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.. , it: v a 1 ‘- fir" . .. .-.o‘ ‘ Ms Wis-n N..;‘,.N,.â€",-.nz,;r u. , ,:.‘:v:-.v.._~_t....-: tl‘:1~,‘-;4»,:’4.'...,,.,F" .;-_. _ :7 Mum", 9‘”: Maw“. ‘ J, m. y “34"15" “I __ n : H i , I} A: 7 am “Mpg”, ‘ p ‘ ,y R ,V V V V __ , V ~ ~ . ,J. i .4. .4, «I, ‘ SHOPLIFTING EXTRAORDINARY. MEXlt.‘0â€"~CA1110L10 CLliltGY AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTION _..... brought up the rear shortly after '(laylight. the new incumbt‘nt really desire Conservative Association of __ '1he enemy never discoVered the move-- the appomtment, and was he push- I‘TEADQUAR'I‘ERS, Orposrru ERICKstitG, Uct'. 11,3 imamâ€"Between 4 aud 5 o’clock this morning, thc pontoon train in charge of the l'ilh and 50111 N. Y. Engineers, and under command ofi Gen. Woodbury,proceeded to the river bank, when an attempt was made to throw three bridges acroas the river, one at the point where the railroad bridge formerlyl crOss-ed, and two more oppOsitc the city, but nearer lj‘almouth. ft dull imZe so obscured the movement that, for a time, it Was not discovered by the rebel picket. The puntooncrs had succeeded in partially constructing the bridges, when the rebels Nidtlct‘tl)’ opened a very brisk and deadly fire of mural-retry from along the horde: of the river and the windows of the houses, compelling a cessa- tion of the work. Some of our men-were shot midway in the stream, and falling owrboard from the boats, floated down the river. Returning to the cover of the surroundâ€" lug bills the men were again formed, and about 0 o‘clock the attempt to bridge the river was renewed, but the rebels had now been thoroughly arouscd is a sense of what was going forwaid,und witlr rein» fmcemcnts of sliarpshoot‘crs swarmed on the Opposite banks and houses. Nothing denoted by the hot fire which they pubied In at the reappearance of our troops, the poutooners wont gallanlly to Work, but in vain. A storm of bullets enveloped tbcm.l The air Was alive with the red inesscngers' of death. Planks and boats were riddled .~by every volley, A Once more they were compelled to withdraw, and tiny fell back to the cover of the ridge 01 bills running parallel with the river. As it was evident that the rebels were determined to use the houses of the city for a defence, contrary to not implied agreement in the correspondence which rcccntly passed by llig of truce, or. ders Were given to our artillcryinm to open fire upon the city. Accordingly, Benjamin’s, lidtvnrd's h'liililcnhurg’s, and . other batteries of the 91h corps, togetlrci-_ the batteries of the corps to the right and left of the city, commenced an aliiiost ciniultaneous bombardment. The fog was :so deu~c that it was impossible to see but, .a short distance bryond the edge of 'thc lititci". The houses, liocher, iii which the rebel sharpsliootcrs had ensconsced their. selves, wcrc plainly visible, antl to them the file was for a time particularly direct- ed. The effect was their partial dunoli- tion in a short time. After the first fire, they became untcnviible by the rebelrillc» {my}, who retreated to the rear of [he town, where they took shelter licllilithlllt‘ as 3..., “Wm-mm buildings. By 7 o’clock the bombardment had become general, and from that time until 1 o‘clock the roar of artillery was incessant, while the shot; and shell irll fast and thick 'nto city. the dcomcdi a brick budding overlooking the centre of the city, the batteries of the 91h rolled the streets “‘llll sucll, shurpncl, and grape. Though the fog still continued to obscure in irriicasurc the results of these discharged, yet the walls could be heard crumbling and-the timbers crashing. The rebels, witlitlie greatest stubbornness, still kept within-the city. and at times parties of them couldvbe soon going from one point to another on the double quick. ' ‘hc €114“:th cannot be but fearful amongst them. it was somewhat singular that the rebel batteries did not return the fire of our guns. Up to the present time they have not Opened in response. About ten o'clock the engineers were thrilled for a third attempt to construct the liiiilge. The 8th Connecticut, untlci‘ Mat. \‘v’aril, was lyin'Dr at this time near the river bank in support of one of our ltttir terics. After the previous ineffectuil at tempt on the part of the engincct‘s to cross, it party (ii ‘60 men of the region-iii. llLlCll.\lt)ND lilLL, DEC. 19. l ,___A___i . , _ , From the vicinity of the Lacy House, THORNHILL I part ' ». ' ..,_ I, ‘, . , , . . . . . . . FRED- git-“lunlllil‘tvb 10 Wk 10 d0 “3 any mg his own individual claims at l amag‘e. the time that he put his name to the A” 500” ifs “‘8 lbs" "‘3" l‘i‘dygot Surely petition in favor of Nil“. Brunskill P. acrozss the river the pontoon bridges ’Wt‘re y removed, thus cutting off all communica- tion betwven the two shores. Our wounded are all safe and on this 'side of the river. 'l'here was a lieavy’wind all last night, accompanied with considerable rain, which . assisted us in our (ske‘daddling) mo Vements and prevented the Confederates learning our inti-ntiOiisâ€"â€" or followiné Us in our hasty l retreat. , ; ’2: malaria ' a. Time Table takes effect Monday, Doc, 1, ’bd movmo ivon'ru’ Mail. Express. Leave Toronto . . . . . . . 