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The Huron Expositor, 1879-03-28, Page 45' 5 , 56# THE HURON EXPOSITOR. 3 NEW ADVE TISEMENTS. Agricultural Impi Millinery Opening The Disclosure, Hoffman Brothers. eorge Dent. Geaeral Agency -e- Vin..NeWatson. Address to the El ctork-M. Robertson. Sunbeam Art G ry-e-Oharles Moore. Spring Circularn hotoas Kidd. Spring Goods -D ncaaa & Duncan. Mortgage Sale -C- onyn, Kew & Betts. Farm to Rent -S mes Mulholland. -Rooms to Let -A. Bull fer Service -a Farm. to Rent -E Bull for Sale-Sa Dissolution -Fan Dress and Mantle Seed. Peas for Sal Town Property fo Bulls for Sale -R expenditure. One would naturally think this an iteth which would not vary much one year from another. Let us see the result :; In 1868 this it•na was $61,800;' in 1860, 44,519;$in 1E70, $5,480 ; in 1871, $37,809, and so on all through in this asj in many other items. Our readers will ape from this the- ab- surdity of sdieotiiig One particular year tinder line rile, a d comparing it with G. Ault.' , other regime, and Mr. ve- seen it had, he uot, his pamphlet, been din CeK. Davies. one year un er wit). C. K. Davies. Jackson would h Carnoehan, Jr. when compiling t &:Ehnes. more anxious t - Inake a case against eating -Miss Moore. --V. H. Perrin. Sale -A. Strong. N. Adams. SEA FORTH, A yooitor. 011 28, 1879. Do mi n ion There is little ' from the Capital Aside from the has not been a ee Mien during whi little work and so there has been No public bills of been submitted, a to care about is t to get a, good cha, other, andlo hurl and insinuations House to the othe course, a holiday, ditto, there. was •Wednesday, when tariff took place. ter submitted a changes. As we • are few and. of a e character. The Go firm to their first and the labors tions have gond discussiou of tie be continued neaa4 eaeli memb both sides, both had his say. Afte ed, and the House very soon thereaft the Government a new insolvency of the ono now in probability is that be allowed to sten As for the Senat overworked, eithe prayers, and. adjo routine, day after a are not to blame b ing for them to do, only be induced to conduct their devo P liament. , ithporta,nce to note h6 the past week. tional Policy there siOii since Confeder- h there 'has been so uch talking done as us far this sessiou. portance have yet d all Members seem eve for returns so as e to blackguard each he wildest eliarges om one side of the . Saturday was, of and Tuesday being ery little done until he discussion on the he Finance. Minis- ist of the proposed edicted,the changes mparatively trifling erunaent have stood eclaration of duties lobbying of delega- for naught. The . tariff will now every business cley of the House, on eat, and small, has this it will be pass - will be prorogued . It is stated that tend. introducing a a,w, in modification existence, but the he present law will for another session. , well, they are not . They meet, say rn. This is their y. 0,f course., they cause there is notla- but if they • could tay at home and ions there, it would be an awful sal a to the country. More woull be sae al by abolishing the Senate, than will11) made out of the National Policy. Mr. Tacks°, 's Pamphlet. We stated a cou e of weeks age that Mr. Jackson, the onservative candi- date for South 11 on I for the 'Local Legislature, had i sued a- pamphlet. We stated that ti t 'pamphlet dealt mainly with the fin ncial management of the Ontario Gov'e nment, and its ob- ject was to. show at. under Reform rule the money of t Piovinee had been wastefully expend1. :We also stated • our belief that sue a conclusion •could not be properly ar 'Ted: at from the evi- dence afforded byte public documents. From a careful pe .0 sal of the Public Accounts for each ,-ea,r since 1868 up to the present year, have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Jackson, through his pamphlet, conveys e false impression. • It is true that the pubiic •accounts, as well as the figure in this pamphlet, shove a, large inere s in the public ex- penditure under ,11, form rule, but it was not necessary fbr Mr. • Jackson to produce page after tage of figures to prove this. This is a fact which no 'person even desire to dispute. For that matter the e*eriditure incaeased much more. rapidly under _the rule of Mr. Sandfield Ma d nald than it has since done under form rule, and yet no person thinks o °casing Mr. Sand - field Macdonald or is Government of having been_ waste u ly extravagant. In order to pr v& extravagance on • the pert of the 1forrn Government, Mr. Jaclssou ad.opts a very peculiar as , well as a very misl ding mode of com- parison between t e'rexpenditure and that of their predec sore. For instance, he selects certaini ens of expeediture for the year 1871, thelast year for which the Sandfie di Government was responsible, and c pares them with similar items in course, there is a 1 neglects to tell his r that has occasione that the annual in field.'s rule was mo. it has been under the contrary, he dire to the increase, and horror exclaims: " " a sum wasted su 10 year 1877. Of e 'increase, but he aders what it is this increase, and ease