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U Rosidenceâ€"Near tho Church of England Reforonce pcrmitxed to O. S Winsnmicy. Esq Malnh. Royal Unllege of Surguous, Eng" Yongo SL 'I'oronw, and 'l'homm U. Savage, Esq. M D., Momb. Ro_\.ColL Surgeons. Eng. Thionan. 7' R. HUSTBTTER’S numerous Manda wlll plcasa accept lus sincere thanks Om their libc‘ral patronage and prompt payment. and would announce mm he will continue lo devote! 6 whole of his attalnim to the prac- tice of Medicme. Surgmry and Mldwi'erx'. All calla. (night or day) promptly Intended lo. P. J. MUTE R. M. 0.. Phy~icinn, Surgeon & Accouclu-u Thornhill. JOHN‘M. REID. M. 1).. can. or YONGE AND COLBURN‘: STS.. No paper disconliuuod until all arranrugou Ire pIid : and panics refusing papers without paying up. will be hold account-ble for the lubncription. All Idvartisemems published for a loss period than one month. must be paid for in advance. Elgin Mills, October 5, [866 All letter: addressed to the Editor must be punt-paid. nf'l‘nuduvs. Thumduy- and Sam 10,1‘ m. 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READ & 80 Y D; Barristers, Attorneys at Law, Solicitors in Chanceryfis, 77, King Street East, 'nvor Thompson's Ens! India House) ‘ Toronto. 13.13. READ, QC. 1 J.A. BOYD B A COMMISSIONER IN THE QUEEN’S BENCH, CONVEYANCER. AND DIVISION COURT AGENT, And dispatched to subscribers by the earliest mafia. or other conveyance, when so desired. The Yoax HERALD will always be found to contain thelateat and most important l“or-eign and Provincial News and Markets, and the greatest care will be taken to render it ac- eaptable to the man of business. and a valu- able Family Newspaper. TERMS zâ€"Ono Dollar per annum. ll 1m. vuct: if not paid within Two Months. One Dollar and Fifty cents will be charged. M. TEEFY, ESQ.» Notary Public, RICHMOND HILL POST OFFICE. GREEMENTS, Bonds, Duds, Mortgages, Willa,“ &c , &c.. drawn wnh allaulion Ind prolnptimdo. Terms moderate. Richmond Hill, Juno 9. leS. l BABBISTEB, Mturney-alâ€"Law. Solicitor in Chancery, C ONVEYANCER, &c, 820., 81c OFFICEâ€"In the “ York Herald " Buildings, Richmond Hill. 0:? Money to Land. M'NAB, MURRAY 3:. mcxss, Barristers & Attorneys-at-Lam' Solicitors in Chancery, coxvm'n'cms. 62c. Orncsc-Iu the Court House, . .TORONTO August 1, 1866. 59 EVERY FRIDAY MORNING, Consuhmimm in tlm Thornhm, Juno 9, 1865 May 7. [866 Carriage and Waggon - MAKER. UNDERTAKER afitmincn‘z mixcttom 6L0. 67c. 6L0. Residenceâ€"Nearly nppositu the Ru'hmond Llill. Henry Samelser; ICENSED AUCTIONEER for flu) coun- lias oT‘Yurk: and Feel, Collector of News. Aoconlats,&c. ,Srnall charges Ind piunty to do 'Laskey, March 2nd 1865. 39.1 RATES OF ADVE RTISING. July, 5th. 1866. m): mark firm!!! mun THOMAS SEDMAN, GEO. B. NICOL, LAW CARDS. ’I'HORNH IL L. [S PUBLISHED W65 olfine on the morning: ’2 mid Saundnys. H 10 [nations in the ofliun. ........... sortiou. . . . on. per line. per line.. . . >nths....... 0 .n....- ulva months. v-‘-..-noo- mouths. . . . year. . . . . - lo ....... 0 ....... V ost Office. 4‘)-lf fi-ly S1 E) I'ISI "HOEâ€"Am :2“ find Con. i‘Iirk’lllll l\ on 151» Elgin Milk Plank Road. A hr'gu Sum-k ul‘S'rAvrzs um] Smmlma. knnl :- mr'mmly on haud.mnd Enltl uflhe lewesl l’rinss " flan :md nxmniue Stuck befpre purchas- Kt‘px on hand. SAWING 001m promptly ; nlso Lumber 'l‘on sued S; Groved Al (ha lowest possible rates. Saw Millnn [0125.2nd Con. Markham. Q} unllnu exstuf Richmond Hlll by the Plank Road Richmond Hill. June ‘16, IBGS. Planned Lumber, Flooring, &c. Ono of the oldast and cheapest housesin the trade. 113‘ Give John a call when in Town. Toronto, Doc. l8h'5. 27 LUMBERINGâ€" 2 )H‘H PLANEINC To ORDER, EDMUND SEAGER. i’revincial Land Surveyor, &c. GEO. MCPHILLIPS 8; SUN, Manufacturer and Dealer in I” kinda of Man’s VVomun‘s and Children's BOOTS 8L EHOES, Issuer (pf Marriage Licenses, ALMIRA MILLS, Horses Afflicted with Ring-bone, Markham. Nov. 1, 1865. NEW SERIES. "ha! he has curses-sfme trcntnd the above for 1h:- pnst ion years without In single failure. Thi< tromment flow not mute aituia (helr bt-ing hid midu only for a few dnvs. Quin- a number of refinance given if requir- ed ofparsuns wlwsa horses have boon cured by LOOK AT THIS I‘HH My (:h'arzn is $1 50 if naid when open-Mud on. if not $3 ()0 will be charged to ensure a scum. Kesidenca rear of lot ‘25. 