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RICHMOND HILL TIME TABLE New Advertisements. Money to Loamâ€"Boyd 4L Stuyner. Stray IIPifiil'.â€"\v. Develin. Card.â€"Pat.tevs _&1Liu1 gswfi‘. Cheap Cotton Goods.â€"'W. S. Pollock. Commercial Hot.el.â€"H. Lemon. Gloucester H‘Juse.â€"'-Jusopl1 Gaby. Fourth Lecture.â€"Mechunics’ Institute. Grlmer Séhool Re-opened. Stick a Pin there.â€"Geo. Simpson. Northern Railway of Clanada. Mail Tnin Exam“. . . .A ('ov..'zmmr-rm?{1' of the Euro 25 states but the Ear ‘ ' rr‘ adpfivgldhv ancient {as :mou the my with :1 u!' gm 6 a trunk of knack velvet 9nd lace, lxpmu. . . Mm! . . . . . . Doubtless nuring the next session of parliament means will be taken t9 have the present measure suitably amended, and with a view to that object, it ,is de- Qira’ble, it in the meantime _tha it shpuld receive Careful, and impatiial considera-‘ tion. SUBSCLum" FOR The York Herald, $1,00 a year, One decided change for» the better it. has accomplished is, the abolition of I the Provincial Medical Board,’ whose favorâ€" iteism and laxity have long been the ob- bect of public censure. Now, each In. stitution examines and passes its own. pupils, and sends --in its list of those so examined and passed to the Medical Council, who have the power of granting or refusing registration according as they have reason to believe the examination ~thorough, and the candidate qualifiedâ€"=- Although thls is doubtless an improve ment'on the Medical Board, yet we are of opinion that a greater would have been to have taken the examining and passing power from the hands of' the schools altogether, and vestsd it in the hand: of the new council, providing at the same time, that none of the . council should be cannected with the schools re- ferred to. i RICHMOND HILL FEB. 23, 1866 A great deal of fault is foundâ€" with the new Act, according to which the late elections have been held throughout the Province. At a meeting of the Profes- ion, held last week at Aurora, it was condemned in several respects, and at. similar meetings held in other Counties, it has elicited a like verdict. Notwithstanding these faults, it is generally believed that the law as it now exists is a decided improvement upon the state of things existing'previous to its enactment. It will have the effect of putting an almost effectual quietus upon quackery and imposiure, by giving the public an easily accessible source of in- formation, as to the real standing and qualicfiatxons of physicians ; and by subâ€" jecting our various School of Medicine to a system of supervision, and establishing a uniform standard of entrance and graduation,afi'ord not only better guarran- tees of their usefulness, but also of the public safety. Objection is taken, in the first place, to the great extent of the Medical Tierri' torial Divisions,-â€"each including two Electorial Divisions of Legislative Coun» oil. In view of there being but one polling place, and that, as in this County far from central, it will be almost im- possible for the profession to be fairly represented. Another grave defect seems to be thé’ absence of all provision for the registra- tion of practitioners of the Eclectic and Hommpnthic schools, by which the phy- sicians of those schools as well as the general public, are left open to impasi- tion. But perhaps the worst feature of the measure is, its limitation to Upper Can. ado. Lower Canadian Colleges are thus left altogether untrammalled,' and have, moreover, the right to demand registra- tion for their graduates, as have also all other Schools and Colleges of Medicine in Her Majesty‘s dominions. This is certainly unjust to Upper Canada, and is most likely to operate towards driving students from our institutions to those of other sections where the Curriculum i§~ not so formidable; and which ‘ Iiconfer equal privileges of practice with their diploma. Exception is also taken to the imposi' tion of an additional fee for registrntion upon those already registered in the Pro- vinbial Secf‘etary’s ofiice, and it is claim- ed that the more equitable method would have been to provide for the trans- fer of the list of Licentiates fbund there to the bew Medical Register, to be pub- lished by special provision of the late Act. ’ mm 19m gamut. The New Medical Act. luv.le IOVINC FORTH. 54 A.M. ....4 29 r... soul-u. Q7 A. v . 