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To the Electors, etc.—W.-T. lialys.
Eggs, Eggs—Win. Malcom. 1
Note famte4,-Soitic.K411y..,1 T
'tore to let in Belinore.
Alilliaery, Dressmaking—Miss McintOsth
Auction Sale—Edward Cash.
inloval—,J. Btneiiron & sea.
rreeders--TeWnship,of Tuckers -PE ,
change of*Blisines.;;—Ttos..Lee.
iron Harrows—O'0; Wi1son.
\ reKeter shingle-Factc,ry-P. A. treland,
Seeds—John Beattie. -
ttr�
&xpetiitox.
All Official Notices .Published
FRIDAY, MARCH • ; 1'871, -
SOUTH HURON CONVENTIOil.
Fiber: 'diiiiiiiSYN, §C24
NO" MINA -TEM •
1110!Rdfib1in' Con 4entiote, ili el d a t.-
Brucefield;on Thursday last,reiulted
in the nomination of .,Robert Gib-
bons, Eiq., of Goderich, as eIe Re-.
t
faint candidate for South Hurn
... .
.,i
The convention was largely at-
tended by tile- p rO ini nen t Refor m ers
of the Ricting,—nearly every Tewn-
ah in Whiz- fit! let refresented: Mr.
Gibbons was nominated :by Archie
b 04 Ni0),-cw,t4q.i,33117.. tf us -
borne, and seconded by Hugh Love,;
Esq. Mr. Bishop was -also 4iro-
o,ed and seconded, but declined
standing.The nomination of Mr.
Giblio-n-s was then inide unanimous:\
Reformers �r. South Huron, yeti
lated.ndyelysoltr bandidaN land we
believe he is in everyway worthy of
your confidence. - The time is ehort
Every- day of inaction. inereases'thit
-clanger to or suCcees:. • "GOto
..•
Work then at one and victory will
surely he your reward.
' THE ELECTION'S.
The elections' are appointedi, to
take place. on.. Tuesday, March ,21.
The nominations- will.•he n
day, March 14. Thetime isi.shore,
—only" three weeks having been
giVernfrom the issue of the writs till
the time for their return, and one of
these _ weeks is now nearly gone.
The canvass will bi a short and vig-
orotts mete The Reformers of this
County, _a f, ,othele,eleeve been
taken at a dieadveotatteeby theehort
time efforded for organization, but
by a little energy and vigorous ex-
ertion, May .ancl .will receiver their
ground: Let them but Work, Work,
and their success is certain. • •
• REFORNERS OF NORTH .HURON.
A convention of the Reformers of
IN1 ot th Huron Will be -held at Blyth,
on Monday next, 6th inst., for the
purpose,of nothinating a candidate
to represent t14.Nort1i Riding in the.
Local Legislature. We hope to see
a full attendance of delegates at the
ThQtim is short,—
the elections will be upon us in
two 'weeks, and it therefore be-
hooves the Reforinete of North lItt-
ran to go _unitedly.to work. They
have a good and glorious cause to
- work for, and if they set to work
in earnest, there is. not the F.lightest
(1661t but vietory will be their re-
ward. Vt hoever the candidate may
be, who will be chosen at the con-
vention, let him receive .the
untni-
rno:Its and united support of the Re -
raters of the Riding, and we have
no fears for the, resn It • Ndrth Hu-
ron is. undoubtedly Refit m, and if
Reformers do their &its, they will
have a Relca'rn representative. •
The R. mite '-`o Red R.vel...What
- Should Be ponetAltout It?
_Nutt- tleit tie Dominion Parlia-
ment has atsembled, we- shall dou bt-
less know very shortly what the -
Government intend doiug towerde
-giving it reasonably easy war of aa -
cess into the Red River country.
Thei:e are, without double hundreds
of' able, vigorous, ;Ind enterpriing
teinadians who, during the incoming
Runtime", would Fasten to go OVer
'4and take up their -location on th,
In•oad and rertili• plains Of the Red
vt14- er k atc h e wan were there
even a toir•rahlV eatyand speedy way
of getting into the country NVe
art- afItald tilat the R.113,Sell and Daw-
'sen route will at hest ht- a sloe', tire -
snow and ineoneenieet 1 ine of travel.
Were it only opened, however,
would certainly be better than none.
Dot: .IHriging from the rate at which
affairs. are erogressing in that direc-
t:on:It n ,t itt14,1 mnttel ,of
surprise, if the route whirh WE. ie-
dictted few weeks ago. over the
PILI`ific, Railway, 1.1041(.1. p.ro.ve
Le be rhe favorite one ---the readiest.
