The Huron Expositor, 1879-01-24, Page 44
NEW AD Vr1RTISEM-ENTS.
A Card—Hickson d Bleasdell.
Entire Horse for Sale—R. Holland.
Annual Meeting—H. V. Dirstein.
Card of Thanks—James Cottle.
Buck Thorn Hedge Piants-=J. Skinner.
Note Lost—Walter Hannah.-
Estray Heifers—Wm. Passmore. .
Legal Card_Garrow •& Meyer.
Notice—David and Robert Clark.
Cheese Factory Meeting --dames Lang.
Dog Lost—Charles Davis.
The Ontario Loan and Savings Cemp'y.
Bargains in Remnants—Golden Lion.
Photography—Andrew Calder.
Rooms to Let—A. G. Ault.
Notice -Estate Late Simon Powell.
Hollands—A. G. McDougall & Co.
citon xposztar.
SEAFORTH, JANUARY 24, 1879.
Wonderful Indeed.
We were somewhat astonishe
reading the following in the To
Mail of Tuesday "The large. Provi
" surplus remains unemployed, and
Government fail to pronounce
"policy in regard to its distributi
passage was contained in a 1
ing article condemnatory of the po
of the Ontario Government: . It wil
noticed that the hail admits that th
is a " large Provincial- surplus," an
condemns: the Governrr+ent bec
they have-not brought forward a sch
for the distribution . of that surp
Who is it that has read ;the Lail
does not know that it has; been ce
less in its condemnation ofthe Gov
meat, because they haves as it s
" squandered " the surplus !left by J h
Sandfieid.. Now it=admits, when it
a purpose to serve, that that surp
has not been squandered, but that
still exists. In the Mail of Decemb
19th we are told that $790,000 is t
only surplus Mr. Mowatt ought
claim, and to -day we are told by t
same
authority t. rat there is a ''
surplus." Tn the Mail of Decemb
31st we are told that huge deficits_
have occurred every year since 1874,"
these deficits, according to the figures it
gives, amount to $2,086,911. When
Sandfield left office, he left a surplus of
$3,811,863. Now if the Mail'sfigures as
given on the 31st of December last are
Correct, there could now only be a sur-
plus of $1,724,952, even if .Mr. Mowat
had not distributed one cent. But we
find that -the Government returned to
the municipalities in the Municipal
Doan Fund Distribution alone no less a
d at
onto .
ncial
the
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THE I UrhON EXPOSITOR.
1 Glenn to churches, rifle societies, and
other similar institutions, and quoted
from several English judges to show
that the mere fact of making these do -
1 nations was not sufficient to vitiate his
election, because they had been given
generally and not with a view to in-
fluencing, t►ny individual voter. This
may be a correct . rendering of the, in-
tention of the law, but if it is; the law
should be amended, so as to.. cover,
without doubt, all such cases of indi-
rect bribery; as well as cases of actual
bribery. This decision seems to offer a
premium for wholesale bribery. We
would like to know which is the greater
offence, to attempt to bribe a whole : t
congregation or society by a gift of a t
thousand dollars, or to attempt to buy
an individual voter by 'a gift of fifty
cents. According to the decision just p
given, the latter is the more corrupt act. t
Had Mr. Glenn given a poor man a dol-
lar tovotefor him, his election wield
have been voided, but because he has
givena church er a society several
hundred dollars to iuduce the members
consent d to increase the indemnity.
Opposit onists as well as Ministerialists
then b lieved themselves as well en=
titled t $800. as their, fellow members
at Otta a wereto $1,0 0, and indeed it
was ser ously proposed hat they should
endeav r to obtain the atter sem. But
whethe . or not their vi ws were correct
therec u be little don t that -the move
has pro ed an unpopular one, though
not to t e extent that 1 as been repre-
sented.b some of the pposition mem-
bers. ecognizing its npopularity,the
Opposit on have seized t e first opportu-
nity tha p, esented itself to' endeavor to
make a little .political capital, though
at the e: pease of ever thing like con-
sistency The fact the, even were the
motion to carry the i demnity would
not be educed by a si gle dollar, and
he fact that it was not adze as a mo -
ion of ant of confidence .should be
made, b; the leaders. bi t b one of the
ank an file, show the hollowness of
he prof ssions of economy that accom-
any th; motion, and the eagerness_ of
he Opphsition to gain a little 'political
notion will be
iro doubt, but
of the speeches
is probable the
3d a consider -
session. It is
Mr. Meredith
its accession to
by such a die-
s, and even
will certainly !
e in the long I
advantage. That the
defeated there can < be
frons the prevailing tone
made on the subject, it
indemni y will be rednc
able extant ..during the
ifortun ate th
ve signalized 1
.ition leadershij
want of fairne
for the motio
o hie advantag
subject that h
is the legal di
: rliament. It is an important
se if the view taken by the
1 be correct, t ere is great'
the Assembly exceeding its
continuing to it and legis -
in reality it is efuuct. It is
the duration f Parliament
the 2nd of. F binary, 1875,
ime all the wri s for the -gen -
ns were retur ed; save that
i. On .account f the iueon-
travelling---during the win -
constituency,
eld'until some t'
ing.. The Opp
r years should
e at which t
were returue
1-y the present
o exist on the
The conte
t,: and it is a
.ne,. and the on
ies, is that Pa
ete until the r -
it, its duratio
om the time
was really com
d the existence
ly into th m
ethune, who b
best constitutional,lawyer,
most indepen ent men in
has expres ed..himself
favor of the . tter view.