6 The fourth lecture of the season, un; der the auspices of the Mechanics ,Insti3 tute, st delivered by the above named gentleman in the Temperance Hal, (in Friday evening last, In discussing the question “,Will Canada. defend hereaf," the learned lecturer afterwalluding briefly to the peculiarity of our position as the neighborF of a. powerful;Kudzuuscrupulous state, anxious for our- absorbtion, severely condemned thoseinternal enemies, in the shape of annexationists, and American sympathisers, who have exercised 3. dan- gerous influence adverse to a national and independent spirit. He deeply re- gretted that a portion of . the British ‘ press, and especially the ‘ London Times; which he denounced. in: strong ‘terms, should hev‘egjfled, bytheii' ignorant and prejudiced criticisms to create a ‘i‘gelingl of helplessnes and dependency, for which 3 there fins‘neither‘reasou nor .excuse. As tive of the innate resources of the country, and the spirit Canadians might be expected to manifest in case of invasion, briefeccouut was given of the most important events of the \ivierv of 1812, showing that under the most _ disâ€" advantageous circumstances, thefprovin- cial militia" aided by the handful ofJegu- lers warm the province, had easily re- pelled the-attack of; overwhelming ‘num- bets. . . .. am, it is 1&er the g¢13ies£=yg11 hi; and exciting. In consequence ol the late appeal. to the chief ‘Superintentlant I" having been successful, thére is _to’ lié ' ahqther public thpolflheting, on Mgfirlglqyfiext, forvthe purpose of finally. splat-ling} the question amtofihether the :school Jd to. be conducted fora-the presents year, on} rate bill or free ‘solxool ‘principle‘sgv- As tlxere is a- very sirong“feelirlig ‘in the riciglfbotrrhgod an both éidgsi-orthjeques; _ Mr! Cnmpbell th n entered into a cmnpiiiikon of the present state of: the present State of the province in respect to its wealth, population, and defensive resourcesjww'ith'its cdnditiomat the time of the late struggle. He referred most happily to loyal feeling roused at; 'the‘ ‘period of the Trent” ufl‘air, and td the manlyindependent egpressiojn of public .I‘e’eling'éélled forth by the lite Recipro- city negociations, to the groivmg sympaa thy and affection springing up betu‘een us and the Mother country, in conse- quence 'of a better mutual undemtanding, and concluded by urging the importance fiof cultivating 'a" feeling of loyal: Self-«1e. ‘ pendenee, 'asmost in harmony with’r'our true interests, and most protective, of our i presentmre blessings of liberty and pros- perky. In giving the Statistics of‘er‘ime and education in' this coutry {and Europe, Mr. McCallum showed that there was a greater number of Criminals. who had receiwzed some sort, of an Education; than there was of those‘ who were wholly ignorant. As his remarks on this’ sub. ject may have been misum‘lerstbod we take the liberty of explaining that the Rev. ’ gentleman’s object was merely. to show that secular Education, of itself, was'not an effective preventive, of de. prayity and criminality ; and that in ordérit‘o ’rea‘p the full benefits of "educai tion the whole man should be educated; and the heart and moral powers be. oul-l tivated a}; Wellvas' the intellect. With such'philosophy we entirely agree, and would glad to see the‘ statutory pro- visions which allowé of religious . instriim tion in the schools by [the “Ministefl (if each denomination, put‘ into efi‘eet’. If a, higher mortilltone; and deeper sense of? religious duty ,and responsibility‘we-re infused into our schools, there would he notoqu greater mental progress,% but ‘al- so lesmieeessity for that severity of dies-~ oiplin, which is now _ essential to' ‘ good} government: ' - As a whole the lecture was‘charact‘ér- izcd ‘b‘y‘ great-research; souria criticisni, rare felicity of exPression; find much of racy, genial humbur. :During his disâ€" coiig‘sg‘l‘Ir. Campbell wasfmquently ap- plauded, and on concluding received the unaiiimous thanks of a large and appre- ciutive audienoe. ' ' ’ .', H V ) ~_, -*o>f. ‘ Rev. KLJIchlleum, of Woodbridge, the local Superintendent of this Section, delivered 1113 Annual Lecture, ‘in the School House, on Monday evening last. There was a large number‘in attendance, who. listened to the -}earsed -_ _ gentleman with deep attention, while he very ably discussed the nature of true education, the proper qualifications of Teachers, the mutual relations of pupil, parent and instructor,‘ :"the ' responsibilities of each, end" the great necessity of our pre- sent system of secular Education, being aide‘d'by" an equally effective system of moral training. ' Mr. Uampbell’s Lecture. .. School Meeting. Schml. Lecture, cjosé . '4‘ 'Markham" Oil Regions. The Headford Company still continue to have f‘shows" of oil. On Tuesday mogulng they took ‘up with the Sand, pump about a galloh of Oil, of a fine heavy quality. Competent judges say that the *“show” is equal to that of the celebrated “ Grant Well in Pennsylvania, when at $he same depth. This company intend ‘ tié‘stin‘g’ next week! ‘ ' “ Thzit‘ "Etighnd‘hzis never made the free; school system the basil of her schools, mid ret her" people age perhaps the most perfect- y educale inthe world,,§nd’civillÂ¥. morn]! ‘ I now cdmé tawdryz ’oppoh‘en't'a last, ef. fort, with which. ht; winds up 'his letter in the following eloquent fina§le:â€" , The Markham Oil and Mining Com- pany will give out their contract for sink- ing their Well to-day, [Friday,] at Brown’s Corners. They have. already obtained_a firstrclass engine, will supâ€" ply all’xfequisite materials fat} uperationé. 