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'eS1:EW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bargains -Logan & Jamieson..
Groceries -Strong & Fairley.
Fancy Goods-Hoffinan Brothers. -
_Cheap Goeds-Wright & Rater.
Clearing Sale -W. Hill.
Notice -Mrs. E. McKay.
Tenders Wanted -A, W. Ogilvie St' Co.
Seaforth Pump Factory -J. R. Williams.
Estray Heifer -Edward Stanley.
East Huron -Mr. Gibeon.
South Huron -Mr. Bishop.
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SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 1875.
The Ontario Government.
_
It is now four years since a Reform
Government asstuned power in this
Province. That Cloy eminent is now .i be-
fore the people, asking for the approval
Of its acts and for a new lease of :power.
Under .these circumstances it behoves
the electors to examine' closely its past
career, _and determine whether or not it
is entitled to renewed contide•nce and a
renewed leases of office. In order to do
this it is necessary to refer back to the
legislation .which the Government has
ina,ugurated and allowed to•become -law,
and at the same time see if the resources.
of the country have been. properly hus-
banded, and the revenue judiciously ex-
pended. In doing this then, we shall, ,
in the first place, briefly refer to the
financial dealings of the Government.
When it assumed power there was a sur-
plus of three millions of dollars in the
Treasury. As an offset to this there
• were a number of public institutions
which had been commenced by the. pre-
vious Government .a-nd had beeteleft un-
finished, and. there were also large appro-
priations to public improvements which
had not been made. To complete these
public institutions and make the appro-
priations required a sure nearly equal to
the surplus left in the Treesury, The
present Government have coMpieted the
unfinished works, they haVe made the
pronaised appropriations, and they have
in addition construeted other public in-
stitutions, largely augmented the appro-
priations to priblic improvements, sech
asrailways, colonization roads, &c., awl
have refunded to the municipalities up-
wards of three millions of dollars, and
I have stili a surplus reserve, securely in-
vested and drawing i.nterett, of over five
millions. This has been done, too, with -
oat in -any way increasing the burdens or
taxation of the people. This, therefore,
should be conelesive proof that in SO far
as'its management of the financial affairs
. of the Province is concernedt the Govern ment is deserving of tht continued
confidence and support of the
people. We will now refer tie a few of
the legislative acts which tile Govenn
ment has preduced. The Government •held several very et cceSsful meetings in
has devised and cauried oat a scheme for McKillop and. Hull tt. The Opposition-
thefinal and satisfactory settlement of ists-are becoming si k of the Inclepend-
• the old and complicatea difficulty of the ent importation, an Mr. Van Norman is
Municipal Loan Fund Indebtedness. By equally as sick's:if h s job. He is a very
this scheme, munieipalities •ch bate indiffei.ent speaker, is not well postedon• ,r
borrowed from the Munici el Loan the public affairs' f the' country, aud
Fend, and. had honestly paid*fatt they seems very much in king in jedgment in
hadaborrowed, as *iron did, -received the conduct of the .anyas. He li'as, in
its due proportion, according to 'uvula- feet, not one single qualification to suit
• tion, of the Surplus or accemulated. rev- lam for the positio • to which he aspires,:
enue of the Province, while mnnicipali• except it be the one we gave him credit
• ties which had borrowed from this fund, for last week, and -i ,e believe that even
removing as mesch as possible all obstrue-
tio118 in the shape of license fees, end _for
the piecing of all marriages by the clergy
of all denominations • on the, same foot-
ing. We might wahine. on to almost
eny length, and we have only •as yet
enumerated a few of the neat important. ,
but we have 'referred to a sufficient num-
ber and variety to show the. useful and
beneficial nature of We legislation -which
the Government has had pla.ced. on our.
Statete hook. These measures which
we heve referred. to are all of a nature
to meet with the etsproval of people of
all shades of politics. And for the:pro-
duction of so •large au amount of useful
legislatime weenaintain, that the Gov-
ernnient is entitled to a continuance Of
the confidence and support it has re-
ceived from the people tor the past tour
years, th.at is, so long as it pursues a
course similar to. what it has in the past.
We belieVe that e masierity of the peo-
ple of this country and of this Province
will agree eyith us in this contention.
We do not Say that the present Govern-
ment has not its faults, but we do say,
and. legislatiou proves, that it has con-
t d the ff i f the Province hon -
duce ea ars o
ettly and economically, and dust it has
inaugurated more useful, praetical legis-
lation, than any other Government Ca-
nada has had, in the same space of time.
This being so, it would not only be un
-
j st to the Government but it would be
• imprudent, to displace those who have
done so well, and put in their positions
men who are untried, and who at best
do not bear an overly good reputation for
honesty. ability, or judgment.' • The
chahge would certainly be injurious to
the interests of the country, and we feel
confident that the people have more
seuse than to make it.
The Political Contest in Huron.
in South Huron, we believe that Mr.
