The Clinton New Era, 1879-06-19, Page 44
THE CLINTON NEW ERA.
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Reaper for sale -NV, W. Fell'ett•
Strewherre• Clutreh...
Schedule of convietiges-L* Leithe
&Veva a to -day's Now ea. =Ay be had at the Boot
Ste o moriara.,Dingnian it minima, and W.IL
nantiooli Albert street; PricoS °etas per eepr
'through the affair, hence their 'distrust ' entilinucit .ExteFisiins.
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opplomt, PAPR OF, THE COUNTY..
• THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 189.
anusiNG Tun casessushico.
TM Conservative press, hardly know-
ing what to say in referenee to their
Into defeat have taken .to "'abusing the
.Ropetin Ontholiese Claiming that it was
try theie trickery that the election was
lost. Every (me knows that the Oen-
•eetvative party made strenuous and de-
termined efforts to seoure the smiport
of the Roman 'Catholics, which iu SOW-
instailces was giveit them, and now
they come out and say the Gritwere.
alone i'esponsible for introthicing sec-
• tarian issues and truckling to the Catho-
• • • •
lien" if eny °four readers are in doubt
On this point, we 'refer them to the fol.;
lowing extract which we • ta,ke from
• ,tast iveek's Godetieh Star
for a party so unserupuleits.' The following•arkiele 'Nye find ill the
&dr of last week. We copy it bemuse
it meets circumstances that are tontinu-
Inntig,Itt to the notice of almost
every church attendant, and deals with
Through the whole eontest the Core,
servatives were consenting parties .to
the introdactien Ofisattets late the cam-
paign which they knew were nnjustified
and wrong. In their deeire to 'injure
1,Tr. Mowat they permitted an lawn-
watory appeal to be used hy one.see-
tion a the community, and the moat
indecent attacks to be made on the
Ministry. They had not one word of
thehziua
atteis, ult. Jo. vad manner
r
is
many a the oburch ilieg;oeltuayag.alitiag
dttinhe
United States, as ars front the reperts ot
the various conferences, synods and church *a-
sociations which have met dining tho last few
weeks. Now vre have a few words to offer on the
subject for ehe consideration of the •ohnrelies.
an oar epinien there shotild he no difficulty,
protest until after the election and they what...Nor in meeting church expense'. If, in
found theniselves defeated in the most tl'" grat Pla°°, the 'churches would cousider•
the eireametances and the probabilities of be
disastrous manner. Then, in e fit of ing able to pay the debts they contract in the
same way as the individual nreuabers consider
bad temper, they fell foul of friend ad
foe alike. Raving provoked the spirit
they wished -to ssee lie dormant, and in-
vited the blow tinder which they are
reeling, there is no pity for them.. -
• "Vhe Grits am very jabilant • over • their,.
victory of the 5th, jurit.as if it bad .been a
hittle of Blenhejm, ,or :Waterloo, the actual
fad being that the Conservative party was
•7:T -betrayed, . Mid our Grit •friends know by
whain,.• 1Ve 'know also, and it may be takee
, tas a 'foregone conclusion that such reliance
will netts° • placed in the ,•futere epee the'
nlen We refer to, as hire been in the past:-
We.„ere, perfectly 'aware • how 'the so-called:*--ViCtOry was *on, tind-Aiii 'ealf.otilTy • jay." that
• we are glad -the Congervativeeparty ,didenot
descend to any such tricks.. , If the elections
of an•entire province can be directed from one.
central point -aa, for iiistarice,:fron2 a Pres,
bytery'or a 'Melee Catholio palace -then the.
• eooner theft:rot is 'dam, the better for the
• tountry, Tho people will then not takethe
• erotible to enquire into the political affairs (if
'the country, but Will simply bad their hands
endleave the dieection of . their franchise in
the .bands of their ministers, priests or
• Wisher!. But shell torch be allowed? .Wether
Protestapt otRomsCathollc, shotild any man
or clique of Men be allowed to exercise suet]
power 7 There has beentoe much use mide
of sectarian feeling in this :Country in past
, political couteets, and *tamest heertiey pro -
;
est agaiust it now. . Had it not been for this
• the tato elections wouldhave resulted very
differently." Toegy that .the-- result of the
• emitest has ;my reference t� or is any indica-
aion of the feeling oftlis people on the Na:.
•Aional Policy is sheer nonsense,- Wo 'accept
.• • • rho defeat, but we ;do. not accept .the state.
