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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Teas—Laidlaw & Fairley.
Mill for Sale—john Beattie.
Cheese Factory—Hugh MoCartney.
Oxen for Sale—D. Urquhart.
Auction Sale—N. 0089118.
Farm for Sale—Thos. McLaughlin.
Stallion for Sale—James. Rogers.
Hotel for Sale—Robert Hannah.
Auction Sale—David Callender.
For Sale or to Rent—John Cuthill.
Sale of New Furniture—W. J. Watts.
Farm for Sale—John Taylor.
Seed Show—Robert McMichael.
A Card—James H. Benson.
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SEAF'ORTH, FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 1882
Politics in. Municipal Elections.
We fully endorse the following from
the Clinton New Era As the Conser-
vatives are carrying Dominion politics
into everything, and guide their aotions
"in theinterest of the party," it simply
becomes incambent on the Liberal
party to do likewise in self-defence, and
as this county contains a majority of
Liberals, it becomes their duty to be
themselves, and henceforth contest
every election, municipal or otherwise,
on pal -Weal grounds. We don't like
this sort of thing, but as the Minis-
terialiets do it, heuceforth "in the in-
terests of the party," every Conserva-
tive in office whose actions are gov-
erned simply by the desire to aid his
party, may feel assured that deter-
mined opposition; will be brought
againat him whenever an appeal is
made to the electors for support.—
We eau not say that we endorse the
above extract. The doctrine taught
therein is dangerous, and if followed
out cannot fail to have a most dims -
trout; effect upon every interest. We
have always opposed the introduction
of politics into municipal matters. We
believe it is quite proper for each po-
litical party to organize their forces,
scrutinize and correct the , assessment
rolls:and voters' lists, and use every
legitimate means to secure the return
of the favorite candidates at election
times, but further than this people
should not go. Politics is a dangerous
element to introduce in municipal and
scioial °holes. Nothing could have a
more hlastitig influence upon' any com-
munity than to permit the evil spirit
politiog ad' become a disturbing ele-
ment in every couteet. Hitherto poli-
tics and municipal matters have been
kept pretty well aetnacler in this boun-
ty. It is true that in one or two
;municipalities the people were foolish
enough to permit politics to be the di-
viding line in the municipal elections,
and in nearly every instance where
such was the case the inferior oandi-
deka were elected, and, what is pi ob•
ably more to be deplored, a deal -of bad
blood was engendered among the peo-
ple. Which party vvas responsible for
this we are not prepared to say. The
Reformers blame the Conservatives,
and vice ver8a, and probably neither
were entirely free from blame. But in
any municipality where this was the
ease last election, both parties would
consult the welfare of their munici-
pality if they mould determine to nip
the evil practice in the bud and come
to an holiest and fair understanding
that, however hard and bitterly they
may fight in politioal contests, none of
these fends shall be carried into the
neunicipal arena.
It is aleo true that a feeling of politi-
cal antagonism is gradually growing in
our County Council. This feeling was
never more manifest than it was dur-
ing the late seesiou. It is cultivated
and enoouraged by a few members for
their own selfish ends, as they think
they can in this way more quickly se
cure the personal advaucement of
themselves or their friends. These,
also, are not among the older and more
experienced members of the Board. A
word of warning may not be heeded
from ns, bat we would entreat of the •
older and wiser and more sensible
members of the Council to "shut down"
on this sort of thing. They can do it
if they will. It will be ix i the interests
of their constituents, as well as for the
harmony of the body which they com•
pose, to do it. A go id time to °em-
inence would he with the election of
the next Warden. No naatter wbich
party may be deminaut, let a.11 enite on
the fittest persoie—experience, useful-
ness and ability eonsulered,—and leave
his political faith entirely out of the
question. If they will do this, they
will not only prevent their own body
falling into disrepute, but they will also
be setting a, good example to the muni-
eipalities, and will do much to keep
the evil spirit of politics out of muni•
cipal electione.
Tneam seemto be a complete carni-
val of crime and horrors just now.
These things seem to run in cycles, and
we are, evidently, just now passing'
through one of these.. Last week there
were two or three revolting murders,
besides several suicides cb ron i °led ,
while this week the Iist is nearly as
appalling. The last horror which is
notioed is the terrible conflagration
which took place in New York on Tues-
day last A large buildirig there, known
as the old World building, and occ'upi-
ed principally by newspapet and print-
ing Aimee was completely destroyed
and many of the occupants perished in
the flames. The, fire wa,s noticed
about ten o'clock in the forenoon. It is
Isupposed to have originated in the base-
ment in the boiler room, and it spread
through the whole building like light-
ning. The building was oldeand the in-
terior was filled with wooden partitions
' and other inflammable material. The
1 avenues of escape also, especially from
I the upper stories, were very imperfect,
i and these were cut off by the flames
; before the existence of the fiteewas
known to many of the inmates. There
were about 500 people employed in the
building at the tirne, the majority of
whom were women and girls. Of these
it is supposed that about fifty perished
in the flames, while many were serious-
ly and fatally injured by eaoaping from
windows and ina other ways. Among
othor papers iodated` in this building
was the Scottish American journal, ao
publicatioh familiarly known to most
of our readers. The entire Plant and
office property of this paper were dee
stroyed, and it is Thought that a ma-
jority of the hands perished in the
flames, while the proprietor, Mr. A. M.