Bishop has the fisld all to _himself,. thus
far. • A narnerously signed requisition
was sent to Mr. G. E. Cresswell, asking
him to become a candidate in the Oppo-
sition interest, -bet Mr. Cresswell, very
sensibly, declined the honor. We have
ago the Ontario Government eaused en-
quiries to .he made, through fie proper
offieial sources, as to the practice which
obtains in England with regard to grant-
ing leave of absence to employes during
elections. A series of questions were
submitted to the Colonial Secretnry, and
he -mem% 'other documents returned
answers to' -the questions •asked, and
which are as follows :
1. It has of late years been the prac-
tice of the British War Dopartmeut to
grant &holiday or half a holiday .(accord-
• lag to circumstances of locality, day of
• the week, &c.) to employes in the ar-
senals and. factories on the occasion of
elections. At the last ,general election
the great majerity of the men had half a
day.
2. The practice has not been the sub-
• ject of criticism in Parliament
3. The approximate number o! men in
these institutions to whom leave was
gisrailoit,e0dood.uring that last general election
•
• 4. These men were paid. for the time
they were abseut.
The total amount of wages laid to
these men (10,000) may be roughly esti-
mated at X,1,000 (or say in Canadian cur-
rency $4,857.)
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South Huron Reform Conven-
• A convention for the purpose of select -
in.g.a candidate to contest South Huron
in the Reform interest at the next elec-
tion for the Local Legislature, was held
at Bruccfield on Saturday last. Not-
withstanding that the day was one of
the most stormy Of the season
the attendance was unusually large,
every municipality being fully repre•
sented by delegates, and quite a
large numberof friends of the party from
'ell parts- of the Riding who were not
delegates, showed their interest in the
dause by heaviest,- the storm and attend-
ing the meeting. The utmost unanimity
prevailed, and all thoroughly satis-
fied' and pleased with the result of the
convention. The several -municipalities
were represented as follows :
Exeter. -G. Samwell, Dr. Moore, P.
M cPhil 1 ips. .
Stephen. -- George -Aberhart, Richard
Sweet, Charles Switzer, Jacob Ilaiste,
Simon Press S. Brown.
ilay.-Eo'bert Brown, Hugh .Love,
sell. Daniel McCall, Samuel Rennie,
JAN, 8 1875
donald been supported Isy such slavish 14, 18/2, read in the recent session of I ning. Councilors-Thoinite Guy, John
followers, he would never have dare o
commit the act which brought him and
his party to political ruin. Mr." Bishop
referred at _considerable length to the
character of leading members of the Op.
position, and to their disgraeeful and
dishonest tactics in the House. He also
referred to several of the charges pre-
ferred by the Opposition against the
Government, and clearly proved their
falsity by the public documents. He
concluded an exeellent address by again
thanking the convention for re -nominat-
ing him, and urged them in the strongese
terms, for the credit of themselves and
to show their approval of. the Govern-
ment, to use every fair means to make
his majority as large as possible.
Messrs, Walker, Hall, Ferguson, Mc-
Lean and others addressed the conven-
tion, after which a resolution, moved by
Mr James McDonald, of Tuckertimith,
• and seconded by Mr. Alex. Duncan, of
Usborne, expressing satisfactian at the
course Mr. Bishop had. pursued in the
, past, and pledging- the convention to use
all lawful means to secure his trium-
phant return, was carried unanimously.
After making all necessary arrange-
ments tor thorough organization and
V Arnim trial stated that a new Little, James -
fateknotte-Reeve--M. Campbell, re-
elected. by acclaination. Councilors --
Walter Treleaven, Dr. McCrunnoin
Thos. Lawrence Win. Miller.
tIIC 011 Pope, if not recognized by a majority of
the Europeen sovereigns, would cease to
he Pope, but would stand in the same
position as a Bishop appointed without
the consent or approval of his goe
crn-
MR. GIBSON'S ADDRESS.
To the &atom of the East Riding of
Ift,tron:
Hving received the unanimous nomi-
nation of the Reform. Convention -held at
Brussels on the 20th ult. which I have
accepted, I most reepedully solicit your
Having represented you during four
suffrages.
sessions, my record is now before you.
If elected, I intend again to support the
present Governitient, which has done
much- to earn your gratitude by the
measures which it has brought forward
and passed into law, and more particu-
larly for the settlements of that long
vexed question the Municipal Loan
Fund, in which question,
County had a large
interest at stake, a grievance no previous
Govermnent ever attempted to redress,
active work, the convention adjourned. but which has now been set at rest in a
miseaneemseemennennse_ manner most satisfactory to this County.
Political. Many other measures have been made
Mr. J. M. Williams has been nomin-
ated by the Reformers of Hamilton to
represent that city in the Local Legisla-
ture.
-Hon. Peter Gow has again been se -
Wellington, and will, in all probability be
lected as the Reform candidate for South.,
'elected without a contest.
