g, .y, .1 .. ,, ,. terially diminishing the- available ‘ revenues of municipalities... . ' Mr..,l_Camerén. nbw declares his intention to move in, Parliament furl the adoption "of a still more sweep-j ing‘ refbrm in Ctbe municipal law, sed in the income tax. It is no less than that which heifbi‘merly propoi: than to deprive all yearly and month-’- renrs a house at$30 a year, exerci- ses the same power in. choosing a representative, as the oWner of a freehold worth £100,000. Mr. Ca- ‘ moron considers that those only who pay the taxes should have a voice . in deciding how they shall be ex- pended. The same- principle is adepted by bant’rin-g’ corporations, raili‘Oad companies, and‘ joint stock companies generally. . Municipal bodies partake, to ' a Course of reasoning maybe applied to both. Now the chief object of a ' government is to afford. protectionto lt is the interest of every member of a. community, that life should? be made as, secure as possible, but the rights of property are not of equal importance to all. Some do not possess property at. all. Every- citizcn desires to be made as secure ,as possible against the attack of the introduction, with as little delayas The assassin; but the property-owner, in addition, must be' protected against the robber and the incendi- ary. it is plainly the interest of the wealthy man, to select those only 2 to enact laws ‘for the protection‘ of his life and property, who will discharge the-ii" duty efficiently ;' while others whoSe interests extend ' no farther than the‘ protection of life, will not be so particular in their choice. While we would wish to see the wealthy pay the taxes, we would likewise give them the chief power in determining how these taxes shall be expended. not, how- ever,entirely depriving the poor man of the right of voting. but giving him power in proportion to the de-' grec of interest he feelsin securing the enactment of good laws. V04 Wesleyan . 'Methodist Sabbath School Anniversary. ON Wednesday afternoon the Wes- leyan Methodist Sabbath School in this place held their Anniversary Tea Party. The day was all that the most fastidious could wish for, being mild. and the sleighing first-rate. An excellent tea was provided by the committee of the ladies Connected with the congreg {1211100, and wasservetl in admir- able style by'the obliging and at.- tentive waiters. After all had done amplcjnstice to the eatablcs, Amos Wright. Esq.,’M.P'.P., Was called to preside over the meeting. The children acquitted themselves very creditably in their Dialogues, Re~ citations and Singing. The at- tendance was large, and it most. have been gratifying tO' the friends of Sabbath" Schools to witness such a demonstration incur neigh- borhood. We believe the receipts will be something handsome, about $50 we should think, which will go far towards the purchase of a Library, Sec. for the school. Such meetings, we think. have a benefi- cial influence in the neighborhood where ‘they are held, and the ottener they occur the better. r94 Curling Match. A MATCH between the Toronto and Vaughan Curling Clubs,came offal ‘ Gresham’s Pond,’ in Vaughan, on Saturday, the 25111 inst., three rinks, twelve players a side. commencing at noon, and ending at 4 p.m., re~ sulting as folloWs, viz. zâ€"d Toronto. Vaughan.» 23 Rink No. 1. 22 34 Rink No. 2 29 17 Rink No. 3. 21 74 72 Toronto Club winning by two shots. The Vaughan- Club having onlv been in existence about two years, this close contest with the veterans of Toronto must be very gratifying to its members, and con- Vinces them that they are equal to a friendly match With any Curling Club in America. Blackwood’s Magazine. .â€" BLACKWOOD for January is to: hand. It contains as usual much interest; ing reading. The contents embrace “ Was-sail: a Christmas Story ;"’ part 2: “ J. M. W. Turner, RA ;” “Capt. Clu-tterbucli’s Campaigne ;" .