:trent of -dm reasons given by tbe Drite why
we were -beaten. We awomise them one
_ 'Itlegelteereverethatethey will not be allowed
•i a play their tricks again, and further, that a
time of retribution Wiil.come perhaps sooner
:•itan they eXpeet. '
• Retinae • • Catholics: doubtless" be
• elect that the mask is thrown aide and
• . their )5q672418 t4lie4y in their true light,"
1:6 it all very Bone for thu :Star to my
• eat 'thet "'there has been too. lunch ttse
made of sectarian feeling" •after it has
den.e jts'Utmost' lit..the 'very thingeit
novr condeinus.." Let any ono .10ok ever
the file of the Str.pr fee the past yea,
end if theiliiy not 'find " sectorial). fael="
• ing" and' pritjedices Ppealed to; in ta-
mest; eyoryine»wi]Ladrnit we0.
. .isre cotemporary an itijostiCe.. • But it
P' not true that they wore deeeived..by
JtiOititiet were•-,0triekt" it-
Norted to by Ileferwere •to iioUrc this
vote.. in East Huron a veil many of
Th1"ClasS TO.CgaiiiSt. • Mr.. Gilion,;.
'while in the west they' Yoked Agitifeit
Mr, ., It preasure• wag 'brought,.
to -bear uport•theeo who voted n• tatter
of Mr. 11.2se,..troulti not:the same style
ef *gement apply to. these• who. voted
Mr. Holmes.. We held it would,
•iint we do net foe e moment think emeh
bas heert the:tease. The average .0tha:.
lie of the. present .4;4. is *about as Intel.
lignt as his Peotestaitt. iteigi slier,. and
while prieslis May exeroise Consideestblo'
• influence eve,' tlioir charge, they cannot
!cold thorn as firmly under:thesirethumb
to•ePotik) as in former, days. :If the
ty • af-tho -.0fitholice-Vote-evne given
to tile Itlotaniparly itetite Previneo it
was solely becattae they believed that
oyty to. be the one which had legielg•te
'sitrenteeit fairly----na entirely lit their be-
figiLehrititer the benefit of all ClasSeS.
Where the. ConservatiVO 'party Injured
themselves With the elettorate, 'wee in
RETALIATItre,
-Our able cotemporary, the Hamilton
Times, has .thrown mit the suggestion
that since Sir John A', Macdoeald. has
troducedellm-- -system • of dismissing
without cause, all the employees in the
CiVil Servide whose leanings are'Reforna,
and supplying their paces by Conserva-
tives, it is nothing but :fair' 1VIr.c
Kowa() Jieutd putesue a similar course,
and that O. partici under pay of the
Ontario Governinent, who • are known
te : be Conservatives) Ise summarily
ejected front office; •In iiew of the
'Unjust Course 'meshed by Sir Johnethe
Suggestion is net Without consideralele
force, but tWee wrongs do. not make a
:eight; and if the course of Sir John is
Strictly wrong, we think it - would be
unwise in Me. Mowat to fully imitate
him j buti.still • we think Mr. Mowat
'would be perfectly j iistified in intimating
to the DoMinionankhorities that whole -
aver a Refortrier is no,w• dismissed froth .
the nublie service without geed reason
'for -50 doing,- hiii;Mild7a-saifiiiidly.tetstlinte.
and we believe that in this he would be
sustained by the people. We feel con.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
FL' HAS got so noeendays that if a
man put P n new cow-slied .er hen
roost, the Conservative papers etttibute
it to the N. P.
•-•-•-•••*.
Tile Mail occasionally gives utterence
to a little sense, as witness the follow-
ing, from a late iesue:-..
"Our frientle throughout the country are
talking of proteating renumber of aectiont
It would be well M every case, however, to
make sure that corrept practices can bo erase
ed in court, before eutering upon a •costly,
tedious and often diaagreeahle duty."
Tau Hamilton Speetator confossei ttat
if Sir Johu .1Vlacdona1d's Government
should have to go to the eountry now tt,
whether they can pay there grocer or baker, would cre hard with them and that with
such a question as being able to meet church o
expenses teed never arise. But what are the
facts? As helmet men and Christians most
of our church members wield ,cern to &re -
tract's debt of the kind weehave mentioned,
its protection record the party ean•only
hope to hold together through the pre-
sent Peale -lent by the personal papit-;larity and tact of Sir John -after him.
and yet as a body they aro prepared to incur , „ , •
any Bracelet of respoheibilityeri order t� have I L'Ilo "eingo•
a tine church. 'Perhaps it may be consider. • •
ed out of the 'sphere ot a secular newspaper Mt Animieen, by name Steinbardt,,
to lecture the chnrchee; but we ask, in e • ei
oliserity; is it not a fact thaVniany coe
ngrega- - going event the country endeavoring
times commit themselves to church biffiding , to got a $15,000 :holing froui
eaterprisee to which their means are inade, 1 ties,
quate, simply to make a show .and gratify afor the establishment of a silk lac,
pride for which the peeket is not ableto Pay?
