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The Huron Expositor, 1878-05-03, Page 1Ai>mr... 26, 1878. by auetima, Mr. John Callouder bite Jae purchaser, at $6420.—Maa A. ier, of Clinton. has sold to Ur. Vile tutu, of Londshoro, /00 acres ot• laud, on the 4th concession of wit. ()eh, at $1ti per acre.—Alr, Xet , of Clinton, has sold his feom, lot Ith concesoima of Ilunett, being toe s, to Mr. 4. Nairn, of Torontoefor- sara of $5, OFFgRING CARPET& . Ma) OUGALL & e. Opened yestrday11803. insL PLE-1=s 2O, ED OF NE VST 'APES -MY CARPETS, 101110.1111"11111.111.111.111111111""*""lilismillatillaimill""9".1111._______ ELEVENTH YEAR. WHOLE NUMBER, 543: 1 SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1878 !r1ST ARRIVED EX STEAM- • "STATE OF NEVADA" FOM 4ASGOW DIRECT tHEY ARE ALL' OF HE VEO. NEWEST PAT gms, SUPERB COLORS • 4 ND FIRST QUALITY iHIS LOT IS OUR SECOND( HIS SPRING* WE g ORDER TO OLE AR THEM ILITt OFFER THEM FOR IASH AT THE FOLLOWING VONDERFUL -.LOW FIGUR7. lEAPER THAN EVER, 650, 750 AND 800, HEAPER. THAN YOU CAN 'LlY IN 'HAMILTON, TOR - OR MONTREAL, UN- LESS AT WHOLESALE BY .:THE. PIECE. WHEREAS WE OUT ANY LENGTH YOU REQUIRE ND MATCH THE CARPETS • FOR THE- PUR7K FiCHASER, HOUSEKEEPERS WOULD DO WELL TO CALL AND ,SEE THIS, ASSORTMENT. T ARE CHEAPER. THAN LI CAN MAKE A RAG CARPET, AND CERTAINLY, MORE, HANDSOME AND DURABLE. OME EARLY AND ay. A CHOICE. A GOOD CAR- 41ET IS NEARLY ALL A DO REQUIRES TO FUR- 1SH m ALSO ARRIVING 50 SETS ,EI,Af LACE CURTAINS Theseizoitt be -opened on lliondaY Tuesdrty ...rt. They will be art • red at WholesaM Prices-. NO IS THE TIME. REMEMPER THE CHEAP Mgt THE a: SEVENS, CARDNOIS BLOCK - GODERICH H_A.RBOR JOB. R. MACKENZIE'S SPEECH. I/IL Mackenzie said no doubt the 31ouse woula allow him to speak again. In the first place tn.e right hon. gentle• an had endeavored to put his defence ogthis transaction on a wrougloot-ingiin • ing-that, because he (Mr. Mackenzie) alleged the Opposition hat done .wrong, lie was justified in detaile'wrong,. iere fx.Mackenzie) had said that he had. not done wrong. He claimecl this was a perfectly straightforward transaction:. What he had said was that, ifethe mere fact thet one tender was passed over for a much larger sum, and, therefore,there was some apparent loss to the public, ivere taken asprinta facie evidence that the transaetion was corrupt, then, how corrupt must theshon. gentlemaa oppo- site heve been? He had scrupulously guarded hinaself against aoknowledging that there was anything wrong in the transaction. He did know there was nothing wrong in it. Hon.! gentlemen • opposite alleged that there was some- thingwrong, although they did not know there was anything Wrong. The only reason they gave was that the engineer had reported the tender as too low. They were loud in their condemnation of passing over a low bender, upon t e sole grouud. that the officers, or t e Minister, as was the case in many in- stances with the hon. gentleinen oppo- site, decided that the sum Was too low, or the partynot competent!. These rea- sons were valid when hoia gentlemen' opposite were in office, but it was per- feotly monstrous that he should attempt to justify himself behind the chief offie cials of a Depute/lent. They were ask- ed to .believe that Mr. Page would al- low his judgment a,nd decisions to be unduly controlled by him (Mr. Macken- zie) or any other authority. The right 'hon. gentleman had. said that Mr. Page was the subordinate, and that he (dr. Maokenzie) had merely to give cirders and Mr. Page would. write out any- thing. Sir John, A. Macdonald—I said the hon. meMber Was- responsible, and could not shelter himself behind the report of his official subordinates. Mr. Mackenzie—I - soy I can shelter myself under my subordinate. • If I ventured, without Mr. Page's authority, to pass over a low tender and take an- other, I Would then not only be directly responsible, but would do very wrong.... - Sir John A. Macdonald—There is no report of Mr. Pages; only a 'statement fromrecollection a year- afterwards. Mr. Mackenzie—Does the right hon. gentientan mean to say that Mr. Page's statement is not to be depended upon; that Mk. Page is a man to write down a, thing whielfhe does not believe to be correct? , Sir John A. Mecdonald—I am- not go- ing to make any charge. . Mr. Itlackenzie—No ; the right hon.-. gentleman him too little ra- aailinees to mac a. charge. He was not raordy eueugh to come to the charge. Let him make that tharge ; let him allege that therehad been corruption and collusio, and he should have his committee in an . shape he pleased, to examine witnesses, lind oulfacts, and see whether there • was anything wrong in tleistor - any oth- er transaction. When the right hon. member was face to. face with the hon. ' raerriber for South Bruce,: he accepted his letter at CRCS, in a -naoSt generous spirit. At the first picnic he attended after -the incident he said. the letter -was very Mee, but, no doubt, underlined. That letter- could be brought to his Own eity and exhibited to. every persbn ; it could. he brought here to show how aere, erous•he was. The,. right hon. gentle- manbcould stand face to face with, an . opponent and be very generous, and then,. whenehe went behind; could- stab him in the dark. The right hon. gen- tlenaan said -further that they passed over a lower tender to reach Mr. Moore. Moore was not reached first f,4 Mr. Ellis, of .Toronto, was first reached, and the contract assigned to him, but he de- . °lined to come forward. Then they passed on t6 the next,: who happened to be Moore. • Sir John A.. Macdonald—Passed. over • Tolton? - . • : Mr. Mackenzie—Not at all. Ellis was between Toltoir and Moore, and El- lie was assigned. the contiact.