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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1875-02-05, Page 44 THE HU -11.0N EXPC)SITO.R. FEB. 5, 1875. amsamsommomm NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Stock Taking-Duncaneit Duncan. Fair Warning -Thomas Kidd. Choice Groceries -Killoran & Ryan. Hard up Sale -G. Dent Notice to Debtors. -John Goveulock. Wanted -Daniel hlerhail. Auction Sale -It P. Brine. Short Hand -W. Burton. Notice -Wm. Kaiser. Spring Seed Show -J. Hanoah. New Premise -Logan & jamieson. Paintings -Mr. Oresawell. nron xpooitor.-1 SEAFOR,11-1, FRIDAY, Feb. 5, 1875. The _Dominion Parliament. The Dominion Parliament assembled yesterday, at Ottawa, and tke session was formally epened. _His Excellency will attend to -day and deliver the Speech from the Throne. The session is not expected to be a very protracted one. South Iluron Election. Sheriff Gibbons, Returning Officer, re- ceived the writ for the election of a mem- ber to represent South Huron in the Do- rainion Parliament, on Thursday of last week. The nomination will take place at Varna ou Thursday next, llth inst., and the ole ion on Thursday following, the 18th. The 'nomination will be couducted in accordance with the pro- visions of the new election law, which does away with the old system eif public nominations. • Each candidate has to be sapported. by a requisition signecl by at least "5 bona fide electors.. This requisi- .. tionh_accompanied by a deposit of $45, id lodged with the Returning Officer. Should there -be only one candidate thus proposed, the Returning Officer thea and there declares the candidate elected, but should there be more than one the Re- turning Officer announces the names of the several candidates, which is all that is required_ There is to public r.,-demon- stratiou or public, speaking allowed in connection vetth the nornifiationproceed- inge. Should the candidates 1 or any others desire to "air their eloquence," they may, of course, do so after the nomination- proceedings have terminated by organizing a meeting entirely inde- pendent of the other proceedings. It likely that this will be done at Varna so that, although the erectors will no have to listen to the orations of a num ber of boges candidates, and movers ani seconders, they may still have an oppor trinity of listening to addresses from the eeal candidates and any otherswhom they may deem fit to call upon. Mr. Cameron hae been for some months wtth his family sojourning in Florida, and we regret to learn that the state of his health will net nerrait of his retire to take part in the election. Under these circilinstances we fear that Mr. Green:way Will hive matters prett much his own way. To conduct a dohlie teat suecessful'ly in South Huron, in. the absence of Mr. -Cameron, the. candidate, would he an impossibility, and for the Reform party to place aaother candidato . in the field at this late hour would be to court defeat. It is some satisfaction to know, however, that although we may be beaten this time, before another elec- tion cornea• round there will be a. just and fair redistribution of the constituencies in this &linty, and with South Huron constituted as it then will be the Reforna candidate, whoever he may be, will be able to regain the constituency without much difficulty. business man in the County, who is hiot 1 a dirent loser on aceorint Of -the bad and unsafe condition of the public roads. The farmer loses by the extra tithe that is consumed, and thedamage inflicted to his teams and. vehicles, .and the business man loses the trade of those who., throegh l the difficulties and dangers which attend a journey over the roads, are prevented from visiting the towns and dtillagei th deliver their produce aud trollied their business. In view of thegreat loss sus- tained and the. inconvenience caused every winter by teasou of the o strac- tions we have refereed. to, it w Ind be vtell worth the while of emir mlfrnicipal councils and other deliberative bodies to consider and, endeavor to devite the best means of at leasot partially remedying the grievance. Dr. Vercoe eughests that wire fences be erected along the road‘ at points most exposed and most liable to be drifted. _ We believe the auggestion to be a good one, ancrworth3i consider- ation. It is pretty generally admitted that it is the fences that occasion the drifts. At least it is a tare thine to see a drift on, an open plain, -veheret there is no obstruction against whielth the snow can accumulate. It is also idled that in places where the roads are most drift- ed the snow is but light on the'fielde on either side This shows. that -drifted roads are due, in a great degree; at least, to the fence obstructions on eaeh side of them. Lessen this obstruction by !plac- ing a wire fence iastead of a rairor board fence, and you lessen the drift. ,We would like to see our township Councils I take the matter up, and give wire fences, which seem. at present to be .the most efficient and predicable prevention for drifted roads, _a fair trial. If eaeh Coun- cil would, next suunner, select a num- berof places