erefore, if they i. ave passed
by that time,
mpunity after
11 onth.
or Macpherson
o come in for
n. That geutl+
e role of criti
'Government, a
me careful o
over the lata
whose downf
nator, is attrib
much as to th
'any to favor him,- he is allowed' to go scot r
n•" free. This seems a peculiar kind of 1 t
ead- justice. The law should be such as to p1
het make Parliamentary candidates abstain a
1 be even from the veryen
.e
appearance of
here bribery. It should effectually prohibit ru
d it a candidate, after he• has been declared di
suss - as such, from giving bribes or gifts P
erne either in one shape or another. It ou
lus. should be just as great an offence fora d
and .candidate to bribe, or -attempt to bribe, rig
ase- a congregation or society as to bribe - u la
ern- individual. And it is equally as wren g sa
aid, for any church or society to accept of a at
Jo u . gift from a Parliamentary candidate, er
has when they know that it is given as an for
les - indirect bribe, as it is for an individual ter
it to accept of five. or ten ,,dollars ' for h s we
ber vote. We never can have- purity at gu
elections until this species of bribery is
stamped out, end the sooner there is
he law to punish it the better. ..
ergs - -- _---
WE
er notice that several of our Con-
servative contemporaries have , com-
menced an agitation for a reduction in
our legislative expenses. To all -of
which we do most heartily say amen
We regret, however, that those who
agitate this reduction , fail, as yet, te
give s, single hint as to !how they desire
to apply the remedy. It is not enough
that they`should hold up to the public
a scare -crow • in the shape of our large
representation and our heavy expenses
of government. They should, in addi-
tion, promulgate a scheme whereby
they think' reductions could be judi- vvitl
of 2nd
red ciously made. - We have no hesitation M
in giving our scheme, in fact we have bles
given. it many times before. Com- the
mentis with ,tllie Dominion Senate.
a 1 This institution 'is a most expensive
s' affair, and there is no person living
who can show that it has ever accom-
-- plished any good, or that it is likely to
e accomplish good. Why then, if reduc-
e
- tions are necessary, not agitate for the
abolition of this useless and expensive
ether u
hould h
lie Oppo
ay of
stutenes
of be
u. •
Anothe
scussio
resent- P
e, bees
ppositio
anger o'
hts, ars
te when
id. that
tes fro
which
al electi
r Algom
nience o.
in -tha
re, not 1
st folio
t the fo
in the ti
.writs
consequen
will cease
ruary nex
Governme
reasonable
the authori
being com -
Algoma w
computed
Parliament
would exte
ent assem
-.gust. Mr.
perhaps th-
is one of th
the House
strongly in
Members, t
the Address
i equal
of next
r. Sena
have al
discussi
taken t
Ontario
ed the s
s he di
.1
he tha
fro
to
• sum than $3,117,325, to say nothing
what: was expended in railways a
other improvements.; so that if the
Mail's figures were correct on the 31s
of December, instead. of there being
large. surplus," as it now nays there i
the Province would be: nearly two mil
lions of dollars in debt. Our contem
porary can take whichever horn of th
dilemma it pleases, and get out of th
disreputable position in which its reek
lessness has placed it as best it can. I
either told au untruth on the 31st of
December, when it said there had been
huge deficits," or it tel s .an untruth
now, when it says there is a ° large sur-
plus." The above is not the only in-
stance wherein the chief organ has
falsified its own record to make a' point
against the Ontario Government. Our
readers will, therefore, see that it is
wise to take its statements with a very
great degree of caution. If the Govern-
ment can be proven guilty _ of extrava-
gance, or if it can be shown that they
have, not dealt honestly with the public
funds, they should be condemned,
but we think that better evidence
the
late
the
play
it a
should be required by the public before
they do condemn them, than the state-
ments of a journal which will one day
accuse them of having squandered the
surplus and created a, deficit, and a few
- days thereafter blame them for.not ex-
pending the large surplus on hand.
This is what the Mail hes done, as any.
of our readers can very easily see for
themselves, who will refer to the papers
of the -dates we have named.
The truth of the natter is, as any
person can see by consulting the pub-
lic accounts, that the Government of
Mr. Mowat have expended in aiding
railways and Municipal Loan Fund
distribution over five millions of dol-
lars of the accumulating surpluses, and
even after these vast expenditures they
have still. au available surplus of five mil-
lions of dollars. A portipui of this the
Government intend expending this ses-
sion •in increasing the drainage fund.
