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SEAFORTH, Y UDAY, March 20,1874.
4 Moti
During the pr
cal Legislature,
the Opposition have been. directed tow-
ard securing vidence which ould
enable them to esten upon the Govern-
ment the charge of Maladministration of
public affairs. The channel seleeted.
through which o :secure this evi t 'mice
was the Public Accounts COmm'ttee,
3nd the source f one which they hoped to
obtain it was th Centre" Prison Works
in Toronto. On this Committee were
the four principal members of the:Oppo-
sition, Messrs. Camet.on, Lauder, R.ykert
and Boultbee. These gentlemen regular-
ly 'attended .every sitting of the Com-
mittee, called and examined scores of
-witnesses, 'and- left nothing uudone to
probe to the bottom eveyy transaction
connected. with these works si.11CQ .they
cake under the - control of the present
Government. Leaving ent of considera-
tion the motives iri view in making so
searcning a setutiny into the , transac-
tions of the Govertiment their diligence
and energy is worthy of commendation.
No Matter how pure or how honeet a
Government may be, there is nothing so
well calculated to keep them honest as
to have their actions closely scrutinized., .
and the OppoSition which does this,
through Patriotic Motives and a desire
to guard the in erests of the country, is
of as much s twice, and is 'deserving
of as grelat consideration, as ,the
Government i elf. Had the Oppo-f
sition s in the ntario . Legislature been
content with t e scratiny into the affairs
of the"Governm nt whiehe they so elearcht
in& made, no fault could be founl with
their proceedi gs, and they miglii have
fairly, claimed.' redit for having b en en-
gaged, he a pati otic service. IT ortun-
ately, they h ve not thus contented
• themselves, , nd tbeir 'subsequent
- I
couree shows hat,- instead of be ng ac-
tuated by patr'otism, they have been in-
duced to condt this investigatiole sole-
ly for the. par rose of gaining n aerial
with which to band. up and 'sit tain a
Charge of corm time against their oppon-
ents. How , far they have succeeded in
this, -will be seen by reference to our
1 ,
Parliamentary report. Agaitist the Gov-
ernment as a whole they hn -un
ave been
• to plafen a finger upon one single
• discreditable tranSaction. The resolu-
' tion of censtire which they introduced
i
lwas mainly 3 thrust at Mr. McKellar,
the Commissioner of Public Werke, but
as the whole Government endorsed the
conduct of the Commissioner, which the
Opposition proposed to censure, they,
with him, became equally responsible, so
that the charge. was, in reality, aimed
at the Government, over the head. of
the Commissiduer. It must be I grati-
fying, to the frilends of the Government
to learn that even after making • se thor-
ough -and Beare 'Mg an investigatio\n. into
the conduct of ti e Government as w, have
indicated, the ( pposition mild Mal no
better materia lt pon whichto found a, vote
of censure than he act of allowing to some
two hundred ivcrlemena half holidey, to
, attend a nomin tion, at which it. was
t I
expected an able and exhaustive dines-
'
sion of the public affairs of the country
would take place Those Who have been
' in the habit of eading the speed' a of
OppOsitiOn orato a and the editoria, ar-
ticles of Opposititn journals, for the past
six or eight weqts, must now be s me -
what surprised tolearn that after •a ost
t.
minute exa,minat on by the Oepda, tion
leaders into the uia.nciaJ affairs of the
country, the only harge they dare b •ing
against the Gover merit is that the , al-
lowed those empl o. ,es payfer thehalf holi-
day which was granted them, the ex-
penditure so incurred • amounting to
• about $207. To this charge the Govern-
ment pleaded guilty, and, for having so
acted, the Opposition profess to believe
n of Censure.
sent session of the Lo -
the whole eneigiles of I
that they are deserving of the censure of
the Legislature: The Legislature; how-
ever, thought differently, and. when' a
vote of 0a1SUrC was .proposed. by the Op-
position, it was voted down by a large
majority. • -
But, even admitting the action. of• the
Govermnent in this matter:to have been
improper the Opposition could not con-
sistently 'find fault with it, either from a
financial or a moral standpoint. A few
days ago the leaders of that party occu-
pied over twenty-four hours of the tune
of the House in resisting the effort of the
Government to place the Provincial Sec-
retary on the Public Accounts Commit-
tee instead_ of the Attorney -General. It
was a 'matter of no public consequence
which of these gentlemen occupied that
position, and the Opposition knew from
the commencement that they could not
prevent the Government from making
the change, and. yet, notwithstanding a
knowledge of these facts, they occupied
the time
two night
expense t
dollars. •
W11() cau
-thousands
of $207,,
and labor
a politic
point of 1
the If use for two days and
.4pealdrg against time at an
the do ,itry of thousands of
rdw, is t consistent for those
tf a r seless expeinliture of
com lain of an expenditure
atllow flambee of mechanics
rs- an o nortunity of attending
ioimi ation ? In a financial
iew, th conduct of the Op-
position is iecoasi tent. It is equally so
. It In s long beeu the custom
nuts,, it was the custom of
anent; upported by the pres-
tion-t • allbw their subordinate
officers a dlelerles time to attend nomin-
ations, and,; electi ns too, without dock-
ing them for the, ime they lost in so do-
ing, lard inepersbi. ever thought of find-
ing fault lake the proceeding. Were
not these employes as likely to be in-
fluenced, ptlitically, by the favors shown
them, as the Mechanics and workmen
employed on the !entre' priema, arid yet
Mr. Cameron mit his followers had no
word of c&i.sure for the .Governmea
which alloVed t em • these privileges.