subject to winter drifts, on a one (Atmore roads, and secure the erec- tion of wire fences on each side of the. roads at several places, a very fair test of the wire feuce system would be made during the coming winter. If the ex- periment should prove satisfactory, as we believe it would, the fencee. could be extended. Wooden material kir fencing is now becoming scarce and dean, and each year makes it scarcer and dearer. Wire fences, dive are told by farmers who have tried them, can be erected for about s 1 the same cost as wooden ones. If, there- , fore, the municipal councils would offer t bonuses for the erection a wire fences 1 Snow- Roads. The question of adopting means for keeping the winter or snow roads in a safe and passable condition. was reverted to by Dr. Vercoe in a communication to THE EXPOMOR of last wee.k. The sag- gestions of the Doctor are very oppor- tone at tne present time. The roads in this County are now in a most dangerous arid deplorable condition. The leeding roads are barely passable, while many of , e concessions and side -roads are so blocked with snow ae to be useless for travel: Although the roads ade, in most places, somewhat worse this tdinter than tney usually are, 3 et their condition is such every winter that it would. be most beneficial to all elasset of the conarnunity could some means be adopted by which the snow could be prevented from acme , ululating on them in sad). masses as to render them, in many places, unsafe for travel. In this section of the country, winter is the season when farmers con- vey their produce to market. In the slimmer thehluties of the farmer require such. close attention that he has net time to market his produce, and. tii the spring and fall before the mode comes, and after it disappears, the roads are not la a condition to allow of team- ing over them. The winter - months, then, when the Snow is On the ground, is the only time he has for this purpose. It is of the utmost importance, therefore, to the farmer that the roads during ti' le season of the year be kept in the best possible conditioa. If they are , I allowed. to become impassable or danger- 1 i ous to travel qn, the farmer is kept from_ market, or is, at least, prevented- from marketing his products. as rapidly and aa easily 48 he should do, and come- I quently suffers loss and inconvenience. But it is. not to the farmer alone that the loss ensues. Trade is retarded, bills are left unpaid, and a general injury to an I classes results, There is not at the 'Pres - ant time a farmer' in the County, or a along the roads it points where they might be required for the prevention of drifts, there are few farmers Who would not willingly accept of the &tins, erect the wire fence, and remove -the wooden one to some other part of the farm. The experiment is certafnly worthy of a trial, and although it might not effect a com- plete remedy, we are sure that it, would be efavery great benefit. We hope that nee ext summer we will have the pleasure of recording that many of our municipal councils have taken the matter up, and have determined. to make the trial. The object sought is one of midi general and, great benefit, that no stone should be left unturned to secure it. I Market Fees. The question_ of Market Fees has re- cently agitated the public mina in this vicinity to' a considerable degree. The subject has been discussed by several Fanners' clubs, and was under eonsider- ation by the Town Coancils of Clinton and Seaforth. A proposition to re-imh- • pose market fees was negatived in the Seaforth Town Council on Tuesday even- ing last by a majoiity of 7 to 2. The action of the Town Council was, un.der the circumstanees, quite proper. En- tirely aside titan the correctness or in- correctness of the principle of imposing market fees, the Council of • Seaforth could- not, properly re -impose, fees sim- ply by a motion in Council, as was pro- posed: The practice of collecting 'mar- ket fees in Seaforth,- was abolished at the request of: the people, (teetered by vote. In this way only ehould the sys, tem be re' -imposed. Elected as they- e were, without reference to there -open- ing of this question, the .;to Council would have acted wrongly, had they, at their own instance, gone directly in op- • position to the express and declared h justice to tlre seller. The farmer, or seller, is a free agent- He can either sell in the town that collecte the fee or not, as he pleases. If he sell in the mar- kee where a fee is exacted, he must, in sonic way, be benefitted by so doing, to a greater extent than he loses oa account of the fee. He is at liberty to sell his produce and pay the fee, or go to an- other market where no fees are collected, consequently it is noing him no injustice to ask of him to pay the fee. The impo- sition of a market fee may be and is, an injury to the municipality which adopts the practice, but it is not an injustice to those who sell in or patronise the mar- ket in that municipality. Although we oppose the collection.of a foe for the purpose of gaining revenue, we would -riot oppose, as a matter of principle, the