‘“ The Poor 8: their PublicSchools ;” ‘9 Canada :~ our Frozen Frontier ;”’ an interesting.article on “ The Con-4 Vulsions in America ;” “ The Prince Consort, 82c. lt is one of the ad‘- vantagcs which we enjoy by living in America, that we can secure “ Blackwood’s Magazine ” at. a third of the cost charged in Britain. Messrs. L. Scott, 81. (10., 79 Fulton Street, New York, republishes- it at the low priceof a year. ‘ rHW Such has heed the demand for the ‘ C'arfes do ‘Visitc ' portraits of his late Royal Highness Prince Albert, that 3.000 of these‘ little sou- venirs were sold by one firm in London before ten o’clock on the day of the funeral. therliVes and propeny of its subjects. j t’lfi’.- c“ r.“ n. --»~ “ SMALL TiuNGs.”â€"-Mr. J. In- gram will lecture on the above sub: ject in theball ofit‘fthe’ Good. Temp: tars, Mapleto-night [Ftidav even: ing.) The public rarray expect a treat, aser.;’ ingrai‘n has a provin- ci-al reputatiod‘for Wit‘an‘d humor. We refer our readers to an extract of the 110110600 the loctuare :. “ The subject being small, and the; funds oflihe Lodge:.in.£a:§siniilar condition, the small- fee of '10 cents will be charged for admission-Abe, pro- ceeds to be applied to furnishing the Lodge loom.” 'j " ' ,. [answerer-sneer tAND ton TAXES. 'B'E Lots soldat former Sales but not paid ». {chain the townships of King Georgina, East Gwillitmburye North Cwillitnbury, Caledou can. & his {fetid-13618" in Melton village will be- ofi'ered fo’lf’ealegonj , _. _. Saturday, February 18th, 1862. at 12 o’clock, noon, at the Court Housi,‘Tbromo.. The purchasoganoney mustibe paid at the time of sale. . ‘ .List of Lots can be seen at this office. ' FRED. W. JARVIS, g , , I, ‘ i i Sheriff? ' SHERIff’S Critics, ' Toronto, ‘Jan‘."2.9. 1862.‘ ' [The above we give a gratuitous insertion, being satisfied it' would: have better met the object in view, had it been advertised in the country papers instead of in the 'city dailies. -â€"ED ] ~ ‘ "éw‘ alumni. hratr. 11:? We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressod’by our correspondents. (To the: Editor of the York Herald.) Sm,â€"â€"I want to, know how in the name of common seuce the Headford Poet (allowing him all the licence that poets are wont to .jake) can make itpossible that ‘ the brilliant orb,’ the ‘ noble youth,’ ‘ of science bright,’ referred to, can “ Teach the young and simple mind, To do their maker’s will,” when he signs himself at nothing- avian. Z. Richmond Hill, Jan. 28., 1862. W To the "Bard’ of Headford (Vida the concluding stanza. of his last week‘s inn-motion -â€"â€" I’ve read with infinite disgust Your rhymes, from sense exempt .Go on ; you soon will reach the' goal Of merited contempt. ‘ QUlZ. COUNTIES’ COVNCIL. .J (From the Globe 'of Wednesday.) Thelirst meeting of the Council for the United Counties of York and Peel took place yesterday in the Council Chamber, 1 Court. House, Adelaide street. The Clerk, (.1. Elliott, Esq..)'took the chair and cal- led the Council-to order. over the roll, when the following Reeves and Deputy Reeves answered to, their names :-â€"- ' Albion-\Villiam Hanna Vance, DCL’». , Chinguacousyâ€"l‘d. Pci‘due, R. 5. R. A . Hartley,"D.R. ‘ Caled‘onâ€"â€"\V. H. walker, R. ard Allen, DJ". Etobicokeâ€"E. Musson, IL; \V. A. \Valker, 13.1)». _ Georgina-wAngus Ego, R. North Gwillimburyâ€"..lohn Morton, » East Gwillirnbury--â€"Jas.‘ Parnliam, Pt. G. Holburn, D.lt.' Gore of Torontoâ€"T1105. Graham, R. KiiigflJa-s. 1’. Wells, 11.; Albert Webb, D.R. Markham-W. M. Button, Rs, Arch. Barker, D.R. . ‘ Scarboro’â€"-.1._P. \theeler, 11.; John Crawford, 1).? . . Toronto '1‘p«-â€"Mel-ville Parker, 11.; Geo. Blain, DI)... ' ' Vaughan+1L .1. Arnold, R.;’ Alfred Jeffrey, DBL. I i ' Wl‘iitchu‘rch-w-James Ironsi‘de, R. ,t E. VVh‘eel-er, D. R .1 ' ’ Yorkâ€"~William Tyrrcll, R”; B. Bull, D11. ‘ . Newmarketâ€"Dr. Thus. Pyne,1’e. Yorkyilleâ€" Wm. Ro'well', 1%. Holland Landingâ€"4i. T. \Vilson, B. Streetsvilleâ€"S. J. Barnhart, R. Brampton-«W. Hughes, B. There