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ITRW ADVERTISPIENTS,
Improvement of Stock -3. Johnsiton.
Royal Revenge—C. J. Douglas
Music Emporiura---Frank Paltridset-
Ekeeutors' Notice—John Horan. .
- Executors' Notice—John Leckie.
Notice to Debtors—Benson & Mem.
Insolvency Notice --Dixie Watsotet-
Court of Revision—Seaforth. •
Cottage for Sale in Egmondville.
Fresh Groceries—J. C. Laidlaw.
New Grocery—John Trott.
In Chancery—J. Shanly.
Veterinary Surgeon—D. McNaught.
Swine for Sale—John Greenway.
Farm for Sale—john Bolt. •
ition txpoottor.
FRIDAY APRIL 26; 1872.
The Rival Routes.
We -did intend this week to pro-
duce a few facts and figures showing
the superior adyantages which the
Eastern Route of the proposed Lon-
don, Huron and Bruce Railway,
possesses over theCentral Ratite,
but the question is discussed so ably
and so fully in another column by
Mr. John Leckie, Reeve of Grey,
that we deem it unnecessary to make
further comment on the matter at
/the present time. Mr. Leckie's
arguments are unanAerable, and
we trust they *ill receive a careful
and intelligent perusal from all who
are interested in the successful carry-
ing out and. completion of the scheme;
in the inteiests of which the com-
munication is written. We wituld
especially direct the attention of the
editor otthe London' Advertiser to
this letter, and trust that he vtill
carefully read it, and ponder over
and inwardly digest the facts there-
in contained.
Not a 'dentlemen 1
tuitity °they expected ever to have of
sh6wing._ their spleen, and the non-
setisicaY statement in the above para-
graph, is. the mode which they took.
The granting of the bonuses rests
with the people, and all that any 4de-
putation could do was to promise to
ase their influence to secure a cer-
tain amount. This the deputation
from the East did do, and the depu-
tation from the Centre could do no
more. The difference between the
promises itf the two depatations is
this, and we state it with all due
deference to the "influential men"
who composed the deputation from
the Centre. The deputation from
the East promised what can easily
be got, viz., a sum sufficient to
make up the required amount;
while the deputation from the Cen-
tre made a promise w,hich every one
of them knew well could not be ful-
filed. This is the difference, and
to this point we desire to direct
the attention of those who are so
anxious that the central route should
be .adopted, in order to save—as our
Hullett correspondent has it—a por-
tion of the London bons.
,
THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
The organs of the' Deminion GOv-
,
eminent, great and small, are just
now exceedingly busy in abusing
and slandering' the Hon. Alexander
Mackenzie, Opposition leader in the
Dominion Petliament. According
to their theory" he is not • a gentle-
man; he is of -low. extraction, un..
educated and ill-mannered ; intact, he
Pure Spite.
• The London Advertiser, the organ
of the anti -Great Western party in
that city, in speaking of the propos-
ed routPs .through. this County, of
the London; Huron and Bruce Rail -
way, gives vent to the following
nonsensical and spiteful utterance:
"We hope the London, Huron and
Bruce tirectors ,will hold. out for the
'Central Route,. and that the Government
bonus will be made contingent on its
adoption."
We do not know that we should
quarrel with our contemporary for
the views which it holds!. We aie
only glad that it comes out ;as plain-
ly as it does for the Central Route,
as we consider its advocacy of that
route the very best guarantee that
it will not be adopted. The Adver-
tiser strenuously opposed the leasing
of the Port Stanley road to the
Great Western, yet notwithstanding
its opposition the lease has been
effected. It also opposed transfer-
ring the London, Huron and Bruce
Charter to the same company, yet,
strange to say,,the transfer has been
made. It now opposes the Eastern
route,—the shortest, the most easily
constructed, and in every way the
cheapest and best,—and in this in-
staece we have little doubt but that
its opposition will have the same'
effect as it has had in the other
cases which we have eited.
