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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1878-02-08, Page 44 HURON EXPOSITOR. NEW AD V .hARTISEMENTS. Important to the People—Thos. Kidd. Car, dno's Block—Laidla.w Fairley. Great Discount Sale—Wm. TIM ct Co. New Grocery Store—D. D. Rose. Furniture—M. Robertson. Central Drug Stare—j. Garliek. Valentines—C. W. Papat. Lest Warning—A. W. Sperling. Farm Hand Wanted --E. C. K. Daviest Estrey Ram—Peter McNaughton. Blacksmith Wanted—S. Reid. • Notice to Debtors—Thomas Coventry. Boarders Wanted—Sas. Rebson. Farm for Sale—Duncen Rooms to Let—A. G. Ault. Correetion—Gordon McLeod. Seed Wheat—jas. Lang. The Emerson Piano—Scott Brothers. Promptly Paid Insurance—A. Strong. Great Auction Sale—C.,Armstrong. Family Groceries—D. Seed Wheat—Win. Rheil. Groceries and Provisione—Chas. Moran. Mill Feed—Laidlaw Fairley. opmnrinmast., 4tittrAt trppoittit. SEAFORTH, FEBRUARY 8, 1878, The Reform Association. . The annual meeting of the Ontario Reform, Association, held at Toronto on Tuesday and Wednesday last was the most successful and enthusiastic meet- ing of the' kind ever held in Ontario. There was an attendance of over_ eight hundred. delegateez nearly every Con- stituency hi. the Province being repre- sented, The proceedingslwere charac- terized by the utmost harmony and good. feeliag, Various resolutions ex-. pressive of confidenee in the- policy and satisfaotion with the conduct of the Do- minion aud Ontario Governments were eased, and addresses were delivered urging npon the delegates the necessity of thorough organization in each con- stituency preparatory for the next elec., ,tion. The opinion among the delegates 'VMS universal that with proper organiza- tion, Ontario will, at the next election, return even a. larger majority to support the present Government than it did. at the /est We treat that Reformers gen- erally will profit by the good counsels given them at this meeting. Far achieto ing snecess there is nothing like thor- ough organization. This will secure active andpersistent work,which can not but result in, victory. In this metter Reformere are sadly lacking in comper, ism with their opponents. It is to be hoped that this lethargy will not longer prevail, but that all. will be up and do- ing. We have Ek noble cause to fight for, and honest men, men whose characters are untarnished by political guilt or corruptiou, ta fight under, and if we de . not anstain and, uphold thorn. in _their well doing, the disgrace of defeat will fall upon ourselves, and the loss which such defeat will assaredly entail, will come with- mighty weight upon every citizen irrespective of creed or party. sseeemesesseemeemmlomm to lend. its powerful aid in encouraging a few well meaning but overly fanatical viindi duals, in their attempts to sweep out of existence this excellent laW, which we know is doingso much good, and substitute for it an abortion in the shape of the Dunkin Act. We have no doubt, hewever, but the Globe end. many others besides it are beginning- to have their eyes opeined, and to see the fallacy of casting aside a law whieh the people are able and willing to put in operation, and adopt one that cannot be operated, for the simple reason that public senti- ment will not receive it. The " Crooks Act " is Working a glorious moral re- forna-and it would be wisdom to leave well enough alone for a while. It is necessary that the cords should be tigbteaed, but they must he tightened gradually, as the .peopie become accus- toMed to their pressiire. It is only by such a course that the great reforms of the past have been successfully accom- plished; and it is only by such a gradual course that the people can be educated to temperanae and sobriety. Ow Members. - In other columns we give very fully the speeches of Messrs. Bishop and Gibson, the representatives of Sonth and Neeth Huron, on the Educational question. This is a subject, which at the present time, is causing consider- , ble discussion in the countrY. Adverse critioism of the preseut school system is not confined to either political party, but is common from members of both ; while on the other hand, there are members on both sideS who cherish a very high opiuion! of the system as it now exiats. be seen, our mem- bers,to a certein extent, may be ranked among the former class. We cannot say thet we perfectly agreewith the sen- timenta of either of them on this sub- ject, but space forbids our entering upon a criticism of their remarke in. this issue. We shell, howeVer, take an early oppor- tainity of claire; so. In the meantime, we commend, their remarks to the care- ful. perusel af our readers, farling sure that while they will exactli meet the views of some, they will not be so cor- dially received. by others. Both speeches were, we are assured by those who heard them, well delivered, and. were reeeived by the House. On the same authority, we ran say that Huron las just cause ta feelproud ef her rep- reSentativee in the Liam]. Legislature. There ere few counties, the repreSentae tives of which are more highly oda gen- erally esteemed than arethose of Huron, and whose practical common sense views upon public questions generally, have secured them an influence in the Legislature .which the representatives of few other counties possess. items ciut down from 2100 to 500, the wants of the governmeet provided for and our protected industries not too severely stripped, it will be adopted." moiliNEINIIMNINNENNEMI TORONTO TOPICS. ; • A QUIET SESSION—THE REASON THEREOF —MR. HODGINS' RESOLUTIONS — AL- - GOMA—WEIAT SORT OF A PLACE IT IS— " REP. BY POP."