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THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
FEBRUAR/Y 17; 1871.
NEW ADVEUTISEMENTS.
— .
Hardware Stock Selling Off—Faller
Bros., Stratford.
To Framers and Others—Township of
Tuckersmith.
Bay Wanted—Apply at ExpositorOffiee.
For Sale --McCaughey& Holmested.
.House and Lots for Sale—John Seatter. •
Seed PotatoesIor Sale—Allan Hobson.
John Brigham, Exchange Broker, etc.
Look out for Lent—Scott Robertson.
McIntoshat Morrison's Carriage Factory.
New Line of Stages.
C. Ferguson's Concert
New Dry Goods—J. Mohr & Co.
Auction Sale of House and Lot—John
A. Nelles, Auctioneer. • •
Kura txproitor.
AR Official Notices !Published
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY -17 1871
A Dangerous Measure.
As we anticipated last week, the
Surplus bill of the Attorney -Gene-
ral was passed through the House
by a large majority. We do not for
a moment object to the manner. in'
which the Surplus fund is to be
used. We believe that there is no
undertaking which can be produc-'
tire of more immediate an d permanent
good to the country than railway en-
terprises such as those which it is
proposed to aid by this fund. But
we think that our legislators have
. committed e great error, and done a
e
,greeious-injustice to a very large
sectioh of thepeople of this Province,
I by unconditionally granting all that'
was asked of them by the Attorney- •
Peneral.
• In the first place, it isexceeding.
ty imprudent to place the entire and
unlimited contrOl cif 'so large a . SUM
of money in the harxls os- any gov-
ernment, be they aver so honest or
virtuous. •' The Government of On-
tario are now, in a great measure,
independent of the people or the
people'representatives.Thel basis,
the privilege of disposing of this mo-
ney as they see fit, and all chedk or
/ control over it has been taken out
of the hands of those to whom it
rightfully belonged. it may or it
may not be properly disposed of.
With the close of the present ses-
sion, the lease of office, which has
been given to the Government ex-
pires. The money which has been
placed in their hands for disposal
may -be prudently and economical,.
ler spent, and if, after the general
election, the present government re-
ceive a new lease of officOhey will
be entitled to, and wille-receive
due credit for the honest and honor-
able -coarse they have pursued with
the trUst Which was placed in their
hands. _ Bat, again, this money may
be misspept, and squandered in en
deavoring to procure the election f
the friends of the Government, ad
after all the GoVernment may be de-
feated, and in this event, to whom
are we to iook for restitution? the
money is gone, we have received I10
benefit from it, and there is no per-
son to give an nccount of -how ithas
been spent, or what has become of it.
This is the position_ in which the re-
cent act of our Legislature has plac-
ed us. Besides this, it will be next
• to impossible, with such a weapon
• in the hands of the Government, to
• obtain from the people a fair and -un-
• biassed decision upon their p
• acts for the past four years. The
bill gives to the Government
the power to withhold from or grant
• aid to, or to say how much aid Shall
be given to any particular section.
Thus, the Government will have it
• in their power, to shake this money
in the faces of the constituents and
•say, "you elect airepresentative
who will support us,,, and you shall
have a liberal slice from the funds
• at our diseosal; 'but if you. . do not
do as we direct you, but elect a re-
presentative who is.distasteful to us,
• we shall withhold from you your
• share of this surplus." • We do not
say thatsuchbe the case; but
the government• have been granted -
the power to do so, and they have
• also the precedent. and judging the
future • by the .past, it is in every
way probable, that -S11)111 d they find
• themselves clOsely cornered, they
will not be over sernpulous as to the
• means they use to gain their point.
• It is equally probable that, vile as
the use of such means as we have
indicated to gain the elections
• would be the men who now -coin-
poee the Ontario -GOverrienent,. are
not the men to allow conscientious
scruples to weigh very heavily when
placed in= juxtaposition with place
and power Thusit will beseen,
that by the passage of this bill, our
• represeetativeslave 'done all in their
power to gag public sentiment, stifle
. public -ceitic- ism upon the acts of
their leaders, and prevent a fair and
- free expression of public opinion.