For the sake of the credit of our
contemporary we regret that it
should voluntarily make its apiteful-
• ness and ignorance so apparent. It
"hopes that the Directors will hold
out for the Central Route," but is
unable to give a single reason for so
hoping. It knows nothing of the
benefits of either route, but it does
know that many on the Eastern
route used their best exertions to
bring about the present prosperous
and satisfactory conditan in which
the scheme is, contrary to its wishes,
and consequently, through spiteful-
ness, it now Uses its influence to pre-
• judice -the Ditectors against the
Eastern ronte.
lacks all the essential qualities of a
statesmen and a party leader. If
this be the case, why should our
contemporaries mourn over the fact?
If Mr. Mackenzie is a person such
as they pictuie him, surely it will be
all the better for them and their
leaders. If he is as great a fool as
they would. have us believe he is,
why not pass him by with contempt,
as he *ill certainly be linable to -do
them or their party injury I The
fact of the matter it, however, they
are fully .aware that their own
masters have sinned most grievous-
ly. They are equally aware of Mr.
Mackenzie's ability and. 'determina-
tion to lay bare and expose to the
world the misdeeds of his political
opponents and their friends, and
they hope that by maligning him.
now, the blow which he -vtill shortly
deal will fall less heavgy upon those
against whOm it may $e aimed. If
Mr. Mackenzie is such a vulgar,
low -bred ." ignoramus" as they are
• laboring to make their readers be-
lieve he is, they would scorn to
honor him with their notice. But
they know his power' and fear that
the eXposures whichbe is able to
• make will tell terribly against
-„themselves and their leaders, in the
• House and in the country. This
accounts for the' low estee a ifo. -whicii
they prpfess to hold
The Big Offer.
In the reportof the Provisional
Directors of the'Lcinclon, Huron and
Bruce Railway Company, as read by
their Secretary at the meeting 'of
shareholderheld last week, we no-
tice the following paragraph:
" This agreement has been approved
along the whole line of country interesu-
ed, and since it was Made, the munici-
palities interested in the Central Route
have, through a large deputation of ?most
influential men, guaranteed bonuses from
• these municipalities to the amount of
$100,000 in addition to the amount al-
ready secured; a depute on from. the
Eastern Route have also proinised to
• secure sufficient bonuses fron thatroute.',
The above clause of tl4e report has
-evidently been framed ith the ex-
press object of misleading the per-
manent Directors :and . prejudicing
them against the Eastern route.
The framers of the repeat knew well.
that no deputation, let it be ever so
large, or composed of ever so influen-
tial men, could guarantee any amount
on behalf of any muoicipality. For
inStance, how absuri is it to say that
Mr. Scat, of Brucefield, could goer-
antee a bonne on behalf of the town-
ship of Tuckersmith, or that Mr.
-Patrick Kelly, of Blyth, could gfiar-
antde a bonus on behalf of the
townahip of Morris. The thing is
ridiculous, and those who were in-
struraental,in putting the statement
in the mouth . of their Secretary,
knew that it was absurd, but they
happened to cherish a' little ill -feel-
ing against a few individuals on the.
Eastern route, Who lave ever been
the best friends of their enterprise,
• and they embraced the last oppor-
.
would undertake the task which -Mr.
Budges is trying to perform with the
Grand Trunk."
The Tories of Si?uth Perth.
Great has • been "'Lthe rejoicing
among the Tories of South Perth,
and.indeed. of the Whole Province,
at the temporary division which now
seems to exist in the Reform party
of that constitueney. The Tory'
press, from one end of the Piovince
to the other, have heralded forth the
nomination of Mr. Boyd by the Re-
form Convention, and been most
profuse in predictions of• a glorious
Tory victory, and anignorninious Re-
form defeat. We would, however,
beg our too sanguine friends in
South Perth to keep cool, to devote
their attention to Eating their own
house in order, and to use all the
surplus energy at their control in
endeavoring to quiet the disturbed
feelings and check the troublesome
ambition of certain prominent mem-
bers of their own party.
We , learn upon good authority
that the Conservative party of South
Perth are rapidly drifting upon the
same rockyahoal which for the time
threatened the wreck of the Reform
party. It seems that the feeling of
jealousy against Stratford does net
exist in the breasts of the St. Marys
Reformers only, but that the mem-
bers of the Conservative party are
equally tainted with the malady.