—AND WHAT TIE MEM- BERS TaINK, OF IT—THE CONVICT OUT- SIDE THE PRISON WALL—OUR SCHOOL LAW—HOW .MEMBERS SNUB INSPEC- TORS—ALFRED THE GRRAT'S JURY SYS- TEM—TAX EXEMPTIONS. ( From Our Special Corresponclent.) This session so far has been an, ex- ceedingly quiet one, and the cliances do not seem to be in fever of an increased livelinees as -it wears on. There' are really few li,-)re questions before the country, and. the attention of the Gov- ernment, and of Parliament is cense- quently taken. up with matters of, de- tail and questions of comperative im- portance. An eminent authority has •given it as his 'opinion that when al country reaches , a, state in which its laws are perfection, it has reached the beginning of its decline. Without af- firming that the laws of Ontario have Mr. • Blake Retirea from tire arrived.at that stage• or even approach - r 1> Government. .. ed it, there seems to be little ..endea- On account of continued ill -health,. your oe the part of the Government to.' Hone Mr.. Blake has been forCed to press make radical . changes ih the conStitll- ment, .ti011. Such a state of things is undoubt- his resignation upon. the Govern, edly preferaole to a continual constitu- el:J;(1XL Maekeniie has at last aOcepted tion tinkering, a constant - pulling up -of it and'allowed him to retire._ The -an- the Legislathe tree to test the vitality n.ouncement of Mr. Blake'siwithdrawal of the roots. It is -no more the duty of • the Government to hurry the people on from the Government, as Well as the that it is to place obstacles in -their . cause which induced his aetion will be course. Lawicpassed before the people " cause for • deep -regret to .merebers of are ready tor them ere always ' inoper- , both politicaparties, for while the loss atir„. and if the country - atlarge rea.11y desired any fundamental -changes in of his able services in the Government the constitution, the reflex of that wish *ill be raueh felt by the Reform party, would soon be found in Governmeatol it will be equally felt• by the ,country action. I do not think, therefore, that generally, ' Of hisresigeation therHem_ the present Government Can. fairly be - cherged with want of administrative ilton Times sa.yst - . • ability in.. bringing forward . no great " It is 'not to be denied that Mr.. measures; the people- at large are flat- Bleke's retirement from the Govern.- isfied if in the main the present laws ment is a aerious loss to it, to the•Lib- ere thoroughly put in force. It is this eral , party. and to the country. The went of activity in the. people that has aid he will give the IVlieistrY frain the given their •representatives such , an private benches will be of great- value,. easy time. I venture to -say that there but it ceunot .be of equal value as -his have been fewer Parliamentary .head - services in the Government. eWes - ree aohes and .better Parliamentary' tern- gret his retirement—or Tether the -cause: perethis session than has been the rele of his retireinent—as much on his own for meny years past. With . such an aceount as ea that of the party he had easy bill of fare before- them members done. so much for. The retirement it- seem in no hurry to bring the session t self we hope will result in renewing his 'l a close.. . TwiCe already this week the heelth, but he is entitled to a large melee. has refused to sit by gas -light. ' • measure -of public synipathy because of On Wed.nesda,y last a discussion too -what has- compelled him to take this place ripen a series of. resolutions intro step. Mr. Blake is - ambitious in the dueed by .Mr, Hodgins., -member to ,. highest. sense of - that word—that is, West 'Elgin. The resolutions in effect ambitious to make for himself a name provided. (1) that no .contracts entered. as one who hag served his country Well intreby th.e Government Should be valid and. identified.. himself with the bright- unleSS ratified by Parliament; (2) 'thet est pages in - its history ; his -abilities they -should be provided for only by are Such as -would give him high • rank Money voted specifically for . the pur • eYea in that country of great statesmen, 1 pose ; (3) that contracts' for public England ; his honer. is unimpeachable. works should be sanctioned by th4,• He -has already eeeured -for himself the Heuee before voting the expenditure for. highest rank and a permenent place in: the year in which they. were to be pert Canadian annals; but whet he has formea, and (4) that no member of th done in the . past is as nothing to what Henee -should. be allowed to have any he wonld do in. the filture weee his, part or share in any contract. Tho physical powers eqeal to hia greatness only real points touched by the resolu et mindehonesty of purpose end unself- tions were those contained ia the -sec ish devotion to the best interests of his,. ond, and. third clauses. The. others hav netive land. It must have been with a long . since become incorporated wit sea heart that he found 'himself foreeae our Parliamentary procedure, and the to -withdraw fiom -the liets in whieli h - practice of the Goverement has bee . had already wen such triumphs ; an to comply with the spirit, if not wit the wish will •be annost universal in the• strict lettet of the others. As it Canada that this halt in. his career wil be but temporary, and that soon h may be found, ,with restored health, i a position in which he Will win stil greater triumplia"aild de more effectivs sertice than ever for Cenada." Good Testimony. In the Toronto Ggobe of a few days ago, we noticed the following para- graph: "Everything goes to show that under the Crooks License Act, carefully and. impsatially administered by the Coin- missioners and Inspector, a very great change for the better is taking place the drinkiug habita of this city, and that, if the same coerse is persistently followed, Toreete will, at no distant day, become one of the most sober, as 1 it is one of the most prosperous, of com- munities." We believe every word of the above to be true, end we Iheartily rejoice that it is so. We further believe that the same testimony might be given respect- ing the working of the Act in every 'other community in the Province. We do not think, however, that it is very consistent on thereat of our big brother VARIOUS surmises are afloat as to whc will be Mr. Blake's successor in the Do minion Government. The nomes a Messrs. James Young, M. P. for Sout Waterloo ; James Bethene, M. P. P. fo Stormont, and Hon. C. F. Fraser, er freely mentioned. Either of these gen' demon is well qualified for, and de serving of, the honor, but we eertainl think that ,of the three, Mr.