For this act, we hope',' and believe,
the people will take them to strict
account at the cominebelections. ' If
they do Il0t, they will be doing them-
selves an injustice and injury, the
force of which they will not require
• to live very long to realize.
There is also another feature of
• - this question which is equally as un-
just and dangerous as the one we
ve allud.d to.
ovision in the bill
all railways which h
enced pri r to De
d which ave ,not
eted, fro receivin
ese enter rises sho I
wed to pa ticipate
o this gra t; we c
Many of th se roads
e ly, be of s great
c untry as ray of th
now projee d•or whi
hereafter Jb conte
n twithstan ing this
p (=otters h d the co
take their • nsinucti n
as no pros ect of g
they must, oreooth,
g e on; sin :or swi
hoseconst uotionw
until it I as tolera
sistance mild be g
nds of th country
rjishedthro rgh Parli ss .n
';receive a helping a • d
-consider d justice, w
at la 38 to k o
-ovincialr lers would ico
tice. B sides this •t
sections • f ese
:grants, D 0
,ceive no hiltg,
ributed a iIhlet
e used f r he
a
ti
That .is, the
hich prec1udes
ve been come
ember, 1870,
et been com-
aid Why.
net be al -
the benefits
imagine.
undoubt-
to the
ich are
possibly
*se theirYet
ge o under -
when 'there
ot-
vic
h ca
plate
ca
a
1
a,
rn
eft
svh
eye
ee.
ted
1
siloji, eertai
receive larg
fons will r
I have con
• hich is to
a fe
A meas
a • d partial
ti cause je
ssnsions am
✓ rice, whic
• progres
rplus gra
e » courage i
• • f cours
f vorite sch
e if they a
red to the
b• most Iola
ti e proffer*
redly thin
ho would
t whicli
s re so man
r •pt. are de
e
ar
ent
to strug-'
e those
thought
tain that
from the'
charters
and are
If this
o certaiu-
hat -oar.
sider in.
is provi-
ntry will
her sec-
Ithough
the fund
benefit of
re .80 gl i ugly unjust
this, c scarcely fail
lonsies, s rif., nd clis-'.
ng r then,. e e o the'Pro-
ir
Will do re a retard
than. t,e, $1 500,000'
t will t ro ote and
the pro o ers of these
mes are ot to be blam-
cept the; dVan ages ,of-
• • Inde ywould
eworthy t eyeeject
aid. ,B (we most as -
that eh 0o, einment
frame, a d the Legisli-
ould sa cion a mea -
1
estly jut and cor-
erving o the severest
ttlenien of D'
tween eat Bri
United. tates.
eu11ies, Be=
L
nd the
The unsa isfactory eIeti ns which
h ve 'existee betwee th United_
S tes and reat B tain ver Since
ti e close of the late rrer can war,
h -ve beenmatter f gre t anxiety
a d regeeel t thinkin nre of bode
c untries.ii It was ,cOn ition of
alairs from whieh at any fme, from
t le most tr vial (Arc tnsta ces, war
ight arie : The Merl an; on
t rens pert, •onsidere that grievous
i 'justice h d been .oie them by
• reat n, durin thelate war,
le, what thy deeme a oo early
knoWledg ment of the belligoren-
c of the; ebellions States"; They
• so cemPls ined th t privateering
✓ ssels, pri cipal am ing which was
t re Alaba a, had benallowed to
e cape from 13ritish p rts; and preyed
u on Ame ican co merce, causing
• meese d mage, fir whieh they
c aimed ind mnity. T us arose the
troh-vexe qtrestio f the. Ala -
b ma elaim , which e been the
s bject of • o much- iplomatic con-
t -o-versy an 1 the the e of so many
b lky dio matic r p rts .'for the
p st seven or eigl t
• isheries
qi estion h s • eer another
Mind of ,contenti e • •9n this
reresion e Arner:ca s ts repre-
s nted by heir -Pr ss a d public
s .)ealsers, d els se ortl in the
te messa e "of Pi de t 'Grant, -
have taken a very p liar and un -
✓ asonable position • a position
hiche if aintained, riigitat any
ciment, b, the in li ere ion of a
s ngle ind vidual, • r cipi ate war
etween th two co trie.. With
a viecei tol he setthr4ent of these
trestions, rid to re i kfre 11 probe
able causes of unfri n ilin ss, it has
een agreebythe ken ments of
reat Brit in and t e Uni d States
t appint a joint Hi I Coll mission,
hick shall treat of. di a range all
atters 'dr t stand -i the ay of a
1 sting. fri ndship b-t'eei the two
c Untries. This C rensis.ion will
• e Compos d •of te e • bers, five
fora each ountry, a d is expected
t beginits sessions 0 W shington,
• bout the f ist of ne t mo th. The
• nglish Co mission rs ar Earl De
rey, who ill act •Presi ent • Sir
• dward Th rnton, t e pre entMin-
1 ter at W, shington ; Sir John A.
