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CHINA.

The latest news from China is interesting. . The Mail of the Lith gives the following de- the principal northern cities, eupaetes e- ‘ ; le by the | the lose of life in every instance. utfalo, St.) : 4 a ; F Angl ioe ee . | Louie New York, Boston and other cities have | Pistols, 4 dozen bowie knives, and a quantity of ARgZio-Uh oree +* ’

h d | superior cutlery was stolen, valued at about We have now to report another de

. re ri * ; i i . | . . Every day almost we have accounts of riots b | very shorttime rifled of guns, pistols, bowie kuives,

jand other similar goods. About 100 guns, 75

feat at | beew the scenes of events that show how dangerous

sence of the negro ia the how little real sympathy there is for him, no withstanding the pharisacial brawlings of the abvlitionists. We give below a few particulars lof those rivets, accounts of which have cowe to hand.

LoUts

are the elements of disaffection that exist in the) * : . oe a “Wield n° : for # long time previously and Northern States. It is a remarkable fact that in | store of J. P. Lovell, ever the store of Mr. Barnes Taepings fou ‘ i »! B : covedod which they had suceessfally defended against pears to be the special object of hatred. This | ~~ wext none Se we a —_ ee Mai ial had left bi violence shows the feelings with which the pre-| Reed, Faneuil Hall Square. " . s , bajo 4 o is ; oe agpeees on t ” pA = ° ve c ex- t-| by the police, under the command of Mr. Dunn, head quarters with a strong force, on a Se ae thn chennai a kept secret; but, receiving intelligence of an | named James Campbell, the ringleader, was shot act of treachery that had been practised by in the bead, and one arm. As goon as the police foree w avenge it. The Taepings of that city er oe a evidently thinking danger was at hand. had made a show of wishing to give in their) A bloody riot teok place at St. Louis on the} Shortly afler the sceue just deseribed had oc- P i the morning of that day crowds of intoxicated | sdiately following was the company from Fort ceived by appearances, the Fubtai sent a force | °" ' : aga unmediately following ' yf ben of met Sdiers to occupy the city and soldiers, armed, with caps on their muskets and | ludependenge. The Light Dragoons completed . | before noon was overrun by a noisy multitude, | was greeted by the euthusiastic applause of the was a snare. Five hundred meu were led | Quarrels and| greeted by Tacks aivals cunaitls into an ambush and taken prisoners, nearly iree fights occurred repeatedly throughout the squelebed any demonstration on the part of the day. Persons wearing hats with black bands | nob. The police shortly afterwards began to This intelligence induced Major Gordon to | were attacked as copperlieads—the hats taken | clear the square and the vieinity of Fanueil Hall send his force against ‘Tai-teun, which he! trom them aud destroyed | Military were placed at each avenue. In Fanueil mode of forming a breach and mounting | paroled prisoners with a large number = at ready tor service in case of eroney ve = sturming parties was adopted on this occa- jleseents. Kublag’s beer house in the park be-) jiaq'te state that this extremity did not occur. j “ i they fi bt | i) three o'clock in the afternoon, The tumultuous) opowd dispersed. Wish previous Guecess, aad ty fougnt han | proceedings outside had alarmed the proprietor.) While these things were progressing a much assault. Gordon then played his guns for a being sold on the premises. The soldiers clamer| nity of the armory in Cooper street, the head short time, in order to give his men breathing | od for liquor, threatened violence if retused, and | quarters of Jones's Battery. About half past the trained Chinese pressed forward to the | the entrance were soou in dispute with the bar-| which was unmistakably beat ou mischief. It assault. At first the success seemed doubt-| keepers. _ | commenced by the throwing of stones, bricks, and , ife Pa bar-tender. A gen- ance inte the armor The company were too he | bowie knife im the hands of a eutrance into the armory. pany eee er eenne leral work of destruction then commenced, and | driven back froin the doors. Lieut. Swain was ‘Lhe uumbers engaged were about 3,000 on | such stock as was available, boxes of cigars, liquor, | beaten. Capt. Jones, finding matters had reached either side. Major Gordon took care that 00 | ¢ 6 being appropriated by the mob. The com-| 4 ¢risis, and all warnings having failed, and dence of those under him. He appears to be ordered to the scene. ‘ +. 4, | Vail, ordered one of his field pieces loaded with an officer of the very highest prouse. | hey formed in two ranks, fronting at ja dis-| oannister, to be discharged, ‘This was followed,