under Send - than double what Reform rule. - 011 is th,eir attention with well feigned hat extravagance; dent to builds in four years 100 mile of gravel roads in a every county in Ontario." Now, in the first place, to s aw the absurdity of this mode of comper son, we will quote the item of indemnit to 'members, in- cluded in Mr. Jacks a 's calculation, and compare the sum ex ended in this way during °tech of the fo r years which Mr. &midfield Macdonald Ti ad control of the _ the present Government than to ro- perly and correctlhr inform his read , The only proper stay to make a c paxison between the. two parties is i, compare the who e controlable ex diture of the one N lit& that of the otl This is the mode we propose pursu Mr. Jackson con4lains of the large crease in the public expenditure un Reform rule, mad 1 accuses the Ref Government of extravagance on acco of this increase. He also sets up Sanslfield Governthent as a model eConomy. Well, In these grounds shall take him, and if we show by. ures from the Tillie accounts that expenditure undeti Sandfield's rule creased nearly three tinies as rapi as it has done undier the Reform G ernirents, then we think Mr. Jack has not much room for complaint the score of increased expenditure. 'making this comparison we shall g the total expenditure for each y from Confederatioh until 1877 inclusi -this being the year Mr. Jackson ta under Reform' auspices, for his c paxison. We shall place the expe • di- ture in Sandfield's time under one he 3d- TS. m - to en- er. er rm nt he of We he in- ly 011 In In Ve d, •-es 41 I ing, and that under Reforni rule un er a different heading, show the incre se in each year in each instance, and t en der which rule th, increase has b en t strike an average r each, and see ne greatest. This, We think, even Jackson will admit, is. a fair and j st mode of compar son. Before do ng this, however, it is alike just to bot to deduct from the expenditure of e ch year, in Sanclfteld' time, all exceptio al items, and from tljie Reform time 1- ceptional items an items for meant n- once of public institutions which id not exist when Sandfielcl was in po 'er. The following are deducted as EXCEPTIGNAL ITEMS. 1868 -Grant to NMI Septill. fisher- men I $ 5,000 Aid to na fgation on Lao Superior. 11,000416 000 1809 -Loan t Toron p General Hospital 1870 -Nothing. 1871 -Nothing: , The following are exceptional and items for maintenance of institutions, which' were not in enee during the abbre years: 1 . 1872 -Expenses of Conuniesion of Enquiry.* 611. " Law Reform Col:emission .. 4,400 " Maintenance of IBlind In- • stitute, Brantford........ 15,888 " Maintenance of technologi- cal College • 4,285425 184 1873 -Inspector of Dividion Courts • and County Offices.. $ 2,060 " Central Prison Maintenance 598 " Agricultural College do: 1,707-$ 4 865 1874 -Expenses of Second Session 58,590 " Establishment df Practioe _ Court 4 000 it pti ex s, st- 1875 -Nothing. 926-$59 1876 -Consolidation of Statutes.. 7,775 " Expenses of Philadelphia Exhibition. •19,114 Maintenance oI Orillia Asylum 12,870 Maintenance of Hamilton Asylum 1 31,996 Paid Scott Award ' 4,900 Ottawa Normal School Maintenance 13,576-$89, 31 1877 -Consolidation of Statutes48,974 " Assize Reporters 4,022 4' Training of Teachers 6,559-$54, t1 1,4 113 41 The following is the expenditure a d increases. UNDER SANDFIELD MACDONALD'S RULE Expendiinre 1868. ..... ....$1,188,862 Lean Rednotioni......., l6,000-$i,167,a52 Expenditure 1869 ..... 1.... 1,444,608 ' Less Re.duction.... 4,000-$1,440, 08 Increase between '08 and 'OP 272, 56 1Ixpenditure 1870 ... . .. 1,580,668-61,580, 1809 1,440,'8 Lactase° betvreon '69 and '70 140, 50 Expenditure_ 1871. •1,816,866-41,816, IC 1870 i .. 1,580, 68 1 Increase between'7O and '71 236,03 I INCREASES UNDER SANDFIIILD'S RULE. Increase between '68 and '69 272, 56 " . " '69 and '70 140,155 " '70 and '71- 236, 03 64 Total Increase in Sandfield's time - Annual .A.verage Increauh....*; 216,338 649,14 The following ia the expenditure a d increases •1 UNDER REhitrx nur.e. Ex.penditure in 1872.... Less Reductions Expenditure in 1871.. ... $1,847,956 25,184-$4822,772 ... 1,816,866 Inerease between 71 and '72 5,906 Ex,pencliture in1873 2,460,212 LOIS Reductions.. , 4,36542,455, 7 Exponditaro in 1872 1,822, 72 Increase between 71 and '73 688,a75 Expenditure in 1874..... 2,342,389 Less Reductious....159;51342,282, 26 Expenditure in 1873.... 2,455, 7 , DECILICASE betIsCe'73 and '74 173,121 Expenditure in 1975.... 063 2,063,550-$2,, 50 r Expenditure in 1874 2,282, DECREASS betweet '74 and '75 219,' 6 -Expenditure in 1876...' ., 2,154,0684 '''''''. - Less Redactions... : J , 89,731-$2,064, 52 Expenditure in 1875.... .1 . . ,6 2,068,'60 Increato between '75 and '76 Expendittire in 1677..1: .. 2,363,806 Leis Reductions.. 54,555-$9,309,9 Expenditure in,1876 2,084, Increase between '76 and '77 aeceiisns. Between '71 and '72 ...... 1.. . 6,906 " '72 and '78 ..... . 683,075 . • " 15 and '76 782 . " '76 and '77 ! 244,919-$ DECRfASES. '73 and '74 ..... 