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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1884-10-3, Page 4t1 ti a 4 et 1 e a c THE HURON SIGNAL 11=�vey a °Bus.. reff t OODWRICH, ONTARIO ` Y aY pass ten the *enema Meao..t) b the ~Meat stalls sod neetaa baa say etntesN leas • latt'i part et W_yl d sae w�tthealretm this part s la .s 114.... etthe Mltaee-eae.eareWta �rd W Ire �apapsr- it 1sths ' thereinto a meet des velie sdwrff.d1 medtaea. W taklbhsn I1.7s, it 1.31I la v dna moil be V.Inlins1..paid. rel will be trietly — TH8 HURON SIGNAL FRIDAY. DOr. 3. MC s omens/ M tie Mfti..ittg of the at the earns is unknown se the monks of all the three He.:ishes wear shard by their peahen in the primate' duck, and the only amount of the affair is its eummeseement. is derived from the testimony of the two, limas boys, John and Geer**, who,, is addition to contradicting materially their evidence .e given before the coroner, were evident- ly determined to remember nuthing that could by auy chance help the prisoners. They were compelled to admit, however, that old Mr. th.uu.h's efforts were Gar pesos They stated that upon coming upon the ground, Henry Beamuh, who had pulled off his coat while walking. at once trade a violentlht& upon hiatus, their (slier, striking horn, and theu clinching, and throwing him violently upon the road, afterwards, while be was on the ground, beateng and kicking him in the side. on the other hand, young Wiliie tiealniah who was watching affair hots his father's gate, and who was at least as credible, one would thio", as the Mains boys, and who gave his testimony in a much more straightforward mauner, says that after Henry and Thomas reach- ed the corner they halted, thea old Mr. Mains passed over to his son John, to whom he apparently spoke, while Henry liemmiah took off his cwt and placed it on the fence and returned towards the real, where he stood still, until Mains ma le a rush at him, and the struggle be- gan. One would imagine on this evi- dence. and keeping in mind Henry's peaceableness and Mains' character for passion and violenoe, that the fair infer- ence is that Mains was here, as he bad been ,u the Sunday before, the ag- gressor. It is probably of little cotas- quence legally which of ,hem struck tint, but it certainly has an important Learing upon the mural aspect of the ase. Henry proved too much fur poor )Line, and beyond ouestion punished him most severely, perhaps to the extent of causing his death, although the medi- cal evidence was by no means conclusive on this point. Had Henry simply given Mains a sound thrashing the popular verdict would undoubtedly have been that a bu'ly hal simply got his deserts. There can not bo the slightest doubt that that was all Henry intended. Excited to violent passion by Mains' oondu t, he went further than we, calmly criticising his conduct, think was neces- sary, and in kicking him was onquesti..u- ably guilty of gross violence, if not of brutality. But even for this violence there was some excuse. There were upon the ground three able-bodied members of the Mans family. George was already sneezed in a fight with Thomas Beamish, while John armed with a club was run- ning between the fighting couples. Old Mr. Beamish apparently stood guard over hs son Henry and Mains, and pre- vented John's interference with his stick. Old Mr. Beamish is an invalid, far gone in consumption, and was physically un- able t.. protect himself,much lessto;iasist his son in case Mains got the better of him, as appeared not improbable. Henry knew of Mains habitual violence, that he would likely stick st nothing to coo - quer, and in this idea, no doubt was more violent than he would have been had the circumstances been otherwise. Had Maim got the better of Henry Beamish, it is quite 'possible their posi- tions would have been reversed. It would probably then have been Heury's funeral and Mains trial. That Hoary really intended to do no more than he considered necessary to conquer Mains, is shown by his offer to let him op when he said he would behave himself, and the request to the Maim boys to take their father sway after he had let him op, when Maim insisted on resuming the fight After letting him up Henry was again twice attacked by 31ains, the time with a stick, with which Maim "truce at him. Each trine Maims was repulsed with more or less violence, and finally h3 walked off and threw his- .elf or fell upon the emend, from