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w . ~-.; ..eix’flz‘lré' ems- - ermyzzaa Till) 'FtkiERItldN itlilr'tlidi'f‘lth'i,l Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, 2 Falmouth, Dec. 19. To \V. ll. llalleck, General-in-Chiel. \Vashinglou : â€"â€" (lcr’ivral, l have to oller the following reasons for moving,t the Army of the Po- ; tomac across the ’iapnahannock sooner - than was anticipated by the President, the beerelut‘y of War, or yourself, and for crossing at a point thlftll'“lll from the one indicated to you at our last meeting; at the President's. During iny proparalion for crossing at the place 1 had first selected, I discovered that the enemy had thrown a large portion of his forces down the river and elsewhere, thus. weakening his dc- fcnccs in front, and I also discovered that he did not anticipate the crossing of our whole force at Fredericksburg, and I hoped by rapidly throwing the whole com- mand over at llrat place to Separate by a vigorous attack the forces of the enemy on the river below, from the forces behind and on the crest in the rear of the torvn, in which case we could fight him with great advantage in our favour. To do this We had to gain a height on the ex.- trcmc right of the crest, which height commands the new road lately made by r the enemy for the purpose of more rapid communication along biscutii‘e line -â€"which point gained, his position along the right crest would have bet-,n scarcely tenab‘e, and he could have been driven from it by, an attack on his front, in connection ivilhf a movement on the rear of the crest .â€"~- 110w near we came to accomplishing our object future reports will show. But for the fault and uncxyrectcd and unavoidable delay in building the bridges, which gave the enemy 53% hours more to concentrate his force in his strong,r position, we would‘ almost certainly have succeeded, in which, case the battle would have been, in my opinion, far more decisive than if we had crossed at the places first selected ; as it was we. came very near success. Failing to accomplish the main object, we remain- ed in order of battle two days, long enough to decide that Lie enemy would not come out. of his strongholds to fight us with his infantry, after which we crossed to this ,partics of the cneiriy at the bridges oppo- I l l promptncss, side ofthe river unmolested, witfrout the loss of men or property. troops were seen marching to their dif- ferent positions, as if gorng to parade.~- Not the least demoralization or disorgani- zation existed. To the brave officers and Soldiers who accomplished the feat of re-crossing. the It‘iver in the face of the enemy, I owe everything. For the failure in the attack Ll am responsible, as the extreme gallantry, courage, and endurance shown by them was never exceeded, and would have can tied the points had it been possible. To the families and friends of the dead I can only ofler my heartfelt sympathies; but for the wounded 1 can offer my earnest prayers for their comfortaole and final rccoverv. 7 i The fact that l decided leisure rrorrr 1Narrenton on to this line, rather against the opinion of the President, Secrth y ' \Var, and yourself, and that you left llh' whole movement in my hands, without giving me orders, makes are responsible. it will write you very soon and give you more definite information, and finally wrll sendyou my detailed repm-t, in which a special acknowledgment will be made of the services of the different grand ' .,f orvi sions, divisions, corps1 and my general and stall department of the army of the Po tomac, whom I am so rnnch indebted to for their support and hearty computation. i will add here, llrat the movement was. tirade earlier than yotr expected, and after the President, the Secretary, and yourself requested me not to be in haste, for the reason that we were supplied much sooner by the diilerenl staff departments than was anticipated when I saw you. Our killed amount to 1,152 ; our wounded about 9,000, and our prisoners to about 700, “inch last have been paroled and exrzhan- god for about the same number taken oy us. , 'l'bc wounded Were all removed to this side of the river, and are being wall cared for, and the dea‘d were all under a flag of truce. The burgeon re- ports a much larger proportion of slight . wounds than usual: 1,032 only being treated iii hospitals. I am glad to represent the army at the present time in good condition. Thanking the Government for that on’ fire support and Confidence which I burn always received from them, ,1 remain, General, . Very respectfully, your obedient servant“ A. n, no ithion, ' Major-Gen. Commanding. TUE I‘ilEDE RICKSBU RC BATTLE. l The Richmond Dcspatc/z of the 17th inst, contains the following .