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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-12-20, Page 4THE HURON EXPOSITOR. dimmiumplimmimommemr NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Clearing Sale—Duncan & Duman, Sewing Machines Fixed—W. N. Watson. Fall in Prices—E. & J. W. Sperling. Economical Store—J. 0. Laidlaw. Christmaa at Hand—Thos. Kidd. Remnant Sale—Logan & Jamieson. ChristmasPresents—R. Lumsden. Ohristma.s Groceries—Tufts & Ha.milton. Gray Clouds --Hill's Britannia House. Shooting Match—Richard Berwick. Notice to Debtors—John Walsh. Hotel for Sale Or to Rent. Strayed Heifers—Win. Kelly. Estray Steer—RichardSweet. Estray Sheep—Wm. Mitchell. Estray Heifer—John Foster. EstraySteer—Moses Hannah. Estray Steer—Wm. Latta. 4tattit. FRIDAY, DEC. 20, 1872e The Responsibility of Munici- pal Councils. - The recent action of several m cipal councils in this County in so readily submitting by-laws to the ratepayers, granting bonuses to the proposed London, Huron and Bruce Railway, convinces us that the re- sponsibilitS- of their poisitions is not 'suffiCiently considered either by the corporate bodies themselves or by those whose interests they are elect- ed to guard. At a recent mee'ing of. the Tuckersmith township coun- cil, the theory was laid flow') by the • Scdicitor of the above. named :Com- pany, that it, was the duty of the Council to submit the by-law, and leave it to the 'ratepayers themselves • to jud,,,e whether the proposed scheme was or was not a :suitable one for them to aid. In, fact, he argued that the Council had no re- sponsibility whatever in the matter, but should leave th o whole thing to the decision of the rarefmyers. On this theory, those Councils which have submitted the by-law seem to have acted. There is no do tib t but that the carrying out of -this principle by these Councils has savT ed the Solicitoi the inconvenience of - answering • many troublesome questions, but we have no hesitation' in pronouncing it unsound and dang- erous. , We would have alluded o this question ere this, but as several by- laws had beeu submitted, and not voted upon before the matter was brought under our notice, we 'feared that any such allusion on our part =gait be construed by some into opposition to the, by laws. • For this - reason, we have thus far refrained from making any mention of the subject Now, however, all these by-laws have been voted upon and carried, and any ren, arks we may make can possibly have no effect upon their- passage. It is. the duty of municipal coun- cils to guard the interests of tneir constituents. They are elected for I whom it s1ould be used. Tine, a 1) letter has een shown them from Mr.. .Price ; -Secretary and Treasurer of the Canadian Board; stating it to . . be his belie that the Directors of the Great -4 estern Board 'Would as- sent to th arrangement • between the two co nanies. But, let it be remarked, there is not one word in this letter rbout •the terms upon which. the 1 reat Western is to take this road. Not one sCrap of evi- dence can •re -got from any one • of the author'ties of this compaltv to satiSly the People on this point. We are no to learn until after all the • bonus are granted whether the theet • estern are to build the road, or rail t tun it after the road • is built, as hey do with this, Gr y and Bruee. Wemust satisfy ours Ives on this score with the stateme t,e.nd nothing more, of she Direct() srof the London Board. Surely it w uld not hasVe been,too mtich for these councils, wbich have submitted b -laws, before doing so, to have req 'tired from the Canadian Board of e reat Western Railway •Directors, a 'written statement, cer- tified to by heir President and Sec- • retary, setti g forth the exact terms rii)on w h ich they intended to a ss u m e the rea d. • ad this been done, they would now knoW by whom their money is to be spent. A e it is, they are entirely *ntIie dark, and are like - 1y remair SO. •• ‘Ve do ITR a spirit of la to injure r We now sta times befer that if th will, recom amounts the tribute to • We fi I y ,Bruce Rail w .ralch more polities throi t make these remarks in stility, or with a desire r retiird the seherne. e what we have many stated': We- believe Loiidon, If 9ron Slid ay is I i ell t, it will be - of - benefit to pre munici- gh which it passes than )ense • them for the are now asked to con - id in its 'construction. believe that, if the Great Western Company undertakes to construct the road, they will carry out • to successful ccmpletion the enterprize. We have no hesita- tion in saying that, if they agree to build Or road,. it will be built. But, - we also ale, '. hat the Councils of the . ` -: municipahtus asked for aid should have sufficient proof, before 'allow- ing their municipalitas