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The Huron Expositor, 1872-09-27, Page 44 THE HURON EXPOSITOR. SEPT. 27, 1872. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Estray Cattle --John McFadden. Strayed Sheep -John Creme Strayed. Heifers-fJohn McKinnon. Farm for Side in Morris -R. McMordm Farm for Sale -C. R. Cooper Farm for Side -Thomas Walker. -Royal Hotel -Simon Powell. London Commercial College. Card of Thanks -Sohn Knutson, &c. _Boarders Wanted in Private Family, Stoves -Johnson Bros. General Hardware-johnsou 13ro8. Fall Goods -Stewart, Thompson&Co. Cows for Sale -John Habkirk. Mineral Lauds in North Carolina. 41tpit.. toroito.i. FRED.e.Y-, SEPT. 27, 1872.; THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION. At a largely attended meeting of Reformers held at Seaforth on - day evening last, it was decided to hole the Reform Demonstration on Wednesday the 16th of October, providing the speakers required for the occasion could be procured for that day. Since then, Messrs. Brown, Meekenzie, McKellar, and others, - have been communicatted with, and, have replied that thee- will be pre- pared to attend the demonstration on -the above date: • The County Roads. That the rapid growth and al- most "unprecedented prosperity of the County of Hueon in the past is due, in a very great degree, te the liberal and judicious etxpenditnres whiah have been made for the con_ to v - re t- r- struction of leading grayel roads, n person can deny. We are bold assert, that no County in the Pro ince has improved and increased i wealth so rapidly as that in. whic e live. While' therefore, we a willing to accordall due credit t the industry and thrift of our se lers for this happy tesult, we canno 61We our eyes to the fact, that t eqtially as peat a degree are we in debted to- the forethought and libe ality of our people in establishin throughout the county leading al teries over which to convey wit ease and speed the fruits of that in dustry. But it will not do for u to stand still. As the'County im proves in. -wealth and position, w should also endeavor to improv those. highways which have done n such good service in the past. Al though heretofore these roads. hay probably been kept in as efficient condition as the resources of th county would permit, and their cep abilities have been almost equal to the.iequirements, yet now that the cleared acreage is yearly 'increasing the products of the conntry must also increase, and consequently there .will be a corresponding increase of traffic over the roads. This being the case, it behooves those in author- ity to make ample provision for this inerease. In order to do -this, a new system of repairing the roads -should be inaugurated. Thel mode heretofore and at -present adopted, for the repairing of these roads, is, we think, neither in accordance with the spirit of the times nor yet with economy. Eech, •sarinner a, light sprinkling of gravel -is spread over them, the effect of which is, that during the dry months, when heti they not been so repaired, they would be in fair travelling condition, they are rendered, owing to the no - called repairs made Upon them, both rough and heavy. In the fall, when the wet _season sets in, this sprink- ling of fine gravel mixes with the mud, and forms one. continuous pool of slush. In the Spring again, they are equally had, and before they are more than thoreughly !dry, another sprinkling of gravel is laid on, thus tendering them exceedingly bad and difficult of travel during the entire wheeling season. Any person who is in the habit of travelling over • our county roads knows this -to' be the case. The result that a heavy expenditure to the county is Ion- tinualiy being incurred without any permanent benefit being accomplish- ed. The rapid transit of the pro- ducts of the county is alsb impeded, and the property of the people is continually injured by .unnecessa wear and tear: This state of affars might be excusable under certain circumstances. If the finance g of the county were in a depleted con- dition, and a liufficient amount could not be raised to put the roaclsI in a proper state of repair 'at once,_with- out burdening the people, there would then be some slight excuse for. this continual tinkering. But when the very reversis the case; when the treTtsury is ;overflowing with a surplus, it is certainly pooy economy to cnntinieg tge process we have described. If a heavy coating of stone were placed upon our roads it would, last for at; least -three or four years, and would keep them in a state of continuous good repair. The expenee