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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1893-01-11, Page 6uron. it,fittalr ,1.14 is,Adv;u0 ION +Milieu err iilt14 .;189 4N 4,i3I14:. AD ld l4 $. GOvititi4Ott: eteNetWat, TAt,lte ancte et ittent elf. 6 The 'Toronto; 4,rx:irtl' of Trade held Untie, annual' banquet in '1'1►utsdai trig,' The Oldie wa'aa hugt+sucoede. sloes;. reateiic Ate teetneit delivered: SOaea di* s : -iutureil the last, eatlt anti" faits a of the Dowiu un, (mitt 'a• ,rep'raHentet,ive, the Gover- ,Grenett 1 of tl4:03414, w+ta there. He 1tia siy. and said it ao well that hie 't"Ritlail',aa' are worthy a 111 WE in I h.o col. 90111a • (iti•Teie Nklwe, Raceme He said: Iles, rxoiteeestox's aerr. ar. r' hSelecellenow, who was received with •lours. •cheers, observed: Mr. Press. tlQtitr ladies' and gentlemen, --Under artll4arg, cireuti?atancee I might have oofltented myself with very revs 'and 0o.;nt teeitlaae rernerks about the ditties o tithe Governor-General. But 1091,11 l e bele feeling, when Ireoeived 09 kintri uvitation with which you have h0ti4rfid the this evening, that it recalled ie perlod of four yearn ago almost, I thunk,, •to' a single day when I first had • Lycra honor of appearing at one of your inning ha.nq'tets, when I received seoh a :1(tndty welcome, and when 1 had such 1740nritrecollections, that. I wished tore tnetnent'•: they were altuoat left undies ttti'OtAs ao that the welcome and that klndttess.00uld not have been surpassed. (dlr'eere;) Now, I am n tt 'ping to enter Atttntiy explanations of `,'TIitI GOYERNJR-GENERAL'.; DUTIES. oontent, at all events, with some IIl'iglif ggalilications to which 1 shall Ara* t4ttention in a few moments, to lea'ye the. duties of the GJvernor.Geneti,tl sal;. IIU 118 their definition is Done Tried, to the able and instructive coluinna ',the '"Toronto Mail. (Laughter t 1 learn on' the highest and most undoubt ed,• att,thority in that jiurnal t%sit the (><tverpor" General's duties are • mainly oopfr,netl'to going fishing timet after time whin he is wanted in Parliament. (�I:ttlighter) AU I can sty is this: lam willing to repay ono good turn by anothee, and I would venture to suggest either to the editor or the writer that if behad:don3 me the honor and the pleas 7rrii of being my companion during the tissue'. of which he wrote he would (rave fMi'nif th-tt if I were fishing it was fish. itrtin very troubled waters. (Laughter.) We'll, now to speak in a rnoreaerious ,oilier I Mand before you in a very different position to that which I on- .etteliiid when you were last good enough to•; listen. to the in this building. \Ve dint of but recall—those of us who were there on that occasion --that in the 'ranks—well filled I am thankful to say pt, present—as we sit here • . ems HAS CAUSED SOME GAP ua come losses which must ever he de. "orgyi' .And I think I should feel that ltd fail in my duty if I were •• not i1eoalh that on the former occasion I ad: 'sitting near me our revered and itgored friend the then Prime Minister, Srt+i•,Iohn A. I' Iaodoo"ald—(cheers)—of 'whom there was no greater eulog9 prohoitnoed than the touching anct beautiful remarks which were made by lesI ti person than my hon. and dis iia wished friend the leader of the Opposition in the [rouse of Common3- (C(ieers.) Where such eloquence descri b• 'd•ahe qualities of the great man it is almostmere impertinence en my part to ;intrude, but I will claim this: I claim it ,,on' -no politicial ground, but I claim it. in ='the heart of the Canadian people that if Bismarck, a. man of blood and iron, elded together the great German cmpire,'so by peace and policy . aTR JOHN IN HIS LONG LIFETIME, en bis long career, in hie long connec— tion with the work of this country, did t such. though ably assisted by others, to weldCanada into one harmonious whole. (Cheers.) But this is not all, for since `'that time the,mantlehas fallen•upen more 'than one'pair of shoulders. It would be �lingrateful were we not to recallthe `Iniau,ly'way in which, forsaking the com- fort and ease which a long and active life ;had justly entitled him to look forward to, Bir John Abbott step pedsett the call of hie fellow country - .n into the gap and undertook the. labors to which unfortunately his Strength proved unequal, and only sur- rendered his work when it would only have been prosecuted at possible risk