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SEAFORTH, FR DAY, MARCH 9,
1877.
The Liqvior L1 ense Aot of 1876
• From a report recently issued by the
Provincial Secr taryt respecting the
working and effic enier of the tavern and_
shop license acts of 1876,, we glean the
following particu ars: The total num-
ber of tavern lice see issued in the Pro-,
vino, for 1876 w 2,297, •while the num-
ber in 1875 was 4,459. The total nuria-
ber of she's licenins issued in 1876 was
794, as against 1,257 in 1875. These
figures show a i duction in tavern li-
• eenses of 33 per ent., and in shop li-
censes -of 37 per cent. The Provincial
Treasurer receive( from license fees in
1876, the sum of 69,312 37. The num-
ber of hotel lice ses in the Prcivince
granted to Reform re was 852, and the
•'number granted o Conservative Ei was
• 2,017. The num er of shop lieenses
granted to Refor ers was 264, and to
Conservatives 511 There were tliirty
wholesale licenses ranted to Reforiaers
and 90 to Conser atives. • There were
316 Reformers and 758 Conservativ,es re-
fused tavern ijcenss,whiIe 103eCeieser-
vetivers and 62 Re ormers were refused
shop licenses. Th re were 1,377 prose-
cutions for infrac ions of the law; of
this number 923 w re sustained and 'fines
imposed, and 406 dismissed'. In the
year 1874 there w re 2,037 persons com-
mitted to county ails in the Province
for drunkenness ; in 1875 'there were
• 1,841, mid in 1876 here were 2,220.1 By
I these figures it wo id seem that the re-
strictive act instea of decreasing intem-
perance had actual', increased it. This,,
however, is not t e case, as in nearly
overly county, exc pt the countiee of
• York, Peel, Went orth and Middlesex,
there has been a e arked decrease, and
the large increase in these counties comes
from the cities of Ta ronto, Hamilton and
London, and itk du to increased police
surveillance in the ormer city, the Pro-
vincial Exhibition t Hamilton, and, the
revival of the oil tr de in London bring-
ing to the city a 1 rge number of the
lower class of laborirs.
, In referring to ur own County we_
find that in East : uron there were 7
tavern licenses and shop licensz granted
, toReformers and 23 avern licenses and 1
shop license granted to Conservatives. In
South Huron 12 Reformers received
tavern licenses, a, d 2 shop licenses,
while 31 Conserva Ives received tavern
licenses, 6 shop lice see, and 1 a whole-
sale license. In W st 'Huron tavern li-
censes were grante to 9 Reformers and
• shop licenses te 2, hile 33 tavern and
5 shop licenses wer granted to Conser-
vatives. In East 11 ron 11 tavern licen-
, see were refused to onservatives and 4
. to. Reformers. In South Huron 110
Conservatives were refused and 5 Re-
formers. In West Huron 8 Conserva-
tives and 3 Refor ers were refused.
' These figures shoul effectually silence
, the cry that political favoritism was ex-
ercised by the com a issioners in award-
ing licenses. In Eat; *Huron there were
13 prosecutions, in al of which fines were
imposed, which am unted to $273; of
this sum $165 has been paid into the
bank to the credit fe the license fund,
leaving $108 to colt ct at the close of
,the report on the lat of November, and
/$20 ,which are uncol ectable. 'In South
Huron therewere 1 prosecutions, _9 of
'whieh were sustain d, yielding in fines
80, all of which was collected and
paid into the treasur . in West Heron
• Veen were 23 prosec tions, 15 of which
,Were sustained, yiel mg in fines $262,
'of which $130 was pai into the bank at
f the close of the repor, , leaving $122 still
to be accounted for. The expense in-
curred under the lic lase act, including
;inspector's Salary, p to the , 31st �f
'December amounted in the several rid-
ings to the following s me: East Huron,
$691.91; South Huroe, $716.28; Wet
Huron, $639.28. •Tie following is a
comparative stateriaen of the number of
licensee issued in the everal municipali-
ties in this county in he years 1875 and
1876: Brussels, in 18r5 had 6 tavern's
and 3 shops, in 1876 4 taverns and 1
shop; Wroxeter, 5 ta rns in 1875 and
3 in 1876; Howick, tate/us in 1875
Iand 7 taverns and 1 sh p in 1876; Turnir
berry, 5 taverns in 187" and 3 in 1876 ;
Morris, 5 taverns au 3 shops in 875
and 5 taverns in 18711; Grey 9 taverns
in 1875 and 5 in 1876; McKillop, 4 tasal
erns in 1875 and 2 i • 1876; Hullett, 5
taverns in 1875 and 2 ii 1876 ; Seaforth;
13 taverns and 7 sho os in 1875, and 6
taverns and 2- shops in 1876; Exeter, 5
taverns and 2,shops mth years; Bay-
field, 6 taverns and 2 sops in 1875, and
4 taverns and 2 shops i 1876; Stephen
14 taverns in 1875 and: in 1876; llay;
8 taverns in 1876 and 6 in 1876; Us -
borne, 5 taverna in 187 and 4 in 1876 ;'
Tuckerr3mith, 6 tave a-• and 1 shop in
1875, and 3 taverns and 1 shop in 1876;
Stanley, 5 taverns in 1875 and 4 in 1876.