Stewart, barely escaped with his 1ie,
having been rescued from a four h
storey window by the firemen. TIie
fire was confined to the building n
which it originated. The loss is es ite
mated at over one million dollars. The
building has long been considered a tile)
trap and has been condemned by t4e'
Inspectors, but the owner, who is
President of the New York Sinner
Sewing Machine Company, refused o
pull it down and rebuild because je
realized over $40,000 in rents from i it
annually.
THERE ts a deal More truth than
poetry in the following remarks which
we extraat from a private letter re-
ceived from a fornaer Huronite; who
has been a resident of the United
States for several years. He says:
"It is really a' fact that there lis not
much more land left in the United
States fit for farming, which is yet
open for hontestead'ng or 'pre-emption.
People in the East have still art idea of
the '"illimitable" and "boundless"
West, but really nearly all the West fit
for farming or for grazing either is al-
ready settled! and ocoupied. How
foolish, therefore, for the Canadians to
sacrifice their Northwest Territory in
grants to Mennonites, Irish paupers,and
to aristocratic sp. ectilators, when- by a
little waiting they could have the veiy
choicest leind of emigrante."
OUR TORONTO LETTER.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
The debate on the Address web fin-
ished on Friday last, and the House is
now free to settle down to the practieal
work of the session. No real business can
be done -until the address is safely passed
and out of the way, and it has taked,
much leeger than usual to accomplish
this. Last year the House was opened
and the Speech from the Throne del -
livered on the 13th of January, and the
Address carried, on the 18th. This
year the House was opened and the
Speech delivered on the 14th, while the
Addrees was hot 'Serried till the 27th.
Laid year the Committees were struck
and several billaintroduced and reed a
fent tiree on Janhary 20th; this year it
Was ten days later before either of these
things was done. Now that so much
time has been spent over the Address it
is to be hoped that the members will
recognize the neeessity for despatch;
and will expedite matters accordingly.
The debate, on the whole, thougb
protracted to an unnecessary length,
has been fairly well sustained, and the
importance of the questions discussed
have caused more than ordinary inter-
est to be attached to it. One effect of
the discussion has been to bring out
very clearly the attitude both of the
Opposition and of the Government
upon -The two great questions in dispute.
The Opposition have fairly committed
themselves to the anti -Provincial View'
of both, and have declared•theinselvei
to be in favor of meekly surrendering
the right of Provincial self -govern men
as well as a large portion of our 'terra!
tory, while the Government, on the
other hand, have placed themselves
distinctly and unmistakably upon the
ground that the right of the Province
to the untrammelled exercise of her,
lawful powers of legislation, as well as,
her right to her own taPritory shall be'
maintaieed. I have already pointed!
out how inconsistent the position of;
Mr. Meredith and his follewers is upon!
the Boundary question, how to serve
the ends of party they have abandoned!
their former contentions and deserted
their own Province, and how in order
to stand well with the Conservative
party of the Dominion they have bowed
their uecks and declared their -willing-
Mr. Neelon'e attitude Mr. Meredith's
blandishments arenot likely to prove of
Much effect. In the course Of the
debate on Wednesday, 25th ult., Mr:
tfieelou, who had been listening toedp-
nnnciations of the N.' P. by ministeifal
supporters (Mr. Bishop, of South
Munn, among the nuniber) got up to
sate his views on the matter. Having
first raised the hopes of gentlemen op-
pOsite by his vigorous defence of the
protectionist policy of Sir John, he as
unmercifully dashed them by declaring
'his unqualified approval of the course
fellowed by the Government upon the
tWo great questions under discussion.
Air. Meredith did not get much satis-
faction from Mr. Neelon. On the other
hahd Mr. Bell, (West Toronto), an
oat and -out protectionist, expressed
16e:itself, though mildly, it is true, as of
opinion that the Dominion Govern -
Ment were not wholly free from blame
in not -having confirmed the Boundary
Award. Mr. Bell, however, did no
allow his disapproval of Sir John'
course in this matter to carry him t
the extreme length of recording his vot
against the ameudment of - Mr. Mere
dIth. Mr. Bishop, who spoke immedi
ately before Mr. Neelon discussed th
N. P. from' a farmer's point of view in
a; plain, practical way,, maintaining
that the price of farm produce had fal-
len instead of risen since the advent o
protection. Mr. Bishop's figures wer
very telling, and they inimediatel
brought. Mr. Neelon to his feet to pro
test stoutly his belief ,that ' the N. P
lied done good to every man, worea
wed child in Canada. Mr. Neelo
viewed the situation from the sand-
pOint of a manufacturer, .and it is
needless to say his by no means faint
ptaise of the N. P. was not responded to
c• cheered to ariy alarming extent by his
fellow Liberais sitting round about
After Me. Hay had justified, or
-attempted to justify, his introduction
of the trade question into the debate,
Mr. Merrick (Leeds and Grenville)
changed the current of discussion a
lietle by charging the Government with
ad undue exercise of power in holding
the late sale of timber limits without
fitst obtaining the consent a,xid author -
it Y of tbe House. Mr. Ferris (East
Nbrthumberland) and Mr. Hagar
(Rrescott) followed in supportof the
Gb-vern meet. Mr. Hagar excited the
langhter of the House by describing the
architectural and other beauties of the
Parliament ' buildings, the , spacious
hells, the labyrinthiue passages, and
the general elegance aud comfort o
the noble pile, as well as the security o
its Vaults, and the variety of the recep
tabes provided for keeping the public
rebords of the Province. Mr. Hagar, i
is Hp
sa castica.11y. Anyone who has visited
unnecessary to say, was 'eaking
thle buildings cau ,testify as to their
"elegance" aed architectural beauty,'
while the "secure vs.ults" are ,equelly a
mYth. Mr. Hagar might have told the
Florae that in the Crown Lands De-
,
partrnent; where a vast "lumber of
mast important records are kept, which
con ld neverbe replaced should they be
deatroyed, there is not a single strong
robna etude as there is in any rove°
table office in the city, nor even any-
thing so good as the safe which pre-
serves she day book and ledger of every
cohntry storekeeper who has begun to
feel the need of something more sub-
stential than the little tin cash box of
old. He might have informed the
members--tbough they cat inform
themselves by a walk through the
,paltseges of the Department any day—
thet these valuable documente, the loss
of which would throw into confusion
thousands of titles throughout the
Prevince are simply stored away on
shelves, or in wooden 'cases of all sorts
and sizes, which, haviug long ago be-
come too numerous for the regular
office room, are set up in rows against
the walls of the corridors, awaiting and
alinopt inviting a disestrous conflagra-
tion.' I may. have something more to
sa,Y in a future letter on the subject of
new Parliament buildings, only re-
marking at,present that the existing
ones are not only too small for the ue-
ceeeities of the public business, but that
they are unhealthy, , unsightly, and
unsafe.