• Jame Young is the best fitted and most de serving. THE DOMINION PARLIAMENT opened a Ottawa yesterday. His Excellency will ' deliver the Speech from the Throne t day, after which the House will adjoin s until Monday. The session -is expeote to be an unusually lengthy and storm one. Pr op o s ed Changes in the Amer can T ari The Springfield Republican one of the best informed of the Northern Amer can papers thus speak§ of the Tari neer being considered by CongreS. " The neiv tariff is j ust published s submitted by the sub-eommittee of t e _Ways and means to the. full committe • ; it seems to be au honeet effort to sin plify the revenue systeM, reduce fou '- fold the number of erticles whic duties are collected, and the detti s themselves moderately. There h been a good deal of unneceseary won y about the tariff and the damaee th t will be inflicted by ehange. The con mittee of ways and means will not, course, spring a neW tariff on the eon try without giving ample time for pr paxation by putting the date of tl change forward some months. On tl other hand., the feeling fever of change seems to have grown stea since Congress assembled. The co naittee of ways and means are giving ti subject serious attention ; they t counsel, but keep their own, and it quite ' within the range of probabili that a new tariff will be sent to ti President before the session closes. year after year of stationary policy finance and in "record to the t pesses away withoutt relief to erab reseed. industry, the necessity of so action by Congress to loosen the co raereial bonds of the country becom apparent. It is for eastern capital aa industry to soy whether these clung shall be made in the direction of safe and sound policy, or whether by app ing' tariff changes we shall invite t *West to resort to a " grand drunk " silver inflation and. other financial i toxicants. W‘hope that, if Mr. Wo has got a good tariff, with t II 7 e' 's r - a FEBRUARY 8, 4878. Parry Sound will be blessed with more representatives on " the floor of this House." The discussion of this ques- tion gave 0411 opportunity for some mem- bers to express their opinion on the rep- resentation of the country . at large. Mr. Hay said that while prepared to give the new districts increased repre- sentation, he thought it could be best done by decreasing the nuinber of the' members of the House, and so effecting a corresponding decrease in the expendi- Vire. On Thursday the bill for employing criminals outside the Prisons was read a second time. The bill is substantially the same as one passed by the Do- minion Parliament, tend . will certainly reduce considerably lithe expense of maintaining our criminel population. Those vagabonds who steal and assault with the sole purpose of getting their living free will find prison -life a much less egreemble pastime than hithertb, while at the same time the isolation of the hard labor criminals, generally the most vicious, will prevent that contam- ination of the more innocent prisoners, which is one of the effects of the present system. On Thursday the House confined it- self almost entirely to the consideration of the estimates. The items providing for Public and Separate Schools opened up a wide field of discussion and debate. On the soundness of the educational policy of the Government' Parliament is divided into parties altogether distinct from political party lines. Mr. Camer- on and other Conservatives -Warmly up- held Mr. Crooksewhile many in general steady eupporters of the Government gave them very lukewarm aid on this subject, if indeed. they did not go into open. opposition. The objections taken by those who opposed the Governmental poliey of education were mainly on the ground of its expense, the harshness of the school regulitions, the way in which they were enforced and- the high standard aimed at in the common achool curricnlum. The inflexibility of Inspectors was a, common ground of complaint, end a feeling wes expressed by some members that these gentlemen should. be deprived of some of their power, or that the stringency of the obnoxious regulations should be relax- ed. Two of the members teem Huron, Mr. Bishop and Mr. Gibson, took strong grounds of complaint, but as the speeches of both these gentlemen will appear in Tem Exrosrrou in full, it is needless for ma to refer to them at greater 'length in this letter. Mr. Crooks intimated that considerable modifications had been made with re- gard to some Objectionable features in the schoal law, and that the school reeulations, as a whole, were intended .10 simply as maximum standaed, and not as a code to be enforced with severity. The Government 'has declared their intention of making no change this Ses- sion. in the Jury Law, OD account of the uncertainty of their power of legislating 1 with regard. to it. There can. be little doubt that the days of the present 'method &renumbered. People are be- ginning to see that O system by which a prejudiced or pig-headed juryman can effectually obstr ct the course of justice, 1 is a system c ndemned by common sense, and by th principles of justice which peryade the bulk of our laws. The jury sYstem had its origin in days darker than our own, and there can be no doubt that it has done yeoman ser- vice in its time, but no feelings of vener- ation for the hoary fabric should prevent the establishment of a better. A Ceramittee of the House to take evidence with regard to tax exemptions is still sitting, but I am of opinion was conclusively shown by Mr. Mewl that any changes, that will be made that the adoption of the resolution will be of a trifling character. -' The would. embarrass, and restrict the GeV- question is by no means so simple as ernment without increasing the prac- some would have it, and. there is a strong tical control of the Legislature over the opinion that, under the present system, expenditure