-Dr. Orton; the Conservative candi-
date, has been re-elected over Mr. James
iRooristsy, i27. Centre Welhngton, by a ma-
-A prominent Conservative of Ottawa,
was the bearer of $1,000 to Sir John, at
Kingston, previone to his election. That
amount was subsetibed by his friends at
the capital.
-Among the members elect for the
Manitoba Legislature, is Mr. W. F. Lux-
ton, of Winnipeg, formerly of Seaforth.
-The rumor is again current that
• Hon. Mr. McDougall is to be taken into
the Local House, and in case of Mr.
Cameron's defeat will lead.
-Mr. Charles Clarke has been again
chosen as a candidate for the representa-
tion of Centre Wellington in the Local
4o-usCOmplete returns from Manitoba
show eight Opposition, five Independent,
and. 10 Government members elected.
Alexander McAllister, D. Hostetler, A. The ebove classification is according to its interests that attention tvhich it re -
law which will tend to the benerit of the
people of Ontario, such as the consolida-
tion of the Municipal and School Laws;
laws relating to masters and -workmen ;
liens in favor of mechanics altogether
new in their nature and application have
been placed upon the statute book; the
University of Toronto has be.en placed
upon a more popular basis ; the Admin-
istration of Justice has been simplified ;
the ballot has been introduced in the con-
duct of elections; all of which, along
with many men, will be conducive to
the benefit of the ceuntry.
The Redistribution Bill has given our
County another member, to which we
were justly entitled, both on account of
our population and enterprise.
I look upon the maintenance of inti-
mate connection with Great Britain as
essential to our existence, and while
doing so it will ever be my endeavor to
uphold the honor and dignity of our
Province. My political position is now
thoroughly defined and understood, and
whilst grateful to all electors who rna.y
see fit to favor me with their support, I
shall never endeavor to gain that sup-
port by being all things to all -men.
I would also say that a member who
has a personal stake in the constituency
he represents is more likely to give to
since heard the names of _Messrs. Geo. Usborne. - Captain Gibson, George -There are three Conservative can- quires than a, member liviseer at a dis-
tance from it who is ienorent of its
B. Shantz. the professions of the members returned.
Case and James H. Benson mentioned as
probable Opposition •candidates, -but
neither of these gentlemen has yet an-
nounced his intent'. u to run. We know
that there is a stron feeling atrhong the
not to offer opposi-
nt to reserve the en -
e party to aid Mr.
uld be a very sensi-
at party can not re -
opposition to Mr.
need all the animu-
nd to ma,ke even a
Mr. Cameron.
r. Gibson is pursu-
f his ways. He has
Hackney, Charles Monteith, Charles &dates in the field in North Perth Mr. wants, and whose personal interests are
Perkins, J. Hamilton, Richard Rhymer,
Alexander Stewart, James Hackeey,
Alex. Duncan.
nckersmitlt.-Eb. Walker, S. Lands- opponents Mr. Hay should gain an easy
borough, George Walker, David Manson, . victory.
George Towner from the North, Mr.
Robert Keys from the Centre, and. Mr.
T. M. Daly from the South. With three
- John Doig, Jas. McDonald. meemenneenssmeem
Conservative party Goderich Township.-Williara Hall,
sion to Mr. Bishop, James Proctor, John Wigingtou, J. L. NEWS OF THE WEEK.
I tire strength of • t Courtis.
Akin/ea.-George Forrest, Hugh .Gil- . i II dAgNe wEhX0FeLeA.nNt:eTeL sentenced
dN C eNulTnAt:s T‘E_e% -A Arnim
Cteeenway. This w
mour, Willia,m Campbell, Thos. Wells, has been called_ upon to,explain how it
ble proceeding, as t James McDonald, Andrew McKenzie, Was that the sentence was published in
Thomas Baird. Vienna before it was I pronounced in
turn a candidate •
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Bishop, and. it will Seaforth.-1). D. Wilson, John Mur- Berlin. .
nition it can COMM. ray, M. Y. McLean. - Sea JOHN Fit ASK Ll N .1 -Repeated (lit -
Y appointmeuts; sicknesa kud approaching
The.convention was called to order b
decent show agains the President of the Reform Associa- -aee, have left Lady Franklin's noble de -
In East Huron,
ing the even tenor
I I
and. which had paid nothing, had their that is beginning to
• share of the surplus applied to- In Weit Huron t
wards liquidating the debt, and in cases close contest, but
where the dela amounted to more then , gaining new friends
the share aue of the surplus, new. deben- intimacy with the
tures were taken for as much of the bale I :alone but of the Pr vitae -a, and his gene-
ance as the indebted municipahties could nil _knowledge of public affairs,, together
fail hien.