While we do not consider it advisable
for Governments to carry large sur-
pluses, it would not be wise to complete-
ly deplete the Treasury, and it would
be particularly unwise and imprudent
for the Goner invent, in this the last
session. of the present Parliament to
submit an elab rate scheme for the dis-
tribution of he Surplus. But the
Mail is bound - o have a grievance, and
if it cannot get one in any other way it
does not seem :t all averse to even fal-
sify its own rec rd, if by so doing it can
make an apps ent point against the
Government.
ON MONDAY last Justice Galt deliver-
ed his decision iu the South Ontario
election [ case. .The petition of Mr.
Gibbs for the .nseating of Mr..F. W.
Glenn for bribery was dismissed,the pe-
titioner to pay all costs. In his lengthy
judgment the learned Judge referred to
donations which had been made by Mr.
appendage to our legislative machinery
By abolishing the Senate, about one
fifth -'of the present cost of legislation
could be saved. If, after.. this - great
saving has been effected, the running of
the remaining machinery is still con-
sidered too expensive, we would favor
a general reduction of, the members of
the Dominion Parliament. There is
no reason why, if we must have econ-
omy, one representative could not effi-
ciently represent two or more small
counties, soling res an . equality of re-
presentation is maintained between the
Provinces. What do these latter-day
.economists say to these proposition's ?
If they are sincere in their professions,.
and desire the public good instead of
party advancement, we asic them to
lend us their aid in - the advocacy of
these two economic reforms. Will they
do it ? We would. like to hear from the
Goderich •Sar and the Toronto Mail.
ONTARIO TIE GISLATURE.
CONTINUATION OF THE DEBATE ON THE
ADDRESS—THE SESSIONAL INDEMNITY -
--DURATION PARLIAMENT -:-THE
SENATOR FROM SAUGEEN—OUR TIM-
BER RESOURCES..
(From Our Own Correspondeu9
The debate ''on the Address hae ; been
a weary one, indeed. ba nearly all
other Paidiamentary bodies, the custom
of having an -extended discussion on the
Address has been abolished, as in the
case of _ the Dominion Parlia,ment,
where it is gen&ally disposed of before
six o'clock of the first day. That -the
discussion here has been prolonged to
such an unusual length—the longest
since Confederation—is due mainly to
the freedom which. is allowed to speak-
ers. Nearly every subject which could 1
possibly be treated has been touched
upon, from Senator Macpherson's
painphlet to the 'National Policy and I
Imperial Federation. The tactics that
have been employed by the Opposition
have also had the effect of prolonging I s
the discussion. They have chosen to h
bring forward as an amendment to the
Address a motion stating the desire- 1 ul
bility of a reduction in the indemnity to 1 e
members. The history of the
1
1
a
es rorne up for
ration of the
•
.
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Government
ing to the S
pamphlets a
one of his later pamphlets h
a set of tab es, drawing a
between th expenditure
s of legislati
e, and that in
ald's. He ha
resent each me
copy of his ta
the Governme
p, and help hi
he so earnes
er, the, Govern
enator from Saugeen se-
aled. corn -
hers. The
too, while
tables as
sposition
y charges
ey doubt -
their pro -
spoke after him, and before spe
the amendment, drew a glowing
of the future of the timber trade
Miller is a practical lumberman,
looked upon as being a sort of sp
on the subject of timber. He
that the present depression in t
• is only temporary, and is. even
ing removed. ..The pine resou
the United States are contained
state of Michigan, where a des
of timber takes place every y
great that is scarcely possible t
a conception of it: No less the
thousand million feet of whit
alone is - consumed annually
United States, and out -of that q
Michigan contributes fully half.
impossible that such wholes
structiou can -last long. Even
there are symptoms of failure
supply,. and in ten years it will
all equal the demand. In the
time Ontario, not being able to
profitable market for her pine t
is forced to reserve it, -but the
States' extremity will be our
tunity, and when -her own res
fail, she will be glad to receive ou
free of duty. Of the extent of or
resources, :1\Ir. Miller perhaps take
sanguine view. He believes that
tensive and so valuable aro our forests, G
that ere long the Province will be able .i
to collect from the Crown lands, timber e
dues to the amount of a million dollars t
th
th
,ZVI
th
hi
w
an
w
m
it.
to
he
as
o'clock on Friday, to be resumed on ole
Monday. Though only two paragraphs he
of the Address have been carried, it is be
likely that after such a very full din=
eussion, the remaining clauses will be lia
assed with very little comment.
On Monday Mr. Gibson, me
or East Huron, made a telling sp
The debate was coutinned uta
eking to M. Y. McLean nomin
picture Sproat, of Egmondville,
. Mr. Smillie, of Tuckersmith.
and is
ecialist
believes
he trade
now be -
roes of
in the
truction
ear, so
o form
n eight
e pine
in the
uantity
It - is
ale de -
now
in the
not at
mean•
find a
imber,
United
oppor- main before the convention, but at the
ources same time he asked the d legates to lay
✓ pine aside all personal consi erasions, and
it pine vote as they might deem est in the in-
s a too -terests of their principles. If delegates
so ex -thought that�either Mr..Bishop or. Mr
ted by David
seconded by S.
