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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-03-08, Page 9' Fk. •y• 3 en' ,• g. 8. 4 _ - - THE HURON EXPOSITOR. putontxpooitov. DISTRICT MATTERs. • BEATTY & CO. keep on hand a fine as- sortment of Shirts, Collate, BraCes, Neck • Tien Hosiery and. Gloves, Which they are selling very cheap. They have „also a choice stack Fine Teas, Sugars, Gen- eral Groceries, andta large lot. of fine " Wines and. Liquors- at low prices. • Give them a call and* you will find it to lour - advantage. - ' • Tonecoone-If people 9)-INSt smoke; let -them. use geed tobacco. The •Myrtle Navy (advertised in another column) is • praised by all who have tried it. t- „ LIND PLASTER.—Scott B4bertson hs just received a cer toad of land piaster. armets who may wish to procure some ief this excellent soil invigorator would do well tocall early before it is all gone. . - REkoviero. —Mr„ Thomas Shannon, of this -village, with his family, left for •_Teeswater, on Wednesday last. We believe Mr. Shannon has purchased. pro- perty in Teeswater, and purposes en- gaging in- the state and tinware business. His many friends in this vil- lage and vicinity will unite with us in wialiinghim prosperity-. • PEI?.SONA.L.—We regret to learn that John E. Davis, one of the proprie- tors of the Mitchell Advocate, has been • „Buffeting from a severe illness for some weeks. ' At one time his recovery was coneidered doubtful, but weahe pleased to . learn that his condition' is somewhat im- proved, and we trust that he may again . speedily recover his former strength and . CHEESE 'FACTORY MEETING. — We mild remind the farmers and Dairymen in. _tins locality of the meeting in DoWney's Hall, to-morrow, of all- those who Wish_ to patronize Mr. Scott Robert:- sontse.heese Factory, in this place, dur- ing the- coming season. Several Cheese manufacturers and Dairymen of long ex, perience are expectedto be, present to deliver addresses, and wg have little hesitation in piediirig. that the meeting • will be an exceedingly .pleasant and pro- ltable one. • te. • DRAMATIC rERFORMANCE,— vv e un- iderstand that the Seaforth Dramatic Club will, by Special request, repeat, on Thursday evening next, the popular drama of "Dred. ; or, the Dismal _Swamp." The. excellent manner in which. the Club acquitted themselves in this play, and the Unbounded satisfac- tion which it gave their audience, on the occasion .of tneir last eiatertainment insure them a crowded house on the even- ing of -Thursday net. COLIt WEATHER. —,The mild weather -with which March was ushered in was of but short duration. On Sunday night last a heavy snow storin r-ornmenced which eiontieued throughout tae night. -On Monday and Ttresday the weather 'was bitterly, cold,—the most severe we have expeieeeced this season. On Thure- , day., it moderated' somewhat, and now. we are enjoying weather some- thing like what it Should be at title sea - .son. Although we have been troubled _ considerately with eel& -breezes during • this* winter, yet we have enjoyed the luxury of excellent aleighinoeuninterrupt- edly for over four months, Lite the less - fortunate :denizens of many parts of the Provinee not far,dintant, have been corn - scratch over the stones and bard and with their sleighs and. or the greater part Of the pelted sbare gr caters -winter. • To CoeitetsroNnenTst—There is eeldeut" a wen but we receive communicatioes Irom eerrespondentt who neglect to gelid izs their real name. Many of these are -probably of keel interest in the locality 'from which' they „come, - but unless We, ; have the name nt the aorrespondent as uarantee of thettruthfulnees of the. *en • uctions- the are frequently compelled , to discard, them: ..This week we. have • ree eeeived several local' items from • ,different • parte, which, if wetlenew them to be cor- rect, we wallet 'gladly publish., but as they were net, aceompanted by the names • the •.senders, we do net know whether they are bogus art, 'genuine, and tare, therefore, compelled to discard- them. Wetrust, therefore,that. hereafter all 'correspondents sending ns matter which they desire -published, will -accompany the•same with, theirireal name,not eeces7 rarity for peblication, but merely' as a , guarantee to prevent us from being im- posed upon. , - COISieititOnD -VV 0 RK. --operatic:me bave been . resumed at the Salt. Works of Messrs. Coleman .k Gouinlock, and also at those of the Merchants Salt Company. Yor 'some months during the ,winter, neither of these establishments have been • 'working, on aCCOUnt of having a itift-, eient stock of salt on hand -to supply the demands of the trade. They are both, ageine4hoeve•ver, .running ,at fell'. blast, • .aud we ate pleamed to learn that each Of . the works intthis vfllage have a sufficient . member of orders 'ahead to ';keep Ahern- werking night -Arid. day for at least two months-. This is sufficient enidence of the good standing which the Seaforth , Salt has. attairiedin*. the, mellent. . It , is .