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The Huron Expositor, 1876-02-11, Page 44 • NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.. Stallions for Sole—David McNaught. Great Sale of Furniture—M. Robertson. Fifty_ Village Leta for Sale—A. Swan. Implements for Sole—David McNaught. Cheese Factory Meeting—F. Fowler. Notice to Debtors.- McIntyre & Willis. Rodgerville Cheese Factory Meeting, Notice to the Public—James Martin, Sr.' Blaelmmitl; Wanted—Samuel Reid. Store for Sale—William Grigg, Exeter. Blacksmith Wan d--Thomes Hills. Auction Sale—Da id Sproat: To BuiIders—Ja ea Braithwaite. Money Found—Thos. Simms ns Auction Sale—McCaughey Hol ested. SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, FEB! 11, • 1876; , I lielping Themselves. . I The Government, some days before the . , elose of the session, submitted further supplementsty , estiniatee providing for the increase of the salaries of the mem- bers of the Government, and for the in, crease of the indemnity to members of the Legislature., 'It is scarcely necessary to say that the sums asked for ie these estimates were granted without a dies senting voice.; Ministerialists and: Op- positionists were alike willing to meet, the views of the Government in this mat- , ter. The Attorney Genera:a salary has • been ihereasect $1,500, and cads of the other ministers receive en increase of I $1,300, while the sessional ,allowande of 1 members is increased $200. The present I salaries of ininist rs are: Attorney Gen- eral, $4,000; ' am the other' members of j the Executive ouricil, $3',200. ' Their salaries will, therefore, staid in future as follows: Atterney General, $5,500 ; and the other ministers, $4,500.- 'The -sessional allowanice of members will be $800. The total, increase slums. up to $24,300. We notice that several of our contemporaries on both sides of politics con em.n the Goyernment end. Legisla- ture for making this increase in selaries. •We are not inlfir habit of apologising for acts of the 4overnment which we do not consider righti, but have no t hesitat- ed to condemn Many acts whica we con- sidered not in aecordance with the inter- ests of the co-ae4ry. In this instance, however,- we ;ate ;fully prep4-ed to com- mend and justify the action of the Gov- , ena,ment and Legislature. ` The salaries which the members of the Government I are to receive are not larger than are , given to the judges and heads of mane- 1 tary and, other' important institutions. ; -The defies pertaining to the position of a Minister of the Crown are certainly as - : empOrtant and, es onerous, as are the , duties of those other officials we have al- luded to, and if ;they are, kshy .should those who perform theta net be equally as well paid? If the membeiri of the Gov- , ernment abandon their own occupations I and devote their individual 'attentio_ n to official duties, which they should dotthe • salary, even with the inerdase recently granted, will not do more than ademiate, ly. remu•nerate them. • :With respect to • the members of the , Legislature, their former. allowance of -$600 was certainly no meat - indecement for Men of ability to neglect their 4wn private affairs for • two months each year to serve a constit- uency in the 1Le islature, and the in- crease voted will ot maim the allowance larger than it sbo ld be. ' The members • of the Dominion Parliament receive, a • sessional allowane son begrudges it t Dominion member surely $800 is not crease to heir sessional allowance. ac Ant g the last session are mo 0 dm rving of censure than t we re s re that those journals are now loudly condemning th lat re foi. making the increase hav ed‘ t 5s: much less heinous. tbe has r G° Ian are onl bee du ing the pal sit COn lice fied of s For stip u lice eve str in Gost: proh 'leen mak to be ed use me upo to thr if t tio circ ace wh pro mo, stri Wa lig stri doe he b s le inms to fer ed t an e 1 ell rta e t u- m t i a d • ds r no ns at 06 es, th reg uld 1. er th ake aten eir to met pt tl t pr abl see • gen urg or ji t t not wh'ca i ten ion, inn ar, a mupicip hib 't ng lig Or the efor ell) 1 tie cer a nis sel ea. bill .is giv us a g at So : far Lia rase fit, refu even if 1 well ap hou es dail se the guar pub ish full • to th iird tor ew Liquor L . , mend the laiv entedpr spiri u e assent of th L is now the la ading feature 0 • nown to our t amendment it since it w s Legislature, a t of the dale co • to be given t ea es n8 eu Many much is, and. which Legis- wink- cting iquors enant- of the is law • The h have intro- allow - le ted by e unioi- see are nicipal g the speci- whole ic pality. he e the as the g the excess y. A, e the vhi the license pr m Th law also allows in )143 power of Mere et e any sam over that ace cling $200, edit he ces goes to the u nee, in 'township % fee is $60 the Coindil r pa s a by-la%v m, ki 00, ed. the whole of he goe to the municipali o irt was made ride • ent o amend bi 1 s as ea 'he sesdiag of sato n an shop ut •hey resolutel r fu ed to am ndment. Th i certainly ette , as the bill i this mend - be inhch more ffe ti e and he a e r. hop and o eform tro g urged, thi dment Gover ment, but they efused ny ch ge in the direction, and to withdraw 'the bill e tirely