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FEB. 28, 1 82
NEW ADVERTISEMENT
Canned-Fruit—William Ault. ,
House for Sale—A.: G. VanEgmonde
Superior Farm. for-Sale—I. triton.
Farm for Sale—John MaEwen. ,
Partnership Dissolitionglish & Bro.
Extensive Auction Sale,- D. T. Woo-lriff.
Card—T. J. Chtirchill,;V. =St.• -
Myrtle Navy--Tiickett & Billings.
Seeds—StroiT & Fairley.
All Alive at ent's.
Steamship Agency—A. Straiton.
Partner Wanted in.Sawmill Business.
Tenders Wentecl—kdward Cash.
Harness -I -James Wilson. . • I
To Hotel Keepers --Samuel Stark.
Britennia Lodge, A. M.
- Brumfield Schoel House for pale. ,
Siveden' - r to
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discover. Whether ' any contiderable
colony ,of Scandinavians can be
formed for settlement in the Red
Rivet Territory, along the route of
the Piteific Ittiii*Ity." Hon. Wil-
liam will have a gay 'apd festive
time. A. nice " horeymoon trip"
at tge expense of the country.
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Government Advertising:
Considerable dischasion, in the
way of crimination and recrimina-
tion, is now going oh in certain Teta
'pen in Ontario regarding the titles -
bon of Government advertising.
won -6-xpoottor. This discussion has arisen from -an
FRIDAY, FEB. 28 1873.
The Huron Registrtr Bala
It seems that a bill reuniting the
County of Huron for Registration
rurpeses cannotatow be introduced.
during the present session. Before a
bill Of this kind Can be introduced,
notice must be Oaten previously fora
considerable length of times, by way
of advertisement. This, in the case of
the County of Huron, has not been
done, and the consequence is that no
bill , can be introduced during the
peesent session, and we shall be
obliged to siibmit to the loss imd in-
convenience Caused by ,this nuisance
for another year. The duty of tak-
ing these neeesealy preliminaries
ior to the -iu t rad ocelot; of the bill
into the Legisiature, Teats.. with the
County Couhcit. The CoutSty Rep-
resentatives _ cannot, -theiefore, com-
ply with the request mtde by the
County Council at its lant -session
until theSet preliininary steps are
taken. This being the case, westrust
that. body will not allow another
meeting of COURGII to MSS without
taking the taeuessary steps to have
the existing obstaeles ttrithe place
ing of tile bill nefore the Legislature
rembved. If they do, upon them
will rest the responsibility, if the
County _be cempelled to -build a
second Registry office, and submit
to the existing inconvenience,
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The Inebriate Asylum.
On Tuesday lash the Ctovernment
explained to the. Legislature their
Inebriate Aeyliun scheme, and ask-
ed for and received the necestrtry
grant to carry it -out. The Atylifin
is to be erected in the city of Hani-
iltoe, on the Mountain, on a site
formerly selected for a Deaf and
DuMb Institute. The cost of the,
institution, when completed, includ-i
ing the purchase tnohey for the
land. is not to exceed $100,000.
The institution will accornmocitate
about one hundredt persons, and the
cost of maintenance will, be abont
$150 per head, per annum. It is
believed, however, --that a large pro-
portion of the, patients will pay for
their own beard and treatment,.
This, we think rather doubt-
ful. - Valets it .made .com-
pulsory for those who are ascettain-
ed to be able, to pay for their own
board ttrid treatment-, there are not
many who will do so voluntarily.
An institution of this kind, so far
as this country is -concerned, at
- is entirely experimental.
But there are'lieHeet irt*toperation
in the United States, and good' ac-
counts have been received from
them. If sad' institutions are use-
ful and beneficial there, we can see
no reason why they could not also
be made so here. If the. excessive
use of intoxicating liquors cannot be
prevented, anything which will ma-
terially lessen the evils and Mi3ery
resulting ther'efrcni, wiIl, certainly
be te blessing to the country. There
t •
are many whose appetites have so
gained the mastery ovet them, that
they .cannot withstand temptation,
even if they• desired to do so. The
habit of intoxication hest -oenerne
with them a disease, which they are
unable, of themselves, to cure. 'The
result is that they are a burthen
and loss tothe community in which
they live.. If this -disease -can be
aired, and the victim restored to
usefulness, the gain to the conatint-
nity-'willt be much greater then the
expense incurred in accompltshing
this result. Althouila .the proposed
Asylum will cost the country, for
construction and - maintenance, a
very large sem, yet, if it be produc-
tive ef the results predicted for it by -
its' Projectors, the money will be
well and profitably spent..
item which, appears in the public
accounts of, Ontario for advertising
for coa.i. to be. mecl in the Par-
liamentary buildings at Toronto.
