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Mt -sneer, Soieue.-A very succeesful -
entertainment was held in .the School.,
_aving tOOifl, Bluevale, last Friday evening, ere
der the auspices of the Wesleyan lifeett
-to-ila
(lit Church* The object of the enter_
- tatoment was to assist in discharging
the debt upon the OIVIA used .ht the
church. The school -room was crawded.
way to overflowing, many being unable to
obtaia seats. Mr. TheMas Farrow, M
, P. being elected Chairman, made a few
teas
humorous 'remarks, and a lengthy pro.
test gramme consisting of musio, recitations,
John readinga, etc., was then. gone threnele
of the The first piece of -mimic given we's. 't The
and Danish Slow March; i
•nstnunental by
• at_ the Bluevale Glee Club, Mrs. I)r, Sew.
;ise .of playing the organ, _Mr. A. Gray the vie..
Item lin, and Mr.. Charles Herbert the flute.-
[et The Glee Club gave a uumber of other
After piecee dialing the evening, which were
- the receivedwith well-deserved applause.
tor of Messrs. L, aed 13. Ruttan sang `aea
ie be. played ° Kissing,. through the Bars "
in the Lane ''Rated , and " 00od
The style ; Misses M. A. and Frances Holil'aesi,
6 eo.• of Holmeaville, sang "The Lover's Quar--
;.- over I tel,t' a duett, Which showed in a very
amusing manner what very slight causes
finite sometimes lead to a- quarrel between
-atar- " hearts fold and loving," Another
piece of nearly the same description,.
• with thia exception, that the quarrel in.
this case wasafter the cominbial knot
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was tied, was given by MSS enawke, or _
Gorriee It was one of the gems of the
programme, and received rounds of ape
plauee and a hearty encore. Misa Bina
this
tee
-to be -rea
arrow,. of B devale„ sang and played -
Pre- "Co; ath taste and feelieg' . song entitled..
tSCii.4. Bessie o' the Lea ;" " Annie o' the -
Tc'nt• Banks o' Dee," was well rendered by
Viffte.- I
Mr- Andrew Gray, Mrs, Scott playing-
alu'a the accompaniments. Mr. Charles Her-
r an- bert sang a beautiful Scotch melody, en-
titled was asleep, but - ye'ye waken-
edrae," his singing is tot, well known to
require ally commendation from us.
is Among the recitations given was "The
ple, Beautiful Snow," by Master Elias Dis-
sIleV certainly a very creditable perforiri-
epee for a boy of his 'jLge. Mr. Charles
! Herbert gave a comic reading aei his.
• native " Braid. Scoteh " which was re-
, mired with. , roars, of laughter. it was a
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very amusing delineation of a Scotch
wedding of the olden time. Mr. Bu-
chanan, o.! Winghara, gave a very good
temperance recitation; Mr. G. EYvel read
a F. election from the Pickwick .Papers,
" Sara Weller's Valentine.' After thh•
programme was finislied, the Chairman
stated that the most interestisig part of
eranee the entertainment was yet to spine: A
ing-Cpf story cake of gigantic dimensions and_
I that faultless quality, had been prepared
elition (erec(qt, we Were going to say) by the
ladies, and to the young lady, who -was,
decided to be, by the vote of the audi-
ence, the most popular in the neighbor-
hood, Nvas reserved the hondr of disseet-
.
- rat -ins, this giant of sweetness. A number
a the of ladies were nominated, and then came
canvassing with a voegetuice. The mov-
ers and seconders of the different careli-
elltacet dates passecletround among the audience, <
'-'1°'lla'as every five mate obtained for any partic-
ular candidat6 counting one vote in her
favor. The following were the candi,
it the dates nominated : Miss Eliza Bosman,
of Morris.; Miss Maggie Scott. of Blue -
vale ; Miss Bina Farrow, iof Bluevale ;-
Miss Ilareke,,, of Gorrie ; Miss Sherrie,
of BluevaIe - Miss Dulmage of Morris ;
and -Miss Lottie Leech, of Bluevale.
After a thorough canvass the -chairman
announced that Miss Bina Farrow was
the successful candidate, Mise Bosman,
receiving the second highest number of
votes. About a45 was real -incl.- by the
entertainmen t. .
wear-
town -
6t the
e 161,
'ere in.
par -
Exeter.
REeeneun. - Mr. William Hawk-
slia.sv has returned again to the "Ex-
change„” which he has fitted up anew in
good style, Mr. Christie having moved
oue, of it a few days ago.
Setoorixo MATCH , -A shooting match
took place in Exeter on the 6th inst.,
between Thomas_ Bissett and James
Westcott for the silver cap won by T.
Bissett some tittle aga. There were nine
birds a side. The (tame remitted in favor
41 0 of of Bissett, who 'killed a bird every shot,
7 but two of them dropped outside the
The' ballads, and coosequendy were not Count-
ed. The following ' is the standing :
ehee; T. Bissett......, ... 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1-7
rest to J. 'Westcotte.... 1 1 0 0 0 1 O. 0 1-4.
e was LEMTRE.- Rev. Mr.. Goldsmith, of
Seaforth; delivered a lecture in Mr.
Gracy's Church. Usborne, on Tuesday
evening, the lOth inst. There were
Seere-
he re-
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an
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and about 300 pereons present The subject
a par- which he chose was 'e Religion and Poli-
-of the tics," one 'w elicited a great deal of
, ways iaterest The leoture continued about
an hour and a half, and was well receive-
)ke at ed. It certainly is a lecture of rare merit,
teureof and was highly eppreeiated by those who
advo- had the 'fortune to be present.. am
club. i sure those *Ito heard it would he glad to.
