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songht their &deice u to how he should
set towards the English, whether he
ought to seek for peace or staim his for -
tense mt the result of the wer. The
Fetish men at fimt declined to give key
1111111110T until they hsd been !en arantedl
that no matter what their reply was,
their lives shonld not be forfeited. Hav-
ing been reassured on this point. they
then replied that they saw everything
dark except the streets of Coomaseie,
which ran with blood. Karoo Caloalli
was diesatisfied with. the vagueness of
this reply, and determined to appeol
further to the oracle. He resorted to
what he considered a deal' and conclusive
test. Two he goata were selected, one
entirely black, the other of s spotless
white color, anti after due Fetish cerve
monies had been perfoiteed ovet the
two goats, they were set at eoch other.
The White gest eaaily overcame and
killed Ha opponent. Koffe• ,Calcalli,
after this test, wu satisfied that he was
doomed to defeat at the hands of the
white men, and immediately sent the
eleovrmentioned embassy to Sir Garnet
Wolseley to seek fur peace. -;
Captain Glover is reported id have
gained a very decided success Over the
Awoonlahs, who were endeavoring to im-
pede his progress up the Volta. At the
head of • large formhe crossed the Volta
on Christmas -day„ and was , almost im-
mediately engaged with the Awoonlahs,
who had mustered in great form. A
sharp engagement ensued, and the
Awoonlabs were defeated and driven
back witlea lou of over 400 num, the
British losing only 24 wounded and two
Housman killed. On the 29th of De-
cember Captain Glover recrossed the
Volta with 1,200of thedisciplined Hour.
sas and Torubas, and mooched for Quo•-•
whoo, the frontier town of the Ashantee
Kingdom, levying Mr. Goldsworthy, his
second in command, in the Awoonlah
countt7 to inflict further punishotent on
this turbulent tribe. Mr. Goldsworthy
had under hts orders a body of 400 dis-
ciplined Houma, and was assisted by •
oorpa of about 15,000 natire*allies, con-
sisting of Agrapinas, Aeons and Krepoes.
As soon u the AwoonIalui had been
dealt with, Me. Goldsworthy and the
larger portion of hie forces were to
march to rejoin Captain %ever.
It is probable else Captain Glover,
with a force of at least 800 Iloussaa and
Yorubses, was in a position to assist Sir
Garnet in the tete fighting. Captain
Butler was successfully engeged in se.
curing the alliance of another native
tribe, the :tkims, and Captain Dalrymple
was trying the Jame with the Wasiaws.
At latest advice' the 13ritish Commander
lied advanced 17 miles beyond the Prah,
end his reconnoitering parties were only
40 miles from Coomassio. It seems
they expected a briet campeign, but
probably noterich severe fighting as they
were on the brink of. ,All the trans -
puts had been ordered to be ready to
take home the troops °atheist of March,
but the breakdown of the trandport ter -
•ice ass expected to delay matnrs. The
troops were well 'implied with docters,
there being 90 of the latter on the Gold
Cease', not reckoning these with Captain
Glover. The whole experlition,seems to
have been wonderfully well mansged,
the only drawback, the defection of the
Faun» carriers, being ooe that oohed
scarcely have been foreseen. It must
have been an exceptionally costly affair,
however. owing to the special my:ire-
emote of the service in such a climate,
and the bill which is being made up pre-
liminary to the Budget will foot up
serene' millions.
The lst and 2nd West India Hui -
manta respended nobly to the call tu act
as earners, and have been liberally dealt
with by Sir Garnet W••Leeley. The men
receive a gratuity equivalent to about
3a. a day each over and above their pay.
the sergeanee 5s. • day extra, and the
officers 10s. t day.
*,utsn Signal.
GODERiCH, March 1 1, 1874.
Ashaatas Znailtion.
Last week some apprehension was
again felt as to the safety of Sir Garoet
Woleeley and the troops under his com-
mand engue,d on the Ashaatee expedi-
Sion, some days having elapsed between
the receipt of the despatoh we published
Let week announcing the capture of
doomassie and any further tidings. All
detest WS/ U11 at rest on Thursday by
the receipt in London of fall particulars
of the capture- The Ashantee King had
dully surrendered himself into the
;lide of the British and was • prisoner
r/mineral at olesley's headgearters.
1 It will afford unmingled satisfaction
lie the friends of General Wolesley,
eaptain Butler and others sell known
it Canada who us engaged on the ex -
**dittos, to know that they have been
encase( el. GeneraLWolesley's manage -
Ment of the Red River expedition
*awed him to be a most capable and
gecimat eoimmuder, and he has now
larther distinguished himself, under
r' circumstances. in • manner which
called forth the coogratnlotions of
Qtmen and which will no doubt die
moseed him to further henours at ho
d. He has done he work, well and
Murree any reward which May ba be -
owed upon him.
1 The tollowing summary of the doings
tithe expedition may prove interesting.
, i• dt seems dm Ashantes army, in its fe-
at Irene the British protectorete, re -
the Prah in the £rst days of
tie:ember, reached Coonnassie die the
d. and•tras reported to have diapers-
nd... Their numbers were said to have
fen diminished from 40,000 to 20,000,
i •ncipally by famine and disease, chiefly
1 uhne, the German 'missionary whe
ysentery and small -pox, and Mr.
ronght &letter from the King to the Brit-
ish commander, says he saw nearly 30d
norpees of chieftains carried through the
of Coomouie, followed by women,
trIteo•tabeweiled anal cried, their bodies
• ieiate painted with red earth and their
"-li loads adorned with green leaven Their
ITosses in monthats with the British were,
its they themselves admit,serions enough,
i there leaving been more Ashanteas killed
1 at Abrokrautpa than et the battle of
1 e....„
t. arna01/11 in 1826. Technically speaking,
- they wore victorious in the two skir-
f inlets.' at Abrakramps and Fasows, in
; which latter a slues regiment under
i 6olosel Wood fought the entire Ashen-
llive army •,, but to their own minds these
4.yictories were as bad as defeats, sad the
*,1 chiefs who returned W Coomessie urged
Vthe King to melte peace. On the 25th of
''; December the Latter called an educated
4
' rota:gtee named Dawson, whom he has
detained as a captive, and dictated
li a letter to the British Governor. It
-' was chiefly 'filled with complaints.
.;1,ikotoos other thinp, it alleged that his
d General and troops were marching
i 'qateotly boast, when, in • meet wanton
rend unproyoked manner, they were at-
"• tacked by the English troops. Messeni
1j pk with this epistle were sent leen to
• the Prah. About the IMMO time rumors_
s -
til were en circulatien at Coomassie that
the German naissionanes held in cod
1 liivity there would' be taken with the
' ;army - employed as intercessors if •:.he
' tashantees were beaten, and killed if the
Asharitue were victorious. It is to be
IdiecepeO. this barbarous resolve wu not
i %storied out. On the return of the mes
c
t wagers above referred to, the missioe-
• 'arise were calied to the palace and Sir
!Garnet Woluley's reply read amid pee-
r 1, found "donee. Doubtless it contained
' the conditions of peace formerly report-
), •
e !, ed, iachichns the entry of the British
•
.; :into Coomaseht, which the King was so
1 i enzinas to avoid, and which he fought
1 I so hard to prevent. After the reading
I • of this letter, the missionaries were or-
' dared to withdraw, and afterwards Mr.
1, I
Kahn/ (who had been four end • half
i- yearson camtivity, sad who was suffer-
e•ing from wasumption) wee informisti
4. that the King intended to send !limit°
4'. the General. This announcement was
-• -7 'acorn panted with the gift of a, Roy.]
;',I
,.• robe, each se was only worn hy the re -
'1 lativet of the King, and • porigein of
ti geld (36 dollars). The sante night the
;- Zing sent for him with orders that he
; should put on the Royal robe Mr
•1 Kuhns was taken into a small apart-
' punt, wnere he found the King alone,
1
• drested in a white Moth, and seated on
1 a low cheer playing with his cats. He
' told hir.iiiiihne to say when he saw the
otloveruodetheO the king wanted peace.
:He would sot light with the whit* man,
if•
•-' einem if theirs:sem into the realest -place,
-, for kis animisesta, had neverlought with
• the -white mas. This statement was
- rat* boLd eves for an Ashantee, when
Sir Charles Macartey's skull is a trou-
t itred,hoirlenne of the Royal family.
Onus' *the defection of the Fan tee
• wrists the general advaooe of the Bra-
d& es Coomassie had t•een postponed
hes the lith to the 23ril of January.