â€" Gntv.r,an"snt31>0it'r OF THE EVACUATION Headquarters near Fredericksburg, Dec. 16, 18652. E As far as can be ascertained this stormy ' morning, the enemy has disappeared in our immediate front, and has re~crOssed the flappahannock. I presume he meditating a passage at some other point. ’Signed.) ll. 13. LE" l. iii General Commanding. is GEN. LEES OFFICIAL ElkrPlJRT OF THE' l tartan. The following official report of Gen. Lee was received in this order on yestcr» day;~â€" l Headquarters Northern Virginia, l Dec. 17, 1862. l buried' . -....- “stew-2‘ Liner“ ,. Jo" . 1 .7. . . l . . levies. Posrliouswere,therefore,selected Carolina. to oppose his atlvaiiCe after crossing, 'l he tiarr‘owncss of the flappahannock, its wind- l ing course and deep bed, afforded oppor- I road tunrty for the cor‘rstruciion of bridges at't)live, and tore up several miles 0 l l t l ' upon his flank, and drew upon the gallant Leave Toronto” points beyond the reach of our artillery, land the banks had to be watched by skir- mishers. The latter sheltering themselves behind the houses, drove back the working, site the city, but at the lurvest point of crossing, where no rlrelter could be had, our sharpshotrtcrs were themselves driven off, and the completion of the bridge was effected about noon on the 11th. On the afternoon of that day the enemy's batteries Opened upon the city, and by dark had so derriolished the houses on the river bank as to deprive our skirmisbers of shelter, and under cover of his gun: he ef- fected a lodgmcnt in the town. The treops which had so gallantly held the po- sition in the city under the severe cannonâ€" ade during the day, resisting the advance of the enemy at every step, were willi- drawn during the night, as were also those who, ivith equal tenacity. had maintained their p 3st at the burnt bridge. Under cover of darkness and of a dense fog on the 12th, a large force pa~sed the river and look position on the right bank, protected by their heavy guns on the left. The morning of the l3th.his arrangements for attack being completed, about 9 o’- clock, the movement veiled by a fog, be advanced boldly in large force against our right wtng. General Jackson‘s corps oc- cupied the right of our line, which rested on the railroad; Lien. Lougstreet’s the left, extending alony,r the heights to the ltappahannock, above Fredericksburg, Gen. Stuart, with two brigades ofcavalry. was posted on the extensive plain on our extreme right. As soon as the advance of the enemy was discovered through the fog. Gen. b‘luart, with his accustomed moved rp a section of his horse artillery which opened with effect Pr-lbarn a heavy lire, Wlthll llt? Slhlitlmftl 'tiillinchiugly for about to hours. in the meantime the enemy was fiercely encountered by Con. A. P. Hill‘s divi- sion, forming Gen. Jackson’s right, and after an obstinate combat repulsed. Dur ing this attack, which was protracted and . . liotl -' contested two of (alert. llill’s briua As the day broke our long lines ofl l ’ " titers Were driven back upon our second ylinc, Gen. Eirley, with part of his divi~ l l .Dcc. 23, 18625â€"‘1‘0 sion, being ordered to his support, drove the enemy back from the point of woods he had scrzrd, and pursued him into the plain until iii-rested by his artillery. The right of the enemy‘s column extending be. yond lftll’s front, encountered the right ofticr'r. flood, of Lungstreet’s corps.»- The enemy took possession of a small corps in front of Hood, but Were quickly diSpOsâ€" sessed and repulsed with loss. During the attack on our right the enemy was crossing tr00ps over his bridges at lt‘rcdcricksburg and massing them in front of Longstreet’s litre. Soon after his repulse on our right, be commenced it relics of attacks on our left with a view of obtaining possession of the Heights imme~ diately overlooking the town. These re- pcatcd attacks were repulsed in gallant style by the \Vashington artillery, under l/ol. \Valton, and a portrou of Mchrw’s division, which occupied these heights,â€" l h:- hrst as~ault was mule after dark, whm Col. Alexrndcns battalion had relieved the Wash n,ton artillery, wlro>c ammuni -i-:n had been exhausted. and ended the cont-'si for the day. The enemy was sop- portcd in his attack by the fire of strong batteries of artillery, on the right bank of the river, as well as by his numerous heavy batteries on the Stafford I,lr<i;;li;s. ()ur loss during the operations since the movements of the enemy began, amounts in about 1,800 killed and wounded. Among the former, I regret to report. the death of the patriotic soldier and staicsman, Brig.â€" Gen. 'l'homas l3. ’...Cobb, who fell upon our left; among the latter, that brave soldier and acctrmplished gentleman, Brig. Gen. .‘r’laxcy Gregg, wno Was very serious lv, and, it is f'Jare-d, mortally wounded during the attack on our right. The enemy to-day has been apparently engaged in caring for his wounded aird‘burying his dead. llis troops are visible in their first posi- tion, in litre of bttlllrr, but, with the cXcep- tron of some desultory cannonading and firing between sktrrntshers, he has not at tempted to renew the attack. Aotiut five hundred and filly prisoners Were taken during the engagement, hill the full extent of his loss is unknown. 