to be pledg- ed for any ti• mount, that that Corn- / pany have e reed to baud the road, instead of only having consented • to ran it after . t is !milt. This proof has not yet been furniehed, and con- sequently we contend that the coun- cils •.which have submitted their bonus by-laws have aeted indiscreet- ly, and witl out .dne regard to the i•esponsibilit resting upon them. Our aim; in making these remarks, is to. _show be •responsibility rest- ing upon ConnailS called upon to sulanit thee by-laws, a- point some seem to have lorgotten. • The Glo ci Main e and the Ballot. f the Huron. Expositor. your last issue 1 find an Globe anent the Ballot er an unfair criticism. n df sorrow. appears to me for, as there is nothing referred to that would 4ost sensitive defender of this parpose, Consequently, if they To the Editor satanic, for the. consideration of the ,. In perusing t editorial of th ratepayers, a by-I...w granting monev Ireceiviii" ratl to a. company or a scheme which is , Your ex7iressh 1 on an un sound financial basis, et. to be nucalle which is uo a b le to give stallicient ja the artfiele •lsa 1 eve tl . security for that money, they fail to that secret institutioe to infer. that the perfoi na the trust- fcr the fulfilment of -which they have been elected. They shift the responsibility from ntests their Own shoulders to the should-Coitben In ers of their coustituents, a thing -Pe :p7ses s e s ade es wIrich they have no right. Ito do. cut remedies It is not the duty of the ratepayer, eIPled P°liticia us try the Bell to enquire into the details of the l• against N, ii ich ‘scheme which he is asked • to aid, • manj y spirit. nor is he, seldom cot ever, in a posi- to suggest. that ton to do so. He has to look to tile =tilde has bee elected guardians of his interests to 1()gical criticisi • see- that all is secure in this respect. FI uliett, Dee. 4, We are no The daty which he is called upon to Globe would be opposed to its final adop- tion, expritnntaI1y, .as a remedy for the evils whih surround our political my opiniorOit simply de- ssity for the Ballot and ire to test fully the pres- e have against unprin- s ;' these failing, then id t, the arguments for and it represents in a fair and Iri conclusion, permit me your perusal of the above too hasty to admit of a i. Yours, FARMER. 872. • going to discuss With perform is to deterusine whether ort' our -oorrespoildent the question of the Ballot. Ve will merely have -a few . words t say. as to the Globe's position in.rference to that ques- tion. ln 66 brief paragraph re- ferred to by "Farmer," two things were stt for : jiest—regret that the Globe opposed. the Ballot; sec- ond—that_-it was extremely tnjudi- tious for. a p othinent Reform jour- nal to throw cold wat3r on a move- ment, which would not only be ex tremely pop'Lij ar, but ‘'which has al- ways find eve -yw here been regarded as distinctiv ly -and especially per- taining to th Liberal Party. • We havegiven the Globe's artiele on the Ballot the m re careful perusal sug- . • gested by "Firmer," and see no oc- casion to revjise our judgment con- • cetning it. We need onlyquotea. paragraph to ‘how the correctness of our position. First, as our corres- pondent says it deplores the.neces- sity for the allot, and sets forth the argement ou both sides, then the wiiter g es on with his own views on the abject as follows: , "Such are tae points urged on both sides of this qu stion before either comes to the very practical enquiry as to how the:plan of secret -voting has actually suc- ceeded in obviating the evils on all hands acknowledged, tuid which it is intended to counteract." [Obseeveeit is the Globe itself speaking new.] -" The Ballot -box is nota thine of Yesterday. Secret vot- ing is not a mer beautiful theory which has never been ti ied In both ancient Greece and Roxie it was employed for a lengthened peri el, and no one will argue that it there eithei lessened or counter- acted the tide of political venality and9 national dernotaliz.ation. In modern times it has had its most extensive and not the scheme offered is worth the money asked. It is the dutv of the Municipal Council to see that the security offered for the money is suf- ficielit, and that the scheme is -7a -bona fide one. Have the councils which have submitted these by-laws ,done this? Have any one of them had placed before them, in tangible shape, the sclieme to 4.t5Sist which they submitted the by-laws, and upon which toslaw the electors voted in good faith, believing that all necessary precautions; had been ta ken and enquiries made? We venture to say that there is not one member of either of the corporate bodies in question who can answer these .questions in the affirmative. The fact of the matter is, they have sub- mitted