tere islikely to he a
r. Ross is said to be
daily. His thorough
minces, not of H113`011
pay without Iseriously nrippling them. With his advanced deas on public ques-
A measure was introditced and pasSed. tions, enables him t make his addreases of him, and it was most gratifying to nun in thatneighborhood : Jack Doubleteoth cilors D • Graham,B (-' ' P TI
, s, I. . ,erry, . Ionip-
-their represeatatives exclusive web ol ers which his opponent, who is not near -
over the disposition of all public moneys. ly so *ell versed on public matters, and
which secured to the peeple . through interestiug, and ga us him many admir- to think that he had been able to serve
them to the. ir sstisfaction, as the uninie
mous lamination he had. just received -
testified. He belie.ved that they could . riot nett. Tahle wile and ' 1 d e
who was one of the leader's in the late sou, J. Leadbeater.
a- whit
into th
e , , q , ,C 10 mu Co., MA IIT(twanosh,-Rec.:(;.i
ce;earnr,itloirroyufgrohitoaKlazIllso,fv..ehvelolistkhteav, in Deputy 1.),71.1,,y
Ree- lilalite-, E. eau-lnitte:1.1:181(v.lao(ii:tiineri .
Riding ! were met by twp Deputy Sheriff. with a, - Chas Dumin. •
Me -ewes were also introduced aiad. car- who is. withal, prosy and lacking in vim, have elected maey men in the
ried for the abolition of dual representa- cannot commend. 1.f Mr. Ross' friends
time ; for disqualifying as members of NV o r k energetically, as they should do,
1 AV110 would ha,ve
ably than he had done, but he would say :
that they could not have got one- who I
represented them mere i passe,
NationY. DoUbleto-oth auufd.
whiske • undee the laws tl ' , • - - - v - ' ' en -
who had gone out to spill the ' tioderieh Tome- ---dlavos-- dproisqteaes\',ie-
cihox(rheseilsotleside. . -Di xliteee
Ikittriso'n( 1 (...°'‘;:i.jue-Dil(C,
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by fees ; for improvements. M the law netice that evea MI . :Davidson does not more faithlully, honestly and conscieuti-
Parliament all -Government officials paid there is every hope of -his success. We ,e,sene
. ha,ve eudhavored to serve them 1 A
killed, and the two DNeviesruety wSoliiieolitfu.til.
Konsine and Colston
fight ensued, and they wem testi IT ' C B i 1 ' - - ' '
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_Anilneetixe..y,\\\\_;:tos.0,ino,h jo.,saitiso.iuns6,..nc:IIININGine .0, SEas%-ratienre:
W . Seymour,
respecting the drainage or net and profess to be an ultra Opriositionist, as in ously than be had clonal lt was unnece.s- ,
swana lands renderine the charees for his address he announces his intention
acne Mr. George Anderson, of Stanley, •votion to the inernory of her heroic hus-
who in a few remarks stated the object band unimpaired. She has offered a
f vhich the convention had been I f £2 000 f r records of the un
tit • rewars -o ,
called, and asked for nominations. -fortunate Arctic expedition. ,
'Mr. Thomas Wells, of Stanley, --moved DECLINES.- ar a a s ec ne o
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MR. VAN NORMAN'S ADDRESS.
To the Electors of East Huron;
GENTLEMEN ; Having this day been
honored with the Domination of the Lib-
eral Conservative Association of the re-
cently copstituted East Riding of the
County of Huron, es their candidate at
the ensuing General Ekction for the Leg-
islative Assembly of this province, I ac-
cepted the same upon the condition that
I should, if elected, beat full liberty to -
-pursue& manly, uufettered. and indepenat
ent course.in reference to all euestione
that might come up for the consideration
of Parliament - The stipulation was,
am proud .flo say, acceded to and -1 am
therefore in the field as an
Et _I) EPEN PENT CAN DIDATE,
respectfully'soliciting your good will mei
suffrages.
I am quite aware of the disadvantages
with which my candidature is surround-
ed, and have but little doubt that an at-
tempt will be made to create much capit-
al out of the fact that I am not a resident
in your conetituency. The :same objec-
tion might with equal force be taken
against •one-third the members of our
present Legislature -a -members who, with
out exception, have given the utmost sat-
isfactiou to their cOnstituents. I have
not thought proper to ignore the wishes
of the numerous, respectoble and intelli-
gent boat of gentlemen who have been -
iustrumental in bringing my name before
• you, and who by so doing have given
abundant evidence that they not only be-
lieve me worthy of emilidence and eup-
porte but that 1 possess those qualifica-
• tions which are to be &sired in the re-
presentative of your noble censtitueney.
The fact of my being A 11011-reSidellt ap-
pears to me to be rather favorable than
otherwise, inasmuch as it conveys an as-
surance that I have neither axes to grind,
nor sectional ru-rposes to sere,
on the other hand, you must be convinced
that ordinary gratitude, if nothing else,
would, in the event of my election, nat-
urally induce me to serve you to the
•
est o my y.