It .Ae &spited by the Opposition
Tress that a ponsiderable sem has
been sperit during the past year for
advertising •tbr this fuel in London,
Hamilton, Bilantfurd and other pa-
pers, When it was known that the
article must be ;purchased in Toren -
to. it ;'S stated tnat this advertis-
ing was given to these papers as a
teward for their suppert of tlie Goy--
erhinent, and not with the View , of
furtherieg the interests of the Pro-
vince
Of thin we ciinnet say, butothe
papers 6hargetl' With receiving -ihis*
advertising have not_ denied --the ac-
cusation. : Instead of denying the
statement, they proceed: to show
-the inconsistency of the Opposition
Press in finding fault, with a _ti tins -
action of4his kind when thest have
Supported and still support aiGott-
eminent which has become notorit
our; - for thid sort id thing. 'nett'
blacks do not t maite one white.,
Neither' does the fact of the Mac-
donald -Cartier Government baying
squandered,thoubandi of d011ars
paying for storthless advertising. in
pet papers, justify the present On-
tario Gevernmenkin advertisieg for
coal in the 'London Advertiser, the
Ilatnilton Times and other palters,
knowing that the article for which
they advertised muse be procured in
Toronto,—if thef have done so. It
is well enough for any Government
to bestoit wfiateverlegitintate pat-
ronage they rna,y have at their dis-
tsposal upon journals which conecien-
tionsly support them, in preference to
thuse which oppose them. • .But they
=should at the garnee time see that
they get full value' for their itioney.
This system of subsidizing newspat
.pere,, and lavishing money ppm.,
tLem onneceestuilY and _for serhees-
which are not required, or have not
been rendered, by a Gevernnient,
simply because they support that
Government, is tt orruption of the
worst kind, of which we should be
sorry to Itelieve the Ontario Govern -
'tient guilty, even in the least de-
gree. But, while we diSapprOVe of
. the practice as being corrupt, we
fully concur in the charge of iucon-
sistency against the journals whinh
have preferred the more serious
charge of wasting -the public money
against the Ontario Government. For
journals liketlie Toronto Leader ai1,1
Mail to censure any Government for
haying bestowed unnecessary patron-
age upon their party organs, is cer-
tainly too much like Satan *reproat
ing sin to be, wholesonie. In view
of the fact that these papers have
been founde0. on, are now 'mainly
supported try, and, one of them at
least, has grown fat upon Gevern-
'tient "pap" bestowed. in this tvay,
it ill becerneethern tofind fault with,
-and sneer at other papers for accePt-
ing of similar favors, only to an im-
mensely less extent
Whether or not this charge so
preferred against the Outario Gov-
ernment is true, we cannot say, as
we have paid no attention whatevet
to the Governinentior .:other adver-
tising which has appeared in the pa-
. tiers named. We are perfectly satis-
fied, however, that as fewetif nof
fewer, acts of this kind can be proved
against the present Ontario Govern-
nient as against any Goveininent
whirl has ruled this Province for the
past twenty. years. = We do not maki4
this 'statement because we have re-
ceived or expect to receive favors
from them. THE Extiosison has
never received one farthing of Gov-
ernment patronage, nor do we
or expect it. rt isnot upon jeer,-
nale of ont stamp that Governments
,usually bestow their favors. Jour-
nals of independence; that -beldly
give utterance to their ;honest sen-
timents,on public questions and the
actions of public men, irrespective
of party, or part § synntaths, are no
Government favorites. Tiiis is ,the
course THE EXPOSITOR has pursued
in the past, and the course that it
will pursue in the future, con-
sequently we neither ask nor expect
favors from any, G-overnment. It
is rarely that others than mere party
hacks, who are prepared at all times
to swear by their party leaders, be
they right orbe they wrong, are
smiled upon aby Governments and
allowed to feed frequehtly and lib-
erally at the puSlic crib. With this
class we live no desire to join,
as we believe it to be the duty of a
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IT APPEARS THAT Ron. William
McDougall has arrived in Liver-
pool, and has reported'in the Liver-
pool Post thee -f! one of his objects in
visiting Europe is to obtain informa-
tion wittCreference to the Manner
in 'which Canadian interests are
represented in England, in connect
tion with some plan of organization
for carrying through the great Meat --
tires now, determined upon for de-
veloping theeresources of the. Do-
minion, chief among these being, of
course; the building'of the Ca,n.adian
Pacific Railway. -It forms part of
his aria.ngement to visit Norway,
tournali4 tO''oeltstir-O. 9ton doing',
wherever he finds it, and noG excuse
in a political friend _what he would
condemn in a political foe.