Is it not, then, t e height lof inconsist-
ency for the Opp sition to endeavor to
censure the- prese it Government for el -
lowing to meal nics Privileges which
the Gove nment they themselves sup-
ported al (et -vi ed clerks? The former
claps may he less refined in their apparel,
or even it their convereation. and. man-
ner than the later, but no nein can
truthful' say that they are more suscep-
tible to c rrupt mffueuccs.
We car ot see tht the action of the
Governm ut in fl is matter was in any
respect oli jection le. They allowed the
same prieilege to all classes, and. to men
of both sl edes cif lpo1itics. They merely
afforded he men an opportuuity of lis-
tening to a public 'discussion of subjects
M which they. a citizens, were deeply
intercste( , andt left them to decide for
themselv s as to which side Was right Or
which w s wrong. The fact, then, that
this is t ie on1y materiel available to
the Opp( sition, upon which to found a
motion o want o confidence, against a
Governm rit w1ie has been in. office for
nearly t roe year , 18 pretty good evi-
dence th t ther ave been conducting
the affair- of a e country honestly and
-economi ally, midi for the best interests
of the eople. "he Opposition would
have actea neult more wisely had they
not so glaringly s town the weakness of
their cat*, by basing a resolution. of
censure on so groundless , a charge. It
would have beeri far better for them hrid
they remained entirely silent.
in a more
of Gover
the GoVei
ent Oppos
.4 Seer re, Verdict.
. t.
The ingtiest en tlie bodies of the vic-
tims of tulip accident which befel the ill-
, fated train Ofl tiw Sarnia branch of the
Great 'NS ettern ilwa,y, on the night of
the 8t1t ult., terminated. 00 Monday
night _ The jury have returned a
verdict jf.inaapsliughter against the con-
ductor, gigineepi nd one of the brakee
men of thic train.: The reason assigned
by the j ity for th verdict given is that
the offie as of the train Omitted attach-
ing the bell -rope the alarm bell in the
engine c The reasons for this omis-
sion 'ravel been vuky clearly given in the
evidenc
no evide
and are most plausible e arid
tee Was given toconch sively
peove Cot had. th1 ope been so at eched
the trait woeld, for a certainty,. have
been sto )ped in t in.e to prevent tlie mci
ancholy eanietrophe. While ill must
regret ti at so deplorable ate accident has
oceurret4 there are few who will not ad-
mit thati, under the •circumstances, the
verdict is enneeeeserily severe, and is
not juStifica by the evidence -given.
Had the accideett been the result of cere-
leseness en the Part of the train officiate,
and had. the act ofrunning the, train
without a'bell-roPie been exceptional, or
had. the b11rope,beeri left oft' it-leave:A-
ently, and. the aeeident been .-occaeioned
by this *radvet*tice, the circumstences
1+ye been :different, and, theee
would, 1e,v6 bentsome justice in the
rendering Of so severe a verdict. But,
instead Of•thie, the whole evidence goes
-clearly to show „that it was e eimmon
practieee not only' 'on this, but on many
other suen trains, to run without a bell
rope. More than this, it has been shown
conclusively in videnee that such a
mode of cemented ation with the engine
driver ia eincertai i and almost impracs
ticable ort rattle made Up of various
kinds of car as til is one was. To inflict
upon the officials f this traM, therefore,
so severe :e iunis1. Ment as the verdict of
••
the jurye '}vo\u1d justify, simply because
the acci.dent ihapplened an that particular
rain, wIndin they -ere following a custom
common' Jun ne ther train- officials on
, .
the read, • rotdd be an act of very great
injustiee indeed Especially so would
this .be the case, iyhen there is no cer-
tainty that ven had the rules of the
company hr this r spect been strictly ad.-
hered to, he ea:Winter would have been
averted. Tile verdict of the Coronee's
jury wili cause the officials named to be
cominittee.' for tri, 1. at the next Court of
Assize., wirer_ the aiatter will again come
before another jury,- and the case be
thoroaghly ,:investigated. Before this
takes places, the public will have had
time to , reflect 41elly over the whole
circumstamees, a d whatever .prejudice
may have arisen ii the public mind on
accounteef the seriousness of the catas-
trophe Will have had time to subside.
We may, then anl4cipate a more reason-
able verdict, and 6ne w ich the evidence
_
will more fully juttify.
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NEWS 0 TE WEE. -
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. 'onn T •)312,1TAIN
Tars : BoaeAr `MT • CEIJEBRATIOIC.--
At Chiselhurst. on March 16, the cele7
bration of the at inment of his majority
by the Prince I • petite' was field.' About
7,000 persons t -ere present, including
many- promine it- Frenchmen, among
whom were 0,11 vier, Rouner, and. the
Due de Grann oat. An addeese .was.
read, to Which: t re Prince replied. He
,
said the pres ne of such a large assem-
blage- on this oc • asion showed. the alarm
-
of Fran1
ce for her futere. : e Considered
a plelmecite a ,the only sale ation of , the
countrie If the -.decision were against .1
Imperialism, he world aceeptit ; if in
fever of restoring the Empire, he was :
ready to accept the responsibility of
government. His 'address was received
with enthusiasm. ,
Barmen or THE A81fASTEE EXPEDF
VION.-----A tiOS2itteh at the Admiralty Of- •
lice from Cape Coast Castle, date(' Feb.