In. short, the Tory camp of South
•Perth is just now sorely convulsed
with internal strifes, which, if not
speedily overcome, will burst forth
into open rebellion. The St. Mary's
wing of the party is determined not
to support any candidate who does
not reside within the limits of that
town, and as there are several as-
pirants hailing from other parts of
the Riding who are anxious for the
honor of bearing the Conservative
standard, there are but dim pros-
pects of a peaceful settlement. A
bold strike, we understand, is about
to be 'made. The leaders of the
party outside of St. Marys are de-
termined to "make a spoon or spoil
a horn." The plan decided upon is
to induce Mr. James Trow to run as
an "independent. candidata!' with
the understa,n.ding, of course, that,
should he be elected, the " indepen-
dence " garle will soon be laid off.
By this means, they hope to snare a
sufficient number of Reform votes to
counterbalance the loss caused by
the defection of the St. Marys wing
of the party. Should the first part of
this programme be successful, viz.,
the securing of Mr. Trow, we
very much fear that the born will
be spoiled, and that the spoon
conseqently, never be made. In the
first place, we believe that Mr. Trow
has more respect for himself than to
meanly turn his back upon his old
friends, to -whom he owes the posi-
tion which he now holds in the
county, and lend himself as a tool to
advance the -interests of those who
have malignedand villifiedlina for
years. In the second place, even
• should Mr. Trow be sufficiently de-
graded and mean-spirited,—which
we know he is not—to desert his old
friends, there is not a Reformer in
the constituency so verdant as to be
led astray by Iso shallow a dodge.
In all kindnees, then, we would
earnestly advise our Conservative
neighbors in South Perth, to devote
more attention to their own affairs
and less to the affairs of their oppon-
ens. If they itake this well meant
advice, they will, perhaps, succeed
in securing a candidate from their
own ranks who may, at least, make
a riespectable appearance at th.e next
election, and eave themselves from
being compelled to support and,
eulogize a man whom they had
foimerly abused and libelled.
The Grand Trunk Railway.
Notwithstanding the volumes of
abuse which have appeared, within
• the last year or two, in certain of
•the newspapers of this Province,
against the management of the
Grand Trunk Railway, we are gra-
tified in believing that that abuse
• was entirely uncalled-for and un-
founded, and that instead of creat-
ing a prejudice in the public mind
against that great institution, the
contrary has been the result. • We
• have freqaently stated it to be our
belief that the Grand Trunk was
as well managed as any other rail-
way. institution • similarly circum-
stanced, on the continent of Ameri-
ca. The following testimony from
the principal proprietor of one of
the most extensive manufacturing
establishments in Ontario, confirms
the view we have expressed. Mr.
F. W. Glen, President of the Joseph
Hall Agricultural Works, Oshawa,
writes to one of the Toronto papers
Governinent. If so, surely the
grounds upon which that delay was
asked should be submitted to Parlia-
ment But their is not a word
about it in. any of the papers'and
Sir John positively refused to bring
down the despatch from the Coloni-
al Secretary asking for the delay.
Then there are soine other points'
in the papers dial tequire explana-
tion. Mr. Langevin stated publicly
at Quebec, shortly after the Treaty
was published, that the Govern-
ment had protested against it to the
Imperial Government. Now, the
first document laid on the table in
which our Government raise objec-
tions to the Treaty, is dated as late
as the 28th July—over two months
after the Treaty was published. In
it they go very ,fully into the whole
question, using precisely the same
arguments and in. some cases
the very expressions employed by
Mr. Mackenzie and Mr. 131ake in
their speeches before the country
Iasi summer. Now, the question is,
was this the first protest against the
Treaty 1 If it was not, then why
repeat, it? If our Government had
previously fully - protested against
the Treaty as a sacrifice of Canadian
interests, why go over all the argu-
ments in a subsequent despatch?
The inference is obvious. The Gov-
ernment neverreally objected to the
Treaty till they saw the 'storm of
indignation it aroused throughout
the country. Then they made a
• show of opposition in order that
they might appear before Parlia-
ment as the champion of Canadian
rights as against the rapacious de-
mands of the Imperial authorities.