&WI Most fe;iSilile. B this route,
ce
Du tith -;
(11 Rain+ at
cifi ozies
frit
th middle s
th re are a
tta. t /aid,
thi.. there ar
eel --th-e:ttntir
•fO
lin•shed by, t
fitari
ntry,tner
ste; niers fre
Ro clt. to ,Fott-
ea§ :direct'
the -4ry-heat
jau ney thith
old the: ord.
to' "
would b three stages,
filen' 0 line w cid to
fro th to
ich th;,Nor .h. • Pa-
estcl-F- :era 4.- • On
c tete, this route,
ready b ty mires of
nd additioii-. to
ni1s more grad-
SeCiOrL 1 feet,D til u th
43 iles, LS to be
ie tfiret„ f jel next.
. .
f 1ig..1 t -draft
ttthie Nortli .Pacific
Garry\ Wishoulp have
rale epeey accees into
of -the ctuatryl. The
r wo 01 thi:
eery fit
.wa and ste; 11911 t
.all the. anno ancee,
N.76 iences and haidshii
ru er modes of- conV
be voided. Itch as
as
set
rnatje with
elee f.
rajl-
tavp1lit
g, land
itteell-
iiicidentIo
ance wbuld.
•eam _of emi-
ibn would -pour nib the country
tiulkin a snort .i e lender the
1 e Meet o Meant° ." and the
per e•• adjoining" :an coo p•Olished
.fac It is t 'be hop -4 that amid
the 'intrigues of phiceMan a Otta-
wa, and the h uffiing .of c t -t• Is for
the fbithcorniiig eleciio is, t e1 inter-
ests of the p,ople,in his ni st im-
-por Ant teat te t may no be for otten,
but will be promptly a tended, to.
The Indecent Haste f the Elec-
-
. The sudden Springin
tion e on -the country is
actieietio of .cle unser
miefteef Ontario. - The
..general•electien is to
erate,..,.full aid fair. e
pub'liopinion on the
:couretty, and the. mann
they have been conduc
iesult be not ottaine
weret no elections at
'the earne men retaiii pe
of ottiee. • Mr. Sandfi 1
by -preapitating •the.. 1
tbe b01111try,. With011t
er selection of ea
tier diScustioeof tafab
aerie .his heat to stifle
the people and preve
-being-represented by
1.tiaL`e. 'this' is is .
which_concernS one par
Tarty, but it is a. q
conce"rns the hole pe
tion Which eff ets our
riglite. blow h
at or freedom of stiff
ly it truly be. ut not
gerous for tha An
resent it W 11 we se
, rite ts'ethdrpir ileges't
tives a
party.
olls.
of til elec-
a tr ck char-
pulouS Pre -
:object of a
tain a delib-
pressi n of
ffairs
✓ in SIVIlieh
d: If this
Ott rIthere
],a a that
pett al lease
eita donald,
ctio ts upon
0 for A prc-
es,
aff.;
°pi
the
en
y or
etio
ilber
beet
e—i
he 1
all
our
pe
et t
Re
no
• 'nd calmly st
ors Consery
men of -every
answer at the
frog
ron.
t pro-
fit, has
ns of
from
f their
ueitiOn
another
which
iques-
iee and
struck
direct -
SS den -
we not
dearest
ie eleo-
rimers,
arty—
I I
1
8
•
mr.:
ess
r. Hays ez te suf.
s of the e dctors f No th
'add ess wil be funnd in
anot er column. It is rem 1 rkable
only for its briefnese. It.co sists of
twoen.tencee The first decl• res an
inte t of sol_eiti g, sup-
ays' A
gain s
port in the c
Seco d express
has • one hied).
his intention if SolicSng
cont'ngent upla the d sire
• frien • s that he .should •
'woiill have st pposed t
Hay cared am, thing f.
sires of his ft. ends, 13
wait •d for an express o o
befbte 'he 'iss ed his ddre
nali his ream earance e a
date. But evidently h w
Mr. lays' frid ds are • sec
impo tartee to the wi.1 s
• Hav. himself. As t vhet
. .
not I e haJs done his d t th
tors qf North uron evil hay
own pirlions bout ti a , an
prob. bly give .them e
the cloy of elec ion.
dress' reminds us of.th
a Man who coni alained
ming electic • the
s a hope,-- hat he
-Mr. Hay. makes
upport
of his
o so. One
tat if Mr.
the cle-
ou d have
them
•s land
candi-
hes of
ndary
f Mr.
ter or
elec-
their
1 will.
fress en on
Ir ye' ad -
Id s ory of
air end of
cry'eg bate. The fri . in
" Why don't you sgan - it ?''
cause," rejoined the oth r,
little I can't ste rik. it.' Ve
like further to ceitielz
address, -hut tie re's so I tle
we• can't.
