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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1873-03-21, Page 4NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Virginia Lands -E. Hickson & Co. Farm for Sale or to Rent --j. Stephens. .Farm to Rent -Thompson Mention. - Farm foi Sale in Grey -A. MeMilliin: Blacksmith and Wagonmalier Wanted. Notice to Debtors--eBenson & Meyer. .Notice-- ffovvick Insurance. First Prize Plows -LG. Williamson. Spring-Arrivals--Diman & Duncan. Implements for Spring --0. C. Willson. Great Opeaing-N. M. Livingstone. Correction -Simon Powell. New Goods -E. *Hickson & Co. Seaforth _Cheese Factory Meeting. Kinbtirn Oheese Factory Meeting. Dog Lost -This Office. 4711.-rOW 4xpoitor. • • - ,• • FRIDAY, MARCH :4 1873; - The London, Hul on and Bruce Railway Oonniank- The Landon, Ilteron and Brut" Railway Com patiy. have now a bill helot e Parliament,: a anieud Meats to their cha ask for Pwer to lease th •kina0 for ter. They ir road to the GLeat Western. Railway Coiw •. panyond also to have the by-laws, gran tin.. them- aid •ri. s au, ilidependt 4 0 ent road, legalized under the new ar- rangements. At the last eesion of Parliament an extension of time' in which' to commence and complete the road was it. sked for and granted. The bill in question aski).fork a fur- theix extension. It is now asked that the road be commenced within three years, and completed Within five .years from the time of the pas- • sage of this bill. Therein also. an-. , other request made in the bill, which should not be grated : In order that our readers ficitay judge for themselves of; the jtistAeilit ofi this request, and the deslifability of graiaiing in we quote tile' section in fuli, which reads as follows :- - , "In case fifty persons at least who are rated in the last revised easement roll of any municipality as freeeholdert, and are qualified voters under the Mtinicipai act, do petition the council of such munici- pality, and m .such petitionj expressing ' the desire of the petitioners to aid in the construction of said railwayl by giving a bonus to the said company, land stating the amount which they se desire to grant and -be assessed for, the/eon-nen of such municinality shall within our weeks -after the delivery of taid pe itiOn to the keeve. or other head. ot such _munici- pality -introduce a by-laiv tor such ' purpose; according to the termis of said pe- nnon, and submit the same ivithent de - 1a sr and according to law tO, the vote .a the qualified voters; and in case aid is desired front any portion of a township • municipality, if at least fifty persmis who are qualified voters as aforesaid. M such portion of a municipality do petition the council of mica municipality to pass a by- law, and in such petition do define the metes and bohnds of the portion of the municipality by or fronverinch . such aici is proposed to be granted, and -within which the property of the petitioners shall be situated, and expressing the de- sire of the said petitioners to aid in the construction of the said railway -by grant- ing a bonus to the said company, and stating tb,e amount :winch they so desire to be gra:rite-I by or from stich portion, and whichthey are willing the said por- tion ehall be ass :seed for, the council of such municipality shall within four weeks after the delivery ot such petition to, the reeve of such municipality introduce the _ requisite by-law for the purpose accord- ing to the terms of such petition, and submit the same without clelay and ac- cording to law to the approval of the quatified voters of the said portion of such municipality, and upon' any such petition being presented to the reeve or head of any municipality he Call forth- • with call a meeting Of the commit of -such" municipality, to be held twitnin three weeks thereafter, for the purpose of -in- trodueing seen a byelaw -and eubmittieg the same to the vote of the qualified vo- ters, and the twelfth section of the said act, ehaptered forty-two, is to be read as modified by the 'foregoing provisions of this act." • This sectiOn has evidently been framed for the express purnos of , reaching tire townshiP of Tuck -r- Stnitli. The Conneil Of "this to n - ship have hitherto Waded to submit a by-law granting a bonus to the B.ailway, unless the Company would give them sufficient guarantees that the money, if voted, would not •be expended until the road was con- structed to ' a certain libint. In other words, the Council has- repeat- edly offered , to submit a by-law granting a bonus, if the Corhpany would allow the debentures t� re- main in the eustedy of the township. until Ile road was ouilt. to the 'bor- ders of the township. This the Company peremptorily refused to do. Now, however, they appear be- fore *Parliament asking for privi- leges which no other. Company has ever asked for in order that they may compel the Council to submit the, byelaw' without these proper guarantees which they have aSked. It will be seen that the Connell, the