These points will no doubt be fully
discussed when the measures for
carrying the Treaty into operation
are under consideration.
as follows': •t
" I have lately returned from a two
weeks' trip in the States, and while there
gave considerable attention to the Man-
agement of the different railways Over
which I traveled. We were three times
behind time on :the New York Central,
at one time nearly five hours ; twice late
on the Pennsylvania, Central, and once
late on the branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio running into Washington. The
conductor of the Pullnian cer upon which
I came to Hamilton, told me that the
best bime he had made this winter run-
ning into Chicago,, was thirty minutes
lite. -Taking into- consideration that
these roads are under the centrol of the
beat 'railway managers, perhaps, in the
world, have immense wealth and unlimi-
ted credit, some of them double tracks,
and an abundance of rolling stock, is it
surntising that the Grand Truels, with a
single track, laboring under great finan-
cial -embarrassment, with an extremely
trying climate and an impeofitabletibusi-
nese, 'shotild sometimes be behind time
mn therrunning of its express trains!? I
doubt whether Mr. Vanderbilt. ,the
President of the New York Central or
Mr. Scott, the Presideet of the PerussYl-
vania Central, no 'doubt two of the
great* railway managers in the world,
There is another phase of this
Treaty measure thet must not be
overlooked. The course taken by
the Government has strengthened
the hands of those who seek to sever
our connection with the Mother
Country.' There can be no doubt of
this. I do not say that they. sought
that result, but, utterly regard-
less of that result, they could not have
adopted a course more calculated to
bring it about What is theia argu-
ment in favor of the Treaty Not
that it is in the iaterests of Canada.
On the contraiy, they picture it as
everything bad for Canada. But
then the Imperial Government re-
quire its acceptance. It is a part
of Imperial policy which must be
accepted by us if we want to remain
a part of the Empire. Then Mr.
Howe's speech before the Ottawa
Young Men's Christian. Association
must not be overlooked in this con-
nection. He also • condemned the
Treaty, spoke of it'as a" Comedy of
Errors," and characterized it as an
attempt on the part of England to
purchase her own peace at the
sacrifice of our interests. And then
he went on to darkly hint at a separ-
ation, as the only alternative. if the
Treaty were not accepted. What
does all this man? In plain lan-
guage the Government tell us, "Ac-
cept the Treaty or prepare to cot
your eonnection with the Mother
Country.". ,,The Treaty is the penal-
ty we must pay for remaining part
• of the British Empire. I What is the
natural result of this mode of deal-
ing with the question? People
will begin to ask themselves, why
maintain a connection which in-
volves such heavy eacrifices '1need hardly say how unjust all
this is to the Imperial authorities.
In the first place, they allowed the
Canadian Government and the Ca-
nadian people to be represented on
the Joint High Cominission by the
Premier of the country. It is true
the apologists of Sir John say he did
not represent Canada at all, but was
merely an Imperial Commissioner
bound to do the bidding of his
masters. But Earl Kimberley, speak-
ing for the entire British Cabinet,
thinks otherwise. He says in one of
his despatches that it must have
been a source of satisfaction with
Canadian people to know that they
were represented" at Washington
by their own. Premier. And even
our Government admit the same
fact in a most conclusive way. That
is, they paid Sir John Macdonald's
expenses to Washington, and the
amount appears in the public ac-
counts, thus- dearly showing that
he was a Canadian not an Imperial
Commissiener. The Imperial Gov-
ernment therefore provided that
nothing thould appear in the Treaty
without the assent of the head of the
Canadian Government. He gave
that assent, and for more /than two
months afterwards made ito remon-
strance. Were not the Imperial
Government amply justified then in
supposing that they had sufficiently
guarded Canadian interests. But
• that was not all. They distinctly
stated on every • suitable occasion,
that the Canadian Parliament
-would be perfectly free to pass upon.