were no absentees. ELECTION OF‘ WARDEN. The Clerk then said that the nest bu'siâ€" uess before the Council was the election of a \Marden for the. current year. He would put the names to the Council in the order they were presented to him, and he would now call on any member of the Council to nominatea gentleman for War- den. ' Mr. Tyrrell proposed 1. P. Wheeler, Esq., of Scarboro’, (the late Vt’ard‘en) as Warden for the United Counties for the current year. Mr. \Vells seconded the nomination. Mr. Graham moved, and Mr. Hartley secoaded that Angus Ego, Esq, of Geor- gina, be \Vard‘en for the current year. The Clerk, after waiting a reasonable time and no other name being proposed, took the vote on Mr. Tyrrell’s motion with the following result :~â€"-' YEAS-.â€"-Messre. Tyrrell, Bull, M'usson. Wallace, Parn‘ham, Holburn, Crawford, Blain, Morton, Di'. Pyne, Rowe”, Webb, Wells, Barnhart, W'heeler, VVhitchurchQ tronside, Barker, Walker, Jeffrey and Arnoldâ€"~20. NAYs.â€"~Messrs. Hanna, Vance, Par. ker, Ego. Hughes, Wilson, Graham, Hart- Icy, Perdue, Button and Allenâ€"~11. The Clerk then declared Mr. John P. Wheeler duly elected \zVard‘en of the United Counties for the current year; and that gentleman Was led to the chair by his mater and secondcr. e ‘ . V ' -~ I The, Warden rose and said he desired to R. a 7 0; Rich- ,. He then called ' l l return, his sincere thanks to the Council: for»; I agllm elecflng him to the office of i of- jtlteseUnited Counties-.- Iitiflfiswjed him , malt “my: had not 1021 d‘anhkl’lcafin him dur‘in the year he had occupiitili chair. , He. trusted that he would-be agriculibled to .I Tidurin go he. preSentlyear, that thtffwoul that... their confidence had not been misplaced. He’masfiappy to inform the Capped that finances of the; counties“ were in,» a Very prosperous. d’ohdition. 10" fact,th might, say. they had never been in a more pros- perous condition. Relative to the amount of the awardlofthe arbitrators against the .- city of Toronto, amounting to $17,381. he‘was happy toginfprrn the Council Illal thé w'liolc" amount“, With the exception of $381,?had been paid- into” the hands of he Treasurer of these Counties, and be ex: pected that the . remainder would be paid discharge the duties of \Vayd on 11115 very day. It. was expected some: _.,_d.g.aiu,m¢nk,the,“.50mm,rgbgfidnhéfihwmmg time'ago that the city, prisonerswouldl lid remoy‘ed from the County ga’ol‘ earlyl, in‘ spring, ,butvtbe: late calamitous fire at ithe- . New Gaol. has prevented.- this. and the‘res moral would nottake place; till _,sometime, in springer summer. a When this did take New .ther.v9u.ld require weeks-ransacâ€" atilr. attendees. in slimmed 'Pui'ding for the proper (classificatipuof prisoners. A: short time ago _ lief. (the WM...) bad hair an interview' ivitliijthe Chairman of the, . Commissioners of Pr.isons,’and,be‘had been“ ‘ informed thatflit- ‘w'oul‘d'ibe accessary‘ to make tbealteratio‘n. at . once: 1..He \Vardcn).-..represented ato him that Alhe alterations could be better;.rnadei.after the '- oity prisoners had been. removed, and Chairman upon this representation, allowed the matter. to stand over. , These alter; ». ations would be necessary, .a-nd'would re-, quire to be done, but be trusted that they would be made withoutany extravtaxation to the counties; By the good judgment of the Council, the taxation of the coun- ties had been kept down, and tâ€"beexpendi- [are had been kept with the revenue "or ‘ Sign would be very short. (the: i i. _ ._ He for one felt dis- gitsed '19. see the County of Peel continue to be ...trt§ted_,iw1th the County of York. and he was. glad to’fl’tear from the Warden of the United,- 'G.¢'yunc§df£l)at the funds of the counties werein a“ v‘e'ry firoziperous condition.