• universally aeknoWledgen to be the beet. •and purest salt nt,anufeeturecniinGanade, - and hery much seperier to thet, of.Amere • icon .manufactierce Although • our sat - operators ate: stin. - compelled to sell at a very, low awl a1rnost unrenneeerer- . tive,figure, yet the " aetive demand.' wieien .. has,. ailsen .for the article manufactareta -at the works_ here will, no doubt, neeko .np. in ome, •degree, for the lownessin price. - r•-• ,• SEAFORTH COUNCIL —A special meet- ing of th.e Council was held ea the even- ing of Feb. 27th. Applicetions for big. wish 'which you eentinaed s 1 .am, yours an accoun• t for attending to the Town Hall during February anct cutting wood, • ainounting tb $5 50. Mr. WI S. Roberta! seri was granted the use of the Hall ou Saturday, for the surinof $1, Mr a cheese 'meeting. Moved, seeonded and carried., That 8. Hants' account be paid and. a •debenture issuedetor the same. Moved, seconded' and carried, That Julius Dun- can be relieted from:. the duty of rentiug the Town Hall, and. that tiie Clerk bo Authorized to have the renting of said Hall. The Council then adjourned un- til Taesday, March 1 th. 41 . LECTURE—On Mondty evening, the • 4th inst„ a lecture was deli ered in the Methoaist Episcopal Church, in this vil- lage, by Rev. Mr. Benson, bf Bothwell, ou Man -in -ming Life." k hortly after eight o'clock -the chair was aken by H. Benson, Beta, when he meeting opened by the choir singit g at hymet which was rendered in exc llent style, under the able leadership of Mr., Badge. After a :few remarks, by th chairman, the Rev. Mr. Beeson was introduced, and took the platform amid he applause 'of the audience. His subje t, though * Very delicate one; was handi d in a very able a,ncl elo uent manner. The reverend lecturer gav(swede Very Odd illustra- tions of marriI life, and. of the Meimer u in which hush nd and wife should re- gard each other. He also made some ' excellent suggestions to those who have not yet entered the holy bonds of Matri- mony, and 'cautioned. them against that evil deceptien -which is too often practic- ed by both sexes in the pres nt age; and dwelt particularly On the do estic duties = eof a wife. He wished the audience to: folldw the path of virtue, fo in so do- ingthey make this life a _pleasant one, and secure for themselves eternal salva- tion. The reverend gentleman ie a very eloquent speaker, and is peefect master of his subjeet We were sort) nit gee so fewpresent, but this may be at- tributed to the very severe weather on .•tnat evening,. therefore, !many who wouldotherwise have gone were. com- pelled to !nay at home, and. consequentlY •iniesed a very rare treat. After a vote of thanks to the lecturer and. chairman, the meeting- dispersed, al seemingly satisfied vtith thettev' ning's pro- ceedings. E. I • Seafortb. Teachers' AsSociation. , The Teachers of 'Seaforth and vieinity inlet on Saturday last in the Seatorth. Pub- lic School, 'and organized the Seaforth Teachers' ' .Association. After .the coh- stituticni, and by-laws were adopted, Mr. O'Connor gave‘an elaborate and lucid de- monstration of the "Resolution and Composition of the Forces," which was follewed by a discussion on the best method of teaching the subject to pupils in Public Schools, the state of advance- ment when it would be wisest to intro- duce it, and the extent to which it should be taught in the various Stages of ad- vanceineet.1 , The objects of the Associa- tion are ,for, promoting the professional culttiee of its members, by a number of friendly diseussions on the best methods of teaching the various subjects that come under their . notice in Fublic &hoots,. an& for the establtshment of a feeling of friendship and co-opdation. The.next Meeting will ' beheld on n atu r- • day, the 16th inst., at the Seaforth Pub- cic Scheel, where, according to the con- • stitution,' the Association will meet every secend Satnrclay. The subjects adopted for discussion at the next meeting are: . The bestireethud of teachihg English grammar eils an aid to English composi- tione-Intreduced by Mr. Mooney. •The beet method. of teaching Vulgar Fractions—lIntrodeced by Mr. Sather- , land. -, • Linear Drawing—Introduced by Mr. 'Patton. ' . • ' It is ' tobe hoped that allteachers in the vicini y of Seaforth, and other ; parties, w o, either wish to h enter the profession, or have been connected with it, will take the earliest opportunity of enrolling themselves as mentberst. as the A isociation promises to bea useful one.„ Teacbers .ta.ould remember that the ex- aminations under the new School Act require considerably more profeasional knowledge than under the eldelighne.-- , COM., fortabie living off the pablic, while in a village store not a thousand. miles from tine 'piece, asked a person beside hire, lot e " chew " of tobacco. The person sad be had none ; the gentleman afore- said then Walked up to the couneer and asked the proprietor to give- him a "chew" from hie stock of tobacco in the st re, which the obliging store -keeper ac- e° (tingly ditl, he recipient remarking ,:. that he did not "allow himself to carry teeacco." •• We are very strongly of the eiinion that an habitual User of the weed ' to 'does not" allow" himself to carry bazar), should not " allow " himself to. s ong,n on storekeepers at least, who de - p nd on the Bele of such articles for a liting.