1 have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient scr- vant. R. 3. LEE, General. Officirrlerras. Ma RSUALL, Major and Aide-dcâ€"Cctnp. Lnxrxc'roN, Ky.. Dec. .‘2'2.-â€"It is re- ported that Lexington, Kentucky, is soon to be visited again by the Confederates in large force. lf‘loyl'l and Humphrey Mar- shall are said to have come through Pound Gap, from \Vesterrin Virginia, and are ad- vancing into the centre of the State. The town and vicinity are infested with John Morgan’s gucrillas; four of them were caught by scouting parties. Wantincrox, Dec. 23.â€"-'l‘lre Presi- dent has issued the iollowingzâ€" lfixecurrvn MANStON, \VASHING'I‘ON’, the Army of the ; the ftempt was not an error, nor the failure r' other than an accrdcnt. l‘he courage why, i . ithe consummate Potomacâ€"l have just received your Com rounding Generalls preliminary report of battle of b‘redericksburg The at- wpigh you, on an open field, tirrintaincd The contest against an entrenched foe, and skill and success wrth Tot/w 11072. Secretdry o/‘ll’ar,1i’.rchâ€" which you troubled and rte-creased lite moral, Virginia: river in the face of the enemy, show that Silt: On the night of the filth instant You P055055 all if”: qualmfifi “l “ greul the enemy commenced to throw three bridges over the lluppahammck. above ltlr'edcricksburg. and the third about a mile and a quarter below, near the mouth of the Deep ion, The plain on which it‘rcdei’icksburg stands is so completely commanded by the hills of Starl'ord inl i posseSsion of the enemy. that no etlcctnal thanks 0f lllc “ill-‘0“: opposition could be offered to the cori- siructior; oi the i)i't(i_“L‘S or the passage of l the river billiard exposing our llOi‘ps to flittitt‘IO'lS bib]: his 1 hp t‘.,\l ruin) l‘ v 'i‘ .. ...l ICI . rl . t... "5 : government. *arrny, whrcu will yet give victory to they cause of the country and of the popularl Coi‘tduling with the mourn ersfor the dead, syinpatlrizing for the st:- vercly wounded, l congratulate you that the number of both is comparatively small., I. tender to yr'ttt, officers and soldiers, the l probably limited Upon llle m'dllC’l‘ (Signed) ‘ i ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The following has hurt!) I'eCclt't'd here llcadrpizrrtcrs Department of N .....- l upon pass a resolution authorizing llalleck, \Vaflrington:-â€"i\ly expc was a perfecl success. 1 burned the bridge at (ioldsooro and Dr track of the Wilmington and \Vr-ldo road. We fought. four engagements at South \Vest Creek, Kingston, ball and Coltlsboro, and whipped the my handsomely each time. ‘ (blightle .l. G. FOSTEl' brig. Lien. Comm ( r . CHICAGO, Dec. 23â€"A spr-cr patch from Carlo has the followirr tiorral particulars regarding the Cert raid. The force consisted of a fat wrlh srx pieces of artillery. crossed 'l‘erinessce at Clifton, from Jackson, and marched direc ingtom, where they were met on by the Federal cavalry regiirrent: pieces of artillery, under Col. who had been Still from Jackson against them. A battle of three hours, duration ensued. The ir‘ederals were forced to give way. Our loss wa< 7 killed, 10 Wounded and 12-h captured. The Con- federale loss was 35 killed and womrded They captured our artillery. During tit“ Confederate march northward the y were attacked St'Vrrt‘tll tunes frorn the south by a large force sUpposcd to be those who escaped from Lexington last night. Contederales commenced to retreat. having approached within seven mi'es of Columâ€" bus. The damage done to the road is not so great as might be suppOsed. Scâ€" veral bridges were burnt, but the lressle work is all sale. The damage will, proâ€" bably, be repaired in two weeks. \. .niles tigcrsoll, Northern Railway 01" t‘ana - Timo 'l able takes effect Monday. Dec, 1, ‘5 uovrrts non'ru’ Mail. Express. . . . 'r’ ‘20 3,11]. 4 it) p in. Thornhill. . . . .. . . . 810 a in. 4 56 p in Richmond flill.. . . 8 24 a m. 5 It! p.m. King . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 33:: 111.5 24 p.m. Aurora. . . . . ... . . . 9 U” a.t'tt, 5 45 p.rn, Newmnrkot . . . . . . . 9 I5 thin. b' 00 p.m. Holland Landing. . 9 30 a.rn. 6 I5 p.m. Bradford. . . . . . . . . . 9 42 H.111. 6 25 p.m. MW?" ' .: my ‘slav ') MOVING SUUTH .2 30 p.m 5 30 can Bradford. . . 5 55 p.m. ii to a.nr Holland Landing” 6 1.3 p.m. ‘6 3'2 run varnarket. .. (i 30 p.m. 45 a m. Aurora. ... b' 45 p in. 9 00 run King. . . . . . . . . .... 7 lo p in. 9 25 mm, Richmond Hill. . . . 7 26 p.m. 9 40 our. Thornhill. . . . . . . . . 7 40 p. at. 9 55 a-m. Arrive at Toronto. . . .. B 30 p.m. 1040 “ Leave Collingwood.. . . . . 0nd Hill Post-office l‘r/Iail Arrangements- Riohm MAIL!- to and from Richmond. Railway Station Toronto, Collirrgu’ood, Barrio. Markham tp. elm: To Toronto, morning. closed at. . . . . .7 (ll) air; “ evening. ..6 3t) p.rri.