imposition ,of a nominal fee for the purpose of maintaining a located market. As a matter of business policy, even this might not be a wisestep, but on principle it \liquid pot be objected to. A located market is a material benefit to the seller andt the market town. When I there is a located untrket, there are many I buyers assembled, and there is conse- quently a close competitiion. We often hear the compluint that buyers combine to defraud !the seller by not giving him the full value of his article. This corn- bivation is, however, as a rule, only im- aginary. Where there are one or two dozen buyers, eadi anxioue to get as much as he possibly can for himself, there is a diversity of interest which renders combination an iinIpossibi1ity. It is often the ease, we admit that a sellei will only get one bid even where there are a dozen buyers. But if -that one bid is the highest that the Market can afford, isnot the seller as well served as if he had got fifty bids, and the last not any higher than the one. Where there is close competion, as there must be on a located market with a large num.ber of buyers, the seller must be, and is, better servedthan in a market where the buy- ers are scattered all over and every one buying as he best caa. In fact evely principle of trade goes to prove that a located market where there is , a large number of buyers • is more ad- vantageous to the seller than a general market where . this dose competition cannot exist, no matter how many buyers there may be scattered round. It is, also, for the benefit of a town or village for its produce buyers to give as high prices as possible. Let a town or N illage get its name up for good prices, and its prosperity is insured, so long as it retains its favorable reputation. As, therefore, the located market system is the one which. insures the highest prices to the seller, it is to the advantage of the municipality in which it is lo- cated. It is, then, as we have ehown, a mutual benefit to the seller and the market town. Being a mutual bene- fit, the actual coot of its maintenance should be mutually borne. For instance, u in Seaforth a market clerk is -engaged, whose duty it is to see that e located niarket is retained, and to secure the punishment of those who sell or buy produce at other places in the town than in the market. This is necessary, and the salary of this official is a necessary expenditure connected with the mainten- ance of a located market, and we main- tain that it would only be just and fair that the burden of that salary should be bbrue mutually by the two sides which benefit by the located market, viz.: the farming community' and the market town or village. At tne present time Sea - forth bears the whole of this burden, arid we maintain that it is not just that should. We further believe that there are few faa•merst who will take the trouble to reason the matter at all, who would not be willing to contribute a fee sufficiently large to pey the one belief this salary. Of course there are some -a very few -who would complain even of this, but then there are always, in every com- munity, both ir. town and country, a few vho Will not be satisfied with anything unless they are s re that they have the 1.1 big end of the sti k. . ainimsenmetnnonmane Political. present from the Khedive of Egypt to General Sherman's daughter, in token of the appreciation of the General's adviac ' concerniug the re -organization and dis- cipline of Lois army, have arrived at the - New York Custom House. They are valued at -ii quarter of million dollars. Congress will likely authorize their• ac- ceptance by the lady and her husband, Lieutenant Fitch, of the navy. rnE n'EATHEN °HINER.- 0 Wiese number one quarter of the male adults in California, and they are flocking into the State faeter than ever. A Heevit °Anon -A vessel has just left Sap Francisco for Liverpool with a Th 01 cargo of 150,000 bushels of wheat. This is the largest cargo of that grain that has ever crossed the ocea,n. • INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY DISPUTES. -A letter received in New York, from Victoria., B. , says: It is regarded as particularly desirable that prompt meas- ures should be taken properly to settle and mark the boundary between this Province and the territory of Alaska. Already several disputes between uana- dian and American officials are reported, and inasmuch as the population of the de: hatable ground consists almost entirely of miners -not always considerate, and rarelh gentle -it is feared that at ,,any momentan outbreak, whose consequences will be serious and undesirable, may 1 °CellrEXPRESS ROBBERY. --MS office of the American Express Cernpany, tUtica, N. Y., was robbed by five masked men, s who gagged and tied the watchman. They found the keys:of the outer. vault; and took a carpet -bag containing the night train packages. The loss., so far as -known, is only abou t $395. STRIK ES. --Pile lockout in the coal Mines of South Wales ,has commenced, and 120,000 miners are idle. The ship- wrights of Newcastle -on -Tyne, to the nuinber of 6,000, have struck. . THE BEECHER-TILTON SCANDAL. -The spirting men of New York ace said to have already staked thousands of dol- lars in betting upon the question of the verdict in the great scandal case. The majority incline to the belief that the jury will disagree. - FATAL A CCIDENT. -A young. man, named Jack Hays, accnientally fell on a pane of glass at Grand Rapids, Michigan, Saturday, and a piece of glass penetrated his right side, causing death in about 48 hours. . GL ADSTONE. -The electors of Greenwich have adopted a resolution, expressing. in -cordial terms their con- fidence in Mr. Gladstone, and regretting his retirement from the leadership of the Liberal party. A NEW HRATER.