---Cett. ! , ItIoKillop. ....., , SCHOOL, kiXAMINATION. —Through my vocation as a travelling agent in this part of the country, I happened to be • passing by schoel-house No. 5, township of McKillop, on Saturday, 2nd inst., seeing a eumber of sleighs and critters oatside, I called in and was most eourte, ously received by trustees and teacher, the day being devoted to. the examina- tion of 1.11e pupas, in order to distribute • prizes to the most meritorious, a task that was quite Idithcolt, owing to the profici- ency of the majority of them ; however, the • examiners were fully competent. They were composed. of the following gentlemen: Dr. King, Carronbraok, a • gehtleman highly dpoken of in his pro- feesion and a first-claes orator; Mr. Mc- Carthy, school teacher, C'arronrook, a riling man of high scholastic attain- ments, and Mr. Patrick DeCantillion, sc ool teacher, No. 8, McKillop, brother li of the teacher Mr. James DeCantillion. I was • agreeably surprised. to see the good conduct of the children. During the examinatioe of the classes you could heir a pin. fall, they kept so quiet, which , is very much to the credit of their te cher. , The pupils passed through '34 se ere and creditable examination. I am t sa isfied. that many of thein would com- pete Most favorably with scholars , �f more pretensions. There was quite a number ef books distributed as prizes, and all s emecl highly pleased at the por- gross of he schnlars since last examine- , ' tidn. . Knowing that you take au inter- est ie eduhation through your liberal and well conducted paper. I send the above for insertion: There were over eighty scholars present. A TRAVELLER. Hullett. GOOD STocie.—On Saturday last, we were shown a 'very handsome thorough- bred Durlitun bull, imported into the; Ceunty by Mr. John- McMillan, of flnalett. The bull was:purchased from M. James Brown, a noted stock -breeder ef North Dumfries, near Galt. This ani - w1 is but two years old, and weighs 1,670 pounds. The cow was purchased at the auction sale of Mr. Thomas .)i. Hint, of i the Township_ • of Blenheim, '0 unty of Oxford. Mr. Hunthas beeu considered one of the foremost breeders ell thoroughbred stock in that County, a d. the cow purchased by Mr. Al aMil- lan was generally acknowledged bymany c MI:intent stock -breeders who atten.ded t e sale to be the pick of the herd sold. Se is also in calf to a thoroughbred bull. We congratulate Mr. McMillan on his pnrchase, land trust that his investment may prove a profitable one to himself, as we have every confidence that it will add niateriallY to the reputaticn and quality of the thoroughbred stock of this County. •1 n CHEESE), r ACTORY' MEETING AT KIN-, 13 N. —Several of the leading farmers of ullett, residing near Kinburn. held a m eting at McLeod's Hotel, in. that vil- la, e, on the evening of Saturday last, for t e purpitse of taking into consideration t e ad-viso,bility of establishing a cheese- feetory. The meeting wastvell attended, and all Seemed thoroughly impressed th thelbenefit which such an estalt- li hmene I would be to them. After c nsidetable discussion, arrangements were effeCted with Messrs. J. B. Gibson aid George Stanley, for the erection of arid carrying on of sueh a factory as was desired. , i We believe I th at -these gentle- men have ahead)9 made arrangements fer the speedy erection. of the building, al d have received a guarantee of the • ilk of over 200' cows. The factory will Wroxeter. Mr. Georg,e Eyvel is onr authorized agent in this place. All orders left .with him for _subscriptions, Job Printing or advertising, will be promptly at- tended to. M. Eyvel is also empowered to collect eceomits and grant receipts for _money due TIIE •EXPOSITOT1A • ' Cerree nreen-A fair for ' the sale of fat 'cattle, inilch 'cows, etc., 'wag held at 'Mrs. Day'slhotel tast Monday. The at- tendance Was large, coneidering that the day. was slavery' .stormy. A number of sales were effected at good figures. LECTURE. —Rev. Mr. •Goldi4, late 'Iris- tionaly in the Saskatchewan region, de- livered a lecture on Manitoba, its re- sources, •cliinate, soil, etc., irk the Presby- terian Church, Wroxeter, on Thureney, 4 , 7 th -inst. • .. ' ., RAILWA- BY/LA.W.:—The By-lawgrant- in a sectional bonus to the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway, to be leviea on the village of Wroxeter, was voted' upon itlast Mond y and carried unanimously, there beingtwenty-eight vates recorded in favor; and -none against it. • ' TEAIBERANFE' .