$1000. The mob next attempted to enter the gun ‘Taitann, a city which had been beld by the te all the riots that have occurred, the negro ap-| But iv this they do not appear to have succeeded. ~Chinevse force on a former occasion. ut t Be cqnioce thot Be North is viewed, and) Obtain a forcible entrance, when they were met “oe sn ee Sor ee assault upon the invaders. In the welve a mal the Tai-tsan garrison, he turned aside h.s tired upon the web they dispersed in great haste, allegiance to the Imperial cause, and, de- | wight of Sunday, Sth inst. From an early hour'| curred, a large foree of the police arrived, and tuke it rin the name of the Emperor. It pistols, began pouring ito Hyde Park, which) i6 column. The arrival ef this formidable force ake it over in th ‘ j bent on all manner of mischief. lassembled «wultitude. half of them being immediately beheaded. captared after a desperate fight. The usual | ‘The lawleas soldiery was composed mainly of | pyay square two caauon, well charged, were made sien ; the rebels were, of course, emboldened ‘eame the scene of a general disturbance, about! \pou 11 o'clock a rain set in, and most of the ou, TEU, ’ | on ne eee ae Cons She Os Fad hs pul a peremptory veto ou any more liqher) more serious affair took place at and in the vici- time and « little more room te storm. Again | pressing in solid mass into the saloon and about |S o'clock the armory was surrounded by a crowd ful, but finally the beseiged gave wey the | One of the soldiers was cut in the head with ®) other missiles. This was followed by a forcible ene oe on ‘the beer house and garden were soon gutted of | .oized, taken out, throwa down and frightfully blunders should cecur to stagger the confi- | pany of a regiment stativned near the park were) finding moreover that the mob was likely to pre- : ive numerous details of his | tance of twenty paces trom the immediate seene| 9, mioht be naturally supposed, with fatal results vate accounts give y pe . y oupe

ability aud of his perfect fitness for the duty jot the disturbance. ‘Their presence with muskets | At least three persons were killed outright, and entrusted tv him. The number of killed on | i" hand did not cause the tumult to cease. A boy | some estimate as many as ten, though of the latter the Imperialist side was between two and | Hamed Lewis F. Demette had been killed inside

number we have no detinite information. A man three hundred. Capt. Bannon fell mortally the house by a pistol shot, and the excitement was whose name is not kuown, about thirty years old, wounded while mounting the breach at the |

at a terrible pitch. The officers in command of) wis shot in eleven places. Anelderly man named : . | the company, now in front of the rioters, ordered) \ijjiam Currier, 72 years old, father of officer first assault. Two other Kurupean officers of | thy meu to fire and then charge bayorets. | Currier of Station 1, was shot dead in the armory the force were severely woanded, and one! Three persons were killed on the spot, and a) 4y one of the mob. He was inthe armory looking slightly. Lieut. We ’ R. A., who Was | dozen mere or less severely wounded. A soldier | ghter his son. A boy named John Nerton, 10 standing at a distance asa spectator, criti- | was shot fatally through the back, the ball coming | years old, living at 166 Endicott street, was shot ewing Gordon's manctuvres, was reminded out of the abdomen. Henry Neiters was shot) tycough the heart, and died immediately. Michael by a spent shot that he had no business there. | through the head and killed. A man was found | Getfey, a lad about the same age, Was shot in the lt aati —says the North China killed by a ball outside the grounds. Michael) ,oweis, His wounds are of a helpless nature, Herald, from which we glean the particulars | Bauer was severely wounded in the leg. James) sod he was not expected to survive the night. A

f th i fai d four Sepoys, were in the Odell received three bayonet stabs in the breast, | bey named Patrick Reynolds, living in Bolton of this aflair—and four Sepoys, (head aud neck. Another soldicr was shot ia the | place, leading trom Hanover street, was shot in ee ee ee eee | thigh, and afterwards bad his leg amputated. A) the hip, the large bone of which waa fractured. three of eech were killed, two of them were | blacksmith was shot through the beds and boti | He was takes to the Hospital, and is not expected Frenchmen wearing gold medals for their \jegs. He was conveyed to his home where it was | to live. A woman was shot in the breast and was conduct in Holland's defeat. Of the other | axpected that be would not survive for the night. | carried off among the crowd; as were alsu some four Europeans, three escaped, and one—a A woman—one of the crowd why came to witness | pai¢ dozen others. The precise extent of the

RIOTING IN THE NORTHERN STATES. The hardware store of ‘T. P. Barnes, No. 28 Dock |

Square, was broken open by the mob, and in a}

deserter from the Slst—was captured. Ma- jor Gordon has started for Quin-snag, a rebel furtress on the way to Soochow.

