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The Huron Expositor, 1873-01-17, Page 1JAN. 10, 1873. -----. 1 . ir that, if the grairi buyers stay tit ttte ot- market, every load of grain will be taken d,,, - there as, usual, and. the farnaers will,feet , a! just, as satisfied an if they had tees to - of A MAtexer FEE PAYER.. UL S., 1873. op, A liaNt nt- COrICIL MEETING -.—The Council met a- pursuant to adjournment, at &flick on rn Tuesday, 3Ist December, 1872. All the C. members present. The Reeve in the chair. Minutes of previous raeeting read and approved. Moved by J. (uigher, seconded by Samuel Rennie, that the accounts for salaries, sx- paid, viz.: Wm. Wilson as Clerk' for peeeof 1872, $40 fl. Love, Sr., as Clerk :ar folfeArt a 1872, $'70 '- M. Zeller, Treasur- et- er for 1872, $50 ; Jain Brodrick, Audi - Ay tor for 1872, $8 ; Ralph Brown, Auditor th for 1872, S ; R.1). Brodrick, Tavern En i1 apector for 1872, $12 ; Charles Bauer, tes Collector for 1:872, $60 ; R. Brown, ay Reeve, selecting jurors for 1872, $4 ; El. is Love, Sr.,Clerlt, selecting jurors for 1812, ,tte 4 ; Alex. MeLaren, Assessor, selecting fr. jurors for 1872, $4 It. Brown, Reeve, ed Commit fees and job letting, $34; Wm. We Carrick, Council fees and job lettieg, $32; P. S. Guigher, Council fees and t job letting, $27 ; .T. B. Guigher, Council ew fees and job letting, $31 50 ; Samuel Ran- ni- nie, Council ihea and job letting, $33 ; Mrs. Walnick; Hall keeper part of year, he 4 ; Wm. Wilson, Returning officer for 1872, $8- ; Wm, Wilson, Registration : fees, $2 75 ; H. Love, Sr., Registration ry, fees, $2 37 ; Wm. Wileon, postage and al -stationery, $1 ; IL Lave, er., postage and stationery, $4; M. 'Zeller, postage and stationery, $1 ; R. Brown, Reeve, rro- postage and stationery, $t — Carried. Moved by Samuel Ronnie, seconded by ell- It. 8. Guigher, that the following' ac- counts be paid, viz : John McDonald, tee, for gravel, •certified to by Win. Whit- ! be cock, la Murray and. J. Surmiston, on pathmasters, $10 45 ; Thomas. Wilson, for plonk and grovel, $7 2tt ;. A. Bay, surveying siderood. Con. 13, o ; star- ted Office, printing, $5 15 ; Henry Rykart, - work done on blind line, $35 ; Freder- Lout • ick Ant, repairing scrapers, $438 ; Rees - ort, 1 eel O'Ittien, work oil center read, tufted, last year, $6 25 ; Samuel ltanniy ehe I for plank, $7 55 ; Ernest Gees,'for isuei ettivert on like road, $25 ; William Matthew. for bridge on lake road, $24- - the uhristian Oswald,' for gravel, per A. , Guigher and D. Zeller, $10 90 ; .A. fluigher, for work' on centre road; -8107 3 7 ; Zellar, for work on centre road, $46 38 ; Balance on S. Bdy, grant eas;i to Reeve. $112 88 e Balance on N. Rity, • grant to Reeve, $15 34—Carried. Mov- the ed by Wait Cerrielt, seconded by P. S. Guielier, that the account of Mr. was : the• ttrandy, for expenses incurred in 6ot.,• getting. ont telegraph poles, etc.,' et g• amoutttirtg to aik be laid over for _ a: a the eonsideratioo of the new Conn - cd — Carried. Moved. by William Carrick, seconded J. B. Guiglier, that '-oot,, vv. the clerk be instructed to inform Mr. The John: Sleirray, that if he will take the ;err, same amount as others got 'similarly sit- uated for a road alkiwance through his land on the 4th concession, he be paid for mer vith the same, as soon as he executes a convey- _ au_ mace for the same—Carried. Moved by J. B. Guigher, seconded by _ fiir ' Garrick, that this Cotnicit do new _ a.cl- jaarn .Carritsel. -11. Love, Sr., Clerk. . • ----- . Willfata/11. POZCI.ATION.—The census of Wing - .i re- ham, lately taken, showed a population. ' the i. a LIN-, an hectifase of about 300 cluring ncli- 187tft • . 22; BANK AGENts.17.—The times thinha the re'---- lead:kw business mea of Wingham should sent make. an effort to secure a Bank Agency - v -111"- It is well known that the situation of Wingham is most favorable for a large" Banking business, with so many millers - and. busiiiesa men not only in Winerham, ! op. but in the Villages and country sur- eset rounding. , a he PeesesTATton To A Theturea. — f of A very interesting and pleasing cere- diey ' mony took place in the Whigham school rne- l house, ia the presence of the pupils and. eith ethers, on the afternoon of Dec. 19. nn- ' Mr. G. E. henderson, the worthy teach - nil , er, who is about to transfer Ms labors, etty i as a teacher, from Wingham to Man - for ' Chester, waspresented by his pupils, be. the : fore leaving„ with a beautiful writing e-- , desk. Water Wilson, on behalf of the I pupils, read the following addresg and made the preientatien : (are l Decti Teacher -- We, the pupils of 1 Wingham school, embrace this oppor- tunity of teettfying, in a tangible form, 'the u or love and respect for you, as our t . , teacher, flume the year just closed. r On 6e T Our gratitude is due to you for your faithful labor amone us Your aim anal aoe - o * hject appeared to be, to inculcate with- in 9 , . e , m our minds that knowledge which lays- ; the foundation of an honest arid useful , atm , Iife. If we lia.ve not achianced as far in. , the varione branches of knowledge re- , • which you se successtally-taught, as you Tuic, , , desire,. , .. , woutryou are exonerated from , us d 1 all blame, and we accept the fault. You I • - er lave been untiring and unremitting in year exertions, both in anoat of school, _lee to matte us intelligent and happy. We do hope you may be as successful in your elle_ next sphere of labor as you have