We hold' that- no church; bas -a right- to- -recur
expenses *bleb it has not a reasonable -pro -
spent of being able to pay, and that Trims
mere staid and reliable resources of beetue
are secured thin those upon which liabilities
aro generally incurred, the true, the, right-
eous and. the New. Testament Way is to refrain
from Mourringehem. 'rho madame., °reach-
ing the Gospel to every creature are touch
greater than need be. It doesnot appegr that•ducing beneficial results thronghout the land.
our Saviour and his.disciples•had. yen! m,Ood
uch -sricls Star.,• •• . •
trouble in paying church ex eased ' %elt•
..r„es,
their treasnrer did find diffiou ties in the wmay "'Ysae What 'the "beneficial 're -
of making his aceounts ba'auce; and neither sults" are . Goderich — Goderich
do we find, in the records of the early cb.ureb,
that they were ever.financiallyenabarrassed.
Buetimes have ehani
ged. This s praominents
ly the age of Chriehanity; and so pomp and
pride must be isonsideled before honesty, and
emtity ehow before that Beira of humility
which the Gospel teaches ne is the very found-
ation Of -the true Christian ohmmeter, With
•the enormous outlay, of Money for purposes
ef Vein show, whether Rim in elsiborrite arohi-
tecture 4r cenepetition in height ei spires; or
what not, comes the neceseity of mihrting the
favor.of the rich, whether &city Or ungodly,
-eo 58 to ;saddle upeia them charges reeulting
from the worldly /*Micas of• which they are
guilty -and when wesayguilty we ;say wad-
• visedly. • Covetousness, .greed and berdriese_
a heart haVe ever been found to keep com-
•pany.witli pride and vanity; and as with in.
dividualseso withehutelies, as •witness same
_of.thosein the-Vnited • %Wes -Where-There-
is most ernirt7 ahow, there is to he 'found 'the
least real spiritual life. Thee rooms. ,the•
tpiestion-how isthis'state a things ter be
remedied 7 It is only necessary to consider
the lifie•of our Saviour and thotse of the
Apostles to answer this. Let the churches
put aside pride; let the ministers and Mlle&
bearers 'praotice more self-denial and Ahab
trust in God which they so xi/gently. preach;
let Church bhilding he done only et-heri the
iirefease of the congregation or the wants of
the •neighbarboodedeneand it-Feted-then:let it
be done' as economically as possible. We
would not be understood as despising the
beauties of church arChitectute, for we think
few greater' pleasures could be .afforded than
to 'gaze upon the grand and stately ,citite-
drab of England, but what we urge is, 'that
before fine °hurdles are built the money to
aboutd.be-sIfeTfRidiatid-then we
Should tot hear the cry gping•ere.ep it is now
all over the land, about 'the diffitulty �f
meeting 'church expeuses' and tlie embarrass-
ment newlrioh tho ministers and trustee's aro
involved. •• • •
fidget that there are efficient Conseeva-
.
titres in elle, public employ ai Well as
efficient Reforuters, and .to continue et.
system of chauge with every political
revolution would not be to the eountry's
interest; but if, On' the one ktivt the
Conservative leader is. going to ,-purstie
this obnoxiousi principle, it .is. unreason-
able to .expect.that he Will* be allowed
to. de -so avith-i mpunity, and,ovtatewere
Mr.,31owrit personelle,' in favor 'of per-
,
. •••
spitting.. hint to de, to unchecked, A
feeling of rebellion worild soon ariee in
.the referee ranks that would compel
him to take some steps to , check it..
Fiiliig Appointments 'that •.ocetir
,mately„ • with friends of the party in
power, • 1.S, right enough„ and "es. it is
aside. from ,this ottestion„--diseu mien. of
it is uot necessary. .
tory. He hes already turned up in
abeut forty, places,•liis. latest being Ex.e.-
tee and--Winghnee. He ;,secons to have
unlimited cheek and' impudence, and
ehould. be treated to the "grand bounce"
wherever be makes his appearance...
The National Policy, instituted.by a wise
and far-seeing 'Government, is already pro.