173,021 74 and '75..... • 219,276-$ 2 1 214,9 9 884, 391, Total Inerease. $ 492,3145 Average Annual Increasee2,o94 It will be seen from the above figures that while the total 'increase for three . years in Sa„nclfield's Lime was $649,014, the increase for six years, under -Re- ,••••%., form rule, was $492,385 ; or an average annual increase of $82,000 under this extravagant Reform administration, as against an annual increase of $216 - 000 tinder the economical rule of jail Sandfield. In the face of ' the facts which these figures disclose, are we flat jestified in saying that it is the height of impudence, not to say dishonesty, to accue,e the Reform Governments of etc- travagance, and land ,Mr. Saadfield Macdonald's Government for economy. When we also consider that Mr. Mowit has largely inoreased the educational and other grants, by the means of which large slims of money have been directly returned to the people, which were before kept in the treasury and made to augment the surplus, the com- parison is still more striking. If Mr.. Mowat can largely increase these grants, and perform a vast deal of ad- ditional work necessitated thereby, and only incur an annuel increase of 1182,- 000 in our expenditure, when ,the an- nual increase under Mr. Macdonald was $216,000, we fancy the public will not complain much on the score of increas- ed expenditure. On a future occasion we shall show equ.ally conclusively that it is not- alone by a smaller increase in the expenditure that the economy . of the present Government can be estab- • lathed, but also that they have dor.° nearly double the work for the same money .that their -predecessors did. Af- ter this we may refer to some of tie objections taken by the pamphleteer to the legislation under Reform rule, and we may also point out a few of tle inaccuracies with which this pamphlet abounds. --Since the above was in type, we notice that the Toronto Mail, in -com- paring the expenditure of the two pas- ties, adopts the same mode as that adopted by Mr. Jackson. The object of the Mail in so doing is to deceive its readers, because it knows well'the ab- surdity and. dishonesty of such a course. This is proven by the fact that a few weekaago it tried its hand at a- far comparison, and finding it could not make figures work to suit its purpose in that waY, it now adopts this deeeptive course, simply because it answers is purpose. As Others See Us. We commeeci the following remarks from the Montreal Star to those people of lofty aspirations and ideas wbo pro- fess to despise the Local Legislature; who are continually uttering the con- temptuous cry that it is only a " b_g County Council ;" that it accomplishes little or no good, and who would, if they dared, anvocate its abolition, so that Ontario might be once more left )1 to t1e tender; mercies of the smaller Provaices, to be plucked for their bene- fit. The Star is professedly a non-poli- tical paper, and if -it have political lean- ings, they are to the Conservative sids. This, combined with the fact that it Is e leading organ of public utterances in a sister Province, mak-es its opinion on Ontario affairs doubly valuable. It says: '0t all the Legislatures in the Dea minion possibly that of Ontario has been the one which upon the whole may be well taken as a model by which sister • Provincial Parliaments might take example. While the tendency locally speaking, and federally also, has been to over legislation, there has been less to complain of in Ontario than else- wb.ere, the, majority of the members having been practical men who under- stood the requirements of the comitay and were determined to do their duty. This same remark has been applicable to Ontario ever since it had a separate Provincial existence, and hence the business which it tra,nsac ed has beei always scrutinized with 4ttention. In addition to the private b'll legislation -1--which has r of import- ve just been during the recent sessim been very heavy -a numb ant public measures h enacted, upon whose m rits opinions have been dividedaas foij instance, the Reformatory for Women, f which we spoke the other day. Th n they have ratified the award of the Boundary Commission, and provide1 laws for the new territory over whioji their pro- vincial jurisdiction has be n declared to extend. Besides, they have vigorously end liberally dealt with he land -im- provement question, as w 11 as amend- ed the education and scho 1 laws. They have provided for an Lisp ctor of Fire ,Insurance, and, marbov r, have no hesitated to legislate in co nection with the many new discoveri s that have been made for improved lighting and heating facilities. Judging the Mowat Administration by their record, there seems to be little need. that they should have any fear about meeting the con- stituencies." ' THE employees in the extensive ag- ricultural implement establishments of Messrs. Noxon and Thomas Brown, of Ingersoll, have struck for higher wages. It seems that the proprietors of these establishments had made contracts to furnish large numbers of agriculture implements at a fixed price. Owing to the new tariff, however, the price of the raw material to be used in the manu- facture of these implements has in creased so much that they