HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1885-04-22, Page 2J l^»r~M^Hisempnts this Bay. »Jatniber Tor sale'—C. Dobejly. Milliiiery.—-J. Rebcrtaon!*! * Wender Books.—John B, Alden, TiE=cEi jesttkozst ....... . ....... .......... .The ijoHi News —AND— ’5 ■ Huron Record, UMATsdANATlin. __ ( liiiton, ivcjitwesday, April ?iJ8 JUDGES AND POLITICIANS. H Arid still the fun goes on. Frorn H flm Canadian Grit “Thunderer” H down to its most miserable .reprint in tho smallest hamlet, the “personal H bias” of eminent members of the H jmlicinry is alleged- ben these H “most righteous” writers pf the H ■ press find that the Bench has ad- H ureased a jury or giyeri a decision ■ adverse to their pre conceived opin-. ■ ions in a mattbr, there forthwith H-* follows an eryctation of windy abuse I .. in their columns. The diatribes we H refer to have been more particularly I levelled against Chief Justice Wil*. I son and Chief Justice M’.G.-Cameron. I "So fnr as their political prpdilect- I ions nre concerned ere they donned I •. the ermine,; the forme^ was a Re I former the latter a' Conservative. I W« .will always have “party.” I Where then are'we- to look for I Judges if both Reformers and Cone I servatives should be excluded from. I the Bench ? Judge. Wilson’s many. I . years of upright occupancy of’the I- Benqh is sufficient testimony to his I ihtegrity?~^s™to”-Afattliew , Crooks I Cameron, bis conduct as a politician, I ore he had been raised to .the Bench,' I- had already, stamped him,as the I stuff of wh.iclf sterling Judges are* I made. ^'If‘ever there was an honest I politician Matthew CrookrCameron I was-one. Even when in political I . life his most-unscrupulous opponents I J never ventured to question;: his in- I ", tegrity. Has it come to this .that I we are- to believe: that a man, whose natural and'cultivated integrity has withstood the temptations and se-“ cal life, has Only-to be raised to soNNMcrauaii j PER'l'INENT QUESTIONS. The Galt very moderate conservative,put© things in this way regarding Beil’s half breed “bill of rights”I’-The organsof the half-breeds in Ontario are recommended^ a careful perusal of thia document. So far they have assumed that all the Half-breeds claims were entirely Justifiable and-Opposition to them unjustifiable. If Mr, Blake were successful in hisaima and to morrow was Premier of the Dominion do his friends claim that this Bill in its entirety would be granted by him? Would b« subdivide at once the North-wost Provinces and grant Provincial Government when in 1881 the census of the entire Half breed and white population of these territories was but 6,974? Again, would they pledge* him that the Half-breed? of the territories, many of whom received their scrip in' Manitoba, and sold it, should again receive scrip~to~|ffcate or sell as they saw fitL Would they pledge him to an issue of patents to colonists, in advance of surveys? Would they pledge him to the sale of 500,000 acres of Dominion lands, the funds arising from which to be devbted exclusively to Half-breed purposes? They might pledge him to the fur­ nishing of "seed grain and imple­ ments to the poorer '.Half-breeds. That .requires no pledge. Any Government would see .that done. But would they: pledge hint id set apart one hundred- townships of swamp land for the sole use of the children of the Half-breeds for the next 120 years? And finally, would they pledge him to a grant-of $1000. to institutions in each Half breed: settlement,-to be conducted by- nuns? miserable business was the counten* ance given conspirator? McKim, and the others, by Mowat,, Fraser and Hardee. Reformers and Con- servatives should condemn kny such prostitution of the power of the Crown. The Crown should know neither parson’nor party, but in the ■case of Bunting and others the Crownr oa personaWiJby—Mowat and Co., did wickedly endeavor* io convict persons for an alleged office in order to smirch the fair name of the party with which the political accused were allied, w HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CORN. « A a position independent of popular applause or the smiles or. frowns of partisans—to become a corrupt and abandqned’ man ? Such cannot be. .. Those who'hold' tins low estimate of our- Judges anL worshippers of •Mowat aird have unfortunately been led astray by the example of the Little Premier. Mr; ^Mowat early' in life was .a respectable-politician* a believer in British rule an„d Pro- testant ascendancy* if bis public speeches etc. at that time are to be relied upon.- ■ He was translated to the Bench.’ We never heard that ' his personal bias to warp his judgment,” while in that position. He -descends to . the political arena again. He belies the promise of his former political'life, by word and action. As member ofIlTe’Qff’U' ario Assembly and Parliamentary Premier, he endorses thq views of annexationists and bows down at the shrine’of the Romish’hierarchy, He’approves in the balls of a Par­ liament ^representing '.t'h-is Ontario integral part of the- British’Empire the -statement that the., rebels, of ■1837, whose avbwed object was an- nexatio’ri,. and '.who called in and received' the assistance of American cut-ffti^ts-to^ effect“tfiefr ’ purpose,' -were patriots, and 'that, the yeomen, and others who stood shoulder to shoulder to' preserve British connec- tron7^wei^“’£Tm'“T^TielFJi“Tf”is:^wei1'’ -k-noAvn that lie-swallowed “bis Pro­ testant principles when lie—killed (.he Orange Incorporation Bill through not giving it, or advising that it receive, the ..consent of the executive. We say then that judg- .\ " in>g...Pre.inier....Mowat by his aiite- judicial life, liis wearing 'of 'the , ermine had a ‘ very", demoralizing. • • e ffect. Ilis present worshippers are evidently aware of. his" backsliding, and have concluded • that because judicial , life had-.insidiously under* mined • the moral stamina, of the " ’ “Christian politician” Mowat, that equally baneful, insidious work must necessarily have beeil, effected on’tlie' moral natures of all occupants of the Bench, aud that Judges Wilson and Oafneron must necessarily be as unscrupulous as Mr. Mowat is now known to bd. It is indeed am us. Tug to observe the Globe, which.owes .its existence to its “personal bias,” -charging‘the ben.oh, which has nb no pecuniary or political interest whatever in the-‘result of matters . c<lining before it, with “personal bias.” It would be fair to assuine and not difficult to prdve that it is the Gltibe. which s7iys-“f<ft>fish things” and which “allows its personal bias to warp its judgment.” - . - ^-Straws show which way the wind blows. The Globe at Saturday has four jack-knife wood cut alleged like­ nesses of Jour notable persons, That of isir dohn Macdonald is labelled an “Incompetent Premier that Of Sir D. L.