acdonald, Cana d ia nister of
usticee L rd 'fent rden, who will
et as Sec etary ; ir Jo a Rose,
rmerly ol Montre 1, bu now of
ondon, E gland, w •to aye cons
•leted• elle Commis ion, •ut .being
i. nalae to er ve, his lace MI pro b-
bly be tele u by th se of Ar-
yll or 'Mile- Duke of Si therland.
.1' he AmeriOn mem era of the Com-
ission w1l probe b General
chenek, the lately- ppei • ted Mine
tee: to England; 1 on. 1 • r. Fish,
Seretary of Foreign. Affai ; Judge
Nelson, of the 5 prem Court;
Mr. Hoar, of Mas chu ette, late
Attorney eneral • f United
tatese an. Senato 1 Wi liams, of
Pennsylya 'la. Besides he Fish-
eries griest'on and the Alabama
claims, the Commission w11 have to
•
consider the qu stion of edarnages
sustained by Ca s ada from • the Fe-
nian raids, the n vigation.of the St.
Lawrence, and ti e San Juan boun-
dary question, w ridi last has conic
down from a '1,, neration or two
,
ego. It -is a ma ter for congratula-
tion that these troublesome 'ques-
ions are in a fai way of being got
id of. , It is to be hoped that the
deliberations of t e Commissioa mey
• proceed in harm ny, and that their
result may be cceptable to and
meet the endorse ent of the people
of both countrie '
We are glad 4t the appointment
of Sir John- A Macdonald as a
member of the on]ts ission. Had
Sir John Rose eerie able to serve,
two of the five ni nib' re would have
been • representa ives of Canada.
This shows that he Home Govern-
ment are desiro e that the sentie
merits and views of this Dominion
on questions which concern it so
much should be represented in their
setulement, and that they are not
I
iunmindful of ur rights and in-
terests. • We are no great admirers
of Sir John A. 1. acdonala's politi-
cal course, but i cannot be denied
• that he is an stute, shrewd anti
,clever politician if not statesmari,
land ' we • ,trest anadian interesds
1
avill not suffer in • is hands. Should
he be able to secu e for Canada, in re-
turn for probable concessions it may
be advisable to m ke, in the Fisheries
or other questio • s; substantial ad -
:vantages of a commercial na tire,
this service alone would cover a 9ule
• titude of politica shortcomings.
,.