chosen representatives of the whole people, are to have no voice- wliat- •ever in the matter. They- are' to be - ,compelled to submit the by-law " ac- coiding to the terms Of. the petition.". got up, it may be, by the Company, and signed only by fifty ratepayers. If it is safe & prudentto thus legis,: late away the functions of Munici- pal Councils, and 7place them at the mercy of foreignl speculators, and , -compel them to do their bidding, in direct opAitioni to the , wisbes of a majority of1 the ratepayers of -the municipality; I then we confess we have no coneeption of what safety- or prudence is. - . • We desire to place no impedi- ment in the way of the mite notion of the London, Huiein and Bruce Railway. We have stated hun- dreds of times, and We now treat the statement, that if the road should be built, it will be worth 40 the mnnicipalitio iitterested more than the aid which is being askt d for. But, whatever our feelings may be on this point. We deem it oui bounden duty to protest in the strongest Mina against such high handed legislation as that now ask- ed for by the London, Huron and Btuce Railway Company. ON OUR THIRD -PAGE will -be fOun0 Mr. lennyson's latest contribution to poetic literature. It is in the fortn of au address to the Queen, and appeared as an: introdu6tion to It new edition Of his works. In this: effusion he Poet Laureate sings not of King Arthur or bis fabled knights, • butlaunches a • red-hot Ounder- bolt at the great Thundeter- itself. When the London Rom ubJished its famous. ed itorial giving Came- dians notice to quit, its "their days . of apptenticeship were over," we • dare say it little dreamed thrit the . article *would be sent down to pos- . terity in immortal verse, stigmatized 'aas strain to shame us." • the whole poem has a stand-bylthe-Col- Onies ring, buOthe followingare,the lines which refer -especially to Canada: s "And that true North, whereof we lately , heard • - • • A strain to shame us -Keep you to your- selves: So loyal is too costly! Friends -your love Is but a burden; loose the bond amigo." Again, further on, we are told that- " The loyal to their crown • Are loyal to their own far sons, who love -Our. Ocean Empire with, her boundless homes." The po as ma -e a sensation in h 14 • England, and has provok.d a • reply • from 'the Times, ftt which it reiter- ates its advice. of three Mcnths ago to Canadians-" Take up -your free- dom, your days of apprenticeship are -over." • WHEN MR. MOWAT'S Municipal Loan Fund bill was introduced lest , • i weekt it was annOunihed that its i final discussion would 'commence on Moaday last. Owing tG the nu- merous d el ega tions from discon ten t- ed Municipalities which have ap- pealed to the GoVernment for more • liberal treatment,- th is in ten don was te.tandoned, and the bill has not yet come up for discussion. We are not at all surprised that municipal- ities which have_ rushed heedletsly into debt kind whicti have never even attempted to liquidate their indebt- edness, unite in condemning the measure as uninst, and deniand betteit terms. , It is also a fact that municipalitieS which have been the most reckless, and .vhich have mady the least effort to help themselves out of their difficulties, are now, not- • witlistandinn that theyhave hacl • the largest reductions, the most clam- orous. We trust the Governmeet will have the firmness to turn a•deaf ear to the complaints of these greedy cormoknts, and adhere to. the tsl e e • of reductions theyi . ;have -alrea yi made. These red uctiiins are, iir al I conscience,su ffi Ciently li beral, and municipalities not ' satisfied would • still remain . gi amblers,. even were the whole debt . forgiven them, aa some have the tindacity to propose. i • essesmeinememetoseee THE Pourrip:AL gIums in En- • gland still continues. Mr. Disraeli • peremptorily refuses to orra a Gov7 eminent, and the Conse vative pan; :trare unableto do so without hint. Mr...Gladdorte has been asked by Her Majesty to withdraw his resig- nation anO•econstruct his Oabiner.; Latest • accounts inform ns that a consultation is being held among leading Reformers, the probable re-. sult-Of which will be the withdrawal of Mr. Gladstone's resignation and the reconstruction of bis Cabinet. - .....x.mmon....... - BY A mix recently introduced by ; Hon. Mr. Crooks,- and now before the Ontario Legislature, the, Gov- ernment licence to hotels ig- to be increased to $25 in towns, and $15 in townships an incorporated vil- lages. • By this i icrease, the Gov- ernment prppose to pay for the ered- cion and Mainte vincial Inebriate Asylum shortly to cance of the Prcr- i be estalAished in Iarni1ton. • The Recent Aitalenithrtente to the - School Law. The School bill promised by the Onta- rio Government was brought down a few nays ago and. contains no importaet amendments whatever. It is merely a consolidation of the Public School acts of former years. We regret that no effort was put forth, as promised in the Lieu- tenant Governor's address, to introduce the elective dement into the Council of Public Instruction. We fail to see any reason whatever for conitnumgra, system . of absolutism so . much at variance with the genius of our in titutions. A. coun- cil of nine that durin a whole year could not 'nester more th a bare quorum of five, cannot be tuch very useful legisla- tive body as to des rve a much longer lease of life. We se also that the much agitated system of Trustrees it • left While we rejoice •a our School laws, we no effovi made to provide for their ad - Ministration on a broader bode; and to ex- tend to the parties interested more con- trol -over matters, which are to them of the highest importance. -Ontario Teacher. 