these by-laws, and allowed them to be carried, without having had Ilaced before them one syllable of documentary evidence to show how the achene is to be carried out, or when or by whom it will he car- ried out. They have the bare as- sertion of- the present promoters of the scheme, that the Great Western Railway Company will build,. equiip, and run the road for a bonus of $&,000 per mile. Not one of them has ever seen the scratch of. a pen from even the lowest of the Great Western authorities to back up this assertion, _yet, notwithstanding this, they have -acted as blind leaders of the blind and allowed their munici- palities to be pledged for large sums of money, without even asking for the slightest guarantee as to by UN's:m*1e trial in the -United *States— with what result let the universal outcry about Ballot -box stuffing, wholesale per- sonating and indirect coercion, say. No eiouttt there is 'always much exagviration in the outcries of defeated politicians, but shallwe say that all the •charges of the kind indicated have been false, though brought by all, parties against their political opponents?_No doubt, also, we are assured that in Australia it is working wll ; while in Britain, so far, it has not shown, by the reversals of the former decisions given through open voting, that there has really been much • intimidation. and bribery ; or it proves that there is as much still." White assuming an inNartial and candid treatment of the question, the whole tenor of be :trade is hos; tile:. Even where it sets forth the arguments on both sides, the Baliot So wretchedly supported. that, it' there was nothing _better to be :said in its favor, the most :simple- minded would never desire is adop- tion, whilethe Anti -Balk argu- ment is stated in its strongest form. It way • be that this article, which appeared in the Daily Globe cf Nov, 25, does not fairly expressthe vieWs of that journal. There- is certeinly a considevable amount of ambiguity aboutit, and it may entirely misrep- resent the views of the leading Re- form journal.. We hope it does, but we know that it has generaby been/ received throughout the e-ountry as .indicative of hostility on the part -of the Globe to the Ballot movement, We, may mention the London Ad_ vertiser as one of the journals which, like ourselves, noted with " regret s the position assumed by the 010e. impiiminginuming•smimi he New Tichborne 'Sir Roger Charles Doughty Tich- -bolne, Bart., is to be tried for wilful and corrupt forgery " at bar" before three judges in Queen's Bench. The trial will take place at Easter next year, and will commence on. the fifth day of the term. • By. se- curing a trial " at bar " the pal ties concerned allay confidently look for- ward to the affair proceeding to its• termination -without interruption. The claimant seems not to be mak- ing Irma of a stir at present. • It is stated that he has been in negotia- tion with' the lessee of a London theatre with the view to his taking •part in the opening of the Christ- mas pantomime, but this-iirrimor is rather improbable. Public 'meet- ings pay better than fooling before' the fcotlights. Then, whet cam he want beyond that which he now en- joys—the fat of the land withont stint? He lives on the best, smokes chstly cigars, Wears exnensive raim- ,ent, imbibes curious wines. and spir- its of tremendous age, aud- the pub- lic pays the bill. Happy "Sir Roger!" How sad it is to think • that one of. these days he may be rudely wrested •frern his tool's para- slise, I NEWS OF THE WEEK. A committee of the Italian Par- liament have adopted k, 1rto1ution declaring that the interests' of the nation imperatively demand the sup- pression of the. Jesuit Society and the annihilation of their chief estab- Ash merit at Rome. The French Assembly, after a long and exciting debate, rejected the retitions fur 'Its dissolution by a large majority. The fiery Gam- betta led the attack on behalf of the Petitioners, but • was firmly with- stOod by Minister Dufaure. whobas earned laurels by his conduct on tho occasion. The result is not regard- ed as favorable to M. Thiers„ how- ever. Viscountess Beasonsfield wife of Mr. Disraeli, is dead. She was CM- siderably advanced in life, In the year 1815 she mania! Wyndham Lewis, M. P., who died in the year 1838. In the year 1839 Lady • Beaconsfield -was Married to Mr. Disraeli. _Her maiden name was Mary Anne Evans, and her present title was created in 1868. on the suggestion of her husband, who re- fused a title for himself. She was a noble helpmate to her distinguish- • ed husband, who requited her With the'• tenderest affection. There was noissue of the marriage, and itis said the name of ,Disraeti will pro- bably be extinct within 30 years. Mr. Disraeli's health is stated to be