they were withdrawn. interests are better balanced than they e-, a • Mr. Dawson, meMber for Algoma, in the course of a speech in support of h s motion to increase the Perliamenta representation. of that district, gave e eioqueet description of his constituency. Judging from the remarks of the speak- ers who followed him, he enlightened many on' both sides of the House with regara to the district' he represented. Distant as Algoma is from the populous parte of Ontario, there is danger leet its value end importance be overlooked. In the minds of many people Algoma hazy, undefined district of uncerta" size and position, somewhere in the direction of the setting i4un, but on the whole, of very little accOunt human affairs. They will perhaps learn with a, little surprise that it has a frontier of no less than six hundred miles in length, and that it takes up almost onelourth of that vast country between the West-. ern boundary of 'Ontario and the - Pacific Ocean. Directly in the path- wa,,Y lot the westward flow of emigra- tion, its forests a,nd. fisheries, its arabie lands end stores of copper, silyer, iron, gold and lead are attracting numbers of settlers, and makieg it one Of the moSt rapidly proaressing sections of the Thebforests themselves ern - ploy an array of lumbOrmen, who in turn help to constitute. a market for the ready saleof the surplus produce ef 'the farmers. The population is at pres- ent about twenty thousand, and the probabilities are that before a,nother election it will be much larger. Al- goma has also been self -developed. T settlers., most of whom have emigrat from the more poPulous parts df the Dominion have carried with them the , energy of their forefathers and helve asked no help to clear_their terms lor make their roads. A large revenue !is obtained from the sale of the timber limits, etc., andbut little return is made in the way of grantaifor public improYe- ments. On the basis of representation by population alone, Algoma woUld seem to be entitled. to a- larger 'repre- seatation than at present, but 'it Was mainly on the ground- of territorial 4x - tent that Mr. Dawson based his appeal. - Mr. Cameron, leader of the posi- ap tion, chimed with Mr. Devon as to the recognition of territorial extent in re lilating representation, and indeed t e enunciation of this principle met with little or no opposition. It seemed to:be generelly felt that even the good Old. method of " rep. by pop." might be pushed too far, and that in sparsely set- tled districts such as Algoma, other considerations might fairly be weighed. At the request of the Government the resolutions were withdrawn, the grounds being that a correct censes and survey were necessani before action could be taken hithe proposed directian. I have no doubt, however, that ere leng not only Algoma but also Muskoka, alnd begins to look as if Russ were deter- mined to get all she can, even at the risk of offending the Powe She now holds three of the four fortressea of the Quadrilateral, viz., Rustehuk, Varna and Silistria ; she has obtained posses- sion of the Turkish -gun -boat flotilia on the Danube • she has—temporarily— secured a po'rt en the Black Sea in Varna • she demands a naval station on the Dardanelles, and, to crown her achievements in thie line, report has it that her troops have entered. Constanti- nople ePlacing her in a position to bar Begat entrance to the Dardanelles, and, secure in the position of a double line of communication by -sea with Odessa and Sebastopol, to, laugh at any attempt on the part cf Auetria to cut off her retreat through Roumania. The London Post, whose information has generally proved. correct, insists that it is known at the Russian Embassy in London that the troops under the Grand Duke Nicholas have entered. the Turk- • ish capital, and hold two forts in the lines of defence. The report, hewever, lacks confirmation, and the other Lon- don journals confine, themselves to the expression of a fear that, despite her protestations to the contrary, Russia has designs upon Constantinople, as the advance of her troopS, both upon that eity.and -upon Gallipoli, continues un- checked. Beyond this, nothing is known for certain. Russia has finally replied to Austria's invitation to the conference, expecting the Conference, but objecting to Vienna as the piece of meeting. Servia has put in a claim for representation at the Congrees, and. Roumania insists not only upon retaining Bessarabia, but upon acquiring the Dobrudsche in ad- dition. Another subject that will oc- cupy the attention of the representa- tives of the Powers will be the Greek einbroglio, the Hellenic Government having, in _consequence of thee repre- sentations of Europe, Counter ckfilided the advance of ifs troops on Thessaly, and agreed to leave its dispute with the Porte to arbitration. So far there seems to have been no collision between Greeks and Turks, the announoement of the capture of Domoco proving in- correct.. A startling rumor conies from Con- stantinople. Server Pasha is reputed as stating that the prolonged. Turkish resistance was due to promises of Brit- ish support held out to the Porte by Earl Beacoesfield and Mr. Layard, 'the nonfainment of which has caused a revulsion of feeling in the Ottoman Min- istry against England, and. in favor of a Russian affiance. 'News of the Week. s DEATH FROM TEA. -A woman of Dun- fermline, Scotland, died of drinking Strong tea, and another is dying. BRIGHAM YOUNG'S HEIRB.