.esting I have another opporttenity of hearing Mr.
made Goldsmith a.gaia in this neighborhood
ised a! before the winter is over The proceeds
Lowed of the lecture were in aid of the 6abbath
g their School.
kinda
..te ad -
Stephen.
Corere Maaanea. - All mernbert
Coale presentMinates confirmed. Le eve to
.artheee ettead to horse case, $50 granted to
The aid in procuring telegraph poles for tele -
el and j gtaph from Devoe_ to Crediton on condi
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T, sec-- 'tee there be an office at Devon. moneY
aelawe - payable when line in operation. Council
pass- to meet again first Saturday in March,
't„ see. at 10 o'Cleek, when pathmastere, pound
keepers, end fence iewers N1611 be a.p-.
pointed. The following orders were
gtanted 1 Piekatd, for lumber-, $1 92;
Captain H--, Exeter, to assist in fit-
ting up an armory, $l 0, Mrs. MeEachen,
charity, 5e5 ; Eagleson, work on Con. 21,
T. King, lumber, $3 75 ; Agri'
cultural shaw eroued grzint, $150
leigh, statute labor, ; R. Whiting,
gravel, 75e ; T. Lampert, work, $6
statiaaery, traveling, postage, _
division registrar, $3S
U. PisoUTY, Clerk-
-A double- track is to be laid down
eu the Great 'Western Railway trona
Glencee, the poiut at which the loop
line starts, to Windsor. The work h
already been counneneed.
--An old man, named Thos. Pattersoe,
-wee f, mud dead on Monday, I 0 th
on the 3d concession. Blenheim.
Mire body h ad lain from Thursday morning
kvor of until Menday suCceFIlinu only about
heing,
twenty yards' froin the highwaY, 9-11a
WaS SO COVerwl with snow- as not to be
He had apparently stumble&
sn. the from cold, into an excavation, and -wag
frozen to death. He was of n13801114
61, Wmind, and often -wandered away for days
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now at a time, and consequently no alarla
Was raised, by the neighbors. Who -
found (me foot was bare and the other
d.rk. I had on a stocking.
tReeie
tavetn•
:iese so
-,. viz. :
,shomas
e
Xaliled
ng ac
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4 and
tioved
J. Me -
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led to
y ,1 ohn
r, that
A rile
•Lreied.
!eestive
utt of
VJEAR.
WitollAR PIO. 273.
gcal estatt v
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.
17,0R SATJI, thence:in aud Lot on North Main -
street formerly oceupied by Mr. T. P. Bull.
Terms reaksiable. For Particulars alsply to
273 LG. VAN EG3IOND, Seaforth.
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SUPERIOR FARM FOR SALE CHEAP-:
'PRYING the west half of Lot 6 in the Bayfield
Road
-LP North Cancesslon, Township of Stanley,
aty of Heron, abutting ,The Gravel Road in
front and the River Bayileld in rear, commanding
a view of Lake, Huron.The Farm contains 98
acres, the greater -part of which is clear and free
from stamps. There is a new two-story brick
dwelling -house, franio barn and ai large and very
superior orchard, bearing fruits oh the promises
and plenty of water, it is convenient to all the
Countyniarkets; there Is a ficho41 house on the
corner of the lot- and .several ehurehes near. As
the property must be sold this spring,parti s in
It
want of aim= should apply n
; a ioW bea tifal
residence cannot be Melia in. Enron. The . oil is
of the hest quality. There is about 300 acres of
bush adjoiniunfor sale. Apply to
273 - . JOHN ESSONS Bayileid.
FARM- FOR SALE.
FOR SALE, on reasona ei, terms, •the east half of
the tiorth half of Lot 4, iu the I3th Conces-
sion of McKillop, containing 47+ notes, be the
sanii's more qr lee& There are about 4 acres
cleared and Well Ienced, the balance is Wei tim-
bered with good beeeh and.maple wood, ?The land
is all high and dry an41 entirely without waste.
It is situated within two •miles of the Northern
Gravel Road leading te Seaforth, and only ten
miles from that village. For further particulars
apply to the prOpiietor on the premises, or if by
letter, to Walton P. 0.
2734 JOHN MeENVEN.
FARM FOR SALE.
A7 VALUABLE FARM, 100 acres, First Con-
4-1-'mession, McKillop, near Seaforth, on the main
garfal toad to Godetich ;186 -acres cleared and free
from stumps ; 35 acres plowed, the rest under
grams; Well watered and fenced, with'.1arge frame
barn, stable underneath; log f arra house boarded out-
side, and good orchard; possession immediatelyi
title good and terms easy Fer further particulars
apply to 5
. 272 LUDWIG MEYER, Seaforth P. 0.
FARM FOR SALE IN MORRIS.
VOR SALE, lot BO, Con 8, Morris, "eohsisting of
4() acres, 27 clear, re glider good beech and
maple hardwood, situated on the Seaforth Gravel
Road, 114 miles from Seiforth, Bi from Brussels;
good log house • never faAing well of water. r For
further partierars apply to THOMAS GRIEVE,
McKillop, Seaforth P. 0. 270*4
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FOR ALE.
C4AP 1.ND ON TE. Lot 19, llth coes-
Biwa, puruherry. ApPim
y so
CAMEP ON & GARBOW,
Bari isters,
26578 Godmich. '
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BRICK YARD TO RENT.