were likely to lose heavily on their contracts, and in order to partially save themselves they resolved. to reduce the Wages o' their emplyees from 7 to 10 per cent The employees refused to submit to these reductions, and. consequently the strike. •The oatmeal mill of the Messrs Thompson, in this town, has been shut down, and the workmen discharged.. The large flouring mills of the Messrs. Ogilvie, in Goderich, have also been stopped, owing to the increased. duty placed on coal and grain, and the em- ployees have all been discharged. These are among the first fruits bf the National Policy, in favor of which the country decided on the 17th of Septem- ber last. In this connection it may not be out of place to notice an amus- ing incident which is said.to have taken place with our old friend, Mr.- Chris- topher Crabb, of Goderich. As every personlknows, Mr. Crabb is engaged in the ihardware business. A -few days ago e customer of his from the country called at his store to purchase a pack- age of screws. Screws, of course, in °opinion with other hardware, have advanced in price. The customer seemed astonished at this and enquired the reason. Why," said Mr. Crabb, dot you not know that the duty on these articles has- been increased by the -National Policy ?" "Yes," says the custbmer, " Ilsno_w that, but did I not hearl you, say in a speech yea made at Smith's Hill last summer that it was the Producer -and not the consumer who paid. the duty I believed you when you sold us that, because I thought you an honest man." "Oh," said Mr. Crabb, "perhaps I did say that, but if you kere fool enough to believe me, you deserve to be made pay the duty." The custemer left with his package of screWs a sadder and a wiser man. - We 1 are inclined to the opinion tliat a good man' besides Mr. Crabb's customer will learn by experience ere long who it is thlet pays the duty, the producer or the consumer. Asi OTTAWA. despatch to a Conserva- tive Paper says that it is pretty well un- derstood in Ministerial circles in Otta- wa that the Government have deter- mined to dismiss Lieutenant -Governor Letellier.. It is difficult- to believe, however, that the' Government, not- withitanding the large majority at their back, will dare perpetrate such an outrage. • News of the Week. AFGHANISTAN. -All is quiet at Caul. Yokes]) Khan, has been proclaimed Am eer.. WALICING MATCH. -Rowell and Eunis have signed an agreement for au inter- national contest in London, on June 16. Gruer.-:-Adam Foga hanged himself at Eaton, Penn., on Friday. The cause was grief over the death of a promising Son. INSANE.- Robert Martin, a former New York millionaire, recently sentenc- ed to five days for stealing, is in gaol insene. TIME TO REPENT. -Edwin Hoyt, the parricide, was sentenced at Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday, to be hanged on May 19th, 1880. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. - The Swiss - State Council, by twenty-seven to fifteen, has resolved to restore capital punishment in Switzerland. Lome NAPIER. -Lord Napier, of Maa- dala„ returns to his post as Governor of Gibraltar. this sets at rest the -rumor that he was to be sent to South Africa,. Tainouerc Love. -Joseph Infield shot himself at New York, on Friday, prob- ably fatally, in front of Chancellor -Runyon's house, be/vuse his love was refused. OBITUARY. -Gen). George C. Foster, veteran of the late war, died, on Wed- nesday, at Burlington, Vt. He distill- guishedhimself during the Fenian raid, of 1868, by capturing Gen. O'Neil. A VETERAN Mesox.-The oldest Ma- son in the country has just died at Louisville, Ky., at the age of 105 years. His name was Bryan McGarvey. He never drank and. never 'voted, but was an inveterate smoker. BO1:NTON CRUSHED. -.4104 BOYnt011 had a narrow escape from death at Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday last. The swift current of the Falls of Ohio, sweeping him past the city, he was severely bruised. WALKING MANIA. FRUIT. -Wm. Davis was arrested at New York, on Friday, for bigamy, in marrying his uncle's wife. She recently returned from Albauy, where she participated in a walking match under the neme of Miss Ida Horton. • Hiaa-Toisep PICKPOCKET. -Col., Bas- ilewitch,of the Imperial Russian guards, has been sentenced to 'three months' imprisonment, on the chirge of picking a lady's pocket. The verdict is gener- ally deemed outrageously unjust. He will lay his case before the Czar. FINANCIAL CRISIS FEARED. -The Pall Mall Gazette says it would be useless to remain silent longer respecting the un- easy feeling in financial circles in Eng land. It recommends people not to be- come iunduly excited, as disasters that do happen are seldom foreseen. TOBNADO.