Fran.oe--Repubiican.,
• ist, Orlea 1st,
Tieltt. the ele tions
stituent A.s.sembly of
gone largely i9 favor o
of monarchy is': now q li
The Repuliliq s have'
pletely melted. Two tai
to have operate
result. First,
RePuelicans. a
lima; of ;-1 veryel
tired (if the war,
lye and earnes
t lough !,ea
the IU
po‘vbr
stn;d1
1 in pr
lisuniot
d seco
i1 ge. j» r
as well
ly dee r
en in -t,
peltlican party is n
. and •will doebte ss,
(1, gree, it floence lie f
et of Ft alleP. 1Aell
1 3:11 ty more hot eegeneone, :11)
3. possess few6r lee eats (.f d*
u bed,
t's so
would
Hays'
on part -
'h
the
trice
1110
form
e c
Iteen corm •
ses • fewer
-
twin tine
ence g , the it
th exis-
✓ h artily
the may
ng tertee.
ele
t
•
f ranee to day might be* t4we ul
. ,
fte'public. '. Were. the - -4eptittli an
party, threnghout as Moderate as the
• mor.el. moderate. section .of, it, the
Government coeld not 'be' kept out
of its'hyds, and the great 1xajonty
of, Freechmen *we, Id willin ly, ten-
der it their &dreg ,s add thetahotn-
rt
ate. But the- " ds" are so • ue-
qaTerialt1 e, . u rtge-t •able ,, a (1 , itn-
ions and violen tlitilra7t mnxetnr.enolef
ir
Practicable, and diet so capric-
moirt.,...„09,rtirth
views can'frndIwi 11 them n coat-
i:tote _basis roc ttetic,?. The lett/ g rip-
ge ear '1.1.A.S:. •'vvitlib' v doubt,
'friends, but althomel the Bo
ists• may be acti and se
and il-t1;0ugh the ore zee
religionists of the mpress
rally round -hien ti a men. hi
syone lorevttiee
all ..
.. best
ins of '
1?rince
ed 'by
wand ..t -1-661 c.II‘elactn-i;:-.‘88dh,-',.
most
y, and
• 'riti-
tige with_ the peopl
The Oricauistsepp
eireatenstances, to
eh once of •graspit
-'ecrirernment. . An
upon the throre
moderate; firm, ear
- would, doebtlees
poet ef the great b
people. Ruling w
sagacity, the Mode
and Bonapartists e
probably' yield t
France, under the
zeta King" who precii itately
made his exit from er shores„: dur
°-
in, those periittUs ays Fehrbay,
1848, when Lamertine, tabu Rol-
lin and Louis Blanc proclauned
from the Hotel de )1ille, "Liberty,
Equality, 'Fraternityi,„may iregain
her plac3 and prestige in Western
Europe.
,G1
tmany
apitrt-
leurtle
ta •
0118.eo-
pres-
wider
:have th
t the r
riean• h
.surroun
le coun
ti
ti
SO
.of,the.
toieea.
e Rept
n woul
15 sw1
e of tha
1
Dual Repre
• Mr. Alexander
felt Lambton, has
ination of the Be
for West Middles
the Reform candi
•stitueney ,at the -a
tion. , Thole .is n
Dominion Whom
see occupying a se
latme of ()uteri° ti
zie, nordo we beli
could the found wlj
-Province greater
eervice. *But we
Mr. Mckenzie can
positions, namely.:
to Dual Representa
didacy for the L
while yet a member
Commons. So far
cerned, we do not b
ntation.
ckenzie, M. P.