been -with us. We do not ask you to accept nth- egt,tg this small eeift toeits intrinsic valuebut the : merely as a, tangible token of our regard 1 e for yoa. Please accept it at the hands- itilltel , a your pupils, and with it we wish. you, wee a merry Christmas and a happy New amid. Mr. Henderseo responded_ in fitting , - terms. eley Rlt, a_ &out Mr. N"otir ; had par- - You poor are Claes -;meet yfill tarm- where he had been preaehing dung be Wel. past summer. tht tor I lie retbytere of Huron, leaner a ) Li sex Presbyterian, Church, meets at Clinton, e fees liext Tuesday, 14th inst. ;lee of --Mr. Ward, of Seaforth, proposes to eeting establish a cheese -factory at Dungannon, . le re- between. Asidield and Wawanosh He gram : hae made a partial canvass of the neigh - grain. borhood, and imet with good success tusery regard to the number of cows promised mark -and will commence the erection ,of gua- rantee t able buildings in, time for next seapore. C. A eerst Re e will furnisrlri the WEEK LULjr4 a year. ---Ree. F. McCuaig, of Clinton, receiv- ed through the post -office, the sum of *LK sedet by the ladies of the congrega-, tion, as a Cluistmat eresent --A baxaar and concert in aid of the futule of the Presbyterian church, Col- liegwood, realized the handsome sum uf 6300. I). _Macdonald, a student of Knox (!ollege, To -to ato, was on Friday last made the- reeipient of $50, presented. by the congregation of D gannon, .• s 61XT1111 YEAR. a W1110.1616 1,14Ie 1167. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, JAN. 17, 1t3/3. Xtal 65tait ar FOR SALE. 013:EAP IND ow TIME. Lot 19, llth concea- l-) &ion, Taraberry. Apply to CAMERON it GARROW, •Banisters, Goderieh. 265-8 TO CARPENTERS. •, r0 be sold cheap, a good Carpenter Shop and Dwelling, with a quarter of an acre of garden, Stable, Pinup, and 'zither conveniences, situate in the Village of Kinburn, Hallett. An extensive • business may be done. 266'4 WM. COATES, Proprietor. FOR SALE. LOTS os 10 and 11, Con. 13, Grey, containing - 200 acres 100 acres cleared, balance well tim- bered; good frame house and log barn and stable; s never -failing spring of water inns through the property;• the fences are all good a yottng or- chard of 160 trees. The above properly is 21 miles from a leading travel road and 4 miles from: Brussels, (late Ainleyville,) where a station of the Wellingteli, Grey and Brace Railway- will be open - a We coming spring. The above kite will be sold eithez together or ?tingly. For further partictilars address FRANCIS BRYDON or -C. R. COOPER, Bmasels P. 0., (1t° Dingle.) 267c4 BRICK YARD TO RENT. • rIAG RENT, the Brick Yard on the ,Second Conces- sion of Tuckersmith, at Egmont's-ilia the pro- perty of Mr. _Thomas Govenlock, McKillop. This is a large yard, with four large -mills, and a bank of splendid clay eight feet thick, a never -failing supply of water r,the yard is fur- nished with every convenience and facility for manufacturing. HOUSE and STABLE on the yard will be sold; also, to be sold the c trts, bar- rows and. other implements rtsed heretofore in the yard:and about 5,000 feet of good lumber. Rent of yard $100.a year. The hone and Stable will be sold for $100 cash; the other articles will also be disposed of very low: This is an excellent chance for any one wishing to engage in the Brickmaking business, as brickssare now selling at from $6 to *7 50 per 1,000, and wood obtainable at $2 50 a oord. For farther particulars apply to .. -265*M JOHN BOWDEN, Egmondville P.O. BLACKSMITH'S 'STAND FOR SALE. - 'VCR SALE, on reasonable terms., 121 acres of LAND, with tne BLAORSKITH'S SHOP treated thereon and the tools used in the shop, situAed 5 miles north of Seaforth, on the Gravel Road; there is on the platm a now frame stable, frame shop 20t40, frame house, and a never failing well of geed water; a thriving young orehard, A good chance for either a wagonmaler or black- smith, as it is a good business stand; two good tows for sale eheap. For further particulars apply to the proprietor on the premises, or address I v.rouldtake this way of informing those indebted to me that if they do not call•and settle their tic- eonnts at once, they will be placed ia court, with- out respect to persona. Remember this, is ne empty threat.. 265*4 _ ?GEORGE BARKFR, Winthrop. STEAM' SAW DULL AND F.41tM FOR SALE. -preE ENG Lot 34, con. 7, AlcKillop, containing 104 -1--1 acres, all cleared, with good barns and stables, two good orchards in full bearing; two never -fail- ing springs whieh supply the mill. Also, lot 35, -Con. 9, oOntaining 48 acres of hush: The property Ii situated 6 miles from Seaford', with a good gravel road thereto. Thar further perticulars apply rri the prendees. If by poet, to JOHN THOMP- SON, Constance P. 0., Kiuburn, Ont. •260 FARM r OR SALE IN !MORRLS. ' VOltiSAtE, on easy terms, north half of Lot No. 121, Concession 6, Township of Morrie, -Contain- ing 100 acres, no of whieh are cleared, well fenued, and in a good state of cultivation. There is on the premises a. good log house and barn: This farm is situated within two miles and a half of a good gravel road, and four Miles aed a half from the village of Ainleyville, at vthich place there will be a station of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway- this fall; it is watered by a never - failing stream running through it; there is no waste land, and. th.4 uncleared portion is well timbered with hardwood; It is one of the meet thoice lots in the township. -For farther par- ticeilars apply to J. R. GRANT,Ainleyville, THOS. HOLMES, Blyth, or to the undersigned proprietor, Kipper' Post -office. „ . 