WIII4T WItri BE DONE!• • -
The following resolutions were adopt-
ed by the Middlesex, County Council at
its silting hiet week, It will: be seen,
that a feeling of anxiety is being Created
by the Goverament being cemmitted to
the -building -of the Pacific Railwaye-ande
it (requite certain thee if England do'es
not render material assistance at 'once
the construction of the road must step
-for sc time, as the idea of issuing an tin-
ited atnetint of paver money fee thet
puepose is SO ridiculous that ile.ise not
wortht' ot disciession
1: That the financial condition of AO come
*y requires the most earefal coneideretion of
the government of suelt country. •
2. That the Go vernmeneld the Dominion of
Canatla-bas. committed itself to tho carrying
forward of. of. stripendous national enterprisee,
requiriag the expenditere of many millions of
mew,
3. That we do not consider ieto be to 'the
trrio interest of this Dominion that any more
motley eltouldbe berrowed for the oarryieg on
pi these naeional enterprises,
4. 'filet tho opinion' of tide -Council the
Dominion Government should cause Mill.
alent number of Dominion notestte be issued
to meet all its internal obligations, end make
such notes a legal tender for allelebts, public
and private, except custom duo,
6. That the payment of interest areal for-
eigmborrowecl capital is a great drain upoh the
'national treasury, and should be discontinued
to the greatest possible -extent hy- discontinu-
ing to borrow foreign capital, •
0. That a copy of these reeolutions, signed
by the NNTarden and Clerk, with the seal of the
county atteohed thereto, be tom/ivied to the
Governmeteeneral in Council at Ottawa for
their consideration, •
•:200 412.•
• Leaving out that of the inetnitee for
Carleton, "the "united majorities of four
Ministerial eandidates, exceeded the
their theking out of, thof combined majorities of till the Opposi-
Orange inoorporation 81iNT tinnigtsj digeted tar the 1,00e1,-,
.eeteissteee
-Foundry:peeily. closed rip and a Eitel-
'bar of neon. thrown ont of employment ;
Harbor atille only tethering a few, hours
everx.day, instead Of "night imil4sty,.. es
it diir,hist: year. Vacant houses on
.60.0r31 litlA)di and town Popuiatiop mitch
loss than that of last yeer. 'Workingmen'.
• . • .
seeking employmene and getting the
answer" nothing to da." If this 'Star
cousideis these as benefits it -e belieyo
the pepplo dp not, but they are et speci-
men of What. is. omitting the 'country
•
1,14111111WIK IL:(111NV11,.
''''',..111tttettiett5:\ •
.0ouguAtiit, June 10.
Council Met eerseaet .to roljournMent
Wardell in the ehair, rind the following
Gouncillors present Winn. Webster,
Currie, oteget oetretey, Menzies, Gledhill,
Hardy, Garrow, xubtleton, Dolor, Elliott,
Whitely, Stiv,.ufths Simmons Buchanan;
KalOfitslieuo 0-",_224.41 0014 mot., xatlii.
len, Marecli,asre,fr,Forayth, Citegg;ffileett,
Sho.pselt;Tasitle, Hogairtk, Eilleee, Walker,
Hannah, Black, Heneluge, Vunter, Pot-
ter, Mackay, Girvi», t Geunt,, IVIODon.
ald,.Gibsonand Jewell. "
The minutes of the host day of January
meeting were read and approved, The
Warden then briefly addeeiseed tho Coun-
cil openhalting to ailLthe committee to.
gether With reference to the stationary
account, being passed, by the Board Of
Aeiclit, the Grand Heed Bridge, and the
postponement of the meeting of •Council,
A •communic.ation, was received and read
from M. Limestone,' in reference to the.
jail, Referred to Jail end Oeurt amuse
Committee. •-•
2
Acommunication from LteuteCol. Otter
requeiting, in annual ernnt of no to the
Ontario Rifle, Association, was .rend, Re=
ferred to Finance Clommittee.
A petition of Me. R. Adainfs and eight,
others, praying for a cemmittee to beveled
-
gate the ley law of the township Of Hallett,
.reducing, the limits of Liandeabero' school
section, and requeeting the enlargement
of tho seine. Refereed to School coin,
mittee. .•
• --Movetrhy'llific"Oarruwi lee."by.
'Webster, that -this Council reaolvei itself
into 'committee of the whole to discues the
equaliyation of therolls, fog the purpose.
of givingitr advaneo an Idea of Ma Omm..
eire approval or • objectime to. the petit
equalization,•fer thei guidance, Of ;this
nimi
year's cottete-teCarried, • •
This Chinned the. wont into .ecen.utittee,
Mr, Walker in the chair, When the clues
-
tion was • difireiresed for armee time. ee The
Commit thee resurned.; the Warden in•the
ohe'r - ThteCeisncil tlf•en adjourned. .