-A tornado struck Milledy- rille, Ga.'on Saturday. The Oconee River bridge was totally demolished; loss, $0.000. A negro and his mules were killed in the bridge. Stores were - unroofed and several small houses bloevu down. The general damage about the city amounts to $8,000. SITTING BULL. -It is reported. that Gen. }Sheridan has information that Sitting Bull has a large force on both sides of the line, and purposee to make a simultaneous attack with three columns on Forts Totten, Stephenson, and Bufort, as soon as grass is high enough for his animals to subsist upon. SOMETHING FOR SPORTS. -The con- templated international race between the best two year old colts of 1878, of America and.Eugland, Keene's " Spend- thrift " and. the late General Peel's "Peter," at Jerome Park, for $10,000, creates much interest. It will probably take place next autumn. This will be the first time English and Americau trotting stock have beeu ou the turf to- gether. PRAIRIE FIRES. -St. Louis despatches under -date of ,the 20th and 21st inst., says:;A terrible prairie fire occurred recently in Republic and St. Cloud counties, Kansas. About 100 houses were consumed. The inhabitants were obliged to take refuge under ground.' Mrs. ,Beversox was burned to death while attempting to release the horses from the stable. Several others were severely injured. Loss, $40,000. An - ()Weer terrible prairie fire has occurred in Lincoln county, Kansas, burning the house and all the property bf Mr. Mont- gomery, on Bitter 0reel4 and. doing much other datnage. A. l'ittle son of Mr. Montgomery, 12 year id, perished in the flames. Mr. Mon gpmery and Isaac Pfaff, who attempte1 to save the boy, were so badly burnet that they died in a few hours. _ - A WOMAN HATER. -L. -..A fifteen year old lad has been arrested e in Lenawee county, Mich., and broughtbefore an Adrian justice on a chaig of assault- o ing a woman. It is- silov n that he has a terrible antipathy for women and cannot keep the peace when he 18 111 sight of one.- His case is IV curious one, and they have. sent him to, the Reform School in hope of curia him of his idiosyncrasy. . THE GERMAN El4IPERdB -The -con- dition of the Emperor's health is so preCarious that his physicians feared the result of too much eacitement in connection with the celiebeation of his birthday on Saturday, and precautions r were taken in arranging tie festivities so that he did not personal participate in them. Brief congrattilatory mes- sages were received from all the Eur - peau sovereigns, and the JErnperor on Saturday morning receivei all foreign ambassadors. THE GREAT WESTERN. The Globe's London, England, correspondent says: The Great Western Rail , y Company announce the results of th4 working of the last hall year. They a4lrnit that af- ter crediting the reserve kinds accord- ing to the revised. basis, and the pay- ment of a dividend on the preference stock for the half ,year, andalso of ar- rears of the dividend of the previous half year, they are carrying forward. a balance of about £4,000. •• AMERICA.N SOCIALISTS. -i.A. monster Socialist ball and meeting was inaugur- ated at Chicago on Saturday evening. and continued throughout the night and up to a late hour. The concluding ex- ercise was the drill of 'those who bore arms. No breach of the peace occur- red. Twenty-five thousandpersons were present, among them a military 'body estimated. at from five hundred to one thousand. The object of t]le ball is said to be to raise money to effect th-eir organization, military and olitical. LABOR Noees.-The -Wjigan soiling mills, one of the largeet ir n manufac- turing concerns in Lances ire, has sus- pended payment. One tl4ousand one hundred and twenty-five eavers em- ployed by four tirnis in reston, Eng- land, ha,ve struck against the introduc- tion of the Blackburn stiandard list, which they allege would. educe their earnings ten per cent. bey4nd the re- duction proposed by ' the masters at the recent meeting. The strikers_ are acting independent of union officers. BURMAIL-A Calcutta despatch says there seems yet no good. greund for in- terfering with Burmah. The King is fortifying Mandalay, probably through fear, War, however, may be forced on the British at any moment. It is • said the King has despatched. secret emissaries to Calcutta to assassinate the claimant to the throne who resides there. A Calcutta, correspondent states that complete anarchy prevails at Man- dalay. • The bulk of the inhabitants would welcome British troops. •The hopes that an explosion will be averted are growing fainter. A GALLANT CA.N,ADIAN.-Xajor John Russell Dartnell, who has evinced con- spicuous gallantry under Lord Chelms- ford in Zululand, although of Irish de- scent, is a native born Canadian, hav- ing been born at London.; Ont., while his father's regiment, the 12th Royals was quartered there. He ii now in command of the National Volunteer contingent, his second in command be- ing Mr. Lonsdale, whose presence of mind and daring saved a further dis- aster to Lord Chelmsford's army. Serving under him is another Can- adian, Mr. Bawtree, formerly of Ux- bridge, a nephew of Mr. Henning, C. E., of that place. - SRAIIPEES. -At Boston, Mass., two well-dressed men on Saturday engaged ,,a teamster to carry a package from the depot. One of the emu accompanied the teamster to a third. story of a build- ing where the package was to Le kft, and while there the man retired on some pretext. When the teamster re- turned to the street his teait and wag- 1 on, loaded with merchaadise worth 1 $2,000, were missing. After a