On Thursday Mie Pardee referred to
the charge of inconsistency and im-
proper exercise of authority on the part
of the Government with regard to the
late timber sale, aud maintained that
the true and constitutional doctrine,
and the one that had always been ad-
hered to by the Liberal party when in
power, was, that iu matters of admin-
istration, such as a Crown Lands sale,
the responsibility should rest with the
Minietry, and not npon the House. Mr.
Meredith followed in what was rightly
characterized by Mr. Mowat as a
"noisy" 14ieech, in the course of which
he charged the Government with at-
tempting to compel the House to de-
clare civil. war—au expression for
which he was promptly taken to task
and made to withdraw by the Speaker
—and which he concluded by offering
a rather ingeniously worded ameed-
ment to the Address, censuring the
Gevernment for not havingeiarried the
'Bqunclary Award matter before the
Privy Council, and tacitly approving
the course of the Dominion Govern-
ment in refnsing to ratify the deeision
Of 'the arbitrators. A counter amend-
ment was moved by Mr. Sinclair, em-
b'atically declaring the determination
f !the House to maintain the rights of
Uteri°, and protesting against - the
cion of the Dominion authorities.
Mf. Mowat then at some length re-
iewed generally the arguments for and
giiinst the course of the Government
ith regard to the two great questions
nl dispute. If any member of the
House still entertained any lingering
doehts on these topics, Ur. Mowat's
peech was one wellacalculated to set
hem at rest. On the conclusion of the
ttorney General's remarks on Friday,
Mr. Sinclair's amendment was voted
pon, and carried by a vote of 54 to 26
—bearly two to one in favor .of the
Overnment. Mr. Morris moved an
eriendment justifying the disallow -
nee of the Streams Bill by the Do -
inion Government, which was
business day of the session. The var.,
ious committees were struck, several
bills introduced and a number of -re-
turns laid on the table. Among the
bills introduced was the now famous
Rivers and Streams Act, which is in
precisely the 'Same terms as that which
was disallowed last year. Material of
war was moved for by several members
of the Opposition in the shape of re-
turns on various matter, and the
_House adjourned at 4 35.
Another short sitting was had on
Tuesday,. Nothiug_whatever of impor-
tance was done, and the House rose at
3.20, after being in session for about
twenty minutes.
NOTES.
It is not expected that mach bnsiness
will be transacted by the House this
week, as the committees have not yet
got to work. The budget will probably
be brought delve early next week.
Several of the members are at present
t in their own constituencies, attending
a organization meetings, and otherwise
o preparing for the comingstruggle.
e —It was remarked that only three of
• the mitlisters took any active part in
- the late debate on the address, Messrs.
e Mowat, Pardee and Hardy. Mr.
Fraser's ill -health was probably the
cause of his unusual silence; Mr. Wood
is busy preparing his financial state.
f meet, while Mr. Crooks is doubtless
e reserving his eloquence until ediibation-
aalomusitet.ters claim the attention of the
G.
• T0Re-NT0, Feb. 1, isee.
News of .the eek.
THE STRAWBERRY MARKET. — Straw-
berries are plenty in the market at
Jacksonville, Florida.
INSANE.—M. Rouzand, the husband
of Christine Nilsson, has become in-
sane owing to fluancial excitement.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — Ten persons
were killed and wounded by a collision
on the North London Railway on
Saturday.
ARRESTS.—Forty arrests were made
in the south Of Ireland on Saturday,
chiefly in the cities of Cork and
Limerick.
POISONED BREAD.—A family named
Romann have been poisoned at Corinth,
New York, suppos'ed by arsenic in corn
bread. Five are dying.
DUTY ON IRON.—A bill has :beeri in-
troduced in the United States House of
Represeutatives for the importation,
free of duty, of iron ore from Canada.
