The sun., 1861-12-11
The Defense Of Toronto-M Hilary Prepnr-
niions In CnDudn.


The following, taken from late Toronto pa.
por, shows that England doe. not mean to he
urprcp,fcI for n war with this country, At least
80 far a. her CInadau possessions aro concern
eli -
The dcienscs Of Toronto are now boius rap
idly strengthened in anticipation ol tho oC-
curroncc OF ANYTHING unJlsa--"' - sho Iola-
tions of Great Britain with the ncighbOrng
Republic At the old Fort, commanding tho
western entrance TO the harbor and tho rail way
approaches to the city, the most active prcpir-
atoms are being made. Yesterday afternoon
tho work was commenced OF erecting now
battery Of ten guns on tho south side Of tha
barracks, overlooking the extensive ware
houses Of the Grand Trunk Railway, the
Queens wharf and tie channel. Two hundred
men Of the 30th Regiment were detailed for
the duty, AID at o'clock marched out TO work
armed with pirk-lNcs aud Shoyels.
The breas work on which they are employed
will extend along nearly the whole south font
&C the parade ground and will be strong and
formidable wo.k. The gun, TO be m)untcd
upon it-or rather behind lt-Io siXty-pound-
ers, with one large Armstrong gun which will
command nearly tho whole harbor.
The work is sppTenly TO ho pushed forward
great haste, two hundred men being detailed
every day for the plrpos,. They receive extra
pay for the abor aud appear exceedingly
anxious 10 DO employed. Ii Is reported at the
garrison that it Is intended TO extend the forth
ications alsnl the bank OF the l,ka to the now
fort, planting batteries in all for thirty-six hoa-
Wy cannon and that, IN addition, h avy ba'.
terry is 10 'e erected on the northwest an ,lo Of
Tho fort, overlooking the ravine ard cOmmlu!-
ing the Gfeat Western and Mort tlern Railway.
II is also np,rtei that tents for ten thousand
men are to he erected on the common between
the tao iult'; and that work ace 10 be con-
structed At the eastern end Of the city, sumo.
whore in the n,ishborhooi Of the Don river
The Toronto LEADER has tho following
The military spirit Of our people is evidently
becoming aroused. Oney'ry baud IN asuros ipr
self-deicnoe are being adop,ed. Tue active W
iunteer force ia receiving large accos'ions 20
numbers, new companies are helns form
everywhere and old ones filled up. All the
are cheering sigu- which prove that the county
IL fully alive to tho danger Of hsiog lulled loo
false ideas OF security and that its spirit is iul
elusl to that which imhued the mon who, n
1872, turned out 10 rcpa tho boastiul invader.
In Toronto lhis spirit is manifested eyetywhcr ,
aud ..among all classes, showing itseI in 4 {
military wus,ers which are held oytry day
AIUre Municipal SwindIlug.
We adverod briefly, in our paper Of ycs,cr
day, to an effort being made in the Board O
Councmen for the location Of market NJ
town near the foot Of Twelfth street. Nortl
River. This is another device for swindlin,
the city concoctcd by the members or the cit,
government, known as the Ring" and III,
circumstances upon which the scheme is found
cd are as follows;
Eight or nine years since the Common Counci
adopted an ordinance empowering the Commits
sioners Of the Sinking Fund 10 sell tho "for
Ganseyoort property, lyiag on the North ryel
at the foot Of Twelfth street, and embTacin
about ten acres OF land.
A private meeting Of tho Commissioners wa
held soon afterwards 10 consider the matter q
which Francis X. TillOu, then Recorder an
Commissioner er otfcio, offered resolutlo
fixing the minimum price Of tho property a
$500, 900. MIR. TillOu did not know the re-
object of tho meeting. The resolution WI
voted down, ald another motion, made by Aide
man Bard, was carried, fixing the minimum
price at SlGO, 600 Mr.. Bard then presented
letter from Reubsn LOvejoy, who stated that b
wished to purchase Fou GansevoOrt, but n
price Was given. lie also said that il ths pro
perty was awarded 10 him he wished his bid 4
10 transferred to Simeon Draper.
A deed was made out tor Mr.. Draper tina
same evening, and on the following mOrninl
he gave his check for the sum Of $i0, 900 tC
the Comptroller, and made out "a mortgage o
SI2O, 600 for the remainder. The proper en-
tries were made the same day upon the books il
the Comptrcllers department. Mr.. Drape
was at the time Governor Of the Almshou5e
Iyut was subsequently, Informed that, as he wa:
an officer Of the City GoverAment he could no
hold the property. lie thereupOn made out
quit claim deed 10 Joseph Is. Varnum, Jr. ,anl
the Mayor, at his instance made new doe
directly TO MI. Varnum.
Mr.. G. v. \. Roosevelt instituted suit h
annl this sale and Det aside all the proceedings