-A legal contest between 25 -wives and 44 child- ren is expected over Brigham Young's will, NEW YORK FAILURES IN JANUARY. - There were 129 failures in New York during January, the largest number in a single month since the panic of 1875. FAILED. -William Sturgis, a promi- nent railway man in Chicago, has failed. with liabilities amounting to over twelve hundred thousand dollars end assets of three-quarters of a million. ALARM Or FIRE IN A. CIRCUS. -Dur- ing a circus performance . last Sunday evening in Calais, France, a, false alarm of fire caused a great panic. Ten per- sons were suffocated or trampled to death. A. REMUNERA.TIVE CHARITY. -The Ho- merton Workhouee in England has, dur- ing the past five and a half years, paid $21,225 over and above the cost of main- tenance. .The inmates chop wood and feed pigs. STARVATION IN CHINA. -The British would be if a decided change. were in- angureted. The Opposition are very 'anxious to force this vexed question. upon the Government, and a ruse was made bylfr. Lauder, in the Committee. with that object. Scarcely had it be- gan to sit when he introdubed a motion to the effect that as it was impossible to obtain evidence on the subject, they, should make their report, recommend- ing the Government to deal with the question. But the Committee saw 8 through Mr. Lauder's transparent game and his suggestion fell to the - E. ground. • TosoNro, February 6, 1878. , tinctly au Majesty ly intere Britain the tele') A Seth a mercha most pro naw, Mic day, oh Youste, been eni family. Latest War News. - The a,pproaehing meeting of the Con- ference -of the Powers is now the almost all -absorbing topic in connection with the European situation. All the Powers with the exception of Russia—whose adherence is hourly expected at Vienna —have accepted the invitations to the Conference, and it only remains to fix the date of the meeting. Count An - dressy ia desirous that - it should take place on the ' 20th inst., but unless Russia's reply be received immediately this will be impossible. In any event, it is probable that the congress—at which each Power, includine Turkey, will be represented by two delegates- -Will open at the end of the month, or at latest early in March. All the Pow- ers, with the exception of Russia, will,, it, is stated, insist en the Treaty of Paris being taken as the basis, of the negotia•i time, and. Austria in particular will demend aS a sine. q-ua eon theta limit be placed to Russia's occupation of the Bulgarian and Denube fortresses. Al; though the report of the mobilization." of an Austrian arrny is contradicted, that Power is undoubtedly preparing for the worst, her ultiniate . action depending in a great measure on the result of the debate now going on in' the British House of Commons. If mere ruinoure are to be believe(de although great anxiety prevails at St Petersburg with respect to the issue of the present complica- tions. Russia (lees not appear disposed to obate one whit of her pretensions. It is stated that negotiations are going on tor the surrender of the Turkish fleet, and. that a demand has been made bY Prince Gortschakoff for the cession of 0, naval station on the Sea of Marmon,. Charges are made against the Russian commander in Roumelie of having pup posely delayed the armistice negotie- tions for the purPose of advancing to the very gates of Constantinople, and the appearances are that liaissia will during the ultiniate peithe negotiations attaeh. ,more importance to the military than the political side of such negotiations. THE LATEST. In the face of the moderate terms of the preliminary -conditions of peace, it *ble at Osborne House Her d her family were exceeding - ted 'by the experiments, and consequently excited: about one. vs CnateE.—Aaron enny, t, and one of 'the old st and inent citizens of Eas Sited- igan, was arrested th other ed with seducing Antroinette sixteen -year-old girl, who had loyed as a domestic' in his Penny give bail in th4e sum of $1,000 for his appearance. e has a • wife and grown up children. ENORM US PRICE. -The North. British Agricultu alist reports that a well-knowro English took -breeder has offered to the Earl of unraore the enormous Sum of ten thou and guineas for the tWo-year- old short orn heifer the daughter of Duchess 7th, by 6t1;Duke of eneva. This ex a,ordinary offer •is con Venal upon the coming calf of the heif r to be purcluts d being alive and a hei er. STRAW DISCOVERY. -A sin ar dis- covery h s been made on boardlthe Ir - vide, a 11 rigged vessel, lately in,' dry- dock at otherhithe, London. Theship had rec tly. arrived from l'eru, at which pl ce the body of a was found e ibedded in the cargo,l, which consiste of soda. The body was in a good 'eta a of preservation, and is sup- posed. to e that of &victim of an earth- quake Inch occurred many hundred years ag in Peru. SEVER SNOW -STORM IN MA.SsAcHu- SETTS.- snow storm at Reeton On Februar 1st, the severest since 1867, caused. Sanest an entire suspension est business.' At 9.30 P. M. snow wakestill falling. At Itevere a train was thrOwn from the track in attempting ta plow through a snow drift. The engineer. was fatally -and. the fireman sericlusly in- jured. There were 100 passengers, but none were hurt. Two engines and sev- • eral cars were damaged. j Is HIS NINETY-NINTH YEAR. -There died recently at Carricknamohill, near Killybegs, Ireland, an old man named James O'Boyle,who was born in March, 1778, anclwho;wauld,therefore, ha,,ve com- pleted his hundreth year in a few weeks more. Up till within a few days of his, death he retained all hiefaculties unim- paired, and never Was ill in - his' life till within a week of his decease. He was a taller by trade, and. half a year a•go was able to sew, his sight being so per- fect that he could thread a fine needle agthattime. He had an excellent mem- ory,' andlatterly his delight was to relate the stirring*occurrences through which he had passed,. His wife, who ts in. her ninety-ninth jrear, ie yet alive, and up till this has been in the enjo ent of excellent health. SABBATH OBSERVANCE. -Not mg ago Vie Prince of Wales arrived at a Scotch residence en Sunday, having been pre- viously taken to task by a Glasgow Protestant Association, which memor- ialized him to change the date of his arrival " so that a violation; of the Lord's Day might be avoided, end thet the excellent example of your illustrious and regretted father will be followed by you as a petron and supporter of all means to maintain inviolate the Lord'ir Day, and thus evince that righteonsness which exalteth a nation.' ThrOugh his private Secretary the:Prince replied that as he would. arrive very early at his destination, and. as he proposed, to pass the • day quietly and. in retiremente it could hardly be conceived that he Consul at ' Shanghai' teleeraphs that 9,000,000 people are repaed destitute in Northern China. The foreien relief committee appeal to England ,and America for aid. .1 DROWNED HIMSELF. -The Rev. James • M'Whinney, Presbyterian Chaplain to - the Forces in the Dublin district, has committed suicide by drowning himself in the Liffey. -The tide being out, the water was only • a foot deep at the time. PRINCE LEOPOLD. The health of Prince Leopeld, youngest son of Queen Victoria, is daid to be growing worse and worse, and there is but little hopeleft of his ever recovering from the illness he has been so lona struggling against. SCALPING.