‘ “ Collingwood, Barrio, &c. vrailrir way going llOt‘tl),"lnsed at. . . . u H 6 45 a.tn. And on Tuesdays and Fridays To Almira. tp. ol'Matkhum, closed at ft) 00 am. “ Cashel, “ 10 (it) a iii. of " Gorrirley, “ " 10 00 run. " Headl'ord. “ “ 10 (ll) 8."). to " Victoria hquare, ‘- Ill b0 n.1n. From Toronto, morning. delivered at ll) ()0 am. " evening. " 8 0|) p,r'n. Railway R0. with mails from north, 8 00 p.m. May, 1562. II 4‘ || ... _._ _..-.________ ._ -... __” Nexv Advertisements. Snowl Cutters !--Geo. Eakin. Missionary Servicesâ€"W. M. Church. Noticeâ€"Martin Machood. Sheriff’s Saleâ€"F. W. Jarvis. Tremaine’s Maps, Cardâ€"Dr. toid. Noticeâ€"Vaughan Plank Road. VVnnied .lininedialolyâ€"h’lrs. Falconbtirlge. M ,0. it _ gilttttfit. RICHMOND HILL. DIGC.26, 186‘). VAUGHAN CUUNClL. WE have before us the published Minutes of the Municrpal Counctl of Vaughan forthe year 1862.â€" They are printed in the form of a parrrphlei, containing 13 pages.â€" Tcn meetings have been llt‘ltl dur ing the year, and nine by-laws en- acted, besides the usual amount of ordinary local business. The plot] adopted by this Council of laying before their constituentsa full ac- count of their stewartship at the close of the year, cannot fail to meet with the hearty approval of a majority of the Ratepayers of the township. By no other rrreans can they obtain a correct and corripvea, hensive idea ofmunicipal matters, 'ofthe various ways in which their taxes are expended, and the man- i'bf i ‘ laltogetber. A matter is brought l M. TIT-EFT, Postmaster. l " be proceeding itivoly'cs a prin- of a much more important eter, which in view of future agencies, they or their succes- wour‘d do well to consider 'ully. It is nothing less, in- , than an assumption on the of the Council, of the right to 'ute the decisions of a magis- Let the Opinion once gain any that the Council can at \J-‘flftf Stet aside or mitigate the. unislrmenl inflicted by a justice of die" Peace, and the atltllOt‘lly of the latter will soon cease to be re- pected, or ’will be set at defiance " before the legally appointed tribu- nal, the witnesses are examined, the defence is heard, and the ques- tion is decrdcd in accordance with the law affecting the case. if the Convicted party should feel aggriev- ed. he has the right of appeal to a higher, court; but certainly a Township Council has no right to Constitute itself a Court of Appeal in doubtful cases. There is no doubt that Wallace pleaded ignor- ance of the law before Mr. Wads- n The tworth, but that gentleman did not consider it a sufficient dolcnce It must not be forgotten, too, that in giving testimony before a magis Irate, witnesses are examined on oath; while the Council receives merely a verbal statement from one of the parties, without that guaran- tee of veracity which an oath is supposed it) give. When a man takes out a license to sell spirituous liquors, it is cer- tainly his busiuc to make himself acquainted with the law in refer~ fence. to taverns. Any prudent man would naturally be expected to take this precaution. lfhc neglects to do so, however, and breaks the law in consequence ofhispwu care- lessness. the fault is his own, and he cannot reasonably consider him- self hardly dealt \'lllt if he is made to suffer the penalty attached to his oflence. l'ltlt’ltll't‘tls of roses may foe-cur, in which the plea of ignor ance might be Set up. with as much show of reason, as in this instance ; yet it would be uriwisc and even dangerous to interfere with the operation of the law. We do not intend by these remarks to impair: improper motives to any rnerrrbcr of the Council, but we wish to point out the great cvilof establish- ing a precedent, which may be pro- ductive of the most dangerous con- Srrquenccs in future. Mr. Pierce, tho 'l‘ownship Clerk deserves credit for the concise and explicit manner in which he has recorded the doings of the Council for some years past. We are avare that Mr. Pierce is always anxious to give all the information in his pOWt‘t' to the public on muni- cipal r‘nattcrs. ...Wâ€".__ Sohobl Examination. THE usual lialfyearly examination took place on Monday lasi;â€"â€"thc time devoted to examination was so short. that many of the classes in the different dcj'rarln‘ients could not be called up, ulriclr was a disap- pointment to irianv who take an in- terest in t‘itnessrng the. progress made by the pupils. 'flie classes that were. examined in each dc- purtment, acquitted themselves creditably, and gave evidence of the efficiency of the present staff of teachers. We would, however, suggest that, in future, a whole day be given to the examination of the Grarrrrt‘rrr School department alone. and that the next day be devoted to an examination of the pupils in the Junior Dr-par‘lrricnts. We think the pupils would prefer this rnorle â€"-and all the classes would be ex- amined, and the parents uonld have a better opportunity of wit- nossing a more thorough exa- urination. . A- w» a <W~~~~~ Volunteer Rifle Company. .._... THE Young men on the 3rd con. of \Vhitclrurch field a predminary meeting for the purpose of organizâ€" ing a Rifle. Corripauy on Friday evening last. Owing to the in- clet‘ne‘néy of the. weather on that evening\1he attendance was not nor in which their represent' lives. solargo asdi‘~v-(irrld ' have been.