Gloderich Township, 3 taverns in 1875
and 1 in 1876; Colborne, 9 taverns in
1875 and.8 in 1876; Clinton, 10 taverns
and 5 shops in 1875, and 6 taverns and
2 shops in 1876; Ashfleld, 7 taverns and
2 shops in 1875, and. 4 taverns in 1876;
West Wawanosh, 3 taverns in 1875 and
2 in 1876 ; East Wavianosh, 4 taverns
in 1875 and 2 in 176; Goderich, 10
taverns and 11 shop e in 1875, and '10
taverns and 3 shops in 1876; Wingbara,
6 taverna and 3 shops in 1875, and 5
taverns and 2 shops in 1876. These fig-
ures show that the new law has made a
reduction in this Couuty of 50 taverns
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and 23 shops. In viiiiv of these facts we
think that few will affirm that the law
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has not had a beneficial effect, as it is
scareely possible that Where so large a re-
duction has taken plaCe in the number
of taverns and shops that the same
amount of liquor can have been consum-
ed. In 1875 Howick received as revenue
from licenses, $143 37 and In 1876
$218 50; Morris; $178 against $186 16;
McKillop, $120 against $20; Hullett,
$100 agaiest $20 80 ;I Seaforth, $1,352
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against $1;163 54; Stephen, $220 against
$253, Hair, $120 against $220 34 ; Us -
borne, $125 against $138 08; Tucker -
tallith, $145 against $147 34 t Goderich
Township, '$45 41,inst $65 72;Colborne,
$270 against 1 $277 721; .Clinton, $750
against $116 62; Ashfield, $200 against
'$24 66; West Wawatiosh, $60 against
$58 17. These figures show that the
,several municipalities received last year
'about $917 less from licenses than in the
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preceding year. The report contains a
vast deal of useful information respecting
the working of the act, but we have not
space this 'week to give further particu-
lars. The facts and figures we have
given will), we have reo doubt, repay
a perusal., I 1
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We alio' publish this week a report
from Mr. Totten of the Treasurrsy De -
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partment who was specially charged to
visit the municipalitiee in which the
Dunkin Act has been in operation and
enquire into its efficiency. Mr, Totten
has visited the County a Prince Edward
where the'Dunkin Act hae been in oper-
ation since the first ofIMay last. His
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experience fully bears Out. the position
we have always taken on,this matter, viz:
that the Duukin Act is too far in ad-
vance of public sentiment to be efficacious
for good, and that as aeonsequence US
provisions will be utterly disregarded.
The restrictive measures eve now have go
to the utmost limit tri which, public
seritiment will bear them out, and if
those who now clamor so loudly for pro-
hibition would but devote a tithe, of the
labor and energy actually I wasted in a
vain attempt to secure what the country
is not prepared for, and what it can not
• get, in aiding in successfully operating
the excellent laws we now have, mtich
greater good would result. The masses
cannot be made temperate in a day, nor
a year, nor even in a genration, any
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more than they can be made absolutely
moral, religious, or honest. I The people
must be gradually educated to see and
,feel the necessity and benefit of otally
abstaining from the use of stimulants.
While we have no hope thate at least for
many generations to come, all, or even a
large majority of the people can be made
total abetainers, yet we *belileve that by
moderate and gradually restrictiv41cgis-
lation aided by vigorous ' anil unceasing
moral suasion the evil can not only be
kept well in check but nia) be materially
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decreased. But to force 'our legislator
to take in one day a leap which in the •
gradual and ordinary course of events
would require years can scarcely fail to
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have an injurious effect. •
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THE TORONTO Mail, a few° days ago,
characterized Mr. Mackenzie as ill-bred
and his conduct as unmanlier y, because
he called Dr. Teaper's speec a "har-
rangue," and said his stateuients were
at variance Iwith facts. On Monday
night, during the discussion on the
Northern Ralway Commission, Sir John
Macdonald said that if a Certain honor-
able gentleman had made' a particular
statement, "he would have lied." Dur -
in the same debate, Dr. Tupper, the
deputy OppoSition leader; called Mr.
Blake a "foulmouthed slanderer." I We
would simply ask our big brotlier to give
its opinion as to which was` the most in-
bred, the utterances of Mr. Mackenzie,
or these used by the Opposition leaders
as quoted above? Mr. Mackenzie may
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not be able to 'boast of blue blood in lie
veins, or of his aristocratic origin, yet
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we Very Mech doubt if under any pro-
vocation he could so far forget himself as
carneso readi y to the tongue of his
to make use of the "plain Salem" which
chief opponent, or that he w uld even
call) a fellow member a "fon -mouthed.