9nd Con, Vaughan. JAMFS DUNTON. Richmond Hi". Oct. 525. ’66 72-ly V01. VII. No. 36. "‘6. Eich mend ill Bakery! W. S. POLLOCK, BREAK] MISEUIT BAKER EGS luave to nolify the public that ho hm- purchmred the business and good will of J, Hnmeâ€"d’s oslnblishmom. mud \‘nle heis prepared to furnish BREAD and FANCY (TAKES to those who may honor him with meir [upfronugm . n! nl,,.2_-_ -..._..Hnt‘ notice lumr llfluuungv. Pic-Vic pal-lim- and Tan Meanings suppfiad at the lowest poseibln rams and on the shortest VV 0 rth Ifiwwing Provincial Land Surveyors, SEAFORTII. (7. W WKUQrdm mricth' nHendod to. Richmond Hm, JuueJ'ifiS- Maple ' ‘HF. Subscriber begs to 'Infnrm his Honda and lhn public gelmrali)‘, that he hm! opened an HUTEI. in the Villnga of Maple. 4lh Con. Vaughan, where he hop-Is, bv nuan- tion 10 thc comforxs of (hl! {raw-[ling commu- uhy.1ome”iln share of their patronage and uppnn. Good Slubling. &c . »-,..-A_\-‘ ‘y.nr nu Jan‘mrv I S, 1866 Junu 7. 1865- ave Maple. Jan 1866 Advice-410141! Youge Streak. Vaughun. Winnu, Liquor: and CIQ’H‘!‘ of the he<t brand aways nu hand. Good Shhling and nuanlivu Hostlar in auendance. COOI) accnmmndulion for 'I'ravmuersâ€" T January l6. IBGF. EMF. TREEGES‘ WATER SPIRITS, CISTRENS AND PUMPS 1 EGS raspsnmxlly in inform his customers and 1hr public lhnl he i- prepared to do HE Subscriber would imim'no to ma farm- aru and "than of Rinhmond Hill Mud .1 .- Conny having. 35 Want MarkvlSquura. 2 dcors south of King Street, 3 a. ilroad otel, Maple! ROBERT RUMBLE, Proprietor. In any quanliiy. and on short “mica D AVID EYER, Jun, JAMES BOWMAN, JOHN BARRON. & Shingle Manufacturer ABRAHAM EYER. RICHMOND' HILL AND YONGE ST. GENERAL ADVERTISER. Manufactured and for RK'IIMON D HILL. nccnmmndulion for Travallers STqu MIL!.1THORNHXLL RICHARD VAILES. 32-1}! TORONTO. Sale by l-tf 3‘2 ltf Liille I thought when a few years ago I slatted from London In Stafllrrdshire. meaning while Ihvre 10 go down a coal»mine,â€"much as a cuuntryman would go In Q3 Paul’s or the Museum,â€"-h0w soon afterwards lshnuid have such bad Down in the C cal-mine. furious earll'Jy veins. 1 had never sven th:Black Country. The Great VVttslt-rn'n broad gauge bore us along cushioned and cosy. 1!. was a winter's mgm, rather showery, but clear. My compa- nions were congenial spirits. and lenl their aid to successfully l0 en~ liven lhe jnnrney that we cared for lime vxmrnal :0 our cumparlmvnt; scarcely noticing the few stoppages we made. For care and sorrows marbid gloom And heart-corroding strife, And sickhess pointing to the tomb, Await the noon of life. Copied from the original, by Francis Lamb, keeper of Burns' monument, Edin- burgh, Sept. 5Lh, 1863. MPrrimunl and chat went round. 2an chained our allenlion, until we wcm at Birmingham Change lit-rel We are all out, and pa'lpd, amid hvaps ol trunks and bags. lhe jostling ofpnrtcrs and passrnuers. the smell ol steam, and universal scurry. From here I was alone. It was sufficiently near bedtime to make a longe grateful. so, tossing m5 pott- manteau under my head. I lay gaZ» tug at the lamp. l suppose the ap- prenticeship! once served to the cradle was not quite forgotten. At all events. the rocking made me drowsy, and I am under the im- pressmn that fora lew minutes I slept. Whether it was so, or whe- ‘ther l merely lav thinking of sleep. ilcan’t say; but certain it is that a peculiar smoky glare startled me into whaket'ulness. I jumped up. and on either side. as far into the country as I could see was a Spec- 2tacle at once impressive, and to me novel. I was in the midst of fires. Not a dozen or 1w", but huntlrerl. Not bright, dazzling flares, such as the butchers’ gas-get emits. but huge, heavy flames, that burnt, yet illumined lilumined little, and wrapt the midnight beyond their immediate circles in a seemtng fog. I let down the \vindew and stood viewing 1hem for sometime. What Were meyT Bnt soon the gathering tempests pour And all the sky deform, The gale becomes the whirlwind’a‘roar