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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1891-06-19, Page 4I •-• eitnene THE -HURON EXPOSITOR, N - E. ST c WELL ASSO RTE D IN WHITE LAWNS and MUSLINfS, also CI4EAM CASHMERES And other Light Summer Dress Goods. Edward McFaul , sEAtioRTFL NEW ADV RTISEMNTS siar The figure bets4een the parenthesis after each line denotes the, jage of the paperios which the advertisement wi11 be found. New •System. of Busin Weismil16.. (6) Harvest Tools—John ill Brothers. (6) - Property for Sale in eaforth—W. G. Miff. (5) $4,000 Farw. for Sale IL P. Wright. (5 A Good Opening—M Haslam. (6) Notice to Farmers—T omas Maio. (5) Girl Wanted—Mrs. A. Forbes. (8) Notice—Robert Hai). House and Lot for Sale—F. Holmested.,(5)- Xitteit txpo5ifq. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, June 19, 1::91. The Tranby- roft Scand . A case has recen ly been tried be ore the English courts, which has create a great deal of inter st the vvorl ' o er, and especially in 0 nada and the Mother 1;‘ country. This tri 1 has thrown open the doors of fashionable English Soci ty to the geze of the World, and th v ew obtained is not paricularly ple ing to a morality -loving eople, nor cr Iditable to the parties more imtnediatel in er= ested. A person amed Sir illiam Gordon Cumming, gentleman f con- siderable wealth, a officer in the army, a once bosom comp nioo of the Prince of Wales, and one ho was awaY up in social circles, brou ht an action for slan- der against a Mrs. Arthur Wileon, of Tranby-Croft, and there. The !huller complained of was hat the defendants ?had been circulatin statements to the - effect that the plai tiff bad been caught cheating at cards, and that he had sign- ed a document acknowledging the of - tense. 1 i The facts as disc lotted in evidence are, in brief, as foil we : In Sentember last, the Prince of VaIe8, Sir Williiim Gordon Cumming, nd other " tiabobit," while attendiug a racing meet in he neighborhood, were guests at Tranby- Croft, the country residence Of Mr. Arthur Wilson, ai gentleman o , great wealth, but without title, and who, although of plebien origin, was alloWed to fraternise with the titled nobility of the looser sort on 40eunit of his lwea ith and his willingness to entertain them liberally. They brought him 4istin1c- • tion by their presence, and he eecur d their company by !ministering libera ly to their stomach, and both part es ; seemed to be satisfied with the ex hen e. To the credit of r. Arthur Wiles+, however, it must b said, he does not seem to have figur d very conspibuou ly in the dirty affair, his wife, Mrs. ArtFur Wilson, having been the presiding g p- ious, assisted by her son, eon -in-law a d daughter. Well, a number of Lords aid Dukes and Colonel , and others of li e ilk, all of the bluest of blue Engli h blood, together with the Price of Wales, made Tranhy-Croft their head- quarters;while attending the race me t. They spent their days M1 the race- course, and their evenings at the hos- pitable mansion of Mr. Arthur Wilson. Alter indulging liberally in the plisamuJes of the festive boatal they weri wont to enjoy themselves playing at beccarat, the nature of which we have net seen explained, further than that it is a com- mon gambling game of some sort. 411 the guests at Tratiby Croft, of both sexes, together with the member* of tie Wilson family, :Nem to have taken a hand in this game.1 But in their behalf it must be stated here, that an agree- ment existed that the stakes played for must not exceed one thousand dollars. The Prince of Wales was bankerlor boas of the game, and among the players Wall Sir William Gordon Cumming, the plain- tiff in this snit. Mr. Cumming and the Prince of Wales appear to have een o d hands at the game, but the .otheiFs weie eomewhat "fresh." During the first night's play it was suspected that Sir William cheated, and consequently raked in an undue share of the plunder. None of the partite!, however, were quite sure on this point, and having c. held a caucus in Sir William's elegem) compared notes and agreed to • wat h him on the following night. The resullt • of the following night's obse vations convinced all that their sespicioia wee well founded, and the virtuous company were, accordingly, very much heirrified. Some of them left the room and refused to return to it until Sir Willi ' m had v left. The result was that Sir illimn was accosted with his offense, aid was ultimately induced to sign a doeument, at the instance of the Prince of Wales, acknowledging that he did "heat iit cards." One condition of his 1 signig this document seemed to be that the af- fair should be hushed up and nothing more was to be said about it. The secret, however, would not keep, bet got whispered abroad until it became a topic of general scandal in blufebloocled society, Matters went so far that Sir William Cutnming lend to do something to save his reputation. He accordingly brought an action against Mrs. Arthur Wilson and het son-in-law for slander. He claimed that he was innocent of the offense charged signed the docu ly as a matter o Prince of Wales son !family an up, lest a scand good name of th was the case, th his foot in it. haustive