greatly impaired under his do- mestic affliction, and the English papers express deep sympathy with him. It is reported that Bismarck will resign' the Presidency of the Prus- sian v Cabinet, but will remain Minister of Foreign Affairs. . The rumor of Prince Bismarck's resignation of the Presidency of the Prussian • Coencil excites much newspaper comment. The journals of Berlin all discuss the matterH- the tenorof opinion thus far exl- pressed being that Prussia is the heart of Germany, that the leadir- ship of Prussia in the affairs of Con- federation is essential to the leader- ship of Germany , in the affairs of Europe, and that Prince Bismarck's ietirement from the Prussian COun- 61 is likely to. lead to an important crisis in the politiFs of the country. Prince Bismarck is now reported to be looking exceedingly well, and he will probably remain at the head of the Prussian Connell if two ob- itructive ministers are removed. This is gratifying news of the great Chancellor, • 1 Tue epizootic, when lase heard of, was n:Nova Scotia and spreading very' rapidly throUgh the Eastern Counties. Many of the mail coaches have. ceased runnins- , • An open air meeting was held in Stockton-on-Tees, England, fn favor of Fenian amnesty, at which 12,- 000. .persons were present. The crowtvas verv'disorderly and them .was some fighting,, during several 'persons were injiire.'d. The •English and Welslywho outnumber - et: the Erish men, charged on the plat- form, carried off the Irish flags and trampled them in the mud. Mr. Odger was announced to speak, but failed to apsear., Livingstone as Stanley Found Him. FrOpt Henry ill. Stanley's New Book, I heed. with Dr. Livingstone from the 10th...November,1871,.to the 14th March, 1872; witneseed hi c ociduct in the camp, and on the march, and my feelings for him are those of unqualified admiration, tie is about sixty years 91dthough after he was restored to health he appeared more like a man who had not passed his fiftieth year. His hair has a. brownish color yet, but is here and • there streaked. withegray lines over the temples; his beard and moustache are .very gray. His eyes, which are hazel, are remarkably bright; he has a sight keen as a hawk's. His teeth alone indicate the weakness of age; the hard fare of Lunde has imide havoc in their lines His form, Which, soon assumed a stoutish appearance, is a little over the ordinary 'height, with the , slightest possible bow -in the shoulders. I When walking, he has a firm but heavy. tread, like that of an overworked or fa. tigued man. He is accustomed to weite a naval cap with a semiteircular peakeby which he has been identified throughout . Africa. His dress; when first I saw him, exhibited -traces of patching and repair- • ing, but was scrupulously clean. 1. was led to believe thajt Livingstone possessed a splenetic, misanthropic tem- per. Some have said that be is garrul- ous, that he is demented ; that he las utterly changed from the David Laviug- stene whom people knew as the rever-- eed missionary'that he takes no notes or observations but such as those which no other person could read but himself; and it .wae reported, before I proceeded to Central Africa, that he was married to an African princess. - I respectfully beg to differ ith all and each of the above statements. During the four months I was with him, I noticed him every even- ing ina.kieg most careful. notes; and -a large tin box that he -has With him coil - tains numbers of field note -books, the contents of which, 1 dare say, "ill see light some time. Hisanaps, also, evince great care and industry. As to the re- port of his African marriage, it is un- necessary to say more, thavethat it is un true, and it is utterly beneath a geetle, .J11/111 even to hint it such a thing in mini- nectiati with the name of Dr. Living- stone. lit Livingstone I have seen Many ami- able ti•aittf. His gentlenees never forsakes him; his hopefulness never deserts him. No haressiug aexieties, distraction of mind, long separation from borne and kindred, can make. hen complain. He thinks all will come out right at last ;" he has such faith in the goodness of Prov- idence,• _ There is a good-natured abandon about Livingstone which was not lost on me. • Whenever he began to laugh, there was contagion about it that compelled Inc to imiteti him. It was such a laugh as • Herr Teufelsdrockles—a laugh of the • whole man from head to heel. If he toll a story, he related it in such a way as to convince one of its truthfulness ;- his face was so lit up by the sly .fun it contained, that I was sure the story was worth. relatimg, and worth listen- minegTahttne.first meeting, the heavy step which wan _features which had shocked told of age andhardtravel, thegra,y beard and bowed shoulders, beliedtheman. Underneath