1 After reading the above, I suppose that he will his as good as his word. As to the tax on dogs illustration, which I gave in a former letter, he replios, “ that if I kept no dog, I should not Be taxed; I answer, that'if he will keep no proper- ty, the’ adOption of a free school will be a source ofh'ut little. ‘tl‘Ol-lbleoto him. The ixii‘erence’ is; that. ' if we havé property, it is liable 'to be taxed”er the benefit of otheralas wells’a‘sionriowh. Quite an ‘ oxl‘ifever" exists‘ all through the‘southern part of this County, [south 9mm Ridges] We hear of prépara, tions going on at Mr. MQDougall’s mills, Thornhill, and at Fishjs mill, townline of Markham and York» to put down Wells immediately. Mr. W'ifliafi~ Macy; ofthi'i vinage, and inventor of the Frostâ€"p300? door, has late- ly brought to perfection a. composition which he claims to contait; all the advan- tages and beauty of cut-stone; He Show- ed us a sample of the preparation,â€"1t looks servicable, and he is about to ap- ply for a patent. The oompmition can be prepared 'and used for building pur- poses at far less cost. than either brick or stone, and will 1001: better. Niagara District. .1l34‘8. . . l . '. . .9348 Niagam Town . .V .668; . ,,. . ‘. ; . 716 Princn Etiward'hisfifilirti . . .. .4212 Talbot District. . . .6694‘ . . . . . .4365 Brock District v . . . . U414 . . . . . . . . 5811 Those Who did not adopt Free Schools: - Home District. . .28589 1. . . 13738 City of'l‘omnto. . . 5500; . . . . . . 1678 Colborne Dis.. .. . 7700,. . 72995 Huron Distrigt' . 54:52.... . . . .. 2459 City ofKingsLon.. 3461. . . .7 . . I 524 _ The Niagara District was the 'pioneer in the introduction of the free school sys- tem. The aggregatgpopulution of school age in the five» seetionsjn, 148457, was_953, attendance at school during, the same per- iodts 522.. In 1848 ltlie population" was 994; the attendence 969, showing ogain in favor of the free school, of 442, or nearly 90'pbr cent. scores of instances might be given of the success“ of the system we adVOcate,vof ~very recent dates, but we prefer noticing its fleeces under itsmost disadvantageous circumstances, namely : at its first intro- duc'tieq, when lay' tinder en'almostpro- vinaidlprg'lqdicc. The following extract is taken from the report of the Local Su- perxntendent of Gammon Schools, To ronto;â€". ‘ “I, will confine myself to the happy re-. sults produced .lb‘y the system of Free Schools in this section,_ since its adoption in 1.951. and leave the facts to ,spenk for themselves. I have been immediately connected with the common school of this section since its com menccmcnt in 1838, and taught under every school act passed since that time“ Out of a population of 100 school-going children, from 18 to 25 attended regularly, I held 'an examination in 1849 at which only let pu pils were present. In 1851 the freeholders and householders availed themselves of the provisions in Dr. varson’s school act, and adopth the free school system. “During the lirstycar of its oppermion the'humber 01 pupils on the Roll win 77,'that in regular attendence 52.; In 1852, the second year the number on the Roll 126, attendance 70. ' Those which had' adopted the Free school system In 1848 :â€" “[0 will nowshow the difference in the attendance of children of school age, in towns am} districts, betwegn thosa who early adopted the”. free system, and those who did not, according to population” ,“ Show me in this. section, or any other Semiqn, that a free school has efi‘ectei any morexham a rate bill School could efl’ect, and I will withdraw the statement.” Continued from our last. Sinâ€"Your correspondent says that tlmae‘forwhom ‘free sobools’ were in- tehded, use them the least, and '_“_?I‘hé"Re§or-tvof 1852,)sh0ws an increase ov'é‘é 18350 if:‘thé"lamfibeireégismad; of1355, or 55 per cent. it also shows an increase ip the average atiendance of 497, or 47 per cept, whlch forms H. very strong argument in favor of fme schools, indeed the benefi- 1,cial effects of the system as far a; the exper- imént has been tried. are sufficient to de monstmte its superiority aver the old sys- tem.” ' The fellowing is olipt from an old number of the Carlton Herald, showmg that ghe good effects of the free school System’i's the same on the banks of the Ottawa, 335 on the shores of the Ontario. ‘A' correspondent writes :, Free Schools vs. Rate Bill. To the Editor qf thg York Herald. Qintrespanhmre. A New Invantion‘ school pop pupils unending . . . . _ 9348 . . ‘. ; . 