, ' • -, June
The Council Snot • pursuant to gajoeies
inent ; Warden in the :chair ;*minutes of
yesterday read and approved: A.petition
, of Campbell and 18, others waa•roferrect
to the School Committee, ,as'aleda potitiou
lof Jos. Mitchell and 12 others. A peti-
tion of Peter Fries •Died others requesting
aid to. build •It bridgo. aercese the' Maitland
between -the township of .4e) wick and Min-
ter, sees, read And refonoil tot1t Rona and
•Bridge Committee. •
. •
• A cOmmurticatiten from: the leoeve= 'of
Birldultat to • the Reeve of- 'thibertie, in re-
form:Moo to a ceeney boundary bridge .he-,
tween. Hurou and Middlesex, :Wasread
had rofereedeto the Road and Bridge Coin-.
raittee, • •.
---4-The-"•k9,19,!COLOtegOvite4%:111e.litiest.,
1-er, Wag read and referred: to the- Sehool
Oenimittee.'• • • • • • • • .
Report of the .0104- Auditors was read
and referred to the Finance Committee: •
A 'letter. from the Oonety Treasurer,
with schedules Of collectirme onnonaost-
dontelanda; and of cash on hand, were read
andlefeered t� the Fieance Committee and
'Edens number of accounts.. • • ,•• '
• A .ciroular from the Deputy Minister isf
Edueation, with Logialative, school „pp-
pintionmeet, was received. • .•
•. Moved by. Mr. Kerr5 sec. by Mr. Agit,stele that' the sum of S100 be granted to•
improve the county homailaryliee between
McKillop and Ltiganeprovided the coon*,
of Perth grant 'an equivalent.• .
Moved by Mr. Welker, sec., by Mr..
Woe
boundary -line between' Teckeramith and
Hibbert, • on the 9tlicou., the.old briage
being in a dangerous condition. -• Refeered
to Road and Bridge •Comiaittea. • • •
• Moved by.Mr. Bettor, sec. by Mr. John-
eitow;tbit-itarnsis.sien-te--givetrtlw0offeeil-
of Goderialt to 'Place a clock in this cupola
of the Court 11041$0i!. with:right ei access.
'Referred to jail. and 'Court -Rouse. • •
„Molted by Mr. Walker, Mee. by Mre Gib*
Zen, 'that • '.1(.1r.'Orestvell receiVet.$20.fer kis
servites as arbitrakeein. tho.matker
Greed Bend bridge.--;Carikal. • ;
' The Correct! then • adjourned till 3 pen. -
an. Wednesday. 1. " . " • •' • .
itnatere .lessiirr of Revision one Comsat-• .
Ihe.second ettting of the .court.of reveside
Lor tbe tewnstun of Hullett, wee held at Londes.
• bora, on the 141h Jimalast, pUreuant to motion
of, adjournmeW. All, the mediae; prPsteit.
Mieutes efferener meeting react and confirmed. -
Moved by X, :Witten, see. by Jeffewson, that
-W: W. Fareari ho asseised aa owzior of south -
WI lot 16, oen. 4, and Senors Henry as tenant;
George Pope, •part bit 14, Oda, be taken tram
Roman Catholic seParato school setition, and
put into school section No. 2 ; David Nichol,
part lot 20, core 14, one dog struck off roll.
JUNE 19, 1879
0nNTIS COVItle
• The regular June sitting of this Court
was held at Goderioh, commencing on the
• and ending on the Judge
Squier presiding. The following moon
t4ere dispoaed of. •
O'Perfes vas Serestagetix This wa$ in.
action for breech, of warranty et a horse.
Mr, J. T. Garrow for plff. M. 0, Came-
ron, Q. 0.. and B, V. Elliott for deft.
The !second, third and part of Murth claye
were occupied in the hearing of this ow,
Many (16)Veterinary and other witnesses*,
were examined. Finally defendant agreed
te pay Off, $60. Plff. to pay costs. The
case was settled in this way without going,
tojury.
WRITE Vs. ELDER ---This was an action
for cemsnission for sale of land. The
plaintiffs in this wee were noresuited.