--2C01IITtlb118, Ohio, street -cars now keep their passengers warm by means of fireless stoves, which are . heated by oondensed steam intro- duced at each end. of the route. BASE BALL IN ENGLAND --The Eng- lish are said. to be making little progress in base ball. Whenever .one of them hits a ball he runs away with the bat, and they all keep on smoking while they play. FATAL ACCIDENT.- James Brooks, Constable atClinton, Kansas, accidental - y dropped. a loaded revolver, and. one barrel was discharged, the hall passing through the body of his little son, five years old, killing him, and entering the body of another son, seven years old, . who may recover. Quinn Woe -E. -Last week a wornan was divorced, in the forenoon by the Su- preme Court • at Belfast, Maine ; Alien she quietly stepped down stairs to Judge Thurlow, of the Probate Court, had her name changed back to her maiden cog - omen, and before night was married gain. STARVATION IN • Ic A NSA S. letter from Kansas says the situation th ere is growing worse daily, and that there had been several deaths from starvation. it says many niore will starve unless helped, for there is --not One m an -in a hundred With enough grain to last through the winter .?" nonenmsennomeenee i of the people, and re -imposed the col- lection of market fees. If they coesider- i ed that the minds of the people had. - be favorable to the change, their proper course would be to verify their suspieion • , by an appeal to the people. This was t 1 not clone, and consequently, we eay, ir- e 1 respective of the principle involved*: the ! Council acted wisely in refusing, at j their own instance and in the absence of i a request from the raajority of the rate - i payers, to re -impose the fees. i With reference to the policy of town -s I and villages collecting market fees.- for - tie purpose of revenue, our readers are' .1 quite conversant with our views on that i point. We believe it to be unwise, and The nominations forthe House of Com- mons in London take place on the 1.1t1i. net.. and the election on the 18th. . -Col. Higginbotham, M. P. for North Welliugton, ' has been ubeeatcd on the grounds of bribery by agents. The Con- stituency will be again eonteeted by Col. Higginbotham and Mr. Drew. -Mr. W. E. Forster has announced he withdrawel of his claims to the lead.- rship of the Liberal party in the British Reese of Commons in favor of the Mar- - tens -of Hartington. changed, awl that a majority would rtow I injurious to the interests of the mullion palities which adopt it, but believeit to be to the interest of every town and every I village to offer all possible inducements, and to remove all barriers to trade. The way to do this, is not to impose a,fee upon every load of grain or produde that comes into our market, and by the impo- sition of this fee secure from the seller a revenue which we should provide our selves But, although the collection. of ditarket fees ,from the seller. by towns or villages for purposes of revenue is aa in- jury to the businees of that town ort vil- lage, it is not, as sonie 'maintain, an in - Canada. -Two men visited the store of Mr. R. - Campbell, at Iona, the other evening, and while the latter's _daughter was searching a cash box to get a $10 bill - changed, one of the scoundrelsplaced a revolver to her head and made her su render the cash box, which containe $50. -Yorkville has been much excite during the past few days over a case o supposed suspended animation. M respec to the corpse of a young lady, name Mrs. Worthington, aged. about 25 years the wife of •ri contractor on the Interco] ()mai Railway, who died suddenly las Monday at a plaee some 40 miles from Ottawa. The corpse, on arrival at To ronto, presented the appearance of life and seiredal doctors were summoned to give their opinion as to whether the lady was not in a trance. The medical gentle- men all thought, from the appearance of the deceased, that she was simply a beau- tiful woman asleep, but an Application of a galvanic 1 battery and other scientific tests demonstrated that life hadeleparted- Death no doubt resented from the clot of blood in the heart, leaving the blood in veins in a normal condition. -A joint committee from the London City Council and the Middlesex County Council have been appointed to examine and report on the system of iron bridges .8 The committee left London for Buffalo a day or two ago to examine several iron bridges in that district. -While the