The Brussels Post, 1896-5-22, Page 1Vol, 23.
No, 40,
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VIQTORMA REGINA,
HIRiit SE i'ENT.'b'•SIPl'ENTRI IRLit'I'PI M1C
A.NNITERS,IARS,
The 24th of May is again at band, and
"God Save the Queen" will resound
"around the world with more than ire
usinal' signifieenee and perhaps with a
note of anxiety in it, for tltogocd Victoria,.
in peeing her seventy sovonth milestone,
marks the completion of a long stage of a
journey the poriod of whose completion
no man oan fix, Bob this somber re -
'Realm is persistently crowded
e'Reotionispersistentlycrowded out of the
thoughts of her people, who, on title festal
day, wherever they may be, give vent to
their gladness that she is yet spared to
reign over them, The boom of cannon,
the dume of bells, the shouts and bur•
rake, the waving of flags, the parades, the
reviews, the foists and all the other joy
ful demoustratione that enliven this gala
day wherever Groat Britain's colors float
are but transitory symbols of the deep
reverence and love that bind to this gentle
sovereign her poorest and humblest sub-
jeote.
Queen Victoria is unquestionably the
best known woman in the world, and her
reign has been longer than that of any
other living sovereign. Her career has
been remarkable in manywaya, although
it has been for the most part singularly
placid.
HER NATAL DAY.
Tha queen was born ou May 24th, 1810,
at Kensington palace and was the only
child of the Duke of Kent, fourth on of
George III. At the time of her birth
there seemed to be little prospect that
Victoria would ascend the throne, but by
strange chance all her father's elder
brothers died childless, lousing this young
girl to carry upon her shoulders the re-
sponsibility of a nation's welfare, How
well she lias borne it the yaks have
shown.
Queen Victoria numbers the eighth in
a direct line from James I, the interven-
ing space being tilted by seven of her
kindred. She is fourteenth in descent
from Edward VI, tweuty-eighth in de-
scent from Henry I, thirty-fifth in de,
scent from Alfred the Groat, the time di-
vision and burned cakes memory ; thirty.
seventh in descent from Egbert, the first
sole monarch of England. A great num-
bar of branching lives connect her with
other distinguished and illustrious per.
sonagas of different nationalities.
By reason of the peculiar dearth of off-
spring that characterized the careers of
her royal moles, the birth of the little
girl ie the old brick palace in Kensington
was a significant event. There was oon-
siderable trouble about naming the baby.
The father wished to call her Elizabeth,
thinking that from its glorious tradition
it would prove a name to please the peo-
ple should she occupy the throne, but the
prince regent, who was godfather, to-
gether with the emperor of Ressia, gave
only the name of Alexandrine to the
clergy. The father of the little innocent
pleaded that another nems be added and
proposed the feminine form of the
regent's own name, Georgians. But the
regent said that his name could not come
in the second place, as the emperor must
take precedence he suggested that ff the
baby must have another name her
mother's should be added. So the child
was named Alexandrine Victoria and in
infancy was kuowu as the Princess Drina,
a name she dropped after her accession.
A PRETTY MILD.
Portraite of the queen give evidence
that she was it singularly pretty child and
bad far more than average good looks as
a young woman. At the age of 9, accord.
ing to Fowler's portrait. she was an ideal
of a certain type of childish beauty, and
that it was not an artist's flattery of his
royal patrons is proved by the fact that
all the portraits of this period painted
by different artists agt'ee closely. She
was exosodingly fair, with soft ringlets,
clear complexion and bright ' blue eyes.
Nothing ostentatious was allowed her in
the way of dress, and, indeed, she never
oared for finery of any sort. Attired in a
plain muslin frock, straw bonnet with a
white ribbon, tiny shoes on her pretty
feet, she walked iu the palace gardens like
any other child. In hes rambles she was
always accompanied by hes Gorman
nurse, a page and footman in scarlet,
keeping at a respectful distance. She
was usually a well behaved and punobili-
ously honest child and gave the 'Baroness
Lehzen, hor governess, very litble trouble.