7 20:1,“). 4 10 pin. 'i‘horuhill. . , .... . . 810 nun-1 56 pm Richmond Hill. . . . 8 ‘14 a m. 5 1|) p.m. King . . . . . . . . . . 8 3:5 am. 5 24 p.ui. Aurora. . . . . .... . . 0 ()0 a.m, 5 45 p.m, Ncwrriarker . . . . . .. 9 l5 am. 15 00 p.nr, llollund Landing. . 9 30 mm. 6 15 pm. Bradford. . . . . . . . . . 9 42 cum. (3 25pm, MOVING SOUTH We hope this was not the casc.-â€"-â€"- It can scarcely be credited that any person of rospectablity would be guilty of such about of duplicity. if it \vusvtvrwue, however, the fact is .Vcry. strung presu [npuve evidence bile {011112111011 Of a Conser that ho is quite unfit for any posi, tion of trust and responsibility. if not, then upon the head of the Postmaster General alone must rest ltlie odiumtof rejecting a well-tried, l Rtfih‘i’ay (bfilaltada. lctli-cicnt, and popular public ser- vaur,ultlmugh highly i’cCO,int‘iicirdcd by the cot'nii’iuhity, and appointng another in his place, who, to all appearances, did not desire it, simply because the latter happened to be a political puttizan. ' >94“. THE WAR NEWS. The battle that took place on Sa- turday last, or. the south side of the Leave Collingwood... . . . .‘2 30 p.m 5 30 min. liapp’db’dlmock, l‘UUSl, we presume, Bradford........ 5 5 ‘1lollatidLandiiig.. t} 1: pm. 8 32 a.m- Ncwmarkot. . . . . .. G 30 p.111. 8 45:1 in. Aurora.....- (i 45 King............. 71 Richmond Hill. . . . 7 28 pm. 9 40 am. Thornhill. . . ,. .. . . 7 40 p. m. 9 55 win. . 8 Arrive at Toronto. . . . lit) DJ“. 10 '10 “ p m. 9 00 mm. 5 pm. 9 25 chm. Richmond Hill Post-office Mail Arrangements. Mum; to and from Richmond, Railway Station Toronto, Colliiigwood, Barrio, Markham tp. 614: To Toronto, morning. closod at. . . . . .7 00 3.”) “ “ evening. “ . ..6 30 p.111, " Colliugwood. Barrie, &c. Vialttn ‘ way going llt)l‘1ll,"lHS(:(.l at. . . . 6 45 a.m. And on Tuesdays and Fridays To Almira, tp. ol'Murltliam, closed at ll) 00 a.m. “ (Iasllel, " " ltl (It) am. “ Gorinlcy, “ " 10 00 am. “ lluuoford. “ “ 1000mm. " Victoria Square. " “ lb b0 u.m. From ’l‘orouto, morning. delivered at. 10 01) um. " " oycuing, “ 8 (ll) p_m. “ Railway RU. with mails from north, “ S (10 p.m. May, 1862. M. TEEFY, Postmaster. ~_._....c-_ ._ _ .. ...__._._ _ _. ._eA _ _.__-.‘_ _.-_.._./ New sflsdvcrtiscments. Important Credit Saleâ€"John Bruuskill. l‘iinploymciilâ€"vA. ’1‘. Parsons. Christmas Fruitâ€"ll, 11,113“. t\1 lazaar at maple, Lost.~-J, Stoutcuburgh, ,cm L'- wmaâ€"mmrxn ‘Klm. : no. title but glitch. 1862 POST OFFl CE. l Sonic pcoplc profess to be greatly astonished at the l‘L‘Ut‘Dl. Post-office appointment at '1‘lroruliill. 'l‘ht-y rcgurtl it as a most extraordinary circumstance that the Postmaster General, in a matter of this nature. should tulle upon him t.) not in di- rect opposition to the plainly ex- pr‘csst’d wishes of the people. But we frccly confess that we can See . no particular cause. for surprise.â€" The whole transaction merely fur- nishes an additional proof that the members of the present adminis- tration have resolved to carry out the dangerous system of bestowing official patronage, \\’lllCll they in- troduced on asun‘imiug the reins of powcr. it is quite natural that the _ in ollicc should favour their friends, when this can be done consistently \vitli cilicicncv in l isomcwhut different from what was Minn-3518 a-HL be regarded as the great and deci- sive engagement, which has been predicted for some months past- Thc result, however, has provcu anticipated. Instead oftcnding to crush out the rebellion, tlic cl'lect will be to encourage the people of the South to persevere struggle for independence. Burnsidc's army succeeded in crossing the ltappnhannock on Thursday and Friday. The soldiers appear to have shown a great amount of courage in nocomplish rugr the ll'lth‘tl’lt’ll'l. On Sutbrduy in their Gen. ,a general engagement took place, in which the Federals were defeat- cd, and forced to retreat. party attempted to renew hostilities on Sunday or Monday ; but on Mon- day night and Tuesday trimming the Northern li‘oops accomplished 2., “ irrasterly retreat” across the river ,to their old position. Thus tl c sc l(?()lld grand attempt. 10 Ctll‘l'y OUI Theva York Herald of Mon- l l l l l the favourite scheme of “on to Richmond," has ended in disaster. The extent of the loss sustained on the part of the North is not accu- rately known; but in one division alone (Franklin’s) the loss in killed. wounded and missing is set down at 5,932. day last contains the following para graph, which,iu vicw UfSlftl)S€t11tt“ill events, is somewhat amusing.â€" cricltsbt‘ri'g, his (Burnsidc’s) vay is at once opened to Richmond by forced marches, and we presume that his“ greatest fear is, that Le P, rsual with the Confederates, when tlicv discover signs of posiâ€" tive danger, may slip off in the night.” Burnside may possibly have entertained such a four, if so, it is probably quite itcti‘lovcd by this time. The “ slipping off” has been all on the other 5itlt‘,ri1ll(l the “forced ii’iarclics” have been in the. oppo- silc (.lircctroii. it is quite likelv that this will terminate active mili- tary operations in the vicinity of the Potomac for the present season. as -vw v o<aanâ€"â€"â€"â€"--â€"â€" .- Auction Sales. m MONDAY, Dec. 22.