- , The right hon. geatlenaan is not Willing to be fair and listen, Sir John A. Macdonald—I am listen- , ing. Mr. Mackenzie—With agreat deal of impatience. But he said we had the let- . teoof Mr. David ,Stirton. • ,:leave heard. the right hon. oentleraan desetilee Da- vid Barton. before now. He was any- thing but ou honest . Sir John A. Macdonald—You never heardme say a word against him in any place or at any time. Mr. Mackenzie—I never known. num . opposed to the hon. gentleman who was atit maligned, and Stirtou was too Ito. est to escape the usual bourse pur- sue by the right hon., gentleman to-. war his opponents. It serves lita u os.e now to laud. Mr. Sartori, who; admit, is one of the best then in Cita-. ada ; but. I Will not take him before Mr. Page in a matter 'where profession- al knowledge and abilities are required. Another matter a,bout 'Mr. Batton. The right lion. gentleman has evidently'not a particle of knowledge of Mr. Sutton, and yetthe could say he was a gentle- man of well known wealth and. char- acter. Sir John A. Macdonald—I know him very \Veii. - Mr. Mackenzie—He lulOWS nothing about Sutton. It is quite impossible. that he should knettv be was wealthy. Sir jcdm A. Mciedonald.----I think I appointed. him Sheriff. -- M. Mackenzie said he knew the hon. geutleraan nominated people as Sher- iffs who could not pay the twentieth Paat of their -debts. He knew why he wasa_noutineted, Sheriff. Up to that time ihteie•had been on the opposite side of p- ol- Sir John A. Macdonald—Like Mr. Moore. Mr. Mackenzie—The right, hon. gen- tlemau should. content himself with listening, and not interrupt so ofteu. Be (Mr. Mackenzie) never interrupted. him. A contract had been given out a short time before this at Chantrteloe land. It was accorded to Mr. Andrew Lindsay for $111,452. If he (Mr. Mac- kenzie) Was not wrongly informed, the party who was the lowest tenderer was this same Sutton, who tendered for the Work for $141268, one hundred thousand dollars below Andrew Lindsay, Who re- ceived the contract. The sole reason for giving it to Mr. Lindsay was that Sutton had. tendered far below the ac- tual Value of the work. Yet he was now, when it suited his purpose, wealthy man. Sir John A. Macdonald—He is good security. Mr. Mackenzie said he did not think he was any Security at all. But the right hon. gentleman went. on to say that he (Mr. Maeleenzie knew every- thing about Tolton; he knew less about Tolton than Moore. The only one he knew anything about was a gentleman from Belleville, Mr. Nelson, -whose ten- derwas next to the one accepted, aped. who was passed over because he failed. before in carrying out two contracts. He (Mr:Mackenzie) knew nothing about the others. Whea tenders were re- ceived in his Department, he never opened them, nor did he ever accept a tender without a close consultation with the Chief Engineer and the Devito head of the department. He had no that distinct recollection, at the time the ,Int thing was mentioned publicly, of- what had. had. taken place, only that, it was. a ern thoroughly straightforward transection, pre and he applied tit Mr. Page for the rea- ent sons which led. to awarding the con- wou tract. Mr. Page gave his recollection esta of the circumstances, and.there wits no He man to be found anywhere to recollect imp better what had. taken place for many par years past. The truth was, so far as he tion setisf ed. He was not one of those who believed it was always absolutely neces- sary that the party sending in the low- est tender should receive the contract. There were many cases -where the adop- tion of such a course would have been very prejudicial to the public interest, and i was desirable' that the Govern- ment should not be bound by arty such rule. He remembered a case in which a gentleman, whom he well knew, and who was considered wealthy, received 4 Gove nment contract at a too low price, and, endeavoring to carry it out, lost his roperty, and the public interest suffered from the fact that he was con- strue ina a breakwater, the work on was destroyed. by the storms, and e money expended on it lost. That act was disastrous to the iudividu- d to the public service. As a warm rter of the Government, believing had honestly discharged the du - f their high poeition, and honestly nistered the affairs of the country efficieucy and great capability, he ot consid tr they should be bound , in every instance, to give con- s to the lowest tenderer. He had -1, with satisfaction the statement O honorable the Premier, in the mat er of the Goderich harbor. °en- tree ; a straightforward, rn.auly state - mon , of which he (Mr. Lasaderkin) ap- proved., and