to; 'life --a sacrifice which was in no wily justified by the situation. (Cheers•) •But fortunately, whether I look upon rine•side or the other, the list of Canada's iublic teen • its by no means exhausted. (Apllause.) I believe there are always those among them •who will put cotttltry before themselves, and I am ;"happy to think, too, at this very mo- ineett I have my hon. friend Sir John Thbtnpaon-- # silt JOHN THE THIRD • .' elseers)--sitting as the successor of those' Prime Ministers who have gone before—(oheera)--and I hope the fore- -unser ofa noble and worthy sluices. •etton., (Cheers.) Now all these times, nuoh as these, throw upon one who is the ;representative of the crown .no light laborp, no light anxieties. `The period ddring which Sir John Macdonald was Wig stricken down at the band of Pro- 4+id:enee, after a long and useful life, and ante 1 unable to designate his suc- e linable even formally to re - his office, threw upon one whom ;he :lt lel. have 'constitutionally advised it• u anti which only the kindness of the Ceinididlt public would have enabled him • to''boai';and I take this opportunity of rotlognising, as I have already done on over proper occasion, the courtesy, the i[indneitfs and the chivalry with which laty ;tion; friend, Mr. Laurier, and those Whit. acted With him oohatttutionally, Vet Me as the opposition and aided me ( through a very (Moult and perhaps a dan 'ercue titee. (Cheers.) Those were thd'4u1oE waters in which=the Governor. G enerel has to fish during one period oi` his term (Laughter.) I make the OorheotiOn to the Toronto Marl, and I tiilett• at; Will dooept it with any other tttlettlers 'to be added ata future date. 'There, fs a" Clam upon which I will not idittlte tai► lunge it demand. I have read tiomonhere that tba. flatltaha'vathe, the slightest, wordweven eta person" of note, sobs* a bY the, • very ,oireunlMtiinu9$ Mader WO they aria, ytternel t a ntse� would have been ;entitled t g either by tho 1(gbttalttl though. I know nothing at Ole moment of illy auoppa* SOF, odes though I v,enttire to hope my departure may be yet, deferred -..(ape .souse) --1 cannot hut feel Mutt time probabilities ere more against then for the Likelihood of my, being We to be present should you invite :nae to vour annual banquet next Jennery. "(leer, hear) Urtder these circumstances will you, permit me to treepaS$ rather longer than I should have otl►erwish wished to do upon your attention, and to look hook with me for a short period of time and, as it were, -to join with me in TAKING STOOK Or TUE POSITION asit stood when I first name to this country and• as i find it now. With political matters, as you know, I have no thing to do, and i speak simply of that which is the common property, and 1 hope the 'common interest of all, viz., those matters which boncern the pro. gress of Canada. (Cheers.) 1 have heard so much of late that we aoeegoing back, that we are inferior in our pro. greas to those who are nearest, and, in fact, that we are dropping behind hand, that I was tempted a little time ego, for other purposes, to inspect certain figures which are official and recognized by all and to sue what those figures showed as to the PROGRESS OF THE 00UNTRx. Allow meat ones. to discount the argu- ment of my orities, who will calmly d s - pose of everything by saying that of courss figures can bo made to prove anything. All I can say is, these fig. .ores,, so far as I. can tell, have been carefully verified, and I desire to ao- knowlddge the askistance which I have had from the very able and intelligent gentleman who presides over the statistics of the Government, Mr Ge,irge Johnson, of whose hard work and great ebilitywe do not hear half as mush ns it deserves. \Vith so many ladies present, allow ate to say that the figures which I quote are only some of the very many extracted from these. Do not be frightened by the size of my document or the figures which it ap- parently contains. First of all, I take the amount of IMPORTS .AND EXPORTS during the 12 months ending 30th June, 1888, and the period ending 30th June, 1832, the last to which 1 have acc_ss. 1 find in 1888, omitting minor figures, that the total imports were $110,80.1,000. In 1892 those imports had risen from $110,000,000 to no less than $137,400, 000. The exports in the name time have risen from $00,000,000 to $113,000, 