The sigh n. raging storm. l was among them early next‘ day. They were principally b‘ast- furnacvs for smelling the iron ore, and rolling-mills for pulling the metal into the form of bars and Sheets. A few were lounderies for casting. coke ovens. and lime-kilns bm thes formed av very small pro- portion. It is the morning's gentle gale, That, as it softly blows, Scarce seems to fly across the vale, 0r bend the blushing rose. But when the waves begin to roar And lift their foaming head, The mimic stars appear no more And all the Heaven is fled. ’Tis fleeting as the passing rays Of bright electric fi-e, That gild the Pole with sudden blaze And in that blaze expire. Youth, is the vision of a mom That flies the coming day. It is the blosaom on the thorn Which rude winds sweep away. It is ihe image of the sky, In glassy waters seen, When not a cloud appears to fly Across the blue serene. u“. .... y .V..-_~_ 7. portion. \‘\"hat is? The first thing that struck me, Why, they are sending us down on our way to the pits, was me as fast as they can to trv and scare mm]. It was not unlike paste 3'00 ; beSidfis- “’9 ought ‘0 have made with soot and cinder ashes. had the proper iron litt. that is at. rather thin than otherwise, It ways used in coming up and down stuck to my boots. and could nm 0an van jumped on the hook and ausin be kicked off, Upon raising they thought it a. good joke to send my head after surveying them, [IYOU d‘WVn 30. found I had crushed with my chin} We still descended. There was made with son! and cinder a‘shes. ralher thin than otherwise. It stuck to my boots. and cou’d not a big smut on my shift-trout. va,itany1hm,q will dismfh the dignity ofa Londoner of rather ifittmturr. Let Sound Reason weigfi more with us than Popular Opinion. RICHMOND HILL, FRIDAY, FEBUARY 8. 1867. Get mm them. said new valet de clyambre, tossing-g across what appeared in be a beah of rags‘ lcnuld not conceiyq what arlicles of apparel they cfxuld be. From a pa“ lo a necklic,-mere was naming I’d seen before rmembling them. :‘3 inn: oown; I turned them,and began [in have adim perceplion that they must be trousers. I dnn't know what. Bond Street would have said to the cut. lbelieve they had been made from a sack divided m the middle, with the edges stitched to- gather. ‘ rig ’ me out. For lhls purpose I was taken lo a cottage f’r‘ald by. The molher'y occupant appeared lo undvrsiaml our mission". at first glance, ant1 alter a frlemfl “ How did ye do 1’ left us. The indispensable accompani- ment ofa pit’s mouth is that con- cise arrangement of slim timber that su much resembles thr'aupport china big giving at a (air. At a short distance is the engine-house. A chain that passes From the latter over a wheel at the lap of the plt's mouth will raise or louver any- thing up or down the shaft at a given signal. A friend who had volameered to show me the mines consigned me to the charge of his brother, who owned several of them in the neigh- borhood. I told him I had put on the Coars- est clothes my wardrcbe Would aflord. He laughed. andfaaid he‘! atlim perception that they must he trousers. I don't know what. Bond Street would have said to the cut. lbelieve they had been made from a sack divided tn the' middle, with the edges stitched to- gather. Iwasobliged to turn them up round the bottom. and the fit was more easy then pre-‘ cxse. The b'mts matched. Onlyl Dowey could have made such un- couth thing. even then ' You‘d better takeoff your Socks ;“ for I don’t think they are particular- ly water-tight, was ' suggestei. I i ‘did so. l Here’s the coat. Another sack, apparenth with holes in the corners and top lor the‘ arms and neck. If I had never. With what appeared to me to resemble a commtn erowbar. about tour feet long, a hole was pierced as near the top of the seam as pos- sible. In this was put some gun- powder. We had retired to a little distance; the match was lighted and burninfv. I can searCely des- kcribe the feelings with which I waited the explosion. In this ’coal bound passage, miles long. to be waiting until a slow match ‘slmuld fire a charge ol powder! I imagined it an enormous cannon; about to hurl