Thine tessebeross natives ars seed to
have thus forsaken thou who were eight-
ies( for them from secret sympathy with
the enemy, and • feeling of pride that
sa sseivilised negro nee, with every
disadmotage of weapons, has been able
, be nese so stout a resistance to British
• Orme. Ills feeling foetid tittered:me re -
seedy is so artiste published in the Lad-
ies lust joereal at the Gold Coast.
Altar wise batman& •sprenions of
•• hip. ha 111ritish souses in the attack on
' the article roosted, : "On
edam las* it is impossible to ex.
the teasel pride is the mind ot
Massa who contemniame the gi-
de preperetions making hit one of
the bet issepean Posers for the slab -
*Oise el ea unsiyilised Severe*. el
%be rase et Rein."
Os the mid& of Kr. tame and the
• RioresilISMOISSItalt they were detained
Wu *Midi erikgesi, . tail amply (meld
giros 111001.4,T1111.:moreesporidence
' -ii swotted that
summoned
Asmassaamt--
The Asseesers appointed In the various
municipaltties have begun their work
for the present, year and it resta with
the public to see that their work is done
sorroctly and impartially. The blunders
whieh frequently creep into the toter.'
hide show that a cereal watch should
be kept 16 lee that the Assessors
de their duty poverty, sad that
ao carelessness on the part of the
Clerk in copying the names deprives
any one who is entitled to the franchise,
of vote. In view of an Income
Franchise Act all young men who dune
to have votes shenld see that their in-
comes ere dilly amused. This point
should be cuefully attended to.
Ws think a change in the law is ne-
cessary se to the manner of preparing
and making final the voters' lists. At
present there is no security that a name
will appear eorreetly, or iu fact that it
will appear at all. We think it would
be well if some system of publishing
the list of esters wee adopted. Ekon°
assessors are so 15artiou in their feel-
ings that theo assess their political op
ponents at each • figure m to deprive
them of their votes, while they add
names without stint of their political
friends, for the purpose of making votes.
The Court of Revisien oan of course
oorrect this, but comparatively few take
advantage of it. It will be_ well for
partizan assessors to remember that they
hay* now to take an oath, not simply •
declarative, that they have iscl:•t added
or left off names for the purpose of
making or unmaking votes, and that
they are liable to be indicted for perjury
if they add or leave eff names for this
ParPnad.
As the recent election showed that in
some townships numbers uf fictitioue
votes were added in the Tory interest
sad the names of Reformers whicO
should hays appeared, were left f off, the
various Reform Asiociatione should
make it their duty to see that the lists
are properly made up. A general election
for the lead legislatnre will take place
early in1875, and the sumess of the Re-
form cause will he materially aided if this
matter ia &deeded to. Every individ-
ual Reformer! should see that his own
name at least, is proporly placed upon
the r ell.
The Local PaDer.
Xr. Uttar.
The noble iin•i patriotic Opposition in
the Ontario !mgislature continue to per-
form their duty with stern vigour.
Having wast•ect many precious hours of
the country'a time over a $12 table and
$6.50 counterpane, they have taken to
"speaking against time, ' as one of their
own journde veryonsively announces it,
shen any questionotrises on which they
think there is an opportunity cf ob-
structing the business of the creintry.
Seeing tnat they number only abeut a
third of r he house, their ' 'speaking
against timid' and the numerous "out-
rages" they inanufacture do not appear
to gain them much strength. On the
contrary, the conduct of Messrs. Cam-
eron, Lauder, Kykert, Boultbee and
their followers, canton out create a
feeling of disgust in the house and
throughout the country.
The latest exploit in the ontrage busi-
ness is the discovery that a letter was
sant by Mr. McKellar to the Superin-
tendent of the Ceotral Prison works in
Toronto, telling. him to give the men •
half holiday on the occasion of the nemi-
nation in West Toronto last fall, their
pay being allowed them as lineal. Men
of all shades of political opinion were
engaged on the works, but they were all
allowed to go, to hear the politica of the
country, in which they have no doubt s.
deep interest, fairly discussed by both -
parties. To the Tory mind such liber-
ality is incompreheusible. How any
poLitican can do anything thee is not
one-sided thee cannot understand. They
contend that McKellar sent the
Men to the nominition to shoot for Mou
and to hoot Bickford, but sovording to
the Matds version of what* occurred,
"the 'majority of the workilignien were
in favor of Bickford," and at the close
"chaired" him ia triurnph from the
hustiegs. The letter wee thoright of so
little moment thin it was thrown
aside, and now when a call is made for
its produution it cannot be found, which
is of coarse the ground fur a charge that
it has been made away with.
Ws hue not yet hod Mr. McKellar's
explanation of the eadUer, but we have
no doubt when ie mimed. it will be as
satisfactory to every csnprejnchced anted
as w•s hie vinclecation of his character
anted the Blain "(mule," which formed
the stock in trade of the Tory papers for
so long • dine. There is • (*nein class
of politicians sad joarnalista whose
specula mission 100101 43 1/41 W abuse the
Commissioner of Public Werke. They
have 'sleeted hien as being the one
member of the jovernment who must
be hounded down, and their whole
energies are devoted to this task. Mr.
McKellar, like all fallible beings, may
eometimer err. hut his edasinistgetion of
his department has been sharacterised
by great ability, and his shoulders being
bread we fancy he can continue to bear
the abuse heaped upon him with entire
egnanimity. So far as the letter 'iout-
rage" is concerned. we fancy them: wilt
num out to be as little in it as in the
former "outrages" manufactured to in-
jure Mr. McKellar and the government
in the 1171111 of the eountry,
Iles *UAW
At the nomination in Provendher,
maeitobe, Rev. Pere Ritchot, who was
advocating Riel's election, stated in
reply to the seserdoe that the Ltter had
liff,Or been In Carted& that he (Ritchot)
had dined and supped with him and
teceived letters from him at Montreal.
Mr. Joseph Hamelin, of fit. Narbert,
who was the rival candidate, refused te
retire to allow Riot's election by seelanm-
don, but was beaten at the polls, the
numbers being Riel 1d5; Hamelin 69;
Majority for Riot 126. It is doubtful
whether Riel will try to take his seat
in nerliemeot. He did not dare to show
himself publicly la his own district
while the election wu premeding. His
return seems purely a demonstration on
behalf of amnesty, and the papers that
support him say his entpty seat in the
House of Commons will be e mute ap-
peal far stronger than Anis (meld make
it.
44111.
Zotahiltro Incorporation.
The people of Lucknow are very fickle
in the matter of inoorporation. They
Patitioned the County Councils of Huron
and Bruce for incorporation last June,
which was granted, but the proposed
village being in two counties it was
necessery for • proclamation to issue
hy the Lieutenant Governor declaring to
'which they should be annexed. The
Gole4rnor must find himself in rather
s eaandary,as no less than rout petitions
have been sent him, first, to annex
them to Huron: second. to annex them
to Bruce, which petition was signed by
• number who signed the fimt; third,
another petition to be annexed to
Huron; fourth, not to be ineorporated
at all. As they are already incorporst-
ed the last petition is meaningless. The
village naturelly belongs to Heron and
we trust it will be annexed thereto.
A Laws Li c a. -The Merchant's line
of steamier' wh•ch is to rnn idtween
Montreal and Chicago dewiest the season
of 1874 oonsista of 31 boats I In addition
to these there will be 8 propellers run-
ning independently, making 30 in all.
It will take 600,MO, or over half • mil-
lion buebels of wheat to supply one trip
of these stearnore clown end 18,000 tons
of freight to load them on their Way up.
In 1868 the ntinther or 'might steamers
running on Inks Ontario and the uppor
lakes was only 14. these beide wiU
probahly make fregnent eels at God oriels
en their way up for cargoes of salt,••
RUNAWAY. -On Friday last a
horses with waggon attached, belonging
to Mr. Robert Whitley of Goderich Town,
ship,which sere lied in front of Crabb's
store, broke the halter and ran away.
It appears that when in town Mr. Whit.
ley usually puteup his horses at Mr.
John Whitley's, opposite • the Sweet
office. For that Owe they ran, but
finding the gate shut they made a flying
leap at the board fence whieh they clear
mid in a style beooming to steeple chas-
ers. The waggon caught in the tents end
brought it down, and though the horses
tugged vigorously to draw it oat they
itould not do so auffstuck fast till they
were °aught. The only damage done
was the breaking of the neck yoke.
It is a fact that twiny people do not
subscribe for their local paper. When
solicited to do so they very otter reply
that they take the Globe or the or
the dcheei deer or Herald, and that they
are cheaper or contain more reading.
After all, these same individuals almost
invariably are ia the habit of borrewing
the local paper front their more liberal
neighbours wbo subscribe for it. If the
local paper is not whst it should be, in
nine cases out of ten it will be found
that the fault. is with the political party
which is in hen nir and duty bowel to
give it a liberal and hearty support. It
costa a very large sum te publish even a
small country paper, and if the editor a
not supported by having a large and
paid tip stibecription listens cannot inake
his sheet what he himself or his subscrib-
ers deters).