JAPAN,

The intelligence from Japan is of an unsa- tisfactory nature, a9 will gathered from the subjoined extract from the China Mail ol the 13th May:

At the urgent request of the Japanese, her Majesty's Charge d Affairs has extended the time allowed by his ultimatum for their agreeing to the English demands, for a fur-

ther period of fifteen days, that is to say,/ wharves. Ou Mon from the 26th of April to the llth of May. | between a negro named Williams and an Irish-|

| a balloon aséeusion, was slot in the mouth, and severely theugh net dangerously wounded. Some half dozen others received injuries more ) or leas severe. The captain who gave the order | to fire and charge bayouets, directed his men to! ‘load with blank cartridges. NEGRO RIOT IN BUFFALO. | Ou Monday atternvon (6th inst.,) Buffalo was | the scene of a terrible riot, which was instigated | | by some of the ‘long shoremen. It appears that for some time past there has been a growing | | autipathy between a portion of the Lrish laborers jand the negroes, the former being unwilling to | allow the latter the privilege of working along the | he an altercation took place

Meantime the ordinary basiness of the fo- | man named MeLaughlin, the result of which was |

reign residents appears to be suspended, and - all necessary preparations are being made — for foreigners taking to the ships. On their side, the Japanese are reported to be active. | The hosts of war are actualiy gathering to-| gether, and thousands of bright blades al- | ready rattle in their scabbards. Arms and | ammunition have been accumulating in the eouatry for several years, and are still, even | Bipee ultimatum was sent in, being su plied by, it is said, American firms — a fact that has led to an angry correspondence be- tween the American Ke ntative and our | own Minister. War is considered to be im-| minent. It is worthy of notice, that the most effectual blow that could ever have been made with only a naval force at our dis

was the bombardment of Yeddo, the residence , of all the powerful Daimios and their fami- |

that the negro drew a pistol and shot MeLaughlio in the breast, inflicting a dangerous wound. The

| news of the transaction spread along the docks, | vicinity of bis father’s house.

and the workmen started in pursuit of Williams, | who was shortly overtaken. He was knocked | down and beaten most terribly, and would in all robability have been killed outright, had it not | foes for the appearance of some officers, who sue- | ceeded in rescuing him from his assailants, put-| ting him iu a wagon and conveying him to the sta- |

of the negro, but without success. ‘Through the| exertions of the officers the infuriated crowd dis-| persed for the time.

The appearance of some other negroes soon! after was the signal for another onset, and crowd, armed with clubs and stones, made a} rush for the terrified victims; but the officers suc- | ceeded in driving them off, but they continued | their demonstrations for sume time. Still bent) upon bloodshed, the mob turned their attentiou to |

|} and confusion of the hour.

| injuries could not be ascertained amidst the terror After this terrible but just punishment, the mob dispersed. No further acts of violence were perpetrated during the evening. ‘The dragoons patrolled the city all night, visiting such portions as might be supposed tu harbor disorderly characters.

COLONIAL NEWS.

Horrtete Murper in Ricawonp. — The 11th Concession of the ‘Township of Richmond has just been the scene of 4 most brutal murder, the perpetrator of it being a young man named Fralick, aged about twenty years. For some time he had been paying his addresses to a young girl, aged 19, named Elizabeth York, and who resided in the Time, how- ever, produced a change in the fair ono’s affections, which she at last placed upon another lover, and the consequence was that Fralick became the victim of jealously, and instigated by the sneers of his companions, at last resolved upon the marder of his ima-

|tien house. The crowd followed te get possession | M0Tata. On Sunday evening last, Miss York

had occasion to visit ber uncle's, who resided near her father’s house, and on the road was accosted by Fralick, who put his arms around her person in an endearing manner, where-

the/ upon she slapped him in the face with the

back of her hand. Fralick then struck her in the face with his fist, and then struck her head repeatedly with a large stone, until life was nearly extinct. He then threw her

lies. Such a mode of coercion was, however, | the dock, where it was known several negroes | OVET fence hard by, in which spot she was

foreseen by the astute nobles, and they deli- | berately evacuated the city in the beginning | of the present year. A chess player taking | his queen out of danger could not have made & more satural move. left for the admiral to attack save a few

