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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Expositor, 1869-08-20, Page 2tt r3 2 NOTICE TO- ADVERTISERS. - New advertisements must be given in by Wednesday noon. Changes -of Advertisements, which are ape sully arranged for weekly changes, icy Tuesday noon. Changes of Advertisements, which are . not - specially arranged for weekly changes, by Saturday night. We cannot guarantee insertion unless the above be complied with. BUSINESS NOTICE,—All accounts for ad- vertising and Jobbing must positivelybeset- tled Quarterly, , on the 15th days of March, June, September and December. txpooitor. The Official Paper of the County. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1869. PUBLIC' OPINION. IT is a standard :proverb, that, Pub- lic opinion, is the great pillar that up- he lds the commonwealth."—Having im- plicit belief that the proverb is a truism-, we set great weight upon -this same " public opinion" ; alike, when it mane-. fests itself at first like a mighty aval- lanci e, overcoming every obstacle in its course .by a simple contact, and when it is only perceptible to the keen- er' o aserver as a very faint undercurrent, for when once set in a certain direction it seldom swerves, till it becomes, as it were, a river impassable. Whether it be the effectsof the cer- tain knowledge that, the present Execu- tive, during its short, regime, has voted away $5,000,000, on useless fortifica- tions—has taken the longest, aid most ineffectual route, for developing the country,• for the. Intercolonial Railway at an extra outlay of something near $10,000,000—has made an unconstitu- tional grant to a .disaffected province, practically setting at defiance the safe- guard of the people, in the constitution e—and has in various ways increased the public debt by something like $12-,- 000,000 ; of the disgust that has been awakened in the popular mind, by the forcing upon us, a most miserable and uncalled for, titled aristocracy, with the probabilities of its indefinite extension s THE SEAFORTH -EXPOSITOR. ROYAL CANADIAN BANE . Mit. Parker, who was seleeted by the new Directory, tc examine into the state of the affairs of the " Royal Cana- dian," has reported. 'He brings his re- port up to the last day of July, at which time it sets forth, that the liabilities amounted to $885,531, and to meet this there was cash to the amount of $558,252, and notes and real estate of customers to the amount of $1,456,828, which, wee e . it all good, would leave, after all debts being,paid, a surplus of $1,119,828, or ninety-five per cent of the paid up capital. But the notes are not, all good, and the estimated loss up- on them is placed at $148,500 ; there is also a loss of overdrawn accounts of $10,64and then there is the "Prelimi- nary Expenses" amounting to $17,620. Thisleaves a surplus, over and above all indebtedness of $936,445—Seventy- nine cents on the dollar • of the entire paid . up capital. Those who have been associated; with the bank tell us that °Mr. Yarker's esti- mate of the assets is under there real value, inasmuch as he has written off some accounts as bad, that are secured, though spread over time; The report shows that, thousand dollar s of overdrawn isat the head office.,This the Globe considers to be an illeitimate abstrac- tion by some person or persons un- known. But there is a theory that this amount (in bills) might h+tve been inadvertently burnt some time last spring, for at that time, a large number of improperly executed bills were des- troyed, purposely, and it is maintained that there is a possibility, or rather a probability, of this extra, unintentinal, destruction. .If this be the case, of course the Bank's liabilities will be less by that amount, and the theory is at least plausable—however we suppose this will sooner or later be cleared up. The actual state of the Bank is cer- tainly not so deplorable as many would have anticipated, and with the new Di- rectory we hope yet to see the " Royal Canadian" a long lived and prosperous institution, as it certainly deserves to be, for it undoubtedly has done as much, if not more, than any other bank for the country. The evils which has. marked it, have been personal rather than corporate, hence we have no reas- on to expect anything adverse to its fu- ture success. We given to understand, upon good authority, that it will be sure to resume as soon as the 1st prox., and perhaps at an earlier date. . The Globe gives expreseion to the hope that the number of its agencies will be curtailed ; whether it had Sea - forth in its mind's eye, at the time of giving the esexpression as one of the places that should ' not be favored with a continuance of a branch, we know not, but on account of the heavy los- ses that have been incurred here,. we should - not be surprised if such were the case. But there is a little expla- nation, perhaps, required on this mat- ter, something in this wise : Though the Seafcrth branch was one of the most unfortunate, such was not the general character of its business, but thetotal