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“ N O R TH
F a t h e r P o i n t , O ct. 16.
The steamship Kvrth Briton, from
Xiverpool ou the 5th inst., passed this
Point at three o’clock this morning.
, T h e steamship Europa from Boston, ar
jived at Eiverjtool at one a.m. o f the 4th.
T h e Anglo Saxon from Quebec, arrived
at seven p.m. on the 4th.
T H E Z U R IC H C O N F E R E N C E .
Yunge S t, A gricultural Society M teling
Cutter— G, A , Barnard
lJoots <& Shoes— G , A , Barnard
Hats
Caps— G , A , Barnard
Full Cloths, Flaunels, <fcc— G. A , Barnard
Ladies’ M antles—G, A , Barnard
Fall Im portations— J , Charlesworth
Dry Good*— M , L aishm an,
W inter Goods—Cash
Co
W aggons, Im plem ents, <fcc,— J , H olm es,
R IC H M O N D I I I L L , O C T . 2 M 8 5 9 .
All the six plenipotentiaries were present
at the Conference oil the 3rd, at which
B u s i n e s s N o t i c e . — P a rties
the articles o f peace were read over
T h e Paris Patrie re-nssert* that the in g to this Office w ill please
peace really will be sigued within a few in m ind 1 hat they are w astin g
tim e, p ap er and in k , unless
days at Zurich.
w rit­
bear
their
they
The treaty will confirm tbe cession of prepay th eir L etters. All Letters
ad
d
ressed
to
this
Office
m
ust
be
■Lombardy, and contains a settlement o f the
Lombardy department.
post-paid.
There will he three instrument* o f peace:
the first between France and Austria,
another between France ( A u s tr ia ! ) and
Sardinia, and the third between the three
Pow ers.
Central Italian afi&irs arc to be settled
■by the Congress.
It is ’asserted in Paris that the Austrian
lOovernment coacented to reduce tiie debt
of Lombardy to be borne by Piedmont
from 40 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 fvancs to a little more
>tlian half that sum.
GREAT
B R IT A IN .
Tbe London Times has another slurp
editorial on the San Juan difficulties.
It rejoices at Gen. S c o tt’s mission to the
Pacfic, and trusts in a peaceful solution of
ithc question.
The Directors of the Great Eastern
iiiave finally decided that the ship shall not
.go to Southampton, but leave Portland on
‘iier trial trip, O ct. 8 th, arriving at H oly­
head about the 11th. I f (he trial is
successful, it is still intended to despatch
the vessel to America on the 20th.
The London builder’s strike continues
unadjusted.
The Times says that the agents of tbe
French, Austrians, and Sardinian Govern­
ments have been soliciting tenders from
ibe leading English iron founderies for a
Tery large number of rifled cannon.
FRANCE.
The Emperor remains at Biarritz till
O ct. 10th, and will stop two days at
Bordeaux enrutc to Paris. Another
speech is anticipated at Brodeaux.
The French army of observation will
winter in the peninsula. Marshal N eil on
joining the troops at Toulon, issued an
order of the day, which was construed into
•an admission that peace was not likely to
(be long maintained.
Tbe Paris flour market bad been ani­
mated, and advanced 2f. W heat i.v also
clearer.
The London H eralds Paris correspon­
dent says nothing is heard on every side
but preparations for war. U e gives a
similar picture of operations in Austria and
•Sardinia.
A Paris telegram of the 4tii briefly
•announces that Mr. Mason, the American
M inister, died on the 3id , of apoplexy.
A Paris letter says that the K ing of
.Belgium’s visit to Biarritz, made to ari r a t i j j e the debt to France, was a failure.
IT A L Y .
It is asserted that the Pope on hearing
-the answer that the K ing of Sardinia
gave to the deputation from tbe Romagna,
ordered that the Sardinin minister at
Rome shall be tendered his passports;
and it is further reported that an the news
of the cessasion of all intercourse between
Rome and Piedmont, a collision between
•the Swiss and neutral stations took place at
'Catolica.
The Paris correspondent of the London
Times says Italian affairs are approaching
a crisis, and referes to the circular ol the
Sardinian Government, and quotes tbe
order of ttieday just issued by Commander
in chief of Northern Italy, the promises
that the tri color of Italy, preceded by
the old cross of Savoy, will precede
them in the fresh battles, and will lor
ever free Italy from the stranger.
Garibaldi has also issued an address,
summoning the Italians of tbe Legations to
arms.
A collission is shortly expected, and
some think it will be produced by the
Papal troops invading Romagna.
Liverpool breadstuff's had a declining
teiuiency, and prices were slightly lower,
except for corn.
P h o n o g r a p h y . — “ Youths at school
should be taught Phonography. Those
intended for tbe learned profession would
.save five-sixths of the time and labor at­
tendant on the use ot the tedious long.
!>and. Youths who are to fill situations
tin counting-houses, offices, etc., should be
Wade acquainted with this art, as they
.would find their services of greater value
to their employers, could they write drafts
o f letters, documents, and take orders as
fast as they were dictated.” — Spring -
field Republican, O.
T h e C o n v i c t B u a u r e g a r d . — It is
stated that, so early as Monday forenoon,
there were no less than four applications
sent to the gaoler, eech of the four re ­
questing for iis author the very enviable
task of officiating as hangman in tbe case
of Beauregard. Tbe man was only sen­
tenced to death on Saturday afternoon ;
but, the law has so many vindicators in the
community, that four of them were ready
to proffer their services almost as soon as
the man was sentenced. I f Jack K etch
Jived in Montreal, lie would have to be on
jits guard against numerom competitors.—
Montreal Hemld.