-At'by-law has been recent- ly passed in some counties in Kansas giving a bounty for " rabbit scalps ;" the clerk of -Morris County has been paying out $5 per day for these alone. A little girl twelve years of age living near Lit Cygne has canght and. scalped one hun- dred rabbits within a short time. A GOOD STUDENT.-Illisii Josephine A. Stone, a colored girl, Who graduated. from the High School at Newport, Ver- mont, this last summer, took the gold. prize foi the highestIscholarsinp, gave the valediotorY, and did the last two years' study in one. She is the daugh- ter of a cook, and supported herself by her own labor. GORGE° s ApPEARANCE.-At the recent silver wedding of Mr. Crocker; a bul- lionaire of California, his wife present- ed an appearance unique and valuable. Her gown was a mass of silver 'brocade and gauze ; she wore a girdle, necklace, comb, ear -rings and fan chatelaine of magnificent diamands, an.d crowning this silvery glitter Was her thick shining silver white heir. APPEAL AGAINST. I PENALTY.1-00111- modore Daly, of Ogdensburg, N. Y., Owner of a tug which went to the res- cue of an American veseel in Canadian watere, having been fined five hmadred dollars for at breaeh 'La the weecking laws, haa a,ppealecl against the• penalty to the Minitter of Customs, who prom- ised to considee the mOtter: A_CCUMULATIQN OF Geerea—The quan- tity of grain et Portland for shipment to Europe le steadily increasing. On the 27th ult., there were two ships loael- ing, besides the Weekly steamer, and 350 cars in the yard waiting discharge into the elevator.: In addition to this there were grain -laden cars it various points westward to; Island Ponde awiiting to • get yard room at Portland.. Tire TELEPHONE AT OSBORNE CASTLE. --4t Queen Victoria'e recent trial of the telephone at:Osborne [Miss Kate Field, in London, Sang " Kathleen Mairour- neen," and Her Majesty returned. thanks telephonically through the Duke of Con- naught. On again being requested to sing, Miss Field gave Shakespeare's " Cuckoo Song," and then Cominthro' the Rye." and afterward spoke the epi- logue to " As You Like it," all being dis- , • the ingress of intruders. One or two windows were broken, and the erowa them resumed. their paretic. A Inue dred Men of " B " Battery ane some mounted. hussars were called out to preserve order, but their Services were noterequired. brick through the window of a clothing —A tramp was observed to throw & store in Listowel, the other night. R; was arrested, and, upon exainination, it was elicited that his name was Kelly; that 'he hailed from Walkerton, tine freak was to secure a conamitment,that that his object for indulging in tee he might be furnished with lodgings et the expense of the county. He was ea eordingly sentenced to -30 days incareee ati—onlihnethsepeceocunh tfryojmailt.he Throne tie. livered at the opening of the Gersnae Parliement on Thursd.aiy, after anteing to Germ.any's efforts to preserve -the peace of Europe, announces that in or- der to meet the deficit in the budget the deficit -eo be met by a loan. The pebbtoiilllbrliatsp roviding for the appointment of a wl si It a mb eps udbum it y t taend.a I eivyn cirnega sianng ete co tax leaving the remainder of substitutes to fulfil -the functions of the , Imperial Chancellor, will also be bronekt down. —James Harper; of Goble's Corners, tried to drive his horse across the _eel Way track at Princeton in front of & rapidly advancing train;• his cutter was torn to atoms by the shock, and he was pitched up and back, striking in his de- ecent the head light of the locomotive, and knocking it eff. He then fell en the front of the engine between the cow- catcher and boiler, where he lay instill - Bible, The engine was brought to a,stand a little beyond, and the injured nom was rescued from his perilous position. • --11-t-The Legislative Assembly at Win- vipeg adopted a petition respecting seed wheat aad provisions advanced by the relief Committee, praying that His RI- celkncy the Governor-General, aceept payment by the settlers in kind, bushel for bushel, instead of to -the value of the advanCe recorded against the radii lents; if he will not grant this, praying him to give them an extension df two years• time to allow of the completion of trans:. portation facilities to enable the set- tlersp. -realize a proper value for their croPs. .—Revival meetings in Mitchell are meeting with great success. During last week prayer meetings were held daily, -at the hours of 11 A. M., 3 P. M., and 7:30 P: M., imd.