In fact, it is said that she often aasistod
her guardian in laying her own delinquen-
cies before her mother. Daily reports of
her conduct were made. "Once she teas
somewhat troublesome," said the good
German lady. "No, twice, Don't yon
remember ?" queried the little onlprit,
brightly bolding up hor heal with an air
of pride. She was always brimful of fun
of a gentle sort, and was called by her
grandmother of Saxe.0oburg-Gotha her
"little. monkey. On one occasion, while
the little Princess Vioboria was walking
in the garden, Sir Walter Scott's atten-
tion waa called to her. He looked at her
long and finally seid ;—"This little lady
is eduoatecl with so much care and watch-
ed so closely that no busy maid has a
moment to whisper, "You are heir of
England," I suspect if we oould dissent
her little heart we should find some
pigeon or other bird of the ait had car.
vied the matter," Thia seemed to be the
truth, for, When the Herons Lehzen,
after the childless death of George IV
and the accession of her undo, told Via•
torte of her prospaots, she showed little
or no sntpleaa, but said solemnly : "Now,
many a child would boast, not knowing
the cliflioulty, There ie nodi splendor,
but there is more responsibility." Then
she put her little hand into that of her
teacher and said, "I will bo good ; 1 will
be good 1" As this utterance was made
before the child was 10 years old, it can
bo regarded as nothing lass than marvel-
ous. 11 is notable, too, that this early
tiooleration of principles hoe been faith,
lolly lived up to through all the viola.
situdos of an unusually protracted reign,
for goodness aid forbearance have been
the marked chataoteristios of het sove•
reignty. Hor adherence to truth was as
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BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDDAY, MAY 22, 1890
pronounced and scrupulous ae was that
of George Washington, and she was al.
ways ready to ttoknowledgo a: fault.
IIEn J An1,X 'O/IAVELar
The royal ohild a000mpenied her
mother wherever she went and travelled
through England, Scotland and Wales,
visiting universibiea, the iron workers and
sailors of her future ,realm. This waa
when she rues abort 12 yore old, an at -
emotive little girl, naif smiling, hall seri-
ous, interested in everything, and yob
decorously deferring bo her eiders and
waiting, patiently to be told of things,
rather than allowing lion curiosity to
prompt her to tedious queries, A few
years pass, and the small, graceful, wil.
lowy princess, interested in literature,
orb, needlework and household affairs, is
taken from the bands of her governess
and placed in the care of lords and clukee
to be oducabed in constitutional law.
A little later, and the royalmaiclen mot
for the fleet time the youth to whose love
in aftertime heaven had surely allotted
her. Young Albert came over' front the
little German court at Coburg with his
brother Ernest, and the two boyish imine.
es found the expeotaut young princess
Victoria at the head of the grand stair -
ease at Windsor castlesmilingand ready
to give thein a royal welcome, There
was a happy vacation time spent by these
three cousins, and when the two boys re-
turned to their abudiea et the University
of Bonn a significant emerald ring, with
a diamond in the center, sparkled on
Victoria's pretty hand. Here was the
real lovemaking of these two, for their
Subsequent betrothal was a mere state
formality, over which Cupid yawned, his
work already well accomplished. The
impression made upon Victoria by this
young German prince is clearly evinced
in a letter which she at about this time
wrote to her uncle Leopold, who .thus far
had accomplished a long desired union
between two intimate families of Coburg :
"I hope and trust that all will go on pros-
perously in this matter," she wrote, and
that you will take good care of Albert's
health." It is easy to see that a senti-
ment a great deal softer than couainly
solioitude is contained in that closing in.
junction.
On June 20th, 1887, just after hor
eighteenth birthday, this modest maiden,
by the death of William, was thrust into
the white light of supreme authority. 11
was a portentous natation, almost a pa-
tbetie one, but the sterling qualities of
the young queen shone forth steadily in
spite of the trepidation which the sud-
denness of,the summons and the informal
methods of its conveyance occasioned her,
for there was a memorable leak of cere-
mony attending the bringing of the mes-
sage whioh called the timid girl.
1Oti' MI5 1/00/111/0 TELE, MESSAGE.