ends persisted in ther pposi- on Oh; ground. ride these nces was deerne gbru ent to or n lose d bil mise nex eir of d tale de, p088 terfe lsow 'the 60 The to e in of ay thir etle low rig ; I issu d, a Ma eh n in e ct one thou Pr aly t bei ip , o six of $1,000, and no per- are them. If, therefore, me are entitled to $1,000, ma too much for meinbeirs tiva sixt of of the Local Legis ature. It is not oniy 1 the* sessions of the Legislature and th ir pasding mit. ., pal Ya the time that me ers lose in attending suet Hee of unic for t ' ane r Or erp r th expenses evhile in Toronto that should e • taken. into accOunt, but many other, inci- dental losses and expenses. Whenever a _subscription list for any purpose *hat • ever is started the member for the -Rid- • ing usually applied to to -head the list, and- f he refuses to subscribe liberally he is putdown as a mean man. He is also expected to give special prizes to agricul- • tural societies, and do many other favors • of this kind which are a continual drain upon his purse. In addition to this every constituent who has any grievance which he thinks should be aedreesed either writes to or 4alls upon the representative of his • Riding to urge it upon his attention. The representative has to write a eeply, or has to give his constituent an audience.. All this °emirs during the interval between sessioris and takes up the time of the re- , pre,sentative which should be devoted to his own business. If all the time which the representative:, losesan this and other ways, when Parliainent is not in session and when he is supposed to be off duty, were taken into account, to say nothing of the 8111ns he is required to give in the • ways we have mentioned, we have no doubt but that even with an allowance of $800 he will be out of pocket at the end of tae year. Th,er are few men so pat- riotic and self sac ificing that they will •serve the public, eten in Par/fan:lent, for any considerable time, at a pecuniary loss • to themselves, and if we do not amply remunerate our representatives for their •services by a direct, salary, they will •se- cure that remuneration for themselves in some indirect way. The better way is, therefore, _to remove from them the temptation to do this by affording them sufficieat pay,. for their services, so that they will not require either to act dis- honestly or lose money. We, therefore, think that the Legislature have acted wisely and in the interests of the Prov - nee in voting theme* elves the smell - in - cat of ties hav oth the uncl of all in undo th and. sucl re the endoteeme license" • as it is, rat to be a great ession the .%14,y clear to he law in thi o prohibit ns and stere aid that th ss the power e with trade • r, does no I now giv co n ils to pass he ale of article sh ps} where it the Legislature c res powe exe cite such p ow wire be this a milled, and if aa we wish fo and. more wi loins are c no rn issiouers can if t gijant them ic d they will r q d and suffi ie e i.ppiiances cc Tale to tr 11 t eat, 8 om to ens pint ih mug 1e fo 4 r for ve nment iritre e the respe t. t e ale of as to re- gi lature as laws s • con - o sit to po er to by -la s pro- s} he than is solcl. If, n muni - s, th y can w rs them - it y, the it does not g v es us 1 et comm. d, the ey see nss, and ire to be t eating ss ry for ve ers. For n ils we h act in 01 f municipal co leaving clause ot : ear during which li en es are rce hell begin on the fi st day i e ch year, and en n the Id lay f April, in •e ye r fol- nd 11 icenses her to or duly expirng on the fir t ay of hall be deemed c ntinue e thirtieth d y of April, ig t hundred and s venty- always, that u4-1 1 censes ea for thatp rio pay- deto the tie su r f the u of the issu r espec- ut§ provincial a Id uhici- 1 tienal duty equal t one - e fo the now ewe t ear of n that from an af er the Act no beelatel or ertifi- commissioners in c' ties or t mecile in othe mun cipalp nfing of any icep.s shall or effect in rant' g any 4c :pt for said 1 censes s and duties s p , , inted 11 Kt, t nd ide ene na itY, add he ees, • thi •lice al c e gr orc tu e .o pro pec t sai ficenses, an renewing the t;heepowe rs and 'issue recited Aet s ewal may be t ief the issuer - 10 . cease; de -by n the he Late- Se8sionJ The fi t se tion of the third arlia- ment of nta io ;closed yes rdlay The Legislat e was in. Bessie or.y-four days. rin that time a rgie mint of '1 ork as p t through, erobraci g sev- eral ea res f Very considerable i port- shallIrefer briefly;to a few of 'p0 t measusee w ,hie have w. Tho ballot ;haiiing been ork well in the eleations for atu e, :t -he. Correlate , a d for 1 Councilors, it was resol ed to . . to b -laws requiring he assent le. A:private member 'shed e a plied to the elec on of tee and the Governme hay.- 4ed idea bills for bot these re offered. There iv room eme t; as the mode,of ere eying ts, a Id a bill has heals • arried w ren # er it next to impossible mes to get upon tae roll hich be here.