41111111E. • • DOINCS: IN Tig-LECISLATURE. From Oor Own Correspondent. , - TORONTO, March 19, 1873. Since my last letter, the business of the House has net been of that general public interest that attached to inany of the questions pi eviously under considera- tion. A large namber of public and pri- vate bills have, hove 'or, been disposed of 'in one way or another. The Munici- pal Loan Fuud scheme, which" was intro- duced with a most exhaustive explana- tory speech, by the Premier, was - post- pened for the purpose of giving all 'in- terested parties a full opportunity of considering it in detail, and they have not been in any wey backward in avail- ing themselves of he opportunity for sending deputations to confer with the Premien .In fact -it would be scarcely incorrect to say that the major portion of Hon. Mn ItIowat's time has, for sevaral days, been devoted to patiently listening to suggestions and appeals inthematter, and he • hes invariably impressed such deputations with the belief that he it doing . everything thatlfes within' his power -to effect a fair, satisfactory and nine' solution of this diffieult problem. • lt is new probable that most, of the busi- ness will -be dist osed of before' the House re-enters upon its consideraniomaricl that it will, when taken hp, occupy much less time than it would, had not the oppor- tunity been afforded for effecting sundry chauges rendered necessary by circum- stances,which were not patent to the Government when dealing with the sev- eral municipalities. There, is a perceptible thinning of the House the past week, and it is an unusual thtng to find tnore than one-half of the •meinbers the cham- ber at an time, save, perhaps. when a division is called, and even then the ninaber falls considerably short of a fall Hohse. t For iinstanen only 56 votes out of a House of 81 were recorded on the Orange question. Thee, to an onlooker, it would appear int int -but few. of those present eared anythingfor the great ma- jority of the questions before t he House. ncarcely a day. passes, but some repre- sentative, with hat drawn down over his eyes andbody settled in his easy chair, 'becomes wholly obiiiious to .passing events. Others evidently melte it a point to do their corresponding. during the sitting of the House, while some ap- pear with frequency at altar, in the buildings, and dieCUSS with ninch vivaci- ty the,. quality of such and so, which is there •obtainable. • "Big' Thunder," as Mr: E. B. Wop1 is called, has not shown himself in the .chiunber much lately, be- ing evidently much -more interested in becoming the representative of West Durham in the House Of .COMM01111. Then, Mr. M. C. Cameron, who always looks after bis own interests before those of any other party, went Eaststo act as Counsel at the Whitby Assizes, and left the interests of the Opposition to be. managed by his lieutenant, 11. S. Mac- donald, while he killed two birds with one stone, attending Assizes In the day tune*andeenclering assistance to his poli- tical friend, Mr. Glen, of Oshawa, who was foolish enough to run tilt against Mr.. E. tL Wood sword, which created isuckft, wound that bis political death oc- curred almost immediately after. • The -Government, with a view to faci- litate business and bring the session, if possible, to a close by the end of the present mon th, .introducal a retolution. fixing -the hour for meeting in the after- noon at 1 o'clock, instead -of at 3 o'clock, as heretofore. • But little was done in the House on Wednesday, besides considering Hon Mt. Crooks' bill respecting the position of the Whitby and -Por t Per iy Railway Company, as affected by the Railway act. The debate evinced- a petty, carp- ing spirit on the part of the geppsition, who appear to be cletermiued to allow no measure to receive their approval, unless t DOMINION WhiLIAMENT- P7.0771, Our Own, Correspondent. • OrrAwe, March 19, 1873. • PAM., PRESENT' AND FUTURE. The business of the session has not yet fairly commenced. The House has thus far been engaged mainly in considering personal explanations of honorable gen- tlemen, and discussing the merits and din Inelits of certain contested elections. But, even for this, the House has only been kept in session each day for ataxic two or three hours. Indeed, were it not. for the