S. G. McCaughey nom Hated by Wm.
M. Gray, of Seaforth, an seconded by
M. Y. McLean.
Dr. Stewart nomine. ed by James
Dallas, of Tuckersmith, and seconded
by D. McEwen, of Stant
Dr. Campbell nomin
Charlesworth, of Egmon�
ended by Jas. Wanless, o
It was resolved that
should he heard in the i
which they were propos d. Dr. Stew-
art was not present, midi Dr. Campbell
er briefly ad -
both declined
Lean did not
Y.
ted by Alex.
ville, and sec -
Stanley.
e candidates•
verse order to
and Mr. McCaughey, - aft
dressing the convention,
the nominations, Mr. M
desire the uomination of the conveu-
tion, and could not accept it on that
to him. In
ore thorough
lit be had, he
should re
day, even were it offered
order, however, that a n
expression of opinion mix
was willing that his nam
reenway could secure the Reform vote
n their respective localiti s, he did not
ex them to vote for im, but if, on
he other hand, any had a doubt on
is point, and felt that he could secure
e vote, where neither M -. Bishop nor
r. Greenway could, i would, he
ought, be the duty of su h to vote for
m. These were the con itions upon
hich he went before - th convention,
d if'. he received the nomination, he
ould do his best to make such arrange-
encs es would enable him to accept
If, on the other - hand they saw fit
select Mr. Bishop or Mr. Greenway,
would be better pleased, and would,
inn times past, lend his best efforts to
ct'`the man of their c" 'nice. What
desired was, that the strongest man
made the candidate. -
Mr. Greenway said he kneet his name -
d. been mentioned as ani aspirant for.
the position, and he knew] that some
mei had said he had been tryin to get it,
eech. but such- was not the ca e.. He had
1`2.30 never even asked or hinted to any per-
ar- son that he was desirous fo the posi-
neral tion. If the convention sa • fit to select
be him, he would do his be - to serve
them if not, he was quite prepared to
need. use what influence he posse sed to se-
sion cure the triumphant return of whom
end- soever might be the choice. He strong-
ority ly urged united and vigorous. action.
each He also urged those present, to see that
ssrs. the organization in their re pective le-
ant, calities was complete, as ithout or-
em- ganization they need fear defeat, where -
are as if they organized properly and exer-
ould cised due energy, they should elect their
'hey candidate by at least three Hundred of
ern- a majority.
viz., Mr. Bishop, who had j st arrived
was from Toronto, was next calle on. He
in.- spoke at considerable length in defence
the of the Mowat Government, and -defend -
was ed them and himself against the at-
ern- tacks of opponents. In reference to the
un
" salary grab," as it is called by some,
the he said that if there was anything wrong
ied, in connection with it, he vvae fully pre -
the pared to take his full share of the
ed, blame. Although he was not in the
:ing House at the time the increa a to mem-
nd- bers' indemnity was made, being at-
use
tending to other business o his con -
use stituents at the time, he had;no hesita-
ith tion in saying that had he been in the
will House when the vote was taken, he
ded would have voted for the int�rease the
his same as the others. Every ember of
ex- the House, irrespective of party, voted
. for and advocated the increase. He
said that so far as he was concerned
the old indemnity was suffici nt to re-
n- munerate him, but there re other
members who assured the H use that
the their positions as representat nes were
a direct and positive loss to t em. This
at • assurance was given by leadi g men on
n- both sides. The indemnity of mem-
he bers of the Dominion Parlia tint also
al had been increased the yeas be ore from
red $800 to $1,000, and not a wor of pro-
ce test or complaint had been uttered
red against the increase. Taking these two
e- pleas into account, he certainly thought
by that the Legislature and the Govern -
h. ment were not blameworthy or - what
ed .. _
per annum, and that the revenue may
be maintained at that sum for five cen-
turies to come. But making allowance
for over estimates, there is no doubt
that the Province has an , immense
source of wealth in her a nallotted tim-
ber lands. -
A belief was prevalent that the de-
bate on the Address would have ended
with the week, but a=� number of mem-
bers expressed their desire to speak,
and an arrangement was come to by
which the debate was adjourned at six
Au -
the elections p
mein the Au- 1 O
sition argue f
be reckoned 1
e majority of i
and that r
Parliament a
2nd of Feb- fi
tion of the
parently the u
= upheld by
liament not
turn of the 0
should be s
t which the Cof the �
.leted. This m
ees- b
nth ofpAu- G
sides being h
b
1
m
to
te
ay legislate ex
s before the m•
m
red his ta- im
a share in Ac
man has of an
-in-chief of tw
• d has din- th
•rsight over th
Dominion m�
ill, .accord- pa
table to his wi
N. P. In th
published 210
omparison or
under the bu
n in Mr. peg
11 Tr. Sand- T
had the
•ber of the `T
)les, doubt
• t to . take Mi
•• to gain
ly desired.
ent have He
did
Le
ent
wa
the
pre
Ge
Th
wit
7
Wa
ti
p. m., when an arrangement was
ived at between the Attorney -Ge
nd Mr: Meredith, that it should
wished 011 Tuesday.