- Bills Were arried Is' ins raime, to providsi for the • t o pre -petty adjacent • pub- tion:when it is need d for er ot eripurposes, ancl to ermit or if .prisons to exami e wit - u n o th i Some County Court s w re fo na to be eve wo k d and hil ethers did 1 ttl a d got Or y El, system o mita ion of izat ontis to be effected. Sev- u es hieh have become e titled TO iatialsi in part payine t for g ou # y buildings, jails, &e., ee ed the sums due them. ai rad of fees is to o ected he iffe met classes of ranee nie T, e bill for the amen merit ed eational system intied ces a ang . 'The office of Chief t den of :Education has been e he inister of Educable tak- tie upon himself, 'a.:n the atm the bec foe. the Mu ext of t it a sch ing °bide, for I vot whi for shmil resp ace lic drai the nese Jud ove littl wor eral to erec hav Ac fro com of t radi Sup abol ing ore to egi nd i pe 8 to tr pr 8 1, pr li 60 a el tin 1 ern sti ge nspe TH4 HUR N Cabinet will perform • the work of the I ' Council of 1%1)110 Instruction. To the law *society Has been aacerded the power of permitting the ,creation of barnsters out of the regular eounie, a function that has kilways requited special legislation for ,•caoh cases Short -hand writers may be employed, when deemed necessary, for reporting` the doings a the Anize Courts. An effort vat made by a p i - irate member to abolish the grand jury &its!) ether, but iti failed, as did area a moteen to accept m majority verdict 1 ; certain cases. The motion to i oreorate the Orange Association Was log deer an acrimoneees debate, the GoverntneiPt holding that the Orangemeu could take f advantage of the general act if they ,c oat, and the Orange. men declaring that to ale so would he a concession to Oath lieism. To relieve the' Lieutenant Gov rile!. from the, neces- sity of performing a lot of routine work, such as the signing bf triarriage lice 8 s a deputy was einpojvered to assist hiii. During the last sess oit of the last 13 rlia- meet, a member ai d been brought to book for taking money :to pay for his ser- vices _ as a .promoter of private bilis. This has been deela ed by the House ,to be ' a reason for expulsion. and dis- qualification at thel hands of his fent; w members. 1 - • . By no means le t important of the meaeures jest coati d :is the one for the limitation -of liquor licenscs in proportion to population, mole Mg a prbvision for the appointment Of Commissioners and inspectors by the Goterninent, instead of by the Municipalities. Good results are looked for from the new law. 'Cer- tain! useful ainendments have been insert- ed in the 1a1r for the election of mentbers of the Le 's ative Assembly, the experi- ence of the last year hiving shown" that cases of acteal hardhip might arise ua- dert ' he law as it steed, such, for use 1 stanee, as tlie disqualification of a mem- ber who had done no personal weeng. costs of their own conduct, and in cases Agents will be held reeponsible for• t e whe e a candidate is charged with : per- sonalmisdemeanor,I two judges are to try the petitions Jointly. The railway bill stands foremost inor- der of financial i po tance. By it aid has :been apportioned' to a number .of lined running fresh the frontier east of Toronto to: the back country, where there is mineral wealth to be developei, c- or a here there is opportunity for su ces ul colonization. Two competi lin in Weitere Ontatio are also sub cliz 1, and liberal provision is made fo road to connect the uteri° frontier Iwi the auada Pacific, Georgian Bay br. no The usual grants t benevolent in Wu - maid. An amend, d Canada Car Co iori of Central Pr entered into, t ilea to comply wi The bill for :payi criminal cases m a111. tioae have beeu .p agreement with the pan, for the utilita s- on. • _alter, hes bee e Company haying ;if b, the- original termsa, g Crown witriesses in 1 y be eegardeda is experimental. Evety poss ble safeguar41. I has been put in to ct hin er the twelliag Of this item to a grea cost, brit it teeming to be seen, if expe ience cannot l further improve a e l The public accountceminittee was net so active as in some: former session's. One {of the ntemheie attempted to create a sensation by chitg ng the Speaker with i pen; nal extravagance at the expense ,of theli rovince„ but u oe expla,nation the ace. ation .Was seen o be groundless, and afte that the OPeostien members toe -le so little interest i hecommittee that; a , : quor m could hardly be obtained, A ong the deadducks of the sessien the first to ' be e u Mated is Mr. B - thupe's bill for theOption of eonmel- sort- voting. , The ejector has premised that the bill will b eietroduced, and its frieh s have every eaeon to hope that it W'll yet becom law Hon. William Mac ougall undertook' to bring about fusionof the 'Cour f Law and Equity, but l he House bel e ed that his wishes had: een forestalled to as great an ea - tent ethe good of t ie country required.. His ill for fixtim 1 e tame for the meet- ing o the House , s Jelled out of order as a unconstitution 1 infringement Imola the r ghts of the L'eatenant-Governor, whichare deelared. y the British North Anse man Aet to beyond the control of the: 'Tousle. \Wills proposed a bill the protecton of brakesmen, Mr. Deacon a motion t preserve the timber on free ,grant, lands for actual settlers, Mr. Currie one to give voters at munici- pal eleatioes e num er of votes in ; pro- portian to their asse entente, Mr. Creigh- ton o e to allow ce t in classes of