‘ He wished to draw- thejr-Iét tuntion to another matter, and that. was Alfi'httempt of certain municipalities to saddle their indebtedness on the country, counties had never entered into any speculation. it w ld hp unjust and unfair to ask them to pd ' hp rich“ of dthér Corporations. These Cor- po attend-Fluid b tight theirdifficulties on them- selves. andthey ougbtto pay their just and law. ful debts to the Government, or to any private l‘l‘llVlMF If illelll‘rfllllyiiiofi Knit-15.91? the county of ‘Peolhé’d gbt money item the Government, they would have made provision to pay both principal and interest, andhe the)ng it would be vet-y‘unjustitbéask tho'mlto pay‘Ee'tti'br people’s debts. .He 411912951. .that remedies would he taken to express the views of the Counciljo'ni this subject.- ahbqugh it-vmss to be brought up. in the United Council: vr‘m‘m Was very little‘, to do, there was little to be said, and he would him, in tile c.1iair,-aud,for ,tlio 119nm: Ahoy; he, .d. SEPARATION orivonx".1iub.-’.Ptun,:; I ,,,_,_ Walker, Bagiihart, and the ingfi'z‘efi‘bsiappointsd ’s' "committee" to 'tlraft;"p§‘tiuotis" 19.019 three branches or the ngfilsllturomflatyingj-foi‘flthe re- peal, of _t,he Ispscial Ac is “of ’Esrllnmoh'tgréluting 'to rhoi‘Sep‘dtatlonbt‘ tho‘do'uhty'of'lieol from the county of Yorkâ€"Carried, '-'-‘3”"""'” - ., 5 '«The Council thén i'ndjotirh'ed"‘!tillifllbursddyi evening ‘at‘7 o‘clock. ' ‘1 L v; ‘ ‘: 3’, if." 1 g. I THE CENSUSâ€"MALES. AND FEMALES. ' (Frorii‘tlzeivdirelagc Chroii’rlcl'oif ' ' .,,.In. most European countries, the females are tympge‘ numerous tliatrtlio males; but in Canada this, not the case. .'1‘:he,,:rnales-hero number 1,279,261, the females only 1,222,494; so that the excess in favor ofthezsteruer sex ,is no less than 61,767. . titty thousand! nieu who can" find: no'ngtp‘mates améng their icountry-womcn,vandmust live in‘ .‘singlebleSSg edn'os's 7. whether they , Will or, notl‘, "It is true that as regards u's Lower Chiia‘dians the evil is not-alarming, for of the 1,110,664 peo- ple in this portion of thej’roviuco, 555,129 belong tuthofairer portidri of creation, show- ing that the excess of malesis only 106. “anyone, and. no one oWed a dollar to 0115111.... Under these circumstances he thought this ses-. As those . 'tion'with great fluency and poWer. -josty and the late Prince Consortworelso much ‘hnti ‘w : or $1.000 par annual"; K' ‘ .Wretched arn'ijy',of',herr‘nits'l ,iFifty thousand.‘ income of the counties. .He was very It is curious to note the local inequalities: of ' ‘Bull, Hartley, lrogside. and Wheeler. sorry, however, to .say that there were» other lllu-nlclpéllllleS=~NlIO bad run‘reckless- ley into-debt, and an attempt was now being- made to saddle their indebtedness on the whole Province ; but be. trusted that this ‘ Council, and every other honest Council before they adjourned, would, take such steps as would prevent the passage through the Legislature of such a monstrous mea- ‘surc. Before proceeding to business it would be‘neuchary for him to subscribe the declaration of office. He trusted that the utmost harmony would prevail among them. and he would look to them for assis- tance to enable him to‘discharge the duties of his oflice during the present year. He would again thank them for electing him to? fill the office of Warden of these United, Counties. (Applau:e.) The Warden having subscribed the ne- cessary declaration. Mr. Mus-son moved‘that a Committee of seven members be'appointed to strike the Sta .ding Committees for the yearâ€"â€" Carried. I The following committee were elected V by'ballot to strike the. Standing Commit-x ' ‘ t‘ees:â€"-_l‘dessrs. “76115,, Tyrrell, ‘Perduc, ‘Musson, Ironside, Ego. and Button, ‘ I. V The Council, t,lien_adj'ourned ‘it‘ill ten~ oclock this morning.“ _, ’ ’ ' 1 Thursday 291h. Counties’ Council met yesterday fore- noon at ten o’clock. The W'arden in the, chair. ' _ , V Mr. 'l‘yrrell brought up the report of :the Select. Committee appointed'to no- JOTH’I' 1 minute the. standing committee for the, current year, as followszâ€"â€"- ' ' “ Finance and" Assessment.