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Semi-Weekly Signal, 1865-01-27, Page 2-- • - _1 the Finance Committ e to Equalization Come ittonOVI-81141* in place of that Mr. corrigen, and vice versa. The' Report, as _amended, Ivas sustained - • • ,when the Warden had resumed the chair. ERIN, C. W.-, JAN. 27, 1865. . Letter finut a Mra. SimpSen stat "g- that .••••• •1•••••••••••••••••••••••••6•1••••••• - . CO1UNTIES- C011.111CIL.'. • she -had heard that the pont Court - keeper was -stbout to olio, 101d offering to discharge the duties•at a reduced rate. -- Mr. Sutton' suggestld that it:Teen's:1 be wol • The- new Council met at -:the • Court• . House, Goderich, ou Tuesday last, Mr. Mamson, Counties' Clerk, tbok the chair and before the members took their seats read the opininu of R.. A. Harrison, Esq:-, relatin to the duty of the Clerk' in the matter of infoinial certificates . bourne by Beeves and Deputies. The following gentleinen. answered.- to• -tnetr names Ashfieid-Wm. Mallough Reeve, Maurice to refer.the whole matter to a committee •in order that the _chat% s spinet Mr. Fraser might -be itiyestigated 1 Mr: Luipsden opposed the- views of Mr.. Satton and mild the 1 tter should he tyled.-- Mr. Fraser htkcl disc arged -his duties faith: fully and besides. thei4was ,no evidence to sbow that ie. Fraser had the least intention of resi,gning.- ' -': • ---------- Mr..Jos Whitehea4 said Mr. Frillier had written instructions and never had it been - h . alleged that lie haddegmrted from t em. Clinton Village -Joseph Whitehead 1t. . - Sweet, That the Clerk be and - ie hereby in• Colborne-lienry Spence R. - • struiited to draft a By Law for the purpose of Gederich Town-Itobt. Gihbons It, Dr Mc- raising..the suin of $200 towards beilding a - '-- Dctueallp. R. bridge acress the Sable River on the boundary Gederich Towaship-Wm.. Piper Rt.. fli'llrf - and.S.-Tollock relativs6 to the danger f . . Ford D. R.,. _ i .rom. lien between the County of Middlesex,- and having so insurirresponsible parties to attend that the Clera of the„County of Middlesex be to the various offices. .lid:aslting that a cote. notifie_d accordingly --referred to Road and Bridge Committee. , • . - ... mittee might be appeinted to. confer with MOved by Mr Currie, seconded by Mr. them On the subject. Itel'erred to Gaol and . mestizo; or this Conned- to. authorize the treasurer to raise 120,000 •for theca -tension and improvement,ot •Roans in the Countyof Miran, and - !hat a special meethig of...this Cr-meil be held on Tuesday the 2nd claf of May next, at 3 p. m ,to vote oil the said By -Law, and further that In the event of rid 3y Law bein. g carried, that the Engineer be instructedao advertise for.Tenders and let the contracts forthwith. On the 'yeas and nays being: taken there voted yea 19, nay IO. The motion was therefore declared carried. : . Moved by Mr Broeelbank. seconded by Mr Sutton, That the sam of $300 be granted to -*bit repitiring two bridges , over the Saw eeen River on the Derham Road -one at the Village of Walkerton; and the other nein- the Villa •eof Hanover to be • aid on receipt a the P certificates of the Reeve and Engineer tha*. the work was completed, and charged to .funds 91 Brucer-referred to Finance Com. - • Dilten, Deputy Reeve. Moved by Mr ParsOns, seconded by Mr Theletter was fyled: Memorial from Messrs. Johnston, D. Lizars,Ire Lewis, Judge CoOpei, John .Galt, • Grey -Arch. McDonald •R, John Leckie .• D. R. Hay-Robt. Brown R, James Sistine D. R. Matfett-Humphrey Shell It, John Warwick • . - D. ft. Howick-Thos. Gibson. R, .Wm. Strong • • D. R. - Me-Killop-DZDownie R., jno Elhot D. R, Morris -•Chas. haehead Alfred Brown D. IL Stanler--Alex. johnstotie R. Alex, Cameron D. R. Stephen -Richard Sweet R, Jura. . Parsons D. R. Tuckersinith-Geo Sproat. D L Sills, D. R. Turnberry-John, ke-ssar R. .1.,ishorne-Arch Bishop R., Robert Creery, Wawanosh-Rpobt Currie R., Wm Farquhar. /ion D.R. . • staadta r before It is Xmabel and Albeinarle.--Representative not g' in. • Meitsar, That as difference -of opinion expos as to the proper.equrse or route to be pursued regarding the extension of the Northern Gravel Road froze . Clinton, that the Gravel -Road Committee report thereon as' ao the best and cheapest router ' -Moved by Mr Sproat and seconded by Mr That Rev Mr Barr be appointedL. S. of Schools for Tuckersinith anct McKillop for the current year in place of Mr Stewart who •declines to accept so large a division, -Carr. -*• Tit Utistur. Court House Committee. - Moved. by Mr.. -Sproat, seconded by Ford, That the' Warden' be a member ex - officio of all the counaittees--Carried., - Moved by Mr. Sutton, seconded. by Mr. Sproat, That it -shall be it rule Of this i,ouncit- for eny member applyIng.for a money grant to give at leant:one day'e notice, or that such spplications be referred tO some of theatand- ing comaiittees; to grind sufficient thee for consideration and disc sseta, and that h shall be a fUrther,rule of t Counci1. for eery member moving thin to read the sante earned. ended to the chair - Arran--Xue LumsdenR Phomas -Nichol- Letter from Crown Lands D.:pertinent was ton D. R. read and referred to Finance Conimittee. • " Brant -James Brocelbank.R., Thos. Wilson, Report- of Mr. Haw' sworth Local Super- intendent was readan referred to the School Bruce-- Jim Scott IL, Duncan McKinnon, D. R. Committee. Carrick-Michaet Fisher R.,Jno Hogg D. R. , Letter.of John Darisen, Esq.