that well-worn exterior lay an endless fund of high spirits and in- exhaustible humor; that rugged frame of his inclosed a young and most exither- alit soul. Every day I heard innumer- able jokes and. pleasaut aneqdotes— interesting hunting stories, in which his frieeds_Oswell, Webb, Vardmi and Gor- don CM -inning were -almost always the, chief actors. I was not sure, at first, but this joviality, humor, and abundant animal spirits -were the result of a joy- ous hysteria, but, as I found they con- tinued while I was with him, I am • obliged to think them natural. • Another thing which specially attract- ed my attention Was -his wonderfully re- tentive memory. If we remember the - • many years he has spent in 'Africa; de- prived of books, we may well think it an uncommon memory that can recite whole poems from Byron,- Burns, Tennyson, Longfellow, -Whittier and Lowell. The reason of this may be found, perhaps, in the fact, that he has lived all his life almost, we may say, within himself. The study of Dr. Livingstone woulhl not be complete if we did not _ take the religious side of his character into con- sideration. His religion is not of the theoretical kind, but it is a constant ear- nest, sincere practice. It is neither de- monstrative nor loud, but manifests it- self in a quiet, practicaA way, end is • always at work. It is not aggressive, • which sometimes is troublesome, if not impertinent. In him, religion exhibits its loveliest features; it governs his conduct not only toward his servants, but toward the natives, the bigoetd. Mo- hammedans, and all who come in contact with him. Without it _Livingstone, with -his ardent temperament, his enthusiasm, his high spirit and coinage, Must have become uncornparnonable, and a hard master. Religion has tamed hina and 'made him a Christian. gentleman; the crude ancl wilful have been refined and subdued; religion has made him the most companionable of men and indul- gent masters—a man whose society is • pleasurable to a degree. I have often heard. our servants discuss our respective merits."Your master," say my servants to Livingstone's " is a •good man—a very good man; he does not beat you, for he has a kind heart; but ours—oh! he is sharp—hot as fire "— after four days' time being consumed. in 1 $1 22 ; Red fall wheat, $1 10 ; Seating . " tfikali sane keno, moto," From being hated and thwarted in every possible way by the Arabs and half-castes upon first arrival in Ujiji, he has, through his uniform kindness and. mild, pleasant temper, won all hearts. I observed that universal respect was paid to him. Even the Mohammedans never passed his house withont calling to pay their corn- pliments and to say,. "The blessings of God rest on you," Each Sunday morn- ing he gathers his little flock around him, and reads prayer and a chapter from the Bible, in a natural, unaffected, au& sin- cere tone, and afterward delivers a short taeeneteieeenein the Kisawahili laneentage, about the subject read to them, which is listenedto with evident interest and at - There is another point in Liviugstone's character about which readers of his books, and students of his travels, would like to know, and that is his ability to withstand the dreadful climate of Cen- tral Africa, and the consistent energy with whieh he follows up- his explora- tions. His consistent energy is native to him and. to his race. Heis a very_fine example of the perseverance, dogged- ness, and tenacity which characterize • the Anglo-Saxon spirit; but his ability to withstand the climate is due not only to the happy constitution with which he was born, but to the strictly temperate life he has ever led. A drunkard and a man of vicious habits could never have withstood the climate of Central Africa. • County Court and General ;Sessions. This Court opened on Tuesday, l Oth inst., but when the roll of Grand Jurors was called 'only four answered to their names, in consequence of the trains being blocked up with snow. Some preliminary business was disposed. of, after which the Court idjourned till next day. The fol- lowing composed the GRAND JURY: David Girvin, Foreman aJohn Alli- son, George Duncan, W. E. Grace, James M urdock, Archibald. McLaren, Marshall Pollock, N. He Perrin'Robert Richmond, Thomas Thompson, Alexan- der Thompson, Joseph Townsend, Wil- liam Werrye R. R. Walker, H. Webster, T. WightmansAlexander Young. The following were the civil causes disposed of : Robertson vs. .11-all—Thia was an action commenced against. defendant as an ab- sconding debtors There was no defence, but the law compels the plaintiff in sail cases to prove his claitn. as if ,contested. Verdict for .plaintiff •$*102. Benson & Meyer for plaintiff. *Bentley vs. settled. by parties. P. F. Walker for plaintiff B. L. Doyle