I am not a strong partizan, indeed 1
feel that there are higher duties for the
representative of the peoele to perform
than to yield to •a blind support ter one
politicalpartelor to give a factious opposi-
tion to the other. I hat e no confidence
whatever in that man or thing who occu-
pies the place of a mere listlese voting-
,
machine, and, with no _mind of his own,
. is shifted hither and thither at the ca-
price of a Party Leader. Rather give
me the Independent man who will do his
duty under circumstances,. who will
advocate without partiality the interests
of every section, class, and creed in the
community, and who. do his utmost
-upon all occasions to promote the ma-
terial welfare of the State,
Looking back on the no all but ex-
pired. term of the present Ontario Gov-
ernment, I see much to approve and
much to regret. Very many neeful
measures have been passed and are now
the Statute Law of the land. ahi. the
• other hand a, singular, nay, almost crim-
inal laxity has prevailed in many De-
partments of Governmental control,
demonstrating beyond question the ne-
cessity for a more able and influentiai,
• stronger, and a more watchful Opposi-
tion. I consideethe Administration, as
a whole far mote worthy of support
that Mr. Archibald Bishop be the nom- accept the grant voted to him by the • since the control of the 'Mille Works
identified with a constituency whose re-
quirements may be in direct opposition
to the one he represents. For instance,
if a member from Brantford had repre-
sented North Huron in 1873, when the
Municipal Loan Fund was being settled,
it might have been a loss to Huron of
$70,000, and in proof of this, if the ideas
of the then. member for Brantford had
been carried out we Would have lost that
amount.
A I cannot see -on ell ersonelly, 1
• hope to have the pleasure of holding
meetings throughout the Riding, when
I shall more fully submit my views fax
your consideration.
I have the honor to be,
• Yours, faithfully,
• THOMAS GIBSON.
Municipal Elections.
inee of the convention. Mr. Hugh Love, Italian Government, alleging as a reason • The Commis in the several numicipals Department passed out of the hands .of
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of Hay, in a few remarks complimentary that the country cannot afford it. How ities in Huron for the year 1815 will be the Hee_ Archibald. McKelia,r illt-fl
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to the course Mr. Bishop had pursued as malty Canadian statesmen are blessed. as follows : those of the Hoe. Mr. Fraser,
the representative of the Riding in the with so tender a conseience. C/intoie-Mayor-R. Callender. Reeve If elected as your Representative I
past, seconded ths. nomination. Seenee-The Carlists claims that the --A. 8. Meilen Councilors - Messrs- shall not yield a blind support to any
After waiting a eonsiderable time for ascension of Alfonso to the *throne of Doan, Coats, Searle, Barton, Cooper, Govermnent, but treat the questions
for further nominations, and none being Spain does not Nirea,ken their cause, but Sheppard, Stevens. Smith, Chidley, Me- which may come up for the consideration
made, a vote was taken on Mr. Bishop s rather strengthens it. The Kme, has Donald, IrwM, Johnston. of Parliament upou their merits: r
nomination, when he was unsiniinously shall ever advocate the strictest honesty,
granted a complete amnesty to all Car- Seaforth.-- Mayor - Alex. Armitage,
elected the nominee of the convention. lists. Madrid is prepaiing to give the Reeve -D. D. Wilson. ( 'ounciloin-W. vigor, justice, and economy in the man -
Mr. Bishop was sent for, and upon en- King a splendid reception. Campbell, •J. Beattie, w- "rat', D. Mc- a,gement of the affairs of the Province,*
tering the hall was greeted with cheers. CUBA. - Prominent Cubans in New Naught, W. Grassie, E. Hickson, J. II. andefinally, 1 shall do my utmost -in so '
The chairman announced the decision of York indulge the hope and express the Broadfoot, A. Strong, A. Stewart far as I can consistently with my public
the convention, and asked him for his belief that now that Spain is again a Tcclzers711; th.—lieeve—G. E. Cresswell. position-eto subserve your local inter -
reply. A
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monarchy, the pretence that it was a: Re -
Deputy Reeve -D. Walker. Councilors este_
Mr. Bishop thanked the • convention public which- prevented the United -j. Lane, J. McDonehl, W. Sproat Allow inc to remind you that the elec-
States from helping the (Albans in the Hay.-7Eteeve-Robt. Brown. Deputy for the hist time, take
for the honor which had been done
hhn in again nominating him as the Virginius affair, would not now stand M Reeve -J. B. Geiger. Cerincilors-Daniel tions will now,
place under the Ballot System-- a system
_Reform canditbite for 8outh -Huron. the way of Assistance being given the McColl. Wme Wilson. Sr., C. Kalbfliesh. 1 which will, 1 trust, be a, sufficient safe -
The last - time he had receiv 1
sh latter. Mr /dillop. -Ree v e -W . J. Shannon .
the nomination it was not known what A HEALTHY LOCALITV.-A letter from Deputy Reeve -T. E. flats. Councilors guard against the use of corrupt means
(Ind elicit the honest vote' of the people
he would do when ,he got into Parlia- Ta.hleimah, Indian Territory, gives the John Malone, Wm. Bell, A. Kerr. .
t • of this Province. At all events it is to
inept, but they now had some experience following version of the recent troubles Brussels.--Reeve--John Leckie. Coen- be hoped. that the result in the pressent
instauce will be a decide(' improvemeut
in the pert:Wind of both sides of the
House.