us with the fragments and debris into eternity. It was n sensation I had not felt since I saw the Indian Senoys bound back to the gun’s m’outh awaiting the com- mand to be blown into countless pieces. Ielosed my eyes. A mo- mentary sense of pressure. and a hangâ€"during which the drums of fastidious taste, it is to splash his snow-wnitc expanse of chestgear. I had hardly time for my wrath ta bubble to the orthodox paint, when another‘ black " alighted on the back of my hand. and I found that the same thing occured promiscuos- ly as 10 situation, at regular inter- vals. There was no help for it while l stayed in the Back Conn- try. I must either don the Church or City clerk : either button my waistcoat up to the top, and only show the white tie, or come the more gaudy scarf and pin. You‘d better take off your socks ; for I don’t mink they are pamcular- ly water-fight, was ' suggestet I did so. Here’s the coat. Another sack, apparenth with holes in the corners and top lnr the arms and neck. If I had never put it on before, I was in sack- cloth now. A slouched hat, and I was rigged out. He laughed again. do you think of 'em ? Not over pleasant ; but if it’s the rwular unifnrm I suppose I must n‘l grumble. The chain, with its four hooked ends, was dangling jufl above ground. You will have to go down by mat, said m} friend. pointing to it. Itlnught it a dangerous emerâ€" prise. but fixed my foot firmly in one of the hooks, and he!d the chain above. The miner. afmr a sligm hesitation, did the same. gave a sign to the engine-man. and the nex! instant we \Vern suspend- ed over a cavity two or three hund- red l'ee! deep. After the grst few yards our spePd increased urea'ly. WV: went down, down, into a blacker obscu- nly‘, swaying lo and fro; and awry now and Ith. with a grating bump were sent against the wet, smary ‘s'ules. Hare, value. ,.hgi.,,i,n:!m‘n .J'ID: My companiun muttered, It‘s too bad.’ We still descended. There was a dampness about the air peculiar to underground places. Above was the mouth. [low sm'Ill it Well, what We proceeded. No fear ol knocking our heads here,~-â€":ne na- tural roof was three feet above us. I should think we Went half: mile, and diverng from the main tunnel before we encountetl 4 gang of \vurkers. Their appearance was picturesqu in the extreme. Each hpd acandle attached to the fore- head, and many were stripped to the', waist. There were some to bore, and some to load. They were kindlv solicitous of my health 'l‘lieir prevailing complaint was thirst; this interesting feature in mimn‘;r was pressed upon my purv ticulur notice. ‘ off. The proeess bv ‘which it detached is called blasting. Every' one in his childhood has played at being tipsy, by turning himself round and round unlil such a giddiness ls induced that, after he with difficully stands still. the ob- jects in the room will continue to chase each other in circuit. Just so‘i felt for some minulcs after i alightcd. Sinking wiih such velo- citv, i appearcd at length to have ceased going down,-â€"lhc sides} WH’C rising upâ€"slowiyâ€"faslâ€"{astl â€"faster. I saw them sccrrying pasti with the hideous and {aniaaiic miith ofdcmonsl could not but fancy were being released from the regions beiew. ‘ The feelmgsoon went off, and weprooured lighm; nothing bu! dips stuck on holdera. They burnt with an insigmficant little flicker, and,m!ally imrcfleclive as were lheir wlruundings, rascmbl- ed rushlighls in sick rooms, that show little beside lhemselveu. ‘ We went back into the mainl lroad. for there was some prellencel 310 a road. It was not quite 50 lnigh here; our heads only just csâ€" caped the top. There was a per- lpetual din, smelling louder at in- tervals.