251 ROBERT MolddRDIE. FARM FOR SALE.', -.;citrrril 14 AT ar of the South half of Lot No. 24, Path Concession of the township of Morris, eontaining 50 acres 85 cleared; well watered by a apring oreek ; good log house , and frame stable. The above farm is only a mile and a half on a good road from the rising village Of Ainleyville, where a etaticin of the Wellington, Grey and Bruce Rail- way will be opened this fall. f For priee and terms inquire (if by letter, prepaid) or C. R. COOPER, - 285 Ainleyville Land Agency, Dingle P. 0. ARCHITECTURE. -lino undersigned is prepared to furnish Plans, -a- Specifications, lte., of Pablie and Private Buildings, and also to superintend the erection of the same. 0trpenters , Plasterers' and Mewl's' work measured and Valued. . . GRAY, 262 Second Concession, McKillop. NOTICE TO SAW LOG OWNERS. A LL parties deeiring to have logs sawn at JOAN - " GOVENLOCK'Sllaw 31111 should bring them in at. once, as he iritends removing his rail' about the 1st of March. Until that date parties bringing loge in can have their lumber salve so as to take it - home with them. JOHN GO VENLOCK. MeXillop, Nov. 26, 1872. T pOr oF6 entePARTNERSHIP. p„-ibD,ws°41aeruTmaiii.p.amt. fisting between the andersigned as getters' merohants in the Vil- lage of 13airssnes (late Ainleyvilie,) expires on -the Met inst. All debts due, the retiring firm must be pftie. forthwith, tither to J. Leal°, 'or J. ' Stewart at their Offiee. ' JOHN LECKIE, (Sigzed,) a. STEWART, _ S. THOMPSON. With reference tothe shire, notice is 'hereby given the( on and after the lst day of january, ins, the business will be conducted 1)y the uniler- eigned, and all debts dae him or the retiting -firm rand be paid forthwith, pending a settlement.. JOHN LECIZIE. 111rasseis, Dee. 26, 1372. 364 1 ' - THE WEST END CHEESE FICTORY. A MEETING of the Patrons and others inter- -4-a- estedin the Wcst-End Cheese Featory (lately carried mi under the management !of Mr. William O. Fowler,) Will be held at the School HORSe; near the Factory, On SATIIIIDAY, the 18th JANUARY, I kt 2 o'clock P. for the pm-poseI mak" ig the necessary arnmgements for the e stuna g s sn. o Mr. BALLANTME, of .Downie,atid ethers are expected to be pnisent and address r the meeting. A large attendamee is particelarly reqinistccl. I ! '265-3 A. INIALCOLM.- I ;DANIEL- M•eGREGO,U, ,Bookbinder;Harpnrhey, Seafeat/I, tritas just received a largo Stork of the materials -T"L -used in the baeineas, and is no* fully pepan- ed to execute, on the shortest netiee and i the lateet etylo.:, all ordeni he niq be farounui with. REGIETERS, LEDGERS ' OF ANY EIND, Ruled, Eeinted and made to order, notice, and at prices which defy Ladies' irork,-.Bdx,e8 F 3lade to ordei-, OLD AND NEW B • Bound and repaired at c,ity p K BOOBS the sh t6est npotiti ?4-cY Citeas OKS ee. Ali communieationa addressed to t e undenign- ad, will receive prompt attention. DAJITIEBLealiffoert?,( arpnrhe THE TORONTO REFORM DINNER. • The banquet given by the Reformers of Toronto, on Wednesday eveuing of last week, WAS one of the most successful political gatherings ever held in this Pi -evince. All the prinsipal and prom- inent _Reformers of the Province were present. The chair Was occupied by Hem, George Brown. The chairman, on account of his position, was prevented the 'opportunity of makirg a set speech. As many of our readers, however, will no doubt glad Of an opportunity of once . more reading the public utterences of the old veteran, on political questions, we cull from the report of the demonstra- tion his remarks in proposing several of the principal toasts. In proposing the health of Her. Majesty's representative in this country, the chairman. said : Lord Dufferin came to this Province with a character which must entitle, him to the heaetiest reception from the people, and such aereception,had been given him so far as he had shown himself in this Pro- vince. and he was sure it would be con- tinued with increased enthusiasm when he exteoded his visits further into the country. His Excellency came to us with the highest possible character as a statesman end as a man of high accom- plishments .and ability. Aud since he had come among us every one had been impressed with his suitability tor the high office he holds, as well as impressed with the warmest feelings towards His ExcellencY personally. Wherever he had .,.gone his determination seemed to be to learnall he could of the affairs of this country. ',So thoroughly had ,he done 'this, that he, (the chairntan), believed that within the last thirty years there had been no Governor-General in Canada 1who ,knew more of the affairs of the couetry than did Lord Dufferin. 'While he had been in Toronto 'he had stolen the hearts of the people, and his • poptilarity would increase as the peoptebecame nore acquainted with him. • In proposing the toast, -the Senate, the chairman said that he believed. that the 'dila man was in the right place. He had, he said, always ;teen considered as rather e fossil in regard to this matter, for from first to last he had always con- tended that in our Parliamentary system two elective bodies were entirely out of place. Urider he American system it was absolutely necessary to have two elective bodies, because the principle there is that all legislation shall- be gr.