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P R U Id eel. Tae�a�O��S�R�I[� mem.
11►. Senium► twales-. r fps lib knurl.,
publu►sw We sats* of let* Yetatkere of
State menet by the Guvaremeot. A for-
mal protest war entered by the Cosnl of
the Administntto., hgat.et Harrower, for
withdraw's' from the alliance of the 261b
May. A Dench war frigate and a bark
hate bees Been eruiring off Bulk.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Th. .teaser Clip of Glasgow will NMI
from Glasgow, for New York, on the 9th.
The Bebop of Exeter las been defeated,
in bar coolest with the Rev. Mr. (ivrliam.
y Me hoosollelli
wale ads to bee(( Horn a Neer
betimes Lord Dwhea Had dm
Mbtg geesrneesst . sod has g•aereert] sid-
ed she atirmpl. He mould afwd 15 10 n ;
der h• had wiper spokes evil of hie easels•.
Nothing hod themeless hon more loath
tag to tbues who kris 11 thea be slow
umem to gnu up hope t4 Lord Moagaei.
and his meekness a setting ea favourable
explaoatroas, of doubtful eu.duct. 11e
uow temente u( h,s fronds silence a both
Houses about hu quarrel ; and kept edema
himself. \VLite the newspapers of all par-
ties were commenting ea the nosiness of
the %Vis r*, anJ declare{ they could out
remain to power • beyond Easter at the
furthest' -(a curious hit as to date) - Lord
Durham devoted himself only the mon to
the support of at uuoislry w Lech. with all
Ile sin" an , professed a liberal
LAST DAYS OF LORD DURIeIAM. policy. Ile w"e triton joined by on create.
tors from Canada , and they worked to-
(NT
at the celebrated Report. There
(rr u aMIlcT M UTI]M tP.) a°a. ,,tore ravel about small
" it woe nit a fine September day, on en the pe' hrano■ of the Report -worthy
returning from a merry drive. tint Lord of mrorion "rely .a rh• wing how lo war
Durham and Lu family and adviser, meets b.-tr”ed when relied are the 'cordial support'
f friend", and the ' generous forbearance'
dinaned the news of the olio end best et the Or ..f opponents. Med. of hie time and la.
Chides
IN kflaw end brit helper, lawMr. buur was devoted to the inierectIon of hi.
1TarlesDuller, hies ►rl,rc Jinn's -knew successor, Mr ('. {entire' Thomson- af
by his coun'enence inure than by
surds-successor,
Lunt Sidei•hatn-rho steely re
thatIl was o
•
yrs -.feet their great rower- k b
solved In adopt the Durban policy war the
pees war ruined. When they sat down u i, , • . rerenes.. Man, boon every ttie.-[Globe, 28th March.
is consultation, that ads leer wet friend day. ere event in rorsolt item and prepare -
would fain have persuade l honeee and uth area, of measured ;anJ to good purpose•- a - -
en that all war nut .•ter. That the rhe. Not only were Loral D,Irham's place all
the result of au inttegue war to them char. ..tupte,l by Lord Sydenham, but his own
'lite Ministers and Lord D•,thadt had • beet measures were planned in Lord Due -
deadly enemy, who had [1fen 'tot'te of ben; •hones In London, prepared formtro-
what they sigh sepses, ohne he declare) deepen in Canada, and the agents Informed
that ho hurled def.+ncr at Led Mlrtbuurue'• and instructed. These duties done, but
head ; an f reared Mla•huurnt anJ his c"^'_ few months of life retrainee to the baffled
+ask►{ g 10 ite *Mew
T
iege the WOO sha�
Weigle deemed will greatly hogroes. Our
.,arket suet, 15 eesaeg4USC , be Betted.
ad coetroll.d by the hose demad sad
home prices. Farmers will hold as for bot-
her markets, aid but bilis of the crop will
come forward. Our boat• will Sod but lit
tie so de. Newer hairs we knows a ..ion
whish opened so uopromeingly. Forte
.ately the writer along our lines has bees
favorable fur the w heat crop, sed if ibiscon
contioue good, it is net improbable 1161 we
may have a rely active season of tali bud
pees.
MEETING of PARLIAMENT
sod Bstd Ski Mm eeeellr1► jwd Saar. Jt
Is [.etelp .d r west rouse or gpanL ad
three we pesos* i. dssnrM-. 1s pernes-
lar, we Whew tie ole kw pgsd.1a le *wee
pod [ravel an be grssa"•d et Ins apse* ih s
it ca bs alas1 tM L •w swede of Ha C.esu..