tho Treaty as they pleased, If the
- Treaty was such a bad thing as
Government since made it out to bo,
d
pray why did they not iecommen
Pliiiament to reject it ? But no,
that would not suit their purposes. -
Better to have the handling of
tvelve millions and a halflump from London to Kippen in either
i, though
by accepting that arrangnment, they
have done the thing most calculated
to ci sate dissatisfaction. with the
Mother Country,
The time of the House so tar has
been ocaupied almost eatirely in
pasting motions for papers on vari-
ous subjects, and in putting quest
tions to the Government on matters
of public policy. All this is a
necessary preparation for the fight
that is coming. It was announced
by Sir John in answer to a question
by Mr. Mackenzie that SA Hugh
Allan had made an informal offer
to build the Pacific Railway. Sir
John had requested him to send in
the offer in an. official form address-
ed to the Secretary of State, and be
said it might be. expected any day,
Sir Ilugh'has been in Ottawa since
the opening of the session. and is
frequently seen in the lobbies, from
all of which we may infer that he
has some project on foot.
Sir John, in answer to another
question, stated that fifty govern-
ment surveyors would be at work in
the North-West thia summer, and
that before the session was evet the
whole of Manitoba and one/hundred
townships outside of it would be
surveyed.
The Government have abandoned
their project of a Supreme Court, at
least forjhis session. judge John-
son's appointment as Lieutenant -
Governor is only to be temporary.
It is believed 'here that when the
session is over, Mr. Morris will be
sent up, and that O'Connor, of
Essex, will get his place in the
Cabinet. The latter appointment
would be made with the view of
pleasing the Catholics, though he
can hardly be said to be a leader in
any sense among that body.
Apart from the measures neces-
sary to carry the Treaty into opera-
tion, the great Government measure
of the session will be for the enlarge-
ment and extension. of our canals,
,and the 'Construction of the Pacific
Railway. From. the Opposition side
some useful measures will be offered,
though with little hope of success.
A.mong these are a Bill to provide
for holding electiona on one and the
same day ; a Bill to secure the in-
dependence of the Senate, and a
Bill abolishing Dual Representation.
The session is likely to be a very
lively on, and though the bill of
fare is by no means large, it does
not follow that ..the session will be
short. -a PONTIAC.
FRO1V1 OTTAWA.
OTTAWA, April 20, 1872.
It is now apparent Why nothing
more .was said tn the Governor -Gen-
eral's Speech in opening Baffle-
ment, about the Washington Treaty.
At that time the Government had'
not decided what course to take
with regard to it, and of course could
only refer to it in the most vague
indefinite manner. It was not un-
til the 15th inst.—four days after
the meeting of Parliament—that the
Government finally agreed to the
bargain with the Imperial Govern-
ment, whereby they pledge them-
selves to do their best to carry the
treaty through. Parliament, and
abandon the claims for damages
arising out of the Fenian raids, in
return for an Imperial guarantee; of
a Canadian loan of $12,500,000 for
the constructien of the Pacific Rail-
way, and ttie.., 'etilargemeat ai,114 ex-
tension of our canal system. The
merits of the treaty have, of course,
not yet come up for discussion, but
the papers brought down fully dis-
close the policy of the Government.
These papers are manifestly incom-
plete, or' if not, there is a naanifest
inconsistency between them and
utterance of Ministers, F,or instar
there is nothing said in them ab
the delay in calling Parliamerk
gether. That delay, we were told, v4as
made at the instance of the Imperial
he
ut
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case, we will start with Tuckersinith.
That township, we may reasonably,as-
some, would give a bonus in either case,
but the larger sum by the eastern route,
as they already rejected. a By-law for the
narrow gauge on the ground that it was
not to -stipport the construction of the
line on the eastern route ; then the vil;
lage of Seaforth would, no doubt, give
bonus �f of at least double that voted by
Clinton already; viz., $10,000 ; MAU,,
lop would also give a large bonus, while
Hullett has voted. the paltry sum of
$15.000 ; a sectional bonus of a small
amount would also be given by Grey
and. Morris, or if not by the townnhips,
then by the villages of Walton and Ain-
leyville--while on the central route a
sectional bonus only, could be earned
Morris, East Wawanoslehaving already
voted the very modest sum of $18,000.