--s-The lately re -organized "Sar" Lodge, I. 0. of G. T., in this tillage, ittprogressing favorably. Tb,ere was a larg accession to to the member- ship . at t last meeting on Monday e vening las • CARD or THANKS. —The billowing is a copy of 211 ddress .presented to Mr. E. - B. Leech, e Gerrie, by the i.nembers of the 'Star '' Lodge i of Wrtixeter : t- 'To Brother Leech, Conitty,Deputy I. 0. of G. „, and the efficere‘nd 4en- bers of 'life Boat' Temple, Gerrie : :11 "Wethe b 'eel -2 and members of 'Star' Lodge No. 500, take this opportuinty of exaressing nair sincere thanks for your kindness irs asaisthig us in the re -orga- nization of ear Temple, on Monday even- ing, 20th ult. You will plea.se convey our thanks to the lodge at its neat meet ng teu and the Socidty with eve so long been identified, mess in our commeit cause, fraternally, :omit' EYVEL, Secretary." licenses were recessed from C. Wilson,J. C. Laidlaw, Beatty & Co., John Walsh, and G. A. litougheon. Moved, Reconnect and carried, That shop licenses be erant- ' ed to C. Wilson, 3. U. .Laidlaw, Beatty & Co., and. John Walsh, also a teveru license to G. A. Houghton for 1872.— A special meeting- of Council held on Feb. 2., The tavern Inspector's report was handed in; also application for license by Mt. Thernas Kidd. Moved, seconned and carried, That the report of ,the Tavern Inspeetor be received. Moved, seconded and carried, That tavern licenses be granted to Messrs. J. & D. Currie, and James Ross, and a shop license to T. Kidd, for 1872.—A meeting of Council held on the evening eof March ,5th. Mr. .S. Hartle ptcaented Bluevaln. TI;RNBER Y BY-LAW. --- The Byelaw granting a Township bonus to the To- ronto, direy-land. Bruce Railway was de- feated in Tuenberry to -day by a majority of 180 votes., Toe .1)(1.'lx...:A.NEST YET. —esr; a ()ono fine case of ineenniess Can be podececl wotse than the following, for the truth of which we \teach. it deserves to be pub- lished in every p,aaer in the country, withname attached, A young gentle- man t?) who, by the way, inattes a Com- . -b erected` on a convenient site adjoinirie the village of 'Kinburn. Messrs. Gib! e n and Stanley' are both thorough -going . b siuesa men, and. we do' not know that t e farmers of H.ullett could have got tt o persons better qualified -to conduct -, tl eirnfactory. ' ' , FARM !SOLD. —Mr. D. Dolesoh last. week sold his farm of 100 acres, in the Eightil concession of Hullett, to a Mr. Fisher, for the sum of $4,300. This farm is situated immediately oppbsite than of Mr. Pease, wadi. we noticed last7 week as having been rented. • •SeneOlt EXHIBITION AT KINBURN.-- A exhibition was given in the Kinburn S hoot I -rause. by the pupils of the s hoot, under the . direction of their t acher, Mr. Ttesneer, on the evening of Friday last. The evening although pretty cold,. waS pleasant, and the attendance was conse-quently very large, the school house being trowded to the very door. One of the objects of the exhibition was, we beliete. to raise funds for the purchase of a clock or bell for the use of, the school, and as there were over three hundred preens present, the sum realized must b quite handsome. The entertainment c nsisted f songs, dialogues, recitations, r adings,., etc., and wits alike creditable to all who tclok part in -it. Tbe manner in -Which scit4e of the yoUnger. pupils went through their parts was really wonderful; mid it must have cost Mr. Tremeer an i mense' deal of labor to brieg cbildren o so tender years to such proficiency as t enable them to stand up calmly before. a large ati audience and recite, without a mistake er requiring prompting, long p rts of dialogues and recitations. But a ell as -lie smaller pupils played their • p rte, we ,must say the. lmge ones were apt one Whit behind with theirs. In f, ct the whole clasa did the highest c eclit both. to themeelves and their in. ructor, and highly 'delighted the large ! a dience, whichnisteted to them. •Where all clinch) well, it wotld hardly be fair to p rticular ze, but the admiralty -correct ant. perfect marinner in which ssonie of the actors performed their parts is de- serting of more than a passing notion Tile " Monarch's Pledge," by the Teach- er and Metsrs. McMichael and llinchley, was welt acted, and received loud ap- plause neon the. audience. "Tyrant in a Small tilay," was also exceedingly well reed_ered, it,- Messre. Scott, Hinchly, Mc - Milieu, an Stanley. Tae natural man- ner in whi ti "The Tea Party" was act- ed by Mises McMillan, Campbell, An- on) and al tegaret Jamieson, tendered it . truly amu mg, and seemed to lease the unieence wonderfully. The "Milk Maid" was also sUng and meted very heamtifully i . . . ---. • 4.,----.........