000. And further than this, during the five months of the present fiecal year, for all of which I can obtain complete returns, the exports are $58,773,000 as against the corresponding period in 1891- 189.1 of $53,000,000, showing an iac:ease in those five months over the corres- ponding period of last year of no less than 65,250,000. There are some other figures which are very remarkable 011e exports to the United States in the year 1888 were $39,500,00'),• speaking roughly. That has fallen, as we . might expect, to $33,000,000 ; but on the other hand, the exports to. Great Britain have risen from $40,000,000 tono lase than $64, 000,000, nearly $65,000,000. (Cheers.) Those figures in themselves are not otherwise than satisfactory..I ask whet!' er shipping was on the increase, and I am informed that sea going, inland, and lake tonnage has risen from 18,000,000 to 25,003,0e0, the total EMPL3YED REGISTERED TONNAGE (raving risen from 34,000,003 to 43,000, 000. I take another test, which I be - live is a good one, viz., Dominion and bank note circulation. I find the monthy average of Dominion and bank note oire relation of the 11 months has risen from }39,00),000 in 1888 to $41,000,000 in the correspon ting period of this year. 89 far for trade. I asked if their were any in formation as to the amount of life ine surance in force, a very fair test of pro- vidence and thrift.. The life insurance in torce in 18d8 was $211,000,000. In 1891 (I cannot get tho complete returns for 18921 the &mount in force had risen to no less than $261,000,0J0. There is onother point to which I refer with per• haps some hesitation, but IT I8 A sinuous FIGURE and I will give it for what it is worth. In 1888 the overdue notes and debts in the chartered banks were equal to 1.54 in every hunnred (toilers loaned by the banks. In 1892 they had fallen .to 1.01, showing a greater capacity on the part of the borrowing portion of the community to pay their obligations. The deposits in the savings banks in 1888 were $182,000,- 000; in 1892 they had r.sen to 6229,000,- 000. I,apologiz) for having on an occa- sion such as the ,present troubled yon with that number of figurer, but I think I am justified in arguing that, tested by the volume of trade, by the amount of shipping engaged, and by such records as we can get of providence and thrift, the progress of the Dominion has CONTINUED EFFEOTUAL AND UNIFORM. 1 am not going to argue any question which could be in any respect interpret- ed as being political. I am not going to express any opinion as to freedom of trader as to fiscal policy, or any of those questions. It would be out of my place to do so. I was not aware until to -day that I should have the pleasure of ad-, dressing anything but a male audience. If I had thought otherwise I do not think the simile would have crossed my mind, and 1 beg you to understand that my simile is in no degree derived from do- mestic information, but I would venture to compare those of us in Canada who are dissatisfied with our progress, with a feeling which I have heard is felt by some ladies, not by all—far be it from me to say so -on entering a room, and that is the feeling not to see how well dressed they may be themselves, but whether they are better dressed than other people who aro there before, and I would venture to apply that in the case of too much anxiety, not to see whether, we are well dressed our- selves, but whether we are SETTER DRESSED THAN OUR ELDER SISTER a little to the south of us. To.those who are otherwise minded I would venture to recommend a careful study of the statistics as they exist, and I firmly,believe that that will do: much w' '00 : that feeling; should, it really aeriousljy ,oxine, Now, in discussing various questions allow inc to.df cline altogether to.discuee seriously oven fury 0110, xngettent .an essential ehmuig.e of constitution, a, good deal discussed -in tire: 'United States, I honestly believe under imperfect information,. and still more ventilated from time to•time in a manner which I ,am convinced iemajor- ity of you will agree. With inc gives it •undue jerominence.