„ read and • - Culross-rrancis Schoales R, Paut.Rosa, ordered to be !pled. .Fourteertaccoutits ere read and refnrred. Elderalie-J.no Gilliel ;•jno.-Dalibin D. R. • Greenoci-Jno VaIentiee R., Thos -Corrigan 11,.?piirt Of Mr.- Sherlock, L. S. wins referred. . D. it - • Aloved. by Dr-MeDJ,ufatI. seconded by Mr. • ' D. It. Enron-Robt Johnston R., Robt Martin D FL_ Jolonaton, That Rev., Alex McDonald and- Kiueardine Stitton.• _Kinloss-Robt grvis. • Sauseeu-John Wallace. ..Soethanipton,-Thos Adair. Kiimardine tp-Wm Millar R., J P Mein,' . tyre D. R. The gentlemen composing the:uouncil hav- ing taken their seats, it was 'moved - by Mr. Jos Whitehead, seconded .by Mr. J. M. Talluatian. That Robert Gibbons, Esq., be 'Wardenfor the current year: -Carried unani- :money "midst loud applause. Mr. Gibbons briefly thanked the Council for theircontinnid confidence i t ham, and said he would_ondesivor to discharge the dunes devolving upon him to the hot of his abilaty Raving sabserihid to the oath of office, ice., he took his seat, and the session was opened ill usual. _ •thefollowing Committee was appoint- - ed to draft Standing Commit ees, viz :- Mean., Sutton, M P o• -113 ' 'sive, beton. the next Brocelbank, Adair and Gibson, order that the Corn Petitions from over 600 ratepayers cr report in readiness to .. - the County of Huron; recommending a -Carried - retiring allowance to John Naint, Esq, who has tarred in the capacity of Local D. if...Ritchie, Esq., re -appointed Gram- mar &hoot Tru.stees 'Carrie& . Moved by Mr. Bi hop, seconded .by Mr, 'Smilte, That Robt D nia, Esq.., be appoint; ed boost Superintendent of Schools for the. townships of Rah Stphen and Usborne- Carried. . Moved by Mr. "Lumsden, seconded by Mi•. Adair:, That the Cleric be and ill hereby strueted tosend A SProat, En., L: S., a :copy of the resb'utio?--Pas.sed in December last appolatiug him te superintend the repair of Allen's Bridge, Sangepti-Carried. 'Moved by Mr. Maltorugh, seconded by Mr.., Dalton, That a Byla be passed authoiising . • . the County Treasure several municipalities. restdent saxes collect to -pay over to the their. -amoumt of non- --Carried. r-.31-eved by Mr. Mal ough, seconded by Mr. Gtbsoa That the ineMbers of the Elualiza- Cerninittee do meet five days, Sunday incla- toting of Ceuncil, in ittee may have their lay before. the COtincil ohnston, seconded by ev. EL Gibson be Lo- -for the Townehip of Goderich and Stanlepa.Carried. Mored by -Mr. len, seeended by Mr. Moved by Mr. A. Mr. Ford, That the ; Superintenden and otherwise for a Ittlni- cal S t Sh _up. _c _oo ber of years. _ Moved by Mr. Sproat, and second- • ed by Mr. Sweet, That James Scott, Esq., be reappointed -Auditor ,for the present . year -carried.. . The Warden named Mr.. R R. Owen - as the other Auditor, which was confirm- - ed- by the -Council.- •- Letter from Dr. Ryerson in answer to •nimmorial of Councilletating that he was endeavoring to have a' compulsory clause added to the School Act, was read a.nd. - ordered to be fyied. A number of accounts were read, after • the'Council adjourned. - WICDNESDAI'. . • Staltdiar-ComMiefees. The Committee, opionied to draft the the Standing Committees for thesourrent year repot,ed actlizalien and leseasnseitt-Meleri. -Sprott, Mallough, Gibson, -Bishop, Par- sons, Messer, Spence, Snell, Adair, Cor- rigan, Lumadeo, Johnstoni Brocelbank, • Sutton, Risher. - Messrs.-,. Valentine, Ross, Scott,- Hogg, Sutton, Wallace; Bishop, Gibson Sills, McDonald, Chas, Whitehead, Currie, Sotilie, Ford. Millar, R Brown, Lumsden and Wilson; Salaries, --Messrs. Piper, Downie, Strong, Are.Whitithesd,Laci_tie,'S west; Creery, Came, rout Gilliis, Mai!. *Kinston, Purvis, Kribit, Hag; and Nicholson. Soteolik-:-Messra: Strong, Mohnston, ton,Sneli,17.arquItirson, A Brawn, McDonald, Schools, Dohilia, Martin, BTocelbask, Luan- da; Millar and Kribs. Roads and Bridget -Huron.- Messri. -Ferd, Crury; Spence; Censeron, Elliott. Silts, Gibson, Sproat and Sweet. Roads and. Bridges-Bruct -- Messrs. _Brieelbanke Adair,. - Ross, Valentine, Corrigan and Suttun.•.- '11r.erdsies • Committee Piper, Whitehead, Buttoned McDougall. atiol sod Court- House Contnt.--liessre. Lim**, 'Moldy, Fisher, Gillis*, Currie, Piper. Spendi, Maltiough lad Purvis.: • Wager 'Sessions' Coa4essrsi Sproat, J. Whiiehired, Malltsugh; Piper sod- Sutton. ' Road Cos&-Messrs.4 W.hiteboad, Bishop, Dalton,. Sproat, Warwick, Spence, :maws Pagans, Smilie nail -Carrie, • •• itat.SUTTON, Chairman.. statiesittee of **whole Mr. Voientine obleetet Se having *re villages ist.,.Bruee re- - -ratiaatett lat Vertitalisation- Commie., let 00111(0ifo =vie; 'seconded by - ; tv4maes,,,.,That 'the; name ir the TOOTil eif • *lbw althstititted for that of Mr. Benoit on Lo4 nun- dlva - • .0a Mellen's( W. Luvistlea it Val resolved , that XL, Italentine'seeate be changed from Warwick, That the 11,..e.' Mr... Stewart of Blythe be re -appointed L -peat ,Superintepifent of Schools for the tovinships of Hallett, Mor - 1 Hs,- Wav.ranosh;- :46 iliCip,... Turn berry awl Tuekersmith -Carrie Mitred by Mr. Milner, seconded by Mr. Seett, That the Rev Wm. 