22d, says that all troops except_ the !
Highlanders,, 1 ave re -embarked for home.. i
Sie Garnet W/olseley will embark on i
March ' 7. Ca intim Glove*, with 1,000
men, entered 'omnassie irfo days after It
General \Voise1ey °mined the town.
HITION.—Mr. '
LEADERSHIP OF THE Orr
Gladstone has written a let r regarding
his position in reference t the leader-
ship of the Li eral party in the Howie
of Commons. He says : " For a variety
of personal rea ons I could not contem-
plate any unle ited extension of _active
political servic . I desire my politioal
friends cleaaly understai (.1 that at my
age must res ‘rve entire. freedom to di -
Test myself o the. responsibilities of
-
leadership at o distant time. The need.
of rest will pr ent mere than my, occa-
sionel presenc in the House during the
present sessior
— The: 'Pi s, ire a leading ar-
ticle, says : " 'o long Mr. Glad-
stone remains n the Hous of Commons,
he the only vssible lead r of the 01) -
position. Jr ry- true Libe •al will accept
'his leadership a his own erms."
Da! News says : " Mr. Glad-
stonetename i a tower of strength. The -
whole bodyeo 1Liberals iegar him AS
their natural head. Any other person
would only ne f a section."
RE-ELECTIO. RS.—Mr. Dis-
raeli, Sir Staff •e and several
other member..
retelected.WW
UNPRECEDE
the judgLs a
titions a
The retir
candida
e li
rn
pointed to try
ely to have no
f some twentye
es Ita,ve already be
against 'n Ontario alone.
—Hon. R. W. Scott has
Senate M room of
ohn A. Meedonali
ntario Legislature
as is usual with
as provided with
he House.
ed to th
Samuel
to the
ans
visitors
floor of
election pc -
lack of work.
five or thirty
n petitioned
)teell aaPP°int-
helate Mr.
paid a visit
on Tuesday
distinguished
a seat on the
T E ONTARIO LEGIS ATURE
IE 4UNICIPAL Pune
ert moved. a
On
resoluti
payers
what w. ,
hurSday, Mr. Ry
n favor of alloWitig the rate -
bo determine for Otmselnes: in
ay the money allotted. to =mien
palitice under the Municipal Loan Fund
act of 1873 ehould be appropriated. He
held that the ratepayers were the best
judges of the mode iu which the money
should be anent, and that they might be
very proper y left to use their own judg-
.ment in the matter.' The Attorney -Gen-
eral though
it would be inexpedient to
reopen the atter. The measure of last
year hatt beeu surrounded with very
great difficu ties, and he was disinclined
to disturb its arrangements. The policy
of the aob was that the money should be
invested in a way to show practical re-
sults. If there was to be any change in
the existing errang ments the time had
certainly mit yet arrived for disttrbiug
them. Most of the municipalities which
were to 'receive -money, were content to
apply itifor•the purposes provided in the
act. . The only restriction was inerega,rd
to the permanency of the objecte, The
act provided that the money might be
applied in the aid ot railways, and some
of the municipalities had taken advan-
tage of !this • provision and iutendedto
apply their share in this direction. It
might be applied. to drainage, or for the
rmrpose of building or improv nag at court-
house ior hospital, industrial farm,
schools,public hill, bridges, gravel
roads, or in making any other permanent
improvements affecting municipalities, or
towards the reduction of municipal obli-
gations already -contracted for public
the leader worke.
OF MINIST THE AI.X.ELL
rd Northco
bf/the Itlin'• try have been mo°vned il'i.riit itY1. 11P
Out oPposit on.
i,
Caledonia Ra'
suow, 'several
drifts. The f
precedented al
some places t
ed, thOlChilljne
Tne. TW1111
Mina, Jury, on
Tichborne cas
ton d
Claimant iE,h
reigh, .anotner.
Mrs. Jury has
ipirecy from t
DrsrrensP
R OUTRAGE."
n the House being
• Committee! o Supply, Mr.
eron br ught up the Central
aff; ir and Ir. McKellar's con-
duct in rel thin th alto e He alluded to
the strong protests. of the Liberal party
in Opposit on aganist exercising undue
influence i4 electIons, and to the fact that
it was a cardinal ptinciple of that party
to alio* n interference on the part of
either Gov rnment dri the affairs of the
other. ! T1 eir prof esions he held to be
atvarianc with th ir practice. He went
on to Afe to his wn presence at the
hustings it West oronto,. on the 8th of
December, end de lared that tbe men
who had beeu granted a half holiday -
hooted
an groaned at him (M. C. C.)
arid othe speaker e on the same aide.
He (keine d the action of Mr. McKellar
to have ecu improper, unjust aud un-
becoiniug, arid comPlained that the press,
in accord with tte Government,. had
made ligh of the matter. Ile concluded
by movin a resolution as an amendment
to the mOtion to go into Committee,
which ree ted the evidence taken before
the Conan ittee, and. declared the action
of Mr. M Kellar totha.ve been a misap-
propriatio of the pablic money, as well
as an nn roper interference with, and
subversiv of, the !freedom of election;
aud dese ving of the censure and con-
deinnetim of the House.