which he eras raised and carried home, and died the same night, from, as the doctors found on a past at ort oa examination, compression on the brain, ousel by a clot of Woad. His skull was not fractur- ed. Some of his nbs were broken, but none of his several wounds were, as the medial evidence showed, necessarily fatal, although the medical gentlemen, Des. Sloan and Young, called by the crown, gave it as their opinion that an artery had been ruptured, (dosing the clot), by the external violence to the head. Dr. Holmes, on the contrary, called for the priameers. was inclined to the epi , from the absence of fracture of the skull and the position of the dee, (which was found between the dura mater, or internal lining of the skull, and the basin), that it esu the result of bleeding from internal cauwe,induced by great physical exertion anal mental ex- gNveseet-in other words that the ase was one off apt -piety. A circumstance greatly against the priealeer• was the fset,as disclosed by the ovaries*, that 'he elder Besmish, while the fijltt was in progresa,Md told his son Ile "Hoek it to him. Kick bis ribs ie," sad that he had armed himself with a Kyr as/ stood near theta, and moven- ./ IsAnrferuwe. by John Maims, who ovoid probably have messed hi. Whew. There was tea dined midget* thee the RAtse M Aav*ayrnna. RIRm rents ye each Ilse ter 1w% tesmens • three rets hes int p ealaa eetk . at redound araltnion aItil� l .�Ire leave.metaie.Rrw-ctw '.bb*.g departassat 1. emeaotl. , sod pewee img the mess ean.Ryse.*-4t and bee Ateilttlee tar terming wet wort le Oderb►. are prepared to d. beelaees I. that tee et prices that cannot is bean.., end et a Inept, that cannot be N armad.- Tines G1.Ih FRIDAY, OCT. Sae, 1884. THE BEAMI4II TRIAL. Trials for murder are fortunately rare, more rare perhaps that might be expect- ed in this large mad populous county. It is no wonder, therdure, that the recent trial of James Beamish and his two sons, Henry and Manasseh, for the murder of Wtllian: Mains, last May, near the vil- lage of Blyth, should have greatly ex- cited local attention. On Monday last, after • trial extending nearly four days, the jury rendered a verdict of man- slaughter againat all three, but recom- mended Manasseh to mercy, and the sentences imposed by his lordship, Chief Justice V ibun, were, twenty years in the penitentiary to the father and Henry, and five years to Manasseh. Of course, it is highly desirable in the interest of society, that crime should be rigorously punished, and peace and Komi order maintained, but it is also de- sirable, if the lesson is to be effective, that publicsentiment 'boatel approve of the conclusion reached and the punish- ment imposed. Unfortunately, in the present instance there is a general feel- ing, now that all the facts are known, that injustice has been dome to the pri.- oners,-that, in fact, whatever may be the legal measure of their guilt. their sentences were, at all events, touch more severe than the circumstances war- rantee. The leading facts as detailed in evi- dence appear to be as foll•ew.: On Saturday evening, the 24th May last, e quarrel about some trifling wetter acne between young Thomas Manasseh Beam- ish and George Mains, a ion of the de- ceased, William Maim, but no Wows were struck, although much loud, and, no doubt. silly talk was indulged in. George appears to hare reported the cir- cumstance to his father on the following Sunday morning. Maim who was a hasty. violent man, much given to quar- reling. on the rune day, in company with his son George, sought out young Bearish, who, with some companions woe speeding his Sunday afternoon in the neighborhood of a emaetery a short distance from the Mains residence, and after a word or two about the previous evening's squabble, Maine caught Beam- ish, who at the time was lyintg upon the grass, by the throat, and a tight ensued, wholly of Mains seeking. In the course of this fight, Maim procured a stout beech club, with which 'no tried to strike Beamish over the head. They were separated, and Mains before leaving for home, declared he would have revenge before the sun went down, or before Beamish went to his work on Monday morning. Shortly afterwards young Beamish with a companion started for home. Their way led them past the Maim residence, but on approaching it they raw Maim and his sun G. rge,com- ing toward them with sticks in their hands. Upon seeing this, Beamish and his friend left