t will not, it isto be feared, seriousi disturb the position of the native princes. It may be questioned whether they would — an inch to eave fifty such towns from being ewallowed up by an earthquake. Admiral Kaper may have instructions to destroy a few sea-port cities; Colonel Neale has said that instructions from home direct the use of coercive measures. By such steps as those referred to we are not likely to bring the nobles to terms; while we are certain to create decided ill-feeling against ourselves on the part of the populace of every city so des- troyed, if not of the country generelly, an ill-feeling by no means supposed to exist at

sent, at least in an active form, nay, it

been affirmed that only sentiments of kindness and friendly interest have hitherto animated the native population with regard to foreigners. A show of power might pos- sivly awe the peaceful inhabitants of a Ja- panese city, bat the destruction of towns whose people had not in any way shown hos- tility to foreigners, could not impress the people with any sense of justice in the pro- Delien. By this means we should only lose the little we are supposed now to possess in Japan, the kindly toleration of the indus- trious masses. The evacuation of Yeddo showed that it was the only point which, in the eyes of the rulers, was seriously ex : for the rest, they are most likely indifferent. Now that we are fairly committed to war in the event of non-compliance with our Minis- ter'’s demands, the only course really open is the employment of a land force ; and this, to be serviceable, mast number at least 10,000 men. ‘Troops from todia, now readily avail- able, are likely to be used; and, in the mesotime, a few angry shots from the fleet stationed off Kanagawa will serve as a decla- ration of vur intentions.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA.

A corr wlent of the London Register, writing under date of April 24, 1863, thas sjeaks of the social progress of that country -—

Melbourne—nay, Victoria—ie not to be despised in regard te social progress. In Meibourne there is a Royal Society, which has been prominently betore the publle in eopnection with the ** Burke exploration,’’ aod which boasts among its members of some clever men, and also an Acclimatization So- ciety, & wondrously successful attempt. Meebanics’ Institutes flourish in Melbourne, Gevlong, and many other towns. Musical Ucions, Sacred Harmonic, and one or two German ** Song’’ societies, aid in the civili- zation of the place. The University will some day prove an honor to the colony, and, so far as it has gone, has deserved well ; but Victoria is not yet out of the Little Pedlington group, and therefore the Professors are being constantly taken to task in the public press for an onslaught made on the Medical School with @ pertinacity that is amusing if it was not also surfeiting. The unsuccesstul against the successful is a novelty nowhere. In the ‘Theatrical Clabs there is Barry Sullivan re- viving Colman’s comedy of « The Jealous Wite,”’ aod Mer. Jefferson, from America, piaying Asa Trenchard in ‘* The American Cousia.”” In January, 1862, there was 4 ericket craze, and another is prowwed for 1864. Sinee ther there has been a mania tor ** Vulunteering,”” which has also died away, or at least, ie dying ; what will come next no One knows! That we are not lost to human feelings, the collection for the Lan- cashire Fund and the poor in Ireland suff- ciently demonstrates, The Melbourne Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, and focal hospitals of Geelong, Ararat, Xe., indicate alsu the support af rded to home charities. Amongst svcial matters may perhaps be mentioned railways, for unquestionably they will in time have a wondrous effect in coio- nizing the interior. From Melbourne to Sandhurst the railway isopen, also Melbourne via Geelong to Ballarat, thus placing the two great gold lields within a few hours distance

were employed upon different propellers. Reach- ing the propellur Oswego, lying at the Marine

ck, some of the rioters went on board, and at- tacked one of tae colored deck hands, beat him most unmercifully, and would most undoubtedly

There is nothing now | have killed him had it not been for the interference i | of officers, who themselves were very roughly —_ in the shape of seaports, whose bom- | jandied in the melee.

Traversing the dock, the rioters obliged the colored men to fly before thew; those who were overtaken being beaten and wal- treated in a most inhuman manner.

Having driven the negroes from the dock, the mob turned to the exteusive tevement known as “ Dug’s Dive "—in whieh a large number of color- ed persous reside And here, again, had it not been for the officers, who took off the terrified negroes by back ways, aud conveyed them te jail for safety—additisual horrors would have been | enacted. Several of those who were taken to jail | were fearfully beaten. During the afternoon, mayor pro tem, Beckwith appeared at the scene and addressed the crowd, which had the effect of again dispersing the rioters. A portion of tie crowd then proceeded to the propellor Mary Stuart, a portion of the erew of which were negroes. x negro named Williams endeavoured to escape by sliding down one of the fenders to the water, intending to swim across the creek. But hie pursuers were too quick for him, and as the poor doomed wretch was clinging to the tender, pleading piteously for mercy, they kicked and beat him about the head and face, compelling him to loose his hold, and he sank sol was drowned.