IT Is NOT surprising to hear that
'the speck of war between Russia
and England is rapidli disappear-
ing. The prospect of open war has
been exaggerated by sensational
journals on this side of the Atlantic
that know very little about the
nature of the points in dispute. The
European press has discussed the
matter in atverY moderate tone.
_SIR FRANCIs IIINcas, Dominion
Finance Minister, has at length re-
signed his portfolio ia the Govern.
inent, And his place has been filled
by Mr. Tilley, Air. Tupper taking'
the place of Mr, Tilley as Minister
of Customs.. It is stated that Mr.
O'Connor will have supervision of
the late Department of Mr. Tupper
in addition to his own, and that the
vacancy will hot be filled until af-
ter the close of the Approaching ses-
sion. These changes taking place
ortuthe etteXof the session must have
a tendency to mateeially weaken the
position of the Government. With
Sir George Cartier absent, Sir
Francis Hincks out of the Govern-
ment and a vacant 'seat, Sir John
may well feel reluctant to meet Par-
liament, and his friends have good
Cause to fear for his,safetst Things
are beginning to look very. Much as
if thebottom would soon drop Out
of the rottenthul k.
DOINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE.
,7ParHaMentaryi Oratory—IE. 11.-pood
aud Dentosillaines—The Financial
Statement—The Temperance (111C14
den, Ake.
From 0 al' 02071 GtOrreSPOndant.
Tones -re, Feb. 27,-1873.
The Treasurer made his financial
statement on Friday last. Mr.
Crooks is t.io orator. If, like ,Mosest
he is learned in the law, like Moses
also he has a stammering tcrugue. ,
He jumbles his words up in the
most remarkable manner, resembli ng
in this respect the late lamented
John Satnelld Macdenald. 'If you,
dear sir, or madam, have derived any
pleasure from reading. his financial
statement, thanks t� the reporters
who put it in a readable form. IMr.
Crooks is not a bit like Demosthenes
or—E. B.. Wood. Both these fa-
mous orators rely upon action as
the first, second and third principle
of successful oratory. I speak of
Mr: Demosthenes in the present
tense, but -this is a poetielicense.
Mr DemosthenciS its- dead, but his
mantle has fallen upon E. B., who
is ti1l bobbing round. E. B. can
be eloqueut on anything—whether
it is a bill to define the boundaries
of Slabtown or allow; John Smith to
practice law. Everywhere and al-
ways he is. "Big Thunder." If he
had six antis, in placetof one, they
• would all be going, in obedience to
thritt cardinal doctrine of Demos-
thenic oratory—action. • But Mr.
Crooks'. style is different. In fact
it would be rather, difficult for him
to gesticulate to any great extent.*
with his hands in his trousers pock-
ets, where he keeps them from the
beginning of- his speech to the close.
This seems tot be the style of the
corning orator. Mr. Mackenzie, you
may have observed, indulges in it
Huntingdon is fond of it, only he
prefers to have his hands in hit' vest:
pockets -when he is rolling out his
mellifluous utterances. Sir John
Rose, before he left the Canadian
Parliantient; would talk by the hour
with his bands deep ia his pockets,
'making up for their loss by the
vigorous swaying of his long, lithe
body. Cartier, tao, it fond of snap-
ping at his opponents, with his
hands in the Same graceful attitude.