c pted the nopi-
r•-i. ConvIentibn
x and will be
e foi• that con-
roaehing.. &Be-
t a man in :the
e would rather
t in the Legis -
Mr. Macken -
• another man
• would do the
rij more faithful
a not see how
re oncile th two
is oppes 6ml
iicn, and his can -
cal Legislature,
of the House of
als we are con-
eiieve that Dual
liepresentation is wreng. We be-
lieve it to be the tiaht el the people
of everr conitituen y to .eIeet the
represettative. wli m. they think
will serve them best. If he cennot
properly attend to the duties per-
taining to his double representation,
it is for his constituents to relieve
him of .a portion of t at duty. But
My. Mackenzie an many of those
agthn
.wronf• A1.'0-41,61110, „phot 4.te. to
ferently. _ They he 1 ve, and have
ov,er -,etted'e tiNer%
who, will Support .1i ,belieye dif-
elven Irtte,r*wee; to; . ir sentiments
-,/e ' e • r
'I. ;JP°-,S:Pl.,..i11'.711 of Rep1`; 1m i-eSenta-
fiev-
Midtkle:44,4,46**
et ,..eann,
seat- iti the Itvo--IT
true, the course ,he
be. .fpr ,the timmedi
his party, but- we
that benefits deriv ct
principle, can be of `1
If ic is wtong for a 1
Government to occ
tion, it is equally w
bete of the Opttosit 0
filet .1 r. Mackonii
knowledge.' his. •err r
Dual Representatior
intention' of oecupyi
tion. Preaching o
practiciog another n
oc4tlytt
tive
in
Mitesite4ie ,est
etieptiew' his
8iatrires. It is--
troposes may
tb interests of
not b 'hive
by sacri . . cmg
ng duration.
porter Of the
'a dual p(iSi-
ig
for arnem-
i 'Vie
-
least
eitherill ac-
.
in opming
r give up his
.8114 .a
posi-
doctrine and
r results Well.
;F. -Ur -4 .?ti 48
0
AT the Refortxr d vention held
in North, Middlesex t week,. Mr.
Smith, the. late rep en:tall-ye, and
Mr. George W. Ros of Strathroy,
were,noruinated as t Reform can-
didates. 'Uri .§rnitl however, re-
eeived the . su pport ofl he ma joritek of
the,convention. We 4.'. not a little
surprised that the R firrners of that
contratuencyShould cili oseeas their
candidate a person of tMr. Srnitih's
metal • calibre, intpeefet ence to a gen-
tlemaitIof acknowlcd e talent and
ability, like Mr, Ross Mr. Smfith
is such another brie anct shin ng
1
light as the represent ive for SOL th
islature. fie
is very tractalde and e edient to be
;
most which ould be said
1
commands of his lead end the is
ibout the .
in his 1.a.V0r. Fl OM s '1 at we kurv
of Me Boss, ty.'e bel e ,e he Ivor ld
neke an independent, ble, and u et I
tit- Reforei representa ive, and -Iwe
think the Refoi mete of North M d-
lleeex have made a gra -e mistake in
discarding him for Mr, Smith.
Hin•on in the Local It
tions,
thont TEE members of' tlet
n no Cernmiesion, represent
untie, and Cennde, htve all 1 aelitel-Wah-
this ington, and the Conituietion
.thir twain it tivilliCLAtiO4S in a day•ior
`e0r,:•, two:
Joint
ng Fngaud
,
i.
-eff-87-48-17-17-; .
. QM 1.1InTetelgtA0
THE FISHERIES QUESTION—THE PO-
SITION OF CANADA-LSIR JOHN A.
-„-LEA'VE FOR WASHINGTON ---THE
-
d -MATT Alibt
ROUGE, AND THE 13LUES—MR.
CHAUV AU'S SILLY TL{ EA.T.
Erma ler Own. (Jorres ondent,
)TTAWA, Feb. 7, 1871.
,The Pi belies questio i has been'.
the pnnctbil SubJrut'dFJ ,hate siuee
the seseiot opened. Ou mi itilM
friends ca net reproach • he Domin-
ion Parlia nent"with a la •k of inter ---
est on thiimportant subject. Both
sides elm:it4ouse were agreed. in
in :lining our
fishery riihts, and the discussion
that took dace on the sit jeet woolcl
set ve toed ow•the United States the
position u ienimously
Cerrenops •f Canada. t
tjit tinedi thlist
right to the 'Fisheries
dicated in the Treaty
in
of
the
at position
xcl u'eiye
waters in
1818, turd
an. excluei -6, right abo tt the navi
•gation oft le St. Lawmen. Thee
rights conceded, Ole -Lade is willin
to give th, .A.ruerecans, the use o
these righ s—not the rights them
selves—en coedition of receiving a
equivalent in the tway f retuova
of the r strictions upon trade be
tween. th two ceuntri s. Such
briefly Seated, is 'the posi ioa taken
by the people of Canada as define
by theirrepresentativeslt C'Ournie-n
assembled. The conceSs'an to- the
Americans of e the national .righ ts
which Can ida undoUbtedlyposSesses
in regard to the fisheries and the
navigation _of the • St. Lawrence
would not only involve a direct and
continuous money loss te the Do-
minion, but—which is of 'far more
importance for us to consider—it
places us arthe me'rey-of.the United.