The local paper in adlitieu to giving
a summary of general ne ws, ocrupies a
field exclusively Its own. It is the
champion of the rights of -the people of
the locality where it is pnislished, a is
the advocate of local improvements, it
plays a prominent pert at, all the lecal
elections, it gives y ou a record of events
of interest in your turn neighbourhood,
it gives an somunt of your polittcal,
religious, social and literery gatherings,
it reports the prooeedings of your coun-
cite, school boards and other admires-
tritive bodies, and short, in a 1 litioa
te tts selections and wane -cal news, gives '
you a class of information which you
can nowhere else obtain fitihscrffis
first for iettr local paper sad afterwards
for as many city 'misers as yeti ch »te
to pay for.
.11.1.
Th• Meru, 3111.
- - - -
Mr. Penney of the Montreal lierrild
and Mr. Joly, M. P. P., have butt. sp.
pointed Dominion Senators. Both the
appointments -ere excellent ones.
-News frorn India give very distress.
ing amounts of the famine there. The
expenditure hy the goyonment in tht
way of relief np to the end of February
is estimated at 117,500,000,land it is exe
pected three millions of peeple will heed
to be maintained for three months. '
- An explosion of some 2°0 Dm. of
powder in the Rooftree tunnel lest week
killed one man awl woundel several
ethers.
-A destructive fire in Salonics, Tur-
key, has deserts) ed the greater part. of
city and caused much loss of lit!.
-The nomination for Algoma took
place at Sault Ste Marie on Friday lest
Mr. Siffipson, the only 'Opposition can-
didate retired. Meagre. Scott, Borrow
and Brown, all supporters of Mr, Mee-
kensiefs .Goyernenent go to the poll's.
Cimon nes been elected te the
Home Of *Commons for Chicoutimi and
Mt Harper for Gaspe, Province 4t
deebec.
-The Duke of Edinburgh and. Id
bride arrived in England on Frei
and proceeded direct to Windeor.
•On Tuesday of last week, Mr Gilson,
M. P. P. for North Huron mired to
refer the Bill to re -unite the fillings', ef
Huron for Register -eaten Purpolei beck
to the Private Bills Committee with in-'
structions to coneider the presintle
proven. After an animated debate; a
report of which will he found ueder the
head of Ontario Legislature in another
column, the motion was carnal by a
vote of 40 to 29. The eppenents of the
bill seeing that it is useless to reust the
measure, have since withdrawn all op-
position, On condition that Mr. Hays
the presene Registrar of the North
Riding is granted the sum of r,5o0 as
compensation for beimi;deprived of his
office. The county can well eford to
give this amount since it will receive •
large amount from the fees of the °face
under Mr. Blake's bile and it will be
spared the expense of erecting an office
at Blyth, to say nothing of getting rid
ot the inconvenience and annoyance
which k as attended the separation.
The nine for the re -union has not
been fixed, but it 'Wire be hint de-'
jayea. We mint cengra.tulate‘ the
County Councd oa the success which
has crowned their effete in getting rid
of what has always been an incon-
venience.
- . -
Se ere 1 of the witnesses in the
Tiehborne eau hays bean comntitted for
deg retary.
The Oaths Bill.
LiO 0 AI. NZ . •
Assizas.-The Spring Assizes opeu
next Tuesday.
Hum Sonoote-Notice hap been re-
turned froinTorontothat the Admission of
all the pupils entered at the High School,
in January has bun confirmed.
Sontss.-The Soiree in the
Presbyterian Church. Hayfield, whieh
we annotineed last week for Tuesday,
been poitponed till to -morrow (The
day) evening.
„,i•
Noarn amino SPRING i ese
Spring Show of the North R.ding Agri-
cultural Society teethe exhibition of en-
tire snick, will be -held at Clinton, qn
Tuesday, April 21.
Tzetraimies LSC7C111.-A tempt
moo lectors will be delivered in t -
Temperance Hall, west Street, 'on FM.
day evening. next, by Rew. R. Ur+.
The public are cordially invited.' •
• ;
'Wrest of Pliblia Schaal Trader.
The rognbe• monthly meeting of the
Beard was held bn Monday Griming; 2ud
March. Present, the Chairman aud
Messrs. Pawner; Btichanon, Nicholson,
Elliott and Swanson. •
Minutes of last regulai and special
meetings read and approved.
The Principal's report for Febdrary
woe read. It was resolved that,the Libra-
rian lie instructed no n••tify partiee re-
tainifiq hooka *tenger then the - time al-
lowed to return them fertkwith.
The fulloning accounts were ordered
to be paid, Jas. Crawford, lumber. $45;
A. Dart, wheelbarrow, $5j F. R. Mann,
glazing, $1; Mar office, pnnting $28-81.1;
Jag, Saunders, sundries; $6.8O
An aceouet from John Butler, execu-
tor tor the.Gardinerestits, wee rarer -
end to the Clontingent Committee.
The Board then adjourned.,
• A public debate by the
members of the Maple Leaf Society took
plops in in the High School building 011
Friday evening last. The suddeet wag
the advisability of passing le Prohibitory
Lequor Law. There were quite a number
of persons present to hear theyouthful
orateds declaim on the temperanoe ques-
tion which is- now attracting so much
attention. Jehn Maur's, Esq., occupied
the CUM. The atilrinotive was . sustein•
ed by Messrs Reynolds, Somerville.
Runciman and Cameron the negative
by Meows &tendons, le'reris,
and Campion. Mr. Gnome Cameron
made the speech of the evening. The
Chairman decided in Lemur of the negio
ties. •
Lovell's Gazetteer-Wit hays re-
ceived front the publisher, John Lovell
of Montreal, a copy of Ids .thenitteser of
British North America, which we ad-
vertised some time ago as about to issue.
It is a neat and compost work dove:
100 pages, and contains short descrip-
tions oUover six thousand cities, towns
and villages in the British North
American possessions, also information
respecting over fifteen hundred bikes
and rivers, tables of !routes, vdt, with a
great amount of general information.
We notice a few blunder', foitinstance
where it speaks! ot Goderich as the chief
town of the county of Goderich, bet in
a work tif such a nature errors will 'un-
avoidably creep in. The work will be of
great practical value. and OD far as the
get n is concerned it suidsins the pith -
fisher's well earned reputation.
Onr readers will remember the cir-
cumstances connected with the passing
the bill authorizing committees of the
Canadian House of Commons to ex-
amine witnesses nnder oath and ite sub-
sequent disallowance. It appears we
have not heard the last cif the bill, for
there iss report current, on the anthority
of private letters from Eagland received'
in Ottawa, that Sir Henry James and
No Vernon Hareourt, who Lay* suc-
ceeded Sir J. D. Colendge and Mr.
dowels as Attorney -General and Solicii
tor -General respectively under Dieraelt,
have reversed the decision ot their prede-
cessors adverse to the bid. Should this
report prove true, a very Important
privileges will have been ateorded to our
Perhatnent, and the position taken by
Mr. Blake and Mr. J. H, Cameron with
reference to the legality of the Oaths to
Witnesses Bill will have been fully jusu-
fie&
- An inquest was opened last week
on the bodies of those who lost their
nee. by the burning of the railway ear
near London on the 28th ult. Attu
taking • portion of the wridsece the in-
quest was adjourned till Monday. Mr.
Brimatherick and Mr. Orton wee mere
injured by the accident have since died.
This makes the total nember of deeds
ten.
- The Imperial Parliament mot on
Thursday last. The Right Hon. Henry
B. Brand, Speaker of the last Hood,
was reelecteol Speaker of the Commend
Mr. Gladstone waa warmly received by
the Liberal members when he entered
the House and took his seat on tb•
f rout Opposition bench.
- 11.0417 &ea which prevailed cm Mew
Atlantic' last week have provea real
,tLesstrous to shipping,
R. C. Cutracto-Rev. Father O'Neill,
wh3 it was expected would -succeed
Father Boubat in the pastorate tbe
Roman Catholic Church, has been lent
elsewhere, and Father O'Shea, fortherly
of Ingersoll, has been sent here.
W. 1M. Crionen. The Rev. Mr•
Williams of Siracoe, will preach next
Sabbath. 15th inst., morning and eveit
inc. The annual Tea -Meeting will be
held onMonday evening at half poet
"VTena; Now Retteree.-A number bf
places along the shore of Lake Hume
am ambitious to rob eloderich of the
benefit of being the terminus of the
Huron and Quebec Railway. Hayfield
and Port Franks are among the num-
ber.