loss was the result of a few accounts, and the business in the main was fully up to the average, and since the management has been assumed) by Mr. Hayes, we believe there has not been a loss of a single dollar. —or of the indignation caused by the dissallowance of the bill regulating the Governor General's salarythusldenying us as a peoplea eonstittitional privi- lege :. we say, whether it be the effects of any of those --of all of them combin- ed—or of all of them and many other grievances, it is a fact that for some reasons, there really does exist, and that amongst many of the most loyal, and. patriotic, a feeling for a constitutional change-" Independence. And not- withstanding the feigned indifference with which the sentiment is treated by the majority of Canadian .Journals, we the ten accounts look upon it as. an ominous matter—a question of no. ordinary significance. Neither do we belong 'to thobe who de- cry the bare consideration of the suoject, as an =indication of disloyalty or un- worthiness ; but on the contrary, court its discussion, having full confidence that no institution that can bear inves tigation, need fear it. If it be to our advantage to retain British connexion; the free, . open and candid iscussion of the subject, must, and most assuredly, will, strengthen the tie which binds us to 'the. mother country.. The question is a fair one—on open one—and cannot be barked. The Horne Parliament have given expressions, endorsed by men in Canada like Sir John Young, that can be construed as meaning noth- ing else, than, that Britain is willing, pay, anxious, to get rid of. us ; and what such men as John Bright openly avow—a gentleman whose loyalty is far less questionable than that of many prominent Canadians—is not to be shouted down by any fustian cry. And when Britain takes the initiative where is the unpardonable sin in ' Canada following up the consideration 1ether let the discussion_ go on, an let tnose who have been in the habit of treating " Independence" summarily, deal with it upon its merits. Were it ever so inadvisable or impolitic to -be- com,e an "Independent people, the de- sire in itself Cannot be denominated a crime hi this age of " Free thought.'-' ENGLAND vs CANADA. There is nothing of which Canada can boast more freely than her educa- tional institutions. Under the able management of our Chief Superintend - ant, coupled with the co-operation of our Canadian Government, we have es- tablished a system of Common Schools. which outrivals that of much older countries. From statistics just published of the condition of the government schools in England, it appears that the number of pupils entered on their register was 1,453,763, or about one person in every 22 of the population, The schools are maintained at an annual expense of about $6,500,000 and are managed by 11,125 certificated teachers, assisted by ;10,777 pupil teachers. The whole ex- pense of common education as sustain- ed by government averages about 30 cents per head of the population. Turning to Canada we ascertain the following :—Total in attendance at our common schools 372, by No.,. or one in every five of the pol.ulation ; cost of schools $1,387,533, to which, if we add the expense of repairs during the year we will have nearly $2,000,000, or an average of one dollar to each indivi- dual in the Province. This is four times the amount spent in England, and does not include the Grammar School expenditure. While thus pleased with the result of our excellent School System, we must not stop with our present advancement, wherever good sense suggests improve- ments let us have them. Let such con- trasts as result in our favor be an ad- ditional stimulus to action, and may Canadians ever have cause to be proud of that great bulwark of our national greatness—our Common Schools. THE emigration from the United Kingdom to America during the hast 50 years, amounted to 6,498,670 ; of this number 41,073,596 went to the United States. 1,322,585 to the North American. Colonies. Canada gets her share, to be sure; but it is cer- tainly a very small share. O ON111111111111•1111 ' The Disendowmnet , of the Irish Churbh. tar For the cheapest Boots in Sea - forth according to quality go to Coven- try's. 87-tf. Now that the Bill for the Disendow- ment of the Irish Church has become law, it may be well to give a few of its more important provisions. The three points particularly provided for the dis- -establishment and disendowrnent of the Church, and the future appropriotion of its funds. The first of these is accomplished ful- ly. On the 1st of January, 1871, the union between the Churches of Eng- land and Ireland is to cease, and the Irish Church is to become a non -estab- lished body like all its neighbours. . The. second is far from being accom- plished so thorougly. In the very pro- cess of disendowing, another process of re -endowing on a somewhat extensive scale has been inaugurated. In the first place, the church fabrics —both cathedrals and parish churches —are made over to the disendowed Church on the foolish and transparently