cliffereeces which seem to spring up mushroom -like between honorable gentlemen, and which are twisted into involving a point of honor, and conse- quently require explaining away before the House, members would be utterly without employment, sis Ministers seem to have nothing in reieliness. As it is, members are admit running wild for F30Me means of employment. During the • day, they have to kick their beds arouud the streets in idleness, and in the even- ings seek out some source of amusement suited to their tastes. It is li 'kely, how- ever, that before my next letter, they willhave a bpne or two thrown to thein by the Government, the discussion which will afford amusement and recreation sufficient to. keep them from mischief outside the House. Sir John promises - his Rept esentation bitl for Friday. This, at any rate, will likely furnish food for a, day or two's discussion. What , that bill is likely to be no hint has yet • been given. • • A. QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE. During the. matden speech in the M 11 eine, of r. Dodge, an individual who has already gained ritther an unenviable notoriety, the statement was made that a prominent Western member of the a Oppositimin a private conversation with him, had in order to influence Mr, Dodge in favor of the Opposition, by paudering to his A.mdrican sympathies, ridiculed British institutions; and spoke in the most disrespectful terms of Her Majesty, and expressed an opinion that Repub- licanism was the only proper form of Government for Canada. The Torohth Nail giving publicity to this statement orltir. Dodge, charged the member for Bethwell, Mn Mills, as being the West- ern Opposition member referred to. • Mr. Mills accordingly brought the matter up in the House, and denied that he .had ever used such language, or that he had Ever said anything that could possibly be construed into disloyal sentiments and called npou Mr. Docks to say point- edly whether or not he (Mills) was the person alluded to. This Mr. Dodge de- clined to do, and after • considera:ble dismission, which was taken part in by memters on. both sides of the House. the SPeaker interfered, and the discus- sion ended, During the debate, Sir John took occasion to distinctly deny•that the Toronto Mail was his organ; he was in no way responsible for what appeared in its columns, and the only Mtn -rest he had in it was a very small amount of stock. . • HON. WILLIAm mcDOUGALL. It has been a matter of consider- able speculation as to what -particular business the Government have Hon. William McDougall engaged. in for some time: It is known that he has been traveling in Europe on some mis- sion from the Government, but the na- ture of this mission has been, and still is, a matter of considerable doubt. The amount of peenniary reward the same gentlemen • has 'received from the Gine- ernruent for his labors in their behalf last suinmer, has also formed a matter for considerable speculation, as it is well • knoive that Mr. McDougall is not a man to week for lope. or even honor, unless it is well backed by money. These two points will probably be cleared up dur- ing the seseinn, and, the public mind re- lieved fronetsuspense. r. Edgar, the representative of Monck, has moved for copies of all correspondence which has taken place between Mr. McDougall and the Government relating to his appo* t- nent since June, 1872. Also for a sta e- nent of all moneys paid. to him sin e hat date, and for- what paid. on the Peterborough electitin ease and that the Rimer, father and Hen had tried to blackmail him, after his election, for $2,500, failing in which they put themselves in connection with the Globe to trump up tbis story aboilt him, Mr. < Dodge 'a explanationi did not make his case much better. No one believes that he forged either of the documents. His family, and especially his father, Hon, Wm. E. Dodge, are at the head of every Christian movement in the City of New York and stand AI in Church matters, betides being iinmensely rich, and there is no doubt this precious son could get all the recommendatimis he wanted from any number of New Jersey D. D. s. But to use this religiohs reputation of his to secure his election is where the discredi- table pint of the business comes in Somebody talks of stealing the livery of Heaven to serve the Devilin,"-here is an illustration. As for Canon Ramsay's certificate every one believes that the son, Dr. Ramsay, of ,Orillia, the publish- er of a one horse loctl paper in that vil- lage, procured that, iand it is not at till likely his father ever saw it, the enter and doctor acting on the principle that all is fair in electione. 