716 V SIRâ€"41h you» last issue, of the 16th inst , unfier the Editorial head, IVfind the feilowihg remarkable paragraph, in connection with the comments. on. the pm- .eeedings of fihe Counties Council, It reads 'Shusixrâ€" , v . A 7' ‘ ‘._‘ 0n the other 1mnd,in refusing‘to iri- “ crease the gruntflm Grammar Sohpolsh “ we think the Council‘exerc-ised a whole- “ some ‘prude’ncélâ€"We' are'already’t'exed (“ to the amount. of $1000 to' aid 'the'se 1“ instifutious, for the befi'efit' of about i “two-hundred individuals.â€"Now that the .“ Government gnanjnig; about: to » be in- “ creased, there is no heqessipy for further or poiisicalirrfil, Pservawrimawl flung that mine, Missiicfihsctts, N e .v-YBi-fif or any other part of Yankeedom can pro- duce. r - In bringing Old England to compare with New England» I think Ratepayer has made a moat‘unfortunate hit. I ‘adlr mic that England, civilly, morally and, politically‘is grim, and as an Englishman feel proud‘ of. the flag, .which hag , “ Braved for a thousand years the battle and the braeze." B,ut measure her stature, by her past ad: vantages, and {is shefnnore than she ougit‘ to be ?' She is mistress of' the seas, but surely she has earned that privilege. She has been 'a nationality for centuries, and for two-thirds of her existence she has been warring with all the world, she has tried as Artemus Ward winds“, “ to wallo’p all creation," und'hy thisitime ought to have some share in politioa‘l'su-c premaey. I'htellectually considered, the Stamp of centuries is upon her educationâ€" :ul institutions, As far ba'ck 38.1260 she i had her-Oxford. Long before Columbus. had set out onyhis voyage, University and Jxeter had‘sent forth their graduates, and when‘New‘ England 'was clearing away the forest for her first schoolhouse, Old England-i witnessed the founding of her eighteenth-college. From these in, stitutions graduated some of the greatest lights that ever illuminated the intellectâ€" unl firmament. But what have they done toward: universal education ? Comparaâ€" tively- nothirign in proportion to the advanâ€" tages they possessed Her great men are like beaeon lights, seen because of their elevation above the masses, whilst, zill below is the embodiment of moral blackness; '-Sir John Packenhmn in a statement laid before the British House of Parliament in 1858,_said that the num- ber of children who attended school: in Englind at that time, was 27 ‘in 100, and that each year it was getting less In a document officially prepared, com- paring England with other countries in the attendance at school of children from seven to fourteen, she stands tenth on the list. Sammy, 100 per cent, New England 95, ’Holland 92, next comes Prussia, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norwa.., Belgium, Austria, then England only 45 per cent. Lord John Russel also stated when the question I am; no prophets yet I believe that the time will home when.» we shall have the free school system firmly established in our village; anti it 400s, not require any great. stretch ($3110 imagination to look through the dim.- vista ’of years .to see the mostpehtire, believer in Rateâ€"payer's view, (iffan converted) sitting on a fragmenh of‘ the broken arch of the Ritepayinggsystem, searching with rue- ful countenance amid the ruins, for argu- fifen‘ts against free schools, whilst ever and anon from his breast, heaving ’with emotion, comes f0th the sigh OE disap- pointment,‘ and, from 1118 lips, guy he, heard though in accents weak, from 9ft repeated reiterations,ithe now ever hope- less plea of ' ' *“ injustice". ' i Yours Respectfully, The Cofinty-Gra‘mmar Schools‘ 31mm SCHOOL. Richmond Hill; Feb. 13, ’66. came before the House, that there was between Four and five million children in want of education, and that their present system only reached 570,000, and even as late as 1803 4, accordingr to the Par- liamentary Blue Book .on the state of Education in England alter several years progress, we find only. 1,002,741 gather- ed into the schools ! We ii: Canada pre- sent a better educational aspect than that, for out of424,000 children of' school age in the .Upper‘prorince, 333,000 were attending school in 186-1. Take Engâ€" land and Wales together we have a mass of ignorance almost unparalleled 9 Out of 20,000,000, 8,000,000 are unable to write, 