On Tuesday the debate was conn
nail past miduight, when :ti divi
was taken On Mr. Parkhill's am
went, which was rejected by a maj
f 45 . to 31. Four m embers ori
ide paired off. These, with Me
ake up the full coMplement of m
ers. The last named gentlemen
overnment Supporters and w
ave voted with the Ministry had een present, thus bringing the Gov
ent majority to the old. figure,
6. Immediately after the division
ken, an amendment affirming the
ntion of the Legislature to keep
penchture within the income
ent supporter, and was carried ously. The third. paragraph of
d the other paragraphs to
elfth, when the House adjourn
e leader of the Opposition at there would be no more ame
ssed to -day, after which the Ho
11 likely be allowed to proceed w
e ordinary business, and there
t likely be any more long -win
ations until,the Treasurer delivers
dget speech, after which we may
OBOTTO, Tannary 22nd 1879.
he South Efuron Reforth Co
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kindness to
Hoes!) with
less expectin
the matter
that notoriet
So far, howe
let the Hon.
verely alone,
meet upon h
exclusively fr
leaders of t
they profess t
correct, have
to make the
against the G
less resent hi
per province
his covert sue
ncapability
buses which
ins," has so
oss, membe
hewed. their
ility. The
act they bele
'fferent nate
urinal expend ture items e.properly cl ssed under an
hat of capital expenditure, in
ake it appea that the pees
rnment are' running thro
this is his p acing the sum
e cost of ad inistration of
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Archibald Bishop, M. P. P.,
The Reform Convention convened
nsall, on Feiday last, to select a ca
ate to contest South Huron at t
rdaching election for the Loc
s large, the hall bheing well filled, a
several municipalities were well r
sented. The chair was taken
orge Walker, Esq., of Tuckersmit
e following list of delegates was fil
h the Credentials Committee :
luckersmith.--George Walker, David.
lker, David Sproat, Wm. McMur-
ray, Alex. Charlesworth, Wm. Ireland,
Charters, A. Eicoat, S. Sraillie, James
Young, Jas. Dallas, John Doig, James
Lang, David Manson, James McEwing,
John Wood, William McCaa, William
Bell.
Usborne.—D. McInnis, J. Roetcliffe,
G. Kerslake, G. Lowe, S. Routcliffe,
Dempsey, G. Ha,cleney, Goodbort, W.
Werry, J. Ballantine, J. Hackney, Isaac
Whitlock.
Laren, R. McMordie, R. McAllister, R.
Carlisle, j. Johnston, J. Gilchrist, Dr.
Buchanan, J. Bonthron, M. Zeller, D.
R. Thompson, H. Heyrock, R. Fergu
son, C. Forest, D. Spencer.
Moir, A. Wilson, D. French, J. Mathe-
A. McCormack, Philip Lang, Richard.
S weet.
Yuill, H. Gilmour, M. McEvven,- Geo.
Anderson, J. Wells, A. Mitchell, James
Wanless, G. Forest, J. Manson, George
Kennedy, John Walker, John Weir,
John Horner, E. Westlake, Robt. Dal-
getty.
McPhillips, E. Christie, G. Muttart,
Carrick, R. Manning, A. Sprigg, S. Ren-
nie, D. McColl.
Seaforth.—Wm. M. Gray, Wm. Bat-
lantyne, D. McNaught, G. E. Hender-
McCaughey, A. Willis, A. Campbell, A.
Scott, O. C. Willson, L. Mabee, j. Lyons,
M. -Y. McLean, D. McBeth, Archibald
The delegates from each municipality
took their seats together, as their
names were called. When all were
seated, the following, nominations were
made :
Archibald Bishop nominated. ey John
Routcliffe, of Usborne, seconded. by IL
Gilmour, Stanley.
Thomas Greenway nominated. by J.
II. Dickson, of Stephen, and seconded
by Alex. Wilson, of Stephen.
n.d any criticis
s productions
.m private me
e Opposition,
look upon hi,
displayed no
the text of a
• vernment. T
interference in
f financial crit. cism, and
✓ at their ig orance or
failing • to di cover the
e, an "arcate r in poli -
easily fallen` u� on. Mr.
for West Hu on, in his
to Address, to' up the
ures; and _ co • elusively
inaccuracy an unrelia-
worthy Senator has a
rity of charging .large
cuter account when in
g to others of a entirely
e.' He also, c_ arges to
h cannot
head but
order to
nt Gov-
gh the
instance
f $44,000
atutes,to
j stice for
77, when eve •ybody knows- that the
pense was n. t an ordinary one, and
at consolidat on will not b needed
ain for ten y arscto come. - Er. Ross
ssed the Sen tor's tables in eview in
way that she ' ed him'to be a h.orough
itic. His pra tical knowledg of the
blic accoun .., and his lucid xplana-
even old. me .• hers of
. Ross has lo ig been
ne of the mos " level -
in the House, but his
n him to poses pow-
riti.cism, that a .e equal -
fellow membe s.