•1 Hero. ad Porth. Lobar ie. tbssshrs, the
ea '111I nide* r mite ped {swede is these
Ceusties, as/ we wield ssssedy ted litho'
aha was who weld tell ss their we swans eep-
ply the Mho's. W. fool wuedod that Uwe is
scarcely ewe Tanen to tb. (Jolted Comets who,
with his team. .told Het afford to watt five -
p•usde worth of nem se the rade, throughout
the mores of the year ; mad t►h..o..i of labor
would make sur leads.. Reads meal to any u
the Pro•te«. Now, it .veld be .deemoed that
this labor s fes from b bestowed by the Far-
mer, will be pad to him to full, is the teens .1
• eery few years, and that be will receive saes -
ally, a lair rate of tatMealoo his owls,. 11 re thee
certain, that exclusive of the incalculable. sat-
iafactioa and comfort of travell.ng on good Roads,
and the sat saving of time, teams .ad carriages,
the tartameot will be one of real pecuniary
profit. Oa this principle of potting in labor as
stork or capital, it must be evident that set more
than one or two hundred pound" of cash would
be required, merely to purchase the proper awls
Of implemeota of I.bor; and we feel confident
that fire times that sum call be raisedfrom the
merch.ote, tradesmen and gentlemea o( Gode-
rich sod Stratford. V.e forbear entering into
particular calculations, or urging any farther re-
marks on the subject at present, .s we under•
send that a prospectus for making • gruel reed
from Goderich to the Clinton Arm• Ina, is about
to be i.ued, and will eootaio canals:iooe and
estimates that may be depended on -and we trust
the inhabitants n( the United Comities, a.d the
firmer* to particular, will co"eider the "object
with the interest and attestioa to which it is
entitled.
We are authorized to state that
the Provincial Parliament will
meet for the despatch of business
on the 14th May. An official
prorogation to the 3rd May will
appear in the GAze'rra, but this
arises from there being more than
40 days between the last day pro -
rouged to, and the time settled
for the meeting of the Legisla-
t�
this cowardly process of murdering private
documentary material for hie hefldn10,t Mryet lay between him and the grave ; but on
and we ire no adesotage
g mere eche conjectures and surmises on the sub- character, and have ever tegerded it as • wet of
the few
ofJulyhe sank rap • ,
w high prize of suceea is retrieving the CO- social plague, yet we feel itieieeto •void Wee -
luny,
a few brnin. Ile left has largo estates jeer. For our own part we do not feel inclined to F [
tett with it because we believe it to be iofee-
rade§ Jared not with.tard Lu enemy t--" Statesman. When he could give informa-
tion about Canadian matters, or vindicate
creed art. whether the (Moments...I Lord theprinciples of nod at base
! t Str B
/when. was legal sir J)i Cal.
" . •1 i • w vet sin • _
parse) over ■red wine• in • mast critical,- win In the summer of 1540, he• was order-JiBicult which Sir J. Cartoons should se• q' Tu. Preussen! Parliament is to meet on the
ver have throne upon him, Lord Durha,,,
ed to the south of Eurole for bia�hnlHh : 11th of nee month for the dispatch of btaaioe.e, SLANDER.
used powers which Sir J. Colborne had but he (mind himself se ill •t Dover that be -
Nrned &ride to Cowes, where he becatno and we believe that a mach deeper tuterest, in
used without ortuutou, hi" 8elch( s enemy too weak to leave rue couch. Even then, the meeting, is felt by the public generally then We (seldom notice any of those smell Bole•
.curd his opportunity to scare his (rends and when he war unable to take any non r- oa any former oeta"oion, not even excepting the tattle stories that come ander the bead of private
from snppnrtiug him, M they were pledged ishment tut a tulle fr,iI, there wart &o the Serino of tut you. Nobody beyond the slander, and which are found Boating. as a secret
to 4o. Considering all' this aad'that Lord ender -torrent in every little community, oro the
1),,, ham was to Name i5 not having furm.h- c life and animation in Lw countenance members of the Cabinet pretends to know any -
ed the governri ant et home with sufficient and conversation, that Mose •who know him thin of the mrmres to be brooght forward, shape of pillage gossip ; for although we detest
best could not but believe that much work m that coo rt forult from
C. Buller earnestly es to 0 out, furrapidly,- and died
HURON SIGNAL.
THURSDAY. APRIL 4. IMO.
I ,a or ,n the colonies, he was at he post a the
J h CID !borne loot dune war appn,ted or Huuas of Lords. But he a" bly k THF. COMING SESSION.
A.M4 se0 lie aggelatmoa of ?Mmes Mato
Tee , se Mips of ale Meralai Che alieeti ■wf4ai
Parti wed `see ! t New. in *. Ms g leseoM
beg toe . less& tat. adreelegi Jedws Acer
were sur of sees M -averts., Timm guilt. Hew.