â€"â€"-a conbinalion of waler rushing in a cavern, and wind lroaring on a stormy night inters- lpersed wiih blows and voices, muffled more or less by distance. l'l‘his would swell louder, and lwhile l was guessing at \he cause, l“Siand clear 1' and we would harm: gto jump to the Side and stand close lback to it umil some loaded little ltrucks should pass. my ears seemed almost to meet,â€" and it was over. Two or three tons oflhis sable rockâ€"mm imo blocks of all sizesâ€"lay strewn and scallercd, rem from its bed where for ages it had lain securely, '1 nu- .aub t-i' Chain At parts, near the main shaft. where the cutting was pretty stratight‘ these Would be worketl by attachments from the engine ; but l farther oil', in the more complex ramifications of the mine. horses were employed. Poor old brult's ! they were soon tamed by the dark- ness, let them he ever so unruly at‘ first. and would stnk into the monotonous plodding that, except in rare cases. ends only in death. Just look up there. I looked. It was a discarded shaft. Far, far above was the sky. I could catch but a tiny gltmpse of it. Underneath, at our feet, a fire was burning; the curling wreaths of smoke slowly ascended. causing an upward draught that ventilated the mine. Do you remember that old pi! o'veHhe otherzzide of the canal that you saw this morning I You [gave it him, and he disappear- ed. 1 followed, legs in lmm. no! not quite on my back. but with the bodv inclining. so as to be support- ed entirely on feel sad arms. It 339. $10.“? ‘3’42rhâ€"jv'9gyy ‘ Id; was my companmu. wn ne candles, wriggling along like a glow warm or something uncom- fortabiy warm. Raising myself 10 observe ibis my {ore-head hit 1118 top. It was cold and clamny. like the touch at" a corpse, but damper. for it left my face wet. Here. as elsewhvre about the pit, on the top and sides. on lhe doors, and even on lrollies and rows, there was €‘ trickly exu- dation that to my unaccustomed sense chilled wilh every contract. Tnat may be, but I am the small- er (:fthe five, and if it wili prevent mtr having no go all the way back it is worth ihe trial. I could not call it a passage, it was so small ; it was nothing but a hole. I stooped down and peer- ed into it. Pushing my light far Sufi-0:11,! could see nothing be- yond the wick of my dip. How long is it 1 0. not over-long. Come on, you must go in feet first, on your back. Hue, HI carry your light. \Ve passed two or three other of these perpendicuiar anermres, each of which I had seen above in the morning, and which were made knOWH to me by some landmark- Thev varied {mm half to three~ quarters ofa mile distant from each olher The hollow we were Ira- versing differed in size many times with much the caprice of a river that widens and narrows alternate ly. ‘ Do you think you could get through there? Could you ? Yes, Icould, but perhaps you are not so accustomed to travelling on your back ls l am. I stayed a lillle to rest ; my warm breath was thrown back. lfel! 0p- pressc-d. but after a bit struggled on. and was u length enabled by a slight increase in the height ofl'ne passage to crawl on hands and knees, lo walk crouched, to raise mysell a little, and ultimately to resume my proper attitude. TERMS $1 00 In Advance. You can‘t walk through lhat ; one of {he chaps will take you over. We went on; doors Opened be- and closed after us wilhou! our in- tervention. The mechanism was human ; there was a boy at each. There was a pool of waterâ€"-how deep I knew notâ€"extending as far as I could see. It proved to be no more lhan eighteen inches or two feet deep at most. One. 0f1he men made very light of carryng me on his back, and afmrrsome distance of this kind ol‘travel, deposite me 1:1! the {not of a shaft. three miles :from the. one I had descended 4 ‘ huurs before. We waited; the signals were given, and soon dawn came 1hr: Ml. We began the as- cvnt. How cheerful looked the glimmpr oflight alolt, by degrees expandingâ€"growingâ€"â€"umil We Were alop, and Honda! heaven's Hgm burst on our dazzled gaze! Then [felt a rnpmmus emotion such asiew epochs in our lives vie-H. Disruhing at acmlage, I found how npcess‘ary was the precaution 10 submit to be ‘iigged outv’ Dirt- beurirned and wm. I was a sorry nhjer-l. Abrokon hit of looking- glass. the only mirror I could 0b- tain,shnw0d me an image I did not recognize, although I was on prony good 1crms \viih myself; so‘ inn! being able to procure a suita- hle refleciinn,l reflPcled for myâ€" self, and first came the reflection that hundreds of mv fellow-men are condemnced 10 this life of danger and darkness lor their bread. Tha mine, as] had séen it, was unpleasant truly ; the work I had witnessed arduous, to be sure; but this was by no means the worst. for there comes a season when this mpre hole-bola the worst. feature of which that I had experi- Whole No.447. Toronto. Jan, 30, 1867. H, S. Howmmo. Esq. Vl’ardr-‘n, York. DEAR SIn.