Even the "great Conservative chief,".
Sir John, disposes of his bands -in the
'lathe way, and makes up for it by the
frantic geetures of bis curly head ;
and I am not sure that the "using
hope of the nation," Mr. Edward
Blake, does not occalionally indulge
in the same beautiful style.Young
man, practicing graceful attitudes
before a mirror, in the hope of one
day charming_ your fellow country-
men with a graceful style of oratory,
lay aside such foolishness! Imitate
the great orators of your country,
thrust your • hands deep into your
trousers pockets, and go in, like Mr.
Gradgrincl, for bard facts. -
It is about time -I was coming to
*the financial statement, which was
well arranged, and when put into
plain largeage, easily understood,
Mr. Crooks firet showed the posi-
tion of our debt. At the time of
Confederation' the debt of the old
Province of Canada was estimated
at $73,000,000, which, however,
would be reduced if, in the future,
anything should be realized from
the debts to the Province el the
Grand Trunk and Northern Rail-
way Companies. Of this sum, the
Dominion assumed $62,500,000,
leaving as the joint debt of Ontario
and Quebec, $10,500,000. By the
award of tjte arbitrators; five -
ninths of this is chargeable to the
Xrevinee, making the grm debk -of
Ontario $5,833,333.
To this there are the following set-
offet
U. C. Grammar School Fund
at 5 per cent. ... $312,769
I/. C. Building rand at 6 per
cent . 1; 472, 391
Common School Fund at 5
per cent1914,246
Municipalities Fantle-- ...: I 302,533
H. 0. mprovement Fund.... 124,685
Library of Parliament, (On-
tario's -share): . 125,541
U. a Building Fund Debt 36,800
Law Society Debentures... . 156,015
Municipal Loan Fund Debt.. .6,792,136
Agricultural• 4,000
University Permanent Fund.. 1,220
Gross set-off against Debt $10,242,336
Deduct Municipal Loan Fund
Debt, which will be wiped.
out by the Surplus Dis-
tribution Scheme 6,792,136
Net set-off against Debt.... $3,450,200
Net De $2,383,133
This, of course is only an ap-
proximate stun. iiIost of the above
funds are prOductive, but some of
them may never -realize their full
face value.
. Mr. Crooks then adverted to the
sources of revenue which this Prov-
ince mavekrely upon, in the future.
Two million five hundred dollars he
estimated' to be the minimum an-
nual income of Ontario, of which
$1,000,000. is expected to ,,•aotne
from the Crown Lauds Department.
The surplus upon last New
Year's day stoOd as follows:
Under Investment $4,297,979
Cash on hand.. i 352,991
Gross Stirplus............. ..$4,650.970
Balance in Railway Fund...... 1.627414
Net Surplus ...$3,023,756
In addition to this there has\been
expended on public aterkt, which is
o much added to th+ pitoperty of
the. ptovince, $1,475,427t
'Mr. Crooks estimates a revenue
this year of about $3,100,000, and
he asks for an expenditure of $3,-
771,0'26, leaving an estimateci sur -
Plus on the year's transactions of
$328,972. Of th;s estimated ex-
penditure $80,000 is needed to cover
unforseen and unprovided expendi-
ture of last year.
The only other mittter before the
House during the past -week has been
the anti -liquor question. We have
had three discussions upon this mat-
ter) one upon Mr. Bethune's bill ftlw
the interdiction of habitual drunk-
ards, another on Mr. Faiewell's
rno-
tion for a Committee, and the third
on Hon. Mr, Pardee's bill for the
establishment of an inebriate Asy-
lum. The sentiMent of the House,
as I have previously stated, is
strong- ly in favor of some stringent
measure for the suppression of the
liquor traffic. Want of j urisdiotion
rather than want of inclination alone
prevents them from passing A Pro-
hibitory law at once. Mr. Pardee's
bill was objected to on the ground
of expense, but upon no other
ground. It is estimated the land
(93 acres in the vicinity of Hamil-
ton) and the building to be erected
will cost $100,000. The expense of
each patient will be $150 a year,
but all patients who are able will
be made to pay for their own main-
tenence. , Mr. McKellar threw out
the hint that the Government might I
throw the whnle expense a the
institution upon the liquor -deniers,
by increasing the license fees. Such
aplan wonld undoubtedly be received
with favor by the present House.