0I
The Sc
Tire Scheol
thief" and last ti
Tuesday night la
ing the excessiv
has undergone a
of its progress,
it has become 1
containing SOIne
tionable feature
the,one compelli
matter of what
CornitY Board ce
before the; Tdro
Ring, fed exa
.final -stage of tl
tempts were ma
to have this clau
an independent
—a Board not
Normal School,
But, without
argument to pi
the .followers o
001 Bill.
ill was • reed the
e in the House, oh
t. Notwithstand-
pruning which it
nearly every stae
e are 'sorry to ea
w, and that to
of its most-obje
-among which
g all teachers, no
xperience, holding
stificates, to appear
to Normal Scho81
ination. • At Ithe
e bill, severall at-
e by the opposition
f
e so amended that
oard of Examiner,
onne_cted with t e
might be formed.
iscussion, withode
ve their position,
the Government
voted down ever amendment, and
stubbornly persisted in forcing upo
the people a measure containin
som',e of the most unjust, and tyre
nical provisions that have ever di
graced a statute book. We are so
ry to notice th• t the,members for
North and .Soutl4 Huron, cast their
votes on Tuesda night last, in fa-
vor of a measure- which will inflict
injustice and humiliation upon many
of the oldest, most experienced and
efficient oommon school teachers we
have in the Province. We shall, at
a future time, return to this subject.
.a Libel on eaforth Wheat
Bet ors,
The • followi g communication,
with editorial note, appeared in the
Clinton New Jfri of last week :—
To the Editor of the
DEAR SIR,—
to-day's Exposit°
realizing 83.50
barley than he
Ire taken the sa
does Blyth far
11
Clinton Hew Enc.
feeport aispeared in
et a Blyth fanner
more on a load of
ould have done bald
to Clinton. How
er know this, dia
he weigh the g nin • before leaving
hem?'
We know a c rtain farmer, wy
sold a load of ba ley on our market,
a few days • sin,
at a good figure,
and delivered it, but not being satis
fied with our honest merchant's
weight, he reloe ed it, and took 't
Ibrielt to •the m rket scales—to hs
:surprise the said barley had increa -
•ed in weight t the tune of three
'bushe'o. • We • ould caution our
!farmer f• iends o beware of S4 -
forth prices, unl ss they have prevt-
mealy weighed heir grain before
selling it e not b cause we have na
honest merchan s on our market.
(of suCh we Ja e not a few,) btit
-there are some t at ought to be kick-
ed out without ercy. We admire
competition when conducted honeet.
ly, but rascality we are determiaed
to expose. Should we ,,be called
upon to expose
future, we shall
naMes in full.
•
uch transactions in
ot hesitate to give
ruly yours2_
FAIR PLAY.
Seaforth, Feb. 3, 1871.
[Enrron's N TE.—The above s
from a wealthy, nfluentia.1, and r
liable resident o Seaforth, and co 1-
pletely refutes t e bombast of t e
_Expositor.]
In the first pl ce,. with regard o
the statement o the Blyth farme
we have to y, that a neig
bor of the • g ntleman in qu
tion took a oad of peas,—nist
barley,—contain ng the saaxie nu o-
ber of bushels, • Clinton, the pr
vious day, and did not realize upan
his load as in tia, within $3.50
did the other, 't-hfe following day
•
Seaforth. If our statement is doubt-
ed by any person, we shall be Most
happy to furnish therni the nalllp of
our infonnant, should they inieate-
lv Iseult us to do so. The gentle-
,
man wh made the statement tp us
is an himest, reliable man, and
eould n t be induced to say that
which w s incorrect.
In th second place, with regard
to the serious charges brought
against ar produce merchants, we
have to y, that the necessary -steps
have been taken by the grain deal-
ers of ti e village, to ascertain the
name o the 4 worthy, influential,
reli ble resident of Seaforth,"
Who has seen htrei
t to libel them, d
make h en prove the truth of his
4tateme ts, or else --acknowledge
their fal
• For th Cheapest Boots and Shoes in
Seaforth ccording io quality, go to Co-
ventry's.
..tre 0 ening of the Imperial
Parl ament Saad the Queen's
Spe ch.
The 3ritish Parliament naet on
the 9th nste -The document which
by a pl asant fiction is called the
Queen's peechis unusually lengthy,
rncl tou les on some points of great
•interest. It begins by an allusion
to the E ropean war, end the course
Of near ality which England' has
inaintai ed toward the belligerents.