THE CONSCRIPTION RiOT IN NEW YORK.

We have not yet received any details of the riot in New York. We subjoiu a few interesting items respecting it sent over the telegraph to Portland and city papers: —

It appears that it must have been a concentrated plan of resistance to the conscription, as all the workinen on the different railroads eoubined with those of certain factories, and marched to the building on Srd avenue, where the drafting tor the 9th disrriet had commenced.

The mob is chiefly made up of the labouring population, infuriated women, and boys of all ages up to eighteen. It is led by Andrews, who is said to be a Virginian, and three hundred other leaders.

Much mischief has been doae, as the mob has operated in divisions in various parts of the eity, buruing the armory in 2ist street, the Asylum tor colored orphans, two houses in Lexington Avenue, and the block in Broadway containing the buildings in which the enrolling officer was employed.

In Broadway attacks were made ou pedestrians, many of whom were assaulted and robbed.

Negroes suffered severely. All that were men were brutally assaulted, and the number killed is placed as high as fifty. One was taken by the crowd and banged, and a fire lighted under him until he was roasted to a cinder.

Houses of many coloured people were burned.

Sr. Jous, July 10 (evening) —Last advices from New York last evening, mob continued, principally in the upper portions of the eity, venting its demonjsm on poor negroes, several being killed, and a number of houses destroyed. In Thirty-second street the mob hung anegro, In Thirty-fifth street rioters menaced the arsenal. ‘The Military trained a howitzer upon them, killing 22. ‘The Mayor favored martial law, Governor Seymour opposed jt. City Couneil voted two and a half millions of dollars to exempt poor conseripts. Reported arrival of Seventh regiment had visible effects upon rioters.

discovered on Monday morning at a late hour. She lived only a short time after being found by her friends, and was quite devoid of consciousness; but it was the barking of a dog that first attracted their at- tention, and the faithful creature led them to the spot where she lay. Upon being arrested, the prisoner freely confessed his crime, but pleaded in extenuation that he was urged to it by a young man named John Brandon, from Lime Lake. How far this statement is credible, further investigation may elicit. Fralick is a quiet, mild looking young man, and probably the last person to be suspected of so foul a crime. He i# now

jlodged in the County Gaol. — Kingston

(Canada) paper.

british CoLumBia. — Vancouver Island dates are to the 19th May. The Colonisé reports Indian troubles, and says an expedi- tion is being fitted out to proceed against the aborigines. Three Indians were to have been hanged in Victoria in the latter part of Jane for murder. The steamer Otter has arrived down the Fraser River from the mines, bring- ing $55,000 in treasure. Passengers report the mines as yielding well. ‘There are about 1,200 men on Williams Creek, all in em- ployment at $10 per day; about 500 more were on their way up. The Colonist takes a very favorable view of the present state of British Columbia as compared with last year. There are many signs of real and substantial progress. ‘The number of miners at work is only about half as large as last year, but those are all doing well. Provisions are reasonable. Roads are being opened up throughout the country, and along these the land 1s being sown, which will greatly in- crease the stock of provisions. Low freights and cheap provisions are all that are wanted, and then it is expected that California and Australia will be repeated in earnest.

The St. Catherine’s Journal says that on Saturday night, the 13th inst., with a sound louder than the discharge of a park of ar-

north of Canada side of Niagara Falls, near Mr. Davis’ Table Rock Hotel, fell into the yawning abyss below, giving the Falls on that side a more decided horse-shoe appear- ance than they had before. slides prove that those who have purchased property a short distance above the cataract, if they live long enough, will realize hand- somely from their investments, as the Falls will be at their own door in a century or two.

Disso.uTioN oF THE Hupson Bay Cow- pany.—The (C. W.) Spectator says that the ** International Financial Society’? have urebased all the rights and territories of the ludson’s Bay Cempany for £1,500,000, being at the rate of £300 for every share worth £200, the price to be paid on the Ist duly. The right of the H. B. Company to do this thing is questioned in the Canadian papers, as it properly oughs to be.

A CapeBreton correspondent of the Pres.