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slanderer." ;
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THE ONTAR Legislature was pro-
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rogaed On Frid y last. The S ssion was
a short one, lasting only tw months,
but the large mimber of measues sanc-
tioned by Hi g Honor at its pose, showed
that our Local Le, gislators had made good
S use Of their tittle. Several insportent
and useful measnres, such as the School
amendment Bill, the Bill amending the
License Law, that giving Erarichise , to
farmer's sons, and the one Consolidating
the Statutes, besides a large number of
private bills, all 1,4 which received gie
most oareful consideration, w4e'passed.
The amount of nrJeful legislation, as well
as the temper and tenor of the discus.
, THE HURON EXPOSITOR.
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si ne throughout the entire session, cum-
teinly contrast very favorably, in fact
sbonld almost put to shame the more pre-
tentious and high-toned body. at Ottawa.
Near the doe° of the Session, Mr. Cam -
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eon, the leader of the Opposition, took
tilt pet and publicly resigned his position
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as eader, be ause 'a majority of his fol-
lbwers saw t to vote against him on an
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open questioa in which no principle was
involved. Before the prorogation of the
House, how ver, his followers got the
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difficulty pa oiled lup, and he -concluded
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to withdraw his resignation.
MESSRS. IlavEsiand VV heeler have at
length been "counted in " President and
Vice-Ptesident, respectively, of the Unit-
ed States. • *eeident Grant took his
departure feom the White House, at
Washington an older but a richer man,
on Saturday.1 1The inaugural ceremonies
took place on, Monday, when the new
officials were duly installed. The capital
was crowded with, visitors and there was.
Much excitement, but the new President
NVas allowed to take his seat without any
disturbance. Thus the Republicans are
once more fi rm y installed in power, arid
the Democrats lwill have to shiver in the
cold a while longer. ' it is to be hoped
that the fornieT will conduct themselves
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with more discretion and honesty during
the coming term than they did during
that which has'gone by.
The Doininion Parliament
,As yet very little real business has
been transacted in 'Parliament. Several
very exciting and acrimonious discus-
sions ,have taken place which will not
serve either to enlighten or .benefit the
country, and which are not creditable to
;
those taking part in them. • Both parties
are exceedingly bitter this [session, and
from the spirit 'thus far manifested the
session will continue stormy. The reek-
lessand baseleatt cherges made at the Con-
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servative pio-nics last. summer by the
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leaders of that partynigainst the Govern-
ment, have' aroused ministerialists who
seem determined either to _make the
anthers of those charges come up to the
mark and demand investigations, or swal-
low their mis-statements and acknowledge
their sins. The Opposition know well
that they are not able to substantiate one
of these charges- before a Committee of
the House, and they are very loath to
coefess that they have been pursuing a
policy of slander. In everyencounter
which has yet taken place the Opposition -
jets have invariably come out of the fray
with soiled plumage. In fact the only
fighting men worth a snap on that side .of
the House are Sir John and Dr. Tupper,
while the Government side abounds with
material of the best and most spirited or-
der. We are sorry for the credit of the
Hone° to say that several of the discus-
sions thus far have been extremely abus-
ive' and personal. As a rule Dr. Tupper
is the first aggiessorin this respect. .No
sooner does he 'become cornered in debate
than he gets lint() 'a towering passion
when he seems' te lose all control of his
• unraly membeT, and he belches forth in
torrents of abuSe and vituperation. This,
of Course, riles his epponents, and it is
too Often the case that he is paid back in
his 6wn coinW,ith interest. One of the
moat unseemly and exciting discussions of
this kind which has taken place in the
House since Confederation was brought
abont by Mr. J. B. Robinson, the gentle. -
man from Toronto whom Sir John had
selected to assist him in fighting the
"Beasts at Ephesus," and to which we
shall again refer further on, Suffice it
to say that in this encounter, at least,
these two valiant warriors were pretty
severely clawed. It is a tolerably safe
pastime to boast and bully and crow over
the " Ephesian Beasts '1 when they are
a good way off, but, no doubt,: both Sir men
John and his colleague are, by this time,
thoroughly convinced that they are some-
what dangerous at close quarters.
• A DUTY ON AMERICAN COAL
Mr. McKay, ofNova Scotia, moved a
resolution for a Committee on the coal
industry. He suPported his motion by
an able speech, and was followed by Mr.
McGregor, who hoped the Committee
would be granted, as it would show the
Nova Scotians the difficulties iu the way
of Competing in the Ontario market..
Mr. W. H. Gibbs invited the Nova
Scotian Members to join the Opposition
as the advocates of a "national policy."
Mr. Jones, Halifax, while approving
the appointment of a Committee, argued
that it was impossible to compel the peo-
ple of Ontario to use Nova Scotia coal.