- all °were largely at- tended. On Sunday evening, after see - 'vice had. closed in -the various churches, al general meeting was held in the town hall, and never since its erection did so many ineet within its walls at .the one time! It was literally jammed, and several were enable to gain an entrance. The meeting was addressed by Rev. Mr. Paynter, of Chicago. • — The investigation made by Mr. Hughes into the examination frauds proves that 41 candidates obtained first and second class papers previous to the examination last summer. Wm. Patterson procured the papers from a presiman named Metcalfe in the employ of Hunter, Rose & Co., who printed the papers, for the sum of $55,and sold. them again at a very large profit. The can- didates who received the papers, on be- ing examined., confessed to theimpeach- ment and their certificates were cancel - was breaking the Sabbath. * led. As the majority made such can - DISASTROUS WRECK. -At` 630 on the cid confessions, and. seemed so ready to strive to efface the discredit attaching to Ithem , it was decided. that they be per- mittedlo comeup again for examination after the 1st of July next. In future, however,- repetition of this offence will absolutely disqualify any person - from being or becoming a public school teacher. afternoon. of January' 31st. the steam. ship Metropolis, from Philadelphia! for Bars, Brazil, went ashore on Curri- tuck beach, near Norfolk, Virginia, dur- .ing a furioussouth-east gales Great cons fuson prevailed -on board. Owing to the furyof the gale andthe roaring 4 the surf, the,,orderslof the officers could hot be heard. About fifty of the passengers and crew were dashed ashore, na about cttwo hundred are believed t be lost. The signal line reports that no assia- ance had been sent to the steamer from the life stations in the vicinity. The bulk of the, passengers were yailread laborers, en route for Brazil. They were mostly Americans of German or Irish descent. Besides the captain and crew, there were more than 350 souls on board. Two hundred and fifty were laborers, and over fifty were engineers, assistants and clerks. Ji. Commission of Enquiry into the loss of the Metropolis hasecommenced its labaurs. The captain and first mate testifiedthat they believe the wreck was entirely due to the',unsklful loading of railroad iron. The Commis- sion refuse 'to make public thetestimony of James T, Alcorn, an exSnaval Officer, to whose opininon great iniportance -is attached. _ , 1 Miscellaneous News Items. The by-law repealing the. Dwrikin Act in the County of Lennox, has been carried, after a hard fight, by a majority of over 700. —.In the Quebec Legislature, on Wed- need.ay Prefoutaine moved his reso- lutions for the abolition of the Legislada tive Council, which wa,s voted down by 37 to 22 after a lively discussion, in the course of which the Provincial Treas- urer admitted that the proposed. meas- ure would sooner or later become ne- cessary. — Senator Shaw died at Smith's Falls on Wednesday. The deceased gontleraan was born in the County of Wexford, Ireland, and emigrated. to Canada ini1820. He represented. Lane ark and Renfrew in the Assendsly from 1851 to 1854, and South Lanark from' the latter year until 1857, when he w defeated. He sat for Bathurst Divisi n in the Legislative Council of Canada from 1860 until the union, w called to the Senate. —A despatch from Winni Public Works Department the track is -laid. and the e hen he -was g* to the tates that e run - rdng fifty-five miles west of that place. Track -laying is going en at the rate of one mile a day, 'and it is expected that by next month eighty milea will have been Put down. Siften, Ward' & do. have removed their headqUILTterS from Selkirk -to Winnipeg, now t at the rail: way between the two places s in opera- tion. —A demonstration, in w "ch some six Quebec, to raanifeetsthe melalic "sap - thousand people took part, leas at proval of the Local Governrnent' rail- way policy. -An immense procession was formed, and -with torches and. transparencies paraded the city, and halted before the Parliament buildings, where the processioniets burnt the At- torney -General in effigyi The proceed- ings caused a slight scare inside the buildings, and. the Government police were stationed at the doers to prevent —One day lately, two customers in Horne & Burch's store, Stratford, creat- ed 'a little sensation. A couple of men whose gait and demeanor, iu spite of their shabby clothes, showed that they were old. Beitish soldiers, were making some purchases, when all et once they were observed to stare rather hard at each other. At last one exclaimed, sotto -voce, " trrother Mike, by jover and. the party adclreseed immediately replied, " By- the powers, it is Time himself !" A general handshaking fol- lowed., end explanations were in. order. fft seems that -the two men were brothers, and. both had been_ soldiers in the British Army, but in different regi- ments. They had served in the Crimea, and -after the close ef the war, some 20 years ago, they had become separated, Ond each thought the other dead, until by the •merest chance they met in Stratford,' as related above. In their travels since they last saw each other, they had been in India, Africa, China, the United. States, and finally pulled up in Canada, where one was _work-, Mg in the Ellice ditch, and the other was employed. on the torporation stone heap. ; Births. WrLLLiMSON--In StratfOrd, on January 9th, the Wife of Mr. J. R. Williamson, of a daughter. DAVY-4n Manchester, on January 25th, the wife of Mr. 3.W. Davy, of a daughter. WILCOX-In Brussels, on January 24th, the wife of John. Wilcox, Merchant, of a daughter. D1JNN-In Brussels, on Jemmy 16th, the wife of Mr. -Henry Dunn, of a son. GILMOUR-In Stanley, on February 5th, the wife of Mr. Hugh Gilmour, of a daughter. i DOC/CMG-In kohnesville, on :January 30th, the wife of Mr. Docking, of twin daughters. Deaths. HARVEY -In Stanley, on San. 30th, Margarct, wife of Mr. Joseph Harvey, aged 51 years. BOYD-Suddenly, in Tuekersmith, on januai730, Janet Stewart, widow of -the late James Boyd, aged 65 years. - Marriages. WILSON—ROSS—On Tuesday, January 29th, at the Presbyterian Manse Mitchell, by Rev.H. Paynta,- Mr. Henry Wilson, to Miss Maggie Ross, of Brussels, MeGREGOR-NEWSOME-In Teeswater, onhn- u.ary 9th, by Rev. Peter Currie, Mr. Thomas McGregor, to Miss Elizabeth Newsome, all of Grey. KISER-MoGREGOR-At the lltlanse, BracefiClat on January 23rd, by Rev. Thomas G. Thomp- son Mr. William Kiser, to Jessie semilld daughter of Mr. Hugh McGregor, all'of ley. ANDERSON-FORBES-At the residence of the bride's father, on January 30th, by Bey, J. Ferguson, William Anderson, of the -towns* of Sullivan, County of Grey, to Margaret, daughter of George Forbes, Esq,, of the ToWn- - ship of Morris. GASON--CAMBBELL--At the residenee of the bride's father, on January 28rd, by Rev. Robert Leask, Robert Gibson, Esq., of North Dum- fries, to Mary, daughter of James Campbell, Esq., East Wawanosh. LEAVER--RINTOUL,-At the residence of the bride's father, on Ian. 22, by Rev. Boht. Leask: of St. Helens, Thomas Leaver, Esq., of ESA WAWSIWOhl to Margaret, eldest daughter of ' Alex. Ritoul, Esq., of East Wawanosh. yTT.LA'RD--BELMORE.