The hop is expressed that the pres-
ent armi ticeenay result in a perma-
nent pet ce. The K ing of Prussia is
congratulated on his acceptance of
the tith. of Emperor of Germany,
and • the hope expressed that that
event y conduce to the stability
bf the European system. 'Next
Comes a allusion to the treaty of
1856 an» the Black Sea difficulty,
Which i • eminently coliciliatory in
its tone The Fisheries Question
and the appointment of the joint
!Commis ion are then spoken cf as
follows: "At different times sever-
al ques ions of importance have
itrisen hich are no yet adjusted,
and whi hernaterially affect the rela-
tions between the United States and
the territories and people of British
North .rnerica. One of them in
particular, which concerns the fish-
eries, calls for ,an early settlement,
lest. the possible indiscretion of indi-
viduals shall impair the neighboely
understanding which it is on all
grounds so desirable to cherish and
maintain. I have therefore engaged
in amicable communication with the
President of the eUnited States in
order to determine the most conve
-theist mode* of treatment for these
Matters. I have suggested the ap-
pointment of a joint commission,
and I have agreed to aL,Troporial of
the President that this commission
shall be authorized, at the same dare
and in the same 'manner, to resume
the consideration of the American
claims growing out of some circum-
stances of the late war. This ar-
ra.ngernent will, by common consent,
include all claims for compensation
which have been or may be made by
each Government, or by itscitizens,
upon th other."
• Spain and Greece are next attend-
ed to. 'pain is congratulated on its
new kin .• and on account of having
• obtaine a stable government, while
Greece s warned to suppress tbe
bandit .vstern. China and the
Tein-tsir masseere are alluded to.
A polic has been adopted of recog-
• nizing be Chinese Government as
entitled to be dealt with in its vela -
tions wr 11 this country in a concilia-
tory anc forbearing spirit, while at
the sam time the persons eud pro-
perty oif subjects Nvill still le pro-
tected rihe Royal approval of the
marriag of the Princess Louise and
the Ma .quis of _Lorne is declared.
The rev 'nue of the country is declar-
ed to be flourishing, and, with par-
tial drawbacks, trade and industry
are satisfactory. The military sys-
' tem is referred to, and various re-
• forms indicated. • Bills will be in-
troduced on religious tests in the
Univer4ities of Oxford and Cam-
bridge, on ecclesiastical' titles, on
the diw bilities of trade combina-
tions, o the Courts of Justice and
Appeal, on the adjustment of local
burdens • and on the licensing uf
houses or the sale of intoxicating
liquors. A measure is promised for
the establishment oi secret or ballot
voting. A proposal for the adjust-
ment of the question of primary edu-
cation in Scotland will be brought
forward. • The condition of Ireland
is then referred to, and the Speech
winds up as follows: "The burdens,
• devolving upon you at the great
coUncil of the nation and of this an-
cient and extended Empire, are and
must long continue to be weighty,
but you labor tor a country whose
laws and institutions have stood the
test of time, and whose people are
earnestly attached to them, and, de-
siring their continuance will .unite
with their Sovereign in invoking
upon all your designs the favor and
aid of the Most High."
THE elections to the French Con-
stituent Assembly have resulted in
•a large majority for the conservative
er monarchial party. At the first
meeting of the Assembly - there was
no querum. The indications. are
that the Prussian terms of peace
will be accepted. A return of the
Orleanists to power in France is not
improbable.
THE Dominion. Parliament met at
Ottawa on Wednesday _last. The
Governoe's speech was delivered on
Thursday. As it generally takes
our Dominion 'regulators three or
four days to settle down" after
they reach the capital. no business
ot importance will likely be trans-
acted before next week:
For No. 1 home made- Shoe:eacks, go
to Thos Coventry's.