Mr. Carmichael, as a large coal owner,.
and interested in shipping, argued that
coal bould not be carried to Toronto at a
profit. No fifty cent duty could appreci-
ably affect the trade in coal with the old
Provinces of Canada. He took a broad
and liberal view a the relatioes of the
Provinces of the Dominion to each other,
and declared that the so-called national
policy was a national fraud. Mr. Mc-
Callum approved of a duty on coal, but he
would also have 'a 'duty on flour. Mr.
Young, as the rePresentative of a manu-
facturing district, protested against a tax
upon coal. As We imported last year
794;000 tons of coal it would. take not
less than $1,000,000 out of the pockets of.
our manufacturers annually to force a
trade in Nova Scotia coal.
EMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
At the last Meeting of the Committee
on Ernigratioh and Colonization, in an-
-ewer to numerons 'questions, Mr. Lowe
gave inuch and varied information, the
greater portion Of I which, however, has
already been published. He showed that
the iinmigration tolCanada, for obvious
reasons, has fallen Off, having been but
25,663 • persons last year. One of the
chief reasons which 'has operated against
Canada is the keen competition met with
in Europe from New Zealand and
Australia. Mr. Loelee said he had learn -
•ed by the last mail from the former coun-
try that that island; with a white popu-
lation of 391,000, had, up to the middle
of last year, borrowed ,and expended in
immigration no less a sum than $5,565,-
000. South Australia with a white
population of only 200,000, had also ex-
pended,I up to 1875, $5,000,000. • The
latter province had in Loildon a general
agent, With a salary of $5,000 per an-
num, an assistant at $%500, and twenty-
five agents scattered throughout Europe.
This London office is more extensive and
handsomer than the 4"M:radian one and
is maintined at a very heavy ()Utley.
The passages of adult emigrants from
England were paid in full, $100 each,
and it was calculated that their value
was equivalent to $1,000 each. With
such a competition as this Canada could-,
under the present circumstances, hope
to do very little. Mr. LoWe said the
total cost per capita for the Dominion
had been as follows: 1872, $5 51; 1873,
$6 07; 1874, $6 37; 1875, $10 83; and
1876, $11 08. The larger sums included
the total expense and advances incurred
for the Islanders mentioned, and some
234 French repatriated last November:.
The latter had. been found in such la
pauperized condition in Montreal, '00
it was really a greater charity to pat,
$28 50 each to send them home, than
keep them here at our expense until
they could find work. They were arti-
sans, not brought by this country, lint
who had came here on "spec.," and,
finding no employment in their special
callings, had become paupers on the coM-
munity. All the agricultural laborere
and domestic servants brought out last
year had easily found employment, but
Mr. Lowe feared fewer and fewer would
come out, because, besides cOmpetition,
wages were rising in England and had
nearly reached the level of those paid in
Canada. In answer to a member of the
Committee, Mr. Lowe stated that every
effort was being made to persuade the
English tenant farmir to come to Can-
ada. It seemed to be the impression of
tho Committee that if Canada wished to
keep abreast with other countries, she
would have to adopt a far more vigorous
and liberal policy than she has at pres-
ent. So keen is the competition in the
IStates that the Northern Pacific Railway
was not only inducing immigration to
seek its lands, but the emigrants AO
their freight were carried free of cost to
their destination. -
THE SECRET SERVICE MONEY.
On Monday Mr. Charlton moved to
refer to the Public Accounts Committee
the following items of expenditure fot
secret service :-$15,086 for the year
1868; $33,103 for the year 1869; $10,-
208 for the year 1870; and $75,000 for
1871. It will be recollected that the
item under the head of secret service in
1876 is a "balance," land from what is
known of its history and the general
method of dealing with the fund the
duty of the Committee to go back and
trace the whole history of secret service
operations becomes imperative. Sir John,
of course, opposed the motion, and aver-
red that such a naotion was opposed to
English precedent. He was speedily re-
minded, however, by the mover of the
motion that it was also contrary to Eng-
lish precedent for a defeated Minister to
carry with him upon leaving office a'
large sum of the public money, and not'
only retain that money in his own pos-
session for several years, but also pay a
portion of it to former colleagues in
liquidation of pretended claims. The
motion was granted, and the end of the
matter has not yet been heard.
THE TARIFF.
On Mr. Cartwright moving the House
into sommittee of supply, or in other
words asking the House to consent to
the proposed Tariff dirties Sir John made
a long but exceedingly non -committal
speech. He denounced the proposed
tariff as the emanation of some fanatical
free trader ; bemoaned the fact that not
one interest now struggling and depressed
• would receive relief; Complained bitter-
ly of the duty on tea, and condemned
the addition imposed on beer, and con-
cluded by moving the following amend-
ment : " That this ,House regrets that
'the financial policy submitted by the
Government increased the burden of
taxation of the people without affording
any compensation or advantage to Can-
adian industries; and further that this
House is of opinion that the deficiency .
in the revenue should be met by the
diminuition f expenditure, aided. by such
of the Dominion. .