The archbishop of Canterbury end the
lord chamberlain carried the news of the
old king's death to Kensington palace
and were told that the princess was asleep
end must not be disturbed. Then the
archbishop made the first statement of
her new position : "We have come on
business of state to the queen," lie said,
"and she must be roused even from sweet
sleep for that." The nova being cou-
veyed to her uncrowned majesty, she at
once gave a lesson to all women forever
not to keep men of business waiting. She
came at once into the room, her nightcap
cast aside, and her hair loosely coiled,
and with only a shawl over the white
uightrobee she wore, her feet hastily
thrust into bedroom slippers. Her large,
sympathetic eyes were full of tears, but
she was, we are informed, collected and
dignified. The first words she uttered
were a request to the archbishop, "I ask
your prayers in my behalf." Ab this
time the queen was a very sweet looking
young woman, with fair hair, large bine
eyes and=rosy cheeks, fu which the blush-
es ammo and went iu a manner charming
to behold. Above all, her appearance
was fresh and wholesome. She is said to
have been deeply embarrassed when her
elderly uncles had to kneel and sweat
allegiance to hor on her accession. Her
qualities of voice and rnanuer were equal-
lyplensing. Fanny Kemble, in writing
of her as she was at this time, soya ;
"Her enunciation was as perfect as the
intonation was melodious, and I think it
impossible to hoer it more excellent ut-
terance than that of the queen's English
by the English queen" One of the first
sots of her reign showed the goodness of
her heart. She wrote a letter of con-
dolence to her widowed aunt, queen con-
sort of William IV, and addressed it as
usual to "Her Majesty the Queen." One
of her attendants called her attention to
what was supposed to be her mistake aid
remarked that her relative was now
"gneon dowager" "I know that," re•
sponcled the young queen, "but she shell
not first receive her altered title from my
hand"
TIM coacaree Ox,
The pomp and ceremony whioh attend-
ed the crowning of this gracious young
queen were far in excess of what usually
characterized tech formalities. As the
heir presumptive she had already become
deer to the hearts of her people, and now
then the time had arrived when she was
to become their eovereigu their enthusi-
asm know no bounds. The cannon in
the old Totver of London thunderocl their
loudest, and she was clad in her robes of
ermine ab Westminster abbey in the
presence of the' nobility and state of
mighty England. She waa anointed with
snored oil,formaily received her accepter
of empire, the crown was planed upon
her head, and, enthroned on the chair of
homage, she accepted the allegiance iance of
her most powerful subjects. With her
coronation robes elle wore the insignia of
the Order of the Garton, the highest order
of knighthood in England. There was
some doubt as to where thio decoration
should be worn, but the loft arm was
finally decided on, In rho year of her se-
cession to the throne England was still
under rho ih1nenee of the eighteenth
noutury, earl the beginning of Victoria's.
reign marked the birth of a new ern, one
of Intellectual progreae and development.
Now mark the glorious changes that time
has brought forth, and, account for them
ae yon will, the coescienbioes eotllmonta•
tar must conned° that a largo degree of
the credit for the advaneementof English
thought sea English methods is due to
the beneficent, conservative influence of
Viaboria's plaoidreign, for under all air,
etunatancee of foreign and internecine
strife thiaeebimable sovereign bar, with
wonderful dignity and forbearance,
maintained the national supremacy un•
tarnished as when 11 was bequeathed to
her. The more noteworthy Quante of the
early years of her reign aro signs of the
new eivilizetiou which was to Dome—rho
rebellion in Camtcle, the Anti -corn Law
league, the Chartist agitation, the Janmai-
ea question, Irisb affairs, the Afghan war,
the war with China. At home England
was working toward a larger measure of
politioal freedom ; abroad it was pulling
on to conquest and absorption, laying the
foundations of a greater Britain. Wars
with Russia, Persia and China followed,
and in 1858 dame the great Indian rebel-
lion, which in the end gave to England
her Eastern empire. A. subsequent and
less important result was bhe queen's as-
sumpion of the title of empress of India.
nen 11AJE011'a DIAtil/SOGE.
Whatever 'nay have been the private
feelings of her advisers and other mem-
bers of her court as to her marriage, no
outspoken objection was made, and so it.
came about that on a cold and rainy day,
February, 1840, a pretty, slight, pale
bride, buried in satin and lace, in the
royal chapel of S1. James, gave her heart
and herself to a whole sealed, intelligent
German prince. From the long list of
royal marriages which have not been
prineelyin their happiness, this one
stands out white, pure and sunlit.