and sea gave a verdiet a of the defendan clueing him of t signed confessio deuce which infl hitn. As a resu jury, Sir Willi from the variou was a member; from the army, cised by the This punishme seem to have gr the day after th ledge of the fate married to a Ne his bride return -to spend the hon tend crossing th and making a to If we can judge we should say th got decidedly th as her titled hu been COD sid erabl too old to mend may turn out di sure, for her sak be so. Besides reveali nese of blue-bloo this trial has die pleasant traits of the Prince of Wa has been reveale to the British than a common, gambler. It ca the Prince was i set of baccarat c travelling outfit, to put np a gime at which he stay. I ' Out him, and that he ant of confession simp- favor to his friend, the and to satisfy the Wil - get the matter hushed I should retult, and the Prince suffer. If this s is just where he put or, after a Most ex- ohing enquiry, the jury Must him and in favor , thus virtually con- e offense, and his own was the principal evi- enoed the jury against t of this verdict of the m has been expelled social clubs of which he he has been dismissed and he has been mitre- " gentry " generally. t, however, does not atly affected him, for trial, with a full know. in store for him, he got York lady, and with d to his country home y -moon, and they in - Atlantic in the fall r of the United States. t all from the reports, t the Yankee lass has worst of the bargain, band seems to have of a rake, and is now is ways. ,But, things erently, and we are , all will hope it may • g the extreme rotten - ed society in England, losed several very un - character on the part of es. The undeniable fact that the heir apparent hrone is little better if not a professional, e out in evidence that the habit of carrying a enters as part of his hat he might be able at the country houses d. It was also proven that Mr. Arthur Wilmon had forbid- den the playin of baccarat in hie house, lest his g este, as Well as mem- bers of his own family, might be led into gambling w ye. But at the urgent solicitations of the Prince of Wales, Mrs. Wilson, i • defiance of her hus- band's instructio s, permitted the game to be played, "just to oblige the Prince." We v ntare to say she now wishes she had n t done so. Another peculi trial is the stran exists among th all terribly shoo number should but they all s gambling itself thing, and is sim ment. The viot be socially °etre cast from societ supposed to have dishonest game. realise that gamb most depraving is gratifying, ho mass of the peo as elsewhere, vie ing in quite a di that has oceurre shocked the mor both at home an tions made at tie' not relish the kn sprung upon the them that their ciates people of and that he is, h in the set, and t to let him kno press, both of E spoken out ver and have unep conduct, and th sentiments of t overlook the fo' dissipations of will not be toler changed within There was a tina could do as they what debauche people dare not test, or if they ay the penalty acrifice of th ave, thank Go ow, kings an hemselves as g Ise they will s tend that the nd that even a ow. It is onl he feelings of other that th eir apparent ooked, and it i he salutory le • men. It is no etrieve his cha roper position eople are reall e forgiving, b here is a limit ill be well for e does not p e mother Ian er not to b • ould not take te e monarchial rity brought out by the e code of morals that se people. They were ed that; one of their heat while gambling, em to think that the is quite the correct ly an innocent amuse - m in this instance is to sod and made in out - simply because he is acted dishonestly in a They do not seem to ing is the meanest and ind of dishonesty. It over, to see that the le of England, as well • the crime of gambl- erent light. Nothing for many years has so 1 sense of the masses, • here, as the revels- • trial. The people do wledge which has been • and which proves to rum has for his- asso- low a moral stamp, muff, about the lowest ey have not been &low their feelings. The land and Canada,have plainly and pointedly ringly condemned his presi but expresses the o people. They could les of youth, but the advanced middle life ted. Times have greatly the present century. when kings and princes pleased, and no matter y they indulged in the omplain, much len pro - did, they might have to • f their temerity by the ir lives. Thine times passed away forever. princes must behave od, moral men should,' on be given to Under- upplies ?rill be cut off, rner measures may fol - out of consideration for his beloved and worthy " peculiarities " of the have been so long over. hoped he will profit by son he is now being yet too late for him to acter and win back hie in public esteem, as the • lenient and dieposed to t they have shown that to their leniency, and it His Royal Highness if es this. The people of are just now in a tem - tampered with, and it a great deal to shake ystem to ite very found - 11 same It is to be hoped that no ouch cattle will be given, but that the Prince will take the Advice so wisely given him In the English Press, to profit by the past, turn over a new leaf and live such •a life thsit.his example will be