â€"-In re. Count) of Peel. Unless as a matter of land. the county of Peel is entitlrd to share in the assets ofthe county of York. now on hand ; the Council of York cannot appropriate any of the funds of the latter county, no mat,- ter how equitable it may seem for the purposes of Peel. without mak- ing the members who vote {or it, personally liable. Any funds miso appropriated by a vote of the Coun- oil may be recovered from the voting for such approprigt'ionfiat the “WTT'TN'T’ "" '-' ,"" a _ legal claim, and the members ‘ "of" the Council must understand that. they will incur the personal liabliw above pointed out if am: Vote {of any appropriation of the fund. of Peel. The report was adopted. PRINTING COMMITTEE The printing committee brought in the second report. recommenda ing the performance of certain Work, antlelter the report panning through committee of the vholefi wan adopted. ROAD BET\VEEN HOLLAND LANDING AND HOLLAND RIVER BRIDGE- The motion notice of which was given 313a recent meeting by Dr. Hunter, relative to an enquiry into the cost of macadamizing and sub- sequent keeping in repair ot the. road between the village of Holland‘ t Landing and the Holland River Bridge, was brought up and adopted. PREVENTION OF HORSE STEALHUG- Dr- Hunter moved for the intro-' duction of the by-law to offer re- ward for the apprehension of horse. thieves. The Bill passed to a se- cond reading. . SALARXES OF COUNTY OFFICER!- Mr. Button gave notice of motion for the introduction ofa bv-law to regulate the salaries of the county officers. The Council then adjourned til! ten a.m. to-day. Your committee had the pleasute of meeting the delegates, and luv-y mg heard their opinion in reference to the claims made by them, sub- mitted the whole matter to the County Solicitor, and herewith sub- mit his Opinion. All of which is respectiully submitted. W.- TYRRELL, Chairman. The following is the opinion re- ferred to : DIVISIO‘I OF THE ASSETS 01‘ TH: FORMERLY UNITED COUNTIES. The special committee appointed to conler with the delegates {mm the County of Peel, rcspecllully ti- port as follows : Frdm the Globe; The County Council of York met in the Chamher yesterday forenoon. the Warden in the Chair. Such a season Is this ; and when fire drew in circle round a fgstiye we. and are cheered by the merry coa) Maximâ€"when we press 8h. warm hand that is dear to us let us think ofthe many so suddenly no more; let us spare a plum from our rich Christmas pudding, and send it lo the mine. Tnvnsnn’. Jan. 313'. The County Council of York mat at 11 a.m. to-dayâ€"the Warden u: the chair. Mr' VVilmot appeared before the bar of the Council and deliVered an; interesting address on the rearing ~ of salmon, accompanving his re- mark 5 bv showing specimens at his own successful efforts. The red marks were listened to with inter- est. GRANTS TO AGRICULTURAL BOCII‘ THIS. Mr. Truman. Chairman of the Finance Committee. introduced . by-law to make certain grants to Agricultural Societies within the county. The by-law provided {or the granting of$150 to the Elector: al Division Societies of the El.“ and West ridings, and “25 to the. North riding of the county. The Zouncil went into Committee on second reading Indrqsc after ,pgng ing the bill. The bill was than ad- ioptcd in Council. tcnced being its black dampness-â€" becomes, with the instantaneous rapidity ofahred'lash, and a If 1pnlchrc, where our brethren, ab. sorbed probably in the ordinary thoughts of worldly work, are pre- cipitantly hurled to the judgment of an alt-searching God; where mothers are rendered childless, where wives are made widow- where weeping and lamentation are generated, and where the finest tendrils of mortal existence Ire lacerated and left. bleeding, never to be healed. Yours truly, COUNTY COUNCIL. PISCATORIA L. M. C. CAMERON. FRIDAY, Jan. 30