TO RENT, the Brick Yard la] the Second Conces-:
sion of iuc.kersmith at Egmondville, the pro-
perty of Mr. 'honitts Govenlock, MeJCiflop. Thia
is a large yard, with four large mills, and
a bank of splendid eley eight' feet
a never -failing supply of . water; the yard is fur-
nished with every convenience •and facility for
manufacturing. HOUSE and STAl3LE on the
yard will be sold; also, to be sold the carte, bar-
rows; and. other implements need heretofore in the
yard, and about 5,000 feet Of good lumber. Rent
of yard $100 a. year. The house and stable will'be
sold for $100 cash s the other articles will also be
disposed of very low. This is an excellent chance
for any one wishing to engage in the Briclautiking
business, nit bricks are now selling at from $ti to
$7:50 pm: 1,000, and wood obtainable at $2 50 a
COTii. For further particulars apply to
2651'26 JOHN BOWDE.N, Egmondville P. 0
STEAK SAW MILL AND FARM FOR SALE.
B1ING Lot 34; Con. 7, MeKillop, containing 104
acres, all cleared, with good barns and stables,
two good orchards in full bearing; two neversfail-
ing springs whieh • stipply the mill. Also, lot35
4, Con. 9, containing 48 acres of bureport;
bush. The
is situated 6 ruiles from Reaforth, with a good
gravel road. thereto. For farther partienlars apply
on the premises. If by post, to JOHN THOMP-
SON, Constance P. 0., Kinburn, Ont. 260
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STORE TO E,ENT OR SELL.IN SEAPORTYL,
pi:Lee ohd and favorably -known stand, the ALAN-
-a- CHESTER HOUSE, lately °et:ivied hp Mr.
JOHN LOGAN will he sold, or routed on reason-
able terms. _Apply at the store of
270 • - LOGAN & JAMIESON.
ARCHITECTURE.
rpHE undersigned is prepared to furnish Plans,
Speeifications, &c., of Pabliet and Private
Buildings, and also to superintend the ereetion of
the same. Carpenters, Plasterers' and Masons'
and valued.
wcalls measured. •
ADAM GRAY,
" 262 Second Concession, McKillop.
/WAN T E
A N energetic man to canvass Certain townships
irt Huron and Perth, as Assistant Agent for
the Agiieultu.ral Alutual Assurance Association of
Loudon. The most popnlar farm company doing
business. Apply, stathig past and pretientomPlciy-
merit, with references, to
CHARMS T. DOYLE,
266 - Agent, Clinton;
ADM I N I STRATOR'S f4OTIQE.
A LL PERSONS having any claim against the
4.-1- estate of JOHN WELL, Sr., late of the vil-
1ag of Zurich., in the*County of Hutou, yebinan,
de ed, are' hereby required to render the same
to the undersigned pn or before the first day of
April next. - -
HENRI; 'WELL,
Administrator; Crediton P. 0.
Stephen, Feb. 1, 1873. • 272
ESTRAY HEIFER.
f iAME iato the premises of the undersigned, lot
_
16, Concession 3, Tuckersmith, on or about the
20th of December, a red and white heifer, oue year
old.. The owner is requested to prove property,
pay charges and take her away.
27O*4 JOHN McGLEGOR.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
A LL having claims against the estate a the late
-L-I• Mrs. KAY, cd Farquhar, in the Township of
Usborne, are 114i:tested to gond in their accounts
not later than the 1st day Of Minh next.
N. J. CLARK, Executor.
Farquhar, Jan. 28,1878. 270
CAUTION.
rrHE public- are hereby cautioned against per-
-1.• chasing or negotiating it NOTE of HIND for
the sum of st:100. payable '12 months after date
drawn by HUGH AlcINTOSH In favor of I. O.
RICHARDS, dated Stisiluary 24, 1878, as value has
not been received for the same.
. HUGH AleINTOSIL
Hallett, F‘eb4, 1873. 270s4
-W. T. HUNTER/
BRUSSELS, - ."-
.11()rse shoe). . mid General BlackNnzith,
Alatmfacturer of Iran Harrows. Special atteution
to Job work atl Horse Shoeing.
:TERMS" REASONABLE.
Shop lately occupied by G. J. BAILEY, in rear of
yen s aeon' Shop. 270c18
CHEAP BASKETS.
M R T I., 0 1R,,
OF EXETER,
T.TAs FOP. SALE handsome and exaellent Baskets--
-1-A-1 of all sires and of the best quality. They are
made by himself and are warranted to give excel-
lent autisfaetions
CALL AND -SEE THEM
•
Next house west of the Sehool House, ,Exeter.
270-5 E. TAYLOR.
GOIN' HOME PRO -DAY.,
BY W. M. CARLETON.
My business, on the jury's done -the
quibblin' all is through -
I've watched the lawyers, right and left,
,and give my verdict true ; •
I staek so long unto my chair, I thought
I would grow in;
And if 1 do not know mySelf, they'll get
me there ag'in.
But now the court's adjourned for good,
and I have got my pay;
I'm loose, at • last, and thanthe Lord,
goin' home to lday
I've somehow felt uneasy, like, since first
day I 'come doivn ;
it is an awkward game to play the gen-
tleman in town; -
And this 'ere Sunday suit of mine,- on.
Sunday rightly sets, ,
But when I wear the stuff a week, it
somehow galls and frets.
I'd rather wear my homespun rig of pep -
'persalt and gray -
have it on in half e jiff, when I get
haine to -day.
I have no doubt my wife looked out,as
well aseany one -
As well as any woman could -to see that
things was done;
For though Melinda,. when. I'm there,
:won't set her foot out' doors,
-She's very careful, when I'm gone; to
tend to all the chores.
But.nothing prospers half so well, when
g6 off to stay,
And I will put things into. shape when I
get home to -day.
