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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1873-02-21, Page 4NEW ADVERTIMONTS. Spring Tweeds—Logan & Jamieson. 1:111 the lit March—A. G. McDougall. Stable to led—Jahns Murphy. Fur Lost—eSppleton Eleoat. Administrator's Notice—Henry Well. Stallion for Sale—John Ross. Insolvency Notiee—G. T. Birrell. Please Take Notice—T. McLelland. Seafortb. Carriage Workd—W. Gradate. Seaforth Novelty Works—j. M. Martin. Fatin for sale—Ludwig Meyer. Entire Colt for Sale— Mary Sturgeon. Card of Thanks—Wm. Dynes. Dog Lost—A. Johnson. .To the Sick—Dr. McCullough. 111011, p • opttor. FRIDAY, FEB. 21;1873. Spain. The newly born Spanish Republic is doing as well as could be, expect- ed. It has been recognized already by England, France, Belgium and Switzerland. Russia and Kaiser. William still withold their recogni- tion. Doubtless Republics are be- coming -altogether too numeio• us in Europe to suit the views of autocrat- ic gentlemen who rule by the grace of God. The army has given al- legiance to the new Government, and is hoIding well in check 7. the chronic Carlist insurrection in the northern previnces. Having dis- posed of weightier matterc, the new Government, it is reported, have adopted a new national 111g, .the _ • colors of which will be violet, white and red—the former a new color in the bunting line Abide from this comparatively unimpontant matter, it is a comfort toknow that the rev- ol abate ry .itua tits m e dissolving Why should they not, revolution having accomplished its work peace- fully,thanks to the sudden And • peaceful abdieation of A madeus, ant his thorough disgust 'with the • Spaniards. Postage on Newspapers. The Dominion Board of Trade intend petitioning Parliament to reduce the rate of. postage on newspapers to one cent each. When the subject comes he. fore the. Legislature, we hope an effort will be made to do away with postage on newspapers altogether. If this is not conceded, why not allow newspapers to circulate free, in the counties in which they are published ? This has been the law in the State of New Yorktfor sever- al e ears, and it has been found to work well. It is a penny wise and pound foolish policy to retain the present im- post on newspapers. It is nothing more nor less than a tax on knowledge; for it •must be admittedt that the local paper does much in the way of educating and enlarging the ,views of the rural- popula. tion of • any emietty. What have our brethren of the Press to day on this sub- ject ? Should, not another minted effort be made by them to strengthen the ef- forts of the Dominion Board. of Trade in regard to this subject.—Bertin Tele- graph. . • We heartilpendorse every *Ord of the above. It is high tithe' 'that this, one of the lagt relics of bather- ism,.was removed. If the trifling amount raised by this impost duty is really required for revenue pur-: poses, surely it can be raised in some other way. There is not a man who takes a'paper who Would not prefer _paying twenty cents per annum additional on his year's sup- ply of tea or sugar,, if', by so doing, • he could get his local paper free of postaoe.. We would urge upon our brethren of the Press; eipectilly the local Press, to make cal more 'firm and united effort to have this nuis- ance reinoved.' Wbuld it not be well to have a meeting of the pub- lishers of the Province, at some central place at an early day, to take the matter 'into consideration, and • to _ inaugurate suoh measures as would be most likely to secure the speedy remoVal of this barrier to the free dissemination of -useful knowl- edge? Would it not be wefl for the officers of the Canadian Press Association to take the initiative in the ratter? If the removal the postage on newspapers could be secured, it would be worth much_ more to publishers, generally, than the pleasure excursion about which so much ado is annually made, and would, besides, be conferring a great boon upon the most intelligent por- tion of our citizens. THE LATEST ADViCES from Central Asia rept ernt the Khan of IchiVa as still acting on the aggressive, and to have gained some consider- able vietories over the Russians. He has been joined by another Khan, who has an army of 20,000 men, and who has been looked upon by the Russians, hitherto, as an ally. Russia, meanwhile, is doing her best to send off reinforcements in men aind supplies, but the great distance,4he bad roads, and the se- vere weather, are great obstacles in the way of rapid movement, and - powerful allies of Khiva. IT IS CERTAIN NOW, We believe, . - that New Brunswiek will be an ap- plicant, at the next session of Par- liament, for "better terms." The Provinces of Quebec and Manitoba, it is expected, will also present their little claims. Very good, let us have better terms ',' all ro nd. Let Ontario. put iiti an application too—and be sure to have it large enough: Let us steal from each other all around, and then we'll all be happy. TH_E ONTARIO