*Ter**, being ens gnat iiao would avis
tritely to pt the sit of ib. .fits, sod altheegh
he did, the said Thor Oa11, Fag , would sot
meet the sold Judgeship eves although the
Oorera.out .amid promise to double the psi.
suet leery ! la tbe mead plea, we beg reeve
to remark tat,. all these lemon, or utter, fee.
have seemed from the nate mown wenn,
after beteg folly matured by tear and melee: and,
to the third plate, we beg lea•• to reMrk tat, l eouatry al, is Nate n ib. maiRe rMtI.*
u at•etees nurse out of twenty, the .1.400.E the result would be similar. it *leo shows
Provldtece hes- arranged that this species es that browbeating sed " b•dgerf.g" by a
Ministerial oras is Dot productive of good.
maLgaty oas prods•e only nae effect, and that When a quorum' a mooted, of it coesot he
lie dsimwstsf end rain of iu adore f est utile or answered ley fair Ilitts'als
r�
111 osis{ to Hae or may moos; sad ethers
agate to causes of a dibrest 501054.11,1.. -
oeer, we OM Hsieh lease is Mee
Hopkins. wed eubs.ribe to the M of
certain R,formera,-we ws.1 ask, what
more doss arts prows 1 Merely t►a., that ell
these sire met sects 'Minors fully setahhoh
the `act, that Ike People desire R.frsss►-
seaa, and d the Government �5t N she
ET Ws emitted to direct the atiestion of oar
readers to the of William Smith,
Esq., Tows Reeve of Downie, which appeared
lo last week's Sigwel. Although the remarks
were in note isolation, rather seven epos oat
Editorial self, yet we do net feel iodised to be
critical, nor to enter into soy farther disesteem
of the subject. • Our remarks upon the financial .
*difficulties of the United Counties were made
from the best of motive", and were aegge"ted by
what we considered to be eery serious and dis-
agreeable facts. Our views are now before the
inhabitants, we ars very sorry abet we cannot
conscientiously contradict them, but we shell be
extremely well pleased if, at the end of the pre-
sent year, Mn. Smith's views shall tun oat e
be correct, and it Mall be dieco•ered that our
"facts" were 6euoes.
luny, and forming a new mud sound c dowel
system. Put he soon eaw.tbat Lord Dur.
ham wM right in propo.in to return. The
daughter r„ nett " ••-------
lF,vernor General had no F,ealth for such a� g. "'"x ' ""'
him to a lcw month", leaving their young
eireggle at the must now have been. -
goo to emulate the virtues of his panne as
Energy, Jceisiun were not always to be well M be might after the spectacle of their
commanded iuthe degree Deceeasry under
example was w,thdrawn "
such unequalled difficulties ; and deet in P
the mid.t of the work wne only too propba-
Isle. Again -the colony was still in too HOW HAVE THE TIMES CHANGED?
and other properly M much as possible at play the I roplu(on the preseet occasawo. _
the d.eposfl of lea devoted wife -the eldest might poribly geese right, and teen i. • greater tiaui, and beaten there ,s everything that is
possibility that we might goer wrong -the difficult and unpleasant in tracing these matevo-
chances are, therefore, spent us; and, u we lent rumors to their proper coerce. We must,
have no ambition to ram the repe*ateen of a forme however, crave the indulgence of our readers at
pMelier, we forbear gaessiog, entirely. Besides, present, while we not only nonce, bot cootie -
we are aware that our hints wishes and support- diet to the most emp{tatts manner, one of these
tions would have no effect in changing the wise atheism, danders, of rather an •rgwated 4. -
intentions and reyq)ves of the Government: It eruption. During the past week it has been
would be thinkiigseil of our Rulers to suppose first . . 1 in a loader
that they are about to meet the Parliament with- tone. that tbeRev. Mr. Fletcher had been lately
eat having agreed upon some definite line of hawking a Petition throneh the village of St.
pe:icy by which they are preptirllff either to stand Mary's and the surrounding enuetry. the ohjrct
or fall. it would, however, be using the Minis- of which was the remord or dismissal of Judge
try messily to conceal the fact that the people Arland 1 And we regret to learn the this very
have also • line of policy, and they have determ- improbable story was mot the goseip of ignores?.