protrect- 1 ed search the detectives found the goods 1 in a barn in Cambridge, hired for' the I purpose, and set a watch over it. • The 1 thieves appeared on Sunday morning, but upon discovering the presence of the I officers, drew revolvers. A running fire i commenced, resulting in the wounding 1 of one officer and. the capture of one i thief. The affair creates a eensation in i police circle's. I SOUTH AFRICA. - The Government i has chartered. the steamers Ontario and. i Borussia. The former a'ails to the i United States for 500 mule e foreNatal; ! the latter erubarks cavalry at Ports- ! mouth for South Africa. ALetter from Lord Chelmsford is published, dated , Eebniary 9th, recommending that a ' Major-General be sent to South Africa, as prolonged anxiety and exertiou are telling on him. The Colonial Secretary has weitten to Sir Bertha Frere,cen- without the sanction. of the Govern- suring the latter for takin the course, ment, which resulted in the Zulu war. The Secretary says the GoVernment is indisposed to sanction any annexation or any further interference with the in- ternal affairs of Zulu than is necessary -for the safety of the colonies. Col. Peaxon's position is becoming very critie cal, as the Zulus have destroyed the road. from Tugela to Ekowe, and re- lief cannot be sent to him before the arrival at the Cape of the English re- inforcements. It is stated that Lieut. General Sir John Bissell, who is now in South Africa, will succeed Lord Chelmsford as commander-in-chief at the Cape of Good Hope. - i . -A. meeting- was held , at Bethel school house, Fullerton, on Saturday, 1.5th inst., to discuss the advisability of removing the fences along the side of the Mitchell road, or erectieg in their place wire fences, to prevent the- snow drifting as it has done dering the pres- ent winter. After so] aiseusssion the question was submitted to a vote of those present, which fesultdd in a large majority voting in favor of allowing the matter to stand as it is at present. Af- ter the fence question had been dis- posed of, the question of Market fees was taken up, which was ale° discussed at coiasiderable length, all the speakers being of °pa/ion that the imposing of market fees on farmers' produce was an imposition on the part of the town a.ncl strongly recommended , united ae- tion among farmers to secure their removal. The plan proposed was :to erect toll gates upon the main roads leading into Mitchell, and thus divert the trade to other places, which wofild probably be more of a loss to the town than they would gaimby collecting _mar- ket fees. Huron Notes. -Mr. Wm. Jermyn- and family have removed from Exeter -to Kintail. -The farm belonging to Mrs. Cal- • laway, near Bayfield, has been sold for a8,500. -Mr. Joseph Cowan, of Fordevich, has been appointed bailiff, in roomed Mr. S. Playford, resigned. -There was expended on roads and bridges in Goderich in the year 1878, eunas amouating to $3,016.52. • -Mr. W. McFadden, formerly of Malcolmson & McFadden; Goderich, has opened. Et law Office in Brussels. -Miss E. Wilkinson, of Morris, has finished a quilt containing 2,750 pieces. Time and patience and skill work won- ders. -Mr. Samuel Fear has purchased a village lot on Queen street, Brussels, from Mr. F. McLellan, for. the sum a $120. -Mr. S. Grazey, of. Blyth, was pre- sented by his Sabbath School class with a beautiful Bible the other Satur- day evening. -For stealing a set of harness from Nicholas Diechert, of Zurich, John Von Ginnegan, has been sentenced to six weeks in jail. -Mr. James McGee, of London, will act as Cro an Counsel at the Huron Assizes, 'which open at Goderich on the 14th of April. -The death of Mr. Edmund 'Man- ning, Sr., which opcurred on Tuesday of last week. removes one of the oldest residents of Ifullett. -Mr. Wm. Scott, of 13rucefield, has rented. the farm lately purchased from Mr. R. Sharp, to Mr. J. Cameron, for five years. Yearly rental, $190. . -Mr. W. Dodsworth has rented his lortyacres on the 16 concession, Goder- ich township, to Mr. P. Cronyn, of Clinton, for three dollars an acre. - -Mr. Wharton Hodgson, of Exeter, has resigned the bailiffship cf the Fifth. Division Court, on account of ill health. Mr. J. D. Ellis of Hensall, is his suc- cessor. -Mr. McTaggart, who had charge of the Brussels eheese factory last year, has been re-engaged by the Messrs. Wallace to superintend. the manufac- ture of the cheese this season,. -About 100 persons -Were passen- gers on the London, Huron and Bruce, ,on Tuesday of last week, ea route for Manitoba. The party was nassie up at Wingham and intermediate stations. -Maurice MeCasey and John Dwyar sawed, on the firm of Mr. Charles Wheeler, lot 12, concession 5, Morris, near Belgrave, one cord of maple wood in 16 minutes, with a. " Champion" saw. This work was actually done, in pres- ence of a number of spectators. ha -Mr. D. Diamond, who recently d his leg broken at Wingharn, through-- wrestling,has been obliged to have it amputatd a little below the knee. The operation was performed by Dr. Be- th,une, assisted by Drs. Tarnlyn and Macdonald. He is at present very low, and his recovery is