would be willing to defend in er ery emergency when called upon. Tha statement contained nothing re - spec ingwhieh any honorable member nee feel ashamed. The right honor- able leader of the Opposition bad said it was no justification to the ores - Government that honest tauders been passed over by the late Gov- • eat, and that they had thus set a edent for the guidance of 'the ores - d ministration. The Government cl not beguided by any precedent lished by the old Governme.nt. elieved, however, it was of vast rtance that the people should corn - the acts of the two Adininistra- , for by them the people were to (Mr. Mackenzie) 'was concerned : Mr. judee when called. tipon to decide which Page, Chief Engineer, and Mr. Tradeau, par y should. govern the country. It deputy head of the Department, prim- wee no wonder that the leader of the osition did not desire , that they id refer to contracts let by the ister of Public -Works in the late ernment. He would refer to some ern, and he thought he would show the honorable gentleman objected ny comparison being instituted,. honorable member for Noith Hur- eliberately said that these, $30,000 as good as thrown into Lake Hur- ut how could that honorable gen- an desire to be consistent, and to d well with the people of this coun- when, without having any knowl- to that effect, he stood up in his e and declared thaiL these 430,000 thrown away. The right honor - member for Kingston followed in 'same strain, What was to be ght of this right leonora,ble gentle - when the lYfinisb • of Public ks in the late GoVhrnmente no t acting under his advice and with Consent, let contracts, and passed the lowest tenders, giving no other on for this course than that these ers were actually too low. He whic all t cont al 4 supp they ties ad with did clow trac hear of t 0 • • tically 'decided. this and every other tender, excepb. in cases -where some consideration might come in, as in the Welland Canal, for • which contract a Go firm from the United States tendered, of t who had been accused of improper prac- tices in their contracts there. In such to a matter as that, the Ministers of the Th Crown were, perhaps, more competent on than _the, officers of the Department. ever But -in all ordinary cases, the practical on, officere of the Department really dis- tlen sta Op sho M. posed of everything in this connection. The right hon. gentleman had said that the country had. lost this 430,0N ; he (Mr. Mackenzie) did not believe the country -had, because it was not possi- ble for that man to do th-e work, and if he had obtained. the contract, it would have resulted in a loss to the Govern- ment in being obliged, to take off, his bands, and finish it in someTother way. His recollection was that Mr. Page es- timated this -work at about $220,000, and that gentlenum also considered it to ove be impossible for Moore to execute the rea work at the price at which he took it. ten • Sir John A. Macdonald—They say he wo bought -an estate out of the profits. to s Mralackenzie—They say a great deal. abl " They " said Sutton was a wealthy men; low but that did not prove that he was weal- Go thy. With regard to the -other' point &lei that the hon. gentleman tried to make, eas he suppose the right hon.. gentleman m would tell hem he was gener to make an admission there accused him of knowing, by his own report that Mr. Tolt excellent exacter. Now, the Of the Department of Public Works was not ritten by the Minister. It was a synopsis of the year's operations, and his name was attached to it as a matter of form. He knew nothing of its contents, and he never knew ef Tolton's name being mentioned in it until some time afterwards. - His offi- cers were responsible for the report, not himself. It was a record of events and a series of tables, -with information about public works which had to be carried on. But he had. this reply to make to this part of 'the hon. meraber's speech: Ili the first place the report was not there at all at that time; in the second, he did not put it there, and he .knew nothing about it; in the. third place, Tenon was not a con- tractor of the Department. The only statement with regard to him was that he had been employed to work for the Meaford. corporation, and had done it well or satisfactorily. Mr. Page was right in stating that Tolton was not known to the Department as a con- traCtor. The attempt to fasten a charge upon him (Mr. Mackenzie) after he had acted in the most Perfect good faith, af- ter he had acted on the report of antef- ficer whose .special duty it was to direct and guide the Minister, and to report for his information, was unfair, The Minister invariably acted -ander the ad - 5 vibe of his officers, unless something of the a very extraordinary nature intervened that to induce him to change his views of valu the opinion the officer might give. He read • try, edg pia wer abl the tho lila Wo don his • it was very plainly proved by the hon- orable the Peemier that no wrong was done; that Mr. Totten, who tendered, according to the opinion ef the En- gineer, was too low in his tender. Then these honorable gentl emen said Mr. . Stirton claimed that Mr. Talton was good. and