Used that the Government that refuses to stand - talkative sad excusable old womes, bat of men
by the sad policy eine be forced to fall under t. from whom far other conduct might reasonably
We do not write this in the form of • threat, for -be exp'eted t By all who have the pleasure of
we have Do faith in the policy of intimidating' knowing Mr. Fletcher oo other refutation of the
men to act against their own views and costae- rumor will be deemed necessary than merely to
noes. In net, the man who could be indoeedl state that it is • "taleeotewt � originated is the
bypopular intimidation to bring (orwerdor sig- basest political and sectarian -hatred. We nei-
p p ther know nor care who was the manufacturer of
Pott a measure which he conscientiously believed
to be wrong, is a more despicable being than ha the falsehood, 'but we inert fearlesely that no
who would legislate deepoticly sg•ion1 the violet man of hosaeet, upright principles, who knows
and wishes of the people. But while we cased- anything of Mr. Fletcher, sod who has • proper
ly denoonee all attempts to frighten • dorera- appreciation of the value of truth and piety,
meat to )tear -and obey the b,heata of the people, wonld either believe it himself or repeat it to
we, at the. same tune, derv, it prudent to esti- others as • thing worthy of belief. And we
hesitate not in declaring that the man who would
Madison of ?grain is• was especially warm mate that the people have a will and •vetoer repast it 1n each a manner as might lead to the
spinet it, arguing that the admission of j which mast be felt. They may be ignorant, belief of it, such
being willing and able e
o
slaves`into the country for that • length of 1 and rash, and obstinate, and unreasonable. bat beine the person who sawi Mr. Fletcher an hablee to
time would work too much mischief. The while they poetess a representative form of Gov -
term slaver is not used In the Constitu- the Petinnn, is, to all intents and purposes, s
Y erament, *bete bad qualities can not destroy their
tins ; Mr. Madison, a slaveholder from
Virginia, opposed eta introduction into that
monument, because, he said, he did not
web to see it recognised by the Constitu-
tion of the U. Stateebf America that there
could be property in man. Verily, hew
have the limes changed ie the South ?-
Now they refuse to adroit California into
the Union because her constitution does
not admit or•reeogoise this *me slavery 1
Antrim* Citizen.
i
TRIAL OP 011. it EBSTER. .
The indictment of Dr. Webster for the
murder of Dr. Parkman was read in Court
on the 1!lth to Beaton, and then Mr. Clif-
ford, . Attorney General, addressed the jug
to • deliberate and solemn manner, confin-
ing himself to a clear and succinct state-
ment of farts in the possession of Govern-
ment -1st. that Dr. Parkman web murder-
ed. 2nd. That Dr. John Webster commit-
ted the decd. Mr. Clifford concluded a few
minutes past past ten o'clock, and the Court
ordered all but the meeical witnere for the
Government to• retire. Fourteen peremp-
tory challenges were made by the prisoner,
ten of whom were set aside by the Court
for having formed an opinion in dip case.
Charles M. Kingsley testified that on June
19th 1849, he had care of D. Parkmaa's
real estate -was in the habit of meeting
him every day on lameness -never faded to
find him at home at the dinner hour when be
called fur fifteen years past. 11e gave an
account of the search by him and Stark -
weather in the Medical College. The ex-
citement and interest continues se to this
extraordinary trial ; ,t seems if possible, on
the increase. The Court -Room and galle-
ry were crowded at an early hnur to emcees
with anxious spectators. Al nine o'clock
the prisoner entered the Cort and took his
seat in the duck -he exhibited the ase
calm dnneenour. Al ten o'clock the jury
returned from the scene of the Alleged more
der. The mammies of witSOBsss then
proceeded.
fie trial still enutinueJ nn Monday. -
The evidence was strong, but *belly eir-
curestsstial .
restive sod onset ties! • state to bo governed
by •n enfeebled band ; aid white unsuppor-
ted et home, Lord Durham was s lees safe
ruler than Sir J- Culborne, whom he would
is Mr. \Vcbe►er's great Speech delivered
on the 4th of March on the Slavery ques-
tion, he reverts to the antiquity and re-
views beturically the ' vexed question:
leave in his place. Again -it Has nun Slavery existed. in the world, fr m time
clear that the true battle field on behalf of immemorehle. There was slavery in the
Canada was in Parliament. With his pre Oriental nations ; among 1110 Greeks, the
sent knowledge in his head and his mature Jews and the Romana. They generally
tchotnes in his hand, Lord Durham could do i.jusufied the u.lres os the
ground that A(-
morefor Canada is Ute (louse of Lords ricane, and in some parts the Asiatic tribes,
than be could do at Quebec while the Lords •were eopeused to be inferior to the white
made ni lilt attacks which drew rebuke races. The Romain admitted that slavery
even frouii the Duke. of Wellington, and was against the national law ; that all men
thwarted the policy which they did not un- were created equal. Mr. Webster eatab-
dar"tand. Thur, resignation was en act of limbo& one fact, which will surprise many
sad sod stern necessity ; taut, if sot a0, it of his readers ; that is. when the Conalitu-
was an act .(clear fidelity toCaoads. It Was lion was formed, the whole country, North
hastened by rumours of intended iosurrec- and South, held slavery to be an unmttiga-
ti•.n, which, under the circumstances, could N4 political and moral eiil. That the
be dealt with'onlyby Sir J. Colborne.- South condemned it more virulently th^n
• • Ile dM what he could to obviate to the North. That some northern member
the colony the mi.chief dose by friend' and of the Conveetioe proposed a plan to get
foes at-home ; and be did en mucb that be rid of the evil, and would allow twenty
must peer be regarded es the originator years to meets it in ; but a Southern
of good government in the colonlee. - member opened it, as being'too long. Mr.