J the, .rst instance, would no doubt be considerably' greater than the expense of a thin coating of gravel, but in the long run it would -assuredly be far the raost economical, even leaving out h , 8. e- a of the question the saving. in wear aid tear to vehicles, and the profit and pleasure to travellers. Besides thisa much larger amount of freight multi be drawn over them with the sarad9abor and with greater ease, thus in this respect alseaeffecting very great saving to the general pubric.i- This is a matter which should -engage the attention of our County Council at the next meeting. There is not a member of that body who is not personally -aware of the truth of what we have stated, and we trust that another summer will not be allowed to pass without some. improvement being made in the di- rection we have indicated. If our toads can be made good for travel at 811 seasons of the year, for he same cost that it takes to keep theM all the year round, we cannot see why it should not be done. There is another matter, in con- nection with these leading County roads, to which our County repres- entatives might 'profitably devote themselves at their next meeting. Et. is 'well known that during the greater part of the winter season it is }almost. dangerous to travel over many of our leading roads with a light conveyance; especially after dark. "In many places the roe& become drifted fud of snow, and as is almost itivariebly. the 'case, there is 'but one track over these snow- embankment:I. It is, thereOre, im- possible for a loaded team to leave the beaten track", for if it does, a capsize is the inevitable result. Much inconvenieece and loss of time is continually occasioned in passing and repassing in.these places. But, if inconvenience- and loss of time were all, it would not be so bad. Two vehicles meeting in a place' of this kind, either Must turn out, and that with the light, est load is generally the unfortunate one. This turning out, even in day light, is attended With mach danger, as the horses have to flounder and plunge in the deep snow, and one chance to ten if the vehiclo be not upset, or worse danger done,. But, after dark the danger is increased te4 ten -fold, as it is impossiolte t see where the good places .for trning .0116 are, and a person with a light conveyance hes • continually to run the risk of getting. it torn in pieces by coming in contact with heavier vehicles, or :getting his bore's legs broken. by making him plunge through the drifted snow. During the past winter there were many such places HS this on the London Road, and on the - roads leading north from Clinton and Seaforth. Jr) .rneny of these it was next to:im- possible fdr two teams to pass in safety, and that serious accidents did not occur was owing More to good fortune than anything else. It is not' right that roads ehould .be .kept in this condition. Safety to both life and limb shotdd be guaran- teed at all times,' and at all seasons of the year, and we do trust that the County authorities who are respon- sible for the condition of these roads will devise some means whereby at • least ordinary safety .can be . guar- • anteed. If, on these roads where there is .eo much traffic, _double tracks Were laid out, and all teams going 'one way comPelled to keep one track, and "teams returning to keep. the other track, the danger .of collisions would be avoided, This could very easily be done, and with. hut -trifling additional expense. The roads are now sufficiently wide for two or three sleigh tracks. All that would be necessary, then, would be for. the. County Council to pass a by-law making it compulsory for those traveling the roads to keep a cer- tain side' when traveling a certain direction, under penal tysof fi he. In order to enforce a rule of this kind it might requiie on each road three or four watchmen. But these men could be employed in rpairing' the the road at the satne tithe, so that the additional expense would btetoo trifling to be considered. If some -such plan as this were adopterV:it , would certainly be a great •boon to the traveling public, and would pre-' vent much injury to property and risk to life, Whichunder' the present system is incurred. - 11.11111111.1.1111.111.1.1111111111•111111 The Political Situation. At a recent political demonstra- tion held in the County of Peel, Hon. Alexander Mackenzie in the course of his remarks, when refer.: ring to the late berninion election, .