( und up through three opposing, or at leas t.• d ifferen t bodies, each of -which look- edtat it from the position of representa- tives of the people, and in that way legis- lation was mature(1.. The Britieh print ciple was that all the three branches of the Legislature shall be harmonious, and that -nothing can be carried into law until that, harmony shall, respecting it, be ar- rived at. He apprehended that the po- sition held by the Second Branch of the LegislatUre, in England and especially in this -country, •4 not in disregarding the popular feeling, not of restricting the carrying out of the fully expressed wishes of the people. but as a coui•t of re- vision, where the measures of the repre- sentative' s of the people shall be examin- ed apert from political responsibility, and the' w'sdorn of the members brought to bear in the most julicious manner in rto gord to these measures. But under our system we had divested them of all control of public money, which was left entirely in the hands of the people's ge- t> esentativer in.the Lower Houee. When it was proposed to change to an elective system, he stood alone among his friends in opposition te that change; but in '64 he found his friends in Parliament unani- mous 'in favor �f returning to the old system of an appointed Chamber. And he was bound -to say that though there was a good deal of truth in the charge that the Upper Chamber had not exerted to the full the power plaeed in their hands, yet since Respoegible Geveriai ment had been obtained they had im- proved many ill-considered measures and rejected several .bad ones. So far as their independent action was conerned in op- position to the Lower Homo; he could. 'tot charge his memory with a single act for which they could fairly.he called to aecount When Confederation was be- ing considered it was quiteelear that the appointed system was best, -because had the Upper House been elective we would have had members from thedifferent Pro - vinces ranged into parties pledged to a particular course. But whet] the happy day came upon which the present Gov- ernment wculd be swept aside, as it en- doubtedly would be, and when the Re- form Government, with the hearty sup- port of all the different sections. assurued power, it would be that Government that would fill the vacancies ot the different provinces, and then would be felt the in- fluence of Ontario in the appointment of those ineinbees possessing the discretion and political opinions which was de- sirable for members of the Upper. House. He would, in conclusion; simply give the Senate of the Dominion, and call upon Hon, David Chrietie to respond to the toast • The toast was ably responded to by flon. Davit' Christie. -The chairman 'met proposed the health of the members elect froni the Province of Ontarie to the House of Commons. fie was geite sure that that the gentlemen present would feel—and he eoulcl not look around without seeing crowded to- gether in the rows before him faces of men who had been fighting political bat- tles with them. for thirty, twetaty-five, ifteen, and ten years with an earnest - mess and vigor the whole time --and, he t thought lie might ask them all whether the position they occupied that evening did not repay theni for all the labor they had spent in the work. They could judge for themselves, when the Reform party -contended for respon- sible government from the year 1835 to the year 1847; whether their earnest - nese and whether their labor was not re- warded whether. the agitation that followed the asiumption of power by the Baldwin -Lafontaine Reform Adrei istra- Hon, for the suppression of Church and State, for the secularizing of the re- serves, for the settlement of &Chord ques- tions and many other emestions that had • agitated the whole party, bad not been eminently successful. After referrieg to the victory of the Reform party in 1858, and the battle whicleewas continu- ed until 1864, he alluded to the defeat sustained in 1867. which he explained Was the result of a delusion. He con- fessed the result of the election of 1867 was one which in his opinion the Ile- . formerswere not entitled to receive at the hands of the country. - But still they knew it was more than could be expect- ed by human nature that any three elec- tions shouhrbe carried triumphantly on one side. The result of the election of 1867 was tli;injury. The decision re- t for five years they had sustained a corded at the polls that year he did ex- pect ,woeld have been different,- and that they would have been more triumphant. From a singular combination of circum- stances it had been impossible to upset that mass of corruption that had run so long at Ottawa. Respecting the last election there' were several questions, any one of which ought to have been sufficient to haye settled the matter. He went on to point out how the Govern- ment refused an offer 'to contract the Intereoloniel for thirteen and a half millions, and preferred to construet it themselves. at twenty -four or twenty-five millions. • He next showed how blame- able the Government was in the British Columbia negotiations ; how, on condi= tion of 12,000 people coming into the union they had guaranteed to build 2.500 miles (,f railroad without any - esti- timate of the cost. For this purpose the Government had esked fifty millions of treasure `and fifty Millions of acres of land ; and a Peruse of Commons was base enough to siirrender these powers of expenditure into the hands of the