Rarely bar a greater work been done i.Bvm
nestle thea the actual- reform" he wrought
in Canada : but he did much more bymeans
of the Report which he delivered after his
return. By mean. of this celebrated Re-
port, free sn4 large principles of colonial
government are excited in action, and en-
dowed with so communicable • character
that there are none of our more thriving
coloeiea that do not owe mach of their spe-
cial prosperity to bean ; a' d probably few of
the least happy that • would not have been
in a worse condition if he had sat gone to
Canada. By the utmost diligence in the
completion of hie measures during the few
weeks that remained -by every effort of
.e f-contrt'l, and by the quiet openitns of
magnanimity -he averted es much as he
resold of the mischief done at-bume ; bot
one fatal consequence was beygjid his pow-
er. His heart was broken. No malice,
aro indifference, no levity can get rid of that
fact ; and it .1 one which should not be hid-
den..
" Ile held to his work to the last. Oo
the night before his departure, a Procla-
mation settled the right of squatters on
('rows Lancia. A. he went down to the
harbour, crowd" stretched as far as the eye
could see -every head uncovered, and sot a
pound but of the carriages. This deep c-
lones 01 sympathy moved him strongly: end
he believed that the was bis last sight of
an aseemblago of men • for he' had no
idea that ho could reach England alive. -
As the frigate, the inconstant, was slowly
towed out of the harbour, heavy a now
clouds seemed to sink and settle upon her,
e Vile over the water came the Hound of the
cannon which installed his puccessor.-
'Phose of ht. Council who reanamed behind
to clear of a rears of bu.inea, were alarm•
nee during their sed and silent dinner, by a
report of fire nn board the frigate ; one a
fire there • os : bit it was presently exon
geishorl. There was no Inlertn..mton ot
Morons up In the moment of landing at Ply -
moth, nn the 1.1 December. While the
•!:ip was in herbsir there, rho weather was
so bei-terous tha there was difficulty to the
Q teen's mses.ng re in finding any maven
who would undertake to convey on hoard
the losoaaent the packet of orders to land
Lord Dui ham wiihoot the honour,. It
was done by a boat being allowed to drive
so that the packet could be thrown on
board. He met honours in abundades,
however, tor his leading. and all the way
in London -erowded politic meetings -ed
dolmen -mem Iv -every rnken ofeonfidenrr
and enrichment that could cheer hit heart.
Thee* was great jn,y throughout the liberal
party whew his rel woe et the Davenport
QT Wa are pleased to undreamed that the
Goderich Lodge of the Iad.peodent Order of
Odd Fellows bas again revived rad come into
WWII It Deed not he opposed, -bar is tits
sad it will triumph despite all oppositio.-
11 i• expected that the greet gumetIen of
Retrenchm.ot .111 be fairly Hest, teed felriy
carried out; sod'. Inas rho cleause i5 Ihe
remotest degree the diameter of a 11•101m-
er will withhold his sort cordial appetite..
1104 and firmest support.
From** Breatfad Mould.
FREE TRADE, DIRECT TAXATION,
kc. ke.
At the present time, when thee* le
scarcely aught heard more the note of pre-
paration amongst the venous cemented e:
the earth, for asteria, Into the heti ns SOU -
petitore for the prise, wheel are to a
awarded to the victors, is the met though
bloodless fight, between the nations, whish
is to eke place, next year, with Englalnd
fur the battle field, -at the present moment,
when the most powerful and enlightened
nation of ancient or modern tunes Me
thrown open her porta to trade of the world,
active operation -that a number of new members and declared herself- opposed to protection
have been added to the society, that the foods an or to a system of exelusivenese tted rely
in a flourishing condition, and that • Benevolent (orsuch nations a Paraguery, Cbie., Japan,
Bell for the benefit of the Widows and Orphans. kc., -at this glorious period, when the
belonging to the instlteeete wilt take plane about great principles electoral are bear acksow-
*be middle of next month. ledged and adopted by the educated portion of
the people of all leads, it may sot be antis
in Canadians to ark themselves the quee-
IiT Tea Court of General grunter Striwa tion, would they not act • wiser aid more
and the County Court opened on Tuesday. A. liberal part by immedtatel fol:owrog the
usual tfie criminal 'meander was a (dank, and the example of Britain in abolishing protection)
Jud.ciel wisdom of their Worships will seeming- We know that there are many, even
ly be .flowed to rust for lack or exercise. There amongst our reform friend., who would feel
are two or three re:aious easas in the Coaety inclined to oppose la free adtois.ioo of
Americas goods, velem rho Aroutcana
Coen, bat, as a whole, the baio*sa is light sad wen willing to het lheugh
will probably be closed this evening. our neighiDours might at first refuse to act
as liberally 1. wards us •e we could desire,
From the Packet. then a every nwaon to believe, that they
RETRENCHMENT.