â€"â€"â€" discharge their duties. By it s plan FAfter several of both extravagance and percolation are rendered impossible without exposure, as every item of expen- diture can be examined, and every resolution fully criticised. ln look- ing over the various matters brought before the Council, we no- tice one that is worthy of a passing rcrrrark. It appears that William Wadsworth, Esq , J.P.. imposed a, line on a certain Nathaniel Wal- lace, for selling liquor after 7: o’clock on Saturday evening, con- trary to law. the Council against the decision of the magistrate, pleading ignorance of the law. The Councillbe v' _‘.- Wallace appealf‘to flinct ioncc the Secretary to refund the amount of the lino. Now the members of the Council ,ie speakers had explained the obj rot and duties of the vqlnnteers, u out twenty gave in their names. Another meeting was tolhave heed: held this week, but Willi what Stuocess we have not heard. / wflymro4Mâ€"___ Auction Sales. Morvr-M’, Dec. 29.â€"â€"Crcdit Sale of Far-rt block, lrnplcn‘ienls, dun, ‘on lot NO. 11. 3rd Con, Vaughan, "f Mr. Henry Reid.â€" l] e propc . " ll. Smelsor, Sale at u W ism?" â€"â€"Credit Sale 7 Recei surance merely in reference to the sum of money paid into their hands by the magistrate, and which tthey. pro- bably felt themselves at liberty, 0”“ irrigate;- the cit-cumutant-cs, to return. La iv. in for whi thank s. Tl; 'l‘l '.\â€"A-’\n- ~M‘ .‘r...u‘ -1. . Christmas Day. â€"â€" Yesterday, being Christmas day. of the 8th con., and $3.93 on the road it]' the places of business in our town, were closed. Contrary to what we usually have at this season, we had no snow for Christmas, and conse- quently, very few driving parties were out. >94 Markham Uouncil. 'f‘rrr; above Council met at. SiZe‘s hotel, Unionville, on Saturday, the LCtb i st. Members all presentâ€"the Reeve in the chair. The minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Mr. Jars. Bowman presented a petition from Thomas Amoss and 9 others, pray- ing for aid for an indigent person named Charles Irish, resrding at Brown’s Cor- ners, on the fifth concession. M r. John Bowmanlaid on the table re turns from special School meetings held in Sections Nos. 11, 13 and 17. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. .ias. Bowman, that the return from special by Mr. was appropriated on the, 'i’own line south front of lot 13, on the 6th con. The ineve introduced and read a first- time, in blank. :1 Bylaw to provide for the payment of certain bills, accounts, and 3]-, lowat‘rcr-s to members and officers. 8L0. Council in committeeâ€"3dr. Macklcm in the chair. The blanks were filled as follows :- Reove and Assessor, as Selectors of .lurors..........................$ 800 600: l.’ollClork.................... . . . . . . 400 AS-BSFOI',.......-..... 75 “0 'Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . 650“ Members of Council. . . .. . . . . . . . .. l 50 ~ Auditors, each....................... 2 00 Clerk and Treasurer. . . - . . . . . . . . ‘2 2.”) “fitnesses on the Northern Railroad case Q4 00 fteevo, for expenses, file. on thosanre. . 24 00 Clerk. for attendance in Cotlt‘t.e.\'pensos, cxtias,&c..... 828 And the bills and accounts as above. presented~ . (,Ioriirr'iittee rose and reported the fly- law as amended, when it was read a third time and passed. l\lr. .l. fl. Brown, inspector of Li- cense“. presented his report, which was meeting held in bchool b‘ections Nos. l1, adopted; after which he tendered his re 13 and 17, beingopposed to any altera- tions m raid bections, be it resolved that no action be taken by this Council in re- gard to forming a School Section out of portions of the above mentioned Echoel .‘rtilt' ns. l\.lr. lurker moved, seconded by Mr. signation, which was accepted; and Mr. liichard Bornes was appointed to the of lice for the balance of the year. A By-law was pasScd amending Evy-law No. 188m accordance with the statute in reference to 'l‘ztvcrn Licenses, \‘Vlwn. or: motion of .'