efficient, and able and quali- fied to do this work. He had no desire to say anything of his own knowledge against Mr. Tolton, but, when the hon- orable gentleman came before the House and country and declared. that Mr. Tolton was wealthy, and an able and efficient contractor, and a contrac- tor of great experience, and. indicated that Messrs. Moore & Co. -were not con- tractors of any eminence or reputation whatever, he felt bound. to say that, though he had. lived. in that section of the country, anal he heard that Mr. Tenon had charge of work at Meaford harbor, he never knew that this gentle- man was a contractor at all. He had understood that Mr. Tenon was engag- edin buying grain; and. this was hon- estly the impression he bad. about the -whiPh were let by the late Government Catholi man; though he was aware that Mr. naust have been let corruptly. This fromt Moore was a contractor, and a contrac- was the judgment of these hon. gentle- —An tor who had carried on some very con- Men. He was quite prepared. to accept place a siderable contracts, and.' was very ef- the responsibility of supporting the men h. ficient in that capacity. If he mistook Government if this was the character Britoa not, Mr. Moore had contta, in con- . of the charges that could. I be made cert. nection with Mr. Hill, at 5out1lanapton, against them on the part of the Oppo- three and. at some other places on the lake sition, which was industriously work- ed, one coast; also 11 -very large con1ra.4 in the ing for the purPose of discovering wheth- —A building of !gravel roads i4 that section er anything had gone a,miss ; and he of the country; and. he knew very well that Mr. Moore stood well as a contrac- tor in. that section' And it was no ntatter for wonder that the bon. the First Minister had. ot known that Mr. course, the more he thought hon. mem- Tolton -was a contra tor, when he (Mr. bers would be satisfied that the Gov- Landerkin), who ha lived in that sec- eminent were conducting the affairs of tion,' was ignorant of this . fact. He the country with honesty, with ability knew the people never herd or centimeter of hi ' Mr. Tolton was e ness save that ofi grain buying. He did they went to the country—wad he trust - not degire to san anything against Mr. ed that this would. soon be done, for he Tenon on or about •his financial post- would go to the country and was anxi- ton, but, he could tell the country that he had heard i short time ago that, after thi was let, Mr. Talton made a c with his creditors; and here evidenee that he was not the that repr ber righ would not have thade this had not this mattet been ta unfairly represented. Mess Co. were qualified Men,' wh ried on valuable contract tholight that the Governme ed wisely in giving this them. Hon. gentlemen h the ame 61 Sheriff Sutton into the dis- —Harney, who was wounded m the ;n., cus ion, and this gentleman was said to recent party affray in Montreal, is now be very wealthy, able and efficient , expected to reoover. man. The hon. member for Niagara • —One day lest week the excise offi- had stated the other night that he (Mr. cers seized an illicit 8E1130 miles above Sutton) tva,s a most • capable man, who Winnipeg on Red River. was quite able to handle a large con- --The wife of Dr. Peterson, of Water - tract; but, if the public i record was of loo village, died very suddenly on Wed - any force and could be relied upon, this nesday night of last week. - same„Mr. Sutton, under the Govern- —The contest for the Reeveship of ment of the right hon. member for Palm.erston resulted in the return of Dr. Kingston, had. tendered. for • a contract Stewart by a neajority of 94. --o.The villages of Lynden, Copetown, Troy, and Waterdown, are now liviagl, happily without any licensed taverns. —At the Perth Assizes last week, in $1 ,000, though his contract was near- the ease of D. I. K. Rine for indecent ly $15,000 leis than that of the person assault, •a verdict was returned of "hot whet' got it. He Would ask the right guilty." . . hon. member for ICingston why he . —The Roman Catholic Bishop Of threw these $15,000 in the Bay. He Quebec has issued a pastoral. letter would like to know the reasons which warping electors against corruption,and indiaced the right hon. gentleman or the giving liberty of conscience in political ,fo*.er Minister of Public Works to pass matters. tracts, they had been Corrupt, when the pheme, whole career and the records of the Public Works Department went to show that the late Government, in let- ting their contracts, had passed. over suits h' may CO re81411C ing hou lowest tenderers, and so given out con- menely tracts of over $80 000 and $100 000 ality. without any other excuse or reason be- ing alleged for such course, sitve that the tenders which were passed -over were too low. He did not find. fault with the hon. aentlemen for having done so, but, when they turned round and said a corrupt act had been com- mitted because the hon. the First' Min- ister had not awarded. this contract to the lowest tenderer, what other infer- ence could be drawn save that the whole system and the' whole career of these hon. gentlemen., and their whole system of letting