Mr- McKellar had little, to add to his
evidei ce before, the Committee. That
/MD SiX01 -FALL. — The Prison
way 4a6 ben blocked by
-trains bei ng buried in
11 of snow has been un-
• ng the line of road, In
e station ho ses eis:e- cover-
,
a oidy app tring. •
BITE WIINEs§its.---M.re.
of the witnesses in the
; and a member of the Or-
nie8 that the Tichborne
brother. Mrs. Pittend.-
wituese, Ideclares that
been a Party to the con-
ic beginne4t. •
INDIA.---rThe distress
• from famine m Bengal is increasing.
Many thousan is of natives are dependent
upon Governn ent for -food. In the Tir-I
boot district hunared thousand. perl
sons in an cue elated cOndition made ap
plication forr • lief within ten days.
11 'ITED..STATS.
• TEMPERA/CC CRUS.A.DE Chicagon
the W0100.11xS t mperance movement hae
been a 'decide( failure. Its only success'
so far, has be er. in the small country
towns and. vill ges. Ih the large eitiet
they can do n
tiring.. ;
—At Daytor the wommi's 'league hat
resolved to as.1.O1)t the detective systemn
and evil' soonattempt to establish spice
near each liar -room, to record the names
of customers.Haadriiik, the saloons
keeper,' procu 'ea the arrest of Mrs'.
Thomas., . chief! of a band, for violating
the ordinance.' against .i'listructing !the
streets. . 8 re els neld, to bail in $100.
1,,
1,1
A MUN 1,I0 .,T Gren----Miss Sophia .
Snows,' a rich unmarried lady, has di-
vided eigh e thousand dollars among
the various ch ritable societies in and
about Boston. - , .
VOLCA1.N1:0 IN NORTH CAROLINA. --Bald
Mountain'n e western part of North
Carolina, i. in 1 state of volcanic erup-
tion. It issta ed that the farm -houses
L lone thesidea and base
have been iirostrated by the convulsions,
and many of the inhabitants have fled.
A. thin vapor issues from the top of the
Mountain ; als a rumbling sound is au-
dible over the
inelts as fast a
CATASTROPH
Laconia,' while
andria, Egypt,
passengers 278
and cottag
retire eutface, and meow
it falls, I
OFSERAL,
t, AT SEA.-4---Thesteamship
on her vo eige from Alexe
for Alg ers, having are
pilgrims returning I from
',recce, •: enceuirtered. a terrific wave,1
which struck the yessel, and , washed'
overboard from the sleek 117 pilgrims,
all of whom wete drowned.
AUSTRIA. AN refe POPE.—His
• ness has sent a
Emperor Fran
him to protect f
in his dorninioi
autograph letter to the
cis . Joseph, admonisher(/'
he interests of theChurcil
is. In communication
to the R C. prelates in_ Austria, Inc ex-
horts them to nrm resistance to the ec-
elesiastical 1:1WA now pending, and .1)10 -
tests • against he rupture of the Con-
cordat. _
THE DEFENC OF Bit 0A.—The . Gov-
rnor of Bilb e has informed Marshal
ierrano that h lies received provisions
ufficient to las until April, and that Inc
trill continue t.1 e vigorous defence of the
City. •.
Bisetanck h s been ill,- suffering from
• gout, but is re overine
n* I
t
°Utica
'
the 0ntario Legisla-
daily, Saturdays M-
itting commences at
at 3;1
M. P. P.,. has intro-
proViae for compel • -
one.'
, all that hal been said, be ing to at
Two sittings of
ture are 'row mit
chided. The first
11, and the secona
—Mr. Bethune,
duced a measme to
eory voting at qlect
evidm ce
millet d i
been in) i
iQtfya.1111 khe
t
it was pr
day. e
and s nn
people an
flectio 1,
bCeenanc• 1
most m
pr per in
and le d
was ri ih
withoirt
action of
Great I Vt•
read fr u
graph h
British
id not sustain the charge forri
amendment., • There. had
terference, cion or presspre
idon his pare or by his author
-
simple question , was, whether
per -to give the men a helf
holi-
ad himself been a working man,
athized with t rat class of the
d, with perils s too little re-
ad granted th hands at the
rison what! he ad believed to
at ma,ry indnlgen e. He denied
hatically havi g had any inn
• tive in grantit g the holiday,
elieved he `was nly doing what
. In this belief he was not
recedent. He cited. the similar
the Canada Car Company and
eetern Railway Company, and.
an English newspapey, a para -
wing that the empleAs in the
ockyards and other establish=
ments h. d been alto Yea a half holiday to
vote at t re late election, no one regard-
ing it as other than a proper and natural
proceeding. He also read a cable mes-
sage an reply thereto, which showed
that the/ men had received their full
wages wren thus released from work.
Mr. Me ellar then, amid loud • cheers
f 1 friends, retired from the 'aouse.
Mr. Fraser quoted a large number of
British precedents tb show that it was
• not unusual or improper for a Minister
of the Crown to grant a holiday to Gov-
• ernment workmen at the Government
expense. This had been. done at. the
late and former elections in England as
well as en other occasions. Mr. D'Arcy
Boulton spoke long and warmly in favor
of the views expressed in the amendment
of Mr. Cameron. Mr. Prince opposed
be amendment of Mr. Cameron, and de-
leted what was called the " McKellar
'minder was oneof the most contempti-
de thins ever imagined.; As to com-
paring i4 with Sir John A: _Macdnnald's
°market in reeard to the Pacific Railway,
• none but an idiot would. do so ; amidst
roars of laughter he ridiculed the
wretched tharge against the Commission-
er of Publ c Works, and declared. it was
humbug all." Mr. O'Donoghue faded
to see ,aay .attempt on Mr. McKellar's
part to eo rce or unduly in luence the
workingtu n and. hoped ti e Govern-
ment we id always, notw thstanding
—The proteet a -millet the return of
Mr. M. 0. Camero for South Huron has
been entered.