women to vo e at menicip elections and upon fbeyr-lea s, and; Mr. lel wet one to provide rrying prisone at the Penitentiary and atients to th ylums in charge of Were withdraven or them were good in oee careful prepare, - et find their weer a bai iff. All these, lost, though some cif principle, and with tiers tnd pruning upon'the statute book. The total amount f money granted by the supply bill is 2,376,938. In j this amount is included n eppropriatiori for the enlargement of t e ealaries of Minti- ters and for the ine me of members' in- demnity. This me are was among the latest of those brou h down to the House. It has provoked cox iderable commeet of a hostile charecter, t oagh it cermet be deemed a party me sure, and objection to it applies alike to very member of the House. Lunatics will he cared for at the liatalton Inebriate salum, as soon as it cart be made ready. As for the rela- tive strength of pa tied, it can only be said•that the Ministry ands itself strong- er at the close of t e seesion than at tae beginning. The Op sition came forward with expectations f tang able to main- tain. et least Or menacalg attitude, but its menibers have settle( down to a querul- ous grumbling about the tyranny of the Reform majority. a Mr. ,Bisnop on he License Bill. meat Bill was efore the House hen the Liquis license Amend - for [its third r ading - and when Mr. McDougall's ,mendment to the bill, prohibiting th granting of li- censes to saloonsdan. hops, was being discussed Mr. Bi p, M. P. P. for South Huron, remarked that in his opin- ion the bill did not 6 far enough. He was now and always hadaseen in favor of doing away with both shop and saloon licenses; indeed, he would even go farther and do - away with licenses j to hotels in rural, municipalities situated: within at 'eerie three miles of a toxin or village. But after hearing the views of =me bers on both sides of the House on the various, occasions when the bill was being discutsed, he felt that to ntake the bill more stringent would der featedt entirely; that a: majority of the mentbers of the House at present would nettsanction a more stringent measure, • aitithe considered it is duty under these curnstances to ace • .tIthe bill as it it, rather than loose it enefits entirely and 'EXPOSITOR. `My V.EBILITARY 11, 1878. allelee thngs to rainfall is they are. With.! he : regard to e amendm nt subittitted by in h the Oppqsition, he said that if he thought seici /) they were sincere in bringing forward the' amendment he wou el support it. He knew, however, that they were not sin- cere; that they merely brought it for ard for the purtosie of ensnaring a few otes fro the Government 'ranks, and: se em- barrass the Governmen . If the Op osi- tion were a ncere and eally desire to haee saloo and shop li enses done away with, why id they not bring for ard their ansen ment et an artier stage hen the, bill was, before Committee and could be amended'. , Had they done th' he woeld ha% supporteci it, - but ,as that was merel brought for ard rass the Government and tees, he fel it his duty t op - vote for th bill as it stood. am ndmen no to e their supp pose it, an 1The D The Do Ot wa y the Thron the. Govern in sta th Tho speecl visit of th • genetic; aalnsdt a for a consi couptries, Canada, made to th son, ate" to the county which exis conhection Bala was m pletion of which will early in th 11) terru pte o wn terri to ince of Can ine s of t portant cor in onnecti during th that this, progress be laid be suihg pf t give effect er Court ac pointment the Court, organizatio was also ns toba for a i system of t of the Legi islative Co it 'within t tilt expend the settlem shadowed. that the r suffered se to be'finan cia depres th t there ttnhe tt tohfeexe ec aornicall withthe p pr9 ised in the Speech relate to com car iers, to l'fe assurance, to the collee and classia atiou of criminal statist to :the • cO olidation. of the s ute laws,. 1 to the , administra of . the I estates : of insol banks, and to the enfranchisemen Indians an the management 'of In affairs. 'la Speech also contained re once to the claims of Canada for com Baton for the use of her fisheries by United States, as provided by the Tr. of Washin ton, and to the fact though the Canadian Commissioner appointed any months ago no prog ess haslyet bee made owing to the failur of the:United tates Government to app int a Cemmissi per to act along with I tn. The address, in reply to the speech ill be submitted to -day, but there will not likely be any discussion of importanc be- fore Monday. The address will be mo ed by Mr. Casey, the member for West El- gin; and seconded by Mr. Taschereau, the member fo Montmagny. Roth gen le- mee have t e advantage of previous ar- ' liaMentary experience,and have had sats in the House since 1872. They are A ell known, to as flu.ent and effec ive speakers... : - , I I News of the Week. dinal Manning pronounces unfounded report that he supports a scheme for dARDINA MANNING DENIES.—( of the Ritualists with the Pat Catholic Church. THE ELVERN Q smerroN. -- laka v ces from Herze ovinia state that the m as- uret taken y the Imperial powers to in- duce the insurgents to cease hostili ies will most likely be unsuccessful. ANOTHE CANARD. -- A promi nt English joi real says the report of the engagemen of Princess Beatrice, Qu en Victoria's daughter, with Prince Lo is, of attenb rg, Germanet is unfound WHOLEs E MILK POISONING.