inaccurate plea that "they are of no use, and of very little value to any but their present owners." Then £500,000 are given in name of private endowments ;t5£410,000 by in- creasing the communication for clergy- men's lives ; and £150,000 as compen- sation for curates. The life interests of the elergy have bee), so manipulated that Lord Granville calculates upon £10,000,000 being thereby absorbed ; so that altogether this Episcopal Church, instead of being aosolutely disendowed, gets somewhat more then eleven million pounds sterling. Out of the surplus five nillons, the Presbyterians get three quarters of a million, and the Ronan Catholics £350,000. So that the one -ninth of the population gets eleven times more money than the other eight -ninths. The surplus, which will be something like four millions of pounds, will be dealt with at some future period of Parliament, instead of, as originally proposed, being forthwith appropriated to the maintenance of lunatics. Alto- gether, the Episcopal Church in Ire- land has _ got the lion share of the spoils and, instead of grum tiling, has abundant reason to be thankful that she .has fared so well. There are some churches as well as individuals who don't know when they are well off, -Globe. Grand Trunk. 9 NomseeeeThiptNct that a num- ber of Canadian Journals, do yet en- deavour to make out the Grand Trunk, to be the samcorrupt and bankrupt institution, that it certainly was prior to Mr. Brydges assuming the manage- ment, the weight of opinion is of an op- posite nature, as is evinced by the fol- lowing selections from a number of our exchanges. We understand that on the whole, the way in which the business on the Grand Trunk has been conducted of late, has been more satisfactory than it was at any former periodlin,thehistory of the road, greater attention being paid to the interests of shippers—both as re- gards care of goods and promptitude in forwarding.—Sarnia Observor. All must, we are „ sure, rejoice that an undertaking where interests are so intimately connected with the well being of the country is at last emerging from beneath the financial cloud which has so long overspread it, and is now on the high road to success.—Stratford Beacon. We are pleased to learn that the Grand Trunk Railway is nowin a pros- perous condition.. Whatever may be said of the manner in which the road was originally built -and 'conducted, there is no friend of his country who would not rejoice to see it earning a large dividend. It is a work of great national importance, and it must be a source of sincere satisfaction to all, that the eminent abilities of Mr. Bvydges have brought about a new era in its management.--Strathroy Age. "Thoroughly reliable" facts and fig- ures have recently been published which exhibit the Grand Trunk railway in a most favourable light before the country and its shareholders. A large 'portion of the track has been relaid with 'setter and heavier ,material; the ties have been renewed and the ballasting greatly im- proved all along the line ; new sidings and warehouses have been added where necessary to accommodate the local and general traffic ; the rolling stock has been increased to such an extent that .there need be no apprehension of a scar- city of cars to move promptly the im- mense yield of all kinds of products with which the country is blessed the present year.—North Middlesex Review. Never since the road was opened has it been in a more prosperous condition than now. During the period named the receipts, it is claimed, have increas- ed sixty per cent. The present rate of increase is about $20,000 per week, not- withstanding the dull times. It is esti- -mated sti'mated that the gross traffic of the line will reach $7,500,000 the present year. These facts and figures must certainly be regarded by the country as gratify- ing as they are encouraging to the stockholders. The sins of construction, in the shape of bribery and corruption, are not, it would appear, to be forever visited upon the shareholders, who have a better prospect of realizing Something from their investments than the most sanguine anticipated.—St. Mary1 Argus. It affords us no small amount of pleasure to notice that the reform press of the country are commencing to look upon the Grand Trunk Railway in a more friendly light.—Mitchell Advocate. . The Eclipse. Shelbyville, Ky., August 8 -Obser- vations Lore to -day were very satisfac- tory One of ` the most important dies coveries made by Prof, Winiock was eleven bright lines in the spectrum of protuberances of the sun, only five hav- ing heretofore been :determined. He also observed a shower of meteors be- tween the earth and the noon. Photo- graphs of the sun were taken at differ- ent times during the partial ,obecur- ations. Beautiful red flames on solar protuberances were visible to the naked eye. Arcutrus, Vega, Venus and Mer- cury were visible to the naked eye dur- ing the total phase. Chicago, August "7.