â€"â€"â€"Crcdit Sale of Books, Household Furniture, &c.. the property ofthc late Rev. E. Upper Canada. Ara prelu‘ninary meeting held at O’~ Neil's 110.191, Adelaide street, on the 5th insh, John Cameron, Esq., in the chair, after much discussion, in which several gentlemen participated, a series of “530111-- tions were submitted, having for their ob- 'aiive Assoâ€" ciation for Toronto, with branch associa tions in the seVeral Electoral Divisions throughout tlie'Upper Province. it was on motion of Mr. Ald. Carr, seconded by Thomas Armstrong. 12‘qu Resolved, That said resolutions be referred. to aseleci committee of seven members to re- use and amend the same, and to suggest such further improvements as they may deem advis- able; that such committee consist of the Hon J. Hill} and Cameron. Robert A. Harrison, John Cameron. Ogle it (iowari. John Dugguu. i). .i.1tcad'. and S. 11 Strong, ldsqrs., and that they be requested to report to an adjourned mooring to be held on Thursday evening next the tint lust.;‘at 7 o’clonk, p,m., at U’Neil’s hotel. All adjourned" meeting was held at the place and time mentioned in the foregoing resolution, George l’ercival Ridiout, idsq , in the chair. The ‘ meeting was largely and influentially attended. resolutions Were adepted ;m MOWd by COL 3- 14- DCWlSQH, 56' private sale for behalf of the widow. The police are busily eikuaged iii inVes- tigatinp,r alcase of shopli (, ‘éfion it‘v‘ whole- sale scale', in which a lady :movrfig in the better circles of'l‘oronto society is implicat- ed. We would not have deferred to the matter until the arrest o'fftlie person in question had been regularly made, had not the case for the past two days been one of public noteriety. It is well known that the ladiesare ever on the look out for bar'- gaing, especially in dry goods, and are willing to purchase even when the articles do not come through the regular channels of trade. A silk dress or a fine victoriuc, worth $20 in the stores, and offered for $10 or $12 by a friend or acquaintanco, . moving in the same sphere of society, who tells a plausible story, is certain to procure a purchaser. \Vith these preliminary re- marks, it may be stated that for the past two 0r three years a number of the ladies of Toronto have been ill the habit of pur- chasing silks, mousselinc dc laines, ine- rinoes, winseys, furs, fiend-dresses, and. other goods belonging to the female ward- robe, at greatly reduced prices. The per- son they have been porchased from stated that she received them from a fetn‘ulc friend who had cometo [Toronto to' cOmn'ieiic'e business, but had given up all thought of “3‘3 Will’ng it owing to the decease of her husband, and the goods Were being dispOsed of at The (“Hull-“l by ROM- A~ Hal'flfiofly Eiq-lfll-‘d story Wu: believed. No one appears to Resolved, That in the present. crisis in the public affairs of this l’roviuco. it is desirable to form a nucleus in this city, around which all loyal men may rally and unite. such nucleus to be tho commencement for founding a "10“. ex- tensive and more general organization, so soon as the loyal inhabitants of the chief towns and country districts of Uppor Canada may sigulty llieir approval by meetings similar to the pl‘oâ€"' sent in thoir object. Mov‘cd by .lOlltt Blevcns, Esq., second ed by J. ll. lilouuijoy, lfisq , and Resolved, That the present organization shall consist ofar: unlimited nuriiber of members, to be chosen by election (live negatives to exclude) and that every loyal subject of her r‘dajosty rost- dorrt in Upper Canada, be eligible to become a member. upon tllu payment ot an uunul. sub' I’dcitlier scription of not (jars than “Yong-1.17:5 cents. Moved by i). ll. lit-ad, Esq ,scconded by Jas. l’arlell, Esq, and . . v . . . Resolved, That the association. be called "The CoiisorvatiVo uSo\‘Ulutlull of Upper Canada,” ‘ blow-d by Mr. Ald._Car‘r, seconded by John Watkins, list, , and ‘ Resolved. That ovul'y- Electoral 1)ivi-.~ion in tho Cppor l‘rnvince be entitled to form it brunch association, and that uory sucii brunch itst- craiion bo entitiedto Send delegates or topic» scutatives to ell and Vote in tho parent associat- tiou in proportion to ovary ten curitnbuting members upon is roll. lMoved by Samuel C. llidout, Est}, seconded by S. G. Wilson, Esq, and Resolved. That tho officers of the ficcisty (to be elected annually by a majority of the members then present) shall be chosen on the second .Weduesuuy in January in every year. to hold office for one your, commencing on the day of snob election; and that such Ullicer‘d so u “Ii”, u demshv vimmy 3, Fwd- ; to be chosen, sliallcolisistola1rosrdclit, Vice i’iesident, a Seci‘cttrrv, a. 'f'i'ca'aurer. and it C: intuition of live members. of which Commit- tee the l’iositcut. becrctui'y and 'l't‘cusurer allafl be an; (flow tiieinbcrs. Moved by Geo. L. Allen, Earp, second ed by 13. E. W. llurd, Esq , and Resolved. That the objects of the Society“ shall be the following :~â€" lst. Loyalty to the Empire of Britain, and to the unity and integrity of that erlpiro, both liiipciial and Cu'ouial. L’ud. To secure to this l’roviuco, so far as may he in the power of this Society, protection against foreign aggression. 