will soon see the Decently of exhibiting a
larger share of liberality in their tnnaac-
The necessity. for retrenchment in Gov- tires with their nearest neighbours aDd best
eroment expenditure is almost univerealle tuetomers, the people of Canada. l/, bow -
admitted. At various times it has oceeeied ever, the liberality be found o• the side of
public attention, and always bas the voice of Canada only, we an of opinion that Cana -
the People, when fairly obtained on the sub- diens would, aterertbelese, be t»iljured by
ject, given a nmtlar result. it le by no meals such liberality, as the admtniee of Anew_
the desire or interest of the People of Cam- can produce free of impost, would not
da to support extravagant or eselese (stab- lessen the pries of any of the articles w►eh
lehmentx. The origin of the Reform par- form the principal sources of income to the
ty wag the desire on the part of those who people of this swuntry. Such articles Holy,
formed it to reduce extravagant salaries,- a the people of ibis country bare to bey,
to stop the plundering of the public trea"u would be imported, ed those which they
ry by the giving of bribee and gratuities to have to sell wooed still find as geed a market
favourites; and, in short, to hinder a rape- as they do now. The only di ffereeee which
clous band of unscrupulous Tory office- the adoption of free trade priseiples would
holders from revelling in_the public mosey. make between the present state of thing.
The mere amount of Palarie. at that time and that which would *oeue, is this, -The
appeared large, but the stated salary wee farmer, or other eonsumer, though getting
but the dust of the balletic* comparatively. no higher pries for baa produce than he sow
Thousands of acres cf land were given to gets, would be entitled to purchase (hose
one Member of Parliament for his assistance articles which he is in the habit of parches -
in procuring the like •' gift" for another: sig, for a muck smaller prier than be Islam
thousands of pounds were paid in the shape compelled to pay. to Bose ease (ably arU-
of " compensation" for this or that -cervi- cle of sugar for example) for a ball or swirly
cos never rendered or thought of; and the a half of the amount now paid, the same
numerous defalcations of irresponsible fa- quantity of the same artiele could be bought.
vourites added still more to their systematic The generality of consumers espied the
plunder. Nothing has contributed more to greater part of their income oo the parches
rens complaints against Reformers than of nee easaries and sometimes luxuries for
theirpruning propensities. "Deatructivm." themselves and families, and as all commons
"Levellers," "Radicals," avid such like more or less, it would be a matter of net
names, they have been honored with, on slight importance to the community to le
account of their alleged reckl in enabled to effect an avenge saving of about
breaking down lima -honored but useless forty or fifty per cent. In the perdue* of
and costly eetabliahmente. goods for consumption. The advantage of
The entire extravagance at the present being able to procure cheap commodities a
time does not lie wholly in paying enormous not, however, the only one that would be
salaries. The salaries of some who are gained by throwing open nor rivers, lakes,
employed in Government departments are and ports to the eommere* of :be world. -
too low in proportion to the services re- The additional traffic on the splendid ship
mined,- these, however, are ran cases; but canals of which Canada may well be proud,
there are some, -many, indeed, -who are would produce such a revenue from tolls as
receiving some three or four hundred pounds would speedily defray the expense of coo-
per year for oomimal services, whieh, in struction, and in half a dozen years heats,
reality, anSnothing, or the very next thing pay the whole expenses of the government.
to it. A Government office has been here- Thus would all the officers of the semeal
tofore,-and in too many cases slill•is,- administration of the state he paid their
somethingnext to mere sinecure, for the salaries, and the business of he
benefit of some favorite or hungry expect- carried on, without the payment by the pso-
ant who was incapable of executing any pre of any tax .bat ; for the school rax
other business. A strong proof that many will cease to be exacted when the proceeds
offices al present supported ere unnecessary, of the Clergy Removes and the YI &Peto-
is the u.6teese for office of those who hold nn are applied to their legitimate nes; the
them. Itis urged often that if mon ars making sad repairing anode will ora be al -
dismissed from office they should be pro- most 'lonely imvested in Joint Stock Cempules.
vided for otherwise. in regard to tht., it a"d ib• I males us. • Otrtrou of which W
might be just in some peculiar swim: bat,collected for some time yet, will mike /r all
generally speaking, are those who haus bear p°rp°ses' " But," ley. a friead, " what u
R Y p• g+ to beer's of the peersmeat if you isi.lesee7 y
enjoyed Hass and good pay entitled on that abolish ell oaten .ad iropwta t Hew is the wee -
account to public support ? Are they made semen of (01enment to be kept movies with -
incapable of pushing their way in the world out mosey, noel your headman years have at -
as other man do? Then why bays they pied st the end .f which the need Mileage le
"claims" on the public 1 Necessary offices be available. for its entire support 1" Oar *-
must be kept up, and they should be filled saver is, by • diem( tax. The people's property
with the most e85icie•t me• -few in num- 'hOeld be nilly assswed..nd s direet r1 levied
ber, and individually well paid. But useless ib ••pp•ti of aka govenwe.L The mesbi-
offices should be abolished at once. and the.► •try for awwiag and coaseuar a •law "Lew"!