- ,.. • , . . AI . • • . e by Daniel and. Maggie McLeod ; and :Miss Eva Williams sang Steel of the White Man" in a manner which would have done creait to a lady of much more mature years. There are Many others deserving of special allusirn, did space permit. • In fact the selections haci all been made with care and. taste, and the labor entailed upon the difftrent actors in getting up their parts so well, justly entitled them to the praise which greet- ed all on th.e conclusion of each piece At about eleven o'clock the lengthy pro- gramme was completed, and after smiting the national anthem the audience dis- persed, caul" and all highly delighted with the evening's entertainment, and expressing sentintents of 'pleasure and satisfaction at the efficient manner in which the pupils present had acquitted themselves. Mr. Tremeer may well feel asproud of his pupils, as the people of Kinburn and vicinity feel satisfied ivith him as a teacher. Jamestown. GONE TO NEI3R ASK A. — Mr. Samuel Roe. a resident of Grey for a number of years, having sold his farm to a Mr. Mc- Innes, late of the Emerald Isle," took his departure from this part on the lat inst., for Nebi aska, wherehe nitends taking up his abode permanently in the future. Mr. Roe is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, and is sufficiently shrewd and vigilant to beware of Yankee ariiice, May he have a safe aud pros- perous journey, and find. that part of "Uncle Sam's as agreeable and produc- tive as he expects.—Coer. . LECTURES. —Mr. John MeNab, famed for his scholarship and erudition, deliver- ed a lecture in Holyrood school -house on Saturday, the 2nd inst.. taking for his subject " Mahomet and other impostors." Hc handled. the subject in an able and ingenious manner. -The school -room was crowded to overliewing ; many were compelled to undergo the ordeal of stand- ing during the entire lecture. He lec- tures again on Monday—subject, "Va- rious Phases of modern infidelity." After that he will deliver a course of lectures in Ethel. BUSINESS NOTES. —Mr. Mills has a large assortment of single. arid double harness on hand, and feels' confident he can satisfy any one who may choose to. give him a call.—Mr. Brown is also pre- pared to execute all kinds of workin the sleigh and cutter line and guarantees satisfaction.—Mr. Armsta ong has a large stock of dry goods, groceries, and hard- ware on hand, and solicits a call from the cornmunity in need of enything in his line of business. Mr. Armstrong is an enterprising man and will not be un- dersold. by any house this side of Sea - forth, and fully believing that by honest and upright dealing and low prices he can satiety people their hearts' content. COMMERCIAL News. --There appeared in your issue of a week or two ago, a piece from the pen of the Ainleyville scribe, entitled " Commercial Drum- mers." Now, without enlarging on the subject, we may simply remaile that Jamestown is similarly infeseect with these "waretering refugees," who sometimes present a very doleful countenance, especially when they fail to make sales large enough to pay expenses. NOTICE.—IfT. C. R. COOPER Will get Rs 1011BilleAlS agent for Tun EXPOSITOR in Abaleyville and vicin- ity. Parties requiring Job Printing or Advertising can be attended to by calling upon Mr. COOPER He is -also authorized to solicit subscribers for Tax ExPosiTon. BUSINESS. — The extremely stormy weather this week has caused business to be rather dull. The is thing there is anything done at s sawlogging. The rnills are all crowded. RAILWAY. —The locating engineers will be here in a day or two, so it- will not be long now until we know Where the route of the road will be and through whose property it will run. FOR THE STATES. —Three families left here this week en route for the Western States. I RED RIVER. -- Mr. Goldie - lectured in Melville Church, on Mlanday evening, on the " Red River Country and the Aborigines." Notwithstanding stormy weather and bad roads there was e good audience. The lecturer spoke ir. high terms of the country, climate and soil. MERCANTILE.—William Tufts is said to have leased the premises formerly oc- cupied by Wright & Ross.—Strachan & Smith will open out in about a week.. Hay. ACCIDENT. —On Saturday last, as Mr. Henry Otto,, of this Township, was driv- ing a load of rails on the side line south of the village, he was capsized over a cul- vert, and falling across a rail the balance of the load fell -upon his body. He was supposed to, be fatally injured, but 'leder the skillful treatment of Dr. J. Buchan- an he is rapidly recovering.—Com. • Blyth. • MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—We have received a communication from Blyth, bearing this heading, but we cannot pub- lish it for the reason that the writer 'nes heglected to send us his real name. We eau inform him, however, that lee is a long 'ay astray in his suppositions as to the authorship of the report of tlunRc-t gistry Office Delegation which appeared in the ExrosiTon of a week or two ago. If, for furninshing us this report, the in- dividual referred to by our correspond- ent was hanged, in effigy, tben all we have to say is that. the Blyth execu- tioners have been hunting on the wrong scent, and. have snaredthe wrong bird. Lucknow. • THE RAILWAY QUESTION. — Messrs Campbell and. Somerville, of Luckattw, two responsible ratepayers of the town- ship, feeling fully satisfied that Kinloss woul(l not be called upon to pay any portion of the bonus of $15,000 granted under