-At the residence of the , bridtN uncle, Kincardine, Mr. Edward Hug Willard, of Wingham, to Annie, eldest daugh- ter of Mr. Lorene.° Delmore, of Southampton. Auction Sales. Tnesday, Feb. 19, at Sharp's Ho Seaforth, a. Valuable Farm in Stanle Mrs. E. Callaway, proprietress ; J. Brine, Auctioneer. Thursday, Feb. 14, on Lot' 9, Con. Faem Stock, Implements, se Household Furniture. A. Rose, pr prietor ; J. P. Brine, auctioneer. Friday, Feb. 15, on Lot 19, Con. Hay, Farm Stock, Implements, Household Furniture. Anna Catheri Linge, proprietress; E. Bossenbe auctioneer. Friday, Feb, 15., on Lot 26, Con.. Morris, Farm Stock, Implements, a Household FurnitUre. John Doti& proprietor ; C. lianiilton., auctioneer, Friday and Saturday, Feb 15th and. 16th, at Brussels, wale clocks, jewelry, fancy goods, beoks, at J. A. Garlick's Central Drug. rE 0. 11:. Cooper, auctioneer. Friday, Feb. 22,, Village Lots s,nd 417, BrusseLs, at McRinney's C. R. Cooper, auctioneer. Feiday, Feb. 22, Park Lot Y, Br eels, at McKinnefi3Hotel. C. R. Coo auctioneer. Friday, Feb. 22, on South half 26, Con. 5, Morris, LiVe Stock, Inn ments, &c. James Kelly, proprie C. R. Cooper, auctioneer. THE MARKETS. - SEAFORT)I, Feb 7, lb, Fall Wheat .. n to I Spring Wheat, Fife, per bushel.. . 0 97 to Spring Wheat,Red Chaftper bush. 0 92 to Oats per bushel-. ..... 0 30 to Peas per bushel ... 0 55 to Barley per bushel. . . . -0 45 to Butter, No. 1, Loose, trade,...- 0 14 to Butte; No. Loose, cash... -0 13 to Eggs....... . . . 0 13 to Flour, por barrel 6 00 to Hay.......„ . . ... 13 50 to Hides, per lh, 0 06 to -Sheep ;mins. 0 50 to Salt (retail) per barrel... Salt (wholesale) per barrel..,..... Potatoes, per bushel.- 0 85 to Oatmeal t3" brl.. .. 6 DO to Wool, per lb. .... 28 to Tallow, per lb.. , 06ito Dressei Hogs, per 100 lbs. ...-.. - 4 75 to Beet in quarters, per 100 lbs..... 4 00 to Pork - ......... -.. 4 60 to BLITH, Feb. 7, 1 $1 08 to $ 0 96 to - 0 86 to 0 95 to 55 to 40 to Treadwell, tper bush. - Scott wheat, per bush Spring wheat, Red Chaff, Fife and. Club, Peas, per bush Barley, per bush Oats, per hoehel 0 27 to Pork, per 100 lbs- . .. . . 4 76 to Beef, 4 50 to Butter, rolls, per lb. .. .. 0 rl to }hitter, per lb. tub ,,. 12 to Eggs, per doz. 18 to Potatoes, per -bush.. . .. .. 0 30 to Hides,. - .. 5 00 to Sheep skins 0 75 to Hay, .. .. 8 00 to • — Feb. 7,1 Fall Wheat, per bushel.. 1 18 . Spring Wheat, porbushel.-...:. 0 90 4 Oats, por bushel.. . 0 Se 4 Barley, per bushel-- . 0 40 kg, Pose, per bushel- ........-. 0 68 4 Pork........... 4 50 (5:4 Potatoes. ........ ;- .. 0 85 , Eggs. .. . 0 14 Hay, per ton, 9 00 : LONDON, Feb. 7.—rau Wheat, cental, $1.75 to $2 ; spring, $1 $1.67 ; barley, 80c to $1.10 ; peas, oats, 900 to 9.2c. TORONTO, D8C. 7—Fall Wheat, to $1.19 ; spring, 98c to $1.02 ; b 52c to ; oats, 33e to 85c peas' dressed. hogs, $4.50 to $5,25 ; but to 15c ; eggs, 17e to 18e. • Dive Stock vir'r'kets., YONTIMAL, Feb. 5.—Although of the best cattle on thee intake week were shipped. to Britain, y local demand has been salight tha is no scaroity, but rather too mai tie on the market ; several having sold only a few head of So few sales were made this f that it would be difficult to say if ' is any change in prices from las good. cattle sold, from * to 4e M. Loport, of Toronto, sold 8 $54 each, or no per lb ; _R. Cr Brampton, sold a pair of otken fa 7 steers at $35 each, and, 2 mil at $20 each R. 3. Hopper sold for $239, and 4 steers fer $200 Hopper aleo sold 4 steers for 31 Dow, of Waterloo, Bola only I. e which be received $41, or ne pe Denoon, of Toronto, sold a 1 $37. Dressed hogs sold per 100 lbs, by the ear TORONTO, Feb. — First-cla. been weak ; we understand. t lots to arrive, have been offered and very choice selections alone go ae high as $4 50. Second -c been weak in price and cannot to be worth over $3.25 to$3.50, class are very slow of sale at an, some are said. to have gone off a 42.50 and noir are likely to b $2.87. There have been sales e steers and heifers averaging1,1r $37; a, lot of mixed, abont t -weight, $36 ; lot of 11 mixed a 1,150 lbs, at 347.50; a car of na 43raging 900 lbs, $27. There f steers averaeing 1 300 lbs o e4.75, but this muet be ;e3 an exceptionally high rid__ not likely to be Sheepo—First-class sell fairly per cental, live weight, <it $5 per head, the latter for ebei Second-class are slow of gale at 45, but must dress not less tbs. to bring those prices. Third not wanted. Lambs—Firs picked, dressing 55 to 65 po taken readily at $4 50 to lk,.4 75 imps $5. Second-class, drew) 40 to 50 lbs. are easy at $3 -62' lattee for ch:Dice only. Third - not Much wanted, but usuall hands at about $3. • - cal otices F. G. Wumows, the Ex-. request, -will deliver his grand his' WI entitled " British Freedom,' in Car Monday, February Ilth. Alubie-t organ will both be used ily Mr. Widd last visit,. to Beaforth. A.dmissi erved chairs, 85 centS. letter of enquiry concerning the Ex- dows, -written by gentleman of Mi Rev. W. H. Poole„.of Toronto, the reeeived ; " Mr. Wuldows all right .1 In good standing, and much csteen clever man. 'hope be is well and pros him my kind. regards. Tours, &C,,31.; New Prunes, Cheap at Allen's. Dried Peaches, Cheap at Dried Apples, Cheap at Alkiftz. New Fruits, Cheap at Alit Table Syrup, Cheap at Allen's. Prime Teas, Cheep at 1k11( Fresh Ground -Coffee, Cheap a Bright Sugar, Cheap at Ttga, Sets, Cheap at Allen's. Geess,aate, Cheap at Allen' READ Tnne—Wieson Just opened out a fine lot of French China, which was bought at a barg sold at such prices as never were off 1Mfore. Beautiful white and gol