employes at the Toronto Post Office were engaged a few deeds ago in distributing the English mail, it was discovered that some of the letters were artly eaten, apparently by a mouse 1 I to strike the ground. The Crump farm y Were all injured about the head, but not I veey seriously. -At Mr. A. Maherg, of Amaranth, Was oiling. the horse power of a sawing ! machine in motion, on Monday (Jan, 2 Oil), his right arm got caught in the g Minh, and was completely crushed. The arm had to be amputated about three inches below the joint. This is * but one of a long series of accidents which have befallen Mr: Maherg within a,' very brief period. Last fall his resi- ; dance, a portion of his crop, and the fences on his -farm were destroyed by besh fires, later m the season he had apes valuable head of cattle and a horse killed on the railway ; while this winter Ms wife and a child died, and now he has lost his arm. ' e --A public meeting was -held in the Town Hall, Kincardine, on Monday night fel. the purpose of taking into considera- tion the propriety of granting a bonus of $3,000 towards the extension of the Lon - den, ilmon and Bruce Railway from Itlyth. to tVingham. A resolution was pessecleto the effect. that it was not ad- visable to takeany action in 'the matter at present, and appointing a Committee to procure more definite information re- specting the position of that portion of the road. -Mr. Valley, the revivalist, is hold- ' ieg meetings in London, and doing much good. STRA.TFORD. A. til.00,000 Fire. On• Sunday morning, about 5 o'clock, flames were discovered. in the rear of the handsome store known as the Regent Hall, on Ontario street. The alarm as at once 'yen, and people arose from their com ortable beds to render assist- ance. On arriving at the scene of con- flagration it was discovered' that the frame buildings connected -with the es- tablishment of A. G. MacKay & Co. were flames, and the fire had forced its way into the lower storey and was rapidly devouring everything before it Mr. Alex. Williamson rend family reside above the store and barely escaped with their lives, being unable to save their elothiag or valuables. The fire soon en- veloped the whole building and extended to Nasrnyth's drug store on the west and Jeffrey & McLenhan's hardware Store and iron warehouse on the east. At this time the spectacle was terrific. The flames licked up all before them, and there did not appear the slightest hope of saving the business portion of the town. The buildings in the vicinity of the fire were all connected with one another, and a compact mass of inflammable ma- terial was within reach on all. sides. The fire attacked the Herald and Beacon printing offices in the rear, and they were soon gutted of their contents, the type and printing material being thrown into the streets and knocked into fearful "pi." Providentially the roofs of the buildings were covered with snow, and the burning embers were extinguished as soon as they fell, thereby preventing the flames from spreading to the adjoin- ing buildings. The firemen and towns- people worked heroically to stop the pro- -gress of the fire and at about 8 o'clock success crowne:d their efforts, and the flames were got completely under con- trol. The establishments burned. out. are -A. Williamson & Co., merchant tailors, who also owned the Regent House • A. G. McKay & Co., dry goods and in;llinery ; J. II. Nasmyth druggists. Each of the above lost every- thing in their- stores, which were the largest in the town. Jeffrey & McLen- han, hardware merchants, had their iron warehouses totally destroyed, together • • with their contents. Their store was partly burned and the whole stock was thrown into the streets and badly dam- aged. The book, stationery, and print- ing establishment of Alexander Mathe- son, proprietor of the Beacon, was re- moved and damaged beyond calculation, and the lierald office sulfered a similar fate. D. A. McLeod, shoe store ; David Duncan, shoe store; Horne & Clark, A. 'McNair, and James Gordoie dry goods merchants ; Miss Byrne, milliner; John Owen, photographer. and James Ken- nedy, saloon keeper, had their stocks re- moved and badly destroyed. The neve h Merchants' Bank, the Albion Hotel, d .and O'Higgins & Sons' store narrowly • escaped destruction. The following is a d statement of the losses, and the insurance thereon : A. Williamson & Co„ 545,000; t insurance, $25,000. A. G. Mackay & co., d , $25,000 ; insurance, $15,000. Jeffrey & McLenhan, $20,000 ; insurance, $21,000. J. H. Nasmyth, ‚313,000, insurance, $6,500. tTohn Owen, ‚3150; insurance, $1,750. A. Matheson, $6,000 ; iusur- - ence, $6,500, Horne & Clark, $8,000; insurance, $14,000. H. T. Butler, $3,500; insurance, $5,500. W. E. Jones, $350 ; insurance, 51,000. A. McNair, & Co.. e 3,000 ; insurance, $6,000. G. Horne, ‚31,000, insurance, $2,500, James Gor- dou, $3,000 • insurance, $7,500. Win. Clarke, 5400 • no insurance. D. A. AleLeod, 51,09'0 • insurance, $2,000. D. I Duncan, 51,500 insurance, $3,500„ 'Miss Byrne, $2,540 ; insurance, 51,000. j E. J. Beatty, ‚3600, no insurance. Miss McLeod, ‚31,000, insurance, $1,000. Dr. Hanavan, ‚3100; no