• claimed at least fifty-orie of the Oil-, tario members, and be was able to say, from the best of all knOwleclge and personal corns.innication, that there were other ir that could be safely added. to the fifty-one. .He claimed twenty-eight' from Quebec —a larger number than had ever before deen elected from that Pro- vince, and he contended that " the junction of . these two. powerful branCnes of the Opposition, . the cordial alliance that existed between them, portended the speedy overd throw of the Ottawa , Government. With regard to Nova Scotia, lie held that only seven out of the twenty members were pledged sup- porters of the Government, and letters he had. th; t day received front New Brunswl k indioated that the majority -of its members would vote for the .Opposiition. ' \ And in addition. to numbere, he held the b the Opposition had a moral influ- ence on their side that Would ,be irresistible. Sir' Joliti haat appealed -to the Maritime Prottirices, Mauitor ba and British Columbias to fight for him agaiest- Ontario ; but Mr. Mackenzie asserted that the Min. itry that aura oppose two-thirds of the representatio a of the Prnviuce that paid [nor° thau half the taxa tion could not live through asession; that the Ministry that set at defiance the feelings of this erreat\Province of Ontario could have no Aiding place in -the affections of the rest of the Dominion. 1 Money and Pribese it must be- evident to every ob- server that the tendency of articles is constantly to inerease in valne. Let any one cornpa e a,price het or market report of to 1t.Ly ,Ni,ith that of - twenty years.ago a d he will find a surprising advance in thefigure placed epposite , evez y article. Let the list of twenty ye rs ago be placed aside one of twenty years earlier and the comparison would show a simi- lar result. Prices ney temporarily recede, but the beck ward tendency is never but brief, and their course onward is as certain as the moVe- ment of a river. Why should this be so I Are the necessaries of life becoming Scarcer, or is the papillala,tion of the world increasing faster relatively than the produetions of the soil 7 Neither. Probably a solution to the problem will be faund in the feet that money, or ‘sl.d, as a • representative of val e is becoming wor th less. The yell e, of an article depends upon whet er it is plenty or scarce. Let g ld become as plenty as iron and is value would be no greater. Golt.-* -4 - becoming more plentiful eveey . year. The discoveries of immense .quantities in California and Australia within the last quarter of a century MUSA, have enormously increase(' the amount of the precious metal in, the world. The naturalcoissequence is gold is intrinsically cheaper. and the tnoney based upon it must also . be worth les, or, in other ords, it takes more of it to buy a iiven article of fixed value than for. erly, when -' it wasless plenty. - If this reasoning be correct, and it cer airily has some elements of truth in 't, we m, sigh in -vain for the Tatu.f low prices, small wages and chea goods. Un- less the increasing ripply of gold and the representati es .oi value on which money is issue are cat off, prices must nom• ally become higher ' and higher, 1 est as money ,becomes more . plentif 11. A. Dark Pi The following, extr vate letter lately r Scottish gentleman w the past al:umber, a t da, ivritten shortly a to his native country, shady picture of the tibn of affairs and f in Great -.Britain, -13 prices, and disconte seem to be the order o the Water. While w try are not without easional 'grumbling, way, we avail ourse .''utinost, it must be comparedwith that o in -even the most fay Europe our eituation .The fo extract referred te : • " 'We have had a terr of raim. Very little hay yet seeured atall stand' rick; and to, -day isa pe corn ripe here yet • lo •fields of corn'aee cut: S shire, but the stooks lo and- ugly -seemingly nea potato crop is an almos disease in every fieldand thing is at an extraordin arid though wages are high; (tlia and seven shil haymaking,) -laborers ar eating so extravagant wages is an evil to them. good. Coals here are ton. . I tremble for the Such an antagonism bet ees and, employed exists, certain,. and then the burning wrath will su and spread conflagration land. What a contras contentment which exis among similar classes nent! " ture. ct frem a pri- ceived from a o was, during twist in Cana - ter his return 'gives a rather resent condi- ture prospects r crops, high ted. laborers the day over in this coun- rounds for oc-• hich; by the ves of to the admitted that our brethren red country in is very flatter- loWiiig is the ble season here in this parish g out still in ect deluge. :No er down some also in Ayr - k bleak, black