KING
F A L L SH O W
KETTLEBY.
AT
On T u esd ay , the 18th in st., w as
held the an n u al F all F a ir at Kettleby. T he day w as rough and
storm y, nevertheless there w as a
very large concourse of people pre­
sent. The T em p eran ce H all w as
the place in w hich the various
things show n in the ladies d epart­
m ent w ere e x h ib ited , and the shed
ad jo in in g the said hall w as s e ta p a rt
for the display of roots, &c. In the
lad ies d ep artm en t, w e observed
some fine specim ens of crotchet and
em broidery w ork, also sotne b eauti­
ful q u ilts, coverlets, m ono chroma te, d raw in g s, & c . ; and as for
roots, the potatoes w ere finer than
those show n at the P to v tncial
E x h ib itio n . T u rn ip s w eig h ing 16
lb s., squashes, three feet long, some
very large beets, m angel w urtzels,
p u m p k in s, and some splendid
apples show n by M r. Jen k in s of
R ichm ond H ill; also, some supe­
rior w heat, barley, oats, and pease.
Indeed such w as the com petition in
this class, th at vve are sure the
ju d g e s m ust have had considerable
difficulty in d ecid in g w hich was
best. The show of horses was very
large, p articularly sad d le, carriage,
and team horses. T he cattle show
w as not qu ite so good, siill there
w ere some good beasts exhibited ;
indeed there w as on the ground one
of the finest yoke of oxen we ever
saw . T here w ere also some prim e
sheep show n. In the im plem ent
line there were cultivators, ploughs,
harrow s, fa n n in g m ills, cu ttin g
boxes, w ag g o n s, & c. T a k in g the
unfavorable slate of the w eather
into acco u n f, w e pronounce the
fair a decided success.
C O U N T Y E X H IB IT IO N A T
N EW M ARKET,
W e w ere not able for w ant of
space to notice the A gricultural
Show held at N ew m ark et on the
1 1 th and 1 2 th in st., neither can we
in this issue give it more than a
p assin g glance. A lthough our cor­
respondent gave us inform ation of
its g reat success last w eek . A ccord­
in g to all accounts it w as the best
fair ev er held there. A large hall
w as erected, 4 0 by 1 0 0 feet, in
w hich w ere exhibited the. roots,
vegetables, d airy produce, &c. Ou
en terin g w hich, w as seen some
beautiful paintings, and an endless
variety o f ladies w ork— such as
q uilts, em broidery, m illinery goods.
A n excellent specim en of French
flow er work by M rs. B ennett, of
R ichm ond H ill,an d a splendid piece
of B erlin w ool-w ork, by M rs. Bond,
late of Y orkville, bu t now of the
new store, N ew m arket.
There
w as also a good show of harness,
leather w ork, in d ian corn, tom a­
toes, beets, turnips, onions, & c .—
O ulside ihe b u ild in g w e found
several p airs of d u ck s, geese, tur­
keys, and other fouls.
In the im plem ent line w e saw
ploughs, w ash in g m achines, har­
row s, turnip drills. Mr. Robinson,
of U nionville, exhibited a m angle,
cultivator, straw cutter, and a new
im plem ent called a potatoe digger,
which w as m uch adm ired. T here
w ere also on the ground fanning
m ills, w aggons, double and single
carriag es, and b u g g ie s ; and Mr.
Thorley, of Toronto, exhibited his
food for cattle, w hich attracted great
crow ds. There w as a good show
of horses, cattle, and sheep ; and on
the evening of the second d a y ’s
ex h ib itio n , there w as a grand con­
cert by the N ew m ark et C horal So­
ciety , w hich drew a crow ded house,
a n d passed off w ith g reat eclat.
M e d i c a l H a l l , M a r k h a m . — In
our last issue in giv in g an account
of ihe county show at M alvern, we
stated lhat “ w e w ere much struck
on v iew in g some life-like lik e­
nesses. It is but, ju s t to add that
they w ere taken by D r. J . C. D un­
ham , o f the M edical H all, M ark­
ham village.
Those w ho w ish
“ to secure the shadow e'er the
substance fad e,” cannot do better
than pay the above gentlem an a
visit.
G R A N D PL O U G H IN G M A T C H .'
It is w ith pleasure w e accede lo
the request to announce that “ a
grand P loughing M atch of the
York T ow nship A gricultural So­
ciety w ill be held .in Yorkville on
W ednesday, the 2nd of N ovem ber
next, w hen the “ silver c u p ” pre­
sented to the society by the H on
Geo. W . A lien, w ill be com peted
for. and a “ plough ” presented by
the M essrs. P atterson & B rother,
of R ichm ond H ill, to be com peted
for by ploughs of their m anufacture,
and also the P resid en t’s “ g u in e a ,”
w ith a num ber of other prizes to be
aw arded on two classes, viz.— men
and boys.” W e w ere also request­
ed to state “ that lor further parti­
cu lars, w e w ere to direct the
attention of our readers to the ad
vertisem ent.”
W e need not say
that w e should w ith pleasure do so,
only that by some m istake (?) the a d ­
vertisem ent has not been lonvarded
to us, n either can w e lay our hands
on one a t this present m om ent.—
W e w ould, how ever, take this o[:
portunily to direct the attention of
the m anagers of this and sim ilar
fairs and m atches, to the advant­
age of advertising in a country
paper, as w ell as in the city ones.