—It is statedj th. t Mit Anglin is to be
the (4overnmenitno inee for the Speak-
ership of the C MEI Ms. .
11
—A rumor is ath at to the effect that
in consequence of t ie change of Govern-
ment in Engle d I • rd Dufferin has felt
it his duty to rpsig the Governor -Gen-
eralship of Canada
! —It is stated th
P. for Middlesex,
has refused, a s
Senate.
—The writ pr
West Durharin Ito
by the resignat o
has been issuedl
place on the 27h
on April 4.
been named.
—Judging fro
•
11
t Mr. Glass, late M.
•es been offered, and.
at in the Dominion.
ering an election for
fill, the vacancy caused
of Hon. E. B. Wood,
The nomination takes
inst., and the election
didatee have" not yet
present appearances
low wor sir g -men the full enjoyment of
their privii ges as electors an 1 citizens.
Mr. Sex sm characterieecl the attack on
the Donem'ssionee, as a stab in the dark,
and shoiVe how utterly th evidence
failed to ju tify the action of ithe Oppo-
sition. . Cumberland sai as Eng-
lish prceF1ents had been uoted, be
' wishodet e good _English prec ent which
held th4t public men were bound to
; guard eaJcI. other's honor wer, better oh-
, served in anada. Impugni4 the char-
acter of Gabinet Minister was a very
I serious ntter, to be underiaken only
with gre t caution. He woi4ld have no
hesitatio as to his vote if t1ie men had
been all ed to go to vote iiietead of to
the noiy1iiatjon. (Mr. IC.) always
acted ot I that rule, and n ver docked
their pa under such el cumstances.
IHe thou ht, however,' the Qommissioner
erred in judgment in givir g the men
liberty tilt go to the northern, 'on and not
to the pea There wits a ortin appear -
MO of coercion in numbers, which ob-
jection di
M eKellar'
caused ,b
temperam
his o
character • nd ccrtai
take. • Mr Robins()
employme t of Gov
the Tory arty in le
Mr. Daly sappor
amendme t. Mr.
strange- t t the
"working
ronto sho
privilege
The Com
not apply to the voting. Mr.
aetion had been no doubt
.a too warm and impulsive
pt, but he had to be judged.-
cial
rath than his private
ly had -made a mise
ji alluded to the open
rnmerit officials by
gator' at elections,
d Ink Cameron's
Pa.xtoni thought. it
suppotters of • the
man's ,candidate" in West To-
dd be scl jealous of a small
eing conceded to working -men.
issioner Was the only Member
of the Cabinet who had been a working-
men, and
feelings a
willing t
Attorney -
ail the tin
t was his knowledge of their
d opinions that made him so
consider their wishes. The
eneral poiuted. out that after
e spent in the Public Accounts
Committe and the Honse, costing thou-
sands .of d Ilers, the ot4y result was the
charge th t $204 had been spent, and.
• that, too, divided betty two and three
hundred eople. :The firumpery _charac-
ter of the accusation showed. how little
real cams the Opposition had for aH
their_ cla or, :nee Reform party, he
was prou 1 to admit, had educated the
people to old high. .prinaiples of public
'morality, nd he accepted fully the com-
pliment p id to their aims by their oppoe
nents. e delivered a Warm tribute to
the high nd self-eacrifieing character of
Mr. McK Ilar, than win= no one stood
higher in tile estimation of the country.
He then
for whic
sailed wa, •
have bee
proper m
shown, w
precedeut
importer'
was absu
distinctio
nominati
rather th
fault if w
servetism
pates.
when th i
placed hi
han
dirt on to shOw that the act
Mr. McKellar had been as -
proved by the evidence to
free from any corrupt or irn.-
tive. Nor, as it had been
s that act vv)ithout plenty ,of
. • No duties in life were more
than politicel duties, and it
d to atterriptito draw a flimsy
between the polling and .the
n. • .No par ye was favored.
n another, and it was not his
rkmen did not believe in Con -
and voted.- felt. Reform. candle
e said that Mr. McKellar,
matter was brought up, had
resignation in his (Mr. Mow-
s, but; he had not accepted. it,
au, in d clining to de so, was mire he
had acte • in accordande with the feel-
ing of t e House and the ecountry. Dr.
Heney fa led to see that the Commis-
sioner ha • not e,cted. rightly in giving
the Imen a half holiday. Had it been
asked by Mr. Bickford and refused, the
refasal ould have been represented by
the 'Oppt sition to be a hardship. The
1
men had a right to be resent and enjoy
- all the ri lite of citizeri bin.
A SATELTDAY.• -mince -
For t e first time this session the
House e t on Satur ye Several bills
both p blic and p ieate were ad-
vanced • stage, and_ several items of
the estieates agreed 'nein Conimittee and
paseed.