THE Lieutenant Governor was
present in the Ontario Legislature
on Wednesday last, and gave his
assent to the various bills which had
been passed during the session. The
House was .formally dissolved on
Thursday.:
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The Conservatives hew carried
the circonseription of Rouen by a
large majority. •
• The Ottawa fire relief committee
have decided to purchase 12,000
bushels of seed grain for distribu-
tion in the burnt districts.
The brigJ. L. Bowen has arrived
at Boulogne laden. with food for Pia-
ris. • She is the first American vets -
e1 which has visited that port in
ten years.
- The missionary operations of the
Wesleyan body in Canada have be -
pine so extensive that it has become
necessary to have the "Canadian
Wesleyan Missionary society.' in-
corporated.
The Ingersoll Chronic/6 again eX-
presses its firm belief that Sir Fran-
cis Hincks intends running for
-
South Oxford, and urges the Re-
formers of that riding to prepare to
receive him appropriately.
The bonus of $100,000 to the
Woodstock and Riviere du Loup
Railwa.y, reCently voted bythe Coun-
ty Council of Careltoo baa received
the unanimous ratifipation of the
ratepayers of that county.
Two steamers cleared from New
York, this week, for France, laden
with provisions. A. T. Stewart
will send, in the early part of the
week, a vessel laden with 5,000 bar-
rels of flour on his account.
Count Bismarck has declined to
open negotiations with Switzerland
for the return of French soldiers, on
the ground that the Frenclr govern-
ment are unable to guarantee that
they will not again take up arms.
Contributions are pouringinto
the French Relief Committee in
New York. The Chamber of Com-
merce has already sent in $30,000,
the Prods -Ice Exchange $13,170, and
the Brokers $5,000.
There has been a violent gale
along the coast of the United King-
dom. Six ships are ashore near
South Shields, and several lives are
known to have leen lost. It is
feared that there have been mime-
rous wrecks.
Pestilential odors are arising frem
places of interment at Sedan, as the
bodies of the fallen have not been
buried deep enough. They will have
to he taken up, it is feared, and -in-
terred at a greater depth.
A. despatch from Brussels states
that alarming distress „continues • in
Paris The • Germans permit but
few provisiens to 01) 1', and sup-
press at Versailles allwletters from
Paris, and allow po telegrams and
but few letters to enter the city.
The prolongation of the armistice
depends entirely upon the l.emper of
the French Assembly towards the
Prussian demands as regards the
cession of territory, the Money in-
demnity, and the dismantling of
French fortreeses on the border of
Germany,
• The correspondence i ekting to
the leranc(,-Prussian war has been
laid hefore the Imperial Parlialnent.
The notice paper was filled on Fri-
day with questions to be put to the
Government touching its foreign. po-
licy. Thc indications at present are
that the subject of England's foreign
relations will call forth considerable
discussion during the session.
• The plague has appeared among
the immense droves of cattle intend-
ed for the relief of Paris; and a san-
itary cordon has been established
• around the animals which have be-
come infected. The deaths are so
numerous that it is impossible to
bary the carcasses, and they are
therefore being loaded on condemn-
ed warships, which are towed out to
sea.
The present session of the British
Parliament is likely to be an impor-
tant one. The chief question -will
be the national defense—but Mr.
Mill will, probably, make his at-
tack on the Established Church, and
Prof. Fawcett will have something
to say upon the fact that in spite of
the vast and increasing natienal
Wealth, there are one million of pau-
pers in England, and one hundred
and fifty thousand in the metropolis.
-tHE L. 11 & B. RAILWAY.
LARGEAND EN THUSIASTIC MEET-
ING AT WINGHA1V.
THE WINGHAM PEOPLE DECLARE IN
FAVOR OF THE LONDON SCHEME.
A sea
).NO RESOLUTION PASSED IN FAVOR
OF VIE NARROW .GUAGE.
The meeting was held in a large
hall connected with Griffiths hotel.
There were about three hundred of
:the sOid, intelligent men of Wing -
ham, 1'Ainleyville and adjoining
country, as well as nasny from the
villa es of Blyth, Bluevale, Luck -
now read elsewhere present.