States in all future neobotiations.
The case is , If etbe fisheriee,
and the navigation of thel St. Law-
rence, -which are of the uttuost im-
portance to' the United States, are
given tip to them, Canada has noth-
ing of Value that she can offer them
in the way i of reciprocityIt will
en that the q4estien in -
very serious one of our
itical existence. It need'
ered then. that the Par -
Ca -nada manife4ted such
'est hi it andifeltionee
o the result of the ne-
f the Join t High Com-
-
hat anxiety wais express-
ion -of Sir 'A. -T. Galt.
could not sin t out of
then off s
volves the
separate po
not be won
Velment. of
a deep inte
anxiety as
gotiations.
mission;
ed in a mo
Parliamen
their view hat to English "tatesrnen
the settlem nt of the Fish ries-ques-
tion is Of ar less consequence than
the Alaba a claims tSee ng, then,
that the United State e is So eager
for our- fisieriee, .entle Ereland so
eager for settlement of the Ala-.
batea claim , is it to be wondered
that some 1 ttle anxiety shou/d exist
in Canada et England shenIcl give
up the fish ries as a set off against
the Alaben a claims? • The object of
Sir A. T. alt's resolutions was to
protest in dvance against any such
course beit g taken by 'England.
The speech of the leader of the Gov-
ernment did much to dispel anxiety
on • the subject. He assured • the
House that there was not the slight-
est cause for mistrusting England,
and that to express any mistrust at
this time would only- xveaken his po-
sition in the Comtnission. He Said
that England had give.n repeated as-
serances that on no consideration
whatever would she yield t
the rights f Canada witl
consent. Ie the face of thi
announcemetrit it was thou
litic to press the resolution
and, acting on suggestions 1
sides of the Hotise, and
unanimcus consent of the
Sir A. T. Ge
interests of
matter are
sure in the
Macdonald
p any of
out her
positive
ht impo-
o a vote',
•orn both
ith the
House,
It withdrew them. The
anada in thie ijnportant
ow left in- a g eat mea -
hands of Sir 4foirn A.
and his fello -commis-
sioners from England. 8ir 'John
hington,
Cdonald,
ard, the
e ;• Mr.
isheriee,
✓ John's
was be
fore the-Hoi se the other day. Brief
as was the ; iscussioneit
indicated th spirit of Low r Cana-
da in this m tter. Rouge nd Blue
ahl.:e are d tertuined to r .sist the
award. So they say. But there is
this differen e between the . The
left this mo
acco panie
his brother -
Deputy M.
Whitler, • I
it.nd Mr. -D
'Private Sec
, The erbiti
ning for Wit
by Lady M•
-n-law, Col. Ber
nister of Justi;
spector of /
inkenwater, S
etary.
ation question
Blues don't
govern meet,
no scieuples
ter caire up
Blake .fcr th
papers coni
a m feid filen t
F(311 rflier, a
the award b
Now, al thou
award de .•lar
the kind of
Betause on .
minion gover
to take sidee
course would
exis
side they to
faithful folio
not want, th
that weuld'p
11:
want to emb; rass the
while the Ron es have
that way. Tie TM -1t -
on a motion of Mr.
produetioa o all the
ected with 1 . An
ta;.ot moved iv Mr.
ioutee, to the PfieCt that
deClared null and void.
di the Blues want the
d null, that vt is jug
lotion they didelt like.
uch a motion the Do -
M en t would liti obliged
in the matter which
be dangerous to their
enc'e no matter which
It. The itittee, being
ets of Sir Georgretdo
refore, to do anything
ace the govern ent in
,
sneh an embarrassing. pos1110141—, ,otewe•inand malting in Cleveland
•
Thus it wanthet whereWle-P.hant'Pall,
Premier a the citte*Igoyernroent,
speke on the subject be, thacle..a
rather mild. Speeeh... in, French, heti
when asked to repeat it in Englishe
he• waxed,violent.and told the House
thet no Peweieiin'earth Corild.cOmpel
Quebec to uhmitto tbe award; .and
even went the length of • hinting_
,faucible opposit'on to it. Of course,
Mr. Chauveau hat not the .slightest
intention de x'ecti tingthisiily th tea ue
and only made it for effect. • It is.
generally Ite-ioved thaeat the urgent
request of the Domtniton govern-,
ment, be JittS consented to 'appeal
the Matter to the judicial committee;
of the Privy Council of Englend.