We have a large circulation in the
surrounding tow n sh ip s,an d also on
Yonge street,w hich m akes it incum ­
bent on those w ho wish to m ake the
Ploughing M atches and A gricultu­
ral Show s know n w idely, to adver­
tise in those journals w hich c irc u ­
late in the surrounding tow nships
W e hope th a t “ a w ord to the
w is e ” in this ease w ill be am ply
sufficient.
M A G IS T R A T E S ’ C O URT.
O c to b e r,
12, 1859 .
Before J . D uncum b, E sq ., J .P .
J a m e s N e a l and R o b e r t W e l l s
appeared on a charge by E dw ard
L ackey, of M arkham , for rem oving
a cupboard belonging to ttie p la in ­
tiff irom the neighborhood of his
prem ises to a considerable distance,
on a w aggon, then w antonly and
roughly leaving it on another’s pterriises to its great injury. T he de­
fendants confessing their faults,
the m agistrate m erely fined them
1 2 s. 6 d. for the injury done to the
cupboard, and expenses in all
£ 2 2s. 9d.
Im m ediately after the above, be­
fore J. D uncum b, E sq ., J .P ., J a m e s
G l a s s , H u g h G l a s s , and D a n i e l
G l a s s , appeared to answ er a charge
for assau lt and other m isdem eanors
preferred ag ain st them by Thom as
B row n, toll-keeper. H ow ever, af­
ter a patient hearing of the evidence
for and a gainst, and it not bein
satisfactory to the m agistrate, the
case w as d ism issed, each party
paying their ow n costs.
S t e a m M i l l B u s w h d . — On Sal
u rd a y , the 15th inst, the Steam
M ill belonging to Mr. T hom as M e
B eth, 2n d Con. of W hitchurch, took
fire, and w as speedily consum ed,
and also a quantity of lumber,
C ause of the fire u n k now n. The
M ills w ere partially in su red .
T he
L a n g s ta ff
E s ta te .— The
w hole of the Langstaff P ark Lots,
F ile Factory and H ouses, wTe u n ­
derstand w as purchased for our
w ealthy M agistrate, J . D uncum b,
E sq, after a spirited com petition.
On
M onday next, the 24th inst., Robert
Moore w ill be tried for the m urder
of his w ife. W e hear that quite a
large num ber have been subpcened
as w itnesses on the case.
T o ro n to
F a ll
A s s iz e s .—
Division Courts will be held at Mark­
ham Village on Thursday, the 17th, and
at Richmond IIill on Friday, the 18th
November.
Durham bulls, 1 year. 1st, J. P. W heler,
2nd, Geo. Miller,
Durham Milch Cows. 1st, Geo. Miller, 2d,
Geo. Miller, 3rd, J. P. W heler.
Ayrshire Milch Cows. 1st Simon Deaty, 2d,
J . T orrance, 3d J . Torrance.
Galloway Milch Cows. 1st, Geo. Miller, 2d,
G. Miller. *
Devon M'lch C ows. 1st, J. Lawrie.
Durham Heifers. 2 years. 1st, J . , l \ W hel­
er, 2d, J 1*. W heler.
A yrshire Heifers, 2 years. 1st, J . Torrance.
D urham Heifers, 1 yearold. G. Miller.
Ayrshire Heifers, 1 year. 1st, J . T orrance,
2nd, John P. W heler.
D urham Spring Heifer Calf. G. Miller.
A yrshire Spring Heifer Calf. 1st, W . C raw ­
ford, 2nd, J. P. W heler.
G rade Milch Cows. 1st, J. P. W heler, 2nd,
G . M iller, 3d, J . Law rie.
G rade Heifer, 2 years old. 1st, A. H . F e n ­
wick, 2nd, J. P. W heler, 3rd, John P. W heler.
G rade Heifer, 1 year. 1st, J. Law rie, 2d, J.
P. W heler, 3d, Jos. Bowes.
F at Cow or Heifer. 1st, J. P. W heler, 2nd,
Geo. Miller.
Yoke of O x e n —W . Galloway.
S H E E P ,.
L eicester R am . 1st, G. Miller, 2nd, U*
Y oung, 3rd, John M alcolm.
L eicester S hearling R am . l«t, John Mai*
colm, 2nd D T hom pson, 3id, H . Branton.
Leicester Ram Lambs. 1st, J. M alcolm , 2d,
G. Scatt, 3d, J . Crawford,
Leicester Aged Ewes. 1st, G . Miller, 2d, J.
M alcolm , 3d J. M alcolm. '
Leicester Shearling Ewes. 1st, G. MiUer,.
2d, J . W eir, 3d, Q. Miller.
Leicester E w e Lambs. 1st, G. M iller 2nd,
J . Malcolm, 3d, G. Miller,
South Down aged R am . 1st, T . A. Milne*
2nd C Crosby. 3rd C . Crusby.
S outh Down Shearling R am . 1st, C. Crosby
2nd, C. Crosby.
{lam Lam bs South D ow n. 1st and 2nd, T
A. Milne, 3rd, W m . Forfar.
South Down Ew e. 1st and 2nd. T . A.
Milne.
S outh Down Ew e Shearling. 1st, C. Crosby
2nd, T . A. M ilue.
S outh Down Ewe L am bs. 1st, C . Croibv,,.
J>nd W m . Forfar, 3rd T . A. Milne.
S W IN E .
Boars Large B retd 1 Year and over— 1st, J.