—N ar- ly One hen red poisons have been poison- ed at Eagley, a village near Manches er, England, b drinking impure Milk. S me of the case are serious and. may re ult fatally. Tim SIX MILLION DOLLARS TRIA .-- The, Tweed trial`of the six million dollars suitavas begun on Monday in the ge ral terra of the , fupreme Court, at New Yd -k, before Jud Westbrook. TatOREASI G THE FLEET.—The Lon on Observer sa s it has reason to believe, in -view- of th unsettled state of polit cal affairs, the ritish Govermnent inte ds - to strength n its naval force in the Chi- nesewaters. LONGING FOR LIBERTY.—Stokes tic- ceeded in g ttieg one of the judges of Neve York , tate to issue a habeas cor nts in his favor but a nfotion made for his re- lease was enied, and the murderer of Fisk was re ended to Sing Sing. PROPOSE .MAMmOTII TuN>IEL.— be Internation Committee on the on- struction of submarine tennel between France and England terminated their labors on S turday. They have ag4ed , upon the pr cticability of the scheme' To eE U ITED.—The Duchy of L u- enburg, con ected with Prussia in per- sonal union, Is now to become an absolute incorporatio *of the Kingdom. The popalation the Duchy is about 50,O0, andeembrac s an area of 455 square mi es. SUPPOSED SUIcIDE.—The body of V. F. Ward w 8 discovered last Friday a closet of a cant house On the coiner of Washingto is street in Chicago. he body was already partially decompose,d, and. was e tirely nude, but witheat marks of v lence. His clothes lay on the floor beside him. Ward was for- merly a wel known operator on all street, but in the panic of Blaek Friday lost his all, which was supposed to be over a milli n dollars. Since that e 2_ isarainion :6arliamenti Parliament openec at. terday. The Speech flom delivered ly His Exeell ncy ,• r -General, contained little of rest, bdt, notwithstanding this, it is ed by t ose who ought to know hat session will be an interesting ne. mtide alliolion to the re ent Governor- enerel to Bng- he gre,a depression nd nation of b siness which has Table time een felt in other ad has at, ngth reached t the same ti e reference vas abundant ha veet of last ea - the substantial prosperit of in pite of the suffering ii peatieular localities. In wi railway matters, allu- e to the approaching m- th Intereolonial Railroad, I it is expected, take p ice summer, thus thus affording un - communication .within. our y between the former P ov- da. and. the Maritime P ov- Dominioe. As • some im- espondence , has taken p ace a with the Pacific Rail ay , year, a promise ade 111 : together with reports of • d other documents, vill ore Parliament. The is - proclamations necessar , to • the Supreme and E,xch of last session, and the ap- f the judges and officer of ith a view to its Mimed ate , Was noticed. Refer nce • e to the demands of M:ni- arrangeme t of the finan iai e Provinceetmd to the ac ion ature in abolishing the eg- ucil and otherwise curtai ing tuee, with o view to brin ng e income, and a scheme for ntiof the difficulty was f re- , The announcement is m de vete of the Dominion has -rdly during the year, o ing ial steingeacy and com er- soli., and, a jpromise is de all be a considerable cur ail- enditure in the future, land timates will be frame as as possible, - consist° tly blic interest. The meas res on ion 1C8, at - ion ent of ian er- en- he ty hat iiras ar- he he Lan 3 • 66 beettliviag *penury and distress city. It is believed he committed e. • , OIWEOF TOE 141evrreeN tterewe.Y. legriun from Rome says there is reaso, to believe that arraneements for the s le of: the Egyptian Railway to an Engl' h coinpanyhave been settled, and iwteekzes id the contract Will be signed next • ditstea h fiiom Paris, France, of Friday, AL DEFEAT OF TILE CARLISTS.—A says i telligence has been received of the comp ete defeat of the Carliste. It is sta • that Don Carlos has fled, and he is expected to take refuge in French terriry. AN ' ' I I INVOLuNTARY Sem --A despatch from ay City, Michigan, reportsthe iee mold g out of the bay. Twenty shanties were ounted,on the moving ice, and four or fiv men were seen running to aad fro, unabl to, get ashore. • How many more aro o the ice is not known, neither are the n mes of the unfortunates. LE oCHOIWSKI.—dardinal Ledechow- ski; toe Archbishop of Gnesen alid Po- sen; he an 1874 was imprisoned at Ost- rowo •y reason of his resistance to the Dliwurin paenacted in Prussia against the Chur claim ST -I Depu the lee l ed ville, h citi i t, i jest. pe ITEevy VERDICT.—k suit of Mrs. Vir- ginia urke against the widow of Ira C. Gard • er and others of Mrs. Gardner's famit , all of New York City, for Irecov- ery of her ether's •property, he having died. 'n ,t eir boarding house : while kneel, to possess a large amount of value- bl6 ,0 essI,es1).0. d tein a verdict for plaintiff for Mo E TROUBLE FOR. TURKEY.-rA pa- per p blished in Pestb, Hungary,', states that omnania has a.ssinnedan independ- erit;.a titude towards Turkey, owing to the in; bilita of the latter to protect her from ()reign invasion. Roumania has also r, fusedto pay the tribute dernanaed by th Porte before it is due. I ; Tel QUEEN'S Viii' TO GERMANY.