contracts, had. been corrupt. He hitd no desire to arrive at such an opinion, but -when he 1aeard them say that the hon. the First I Min- ister had let this contract Corruptly, he felt certain that all. -these contracts ' —Sev Duncan were p evil dis mixture of Pans Green and. common salt ab ut the field where the cattle were gr zina4 ' —S uelbThoiciats, the son of a Cin- cinnati (Ohio) bank president, stole $4,000 roceeds of a cheque entrusted. to him) a, facie weeks ago and fled to London for refuge. On Saturday he was dis overed by detectives, and tak- 1 en. to B 3 IVIotEAN 131=t0S., Publishers. $1,50 a Year, in.Advanoe. and anon act the saint. He self to all circilmstances that mand the dollar. A. short in (Inc of Her Majesty's board- iweuld benefit the fellow ira- and. render a service to mor - ral c ttle belonging to Mr. Anderson, of London township,- signed by all present, and any breach ,- isoned. the other day.. Some of their Observance to incur a penalty osed person having scattered a, of 4100._ —Miss Rye has shewn her kind :ap- preciation .of the able 'services rendered. by Chief Constable Williams, of Lon- don, in the Annie Sparks torture .case,. by sending him a highlercomplietteatary letter, and a • valuable pair of napkin rings, suitably eng,rav-ed, -a tangible naarkof her appreciation of such ser- vices. This kilo. iemembrance ve, • aceful :sett on the part of Miss Rye, rinter in the Montreal Beraltt aud is welled:coerced by the recipient.; s shot in -Griffinto-wn on Mon- • —During one of the late terrific thun-, t a notorious character who der storms,. a stable owned. by Went engage -d in eineilar escapades Page, llth concession of Minto, was Both parties were- Roman struck by lightning, and, in a mordent' s, and the affair has been kept the whole structure WAS in laames There were in the stable at the time .one. yoke oxen, three naives and about Sit fowls.; besides a large gnautity of halt So rapid was the destruction. that, ale on:emit way home from a eon- though:Mr. Page saw the fire as soon as evolvers -were feeely used, and it struck, he only succeeded in saving en and one woman were wound- one ox and. one .eelf, the rest perishing of the fernier dangerously. - in the flames. ad.y resident thirty years ago in —Rev. Father Vary., .a Catholic mis- sionary w -ell -known throughout the Northwest, and for the past four year pastor. of the Catholic Church at Prin Arthur's Landing; was found dead. •his roora a few days since, haying die during - the night, it is ,supposed, of heart disease, to which he was -subjec Deceased was -a man of :about- thre score years, and had. speut a, life of to. and self-sacrifice in those Northeveste wade, endeavoring to advance the cau of 'Christianity. a—It has. been arranged to give a seri. of readings and lectures -at intervals t the inmates of the Central Prison, tonto. Te first of these took place o don paper says the reeent Thursday ,evening, the 25th ult., Whe pump to be closed, and not to be used again by the public un- til some changes are made in the Liquor Law. Any farmer, or other traveller calling with his team, shall be directed to the house of sorae magistrate, cler- gyman, or Reeve, for meals, or to take them for the night. These rules were office w day nig has bee before. e police. ther party disturbance took Montreal, 300 Catholic Union ving attacked the Orange Young Sydnee Australia, now in Montreal, was glad that this was being done, be- says II at at that time, the Orangemen calise it showed that the more they ata Iri h Catholics there were engaged looked into the affairs of the G-o-vern- in ope hostilities, off and on, for about ment and vvatched its conduct and two ye e, and. so bad did the factious troubl itecoine that the Government had_to interfere. armer named Joshua Wilcox, se reside t of Orangeville, was on Friday last k ed. by a large stone rolling upon him. Ir. Wilcox was engaged. under- munie th stone for the purpose of and the stone rolled on him in the hole. Ho only lived . He leaves a wife and there well, and. he had and with economy, and. on trong nown that there was, a patriotic grounds, and. that they were s name there, or that deserving of the continued eupport of engaged in •any bust-, the House and the country ; and when louse and ous to do so—he felt certain that, from stated a one end to the other, they would contract be sustained. He did not dread an ap- mposition peal to the country. He feared he vas strong should, after this was ma,de, miss the t rich and faces of some of is hon. friends among powerful man in the financial way the Opposition, but he would try to for- sented, not only by the on.. mem- get that calanaity. He believed that or North Huron, bat al o by the the country would sustain the boa. the hon. niember for !Kin ston. lIe First Miniaterland his Government,'be- statement cause theyehad endeavored to admin - en up and ister the affairs of the country with.hon- s. Moore & esty, with ability, with statesmanship, liad. car- and with patriotism. ; _and he t had act- Canada. ontract to Marvin Tfaowlton is now able to d dragged leave his bed qn.d. get around a little. ld refer to some of those contracts at Chantry