The mornin' that I came, we had a little
bout; • •
coolly- took my hat and left, before the
show was out. •
For what I said was naught whereat she
ought to take offence; -
And she was always quick at words, and
_ready to comment,
But then,ishe's first one to give up, when '
she has had her say;d
Aed she will meet me with a kiss, when
• Igo home to -day,
My little boy -I'll give 'em leave to
match him if they can;
It's fun to see him strut- about, and try
to be a man !
The gamest, cheeriest li4le chap, you'd
ever want to see ! .
And then they laugh, because I think
the child resembles me.
The little rogue 1 he goes for me like
- robbers for their prey;
He'll turn my puekets insie out, when I
get home to•day.
If there's a heaven upon the e-arth, a fel-
- low knows it when
He's been away from -home a week, and
thenzets back again.
If there's a heaven above the earth,
there often I'll .bd bound,
Some homesick fellovi meets his folks,
and hugs 'ern, all around.
But let my creed be right or wrong or be
it as it may,
My heaven is just ahead of me -I'm
gain home to day.
My little girl -1 can't contrive how it
should happen thus
That God could pick. that sweet bouquet,
and fling it do wn to us,
My wife, she says that han'some face
will some day make a stir;
And th.e.n. 1 laugh, because she thinks
the childtresembles her.
She'll meet mc half way down the hill,
and kiss me, anyway;
And light my heart up with her smiles
when 1 go home to -day,
* ENGLISH CORRESPONpENCE.
England's Parliant- ent.— Opening of
the New Session — Scenes,
mci-
dcas and Speeches In the Two
Houses. •
LONDON, Feb. 8, 1873.
in answer to her "most gracious" .speech.
-Lord Clarendon is son of the well-keown
ForeigdMinister, and seenis to posaess a
full share of the genial cleverness of his
family.- Lord Monteagle is the son of a
busy but rather . plodding- administiator,
who *asbetter tinowtt, some years back,
as Mr. Spring: Rice. Lord Derby deliv-
ered one of his careful, level speeches, in
which he picked holes as much as possi-
ble in everything, accusing the Govern -
meat of taking much too easy a -view of
domestic affairs, and of having made
an awful mess of the recent arbitration.
He hit only one difficulty, on which
a good deal was also said by Lord Salis-
bury and lord Cairns, and which was
the chief subject of debate in the House
of Commons -the difficulty of knowing
how far, and in what sense, the• inter-
national rules as to neutrals which. were
settled at. Washington were henceforth
to be put in force. The English G-overn-
ment -disputes the interpretation of the
half a dozen elderly peers, muffled in
red_ cloaks, and half buried tinder !huge
cocked hats,. seated on a modest little
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bench in front of the great gilded 'throne
in the House of Lords, on Thursday af-
ternoon, opened the fifth* session of the
English Parliament of !Queen Victoria,
and read a speech on behalf of Her
Majesty. For, the first time in history,
a Cabinet of educated Englishmen has
achieved the tremendous feat of compos-
ing a Queen's speech without any abso-
lute bad grammar in it, though the Eng-
lish is queer enough. There was scarce-
ly anybody present except the Royal
Commissioners, _ and little knot of people
in petticoats in one corner, some of whom
turned out, on closer ipspeetion, to. -he
bishops, and the rest ladies. The bishops
wear gowns, aprons and enormous lawn
sleeves, but not bonnets. In millinery
they rather outdid thel women, who were
in plain walking dress. The ceremony
of the commissioners takes place by day-
light. Later in the evening, when the
gas is lit, the House meets in earnest.
THE S PEECHES.
There was a: good attendance of peons,
but the speaking was rather poor, except
that of the two -young noblemen, Lord
Clarendon and Lord Monteagle. who
undertoek the formal business of moving
and .secouding the address to the Queen
SEAFORill, FRIDAY, FEB. 28 1873.
" ignorant duffers," • as I. heard them
called the other day, who composed the
Tribunal of Geneva; but there is el
ebvioes difficulty in asking the Ameri-
can Government to adopt a view which
would in some measure tell against the
decision which has been given in its favor.
At the same time, the United States is.
as much intereeted as anybody else, in -
seeing that the obligations of neutrality
arenotmade too onerous. Lord Derby
twitted the Government with having in-.
vented, at infinite pains, a non-existent
international law for the paipose of prov-
ing that England had broken it: arid
with having done All they cduld to per-
suade the arbitrators at Geneva that, so'
far from being anxious to win, they
would have felamortified and disappoint-
ed if, by any chance, the decision had
gene in their favor, to which the Lord
Chancellor (Sir R. Palmer) retorted that
perhaps the arbitrators did' entertain that
opinion, aecl, that Lord ,Derby himself
had helped to produce it, by predicting
so confidently that if England went to
arbitration, she would be certain to lose.
As for the Americans, he supposed they ,
were very like othar people, telly sharp-
er at a bargain; a d he doubted whether
they would respect 'the English more
because they had allowed themselees to
be outwitted. Lord .Granville was par-
ticularly bland -anel, affable, and. said as
little as _possible. He read an extra,ct
fromean important dispatch on the Cen-
tral Asian question to show tliat difficel-
ties with Russia: in that quarter were, in
any case, very far off, ancl that there was
good reason to hope they might never
arise. •
THE FIRST NIGHT IN WEE COMMOSIS, •
The first -night in the Commons was
mdre lively than that in the Lords.