Tilt SALT M•WLST.'-There is a pros-
pect that fthe market for Goderich salt
will be good on the opening of naeiga-
tion. The depressed state of the lumber
tnarket will prevent the Saginaw works
from underselling us in the American
market, for it is only in connection with
the lumber mills that salt can be manu-
featured there to advantage.
Congaed,' Sieving Conterr BAND. -
Mr. Dnekham has distegeturned from
Hamilton with • new seet instruments
for the above band which has been
organized. It embracea • number of
players who were ia the old band and
will be ready in a few days to enliven
our town with its music. The band will
be ready for engagements after the lst
of TAmParil.11 Ste NVIRAN01.-People who
have gardens are often annoyed Fq
their neighbor's hens visiting them and
scratching up the newly made beds. A
poetical individual who hits suffered in
this way suggests the following means uf
obtaitinsoinerge7iemeeoPernessestisswian-treateeseme
And steel across the war,
DBul a"pLeeraes ror thPassogni°tolialerirse.'
TR' WM. Ssexoul.-In consequence
of the building of the Wellington, Guy
and Bruce Railway to Southampton aod
Kincardine, the business between God-
erich and those porta has been diverted
to such an extent that the owners of the
steamer Wm. Seyinour do not feel juiti-
fled in running her any longer on the
route. She has been sold to Capt. Mc-
Gregor of this town for 18,000, who, on
the opening of navigation,iwill take her
to the bleoreian Bay and run her be-
tween Collingwood, been Seund and
PineTin this town on Thursday siad
Tothoes wTsahisfiutrOeclupeto
optehrfe:
BSIDLI'S Btu, Riy
the first night, but
tilertaheiduseooatIidteciecalvarcigLning the attenlence was
rather thin. A complete change uf pro-
gramme was anoouuoed for the second
perforrnaaos, s promise which was not
kept, as the sante wogs were sung and
the same piece' perforaled on the bens.
The bell ringing was good, aud Prindle
ie his oome tharaoters took well. On
the whole lb' trorpe Ls worthy of pat-
ronage.
•
WOOD'S HOCNEVOLD MAGAZINE. -The
March number of this Magazine is ite
head. It opens with an -interestiteg
story entitled. "The Guiding liana.'"
hy Mrs. IL G. Rowe; following this
Joseph Snider gives hie "Experience in
the City," an article which for pimple
truth the youth of the land "heat.' reed
to their profit; "My Prayer? is, not a
religions sketch as 'one wenia ..supposte
trout the title, but is a most touching
story toid in the sincere maiiner and
rough speech ••1 a railroad hand. "The
Weekly Diabolical," . by Karl Kesei
aims a sharp and timely blew at sett-
sationel literature. "The Kaiser Freder-
ick ' is one of Mery Hoterell's entertain-
ing stories. In the instil/lewd of
lippean," ti. V. :Osborne raps
the knnekles of the. fealtionable clergy-
man. There are severet other articles
of merit, and some choice Poetry. The
kberazine contains six illiestrationsel in.
eluding • design Couhtry Sclped-
House. Terms Only one duller a year-
eith ehromo Y.)8111117110110 dollen awl
a half. Sul-scrit•timas inity begin erithf
any nninber. AtitINS11 Wth:D.S1101.1SS
WILD Illieeente, Newburgh. N.X. •
Town Galutail. •
The C ..... Wil tnet on Friday everniteg,
27th ult., all the 1011lrers present isk-
cept Mr. Mackay. .
Tuckartanitt.
Aconnucto.-On Wednesday morning
last, as Mr. -John Cowan, of. Tucker.
smith, was driving along the Second
Coneuiiion,. with a load of furniture,
when nearly opposite the residence of
Mr. dames Diekson, the front wheels of
the waggon dropped sudilehly into a rut
in the road, which caused the rehiele to
jolt, throwing /Ir. Covian violently to
the ground. MT. Cowan' was seated on
the betd, driving the team, and fell be-
tween the horses and the wagon, the
front wheel of which struck hint on the
hick. Fortunately the horses stopped
ininitelastely, tie, the wagon would hare
passed over hint, and the result 'night
have been fatal. As it was he e as pretty
severely injured, and lied to be assisted
into Mr. Dfekeduldionse, when medical
aid was soot for. Mr. Cowan wee tak-
ing •the ferniture from his •.1.1 farm_ in
Teckersmith °tie which he hat recent-
ly; purchased in Ilullett, pear Clinton,
ahd to which he was moving. -/rap
!tor. - _
WM
0a:the Death of Sarah. Cusady, who
was eccidently burned to 'death, Col-
borne, March 1st, 1874.
Now our lonely! hearts Us bleedind ,
WitlitherfnIness of tier woes, - •
For wees loft our .lovid one sleeping,
In her graye su dark and low.
New Duce ION MoSTRLY roe
etesen.- The contents of this magazide
for the present month are varied, and
ecoiprise meth that must both instruct
d interest The easond instalment of
• "Review of the Times" more than
Idle the expectations arising from the
ary instalment. An article entatled
•Vanada's Early Mmuine." contributed
'by Mr. J• B. A. Kinpton,contains meek
isdormation not generally known conoer-
aing the rise and. progress of shipbuild-
ing sod shipping in the Dominion, and
must °antra:Sate towards the strengthen -
nig of that love of country so neoeuary
for tii• welfare of any nation. Among
Other things in this number worthy ef
nom is a hymn entitled, "Corns to
lime," the made by Roe. R. A. Tetnple,
the words by Bono. The illustra-
tion for the gionth is a well executed
lagraeing•of Edward Jenkins, M. P.
far Runde*, Soottand, author of "Gina's
Baby," and other wnrks.
•
• • •
Mioutes of last Iterating read aiel, ap•
proved. .1 -. • .
•
- The fo)lowingelexruntents were re-calv-
ed,-
Come *eatien Siteby Manage -
timing Co., relating to repairs on Stow
fire engine. dieted.
Petition of Mn. Ann Detingh be
relieved of. her•toxers 'she Wine; tIneb le
paj them. Greeted.
. Accounts from J. V. Dether mi J.
Detlor & C••., and John Odle te
hoed Finatice eeminittee. !'
The .Clerk reported that 68 men
Catholics beim.; 114,11103 bidders' en heads
of families hare signified their intention
• eupportine a Seperate School in ;St.
Ger age Weal end claiming exemption
from Coinnion Seheol taxes. liteceived
awl fyled.
Report of Special ComMittee te which
had been referred the matter of ;the
on the offer the Bettelien ond- ent •
Tose raCiltils iftet'aell.):111:po-inted. 4t. rtitiet trj
mittee to pleee the instruments noir in
their postessien in _the hamie of the
town, 1st. We recommend that the
Town accept tha legitimates. 'ffild.
Having heard the statements of Mr.
Gordoo and Mr. J. Deckhain each of
whom stated that it wits their intention
to organize an OA:pendent Town Band,
we recenimend that dwelt! the Tows ac-
cept the instrum• tits they be delivered
to the party who proves to the Conned
thee they aro the meet efficient andwho
aro prepared -to nn with thalami(' at
once. and (het certain restrictions be
placed upon the delivery of said instal-
rnents such a.s may coinmend itself to
the Council.
All of which is reepectrellyetthinetted,
S. r,LOAN, Chairman.
Moved by Mr. Smith, seconded by
Mr. Stein, fleet the time chaos° rif the
report be adopted. Carried.
Moyed by Mr. Watson, seconded Ity
Mr. Clarion, that the petition of Mr,
Duckham and others bli referred back
to the Committee to dual with.
In amendment, moved by Mr. Smith,
seconded by Mr. Sloan, that the use of
the instruments be granted.to Mr. Duck -
ham .
lo amendment tis the -amendment,
moved by Mr. Campbell, seconded by
Mr. Evans, tied they be granted to Ma.
Gordon ha the use of the baud he re-
presents as being termed.
Both amentinsonts were lost and the
original motion carried.
Mr. Pirosmore on behalf et Mrs. W.
Hyalop asked to have her taxes remit-
tedMoyCledmbnytedifr. itobertoon, seconded
by Mr. Savage, that the motion of last
meeting for granting Tavern- License to
John Pharis, Mrs. Mack, It. Tiehborne
and John O'Donoghtle be recensidered
Carried.
Moved by 3Ir. Cempbell, seconded by
Ma Gamow, thee John te'Doneghue re-
ceive a certiticate to obtain Tavern
License.
In amentlineatonoved by Mr. Gordon.
seconded by Mri Evans, that 11. Tied -
borne motive a certificate to obtain
Tavern Licenne. •
• lu amendment, to the amendment
moved by Mr. Watson, seconded by
Mr. Robertson, that Mrs. Mack receive
oertificate.