â€"â€"Messrs, Musson, Tyrre-ll, Ci'awfin'd, Barker, and Hughes." ' '5' ' " * ' Education.-â€"â€"»Messrs. l’arnham, Wells, andPyne. County Property.~-â€"l\r’lessrs. Button, Equalization .of Stateinent.--:-_hllessrs’. Ego,.Crawford,:Bowell, PVallis,=aud Per- due.‘ i I V i I 3; ~ .. Roads and Bridgesn-iâ€"M'e'ssrs. .Parker, Harman, Walker, Wilson, and Holburn; Printing.â€"â€"Messrs. Graham, Arnold, Biain, Varco, and Webb. frey, Button, Allen, andMorton. ' The report was adopted. morning at ten o’clock. OF’ PEEL PROVISIONA COUNCIL. (From the Globe.) . The I’rov‘isional Council of the County 0 Pool met last eyeni'n‘g in the Council Chambers, Adelaide Street. I’reSentsâ€"Messrs.~W. Hanna, John Vance, M. Perdu'e,R-,. A. Hartley, W. W, Walker, Richard Allen, Thomas Graham, M. Parker. G. Blain, W. Hughes, and Sir J. Barnv hart. ’ . COUNTY ELECTION cil' WARDEN. The Clerk ( Mr. McCallum)t00d the ch ail-,and intimated that‘the first business of the Council would be to elect a. Warden for the current year. v Mr. PERDUE nominated Mr. S. J. Barnhart ; Mr. HUGH-ES second-ed the nomination. Mr. ALLEN, seconded by Mr. HANNA, moved that Mr. Thomas Graham be Warden. " ' tions to the vote in the order that they had been proposed. - tion with the following result:-â€" . ' Yeasâ€"Messrs. Hughes, Hartley, Purdue, Walker and Barni.artâ€"5. NAvsâ€"Messrs. Allen,Graham,Hau‘n Barker and Blainâ€"ti. , = . The CLERK d-eclaredthe motion lost, and sub- mitted Mr Allen’s motion, ' ' Yeasâ€"Messrs,Allen,Graham,Hsuna,Vauce a,Vance. ‘ Parker and Blaiuâ€"-â€"6 Nailsâ€"Messrs. Walker, Perduie, Hartley, Barnhart and Hughesâ€"5. The Cm RK declared Mr. Thus. Graham duly elected, He Was conveyed to the chair by the mover and secouder. . The Waunw thanked the Council for the honor they had done him in electing him Whr- deu. He would say, however. thatso far as their labors were Concerned the work would be light. He had looked over the accounts of the Corpo- ration of the County of Peel, and he found that there was very little to be done, and it appeared to him that the present session wouldbo a kind; of winding up scene. rElbe people of Peel were under the impression that-they. could transact their business better and. cheaper as they had been-doing. in the United Council of York and Feel, than in the Provisional Council of Peel. 'Although he had just been elected Warden of the Provisional Council,nevertheless‘he thought the business as transacted in the United Council gave satisfaction to" most. He might say that the Pro visiounl Council did not owe a dollar w Baruhart, Tyrrell’: , . Contingcneies.-â€"â€"l\/1essrs. Musson, Jefe " The Council then adjourned r» till this. The CLERK stated that-ho would put the mo- i the two sexes. Tit-European citiosg'the num- ber-of maidservants always givesthe fernulos a preponderance over the 1113168,.1101‘ are the cities of Canada, ai‘i’ exception. save in the case of-London, quiet a newly-settled place, where there are 5,921 malesaud 5,6341'emales, and - Ottawa, where the-number of workmen raises the males to within 15 of the females. The , figures relating to the rest are :â€"- * ciTIEs. MALES. _ “MALES. EXCESS OF I FEMALES. Quebec . . .v..‘..21,01'1 . _ 26,498 ‘ 1,887 Montreal. . 43,315 ' 47,008 3,693 Three Rivals. .. 2,950 3,108 158 , “Toronto... gun-21,813 23,008. ‘ 1,195 - Hamilton . . .i‘. . . 8,931 r 10,165 71,234 Kingston; '. . . . .I ’ 6,644 7.099 455 lathe old, settled country parts, thorespec- tivo numbers 'are invariably nearly equal. . In --new counties” yhe males am- greatly-iii’excoss, as may be, seen by the following table, in which», few only are Selected ‘:‘â€"-e COUNTIES. stuns. FEMALES. Excussor ,. . 1’." " » runes. Bruce. . . .. . . .14,828 ' 12,071 1,157 . Grey. h" .... . . . .20.076 17,674 2,402 Huron. . . .'. ... £27,688 24.266 3.422 ' Hastings. . . ...;,-."24',031~ 20,939 3,092 " Perth. . . .‘ . . . . . . 