JULY 17th (morning).—New York riot con- twued yesterday. Desperate fight occurred in

rioters and dozen soldiers killed. been held on fifty bodies. Avenue, sacked of $40,000 worth of goods. Riot-| ous demonstration in suburban sinall towns, pre-| vented by eounsels of Catholie Priesta. Areh- bishop Hughes inyited his people to assemble at bis house to-day to hear him. Seventh and seve ral other regiments arrived.

Sr. Jonn, July 17, P.M.—Severe fight occurred last night between the New York rioters and the 7th regt., on 26th street. The mpb aceupied several blocks on either eide of street. Fifteen soidiers reported killed. Fifteen rioters were killed, 16 wounded, and 35 prisovers taken.

RIOT IN BOSTON,

During Tuesday afternogy and evening, Mth inst., Boston was in a state of great excitement. While two officers connegted with the enrolling office, were serving notices ty those who had been dratted, they were set upon and severely beaten. Several policemen, while endeavoring to quell the disturbauce were roughly banded.

In the meantime the city authorities instituted

Witness writes that ** gold has been discover- ed in Middle River Mountains. ‘The precious

let Avenue on Weduesday night, some thirty! metal is to be found at the sources of the Inquests have | riyer, and it occurs both in soil and rock Dry Goods Store, 6th Qopper mining at Cheticamp, Invernes Co.,

is likely to be profitabie. Four claims have

been taken up 24 square miles each. Also perance Band, not because he was unac-

three silyer claims in Grandance and Cape Novth,”’ Se -

RieLe SHOOTING av Troerno.—We learn that on Thursday last, the “ Rothsay Blues” Rifle Company, ‘Truro, Capt. Blanchard, fired tor three prizes, presented to that Company by our worthy

22 points, making 15 hits. made My Major Pollard, who won the Cup ai

Truro, last September. The secoud prize was

Halifax paper.

measures of the most efficient jature to quell any riotous demonstrations that might have been made ; and at 54 o'clock the telegraph fire alarm | bells were sounded. This had previously oat agreed upon asa signal for danger. jassembled ia Dock square, numbering some tive |

of the metropolis, an extension to the Murry | hundred persous, evidently premeditating a de-|

is decided on.

monstration of some sort. ‘This was soon developed. |

Brunswick—out of order tor a few days during | the past week—has been under-run, ths detect!

A crowd had | "¢Paired, and that it is new in good working | and flats,”’

order.— Isl. The new Canadian Parliament js ¢o meet for

the despatch of business on the 13th August next.| much time and talent to train a Volunteer | some dreadful engagement between the P

tillery, a large section of the rock on the

These frequent

| to get them to keep the reed instruments in _ tune.

townsinan, John D. Nash,“Esy., the ranges being | 200, 300 and 400 yards respectively. The first) lunteer Band * being expert at weighing was wen by Sergeant George Dickson, who scored | biseuits,’’ I do not understand ; but [ would

This, all our readers! consider “weighing biscuits’? : : y a very | who take an interest in the volunteer movement | e ee ae

will remember, exceeds by one point the shooting |

any one by alluding to their past or present won by Private Henry Berry, by scoring 0 ete as laber is always honorable ; points and 15 hits; and the third was won by aod

Corpl. Albert Dogget, he seoring 18 points.—| fool in Samuel Lover’s novel, whose Jeay

We are glad to learn that the sub-marine eable, respect, was a man ‘*who neyer did any good connecting this Island with the Province of New| for himself nor any one else.’’

, CORRESPONDENCE, pe dy ve Yo rue Eprron or rue ExaMIner. | Dear Sir;—The Editor of the Prot stant | appears to be very much * exercised ”’ by hd few friendly remarks of mine, published in the Examiner of the 6th instant, in reference ‘to the obscenities of his paper. . Mr. Laird ‘has really ‘* become so dark with excessive light’ that be now boldly attempts to deny that any of his compositors ever refused to set up the immoral communications of the Colonial Secretary. ‘The poor ** Elder’ mast have lost his memory as well as his wit, otherwise he would not presume to deny a fact of which he was once so fully and, I may add, painfully cognizant; bat perhaps he has not yet recovered from the shock he re- ceived from his Buifast friends.