good and ennobling and not evil and depraving. Do we Die Younger than Our randfat ere? There is a very general impression that thetpeople of the present time are not as Ion -lived r as healthy as were those of past ages. It would be strange if, with the great advances Made by scientific and medi al research and discovery, some good ad not been accomplished to the human race. It must; therefore, be gratifying o know that all our learning ha; not gone for naught, and that the general belief that we are 1 es long-lived and less healthy and roljust than our Grandfathers is not euppoIlted by facts, —is in fact a delusion. n anarticle, en- titled; "-0 r Grandfat er Died Too Young," ii the " Popu ar Science Monthly" 1or June, Mrs. i1.M.Plunkett ghee an array of interestin statistics, or rather statiltics in an inter sting form, which completely demolishds the super- stition that our ancestorshad hardier constitutionthan we, and that their more healthful mode of lis ing enabled them to attain a riper ol age. The staltistios whteh throw the at ongest light 'upon this stibject are those .of Geneva, Seditzerland where official dal records hafve been k pt ever since the time of Jo n Cilvirr. Mrs. Pun ett shows 'In the year 1600 th death -rate th re was fotty in the th usand. In i18 0 it had f lien to twent -nine in a th emend. he 'meaning of thia is that th average 1 ngth of life in that city !hap increase onethird. Luring this century vita statistics have been kept in other co ntries, with th4 result of eh wing that in -no century his the dura - ii n of life ben lengthened so much as i, in Our 019n4 To a great e tent this; ch nge for th better has ben due to be ter food ' supplies, bettex clothing, iv rmer hoes s, and better medical ser - hi e. Owing to the last-named cause, pl gees have been almost unknown in th.s century, • hile in the last, through t e ravages o small pox alone, in the ei y of Lond • n, two hundred thousand p ople died nrl, as Macaulay says, it w $ the exoe tion to find a person whoa° fa e was not itted. But in a larger m asure the change has been due to better ventilation and better ea itary arrangements, both do - in stio and municipal. "By thorough st ention tie mum drainage, Boston has re uced her eath-rate from thirty-one In the there% d to twenty." At the be- gi ning of th s century it was doubtful g there was single well -authenticated o se of a ma who had reached the age iet a hundr d years. Such cases are ii w flamer° s. Age and youth have,of c else, alwa s been corelative terms, b t men are now regarded as in the p ime of life ' who were regarded as old a entury ag . It is not, therefore, the i P ople of thle generation who hurry through , life but it was our ancestors w o did this. They married many y ars younger than do -their descend• azits, and they died more years younger." Canadian Lambs in the English Market. , A short t me ago, in experimental i ipment of Iambs was sent from the 0 tarie, Agricultural College,. Guelph, t the Engliai market. It seems that tie experiment has proved very satis- falctory. This is most gratifying news, •eapecially at this time, when there is a - pi•obability that our only eitisting lamb market is li ely to be closed against us by a regulation of the Washington Gbvernment, requiring_ all sheep and lsmbs ahippejl from this country to the United States to remain in quarantine for fifteen days before being sold. Pro- fhlisor Shaw, the manager of the Agri- cultural. College, in a recent letter to the Toronto papers, says: • ' t‘ The lambs composing the shipment eire perches' d by Mr. Storey, the farni. f reman, in Ithe mouth of September Wt. They ere bought in the counties of Lanark a d Carleton, and brought] thence to this farm, whe they were shorn and pastured. for a me on rape. hey were then fed in s de until the I e d of Aprileevhen they were, shipped to ritain. Without waiting to give de- tails in this letter, I may say that the ananeial asp ct of the venture is satis- factory. Th se lambs received no more attention tha can be given by any far- mer who h s shed room for feeding lambs in win er. As will be shown in my next let er there are no mysteries about their eeding, nor is there any- tbing in the slightest degree compli- cate • They were fed on food such as any farmer ay grow, in almost any t of the D•minion. It is te be hoped ere will give this matter which its importance' de - re are, -doubtless, great nnected with the future It may yet become one important industries of further, and say that it ome one of the moat im- ries of the country; nay, tain to become one of our nt industries, and I ask all Canada -to note this igh it well. If each far- vince were to fatten but - year for, this market he urn of about $54 for good hir his outlay. This is a pa, th th t our far attention nnds. Th possibilities c of of PC ie it th this trade. the most nada. Ig' likely to be rtant indue is almost ce et import e farmers o t, and to w neer of this Pr six lambs a would get a re average Lambs paying return, know. We w lambs for ann bring annuall t an $10,000, larger amount o r export of inion. The i cennection I tribe, and t 1 ok of shippi ithetanding, t ere are sple e tie to this tr Professor 