TRICHINAE.—Fifteen citizens of Min-
t neola, Minnesota, were made 'sick by
eating raw ham. Three have died.
Several are in a precarious condition.
FINANCIAL TROUBLES. — Business in
Dublin is reported at the lowest ebb ou
acconut of large failures at the stock
exchange,also failures in other branches
of business.
SHIPWRECKED MEN.—Seven men be-
longing to the British ship Milton,
burned at sea on December 22nd, were
, picked up starviug. on January 15th,
and brought to San Francisco.
t STORMS IN IRELAND.—A severe Omni
during the last days of January in the
counties of Dublin, Kildare, and Wick
. low has caused great damage to prop-
erty.
MORE SECRET VILLAINY.—A number
of arrests have been made in conse-
quence of the discovery of a large
quantity of dynamite and of secret
printingpresses at MOSCOW.
TERRORIBm IN INDIA. — A. feign of
terror exists at Cabul. The Ameer is
executing all the leaders of. the recent
rebellion, and has now eleven hundred
r &Weal prisoners under lock and key.
THE YELLOW FEVER SCOURGE,
Temenx, Yucatan, is being visited by
frightful epidemic of yellow fever,
Seventeen hundred persons have fallen
victims to the disease, which has al'
ready carried off over two hundred.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A ladleful of
molten metal overturned in a foundry
at Burlington,ye. on Thersday. Four
men were dreadfully and probably
fatally burned. The building was set
on fire and gutted.
A FENIAN'S DOINGS. — Col. Thomas
H. O'Brien, a prominent Fenian and
officer of the 69th Regimenth
during te
war, indicted for forging his brother'
name, has been arrested arid brought
to New York.
RENT AND DAMAGES CLAIMED. — The
Charleston, South Carolina, citadel,
seized by Federal soldiers in 1865, and
since guarded by them, has been.
handed over to the State of South
Carolina, which now claims $150,000
for rent and $20.000 damages.
, MILITARY FOR IRELAND.—The despatch
of troops into Ireland at the present
time is said to have no .farther siguifi •
canoe than an intention to still more
closely enforce the law. Everything
points to the destruction of the influenca,
of the Land League.
0
a
nese that Ontario legislation should be
reviewed and set aside at the caprice of- v
a
Sir John and his Government. The
questions that have arisen now are
questions that would probably have
come up at some time or other under
our peculiar circumstances and system
of Government, anap
d it is perhs as s
well thee they have arisen now.: The t
issues an both sides have been clearly , A
and unmistakably joined, and there
can be no pause until they have been n
set at rest for ever. Mr. Meredith
plainly sees the enormous disadvaneage G
at which he is placed upon the local a
questions alone, and he therefore at- a
tempts to make the most of the in- m
troduction into the discussion of that
"disturbing factor," the N. P., hoping
thereby to persuade that not inconsider-
able class of voters who believe m pro-
tection, but not in him, that in order to
save their favorite policy from destruc-
tion it is necessary to vote with him
prOmptly met by another amendment
moved by. Mr. Harcourt (Welland)
etched partially in terms made use 'of
n one occasion by Sir John Macdonald,
hen treating pf the question of dis- •
llowanoe. By a clever stroke of Part
arnentary tactics the Opposition were
hes forced to vote directly against the
ews expressed by their great leader.
he amendment of Me. Harcourt was ;
carried on a division of 5'0 to 2e, after !
which the remaining paragraphs of the ;
Address were palmed without diecussion. !
Monday the 30th ult. was the first
a
11
and turn out the Government of Mr. t
Mowat. That Government has a car- vi
tain protectionist following throughout T
the Province, and its -principal, or at
any rate its most outspoken representa-
tive in the House is Mr. Neelon, of St.
Catharines, and if we may judge from
CRUEL USAGE IN AN ALMSHOUSE.—
Horrible cruelty in a Philadelphia Poor
House'has just come to light. A nurse
in the establ;shment aeserts that la,st
January seven of the inmates had their
feet, hands, ears and other parts of
their bodies frozen. He asserts That
last winter seventeen old men who had
neither sufficient food nor clothing
dropped dead in the wards. An inves-
tigstion ie going on.
. LEGISLATION FOR PROTECTI01,.7 ON
RAILWAYS.—The Governor of New York
State has transmitted a message to the
Legislature on the subject of precau-
tions againet railroad disasters, as sug-
gested by the recent aecident on tbe
tie Hudsen River Railroad: Here -
m'
comends that railroad trains should
be required to carry all nee.essary ap-
pliances for breaking into wrecked cars
and extinguishing fire. A bill has been
introduced in the Senate requiring
each passenger, mail, or exprees car to
be provited with a fire extinguisher
and an axe.
ELECTION OF FRENCH SENATORS. -013
the 8th inst. the election of seventy-
nine Senators took place in France.
Of these, sixty-six were Republicans
and thirteep Monarchists, showing a
gain of twenty-seven seats for the Re-
publicans. The popularity of M. De-
' Freycinet, who was one of the two
called by the President on Gambetta's
resignation, may be shown from the
fact that he was chosen by four differ-
ent constituencies. - The census taken
on the 18th lof December shows the
population of Paris to be 2,223,910, an
increase in the last five years of 237,104.
seesessmosems.
—At the Lieutenant -Governor's ball
in Toronto lest week a novelty was in-
troduced in the "Waverly Quadrille."