insurance. Dr. I Hyde, $100 ; no insurance. A telegram was sent to Berlin for as- istance, they having a steam. lire engine but an answer was received. positively refusing to lend any help. The origin of the fire is not definitely known, but it is supposed to be the work of an incendiary. a th • NEWS OF THE WEEK. a go nd on searching the mail bag one o ose "small deer" was found comfort- bly curled in a corner. It must have t into the bag before it was closed in ngland, and becoming hungry on the yage satisfied the cravings of nature y an indiscriminate consumption of the fi ried contents of the hag. -A very melancholy accident occur- d d in the town of Chatham on Friday it std As the morning express was ap- ti oaching the public crossing just before n ming to the station, a sleigh. contain- s g Wm. Wilcox, Henry Crump, wife a d child, attempted to cross the track, a twithstanding the watchman tried to to ep them back. The engine struck the se A A FAST 1'1:Mi.-The fastest railroad time 1, on record is said to have been made not vo long since on the New York Central b Railroad, by a special train, which car- va ried a party of officials from Rochester to Syracuse, 81 miles, in 61 minutes. re THE. GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE. -The re- la cent invasion of grasshoppers, ormore pr correctly, locusts, upon the cultivated co plants of Minnesota, Nebraska and Kan- in sas, has reduced thousands of persons to an the verge of starvatioh. The loss of no "agricultural produce from this cause in ke The Township Board System: Vo the Editor of the Huron, El. SIR : Leaked in your last issue an essay on the "Township Board," and i affords me much pleasure to see that the farmers of Tuckersmith are alive to the best interests of education. There was ne sentiment in that essay 'which should' nd an echo in every heart, viz.: "That 'e cannot do the subject justice from a oiler and, cent point of view." I know here are many objections urged against ie new system, some of which carry ot a little weight, bat 'point me to any ystem, framed by humaaa ingenuity, gainst which weighty objections could = ot be urged. That everybody is striving get a grab out -of everybody else, erns to be one eat ob' 1874 is estimated at $40,000,000 to $50,- 000,000. THE FISK ESTATE. -It is found that the estate of the late James Fisk, which appraisers valued at -one million dollars, is unable to pay his debts by nearly two hundred thousand dollars. Alter the luxurious fashion in which Fisk lived, this condition of the estate might serve to point a large number of morals if one was disposed to enter into the matter. A PRINCELY GIFT. --A magnificent necklace and ear -drops, of diamonds, a sie , . , a ne g o e track, fatally which should carry little weight. Sure - injuring the driver Wilcox, and serious- ly there can be found five men in this ly hurting the others. Wilcox had both township, who are known to be upright , legs broken, the right in two places, and and capable of doing justice to all con- ' the left having all the flesh and muscles cerned, or at the very worst you ca torn off from the knee down. The bones were also crushed into small fragmente. His left arm was broken and elbow dile- located, besides being otherwise cut and bruised. He got enta,ngled in the driv- ieg-wheel of the engine, and was carried about twenty yards. every revolution of the wheel causing his head and shoulders easily find five rogues, and they will watch one another. The gentlemen elected as trustees will be obliged to ren- der -an account of their stewardship, anik will also have to pay their share of aly taxes that may be imposed ---thus tlfeir • interests will be as identical with the in- terests of the people as ever they were. j The trustees. will have simple tune to hear and decide' any case brought before them, and as it is intended one Alia come from each of the classes mentioned a week or so ago, they will know and. represent the wishes of the people cinite as well as three or more trustees could do. As regards the expenses, feel quite confident they will increase, not euough to alarm anyhody, but increased faeilities, which 'tare very much needed, will be given for educating the youth of the township. if, as stated in the essay, the children are allowed to fiocle to any school, that would, indeed, be a serious error; but, is near as I am able to ascer- tain, such is not the case. Now, al- though I do not expect the new- Board to work miracles, I firmly believe that you will have more eificient schools, , Talent goes where it is best paid, and if You pay more than you now do, you ma3 expect better results. Finally, gentledaen, the change from the old to the hew has been made, meet it in a liberal spirit. The old system had faults, and serious ones • give the new system a, fair trial. If it has any good traits, let us know them. Do not strangle a child in the cradle, and. then tell us it would never live to be a man anyhow. Hoping these few remarks will not be out of place, 1 aan, yours, kc., A FR - TEND o -F Erst-cAnox Methodist Sabbath School