Husband and wife remained through life
what they had been almost from their
fleet meeting—lovers. They sang and
played together, Albert being a strong
and skilful organist and a musical com-
poser of no mean order. Wbile his prime
position was that of confidential and
most inflnenbial and trusted adviser to
the queen, he was loved and revered as
btesband and father and known as the
blameless prince..
=I=Tome AS R'Irn AND 110TIi415.
And now we come to that portion of
the life of this great queen which brought
out most signally her noblest traits of
ohmmeter, for it was as wife and 'mother
that her greatness found its highest ex-
pression. 1n her devotion to her hos.
bend she was a model to every wife in
the world, audit'. the rearing and care of
her nice children no mother could have
been more loving and patient and tireless,
She was and is a Christian woman, God
/eating and pions, and all the higher in-
stincts of her soul site has ever labored to
transmit to and inculcate in her children.
In addition to her own care of the little
ones whom God bad given her, she com-
mitted a large part of the education and
molding of her children to her husband,
This showed how she revered him and
trusted him. The woman who oar do
this has a faith in her life companion
which is a rock founded upon a rook.
The Priuoess Victoria, Albert Edward,
the little prince of Wales, Alice, Helena,
Louisa, Beatrice and all the rest tagged
after the indulgent father and mother
over the fresh bills around Balmoral,
cultivated their miniature gardens, made
bread, pies and oaks or built real houses
with real carpenter tools at theft cottage
in their splendid sea.lapped home at Ore
borne, Ale, these were happy days for
the quiet, home loving queen 1 But they
were short clays, and they hurried by and
brought widowhood and a lasting grief to
one of the most faithful of all wives.
The good prince received the summons
whit% no man oan evade and died as ha
had lived—his great soul divided between
Germany and England. Music was his
comfort to the last, and his favorite
daughter, Princess Alice, a gentle nurse
and a lovable girl, mod to while away
many of his hours of illness and pain by
her music on the piano. As he lay dying
she playact in an adjoining room "Eine
Festa Burg isb Unser Gott," and reaping
on the solemn grandeur of Luther's great
hymn, with the murmuring of "Inches
Frauoheu" and "Gutes Freudian" upon
his lips, the prince carried into etorniby
the ambition and love of rho queen of
I ugland.
MOL•RNING TOR ALOEIST.
And her mourning for him has been
of no ordinary sort. There has been un
ostentation about it, but it has lasted all
these years, and all the world knows it
was and is sincere. Her devotion to his
memory is the same as was her devotion
to hint—unfeigned and fervent. The
principal outward display of her grief was
of a negative sort. She sought seclusion.
It was not till 1876, 15 years after the
death of the prince consort, that she ap-
peered at a public function. On that 00 -
nasion she opened parliament in person.
Now, in her olcl age, she rarely attends
court ceremonials, and all rho purely
ostentatious duties of the sovereign aro
relegated to the Prince and Princess of
Wales. Until the jubilee year the aver-
age Englishman had few opportunities of
seeing his sovereign.
A great deal of iubeteet naturally at.
teethes to the personality of Queen Vic.
toria at the present time, and there are
many distinctive traits, whims and pecu-
liarities that can only be learned by those
who have bad opportunities to be eased.
aced with hor in her private life. In the
first place, as to her pbyaioal proportions.
The bendenay to increasing plumpness
has boon noted ever since she reached her
twenty-first year. She has grown to be
quite stout, She it very short of stature,
her height being but 4 fent 11 inches.
The well worn phrase, "a queeulydgure,"
could hardly be applied to her majesty,
although her carriage is not leaking in
dignity. On ceremonial occasions she
holds herself in such erect fashion that
she really seems to add two or three
inches to her height. Her features are
clearly out, though from a font view her
face is plump and florid, and when In re-
pose its Depression is rather stern,
lutolleetiaily the queen's protrusions
are modest, though her attainments are
considerable. Though she is not a bril-
liant women, she cannot be seed to be
dull. Beyond the; education that was
laid down for young princesses half a
century ago she has acquired a consider,
able range oe aeconplisbments. She has
several languages, at her tongue's oud,
and she has latterly, added Hhidooabano
to iter linguistic egmpmenb, speaking it
very much es the first two Georges spoice
English. She has an old fashioned taste
for music of the Italian school, She likes
old British ballade, especially Scobob ones
and she le well read, Her couvoraation,
while not sparkling, is never lacking in
interest, and her manner of speech le
mild and agreeable, In her home life
she is most happy. She has throe homes
—Windsor castle, Oeborue and Balmoral.