\lr. i‘ilacklem, the Marsh, that the Clerk pay to \\"m.Kcstcr Ci-uncil articude 5”“. (he. the amount due to him for drfalcalrons pro- perly returned in the year 1858, and also pay the percentage. due the. said William lxca'tcr for collecting blchool Rates in Sec- tion No. 10, and retain such percentage from the 'l'rustces of fichool b‘r-ction No. 10, and of any :~um that may come into the hands of said Clerk. as due and payable to said School 'l‘ruslces. Mr. Marsh introduced a By-law lo flx the places for holding the Municipal lilo:- tion~ in the several wards of the township of h‘larkham, for the year 1853. and to appoint Returning Officers for the snrne~â€" which was passed by the Council. Mr. .J'no. Bowman morcd,sccondvd by Mr. Marsh, that Mr. A. H. Sumrnerfel' be, and is hertle appointed Commissioner to build two bridges between lots Elf and iii, in the bill com, in place of Mr. Angus McKiirtion_ . Mr. .Ias. Bowman mow-d, seconded bv Nlr. Marsh, that the sum of$l per week he, and is hereby granted for the support of Charles lrish and his wife, an indigent and infirm couple, residing at Brown's Corners, on the 4~th conceasion. Mr. Marsh moved, seconded by Mr. Barker, that the 'l'reasurer be, and is hereby instructed to pay over to “mi. 8. Phipps, 'J‘reamnrer of the Luncashire lie- liel Committee, 'l‘ororrto. the amount col- lected from the several School Sections of this township, for the relief of the div- tresscd poor iir Britain, and for Man- chester operatives, specially subscrtbad by Mr. David Cash. The Council then adjourned sinedz’e. >o<¢-â€"â€"â€"â€"-_â€"â€" VVhitchurch Council. Tut; ahorc Council met at Mr. \Villiam Brown‘s llall. Bogaittown, on \\'cdttcs- day, the 17th inst. Members all present. the chair. Minutes of last meeting read, ap- proved, and signed by the .leevc. Petition from Alexander Sangster and 33 others, prayinpr for a Tavern License to be granted to .lili Conner, on the l0th (30!). Of this township, was received and read. Also a communication from \Vilson, Patterson EL Early, in the case with the Northern Railway Company, to the effet' that the final division of the 'lourt is fur tlier deferred to the February term. The Clerk presented the following bills and accounts, viz The Reeve iii ld, Jackson, for printing and statioriory,.$dÂ¥l 9.3} Cliewitt 6; Co , for stationery}. . . . ... 2 45 Canada Gillette. for advertising blpucial Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 00 Clerk 6; Treasurer, for postage and Stationery . . . . . .. 5‘2l Also a communication from J. Lerkinl Robinson, to reference to exucss of taxesl on part of lot 63. m the 1st con. of this township, for 18513, amounting to $3 07 Also from the Clerk of Uxbtdge, re~ lilting to air appropriation on the Town line east of this ’l'owuship. Aim from Michael b‘rctz, in regard to taxes paid to the blieiill‘, on lot 21. ir the 9th con. to the years l85‘2, 1851f- and 181”)8-â€"the patent not having been issued. On motion of Mr. Mucklem, seconded by Mr. \Vheler, the hills prescnle by the Clerk and that of taxes by J: Lukin Pto. bznson, were Ordered to be paid. On motion of Mr. Silvester, aeconded' by Mr. McCot'tnack, the application of .‘vlttthucl Fretz was laid over for the pur pose of examining the Rolls in reference thereto. The Reeve brought in a By-law to ap~ point the place for holding the Atiirnal l‘ownship Meetii and read a first time in blank. Council in committeeâ€"M r. Silvester in the chair. The blank for the plan was filled wrtlr \Vm. Brown’s Hall, Bogart- town. Committee rose and reported the By law amended.--â€"lieport adopted./ The fly-law was read a tb‘tfd‘trme and )3, passed. . , ..é 0“ "1mm" of llWacklcm, the Reeve left the chair for one hour, for dinner. AF FE session. Oounr' p . return. 423. motion of Ldr'.“Sllvester, seconded Mr.ib‘chorrnack,-7the Clerk was in rnctcd’ to inform the Township Clerk of Uxbridge, that owing to the lateness of the season the proposition for an appropriation W the 'l‘ownâ€"line east, opposite lots 10 ‘ could not at present be enâ€" ,tbui . Dier that he does JV?! 7m salamiâ€"v :tron of Mr. \Vheler,scconded by mit that the term is pplicable only to uni- taicklem. the prayer of the petition vex-sat man, restdtngon the face of me Conner was granted, and Peter universe. i if John dCorrner accepted. at», 504M“ Tho Genesee Farmer. The December number of tiris twil- lcnown agricultural journal ls received."â€" We can not too often recommend our agricultural and horticultural friends to take the Farmer. 11 is published at the low price of sixty. cents a year, and each number contains hints and suggestions year. her number free. .lth‘t‘plt Harris, flochi-stcr, N. Y. ()r, if you ,wish to examine the paper before subâ€" scribing. call and examine it at this other. The publisher makes some tempting, offers to all who are willing to act as agents for the paper in getting subscribers. :‘peci- men copies, prospectuses, &c., will be sent free ti all who wish them. mu.» Llad‘d‘fflli Fl’rt.).‘rl i f l5‘i7. JOHN- SON UP tidlll'li‘b‘ l."