I might further allude to the question of
bonus, but the proper time has not yet
come to do so, and therefore I do not in-
tend. to give any opinion as to the aggre-
gate amount that could be received on
either route, but of this I am certain,
that there will be no trouble intibtainmg
the sum per mile that the company re-
quires on the eastern. route—while with
all the heavy omits, I am of the opin-
ion that it will be very troublesome to
obtain that aracamt on the central route.
There is, again, the question of • ells -
twice, whielt is probably the most vital
in a financial -point of view. In. the first
instance, there must be a saving in. the
Eastern route of at least seven miles, if
the estimate of the former Engineer of
the London, Huron and Bruce Company
is correct, and this alone at the estimated
cost per mile of such railways as the
Great Western build, including rolling
stock, would_ amoutit to something like
$150,000 Then there is the difference
in the cost of construction, which accord-
ing to Mrtyas'comparative statement,
in the Spring of 1871, was $280 per mile
in favor of the Eastern. route, and this
for a cheap arrow gauge road. We
may, therefor4t, reasonably assume that
the difference in the present cage would.
not be less than $300 per mile —a Baying
betweettliippen and Ainleyvkle of $6,-
600, a tdtal saving in cost of construc-
tion and distance of $156,600—no trifling
sum. in the building of a short line of
railway. If the promoters of the scheme,
and. -the business men of London, looking
at all the features of the case, do not see
it te their interesta to adopt the Eastern
route, they exhibit less shrewdness than
I would give them credit for.
I believe some of the early promoters
of the scheme feel prejudiced. against this
point, and. myself in particular, on ac-
count Of what they cotsider was using
theni badly, in WithtiraWing OUT support .
from their road. last summer, and taking
hold. of another scheme, but if they wifl
recall to memory the requests they mede,
the position myself and others took as to
their ability to push on their enterprize
at that time, and view it in the light of
events of the present day, they will, I
think, have to acknowledge that I was
right, and that they were wrong, and
their city papers, if they looked at the
facts as they have developed themselves
within the last six or eight months as re-
gards their own enterprize, would 'cease
to waste their time in venting empty
spleen and low epithets on mybead.
I have no hard feelings toward a single
individual comiected with the enterprize.
We met and. fought some hard. battles in
the campaign last year, but in public
matters of this kind 1 think it shows a
weakness in met to hold and foster spite
against each other, because they happen
to differ in opinions.
t1 have already trespassed on your
space too largely, or I might go into my
reasons for what some of the people
of London are pleased. to• term my
treachery, but as it would neither be in-
teresting to you nor your readers. I
shall not do -at except I am attacked
again. Meantime, I am ever yours,
• OIDT LECKIE.
Ainieyviie, April 22nd, 1872.
THE RIVAL ROUTES.
London, Hurcin and Bruce Rail-
way.
To the Editor of the Huron Expositor.
DEAR SIR,—As the London, Huron
and. Bruce Railway is again on the tapis,
on a different basis, and. as there is no
doubt of its 'being built at an early day
by the -Great Western, a few ideas as to
the route may not be out of place at the
present juncture. In the first place,
I em much astonished at. the position
thet, I am informed,. the people of Lon -
doll take in the matter. If they look on
line of railway running to the north as
commercial necessity_for 'their city, it
naturally follows that a connnunity who
acted judiciously in. such a case, would
wish to place such railway in a position
where it could. command, the m
receive the most bonus support
the least.- for construction.
st trade,
and cost
t seems,
however, the people of London, or a part
of them, throught some misapprehension
of the position, or *some petty Prejudice,
(atiich will neither build nor give trade to
the railway) propose building, their road.
where they will command theleast trade,
receive the least bonus support Per mile,
and cost a very much large sum to
build. I do not think it wll take a
great. deal of argument to prov that the .