Therewas a rush of members to give
notices of motions. Sixty notices, all of
a breath, and more than half of them
bills, • tjustified Mr. Disraeli's epigram-
matic warning against " hurry -scurry.
debates and helter-skelter legislation ;"
but it ts natural that en the eve of a gen-
eral election members of tarliament
should seek TO advertise themselves as
much as passible. Bills are a cheap way
of advertising,' since they are printed,
and even sent throngh the post, at .the
expense of the public. Referring to the
large portion of the Queen's speech de-
voted to foreign affairs, igr. Disraeli
said it was well the House,of °ominous
should remember that it recognized the
'duties of a Senate as well -as those of a
Vestry. Disraeli has always prided
himself on his supeitiority to Vestry 01- .
"1 have no head for -details,"
he once said, sneering at Gladstone,
"I'm not parochial enough for that."
He touched on the Irish University
question in a happy alliteration which
will be often heard hereafter, expressing
a hope that it was not intended to sacri-
fice a famous and learned TJn;versity in
order to substitute for it the mechanical
mediocrity,of an Examining Board. Mr.
Disraeli then went on to point out the
difficulty ot working the new rules, as
to neutrals. Of Russia he spoke rather
contemptuously. The attempt to ap-
propriate Consta,utinople, was, he said,
a freak of ambition, and not a natural
development of a national policy. The
idea of conquering India was a distem-
pered dreaen. _ One of the novelties of
the Queen's- speech was the preyer with
which it concluded far a special blessing
on the deliberations of Parliament at the
present time. "1 re-echo that prayer
for Divine -guidance," said Mr. Disraeli;
"for I believe we never required it
more "-as much as to say that the
Deity would have plenty to. do to save
the country from the consequences of
being governed by Mr. Gladstone. There
is an.eld story of a timid passenger. ask-
ing the captain of a ship, in a storm,
what hope there was. "We must trust
in God," replied the captain. " And has
it come to that r groaned the poor fel-
low. in despeir. • After Mr. Horsman
had delivered one of his labored speeches,
Mr. Bernal 'Osborne reviVed the
sembly with a scene of dashing, careless
humor. " Pay your money and put
your vexation in your pocket," was his
advice about the Alabama claims: As
for kussia, she wa,s only trying, he said,
toile for the savages at Khiva*what the
Efiglish were trying to do for the
savages at Zanzibar -in other words, to
civilize a ferocious state of society. Af-
ter a solemn harangue from Mr. Glad-
stone, who, having nothing to say, said
it in as many words as possible, and who.
wasted a tine argument in attempting to
show that the Government had done -
well to submit the new international
rules to other Powers for adoption, the
Government, as Mr. Lowe had to ex-
plain, neve t having, in _point of fact,
done anything of the kind. Mr. Vernon
Harcourt attacked Mr. Lowe for living
at Glasgow spoken disrespectfully of the
law of nation, which " Historicue " na-
turally cherishes as a kind of family re-
lation -a mother-in-law, at least. He
was very .bitter against the pedagogues
of jurisprudence, and the prigs of techni-
celities, who will not admit that there
is such a thiug as interpational law, in
the proper, sense of the word law. It
will 45e interesting to know that 0 His
" 'think § the judgment, of the
Tribunal of Geneva could be upset on
appeal as bad law, but he forgot to men-
tion where the appeal . court sits. Mr.
Lowe explained. that his vie* always
hail been that it was bettee. to- run the
risk of being defeated upon ;principles
which are fair between man and man.
than to take advantage of any, difficulties
that might be raised under international
law. 1 -le had, he. said, a sincere horror
and detestatiOn of war, and he believed 1
the only way of avoiding war was by
arbitration, and, further, that arbitra-
tion was more likely to be successful in
that way, if, when a decision • was pro -
um -nice& no reasons were - given. On'
this greund he preferred the simple
judgment of the Emperor of Germany to
the loquacity of the Tribunal of Geneva.
Bow BELLS.
•
-Mr. Robert Bell, for some time M.
P. for Russeyin the old Canadian As-
sembly, died- at Ottawa, on Tuesday, af-
ter a lengthened illness.
Canada.
A cash box, containing over $200 in
money, and seeeral valuable papers,
was stolen from leehind the bar of a ho-
tel in Guelph, on Snnday last The bar
was occupied during the entire day, and
how the thief succeeded in obtaining his
lipoty is a mystery.
-A few days ago a well dressed and
=respectable looking woman 'entered the
sitting -room of a hotel in Toronto, and
requested one of the lady boarders of
the hotel to take charge of her child un-
til she went down to dinner. The lady
kindly consented, and the woman left
the room. instead of .going to dinner
she left the hotel, and has not since been
heard of On examination, a band box,
which was left by the woman, was found
to coutain some articles Of clothing for
the child, and a bottle'of paregoric.
-Last Friday, Daniel McLachlin, of
Southwold, son of Mr. Neil .McLachlin,
was killed in a shocking manner. He
was at Work with oxen and, bob -sleighs,
tgarning logs, and discovered that one of
the bow -keys had worked opt. At-
tempting to get between the oxen to re --
place it, he stambled and fell, when the
team started. One sleigh passed pver
him, and the second: one struck and'
dragged him a considerable distance along
the ground. When discovered, his
hands and feet were found to be btoken,
ancl his body 'torn ,open in the region of
the stomach and chest.
-From the last report of the London
Asylum for the Insane, dated October,
1872, there -were in the inetitution at
that time 525 inmates. Of this =tether,
twelve males and six females belonged
to the °linty of Huron.
-It is now stated by ministerial tor-
gans that Sir Francis Hincks will retire
from the Ottawa Godernment before the
meetieg of Parliament, and that Mr.
Tilley will take his place as Finance
Mi nis ter.
- Rev. John Scott, pastor of St. An-
drew's. Presbyterian Church, London,
preached a powerf ul sermon, on Subday
last, in oprosition tothe introduction
of instrumental music into the Chetah.