the public rosd,and reach- ed bane by Fawley thr,ugb the fields. Having reeasil hune,young Beat iii i! formed his lnotber Henry of what had taken place. Henry is stated on all hands to have been a quiet and well be- haved young man.' Liter in the after- noon, Henry aid Thomas, with a young men called Tanen, walked down to- wards Blyth, some 00 rods from the Beamish residence, and in the direction of the Maim residence. When at the corner of the Clinton road et its junction with the {crewel read leading to Blyth, they saw Maim and his sou George come from his house to the Clinton road, where he called Henry to him and pro- posed to fight at once, but Henry ob jested. Maim then said "Meet us to- morrow at this corner at half -past six, and it my two boys can't sick you two (Henry and Manasseh f'lldrown them." Whether Henry accepted or declined the challenge, was not clearly proved, but it appears to hays been menmed that he aseepted. Next wonting by about half - pod ail, the Bearish family sew from their how that the Mains family. the father and his two acre, John and Charge, .11 stalwart, able-bodied men, rano et i►e appotnted corner, apparently matting Tb. elder !]remise, who had heard from hie stew of the trouble with Mains, west down to sem if he could take pease, while the boys went to their breakfast After breakfast Thomas, who merited at his trade of framer in the village el Blyth, and who to get ha ha work had to pose the mese, where the )tains were, walked down to the tinnier, his brother Ifst.yy asesayayiap him. What sato- skin Reami.h di, mom tk.. this, .I. Skorlit U wee ahlffeeled Qat he .elellbr afro* W blow with his stick apos the head whisk the sena dodoes thought Laid. Against Thomas Beamish there was not particle of *videooe that he is say way aasated in the psni.hinest of Maine On the ooelrsey, he was eapR- ed throughout in defending himeelf, not too •scoeaafully, against the attacks of George Mains, who was much more than his match in sire an.! weight. The evidence for the crown was Riven by winterises all of whom, who were able to speak of the actual uc:urreuce, were more or lees hostile to the Y,eamishee Before the trial began, the prisoners' coua..l asked t, have them tried sepa- rately, they harlot been jointly indict- ed, and thus prevented from giving evidence the one for the other. This was refused and the court, therefore, had no account of the affair from the Beamish standpoint, except the evidence of Wllhe Beamish, who was not present at the beginning, although he saw the parties at • distauoe. In the learned judge's charge to the jury, to which we, in company with many others, listened with close attention, we failed to find any reference to the cir- cumstances of extenuation which, we think, were proved He practically as- sumed the guilt of the prisoners as estab- lished beyond reasonablequestton. With his definitions of the law applicable to the ase, chiefly among which was his statement, that all parties to a challenge tight are equally guilty 'which should have included the Mains' boys as well as the Beamiehes) in case loath should un- expectedly result, we have no intention of findiug fault in this article. Un- doubtedly the law wan correctly defined. but we must most respectfully subunit that it WAS a question f..r the jury, and not by any means clearly proved, wheth- er there bad been an accepted challenge. Again, if there was a challenge in fact, 1 who were the parties to it 1 Was the ' challenge that Mains and Henry Beam- ish should fight, or that the two )Lina l boys should fight the two Beamishes. If the latter, then the challenge fight was not fought at all. At a;1 events, it was apparent that the elder Beamish had no pan in the challenge. He had gone upon the ground to make peace, and then suddenly found himself involved in a fight, at least as much through the fault of Maim as of his own son. Then, we think it might have been expected that some reference would have been made to the provocation by Mains, and the responsibility for the origin of the affair placed upon the proper shoulders. To say ncthiog of the doubt created by the medical evidence a to the souse of death, it would surely have been no ex - ems of favoritism to the prisoners to have directed the attention of the jury to the second and third renewals of the fight by Maim, and to have asked wheth- er in doing what he did, Henry did more than was necessary to defend himself. In