• Air. MalcoMsen for Offs. Mr. Halmstad
for deft, The Offs. thia CMS° were thes
publishers of the Exeter 'Collector. They
undertook to sell or find a purchaser ,fgr
the farin of Mr, Elder for tycommission-of '
-two and one half per cent. The prices
fixed on farm was $12,000. If through
their instrumentality )Ir. Elder. himself,
•sold the farm, they were to race:lye their`
coxwaitssion. The proprietor made the
sale to a Party whom plaintiff* sent to hira
but as the price was not that named in the
agreement with plffs, they were nut en-
titled to their commission. •'
•0---,-"Yrlik .,,esETEure_Bit-eiAirTint. •-
•. Although nothing- oflicial lari yet k mEr•tont•sT eiliVuen OF cANAFM.
been rendes poblies With yeference. t� the •• •
• The annual • meeting of.' the. London
ti'tai:;' niatiAN.114"flicionb /*;it, bee'n 0:- 61eitference of thin body closed their sit-
. .
thered to'establish the fadt 'that. the tings at London last week. We re -pub;
tient...(-40s.ernor.wiu. no lin a ii,n.iissecl, lish the hat of appointbninte made for gni
and also that untruthful reports had Goderich dietriet :-- ' ••
•
• • • • Seeder/eh-J. A, Williams, D...1).
been made' tie the Colsmial Secretary; to ..• Clinton-eD,.. Sutherland, 11, 1..;1 '
the effect that th0 GOVOYOOT had. jiliOT.-: H°11nesTine-J"'Phili)* '
, 13ayfielie-J.Liyiegstou and tV, 'tem ikon
fered in the Doininion. *elections, •and .• Kippen-N. "Smith.
that Quebec was in• a, disaft• eCteci and Londesboro-.Jas. Caswell.
• • Illyth-Cteergeeelerk, ••
revolutionary eoinlition, bcith of which ' nolgrave-.0... liktivards.
Mr. Jely • emphatically denied. anti,- l'or- Neringharia-NV: Pryers.
Lucknow----.Z 11. Waddell, J. D.
-tunatelye-theets--- tviin----good evidence- -ittr ' Ashilel&-r-A. Milliken. '
Teeswater--O. II StatTord7
hand to Support, him in the denial. 'the Ellster-1l. Ce Howlers,
• interviee' that Mr. Joly had w • ith the •
Dungannori2-11. Davey.
Oplenial• Sectotale• won ki gdet 104 Wity
s • Bervie-Ce Hamilton re W. NV, Ceimpbell.
. Kincardine -W. ,
It J. A, Williams,' Chairnein of the district,
towards disabusing the. • Minas of nniell and W. MeDonagh, Financial Secretary. • '
:Prejudice , th a t - 'M r. Via n ge3...-irt.had,
deceit.
" The M:ontreet OaLette is irathoriti fer
the statement that iletelliere sett! shortly
lue knighted,
In the—•late-41"....-election tiri-le -co.-1-'1; v.' (.,•:,,,ss• 4 a
"gamin pejority of fifi,.
TItE •f0DONViilg, in reference to. tho po-
salon of. the Conservative perty in Ca=
nada, is from tho New York World, one
of the most able 'papers in America. and
. •
•
-requires no comment ter
• -"Ilse preitectianists made many predM-
• tion's last . summer Of an instant return. Of
prosperity that now they have no pesSible ex-
planation to offer to the fanners who voted
for them, and,: having done so, saiv *epee:es
of. produce go delve, or to this artisans who
have soon the price of bread, coal and sager,
• and other necessaries adVance, while their
wages have remained stationark:, The Cana-
dian situationie one of the drollest on record,,
for the teraierrittiiiPrenible their -Wen" ii -
Policy whielt they had denounced while in
opposition, end Menet-1'6 Ifollow while in-of-
fice,_and. , thinking themselves hopelessly
beaten, made the most citiravagenti and spe-
effic pledges to the electors who, to their. bor..
rer,,:put them in power, arid invited them to
falfil thoseinapossible promisse.r'7 •
k. -Prince Edward ISItUtd. Vapet risks :
If the fattibts of. On taktio steel:ire against
protection, what'will not .1.•he farmers of
Prince.Edward •Island do at ,Iirat• op,
portin* that presents itself i
Speaking of electien ineidents, an ex-
change Nap ;--1n One etinstituoney the
•. . _
Liberals brought ont h candidate' day
or so before the potnination to prevent
-walk over, • Ire hardly held -a meeting,
but at the. conclusioW "of the polling it
was fond to their tatipAto (hat Ito •had
inejotity of a hundred, in another
the .1leform M, P. for twenty years past;
insisted on running his oephow for the
Local, the place being 'thought to be,
-safe, but he lbend that it was it little
too sunel4 and his neplieW %reef loft at
home. - •
)011VSTON Yfl BiTallANAN et al--Thia
wog an action on promiesory note. J. le
Garrow and F. W. Johnston for plff, • B,
II. Doyle and Campion foe deft; jury ee".
case. Verdict -for plff. for $213.„90, .