'Fraser be re ap- pointed L. S. ot Schools for District No. 1, in the Catinly of Pruett for 1865, . viz: the to.waships .of B nee, giecardine, Huron and KinIoss7-Carried. -- , .. Moved by Mr: *enough,. Sect-en:ea by Mr. - Dalton,. That the Rely Wm Barr be re-ap, pointed L. & for the Wweihip of Ashaeld4- Carried. • Moved by Mr. Schoales,•seconded by Mr. Adair, That the R v Mr Forbes be appointed Gr tminar School TrulitelO for the ,County of. Bruce in roem. of the Itev Mr Smythe, who has left the cotinty-Oarried. . - •• Moved. by *r &twig. seconded by Mr Gibactn,'Tbat Cyrus :Carrol, Esq., be re•ap. pointed -L. S. -of Schoele.for. 11--awiek-Car. Moved by Mr Mc oneld, seconded by.. Mr l' Gibson„ That the Ret Mr Young -.4..Ainley villeite reaapointed L. S.: of.-Schtiola for the tevinship of GrepiCarried. •• .. Moved by Mr BroCelbank; aeconded by Mr Galles; That. Inn Fekfor& Esa., he re tip , pointed L 5 for Bant.,.... Carrick, Calrosit Greenock, Elderslie ands Sa:ugeen 1br the cur; rent year-Carried..i...'- - Moved by Mr rem, eecooded- by -Mr. Sprat, That the su of 13000 be raised in the County of Huron for the improvement or the BOundery lines of the several municipali tiee; the -sum, so: 4isect to be appropriated . according to 'the -.11qttelized Assessmeeti of the current year-thie sasount to -be included in the Estimates, the • expenditure - to -be on the Sante principle al 'last year, the town of -ilioderich and the Maga of Clinton to ex. pond their proportiee the same- as last year,. and that in. future &Ill'. gravel used on Bonn- dary Imesbepaid for out qf this fuad by the respective multi:Aped ties so using the same - I Carried. -. . .. . %raved by Mr L laden, secondectby Mr • Nicholson, That Dr., Hawksworth be contims- ei L. 8.• for the to nihips of Arraa,Antabel and_ Albemarle for t • Report of Mr Bon COOnty Regineer' referred to the' Gra el Reed Committee, Letter of County jTr.uurer referred Fira;.. . _ *DCS Committee • “- '' . . Moved by Mr S tttin; seconded by Mr Spa Millar, That thesua$300be grimed to. wards detrsyuzgp.4 of the_ctist. of rebudd- ing the Qiiethre'street! Ericlge, Kincardine, which tris lama: away by the ,late bog freshets. - Referred • le *I fineiiie ,,Commit 'Al. - - • "Jdovied ley*. Gil *bilehermi, That th necessary period i Huron Med!, the Mr..L.Kribs, reeve of Amabel and .Albe.. marle, and Mi. John Leckie, deputy- reeve of Grey presented theircertificates and were allowed to take their seats. ; • • .h1ovell by Mr. Sills, seconded by Mr.-. •Sprout, 'That the Clerk be instructed to draw up form of _certificate and affidavit. tor Reeve and Dewy Reeve, according to_ the Statute and that the seine be inserted in the minutes of this Carried. •- Report of the Committee appointed to re port Amendments in the -Assessment and Manieipal Acts, referred from . the begetnber Meeting to the January meeting of this Coun cil was read and referred to the Equalization and Assessment Committee. "Application of Mr. Saunders for office of inspects)r of weights, and meastRes wes read and referred to the Salaries Committee. - Moved by Mr. Spence, seeouded by Mr. • Mallough, That Mr. Joseph Sherlock be local superintendent for the township of Colborne far the current year.-,Cari ied. . Moved by Mr. Gibson„, seconded by Mr. Spence, That in future the Inspector. el Weights and Measures keep the standards in his own house and in no: case allow there to go anywhere out. of his possession,aed farther that they be insured to the full amount of their' value. -Carried. _ - Moved by Mr. Ross, seconded by Mr.. Fisher,'That the sum of$300 be granted to repair the boundary line betWeen Certif.:It and Culross opposite -lots 1 and S inclusive of the aforeisaid townships, and the sante to be paid out of the funds of the County of Bruce, on certificatelrom the Reeves of the townships of Carrick aid Cuirass, that the work' is coin pleted.-Referred to Finance COmmittee. : • Moved by Mr. Cameron, seconded by Mr. A. Johnston; That the sum of $502 be grant- ed to improve the Lake Shore Road' in the township of--Staaley.Referred to Finance Committee. • . Moved by Mr. Adair, secOnded by Mr. McIatvre, That Mr. P. D. 51eltines and the Rev. kr. Dawson -or the village. of Khmer. dine_ be appointed Grammer School Trustees in room -of the retiring trustees.'Referred to Sili3o1 Comm:awe. •• • • - Moved by Mr seconded by - Mr Valentizie,That the balance of S.600 remaining unpaid for the erection ot Bridges across tae Teeswater, Elora lloia be_ paid by this Coun- cil- ac -d. charged to the Funds of 'Brace. Re : ferred to F. C. Moved by Mr, Ross,- seconded by Mr- - Brant 12• 338196' Allsemarle....., Bruce ... . . .. 58.84 - Carrick : . 10.60 Culross ....;.. •. 45A* Elderslie - •- 33.78 Huron 21.85 • Greenock . 11.54 Kinloss • 54•55 - • Kincardine t'p., ; ... 61.34. village .1;T: ... 91149 Saugeen ▪ 113.57 - Southampton 4 . •-• . • 228.88; - The By -Ls* waSadopted. e Current year -Carried Si referred. .Report was read- atid SChoates, hat_as that portion, of .thetownship of Greenock, lying Smith of the Durham • in the way of Road aewnship of Culross in tlie Durham Read. _Be That the Warden peti- Road is,art itnpeditne" improvement to th gaiain,g an outlet t it therefore resolve . - tan motioa of Mr. Jos: Whitehead, 1*. was resolved 'that insteac1, of, the -Special Meeting inoved for and a,„ereed up; . she- J upe 'Meet in be heliron the 6ili ofJune next. The report of the Salaries Committee_ was, read. The corninittee recornmended that the following he the salarieS paid to the various -- pincers during the yeer : ' Treasurer . . .. . $1400 EC Inetzrkin..e.e r. 60 8000 .Warden ... 