3rd. To secure and to perpetuate to all the inhabitants of Canada Wosr, equality or rights, religious and civrl. 4th. 'l‘o indicate a distinct lino ofpclicy. to he adopted and publicly avowed, embracing the political tenets of the Conservative party, and that. such palsy should embrace amongst other act»: of stutcsliraiisirth. a thorough icvr- sion of the revenue and financial state of the touritrv, to tho and that the animal expenditure mav iii no instance exceed the annual loco/no, except in case of war or route other union-soon noceSsity. 5th, To submit the whole Municipal and School systems to such legislative investiga- , As mentrolicd above, the suspected person ‘no arrest has yet been made. have suspected that anything was Wrong, although the sales have been going on for ltl.e time alluilrd to abOVe. One lady bought no fewer than seven silk dresses, and thcrc tilt.- few houses in the. West end w here there have not been purchases. more or A young woman 'called at a furricr’s store on King direct, three days alga, with a handsome victorine Wishing some alterations to be made on it. The proprctor of the establishment thought that he had seen it before, and requested one of the asistants to look at the article. lie did so, and at once declared that it. had been purloiued from the establislmieut. , l‘iic young, woman was closely qtiestioued, less. victorinc from Mrs. -â€"â€"â€"-‘- for $8; it is worth $30 by retail. The police Wc-U notified of the transaction, and hergt. Maj. McDowell and Detective (.‘rowc were de- ,tiiileil to investigate the case. They pro- cerdtrd to the llu‘dsc of the person who sold the fur; she told them the stOry about the telltale from the old country who had lost. llcl‘ husband. They took pussession of a quantity ol dry goods found in the house, and procured data that led them to visit, .. large number of the best houses in the city, where silk and other dresses by the dozen, and other articles of female up pilt‘cl wcl'cliaudetl over to them, which had been purchased from the suspected person. The two officers, although long in the PO- lice service. Wcrc pei'l‘ectly astonished at the quantity of goods btou;ht to light is very resprctably connected. and she persists that lit-r story is true, and states that the woman will be at her ltUttSt‘ this evening, when all will be explained salts luctorrly. For good and sufficient rcasbns Tut; CXSE 0F \VHOLESALE LiFt‘iNG.â€"-â€"i\lr, John ball, Furrier. Kine: hiltt‘l, filed an imforination before the l’olicc authorities, charging Mrs. George h‘haw with stealing a victorine worth $30 front his premises. This is the lady who is supposed to be guilty of wholesale shop- lifting. Uh Mr. Salt’s information, a warrant was issued anti Mrs. bliaw was taken in charge yesterday by Detective Crowc. She has, however, been admitted to bail, and it is said the case will come tip for investigation before the Police Magis irate on Friday. who stippOse they have missed goods, will do well to call at the police office for the purpose of identifying the articles now in the hands of the police. it is said that .\l r. .lohn llillyard Ciiiiierou has been reâ€" tained to defend Mrs. Shawn-Globe 0f and ‘ttl‘lllllt‘ti that she had lU"Ctt‘1*t‘tl ' - ‘ ‘ l ' ‘ (he. tional bridge between Urraaba and Ja- vlapa, by which the breach garrison of thisl SHOPâ€"' Merchants and other“ 5L} l’l’Ul’v'l’thj- 'l‘ll Li; FRENCH. The last, news from Mexico receiVed through private channels indicates a dispoâ€" sition on the part of the clergy to co-ope- irate with the French in their expedition against that country. A Catholic clergyâ€" man is said to have in his pOssession a let- ter' from Vera Cruz, informing him that five Mexican prelatcsâ€"vâ€"tlre Archbisliops of Guanaxuato, Merida, {San Luis, Guadala' jara, and Nli‘xico had written a letter or welcome to Gen. Korey, offering him the support of the whole d’lcxican clergy against Juarez. This letter also says that the priests, Who exercise a cootroll rig in- flucncc upon the great mass of the natives. had been instructed to prepare then for the reception of the French, and that they were at Work fulfilling their task with zeal and devotion. _ This announcement is said to haVc im- LAW.â€"~The.County Council of Kent has adopted a petition to thelg‘rovernor Gene- ral urging the necessity of having two ypolliug places in each township at electith for members of Parliament, with a cen- ltral polling-place for each electoral divi- smog and suggesting further that where the electors number six hundred, for every additional three hundred a third pol- ling place be provided, and that the hours of voting in the day be nine,commcncmg at: eight and endingr at five o’clock, when one day would be sufficient to poll every vote. These amendments, it is claimed, would save unneccsary expense and prevent: corruption and bribery. A telegraphic despatt'li, dated on the 8th of December, at nine o’clock A. 31., from Titusviile, states that 400,000 gallons of petroleum oil were lost by the ice cutting through the boats on the river on their .partetl a great deal of confidence to the Courtrlandcrâ€"iii-Chief 0f the French army, and has caused him, to some extent, to modify his former plans. Thus, instead of hurrying forward his march upon Mexico, he had (lectdcd to postpone his departure to the end of January, so as to‘ give time to his allies to effectuate the ad- hesion prom Scd in his favour by the let-l ters of these Arclibishops. In is also stated that the proicct an nounced by the ":tliorities of Mexico of flooding that city on the approach of the French has excited at great dval of indig- nation among the real estate owners and merchants, who have entered a pretest against such a resolution. The trausportatioa service being yet incomplete, and the surrounding country destitute, on account of the guerilla war- fare which followed 11m repulse of the French from l’uehia, General Forey cx- periences some difficulty in providrn; his .ariiiy with the nrcersary supplies of food and clothing. 