Gov- ernment. To make matters worse the charter business had fallen through, and. asfar as we could- see, a new House of Commons would have to deal vwith it. He would advise the Reform party to strengthen the hands of its leaders. The leaders of the party were determined to do what was right, and were afraid to do what was wrong. And men more patriotic, and Who had more at heart the interests - of the Dominion were neeer raised to power in any nation. - He would say further that there had ucver been a Government in Canada that had been less eolicitedby its personal friends than the Governmsnt of Ontario. He went on to say that though he might have some claims en the party, he never inade a single application to the Government of Ontario ; he pointed out that it would be impossible to expect:Ahat local inter- ests could be favored at the expense of the general interests. He questioned, indeed,. whether not more than one of our recent elections hail been affected by the way in which unthinking Reformers had spoken of theresult of their applice- tions to a Reform Government. He rid- iculed the stories of the Tory press as to differences of opinion among the leaders of the Reform party. In the course of thirty years he had never seen such har- mony among the leaders of the party. He looked upon the meeting to eight as an endorsement of all the Reform parte had done to procure confederation. He proceeded to eulogise the public and pri- vate characters of Messrs. Mackermie and Blake, and stated that,asthe head of the Liberal party in England, Mr. Gladatouelwas not superior to Mr. Blake. Mr. Brown next alluded to Messrs. Mc- Kellar, Itymal, and Young, whom he highly complimented. and asked the as- seniblage to fill their glasses to the toast 'of the Reform members elect to the House of Commons from Ontario 1' This toast was responded to by Messrs. Mackenzie, Blake, McKellar, Young, Rymal, and others, in long and interest- ing addresses. which, although power- fully delivered, and interesting for the time -being contained no matter, the sub- stance of which has not been given in former speeches. A Second Waterloo. NORTH GREY, 1Jan. 14, 1873. • "All that day the inhabitants of the city of Brussels were in a dreadful state of anxiety and suspense. 'The tidings from the battle field were of so conflicting a character that the more timid among the people -were doubtful whether or not their fine city would fall a prey to the fury of the combatants.' --Latrext FROM THE FIELD OF WA- TERLOO. SIR—Upon looking over your last issue I perceive that your regular correspond- ent has not, by Any means, done justice to his theme in reporting the incidents of the important day ,of the municipal elec- tions. in Brussels, and knowing that nay friend, " Sylvan," is away disporting ti.nself among his distant friends, during the holidays, -apparently not caring one cent whether Brussels sinks or svviins, your readers need not expect any of the details of the above great event from the pen of that'thoughtless and ungrate- ful person. I send you a few facts that came under my own observation, ou that momentous occasion. Lot me premise, hewever, that a few days previous to the elections, 1 was present at a public me tiog, called by M r. Leckie. At this me ting that gentleman was complaining ye4y ie.irnestly about certain Bladders th t had been sent adrift, with 'a view to damage his chance of election, and (lur- ing the course of the meeting,' an ac- quaintance of my own, in trying to wriggle out of his share of the scandal, delivered himself of Some very original logic. He declared that he thought Mr. Leckie a very fit person for the office of Reeve, having experience, taleut and honesty, bat yet, in his opinion, that gentleman was not fit to be Reeve. 1 could not make out what was the meaning or that kind of ariument, and, thinking that perhaps the fault lay in my own.dull apprehension, 1 turned ho language into as short terms as a syllo- gism could express, thus : .1.—A good Reeve ranst be possessed of expeii; ence, talent and honesty 9f purpose. IL—john Leckie is possessed of experience, tal- ent. and honesty of -purpose. III.—Therefore, John Leckie is not fit for the Beareship of Brussels. What could I make ,out Of such gross libsoxclity but this: ,either that my friend had. a mental regervation hid somewhere, or that he, as well as a con- sideralile number mote of the mhabi- I IticLEAN I1J1QTUERM, Pubilahers. _ $0 a Year, in advance. tants of Brussels, were going crazy. Both surmises turned ant to be true. Well, on the clay of the elections, af ter having prepared for Betsey a moder- ate quantity of stovewood, I, in company with asuPerannuated schoolmaster, start- ed for the battle field of Brussels. Long before we came to the scene of action the shouts of the combatants met our ears, and when we came to the entrance of the city we could plainly see that a deadly struggle was in progress. I saw, asi- thougut, my old acquaintance of the monstrous syllogism; running up and • down tlie causeway, in a fearful state of excitement. But, alas, what a change had cisme over him during the last few days. Care, anxiety and the worry attending an election canvass had told heavily upon him, Ii am an extremely thin man, and Betsey Jane, when in a spiteful mood, kind,y reminds me of the fact that I look more like an elongated lobster than a human being. But my poor friend had. dissolved away till no- thing was left of him but