The reverend gentleman condemns the
organ as an operatic device, ahd a pro-
fa.nation of religious Worship.
- The actual population of -the town
of St. Thomas is now asceitained.• to be
4,081. Two years arm, according Ito the
Dominion census, it was only ,2,197.
The population of this prosperous place,
has, therefore, nearly doubled. within the
short space of two years. •
- The last rail on the Canada South-
ern Railway was lam on Friday last.
-Although the Air hne of the Great
Western Railway has been< eopen ior
traffic for some time, 'and five daib
freight trains run thereon, the press of
trafficon the road does not seem to be
,in the least decrerteed. All -way, stations
on the -main line are still choked up, and
no effort has,- as yet, been put forth to
clear them. . '
- The wholesale grocery trade done
by merchants, of Hamilton, with Mani-
toba last year, amounted. to $2,500, and.
the prospects for the present year are,
that double that amount of business will
be done with the same place.
-In Ontario there were 431 cases of
inselvency last year, Against 348 in 1871.
Many of the insolvents were very small
traders, and represent liabilities of $2,-,
000 to $5.000, probably less in a good
many instances in only twq eases did
the liabilities reach $100,000. An ag-
gregate of liabilities is made out of $2,-
326,336, with assets of $1,556,900. In
the Province of Quebec there were 282
assignments.
-Since the Dominion Telegraph Com-
pany recovered from the adverse sur-
ho-lder.bill for the allotment of $100,000 of new stock
has been nearly all taken by the share-
making progress. In the beginning of
rose steadily from month _to month dur-
ing the two years, and the total for 1872
indicates an increase of 234 per cent. over
cent. were paid in 1872. We hear that
Close of the year. During 1872 the num-
ber was increased to 147. . The receipts
roundings of its early history, it has been
1871. Dividends amounting to 71 per
1871 there were 33 offices opened, and
that number was increased to 80 at the
taxing lands in the
Province of Manitoba, held by non-resi-
dent persons, at five cents per acre, has
passed the second reading -in the Legisla-
ture of that Province.
•
-A. man named Edward Hefferon
died in Goderich jail, over a week ago.
Deceased' was • incarcerated some four
months ago, on the charge of stealing a
pair of pants from Mr. A. Smith, tailor,
GOderich. 'At the time fie was suffering
from consmnption, and a, kick in the
thigh, inflicted by a horse, and admit-
ted_ he was driven to commit the theft
merely for the purpose of beinebincarcer-
ated: Ever since he continued to sink
rapidly, the hurt in the thigh ruhning
con ten ually, and from a strong man,
weighing 180 pounds, he became a mere
skeleton attlie time of his death, of less
than half bis formerweight. 1
--Mr. Alexander Ross, Sheriff of the
County of Oxford, died at his residence
in Woodstock, on Monday last. The
deceased gentileman died been suffering
from ill -health for some time, so that is
death was not unexpected. He was
buried on Wednesday, Nvith military
honors, having been captain mid paymas-
ter in the Oxford rifles.
-About 9 o'cloek on Monday morn-
ing last a fire broke out in the Dominion
Hotel, Listowel, • d rapidly spread to
other buildings arlaong which were a
number of stores . and the office of the
Wellington, Orey and Bruce Railway
Company. All were consumed, together
with a considerable portion of their con.
tents. The loss ls estimated at $18,000,
and very little insurance. The tire
originated from a defective ohimney fine.
--At a meeting recently held in Strat-
ford, of the friends in that town of the
late Mr. 'Robert McFarlane, M. P., it
was unanimously resolved to erect to his
memory a monument. A committee
111101,11AM BleeTninttil, Pablisbers.
50 a rear, in advance.
,was appointed to 'correspond. -with the
many friendsof the 'geutlenrait and. ascer-
tain their views in reference to the pro-
posed moriunient. It is thought that the
friends of Mr. McFarlane in the County
are so numerousethat a sufficient sum can
be raised to carry mit the desired object
by limiting the subscriptions to one del -
lar each.
• -A horse dealer in Montreal, named
Patrick Slaterye was on Tuesday la.se
fined $100 and se-ntenced to Eiji months'
imprisonment for eommitting an aggra-
vated assault upon a .man Who had in-
terfered to ptevent the defendant from
brutally beating his horse.
-a-Mr. John Witiff, of the township of
South Eas.thope, County of Perth, sold
an ordinary farm horse to an American.
buyer for $161. Horses are likely to'be
much higher in price this spring than
,
thee were last.
-The annual naeeting of the Hibbert
Plowing Association was held at Staika,
on Saturday evening, the 8th of Febru-
ary, when a report of the Secretary -
Ti easurete showing a balance on hand of
$30' 60, was-. read and adopted.-. The
election of officei a was then preceeded
with as follows: President -Mr. Robert
Gardiner. Secretary-Treaeurer-Dr. Mc-
Tavish. Directors -Messrs. John De-
laney, Henry Balfour, Robert 13arbour,
William Worden, William Not**, Thee.
Page, Alexander Ferguson, Charles Tuf-
fin, Wharton Hodgson 'Joseph leeading,
Robert Hamilton, Peter Campbell, Rob-
ert Hoggarth, John Whyte, John Stew-
art, John Gardiner. Auditors- Messrs.
James Gillespie and Alexander Elliott.