stic -'speech .n the
de on - Friday by Dr.
or South Norfol .. The
etor is an able man and. stunch
)porter of tl� e Government, but
has his little pecul�.arities.
could not - strictly be called a
derate man ; his praise is always
imited, or his denunciation u bound -
He has an i .. mense fund f droll
est
ressions whi.h-he uses in t
manner,a d upon the wf_g_-_
leaving h's amused hearers to
whether or not he is making
subje,cr. The House
gh and a igorous speec
r gets u on his feet..
urday ��r. Morris again
the c'ou e of the opposi
tion of the indemnit
strong : ppeal to there
ow,their leaders in the
er, rile.. ber for Mn
IS
•
•
tions, surprised,
ked upon as
tL
lo
er of financial
le by few of hi.
character
a. dress was m
Cl rk, member
d.
is a somewhat peculiar one. It was orig- serous
,
inally fixed at $5 per day, then an allow- top cs,
wonder
fun of his
terwards increased to $600, and subse. of 4 tau
quently in 1876 to $800. At the time theiDocto
.of the agitation for the last increase, a . On Sat
" round robin," praying for an increase ; defending
was circulated amongst the members, j the ques
and was signed by almost every one. f making a
It was presented to the Government, file to foll
who upon the strength of this petition Mr. Mill
ance of $450 was made, which was af- I
.
s sure
when
spoke,
ion on
k and
koka,
they did. the complaints having been mad
constituents about the. ince
Government in Committee
Whole put forward a resolutio
the indemnity reduced to the o
Every member of the Governm
for this motion ; the three me
Huron also voted for it. Th
was lost, however, as a majori
Conservative members and a
of the Reform members had
ed to stand by the increase, a
accordingly voted down the
the Government. He, had no
tion in saying, however, that
demnity would. be reduced this
to the old figure, and perhaps
Whichever sum the Governm
posed to reduce it to, he would.
He showed 'the discreditable course
which the Opposition in the House are
now pursuing in this matter. Although
every member of the Opposition bad
united in demanding the increase of the
Government, they now turn roenad and
endeavor to censure the Government
foe doing what they had so etrongly
urged them to do. They do this be-
cause they know that their oven action
and. the antion of the Government in
this matter is unpopular in the eountry,
and they hope by such tactics te make
a little cheap capital for themselves and
against the Government in the country.
He felt, however, that they had under-
rated the intelligence of the people, who
eould easily see throuah their trans -
e Op-
mend -
ed to
the address. He further refeired to
the public expenditure, to the License
Law, the extension of the franchise, and.
other measures which had been passed
by the present Government, and. said
f the
t with
diced
He prorcused that should he be again re-
turned for South Huron, he shou con -
support as he had done in the pa t, pro -
thine to give the Government o Mr.
Mowat the same hearty and cordial
they were in the pasi), and prOiding
of public affairs were of the character
also they were sustained by the 'coun-
try, of which he had no doubt Ile
said that should he be again selected by
the convention, he should consider it a
owever,
by the
ase, the
of the
to have
d figure.
nt voted
bers for
motion
of the
inority
terrain -
d they
otion of
hesita-
the in -
session
ote for.
parent and hypocritical condu
proof of thie accusation against t
position, he instanced the two
//lents they had this session mo
that he con.sidered the conduct
Government such as should me
the approval of every unprej
citizen and well-wisher of his co
very high honot indeed, but should they
see fit -to select any other person, he
would use his best exertions to secure
the success at the polls of that person,
whoever he might be. He left the mat-
ter entirely in the hands of the conven-
tiok, and would cheerfully bow to their
The vote was thentaken, when it was
found that Mr. Bishop had a clear ma-
jority of all the votes cast. _
Mr. Greenway then moved, seconded
by Mr. McLean, that the nomination of
Mr. Bishop be made unaninaous. This
motion was 'carried without a dissent-
ing voice, after which Mr. Bishop re-
turned thanks for their renewed expres-
sion of confidence in him. Aresolution
approving of the policy and. conduct of
the Mowat Government, was carried
amidst much enthusiasm, after 'which
votes of thanks were tendered the chair-
man and secretary. Before breaking
up, three hearty cheers were given
for Mr. Bishop and three for Mr.
Mowat.
News of the Week.
Beeenee Iere-eHenry Ward Beecher
is laid up with inftueuza. -
SHEEP LOSSES.—The sheep farmers in
Scotland estimate the losses by the' re-
cent storms at over 100,000 head.
ed that Bismarck is preparing a bill,
authorizing the opening of all letters at
the froatier.
DISTRESS. --There is great and increas-
ing distress among the industrial classes
in Germany, and general despondency
and bitterness prevail.
EXEMPTBD.—Cattle exported from the
United States and Great Britain are to
be exempted from the operation of the
Conta,gious Diseases Act.
Maguires have 'been hanged in the
State of ,Pennsylvania up to the present
tithe and two others remain to be dealt
with.
employed. in a Jersey City sugar re-
finery, 1411 into.a tank .of boiling water
on Tuesday last week, and was boiled
to deatli.