TEACHER. — We have hitherto inadvertently omitted to notice the receipt of the • first number of the Ontario Teacher, which made its debut about the last •of January. The objelt •of this new educational ; journal, as set forth in its prospectus. is "to supply the teachers of Ontario with a peri- :edical _thoroughly practical in its nature, containing the latest ideas of living writers on the theory and practice of teaching, and at the same time open to the‘reception of any 'hint from the teachers thein - selves, in regard to the impoitant professional duties in which they are engaged." It is conducted by George W. Ross, M. P. Inspector of Schots for'Lanibton, and ny Mr. McColl, editor of.the Strathroy Dis- patch, and has an ektensive and competent corps of contributors. It is very handsomely got up and neat- ly printeg, and • its appearance is creditable to the publishers, and the °profession it aspires to represent. Those who wish co subscribe, and every:teacher should do so, should send $l 25 to ROSS & McColl, Strathroy, Ont., foi one year's sub- scripti DOINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE. From Our Own Correspondent. ToRONTO, Feb. 20, 1873, The tiMe of the House since the date of my last letter has been 9c- cupied chiefly upon the timber ques- tion. The greater part of Wednes- day, Thursday, and, Monday was spent upon it, and tkis in addition to. two days' debate previously. In spite of all the trash inseparable from so long a debate, the result on the whole has been beneficial. The licensing system is now better un- derstood, and Ithink I will be cor- red in saying more highly appreciat- ed. A good deal of 'misapprehen- sion has been abroad as to the na ture of that system,, which this long debate go far to dissipate. Members of the Opposition, aided by their newspapers, have assiduously sought to create the impression in ihe public mind that the thnber lands have been sold out and out, and that the Government have placed the Control of the territory in the hands of lumbermen and speculators; .The:.- facts of the,case are these. The Government have sold for $600,000 the right to out timber on 5,000 square mites of ter- ritory lying to the north of the Georgian Bay and Lake Huron. For this right the purchasers pay to the Gpveroment a ground rent from the time of the sale till ,they begin to cut the timber. They have also to pay' dues upon every stick of tim- ber Cute which clues may be increas- ed from time to time at the option of the Government pf the day. The :Government further have the light to withdravv from license • auy por- dons for the purpose of setAement or for the purpose of reserving timber for the local consutiiption. - It VMS admitted. by the: advocates, of the Government polierthat had these timber berths been reserved for say ten years, they would bring doable the sum. obtained last October'. But, even granting that, it wafj argned the country would gain by the sale. In the first place there would be the investment of the .$600;000 for that period, then there would be the gremid rent corning in each year, then the duesiapon the timber get out, then the increasedimmigiation which the lumber trade would bring to the cenntry, and the consequent settlement of hitherto unproductive lands, and finally the addition to the productive capital and laoor of the Province which would neces- sarily result from the,(3tension of the lutnber trade. In view of ali the -se considerations it was argued that the Province would be wealth- ier at the end of ten years. by the sale of, timber bertha now than if they reserved them till then and wad them for double the price. There is no doubt that the Govern- ment had both law and practice to justify their sale of these berths, but considering the immense im- portance of our timber lands as Our chief source of futuie revenue) there are a good many Liberals in the House who think the Government would have acted wisely had they in the first instance subtnitted to Pailiament the proposition to place so vast an extent ;of timber berths in the market. Recognizing this feel- ing the Opposition sough.t, to em- barrass the friends of the Govetn- ment by proposing resolutions which are indirect opposition to all their former precepts and practice. Mr. Rykert moved-- 'First—That hereaf ter no Licenses to cut Timber tipon the Wild Lands of this Pratte -nee shall be granted, until such timdas the said Lands shall have been explored and surveyed,' and a full report . of the quality and quantity df the Tim- ber growing thereon.; together with a description and nature of the soil, shall -6' ON EXPQ$1,4,T011). - lave been filed h the office of tile Crown Lan tk Dept:Al:neut. / Second—That no Licenses to but Tim- ber Upon the Wild. Lands of the Province shall be granted (except for such quanti- ties as shall be required by the actual settler, and for local consumption), until the Order in Council respecting the same shall.have been confirmed by this