500,000 cannot read their mother tongue ! My opponent, Mr. Ed- itor, begun withan apology, I think that [ought to; end;.with one, 1 havegtresmss: ed too much','ulpon‘your spaceg; I would like to be more .minute in the consideraâ€" tion of statistics, in connection With the history of New England, her past disad- vantages, zilnd her present proud position, but time will not admit, suffice it how- ever to say‘ that “ civilly, morally and in! tellectually, she has not her equal among her sister nations, she- has aocOmplished in two centuries what her ancestor failed to do in eight, she is now a second if not a ‘firstar'nte’ intellectual power, and Mother England sinks into comparative educational insignificancc alongside of her stalwart daughter. The one educaâ€" ted the aristocracy and tried to work downwards, the other brought it to bear upon the masses, sade the foundations of ignorance, so that the superstructure was never I have dwelt thus lengthilyâ€" in the- consideration of the edâ€" ucational pollicy pursued by both coun- tries, not only to show Ratepaye" that he has ventured, a shot with a weapon, which has recoiled upon himself,but to show that if England had adopted free schools in an early period of her history, instead of resorting: to her odiously named “ ragged schools,” she might today have had a more respectable percentage, and‘perhaps have spared ' Sir 'John Paekenhem and Lord John Russel the trouble of callingr the attention; of the British Parliament to our ' now World-renowned Common School System... To the ‘Etfitdr of York Hémld. .1.“‘libemli .â€",â€"It ma be true, that. exce t .. . 9' .V p ‘omc‘of “16m fire {wide frge, they will “ not be able to secure the necessary fif‘numher of pupils. But it is at the same 7‘ time evident that a school which .does ‘2“ not elicit sufficient in' ,rest to raise ten “ classical pupils, cannot be a great loss j “ to the community, and is either prema- - “ tore“ or worthless.” 1 There is no misunderstanding thei point aimed at in the foregoing para-l l graph, The person who penned those lines, is pot inspired bya .‘iendly feeling towards the Grammar Sch. ls of the County, in general, and (I judge) our own Grammar School in particular -â€"-It is the old cry renewed by those who. are party who once held a meeting for the purpose of preventingra Grammar school being established in this village, and who, .Ahirteenryears ago,gdeclared_~ a- Grammar school who unnecessary here, and “ pre- mature," (mark the word !) and strange as it may-appear, amongthose who took an ‘ ngtiyjevpart againstwour Grammar school ' (hen, was. the Teacher 1 of our Common schdol l_ and ever since, to the present . time, we have heard the murmuring ‘ threats of the same clique towards an in- “ stitution which has, so far, sustained itâ€" _ self, without resorting to, local taxation. opposed to educating the masses-same I l l i 200 H 1 ct. 5 H ' 100 ‘»‘ Oct. 7 “ 5 tenths, or § of a cent. ' - Where is the generous man assessed for $10,00J, who will object to paying 75 cents, or $1, for Grammar school pur- poses? I cannot believe they are to be found amongst our farmers or mechan- ics. And if one of the Grammar schools of the county should be permitted to go down for want of being properly uppreeim ated,-0'r (more likely) through the Ina‘ ‘lignant jealousy off a few, who have pal:- bieular objects totserve: the rateâ€"payers of the County willl have the great, satis- faction of. swing onefounth of times-quar- ‘ terrof a cent./ in the hundred. éollars, 1 which will amount to less than two. cents: i in one thousand dolhrgat theexpense of; 1 losing an iustitutlon that. would. have been ‘ 1 useful not only to the rising generation lnow,‘ but for all time to come. ‘ l 'Yours Respectfully, We have much pleasure in inserting the above cémmunication, being most dea sjrable that our readers slapuld be in pos- session o=f ever; tvhinglbearinglon the case. Our cormspohdent is altogether mistaken with respect. to the and-mus of Of .the par- agraph cited. :- We hmve personally no fibefillifiy t6 ‘the' Couhty Grammar Schools; iii ‘geirerail, _or our Own" particular ;_ and are not in the habit ,of Béeoming the month-piece of either cliques or individ- uals. The opinion cxpresfied in our lent, iséue was written. in full knowledge T he rate-payers should be made better ‘ acquainted with. tlmmanner in which the Grammar school is: supported, in order that its secret as well asllaeelared enemies may be disarmed on the subject of cost and taxation. The Rich-1110M Hill Counâ€" ty Grammar-school, is supported by re- ceipts from three sources, viaâ€"Jet, the Government grant, which. is a. fund. aris- ing from. lands set apart for: the purpose ofraising a revenue. to be (iistributed among the Grainnmr schools, according to the average attendance, of which ow Grammar school receives about $325. annually ; 231d, the-County gramtofi'tfilom which is annually-voted by the C'omty- council; 3rd, the fees from pupils, It will therefore be easily understood to What extent the rate-payers of the county contribute to the support of the: metal Grammar schools within the county of York. The following table will give a fair idea of thecost of the Grammar schools in the County onork to each party assessed: " YEOMAN. Riehmoml Hill, Feb. 21,: ML There are four Grammar schools in the County of York, receiving each $2.00, making‘ a total of$SO-); they are situate at Weston, Newrmrket, Richmondhill and Markham,-â€"l3he assessed property of the County, which lays the tax, out of which the-15800, is granted, is valued at eleven millions, five hundred and, forty thousand, six hundred. and one dollars, ($115,540,601) and m order to meet the grant of $8007 it is necessary to levy. a rate of three quarters of a cent on each hundred dollars worth of real property in the county, whieh; ameants to more than the sum required, so that in fact the rate‘paid by those who are assessed is less than three quar-rersof a‘cenh on a hundred dollars I. feel quite certain that there is not a true Canadian'in the County of York, who will advocate the abolition of one of" the‘four Grammar schools in' the County rather than pay an additional fraction to thepnesent rate on the hundred dollars, for the purpose of educating their child- ren to take any position in society their talents fit them for“: this Canada of ours is not the soil for old country notions of caste, to flourish infâ€"“and Canadians will not consent to be deprived of the 0pp0“- tunity of educating their children in a manner fit, to prepare them for the high- est positions in the country, simply tosave three quarters of a cent in a hundred dol- lars, of an annual tax,â€"-and let it not be forgotten, that the brightest ornaments on the Beach, at. the bar, and in the Legislature of Canada, are the sons oi' men, who. in former-days were frowned upon by the fossils, who were opposed to giving the son of a farmer, mechanic, or labourer, an “education that would unfit him for the station of life in which he was born" I We hear the same non- sense repeated in our own day,and regret to find that there- are yet a few- who are doubtful as to. the correctness ofthe prin- ciple of educating the masses. A party assessed for $19,000, pays 7.0 7,500 A" 5 5,000 H 3 2,000 N 1‘ 1,001) “ 7. pays 75') _ centsTa‘x. 15$. 8 mills & 75 tenths. 1 ct. 5 ” 0 ct. 7 “ 5'teuths, or . A! ~l 3 U H U H of the facts given the above letter, but in the belief that they do not effect its soundness. Our view of the matter is simply this, that it w0uld be better for the interests of higher education, to have fewer schools, and better ones; and that with a view to this end, it would be wiser to distribute the County and Governâ€" ment grant amongst those schools, which give the greatest promise of efficiency, , land. liberal local support,. thus enabling . them. to pay higher salaries, secure better Eteaehers, and confer greater advantages. ThlS is the pclieyvof the late Grammar school act ; though it might inconven- ience some lcalities by the abolition of the smaller schools, it would by increas; ing the efficiency of the rest, result gener- gully for the public good. The address of the F'r'nch Senate, in 1-0pr tokhe Emneror‘s speech exprsses satisfaction has the mission of the French troops to Mex c0 approaches eomyletion, and says the Min communication made by the Emperor to the United Stétee has demonstrated that haugoty and menacing language will not cause France to withdraw. France has _ been accustomed- to moveonly at her own itime, but she neverthelesszwcishes to remem- ‘ bei- ancient friendship with America. What, is asked of the United States is neutrality ; and observance of international law“ l Liverpool, Feb. 9.-â€"-Cotton had eul'mnced ‘3s 4difor American white; other descrip- 4 tions were irl to 5d 10wer. Sales. of the week 70,000 bales. Brendstufl‘s, very. dull and tending domnwardg. Provisions. steady. mucle PRIVA'IEEKS; The S$anisahv governor of Cadiz had been- notified by telegraph by the Spanish minis ter at Londen that two vessels had lel‘ t the Mersey under the Peruvian flag, both des- = fined for privateeri'ng against Spain under I the Chilian flag. The same despatch asserted ‘ that two other vessels were being fitted out ; 0n the Clyde with a similar object. _ RUSSIA. ‘ Lengthy details are published of a. great entertainment given on the [filth J‘snug'try to Gen. Clay, the American Minister to Russia while travelling In the interior, by the corpo- ration merchants of Moscow. 