'Ile matter is not very creditable tp any of the parties. amecerned in it, and may probably fur. nigh considerable gossip when it comes up in the •Courts, writ probably will.; E , THWEST PETERBORO ELECTION nese. As will be remembered, the West Peterboro election case was referred to the Committee on Privileges, to de- cide whetber Mr. Claxton, the candidate declared elected by the Iteturning Officer, altheugh having received only a minority of votes, could constitutionally take his seat in the House. Thi S Com.mittee, which is strongly partizan, Were induced through Government pressure, to report • in favor o.t Mr. Cluxton, t minority candidate, taking his seat, an referring the case to a select Committee. When this report came up for discussion in the House, the Government a,pplied the whip to its sepporters, with the result that that the report was passed, ona division, by a considerable majority. Thus the it emarfes from that sideof the House. ThetGeeernmelit policy- was, however,, sustained by 51 to 9. • The consideration of the estimates in Committee of the House has really been the most interesting debate of the pest week. Opposition members took pecu- liar pleanure in pointing to certain sums for furniture of superior quality in cer- tain rooms, besides chrornos and many extras in tbe Spaekter's room, as evincing an extravagant-et:fume equal to which nothing done by the Sandfield Macdons- and* Governmentl would compare. But the tune was elianged when it became known that these extravagant furnish- ipgs.had been ordered by the late Gov- ernment, or as Hon. Mr. Scott put it, The present Government ban nothing to do with these expenditures." Mr. Richards made an. attempt to convey a different impression, but Hon. Mr. Scott reminded him that the order pass- ed through Mr. Carling's hands and was endorsed by the late John Sandfield Mac- donald. He also convulsed the House by reading from an account to show the system. adopted by the Macdonald Gov- •enunent in these matters. The account was dated Nov. 5, 1868, entered in the bOoks as "drti goods," still it contained entries. like the following: One dinner (maroon) set, $90; two dozen port and sherry glasses, $24; with other articles,. including finger glasses, plates,' jugs, glassware, &c. • What purchases had been made by the psesent Government were credited as they were made and not disguised under any fictitions headings. The estimates, though in some 'depart- . ments larger than last year, owing to the heads under which outlays were.placed, have in Committee passed without amendment, though it is expected that objeptions will be take p at a future stage b by amendments. On Friday last the vexatious question m of Orange incorporation was finally dis- posed of by being passed by-_- t eas, 32 ; w hens, 24. The excitement existing on P the matter has to a large extent subsided, • b and hopes ' are entertained that the pre-. h diction° of Frazer and Scott will prove to G' have been incorrect. The Government . a programme has been somewhat curtail- 0 ed, and they have allOwen the Normal School question to rest for the present, Si though it is still their intention to give fr Ottawa, Kingston, and some place in the th west, most probably London, the intend- e ed three Norinal Schools. They have also discharged the bill providing for a in training school for idiots and imbecile 13 children. .11 The work of the session tells upon. the D GODERICH HARBOR. In reply to a question from Mr. Hor- ton, Mr. .Langevin replied that the Gov- ernment had. it under consideration as to whether theyehould ask for an appropri- • Mimi for deepening and completing the works at Goderich harbor. . POSTAGE ON NEWSPAPERS. The Government have announced it -to be their intention not to propose any change in the Postal tariff, or to abolish the postage on, newspapers. • PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW. Petiti4ns are already commencing to pour' in,tfrorn all parts of the Donthnon, but more especially from Ontario, asking the abolition of the liquor traffic. • MR. DODGE. On Monday afternoon we had a some- what lively time in the House. The oc- casion was a .personal explanation by Mr. Dodge, member for North York, in reply to libellous. matter published con- cerning hini the Toronto Globe. Mr. Dodge, it will be remembered, is an American, who was naturalized last ses- sion by spcial act of Parliament, and was brought out in North York last summer as an Independent candidate, where he was dected ovet the Reform nominee by a large majority. • The al- • legecl libel of the Globe. was a statement that Mr. Dodge had forged a letter from a Rev. Canon Ramsay, of Newmarket, endorsing and certifying to another highly laudatory and recommendatory letter from a Rev. Dr. Clarke of Eliza- beth, N. J., of whose church kr. Dodge was formerly a member. • This letter, tvhich was written by the American D. D. and endorsed by the Canadian Canon, was printed in aadbills and ciroulated roadcast throughout North York. der - e°. the canvass. It indulged in the ost fulsome praise of Dodge, whose tallness perfection, if be merited halt of hat the letter said about him, would ut to blush an. angel of light and cause im in shame to hide his diininished ead. Well, in true Globular style, the lobe, with capital letters and italic lines nd exclamation