occupants allowed all the Tighe, reels err workia order, and all tat is ngsi 0. le mete
P 8 P [ H ,sti�etory is • better •asswsest law, white
and advantage" that good subjects e0JDy, would 'sable th• bursa of enpeertay the stew
but sorbing in the shape of plunder to bediviisd sgsaly averts .11-•
B in i•
The opinion, -once so firmly established, their sputa in the eeestry. • �•
-that the People were merely to be got- is oddities es 'bat saw t. ' 1. w g.1 the
y it
erred, and had so right to gaeetion acts or teas. kw heal Nip•"",
measures of a f is sow •:ptosed. t►a esBseti•p .f the dt1,"ot ism 114•114:1117116.41
or to sappatt of
and the contrary np.nton,-that tee Go.- the ��•t. Tb'.wide d . * .law
eroment and Government officials are 1st „e "- � e� nw
ily
the servants of the People, -111 now beets* .hem, tarp of rout h eoWso ie sk-
mom!, ..old .. to alsat. theme.tv5s 10 ems
the established doetrioe. A blind aubmis- s,ow, esp4ymst he • h..NMed, 1
Sion to arbitrary power easot sow be e- ...id se wog* Jas wbj"M"d s. lire e+B•sss,
forced, or even otherwise procured. When aweey.ees .s4 del* *seed by hewing w asir
the People era aware that a elms are 110 end p w ped• eV, b• 1�bn.1 .d �l
este, and that they themselvss an the P"Mt" wesM lbw
&offerers, they feel that they have a perfect asoma BeReold fwr t�=10a�814 l' h thus a
right to express their disapprobation by the this' miesso s. she mhasl�d�! Rvr I• •fir'
mese. which their Laws and loilitates& emg-J, "•'• W.
Aidy res.'
______,•••4•61._'7 t>lsir masa".• W. hale* sb,t pi'ab
afford. Men ,n power apparently forget heti �eoswgy e..• hued awowe w W pays••+
that they are only public *reset& -Mot 11 a br.et the; W. titin s•e.pl"n hes rhes New
masters. it h* always bens a earseterir is..,.s...1 took tea lawma . edoat last •
tie of Tory O to bider populr deem m support • bra of....amelorses .•
Intrigue, favouritism, ad pad lof ..ds&we ,m"l.d eNt .saw»B
the employing been
all easier of axNdi,sto, ••••people Csiada
has always been pracUed ►77 t ad aod.etlsail lbs d5t(le '"64.10 .b.) esu Go t1es"
the reducing of a salary •r .ke1Mb{tsg •a Golves ped their �pewr{ty, her 5.10 bon[
useless *Ahes ben been treated her en sat of es•" w• held se 1"pr Ihet .My 45 b.dtsa re
progress se the wed w pnppeeley be MM.•l
1oW and v .tons a.hmt0m of Mtrene►- Nee ands p4. ip4R lar abek.i1. 10.ep'M
i� meet, fGo a eaten pried. d a �rpM Our
most is exp.elei to he brought leeward by ..old be every dog y.aa�le� M�_
the Mont Admi.tRastites. Hers M, par' •eti�& of Bee sr His ytsati t>i •semi en
• . 1 _11.., - t t
influence at the eon. The Tory party are full
of hope and prophesy. They declare that the
Ministry will not stick together for a month,
and that even in that period they 'will be desert- ration for the " Gentlemen of the Cloth." We
rd by Ilse chis( part of. their supporters. Such have known mine very bed men who're clergy-
propheeies are only a different modification of
their hope, end will shortly be numbered with
Me great multitude of false predietion" that have
amo•ed os in other years 1 We feel quite satis-
fied that they IAM stick legether. and that nearly
all who.eppotted them last Session will ena-
traee to support them cies to the close of the
present Parliament. and then. and nor till then,
will some the "tog of war." {o the meantime
we hope the friends of Reform will be honorable,
sagacious and pineal. The Ministry will
assuredly brims forward and carry some useful
and liberal measures. They will not please
everybody, bet they are at least emend to fair
play and fall credit for the good they de. Asti
we trey that eons of us will hem foolish and
unreamoabls as to (eel disappointed and get into
a rage, and ose bitter and uncharitable language,
should we happen to discover that Retrench -
meet -Law Reform and the fifty serest Rectories
WILL t'omtTITI TI 1111 11.1714.e or NEXT 0M1•
*AL EigCTtew.
bad man! We do not ewers mewl( thus
strongly because Mr. Fletcher is a clergyman,
tor, wh.tee11 may be our faults, we are seldom
blamed for cherishing a blind soperstitinuseroe-
TIIE SPRING BUSINESS.