-- Npthi g is known in Berlin of the re - parte visit of Queen Victoria to that city. It is considered unlikely thatshe will o th re, because the main ob- ject o the Queen's journey is to visit the tomb of Princess Hohenlohe, her half sister, in Baden. She will also visit the Du ke- of Saxe -Coburg., A AD 'CALAmiTy.-2-Au explosion of fire damp took place hist Friday in Jabin colliery, :Belgium. The men were at week in the pit at the time, to the num- ber of 230; of these only 26 have, been taken out, two of whom were: dead. Earth is falling in immense, masses. Const rnation. prevails through the dis- trict. A late despatch says 200 -miners were killcd. ; 1 PRIJSSIAN CORRESPONDENT EXPELLED. —A Berlin despatch says that Dr. Levys an, an eminent Prussian jeurnal- dst and Vienna correspondent of several German newspapers, notwithstanding. the intercession of the Gernia.n Ambassa- dor, and despite Dr. Levyshants well. known moderation, has been expelled from. Austria, charged with dissemin- ating intelligence unfavorable to the realm Ni*YORK STATE LEGI8LA1'URE.—In the New York State Assembly on Fri- day, a bill was introduced by My. :Mc- Fall t� amend the act to preserve fish in the St. Lawrence River. A resolution was introduced by Mr. FiJih that the New York Police Commissidheits report all facts relative to the arrest and deten- tion, of the parties Brydges and Allan, who; eloped from saiontreal, and -under what rule they Were arrested; also, whether additional legislation in the mat- ter is needel. EU OPEAN GRAIN MARKET. — The Mark iLaliel Express, in its review of the grain eaark ts for the 'past week, says The weather has been muggy and un- favorable to trade. .Prices have general- ly clec inecl ebout a shilling per quarter, in consequence of deteriorated condition. Home deliveries are still short compared with last year. Business has been heavy and the imaorts have been rather less h, was released last Satrirday. his imprisonment he was pro- d a c rdinal by the Pope. : T JW lAN EDITOR.—Samuel Boyd, y 11. Se Marshall, was shot sued on Saturday evening, at Browoi- ennesee, by H. M. Clarke,: one of itors of a paper published iji Oust ti a quarrel which grew orit of a al discussion -which commepced in and will probably continue to diminish T'eeekersrnith Nomination. ro thel Editor of the Huron, Expositor. until prices improve. At Paris flour has declined a franc. In G-ermany the mar- kets have rather improved, while in Be1giuni and Holland they were dull and uncha ged. Come ative boniface, Will be of his 1 cense, or pressure put upon hanved to surrender in favor of a Grit nominee, The process of reniediial legislation is both Mous and difficult, and requires the brain power of a Demosthenes or e, Cicero to steal with it, more especially such au importantasubject as the one in question, and I think, Mr. Editor, when a meas re is passed jupon the most an. thentic and reliable data, and by men of ability and administrative experience and which all who are free from bias must pronounce to be • a conscientious and practical legislative effort, that stud,. viersal feeling of satisfaction should pre- vail and all political animosity silenced. Whate er party rule?, Surely it is pose 1 Bible to perform such,a duty as this cons scientiously and effectively, and without compromising their due independence and priaciples. Why then are there so many political hucksters whose sole aim le to abuse any Government entertaining political opinions not identical with their own, and to decry every step taken as evil and corrupt? Ilthese are pin- ciples of liberality and justice I think the best set of Parliament- that could be passed wciuld-be one repeal* the whore Statute Book. I do not know if the prohibit -Mn code restricts the use of tobacco, if so, there is ample scope for our temperance friends to apply theirenergies t to a 'vigorous crusade against the growth and con- sumption of this article. It might be deemed. a quixotic proceeding, but some enthusiasts are never daunted even in the face of rinsurmountable: difficulties. I think it is conceded that Canada follows closely on the heels of her brother across the border in her fondness fer the "fra- grant weed," in all its ::forms, and we learn on the authority of the United States Government that their two chief seurces of revenue are the customs and inland revenue taxes ; the inland taxes for the last fiscal year were $80,000 more than for the preceding year, and these taxes are almost entirely raised from spirits, malt liquor and teba,cco and the tobacco taxes alone yielded during the year over thirty-seven millions, and in the manufacture and sale of tobacco and cigars 450,003 persons were being mem- . ed, and. it is estimate(t that nine millions of people in that country are consumers of the Weed, being at le* twoethirds of the adult male population, .and the an- nual consumption of each -user averages 15 pounds of tobacco j and 248 cigars or cigarettes. _ : Two years of unprecedented industiial depression has affected theDominion, and still exists, and