the shadow of a shadow. It was five of the clock and. Blucher—had coma The increased shout- inggave sienal that the battle was at its last crisis. My ethereal frierld rush- ed like a mailed into the thickest of the fight; presently, however, he emerged from the crowd of combatants. and rush- ing down the street. he finally Stopped oii the opposite side of the street from where I stood. My heart bled for him when I saw thelmiserable plight he was in. The shouts of tEe victorious were evidently about to annihilate him com- pletely. .His body had become so at- tenuated that he reminded me of the ghost of the son of Morni, which appear - ea to the king of Morven on the heathy slope a of dark brown Luno, 'Thai stars twinkled dimly through hie gloomy form." Between him and me there lay a plank abont seven inehes broad, and ex - tenthly, all the way across the --street, intended for Riot passengers in muddy times. With the view of consoling him, 'I started to pass over on this narrow plank. Simultaneously, he started from the other side to el'OSS by the same plank. He came along. muttering in mournful tones the words, "'protest— protest." To nay horror we passed each other without touching. We both have wives. This eccuirence gave me such a shockthat my pedagogue invited me to take a cheerer, to rouse my Tdroop ing courage, and we entered one, of the cabinets, for Which Brussels is so famous. There we found a motley crowd. The noise in that ba i was deafening, aud there was a peculiar odor. Among that crowd there was a rib ange character, he was adorned with a most portentous beard. My pedagogue whispered in my ear : " if that individual would only get down on all -fours no mau, with any 'pretentious to good manners. would dist pute his claim to beiug a first-reteinale representative . of the genus Capra.' 'Ma remarkable individual was holding forth with stentorian voice. He hail adopted the bra,ken-backed syllogism of the ethereal gentleman, that is, he be. M. Leckie to be the best man for Reeve, Ittit ehat was of no consequence. He. that is, he with the enormous hir- sute appendage, had come there for the express purpose of putting down George Brown and the Globe. tie did not show the connection existing between that Toronto printer and the battle raging arouud 'Brussels. Disgusted ei ith the perfume arising out of his beard, we came away; with the'impres4ion that the — days of that Toronto printer ,tvere num- bered. Not 'he least instructive part of the scenes passing around us was the condition of the wounded, in spirit. t 'Misfortune makes companions of us all." I saw a general officer leaning on a private of the lowest order—the pri- vate was an old acqdaintance of mine. These were both wounded, and clung to each other, as if to extract some CO1180- lotion from • centen plating their mutual misery. But my edagogue was getting alarmed at the threatehing attiunde of the stragglers. and so getting out old whitey and the . cutter, we started for home, pleased that we had been present to see one of the grandest events of modern times—when its moral and poli- tical effects upon the surrounding town- ships, counties and States, is taken into consideration—and when it ig remember- ed that the fate of the whole world was bound up in the issue of that day, the results become transcendently bright, and language, labers with a vain ef- fort to describe the feeling with which it inspired the hearts of the pedagogno and your humble servant, - BUSH WHACKER. THE HOWICK DINNER. ' 1 Kir Farrow Entertained at Fordwialt I -...Large Turn.Out, dir,e. very bad cold, but he heartily thanked them for the manner in which the toast had beep drank, and he was pleased to many of his friends present to - The last time they tint it was eat of the contest, and the hot - it too. They had a meeting in after,which they had procf ed- ewbridge , and from that to Bet hich was the last meeting, as het . Somerville had agreed not ta See So night. iu the test. p more, hdoi sl rt eo,i. and M hold a iy meeting on Saturday night. He said he had never anything against Mr. Somerville, as he had always „treat. ed him well; had all the rest of the po- litical fees he had met with used him as well,' he would ha .:e nothing to com- plain of. But he was accused of Sabbath - breaking, and several' other crimes un- pardonable. It was not the things that were true that troubled him, but the things that were not true. With regard to Sabbath -breaking, he would tell them about it. When they held their meet- ing at Belmore he and Mr. Somerville shook hands and agreed that that would be the last time they would meet till af- ter the contest. Well, he took it for granted that it wan all right; but -to his surprise he received a telegram next day .that Mr. Somerville was to hold a meet- ing at Kingsbridge, and he was told by a friend he must go, as Mr. Somerville had an agent there, making all sorts of statements about him. He (Mr. F.), feeling ,greatly fatigued, said he could. not go, but was told he must go. Well, therstarted and drove to Kingsbridge through the heat of the day, and, when about two miles from the place they saw e poster sticking upAreading thus: "Mr. James. Somerville will address the elect- ors at Kingsbridge'this evening, and Mr. Farrowds invited to attend." But this was the first notice he had got. Well, we went on and • got there first. After a while the crowd began to gather, and MrT Somerville arrived with a wagon load from