• ons this. side, I think -1 may appeal with coxifkdence to facts as they eOfteto, Is there not in our present constitutiaii,tite greatest pest, ble FRi EDOIJ QF NA:KING LatWS Is theye not an even superior power to that which exists in any other country? is there not the most compplete, in fact the greatest,delegation to tete provinces of matters concerning their sown affairs under the B. N. A.eAct? and last, but by no means least, have we not a judi- cial system which, on the whole, will compare even with that of the mother country ?. In the four years in which I have been in Canada I do not call to mind ever to have heard of a case in which a grave breaeh ,of the erirninal law has passed withont punishment. • Nor do I remember a single case in which the law has been taken into its own hands by an indignant people. We are, and I believe we aro content to remain, a law-abiding people, and in making those comparisons I do not believe we have anything to gain by a change such as some of our friends ap- pear to desire. A CURIOUS INSTANCE of how well our constitution is adapted for working is shown in the fact to which I referred as occurring during the past year when the transition from one Government to another has been conducted , WI•rnouT THE SLIGHTEST DISTURBANCE of public business, and when we are free from the turmoil of political change, except at those tunes when Parliament conies to its ordinary close. Perhaps I speak conscientiously when I say I see no reason why the Ggver- nor-general's position should he, as proposed by souse, elective, and I con- fess that I do not follow the reasoning of those who desire that the position which now can be held wholly im- partially and is held by a pereon with- out bias to one side or the other, should be thrown as it were pell mell into the :arena of public politics and become a matter of public conflict every four or five years. Now, gentlemen, we are passing through an interesting time. If we look bacieward over 50 years what do we see ? We see these great self- governing colonies or states—that have since become self-governing—entirely dependent upon the mother country. WHAT CHANGE3 HAVE TAKEN PLACE during the past 5) years? Daring the past half century what changes have not taken place? What chances may take place in the next half century none of us can accurately foresee. For my own part, I firmly believe that the future of these great self-governing colonies is to be worked out calmly and dispassionately, between ourselves and the mother country ;—(hear, hear,)— that the transition is one from depend- ence in the past rather to alliance in the future. (Loud applause.) Now there are some who are wishful to anticipate such a state of affairs. To them I would address one word and one word of warning only. WHEN INDEPENDENCE IS TALKED OF, do those who speak of it really under- stand what they are talking about? Are they willing; are they ready, even if they were willing, to assume the re- sponsibilities, the cares, and it may be the dangers, which such a position in- volves? At this moment it is true in name that Canada is not independent of the mother country, but for all prac- tical purposes she is so. There exists, it is true, what I am afraid I cannot call in my own presence "the slender tie"—(laughter'—of the Governor-Gen- eral, and there exists in other respects but little to distinguish her from what she would be were she entirely free of such connection.. But with respect to one important point there is an excep- tion. Probably there is no civilized country in the world where the bur- dens ot military and naval defence FALL 80 LIGHTLY as in the -Dominion of Canada. (Hear, hears,) This is a burden ungrudgingly borne at home,, but we must remember that we have gone out from her and that we are one blood, one family and one kindred. (Applause.) But it is on the other hand a burden which a coun- try, if an independent country would have to assume upon herself would be a heavy tax upon a rising and even upon a prosperous country. And in regard to another matter I desire to disabuse the minds of some persons who seem to think that in such a posi- tion as I have indicated they would gain an advantage in treaties to be made with other powers. I wish to call to your minds the fact that we have not yet reached the days of the mil- lenium and that while we readily bear testimony to the general wish of the world to preserve the solemn obliga- tions they have entered into there have been times in the history of some nations when such treaties had, at all events, to be better enforced by those who had the power to