House. Mr. Wood, of Victoria, moved in amendnient— , That this House approves of the policy of placing under license sections of the County in advance of settlement ; that this Rouse approves cf the regulatious hitherto in force, and acted upon, of not granting licenses for new titnber berths in the unsurveyede territory, until the sections of country where such berths are to be allotted, have been surveyed, so far as practicalele, and required by the public interest. To thislamenament Mr. Rykert moved the -following direct censure upon the Government : • _ "That this Rouse, while fullY concur- ring in the desirability and propriety of a proper exploration and survey being made of all lands proposed to be placed under license, and while this House fully recognizes the duty of the Government to take all proper means for encouraging the settlement of. the wild lands of the country, regrets that so large • a portion of the timber territory of this Province was recently sold to licenses at public sale, without first consulting the re- ptesentatives of the people as to theepro- piiety of the course mtended to be pur- sued. The debate on these resolutions dragged on till 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning, and although the House was clammous for the vote, Mr. Camerom pleaded for still further delay, which. Mr. Mowat, with evident reluctance, granted. 'The amendments of the' Opposition are regaIrded as mere clap -trap • and will be voted- down by a large ma- -Mr. Gibson tnade a brief speech in the conrse of the debate, in which be pointed out that there had been nin elections since the sale of these timber berths was announced, and the Government had been sustained in every one of them, except in Lor41on, and there the Conservative majority was considerably reduced. Thili_did not look as if the Country condemned the sale. He showed up the clap -trap nature of the Pro positions of the Opposition, and got off some good hits upon the lawyers, —a pastime in which be is fond of indulging, and which always excites the 'merriment of the House. 'There was one little incident of the debate %thich is perhaps worth noticing Whether it is significant ' or the revers, not having had a glimpse far enough behind the scenes; I cannot sq. The Opposi- tion have been Making great ado about the Conservative support. of the Government, and boasting that if the Conservative followers of Mr. Scott -were to withdraw thseir sup port -the Government would fall to pisees.„ Mr. Fraser, adverting to this boasting, advised the Opposi- tion to count noses before they com- forted themselveswith any such de- lusion. They would find that there • were liberals enough in the House to give the Government a good ma- jority eyeri though all. the Con- servative support referred to was withdrawn. Now, it is well known that Mr. Fraser is regarded as eligible for a seat in the Cabinet whenever a vacancy occurs. It is equally well known that, being a staunch Iteformer, and at the same tune a Catholic and an eastern man, he would have been inueb more acceptable to the Liber- al-P'arty than Mr. Sebtt.. I am far froui insinuating that Mr. Fraser las any desire to supplant Mr. Scott, or that ohere is any lack of harmony between, Mr. Scott and his colleagues, but at the same tinie it is just as well that the Opposition andiespecially :the country should be reminded that -the Government are not dependent upon the suppport of fe!viv Conservatives which for the time being they enjoy. The Premier has carried a motion that at some future day the House go into Committee to considerthe the follewing resolutipn : That the proposed contract between the In- spector of Prisons and Asylums and the Canada Car Company, respeet- ing the labDr of prisoners confined in, the Central Prison'do receive the concurrence of this House. He explained that by the act of 1871 the Government had full power tO complete such a cony -act, but that he had considered it best to submit it to the House. The contract runs for 10 years, and the company are to pay 50 cents a day for each pris- oner for the first ltwo years and a half, 55,. cents for he next two years and a half, and 6 cents for the re- maining period. The inmates of the Central Prison will be taken from the county jails throughout the Province, which will relieve the municipalities of a considerable bur- den, while at the same time the country gets the benefit of the labor of the prisoners, and the prisoners themselves will be benefited by be- ing trained to useful employment, instead of being left in idleness, as is now generally the case. Mr. Farewell has Succeeded in getting a Committee arpointed "to enquire into the working of the Tavern and Shot) License Act of 1868, with refeience to its,influence upon tile spread' and fian#eful effects of intemperance; also into the ex- tent and general effects -upon the morals of the commionity of Ithe liquor traffic of the Province; said Committee to have power