Bitokingbam palace can hardly be called
a home, for she spends little more thane,
week in it in the course of a year. She
dielilcss Loudon and the demands that
living there would make upon her. At
the other places she can be more the
woman and less the queen. Windsor
oastle is the most regal residence iu Eu-
rope, but the queen stays there very lit.
tle because she wishes to avoid the Gem
monials always iuoidenb to her sojourn
there. But at Balmoral and Osborne she
oan be more at her ogee.
Tile queen has a large number of pots,
including a number of dogs and those
who are familiar with the admirable
sketches 01E. Joasop are already ao.
quainted with them. The picture of
Jessie, the•queen'a own riding mars is
full of interest. Tbs beautiful animal is
28 years old, and her coat is like rich
black plush. The Egyptian donkey
Tewfik came from Cairo and was pre-
sented to the queen by Lord Wolsoloy.
Then there are Jaok, her pet buffalo, ae
Sandringham, and dozens of other beasts
as well as birds and all sorts of animals
that owe much to her majesty's tender
hearted consideration.
Let cannon roar and all good people re.
joke. Victoria, the good, the loving, has
lived another year 1
May she live many more 1
High Court of Justice.
SPRING SITTING BEFORE CIRIEF
JUSTICE 51EIOEI►ITuf.
This court was opened on Monday
afternoon of last week by Chief Justice
Meretlibh, E. Saunders, Q. 0., of Toronto,
appearing for the crown cases, which
were confined to the trial of the Wingham
whitecaps. The civil docket was also
small, and was disposed of by His Lord.
ship in quid!' order. .The business was
conoluded on Wednesday afternoon by
four o'clock. Tha following was
TIM CIVIL LIST.
Fleming vs. Cantlon.—An action for
assessment of damages for seduction.
The. jury returned a verdict for Oft, for
8000 damages, viol His Lordship award-
ed full costs. E. Campion for plff ;
defendant not represented by counsel.
Scott et al vs. Yeo wss en action on a
promissory note. His Lordship gave
judgment for pills. for 8949.47, with
costs. J. E. Holmstead for pill. ; W.
Proudfoot for deft.
Alexander vs. Alexander.—Au action
for declaration of all alleged trust, A
commission for the examination of wit-
nesses having issued after the entry for
trial, His Lordship refused to try the
case at present and it went over till next
assizes. Wm. Proudfoot for piff. ; P.
Holt for deft.
MoLarty vs. Smith.—An notion to re-
strain the power of sale in a mortgage.
His Lordship gave judgment making the
injunotion perpetual so far as the alleged
default in question is concerned, declar-
ing that the payments in question are
valid payments of the instalments of
interest which fell due on March 10111
and Sept. 10th, 1804, with full oosts of
the action, and dismissing the, deft's
counter claim with costs. E. Campion
for plff.
MoKay vs. Simpeon.—An action for
elandsr. The jury. gave a verdict for
pit!. for 850 damages, and His Lordship
added full costs of suit. J. T. Garrow
and 11. S. Hays for plff. ; Mabee and
Holmstead for deft.
Graves vs. Edwards., -LA case to set
aside a will and also on a promissory
note. By consent the action was dismis-
sed without costs. P. Holt for Riff. ;
Garrow & Proudfoot for deft.
Patch vs. Beldon, and Fetch vs. Ball.—
Two interpleler issues, were tried togeth-
er, and Judgment was reserved.. J. P.
Mabee for plffs. ; Garrow Q. C., and
Sinclair for defts.
Spears vs. Spears.—An action for
declaration of trust. Postponed to next
cdeft.out•b. P. Holt and H. Morrison for plff. ;
Garrow, Q. C., and P. A. Etaloolmson for
McMicking vs. Cunningham.—Action
for an injunction and to doteruuo° the
number of years' interest to which the
first mortgage is entitled. Judgment
reserved,
The following comprised the Grand
Jury : Jas. Beeler, Exeter ; William
Gould, Goderioh Township • John Ford,
Stephen ; J. J. Wright, Colborne ; Jas.