5 1 tuba brought as our farmers very well eld than have 1,200,000 al shipment. -This would ineo the country more of British money—a than is now obtained for eheese for the whole Do- hief obstacles would arise ith the transport of the elm would relate to the g accommodation. Not - it is certainly true that did possibilities in refer - de." aw &leo adds that these 17 cents per pound in 111 0 the English market, and that they dressed 613i pounds, and he thinks that onr fartners should have no- trouble in ra sing lambs which would dress 75 to 8 pounds each when one year old, and o a quality the very best. As to the b eeds which take the market best he ✓ commends lambs of the Shropshire a d Hampshire breeds, and next to these the Oxforddown and the South - d wn. He says: "If the eiree belong t one or other of these breeds the d ms may be of any grade, so long as 6 ey are average in quality." • smimmasmarseseesim The Difference. The Canada Presbyterian in the fol. wing paragraph points out very plain - 1 hnd ' truthfully one of the leading p ints of difference between the Liberal aid Conservative parties of Canada. It c t The dying hours of Sir John Mac- d onald were not made bitter by the in- gratitude of his political friends. Never s nee party government began did any party stand more loyally by their chief than the conservatives of Canada have s ood by Sir John for more than a quar- t r of a century. If some of them turn - e 1 or remained away from the polls in 'Z4 the fault was not theirs. In this re - the Conservatives of Canada and perhaps of Great Britain, present a Marked contrast to the Liberals. The Liberals are -always exacting, are easily o1fended, are often cruelly unreasonable in their demands, and are greatly given tc finding fault with their own best men. 0 churn this is not true of all, but it is true of a number large enough to make se vice of the Liberal Party exceedingly di 'cult and precarious. A step • that w uld ruin Mr. Laurier ,or cost Mr. Mtwat bis place would simply stiffen th backs of Sir John Macdonald's fr ends. Sir John, of course, deserved m oh of the praise giiren him for manag- lin men, but it should not be forgotten th this party has shiny@ been comPar- at v ly easy to manage. Loyalty to th i leader has always been one of their cleie characteriatice. • Possibly they may at times have carried their loyalty to e cess, but we venture to say few of the regret at the present moment the conr e they pursued. When able men like Mr. Mowitt or Sir John devote thei lives to their country they certain- ly d serve the support Of their friends., This anada of ours needs all the states - 1 m n he has, and she has never treated m n of them too generously. 111.1181281111==MINMEN111 he Right Way to Put It. T e Toronto Telegram occsionally m ksa sensible remark and the follow- ; in , hich we heartily endorse, is among th umber : a ouble-headed Cabinet with stand- ard/1i of the two great churches of tendom in it may be a necessity bt ertainly is not a fulfilment of our hi Gev R m, P ot, T e a sea! to int p&p P o re r m n w ha eXist anon cam aet Scot q arise Cana tialple hp to co sePar by 't hone lei he t hopes. Earnest, thinking ians are tired of these seesaw nments'loaded up with so many n Catholics, so many luke-warm Arnett, and one or two orangemen. ysterre of taking men for what they orth as sectaries not citizens is un - ably offensive. Promotion comes •ften 1 this couptry from creed d of merit, and the surest way of testing a false condition is to give stants or Catholics, as such, sentation in the Cabinet. Govern - by Canadians for Canadiana is this country needs. Cabinete of lice and Protestants by their very nce tend to divide a country, that d be united, into two sectarian B. It is time to cease asking er a man is Catholic or Protestant, h, Irish or English, when the ion of raising him to the Cabinet . If hetbe a Canadian, and a good • ian, that and that alone is his to advancement. This will a er nation when, in the goo me e creed and politics are widely ted, and when every man is tested ese searching questions: Is he t? Is he true to the country? faithful to its highest interests? : I I HE discussion of the motion of ceneit e upon Sir Charles Tupper it was aaid Mr. N. F. Davin, of Regina, tbat if Sir Charles were to fall to - mon w there is not a man in this House who ould hesitate to vote money to bend him a monument." Perhaps so; belt t is is a statement which, like a weed nany others from the same source,' re u4es to be taken with a good deal of owance. There is one thing certain, h wever;if Sir Charles could be de - t ron d from his High Commissioner - skip a• d his London mansion abolished, the ople of Canada could well afford bu Id him two or three monuments e ery year, and would be considerably ii po ket at the expiration of each rm. : We beg to direct the especial atten- t on if the County Councillors of the oun of Huron to the following state- ent rom the London Advertiser. It know whereof it speaks " Wentworth c un has at length decided to follow the example,of Middlesex by establish - g a House of Industry. The co-oper- ative plan for maintaining the poor and epen a way t xpa rick t at lent portion of the population is the best. It is better for the er and better for the poverty - n than the happy-go-lucky system myelin in some counties." When ill, Huron be sufficiently civilized to f 11 into line with the rest sesamememmamem. Ro GH ON THE SEALERS.