to a rot. The total failure ; garden. Everyry high price, ii precedentedly 'ngs a day for drinking and , their high rather than a 0 shillings per onaing winter. een the employ - that collapse is ent-up tires of ely break out throughout- the to the happy s so generally n your conti- The London, Huro RallwaY Our ginton 6onten grows weary of this su after week it puts after column in lund benefits of the central is all right enough, a would remain unotice it in its assertions ke near the truth In its week, the statement i the amount required t construction of, the roa and Bruce porary never jeCt. Week orth. column tion of the route. Thiel d its course • by us, did p anywhere issue of this \made that secure the I cannot be obtained by the Eastern route. This statement, to use the mildeet gauge, is contrary to truth. The amount required tcasecure the con - traction of the road can be obtain- ed on the &kern Route. The Gteat -Western Reilway Company know this, so do also the London, Huron and Bruce Company. • 'With regard to the other statements made in re- ference to the Eastern Routee we have only to say that•it is .unneces- sate, for 118 to bandy- wordwith our contenrporary on he subject. The Great Western Managers are al- ready thoroughly posted on the com- parative resources of the two reittes, and they know and have freely e.'cle witted that so far as probable traffic is concerted, there is no comparison between' them. They know that the statemeuts of 011r contemporary -anent the ' traffic) resources of the Eastern Rdute are an rue, so that it is tinneceseary for us; to refute then). Our coutediporary may just 413 Well POSSe8S its !soul in patience. Weain inform it, notwithstanding all the blosterine which has been en- dulged in by itself and its friends, that if the London, Huron and Bruce Railway is ever constructed by the Great We ern Railivay Company, it will be constructed by the Eastern Route, via Seaforth to Ainleyville, and by no other. NEWS OF THE WEEK. The first In clu stria' Exhibition ever at- tempted in Newfoundland, is now being held and is highly euccessful. Prince Oscar, brother of King Charles, lies succeeded to the throne of Sweden and Norway! Al] dignitaries of state have taken the -oath of allegiance to the new monarch, Sir John Duke Coleridge and other distinguished English jurists are advo eating in the newspapers a -codification or digest of the English laaws eimilar to the Code of New York, which they praise highly. . Forrester, charged. -efith the celebrated "Nathan murder, and of whose career we giye a brief sketch this week, has . been acquitted. He will, however, be sent to serve an unexpired. term of thir- teen years in the Illinois State Prison.' The London Labor League a feet days ago adopted resolutions approving the award of the Geneva Tribunal as binding on England and America, together, aad promoting the advancement •of-indestry and. civilization. A writer for the London _News having published a graphic description of the horrors of steerage passengers across the Atlantic, scores of correspondents are adding testimony to the abuses and suf- ferings to which steerage ;passengers are subjected, and demanding immediate leforin. The Crown coal, brick and pottery company, New Glasgow, have shipped to Montreal sixty tons of fire clay from the seams underlying their coal deposits, is a Sample cargo: If when tested it proves satisfaetortathe company expect to have large -orders to fill. Tammany has left the tax -payers of New York an annual seuvenix of a vety touching character. The amount to be raised by taxation in that city for the present year is $30,427,523, which. is _equal to two cents and nine mills, on the dollar of the assessed • valeetion of Property. , Sir George Cartier's friends are still trying to find him a seat in Quebec". : New York capitalists are tommenchag to give out contracts An' building vessels this autumn in Nova Scotia. . Father Hyacinthe, who a couple of years agoiwas excommunicated fromthe Roman Catholic Church, has renounced celibacy, • and *regardless, of the elder Weller's injunction'has, united himself ill the holy bonds to an American widow lady. Election tots in Manitoba. Dispatches from Manitoba show that the elections t ere on the 19th were the occasion of serious riots in Winnipeg and St. BonifaJce, It appears that Riel, who since his retirement ,frcim Proven - cher in favor of Sir George Cartier, has been stum.pingl Marquette in the .inter - eats of the Government candidate, was reported_to be at St. Boniface, where he intended to vdte; and a party