P. W heler.
Boars Sm all Breed. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, John
M alcom.
Sows Large Breed. 1st, J. P. W heler.
Saw s, sm all breed, 1 year and over. 1st, 2d,
and 3rd, John Malcolm.
PRO DUCE.
Fall W heat. 1st, W m . Forfar, 2nd, Andrew
Flem ing, 3rd, U. Young.
Spring W heat. 1st, W m Lee, 2nd, W in.
Forfar, 3rd, Jas Lawrie.
Oats.
1st, Uriah Young, 2nd, A ndrew
Flem ing.
Peas. 1st, W m . F orfar#2nd* J. Sisley.
Barley. Hugh Clark.
Indian Corn. 1st ana 2nd, Jas. Russel.
M angel W urzel, long red.
1st, R obert
Black, 2nd, J . P. W heler.
M angel yellow. 1st, J. P. W heler, 2nd, Josh
Sisley.
Swedish Turnip* 1st, J. P. W heler, 2nd, P.
Keril.
Potatoes. 1st, Josh Sisley, 2nd, John Muir.
C arrots, Yellow. 1st, Robt Black, 2nd, J. P.
W heler.
C arrots, W hite. 1st, Joseph Bowden, 2nd,
W . B . B urke.
Parsnips. 1st, Jos. Bowden, 2nd, W m . L*e.
Blood Beets. 1st, W m Button, 2nd, Joseph
Bowden.
Large Pumpkins. W m . Lee.
Sm all Pum pkins. 1st, W m Le6, 2nd Geo.
R. Secor.
Cabbages. 1st H ugh C lark, 2nd, W m Lee.
Onions. 1st and 2nd. John Hogg.
Celery. 1st, Josh Sisley, 2nd, John Reesor.
FRUIT.
Fall Apples, cooking 1st, P . Keril,. 2nd G
R Secor.
Fall Apples, table. 1st, David Brown, 2nd,
J P W heler.
Apples, winter, cooking 1st, J P. W heler,
2nd, W m B Burk.
Apples, winter, taWe. 1st, J P. W heler, 2d,
W m B Burk.
D A IR Y P R O D U C E .
Cheese. Arch Glendoning, 2nd J Patton.
B utter. 1st, W m Hutchinson, 2nd iDavid
B rown.
M AJSUAFCTUKEJ3.
F lannel, home made. 1st, Hector Douglass,
2nd, do do.
Full Cloth, hom e m ade, Canadian W ool.
1st, W m i or far, 2d, W m B Burk.
C arpet Messrs J & S Bowman Alm ira, high­
ly recom m ended for first prize.
Leather, Carriage top. 1st. 11. R. Corson,
* C alf Skins. 1st, 11 R Corson.
Coarse Pegged Boots. 1st, Robt, Blaok, 2nd,
H om er JNewal.
Horse Shoos.
1st, John Brown, 2»d, A.
Armstrong.
IM P L E M E N T S .
M owing M achine. 1st, Patterson Brothers,
highly recom m ended.
R eaper and Mower combined. 1st, John
M alcom .
T hreshing Machine. 1st, Ja*. Ferguson.
Double W aggon
1st, T S l i g h t &. Son.
Iron Plough. 1st, John Browu.
Wooden Plough. 1st, T &< G M organ, 2nd,
Jam es Bu.rows.
C ultivators. 1st, Geo Robinson 2nd T & G
Mo'-gan.
Harrow s, W ood or Iron. None worthy of a
first prize ; 2nd T & G Morgan.
Horse Hay R ake. 1st, Geo Robinson.
T urnip Scuffier. 1st, Geo Tidsbury.
F anning Mill. 1st, P. Kribbs.
Straw C utter. 1st, and 2nd, Geo Robinson.
C hurn. 1st, Jos Ferguson.
POULTRY.
G eese 1st Robt A rm strong, 2nd Geo Miller.
D ucks. 1st, Geo Miller, 2nd W m Forfar.
T urkeys. 1st, I t , Arm strong. 2ud W illiam
Forfar.
Dorking Fowls. 1st, Geo Miller, 2nd Geo
E L E C T O R A L D IV IS IO N P R I Z E L IS T : Scott.
Black Spanish. 1st, Geo Scott.
Tqe follow ing is the list of the
G am e Fowjs. 1st, and 2nd, J P W heler.
Cochin C hina or B rahm a Poutra. 1st, John
successful com petitors at the above
Society’s Show , held at M alvern, Malcom.
Best lot of Poultry. 1st, Geo Scott.
on the 1 1 th in st., which w a s u n ­
L A D IE S ’ D E P A R T M E N T .
avoidably left over last week :
C rotchet W ork. 1st, Miss S R K ennedy 2d>
Miss Patton.
H O R SES.
Embroidered Muarin. 1st, Miss R olph, 2nd,
Draft Stallions. 1st, Robert Arm strong, 2nd Mrs
Young.
John Sanderson, 3rd, William Crawford.
E m broidered Silk. 1st, Miss B arker, 2nd.
Stallions for general purpose^ 1st, J. S an- Miss M organ.
rson, 2nd, Daniel Cook, 3rd, Newberry ButF ancy K nitting, is t and 2nd, Mr* W B
ii.
Burk.
D raft Brood M ares. 1st, J . C rawford, 3ndy
F ancy N etting. Miss M organ.
Law rie, 3rd, Geo. M iller.
Q uilts, in Silk. Miss M organ.