- M’acphefson, “Ah Incom* .pftvut Minister of the Interior;” that of Lieut-Gov. Dewdney, “Ari Incompetent Indian Commissioner^ l^uUofjj Rick “Tho Leader of the* of the Rebellion.” Hard-names for. the executive officers of law and or* der., but no hard name for RieL He THE CROWN KNOWS NO ■ PARTY. . •'■ ■ „ The more we see of the Mail's personal attack uj;on Mr. Cameron, the managing' editor of the Globe, tIi(L.uiQEe disgrace£uLdQes th.e-attack- appear. As a counterpoise to what, we must say has been the persistent distortion, by the Globe, of Air.’ Bun. ting’s connection with the alleged bribery case, the J/fttZsaid :— . “Two persons-.once, some years, agp, presented themselves at Sir John. Mac­ donald's office. They carried a petition, in tears.. JFwere political opponents of Sir John Macdonald, but they were kindly receiv­ ed. One of Ihem.waB Mr. John Cameron, now of the Globe, th.e other was his bro­ ther, of the LondOh Advertiser ; and-th© petition they carried and thq.prayer they prayed were for 'another Cameron, a brother, Who was a felon (a burglar we believe) and was then.in.the penitentiary. Sir 'John Macdo.nalff,. is a kindly.'man.. He listened- to their appeal; took an in­ terest in their case, and finally,* advised that'the clemency of the Crown should, be extended to the Cameron whq was a felon, at tfie prayer of the Camerons Who- were Grits, ■ They ware a' happy family, ant) very profuse in expressions of grati­ tude, But the London Advertiser bears jyitness only Io years- of malignity to- Globe, since .Mr. John Cameron took charge of it,' has been more maligriant than ever; When Sir job n Macd o n aid, whoJe’kindness was so jtreat, has been so foTtlly treated, Mr. Banting, can-llard- lv complain, "... ', Now the Messrs Cameron as Grits, ’had justj„ as good _a fight— right remen'ber—as Mr.^Bunting pr' any other Tory to interview Sir John:. .'Macdonald. ' If they expected jus - tice at his hands’ they were quite right in indulging in the hope that they would get it,-.AVe believe Sir” Johe Macdonald will deal justLy by both Tory and'Grit in a mat ter that is left to the discretion of the.Crown - •Sir1'John advised that Cameron’s case was a proper one tn 'which to exercise the prerogative of "tlte Grown. "That war not a’reason) ...wl t y. „|J (e.. M es&ta.jQauwon.CT4di;o»J d.. cease'thejr political warfare against’ him, nor had it in the remotpsfde- gree any connection with their treat- input of Mr.* Bunting. Why does ' the Mail, persist in coupling the per­ sonal actions of Mr.’ Bunting in pol­ itical matters with those of Sir John “Macdonald as a representative "of the people and Minister of the Crown. It' hag no right to do so. Sir John Macdonald in hl’s official capacity. Tories.' was desi his due Tory. Tins-trying to lay down the -.-“ principle that because, a man belon’ffs- to the party opposed to the one in power he should not have justice ac­ corded him, is a vicious one and is not approved by LiberabConserva'- tives nor by Tories either. Either Carpe.ron deserved the clemency of the Crown.or he did not. If Sir John extended it to him we believe the case warranted his doing flo. If he had refused it because the applicant was a Grit lie would have done wrong, just as he would have” jlono wrong h^d he granted an unde­ serving appHeatioiL-becanse the pet­ itioner was a-Tory. * . Senseless side issues have been introtluced into .this Torontri con-, spiracy affair. The Conservative party, as a whole, are no more re-* sponsible .‘for the d.oings of Mr, Bunting, were he guilty, than the Reform party, as a whole, are re­ sponsible for the doings of Mr," Me1' Kim, Conservatives and Reform-, ers should bq pleased to learn that Bunting was shown to Be inuoeent and' should rejoice thereat. Con­ servatives and Reformers should re­ gret that McKihi, a member of Par­ liament, should so far forget his position as to offey j)i/nsel*f for feale in order to enttap in the meshes of J. .represents Grits as well as If the delinquent Cameron ‘/ring of clemency, it was whether lie were Grit or ' It is related of an old time “cull’d pusson” that he would lie a .hole through a barn door jf persistent as­ sertion, contrary even Ao ocular demonstrfttion, would do it. The c. p. was very fond of ‘ineliyons chickens, etc, and was often charged before tlie justice with appropriating these luxuries without tire legal owner’s permission. Rut lie aL most invariably ‘lied’ himself out of the charges. At last an accum­ ulation of charges were, brought against him,-in none of which but one for stealing corn was there any direct evidence that he was guilty. Thee. p. knew this. So when the indictment was read, he denied everything but the. corn, He ‘ac" knowledged the corn,’ because be saw*’two-witnesses in C^iirt who caught him'jtj|t as he en?brged from the squire’s granary witlFthe stolen bag and stolen corn on his back. He also made a virtue of necessity, and asked the Court if liis telling the truth about the corn should not be taken as .evidence of his credibi- ' ’lity when he denffids^ljWbthcr char­ ges. We use the latter part of the •preceding narrative merely to show what flimsy pretexts those who are continually making misstatements will resort to to bolster upa bad case. Our local coteinl has for years howl- ed ‘depression’; we have refuted it? assertions by referring to the lively growth of our own town, and official statistical reports from all over the • country. It lifts - alleged thatthe N.. P. increased the cost of goods to •consumerswe have shown that to be incorrect. It has alleged that Tbry'-misfnanagement has retarded the .settlementjof„the Northwest ;: ‘Orangeman of ' 1830, has shown that it has not. He has “alleged that the present Riel disturbance is ■ the outcome of Tory blundering ; We denied the soft ^impeachment and challenged'proof. We showed that Riel was pardoned by A^r. Macken­ zie and thus given an opportunity to “again mislead the half-breeds. It alleged that no attention was paid to half-breed .claims for land. ■ We showed that’ this was -untrue, and the admirable letters of Orangemen • of ,1830. bear us out and prove that it was'Mr.'Mackenzie’s Government YlmTpm3^no"i^^ ment of those claims. Our cotem. -said since-the—Riel rebellion started that the Government had’ not.used reasonable precaution for' military hdme'defence. We corivicted him of misrepresenting 'the case and proved that he, himself'had declared that the money spent in drilling and equipping the uiilitia ‘could, bo put to a better use.*' We mightgn on de/ showing the thousand and on$ misstatements and. distor­ tions of our local cotem.., which we have refuted. These will suffice* merely adding its glaring misstate­ ment of the 10th inst, with, which It.'* 11} liil li c p sei to - dq Lijdfi -1 os 5 •.