of Canadi- ans, headed; 4 is said, by Mr. F. E. Cornish, formerly of. Loodon, went out with the determination to prevent the murderer from voting. A riot ensued, ending in the' Canadians driving the half-breeds frem the poll. Onethe return of the party to I,Vinnepeg the rioting was resumed, and the three Government newspaper offices in the Town were gut- ted. The military have been called out, and troublesome times are likely to fol- low this outbreak of the_hostile elements which constitute the population of Manitoba. `4110 . illw '* Fall Aslaizes, . This Court opened on Monday last, his Lordship Chief Justice Haggerty presiding, J. Y. Elwood, 'Esq., acting as Clerk of Assize. The civil andetiminal business is excessively light. There are no prisoners in gaol awaiting trial though we underttand some charged with crime are out on bail. The docket only showe ele-ven civil ceases for trial and most of these are of an animportant nature. We imagine the tecient elections have render- ed Assize bus'ness light all over the country. In addit.ion to the usual mem- bers of our ]ocd bar in attendance we observe C. Robinson, Q. C., Toronto and J. F. Wo ds of Stratford. J. S. Sinclair, Esq., onducts the business on behalf of the thown. . The followink were sworn in. as the G 11 AND JURY. . t Wm. Sheph rd, Foreman,' John Gil- christ, Robt. Cathie, Wm. Jackall, Henry Chesne , Wm. Lane, Joseph Case, John Ma ough, James Cummins, Win, McHaffy, 1 Joseph Doby, Douglass McTavish, R. OE Ellis, C. W. Pickford, John Elliot, WII. Forest, and William Scott. Lordshi, briefly addressed. the Grand Jury, co , gratulating them on the almost entire bsence of crime. The Sheriff's calem ar showed only four prisonets in thL gaol, two lunatic; one person in defau t of sureties, and one undergoing sentence, Ile understood there was a party charged with perjury out ou bail,- who would be brought be- fore them. He defined the nature of the offence and. then dismissed them to theit duties. The business of the Court closed on Tuesday afternoon. rimmasimpommummmimmg THE PROVINCIAL EXHIBITION. The Provincial Exhibition opened. at Hamilton on Monday last. the Exhi- bition this year may be coueidered, in almost every respect, :a grand, success. Tlie Weather during the principal days' was tall that could. be desired, and the attendance of visitors each day was tuna as large as on auy former ,occasion. As regards the Exhibition inside of the Pal - lace it is scarcely up to some former - years, but 'notwithstanding this it is far from being a failure. There is a vast collection of articles deserving to rank. with the best productions of human in. and even if there has been a tat ling off as compared 'with the past, which some may dispute, there is still enough to prove that Ontario is a land where the arts flourish and where the future is full of promise. In the Floral Hall there is an excellent display of plants and flowers, while fruit of all kinds are a.bandent and of an exceptionally good. quality. This part of the exhibi- tion is a decided. success. 'While the grain, roots and ether farra produce shown are of a very goocl character, the quantity is small, and there are many vacant spaces suggesting decreased in- terest in this important branch of the fair. The poultry shed is well tilled, containing many rare and valuable birds. There is a remarkalny good. display of agricultural implements, and the exhibi tion of live stock is excellent. It may be said; then, of the exhibition as a whole ;that while in some departments it may not be quite up te the average of recent years, in others it exeeeds it, and that taking everything into account,. it is creditable to the agricultural and. me- chanical industries of the Pao vince. Below will be found a short descrip- tion of the stock, also the names of the pritIcipal exhibitors in this. department HORSES. it0A-D AND OARRIAGE.—The bulk of the animals entered in this class are driving horses, both single and double. Saddle horses are not to be seep. on the ground. except . when about to be called up for judgement. There are, however, some few animals of this class to be found in the stalls. Among themwe notice a fine bay two-year, old stallion imported from Englanct last month by J. J. Fish- er, Colborne. He is named "Peacock." Mr., Wm. Long, Lansing,' shows a bay yearling colt " Luck -All, imported last month. Simon. Beattie, Bangor, shows two imported. stallions, one a bay, " Splendour," four years old, the other "Grand Turk," a black five-year old. There were also several other fine ani- mals shown in this elass: . • AGRICULTURAL OR GENERAL PURPOSE. -The auimals composing this class seem to be of no particular breeding or value for breediog-purposes. There are nat so many anurlals to be found in it as in former years, the general verdict having seemingly set towards better blood and more character than are possessed by animals that Usually enter _pito this class. HEAVY DRAUGHT7'---Th1S eclass is, by all odds, the most valuable arid satisfac- tory of all the classes. Though not so highlybredas the blue-bloodecl thorough: bred, they, nevertheless, are descended from ancestors of high_ pretensions, and contain sufficient breediteg to impart those qualities for which they are famous to their offspring. Mostly large -framed, strong animals of great bone and sinew, and generally having superb action com- bined, with gentleness of disposition they are the most useful and profitablelckso our farmers can raise, and they evidently find it so,. or they would not import them so largely as they have been doing of late years. Mr. Wm. Lang, Lansing, brings out a four-year old bay stallion, "Waggoner," text a five-year old brown, stallion, "Major," of the _Lincolnshire . breed. They are fine horses, weighing respectively 1,785 ancl 1,720 lbs. They were imported last month, and. ive un- derstand were sold on the ground, to be delivered after the fair, for $5,500 to Ma J F. Yeager, of Pennsylvania, U. S. A yeariing bay colt, "King of Trumps," is also imported by Sir Long. Godfrey Long, Doncaster, has a fine bay two- year old stallion, "Yorkshire Cham- pion," also imported.- He stands 16 hands 2 inches and weigiis 1,590 lbs. Mr. James Lawrie, Scarboro', shows a two. year old stallion'"Young Brownfield," weight, 1,400 lbs. Mt. John ,Crawford, Scarborot shows "Crown Price" a bay four year old stallion ; weight, 1,750 lbs. :T. J. Fisher, Colborne township, showa some fine imported horses, a bay three - ion," and two mares, year old stallion. "King,.Bofiactkhe,i3Deaourni,tyn,-, and "Fanny Kemble." Charles Broelcs. Hibbert township, has a magnificent bay - stallion "Lord Iladdo," imported. He stands 17 hands high and. weighs 2,060 lbs. There were several- other valuable ;Animals in this clan, of which space will not allow mention. There ie thelacrgAliiz largestandfinest show of cattle ever yet broughtout Every class • is fairly represented, exceitt perhaps the grade class, Nvhich ought to show only animals that are a cross between native stock and pure bloods, and be the means of rewarding the humbler class of ferm- ers for their efforts at iinproving- their cattle. Instead of this the animals shown are practically pure-bred, and. sent in by men who own large herds of line thoroughbreds, against which no ordi- nary farmer stands any chalice of fair competition. This might be put a stop to by ruling out all animals having more than three drosses of pure blood, and also allowing none to compete who show in aty other class. SHORT HORN:§.--JOlinMiller,Brougham, brings out thirteen head, Mostly imported, J. Snell & Sons, Edmonton, show twelve head, among there his recently imported bull "British Baron," bred. by Col. Towneley. F. W. Stone, Guelph, shows eleven head. Mr. Miller, Markham, nine head. 3. & R. Hunter, Pilkington, bring out ten head. J. M. Bell, Atha, five head. Hon. D. Christie, Paris, has two fine bulls. A. Telfer, Paris, shows a two year old bull. Col. 3. B. Taylor, London, has two young bulls. James Cowan, Galt, shows a bull and. two heifer calves. A. 1Vatt, Nichol, ten head, all ages. In this class Mr. H. Snell, of Hullet, received the second. prize for his fine bull, "Dixie Duke.." AYRSHIRES.—Though this class is not so numerously represented as it was at Kingston last year, the animals shown, • which number 134, are of very superior quality. As a -breed for the dairyman, and the citizen who keep e a cow to sup- ply milk to his family. the Ayrshire is without an equal Though small, they re also Smell consult' ael of food, and yield on an. average double the quantity of milk of any, other breed except the Alderney. The finest and best dieplay of this breed is made by Ma J. L. Gibb, Compton, Quebec. They are all import- ed, nine in -number, and are the very finest animals of the breed that can be found. His imported bull "Mare" is a, model of beauty, end is said to be the 'finest of the breed on the continent. Hantaones.