require their observance. (Applause). In those re- spects I venture to say that OUR PRESENT CONNECTION IS HAPPIER for all concerned. All representations which this Government has ever had to make they' have been wishful to carry out to the utmost extent in the Foreign Office and by our diplomatic representatives. But if anything can perfect the arrangements which at present exist, I think I may take in vain the name of the Home Govern- ment as I have taken the names of those who are near me at this table, that no effort on their part will be wanting to give the (greatest—as great representation as possible to the voice of Canada in such arrangements, con- sistent, of course, with the rights and dignities according to the law of na- tions. (Hear, hear). I may appeal again, not only to opinion, but to fact. I believe that this is the first time in the record of great negotations that We have THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICES of my honored friend next to me. (Hear, hear.) An arbitration is about to take place, assisted by some of the leading jurists of the world in which an agent, not for this country only, but for Great Britain, is at present a Minister of the crown on this side, Hon. Charles Tupper. (Loud Ap- plause). Ladies and gentlenhen, I must apologize for taking up so much time, especially when there are others to speak, but out of the abundance of the ,teart the mouth speaketh, and I wish thatI' .ml ht .even borrow" from the language of that master of En llalt. Wile 'melee amongst you, Prof, bold- win,i x tlt#t, who,, even of we differ front himn ill Qpfnion 'imparts, by his fango - age such a chardm to that with whieh he dells .that we are alinoet converted before wo envt with hilts, I have DO such chine to Iriake, I cant only thank you most sincerely, and "if We,be, as I fear it MAY 011, THA I+ABT • 004.SION- upon which I sholi have the honor to udpdrees you, I can only thank you in runs far too feeble for the unvrying �kei es . the ever present s' I t 'kin n s es It ho it i the readiness to anticipate everywish and to show every kindness which Lady Stanley and myself have received from one and all front the inImient. of our coming. (Hear, hear.) If I have not ' ventured to intersperse 'any re marks which I have made to you to- night, by what the press sometimes speak of as a few humorous remarks, it is because I do not feel in the vein to do so to -night. Good-bye is always a sad word to bo thought of, though not to be pronounced on this occasion. But to one and all I tender my cordial —our cordial—and hearty thanks. If I have—as anyone in high (Moe has to do at times—if I have on any occasion run counter, or what may have seemed to be running counter, to the opinions or to the prejudices of any, I have done so out of no desire to hurt their feelings, but perhaps through ignorance or inadvertence, and I would beg them to understand that 'since I carne to this country I have never har- bored one single thought inconsistent with honest, loyal and complete devo- tion to Canada and to her service. (Loud applause.) I venture to look forward, if not to that periled in the future of this great country when she will have entered into a possible alli- ance of friendship with the mother country; to look forward to the coming of a not distant period in the growth— the healthy growth—of public opinion, which front the highest to the lowest will be Canada first and party after. (Loud applause.) I ant not going to talk ANY SUCH NONSENSE S.8 to decry party politics in their pro- per place, but I venture to appeal whether it be to my right hon. friend here on my right, to my hon. friend Mr. Laurier, or any other person who may be able to do so, to use the best means that the Al mighty has given then, to make the government—and I ant not speaking now of party government, but of the ruling of Canada, and not the government of anyarty, but -that of the state—(hear, hear)—ot this great cation to look forward, and to do all in his power to stake others look for- ward to Canada as a,great, noble and united country. (Applause.) I can only conclude in the words which I think I used on the first occasion upon which I stood het'e—I can only trust that God may save Canada, and give her a happy, prosperous and united people. (Loud and prolonged ap- plause.) JOHN KERNIGHAN, A SOLID IiURON FARMER, TALKS