M4. Peter Fisher, of Wingham,
was chosen chairman, and Mr. Thos.
Farr4w, of Bluevale, as Secretary.
Thel, meeting was opened, by the
chairinan, who delivered an able and
stirring introductory address, which
was well received by the audience.
• The first speaker called elm w• as
Mn. JOHN WILLIAMS, of London,.
• who said that the London road was.
feasible, while the Hamilton one was
not. The Hamilton people never
thought of moving until the London
took the initiative. Then they said
they would'build a branch to _Kin-
cardine. • Hamilton wanted a wide
page to use up the old rolling stock
of die Great Western. If .in Eng-
land, wheie money is cheap and
• f reig lit plenty, wi d e -g u age rail ways
do not pay, how on earth can they
• be expected to pay in a new country
• like Canada'? •
• Mr. Joseph Atkinson, of London,.
said their city was anxious to get:
access to this, one of the finest por-
tions of Ontario. This country had
improved greatly within a few years..
This was no doubt due to their ex-
cellent gravel roads. 'After a while
however, something more than good .
gravel roads are required. We need
waysNow we propose to build'
ran independent line of railway ; one
which will be a compeeirig line, and ,
keep all the others in check. This -
line will .givo a connection with
PorrIStanley--im important matter
in view of the probable early -,ar-
ra,ngement of a new reciproHty
treaty. Now how is the $1,200,000
—the probable cost of a 3 ft. 6.in.
11110 from London to Kincardine; to
be raised Well, London gilves
$1,000 per mule, $400,000 wil0 be
allotted as stock, $2,000 per nine
will probably be the amount from
the government surplus fund,
there would be no difficulty, in. 'her -
rowing $100,000 on first _mortgage
bOnds. The scheme was -therefore
entirely practicable. By this line
fifteen or twenty townships would
be served, and the .advantages offer-
ed were much superior to those
which could be offered by either the
Toronth or Hamilton scheme.
Mr. Murray Anderson, of LOn..)--
don, showed the advantages of rail,
way competition by the fact that be.
fore the London and Port Stanley
Railway was nuilt, the Great West-
ern charged 40 cents freightage on
salt from Hamilton to London; but
after the competing line was built,
the rate was reduced to 1.2.1 cents.
The 25 miles of the Port Stanley
line cost more than the 100 miles 01
the projected line would now. A
broaa-guage would not pay running
expenses ; but a narrcw-gnage line -
would pay both directly and indi-
rectly. Mr. Anderson then referred
to• the standing and enterprise of
London. When it took hold of any
thing it had to go through. A railvay would double the value of pro-
perty and increase the worth of every
farm along the line. This linewould
cross five other lines, thus giving the
people of the north a chance of them
all, in addition to the direct route to
•-London
• Alr.Thomas Chureher. Secretary
of the London Board of Trade, spoke
of Londoii as a commercial centre-
• London does a large direct trade, .
with England. Butter, cheese and
pork are shipped direct and laid
down on. the Liverpool wharf at the
• rate of 1 cent per pound. Two weeks
ago a London pork -packer sent ofl
eighteen, car loads of dressed hogs in
one shipment. - There were five ex-
tensiv e packing houses in London and
only two in Hamilton. Now it was
important to look at these facts and
figures, and bear in mind the im-
portance of the English market to
• the Canada farmet, and the advan-
tage of being connected thereivith
• by some such centre as London
Formerly, when we depended alone
on the American.rearkets, pork sold,
• at from $2 to $3 per 100 lbs., now
• it is from $6.50 t�$10, accordingto
season and circumstances. Cheese,
then, 8 cents; now, 10, 11, and 12
cents. This season London will
pack no less than 35,000 hogs, and
we can't get . enough. This would
show the value of getting access to.