411
THE JUDICiA.I1Y BILL.
onda,y the 'Attorney -General
moyed t re second. reading of. the bill to
make fu ther provisio for the due ad -
on of justice
• the provisio
he necessity
e of the judi
had. increased. immensely in pop -
and a corresponding increase had
ce in the business of the courts,
e in. the nuniber of judges had
totally enable to cop
which drowded mime
minion (toverninent
point and pay the , judges, and the bill
under cOnsid.eration merely recommended
• the ap eintinent of • three additional
• judges. • He also explained at consider-
• able len th other protisions of the pro-
posed t. A long discussion. ensued,
which o cupied the whole of the after -
nom" an evening sittings. The Oppos
sition, -bile not objeCting materially to
the bill contended that it should not be
brough up so late• in the seseione and
that it consideration should. be post-
poped. The motion of the Attorney
-
General • for a second reading was at
length • arried by 36 yeas and 19 nays.
(L.hi T resday the. Liquor Trac bill and
BILLS PASSED.
Sales o Taxes bill were respectively
reed a bird time`aaid. passed.
COMMITTEE .0ir SUPPLY
The ernainder of the day _Was taken
up ipally with diteussing items in
rninistra
explaiue
showed
an lucre
country
ulation,
taken' pi
no incre •
been made, so that no' the judges were
with the work
them. The Do-
-ould have to ap-
ni Ontario. He
s �f the bill, and
which existed. for
iary. 'While the
Corneal tee of Sepply.; • On the- motion
to go nto • Committee of Supply.. Mr.
M. C. Cameron moved an amendment
comic ning the Government for giving
out\ em tracts in nonneetion with' certain
public mildings.withoUt inviting tender
• by pub ic advertisemeat. • He recapitu-
lated t ii4 principal points made by the
Opposi ion in the Public Accounts Com-
• mittee M connection With the Central
Prison
Fraser
the Co
and other undertakings. • Mr.
warmly , defended. the Aeti011 of
missioner of Pablic Works and ;
exploit ell in detail the 'MUMS for the
Conlin'ssionetts action in regarci to the
variou matters. complained of by the i
mover f the amendment. The House
divide , and the amendment ot - Mr., ,
earner n was lost by a Majority of 19.
A nu ber of items under the head of •
public buildings • were Passed, the Nor-
mal S shool at Ottawa., the Central -Prison '
and t e fence around. the Parliameut
Buildi g being the chief subjects of
critici m.
Mr. Bishop charged the Opposition
with eying sneered at the farmers of
the co ntry. The honorable member for
East T rontoethe leader of the Opposition,
had st ted, with reference to a speech of
the member for South Brant, that he
wouldnot have been. surprised ata man
just fr m the stilts of the ,plough making
such at exhibition ei himself as that gen- ,
tlerna haci'done, but that a member of i
the le al profession should do so Inc could
not ha e believed. 'Whet was that bat
a snee at the farmer ? He. believed a
good n any of the attacks'apon Mr. Mc-
Kellar were Occasioned by the fact that
he ea, le from the stilts of a plough.
Whenthe Opposition wanted their votes
they c -)re'd them the 'honest v eomanry,"
and " he .bone and. sineW of the coun-*i
try," ut in the Housetreated them with!
a`,..,ene r. On the Chicora trip a few •
years go ovet $4,000 of the public money
was s ent by the . gentlemen who now .
compo et' the Opposition, .ande:' that '
$4,000 was -spent by them not for the
berefi of • the Province, but for their
own, a d the pleasure of their friends. I
Honor ble gentiemenj opposite thought
this r ght and prope , but now, when
there as only a coup, e of hundred dol-
lars fo a half holidael to some poor la-
boring men and mecleanics' in question,
they c ied out loudly -about a wrong hav-
ing h en done. •The good. BOOk said,
" Woe nuto you, Scribes, Pharisees, and
hypoc ites, for ye strain at e pat and
swallo a camel." He thought the Op- i
posit might well take this to them-
_Leese—
k
MARCH 20, 1874.
selves. • Afte considerable further die,
t,
mission was t ken on Mr. Cameron's eels.
(dation, it Wa lost by Yeas, 27, N,ays, et
Stanley, Fart 1 Stock and Implementc
StockOonce sasni odn ,1
sp.rolBpi.or:ines(tItoaaryn 1 e,
ments. Ito
•
John Gibson proprietor, :f. P. Brink,
Estate of the late Richard Cluff. J. p.
tioprejeara: y , m
Brine auctio .eer.
the late Wm Muir. J. P. Brine, anet
tioneer.
anctioneer.
John Down, roprietor ; A Bishop, elle.
Brine au tio eer.
Tieborne, Fa Stock and limplements.
11, McKillo Farm Stock and Imple-
Con. 4, ' .g. 8-, Tuckersmith, Farm
McKillop, Ili rm Stock and Implements,
Stock and I plernents, the property .3f
Friday, M rch 27, on Lot 27, Con. 2,
:Frihay, ,Itr ech 27, on Lot 7, L. at, E. .,
Thursday, larch 26, on Lot 13, Con. 2; e
We'dne den, March 25, on Lot 25,
AU PION SALES.
: 1 arch 30, on Lot 10, Cora 6,
r rah 27, on Let 25, Con..2,
°.wit,n1schlitio)ugoa.1118, taaililleetiYo'neelarir21 '
rt Little, proprietor, j. p.
plements. James Bailey,
Monday, arch. 23, on Lot 26, Con,
Farm Stock and. Imple-
ments. John'Workman, proprietor; J,
P.BTureispdea'ya,u6tia°rlieech -31, on Lot 8, Con. 11,
-
•
11. R. 8., Tie kersmith, Farm Stock and
Implements. James Fanson, proprietor ;
J.