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a readjustm nt of the' tariff as would de-
velop and oster the agricultural, the
mining, and the manufacturing interests
Mr. Mackenzie, in' a short speech,
twitted Sir John' with the timidity of
his policy, challenged him to come out
squarely with some practical suggestions
explained the position of the Gover
t in relation to a • free trade or pr
tective policy, and pointed to facts which
he affirmecl showed. thab the benefit of a
high tariff on thi3 United States was
illusory. He co treated the extreme
anxiety of the Opposition leader to
give the people cheap tea with his
eager advocacy of, a tax on fuel or on
bread. He could i see no argument in
Sir John's speech to answer. The de-
bate at the time of' writing is still being
continued, several speeches having been
made on both sides. Mr. Wood, of
Hamilton, who is a Protectionist and
also a supporter of the Government, has
moved an amendment to the aniendment
which brings the question of protection
fairly and squarely befare the House,
and which will orely trouble some of
the Oppositionist to get consistently
round it.
THE BEAR/GARDEN SCENE.
The bear gardeiascene of Monday night
alluded to above was cortainly a wild
affair. Mr. John Beverly Robinson rose
to explain his connections with the
moneys appended to his name in the re-
port of the Commission. • With a sweet
and unconscious innocence he admitted
that he had been elected for Algoma in
order to represent the Northern Railway
in Parliament, that his expenses were paid
and that he knew the funds came out of
the coffers of the Company. He did hot
seem capable of perceiving that it was the
people of Algoma who had a right to re-
presentation, not a railway corporation,
or that to sit in Parliament charged in
the interest of the public with
seeing that the engagements of an
indebted Company were finfilled at the
expense of that Company, was a fright-
ful violation of decency and Parliament-
ary independence. As to the suin of
$4,000 or $5,000 standing against him in
the Company's books, the worthy gen-
tleman West Toronto delights to honor
was rathermixed up in his explanations.
He asserted first that it was charged
against him for matters over which he
had no control, and then that it was due
to him because his salary was less than
his predecessors. Several members
rallied Mr. Robinson On the damaging
disclosures he had unwittingly made, and
referred to the one thousand -dollars which
had been paid. to the Mail Printing Com-
pany, and a subscription of two thous-
and odd dollars also made out of the
fun& of the company to Sir John Mac-
donadd's testimonial. Mr. Blake, in a
masterly and fearfully earcastic speech,
showed the unenviable position in which
the member for West Toronto had. placed
himself. With a cutting irony he went
over Mr. Robinson's account of his own
inestimable services, of the eagerness of
West Toronto to have him for a candi-
date in 1872, his Bight to Sault Ste.
Marie to escape those importunities, his
capture by Mr. Cumberland and return
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to Parliament at the cost of some $18
per head upon the population of Algoma
to do Mr. Cumberland's bidding and
support the member for Kingston. Mr.
Blake then traced out the history of
Northern Railway indebtedness and
• legialation, and proved that, its President
of the Northern Railway Company, he
was under an express statutory obliga-
tion to guard funds which, after paying
the interest due to the bondholders, was
the property of the country as the Com-
pany's creditor. He branded the trans-
actions disclosed as fraudulent and dis-
honorable, and both Mr. Robinson and •
Sir John A. Macdonald as guilty of
grave criminality. This was the torch
which fired the magazine. After a few
remarks from one or two speakers, in-
cluding the Premier, Dr. Tupper deliver-
ed a most violent speech, concluding by -
calling Mr. Blake a • "foul-mouthed
slanderer." Mr. Huntington replied in
a very moderate but pointed speech. He
was followed by Sir John, who made a
fierce personal attack on Mr. Hunting-
ton, arid in the course of his remarks
stated that if Mr. Laird had made such
statements as he was said. to have made
by Home of the speakers, he was a liar.
The scene from this to the close of the
debate, beggars description. Sir John
was called to order by the Speaker, and
refused to obey the Speaker's ruling.
Several members tried to aipeak at tEe'
same time, and for a feW minutes it was
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feared by some that there would really
fee a hand-to-hand conflir between Berrie
of the members. After a time the Speak-
er succeeded in obtaining order, and the
debate continued until 2, o'clock in the
morning. Old members declare they
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never before witnessed such a scene as
was enacted, and many hope they never
will again.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF LIVE STOCK. '
A return showing the exports and im-
ports of live stock from the 1st of Janu-
ary, 1875, to the 1st of rfanuary, 1877,
was presented to the, House. It is as
follows: For 1875, imported :-Horses,
number, 1,293; value, $62,303. Horn-
ed cattle, nurnber, 5,646; value, $132,-
261. , Swine, number, 51,944 ; vMue,
$689,218. Sheep, number; 10,389; value,
$21,430. For 1875, exported :-Horses,
numher, 3,760; value, $397,272. Horn-
ed cattle, number, 28,081; value, $705,-
481. Swine, number, 2,034; value,
$10, 99. Sheep, number, 142,218; value,
$500,461. For 1876, imported :-Horses,
number, 1,895; value, $92,770. Horn-
ed cattle, number, 5,865; value, $162,-
4aa. Swine, number, 30,195 • value,
$364,600. Sheep-, number, 11,34i; value,
$22,358. For -1876, exported :-.Horses,
nuniber, 5,781 ; .value, $565068. Horn-
ed cattle. number, 22,936 I value, $701,-
430. Swine, number, 3,950 ; Value,
$15,896. Sheep, number, 197,255; value,
$543,778. i
HONORS DECIELNED.