-••:Wli o* read, its columns only. ‘The con­ spiracy case has ended just as we anticipated^—in the jury failing to agree? In Itl 17th it THE PHAliMACM ACT AND- LIQUOR. “Querist” wants to know wheth­ er persons, other than druggists, appointed by the Dominion License Commissioners for Huron io sell liquor in this cou.ntyr subject to the provisions of the Scott Act, can do so without leaving themselves liable T*to • prosecution undertheFhar maev Act. After the 1st May liquors for human, consumption can only be obtained on the order of a regularly certified physician, and then to he used for medicinal purposes. He alleges that regularly qualified and registered druggists are the only ones who can lawfully till a doctor’s prescription, and' wants to know. whether, any class of persons other than, qualified druggists filling a doctor’s prescription for liquor would not be violating the law. Well, .we are not sufficientlv well read in law to give a decided answer* “Querist” appears to liav9 raised a delicate question. So far as we understand the position the Pharmacy Act is a Provincial Act; the Scott Act is a Dominion Act,- and as a rule the Dominion laws have priority over Provincial ones. ■ It might, however, be contended that this regulating of the sale of liqnor is especially within the competency of the Provinces. It is held, we believe, both by those who are sticklers for Federal author­ ity as well as those who jealously uphold the rights of the Provinces,* that the latter have the right.to regulate~the sale of liquor in order to ensure the carryirig out police regulations and for: the preservation of the' order and peace of the,com­ munity. The question which “Quer­ ist” puts would' then resolve itself into this “Is it,necessary in order ?to the enforcement of police regula­ tions and to the preservation of peace, order, etc., that the sale of liquor in conformity with^a_physi-_ cian’s prescription shall; be confined ’to those only who are authorized by the Province-rto fijl prescriptions other than those for liquor?” EDITORIAL NOTES. The Era quotes the Globe's self- praise -.“The Globe has on several occasions got the start of all its contemporaries in the matter of. newa.” That is giore than its erratic reflection in Ulintori can boast of. It took the latter ten or twelve days after Chief Justice Wilson declared that Bunting was not guilty to find out that such was the case. worse qualities are pelted at him from behind as thickly as the ene* ♦nay’s bullets assail him in front. 1 They are an artillery which he has no armor against and which he. is not-ably to reply to, The officers in the field to whom our interests have been committed will have to be trusted* It is jaften interesting to know' what feelin gsare abroad, bi\t criticism of the management of the campaign» may generally be taken for what they are worth, wluch^ is simply nothing.-—IFiiS negs. " - *■” ■ Smoultz, the Polish-Yankee lead, er of the raid upon Windmill Point in 1838, was executed near King­ ston, Nov. 30, of game year. Qur mention last week of the remarks of Gen. Rustis in Congress during the war of 1813, that invaders of Cana­ dian soil had only to show themsel­ ves in this country when the great masB of the people would rally round their standard, has reminded a correspondent that Shoultz in a letter previous to his execution stat ed to a friend that he “wished no more blood to be sh.ed, and believe .me,., from what‘I have seen, the stories told about the sufferings of the Canadian people were untrue." This Sh<4ultg was no mere adventur­ er as Riel undoubtedly is. He man­ fully acknowledged- that he had been misled, iwd.‘ as a slight reparation for the loss - ot life he occasioned he left $2,500.t.o; the widows of'Cana­ dian militiamen killed in his. raid. The difference between Shoultz and Riel is that the former was deceived, whereas the latter is the deceiver. Should. Riel be'captured, there, can be no valid reasons urged why he should not be executed. Who sheds man’s blood, his blood shall be shed. manfully ‘acknowledged the corn’ by- 8taIingT tWe were~jire'rror lasTwfeek in stating that thq jury..-in the bri- , bery case disagreed. They brought in a 'verdict of acquittal.’ The ' twinge of conscience or fear "of pop­ ular condemnation which urged it.jto tfelFthe"~truth after being found out in so palpable a misstatement, may now urge the Era to put forward a clairn for. the correctness of all its former niisrepresentations, because, like the ‘cull’d pusson,’ when- hb'was caught in the act, ’he owned Up and told Ehe truth. • , • ■ ’ ar.-A11- .Ti1. V/llAT THE PEOPLE DEMA ND 1. That every rebel in arms make fullsubmission co the government, or be forced to submit. 2. Tbat^he leaders receive Cap­ ital punishment. A great many lives have been lost, and the guilty persons must be made to understand, that they cannot she’d •bOod'uith impunity. . ■ 3. That the deluded followers of Riel be treated with as much clem* ency as is compatible with justice. 4. That those not guilty of crim* have thqir just claims- promptly" granted —/their unjust demands, promptly arid firmlv refused, , 5. That no compromise, be made with RieL Nothing short of death perin I ty for him. the We haye often quoted from Montreal Witness when we have par­ ticularly desired to* give the views of an independent journal on an impor­ tant public question. Not that the WitnErt is always right, but it is gen­ erally honest, In no treatment of a matter affecting the people of Canada and of the British Empire has the M7ne^done itself more ere-' dit than regarding the rebellion in t1m North-west, Substantially it. the UNNECESSARY [AS. YET, The resolution of the Scott Act -Convention, held in Clinton last, week, to appoint a Police Magis­ trate for the County, .we do not think is demanded urider<-the cir­ cumstances as it -would entail un­ necessary expense, to the Govern­ ment. No man Capable • of frllihg the position would take it under. $800, or probably ' $1000 a year. - Then, we presume lie would hold court • permanenjtly in one locality, Say- at Seaforth, which would entail .enormous expense' o.na . litigants who came- from .distant points. There is no b’ccasiori" tor such an appointment. It is a gratuitous insult to tile magistracy of the courr ty. There are J. Ps. in all locali­ ties who at no expense to the Gov- -ernmen than d-1 ess?to.-.the-1 itigan tfi-are-. quite competent and honest enough to deal with infractions of the Scott Act. '"'What is’ the Scott Act any more than any. other law of the land? We also think thatat this ear­ ly day it was a mistake; to suppose that men who formerly sold liquor under sanction of the law will now endeavor to sell it illegally. The Scott Act will be obeyed just the same as any. other law. We have ' not heard that liquoc dealers in the' past have broken the law any,, more than airy other class, of men, and’we must presume that they will be equal­ ly law-abiding iii the! future. The' Act should - be^obeyeJi and we hope that every one, even those who*con< demn the principle involved in it, will "not encourage the' violation, of it. It will certainly be time enough to' ''aSk “foFa^ri itldli^r’ffiff clffri^ force-it when the present uieans-are found insufficient. The members of the Scott Act Convention must n.Qt_ assume that they are" the only law abiding people. They warn the people of HuTou that “thdse who. violate.tlie^Scott Act mav expect- to suffer the consequences.” This, is inpj ihforiTiEition^bytit ly consoling to know that those who Violate any law of the land ‘may expect to suffer the consequences.” .Wer believe, and take , pride in the “fact,bhaTthe”'.la war trpOTiourstatute books are fairly well obeyed, pro*-, bably in no country in tho world .better,-anffiU-where i?ot obeyed.