•
AI)Ireiasde'a licApril6ltleer;
Von Lot 2 Con. 6
H. It 8., Tu kersmith, Farm Stock. D.
O'Brien, proprietor, ; J. P: Brine, auc-
tio,rnueecred. aY, April 7, on Lot 15, Con: 3„
McKillop, Farm Stock and Implements. -
Joseph Dinen, proprietor ; J. P. Brine,
auctioneer,
••• BI tt,T11 8.
McKillop, on March 16,
the wife ot Mr. Alexander Hunter, en-
gineer, of e daughter.
Seafortb, on March 5, the
• wife of Mt. Donald J. _McLean, of a -
•daughter...
ALLEN'. —In Seaforth, on March 4, the
wife of Mt. Thomas Allen, of a son-
WHITEHEADi. — In Tuckersmith,- 011
March 3, the wife of Mr, Williani
Whitehead, of a daughter.
WBIGHT. Seaforth, on Feb. 28; the
wife of Mr. James Wright, of a dangh-
ter.
hro•RANL—Itt MeKillop, on March 13,
the wife of Mr. Jeremiah Ingram,, of a
daughter. ,-
SOUCH.—In; Morris, on March 10, the
wife of Mt. Robert Soiich, of a son. •
SPARL1NG-.—Jn Brussels, on March 17,
thfeligwhteifer.ff Mr. Philip Sperling, of A
,da
PARKER.--41 Brussels, on Match 18, the
wife of Mr. John Parker, of a sen.
Clinton, on ,March 14, the
wife of Mr James Millen of a daugh-
,: ter.
CORNISH. --76 Hullett, on March 12,
the wife Of Mr. James Cornish, of a
daughter. •
PICHARD. —In ,Exeter, on March 17, the
wife of Mr. Robert Pickard, of a
daughter -1
MAllaTAGES. -
111AyLon---MoLEon.—At the Commercial
Hotel, Senforth, on Manch 11, by Rev.
William Graham, Mr. David. Taylor,
of Hulk t, to Miss _Martha, McLeod,
of the to nship of Goderich.
SLEEMAN— OLLAND. —At the residence .
ot the ler de's father, on March 3, by -
Rev. W.' 0. Beer, Mr. William Slee- .
man, to Miss Sarah Polland, both of -
Usberne.
LEE—Ross.—At Maple Cottage, Stan-
ley, the residence of the brid.e s father,
on March 3, by Rev. John Ross, Mr.
James Lite, of Seaforth, to Mary M.,
second daughter of Jaanes Ross, Esq. t
3,1cLedern---eBoeron.—At the residence
of the hijide's father, on March 11, by
Rev,. W. C. Beer, Mr. Duncan Mc-
Larty, of EaseNissonti, to Mies Maryt
Ann Bolton, of Usborne.
ORE \V"----TASLOR. —At the residence of
the.bride's father,- on March 4, by Rev.
James 1roley, Mr. Jabez Drew, of
Minims° a. II: S., to Chatiotte third
daughte of Samuel Taylor, Esq., of .
the Nile.
FISHER.-- TSSETT. —At the residence of
the bri e's father, on March 4, by
Rev. M. A. -Wright, Mr. Samuel Fish-
er, of God.erieh, to Miss Fanny Bissett,
• of Coibolrne.
•
DEATHS -
Marine McKillop, on Maack 10,
Catharine, youngest daegleter of Mrs
Hugh McPhee, aged 5 years.
TURNBULL.—in the township of Hay,
on the Ilake Shore Road, on March 14,
• -ahem Turnbull, aged 61 years.
DRAPER. In Tuckersmith, at the res-
idence of Mr. William Sproat, on
• ,Maarres1.1 12, John Draper, aged 77
ye
• -
FRAICLIN.—At his residence in Howick,
on Mareh 1, John Franklin, Sr., aged
52 years.
Serrrns —In Hay, on March. 15, of con-
.
sumption, Elizabeth, eldest daughter
of Dougald Smith, Esq.
Grey, on :March 16, Mary
• :Lucy, 3- oungest daughter of Mr. John
.Long, aged 5 years and 2 months.
SEAPOBT11, March 10, 1874.
A sIi14t rise has taken phiee in the
price of heat within the past week,
and on ae --aunt of the lead roads there is
very EWE' coming M. Deliveries do not
average over a dozen loads per day.
Oats are (farce, and can scarcely be got
for -local consumption. Barley is novt
almost oe$ of _season, and there is none
offering. Butter is still scarce and dear,
4
E MARKETS.