A return has been asked for and will
be brought down, which, it is rumored,
will show that Her Majesty was pleased
to offer to confer the honor of Knight-
hood upon Mt. McKenzie and Senator
Brown, but,the honor was respectfully
declined. • ,
a
• News of the Week.
,
His Liar Dieneme.-On Saturday
night hurt, President Grant gave his last
state dinner, in honor :of the President-
elect. I
I
DRAM OH AN AMERICAN SCULPTOR. -
Joel J. Hart, the Arnerican sculptor,
died at Florence, Italy, on the 2nd of
March. I 1 . •
Imam DISTILLING: -There was only -
one detection of illicit distillation during
the peat year in -Scotland, eight in ling -
land, and 796 in Ireland. I
CONSANGUINOUs MARRIAGES. - The
Cardinal Archbishop of Paris complains
that marriages with nieces and sister--
in-law have increased in melancholy pro-
portion.
INHUMANITY. -A summons has been
issued. at Cardiff against one Dr. Jones,
who, it is alleged, cut open a woman's
;Wound' after having dressed them, be -
'cease She 'mold not pay the fee:
A MIx.ED Sirrnea.-The elections to
o- the Ottontan Parliameat in Constanti-
,
nople, resulted in the return of five
Turks, lour Christians', and one Jew, to
• represent the city. • The Chamber meets
On the I3th.
Tu Cam's Uxass -The Czar has
.1
issued an ukase. ordering the formation
Of four new artillery parks in Poland,
and an order has been issued forbid-
diag landowners in Poland from re-
Ceiving more than five guests at the same
time. I
OUTBILEAK OH RINDERPEST. -The out-
break of the rinderpest in Altona,, which
Caused England to close its ports against
Prussian cattle, has been followed by a
new outbreak in Berlin also. The close
iiispectilon of the case has resulted in
the certainty that the pest has been
antroduted into Upper Silesia from
Russia.
TIMMS AT THE INAUGURATION.-
uring the inauguration proceedings at
.
ashington, D. C., on Monday, and
•valnle persons were absent from their
houses, professional thieves committed
Many robberies. In cases where they
encountered opposition, , they presented
pistols, threatening to take life if an
alarm was given.
•I A Nora= MARRIAGE. -The honor-
able Mrs. Norton, poetess and novelist,
Was married a few days ago to Sir Wil-
liam Stirling Maxwell, Bart., member
of Parliament for Perthshire. The
ceremony took place at the bride's resi-
dence. The bridn'es ale is seventy, and
she is confireeti to herchair with chronic
rheumatiasm. Sir William Maxwelj is
fifty- nine. :
ery � WHOE Fumy. -_-A
.;pclaqi occurrence is reported
at aa freland, from Burrishode,
near N ..I;port. An entire family, num-
bering five, it' is said, heve become in-
sane almost at the seine time. Already
a 'brother and sister, belonging to the
heusehold, have been committed to the
Mayo Lunatic Asylum, atid the remain-
ing three are stated te be very seriously
affected. also. ,
Tin! CHINAMAN.-The new Chinese
.A.Mbassador in England is a young man,
and, as a sign of superiority, wears whit;
soles to his shoes. When the Embassy
went to the Queen's Theatre they sat
arrayed in gorgeoria apparel in a box,
and gratified the audience by taking tea
dating an enh.'acte. No one ought to, be
a better judge of tea than a Chinese Am-
baisador, and he did. not approve of the
beverage Which passes under this name
in England. After the performance the
Ambassador and his suite went "behind
the scenes," and examined minutely all
theScenic appliances, -for it was the first
time that his Excellency had been in a
theatre. He had with him an interpre-
"
:WARM 9 1877.
ter, a most intelligent Chinaman, wae
had, been in England in 1866. His En.
cellency only cares for theatrical pei.
formances when there is music, for he
knows nothing of English. When asked
if be would return to the Queen's Thee.
tre he replied, with Oriental politeness
"Every night."
ATTACK ON THE "SUN" OFFIcE-4
New York evening paper says betweee
two and three on Monday afternoon,s
number of men attempted to -force their
way into the Sun building, with a view
of hauling down the American flag,
which was hung half mast, Union donee
from the top building. The police and
employees drove them into the street,
they declaring they would return before
dark and compel the Sun to haul the Ilse/
down.
RE.T&CINGS AT THE CAPITAL • -A de..
spatch from Washington, dated March 3
says: "The Executive Mansion is be.,
seiged to -day by an iramense throng.