-'in fractions are punished to as great .extent as'elsewhere. There is no reason whatever to Suppose that the ScJott Act will be an exception. In fact,-if people only will act as they voted,public sentiment, will be found very strongly in ffivOr riot only of complying with the ptovisiontj of the Act, but also in favor of diss countenancing the violation’of it by others. We shall have no sympathy for those who violate tile Scott Act, as we have, none for those who wil«. fully ■ violate any law of the land.- So far it is a work of supererogation for any self constituted Committee Jo appoint themselves an executive body to look after the enforcement of a law, whether that law refers to tho sale of liquor, tho protection of. life, the preservation of property or whatever else. When it shall have come to. pass that any law is being flagrantly, violated it- will be time enough then to. substitute a vigilance eonimittee to take.tlm place of the ordinary machinery legally provided for its enforce­ ment . * The Grit papers are bewailing the defeat of. their candidate” in .West Northumberland, and are rapping the Tory tee-totallers over- the knuckles for not voting for a -political opponent—WJto-nailed—tha prohibition flag to his standard in order to catch their votes. Prohibi "tion will corrie in g<R5tl~trnie. It' is ribt a political issue yet, nor do w.e think'it-w'ould be advisable to make it one. The proper way to test the sense of the people of Canada on prohibition . would. be'by having a plebiscite vote—a- vote of abFthe people of Canada on a given day on that question and that: only. Grit and Tory alike could then give an honest expression of their views. So long as it is associated with purely party questions, bo' long will: it be,bandied about by the wire pul­ lers. of both political stripes. We want t.o see the-.-wiH"ofthe people/ carried out bn this .important..ques­ tion, an.d if any one can suggest a better way .to have Xliis done thaii we srigg(VSt7"letr-him propose .it. - Let tins vote be taken next year, the- year after or any other time, but tiinely notice of it. should be give^. so. that the electors.can have ample opportunity to vote intelligently on CURRENT TOPICS disgusted with rebel sentiment « The following extract from a let- tfer ..written by a’ member of the Queen’s .Own. to a friend in Stratford spegks for itself ;■ “When we.got to Winnipeg I got letters ana papers. The boys were, ■awfully disgukted'at the rebel-se'n.tis rneht in the Globe, and don’t'"than k Cameron and liis crew for instruct; ing the half breeds and Indians as to the best way to shoot us dpwn and ‘smash us_. • I have been a Reformer all my life, as you well know* but I •have done with, at least the (4rit sect ’ o :< of t!: o ■ pa “Sy uo ■ »vpii’eSc irteu4' T»y the Globe;for I-canpot be a rebel. The men. were sp enraged' that they tiotj the papers under their feet, as. soon as they saw the wicked se'nti- : uients it utteretl and its outspoken synippathy 7witfi’firelinserable mnr-> -derers againsU whom itis our plea­ sant duty to fight.” ... . - - . All GRITS NOT DISLOYAL- " The Brookville RecorderGrit,says; We are not pf those who .were in-' favor of sending our volunteers 'Hrrbugli“tlie" United . States.- We proffer' to be independent, of any obligation to a foreign power in such a matter, and the mere question of a TeW davs’ delay is neither hero nor there so far as we can see at present. The passage of our troops through the United States would haye been attended with risk, as one or two evil disposed persons might, by Wrecking- a train, .have caused a great loss Df life. We are pleased,- therefore, the'Canadian Pacific rail­ way was in such a forward state as to allow of Hm paysage,of the volun­ teers. ■/ NORTH-WEST NOTES. No battle yet betweep tW loyal . troops an<l the rebels, nor is it ex­ pected that one ■ will take place be­ fore Thursday, if tben, ’ The Indian scare was very mu<?h exaggerated., ’ The rebels are said to be deserting RieL The alleged useless, ammunition is first class in all respects. No hardships have to be put up with by the volunteers other than those necessarily incidental to the rushing of a large body of nien through an unsettled country, NO MASSACRE AT EROQ LAKE. Despatches received at Winnipeg on the ,19th by the Hudson Bay au­ thorities from Calgarry, via Edmon­ ton, pronounce the report.regarding a massaerb at Frog,Lake ’as false. This, seems to confirm the idea en­ tertained all along by Archbishop Tache, bhat he doubted the reliability of the report of the atrocity. ALL A LIE. Gen. Middleton denies that he has been instructed to opeii negotiations with^the rebel©, LORD MELCtUND and two officers captured three Sioux Indians near Clarke’s Crossing. The savages say,, that Riel, sent word to their band, “White Caps,’’ to join him, and that Riel was at Batouche.- Col. Otter’s command has crossed the Saskatchewan and the whole force is now en route for Battleford. Tiie Dominion Franchise Bill. Sir John Macdonald, *in moving the second reading of the Franchise Bill, . said the object of the Bill was simply to provide a -system of representation which would be equitable* and uniform in all the Provinces.' The B. N. A. Act contemplated.that .the franchiBe existing in the different1 Provinces should be used foi; representation in Dominion Parliament until otherwise determined by Dominion legislation. The result was- that, the present, condition .of * the electoral franchise'was altogether enqrii- qlous, and.snould not longer.e.xisr'in a .country owning a.nd drawing its inspira­ tion from free instituLiot.s? At the out­ set it was a necessity that the ProviuciaR franchise should apply, b*-cause they© was no Parliament to settle, upon a Do­ minion franchise. But VtHfFjiecsBBity has'long disappeared, and it' was an An­ omaly and contrary to the first prin.CiplbB of po pill ar re prese n tr. t io n th a t th e F e d'ev­ al Parliament rhonld no't have contrpl of the. franchise by . which its ^membepa are elected? The Government thought no time was morel appropriate for revising the franchise than the present.. Recent­ ly a franchise act had been'passed-by the Legislature of Ontario, and several' others provinces werp moving in the? same .direction, and'there might- be acts passed at .tiny time’”by the provincial bodies which, would, by changing thy^ ■ franchise, sweep away the «onstituenc©9_ upon which this Parliament'iS~©l©cte4. The,Bill proposed a'flegidcd enlargemerit ‘ of the franchise jri regard to thn7-l4rov.iri- ces of (tntario and.Quebec, and propably also in New Brunswick and ^'ova S'cotia There was also a pro.vjsion.