Lucknow. The crowd continued. to gather, till it numbered 500. Well, he felt surprised, for he had gone over the ground there four weeks before, wen to a man they came up and shook hands with him. and wished him well, but now, through the poisonous influence of the rnistatements, of this agent, not a cheer went up. Mr. Sinelair, of Goder- WaS there. He used to call him Mr. Sinclair. but since that he did not think him worthy of Mr. He -rose be- fore that audience and. said in my pres- ence:; "}low can you vote for Mr. Far- row, who, in Blyth, on the .12thof juiy, uttered these terrible words, ' to 1----1 with the Pope." This was entirely un- founded, as Mr. Sinclair well knew. It being late on Saturdaynight, and being tired. I was compelled to come home to ,see my family on S'und, y morning. This was the whole of my 'abbath-breaking. However. they came through the contest nobly. He thauked ehem for the way they had worked for his return, and hoped they would never regret it. He felt bound to them all alike, and would would work for them irrespective of par- ty. He was pleased to see some Re- formers present. He was pleased to see friend Wilson, and if he could do him a good turn he worild be glad to do it. He felt, proud to be a supporter of !lir John A'. Macdonald, as he believed him to be the most shrewd. and far seeing statesman Canada had which was a big word, but he believed what he said, and wouldgive his reasons. There never had leten a point of dispute betweenthim and Mr Blake bat Sir John- was always shown to be right, when the matter was left to the British Government. The latest iliistance- was that of the Queen's Counse 4. Mr. Blake took it upon him- self to eppoint a number of them. Sir John disputed his right to do so; and Mr. Blake felt rather indignant, and seemed to say, Oh, your day is past, you aredlonee .1 am now the ruling pnwer-- you staiideaside, you are not tit to dic- tate to me any longer. However, it has been de ided by the Britieh Government that Si John was right In fact, he is looked upon by all nations as a model. ,The g eat- hue and cry was raised against Mai that be had surrendered our Fis eries, but it was shown that the Fisheri s were worth $8,000,000 more than • fore, as previous to the adoption of the eeat y we had no market for our fish, an what good were the Fisheriee then. Mr. Farrow referred to the ad- mission of British Columbia and Mani- toba into the Dominion, and he believed he had worsted Mr. Somerville on these points. After referring to thepolicy of the Government for the last five years, and to he questions that were likely to arise, he sat down amid great applause. "The Volunteers," responded to by Capts. Dolmage and Keine. "Sir John .9i. Macdonald," responded to by Oe.ssrs. B. Leech and Henry Per- kins. . Mr. Leech said he felt proud to reply to this toast. He wished long life to our noble knight. He feit be was a. noble knight. Sir John had been knighted some years ago by her Majesty's Gov- ernment, and. he had never done any- thing te dishonor the name. . Mr. Perkins said he felt greatsatis- faction4there was no man in Canada as responding to this toast, as he believe well einalitied for the poiition held by him' as1Sir John. Anu Mber of volunteer- toaats fellow - ed, which drew forth reeponees from quite a number of those present. A good time was spent, and the gathering broke up at an early hour.—Star. Canada. 4. 1, el. Mr. Andrew Little, Deputy -Reeve of Wall e, has received the appointment of stati n agent at Listowel, on the Wel- lington Grey and Bruce. —A few days ago as an accommoda- tion train on the Harrisburg and Brant- ford Branch of the Great Western Rail- way wae passing over a high bridge at an unusually fast rate ot rpeed, one of the freight ears by some means got off the track, and the couplings attaching it to theother cars brettking, it rolled over the aide of the bridge, and fell into the water below, la dietance of fifty-three feet. Had the oouplings notbroken puit at the time they did, the whole tram woukl have A complimentary dinner was given to Thomas 'Farrow, Esq., 11L Pt for North Huron, at Fordwich, on the afternoon of e'riday, Jan. 3. The dinner was got up in good style by Ala S. Ketchum. Mr. Farrow was met a short distance outside the village by a large procession and conducted to the hall. Here three large tables were set, capable of holding about fifty each, and which were filled three times before the crowd had been sups plied. The chair was occupied by- James Perkins, Esq., Reeve of Howick, and the vice chair by Capt. John Kane. The cloth having beea removed the intellecipel part ol the entertainment began. The toasts were drank in pure cold water, the dinner being conducted on the temperance principle. Owing to prior engagements, a number of invited gentlemen were unable to attend. Among them were T. M. Daly, Esq., M. P.; Andrew Monteith, Esq_ M. P. P. for North Perth ; and _Thomas Green- way, Esq , of Stephen. - The first toast was "The Queen and the Royal Familynext c tine "The Governor General," responded -to by Mr. E. Leech. •. Then came the toast of the evening, "Our Guest, Thomas Farrow, M. P. for North Huron." Mr. Farrow, on rising to respOn& said he was sorry he was not very well, hav- ing for some time been troubled with a - fallen into the abyss below. There was one car. -full of passengers, none of whom were injured. The bridge at the place ot the accident was torn to splinters. - —No man ever did more for the place he lived in than Ma D. D Hay has done for Listowel. Last year he got the Listowel people the railway, this year he is offering a tree site and a large bonus to any one who Will set up e grist and flouring'mill. —The Listowel Banner says: Mr. 