e Rewire vs, ItteDateeen-Action on pros.
memory note. Mr. P. W. Johniton for
plff.' Mr. J. H. Beibson fpr deft. Refer-
red by consent to judge Toms, ,
FARRAR vs. 1VIcChtirtonv-Action cur
promissory note. M. 0. Oameren, Q. 0.,
for plff. Mr. Malcomson 'for deft. Hie
Honor. made Regard" a Remanet in
easIt'ves vs. Heim -rens was an actiou for •
darnagese-Plff. lost some cattle whieb.
were afterwards found with. deft., wlio
:would not give them up until they vrere
identified by him. Pin son identified,
• peeprerty. • Deft. still. referred to give
property up.- .Plff. had to take. proceed-
,ings, issue writ, este., in order to get, hiss
property, thus he claimed • damages for
haying to reifert to these proceedings.'
rneseteeetelew OF MEAN]) JURY. •
• The Grand Jury made •the :felroviing -
presentment :-- • • • •
• • :
We, • the Grand -Jurors of Our Sovereign.
Lady. the Queer?, would respectfully beg
to congratulate yenr Honer on the oiw
parative absence of•orinto in the county',
as ;wider -road by the small 'Umber of epee'
presented fcir our consideration and also .
by ilie,very„sniallhuinber-of prisoners at
:present,conaned,inAhti•County-Jail:-1
visited the, Jail and: were 'received •with
the greatest courtesy. by the 'Gaoler and •
Matron itli. and MIT. Disien-and showed •
'through the differeet,eells and apartments.
We found everything inperfect order, .
clean and aintaiently well kept, refleceint
great credit on. the officers of the -Jail..
We found therein four. lirisoners-three
mile and Oha female. • In reaped to these, •
one will to released through -expiring of
aentence during. the .• next • teem:Vetoer •
:hours. In tho case of John Reedy, an
idiot boy, tre strongly recommend that he
• be removed at once to the asylum fee
idiots, for. this Peoeinea. Wee 'found
• Willis,nr Wild, a man conflutid for atteiopt-
ed suicide, where we would recomniced to
be discharged . as he appears now to be. e_
'peffeatly Sane a:nd-realfzes 1166-611. po-
sition; In the •case of the female prisoner
tee *mild also recommend that she lie die-
ehtieged,.as her healtheappears suffer
very much by the confiriement. We
would reepectfully requeet yew. Horme to
-Urteetieptertliti*C ellthe absolute
necessity .of inenediately making the Jail:
more socureeand we would . •strongly ets- 4,
dame the recommendations'. contained in
the• report of Inspector ' Lengminr. of the.;
3rd April last in regard the 'improve.. -
Monts required in the Jail; eii We lierit4 :to -
have a More desperate clims of arinsinala
to deal withthan formerly, • All of which,.
is reapectfully• submitted. .•
.GEO.
• Goderieb, Mime IS; 1879.
• Mevine-eAt 1;ini3g.h°auzill, olVe 'the 10tili in41,,lk•
wifeOf 1/, W. C. Meyer, barrister, of A • ,
• datiglitaie .• • •
Itesvissies.w;:e-Itt Illyth, 'tor the 01,11 inst., tLsi
wife ante W. llawkstraw, of a clauggiter. •
Dr:Troit:t -le Goderich„'en_the .
• f Mr. 8.-11.. Donor,' of a gen.
'MARRIED': •
)0W .-A.ON-FAV.--On the 100.1 it; • bY
and lot 18, eon. debe struok off non-resident •• the N ery Rev,. the Dean of Ontario, as- .
• .
roll; and assessed to Peter Brennan, he tcoan teieted by the RoV. Henry:Wilson,
,
in the Roman Catholic separate school section, • . ". 1)1'. 1).41. Dowsley,1f.R.C.8.14.., of Cho.
-Carried, . Nowt:thy Lashaie eecontled . tom Ont., to Gertrude Elizabeth Alice,
thatthe assaisment rollas revised. only daughter of James Agnew, ,Esc
•
in the • erotibilolt dittrict, bo t • Ns:. they Jbe now finally passed, end' the court; offeitielon le"--ee•-• -hamster, •rtre., leingston, • • ..-
new elesede -Carried, • ' • ••• Newimee-In teedertle en the etif
A ineetinget the council -wee then licitle Atte• inst., by the. Rev. W. Campbell, Mr. W.
• the members present. Min ir tea of fen.mer meet. 11; te'lircl,. of ff oderich township, to ethos
ing road and confirmed, Movedby X. -Britten.; ' • Emma Newell:Of G °darker. • •
seconded by J. HoWson, thee Joh» McKnight • •
• be refunded l dog tax for 1878, he treeing bum NTON st,tharas., •
.are known in this tY2 C' give
thorn ;et,.