'Auditort, each :Court !louse Keeper- • 160 L. S. for each:So-hoot.- . 5 . Ins: Weights it Measures, ex-- . _elusive of-his.Statutory fees.... 175 Moved in amendment by Mr-Jop. White heed _seconded by Mr. Adair, That the Co. •Enaineer's salary be -.$900; Lost on a - sion by a majority of 30. • .Moved by Mr. Lumsden, seconded bv Mr: Piper,. That the , C. H. Keeper's eatery be $180 Instead Of $160. • wonid be rejected_ by an„everwhelnung non -the Legislature fee the purpose of strik- ing off the said por on from ep: Of Greenock and attach it to the' township- of Culross to. afford that te*eship aa opportunity tif in proving its roads to Connect with the Durham Road told constitute: the same its town line - carried. - Moved by Mr. 5‘ittOn, seconded I”, Mr R.. Johnston, That Mr. David McKeiarick" be appointed a Grammar S. T. for the -Rianch Grammar Schoolfor the empty of 13ruce,_if it is found- thatle is one of 'the rendes mem: bers-referred School tom. , "• Moved by -Mr it Johnston,- iseconded by 11-r. Sutton, That the BUM of 8300 be granted towards building culverts and repairing. that portion ofthe Durham Road between lots 1 and 20 inclusive in the t'p. of Kincardiee, out of Bruce funds -referred to F. C. • - secoaded by, Mr .J Clerk advertise for the the - first hate Of the pLoti- paned at the last -- • - twenty-eight Bishops,' and one hundred and fifty...eight Baronet As1111,13iallaP of Bath and Wells sits also At -Bann, or Auckland, the total number et Wens le four hundred and thirty-five. PArtlament on -Monday. . ADDikEE13 P-133/D:t.• The debate on the Address iaa com. menced in, the Legislative Council -yester- day, Hon. R, L. Macpherson moving and 'Pon. Mr. Bosse seconding it. The discussion was:adjourned 'until to -day, . ;to the Lower House the Address! wah carried,,M. Robitaille having moved and Col. Haultain seconded -it.: The debate is a curioos medley, the members attack- ing and approving with the most -remark- able. indigcrilnination, An important -amendment was made by the Attorney General West. Replying to an enquiry- the terms on which they were to meet. Thr 'made. by Mr. Holton as to the nature of proposed convention -must meet on the basis althea. that no Stave ehould against its owe the bill which the Government proposed !in. be hounlby the decistou-nf the comfi- t° introdece enlarging their powers to deal !ton, .or tha. t it Shonld be so bound. .Butit .with alientresiiing in the conary. is plain thpt .an agreementon the basis that _ ....."111!a1111311611 ntake a&perateteris ofpeace-„rthemsehres and if such a sulticion..iiotvever unfounded, were ones elgenderedeincing our own people. itlitulifbeilleetructive of thisb*itit of -mutual. con.thlenci and support whiebrernii our chiet reliance for success indult maiutensince of our causeh.en the proposi When l 'of separate State action was ittat mooted it appeared to me so itnprac-_ tiCahllerso void of any promise of good, that -nye no heed to the proposal ;Thut upon its adoption by citizens whose position and adoption "rave weight to the exprestioa Of the:r 'opinions; 1. was led*0iv 88.1ROUt tronsideration of the subject. My first impreasiimr Bove not beer. changed •by reflection. If all the Stetesof the two hostile federations are to meit in convention, it is plain that such meeting can only take place after an agree. ment as to time, place and tertas.,,Mviivhich they aretomeet. New, .without 'discerning the minor, altbopglv not tridiag, difficulties of aereeing as to time and place, it is certain that the States would never consent to a vention without a previous agreement as to -ridiculed the idea that the writ of habeas noi State be bound,re withoii.t its consent corpus - would be su.sperided as against .hc" the -shouldiatehedegy1bninon., woed,be them; as suggested by e paper in this city an abandonment OQ the part -of the North of which professes to speak for the Governits pretended r141tt of chercion-wculd be an meat. We felt certain that no such legis; abrserleavieraPie Statesnitothe i°nf of th-Lnracifneddeey-on Pericie°wellold ment, and equally so that if .it were it f lation could be proposed by the govern- thbe, in a word, so complete a concession of The increase was Made on the ground that majonty. - The Federal Governmentand1 people cannot.complain of the temper of the de- bate so far as it relates to our relations' with them. At the same time Col. Haul- tain and others pointed strongly to the necessity of making mere extended prepa- rations than we have vet made for our ..Aceording to notice previously given, a own defence. public meeting,oas held -in the ToH _wn all. It was made- apparent that th-ere will be Mr. Frasers duties were to be increased. Carried unaniniously. • Moved by -Mr. Bishop; seconded by Mr. Sproat, .That the -L. 6:fees be $4 per school instead- of $5. -Carried. -- TN Report wrisladopted as amended. Public Meeting.-- - • "' on Tuesday evening last to consider the an opposition to confedetation, but if the steps necessary to be -taken _TOO s the put- divisions taken last eight represent its • pese of Procuring a " life boat and mortar tron.th ‘- the Ministry will have an easy timel n Pushing.; their measures through apparatus for. the port of Goderich.