ABOUT PROSPERITY AAD BLUE RUIN. John Keruighan, of Benmiller, ap pears to be a conscientious roan. He is a farmer and talks right from the heart. His words are those of a man who knows what he is talking,about. -Practical. Common sellae and a spirit of conscientious moderation characterize his word.. Our farmers are not in such hopeless despair or driven to desperation or annexation according to his worthy utterances. Read his letter to the Globe and calmly contrast it with the utterances of the Goveinor— General in Toronto. Both are repro ,lured in THE NEws•I1ECORD ibis week, and both are on the sante thread. Here is what Mr. Kornighan says in reply- ing to a so called Canadian of the pessimist stamp: A,FARMER'S LETTER. To the Editor of the Globe: Sir,—In the Globe a few days ago there appeared a letter written by Mr. Thos. 100 of Lindsay, which I think, is calcu- lated to do a great deal of harm if al- lowedto pass unchallenged and unex- plained. I do not wish it to be under- stood for one moment that I call in ques- tion thetruth of Mr. Fee's statements. He has adopted the manly and pro- per course of writing over his own signa- ture and therefore his statements ought be received as true until they are prov- ed otherwise. Having said this much in all sincer- ity it is only fair to add that the strong political feeling manifested through- out the whole letter somewhat de- tracts from its reliability, and leads to the belief that the facts are (perhaps unconsciously) exaggerated by the writer so as to make out a strong case "again the government," a mode of political warfare unhappily too com- mon in this country. I repeat, Mr. Fee's picture of the melancholy condi- tion of the farmersarouud Lindsay must be accepted as correct until proven to be otherwise, but what I protest again- st is that his statements should go out to the world as at all a true picture of the condition of the farmers of Ontario. Mr. Fee has introduced the personal element by citing his own experiences, a very good way in this case, for a man can speak with more confidence of his own affairs than of others. He says:— "I work a 200 acre farm that cost me $20,000—not a nicer farm in Ontario. I will give all the grain crop, and thresh it, too, to any man paying the taxes for the present year; and the seeding was as well done as it was possible for teams and itnplements to do it." I hope I maybe pardoned if I follow his example and relate my own experi- ences. I, too, am a farmer, living in Colborne township, county of Huron. Myself and son farm 100 acres of land, 18 of which is bush, and from this 100 acres we sold during last year (1892) farn:L•produce to the value of $1.156, and that without counting butter and eggs and other small wares, which are usual- ly deemed the women's perquisites. It is true that about a year ago I bought fifty acres of land adjoining my own, but on that we grew only eightilacres of peas,and as we have more peas in the barn now than grew on that eight acres, I can safely say that the whole of what we sold grew upon the 100 acres, and, lest it might be urged that it took the most of the sum men- tioned to rim the farm, I would say that we paid $720 of the purchase money of the land already mentioned and deposited $50 in the bank, and had it not been for a oevere accident which hefell IIIc ' in dila' xarvest •bulla, erld whlclt: etas t e t t II ia. .consideraltle a oun t of medical attendance emit Vic• tra hired help, our depositwould leave been at (least $100 More, - Now, sir, I do not inentioiz, these facts in tsny Boastful epiirit, Or 118 eeeking, to exalt myself above others, for I boom there ate, hundredst. yes tliousamds;, of farriers In Ontario who are doing as well end hatter thee.' am, -hut only to show that there are, places in Canada Whom farming does pay, alnd. pays well, I might add, should any one doubt the truth of the foregoing statements that my booksareopen to inspection, for 1 do not speak at random as I keepa strict account of all m income and expenditure, But Mr. 