The dresses of the participants were all
conceived from the descriptions of them
worn by the characters represented in
the Waverly novels The set was a
double one, aid the sixteen brilliant
costumes m e an extremely' pretty
group. It a -rnade all interesting
study, and tuiipse who were, or had
been, familiar I with the characters of
the great Wi ;rd a the North found
agreeable occ ation incletermixiing the
personation. rpm the costume. The
following are ehe names of those who
took part in ie set, wed of the char-
acters which trr, as Lady Rowena;e represented by them:
Mrs. Nordhe
Mrs. Cattana le, as Queen Berengaria
Mrs. Buchan n!, as Fair Maid of Perth;
Mrs. McDon ld, of Goderich, as Fe-
nella; Mrs. Nordheimer, as ellose
Bradwardern 'Mrs. Melfort Boulton,
as Catherine Seaton; Mrs. Ducheu, of
Port Hope, a Flora MoIvor ; Miss
Howland, as Mary, Queen of Scots;
Mr. C. A. Bro gh, as Mr. Fairbrother ;
Mr. Arnold, as Lord Darnly ; Mr. Cas-
imer Dickson, as Sir Walter Raleigh;
Mr. A. Nordheimer, as Quinton Der -
ward; Mr. Bloodgood, as Sebastian;
Mr. Bruce M(tDonald, as Fergus Me -
Iver; Mr. J. : Buchanan, as Captain
Waverly; M. Melfort Boulton, as
Earl of Essex
..eieme.
The Theron judgeship
In the Court of Common Pleas at
Toronto on F iday last Chief Justice
Wilson delive ed judgment on the ap,
plication to p ohibit Mr. D. B. Read,
the COmMiSS °Der appointed by the
Dominion Go ernment, from inquiring
into the con not of W. R. Squier,
County Judge of Huron, as directed by
the commission issued to bien. Mr.
Christopher 1obinson, Q. C. for the
Commission, and Mr. Dalton McCarthy,
Q. C., for the Judge, were present to
hear judgwoni.
The learnedj Chief justice first allud-
ed to the affid 'ts filed and arguments
of counsel, an then referred at some
length to the jOxlord University com-
mission, and tjhe opinions of English
counsel of e inence, as to whether
nommissions f enquiry may issue un-
der the prerog Live nf the Crown. In
connection wi III this point he cited a
number of col nial oases in which the
appeal had b en to Her Majesty in
Council dire° from the Governor of
the nolony in ouncil. In order to es-
tablish (share against a judge, inquiry
must be mad but not betere coat-
miesion, but efore the Governor in
Council wherel evidenceowneothe takeh
on oath. TheI Imperial statute of 1782,
the Chief JI1stce claimed, did not
authorize the sane of such commissions
as the one unler consideration, as a
commission w s a delegation of author-
ity, and the G vernor in Council could
not claim to delegate an authority
which had ne ee been vested. in bim.
The law office 8 of the Crown say that
the commissipie might have as its
authority the respect with which a
Royal Commi sion might be expected
to be receiv d; but the authority
claimed by th s 1 commission went far
beyond that. Coming to the consider-
ation of the au herity given by Canadian
statutes, he noted the Cousolidated
Statutes,- cap 13, under which en-
quiry may be aide into the adminis-
tration of ins ice on any matter not
regulated s emal law. He did not
understand th t nvestigation could be
made into the pondUct of any person
haying the akireinstration of justice
nquiry could be made
lew or their adminis•
into the conduct of an
his punishment or re-
ce. But enquiry could
ply those things regul-
eial law. From 1853
and he contended there
!specially referring to
this he referred to the
ng the .Impeachment
hich judges were to be
misbehavior. The On -
had assumed to re -
under him. E
into defects of
tration, but no
individual for
moval from o
be made into
a,ted by any sp
there had been
still was a la
such cases. I
Act establish
Court, before
arraigned for
tario Legislatu
peal this Act, but he held that their
so called statue of repeal was uncon-
stitutional andj that the Legislature has
no power to pajss such an Act. The
Court of Imp a,chrnent therefore still
provided for tbe special cases referred
to in the Act. He was, therefore, on
all grounds, of opinion that the in-
stitution of the Commission was not
valid. He wohld. however, reserve the
case, in order that the Crown might be
communicated with, and. withdraw
from its positi n, if it wished to do so.
In reply to a qetionby counsel, Chief
Justice Wilson stated that in case the
Crown dicline1 to cancel the Commis-
sion he would ie the necessary order
to have his juigment enforced.
The Gemini gain, however, was can-
celled, and he enquiry closed on
Friday eveni g and Mr. Read left
Godeeich for ome on Saturday. Thus
, -
eth the secloud investigation.
Presby ery of Huron..
This PreSbypery met in the basement
of the'new chirch, Thames Road on
Tuesday, the 17th inst. There were
present twelve ministers and. three
;
elders. Mr. "homson was appointed
Moderator for the ne,t sir months.'