1t was, lltiWeVer, thought that. the provisions hourly expectcdfronr , New York womd put an end to this slate of things} The report. of the burning of the na lost city Would have been cut off from its line of connuunir-alion, is not cuilllt‘ttlctl. The only news which has the character or trustworthirn-ss, is that l‘tlt-lllllg to the ill- elllcieucy of transports and to the want of: forage. The horses of the French cav-' alry n'cre- apatite latest dates living on green corn all-ii Silibrar-cuuc, a kiul of diet not calculated t014ipr‘epar‘c them for the arduous - march they are expected to per torm. The legal agents of‘ old M r. Fleming.’ feeling that the commotatirm of the. sellâ€" tcucc of death on .lcsale r\'icl.aclrlan littlt- rates a doubt in the irnnd of the Home fierretarv its to her gutlt, and warrants the may be guilty, wrote to tiir George Urey, asking him to say that he did not mean such an infcreiicb to be draw” from lns (lecisiorl. in reply, Sir George declined to express any opinion on the point. lfletiriugls api-ilts‘tlrcii wrote. applying for another llth\1lgitllUt],~i() enable {\lr. Tilt'tll I ‘.~ .' '-I '. “.‘,',, _. “llellelme lll‘ll‘ m lllb-ludr‘imnems b ll’ml‘li-i l Vlislt all (tliiiiz-ites, and undergo trio most severe: thing to adduce evidence to test the hull: of any statements which may hate been made at, the late enquiry tending to criiin nate him. fair Cour-gt: replies that the law of Scotland does not permit a wituem in a criminal trial-and Mr. Fleming, gave evidence on the trial of l‘v’chachlaiiâ€"ulo be after-Wards sulliectcd to a prosecution in respect of the matter ofsucli trial. He states, however, that he was satisfied by the result of the late investigation by a special commissioner. that the whole facts of the case had not been submitted to the turiy who had convicted McLaclilan ; but. after all, ‘the result oftlre inquiry was far from removing all uncertainty, nor could it be justly held to fix a share of the guilt on any other person especially when such person was not represented at way to Pittsburg. Woman‘s li’omrrcsâ€"Club gassips say old bould was ruled out of the French Cabinet by the lin’ipress, who has always hated ltllll because he interfered with licij unlimited supply of pin money. lie even rcmoilstr'ated against her ‘pawning’ the cr0wn diamonds to replenish her ex- chequer. TORONTO Ti-rUitSDA v, Dec. 18, 1862. Florinâ€"Superfine sold at from $4 30, [(2 $4 35 ; Fancy $4 3;") (a) .154 4!); lixtia 40 {(1)454 50; Double Exxra, :54 411 ((2: $4 4.3. Fall VVheat,â€".lett nsnls Was the extent of the supply which sold at the following prices. The prices paid for the best samples were from $0 h5@$0 9‘2. .er bshl, ‘ Spring Wheatâ€"~«A hslils in market, which sold at from $0 70 {(3 $0 81 per hshl. Barleyâ€"sold tit from 85 (Lb 86c. ' l’etis.-â€"â€"â€"-â€" bshls went off at 50 {(3) 52c per bsltl. ' -' Oats.â€"ai 40c {(3 42 per bslil. Hayâ€"ist'rom 1311MB $20 per ton , $12 per ton. . Apples 65c: and $1 00 per barrcl. Eggs, â€"l“reshl'roui wagons 18c {rib 39c per .102. Potatoesâ€"Vow in price from 50 to Show. Butter. ~Frcsh is in fair supply at from 130 RD 15 per Hi. > Beefâ€"$3 ((3 $5 “0 per 100 lb. Calves $3 @ $4 each. Lambs $1 {1} $2. Sheep oil [(2 50 each. I'd A 1K ltd TS . Straw $8 r23 ~~â€"- v Q _ «M v“ u 7 7 __:I HEALTH F01“. SOLDIERS. RADWAY’S READY RELIEF has been used by the sick soldiers in our army ; it has saved the liVes of hundreds that. We“: raoidly sinkiug' under the regular tâ€"fiiciul' treatment, it this remedy was freely dispeiiSed aiming the troops, under the direction of the Governinoirt,iiot one in a hundred would be obliged to go to the huspital as sick. its use \vi.i prevent sickness, however exposed to fatigue, climate, and tho- diseasc breeding exhalations from the swamps, marshes, rice fields, and bottom lands of tlio rriai'nlious South. . llamvliv’s lrzAIlY illiiLll-JF has been used w ill marked success, both as a l‘revenlive and as u Cl‘l'ative of the tl)£lll;11]lilll Yellow, Tv- phoid, llilhous hovers, Fluxes. Clioicl'us, did, of the South. ltximav"s ftmnv lliLiu‘ is: peculiarly adapted for the Military iVlttllCltlc‘ Chests. \Vitlt this lttinody the soldier can fatigue.» and exposures with safety in b‘outti Airroi‘ica, whier llittlltllUilH Diseases prevail. 