The arnendineet to tho amendment
was lest and the amendment granting a
limense to R. Tichborne carried.
Mr. Robertacm gave notice that rine
month front this time he weed move
that one additionel 'revere License be
granted and three licenses to houses not
having the necessary accommodatIon re-
quired by taw, (i. e. Saleens) ahd that
the by.lew be so &eluded -
On motion of Mr. Sinn° six common
chairs were ordered to be purchased for
the use of the Council room.
The Commie then adjourned.
Twee not by disease sho wasted..
Or we would nut grieve so sore,
Bitter suffering she tasted,
And the sight °or heartiptmngs tore, .
Whinethe fiery tattaaid tear her
Earnestly she hid Am pinv, -
That God woulddielp Imo bo bes4 4,- .
Or woeld take her soon sway.. -e
Poor Mamma. I soen she'll leave you, '
Were her whispered weirdo of love,
Scion you'll have no Sandi "with you,
Fur I go to tied above. - •
T'will be street to be in Heaven
With a harp.within my heitnil,'
For to me oue shell be eiven,.
When I join the mewl band.
As eachliorrowineface bent o'er her,
She would smile her last geed bye,
Calling thee. she loved arcund liered*
E'er she left them for the sky.*
Lie down by me mamma closety,
Fold me once mord to door breast, •
Fer the death chill stealetth,eier ine, .
And I weak &hall be -at rest •e.
. arrimo zastmaina.
. o._
thbrnary- 2,4th„
On the notion W read • third time
tho Assessment (Amendment) Act.
Mr. Gibson motred to expunge the
sub -section of the Assessment Act winch
has beea held to allow a reduction of
forty per oent oet the assessment of
Wens and incorporated villages, ow
the equelization of Vas auseement by
the County Council. The County
Judges of Huron, York. Elgin, sue
Stenos had mal put this construction up-
on the law, and he (Kr. Gibaon) held in
justice the amendment he proposed
shnuld be adopted.
Mr.Bishop dapported the amendment,
and thought County Couticils were
quite as likely to do llistioe Ita the Leg-
islaturte if not more so.
Secit•al other menthers spoke for anO
apnea the amendment after which the
Attorney General said his attention hot
not previously been .partionlarly direct-
ed to•the clause. It was evidently not in.
tended that the tenistrnittion put upon
the clause was intended when the Act
was framed. He would like to consider
the matter with the view of framing an
amendment to snit the various tugges-
tiers made in the descussion. H"
oordingly moved the adjournaient ef the
debate, which -was agreed to.
On the motion to go into Committee
of Supply, Mr. Lauder attacked elm ex-
penditure of the past year. He cent --
trusted the expenditure of 18741'
-71, the two last years of Slr2
Sandfield Nts•cri••nald•• kdinieistration
with the Years 11472-73, Old charged the
Reform Government with extrevagance.
Messrs. Cameron, Itykert awl Climber -
land spoke in, the same strain. [bey
were effectively replied to h`v Messrs.
!McKellar,. Bethune, Fraser, Perdes and
()theta. Tbe House then went into
committee, partied several items, rise
and reported.
•
The change thet t /Id-us:she wai 'deed,
Coolie is'er her -like the kreath of even,
ded whet at Iwither *spirit dot,
Sim sure a smelts that -evoke' of (leaven.
I r
Searcrth • • ,
AN EXI`hlt1711E4T. -4110 Merchants'
Salt :Company 4:1' this willave hive re-
cently theroughly tested the' peatierehili-
tv eof evaporatiqg silt brine lotthe aid
.-.1 crude 'petroleum, instead of woodo.•
The process tot evaperetent wee suttee*
fidly carried on in i no of their bleitics
for several days by the'ute of peeroletim
Instead of wood. ,es &result of thie ex=
pertinent the pimp:any hare ascertained
that sett cin bee amide' in this' ifity es
cheaple os wjth weed et V.50, per eord.
Fer 111041 1,f t he, o • wed elfieh is neer used
hy cut sitlt inenufacteirere $3 pee eord
has to be paid, ae, Ilea wall ertule oil at
present rates'a colosiderable saving codhl
be effected. The fieplienees,reoptired 'to
utilize the eil aro very simples, Tare goi
ita pieced iii an eleyated tan*, from
'which a pipe lead& Ines eacliorathe fer-
n/Cell under the "Set pen. /Thiteank be
ing eke- tted &hey I elle furnaciee; the
prpsettre of the nil .1. items it through the
joipe Enclosiug tee- piiie through
, . .
which the oil ` retie' iii a larger pitn,
through -which ,heated Seen is conveyed
tone the. eogine. The steam as it es-
cepes from the dipole hie the furnace
tt
- ignites the tleid, and le 1.1eze end heat
is drawn 'beelfwer ha teler elle pan by
the draft of the foci me. tty this meant
tire palm tan he [este 1 inere••rapi•Ily
sold more omit can toe made in a, given
tinte.theii with .* , eel. . Thdeompany do
not intend te use oil it the mantifaetare
Of salt at their wore!" here. at haat for
Solelli 6410, hut nevie the experiment in
mailer to enable them i detennine upon
the advisability 'ar Lrup smile et the
Meeks they nowah ye Peet:tufo 1,1 con-
struction' in . Goderiekso, that the fluid
can be used arthem. !This they, now in-
t.:n.1 to do. 11 petritleuiti ean in dthis
way be profitehly nal purely -used, a very
imeiortata inhatit lit e tier weed will hav
been ebtairede Thiel is all the ene
satisfactory, as 'at thn Llpresent rete of
censiimption the atipply of 'wood nutit
nenessarily b'ecnnie exhaested iu a few
years.--Expositoc,
Clinton ,
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• From our SpeciAl Correspondent.
Sad Occurrennce.--din edent has just
taken place in this village, • most sad
one in which an interesting girl 1.1 four-
teen summers dies of !a -most malignant
disease (Cancrum Oris) while the father
is id a state Of intoxicatiun and acting
like a demon and has to be put in the
lock-up and finally even to the common
jail. The disease is's rare one and sel-
dom occurs except through privatien end
exposure, and .from infancy this child
had been with the rest of the family
driven out in the dead of night in the
wet and cold, or possibly held by the
hair of the head and beaten by a. drunk-
en father when these tits cetine upon
him. Such trent meta,- with the probabte
want of good whelesomo teet slid none
too much of it, and poor and insufficient
clothing, have conittiutel to place her
system in a condition quite favorable to
receive and develop into disease 1.1 the
moat malignant ki d, any poison which
might be present in the atmosphere 6r
about filthy loealities, end it ie -a quern --
fain whether the law should not be made
nodes' with such cases -es, criminal, and
drunken parents les made to ,snffer the
consequence" of a verdict of unimilaugh-
•ter from a coroner's jury. Society is
asleep in this matter, aud no wonder.
The Lw of our vountry eanctions the
wholesale dealing out of the poison-
sametions in ettect the very crimes of the
poor drunkard, wade so under the law,
commits,and then he is ennished by the
,lew for ' eommitting a crime which
the law has altdely tacitly sanctioned
hy placing within his reach the means
tolorm an appetite strongedthan death,
from the tom central of wIffich few es-
cape and to degrade him to a point
whic'h fita hien for the coinnussion ot any
crime, and traneforms him inv. a being
totally unfit for the duties of this world
and as 'effectually coneigns him to the
terrible horrors of the next. It does
seem as though the sensible portion of
the community ought to lee by this time
that legislation to control the effects ef
such an agent for evil is utterly useless
just as well legislate to control a mad
dog, after having given him the material
to mike him so. 'The only true con-
sistent course is to secure a thorough
prohibitory law and the mesas of en-
forcing it when secured. The law as it
L, Moo utter piece of inconmeteney, and
nothing short of entire prohibition of
the sale of spirituous liquors as • bever-
age will prevent the eommissinn of so
much crime and prevent the misery and
utter wretchedness and , destitution in
so many families When prohibition
does take placems we hope some day to
see, ancient. aced torean era of prosperity
will dawn upon Canade which few dream
of at present. t
es- d. , ,
The people ot Strathroy are agitating
for a railway from Port Frank, Lake
Huron, southward to lake Erie.
Small -pox is said to Ire cataing Mod-
demble alarm in the townothip of.Mars,
near Orillia. .
GORBZ SPONDII NOR.
to um Mita/ of Ow Heron Stoma.
Dose Sia : -I think it wonld be well
for the Reform Association of the South
Riding of Huron to appoint scrutireers
to attend the Court of Revision of the
Township of Goderich, as the present
Assessor is at his cld tricks in under-
veluing the -property of Reformers and
isseasing that of Couseryatires at such
a figure es to swell the Censerystiee
vote notar ..* possible.
olUll
'FrtrIffOLDElt.