The elections, it is aunounced, take
place on the 18th day of January next, -
and I shall, therefore, have Jittie °Ivor -
amity ofeeeing many of you personally,
though I shall pf wet semake. as Caw ough
a eauvass as time mill permit. I will,
at an early date, hold. public mectipgs
(of which you will reeeive timely notice, )
at the leading places in your Maine,
when I -shall have an opportunity of `lay-
ing my views more fully before yoe. Te
these meetings I cordially invite veer
presence, -when, if my 'views meet with
your approval, you will give practical
expression to your convictions by voting
for me at the polls. ,
1 Itsere the honor ai be,
Your obedient servant,
EnEDEICK- Vete:NORMAN.
The latter lied to the 'bush, but Idonsine
tip ,sary for him to eefer to ns past course m
• drainage operations less onerous, and
providing for the work btiug better done,
than under the provieiOns of previous
• legislation ; for the readjustment of the
• representation of the people in the Leg-
islative Assembly, by which Huton his
• secured. an additiouaLe,tepresentative ;
• for introducing the long demands d and
just system of voting by ballot at Par-
liamentary and municipal elections, thus
sefring to the electors absolute freedom
• frefm intimidation and. unjust i u fiu en ce in
• the exercise of the franchise; for the
• proper revision of voters' lists, provid-
_
ing a eimple machinery and an impartial
judge for settling before an election,ques-
tions concerning the right of persons to
vote, and thus pi•eventing fraudulent ad-
ditions or fraudulent omissions of voters;
for the consolidation of the Municipal
and School laws, by which the various
amendments for many past years
• have been gathered together and
consolidated' into one compact vol-
ume ; for the amendment of the laws
relating to the election of • members
to the Local Legislature, rendering these
more strict,. and making the too preval-
• ent practice of bribery more difficult or
almost impossible ; for seenring to me-
ehanics, laborer, and others a lien for
theie pay on the property on which their
labor is expended, or their materials
• used, so far as this seemed practicable
without prejudice to persons not con-
cerned in the transactiOn. ,and for amend-
ing the raarriage laws of the Province by
" !support good measures, come from
where they %%lei." ,We trust that none
of the electors wilt be deceived by this
profession of indenendeuce. Should Mr.
Davidson be elected, hewill &Cray him-
self with Messrs; M. C: Cameron,
Lauder & Co., and -hill be unable to see
good. in any of the. 'Mu
easres tint may ;
ecene from the opponents of these gentle -
Men. His iedependenee professions are ,
only assumed. -ler _effect, ,end, 'soon as
tie election ie over be will forget all
abotip them.
—L
Mr. McKellar and the Working-
men.
Ib will be rille.mbeed what an pis airy
Was raised 14t winter hy the Opposition
because- Mr. McKellar then Commis-
sioner of -Public Works, Allowed the 1
workmen on the Central! Prison a half
heliday- to attend the nomination in East
Toronto, and paid them for the time they 1
had thus lost. This generous act of the
Commissioner was exaggerated into an
outrage" of the worst description, and
eveiy Oproeition orator and. Opposition
journal in the country needed only to ,
think of the Central Prison half -holiday
to obtain inspiration for, wrath and elo-
;cmence. This. ‘`outrage," however, like.'
many other S with which -Mr. McKellar
has been charged, turns out to be 1100e ae alo out-
raeb it is now shewn that in
_ _ .
doing is he did Mr. McKellar was only
following an established. English custone
as the following will Assist Some time
Geo. Grahain S Sloan Wm UT11)bell
b
Parliament, as from the Parliamentary ; was taken home by the party. Wash- John Pasmnre.
reports which had, appeared in the Public Mays, .anothor Indian who had a etd
uee Ilrbesholn..-e Reeve - Binj, Willeon. 1
journals, which he had no &Albs theY : against Colstoe, - gathered a body of Counci1eree--3. E. Tinnlyn, \tt 0, lane. !
had all seeo, they knew pretty well whet ' friende, persued and overtook .hine end ler, -J. Ainsley, G. Pettypiece. .
course he had. taken. Should he be re- riddled his- body with bullets, mane &covey., -.Reeve-Thomas Simpson. !
elected, he would pursue in the future ; and his party then fled to Choutean, en- - Deputy Reeve -Wm. Keys. Councilors -
thaoeeohsaeidl. aboyu ehijus the trenched themselves in a log houte, and -DrWoods, ( :coAnderson, \Villiam
! declared that they -would not be taken Grahan.
eil'oilesnes'a'iec
ntsof1ailsa:1:)ienasbeen
given too slavish a ' alive. The ' Sheriff of the district, at Gn-- i'. -LReeve --Thbnras S trachan. ,
:-. .
ptfil6l°1l
suppoet to the Government, He admit- ' last accounts, was orennizing a posse to ...
ted that he had eteedily supported the., cespaire them. , , s
Government, but he had supported them DK: LITINGsTuN r,.. - Seventeen h un - Co/borne.---Reeve
•I• )--eYouhtnys lilies% ep --, ' %SY' nNa ,1,:e_111:11\11Niqtla ii:_,1:°Ini:eohlielli.(°.111,1*..8. :„
because be believed they ' were right.