is no being felt severe. ly f in th's finmediate locality/ It is not my desire to find fau t, but I do think it a jpity this fact does net stimulate our Neal rulers to consider itattentively and uee every effort tolestablish some factory or enain ming works to Promote the wel- fare of all classes, the farmer and the ,niereliaut as well as the artisan and ?Annan. It is difficult to reconcile the alleged earnest desire of our Town Coun- cil to effect this desirable object with the present barrenresults,results, but adopting that safe rule of conduct, to interpret what is obscure ,in the actions and conduct of public beodies and private individuals by what is obvious and certain, and apply- ing this rule here I feel sure the Council will no I longer delay tae -matter, but bring about a speedy censununation of the universal wish of tbje inhabitants of this famed and growing district. 1 II should be sorry to think that ieleg' -- ion, which has done so much to elevate humanity, has got to be: a matter only for Controversialists and: Ritualists, but a glance at the columns: of our public journals clearly demonstrates that there exist phases of faith which attracts many, and the 'conclusion is forded upon us that no church can with truth assert itself to be the church of any one class holding unity of opinion. I am glad to think that the intellect of a man adopting the true Christian faith, which is the purest l and simplest faith of the world will pro- tect him, against the specious reasonings of the, ontroversialist, however subtle and argementative,,and enable him to pierce through the veils of ritual and ceremony, however elaborate. and how- ever gorgeous, to the life and. -teachings of the Author of the " Sermon on the Mount," that one infallible i creed of Christianity. ONE WHO THINKS. SEAFOR6i, Feb. 2,1876. I A Flew Stray Thoughts. To the Editor of the lit& on Expositor. SIR Agitation and ,a arm prevails in p of that largealnd powerful see- the community, tb.e Licensed Tiers, I as their influence and nurip ben. will now be imperiled by the Gov- ernment liquor licensing law. Without entetaig into the vexed, question of pro hibition or the necessity of a more strin- gent nd comprehensive measute, I, as one of the public, do honestly think the FBhhI is a satisfactory poe, and will do much o reinove many of the existirig abuses arisieg from, indiscriminate licen - ing. Vesting the power of granting the ea tion o Victu licensee in three Commissioners, to appointed. -for each city„ township electoral division, thus taking it out the heads of municipahtiee and other 1 cal authori often ideati lord," is a not- that in Bill will be for thpu allude1 to i issue, viz., uselesa hot miserable s which are every mile ships, and g to a bia-cks causing de whose interests are t d with those of " our. Ian wise provision._ don Committee a clause in t so amended, or one adde ose of diminishing the evi your leader in last week the existence of the man • is, so called, but in reali • anties and low groggerie be encouritered on near f road between two tow nerallyattached or adjace ith or Wheelwright's sho oralization. among thoag cultural claSses, and where all the i loafers and. vicious characters of the di trict esort.1 The advocates of •stri tempe a-nce and prohibition are doubtle disap abrog them, with p tl 14 It inted, as nothiog less than a tot ion of the spirit laws will sate ut I think they ought to h easure even this slight eoncessi L 38 1 '1 11 to their views, and give credit to the Geyer ent for n laudable desire to amelio ate t e present state of things. If not dfying, it is at least amusing to con o'er the various untenable objec- tions and foolish assertions which the Oppos tion, throughtheir organs of t e press, J indulge in. Corruption, selfis ness, aid a long catalogue of negati virtue are ascribed to the Governmen one of the most week and finny eharg being that in the event of the prese t Administra ion remaining in power evelty SIR f In your issue of the 21st ult., appears a second communication from a "Lover of Justice," in which he attempts to; reply principally, as he professes, to the strictures of the Returning Officer on his pelt article ; but BO dilated. as to in- clude charges of inerapaeity; and even worse, against the Council. If your cor- respondent had confined' himself to his statements of hostility to the Manner in which the late nominations lead been con - deleted, I would be under no necessity to review the objections of I " A Lover of a Justice. But as your correspondent has seed fit to drag into 1 the discussion matters for which the returning officeris ifot responsible and extraneousto the question at issue, a.ncl indulged in animus - tens whicli nothing shoet of the purest. malice could suggest, silence, under the circumstances, would be; Unjust both to the Council and the public. Your cor- respondent speaks of arngs" and a pres concerted schemes" in tie language of one familiar with doing business in these questionable respects. If he means that the Council were, individually or collect- ively, a party to, or that any such a thing existed, ;he makes a mistake that few_ out of ,his own particular ring will be found to