-Thia class only makes a small display, and the bulk of these by one exhibitor, F„ W. Stone, _of Guelph, but all are very. superior animate. GA LLOWAYS. -There are fewer of these - cattle than usuaL Dzyons,-This breed is repre- sented, and among them are many fine animals. The, leading breeder here is G. G. Main, of Bowmanville, who shows nine head. They are particularly fine specimens of the breed, and the herd ta known as the beet in Canada. FAT CATTLE.—Though not numerous this class is very good. it S. Thomp- sou's twin four-year old grade Slice t- horn steers. weighing 2,700 lieeeach, are the leading attraction. SHEEP. - There is the largest and finest show of sheep, especially Leicesters and Cote - welds, ever yet brought out. The en- tries number 779. and every pen is filled to its utmost capacity. Most noticeable among the contributions to this depart- ment are those of John Miller, Brougham, who shows fifty-four head of Cotswolds of both sexes and all years, of these nine shearling rams ancl eleven ewes were imported this season, and were among the prize winning pens of the Royal Agriculturel Society if . England. lest July. John Snell- & Sons show forty head, both Leicester and Cotswold, of which twenty are imported: F. W. Stone shows twenty-one COtswobl. and twenty-three Southdowni. , 11. 11. Spencer Whitby, eight Southclowns and twelve Spencer, Downs. R. Gibson, London, shows three rams and twelve ewes of the Lincoln breed., and five Lei- cesters just imported. John Hope, Markham, three rams and fourteen ewes Cotswolds, just imported. Peter Marslall, South Dumfries, has three rams imported from the, celebrated Mel- lendean flock of Miss :Stark, Scotland. W. Oliver, two from the same flock, and Jas. Cowan'Galt, one. They are known as border Leicesteri. Adam Oliver, Downie, has eighteen Leicesters, three of thein just importedand extra fine sheep, Hugh Love, Hay township, shows thirteen head Leicesters. of -which six are of recent impmEtation, and. are remarkably fine animal. There are also many others in this class Worthy of notice. SWINE. Both as regards number and quality, the show of swine this year is far beyond anything yet seen. Berkshires -muster in much the largest force, and seem to be the favorite breed. With our flamers, and some extra fine specimens of this breed are contributed by George Roach, Hamilton, Wm. Wright, Sandwich, John Snell & Sons, R. D. Foley, Bow- . manville, Hon. Geo. Brown, Bow Park, H. E. Irving, Hamilton and Joseph Featherstone, Credit. In Suffolks, the display is very fine, the printipal contri- butions coming fro& Geo. Roach, Wra. Wright, J. Featherstone, and J. Main, Trafalgar. Of Essex, -there are sorae Splendid pigs froxn the pens of George Roectit and some from Thos. McOrae, Guelph, and. 3. Featherstone. PRIZES.. Telegrap11,4 The Riming residents of the County of Huron have receivedprizes at the Exhibition: -J. Fisher, Colborne, four prizes for horses; C. & J. Mason, Stanley, Wm. Peck, Peck, Stanley! a -Dale, Tueker- smith, Perkison, and Bowden one prize each for horses. IL Snell, linllett, one for ball; Hugh Leve, _Elay, two tor sheep , G Wil liamson, Seaforth, two for Plows, Hogan & Monro, Seaforth, one% for Plow'; Herbison, one for Salt Butte; Glasgow McPherson & Co., Clinton, one for Threshing 'Machine, and .Switzer for Fanning mill. The competition in stock is the most keen ever known at any simi- tat eithibition in Canada. • is AUCTION SALES. - Saturday, Sept. 28, on Lot 16, Con. 14, McKillop, Farm Stock and. Implements. John Dunkin, proprietor, 3. P. Brine, auctioneer. Saturday, Sept, 28, on Lot 29, Con. 1, Hibbert, valuable Farm Stook and. Im- -plements. M. -McCann; proprietor, King, auctioneer. ' Nionday, Sept 30, on Lot 19, Con. 14, McKillop, Farm Stock, &c. Wm. 1301, peoprietor, ; J. P. Brine, auctioneer. - Mouday, Sept' 30, oix Lot 19: Con. 14, McKillop, valuable Farm Stock, Wm. proprietoi ; 3 P. Brine, auctioneer. Tuesday; Oct. 1, on' Lot 10, Con: 4, McJCallop,_Farm Stock. Cornelius De- lany, .proprietor; J. PsBrine, auctioneer. • Tuesday, Oct 1, On • Lot 1, Con. 7, Efowicke Farm Stock and Implements. *lei Yining, • proprietor; T. Playford, auctioneer. Wednesday, Oct. 2, on Lot 10, Con. 4, II IL a, Tuckersinith, Farm Stock and Implements. Wm. Chesney, proprietor, 3.