It is to ho hoped this report is true.
The arbitration question is one that,,
if de;cided upon by Parliament;
would .he cure 4o create bad feeling
between the two provinces,: -and
-tbei dare, no.One will regret that ir
is riotbo be introanced into the pa-
, laical arena. • : - PONTIAC. -
NEWS Or THE WEbK.
Lady Macdonald will accompany!
Sir John to Washington.
The thermometer stood at 42 de-
grees below zero at Winnipeg. On the
9th nit.
A great deal of alarm is felt in
New Brunswick at the increase of
small pox.
By Imperial decree the opening
of the German Parliament. is post-
poned until the 16th of March.
• The Emigration agent at Belfast,
Ireland, promises •a number of first-
class farm servants.next April.
Thomas Peart, of St:* Mary's. was
caught in the belting of a seitt mill
on Saturday, and seriuosly injured.
A terrible colliel7 explosion' oc-
curred in South Walee011,Seturday.
Fifty-four dead bodies have been re-
covered. .
. QUALIFICATION,
Itis rumored that the session of
the _Dominion Pal -Herne -I -it will be
a short one and that there will be an
autumn session.
His excellency the Governor-Gen-
eral is going to England in - May,
on two months' leve of absenee.
is talked of as the gentleman likely
to be. . meneging 1 dieectee of, the eew
•un'dertaking. „._ ' • .
„ . .
, It At the! Reform, _Convention of
• Vest: Middlesex,. "treld at .Mount
rydges on the 22nd,. Alex. ,Mete-
enzie, J.Esq.,, (eras .,..unanintouelv
hosen as the • Reform -Candidate for
.the .Legislatin-e of Ontario. =This
% ill not in any;, way interfereevith
1 is poeit:ea as Member for Lamb -toil
in the -Commons, ts:o long as the dual
system is continued., :. • .
• -: An•exchange saythat a, rail W701,••
n el lic;..or has invited a new signal
1 ght. The "signal es designed to 4,e
- teached•to• the caboose'of freignt
tains, andos SD arranged that it in-
dicates •at once the- direetion in
which the train is moving, and by a
revoleing'system denote 's the rate ef
s teed. - Though sonietvhat compile
eeted it is eminently practical, and
all who itieneSeed- the, exhibition of
it were nighly delighted •
The 'coal 'market' in Osweeeoltas
responded to the eeormtut advance
ie.New York, and the. pelves recent -
1 v have been raised feom $1 to $1 50
..
ori the 'different -Varieties. This
slight advance is merely premoni-
tory, and. consiinters would do well
to take • warning and provide tor
their requirements before another
jrimp is made. Coil is selling in
New York at $28 and $30 a ton,
and the prospects are that. before the
present ruin pus • is ovt r with, the
commodity will be retailed at the
drugstores by the pound.'
• ONTARID ELECTION LAW.
'WHO 3IAY VOTE.
Tersons not otherwise disqualified,
subjects of Her _Majesty by birth or
n at uraliiation, fif duly regieteCed, or
entered otl. the last revised'and certi-
fied list of voters.
A farm -house belonging to' Mr,
Arthtir El s worth,- near Picton, was
destroyed by fire on Saturday morn-
ing:•
A ina,n named 'Frederick' Whit-
marsh, with a team, -was drowned
by breaking tlfrough the ice* at King-
ston. •
The British Schooners Investiga-
tor and Grace have been seized by
the United States steamer Vigilant
for violating the coasting laws
The Worleits special dated Paris,
26th, eays theannoaricement of the
signing of the treaty of peace pro-
duced a feeling .ot relief throughout
the capital.
It is reported' that a company is
forming to run a tri-weeklylir'm of
steamers from Collingwood to Du-
luth, via Sault St Marie, calling at
Fort, William.
Sir John, accompanied by 'Lady
Macdonald, and his Private -Secre-
tary, left Ottawa for Washington on
Mcnday last.
The death is announced of M.•
Vogt, one the most promising of
Canadian artists. He died in kew
York at the early age tit 28.