By-law of that municipality, to aid the Wellington, Grey and Bruce, have given their own ,personal bonds fully in- demnifying that taihnship against the payment of any part of said bonus. In consequence of the action of Kincardine it is probable Teeswater will be made the terminus -of the narrow guage. Colborne. SUEIDEN DEATHS. —We learn that last week three children, belonging to Mr. James Clark, of this township, died from scarlet fever, which is very preva- lent in the township. Three of Mr. Clark'other childen were alp ill with the srme disease at the time of the death of the former three, but are now recov- ering. We have not heard of any other deaths from this- fever in this section, as yet, although mernbers of several families are affected with it • • • • • FROM TORONTO. From Our 0 WM Correspondent. 'The'followbagletter was written for last .weel's VE THE GORNMENT RAILWAY POLICY". ' paper,.I7 did not reach us until too We for publication.] The principal question before the ouse during the test week has been the •ailwa,y palicer. of the Government. I hall not trouble your readers with a re- sume of the debate, but will endeavor to explain beiefly what the policy is and what positiou the Governineut take witb regard to the disposition of the surplus, after listening to the entire debate. The Reform party, -when in Opposition, took objec ion to the railway scheme of rase late Government upon two. grounds. First, that the scheme was not compre- hensive enough and that the surplus should not be touched until a scheme was devised for the settlement of the Municipat Loan Fund question, by which the olcler counties that did. not need. rail - Ways would receive a fair share of benefit., Secondly, the manner of distributing the raileva y fund was objected. to. It was held thaneite placed too much power in the handl of thc Government, and the grant to each 'railway ahould be first submitted to the House. The granting of aid to railways per se was never opt posed by the Reform party, but on the contrary they were always in favor of liberal assistance to such enterprises. The &theme, however, passed, and power was given to the Government to spend a a million and. a half on railways linen their fulfilling certain conditions. There is no doubt that this Ciente gave an im- petus to railway enterprises throughout the Province. At the present moment, as Mr Blake showed by documentary evidence, there are no less than 1,100 miles of railway projected or in course of cOnstruction, the projectors of which ex- pected and had, essuraece more or less definite from the late Premier that they would receive 'Government. aid. This was the position in which the new Gove eminent found matters when they took oflice. They found the country com- mitted to grantmg generoue aid to rail- ways, and they found that numerous railway enterprises had been projected upon the good faith of the country. At the same time they found that the rail- way fund was insufficient, and therefore they must take one of three.courses. They must distribute the fund over all the en- terprises coming within the provisions of the Act, and therefore of necessity reduce the amount to each below even the minimum sum cOuteMplated to be given by the Legislature, or they must leave out some railways entirely that were equally deserving_ of aid, or they must ask the Heim to in- Ctease the fund, so that they might be able to deal generously with all Imes coming within the provisions of the Act. They chose the latter course. They ask- ed that the railway fund be increased by $400,000, making it in all $1,900,000. This will enable them' to grant a sum of not less than $2,000 and net more than $4,000 a :nile, as prescribed by the Act of lase session, to all the railways that at preseut come within the conditions of the Act. But there are other railway enterprises looming up in the distance. A number of companies are applying for , incorporation this session, and although some of them can scarcely be considered to represent bona fideschemes, yet oth- ers are equally deserving of assistance from the country with those which have already been begun. And no doubt within the next twenty years many other railways will be projected with a view of opening up the new settlements, and therefore deserving of aid. The Govern- ment considered that it would be unjust to aid. liberally, i liter/irises. that may happen to be on foot now, and shut the door to all others equally deserving that may be projected. in the future. They therefore proposed that a railway subsi- dy fund be created, consisting of $100,-, 000 a year fornwenty years. This fund. will go to pay the interest on the deben- tures of bowl fide railway companies,and they will therefore be enabled. tofloat their debentures at A 10W rate of interest, so that the aid will be more beneficial to teem than a direct money grant. Such is the scheme of the Government. They would have preferred to have postponed the matter another year, so that along with it