- the House. Th l strength of the Opposi- .. • • On metier! of J. DetlorEsq:, see. tion will, however, in... all probability, be scheme come to bt discuesed.,--Leader. Conner was requested to' act as 'chairman; ended by My. Cot, -His Honor Judge better developed When: the detafil of the I- • 'which he did. ' , . . . . . . Mr. E. H.osker was appointed Secretary. The chairman explained the -Object of ,the meeting, and, the necessity for an effort to induce t i e Government to grant tia suet sufficient o procure the. necessary boat ansl apparattis. •- . Moved by Mr. Gibbons, _seconded by Mr. Potter, Thata life -boat Company be formed and that )Lr.. Mosher go . round and:get-the nares and that the list so formed be •-sent '. with a: petition to *- Government. Moved by Dr hieDougall,, seconded by Mr. Adair,That the Warden be inetructed to draft a memorial to the Government for the pur poseofplacing one or more Life Boats On the Eastern Shore of Lake ..4orbn• • ' - - FRIDAY. • ' - The Clerk read as petition 1 rom Mr N B Hisralin stating that the Grand - Lodge of Orangemen of B N & would meet hi Goda• rich, on the 20th June next and -asking far the Court Room in which to hold its meetings .1kIr C Whitehead thought it would be th, means of brining a good deal of money into the town and the request shouldbe gtanted, Mr Sproat said it was :it secret society and end ahould not be recognized by. the Council. It it was proper to gram their request; why would it not be just at proper 'to recognize the Finians. (Laughter.) -- Moved by C Whitehead, .1 seconded by Mr Lumsden; that the request be granted. - Moved in amendment by Mr Sproat, secon. by Mr A. Johnston, That the requeat besot granted. : Moved further in amendment by Mr Sutton, That - the document be *fermi to; Court House and Gaol committee. On the'vote hertz takenon the lut it was declared carried by a majority of two. The Clerk read a 13y:Larr for the appropri- ation of the sums accruing to the respective municipalities from tbe Non resident Land Fund account. Th ii sums so appropriated are 1-01101411 Ashfield Colborne ..... .. 794.03 Clinton -261.17 Ooderich tp .............:. 143.67 • " town ......1289.09 Grey ..........................100.48 Hallett Rowick -.. Iforris..... McKillop .......... Stanley- .............. :Stephen Tuckersmith ....... • 324.24 ... 125.47 ....... " 3.17 8.95' ....... 379.33 ....... 166.64 thborne . 859.47 Wisivanosh, . • 923.91 :Arran 48.22 Ainahel- ....... • 313.76 . Moved by Mr. Detlor, seconded.by Mr, Gibbous; That the Chairman, Mr! W. T. Pox and Mr. E. Hosker be appointed a Committee to draft a memorial to the Government, pr ying them to . grant a r Life Boat ' The chairman Made an able speech on the subject, after which the ineeting , - broke up. The Muller Limit Night: _ - ven last night under the JOS. Council, in Dark' . -Ritchie, Esq., "Is a _ splendid succesi We did intend to pub- lish our fultreport of the proceedings this evening, but, as we desire also to give as much,Couficil news as possible npto the hour of going to press, we are col -ripened 10 defer it to the- beginning of the_ week. Parties wishing for etra copies will please order them to -night. The Dinner g auspices of the :Hotel; to D. The following amendment was Put on the reading of the lith paragraph : - M. Dation said he could not allow it to be put without entering his earnest protest against -the wording of the paragraph, and with this view he moved the following amendment :-" That the following words be added to the resolution-‘ That this ,Nnu.annimiststents. GO -.AND TNOV . CtIMBINATI.UN A Saturday anti Monday v JANUARY -28th and 30th. Twelve Star Performersr WM...RICHARDSON, - Manager. sirialksis 11A.LE 01114314 United countreeofi BY vistae or two avritsof of the Comity ot Ontario and Heart of esti- ot To Viet Fieri.Facias for residue issued OUL oft r Majesty's County Coen mon Pies; and to TM directed egaittee-the LsodsaratevementsofStesben 11-Crawford,F44. 14mcbstaunten, Enoch 0. Dowtits and Robert Gilmour, st the suits of Isaac N. Howard and the rightfulness of our cause that the most lila corPorattaa. et the Township of Elilersi.ie.,1 Huron and &Lice, VendstiontExpoosaad4 ' vutonary cannot hope for sects agreement. In advaoce of the meetingof a convention, the only other possible basis o!meetingis that each State should agree beforehand to be bound by the decision- of -the convention; and such agreement is but another form of submission, of Northern d arwerwell know that in such a convention we shoubi be outnurabered _nearly two to one on the very threshold, of the scheme _proposed. There- fore we are met by an obstacle which cannot be removed. Is not the impracticable char- acter of the project apparent You will observe that I leave entirely out of view the suggestion that a convention of all the States of both federations should be held by common consent,- without any. pre- vious undeistanding as w the effect of it. de- cistons--should meet merely to debate and pass' resolutions that are to birrd no one. It is not supposed that this can really' be the' meaning attached t0. the proposal, by those who are active in its support, although the resolutions to which you invite my attention declare the function of such' a convention