20,170 17,866 , 2,302 Ottawa......r.-.15,643 12,114 3,529 Upper Canada being a newer country than Lower Canada, is probably the reason why it has less, llemqujs- liLjflfipOfllun. Those who 1 l' I .' . 1.1-" . , push their way, into new. settlements are ac- .‘tlve, oiiergeticiiio'i‘i :._.th'ey léaye the women behind until they'liav'o established them"; .clves. 7‘ . . . " ‘ The "Bureau'has ‘also‘ madc‘ tip the"return of the military population : 3., the men between 18 and co. grime are 279,948 in Lower Can-i _ada, 347,226 1111} per Canada; total 627,174. The offics is‘now- usy with the returns of agri- cultural and other property; they are- not yet complete. but it is already evident that the country has largely increased in Wealth since “ A number offcurio‘us‘ matters are Connected with the ’censusuaking of every country, especially oifa newbie like Canada; The commissioner of Pontiac county made no re- ships ‘ot'._tliat- couutv, probably supposing that they were only inhabited by bears and’beavers. Information, however. reached the Bureau that some human beings were really living there, and the. commissioners. was directed to make further inquiry. He did son and the returns coniai‘n 86* names 1 A similar thing has happened in rela‘lion to one township in ~Monicalm..whero 34. people were discovered. These 902 names 'ard'sbpplementul to the already published enumeration, and to the figures given above. ‘wlno LAND-S, ' The quantity of wild lands in Canada is’ thus stated :_...‘ x - v Ofthese,130.041,272 are considered of value. Canada is llie great’forest of England.“ Great Hiitain and Ireland imp’ort annually some 27.000.000 cubic feet, or 540,000 loads. which is manufactured on the Ottawa liver and "113 tributaries. 'lhe operations of this 'ina‘nufacture extend over upwards of 11,000 'square miles, and give employment to more than 40,001“ men; but there are, perhaps, but few in England who have more than the most misty éonception of‘ the way in which the gi- ants of the forest are subjected to the domin- ion of man. ' During the week ending January 81h the receipt of hogs, alive and dressed, all 415,578 during the corresponding week in 1861, and 12,066 .in 1860. being the largâ€" est ever known. The total receipt since . the cormnencem-cnt of the Season foot up 380.757-â€"â€"of~which 230,000 have been , packed, against 120,000 packed up to this date last: season. The number of hogs re- ceived at Cincimmtt‘z' this seasonamounted to 315,841. At Lousville 8000’ liave'been packed. ’ Frank Schmidt, lately a keeper of a Lager Beer Sa'lloon' iir 'Galt, committed suicide by hanging himself to one of the stanchions in thenightscell. Schmidt had been committed to Berlin jail abutit a week ago, in company with his wife, on a charge of having set-their buildings on fire. The deceased had made use of his suspenders for his purpose." The Agricultural Societies ofMiddlcsex hare relinquished their claim upon the London Crystal Palace, in order that it may be used for military purposes. The , County Council; however, are; as yet, uri- decided in the matter. ' turns relating toth'ree of the out-lying town- v ACRES; Unsurveyed lands in Lower Ca- ’ uada . . . . . ' l . . . . . ... ....~.. 111,976,841 Surreye’d butuusold iii-Lower. Ca’ ‘. nada..'..........-.......... 5,397,191 Unsurveyed, Upper Canad‘aiu . . . 55,161,202 Surveyed and unst, Upper Ca- . V ’ nadn-doooluolobbd'rwqoevu‘oaot' Total Crown Lands. . . ...~ 173,338,362 of Canadian pine timber, the greatest part of M21 'tho-i vicinity of Osborne.- ; be accepfed. 4 l y ' , i ' 0 l - Avoto was then taken on Mr. Purdue’s mo- ic’hlcago’ amounte” at 82’”36’ lagamst ‘ .Naslwillc on the 10th, and. there was an . . "I" Tan Lss'r Symouzncroae rnfimounva? BALMOaAL.