The grants to the van tie Supplement-
ed cougregetio is were aeked to be con-
tinued. Mr. ritchard was instructed
to arrange for th,e conference on the
state of religioi, lat next meeting, and
the name of r. Turnbull to be added
to Committee on State of Religion. ,
Mr. McCoy, o b half of Committee of
tatistics, rey oreed, setting forth the
everage contri iution of each congrega-
Jinn to the arloils schemes of the
bhurch and h relative position of
each. Mr. M sg aye wported on be-
half of a com it ee to consider a remit
regarding the ged and infirm minis-
ters' fund, by iriuging in an overture
with,ehe view f dividing the fund into
a benevolent ad equitable fund, the
fordter consist ngl of contributioes of
eougregations and the latter of minis-
ters' rates. A`ftefl. a spirited discussion
a motion to sea ide the overture and
adopt the remit was defeated, and the
overture order d to be transmitted to
the Assemhb . • The question of ar-
rears of Exetet congregation, laid over
from last mee ing, was brought up, as a
number of del gates from that congre-
gation were pr sent, who stated that
they were onlet owing $75 and not $100,
and that tber was an account owing
them of $60; ibat they had endeavored
to pay the ar ears, but had not suc-
ceeded. On thotion of Mr. McCoy, it
was decided that the Exeter congrega-
tion and. Mr. Hartley present their ac-
counts at nexti meeting of Presbytery.
Mr. Reith, frOm . Grand Bend, asked
advice regarding ' a slanderous report
circulated atebut himself. The Pres-
bytery advise4 him to ae,cept the
apology he had received from Mr.
Glendinning and allow the matter to
_
a
drop.. ,At the same time the Presby-
tery expressed its sympathy with and
confidence in Mr. Reith in the painful
circumstances in which he had been
placed. Leave was asked and granted
to the 'Grand Bend congregation to
moderate in a call to a minister. Rev.
Mr. Danby.to attend to this duty on
Tuesday, January 31st at half -past one
p. m. Rev. J. M. King, M. A. Toronto,
was unanimously nominated iloderater
of General Assembly. Congregations
are recommended to take up collec-
tions for tie support of Manitoba Col-
lege_ The next meeting will be held in
Clinton. on the s second Tuesday in
March.
"A Man's a Man for a' That."
MR. EimeMi, ss- Sia: Having failed
after much enquiry during seven years'
sojourning in the United States of
America and Canada to ascertain what
qualifies one as beiug eligible to mingle
in aristocratic society in this fair Do-
minion, where, to use a rather slang
expression, the "codfish" element is so
fast in endeavoring to imitate the
genuine old world aristocrats, I beg
space through the medium of your
valuable paper to air this subject of so
much importance to the, rising genera-
tion of this young country.
With reference to the apparent in-
difference with which a resident of
Seaforth fancied he was treated upon
entering a church in Edinburgh be-
cause he was not arrayed in purple and
fine linen, topped by a plug hat, as set
forth by him in such touching and elo-
quent language in a letter reoently
published, I can't see that the pride of
the thoroughbred gentleman is nearly
so ridiculougras the snobbery exhibited
by a certainiclass of aspirants to the
bon to order of shabby gentility on
this side of the "herring pond."
The custom of the country in which
the seed person is at present living de-
mands, or, when I last was there, de-
mauded that a person having respect
for himself should don a "stovepipe,"
or more popularly known as a "ping
hat," with broadcloth suit. to kirk,
weddings and funerals, while, in this
country', pride. or style, demands one to
appear in "christy stiff" and fashion-
ab:y cut Scotch tweed suit; and I
know one church in Seaforth, from ex-
perience, that if a person can't appear
with this garb he has to sit in the back
seats. And I do not think many can
deny the feet, that in this country a
fashionably dressed bank or dry goods
clerk, with probably all the property or -
wealth be owns on his back, would
scorn to be seen walking down town
with a respectahle farmer or mechanic,
if there was the least trace of the nee,
washed multitude visible.' Shake-
speare says: "He who steals my purse
steals trash; while he who robs me of
my good name robs me of all I possess."
And I think if the almighty dollars are
robbed, that the name or honesty of a
man won't help him socially in this
laud of the free where money or plenty
of cheek takes the place of the means
and blood in the old world.
It is to be regretted that. such snob-
bery is allowed to crop urgi in our fair
Dominion. It should be laughed down,
as it is by most sensible persons. Oar
period on this earth is, at the most, not
of long durabion ; so, while we tarry
here. our motto should be: "Love our
neighbors as ourselves, for we're a'
Jock Tamson's bairns," and at the last
come to one common end, where no
distinction or caste will be looked for
on opr going to that bourne from whence
no traveller returns. Yours, &c..
ITEATHBR JOCK.
Canadal_
Knox Church, Galt,' is now lighted
by gas.
—The Bishop of Toronto confirmed
25 boys at the Penetang reformatory on
Sundaybec
last.i
Canada Temperance Act has
been carried in the county of Inverness,
Nova Scotia.
—Mr. Wm. C. Schlenter, Reeve of
Preston, has been unanirnonely elected
Warden of the county of Waterloo.
—The Western Fair Board have
decided to hold the next fair in the
week beginning on the 25th 6eptember.
— Mr. John Kidd, of Tottenham. has
purchased 100,000 acres of timber limits
in Muskoka district, where he intends
erecting sawmills.
— The failures in Toronto last year
numbered 72, with liabilities of 5738,-
000, compared with 60 failures, with
liabilities of $569,000, in 1880.
— Mr. H. Ross, postmaster and pro-
prietor of the sawmill at Devizes, East
Middlesex, has sold his sawmill to
Messrs. J. Hobbes and H. Sales, for
1)1,500.