Goderich Tp., 7th Marsh, 1874.
Frederick Fenton has been aPpointed
. Crown Atterney for the County of Tork.
February 251h.
chtfhteotinsioRamekoustibotiitmiifesprnitirFrotawainnen4thdltt•bniiy,isiiiaii,in.notn:usiAinctrtt:10hititefi.
of the Goyernment to amend the Muni-
emiPoant.eylmsalnlotFtedulicitoketi:h:t0 ifilarfifthStt.Lit"nt;ulita;
tthheatmlitneinciicipapai
forlisoenhoc::blirpuliTzenst. mid it Ira.
intention of the GovernMent to amend
this session forthe purpose mentioned:
Mr. Boultbee then moved, purstiant
to notice, a resolution declarine that
Dominion salaries should not he taken
as the rule for the guidance of tho
Hoosl, end that some systein shoetchatio
devised -whereby the salaries enderthe
authority of the Legislattire shuuld be
planed on, a proper buia, present in-
equalities adjusted add present injustice
remedied. The mover:spoke inoup-
pert of his motion, and in the c.ourse of
his speech suggesteci the.appointment
of a Committee chosen front aides -of
the House to settle once for all the
1617hteitinAt‘jtfoirtlearyietlienerel rep'ded. He
said the proposition was Contrary to all
the principles •A responsible Govern-
ment. lie -characterized the motion as
one which Proposed to ley deen.a pro-
position founded on fake premises, to
minedyanineldiality which wes neces-
:ity, and in fact onght to east. and to
remove an inpintice thu existence of
which tem not proved.
• A long dIscusaien ensiled, very pectin,
nal in its nature. Mr: Stephen Richards
ereprecated the corstant reeiveleof tin
milky -question. He did not coneider
either of the gentlemen more p irticular-
ly referred to as over pala,having regaird
to the nature of ethe doties they were
upen to perform. Ile regarded
the repeated allusion to than as tees( 1
mulesirable; anti .celculetea to have PI
bad effect.. Ho reconituended his friends
en that Oho Opposition) sale of the
House to examine the item& under the
head. of -"contingencies' -to see Case too.
many officials were not eneacel in any
Ilatpartinente. and let the oflicials'
*aeries; when once riettleid, lla
Iremarks were 'cheered' by the House,
'arid recess' puese end to rut ther debate.
The motion, lend anamendnient propos-
ed- by Mr. Oliter, both stool ...ter.
At ter recess seine primate business was
(lisp *ea •,t After hieh Cro,,k move.?
the second rendeng .1 the Bill teament.
awl consolidate the- law for the sea of '
finer
maid to make in tbe existing lawelte
teaeffect et *hick weuld be to eleven-
th°. trate and greatly diminish the erdis
attending iL I Mr. Centeren doubted
whether the sitaject.'woald net be found
111 belOng ..t0 .the kiriii,dietiftli (.1 tilt
Dominion rather 'tlien eke Ontario Par
liament, -Mr. Bethenoain the couree ot
• vere able stateinenteadanitt.el dila CI.
question was.one -which might fairlt
give, rim tOiliseussaneetiowiniehoiever,
that the wetter au euttrely -or 'all the
jeriselictien et the Provincial Howie.
They had eterythirie Order eeir contr.))
that deals with Muitieipal questions. and'
qiiiiet"timedo •anteat°ribitY net'ylietlwttliheatitithi.eeB11;1101 dii;11
the Bili missed ..the -Sanitield
donald Government. He regrettel that
the Rill did not go further. lu this, se
in other cities. the drink 1, was adulterat-
ed. and mantiffectured hianales. with
drogs of a most • deleterious character,
were matte out of the common whiskey
and he th•night the Government aboldd
tithe power f••r chemical analysis, wit
the Tidy, to destruction. Next to alma
lute prohibition, •the best thing would
gbennti.lommheeistantibiaptnrolir winfasidilla,mathaal,l;
pprublBicaha.treurseteincnlioegiendtahtasmof tehrserliayalviomnirid,
be carried nut a great point undid he
stained, lied the Iron. Mr. Currie said it
nw:intilberb,:u7;itolifratissveetrnh es tawreirtfe,gilivtniuitgedthine
bulk of the fees to the municipalities
Mr. Deacon thought the Bill went too
afarrtiiclnesmaakpi Ts logo fthtehaPt IreartliSi:ISS'alli'faCTeerl1tdi;
of ferinented hoover. Mr. !Tardy agreed
that the dauseebjected to es to; stro6g
when there was no eppeal, ant contend-
ed that there should be an appeal. Dr.
accepted milt
pipialkart)iipairlinPhreP:prtirestnedisvit.let7aaintielicis:,tubbeled-
Ch el arrikneg (tNhao
be got, bet -the liquor traffic should be
separated from common groceries where
most of the evil was done,- Mr. 'CsIvin
advocated total prollibitleal,itnd express-
ed his belief that thew must look to the
electors to pia pressure on their repre-
sentatives. Mr. Boultbee slid it was a
eery serious question whether any dais
norf ;nieengasili ufledg mbneradesprngi vitedi Li,: ft driitotartdicina:
and thought thief it wos net adviseble to
deprive tavern-keepere *if the right of
appeal against the decision ,e a magis-
trate when it was found that they were
conducting their business every dey in a
better manner. .The Attorney -General
showed that it ems • militake tA) suppose
that the House had not jerisliction, the
prectice found ouch an objection was
The nistihrisuiv izt i,e,nn.dorsed
tDhoama ai et: ntlenty.fe sue
clause to which ObjeCtion was taken as
exposing pewee not tavern -keepers to
prosecution, was in the existing lewOund
The
purely theoretical. Mr, Sext,,o suppert-
etaditehsewlatiyllt, haend:glhrt.ollfiaepredpelatili. once more
urg.ed the point that it was dangerous to
After some further discussion the Bill
'was read a second time, and tho House
thereadjourned.
ultimately by the I•nperial Parliament.*
He did net antie1pate that the Ballot
would wore perfect freedom from im-
proper influences, but believed it would
conduce io a much larger measure of
freedern in the exercise of the franchise
than existed at, present. He cotnbsted
some of the objections raised to the
Ballot by its opponents; and argued that
the imperfeztions of the.Ballot, aa it was
preetised in the lJnitod States, was not
to be accepted as proof against such a
plan as ist his present Bill he proposed
to adopt.
Mr. M. C. Croneron was entireldOp-
pmed to secret voting, but should not
divide the House -upon the Bill. Many
of his political friends were much in
favour of ita musing, and he enterteined
the belief that they would be largely
the gainers by such a nmasitre. He
hazarded the assertion that the Reform
petty were far more guilty in respent Of, _1
coreept practices than the conserva-
tives. The Ballot, he held. would nod'
prevent improper means' leering usrel by
the Govertenent to . influence generally
the result of elections, and went on to
put hypothetical cases in illuitration
of his assertions. tie suggested that
voting might be made compulsory; that
all voters mieht be swornothet meth -
dates also might be sworn both before
and after the election, and believed
these measures would do more to pre-
vent corrupt practice& then the Ballot.
The debate continued at wine lengt h,
nearly every. member who _spoke ex-
pressing bin opinion in favour of the
measure. The Inll *was dead* a geom./
time without
Some private I -business was disposed of
after! which the Housteitia-norned.
Mr. Currie to -day introduced his bill
to provide fee: a !dandier of vete' in
municipal matters and giviiie evemen
who pommel the neceesery qualification
the right to vote. r
- Moth 2nd.
Mr, McG••wan, the new 111011SOCT for
North Wellington, was iutrodu.cefil teiTd
emk his se.t.
Mr. Boulthee then moved Lis reselus
tion declaring tlu.t neither the Ai iuierefiee
9f the Crown, the Speaker ef 'the House;
nor any- Comity officiels shonld inter-
fere in Demittioti elections.' The mover
alluded to the abOlitien. of dial represen-
-tatiotedited charged, t Government
with violating the princi upon *hick
the Reform arty voceted that
mesuce. e adverted the Prestirn
affair, and other instances of as lie !Oleg -
ed, offleial interferendS in eleotions, and
was proceeding Or refer to tlin charge
connected with the Condi w.ork-
men's attendance at the West Teronto
election when he was called*to order, at
the Matter is still before a Couttuittee or
the Route. ,
"e• Mr. Bethune very ably criticized the
motion. It did not define in what intel-
ferenee consieted, and might be conetru-
ed into forbidding the uflicials referred...1
to treat even voting at Dominion- elec-
tions. He pointed out the distinction
between dual representation 'and the
acts compained of by the :Opposition:
He defepded Mr. Speaker, who as a
member of the House when it wes not
in session, was as free Ai Any one else
to take whotever action he pleased in
relation to -pubito &rhino Minister*, t•iw).
alight he called upon to impose on the
hunting's, and resiet ti. eolicy inimical to
the intireets of their oan Province.