—The eclipse at Springfield was a startling and _sublime phenomena. One hundred photographs of the eclipse were taken, When total obscuration took place, heaven and earth presented a scene of awful sublim- ity. A brilliant amber colored corona appeared around the sun and moon, shooting rays of light outward in all di- rections, while the whole horizon was illuminated with a light of the same col- or. The Eclipse was total at Springfield, in Illinois, and this cit ywas, conse- quently crowded _ with visitors of .all sorts; bb1th savants and ignorarni. The sky wad obscured with heavy clouds during the whole of Friday and part of Saturday morning, and the expectants were naturally in despair. Neverthe- less, the sun rose clear at four o'clock, and by nine there was a perfe,tly blue and cloudless sky. The weather was as favourable as can possibly be con- ceived. onceived. As the hour approached when the moon neared the disc of the sun, the observatories, the various hotels, the state -house, and many private dwel- lings Were filled with groups of anxious spectators, while a large party assembl- ed at the reseovoir, where the coast sur- vey deputation had its instruements in position. The first contact was noticed at once by thousands, and as the ob- scuration continued to increase, tine anxiety and interest were intense. The darkening of the air was very gradually reached until the approach of the em- bra, which were very sudden. The spectators were enveloped in thick dark- ness immediately, the butterflies and birds dissapeared and went to roast, and . their places were assumed by the bats and night -hawks, the sharp cries of the latter of which auded a peculiarity quite tui generis to the phenomena of the occasion • Mars and one or more other planets were plainly visible, also the star Arcturus and several other lesser lights. The Cerona was most brilliant and beautiful, and the red protuber- ances were to be observed without in- struements. In spite of the intense darkness, the ail was so clear that in the north-west the bright space over which the eclipse had passed, and in the south east the space still more lumin- ous to which it was tending, could be easilysen. Whilethe sun'was entirely' concealed, a beautiful faint crown of light surroun- ded the moon, and taint streaks, like jets of flame, were seen protuding from the edge. The - sky was of a dark bluish tint,, and surrounding objects, when they first became visible at all of a copper color, The decreasein the temperature - during the eclipse; was considerable the mercury in the therometer falling as low as 66 at one time. One veryi unusual apperance was noted. One of the horns of the solar crescent showed round and truncated while at the :.extremity there was a cone' traction, followed by the seperation of a luminous point, and a trunaaton dentical with the first. This was, prob- ably; caused by the irregularity of the moon's limb. The U. S. coast survey party were in estacies at the successoftheir operations They had contrived to obtain abous 240' photographs of the sun under different aspects, nearly every one satisfactory, and the views of the corona, they say, are more perfect than any before obtain- ed. They had also made observations of the greatest value and. interest. The Sun's disc was entirely clear by 6. 15 p. m. The event of the age is over. Chil- dren "will be middle aged men, and old men will only live in the memories of their deceiidants, before another total eclipse will be visible in North Am- erica. THE illness of Mr. Gladstone is only another warning to public men of the dangers of that intense and dangerous industry which allows no relaxation, and scorns necessary annd healthful in- termission. It is another demonstra tion. too, of the absurdity of night ses- sessions of Parliament. There A no reason under the sun (or moon) why men should be . debating when they ought to be dreaming in their beds.' The frightful pressure on public busi- ness, quite as much as the battle of Austrelitz, killed Mr. Pitt at a compar- itively early age, and when he should have been in the prime of his physical and intellectual powers. But Mr. Gladstone is a .wiserr and more valuable man than Mr. Pitt, and all will wish for him. many years of activity and use- fulness.—N. Y. Tribnne. 'If you want good value for your money in Boots and Shoes go to T. Coventry's, 87-tf. INDIA is MAKING rapid progress. The national resources are so great, that they only require a little attention to yield almost fabulous results, The re- venue has increased 50 per cent in ten years, and her exports have doubled. It is proposed to build 7,000 miles of new railway, so as to connect the in- terior of the country with the sea port. • star For N o. 1 homemade Shoes go to Coventry's. Boots and 87-tf. THE London Free Press has carried its " No Party" proclivities so far as to advocate the abolition of all party lines in the future and carry on the govern- ment of the country without even the shadow of opposition. Under present circumstances such a policy is well enough for the Froe Press, from the fact of its being in the hands of the par- Cty whose policy it endorses ; should the opposite party, however, assume