The Rev. Mr. Thornton has ac-
cepted the call to Knox church,
Montreal, and will shortly be in-
• ducted. •
• ,
A difficulty has arisen betWeen
Spain and Egypt caused by an insult
-offered to the clerk of the Spanish
coniulate in Cairo. It was reported
that all the Spanish Consuls had
quitted Egypt.
The Spanish Government has sent
to the Viceroy of Egypt its ultima-
tum. The leply of the latter is un-
known. Several European powers
have offered mediation between
Spain and Egypt.
The news Of the conclusion of
pc e has occasioned immense excite-
ment in Berlin. The streets were
crowded;houses were decorated with
flags and festoons, and there were
thousands of people in front of the
palace.
• The French and Irish Roman
Catholics of Quebec made arrange
merits last Sunday for holding a
large public meeting next Sunday
to express theii sympathy with the
Pope.
The postage collections at the
country post -offices and way -offices,
for the year ended 30th June, 1870,
were as follows :—In Ontario and
Quebec, $485,000 ; in New Bruns-
wi(-k, $33,000 • in Nova Scotie
$54,000.
It is again stated that Prince
Cnarles of Roumania is till resolved
to abdicate hie somewhat - treuble-
some throne. He has 110 Bismarck
to manAge his people and relieve hite
of the care and worry of state
affairs.
It is the intention of a few gentle-
men residing in London shortly to
erecta new first class brewery and
Malting establishment in that city.
Mr. H. G. Dime- who formerry ca:-
ried on a very extensive busineas in
'EveryItnale person being actually
and bona fide the owner, tenaet, or
•ocoupant of 'real property of the
value hereitia-fter mentioned, end
being entered en the then last revis-
ed atseasinent roll for any city, town
village or township; of the actnat
_valee in cities of $400, in towns of
$300, • in incorporated \Hinges Of
$200; and ein townships of $200.
-When any real -property is owned or
occupied by two or more persons,
and is -rated for a sufficient amount,
if equally divided between them, to
give a qualification to each, then
each Of them shell be deemed rated
-within this Act No person shall
bd admitted to vote unless his name
4ipear-s in the last list of vote's made,
deified, and delivered to the Clerk
of the Peace at least one month
I I
fore the date of the wiit to hold etch
erection. . The following are disquali
fied from acting as deputy returning
officers or poll clerks et-Physiciene,
eurgeons, Inillers, postmasters; per -
sone over sixty years ' of age, end
.persons who have previously served
asretUrnieg officers,
and the same diy. Thp;la. °Initiation
same day, and the polling at all ench
elections shall also take place on one
place and be held on one and,the
Every general =election shall take
GENERAL ELECTIONS.
shall be held in some iteblic 'thee
most central and convenient, be-
tween 11 and 2 o'clock: ..In • cities
and towns proclamations are to
be; posted. up ; in Counties and
ridings the proclamatioiesare to be
posted up at the town or the
place of the meetiegs of the mneiti-
pal councilsand at every post dice
and at the -polling places.
NOMINATION' DAY.
Neminations to be leads on the
hustings in the open air, and a
proclamation as, prescribed bY-the
Act read. .No show, of hands shall
be taken on the nomination day, but
if at the nomination more than one
candidate, is prep:teed, and a poll is
demanded, the returning officer shall
grant it. Any elector or 'candidate
n -ray demand a poll, and in ease
there is. only une candidate, the re-
• ing officer shah, at: the expire -
1 of one hour from the nomina-
close theeelectioe, and proclaim
person, so chosen to be duly elett-
POLLING PLACES.
eich municipal district shall be
div ded into polling subdivisions ley
bye law-. In case of failure, the rc-
'eurnitne, Officer shall neme the diffei-
ent polling places. No peison shall
vote at more than one polling place
within the same Municipality under
a penalty of $200: . In cities, towns
and villages, the polling :places shall
be ,-et leest 200 yards dietant from
each other, and in other local .muni-
cipitlities at Last one inile distant
from each other; ta.vernaaie ineligi-
ble for polling place&
• PROCEEDINGS.
On the day of polling, the voting
shall commence at 9 o'clock in the
forenoon and close at 5 in the after -
Men of the same day.
DEPUTY REIURNING OFFICERS.
The returning officer shall ap-
point his deputies, who shall befure
aming be sworn as to their duties.
Peons ;so sworn, who hall neglect
their duties, Shall incur a penalty of
$100. The ietilrning officer is to
see that thh deputies arein posses -
ter
tio
tio
the
ed.
tl -1 ••!