doubtful. -At a session of the County Judge's Criminal Court held on Tuesday at Goderich, the prisoners Shand, Keene and Dr. Hall, connected with the Ex- eter arson case, were up for trial. The Crown uot having been able to get all their witnesses, a further adjournment lor one week was granted. -Mr. X. L. Courtice, of Goderich township, has purchased a bull calf from Mr; W. X. Biggins, of Ehnhurst, Stanley, for $110. Both the Sire and dam oft the calf are from imported stock, from the celebrated. herds of Amos Cruickshank, Sittyton, Aberdeen, and. Sylvester Campbell, Rimellar, Ab- erdeen, Scotland.. -A man named. John Steen, of East Wawanosh, met with a serious accident one day recently. He was on a load. of straw, and before getting off threw down a pitchfork, the handle of Which stuck in the snow. He then jumped down, and in doing so caught his hand in one of the tines f the fork, run- ning it completely through. -Mr-John Cousins, of Grey, near Trowbridge, met with a very painful accident last week. He was chopping in the woods when his axe glanced and struck his foot with terrible violence, nearly severing his foot. The doctor pronounces it as severe a wound as he had ever been called upon to dress. The patient has nearly bled to death several times since receiving the injury. -On Tuesda,y, llth inst., Mr. A Dougall, of Hay had the misfortune to cut his foot while chopping wood, almost severing his toes. Mr. P. Munn, of the same toWnship, mit his foot while split- ting cedar posts.- The cut extends - from his great toe to his instep, the axe almost going through: his foot. Dr. McDermit, 'Jensen, attended. both the injured men, and they are recover- ing, although they will be laid. up for sometime. -A social was lately held chin con- nection with the Dungannon Chur, and -was a decided success. The ladies, Misses T. Anderson and G. Harris, who got it up, deserve -every, praise for its success. Addresses were delivered by the Rees, Messrs. Leitch and Davey, and were highly appreciated by a very attentive audience. The proceeds amounted to $16.66, and. subscriptions to $10.25, all of which will be applied to repairing the church. -A number of young naen collected in the • • o e residence of the Rev. T. T. Johnson, Molesevorth, on the 10th inst., with axes in their bands and an urt&srtain fire in their eyes. To a stranger it would have appeared as if mischief or madness had sent them there, but to the -woodpile it soon be- came utter ruin. By the time the moon had risen the work was done, and. silence reigned once more around the Molesworth habitation. -Thos. Fullington, the notorious jail -breaker. last week was brought up on Wednesday before Judge Squire, of Goderich, for sentence. For the first offeece-larceny of boots from John Keeble, of Exeter -he was sentenced to six mouths in the county jail irevith hard labor. For escaping from. -ail, ,two years in the Central Prison, and for stealing a pair of pants from the county jail at the time of his escape, three years in the Provincial Peniten- tiary. The sentenees are to follow each other, which will probably be the fir t e in w "ch a crrmnial has hedtb.eopportanit oft t. y es negtherelative SPnrsivileugtsiosnaswithoutndleantiesan4Dyf these tit 1°1313 -OnWtimeedn.esday last about thi persons were confirmed in Bt. Pa e Church, Clinton, by the Biahop .H-u_romrn.. W. R. Good, of lot *4e concession three, Colborne, has re- 1 ••• bus farm to Mr. W. Liddel,Irona where he purchased_ it some time ago lee $2,500. Mr. Good intends rernevineeil Dakota in a short time. - Clinton lost or had his pocket bee -A few days since gentleman iSs which contained over $70, stolen teem him. Some days after he found the pocket onbeoyok, whereinbus firtnLt dgarden, thniriolivntis by the thief. -the following Clintonites have gon 6 k ' to Manitoba: Mr. A. Aikenh.ead, label the firm of Cunningham & Aikenheaa; J. Armstrong and. S. Runaballs The latter took his family with him. I; other places in this county, the fltflnber around Clinton who propose visiting e. -We are again called to ehroniele the Prairie Provinee is very large. the death of another of the old residente of Stanley, who are from time to time passing away. Mr. Duman ase was a native of Perthshire, Scotland emigrated to Canada in his youth, an ha.s been long a resident of Stanley. ; He was widely known and math He spected. After a long illness bones with great patience and resignation, he I died of cancer on Thursday, March 20 in the sixty-second year of his sae. -The Manitoba train that puled. over the Loudon, Huron and Brno railway on Tuesday last, was comprisea of six freight cars from Blnevale, one from Listowel, one from Clinton, ana six cars end three coaches from Cen.. tralia, and three from. Wiagham. The e total nuieberof passengers on the trete was about 170, which ina,y be made 'ne as follows : Centralia, ninety ; -LietoWea 1- fifty ; Wingliam and. Clinton twe and London ten. They are destine Rock Lake, Msantoba. -Mr. Charles' Mohr, who is known to the citizene-of Tavistock, 44, t .