A DESTRUCTIVE PIRE.—The lessee by
the great Broadway fire in New
on Tuesday night of last week, ag
gate .$1,707,000. The insurance amo
to $1,813,000. Theorigin of the fi
a mystery.
SIR RAXDAL ROBERTS.—Sir Ra
Roberts, the baronet, who eppeare
season before last throughout Ca,
in his lecture on the Crimean W
now connected with the business
partment, of the Boston Courier.
Senweae's Beee,t—Mrs. Stewart is re-
ported to have stated that the body of
her husband. had .been recovered, and. -
that Judge Hilton paid $50,600 to a,
law firm in New York for the same, giv-
ing a promise that BO questions would
be asked.
JANUARY 24, 1879.
session. of the child, and brings under
consideration the validity of the second
The Other Side.
The Brussels Post of last week Bays :
" The Hunan Exresrron has discovered
and published -a card from Doctor
Holmes to the electors of Turnberry,
which he asserts that a certain state-
ment published -"in one of our local pa-
pers " was " a deliberkte lie, without .14.
shadow of foundation of trutIL" The
statement to which he refers was pub-
lished in the Post, although the as-
pirant could_ not whistle up sufficient
courage to say so, and was in effectthat
Dr. Holmes was endeavoring to foment
political strife in the municipal contests
in Brussels, Grey, Morris and Turn -
berry: The Doctor in his address to
the electors says nothing about the
chaige preferred against him. so far as
Brussels, Grey and Morris are eon-
cerned, thus tacitly acknowledging the -
unclean thing ; but he thinks he didn't
" put his foot into it" so directly in
Turnberry, and questions the' P041,5
statements. For the benefit of the
Doctor we will here state that our in-
formation, so far ae Turnberry con-
cerned; vas obtained from a staunch
Conservative holding a prominent po-
sition in the township„ and who, when.
asked to be an accessory to the con-
spiracy, refused point blank to be one.
We also heard .a resident of Turnberry
upbraid the doctor for his action in the
matter, a week before we published the
article in question; so that after
it really looks as if there was some
charge against the aspirant foe East
Huron. But supposing that instead. -of
being right (as we are), an error, so far
as Turnberry is concerned, had crept
into our columns. was that 'sufficient
provocation to -make Dr, Holmes. who
professes to be a gentlenaan., give the lie
l)e that the Doctor is losing his good
ndiigrhee2t,,to the writer of the article I Can
manners as the day of his defeat draws
That Bag of Wheat
To the Editor of the Huron Expositor.
York, Seee—Tn. your last issue I have read. a,
gre- tatter from Mr. Pringle regarding that
unts bag of wheat which I exhibited. last
et is fall at the Tuckersmith Agricultural
Shoev in Seaforth. I am happy. to re.
ceive the information from Mr. Piingle's
d the letter that the judges were unanimous
rtaaa in their decision with regfad tO the
ar is
de -
THAT :NOBLE BAND.—There are on
Brigade. iTwo of these are in
York—one a policeman and the oth
coachman,. All but 140 were kille
the battle.
man Linde, a German, as his name
plies, is the latest Shakesperian ac
His conceptions are powerful, altho
sonietinaes a slight air of grotesque
mars the general effect.
THE WHEAT TRADE.—For the first
nine months of last year, of seventy-
eight million bushels of wheat import-
ed. by England, about two-thirds came
from the . United States. Heretofore
Ruesia has almost monopolized Eng-
land's wheat trade.
ly 17
ight
New
wheat. 1n justice to the judges, I here-
bv make a humble apology fer the re-
flections I cast upon them. I was lea
a,stray through information received,
and which I considered reliable, to the
effect that two of the judges said it wan
old wheat. I hope that the judges will
accept this Ita an ample apology for
what I said about them. There is a1so
another letter from one of the directors.
Now, Mr. Editor, I like to see a Mall
,coming forward boldly and. honestly
'and signing his own name instes.d of
er a hiding under that of Director, as if
a in afraid or ashamed to -come to the light.
I consider have received very line*
Hers treatment from those; Directors. Why
eta_ did they not send to me for infornaa-
togn,slialansateeaids of being guided by the lye
of evil disposed persons,
;Bei
elm= of the judges, 'whom one of the
having no principle of honorer honesty?
Or why did they not abide by the d
Directors acknowledges to be unan-
imous in their desision and not one of
whom said it was old. wheat. The bag
of wheat which I exhibited can be seen
at Mr. Hugh Chesney's, if the Direc-
tors see fit to subject it to further in-
spection, Ur. Chesney having purchased
car it for seed from me; and the remainder
of the wheat can be seen. in my granary.