AftkEr11-1, fl
ffilfr47-4-7-ft
ffiewial.14!*ff-f7
sitan of eerei 6 ed eppies,ofteto,i
Witt AM1 deliver to the dep
necessertykell boolte
f; SSV.s.u0 liOLL ttSA
.A poll clerkwhiea.ocep.
.
and then refuses t at sba
penalty of $4-0. l'Poll c10
under the order loft the eh
tairning ofiieer. Ofter 4
• ' the manner of takieg the xi
Act pr&ees).---NNtluni a '0
jeeted to,. the, .wordeth
',hall be wriucn oppotive
• •
i())fe t.1-1;Nl'i-e'el1)1=1114,1(7:1,1111344 Of -a
I?ji‘111:.rPnt N-0 TREIAT.I.Nri.
No candidate shall, w
proniot. the elv,ctiim-, nor
other perso,I, th-e
mote the eleet ion _itf Itny
, etther provide, orifurnish e
nit at the expense af sue
tette or -other person to ane
•
of eleetore led for t
of patnnteing enth
previens tO, 01 tinting 'OP
•FLAGS, BANNERS, EV
No c,,ardittate, or ;nit, otle
supply or furnish ;inv-
'f-tanuara, .or other 11;tg, w
t:eiit that ihe 1,a* shall bo
sut17 electond division on *
olecti9a, or ,either in eight
-fore the eleetiont as a pare
tilt -Stine -int -1 the hearer tine
• thoetetbet might follow tint
the Supporters -of ',such e;
Neithet shall anyi eanditlat
other person itaritish or stn
like
person to be:
147,yd. of the
day b
fhni,
tion day. Penalty for died
$100, •
TAVERNS AND 11-0TEP
Shall 1 -le clused during t1i4
pointed for polling, and ne
-ens or ferniented liquors
sold .or given to any persof
eleetion day uncer a ye,
c orsnum PRACTICL, S AT
Persons shall b4 deemed
l
bribery who shalldirectly
• ectlyyrve or lenit., or agree
or lend, or prouniie any il
, valuable toneideration to aa
or to any pet -son, tio induce n
to vote or refrai.i from y,
hall .corruptly do -elicit act',
eitid ; or if any promise of
office or employment ,is gie
may gift or ken ot• offer ef I.
be given for a vote, Any 1
offending shall incur a pt
$200t Provided 4Iways tlei
tual personal expenses of ai
date, his expenses I for ache
.Sio-aal services performed, .,a,
fide expenses for the fair
printing and advIertising
, held to be expenses lawful
retl.
- HIRING OF TEAMS, EV
It is declared, and enact,eii-
bizing or promising to pay, t
for any horse, team, earriag,
other vehicle, by tiny cand
by- any person on his helm],
vey voters to, or near or I
poll, or frem the neighborho
, of at any election; or the .
by any candidate, or by an
on hie behalf of the travel
other expellees of any voter
to or returning: from 'any
sha'll be illegal. lact, Mill tb
;so offending shall thereby
penalty of $100- for each
I
qaled fr0111 VOtiil* at-st.
:on: elector so doing AA
uifi
VIOLENCE AND. INTIM1DA
Airr person br perfsolaz IV
• (lir(letiy- iat• indirectly mak
threaten any force, violent+
straint on any person, er
nranner praetiee intimidati*
Against any person, in ,orelei
pel or induce sucleperson t4
refrain from voting, shall
penalty 'of $20).
THE ENDOF THE IC
PEACE TERMS,
The preliminary peace to
:been signed, and will short1
milted to the Assembly for
ation. The terrili ('inin ti
lowing proposition The
Alsace and .11etz, but Itelft
be restored toFrance ; the
of a tvar indeenteity a five
af francs ; 0. portien 4Fre3
tory; with eorit-4 fortified to;
Sedan, to remein in the
of Germany Until the eonel
the treaty are filltilled ; tint
army to enter Paris, hilt I
thte• intervention of Engl
march is -only to be throng
-spate at the south a the citt
the ratification of these tete
pea(le ili ii. p
The terms have been favq
ceived in Paris, and the te
a quiet may ecoa be leoket
LATER.
Later telegrams eeinfirtn,
eral features of the treetv
arranged. by .13ismarek are
It is reported the former
exacting, and only deereasit
demnity after long disettse,
the. most etteenoirs endeav(1
French Piesident to ref
were obstinately refused.