Exeter- (1 A. i Leh ell,
Centralia -.Jas. Kennedy; •
• Staffordvillo-E..E, Nugent.
• -1V. O. liondersotir, ?a. -A..
• Washington -Immo Crane, •
MOTIIIt Forest -G. Briggil3
I ;rassols----Jas, Jlarris
Seatorth•-bs. Grahatt.
additiorr to Brie We give 'is l'ew Of
the changeo made, whore • Ministers
ktiown hereabouts are removed
J. Preston, of Gotlerich, goes to Milton;
U. Fowler, of Olinton, to Listowoll ; T.
Brock, of Guelph,,to Brantford ; J. W.
Holmes; late of gxetee, to Wateillown ;
Wm. Ifitivice, formerly of Clinton, to
Grimsby; and j'as. Droloy, ot% Daytileld
to Gorrie•„,,
Mr, Foote,' Imo on the J.ocaton
District, (and a native of Stanley) goes to
College, as do also, R, 4. Treleaven,
late of Dayfield Oireuit ; A. A. Dewers,
formerly of Groclerleli, and Aa E. -Smith,
forihorTy of Holmesville. It. J., Tyler,
formerly of Kippen, has been superen-
nutited.
Tweuty out of the total 22 Candidutot
for Ordination ite the Conference, sought
and were granted permiesion In get
married.
wrongfully asseseede-Carried, Aleved by rr.•
• 7 .•.inue 10 18-9
Howson, secorffied by .1° leishere, that on the- . ' • '
petition:of ,Tohn (ovier and' others, Thomas itiltent, fall, yeti; 4,41!itsh, $0 06 a 0 08
'Gibbs, au indigent per.son, be granted the eine 0 9.0 a 0 913
of $10, as charity, to be expended under the 8Pring,Idcbttft," (r 65 ft• I) 38 •
direction ofd. Ilowoon.-Oarried. Movetl by •
rifc, . • -*
J. Mason, seconded by 3 Lashain, that II, Oats,.
Snell be paid a binins.of 80 cents per rod for lipulek,
42 rods of, wire fencing, built en sideroad 23.20 F.eaft, •
eon. 6, to prevent snow drifting on said rem, •elditr,
-Carried. Moved by J. ltowsore ececetided by •Potetoes,•
1,'Britten, that the petition of Win, Murpley •• _reek, -
and others, praying to have their Anent° labor .1;e6f.” -
laid over Until next welter, be not granted., - Better,
Ortrried. Moved by ,f: Erititon, seconded b? Bart,
• J. Lasham, that on the petition ()ET/lore:1s Mee Hely; ,
Xlveou and others praying for assistance tO
Mrs, McLean, ofdie village of Stnernerhilehn „. elheopsking
indigeet person, tliat 3. Aragon be atithorized OloVer -
to eon tutinicato With licr friends and etscertAin Timothy
if tho Neill not support hen•--Catried. •Moved Woo),
by .T. Mason, seconded by 3. Britton, that
Chalets Lindquist be paideet for hoaidingter-
migrante in indigent eireunistances.---Carned,
Moved by .7. Besharneeecended by J. Howson,
that the geavel on ems, reed 10.11, opposite
lot 18, be taken nut under the direetion of
Themes Moon; and on non. road 8-0, Opposite
rot 17, nndot the direction of George Hole
Carried, • The °motell then etljoureed to meet
again when &died by the reeve.
, Jewel Beitrieta .rome, eisih.
Ur =el •r,11121 Ugh, 1575,
0.00" a 0.0e .
• 0 86 a 0 40
0 50 •a 0_60
. 060 a 060
.* 4, 50 a . 5 00
▪ . 000 a fl 60
- '5 60 a 0 00 •
. A 50
• iiIOr a 013
9 .a 0 10
• 00 a 900
440 a 5
• 04 a '0 60 .
• l•••• 8 60. a it 75'
- 17t, a 026
• • • 0 19 a 0'2 • •
stlit E4ottlrit5 essillasekeete•„
i„ Stine 19; 1819
WIreat-eVall - • '$O 06 a 0 08
•„Spring. • • 0185 a 0 87
Oats -'
0t1 040
*- 0 60 a 0 58 -'
Barley r . 0 DO a• • 0 fit,
Potethee
'Hay
flutter •
WOO', • .
065 a 070
. 6 00 a. 800
010 it 0 /6
• o1$ a I1G-