—The fleet f sea ing vessel,' belonging to San Fran - Chico, California, have lost one of their est unting grounds. ' For years it hat een he custom of the sealers to spend s ver 1 months in the Southern Pacific. est eason two 'vessels arrived at San ran taco with exceptionally large O teh a from Marquii Island. The ac- t on the United •States in barring a aler from bring seals to San Francisco ause the Tasmania officials to pus an ct rohibiting seal catching in the • out PaCifiz, within extensive Sea boun- aries. Sealers found near the island ' a will risk rrest and forfeiture of their vessels, This is considered a hard blow to the sealing fleet at San Francisco port. , DOMINION PARLIAMENT. 1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) 1 OrrAwA, June 15th, 1891. Siti Jain Macdonald's suceessor has been chosen in the Hon. J. J. C. Abbott, a meMber of the Senate. On Saturday morning Mr. Abbott was summoned to Rideau Hall, where after an hour's con- ference with His Excellency he was en- trusted with, and accepted, the task of fotming the new Ministry. He drove back to Parliament Hill, and at once went! to Sir John Thompson's office and offered him the portfolio of Minister of Just ce. He then went to Mr. Foster and ffered him the portfolio of Finance. It is believed that for the session all the old Ministersi have been offered their old ortfolios, Mr.Abbott himself taking the vacant Presidency of, the Privy Cou cil. Mr. Abbott, however,declines to dieclose his cabinet until he takes Parliament into his confidence to-mor- row.1 He authorized the following state- ment: . " We understand that in conformity wit His Excellency's desire Mr. Ab- bott •as undertaken the forrnation of a cabi et, and that this decisicin has been reac ed with a full understanding that those colleagues who have bee epoken of in connection with the Pre iership and with assurances from then of their cordial support." KETCH OF THE NEW PREMIER. NO man in public life possesses an eagle , more dignified or more courteous beari.g than the Hon. John Joseph Cal, . ell Abbott. He is a on of the late ev. Joseph Abbott, first Anglican ince bent of St. Andrew's, 'Argenteuil con , Quebec. His mother was the dau ter of an Anglican clergyman. He was orn at St.' Andrew',Quebec, Mar 12, 1821, and is thereore in his !7lstj ear. After graduating at McGill -Coll e he married, in 1849,a daughter of an Bethune, of MontreI1. He has sever 1 childreo, the eldest; Harry Ab- bott, eing the head of the ljew firm of -Abbo t, Tait & Co., of Mo treat.. He was c lled to the Bar in 1847 and made a Q. 1. in 1862. During the Trent af- fair h raised and commanded the "Ar - gen Solicitor - (en al in the unfortunate; Sandfield 3 il Rangers." He wile MAO nald-Sicotte Administration for sever 1 months. He was returned to the o d Canadian Assembly in 1857 and sat f r Argenteuil from Co' federation until 1882, except from 1874 to 1880, be- ing d feated in 1878 by Dr. Christie, the prase t Liberal member for that county: Mr. bbott was unseated in 1874. Two town hips were added to the county in 1882, and Mr. Abbott was elected by accls idiom He was associated with Sir • actor Langevin on the Letellier misei n to England in 1879. On the ap- point ent of Sir Alexader Campbell as Lie*nnant-Governor of Ontario in 1887, Mr.! bbott was called to the Senate and bee* e Government leader there, a po- sitiO he holds to this day. Mr. Abbott was the author of an Insolvent Act, but seldo addressed the Nouse when he had seat in the Commons,' and then chiefl on railway matters. He has de- rived much of his large income from railW y corporations, and was standing (mule el for years to the C. P. R., of wif c he is still a director. - THE REAL LEADER. Wile Mr. Abbott has been made Prehi er,he accepted on the condition that he w uld have the assietance of Sir John Th peon, Minister of Justice, as leade in the House of Commons, and he hat been in hourly consultation with Sir J hn during the present crisis. It is th refore an Abbott -Thompson Ad- roitrie ration, and as in the case of the ThCh -Macdonald and Bellan Adminis- trati. .8 the real power rests with the leade in the lower Hems°, the elective clam er. It is not contradicted by any Mee t at Sir John Thompson is now the Aetna leader of the Conservatives of Cana a. He was born at Halifax in 1844 nd is two years younger than Mr. Laur r. He was first widely known as counsel for the United States Govern- ment before the Halifax Fishery' Com- missi n, where he lost his case. He was Prem er of Nova Scotia from May to July, 1882, having been Attorney ,Gen- eral f om 1878. In 1882 he was appoint- ed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia., which position he resign- ed in 1885 to run for Parliament as Mini ter of Justice. He was legal ad- viser for Canada in the tiVashington ne- gotia ions of 1888, and was created a Knig t Companion of the Order of St. Mich el and St. George, The Roman Cath .lie University