The President gave a general reception.
Hand shaking was kept up for a long
longtime. The President expressed de-
light at the end of his term of office.
Incoming trains are jammed with visit.
ors, and the hotels are crowded. The
capital wears a gala -day attire. The
Columbus cadets, of ' Columbus, Ohio,
arrived this morning."
PIRATES AT WORK. -The brigantine
Albion, at Halifax port, on Sunday last,
from Cienfuegos reports that on the 5th
February, when 30 miles north of Gun-
; cay, Bahamas, a low, rakish -looking
• schooner of about sixty tons petaled her,
and shortly after the Albion came up
with a Spanish brig from Cienfuegos for
Spain. The Spanish Captain reported
that the strange craft had signalled him,
and when he hove to a boat's crew went
on, board his vessel and took possesion
of whatever they wanted. When
last seen by the Albion the piratical
craft was making for another.Spanish
vessel.
• O'MAIIONEYS' FUNERAL -The funeral
of O'Mahoney, the Fenian, took place
at Dublin on Sunday, Feb. 25th. Six
thousand persons took part in the pro.
cession, which passed through the prin-
cipal streets, carrying mourning banners,
and accompanied by thirty bands of
music. The coffin was placed upon a
large funeral chr, which was immediately
followed by some twenty persons who
had foraerly been imprisoned for po.
litical offences. About 100,000 people
witnessed the demonstration, which was
purely of a Fenian Character. The re-
mains were deposited in the grave by
those of Thomas Bellew McManus.
GREAT JENtEL ROBBERY. -A great jew-
el robbery has been committed at the
seat of the Duke of Cleveland, Battle
Abbey,. near Hastings. During a dinner
party some thieves gained access to the
bedroom occupied by the Duke and
Duchess by means of two ladders tie&
together and placed against the window.
The robbery was discovered by a servant
who found the room door fastened. No
estimate of the value of the property ean
yet be made, but it may be stated that
among the erticles stolen were a necklace
valued at £3,000, which contained a por-
tion of the hair of the children and grand-
children of the Duke and Duchess, a gold.
watch presented by His Grace to his
bride, on her wedding day, and a travel-
ling bag containing notes and goM.
. *Knee- WITHOUT A CROwN. -Though
the King of Denmark, Christian IX., has
been on the throne thirteen years he has
never been crowned, the troubles prevail-
ing between Germany and Denmark in
1863 making the times inauspicious for
such a costly ceremony. The country
has prosperedasince, and the cost can be -
better borne now. There is withal a
feeling of political discontent, which the
King hopes to allay by being formally
invested with the rank he has Worn so
long. He is at the present time 6fty-nine
years old: A curious fact in regerd to
the Danish kings is that they must be
known by the natne of Frederick or that
of Christian, and a Prince acceding to the
throne, no matter what his baptismal
name may be, would be obliged to take
one of these names. Christian's prede-
cesssor was Frederick VII.
merelamemeesemseneana
•
Huron Notes.
One day last week Mr. Geo. Ruttan,
Lot 27, Con. 1, Morris, captured a grey
eagle in a trap. The bird measured 7
feet from tip to tip of its wings, and is
still alive. -
-Nearly $200 worth of Ipigeens were
stolen last week from the barn - of Mr.
Wm. Abbott, Mitchell. They were
found in the possession of two incorrigi-
ble; but on account of their friends Mr:
Abbott refused to prosecute.
-On Tuesday morning Mr. R. Had.
win, of Lucknow, started by the early
train accompanied by sixteen young men
-from his neighborhood, and thirty-six
horses, for Dakota. Mr. Hadwin has
taken up a tract of land, and is going
into farming on a large scale.
-As Mr. John Latnonby, of Ford-
wich who was in Gorrie on Wednesday
of last week, was proceeding home by
the railway he accidentally fell through
the bridge, near Mr. McLaughlin'e. He
was severely hurt ;about the head, and
doubts were entertained as to his re-
covery..
-A Fire occurred at Port Albert
township of Ashfield, on Friday of last
week, which destroyed a tavern stand
situated at the end of the bridge, ,owned
by George Hawkins, and occupied by
Mr. Wilson. The building, together
with contents, was entirely destroyed.
Insured for $800.
-Miss Bissett, _who has for some time
'occupied the p5sition of Organist in the
Methodist Church Exeter, with punc-
tuality and efficiency, tendered her
resignation, through Mr. Holmes, to the
trustee board, wheal__ eat/ w as accepted.
• Miss Annie Swenerton how _fills the posi-
tion vacated by Miss Bissett.
-Some six weeks atto a man of about
40 years of agegiving his name as John,
McKay, called at the house of Mrs Geo.
Coultas, Clinton road, three miles from.