Mr. Farewell's Committee have held
several. meetings, and have prepared
a list of questionstythich, as won as
printed, will be sent to clergymen,
judges, magistrates; Sheriffs, County
.Attorneys Coroners inspectors of
Houses of Refuge, Wardens of Peni-
tentiaries, Superintendents of Lu-
natic Asylums, Gaol Physicians,
Railway Managers, Contractors,
Manufacturers, owners of vessels
and Insurance Conwienies. The
questiods cover a large field, the ob-
ject being to obtain- reliable infor-
mation as to the effects of intemper-
ance upon every department of life,
as well as to practical suggestions
for its suppression.
PONTIAC.
Mr. Gibson's Speech on the Tim-
ber Resolutions.
The following is _a report of Mr. Gib -
son's speech on Mr. Rykert's resolution
condemnatoryof the Government tim-
ber policy.
Mr. GrusoN, of North Huron, said :
Coming from a Western county, I wish
to make a few observations on this sub-
ject, before the debate closes: undsr-
stand that the petition from our County
Council in reference to the preservation
of the forests of the country was drafted
from a circular, one sent by the County
Clerk of Lincoln, which allay possibly
account for till si • arity to some ex-
tent between it a,nd. ethe resolutions of
the member for .Lincoln. It is obvious
to all that the question of fuel must in
a short time become a very serious one
to supply the wants of our increasing
population, our manufactories and loco-
motives, seeing that we are amending
our Municipal act, we ought to allow the
Councils of townships - to e-xempt froixi
taxation lend artificialbr planted with
forest trees.
[Mr. McKneeen—We have done so.]
I am glad to hear it. If we have to
depend upon the coil beds of Nova Scotia
or Pennsylvenia it will take the iproduct
of a good manY acres to bring dur fuel
from there. To come more particularly
tl) the resolntions of the meniber for
Lincog which were introduced by /airo.
a
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in a- very mild mannir,- be did not wish
to censure .for what was past, only to
guard ithe future. 'The debate was .not
long Carried on in the same way. The
member for North York was .very violent
In his 'denunciation, makilig statements
which he did not attempt to prove, he
taidethe Government had not the appro-
val of the country in doing what they
did. He seemed to forget that there
were nine elections held% since the Gov-
ernmeet policy was adopted, from North
Lanark on the east to Middlesex on the
west, and. every Reformer who sought re-
election or whose predecessor belonged to
the party was elected ; while of the three
constituencies held . bee Conservatives 12
months ago, only one, the member for
London, escaped by the skin of his teeth
to tell the tale, so that the member for
North York's assertion as to the appro-
val of the country is untenable. The
member, for East Toronto told us that
the people niiderstand the question, no
doubt they do, but not as he would have
us believe they do? they ean see through
the inconsistency of gentlemen opposite
who train at a gnat in the One case and.