--AnȤidc1dgnt which, ‘ndipi that tho « Prince Con‘sort has been talieiffrom us, pom“ see special interest. occurred some six or seven- weeks ago. TheRov, . Mr. Stewart, of,Edino burgh. a young and popular pma'ehor, had on- ga ed to. officiate in the parish, church close to _a moral, and where the Court invariubly Ito 't’en‘d‘ ‘Dl‘vine Service when at. Ba’lrn'or’al. On .thisgoccasion,: gthe Reverend Gentlemau' dis. covered. to his great discomfort, but as he entered the‘pulpitrthat he had'let‘t at home the manuscriptof the sermon which he wan to, preach beforettheru and the Prince Consort. 1t happily occurredto, him, in the embarrassing situation in which he found him- self placed. that he had recently vvritfen a ser- mon from the text‘..“,1frepare to m'eefitlivaody' which he had cluser celnrnitted'to i'ne’indry.â€"- He accordingly preached the sermon Cm quea- H‘er Mn- struck with the discourse, that thoyseut-almu-‘v‘ sage tothe preacher, expressing- the plea-Int .Wlt_ll,.Whlch they had listened to it. and to- questingto bis-favored with a sight of the ma. nuscript. The manuscript Was ofcourso It "i‘on‘ce' {dynastic the Court, andimmod'iatoly " aftervvards a second“ me‘s‘sa e Was ‘seiit to the: - preacher, by the Queen an Prince. desiring 11ml tha‘isor'mottl'shtmld‘be] published.: It but 4 _ p _ l ., , , . .i '=‘béGIiA:§0,""aHd-"is in extensive circulation in Mr. Bth m'o’Ve'd'th at Messrsz'rurkerii Hanna' " Scotland. What an, ‘ awful i’appt'oprlfl'onew more .wasjn .. the text, ‘ Prepare-toninoot thy. qu.’ so far as regardsthe late: 1mm“ mice. ' V, , The Narfolk Rformar says :ueâ€"fi‘ We archopp to notice in rocentEnglish papers thatflon. Mi 1:]. Foley,,M_.1’, 1’..er thocenstitucucie ,of Perth aterlmfiu been appointed by tbsE, light shareholdb'rs of the Buffalo and L'. Hui,“th nil- ' orny sorcerer in thhthmpaxiy’riv’ithf‘a salary.- .,,.¢ ,4 L .53 w :Iai‘n ~,- ARnIVAL 0E THE (EUâ€"Rom." _El'._‘.he'_ Mason and QMair. sum, 3 .m.,. - H’imrax, Jan. 26.. . The Bani-0pc. from Liverpool, th s and Queenstown, the. 12th, arrived'at hhljpnt '4 o’clock last night. [This Emmy/11h“, 161])”- sengers for Boston; and £6,500 "for-B yawn, £6,400 for Halifax, v Tho'wind'wdsth'en and is still blowing a hurricane,with alreiévy sea. The Early)“ has neither troops nor-store's; too Go- vernment having discontinued shipments by the Cunarders. v ' THE “ TRENT.” AFFAIR."';,1 It was reported.. that notwithstanding the pacfic solution of the American question, wu- like preparations at'1r\"oolwich had‘not been relaxed. ‘ The Spartan and Ajax continued to take in heavy stores for Halifax. ' - i No official notice had yet been given atPortuo mouth respecting any discharge of hired me- _, ‘ choice or labourers, but it was understood that the reduction takes place in April. A Cabinet Council was summoned for the 14th instant, but had been countermanded. Mr. Seward’s dispatch having been considered in', Council held on the 9th, the Tamas under- stands that an answer will be returned expressl- ing gratification at the disavowal ofCommodord Wilkes’ act, accepting the satisfaction rendered and assumingtiiat the precedent in the ' Trent' case (will suit the case of the schooner Eugen: Smith, " "' . As to the general discussion of thellawdf nu- tions. the Government will decline any answer until they have had an opportunity of submit- ting the whole note to their law o‘flicers. ,,. There are propositions in this notel'wbiah are not at all admissablc, and after the delivery of 4 the prisoners these points maybe properly raised and discussed. ‘ « The Morning Post announces thatnthorou 1: understanding had been arrived at with in American Government; not only had they given the required reparation. but in doing so, Mr. Seward will have succeeded in impressing on the English Government the fiction that they have not only present indemnity, but. also, no small pledge. of future security... . 