endorse. a Ourilleeve;" he gees .on to say, "complains of rings in the County Council," and at,ionce concludes we have them nearer home, but stops short in 'stating whether they exist with- in the Council or outside of it. If he means the fernier, his charge is distinct- ly denied ; if the latter, his word may be sufficiently reliable; in the one case, he but hints it is true at this possibility, while in the other he perhaps speaks autheritively of this existence„ "A Lover of Justice " now arrives at a point when a confession is cleeined necessary. " At the beginning," he goes QII to SOT/ " I was favorably /impressed with the idea of a Township Scheel Board:' Our School Inspector is accordingly informed of his impression with this convenient rider attached, that, "if properly carried out," it might prove satisfactory. ' The subseqeent equalization,: however, bee created, in his mind, ",grave doubts,' and the obnoxious system:must at once be sacrificed, notwi.thstandieg the support that it received, even at the first, the support of the best men in a majority of the sections, and enjoys .at the present moment; with the exception of a few constitutionally dissatisfied individuals, BRETT-AM 4110 in jotity. Not in some sec tram but event* the one toe°!more8P'Irronwd,eilltiffrasttessua la 1 able majority the Townsl It requires no great pere the equalization of the* :cease of 'the rancorous a Iv Mil, your correspond* ordinarygood !liense tq0! van ti fa4ass°61e. with It: which, to hurl insinuatie " pretences -aid sehemeil eapaeity and, linpOtnila 0#30neit, ignorance a against the Clerk, an ri, ityi, to the Township Sc -----" ,A. Lover of justiee a' i SiOn ' that he favorablyi idea of aatilT7HkeiPadm_8elliti: jectiPn. now Mast test ea eg and perplexing nature / kindly volunteers the ii the Council not hoeing, reel:P°114;tenmoincle:IfeSiet'ttnitiininile:erhilisee'rie'essIesatieetirZetlIllemsie:1-' economy is, perhaps, is Council as by th in hose ears the words lay;vhis eain musical ring, but wl Voliitical ;economy as a -, 'hetans and terminates : JAI yli.44_ esidde"likistheeeeia "11 -14trir *felll' and state plainly t# hisl10; real ieai foyhi nj egg t t ei o ii s. nor .eptinident that his dins •fetise, perhaps he eotiel tensity, where -it exists -, peiisate for 10' absence e e sciterne of equalization, eil bes adopted, unjust the sections concerned, s settee,' and, if Bo, to Whit is the injustieedonet T, tions to which a „candid tick.. 1' would have devct and • a legitimate' disc • "pasts weak' have earl respondent, in some -.11 right to the imme he fict Tblelirdu ulwmst who aili,dges a-tahasty j eenkelusions without givi coUsideratiou 'beyond. th serves his -own interest, niug, the risk of his sin toiled and his judigue reliable, NO evidence,adduced, could more -C *the charges, made by:" tem:" against the Conn Board, than the fact t - 2 l' te ei ee arl:et1 could t assailhe : etlicheieme:eittiBadiloaaf I ask, are the indication sualatft•Ict°ifonthoefe9WilliineCill; 'w() I E en f. A Lover of jti te ditiley to feult tindi ve ture to nominate a .aciwors now to cover th patty of which. he is th thrusting on the publie to -helieVe, that a -se thrusted his design. rj tacks which your corresl es' against the Commit, School Board shows ele *Ma is his highest, if no eitien for the task he Persistency certainly h he in Whom it beeom peesity, and Who ton -turning the crank after ef the grindstone has die ly Waretiag energy, whi something more usefu Mere -wisdom. : I must, "lig this eerrespoudene concerned, do your c justice to admitthat he Sareendistite nlapriLin.leftllat iibe aggregate Vigilance of has ; by eome right, di een entrusted to him Ublie responsibility. deed, as Important as t - the Manner i:i which it. entirelydepend, nameeendtc)_o , whe ouignhm exeess of gratitnele er , e tablet of—snow, , TicItEBOarki, TAU. 251 11 Ila' Teta. dXol.Eitarlbiaer ttd3wo"V% hal it -with the diatinet nude be tate last on this unbieet-.) - Ontario Dah-Men The nit* annual C Dal/Tenet's Associate sembled at ingerson-on: Will :continue until this Though there is a very - Of members and others i manufacture of :cheese a eeeclingiy inclement we and. iWednesday has eeeing away many tlistriet, who would 4Areeseinresirade, trhiebleehneueemetra- the eastern part of the • ly iu the neighborhe Arno ngtheAmtleanp vr48entadnteldta PrerdgsbYeliv f otherwise, areHon. Frankfort, Herkimer e B.Arlod,ooeies Ath Litttepenee,_:npa.1411,Dio:filTitlynn:; Peters, of Xew York e,oMation was organized July, 1867, and since t Creased its membership in a large .degree.' Ab were enrolled at the firs its present menebership A Notesel , ilk neve feature in the dies has lately' come to an Hamilton.: A gree , , . po apparently Just fr t appears at the ho len wts to be of Scotch ityl, and tells a pitiful father had -sent him t. a Country, paying his ing hirn some money, pay :his railway fare to he professes to have an After ja few minutes'eo Wide hihe epealm nothire Seek, thus bringing of Au d Scotia in the g , and quite softening her a he pulls out it gold (?) eb for gale,gayin' g that his IlirR as a present to his a but that he will sell it h der to ' et to his destinati seud the money back 4 1