the reins of government the Free Press would very likely either change its party politics or else change its peculiar views of matters of this kind. The Directors of the Central Pacific Railroad Company have received infor- mation of a conspiracy among some dis- affected men, formerly employed on the road, to burn all the bridges and stock of fuel east of the Sierra Nevada moun- tains in one night. The Company have taken measures to frustrate their de- to a healthy condition. The Allevantor is It A i EW applications of the Allevantor re- lieves stiff neck, spinal affection contracted cords and muscles, swellings, sprains -strains. tumors, and all similar affections. Applied to all skin diseases, it affords instant relief • to all itching and rapidly restores the skin signs. The Erie, a..d Susquehanna Railway Companies, of New York State, have been disputing about certai4 rights atd privileges, which culminated last week in the employees of each egempany, be- ing arranged for a pitched-sbnttle, no fighting, however, was indulged in, but considerable damage was done to the works, and the running of tr�. s was stopped. Thus are now arranged, and regular traffic is resnmed. positive remedy for chilblains, frosted feet cold hands and feet, used freely according to directions. Its power in ,restoringis wore derfuL Many eases of deafness are cured with the Allevator' Sore and weak eyes are cured: toothache immediately relievod ague in the face rapidly disappears. The wouderful and magical virtues of_ the Alle- vantor will never be told, for they are so varied and as it is a beneficial remedy for such a variety of diseases it seems almost incrednlous to name them, yet tne pie- prietor challenges any case of pain or in- fammation that cannot be at 'once relieved with Briggs' Allevantor. Sold by druggists. J Seatter, agent Seaforth, 1 m 1 -txpoot MATT YESTERDAY (Thursday) was as a public holiday in Clinton, It advertisement of Cor College iu another column. Is the To'nshi hf till � p• , ware, tne proljerty of .Thomas; un was killed by lightning :du storm of Thursday, week, nigh Re H, Hareus, .recent from Scotland, wilt (D'V,) the Baptist Chapel, .Seaforth, bath next (22nd 'inst.) at 1I 6.30 p.m., THE crop of Barley g owin4 Seaforth Agricultural Ground), Bold , by auction to -morrow .0 evening, at 6 p.m., on the grot P, Brine, THE many friends of Pie; McDonald, late of Clinton, doubt be much pleased to lear was *inducted to the pastorate! Church, Elora, under most . a circumstances. THE Couwr HOUSE R Oa Sherman, the contracter, is out the job of re -slating ti House roof so rapidly that it completed in a -ere few dt1 new roof is being lraid on in country style. and should. last years. NTS. P, Ev. 34lorley Puhahon the dedication. sermons, mor, evening, at the opening of ti Church, . in C-oderich oz 27th inst. OnMonday eveni'l ing, the same :gentleman wi his popular lecture " Macaul same place. 4 The Clinton Salt well is tea utmost to supply the demand., turning out about 500 barrel. Orders come -in faster than be filled. The same is tru wells at Goderieb, where se sels are loading. Plates n for'evaporating the brine satisfaction.— Nese Era ;I Hu u.:i.. Low., Esj, of the of Hay, has perhaps one of erops of Oats in the Provin straw is ebeut as thick as it el on the ground, and a stock tI ed to be 0 ft.ir specimen ortl had a :lead of one hundred it 'five g -ars. It is an Englisl recently imported. 'LAI Harvest, with the ex Oats and Peas, is about throuh this section of the ed: in mny, directions the Min ing' machines mayl be already far as we have yet gained Fall Wheat has yielded frox birsliels per acre. In man are told the sample is badl' ABSGoNpED.---lne W. 11 of Brantford, who has for been employed on the Cather took the early train on Tues ing last, forgetting to refund rowed money that he had player's, and to pay his 'tions is an old soldier and it is p9 this May not be :his :first dese SfooTiN G A_-ocrDENT. --Oa week a young pian, of this ed Geore°.Andrews fired a oua.ils, and as the weapon- e flaw which be had not obse ploded with the discharge the breech and shivering the shreds. Happily Andrews es an injury of one hand,- wher. two fingers to ` the first john Y.EsTERDAv . a man Hann while getting ever a. fence fell on it, by i eason of th breaking inider him. A some three or four niches ve upon the elbow, cutting , The gab's bled profusely, but ed to the office of Dr. Trac was dressed, anal the probab it will not result seriousl considerable loss of time. REV. Walter Inglis gave tional lecture in • the church, on Monday, even edification of the children, Rev. Gentleman narrated tures in the wilds of Afrie nection with the celebrated iilorer Dr. Livingstone, the embarkation at the Cape of , i encounters with lions and His imitation of Hottentot diseription of the lion—t meanness—and his quaint remarks provoked not only tion of the voting but of o also. 11:1r. Georgie Cline IA melodeon, assisted by h choir. Dr. Campbell witl tinent remarks moved a vo. to the Rev. Mr. Inglis for 1: fying and amusing discoui