Various opinions prevail with respect to the cause of Mr. Laird’s present mental aber- ation. Some of his well-meaning friends think that it has been brought on by an ex- cessive infusion of * grace,’’ caused by a too close attendance at the nightly meetings of the Reverend gentlemen and graceful ladivs who lately visited our city ; others think that he is engaged in cultivating an acquaintance with the Trepsichorean art,and that the great length of his lower extremities requires a downward exertion of all his extraordinary mental faculties; while there are some, who, with more regard for truth, have the temerity to assert that his mental darkness is solely attributable to a defect in the constraction of his brain, which, they say, keeps him con- tinually viewing things —- a thick, black mist of bigotry and intolerance. Be that as it may, this much is certain, that he now has extraordinary powers of ratiocin- ation, and is possessed of a most accurate knowledge of all the rules and intricacies of logic. This must be evident from the readi- ness with which he pronounces to be * false insinuations’’ any statements that happen to be unpalatable to his taste. Now, I could easily show, if it were worth while, that what he terms * false insinuations’* are most sterling tacts that can be readily verified ; but Mr. Laird says it is a private affair, and lest I should again disturb his equanimity, | will not trouble him with the * proofs” just now,

1 was formerly led to believe that Mr. Laird was a very moral gentleman, and that, being an elder of the Church, he was required to be such ; but after reading several articles that appeared in the Protestant, | feel rather incliaed to thiak that no persoo having the feelings which a gentloman is supposed to possess would give such immodest articles to innocent females to set up, letter by letter. Shame upon you! Mr. Laird.—It is an old adage that ** practice makes perfect,’’ which slightly changed so as to read * practice makes familiar’’ will probably be Mr. Laird’s excuse for allowing his paper to be made the vehicle fur conveying pollution to the public mind.

It must have been peculiarly pleasing to | Mr. Laird to have something to insert under | the lucal heading of his last issue. I am sure, Mr. Editor, he must feel very thankful to your ** Tyro’’ for giving him the subject of a paragraph. Scme one has a right to render him assistance in his difficulties, and not to have the poor man filling that Jocus which he has set apart for local matters with news all the way from China and Japan, and vecasional tit-bits from the antipodes. I shall be very happy to furnish him with little topics upon which he can make comments, if he will not consider my remarks too ‘* local, &e."’ But perhaps I had better not write any more lest he should think | am becoming too wise. Yes, truly—

**Pigmies are pigmies still, though perched on stilts!’ Yours,, &e., TYRO.

July 15, 1863. ——En- so ae (FOR THE EXAMINER ) THE * BASS” CRITIC ON THE VOLUN- TEER BAND.

Sir ;—The communication published in the last No. of the Exaziner, over the signature of ** Bass,’’ does not seem to be written so wuch in the interest of truth or art as it does to give utterance ta apparently bitter personal feelings towards the teacher of the Volunteer Band,whom he attempts to belabor in @ poor, petty, pitiful way, over the shoul- ders of X. Y.Z. Though being under no particular obligation to defend the leader or members of the Volunteer Band, yet [ must briefly reply to our ** Bass’ eritic, least readers might suppose that the statements put forth im the notice of the performance ot | the Band were carelessly made. Therefore, we now say: J. That Miss Bird was quite correct in stating, in her work, that the Is- land had not an instramental Band during the period when she was in this Colony. The } excellent Band of the Order of the Sons of | | Lemperance, at the time referred to, had| ‘ceased to exist, and not until two or three | years after Miss Bird left the Colony was | Lobban’s Band re-organized under the lead- /ership of Mr. Wall ; hence we know that the |‘ Englishwoman in Ameriea’’ not only wrote graphically, but, in this particular, spoke | truthfully. | 9. Though our “ Bass" eritic garbles and | | misquotes, (a very bad beginning for an ob-| | viously green newspaper contributor,) there is not a cuntradictivn in writing, in one place, that music is ** remarkably good in time and style,’’ and further on remarking that in the * performance faults might be easily detected.’’

3. The statement that the reed instruments ‘do not perform any part,’’ is a rather reck- less assertion, as the young men who play them perform their part as wel! as could be expected, considering the short time they have been under Mr.Galbraith's instructions ‘* Bass’? pronounces an E Flat Clarionet ‘*useless,’’ because, as he alleges, the leader of the Band ‘is not capable of teaching, playing,‘or arranging masi¢ for it.’’ But sup- pose ** Bass’? would throw off his mask, and offer his assistance as an ‘‘expert’”’ E Flat Clarionet player, would not the instrument then be useful, and Azs services inyalua®le ! Leaving this aside however, Mr. ‘ Bass”’ ought to know, that, when Mr. Galbraith is capable of teaching persons to play B Flat | Clarionets, he must also be competent to teach them the KE Flat Clarionets. As to the arrangisg of music, | am informed that the pieces played by the Band have been im- ported trom England. Let our +‘ Bass’’ friend | ‘whew wherein the music is not correctly ar- ranged. But Mr. ** Bass,’’ to prove the in- competency of the teacher of the Volunteer Band, states that the leader **condemned”’