Brood M ares for gen. purposes. 1st, John
Quiits, in Piece. 1st, W B B urk, 2nd, Mrs
M alcolm, 2nd, N. Button, 3rd, W. Burk.
W B utton.
Draft Stallions, 2 years old. Jst, Jos. T hom ­
Coverlet, W oven. 1st, G Davidson, 2nd,
son, 2nd Thos, Denison.
M alcom.
D raft Stallions, general purposes. 1st, Robt,
G e n t’s Shirt. Miss J Thom pson.
Dickson, 2nd W . B. Burk.
W orsted W ork, R aised. M iss M Wjjir.
Stallion, £ e n .p u r p o s e s , 1 Y e a r o ld . — J. Reesor
Velvet P ainting, fram ed. 1st and 2nd, Mrs
Draft Fillies, 2 years old. 1st- H enry i*by, W Button,
2nd, Jas. Lawrie.
Oil Painting, fram ed, Mrs T Young, § n d ’
G eneral purposes do do. 1st W . Armstrong, Mrs R Kennedy,
2nd, J. Crawford, 3rd D. Thom pson.
Specim en of m achine m ads Stockings, }st
Draft Filly one year. 1st Allan W att.
and 2nd, Jam es Gordon,
G eneral purposes, do do* 1st, Henry J e n ­
D raining T ile, 1st, W m Lee.
nings.
B and of M usic, is t, M arkham B rass Band,
Span of T eam H orses.
1st, Robt. A rm ­
strong, 2nd, Elijah Abraham , 3rd, J. Law rie
D IS C R E T IO N A R Y P R IZ E S ,
Saddle Horses.
1st, C. Crosby, 2nd, N.
Cooking Stove, 1st, J Duflield ; Eave-trough*
Button.
ing with head, 1st. J Duflield, 2d do do
Spring Colt [draft]. Is*. Geo. M ille r,2nd,
Peck white B eans, W m Lea,
Jas. Law rie, 3rd Jas. Cowie.
Bonnet, C anadian S traw , Miss M organ,
Spring Colt, general purposes. 1st, N . B ut­
L eather W ork, Miss W heler and Miss K e n ­
ton, 2nd, John Malcom.
nedy,
Berlin Wool Flowers, Miss K ennedy :
do,
CATTLE.
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a n d over.
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11st,
s t . JJas.
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Law rie
[ t o n ; do [raiseq work] Miss M iln e ; fa n c y
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> Woollen Fringe, Miss B u rk e; do Socks dot
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Dmhnm bulk. 9 re a r,.
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H earth R n g .M U * M organ and M rs D Turner;
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B R O C K ’S
M O N U M E N T .
IN A U G U R A T IO N !
( Communicated)
Agreeably to the suggestion in your issue of
the 7th instant, by som e one styling him self
4< Tullochgorum ,” we packed up our “ k it,”
and m arched on board the steam er Zimmer­
man, on the m orning of tho 13th inst., as she
lay at Yonge Street, w harf, Toronto, ready to
waft over the blue waters of the O ntario al]
who were desirous of doing honour to the
m em ory of M ajor G eneral Sir Isaac Brock,
K. B., by being present at the inauguration of
the new m onum ent recently erected
Q ueenston H eights, (close by the spot where he fell
in action—-together with his A id-de-cam p,
L ieutenant Colonel John M cD onell, at the
Battle of Queenston, on the 13th October,
1812,) T h e steam er left Toronto about 8
o’clock, a m., and, after a delightful three hours
run, safely landed h er living freight at the vil­
lage of Q ueenston— hero the different corps fell
into rank and m arched from the wharf up to the
sum m it o f the heights, whereon the noble pile
stands, known as B rock’s M onum ent, and
which was erected as a token of national gratititude—to the m em ory of a soldier, who died
in defence of his country,— by the voluntary
contributions of the M ilitia of C anada.
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T h e work was com m enced in 1853, and on
tho 13th Oct. th e cerem onies of laying the foun­
dation stone, and a ’so tho third re-iuterm ontof
Brock took place. H is rem ains and those of his
aide-de-cam p, which had been temporarily r e ­
moved to an adjoining burying ground, were
now conveyed to their resting-place in the new
structure. A vast concourse attended to do
hom age to the illustrious dead. T ho foundation
stone was then laid by Lieutenant-C olonel
M cDonell, brother of the g allant m an who
shared the fate and the honors of the C om m ander-iu-C hief, and addresses wore delivered
by several gentlem en.
T h e V e t e r a n s o f 1812.— Col. D u g g a n ;
Col. E . W . Thom son, Detroit medal ; Major
W . Moore, Detroit m edai ; Colonel Sewell o
the 4 9 th , com m anding tho at-.iive force nl Q u e­
bec, C hrysler’s farm medal : Major Bond, D e­
tro t m ed a l; C aptain 1. Didden, M ajor Milli­
gan, Isaac W hite, Detroit med^L; Thomas
Brandon, C hrysl^ r’s farm medal , R ev. Mr.
R ichardson, late Lieutenant of th e Provincial
N avy, afterwards M aster in tho Royal Navy ;
Col. 1). M aD ougall, Col. John C la rk e , Col.
Louis C lem ent, Col. W m . Kerby, Col. David
Davis, Lieut. C o1. K inkle, Lieut. Col, Gregory,
M ajor Adam B rown, M ajor C lem en Captain
Richard Woodruff,, C apt. W m . W s ' ! ' *ufF,
C apt, Lampm&n, G arrett S tephens, Dei :t
m ed a l; Aaron S.ilverthorn, Detroit medal
Daniel Field, Abraham H ostetler,. Nicholas
S tephens, Jam es S inlan, Robert Lam bert,
John L eburn, Joseph Disher, R obert H odgkinson and Hamilton Gorintf.