fine,without going through the charge which was throughout • powerful presen- tation of the ace in the strongest light against the prisoners, it is sufficient to .ay thee% it practically left no alternative to the jury, if they were to regard it at all, but to bring in a verdict of murder againet all three prisoner& The jury mercifully decided to all it manslaught- er, and the sentences before referred to were imposed, instead of hanging, as must have been the cue had the verdict been for murder. Thus, through the quarrelsomeness of Malas, for he Tenafly was the cause of the whole affair, two families have been bereft. To the elder Beamish a few years more or len its his sentence can be of little consequence. His dread disease will release him long before the term ex- pires, if he even lives to get to Kingston. Wbsm Henry now aged 23 emerges to ]resole his life, a free man once more, he will have reached middle a- e, while just entering manhood, and who mainly struck no blow contributing to the death of poor Mains, will carry with him --with a feeling of its injustice -the felon's yoke through life. Before the event the Beamish family was highly respectable, as much sow any in the towaahip. Henry particularly, was sober, initiations, and exemplary in every respect. While every one mud feel pity for the unfortunate end of the man who lost bis life, and particularly for bis poor widow and fatherless children, it is not emelt to be wondered at that public sympathy, in view of all the facts, u at present strong- ly with the Beamiahes, and that while wishing by all means to uphold the stronv arm of the law, there am many who think that lighter, -meds lighter, eoa- toeles.---would have better vindicated !anis and satisfied the psWio cooesiewoe. THE (Noel (iP THOMArt YANA8- ' be dWrg. jttrdiee, reparst1ue its Liss se• Ulf 1lIAMJ&N- If ever a young man was plaited to as Imfortuuste pusltioo by eitewastaNm to a great extent beyond ►1. uwa control, Thomas Maimeeh Beamish, nue ef the convicted prisoners in the Maim man- sMaghtee saw, has 13.ee act pIseed. From the time he was struck the lits% blow by William Mains on Sunday afternoon until Mains succumbed in his fight with Henry James heamith on Monday morn- ing, Thomas Manasseh Beamish was the victim of unfortunate ciroutnstances- he was tl..• under dog all through. The evide ce shows that Thomas Man- asseh Boanuish and some companeoes were sitting by the roadsi,te on Sunday afternoon when William Mains and his son George came un. Thomas Manasseh and 'surge, the t esu young men, hail had words the evening before on some trivial matter. William Manta, the fath- er, who was of • quarrelsooe nature, did I Itiraee sM ]]tyke tae en the Marr toy* out seek to heal the difference between the young men, but trade himself a party to the quarrel. He attacked Thotms Manasseh, and succeeded in driving him home, stating that lie would give him d -d good hiding before he went to work oo Monday morning." Voytss on the Scott Ad will take place in Sitneoe, (►vet., sad Stamte•d. Que., on Thursday next. Within the next ttaunth ten contests will tags oases ue the question. The temperance men expect to win st least eight oat of the ten. it is !-redly possible for them to escape an •wasieua) defeat. 41 routes.' have already come of, 1.1 whish the sepport•te of the leant An Int lift end their oppee- ...a sail I. The foot .elan es the ~Oa at roped all reeek d is favor of the Seed Md. ]toed one will set h. withheld. We have an .yeapsthetio teeing anis ease, bet we have Named to the evi dose., sad oar snow of right and jimities onmp.ls ee be speak out. We never saw Thomas Ilamamse Demolish until we be- held hies is the prisoners desk, WA we have heard the ease, sad we are net afraid to state that justice has out been dealt out to him t In points ul law we will bow to the opinieu of Chief Janie Wilson, but on the facts of the coma as presented, we unheeitztingly take issue with that learned :emtle.nan. THE SCOTT ACT. The Vote in Huron Fixed for Thursday, Oct. 90th. Next tuurniug punctually at 6:30 o'clock Wm. Mona and his sons took up positiou on the road that Thomas Man- asseh Beamish had to pass on the way to his work. William Hans had already promised him "a d—d ,good hiding before he went to his work,"and wad there with his two buys, apparently ready to keep his word. The facts of what fol- lowed are given in theeridence. Thomas Manasseh starts on his way to