— Mr. Jacob Ratz. of Wilmot, intends
erecting a steam sawmill at Philips-
burg, as soon as the weather will
admit of -'coinmeeicing building opera-
tions.
1
— Mrs. McMillan, wife of Donald
McMillan, for many years a resident of
Parkhill, died of typhoid fever at Bran-
don a few weeks neo.
—Mr. Aquila. Walsh, of Sirncoe, has
been appointed -Dominion Lands Com-
missioner at Winnipeg, and will have
tbe privilege of. drawing a salary of
$5,000.
—Mr. Joseph Draper, tbe well known
conductor on the Grand Trunk Rail-
way between Toronto and -Stretford,
has been in the employ of the company 1
for —over , years.i2negtheme
ssion of the Dominion
Parliament two State. halLs will be t
given. Lady Balfour, sister of the
Marquis, will, it- is understood, do
the honors in the absence of the
Princess.
Campbell, late Equerry to t
Her Majesty, and to the Marquis of
Lorne at Ottawa, with his wife and
three children. have been laid up with
scarlatina. They are recovering.
—Last Sabbath morning a special
religious service was held in the Jewish
synagogue in Toronto, and appropriate
prayers Said m Hebrew on behalf of
tlig prosecuted Russian Ieraelites.
—The Rev. Father McGrath, who, t
through ill health, has been compelled e
to give up his charge at Bothwell, hem 1
been presented by his late congregation f
with a purse containing one hundred
and six dollars.
—The temperance men and the
liquor dealers of St. John, New Bruns- it
wick, have commenced preparations
for the vote to be taken on February
23rd on the Canada Temperance Act.
There will likely be a vigorous fight.
—Mr. E. L. Montizambert, law clerk t
and English translator of the Senate„
died suddenly at Quebec a few days
ago. The deceased gentleman had :
publipbnoyngefiarvrldeiceGoni;:wasic:
'lbnNe cri agi brick
orktrn awasac)8tdedestroyedPeieineksd.nrbeyTd
rqb#:eleo—latneprita°urndlr.avgeradDignil.eratnhncenn years.
8 t hhe: 3/multi 8
bhee—eanlinopntrheise Orangeville gaol since Um
prisoner named Fox, who hee
estrinse was aped
last Assizes for thbeeftr,(n)aade ehteisbeesiceap40.
the other night while assisting tbe tuta.
key to build fires, tnaonr;:bgohfpilaupsdrsninennogittasy.reat bil eelaway
the Republic are coming to Quebec
wiI1 settle near St. Jerome, where they
ing to a monastery at Angers, Franak
which was closed by the government*
‘idawsioai-8-11:15;:ert:h.theieisa:Icli eainnui ttkaaroi. nfictilegthr for
dtsroatmih
tunnel ender the St. Lavvrence
iPnoan. Ilicaormd pfolerttehreweorakndto abheafilluismheedlle:
Montreal has been awarded to j'AL
drainage
gc13ea ti a et andl ekon th.:
gt till all it.; -
Cochrane ranche at Bow River, ane
that the assistance of the Mounted Pe -
lice has been called in. Meantime Le
na a—r1 IDArCe rv Commissioner
iyj sa iscokplel oer: ationtfdinepAiienettioOnItG°abwasvaer.
eeo,rfe voePureyu:awPaoetirrds ht Ohi fPe size of
I
ena theeantvbees ePreee Lord'snaeidt mPpbrei yeanyet
he naked eye, incinding
Mr. Jackson's name, ...in all 67 words or
m2 68, alleohtutege r9,siestate.
Campbell Mae_
ofun Mcaensers. John Louis
dongall, of Ottawa, who went into' in.
solvency four years ago, has been eland -
after 'paying 100 cents on the dollar,
leaving a residue of $20,000 to be haul-
ed—bamoikastoId. tTseoraripglientaolnowAnremrss.trong de.
livered a lecture on "John ICnoz and
the Scottish Reformation" in Chal-
mers' church, Guelph. on Thurs-
day night last week to a gooe
audience. The eloquent lecturess re-
ceived a vote of thanks at the close.
—A slight panic was created in St.
James' Cathedral, Toronto, last Sme
day night, caused by a man falling
down in a fit. Order was only restor4
by the clergyman giving out a popular
hymn, which was lustily sueg by the
less excited portion of the cougregatiou.
—At the close of a recent ruissionery
meeting at Milton, when the collectiee
plate came back from its round there
was found therein a lady's fine gold
chain, and the owner said she had no
further nee for it while the heathen,
were suffering for the want of the Gos-
pel.
—A great deal of excitement prevails
in the front part of Leeds oourity,
caused by the preaching of two young
ladies—Miss McGregor and Miss Thom -
e& The former is from London. Ont.,
aynead—rismsoaefbout 17, while the letter is frees
Syracuse, New York, and is about 28
—Messrs. Cant, Gourley & Co., of
the Galt Machine Works, are about eel -
ding a brauch to their establishment
for the manufacture of the most im-
proved looms for use in woollen fac-
tories.- This is a new branch of busi-
ness in this Province, as all the looms
hitherto used have been imported.
—John Purdy, of Grafton, abused his
child of two years of age so that he died.