T o r o n t o — A c t i v e F o r c e —Col. M acD^ugall, Inspecting Field' Officer, Capt. M cLeod,
Brigade M ajor D ennis, Col. Geo. Denison,
com m anding the York cavalry. No. 1 Rifle
Co., C aptain Brook, E nsign M acdodald,
S e d k n ta r y
F o r c e . — Col. Thom son, Col.
C am pbell, (judge), Col. Geo. H am ilton, Col.
C hatterton, A. D. C. ; Col. Corbett, Col. .Dug­
gan, C apt. D ickson, C apt. Denisson, 4th
B at., M ajor Robert Denison [form erly com .
nianding the battery] M ajor G . W . Allan,
M ajor L W . Sm ith, 6th bat. M ajor Gravely,
C apt. T . J. O ’Neill, C apt. H am ilton, C apt
Lieut. S . G reen, L ieu t S. P latt, W atkins,
L ieut, M eagher, Lieut. F . T. S . K irkpatrick,
Lieut. R. VY. W ilkson, L ieut. Henderson,
Ensign M orphy, Dr. R ichardson, R egim ental
Surgeon.
M a r k h a m — Militia force, Col. A rnold,M ajor
M illigan, C apt. Teefy, and Capt. Arm strong,
5th Battalion York,
S o r e l , L. C .— C apt H unt of the Sorel Rifles
was on the ground.
H e said that had the
force in Low er C anada been m ade acquainted
with the m ovem ent in tim e, a large num ber
of them would have been present at the inau­
guration,
L ieut. Col. Coffin, Ordnai.ce Land A gent
wa3 also present, H« is nephew of Sir Roger
SheafTe, who took com m and of the forces,when
Sir ls a a j Brock fell on Q ueenston Height*,
T here were several bands on the ground,
am ong which was the Union Band of Toronto.
Besides the militia there was § large concourse
of spectators present who had com e out for
m any mile6 in tho surrounding country to wit­
n ess the proceedings, Vehicles of all sorts
conveyed poople to tho ground, and bofore and
after the speechifying, they conrsed round the
m onum ent and through the grounds in spirited
style, It was a general holiday in that part of
the country, aud no more pleasant place— apart
from the solem n rites of ihe day—could be
desired for the purpose of enjoying it. At your
feet lie the village of Queenston, nestling down
am ong the streets, on the opposite bide of the
river, the pretty village of Lewiston, while
aw ay to the west extended a large tract of part­
ially wooded country which m ight well be call­
ed the “ flower garden of C anada,” To the
south stretched the Height* of Queenston e n ­
tirely concealing the iNiagura river from view,
and behind you nothing but the lising ground
for a short distance \s visible, T h e sou no is (n
deed pretty, especially when you cast your eye
down the river with iis m any tortuous windings
until it em pties itself into the great Ontario,
where Forts Niagara and M 'ssissauga guard the
entrance on either side,
T h e people after
standing on the brink of the H eights and enjoy­
ing this view turned then to the lofty pile which
m ight well challenge their adm iration as i
reared its tall proportions to the skios, A
m any as could conveniently find their w ay to
th6 top of it by tho stairway inside aid so, and
every now and again a cheer m ight be heard
com ing from its highest point, and looking up
you saw a flag or handkerchief waving in the
breeze, It is estim ated th at there was abou
5,000 people on the ground,
T h e colum n was com pleted iu 1856, under
the superintendence ofW , T hom as, Esq., a rch ­
itect, of Toronto, Mr. John W orthington being
the b u ild er; both of whom performed their
part of the work in tv very creditable m anner,
Upon the solid rock is built a foundation 40 ft.
I squaro and 10 feet thick of massive stone; upon
this the structure stands in a grooved plinth or
sub-basem ent 38 feet square and 27 feet in
height, and has an eastern entrance by a m as­
sive oak door and bronz© pateraa, forming (wo
galleries to the interior 114 feet in e x te n t;
round the inner pedesta’^on the north and south
sides of which, in vaults, under the ground
floor, are deposited the rem ains of General
Brock, and those of his Aide-^de-Camp, Colone I
McDonell, in a massive stone sarcophagi. On
the exterior angles of the sub-basem ent are
placed lions ram pant seven feet in height, sup­
porting shields with the armorial bearings of the
hero—on the north side is the inscription (w hich
is given elsew here.)
T h e colum n is placed on a platform slightly
elevated, within a dwarf wall enclosure 70.0
square, with a fosse around the interior. At
each angle are placed massive military trophies,
in pedestals, in carved stone, 20,0 in height.
Standing upon the sub-basem ent is the p ed ­
estal of the order, 16.9 square, 8r.d 38.0 in
height, the die having on three of its enriched
pannelled sides, em blem atic baso relievos, and
on the north side, fronting Queenston, the
battle scene in alto relievo.