1 'nxron'rs T0 new; YORK" .n _ Guion & Co, of Liverpool, shows the ex- Dorts of British- textible fabrics from that inort for New York during January, are greatly in exeesspfigny previous month dur- ng the past year. Arrival of the Moravian. ~PHMLAND, Feb. 20, 1 30 LILâ€"The steamahi Moravian, from Liverpool Feb. 0th via. ondonderry 9111 has arrived. OPENING OF gARlilAlENT-fiTHE SPEECH. Queen Vi ' g' ' opened Parliament on the 6th. The s expresses satisfaction at the successful termination of the American war and the abolition of slavery and says that the correspondence relative. to rebel cruisers will be laid before Parliament. The proposed ath'ess of the French neu- ule in reply to the Bhnperor’sspeech, repub- iutes thw‘ idea that. the French. troops are to be withdrawn from Mexico under American memcea. Liverpool Breadstnfih Marketsâ€"Breadstnfl’s very dull and tending downward. Provi- sions steady. L‘t'rd almue-iug. Consuls 96;} to § ; 520’s 67}; to i; Illinois Central 7.45 to 76; Erie 52’; to 53;}. DEATH or'yonu MONTEAGLB. '1 Lord Monteagle died on the 7th. Tn FENIANS.‘ The Dublin police dlscov‘efed a Fenian army in that any. Summary by the City of Balti- more. The following summary was dcspatched by the City of Baltimore 2â€"- THE QUIESS' SPEECH. _ The Queen'announced the approaching marriage of the Princess Helena. She says her foreign relations are all satisfactory, and the recent meeting of the. Spanish and French fleets tended to confirm the existing friendship between the two nations. The treaties with Austria and Japan are referred to with satisfaction. The deplorable events in Jamaica are referred to with regret and the measures taken in the matter'are detail- The proceedings still in progress in Brig)in North America for confederatmn are watched; withtinterest, and great impor- tance is attached to the result. Great con- cern is expresseilyizor the cattle plague, and mute sympathy for 1he sufferers. The Fenian conspiracy is referred to as, adverse alike to authority, property and religion. The authority of the law has been firmly anti impartially vindicated. Reference is then made to sundry local measures, in- cluding one on reform. ' The London Times publishes a transla- tion of a letter from the late Admiral Paregs written just before his suicide to a. Friend in Europe. It shows that he was overwhelmed with the idea of having inflict ed‘tlie calamily of war on two friendly na- tions. He says: “This letter will convey to you news of my death. The arrow of judgment and not of will with which I have unfortunately misguided the government of my Queen cannot have an): other expiation. l have been unjust and prejudiced ugains t Tnvoirs. Request him to pardon me. He did not know this republic better than any body else, and his advice and proceedings were even Safe and sound. It is the inter- est o’l‘ our oountrv to embrace the first mo- ment the first mdment to make peace With Chili. ' Three soldiers and snven civilians had beeahwfieted’ at Connemara charged with Bamamsm . ‘ Satterthwait’a circular of the ith an 's notwithstanding the depression’bn the stock exchange American securities‘hom remain- éd firfn, 5-205.hakv.,eu bcen infaiI dflmnud for investment. ’ V On closing the special commission for the Fenian trials at Dublin, the judges highly eulogized the proceedings. Gainer and other v“. rs; claimed than. the whole course adopted ad been worked with moderation and jus- iice. and would be fully approved by the country. ' NEWSFROM ME; momma. SamFranciseo, Feb. 19.. Steamer Gdlden Cihy safled to day with. £998,859 treasure. Two new steamer lines, one to Palztland, Oregon, and one to ‘ Vic- toria, Vancouver’s Island, have been estabâ€" lished. Two or three slight. shocks of an earthquake oeeurreé here within, the past few days.. AN AMENDXE'NT TO THE ADDRESS REJECTED REPLY OF THE FRENCH SEN'ATE- London Feb. 9.-â€"The Timed city artich says :â€"" The discount market imwithout alteration. Moneyiu better suppiy yester- iday.” Liverpool, Feb. 9th.-â€" In the House of Cofiimdns yesterday, The O’Donchue moved an amendment, to' the address, declaring it to be the duty of the ministers to examine into the cause of Irish dissatisfaction and remove them After a general debate on Fenianism the amendment was rejected ‘by 346 to 25, and the address‘ was agreed to. Genenl Sweeney’s ,“Ccsng'ress”~ BY SPECIAL TELEGRAPH. Ta THE; LEADER» PITTSBURG, Pa; Feb... 20; IHE'FENIAN. CONGRESS. The Fenian ‘1 Congress" efienteciémggpâ€" manor-rt organization to day; 60:11: Mi Murphy was re-elected. spake! of the-.