to send for persons and papers, and to ex- amine into and report upon the said subject 3 with all convenient speed." The Committee is composed of the following gentlemen: Messrs Wood (Brant), Claike (Norfolk); Cook, Oliftr, McDonald, Calvin, Merrick, Gibbons, Fraser, Haney, Fairbairn, Wood„(Victoria), Grange, 'Williams (Hamilton), Dawson, Webb, Boni - ter, Guest, McLeod, Bethune, Ardagh, Deacon and Farewell. As I before observed the sense of the House is strongly in the direction of a Prohibitory Liquor law, and if there be no reaction of public opin- ion I shall not 1)e surprised to find the present Governmentintroducing in a few years a rneasureto prohibit —in so far 'SR this House ,an do so- -the traffic in intoxicating liquors. Mr. McDonald took occasion to say that if such a step were taken the dealers should be compensated for their loss of business, but the Pre- mier assured the. House that. they need( not be friAtened of such a 0 prospect, as no such proposition could be entertained. PONTIAC. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Dispatches from Salt Lake indi- cate trouble in Mormondon. Quite a large nutnbet• of saints are leaving for a new settlement in Arizona. Some of them, of high worldly de- gree, regard the call which 'compels their removal, with ill -concealed dis- satisfaction, and are half inclined to rebel. There ie considerable remon- strance, but Church orders are im- perative and unal terable. _ Among the new measures con- templated by the Spanisji Govern- ment is the separation of Church and State. The programme. of the Vienna ex- hibition announces that experiments with apiculture' Machines will be made in the Loupoldsdorf estate; 18 miles from Vienna. The 26th of June -is appointed for a competitive trial of mowers, reapers and rakes, the 14th of July for thieshers and cleaneis, and the 28th of July for steam plows, sowers and harrows. Horses, oxen and steam will be provided for the exhibitors on the grou The Spanish Government has is- sued a proclamation offering an am- nesty to the Caelist insurgents, if they at once thkow down their arms. In the event of their not ac- cepting this offer, vigorous steps for the suppression of the rebellion are to be taken. An explosion -occurred on Tues- day, in the coal mine, at Talik o' the Hill, in Staffordshire, while the men • were at work. Between 30 and 40 -miners are reported killed. The fire, which broke out afier the ex- plosion, was extinguished with diffi- culty on Tuesday night. ° King Victor Emmanuel, being opposed to his Son's abdication, at first re:fused to consent to the return of Amadeus to Italy, but on reflee- tkn, he relented, and sent word that he would be glad to receive his son again. The Admiral in command of the British squadron, now at anchor off Lisbon, acting under instructions received ,from" the Home Govern- ment, has placed nis fleet at the dis- posal of ex -King Amadeus, for the purpose of his intended voyage to Italy, and has offered to convey him thither in safety. • .4 In Lisbon recent eyents in Spain have caused , uneasiness, and tbe funds are depressed. It also re- ported that the Portuguese Govern- ment have got warning of a design to organize a Republican movement in that country. The Charter of the' Canadian Paoield Railway: The text of the charter of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway is published. The company have'a period of nearly a year allowed. -for making their financial ar- rangements, the charter to be null and void unless these arrangements ire com- pleted to the satisfaction of the Govern- ment, by the 1st of January, 1874. The charter provides that the railway be di- vided 'into sections, as follows : The eastern section extending from the east- ern terminus to Red River; the Lake Superior section extendiag from tiome point on the eastern section to Lake Su- perior; the central section extending from Red. River to a point in the longi- tude of Fort Edmonton ; the Manitoba section extending from the main line in tile Province of Manitoba to the bonne dary of the United States; and the western section extending from a point it the longitude of Fort Edmonton to the Pacific coast. 4, The company shall, within two years from the 20th day of July, in the year 1871, commence simultaneously ,the con- struction of the railroad. from the Pacific Ocean toward the Rocky Mountains, and from a point in the Province of Ontario, hereafter to be determined by the Gov- ernment, toward the Pacific Ocean, to connect the sea -board of British Colum- bia with the railway system of Canada; and further, shall construct the Manito- ba- section by the 31st of December, 1874, the Lake Superior section and suck portion of the mean line as shall be re (pitted to complete' communication be- tween Lake Superior and Red River, by the 31st of December, 1876; shall pro- ceed with mot construct the eastern and .western sections simultaneously; shall prosecute the work of constructing the