T h e plinth of the order is enriched with lion’s
heads, and wreathes in bold relief. T h e celum n is of the R om an composite order, 95.0 in
height, a fluted shaft, 10 0 diam eter at the
base ; the loftiest colum n known of this style ;
To the south of the m onum ent was erected n
the lower tones enriched with laurel leaves, platform, on which tho cerem onies took place,
and the flutes term inating on the base wilh About half past one o’clock the forces were all
palms.
m arched to the front of the platform t o listen to
T he capital of the column is 16 0 square,and the addresses which were to bo delivered
12.6 high. On each face is sculptured a figure Conspicuous am ong the B rant m en, and station
of victory, 10.6 high, with extended arm s, grasp­ ed betw een tho colors, was the Indian C hief
ing military shields as volutes ; the acanthus
1saves being wreathed with palm s, the whole
after the m anner o f the antique. From the
ground to the gallery at the top of the colum n,
is continued a staircase of cut stone, worked
with a solid nurel of 235 steps, and sufficiently
lighted by loop-holes in the fluting of the co­
lum n, and other circular w reathed openings.
Upon the abacus stands the cippas, support­
ing the statue of the hero, sculptured in military
costum e, 17.0 high, tiie left hand resting on the
sword, the right arm extended with b a to n .- T he height from the ground to the top of the
statue is 190 feet, exceeding that of any monur
m enial colum n, ancient or m odern, know n,
wilh the exception of that on Fish Street Hill,
London, E ngland, erected by S ir Christopher
W ren, architect, in com m em oration of the
great fire of 1666, 202 feet, high, which is ex­
ceeding this in height by 12 feet.
Although the m onum ent proper was finished
in 1856, the lodge and surrounding ground
were not finished until the early part of the pre­
sent year. T h e ground containing about 40
acres have now been fenced in, and a stone
lodge erected with handsom e wrought iron or­
nam ental gates and cut stone piers, surm ounted
with the arm s of the hero at the eastern en ­
trance. From the entrance a carriage road, of
easy ascent, winds up the steep, and is con­
tinued to the Heights by an avenue 100 feet
wide, planted with chesnuts, m aples, & c., term ina ing at the m onum ent in a circle 180 feet
diameter.
IN A JJpp RATION OF THE NEW MONUMENT.
L ong before the arrival of the troops, S ir F e n ­
wick W illiam s, C om m ander of the Forces, and
S ir Allan M acnab, were on the ground. P end­
ing their arrival S ir Allan employed the tim e by
introducing to the hero ofK ars all the old veter­
ans of 1812, who had come out ouce more to see
the scenes o f their fighting days, and to do ho­
nor to lljeir fallen leader. About one o’clock
all the men had arrived, and we shall endeavor
to givo a list of the officers, whose nam es were
handed to us—although it is but a fraction of
those present. W e found it utterly impossible
to procure the nam es of all the officers qn the
ground. W e will confine ourselves
those
known to our readers, at»d who were on the
platform
Johnson—the only representative of the rod
m en, who had so nobly and so faithfully served
under S ir Isaac Brock during the Revolutionary
war, And a fine specim en o f the race is C ap­
tain Johnson, On tho platform C aptain John
W atk in s and C aptain A rm strong boro tho col­
ors which had been borne safely through the
war, but which bore e /id e n t m arks of service
by the m any bullets which had pierced theii->
T h e m en being all arranged in o rd e r,
S i r A l l a n M c N a r then came, forward and
said :— My F riends and B rethren of the M ilitia
— His Excellency the R ight H onorable the
G overnor G eneral and C om m ander-in-C hief,
has been pleased to issue llie following Militia
G eneral order :
A d j u t a n t G e n e r a l ’s O f f i c e , ?
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On brass plates, w ithiu >the column, are tho
following incriptions: .
In a vault underneath are deposited th©
mortal rem ains of the lamented
M a j o r - G k n e r a l S i r I s a a c B r o c k , k ,.b ,
W ho fell in action near the’se heights on. the
13th October, 1812,
And was entom bed on the 16th October at the
bastion of Fort George, N iagara, removed from
thence and re -.n ten e d under a m onum ent to,
the eastw ard of this site
tho 13th October,
18v4, and in consequence of that m onum ent
having received irreparable injury by a law lees
act on the 17th of April, 1840, it was found ren*
quisite to take down the former structure and.
erect this m onum ent— the foundation stone be­
ing laid, and the rem ains again reinterred with,
due solem nity ou the 13th October, 1853.
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In a vault beneath are deposited tlio mortal
rem ains of
L i i c u t - C o l , J o h n M c D o n e l l , P,A D . C ,
A ide-ds-C am p to,the lam ented
M a jo r -G k n k r a l Isa a c B r o ck , k b ,
W ho fell mortally wounded in trio* battle o,f
Q ueoustou; on the 13th Oc.t,
1812, and died
the following dav,
His rem ains were removed and re-interred
with due solem nity
On the 13th October, 1853,
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Sir Allan then addressed the assero-.
bled multitude at length, referring to many
incidents of the war of 1812, which are
now matters of history— Want of space
only prevents us fro in transferring it to,
our columns. H e was loudly cheered, as,
also was General Sir Fenw ick W illiams,
the hero o f K ars, w^p, by the way, is a,
tine specimen of a British officer j and., a&
his past history proves, he is every inch
a soldier. The General was ?t tended by
Iiis statf, an(l near him was the venerable
Colonel Duggan, and several officers of
llie Vork Sedentary Militia Ifom Toronto
and Markham, with the old &olours of the
ifork Militia floating in the breeze, lt a f lorded us great pleasure to meet the
member for -liast York, Amos W right,
iisq., M .P .P ., on the p la tf o r m w e al­
ways knew hia,heart wgs.in the right,place,
notwithstanding the political company he
keeps.