-'tl.l.5. BISHOP COLENSU’S LATE \VURK. (From the Perth Expositor.) Stu,~â€"'l’lie Church of England at the present period is being agitated, as rvell at home as abroad,by ininv conflicting; crimes. lil‘cric‘ts are advanced which ac at vari- ance with her articles and frrmularir-s, and men of note have not hesitated to de- vote the energies of their cultivated minds to (’Sfdlllhll princrplcs the influence which, in all prnbabiliiy, Will be but to give a tr~rnporury shock to the ninth body of the Church. The learnt-d lirshop of Natal has recently published a work in England, antagonist c to the authenticity and inspiration of the perrtatench. in reading an extract from the book l fi if the following quotation, viz: ‘ that a uni t'ersal deluge such as the Bible speaks of could not possibly have taken place it. the way dcscribed in the Book of Genesis not to mention other dilliculttes which the story contains.’ it is to be lamented that thr- language ftbe Bishop is eXprcssed in the coloring that it assumes. ft is not the first time that the universality oftlie tleluy‘tcr has been disputed or.- scientific gr‘oarrtfs;‘ i believe it has never bcrn "disputed that a deluge did take place. lleat'ncn writers attest the fact; the lilldtllgs oi Geology confirm it. it is my .\'lr. liditor, to reconcile. which a ‘ universal detugc’ is supposed to convey, with the ttttei'arices of Holy \Yrit. Pm: ll.‘Sl impressions wuich l crer receiv- ed upon the subject of the deluge (moh- penderrt of the teachuigs of dcriptuw). were conveyed to my a ind during, lite study of the late ang'lic Dr. Chalmers treatise on Natural lllt‘OlOng. it i» a, work appointed by the Universrty of Dun. fin to be read by all students who wish to; compete for theological distinction in that ; liberal and tilfi‘llltgttlslttfl.l seat of learning 'l‘he learned Doctor describes the natural method by which a deluge may he i-ffcctt-d. Hcslates that an elevation or depression of the axis of the earth the waters of the mighty deep would rush wrth t‘t’sistlt'ss im petuosrty from their present bed, and find a resting place in some other portion of the earth's surfaceâ€"hence a deluge, Now. it is evident that the i.rrpetuoris triovcirierrt of the waters would be in proportion to the depression or elevation of the earth’s axis, so that the deluge might be SlitiL‘tltlY effect cd, or gradually brought about. it moreover, one of the characteristics of the purpose, I t l IS, nothing by a sudden movement; and this holds equally true in all spiritual as well as physical relationships. Hence the gradual increase, continuance and removal , of the waters is in perft’cl llitl‘mOnV with this divine characteristic. The usual me I thod of illustrating this, ‘that we may compare small things with great,’ is by filling a phinl with water, leaving a small spar-e unoccupied by the fluid, so as to resemble a spirit level; then corking 1m. phial and holding the extremities Ill-it’attl] hand. in a horizmrtal position, it will be observed that upon the depression of the bottle at either end, here is a Hilltllfutietmsl movement of the watcr in the phial. .ln such a mry, no doub, was the wickedness of the people terminth by the waters or a deluge. The next-.ubjcct of enquiry is concerning a universl deluge, '1 he ques- lion seems to me torcsolve itselfinio a point of two-fold cosidvration «whether the term ‘ universal’s to be appled to the surface nfthe oath. I h"inbfy sub- l Macklr-m. a further sum of $10, well war-lb the subscription price for a' All who subscribe at this time for" Hire next volume will l'tffit‘ll'e the Dcccm' . blend the sixty ccnlsl-i: of, the drliicuttiefl an announcenir-nt appomting éir .l. only cXpress tllffITlSt’lVCS according toutheii‘ geographical knowledge. Any person looking to the first verse of the second chapter of Luke will there find tae expires: sion ‘ that all the world should be taxed.’ The expression in Greek is ‘ ten Oik'm- inencn,‘ which literally translated signifies ‘ the earth inhabited, or ‘the portion oflher earth which is inbaoited.’ The exnression‘, however, in the English version would lead one to suppose that the whole world must be taxed; but we know that the whole world was not taxed. but that portion of mankind under the lioman Swayfior the the earth as then inhabited according to their geographical information. Hence I come to the conclusimr that, when the: deluge is spoken of as covering the whole r earth, it is, to he understood as occupying that portion inhabited by universal man. I regret that space allowable for such a communication debars me from addncing other co relative matter on this subject. But. M r. ,l‘idilor, it appears to me a fear- lul resort,_io impugn the aut‘rrt‘uiticily of lsluly Writ upon such pnwrihlies. l‘irne after time have the llll'lllJ‘llllt‘SS and en- venomed arrows of infidelity been snapt in tWain, when directed against the mviolable l i l r l . bulwark of our SttCt‘ttl heirloom. Time after time have arguments of the hour sort appeared and disappeared, like some erratic comet, to be looked at for a while, and then to i'rrcedt: in their pathless track. \Vlirrl titzilter tlors it make to the faith of the belcivcr whether the deluge was tiniâ€" ‘versal on the fare of the earth, or was confined to than win-rmrer found on the face of the earth? it matters nothing so long~ as it has been invio rly established that a deluge was, and that that tlt'lttxt) executed its appointed \vm‘k. Can it be that the author of this book, separated from his former learned associa- ‘lions, has receded in his intellectual vivid- trress (which frequently occurs) l or liaS~ rman's natural tendency to degenerate gained the mastery over his nobler nature f Certainly, Mr. Editor, l would assert, t froin the specimen we h:th been favored. with, that the book is very common place .iu dictation. frivoloris in argtnrrrnl, and most unlortuirutt- in its assocntttons. 