: (floi'i6•tia moinunent to Dr. Liaingstone in
paellas have already been rtised
And should. he be re-eleeted, he tyould
Glasgow. The work is to cost X2,000.
abgedoineisieutir :40tlyie. .N(veorse-ctiivuonie..knitugso
floorngaale A DESPERATE FIGHT. --- Two men
best interest of the: Province. He had i named Feller and Clemmene at Fred,
never gieen a vete since he entered
Parliament that he. was not prepared to ; last Saturday about- eome whiskey; and.
,' ericksburg, Ray Comity. Mn, quarreled
justify, and that he would not give over ! Clemmens shot Fuller with a double bar-
reled shot gine puttieg the contents of
both barrels into him. Fuller, although
nearly blown to pieces, plunged. a knife
into (Ulmer's, almost disemboweling
again had he the opporanuty. He had
full and, implicit confidence in the )res-
ent Ontario. ov ern-I:tient, and especially
in its leader, Mr. Mowat. He believed
that more able .men than Mr. Mowat
might be found,' but he did not believe
that a mote honest or better meaning
man could be found in Canada, and that
so long as he was at the head of the Gov-
ernment he had not much fear that the
Government would act dishonestly.
But, While he said this, he aid not bind
himself to support the Government,
slavishly, whether he thought their
actions were right or wrong.. He would
ask them, however, to scan narrowly
every votehe might feel called upon to
give in opposition te the Government
and if he could not give a reason for that
vote which would satisfy them, he would
resign his charge and allow them to
place some other person. in bis stead
who .would .more. faithfully represent
their views. .1le thought it a dangerous
thing to yield. a :slavish; unreasoning
support t� any ,Goyernment. He be-
lieved that had not Sir jo' lin A. Mac -
him. Both men died.
.and Countess of Dudley lost a package of
jewelry valued at $250,000' at a railway
station in England recently. They have
c 0 STRIKEyey
offered a reward of .$5,000 for its re-
covery. Cellist leaders are about to give
in their adhesion to7King Alfonso.
Spain say that General . Dorregarry has
laid down his arms, and that other pro -
SPANISH AFFAIRS. -Despatches from
A Veetten Le Pelueeses. - The Earl
, ..
or Cl Oetatee.-Sixty thousand
colliers in South Wales have struck and
refuse to work in consequence of a reduc-
tion M their wages:
A PROFITABLE TRANSACTION. - The
New York defectives received $6,000 for
the arrest of Dallas, the defaulting Mol -
soy's Bank cashier, who is said to be of
ansound mind.
BISMARCK AND PRE POPE. --The circu-
lar notice of Prince Bismarck, of May
Deputy. Ileeve-sAlr. Mallory. Come-
cilors-Daniel Fielier, .1. P. Fisher, Pat-
; risk Carroll, (1. -tIclien•dy.
L-Itharne. eeve- L.[tinter. Cotm-
! cilerseatlessrs flails, Millar, Monteith, "
• _Hallett -Ileeve-H. (touncjlors
, Reeve - Charles Proct,
Brock.
! by acclamation.,
: Morri4-Reeve P. Kelly. Deputy
A. Monteith was elected Deputy Reeve
--J. Britton •T Ws rad '17, J.
JFoohrislyttlhce(.1r ea, W 71o'li
11"ro.'eeter.--1Z eeve - A. L. Gibson.
Councilors -l)r. Senile, David .
Jas. Pauline, James Clark.
I:Iowa-lee- Reeve -a J. J. Sweet
DeputyRes:yes- Charles Wilsoe and
Benjamin Cook. Councilors- -8. Cook,
T. K. Boddy. -
Exeter -Reeve -Geo. Willis.
Stephen. -Reeve -Thomas Creenway.
, Deputy Reeve --john Persons, Conn-
eilors-Meesrs: Kelm, Fulton and Leary.
(Joderich Township. - --Reeve - 'Mr.
Ford. Deputy Reeve -- Me. Elliot
• Councilors --Mesers. Cox, Whitely- and
Dao
i. 711E1;4
wano4h.- -Reeve- -Thos. Tay-
lor, • by acclamation. Deputy Reeve
-
James Potter. Con-_-,eilois Edward
ames, R. Riley and Thomas Brown.
Turnberry.-Reeve-- -S. Black., by ac-
clamation. 1)01 -Jay Reeve-. slas, Hen -
• BIELTHs.