A post mortena examination was held
by Dr. Halliday, who found that the
child came to his death from a severe
blow on his head. The father is now in
Cobourg gaol to await his trial at next
"—sizTesh.e clergy of St. Patrick's Church;
Quebec, are making efforts to suppress
dancing. Lately three of them visited
a house in tbe lowee townoand sum-
marily broke-up a dancing party in pro-
gress. There was awns extitemeat
over the matter among the participante;
who all fled from the premises. _
—The seamstress of the larvey
stitnte, at Montreal. who was notified
to leave by the Ladies' Committee or
giving information about the mustard
plaster mode of punishment adopted hi
punishing the inmates has become
raging Mainao. She has been sent to
the asylum at Longue Pointe.
—Canada was largely represented at
the Scottish ball in Buffalo, on the
night of the 27th ult. Aineng those
preAent from Canada were George
Matheson, of Hatailtoree Geo. Ranh, of
Dundas; Capt. :T. Ingells, J. B. Beth-
une, F. McCollum, Dr,A G. McMichael,
of Brantford, and others.
—Mr. W. A. Stepheus, of Owes
Sound, points out that since the first
railway accident, when Mr. Huskissone
M. P., was killed, 130 prominent publie
man was slain in a. railway disaster
lentil a fortnight ago, when: Sent:tor
Wagner, of Wagner car fame, -et his
death in the Spuyteu-Duyvil horror.
—Messrs. George Hogg and John M.
Rutherford, of Nerth- Dumfries, par.ch:teed a few days ago, frern the repre-
sentatives of the late Wm. Dickson
Esq., the forty acres of wood land lying
on Lhe bank of the Grand River below
the property of Mr. Alexander McPhail -
and 801-0kt miles below Galt. The pries
Pa—idWwrilSel'all7r5.. T. A. Thompson, al
Parkhill, and family, were at ohureh
on Sunday night some persons entered
his hose and stole a geld 'watch ani
$5 in money. Three or four suspicious
ooking clia.racters were. seen hanging
around the place duriug the after-
noon, but nothing was thought of it at
he time.
he
Elora Express says: -eeiseere
Felieitus and Regis, accompanied by
Miss Raffle, of this village, called upon
he charitably disposed in Elora, Salem
and part of Nichol, during the past few
days, and !collected $120 in cash, nine
bags of flour, nine dollars worth of dry
goods, aud a quantity of meat, in aid of
SJoseph's
its Pc iotnati nioa
Gt tienj Ph; to which
of tbe beet-rnot sugar companies in the
Province of Quebec should receive the
Government bonus, voted in aid of thie
ndustry, it has been finally decidei
hat the Farnham Company are be
ntitled to it, and they will consequent.
y receive an annual subsidy of 57,000
or tenh elo
years.ceion survey of the Ontatie
Sault line of railway has been corgi -Act -
d from Sault to Spanish River,dig-
ance of 125 miles. The work o olear-
ng the right of way and gmaing
Inc has been goin -on for SOM Le
ath
ast between Saih River a4
oma Mills, the intention being to
inne the work during the wi on-
-Last Friday a farmer named Johu
Naden was in the woods near Wallace-
urg engaged in loading a saw logs,
iseseseasse
when &t
-ea mp by
out of t
tbe d
His hea
crushed.
young e
—The
and Ind
morubbed
deer hush
knowing
ly slippe
lowest st
the cut 1.1
have to el
—The
has been
aocidenta
this wintt
three dies,
here.' On
Tuesday
vere cut a
man were
, axe in his
gave him
—Whih
days age,
Gilli vray,
He wire ct
lying acr
flew up, et
head, knoi
eame
boys beme
ance. and,
He
is prop
taken pla*!
was sudile
talons well
and contri
The prosp
her would
fact which
time to till
= fused to ell
and iniuiet
jilted man,
—A few
in the vici,
town wher
had never,
minutes a
for a Heel)
woman's
-which lee d
was proci
inarried
meeting.
that Light,
within tw<
so.
—A dep
and other -
Toronto,
waited ttp
tario Gave
and ni god
in referenc
agreement
Grey and
Railways s
deputation
drie, Osier,
son, Rams
others.
that the vi
receive ear
—One 418
of Rev. hl
playing, fel
Goldie mis
and at one
into the
water be
plunged in
gone.
partially r
was just a
eiatern. 8
sad fix, beil
child, howe
out the ne
high stool
—The en
tigate the c
matron of
Montreal h
They bud t
mustard pi
is 1313a-aille
-tron of int
thAt the e
children in
ment roam
this process
to those th
which they
to jmige..—t. Ladies"
endorsed th
No wonder
venally con
—The la
Hamburg e -
success. T
of cattle be
by *hum th
tle -were
Dean and
secured a c
pound live
price paid.
were also p
suitable eel,
ISO and 200
-sale. Arcot
Waddeli't0'
Brill, Ernes
lock. Farm
ginnieg to
eegular enoz
the seller an
tain time,
and time in
Mr. JLinE
ship of Celle
break hie leg
few days ago
—Mr. See
Revenue
prostrated
illness.
—Mr. E.
week drew w
twice of ove
green pine,
—A reeeti
servative
Bruesele011
February a
traneactiou
—Mr. Dein
pointed Ass -
Ashfield. and
Collector of I
appointed.
—Mr. Rob
cession, We
the 50 acres
Fry, on- the
where in the
—A few d
accident bap
M. Lamond
township of
while Me.
clover, a shee