in Ottawa recently confei red upon him the degree of L.L.D. Curi usly enough he comes of a North _ of Ir land Protestant family and him- self aught a class in a Methodist Sun- day1Sclaool. He joined the Roman Cath lic church in mature life, however, and this factalone prevented him from becoIn ing Premier in name as well as in fact. That is generally conceded here. LATER. Parliament met on Tuesday. All the sury ving members of the, late Govern- menl hold their portfolios in the present Gov rnment, and the leadership in the Com one will be divided between Sir Job4 Thompson and Sir Hector Lang- evin Business proceeded very smooth; ly add amicably during the day. County Court and General Sessions. The June sittings of the County Court was opened 011 1Tuesday of last week by his Honor Judge Toms. There were only five civil cases, and an almost clean criminal sheet. The following were sworn in as THE GRAND JURY: Thomas Abraham, East Wawanoeh : A. Beuslaugh, John Crich, Seaforth ; Wm. Celia', Wm. Sherritt, Stephen; Jesse Grummett, Thomas Harris,Robert Hastie, Chris. Lambertus, Allan Mc- Lean, L. McNee, Ashfield; George reen, Alex. Munro, Goderich • James Gould, Hay; John Greenlee, ilowick ; George Horton, Usborne ; John McKay, Tuckeremith ; James McHardy, Col- borne ; Hugh McQuarrie, Blyth ; Jas. Nicol, Turnberry ; John Robb, Brus- sels ; Thomas Kay, Wroxeter; Sam. Sterling,, Stanley. Knight vi. Swarts —Was an action arising out of the sale or trade of a horse, in which a note for $35 was given. The case luted till Wednesday forenoon, when -the jury after half an hour's de- liberation, returned a verdict for plain - JUNE 1.9 1891, tiff and $55 damages. Judgment as to costa was reserved Smith va. Ross,—Was an action on a note; tried at December sessions. Ilis Honor gave judgment dismissing the ao- tio jnohwnitslatoono vs tips.. London Turf Club,—An action for prize money claimed as won by the krotting horse Gray Tobe. Trial was postponed on application of defence until June 19th. Love VI. Holman,—Was an action for the price of an organ. Judgment re- served. The Grand Jury submitted the follow- ing , PRES NTMX,NT : The IJurors for ur Lady the Queen beg leave tp present tif at they have examined the ja 1 and find 7 prisoners -5 males and 2 emales, of whom.2 are insane and 4 vagr nte, leaving only one prisoner for crime. We wouli recommend the erec- tion of a house cf refuge where such partiel as above veould find a more suit- able heme, as we consider the jail not a fit pled(' for Such poor unfortunates whet have committed no crime. We found everything clean and all parties satisfied with their keep. We are pleased to find such a sinall amount of business to come before 4s. We beg to; offer our heartfelt sym- pathy with Lely Macdonald and family in her great bereavement in the loss of her hueband, ;the Right Hon. Sir John Macdonald. ' Al! of which is respectfully submitted. McQueleFeti, Foreman. Queen vs. He ry Drake, — Arson, burning of a ba n in Ashfield. The Grand Jury retur ed a tree bill, and a bench jvarrant wa issued and placed in the S eriff's hands for the arrest of Drake., Hicks ve. Jones —An appeal from a conviction of Clete. Snell, J. P., Exeter, for trespass. CoUrt held appeal not properly entered. The Court affirmed4he appointment of the following constables by the county judge out of sessions: Thos. Gundry, Goderich ; Thos. Erwin, Wingham ; Jno. T. Wiggine, Fordwich ; Lewis Young, Fordwich. , eamenememeame • Huron Notes. —Mr. Peter Terriff, who has been postmaeter at Belmore for a number of years past, has resigned his position. —The racer belonging to Beattie Bros., of Bruseels, took 2nd prize in the run- ning race at Woodstock on Wednescley of last Week. —Mi. John Itae, son of Mr. John -Rae, of the 14th concession, McKillop, has gone on a trip to the Old country for the benefit of his health. —The Blyth firemen intend holding a grand firemen's ournament in that place on the firet df July next. Besides the hose reel race , a good list of prizes will be awarded f r athletic sports, &e. — G A. Deadina , druggist,of Brussels has a jersey heifer that has given 5,000 lbe. of milk in 7 months and 7 days, _with her first calf. He would like to know where there is a 2 -year-old of any breed that can beat this. , —Mr. Thome, Tlpling, of Clinton,has disposed of his lacksmithing business in that town to M. James Flynn. Mr. Tipling goes to D troit, where he takes charge of the shoe ng department of the street car service. — Mr. James Manning, of Simmer- ville, e stained a eavy lose on Tuesday of last lwesk by th death of a valuable workin horse. - It was affected with gas on he stomac , and died in a very short time. —Mr. James Y ung, of Auburn, met with rather a severe accident last week. Working at Mr.uttro'e store he ;acci- dentallystipped o a looseplank and fell to the ground. good shaking up and several' marks wer the result. — Messrs. J. M Cartney, Albert and John laletead, ' eorge Holland, and James Phipps, o Holmesville, left on • Tuesda , last week,, for Manitoba. We believe it is the intention of J. Halstead and James Phipps to spend the glummer there. ' 1 —Doisie, daugh er of Rev. D. ltorrest, of Walton, had a iarrow escape froni