I received no communication about it
letter from G. McAdam, Secretary, and
written on the 6th inst., 13:taking an
apolegy for seeming neglect and. ree
quirine me to make an affidavit before
a ingiarate that the wheat was the
growth of 1878. Mr. Editor, I con-
sider these Directors have no just cause
requiring me to make an affidavit, an
I am not inclined to do so, as I can
brina forward sufficient evidence to
tesay what. I say regarding the
wheat to be true to satisfy_ any reason-
able person. With regard to what one
of the Directors says about the Zurich.
judges : At Zurich I might have claim-
ed the prize had I wished to do BO, but -
being a Director myself, aia not wish.,
to make any disturbance about it. Mre
Arbuekle, one of the judges, a respected
oId. farmer, warned the other two,
judges to te cereful, as he considered it
to be new wheat. One of them, who
pridees in being a good judge of
wheat, acknov;dedged aftervrards that:
he had erred in hie opinion -of it The'
other two judges were Mr. Robert
Pickard, of Exeter, and Mr. William.
Charters, of Hensall. As for the musty
smell it had in Exeter, old erye gener-
ally has a mustier smell than new .
wheat. Trusting, Mr. Editor, that you
se me occupying- so much
loads of sills -worm eggs, in transit from
-China to Framee, arrived at Chicago
the other day. Each car load is valued
at $400,000, making the contents of the
four cars worth $1,600,000. Such freight
is even more precious] than shipments
of silk from Japan.
TERRIBLE APPAIR.—In Brown's- roll-
ing mills, Chicago, a man named Frank
Donoghue rose last Wednesday night
from bed. in which he was sleeping with
a, friend, Martin Houston, and stabbed.
the latter 20 times with a pocket-knife.
Donoghue says., he was delirious with
drink. Houston is dead.
Helve Feiernes.-3.1cOmos & Co.,.
merchants, of London, England, have
failed. The liabilities are put down at
Glamorgansliire iron masters, have fail-
ed. They owe the Bristol and West of
England. Bank three millions of dol-
lars.
INPANTICI0ES.—There was great ex-
citement in Detroit on Thursday, over
the number of cases of infanticide. Dur-
ing the tWenty-four hours previous
five bodies of new born infants were
found in various quarters. One babe
was in a snow bank on one of the prin-
cipal streets.
THE LABOR TnoUBLES.—Despatches
from London, England, say : The col-
liers in the Barnsley district are bring-
ing out their tools from the mines, hav-
ing determined to reject the arbitratio
conductors of the Midland Railway
schenie. Several collieries are idle. Th
Enron Notes.
1Ye -=The Board of Directors of the.
e Hon -ick Farmers' Mutual Insurance
Company met in Gorrie, on Saturday,
have surrendered to the denaande of th
Company. The strike has been utter
defeated. The Catlisle weavers has
accepted the masters' terms.
eider
been
tenda
tion
sail
been
Castl
moral
n- the llth histeat 10 o'clock. Six applica
y Cons vf.ere accepted, covering risks
t- amounting to $8,200 The annual
a- meeting opened. about 1 o'clock. The
s- Directors' repert . showed that the op -
e erations of the company extended into -
r 15 townships, viz: Elma, 106 policies ;
1- Morris, 180; Carrick, 70 ; Turnberry, ,
able mieasiness has apparentl
caused among Queen Victoria's a
nts, lest the epidemic of assassin
may breek ont in England and a
her. Nine extra detectives hay
on duty constantly at Windso
e since she returned from Ba
, and nearly every passengc
at the railway station has to underg
inspection.
Victoria has written a araceftd letter
expressing publicly her heartfelt thank
or the sympathy shown to her by he
subjects, in her recent bereavement
Overwhelmed -with grief, she says, a
bright example of loving tenderness,
courageous devotion and self-sacrifice to
duty, it is most soothing to the Queen's
feelinga to see hovir entirely her grief is
shared by her people.
A DOMESTIC DIFFICULTY.—Art inter-
esting case is now proceeding in the
District of Columbia Courts. Charles
O'Brien, formerly a policeman, who
was sentenced for Iife tor killing a man
who insulted his wife, Mrs. O'Brien,
who re-naarried after six years' impris-
onment. O'Brien was recently pardon-
ed by the President, and obtained pos-
session of his daughter, whom he re-
fuses to deliver to his former wife. The
latter has applied for a writ of habeas
corpus. The point of law involved Fos -
o lace, 100; Grey, 287; East Wawanoeh
s po ides, 1,6-2, an mcreaseof 576 during
r the year. When the auditors' report
was read, the expenditure -Was thorough -
e rst five years of the com-
pany's operatio)* which ended in aniy
last, the entire assessment -ow the
premium notes averaged. only .14 cents
on each htuadred dollars insured, per
year, and that the fees for taking appli-
cations are only 011e-hali the usual rates.
The Directors for the coming year are
McKercher, J. Edgar, P. Ilep-
install, W. Douglass, J. Falb's, A. For-
syth, R. Scott, A. Jackson, H. Smith,
A. Thompson, E. Bryant, W. Loch -
head, E. Cooper, W. Giles, and J. Mil-
ler. A. McDonald, Esq., of Grey, was
elected auditor for the -Company. At
the organization of the Board which
followed, James Edgar and W1/1. Dong -
lass were noixiinated for President, IL
Smith aud E. Bryant, Vice -President ;