eastern route is the best in everiy way for
the city of London, and first let us re-
view the question of trade I3y adopt-
ing the 'Seaforth route, they pllace them-
selves in a position to comp te for the
carrying trade to their city. frm the ob-
jective point, (say Kippen,) to Ia point .of
intersection with theiWellingt n road at
Airdeyville, of at least three lownships,
that they cannot possibly tou4h or co -
pete for in any way by adopt' g the c n-
tral route, to Clinton, while they 1 se
nothing on the west: It is a ell knovi
fact, that it is impossible to 'draw the
general surplus produce of t e country
westward. for any great dis ance, but
that it naturally finds its ay to the
east. Now the Grand Trun has to be
grossed either at Seaforth or Oi ten, and
the Wellington road_ intersect d either at
Ainleyville cfr Wingham, and. it will be
impossible to draw any general produce
to the westward, even' to the whole
width of one township (say eight mules)
between those two lines of railway run-
ning eastward, while by the eastern
route, they stand. their chances of com-
peting for all the trade at the present
time coming • into, or going from the
Grand Trunk, between Godeiich and
Seaforth, and. as far east of that point as
the local trade extends. Then again, at
•
MARRIAi3ES.
WILLis—PAmRsoN.—In Clinton, on
Tuesday, the 16th inst,, Mr. John.
Willis, of I.Tsborne, to Miss Maggie
Patterson, of Ilay.
Ainleyville, they stand. an e
of competing for all that trad
or going from. the Wellington
Bruce between that point -and.
uarchance
coming to
Grey and.
mcardme.
Or in other words, by the central or Clin-
ton route, they can only expect to come
pete for a share of the padewhich nat-
urally finds its way at present, to the
Gravel Road running 'from. Clinton to
Teeswater, and westward to. the lake,
while by the Seaforth or eastern route,
they lose none of the foregoing, but also
compete for all that trade which at pres-
ent finds its way to the *hole line of the
Grayel Road. running from Seaforth to
Wroxeter, besides 4,appiaag at Walton
and Ainleyville the lumber districts of
Grey, Elnia, Logan and McKillop, where
there are now in the mill yarda, ef 'this
season's production alone, logs sufficient
to produce 15,000,000 feet of sawn lum-
ber, and for which London and vicinity
is a good market. Then, let us glance
at the probable bonuses on the rival
routes. As there can be no difference in
DEATHS.
BLACK.— in McKillop, on Sunday, 2Ist
inst.,Wilhiam Black, after a short ill-
ness of inflammation of the lengs and
pleurisy, aged. 39 years. A native of
Lanarkshire, Scotland.
AVER:Y.—In the township of Stanley, on
Friday, 19th inst., Nahum Avery,
Esq., aged. 62 years.
TOOMBS.—In. Howick, on the 13th
Sophia Latica„, daughter of Francis S,
Toombs, aged 2 years and. 4 months.
TTIE MARKETS.
SRA -FORTH, April 26, 1872.
FallWheat..... . — ........ ........$1 15 to 1 18
Spring Wheat...................— 1 10 to 1 1
Baricy2
.. .....••.....• .
°5000i
Oats.......".................°34:086
Pea .. .0 57 : 0 6°110r::°°0
Flour ... ...... ..... .. ... . .. ... 80to 0020
Potatoes ......•.....••. •• .11'°5io0:5
Hay 18®t°2°:Rdes..—'•••••....•••••••..:6:t:70
Sheep Ss....05t80
Ianibskins..::................:100t:80
calfskilper1b,.00800
Salt (retail)perbarrel100t00}
Beef............................. 0 05 to 0 07
Mutton ..—...................... 0 06 to 0 08
Pork, per 100 lbs. . .. .......... 4 50 to 5 ot
Clover Seed, per bna'kel,......... 5 00 to 5 ..60
Timothy Seed., per bushel,.... — .. -3 00 to 8 60
Blitt:ere;•••••••••••••••.. . ••••••••
Eggs•14•••••••••••••••••••••••••••
BUFFALO LI VE STOCK.
• Thursday, April 15, 1872.
The following shows the receipts and
shipments of live stock at the Cattle
Yards for the 72 hours ending at noon
to -day
Receipts.
Cattle, Sheep,
By cars. cars.
Lake Shore Rairy. 243 10
Through consign-
ment . . ... 84 —
Reported to arrive. - .
Erie Junction R. R. 12
G. T. —
Hogs, Horse&
cars. •cars.
109 11.
48
*IP
• 7.-4
Total thus far.. 339 10 157 12
Sametimelast week 297 17 77 20
Shipntent8.