%••A- also to travellers along the Morningt -- road, he having kept a, comforts, • hostlery at Topping for some yearsi about to leave for the Northwest -site help and doither ithe ns to - comfortably cocr Prairie Province. He has just sold his snal house and lot ha Tavistock to Mr. D.A. McTavish, the new and efficient to.. ship clerk, who will now have an office he the villasee. Chesser, of Clinton, hos purchased the farm. of Mr. R Rye ion -- the Huron Road, a short distance Tram . the town. mentioned, which consistof 70 acres, paying the sum of $3,190. Last year this farm was offered to the . County Connell for a poor house late for $4,200, and was not then considered * an unreasonable price. Later it was held at $4,000, but to effect a sale a heavy discount has had to be sUbmit- - ted to. Farmers will yet suffer, a shrinkage in 'value of fully twenty per cent. -Mr. Archibald Campbell, for many years a resident of Usborne, died at the residence of his brother in Seaforth. 'en the 20th inst., after a long and severe attack of consumption, which has been troubling him for a number of years. He was a person loved by everyone svhe chanced to form his acquaintance, and, although over fifty years of age, during :. his whole life he never made all enemy, a but took every favorable opportunity to make a friend. He was very retiring in his manner, yet young and °Id alike - delighted to respect him, His 'remains - were interred. in tee,Rodgerville Cemes - --1 - I sena „ (meal eetit .a&-aaU an el Pre -)j' tO take. n to be eaelet. eippoi -the E aatere trade so11,1 wags 14er, atieke Man 4 inOfte . - NOM bad 3100r4 'an, I eonee it al) iviot worio Viit4 anoth latter the 1 /nen& a the tangle strnel died pame deut, , e* hibite _Yr sakes &boat Whits wood, lodge( jar the Jo stun the Ieg in Mug tn. C. S. pane ever, neigh SeVe '111, -leg VT At doing the 1. Wed! Bre 2211.4, chief, peaty and that Neje zueu .ea. to he wi =Os Tann thefr in for -dem threa exeln gran • buffa that the X tery DU Saturday laet. -Froth tlae list of convictions anaeie by the magistrates in this county for the quarter ending, March 12th, we ascertain that Goderioh magistrates made 23 convictions'Seaforth, 14; Clinton, 20; Brussels, 40; Exeter, 18; Wisighana, 12, Blyth, 8. Brussels must be a terrible lawless place. It is just about half the _size of Seaforth, and haa more than double the member of magiss terial eases. Among the offences are the following: Selling liquor contrary to law, 12; artipir and. disorderly, 2$ ; tusaault,assaultand battery, 39, larceny; 6' • Insulting language, 10. The totals ofthe fines imposed amothated to over 5401. -Mrs. Mary Welsh died at the resi- dence of her son-in-la,w, Mr. james Pickard, Exeter, on Monday, the 170. of March. Mrs. Welsh was one of the oldest inhabitants of that vieinity, be- ing 90 years and. 10 months old at the time of her death. She has always been noted for her piety, and she has now gone where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at reit: Deceased was mother of -Mrs. James Pickard„ of Exeter, Mrs. Win. Pew Imre, of Usborne, and Mr.. R. Welsh, of Exeter, all of whom are highly respeet- ed. The remains -were interred. •1i . Adams burying gr01111d, one mile and a quarter east of Exeter. The funeral was largely attended. -On Wednesday evening of his`st week the friends of Mr.fohn Ai. strong, of the base line, Goderieh town- ship, to the number of about forty,weat to that gentleman's house for the par - pose of making him a present previous to his departure for Menitobas. Mr.4.. Gorrell, on behalf of the friends, said ' he had pleasure in presenting him with a small token of their esteem, in shape of a fine overcoat, which he hoped e would live to wear out and many - more besides. He had also pleasure mn presenting alas. Armstrong with a eet of china dishes, acconapanying the present with a few eomplimentary .re - mar s. Mr. Armstrong briefly repliPa, - on behalf of himself and wife, stating that he was very much taken by sar- prise, but would never forget the kind- ness that had been shown to hilt - Messrs. Wade and TipIacler also spoke on behalf of Mr. Armstrong_ A very Pleasant evenin was epeut, the pro- . ceedings being closed with prayer by Mr. John -Rudd. -A. tea meeting was held at Sexrenith Canada Methadist Church, Hay town- - ship, on the evening of the llth nat. A number of speakers and the Exe- ter choir were to be present, but did not put in an appearance. Resident taloat was brought into requisition and a goixl programme was executed. Speeches, recitations, readings, etc, in • which the Rev. Mr, Livingstone, Mr. C. E'acrett and others participated. • Musk war furnished by Misses Marion and Bella Whiteford, Philica Kerr, and Jane - Chapman, and Mr. 11. E. Huston, Miss - Marion Whiteford presiding at the Or- gan. Mr. Robert L filed chair in. an able manner. As a out gener Holm farm sef the a there • 3Iselth door. but al vitas g was p 8011 r0. the p. fast a - inspec eontai two eanre MOna he in speec. E ture at the hie fo soei press whom of the vas p 5200 rie t pmssi via surga Nvoula, wbon forget Miteh pleas . and. p -coffee Mr, separ Mo MeKil and propri Fri Ware Farrn Maeln tor ; Sat Hotel House; propr„ s lac% iteatazes. Yale