railway with all due diligence, and shall complete the whole railway within ten years from the said 20th . day of . July, 1871, unless the last mentioned period be extended by Parliament, in whose care the dompeny 'shall coniplete the whole railway within such extended period. The company is also empowered to make arrangements with any railway company in Canada or the United States for connecting- the sections of the Cana- dian Pacific and to secure running pow -1 ers over such railways. . The maximum amount of both land and money subsidy, namely, 30,000,000 . acres of land aaiel $:30,000,000 in tnoney, ' are guaranteed to the company. ei• a 4. Dr. Woods on the .Stanley Bonus. T� the the Editor ofthe Huron Expositor/ DEAF. Sut: In your issue ot (yester- day, when venting of the Stanley bonus by-law, I perceive you have used my name rather freely, and, permit me to say, in a marmot calculated to give, a false imaression to the reader. You therefore, please to give my explae nation, in full, a place in your paper. You say "Dr. -Woods recently visited London, and while there, the Directors of thee Company sweated in inducing him to accept a compromise." " To get the matter clearly before the public it is necessary that I should brief- ly refer to past action of the townehin Council. In 1871 - it was resolved to grant $10,000 to the London Company, if they would run the line to Clinton, Again, last November, at a especial meeting for railroad purposes, w pro- posed to .put a by-law for $1.0,000. These offers were not accepted.. Early last December, a deputation flame the - London board carne to Bayfield. I then. told Hon. Mr. Carling that we would not run the railway bonusby-lar with- out a harbor bonus. The whole matter was clikussed. Certain points were con- ceded by the deputation, and notes of them taken. Nothing was promised by us, except that I said I would think the matter over, and write. • Accordinely„ some four clays after, I wrote a letter; of which the following is an extract: "The only satisfactory solution I can see is to put a by-law—not two by-laws —for $30,000, one-half for the railroad, the other for the harbor." I waited until nomination day, and then publicly declared that I would not again go for $10,000 for the railroacL also read a copy of the letter, of which the foregoing is an extract, and on that platform I went to .election. Not I alone, but Mr. Keys, also, and we head- ed the polls. Mr. Castle, Deputy Reeve, by acclamation, bed our views. So we three here agreed upon the double bonito by-law. The issue at township election being—in the east, railroad bonus alone, inAlie west, railroad and harbor, com- bined, or none. In • order that our course may be made plain to all who read, I may state that the ratepayers of West Stanley consider the Eastern rate- payers had been fairly, even liberally, dealt with in the distribetion of public moneys, without granting another rail- road to them, while we had not even one ae all, convenient for us. The East has a lion's share of the gravel roads, seeing that the road between Brucefield and Bayfield is equally divided between East and West, while the London gravel road, along 10 miles of the front, is all East. Further, that the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway is very con- venient for the Eastern people, and cost this township more money than the Bay- field barber lost, But, seeing that our Eastern friends were anxious for this ad- ditional railway, we offeeed to put a by- law for $10,000, and asked no equivalent for the West. When this was rejected, we Offered to give $15,000 for the railway, and takeetther $15, 000 for the harbor, and thus deal fairly all round. It remains to be seen, if this will be agreeable to the ratepayers. I think what I have written shows _that the double by-law was first mooted by Dr. Woods, and was a premeditated Matter. Not a matter which the Company induced him to ac- ceptwhen. in. London? and I may add that, not alone on the double bonus question, but in respect to the other conditions of the by-law, we were met fairly, and with a spirit, to give as all reasonable protection that we might ask the London board. for, and, of all the by-laws yet passed,in the different mu- nicipalities, ours is, by all odds, the moet stringent On my return from Londott I heard it . rumored that 1 VOA bought over by the railway Company, and the ambiguous words, "succeeded in inducing him" as used by you in reference to me, call for an explanation. The rumor here is, that I was not such a fool as to lose time, put myself to trouble and inconvenience and - pay expenses, for nothing. My re- ply is that I have been doing just such things since I first came to Canada, nearly 30years ago; that, during that period, I have given much time, much money, and no end of trouble, to effect public im- provements, and I do not regret having done so. 1 have my share of the general prosperity, of the country, and in this way