'l he case is unirpw, and may it ever continue la: to be so. as the appearance of the produc- tion is greatly to be bounded, as a painful exhibition of a confused lrili'llt‘cf. Saran r11. .lrritxsox. .lsipon'r‘xm‘ l.\\*r;>.'r‘to:;. ~ A reported invention is ju'~t irrigating to attract. the ‘ r I p ' \ , | ' /" curmsrty of the .l‘.ttt0;\:':tti llllrillc. the said invention pttt‘p':iliti',{ to render possi blc the exchange of electric signals lit-- llrle‘ i‘cniion of any artificial conductor whal- il‘Vt“! n distant stations, \S‘llllfttll the ever. The announchtnr‘nt was at first re- ceived with ritlrrule. but a gentleman of the highest re:.,rr.t.t..it).lrry, “lllrlll; to Ca lignani s Zlh’s-scugm' says that he has wit». tltfisfi'ml the. ritpcrtnn-nt, and that the ‘f.ict’ r-V ‘-‘ll‘lb-‘l-Jl’ .11 (premium to rsta ) imt t mom. .1 int.) , H L .l. c adds. that mus ttgc‘.‘ ware stint in the. . rnrrirnt‘r d atru in his presence, and cricribed from l.o=rrl‘)n to thigh- was an cye~ witness to the fact of arr-wcrs hiring re- t'lttt‘, llllttlllt’. 'l‘tr this the of the Illessengr‘z‘ append the following rerrrirks :, â€"â€"‘ An interview wn'h, the writer of lllt‘. abort- letii-r littVltty; it'itttr'JP-l all tlr:t‘.i)l as to the reality of the llit’c‘till‘m, which is he «turned in less than tl‘~l0tf|'ttlll't" staterrrent editors ‘ only kept a secret for the prewirl. because . a . patent are still pending, we may now add, that the earth itself how acts tltt' part of principal conductor; and that among the to Witness. the necessary formalities for obtaining 1 scientific men who have irren the thpt't‘tmt'tll is. Lord liminghatn, who is slated to have declared ttis invention was the realization ofan idea that hr: hid‘ thorn fostering for many years. declare that, by telegraphic communication The in- ! rentors their system, across the ntlnrrlic would be only a (pic-stion of strength 0 ' ballt- y, and that it might be established at a cost ol djlflllt): while a battery fit between Tillli‘l‘lll and ii \I , Paris would not emu, more than all.) ' 'for communication Tut: lssurc on Pno‘vrxtian No’rns. â€"-â€"‘.Vi_: are happy to learn through the: Leader that the amount rt:- qnirerl to be raised by the issue of t’roviricral Notes ha»: been taken. This has been ('fil“(:l(‘tl without the. payment. of unyihirrpr whatever for brokerage. One half of the whole. atr‘iount has been taken by the Bank of Britile North America; | and a portion by the Bank of Ontario. TALL TALK --â€":‘x learned mtrri'ibet‘ of titre brunch Acarh-m ' has made the uroâ€" i found discovery, according to a scale of chronologicallly itl‘l‘ttlgitt‘, t, that Adam could not have been less than 1:33 feet 9 inches high while fire. was about five feet lt‘ssl Since that humanity is supâ€" posed to have been rapidly (.lt’;b‘t'lt'l‘itlttlg, as flit acadarnectan only grants 25 leet to Abraham and but 18 feet to r‘tloscsl I u tr lictalim A rec -nt letter of Gen. .‘rlcClellan, re- Sponsive to a vote of thanks from the Philadelphia Common Council, contained this sentence: ‘ The events of lifts war have shown that the ll3‘lllltt5" q-ralrtrns of our private soldier-s may be relied upon by the (z‘overninnnt, and that if military fail- ures occur, their causes must be looked 'lor in defects of organization, command or plans.” ‘f-‘itlAN Farrch To Duncâ€"A man named Booth at very dissipated individual, was found frozen to death in a shanty near the Port Datlrouste station oftlte VVcllttt‘rd‘ ilailway on lb‘unday morning. The man, it SUt‘r’ttS. had been drinking the previous day very hard, and on coming home at. night herd lain down in the doorway, where he was found in the running; dead. He has left a wife and two or three children, all of when Were absent at the time of his death.-â€"St. Cat/Lermes Journal. UNPA'I‘ENTED LAND CLAimsm'f‘he Canada Gazette,“ b’aturday, contains 13. lL’vobinson, Bart. ant,l the Judges of the Court of Queen’s Bunch and Common Pleas, Commissioners under the provisions lol' Chapter 80 of the Consolidated Statutes I refer nm to the ancient method of of upper Canada. entitled, ' An Act res- lexpression footie urwerse,and would pre- peering claims to lands in Upper Canada 'wtli l all lknafl'ons of antiquity could‘ for which no claims have issued.’