being peisoned.Getting possession of a bottle cif carbolic &cid. on Saturday, she drank Come, though not enough to do more injury than burn her mouth se- verely. i . —Charles Proc r, of the 4th line of Morrie has parch sed the Masters' farm 011 the 5th line for the sum of $4,400. Mr. Proctor fermi .on a very extensive scale ad now haii 500 acres a land. He get possession of his last porohase this fal . Mr. Maltere intends to lease some farm for a numher of years. —00 Friday 5th inst., while Wm. J. Treleaven, of the 8th conoession of Ash- field, Was hammering a nail into a post, the na4 broke and a piece flew np, going right iato his eye about half an Inch. He had it dressed by a doctor, who says that the sight is gone, and thet the eye should be removed. —Last Friday evening the bracket gave way sup -porting the chimney in the school ! house in school section No. 6, Morris), and down came the brick with a crash tipon some of the desks. Had the fall oceurredi during school hours some- body would no doubt have been serious- ly injured. A large hole was broken in the ceiling. —On Monday evening of last week the choir of Melville church, Bruesele, assembled at the residence of Dr. Graham and after spending some time in amnsements preeented Miss O'Connor, the Organist and choir leader, with a complimentary address and a hahdsome piano lamp. Miss O'Connor is about to resign and the choir took this means of expressing their appreciation Of her past eervice. —Op Friday afternoon last Mr. Samuel Booth, foreman for one of the departments at the Doherty Organ Fac- tory, Clinton, met with an acoident that was not only exceedingly painful, but one that will lay him off for some time. He was engaged in cleaning away some material from a circular saw, when his right hand was eaught and the index fingeriand thumb cut clean away from the hand, besides other portions of the hand being injured. —The early dawn of Sunday morning, 7th int., saw the extinguishing of the taper of life in the case of an old, honor- able eisteemed resident of Grey township in that person of John Lowe. He was born .in Perthshire, Scotland, near a vil- lage *led Callender and came to Grey about 35 years ago, settled 011 lot 10, conceesion 5, where he continued to live to the titne of his death. By steady work 4nd careful management he was prospered and lived to enjoy a most comfortable home. The deceued .was married twice, his first wife being Miss Elizabeth Johnston, of Haldimand County, by whom he had six children. all living. His second wife was Mai Ann Weatherspoon, of Grey townships who survive/ him. Mr. Lowe has been ailing for the past six months or over from Bright's disease and other compli- cationiebut a great many were surprised to hear of his decease. Deceased was I" member of the Presbyterian church for many years and had reached the age of 63 years and 3 months. —On Saturday afternoon of last week the fine brick dwelling house of Charles Durnin, Sr., 66h concession of Welt Wawanosh, wax burned,. The fire was caused by a spark liting on the roof, A. quantity of household stuff was saved, although somewhat injured. There was an insurance of $500 on the hoose and $300 on the contents. It is fortunate it happened in the day time or the con- sequence would have been more serious. —On Saturday, 6th inst,, as Charles Brown was engaged in patehing the roof of the barn on Mr. Curwen's premises, on the 5th concession of West Wawa - nosh, near Dungannon, he had the mis- fortune to fall from the roof some 16 feet into the waggon box which was be- side the barn. We are pleased to state that the injury sustained WAS not MO ser- ious as it might have been under the cir- cumstances. He is progressing favor- ably thus far. —There died in Goderich township on Thursday, June 4th, Miss Bridget Dug - gen, an old and respected resident of the township, at the age of 56 years. The deceased at the time of her death was living upon the same farm on which she was born, having resided there through- out her whole life. Another remark- able circumstance in this connection is that Mrs. Chas. Walters a neighbor of the deceased, who washed and dressed the body after death, performed the same offices at the birth of the deceased. —It is with deep regret that we re- cord the sudden death of one of the old- est and most respected citizens of Gorrie, in the person of the esteemed post mas- ter of that village, Mr. If. J. "legation, which took place at hie residence on Monday night, 8th inst., at 10.30 o'clock. Deceased had not been in the beet • of health for some time, but was able to attend to his usual duties. Dur- ing Monday he went about as usual, and about 10 o'clock p. m. retired to rest. Shtirtly after his daughter, Mrs. Edgar, noticed him breathing in an unusual manner, and medical aid was immedi- ately sent tor, but all to no avail, at 10.30.o'clock his -spirit had flown to an- other world. Deceased has been a resi- dent of the village of Gorrie for about thirty-five years, and has held the pos- ition of post master for over thirty-one years. Mr. Besanson leaves only one child, Mrs. John G. Edgar, to mourn his lose, his partner and several sons and daughters having crossed over the river before him. Deceased was a mall- ber of the Methodist Church and a de- voted Christian and his genial and kind- ly manner won for him the love and re- spect of all. Bayfield. A GOOD COLT.