Islandi_but, though he was • ow how desirous the right honor- ',now said to be a wealthy and capable rnember. for Kingston and his fol- man, he could not then be relied upon •rs raust be, that the acts of their to e acute a contract to the ainount of ern ent should not be closely ecru - ed. He would read. a few of theee 'rkpatrick—Is that a Blue - s enough hen they reason of n .was of report s. boo ? Landerkin—It is ,a 'book that e relied. upon. It it not an Op - ion document. It is- a reliable ment. John A. Macdonald—Without the . Landerkin said. that the contract ellington Basin was lettered for r, and several parties tendered; he lowest tenderer did not get it, ugh his tender was $80,57-7 less the accepted tender. In other s, to use the language of the right rabic member for Kingston, the can posi doe Si ‘! re. for tend but alth th a Wor hon hono rable member for North Huron, and/ ther'members who had spoken on the Pposition side of the House, these $80, 00 were thrown away. What was the xcuse given for this waste? This; that the tender was far below the ac- tual value of the work; and the very gent emen who would sustain this act, beca se in the matter of the Goderich Har or cOntract a lender was pessed. over in which only a difference of $30, - as involved, tried to show that the est amount of possible corruption been practiced by the honorable Meter cif Public Works. Again, e matter of the Montreal terminus, ame of the lowest tenderers was urtney & Co.; the name of the cole- us who receiyed. it was A. P. Mo- ld & Co.; the amouut of money 000 grea had. the in t the J. trac Don that was thrown away in this instance, to u c the argument of the right honor - 41e member for Kingston, was $120,- 9 and the reason alleged for giviug ontract to the latter company was the other tender was far below the of the work. He could go on and a great many similarnases to show had no recollection, at this moment, of howomevilling the honorable members Mr. Page and himself ever having had of tile. Opposition were th.at these state - such a difference of opiniou about con- , ments should be made and presented tracts, or, indeed, any other (Abner of to t the Department. He invariably man- lead aged to act with those gentlemen in a —1.1 most cordial manner, although not one to t was the appointee of the Government, andl he (Sir John: A. 11Iacdonald) was or Government supporter. • deairous of having the acts of his Gov - ME. LANDERKIN'S SPEECH. eminent, in this relation, ignored, and Mr. Lanaerkin said that about the he did not wish to depend for support whole stock-inttraile on. which honor- ; upoi the strength of his policy and acts able gentlemen had to appeal to the t e past in asking for the support_ of country, was the so-called great outrage the eople. The ) honorable gentleman peipetrated at Goderich. What he de- desi ed to have these, facts ignored-; sired to understand in connection with but,though the honorable members of that transaction was that the work was the Opposition had made diligent let to Messrs.. Moore and Wilson at a seareh through the Departments in or- bl price, d on the ad.vice of a to discover anything that might be e people of this country. The ✓ of the Opposition was appealing -might Ray frantically a;ppealing— e people to restore him to power; over this distinguished individual, who —The Rev. Mr, Wall, who is leaving was now paraded before the House as his charge in Paisley, is to be succeeded being able, capable and efficient, and re- by the Rev; Kr. Chase, who has been jected 9.111d set aside his tender for one for many years missionary among the that was uea,rly $15,000 Ihigher. He Indians. ' did j not know that he would have —Twci boys, Samuel and John Gill, spoken at all on- this question had. not brought out to Hamilton by Miss Rye, the right hon. member for Kinaston two years ago, have, by the death of an said he thought it unfair for the 7Gov- uncle in England, been left a legacy of erament or their friends to examineinto 125,000 each. the conduct of those who had let con- —It is said that several French fem.- ' treets in former time, It was to these ilies have left • Grand Bend. for the things that they. had to look for guicl- States, fearing that in case of war be - once and direction; and if he had found, tween England and Russia they would when he came into the House, that con- be drafted as soldiers. tracts were being fairly let, and that the —A short tim.e ago a child was born Government was ma ra stering public affairs honestly, fairly and squarely, he would. have considered what claims the late Government' had, on his support. He had to look to thee matters as well as other members of ?the House, to find out to whom they should give their sup- port for the administration of the affairs of the country. n was of ;vital import- ance to knew and scan the history and facts of the present A.dministration, to see whether they had acted honorably and ,honestly, and endetivored to de- velop the resoupes a the country, and if they had.notqoae this, it was strong reason why they should withdraw from these hon. gentlemen their support; and, if they found that their adminis- tration of affairs had