Johnston, Wee1 Wawaiosh ; Peter
Moir, 'Osborne ; Wm. Roeder, Hay •,
Gavin Davidson, '1'urnbsrry ; Daniel
Balmier, Grey ; Wm. Vauatono, Col-
borne ; Jacob Ryan, Ashfield ; George
Gose, ileborno.
GROW dDIST'S rRESEN'.nlniNT.
May it please tour Lordship, the
Grano! Jurors for the County of Huron
beg leave t0 present as follows t
They have visited the County jail, and
have found all its appointments kept in a
olden and most orderly manner, reflect-
ing the utmost credit on its veteran jail-
er. At pnGsont there are five prisoners
now undergoing trial ab the court now
sitting, in 000000tion with the 'Turnborry
outrage ; one girl under senteucs for
lemony ; two males 'Meer sentence for
larceny, nue one male of unsound mind,
who will shortly be removed to the
asylum.
It is pleasing to note that materia] and
social progress, going hand in hand to-
gether, has greatly ihmiuishoel the crimi.
nal record in this largo nue populous
comity. We therefore feel ntuolileas..
urn in congratulating year Lordalu n on
the lightness Of the mieuder now beonghb
before you.
4
W.1-1. 1I. KERR, Prop,
Wo, .jurymen, in the discharge of our
high debet, feel it incumbent upon us to
bake special note of the sad and unfortun•
ate affair whioh has lately taken place in
the township of Turnberry, adjoining the
town of Wingham, a portion of this
county.
As a law abiding people oxhibiblous of
this kind are, we may safely assert, al-
most unexampled in our history. Oar
laws, based upon those of our mother
land, and whioh have claimed the rasped
and admiration of the world, are so
framed that in their administration the
subject can always deppend upon the, ful•
lest protection for both life and property,
and being firmly convinced that ample
justice will be dons, be wisely abstame
from interference.
1 otnuately, Canadians as a people
imbued largely with these law abiding
grinoiples, and possessing a high order of
iutelligence, wilt never encourage or sub-
mit to their violation.
Under such gratifying conditions, mob
law can never be transplanted to this fair
Dominion, and me British subjects, we
justly pride ourselves, not only as lovers,
but also as observers of constituted
authoriby,
Before closing our labors as grand
jurors, we desire most respectfully to
suggest to your Lordship that the House
of Refuge recently established in this
county for the poor and friendless, should
be subject to their inepeotion, its oreabion
and maintenance out of the pnblio fends
seeming t0 justify this opinion. Further,
we strongly desired t0 witness, if an or-
ganized system of dealing with the wants
Of this long neglected 'class of the com-
munity possessed the advantagee which
were for so many years claimed by its
promoters.
In conclusion we wish to acknowledge
our obligations to the Crown Counsel, E.
Saunders, for the valuable legal and
general instruction with regard to our
onerous duties, whioh have proven of
great service in our deliberations. Our
warmest thanks are also due to the
County Crown Attorney, Ira Lewis, Q.
C., for the numerous quotations of pre•
cedents in the grand jury oases, which he
bas been cognizant of during his long and
useful afdofal career.
All of which is respectfully submitted
this thirteenth day of May, 1898, at
Goderioh, County of Huron, Province of
Ontario, Canada.
J. J, Winona,
Foreman Grand Jnry.
`WANTS TIRE NAME.
To the Editor of Tine Pose.
Deet Sit,—In your Nene of the 15th
inst. an alleged Tnrnberry farmer devotee
half a column to the New Ere'a article
concerning appointment of members of
Parliament to Milne. If he is manly
enough to dismiss tbs question over bis
own signature, I will have pleasure in
meeting him, even to the discussion of
his letter. In the meantime I would
simpiy ark him why "Mr. Holmes, sr."
is made to figure in the disaosaien ?
This person holds no Government office.
Yours, Ie. Bean[ea.
Clinton, May 15, '95.
Weelcon.
The measles are prevalent in this lo-
cality.