his work. and, fearing trouhle, his brother acoom- pauies him. Wheu they iueel the Mlains, who UV on the ground with hos- tile intent, a double tight ensues, Henry James Beamish and Wm. Maim oppose one another, and George Mains and Thomas Manasseh Beamish grapple and tight. In the struggle with Gone Mains, Thomas Manasseh receives the heavier punishment, and is worsted a second time by the person who attacked him. During the fight between Henry James Bcemish and William Maim, 'Phomas Manasseh has had no chance to take part in the struggle -his whole at - I tention is directed to taking are of him- self. N. evidence u produced to show that he has been the aggressor in any instance. Everything goes to prove that he has been the aggrieved party. He is quietly sitting by the roadside with some companions en Sunday when he is I attacked byWilliam MLma, and driven away. He is going to his work at 7 o'clock on Mcnday,and is again attacked by a party that has been waiting on the rued from G:30 to gine him "a d—d good hiding" before he goes to work. In the emend instance he gets the worst of the fight -another fight that was nut of his own seeking. He takes no act or part in the fight between his brother and Wm. Mains, and yet an intelligent jury find a verdict for manslaughter against Thomas Manasseh Beamish, and a merci ful judge sentences hien to the penitern nary for five years, without tea slightest compunctiun. The jury were constrained to bring in a verdict of manslaughter against Thomas Manasseh Beamish, evidently, owing to the fact that the Chief Justice, in his charge. had said that when there was a challenged fight, and one of the princi pads was killed, the aeoonders on either side -yes, and even the spectators of the fight -were alike guilty with the person who had committed the act. This direc- tion to the jury may be very good law,bot it certainly is not good sense. If the crown were to have takenaction from the opinion of his lordship, John and George Maine ab•,uld here bean in the prisoner's box for the killing of their fat:ser, and Mrs. Maim should have been indicted for the death of her husband, for these persons were present at the unfortunate oeeurnence, and were eojniant of the object of the meeting. Yet is there a sane juror in the world that would bring in a verdict against them people for the killing of William Mains 1 We don't believe there is Aad yet, in accordance with instruc- tions front the court,* verdict was retort'. ed against Thomas Manasseh Beamish, who was as guiltless of the blood of Wm. Mates as was any one of the Maim family who was present at the affray. The shore is the st..ry of Thomas Man- umit Bsamish's maneetioe with the killing of William Maim. He had a perfect right to proceed to his work on Monday morning, and to pa.e along the road where the Mains were waiting to obstruct hint. He did not go not of his way to meet the Mains family, bat they pet themselves ia the way to waylay him. He had no set or part in the straggle with William Maim on Monday morning, and is as innocent of blund- gailtiress in this case. as was any one in the sweet -room who listened to the trial. Ender thew senditu,os he is a 8t sob ).et for exeeetive elem•aey- any, not executive ale s.ney. bet exeentive jus- tice. Hia ease is a hard ma, aid he hes already ..Roved .awe Nes should ►.m bem his portion. We hope M ese every sent oho hath le emery the freedom of this young .arm, sad to ahem that whim as error hes bees ew.mittd is the .&.t A despatch from Ottawa states that Thursday. (October 30th, 1884, has been officially fixed as the date for polling of the tioott Act in this county. Huron and Bruns will vote on the same day. Tac Scott Ace campaign will be in full blast by next week. The fervid elu- queooe of the orators will be heard in town and township, and the excitement will run higher than ever. WHAT as the monster at the top of the Mowat demonstration oeumn m last week's Huso, Swell. crowing for' - [Exeter Times. Ask Jim Miller. MOWED W.iLggkTON, the county town «1 Bruce, has a rate of taxation as high as 19 mills on the dollar. Goaerich pays 18f mills, while Milton. the county town of Halton, has rely 16 mills. These figures are interesting in the light of the question. "Hew are you going to meet the increased taxation under the Scott An 1' The Scott Act auunty is ahead so far. The Cates Thal salew nip der lsrt -sent. Mese en She ttsssa. fiodlrich Tovnahlt- Mrs. G. F. Graham, of Pert Albert, hos been visiting her daughter, Mrs.Jno. Whitely, of the Huron Road. W. Herbison has as usual been success- ful in exhibiting butter. Ha was award- ed a tint special prize at the Western fair for the best tinnet of butter, and second prize for hest three tinneta. In the fruit line he took two prizes for apples and one for pears. At Tyriitu he took a $20 prize for butter. Polars the t4.. Chief Junto, W %tees. rtVara HAT. The (!uses r Msrtia.