they could have matured a • scheme for the settlement of the Munici- pal Loan Fund indebtecluese, but they • found the good faith of the country pledged to liberal aid to railways, and' delay would have been disastrous to rail- way enterprises. But they have promis- ed the House that by next session they will be prepatetl to deal with the latter question, and upon the faith of that promise the House passed the railway resolutions by large majorities, the Op- position obtaining for their amendments only from seven to twenty-one votes al- tOgether. It is of course not to be over- looked that these resolutions merely cre ate the fund. The Government have no control over it whatever without the &metier' of the House. In this respect the present scheme differs very materi- ally from the scheme of the late Govern - merit. They had full control of the inil- lion and a half and could have given all to, railways without the House being able to say nay in a single instance. New the proposed grant to each railway must first be submitted for the appreval or non -approval of the House, in accordance with the trst principles of responsible Government. Ot the debate I ineed say nothing further them advert to the fact that no exception was taken to the policy of li- berally assisting railway enterprises. There was a great deal -of crimination and recrimination and more trash and nonsense talked than I ever heard in any previous debate. It is well for the reputation of the House generally and of certain members in particular, that the reporters occasionally throw down their pencils in disgust, and allow the stream of bosh' to flow on unnoticed. Readers of the reports may suppoee that meinbers have stuck to the point under debate and wasted no time in wandering from the subject. Thanks to the better taste of the reporters, they know nothing of the silly remarks_ the ludicrous similes, theevretched puns, the atrocious grain - mar, the childish anecdotes, the school- boy rhetoric, the displays of bacl temi5er and' woree taste, the gross, personality, the under -current of banter, the cross fires of weak wit and coarse sarcasm, the cries of "encore" a-nd other equally complimentary epithets that greet a par ticularly dull or stupid speaker ; the, in short, unmitigated bosh that is mixed up in every debate—all this is kept, and wisely kept, front the gaze of the public. I do not wish to speak of the House col- lectively or the individual members of it with anything but the respect due to their position, and 1 shourd add that my • • MARCH 8, 1872, remarks apply to only a portion of the House- But the whole Home is lowered by these exhibitions and the offences of oneers, amffeacrity toifl ethechnaerahcateje ogfotilintleletnihe- habit of speaking when they have noth- ing to say, and the result is as 1 have desadbed. There is a remedy for tbis, which would be effectuan in most eases - and which 1 do not say may not some day -be applied. If one night's debate (say the debate on th e railway policy) were. taken down verbatim, ami sent out to, the country with all its bosh and bun- combe and. evidences of itmerance and' folly exposed to public view, the co-aue try would be astonished and menet would blush for shame upon seeing theme selves photographed to the life, and would straightway set about a reforma- tion, the good effects of wbich vieuni be found in the iniproved tone of the de- bates. Such a remedy would be more effectual than the npeaker's ferule, or the Sergeant's gilt sword. Let the offend- ing nfembers beware lest stime long suf- fering knight of the pencil does, for his country's good, apply this remedy to, an evil which he, of all men, feels the keenest. PONTIAC, - Winghara. By -LAW DEFEATED. -- The byslain granting a sectional bonus. from Wing -- hem to the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway was voted on on Tuesday, and. defeated by a majority of 17 votes. Stanley, COUNCIL MEETING., --The .Council met pursuant to adjournment, at William Dixon's hotel, Brucefield, on Monday, February 26, at 2 o'clock_ All the mem- bers present; the Reeve in the chair. Minutes of last meeting read and approv- ed. By-law No. 3, empowering the trus- tees of School 'Section No. 13 to ntorrew $42.0 to buikl a school house, paw& Moved by Dr. Weeds, seconded by Geos • Castle, That the abstract of the Collect- or's Roll now presented, has been ex- amined and found correct. Ordered to - be fylect—Carried. Moved by Gilbert McDonald, seconded by Diel, Woods, That AleXander Sparks Unpaid hie Eatery for 1871, and that he .be Collector for -- 1872, alto that the appointment be in- serted in the By-law appointing Tsawin ship Officers. --Carried... Moved by Dr. Woods, seconded by George Castle, That the follewing parties be granted Tavern License for the houses indicated M their application ..eWilliam Dixon, John Morg- an, Robert Drysdale, Henry McCann, Mary J. Pollock, }leery Schafer, Janine Williamson, Fritz .Ahrens _ Richard, 'Ching, John Biggart, Itiche'rd Bailey, conditionally, that the stables and Sheds be in geed approved order before the first of May next; George Looby con- ditionally, that the house and stables he in good order before the first of Aprile —the two, last liable to certificate of In - specter, and, and that a Byelaw to thin effect be framed and passed at rate of li- cense lowest fixed by law.