swallow a camel in another. The great
question before the people last summer
was the responsibility of the Dominion
Government of their having the entire
control of p0o0,000 acres of land and
$30,000,000 of money and that to the ex-
tentiof even overiding en act of Parlia-
ment, the gentlemen opposite mainteined
that was pght, and. now they make such
a noise about thetommissioner of Crown
Lansls selling the right to cut the timber
for Which the, purchaser paid a bonus of
$600,000, mutt pay an annual Ant of $2
per sqizare mile, and a certain'. amount .of
fees for every log cut, which can
be raise t1 whenever we please. The
member for'' South Grey told us in
the most emphatic and serious tones,:
that it was perfectly impossible for the
Americans to steal tiMber across Lake
Huron. He spoke as if he had been ten
yea)* on a raft, or two years before the
mast, when ib is -well known that rafts
are taken from thei head waters of the
Ottawa to Quebec, and Caen from Lake
Huron to the rianiel place. The gentle-
men oppoSite were quite willing to give
up our Fiiherles, when the Americans
set their hearts upcin them; they seem
to be quite .willing to do thesame with
our lumber; they would most, assuredly
consent if another iltight joint commis-
sion was appointed, of which Sir John
A. Macdonald-wds a member. It is very
'Weir that the lumberers should be styl-
ed. monopolists and spoliators, and other-
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approbrious terms. They were men
who were willing to risk their Means to
increase and develop the resources of the
canntry. Many, instead of making for-
tunes lose them. But sure I &m'that
it is to enterprise and mechanical genius,
aided by capital, the ereat motive pow-
er, that we aA indebtPA'l for the.place we
are fast taking among the -nations,
rather than to the efforts of our legal
friends, who are the only gentlemen who
are opposing- the efforts of the/Crown
Land Commissioner to do so. A't it were
a. discussion as to the mee4tetof a 'brief, Ji
an opinion on some knetta question in
law, an amendment on the Law of Wille,
the rheas ef married iwomen, or of
cases in action, wherein our privileges
are spelt in 'Norman French, then, I
woad be one disposed. to say Amen.
But in a matter like this I am . inclined
to trust to practical men; like the mem-
bers for South Victoria, or North On.
tario, who have assured us, not only of
the advantages iu a financial point of
view, but -that our population on the
north shors of Lake Huron, in ten years
will'be.increased to 20,000 souls, there-
by largely increiasingour wealth and in-.
fluencei opening up new twines to the
immigrant, and to our own sons, on our
own soil, instea.d. of that of the foreigaer.
I wilr cheerfully vote for the amendment
of the member of South Victoria.
Sunday Scnool Cosevention.
The County of Huron Sabbath School
Convention commenced in the Wesleyan
Church, Seeforth, oi..Thursday last
Owing to the forennoniteing very stormy,
there was_not a very large attendance of
delegates or spectators. The programme
for the day, however, was gone through
with. In the absence of Mr. J. R.
Miller, Preeident of the Association, who
was linable to be present on account of
illness, Rev. Mr. Goldsmith presided.
It is expected that the attendance, both
of delegates and spectators, to -day (Fri-
day) will be quite large. The -proceed.-
ings wig be very interesting, and good
addres4es may be anticipated. At half- -
past 2 in the afternoon mass meeting of
Sabbath School children will take place.
It is expected that the children of several
Sabbath Schools in Ithe country. in ad-
dition. to those of • the village, will be
present The sessions of the Convention
commence at 9 A. M. 2 P. M. and 7
P.M.
•46, 4
Apother Stop in the Right
Direction.
The Attorney -General has intro-
duced a 'bill to redder more strin-
gent and efficient the law: relating
to elections and the trial of contro-
verted elections. It is found from the
trials that took place after the last
election that the law is' loose' in
some retpedts, and withal expensive
in its operation. The definition of
"corrupt praetices" is extended.
Treating, for instance, is made a cot -
rept practice, which shall void the
election. The furnithing of drink
or other entertainment by the can-
didate or at his ekpense, except at
his own 'residence, is forbidden:.
The assessor, in verification of his.
assessment roll, is required to swear,
in addition to the present oath, that
he has not entered the name of any
person at too lova rate in order to
deprive such person of a vote ori for
any other reason whatever.1 No
person who is disqualified to vote is
allowed to aet as agent for ally can-
didate, any voter may be required
to take the following additional oath ;
"and that you have not clitr-ectlir or
indirectly paid or promised anything
to any person either to induce
him to vote -or to refrain from
voting at tis election." -Pay-
ments by or on behalf of a can-
didate, before, during or after elect
ticn are forbidden, except through
agents, Whose names and addresses'
shall be furrashed to the Returning
officer, who shall publish them at
the expense of the cantlidate, on ete
before nomination day. All chants
upon a candidate intrespoct to
election mud be sent tit to orte of
the agents within two Months after
the election, the agents shall furni811
-a detailed statement of the eleetion
expenses to the Returning officer,
who shall, within fourteen days
thereafter, at the etxpense of the '
candidate, publish the sanie in some
newspaper circulating in. the county,
Any agent or candidate who fails -to
make such eetuisi Shall incur a pen_
alty not. exceeding $25 for 44ty •
day during -which he so makes det
fault.