'Fee white des- cribing a very and state of affairs is good enough ,to. prescribe a remedy. He says; --"Our only hope of salvation from beggary is to be expected from Washington. Thousands are not wait- ing,the expected deliverance, but are fleeing as though being driven by au epidemic from the land." Let me give my experlence of the exodus. In this neighborhood I know of just two farmers who went to the States. One sold hisi farm (50 acres) last spring and went to Michigan, and a few weeks he returned with his son, having spent just one half of the money he took away with him, a sadder if not a wiser man. The other rented his farm (100 acres) for a term of five years, and has also gone to Michigan, but in his case it was not dissatisfaction with the country, but circumstances peculiar to himself which impelled him to do so. As he has only been away about two months it is impossible to say how he likes the United States. Mr. Fee also quotes the case of a ten- ant farmer who offered all his ear's crop to his landlord for the years rent and the offer was refused. Now it happens that I know of an instance in this township where the tenant real- ized $100 more from the sale of one article alone (apples) than paid for the rent of the entire farm, leaving him all the remainder for his summer's work. Another instance to which I must take exception is the following :—"I have no hesitation in saying that the condition of the Canadian farmers to- day is worse than that of the Southern slaves in the palmy days of slavery. They have plenty to eat and drink, while thousands of Canadians have not." If this describes Mr. Fee's exper- ience, it certainly does not mine. The great complaint in this locality is that our fauns brought forth too abundantly of the kindly fruits of the earth, and consequently they are too cheap. Such athing as starvation from hunger-' has never come under my ob- servation, nor did I ever hear of a single case pf the kind occurring in Canada. Mr. Fee attribtes what he is pleased to call the famine and hard times in Canada to a judgment upon us for the wickedness ok our rulers, I am not sure that under the present dispensation God sends special judg- ments on nations for special sins, but if such a judgment carne upon Canada I should be inclined to attribute it more to the ingratitude of the people rather than to to the wickedness of our rulers, bad politically as some of them may be. JOHN KERNIGHAN. Benmiller, Jan. 2. r Hullett. The following is the official state- ment of the votes cast : FOR REEVE. Britton Polling Division No. 1-84 2-55 3-37 4-39 5-37 6-33 7-19 301 Majority for Scott -65 Si it 44 „ • „ 64 di Si „ ., „ ti Scott 30 75 42 88 27 59 48 389 FOR COUNCILLORS. James Snell, 481; John Brigham, 440, John Lasham, 317 ; B. Churchill, 279. THE HOUSE OF REFUGE. For Against Polling Division No. 1-66 " 2 48 ,< It „ 3-25 it ., " 4-54 " 5-8 " 6-32 51 7-42 24 273 349 Majority against 76, - 37 71 51 68, 46 Tuckersmith. The elections in this township re- sulted in the return of Mr. Peter Mo• Kay as Deputy -Reeve, and Messrs. John lieinkie, John McLean and John McCloy as councillors. Those named, ',with Mr. John Shepherd as Reeve, will constitute the council for next year. The following is the vote polled : FOR DZrUTY•RERVE. MOKAY. leivision No. 1, ,. 1, 2 , It ,1 3, u ,. 4, WALRIR. 84 25 31 26 , 57 17 59 34 211 102 Majority for McKay, 109. The following is the vote cast for the candidates for the councillors : John Reinke., 186 ; John McLean. 180 ; John McCloy, 135 ; Frank Layton, 126 ; John Doig, 109 ; Jamee Patter— son, 70. The following is the vote oast for the IIouse of Refuge : iron. AOAIVEIT. Division No. 1, 75 16 " • , u u 3, .. u 4. Majority For, 68. 37 • 22 40 34 39 51 191 123 Ashflehl. Trio CovvcIL.—Our elections resulted in leaving the councillors the same as lest year. The following ie a statement of the votes polled: First Deputy Reeve —Girvin, 431; Stevenson, 193; Second Deputy Reeve—Chambers, 345; Me - Kenzie, 326; Councillors --Fetish, 379; Kiokley, 336; Malrough, 291; Finbi• gen, 91. There voted for the House of Refuge 154, and against it 393, Summa!!' iilll; sr 'The people Of •thle'vicinity aernl. ' with regret of . the death. ot George Gauls + which look place cmthe 2nd, ivat„ at hie ntvthex at'e(+.ldcun, in Q110443, The .degassed Wight the public sohQol bore during 18$4 ;i ud 185 pod was highly popular nipd jeatllr esteemed as a teacher apd for hie maip ' sterling qualitioe aa a gentlewan lila every sense of the word, Ia the early part of 1886 he went to Denver, Ogler- ado, and eeoured lucrative positions au bookkeeper and oewnieroial traveller for one of the leaning firma of that oily but two