11b a more iiiuliguunl form than in the United:- States, it has provorl ii titlé‘l‘lVe pl'tli't-‘llflVHfmtéw an infallible Curittite 01 :.ll l’r‘evcrs, Fluxes; Billions Hit-eases. Aerie (Wroiics. Rlieirrr-atic Alfoctioris, «line. As an cvrdrnco of its impor. lance as an Army tvo r't-fcr to the following authority. CAiir SCOTT. June 20,1862. {\lcdiciric, Messrs Rudwuy d} On. : At your request, 1 give my opinion of your 'Ri‘.i.ii:t-‘.’ Although V opposed to empirical preparations. 1 uscdflu the hospital a cousrdor- able quantity, and with very sittisluclnry re- sults. especially in ltliettrriiit,ic Pains. binco the foiiriula-for it has been communicated to me, 1 am not surprised at its beneficial results. It Supplies the place of many elaborate furirlula of the United Stair-s l’hanmacoptciu, which are not readily compounded in military services, Yours, $20., W. ll. TTNGLEY, . Surgeon and Medical Director Excelsior Brigade From Ceri’l .lose Vilamil, (Iorniiiandor in Chief of the Armv of Eduardo-r, South Ame’icu. [Hess/‘5. Rat/writ] .3} Co. .‘ liiavo [Ned vour lireanv RELIEF, for the Asthma. which compiamt l had litjt‘ll afflicted with for iwentv years. Tim iir>t night 1 used it 1 tell I'UlIHVOd, and enjoyed the first sound H. Dewar, Rector of Thornliiil, at the parsonage there. Sale at 10, lllltlt‘t‘ Capt. Juarsli, voluntcired to assist the various t,l"‘p£tl‘lll'lellls. But in this new t-tndeavour to finish the br'idpfi,‘ when “pimp,- Qflimcnuy m“. pwpu. and once time the column with this rein- tiori and revrsrori as may consolidate and blill' ' plift their legal provisions. and render their, working mine economical, uniform, and oqu it- t the Weill”) ' sleep for iiiunv yur-rs. 1 have since iutroduCed it, into the army In the Military Hospital at next used it Thursday. forcetucnt started down the river under the direction of Cantain \‘\‘oorlbury. I They scich the planks, and carried out some thZt'lt to Clitl of the airing of boats, plum-d a part of them. and were c-iiiipteled to retire under a Very gallmg fire from the rebel slmrpshooters, who \verc unscrinccd securcly in rillc pits, below the range of the artillery, and within 12') or '20 feet of the: river edge. {Two of the 8th attain pt , and the sic-rely. 'l'he more-merit being thus interrupted, the whole party Wcic ordered back to their original position. A! 11 o‘clock it discovered that, one of the houses on fire. Thei llaiucs, which ct'iii'rniehccd in a Westerlyl part of the city, soon spread, and bred- ‘ crrcksburg is now enveloped in fire and; smoke. ‘ the were wounded in this, . . l cnfi'iuccrs stillerctl sc- W a S w it s the t'i-bcl-riilc pits on the river. it has been successful :0 far in driving the sharp- .s'hootcz's from the vicinity of thc ".iilroad depot. . 'l‘he engineers are now constructing thet bridges across the river. in lillS work they have been eart’rcetly’ and gnlluntlyl ' i ‘ ' 7 t supported by the birth lior‘a', Col. 'l‘lie t't bl‘lfvo still maintain llrclr .\ . -\’.3\V Jillitll'tdltllli. ground opp-,rsi;c the upper bridges. p The cavalry art: now pumping (,icn. t Summer‘s lwadqcartcrs. 111:2. route to moire, a rtiirgc acro» the :ivcr at one of the forts. , llcporls from the ltf‘. stoic fll'tl frank lin‘s win; ll.is cr'tlssf‘d the t’l\'cr‘ below us. where their passage Was ccici‘t-d by iliel ‘gtllllJbttli. ‘ At rill Chitin; Midnight Dec. 11. Z i J , intelligence from the front to-night stale-5‘ that our linens have crossed the river,and i are now in possession of l‘il‘edcrickaburgm llEAD’xâ€"lUAltl‘tilt‘i Am: " or THE Po- ’ pcctcrl larin are taken into consideration, and political partizanship is made ollicc, the most serious cviis must inevitably be the result. lf party considerationsui'c to constitute the sole list in such cases, where are the incentives to a faithful and llOâ€" nest, discharge of public duties if the incapable or unscrupulous, because they happen to favor the party in power, have more chance of prcfcru'icut than the. most com- potent and honest. who may think dillcrcnlly on politics, can ll be ex- that public morality will advance. or ctiicicucy be securch lu appointing a PUSlll’lBSlcl‘ to a village office, one would naturally expect that the earnest i‘ccoiiitilcn- tlatiou of the inhabitants would have some weight. ‘va under- stand that the people of Thorriliill \vci'c uuaniirrously of opinion that Mr. Bruits-kill, both from long ex- pcrici'icc and natural adaptability, would be decidedly the ‘right tin-iii iii the right plucc.’ charged the. duties of the otlicc as deputy for ten or twelve years, was triorougly acquainted with all its details, and had given entire satis- faction. A petition setting; forth ltlrcse fuels, and asking for his up- ‘pointmcnt, was numerously signed ‘ in the all shades of politics, united to Quebec. neighborhood, by [HUD of he not null; disregards it altogether, but ucliiullv appoints one of these very petitioners to the situation.â€" Tliis person is said to be altogether unacquuintcd with the duties he (20mm r".~.i..\iourii, \‘a., Dec. lb', 1-4;?) putâ€"winning last night. the army of the, l’oioniuit cvaizut-itcdtheir position on the] .g h: of the tin r. The moi". n'icntl . , 4 l t t it. ’t..|'tft.‘~iit‘ l was a perilous «23h- Watt '5 all h with. 'l he artiliriy Win the first ~ .' t ...‘.t ,..,..,.,‘ ‘ '..~~ ‘:.' "\rii -:-‘ t.