-By a Parliamentary return tecently
issued, we observe that in the year 1871
there were in the County of Huron,
19,694 children. of school age. Of this
nunel)er 18,172.. attend pubkc schools,
and only 60 attend private schools, In
Seaforth there were 45'0, 394 of whom
attended the public school and 20 attend-
• ed private schools. In Clinton th-ete
were 560, the whole of, whom attended
the public scheol. .1n the village. of
Mitchell there were 650 of school age,
542 of whom attended the public school
and 30 attended private schools. hi
Goderich there were 1,067 'children of
school age 1,064 9f whom attended the
public scliools.
-Mr. Thomas Muir, of the Eighth
Concession, Ilibbertrhhd two sheep bad-
ly torn by dogs a few evenings since,
The dogs visited several ocher barn -yards
in the neighborhood of Mr. Muir, and at-
tacked sheep' but were noticed and sear-
ed off before doing any serious daniage.
The dogs -were tracked into the township
of Fullerton anti found tp beleng to
Menne Tepper and Williams, tiro far-
mers in that township. -Mr. Pepper very
aensibly destroyed his dog, but Mr. Wil-
liams refused to do the llama with. his.
-Rev. Mr. Mitchell, pastor of the
Canada PresbyterianChurch of Mitchell,
was waited one, few evenings ago at his
residence bye, mirnber of ladies and gen-
tlemen of his congregation and presentd
with a very flattering and comp imentary
address, accompanied by an excellent
silver •tea service. The cost price of
which was .8112.
-At the last meeting of. the Braiit
County • Council a committee was ap-
pointed toiook out a suitable site and
land for the establishment of a House of
Refuge and Industrial Farm. This is an
dample for the County of Huron togo
and dolikewise.
-The Galt Reformer of last week
says: The delay in4orwarding freights
on the Great Western, Railway is eaus-
ing much complaint and anioyance.
Goods lie at the station at Galt day after
day waiting for cars' , and it is IA un-
common for freights, even fromicompar-
atively shert distances,. to be two or
three weeks op, the way." .
- Thomas Allen Blyth, of Hamilton,
an olkl and wele-known land purveyor,
died on Tuesday.' From this gentleman .
the village of Blythe 'in this Obuntyt took
its name.
-The Dunkin bill by-law wits cstried
in the township of Walsinghain County
of Norfolk,- on Saturday by a majority of
nine. The Council met on Monday, and
refused to sanction the by-laei, deeming
it to be illegaL so it will not come into
force. he pepple are very indignant,
aud intend to 'take proceedings againet
the Council.
-The congregation of the Presbyter-
ian church of Collingwood, have decided
the organ question, and have placed a
$250 ca.binet organ in their chigch. The
instrument, was opened last Sabbath, -
-The illanitobon announces the ar-
rival in Winnipeg of a leading member of
a large Ontario lumber firm, which has
machinery on the way for the erection of
a large saw mile The fiern.has received
a large grant of timber land from the
Dominion Government, on the condition
of genii% lumber at the mill at a price
uot exceeding 480 per thoueand feet.'
-The deputation from Itrince Ed-
ward's Island have come to Ottawa as
the result of a correspondence between
the Governor-General and the Govern-
ment' a that Proaince, upon the subjece
of Confederation. - Prince Edwards Is-
land wishes the Dominion to aSsotne
debt of $3,000,000, and not ask her to
bear anyshare in Donneion Public
Works, while she undertakes to main-
tain her own.
- Tuckeremith.
Comccm MEETING. -The Council met,
on Thuesday, Feb. 20, in the village of
Eguiondville, pursuant to adjoui-u-
me-nt from last meeting. ' The
Reeve, Deputy Reeve and all the 'nem -
hers present. The minutes of last meet-
ing were read and approved. Moved by
Mr. Chesney, seconded by Mr'. Walker;
1
that the following' parties be granted
certifidates for -tavern licenses, for 1873 :
John gook, John Daly, Mrs. Robertson,
William VanEgmoncl, John Dill, and -
Edward. Elliott., and that G. & 11.4aeli-
son be granted a shop litense--Carriea.
Moved bv Mr. Walker, secondea byldr.
Chesney, that the following persons be
appointed as Fence Viewers, Pound.
eev
Fnetnyeariew: cm_
Keepers, and Pathinasters forthe cur-
reGeorge Sproat, john Temple-
ton, David Walker, James BreadfooZ., August Van-
Egniend, Samuel Smillie John 'Stott, Francis
Fowler William Cooper, Lines James Me-
n°naid
Pound ,Keepers ---John Dill, James Forayth,
dames Alkinhead, Andrew Storey, John McLean,
George Scott, 'William Stoneman, O. L. VanEg-
mond, dohn Robson, domes Davidson, George
Chesney, Donald Stewart, dames Fanson, Alexan-
der Forayth.
Pathniaitters-James Deverux„ John. Deverux,
Thomas i3evertix Thomas Gemmel, L. ValiEg-
neand, Thomas 1611, I:Terns-Chesney, James Bur-
gess, William Murray Andrew 'Storey, S.