Con- vention Goderich District. FOT the Expositor. This ConventiOn was held in the Methodist Cherche in the town of Gode- ricb, on Wednesday and Thursday, the .27th and 28th January. FIRST SESSION. At 2:30 P. M., on Wednesday, the President, Rev. C. Lovell, M.A., took the chair and opened the meeting with , devotional exercises. The names of the delegates were:then called, which. showed a fair representation of the Sabbath I Schools on most of the Circuitseon the !District. After sothe further routine business, the Convention considered the Statistics of the Sabbath Schools, and the general state of the work. The sta- tistics showed a gratifying increase in the number of teachers and scholars. From some of the schools there were presented cheering reports of religious- actitity and interest; among which may be particularly mentioned the report of Mr. G. F. Moore concerning the Gode- rich school, where an inquiry meeting was instituted by the pastor's wife, Mrs. Graham, with the prospect of Much spiritual good among the echolars. Also the establishment of a Normal class for the stiefly of the Bible and the art of teaching. Mr. W. M. Grey, in his. ire - port of the Seaforth school, spoke of re- ligious interest and awakening among the members of hie large Bible class, and some cases of conversion. These signs of progress awakened a lively interest in. the Convention, and were calculated to inspire all present with a fresh inipailse in efforts tot seek. the conversion of the children. "What the Sabbath School has done." -This topic was introdueed With much ability by Rev. C. Stafford, fol- lowed by short addresses from Meagre. Grey, Bristol, Foote, and others. The scope which this institution has afforded for the exercise of the talent, learning, piety, and zeal, of the church, the vast amount of juvenile religious literature which it has created, and, through it, conversions occurring at an earlier period of life than was customary, previous to the establishment of this institution, and the large sums raised for Christian Mis- sions through the Sabbath School Were some of the cheering facts elicited in the review of " the work the Sabbath School - f has done." SECOND SESSION. After devotional exercises and routine business, the topic of "The influences tending to neutralize Sabbath Schbol labors," was introduced by Rev. L. O. Rice, with dearness and energy, fol.- , lowed by short addresses from Revs. C. ..Bristol and J. Caswell. The indifference of parents; the inefficiency of niany teachers, and the inadequate material support afforded by the Church; were brought forward_ in the discussion as some of the," influences tending to neu- tralize Sabath School labors." Questions in,./the Drawer.-" What is the best means of raising money for the Sabbath Schools," proposed. by Mr. John Deltoid, and answered by Mr. Hodgins, from his experience in the Clinton School, viz. : First, to issue a circular, setting forth the claims and wants of the Sabbath Schools; and then to take up public collections in the congregation by means of envelopes. - "What is the best ineane of reclaim- ing unruly scholars ?" proposed b Mr. Hodgins, and answered by Messrs.T. V. Detlor, 'W. M. Grey, Ira, Fisher, C. Bristol, R. Pinch, E. In Moore, and W. Robiason. The marrow of these an- swers wee, that love and prayer were the most efficient means of conquering in - sub, ,ofselitretieonx Pulsion of an unruly echol- ar justifieble.under any circumsta ?" proposed_ by Mr. Hopkins, and answered. by Messrs. C. Stafford, the President J. Caswell, I. Broley, J. V. Detlor, Foote, and Nugent The verdict of the Coii- vention was against expulsion, and that when every other means had failed the extremest penalty thould be suspension. aluaho SESSION. After devotional exercises and routine business, Mr. J. V: Detlor, introduced the topic of "the best means of retain- ing the elder scholars in the school," fol- lowed by short addresses from Messrs. Hodgins, John Detlor, W. M. Grey,, the Secretary, the President, 3. Caswell, R. Pinch, and. E. F. Moore. The judgment of the Convention as to the best meanie was that the Church should furnish the best talent for interesting the elder scholars -that parents should set the ex- ample of resorting to the Sabbath School for the study of God's word -that the ' SA bath School. should be considered and made the place for the study of the Bible by persons of all ages. Let the men and Women of the Church set the example of resorting to the Sabbath School for the study of God's word • 1 then the elder children of our fathilies would not esteem_ attendance on Sabbath School as something too juvenile for them. "The relation of the Smaday School to e Ohurch. tope was treated. by - Rev. 0. Bristol, M.A. The Sunday School was considered as a nursery for the Church, and therefore it is the duty of the Church to give it her countenance, support, and interest, and, if possible, every member of the Char& should have emnethinen- to do with the Sabbath. School, either as a teacher, or a scholar, • 1 Pe ,r4 1.41,1 75. , , • or in some other way helping forws.rd its 9r7iftePelirt. notatin devotional. exercises and routine ; eassroa • business, the question Was proposed by I Mr. Foote, "Is it desirable to employ unconverted persoas as teachers ia the Sabbath School ?" answered by hlessrs. J. 17,:Detlor, 1doore J Broley, J, Graham and Nugent. The general sense of the Convention upon thie point was, that great care ehould be exercie.ed intim -employment of persons to teach and en- - force the doctrines and priaciples of re- iigion in our aohools ; that piety ehould be a. prime qualification; and that only in eases where there is a lack of pionely- qualified persons should unconverted PerAlensr bdeeveonlYtEFIll'1.