would be simply _to propose a plan of peace with the consent ot the two belligerents -or. haviveised and Sakes in Execution all the i• title and interest ofthe said defendants,in a17 *0 ?ark Lot -No. ir*slibt lb:48k sod lathe South half of Lot No. 6, East side- of QUEelt street North, being subdivisions of.Park Lot New. 441 the vit. lage of Paisley; Smith half of Lot 22 on the East. side of -Queen StrertSeetts Paisley, Park Lot Ile. lb North side of -auntyrsige street. sad- Slock West side ofQueen Street,North Palate-3,11.ot 11 Sauth side and 13 and 14 North side _0[am-bridge' street. Paisley: North ball *riot L- East Adept Humn street, Sontlismpton, 50 *et ot the North part ot Lot No. 4, Berth side -ot 114rit Street" Southatnpton,Lots29 and JO North ilia ofClurendou Street, Southampton; Lot 18 East' side of Norfolk Street, Southampton, Lots 21 sad 22 South side of Louisa street; Southampton, all in tile Comity of Bruce; which lands and tene- ments shall offer - sale at my- office in the Court -Houses in the Town of Godericli, on Tves- daythe Twenty -Eighth day of February next, at the hour Twelve or the clock, noon. ' ••• . JOHN MACDONALD . • Blarif i? By S. Por.Locir, Deputy fherzir. Sheriff's Office, Godench, 25th 3anuary,18fi5. I - seri' sHER.Frii-Aueir LAunis: thiitedConntiesof BY virtue of a writ of To Wit: nen Fames for mildew iinngethfoerr wpeoradco,e.to Tahcitsaspnaettgpotinittotrae isnatreaemet- 407tinet:i lunoiniza. ol.f"OUlinteries. Mlie"ifirflon '°ulabl'inite41°311:td isrotoitiolltyinttoel4eligi,bh1:14towmiteh. the tchoengectoitnvoefnttiohne itoarnese dbire. tetoedbiso.ag:ainnstd jt.olnauTasibealv alettithemeeint71 two belligerents that i'consent . cannot be le‘ul ihol Hunter,the "r i g11 have eazed sinneire'tsatk:fathela 4tIstige- . defendants in and -to Lots Numbers 12 and 13. nt the 9th concession of the Township°, BulleAt, in the County of Huron, containing by admeasure- ment two hundred ACM'S of land. be the same more or less ; -winch lands and tenements 1 shall oiler for sale at my office in the Court House, in thg,town of Guderich;on Tuesr1ny, the Twenty- first day of February next, at the flour of twelve of the clock, noon. - JOHX_MACDONALD, 8. Se.S. Pout.ocx, Depntysnerill.SherifrifiAr - SherielsOnice.Gode.rielt, 25t1h1anuary,t96h. Huron -and Skeet, VenanloniExponasead. • • House deetu itif-daty respectfull to obtained vnthout negotiation. The ' plan •Y" ex- then, would roolve itself into a scheme that the two. governments should negotiate an agreement for the appointmentof negotiators to make proposals for a treaty. .It seems much pore prompt and simple to negotiate Lan peace at once, than to negotiate for the appnintnient of negotiators, who are to meet without power to do anything but make pro- posals. If the government • of the United States is to nude peace it will treat for peace directly. If unwilling. it will re fuse to consent to a convention of States: • •The author of these resolutions and those who concur in his views, appear to me to aorn-nit the radical error of supposing that the obstacle th obtaining *peace which we all des': e consists in the difficulty of finding proper agencies for negotiating, so that -the whale scope of the resoludonsends in nothing press to HisExcellencY its firm convic• don -that the people of Ls country, fully appreciating the blessings of their political relattons with the great empire of which • they form part, neither wish nor seek to create a new nationality'" , The members were calla in without farther debate, and although Mr. Dunle- vie tried to speak afterwards he was de- clared out of order and the vote was taken_ on the amendment with the following re- NO MAILS. Our only:exenSe for the altno-ak total absence of general- news in this issue is that we have had no mails from die East for the past three daysonamount of. the almost unprecedented - snow storm which haa blocked up all the_cuttings and render- ed. travelling either bylmail or Otherwise impracticable. : , • ....i.. Another rtre,in London? C. W. 'London; 0. W.,-january 20. Shed!y after half -past eleven O'Cleck,oti;' Saturday night laist,tfir4roke out in the City Rotel Meek, and in less. than three inure the entire :pile was a mass of ruins.. The City Hotel -stood at ,the corner of Dundai and Talbet streets, and - occupied it large apace of ground, having an exten-' .sive.froritage on both streets. Thehotel premlacs were amtinied over three stairs. The end stare -4M( oticupied' by -31r Hewitt, hoop -skirt maker; the centre by 4 Messrs Jarvis .Bro., grocers; and the one neatest the Corner by Mr Whitnall, eeedsmati. Th fire was first discovered in the centre,. etipied as the grocery, but the cause of th ,00nfiv,ration has not yet been discovered .1 The loss by the fire will - YEas--Messra. Bourasco; Capron, Coo - pall, Currier, Derion, (Drumm, Rd and Arthabasker,)_Dorioe,( Flockelaya,) D uck- ept, Dufresne, (Ebereille,) Dankins, For- • ' - .,, Graffiti:in, Holton, Heade, joiy, but suggesting that, if the enemy will treat, Hidriehhevigor, iafronitouse, Lajire I the hestogeftey -would be State delegates to wher.nia, the whole and only O'Halloran, Papa, Perrault, Rouliot,la.abesIvrenitsw inh;,--it. the enemy will -not treat at 'Rama', Thibadeau, Wallbrid•re; (North , Hastings,) Wright,. [Ottawa Countyi- Totai .25. NAYS -Messrs. Alleyn, Archambault, .Beaubien, Bellrose,* Biggar, Mancha, Bowman, Brown, Burwell, Attorney Gen- eral Cartier,. Cartwright; Catichon Cham- bers. Chapais,Coekburn,Cernelliet:Cowan, Degoucherville,Dickson,Dufresne, [Mont - calm ,, ,] Dunsrord, Evanturel; Ganon;' Galt, Gambier Gouda, Haultain, n') Howland,'Huot) Irvine Jackson ' -- Jones, [South:, Leeds,' Knight, Lanffeevin, Attorney General IVIacdontild, Mackenzie, [Latubtonj Mackenzie, [North Oxford,1 McConkey, bleed o ugell,McGee, Mc Inty re, McKellar, Morn*, Morrison, Pinsonault, Poulson, Remillard, Rose, Ross, [Cham- plain,] Ross, [Dundas,] Ross, [Prince Edward3Smitn, [East Durham,] Smith, [Toronto Rasta Somerville, Stirron; -Syl- vain, Taseherau, Thompson, _ Tremblay, Walsh, Wells, White, Wood -66, Amount to over iof which is coy (!buildinL,,os burn Scott, Esq., It insured to the of which was in and a like au other building Messrs glass, also the proper damaged to th which is fully Mason's effccts and were inn extent of $3,00 will be the m be estimatedHewitt's losses Bursae ot SI ;5 of Messrs. Jar goods t0. the which were oecUpied the Aide of the b portion of his loss of abort no insurance. stir The E psesent cowls Dukes, three Dukes, thirty and fifty-eight 20 000 the greatest part 3 3. red by instil ance, The d were all owned by W. J. 1-1' England, and were alOallt of $10,000, $5,000 thoLiverpoOl and London ri in the Pluenix.' The adjoining, Occupied by Itogers and Harris; were Yr of Mr. Scott, and were extent of about 5206, Tiered by insurance. Mr. were worth about 58,000, a, we -understand,. to the •in the Phandx. Hialess sem* of any and cannot t less than *5,0691 Mr. about $900,havingan in-' lin the Royale The stores is and Whitnall contained diint of $1,000; little uf Mr. Graydon, who lice in the Dundas street ding secured the greater edit, and will only suffer 5200, on which there it glish House- of Peers at of one Prinee, - two mid hbislicips; twenty-four Marquises, one hundred owls thirty-one Viscounts disposed to abandon their sister Stotts and ' , Presidep,t, Davis` pi Pea65. HIS PLANS FOR RECONSTRUC- TION.: . -. , Riessoitn, irii., Nov: 17, 1864 • To the Hons.'Senators of Georgia, Messrs. A. R. Wight,' President Of the Senate, J. L. Guerry, J. AL likainkrs, Mos. - E. .Lloyd, Ftederick K. West, Robert • .13. Nesb t :- ', , • : f thatall, or eesahteitoulill-ilsabaltiettthtehretPrty6opre,16ntilacknow- ledgethan that we are criminals; and appeal to they. m?.rey _for' pardon. • Aftir this statement- of ohjictions it mar appear supertluooe-to add others'of less grav- ity • but as you Invite A full expression of my view;, I wilt odd that history is rejileie with instances of the interminable difficulties and delays which attend the attempt -to-negetiate on great and coefliettiltinterests: where the parties to the negotiation,- are numerous. If this had been the case where. the parties pox; sessed full power to conelude a treaty, what can we hope from an assembly of negotiators from thirty or forty Statesi orb% in the midst of an exasperating warfare, are to meet with- out. power to conclude 'anything ?. In the history of our country we fiadthat itt $ ihne of profound...1race,, When .-the mdse cordial bretherhOod sentiment exiated„-aind when -a long and bloody war bad been brought to a triumphant close„ it required two years to assemble a•convention and .bring its dilatera. flouts- to an:lend, ,end another year to proeuri, the ratificatiOn ortheir labors.' • With such aver as the present in progress, the views of the large asselutilage or negotiators proposed would undergo constant changel aceordidneg to the viscissitudes, according to the songs% and the attempt to secure _concordant views would soon be s,bandonet; and leave the -profits moroi embittered', than ever, less hopeful of the possibility of successful negotiation- Aeain. bow is the difficulty resulting from the conflicting presetittons of the two belligerents it regard to ieveral-of the ',States to be over cime ? Is it supposed that -Virginia would GEiTLE14EN-1 answered by telegraph this morning- pint letter of. the ilth inst., as re- quited, and new respectfully tontof ilith your desire that I should .ei?ress my 'views on the subject to Which you invite my atten- tion Li forwarding to me the resolutions intro- duced into he_ [louse Of Representatives of Georgia by Mr.. Stephoils, of. Hancock; you state that you are not iuclined ta favor. the passage ofthese any similar resolutions, believing there te have a tendency to create divisions ameng ourselves,. and to unite and strengthen our eormies;but that it is assert ed in Milledgeville, that I favor such action on the part ofthe States, and would be pleas- ed to see Georgia -east her induence in that way. You are kind enough to, say that if this be true, and if the passage of these or ' similar re:elution, would in the slightest de- gree aid or assist me in bringing the war to a succor:Wel and speedy close, you willgive them your earnest and hearty' support. I re- impracticable; and offers no prospect of good turo. you my cordial thanks for thii expres- to`eounterbalance ita manifold injurious cpu- sion of confidence, but assure yet- that there sequences to the cause -of our country, is no truth in the assertions which you men -1 •Very resjpectfulliionrs, ke.. tion; and 1 presume that