points, denounced Can- n Rainsay's certificate as a forgery and lr. Dodge as a forger, and even threw ispieion on the genuineness of the letter Oru the American clonainie. Surely, is was -enough to call for a "personal xplanation " in the House. Mr. Dodge, aid Rev. Dr. Clarke's letter was genu. e, but; he did not know whether Canon amsay himself signed the certificate or ot, he did know. however, that his son, r. Ramsay, of Orillia, hitt taken the ownship boards of P ptional as before. L the consolidaton of t egret that there is el remier and Commissioner of Crown ands as well as the Provincial Secte- ary, and all hands desire to see the ose of the session. responsibility of securine his father's signature. • He said furtar that -the at- tack of the Globe was in consequence of his having voted with the Government principle is affirmed that a partizan Re- turning Officer can, on any paltry excuse, declare the candidate receiving the larg- est number of votes disqualified, and. seat the minority candidate. this case, the Government and their support- ers turned their backs directlY upon the course which they affirmed to be right m the Muskoka case. The result is, that.. the Government will have the benefit of. Mr. Cluxton's vote until' he is unseated by a select Committee appointed special: ly to try the case. : vuhgl:rs old pian tirtitic h. the ailsid.RiwmhPiltiefired. Battu ad elerifying process intrOdueed rendetlie doe0 away with half the romance ant novelty with eltyof the is , boilers, and according to scientific pr4n. insteai of with the capacious k t tie, in tne woods. In farm -life there hi nothing o ompa,re, for jollity,- vete sugar -making, and to the young membeze of a farmer's family, especially, the present is a season of constant aeligte Only, the boys and girls will eat too much warm sugar, and delicioue es it is to the taste, the doctors persist inebjed. ing to it, However, it is far preferable to, the bestkinds of candy ever nmnufae. tu-rec. Al vote was takeli in Zion Church, Brantford, on -Sabbath the 9th, in regard to introducing an organ to aid in public worship. By a very large majority, both of members and. adherents the eon regia thin resolved to ask that it be introdu Only thirty:seven menibeis and 81X adhe rents voted. naythe organ has been used for years in the Sabbath School of Zion, Charch, and since the beginning of the Presept year in the weekly meetings. Mr. Cochrane in intimating the decision of semen that seen a vote should be tale en, stated that while, as every ore knew, he was strongly in favor of its introdue. tion into the regular services of the church, yet at the same time he trusted that no one who was conscientiously op- posed to it would refrain from voting nay. The result is as stated above, out of a Congregation numbering nearly four haunted members. • AUCTION fintIlen, Monday, March 24, on Let 12, Con. 3, Grey, Farm Stock, Implements and Household Furniture. Robert Lennox proprietor ; J. P. Brine, auctioneer. Tueschiy, March 25, on Lot 16, Con. 10, Grey, Thoroughbred and Grade Stock, fraplenients and Household Fur- niture. Daniel T. Wooclriff, proprietor, ; J. In Biine, auctioneer. • Wednesday, March 26, on Lot 13, Con. 7, Morris, Farm Stock, Implements and Household Furniture. John MeAr- th-ur, •proPrietor ; Gporge Kirkby, auc- tioneer. Thursdhy, March 27, on Lot 25, Con. 3, Stanley, Farm Stock and Implements. Wm. Smith, proprietor, J. P. Brine, auctieneett Monde*, March 31, on Lot 4, Con. 1, Stanley, Farm Stock and Implements. Thomai McKay, proprietor; J. P. Brine, auctioneer. ; Wednesday, April 2 on Lot 31, Con. 44' ELECTION 'PETITIONS. ' Petitions have been already presented complaining of the undue return of over forty members. Among others, I notice the names of the members for South, Centre and. North Heron, and North and South Perth. • The returns of Sir iJohn • Macdonald, Sir Francis, Ilineks and Mr. Carling, of London, have also been peti- tioned against. To dedide all the peti- tions, if pressed to Committees, would occupy the time of nearly all the mem- bers of the House during the entire ses- sion, so the probability is that many of them will not be reached this or. per- haps, *even next session. Many of the petitions have not the slightest founda: tion to rest upon. and will, no doubt be thrown out by the Coramittees, with but little consideration. Dekiren. • Maple Sugar Makin. We presume many of out readers have participated. in the manufacture of maple sugar, which is in many respects a • primeval proceeding. As we are now at • the coininencetnent of the sugar season; doubtless many who have. assisted in making the_ article, will thank us for reviving pleasant • recollections ; those who have never spent a aight in the woods over the boiling kettle cannot be expected. to appreciate so well what we have to say. Hoivever, all have eaten maple finger and syrup, and ought to be interested in the way it is made. • . Let us start out on the annual tapping expedition, with