Dr. 11IaDonald will deliver a political
address here next Tuesday evening.
There is to be a garden party at the
rssidenoe of D. McLaughlin, on the 14th
MoKillop, under the auspioes of the Sun-
day school of the Presbyterian church
here. A good time is expected.
John Turnbull met with a rather seri-
ous aaaident Tuesday morning. He was
standing on the elevated roadway helping
to unload slabs at the saw -mill, when his
foot slipped and ha fell to the ground,
dislooating his right arm at the elbow
joint, fracturing the bone at the joint,
and injuring bis leg. He is, however,
progressing favorably.
G oderiide.
The brink work on the new Albion ho-
tel is oomplated on the first story and the
second is rising.
The lawn of the new Curling and
Skating Assooiabion looks tip-top now
that all the sod is laid.
On Friday the Conservatives of this
Riding will be asked to choose a nandi-
date to represent %Vett Huron in the next
Dominion Parliament.
John Beatty has purchased the land
adjoining his property user the G. T. R.
from Mrs. I. F. Toms. It contains a
fine nursery of shade and ornamental
trees.
This year the steamboat Acadia, of
Hamilton, has secured the contrast for'
delivering the Government lighthouse
supplies. She will leave on her first trip
about the first week in July. Tho boat
starts from Lachine, and takes in the
stations on the St. Lawrence, South bay,
Bay of Qninte, the north shore of Lakes
Ontario and Erie, the east shore of Lake
Huron and both sides of the Georgian
Bay.
The bioycle event of the season came
off on lt'riday, May 15bb, when Robt.
wells, on a wager, rode from Stratford
to Goderioh and bank twine, covering a
distance of 190 miles iu 111 hours and 15
minutes. A week ago he undertook the
same feat and his wheel broke down at
Dublin, at the end of 120 miles. Welsh
GI Son, agents for the Hyelap wheel, took
him up and arranged for his ride on
Friday and he made the distance in 15
hours, 85 minutes, having 40 minutes to
spare.
The good feeling that exists among
the members of all the Christian eenomf•
nations in West Huron was demonstrated
in Goderieh on Sunday in °emeetion
with the corner stone laying of the new
St, Peter's Roman Catholic church.
Ashfield, Wawanosh, Colborne, Gnderieh
township, Clinton and other places eon•
tribnted to the gathering of 5,000 people
who witnessed the importing ceremonies
at 4 p. m. All olessee in the community
were represented. In the morning largo
congregations attended the High Masses,
whioh were celebrated by Von. Dean
Murphy, of Dublin, Rt, Rev. Dr. O'Con•
nor, BiebOp of Landon, assisting, The
sermon wag preached by Bishop O'Con-
nor. His Lordship announcer& that he
was particularly opposed to debt upon
church buildings, and the Hones of God
should be free of debt, In this country
they were obliged to undertake ,many
things ae once, and ovals for tate emotion
of the House of God were obliged to go
in debt. He, however, would not allow
the pastor of thio nburoh to oontraot a
debt of mora than 85,000, The oration
at the oornor-stone laying was delivered
by Father AloBrady, 0. O. B„ Toronto.
The magnificent v01ee of the preacher
was heard with great advantage in the
open air. The Bishop of London also
addressed the congregation, illustrating
the solemn ceremonies of the day by
pointing to Jesus Melee as the corner.
atone of the whole church, made up as it
is of so many members, who may be said
to represent a material building,
'Belgra-we.
There were be a couple of weddings in
town this week.
Peter Scott was in the county town on
Monday on business,
Mrs. Tufts, who was visiting her son.
in-law, Dr. Godfrey, at Mitnloo, has re-
turned.
A mill -weight from Brantford is here
at preeent making plans for E. Living-
ston's mill at Blyth.
W. Deacon, Charles McClelland and
Mr. Mooney were at Godsriah serving
Her Majesty es Jurors.
John Roes commenced haying on the
Tufts property on Monday. Although
very early for haying the yield was at the
rate of a ton per eon.
John P. Brandon is indisposed at pres-
ent. Re is 97 years of age and cannot
stand much sickness. We baps tie soon
see him around again, however.
Cauadietu Newer.
Bishop DoMoulin will he consecrated
on June llbh.