-edexEs.e5rrisNe's and routine business, the topic of "The Literature of the Sabbath- School," was ably handled by Rev. J. Caswell, followed by short addresses from the Secretary, the ?resident, Aleaers. W. M. Grey; W• Robinson, and Gordon, The following Were the officers elected for the next Convention: President- Rev, C. Lovell, M.A., Seaforth"Vice-Presidents-Rev. James Graham., Goderich. ; Alex. Armi- tage, Seaforth, Wm. Hodgins, Clinton, Secretary -Rev. S. Wilson, Mitchell - Treasurer -Ma R F. Moore, Goderich: Time and place of next Convention. - It was recommended to the May district meeting, that the next Convention he be held in the to-wn of Seaforth early itt September, 1.87de A vote of thanks was paesed to the people of Goderich for their hospitality in entertainieg the members of the Convention. _ Also vote of thanks to the choir, under the leadership of Mr. Thompson, which ad- ded to the interest of the Convention - The President -closed. the COJIVention with prayer and the-benedictiop. Thus terminated one of the most highly in- teresting and profitable Conventions, concerning which all present must have felt that it was good to be there, BIRTHS. -GATES. -In Wroxeter, on Jan. 20, the wife of Mn G- Gates, of a daughter. Coonee..-In Brussel, on Thursday, Jan. 28, the - wife of C. R. Cooper, ef daughter. Doirsant-At Walton, on Jan. 29„the wife of Mr. Mathew Dorsey, of a ton. 1.LsA,R.4.,(;E RLI)? A . ! .exeter, McC Ulna CH Jan. 18, by Rev, Wm, Hawke, of Gor- rie, Mr. John McCulloch, of MeKillop to .-Miss Marion Sage, of Port Ilepe. Nozee-EeDeate-In Clinton, on Feb- 2, by Rev. H. McCain, Mn Davi Noble, of Walkerton, to Miss_Ma; Elder, of Seaforth. Cutnea-Loweetece.-At the reside of the brides father, Maple Hall, In- gersoll, on Feb_ by Rev. A. Bearae Rev. J. W. Cutler, pastor of the R Church, Seaforth, to Merger eldest daugliter of Rev. G. Lawrence Niagara Annual Conference. • DEATIIS. A.P.BUCKLE.-At the residenee of her eon in-law, Mr. Alexander Edgar, in flowi ick, an. Jan. 29, Janet, relict of th late Wm. Arbuekle, and mother of M Wm. Arbuckle, of Hay, aged years. TueselAayU, Feb.CT179—°, Non SATES t Hullett, Farm Stock and bei le e Wm. Young, proprietor ; J. ran auctioneer, On Wednesday, Feb. 10, on Lot 2 Con. 5, McKillop, Farm Stock, Imp ments,, Household Furniture, &e. Jo Elliott, proprietor, j. P. Brine, auctio .eer. Friday and Saturday, Feb, 12 and. Household Furniture and Cabinet W Mathew Robertson, proprietor; Brine, auctioneer, Monday, Feb. 15, on Lot 8, Coo. II. R. S., Tuckersimth, Farm Stock Implements. Joseph Lake, proprie o .4. P. Brine, auctioneer. On Tuesday, Feb.. 316, on Lot 5, 4, IlulletteFarm Stock and Impleme James Martin, proprietor, J P. B _auctioneer. 'Wednesday, Feb, 17, at Murra Hotel, Sea,fort*h, Horses, Harness, Household Funtiture. 3. P. Brine, a tioneer. Thursday, Feb. 25, on Lot 18, 'Con. Stanley, Faam Stock And Impleine Nathaniel Ca,skey, proprietor, J Brine, auctieneer. Foreign Markets. On account of the non-aerival of mail from the east yesterday alter up to the hour of going to press, we unable this week togiveour uSual eign market reports, We regret 'the appointment this mey cause Some* readers, but as we have uot the ri ing of the winds wbacb cause thole offing of the roads with. snout 'we net to blame for the emission. THE MARKETS OAP-0)3.TH, Feb. 4, . During the past week, owing to Toads and stormy weather, deliverl the market have been light Pric grain and especially wheat ha slightly upward. tendency This c is not due so much to an improved ket as to a favorable ebange in fre which enables the buyers to risk more on their margios. We quote Pall Meat fnew).....- 05 to Spring Wheat, per „. 0 05 to Oats (new) per bushel., 36 to Peas inew) per bushel, , 0 65 to Marley (new) per bushel.- . 00 to Eater,No. Loose-. „ ... . to Butter in tabs, - - - 0 „Eggs. . 000 t Flour . ... 0 00 t iHides- . . „,.- .,„ 00 to Sheep skins. - 0 50 t .1 Salt (retail) per barrel, - , Salt (wholesale) per Potatoes, per busheI, new.. 00 Oatmeal r - — -CLENT0E, Feb. Vat Wheat, per 80 .Spring Wheat, per 0 85 Oats, per. bushel. ., „ $6 Baxley, per bushel, 0 25 POSH, per bushel - .. 0 05 '0 00 Hay, per ton,.. 4 . • ..11,3,4 4 -11 00 so WANTED. -put I a goon _farmer, te rent ler a, t net good FA)331-50 or 100 acres will if otherwise satisfaetory, ,One in South South Path ereferreee Parties te will p1essf3 vorreSpOna wit -lathe anae has several -applications on hand. DANIEL No 074-8 Beal Estate lig=