so voracious a market. Mr. Churek-
er then referred to the question of
wide versua narrow guage,s. It ha&
been demonstrated that the old-fash-
ioned brcad-guage carries some sevem
tons of dead weight for every ton of
paying freight; but assuming it at
four tons, to carry ten tons of pay
ing freight you would have to carry .
fifty tons in ! The narrow-guagel"
will carry ton for ton. Besides this
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the expense of refining,
end tear of the broad.ply
cessarily mueb ga-eater.
row-guage ean ids() ear
cheaper. Tne nareow,g,
are the lines of the futi
are revolution g ,and w,
tionize railwaying.TI
guage, WAS not Merely It
merle; it Was an actual,
Only nari,ow-guliekes eau
dividends.
Mr. Cousins, Mayer
expressed the earn -est
corporation he repieeente
said that the tine sleet'
They had shown theie
their Vote on Mond 1;r
bonne of $100,000 (app
they would be forma -41.
thing in their pewer th -
undertaking. I
Mr, John Meeser, Ree
berry) WaS next called
stood in some mettenre
the W.. G £r. 13; scheme,
could not be -carried DU
vote for anotherHe
delay in eolacliklitig th
feeling -e etisfiedi that hi
stood at t high premiianij
railway project.
The Rev. Mr..1 Murp16
ham, etronely advocated
route. The Londont rs-
ly taken an -earnest nobl
ter, and he fully expect
-successful. If they refni.
don road, they- refused t„1
He had no faith in the
Hamilton or Toronte,3
Hamilton only intended
Londen -enterprise will
anYthing herself. I17m
not confer any favor two:
try which London viola
• Mr. Leckie, Reeve of
hel.weerld not siky anyth
the main line !of _the
Grey and BraCe Raiiw
• mast be 41.11c. wed to -say ci
beliad grave doubts of
to Kincardine. Besides
asks $,000 a L
only $4,000 a ;mile. -
to 'London as la Markel
swirl that an extensive
the Township of:Grey:d
fifty or sixty hiinde, fou,
market fur ninel-tenths
in. !Loudenli wonld
wiring ottlee for wood,
no reason to believe dial
'was in earnest, ibut with
cerirain to be gilvere thei
1)0 110 difficulty in finan‹..
eloit, Huron and. Bruee
Mr. Robert c urrie, of
offered some oneetions,1
in any speei& tering opP:
Mr. ThomasHohne.'
also appeared als an ad.
doh. It was asting
of Hamiitoneor!Toronto.
don road was r live one
sinprised that Wingbau
hesitate to:
He was surprised thai
eountry,should !go so ler
railway There was nO
• est doubt that they won,
London railway.
Mr. Farrow, of. B1
forcible and extremely <
,
on the advantages of
ronte. After viewing th
ation, he had -eels-elude-sit
scheme was the only
presented, and he won.)
hearty support. -
.After -some portlier 1•..
Mr. N. M. Lihingston4
Ainkyville, and ethers
ing resolution lvas
iitd alitiost ueenimeme
hands beine• liekl up ate
Moved by I)Ir. T. '0
r,
Wingheneesechntied
bald Fisher, df Wi
this meeting 1;5aving
nlanations made= by
Horon and Brute Rai
tion, we are Convince:
-esty of their- iintention
are acting in good faitla
that the ;Aid reilway w
tively serve the interes
tion of the tOuntry -
pledge ourseNes
enterprise to ' the n
After the :passing
• thanks to the ehairth
• try, three -cheers were,
Queen, the London.
Bruce Railwai, the
Oen, arid the.,; people
and the meeting h
seemingly well satisfi
straighteforward
ently honest stateme
den gendentera
A shocking murder
ted last Friday mornin
nerned Charles Willo
mer residing a mile an
Itockwood—the vitti
own wife. It metres t
der the influence ot liq
the unfortunate woma
get him a drink of wa
did not comply with hi
sprang out of bed, sie
striking her a fearful
on the head, killed he
stantly. The wretch t
rious 'but nnsuccessful
commit suicide. Heir
ly arrested and is no
ruent awaiting examin