Cattle, Sheep, Bogs, HerseS.,
By cars. cars. cars. ears.
Central Railway.. 179 15 67 17
Erie Railway.-- 30 4 45 e.
Total thns far— 200 19 112 17
CATTIE.
The market opened active and so con-
tinued. until the bulk of the offeringt were
disposed. of at about last week's prices, a
little lower if anything. .
Sales about 1,000 head of ail gr8tblit'
Qaali
weak. ue •
Bata
17 111, steers,
41
16 .44
49
And 14 others.
4
Fifteen cars o
sold, Most of the a
Yorkers. The deer
high figures of last
from te. Sales
'lead.
109
257
105
317 Ill.
51
IDbia
4 4
64
And 3 others.
• The receipts 01
light, and for good -
seller ca.ri realize th
season. One bused
40hios, asei-aging 3.
..day at 11)4c; to -4a.3
averaging 92, at
moderate; numbers, :
sell from 0tc to
wools 8te to,100.
10c to lOte.
GOLD.—The
York advanted free
Ai estems of Fat
and Provisions, at I
, Trrs "IAN was ne
please everybody,
comes the nearest
businesa, Scott's b
amessmssosseemestol
,AITOTIO
sMonday, April
Eighth Concession,
• Implements and I
it, Lawson, props
auctioneer.
Jonamams.BION .1111/1011.1811101
'E)CECUTO
OTICB is hereby g
debted to`thaestatt
in his life -time, of the"'
settle the same on. or hi
3872. A parties havir
.estate are also notified
handed to the undersig
.or before the said_ First• :
will not be 11011Dresell as-
thell be wound. up.
JOHN
w.m.„-
Nerillop,
IE3C-ECUTO
N'OTI03 is hereby g
elaivris against the
B. Boss, or the limm of
in the Countyof
the undersi,gued. Breen
o11 or before the lit es,
date, theaffairs of the4
no further claints ppid.
Also,all parties Mile
either by note or book
call and settle the San
notes or accountni
Wright -or to the under
JOEIC
WK.
A lnleyville,, April 24,
Lots 104 and105,
of Ainleyville, estate
for sale. Tering, eash.
NOTICE
mere. Books of Aeoo
-IL -of ZAPFE CAB
hands al the 0114.
-adds). assignee.
229
Insolvent
In the =tatter -01j°
T DIXIE WATSON
-1-, haw- been appoint
Creditors are reenette
roe -within one month.
Dated. at
229-2
0
FOB the Mamie.
On. WEDN1S
Seaforth, April 24,
COTTAGE TOE Z
on S AVE, CAS
Egmondville,
Beaforth Railway 8
- and. a litob en ; a go
a:deuces ; also, a go
fruit -tries. Terre
Office, Seaforth, or
229 '
• FARM
OBTEL vi-ATAF
Teruberry, oon
'wheat -growing Ispd 3
and. good. log house
• mencing to bear; ab
land' &mists of goo
der is good hardwoo
rain or, the next lot.
sale on a, let adia.
Two-thirds 'stash,
Premites tro
• Ln -de
C
Be DAV
SCO
r °Ati 8. Ds 1 1 I; :7731 1:7 SOLD;e', .)(3awrt aatBtlhe re
this B onorable Co
7fEteNruT)lion.,alYt
Vofillaii-lt.hiee'oTtLo°Nwnstlims'hinbape7o'fl
ron, tontaining On
This Lot is Minato
lage of Brriteileid
Agricultural. male
ele2a.r<edinane_futliih-emod, anf
one, in the First C
Township of Tittle
On this are situa
FraMt3 Store -house
in thi County of It
atatia, Datteatta
Thpicke;abl)eavercie)rapes
-whith th; widow
have :herein. All
plabriff, shall be
Ten per cent of t
L') the 'Vendor's So
the residue within
sale with intereh,
tions of sale are
Court of Chancery;
For further putt
HJi
zRelielitr vesi r Poe dtureb rtob3 viSaier 1:eauef:et e:t apr .h;
Dated at Lout%
(Bigued,) ZAVvs -
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