• with lightt deliveries. Eggs have de-
clined, al d are likely to still fall in
price, on tee:tom:it of foreign markets, be-
ing well I supplied, and an unusually
quantity, for this season of the year, be-
ing sent tbrward. . We quote:
Eal1Wheat, per bushel •-Sa 114 to ea 19
Sprig Whe it, per bushel.... 1 13 to 1 15
„
Barley, per iktoshel. . 1 25 to 3.25
Oats, per bu el. • 38 to 040
Peas, per bIshel 0 58 to 0 60
Butter, No. 11, Loose.— ..... . . . . . - 25 to 0 25
Eggs •..... 0 11 to 0 11
Flour ..... , 0 00 to 6 00
Hoy. lr 00 to 18 00
Hides, — ........ .. . ... ....., . 5 00 to 5 50
Lamb Skins each,. • 0 50 to 1 00
Shecp skins, each . 1 00 to 1 50
Murrain Hides..'_' . . .. — — — -0 -04 to 0 05
Salt (retailI per ha' rrel . . 1 25
Salt twholetkale) per barrel., a • .. a • . 1 05
Potatoes, WM) per bushel 4. 0 40 tO 0 50
Oatmeal 1-J. ' ri.. 0 00 to 500
Wood.-- ...—..., . . .. ,—..... 2 50 to 800
Beef .......1.. ,.•6 00 to, 5 50
Clover Seed'. •' 5 00 to 6 00
Timotla ' Sti .11,01.".•••••74.if $ 0010 414
e
I t:
1
MARC -�
001101.1111.1111111inamillsiffaiiii
I
FAB 'Wheat, 11,13t bualatl.
Spring Wheat, per "maim
Oats, per .
BarleY, per busbel...„..
Peas, per bushel. --
Batter,
RotatoeS....-,• • „.
y, i)er
-1-
„
Torcovi-
Wheat, fall, p(Ji
$1 30 ; wheat, spr'
to $1: 40; oat
70c ; dressedhogspe
butter, pound rolls
la-rge rolls, 35c to 3
37c to -38c eggs,
to 2(c a eggs, pacite4
LONLICk.
-
i W Etc fill' Vih.eat,
,
95 ; red - al vial
spring wheat,i$1 .
$2 3 to $2 801; oats,
1
$1 $1 oq ; potatoes
to $ 3; dressed hol
butt r, rolls, ' pcl.
butti!r, keg, 32c to ;
TOROFTO CAT
B: EvEs.,-The rec
ing tihe past iweek,
in talc,sestd;. 6po;riEtxtes4i
t $:,
class, $4 25 to
50 to $3, 75. Th(
note -1 : One. ea; sea
at $70 a one. car, -XV:
$. 5 ; one car, a -
at 60 ; one ear .
pou ds, at $4 40 ;
ageli ' Ev hpounds,lagn s
131et,
one aave
sat5s$,,4E5.p:_, Ifialfeet:ee."eh
ei
d •character,
corn g forward, fo
buy L'S at $8,
-onlje.mnot,-Are
-L-thAaleako
t*was
BU FALOi LIVE
TPLE.-i—fReceipts
17 4ars reported- ito
making the total any
thu far, 3,485 head,
281 3ars for the
Mar -et- was Slow ,o
-oper te with, at
Was a good-attendan
• eoni rised about
ball 1165'w:13. ,a5 -t
ors, averaging 803 Flb!
hig est prIce paid
iinos ,steers, avera
S, EP anLAMBS
Ina ding reported
making the' total Su! -
*IA far, 3-0200 heara,
• for the same time las1
ket was slow for w
-offerings .-_4sposed of.
and lambs !of
GS.—Receipts t(
po d arrivale, 1,700
tote supply for the es
100 head, against
l
atim atndu
im,dlli.A
st wetei:'
at _25 to $5 5
#1
It-ZIEW YOB,
ITnEsnsee'-
Th‘e localtlierse tra
der' review, as con -
ceding one Alas M
provement
the Bull's Head Ist: a
trane in ordinary
draught horses, aye
follows: Canuckts
railroad. horses, $fl
$165 ; heavy IirOr.
$200 to $'250 ; prim
As. and -over), $300 t
nese horses, from $2
quiry for „higher puc
• but -only few s1ns
were 'effected, r
$1,200 per; pair. A
horses was distribu
age icy of the leadiing
estock
warranted SO
euany ei/nifternajosirlaKet
at
at exceedingly 10 bj
iSAW ITIVIE... OWNE
ITIENDEIIS will be
-k -until 1111DAY,
supply of n,etalock
and from 18 to SA
state the price per 1,
I -bads, delivered in130
000 foot will be requ5r430- TI•
delivered accOrding to Ord
828 •ZORN
'11013SE AND z
TT comfortable ee
esent 'occupied by 0;
tio is retired and wry eo
pi of the town. There
it • pinups. A first-clos
venience, 'rifle perfect.
apPly,to S. Porter, or t
328.4 •1r,
VALWA.BIX F.
-pItY A.1-1OTE)N.'
offer for sale by public.'
tel, in the Village of Bruce
o)c ek noon, oil the 4,tb.
1 llowiup loauls and proni
in ilIti 2d Concession, Ina
the T-ovalsbip of Tuckers
taining 1CU atm, mor
loam, of wl,i4i 84
acr s free Info. stumps., 14
witi. beech mad Map' , goo
The property iH 54t
fo h, and Ou 0. 1R 41(1 to
Ur
bearing cooice fMit.
me followed. and 40 acres
vaa on dal of saki-
pu chasers, as the propert
p colors apply coil the
011.1N. G1.1111Y, Ctivne
JOLMESTED,
be received for said fa
Enpxjre asaj4ve.:
-• •
i
Tile snbHcriber hereby -
CUSfonaers ftnerchants unil
pat onage during the past
Issue
btoy ttiritt ituht44.:rri;COtIlnildnediadel:s•
the waviinngter:Ilraeeai7no;'nlaRZ
Vilo any quantity of g
GM EST C
Ole
leGC-
il bv±be sulmeri
11EAT $T113.W.
Ar TB,