a wagon load of buck- ets, a basket of elder -wood spoats, and a large auger. The hole is bored in the run. . tree, two or three feet from the gronnd, the spout driven in. with a mallet, .e bucket placen underneath, and • thereis infinite satisfaction in seeing the first drop of sap slowly coursing down the spout, ,and glistening like a pearl for • a moment in the sunshine, before it falls into the pail below. If the day l is bright and clear, it idliltely all the buck- ets will be full by evening, awl then the sap must be collected. This is by long adds the most disagreeable pert of the • sugar -making business. The writer hereof, o ic s lugging two heavy pails of sap through the woods one eve- ning, and stumbling over a log, by reason of which misadventure the contents of those pails were never made iuto sugar. But we will suppose that enough sap has been collected in-hlarge hogshead, at a certain point, to warrant starting up the fire for boiling. The stakes are • driven, the cross -pole affihed, and the kettles Mine thereon with chain B. Then the fire is stared undeeneath, the sap is ponied in, and. not very long afterward it commences to simmer and boil. Now care must be taken that- the kettle does not boil over, and. therefore the tire must be carefully watched. The boiling sap must also be well skimmed. To tend a sugar -fire all night in the still woods, is indeed quite romantic when tried for the .first time. Over at the farm -house, the inmates can see the blaze glowing bright- ly through the darkness, and mayhap can distinguish the figure of the evateher looking very fantastic and ghostly as he Stanch with a long poker in his hand, and anon stirs the fire to fresh activity, or holds a lighted torch over the kettle, to see whether the contents are boiling too rapidly. If so, we shall see him snatch up a clipper, ancl cOol clown •the liquid by lifting some out of the kettle, and pouring it slotvly back. In the morning the b511ing -fluid has assumed the consistency of molasses, and -now it, is expedient to watch con- stantly, and boil but slowly. When. of sufficient thickness, the fire is drawn away from beneath, and while those in charge are gathering fresb sap for an- other boil, the brown fluid in the kettle is cooling. • And is .this the end? Not quite. The syrup must be carried home to be "sugared off." • This is generally clone on the stove in the kitchen of -the farm -house, by the farmer's wife, and. is a tedious process, the syrup requiring a great deal of -skimming. Finally the fluid, now , very thick, is poured into pans, a,nd when cold, is hard and stiff, and we have maple sugar. We have spoken, of course, of the old- fashioned, method of manufacture, as still in• 1 use on many farms in this county. Methods have lately been intreduced by 9, McKillop, Farm Stock `and, imple- ments. • Michael Hogan, proprietor ; P. Brine, auetiOneer. Morris, Farm Stock, Intplements and. Thursday. Aril 3, on Lot 26, on. 9, 100 acres of and. • Jonsithati Moore, proprietor, J. P, Brine, auctioneer. Thursday, April 3, on Lbt 4,. Con. 6, Usborne, Farm Stock and Implemente. Thomas Wilson, proptietor, ; A. Bishop, auctioneer. • Friday, April 4, on Lot 34, Con. 13, Cows and young Cattle. Win. Nicholson, Proprietor, P 13rilte, auctioneer. ' • Monday, April 7, on Lot 1, Con. 13, Hullett, Farm Stock, Thiplements and. Household Furniture. Maxy Dim- ond, proprietress; J. P. • Brine, auc- tioneer. BIRTHS. Mance. -At Francistown, cu March 9, the wife of yr. John Metice, of a son. BALLANTYNE.-At Wroxeter, on March_ 12, the wife of Mr. Thomas Ballan- tyne, of a son. HOLLAND, -In Seaforth, March 14, the wife of Mr. Thomas Holland, cooper, of a daughter.• -1 Turrss-In Brussels, on March 9, the wife of Mr. William Tufts of a daugh- ter. t% \VIiSON.- in 13russels, on March. 18, the wife of Mr. Willia,m. R. Wilson, of a daughter. MARRIAGES- McDonern- eMILLEM-At Egmencl- • vine, on March. 1.9, by Rev. William Graham, Mn Angus McDonald, sto • Miss Mary McMillan, both of the township of Hibbert. BOYD-OLmsTED,---On Match 6, at the residence of the ilmide's father, by Rev. Mr. McLese, Mr. John Boyd, former- ly of Mitchell, to Mary, second deugb- , ter of Mr. Lewis Olmsted, of •Bel - more. H0nGEs-B1cHANAN.--4n Mitchell. on March 3, by Rev. kr. Wilson, Isaae _ Hodges, of Grey, to Miss Mary Bu- • chanan, of the township of Enna. KIRK DRYSDALE. - At Batifield. on, March 6, by Rev. IL Gibson, Mr. J. •- Kirk of the State of Michigan, to Miss • Elizabeth Drysdale, ----of Stanley,. RICHARD -7A LEXANDER.-e--.At the resi- dence of the bridegroom, on March 8,, by RevA. Richard, Mr. David. Rich- ard, of Usbornet to Miss Jassie Alex- ander, of Forfar, Scotland. laNG--.ELntorr.-In Stanley, on March • 19, by Rev. E. Davis, Moses Lang,. Esq., Deputy -Reeve of M3rnington, to. Miss Eliza Elliott, of Stanley. - • MCINTOSH-RATTENBURY. -In St. John's Church, Verna, on March 19. by Rev. E. Davis, David McIntosh, Esq., of • Kincardine, to Miss Charlolt:: Ratten• - bury, of Brueefield, MCTAGGART- Seaforth, on March 18, by Rev. Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Dngald McTaggart, of Grey, to • Isabella, daughter of Mr. WilliamMc- Innes of Grey. GRIEVELEREINHART.-In Seaforth, March 20, by Rev. Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. - • Francis Grieve of Seaforth, to Mini• • Susan M. Reidiart, of McKillop. • DEATHS. Goderich, on March 14, Angus Mackay, aged 63 year -S. Heneon.-In Usborne, on "March 4, at the residence of his son-in-law, Ed- ward. Hanson, aged 90 years. • CASTLE. --In Stanley, on March 7, MT -g. Mary 'Castle, aged 83 treats and 11 months. . Deceased was the mother of Mr. George Castle, Deputy Reeve of Stanley. GRAIL% Hibbert, on March 8, Margaret Melles, the beloved wife of - Mr. Archibald. Onaha.m, aged 36 years. Fonn.---In Hibbert, oa March 0, John, _ son of Mr. Cheeks Ford, aged_ 11 years and 10 months. WALKER. --111 Brussels, on Saturday; • March 8, Alexander, youngest son of Alexander and Elizabeth -Walker, aged.3 years and 6 months. -1 WATSON.-InBrussels, on Friilay, March 14, Mrs. Thomas Watson, Sr., aged 48 years and 3 months. 21 R7 THE -MARKET& - - SEAVOIlTH, Vareh 20,18 - There isibut slight Change to niarkets thisweek. Owing to b deliveries have been bght. Gooa Butter is much sought after and ha b. In iiettin d1-1,1cibCloverurt andvvery ibmrt fair tle has been brought in, We quote .. .. ... 00 5558 :00 .. .. 2,502 tte spring 'Meat- 116 to • Egg. • joal ade stir; ihts!2:1:0: ski'l:ee2eb. dri );1.' e101.' :1:111„:". 0013941 33Apecfp• rpelaretirmabUthre:.-i:t ,0754 ro • clever „ . szi /ITT- - 00 to .erib,..... A30 5b90 to Sat (retail) per barrel _ . 0 00 to C1INTON4 3larch 13, 11 . tg . '•1 16 6 048 0 55 (43 . 13 3.4 e .. 00 ity' 3 ... Spring Wheat.... .. 6ats - Barley.... Peas.. L....-...... Butter............... Bsgs- - • Bay, per ton,...... Pork. . • TORONTO CATTLE MA.RKE1 BREV37,s„-Tie market has been during the pest week, -with light, vals, and a limited demand exeep firet-class cattle, which have been s and .rather dearer. The receipts abnut' eight car -loads altegethe which half were taken for local eons tion, the remainder being brought 1 shipment east We quote fiesteela $4 50to $5 per 100 lbs ; second -eh 50 to n,4 ; third-class $3 to $3 SHEET' .-Few coming in, awl firm at $9 to $10 for grst-elass, for second-class, and .53 50 to .$4 third-class. • LAUns.-Scarce and wanted, at first-C1D04 $5 to .$6 for second-clasi $3 to $1 for third -etas& BUFFALO LIVE STOCK MAX BUFFATO, A.13.113th The following shows the receipt shipments Of live steelsnt Eaet 11 for the week thus foie ibegiuniiigi Sunday: Sunday h Monday-. Tuesday - Wednesday. • 1• ,275 1J0 :1;00' ecop, TE61:: ( • be,a.d. bead. bed . 900 1,326 1,000 2,100 . 578 3,21)0 . 1,870 „ Total...,' 5,049, 5,200'• is14,90 Same time ht week 4,624 L3,0&0 •9,5f) • SY/aliments. • • Cattle, Sheep, Hugs head: head. iiad Sueday,,... . 102 800 4,00t Mondny. 374 1300 3,700 Tuesday1,360 3,1nif Wednesday .., 1,717 isoo'o S,00t Total,. 3,553 4,600 13,800 Same time last week, . - 3,000 4,800 14,11 C.eme.---Receipte to -day t - ,87i making the total supply for the thus fan, 5,049 head, or 297 ea 272 car- for the same time 3e -e• l The market opensd dull and t about yesterday's prices, but noon beeome a little more ectiv principal sales ha' the early rent day were to cenntry buyers. - were holding their cattle ab views of heavy dealers Ther fair attendance of buyers, and ti were well filled. Saleil complis0 1,000 head, Transactions wee lows • No. of • Average Heal - Weight, lbs., -18 Illinois steers, 1,191 d 68. n• n 1,186 18 44 44 1,182 27 Canadastockers 862 43 44 44 887 13 " stem 1,087 16 India= 44 1,293 19 44 4 4 1,129 • And 16 other sales. SHEEP AND LAMBS.-Beeeicg day head, making thew) for the week, thus far, 5,200 nen 13,000 head for the same timel The Market opened. Aun at week's closing prices. We not lowing sales: No. of lAverage Head_ Weight, lbe. 171 Obio sheep, 96 • ene 4 97 • 80 Illinois, 98 315 Mich, 106 566 " • ‘i 81 222 NEW YORK HORSE M.A • TUESDAY, March .a The demand fbr all class horses has been gamin wit1i alteration in prices for corr horses, fin& ZS railroad, -ordinary tart horses; primet were, however, somewhat in fernier quotation. The -Mal' uable stock exhibited <must tinily so far as regards Mg matched coach horses ; tIi condition of our Towle is detea be purehasers from concludi The few sales thus far effe from$1,000toS1.500 per pair, of really desirable e,arriage paratively small, and early have the advantage of h stock to select froni and. ori their favor than those whop in the season. GOLD. ----The priee Geld is -quoted at 115t. NoTicE---Bowiels ynts A PUBLIC MY.BT11G will be ange Tht31. Leec1rs...131e, on SAT1 at 2 o'clock P. M., for the purpel Fire Insurance Company, to be e principle of the Ninth Dumfries erloo Panners'llutual. All in UN to attemt • 276 'MI. WEI:MICH 'BRITA.ICSIA. ttnil A. M., INIn. 170, G. Lodge O Instruction next 311. March 21, at 7:30 sharp. 276-1 .