-in the Bill, .in wb.ch,' personally,'Ire^vaA warmly inter-. e©ted, and .that was the chiuse extending ' the franchi«©—to women'. (Cheers ) It —was. .w.e 1. L7:kn~05V.K7lffaCSlr.-.:.GlluIdl'uniI.A trd.. many English statesiri'en. weri* in fay op of- giving widows and unmarried women possessing.the requisite property qualifi­ cation the right to .vote, but he woujd’ be gl'ad if it ’should coite about, that Canada should be the first.to- embody this ptin- ■cipfein the law of tlielpnd lu order tff- ‘•teat t,he.feeling'of tbs House}-a clause for women suffrage had been inserted in the Bill, and he would, be sorry if it did not pecieve the support of the majority of the .House. (Cheers ) . « ' Sir R. Cartwright regretted that the Government should. have decided to .such a late period in the session, and . bfing down so important a jqeasure. at . that-lbbi.First Minister hndrnot thought fit t© explain tile principles‘of the Bill in greater,, derails. ' ■ ” -- Hon} Mr., C,ha]fieau ' -Baid „ that, the prompt manner iu which the Opposition • amendment ot the, previous day had been voted down, showed hew heartily a large majotity.of.the-Iiouse Bympa.'hized tvltii the■ffritermination of tlte government' to 'deal with the question- of franchise. The provisions as to property qualificat­ ion. had been made as- simple as possible with the vi> w of placing the fatnch i*Je-in.' .the hands qf all who should eiercise.it: In cities, however,property qualification ’Irffd’ ■b'eyn'ptncieTi"irt'a~lri'giTer-B-t! m- t-ha trrtv- ■ .the rural districts orr account of the high­ er value of city- property, .He pojnted out that the same objection Could be urg­ ed against'the present system of appoint­ ing oiir.judge.8 as was being p',it forwar.d _agftinBt' the proposal'.iff; ill© bill to: have an officer, to revise the voters’ lists. ■ l&e- ©ides there was the presumption.in the bill that the revision barristers wotffil ges. it n le88'ffff‘'caJie9’^ would not be practicable, and no govern-' ment would dare to fly in the face of pub­ lic opinion So fams to pass over the. jttd-' ges and appoint its creatures to the posit­ ions^ Tile objection raised by the Op­ position to Federal interference in the ffarichi e arose front a desire that their friends in the several provinces should be •enahIed- to*arrange thc fran.cbisoHo-sitit- the ex’gencies^tf the Liberal party' The* principle of; having a str Jterest in its future should haye a voice Tn" the, cbnYroToTpubliAalBlIr^ (Hear, hear-) Ft-t1.'--------J----------1— . . O'OMMPNIOATIONS.-' General Grant’s pnogmsa towards eonvalesceno the past two days has been phenomenal, His physician! now openly The Montreal Witness hit nail on the head when it rpriiarl “Meetings of Liberals, Here and in Quebec, to pass ill-timed resolutions of sympathy with an armed rebel* lion .are probably intended to efnbar- rass.lhe Government. We should think’them far mope likely barrass the Liberal [tarty?’' ;• the ■ked : to em PRESS OPINIONS. The first cost of Our war is,.it,ap* pears, to be seven hundred thousand dollars, but we may count ourselves fortunate’J if • 'by the’ Time “ the troops are back again it does not cost three tithes as much, ■ No ideas of false economy* Jio wo ver, must be allowed to interfere with the comfort oftbetnen at the frotft. WKeffmcs live military operations are all ovef, and for long after, however,. the effect of this rebellion will be felt in demands of all sorts on the Treasury, ~~Wiln&i6. * up.- After partaking of their lunch! they brought ftoWn their reservo saw j and got hadly left, .even their much needed lunch did not bring Uiom out, winuwrs. If-any oftluisu parties, want a match with tho Eberiezer boys they can have ono—for one-half hour up, for (5Q dollars, or more if they wish. Let them put up or shut up. If they want such a match they can apply to C.B.orH. B-, Ebenjzer, " Clinton, P. 0. A Marvelous StorV * TOLD IN TWO METKHS, FROM THE SON “ QeMlmtn: My litlmr resides at Glover, Vt. *Ile has be»u a great sufferer from {Scrof­ ula, and tb.o inclosed letter Will you whafc a marvelous effect f‘“ - , 'Ayer’s Sarsaparilla^ ha© had in his‘case, I think his blood nyufr have contained the humor for at least ten- years; but it did not show, except In tho form, of a scrofulous sore on tho wrist, until about* live years ago. From a few spots which ap­ peared at that tinfe, it gradually spread so as- to cover his entire body. I assure you he was* ■ terribly afflicted, aud an object of pity, when he began using your medicine. Now, there are* few mon of his age who enjoy as good health a.s lie has. I could easily name fifty persoua- Who would testify to the facts in his case. Yours truly, W. M. Phillips.” FROM THE FATHER: pleasure and a duty for me to state to you the benefit t hate derived from the uso of Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. 1 Six. months ago I was completely covered with' a terrible huinor and ecrofulous Bores. Tho* humor caused an incessant and intolerable' itching, and tlse skin cracked so as to causa"* , the blood to flow in many places whenever' I moved. My Buircrlngs were great, and my life a burden. I commenced the uso of the fSABBAPABiLLA in April last, and have used it regularly since that time. My condition o began to improve at one©. The sores havo all healed, and 1 feel perfectly well in every respect—being now able to do a good day's worlc, although 73 ycars'of age. Many inquire what lias wrought such a ©uro in my cash, and, I tell them, as I havb here tried to tell yo’u^ Ayer’s SABSAP/nrrLA. 'Glover, Vt., Oct. .21,18S2. Yours gratefully, . L1IBAM rfflLLIPS.” Ayel’s - Saesa?.vt’tlla cures Scrofula and‘all Scrofulous Complaints, Ilrysip- elas, Eczema, • Eingwprm?. liiotchea, t Sores, Bolls, Tumors, and Eruptions off the Skin, It clears th© blood of all impu­ rities, aids digestion, stimulates the action of the bowels, 'arid thus restores vitality and, strengthens the'whole system. - • ; *' PBEPAEED BY j’ Dr. J.C. Ayer&Co., Lowell, Mais. J8old by all Druggists; 91, six bottles for fS. 1884, 181, and yet this veracious Clinton i Rew Erie charges the neglect from 1874 i to 1878 by Mackenzie’s Ministry, to tlj'"ir i successors. Aud in trie fimo of the fact of ; 248 patents lining issued on claiw& dL- < posed of in the Prince Albert district , alone since the present Ministry cirne ( into power, the TVew A’m asserts that they j “And not redressed ths grievances of the halfbreeds, and had been deaf to the ap­ peals of the settlers tor simple justice.’’ The residue ot claims, many of them of a doubtful, if not fraudulent nature are now invited to proof btfore Commissioners' sitting in the district for the purpose, from which the claimants: stand aloof, and this is the moment chosen for re­ bellion by the claimants- In the face of these facts the Clinton.Annanias taking his cue from the parental Globe repeats, tho lie in his issue of the- 10th, and says he knows “perfectly well that op the shoulders of the present incapable ad­ ministration. and there alone, rests the whole blame’1 of the present outbreak. I Shall pot argue with such a man, but give him some facts. I snail tell him who is responsible for the trouble-—-who fomented it—who nursed it in every stage, even to the present hour. Wfio supplied the funds—'the Winchester rifles- the six pieces of cannon which the New Era states are in Riel’s possession— who stirred up the red ffien to join in the present massacres, and how it is that Canadian settlers are enticed to Dakota. The proof is easy, and I will draw a little from his own pages for statements which are-not tainted with Annanias hue. When Mackenzie’s Government ’were turned out in disgrace in November 1878, they left the official pigeon, holes filled will) petitions for justice on claims sent in, not one of which way disposed of. When the Macdonald Ministry came in, . the petitioners,renewed their claims many .of which were found to be fraudulent but others were open to enquiry which was instituted, and is now being proceeded with, whilst 246 have been already set­ tled in the Albert district alone. Tlje • New Ern scribe .in his issue ol-3’rd, states “for two years past the ’TFberal press has been championing the cuqsp of the wronged people of Manitoba ana the Northwest territories”- and warning the Government and country tbqt rebellion was surely coming in.the train" of the former malddrninistration,” Here truth slipped out, and’we have it admitted that the Globe and its minor firuatic satellites of the New Era specie's, have given un- . remitting* countenance and support to Riel and liis cutthroat gang and their scalping auxiliaries from Montana and elsewhere. Tho traitors in Canada have had thelr-'abettors'and sympathisers com­ posed of a hostile railway , influence, sub­ siding a mercenary grit press in Can'adti, I ern Pacific Railway and the Jay Cooke' influence which in I873.4co-operated w>tb the grit leaders, to overthrow the Ca tier, Macdonald Ministry and defeat the Can­ adian Pacific Railway, for which purpose a sum of §750,000 was .then applied as disclosed by the Cleeland Plaindealer ofe 'that days History repeats itselft- The same thing is being 'done now aud AVi.nc.bester rifles for the red Indians of- Montana and the Orees in Oanalia, and cannon for Riel ar.e supplied, to give f rce to the growling grits in Canada. At' .this very njoment tfie following baud bill is being: distributetK’aftibne^.passepgerS; travelling on the AmeriCjfmJfiies Xdjoin- our territories. ’• / ■ ■ “Beware '.Manitoba and Npfthwestern. Territories are in the handj/of Outlaws, rebels,., half breads and Indiana who are maliciously shedding life blood of set.- . tiers. The authority/of the Canadian G owetmm en.Ui’s.oter.pb.wered^-'an A-caiun o~ longer protect theJ'fves of their subjects?/ The Clinton,New Era says that for nearly two years this trouble bus. been brewing, apd I will ad’d he .’has done his best to sepure a rising. On -the writer’s, own. admission, lie has been cognizant of the- doings in Alberta and around. PriiR:© Albert in particular'.’ Ha voitehcs foF the authority of a..let'er whibl.1 he ^published-in his issue of 10th, and em- •pbasiged.yitB coutep ts.. Here Jg qm ex­ tract : ■ '' .x ' ,■ Prince Albert, Juna;25,1884. “Do n?t ba surpriseddf you hear, of.a; rebellion up. here,. We'-are getting '. ripe wit it." ■ . , i ' What a wonderful sympathy between the writer of this’letter and the writer in the New' Eta. This loyal effusion wa* dated'- ten mOntbg ago. . It htis -been bottled up until now. And in his issue. .... of.1, t. h e.. 101h. i n st., we a re. a ga i n ’g i . at. . other loyal epistle fr.om" his- VVitinipeg correspondent, dated April the 6th, in which we are informed that “A meeting of settlers was held ut John Glenn's farm eight miles from Calgary, on Sun ay, to discuss their grievances The meeting teas in response to a private call. AfSr.t- ‘tlers Right Association was formed with large initiarmembership, Samuel Living­ stone was elected'’Prfesident,AJolln Glenn V. P*, 8. W., Sl>aw* Secretary. A tel*- gr-in was sent to Sir John A. Macdonald' embodyin-Sf™resolutions pas'sed" and it- adds ‘'The meeting discussed resort to. arms and joining' the ‘rebellious half. ' bTseiis in casertheir‘demand3.should be re-* fused. ' One^ speaker said “If we are refused, we/will get behind 'oiir. Win­ chesters.” Cl • Bloodand thunder what will Siir John do then? It was only during ,ihe .winter that Ri»l intimated that if lie got five tlHHrsan.d-.dollars/he would sell thg"pass on. lijs fellow con­ spirators. and it would redress all griev- "ang'S. but lie did:tiot get it; rPrgsiden,tT . Livingstone and his clique seeth to think there is money injj>: We would suggest to the jVeuTAVW's'cribe to,put out aTfeeler also. ‘ ' R‘iM'^FFfii3 feliriw' conspirators seem to have-overiooked one 'important’’factor' iabthand the present one of 1885. Ou the former occasion week? elapseff befora his. career of rapine and murder-was even known in 0aijada,.and it occupieT Col '. Wolsely from the end of May1 to-the end of August to reach Fort Garry, and the 80tind of th© .bugle. of the rifle force was Now it is different.. Although -the—Globe,-proclairtied—Uic-fiwrt-of—Ute- - ‘___„_2 ________ ....... L.,s before th© "Government had received authentic present occasio force of over foi ing artillery at ,d ML'ittees - Va ryi ngM-frot^_______________ Halifax to'Wintfipeg, and 2109 from •Toronio,. end.' liqve^ been alile to^place them at various porrijs^frorii Winnipeg to Gnlgary'83.9 miles,further jf ten days and’they are uo'w advauclng on foot by forced marches from the lino of railway in three.diyisi.0D8 _to..tli©yeUet of':Pri.nce Albert, Edmonton arid' Battleford now hemmed in by -Riel and Iris Indian* allies, thus traversing further distances varying from two to four hundred milefi at rd con­ veying-all necessary supplies for the Si’ipport-of this fore© and relief of th© starving refugees in the be'leagurcd places. These ..altered, circumstances Rip I does not seem to Have taken, into his calculations, And probably before this appears in your next issue,,the volunteers sit the front, will have struck a dccisi.vd. blowyit this rebellion and its abettovs, Btif I vvUl not trespass any more on yettr cohfftviih Tim Clinton Annanias has been let go too long unnoticed,irt its career of of fanaticism, lying And mis­ representation. Henceforth thia shall not be. The loyalty ©f the men of •Huron must not be cpmproftiis.cd by tho ravings of that sheet, and we “shall sc© if the “Clinton, cat,’’ Cail not in future be bell’d and rendered harmless by An OllANWKMAN of 1830.. Porter’s Hill. Editor Aeii’s-Jlecord. ■ Sirs The Clinton Alew Era in its Porters Ilili correspondence of April JOth contains the following among other untruthful statements: “On looking over the News Record not long since, I noticed an item stating that an elderly lady had been knock- ed over by a tall: young lady. Now b wish to state that the Whole piece is a base fabrication written with a view to injure the young lady. I think that if the Porters IJill correspondent lor the News Record has nothing better to write about be bad better quit the business.