been honest, and that they had. exercised. due discretion in the letting of contracts, and he felt that they had a right to sustain the present Government and ask the coun- try to sustain them, because their ad- ministration of the affairs of the coun- has been lionized by his friends 111 the was try lied been judicious,and economical, various places he has visited. It is said. The and cenducted with due regard to con- he intends entering actions for libel tion sistency every 'particular. He was against the Londau Free Pre sg and raov geite prepared. and quite able to stand other newspapers that said or copied dre up in his constituency, in view of the anything against him. If he does he morl explanations he had, received, and de- will have a wide sphere and a hard reed moo fend -the Government. 'When the to travel. at Port Talbot, Elgin county, which weighed only 15 ounces. It is still liv- was ing. The names of the parents are Mr. some and Mrs. John Brown. —1 disastrous fire occurred at Co- bourg on the morning of the 25th of April, at which three firemen were kill- ed and one fatally injuted. The Wind.- sor Hotel building was totally destroy- ed. —John Hagerty, a fanner, aged 30 years, of Scarboro' township, three weeks ago left on the Nipissing Rail- buryin it, while two family —A. rains in tha of the :grass trees crop —ever on th route, distan earth. each I will quires He is acco —A letter of Mo York, Ontar o persisted in corning down to mens, as Mr. Sproule can show the walk vith the Montreal brethren °lithe daily yield of similar dimensions. I 12th 1 july, that 50,000 Irish Catholics —A Mrs. Eliza Williams, of the 61I ten, New York, Albany and Troy Concession of Darlington, W823 fouid eady to come over to Montreal hanging to a tree Wednesday rao . g fend Irish Catholic rights there. of last week. 'Deceased for some years here is a movement on foot to was in the asylum, and about six years uniting. the two Presbyterian ago drowned. two of 1. er children. Un- gations m Parkhill. Rev'. Mr. til recently she had. been better, but her pastor of Till.OX church, very mag- old symptoms were again a,ppearing, ously tendered his resignation at and her friends were becoming anxious,. meeting of Presbytery. It is Early in the morning she stole -quietly that by thus consolidating the es, wealth and ability of the two gations, the church will extend its and influence for good in that lo - and. elsewhere. r. Anderson., the English revival- w110 lives on the llth Concession 'of meeting with great success m ONV our aye changed the aspect of affairs Hon.. V,. C. Blake read. the beaut district,and glad.dened. the hearts story of Richard. Doubledick, by Cha farmers. Fall wheat looks well, les Dickens. At the conclusion of t growing rapidly, and the fruit reading 'the Vice Chtuacellor observ re giving signs of a- plentiful that ho had selected the story for t the worm does not molest the -m, moral it tontained, which was th farmer who owns an orchard. is when a man determines to reform war -path, will find a higher and better rew r. James Duff Henderson, of To- than he had ever hoped for. started on May lst, to walk the —Mr. A. H. R. Sproule, of Peterbor e of the circumference of the after many experiments, carried on fOr He proposes to -vvalk 40 miles some years, in crossing different bree orking day for two years, which of fowls, has succeeded in obtaining e him a:day over what be re- cross producing wets of a prodigio to accomplish the 25,000 miles. size. He has now two specimens weig o receive the sum of $10,000 if he ing together half a pound.. They meas lishes the task. . tire each six inches and three -quarte leading Irish __Catholic citizen in circumference by eight inches._ The treal, says that he has received a am an influential friend in Neve sayin that if the Orangemen of • 0 • a a: hens layed all through the winter, cora- -rnencing at lour raanthe and a half old.. These eggs are not mere chance speei- Bd were and d Ward congr Sage; nam the 1 hope ener congr powe cality ist, Pores 'Chur aisles hu ed at ing 1 core Villa • good bors. mitt bank with bed upw it es score , publi , on p to ex chae Otta He du F be le mut way to go to Toronto, and has not servi since been seen or heard of. He had $54 libe in his'pocket when he left home. Cent —On Saturday morning, as Mrs. steal Love, of Forest, went to her bed to take cleat up her baby, she found him' dead. He his was alfine little fellow about six months — old. the doctor thinks he choked in a inan fit of .coughing as he had the whooping- i self cough very bad. nigh —D. L K. Rine, since his acq-uittal, very . • — charge was made against the Govern- —A Belleville paper says :—A per- the ment, he was most anxious to know son assuming the character of a clergy- that whether there was any foundation for man was in the city a few days ago; ina- the it, and, after having looked. into the posing on some of our unwary citizens cora whole facts of. the case, he had no hest- and doing them out of - -their small sha tation in sayina that the Governmeut change. He is new supposed to be in ga had done nothing to forfeit the confi- dence he bad reposed in them; and. he thought it