foi defendant. • Hartley vs. flre.yttake--Action of trover for a threshing machine. Plaintiff's witnesses not appearing, the record was • withdrawn. P. F. Walker, attorney, for plaintiff; J. S. Sinclair for defendant. • Archibald /M. Fiynn—This was an ac- tion brought by the plaintiff, a merchant in Goderich. for necessaries supplied. to the wife and. young children (se' defend- ant, whont it was chargea he had driven • from his house by cruelty and ill-treat- ment. The questions in dispute were : hadthe wife and children suffered vio- lence et the hands of defendant 7. were the goods necessaries' and was the wife otherwise provided for? The children of the defendant who were at home at the tiwe of separation proved cruelty on the part of their father, this he ai strong- ly denied. The case occupied. from the opening of the Court on Thursday until 1t i ht 1 ate a n g and. 1Kas -keenly, contested. Verdict for the plaintiff for $171, being • amount claimed. J. T. Garrow • and J. S. Sinclair for plaintiff; B. L. Doyle for defendant. • Robertson vs. McICee—Mr. W. Scott Robertson, of Seaforth, was the plaintiff in this suit, and Mr. R. McKee of Turn - berry, near the village of Belmme, the defendant The plaintiff claimed. of the defendant damages for a breach of con- • tract on non-delivery of cheese in Sep- tember last and also-$100paid onaccount of purchase motley. The defendant de- nied any contract and contended that the letters and telegrams had reference to the purchase of another " lot " of cheese. A good deal of evidence was adduced on both sidee, at the conclusion of which the defendant's counsel applied. for leave to add a plea of set-off to the claim for $100, Which the Judge allowed., The case was then submitted to the jury who rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for the balance claimed, .$39 46. This case also occupied a whole day. Benson & Meyereatterneys, and. J. S. Sinclair for plaintiff, ;*B.' L. Doyle for defendant 7orrest vs. J. Pori-est—Action on an account between mem oers of the same • family. Referred to the award_ of L F. Toms, Esq., Junior Judge. B. L. Doyle or plaintiff; Cameron & Garrow for defendant. •- • Forrest Vs. A. Forrest --Much the E ame sort of a case as the last. Referred in the same way. R L. Doyle for plain- tiff; Cameron & Garrow for defendant. G ENERAL SESSION S. * The labors of. the Grand jury were extremely light. It is gratifying to record. the fact that in this large and pop- ulous county, there was not a single in- dictmentcase laid before the Grand Jury, nor a single case for trials On mention- ing the fact to the Court our facetious County Attorney reminded the Sheriff of his duty, according to the ancient custeim in such cases, which we live no doubt the Sheriff has, ere this; ob- served. The following appeal cases were dis- posed of : Gardno vs. Elliott—An appeal' from the conviction of two Justices iiiSeaforth. An objection being taken to the regular -1 ity of the notices a appeal, the appel- lant's Counsel declined to enter it. W. R. Squier for appellant ; J. S. Sinclair for respondent. Graham vs. McConnell—Conviction for selling liquor on Sund.ay. It appeared that the appellant Grahani had not, at the time charged in the information any license to sell liquor and of course could no be convieted of this offence which can only be committed by those who have licences. Conviction quashed by consent without costs. J. T. Garrow and G. El- liott for appellant; J. S. Sinclair for respondent.ifcainaiieu co . - Vs. Gralsn--Appeal aban- cloned before sittings. J. 8. Sinclair, for appellant ; G. Elliott for respondent. Black, Vs. Mansfield—The appellant, a young lad, had been convicted by C. Crabb, J. P., for deserting his employ- ment, and gave notice/of appeal against this conviction. The appellant did not appear and the Court made an order for costs aeainst him. J. S. Sinclair for respondent. The Courts closed on Friday night, . White Fall Wheat per bush. $1 10 to DEC. 20, .1872. 11011 ,Margen‘ 111101E1111111,11011111111111WIMMIM.1.11 the trial of only two -contested cases. A change is required 'somewhere and. we hope before next sittings to see it, It is a reproach to the administration. of law that such tardiness should characterize the work of our local Comte. Inert- ness is -the Tule, expedition the excep- tion. The Grand Jury made the followhig presentment, the reference in whieh to a House of Refuge will we trust receive the attention of the County Council ita January session: County of HUr071, To Wit : The Jur- ors for our Lady the queen beg to present that they have examined the jail and find the rooms clean and in good order, ; the prisoners, eight in number, express satisfaction with their treatment. They regret to find two persons