NEWS OF THE WEEIK4
Advices froth -Spain represent -the
-prospect as gloomy, and say that
families are leaving the capital mid
principal cities. A special despatch
from St. Jettoede Asiz on Monday,
says there is a panic in Bilbci;
Pampeluna is daily expected to fall
into the power of Carlists, and troops
'are hastening to reinforce the ott-
lisTmh.e condition of Spain 3.s becom.
ing More and more disturbed. The-
Carlists are gathering strength and, .
numbers, md the Reputhcans are
becoming weakened by disagree,
raents among themselves.
The proposed negotiations w13
the Miners oft strike in South Wa1as_
have failed, and sixty thousaml-
men resolutely refuse toegoto woek.
In the British Huse of Com-
mons, on Monday evening, John
Bright took his seat for the first.
time since his prolonged illness.
A despatch to the Telegraph, says
that Prince Gortsehakoff is about to
submit tO the Governmeet of reat
Britain a proposal for a 'special •
A nglo-Russian Commission to pettle
the boundaries of Afghanistan.
A special despatch from Berlin to
the Times this morning says that
the Russian GOvern_inant, is hurry.
ing forward large reinforcements
te'
ttsTutpiticsitalan
Ase.froln Loudon
says that
.
arrangements have been made be.
tween Duke de Montpensier and
the adherents of ex -Queen - Isabella
to place Prince Alphonso, Isapella'a
son, upon the throne of Spam; the
Duke to. be Regent during the min-
ority of Prince Alphonso, and the
latter'tc marry the youngest. daugh-
ter of the Duke. Isabella *accepts
the programme, and the two Impor-
tant partiesotherefore, will act to-
gether in the present crisis.
Death of Be'. Thomas Guthtie.
The cable news of Monday evening._
announced. the death of this dietingaish-
eri divine and -philanthropist Rev.
Thomas Guthrie, D. D., was the Son of
in influential merchant and, banker in
Brechin, Forfarshire'where he was bent
in 1800. - He studied for the ,Church ofe
Scotland au the University 'of Edin- -
burgh, and after having been licensed to
prea,ch by the Presbytery of Brechin,
proceeded to Paris, where he acquired a
knowledge of medicine, with a, view to
assist the poor medically, when engaged
in his pastoral duties. On hie return to
Scotland he went for- a time into his fa-
ther's banking -house, and in 1830 was
ordained minister of the parish ot ,Arbir-
lot, in his native county. Ile was af•
terward, translated to the collegiate
church. of Old Greyfriars, Edinburgh,
and in 1840 to St john's; a new church
and parish in that sitter, erected Chiefly
in conseqaence ot his popularity. He
took, together -with Drs. Chalmers,
Cunningham and Candlish, a prominent
part in: the Non -Intrusion Couttoveray;
and other ecelesiastiga,1 Tiefitioils which
ended in the disruption ot the establish.'
ed Church of Scotland in 1843, and the'
institution of the Free Church of -that
country. Iii 1847,, his fervent and hart:,
stirring appeals to the benevolent, on be
--
half of the destitute and homeless chile
dren of the Scott,ish ca,pital, led. to the
establishment of the Edinburgh Original
Ragged or Industrial School, which has
been productive of incalculable benefit
to the poorer classes of that eity. Hee
was, for Many years editor of the 8unday
Magazine. -
HOWick.
TOWNSHIP COUNCIL. ---The municipal:
v
Council Met, on Feb. 19, pursuant to
adjournment from last meeting, in Mr.