only; do Ithope for any remunera- tion for my trip to London. I have not received. any other pay or reward, or -promise of such; either directly or indi- rectly; for myself or for any other party on my behalf. Yours truly, 'NINIAN WOODS. P.8. -- I forgot to mention, that, if any debentures be issued, the by-law will be printed on the back of each one, and thus, they will bear evidence of their own worthlessness, if the condi- tions be not fulfilled. N. W. STANLEY, Feb. 15, 1873. The London, Huron Sad Bruce To the Editor of the Huron Expositor. . SIR,: I think it is high time to discuss the railroad question, as the ratepayers of Stanley and. Tuckersmith, will, no doubt, be catled upon shortly to vote large sums of money in aid of the Lon- don scheme. If Dr. Sloan will only rea- son the subject in a fair and impartial manner, his well 'known abilities will make his letters interesting to many of your readers, who are anxious to know both sides. I arn afraid. his anxiet for the furtherance of this railroad pro ect has overcome his sense of justice. The facts so pointedly put in Mr. Cress - well's letter of last week, the Doctor does not attempt to dispute, but he per- verts and attributes to his letter ideas which it does not contain. Mr. Cress- well does not bring lion. Mr. Wood's re- port as a proof that the road cannot be built, but he brings that report forward as an undeniable proof that millions of FER. geed Canadian inoneY has 'been ,:woA:atkinfairte: on projected rsilroads, and :he asks the people of Huron to pause before they tmlirro. weraewssavey thediorelisanrodtee.wrnismhguss. that those "'swindlers have sold the de- bentures of Hay, Mullet; Sto.," but lje simply states that the act 'of mcorpora- tiwoeneks, or,Loththeer, Wboyr-dslaw, thise pacatssoefo„pa::- handed over to trustees, within six liament, Says the debentures shall be sold. ke. We have a good reason why those,debentures were not demanded, be- cause there is no legally fornied com- pany to hand them over to, nor, until recently, were any trustees Appointed. Nor does Mr. Cresswell in his letter assert that all the projectors of the toad are swindlers, but he does say, and 1» ins positive proof, that quite a num. ber of those projectors have exhibited themselves as sharks of tbe. worst kind. No person but must admit tbat there can be an 'honest difference of oeinion. upon the eardirivh,xisaeorshistltroihteyntOgefnlyotrohpeopofbisnsilleilientrogesit. wtheismrsoltheti being built, as a line affording no advan- tages to the farmers of Tuckersmith and Stenley. But, as a public man, holdhts, the office of Reeve, he is bound. -to see, it aemajority of the ratepayers should vote a bonus, that every security be given that the money shall only be applied for the pui pose - mtmided. I, therefore, think Dr. Sloatt's criticisin on the thahand unjust. ryi erslengthollqr.roVremsswejlalr, 'stletter, harsh h. gam- the whole of Mr. Cresswell's nations pregnant with sound sense and plain facts. , He tleserves the thanks of the people ,of Tuekersmith and Stanley, who will be enabled thereby to give an intelligent vote when the question comes up. With regard to my assertion in refer- ence to the holders of the $20,000 of stock, I find in the Doctor's hands my meaning so distorted as not to be socog- nized. I will, for his enlightenment, put it in other words. No person in London could be efietind who would in- vest his OWD -eapitat in the undertaking. The Great Westetin railroad officials, however, as a bribe to obtain possession of the Port Stanley road, advanced funds, but, at the same time took care that a majority of the Board of _Direc- tors should be their agents. Now, above all things which we have most to dread., is the •uncontrolled influence of a grasping corporation like the Great Western Rail road. The promoters of the London, Huron and Bruce Railway claim, -that Amid it be built, freights would be lower, and better accommodation afforded. shippers, This I' affirm will not be the case. We have an examplt in proof. The town of Paris has a crossing of 'the Great Wes- tern and Grand Trunk, similar to that proposed for the London, Huron did lornce Railroad, and Grand. Trunk. I ask are t.the freights lower there? No Are the 7accemmodations better there than in other 'places. ? Answer. no. In fact, the very worst accommodations for passengers on the two lines are to be found at that point, as those ivho have traveled to Hamilton by rail will bear me out in saying. As I hope to be fa- vored i again with a space in yourcol- umns I will bring my 'letter tide week to a close. YOUTS, - STANLEY. STANJAY, Feb. 17, 1873. The Story of the Worthileet. • •.. IVe now know the facts connected with the lite terrible collision off Dungeness, by which 300 lives were sacrificed. The Horthfleet—the ship run into by a steam- er the name and. whereabouts of which . ai-e as yet unitnown—was bound for Hobart Town. There were neatly 400 emigrants on board, and., at