you will already have seen; by the closing part of my annual Message, which innst have reached-yria since the of your letter, that I have notfon templated the use of Any :otherr agency in treating for peace thin that ' establedied by the cOestitution. of the ,:Confederate States That agency seems to me to be well adapted to - its .purpose and free Conti the injurious consequeinces that would -Anew any other atom's that have been seggested. • The. ob- jection to separate _ State ecticin Which you present in your letter appears ;to be so cons. elusive ari to -admit!, at- no reply- -, The im- mediate and Inevitable tendency of such dis. tint Action by each State brio create tliscer dam instead. of Milted 'criminal& to suggest to our enemies the possibility' of the dissolution orthoCentedentcy, aid to encourage thsoi s wi There will be Sold PUBLIC AUCTION I 2 -0th Oat -of fehroar.i, 18$5•. • 4TMJ{. Charles Days' Tavern-- Turtiberry, Lots Numbers 23 and 24 in .con. C, in the Township .of Turnberry. No, -.23 - consists of 91 acres; havirg 85 acres cleared • sad fencol, and a goof dwelling home LOG AND FRAME BARNISI sad stables erceted.thereon. Lot No. 24 consistsof 88 sires; of which there are 25 acres cleaned- and fenced. The whole is ex- cellent land and in good state of eultivatier; being Well watered by the river Maitlend and situated at the- termination of the Gravel 'Road leading north from Seafortli station of the Buffalo and Lake Huron Hallway. ; TERMS will bestated on the -day of sale sale to commence at 2p. m.- _ Wit,. ELLIOT. Turnlierty; 18th Vairealy,:1865. w52.3t - itiortgaga Sale_ of Lands. TTNDER ant by Timor alter' _OW_ 41 contained in a Mortgege made by or - :than D. tlie town of filodetilthr itt the County of Huron, Gentleman of the first part, to the Huron Disttict 513utidiiig Society, of the second part, (default having been made in the %due payment *erect) will • besold-on Tuesday, the Seventh ay of Feiriary At D. 1865, at Twelve of thS clock zoom) • , at tile Auction Mot of Messrs. 2.7totnson tk flageharst„ -SINGSTOIt STREET, -GODERICH eater into. a convention -with a' delegation _tile fonouinc property, %NW is 10 say: Lot from whattur enemies choose to term the Number ten kni;dred nod tbirty,eem‘d039) i State of West Virginia, and thus recognize Harbor mu, in the ..„1 town of Godench. an insolent end violent dismemberment of her Deet =der powerii-Nae. territory! ' Or wouldthe -United States eon- . lc. e. carkitco, -sent that West. 'Virginia should be deprived of ani.initorsor itortgares. her pretensions to equal, rights after havitz Dated at UST cliambert this fttle lanstatyl formally admitted he as a Stale, and allow ..,. 1855. • ' *SO her to vote at a Presidentielekction ? ono would send a delegate from Louisiana, Tenn- essee, Kentuaky or Missouri ? The enemy claim to hold the governments of those States, while we &siert them to be inembonr,. of the Confedmey. Would delegates be .-reeriired from both sides? Ifso, there would soon be a diaruptien or the convention. If delegates artenceivid from neither side. then in con- vention the States .ntost vitally interested, in tlui_ result *held remain unrepresented, and what value could be attached to mere recom- mendations of a body of negotiators tinder such circumstances? Varian other could; erations suggest themselves; but enough has hien Said to justify my. conclusion that the proposal of separate State action is unwise, by the spectacle a our divisions to more deteimined -and united action 'against us. They would readily adopt the false idea that Ude of the States of the- roefetersey are • Mr The celebrated speech of Sir Boyle Roche: ‘Mr. Speaker. I smell *rat; I see hun floating an the air; but mark we, -I shall yet nip him in the bad,' was evi- dently the model upon which a writer in Icaosas framed, the other day,some re- marks upon the recent election. The Leavenworth Conservative says that, by the result of that election "-the fall .1corruption has been -dispelled, and the wheels of the state government will no longer be tramme'led by sharks that have beset the publinprospenty like locusts." ARM. on Wedaudir the Wife of Mr. iJobari_ , bushes* of TaiirdirtelYiee -4-1(othar -014 -children 4on.st ActwitstxPected. a 5ilt inst.; TShare* vat* that a' 1111411, eipel Bleeton of the T Of Made lop, will be lield - IN THE $CHOOL 1110101111 a &Ojai X434 rtlitY. tliellGthilarefloiweaw Isar , et the hoar of 10 o'cloek, a,in" for tbsr- pose of voting yeti or asty to sleelie w or met the following By-Lerfbe 111110Pied inch Elector& . L SHANNON, 131erir- McKillop, jam MI, Copy 01 Aoptisitiots and .14f-Lry. TEE uudersigued qualified Iftusicipal. Ekc- -I. tors of the Township a moicalop bereby require that a Poll be taken in terms( tu Temperance Act Of .1544, to deter/aim whether or not the quartded Municipal Elec- tors of said township mill adopt loader awilsor-• ity or for anforeenssat of laid .4ct the By - following which we hereby propos, fee adopfloe, to wit: - • he sale of Iatoziosting_ *nisi Pattie, thatiftie By -Law prolillniedlAidn the y its 'Township -41102111p, wader authority aad for attforeement of the Teetraitell AcI of 1864. Y4teessosrhandoltie 15th day elJanuar1. fo tis year Or oftrjand one thosseltd, •eitikt hundred and sieu4rs. • (Signed,) ANDlitlitWOOVENLOM Rad 30 ctsbor Alatosapy..