Wingham, and asked for employment,
saying he had no money and could not
get work. Mr. Coultas, taking pity on
the fellow, bald him he could stay there
if he chose until such time as work be-
came more plentiful. The man seemed
well pleased with the arrangement, and
stayed on until Friday last, doing chores
about the house for his board • but on
that day Mr. Coultas and family went
away on a visit to sorne friends at. a dis-
tance, and when they returned in the
evening were.surprised to find that some
one had been in the house, and with an
axe, smashed a bureau, and scattered its
contents about the floor, apparently in
search of money, but none was found,
and. rather than go away empty-handed
the thief broke open some little money
boxes belonging to the children, taking
therefrom about $5 in silver. Suspioion,
of course, rests on McKay, who has not
been seen since. He
-5 fact 4 inches high, 1
. wears a dark gray anif
felt last, an old pair ol
is a little lame in the
• -says he tame from Pit
and claims to be a car
-The Brussels
School eonvention hel
Church Brussels, on
most successful affair
both at the afternoo
sions was very large,
useful addresses were
perienced sabbath ecl
sent. At the conduit
ings the following offii
President, Rev. S. Jon
B. Gerry; Secretary.i
Grant; Committee, NI
Wainer, J. H. Coldwe
T. Macauley.
-In order to bell
loading vessels the
Compa,ay are - about li
• their Works, at ahich
while receiving carg
of spiles and three
been received for the
which is to be open s
about 1,000 feet long,
for two tramways 1
works to end of pier.
1 commenced at onee,
strong. Vessels draw
of water will be *le to
• -Some evenings ag
was passing along a str
was accosted by a rou
to lay violent hands
eried to a gentleman v.
sed. He at once tu
. ance, when the villai
_•
same evening, a mid
going to the house of
she ,was -intercepted
same individual. H
shawl from her should
into the ditch, she at t
ing lustily for help, ve
the scoundrel that he
clear
-Some days ago as
sels, was passing by
mass of ice whieh h
the edge:of the roof bee
fell from its place, s
head, inflicting a seve
greatly bruising her sho
She was at once convey
er's store, and every po
• rendered, prior to be`
The lady is now reco
effects of the accident.
narrow escape, as the
sufficient, to entirely cr
fall beenItnore direct.
-Mr. Joseph White
turn from Winnipeg tw
• the quick -eat trip fro
record. When he first
gent3e of the sickness of
some seventy miles w
and the only conveyan
to carry him to that
train. He arrived at
day evening, and as t
regularly leave till five
liad to give an. induce
-once, and by obtaining
snake a -connection at a
was enabled to reaelt
zieeday afternoon,; abou
-dgys.
-At the monthly mee
ickFarmers' Mutual Fire
pantr, held_ in Gorrie, o
-tilt., 36 new applicatio
were received and pr
amount of $29,000 insu
frota Elma was present,
finding out if the Ho
would take the insur
ship for 2 years, or
might be, as they were
..ing a company of, their o
• The Howick insurance
to do so. Great success
company, and this new
still increase its prosperi
-meeting will take place o
day of this mouth.
-
BIRTHS.
WRIGHT. -In Seaforth, o
wife of Mr. Richard W
,Citesia.-At St. Thomas'
age, Seaforth, on Men
the wife of Rev. W. Cr
LIVINGSTONE.-In Morris
the wife of Mr. Dunca
of a daughter.
MARRIE
•-Ouviss-STaspstrsor.-A
on Feb. 27, by Rev. V
A. M., Mr. Robt. Olive
to Agnes, daughter of
• man, Esq., of Bland&
• ty of Oxford.
WARNuCK - COULTER,
Hotel, Brussels, on Fe
?C. E. Stafford, Mr. W
Sarah Ann Coulter, all
COULTER---CLYDE.-At P
13russels, To Feb. 27,
Stafford, Mr. Robert,.
-Grace Clyde, bah of G
• DEATHS.
FAIRSERVICE.-In Hullett
James, only son of M
service, aged 4 years.
ajoisNsToN.-In North Du
27, John. Johnston, Sr..,
REID. --in Oakville, on It
Reid, Esq., father of M
of Seaforth, aged 60 yea
THE MARK
SEAFORTE,
Pall Wheat.
Sprbag Wheat, per bushel. --
Oats per busheL.
Peas per bushel
Barley per 'bushel.
Butter, No. 1, Loose..
Eggs
4 • .
Flour, per barrel- .. .
Hay.
Hides-. - .. ..
Sheep skins, _ .
• Salt (retail) per barrel,.
SaIt (wholesale) per barrel, .-
Potatoes per bushel.
Oatmeal 4P' bri.
Wood. .... , -......
Lard
Pork...
'Beef.•
CLINTON,
Fall Wheat, per -
Spring Wheat, perbushel
Barley, per bushel. 444,
Peas, per bushel...
Butter-- . --a +ear ••••.•••
Potatoes.
y;per
.Pork.
LONDON PRODUCE
The delivery of all kinds
• duce during the past week
iight. Prices of wheat
er. Deihl fall sells from
.in twine cases for ehoiceji