Strd Prince opposed the motion.
dlr. M. C. Cameron supportedit. '
The AttornetaGeneral pointed out
that the ietroduetion of local politics in-
to Dominion elections dy the adversaries
of the Local Government Mei rendered
it imperatively neeessary that the Minis-
ters should, defend their feolicy before
the country. It would be too much to
txpect,tivt they sheuld remein
!without even the prfvilege ofe! replying
to the misrepresentatimis and- cherges,
made againet them. It had lreen the 'ef-
Vora of the Iteform party to cunfine _Use
discussions at the late election to Damian
ion affairs but they had beeh disappapt-
ed. He defended the Speaker , tone the
attacks wide upon him, and called to.
the recollection of the . House the in-
nemeraLle instances which, under Mr.
Sandfielt1 Idecdonald's administration,
etlionals had been nu only allowed b
dequired to exert themselves at elections
to the Dotninion Parliament. As's° the
Central Prlson affair, they wet -Ad-. ilift-
euis that at the proper time, but -would
not be dragged preuisturele Ante a dis-
cussion..
The debetetoutintied during tlie wit( de
ef tile afternocon and evening till after
',midnight, when the notion,together with
amendutents-slightly Inndifyin were
last by Teas 25, Nays 46.
'March
oommendation of the action of the Com-
iiaitteed for which no meson, so far u
las amid tetra, was gii en. On' the cow -
Inlay, he thought ere -y reason. had been
given for the opposite course, and I•e
ed to at tack the Camelenieeer of
iblic Works awl the twoefeter of the _
Bill; whO he chirecd tett a br•ing animat-
ed with political spite flgai”st ehe Wrens -
trate for whom insultisient recempeuse ,
was proposed to be made_ Ile was
strongly Antenatal.) the motet).
Mr. Bethune thonght where public
interest was really serrel Id interference
with private tight*, that interfsrenee
shoulte. be taken. ' This seemed to Ire
a caseA1 the cheracter referred re. awl
the very fact tlaat the C einty emitted
were unmaimoims in teoitimibie for the •
Bill was a proof .ef it. Whetner there
was sufficient prevision maee fer the
occupant of the Aare wale:mother ques-
tion. It seemed to him that the whole '
.weiolij or the c•ilence wee in (eater ot
-the proposition thet it would be ifi elle '
public interest that the Registry Mho.
should be reniovel te the teen ef
toe -tench. fie was in feveur of making
a liberal pnevision for Mr. Have, the '
haLler , d the o.tliee, ineen the pritiaple,
.1 a life annuity, ..r seme•oher eolleeeie •
oprally fair. Whitt the Coitonittee et as
asked t•• do hy the motion before the
11••use was to appeove 41 the preamble
of the Itill; and whorl the 11411 mule to
its second reading eat !tense coula make
whatever provisiena for Mr. Hays they.-
thomeht rieltt and -ffiira
Me. McCall opileaelt the neeien, eti -
the go .0 ita that te 4-. a e ay with i be
Registry (Mier in 9,10011 et -wee . piteeia
.0 joebi • interest awl Seelveeiet.ce, Ile •• '
wield entirely aeiei t li;lieneff eel.' reen
Nor li II tiatii fre et a ,',1" i Al I reeer 1 le 0 i al e -
. - . .
in conosec, jou u ill' .11.1.r nailer, arid *as 4.-.....4
a Try :leo any ilisiiteateen 4, the o e4.- 'at
tile sh.1111 bove.-lsos..n a olee The '. ei.
1.enaew A..), 1. tee Al n.C• , I. 4 11.(11.'r r.,' r, ,112,.
resiturafreet it cergen iiii-4.;.-r ef, ais ,
*HU -tit 111.11 1.4. I\ 11'..:11Ir 04.1 1.AL :i 441. I., rn '
VI iliee.,1 1•# Like 1 111,k ail i on dr die Re-
eistrar f sr t is,- , 'tiler a 17iie eel -lee e•ad
eentlemen .1: 41,, c•mou ... rio.. ai-,„'t
1,
with trio en. -.ieit i f r: :sanerStr.^11 la
Mr.. Illys, fie 1 the piec • tent Ci4,1 14y ,
tee eon. aueether who '1.1.111n(0.P11 the •
Bin, afel (Rehire t las intention .4
voting aeaittst the HeltiOn. \
, Mr. 31erriok :Ow onesetal ilia Bill on
durname er.autele ns 1 ile former speakers.,
-Mr. Itiehlip qtf.••...1 the remarks .1M r. s
Blithe up.m the leill to deprive !lip Eee-
wit-lee-of the -power ..f dividing eeicete
le well Ratite e'en -140:s of the keit. mem-
ber who hael jeer e* &nen, and'he re-
marke 1 thet the Litter. hol ekanged hie
views 'very constderahl -a-h. -thotteht
very wonderffly. lie a favoured
the priocipletof fairnees it 1which the
Bill was founded, and is ea trout a
chart of -the county thee/put:1mi interest
woulJ be sereed ler the pr. ranged .re -n n -
ital. 7Ae to the petition, he ehoweed that
it hada-eceived neerly all -its sigtoatures
at a ferieteateamd the-111_10th verY litt'm
discriminentieon. The gentleuteu of din_ .
Oppositien bad tnade,ehis, te. Bente ex-
tente a peliticel cry. He could - tell theta
that it- seas Ilse male a cry against him
in Ins electiott,' anA ' the _ news i dot was
afiked•of the electors whether they . were
p-repared 'to vote for a man sr.ho Sk3..9 :,,o.
Ink - tee suppeet it flovernisefet abate
woutd ny.t reunite the t wo ridings of tele
coimty for regietration purpesee. It wee
-an iooqvcenienceO a tried -de, - awl in ex-
pense to the couoty te \leave the Regis-
try °Mee iii an mit of the -way place lite
that in which it u••w weed 'and he temple
totted: the alea that the Gevernuient
ehould, not allow, tiny 'el:irate to be inaefe
in gm' logisleedon of anr,ther Govern.
meta. - e
Mr. Hardy sail if justice and cenveni-
ence and locel Unerintserequirecdthet the
ceeuity ahotild.iforedniiiteU, he' was pre -
leered te vote air the motiene It didep-O
peer to him that hon. gentlemen' ep-
visite Live these questions noronsidereer
tion, and all eiteir iittoreses, especiallyin
the Cointriitteee.eltere they nitistleed in
full foree, tadefeat the ltill, trete centre -
ed in the pirate of the Registrar. (Hear,'
'hear.) The ancea of the' local repreeend-
tatigcs of the cohnty, the County Clouris
cil,icoen posed of the Reeves and Itepii ty-
Iteeves, and tlie eimeeal public were all
it' .fArobreof the 11:11,. and.there did not
appear to be any reliant w Is ve it eleetill
ie.t be passed. . II eland great-etre,* air.
op the voice 414 the lee"! representatives.
who knew best Mina the circuiteitaareeee
and if some more 'atteutiou were paid. to
the v”ice of local reprdteutititres in such'
matter., he thought it 'waned be better.
There were -precedents ter site -abelition
of offinces, aed it was abserdr to say that
an office slieuld not i'maneltaliedi becaese
it was held by "'gentleman 'who duetted
his intense from it., _ tie thopOite the
gentleman in 'question weould he amply
provided for if the or misien priosed
were made for hitn. • He °emptier* ehat
-the conveotierice of thepublee ele, id he
taken into conei,leraf ion. '.e,
Dr. Baxterfwas in townie: a the 11111
being r,eferreeltotheCotutrotteeear furth-
er censieteretimeaudif.ehis were net elone
he would hava to vote ;gentile the ttill.
Mr. Wo ,a;'esid the qmoitien to Ito
o•nsidered in Idea matter was would tilt
fluidic be convenienced by the' eitatigel
116-thmight that it weld& sea he wegni
toterafor the motel -Alf a fair retnimera-
tionrwere paidto the Reeiliret.