“ i-r.'l( fr} it , i. .1.» ii .l i tr. . j conducted 3 _ ‘ i l Blow this rpivry vcrv naturally has been appointed to discharge, his onlv rccomiiicudaiion living. the I he fact. that supporter. is a government - E.» l llli.l g, presents ltw-ll to tilt? lliai the sine qua mm in candidates for , lie hurl tlis-' a m., sharp. H. Millci‘,Auclionecr. MONDAY, Dec. 29.â€"â€"Cretlit Sale of Farm Stock, lmplcrrreuts, data, on lot No. 11. 3rd Con. Vaughan. the property of Mr. lleury lleitl â€"â€" Sale at 12 o'clock. H. Sinelsor. Auctioneer. __. Wy- . 4p».â€"._- Goods Lost. As Mr. James Striutcnbui‘gh. mer- chant, Victoria Square, was re- turningr home from 'i‘oronto with a load of goods, he found, when he arrived at. Richmond Hill, that a valuable but: was missing. The property consisted of dry goods. Sec advertisement in another column. >04Wâ€"â€"- American Silver. 'l‘iii: Merchants in Toronto have decided to accept the Ameri -.ail quarter for '24 cents. owing to the , luruc amount. of it, in circulation. urn-n l.“l‘.!tl‘1lt£‘-€ altar llnmiis 'riiu LoA‘ni-zo (“animus fiscalâ€"the of the examiners of the ititattslicul trocirty of London (21:11)“. to a home in Halli-bone, in ,. liii-z nhich there was one ii-inarkn.)le room -â€"-- lt has occupied, not by one faii'iily, but. by ~ l Hi i l I . - liivc. A separate fan-.in are. drunk. a room. a fifth ticcupit'tl its centre. ‘ llow woman Whom he found in tire room. ‘ how can you possibly exist l’ tyour hoilor,’ she rcplirtl, ‘t‘v'e did very b 3 a lodgri‘. _....._ . u- _.._...--.-,e..~/.. _. e ‘ J vuuce in the price 01 cotton. one ls‘tt'Ctllt’iilfillh in tliit article, while. other li’lil‘ ll ti 5'. d ' I .i. )2?!" tlt‘dl‘l'i the $4.38. . able. (lib. To oppose class legislation and execu- tive proscripiitzn on too one hand: and, on the other. to promote executive and legislatiw ac- tion. so as to .-~ocuro to Upper Canada such a ro-adiusirno it of the Parlianiontary representa- tron as may no comp-tent with the stability or lslrpi in each of the lour comers of t.;rs and trans-i lll'tt instead of:1 lgrantiug the prayer of the petition, can you exist ll said the visitor to a poor ’ ‘ Uh, indeed, well until the «rentlcman in the. middle tool; extent of nearly $1,000 000 by the lid-- l’ursce .alonc having cleut'rd £800 000 by his our colonial institutions, and as may be (lot-nauti- ed by the wealth, the inrotlrgauco, and the numbers of the people of Uspur Canada. 7th. To roudcr such assistauca to the loyal militia of the l’rovrirce as irriglit cause that perâ€" triotic body to be not less a source of honest pride to its members. than one of confidence and security to the homes and tho llbcl‘lius o: the whole people of tile l‘roviuco. should earlier he tlirchtouco‘ bv foreign foo or domestic traitor. 8111. To submit the whole legal system 0‘ the Country to a full and complete legtsialivo inquiry. with a view to the greater simplicity or the laws, the reduction of law Costs, and to the more economical administration of public amounting in value to nearly $80. ,umco gmwmhp 9th. _To afford greater facilities than at pre- sent existby law. for the polling of voters in the large‘ and more populous iiruicipalitrus. and for recording tho whoiu Votes of the people in one day, and stirrultauoouslv throughout the entire l‘ruvinco. llltli, To inaugurate an improved system of ciliigration, by \\ll|1_:l| the public domain now itl a loim-t slate, iriuv be speedily r'cclaiiricd, and the wealth, strength, and security of tho l’rov‘ilicc enhanced by the settlement and labour ofau augmented and uugrrrcutingf population, lltli. To subjac the law of debtor arid cre~ ditor to immediate legislative action. with a vrow to secure to tho honest debtor: immunity from legal punishment for tiiislorruuc. and to secure to the lmrmfiilc creditors redress against the fraudulent and dishonest debtor. The meeting then lt’t‘tttitittttfd “uh votes of thanks to the Chairman and to the Con‘iunttce. , . ,. .. I , , ~ , 'liltmtA.‘ ichnaa, . dccretat‘y The next meeting will he held on the ‘l (- 0 second \\ ednesday in January next, 1500‘ A fire took place in the refinery of the Hamilton Coal Oil Company yesterday morning about two o’clock. The still f COTTON 1N lrvr>iA.-â€"lt is stated that was, destroyed, but the damage was light. “county has already been rnrrched to the The Hon. Malcolm Cameron passed through London on Tuesday. on route from British Columbia to. his home in '1‘ but but. A BALL (Elich BY 'l‘iiinvns.â€"â€"â€"A l_’hli.idrlphiu paper records the following: vâ€"This a Wit-tied world! The sentiment is old, but good. ‘ Some of the avovvpd wicked mortals, in the form of tlriuvcs, iiSselttllletl at a hall, on Tuesday night last, at tirinson street lzlall. A 'l‘lrieves’ Ball ll Four hundred persons were in attendance. There was no i'ctlci-iiiing feature to the ball. The IttL‘li who whirled the women in the many dance would pick your pocket at the sticet corner. The Women would entice you into a gambling house. Flashy jewelry was plenty, smiles were as cheap as braSs Cat'l‘ltigSWWltll‘tf and golden beads glitter-ed in tne head dresses of painted participants. l‘vlirtli rulvd the llOlJt‘Pslltzlt collection in it momentary pleasure. The faces that peered into the glasses. were representatives of 111030 in the ‘ liogurs’ (:i'dllcfy, at the Central fitntion. And ‘ these men and these women call themselves ' Farmers’ Sons and Mcrcers" Daughters l’ Honor, they say. exists among thieves, and the proeeeds of the ball were understood lto be for the benefit of a professional hero. hero who had commitcd a robbery in Bill limore' \Vhat exemplary generosity! l What an adn‘iirahle gathering for the lQuakcr cityfliu the year 1862‘ Tm: Summit: or? ARMS.