John MeLateghlan's hotel, Wroxeter,
the Reeve in the chair. Members a
present. The minutes of last meeting
were read. and approved. By-law No. 1,
for the year 1-873, read the third time
and passed, when tile Treasurer's bond'
was read. Moved by Mr. Wier, second-
ed by Mr. Wiggins, that*. the Treasurer
bona be accepted when duly signed by
the parties—Carried. The petition of
David. Caudle and 17 others, also a‘peti-
tion. of John Scarf and 26 others, pray-
ing for "a better :a'arangement of school
sections Nos. 5, 6, 8 and 9, and to form
-
two new school sections from the- same,
were read. Moved by Mr. Wier, sec-
onded by Mr. Wiggins, that a, spe#
meeting of the Council be held ne
Wright's tavern, Lot 25, Con 8, on
third Wednesday in _Muth, at 10
o'clock, A. IA., to consider the matter,
and that petitioners notify all concerned
in said sectiPne—Carrieds Moved by
Mr,. Gibson, seconded by Mr_ Gregg,
that 1,000 copies of the, notice sent by
the- Registrar 'General to the Clerk, to
make mote fully known the -ad for R.egue
tration of births, marriagesand deaths,
be printed for distribution --Carried.
Applicants for tavern and shop. license
--William Wright, William Leopard,
Ryerson Rutledge, Stephen Ketchum,
John McLaughlan„ James Crawford and
Allan Armstrong.. Moved by Mr. Gib-
son, seconded, ley Mr. Wier, that the
foregoing, and others not present, get
certificate from the Reeve and Clerk, oil
proper application, and producing a, cere
tifica,te from the License Inspectors—.
Carried. Moved and 'seconded that -
the Returning officers be paid for munie
cipal elections of 1873—Carried, Moved
by ,MT„. Wigguis,seconded by Mr. GrWo
that the Treasurer get a final tettlested
FEB. 28,
_,_____2LJgmwmmmmwmmT
Avitb the Oolleac
10th of March
them necortlinglt
cil adjourned to
-Wednesday *in -
Iota, Fordwieh,
be appointed,.
Coup.ty
This Lodge me
Gorrier Tuesday,
A„ M., fer the
and election of
good attendaneo
twice the Brefle
following are the
year -a
Brother13. Gerry
Brother H. Perk
- Brother 0. Done
33r1ther J. Meer
Brother W. . Ra
tory.
Brother J..Mann
Brother W. Sk
tnrer,
The anuual p
village of Brusse.
V -eetig nt Be
Thursda
Morris, ra
John Stogdill,
auctioneer.
Tuesday, Mai
10, Grey, Mel
Stock, Impieme.
niture. Daniel
J. tt. Brine, aucl
Monday, Mak
Stanley, 'Farm „I
Thoinas McKay,i'
-auctioneer.
EWING. —In Se
wife of Mr.
PLEWES.—In
the wife of- Arl
daughter, -
HAMMON -*-At
the wife of
son.
MeAnere.
the -wife ef
SOD.
FINLAY.—In
-wife ef Mr.
�4.x.—At Exe
of Mr, Sainte
PATTERSON---Ti
-
wife of Mr,
daughter-
-In
Feb. 19, the
of twins, sons
M -In
Feb. 17; the
Malcobn,
HOBSOIS.—In
22, the wife p
daughter,
CA11114E1,12.
Feb. 4, the w
well of a den
,
Guttertid --- J.
Church, Sea
R. II. Starr,
ming, of the
Miss Mary e's-
Usborne.
Exet
len, wife ofj:1
PATTERSON .-1
Abraham Pa
YOUNG.—At
Yonne, wife
teacher..
SPARLING.--In
inflammation
Draeillas yoin
Sparlbig, age
It days.
MATnesose.--
can Stewar
Archibald
8 years alla
LANDESBOROM
-Monday, Feb
her son-indae
Jane, widow
-desborough,
years.
DeceasedJohn, 'Robert,
deaborough, o
grated -to this
of Bahnashie
land, about 391
husband. settle
.ersmith, wher
since.... She le
and four .da
„children, and.
She had alway.
W-01nan, and up
was in full pot
She 1472,S Milav
of old friends
remains were
Mg -place, on
esteem In w
ply testified 13
the fmieraL
T E
Quotations
this week.
been good,
meneing to bI
mama is toler
disaAvantages
in not obteini
ties. There es
ter conang in,
ward is eagerl
sumption. Se
Ales are negi
ecanraeneing
considerable
be looked for
quoted figure
being brought
-will be regula
ther. If we
early 'spring
in the country
but if the pr
thanes -during
will likely be '
Was laSt sprin
25 cents per b
it will contin
as the fall is
loced dealers,
mnins for