— Carried-. Moved by George Castle, seconded by Thomas Keys, That the 'application of' Robert Morrison and Tudor Marks tor - shop license for 1872, be granted, and. that the same be includedin the By-law. —Carried. Moved by George Castle,: seconded by Thomas Keys, That the - circular of J. J. Bell, editor of the Signed, be net accepted as other papers do the work gratuitously. —Carried. Moved by Dr. Woods, seeorelect by George Castle, That this COuncil do grant $25 to be paid to -John Itattenbury, to . be applied to- wards payment of passage to England -of David Jones, he having been burned out and in indigent circutnstances.—Carriod. hloved by Geerge Castle, seconded by Gilbert McDonald, That the account of William Pearson, as Commissioner for 1870 be paid.—Carried. Moved by Dr. Woods, seconded by George Castle, That the following amounts be apportioned to' the several concessions and side lines in this Township for the current year. vitt 2nd and 3rd concessions, $100, side lines, $45, to be expended under Gilbert McDonald ; 4th and 5th concessione, $100, 6th and 7th concessions; $90, side lines, $80, to be expended under Thomas Simpson; 8th aid 9th concessions, $10A, side lines, $71,' to be expended under Themes Keys; 10th and lith conces- sions, $100, Bronson line, $1.00, Sable $150, Bayfield and ranges $50, side lines $115, to be expended under Drt Woods and 'George Castle,— Carried. Moved by George Castle, seconded by Gilbert McDonald, .Tnat this Council de now adjourn to Meet 'at Mrs. Pollock's, hotel, Bayfield, on. the Ant Moresby irt April, at 2 o'clock, P. M.—Carried. 'Wn,x-Ltm PLUNKETT, Clerk. Tun ewe *as never known that could please everybody, but Frank Paltridge comes the nearest to ie in his line of businees. $1 per dozen, Scott's bleek, Seaforth. Divisions Courts -1872. Division Courts will be held as fOilOWS: Wingham.... ...Jan 16 Dungannon.. IF Ainleyville --Jan. 23 . Seaforth -Zan. 25 Goderich. , April 4 Exeter. .Jan. 27 Wingham OP Dungannon. Jan. 30 Ainleyville ..gay 211-• Bayliehi Tan. 31 Seaforth , __May Clinton...... , . .Feb. 1 Exeter- May 25 AGvordoexriete. chr..........iiar.reebb2. 56 Dmaig elntoaann, jelicb. 28 Bayfield,- 30* Goderieh- June 6 Clinton April 1 The Courts will open at 10 A.M. each day. minammissmasoinm, SALT. ORDERS - For all kinds of Salt Can now be filled a CRAY, YOUNG & SPARLING'S "ECLIPS'E" SALT WORKS SEAFORTH9 ONT. Nov. 20, 1871. 208-1 tt: litOtanttint 5. tvaittleE ta 'EVERY 11 IN TtiOns--41-50 po end et th.e year. „itodvte 7 First insertion, per foati01111, icieAts tadl CoN One mittnin one year 44 44 h5lf 44 14 MOD 14 4,Me Year 44 44 hall 44_ " moni One-fourth one yem • .44b.slt 44 • •• 44 3 month.. One-eigh, tit one year 44. luji 44 44 3 month One -twelfth one year 44 44 half Jr 44 44 3 month Business -Cards, li- Advertisements n not exceeding 10 lin aaouth, 50 cents sac Advertisements of lor sale, not exceed' -each subsequent no Births, Narriages. Advertisements n- insertedtill forbi /ammo 31clau'sf LLAN McLENN. FARM OT 27, Second C( 41-3 mile of Segortl. IlelEllopi eight Binding Lots in Sk Turehasers. Apply 218-8 FAR Folt SALE„ in the of Huron, an v't -cf Lot -No- 1'3, • "(CMS 80 of which 0. good state rz4 eultiv der tall wheat. Tit Amuse, log barn, inf young orchard; the orenient to the iftab 'This farm is sit "Varna, on ther5rMl. apply to tb.0 prop Tanta 212-13 A GOOD 'OP WOE, SALE, OFIF 12 three Duildhag in a good. business Ern one -of the lots, null Frame Wagon and a never -failing - -ether lots there is sumo the tbe third -a good stock of oak spokes and hubs. block, theap, forC;v Jug for a good. Wa, -this offers, as there business within se coolers apply to the to Walton 1.1- 0. -2214* GOOD ANTED te re 100 acres, cle bags, naaci be in gen Toads and eonvenio timbre apply at T 2214* AIME undersiguet --I-by his brother f TOWN3EIM He is prepared t MONEY TO LO Xxpenses low- e 11.9* AU -0 AJ.01iI EGS to info out County bersafter, be prep lice] Ii",state or 1 the County, on tirateeSS he has ha ke feels eonfiden satisfaction- • All orders left Saunders, Post 0: zndersigned. -- 17 D A N 1 14; BOO TTAS jatt reeek used tn the 1 *NI to -execute, o -latest styles, all. SEGISTZRZ, L Bled, Printed a notice, and at _Ladies' War OLD A Donna a wreexts re.411; books az the " the "Expositor - stat. beiug well boom AII eoninium ea, will receive MT, be ree, FRIDAY, the 'Erection of She village of Zoa Plans and Speci! Oiiice, in Zuri 'Contractors eau - 3faton and Carp - "Tenders will be4 p.n., on the 15* mot bald thenne 'Zurich, Feb. S IT It G fay be eon M A N COOPE -• Queen's Be Agent for the k Savings society - es any Company Cations for Loan natof