Colonel Duggan addressed the
people, and was well received, and loudly
clieert ii.
A dinner was prepared in a tent a
short distance from the platform, to which
General Williams, fair Allan Macnab,
aud the leading officers of the .militia
stall (as also every other person who lelt
disposed to pay live shillings) repaired,
where the speakers were allorded an op­
portunity ot removing the dust from theirthroats, wilh potations of champagne, &c.
oeverai speeches were made, and^ toasts
proposed and drank, alter which the,com ­
pany dispersed.
The steamers Peerless (from Hamilton)
and Zimmerman (from Toronto) isoon
steamed down the majestic Niagara River,
homeward bound, all on board appearing
highly delighted with ihe fresult of the
days proceedings, in which they partici
paled by doing honour to the memory’, o
the illustrious dead.
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Ou our trip home, several gentlemen
on Ooard the Zimmerman sat down to
dinner, aud appeared to enjoy themselves,
amazingly, wlii'le they kfepl more than
one-halt the pusseugers waiting tor tea,
unti me boat re;.i Led the harbor, when
ooiU I.idles and grullemen were (^impelled
to give up the idea ol having reire.inuent
ou board. Such utter lorgettuiuess ol the
comfort of their l'el!ovV-p'assi;iiger», ot\
the part of gentlemen wliose pretensions
io ie liu* me ul il.ttuid not be questioned,
can only be excused on account of their
great anxiety to bring the present M ili­
tia Law belore the Government, for
amendment— and, like all after dinner !.
speeches, they were extremely amt)sjhg
io many of their impatient audnors. The
Zimmerman reached ihe Custom Houses
VV liarl about 9 p.m., a lte r a passage .of
ab^ut three hours, which, we may mention,
was p ie ty rough,owing to a fresh easterly
breeze. Thus ended the 18th' October,
1859, which, lo me aud mauy others,
will be associated with scenes tnat will be
oblitetated only by death.
E x te n s iv e
R o b b e ry
of
G o lJ )
Yesterday forenoon an pxtunsive a u d d arin g ro b b e ry of gold watches
was perpetrated in the shop of Mr. M .
Finttich, watch maker, Church-street.
It appears that Mr. Fintucli left the store,
about ten o’clock to attend to some busir
ness, leaving his wife in charge. She
went fo r a few minutes into one of the.
apartments iu the rear, and during her
temporary absence a thief, who iiad evi­
dently been ou the watch, entered, th*
place, and abstracted fourteen valuable
gold watches Irom the window. On M r.
fc'intuch’s return, he found a gold chain
lying on the floor. This excited his sus­
picions, and ou (oozing over, his stock be
discovered that the fourteen watches which
were displayed on two trays in the window
had been stolen. A ‘ hue and c r y ’ was
af once raised, but the thief had got off
with his booty. The police were com­
municated with on the subject, anij a
search warrant issued to search a house on
Stanley-street. A regular overhaul ’was
made of the place in question, but none of
the property alleged to have been stolen
found. During the forenoon a woman
from the township of K ing was arrested,
who had been in the stoie a, few minutes
before the robbery was discovered getting
an ear-droop repaired. She however, on
being taken to the station gave satisfactory
evidence that she was of respectably
character, and was at once liberated from
custody. T he police were on the look-out
during the afternoon and evening, but up
a late hour were unable to find atty
trace of the thief or the watches.
W a t c h e s .—
Q uebec, 29t h Sept, 1859,
His Excellency the C om m ander-in-C hief
hereby authorizes such portion of the M ilitia of
C anada, w hether Activo qr S edentary, as m ay
be desirous of rendering funeral honors to the
mem ory of Major G eneral S ir Isaac Brock, and
the gallant m en who fell with him on the
H eights of Queenson, to appear in A rm s on the
occasion of the completion and inauguration o f
the M onum ent on the H eights aforesaid, on
t,he 13th October next And His Excellency
will b a rn with satisfaction that the patriotism
and loyalty of tho Militia has been shew n by the
presence of such portions of the Force as can
conveniently attend, although there is
public
fund at His E xcellency’s disposal from which
he can defray the expense of such attendance.
By com m and of His Excellency the R ight
Honorable the Governor G eneral and C om ­
m ander-in-C hief,
A, de SA LA BERRY ,
L ieut,-C olonel,
Deputy A djutant General Militia,
In obedience to that call, we ate assembled here
this day to inaugurate “ Brock’s M o n u p e n t,”
Archbishop H ughes, who is soon to go to,
It tells its own origin and object,
O n the north side is the following inscription :— Washington to consecrate a church, has
U PPE R CANADA
been invited by the President to make hi*
H as dedicated this m onum ent to the m em ory home in the W hite Hou.se so long as he
of the late
M A JO R G E N E R A L S IR IS A A C B RO C K , may remain at the capital.
Provincial Lieut, Governor and Com m ander
of the Forces in this Province,
The N ew York Tribune says: * W e
whose rem ains are deposited in the vault
understand that by common consent
beneath,
the managers of the N e w York Central
Opposing the invading enem y, he fell in
and N ew York Erie have advanced tho
action near these heights,
On the 13th of October, 1812,
cherge’oa flour from the lake to city five
In the 43rd year of his age,
cents Ihe barrel, and a more general
Revered and lam ented bv the people whom
moderate advance on low cla^s, freight is
he governed, apej deplored
by the Sovereign, to whose services hie life
j not improbable as business improves frotp
bad been d^votfd,
^ West.*
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