Enweens.-In Seaforth, on Dee. 25, the
wife of Mr. Wm. Edwards, of a ,on
BARHER.--111 (.4rey, on Jan. 6, the wife
of Mr. John Barker, of it daughter.
MeGunison.--- Tii Tickeismxtb, on Jan. 2,
the wife of Mr. John McGregor, of a
son.
BE MASTER. --At 8t. Charles, Manitoba,
on. Dec. 21, the wife of Mr. C. B.
Bemister, of a on.
Tuckerstnith, on Dec.
the wife of Mr. Robert Plewes, of a
daughter.
MARRIAGES.
PATERSON----INGRA:NL --At the Manse, on
Jan. 5'by Rev. Wm. Stephenson,
Hamilton, Mr. Robert Paterson, to
Hannah, second daughter of Mr. Alex.
Ingram, all of Hay.
MITCHBLI.--BEssErr.-in Brussels, on
Jan. 1, by Rev. John Ferguson, Mr.
Charles _Mitchell, to Miss Kezia Ben-
nett, both of Grey.
WELLWOOD-MoRms.-At the residence
of the bride's father, on Jan. 6, by
Rev. R. Davey, Rev. 11. Wellwood,
of East Wawanosh, to Ella, eldest
daughter of S. 13. Mories, Eq., of
Brussels.
LOGAN--31 At the Manse,
Kippen, on Jan. 6, by Rev. IL Cam-
geraorne,t etrAtri-naiit Logan, to Mites 'Mar-
• , bothof -Stanley.
DEAT
SMITH. --411 Teekereins
Robert Sinitt„ aged 6
Metesen.--In ii- wick,
4
liam, son of : se And
12 yeara.
Bred -Lt. -4n Tfickersn
Mts. Cathaiine Russ
obtaine:
elide Sewing Mac
• than a year ago, wide
that time ha eonetant
ily work, I have the
and pleasure in reeo
verybest family sette.
ray kuowledge. • Its
are : It wo:Its c -
noise ; the stiteh
mi -sees or drops ane;
inotion, of great co
work e with equal ease
all descriptions of f
more than a year our
the whole of our fausil
givsen -as full satisf
getting •out of order
sliligtest repairs.
neeronan, July 30, 87
THE MA
SEA.F
There is a general 41
tatione this week.
produee has been a
past week. In por
season taken the lead,
mentionthat our par
ed higher, on an e
Toronto or London
gooddemand, and tit
is slightly improving,
trade doing this seaso-
quote :
Fall wheat (-seise
Spring Wheat, per bushel.:
Oats tnewl per bushel-- ...
Peas {new) per bushel.'
Barley (new) per buslael..
• Butter, ;No. 1, Loose.-..-.
Butter in
- . .. - ..
Flour
Bay, new .
Veal calf, per pound....
Sheep
Salt (retail) per barrel,.
Salt (wholesale) per bo.
Potatoes, perbusheI, new
-Oatmeal r bri..... -
Wood
-
Fall Wheat, per bushrt. -
Spring Wheat, per busbel
Oats, per bushel...-.
Barley, per bushel...-.
Peas, per bushel...-.
Butter.... . ...
Potatoes, .. . .
Bggs.
Pork,
Ito:s
White* fall _wh
$1 55, Treadwell,
winter, $1 40 to $1-
60 ; oats, $1 I
$1_ 15 to $1 2.0 ; bar -
eggs, store lots; p
• farmers', 22e to ar
to 25c ; rolls, 25c
25c;p-ik,$Sto
There were mn to
-
of springwheatc ta
busliels of peas at
els of barley, at $
load of rye at 71c._
$2.1 for Timothy,
ed. Oat st-raw br
peas at $7 to $•9.
$.8 25, Butter w
pecially of desiral
was no ehange
eggs in small late
20e, but thore are.
Poultry are n
would fetal , be
geese 6c.
BUFFALO Lfl
fde-rren-Itee
ing the total sup.
far, 4,462 head, o
ears for the same
market was sloe
• prices. Plenty
,Prices ranged. f
Cauadiaueales
,SHEEP AND L
3,800 head, mak
the week, then
3,060 for the Pa
market was iirea
Buyers were II
- parativelv frees
median -sheep 4
110GS. —Re.ce
making the tot
thus far, U00
• the same tima
was moderatele
$6 h0 to $6 00
S7 to 7i5 f
heavy hogs as
disposed. of Ya
few good heal'
TORONT
supplied with
wnek, and w
butchers' price
over last wee
cellists were 0
which found
sumption.
$3 aa ; secom
and thinleciae
SDEer.--T
a few smalisle
Deere' wagone,
ready buyers
$6 fer seven
- third-el:ass.
LAMBS.
cominand fro
size pant donde
Iltene-
e0 SG for fa
ran
Trains leave S
follows
Morning
Mixc
1)Aitaaveytier uxt::gplun m
eetesneoMix
Svening
PEE subset
J.,:te will kee
season nn TAt
TB/WS-1'5
itueeessax,y
$631-4