--Camerea emir - eel fur praiser, mond, on affidavit and oertt5cste,a. have trial *needed t.t neat stttlissa Granted l'h. Quesitl W. Heater--Peistwser awaigesa we as inditessent fur raps, and pleaded "o.d guilty.' On application ‘.1 crown the erre was traversed to the next aseixea. The Qom, v Charles Herbert -Rape. Traversed W next assizes. The Quanta v Fred Soles -Raps. Trav- ersed to neat maims. The Qom!) v Henry James Hsamieb, James Rewash and Thomas Maaemsh Beatnish- The prises.s went iodiated for "aurdsr," and each and all pleaded •'not guilty." The Queen v Charles Tait hoots --The grandury came into wart with two tulle' for fraud again$ deft. The following is the r1ns taninAT or Te" uOAND JURY : We, the grand jurors of our Sovereign Lady the Queen, beg leave to report that we have esattuned the jai ; we have found it clean and well kept. We found therein 19 prisoners, 6 males and 6 females. We regret very much to state that 3 females acd 1 reale pnao.er are insane. W. would resumer,. that another ward for feutales be�rv�Bided w that sane and maser an be sip% sepa- rate. We also recommend that the in- sane prisoners be removed as anon as p.aasit,le a. some institution which is pr.videel for the same. We revert t.. find so many criminal cases on the list for this a.urt. We tender our thanks to Mr. Lewis and also to Mr. Lunt for tksir valuable information and assistance in our duties. All of which is respect- fully subtoitte d. JOHN PA.JIUR., tonneau. The Queen r. McDvaald-Invent. Q. C., ,•n behalf of crown, moved to hare this indictment traversed te the next sietinnts of the quarter sessions for this county, which his lordship ordered to be done. :ttr. Osler moved for an order allow- ing the Beamishes to aever in their de- fences. His lordship refused to inter- fere with the existing state. After the selecting of the jury, the court o'clock adjourned Friday.t 6:30 p.m. until eight FIFTH DAY. Court opened at 8 a.m., pnnuant to adjournment. The are against the Bsasishes for murder was continued. The curt adjourned at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 on Saturday morning. a1H DAY. McCrae v Barker -His lordship gave judgment as follows : I find the plff is entitled to recover from the deft as here- inafter stated. 1 find the plff a liable to pay thedeft. half the costs of the eject- ment action eff Barker and the Hurn pit against Mc\aughton, and that the deft is entitled to an allowance fries the plain- tiff, for not getting p,sseesion of the premises in May, 1882, and mut until May. 1883, e,luivalent to the interest on the it 700, the then unpaid balance of the purchase money ; and also because the plaintiff could net make a good title to the defendant. Lispendess in McNaugh- ten v. the now plaa.tiff remained in the registry office. I allow as follows :- interest on the balance of purchase money •$700) from 20th of October to 20113 November, 1883, oma month, $3.50; the now uupaid portion of the $700, $300 ; interest tau the =500 from 90th Oet.. 1885, to 27th Sept., 1884. any 11 months, $16.80. Total *326 Aad from that I allow the defendant half the ace of the action of ejectment, but trot interest on the same ; and I Sal the balance in favor of plaintiff for $266.65, and give the plaintiff the Obote of the action ; and I May all proceedings eta the judgment I now give for plaintiff for the period of one mouth from 27th 1884. The Queen v. Rub%. McCullough - Premier arraigned, end pleaded not guilty to indictment for 1.1- miosis wound- ing. On behalf of the crown, Mr. Lott moved to traverse the indictment to the next amazes for this matey, to which his loedaaip assented. Prisoner entered into ►is own recognisiiss to appear in the neo of $1000, and Jonathan Mille, and David Curry became sureties m tits am.:ant of $500 each. The Queen v. Charles Herbert- -Cams- ms, menet foe p isnner, who is indicted for raps, moved on behalf of pri.oasr to admit him to bail. His lord tsh'p bail, prisoner in $1,000. sad two sure- ties er -ties in $500 melt. Williams Winters, 8eefurth, aid Joseph Herbert, 8t Marys, beams sureties. The as.. against the three B•amishss was resumed. The ()ems r. Charles Tait Scott -- Deft. was 'ailed to plead to as. indict - men for fraud, bet did set appear. lir. Garrow, as .owes] for deft.. the indict- ment being foe a mils. wase, Alma to plead to it, bat his iealehip mid tl.t he world hot anon to susses] fam the deft. not Wise peswtet in exert Lonnt, Q.C., for the sol m, moved for a batch warrant which his lordship order- ed to issue. Charles Tait Scott, of Wisokoss that called to acme fort► sod save his bail, or be would forfeit h1 hums but he failed to appear, sod kis ordeewd his bail to be reheated. Doom, of the tows of Arians Wig called to being forth tihe i s* 4 (*54 tr Tait 800tt, whom he hnd .ed,rst.h.s would appear here this deg or forfeit his reooguizance, but he did not appear, sod his lordship ordered 13m bail to be •atreat•d. Court adjourned at 8,30 to 8 o'clock of Monday morning. a.vinT. PAT. Court npewsd at 8 am The trial of the Bend—lies was renew rid sod .rmeltsded. A rswMl.4 awosol ad obi.issue headtrial will he .iaewhs,. fa NN _ •m sales 11 .sal Dbbi.- .0 Ibr • More Ila, dal sivOnler tens rg aril to must adjoined. On show day an Goderich, Samuel Burke, who was holding a colt belonging to his br:ther James, was struck by the head of the animal and fell backward fell length ou the sidewaik, his head coming violently in contact with the plank. He was taken up apparently lifeless, but only stunned. Dr. Whitely attended to the ase and at last accounts Mr. Burke was progressing favorably, though it will be .some time before his system will be completely free from the effects of the severe shock it sustained. Hol,nesvtlle, Sept. 29th, 18134. Council met today pursuant te ad- journment. All the Members prevent Minutes of last meeting read and passed. The rellector was present with his sure - tie. ; his bond was duly executed, when be received his roll. As the statute pro- vides for p.ymems of all taxes on co be- fore the 14th December ..1 present year, n„ extension .1 time beyond that date will be granted. The treasurer's hood was examined when it was moved by John B81100111, *wooded by E. Acheson, that the treasurers bond having boars examined by us we consider it satisfac- tory -Carried. Letter front Mr. Joseph Holmes read, relating to gravel p11 on his land as the gravel is not needed at pre- sent, the letter was fyled. The follow- ing accounts were paid, viz :-Clothes end boots for Jos. Millon, indigent, $3.93; to Jos. Miler for one quater's board of seme, 818.75; to lir. Bitty, in- digent, $10; to Wm. Collins, indigent, per Mrs. Gallus for verse quarter's board, 118.75; to Geo. McMillan for taking a vagrant to goal, $9; to reeve for four days attending attending sort on Nand ase and two dam more In connection with same, $0.50 to clerk four days at- tending court on name ease, $b.7e. Coun- cil ad,p.urned to meet again on the let Monday in November. Janes PATrox, clerk. Lemma, Mrs. Jefferson visited the bandies fair and during her stay in the Forget City was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lead W. Ahern spent • petition of his vaca- tion here Inst month. He left lest week t3 renew his medical studies at McGill College, Montreal. Canes. The early fall wheat that was enwn this fall is a very uneven erop, bot the late that has been sown within the kat ten days is considerably better. The world and his wife of our hamlet took in the fall show at Goderieh on the 24th inst. Those who didn't get primes grumbled at the rain, and said the old motto was true whenever the fair sex gather it brought rain. Mr. Drumm, who has heti oharge of the Presbyterian ebarch for three mouths Poet. p.orabsd for the last time on Bea - day. His sermons dunng his stay show stud} and thought, and ,rade deepim- presswwls on his hearers. He goes fault to Knoz College esrryug the Rood wishes of Lowborn fur .sewn is bis Sane studies. At the meeting of the lodge of 1:.0.0. T. ors Friday evening W. H. Clothes, J. Hnggarth and J. Linklater rep•rsda gond gathering nil the illha all The work et stgmaisatium in view of the tootbos t- ing voia os the 8eoft Act was elegantly tad loreibly snood tq speakers no delepera of flmlpeak highlyof the ►nspihMlp MoPle- i�- TE See T e 5c. tin 10� R. net has be GI GE: Than oil 11.• • Wtho t! Fountain Fluid Lit Burdock Io PP JAE