- “‘~ House.” 1’. T. Ransford. of Fhilade1~ “‘~ House,” 1’. T. Rattsford, of Fhiladel~ phiu.y elected secretary, and Capt Nollom of Pittsbwg, sergeant-atâ€"arms. '» Thar two houses then went into jeint'seésion, J limes Gibbons, president: in the chain. The action of the convention istarmoni-- one and enthusiastic. The determination, is unanimously expressed for immediate effective action. .- PRESIDENT Ronnnrs' mnssmrrf; The message of President Robertsandi the report of Gen Sweeny will be laidu before congress to-morrow. ‘ ‘ A FENIAN MEETING. A large public meeting was held to-~ night at which several large contributions were made. Large donations of arms. are promised. ' GENERAL SWEENY TO BE MADE PRES!» DENT. The Fenian Congress assembled this: morning and approved of yesterday‘s. proceedings. The committee on credenâ€" tials reported the arrival of additional Spring'Wheni' - do Barley ,- . 51: -do “out “ ‘ ‘ - ' Out! ’33” -:- I do l’ota’tbefi’ " do HIV ton ...'.. ... Stnwydo‘ .. .,. . . . Butler 19 HI .. . ., .. Eggs @ do: ...._“ Applet: ? brl ~‘-.._ . umn‘xbefs. The Excutive message was read and nnanimmsly received.- Presi- dent Roberts’ resigned and recommends Gen. Sweeny to the presidency: Two leading gentlemen of the “ Northern railroad board have returned to the city from the county of Grey, with Mr. Jackson the member ' for that county, and an informnh meetmg oflhe directors of the, Grey‘ and Simcoe railway company, chartered last year,.w&s held at the office of the Northerm railway company on Monday. It is intend:- ed we believe tn make an immediate sumoy: of the territory lying detwean Durham, in. the County of Grey, and the line of the Northern railwry in the county of Simcoe, with a view to the adoption of such a route- us may, on comparison, be be» adapted to. promote the interests of the-company. "and! the conveuience of the public., The under. taking is sald to be one of gre'atrproniise,, and there can be no question‘of its; imPortgâ€" unce né‘t'o‘nly' to the countiesof’ Greg; antfl Simcoe but also to this cityJâ€"L'eadfr- F101" 39 15:12 Full Whom! Wednesd‘a , Feb. 28.â€"Extensive Credit Sale of ‘arm Stock, &c., on lot ‘No 36, Yonge St’r'eet,’ the property of Mr. Geo. Weldrick. Saie at 10, am. E. Sander. son. Auctioneer. ‘ Thursday March, l.â€"--Tmportant Credit Sale of Farm Stock and Farming Utensils. on lot No. 30, 5th Con. Mll'k- ‘hain, the property of Mr. Chas. Spafl'ord. Sale at 12, noon. J. Ferris Auctioneer. Monday, March 5.-â€"Creriit Sale Farm Stock. 820., on lot No. 19, 6th Con. Vau- han, the property of Mr. M.’ Peter-mam, Sale at 10, a.m. H. Smelsor Auctioneer. Tuesdp. , March 6.â€"Credit Sale ‘of Farm. Sto'clz, and Implements, on lot No. 66 & " 67, Yonge Sm. near Suttles Howl, belong- ing to ,the estate of the late Mr. John Legge. Sale. 9.1;: 1!}, mm, Germer &_. Ferris Auctioneers. Thu’r’sday, March_8;â€"â€"Credi’c Sale. of“ Fax-rm Stock, 820.. on lot 13, renrwzcfi'éird‘ conces- sion, Markham, the property; of“ Mr. RR Hall. Sale atl o’clock), 9.111. E. Sana demon, Auctiéheer. MuSmxsqu. JAcxsomâ€"va Stone» well Jackson is much 'annoyed- h)" the _con- certs, balls, and theatrical performnceafihn have héen got up all over the South for her benefit. She addresses a letter to the editor 'ol'_ the Charleston. Daily .News, declaring that she does not need assistanceithat al- though her fortune and that of her late hus- band was placed in Confederate bonds, Iho has a father who is able to provide for her. She therefore, protests that she is not in want, and requests all the schemes of relief projected upon he: ghchalf shall be abandoned it is suggested that the money which in been raised for her by our enthusiastic and charitable Southern brethren might be be stowed upon the widows of men starved to death at Audex-:;oiiville and Belle Isle. The Proposed Gazey and Sim? Railroad. ' Edward B: Ketchum,’the forgery} now at Sing Sing, is not employed in making shoes as has been stated by the papers, but, is I clerk in one of the oflices. A safe i'h'a railroad office at Bihglnmton New York, wais robbed on Sunday pf$7,(;1>0 bekonging to the American ExpreasCumpa- ny. ' The robbers Were ‘50 consiflerate as to leave untouched a package of fifty thousand dollars ' Forty families were rendered bouseleusin Boston on Friday, by the burning of nbLock of wooden tenements. One woman, named Bridget Duwds, was suffocated. Many a man is a perfect stranger to hu- manity. He has never had In introbuction at all ' It is said that President Johnson lines the NAtional Intelligence!“ as his‘ofiicial organ, and even writes some ofits editorials. TORONTQ. MaRKE'ES. , . 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