was unworthy of the Opposi- t. beneath the dignity of states - the rural districts, where e can easily ply his wicked tactics. He has several' aliases, amongst which are Fitzpatriek and O'Brien, and. utilizes 0 el lst thos • from the house,- and was found quite dead. An inquest was held. The vet - dict wase SuiCide by hanging, while in an unsmind. state of mina." —A few days ago ATI% A lfrea Casliek, Culross, was plowing in a field near hes house, and evhik thus occupied some of his children came into the field and commenced following inthe new turned. furrow. While doing so they picked up a root of wild parsnip and commenced eating it. One little girl, a very interesting child. of about ea years, appeared. to relish it and eat a, considerable:quantity, the other children giving her what they had. After eating she was almost imraediately taken with convulsions, and. before a doctor could be be sent for she -was beyond help and died in leie than an hour. . Night after night the largest 1.1 in the Village is full—doorways, pulpit, every available spot where an body can be planted is ocenpi- an hour, so that many com- e have to retire for want of ac- °dation. The ministers of the e 0a -operate with him, and much s resulting from ,their hunted. la- , iSsaid that a robbery was corn- ea the branch of the Molson's at Windsor, just on the eve of its awal from that town. It was rob- • e baa of gold said. to amount to rdsi 062,000. The police author - aye the matter in hand, and are Iy inlvestigating it. The robbery ommitted some time ago, but for unknown reason it was not made , stispicion it is said having fallen dies whom the tank did. not wish gs• n ibrious character named Mi- ,cNeal, died at Buckingham, on Wednesday night last week. • urdered one J. Smith, at Portage rt tn 1855, and was sentenced to nged, but had his sentence com- a to imprisonment for life. After g a number of years he was set at , end shortly after was sent to the al prison for two years for cattle ng. He Confessed just before his to having killed three persons iu fe-time. man named Donald H. MeLert- oraraitted suicide byhanging him.- • —There' is a splib in, the Toronto West End Rine Club, in -on- - sequence of a wish. expressed. by some of,- the members to ehange tlae name of the Association. A. meet- ing of the Executive Committee was held when it was decided on a vote to leave the name as it was. Another meeting was held later, when a mo- tion. -was moved to strike out the word " nine," which was vigorously opposed by Mr. Rine's supporters. Several warm discussions oceurred, in the midst of which a, vote was taken, when it was decided; to change the name to the West -End Christian Teraperante Soci- ety. Mr; Rine's supporters, when the result of the vote was made known, se- ceded from the Society, and atuammoed their intention of forining another club, under the old name of West -End Rine Temperance Association Club. —An unknown man committed sin - the jail at Cornwall last Inday cid° at the Falls last Friday. He came • The unforainate than was of a f/Cl'OSS the lower Suspension - Bridge respectable Glengarry- family and from tlitl side, about seven onfin,ed. on aecoutit of insanity. o'clock in the morning, and. inquired of uthorities were in 'daily anticipat. Mr. Murray; gatekeeper on this side, 1 receiv.ing an order for his • re-: where he could get a boy to :guide him 1 teethe asylum. The deceased to the Palle. .procuring one they -ed this very much and no doubt a started out. together, and on undying at id fear °tit was the' cause which the new bridge on their return he paid a hiro: to guiciae. . • the boy 50 cents, telling him he intend - he liquor dealers of Lucknow and -:ed crossihg, and instructed. him to await ovinship of Kinloss, hove resolved his return. When about midway Over 'after Tuesday night, 30th of April, he took off his hat and coat - and • date which the Dunkin Aot ...jureiped into the river. Mr. Murray de- - s into force in Bruce, no • liquor scribes him as about 65 years -of age, five be :sold,.or given away, or. barter - r, tri any taveria; That eaelt tav- r houseof entertainment .shall be by 6 .o'clock on Wednesday, the f May -amino one admitted., except of their own family, under any. nce whatever. That on the lst of _eVery tavern keeper shall causebis , stable, driving shed. and • 4 0 • the Chief Engineer of the Public Works amiss, all they had obtained as the re- men, to stand up in the House and say the names of respectable clergymen or pre reasona e au er Department. On it being shown that 1 suit of their search, he believed, was the that, because the Government had ex- the more freely taking in the cash. He Ma such was the case, he was perfectly matter of the Goderich contract; and. ercised discretion in the letting of con- can drink -whiskey, curse, swear, blas- b\a, .1 _att, feet nine or ten niches high, grey hair, grey side whiskers, spoke with Ameri- Call accent, and looked like a fanner. On a coat which deceased left in the lower bridge (Ace was found an envel- ope addressed Edward M. Groat, Wat- erford, Racine County, Wisconsin." He had also mailed a letter to the same address before making the fatal leap.