or three years ago he ooll- trsuted a eevpre cold which eventually settled in his lungs and which afters time ,unfitted him for hie usual work. Last opting he returned to Clinton but nothing could be done by either stati- cal aid or tender care to stay the pro- gress of the disease and during a fit of coughing he buret a blood•veesel and' in a short time he passed away. We all deeply sympathize with the afflict- ed family and relatives and can only , point thein to Him who cau ail sorrows heal for strength to bear this great affliction. While G. M. Kitty was at Clinton for the mail ou Friday evening, the 9th lust., one of the letups in the store exploded but by the timely aid of our popular blacksmith the flames were quickly brought eider control and ex- tinguished. The loss is but alight. School commenced on Monday the 6th lust. During the holidays the roof was given a steeper pitch and the ceiling was raised along the rafters and collar ties in the form of a cove. The walle and ceiling aro covered with elm and oiled and the echool inside pre- sents a very neat and comfortable ap- pearance. The Messrs. Beacom did the work which iA highly satisfactory in every respect. Maiiltop There wasa contest in only uua ward of McKillop this year, the candidates b'•ing Mr. Wm. McGavin and Mr. Richard C.,tnmon. McGaviu was elected by about 30 majority.—Three of the members 0f our council are of Irish birth or parentage, one Scotch, and the other, the reeve, is German. The teameeting at Walton Metho- dist Church on the evening of Janu- ary 2nd was well attended considering the inclement weather. The eroceede amounted to $35. Vjr. Finlay Mclntcsh and wife had a house warinieg a few evenings ago.. There were over 200 persons present. Johnnie Stimore had a wood cutting bee on Thursday last in isir. John Irvine's bush. He got a nice lot of wood cut, split and piled. Rabbits are plentiful in Dr. Cole- mau'e woods on the Lead bury line. A number of the sports of Seaforth come out frequently for a day's ahootiug ou the place referred to. The wood haulers are out in full force. Wood is being teamed right from the corporation of Brussels to Sea - forth; a distance of fifteen miles. The ear marks for a very severe win- ter are fully visible—white frost at night, instead of being the forerunner of mildness and rain, are followed by - snow and storm. Look out for deep anew and squalls. Bayfield. As announced Ye Higgins Family Concert came oft in the town hall on Thursday evening last and proved a most gratifying success. There was a large attendance and the programme presented was a surprise to all. With the exception of Master Robbie Beattie, of Clinton, who sing one of his favor- it(t songs in a very pleasing way. the talent was purely local and shows what the young folks of Bayfield can do. Ye costumes were in ye olden time faeh on and made a very ;;leasing pic- ture. The characters of grandfather and grandmother were very well taken by Harry King and Miss Annie Erwin. Mise Hilda Moorhense gave two whist- ling solos in fine style. A 1I took their parts well. Before the Higgins' part of the programme commenced, Mise Lily Morgan and Mr. Alfred Erwin sang a duet. Mr. John Stanbury and sister Flossie gave a song and Mr. Stanbury also gave a very fine reading from Teunysou. Proceeds Were near- ly $25. Tuckersmith Mr. and Mrs. Wright have been visiting at Mr. Frank Walters and re- turned to their home near Windsor. There was a select party of young peo- ple at Mrs. John's last Friday night. The cause of the event was the early de parture of Mias John's for the ladies college at Hamilton. There was a meeting in No. 6 school early last week of the literary society. A good programme was presented and carried out, the Highland fling dance by Master Hays being very much ap- preciated. p- preciated. Mrs. Thos. Fowler had a sawing wood and sewing carpet bee last Wednesday. In the evening—well, there was a party bee of amusement. Oyster suppers are very fishionable on the London'Road. Godericb Township. Tug ELEOTION,—The Reeve and Dep- uty having been elected by acelaination •there was only a contest for Council!. ors, which resulted as follows: James Connolly, 208; Samtll Sturdy,194; George A. Cooper, 156; J. H. Elliott, 136; J. Sowerby, 118; Jas. Haa,iltotn 62. The vote for the House of Refuge stood as follows: For, 93; again. at, 300, s