in. jail who bave committed no crime, unless old age, destitution and weakness of intellect can be called a crime. They refer to a lad mtnied Wm. John Hoover, placed there by his father charged with insanity. We recommend that he be released, pro- vided he receives a certificate from a doctor. They also refer to an old. man; poor and over ninety, years of age. They , recemmead that a House of -Refuge or snme more appropriate place be furniede. • ed. for the same. They congratulate the county on the absence of clime, and -oust that Huron may long continue -to 1)e conspicuous in this respect. All of which is respectfully submitted. Deem) GIRVIN, Foreman. —A curious scheme is afoot to settle the question Of oil transportation. --from Petrolia to London. It is gravely pro- posed. to lay a pipe the enthe distance, abOut sixty miles, and by placirig pumps at intervals to force the oil forward. A company Id carry out this project has been formed, and acharteriincorporeting it will lie asked for at the next session of • the Ontario Legislature. .Reeve of the township of Elma. has called a meetieg-for the 23e1 inst., to be held. at Newry, -after the nomination, to take into consideration the question of separation from the County of Perth - and the formation of a new county, with Listowel as county town. —The jailor of the Cour*. of Bruce has become a lean of note, for bis official conduct has had a lengthy investigation by the Provincial inspector of jails, and his dismissal from office ordered by Goy - eminent. To this act the County Coun- cil demurs, seventeen. to nine deciding they believe the jailor a highly Moral man, a useful official and one who.has been badly treated, concluding with a hope that he may yet be retained in his present position. 111•111111111=INIIIMMIININIII ,BIRTHS. Hoemans—In Sea.forth, on the 13th inst., the wife of Mr. Isaiah flohnan, of a A 8011. POLLARD. —In McKillop, on Tuesday, • the 17th inst., the wife of Mr. Richard - Pollard, of a daughter. /vIcMonnees.—In Mitchell, on Dec. 9, the wife of Ma David McMoimies, of a daughter. • MARRIAGES. MOQUEEN—LAWRENCE.—At the resi- dence of the bride's father, on the 13th inst., by Rev. William Graham, Mr. William McQueen. of the town- ship of Stanley, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. John Lawrence, of • the township of Tuekersmith. Kmaas--,ToussTasi.—By Rev.' T. Sin- clair, at th e Baptist Parsonage; on the - 9th inst., Mr. James Kelly, of Wing- . ham, to Miss Anguane Johnson, of Seaforth. Keno -McKnazin—On the 12th inst., at the residence of the bride's mother, • . Toronto, by Reee A. Topp, D. D., assisted by Rev. J. F. Dickie, of St :Andrew's church, Berlin, Mr. John King, M. A., Barrister, Berlin, to Isa- bella. Grace, youngest daughter of the • late Wm. Lyon AlcKenzie. DALE — CaEsNEY. — In Seaforth, on Thursday,. Dec. 12, by Rev T. Goldsmith, Mr. Min. Mae, to Miss Mary Chesney, , daughter of Geerge • Chesney, Esq., all of Tuckersmith. DEATHS. LOWRIE —1 Hullett, on the 2nd inst., Francis W. Lowrie, second_ son of Charles Lowrie,_Esq., aged. 25 years. Cox —in Goderich township, (Centre Road) on Friday, Dee. 6, James Cox, Sr. aged. 90 years. THE MARKETS, • SEAFOItTH, December 19th, 1872. There is but little change in the Sea - forth markets this week. Prices remain. firm at former quotatiots: Deliveries of, all kinds of grains except oats have been very 'good. Oats still keep scarce and dear. It is difficult to !ttet ettougle to supply the local demand. The &liveries of Pork have as. yet been rather light. It will be seen, however, that the price has taken a considerable rise. This will probably have the effect of bringing itb forward more rapidly. There is a. gooa deal of butter coming forward, but it has actually become a drug in the market. Many dealers refuse to buy at any price, as they have large stocks on hand. and cannot sell a pound. Others again will •only pay in trade. Although 15 cents is the standing price for No. 1 in firkins,• , tehda.t p‘iviceegiunocteas1,1 can scarcely be rea,liz- BFuailliWhey eat.. $3. 10 to 1 18 Okant•hsig . . . . . ....... 01 4180 it: 01 01 56 Peas . Butter, No. 1 0 15 No. II• , -0 10 • No. a. 07 kgi • 6 25 to 0 00 0 00 to 0 18 .12 00 to 14 00 05010 16 050° Calf Skins, (veal) per lb., 09 0° tt on 10 215° S 1 • il • b • I Potatoes, per bushel0 45 to 0 50 Fresh Pork per 100 lbs 4 75 to 5 10 Oatmeal ttz). brl. 0 00 to 5 50 Wood.App/es per bushel. 20 5600 iloo 80 07,5 Beef.. per quarter, 14 lb .. .. 0 tla to 0 4)- crIgroN, Dec. 11, 1872. 17a11Wheat Spring Wheat.. .. 1.1% (4(9., 11 1212 Barley. °O 8458 07 0° 6°06 Peaa 0 65 0. 05 }latter— .. . . . 