'Cornelius ,Ctmains, of Elora, has recently returned from North Carolina, where he has purchased an estate of 700 acres of land for $5,000; -American Currency. Mr. COUSITIS will leave (teethe for his new home early in the spring. —William Gordon, who has been car- rying on a blacksinithing business, for a year or two, in Clinton, abscondisd a short time ago, leaving imineroue credi- tors. —The Parkhill Herald has ceased pub- lication, after six months' unprofitable existence. This is just what we expect- ed. We said when the paper started that the men had better go ditching or working enthe roads than start a second paper in rarkkill, and so it has turned Cal G. —The family of Mr. J. Werner, New- market, has lately been sadly bereaved by the death of three tine boys within five days, aged respectively 3, 5 and 13. —Mr. Alexander C. Simmesne, of the Goderich )9tar, has been elected School Trustee. We congrAtulate Mr. Sim- i -110M miehis attaining the first round in the ladder of fame. _To a man of Mr. Simmons' afftbility and talent, the other steps—Ceunci tor, Reeve, M. P. P., &c. — will be easy enough, and come in rapid and easy succession. —A farm of 100 acres; near Tiverton, County of Bruce, was lately sold by J. S. McEwen for $4,500. Railway facili- ties are ma.kieg prices of backwoods farms look up. - —The machinery of Mr. McIntyre's steam saw mill, Glammis, County of Bruce, was greatly damaged by the roof falling in from the great weight of 8MOW pressing upon it. --On Thursday morning last, the wife of Mr. John Cross, of Aberfoyle, while drinking a cup ti tea, dropped down dead. It is said she was subject to fits and died from the effects of tine of them. —The Bishop of Hui -on .has appointed Rev. Mr. Murphy, of Wingham, to the perish of Princetou, County of Oxford, in room of Rev. H. Bartlett, resigned. ---A dealer of furs in Pembroke, last week, sold to a, firm in Ottawa over $10,- 000 Worth of furs. The lot consisted principally of mink and beaver. —Mrs. Mackenzie, widow of the late William -Lyon Meckenzie, died at her 'residence'in Toronto, IMI Sunday night last. She was 71 years'estf age. --Eyidence is now beirig taken at Ot- tawa for the Mixed. Commission, respect- ing the responsibility, or otherwise of the Caroni -au Government for the St. Al - ban's raid.—Sir John A. Macdonald. and Hen. II: L. Langevin are the principal witnesses. Sir George Cartier's examin- ation being held in England. — —His Excellency the Governor-Gener- al has intimated his iutention of present- ing the Montreal Skating Club with three pi izes for the best skaters, to be competed for on Tuesday the 4th of February next. It is understood that - one prize will be awarded to gentlemen, one to ladies and one to children. —The tenders for the erection of Messra. Grey & Scott's new Mammoth Salt Works, at Kincardine, were decked on Tuesday test, a.nd the contract award- ed to Mr. J. S. McEwen, of Seaforth It is estimated that thecompletion of the works will involve an expenditure of • $30, O00. —A serious accident occurred in a pa- per mill, in Cornwall, on Tuesday last. A. girl named Worsley who had just gone to work in the factory that maul- ing, got her dress caught in a revolving wheel which drew her in, and meshed one of her legs from the knee down, and seriously injured the other, ' besides canting leper injuries to other parts of the body. Bad it not been fur the timely assistance of the book-keeper of the establishment, who was attracted to the spot by her screams,and stopped the machinery she would ha' beeu killed. He lee has been amputated, and hopes are entertained of her recovery. —It is rumored in Ottawa that the Hon. Alexander Vidal, of Lambton, will be appointed to the vacant Senatorship, caused by the recent death of the Hen. Roderick Matheson. Since the above was in type kr. Vidal hag received the appointment. LaWdliam Hillier , axi old 'Man near I Streeteville, whe has lived by himself for many years, was visite d as usual on Sat- urday Morning by bis neighbor. M -F. Ed- ward, who, finding the door locked, and hearing groans went for another neigh- bor, Mr. Bend: . They together broke open the door, and found the old man lying on the floor in a dying condition. Upon examination his feet, legs, and hands were found to he frozen.. and all efforts to restore animation proved un-- aftilipg, awl he died at 10 o'clock, the following day. He was a centenarian, ing just 100. years otage, audit is snip - p sed that on rising to make a fire, he was benumbedwith the intense cold and Perishe —On-- Tuesday of 14 week as a gen- tleman and lady a ere (Tossing the Grand • Trunk Railwey, on the gravel road, West of St. Marys, the cutter by some means upset and the,horse fell flat on hie side on the track, from which position he was unable to extricate himself, The train from Sarnia being then in sight the -gen- man became confused and unable to d.c anything to relieve the poor beast, but the lady Wiat heroic fortitude proceeded at once to unhitch the animal from the cutter, and with the assistaree Of a gent - tleman who came up at that Aim they succeeded in getting both horse and cut- ter off the track just before the traid reached the 'spot.