7 . The. Times says, that rumor fixes England’- .oxp_epses. owing to the lato,difliculty,at £12,000" 000, but the Tith expects ’when anther-bills are in, it will. be double that sum. and that the money has not been thrown away. ’ The Daily News is eulogistic of the; courts pursuedby the Washington Government, and bitterly denounces the policy of the Tich and Post. ‘ ' " i The Times has a strong editorial on the recep- tion due to Mason and Slidell, and says they are about the ‘most Worthless booty it would be pos- sible to extract from the jaws of the Ambrican lion. they havingr been long known ashhbitutl haters and revilers of England. .. _- The Times seriously hopes. that. English- men will not give these fellows anything i.’ the shape of an ovation. The civilitypdue to t ’ foe in distress is all they can claim. England has returned thorn good for evil, and even new if they can they will be only too willing to on- tangle her in.a war .with the,N,,9rtli,,. England would have done just as much torh'escuo two negroes, - Let Mason and Slidellytbeiretoro, pus qtiietly on their way, and havé'lhio‘ir say with any one who may listen to them’.’ ' " The other journals advance a similar course, and allude to Mason’s strong advocacy of tho fugitive slave law, to prejudice the public" ‘ against him. -' ‘ « The Times reiterates its denunciation of the stone blockade of Charleston harbour, and says among the crimes which have disgraced the history of all mankind, it Would be difficult to find one more atrocious than this. Even the fierce tribes of the desert willf’n’ot dostrOy tho. well which gives life to the enemy.-r'= We” The Times protests in the strongest-terms against such'procoedings, aud‘esserts that no belligerent has the right to resort 1055,1101: a warfare. ' .:~~.',:;.4..I“.1 Great interest has been excited relative to the ' movements of the Tuscarora and Nos/unllc. At the latest dates they continued. at Southampton. watching each other. The Tuscarora remained at her anchorage, about a mile frém'tlic dock mouth, with her fires burned up. and ready to. sljpher anchor, and start at a moment’s notice. She only required coal, water and provi- sions, which were being supplied her ’ On her arrival Captain Craven communicator! with the Captain of the frigate. Dauntless. ex- pressing his regret at Prince Albert’s death and. asking if they might fire. as a tribute 'of respect. minute guns. He was .nutifiedzltbnt the Queen had requested that no gunsbe ,fired in The compliment. there-fore, though fully appreciated. could not. The Nashville continued in dock._: : ' The Government had observed. the,strictut neutrality towards her, and nothing Whatever had boon permittedto be done to her but wink was absolutely necessary to make her seaworthy. Neither powder, guns, nor munitions of. War had been put on board During the night of the 9th three. armed men from the Tuscarora. were discovered reconnoit- oringthe Nashville and wereordered of? by tho. dock superintendent. Fires wore lighten.l on tho pf".- sion that she was going to sail,,but,sherr,t_ado no. movement. The Tuscarora was on the' talent with steam up. ' ' ' ‘ ' ‘ The Sculptor was reports for Southampton. _ It was also reported that another Federal vou- sel was cruising in , the Hhanuel..and might bu expected at Southampton. , The ‘ Morning Herald’is surprised that tho ' Government. has not given orders totl‘io autho- rities at Southampton to warntha‘ Tuscarora.” that she must either quit port- at once. or Will until 24 hours have elapsed‘after the departure.- of the Nashville. ‘ We should not.’ says the Herald, ‘haVo' allovred the Nashvills'to lie in wait at the mouth of the Mersey for American packages or- i‘nerchantmen. therefore we can- not, without a gross violation of our. .duty as neutrals. allow‘the ‘T'uscarora.’ license wo should have refused her enemy. The ‘-Herald " holds out the course' of the: French authorities at ‘ Martinique, between, th. e weave in can. “ lroquis’ and ' Sumpt‘er,’ as an example to .follow.. . Mr. Russell, in his correspondence-th 315. Tim”. predicts that. the fate of the American