0 10 0 15 Eggs , 0 16 to 0 18, Hay, per ton, •12 00 (it Li 00 Pork • 4 30 (v. 4 75 • 0 55 ta 057 Hay. Hidc Sheep Skins L0nnate4 Ont., Dec. 19, 1-872. - DEC. 2O, 1872. Nirlieet per bush. $1 12 to $1 18 ; ley, .50c tO 40e; peas. Tio to 62e ; oet 34c to 35e; butter (rolls). Pc to 1:5' butter, (crock) 10e to 34c; cheese, 9 lle ; eggs, 180 _to 22e; potatoes,. to 130c T, apples, 25e, beef, $3- 50 $4 50, dressed hogs$4. 50 to 2.5; - 33ogs, ;$4 50, TORONTO, Dec. 19, 1872, &entre' PRRIES, —Wheat, fall, bushe .$1 20 to $1 SO ; SpringWheatp inish, al 18 to $1 10, Barley, 60est 65c, Peas 65c to Wee; Dressed hoe ;$5 25 to $5 ')O, Beef, hind. ters, per 1 &O to $6 00 ,Beef, fore-qrs. td Mutton by carcaee, $5 50 to $6 Ot butt-er, rolls, 16c to 20e, butter tub„ to 17c, Eggs, freeh, 2e to 30e, Eg;,.1 packed, 25c to 26e-; Apples, per 1• 1 $2 00.ito 33 00; Potatoes, per hag..-;. to 60e. BUFFALO LIVE STOCK MA.11KE.1 • BUFFALO, Dec. It' The following shows the receipts shipments of hve stock at East Buff - for the week thus far, beginning -wit Sunday • Peceipts. Cattle Sheep, Hoge, Hors head: bead. head, hea Sunday- . .. 901 1,200 5,700 Monday-- 1,343 6,700 Tuesday.— 1,003 1,400 1,600 Wednesday._ 2,3S0 2,000 9,300 Total...... 5,627 4,600 23,300 Same -time last week.- 5,814 5,200 17,300 Carrys.--Re?...eipts to day, includii Seventeen cars eported to arrive, 2,1 head, making the total supply for t week thus far, 5,627 head., or 331 against 342 eats ..for the sante time 1.4 week. The maiket was dull this mo' ing at about last week's closing rat There was a fair attendance of lente but holders were far ahead of their vi4 of the market for shipping purposes. large amount of poor fre.sh, beef. shell tered. West- and forwarde& to the Eli ern markets, together with the la quantities of bog offal offering at t season, has seriously eliminiehed consumption of good beef, and 'wt the =cumulated receipts of cattle added. to the already glutted market -1 ,competition is more than the nettle re ket can stand Sales today compri) about 1,-000 head. So eel" AND LAMBS. —Receipts to -d! 2,000 head, making the total zupplyi the week-, thus far, 4,600 head, agai .5,000 head for the same tune last we; - The market opened dull at a ic atIVO • .all grades on last week's dos prices. We note the following sales1 V.O. of Average Head. • W-er eigvht7e lbs. • 126 Canada sheep, 141 75 Canada lambs, • 04 And. 5 other sake. Hons.—Receipts for to -day, incite :37 cars reported to arrive, 9,3001n making the total -supplyfor the thus far, 23,300 head,. agairmli 144 - head for the same time last week. market -was dull this morning witlee ,ces a shade off. Desi -rale weights ing from $3 85 to $1 ; picked le ..either light or heavy hogs will brinl per cwt. more. Supply in excess Afl Maud,. Sales this morning of 4,500 Indiana ami Ohio hogs, averaging 10 228, at $4. A. G. IsIoDoun ear. will offer, Mont' next, a lot of ENGLISH BLANKETS READY-MADE CLOTITING at wholc prices. Full particulars next week. DUNCAN --8t DU CLMRINGSJ OF LADIES' and GENE! LVMIR, ER INE Y1) • THERE ABE- '13ARGAIENS TO. BE HAD, • BRITANNIA. LODGE, .4 and A. XL, No. 170, G. Re meeting next. FRIDAY evenine- 27, at 7:30 sharp. 260-1 A. "TALLY, Secret NOTICE. ALL persons indebted to the undersign requested to forward the amount or the „counts to Min in a letter, monvuiti). Address BOX 48, STRATFORD, All accounts remaining unpaid after the! January next will be pinked in Court for toile • JOHN WA.12 Stratford, Dec.. 14, 1872. NOTICE TO DEBTORS. iTHOSE hidebted to the -undersigned for mo -1-- one year prior to this dote are hereby n that, unless their ree0tIntS axe settled pr they will be placed in Court for collection. B. L. NIMCOE, Seoforth, Dec. 12,1872. Shooting Match- for Geese and Tur A SHOOTING MATCH will be held at IC -L."- Berwick's Temperance Hotel, on the R-Oaa, 5 miles north of Seaforth, en Clui Day, Dec. 25, when a number of Geese, lin4 keys will be shot for. Shooting to -coramei 10 o'clock A. M. RICHARD BERM P. S.—There will also be 0. FRED 13A night, • ARCHITECTURE. -THE undersigned is prepared to fur -I- Specifications, La, st Public and. Buildings, sea also to superintead th_e_Teet the same. Gaipenters , Plasterers' and Al work measured and valued. Second Concessien, Mtli ADA 262 M ,GRAY, BoncrE, FOR SALE, F:Torthe poLerApply to JOHN GOWN RSALEont,:licap, a Locomotive Boiler,' w,. senew, and in. excellent condition. Cepa hors. NOTICE TO SAW LOG OWNERS A LL parties desiring to have logs sawn st GOVENLOCK'S Saw Mill should brin in at once, OS he intends removing- tfits the ist of March. Until that lista parties 'W logs in can have their lumber sawn so as to home with them. JOHN aovEn4 Iderillop, Nov. 26, 1872. •-TEACHER WANTED, ANTED for .."chool Seetiou No. 1, To of Tranberry, a TEACHER holding a .class certificate. Duties to begin Jan. 2 Apply to IVM. MOFFAT, DUNCAN Mei. TON, and 1VM. RING, Trustees, Morrizban *office.