Mundell, John. Medandless, Alexander Sproat,
William Chesney, David Maneon, John Dill,
Francis Fowler, Christopher Dale, William Me
-
Connell, George Sproat,-Bobert Carnochtint, Hugh
AteDonald, James Moponald, Thomas McKenzie,
Alin Robson, danihs Nott, James &Ole, James
Davidson, W. H. Cooper, -John .Grant, Appleton El -
cote, Alexander Foissyth, Alexander McCall' - John
Fitdayson, NobertlIcArthur, RobeitsLang, Dunean
MeFarlane'John Presiders. John Fitzgerald, Dun-
can MeGregor, Murthich McKinnon, Benjamin
Alexander Buchanan, Thomas Robertson,
Samuel Landesborough, Alexander Broadfoot,
Wiiliaiit Charters.sDavid Walker, William Carno-
chan, Joseph Riely, William -Alexander, Joseph
Townsend, Robert Cudinore, StUnue1 Crieh, Philip
Aubrey, Donald Stewart, Robert Halletan, John
McLeanWilliam Elder, Donald McDonald, James
Sellars,Tohn limey, Mathew Clark, Michael, Wil-
- liansi, George Carter, John Dobion, John Scott-
CarriA.°dde. pu7tation from the London, Huron
40 •
APN
ad Bruce - Railevay Company requesting
a by-law to be submitted to the ratepay-
ers _af this township grantieg a bonus of
$15,000 to aid in building said railway,
was heard before the Council, when it
-wee agreed to take said icenest into acme
aideration .and give 'a final answer on
Saturday, the 22d just A/levied by Mn
Sproat, seconded by Mr. Cousins, that
the following sums be granted in charity:
Frederick Oremus, $5; Charles Allan,
$5,-; Mrs. Ohlborn, $5 ; Mre. McNamara,
$8 ; Mrs. 'Smith, $5; Mrs. Twist, $5;
and Widow Johns,.$5---Carried. Moved
by Mr, Sproat, seconded by Mi Walker,
that this Council do now adjeurn to
meet again at Daly's Rotel, Egmondville,
oii-Sitturday, the 22d inst., at the hour
of 2 o'clock, P,
4djourned iffeefing,-The Council jnet
on Saturday) Feb. 22, pursuant , to ad-
journment. Present. the Reeve in the
chair, the De -lefty -Reeve and all the
Councilors present. The minutes of last
meeting_ were read and approved Mov-
ed: iv/ SproAt, seconded by Mr.
Chesney, that this Council, haring heard -
full and aanpletexplanations froze a depu-:
tat -19h of the London Railway Board, Who
admieteet that the Gleat Western -Come
paey would not build the London Rail-
way, have come to the conclusion that it
would rie4 be expedient to submit a by-
law in aid of- the tendon, Huron and
Bruce Reetway. Yeas -Messrs. -Ches-
ney, Walker; and. Sproat.
COnsiris-Carried. Moved by Mr. Wal-
ker, scowled by Mr. Chesney, that so
rimeh of by-law No. 2, of 1868, as relates
to thetheight of fences shall be rescinded,
and that - the lawf-ul height of fences
thronghout this township shall be for
board, picket, or rail and poet fences
4 feet 4 inehea, that ttil fenees shall be
staked and ridered or a roleorrail on the
top and locked, previding always they
shall Oe the legal height before such (Oak -
Mg Or Meting or locking-- Carried.
Moved by Mr Cousinseconded by Mr:
Walker, that the Clerk be hereby au-
thOrieed to get 200 copies of by-law No.
2. of 1868, as *ende& and statutes re-
lating to the impounding of
anenses
prietett-Carriect. Moved by Sir. Ches-
ney, seconded by Mr. Walker, that Mr.
David Sproat • be - authorized to have the
sideline surveyed betweeneots _5 and 6,
on the 5th end 6th coucessions, Huron
Road Survey -Carried: Atoved by Mr.
Sproat, secouded by Mr. Cousins, that
this Council do now adjournto meet
again at Daly's Rotel, Egmontiville, on
the 14th of Mar& next, at the hour of
10 o'clock, A. M. -Carried.
• DEBATING CLUB, S. S. NO. --The
meeting. last Monday evening was, as
usual, well attended. Mr. 'William
Landesborough occupiel the chair. The
subject -fut discussion. was : Reschsd,
That it is to the benefit of a dountry to
have universal suffrage. 3 Vercoe, lead- '
ei of affirmative, stated that all govern-
Ments were not prepared now for the
most extended suffrage, but that it is
the_ highest state „ of civilization, and
proved it by comparing Switzerlaml and
Flanders in the'arts and trade -with the
stupidity and sloth of absolute Austria.
Mr. Jahn Hannah, in the tegative, -com-
pared the United Siates with Great Brit-
ain, showed the amount of corruption in
Presidential electiops tn the former' and
said that the hiappy state, when all men
should mote would only be -when all were
,
--
good, which could eely be at the milieu-
iurn- He spoke -of.the causes of suffrage
'being extended to an classes in the States,
it beiug amie whin all Ore fighting in a
,common cause, and bound by the ties of
resisting a common foe, but, now that
these bands were: broken, the ieower
given in .1776 could. not be recalle , and
the country by bribes and. buying
votes was fast' going to . destruction.
Mr. James Johnion showed, the injustiee
of not allowing farmers' sons to vote,
who were in many cases better fitted by
education than their parents. Re also
showed that When the floating poputi.
tion of the United States became !lets
tied, and the country filled by. persons
who.,had an interest iu the country, the
prelele
at unsettled state of things -wouldld
i
be rghted. • Mr. e Cousins explained
that any farmer's son conld, if he were
of moderate ability, obtain a Vote from
his father, by being asseesed inhis own
name for a certain amount of property.
By comparing &rade and her institu-
tions with those of the United States, he
attempted to prove that it was unsafe
for any Government to extend the right
of voting to all, and gave it as his --`
nion that the present uncertain and
ruinous xct
intouspGsotcxo
vernnmeetpn
nt ainentd.he
jjnjbeti
t
marks of all the speakers may be sum-
med up thus : Canada is the best coun-
try in the world, and we want no better -
laws The chairMan gave the deeision•
in favor of the negative. Subject for -
next meeting Re8olved-That married
life is to be preferred to "Single bliss.'
The -club Meets every Mond.ay evening,
at 7 P. M. -Com.