*1'. Brine, auctioneer. • Friday, Oct. 4, on Lot 32, Con. 2, Tuckersmith, L. R. S., Farm Stoca and Implements. John Forsyth, proprietor; J. P. Brine, auctioneer. Satarday, Oct '5, on Lot 21, Con. 1, McKillop., Farm Stock and. Implements. Mathew Dorsey, proprietor ;J. 1'. Brine, auctioneer. .Menclay, Oct. 7, on Lot 5, Con 9, Grey, FarmStock, &c, Railed McNanghton, proprietor; 3. P. Brine, auctioneer. Monday, Oct. 7, .on Lot 10, Con. 2, Hay, Farm Stock e and Implements. Henry Webster, proprietor; A. Bishop, anctioneer. Monday. Oct 7, on Lot 30, Con. 7, Hibbert, Farm Stock and Implements - J. -McConnell and C. Gormly, propriet- ors; T. King, auctioneer. Tuesday, Oct. S, at Sage's Hotel, Wal- ton, 'Farm Stock and. Implements. Jno. Flannery, proprietor; J. P. Brine, auc- tioneer. Wednesday, Oct. 9, on Lot 19, Con. 9, McKillop, Farm Stock and Implements. Hyman Tyermane proprietor; J. P. Brine, auctioneer. Friday, Oct. 11, on Lot 4, Con. 15, Grey,: Farm Stock, &c. John Sillers, proprietor ; J. P. Brine,. alictioneer. Saaturcla,y, Oct. '12, on Lot 8, Con. 10, Hay, Farm Stock, Implements and lioueehold Furniture. B. G. Reesor, piceirietor ; T. Bostenbury, auctioneer. Tudday, Oct. r5, on140t 24, Con, 4, SERT. 27, 1k72. MiKilloo, Farm Stock and jail) eethn Tien. derson, proprietor; J.: ctioneer. NI on d a,y, Oct 21, on the Hun two miles west of Seaforth, Fa) and Implements, Ann Burton, tress ; J. P. Brine, auctioneer, BI FeTlit3. aleeena.-t-In McKillop, on the 11 the wife of Mr. William Mel daughter. MAREIAGEs Sit-we:far —IRMA:tn.-011 tb e at Kineardine, by Pelt. J. Mr. William Stewart, nt the V 'Times, to Miss, Mary L. Ire) Winghaan. WAIT---DRYSDALE. —At Londoi an the 10th hist, by Re Scott, Thonaas Swan, of Itib Marion M. Drysdale, second of the late Willliam Drysdale, Aitkenhead, Clackmannanshit land. 'Be.a1a--11ILL.-On the 17th inst; Elgin Hotel, Kincardine, by , Clarke, Mr, Samuel Barr, of County Huron, to Miss Jai township of Huron. lloss-11-oLaras.- At the St afotel, Picton, N. S. onThurt . 29th ult., by Rev-. V. C. MA)o, tor of St James' Chore' Christina Ross, to A. M, Holm third son of Hon. John Senator, both of New Gleego DEATHS. Bras. -in Stanley, on Friday, - of fever, .after three ela•ys' illn Bates, aged nine years, also 10th inst, James Na,thamei Ba seven 'years. Both the belov George and Margaret Bates. BUCITANAN".-in Colborne, o met , Colin, second son of Buchanan, aged 21 years an IstoDONA.1,13, -On- hida,yemorm 20th, on Lot No. 4, Sixth Co . TONS'nsrhip of Grey, Margaret, loved child of William and J Donald, aged 2 years and 6 4111111111EMPEar THE MARKET SEAFORTii, Sept -An immense anammt f wh Fall riki Spring -has been aoi the Seaforth market uring week: It would almost seem niers generally had made up tii to deliver their -entire fall stoe one week. Those who sold tbe week were considerably more as -since Monday last the price ugly declined, until now it has .$1 23. On Friday last as high. was paid for several Iloads. Th decline in priee is owing prim' decline in Liverpool prices, and the part of :buyers oecasione unsteady condition of English There has as yet been a very livery of coarse grains. Oats • ley are particularly in dem would. be bought readily at goo Peas remain firm at quotatioos, few offer -Mg. Hay remains .quoted. prices without brisk Butter of good quality comman sale, but poor is not looked at are up in priee and. in good Apples are a fair price, and onia .ately plentiful in market, all meets with ready &ilea. .We qu 20 Spring Wbeat,•1 ' Butter , 0 . . ......... 000 Bay-, 10 Hides. , 6 Sheep f3bins.. - -Calf Skins, fYea) per Salt (retail) per barrel. 1 Potatoes, (nus114 ew) per b0 4 Dried 0 09 Dried -0 1 Oatmeal - 0 Apples per bushel- 0 - _CLINTON, Sep 33.arley Peas Butter.. . . 4] lay, :per - Loninnet Ont., Sept. White Fall wheat, $1.1.5 red, $1 15' to '$1 25. sprhi $1 25 to $1 30, barley; "Mc peas. 58c to 950; oats, 340 to ter, (tolls); Ifte to 20e, butter I5c to 16c ; cheese, 9e to 1.00; to 16, potatoes, per bushel, - to 60; apples, per bushel, Igr 40c. TORONTO, September 26 Souks and Diehl wheat eol to $1 36 ; treadivell at $1. 30 Flour, extra, sold. at $7 25. treadwell wheat sold at $135, of spring at $1 31 to $1 32. of oats sold at 38e WM0. Brig void at 69c to 71c, two or th brought 7-2c, and dark event off 68e. One lead. of peas sold at one load of rye at 65e. g Hay supply but very firm at $20 to the average aboat $23 50. • MMernaae, -Sept 25 Flour -Market strong, and superflnes, fror.t scarcity have ed zome advance, 'Welland Oan. i -ng 5(3.00; ordinary Canada quoted at $0.85 to $6.90 ; r ed at $7.60 to V.65, Grain -About 400 bush. th white wheat brought $1.55 for red winter; $1.47 for zp treadwell.. Butter, choice alone in requ neglected. BUFFALO LIVE STOC THURSDAY, Se The receipts for the market to eluding 41 cars to arrive, have head, /flaking the total receipt" week thus far 4,631 head, or againet 309 ears for the same week. The Market is flat and - Goocl cattle are off ftenn 25c to common from ].30c to 750. T dame was good, and about 1 were disposed of. Sales 120 steers, ongivg,fron3: 14: 27to