Work on the new electric railway at
Sarnia bas commenced.
Rain is still hindering the seeding
operations in the eastern part of Mani-
toba.
A project is on foot to build an electric
road from Hamilton to Alberton, through
Ammeter,
Leo, the 5.year•old son of W. J. O'-
Leary, fell in the river at Petetboro' end
was drowned.
Dr. Wm. MoN, Jones, principal medi-
cal officer at the quarantine station at
Vancouver island, is dead.
Wm. Worrell, an employee of the bi-
eyols works at Brantford, dropped dead
from heart disease.
Lieut. -Col. A. H. Macdonald, atm
mending the Guelph Garrison Battery,
is about to retire after 25 years' service.
He will be succeeded by Lieut, -Col.
Nicoll.
J. R. Miller, barrister, Toronto, for.
merly inspector of public schools for
West Heron, is very low, suffering from
inward trouble.
Wingham druggists have been getting
into trouble. Two of them were fined
850 and costs last week for Belling liquor
without a license.
The will of the late Col. F. 0. Denison
shows an estate valued at 585,412, of
which 851,515 is in real estate- and 812,-
000 in life insaraoce.
Two degrees of frost were reported
from Landon 'Tnesdav morning. The
damage was slight. -It was somewhat
oolder at Collingwood, and reports show
eamnges in that district.
Wm. Lona, Q. 0., was unanimously
nominated as the Liberal candidate for
Centre Toronto, andJohn Ross Robert -
eon was nominated by the anti -remedial -
fete of East Toronto to oppose Emerson
Costsworth.
Nicholas Flood Davin is iu a quandary.
When he sold out the Regina Leader he
made the condition that it would support
bit. The paper bas now turned Liberal,
and the result is that Davin is without
an organ.
A men named J. Tett, wbo raised a
disturbance ou a train between Guelph
and Berlin the other day, has been sen-
tenced to two months in jail on that
charge and two mouths on a oharge of
assaulting a Berlin policemen.
The convention of West Huron Inde-
pendents held on Saturday ab Carlow,
nominated Mr. Kitty, teacher, of Sum-
merhill, township of Hallett, to repre-
sent the McCarthy wing of the Conserva-
tive party at the approaching eleobion for
the Dominion House.
A St. Marys farmer was in Hamilton
on Friday, says the Spectator, looking
for the members of the firm of Wood &
Fowler, of the Canada Life building. He
had shipped them abent 8200 worth of
bay and had reoeivsd nothing for it. He
had not found the pair or either of them
up to 2 o'clock.
Among those who passed snacaseful ex.
amination at the College 01 Pharmacy at
Toronto were : Honor list—H. Bennett,
London ; A. C. Loohead, Parkhill ; Wal-
ter Master, Tilsooburg; J. W. McDougall,
Strathroy ; H. F. Spencer, Stretford.
Pass list—E. A. Campbell, Aylmer ; F.
Dunham, Stratford; J. W. Dougherty,
Mitchell •,R. S. Dlokson, Goderioh ; J,
E. Elliott, Windsor ; J. D. Horton, Ser.
nfa A. J. Johnston, St. Marys ; A. P.
McKenzie, Watford ; A. le, McLaoklin,
St. Thomas ; J. A. MuLaahlin, Obesity ;
R. J. Pattie. Paris ; Thos. Robertson,
Sarnia ;• A. T. S. Reid, Goderioh; 13. E.
Schaaf, New Hamburg ; J. S. Smith,
Allen Craig.
About 2 o'clock Saturday morning fire
was discovered in the house ocoupied by
ItIr. Ftarvsy, about a mile north of Black-
water, Ont. The dwelling, whioh was a
log ons, was oompletoly aonenmed, along
with the contents and two little girls,
aged 0 and 11, were burned to clenth.
Abort 7 o'clock a emelt heap of charred
romaine of Cee child were found, but up
to 1 a. m. the other bad not been disoov.
area, Mr. Harvey is seriously injured,
being out by glass in forcing through a
window, and badly burned. Two other
children bre badly burned. All their
clothing is dostr0ysd, and bhe family are
in a very destitute condition. The fire is
supposed to have seemed 11001 a smudge
fire blowing intoe blaze.