*’ As I am not$ subscriber; to or -anyway interested in the New Era or its correspondents, bnol’yet a loafer at the Hills P, was not present when a subscriber ‘ to that , journal read the above* to a company present, consequently I was not aware-^'contained the above, until showtime by a friend on the 14 inst, else tl^* Porters Hill correspondent, for t’ie Era would have had the plea­ sure of ‘knowing that he lied in his statements a week sooner than he does. He says that the whole thing is a baRe fabrication, written with.a view to injuring the young lady. Now, Mr. Editor, I wish him to under­ stand that in both his statements he lies, as I am prepared to prove or “back up, as the case may. be, -to suit this would be journalist. lean prove* the correctness of the objectionable item in the News Record by }th'e el­ derly lady -herself and by eyewitnes­ ses of the affair, I was not aware, that he had turned but lady chaper-.,- one, though it would have-been bet­ ter if he’had' not been off duty on that- •particular evening, for, possibly, the collision'would not have taken platf§ had he been'on duty. If lie thinks that by his correspondence, the pub- • lie are going to be forcecFinto belief of his statements, contrary to..wh'at I they know really took place,.he must est part of the whple affair is that he seems to be.so well acquainted with the whole affair as well as with fcfie names of the ladies the item bears ' reference to,.although, as he must be aware no names were mentioned in my item. As to injuring the young lady, as ! am not personally acquaint­ ed with her I can have no motiyejn ’ wishing her an injury as he states. Now as ttf his advice about my'cor-., responuenc.e, as it was not asked for. he need not take the trouble-tender­ ing it, for.,if what he professes causes him to read that,Bdolc~df*alI books as ■ well as; he does a paper he does not subscribe for, he will 8'0$ tha,t‘ its doc­ trines teach liim “How can the blind lead the. blind jest they both stum­ ble,’’ But as I .am not quite so blind’ as he, for he knows, by the .way*, that’ toy correspondence'is souglffe"after“ "•amri^a^^act’TFismwri, I will' tender him . a little advice. 1 would suggest-he go to the North west and take- care Of the ladies there, whose protectors may be engaged in the troubles, and- at the Same time lie might act as wav correspondent for the Clinton Netv Era so that journal might nave reliable nevd, such as .it’s Porters Hill correspondence.. I would also suggest that he be careful to not : lose bis correspondence oh the road, aS it might involve unpleasant diffi- cult'ies1”- Then I would a<iyjso him to •be carefiil in what be denies for the ■■ future as.jt .is not becoming for' him to- judge lest he be judged. Then I would caution b'im that he be careful , in his make up ..when trim items with him 'are scarce, tor if he wisbes to be • successful iq. liis profession he should SLUluH ft lllvl vVUUl j K! Am I-M’vpq- ill ViHirLi.HVj I . • I t> *.l?I‘and prominent in this wotkfa the than a foal ♦ But tl)e strati gr of August to rencl'i Fort Gurry, and tho soiind of the .bugle,of the rifle fierce Was sufficient to drive Riel a fugitive from' th© land., Now it is different.. Although always be chosen from amoogSt the jud- *| ]1U sympathisei'S in Canada, particularly. outbreak and* first massacre: aoriio days ■ * J nforniatipn of it—yet on the "' we have an efficient r thousand men, includ- d cavalry, ’puss© I over -2560— miles at- ;ie8A’jMrobili was that bvary man iffie in tho counttv arid an in- We wish it to ’he distinctly understood that we. do not hold ourselves responsible for tho opinions ... expressed by correspondents.^ k'.n. NkWS-IIecoud Editor News-Record/ - I shall now resiimo my comments on Ultra Loral and ultra veracious asset* tions of the Clinton Annanias, made in his late attack upontho Government of Sir John Macdonald, and the attempt to hold him .responsible for the sin© of omis­ sion and commission of the previous Mnc“ kerizie regime. I have shown that th© com­ plaints froth, the halfbreeds commenced after Mackenzie and Blake come into power, and had their origin in the swatm of .hungry grits, contractors and spots ulators who poured in and tried to de­ vour all before them, aud when the Mac-’ kenZie-Government were driven , from office in November 1878 'not a.slngle claim out of tile many received by them from the Northwost'griimblers, bad been dis­ posed of. This was admitted by Hon. David Mills.- It was a* legacy left by tho Mackenzie Government to the Mac*' donald Ministry. And what have the latter done with them since, .. Tho claims were renewed before therri, arid since my last letter on this subject was addressed to you a -qnoalion was put in the Hou^ of Commons to Sir John Macdonald, mj- to tho fpqnber of patents issued by his ,nn..q of the present It is eaid ihat modern Generals have twd enemies to fight instead of one, As if the embarrassment of Government to settlors .In tho Prine© —-..... .................... I .UutriAt IhA fAAlIO of th© iWetfOtiit - -*•*'*' .....- . . ■ .......A ---, 4 ■ Editor News^RcCvrd. Sit?,—-I have had my" attchtion called to a report, written by “obser­ ver”' concerning a sawing boo at Mr, C. Tobbutt’s in which it-Jis alleged that the Ebenozor boys wore worsted at sawing and then wished to light tho winners “Observer^ states what is not true that the Holmesville boys boat tho Ebenozot boys sawing; and if any quarrelling was resorted to by tho latter some of thorn at least had good reason to do so. Tho Ilolmos^ villo party did not wish to give’ an account bl tho sawing bee at Wnw Lnithwaito’s whore four of their young bloods camo, and brought throe saws, when they had not muscle en­ ough i'ot two. They hung their host A hll nhrttifc live O’clock 4 'exercise in the* cricket fiekT* and . give up fretting for the future. Thus-.- en'deda very interesting evening for the villagers. llulieti. l_Mr. Thos. Fair.has a superior bred colt not two years-old yet which will turn the scales at over 1450 lbs. He ; is from Imported heavy draft sire arid’well bred, "d®m. A fair brother of this colt was sold, when the same ago, ' by Mr. Fair, about a year ’ago','. . . aud sl.or,tly afterward the purchaser • got $1000 for hint.. He is certainly a fine specimen of .a* Canadian bred’; horse. " • ■ ■ Tfellast. . I The school boys have bought a . foot ball and. have organized 'under-. • the name -of “The Belfast Foot BalL Club.’’ They do some lively‘kicking.’.' . . The roads here ar© in a very bad • state. ItKsome places the snow is” ThTee fee(t deep but the-greater-part—^“7-“ is bare ; so that iff order to get along ; ‘ it person would need to haye a rig; " which would run on. either wheels or * runners, as required, by the.turning- of a crank or some such device. Some of the. farmers'at’B making." maple syrup and sugar. ‘•-■There is a splendid run of sap; .... . ■' In our hamlet hay is’ selling at'$20' a. ton, while ^ome h:iVe. askexl as high 'asJ$22 a'ton for it. Live stopk aro ' expensive .’‘articles” these times* “.Nile.' Roads are in a very bad state now —almost impassible. . B. <-■•'■ . The Rev. J. Le<3eiw. left ibis week. ' tn try his examination at Harriston. ------------. . . We tyish.inm'succeSs..* . • death of the lute Mrs. Kirke, aged.31 ‘ years and 2 months. She leay.ea.:‘a«.,... husband and threo children to mouru their sad' lqss.' Death was caused. . from inflammation of the lungs. 'Sickness lasted about two weeks. < She had nothing to fear when death came, as she . had peace made witln . her Saviour several years before.: ? Mr, Kirke has the ’sympathy! of the . people in this neighborhood. The*: • remains were follo’wed by a large •epneourse of sorrowing frie.nd^ to* DurigaiinotT cemeTphy on th© 5th~ ins.t-.- ' t" ' . Arthur L.,' son of Mr. Hugh Girvinr .aged I year and 6 months,-was badly scaldedv&€>me time ago. After one week of ihte'hse suffering his •''spirit, .returned to his- God.'- Air. and Mrs.. •■ Girvin have the heartfe.lt sympathy* ’ . of the people in this vicinity pn* account of . curly headed boy. The funeral to* .Dungannon cemetery on the 13tix' .inst. was largely attended. ■ ' • • Mr.- Wm. -Morrow, of th’is town,; has opened out in the.store forriiefl’y ' occupied by Mr. Rice bn the east end : -pi-Mariri~-streetr-wltere^lreH''wili’k"ee£s;’'' constantly on hand drV goods, gro­ ceries, and everything that can bo •) found, in a first-class general store- •William is' well and, favorably known* in this section of the country, and he* • hopes to have "a liberal share of the . pat ronage of the public. Give him a ;call. . ‘ -- '-’: Mrs. McKnight, sr.,' died at her- son’s residence in Ashfield on the L9th inst. ' . « ■ Rev. Mr. Turner is-tp preach ft .' ‘sermon to the S. S. children mext. Sabbath at 10.30. , ' ” A“'Ap&ci®t”ff6ni Jlexipo- says feOn. . Wednesday officets of the Columbian G..o.y©Eumc.nt. selected one hundred of -the worst rebels imprisoned, at Colon, ” and, placing them on a steamer, ckrrleil ^hem , into the bay, where the entire one hundred Were thrown overboard,and . *' drowned. , •’ ... doubt ;'rny advice will go-for naught,, as the wise saying is “Cast' not your pearls, before swine lest th©y turn again arid rend you.” Thanking you. for your space, though it is to- h© hoped it may bring forth good fruit,'-- l am You? - . . ■ 1 Tortb-r’s Hill CoiTrespond'ent. Sunsliine. . . March report of S. S;?No.,5; Morris. Fourth Junior?: t-1 Mar.v- Halliday,. 1214; Francis Stubbs, 972; Minnie Littlefairy 854. . ■ . I’h.ird Senior.—Bertha Lawrence,; .1274; Emiha" Cloakey, 1270; E. C. . Bains, 1160. ’? —— ; : Third Junior—Alfred Russel, 1086: Annie. Campbell, 1'. 7I';-Charlott Has- lem, 1037; Ja.mes Cloaky, 1032. ■ Second.—Hugh .Campbell, 1142; 1 ng.**1 1^011 j S’JT." ■’ '/ . "Part second, .sent'or.,—David Rus­ sel, .1.013; Isaac Stubbs, 890; Maggie. .AVn'tsonr871.*- Examination in Arithmetic, Junior Third.—Alfred Russell,'.85, Annie “Cam pfiel17”7'6f '"J'h oT’,Ei'E¥lefKif','“’'68*f Charlott Ilaslem, 67. . ■ Air. Janies Thompson who has been for some time very unwell is'gettibg. Wqrse. ■ , ; . • We believe that never, since spring became an institution Iras it been-so eagerly Jcroked forward *'to. How many eager glances towards the tin-, beam" IIow many shiver fat the raw / . ' . ■' .’......................J the snow, climbing drift .upon looked over the shed at the ing cattle taking cold, comfort i farmer thriftless1 straw-Btack.* -me.1' trim I i g li.L.o.f.~th.e.^n.o.im.in g.. smi-. beam” 7' v ’' . ‘' ' breezes of evening? -It is ifot long since drift,. shiver arouri. /Bayfield Things are very ‘ quiet here just now, AbomtAh.e. Only_thing worth, mentioning is the\nieeting. of our local Parliament Wliiclf took place on Monday the 13 inst. Some said the Warden In prospective would not show . up after* absenting himself so fnany times, while others were confident tjiat:lie would make an appearance arid be as meek’ as a sucking dove. Iloweyer, all* disputes, as to his com­ ing were put to rest tor lie hove in sight in a new. suit of black silvei* specs and tight " dancing shoes, at -half past seven o’clock. When his honor approached the Council table the Tory Councillors arose from their seatsand greeted him with the fol lowing song prepared expressly for the occasion, in which his henchmen Charleyi’joined tr— ■ * / 0 Johnny is it you dear safe,'safe at home, •They did not tell us true, dear, They said you would not come. But Imre you’re safe and sounds dear, Magnificent mid tall 0 Johnny we have missed you Welcome, welcome to our Ilall. His honor felt the kindness on the part of the Tory Councillors very much indeed and taking councillor Connor’s hand in his repeated the following-very beautiful litres With much feeling and affection. Oh Wellington ! had I but known Whiit pleasure there lay in your talk " I should not l>a ti'ow pining alone ’ Where bliec I was cock of the Walk. Ah Telt Uffs^toitcbing incident v’ery much but councillor Bailey was over­ come and. bad to leave tho Council chamber fof a while. Xnd. Councillor Bollock, though not mudh given to sentiment, showed unequivocal signs of deep emotion and had to light bis lamp amt go home for the rest of tire'* night. Very little business was done after the affecting scene. However. Councillor Middleton moved, and Councillor Connor, seconded the mo- dove,CLINTON. MARKET REPORTS. (Corrected every Tuesday afternoon Flour, <*•' - - - •S5 00 to 5 00 Pill! Wriest, •■ 0 85 to 0 90 Surin# Wriest, . . ■ .0 85 to 0 90 Earley • •-0 50 to 0 60 Outs, ' - - • ’ •. 0 84 to,9 35- Peas, ’ * ■ - . .■ 0 60 to 0 65 Apples, (winter) per bbl, •-1 00 to 1 60 Potatoes, • • >• - 0 30 to 0 35 Rutter, . • , •*• 0 18 to 0 15 KXks( • *. “ .‘ . 0 9 to 0 10 liny,- * ■ . • • <•’’ ' •*<* -... 8 00 to 12 0» Pork - ,-5'75 to syn Cordwood,6: * . ■ 1'- 3 00 to*’4 00 Beef ....0 00 to 0 00 SEEDJ^RAIN. . SEED WHEAT,.... SEED' OATS,. - . SEED PEAS,. SEED BARLEY. '' ' ' ' ■ —TOItSALEBY—. ■R. IBWIIST, . At the. Standard Elevator, ’' 389-ir CLINTON. FARMERS And Stock-Feeders. KM OMANIHBB In lots of 10 or more Bags, at • 10 Cents per 2-Bushel Bag