—As considerable has been said in the papers about some ex- tra fine colts in Tuckersmith, the atten- tion of admirers of horseflesh is directed to a colt in Stanley from the celebrated trotting horse "Amber F," formerly owned by T. Murdock, of Hemel', Robert Lawrason is the proud possessor of this colt, and when one month old (not Bob, but the colt) they say $100 cash was offered for it and refused. No doubt the proud owner will be giving his lady friends some fast drives when the colt growe up. SOMETHING NEW.—Mrs. Dr. Stanbury recently received from New • York a Technicon, which will prove a valuable assistance to her music pupils. It is truly a wonderful invention and is cal- culated to exercise and develop the mus- cles of the fingers, hand and wrist, and is alike beneficial to players of the piano, organ and other musical instruments, giving a freedom of touch that can never be acquired by practice. W.; S. B. Mathews, of Chicago says: "For some time past I have been experiment- ing with the Teohnieon both upon my own hands and those of my Rupils. The results have not only justified all the claims you make for it, but have also led me to the question whether this is not the road to a new departure in piano teaching, for I am clearly of the convic- tion that you have rendered the piano - playing public a very great benefit by your invention. * I find that the muscular part of this proceeding can be done upon the Teohnicon better than at the piano, as fifteen minutes' Technicon exercise will give results equal to at least an hour's practice at the piano, and with economy of nerve." 16 1. emplOyed in the leading Conservatories and musi- cal institutions of Canada and the United States, and is a. most valuable assistant. Mrs. Stanbury will be pleased to show and explain the benefits of the Techni- con to any who wish to call. Those in- terested in music should see it. The leading musicians of the world speak, very highly of it. [The above wae intended fbr last week, but was net received in time.) LOCALMES.—Mrs. T. S. Martin and daughter, of Toronto, is visiting her mother.—Miss Violet Thomson has re- turned from a pleasant vacation in Wingham, Beigrave and other places.— The Salvation Army camp meetings closed on Sunday night. The weather was moat favorable, and all enjoyed themselves very much. The meetings on Sunday were attendea by very large crowds from Seaforth, Clinton, Gode- rich, and the surrounding country.—On Sunday evening Bhigadier Philpott an- nounced that Lieut. McCullough had been promoted to be Captain, and her next station to be Wyoming. Captain Sayers is to take charge here.—On Wednesday evening Captain McCul- lough farewelled at the barracks. Dur- ing her stay oz about six months here she has proved herself a devoted, true Christian and a zealous worker, and has made many warm friends who wish her every success in her new field of labor. FIN I IN IN I IN I 11/ Im • IN I MI I I I I I: 111 I IN Glenfarrow. NOTES.—ReeveMc Pherson is at Gode- rich this week, attending to township matters.—Mr. and Mrs. Hutchison, of Culross, and Mr. Hutchison, of Howick, were visiting at Mr. Campbell's last week.—Mr. James Nichol had a new barn, 50 by 56 feet, erected last Wed- tiesday.—Mr. George Fortune's brick house, now in the course of erections will be a credit to the owner, and will, no doubt, meet thedemands of any farin house.—School Sections Nos. 5 and it have made arrangements for a. Union picTta ieu.tua two bun at be 4Psiled tA puteenes eve niusie sled? tette al e,nt to ath inner man, Vous P ion. There =latch. pc Are vited.. 1 ll°CioncSEtiritj co ,ed and was fltt. The eaaN rilddbil:X:11118}11 leueieCiti Sis.1 3,1nle:tt ebi Ylif:loterantrotidM •gif 1 It ivvarrA igtaa tei os kos7Jm: innuunr, ad • Wil ,11 Imde sheiale aceaLye esLro.poss_rtaihicinuel:e .ggnaisihnesmuilBderi as 01 sro Brreopv: na assisting h Church, cherries H festival untl brought in Aid Societ on the fron Quite a larA terellotdtedio:wrthe : pmnoon hour K Rev. la r feel pleased &nee thus fl held daily1 40.3tRahfhetuihirwoeephu141.vnii, the remain andl ear nunthatan i. hen emigre St. Clair b good In:10edll andtch"d near i oongregati here hsive he call, as they are Chab nerdarrywl sum ra returned h proving— visiting h :rnth u hbliyar t ev urno agig abscr err j_ aThe tt rnurtetaeYww:Ibb r and as the pense to and a rare visiting he and here recen Wm. M.oi ing her ,sis LOCAL purpoSee days to E taking th which as inet. ile -thereby w the Thous Lawrence. nleaesut v Ito not for day eveni Roy&I Te tosh's Lew will be in may be -e School pic Mustard's inst. A c ball, The senio sail team i bag. We fol. The Collegiate Pnneoze members byterian c evening residence made amp past, of w Ruth! Mg A. ,Beatti purse co their este feelink r kindness Ube, ,,Tb selveg in old in soc' by Mee well pleas following — R.S. hem/its o Brueetiel great effo putting f moral we people, b you come persunde the epee to expr arduoto a cause of t fully p.W111 ion of yo who neye to che, d would be of regard express -10