the Clarionets, when they came here, al- though they were made by ‘‘oue of the best wakers in the United Kingdom.’’ Now, unfortunately, the ‘best makers’? do not send their best musical instruments to this Colony, any more than the best manufac- turers send us their best broad cloths, or their richest silks, or finest linens. In too maby instances, we get the second-hand ar- ticles. So it was, Iam credibly told, with the Clarionets of the Volunteer Band, they proved to be out of tune, aud otherwise im- paired. Besides, if the leader **condemned”’ the reed instruments, and wished to have brass instruments in their places, it only, shows that he was acquainted with the) opinion of many eminent musicians — that! amateurs can make better music in 4 shorter | period with brags instruments than they can /with reed instruments. Mr. Foster’ con- | demned the Clarionets in the Sons of Tem-

/quainted with the instrument,- -he being a thorough master of it—but because he knew that unless the performers were well trained

| for several years, it would be yery difficult

4. The allusion to the leader of the Vo-

mployment. Now, Mr. ** Bass’? might do well by not trying, in future, to disparage

hope ‘* Base’? does not think like the

ideal of a gentleman, pr person worthy of

}

In conclusion, 1 may gpologise for oceupy-| ing so much space in this matter of ‘sharps by saying, that the attack of ** Bass’? was uncalled for, as well as unge- nerous towards a gentleman who has giyen

General Frost.

Band, and nerated. the Square entitles the members of the Ban

The performance of the Band oa | escured by tae Polish insurgents.

- poorly until Sanden’ the details of which are unknown.

‘In almost every instance the victory bas been

‘The war preparations in Russia continue to be

| on Chattanago and River Georgia unfounded — | Indications are that Rosecrans will moye again j next week along vorthern slope of Cumberland Mountaines.—Supposed only Harding's COrps pe.

to our thanks, inasmuch as it is not only a_ carried on without the slightest abatement, and | main in Tennessee on line covering Chattanage

source of recreation to many, tend to promote musical taste in th nity, a thing very much to be desired.

and | doubt not but he will admit that Mr. Galbraith and the young gentlemen of the Band are deserving of far more praise than that which has aroused up his energies to write his firet, and very probably /us last, ‘+ Bass’? musical criticism. With the senti- ments of our friend ** Bass’s’’ last sentence, 1 agree; but [ think that one of the best methods to promote harmony in wusic or society, is to acknowledge whatever may be found good, or worthy of praise, in the ‘‘works’’ of those, in many ways, opposed to us. I remain truly, a». Te sciniiieilatidibis To rue Epiror ov tHE Examiner,

Mr. Epiror,—

The world-renowned East Point corres- pondent of the /s/ander has been writing some very haughty statements of late, concerning the Breastwork and people of Souris. His letters have appeared over the learned signature of ** Par le yous’’. His first object in writing, he says, was merely to ingnire aow the money on the Breastwork had been expended, an inquiry which a man of his high position and circumstances in East end society had an undoubted right to make. An humble reply was granted! Not satis- fied, however, he makes a second grand effort, in which, we perceive his ** next objeect”’ viz, the maligning ia the coarsest manner possible certain persons in Souris—persons whose shves ** Par le vous’’ knows right well he is barely worthy to polish. The fact is, that, the money ‘* expended on the Breakwater’’ was earned chiefly by R. Catholics—and applied to the purposes of their Church. There Jies the secret which accounts for all the foul-mouthed abuse which ** Par le vous” has penned. Thank Providence, we can safely say that he is the only one among us calling himself Protestant who has mounted the already too much ridden hobby horse of hy pocrisyand general dirty-work-ol-the-devil, in the attempt to awaken a spirit of envy and hatred between religious bodies of dit- ferent persuasions. Let me tell him—if he is not already aware of tie fact—that his labor is spent in vain, and his strength spent for naught, in this the beginning of his il advised crusade ; fur people in this end of the Island have lived and still hope to live in peace and quietness, no matter what a newly fledged gosling of E. Point may chirrup to destroy.