; Me. -Catnercin conseddred the afield .
tien bad 1.een "irreeelleelee serene np-ei •
She theme The liolie,gentietuati et • .
idearrea. this I,•gieletteu th.iisght 4 isa'llo-
listice.becatiat tieitae of ;he irtlple ill
.thie'couraty.wercerec oey.,:ii.,.,,,, a e e te 3 .
lexisting Ai ral.fv_1,44t; while -elute were ,,
tq-orenienoett h3.1 the -'1,iji edam of tlie
pretteut Regietry 0:liete. He warrisithei
in faroer ••r registry etlices being mesh -
'fished. within a • entailer compartee. This
action was due to the capidity dt .ehe
county-, who desired foitheein possess. no
of the paltry stun cif $te-ea a year for a
few years.' _.111 injnstice hhould nof be'
done to one inanereorder to notivenience"
• few hundreds, niel he •otesoof opinion,
considering the peition that ha.1 been
received, thet the matter ehonle bo
-allewetleo stand ver wail next seestort,
f
The G-overnmett of the' 'netiutery inteht
-not ea +permit ill wrone*o he done.
„ ' Ilett. Mr. 31estrat waogratified dd see
Labe interest the hen. leader of thee Op-
position felt in thisonattea and saii die
eon. geteleman was idea)* foni , 'ef
affirruing principLeoletelese they weal
principles which he assertell the Ileferm
party once pretessecl, batlike): violated.
The hen, member had gieen as • reason
'for the adept ion of Omerolicy of diVidine
counties fer .reeist eat ims . purposes thate
seinetiffiei the inceme of. the Registrar '
was too Large. Thai west an eetrernely
narrow grouted:41n whica te f.trni such a
policy. The point' to be considered wage
wind the peblic intere.st be advaat.aereti.
hy it: • He (31r. Stowatintioadained thet
it wait thee duty of the Hoese4o interfere
with the decisien A1 Committees whetess
strong and clear CASS was Inaile 'out fee
such interferettee. Since they were gaffe;
istied diet it erene ilad been aunt; in
this instance, they were bound to correct
that wrone. It was ueyer to the interest
of those outside the comity to do bud -
nets in a litthi litter) tether Guth in a
county town awl he .reuttaiated the
zonstruction ;het they were.tes conader
the indiviattal inteteit of the Reeistrar
e. o
tn preference to the interest et the gen-
eral public. It vise primer that the.
"'Registrar should reeA. ire setae cetupensa-
non if they interfered in. this metter.
rue -comity lined uo ohjection to give_
him si,ouct a year tor tee years, on,' cr.
Commissioner of Pablic Workp had Bog-,
gested that payment for wenn yeare.
He could not uuderstetid the-ingie which
suggested that a manilas w.interest in at
lanes incdtne bet net iu a stnall income.
He pointed out that neither of the Itagia- . r
,
trars fur the County of Huron were in
accord with the Libend l'arty. -He ,,asi-
witted that a stroug case ninst be dude
one before it was the duty of the Govern-
ment to act, but in view of the evidence
which had been brought before the -
House, beth as tothe public convenience
of the matter and the' feeling cf the
people, he was of opiuion that such a
case had Ide.•n niade out. He attached
especial importance to the views of the
local members upon this point, and when
hefoundthene so muchin favourof the Bill,
backed up by the unanimoueveta of- the
Reeves df the county, he thoeght, there
was sufficient cause shown why dee mo-
tion should be sunported.
The motion miff t ne amendment were
then put, and the lionse divided with
the fellowing result: -
TRAM. -11€011113 BA Xter,1340.1anne, Bish-
op, Caldwell, Chieholru, ,Chastie,
Clarke (Norfolk), Clarke (Welfington).,
Clemens, _Cook, Creeks, Crosby; diurrise-
Daly, Farewell, Fitolerent, laraiter,.(1ili-
sou, Gew, Grange, Honey, Hardy, Hod-
gins, MOKellar, McLeod, tIowat,•01irer,
Pardee, itatterson, Paxton, Se,xten, Sin-
clair, Smith,' Snetainger, Springer,
_
to lic,ran. Frnrasitteeer othnenn maeonvede. otfhereankloinuatsioins"'
Riding of the County of Wellington -
On the assembling eFf"thhnel4Irlou2se6t,he
min:tt:e,thasoPtIrtia°hen• Ift:ii:ctih
Speaker announced the election of Mr•
he
McG"wall " 'umber for the North
clauses of the Fermented and "Piritu°111
until to -day.
noions in
reoolamt
again into Committee, Mr.
Liquers Hill. Thirteen clause' of the
„,,,eie vent
eAsr coyInn:icskIrnai
spection Act. The to, went into
tion of the resolutions was postlxin"
the chair, and considered the several
'Ilie House haviege
Bill were pasuel with s few verbal
aneenarnenta. The oowee,,,e int till
the six o'clrick recess. After deem,
eleven o'clock the sixtieth clstise being
lose, the Chairman was ordered t° "
posed of, the House again- went into
Conimittes on the It
Private Bill busioess haring been dig -
reading ey a niejoritv of- leo to 14, ne
House last 10a, -quer Bill, and at
port progress, and the House adjeurned.
February 270- ,
After routine, the Attorne Ganerlu
ception of a lentil e filr'" b
wired the seected reedin f Ye Ballot
several of the Bri ' te ' d
referred to the adopt- -
"r Measure -1 th!
., . whe., ie passed* seedo'id
tul Coloniri a°
ion of the Ballot by
Hill. He &Haled to th g 1'r:hie re -
After routine
Hon. 3Ir. Currie niered the adoptiob
••1 the secend areporteet the Private Dille
Committee, preetented to the Hotta)
the 24th ult.!. -
Mr. Gibsormoved ea an amendment.
that the original motion ishoitld be
struck out, soul the following, substitu-
ted: -"That No. 45, Go re .unite_the
North awl South Ridings of the County
,,f Hiron. be referred hack to the Com-
mittee, Fah testi-actions to censider
the -preamble proven." He referred tie
the action, of the Council in the mailer,
to the benefit which woulci result by in-
creasing th.o facilities for regietratitie
and reduciog the expenditure in this
respect. '
Mr. Scott .seoke tito action taken
by the Committee to a tho Itel was
referred, which dal not considef it ad-
visable to,unite these rieinca fer regime"'
tration porposes. A petition had, Leen
presented spinet the union ef these
ridings, and he himself -was opposed to
the matter .bning refereed te the Com-
mittee again after it had. been so fully
aiscessed
Hon. NU. Currie Raid it wao foetid the'
the couuty wee divided for registratien
poposes _ender lhe aloverumeet of
tiandfield Steadennal, hut this lectern WAP
unpopular, aid the Comity Conned up
to the present time lied refused ter ap-
propriate Ill'..11.y enect • Registry
Office at the piece detiignanel by Mr.
Nteedonald's Government. This was A
matter of public pelicy, and .one that
affected this partictiler section of the
country,and if it werenot in theintetest of
ihe people that there shouldlot another
Registry °thecae that part of the amen
he thought they should pass the Bill.
Re considered the policy .1 dividing
counties into small seotions ter renistre-
non purposes w ts eery queztionahle
indeed. • ;
Mr. PrinCe said it ways .appeared to
him that new registry offices wereigene-
rally created for the purpose of making
offices for office -seekers, rathen than
from a desire to do putillic service. -He
spoke of the adventages to be derived
frem registration. and argned that, since
the gentleman filling the office in ques-
tion had been in receipt of the galaxy
arising front the appointment, and it
was proposed that this House elieuld
take 'this away. some ',roe -neon should
be inside to capitalize a aunt equal to hie
salary, • *
Mr. Deacon was opposed to the mo-
tion, because he geouglit it heel already
been sufficiently considered in the Com-
mittee, atualte thought the Governinent
should take !the renponsibility. It the
motion was merely to refer the Bill back
to Ceiniuittee for consideration, instead
of giving a direct instruction to adopt
the preamble, be would not be no much
opposed to it; but the 'notion was abso
lum, and left tio power in the hands of
those opposed to -the Bill to appear and
give their evidence, and he wee, there-
fore, bound to oppose it,
Hon. Mr. McKellar said he -thought
it very unfortuaate that the law had not
been passed which prevented the sum-
mary dismemberment of counties.
Manyidivisions had, been made which
he regarded as ineipedient, and he did
not think any of the divisiens made in
Grey could be justified. If • wrong was
perpetrated on any county, it was on the
county of Huron. He was acquainted
with the geography of the county, and
asserted that the di•ision was • eery
unfair one, and one that cresated great
inconvenience. He thought it would be
proper te-do what his hon. friend asked,
but he would not be prepared to dismiss
the Registrar without giving him atm-
pensation. It was proposed to give him
51,000 for five years; but he would sug-
gest that the term should be lengthened
to seven years. This would enable hien
to look about. and perhaps enter his
profession again as a lawyer; and, at tat.e
same time, the public weuld he accotu-
modated. He was qoite preparedqo
support the Bill which his hon. friend
had introduced, and ix: so doing he be-
lieved that he was tieing that which
was in the interest of the °minty, lend
the unanimous wish of the two ridts.
Mr. Boultbee was opposed to eh • re -
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