the time ot the catastrophe most of them were asleep in their berths. The weather was thick and. the wind foul, so, aftergetting out of the Thtunes, and gioping his way as far as Dungeness, the Captain gave Orders to bring the ship to anchorin the dead of night an outward -bound steamship, running at tull speed, dashed straight into the Sortheleet, striking her amidship, then reversed her engines, so as to get clear of the sinking ship, and quietly steamed away. - The extraordine ary thing. about the business is that, despite the shrieks and deadly peril of hunetrects of fellow -beings, threatened with a cruel death, the officers of the eteamer, through whose erunnial careless- ness the accident occurred, should have had the heart thus instantly to take their Vessel out of the way without at- temptiag to be the least help, ev.ento the extent of pitching overboard a life- peeserver or a hencoop. The latest ad- vices give no certain tidings of the steamer's identity, she is, however, suPposed to be Portuguese and it is thought that, through the pilot in charge of her, who will, doubtless, some tune return, her name and. character will be distiovered. The scene that ensued after the collis- ion must 'have ,been shocking beyoild description. The IV ortighet, bemg cut clear to the water's edtte, began to settle instantly. Lights were burning all over the deck, and the passengers and crew sprang from below to try to saNre theni- selves as soon as they felt the shock. - There were seven boats, and for these a rush was directly made. But the usual dreadful misfortune happened, and only two of the boats col& be launched, The passengers then began to fight for places in the boats, and. the wildest contusion prevailed, But Captain Knowles sud- denly appeared. on ack, and, revolver in band, threatened to shoot any one who tried to get in a boat before she was hunched, or before proper efforts were made ts. save the wcinen and children. Some still doggedly pressed forward, and the Captain cocked and presented his pistol. "Hold. hard, men," he °lied, "01 I fire, the first man who goes over the side dies." A passenger shouted. in reply, "Shoot us, would. you ? We MOT as well be shot by you as drowned with you." They did not stop, and the Cap- tain began to fire. One man was hit in the knee and another in the breast, and the yells and imprecations of the poor creatures, mingled -with the screams of women and. .chilttren and the hoarse shouts of the sailors, must have been an awful scene. Some sixty were saved, but all the rest perished. The N 071h - fleet soon sunk, as one of the survivors described it, "like a stone." All aemend the sea was filled with struggling human beings. The number of women who were trying to save babes and sniall children made the spectacle pitiable in the extreme. Captain Knowles put a cork belt roimd the waist of his young wife, and sent her down into one of the boats. As she was passed over the side fshe said, "teiod-bye my own love, good-bye." '‚ Good-bye," she sobbed, " 1 shall never see you any more,"—ala FEB. 21, she did not, for -down with his p giving ordi e never afterwa The Northfieet fathoms of WAteI sufficient agility do so, took refute ultimately taken pilot -boat from 1 A few wilt° wi hold of spars, ,cle osetabIe 4 supe we able to oi and buffeting se; there has hardly haps, in the eate an instance of foi shore attendedbl a loss of life. 11 stood by—as, ifj had directed. he have done—prol have been /laved. barity of tlte ste without a parat possible. way in man can be nu that of the nub° he opinion, we tr 44 11117:9.. 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It en • house and bleat-- off. =Id. suchas. ehildren—every they were &oat that no person anli not bad. achefora o pwouldaying fnoort theesi.4ir Scotelimane • a The Sunday The third. an Sunday School in the Wesleya Thursday and Itt 28 Th.e folk which will be easion Thnr,Iday Mot sion. —At 30 o!_el 3. R. Miller, AD chair; devotion Secretary's Committees ; Sabbath. Scitool —Singing, 11.5 Committee; I - Thursday Aft —2,00, Devotio "Field of Sab Canada—in Hut ing ; 2.50----Dise dresses'3;30— 'Seed ;" 4 00-8i -ate addresses, re mitt-ee ; 5,00, ad Thursday Ere 7.00, Devotional Sowers in the the Chureb," 44 bath' School ;" Five minute ee subjects 13.6 • The subjects, "The Sowing in "The Sowing .of Nomination -ments' o 10. 00—.. F, Piety Morn b,00, Prayer to statement ; appo ing ; election -0 big.; 10,15 — 4 then- value and - Cussion on above Blackboard ere by Rev. W. M fitridayAfterao Devotional exerc of President ele Children's Mess - with devotional by members of Reports of Co 4.—Singing.; Pr 'idea Erenin Devotional exer vest," "The f Work in Ontain dividnal labor .0 "Fruit - reaped teachers" reward --Answers to What have we tion?" five min Collection, sing` dresses ; AUC • Friday, Feb. Grey, Farm tt Panaah3 McNang Brine, auetionee S 14, the wife -of 5011. • Ross.—In Stan the wife 4 Mr .101INSTONT.—At the wife of Al ter.