â€"â€"A few_da}'s from a Boston paper. reporting, the seizure way to Montreal. The L’crrdd‘s Que.- bl'C correspondent gives the following cx~ planation ofthe atlhir:~â€"-“ it is stalled among, persons likely to lrnow- the fact, that the arms recently Stopped in the United States on their way to Montreal were of Belpiau manufacture, originally imported on account of the Federal Go- vernment: but which had been rejected as inellicient. They had fallen into the hands of persons who, it is said, had consigned them to an agent of the Con- federate Government, for shipment to, the 1 u - . \, ltoutli vui llalilax. 7‘ , . mirth as guilt can fe -I when it tll‘OWlls re l FEDERAL ENLis'rMEN'rs 1N IRELAND. "The li‘lblt papers state that enlistments for the Federal army art- takingr place in 'l‘ipperary and neighboring districts. 'fhr- recruits arc crigagctl as laborers, and lit:- bounty, which is Very high, is paid as wages. But the enlistment is not fairly vieWed by the journals which represent the Irish party. One of these, alluding to probable proxii'natc events. says :~â€"-" The Irlust of .lrish gallant heads will be mak- ing-the grasv grow in Virginia, while fre- lauilis Opportunity may come from another quartet", and find lreland too weak to Mail herself of it. \\'c protest against any crilislmriits in this country for either of the American parties, so long as Aiilerica is not at war with some foreign power that is also a foe to Ireland; and we warn our countryn‘ien by their lt)Vti of lrelantl, and their love of honor, against, giving any (TOLlllft-‘tl’dflce or support. to. the recrutinu agents who are now going about. this country.” Of course everv advantage is fair in love or in war. but whvn the Brit- isli authorities attempted during the string“ ‘gle in the Crimea. to recruit in the United Status, they were “pulled tip” pretty shahh-ly by the Federal gov crnmcnt t ago a paragraph was published, taken' at Troy of a quantity of {inns on their. ,_,__, ..._â€" ANorriun l‘vltjitDER A't‘ MoNTnuAL â€"â€"- ‘im’ne 8 or 9 days ago-.3 man named Bials, , was struck. knocked down and kicked by ,a person of the name of l’oitras, at Monâ€" treal. 0n 'l‘ucstlav afternoon, Brais made a dying drCltll‘ttllOIl in the presence of C. J. Coursoul, Esq, J.b'.P., Captain . Lamothe, and Dr. Boyer: and died the same. evening from inflammation, sup- posed to have been accelerated by the in- juries he removed. The police are after .1’oitras, who has hitherto managed to evade them. The Louisville (Ky) Journal says the abolitionists of the north pt'edicl‘tl, tliat,in consequence of the rebellion the slaves would everywhere rise. but. on the con- Hti-ary, they have fallen fifty or a hundred {per cent. ' l . , . . Quito, it was very successful 1 us a preventive. or“ “latches and when encamp- ml in malarious districts, it savtzd my army from riiush sickness. JOSE VlLAMlL. Gen’l Commanding Army of liquador. Those who have friends in ill-s oiiiiy should send them a package of llanwtv’s READY RELIEF; it will protect them against sickness, and Will save moirv “tressâ€"Price '25 Cts., 50 cts., and $1 per bottle. 1:”:7'“ V'lw‘flir :777: i W "7. , 17.7 7 > V in ‘ vi A :."'.“‘3tffla7m 7"“ ' *’-' ail" 27“ ‘3 t. . «a» t“ t mi: it cw £1: fiubm gdv’JVEU-yowfiisis brown}. .W‘WW wksrmfl-uwwdvdmfiur Wwvl-t ,. (if " 3.3. ' ‘1 E 1 “(.fi > “a t lC'lWViillCN l’nlrirer’s tloiel. Yongc Street, U and Richmond ilil-l. oil \Vcdnor‘day evening last, the lTili instant. A BALE. OF GOODS ! Done. up in a Coats-n Linen \Vrapuei‘, marked " J, .3.” The halo contains at: :issor'tiileiit of Cloths and other Goods usually sold in a coun- lrv Sin-so. Whoever will return the same to the Subscriber, or to Palmer’s llotol, Yonge St., or to the Harold otlicc, Richmond Hill, will be handsomely rewarded. J AMES STOUT ZNBURGH. Victoria Square, Doc. 18, 1862. 211-3 l Maple, Dec. 18. Will). BAZAAR will he held in the l’RESBY-, '1‘l‘thll‘sN CllUltClI MAPLE, on ThhSllAY Mill li’llll‘llliblllfl, Sb'rii AND 3151‘ DECEMBER. The Ladies of St. Andrew’s Church, . Mable. intend to hold 4: Elmer of useful and, l lt‘ancv Articles on the above mentioned days; in the said village 01 Maple, for-tho purpose of {trying olftlic debt of the Church lately elect- ed in that place. . The llazuar will open on the first day, (Tues- dav the aunt) at it mil ; on the second day open at 10 A.M. 'l he remaining articles undisposed of will be sold at Auction. boLWecu the hours of Sand 7: On \Veduesday evening the public will be. entertained by AUDltEbb‘l‘LS front several Rov’d. gentlemen. commencing at 7 i‘.M. Refreshments will be provided. Tickets of admission on each dav Can be obtained at the door, and of Messrs Noble and, Dick, and J. P. Rupert, hlltS, A. McN'ClL. President. MISS MARY llt)l’l\'lltl{, lilac-rotary. li.rvr., and Will close' at 8, err-2t, 4,3...