The Toledo Blade, eommeatiag en the
buttress of next season. nye-" We de
not web to indulge ,n _Innen .peeulatims
on the "object of the Spring business, t
'd.
THE ROADS
men, and when we see a man distinguishing him-
self as a low. soeskisg, cowardly, baekbitiag,
tittle -untie, slandering mischief -raker who
blushes not to he eonfronted with hie oWn false-
booda, sod subaaais�y confounded as • co..ow
liar, the fact of each a man being • clergyman,
is, in our esrima ton an almost infinite "genra-
non of his guilt, and we pity, tad loath, and .hes
him with deeper shuddering* of disgust than
could he iotpired by the premiere of the most
degraded varlet or the meet abendooed specimen
of infamy But Mr. Fletcher is a good man,
and this is • rerommeodatios more valuable than
all enn•eotiooal titles, not even excepting the
much perverted title of Rererrwd! it is Mr.
Fletchet's honess, upright, dealer and unbending
attachment to the iteral principles of truth and
egoity,thatrenders him nbssziovetothe dastardly
assaults or those who can perceive, in his very
countenance, a retake of their own unprincipled
seekk ieg and shuffling.
-Now let us ask, seriously. Who got up this
petition for de dismissal .(Judge Acland' What
are the ground. of complaist 1 What interest
Wa, last Fall, drew the attention n( our read- 1 ha. Mr Fleisher in the matter 7 sad ahem' all,
en, sot to the miserable eoodinnn of oar leading en -
Who nor Mr. Fletcher hawking this Petiuoo in
Roads, (ser of the they were practically taferm- the Towoah'p of Rlashardi The well-being
.41 bet to the met facilities that we peeweed, of oar little community requires that melt gross
for remedyiag Ha evil by the privilege" eo.(ened a",sole open the reputation of good men shall
by the New Act for the Incorporation of Road
sod Bridge Cempasies. We expected that the
mediae* with which the inhabitaeus annoy
ether Markt. were *veiling Ihemselr.s of the
idvaatagee of this important Act, and surer
sale's ezp•risaee of mod made, would hen em- authority ins to .I.seder, ad thus let them•
cited a spirit of emslaies is the more esterprl. •elves from beim{ pt►hele aspseed se the makers
sing ?mum .(our Farms sod Merehaste, ted sod propsgwt•es d m•lipant eleeheod. W. are
that se effort a improventeni would hap bees 5n7 swan of asy 9•6" •• for the remonl n(
pet forth. Siete that time web we homed to au- 3.4ge Aelead-we ►see bard of w eorttplaini
entrees dekfsl edwpkis,ea•d Irmsuuuoaabeet ►•I•[ forwarded to Oovemeeet agent him,
to "shoes of W r..ds," bar. we tern" to es- except is 11frewee h the appointment of Mr.
keewhdge that we have neither beard oar awe M•e[••'• bq u M *Ger which the mann Goys
not be allowed to par oneenced, and if there is
one eperk of honor or ho.eety in those Gentle-
men who have arisied in eireated's this libel
on the character of the Rey. Mr. Fletcher, they
will at ems core forward and product* their
uytkisg in am shape of se 11n,et,'weeks be ewe we.peteet is [It, sad which tee Omen.
A els 1 attempt to form an active Reed Compaq, fr t"e"ar. es • wenn 51 eouret• will ser anew law
tweeting were knows. '( hey referred to bo tb• perpoes of improving the " testa .f the "o ' 5., th'• has ear ellie.athias le de
No, " dre!aralions to the people of Footles..I we cannot be Insertable to a fact so pd•fo1- rte„ W. m e emu. Host ,►art w a em len- with the newest of ledge Atlaad. Asa art
in telt" as hie present creed. Rut he de- ly apparent a• that *loch now s our us last ol Gop1ul tuaious Harr rksr.eullwnl papa- b••••" Jere alt sed Robert Mederwell, Eqn
* in r
deeve! or sen d psi dose o -
travel of Canada, and to lutea to nolhng ••r•�ilGowst a.answr ins u • prohibition ase eery wbwwtW neem fr not emeriti" ins
u sh' 'n a from the Bssbrd.- Road apee4htieoa 1st, dtheugl we answer*
numlerately on her return ?reigned her
ppn t d the I,Aera's by he
commercial •al stn un the fats. len
My ►esu dews et Teams law then law• prlree
he ta wowed f tl e 15 foretell adobe.. ars .shy .n(svtrreble r to hue at preseet, Hod that this dea.t.sey 1. pled lowness, y
eh* till thtl woe effected. Lady Durham _�pe5 ipp [
I he ie 1104 art tele upon "'tell we "dell' of thio het, we are ileo esus tat geld, salver
'Overate* to the tudfvldsal wimp mars.
for • few de • we hep bed .11 sate d
wean stereos i• sire,luiu shout Oeetl�a
beteg is poi 1 ahem. •he dlerael .( Jody P